Beets, a Delicious Vegetable from Your Garden

My memories of beets go back to my childhood. I grew up in the Platte River Valley that runs through Nebraska. It was great sandy soil for a vegetable garden and we had an acre of sweet corn and other vegetables that provided much of the food we ate.

“The Indians Won”

Title: “The Indians Won” Author: Martin Cruz Smith Published: Belmont Productions, 1970; UNM Press, 2024 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, unmpress.com Paperback: 172 pages ISBN: 978-0-8263-6604-7“At one magical moment in your early childhood, the page of a book that string of confused...

Honoring the Fallen, Remembering Their Sacrifice

Diego Lopez, EditorAcross Cibola County this weekend, hearts are heavy with remembrance and pride.

May is the perfect time to celebrate New Mexico’s nurses

SANTA FE — Nurses contribute to health in multifaceted ways as educators, innovators and caregivers, and are an essential part of our healthcare system.The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) recognizes May as National Nurses Month and May 6-12 as National Nurses Week.

Congratulations Sister Elaine Burke

Cibola County, An Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph (Maple Mount, Ky.) who ministered in Grants is one of 12 Sisters celebrating major anniversaries of religious profession in 2025.Sister Elaine Burke is celebrating her 75th year of religious life.

Soil and Plants in the Southwest

Last month I stressed the importance of adding large amounts of organic matter into our soil to garden successfully.

Marriages and Divorces in Cibola

Congratulations to these couples on their unions in Cibola!Marriages in March March 1, 2025William Mykalus Underwood of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Morgan Breeann Merayo of Sandy, Utah Witnesses: Sean Merayo and Andrea Underwood March 6, 2025Alejandro Grijalva of Grants, N. M. and Deavantae Monique...

MainStreet’s Annual Hop n’ Shop

On April 19 at 9 am, the Easter “Hop n’ Shop” event took place, drawing people of all ages to search for the eggs in businesses along Main-Street. Participants sought out businesses displaying a “Special Event” sign, leading them to hidden eggs filled with different prizes.

Cibola’s First Cannabis Celebration Blazes a Trail in Grants

GRANTS, N.M. — On Saturday, April 19, the scent of green innovation and community spirit filled the air at The Elks on Charles Street as over 450 residents, vendors, and cannabis advocates gathered for the first-ever 4/19 Cannabis Awareness Festival.

Two High School Juniors Will Learn to Become Leaders This Summer

GRANTS, N.M. – The Grants-Milan Rotary Club is now accepting applications for a week-long leadership summer camp, which will send two high school juniors to the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp.The Boys Camp runs from July 13 to 19, 2025, and the Girls Camp from July 19 to 25, 2025.RYLA...