The Grants/Cibola County Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the Independence Day Parade. We are inviting all Cibola County residents to join in the festivities.

There wasn't much about fathers in the news during their special day, but some families got together for a pleasant cook out. Many memories came to my mind- so a trip to the cemetery.

Dear editor, The City of Grants is definitely on the move forward! You may have noticed that the employees of the City have been busy fixing streets and cleaning the medians on both sides of the streets of all trash and weeds. I have received numerous calls from residents wanting me to pass on a big 'Thank You' to these hard working employees for their hard work and dedication the beautification of our City.

The Cibola Citizen welcomes all letters to the editor. We will push all received letters unless they are defamatory. Letters from all elected officials will not be edited prior to publication. Letters from candidates for office will be published on a case-by-case basis. Letters with campaign speech will not run; consider buying an advertisement. Please keep letters less than 400 words and include a title for your letter. Please email your letter to: editor@cibolacitizen.com for publication or bring it to the Cibola Citizen Newspaper office at 200 W. Santa Fe Avenue, or send it to P.O. Box 789, Grants, New Mexico, 87020.

The sun was rising over the grain fields on June 19 when the peace of morning was disrupted by four Kalibr cruise missiles, accompanied by four Shahed kamikaze drones. Fortunately for the civilians of Ukraine, every single Russian launched weapon was destroyed before they could rain terror on innocent civilians.

Americans recently celebrated the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day. The holiday has changed drastically over the past half century -- and so has the natural environment that activists are seeking to protect.

Members of Cibola County Historical Society recently had the privilege of attending two acequia blessings in Cibola County. May 15, San Fidel’s acequia blessing was held at the home of Leon Tafoya and on May 20th, 2023, San Mateo’s acequia blessing was held after mass at the Saint Matthew Catholic Church, with Father Matthew Keller officiating.

School Absenteeism Dear Editor, “Our Doors are always open” In response to the article in the “citizen” about absenteeism and low-test scores in the Grants Cibola County District, the answer is obvious “you can not teach an empty seat.” The meaning of this article is self-explanatory. When and where are the parents going to be held accountable? In 2019 a state bill was introduced named, “The attendance for success act, to help with student attendance” (Maybe read on the New Mexico Public Education Department Website), has been enacted by the Grants-Cibola County School District to not much success.

It has taken me a long time to write this--ever since I read the summarized Legislative report about Cibola schools. Only 17 percent of our children are proficient in math and 27 percent in reading.

“You know, since I’ve been eating these chia seeds, I’ve noticed my beard has gotten heavier.” My husband, Peter, was talking to my father downstairs. I sat up at attention.