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A rhinoceros has been spotted in the El Rito neighborhood. Vicki Duncan, who speaks Rhinocerese fluently, told this reporter that Fred is looking for his gorgeous wife. (See photo attached.)If
Citing Questa’s favorable environment for economic development in the dollar store sector, and taking advantage of present levels of inflation, Discount Dollar Corporation announced today that they have the most
Get the scoop on the real meaning of your Kodiak Sign and your mantra for life. Author Contributing Writer View all posts
By Rodrigo “Buck” Maxwell I’m a man whose boots are firmly planted, a well respected Mexican American Indian cowboy. And I’ve got a secret I’ve got to get off my
A week after former Village of Questa Councilor John Anthony Ortega beat his electoral opponent, Mark Gallegos, the Questa del Rio News met with him at Rael’s Store & Coffee
The Time is Coming, or at Least That’s What We Refuse to Believe Water is in the news a lot these days, if not in our streams or in the
Questeños, From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank everyone who came out and voted on March 1. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve
A week after Mayor Mark Gallegos lost his re-election bid by just thirty votes to his opponent, Councilor John Anthony Ortega, the Questa del Rio News sat with the outgoing
Acceptance and approval of the Village of Questa FY2021 audit (Resolution 2022-05), action item tabled.Councilman John Ortega YESCouncilman Brent P. Jaramillo YESCouncilman Charlie Gonzales YESCouncilwoman Louise Gallegos YES Approval of
From the Office of Outgoing Questa Mayor Mark Gallegos Beginning this month of April through the rest of the calendar year will be one of the busiest construction seasons that
The Village of Questa Council held a public hearing on a cannabis ordinance at this week’s council meeting (3/22/2022). Ordinance #2021-147 has been under community debate for multiple council meetings
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Key Points: To build a house you must have 3/4 of an acre in order to install a conventional septic system, otherwise you will need a holding tank or a
Collective Consciousness We live in a field of energy that is all around us and within us—everything is energy. That field of energy contains television transmissions, radio transmissions, and cell
Come Plant Trees
Saturday, April 30
10 am – 2 pm
Today, KCEC owns and operates 18 solar arrays throughout our service territory, totaling 18.6 MW. Did you know KCEC will exceed its 100% daytime solar goal by 2022? KCEC has
Work Weekend at the Herrera Trailer Park
Apr 29 – May 2
9 am to 5 pm
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday;
9 am to noon
Monday May 2
FREE Fostering Connections to Grow Outdoor Learning Symposium
Zoom
Monday
April 18
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Contact:
Tallie Segel
tallie@eenm.org
(505) 395-6178.
Ten years ago, our founder Nan Fisher started the Taos Seed Exchange. Many of our readers know Nan, and even more have benefitted from her work in our local farming
This is the first of three articles about the fashion industry and its role in a sustainable future. Here, we examine fashion’s role in our economy and its social and
After a corona virus-induced hiatus, the cherished Rio Grande cutthroat trout stocking event will return to the Questa area this April. That’s the great news. The bad news is that
On March 11, I took a trip to Monte Vista, Colorado to see the annual Sandhill Crane migration—they are mking their way northward to Canada and Alaska for their breeding
By Martha Shepp and many others This community paper is endeavoring to offer a Questa mine history series over the next few issues, to bring you stories from the earliest
Through July 31, 2022, the Millicent Rogers Museum presents Following the Manito Trail
There are many ancient stories from ancient cultures that echo down the ages, right into our currently practiced rituals and religion. The legacy around the spring equinox and Eastertide is
A person who we have all come to love and cherish for many years; Abel Virgilio Gomez, a caring man with a heart of gold who was always helping his
Marten “Marty” Pacheco, 69, a resident of Pueblo, CO, passed away on March 14, 2022. Marten was born on March 24, 1952 to Macario Pacheco and Sandra Livingston. The family
When I look back at the places I’ve lived over the past 70 years—California, Oregon, and New Mexico—each place has had its own underlying tone, revealing itself to me in
I can’t pronounce it but I sure can remember it. On Easter Sunday we usually greet someone by saying: Happy Easter! And the person usually responds: Happy Easter! Well, when
WHEN IT’S TIME, IT’S TIME… Shepherd Studio, doing business in Red River, New Mexico since 1989, regrets to announce that we are ceasing publication of the Red River Miner, the
By ELLEN MILLER AND GEOFF GOINS I remember going to a cross country ski convention one year and people were talking about gourmet ski events at their resorts. They all
Basketball 3/31/2022 Laguna-Acoma One game Home 3:00pm / 5:00pm4/4/2022 Logan One game Home 3:00pm4/12/2022 McCurdy Double header Away 4:00pm/6:00pm4/14/2022 Mora Double header Away 4:00pm/6:00pm4/16/2022 Magdalena Double header Home 1:00pm/3:00pm4/19/2022 Peñasco
Here at Red River Brewing Company & Distillery (RRBC) we believe our community is what makes this town special. We are thankful to those who love and support our passion
(Recipes are also listed online below the PDF version for your convenience.) Printable Version (1 pages 8.5″ x 11″ letter size ) The Season of Rebirth Among my best childhood
Free Car Wash!
Freedom Center Church
Saturday April 23
9:30 am – noon
(Recipes are also listed online below the PDF version for your convenience.) Printable Version (1 pages 8.5″ x 11″ letter size ) The Season of Rebirth Among my best childhood
Opening Reception
April 2
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Save the dates! On Sunday afternoons, April 3 and 10, from 3 – 5pm, Nick Nagawiecki will lead interested people of all ages (ages 12 or under need to be
I create spiritually-inspired gourd vessels, jewelry, rattles, sculptures, and other artful objects.My major influence is the iconography of native peoples, particularly from southeastern North America.HC 81 Box 6028, micco27@icloud.com, https://northernnewmexicoartists.com/elizabeth-betsy-irwin/,
Rosabel Cordova Herrera, described as “happy, religious, funny, and strict as a parent” by her daughter Ruth Martinez, wrote poems throughout her life ranging in topic from the power of
Way back in 2015, I was hanging out with a few of the new owners of KNCE, 93.5 FM, True Taos Radio. I shared with them my distress with the
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual community meeting on March 15 to inform the public on the progress of its continued mission to clean up the
On Wednesday, April 13 at 6pm a lodging tax presentation will be made at the Questa Business Entrepreneurial Networking meeting, to be held in person at Rael’s Market in Questa, and virtually via Zoom.
Modern times bring their fair share of stress, anxiety, and melancholy. While depression affects both men and women, men are four times more likely to take their own lives because
The parallels are striking. It’s about humans at some distant future and on planets not our own. And yet, the themes revolve around the same problems—political consolidation, personal freedom, religion,
A NEW CYCLE “We have learned so much… there still remains much to learn. We are not going in circles,we are going upwards. The path is a spiral.” —Herman Hesse,
Author Duane M. Able “ZED” currently appears in several weekly newspapers and has been collected into Corkey Comics book publications. Duane is a proud member of The National Cartoonists Society
