Questa • Red River • Cerro • Costilla • Amalia • Lama • San Cristobal
Sheng Zhen came into my life when I decided to leave Denver and moved to the organic farming and artist’s town of Paonia, Colorado. It coincided with a time in
In April of 2020, Questeño Daniel Gonzales, who currently lives in Denver, heard that a huge media project he was part of was nominated for a Sports Emmy. Because of
It’s 5:30 am on Saturday, August 14, the morning of the tour, and I have my morning decaf and steel-cut oats. I feel excited, anxious, and hopeful that the studio
Gretchen Schum, Hondo (manager of Midtown Market) My first job teaching, outside my home state of Pennsylvania was teaching music K – 8th grade, at Questa Elementary School. It was
Earth is getting moved and steel is being delivered at the new Dollar Store construction site, in the lot south of J&L Powersports in town on NM-522. Author Lou McCall
Russell Alan Church, age 61, of Red River, New Mexico, passed peacefully on July 28, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was recently diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma
I Remember I remember my younger years and see themfrom quite a distance now.I remember laughing till my sides hurt.I remember riding our old farm horse and fallingoff because my
“The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain The cardinal points of the zodiac include
Early in this movie, Fern (the central character played by Frances McDormand) is in her van when she grabs a big white bucket, pulls down her pants, plants her butt
Alma Duran is the kind of woman you want to run into in the course of a day. And, since she operates one of the community’s meeting places, Duran’s Gas
QUESTA DEL RIO NEWS would like to thank Donna Mitchell-Moniak, for her tireless service to our newspaper community. This September edition of POSITIVE THOUGHTS will be Donna’s last article for
Being old is a wonderful liberation, if you are lucky. -Linn Bayne At 91, Linn Bayne is just getting started. She published her first volume of poetry in 2016. She
Friday work party in Questa, with the Repurposing Plastic Project. Volunteers bale up the plastic in black plastic bags for use in construction projects. A new baler makes the compacting
Evening Grosbeaks Evening Grosbeaks make their home around northern and middle New Mexico, mostly following the distribution of budworms, a needle-eating insect and preferred snack for Grosbeaks during summer. The
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
The 2021 American Distilling Institute’s (ADI) Judging of Craft Spirits took place in Louisville, Kentucky on August 23-25. More than 900 of the world’s best craft spirits from over 300
Dear Editor, Thanks for the link to the website. I just subscribed. YAY! I’m excited to read it. Just a glance at your website, and I will say it looks
Last month on page 3, What are you Grateful for? The names were out of order. They should have been listed on the order of Tim Long, Gretchen Schum, Marta
We are so excited to finally offer our new website to the community! The public now has access to all stories and updates throughout the month, now online at QuestaNews.com.
The real estate market for the Questa area has seen an uptick in homes sold and sales price. Year-to-date 2019 to 2020 saw an average sale price of $149,000 and
Southwest Contemporary Jetsonorama’s Unsilenced installation at the Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center dismantles the settler-colonial narrative in the San Luis Valley and amplifies the history of Native enslavement in
Chris Arellano and his older brother Rodney are important people in the northern New Mexico music scene. The audience at the Fourth Annual Nuevo Americana Music Festival this past July
We are NOT pre-programmed to deteriorate as we age Science is now revealing new, exciting details about our bodies and our minds—about how our bodies change and why. Scientists and
Saturday: September 1810:00 am – 5:00 pm The Rio Costilla Studio Tour will present the work of six dedicated artists for a scaled-down version of their annual event. Yes, six
Over 30 million people use sign language to communicate, but only a fraction of the world’s population can understand them—until now. Kenyan inventor Roy Allela has designed a pair of
Reprinted with permission from https://www.lionscluboftaos.org/ Helping someone see better is easy! Did you know that you can make a positive change in someone’s life by donating your old eyeglasses? Lions
The Carson, Cibola, and Santa Fe National Forests and Kiowa National Grasslands will begin restoration work in riparian, wetland and aquatic ecosystems in northern New Mexico. Projects will include improvements
Anyone who’s known me for more than a few minutes has learned that I am somewhat of a trout geek. Since I first became aware of their existence as a
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD), operator of the Blue Bus, will receive $5 million from the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (USDOT/FTA) as part of its
What to do? What to do when the grandkids come visit? Maybe a better question would be: what not to do? There are so many great attractions in this area,
Connie McCrary is an 80-years-young grandmother from Clifton, TX who loves to fish and travel. For the past several years she and her husband, Don (Poppy), had camped in Questa.
Sometimes parents cannot care for their children, and that duty falls to their grandparents. According to the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, up to 72% of children
On Saturday, August 21, the Vida Del Norte Coalition, along with Rocky Mountain Youth Corps and other community organizations, hosted the Kids Matter Music Fest in Questa near the old
We would like to introduce the new history teacher at Questa Junior-Senior High School. Please welcome Flora Buerger. Tell us a little bit about yourself.I am a geographer and have
Football8/28 Raton JV Home 11 am9/03 McCurdy (non-district) Away 7 pm9/10 Thoreau Away 7 pm9/17 Laguna-Acoma Home 7 pm10/01 McCurdy Home 7 pm10/08 Escalante Away 7 pm10/14 Estancia Home 7
IngredientsEnough apples to fill a large crockpot, cored, peeled, and cut. Experiment with these ingredients and increase as desired. 1 t cinnamon1 t nutmeg1 t salt1 t vanilla1 t lemon
From the Librarian’s Desk Have you noticed a new smile at the library desk? Welcome Kate Mann to our library staff! Kate joined us in June as an Assistant Librarian.
As a proud New Mexico resident, I understand the importance of having an election process that is run with integrity and transparency that will deliver results in a trustworthy and
Armadillidium Vulgare, aka Roly-Poly, is an isopod, a type of non-insect arthropod also known as a terrestrial crustacean. It is sometimes called a roly-poly due to its ability to roll
A REQUEST I ask you To remember this. There are more who love Than those who hate. There are more who care Than those who don’t. More who create Than
Larry Taylor Devers of Cerro, New Mexico died in his sleep of natural causes on August 8, 2021. He was born February 14, 1943, in Longview, Texas. Larry did some
This year, September 11 commemorates the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The assault resulted
On Friday August 20, Taos Behavioral Health, in collaboration with LEAP and Vida Del Norte, teamed up to do the first of what we hope to be several senior yard
“I love this area!” says Vanette. She and her husband, David, have been coming here since the late 1990s. A time-share in Red River and an AirStream camper ensured that.
By Cynthia Najim, Latir Volunteer Fire Department While we don’t like to think of it, death is a fact of life. Whether you are currently facing an illness or are
