July 2024

Did you know July 16 is…

Fresh Bing Cherry Upside-Down Cake Serves 8 Fruit Layer: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons pineapple juice 1/2 pound (about 2 cups) California Bing cherries, rinsed, pitted and halved 1/4 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2inch chunks (you will need 8-10) Cake: 1/2 cup (1 cube) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1.5 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup whole milk Whipped cream topping (optional) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly butter or spray with non-stick spray, a 9-inch standard round cake pan.
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Two women with NM ties head to olympics

LAS VEGAS — New Mexico sports fans will see at least two names they recognize when they turn on the Olympic Games later this month. Former University of New Mexico track and cross country star Weiti Kelati will be representing the United States in the 10,000-meter run, while former Los Alamos High School star Chase Ealey Jackson will represent the United States in the shot put.
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Practicing in Pads

Football season is under way! For the first time, this year the New Mexico Activities Association is allowing a limited number of full-contact practices in helmets and pads over the offseason. Roughly 160 prospective Bulldogs, according to athletic director Brian Taylor, are working through the hot summer heat to help the Bulldogs defend their back-to-back state titles. Check out Artesia football on Thursday night at the Bulldog Bowl as they take on Deming in a 7-on-7 scrimmage at 6:30 p.m.
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Former Carlsbad coach takes NMMI Broncos job

Former Carlsbad High School head football coach Oliver Soukup has a new job with New Mexico Military Institute’s college football team. He was hired June 18 replacing former Bronco football coach Kurt Taufa’asau who resigned in May to become the new head coach at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, according to a press from New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI).
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Letter to the editor

We, the family of Richard A. (Richie) Granados, would like to take the time to thank everyne for the food, the flowers, the kind words and prayers during the loss of our beloved. Words cannot describe how thankful we are for everyone that bought taco plates and all donations that you, our friends and family, helped us with to grant Richie’s last wish of being cremated and laid to rest next to our dad. We were truly blessed to have had so much help during this time. Thank you very much for all the love and support.
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Six lodging businesses targeted for alleged price gouging

ROSWELL — New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez reported recently that some lodging businesses in Roswell and Artesia are being investigated for potential incidents of price gouging aimed toward people ordered to evacuate from the Ruidoso area because of impending danger from the South Fork and Salt fires that began in mid-June. Six of these businesses received ceaseand- desist letters from the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ).
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