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Yucca CowBelles and Woolgrowers

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Yucca CowBelles and Woolgrowers

Yucca CowBelles & Woolgrowers

As I was looking through my photos from The Eddy County Fair, this one stuck out.

I spent several hours at the Yucca CowBelles & Woolgrowers booth, visiting with folks, promoting beef, and selling quilt raffle tickets. Just across the aisle was Doc Darnell’s booth—and what I saw there all week was something special.

If he wasn’t talking to someone about a hide, Doc was surrounded by a group of kids, fully engaged in conversation. No one was scrolling their phones or impatiently waiting for the chat to end. These were real, meaningful conversations—sometimes lasting over an hour—with kids of all ages, from the littles to teenagers.

They could have been anywhere else, but they chose to be there, listening and learning from someone they respected.

It’s moments like this that remind me: 4-H, FFA, and agriculture in general doesn’t just teach skills—they grow good humans.

The winner of the 2025 Quilt was Abby Bogel and the winner of the cowhide donated by Doc Darnell was Nancy Buchanan.  Thank you to all those that supported the Yucca CowBelles this year at the fair.

Last-minute goal propels Artesia over Ruidoso

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Todd Fuqua

Artesia Daily Press

tfuqua@elritomedia.com

RUIDOSO – The Artesia and Ruidoso girls soccer teams got into a tight contest at Ruidoso Middle School on Aug. 2, with the Bulldogs pulling out a 2-1 victory after a goal by Kaidence Hnulik in the waning minutes.

Artesia’s Kaylee Berdoza started the play, running down the far sideline with the ball and passing off to Abigail Jowers in the middle for a strike. Hnulik was in the right place at the right time when Ruidoso goalkeeper Daniella Estrada couldn’t corral the ball after a save, and the Artesia sophomore found the back of the net.

“We just went right through the teeth of their defense,” Hnulik said. “I just touched into the net.”

That score was unfortunate for the Warriors (3-1) and Estrada, who had been stellar in the net all night with numerous saves while facing a methodical Artesia offensive attack.

“We work on being a possessive team,” said Artesia coach Tim Trentham. “We want to be on the ball and limit opportunities for the other team, and that helps us defensively. We got a lot of looks, we just didn’t finish a lot of them.”

Ruidoso had its chances, too, taking the lead in the 12th minute of the first half when Jackie Segovia raced forward on a long pass and was able to slam it home for a 1-0 advantage.

That remained the score until just before halftime, when Alani Escareno got free for Artesia (6-2) to tie the score at 1-all.

Todd Fuqua | Artesia Daily Press

Artesia’s #15 Kaylee Berdoza battles Ruidoso’s #11 Angie Chavez for the ball during Tuesday nights girls’ soccer action in Ruidoso. Artesia is 6-2 on the season and gave Ruidoso its first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory.

It looked as though Segovia would retake the lead for the Warriors in the 12th minute of the second half but her shot hit the post. She got another chance in the 22nd minute, only to see her shot go off the crossbar.

After Hnulik’s goal, Segovia nearly had a chance to tie the score in the final minute but was unable to reach the ball before the Artesia defense kicked it out.

“We had those two or three shots that hit the post, and we were very close to getting a win in the end,” said Ruidoso coach Sergio Castro. “But that’s a very good team. They’re probably going to win their district, and I’m proud of the girls.”

Threntham felt the same way about the Warriors.

“I think it was great competition for both of us,” Trentham said. “We’ve battled for years with them, and every game is great.”

Ruidoso is at Monte Del Sol in Santa Fe today at 3:30 p.m., while Artesia hosts Alamogordo at 5 p.m.

Todd Fuqua is Editor for the Ruidoso News and can be reached on Instagram at @toadfox1.

Artesia Lady ‘Dogs overwhelm Roswell in the Den

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The Artesia Lady ‘Dogs are off to a three game winning streak, after winning in three sets against Roswell 25-14, 25-8 and 26-24, in the Coyote Den Tuesday night.

Lady ‘Dogs coach Alan Williams said that his team had its serves working well against Roswell.

“When we served well, they were struggling to pass the ball,” Williams said. “They (Roswell) could never get into their offensive system. When we were missing our serves that third game, that is when they kept it close. For the most part, we were serving so well that they (Roswell) could not get into their offense, or get to free balls and that allowed us (Artesia) to run our offense.”

Williams said he expects the competition to get tougher this weekend when they play in the Las Cruces Tournament. Artesia will face Silver at 11: 15 a.m., and Organ Mountain at 12:45 p.m., in pool play on Friday, September 5, with Santa Teresa, to be determined.

Williams’ said he expects Organ Mountain to be the same team, Artesia played last year. Williams said they should be really good. Santa Teresa and Silver are both in Class 4A and District 4. Last year, Artesia faced Santa Teresa in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs and won in four sets: 20-25, 25-21, 25-17 and 25-17.

Silver and Santa Teresa have both been good recently,” Williams said. “Our pool is going to tell us a lot as foo how far we are as far when it comes to Southern 4A schools. There are things we can do better, but it is hard to be disappointed when we are 3-0. I am pleased with how we are playing and I think there is a lot of room to get better.”

Williams said that he would hate it if his team was hitting on all cylinders at this time of year, since it is so young in the season. He wants his team to focus on getting better and having consistency. The goal during the regular season is to see who can be consistent and continue to improve as the season goes along for the Lady ‘Dogs.

Artesia defeated Roswell 25-14, 25-8 and 26-24, on Tuesday in Roswell. Artesia’s #14 Brooklynne Ivans serves from an earlier match against Carlsbad.

Lawmakers try to understand state’s ICE detention centers

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Lawmakers try to understand state’s ICE detention centers

Sherry Robinson
All She Wrote

New Mexico has three ICE detention centers in Otero, Torrance and Cibola counties. The governor is considering a bill to ban immigration detention facilities during an upcoming special legislative session.

Understandably, local governments want to protect these sources of jobs and revenue, but detention centers aren’t your regular, accessible employer. They receive our tax dollars to warehouse human beings, but if you expect responsibility and transparency you’d be disappointed.

And, of course, they’re politicized. Democrats see hellholes; Republicans see summer camps. What’s the public to make of this?

In recent reporting Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico dug beneath the rhetoric following a tour of the Otero County Processing Center by some members of the legislative Courts, Corrections and Criminal Justice Committee.

The August 25 tour was supposed to be a committee activity. Chairman Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, had worked for months with Otero County’s lobbyist, former Rep. Zach Cook, a Republican, to arrange a tour for the committee. Cook assured him a tour was in the works, but as the date approached Cook wasn’t hearing back from ICE. Cervantes canceled the tour.

Days later, Sen. Crystal Brantley, R-Elephant Butte, arranged a visit when U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was visiting the state. Brantley asked federal officials why the committee hadn’t received permission to visit the facility, and they said they had no request on record to visit the facility.

By this time, the committee schedule was finalized, and Brantley’s tour became “unofficial.”

Eight Republicans and one Democrat, Rep. Andrea Romero of Santa Fe, toured the state’s biggest immigration detention center. They weren’t allowed to speak to detainees. Republicans saw a clean, humane, safe facility with a law library, dental and mental health care, exercise equipment, and computers. They noted the potential loss of 300 jobs and gross receipts tax revenues.

In a news release Brantley said: “ICE will do their job no matter what. Our choice is simple: a clean, safe, and accountable facility here, or one where we have no say in how detained migrants are treated.”

Romero saw hundreds of inmates “who just look absolutely in despair,” sitting or lying on their beds. Recreation equipment was locked up. She was the only one asking about due process, legal representation, and how quickly detainees are deported.

Romero told Lohmann she hoped other elected officials “get an opportunity to really see these places, because it shouldn’t just be one person trying to decipher what’s actually happening. We need to have a lot of transparency around people’s rights, around who we detain, and for what reason.”

Both legislators make good points. Corrections facilities are often the best and sometimes the only job options in rural counties. And wouldn’t we rather have ICE facilities in a state that cares about conditions?

But the question of transparency looms over everything. Why should Cervantes and even Brantley have to go to such lengths for a tour? They are elected officials who want to lay eyes on a facility that receives massive amounts of taxpayer money. If the detention centers are as good as their supporters claim they should welcome the visits.

But it’s ICE we’re talking about here. Police wear uniforms but not masks, catch criminals, and are accountable for what they do. Masked ICE agents dressed in street clothes are supposed to be catching criminals, but instead they prey on moms and dads, restaurant and agricultural workers, students, Dreamers, U.S. citizens, green card holders, and pretty much anybody with brown skin. Arrests are often so violent that detainees are injured.

When U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez visited at the end of July, Otero’s average daily population was 843, and more than 80% had no criminal charges or convictions. This compares to 71% nationally, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

Vasquez was not allowed to speak to detainees, and jailers wouldn’t answer questions about their treatment. He said their phones were broken, and toilets wouldn’t flush.

Staff members of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich visited the Torrance County Detention Center, with 435 detainees, in late May and reported terrible conditions. Nobody has seen the Cibola County Detention Center, population 227, since January 2024.

New Mexico is not an outlier. The feds now have new guidelines that require advance notice for oversight visits and make some facilities off limits – even though the law says members of Congress are not required to provide advance notice. In July a dozen U.S. House Democrats sued. Vasquez has his own bill about ICE detention transparency and treatment.

When New Mexico legislators examine these detention centers, they will weigh jobs and revenue, but they must also assess the state’s role in this increasingly unpopular human roundup.

Sherry Robinson is a longtime New Mexico reporter and editor. She has worked in Grants, Gallup, the Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico Business Weekly and Albuquerque Tribune. She is the author of four books. Her columns won first place in 2024 from New Mexico Press Women.

Democracy in action

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Democracy in action

Adrian Hedden
Artesia Daily Press

Your guide to the 2025 local elections in Eddy County

Candidates for public offices throughout Eddy County signed on to run in this year’s Nov. 4 general election, which will see county voters decide on a slate of public offices including city councils, school boards and various other elected bodies.

There are no national or statewide races this cycle as elections for those offices are held in even-numbered years but there will be elections in all four of the county’s municipalities: county seat Carlsbad, Artesia, Loving and Hope.

On Candidate Signing Day, held Aug. 26 at the Eddy County Clerk’s Office in Carlsbad, a line of office seekers flowed in gradually throughout the day.

A sense of measured growth while taking advantage of local cash windfalls from the oil and gas industry was top of mind for Ben Harvey, who is seeking his second four-year term on the Artesia School Board.

He represents District 4 on the board and serves as its vice president. Harvey is running unopposed in the election, as is incumbent District 3 board member Kristy Crocket.

There is a contested race for the school board’s District 1 seat between incumbent David Conklin and Dennis Garcia.

“It’s really good for our schools,” Harvey said of oil and gas funding, noting the school board was planning to build a new career technical training center and replace Roselawn Elementary, the district’s oldest school. “We just need to use it responsibly and be good stewards for the taxpayers.”

Also signing up in the first hour of signing day, when Artesia Daily Press reporters were present at the County Clerk’s Office was Carlsbad City Councilor Eddie Rodriguez, who represents the city’s First Ward. He said he hopes to continue the work of managing growth in the booming oil town, improving housing and infrastructure.

A Carlsbad native, Rodriguez works in the oil and gas industry and has served on the council for 10 years after being appointed to replace the late Nick Salcido, serving the last two years of Salcido’s term, and going on to win two additional four-year terms.

There are seats open in each of the Carlsbad City Council’s four, two-councilor wards. Rodriguez will be challenged by Ivan Ramirez.

“We want to grow intelligently,” Rodriguez said. “We’ve been working at determining the various needs and are now taking action to satisfy those needs.”

Following Rodriguez in line was Henry Castaneda, a former Carlsbad magistrate judge who is seeking his first election to the Carlsbad Municipal School Board for District 3. He is challenging incumbent Tiffany Shirley.

Castaneda was fired from his post as judge in 2018, submitting his resignation letter in January of that year, four months after a petition was filed for his removal by the New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission.

The petition followed allegations Castaneda used his judicial email to accept and forward content deemed “offensive, degrading, pornographic, racist and sexist,” according to a Feb. 13, 2018, article in the Current-Argus.

A disciplinary hearing was held and Castaneda was barred for life from serving in any other judicial capacity in New Mexico.

Castaneda said he hoped to address problems he perceived in the local school system including truancy, discipline and staff morale.

“It’s important to have good representation on the school board,” Castaneda said. “We have a responsibility to be that balance between parents and students. We need students who want to go to school, and teachers who want to go to work.”

Who else is running in Eddy County?

Artesia Hospital Board

District 4

Daniel Parker (unopposed)

District 5

Perry Williams

Karen Waldrip

David Romine

Southeast New Mexico College Board

District 2

Non-incumbent Lee White (unopposed)

District 5

Incumbent Ned Elkins (unopposed)

Hope Mayor

Incumbent Bill Fletcher

David Romine

Hope City Council (2 at-large seats open)

Mathew Bowerman

Bob Rogers

Where and when to vote?

Absentee mail voting runs from Oct. 7 to Oct. 21.

In-person ballots can be submitted at the Eddy County Clerk’s Office at 325 S. Main St. in Carlsbad, and the Sub-Office at 602 S. 1st St. In Artesia.

Early in-person ballots can be submitted Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 to 17, with extended hours from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1 – 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Election Day is Nov. 4, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polling locations will be published online at the county’s website, https://www.co.eddy.nm.us.

Managing Editor Adrian Hedden can be reached at 575-628-5516, or @AdrianHedden on the social media platform X.

Sights from Artesia vs. Hobbs football game

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Sights from Artesia vs. Hobbs football game
J T Keith |Artesia Daily Press
The Artesia football group gathers in the end zone before the Hobbs game.
Artesia football team gathers together before the game.
Artesia football team leaves the pregame warmup before the Hobbs game.
Artesia team captains go out to meet Hobbs’ captains to see who wins the coin toss.
Artesia captains Corbyn Dominguez #48, Miguel Soto #23 and Ray Ray Cano #26, won the toss to get the ball to begin the game.
Ray Ray Cano #26 and Joel Ochoa #53 leave the field at the Bulldog Bowl before the game.
Artesia and Hobbs cheerleaders gather together at the Bulldog Bowl before the game.

Artesia football team comes out for pregame warmups.

Artesia football team breaks through the paper before the game.
The Artesia Bulldogs football team break through the paper before taking on Hobbs.

Artesia’s Diego Molina #71 shows his excitement and well as #64 Clay Kincaid.

Artesia football players run through the paper and begin the dog pile, before playing Hobbs.

Artesia’s Trent Egeland catches a pass from quarterback Derrick Warren.
Artesia’s Trent Egeland gets roughed up at the end of the play after making a first down against Hobbs.
Artesia’s Charlie Campbell IV locks up man-to-man against a Hobbs’ Adhyx Wheeler during the game in the first half.
Artesia’s Corbyn Dominguez kicks a 47-yard field goal in the first half of its 51-41 win over Hobbs.
Artesia’s Jett Fuentes runs for a first down against Hobbs.
Artesia football offense gathers around Jeremy Maupin after an offensive series at the Bulldog Bowl on Friday night.
Artesia’s Edel Villa tries to block a field goal from a Hobbs kicker.

The True Light

Michael Smith
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The True Light

Rick Smith

“Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.”  (1 John 2:7).

There are those that believe that Christianity is like all the other religions of the world full of ritual and rules.  Biblical Christianity does have some rituals and rules, but none of them can save a soul.  All the religions of the world, except Christianity, the emphasis is on what you do.  Obey the rules and you may go to heaven, or Nirvana, or paradise, or whatever.  All other religions are works based.  Only in Christ is there redemption.  It is not what we do, but what Jesus has done.  Everything that we do is in response to what God has done for us in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So why is John speaking of commandment, both old and new?  He speaks of an old commandment that we have had from the beginning.  What is that commandment?  It is the commandment that Jesus gave to His apostles the night before His death on the cross.  “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” (John 13:34).  Do you understand how much God emphasizes love in His people?  Both Old and New Testaments teach that those that belong to God display the characteristic of love in their lives.  The follower of God loves God (Deuteronomy 6:5), love their neighbors (Leviticus 19:18), and love the stranger (Leviticus 19:34).  That is the Old Testament.  In the New Testament we are taught to love one another (John 13:34-35), love your enemies (Matthew 5:24; Luke 6:27, 35), husbands are to love their wives (Ephesians 5:25, 28; Colossians 3:19), and wives are to love their husbands and children (Titus 2:4).  But Jesus command was to love one another as Jesus loved us.  No greater love has ever been displayed like Jesus demonstrated His love for us when He died in our place on the cross.

If you claim to know and follow Jesus, then your life should show it.  “He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.” (1 John 2:9).   When your life does not match what you say, then there’s something wrong.  So you claim to be in the light, but you are living in the darkness of sin.  Something is wrong.  You sing, “What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought, since Jesus came into my heart”, but you are still living in your sin.  If there’s not an evident change in your life, then you are in darkness even now.  You don’t need revival.  You need regeneration – you need to be born again in Christ.  We aren’t talking about falling into a sin – even one that you have to battle constantly.  We are talking about living in sin.  Peter talked about it this way: “What the true proverb says has happened to them: ‘The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.’”  (2 Peter 2:22).  All you are doing is what your true nature desires.  You are full of hate for those that you should, if you were a Christian, love and cherish.

Contrast that with the true believer in Christ.  “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.” (1 John 2:10).  When the pattern of your life is love for the brethren, your fellow believers in Christ, that is evidence enough to prove that the source of his love is from Christ Himself..  Not only that, but because of his personal relationship in Christ, sin does not have dominion over him.

I want you to pay close attention to what John says about the one who hates his brother.  “But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.” (1 john 2:11).  If someone says that he is a believer, but hates another Christian, then three things are evident.  1. He is in darkness.  2. He is walking in darkness.  3. He does not know where he is going – he is clueless about the error of his way and is not convicted by the Holy Spirit when he sins.  Why is this so?  Because the darkness has blinded his eyes.  They just can’t see their sin.  My friend, I hope that this does not describe you, but if it does – repent and trust Jesus as the Lord and Savior of your life.  Then you will be born again into the True Light – the Lord Jesus Christ.

If you have any questions, we invite you to visit with us this Sunday.   Worship at 10:50 A.M.  We are located at 711 West Washington Ave.  Check our sermon videos on Youtube @ricksmith2541.  Send comments and prayer requests to prayerlinecmbc@gmail.com.

New Mexico opens applications for $40 million to treat brackish water

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New Mexico opens applications for $40 million to treat brackish water

Danielle Prokop

Source New Mexico

New Mexico officials announced public entities and tribal governments have just over one week to apply for grants for projects to treat saltier water from deep underground, according to a news release Wednesday.

Officials from the state’s environment department and office of the state engineer told lawmakers last week they planned to roll out the program to distribute $40 million in grants and contracts for brackish water treatment. On Wednesday, the New Mexico Environment Department posted the application materials, which require submission from public entities and tribal governments by Monday, Sept. 8. Companies seeking to enter into a contract can apply through Thursday, Sept. 25.

Treating less usable underground resources is necessary, officials say, to address the impacts of climate change in New Mexico, already drying rivers and straining fresh groundwater. The hope is desalinated water can be used for drinking water, agricultural supply or for uses in manufacturing.

“During these times of drought, it is more important than ever to be thinking about new water sources,” State Engineer Elizabeth Anderson said in a statement. “By working collaboratively with local communities, Tribes and other state agencies on the strategic water supply program, we can develop strategies that will help communities respond to drought for years to come.”

Lawmakers established the program, called the Strategic Water Supply, during the legislative session via House Bill 137, which established the fund and furthers the work to try and map New Mexico’s underground water sources. The final bill was much smaller than Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s original pitch, which would have included the uses of oil and gas wastewater and a $500 million price tag.

According to the announcement, the projects must: Explore, produce or treat brackish water; enhance freshwater resources; align with development goals for local, state or tribal development; and comply with water quality standards.

“Access to new water supplies is essential for our communities and future,” Environment Secretary James Kenney said in a statement announcing the program. “The Strategic Water Supply initiative will not only safeguard our water resources but also support the nation’s transition to renewable energy and advanced manufacturing — providing alternatives to water-intensive processes that deplete our precious freshwater supplies.”

Luján, Heinrich sign onto U.S. Senate bill to establish federal right to abortion

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Luján, Heinrich sign onto U.S. Senate bill to establish federal right to abortion

Danielle Prokop

Source New Mexico

New Mexico’s U.S. senators joined the Senate Democratic caucus Wednesday reintroducing federal legislation to guarantee abortion access across the country.

The legislation is a direct response to the 2022 Dobbs decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade.

In the recent Congressional spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, Republicans included language blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving payments through Medicaid — which provides health insurance to low-income people. While a federal judge in July temporarily blocked that component of the law in a case still pending appeal, another federal judge earlier this week allowed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to halt Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers in Maine.

The bill backed by New Mexico’s delegation would prevent states from imposing restrictions on access to abortion early in pregnancy; require that states not limit access to abortions later in the pregnancy, if the life or health of the mother is at stake; and protect the right to travel for abortion care.

New Mexico, prior to the SCOTUS’ decision overturning Roe v. Wade, had repealed an antiquated law criminalizing abortion, and enacted additional protections after the decision.

Subsequently, the number of abortions performed in New Mexico tripled after the Dobbs decision, rising from about 3,000 per year to more than 12,000 procedures. Nearly 70% of the procedures are for people who traveled out of state, according to data collected by Guttmacher.

The proposed federal law aims to address strain on New Mexico and other abortion providers, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said in a statement.

“A woman has the right to make her own healthcare decisions without politicians inserting themselves between her and her doctors,” Heinrich said. “That right should not depend on the state she lives in, and the majority of Americans agree. Yet Congressional Republicans are doubling down on a national abortion ban, blocking women from making choices about their own bodies and seeking to criminalize doctors and nurses.”

In the interim since the 2022 Dobbs decision, Republican lawmakers across the country have passed further restrictions on accessing abortion, and introduced potential jail sentences for health providers. According to the Guttmacher Institute, just nine states — including New Mexico — do not restrict abortion based on the length of time of the pregnancy. Furthermore, 28 states limit abortion based on how long someone is pregnant and 12 states have a total abortion ban, according to Guttmacher.

These legal changes at the state level have resulted in unprecedented criminal charges for a New York doctor for providing abortion medication; criminal investigations and arrests for women miscarrying; and more pregnant women dying of infections in Texas.

Fellow New Mexico Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján noted in a statement that U.S. Senate Republicans voted to block previous, similar legislation adding the GOP’s “position could not be clearer,” on the issue.

“Senate Democrats stand with the majority of Americans who support Roe, and we will keep fighting to restore and protect reproductive rights,” Luján said in a statement. “These relentless attacks from the Trump administration, Congressional Republicans, and the Supreme Court put the most vulnerable at risk and turn back the clock on progress. We will not back down.”

In the last state legislative session, New Mexico lawmakers passed Senate Bill 57, which creates an exemption in the state’s public records laws for any records that contain “personal identifying information or sensitive information,” of public sector abortion providers.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also has vowed to expand the state’s reproductive health care capacity with a $10 million center in southern New Mexico under construction; and approval from lawmakers to spend $10 million in capital outlay for a center in northern New Mexico this past session.

Around Town

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Around Town

Children’s Story Time

September 9, 16, 23, & 30 @ 10:00am For preschoolers ages 3-5 and their families. Includes crafts, reading aloud, alphabet awareness and early literacy, fun science facts, music, and more, all organized around a different fun theme each week.

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Mother Goose

September 10, 17, & 24 @ 10:00am For caregivers and infants through age 2. This is a fast-paced program is designed to promote learning and playful interaction between you and your baby. This is achieved through rhymes, songs, short books, puppets, baby games, and more. Ages 0-2

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Toddler Move & Play

September 11, 18, & 25 @ 10:30 am For toddlers ages 1-3 and their families. Music, creative movement, group activities, play with age-appropriate toys, and social time.

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STEM/STEAM After School

September 11, 18, & 25 @ 4:00pm For students in grades K-6th and their families. Each week we offer a different fun activity to put STEAM techniques and ideas to work, from LEGO building to paper circuits, slime lab, and more.

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Teen Tuesdays

September 9, 16, 23, & 30 @ 3:30pm Looking for a place to read, study, or just do homework and hang out? Join us every Tuesday from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Grades 7-12.

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Teen Crafternoon

September 11 @ 4:00pm Teens meet on the second Thursday of the month for a Teen Craft program. All supplies provided. 

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Artesia High School Homecoming Parade

The Artesia High School Student Council would like to announce the 2025 Homecoming Parade.

DATE: Friday, September 26, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.

THEME: “Bulldogs Take on the World!”

OPPONENTS: Lovington Wildcats (school colors: royal blue and white)

Registration forms are available at Artesia High School, 575-746-9816. Entries received after Thursday, September 18, 2025, will be assessed a $10 late fee.

For more information, contact Jennifer Humble (jhumble@bulldogs.org) or Ashley Mason (amason@bulldogs.org)

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Artesia Stitchers

September 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 1:00pm The Artesia Stitchers is a group of people excited about creating through stitchwork such as needlepoint, cross-stitch, embroidery and more. Bring your project and come join this group weekly at the library. Ages 18+

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 Dungeons & Dragons

August 12, 19, & 26 @ 2:00 The D&D group will resume their weekly meeting at the library. This group meets Tuesdays from 2:00-6:00) Ages 13+

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Yarn United

September 10 & 24 @ Noon Whether you are crocheting, knitting, or just untangling the yarn, come and create and learn with other individuals. No matter your skill level, we encourage everyone to join us in creating with other yarnsters. (all forms of sewing and crafting welcome) Ages 18+

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Traveling Dumpsters

Artesia Clean and Beautiful, HF Sinclair and S Brothers will host the Traveling Dumpsters at the following locations:   Aug 25th-Sept 7th at Artesia General Hospital corner of 10th & Memorial Dr.  Please do NOT bring household hazardous waste.  For more information, please call 575-513-0143.

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Take 20 – Guided Meditation

September 9, 16, 23, & 30 @ 11:30am Barbara Britain guides us through meditation exercises to help with energy levels, reduce stress, boost your mood, and improve focus. This is a weekly program. The session is from 11:35-11:55. Ages 18+

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Family History

September 13 @ 3:00pm Whether you have connected multiple generations of your family tree, or are just getting started, join the Family History, Genealogy at the Library. Take time to research or seek assistance in your journey.

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Self Defense

September 20 @ 10:00am Varsity Academy of Artesia is at the library on the third Saturday of each month for a series of free community self-defense seminars. You are encouraged to attend all of the seminars, as there will be new techniques each month. This is an all ages event.

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Crafting For Adults

September 18 @ 3:30 Busted canvas art brings a whole new dimension to the world of art. Bring your own pictures or choose from the samples we provide and be ready to make the art pop. All supplies provided. Ages 18+

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After Hours Game Night – Adults Only

September 11 @ 6:00pm You asked for it and now we have it.

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After Hours Book Club

September 23 @ 6:00pm The After Hours Book Club reads the same great books as the Lunch Bunch Book Club, but we meet in the evening. So if your work schedule is what is preventing you from joining in, join us after hours. Age 18+

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Literary Lounge

September 25 @ Noon The Literary Lounge book discussion group reads books on all topics pertaining to books, literature, libraries, bookshops, librarians, authors, and more. This month’s selection is The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett. Books are available at the library and on Libby. Age 18+

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Artesia Quarterback Club

Will meet each Tuesday night at 6:30 pm at the Field House. All men are welcome to come support out football program. 

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Bible Study

All ladies are invited to participate in a lunch hour Bible study covering the book of Genesis. Bible study begins August 7, 2025 and will continue on Thursdays through April 2026.  This Bible Study is from Noon until 1 pm at the First Baptist Church Total Life Center and is perfect for working or busy women. For more information, please call Rita Derrick at 575-513-1523.

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26th St. Construction

 26th St. will be closed both directions from W. Grand Ave. to W. Washington Ave. for Phase II of the 26th St. Reconstruction project. Phase II will take approximately 3 months to complete. For more information call 575-626-6013 or 575-626-5042. 

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GUIDED MEDITATIONS

Are held during the summer at First Christian Church at 11th and Bullock on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. It is free and all are welcome.

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PHLEBOTOMIST PROGRAM

Applications are now open for Artesia General Hospital’s certified phlebotomist program. To learn how to apply and for more information on this career opportunity, call 575-736-8178 or email foundation@artesiageneral.com.

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GRIEF SUPPORT

A Grief Group meets at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the Saint Damien Center at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 1111 N. Roselawn Ave. Free support is offered in both English and Spanish. For more information, contact Nora at 575-308-3248.

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P.A.L.S.

People about losing safely meets at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Senior Center. For more information, call the Center at 575-746-4113.

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ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP

Every other Tuesday  from 6:30pm-7:30pm at Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center -1402 Gilchrist Ave. RSVP to Helen at 575-746-6006.

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