It was one of the largest grand openings in Valencia County history. Announced in a quarter-page ad in the Belen News, Gil’s Coffee Shop and Bakery opened with great fanfare on Monday, April 14, 1947.
With a broader mission and continued growth, the Greater Belen Chamber of Commerce is now doing business as the Greater Valencia County Chamber of Commerce.
In politics and sports, polls have been known to miss the mark. Apparently not in the case of Volcano Vista (16-0), the No. 1 ranked team in the MaxPreps 5A boys’ basketball poll.
At an ugly Christmas sweater party earlier this year, I was able to reconnect with some friends from high school. Some I had kept in close contact with and others I hadn’t seen since we walked across the stage to retrieve our diplomas.
One of the research-related project funded, “Protecting New Mexico Chile and Tomato Crops from Disease while Generating Electricity through Agrivoltaics,” involves evaluating the degree of protection against curly top virus infection
“I think the best advice I ever got was from my father, who said that I should get a teaching degree in college because I would ‘always have it to fall back on.’
Valencia County’s last hold out to election consolidation is considering joining the rest of the municipalities in November elections run by the Valencia County clerk’s office.
What are the odds? Valencia County’s six high school basketball teams — boys and girls — each lost their opening round games at various holiday tournaments but all six won their second contest.