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Santa Fe Community Farm and The Food Depot in Search of Volunteers For A Great Cause

Submitted by Sydney Hernandez on Tuesday, June 18th, 9:49 am

The Food Depot in Santa Fe is encouraging residents to volunteer at the Santa Fe Community Farm.

The farm helps The Food Depot distribute through 135 partner agencies to people who are hungry. The farm is in need of volunteers willing to plant, weed, compost, and all tasks associated with growing fresh fruits and vegetables.

The Food Depot provides hot food to 135 not-for-profit agencies including emergency food pantries, hot meal programs, homeless shelters, youth programs, senior centers, homes for the mentally disabled and shelters for battered persons. The food bank distributes an average of 300,000 pounds of food and household products each month, providing more than 400,000 meals to people in need - the most vulnerable of our community – children, seniors, working families and those in ill health.

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Summerfest Street Party Happens Saturday

Submitted by Sydney Hernandez on Saturday, June 15th, 2:00 pm

Albuquerque’s Summerfest has returned with a new scene in the Northeast Heights and a lineup sure to entertain. Summerfest opens tonight Saturday, June 15 from 5 pm to 10:30 pm when Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs its last note.

The event is open to the public and free of charge. Located on Wyoming just north of Paseo del Norte, the event will feature lots of music, shopping in area stores, an Art Market, delicious food, a Microbrew Garden with local breweries La Cumbre, Broken Bottle and Bosque Brewing offering a wide variety of beers and other beverages, and, of course, lots of fun activities for the children.

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Share The Road Event to Help Motorist's Safety

Submitted by Sydney Hernandez on Saturday, June 15th, 1:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is informing the public about road safety at the Share the Road car, truck, and motorcycle show today Saturday, June 15 from 12 to 6 pm at the Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque.

The event is free to the public. The NMDOT’s Traffic Safety Division will have booth distributation educational materials. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, which is a contractor that teaches NMDOT’s Motorcycle Training Program throughout the state, will be on hand to sign riders up for the classes.

The New Mexico Motorcycle Rights Organization planned and will oversee the event. The organization will man a booth where they will hand out motorcycle awareness safety material.

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Father's Day Gifts For All Dads

Submitted by Sydney Hernandez on Friday, June 14th, 11:41 am

Father’s day is just around the corner and if you haven’t found that perfect dad gift yet, we have you covered.

Many retailers are offering special discounts for those special men in our lives. Sears is having a 15 % off discount for all men’s clothing and accessories through June 16 with the code DAD13.

Macy’s will provide free shipping on orders of $100 or more with the code 2STYLE.

Kohl’s is also removing 15 % off select men’s clothing and shoes through June 16 with promo code DADSDAY15.

If dad is the gadget genius, check out Best Buy stores which are holding father’s day sales without any codes. Headphones or a portable car charger for his cell phone might be ideal.

For the outdoorsy dad, Wal-Mart is a great place for grills, hiking equipment, and fishing gear.

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Register Now for Triathlon Weekend at the Chavez Center

Submitted by Sydney Hernandez on Thursday, June 13th, 3:22 pm

The sixth annual city of Santa Fe Triathlon will take place Saturday, September 21. The event features a 5K run, 12 mile bike ride, and 400 meter swim the Chavez Center pool. The event is open to individuals and to team entries as well.

The second annual kid’s triathlon will take place Sunday, September 22. This event is for children ages 5-12, and is broken into three age group categories.

Registration for both events is open now at The Chavez Center, and local bicycle and running shops. Racers may registire online at www.newmexicosportsonline.com. Race entry forms may also be downloaded from www.chavezcenter.com and mailed to the Chavez Center. The adult triathlon is only accepting the first 300 entrants and the youth event is only accepting the first 150.

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Mold shuts down health clinic

Submitted by Avicra Luckey on Wednesday, June 12th, 8:19 pm

The Rio Arriba County Health Commons office is closed until further notice.

Inspectors found mold in a records storage area of the building. Patients and staff are banned from the building until the issue has been dealt with.

Patients with the Department of Health and El Centro are being sent to alternative locations for care. If you have an appointment at the RAC, El Centro or have any questions about the closure, please call 505-929-2589.

You may call the offices below to schedule appointments.

Los Alamos Public Health Office

1183 Diamond Drive, Suite D, Los Alamos, N.M. 87544
505-662-4038

Santa Fe County Public Health Office

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Fly Fishing Returns to Sipapu

Submitted by Sara Montoya on Monday, June 3rd, 1:42 pm

Sipapu will resume its popular weekly series of free fly fishing clinics to teach local residents the basics of the sport.

Lessons are taught by Taos resident and professional fly fishing instructor Dan Holden.

““These clinics teach people fly fishing fundamentals, like how to use the equipment and how to cast,” Holden said. “At the end of the class, we guarantee that participants will have the knowledge they need to go fly fishing and to have a good time doing it.”

Sipapu administrators say the decision to resume the free sessions came in response to a large turnout the resort saw last year.

“What makes this area so amazing is the diversity of fishing,” Holden said. “In the same body of water, you can catch multiple species of trout and cutthroat all in the same day.

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