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42nd Annual Red Rock Ballon Rally schedule
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6:00 pm - Butler’s Office Supply - Sponsor & Pilot Registration at Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub & Grille
FRIDAY, DEC. 1 - LAM CORPORATION DAY
7:30 am - iHeart Media/Castle Furniture - Mass Ascension at Fox Run Golf Course and Red Rock Park
6:30 pm - Cedar & Ivy Real Estate - Glow in the Rocks at Red Rock Park
6:30 pm - McKinley County - Indian Dances at Red Rock Park
7:30 pm - Four Corners Welding and Gas Supply Pilot Registration at Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub & Grille
Richardson Trading Post Pilot Appreciation Sponsor
Family Medicine Associates Platinum Sponsor
SATURDAY, DEC. 2 - SUPERSMITH INC. DAY
6:30 am - Amigo Automotive...
Veteran weaves UNM into his life
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Darrel Watchman, who is pursuing an associate degree in human services with a concentration in family studies, created a red rug with a white UNM logo in the center alongside two butterfly designs for a project in his Navajo Weaving class.
“I wanted to weave UNM into the rug because, in a sense, I wanted to weave UNM into my life,” he said. “It becomes a part of me, and I become a part of it. … This is a reminder for me: ‘This is what you asked for. This is what you and your...
Leopold Essay Writing Contest 2024 seeks entries
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Aldo Leopold is most widely known as the author of A Sand County Almanac (1949), in which he articulates his land ethic: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
Today, we can look to Leopold’s writing to help guide us in addressing changing realities brought about by climate change, biodiversity loss, growing demand for fresh water, and other global...
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