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July 4, 2025
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Have a Safe Fourth of July
News and FeaturesRio Arriba County Burn Ban Until Further NoticeForecasted wind gusts and extremely dry temperatures are expected across parts of Rio Arriba County, increasing the risk of brush/wildfire ignitions. This burn ban will only be lifted at the discretion of the Rio Arriba County Fire Chief and/or Rio Arriba County Deputy Fire Chief. Please report any outdoor fires to 911.
Rio Arriba County Bans Use of Certain FireworksView PDF of Fireworks Ban here.
The 1300-acre wildfire is in the Coyote Ranger District
Currently 10% Contained The lightning caused wildfire is 1300 acres and located in the Coyote Ranger District. It is burning in oak brush, Pinyon-juniper, and ponderosa pine. Aerial and ground resources are on scene. Low intensity surface fire has been observed with moderate rates of spread. Currently the Laguna Wildfire poses no threat to people or property
My name is Istara Freedom. Born in Arizona, I spent my first 12 years in the Southwest, in the Four Corners area, around what is known as Bears Ears and Moab, Utah. We moved to the coast, and many years later, I discovered the long history my mom’s family has in New Mexico.
ESPAÑOLA, NM – The Northern New Mexico Pathways to Opportunity Strategy Table proudly announces the inaugural round of Youth Fund grant recipients, awarding over $1.4 million to 16 regional organizations committed to expanding career pathways for underserved young people.
The tax and spend legislation going through the U.S. Congress could reverse New Mexico’s raises for health care providers who serve Medicaid patients called “provider rate increases.”
ESPANOLA, NM — Española Humane has temporarily closed its indoor dog kennel area to the public after routine testing revealed elevated mold levels in the ceiling. While the rest of the shelter remains fully operational, the dog kennels will remain closed during remediation efforts.
While dozens of New Mexico acequias continue reckoning with damage from natural disasters over the last three years, they are making progress, according to officials helping them navigate multiple layers of bureaucracy.
I recently had one of those customer service experiences that leaves one wondering if, possibly, the key to cracking all the world’s unsolved murder mysteries is lurking in those calls that may be recorded for training purposes.
It was a spring afternoon in Medanales, and a gentle breeze was wafting through the screen door. I had just settled down at my drafting table when I heard it.
Someone in the neighborhood was calling out. "Help!...Help!...Help!"
Found in disturbed soil
Seen blooming by the Tierra Azul acequia
This is the July newsletter. We took June off to travel to the Northeast for my wife Joy’s daughter’s wedding. What a wonderful day! While there we visited with other family and friends in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Mass, including the Cape. it was a very fun trip!
Question from Lois: I use a computer all day at work and it’s gets pretty boring. I’d like to listen to music while I work.
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Community Café
The Community Café is open to the Abiquiu community. Come meet your neighbors. Come to discuss local issues and creative programming. Be a part of the solution. We are here to support and collaborate with local organizations.
At present, we are working with our County Commissioner and the DOT to lower the speed limit to 45 mph from the Dollar Store to Bodes - 2.4 miles. Join us if you have heart, commitment and willingness to support our local community. NEXT MEETING – not until August – time change too! DATE: Thursday, August 14 TIME: 6:00 pm LOCATION: Rural Events Center Contact: abiquiucommunitycafe@gmail.com We Get Letters
Do you have a story to tell, a history to share?Whether you have been here ten years or your family hundreds of years, you have a story to tell about your connection to Abiquiu. Email us
If you have a story to tell, send it in. If you want, interview your friend, relative, teacher, co-worker. If you think it would be interesting, I bet other people would too. Give it a try and send something in to us. Carol Bondy New Goat Milk Co-op
We're starting up a goat milk co-op. We need members to sign up for a shift.
Small membership fee lets you take home the milk from each shift (approximately 2.5 quarts). Pleasant environment to milk in. Never milked before? Training available! Call for more info: 505-920-0567 Scene Around AbiquiúSend us your local images! Send to AbiquiuNewsImages@gmail.com. Please send images under 1mb. My inbox will thank you. ~Carol
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Art, Music, Film, and BooksVisit our Arts sponsor page
The Locals’ Picks Book List
Zach Hively Casa Urraca Press has created a place for locals in our area to recommend books to each other, and a place to find book suggestions with a personal touch.
Have a book to recommend? Send it to Zach at casaurracaltd@gmail.com – title, author, and the reason you suggest it.
The full Locals’ Picks list is available to view here on Bookshop. A purchase from Casa Urraca's link helps support independent bookstores. Abiquiu’s Casa Urraca Press earns a commission from every shopping trip that starts with the above Bookshop link—you can shop the entire Bookshop site in addition to the locals' picks. Plus, a percentage of every book (at least 10%) goes straight to independent bookstores. This is an opportunity to support small businesses with the same convenience as large online retailers. Local Library NewsPueblo de Abiquiú Library & Cultural Center
Abiquiu Book Club
The group has compiled the list of books they plan to read for 2025. Check this out and mark your calendar if you wish to join in the discussions.
August - The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (5) September - Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney (4) October - James: by Percival Everett (4) November - All Fours by Miranda July (4) December - Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy (4) January '26 - Eventide by Kent Haruf The group meets the last Tuesday of each month at the Abiquiu Library. Books are recommended by the members. All are welcome to join. Please call Analinda 927-6220 if you have questions Looking for lodging near Abiquiú?
Northern Youth Project Update
NYP is grateful to have been chosen by the Northern New Mexico Pathways to Opportunity Strategy Table as a grantee for 2025-2026. Thank you to everyone at the Strategy Table for believing in this work and supporting our youth! “16 Regional Organizations to Receive Over $1.4 Million to Support Career Development for Underserved Young People. Read this week's feature article here.
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Announcements and Classes
Join us for immersive workshops at Ghost Ranch:
July Introduction to Southwest Silversmithing with Jamie Halpern and Susie Sawin | July 6-12 Teen Venture: Arts and Adventure! with Chauncey Foster | July 6-12 Painting: Still Life and Landscape with KB Jones | July 6-12 Ghost Ranch Tin Types: Wet Plate in the West with Will Wilson | July 6-12 Journaling through Watercolor with Antonio Darden | July 6-12 Fire It Up! Art Welding with Connie B. Burkhart and David Kadlec | July 6-12 Ghost Ranch Chorale with Adam Waite, Leena Waite and Barbara Hulac | July 6-12 Plain Weave in Multiples with Sarah Noggle | July 6-12 Adult Service Corps with Martha Murchison and Art Myers | July 6-12 Intro to Stained Glass with Michelle Levy | July 6-12 Summer Venture | July 6-12 Tuning to the Desert with Brandon Wert and Cameron Newell | July 6-12 Stone, Shell, and Silver: Lapidary Jewelry with Jamie Halpern and Susie Sawin | July 13-19 Quilting Under the Cottonwoods with Rogene Ashford | July 13-19 Painting: Still Life and Landscapes with KB Jones | July 13-19 Coiling: Ancient Basketry Technique with Robin Przybysz | July 13-19 Fire It Up! Art Welding with Connie B. Burkhart and David Kadlec | July 13-19 The Art of Making Children’s Books with Colter Jackson | July 13-19 Figure Drawing and Portraiture with Helen Byers | July 13-19 Two Shuttle Shuffle with Sarah Noggle | July 13-19 Printed, Stitched and Bound with Alanna Austin | July 13-19 Adult Service Corps with Martha Murchison and Art Myers | July 13-19 TruGreen Pottery with Barbara Campbell | July 13-19 What’s Your Trail Name? with Brandon Wert | July 13-19 Summer Venture | July 13-19 Teen Venture: Nature, Adventure, and the Arts with Laurie Magoon | July 13-19 A Comprehensive Approach to Landscape in Watercolor with Sean Hudson | July 13-19 Beginning Silversmithing/Open Studio with Jamie Halpern and Susie Sawin | July 20-26 Welcome Quilts for Asylum Seekers with Rogene Ashford | July 20-26 Introduction to Watercolor with Patsy Welch | July 20-26 Pastels in the Painted Desert with Juliana Crownover | July 20-26 Fire It Up! Art Welding with Connie B. Burkhart and David Kadlec | July 20-26 Ghost Ranch Gospel Music - Heart and Soul with Todd O’Neal and Nathaniel Best | July 20-26 Summer Venture | July 20-26 Creating Beauty in Kilns with Fused Glass with Katrina Jameson | July 20-26 From Prompt to Poetry: Write! with Anita Skeen | July 20-26 Teen Venture: Birds and Beyond with Holly Thomas and Holly Merker | July 20-26 Dare to Lead: Values and Courage with Tasnim “Taz” McCormick Benhalim | July 20-26 Citizen Paleontology with Randy Irmis and Nathan Smith | July 20-26 Dust on the Page: Narratives of the Southwest with Irina Ruvinsky | July 20-26 Land is Body: Held in Gravity with Brad Stoller | July 20-26 Drawn to Clay: Exploring the Threw and Through with Misty Mawn | July 20-26 Community Camp 2 | July 28-31 August Color and Composition with Sean Hudson | August 8-10 On the Path Home with Dr. Richard Diamond | August 8-10 Five Stories to Rewrite Together with Ellen Petry Leanse | August 8-10 A Preacher’s Retreat with Working Preachers with Matthew Skinner, Karoline Lewis and Joy J. Moore | August 11-15 Living the Lord’s Prayer: God’s Revolution on Earth with San Williams | August 15-17 Ghost Ranch Community ASL Weekend with Joi Holsapple | August 15-17 Meditation in Motion: Mindful Hiking with Laurie Magoon | August 15-17 Indigenous Poetry featuring An Evening with Joy Harjo and Dg Nanouk Okpik | August 17-19 Writers Roundup with Lesley Poling-Kempes and Robin McLean | August 17-23 Painting the Ghost Ranch Landscape in Late Summer with Michelle Chrisman | August 24-30 Living with Hearing Loss with Dean Olson | August 25-29 Mindful Birding with Holly Thomas | August 29-31 Self-Discovery through Memoir with Deborah Taffa | August 29-31 Become a Great Storyteller with Judith Fein and Paul Ross | August 29 - September 1 |
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AshWhile cutiepie kittens tumble and pounce and steal the spotlight with their tiny toe beans and complete chaos… Ash waits. This soft-hearted 3-year-old tabby has been overlooked again and again in favor of tinier, squeakier models. Ash isn’t flashy. He doesn’t juggle toy mice or leap dramatically into cardboard boxes. But he loves. Oh, how he loves. Ash melts under your hand when you pet him, closing his eyes in absolute trust, and leans in like he’s waited his whole life for that one moment of kindness.
He’s a staff favorite, deeply loved by all, and so ready to be someone’s everything. If your life has room for one very special tabby, choose Ash. He’s not a kitten. He’s not chaos He’s better. He’s real love. We are open to walk-in adopters Monday-Saturday 11am-4:30pm 🐈⬛ 
MimiOnce again, Española Humane is naming pets in celebration of the beloved Santa Fe Opera season: as the Santa Fe Opera inspires passion for a living art form, Española Humane is passionate about saving lives. This 68th season opened with Puccini’s masterpiece La Bohème and we are giving it a tail wagging twist with a litter of Great Pyrenees mix pups available for adoption from our Ojo Santa Fe Puppy Patch! Mimì is not as delicate as her opera character, but she’s just as sweet. This star is waiting to join your cast—no operatic endings here, only the happiest of new beginnings! Apply on our website and we will schedule an appointment at the resort. Toi Toi Toi!espanolahumane.org
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