Today's News

Robertson's volleyball team will play for a Class 3A state championship on Saturday, the second year in a row the Lady Cardinals have reached the state final.

The Lady Cards face top-ranked Ruidoso at 11 a.m. at the University of New Mexico's Johnson Center as part of a full day of state volleyball finals in all classes.

Residents are encouraged to help with the cleanup of the riverwalk area along the Gallinas River on Saturday.

The Rio Gallinas Thanksgiving City Cleanup is set to begin at 9 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at Bridge Street, where it crosses the river.

Organizers said trash bags, gloves and tools will be provided. Also furnished will be paint and paint brushes for cleaning up graffiti.

Lunch will be served to all volunteers.

Mayor Tony Marquez and other city officials said they would take part in the riverwalk cleanup effort.

Come one, come all. That’s the message from El Sombrero Restaurant.

For the 13th year in a row, the restaurant is holding its annual free Thanksgiving dinner. And the entire community is welcome.

Helen Rivera, the restaurant’s owner, started the tradition in 1996.

“I always wanted to do something like this, but I didn’t have a place to do it,” said Rivera, who opened the restaurant more than two decades ago. “We decided to do this for everybody.”

The NMHU Concert Band will kick off the holiday season in Ilfeld Auditorium Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3p.m.

The Highlands Faculty Brass Quintet and Highlands Marching and Concert Band will perform such favorites as “Sleigh Ride” and “The Christmas Song,”“Semper Fidelis,” and Five pieces by 17th-century composer Anthony Holborne. Modern pieces include“Back in Black”, and John Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name.”