Daniel Cortez

A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Daniel Cortez of Artesia.

Gary Ryan

Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Woodbine Cemetery for Jean Gary Ryan.

Henrietta De La Rosa

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Henrietta De La Rosa.

Still time to organize a Great American Clean-Up

Artesians are encouraged to help spruce up the city this summer as part of a nationwide program. The Great American Clean-Up is an annual community improvement program organized by Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit organization that has more than 700 state and community-based affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 partner organizations.

Little tricks up my sleeve and in the pantry, too

I’ve found the art of cooking to be much like the art of life itself: There are a lot of ups and downs, and you have to be tough to hang in there. Let’s face it: One of the most daunting tasks of adult life is deciding what to eat three times a day, every single day, forever.

Artesia Public Schools Honor Roll

Bryce Bain, Kymber Beltran, Dedrik Bishop, Francisco Caleyo, Mikenzi Carlo, Nathan Delgado, Malachi Doom, Addysen Folmar, Kambri Fraze, Braden Fuentes, Camden Fuentes, Margaret Greenwood, Matthew Hafliger, Abigail Hauschild, Allyson Hughes, Gage Jimenez, Kaitlyn Juarez-Bustamante, Josephine Luevano, Kara Martinez, Madison Martinez, Nevaeh Morales, McKenna Morrison, Joshua Parker, Lauryn Parker, Madison Pittman, Maria Ramirez-Rivero, Aryana Ramirez, Journey Roberson, Syntia Rodriguez-Perez, Raegen Rodriguez, Mia Sanchez, Paola Sedeno-Gonzalez, Angelo Silvas, Sebastian Tena, Angellina Velasquez, Jarren Wadkins, Kaden Zuniga Honor Roll

What’s next for Spaceport America?

It was glamour and glitz again as Virgin Galactic sent its last space tourists into the heavens this month. Now the company will fade away for two years to build the next generation ship – not here but in Mesa, Arizona.

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In 1996 I took a year off from journalism to attend seminary in Atlanta. The plan was to cram as much theology, sociology of religion and church history into two semesters to return to a newspaper to cover the intersection of religion and politics.