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Every week, Robert Auge lays out the week’s harvest in neatly organized and labeled bins on a repurposed horse trailer to sell at local farmers markets.
Even after 15 years, Auge still greets every customer with a big smile and a contagious laugh.

NATIVE VOTING RIGHTS: Miguel H. Trujillo made his mark

by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Aug 11, 2022 | Features, News, Top Stories | 0

“It’s hard to think of my grandfather as (a civil rights leader) but hearing people talk about him and hearing the history of him, he was and we take pride and hopefully carrying on his legacy.”

Bosque Farms native was named one of the top 15 bartenders in the country

by Adrian Gomez, Albuquerque Journal | Aug 11, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment, Features, News | 0

Beginning with 10,000 applicants, Simons navigated his way through the 2022 U.S. Bartenders’ Guild World Class to a top 15 finish.

True-to-life Woodcarvings: Local artist brings fowl and other animals to life through woodcarving

by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Aug 4, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment, Features | 0

For a carving of a life-sized Cooper’s hawk pinning down it’s limp prey, one can’t help but feel there’s a little more to it. He’s come a long way since that first small goat he carved at 14 years old, now creating true-to-life carvings of all kinds of feathered fowl, from great horned owls to roadrunners.

4-H youth learn to show and care for animals

by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Jul 28, 2022 | Features, Special Section Articles | 0

As the heat of summer sets in, youth animal handlers across Valencia County settle in to the home stretch of getting their cows, goats, chickens, sheep, rabbits and more ready for county fair season.