Belen Being one of only a few women to be a licensed funeral home director in the state of New Mexico has earned Libby Rymarz-Misener state recognition. Rymarz-Misener will be among five people to receive the Trailblazer Award...

Let’s do breakfast. Students at Jaramillo and Rio Grande elementary schools in Belen and Desert View Intermediate School in Los Lunas are beginning their days by having breakfast with their classmates — in their...

Franchising is a contractual method of distributing goods and services. The franchiser owns a trademark and sells licenses to sell a product or service under the trademark. Franchising can offer those who lack experience the...

Former Furr’s employees of the now-vacant supermarket on Caldwell and River Road in Belen will forever remember Aug. 16, 2001. That was the day that Furr’s released all of its Belen employees after declaring...

If you’re in a mood to watch a good movie or listen to your favorite compact disc, the selection and convenience has improved at Branden’s Video and Music since it opened a second store in Valencia County. Doug...

August is one of the busiest months of the year in Valencia County. Kids go back to school, Bosque Farms puts on its historic community fair, Our Lady of Belen holds its annual fiestas and then the county fair begins. With all...

More than a decade ago, the idea of an alternative to the impersonal, often unpleasant world of modern banking formed in the minds of several Valencia County business people. These community-minded citizens wanted to offer...

Los Lunas Pizza, salads and sub sandwiches — residents of Valencia County are craving all three. Their tastebuds will soon be satisfied when Dion’s opens its doors in Los Lunas this October. Christie Martinez, marketing...

Bosque Farms The Village of Bosque Farms Council unanimously passed its 2002-03 village budget Tuesday, but it was not a balanced budget, compared to the previous interim one sent to Santa Fe. Village Administrator Jane Fritz...

Los Lunas A wider shopping selection awaits customers at the Valencia Plaza with the relocation of The Branch Christian Books, Gifts and Espresso and Vaughn’s Earthly Creations. The two stores moved from Adobe Plaza to the...

The revised county budget for 2002-2003 that narrowly passed by a 3-2 commission vote Tuesday still leaves six Valencia County departments on 32-hour work weeks. County Manager James Fernández estimated that the county...

Bosque Farms Say It With A Basket — specializing in baskets for all occasions — has done well enough in the past four years to move from a home business into a shop located in the Southwest Grill at the north end of Bosque Farms...