Bosque Farms, New Mexico, has one of the longest-running, old-time community fairs in the country! Next weekend, August 2-5, 2007, will mark the 68th Annual Bosque Farms Community Fair!The Bosque Farms Community Fair was first organized in 1939, shortly after Bosque Farms was first settled. Every
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07/30/2007
Got ICE on your cell phone? If not, you should! And not just in warm climates like we have here in New Mexico!ICE is an international designation for "In Case of Emergency." If you are ill or injured, a rescuer finding you can check your cell phone contact list, but how would they know whether t
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07/26/2007
Madrid, New Mexico.Not pronounced like its namesake in Spain (mah DRID), this tiny NM town is pronounced by locals like the two short English words, "MAD rid," with the accent on the first syllable. Once a booming coal mining town, famous for its incredible Christmas displays, later a ghost town,
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07/24/2007
The US Senate has approved July 28, 2007 as the third annual National Day of the American Cowboy. What are cowboys palnning in your neck of the woods to celebrate?New Mexico horse enthusiasts will be celebrating in a number of ways, all across the state.Carrizozo, NM residents are marking the Nat
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07/23/2007
Here we go with another of my colorful charts, this time focused on the Northeast Heights area of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Realtors all over the country would probably give their eyeteeth about now to be able to show statistics like this for their local real estate market. That's because most of
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07/23/2007
The hottest housing market in the U.S., according to Housing Predictor, is Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a forecast average appreciation of 9.1% for 2007. The service lists the top 25 market in America, based on forecast average appreciation, all of which indicate 2007 appreciation rates over 5%
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07/18/2007
As regular readers will have noted by now, I like occasionally to spotlight some of the fabulous small cities and towns across America, places that offer all the conveniences for a modern lifestyle, but that haven't lost the small-town sense of community. Today's spotlight falls on Athens, Georgi
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07/16/2007
The July issue of The Horsemen's Voice carried a great story about a New Mexico horseman, a lifelong cowboy, who recently took on the challenge of a new discipline to compete in the Grand Prix de Santa Fe.As all of you horse lovers out there already know, it's a far cry from roping and cutting to
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07/16/2007
Is your local real estate market one that's "Cool for Sellers" or is it a "Red-Hot Buyers' Market"?If you're like most homeowners, you're probably wondering, "just how is the market holding up for houses like mine?" You may even have diligently read all sorts of market data about sales and prices
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07/15/2007
There's so much going on in August for New Mexico horse lovers! New Mexico Horse Events Calendar, August, 2007DatesGroupEventLocationContactAugust 3-4NMAPHCRoadrunner ClassicAmarillo, TX(505)898-6849August 4New Mexico Quarter Horse AssociationAll Breed Trail RideValles Caldera(505)455-3260August
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07/13/2007
