Las Cruces, NM
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Las Cruces, NM
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A longtime stalwart of the Las Cruces running community, the late Lawrence Joy, is being honored with a virtual 5k sponsored by Las Cruces Running Club (LCRC).
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Bulletin report
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2/24/21
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Unless you follow PGA Tour golf closely and watch untold hours of tournament TV broadcasts, you may not know the name Kamaiu (ka-my-yoo) Johnson. Johnson is a 27-year-old professional golfer from Tallahassee, Florida, who became attached to golf in a most improbable way.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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2/24/21
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The term, “course management” is classic golf jargon and short for “managing yourself around the golf course for the best possible results.” Skillful and effective course management involves several things, but mainly it is about playing for position.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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2/19/21
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Dona Ana County Senior Olympic (DACSO) games – which usually get underway early in each calendar year – have been canceled for 2021.
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By Jess Williams
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2/11/21
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Possibilities. As golfers, that’s pretty much how we think. Each time we tee it up for a new round, in our hearts dwells the anticipation that this one will be special.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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2/11/21
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Las Cruces City Manager Ifo Pili has direct and personal connections to both teams squaring off this Sunday in Super Bowl LV. During his NFL career, Pili played for Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid and alongside Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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Ever wonder about luck? I mean the role that luck, good and bad, plays in sports, politics, careers, wars and even life.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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1/28/21
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Most of us who love to play golf in this temperate high desert climate love to play all year round. Heck, that’s exactly why some of us live here. And in the dead of summer, it’s tolerable, unlike Phoenix.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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1/22/21
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One of modern golf’s most prolific and admired golf course architects, Pete Dye, Jr., died early last January at age 94. Dye was born Dec. 29, 1925, in Urbana, Ohio, and in 1943 won the Ohio state high school golf championship.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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1/15/21
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On Feb. 17, 2020, the sports world lost a legend with the death of Mary Kathryn “Mickey” Wright at age 85, winner of 82 LPGA Tour events from 1956 through 1973 (and 8 other professional wins), and a 13-time major champion.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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1/8/21
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According to ancient historians, the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions goes all the way back to the time when Janus, a mythical king of early Rome in 153 B. C., was placed at the head of the calendar.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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12/29/20
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2020 Oñate High School graduate Angelita Altamirano became the first girls’ state wrestling champion in New Mexico history earlier this year, and now she has achieved the same record in college.
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By Mike Cook
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12/29/20
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We had a really great story planned to go into this space this week, but it didn’t pan out. We’ll try to get it next week. In the meantime, you’re stuck with me, and I’m a pool player.
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By JESS WILLIAMS
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12/23/20
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Through the years I have responded to questions readers have emailed or asked. Nearly all are reasonable, and some are funny. Bur most fall into the category of “frequently asked questions,” or FAQ’s. To spice up my easy-to-grasp answers I have relied on the wisdom of the late Yogi Berra (1925 – 2015).
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By Charlie Blanchard
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12/23/20
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Just a few decades ago cult filmmaker Douglas Adams produced “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,” in which he promised the answer to, “The ultimate question about life, the universe and everything.” I would have added golf to the list.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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12/21/20
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First, a little background. I, of course, am an avid golfer. Probably an addicted golfer. I almost always have fun playing with my friends, but I do take it seriously. I try to perform my best, with the scoring bar set below my current age (78).
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By Charlie Blanchard
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12/10/20
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Three young LPGA professional women are re-writing the record books with their drivers.
The first (and longest) is Bianca Pagdanganan, who came within 18 inches of an average drive mark of 300 yards five weeks ago in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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12/3/20
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Pitcher Ralph Terry, who won 107 games as a Yankee in the ‘50s and ‘60’s, played five PGA Tour events after retiring from baseball. He then played 96 PGA Senior Tour events without a win.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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11/30/20
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On my right arm, just above the sleeve line (in a short-sleeve shirt) is one of my favorite tattoos. It shows the multi-color shark logo of Australian golfing legend Greg Norman. Until Tiger Woods came along, Norman held the record for the most consecutive weeks as the world’s number-one golfer, and he always electrified the course whenever he played.
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By Jess Williams
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11/30/20
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When Alex Galvan passed away in June at 78, his family closed his store, City of the Crosses religious store at 307 S. Main St. in downtown Las Cruces.
But now the store has new life as City of the Crosses Toys & Collectibles.
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Bulletin Report
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11/23/20
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