http://www.santafenewmexican.com/rss/[Category]/[Slugline] Santa Fe New Mexican en-us http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/There-s-water--on-the-moon On Oct. 19, the LCROSS mission guided a spent Centaur rocket stage and its shepherding craft to dual impacts at crater Cabeus near the moon's south po ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Tough-enough-to-tackle-a-triathlon Training for a triathlon is tough work. That's why two Los Alamos National Laboratory employees decided to do it together. There were some days ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Up-to-the-challenge Lucy Medina entered the workforce in 1976 at the age of 49, when most women her age were starting to think about retirement. Fortunately, she didn ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Talent-puts-shine-on-fundraiser Start with a good cause. Add a few talented people and a few more people who think it's a great idea to buy art in order to support the good cause. At ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Maintaining-a-life-in-harmony Balance has always been essential to Sue West, a dancer, teacher, mother and grandmother. West is in the process of writing a book, Perfecting the Bal ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Outrageous--Rumors--draws-the-laughs Veteran actor Rachel Tynes is having a blast with her character for Santa Fe Preparatory School's upcoming production of Rumors. Her character, ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Matchboxes-of-memories Jessica Estevan, 17, has been an artist since she can remember. That's why when the people from Warehouse 21 contacted her to paint a matchbox for Pre ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/A-clean-bird-is-a-warm-bird Cold weather is sure to make an appearance in northern New Mexico soon and might even stick around for a while this time. You'll notice more fran ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Mars-shines-bright-in-November-sky Already a familiar sight to night-owl observers during past months, the planet Mars is now becoming visible in the evening sky. Rising before midnight ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/-Beauty--unlocks-the-truth-within The kids of Pandemonium Productions prepped for their Beauty and the Beast rehearsal last Monday by having a good time as only kids can have, with ene ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Agency-offers-fun-way-to-learn-about-services It was "speed dating" — with a twist. These weren't singles who briefly met across restaurant tables, sized each other up and narrowed down the potent ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Romantic-trips-take-special-thought Remember the book-turned-film Bridget Jones's Diary and the excitement surrounding her first "mini-break", or vacation, with her boyfriend? Over ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Classic--Legend--matches-season Joaquin Stewart, 12, originally signed up for the Santa Fe Performing Arts young actors troupe to do technical work, such as lighting, but he soon cau ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Patriotism-s-common-thread In honor of Veterans Day, we pay tribute not to any one individual but to the building that has been home to Santa Fe's military veterans. The Veteran ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/08-children-s-theater-schedule A THEATER WEEKEND Three children's theater shows will open this weekend: Southwest Children's Theater presents Sheherazade: 1001 Arabian Nig ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/-Sheherazade--full-of-surprises There's always a lesson to be learned when it comes to the productions put on by Rebecca Morgan and the Southwest Children's Theater. That's especiall ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Mitote-Nov--8--2009 Garcia Street Books is hosting a birthday party benefit for Margaret Atwood at 5:30 p.m. before she and her life partner, Graeme Gibson, discuss their ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Dr--Comet-is-least-known-astronomer What do airplane chaff to confuse enemy radar, spacecraft shielding against meteor strikes and precision satellite tracking have in common? They were ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Capturing-the-cowboy-culture The kids of the Turquoise Trail Wranglers 4-H club have reached national fame after being featured in this month's Western Horseman. Kyle Partain, ass ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/100th-birthday-Still-feeling-the-wings-on-his-shoulders Prentice Willis thoroughly enjoyed his 100th birthday party last Tuesday. He joked around with a few longtime friends and family members as he held wh ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Mitote-Nov--1--2009 Who knew? Fashion designer Michael Kors — it's his black dress that Michelle Obama wears in her official White House portrait — loves Santa Fe. We lea ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Turning-dreams-into-reality Karleen Boggio-Montgomery was born in Trinidad, Colorado in 1941. Her grandmother, Lucia Cortese Boggio, who was from Valperga in Northern Italy, had ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/State-earns-praise-for-work-with-Latino-youth Federal policymakers turned to those with relevant experience to address a recent national conference on Latino youth and education, and one of those ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/Demon-star-Algol-returns-in-November Last week reseachers announced that the most distant galaxy cluster yet detected had been found by combining data from NASA's orbiting Chandra X-ray o ... Leisure http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Leisure/FOR-THE-BIRDS--Juncos-arrive-just-in-time-for-winter The dark-eyed junco is a very common bird in New Mexico — but only in the winter. Just as the American robin signals spring, the dark-eyed junco is a ... Leisure