2022 True Heroes
Join us on November 17 at 7 p.m. for New Mexico Magazine's True Heroes recognition ceremony on Facebook: @NewMexicoMagazine Presented by KOB4, New Mexico State Department of Health and New Mexico…
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Editor's Letter: True Gifts
Above: In our December issue, find fresh takes on tamales and posole. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. I'M READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Tree lightings, bizcochitos, Santa, farolitos, hot chocolate, and…
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True Heroes 2021: David Howard
Above: David Howard initially got involved with dog therapy in 2016, after adopting a pair of rescue dogs, Two Socks and Liza. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. IF YOU READ DAVID HOWARD'S BIO on the High…
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True Heroes 2021: Dr. Jennie Wei
Above: Within a week of the first COVID-19 case in McKinley County, Dr. Jennie Wei worked to provide housing for those in need. Photograph by Gabrielle Marks. IN EARLY MARCH 2020, a doctor at Gallup…
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True Heroes 2021: Michaelene Ahidley and Karlene Toehay
Above: On the Mescalero Apache reservation, the Elderly Program became the lifeblood of their tribe during the pandemic thanks to the work of Michaelene Ahidley and Karlene Toehay. Photograph by…
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True Heroes 2021: Vandee Silva
Above: After attending Central New Mexico Community College, Vandee Silva began working as a regional emergency dispatcher and volunteer firefighter. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. AROUND 6 P.M. ON…
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True Heroes 2021: Stephen Lindsey
Above: The doors to Silver City’s first makerspace were barely open when the news of a global pandemic arrived and Stephen Lindsey had to adjust. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. STEPHEN LINDSEY WAS IN…
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True Heroes 2021: David Elliot
Above: As Holy Cross’s emergency manager, David Elliot supervises and implements the hospital’s standards and protocols for emergency preparedness. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. DAVID ELLIOT HAD AN…
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True Heroes 2021: Bonnie Leno
Above: Bonnie Leno has taught more than 125 students to speak Keres in the past 10 years at the Acoma Learning Center & Library. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. BONNIE LENO KNOWS ACOMA PUEBLO'S…
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True Heroes 2021: Hiddekel Sara Burks
Above: Hiddekel Sara Burks sits inside the New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education crafting a coiled, multicolored braid that’s more than 4,000 feet long and growing. Photograph…
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