Former VFW Ladies Auxiliary president dies at 90

Submitted photo: VFW Post 9676 Ladies Auxiliary President Mary “Stella” Sanchez passed away on Jan. 15.

Outspoken and independent, Mary "Stella" Sanchez liked to do things with her husband, the late Manuel A. Sanchez. He was a veteran of World War II, and she had been the president of the ladies auxiliary of the VFW Post 9676 in Los Lunas for more than 20 years.

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy

Abigail R. Ortiz-News-Bulletin photo: Diana Green, right, attempts to light her daughter, Mikaela’s candle for the third time at the 19th Annual Candlelight Vigil for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Anna Becker Park in Belen.

The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day launched Saturday at the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus with a commemorative service honoring the extraordinary work and legacy of the civil right's leader.


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