Mary Cunja King died on March 12, 2020, in Raton, New Mexico. She was born on February 21, 1923, the fourth of six children born to Antonia (Krasovec) and Anton Cunja, who emigrated from Austria (now Slovenia) in 1921 to work in the coal mines. Mary grew up in Sugarite,…
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New Mexico, like the rest of the world, is currently in uncharted territory. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly and as of this submission (March 19, 2020), New Mexico has 23 positive cases. This is a disease that spreads through close contact and is especially dangerous to the elderly and people with…
The late Byron Nelson, popularly considered one of the greatest professional golfers of all time, and his wife Peggy, were positively delighted with their painting by artist Milbie Benge. The huge 30” x 40” oil painting, displayed on a bedroom wall of their Texas ranch, was a landscape of a…