Author: Guide
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Passing the Sitzmark Torch
November 1, 2018, was a very special day for the Martinez family who have lived and worked in Red River for the past two and a half decades. Thursday was the day they closed the deal that saw the passing of the torch of the Sitzmark Sports Shop from George and Carol Woerndle to…
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Green Chile: It’s Ambrosia
Red, Green or Christmas? Hey, that’s a legitimate question and is, in fact, the official “State Question” of New Mexico. No kidding: we have an Official State Question, passed by legislators in the Round House in Santa Fe and utilized by PR folks to establish our unique state identity. When dining in the Land…
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New Brewery Opens
It’s the newest addition to Main Street. The Red River Brewing Company is a full-service restaurant and brewery open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. According to General Manager/Co-owner Michael Calhoun, they have a tasty appetizer menu, sandwiches, salads and burgers, with a special menu during dinner hours: steaks, grilled seafood, pasta…
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Taking A New Direction
Beau McDowell has been a realtor in Red River at Calhoun Realty for the past 10 years, selling homes, townhouses and cabins. He enjoys the work and especially the people he meets. He recently left Calhoun and joined forces with Haydon Outdoors, a well-known company specializing in farm, ranch and recreational real estate across…
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Need An Event Planned?
The decorated window of Karen Kelly’s office in the Miners Building at 612 W. Main gives more than a hint of what KWK Events has to offer, but the real clincher is the sign at the top: JUST MARRIED. “KWK Events is a wedding and events planning service,” Karen says, “a one-stop shop for…
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New Faces at T-Buck’s
T-Bucks, formerly T-Bucks Hole Thing Donut Shop, 601 West Main, is now in the hands of Amarillo natives Constance and Dylan Greene – no relation to the Weezie Greens – who took over the restaurant in mid-December. Breakfast and donut hours are 7-11 am, seven days a week during season, with a lunch menu…
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The Go-Kart Track
Located next door to Der Market, the Pit Stop and Go-Kart Track, formerly known as Go Kart City, changed hands in June of 2017. Built in 1970, the complex is currently operated by Nate Lyles. The Pit Stop offers a variety of “carnival food,” with the key word being deep-fried delights such as fried…
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New Venture For Wood Guys
Eddie Wilson came to town in 1996. Joe Bandy arrived in 2002. They love trees. It’s the reason they became wildland firefighters, traveling from Red River to combat wildfires in the American West. Flatlanders who grew up in Friona, “the Cheeseburger Capital of Texas,” the cousins have turned their love of trees into Wilson…
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MMM’s American Westfest®
The return of Michael Martin Murphey’s American Westfest® on July 4-8 will be a great holiday adventure. The popular event is a family-friendly, authentic Western celebration, founded in the spirit of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows. It will feature Native American artists, Mountain Men and Old West Cowboy historical re-enactments and a schedule of great…
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Southwest Pickers Return
The Red River Bluegrass Festival, which began at the Community House five years ago, merged in 2017 with the Southwest Traditional & Bluegrass Music Association, better known as The Southwest Pickers. The 44th annual Bluegrass and Traditional Music Festival set for September 13-16 will feature bluegrass, folk, Americana and old-timey music at different venues in…