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Best of Valencia County special section. This year â 2020 â has been especially tough on many businesses and community members. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to close at times and curtail their services. Students and teachers are having to learn and teach remotely, and student-athletes may have to wait until spring to start their sports season. We appreciate our community â more now than ever â for their continued vigilance and support. The winners of the Best of Valencia Contest were voted on by our readers. We thank everyone who participated, and congratulate all the winners of this yearâs contest. BEST FOOD ....
Drivers traveling west into Belen on the Reinken Avenue. overpass seldom notice an old building to the north. The modern world seems to have passed the structure by. But it wasnât long ago that this old building was one of Belenâs main hotels, frequented by Santa Fe railroad workers and weary travelers who arrived by train from the nearby depot. The building seems shrouded in mystery. Who had built and opened this hotel? Who owned the property over the years? How was it run? What caused its decline? And what does its future look like after more than a hundred years in existence? ....