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Of late, it’s the softball field where Bloomfield has established a level of no others in its class can touch.
Check out all the Bobcats’ past glory in the
Roll Call of State Champs…
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Softball
2009…Bloomfield has a new coach, in Eric Zamora, but success continues with a 6-0 Class 3A finals victory over Cobre
2008…Bobcats win second of two battles, in the same day, against St. Mike’s and the 9-3 win is good for a state championship trophy
2007…Guided by coach Bryan Chavez, Bloomfield shuts out Portales in 3A title contest for first crown in seven years
2000…Longtime coach Tom Higgins gets another championship when his Bobcats whitewash Silver 3-0 for Class 3A bragging rights
1993…Three straight titles for Bloomfield after a 6-2 victory over Artesia to finish off state tournament
1992…A sterling 24-2 season ends when the Bobcats squeak by St. Pius 2-1 in the 3A championship game
1991…First Four Corners team to win a softball championship? It’s Bloomfield, which beats Artesia 5-0 for the Class 3A blue trophy
Football
1966…Bloomfield’s first team state tournament crown comes on the gridiron when Bobcats cap perfect 11-0 season by beating Jal 34-23 in Class B finale
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“Ole!” greets drive-through customers from the speaker box.
If that’s the case, it can only be one business: Taco Box.
From frijole burritos to Spanish fries to pig-in-a-panchos, and quite nearly everything in-between, the restaurant has been serving up its eclectic menu for 40 years.
According to owner Tom Martin, the number one seller is the simple-and-tasty frijole burrito while tacos, chalupas and cheese sticks follow closely in popularity.
A popular side item are Spanish fries, a Taco Box-invented title for another potato-based munchie (any guesses?). Martin says his restaurant has only occasionally ventured into making regular french fries and the attempts have ultimately always been futile with the Taco Box customer base.
“I always joke that I don’t make french fries so I can help keep McDonald’s in business,” Martin says.
Other items also remain popular to an extent even though not officially on the menu board anymore – a testament to the loyalty of the typical Taco Box consumer.
The Mexi-Burger was on the menu back in the early 1980s and still gets ordered today. By those in the know, at any rate.
“There’s probably at least a dozen different items over the years like that,” Martin says. “We took it off, just because of space, but we still make ‘em. We probably sell as many as we did when they were on the menu.”
Martin lists breakfast tacos, frijole tacos, guacamole tacos as other such “underground” items. And that’s not to mention the vast array of drink combinations, utilizing the different soft drinks and flavorings, that have actually never been listed on the big board at Taco Box.
Martin, raised in Cleveland and a graduate from Cornell University in New York, ventured west after college and tried his hand with the Taco Box brand. He took over Taco Box on June 1, 1970.
Remembering his first foray into Mexican food, Martin has an oft-repeated story with some variation or another.
“I never had a taco until I was 21. I remember having a mild green chile taco and I thought I was going to die,” Martin recalls.
After having a tastebud-adjustment and following countless tacos served to his customers at Taco Box, it’s safe to say one thing about the guy who originally thought he’d be in the Land of Enchantment for “a couple of years.”
Well Tom, you’re a New Mexican now.
