Gold Pour Marks Westar Lordsburg Ore Project Start
Westar mine manager Bob Lowery poured gold and silver December 23 after over a year and more than two million dollars spent on the Lordsburg project. The initial 50 ounce pour is 0 to 50 percent gold, with refining planned at Lordsburg and stockpiled ore to drive a 25 to 30 person operation over years. Water is pumped from the Bonney shaft and cyanide leaching is used to extract metals.
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Banner
Lowery
Liberal
Western Bank
Lordsburg
Bonney
United States Bureau of Mines
Lowry
Westar
Daniel Demers
City Election Filing Date January Fifth
City Clerk Sherri Arredondo states filing for the March 1 1988 municipal election must meet strict state rules. Filing day is January 5 1988 from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Municipal Clerk’s office with required documents including a declaration of candidacy and a certified voter registration affidavit showing a street address.
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Sherri Arredondo
Arredondo
Telephone Breakdown Hits Lordsburg Area
Russell Roberts of Western New Mexico Telephone Company reports that on Monday at 3:45 p.m. a road side crew cut a main transmission cable between Lordsburg and Deming one mile east of Muir exit, isolating Lordsburg Roadforks and nearby areas for about four hours until service restoration at 7:45 p.m. Seventy two long distance circuits and twenty four special service circuits were affected. The company apologizes for the inconvenience.
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Russell Roberts
Western New Mexico Telephone Company, Inc
Lordsburg
Deming
Muir Exit
Roadforks
Western New Mexico Telephone Company
EMT Course To Be Offered By Local Instructors
An EMT basic course will be offered starting in January conducted by W L Sanders and Mike Coogan. The program aims to train participants in essential emergency medical techniques and patient care under certified supervision.
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W. L. Sanders
Mike Coogan
Lordsburg Board Sets Regular Meeting Schedule
The Lordsburg Board of Education will meet Tuesday January 5 at 7 00 p m in the Board Room Lordsburg Municipal Schools The ambulance course runs seven weeks Saturdays and four weeknights at the Ambulance Station Applications available at the Ambulance Building or by calling 542 8272 for details.
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Board of Education of the
Lordsburg Municipal Schools
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Lordsburg
Five Hundred Housed At Lordsburg National Guard Armory
A winter storm closed I 10 near Lordsburg forcing travellers to shelter at the National Guard Armory. SP4 Phillip Hickson opened the facility at midnight December 25, bringing in five hundred people through December 26 as Mayor Smith and local groups aided with food and funds including a $300 Red Cross grant. Local agencies and businesses aided shelter operations and provisions.
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Lordsburg
Sheriff's Office
Chamber of Commerce
Lordsburg Christian Home
Red Cross
New Mexico Army National Guard
Smith
John and
Marsha Hill
Jeanne la Marca
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department
Saucedo's Supermarket
Circle H Grocery
Lordsburg Residents Aid Holiday Stranded Travelers
The El Paso Times Christmas weekend highlights Lordsburg residents helping hundreds of holiday travelers stranded by road conditions. Volunteers worked through Christmas night and into the next day to assist families, embodying Christmas spirit and community benevolence.
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el Paso Times
Lordsbug
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Sal Gomez
Westar Mining
Bob Lowery
Danny Gomez
Eleazar Magallanes
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Estella Estrada
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