River Dams Hold At Red Rock Bridge With Detour In Place
River remains high at Red Rock but bridge holds amid heavy rains. Previous floods washed out the crossing. a bucket system was once used to shuttle people. This year the detour route avoids the damaged road while the bus for Lordsburg School picks up north of the bridge. Phil DeFoor and Vance Lee inspected and approved the detour for the driver.
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Red Rock
Grant County Road Department
Lordsburg
Phil DeFoor
Vance Lee
Rosie Rhoades Celebrates 100th Birthday
Rosie Rhoades marked her 100th birthday at Fort Bayard Medical Center on January 15. Born January 15, 1893 in Chickasha Nation Oklahoma, she moved to Lordsburg in 1908. She married Edward J. Rhoades. they had four children, with relatives in Santa Fe Oklahoma and Lordsburg. Nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren attend.
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Rosie Rhoades
Fort Bayard Medical Center
Chickasha Nation
Oklahoma
Lordsburg
Open House Spotlighting Lordsburg Adult Literacy Program
An open house to spotlight the adult literacy program in Lordsburg is set for Friday February 5 from 10 a m to 2 p m at 300 13th Street. Lauralee Gayle of VISTA explains the Hidalgo County literacy effort with Western New Mexico University and the local Adult Literacy program. Public invited. for more information call 538-6208.
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Lordsburg
13Th Street
Hidalgo County
Lauralee Gayle
America
VISTA
Western New Mexico University
New Mexico
Gale
Local School Board Elections In Lordsburg And Animas
Voters in the Lordsburg and Animas districts vote Tuesday to elect board members and renew the 2 mill levy for school improvements, a levy approved since 1975. Animas positions 2 include Ellis Massey and Stanford. Viccelli unopposed in 4. Lordsburg sees Allred unopposed in 4. Precinct voting at Civic Center for 1 2 3 and Virden Center for 4. Animas centers at Rodeo Playas and Animas Community Centers.
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Lordsburg
Animas
Roger Ellis
Dennis O. Massey
Kenneth J. Stanford
Christine P. Viccelli
Helen Allred
Bob Lowrey
Lisandro
Ali) Salinas
Civic Center
Virden Community Center
Rodeo Community Center
Animas Community Center
Playas Community Center
Hidalgo County Chooses Site for Landfill Debate
County Commissioners held two special meetings focused on selecting a site for a new landfill. One option lies north of the Southern Pacific tracks near the dry lake bed west of Lordsburg, with a potential $150,000 public crossing cost and crossing arms required.
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Mimi Samuel
Southern Pacific
Lordsburg
Tom Anderson
Anderson
Joe Gendron
Engineer's Inc
Jill Dougherty
Maternal and Child Health Council
Jim Wilborn
The
Soil Conservation Service
Hidalgo County
Wilborn
Financial Aid Awareness Week Declared by Governor King
Governor Bruce King proclaims February 8 to 12 1993 as Financial Aid Awareness Week with a hotline run by the New Mexico Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. Call 1 800 264 3371 or 344 1880 in Albuquerque for help on grants scholarships work study loans deadlines and applications.
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Bruce King
New Mexico Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation
Albuquerque
Hidalgo EDC Reschedules Meeting to Feb 10
The Hidalgo County Economic Development Committee will meet on Wednesday February 10 at 5 00 PM in the Chamber of Commerce office instead of February 3 as originally planned J R Altuna president confirms the new date and location
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Hidalgo County
Free Government Sales Workshop Here February 12
The State of New Mexico General Service Department offers a free workshop on selling to federal state and local agencies. Lordsburg sessions are scheduled for February 12 and March 12 at the Courthouse with pre registration. Contact J. R. Altuna or County manager Tom Anderson. Jasper Abeyta will conduct the workshop.
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New Mexico
General Service Department
Lordsburg
J. R. Altuna
Tom Anderson
Jasper Abeyta
Services Held In Animas For Ilene Richardson
Saturday services at the Animas Ward LDS Church for Ilene Gardner Richardson 42 of Cotton City followed her death Thursday. Born July 20 1950 in Mesa AZ she was a member of Animas Ward LDS Church. Survived by husband Charles six sons six daughters two brothers two sisters and numerous relatives. Casketbearers were Nathan Alan Vern LaRon and Phil Gardner.
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Animas Ward
LDS Church
Ilene Gardner Richardson
Jim Mortensen
Cotton City
Mesa
Calvin
Connie
Charles
Benjamin
Phyllis Gardner
Thelma Selenke
Nathan
Thatcher
Erwin
Anaheim
Laron Richardson
Alan Richardson
von Richardson
Sheri Richardson
Silver City
Merrilee
Laree Richardson
Phil Gardner
Dean Gardner
Pason
Teresa Powers
Pyallup
Sheryl
Bunker
Orem
Hidalgo County Pioneer Passes Away In Phoenix
Daniel B. Dunagan age 80, a pioneer of Animal Valley, died in Phoenix on January 21. Born April 9, 1912 to Stephen and Delilah Dunagan, he helped homestead the 44 Ranch now part of Gray Ranch with grandparents and siblings. Survived by wife Effie of Blythe, two sons Daniel R. Dunagan and Douglas E. Dunagan, sister Mary E. Tyler, and many grandchildren and nephews.
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Daniel B. Dunagan
Animal Valley
Phoenix
Stephen
Delilah
Big Mama
Conner Dunagan
Gray Ranch
Effie
Blythe
Daniel R. Dunagan
Silver City
Douglas E. Dunagan
Mary E. Tyler
Albuquerque
SW Council Of Governments To Meet Here
The Southwest Council of Governments will meet at the Civic Center in Lordsburg on Tuesday February 4 at 10:00 AM. The meeting is open to the public. Counties in the council include Grant Catron Luna and Hidalgo with municipalities Bayard Central Deming Columbus Silver City Lordsburg Hurley Reserve and Virden.
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Southwest Council of Governments
Civic Center
Lordsburg
SW Council of Governments
Grant
Catron
Luna
Hidalgo
Bayard
Central
Deming
Columbus
Silver City
Hurley
Reserve
Virden
Lordsburg School Board Meeting Tonight at 7 PM
The regular meeting of the Lordsburg Municipal School Board of Education will be held Tuesday in the Board Room at the High School beginning at 7:00 PM.
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Lordsburg Municipal School Board of Education
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Board
SCS
Eleanor Brewer
Jake McCarty
McCarty
Bob Kerr
New Mexico Association of Counties
Court House
Ilene Richardson
St. Joseph Church Building Fund
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