Postoffice Elevated To First Class Facility
Lordsburg post office earns first class status effective September 27. Postmaster Bobby Borrego says increased window and route service helped reach the 950 unit benchmark with about $200 per unit. Lordsburg serves Playas Roadforks Red Rock communities and employs eight full time staff with plans to hire two more. Open 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday and 11 to 1 on Saturdays with all services available during Saturday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
Bobby Borrego
Borrego
Playas
Roadforks
Red Rock
Grader Get-A-Way Foiled By Sheriff's Department
Two illegal aliens, an adult and a juvenile, tried to steal a county grader worth 35000 near Gray Ranch on September 24. They drove 8 miles toward the Mexican border before abandoning it. Deputies recovered footprints and later halted the suspects who were found with stolen farm items from Massey Farms and Houston Moore Farm. They testified they planned to steal a tractor after reconsidering use of the road grader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gray Ranch
Billy Darnell
Mexicai
Bob Waldrop
Pablo Sanchez
Houston Moore Farm
Massey Farms
Lordsburg
Mexico
Darnell
Money Not Available For City Grant Requests
Lordsburg faces a double setback as New Mexico Community Assistance and Natural Resource Department funds fall short of covering the city grant request. Sherri Arredondo attended Santa Fe allocation meetings to disperse CDBG NMCA funds, with staff reporting on past funding, funding history, and expenditure adequacy. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Natural Resource Department
Arts And Crafts Show Plans Advance In Lordsburg
Work proceeds on the Arts and Crafts Show sponsored by Hidalgo County Home Makers Council to be held November 6 7 and 8 at the Lordsburg Civic Center. For information call Leona Hightower Sallye Barney or Judy Chase with listed phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo County
Home Makers Council
Lordsburg Civic Center
Leona Hightower
Sallye Barney
Judy Chase
City crews begin alley clean up in Buena Vista Addition
Lordsburg City crews start cleaning alleys from the southern Buena Vista Addition and move north as possible. Other crews will address visible areas and ongoing emergencies. October promises heavy activity with city and county agenda events inviting out of town guests as residents keep the town clean and show pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista Addition
Lordsburg
City Corner
South Main
Arthur Clark Smith
Top prize $500 in St Jude Bike-A-Thon
Wheels For Life Bikes in Lordsburg on October 11, 1986, benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Richard A. Chaires, chair, urges Lordsburg residents to ride in memory of Jaime the leukemia patient, saying riders become spokesmen for kids with cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Bank
St. Jude
Richard Chaires
Sounds of Music
Wheels For Life
Lordsburg
Bike-a-thon
Richard A. Chaires
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Chaires
Jaime
Seniors Flu Shots Scheduled
Hidalgo County Health Office has flu vaccine for previously registered senior citizens. Jan Hopkins will administer shots at Lordsburg Senior Citizen Center on Friday October 10 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. In Rodeo at the Community Building shots for registered seniors run Friday October 17 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo County
Jan Hopkins
Lordsburg Senior Citizen Center
East 4Th Street
Hidalgo County to receive PILT funds for 1986
Hidalgo County will receive 258 349 from the Department of the Interior as its PILT payment for 1986 to offset non taxable federal lands within county lines. The funds may be used like general tax revenues for road work and law enforcement, based on acres of federal land in each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo County
Department of the Interior
Joe Skeen
National Forest Service
National Park Service
Bureau of Land Management
Skeen
New Mexico
Eddy County
Chavez County
Dona Ana County
Grant County
Lea County
Lincoln County
Luna County
Otero County
Quay County
Roosevelt County
Sierra County
Union County
Hidalgo County SWCD Created 14 Years Ago
The Hidalgo Soil and Water Conservation District was formed on December 8, 1972 by merging the Animas Valley and Virden Valley districts. Its origins trace back to the mid-1940s, with initial supervisors named Even Thygerson, Fred Ewing, Marion Mortensen, Harry Turner, Sidney Wight, Joe Rouse, and Archie Payne. Current supervisors are David Ramos, Dennis Massey, Stanford Jones, Tom Anderson, Archie Payne, Charles Siepel, and Lance Williams. The district covers parts of Hidalgo and Grant Counties in southwestern New Mexico, totaling 2,544,224 acres including 42,806 acres cropland and 2,453,051 acres rangeland, with about 58 percent privately or state owned and 42 percent federally owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo
Charles Siepel
Lance Williams
New Mexico
Hidalgo Soil and Water Conservation District
Grant Counties
Commodities Distribution Saturday At St Joseph's Church
The Knights of Columbus will handle commodity food distribution Saturday October 4 at St Joseph's Catholic Church from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Those picking up commodities should bring sacks and a card if available. A desk will register recipients and issue cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheriff's Department
Department of Finance and Administration
SWCD
Parent's
Colonia Juarez
Maverick Stadium
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!