Re Scheduled Derby Ready For Saturday
The Soap Box Derby in Lordsburg is set for Saturday October 8 with events starting at 10 a.m. parade from Saucedo's Super Market to La Fiesta Club and noon BBQ at the racing site. Races begin at 2 p.m. with two cars at a time and conclude with a 6 p.m. dance by Latin Image.
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Heidi Anderson
Lordsburg
Saucedo’s
la Fiesta Club
Pyramid Village Park
Latin Image
Bobby Unser
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Firewood Season Announced on Gila Forest
Ken Scoggin Forest Supervisor announces a firewood season on the Gila National Forest with permits required for all woodcutting. Permits expire by December 24 and won’t be reissued until May 1, 1984. Permit cost is 3.75 dollars per card with a 10 dollar minimum, obtainable at the district office where cutting will occur.
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Gila National Forest
Ken Scoggin
Lordsburg School Board Holds Round Table Discussion
The Lordsburg School Board met briefly for a round table on building program specifications. Dr. Joel Price urged a feasibility study covering space use and educational needs, with input from teachers, and noted few architects have the right knowhow though UNM and UNC offer services potentially at $5,000 to $10,000. The board plans to invite an architectural firm next month as enrollment has fallen 30 percent in ten years and more in‑district vocational training is desired. Charles Hayes reported district test results with language highest and reading lowest, detailing weaknesses in vocabulary and math memory skills.
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Lordsburg School Board
Joel Price
Price
University of New Mexico
University of Northern Colorado
Universsities
Lordsburg
WNMU
Lance Williams
Bid Awarded For New Tourist Center In Lordsburg
Contract bids for a tourist center on Lordsburg outskirts were opened and awarded to Silverton Construction Company of El Paso. The bid totaled 968408 dollars, below the initial 1.07 million estimate but 107000 over the allocated 861000 state funds. The city will start 5500 feet of four inch water line to the site, at the west exit on the south side, as a prerequisite for completion. The state expects a 12 to 18 percent increase in Lordsburg tourism traffic.
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Lordsburg
Silverton Construction Company
el Paso
Texas
Rains Dampen Spirits Across New Mexico and Arizona
Severe storms flood towns along the Gila River with bridges washed out and roads underwater. In Duncan, a levee breach floods streets, a road out of condition sign appears on U.S. 70, and sandbagged storefronts close as residents brace for rising waters and wrecked weekend plans.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Lordsburg
Duncan
Greenlee County
Gila River
Safford
Clothign
Area Rivers Swollen To Limits
Heavy rain last Tuesday through Sunday pushed area rivers to flood levels in Hidalgo County Lordsburg Virden and Duncan Arizona. San Francisco and Gila rivers overflowed, U S 180 closed north of Cliff to Glenwood, evacuations in Reserve and Glenwood, flooding on New Mexico 9 between Animas and Rodeo. Motor Vehicle Department closes Monday October 10 for Columbus Day.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Virden
Duncan
Arizona
San Francisco
Gila
Catron
Grant
Hidalgo
Sierra
Luna
U.S. 180
Cliff North
Glenwood
Reserve
The
Weather Service
New Mexico 9
Animas
Rodeo
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Soap Box Derby
Firewood
By John Schimmel
Photo By
John Schimmel
South Pacific
NM 92
Martha Rodriguez
Cruz Rodriguez
Sotol Drive
Martha
Scott Gandara
Chuck Hayes
Motor Vehicle Department
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