Village to Benefit From $82500 Housing Grant
Pyramid Village will receive $82,500 for modernization of its 100 low income units. Senator Pete V Domenici announced the HUD grant as part of $6.5 million for 23 New Mexico communities. The funding covers physical and management improvements and requires 20 years of lower income housing operation. Lordsburg is noted for its 100 units.
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Pyramid Village
Pete V. Domenici
New Mexico
Domenici
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lordsburg
Lois Saucedo Named Bingaman Hidalgo Campaign Coordinator
Senator Jeff Bingaman announced Lois Saucedo as his Hidalgo County campaign coordinator. He praised her for dedicating time and energy to boost campaign visibility, contact voters, organize registration, and drive turnout in Hidalgo County.
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Jeff Bingaman
Lois Saucedo
Hidalgo County
Lois
Bingaman
Saucedo
Lordsburg Center Set to Open October 24
Mayor Clark Smith says the Lordsburg Special Events Center will open October 24 with Four Square Construction as the primary contractor after city approvals on September 27. Brunswick Company installed six bowling lanes and will train staff with city officials before opening. the center will offer 30 bowling balls and 34 shoes.
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Lordsburg
Clark Smith
Four Square Construction
Brunswick Co
Smith
Maxwell
Clay Patton
Brunswick Company
Southwest Transit Mix
Brunswick
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Michigan
Edward Barrio Dies in Las Cruces at 58
Edward Gomez Barrio 58 a former Playas resident died Sunday at Memorial General Hospital Las Cruces. Visitation Tuesday 2 p.m. at Baca's Heather Funeral Chapel rosary 7 30 p.m. at St Josephs Church. Funeral Mass Wednesday 10 a.m. at St Josephs with Fr Narciso Rivera. Interment Shakespeare Cemetery Lordsburg. Barrio born August 10 1930 lived in Las Cruces 6 months previously in Playas since 1979. He worked for Phelps Dodge Corp at the power plant as a mechanic and was a U S Army veteran member of Our Lady of Purification Catholic Church and D A V Las Cruces. Survivors include wife Refugia two sons Edward V Barrio Jr Ricky V Barrio daughter Theresa V Barrio brother Eugene Barrio Jr sister Clara Diaz and two grandchildren. Funeral chapels in charge of arrangements.
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Edward Gomez Barrio
Playas
Memorial General Hospital
Las Cruces
Baca
Heather
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Narciso Rivera
Shakespeare Cemetery
Lordsburg
Barrio
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Our Lady of Purification Catholic Church
D.A.V. of
Refugia
Edward V. Barrio, Jr
Ricky V. Barrio
Theresa V. Barrio
Eugene Barrio, Jr
Clara Diaz
Enrollment Increases At WNMU Fall Semester
Western New Mexico University President Rudolph Gomez reports Fall Semester enrollment up 14.09 percent from 1987. This year 1709 students attend, up from 1498 last year, with FTE rising 7.98 percent. Housing Director Michael Black notes campus residents up 13 percent in Eckles Hall and 24 percent in Ritch Hall, with married housing near capacity.
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Western New Mexico University
Rudolph Gomez
WNMU
Michael Black
Black
Eckles Hall
Ritch Hall
Paving To Begin At Center With Two Projects
Mayor Smith held a pre construction meeting with City Engineer and Southwest Transit Mix to discuss paving the Special Events Center parking lot. Crews will lay a ten inch water line along North Street while a second crew overlays North Street from A Street to near D Street and constructs from D Street to Hidalgo Auto Salvage. An overlay is planned for Gold Street with completion set for November 1.
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Smith
Underwood Engineering
Southwest Transit Mix
Special Events Center
North Street
D Street
Hidalgo Auto Salvage
Gold Street
CPA Firm Finishes Reconstruction Work
Las Cruces firm Ewing and Willman CPAs completed reconstructing the city’s books under an emergency measure approved by the State Department of Finance. The fourth quarter filing was extended to September 23 and the audit report is due November 30 in Santa Fe. The project cost $35 per hour for Lisa Willman and $28 per hour for other staff.
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Las Cruces
Ewing and Willman
Cpas
Lordsburg
Sherri Arredondo
State Department of Finance
Arredondo
Santa Fe
CPA
Aerredondo
Lisa Willman
Hazardous Analysis Course in Playas Area
Two 16 hour Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis courses will be offered for fire, police, and EMS personnel as part of the New Mexico Fire Marshal’s training. Sessions at Hidalgo Smelter October 4–5 7:00 am to 3:00 pm and at Playas fire station October 21 24 28 and November 1 1988 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Contact John McCarty at 436-2211 or 436-2766 evenings.
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Playas
New Mexico
John McCarty
Lordsburg Board Sets October Meeting Time and Location
The Lordsburg Board of Education schedules a regular meeting for Tuesday October 4 at 7 00 p m in the Board Room at 501 West Fourth Street Lordsburg. The City Clerk notes the assistants hours and per diem for a project lasting about 10 days with some days at 16 hours. The same firm will handle the City audit with cost adjustments for overlapping tasks. The City Clerk says the City of Lordsburg is in very stable financial shape.
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Board of Education
Lordsburg Municpal Schools
Board Room
Lordsburg Municipal Schools
West Fourth Street
Lordsburg
Arredondo
Wheels For Life Bike-A-Thon planned at Willie Upshaw’s Nightmare
Patricia Upshaw invites Animas area residents to join St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Wheels For Life on October 8 in Willie Upshaw’s Nightmare parking lot. Riders raise money by mile, earning certificates and rewards at set levels. contact 548-2444 for details.
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Patricia Upshaw
Animas
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Wheels For Life
Willie Upshaw
Pat
Brian
St. Jude
Pat Upshaw
Hidalgo County Commission Special Meeting Held Oct 6 1988
A special Hidalgo County Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday October 6 1988 at 5 00 p m in the Courthouse Commission Chambers. Topics to be discussed include various subjects and the public is invited to attend.
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Hidalgo County Commission
Commission
City Corner notes Lordsburg building inspector plan
On September 27 1988 I spoke with James Harris a Deming retiree who led the city for nearly 30 years and now works part time as Lordsburg building inspector. He and Larry Underwood are asked to bid as Lordsburg inspectors to update zoning rules and enforce building regs for future growth. The Lordsburg Gem and Mineral Society will present a program at the National Guard Armory in October.
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James Harris
Harris
City of Deming
Deming
Lordsburg
Larry Underwood
City of Lordsburg
Lordsburg Gem and Mineral Society
National Guard
City Corner
Main Street
New Mexico
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Edward Barrio
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