State flood control post creation questioned in Sandoval County
The Sandoval County Commission did not approve creating the county flood commissioner position, official records show. The 15 mill Los Montoyas Arroyo flood control tax, reinstated last year, will not take effect until November 1989 after a commission delay, with expenditures questioned for compliance, bidding, and fund distribution.
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Los Montoyal Arroyo
Sandoval County Commission
Robin Anderson
Sandoval
Patrick Baca
Los
Leroy Arquero
Alan Wylie
Corrales
Leonard Chavez
Flood Commissioner
Wacky Olympics set for Rio Rancho at Haynes Park pool
This Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at 2006 Grande Blvd Haynes Park pool Rio Rancho hosts The Wacky Olympics with competitive and noncompetitive games and awards for all participants. Call Kathy Hamilton or Sam DeFilippo at 892-8232 for details. The Easter Seals Society of New Mexico teams with Smiths food stores for a root beer float promo August 12 and 13 offering large tool beer floats for a dollar from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at participating Smiths stores. Rio Rancho Boy Scout Troop 714 will hold a car wash at the Chevron on Southern Blvd and NM 528 starting 8 a.m. with $2 per car or $4 for vans, plus auto first aid kits for $5.
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Rio Rancho
Haynes Park
Grande Blvd
Kathy Hamilton
Sam DeFillippo
Easter Seals Society of
New Mexico
Smith’s
A & W Boot Beer
Creamland Dairies
Smith's
Boy Scout
Chevron
Southern Blvd
Weather snapshot from last week in Tucson area
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon storms. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Highs near 90s, lows in the 60s. Monthly total rainfall 6.62 inches with 2.57 inches above normal. Data show mixed daily highs in the low 90s and variable overnight lows. Local precipitation and variance figures appear incomplete in the record.
Rio Rancho DPS Take Home Car Policy Scrutiny
City council hears complaints over take home car use in Rio Rancho. Officers may transport family members under policy limits, with waivers required for non-DPS riders and dispatch notified when vehicles depart. Critics call policy vague while DPS cites faster emergency response and multi role duties.
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Allen
Director of Public Safety
Dencil Haycox
Dispatch
Rio Rancho
Cameron
Senior meal site sparks local debate in Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho City Council allowed La Buena Vida Inc to continue as Meadowlark Senior Center meal site without sharing utility costs. La Buena Vida serves Rio Rancho Bernalillo and Corrales, contracts with the state for Sandoval County meals, and reports utilities cost about $2,000 monthly. They argue no city contract exists and budget constraints prevent payment. opponents cite food quality concerns and explore alternate providers.
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Synheresa Myers Observer
Rio Rancho
la Buena Vida Inc
Meadowlark Senior Center
la Buena Vida
Bernalillo
Corrales
Sandoval County
Gloria Crane
John Gonzales
Rebecca Robles
Robles
Gonzales
Albuquerque
Cory Fine
Ken Cameron
Cameron
Fine
Cat wedged in wall freed after long rescue
Donna Abeyta of Montego Court found her Siamese Phoebe trapped between the house wall and the fireplace. Animal control officers arrived after 8:10 a.m. and spent nearly three hours removing the wall casing to rescue the cat, which then dashed to its food.
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Donna Abeyta
Abeyta
Montego Ct
Phoebe
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Larry Tatum
Animal Control
Rio Rancho
Kim Landry
Jim Fujihara
Landau
Frances R McCaffrey Former Observer co publisher dies
Frances R. McCaffrey 67 of Fort Myers Florida died July 29 at home. An Albuquerque native and former co publisher of The Observer for 14 years with her husband Joseph she is survived by his spouse two sons Joseph Jr and James two daughters Charlotte Arendt and Frances Tomlinson and 13 grandchildren. A Rio Rancho contributor and AMREP friend Jim Colegrave praised her role in the city's formative years. Burial was in Florida.
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Frances R. McCaffrey
Ft. Myers
Florida
McCaffrey
Albuquerque
The
Observer
Joseph
Joseph Jr
James
Charlotte Arendt
Frances Tomlinson
Rio Rancho
Amrep
Jim Colegrave
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Harvey C. Jones
Board of County Commissioners
Watershed Board
Richard Farmer
Jones
Will Rogers
Rio Rancho Observer
Aaa
Rev
Burke
Theresa Myers
Bob Allen
Department
Peggy Slaton
Bill Hartwig
Hartwig
Grover Nash
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