Burton named to replace Dunn in Rio Rancho council
Eugene Burton, 75, will be sworn in June 25 as city councilor replacing Mary Dunn who died April 25. Burton, a former two time council member, will complete Dunn's term, serving as an at large member from District 4. The council selected Burton after considering other candidates, though one member urged a District 4 special election.
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Rio Rancho
Eugene Burton
Mary Dunn
Burton
Dunn
Grover Nash
Richard S. Wiles
Wiles
David Bruening
Griffin
Tom Leyba
Leyba
Carl Zander
Nash
Mary Humphrey
Henry Pacelli
Council
Corrales Meadolark Lane Speeding Sparks Crackdown
Corrales residents press for a 25 mph limit on Meadowlark Lane amid frequent speeding. Police dread but pursue enforcement with 75 speeding citations in March and April and 48 in early May. Officials report minor incidents and four accidents in five years as residents demand safety.
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Meadowlark Lane
Corrales
Linda Jeffers
Patsy Hancock
Mel Eisenstadt
Pauline Eisenstadt
Dorothy Curtis Trafton
Eisenstadt
Rio Rancho
Benjy Torres
Torres
County jail cook suspended after marijuana found
A 26-year-old Bernalillo woman May Grace Estrada was suspended from her weekend cook job at Sandoval County Jail after officers found a marijuana cigarette during a sobriety check on the way to work. She faces charges of furnishing drugs to a prisoner, bringing contraband into a jail, and possession of under an ounce of marijuana. Sheriff Carlos Pino said the possession count may be dropped. The cigarette was inside a cigarette package.
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Bernalillo
Sandoval
Grace Estrada
Carlos Pino
Pino
Ortega
Valencia County
School Reform Act Details from Rio Rancho Meeting
State Superintendent Allan Morgan outlined the Public School Reform Act at a Rio Rancho Chamber event. The plan spans five years and costs 75 to 100 million dollars, affecting all of New Mexico. It emphasizes basic skills, longer days, a 2.0 GPA for extracurriculars, and potential higher taxes for funding. waivers may allow holds when parents consent.
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Rio Rancho
Allan Morgan
Morgan
AMREP expands Rio Rancho golf course with Trevino Graves
AMREP Southwest and Dallas firm Trevino Graves plan a 27 hole expansion of the Rio Rancho Golf and Country Club. Construction starts October and should finish by June 1988. The new nine holes will be north of the current course and feature championship distances.
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Amrep. Southwest, Inc
Rio Rancho
Lee Trevinc
Wm. Graves, Inc
Dallas
Rio Rancho Golf and Country Club
James Wall
Amrep Southwest
New Mexico
Trevino/Graves
Wall
Trevino
Santa Teresa County Club
la Cita
Florida
Torres Blancas
Arizona
Sun Lake Country Club
Japan
Cibola High School Graduates 370 In UNM Arena Commencement
Cibola High School celebrated 370 graduates at the University of New Mexico Arena with remarks from outgoing Student Body President Debra Rue and the presentation of the yearbook on May 20. Twenty two students were named to Who's Who from Cibola with eligibility for exclusive scholarships. Valedictorian and salutatorian were Jeff Thatcher and Courtney Oakes.
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Cibola High School
University of New Mexico Arena
Jay Levine
Cibola
University of New Mexico
Debra Rue
Justina Micono
Jennifer Shughart
Paula Kranz
Ellie Gallegos
Jeff Thacher
Courtney Oakes
John Hawley
Joni Hill
Margaret Fensterer
Amber Eck
Steve Yarbrough
AnnaMarie Ortega
Geri Oles
Melannie Williams
Laura
Jeff
Ferrara Ad Uses Outdated 1982 Endorsements in Rio Rancho
The Observer notes quotes in a Sandoval County Sheriff campaign ad for Jerry Ferrara reference endorsements from 1982. State Senator Ed McGough says he endorsed Ferrara in 1982 but has no intention of endorsing him in this year’s election. Other documents similarly show 1982 endorsements.
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Rio Rancho
Observer
New Mexico
Sandoval
Jerry Ferrara
Ed McGough
the Observer
Ferrara
City Council Approves Six Day Car Wash in Rio Rancho
RIG RANCHO City Council reversed a Planning and Zoning denial of RKS Development proposed six day car wash between American Bank and Taco Bell on Rio Rancho Boulevard. Opposing concerns included traffic flow landscaping and noise. study later showed no traffic issues.
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Rig Rancho
American Bank
Taco Bell
Rio Rancho Boulevard
City Planning and Zoning Commission
RKS Development
Ken Ottens
RES Development
Planning and Zoning Commission
Sam Garret
Council
Otreni
Grover, Nash
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