Motel intruder described after Taos break-in
Taos police report a night time break in at La Tuatah Motel on August 3 with a masked intruder firing a shot at residents Lee Romero and Kathy Jameson. Officers found a bullet hole and a .22 slug in the bathroom door jamb as investigators seek suspect details.
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Taos
Fernando Rivera
la Tuatah
Leroy Martinez
Joe Montano
Lee Romero
Kathy Jameson
Rivera
Homero
Jameson
7-1
Romero
Saki Karavas
la Fonda Hotel
Harry Packard
Plaza Supermarket
Karavas
Terry Moynihan
The
Taos Inn
Lan
Rivera Rivera
Forest Service awards contract for Carson sign installation
The Carson National Forest awarded a 19989 contract to Destry Trainham of Raton for installing about 1300 destination road signs and removing old signs as part of Region 3 effort to update road and trail signage in New Mexico and Arizona.
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Carson National Forest
Destry Trainham of
Raton
Carson National
Forest Service
New Mexico
Arizona
Fiesta opens San Lorenzo events at Picuris and Penasco
The San Lorenzo fiesta runs August 10 to 13 at Picuris pueblo and Penasco with mass, procession, and parade ending at St. Anthony parish church in Penasco. Monica Roybal, 14, of Penasco, is this year's fiesta queen with a court of seven girls. The fundraiser raffled $2,315.36 for the parish. Also named Outstanding Young Man of America is Tony Frank Martinez of Dallas, with Taos Pueblo roots.
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San Lorenzo
Penasco
Picuris Pueblo
Picuris
St. Anthony Parish
St. Anthony Church
Monica Roybal
Amado Roybal
Irene Mascarenas
Placita
Candido Mascarenas
Geneva Cordova
Chamisal
Sam Cordova
Rosemary Romero
Vadito
Ezequiel Romero
Cyndee Martinez
Rodarte
Cipriano Martinez
Janice Simbola
Martinez Hall
Tony Frank Martinez
Dallas
Severino Martinez
Taos Pueblo
America
Martinez
Doug Blankenship
Lujan Named Native American Programs Director at NMSU
Harry A. Lujan, previously director of student services at Gila River Career Center in Sacaton Arizona and a native of Taos, has been appointed director of Native American Programs at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
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Harry A. Lujan
Gila River
Sahds Attend Legion Meeting and Convention Plans
Mr and Mrs Pete Sahd of Penasco will attend the American Legion National Convention in Chicago in August 2026 joining four New Mexico delegates. A contingent of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, including Mrs Laird, will attend. Next year’s convention is set for Hawaii. Lujan, newly at NMSU, aims to visit every pueblo and reservation in New Mexico while Sujan at NMSU plans extensive counseling for Indian students. He holds a master's in guidance from ASU Tempe and a Bachelors from NMSU in elementary education.
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Pete Sahd
Penasco
American Legion
Chicago
American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mrs. Laird
Hawaii
NMSU
Lujan
New Mexico
Democratic picnic at Pot Creek aims to unite leaders
Dignitaries including Sen Joseph M Montoya Governor Bruce King and Rudy Ortiz attend a Pot Creek picnic at 1 p m with local chairmen and Democratic candidates invited. Taos School of Music performs chamber music at 8 30 p m August 19 at Taos Community Auditorium.
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Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Democratic National
Mike Anaya
Pot Creek
James Duran
Duran
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Eloy Jeantete
Elia Romero
Quintana In
Carlos Quintana
Herman Quintana
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro
New Mexico Academy of Science
Virginia Ortega
Llano
Rodolfo Ortega
Virginia Pacheco
Rio Lucio
Eduvijen Pacheco
Sahds
Legion Meeting
New Mexico State University
Sujan
Arizona State University
Tempe
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Colorado
SFC
Gerald J. York
Nitely Entertainment
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Pat Boove
Wien
LA Estrada
Jackie Giroux
Ino Defilpa
Auban Rubin
Murray
James Bunt
Rai Cardichal
Don Murray
Dick Adss
Robin Stone
Carsor Movies
A . Santa Fe
Joy Movies
Walt Disney Productions
Lucio Vasquez
Richard Burton
Genevieve Bujold
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Paulette Goddard
Jack Oakie
Charles Chaplin
Columbia Pictures
Gcos
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Dick Ross & Associates
Pat Boone
Wikerson
New York
Fhen Pang
Bek Estrada
Pat Boowe
David Wilkerson
Erik Estrada
Dino Defilipp
Jo-Ann Robinson
James Bonnet
Ralph Carmichael
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