Taos Art Season Sees Shifts in Spending Patterns
Charley Burlingame and local crafts shops report fewer stroller crowds while fishing equipment sales rise. Navajo and Carlson-Black galleries post strong volumes and Paintings gain. Experts attribute shifts to inflation driving travelers to Taos and art as investment, attracting a more sophisticated crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Vickers
Sierra Sporting Goods
Carlson-Black
Tally Richards
Gallery of Contemporary Art
Moynihan
Taos
Europe
Questa Schools Open for Classes Monday
Questa school district announces classes resume Monday August 21 at 8:30 a.m. All elementary junior high and high school students report to homerooms for morning registration with afternoon classes. Kindergarten begins Monday in Questa and Castilla. Teacher orientation for all staff Friday August 18 at Questa High School conference room.
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Questa
Castilla
Questa High School
Rabbits slain in dog attack in El Prado neighborhood
El Prado residents report dozens of rabbits and three prize roosters killed by domestic dogs this summer. Albert Montoya lost six rabbits and three bantam roosters on Aug 10, with a lone rabbit remaining. neighbors blame unlicensed dogs and criticize Taos County animal control for slow response. Montoya contemplates quitting rabbit-raising as Taos County Fair entries dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Prado
Taos County
Animal Control Division
Albert Montoya
Montoya
Prado
Animaene
County slips on Penasco insurance coverage
Taos County and housing authority miscommunication left the Penasco low income project without insurance for at least three days. The county canceled its policy Aug. 14 after overpaying compared with Santa Fe County and Espanola rates. The housing authority seeks a three year coverage option at $4,178, while HUD expansion to 50 units is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merilee Dannemann
Taos
Penasco
Jose L. Silva
County Commission
Housing Authority
Horacio Trujillo
Trujillo
County General Fund
Santa Fe County
Jersey
Housing Authority Board
Taos County
Questa
Commission
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Red River seeks closer ties with Taos County in plea
Red River Mayor John Miller urged Taos County officials for more notice and better communication after a July 3 campground shootout. He argued village officers lacked jurisdiction beyond municipal lines and proposed a joint powers agreement to deputize Red River officers in the county. He cited boundary issues, extraterritorial zoning, denied septic permits, and tax disparities above $15 000 an acre on land outside village limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Taos County
John Miller
Taos County Commission
Miller
Taos County residents complain roads too good
Taos County officials faced resident frustration after fixing roads across the county. A petition from Esters Road residents urged speed limit signs or speed bumps between Taos and Ranchos. Commissioners asked staff to obtain signs or paint existing ones while noting signs are often ripped down and speed bumps were rejected as illegal to impair a public passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos County
Gus Fernandez
Esters Road
Taos
Ranchos
Juan
Valerio
Samuel G. Montoya
Montoya
Taos County to add six recreation courts by year end
Six Taos County communities Amalia Cerro San Cristobal El Prado Los Cordovas and Vadito could get multi purpose recreation courts by year end funded by a federal grant. County recreation director Delfino Torres said construction could start next week after archaeological surveys completed. one site Llano was dropped for artifacts. Arroyo Hondo site eyed if BOA funds public facility on school property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos County
Amalia
Cerro
San Cristobal
el Prado
Los Cordovas
Vadito
Delfino Torres
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Torres
County Commission
Llano
Arroyo Hondo
BOA
Taos
County denies match funds for Ranchos Taos recreation grant
County commissioners refuse to count 500 dollars from cigarette tax revenues as part of a 10 000 federal ski program match for Ranchos de los Ranchos and El Valle de los Ranchos. They urge local fundraising and note the money funds general recreation gear and programs across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranchos de Taos
Commission
Carmen Medina
Ranchos Area
Francisco Gonzales
el Valle de Los Ranchos
Fists mar fiesta at Fiestas de San Lorenzo arrest
Melven Gonzales, 19, remained jailed in Taos County on a $500 cash bond after allegedly assaulting a police officer and causing a disturbance outside Martinez Hall during the Fiestas de San Lorenzo in Penasco. He was also noted as a person awaiting trial in a January kidnapping case.
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Rodarte
Taos County
Penasco
Melven Gonzales
Martinez Hall
Espanola
Gonzales
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Ski Valley
Penasco Insurance
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New Jersey
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