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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2003
Page
1
Taos Talking Pictures faces a slump after April's film festival but unveils a leaner plan aimed at reviving the organization. Tempo Page 24.
Fire report for Carson National Forest covers Aug 18 to 25 with no restrictions and moderate danger from lightning. It records 39 reports, most fires under 2 acres, no communities or resources threatened. Obituaries note multiple local deaths from Aug 17 to Aug 23 including Filbert Vigil and Julia Garcia, with death details and locations.
Vice President Dick Cheney visits Taos on Tuesday August 26 drawing weeks of chatter about his presence. The visit proves brief and private with Cheney keeping a low profile and no media sightings in town. Rumors of private dinners and sightings circulated before the trip.
Taos Pueblo and New Mexico Department of Transportation dispute vending on the bridgeside and parking lot. Evictions began August amid protests as Taos Pueblo claimed the land and vendors asserted constitutional rights. County permits were found compliant while federal officers weighed enforcement.
Taos resident Filbert Vigil died instantly Saturday afternoon in a 4:05 p.m. crash in front of the Quality Inn. Judy Bergerson, 54, turning onto State Road 68 from Santiago Road, allegedly struck the motorcycle driven by Vigil. Police said no charges or citations are filed yet and a reconstruction by New Mexico State Police is pending. Alcohol was not a factor pending toxicology. Taos police investigators continue to probe the scene.
An attorney says comfort is in store for people with pre need contracts at Lujan Taos Funeral Home but the legal status of Sisneros La Follette Family Funeral Service remains unclear. Taos judge ordered Sisneros and colleagues out and to inventory the business with a hearing set for Sept. 15.
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