Hopes fade for Costilla ski season loss of Ski Rio opens debate
FDIC rejected the Angel Fire Corporation bid to manage Ski Rio prompting continued local effort to save the embattled resort. The asking price stands at 2.995 million with prior $4 million asking. Local groups and Rep. Bill Richardson's office vow to pursue new investors as authorities weigh absorption of potential losses and expansion rights.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Angel Fire Corporation
David Barr
Washington, D.C
Angel Fire
Kay Roybal
Bill Richardson
Richardson
Rio Costilla Cooperative Livestock Association
Costilla Citizens
Roybal
Ski Rio
Barr
Santa Fe
RCCLA
Jutta Guntard
Taos Yuletide Parade Kicks Off Christmas Festivities
Taos Plaza hosts the Yuletide celebration starting with a Sunday parade from Kit Carson Park to the Plaza. Santa Claus mingles with admirers as Frank Marcus Indian Dancers perform with Laticia Marcus watching. Arsenio Cordova Carolers and Taos Junior High Drill Team join, braving the cold while a Maurice Zeck carved 6,000 pound ice sculpture decorates the Plaza gazebo.
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Taos Yuletide
Taos Plaza
Kit Carson Park
Santa Claus
Matthew Thompson
Frank Marcus
Laticia Marcus
Arsenio Cordova
Taos Junior High
Maurice Zeck
Plaza Gazebo
Taos County Sets Jan 3 Jail Bond Election Date
Taos County voters will decide on January 3 whether to fund an $8 million jail and law enforcement center with a property tax increase. The county commission set the date at its December 4 meeting. no tax rate is set yet. Several commissioners back the vote to pursue state funding if the measure fails. Voter registration closes December 6 at 5 p.m. for those wishing to vote.
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Taos County
Bruce Kelly
Manuel Pablito
Red” Trujillo
Trujillo
Mike Trujillo
Lawrence Gallegos
Richardson names Group to lead study on gorge area
Congressman Bill Richardson appoints a 14 member citizen's committee to draft a proposal by February 1, 1991 for establishing a National Conservation Area along the Rio Grande Gorge in Taos County. Members include Bobby Ortega Lawrence Gallegos Mary Humphries Richard Deertrack Gilbert Sanchez and others.
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Bill Richardson
Rio Grande Gorge
Taos County
Bobby Ortega
Lawrence Gallegos
Mary Humphries
Richard Deertrack
Gilbert Sanchez
Robert Vigil
Jim Bones
Steve Miller
van Beecham
Harold Olson
Estevan Arellano
Rink Set for Opening This Weekend in Town
The town plans a weekend opening of the skating rink with Gayle Martin ez saying it will operate without artificial ice. Improvements include a storage area for a Zamboni, skate rental booth, larger office, and a shade barrier to block winter sun. Skates rent for 1 dollar with a 5 dollar deposit, open 4 to 7 PM and 8 to 10 30 PM nightly except Thursdays when hockey is played.
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Gayle Martinez
Martinez
Taos Area Weather Outlook With Cool Sunny Days Ahead
Taos reported 50 degrees on Saturday December 1 and a low of 3 degrees on Monday December 3. The forecast for December 6 through December 8 calls for sunny skies and cooler conditions with highs in the mid to upper 40s and lows from five to ten degrees.
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Taos
Feds close First American Savings Bank in Santa Fe Taos
The RTC closed First American Savings and Loan, including the Taos branch, after failing to find a buyer. About $105.7 million in checks will be mailed to depositors, with direct deposits briefly redirected to Centinel Bank of Taos.
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Federal Resolution Trust Corporation
RTC
First American Savings and Loan
Taos
Joanie Christenson
Christensen
First American
Steve Brosius
Denver
Taos-branch
Brosius
Centinel Bank of Taos
Paseo Sur
First American Savings Bank
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Costilla
John Hanron
Pablito Trujillo
Richardson Names
Aquarius
el Crepusculo, Inc
Feds
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