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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2006
Page
1
Taos County Emergency Manager Tomas Trujillo proposed a manufactured home ordinance after a December fire on Straight Arrow Road injured four of five family members. He cited improper installation, frayed wiring, a drum stove with blower, and inappropriate propane heaters as risks observed at the scene.
This week features a lively contra dance as part of the season. Tempo local note urges safe behavior with Dont drink and drive. Taos County DWI program details shown on Page A4. Also reports a late rally helping upstart Questa beat Springer, with more on Page BI.
Obituary notices list several local residents with death dates: Juana Vivian Romero Naranjo 90 Santa Fe died Dec. 10 Eric Scott Shinn 68 Questa died Dec 11 De Samuel Hammer 89 Taos died Dec 15 Lydia F Gonzales 90 Las Vegas NM formerly Tres Piedras died Dec 13 Moisés Alfredo Aragón 90 Los Angeles died Dec 7 Ramon V Abeyta 86 Talpa died Dec 12.
In Taos County natives restore the Las Posadas nine night Christmas rite with reenactments of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter. Isabel Rendén hosts the third night at her Arroyo Hondo home drawing 60 to 70 attendees for prayers, songs, and a traditional feast.
Taos officials and the municipal school district will begin negotiations to sell Taos Elementary School and a nearby vacant Salazar Road lot. Town Manager Tomas Benavidez aims to move quickly to secure state funding before the legislative session and support a downtown consolidation project affecting Enos Garcia Elementary. The 60 year old building was appraised at 2.1 million dollars. The mayor notes purposes include easing crowded city hall and potential UNM Taos space leasing.
Five residents registered December 19 to run in the Taos Municipal School Board election to fill three seats on February 6 2007. One contest pits former member Arsenio Cordova against newcomer Cabel Schoen son of former member Beau Schoen. The seat opened when Wanda Quintana did not seek another term. Cordova served two terms in the early 1980s.
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