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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2009
Page
1
Taos Pueblo Tourism announces Christmas Day Deer Dance at Taos Pueblo with strict ban on cameras recording devices and pets. TourismCoordinator Marcie Winters notes times are tentative and urges verifying details with the Taos Pueblo Tourism Office. Visitors are reminded to respect sacred events and follow tribal officers’ enforcement.
James Heaton 55 a Taos restaurant owner known for generosity died Dec 12 Born in Dallas he moved to Taos 15 years ago Heaton owned Texas Barber and Baking Company at 710 Paseo del Pueblo Sur Son Tim Darnell recalls his father as a giving man who helped Community Against Violence Heaton fed people discounted meals and supported law enforcement Heaton worked 80 hours weekly and was famed for brisket ribs and Carolina pork Heaton leaves parents two sons nine siblings Taos cousins and many friends Memorials to American Cancer Society or charity of donor choice were requested A private family memorial was held Dec 13 at his restaurant and a Dallas service followed Dec 16 Details via Tupper Hawley at (575) 751-3090
St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Ojo Caliente aims to give away several thousand cubic yards of dirt from a one acre hillside across from the post office. Caretaker Patrick Vigil says dirt will flatten the hillside to expand the cemetery and some dirt will stabilize the arroyo. Estimated project cost could exceed 250000 if contracted. Call Vigil or Gutiérrez to arrange removal. donations welcomed via St Mary’s Cemetery Fund.
The Taos Chabad hosts a candle lighting event at the Taos Community Auditorium on Thursday December 17. The center candle will be used to light the others and wax will burn for several hours.
The Society of the Muse of the Southwest unveils a new SOMOS blog for poets and writers to submit works and share links while staying informed on activities. Volunteers are asked to help post flyers for the Winter Writers Series starting Friday evenings Jan 8, with contact details at (575) 758-0081 or somos@somostaos.org.
The Zia Award will honor an outstanding New Mexican woman writer for fiction at the 2010 conference in Albuquerque on April 16 and 17. Submissions may be made by the author or a representative, with a $10 fee and a postmark deadline of January 11, 2010. NMPW membership is not required.
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