Taos events calendar highlights through January week
Calendar roundup listing museum hours shows, clubs, meetings and venues in Taos. Millicent Rogers Foundation Museum Hours Monday to Saturday ten to four. Kit Carson Home and Museum open daily eight to five. Community groups include TAGS Tops Club Jaycees Lions Optimists Kiwanis Rotary Lions and more with times and locations at venues like Kachina Lodge First Presbyterian Church and La Cocina. Some entries run through January with dates and venues noted.
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Chamber of Commerce
The
Taos News
Chamber
Millicent Rogers Foundation Museum
KIT Carson Home & Museum
Gallery of Modern Art
Stables Gallery
Explorer
Tags Tops Club
First Presbyterian Church
Jaycees
First Northern Savings & Loan
Lions Club
Kachina Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Los Compadres
Life Sketch Group
Staples Gallery
Taos Duplicate Bridge Club
Taos County
Rotary Club
la Cocina
Tags A.A
Ladies V.F.W
Harwood Community Center
Taos County Association For Retarded
CAP Funding Hangs On Taos Bi County Board Fight
In Taos and Rio Arriba, the Bi County Community Action Program faces a 1971 funding cut of about 1.5 million dollars as leadership turmoil continues. The board’s executive director contemplates a Washington trip amid resignations and difficulty contacting key figures. The State Planning Office backs limited funding through March while praising board priorities. Moodays are bad enough.
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Peter Brock
CAP
Leroy Medina
Washington
Rael
Medina
Taos-Rio Arriba
Taos Cap
Philip Rael
Nick Salazar
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos Laboratory
Taos County Cap Board
State Planning Office
Taos County approves new police cars and reforms
Taos County Commission approved three 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle police cars with radios, funded 40 percent locally and 60 percent by LEAA. Newly elected Sheriff Eddie Montoya called the purchase vital, while the panel also eyed a merit system, deputy training, and civil defense manager. Additional plans include fire engine purchase, road maintenance funding, and more voting machines, amid tight finances and possible gas tax action.
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Taos County Commission
J. F. Romero
Romero
Eddie Montoya
Montoya
Bill Miller
Autoland
Law Enforcement Assistance Agency
LEAA
Civil Defense
Taos County
Governor's Policy Board On Public Safety
Thunderbird Sales
Albuquerque
Red River
Forest Service
Tres Piedras water crisis tests aid options
Tres Piedras residents face no water as emergency forest service well lines froze. Water association president resigns amid pressure while Don Conklin leaves. FHA funding may help drill a new well and Rep. Lujan pledges to seek state or federal funds. National Guard aid discussed with Gov. King.
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Water Association
National Guard
Tres Piedras
New Mexico National Guard
Tres Piedras Water Association
Joe Gonzales
Taos News
U.S. Forest Service
Bruce King
Don Conklin
Association
Gonzales
Conklin
Farmer Home Administration
FHA
U.S
Manuel Lujan
Taos
Lujan
Red River votes for incorporation under dispute
New Mexico Attorney General to review an appeal from Red River residents after a 2 to 1 incorporation vote. Critics claim nearly one third of eligible voters were excluded and sections of town were treated arbitrarily. Taos County to canvass results, set dates for a town council and mayor election. 57 yes, 28 no, 9 challenged out of 109 expected voters. Friday’s result follows a narrow 1967 defeat by one vote. A community meeting preceded the election.
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New Mexico
Red River
Taos County
Soluns to head PTA discussions in Taos
Taos PTA prepares to discuss proposed New Mexico legislative items at a Thursday 7:30 p.m. meeting at Taos Junior High School. State Sen. C B Trujillo and State Rep Alfonso Vigil will outline bills and Taos County educational needs with government and U S Forest Service officials present. Local debate on Red River incorporation prompts criticism about process and voting scope.
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U.S
Manuel Lujan
Taos County
New Mexico
PTA
Taos Junior High School
C.B. Trujillo
Alfonso Vigil
Red River
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Optimists Club
Indian Hills Inn
Big Brad's
LOS Caballeros DE Taos Chess Club
Brad
Serendipity
Taos Valley Investment Club
Taos Art Association
Santa Fe
Ramera
Friends of
Taos Valley
FTV
State Highway Department
Commission
County Commission
Preneurs
Soluns
Ed Fagerquist
Red River City
Ocratic
Litle Red School
Ted Stults
Stults
Ye Red
T Own
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