Taos Ski Valley mourns founder as jets signal return
At Taos Ski Valley a solemn ceremony marks the ashes of Ernie Blake, founder of the resort. Dignitaries and family gathered as the lift paused and resumed after a tribute, with spectators and skiers briefly silenced before resuming their day on the mountain.
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Romero
Yolanda Deveaux Blake
Edelweiss
Taos Ski Valley
Lou Pond
Ashley Pond
Taos
TSV
Taosofios
Blake
Adriana
Gold Hill
Peter Blake
Rhoda Blake
Ernie Blake
U.S
Bill Richardson
India Hatch
Mickey
Adriana Blake
Taos hearings split on Molycorp tailings plan in Questa
Taos County locals packed Questa and Taos venues Friday and Saturday in January 2021 to discuss Molycorp’s plan to dump mine tailings on Guadalupe Mountain. Opinions varied but many fear environmentalists could block the project, threatening the Questa mine’s reopening after its 1986 closure.
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Taos County
Questa
Taos
Molycorp
Guadalupe Mountain
New Mexico
Augustin Montoya
Cisneros Seeks Taos College Campus Funding Bill
State Senator Carlos Cisneros plans a 1.2 million dollar two year appropriation to create a Taos campus linked to Northern New Mexico Community College. He aims to form a local taxing district funding operations via a 2 mill levy, with Taos Questa and Pesos districts possible.
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Santa FE
Carlos Cisneros
D-Taos
Mora
Taos
Northern New Mexico Community College
NNMCC
Cisneros
Garvey Carruthers
Senate Education Committee
Questa
Pefiasco
Francisco “el Comanche
Gonzales
Taos County eyes 30 million lake project south of Cordovas
Taos County plans a 30 million recreational lake on the Rio Pueblo area south of the Cordovas. The plan includes damming the river to create space for fishing boating and swimming with potential for a golf course. Initial feasibility study cost about 1 million with 200 thousand sought from the Legislature. Local officials note private land, possible golf interest, and a broader water master plan to accompany economic development.
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Taos County
Frank “Skitt
Trujillo
David Fernandez
Tony Martinez
Rio Pueblo
Martinez
Fernandez
San Juan- Chama
Indian Camp Dam
U.S
Pete Domenici
Jeff Bingamam
Bill Richardson
Taos Pueblo
Michael Trujillo
Taos County Hires Three New Staff Amid Budget Strains
Taos County manager James Duran created three new positions including a special projects coordinator at a $30,000 salary during his first week. The hires faced state scrutiny as the Department of Finance Administration rejected budget transfers to cover salaries citing cash flow problems and limited reserves.
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Taos
James Duran
Duran
Frank “Skitt
Trujillo
Joe Mike Duran
David Fernandez
Department of Finance Administration
Pat Romero
Lawrence Gallegos
Gallegos
Romero
Mike Trujillo
Taos Weather: 49 High 4 Low on Jan 19
National Weather Service forecasts cool conditions with a chance of snow through Jan 28. Temperatures range from 0 to 20 as nightly lows and daytime highs reach the 30s to 40s across Taos.
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Taos
National Weather Service
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New Mexico Air National Guard
Elaine Querry
Ski Valley
Billie Blair
Mickey and
Leroy Philippi
John Gaillour
Questefio
Bureau of Land Management
Jack Andrews
BLM Land and Minerals
BLM
Moly
Taos Lake
Dick Behnke
Pessnerer
Red River
el Crepusculo, Inc
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