Taos Fire Department seeks extra funding from county
Taos Volunteer Fire Department asks the Town of Taos to press the County for an additional 15000 to cover operating costs a clerk dispatcher and the new southern fire substation. The town budgets 51000 for the fire department plus 25000 for construction while county and town budgets blur lines of fire protection and ambulance service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos
Dave Primas
Southern Fire
Bill Sisneros
Wilderness Designation Sparks Debate in Northern New Mexico
Fishermen claim few will fish on wilderness lakes on foot or horseback while ranchers oppose rangeland loss and miners fear reduced productive areas. Environmentalists press for pristine land protection as Carson Supervisor Jack Crellin urges public input at open houses. No one predicts Congress’s scope for new wilderness.
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Pecos
Carson
Rick Klein
San Cristobal
Taos
New Mexico
Jack Crellin
Forest Service
Congress
Bear Lake boundary dispute drags to DOJ review
The 300 acre Bear Lake boundary case between Wheeler Peak Wilderness and Taos Pueblo sits with the U S Department of Justice more than a year after it was raised at the federal level. An attorney general decision may come soon after his Australia trip as memoranda from all parties were filed in spring.
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Bear Lake
U.S. Department of Justice
Australia
Larry Simms
Simms
Wheeler Peak
Taos Pueblo
Congress
Taos Chief Captures Prairie Dog In Tourist Area
Taos Police Chief Jose Lucero and animal control officer B F Hartt responded to a call about a frightened prairie dog near La Tiendita Francesa. Lucero coaxed the animal into a box using a yardstick, then it escaped in the van and was recaptured and released in a distant prairie dog town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos
Jose Lucero
Lucero
B.F. Hartt
la Tiendita Francesa
Prairie Dog
Evelyn DeSarmont
la Tiendi la Francesa
Hart
Taos school board gains four new members
The State Board of Education filled four Taos school board vacancies on July 14 appointing Otto Noeding Tina Martinez Enos Garcia and Tony Reyna to new terms through 1979 1981 and 1983. The move drew CPA cautious praise amid concerns about haste and potential conflicts of interest in Taos politics.
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Arsenio Cordova
Concerned Parents Association
Taos School Board
State Board of Education
Billie Blair
Taos
New Taos Board
Otto Noeding
Governor Bent
Tina Martinez
PTA
Ranchos
Polito Martinez
Enos Garcia
Tony Reyna
State Board
Alex Medina
Eli Herrera
Fred Gonzales
Gonzales
CPA
Joe Romero
Regina Gonzales
Henry Rodriguez
Albuquerque
Rodriguez
Romero
Elia Romero
Tony Reynald
C.B. Trujillo
Kathy Stoudt
Trujillo
Steve
Taos High School
Stoudt
State Supreme Court
Taosenos
Garcia
Reyna
Taos Board
Ms. Martinez
Taos Pueblo
Needing
Second river search abandoned after Rio Grande tragedy
Muddy high waters forced a second search for Albuquerque man Robert Crinch missing after a raft overturned during the Fourth of July weekend on the Rio Grande north of Questa. Police say bodies recovered earlier were Robert Baker 24 and Byron Page 25, both of Albuquerque, with survivor Robert Hammond 24.
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Albugerque
Rio Grande
Robert Crinch
Questa
Chuck Wilson
Robert Baker
Byron Page
Albuquerque
Robert Hammond
Rio Grande Wild Park
Bear Crossing Campground
Taos Indians to receive land settlement payments this fall
Taos Pueblo News reports individual payments totaling over 1 million dollars from the Indian Claims Commission award for 926 acres around Taos. Forty percent goes to tribal members with one quarter or more blood, thirty percent to Interior for investment and management, and twenty percent for tribal programs including resource protection and social economic improvements.
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Taos
Department of the Interior
Taos County Sets Plan for New Personnel Code
Taos County moves toward an extensive personnel code with an ordinance, resolution, rules, job classifications and salary scales. Commission set to adopt in August after a July 13 hearing. The code, researched by County Manager Samuel O Montoya and Yolanda Archuleta Munoz, defines each job and employment rules while excluding elected officials unless their office consents. Publication requirements debated with District Attorney Joseph E Caldwell. code to take effect 30 days after approval.
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Taos County
Samuel O. Montoya
Joseph E. Caldwell
Caldwell
Montoya
Yolanda Archuleta Munoz
Taos Pueblo Day School Destroyed by Arson
The Taos Pueblo Day School near Taos Pueblo was burned to destruction at about 3:35 a.m. on November 2, 1976. Estimated damage is $60,000. A $500 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and indictment, with Crime Stoppers number 758-8118. Callers may remain anonymous and information kept confidential.
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Ocal
Solar Boon Co
S. Santa Fe
Ranchos de Taos
Taos Pueblo Day School
Taos Pueblo
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Leonard DeLayo
George Teel
TVFD
Primas
Town Council County Commission
Jose L. Silva
Dispenser’s License
Jack Wilson
Iba
Granada
SestaFord
Commission
Brenda Tafoya
Raton Road
Tafoya
Gil
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