Taos Area Fire Report and Obituaries
Carson National Forest reports no new restrictions with July 12 to 20 period noting high lightning activity and 45 incidents. Taos district burn permits resume. Cordillera resident Adela Santistevan Chavez 89, Llano Quemado Pancracio Romero 91, Costilla Rachel Trujillo 96, and Lucio Martinez 74 died in July. see page B12.
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Jicarilla Ranger District
Viacre
Adela Santistevan Chavez
Cordillera
Lucio Robert Martinez
Pancracio “Panky
B. Romero
Llano Quemado
Rachel Trujillo
Costilla
Taos Council Hears Rio Grande Air Grant Viability
Taos officials await details on a Small Community Air Service grant to fund Taos to Albuquerque service despite Rio Grande Air grounding. U.S. DOT assures continued viability, with Mesa Air and Westward Airways showing interest. The town commits 58,000 for 2004 05 and 100,000 for 2005 06 to match funds.
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Rio Grande Air
Taos
Bill Mosley
U.S. Department of Transportation
Mosley
Gus Córdova
Rio Grande
Mesa Air
Westward Airways
Scottsbluff
Neb
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Kristi
Fiesta royal court announced at Fiestecita event
Viva la Reina marked the official unveiling of this year’s fiesta royal court during the Fiestecita at Bataan Hall on Friday July 16. Las Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana are scheduled for this weekend July 23 to 25, with the Fiesta Guide appearing in this issue.
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Bataan Hall
State Opposes Valle Vidal Drilling In New Mexico
Gov. Bill Richardson said the state will oppose coalbed methane drilling in the Valle Vidal area of the Carson National Forest. The comment followed environmentalist protests and prior El Paso Natural Gas lease requests, with Richardson promising to make development difficult while urging adherence to the law. The Valle Vidal spans Taos and Colfax counties and has drawn national attention through protests and political debate.
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Santa FE
Valle Vidal
Carson National Forest
Robert Redford
Bill Richardson
Colfax
Audubon Center
Richardson
Taos News
el Paso Natural Gas
Taos-Colfax
Bobby Magill
Sanchez resists mayor pro tem duties amid council dispute
Taos Mayor Bobby Duran notes no prior council member refused the pro tem role as Gene Sanchez faces a rotating term from July 9 to Sept 1. Sanchez alleges hostile work environment claims, has hired attorney John Day, and avoids town hall visits with documents collected by another person while the issue is unresolved.
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Taos
Bobby Duran
Gene Sanchez
Sanchez
John Day
Town Hall
Taos area to gain insurance call center with 150 jobs
ZC Sterling of Atlanta plans to open an in bound insurance call center in Taos, hiring from the local workforce and creating about 150 jobs over the next one to two years. CiDirect chief Mary Bra praised Taos for its fit with their rural Iowa location and bilingual position ads drew strong applicants. An adjacent facility operated by Advanced Call Center Technologies aims to start end of month, beginning with 60 jobs and growing to 350 within a few years.
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Taos
ZC Sterling
Atlanta
CiDirect
Advanced Call Center Technolgies
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
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