State rejects Taos County budget over reserve concerns
Taos County faces a rejected 1992 93 budget after the state finance department demanded further cuts to meet reserve requirements. At a July 16 budget hearing, commissioners approved the budget and a 20 cent per hour raise for all employees despite objections from finance officer Concha Torres and county manager Ambrose Mascarefing. Commissioner David Fernandez urged the raise for morale, while Bernie Torres pushed for a merit based pay study. Red Trujillo joined Fernandez, Torres abstained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos County
Concha Torres
Torres
Ambrose Mascarefing
District 1
David Fernandez
Taos
Bernie Torres
Fernandez
Pablito
Red” Trujillo
Com
Questa recall effort deemed dead in failed petition
A Questa recall drive against school board members Jose Cisneros Dale Cisneros and Margaret Cohenour collapsed after supporters failed to secure one third of February 1991 voters. County officials cited signature gaps double signatures and pages lacking stated petition purposes. Cisneros said some signers signed multiple times and noted violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Questa
Élling
Margaret Cohenour
Jose Cisneros
Dale Cisneros
Cohenour
Citizens of
Taos County
Carmen Medina
Bonnie Rodriguez
Cisneros
Taos Fiestas Highlight Tio Vivo’s Touring Ride
Ernesto Martinez rescued Tio Vivo, a flying jenny like a merry go round, early in his Lions Club career. It has toured regional fiestas most years but now is kept for the Taos Fiestas. The Taos News notes activities planned for July 24-26 and mentions the official program guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernesto Martinez
Lions Club
Tio Vivo
Taos
Murder shocks ex-husband as Taos pottery owner dies
Eileen Terry Hafner, 53, owner of Coyote Pottery in Ranchos de Taos, was found dead at 114 Los Panchos from multiple blows to the head after a July 13 assault. Investigators, aided by autopsy results and state crime lab analysis, continue reviewing evidence as Taos Police chief Neil Curran vows thoroughness. Dudley Hafner, her former husband, described her as generous and bright, expressing anger and grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Hafner
Eileen
Eileen Terry Hafner
Coyote Pottery
Ranchos de Taos
Los Panchos
Larry Fowler
Taos
Neil Curran
State
Curran
Village seeks stricter junk and unkempt property rules
Angel Fire councilors plan a nuisance ordinance to define and enforce unkempt conditions on private property. The planning commission will craft language. village budget exceeds 2 million with a 200 thousand cash balance. They also granted Chalets Condominium variances after a fire and discussed random lodge audits costing about 3,750 to ensure fair play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel Fire
Ray Lisk
Don Loscerbo
Barbara Cottam
Planning and Zoning Commission
Lisk
Council
Holy Cross names execs to lead Taos hospital
Interim Taos hospital chief executive officer Rity Campbell was named permanent CEO on Thursday July 16 for the present facility and the forthcoming new site. Sue Montgomery will serve as director of nursing, and Billy Vigil, a Taos native, was named finance officer earlier in June. Campbell, from Amarillo, came to Taos late June as interim administrator to ease Brim-era transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross
Rity Campbell
Texago
Campbell
Sue Montgomery
Montgomery
Nearl
Billy Vigil
Amarillo
Texas
Taos
Taos Arts Celebrations to Merge with Chamber
Taos Arts Celebrations will close its office and operate under Taos County Chamber of Commerce to turn a money-losing group into a revenue maker. The 10 year festival will continue as an annual event with a one year service contract for clerical and promotional work, overseen by a volunteer chamber board. The merger aims to keep distinct identities for each festival while freeing funds for broader arts programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos Arts Celebrations
Taos County Chamber of Commerce
Bill Staniforth
TAC Board
Staniforth
Taos
Chamber
Karen Young
Chamber Board
Young
Spring Arts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wire Wander
Ame
Dave Putnam
Woodside
Galif
Putnam
Philip Barelss
Ski Valley Road
Sandie Witbeck
Cottam
Holy Cross Names
Alisa Duncan
The
Taos News
EXECS
Chamber Rescues Spring Arts
Deborah Ensor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!