Fiesta business divided as Taos celebrates with smaller crowds
Taos Fiesta drew mixed reviews with smaller crowds and varied profits. Police logged seven arrests over July 24 26 for public drunkenness and disorder, while one Ranchos de Taos man lost a leg in a motorcycle crash. Traders blamed booth competition from out of town and shoplifting concerns, yet some restaurants praised brisk business. Crowds filled dances and nightclubs despite rain and traffic changes on the Plaza.
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Dick Behnke
Ranchos de Taos
Taos
Jose Lucero
David Martinez
Lucero
Linda Stenseth
Ogelvies Restaurant
Fiesta
Walter Vigil
Public Works Department
Fiesta Council
Sanitation Co
Tio Vivo
Mining and wildlife shape Taos BLM comment plan
Public input to the Bureau of Land Management on the Taos plan focused on wildlife on San Antonio mountain slopes and river recreation. Eighty letters were received by July 1 and will be analyzed for potential changes with a plan finalization target of September 30.
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Janice Daigh
San Antonio
Bureau of Land Management
Taos
BLM
Dan Wood
Mike O'Neill
Natural Resources Division
O'Neill
San Antonio Mountain
Nature Conservancy
Audubon Society
Santa Fe
Espanola
Rio Grande Gorge
Martinez in Collision in Taos County
David Martines, 38, of Rancho de Taos, remains in serious but stable condition at UNM Hospital after a motorcycle collision with a 1983 Chevrolet at the Tewa and Pueblo Bar intersection. He was helmetless and had his right leg amputated after arrival. Ben Benson Jr. of San Antonio, Texas, drove the Chevy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Martines
Ran- Choa de Taos
University O New Mexico
Iota
Hadly
Unes
Press
Taos
Felipe Romo
Martinez
Ben Benson
San Antonio
Texas
Tewa
Pueblo Bar
Romo
Holy Cross Hospital
Unm Hospital
Taos Schools Plan Streamlined Administration
Taos schools plan to cut bureaucracy and add programs this year. A July 22 proposal splits administrators into three sections including support staff and two directors of instruction. The goal is long term savings and improved education, funded partly by last year’s surplus. Joanne Rivera chairs the committee backing the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Romero
Oak
Taos
Joanne Rivera
Taos splits: decline in business yet tourism rises
Taos faces overall economic decline per UNM analysis with second quarter spending down 4.7 percent and retail down 8.3 percent, though tourist oriented shops show gains. Hotel receipts up, ski season boosts early 1987 results, and county sales rise 2 percent for six months. Local banks see deposits up, building permits rise, and fuel/utilities note tighter costs amid cautious outlook.
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Sammy Lopez Taos
Brian McDonald
University of New Mexico
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
McDonald
Taos County
State Taxation and Revenue Department
Taos
Martin Romero
Centinel Bank
Ernesto Gonzales
Kit Carson Electric Co-op
Molycorp
C.R. Anthony
Henry Hickman
Regents explore Taos campus plan for Northern New Mexico
Taos regents aim to establish a Northern New Mexico Community College campus in Taos with funding from the state. Taos Educational Center budgets face cuts, and local leaders urge continued joint offerings with Highlands to develop programs in arts, forestry and tourism, seeking a permanent Taos site and meetings with local boards.
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Taos County
Board of
Regents of
Northern New Mexico Community College
Taos
Northern
New Mexico Highlands University
Sigfredo Maestas
Cisneros
Peralta
Highlands
Weekend Heat Reaches 91 as Showers Forecast in Mountains
The high hit 91 degrees Friday July 24, with a Sunday low of 50 degrees July 26. The National Weather Service expects scattered afternoon and early night showers and thunderstorms mainly in the mountains and western areas. Temperatures run slightly below normal with highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 40s to 50s.
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National Weather Service
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Charlie’s Corner
George Cook
The
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Plaza
Cook
Anthony Voigt
Chris Tomlinson
Anthony
Sheriff's Posse
Lena Voigt
Regents
Hatue
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