Taos Balloon Festival dampens weekend events
Weather notes show Taos Mountain Balloon Festival cancellations Saturday night and Sunday morning October 26-27, with Friday morning October 25 still colored by balloons. Ski reports credit snowfalls in Taos Valley, Taos Ski Valley expects a November 28 opening, and nearby resorts such as Angel Fire Red River Sipapu report accumulating snow as winter nears. Taos eighth grader Marissa Crollett ends Taos soccer season with a 6-0 loss to St. Pius, coach Stacy Black Solomon hopeful for a 2003 comeback. Early voting ends November 2 at Taos County Clerk's office. Election Day polling places listed on Page A7. Luis G. Miera Sr., 85, WWII veteran, died October 22.
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La Plaza Telecommunity dissolves amid funding woes
La Plaza Telecommunity plans dissolution after Oct 22 vote by 36 of 106 members. The board may negotiate selling the Internet service provider as finances worsen with cash running out by February or March. Six members voted no and two disqualified proxy votes. President Pete Warner cites precarious finances and market changes.
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Taos antiwar march voices opposition to Iraq war
The Action Coalition of Taos drew more than 2000 protesters on October 26 to a rally near Bareiss Gallery. Demonstrators cited illegality of Congress Iraq resolution and Bush administration threats, linking global protests from Washington to Australia to the issue. Rumsfeld was not home when activists addressed the crowd from the stage.
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Taos Film Festival to Scale Back Next Year
Taos Talking Picture Festival faces funding cuts after Sept 11 impact. Executive director Morten Nilssen says April 2003 event will have fewer films and celebs as major sponsors like Intel State Farm and Healy Foundation reduce or drop support. Board aims to trim deficits of about 50,000 dollars yet remains confident in a long term, international role.
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Balloon lands after striking power lines at Taos rally
A hot air balloon named Radiance owned by Taos sponsors Taco Bell and KFC crashed into power lines along Lower Ranchitos Road on Saturday morning. Passengers Joanne Silva and Amanda McCann were uninjured as crew and bystanders waited for power to be shut off. Balloon pilot Ray Leonard, a 20 year veteran, said the lines blended into the frost and the craft hit them at about seven miles per hour.
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