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Mora County

  • Mora Community Calendar and Senior Lunch Menu - April 26, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Friday
    3 p.m. — Mora Rangeretters softball vs. McCurdy, away
    Saturday
    7:30 a.m. — Mora County Clean Up Day, start Southwest Capital Bank parking lot, gloves and bags will be provided and lunch will be provided for the workers
    1 p.m. — Mora Rangers baseball vs. Santa Fe Prep, home
    TBA — Mora Track and Field at NRG Tournament
    Sunday
    Noon to 2 p.m. — Spaghetti Dinner, VFW Hall, $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger

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  • Palabras Pintorescas: Objects that make a point

    A long time ago I was involved in a bunch of civic- minded organizations and became a sort-of ambassador and representative of Mora County. I attended a meeting of the Association of Counties and each of us was given a small plastic bag with “treasures enclosed.” I found that bag recently, just in time to share its message with my grandson.

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  • Mora County Notebook: Pacheco elected state director of association

    Alegra Pacheco, daughter of Paul and Judy Pacheco and granddaughter of Manuel and Genevieve Alcon and the late Fermin and Mary Pacheco has been elected the National Propane Gas Association state director.

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  • Mora Community Calendar and Senior Lunch Menu - April 19, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Saturday
    Noon – St. Gertrude’s Credit Union Annual Meeting, Helping Hands Inc.
    6 p.m. — Mora Valley Chamber of Commerce Banquet, VFW Hall
    Sunday
    11 a.m. — Confirmation, St. Gertrude’s Church
    Monday
    3 p.m. — Rangers Baseball-vs.Monte Del Sol- Home
    Tuesday
    3 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes softball vs. Tucumcari, home, junior varsity and varsity
    Wednesday
    11 a.m. — ECHO Food Distribution, Helping Hands Inc.
    Thursday

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  • Palabras Pintorescas: Accidents bring back memories of train wreck

    Once in a while bad news bumps good news off the front page of the paper and the radio and television programs. Two area car wrecks come to mind when I mention this.

    I am closely related to one of our fire department first responders, and he was called out early in the morning here because of a head-on crash down our road a few miles. The injuries were severe, but the occupants survived.

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  • Que Pasa - April 17, 2013

    TODAY HOY
    • Story Time at Carnegie Library has been cancelled for Wednesday, April 17.

    FRIDAY VIERNES
    • Public Forum on “What Happens after the Wildfire?” 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, April 19 at 215 Lora Shields Building on the NMHU campus. All are welcome.
    • University Celebrity College State Talent Competition, 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19 at Sala de Madrid on the campus of NMHU. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for NMHU students.

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  • Mora County Notebook: Romero organizes Memorial Wall dedication

    The Memorial Wall for the Mora Independent school was dedicated last  Thursday; a dedication ceremony hadn’t been held for eight years. Xavier Romero, Student Activities Coordinator, was asked to coordinate the dedication.
    Romero worked long and hard with the cooperation of the administration to put the program together.
    He also served as master of ceremonies and gave the main speech.

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  • Mora Community Calendar and Senior Lunch Menu - April 12, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Saturday
    10 a.m. — Mora track and field, Santa Fe
    11 a.m. — Mora Rangerettes softball vs. West Las Vegas, home
    10 a.m. — Sangre Cristo Stock Growers meeting, Mora Schools Board Room
    Sunday
    Noon — Annual Meeting of Rincones Presbyterian  Credit Union Tilford Memorial Building, Chacon
    2:30 p.m. — VFW Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Hall
    5 p.m. — VFW meeting, VFW Hall
    Tuesday

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  • Palabras Pintorescas: Where’s a genie when I need her?

    Oh, what I’d give to find that bottle that supposedly has a genie trapped inside. I’d free her, and ask her to take me back in time. Yes, way back because there are folks I’d like to meet and things I’d like to see.

    Case in point: I found a very old newspaper clipping in an aged family book not long ago. I don’t know which newspaper printed this story but I do know it is in Wisconsin. The headline says “Brown Indian relics given to state society.”

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  • Mora County Notebook: Students participate in spelling bees

    Lazaro Garcia Middle School students recently entered two spelling bees.

    After much study and practice the Mora County Spelling Bee was held in Wagon Mound on Jan. 15. There was a total of 19 participants from Mora and Wagon Mound.

    The first place winner was Dennis Escovedo of Guadalupita. Second place went to JetLeah Gallegos of Mora. Third place went to Shantelle Romero of Wagon Mound.

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