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Mora County

  • Mora County Notebook - New sanctuary under construction

    The Mount Calvary Assembly of God Church in Mora is building a new sanctuary. It is located beside their old sanctuary and community rooms.

    The congregation saw the need for a larger sanctuary to accommodate their growing congregation and for their use when they have special occasions such as funerals and weddings.

    The church’s pastor Daniel Enriquez stated that the sanctuary will be 76 feet long and 38 feet wide.

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  • Mora Community Calendar and Senior Lunch Menu - Jan. 25, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR
    Friday
    4 p.m. — Mora Rangers vs. Clayton, junior varsity and varsity, home
    4 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes vs. Clayton,  junior varsity and varsity, home
    Saturday
    5 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes vs. Questa, junior varsity and varsity, home
    Monday
    4 p.m. — Mora Rangers middle school vs. Pecos, home
    Tuesday
    5:30 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes vs. McCurdy, varsity, away
    Thursday

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  • Palabras Pintorescas - Three friends who no longer have to worry

    The calendar says it’s January 15th, and that translates into a very cold start to our new year. It was 12 degrees below zero last night, and it is 15 degrees above zero as I write this. Mark Twain noted that he never knew water could make a river so beautiful. I could paraphrase that with “ I never knew below zero temperatures for a long period of time could make ice so hard.” Yes our creeks are almost frozen solid and running water is hard to find.

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  • Mora County Notebook - Mora VFW and Ladies have a busy weekend

    The Mora VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary had a busy weekend.

    On Saturday, the Mora VFW was host to the Dist. 5  meeting at the VFW Center in Mora.

    The ladies assisted them by decorating the tables with flags and flowers and serving lunch prepared by Commander Melvin Vigil’s family.

    More than 30 people attended. They came from Raton, Clayton and Mora. Cerro and Las Vegas were not represented. After the meal,  the comrades held their meeting, which included reports and plans for the future.

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  • Mora County Calendar and Senior Lunch Menu - Jan. 18, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Friday
    5:30 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes basketball vs. Robertson, home

    Saturday
    1 p.m. — Mora Rangers Middle School basketball vs. Dulce, away
    1 p.m. — Mora Rangers basketball vs. Mesa Vista, junior varsity and varsity, home
    1 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes basketball vs. Mesa Vista, junior varsity and varsity, home

    Tuesday
    5:30 p.m. — Mora Rangers basketball vs. Robertson, junior varsity and varsity, away

    Friday

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  • Palabras Pintorescas - The dieting regimen back at the ranch

    Yes, winter has arrived in our mountains. The days are short, The temperature rarely gets to 40 degrees in the warmest part of the day, and it is cold to colder at night, often below zero. The folks who predicted a warm winter missed their mark I’d say. Global warming hasn’t hit here yet.

    I gave up on making New Year resolutions a long time ago.

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  • Mora County Notebook - Roybal receives education doctorate

    Mora native Anita Roybal recently held a celebration to honor her educational achievement. Roybal, the wife of Deacon Eloy C. Roybal, received her doctorate in education from the New Mexico State University. Recently, Roybal was honored at a celebration organized by her husband and their family.  

    All nine of her children and 12 grandchildren were there. They came from Los Angeles, Indiana, Colorado and all over the state to honor their mother and grandmother.

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  • Mora County Senior Lunch Menu - Jan. 11, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR
    Saturday
    1 p.m. — Mora Rangers vs. Escalante, away, junior varsity and varsity
    1 p.m. — Mora Rangerettes vs. Escalante
    Sunday
    Noon — District 5 VFW meeting, VFW Post 1131, Mora
    3 p.m. — VFW Ladies Auxiliary, VFW
    5 p.m. — VFW –Regular Meeting, VFW
    Monday
    4 p.m. — Mora Middle School Rangers vs. Memorial Middle School, home
    Tuesday
    4 p.m. — Mora Middle School Rangers vs. Questa, home
    Thursday

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  • Palabras Pintorescas - Stopping Nancy in her horseshoe tracks

    The very large windows in my house give me a vantage point. I can really just watch the world go by, and by some standards that might be judged as a big waste of time.

    One day last week I watched our now retired Betsy mare do her darndest to rearrange a particular small area of her pasture so she could roll in comfort. She pawed the snow and underlying grass in a circle, spinning and turning until she thought she had it about right. She used her right front hoof for this. Then she carefully lay down in this circle and rolled and rolled.

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  • Elected officials take oath of office

    The elected officials of Mora County took the oath of office on Friday Dec.  28 at the Mora Senior Citizens’ Center.

    Probate Judge Edward Aragon presided over the ceremony and swore in the newly elected officials. The senior citizens, family members and county officials were present to witness the officials as they were sworn in. A white Bible was used for the swearing in.

    Those who were sworn in were Joanne Padilla–Salas as County Clerk, Florence Romero as County Treasurer and Alfonzo Griego as County Commissioner.

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