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Today's Features

  • Palabras Pintorescas: Couldn’t put down this Mora County-based book

    Well, I never dreamed I’d be reviewing a just-published book about Mora County and the somewhat historic events that happened here and in Alaska a few decades ago.
    “Pilgrim’s Wilderness: A true story of faith and madness on the Alaskan Frontier,” has just been published by Crown Press, and is written by Tom Kizzia, a longtime reporter for the Alaskan Newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News.

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  • UWC-USA seeks get-away program participants

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  • Que Pasa - Aug. 21, 2013

    TODAY HOY
    • Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “The Rooster’s Feather” by Annie Petersen and JR Kibby. Free and open to the public.

    THURSDAY JUEVES

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  • Noticias - August 21, 2013

    Submit your calendar items and notices to mlopez@lasvegasoptic.com

    • Lions Club Glasses Collection Boxes are at the following locations. Banks: Southwest Capital, Community First, Douglas Ave and Legion Park; Wells Fargo; State Employees Credit Union. Opticians’ offices: WalMart, Eye Associates, Mills Ave; Insight Optical, Highway 518. Also at Shoes ‘n Boots, Seventh Street. Used glasses are repaired then donated to charity groups serving those in need around the world.

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  • Que Pasa - Aug. 19, 2013

    WEDNESDAY MIERCOLES
    • Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21 in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “The Rooster’s Feather” by Annie Petersen and JR Kibby. Free and open to the public.

    THURSDAY JUEVES

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  • New addition
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  • Interns help at rural electric cooperative

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    Alicia Chacon and Jessica James have been busy this summer interning at the Mora San Miguel Electric Cooporative, Inc.

    The CEO/General Manager of the Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alex Romero, has had internship programs with UNM and NAU prior to coming to the cooperative.

    He entered an agreement with Luna Community College to start an internship program for business students.

    This summer was the first step for the program. Chacon and James were selected for the program.

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  • Que Pasa - Aug. 16, 2013

    TODAY HOY
    • Operation Christmas Child Collections, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 at the local Wal-Mart. Worldwide Christmas Project to Collect Shoe Box Gifts for Hurting Children Through Operation Christmas Child, locals are joining people across the U.S. to fill empty shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and necessity items for impoverished children around the world. Anyone can participate in Operation Christmas Child. For more information, or to find the nearest drop-off site, call 505-930-0146 or visit www.SamaritansPurse.org/OCC.

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  • Montoya new Mora County Manager

    Rebecca Montoya started her county manger position in early July and spared no time in taking care of business. She began to work on the problems that are facing the county immediately.

    Montoya has had many and varied experiences and a long history of service to the different communities and programs that she has been in charge of.

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  • Mora Community Calendar and Senior Lunch Menu - Aug. 16, 2013

    COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Sunday
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Sangre de Cristo Stock Growers annual meeting, Sierra Bonita
    Wednesday
    6:30 p.m. — Mora 4-H meeting, Helping Hands Inc.

    SENIOR LUNCH MENU

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