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Today's Features

  • Pecos park to host ceremony

    Submitted to the Optic

    The Oath of Allegiance will be taken by 15 applicants during Pecos National Historical Park’s first Naturalization Ceremony, to be held at 1 p.m. on Monday. The new citizens will be entitled to the same rights, obligations, and opportunities as all other Americans, including the ability to vote, hold public office, carry a U.S. passport, serve on a jury, work for the federal government, and serve as an officer in the armed services.

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  • Noticias July 22, 2016

    Submit your calendar items and notices to…
    mlopez@lasvegasoptic.com
    _______________
    •If you are a non-profit or church and need volunteers on a regular basis, contact the San Miguel County DWI Office at 425-7998.

    •The “Si Se Puede” group of Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday nights at 310 Mills Ave. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call the NA helpline: 1-866-885-6562 or Frances at 575-815-8544.

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  • Looking Back July 20, 2016

    Thursday, July 14, 1966 — Dr. C. Wallace Bell, El Porvenir Morgan Ranch, won 20 ribbons plus a grand championship with his three horse entries in the Circle National Morgan Show in Estes, Colo. Bell, a retired opthalmologist, placed with his horses in every class they entered. “It’s unusual,” said Bell, “for one stable to win that many. We did better than we expected.”

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  • Habitat cleanup
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  • Weather - July 20, 2016

    Wednesday

    HIGH 92° / LOW 59°

    Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    SUNRISE…SUNSET
    6 a.m. to 8:14 p.m.

     

    Thursday

    HIGH 91° / LOW 60°

    A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    SUNRISE…SUNSET
    6:01 a.m. to 8:13 p.m.

     

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  • Que Pasa July 19, 2016

    7.21.2016
    THURSDAY

    7.m.
    During the Civil War and its immediate aftermath, the New Mexico Territory would be largely absent of U.S. Army regular troops. Join Rick Lohsen of the Artillery Company of New Mexico as he invites you to step into the shoes of a soldier in 15th U.S. Infantry in 1870. This program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the CCHP/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center at 116 Bridge St. For more information, contact Fort Union National Monument at 425-8025 or visit www.nps.gov/foun.

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  • Senior Lunch Menu - July 19, 2016

    The lunch menu for the Las Vegas/Pecos Senior Centers,
    with 2 percent milk served with all meals.

    WEDNESDAY
    Low sodium hotdog, sauerkraut, baked beans, salad with dressing, and chocolate ice cream

    THURSDAY
    Barbecue pulled pork on a whole wheat roll, peas and carrots, salad with dressing, and mandarin oranges

    FRIDAY
    Beef and cheese enchilada with red chile, pinto beans, Spanish rice, and vanilla pudding

    MONDAY

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  • Noticias July 19, 2016

    Submit your calendar items and notices to…
    mlopez@lasvegasoptic.com
    _______________
    •If you are a non-profit or church and need volunteers on a regular basis, contact the San Miguel County DWI Office at 425-7998.

    •The “Si Se Puede” group of Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday nights at 310 Mills Ave. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call the NA helpline: 1-866-885-6562 or Frances at 575-815-8544.

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  • Mora Senior Lunch Menu — July 17, 2016

    The lunch menu for the Mora /Wagon Mound Senior Centers, with coffee and milk served daily.

    MONDAY
    Green chile chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, calabazitas, spinach salad with dressing, crackers, and gelatin with fruit

    TUESDAY
    Meatballs, steamed rice, oriental vegetables, wheat roll with margarine, and apricots

    WEDNESDAY
    Chicken pot pie, green beans with mushrooms, salad, dinner roll, and fruit salad

    THURSDAY
    Summer picnic - center closed

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  • ‘Ghostbusters’ takes aim at misogyny and scores

    Editor’s Note: The film Ghostbusters is showing locally at Indigo Theatre. For movie times, see page 2.

    By Jake Coyle
    AP Film Writer

    he easy, electric chemistry of the four leads in Paul Feig’s “Ghostbusters” acts like a firewall against the supernatural and the adolescent, alike, in this spirited reboot of the 1984 original.

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