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  • Using technology in business topic of program

    Submitted to the Optic
    The New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program and Las Vegas First invite local small businesses to learn how Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories can help you solve the technical challenges that get your business to the next level of success.  
    A brief panel discussion will take place at the event. The event takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Kennedy Hall on the campus of Highlands University.

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  • East gets positive audit

    Las Vegas City Schools is making progress on  its late audits, with the latest one containing good news for the district.

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  • A bike lover’s paradise
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  • Higher ed secretary worried

    State Higher Education Secretary José Garcia says New Mexico’s higher education system is failing its citizens and he urged officials at Luna Community College to work together to turn things around.

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  • City awards road, propane contracts

    The City Council moved forward last week with awarding a road improvement project to Franken Construction and to select Ferrellgas as the company that will provide propane to the city for the next year.

    Both projects became somewhat controversial after critics of the city administration voiced concerns about conflicts of interest, noting that Councilman Vince Howell works for the Franken family and Mayor Alfonso Ortiz Jr.’s son works for Ferrellgas.

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  • Looking Back - July 29, 2013

    In 1963
    Monday, July 29 — Playing before one of the largest crowds seen here in a long time, the West Las Vegas Little League Mothers team bested the mothers of East Las Vegas, 7-6 at the Robertson High School field Sunday. The real action came in the top of the sixth, with four straight singles by Sue Melton, Merle Malcheski, Ann Maloney and Lucille Arguello to score three runs.

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  • Looking Ahead - News - July 29, 2013

    Las Vegas Children’s Chorus
    The Las Vegas Children’s Chorus meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Old Mission Church on Chavez and Socorro Streets. Learn music and sing songs from many cultures. Call 505-699-6624. Coordinated by United World College with UWC faculty member Kevin Zoernig.

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  • Weather - July 29, 2013

    Monday
    A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 10-15 mph. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 5-10 mph, becoming north after midnight.

    Tuesday
    A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Wednesday

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  • Mora Fiestas
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  • Coca is All-American in 3,000

    Moises Coca of Las Vegas is back in his hometown after placing in two distance runs in this past week’s USATF Junior Olympic national outdoor track and field competition held in Greensboro, N.C.

    Coca, who’ll be a junior this fall at West Las Vegas High, represented the Meadow City Track Club.

    Notably, Coca ran 12th overall in the boys’ 3,000-meter run (age 15-16) with a time of 9:30.86 in the finals Thursday morning, July 25. There were 46 runners in the finals.

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