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Thursday, May 16 — A caravan from Albuquerque to study and select semi-precious stones, found close to the Circle Drive West of Las Vegas, is planned for later this month. Pete Pankratz, formerly of as Vegas, now retired from U.S. Postal Service and now living in Albuquerque, will arrive to complete arrangements with members of the Chamber of Commerce. The group will hunt semi-precious stones found near the Circle Drive West of Las Vegas. The trip will be made by way of the Mineral Hill route and back to Las Vegas through Gallinas Canyon.
 

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5-15 mph, becoming south in the morning. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 46. South wind 10-15 mph.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 10 mph. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

With the snowpack water equivalent at about .2 inches, water flow in the Gallinas at about one-eighth of what it was last year and city reservoirs only being about 65 percent full, 2013 is shaping up to be another difficult year in terms of the city’s water situation.

But Las Vegas Utilities Direct Ken Garcia says the city has contingency plans in place to ensure that Las Vegas’ water supply doesn’t dry up.

“We’re not going to run out of water,” he told the City Council during an impromptu water presentation on Wednesday.

It wasn’t a vote that Mayor Alfonso Ortiz seemed happy with casting, but in the end, after councilors deadlocked in a 2-2 vote, Ortiz broke the tie in favor of moving forward with alcohol sales during Train Robbers games at Rodriguez Park.

Sitting in the audience during the vote was Ray Collins, who lost five families members in a DWI crash in 2006. Earlier in the meeting, during the public comment portion, Collins spoke against allowing beer sales at the park.