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  • Brass recital this Saturday

    By Margaret McKinney
    Highlands University

    The New Mexico Highlands University music faculty will present a brass recital at 3 p.m. on April 9 featuring the compositions of Galliard, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov and Persichetti.

    The recital is in the Margaret Kennedy Alumni Hall, 905 University Ave. The musical selections range from the baroque to the modern era.

    Highlands University music professor and band director Edward Harrington will play trombone and tuba in the recital. Adjunct music faculty member Greg Tyrone will also play tuba.

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  • Opening the school coffers

    Among the education bills that Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law last week is one aimed at increasing transparency in the state’s public school districts, by requiring that certain financial information on districts and charter schools be posted on the relatively new Sunshine Portal (located at www.sunshineportalnm.com/).

    Moreover, she gave a great reason why it’s such an important move.

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  • Editorial Cartoon - April 4, 2011
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  • Publisher's Note: Love of country, community

    The national discourse, as well as a little local talk I’ve heard lately, got me to thinking about patriotism. And love of community. Let me start with our views of the U.S., then bring it on home.

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  • Ready for a dogfight?

    By Eddie Pells
    AP National Writer

    HOUSTON  — When the options boil down to winning or heading home, nobody’s better than Kemba and Connecticut.

    Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift UConn to its 10th straight victory since finishing off a .500 Big East regular season, a 56-55 win over cold-shooting Kentucky that moved the Huskies a victory away from their third, and most improbable, NCAA title.

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  • MMS track invite


     

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  • Cards sweep Cats

    Girard Maestas hit a three-run homer to spark the Robertson offense in the first of a doubleheader baseball sweep of Lovington on Friday at Whorton Field.

    RHS won 8-5 and 10-9.

    Maestas’ shot came in the bottom of the second inning in game one and turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 advantage.

    Robertson lost the lead momentarily after allowing the next two runs on a solo home run and an RBI double, but the Cardinals surged ahead again with five runs in the fourth inning.

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  • Sports Roundup

    “Battle at the Bosque” held disappointment for a pair of boxers with local ties.

    Amanda “Boom Boom” Crespin lost her co-main event fight to Carla Torres via split decision, 58-56, 56-58, 59-56. Crespin slips to 4-4-1 as a pro; Torres is 2-1.

    Michael Coca Gallegos remains winless as a pro in nine fights after losing a decision to the debuting Donald Sanchez, 40-36, 40-36, 40-36.

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  • Looking ahead - Sports

    MONDAY
    Baseball
    • LCC at University of the Southwest (DH), noon, Hobbs
    Golf
    • Robertson at Española Invite, 9 a.m., Black Mesa course
    Softball
    • LCC at Western Oklahoma State, TBA, Altus, Okla.

    TUESDAY
    Baseball
    • Robertson at St. Michael’s, 4 p.m., Santa Fe
    • West Las Vegas at Tucumcari (DH), 4 p.m., Tucumcari
    • WLV Gents vs. Taos (DH), 3 p.m., WLV Field

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  • FYI - Sports

    The City of Las Vegas Recreation Department is announcing the first
    organizational meeting for the 2011 Meadow City adult men’s and women’s softball league. League coaches and managers are asked to meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 11, at the Abe Montoya Recreation Center. All interested coaches and managers are urged to attend; there will be important information at this meeting. For more information, contact Misty Williams, recreation coordinator, at 426-1739 or 426-3191.

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