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Today's News

  • WLV spikers dominate club circuit

    Submitted to the Optic

    The Lady Dons club volleyball team ended its season on May 6 with a first-place finish in the Rio Rancho Spring Series Tournament.

    The team is in the 13’s age group and this is the first year for the girls in club volleyball with their only prior experience in middle school volleyball.  

    The team has come a long way since their first tournament in Española where they lost in the first round back in March.

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  • Local athletes tackle Memorial Day run

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    Las Vegas area runners and walkers turned out for the races in the annual Santa Fe Run Around this past Saturday.

    The races were marked by mild temperatures and gusty winds over the Memorial Day weekend. More than 300 runners competed in the 1-mile Fun Run, 5K run, 5K walk and 10K run. Race proceeds were to benefit the Santa Fe chapter of Girls on The Run. The course consisted of one or two laps on a 5k loop beginning and ending at the downtown Plaza.

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  • Looking Ahead - Sports - June 1, 2012

    FRIDAY
    Baseball
    • La Plaza Little League, TBA, Rodriguez Park
    • Las Vegas Little League, 5:30, 7 p.m., Keyes Park

    MONDAY
    Baseball
    • La Plaza Little League, TBA, Rodriguez Park
    • Las Vegas Little League, beginning 5:30 p.m., Keyes Park
    Softball
    • Men’s city league, 6, 7 p.m., city complex
    • Women’s city league, 6, 7 p.m., city complex
    • La Plaza Little League, TBA, Rodriguez Park

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  • Go Fish - June 1, 2012

    Editor’s note: This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

    FREE FISHING DAY
    Saturday, June 2, is National Fishing Day and the first of New Mexico's two free fishing days. Take your family fishing! No license is required but all other regulations apply.
     

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  • Elks Lodge Scholarship Winners
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  • HU students receive scholarships

    By Margaret McKinney
    Highlands University

    Five New Mexico Highlands University business students received scholarships from Bloomberg Businessweek for writing outstanding business case studies.

    Ryan Romero – An international business junior from Mora, won the $600 gold scholarship.

    Duong Nguyen – A finance sophomore from Hanoi, Vietnam won the $400 silver scholarship.

    Daniel Hern – An accounting junior from Dilia, won the $200 bronze scholarship.

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  • Students of the Month - June 1, 2012

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    Cassandra Miller, of West Las Vegas High School, was selected Elks Student of the month. Miller is the daughter of Dr. Franklin and Catherine Miller.

    At West, she participates in National  Honor Society, is yearbook editor, class president, cross country, and track. Some of her awards include being in the top five percent of the class and principal’s distinction. She holds a 3.97 GPA and recently graduated from the high school.

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  • ACLU suit targets English learning

    By Christina Hoag and Gosia Wazniacka
    The Associated Press

    DINUBA, Calif. — A group of teachers, parents and students sued a small Central Valley school district Wednesday, alleging its program to teach English to young elementary school children is ineffective and violates the students’ constitutional rights.

    Three chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union in California and other civil rights organizations filed the lawsuit against Dinuba Unified School District in Sacramento County Superior Court.

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  • Mora County Notebook - Farewell to the 2012 graduates

    Thirty-eight Mora High students graduated on Friday and are ready to take on the world. It was beautiful evening for the great occasion as parent grandparents and the community gathered to honor their graduates.

    The Mora High School band played the processional as the students marched in. The boys had the traditional school colors of green while the girls wore the white gowns.

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  • Mora Community Calendar - June 1, 2012

    Community Calendar
    Saturday
    7 p.m. — Lecture by Thomas Linzeym writer Las Vegas Community Rights Ordinance, Luna Community College’s Allied Health Lecture Hall
    Monday
    5:30 p.m. — Mora Valley Community Health Services Board, Administration Building
    Tuesday
    6 p.m. — Little League Baseball, Little League Field in Holman
    6 p.m. — Angels vs. Dodgers
    6:45 p.m. — Rangers vs. Pirates
    Thursday

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