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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Friday
9 a.m. — State Track and Field Tournament, UNM Track Field
Saturday
9 a.m. — State Track and Field Tournament continued
Sunday
5 p.m. — Mora VFW meeting, VFW Hall
Tuesday
6 p.m. — Tee-ball A’s vs. Angels, Little League field, Holman
6 p.m — Little League Rockies vs. A’s Field # 1, Dodgers vs. Cardinals, Field #2, Holman
Thursday
8:30 a.m. — Dia de la Cultura, Mora elementary gym

Commissioners were courageous
Looking Back - May 8, 2013

In 1963
Friday, May 10 — Mrs. Ralph Conklin has been named Mother of the Year with Mrs. Harry Kelsey as first runnerup and Mrs. M.S. Rapp as second runnerup. Mrs. Conklin’s selection was based upon her being a good mother to her own family, a good influence on her children, her own character, her activity, leadership and influence on the community and the conditions of her service. The first runnerup received a $10 gift, and the second runnerup $5 from the Retail Merchants Assn., which sponsors the annual event.
 

Work of Art — Now that’s a...

It was a great feeling, reading the letter by a true gentleman. And maybe a scholar too, who wrote articulately, in a balanced manner and laid the blame at the altar of politicians.

Let me explain: The letter writer’s identify is still a secret, but we do know that he’s a wrestler from Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque who was in the middle of an exam at the time the court case he was involved in was taking place. That made it impossible for him to attend the court hearing; his attorney read the letter for him.

Weather - May 8, 2013

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a north wind 10-15 mph, becoming west 20-25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20-25 mph, decreasing to 10-15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Mora ordinance is constitutional

Why are corporate America and gun owners the only people in America who are allowed to interpret without question the U.S. Constitution? The rest of us are met with skepticism and alarm from various authorities and elected officials when we read, think about and use the Constitution for ourselves to assert our rights. Recent passage of the Las Vegas and Mora County Community Rights ordinances illustrate this bias.

Lady Dons: District golf champs

Las Vegas Optic

The sister act of Jayme and Joedy Quintana was in top form Monday, with both shooting in the 80s to place in the top four and lead West Las Vegas to the District 2-3A girls’ golf team title.

Jayme Quintana shot an 81 to take home an individual girls’ title by a five-stroke margin; Joedy was fourth with an 88.

Thumbs Our high country lowdown...

THUMBS UP! HIGHLANDS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA

State golf: Quintana on edge of...

Several of the usual suspects were chipping about on the upper half of the leaderboard as day one of the Class 1A-3A state golf tournaments drew to a close Monday evening at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.

Kristen Cline of hometown school Socorro High held a one-stroke lead atop the girls’ standings with a first-round 75.

Nipping at her heels were Sandia Prep’s Klara Castillo and Socorro teammate Shania Berger, tied for second with a 76, and Socorro’s Mia Salome, fourth with a 78.

Looking Back - May 15, 2013

In 1963

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