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Que Pasa - Dec. 9, 2013

WEDNESDAY MIERCOLES
• Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “Merry Christmas, Stinky Face” by Lisa McCourt. Free and open to the public.

FRIDAY VIERNES

Noticias - Dec. 6, 2013

Submit your calendar items and notices to mlopez@lasvegasoptic.com
• The San Miguel Unit of the American Red Cross helps with any natural disaster and house fires. Persons interested in becoming a member are asked to contact Contact Connie Chavez at 425-6224. Meetings are held every third Thursday at 6 p.m. in Faith Hall.
• The San Miguel County DWI Safe-Ride-Home Service operates from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Rides are provided in the Las Vegas area from liquor establishments to your home, for service call 429-0336.

Thumbs Our high country lowdown...

THUMBS UP! A GENEROUS DONATION
Southwest Capital Bank is donating $3,500 to the Mora schools for its mariachi program. The money will go a long way toward the $5,000 needed to complete the group’s uniforms. We’re glad to see a local business stepping up and helping its neighbors.

THUMBS DOWN! A SENSELESS TRAGEDY

‘And All That Jazz’ show by HU...

By Margaret McKinney
Highlands University

The New Mexico Highlands University HU Singers will perform a medley of songs from the musicals Cabaret and Chicago 7:30 p.m. today (Friday) and Saturday in Ilfeld Auditorium, 900 University Ave.

And All That Jazz is a full musical production that includes original choreography, sets and costumes.

Andre García-Nuthmann, director of Highlands University’s choral program in the Department of Music, is the musical director and piano accompanist.

Cowboys win in OT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Cowboys men’s basketball team opened Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play Friday night and decided 40 minutes was not enough. New Mexico Highlands (4-1, 1-0 RMAC) went into double overtime to knock off Colorado Christian 102-100 in a thrilling contest.

Comeback Cardinals

Congratulations to the Robertson High School Cardinal football team and coach Leroy Gonzalez for an amazing end to what started off as a difficult season.

The team began the season as an underdog, suffering a bruising 50-0 loss to St. Mike’s, and losses to Portales and Taos. Indeed, the Cards entered the playoffs with a No. 9 seed and a 5-5 record.

In short, Robertson wasn’t expected to get very far in the playoffs, and it certainly wasn’t predicted to walk away with the Class 3A state championship.

Palabras Pintorescas: Oh, those...

Time flies when one has fun. Suddenly I look at the calendar, (it is almost December as I write this) and look outside (there are 14 inches of new snow on the ground) and I realize it is about time to search out Christmas cards.

I might be able to dig out a Christmas card from very long ago if I work at sorting the boxes of photographs I’ve already written about. Our parents fell for someone’s line about how wonderful photograph Christmas cards were when Sweet Brother Bill and I were just “wee tots,” as my grandparents would say.

McCluskey escapes death penalty

By Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE — A federal jury deliberating the sentence for Arizona inmate John McCluskey failed to reach a unanimous verdict on Wednesday, meaning the judge will sentence him to life in prison for murdering a retired Oklahoma couple.

It will close the final chapter on a brazen Arizona prison break and multistate Bonnie-and-Clyde-style crime spree.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

There are over one billion Catholics, and the Catholic Church has designated Dec. 12, as the day to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. So those who are not aware of the story, I will gladly retell it.

Que Pasa - Dec. 13, 2013

TODAY HOY
• Survivors of Victims of Homicide Candlelight Vigil, participants meet at 4:30 p.m. at Las Vegas Peace and Justice Building at 719 Sixth Street, with walk starting at 5 p.m. to Plaza Park on Friday, Dec. 13. For more information, call Helen at 429-1608.

SATURDAY SÁBADO
• Amahl and the Night Visitors, an opera for the whole family, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Ilfeld Auditorium on the campus of New Mexico Highlands University. Tickets are $5.