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Victim’s grave vandalized

By Karl Moffatt
Las Vegas Optic

The grave of murder victim Angel Arroyo was vandalized over the weekend, and family members are appalled by the lack of respect it shows.

“This is sacred ground,” Floribal Bachicha, 26, said on Monday while visiting his brother’s grave at St. Anthony’s cemetery on the far end of Eighth Street.

”Whatever happened, happened. They should let my brother rest in peace. If not then they should come see me.”

Officials: NSA programs broke plots

By Kimberly Dozier
AP Intelligence Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist plots in the U.S. and more than 20 other countries — and that gathered data is destroyed every five years.

Looking Ahead - News - June 17, 2013

In 1963

Tuesday, June 18 — Mayor Frank Olmstead of the City of Las Vegas called a meeting of councilmen, news media, City officials, Town councilmen, a representative of the Chamber of Commerce and a representative of the New Mexico State Senate to discuss the merits of bringing natural gas into Las Vegas at an early opportunity. If natural gas is brought to Las Vegas by the San Marcol Company, it would be brought here with Maxwell, Springer, Wagon Mound, East and West Las Vegas co-operating, it was explained.

Mora County Notebook: Strategic planning session held

On Saturday, a large group of Mora County citizens gathered at the Mora School Board Room to hold their first strategic planning session with professional facilitators guiding the work.
Over the last few decades Mora County has been in the process of planning for the future of the county.

The Mora Comprehensive Land Use Plan  developed in the early ‘90s is the result of many Mora citizens and officials creating a complete overview of the future needs of the county.

Another Perspective - Recall: An abuse of democracy

The proposed “Recall” is a bad idea because it is expensive, unjustified and circumvents the will of the majority.

Democracy has Spoken: The Majority has selected Mayor Ortiz three times in the past three years.

Que Pasa - June 17, 2013

WEDNESDAY MIERCOLES
• Story Time at Carnegie Public Library is over for the year, but the Summer Reading Program will begin on Wednesday, June 19. Registration forms are available at the library.

UPCOMING & ONGOING

Train Robbers close in on division lead

The Las Vegas Train Robbers’ success in a home-and-home series with Trinidad has paid off in the Pecos League standings.

At 19-13, Las Vegas has closed to within one game of first place in the North Division. The Triggers, who enjoyed a four-game cushion just a few days back, now hold a tenuous lead at 18-12 overall.

Editorial Cartoon - June 19, 2013
Smith to vie for national breakaway title

Las Vegas-area resident Jett Smith will be seeking a championship in breakaway roping later this month at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo.

Smith is a seventh-grader at Memorial Middle School in Las Vegas and the son of Kimberly and Cody Smith of Buena Vista. He finished among the top four in the New Mexico breakaway roping competition and also took part in ribbon roping and team roping this past season. He’s also an honor roll student.

Looking Ahead - Sports - June 17, 2013

Monday
Baseball
• Las Vegas Little League tournaments, TBA, Keyes Park
Softball
• Las Vegas Summer League men’s games: Hackers vs. Havoc, 6 p.m.,; Yo Momma vs. Balls Deep, 7:15 p.m.; women’s game: Lady Hackers vs. Lady Warriors, 6 p.m.; city softball complex

Tuesday
Baseball
• Las Vegas Train Robbers vs. White Sands, 6 p.m., Rodriguez Park
• Las Vegas Little League tournaments, TBA, Keyes Park

Softball

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