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Digging out - Storm causes...

A winter storm brought much needed moisture to northeast New Mexico Wednesday and Thursday, dumping several  inches of snow in the area and leaving roadways icy.

Treacherous driving conditions prompted schools and offices throughout the area to either close completely on Thursday or start two hours later than normal.

McCulloch painting exhibit at...

By Margaret McKinney
Highlands University

A brilliant moon floats in a deep blue New Mexico night sky above purple mountains framed by golden autumn foliage.

Abstract blocks of vivid orange, violet, green and yellow curve across the canvas, hinting at a mountain silhouetted at sunset. These are two of the 30 paintings featured in the “Frank McCulloch 50 Year Retrospective — The Abstract Years” art exhibit that opened on Monday at Highlands University, with an artist’s reception from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25.

Noticias - Jan. 16, 2015

Submit your calendar items and notices to
mlopez@lasvegasoptic.com.
• Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline is 425-3577.
• Interested in fostering or adopting a New Mexico child? Call CYFD at 1-800-432-2075 or 426-7594 for more information.

Jail Log - Jan. 23, 2015

The following individuals were booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center between Jan. 12 and Jan. 20:
Martin Valencia, 41, probation violation: positive UA (heroin) failure to pay fines, bench warrant, Adult Probation Office/LV Municipal
Gilbert Romero, 29, driving on suspended/revoked license
John Herburger, 52, violation of Florida state law, bench warrant, Florida State
Eric Hester, 38, drug court violation
Thomas Gutierrez, 28, larceny, bench warrant, SM Magistrate

Firefighters honored - 3...

Las Vegas firefighters took center stage at last week’s City Council meeting, as fire Chief Phillip Mares recognized three of them who have been promoted and a fourth who helped save a life.

Billy Montoya, who has been with the fire department for more than 14 years, was promoted from lieutenant to commander, the department’s second highest position.  The commander position had been vacant due to a retirement.

Mares noted that Montoya started off as a firefighter and worked his way up to engineer, lieutenant and now commander.

Mora high ‘celebrities’
Few surprised by ruling in Mora...

Disappointed, yes. Surprised, not so much.

That was Santa Fe attorney Jeff Haas’ reaction to Monday’s ruling by a federal judge throwing out Mora County’s community rights ordinance, which sought to ban all oil and gas drilling in the county and limit the rights currently enjoyed by corporations.

Going green - West Las Vegas...

Maria Garcia slapped her hands in frustration on the hardwood at midcourt of the Gillie Lopez Gymnasium.

“Ugh!”

Two seconds earlier, she’d had the basketball in her hands, seemingly ready to orchestrate a scoring play for her Mora girls’ squad.

But West Las Vegas’ Kyanna Spaulding had come up from behind and picked her pocket, and Garcia had tumbled to the floor after trying in vain to regain possession. Spaulding wound up dashing to the hoop for a layup after the steal.

Palabras Pintorescas: Edith,...

December can be a sad month for many of us. Both of my parents died Christmas week a long time ago. And this year a lot of us lost some very special people who impacted our lives in many and varied ways.

I still can’t believe there were three funerals in just five days last month: Edith Moore, Ruth Fort and Charlie Hillis.

Padilla elected Commission chair

By a split vote, the San Miguel County Commission elected Art Padilla as its chairman on Tuesday.

The board also voted to move the time of its regular meetings from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month.

Commissioner Marcellino Ortiz had nominated  Nicolas Leger to remain as the Commission’s chairman, a position Leger had held for two years, but new commissioner Rock Ulibarri nominated Padilla.

Commissioner Gilbert Sena joined Ulibarri and Padilla in electing Padilla to the position.