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Alcalde Couple Honored Through Motorcycle Run

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8/13/09     Just over a year after an Alcalde couple died in a motorcycle accident, dozens of motorcyclists gathered Sunday in Española to raise awareness...

Chama Schools Go to 4-Day Schedule

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8/6/09     Chama School District students will enjoy three-day weekends for most of the 2009-10 school year at the expense of longer hours in the...

Village Hotels Full; Ready for Chama Days

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SUN Staff Report 8/6/09     Despite the bad economy, the annual Chama Days celebration is shaping up to be as busy as ever, Village Councilor Billy...

Truchas Painter To Judge at Fair

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From a press release 8/6/09     Northern New Mexico adjunct professor Richard Guzman has been selected as a judge for the plein air painting competition Sept....

State Withholds Water Funds

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7/30/09     Nearly $25,000 in state funds to clean Española’s Well 1 is being held up because city employees were not properly trained to operate...

Youths Build Low-Rider Bikes during Welding Lesson

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7/30/09     Española Valley youths got a lesson in custom bicycle-making last week.     Starting from a basic Schwinn cruiser bicycle, eight Española youths helped create...

County Hands Out Raises To Finance Employees

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7/30/09     Despite a stated freeze on Rio Arriba County raises caused by plummeting oil and gas revenues, seven Finance Department employees received salary increases...

Monks Get Brew Go-Ahead

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8/6/09     Rio Arriba County Commissioners voted July 30 to approve a zoning change that will allow a group of Benedictine monks to open an...

Wildfires Squelched Near Dulce

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SUN Staff Report 7/30/09     Two wildfires near Dulce were extinguished July 22 with the help of downpours, federal Bureau of Indian Affairs Fire Management Officer...

Plunging Oil, Gas Revenues Scare County Officials

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8/13/09     Rio Arriba County could face a budget crisis and halt construction on some new buildings if its oil and gas revenues continue to...

New Coach Hopes To Replicate Former Glory

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8/13/09     Franci Ortega will be returning to the town that supplied some of her best volleyball memories.     Ortega has been named the new volleyball...

Nominations Sought For Child Advocacy Awards

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From a press release 8/13/09     New Mexico Voices for Children is seeking nominations for three child advocacy awards it will present at its Spirit of...
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