Saturday, October 15, 2011
Catron County Economic Development Advisory Board members named
October 5, 2011 RESERVE NM. The Catron County Commission has approved the membership of Catron County Economic Development Advisory Board. See Catron County Connection for details.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
UPDATE: Gila Cliff Dwellings Closure now only till in November
For Immediate Release
10/13/2011
UPDATE ON GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS CLOSURE AND TJ SITE TOURS
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today that the Cliff Dwellings Unit of the National Monument is now anticipated to be closed from October 24, 2011 until just before Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. The closure is due to major repairs scheduled for the West Fork Bridge on New Mexico Highway 15, one mile south of the Cliff Dwellings. The one-month closure will allow A.S. Horner, Incorporated of Albuquerque, under contract with the New Mexico Department of Transportation, to reconstruct the north approach of the bridge that was damaged by flooding in 2008 and 2010. After the road reopens, there may be brief closures of the roadway due to continued construction activities on the abutments on both ends of the bridge.
To allow visitors a unique experience during this closure, guided tours will be available at no cost at the TJ Site of the Monument. Tours of the TJ Site will provide visitors the opportunity to examine the above-ground evidence of an unexcavated, 200-room Classic Mimbres pueblo located just east of the Gila Visitor Center. The TJ Site is accessible ONLY by guided tour. Tours will be offered daily at 11 am and 2 pm. Tours are limited to 20 persons and take approximately 1 1/2 hours. 10 spaces on each tour may be reserved in advance by calling the Gila Visitor Center at 575-536-9461. Participants MUST be at the Gila Visitor Center by tour times.
Visitors should come dressed for winter weather, as the mesa top can be cold and windy, and wear sturdy hiking boots, as the ground is rough and can be muddy. Once NM Highway 15 reopens, TJ Site tours will no longer be offered. For up-to-date information please call the Gila Visitor Center at 575-536-9461 or visit the Monument’s web site at www.nps.gov/gicl.
To visit partially excavated Mimbres pueblos and gather more information on the Mimbres people, visit the Mimbres Cultural Heritage Site just off of New Mexico Highway 35 at mile 3.5, at 14 Sage Road. This site is open daily from 11 am to 3 pm and offers not only an interpretive walking tour through the prehistoric sites, but a chance to visit two late 19th century ranch houses and exhibits, some on loan from the Contact Station at the Cliff Dwellings trail head. Visit their web site at www.mimbresculturesite.com for additional information.
Throughout the road closure the Cliff Dwellings will be formally CLOSED for their protection and so that staff can be redirected to tours at the TJ Site. Persons entering the Cliff Dwellings at any time during this period are subject to ticketing and fines.
10/13/2011
UPDATE ON GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS CLOSURE AND TJ SITE TOURS
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today that the Cliff Dwellings Unit of the National Monument is now anticipated to be closed from October 24, 2011 until just before Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. The closure is due to major repairs scheduled for the West Fork Bridge on New Mexico Highway 15, one mile south of the Cliff Dwellings. The one-month closure will allow A.S. Horner, Incorporated of Albuquerque, under contract with the New Mexico Department of Transportation, to reconstruct the north approach of the bridge that was damaged by flooding in 2008 and 2010. After the road reopens, there may be brief closures of the roadway due to continued construction activities on the abutments on both ends of the bridge.
To allow visitors a unique experience during this closure, guided tours will be available at no cost at the TJ Site of the Monument. Tours of the TJ Site will provide visitors the opportunity to examine the above-ground evidence of an unexcavated, 200-room Classic Mimbres pueblo located just east of the Gila Visitor Center. The TJ Site is accessible ONLY by guided tour. Tours will be offered daily at 11 am and 2 pm. Tours are limited to 20 persons and take approximately 1 1/2 hours. 10 spaces on each tour may be reserved in advance by calling the Gila Visitor Center at 575-536-9461. Participants MUST be at the Gila Visitor Center by tour times.
Visitors should come dressed for winter weather, as the mesa top can be cold and windy, and wear sturdy hiking boots, as the ground is rough and can be muddy. Once NM Highway 15 reopens, TJ Site tours will no longer be offered. For up-to-date information please call the Gila Visitor Center at 575-536-9461 or visit the Monument’s web site at www.nps.gov/gicl.
To visit partially excavated Mimbres pueblos and gather more information on the Mimbres people, visit the Mimbres Cultural Heritage Site just off of New Mexico Highway 35 at mile 3.5, at 14 Sage Road. This site is open daily from 11 am to 3 pm and offers not only an interpretive walking tour through the prehistoric sites, but a chance to visit two late 19th century ranch houses and exhibits, some on loan from the Contact Station at the Cliff Dwellings trail head. Visit their web site at www.mimbresculturesite.com for additional information.
Throughout the road closure the Cliff Dwellings will be formally CLOSED for their protection and so that staff can be redirected to tours at the TJ Site. Persons entering the Cliff Dwellings at any time during this period are subject to ticketing and fines.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Western Legacy Alliance Takes Tax-Payer Fight To Congress
Western Legacy Alliance Takes Tax-Payer Fight To Congress
Provided by Caren Cowen, New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Western Legacy Alliance (WLA) Chairman Jennifer Ellis, Blackfoot Idaho, joined by Lowell Baier, Boone & Crockett, and others exposed the reality of tax payer funded “environmental” litigation before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, October 11, 2011, held a hearing on H.R. 1966, the Government Savings Litigation Act.
Western Legacy Alliance (WLA) Chairman Jennifer Ellis, Blackfoot Idaho, joined by Lowell Baier, Boone & Crockett, and others exposed the reality of tax payer funded “environmental” litigation before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, October 11, 2011, held a hearing on H.R. 1966, the Government Savings Litigation Act.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Catron County could lose Tripp in redistricting
http://www.dchieftain.com/dc/index.php/news/3936-courts-to-determine-redistricting-maps.html
The House plan would have a greater impact on the constituency of District 49, represented by Rep. Don Tripp of Socorro. Tripp said in an interview last week he would lose all of Catron County and Alamo, Magdalena and San Antonio in Socorro County.
The House plan would have a greater impact on the constituency of District 49, represented by Rep. Don Tripp of Socorro. Tripp said in an interview last week he would lose all of Catron County and Alamo, Magdalena and San Antonio in Socorro County.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Catron County economic development
The Catron County Commission, in partnership with the NM Economic Development
Department, is promoting local economic development via a NM EDD Certified
Community Initiative grant. Info about business and economic development
opportunities in Catron County, New Mexico will be posted on the new Catron
County economic development website, www.CatronED.net, which is
currently under development.
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Pie Town Festival Sept 10
Sat September 10 - 31st Annual Pie Festival - Jackson Park, Pie Town, NM
9am - Pie Baking Contest Entry ( at the Fire House)
9am - Pie Baking Contest Entry ( at the Fire House)
11am - Judging of the Pies
11am Children’s Games begin
11:30 am Crowning of Pie Festival Queen
1:00pm Pie Eating Contests for kids and adults,
2:00pm Horned Toad Races
3:00pm Raffle Prize Drawing
Live Music in the Afternoon - Auctions of Pies (entered in Pie Contest) Evening Dance 8:00 pm featuring Doug Figgs and the Cowboy Way. Food Vendors & Pies for Sale! Arts & Crafts!
Stop by the Catron County Historical Society table. Catron County Search & Rescue will be there too selling Elk Raffle Tickets again this year for their fundraiser. Tickets are $5 each. Winner gets cow elk tag, muzzleloader, food, lodging and meat processing included.
8pm Evening Dance featuring Doug Figgs and the Cowboy Way Food Vendors and pies for sale - Arts & Crafts - All Day!
Contacts for Pie Festival festivalinfo@pietowncouncil.com
11am Children’s Games begin
11:30 am Crowning of Pie Festival Queen
1:00pm Pie Eating Contests for kids and adults,
2:00pm Horned Toad Races
3:00pm Raffle Prize Drawing
Live Music in the Afternoon - Auctions of Pies (entered in Pie Contest) Evening Dance 8:00 pm featuring Doug Figgs and the Cowboy Way. Food Vendors & Pies for Sale! Arts & Crafts!
Stop by the Catron County Historical Society table. Catron County Search & Rescue will be there too selling Elk Raffle Tickets again this year for their fundraiser. Tickets are $5 each. Winner gets cow elk tag, muzzleloader, food, lodging and meat processing included.
8pm Evening Dance featuring Doug Figgs and the Cowboy Way Food Vendors and pies for sale - Arts & Crafts - All Day!
Contacts for Pie Festival festivalinfo@pietowncouncil.com
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