U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce will be in Raton on December 27th for a Community Meeting. From 3:30 to 4:15 City and County issues will be discussed. From 4:30 to 5:30 education issues will be the topic. The meeting will be held in the Raton City Commissioners Chamber. This event is open to…
Posts published in December 2017
By Pat Veltri For several decades, from 1971 to 2010, Ratonians were the recipients of a delightful homemade Christmas card, in the form of an animated display featuring Santa and his reindeer traveling across the sky over a small town with snow-covered homes and businesses, – a virtual winter wonderland.…
Mary Miller, age 80, died on Thursday, December 14, 2017, in Clayton, New Mexico. Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Hass Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth W. Tidmore, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Clayton, New Mexico, officiating. Burial followed in…
December 13, 2017 RATON, NM – FFP Group, Inc. and Raton Capital Corporation, the parent bank holding company for International Bank, jointly announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Merger under which FFP Group, Inc. will acquire Raton Capital Corporation and its subsidiary bank, International Bank. Closing of…
Long time Raton resident, Bill Erwin, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2017 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. William Carl Erwin was born to Woody and Jane Erwin on May 18, 1943 in Raton. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jenny, his sister, Jane, his parents, Jane and Woody…
John T. Trujillo, age 92 passed away from natural causes on December 9th, 2018 at MCMC Long Term Hospital. He was born on June 11, 1925 in Sopris, CO to Bernardo and Encarnacion Trujillo. He is a Veteran of the United States Marines Corp. Most of his life he worked…
Lawrence E. Torres age 48 passed away on December 5,2017 in Longmont CO. He was born on July 24, 1969, he was the son of Phillip Salazar and Mary Chavez. Lawrence was proceeded in death by his father Phillip Salazar, brother –in– law Frank (Poncho) Cortez, and grandparents Filidelfio Armijo…
Our dearest mother, Mary Louise Segura, daughter, sister, and grandmother happily joined the Lord and her husband Alfonso Segura, December 6th, 2017. Born August 18th, 1932. Louise was totally dedicated to her husband Alfonso, sitting beside him on his 1962 Harley Davidson. Louise was a beautician since 1962, when her…
Raton City Commission Approves Water Agreement By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Before their regular meeting, Raton City Commissioners met in a joint meeting on Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 with the Raton Water Board to discuss a water rights issue in the Capulin water basin that has been in negotiations…
Jose Ignacio Vigil, also known by family and friends as Nash, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the age of 84 in Trinidad, Colorado. Nash was born in Sarcillo Canon, CO (near Trinidad, CO) on November 11, 1933. He started working at the Frederick Coal Mine in Trinidad…