Send your information, including flyers to info@krtnradio.com or come tell us about it on This, That & the Other! (Please bring flyers with all the info; we'll add it to our bucket and continue to give your information. Need advertising on 93.9 KRTN FM/ 1490 AM? Call Alan Kenny at 575-445-3652 or send an email to krtnsales@bacavalley.com

Village of Cimarron Seeks Village Councilors

Due to environmental issues such as drought, dry fuel loads and extremely escalating fire conditions, the following fire restrictions remain in effect for the City of Raton:

• Open burning will only be permitted with prior approval (Burn Permit). At this time no permits are being issued.
• Bonfires are prohibited. Recreational fires shall not be constructed within 25’ from a structure or any combustible material and no greater than 3’ wide and no higher than 2’ in height in an approved site.
• No person shall throw or place a lighted match, cigar, cigarette, matches, or other flaming or glowing substance or object on any surface or article where it can cause an unwanted or hazardous fire.
• Bar-B-Qs, charcoal briquettes bar-b-q’s and open-flame cooking devices shall be used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and shall not be used within 10 feet of a structure or combustible material. At this time, the use of charcoal briquettes in an approved device is permitted.
• Fireworks – Presently, Safe-N-Sane fireworks are permitted providing that they are not used within 100’ of any structure or combustible material. The use of; Aerial Spinners, Helicopters, Mines, Missile-Type Rockets, Roman Candles, Stick-type rockets, or any other aerial fireworks is forbidden. Forbidden fireworks will be seized and any person convicted of a violation may be fined up to $500.00 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.
• A fire department officer is authorized to order the extinguishment by the person responsible or the fire department, of any open burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.

These restrictions are enforceable by law, and a violation of which carries penalties and provisions. These restrictions may be adapted to respond to changing fire conditions.

Signed this day, Wednesday the 28th of May 2013

Jim Mathew Interim Fire Chief
Raton Fire & Emergency Services

Bobby LeDoux
Mayor
City of Raton

Raton Fire Department:
575-445-2708

Raton Arts & Humanities Council
Showing in Old Pass Gallery:

"Open Show"
August 1 - September 30
Reception for the Artists at Old Pass Gallery:
August 16th, 5:00 pm

2013 - 2014 Performing Arts Season Tickets are now available! Click here for show information and ticket pricing.

37th Annual International Art Exhibition & Sale:
September 7 - 14, at the International Bank in Raton; Preview Showing for Purchase Award Patrons: Tuesday September 10th, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm; Awards Ceremony & Reception for the Artists, Friday September 13th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the International Room upstairs, 200 S. 2nd Street in Raton; Artists seeking prospectus can stop by Old Pass Gallery, 145 South 1st Street, Raton, or call Raton Arts & Humanities Council (Show Sponsors) at 575-445-2052.

Stop by
Old Pass Gallery at 145 South 1st Street in downtown Raton or call 575-445-2052. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

City of Trinidad:

The Trinidad City Council is accepting letters of interest from citizens within the city to fill the following vacancies:

2 Arts & Culture Advisory Commission
1 Tourism Board
4 Library Board
2 Planning, Zoning & Variance Commission
1 City Tree Board

Letters of interest with qualifications will be accepted at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 135 N. Animas Street or PO Box 880, Trinidad, CO, 81082 until noon on Wednesday August 28th, 2013.

Questions? Contact Audra Garrett, City Clerk, 719-846-9843, ext: 135 or send email to audra.garrett@trinidad.co.gov

Luna Community College
in Springer:

For more information call Luna Community College in Springer at 575-483-5009.

Raton Regional Aquatic Center

575-445-4271

Off Season Schedule Starts August 16th!

Admission fees apply to all patrons regardless of whether they are swimming or not.

MONDAY-FRIDAY
6am-9:30am Adult Lap Swim and Exercise
1:00pm - 5:30pm- OPEN SWIM
5:30pm-6:30pm Adult laps swim/exercise
Pool will be cleared regularly for 15min pool breaks.

SATURDAY
11am -7:00pm OPEN SWIM
Pool will be cleared regularly for 15min pool breaks.

SUNDAY
1pm-5:00pm OPEN SWIM
5pm-7pm ADULTS ONLY (18 and over) OPEN SWIM
Pool will be cleared regularly for 15min pool breaks.

For information visit:
ratonrecreation.com

124 Pecos Avenue, Raton;
575-445-5778
Call the local number 24/7 in crisis, or 800-799-6484

ATV provides service and specialized assessment, mental health evaluation, support services, counseling, education and training, life and social skills, and crisis intervention. Provides crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, advocacy, children's group, parenting group, safe shelter, community education, and referrals.

Laura Vigil, DAV Volunteer Van Commander

DAV Van Service Seeks Drivers, Ride Coordinator
 

Raton's New VA Clinic Breaks Ground

KRTN Multi-Media

- Video by Marty Mayfield

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday at 1493 Whittier Street, where Raton's long awaited new Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic will be constructed.
 

THRIFT SHOP INFO:

Alternatives to Violence, First Street Thrift Store

Monday - Saturday:
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
445-5778

St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Shop @ Fourth Street & Apache:

Monday, Wednesday & Friday:
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday:
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday:
9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Food Distribution:2nd week of the month, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

MCMC Thrift Shop 
Monday 1:00 - 4:00
Tuesday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Thursday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

8/14, Wednesday:
• Raton Recycling Collection at the Armex Building: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm on the first Saturday, and 9:00 am - 12:noon the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, East 4th Street; Accepting Aluminum, Tin Cans, Plastic bottle necks #1 & #2 and in a separate pile, #1 - 7 non-bottle neck, Cardboard & brown paper bags, Mixed Paper (office paper, junk mail, newspapers & magazines) and E-Recycling (Anything electrical!!! Now collecting t.v.s!); Collection trailers are located at the gates to the Armex Building making 24/7 recycling possible. For information: City of Raton Recycling Info, Grow Raton! or call Pat Vigil: 575-445-9881 or call Raton City Hall, 575-445-9551

8/15, Thursday:
• Red River Hot Chili Days & Cool Nights: August 15 - 17 Music and multiple cookoffs! Throughout the community.  Questions? 877-885-3885, or Click here for more details.
• Colfax County Coalition of Firewise Communities Monthly Meeting: 10:00 am at the State Forestry Division Office in Ute Park. Questions? Call Joe Stehling at 575-377-0546.
• Early Registration Deadline for Master of the Mountain (MOM): Let the games begin! Event on Saturday September 14th; Click the linked text for all course and registration information. Hike/run, Kayak/canoe, Bike ride & optional Shooting course for single competitor or 4 person teams; For more information contact Jarred Chatterley, jchatterley@cityofraton.com or call the Aquatic Center and speak to JR Alderetti: 575-445-4271.
• Care for the Caregiver: 6:30 pm in the Conference Room at MCMC Long Term Care, 900 South 6th Street on the third Thursday of each month; A free monthly educational support meeting & program for anyone caring for a loved one or who works in care giving facilities. Guest Speaker, Candise Maria, Director of Nurses, Professional Home Health; Anyone caring for a loved one is encouraged to attend.

8/16, Friday:
• Music from Angel Fire ~Closer Encounters Series:  1:00 pm in the Angel Fire Community Center; In an open rehearsal setting, experience close encounters with artists and music. This series is fun and informal, free and open to the public. Information at www.musicfromangelfire.org or call 888-377-3300.
• Music from Angel Fire ~Opening Night: 7:00 pm in the Angel Fire Community Center; Tickets are $30.00; Featuring Composer-in-Residence, Chick Corea alongside Mozart, one of Corea’s own personal heroes.  "Audiences will travel from concert hall to jazz club atmospheres and a few places in between!  We welcome the MFAF debut of the wonderful Harlem Quartet in a performance of Corea’s Adventures of Hippocrates, a piece they have truly made their own.  Corea will perform alongside his wife, the vocalist Gayle Moran Corea in original works as well as works of other jazz greats." Information at www.musicfromangelfire.org or call 888-377-3300.
• Red River Hot Chili Days & Cool Nights: August 15 - 17 Music and multiple cookoffs! Throughout the community.  Questions? 877-885-3885, or Click here for more details.
• 2013 Lip Sync ~ Diabetes Care Benefit: 7:00 pm the Shuler Theater; Adults $ 5.00, Seniors $4.00, and children $3.00 at the door.
• Raton Regional Aquatic Center Off Season Hours Start: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 6:00 am-9:30 am Adult Lap Swim and Exercise; SATURDAY, 1:00 pm -6:00 pm OPEN SWIM, Pool will be cleared regularly for 15min pool breaks. SUNDAY, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm OPEN SWIM, Pool will be cleared regularly for 15min pool breaks. Admission fees apply to all patrons regardless of whether they are swimming or not. For information visit: ratonrecreation.com
575-445-4271; Admission fees apply to all patrons regardless of whether they are swimming or not.

8/17, Saturday:
• Photography Exhibition~ African American Pioneers of Raton: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library; Dr. Shiame Okunor, Curator of the Charlie Morrissey Education Center will present a collection of historic black & white rare photographs of early African American Pioneers of Raton; Everyone is invited to come see a slice of Raton's History.
• Red River Hot Chili Days & Cool Nights: August 15 - 17 Music and multiple cookoffs! Throughout the community.  Questions? 877-885-3885, or Click here for more details.
• 22nd Annual Watrous Day Celebration: 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm at Watrous Park; Free BBQ from noon - 1:00 pm, Live Music by Sangre Joven; 3rd Annual Horse Shoe Tourney, CASH for 1st Place - Blind Draw $10.00 entry fee; For more information contact Tom A @ 505-314-6701 or Cisco A @ 505-429-6669.
• Fishers Peak Horse Association Equine Events: Affordable equine events to the Las Animas County Community. These all breed horse shows offer events for children, youth and adults. Free to spectators. Information at FishersPeakHorseAssociation.com or call 719-680-0666.
• 2013 Mud Bog Races in Raton: Sponsored by the Raton Rodeo Association and held at Raton Rodeo Grounds Jim Young Arena on HWY 555: 8:00 am gates open, 11:00 driver's meeting, competition starts at noon! Admission $10.00, Kids 6 & under are FREE!!! For information contact Doug Williams 575-707-0210, or Steve Ross 575-447-3709.
• Historic First Street Farmers' Market & Zucchini Festival: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm on 1st Street in Raton; Live Music, including Rick Trice from 1:00-3:00; Food, Largest Zucchini Contest! Face Painting, Local Restaurants will be cooking their favorite zucchini dishes and you can sample and vote for your favorite!  Local produce, and more, every Saturday afternoon on Historic First Street in Raton; The 2013 Farmers' Market: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm through September 28th. For information contact Randi Whitman at 575-445-8224.
• Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail: 9:00 am meet at St. Vrain Cemetery on 56th Lane for the start of a tour of early Pueblo, CO historical sites led by Bill Tilley of the Pueblo Archeological Society; The tour will land for lunch at the Southeast Colorado Heritage Center & Museum after lunch events will be at the Heritage Center/Museum and El Pueblo Museum and should complete by about 3:00 pm. For more information send an email to Ron Dulle at rdulle@comcast.net, 303-855-0449, or Tony Juarez at tps50@msn.com, 719-546-6065.
• Folsom Man Site Tour 2nd Expedition: Two tours: the first tour leaves at 8:00 am from the Folsom Museum, in Folsom, NM returning for lunch at the Museum (donations accepted) and the second tour leaves after lunch and returns to the museum for coffee & donuts; Call 575-278-2122 to reserve your place and for more information. Visit www.folsommuseum.org or send an email to museum@folsomvillage.com
• 2013 Lip Sync ~ Diabetes Care Benefit: 7:00 pm the Shuler Theater; Adults $ 5.00, Seniors $4.00, and children $3.00 at the door.

8/18, Sunday:
• BINGO @ Cimarron Immaculate Conception Church: 2:00 pm at Sister Hildegarde Smith Parish Hall. Doors open at 1:30 pm. Tickets: $20.00 for 10 regular bingos and 2 special bingos. Concessions and Door Prizes. Call the ICC office if you have questions: 575-376-2553.
• Johnson Mesa Church Services: 2:30 pm service at Johnson Mesa Church on Hwy 72; Message by Caleb Stolarczyck of Raton Trinity Fellowship Church; Summer services will continue through August 25th.

8/20, Tuesday:
• Johnson Mesa Church Services: 10:00 am at Raton's Horse Shoe Courts in Round House Memorial Park, The Rocky Mountain High Courts. 
• Music from Angel Fire Raton Community Concert: 7:00 pm in the Shuler Theater: The Sublime Schubert, presented by the Whited & Darden Foundation; FREE! 2013 Music From Angel Fire ~30 Years, 30 Treasures: August 16 - September 1, Angel Fire, Taos, Las Vegas & Raton; Composer-in-Residence for 2013: Chick Corea; Complete programming and ticket information: www.musicfromangelfire.org of 575-377-3233

8/21, Wednesday:
• Regional Broadband Implementation Project Meeting: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, or in room 322 of the Student Union Building at the main campus of New Mexico Highlands University. For more information contact Paul Jenkins, President of North East Economic Development Organization, Inc. DBA NEEDO-NM, at 575-447-4561 for information.
• Raton Senior Center Commodities Distribution: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, or until we run out, at the Raton Senior Center. 575-445-3278 for information.
• Maxwell Center USDA Food Distribution: 9:00 am - 10:30 am at the Maxwell Center. 575-375-2752 for information.

8/22, Thursday:
• Raton Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Membership Meeting: 12:00 noon at Mulligan's Restaurant; Guest Speaker, Raton City Manager Butch McGowan will speak regarding the the Proposed $6.00 Monthly Assessment to provide revenue for increased Fire & Police Departments; Members and non-members are invited and encouraged to attend; Please RSVP this week to ratonchamber@bacavalley.com
• Chinese Acrobats at the Shuler: 7:00 pm at the Shuler; $20.00 Adults, $5.00 Students; All proceeds will benefit the Santa Fe Trail School for the Performing Arts. Click here to read Tim Keller's Preview of the show.
• Basic Life Support Class: 1:00 pm Long Term Care Conference Room at Miner's Colfax Medical Center Long Term Care, 900 South 6th Street; Call Gloria Neurauter at 575-445-4516 or Jeanine Peek at 575-445-4517 to register.

8/24, Saturday:
• 90th Birthday Party for Fred Owensby: 2:00 - 5:00 pm at the Raton Elks Club; Your presence is presents enough!
• Prayer Gathering for All: 2:00 pm at Ripley Park in Raton; Prayers for those in need in our community; Let's show the power of prayer and witness a miracle.

8/27, Wednesday:
• Classic Night at the Movie: Easy Rider: 7:00 pm at El Raton Movie Theater; Sponsored by KRTN, El Raton Theatre & Raton Natural Gas;  FREE!! Donations gratefully accepted for the Independent Riders who will use the monies for Run for the Wall 2014.

Classic Night at the Movies! 7:00 pm at the El Raton Movie Theater FREE!!

Every month on the last Wednesday   Sponsored by KRTN, El Raton Theatre & Raton Natural Gas
Donations gratefully accepted for a selected good cause each month.
 

Euro-Tour:

Going to Ireland & Scotland June 2014 Fundraising will begin shortly with sales of Little Caesars Pizza, Puffins & Raider Knives. Contact Barbara Riley for more information: 575-445-1000

Colfax Workforce Development Center:

Has relocated to the County Building located at 230 North Third Street in Raton.

Contact Joe Rodman for more information:

575-445-5445 office
575-202-4235 mobile

Cat Care Network: 
NO-COST spay & neuter program for feral neighborhood cats. To make an appointment: Dr. Margaret Hecht 719-746-2023, Dr. Kirk Falduto 719-846-3212, Dr. Susan Gaffney, 719-377-3165; To donate or volunteer for the trap-neuter-return program please call Norma Wiggens, 719-846-3525
 

Raton Animal Shelter: 400 Hereford Avenue
575-445-8640

Luna Community College in Springer:
For more information call Luna Community College in Springer 575-483-5009.

New Mexico Highlands University Raton:
Call to schedule an appointment, 575-445-0445, or just stop in.
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