By Pat Veltri “It will remain a sacred display without commercialism.” That’s a recorded proviso in the archives of the Lions Club, a service organization that has partnered with the city of Raton for almost seventy years in the yearly setting up of the City of Bethlehem, a…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media New Mexico Department of Transportation held a public meeting Thursday evening at the International Bank Conference Room to get public input on construction plans for work to be done on the Raton Pass. Most of the work planned will be at the top of…
Joyce An Paine, age 65, passed away on December 7, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Trinidad, CO, on July 15, 1950. Joyce was preceded in death by parents, Raffie L. DeGarbo and Bert Dolce and aunt Margie Molinaro. Left to cherish her memory are daughters Anna (Ed)…
Angela Guerra, born July 13, 1918, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the age of 97. She was born, raised, and lived out her life on the Guerra ranch. She was the second youngest of 8 brothers and sisters. She and her two brothers, Reno and Jimmie, kept the…
The Raton City commission met in regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 8th and all commission members were present with the commission setting its Legislative Capital Outlay Priorities. City Manager Scott Berry presented the list that included Water Treatment Facility, originally completed in 1946, $ 250,000. Streets, Business District improvements, more…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency services were called to 532 Martinez a little after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon for a report of smoke coming from the roof of the house. Fire Fighters quickly put the flames to rest and began mopping up a little…
By Alan Kenny, KRTN A special meeting entitled Stop Vandalism Now – sponsored by GrowRaton! and the City of Raton – was held on Tuesday, December 14th at International Bank. It is recognized by all parties involved that in order to stop the wave of vandalism that has been…
Interview with Dr. Lawrence Loendorf, anthropologist/archeologist, Part one of two by Bob Kennemer LA VETA — Recently one of North America’s foremost anthropologists/archaeologists, specializing in the ethnography of the intermountain West, gave a talk in La Veta. Dr. Lawrence Loendorf (he prefers to just be referred to as ‘Larry’)…
But who were these ancient people? Part 2 of 2. by Bob Kennemer COLFAX, LAS ANIMAS, HUERFANO — In part one of this series we met Dr. Larry Loendorf, an archaeologist and anthropologist with extensive field experience in southeast Colorado and northeast New Mexico. He recently spoke in La…
by David J. Santistevan Jr. TRINIDAD — Before a crowd of more than 450 fellow veterans of all wars, the Department of Defense and the Daughters of the American Revolution honored, thanked, and welcomed home almost 100 Vietnam veterans in a presention of pins during the 15th Annual Veterans Day…