Reserve News

There may be budding rocketeers in Luna County. A half dozen or so youngsters built rockets and launched them in June.

New Mexico State University is one of three New Mexico employers that has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Fire officials said weekend winds fanned the three fires believed to be caused by lighting strikes.

Detected 5/30/09 , located 14 miles northeast of Reserve, NM and 8 miles southeast of Apache Creek, NM.

The Meason fire, located in the Wilderness Ranger District, was discovered June 1 and located 35 miles north of Silver City.

Photo: A 1940 photo of Abdallah Samuel Adelo as a drum major in the St. Michaela TMs College Band.

If you happen to find yourself strolling through the halls of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., the walls are mostly decorated with just what you'd expect: 19th century paintings of pastoral scenes or young, Victorian-clad ladies contemplating flowers.

A cap of $200,000 was set Wednesday by Ruidoso village councilors on the potential "acceptable" loss by the village for withdrawing about $3.285 million from the wounded state investment pool.

Getting to Catron County takes three things - patience, skill and determination.

David Popelka, an employee on the Glenwood Ranger District of the Gila National Forest, has been honored by the New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors for his contributions to the organization's activities.

Funeral services for Dorothy Reed, 83, of Ruidoso Downs, were Dec. 30, at the J Bar J Church in Ruidoso.

George Dean Talley, 86, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at his home in Reserve, N.M. He was born Nov. 6, 1922, in Bayard, Kan., to Clyde Oliver Talley and Eva May Worden.

George served in the United States Coast Guard from Dec. 1942 to Jan. 1946.

During World War II, he was a carpenter's mate in charge of all water integrity on the Taney and saw action in battle in the Pacific.

George was a fabulous man, wonderful husband, great father and a friend to many. He was a man of high integrity and loved by many. George was the owner of Wild Game Processing in Reserve.    

If you find yourself stuck in town over the weekend and need final touches on the holiday shopping, consider the local artists' handy work and bakers' delights.

Teachers will be well-represented at the Western New Mexico University commencement ceremony this week.

Henry Aragon Baca, 67, of Reserve, N.M., entered eternal rest Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, N.M.

At the family's request, cremation has taken place under the direction of Baca's Silver City Crematory. A prayer vigil began at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at the Santo Nino Catholic Church in Aragon, N.M., led by Father Jeff King.  

A memorial mass began at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at the same church.

Henry was born Sept. 10, 1941, in Cruzville, N.M., to Henry M. and Pablita (Aragon) Baca. He was a communicant of the Catholic Church.