Bosque News

Shirleen Greenwood has been named this year's recipient of the Rotary Club's Service Above Self Award. The award is presented each year to someone who works in the community without expecting anything in return.

The award was presented at a special Rotary Club meeting at the home of Don and Rosie Tripp last Wednesday, June 25.

"It was a great honor [to win the award]," she said. "It's one of those things we'd rather not be known for. We'd rather work in the shadows."

According to remarks by Marj Austin, Rotary president, Greenwood was born and raised in San Antonio, N.M., and has been quietly involved with youth and agriculture for more than 30 years. She and her husband Marty became involved as 4-H leaders in 1974 and are still doing it.

June 1

An officer met with a woman in Veguita at 9 a.m. and learned that a neighbor's dog had come into the victim's yard and attacked one of her puppies. The puppy was dragged into the suspect's yard and mauled, causing severe cuts across the throat and on its body. The woman tried to get the dog off the puppy but was bitten on the leg in the attempt. The officer met with the owner of the loose dog and cited him into Magistrate Court. Photos of the puppy with injuries and the attacking dog which had evidence of the attack were taken.

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Two-time Agatha Award nominee Pari Noskin Taichert will discuss and sign copies of her latest Sasha Solomon mystery, the Socorro Blast, at a special event at the El Camino Real International Heritage Center at 2p.m. May 17.

In The Socorro Blast, readers of Taichert's previous gems, The Clovis Incident and The Belen Hitch, will take a road trip with public relations maven Sasha Solomon.

Solomon is on her latest foray to small-town New Mexico - this time to consult with town patriarch Papi Sanchez on how to bring tourism to Socorro County attractions. Read more

April 11

A woman on Hop Canyon Road in Magdalena reported at 1:40 p.m. that she had walked out to pick up her mail when her neighbor's dogs came out at her. She said the dogs growled at her and one of them, a brown brindle, went behind her and nipped the inside of her knee. She had two small bruises. The officer attempted to contact the dogs' owner but had no contact. It was noticed that there were nine dogs on the property and they were free to roam.

April 14

* An officer was asked by neighbors at 3:30 p.m. to do a welfare check on a woman on Troy Street who had not been seen since January. The officer entered the residence and found the woman deceased. O.M.I. was called and next-of-kin notified. Read more

Pulte Homes is spearheading cleanup projects near the Willow Creek area of the Bosque in Rio Rancho. via New Mexico Business Weekly

This Tuesday, Bernalillo County Commissioners imposed new fire restrictions and the Lincoln National Forest will be closing to visitors next week. via KOB-TV

“It was a lot of work in a very quick process to go from preparing for trial, through trial, preparing for appeal and presenting in a matter of a week. In my 26 years, I've never seen the process work so quickly.”

Santa Fe Less than a week after a district court judge ruled that Salomon Montao was not a qualified candidate to run for the State Representative District 8 seat, the New Mexico Supreme Court reversed the ... via Valencia County News

“We had a large fire west of here, about 30 miles west”

It won't take much to start a fire in dry New Mexico. Most of the state, including this region, is under high fire-watch alert. via Deming Headlight

A fire is burning in the bosque near San Antonio in Socorro County. Flames have burned about 50 acres. via KOAT.com

March 17

An officer met with a 16-year-old victim and CYFD personnel at 9 a.m. where the girl related being sexually abused by the suspect over a three-year period. An order of protection was filed and the case is pending further investigation. No contact with the man, whose whereabouts are unknown.

March 18

A Lemitar woman reported that she had gone to Albuquerque and upon returning noticed that the license plate was missing from her trailer. She said she does not know if it was taken or if the bolts unscrewed themselves and it fell off accidentally in an act of bolt rebellion. Read more

Albuquerque banking veteran Jennifer Thomas has been appointed president of Bank of Albuquerque . via New Mexico Business Weekly

“We're hoping that the judge will find that he does not live within the district. I just hope he (Montao) will recognize this and not go through a court hearing, but we're prepared to do that.”

Montao says he lives there half time Three Valencia County residents have filed a lawsuit in district court challenging whether a candidate running for the State Representative Dist. via Valencia County News

“It's a little unnerving. But, at the same time, we've got a big field between us and the canals. So, I feel OK that it's not going to get any more serious. But, it looks pretty out of control over there”

Presenter: Daniel Bernardy This webcast will offer new strategies and tactics to ensure you have a comprehensive juvenile firesetter intervention program for this ever present problem. via FireHouse.com

Arrest warrants have been issued for a young couple wanted in connection with the murder of a man in Meadow Lake Monday night. via KRQE

“It's a little unnerving. But, at the same time, we've got a big field between us and the canals. So, I feel OK that it's not going to get any more serious. But, it looks pretty out of control over there”

Fire crews in Valencia County are closely watching a Bosque fire that spread across more than 50 acres in the Los Chavez and Tome areas early Thursday morning. via KOAT.com

Crews work to put out fire in southern N.M. Fire crews are battling two brush fires that are burning on private BLM property about 20 miles north of Las Cruces. via KOB-TV

Richard Holecek, 66, died March 7, 2008, at his residence in Pie Town, N.M. He was born August 15, 1941, in Burbank, Calif., to Wesley and Naomi Holecek.  

Richard served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, was a Vietnam War Veteran, and retired as a Chief Petty Officer.

Richard is survived by his son Mike Holecek of Pie Town; daughters Jamie Harris of Sahuarita, Ariz., and Shellaree Holecek and Shawnti Coolahan, both of Pie Town; sister Sondra Lee of Bosque, N.M.; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Read more

“Oreodont fossils are uncommon in the Southwest. In New Mexico, most previous records are from the northern part of the state near Espaola”

It could take months to determine the species of oreodont While scientists from New Mexico Tech were working on a geologic mapping project, they found a rare and unique fossil at the Bosque del Apache National ... via El Defensor Chieftain

The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: A laptop computer was stolen between Sunday and Monday from a business in the 100 block of North Guadalupe Street. via Santa Fe New Mexican