Cerrillos News

Sunday, July 1, 1984 Santa Fe to Albuquerque, NM 80 miles I'm reprinting the day-to-day journal entries of a cross-country bike tour my friend and I took in 1984.

Designated a Scenic and Historic Highway, New Mexico's Highway 14 offers a leisurely link between Albuqerque and Santa Fe ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY CAROLYN SCHWARTZ special to the daily Sure, there's a faster way ...

“We have people off the street asking for the rails. People use it for architectural detailing. We've had some stolen from us, too.”

Santa Fe Southern tracks: going, going, gone. Under a cloudless sky, on a 40-degree spring day, Santa Fe Southern Railway's Special Projects Manager Bob Sarr and workers are busy removing a rail siding-a short ... via Santa Fe Reporter

From Save La Bajada Mesa : The Railrunner is being used as an excuse to start strip mining historic, scenic La Bajada Mesa. via Democracy for New Mexico

“Today, Colorado and the American West are experiencing a modern day 'mineral rush' while our mining laws are stuck in the 19th century”

U.S. Senate panel considers changes to 135-year-old mining law Mines: Rising prices prompt new interest Hundreds of abandoned mines dot the new Cerrillos Hills park and nearby federal lands, some with vertical ... via RedOrbit

“The hands are always out over at the Roundhouse-gimme, gimme, gimme”

Santa Fe legislators bring home the bacon. It's said that making a law is like making a sausage. via Santa Fe Reporter

“I always tell people I have no faith in the dirt, I have faith in the Lord.”

The shooting of Toby Keith's Beer for My Horses is exciting fans all over Santa Fe. via Santa Fe New Mexican

So will this be another short-session case of the New Mexico Legislature convening amid stout resolution, then riding off in all directions? Our state's 70 representatives and 42 senators convene in the Capitol ... via Santa Fe New Mexican

The Santa Fe County Fire Department has released tentative identifications of a man and a woman found dead after in a mobile home fire in a rural area of the county near Cerrillos. via Las Cruces Sun-News

A house fire in Santa Fe County took the lives of two people Friday morning. A neighbor says when she reached the house, outside the town of Cerrillos, all that was left was smoldering debris. via KOB-TV

The Rail Runner Express is working its way toward Santa Fe, but motorists will have to be patient while work on the new commuter rail line takes place. via New Mexico Business Weekly

N.M. officials must closely monitor energy development A Texas company has its eye on what's purported to be 50 million to 100 million barrels of light sweet, crude oil in the Rio Grande Rift that lies under ... via Headwaters News

“The fair is a place where people can explore their roots and experience what it was like to live then.”

Mountain men rubbed elbows with doctors of philosophy as children threw spears and created "artifacts" at the New Mexico State Archaeology Fair held at Grants City Park on Friday and Saturday. via Cibola County Beacon

“My dog started growling and I went over to it, and it just materialized into a small female figure. I looked at it for a while, and then it faded away.”

Oil! Right here in Santa Fe County! Beneath the ground we walk on - and maybe beneath our homes ... Hmm. via Santa Fe New Mexican

Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Santa Fe County residents grill oil execs about N.M. drilling plan At a public hearing Thursday night, residents of southern Santa Fe County seemed unswayed ... via Headwaters News

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A company's plans to drill eight oil wells near Cerrillos as soon as next year has aroused concern among area residents. via KOAT.com

South county residents worry about impact Houston petroleum executives who want to drill near the village of Cerrillos faced a hostile crowd Thursday night concerned about pollution of the water and air, noise, ... via Santa Fe New Mexican

“I looked in the mirror and I saw the truck stopped”

Six vehicles collide on Cerrillos Road trying to avoid a state worker Six vehicles collided Thursday on Cerrillos Road after a Department of Transportation worker stopped the truck he was driving to pick up ... via Santa Fe New Mexican