Kick off to the arts: A listing of local arts organizations and events for 2009-2010 Sep 18, 2009
From women of the Old West to the Buffalo Soldiers, Tombstone and Mexico history, to cookbooks and movies ... She opened her first studio at the age of 14 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, and three years later directed the Ballet Folklorico for Cochise College ... Her work has been recognized throughout Arizona and Mexico, and she has received numerous awards including the Cananea Women s Committee Woman of the Year Award and the 2004 Sierra Vista Mayor s Arts Award. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
'Canes, Irish Coming To FSU Sep 17, 2009
With clean sweeps of the New Mexico State Tournament and the FIU/Miami Invitational, the Seminoles (8-1) are riding a five-match winning streak and find themselves ranked No. 19 in the country in this week's AVCA Division I Coaches Poll ... 8 Illinois and followed it up with victories over New Mexico State and then the Italian National Team in exhibition action. (Seminoles.com)
Accident kills San Rafael man Sep 15, 2009
Cibola Beacon - Grants, New Mexico. Cibola Beacon Print Edition. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
FSU Cross Country Set To... Sep 12, 2009
The Across the State Relay is a 140-mile trek that begins with runners filling a water bottle half way in the Gulf of Mexico near Crystal River, Fla. and ends by filling the rest of the bottle with water in the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Seminoles.com)
No. 22 FSU Headed South Sep 11, 2009
FSU (5-1) earned its national ranking this week thanks to an impressive start to the season that was highlighted this past weekend by a clean sweep of the New Mexico State Tournament. In Las Cruces, NM, the Seminoles not only swept then-No. (Seminoles.com)
'Noles Ranked No. 22 Sep 8, 2009
- After an impressive weekend showing at the New Mexico State Tournament, the Florida State volleyball team has been ranked No. 22 in this week's AVCA Division I Coaches Poll ... FSU then followed up that performance by sweeping both No. 8-ranked Illinois and New Mexico State in the Aggies' home tournament in Las Cruces, NM. The 'Noles also swept the Italian National Team in an exhibition match. (Seminoles.com)
Father: Domestic dispute led to La. murder-suicide Sep 7, 2009
New Mexico police suspect 10-year-old shot father. New Mexico police are investigating a 10-year-old boy in the shooting death of his father but couldn't say Friday whether the incident was accidental or intentional. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Neville Named Tournament MVP Sep 6, 2009
LAS CRUCES, NM - The Florida State volleyball team capped off the New Mexico State Tournament with a 3-0 sweep in an exhibition match against a team comprised of a combination of the senior, junior and youth Italian National Teams Saturday afternoon ... Senior outside also made the All-Tournament Team, which included Illinois' Laura DeBruler and Erin Johnson and New Mexico State's Kelsi Phillips as well. (Seminoles.com)
Display kids' creations to add color and whimsy to a room and to boost their self-esteem Aug 29, 2009
A brightly colored walrus tucked neatly into a drawer waiting to be framed has Baker's description on the back: "The third-graders created an amate painting by working on brown craft paper with black crayon and tempera paint. Amate painting dates back only to the late 1950s in Mexico. They were painted on the bark of the amate tree. ... The colors used were sometimes fluorescent.". Baker has increasingly heard about children's art on display in upscale home tours. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Calif. Holds Statewide Garage Sale Aug 29, 2009
The Coast Guard suspends its search for three missing boaters off the Matagorda Coast in the Gulf of Mexico, KPRC Local 2 reports. Police have arrested and charged a woman accused of stabbing another woman at a downtown Houston bus stop, KPRC Local 2 reports. (Click2Houston, TX)
Don't give up on City Center Aug 22, 2009
News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico ... The University of New Mexico is in the process of constructing a 42,000-square-foot college and the university has plans to expand ... Central New Mexico Comm-unity College and University of New Mexico Hospital also will have buildings in the central business district and Rio Rancho s second comprehensive high school, V. Sue Cleveland High, roughly two miles east on Paseo del Volcan, is set to open this week. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
UP FOR AIR: Refrigerator magnets get a reprieve Aug 20, 2009
All this money-saving business has to be done on one of those creepy 800 numbers, and I might be calling New Mexico instead of beautiful downtown Lynn where the old L.M. office was. Good luck, Liberty Mutual. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Missing statue leaves some holes we must address Aug 11, 2009
Just a thought wrote on Aug 10, 2009 9:22 AM:" You say the Eagle is gone. If you are saying that there is no evidence at the scene that it was destroyed then that implies it might have been stolen to sell. Probably right now it is for sale at a flea market in someplace like Arizona or New Mexico. Galt in California has a big flea market. Perhaps someone could print some pictures of it and circulate to those types of large markets. Not likely it would be sold at a small rummage sale like is... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Who were the robbers? Aug 7, 2009
Nicknamed "Napoleon", he first fled to Mexico on a false passport then later to Canada with his wife Angela and son Nick in tow ... The former boxer and club owner fled to Mexico after the robbery but gave himself up in 1966. (BBC News -- UK)
The jewelry of Mata Ortiz Aug 2, 2009
MATA ORTIZ, Chihuahua A village in northern Mexico best known for its handmade pottery is the source of a less common but equally exquisite form of art ... Artes de Mexico, a shop in Mata Ortiz, has been selling the pottery-shard jewelry for about 1 1/2 years, said co-owner Aide Gonzalez ... The materials were imported from New Mexico, except for some opal that comes from the Mata Ortiz area. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Sports Legends Challenge Invites Fans To Go 'All In' for the Ultimate Sports Fantasy Event Jul 28, 2009
WPS event divisions, The Bar Poker League and World Poker Entertainment host Free Texas Hold 'Em tournaments live in Bars, Restaurants, Nightclubs, Hotels and Casinos in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and China. As an international poker entertainment company, The World Poker Store links all of its players through a poker community website that allows Bar Poker League members from all over the world to compete via a standardized league point system that rewards players with invites to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
James Cameron, Peter Jackson talk future of film Jul 27, 2009
Clowns wait at the entrance of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo. (Yahoo News)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Jul 19, 2009
New escalation in Mexico drug war. Call for 20 charge to see doctor. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Grave offence Jul 19, 2009
New escalation in Mexico drug war. Milan to enforce teen drink ban. (BBC News -- UK)
Travel + Leisure readers name Udaipur best city Jul 14, 2009
Another factor that may have contributed to the No. 1 ranking for Udaipur is that for the first time in the survey's 14-year history, results were included from readers of Travel + Leisure's international editions in South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Australia and New Zealand, Turkey and Mexico. The magazine's "World's Best" list is based on results of a questionnaire made available online to Travel + Leisure readers. (Yahoo News)
COLUMN: If only this area had a really sophisticated fest, like Tour de Fat Jul 14, 2009
kamfong wrote on Jul 13, 2009 9:18 PM:" Texas T. I'm currently in Mission T, hotter than hell.Gettin ready to go into Mexico 2 morrow for the 1st time ever.this place is really booming huh? Whataburger ring a bell?lol ". Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
CNM students swap paychecks for film production experience Jul 11, 2009
Subscribe to New Mexico Business Weekly ... New Mexico Business Weekly - by NMBW Staff ... So Hansen entered the film technicians training program at Central New Mexico Community College in January. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Frontier Times Museum announces Texas Heroes Hall of Honor Jul 9, 2009
He has initiated a tremendous cultural exchange between Texas and Mexico. Dr. Gaona is one of the principle founders of the San Antonio Charro Association. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
» Readers pay tribute Jul 7, 2009
"Born in 1972, I grew up with MIchael's music, everyone did regardless of who tried to denied it in the 90s. My kids today, know his music from his thirller 25 years cd that i have stored in the car, they have his best video cd's. Regardless of the truth of events, the truth is that the world has missed his shine and talent for many years, shadowed by the hypocrites and a judicial system that allows heroes to rise and fall faster than any empire, I am saddened to know that he left this world... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Glorias Jewelry and Gemstones marks 25 years Jun 30, 2009
Dixon also carries an extensive stock of ironwood carvings from Mexico. Ironwood is a hard wood that is protected in Arizona. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Mourning a Brilliant, Troubling Idol Jun 29, 2009
Street tributes went up from Paris to Karachi, from Moscow to Mexico City. A candlelight vigil was held in Beijing. (Time.com)
Countdown begins to July 4 festivities Jun 26, 2009
Beginning Friday, July 3, food and craft vendors including some from Georgia, California, Louisiana and New Mexico will surround the Jeff Davis County Courthouse throughout the weekend. More vendors are coming from more states than ever. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Oh, goodness. Politicians are about to ‘fix’ health care. Jun 18, 2009
In other countries like Mexico and Canada, they cannot get away with such drug price gouging, with a pay or die ultimatum. In the U.S., computerized billing fraud and abuse cost over $200 billion last year, according to the GAO arm of Congress. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
- From the desk of: 0 Jun 17, 2009
On an established New Mexico dry cleaning store: Thirty-eight years on the same spot. Outside a country shop in West Virginia: We buy junk and sell antiques. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Dance with the devil: Wife barely escapes death Jun 16, 2009
John Perry's work securing government contracts for clients often took him -- and now Barbara -- out of the country: to the Caribbean where they soaked up the sun, to Mexico City where they strolled the markets. The distinguished retired officer was showing Barbara a new world, the good life of gourmet cuisine, vintage wines, fine art. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Plymouth Energy up and running Jun 5, 2009
It sells its ethanol in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The plant will use 20 million bushels of corn to produce 50 million gallons of ethanol per year. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Lucia Barajas Jun 5, 2009
She was born on Dec. 29, 1931, in Mexico. Mrs. Barajas worked at California Canners and Growers in Thornton. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Alright, the first few football times are announced Jun 5, 2009
Usually it s New Mexico St. or Northwestern Alabama Tech so they can get all of the Reverend s harsh punishments out of the way. I m sure Vince the Prince wasn t thinking Okie State would be this good when he scheduled them. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Writer list for WOW is notable May 29, 2009
She received a bachelor s degree in anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1973 and a master s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 ... Laurence Parent (photographer) Was raised in several Southwestern states, primarily New Mexico. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
LICENSING International Expo 2009 Exhibitor Profiles May 28, 2009
Famed painter of Mexico ... Mexico's popular game. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Brand new or hardly worn, it's at Saturday Flea Market May 28, 2009
And, a coin purse from Mexico. Herbert's also got some curiosities. (Walnut Creek Rossmoor News, CA)
The West Side Story May 19, 2009
Max Dever-Boaz, the son of Bruce and Carie Boaz of Strayhorn, will be traveling to New Mexico to compete at the fifth Annual Wrangler Junior High Finals Rodeo from June 28 thru July 4. Max will be competing in the Tie Down Roping, Team Roping, Chute Dogging, Ribbon Roping and Goat Tying competitions. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
Shields, Washington to receive honorary doctorates May 14, 2009
He then worked for Vanguard Electronics in California and Mexico before returning to the reservation in 1973 to serve his people as the planning district director. From 1975 to 1999, he was an elected official on the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board and held the position of tribal chair from 1991 to 1997. (Missoulian, MT)
Dogwood volunteer comes 155 miles from Defiance, Ohio May 13, 2009
"The place I used to work is barely open now and is probably a year away from being sent to Mexico. My nephew's brother-in-law still works there and he says the place is on a ventilator. Now I work with my brother Tim. He runs a repair shop out of his garage and I'm his wrench monkey. The pay isn't great, but the hours are good - I've got today off. He hunts for meat and eats everything he hunts.". Fife returned to Dowagiac in spring of 2007, but last year "the Grim Reaper was taking everybody... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Sweepstakes: 'Star Trek' Movie Prizes May 12, 2009
Hugh Jackman has finally been cleared to visit Mexico to premiere "X-Men: Origins: Wolverine.". People hoping for a Gov., Rep. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
In brief: Swine flu | Sheldon Good | Wal-Mart May 9, 2009
The recent swine flu outbreak hurt the performance of two hotels in Mexico owned by Strategic Hotels ts Inc., a Chicago-based real estate investment trust. The flu and the Mexican government's decision to shut down businesses in Mexico City for five days had a "severe impact" on the 240-room Four Seasons Mexico City, Strategic President and CEO Laurence Geller told analysts in a Thursday conference call. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Editorial: Perscription for flu May 8, 2009
This latest strain of flu is blamed for at least one death in U.S. and more than 30 deaths in Mexico. Cause for concern. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Adult Son Charged With Killing Parents May 1, 2009
Gregory Larkin told investigators he had been in Mexico since Easter Sunday and had just returned to town, which evidence He said he was robbed while in Mexico and the keys to the family's SUV were taken, so he had to get a room at an airport hotel after returning to town Saturday. Seagraves said travel documents verify that Larkin did make that trip, so they believe he killed his parents before he left town and their bodies were not found for a week. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Severe Wind Sends Chihuahua Flying Into Sky Apr 28, 2009
Carnival Cruise Lines says the swine flu outbreak has not affected its trips to Mexico from ports in the United States, including Texas ... The swine flu, a rare virus gripping Mexico, infects two high school students in Texas ... From Mexico City to China and beyond, surgical face masks have become the most visible sign over worries about contracting swine flu. (Click2Houston, TX)
• Events calendar Apr 17, 2009
Rodriguez, a storyteller, singer and musician in the tradition of Old Mexico, gives a unique view point on the history of Idaho intertwined with farm worker history. He was a migrant worker in Idaho as a child and has degrees from three Idaho colleges. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
For Sale: A (Really Old) Taste Of Royalty Apr 17, 2009
(3:33)As violence has erupted throughout Mexico between narcotics officers and drug cartels, kidnappings have now also become a prevalent and lucrative crime. Seth Doane reports from Mexico City ... (3:33)As violence has erupted throughout Mexico between narcotics officers and drug cartels, kidnappings have now also become a prevalent and lucrative crime. (CBS News -- World)
George and Margaret Church (115) Apr 15, 2009
Margaret graduated from Roy High School in Roy, N.M. in 1938 and from Eastern New Mexico State University in Portales, N.M. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education in 1947. She taught in Portales before teaching at an American school in Germany. (Boerne Star, TX)
Full Body Hippo Among Seven Hundred Taxidermy Mounts for Sale to Highest Bidder Fort Worth Big Game Trophy & Western Auction Apr 10, 2009
New Mexico private land elk hunts, Hunt with Van Hale since 1981. Browse a huge selection now. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Kmart Ushers in Season 2 of Bakugan Battle Brawlers with Nationwide Bakugan Collector's Events Apr 10, 2009
Spin Master employs over 600 people with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Hong Kong and Mexico. For additional information please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sunday Special: Hudson, ChestertownA tale of 2 towns Apr 5, 2009
Kaz outsourced its manufacturing to another U.S. company that will perform the work in Mexico. Scalera says it s still too early to gauge the full impact of Kaz s departure. (Albany Business Review, NY)
In London for the G-20? Eat here Apr 4, 2009
We take our influences from Mexico City, where you have the corn and black bean belt to the south, rather than the pinto beans and wheat tortillas in the north, co-owner Dodie Miller said. So instead of Chihuahua-sized burritos packed with pinto beans, Taqueria serves up compact corn tortillas, made fresh daily on the premises and filled with combinations such as chargrilled pork with pineapple and coriander or avocado mash with cactus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Around the world in a single lifetime Mar 30, 2009
couple has spent time in Puerto Vallerta in Mexico in February and in Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla ... They plan to head to Branson in April, Las Vegas in May, Panama and Costa Rica in June and Mexico in November ... My children (both under 12) have been to Canada and Mexico (via cruise) and have seen more states than most adults. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
- Thank You: Kudos for everyone’s help 0 Mar 28, 2009
President Obama has promised $66 million to the government of Mexico to help fight the drug cartels ... It's time to stop throwing our money away on Mexico's problem. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Center for Arts exhibit to pay tribute to Cowan Mar 25, 2009
GCCA later evolved into the Coastal Conservation Association with chapters along the east and west coasts, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. The GCCA conservation stamp and print was created in 1983 with Cowan painting the first one. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Experiencing the real Mexico and Caribbean Mar 20, 2009
Casa de Leyendas Mazatln, Mexico Price: Doubles, $99$125. msnbc. (MSNBC -- Travel)
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT Mar 20, 2009
The Mexico Tourism Board is bringing spring break to the Metropolitan Museum of Art when the Grammy winning band Mariachi los Camperos and its leader, Natividad "Nati" Cano, get this fiesta started tonight at 8. While mariachi fans have known this band for nearly half a century, pop fans came to know them in 1987 when they started recording and touring with Linda Ronstadt. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
An inside look at the Knights of Pythias Mar 18, 2009
The Sahuarita No. 85 lodge, for example, raises money to help support an orphanage in Naco, Sonora, Mexico, as well as support for the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. Whether it be a commitment to youth organizations, local food bank, sending young people to camp, supporting Scouting, supporting Santa Cruz County Foster Care Families, the Nogales lodge No. 13, has dedicated its efforts to do its part in supporting the many needs in Nogales and Santa Cruz County. (Nogales International, AZ)
Tucson Celebrates Ted deGrazia's Bi... Mar 18, 2009
A chronological exhibit of deGrazia s work at the Tucson Museum of Art will include work from his one-man show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City in 1942 after he interned with mural masters Diego Rivera and Jos; Clemente Orozco. It also showcases his innovative experiments with ceramics in the 1950s, the height of his commercial success in the 1960s and 1970s, and his later interest in print-making techniques in the early 1980s. (Suite101.com)
Melanie Smith crafts a mixed-media portrait of Mexico City Mar 17, 2009
Coming to uncertain terms with Mexico City. Melanie Smith's ''Commercial Mexicana Mixcoac'' is part of her exhibit at MIT about Mexico City, where she has lived since the late 1980s ... Smith, who was born in Britain, has chosen as her subject one of the world's largest: Mexico City, where she has lived since the late 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Gardner Museum recalls art heist as 19th anniversary nears Mar 14, 2009
The FBI and museum officials continue to receive tips every week that have led agents to Europe, Mexico, and throughout the United States in the past couple of years, law enforcement officials said. A tip a couple of years ago that Rembrandt's "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee" was spotted at an antiques mall in Reno looked so promising that agents from Boston were dispatched to the desert city, only to discover a copy of the masterpiece, said FBI special agent Geoffrey J. Kelly. (Boston Globe)
Helicopter industry tries to attract workers Mar 13, 2009
He couldn't quantify with numbers the shortage of pilots and mechanics, but he said that up to 800 helicopters fly in the Gulf of Mexico alone, ferrying workers to oil platforms. And it's an area that will increase with oil exploration. (AZCentral -- Business)
Yesterday, today and tomorrow Mar 12, 2009
The Schroeders Pam and Allen have a timeshare in Mexico and theyve donated several weeks of use. I am not sure exactly how they will be doing the drawing for these timeshare weeks but the starting of it will be the first Monday in April and from then on names will be drawn monthly. (Forest Republican, WI)
US Man Among Decapitated Victims In Mexico Mar 8, 2009
TIJUANA, Mexico -- Mexican authorities said a U.S. man was among three decapitated victims found this week in the northern border city of Tijuana. State prosecutors said the body of 38-year-old Jorge Norman Harrison was found by joggers Tuesday along with two other bodies near Tijuana's bullring. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Mar 4, 2009
Mexico troops enter drug war city. Easyjet airliner plunged 10,000ft. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Los Alamos, California Mar 1, 2009
Uniquely quirky Los Alamos (Spanish for "the cottonwoods") California, NOT New Mexico, is a great place to spend a weekend. A former stage stop, the historic town of approximately 1,000 people is about 50 miles north of Santa Barbara in an isolated, peaceful, pastoral setting. (Suite101.com)
