According to its web site, the 55th Catron County Fair is touting itself as “celebrating the youth of our county.”
And the fair to be held at the Catron County Fairgrounds in Reserve will be doing exactly that with a variety of activities for children of the community.
“We are very excited about the variety of venues for the Catron County Fair,” fair coordinator Lisa Way said.
With an increase of 40 vendors, there is sure to be something for everybody over the five day event.
“There will be funnel cakes, smoothies, fry bread, nachos, curly fries, barbeque, and many other foods for sale. Vendors will be inside one building and around the fairgrounds. Exhibits, such as crafts, 4H, horticulture, art clothing, fiber arts, and processed/preserved foods will be in the new building. We even have a mechanical bull this year,” Way said.
The fair began Wednesday and runs through Sunday.
Other events scheduled include a Western Dance, Pancake Breakfast, Barbecue, Enchilada Dinner, Junior Livestock Sale, NMRA Rodeo, Junior Rodeo, and a Team Roping Event.
For more information, go to http://www.catroncountyfair.com for a fair book, complete schedule and information.
“Bring the family and have a fun-field day at the fair,” Way said.
Organizers are still looking for donors for the fair. They are urging area businesses to advertise with arena signs, event sponsorship and entry gate sponsorship.
The board of directors are: Bobby Salvo, President, Supt. Jr. rodeo, and Arena Activities
Carl Livingston, Vice Pres-ident, Supt. BBQ and Pancake Breakfast, Building and Grounds, Poultry and Rabbits
David Estrada, Treasurer, Supt. Finance and BBQ
Vernice Mayhill, Secretary, Supt. Horse Show
John Cauzza, Supt. Fundrais-ing, Advertising, Beef
Jackie Atwood, Supt. Live-stock Show and Sale, Arena Activities
Sylvia Hall, Supt. Exhibit Building
Don Gatlin, Supt. Livestock Show and Sale, Arena Activities
Tim Klumker, Supt. BBQ
Debbie Laney, Supt. Goats
Kathleen Schuster, Supt. BBQ, Sale
Anita Hand, Supt. BBQ, Fundraising, Advertising
Rick Williams, Supt. Swine, Livestock Show and Sale
Kay Peterson, Supt. Sale
Byron Frederick, Supt. Sheep, Sale
Thursday, August 26, 2010
‘Celebrating The Youth...’
Get Ready For Next Week’s Catron County Gun Show
Get ready to get your “goin’ to town” boots on, and gather with your neighbors from all over Catron County and the surrounding region, from Silver City and ShowLow to Sororro and Magdalena for the exciting annual Catron County Gun Show, first weekend of September.
Far more than just an opportunity to buy and sell, it’s where folks go to make trades and catch up with old friends, to talk about local issues and share secret hunting tricks.
One need not even be a gun fancier to enjoy this beloved family experience, the tables of jewelry and down-home crafts, and all the good “fixin’s” to eat. No wonder it’s held at the Catron County Fairgounds, given that it is the most popular public event hereabouts besides the big fair and rodeo!
Stanley Radvillas and the Catron County Sportsman’s Association put a lot of work into making sure it’s a successful, fun event at the tail end every Summer. All proceeds go to the club, and to maintenance and improvement of the Marden Radvillas gun range, one of the finest such ranges anywhere, and made available to the public free of charge.
As usual, the show is attracting private collectors and other sellers from the 4 state area, who will be bringing with them every manner of hunting and plinking rifle, handguns for sport and defense, archery equipment and in-line black powder rifles, knives and holsters, and a wide assortment of hard to find ammunition and gun parts. Whether your interest is in finding a genuine antique cowboy Colt revolver or a .45 compact, you are likely to find it here.
Come early and stay the day. Break out your tired-of-the-closet items to try and barter.
Stimulate the local economy, enjoy good company, and maybe find that special something you’ve so long been looking for at the Catron County Gun Show, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4-5 in Reserve.
Truly Enjoy The County Fair
By Kaye Mindar
This week is a busy one for many here in Luna with artwork, 4-H animals, talents to show, various projects and sales booths at the Catron County Fair in Reserve. We wish all the participants luck with their projects. The agenda is a full one so leave yourself plenty of time to truly enjoy the festivities at the fairgrounds.
Wake up Call
With winter months approaching quickly some of us in Luna had a wake-up call last Saturday morning when the power went out for about four hours. Once Navopache Electric was alerted to the situation the linemen had to come from Lakeside, Ariz. This seemed to be a practice run from Mother Nature and we are grateful that we could take stock in our preparedness. The skies were blue and the day began like any other Saturday.
With one hiccup in the lines we were quickly taking inventory. Were there were batteries in the flashlights? Water reserves for drinking and non-potable use? What about gasoline in generators and vehicles?
It was a blessing to have a short trial run at the situation before seasons change and we will be looking at more serious questions of food and heating when this happens again, because here in Luna it is a given. Is there a list of emergency contacts close by your telephone and do you have a telephone that is not cordless or needing to be charged?
Have we been the grasshopper or the ant this summer season? And the most important question in true Luna community fashion, do we have enough to help our neighbors?
Condolences
Monday morning Ellen Swapp Kiehne was laid to rest; after suffering a stroke; at the Luna Cemetery near her husband Tom Lee.
Mrs. Kiehne was a direct descendant of the original Luna settlers and a household name in the history of the Luna Valley. She was appointed Postmistress in 1955 and her husband Tom owned the Luna Mercantile and Post Office for over 30 years. They were responsible for the store’s remodeling and the original Post Office boxes being brought to Luna.
Mrs. Kiehne was also the Postmistress that made history in July of 1969, when she hand stamped hundreds of letters received in Luna from all over the world to commemorate the first landing on the moon. (Luna being the Latin and Spanish name for moon) She will be missed and we wish to send all of our love to her family and extended family.
Luna Community Center
A multi-state concealed weapons class will be held September 3 and 4 at the Community Center. For Registration and added information please contact Joyce Laney by Sept. 1.
Preparedness Corner
There will only be four more canning sessions held this year at the Luna Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They are scheduled for Thur. Sept 2; Fri. Oct 1 and 29 and Friday Dec 3
2011 canning dates are to be announced.
Please contact Joyce Laney for orders and more information.
Genealogy
It is not too early or late to think about special holiday gifts to give this season and calendars make wonderful gifts. Not only are they easy and inexpensive to create using your computer or the services of the local copy shop. You can either make it a current family calendar to help far-flung family keep in touch with family photos, birthdays and anniversaries. Or you can create a calendar that commemorates your ancestors with old photos and your ancestor's birthdays, marriage dates, etc. Either way, now is a good time to have fun and be creative before the stress sets in.
Quote of the week
“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
~Barbara Kingsolver
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Detectives Sylvia, Gordo
By Anne Sullivan
I was writing a letter (read dozing) in my comfortable chair while Sylvia seemed to be making an extraordinary amount of noise eating her breakfast in the kitchen.
A knock on the door startled (read awakened) me. It was followed by Sylvia tugging at my pants leg saying, “Open the door, please.”
Wiping sleep out of my eyes, I staggered to the door and opened it to find Gordo thrusting a paw with what looked like flowers, grass and dirt at Sylvia. Sylvia gave Gordo a short growl and hastened into the kitchen with her burden.
The ensuing crashing of pots and pans interfered with any chance of napping or finishing my letter. “What on earth are you doing, Sylvia?” I asked.
“Don’t bother me, please,” she replied. “I’m coming to the critical part now.”
“The critical part of what?”
“Write this down, please. ‘Three monkey pods pounded into flour consistency. Stir in three and a quarter cups of brown sugar. Add Coca-cola to taste.’” Her words were punctuated by distinct bangs.
After writing down her mysterious words, I again asked, “What is this for? What are you and Gordo up to?”
“We’re trying out recipes for my mystery book.”
“Oh,” I said. “You mean the book with the dog and cat detectives?”
“Of course. The prize-winning book that’s going to be on the best seller list for at least 20
weeks. The one the Baldwin Cabin Public Library will be having a Book Signing for.”
“Oh,” I said again. “That book. Have you found a publisher yet?”
“Not really. I’m almost finished with the first draft and I need the recipes to fill out the book. Plus the detectives have to solve the crime before I can write finis.”
“Have you plotted out the end?”
“Huh?” said Sylvia.
“In other words, do you know who the murderer is?”
“No, of course not. I haven’t come to the end yet. The solution has to be in the recipe.”
“But you don’t know what that is?”
“Not yet. As I said, the murderer’s identity will reveal itself in the recipe.”
“Oh,” I said, no wiser. “What are you cooking? And, mind you, you are not allowed to light the oven or any one of the burners without me standing over you.”
“That’s no problem. All my recipes will be for the microwave, like lupine soufflé and marinated junco. That was Gordo’s idea. Since he’s not allowed in the house because of your allergies, he’s furnishing the ingredients. Tomorrow we’re doing Puree de Paintbrush L’Indianne.”
“I see, and what – -“
Sylvia interrupted with desperation in her voice, “Must remember the altitude and add more monkey pod flour. Write that down, too.”
I complied and asked, “What are you working on right now?”
Sylvia’s answer was obscured by a series of serious squeaks emanating from the vicinity of the porch.
“What on earth is that?” I hollered.
“That must be the main ingredient for Canapé de Chipmunk,” Sylvia replied. “While we’re waiting for delivery would you care for a bite of Crème de Lapin Bush? It’s almost ready for tasting.”
“Not right now, thank you,” I answered. “I feel suddenly overcome by a strong desire to live until tomorrow.”
Socorro Train Show Returns
The Convention Center is just off I-25 Exit 150 behind McDonalds. Signs on California Street will direct attendees to parking. The show will run from 9 a.m. and will feature toy and model trains of all sizes and gauges.
The show is sponsored by the New Mexico Division of the Toy Train Operating Society (TTOS), the Socorro Train Gang model railroad club and the City of Socorro. There will be operating layouts, raffle prizes and vendors selling toy and model railroad equipment and railroad memorabilia. Raffle prizes will be drawn at 3 p.m. Admission is $1 per person and $2 per family.
There will also be tracks available to test run any model train equipment for purchase. Many of the vendors are experts in all aspects of toy train operation and model railroading and will be happy to answer any questions.
This year the show will feature several operating layouts including the return of the “Summerville & Northlands Lines” portable model railroad. Kids may try their hand at doing some operating. As well, there is a short quiz to take that, if completed, will earn attendees a 3 X 4 inch “Summerville & Northlands” sticker.
The New Mexico Division of the Toy Train Operating Society will have its modular “O” scale layout set up and running. The Socorro Train Gang model railroad club will also have its Christmas Raffle layout set up and running.
Model railroading has been called “The World’s Greatest Hobby.” Whether its running toy trains or building elaborate layouts, this is a hobby that offers something for everyone.
“Come join us and find out for yourself how much fun model railroading can be. If you have an old toy or model train set in the closet or attic and want to know if it still runs or how much it is worth, dust it off and bring it to the show,” organizer Jon Spargo said. “Some old toy train sets have become quite valuable and most can be brought back to life for the enjoyment of both big and little kids.”
For more information, phone 575-418-7534.
Quemado News: Fiesta, Food Pantry
By Debbie Leschner
The annual Santo Nino Fiesta in Aragon will be held the weekend of September 4 - 5. Saturday's activities are food from noon until 6 p.m., silent auction, visperas at 7 p.m. and a dance from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30.
A live band, Prime Time, will perform featuring Baby Ralph. On Sunday, mass is at 9 a.m, food from 10 till 2 p.m, silent auction, horse shoe pitching contest at noon and bingo at 3 p.m. Lots of fun for the whole family with cake walks and games for the children.
The Quemado Food Pantry will be on Friday, Sept. 3 at the Community Center sponsored by the Datil community Presbyterian Church. Two programs run simultaneously; the federally funded Commodities and a Food Fair.
There are no eligibility requirements for the Food Fair and you will receive about 50 pounds of food per household. You must arrive and sign up before 3:30. You will then be called in order, so prepare to wait – it is well worth it. Bring you own containers! Ice chests are recommended for frozen and refrigerated foods.
There will be a food distribution the first Friday of every month at 3:30 p.m in Quemado, along with Datil at 11 a.m., Horse Mountain at 12:30 p.m., and Pie Town at 2 p.m.. You may attend any of these locations, but only one location per month.
For more information, call or email Anne Schwebke at 575-772-5602 or anneschw@gilanet.com. For local contact, call 773-4627 and leave a message. Someone will get back to you as soon as they can.
Quemado Schools basketball season is starting with the first Varsity and Junior Varsity away game on Thursday, Sept 2 against Gallup Catholic. Good Luck Eagles !
Quemado Senior Center Happy August Birthday to Bill Armstrong, Liz Cook, Helen Hand, Elaine Smith, Lewis Sullivan and Barbara Tucker. Activities for the week include pool tournament on Tuesday, August 31, bingo and quilting on Thursday. Lunch for Monday is meatloaf with creole sauce and Tuesday – spaghetti and meat sauce. The rest of the week was unavailable at press time. All seniors are welcome. Please call the center at 773-4820 before 9 a.m. to make your lunch reservations.
Activities in Reserve: American Legion Post 82 will meet on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. in the Catron County Building. A Gun Show on Sept 4 and 5 will be held at the Catron County Fair grounds.
DWI Checkpoints
The Catron County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting driver’s license, registration and sobriety checkpoints. These checkpoints will be conducted at the following locations from Sept. 1-Dec. 31.
Public roads within Big Game Management Units: Units 16A, 16C, 16D, 16E, 12, 13, 22, 23, 15.
Locations will be determined by officers for the safety of the public. Checkpoints will be conducted during the day and nighttime hours. Other law enforcement agencies may assist. Criminal and traffic laws will be enforced.
Alamo Tackles Water Issues
Recently Michael Hawkes and Steve Guerro of the Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. (ANSBI) and Alamo Water User’s Association managed to secure additional grant money from the state tribal infrastructure funds to be used for maintaining and upgrading the Alamo water system.
ANSBI also contributed with $50,000 and together with saved money, in total $600,000 will be used for starting phase II of the planned repairs. While phase I focused on upgrading the well sites, pumps and electrical components, phase II will involve fixing tanks and the construction of protective fences. In the end of this month bidding will be opened and then awarded in early September for engineering firms. ANSBI executive director Michael Hawkes estimates that phase II will be done within a 60 to 90 day period. Depending on funds, next, phase III, which involves replacing old valves and repair of exposed and damaged water pipelines, will take place.
“We also need to start putting up meters to see if there is any water loss,” said Hawkes.
He thinks that the completion of phase II will permanently solve the problems that especially the so called UFO area has had with lack of water since April. The well site there is constructed for a lesser demand, but as new users have gradually been added to the water supply line water has become scarce. When the windmill supplying stock tanks blew down during windstorms in March and April it caused many households to water their livestock and orchards with well water. Moreover, the tanks have drained when pumps have shut off during lightning storms. All in all, this has often left the households on the end of the line in the UFO area completely without water.
“We had hoped to put in a water tanker from the Navajo Nation to solve the problem temporarily, but they never responded to our request,” Hawkes said.
Alternative well sites have been located in the area, but to drill new wells is not yet financially feasible. The circa twenty affected households currently have water again, but it is still being rationed.
As if this wasn’t enough, another pressing matter is the state of the Alamo waste water system.
“It is totally dysfunctional,” Hawkes said.
The input greatly exceeds the capacity, and a survey shows that 90 percent of the sewage has been lost due to leakage. It has drained into subsurface areas. So far, the waste water system has cost the Alamo 3.5 million dollars and an additional $300,000 has been earmarked to address these issues.
“At least the quality of the well water now is the best we have ever had,” Hawkes said.
Letters To Myscie: A Western Love Story By Suzanne E. Smith
My heartfelt thanks to all of you who have expressed their appreciation of the publishing of this story. Last week we left Joe and Jim comfortably settled in Socorro.
Suzanne E. Smith
Socorro, New Mexico
Saturday afternoon
3-10-83
My Dear dear Myscie
I have just had quite an accident I have been sitting here by this open window writing to your for about an hour and a half, had your letter all laid out here on the table in front of me= and now what do you think I have done? Mr. Bass just came in for a moment so I thought I would just get up for a little while and rest and take a smoke. As I was rising from my chair I hit the table and over went my ink all over your letter. Just completely covering every sheet. I was=mad= I guess but I didn't say much for Mr. Bass laughed at me so= though I know he felt real sorry for me all the while. He says "never mind Joe= just tell her they are tear drops and send it to her".
I don't know where to begin just now Myscie! I have lost the mood some how, I was just in the mood this afternoon and had written you a good long letter= but it is so covered with ink I can't read it to copy and I can't write another like it any more.
Thus you can't sing that dear old song "Far Away" as you sang it to me one evening. (Which I never can forget.) when you do not feel in that same mood= How I love that song Myscie! And yet it isn't the song= it isn't the words that I love so either= it is the connections= the happy thoughts it brings up every time I see the piece or think of it. Oh Myscie how I wanted to come and put my arms around your neck and kiss you the night when you were singing that piece. How I wish I had you in my arms this very minute. You dear dear girl. Do you know how much I love you, how dearly, truely I love you. It seems some times Myscie when I get to thinking of you as if I could not stay away from you a whole year as if I must se you and have you with me= but I must not be so weak for I can not gain the ends I am struggling for when I give way, as I feel like doing just this minute. It makes me feel like packing up and coming right back to you Myscie but I must not feel this way. I am here for work and I will work= Myscie I could give my life for you, for you are mine, my own dear Myscie, and sometime we will be so happy.
But I must not go on in this chain. You want to know something about the country, the people. Their ways, peculiarities, the beautiful country and a thousand and one things also. I'm the first to write to you about. First= I want you to begin by making the acquaintance of our little family. Such a cosy happy family you never saw and it seems so strange to find things so home like and comfortable away down here out of the world all most. There are six of us i.e. Mr. Bass, Mr. Hoyt; Miss Bell Nash (Mr. Bass' cousin) & Miss Nina Hoyt (Mr. Hoyt's sister); Miss Ray Hoyt (Mr. Hoyt's younger sister) and myself, and such a nice family as we make! (Mr. B & Mr. H) rent a cottage here one of the prettiest in town, and the girls keep house for them. There are three of them you see (Bell, Ray & Nina) so it doesnot make the work hard for them= but just fun.
They take turns about the work and then the boys do all the hard work= that is they help them a great deal where stronger hands are needed= But to go back a little= Mr. Bass is running a Photograph Studio which occupies most of his time there= There he and Mr. Hoyt are in company running a news stand in connection with fancy articles, candies, nuts, ectc. 
There they are in company in a silver mine up in the Magdalena Mts. and Mr. B. has a sheep ranch up in Kansas which he goes up to once or twice a year. Now for Mr. Hoyt= Mr. H is a druggist and is prop. of a drug store in this place also a branch store in Los Animas. Mr. H. is a young man about Mr. B's age 25 or 26 and is just one clever boy. I like him very much= Bell Nash is Mr. B's cousin and is an old school mate of mine down in Mass= she has been out here most a year, visiting with Mr. B though from appearances I should say Mr. H was reaping the pleasure of her stay and would in time, if not at present have full as much claim upon her as her cousin Ed.
Then there is Ray and Nina, Mr. H's sisters. Nina is the oldest one of the girls and has the charge of the household= She is a lively girl a perfect lady and such a beautiful disposition= we all think lots of Nina she is so kind and tries to make everything so home like for us all. I think she is older than her brother but I am not sure, I never have asked= she seems so at least; perhaps it is because she has been so unwell in the past= She came here to visit with her brother for her health and is now much better. She and her sister have been here over a year. Nina is a little grey= it seems so funny to see a young lady with her hair sprinkled with grey= probably it was from her previous ill health. She and Mr. Bass sit at the head of the table and I call them Pa & Ma. Ray is the youngest of us all and is a very pretty girl in deed. She is about 19 I think, and is quite an accomplished young lady. Ray and I sit together at the table and last evening I finished up a letter for her to her gentleman who is now east somewhere but who will return here some time during the spring. When she asked me to write in the letter she made me think it was to some young lady and then after I had written she told me it was to a young gentleman and then didn't they all have the laugh on me good= And this is our jolly six= Ed= Geo= Bell= Nina= Ray & Joe. Don't you think we have a nice little family Myscie? Oh how I wish you were one of us and that "we were seven" instead of six.
And now you know them all and they know you too. You ask me how Myscie? They saw your picture and I could not tell a lie and besides Ed gave it all away before I could say anything anyway that is he explained perhaps better than I could myself. Here is our table[drawing]and the way we sit at our meals. The girls are splendid cooks and we live high I tell you for this country. Ed has just called me and wants me to go off with him somewhere= right away. I will not send this to-night but will wait untill to-morrow (Sunday) and then write some more.
Your loving Joe
Socorro, N.M.
Mar 14='83
Wednesday Evening
My dear dear Myscie:
Why don't I hear from you? If you could only know how disappointed I have been morning after morning for it is a week ago, day before yesterday since I had even a word from you and those were such good letters Myscie and I want to thank you as much for them and for the good they have done me. Oh! Myscie they were so like you, so open and honest-and so full of love. I just love to read them over and I don't tire of them either.
We have our mail from the East each day it comes in during the night so when we get up in the morning it is all distributed and the very first thing I do before I eat my breakfast is to push off to the office and see if there is anything for me. Immagine me Myscie running over to the office with my heart in my mouth almost and then after all only to wait for another day.
It does seem as if it was a month instead of a week Myscie. But then= I haven't a word of faults Myscie for I know there is some good reason or I would have heard. All this and I only hope and expect when I do hear, you will make up for lost time.
Myscie did you receive those pictures I sent you? How do you like yours? I wish they were better and looked more like you=but=somehow they don't print and finish up as well as I had hoped they might. Then there was one of mine= made before I left C.= over a year ago= the negatives have been destroyed so this is the reason I did not have one myself. I saw this in May's (Miss Bang's) album and I asked her if she would give it to me to send to you= I will write you Myscie all about the evening I spent with May some other time, when I have more time and text to write about.
The picture of the Catholic Church which I sent you is where Jim and I went that morning to the marriage services which I wrote you about attending. The one where there are two men dangling from a tree, will show you how they punish rascals out here= I have been under that same tree more than a doz. times= it is up in what is called "death alley". Mr. Bass I believe was one of the committee that hung them and then the next morning went down and took their picture= I hope I may not share the same= One of those boys you see hanging there though is a Massachucetts boy; just the "scenery", I have that to encourage me.
There has been some speculation as to whether J.E. was involved in the Socorro Vigilantes. They were a group of “businessmen” who became intolerant with the patroń system of politics in Socorro. They believed that it wasn’t what you know, but who you know that dictated the outcome of crime and punishment. They took the law into their own hands with organization of lynch mobs and hangings as the usual procedure.. Although we will never know, various authors have reported that J.E. was involved. His association with Mr. Bass would lead one to believe that it is quite possible. If so, he never mentioned it in his letters. 
Even if he had been involved, it would have been difficult for him to tell Myscie. For one thing, he had dreams of her coming west to join him. He needed her to feel secure that it was a safe place, and that he would always take care of her.
It is interesting to see the changes that evolved in J.E. Smith as revealed by his letters. He was coming to believe in the “survival of the fittest”, the strongest, the most brave.
One of the toughest groups of new comers to New Mexico was the mining fraternity. The wealth of mineral resources in the new country was probably its most attractive feature.
The mining districts of Socorro, Water Canyon, Magda-lena, Cat Mountain, Rosedale, Black Range, Cooney, Mogollon, Kelly, and the more remote sites of Oscura, San Andres, Pueblo, Gallina, and Santa Rita were all located in Socorro County.
In Magdalena, the Kelly and Graphic mines produced over $6,000,000 worth of silver and lead ore before it was found that the zinc they carried, once considered a nuisance, was a treasure of it’s own. In March of 1883, the Kelly Mine south of Magdalena, and the Torrence and Merrit Mines in Socorro were making big news.
The Black Range News out of Chloride, New Mexico had reported that the “Kelley mine has developed such richness that visitors are not allowed to go down in the mine”, and reported that there was so much interest in the Merrit Mine, expected to surpass the production at the Torrence mine, that A.D. Coon had refused an offer to sell the mine for $125,000 Mining towns were known for their lawlessness, and generally sprung up overnight, with tent structures later made permanent. Bawdy houses and saloons brought entertainment and comfort, and there was very little importance placed on religion or culture.
Pictures: (top) Socorro mining community, (middle) Kelly 1883, (bottom) hanging in Socorro's Death Alley.
All Photos ©J.E. Smith Collection
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Steers To Play On Saturday
Football is alive and well in Magdalena which makes first-year football coach Manny Marquez a happy man.
The Steers got started a little late, but they are making up for it with enthusiasm as Marquez said three more players came out this week so now the roster stands at 23.
The Steers also got their equipment this week and Marquez is happy with what he has seen so far.
“We did some tackling drills yesterday and there were some great hits,” Marquez said.
This year, the Steers will play 11-man football for the first time and they also will play as an independent, which means they will not compete in district or state play.
“A lot of teams do that when they are just getting started,” Marquez said.
The Steers also will be getting started rather quickly because their first game is Saturday at Escalante, which is up near Chama.
Marquez said he will be leaving his Socorro home at 5 a.m. in time to get on the bus at 6 a.m. for the trip north.
“They better all be there,” Marquez laughed, “or they will be left behind.
Marquez said he does not know anything about the first opponent. “But they probably don’t know anything about us either,” he said.
Marquez plans on running a wishbone offense and a 6-3-2 formation on defense.
“We will have to make adjustments to whatever they are doing,” Marquez said.
Lady Warriors Finish Fourth In Socorro Cup
Playing without sophomore Dezirae Armijo who was the top scorer in the state last year, the Lady Warriors opened with a 3-1 loss to Grants. Then Socorro tied Valencia 3-3.
Finishing second in its pool, the Lady Warriors then lost to Alamogordo 3-1 to finish fourth in the tournament.
Offensively, the Lady Warriors were led by Angelina Stanzione, who had four goals in the tournament.
“It was a good experience for us,” Socorro coach Mitch Carrejo said. “We are really young and there are some real positives.”
Armijo injured her ankle during preseason and Carrejo was not certain if she would play this weekend at the Roswell tournament.
Volleyball
Area volleyball teams opened their seasons at the Magdalena tournament.
Socorro defeated Cobre and Lordsburg but lost to Mountainair. Magdalena lost to Springer and Quemado but beat Alamo.
Boys soccer
The Socorro boys soccer team opened its season with an 8-0 loss to Valencia Tuesday at home.
Socorro assistant coach Kenny Gonzales said, “They start a bunch of juniors and seniors and we only have one senior and two juniors on our team. When it got to be 4-0, we put in our substitutes to give them some playing time.”
Sophomore Johnny Carrilli, who scored both of Socorro’s goals in a scrimmage loss to Grants last week, broke and dislocated his wrist, Gonzales said.
Picture: Socorro’s Johnny Carrilli holds his broken wrist after injuring it in the season opener against Valencia. Photo by John Severance
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