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Socorro football coach Damien Ocampo will be hosting a football camp beginning Thursday at New Mexico Tech.
Action begins at 6 p.m. The format will be seven on seven and there are teams coming from El Paso and Arizona, Ocampo said.
In addition, there will be 19 New Mexico teams coming.
“It has gotten real big and it just keeps going,” Ocampo said. “It’s the fourth year we have been doing this and it brings over 600 people to town for these tournaments. It’s good for the community.”
The Mountain Mail donated $500 worth of pizza to the event along with Domino’s.
Our motto is "our Hometown Mountain Mail has a long history of being there for our schools every athletic and academic endeavor".
Top Mechanic
Danny Hicks, who works for the Socorro Consolidated School District, has been named mechanic of the year by the New Mexico Bus Safety Program.
The NMSBSP recognizes people around the state of New Mexico for their outstanding job and accomplishments in the School Bus industry. NMSBSP believes that school bus safety is the foremost important factor in school bus transportation.
Hicks was nominated by Annabell Romero, Transportation Director for Socorro Consolidated Schools. The awards banquet was held in Albuquerque, during the School Bus Driver Safety Competition at Manzano High School on June 5.
Hicks was selected as “Mechanic of the Year” out of 89 other school districts.
“We are very proud of Danny, Danny is definitely an asset to our school district.” Romero said.
Hicks is currently the head mechanic with the school district. He started as a substitute bus driver in 1997 and has been a full-time employee since 1999.
In nominating Hicks, Romero wrote, “Danny has an excellent rapport with students, parents, co-workers, and school administration. The respect that is given by his peers is genuine. Danny constantly challenges himself on ways on improving his skills as a driver and a mechanic. … Danny is an excellent leader and a true role model to all school bus mechanics across the nation.”
OMA Violations
When it rains, it also seems to pour. A couple of weeks ago, Attorney General Gary King was in town and one of the seminars was about the Open Meetings Act. Since then, the AG office announced its findings about New Mexico Tech and it also announced it was investigating the Village of Reserve for violations of the Open Meetings Act.
Pool Reopens
According to city councilor Michael Olguin Jr., the City of Socorro pool reopened its doors to the public Wednesday.
The pool has been closed since Memorial Day since the drowning of Socorro man Floyd Savedra.
Everybody, please be safe and also enjoy yourself in the heat of the summer.
Public swimming hours are Monday through Saturday from 1-4:30 p.m., according to the city website.
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