Archive for April 16, 2011
Fire Restrictions – This Means You, Most Likely
by John Weckerle
We have received word from Arlene Perea at the Mountainair Ranger District that the State Forester has imposed fire restrictions on non-municipal, non-federal, and non-tribal lands in most New Mexico counties, including those in the New Mexico Central area. Smoking is prohibited outdoors in most cases, and fireworks (except where approved by local fire departments as part of a public exhibit) are prohibited in all wildland areas. Campfires, for the most part, are also prohibited. Open burning, with some exceptions, is also prohibited, as is flaring of gas, again with some exceptions. For a complete list of restrictions and exceptions, see the State Forestry Announcement.
Please be careful out there; it’s dry, it’s windy, and there are areas that have some pretty serious fuel loads. For more information on fire protection, see the New Mexico State Forestry Division web site, especially the Fire Management section. Also have a look at the East Mountain Interagency Fire Protection Association web site, which has locally-oriented information and links to a variety of useful publications on fire preparedness and prevention.
Economic Development Association Gets New Web Site
Editor’s note/disclosure: The web sites referenced in this announcement were developed by your editor’s company, WeckTech, but the community web sites have since been discontinued. While WeckTech was an investor-level member of the Estancia Basin Economic Development Association at the time this article was published, the firm has since terminated its membership in EVEDA.
by John Weckerle
The Estancia Valley Economic Development Association (EVEDA) web site has been given a facelift, including a full redesign and short photo slideshows for each of the valley’s communities. Virtual tours have been given a new look and feel, as well. Community web sites developed by WeckTech – Moriarty, New Mexico and the Surrounding Area and Edgewood, New Mexico and the Surrounding Area – have been updated to include the revised links to the EVEDA virtual tours.
Moriarty Mudd Mania
by John Weckerle
Moriarty’s First Annual Moriarty Mudd Mania will be held Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Heritage Rodeo Arena. The event will include monster truck competitions and rides, jumpers, and kids’ foot mud races. Driver’s meeting begins at 10 a.m., and the race begins at 11 a.m. Registration is $65, and prizes for the various classes in the competitions range from $100 to $400. Admission: adults – $8, kids ages 5-6 – $4, under 5 – free. Bring a non-perishable food item (benefits the Bethel Community Storehouse) and receive a dollar off admission. Vendors are welcome. For more information, contact Larry Irvin at (505) 934-0425 (day) or (505) 832-4513 (evening), or Steve Hernandez at (505) 269-9400.