Socorro Rewind

JUNE 3, 1975

HOLLY ZIMMERMAN celebrated her eighth birthday with a swimming party at the Golden Manor. The party was also a farewell party for Lynn Roman who is moving to Africa with her family. The guests attending with the honoree were Ty and Kim Zimmerman, Shirley and Mark Mercer, Crystal Haigler, Lisa Roman, David Gonzales and Stacy Adams. The birthday sheet cake was decorated with pink roses and the inscription in pink icing “Happy Birthday Holly and Goodbye, Lynn,” Guests enjoyed cake and punch.

JUNE 5, 1975

MR. AND MRS. J.R. MCSMITH were honored with a reception at the Vagabond Restaurant celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The reception was given for them by their three sons and their families. The hostess table held a gold cloth centered with an arrangement of gold roses with gold candles on either side in gold holders. Refreshments of pineapple spice punch, a variety of finger sandwiches, mints and nuts were served. Every table held gold roses. The white three-tiered cake had a 50th numeral in the center and gold trim. Mrs. McSmith wore a street length dress of off-white, the bodice and sleeves featuring lace and her corsage was gold roses with gold trim. Mr. McSmith wore a black suit, gold and black shirt and matching tie and he wore a gold rose boutonniere.

MAY 19, 2001

SAMUEL ABEYTA has been awarded a four-year New Mexico Legislative Scholarship by State Rep. Don Tripp, R-Socorro. Abeyta is an eighth grader at Sarracino Middle School and will enter the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell in the fall. He plans to pursue a career in aviation. Abeyta is the son of Patrick and Debra Abeyta.

SENIOR CATCHER and slugger Tiffany Ulibarri was named Player of the Year by Socorro’s softball coaches at the awards banquet for the first-year team. She also won the award for the highest slugging percentage, with six homeruns and an .882 average. Ulibarri was the only senior to play on the first softball team ever sponsored by Socorro High School. She also was first team all-district and honorable mention all-state in soccer. Felice Alvarado and Tracy Appel were named Pitchers of the Year and Appel also finished the season with the highest batting average. Defensive awards went to infielders Tanya Cornwell and Rebecca Apodaca, and outfielders Michelle Gonzales and Danielle Garza. Amanda Gonzales was named best utility player.

JUNE 11, 2015

SOCORRO COUNTY officials are looking for ways to tackle treating jail inmates with mental illnesses. County Manager Delilah Walsh alerted the Socorro County Board of Commissioners of their efforts at its meeting. Walsh said the county was responsible for all the inmates’ medical needs, and treating inmates with mental issues were proving to be a challenge. She said the county worked to get her inmates clean of drugs and helped them with their transition back into the general population, but once the inmates are on their own, they don’t continue treatment, which leads to a cycle that seems to be hard to break. Among the problems facing officials are not having enough personnel to treat inmates, and the lack of facilities in New Mexico to treat those with mental illnesses.