Socorro Rewind

AUGUST 19, 1975

STATE POLICE OFFICER Bob Wellborn apprehended a Minnesota driver August 13 and detected a strong smell of marijuana in the 1972 white Cadillac he was driving. Officer Wellborn obtained a search warrant from Magistrate Judge Mavis Perdue, but in succeeding moments the driver continued his way and was later stopped by State Police Sgt. Holder. The vehicle was brought into Socorro for inspection, and the 417 pounds were found in the trunk of the vehicle. The man was arraigned by Magistrate Judge Paul Marshall and jailed. Bond was set at $25,000. The car was impounded.

AUGUST 21, 1975

THE SOCORRO DAY CARE Center will begin its second year of operation. This facility, which is being operated by the First United Presbyterian Church, is open to the public from 7:45 a.m. until 5:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. Mrs. Beatrice Medley, morning supervisor, and Mrs. Lillie Baca, afternoon supervisor, are looking forward to another exciting year at the day care center. Children aged 2 and up are cared for on a full-time basis for $3.50 per day. Rates of $1.90 are charged for half a day and $.50 per hour for shorter periods. Parents must, however, make their own arrangements for their own children.

JULY 21, 2001

FATHER EDWARD DOMME lives 75 miles from the city where he was born, but his travels as a Catholic priest have crossed two oceans and crisscrossed a continent. Domme, 52, is the new pastor at San Miguel Church, having taken over the reins of the parish from Fr. Bill Sanchez, now pastor of St. Edwin’s Church in Albuquerque. Domme himself is an Albuquerque, the second of five brothers. He graduated from St. Pius X High School, and, in 1972, from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Business. He celebrated his first mass for the people of San Miguel on June 17-the 22nd anniversary of his ordination as a Catholic priest.

JULY 25, 2001

REBEKAH CLAUSSEN, a 1999 graduate of Socorro High School and a junior at Eastern New Mexico University, has been awarded an internship at the Naval History Museum in Washington, D.C. She will be working in photo acquisition at the museum, located in the Navy Yard in DC. Claussen is majoring in history and French at ENMU. “I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity. I have been told that these internships are usually reserved for graduate students. It is very interesting work, and I am learning a great deal.” Claussen will be in Washington for four weeks.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

“I THINK I’m in love,” eighth grader Autumn Bjorklunder said as she tried out a new flute. To say that Sarracino Middle School students were excited about the delivery of new band instruments last week would probably be an understatement. Band director David Olander called the instruments used by his students “antiquated.” The condition of the instruments-or lack thereof-made teaching a challenge for Olander. The instruments the students had to use, according to the students, didn’t always work because of the condition they were in. The only solution the band program had, Olander said, was to go to the Socorro Consolidated School District Board for help. His request for new band instruments was granted last month. The school district paid $39,683 for the 31 instruments that were delivered by Dan Louten of Baum’s Music in Albuquerque. The instruments were from Jupiter Band Instruments of Nashville.