The Cimarron Wind Ensemble placed third out of the five bands in its class during the state concert band contest Friday (April 26) at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho.
The Angel Fire Village Council increased some of the municipality’s refuse fees last week in an effort to balance the Angel Fire Transfer Station’s revenue and expenses.
Lightning has been blamed for a grass fire that ignited in a pasture about five miles south of Angel Fire Friday (April 26) and left a two-acre patch of scorched earth and cow patties in its path.
Angel Fire Fire Chief Andy Bertges isn’t concerned that the ladder on a fire engine that cost $660,000 has been extended on only two emergency calls since the village purchased it with state and municipal money in 2009.
Fire restrictions are now in effect within Cimarron Canyon State Park and much of unincorporated Colfax County, as well as the villages of Cimarron and Angel Fire.
Moreno Valley High School in Angel Fire ranked No. 87 out of 1,964 schools on The Washington Post’s list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools this year.
