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The Taos News from Taos, New Mexico • Page 9

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The Taos Newsi
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Taos, New Mexico
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Lap inspection The water's high, and rafters on the Rio Grande found themselves folded up like spitwads as they squeezed under the Pilar bridge Sunday (May Paul Larkin 22). The Rio Grande was running at 4,200 cubic feet per second Tuesday (May 24), down from a peak of 5,000 cubic feet per second last week. Seminar looks at mutilations By Rick RomancHo The Taos News A spate of unusual animal deaths in Taos and Colfax County has a number of ranchers and townsfolk worried and watching the skies. Described as classic examples of "cattle mutilations," the animal deaths reportedly have been occurring near Questa, Eagle Nest and Taos within the past few months. According to the Thursday (May 19) issue of the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Moreno Valley rancher Eli Hronich reported finding two head of cattle with their right eyes, tongues and sexual organs "surgically removed" May 14.

He said there were no traces of blood and the flesh exposed by the wounds 'looks bleached." About 20 people attended a seminar on the subject of animal mutilations, which was organized by Gail Staehlin and conducted at Quality Inn in Taps Saturday (May 21). Staehlin, of Albuquerque, was described as a "coordinator and investigator." She was joined by fellow independent investigators Gene Nieri, a video photographer with Albuquerque Community Cable Channel 27; Vic Brown, a forensic photographer; and Christopher O'Brien, editor of "The Mysterious Valley Report," a newsletter listing "anomalous activity" in Colorado's San Luis Valley and northern New Mexico. Staehlin said 17 mutilation cases were reported in the region last year and five so far this spring. She added that usually only one in -six cases is reported to authorities. According to speakers, reports of animals being killed in a similar manner reached a peak the mid-1970s, with most occurring in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.

"We live in the place where it started, the epicenter," O'Brien said. "This is the home of this thing." O'Brien, of Saguache County, theorized there are several groups responsible for the deaths which apparently occur not only to cows, but also to deer, horses, dogs and cats. The groups, he said, include "satanic cults, ultra-right wingers, hoaxers, the military and the real thing." People he says he has talked to have reported seeing strange lights in the sky and silent black helicopters near places where mutilated animals have been found. Information provided at the seminar also concluded the incidents may be tied to space aliens, unidentified flying objects, time or dimensional travelers and sightings of "Bigfoot." Official explanations most often attribute the deaths to natural causes, predator attacks and criminals. "Evidence" displayed at the seminar included slides and videotapes of supposedly mutilated animals, footage of a so-called secret Colorado military base and statistics.

A number of cases have been reported in the Taos area. The first specific mention of local incidents in which the term "cattle mutilations" appeared was in a June 24, 1976, The Taos News article by Paul C. Merz. Merz reported that a mutilated cow was found May 13, 1976, near Pot Mountain, across the John Dunn Bridge west of Arroyo Hondo. Several at the time appeared to have occurred near the 13th day of each month, he wrote.

Gabe Valdez, a state police officer from Dulce, was quoted as saying of a June 13 incident that he saw "some type of aircraft," which landed near the carcass of a mutilated cow and "scorched the grass" on the mesa about 550 feet from it. "Missing from the dead animal," Merz wrote, "were its left ear, lips, half of the tail, its udder and anal passage each removed with almost surgical precision, which a veteran butcher at the scene said he could not have A The Taos News article by Phil Bateman from Dec. 21, 1978, speculated a UFO sighting in Ranchitos that July was tied to another round of mysterious animal deaths. Additional Business Opportunity JCPenney Catalog Sales Merchant Independently Owned Operated in the Community of Taos, New Mexico. Some Financial Investment and Square Footage Required.

Should be Operated in Conjunction with Existing Non Competitive Business. Earn Commission on Sale of JCPenney Catalog Merchandise. For Additional Information Write: JCPenney, Inc. P.O. Box 10001 -G2-125 Dallas, TX 75301-7204 JCPenney Catalog Sales Merchant Program THE tAOS NEWS Thursday, May 1994 AS BUSINESS NEWS? We want to know! Please stop by and flll out our press release! The Taos News 758-2241 GUILLERMO F.

MARTINEZ DEMOCRAT FOR Taos County COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 Your Vole A Support Appreciated Paid (of by Ihe Committee to Elect Guillermo F. Martinez First grade is critical. THE MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT IN OUR FIRST GRADE IS 15. If you have a child going into first grade and are interested in exploring the possibility of anrolling your child please call Dan Haggard at 758-4155 Taos Valley School has preschool Ninth grade and Is fully accredited by the New Mexico State Department ot Education. RICH SUBARU WE WILL HOT BS UNDERSOLD! 13O '94 Legacy SW 4 WD UNDER FACTORY INVOICE CLOSE OUT SALE! '93 Impreza 4 Dr, 4 WD power steering, power brakes, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, cruise, rear window Dealer retains TTL excluding Legacy LS turtxj models power sleenng, power brakes, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, cruise, rear window 4WD, tilt air bag ISUBARUI 8603 Ldmas NE 294-1455 Nobody but nobody beats our bottom line deal! BEFORE YOU BUY: Come See How Much We Can Save You! LI CALL COLLECT 1-294-1455 A helping hand.

Saving the Acequias Supporting Small TRUST A Day in the Life of Taos County Commissioner Sofio D. Ortega Friendship 5:30 a.m. Up and 6:00 a.m. Phone calls, vSchcdule day. 7:00 a.m.

Arrive at county office. 8:00 a.m. Meet with Public Work Director for update on sandbagging, fhxxl conditions, county road work. 9:00 a.m. Update from county manager on hospital Jobs funding, lodgers tax allocations, county finances, legislative appropriations.

10:00 a.m. "Special Meeting" Budget Review. 12:00 noon Grab Burrlto "Cocina Del Norte" and drive to Cerro 1:00 p.m. Meet with VFW Group. 2:00 p.m.

Questa Municipal Bldg. testify on Taos Co. healtli Issues for State Secretary of Health. 3:00 p.m. Arroyo Seco Business Community visits 4 5:00 p.m.

Talk to community members about acequlas, small business, jobs, a helping hand, and friendship. 6:00 p.m. Arroyo Hondo Community Meeting about paving project. 7 9:30 p.m. Community meeting Las Mesa, East Rio Grande, Arroyo Hondo at Armory.

10:00 p.m. Head home to Questa after a good and long day. Talking About Kc-Elcct Commissioner Sofio D. Ortega District 2 You are invited to join Commissioner Sofio D. Orteya on Sunday, May 29th at 0:00 p.m.

at Spirit Runner Gallery in Taos to support and celebrate his eighteen years of public service. Refreshments will be served Paid for by the committee to elect Sof D. Ortega I.

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