Former Coach Pleads Guilty to One Charge
Thursday, 02 October 2008 16:48

Former Estancia winning track coach Grey Nevelos pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a fourth degree felony and one of six counts he was charged with, at a pre-trial conference at Estancia District Court on Oct. 2.


“(Nevelos) did knowingly and intentionally engage in a course of conduct, including the offering of alcoholic beverages, the touching of (the first victim’s) unclothed buttocks under the pretext of treating a lower back injury, the engaging or attempting to engage her in graphic conversations concerning any sexual activities that she may have engaged in, commenting on his sexual prowess with specific reference to her perceived needs by way of invitation to join him in such activities” and asking her to his home by offering massages, alcohol and showing videos, the seconded amended criminal information states.

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This Week in Photos - Oct. 2, 2008
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Fiddler Offers Tunes To Lighten the Day
Thursday, 02 October 2008 09:30

Bill McKinney

 

We all have something to offer.

That's a lesson, although subtle, we try to impart on our children. We teach them to become "productive members of society" and the like. It's a lesson many adults take for granted. Most of us have jobs we go to where we make things or help people or contribute in one way or another. When your ability to offer something goes away, a part of you dies.


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Wind Revenue Aids Torrance
Thursday, 02 October 2008 09:33

 

Torrance County's coffers have grown because of a free resource — wind.

Commission Chairman LeRoy Candelaria smiled as he announced at the last Torrance County Commission meeting that he had signed industrial revenue bond closing documents worth $195 million.


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Project Expands Plan For Wildfire Protection
Thursday, 02 October 2008 09:32

 

Plans for environmental consultants to draft a community wildfire protection document have expanded.

The Estancia Basin Watershed Health, Restoration and Monitoring Project uses plots in the Manzano Mountains that are maintained by SWCA Environmental Consultants.


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Monarchs Rule In District Play
Thursday, 02 October 2008 09:31

 

soccer

 

The upstart Manzano High boys soccer team, under the guidance of its 20-year-old rookie coach, is 3-0 in District 5-5A play.

"They're a strong team," said Monarch coach Tristan Lloyd, a 2006 Manzano graduate who doubles as a University of New Mexico junior accounting major. "They're not so much about the individual."

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