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Horse Shelter Hosts Dinner To Support 71 Rescues

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The Horse Shelter hosts its 10th annual philanthropic Equine Dinner Jan. 27 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/THS

THS News:

SANTA FE — To celebrate its’ 12th year rescuing, saving and providing sanctuary for horses, The Horse Shelter (THS) is hosting its 10th annual philanthropic Equine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 at Restaurant Martin.

The five-course, wine paired meal is created specifically for the event by Chef Martin Rios, an eight-time James Beard finalist for Best Chef of the Southwest. 

Over the course of 10 years, the event has helped support more than 300 horses, adopted 210 horses, fed Read More

Military Order Of The World Wars Meets Tuesday

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Robert Hull

MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars is Tuesday Jan. 21.

The topic is: What is an Act of War? Robert Hull of Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA) will present a talk on “Potential for Covert Use of Unconventional Weaponry is Causing Society to Redefine an Act of War”.

This presentation will address how changes in unconventional weaponry and their use over the last 50+ years are causing governments and international organizations to change how they define an Act of War. This has resulted in new lines in the sand to determine when and how response actions Read More

Rotary: Toni Batha Shares Peace Corps Experience

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At Rotary Jan. 10, Toni Batha describes her experiences serving in the Peace Corps. Photo by Linda Hull

ROTARY News:

Toni Batha, a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, NY, described her recent experiences serving in the Peace Corps in the southwestern African nation of Namibia during a presentation Jan. 10 to the Rotary Club. 

Although she had “expected to live in a mud hut”, she was assigned to Eheke, a small community with many modern conveniences in north-central Namibia. After extensive Peace Corps training, she taught English to 10th-12th grade students in classes of 35-40 and led Read More