Town of Taos News Brief 6/9/10, 3 items

Posted by Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner • June 10, 2010 • Printer-friendly

1) UNM-Taos preliminary casting for The Promised Land, created by filmmaker Michael Grais, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Grais, is scheduled for this weekend, 11 a.m., Saturday, June 12 at the UNM-Taos Klauer Campus. These auditions are open to teenagers age 15 to 19 and adults age 23 to 60. This low budget production is part of the UNM-Taos film program and is planned for airing online at www.StrikeTV.com. Outside of offering performance roles, this new “online television” series will help train Taos locals in production-side skills in this industry. It is also an effort that will help to show all that Taos is, and all that it offers, to the world in a unique, entertainment/drama format. For more information, and limited underwriting opportunities, contact UNM-Taos’ Gary Cook, 575-737-6276. Filming will start in late July, 2010.

2) Taos River and Trail Cleanup this coming weekend, Saturday, June 12, 8 am to 12 noon. Meet at Centinel Bank Main Parking Lot, 512 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur or Centinel Bank in Questa (left side off Rt. 38 towards Red River) to organize groups to clean up areas along our local rivers and trails. Cookout afterwards at Centinel Bank for volunteers.

Please bring work gloves, hat, long sleeved shirt, long pants, sturdy shoes. Everyone is welcome to join the 2010 Taos River and Trail Cleanup, a community effort to clean up our watersheds and hiking trails. Joining together, people of Taos have and cleaned up trash along our rivers for the past three years in a community effort. In 2009, we cleaned up sites along five rivers in Taos County. This year, we will also work on trails in the area of or near the Taos Overlook and plant trees at Fred Baca Park. After the morning work, Centinel Bank will host a hamburger cookout for all participants.

This region of northern New Mexico has great, natural beauty throughout its mountains and valleys. Our rivers are one of our most precious resources in this mountain desert landscape. The Taos River and Trail Cleanup is an annual event to help preserve these natural beauties. Please help our fellow members of the Taos community clean up and prevent littering and dumping of trash on our trails & waterways. This event is sponsored and organized by Centinel Bank, Amigos Bravos, Sierra Club Water Sentinels and Rocky Mountain Youth Corps. Please contact Jim White at 758-6749 white@centinelbank.com or Ashlee Gage at 758-6704 agage@centinelbank.com. Children under 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

3) Reminder: All during June, 2010 ride free on the www.TaosExpress.com, the nonstop weekend transit service between Santa Fe and Taos, sponsored by the Town of Taos. The free June rides are in celebration of Taos Express’ one year anniversary. Reservations are required, and can be made on the web site, or by calling 575-751-4459.