Carlsbad Municipal Schools will hold a send-off at 10 a.m. Friday for wrestlers and swimmers who are headed to the state championship. Both championships are in Albuquerque, and the sendoff will begin at the high school gym parking lot.
On the swimming side, eighth grader Olivia Jang will join Hannah Hendrickson, Sophia Corder, Collette Dhenin and Hope Whittmayer in competing in this year’s tournament, according to the Current Argus. The girls will be competing in the medley, freestyle and several individual events.
As mentioned yesterday, Carlsbad’s entry in the state wrestling tournament includes one member of the girls’ team and 13 athletes on the boys’ side.
Wrestling at the state tournament will be Marcus Najera, Aiden Rodriguez, Dallas Dunn, Logan Romero, Matt Najera, Ethan Powell, Anthony Fuentes, Jesse Rodriguez, Octavio Ramirez, Jake Fuentes, Merced Rubio and Danica Medina
Best of luck to everyone.
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As the legislative session winds down on Thursday, there are some serious issues apparent that we will discuss in future updates. Some good news is that Carlsbad and the surrounding area may receive some capital outlay funding that will go toward several important projects. Possible capital outlay set aside, pending the Governor’s signature includes: $1.7 million for the SE Loop Road Bypass, $750,000 for the Riverwalk Recreation Center and $1.1 million for the Double Eagle Water System. Money has also been set aside to make improvements to the Jefferson Montessori Academy playground and other facilities. The GO bond also includes funding for the new Alejandro Ruiz Senior Center, and for vehicles for our police department and for the meals program. These are all very important projects, and we thank our Southeast New Mexico legislators for all their hard work and many sleepless nights over the past few weeks.
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There will also be a free concert in Carlsbad next Thursday. “The Good Life: A Tribute to Tony Bennett” will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 in the P. R. Leyva Auditorium. The artist performing is named Perry Danos, and the event is being hosted by the Carlsbad Community Concert Association. Perry has performed in Las Vegas and Nashville. It is great seeing events coming back to town. Don’t forget that the Carlsbad Community Theatre will also be wrapping up its final week of its current play “Love Letters” this weekend. The play is directed by Dianne Joop.
Sincerely, Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway