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Friday, June 19, 2009
Around New Mexico
Journal and Wire Reports
Iraq-Bound Soldiers Will Get Send-Off
Seventy-five New Mexico National Guard soldiers headed for a yearlong deployment in Iraq will receive a send-off at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Heart of Belen Plaza, Main Street and Becker Avenue in Belen.
The 515th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion will serve as headquarters for more than 700 soldiers performing support, transportation, supply, security and medical services in Iraq, according to a state Guard news release.
San Miguel County Man Has Hantavirus
A 65-year-old San Miguel County man has been hospitalized in critical condition at University of New Mexico Hospital with the state's second case this year of Hantavirus, the state Department of Health said Thursday.
The state's first case this year was a 25-year-old Santa Fe County woman who has recovered. In 2008, the state had two fatal cases of Hantavirus from Taos and Otero counties.
New Streetlights Will Cut Energy Use
The state Transportation Department is retrofitting streetlights at 380 intersections with energy-saving light-emitting diodes, using a $5 million federal grant.
Transportation Secretary Gary Giron said the replacement of incandescent lights will save the state $500,000 annually in electrical costs.
N.M. Tech Considers Geothermal Energy
SOCORRO — New Mexico Tech is looking into a plan to use naturally heated groundwater to heat the campus.
The university's vice president for research, Van Romero, said the $11 million plant could heat all the university's buildings, saving $800,000 a year in natural gas costs.
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