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Phelans sell area McDonald’s restaurants, announce retirement
RATON/TRINIDAD/ALAMOSA— Since Labor Day weekend in 2001, Darrel Lee Phelan Sr. and his wife, Gisela T. Phelan, have owned the McDonald’s restaurants serving the area. Recently, the World Journal sat down with Lee to talk about his military career, and during the interview he announced that Phelan Management Services Inc., which owns the McDonald’s restaurants in Trinidad, Alamosa and Raton, has sold the locations to Johney Thiara. Ownership is scheduled to transfer Nov. 16, 2026, and the Phelans also announced their official retirement.
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Commissioners Approve Capital Outlay Priorities and Hear SkillSoft and HiSet Report
Raton City Commissioners heard about the SkillSharp program, approve the final capital outlay priorities and deliberate on the change order for Stoven Construction work at the animal shelter for their first regular meeting on Tuesday evening November 10, 2026. Patricia Duran presented a report on the SkillSharp & Hiset programs...
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Between Fences: The Mutz family’s legacy in Elizabethtown
RATON — The Mutz family has deep roots in Elizabethtown, where generations of the family were involved in businesses, ranching and the daily life of the Moreno Valley. Much of this history comes from an interview conducted Feb. 22, 2006, by Susan Hronich with Robert Mutz and Jenny Horner Mutz for the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street Between Fences exhibition. Their recollections offer a glimpse into the people, work and changing landscape of the valley.