IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  5-16-05  CONTACT:  PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE

         SILVER CITY—The Western New Mexico University swimming pool will be closed May 19 through 23 for maintenance projects.  Regular hours will resume on May 24. 

         The electricity will be shut off at the Brancheau PE Complex on Sunday, May 22, beginning at 8 a.m. for approximately eight hours.

         RDR Construction and Texas New Mexico Power Company will be installing a new transformer behind the PE Complex.

         For more information on the power outage, contact Mike Martinez, WNMU project manager at 538-6548.  For more information on the swimming pool hours, contact the staff at 538-6210 or 538-6161.

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