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TRUMP TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 Conflicting accounts of president’s health spur confusion, raise questions about impending election

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By Liam DeBonis @LiamDeBonis President Donald Trump confirmed in a tweet on the evening of Oct. 1 that he tested positive for the coronavirus, along with first lady Melania Trump. According to reporting from the New York Times, Trump’s senior advisor Hope Hicks began exhibiting COVID symptoms “around the time of Mr. Trump’s rally” in Duluth, Minnesota on Wednesday, which she attended with the president. Hicks was quarantined while returning to Washington on Air Force One and received positive test results the following day. No details have been

provided about if the air in her area of the plane was recycled and filtered throughout the rest of the aircraft. White House physician and Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley confirmed the diagnosis on Friday in a memo to Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary. Since that announcement, many of Trump’s closest allies — including Kellyanne Conway, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and three GOP senators — have tested positive as well. The president downplayed the risk of the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic and has rarely been seen wearing a mask in public. Photographs from a Rose Garden event on Sept. 26 for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett show

no social distancing measures and limited mask use. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who was not wearing a mask, was seen coming into physical contact with other members of the event, including fist-bumping other guests. A contact tracing analysis by the New York Times revealed that at least 10 people at the event, including Trump, have since tested positive for COVID-19. On Friday evening, Trump released a short video informing the public that he would be relocated to Walter Reed Medical Center. He was flown by helicopter to the hospital and remains in a specialized presidential suite where he continues to receive medical care.

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Trump appeared in a video, released on Twitter Saturday afternoon, claiming that he is doing well after testing positive for COVID-19.

In the days since he was diagnosed, the White House has obfuscated details about his condition, including when Trump first tested positive, whether or not he was given oxygen at some point and the actual state of his medical condition. Reports on the president’s condition have been conflicting. While medical staff, including Conley, stated in a press briefing on Saturday that they are “extremely happy with the progress that the president has made,” others are more concerned. On Saturday, just hours after a press briefing where doctors said the president’s vital signs were “normal,” the Washington Post reported that chief of staff Mark Meadows described Trump’s

vitals over the previous 24 hours as “very concerning.” A source close to Trump said the president has had trouble breathing and has been fatigued, according to CNN’s Jim Acosta on Friday. The rapidly developing story and conflicting reports have made it difficult to glean an accurate portrait of the president’s health at this time. The New York Times also gathered opinions from independent experts, who were not optimistic but praised the decision to transfer the president to Walter Reed Medical Center. “This is a nightmare,” Dr. Jeremy Faust told the New York Times. “When we first learned about this disease, it

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was the patients who fit the president’s description who we were most worried about.” The president is 74 years old and weighs 244 pounds. Trump’s body mass index, as well as his age, place him in the “increased risk” category for severe complications from the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Vice President Mike Pence would assume the office of the President of the United States if Trump succumbs to

the virus. If both the president and vice president were to die, House Speaker Nancy Peloci would be next in line, according to the Presidential Succession Act. Pence has tested negative multiple times for the coronavirus since Oct. 1. At the briefing with medical staff on Saturday, pulmonary physician Dr. Brian Garibaldi revealed that Trump had received a dose of remdesivir, an experimental treatment which has been shown to reduce recovery time for COVID patients in preliminary trials, according to the New England Journal of Medi-

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biggest bang for my buck,’” Belladonna said. Like Belladonna, Kelsie was employed by Fantasy World as a dancer and bartender when nonessential businesses were ordered to close. Upon notice of her club’s closure, Kelsie became concerned about whether her OnlyFans account would be sufficient to keep her afloat. “I wasn’t sure if it was going to be enough for me, because technically I consider it two jobs — working at the strip club and having an OnlyFans — so only having one job, I was like, ‘Oh crap,’” Kelsie said. Kelsie made an OnlyFans account five months before the club she worked at closed indefinitely. She picked OnlyFans because of its simplicity, likening the subscription-based platform to “Twitter, but you post your nudes and whatnot.” She said that in her experience, OnlyFans provides a “better way to get out there,” referring to the exposure the internet can provide as opposed to traditional, brick-andmortar establishments. Kelsie, who is now also employed in the restaurant industry, has continued to cultivate her OnlyFans account while she pursues other career options. “I want to be an esthetician, so any form of sex work is helping me get there, financially,” Kelsie said. Likewise, Jennifer Rose — an astrologer and reiki master who has danced in clubs across the country — supplements her teaching by working for PEP (People Exchanging Power), a locally-owned phone sex operator company whose workers are referred to as “Ladies.” Rose had already been working for PEP and dancing at TD’s Showclub when the health and safety orders went into effect in March, mandating limited capacity in clubs before they shut down entirely. “Seeing those posters on the door, talking about 25 girls maximum, that was when I was like, ‘Alright, thank god you started back at PEP,’” Rose said. For Rose, PEP offered a routine better suited to her schedule as she ran her other business. “Because I’m already running

cine. Garibaldi added that the team plans to conduct a “five-day treatment course (of ) remdesivir” for the president. The president remains active on Twitter, and has released multiple videos of himself claiming that he is doing well. On Sunday, Trump’s motorcade drove him around the perimeter of the hospital, where he waved to supporters standing on the sides of the road before returning to his hospital room. Trump’s positive test result also raises a myriad of questions in an election race already beset

by uncertainty. On Sept. 29, Trump attended the first debate of the 2020 presidential race, taking the stage with his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Neither were wearing masks, raising concerns about the former vice president possibly contracting the virus at the event. According to the CDC, “(a)n infected person can spread COVID-19 starting 48 hours (or two days) before the person has any symptoms or tests positive.” Biden later tested negative for the virus. The CDC also reports that eight

out of 10 deaths from the virus are victims who were 65 years of age or older. Both Biden and Trump are over 70 years old. This is a developing story. Check dailylobo.com for updates. Liam DeBonis is the photo editor at the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at photoeditor@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @LiamDeBonis

Sex workers move services online after strip club shutdown @gabrielbiadora Since Albuquerque’s strip clubs shut down following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s subsequent order for non-essential businesses to close in March, some sex workers have adjusted by moving their services online. Online adult entertainment, ranging from webcam or “camming” sites to more traditional pornography sites, has seen a surge in activity in the last six months. Sex work online has become an increasingly popular way for people to create, own and publish their own content and support themselves financially amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Belladonna — a local dancer who filed for and received unemployment following the closure of Fantasy World in March — requested to be referred to by her working name to protect her identity from the stigma, hostility and violence that is targeted at those who engage in sex work. Belladonna now works as a companion and cammer, and she described the transition to online work as “very weird,” as she was left having to adjust to the disparities in pay and rate. Cammers are people who pose for webcams, especially as a form of paid adult entertainment, according to Merriam Webster. “You have to spend more hours camming than you had to spend in the club,” Belladonna said. “At the club, I could spend four hours a night there three nights a week and go home with my rent every single night, whereas on cam you want to spend around three to four hours online, but you want to try and do it every day or at least five times a week so you’re getting a good build up of people and you’re consistent.” On top of camming and posting on various websites like Suicide Girls, Belladonna also began offering companionship to support herself and her family. “I want to provide the best life for my cats and myself, and I want to spoil my niece to death. So I was just like, ‘Fuck it, I know (offering compansionship) would be the

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my own business as an astrologer, (OnlyFans) was too much,” Rose said. “Whereas PEP, they do a majority of the work for you: You just have to answer the phone and file the paperwork.” Some sex workers don’t have the same opportunities to sustainably transition to working online, as Hunter — a stripper and fellow “Lady” for PEP — explained. “I’m a white, cis, conventionally attractive woman who has a college degree, and I have access to technology, a stable internet connection and experience going to college with video and sound editing,” Hunter said. “Those are all skills sex workers need if they’re going to be on an online format. And obviously, not everybody has access to those for lots of individual and systemic reasons.” In 2018, President Donald Trump signed a set of bills meant to crack down on illegal sex trafficking online. The bills, known as FOSTA-SESTA, hold website publishers responsible in the case of third parties posting ads for prostitution, including consensual sex work.

FOSTA-SESTA were panned with controversy and backlash, as the bills not only created a censorship dilemma for website publishers but obstructed the accessibility of the internet as a safe platform for work. In 2018, FOSTA-SESTA tore down a cornerstone of the sex worker community: backpage. com, the then-largest marketplace for sex workers. Ultimately FOSTA-SESTA, by making the internet less accessible, necessitated sex workers to continue their services offline and in person, which presented inherent risks. In 2019, Democratic California Congressman Ro Khanna proposed the Safer Sex Worker Study Act as a response to and an examination of FOSTA-SESTA and its negative impact on sex workers. In March 2020, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act, or the EARN IT Act, under the guise of combating the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children online. The bill was likewise criticized for its invasion of privacy and how it would impact sex workers

who are reliant on encryption and online security. Sex workers in the United States are not offered the same safety nets, protections and rights as employees in other industries. In addition, street based sex workers are “often exposed to high levels of violence or other abuse or harm...usually because they are working in a criminalized environment,” according to Human Rights Watch. When asked if she thinks sex work is becoming safer, Rose, who used to work as an escort, said, “No, I think sex work is becoming more tolerable, because we still aren’t checking on our street sex workers. And we’re not talking about them and what they’re doing, or how they’re surviving or not. Carol Leigh, a nationally acclaimed sex worker rights expert, contributed to this article as a sensitivity reader. Gabriel Biadora is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. You can contact him at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @gabrielbiadora Daily Lobo Advertising

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Dragon’s House of Horror makes adjustments for COVID-19 By Hannah John @yesitshannahj Haunted houses may seem impossible to operate within COVID-19 restrictions, but Dragon’s House of Horror recently opened the first drive-through haunted house in New Mexico called the Mile of Terror. This haunted house is an attraction offered at the Santa Ana Star Civic Center in Rio Rancho. Tickets can be purchased online or in person, and are $40 per vehicle. According to the website, cars are limited to a maximum of five people. Nichole Harwood, a spokesperson for Dragon’s House of Horror’s Mile of Terror, said, “Normally Dragon’s is a normal haunted house. It’s the largest in the world. We have the Guinness World Record for that.” However, according to Harwood,

this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the attraction switched from a walk-through haunted house to a drive-through experience. There are multiple themes within the Mile of Terror from clowns to zombies to “The Purge.” Upon arrival at the Civic Center for the attraction, employees wearing bright vests and masks and supplied with flashlights guide drivers into one of five lines. Once in line, an employee explains how the lines work and what radio station to tune into for sound effects. The wait time for the attraction can be around 40 minutes, so management has been attempting to entertain visitors in line. “We can take only so many cars per hour and to make sure people are entertained in line, we’ve been adding new things every single week,” Harwood said. “First we’ve been re-

sponding to the feedback from the community for food trucks, which now we have food trucks at every single event. On top of that, we do have a few local vendors that are selling in a COVID-19 safe way. We are looking at the potential of a drive-in movie theater for those waiting in line so there’ll be classic horror movies playing.” Guidelines required for the attraction include maintaining maximum speed of 3 mph, keeping a mask on if the windows of the car are rolled completely down and keeping the same amount of set distance between cars. During this drive, there are lights that line the pathway. Guests drive through various areas that are themed to follow a horror concept. Some guests approve of the Mile of Terror and others are glad there’s an alternative to walk-through haunted houses, but some attendees come

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away less than impressed. “I don’t think (the price is) fair, because a majority of the time, when are there actually five people in a car? When it comes to walk-through haunted houses, I think the most to go in a group is like three or four,” an anonymous visitor said. The anonymous visitor also said the drive-through haunted house was a good idea but didn’t feel immersive. According to Harwood, the Mile of Terror is community run and completely local. Due to this, the haunted

house is always looking for volunteers to help scare the visitors. Anyone interested can reach out to Dragon’s House of Horror via direct messages on Facebook or Instagram. Beginning in October, they will be open every Wednesday through Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight. Hannah John is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @yesitshannahj

Mountain West reverses course, to play 8-game season By Spencer Butler @SpencerButler48 The Mountain West Conference released its revamped fall football schedule on Oct. 1, with 8 games to be played in the span of a month and a half. For the University of New Mexico, the first game of the regular season will be played on Oct. 24, and the final regular season game will be played on Dec. 12. The Lobos’ season consists of 4 away and home games apiece, with the season starting on the road at

Colorado State. UNM’s first home game will be on Halloween against San José State. As for its remaining games, the Lobos will hit the road to play Hawaii, Air Force and Utah State, then face off against Nevada, Wyoming and Fresno State at home. UNM athletic director Eddie Nuñez said in a press release that UNM “will continue to work with our local and state officials to ensure the safety of all and that proper protocols and procedures are in place.” The only team that was originally on the Lobos’ schedule that is no longer there is Boise State. That

game has been replaced with the Fresno State game. As for the changes fans will see with conference play, the MWC will forgo its usual two-division format this year replaced by a single, 10-team division. MWC commissioner Craig Thompson said in a statement, “The shift away from a two-division format was necessary to optimize the schedule and allow for maximum flexibility given the various constraints which had to be considered.” The Mountain West championship game will be played on Dec. 19. The game will be a matchup of

the two conference teams that finish with the highest conference winning percentage. Home field advantage will be decided by which of the two teams has the highest overall conference winning percentage. The caveat of conference games was due to Air Force playing Navy on Oct. 3, which ended with a crushing 40-7 performance by the Falcons. Thompson, on the Mountain West’s official website, said that “We are excited to get our student-athletes back on the football field this fall.” At the bottom of the announcement, it states that dates and times are subject to change and that all

games are subject to state, county and local approvals. It should be noted that Thompson didn’t rule out games being cancelled due to COVID-19, stating that “the possibility exists additional games may be lost to COVID-19 challenges.” The schedule can also be altered by the Mountain West’s broadcast partners CBS Sports and FOX Sports, which are in the process of placing some games on Thursdays or Fridays. Spencer Butler is a beat reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @SpencerButler48

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Media frenzy misses the point of feminist film By Shelby Kleinhans @BirdsNotReal99

No film in 2020 has divided critics and audiences more than “Cuties (Migonnes),” which was released on Sept. 9 on Netflix. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently sits at a very modest 85% rating from critics — and a miserable 13% from audiences. Let’s start at the beginning. The film is helmed by a French Senegalese woman, Maïmouna Doucouré, in her feature directorial debut. The film originally premiered on Jan. 23 at Sundance and garnered her the Directing Award in the World Cinematic Drama category. At the time of its premiere, there was no widespread hate or controversy surrounding the film. Cut to late summer 2020. Netflix acquired distribution rights at Sundance and launched a promotional campaign for the film. However, the images showed young girls in revealing outfits with a synopsis that included “twerking dance team.” The Internet immediately labeled it “pedo-bait, pornography, etc…,” before the film was even released. Doucouré received death threats. #CancelNetflix started trending on Twitter. A change.org campaign to cancel the film’s re-

lease launched on Aug. 20 and has amassed over 400,000 signatures as of the writing of this article. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr calling for a federal investigation into the film for the production and distribution of child pornography. So does watching this film constitute an endorsement of child pornography? There are a lot of scenes in the film that were meant to make the audience squirm uncomfortably in their seats, but I don’t think that it warrants the legal proceedings thousands are requesting. The film follows Amy (Fathia Youssouf), an 11-year-old Senegalese girl who was forced to move to France with her religiously devout mother (Maïmouna Gueye), her younger brother Ismael (Demba Diaw) and their baby brother. She struggles to adjust to the move and a new family dynamic when she realizes that her father is marrying another woman and moving into their tiny flat. That’s when she runs into the selfproclaimed “Cuties” dance crew who eventually come to befriend her and let her join them. The team is made up of Angelica (Médina El Aidi-Azouni), Coumba (Esther Gohourou), Jess (Ilanah Cami-Goursolas) and Yasmine (Myriam Hamma). The group of girls and the film itself feels reminiscent of films such as

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Céline Sciamma’s “Girlhood,” Catherine Hardwicke’s “Thirteen” and Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade.” All of these films deal with the themes of young girls wanting to fit in who eventually find their place in society. The film has scenes that are endearing, heartfelt and humorous. The performances of the child actors are reliable and emotionally centered. Unfortunately, these performances haven’t been the focus of the media frenzy around the film. The film should be known for Amy’s attempt to discover what it means to push against her family’s cultural and religious bounds to become her own woman at the tender age of 11, not the public’s misunderstood idea of how she gets there. Every teenage girl goes through this process. Amy looks up to the older teenage girls around her. She watches popular music videos. She looks at heavily edited images on social media. These all give her a warped perception of what it

means to be a “woman.” The film’s strongest point is that it deftly captures how young girls are sexualized by the world around them. These girls naively imitate that sexualization, because that’s what they’re influenced by and they want to be perceived as older — but they are then punished by society for wanting to explore their sexuality as young women. The film’s weakest point is that it’s anything but subtle. The message that sexualizing young girls is bad and that the girls are influenced by the world around them clobbers you over the head. There’s also the matter of the film’s execution and the fact that in order to critique this issue, the film sexualized the young girls through costuming, dancing and male-gaze-y cinematography to make its audience uncomfortable. Watching this film is distressing — and rightly so. But it’s disheartening to see people calling this film out for its sexualization of young

By Rhianna Roberts / Daily Lobo / @Rhianna_SR

On Sept. 28, the article “UNM employees plead for better working conditions, hazard pay” misspelled Jacob Rutgers’ last name as “Rutgerf.” We’re only human. If you see something wrong in print, email editorinchief@dailylobo.com to let us know. Use the subject line “Correction:” so we know it’s important. If it’s a grammar problem we’ll fix ASAP in the online version. If it’s a content problem, the editorial board will determine if a correction, a clarification (printed on page 4) or full retraction is necessary.

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DAILY LOBO CORRECTION POLICY On Sept. 28, the article “UNM professor spearheads project to 3D print 5,000 masks for immigrants” misstated that Dr. Christina Salas received a $150,000 grant from the Con Alma Foundation. The correct amount was $15,000.

girls when that’s the very message this film is trying to condemn. While it might not have been the best execution, I still think this film has started important conversations around the control exerted on young women. We need to have difficult conversations about the United States’ obsession with sexualizing women, as indicated by the popularity of shows like “Toddlers in Tiaras,” beauty pageants for young girls with swimsuit sections or the exploitation of cheerleaders in the NFL. So before you retweet #CancelCuties in reference to this film, ask yourself, “Am I posting that because I have a legitimate concern about the sexualization and exploitation of young girls, or is it because a Facebook post told me it was child porn?”

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Globalquerque livestreams 16th annual performance By Sarah Bodkin @sarahbodkin4 Globalquerque livestreamed its 16th annual performance on Wednesday, Sept. 30, featuring collaborative performances from musicians from around the world as well as interviews with the musicians and coordinators. The theme of this year’s event was “Cross-Cultural Crossover,” wherein musicians from different musical backgrounds gathered to re-imagine a song that one of the musicians had written. The collaborations included blends of New Orleans jazz, Angolan vocals and Iraqi oud music to create something that Globalquerque has never done before. The event usually occurs at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) but was streamed online through Twitch, YouTube and Facebook due to the coronavirus pandemic. Attendance was free of charge, although donations were accepted. Tom Frouge, the director, producer and curator of Globalquerque, remembered the busy days he had in preparation for this event. Frouge said he “couldn’t replicate” the previous 15 years on a screen and do this year’s event justice. He knew he had to do something different than what previous audiences had seen, so he asked the performers to collaborate, “deconstructing” the songs and “re-imagining” them.

According to Frouge, the previous years of Globalquerque have been “collaborative in that you have 17 bands from around the world...and you have workshops during the day, film and dance lessons (and) international food. It’s more like a trip around the world, and it expresses our mission on a macro scale.” Frouge talked about the stresses the musicians felt about ensuring that they would do justice to the multicultural music they would be playing and respect the cultures from which the music stems. “What I thought we could represent was the mission statement, which is cross-cultural understanding,” Frouge said. Frouge recalled the challenges he faced in choosing musicians who would be open to allowing their songs to be interpreted differently. “They had to be the right bands who were open to deconstructing their music,” Frouge said. Frouge expressed gratitude for co-producer of Globalquerque Scott Kettner, who is also the percussionist of musical group Nation Beat. Kettner mixed the audio for the video presentations for the four songs for the event: Algunas Cantan, Jisabu, Missing You/Mae Querida and Pajarito. According to Frouge, the group interviews during the event was the first time that some of the performers had met, since they had been “sending tracks”

and recording videos from their homes. “It started with a lot of nervousness”, Frouge said, recalling the insecurities that the musicians felt sending their work to strangers. But as soon as the songs started coming together, all of the musicians felt excited about what they were working on, according to Frouge.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 / PAGE 5 Globalquerque featured four reimagined songs and various interviews with musicians such as Randy Sanchez, a guitarist from Nohe y Sus Santos, a band with members from Honduras and New Mexico, and Nation Beat, a band with members from the U.S. and Brazil. An interview with the new director for the NHCC, Josefa Gonzales Mariscal, was also included. The emcees, Catalina Maria Johnson and Mel Minter, asked the artists questions about the process of collaborating with people from different musical backgrounds. “It began with conversations with the artists, and I think that

everybody is coming from important and strong traditions and cultural backgrounds,” Kettner said. The Globalquerque team is discussing plans to put on more virtual concerts, educational workshops and Q&A sessions hosted by musicians worldwide. Frouge hopes to return to live performances for next year’s Globalquerque on Sept. 17, 2021. “We shall gather again,” Frouge said. Sarah Bodkin is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @sarahbodkin4

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Oud player Rahim AlHaj (left) and vocalist Vivalda Ndula (right) during a reimagined performance of “Missing You/Mae Querida” written by AlHaj.

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Balloon Fiesta takes flight in a different light By Nick Romero @nicromerophoto

New Mexicans were able to experience some bit of normalcy amidst the ongoing pandemic on Saturday and Sunday as hot air balloons took flight in the crisp early morning October air. Due to COVID-19 social distancing regulations, the 49th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was postponed to at least 2021, and all events this year were canceled. The International Balloon Fiesta traditionally is a nine-day event which not only brings in hundreds of different hot air balloons from across the world, but also brings hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world to Albuquerque. Canceling the Balloon Fiesta has led to economic fallout for local vendors and businesses. The Balloon Fiesta usually brings in $186.82 million to the Albuquerque metro area each year, according to a study done by Forward Analytics, a Pittsburgh-based marketing and research firm. “Maybe small businesses like me disappear,” Old Town’s La Choco Salty & Sweet owner Carmen Ortiz said in an interview with KRQE. “No support, no business, no money.” However, that did not cancel the local

community spirit of the Balloon Fiesta as balloonists and officials came together to bring some much-needed hope given the dire circumstances. City officials worked with members of the ballooning community in an effort to ensure the Albuquerque skies would be filled with balloons for the community to enjoy. Balloons were launched over the weekend from a number of different parks, golf courses and other designated launch locations for balloon crews. No spectators were allowed into the launch sites, and balloon crews distanced themselves from each other. They also limited the number of crew members to about five in line with COVID regulations. Albuquerque police were present near the launch sites to ensure members of the community were following COVID regulations by socially distancing and wearing face masks. As balloon crews lifted off at Ventana Ranch Park in west Albuquerque, they were greeted with applause and cheers from about two dozen observers surrounding the park. The city plans to launch balloons at 7:30 a.m. for the next two weekends, with the last morning launch being Oct. 11. Nick Romero is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @nicromerophoto

An airborne hot air balloon, launched from Ventana Ranch Park on the morning of Oct. 4 in Albuquerque, NM.

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Balloon crews work together to prepare a hot air balloon for take off early Sunday morning.

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Spectators on the perimeter of the balloon launch site in Ventana Ranch Park, maintaining social distance, and wearing masks.

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