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Mud, sand and rocks

Communities await decisions on aid in storm cleanup DEBRA MAYEUX Tri-City Tribune

Detention pond move up to No. 2

City reprioritizes project list after recent storm damage

Janie Durrett awoke the morning of Sept. 13 to find her front yard gone, her vehicles buried and a once-lush green pasture covered in several feet of sand. “I opened the door, but it was so horrifying I shut the door,” Durrett said. The property on County Road 5821 has been in her family for 45 years. It sits next to a culvert that was cleaned out by San Juan County in 2012. Despite these efforts, the heavy rains that hit San Juan County the week of Sept. 9 were too much for the infrastructure to bear. The accumulation of debris at the bottom of the wash, that should have gone to the river, backed up, causing the seven-acre land parcel to flood, Durrett said. Several feet of sand ended up in the yard

The Farmington City Council will stick to the same five-year capital improvement projects list it has had for the past several years, with one deviation in light of recent flooding throughout San Juan County. The Council voted Sept. 17 on a resolution stating its top five choices and councilors kept the Piñon Hills Bypass extension and bridge as its top priority. The second choice was the construction of Fire Station 7, but that was removed when the Council determined the Porter Detention Janie Durrett and her father, Robert “Bruno” Horvath show flood damage to their seven acre property at Pond to be a greater priority after recent rains

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the end of County Road 5821. The house, grounds and pasture were flooded and filled with sand from a nearby wash after Sept. 12 rains hit the area. – Josh Bishop photo

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Property tax hike Obligation bonds and decline in oil, gas production force increase LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune

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New fall event brings outdoor music, food and fun to great venue DEBRA MAYEUX Tri-City Tribune Jake Foust always wanted to brand a beer fest for Farmington, and Don Vaughan wanted to bring a live music festival to area. When the two got together to plan an event, they went all the way creating Brews Meats Band, BMB, an all-day beer, barbecue and music festival for adults 21 and over, on Sept. 28 at Lion’s Wilderness Park in Farmington. “We wanted to bring in something that we could do every year and grow,” said Foust, who owns Distil. “We wanted it to be done on a big

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Residents within the Aztec and Bloomfield School Districts will see a substantial hike in their property tax rates in November, while residents within the Farmington School District will see a slight increase. The property rates increased within area school districts because of a decline in oil and gas production and the necessity to pay the

debt service on existing general obligation bonds, according to County CEO Kim Carpenter. General obligation bonds are voted on by the public and used to construct new school facilities or make improvements to existing facilities. “Sometimes you have a certain amount of money with which to come up for the bonds, and if the valuation of what you are generating based on property values goes

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For a house assessed at $150,000 In Aztec City Limits Tax Year 2013 - $1,329.60 Tax Year 2012 - $1,226.05 Difference - $103.55

Tax Year 2012 - $1,050.95 Difference - $7.55 In Bloomfield City Limits Tax Year 2013 - $1,485.15 Tax Year 2012 - $1,359 Difference $126.15

Out Aztec City Limits Tax Year 2013 - $1,101.05 Tax Year 2012 - $996.70 Difference - $104.35 In Farmington City Limits Tax Year 2013 - $1,129.80 Tax Year 2012 - $1,122.50 Difference - $7.30 Out Farmington City Limits Tax Year 2013 - $1,058.50

Out Bloomfield City Limits Tax Year 2013 - $1,136.35 Tax Year 2012 - $1,008.75 Difference - $127.60 Kirtland Tax Year 2013 - $1,028.70 Tax Year 2012 - $1,017.70 Difference - $11

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Opinions differ on traffic flow study, planning DEBRA MAYEUX Tri-City Tribune The intersection on Piñon Hills Boulevard and North Butler Avenue will soon look different after a traffic control signalization study was completed by the city of Farmington. Traffic Consultant Nevin Harwick, of Harwick Transportation Group, advised the Council that under a new signalization policy, this intersection

would not need a traffic light. It, however, could use a change in striping that would bring the westbound lane down to one turning left turn lane and one through lane, with a merge lane for northbound traffic turning west. “This looks like a good solution,” Harwick said. “We typically try to fix these intersections without signalization when only a minor warrant is met.” There are nine “warrants” considered

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by traffic engineers when determining the need for signalization at an intersection. The new policy, which Harwick is developing for the city, would state that there should be more than one “warrant” before a signal would be investigated by city staff and ultimately installed. The Council discussed this issue at length during its Sept. 17 meeting, as the governing body attempted to agree

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cleanup and Durrett said her family continues to work to dig themselves out. “Boy, it was a surprise to get up and see something like this,” said Robert “Bruno” Horvath, Durrett’s father who built his home on the property 20 years ago, and spent the last two decades landscaping, growing a garden and taking care of his cattle. After the storms, his pasture is gone; there is debris and junk in his yard and the cost for cleanup is estimated at $100,000 or more. “This used to be $500,000 to $750,000 property at one time, and right now you couldn’t give it away,” Durrett said. The family did not have flood insurance, and when rain storms bring flooding, homeowners’ policies do not cover the cost of damage. This family’s story is similar to those of other people whose property was destroyed in the September storms. “We had homes with no driveways. We had homes with problems everywhere,” County CEO Kim Carpenter said. “There were companies with buried vehicles and we have two months of work to do at McGee Park. We’re going to be digging.” Both San Juan County and the city of Farmington have been declared disasters as the government entities

determine just how much damage this storm caused throughout the region. Farmington Mayor Tommy Roberts signed the city’s Declaration of Disaster on Sept. 16. “That is a formality required under our disaster plan for us to be in the queue for our ability to tap into state and federal funds with regard to flood damage.” The city of Farmington has estimated damages to city infrastructure to range from $1.5 million to $2 million, which includes city employees digging out material and then repairing bigger ticket items in areas of repeat flooding. The last time the city experienced this type of damage from rains was in August 2010. Since that time the city has spent $3.7 million on “remediation and repair of the drainage system and component parts of that drainage system,” said Jeff Smaka, public works director. The money was granted to the city by FEMA, and $2.5 million

of it was spent on “debris removal.” The city also completed a drainage study that cost $545,000. The study is in a draft format, and Councilor Jason Sandel has asked city staff to provide copies and report on it to the Council. Roberts’ disaster declaration followed Gov. Susana Martinez’s, which was signed Sept. 13. She put the entire state under a disaster declaration because of flooding from the rain storms. She also asked the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to assist local communities in recovery efforts. “Through this Executive Order, I have directed state government resources to ensure the safety and well being of everyone affected by these heavy rainstorms,” Martinez wrote in the declaration. “As the heavy rains continue, I encourage all New Mexicans to continue to pay attention to your local weather forecast and

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and that means the homes must have at least 18 inches of water inside, Cooper explained. There is some federal assistance for rural land owners, according to a USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner, who said his staff is prepared to provide information and take applications to help fix homes damaged in rural communities devastated from the recent rain storms. “We will do everything we can to help those homeowners that need the most help to fix their homes,” Brunner said. The funding is provided through the USDA Rural Development’s Section 504 housing loan and grant program, which provides financial help to very low income home owners living in a rural community to rehabilitate their home. It can provide up to $7,500 in

grant money to rural residents who are 62 years old or older who own their home and have a very low income. “The money can be used to fix a roof and other types of repairs, including window repair and other necessities,” according to the USDA. The program also provides up to a $20,000 loan for 1 percent interest to repair or refurbish a home. “This program will be especially helpful to those low-income residents who need additional financial support because they don’t have the insurance to cover the damage that was done to their home because of the recent rains,” said Brunner. For more information on this program, contact the Aztec office of the USDA at 1427 W. Aztec Blvd., Suite 1 in Aztec or call 505.334.3090, ext. 4.

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11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a story or activity and a stroller-friendly walk in the park. Learn about plants, insects, birds, and all the interesting wildlife. Feed the friendly ducks and go home in time for naps. This program continues weekly through to September. Information: 505.599.1422

SAT SEPT. 28 FOUR CORNERS ANTIQUE POWER & TRACTOR SHOW Come to the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center, 3041 E. Main St., and experience a bit of agricultural past. Enjoy antique tractors, engines, and vehicles at this annual event. A highlight of the show is the tractor pull. Information: 505.334.1339 BREWS, MEATS, BANDS From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday there will be music, food and 13 breweries at Lions Wilderness Park Amphitheater for a day of fun, food, music and beer. The barbecue cookoff will supply pork ribs in many styles. Bands including Boom, Little Miss Chievous, Jose Villarreal and Those Devils will play during the day with Durango band Hello, Doll Face performing the main concert that night. The event is sponsored by Majestic Media, Distil, KOBF Channel 12, Big Dog 96.9, Kool 104.9 and KTRA 102. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bmbfestival.com or at Distil. Tickets are $25 online and at Distil and $30 at the gate. A REAL NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Exhibits come to life at this annual event in the Farmington

MUSIC IN THE WINERY’S COURTYARD Enjoy live music & great wine at Wines of the San Juan from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Sunday through Sept. 22. Wines of the San Juan is located at 233 Hwy. 511 in Turley, N.M. Information: 505.632.0879 or www.winesofthesanjuan.com PICNIC IN THE PARK FOR PRESCHOOLERS Preschool children and their families bring lunch and meet at the Riverside Nature Center for a picnic on Tuesdays from

Museum, Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center, 3041 E. Main St., in Farmington. Be a part of this fun family event for all ages. Information: 505.599.1147 or www.fmtn.org

SAT SEPT. 28 SUN SEPT. 29 HARVEST FESTIVAL & GREAT GRAPE STOMP Celebrating, in style with live music, juried art show, specialty foods, grape stomp competition, and many activities commemorating the state’s centennial at Wines of the San Juan, 233 Hwy. 511, Turley, N.M. Information: 505.632.0879 or www.winesofthesanjuan .com

50+SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES 7 – 10 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. September 21 - Grant & Randy September 28 - Vintage People Info: 505.599.1380 50+ FREE WEDNESDAY DAYTIME DANCE 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Main Building, 109 E. La Plata St. Info: 505.599.1380 BIBLE READING IN NAVAJO 10 – 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Starting Sept. 6 Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Bible reading in the Navajo

Language, taught by Dorothy Tewangoitewa. CHANGES TO MEDICAID, 2014 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Medicaid is changing in New Mexico. If you have Medicaid or you assist people who use Medicaid, we invite you to join us for this presentation. Orlando Vasquez, Program Manager, Self-Directed Community Benefits HSD/MAD Centennial Care Bureau, will be here to explain the changes and what you need to do. Call 505.599.1390 for more information. COLOR TRIP 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Main Building, 109 E. La Plata St.

Are you 60+? Join us for a day trip, Durango to Silverton. Bring your camera, good walking shoes, a jacket, and hat. Prepare for any kind of weather as we meander through the mountain passes and take in the glorious fall colors. Cost is $5; pre-registration and filled out trip form is required. You will be responsible for your own lunch. There are several restaurants in Silverton from which to choose, and you will have some time to shop before leaving for the return trip at 2 p.m. Call 505.599.1390 for more information. ON-GOING CLASSES AT THE SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITY CENTER & ANNEX 208 N. Wall Ave. Call 505.566.2256 for more information

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calendar TAI CHI 9:30 a.m. Thursdays Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Tai Chi is a series of fluid movements that can help with balance, flexibility, and muscle tone. These gentle exercises will leave you feeling refreshed. Free to anyone 50+. Info: 505.599.1390

THE SILVER FITNESS CENTER 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1 3:30 p.m. Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. We feature exercise equipment that is extremely safe and easy to use. Perfect for improving your overall health, stamina, and range of motion. Cost is $20 a year. Call 505.599.1390 for more information.

ZUMBA GOLD 50+ 10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Party on the floor with Latin dance music that will make you smile. This exhilarating exercise class will get you moving to the beat. Cost is $2.50 per session. Info: 505.566.2288

EXERCISE CLASS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; WITH JEAN ELISE 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 1 - 2 p.m. Monday/Wednesday/Friday Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Cost: 50 cents per session. Are you losing flexibility and want more energy to do the things you enjoy? If so, this class is what you need to get back into a good exercise program. Work at your own level and build up to where you want to be. Call 505.599.1390 for more information.

FARMINGTON RECREATION CENTER 1101 Fairgrounds Road Call 505.599.1184 for more information Monday through Friday, noon to 1 p.m., no charge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Walk Laps in the Gym Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon, no charge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Shuffleboard and Ping Pong

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Center, with instructor Shirley Murphy, interval-training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt the body while burning fat. Check out the website at www.farmingtonzumba.com. Info: 505.599.1184 JAZZERCISE Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Th ursday, 5:30 p.m. Jazzercise Dancing Days are here! Come see us at the Farmington Recreation Center, 1101 Fairgrounds Road (next to Ricketts Park). Start for $0 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; plus get unlimited classes for only $33 per month (check or credit card)! Cardio, Strength, Stretch, Fun! This is your hour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; come try your 1st class for free! Info: 505.320.5364, or 505.599.1184, or visit www.jazzercise.com LIONS POOL 405 N. Wall Ave. Call 505.599.1187 for more information ADULT SWIMMING LESSONS 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30 a.m., 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 p.m., 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 p.m. Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday Adult Swimming Lessons will be offered at Lions Pool during lap swim. Four 30-minute lessons are $20 or eight 30minute lessons are $35. Info: 505.599.1167. MORNING AQUACISE 8:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 a.m. Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday SENIOR LAP* 9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 a.m. Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday MORNING SPLASHERCISE* 10:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:15 a.m. Monday/Wednesday/Friday

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Will ‘Obamacare’ end up hurting workers? It seems that every week brings news of another major employer terminating its workers’ health benefits to avoid complying with the terms of the Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare.” The latest? Specialty grocery store Trader Joe’s and SeaWorld, which are reportedly cutting benefits and hours to part-time workers and letting them seek out health insurance on their own. What do such stories mean for the future of Obamacare? Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk, the RedBlueAmerica columnists, debate. MATHIS: Well, let’s not panic. Trader Joe’s isn’t exactly making a decision to leave its part-time workers without health coverage – the company has merely decided that, in the age of Obamacare, the government can do a better job of providing that benefit. Instead of providing insurance, the grocer

reportedly will write its parttime employees a check for $500 to pay for insurance. Combining that $500 with tax subsidies available to low-wage workers under the Affordable Care Act, Trader Joe’s told part-time workers in a memo, and “many of you should be able to obtain health care coverage at very little if any net cost to you.” In other words: The company is shifting the cost burden of part-time employee health care to taxpayers and, to a lesser extent, the employees themselves. True, other big companies are cutting back on worker hours to avoid Obamacare’s mandate that they provide health insurance to full-time employees. That’s highly unfortunate. But it’s also a sign of how much liberals compromised their vision of universal health care to get a bill passed. Obamacare’s unwieldy system of mandates and private insurance was

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an attempt to neutralize opposition and borrow conservative ideas to get the job done. (It can’t be emphasized enough: The vision of what Obamacare became originated at the right-wing Heritage Foundation and was put into practice by Mitt Romney in Massachusetts.) Some of us still fantasize about creating a Canadianstyle single-payer system – one that, while also imperfect, has been shown to generate generally better health outcomes for cheaper costs than in the United States. But that idea is going nowhere for now. If you look at Obamacare these days and tell yourself “there’s gotta be a better way,” you’re probably right. But improving it probably

involves stripping out conservative ideas and free-market compromises. BOYCHUK: Social scientists often like to say the plural of “anecdote” isn’t “data.” Just because a few employers such as Trader Joe’s and SeaWorld have cut workers’ hours and benefits, that doesn’t necessarily mean the law is hurting people or distorting the labor market. “A few”? Sorry, that should be a few hundred employers. According to one recent survey of about 600 small-business owners, four in 10 said they’ve put off hiring, while one in five have trimmed hours and another 20 percent have cut their payroll. But what’s a few hundred employers in a country with

a labor force of 154 million? A sign of things to come, that’s what. Another survey found that 20 percent of employers in retail and hospitality planned to cut hours in response to the law. A third survey found 30 percent of employers planned to drop health insurance altogether after 2014. The Obama administration’s decision to delay imposing the law’s employer mandate until after the 2014 elections is another bad sign. As my Manhattan Institute colleague Avik Roy points out at Forbes that the delay means “more people will want to enroll in Obamacare’s subsidized insurance exchanges. Every year, fewer and fewer employers offer health coverage; given one more year to restructure their workforces, this process could accelerate.” When employers react to the law’s mandates in a rational, self-interested way, liberals complain that em-

ployers are heartless. They never blame the authors of the bad policy. It’s no wonder that some cynical observers suggest that Obamacare was never meant to succeed. The regulatory complexity of the law would cause it to collapse under its own weight, and Americans would happily embrace a single-payer system along Canadian lines. On the contrary, Obamacare offers a glimpse of what a single-payer system would look like in the United States: confusing, expensive, corrosive of choice and destructive of freedom. Better to scrap the whole thing and start again. Ben Boychuk is associate editor of the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. Joel Mathis is a contributing editor to Philadelphia Magazine. Reach them at bboychuk@city-journal.org, joelmmathis@ gmail.com or www.facebook. com/benandjoel.

Overrated: Don’t wait for a eulogy Eulogies, though well-intentioned, are highly overrated, a belated kind of praise my mother used to call “a day late and a dollar short.” I’d much prefer my roses (or my thorns) while I’m living. Why do we wait until it’s too late to say what’s in our heart? Recently I had an email from a young woman named Sheila, the daughter of my friend, Dianne. Sheila was planning a surprise for her mother’s birthday. Sheila was sending the note to family and friends, asking us to write back with a memory or a story or just simple good wishes that she could collect as a gift for her mom on her “big” day. I thought, “What a great idea!” I meant to do it right away, but forgot. Duh. Fortunately, I remembered in time for the deadline. Here,

SHARON RANDALL SCRIPPS HOWARD more or less, is what I wrote: The first time I saw Dianne’s beautiful face was 31 years ago. I was biting my nails in her husband’s office, waiting to be interviewed for my first newspaper job, when I noticed on his desk a photo of a blonde, tan, serene-looking woman sitting on a beach. I assumed, correctly, that she was his wife. Something about her made me think she was the kind of person who could take whatever life had in store, land on her feet and still keep smiling. I love it when I’m right about people. I thought that

day, as I have countless times since, that her husband was one lucky guy. I got the job. Moreover, I got a chance at a future friendship. It would be years before I knew Dianne personally. I met her briefly once or twice, and heard lovely things about her. Then one day, at the start of the school year, my husband came home from the high school where he taught chemistry and coached basketball, and told me that one of his new students was my boss’s daughter. “Sheila’s a lovely girl,” he said. “Smart, hardworking, very grounded. I really like

her. It’s a good thing. I’d hate to have to flunk her and get you fired.” In years to come, life would take Dianne and me in different directions. But over time, it would bring us closer. She and Tom moved to Ohio. I lost my husband to cancer. Years later, I remarried and moved to Las Vegas. But we kept in touch, and I had occasions to visit them. I had always loved Tom, as we often say in the South, “more than I should.” But I soon fell in love with Dianne, too, for her warmth, her grace, her humor. She has a gift for making strangers feel at home – in her kitchen, on a lake or sharing a hot dog at a Mudhens game. She and Tom have also visited my husband and me at our home in Las Vegas. My husband loves

her more than he should. Dianne brings to mind something that Linus Pauling, twice a Nobel laureate, once told me in an interview, soon after he lost his wife, Ava. “Tell me about her,” I said. Pauling’s eyes lit up, beaming at her memory. “She was smarter than I am,” he said. “She could have done all the work, all the research I’ve done. But she chose instead to make a home for me and my children.” He stopped for a moment to steady his voice, then added, “She made everything possible.” Happy birthday, Dianne. So glad you were born. I still think your husband is one lucky guy. X...X...X I told you all of that mostly to say this: It’s never

too soon to tell someone how much they mean to you. But someday it could be, God forbid, too late. Who in your world makes things possible? The clerk who asks about your day and actually listens to the answer? The neighbor who’s always glad to watch your 3-year-old? The co-worker who fills in so you can visit your dad in the hospital? The daughter who remembers your birthday and makes sure everybody else does, too? Don’t wait for a eulogy. Or even for a birthday. There is one time, one chance, one perfect moment to say whatever is in your heart: That time is now – and again tomorrow. Sharon Randall can be contacted at P.O. Box 777394, Henderson NV 89077, or at www.sharonrandall.com.

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traffic on whether the policy was needed and how it should be worded. Councilor Jason Sandel stated that the policy could be an end to having staff say, “No,” to developers or citizens in search of traffic signalization in their neighborhood, because the policy is based on “facts” that could be skewed by its author. “The devil is in what facts we are collecting and analyzing. In this case we are making it very hard to move forward with signalization in the community,” Sandel said. “I think we are making it difficult on purpose.” Harwick did not agree. “We want the best facts put together so we know what we are dealing with. The facts are the facts,” he said. Councilor Mary Fischer, however, said Harwick appeared to be editorializing throughout the study and the policy by inserting his opinion about why traffic signals are frowned upon by many traffic engineers.

“I like the idea of policies – I’m not sure within the guidelines that I like the editorializing. … I really think the policy should be a little more fact-oriented rather than speculation,” Fischer said. “When I read this, it almost seems that there is a bias against traffic signals and perhaps that bias is in favor of roundabouts, and I would like it to be a little less literary and more scientific.” Policy pros and cons Harwick said he was not trying to be biased, but to show that there are pros and cons to signalization. “It tells us all the millions of reasons why signals are not good. I’ve never seen a policy that tells me why what we are looking at regulating isn’t any good,” Fischer said, adding that the policy also should consider the removal of traffic signals in areas that no longer need them such as Downtown Farmington. Mayor Tommy Roberts agreed that the policy should

include signal removal, but he did not see it as being biased. “I see a fairly objective analysis of pros and cons,” he said. “I really think what the Council needs to focus on primarily is the objective threshold that at least one of nine warrants needs to be met before signalization is approved. I like that – that minimum threshold standard.” Roberts said he could envision the public requesting a signal at an intersection that does not meet the warrants for signalization. “Without that minimum threshold, I see a lot of competing interests. This is a way to give us that comfort level that yes, it meets at least one of those signalization warrants,” he said. “If that threshold is met, then it should provide for public input. At that time I think it is very appropriate to provide a public comment to the process.” Sandel was concerned that the policy did not address the need for public input.

“Oftentimes the desire and concerns from a street or group of residents is not taken into consideration in these types of evaluations,” he said, asking that there be something in the final draft regarding public input. Councilor Gayla McCulloch said she supported the policy and its thresholds, just as Roberts did, because she did not want the Council to make decisions based on emotions. “Two deaths at any intersection are tragic,” she said, “but we need guidelines and should not make decisions based on emotion. I like to see the policy written. It’s nice to put into writing what we have been doing by unwritten policy. I appreciate the pros and cons. I need to know the pros and cons because I am not a traffic expert.” Councilor Dan Darnell also supported the policy saying he looked at it as “formalizing a process that is already in place.” He also asked why Harwick stated that signalization decreases the number of “an-

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gle accidents” while increases the number of rear-enders. “People run red lights,” Harwick said, adding that without signalization a driver often misjudges the speed of an oncoming vehicle, resulting in T-bone type accidents. “You can’t eliminate anything, because there is always a human element.” Butler and Piñon Hills It was Harwick’s opinion that while signals would slow down the traffic flow they would not necessarily make an intersection such as Piñon Hills Boulevard and Butler Avenue safer. That is why he recommended the restriping plan, which Council voted on, despite Robert’s request to table the restriping plan. “My question is whether action on this should be deferred pending the adoption of the traffic signalization policy,” Roberts said. “My concern is if we move forward with this non-signalization improvement, if we don’t have any kind of minimum threshold for signalization on a go forward basis, it creates an opportunity where people will lobby for signalization there.” The cost to restripe would be $1,000 while a signal runs in the area of $80,000, so both Fischer and Sandel said the city should move forward with the restriping. “I’m at a loss as to why we would delay this decision. There is minimal impact to the intersection. It seems like a logical way to move forward,” Sandel said. “It seems to me if there is a possibility it would help try it, to show us there actually are viable alternatives to signals,” Fischer said. Darnell agreed, saying the plan made an “awful lot of sense.” These three councilors pushed that plan forward,

A7 but with regards to a light at Dustin Avenue and Piñon Hills Boulevard, the Council opted to wait. Dustin and Piñon Hills Sandel had pushed for signalization at the intersection, despite the traffic study showing it does not warrant one. He had asked several weeks ago for the issue to be placed on the agenda, as well as asked city staff to check with area churches, businesses and homeowners with regard to a signal at the busy intersection. Darnell moved to table the plan, with Mayor Roberts seconding and McCulloch voting in favor of tabling it, before Sandel even had a chance to ask staff for a report. After the vote Sandel asked Assistant City Manager Bob Campbell whether a survey of the neighborhood had been completed. Campbell said 32 area residents were surveyed with 22 in support of signalization and 10 opposed. Some of the residents even offered to share in the cost of signalization. Piñon Hills Community Church offered to put $40,000 toward a traffic light. Area resident Jerry Sandel, father of Councilor Jason Sandel, told Campbell he would pay thousands, while Deputy District Attorney Dustin O’Brien said he would contribute $100 and former Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Director Jeff Bowman also offered to pay $100. San Juan Regional Medical Center CEO Rick Wallace offered to pay $500, according to Campbell. The issue will be brought before the Council with the next two weeks, when the Council revisits the adoption of the Traffic Control Signal Policy.

taxes away then it must be made somewhere and it is made up by an increase in the mil rate,” Carpenter explained. “Those rates get sent to the county and we distribute them to the (taxing) entities for evaluation and then the Commission confirms those numbers at the special meeting,” Carpenter said. He brought the adjusted rates before the San Juan County Commission’s Sept. 11 special meeting, and commissioners unanimously approved the tax rate adjustments. The taxing entities include the county, San Juan College, and area school districts. Aztec and Bloomfield’s property rates increased substantially because the property values went down, and in order to pay off outstanding general obligation bonds “the city has to find money to make up for that and what happens is the mil rate in those communities goes up,” Carpenter said. The property tax rate will increase by 1.931 mils in Aztec, which means, a residence valued at $150,000 in Aztec will see an approx-

imate increase of $103.55 for its annual taxes. It will increase by 2.396 mils in Bloomfield, meaning a home valued at $150,000 will have an approximate $126.51 annual increase. In Farmington, the property tax rate decreased by.005 mils, but residents will see an increase in property taxes, because San Juan College’s mil rate was adjusted from 3.582 mils in 2012 to 3.754 mils in 2013. This works out to be an annual increase of $7.30 for homes valued at $150,000. “It is not San Juan County that adjusted those rates for them, it would have gone through a whole process within their educational system to change the rates for the debt service,” said Marcella Brashear, chief of finance for the county. “The schools go through a separate process. San Juan County doesn’t set those rates for entities.” The new property taxes will go into effect on Nov. 1, so residents will see the new rates on the bills they receive in November, Brashear said.

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At left, A patient’s teeth are examined by a dentist and dental hygienist who volunteered their time to help at Mission of Mercy San Juan County. There were 116 dentists and 74 hygienists from around the state who participated in the event.

Above,from left, Mission of Mercy San Juan County Co-Chairs Drs. Charles Schumacher and Julius Manz, New Mexico Senator William Sharer, New Mexico Dental Association Executive Director Mark Moores, and Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim. At left, hundreds of patients received teeth cleanings during the free dental clinic on Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 at McGee Park.

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More than 950 people received free dental care at MOM event LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune Patients flashed their bright smiles after receiving free dental care at the New Mexico Mission of Mercy on Sept. 13 and 14 at San Juan County McGee Park. Mission of Mercy, or MOM, offers free dental care to uninsured or underinsured patients. The dentists helped 952 patients who lined up outside the clinic because it was on a firstcome, first-served basis. “It has been very successful so far,” said Mission of Mercy San Juan County Co-Chair Julius Manz, adding that as of 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 13, 300 patients had already received the free dental treatment. Mission of Mercy San

Juan County follows on the heels of two other dental clinics held in Albuquerque in 2010 and in Las Cruces in 2012. During these two events, more than $2.2 million in free dental care was donated. At the Mission of Mercy San Juan County, more than $580,000 in free dental care was donated. But while this free dental clinic offered help to many citizens, charity should not be the only option of inexpensive dental care, according to Michael Moxey, director of communications and governmental affairs for New Mexico Mission of Mercy. “Events like this should send a message to our legislature to make oral health care a priority.” As patients walked into the Convention Center at

McGee Park, they received a medical evaluation by the triage team. Depending on the patients’ needs, they would then go to areas in the clinic to receive fillings, tooth extraction, partial dentures, root canals, or dental hygiene. DeAnne Griffith from Farmington received a cleaning as did her children. “I don’t have dental insurance and so this was the perfect time to come. My two children also are receiving dental care,” Griffith explained, adding she is “thrilled” that her family was able to receive the dental treatment they needed. Patients came not only from San Juan County, but from all over the state. Jeanna Griffin traveled from Bernalillo with her niece and nephew

and waited in line a day before the clinic even began. “This is awesome,” she said. “Many of the people here are having a hard time with the economy being bad, and going to see a dentist can be expensive.” Griffin received treatment for two broken teeth and two cavities. There were 116 dentists, 74 hygienists, and 1,140 volunteers who helped out at the Mission of Mercy San Juan County. Denise Corcoran volun-

teered as a patient escort because she wanted to give back to her community. “San Juan County is such a giving community and I wanted to be a part of it.” Corcoran added that she met a patient who wants to volunteer at the 2014 Mission of Mercy because she hopes to “pay back for the dental services her little girls received.” The 2014 New Mexico Mission of Mercy will occur in Rio Rancho in October.

A patient flashes her smile after receiving dental treatment at Mission of Mercy San Juan County.

Douglas Sheran and John Crisler, two Rio Rancho dentists who participated in the Mission of Mercy San Juan County, will co-chair next year’s dental clinic. “This is just the right thing to do,” Sheran said. “(The patients) are very appreciative and it is rare when you find someone who is not [appreciative].” Crisler has participated in all three New Mexico Missions of Mercy, which have “furthered my passion to provide these services for people in need.” At this year’s Mission of Mercy, Crisler helped in the aesthetic treatment area and provided patients with prosthetic teeth. “I did the same service in the previous Missions of Mercy and there were many emotional responses of patients looking at their mouth in the mirror and seeing their smile complete again.” Crisler added he is looking forward to co-chairing next year’s Mission of Mercy. “We have learned a lot from the previous events as far as how we can more efficiently treat patients.” Beginning in 2000, Mission of Mercy started in Virginia to help provide free dental care to individuals in need. New Mexico was the 15th state to initiate Mission of Mercy, which is a program of the New Mexico Dental Foundation.

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For details go to www.fmtn.org/prca or call 505.599.1484. Come to the Farmington Aquatic Center, 1151 N. Sullivan Ave. also, through the month of September, for your chance to win a boys’ Huffy bicycle, or a girls’ Magna bicycle. Any child who comes in for public swim, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, can put their name in the drawing box. The drawing for the bicycles and the photo contest will be Monday, Sept. 30. You need not be present to win. For information about the Aquatic Center bike raffle call 505.599.1167 Enjoy the great outdoors Get outside for an end of summer evening at the Sycamore Park Community Center, 1051 Sycamore St. Bring the whole family at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, for the annual Family Campout.

Bring your kids and your tent, and get ready for a special night around the campfire. Create memories that will last a lifetime! Tickets are $4 per person and must be purchased in advance. Ticket price includes a weenie roast, continental breakfast, a picture, evening games and activities. Register at fmtn.org/spcc, under the quick links tab on the right. Info: 505.566.2480. Don’t punt on this! The Farmington Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department will host a NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27. Young pro football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills and showcase their talents in punting, passing, and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 6 through 15. Age classification is as of Dec. 31. Entry forms are available online at www.nflppk.com or 100.9 FM Cortez, CO www.VerticalRadio.org

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at the Farmington Recreation Center, 1101 Fairgrounds Road. In order to participate, each child must have a parent or guardian complete an entry form and bring a copy (not the original) of the child’s birth certificate to the event. Participants must wear soft sole gym shoes and will not be allowed to participate with football shoes, cleats, turf shoes, or bare feet. For additional information on

the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition, call 505.599.1184. Kick the ball Get a team together NOW and register for the Recreation Center’s 7th Annual Coed Kickball Tournament! All players must be 18 years of age or older. Teams should consist of five men and five women on the field with a maximum of 15 players on

the roster. Prizes for 1st and 2nd place teams will be awarded. Don’t miss the fun! Registration is going on right now and will continue 8 p.m. through Oct. 7. Cost per team is $40. Register early online, www.fmtn.org/recreation, or at the Farmington Recreation Center, 1101 Fairgrounds Road. For more information, call the Recreation Center at 505.599.1184.

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please call 505.599.1260. Friday, Sept. 20 – 10 a.m. “No School Day” at the Farmington Public Library. Come for a special story time, a movie, and hands-on experiments. Teens can participate in the Halo 4 tournament, starting at 9 a.m. More information at www.infoway.org. Saturday, Sept. 21 – 11 a.m. “Guys Read” at the Farmington Public Library. The library’s charter of this national program will use recommended books and additional reviews and lists specifically tailored for the local community. For more information on the “Guys Read” program, go to www.guysread.com or call 505.599.1273. Monday, Sept. 23 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Storytimes resume at the Farmington Public Library for PreK-age 5. Come and enjoy stories with us while we dance, sing and do fingerplays together! This week’s theme is “Fall into Reading.” Storytimes

are every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at the Farmington Public Library. For more information about storytimes at the Farmington Public Library, please call 505.599.1273 or log on to www.infoway.org. Thursday, Sept. 26 – 4 p.m. Torani will once again host a pizza party at the Farmington Public Library to honor the national winner of the Torani Syrup Label Art Contest! For more information, please call 505.599.1273, or log on to www.infoway.org Farmington Public Library hours are: Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 pm Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Shiprock Branch Library hours are: Monday-Friday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Bayless Power Library at the Boys and Girls Club Monday – Thursday: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Get the latest information about what’s happening at the Farmington Public Library. Follow us on twitter @FarmPubLib. Tuesday, Sept. 17 – 6 p.m. The Farmington Public Library will be presenting a slide-illustrated program, covering 400 years of livestock history in New Mexico, based on William W. Dunmire’s latest book New Mexico's Spanish livestock heritage : four centuries of animals, land, and people. For more information about this free event, please call 505.599.1260. Thursday, Sept. 19 – 6 p.m. In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, the Farmington Public Library will celebrate the seminal work, Bless Me, Ultima, by New Mexico’s own Rudolfo Anaya, with a free screening of the movie based on his book. For more information,

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Can you say gorgeous? These two kitties are looking for that sunny windowsill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; could it be at your loving home? Poohbear is a 4month-old male Tabby. He loves to chase things! Yuki is a neutered 4-year-old Flame Point Siamese. He loves just to hang out. Both do well with other cats. Please open your hearts to them.

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Tooth resorption A painfully common dental disease in cats Many cat owners look at the grace, athleticism and beauty of their pets and think that they have the “perfect” animal. Then, cat owners come in the office and ask: “What is wrong with my cat’s mouth?” Their cat’s teeth are dissolving and even breaking. This is a feline disease known as Feline Tooth Resorption. Ask any cat owner about how they care for their feline’s teeth and most will reply that “he eats dry food” or, more commonly, “I really don’t clean her teeth.” While most veterinarians will acknowledge that brushing a cat’s teeth is a challenge for many owners, they will stress the importance of routine oral assessment of your cat’s mouth. These exams help find preventable problems and maybe even some very concerning issues. Tooth Resorption is one of those concerns. Tooth Resorption, or “TR” as it is commonly called, refers to a condition seen in a growing percentage of cats over the age of 6 years. In the past, this disease has been called “neck lesions,” “cervical line lesions” and even the cumbersome “Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion, or FORLs.” Whatever the name, we know that this condition is seen in cats who have a normal looking mouth, and that it will continue to develop if not addressed, causing extreme pain and even behavior changes. Dr. Brett Beckman, a noted board-certified veterinary dentist, says that an exact cause for TR has not been determined yet. Theories about exposure to certain viruses, breed prevalence, and chronic inflammation of the mouth and gums have all been proposed as root causes. According to Beckman, a single study suggests that high levels of Vitamin D in cat foods could be linked to Resorptive disease, but that research is ongoing. Interestingly, there has even been evidence of TR in cat skeletons that are 800 years old! Clinically, most cats will appear normal, but astute and observant owners may note that their feline pet prefers to chew food on just one side of the mouth, or that the cat stops grooming. As TR progresses, some pets will even develop sullen attitudes, as if they are mad at the world! Eventually, your veterinarian may point out how some of your cat’s cheek teeth are showing lines of inflamed, fleshy material right near the base of the tooth. At this point, we know that affected cats are in extreme pain. Even under a general anesthetic, a slight touch of these lesions will cause a cat to “chatter” their jaw, indicating serious pain! Dental X-rays are the only true way to effectively diagnose TR. When the radi-

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where the crown or root of the tooth has completely dissolved away! Many teeth may even present a “motheaten” appearance on X-ray.

Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment that can save the pet’s teeth. Watching and waiting for things to get better will not work! A tooth that is showing any signs of resorption needs to be extracted. In addition, a cat with a known history of TR should be evaluated by a veterinarian every six months, and that should always include dental X-rays.

The good news in all of this is that once your veterinarian knows about the disease, he or she will work with you to keep your cat comfortable. We also know that cats that were once in pain or even behaving aggressively, will often have a positive behavior change in just a matter of weeks. The removal of these painful teeth can often bring back

your affectionate feline friend. Owners are often unaware that their pets are experiencing such discomfort. But, regular visits to your veterinarian can help identify the issue and start work that will make your cat feel better. Contact your veterinarian to have a comprehensive oral examination for your pet, including dental X-rays and regular dental cleanings.

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Adventurally will stop in Bloomfield on Monday LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune The Fireball Run Adventurally challenge arrives in Bloomfield on Monday, Sept. 23. The event features celebrity contestants who will drive from Longmont, Colo., to Riverside, Calif., and solve trivia questions along the way. Monday, Sept 23 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., 45 cars

and drivers will stage at Bloomfield High School. On Tuesday, Sept. 24 from at 8:30 to 9 a.m. all 45 teams will depart at exactly 9 a.m. from the First Baptist Church parking lot for their next destination of Page, Arizona. Bloomfield Mayor Scott Eckstein urges everyone to join in to give a warm, Bloomfield send off. Cameras will be

rolling at this event and streaming live. The contestants, who range from the Rock Hall of Fame President Terry Stewart to Lamborghini Test Driver Valentino Bal-

boni, will arrive in Bloomfield on Monday, Sept. 23, and interact with the area residents while completing trivia questions that relate to the destination’s history, cuisine, and culture. “It is a great opportunity for the community to get together and see these neat famous people and the cars they will be driving,” said Bloomfield Mayor Scott

Eckstein. “It will also bring recognition to Bloomfield on a national or international level and put the city on the map, which is something we need in our economic times.” Fireball Run Executive Producer J.J. Sanchez, said the eight-day challenge is similar to the reality show series Amazing Race, but contestants are playing a life-size trivia game. “The game is similar to Trivia

Pursuit where if you accomplish a trivia question you can move across the board, and this board is the size of America,” he said, adding that this is not a race and the vehicle’s speed is monitored. There will be 40 teams with between 80 to 90 participants, who must be either business executives or elected officials. They

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4x4s galore 3rd annual show, swap meet is Sunday DEBRA MAYEUX Tri-City Tribune The third annual Four Corners 4X4 Show and Swap will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the corner of 20th and Main streets. This event for outdoor four-wheeling enthusiasts is free and open to the public and will include a number of different 4x4 vehicles including Jeeps, antique 4x4s, Mother Nature struck with a vengeance out here in the West this week, and while the Four Corners didn’t get hit like northern Colorado did, the weather did make for some interesting and rare sports problems. Practicing anything was difficult last week and games had delays or schedule changes, especially in soccer where fields were flooded and games had to be moved. PV boys’ soccer game with Manzano, for example, was moved to The jury is still out on Bob Davie, whether or not he will be the answer to UNM’s football woes, but you have to respect the sense of discipline he is imparting to the team. Earlier this week, Davie suspended indefinitely Paytron Hightower and Gerron Borne for conduct detrimental to the team. The two sophomore defensive linemen will be off the team at least until the end of the year. “Some coaches can look the other way and hope

SUVs, UTVs, rock crawlers and 4x4 pickup trucks. The swap meet portion of the event should be a “gigantic” show, where people will have an opportunity to buy, sell and trade parts – anything and everything for 4x4s. There also will be a flex ramp competition, with an entry fee of $15. “All money collected goes to our efforts to keep public lands open to four wheelers,”

said Allen Elmore, owner of American Classifieds, the event sponsor. Other sponsors include Advantage Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Superchips and Cliffhangers Four Wheel Drive Club. The will be prizes, food from Red Solo Cup and a live radio broadcast from The Dog 96.9 FM. For more information, contact Elmore at 505.686.3831.

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Saturday with a great final four set of matchups between Farmington and Monument Valley and a rematch of last year’s state championship match between Piedra Vista and St. Pius. The local squads came

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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS JP Murrieta things disappear and hope they don’t become evident to others, but I’ve never been able to do that,” said Davie. “I’m in charge of the environment down here; I’m in charge of the chemistry of this team. I take that very seriously.” Davie said he couldn’t turn the other cheek and

ignore whatever behavior was detrimental to the team. “I don’t want to be one of those guys they write about ten years from now saying ‘Coach knew about this but he let it go,’ or ‘This was going on in the program and nobody identified

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Injuries are always a fantasy weekend killer. Just ask anyone that has Ray Rice, Larry Fitzgerald, Steven Jackson or Reggie Bush. Only Fitzgerald was on the injury report. On the other hand many people sat around watching for the status of Julio Jones, who was listed as questionable but put up big numbers against the Rams. Each week the Fantasy Geek will give you some unsolicited advice on playing NFL Fantasy Football.

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The best time of the year Where did the summer go? Or maybe the better question would be: Where did 2013 go? As we approach October, many of my faithful readers have already packed away their golf clubs as part of their yearly ritual. This ritual usually sees them playing a lot of golf through Labor Day, and then slowly transitioning into their fall and winter activities. While I am not a big advocate

FIRST TEE Tom Yost of playing golf when it is though the days grew just above freezing, I will shorter and the temperasay that these “golfers” are tures quickly regressed into missing the best time of the 50 and 60 degree the year to play. marks, the quality of the Growing up in Ohio, product was second to fall was the absolute best none. Getting to play golf time to play golf. Even * Yost A14

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Hoerner up winners in the semifinals forcing an early season matchup between crosstown, district foes. The Panthers came out on top 3-1, setting up what should be a pair of interesting district games. In other volleyball action Aztec reached the finals of the Hope Christian Tournament defeating Zuni and Estancia before falling to the host team 3-0. On Tuesday, Farmington knocked off Bayfield while Piedra Vista and Kirtland swept Pagosa Springs and Gallup. On the gridiron this

week Farmington continued to look strong with another blowout win 47-14 over Miyamura. Navajo Prep continued rolling as well, with another 50-point blowout against Crownpoint. Aztec got its first win whipping Grants 567. Bloomfield knocked off Grants 25-17 and Piedra Vista lost their first game of the year, taking a 35-3 thumping from Durango. Between all the tournaments and long distance travel, it was a busy week for soccer. In boys’ soccer, Piedra Vista lost a pair of

close games against Manzano and Volcano Vista before taking down Bloomfield 5-2 on Tuesday. The Farmington boys’ soccer teams were at the Albuquerque Academy Tournament and split their two games, losing to Las Cruces and taking down Cleveland. The Aztec girls’ soccer team continued to roll, winning the Academy Tournament with a 4-0 win over Farmington and a 2-0 win over Hope Christian. The Tigers then easily handled Gallup 10-0. Farmington

Saints TE Jimmy Graham – 10 Catches, 179 Yards, TD. Seahawks DST – 3 Sacks, 3 INTs, 2 Fumble Recoveries, Safety Only 207 Yards Against. Loathe Them… Patriots QB Tom Brady – Only 185 Yards and a TD against lowly Jets. 49ers QB Colin Keapernick – Only 137 Passing Yards, 87 Rushing Yards, No TD, 3 Ints. Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew – 38 Total Yards. Patriots RB Stevan Ridley – Only 40 Total Yards. 49ers WR Anquan Boldin – 1 catch 7 Yards – what a difference a week makes. Colts WR Reggie Wayne – Outscored by Ace Sanders. No, I don’t know who that is. Cowboys TE Jason Witten – 3

Catches 12 Yards. Steelers DST –Gave up only 20 Points, but not a single sack or turnover. Studs… Lions QB Matthew Stafford – 2 desperate teams that give up a lot of passing yards should benefit Stafford. Patriots QB Tom Brady – Can’t run on Buccaneers so Brady throws it 50 times. Someone will catch it this week. Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch – Tough to top last week, but they are playing the Jags. Browns RB Trent Richardson – Time for your primary runner to pay off. Patriots WR Julian Edelman – Stick with Edelman until somebody else steps up. Cardinals WR Andre Roberts – If Fitzgerald is still ailing, Roberts will be the guy in heavy throwing game.

lost their second game at the Academy Tournament to the host team 2-0, then beat Miyamura on Tuesday. Piedra Vista went 1-2 on the week, losing a pair of games to Cibola and Volcano Vista before blanking Bloomfield 5-0.

Kirtland Volleyball at Bloomfield Invitational Farmington Soccer at Sandia Prep Piedra Vista Soccer at St. Pius Piedra Vista Volleyball at Santa Fe Tournament Saturday, Sept. 21 Piedra Vista, Aztec, Bloomfield, Navajo Prep Cross Country at Shiprock Bloomfield Boys and Girls Soccer at Taos Farmington Boys & Girls Soccer at St. Pius Tuesday, Sept. 24 Aztec Soccer hosts Bayfield Bloomfield Boys & Girls Soccer hosts East Mountain Farmington Girls Soccer at Cleveland Farmington Soccer hosts Capital Farmington Volleyball hosts Shiprock Navajo Prep Girls Soccer hosts Rehoboth Navajo Prep Volleyball at Ramah

Bloomfield Volleyball at Gallup Thursday, Sept. 26 Aztec Soccer at Desert Academy Aztec Volleyball hosts Española Valley Bloomfield Volleyball at Dulce Kirtland Volleyball hosts Miyamura Kirtland Girls Soccer at Valencia Navajo Prep Volleyball hosts Rehoboth Sports on Fox Sports New Mexico AM 1340 & 93.9 FM Friday Night Experience Piedra Vista hosts Santa Fe Pre-game 6:30 Kickoff at 7 p.m. Purdue Boilermakers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Saturday at 1 p.m. Green Bay Packers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins Sunday at 2 p.m. Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at 6 p.m. Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski – If he’s ready, he’ll get targets. Bears DST – Things look pretty bad for the Steelers. Duds… Colts QB Andrew Luck – Heads to a hostile, vengeful 49ers DST. Bucs QB Josh Freeman – Little faith left in Tampa Bay. Chargers RB Ryan Mathews – Every year Chargers say he’s the guy, then it never happens. Any Giants RB – Complete guessing game. Chargers WR Eddie Royal – Has to come back to Earth sometime. Falcons WR Roddy White – Usual “must start” is obviously hurt. Bengals TE Jermaine Gresham – Tyler Eifert taking his chances, playing him is risky. Cardinals DST – Saints struggled last week and should go off at home. Waiver Wire… Here are a few players to take a

look at who may still be available in your league. Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins – Looks to be the second wideout the Texans have been looking for. Chargers WR Eddie Royal – Not sure his numbers will last, but take the ride while it’s there. Lions RB Joique Bell – As usual Bush is fragile and Bell has better

chances on the goal line. Dolphins TE Charles Clay – Top 10 among total points for tight ends in PPR leagues. Chiefs DST – May not help this week, but put on the bench for a run against Oakland, Cleveland and San Diego.

This week’s schedule Friday, Sept. 20 Football Schedule Piedra Vista hosts to Santa Fe High on Fox Sports AM 1340 and 93.9 FM Aztec at Miyamura Farmington hosts Durango (Thursday) Kirtland hosts Los Alamos Navajo Prep at Escalante Aztec Soccer hosts Rehoboth Bloomfield hosts Volleyball Invitational

geek waiver wire for some players who may be available in your league.

Last Week with The Geek… Week No. 2 Record – 6-4 Overall Record – 12-8 Love Them … Packers QB Aaron Rodgers – 480 Yards, 4 TDs. Eagles QB Michael Vick – 451 Yards, 3 TDs. Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch – 135 Yards, 3 TDs. Packers RB James Starks – 166 Total Yards, TD. Falcons WR Julio Jones – 11 Catches, 182 Yards, TD. Chargers WR Eddie Royal – 7 Catches, 90 Yards, 3 TDs. Bears TE Martellius Bennet – 7 Catches, 76 Yards, 2 TDs.

Yost in light layers always appealed to me, as I could take off clothes as the day grew warmer or put clothes on as the temps turned cooler. This was opposed to the mid-summer temps in the 90s with the humidity above 80 percent. In those conditions, you couldn’t take clothes off fast enough without getting a ticket for indecent exposure. The other part of fall that I absolutely love is the changing of the colors as Mother Nature prepares herself for the harsh winter ahead. The broad spectrum of golds, greens, reds and browns is best enjoyed with a golf club in your hand and good friends at your side. This is the time to

slow down from the fastpaced world we live in and soak it all in. There is no better place to do that than on the golf course away from phones, deadlines and co-workers. And finally, fall is the best time of the year to play golf because so many have already called it quits for the year. The courses in our area follow the trends of the rest of the country with regards to declining play. Take advantage of this trend by getting out on the course and enjoying the fact that so many are missing out on the greatest game at the absolute peak time of year. These days are what make those awesome memories that you will keep forever.

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The Laramie Project

Spring theater auditions will be Sept. 30 The San Juan College Theatre Department will be holding a second round of auditions for its spring production, The Laramie Project, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, in Room 1401. The Laramie Project is a play by Moisés

terviews conducted by the theater company with inhabitants of the town, company members’ own journal entries and published news reports. It is divided into three acts, and eight actors portray more than 60 characters in a series of short

scenes. “The play is a haunting examination of a community coming to terms with the violent act that occurred there,” SJC theater director Mollie Mook-Fiddler said. “No doubt it will encourage an important dialogue

among members of the San Juan College community and the community at large.” Actors are asked to prepare two contrasting dramatic monologues (prepared readings are fine) and to call for a specific audition time.

Auditions are also available by special arrangement. The Laramie Project will open in March of 2013, but actors will begin rehearsing on a limited basis this fall. For more details, contact director Mollie Mook-Fiddler at 505.566.3242.

business owners who will see what we have,” and could invest in the city, Eckstein said. Bloomfield was selected as a destination because of its commercial corridor and river walk developments. The contestants will cover 2,500 miles, traveling through other destinations

– including Alamosa, Colo., Page, Ariz., Gallup and Mesa, Ariz. – while also promoting the Missing Children campaign. “What we do is leverage the media’s attention and showcase missing children,” Sanchez explained. “We choose to do this as a philanthropic effort.” All 40

teams will be assigned a missing child from their hometown and pass out 1,000 posters throughout the game. Sanchez said Fireball Run has aided in the recovery of 38 missing children. There are an estimated 800,000 children that go missing

every year in the United States, with 2,100 children who completely vanish and are never recovered. Eckstein encourages the community to meet the contestants in September and participate in the game. “I think the success of Fireball Run in Bloomfield is largely

dependent on the participation from the community. The more participation, the better the success, and I encourage anyone to come out and meet them.” Fireball Run was established in 2005 and headquartered at NBC Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.

until the end of the season. Borne and Hightower both played as true freshmen in 2012. Hightower played in New Mexico’s 2013 season-opening game against UTSA, and Borne saw action Saturday against Pittsburgh.

Bye Bye The Lobos have their first of two bye weeks this Saturday. UNM (1-2) is coming off a 49-21 loss to Pittsburgh. Davie says the bye week comes at a good time for them to focus on doing the little things right. According to Davie, the Lobos have played three different types of games. “Against UTSA, we played solid. No real mental mistakes, we just didn’t have enough oomph to go win the game. “At UTEP we did some pretty good things. Then at Pitt it was hard to say we were a well-coached team in that first half. We had some things fundamentally go wrong.” UNM returns to the field on Sept. 28 when they host UNLV. When the Lobos are back on the field, there’s a chance Davie could have a new placekicker. Justus Adams is in jeopardy of losing his

starting job. His performance reviews have not been stellar. Adams missed his first three field goal attempts this season and one of his two makes bounced in off the uprights. “The first week we didn’t say much about,” Davie said of his kicker’s performance. “The next week we said, ‘This is serious. This is important.’ Now we’re getting close to saying, ‘You’re going to have some competition.’” A frosh start New Mexico State head coach Doug Martin announced he is changing his starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against UCLA. Freshman King Davis will get the nod. Davis replaces Andrew McDonald who turned the ball over four times in their first three games. Something old, something new Former UNM football coach Rocky Long is now the head coach at San Diego State (0-2). Long, a former college quarterback with a defensive mind got into a discussion this week about coaching philosophy. Long thinks the movement to a wide-open spread offense is changing the game.

“I think this is the biggest revolution in football since the wishbone in the early ’60s,” said Long. “Offenses have spread you from sideline to sideline and they’re able to get the ball to really good athletes in the open field so there’s a lot of oneon-one tackles. With the addition of the run-fake, you’re not nearly getting the pass rush you used to get because the defensive linemen can’t run up the field and the rules have gotten so they favor the passing game ridiculously.” “If you touch a receiver, it’s interference. If you actually hit somebody hard, it’s targeting. If the quarterback gets pushed on the ground, it’s roughing the quarterback. These offenses are almost impossible to stop unless you have the athletes play straight man-to-man coverage. I don’t think they’ll ever slow it down.” “The only way to slow it down is to have a four-man rush that completely dominates the line of scrimmage.” “Pretty soon you’re not going to be able to get a kid to play defense. Nobody’s going to want to play defense because you’re at such a disadvantage.”

Top ranked defending national champ Alabama held on to beat Texas A&M this past weekend, 49-42. Long says that score alone proves his point. “Alabama has as good of defensive players in the country and you get a spread offense with a really good quarterback and they didn’t even come close to slowing them down. That just proves my point. “Does it make me cringe? No, but if I were doing it again I’d be an offensive coach.” What a spread! Finally, I’ve seen some big point spreads in football before. But I don’t think I’ve seen a week with such big numbers. In college football this week, UCLA is a 42 point favorite against NMSU, Ohio State is a 51 point favorite against Florida A&M and Miami is a 60 point favorite against Savannah State! 60 points! In case you were wondering, last year Savannah State was a 65 point underdog against Florida State. It was the largest point spread in college football history. They only lost by a score of 55-nothing. Way to go, Tigers!

Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. The play deals with the reaction to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student who was enrolled at The University of Wyoming. The piece draws on hundreds of in-

Fireball Run will be driving different cars, varying from Lamborghinis to the time-traveling car in the movie Back to the Future, Sanchez said. “This is also an economic development opportunity for the city of Bloomfield because you have people who have a lot of money and

Murrieta it.’ I don’t want to be that guy.” Davie would not say what the two did to receive the punishment, although he said it’s not an academic issue. Davie did say he would not even revisit their situation

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SJC series begins

Chautauqua season kicks off tonight The San Juan College Chautauqua Series is back for another season. The 2013-14 season will feature great stories from American history legends and also stories from the West including Billy the Kid. The season kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in the Little Theatre with Kay Sebring-Roberts Kuhlmann in The Way You Ride the Trail: Dale Evans Rogers. The stage portrait of Dale

Mark your calendars for the remainder of the season’s performances Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. VanAnn Moore as “Dolley Madison” Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne in All In, Down and Out: The Great Depression in Song and Story Little Theatre Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Sunny Dooley presents Navajo Blessingway Stories Little Theatre

Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Ralph Estes presents Me and Billy, the story of Bill the Kid. Little Theatre Friday, April 18 at 7 p.m. Fred Hampton presents Buffalo Soldiers – Military Heroes of the Southwest Little Theatre Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Dr. Enrique Lamadrid as Rafael Chacon Little Theatre

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agreed, saying he believed it should be in the top five, with hopes that the Legislature might offer some funds for construction. “If we don’t get it on the list we are not even eligible. It seems to me that Porter rises to the level of going into the top five,” he said. Mayes did not initially agree, saying he wasn’t sure the city could wait for the legislative funding. “We need to have this constructed by July 1,” he said. “We can say that we make the decision to move

forward with expenditure of city funds and repay ourselves with state funds should it be allocated to us,” Sandel explained, saying he would like to remove the river trail from the top five to add the Porter Arroyo and Detention Pond. Councilor Dan Darnell agreed, saying he believed the pond should be second on the list in order of priorities. The Council rounded out the list by moving Fire Station 7 to the thirdplace spot; the Zone 2-P Waterline to No. 4; and

its title from a line in Happy Trails to You, the theme song Dale composed for her husband, Roy Rogers. The audience meets Dale at two stages of her life: as a film, television and recording artist while raising a blended family of seven children, and as an inspirational author. Kay Sebring-Roberts Kuhlmann is a veteran Chautauqua performer who has been creating and perform-

ing historical characters for 20 years. She founded the Women’s Chautauqua Institute at Cottery College. Her characters have been featured at the National Archives, six Presidential Libraries and at museums and arts centers across the county. She has portrayed many historical women including First Ladies Bess Truman and Mamie Eisenhower. All Chautauqua perform-

ances are free and sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council; San Juan College School of Humanities and ENCORE Program; and the Teaching American History Program, administered by the Educator Support Center of Farmington. All dates are subject to change and cancelation. Other dates could also be added. For more information, contact Dr. Jimmy Miller at 505.334.9325.

phase two of the Civic Center expansion to No. 5. Darnell, Fischer and Sandel also agreed to only

send the top five priorities to the Legislature for funding considerations. “It is important for us as a city to say these are

our top five,” Sandel said. “I think it is important for us to indicate these are the things we want to consider.”

projects throughout Farmington. Councilor Mary Fischer wanted to add the pond to the list after she looked into whether the Federal Emergency Management Association promised to give the city of Farmington funds for construction of the Porter Arroyo and Pond. “I was curious about the detention pond, so I asked for verification as to what FEMA agreed to,” Fischer said. Public Works Director Jeff Smaka told the Council during its Sept. 10 meeting that FEMA offered to pay for the construction of the Porter Detention Pond, but never came through with the money. Fischer made an Inspection of Public Records Act Request for FEMA’s correspondence with the city. “They have not agreed to give us $1.2 million. They said they would give us $55,000 for phase one of a project and that money needed to be used by June 2013,” she said. City Manager Rob Mayes said the letter addressed a “required step” in moving forward with the project and that FEMA would pay for first step to the tune of $55,000. This he said was conditional for approval to fund the entire project. “By all reasonable approaches we expect to get that money. Where we are headed on that is on that timeline. If we don’t have absolute final approval by December, we will bring that to Council to see if you want to extend waiting for FEMA or to pull the trigger on the project,” Mayes said, adding the delay in funding was a cause for concern. “I don’t think it’s a slam dunk. I don’t think it’s appropriate to sit around and wait hoping we might get it,” Fischer said, asking that the project be placed in the No. 2 spot on the city’s list of capital improvement projects. Councilor Jason Sandel

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Compassion, kindness

Community helps raise funds for Sheri Hill’s heart transplant LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune Sheri Hill has seen compassion and support from her family, friends, and even strangers, who have rallied together to raise money for her upcoming heart transplant. When Sheri was a student at Heights Middle School in Farmington in 1980, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease. Because of the amount of radiation Sheri received as a child, her upper body has been damaged and she is in need of a heart transplant. Sheri’s family has organized a fundraising campaign in order to raise money for Sheri’s medical and living expenses. The

campaign is part of the HELP HOPE LIVE, a nonprofit that has been assisting the transplant community for 30 years. The fundraising goal is $50,000. “The fundraising efforts began a couple of months ago. My mom was on the

heart transplant list in Colorado and the hospital saw she was too high of a risk to do a heart transplant. So we explored other options and a hospital in Los Angeles said they could take on this challenge,” said Tyler Hill, Sheri’s son.

ery, Breckenridge Brewery, Full Sail Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing, New Belgium, Left Hand Brewing, O’Dell Brewing, 3 Rivers Brewery, Boulder Beer, Red Hook Brewery, Rogue, Samuel Adams, Sierra Nevada and Ska Brewing. Event goers will receive a taste from each brewery in their commemorative BMB glass and six ribs from the cook-off competitors, who will be judged and given a cash prize, as well as a donation to the charity of their choice. “We’re trying to give people the best value for their ticket,” Vaughan said, adding the ticket cost is $25 in advance or $30 at the gate. Ticket holders will be able to come and go throughout the day, and there will be door prizes and drawings for everything from a guitar to coolers. The event also includes a live music roundup that begins at 11 a.m. and goes until 7 p.m. There will be five bands and the headliner is Hello Dollface, a Durango, Colo.-based band that has received regional and na-

tional attention. Other performers are Those Devils, Little Miss Chievous, Jose Villareal and Boom Town. They will perform on the stage in the Lions Wilderness Amphitheater. “It’s an amazing venue – like a mini Red Rocks – and the bands will enjoy playing there,” Foust said. There will be a food vendor selling meals out of the kitchen near the amphitheater and then the breweries and barbecue will be spread throughout the park, Foust said. Other vendors include five local artists – Wendi Downey, Juanita Current, Tina Farrow, Robb Rocket and Richard Mordecki – selling their wares, as well as U-Brew and Massage Envy, offering chair massages. “We’re excited to bring this event to the area,” Vaughan said. “Lions Wilderness Park is such a wonderful spot and the city has been very gracious and helpful in allowing us to use it.” For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.bmbfestival.com.

BMB scale and make it a citywide event.” Vaughan, owner of Majestic Media, wanted to bring a quality lineup of entertainment to the region and offer it along with outstanding food and beverages. “This will be something fun, outdoors and engaging,” he said. The call went out for a barbecue cook-off and it was decided the cooks would make ribs, which will be prepared in a variety of ways including Chicago, Kansas City, Memphis, St. Louis and Texas-style, and they will be basted, baked and grilled. “We’ve got great barbecue guys coming to cook,” Vaughan said. “They have competed in Kansas City and state fair competitions all over.” Foust worked to bring in the breweries, which represent a good number of local and regional brews. “We’ve got a really good lineup on the breweries,” he said. There will be 15, and each will bring different varieties of beer. The breweries include Steamworks, Alaskan Brew-

Sheri was admitted in the heart transplant program at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. “Living in Los Angeles would cost more so we started the campaign to prepare for when my mom and dad (temporarily) move there,” he added. Sheri and her husband, George, live in Salida, Colo. For 17 months, Sheri was on the Colorado heart transplant list. “The (hospital) recently decided I was becoming too sick for their program. The team thought it would be better if I went to a larger program,” in California, she explained. Usually people who need a heart transplant wait for up to two and a half years, she added. The money that would be raised by the fundraising campaign would mainly pay for Sheri and

George’s living expenses in California. “We want to be self-sufficient, but we realized the cost of living in that area is so (high). That is going to be our biggest struggle being out there for six to eight months and maintaining our home in Colorado.” The efforts are “humbling” to Sheri. “I’m thankful for all the people and the support from my family and the communities we have lived in. We believe that God plays a big part in this, and just trusting him as we walk through this process.” Tyler said his mother has been strong through her journey. “Not only has she been able to persevere in the midst of being sick, but she has lived a humble life,” he said. “She mentors women who are going

through drug addiction and women who have had cancer. No one would blame her if she didn’t do any of that, but she has used her life to serve others and be an advocate for positive changes and to help others when she doesn’t have to. She is strong because she has the ability to give back to the communities around her in the midst of being critically sick.” To donate, make checks payable to HelpHOPELive and write “In honor of Sheri Hill” in the memo section. Mail checks to 2 Radnor Corporate Center, 100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100, Radnor, PA 19087. For credit cards call 800.642.8399 or visit the website, helphopelive.org and enter “Sheri Hill” in the “find patient” box on the home page.

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Sen. Bill Sharer talks to students about statewide issues LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune New Mexico Senator Bill Sharer visited Farmington High School on Sept. 16 to talk with students and answer their questions about government and statewide issues. Sharer’s visit to the high school is part of the America’s Legislators Back to School program, a nationwide initiative that allows students to interact with senators and house representatives and learn more about what is happening in their states. “The big thing is to get students interested in what is going on around them, because they are the next decision makers,” Sharer said.

“I think it is important for them to have a chance to ask questions and tell me what they think – because the reality is I should be working for them and not the other way around.” FHS Principal Tim Kienitz echoed Sharer, saying this is a great educational opportunity for students to speak up and ask questions. “I think it is important for

them to see a role model and a former graduate of FHS who went on and is now a leader in our state,” he said. “They are able to learn how he became a senator and how politics and government works.” Sharer spoke with various social studies classes during his afternoon visit. He explained to them how he became involved in politics. “I became active in politics because I was frustrated with the financial matters of the state of New Mexico,” he said, adding that at first he was helping other people with their campaigns and eventually decided to run for the state Senate. “You have to talk to a lot

of people, and knocking on their doors is a way to do that,” he said. “I think if you ever want to run, you need to have a clear opinion on the big issues. I think the people who fail the most are those who waffle around on their issues and don’t have a clear answer.” When he spoke to the Navajo History class, students asked him how often the state government collaborates with the Navajo Nation. “There is a lot of interaction,” he said. “The Navajo Nation is a sovereign nation and we want to coordinate and work together, but we don’t have authority over them and they don’t have authority over us.”

The road systems and other infrastructure are the main reasons the two government entities collaborate with one another. “We might put some money into those projects there,” Sharer said, adding the six state legislators from San Juan County work with the Navajo government in picking projects that the state can afford. In the New Mexico History class, one student asked Sharer about how mandatory credits are chosen for students graduating from high school. “It is rather convoluted because there is not something that says, ‘What is the minimum criteria everyone should know?’” Sharer answered. “I’m not sure if we

have our mind wrapped around what every student in New Mexico should know as far as minimum criteria, and what else we can give them beyond that.” Another student asked Sharer about raising the minimum wage within the state. “People are struggling to survive on the money that is available to them. So I think what we need to do is change the economic conditions so people can earn more money and then there will be more money moving around the system,” Sharer answered. “We need to get the economy going, because that just creates more opportunities and prices and wages will go up.”

Phase 1 County gets $2M to start Kirtland wastewater improvements LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune San Juan County received $2 million from the New Mexico Environment Department to make improvements to the wastewater system in the Lower Valley Mutual Domestic Association in Kirtland. This money would go towards the completion of phase one of the improvement project, which includes decommissioning of the lagoon, a pond that collects the waste, installation of a lift station, and connection of the main line

from the lift station to the Valley Water and Sanitation District Life Station No. 3. Phase one is estimated to cost $1.25 million, County Chief of Operations Mike Stark said during a Sept. 17 County Commission regular meeting. This means the remaining funds from the state grant could also cover the second phase of the project, which is improving the collection system. “This would bring a complete solution to the area.” The project would provide sewer services to the southeast portion of Kirt-

land. Residents in this area are currently experiencing a failing gravity sewer collection system and lagoon wastewater treatment system, where nearly 100,000 gallons of waste are pumped out and hauled to the city of Farmington wastewater treatment center. Because of the failing systems, “there are reports that the collection system is backing up into residents’ homes and leaching into front yards,” according to a November 2012 report prepared by Wilson and Company, an engineering and architecture firm that

is working with the county to alleviate the problem. The backed up system also is “believed to be leaching wastewater into the groundwater and potentially leaching into the nearby San Juan River,” according to the report. “This is badly needed. Our system is going to be condemned by May 2014 and the New Mexico Environment Department will not reissue us a portion to run the lagoon anymore,” said Tom Shilz, The Lower Valley Mutual Domestic Wastewater Association president.

The Association is a newly formed organization which was originally known as Lagoon Limited. Lagoon Limited was founded in 1982 and was originally permitted to serve the 48 households within the area. Today, the area consists of 84 households. This project has been ongoing for two and half years, and the county has worked with The Lower Valley Mutual Domestic Wastewater Association to get a new wastewater system in place. “If we had not reorganized the Association

into a mutual domestic, none of this would have happened,” Shilz said about receiving the state grant. “There was no way to get funding from the state unless we reorganized. It has been a team effort between the (Association) and the county.” The county will go through a bidding process in December to find a construction company that will build the new sewer system, according to Stark. Once a company has been selected, the estimated completion date of the project is July 2014.

Tech, business and education sessions

SJC technology leadership conference set for Sept. 27 Information about the latest in technology and handson training are just a few things offered at the 2013 Technology Leadership Conference, from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27. The free conference will be in the Henderson Fine Arts Center Performance Hall and the 9000 Room adjacent to the hall. The conference will feature something for everyone with technical, business and

education sessions. The morning session will feature two speakers, Mike Belcher of Hewlett Packard and Bob Grassberger. Belcher, the Education Strategy Manager in the Americas for HP, will present Never Let a Good Crisis Go To Waste. In 2009, he transitioned to the worldwide Virtualized Education team in the Desktop Solutions Organization and lead the development of solutions

including HP SchoolCloud, the nation’s first Private Cloud solution designed specifically for education from the ground up. In addition, Mike also helped develop HP Classroom Manager, a high value, low-cost solution for improving instruction in the classroom. Grassberger, a teacher, researcher and entrepreneur, will present Learning and Work in a Flat World. Grass-

berger has more than 30 years of experience supplying his customers with the knowledge they need to make better and more informed business decisions. He now focuses on sharing with others what he has learned through practice and study. During the lunch session, Adam Milner will present The Future of Manufacturing: The Intersection of Robotics, 3D printing and

Hand Made. Milner is a robotics engineer, scientist and futurist. A Farmington native and graduate of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, he has also discovered two comets and over 100 asteroids, and is a regular contributor to several open source hardware and software projects. In addition to the three speakers, there will be 16 sessions covering a wide va-

riety of topics including Visual Social Media Marketing, Basic Routing and Troubleshooting Demo, How Math Works, Journey to the Cloud, Screen Casting with Camtasia, Information Security Basics, Programming Lego Robotics and Minimizing Your Digital Footprint. For more information or to register, visit sanjuancollege.edu/tlc or call 505.566. 4321.

Security check Firm assesses safety, security of Farmington schools LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune Farmington School Board members, during a Sept. 12 meeting, learned that district schools overall were safe for students and staff after analysts from a nonprofit safety firm assessed the schools and presented their general findings. Analysts from Safe Havens International, a firm based in Macon, Ga., visited the 19 schools within the district to evaluate the buildings’ safety and security. “The reason why we do this is we have noticed schools are correlated with test scores. Students cannot learn if they are afraid and teachers can’t teach if they are afraid,” said Sony Shepard,

Safe Havens senior analyst. The analysts presented only a general report to school board members, but a more detailed report will be provided to the district within the next month. The firm assessed the schools’ camera surveillance systems, communication systems and procedures, school resource officer utilization and staffing, food and beverage security and the district’s crisis response and disaster mitigation plans. Safe Havens Analyst Chris Dorn said after evaluating the safety and security within each school that the Farmington School District came out as “one of the most impressive districts we have worked with.” “Everyone we talked to in the district said they feel safe, but

they want more and to go beyond that,” Dorn explained. Rachel Wilson, Safe Havens analyst, echoed Dorn, saying “We really have seen something here that I haven’t seen anywhere else in this county. “You are doing a lot of things right and I’m hoping you will continue your (safety) training.” “We are far from perfect, but we felt we got a report that shows we are on the right track and ahead of a lot of places in the country,” said Frank Stimac, Campus Programs assistant superintendent for the school district. Stimac said he couldn’t provide specifics on where the district needs to improve, but said, “I think we are on the right track of working on our school and knowing the right procedures are

taking place.” During the assessment, the consultants tested the staff on their safety training by having them act out different scenarios. One of these scenarios involved a disgruntled woman pulling out a knife in the administration office. “We were putting different people in the building through low stress scenarios and asking ‘What would you do,’” Shepard explained. “We want to get people prepared,” and everyone did “quite well.” She added it was important to cover different scenarios and not just focus on school shooting scenarios. “School shootings comprise of less than 1 percent of deaths and injuries in schools,” Shepard said.

“We don’t just focus on shootings, we focus on all hazards.” Stimac said that as a result of the assessment the safety procedures at the schools are “relatively the same,” and the administration has not made any significant changes. “When we get the (final) report we will look at their recommendations and make any changes necessary” to improve the schools’ safety, Stimac said. “You want to celebrate the successes, but at the same time you want to see how to fill in the gaps.” Safe Havens has assessed more than 2,000 schools and also has worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Education, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and the U.S. Attorney General’s Office.

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LEGALS STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SAN JUAN ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DIANE F. ELLISON FOR CHANGE OF NAME No.D-1116-CV-201301166 NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Diane F. Ellison filed a Petition to CHange Name in the Eleventh Judicial District Court in San Juan County,New Mexico, at 103 So. Oliver Drive, Aztec, on the 16th day of September, 2013. The Petitioner seeks to change the Petitioner’s current name from Diane F. Ellison to the name of Diane Lena Francisco. GERDING & O’LOUGHLIN, P.C. P.O. Box 1020 Farmington, New Mexico 87499 (505)325-1804 By Michael T. O’Loughlin Attorney for Petitioner Legal No.122 Dates 9/20, 10/4/2013

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SAN JUAN IN THE PROBATE COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST W. YEAGER, DECEASED No. D-1116-PB-2010-46 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of this estate. All persons having claims against this estate are required to present their claims within two (2) months after the date of the first publication of any published notice to creditors or the date of mailing or other delivery of this notice, whichever is later, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to the undersigned personal representative at the address listed below, or filed with the Probate Court of San Juan County, New Mexico, located at the following address: 103 South Oliver Drive, Aztec, New Mexico. Dated: 8-14-2013 DONNA MONNAHAN, Personal Representative 701 Bergin Lane, Apt.2 Bloomfield, NM 87413 (505)860-8777 Legal No. 121 Dates 9/20, 9/27/2013

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So, NN heard there was a golf tournament at Piñon Hills Golf Course last week. NN heard it was a “major” golf tournament with “countless” attractive men and women playing on what was described as a “premier” golf course. And, since Gayle Dean of the San Juan College Foundation was putting it on, NN knew it would be fun and money would go to scholarships for SJC students. NN is thinking about becoming a “student” herownself – welding or automotive or any class where there are prob’ly countless attractive men. NN was “majorly” excited about seeing “count ‘em – lots” of attractive men (not that NN has anything against attractive women – well, OK, so’s she does on accounta attractive women view NN has a “major” threat on “any” golf course with “two or fewer” men, but NN likes the package men come in, just so’s ya know), so she dug out her vintage Nancy Lopez golf outfit, accessorized it with a necklace she crafted in just minutes out of golf tees and a coupla really nice golf balls she “found” when Tiger Woods was looking at one ’nother attractive woman and left his golf bag unattended for a minute or 12 at the 19th hole at a miniature golf course he practices at. Those expensive, engraved, three-of-a-kind golf balls just fell outta that bag and into NN’s. Originally, NN planned to sell those balls on C-Bay and make a lotta money on “personally autographed” Tiger Woods golf balls (NN has gotten kinda good at copying people’s signatures from bar tabs. Just sayin’. . . .), but then Tiger went and got busted for enjoying the fruits of too many peaches and the market for Tiger Woods stuff tanked. Totally. Whatever. NN arrived at the golf course just in time to catch glimpses of all the golfers as they headed out to their designated tee for tee time. NN always thought it was “tea time,” which was always lovely Lipton tea served with cucumber sandwiches and Oreo cookies, but these “tees” offered no beverages whatsoever, but it didn’t seem to bother the golfers, all of whom had their “game” faces on, their clubs polished and ready to go, and their score cards taped to the underside of their cute little golf hats. These people were serious and did not enjoy NN’s happy, cheerful chatter and requests for rides in their golf carts. Whatever. NN has watched three or four golf tournaments on television, so she pretty much knows all about ’em. NN knows that you have to yell “fore” if you hit a bad ball (NN did take golf lessons one time and the instructor suggested NN yell “eight” on accounta it usually took NN that many times to hit the ball and not whiffle it. Whatever). If you’re in the “gallery,” you have to be quiet and not do the “Hit the ball, hit the ball, hit, hit, hit” cheer when a golfer is ready to putt or drive or smack or whatever. NN also knows that serious

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your number and watch you like Bruno of Dancing With The Stars watches the male dancers. Just sayinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. . . . NN would have returned those borrowed items if the feds hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done their usual â&#x20AC;&#x153;sweepâ&#x20AC;? of her casita and put them all in â&#x20AC;&#x153;evidence.â&#x20AC;? Whatever. So, NN hung around long enough to figure out the golf officials werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gonna let her follow the several groups of golfers NN thought might offer her an early morning adult beverage (BTW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who knew die-hard golfers want to â&#x20AC;&#x153;teeâ&#x20AC;? off at zero-darkthirty?! NN had barely gotten home from her night job when she hadda change clothes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fishnet hose, hot pants and hooker heels are NOT considered proper golf attire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whatever) and maybe drop a few expensive golf balls that would make for faux-designer golf jewelry

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became family-by-choice and enjoyed the fun. New Mexico Brotens attending were Gary and Margaret Broten, Larry and Joanne Broten and son Kevin. Linda Broten and her daughter, Polly Rodriquez, came from California, and Suzi Broten Hamilton and her daughter, Rayla, also attended. In addition to the fun of a family reunion, Karen and Scott Broten celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary. Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother and sisterin-law, Norm and Ouida Hinton became Brotens for the event, as did Wayne Mangum (who is the bomb and one of NNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most fav people ever), who helped Karen and Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Matt, roast a pig. It all sounded like way too much fun. The Brotens are a wonderful family and NN and Karen tried to run San Juan Regional Medical Center at one time, but the President/CEO, Don Carlson, thought he could do it better. He was right, but NN and Karen did â&#x20AC;&#x153;helpâ&#x20AC;? him a lot. For reals. And for those of you who think our world is becoming waaay too techie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hailey Woodward, the beautiful daughter of Cody and Axie Woodward, has discovered Pinterest (most women NN knows are pretty much addicted to Pinterest on accounta it has the best ideas for just everything). When school photos were scheduled this week, Hailey, who is in kindergarten, went on Pinterest to find a photo of a complicated hairstyle she wanted for her photo. NN loves the Woodwards and can only say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good luck and best wishesâ&#x20AC;? as they raise their wonderful, intelligent and totally fashion forward little girl!

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Law Firm 505-325-7755 1

1 Fix 5 Some powder 9 Hurdles for future E.N.T.’s and G.P.’s 14 Antiqued photograph color 19 “Idomeneo” heroine 20 River into which the Great Miami flows

47 Musician with the gold-selling album “Sugar Lips” 50 Billet-doux recipient 54 Four-time Best New Age Album Grammy winner 55 Peace treaty between a predator and its prey? 61 Frequently faked luxury brand

22 Some title holders

62 Palindromic constellation

27 Candy bar featured in a “Seinfeld” episode 28 Bittern’s habitat 29 Country composed of 200+ islands 30 Start of many Brazilian place names

15 Mer contents

112 Short-winded

16 Newspaper worker

115 Turning point

17 “Casablanca” heroine

116 Diminutive Aborigine?

21 Japanese copier company 23 Search for a cradlerobbing woman in New York City?

110 Change

63 Relation? 64 Contents of some six-packs 67 Tom Brady, in the 2002 Super Bowl? 74 More, in Madrid 75 ___ cube (popular 1960s puzzle)

121 Engage in excessive selfreflection? 122 Marathoner ’s woe

18 Concerning 24 Skater ’s jump

124 Super Soaker brand

34 Milk-Bone, e.g.

125 Not approach directly

36 Stroked, in a way 38 Arabic for “commander” 40 “___ la Douce” 41 Singer Winehouse

Down

47 Lenovo competitor

33 “___ any wonder?” 35 Sticky handle?

84 Here, in Honduras

5 “Mazel ___!”

37 High-handed ambassador stationed off the Italian coast?

87 As a result

6 [Pardon]

88 Mistakes made by some bad drivers

7 Director Wertmüller

53 Sushi bar offering

8 “CBS Evening News” anchor before Pelley

55 Lip

9 1969 Peter O’Toole title role

57 Nonkosher lunch orders, for short

10 Union letters

58 See 11-Down

11 Small 58-Down size

59 Playground retort

45 French/Belgian river 46 Turbaned type

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95 Smuggler-chasing org. 98 Advocate for pro-am tournaments?

4 City near Mount Rainier

105 Kind of kick

12 Ready for a frat party, say

106 Pixar title character

13 “Would you like me to?”

107 Like some excuses

14 “The Dark Knight” and “The Bourne Supremacy,” e.g.

108 Pseudonym preceder

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50 58

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48 Having the fewest rules

3 Broadcast medium

94 Magazine user?

42 Actress Carrere

78 Musical piece for a “Star Wars” battle scene?

44 TV show broadcast from Times Square, for short

39 ___ avis

77 Charred

91 ___-Honey

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2 Stop getting better

43 Cast

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26 X Games fixture

1 Nurse

89 Writer H. H. ___

25 Time piece

76 ___ Canals

31 Salts

32 Brief remark upon retiring

128 Home of Wind Cave Natl. Park

31 Acad., e.g.

127 Prefix with god

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123 Sections of a natural history museum, maybe

126 Himalayans of legend

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56 Actress Chaplin of “Game of Thrones”

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80 Rule

95 Like role models

81 Book of Judges judge

96 Small mosaic tile

70 “Nuts!”

82 Bring down the house?

71 Speak pigeon?

83 Disdainful response

72 Short trips

84 “Mad Men” channel

73 Ones with good habits?

85 Neighbor of Vt.

78 Seductive singer

90 Very blue

79 Frozen dessert brand owned by Mrs. Fields

92 Accessories for hoofers

86 Dumped (on)

93 Ancient Mexican

97 Small ___ 99 Pussy ___ (Russian girl group)

104 Onetime White House family 108 Some concert gear 109 Diva ___ Te Kanawa 111 H.R.’s, e.g.

100 Opposite of brilliance

113 Withered

101 Job security, for some

117 Shampoo, maybe

102 Split

119 Inflation indicator: Abbr.

103 Carrier to Ben Gurion

114 Checkup, e.g. 118 Ascap rival

120 D.C.’s ___ Stadium

thought for the week

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”

— Henry Ford

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at the movies BATTLE OF THE YEAR

PRISONERS

Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: Battle of the Year is an international dance crew tournament that attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Los Angeles Hip Hop mogul Dante (Alonso) wants to put the country that started the Sport back on top.

Rating: R Synopsis: PPRISONERS, from Oscar (R)-nominated director Denis Villeneuve, stars Oscar (R) nominees Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in a story that poses the question: How far would you go to protect your child? Keller Dover (Jackman) is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in.

INSIDIOUS 2 Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: The famed horror team of director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell reunite with the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye and Ty Simpkins in INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, a terrifying sequel to the acclaimed horror film, which follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: Lily Collins stars as a young girl whose life is upended when she realizes that she's part of a long line of demon-slayers in this Screen Gems adaptation of Cassandra Clare's first book in her series of best-selling novels. Lena Headey and Jonathan Rhys Meyers head up the rest of the starring cast.

2 GUNS Rating: R Synopsis: Two crooked undercover officers - one from the DEA and the other from the Navy - unknowingly lead investigations on the other in this crime thriller from director Baltasar Kormakur. Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, and Bill Paxton head up the starring cast.

THE FAMILY Rating: R Synopsis: In the comedy "The Family," a mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni (Robert DeNiro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D'Leo) can't help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the "family" way, enabling the mafia cronies to track them down.

WE’RE THE MILLERS Rating: R Synopsis: David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids-after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealing his stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms).

THE BUTLER

YOU’RE NEXT

Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family.

Rating: R Synopsis: One of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, YOU'RE NEXT reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on home-invasion horror. When a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers descend upon the Davison family reunion, the hapless victims seem trapped...until an unlikely guest of the family proves to be the most talented killer of all.

THE WORLD’S END Rating: R Synopsis: In "The World's End," 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the pub - The World's End.

THE WOLVERINE Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine in this sequel to the member of the X-Men's first solo outing. Mark Bomback and The Usual Suspects' Christopher McQuarrie penned the script, which takes its inspiration from the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller Marvel miniseries from the 1980s dealing with the character's adventures in Japan as he fights ninjas in the ceremonial garb of the samurai.

RIDDICK

GROWN UPS 2

Rating: R Synopsis: Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sunscorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered.

Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs. Lenny (Adam Sandler) has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.

Answers to this week’s puzzles S P A Y I L I A P A R K T W I S E A M C A V A H U E A B O B C R O L E I N T R M A S S A Q U I M U N R C E L E O N A K A M I D G P R E E S I D L

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DESPICABLE ME 2 Rating: PG Synopsis: Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's worldwide blockbuster Despicable Me entertained audiences around the globe in 2010, grossing more than $540 million and becoming the 10th-biggest animated motion picture in U.S. history.

PERCY JACKSON Rating: PG Synopsis: Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.

THE CONJURING Rating: R Synopsis: Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. "The Conjuring" tells the true story of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), world renowned paranormal investigators, who were called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives.

PLANES Rating: PG Synopsis: Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.

ELYSIUM

Puzzles on page A22

Rating: R Synopsis: In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine manmade space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet's crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium - but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens' luxurious lifestyle. Movie information and ratings are from Rotten Tomatoes. Ratings are based on 0 - 100%; each star represents a 20% rating.

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$7.9M project Naschitti Elementary construction set for February JAMES PREMINGER District Public Relations Specialist Construction on a new $7.9 million Naschitti Elementary School – complete with a Hogan entryway, softball field, playground, and outdoor basketball court – is scheduled to begin in February 2014. “The Central Consolidated School District is strongly committed to providing the students, parents, grandparents, and Architect’s rendering of new Naschitti Elementary School. (Courtesy fbt Architects) community members in Levinski added that CCSD proved funding the con- once the new school the Naschitti community is academically outper- struction project in the building is open and opwith a new modern stateforming the Farmington, 2009 bond election. The erating. The two portables of-the-art educational faAztec, Bloomfield, and new facility will be built will be removed. cility,” School Board Vice Gallup-McKinley County adjacent to the current The new facility, with President Lupita White school districts, according school just off U.S. 491 classroom space for 125 said, adding “Our students to test scores released in ten miles south of New- students, will be completare the best. They are July 2013 by the New comb. The existing build- ed in December 2014, proud to be at Naschitti Mexico Public Education ing will be demolished, Elementary.” Department. Voters ap- except for the gymnasium, * school 7 Superintendent Don

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Veterans’ trust fund amendments

Shelly signs funding for 75 new homes WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation that provides funding for as many as 75 new homes for Navajo veterans on the Navajo Nation. “Today, we recognize the needs of our warriors, our veterans on the Navajo Nation,” said President Shelly before he signed legislation CS-48-13. The legislation, co-sponsored by Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize and Council Delegate Alton Shepard, amends the allocations to the Navajo Veterans Trust Fund. The bill al-

locates 4 percent of Navajo revenue to be equally split between the Navajo Veterans Trust Fund and the Department of Navajo Veterans’

Affairs. The money going to the Department of Navajo Veterans’ Affairs would be for housing. The DNVA office

would split their allocated money equally with the five agencies on the Navajo Nation and each agency would be responsible to use the

money to build as many as 15 homes for Navajo veterans. “We have to take care of our veterans. They risked their lives for our freedom and to defend our people,” President Shelly said. The revenue distribution would need to be reauthorized in 2017. Until then, the trust fund and the DNVA would split as much as $7 million, depending upon revenue forecasts. Revenues from taxes, oil and gas mining and minerals, timber, land rentals and other revenue producing activity would be shared with the

trust fund and the DNVA office. Speaker Naize and Council Delegates Shepard, Jonathan Hale, and Danny Simpson were all present during the signing ceremony. “I appreciate the signing of this legislation,” Speaker Naize said after President Shelly signed the legislation. “To our veterans, I want to thank each and every one of you for the sacrifices you made for our country and our people. You helped make this Navajo way of life possible,” President Shelly said.

Celebrating educators

ConocoPhillips donates $100K to educational programs DEBRA MAYEUX Tri-City Tribune Keeping up with tradition, ConocoPhillips celebrated local educators on Sept. 5 with the annual Educational Grant Dinner at the Courtyard by Marriott. There were 48 educational programs that rec e i v e d $100,000 in total funds for grants from teachers representing 15 local schools in the Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield and Central Consolidated School Districts. This was the sixth year for the program, which has pumped $674,519 in local schools since its inception in 2007. “We believe these contributions help teachers enhance the lives of students,” said Michelle Ahlm, philanthropic coordinator for ConocoPhillips San Juan Business Unit. “Every year we invite educators to apply for grants and we think this was another successful year.” Ahlm said ConocoPhillips invests in education because it is one of the company’s Pillars of Giving. “We also believe an

educated workforce drives out success in a global future.” The ConocoPhillips Philanthropic team received 70 grant applications for 2013, and its members had to review those applications and determine the best way to split the $100,000 made available to educators. It was a difficult decision, said John Bruner, development strategy manager, who serves on the committee. The members decided to split the funds five ways awarding $54,591 to the Aztec School District, $20,960 to Central Consolidated Schools, a little more than $17,300 to the Farmington Municipal School District, $6,480 to Bloomfield Schools, with the remainder going to fund programming at Emmanuel Baptist Child Development Center and School. “Companies like ConocoPhillips have been amazing,” Farmington Schools Assistant Superintendent Frank Stimac said. “You make Farmington and San Juan County a better place to live and we thank you

Schools and teachers that received ConocoPhillips Educational Grants in 2013 Aztec School District Lydia Rippey Elementary School Susan Allen Phyllis Cox Elaine Gerry Neily Snook McCoy Elementary School Rebecca Archuleta Juliet Goimarac Debra Martinez Sarah Warren Mary Wood Park Avenue Elementary School Fran Dobey Kandy Finch Ginger St. Ours Koogler Middle School Brittany Burns Teresa Cash

Patti Schaffer Tami Espinosa Aztec High School Sidley Harrison Colonel Barris Samples Bloomfield School District Central Primary Karen Smith Charlie Y. Brown Alternative High School Joanna Florez Erin Turman Kristi Phillips Central Consolidated Schools Kirtland Elementary School Tamela Hedgepesh Ruth N. Bond Jill Gillen Kali Warner

Kirtland Middle School Bob Kaiser Kirtland Central High School Bob Kaiser Nancy Nelson Darah Tabrum Farmington Municipal Schools Bluffview Elementary School Kathy Lund Country Club Elementary School Pam Erickson Nicole Payne Mesa View Middle School Marie Frost Nicole Lambson Emmanuel Baptist Child Development Center and Academy Martha Thompson Cindy Little

with all of our heart.” Stimac echoed the phrase used by keynote speaker Patti Schaffer, a Koogler Middle School teacher, who titled her presentation: How Do I Love ConocoPhillips with all of My Teacher Heart? Schaffer received her first educational grant from ConocoPhillips in 2011 and since that time has received more than $24,000 to develop a writing and book publishing program for middle school students. The company assisted her in the purchase of a printer, a bookbinder and hardcover

books. ConocoPhillips also gave Schaffer money for a program titled Brain Pop, the LEGO Robotics program, and to develop listening centers in the classroom. This year she received funding to bring a Web-based educational program, called Flocabulary.com, to the entire school. “I cannot do the fun projects that I do without you ConocoPhillips,” Schaffer said, adding her favorite program was the book publishing one that has allowed students to write and publish children’s books that were

given to San Juan Regional Medical Center. They also made 100 books that were shipped to soldiers serving overseas. “The Blue Star Mothers mailed them overseas. The soldiers read them all and then gave them to children on the streets,” Schaffer said. The Flocabulary program, available to all of Koogler Middle School this year, is an educational tool that teaches through the use of music. She played a video that taught the five elements of a story – setting, character, plot, conflict and theme – to a rap song. In addition

to that, every classroom will receive vocabulary and cartoon books. Another program – Through the Eyes of Children – will pair Schaffer’s eighth-grade students with first graders. The eighthgrade students will teach the first graders how to write books and tell stories through the use of a LEGO story creation kit. “More students have been touched by your generosity – I can’t count – thousands – through these grants; thank you ConocoPhillips, with all of my teacher’s heart,” Schaffer said. The educational grant program will continue in 2014, according to Ahlm, who said ConocoPhillips will be open for grant requests beginning Jan. 1, 2014, with the deadline being 11:59 p.m. March 31. She encouraged teachers to begin preparing those grant requests for submission when the request period opens. After receiving the requests, the ConocoPhillips Philanthropic Committee will review the requests and the funds will be given out early in the 2014-2015 school year.

Lower numbers CRC receives 8 complaints during last 18 months DEBRA MAYEUX Tri-City Tribune The Farmington Community Relations Commission has received fewer and fewer complaints since its inception. In the past 18 months the commission, which focuses on racial harmony in Farmington, received eight complaints and all were referred to the direction of outside agencies, according to David John, commission chairman. The complaints are accepted by the commission, which investigates them and then forwards them on. “The first thing we look for is did it have to do with

discrimination and prejudice, and none of those eight had that,” John said. Five of the complaints were about businesses and those were sent to the Better Business Bureau, two were sent to Workforce Solutions and one was referred to the Lower Valley Water Users’ Association. “Our goal is to continue to be a safe place where people can go and be heard with regard to racial or cultural discrimination,” John told the Farmington City Council during its Sept. 10 meeting at city hall. He reported that in the past 18 months the Community Relation Commission has provided

financial support to three separate community events with regard to race relations and cultural diversity, while also participating in various outreach events. “We give grants to a lot of these organizations that have to do with culture,” he said. The commission gave $800 to the Juneteenth Community Festival; $800 to the Exodus Festival for the Homeless and $600 to Bottom of the Barrel Productions for a culturally diverse theater production. The commission also participated in Cultural Harmony with San Juan County Partnership and the Homeless Standdown Day. He was asked about building

bridges and relationships with the Navajo Human Rights Commission, to which John replied that the commission seems to want to focus on past issues of racism instead of looking to a positive future. “On behalf of our commission, we are willing to work with the Navajo Human Rights Commission. … We tried to put a conference together,” John said. “They want a report card from the city of Farmington of everything that happened from the 1970s to here. We want to move forward. If we want to do a conference we want it to be positive.” John said the Navajo Human Rights Commission, which is a

branch of the Navajo legislature, is more geared toward border town issues and American Indians, while the Farmington Community Relations Commission, or CRC, is focused on all cultures and heritages in the Four Corners. He even spoke with Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim about the Navajo Human Rights Commission, and told him the CRC is focused on doing “something more positive and moving things forward.” Mayor Tommy Roberts said the Navajo Human Rights Commission has the right to do a “report card” on Farmington, but

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Shelly tours National Carbon Capture Center Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly toured a U.S. Department of Energy-funded National Carbon Capture Center operated by Southern Company, a power company in the southeastern United States, to see how pre-combustion is conducted, and coal is liquefied into syngas. This process is known as Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, or IGCC. President Shelly toured the facility. Southern Company is building the first approved coal-fire generating power

plant in Kemper County, Miss., using carbon capture and emitting zero carbon. The facility is expected to be operational in May 2014, producing 880 megawatts of power. “We are exploring ways that Congress has funded clean coal technology for future use of our vast coal supply,” said President Shelly, as he met with Southern Company, KBR and Summit Power at the research facility. The inventory of the Navajo Nation’s coal reserve

is approximately 42 billion tons. The National Carbon Capture Center began in 2008, and is funded through U.S. Department of Energy grants and private funding to conduct research on methods of carbon capture and pre-combustion removal of carbon from coal-fire generation. It is a neutral test facility open to research on an array of solvents, contactors, membranes, sorbents and water-gas shift processes. “We know there is tech-

nology available out there to power our future with clean coal,” said President Shelly. “With projects like these in the Southeast, the federal government is supporting carbon capture coal burning plants with $8 billion in new loan guarantees for projects using this technology.” Southern Company serves 4.4 million customers with 26 coal-fired generating plants throughout Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. “It is important we now

replace what we have with cleaner more efficient processes,” President Shelly said. The Navajo Nation has voiced concern over the rapid implementation of federal rules against coal-fired power plants, but has remained committed to seeking a path forward into cleaner energy and revenue generating options. In 2012, the Navajo Nation received $53.6 million in gross revenue receipts from coal, and $47.9 million from oil and gas. With the

shutdown of units one, two and three at Four Corners, and the shut down of one unit at the Navajo Generating Station, gross revenue receipts will be adversely affected. Of the nine sources of energy, renewable and nonrenewable, the Navajo Nation is currently using coal, hydro, gas, solar, oil and gas. President Shelly toured a post-combustion carbon capture facility in Mobile, Ala., before returning to Window Rock, Ariz.

Day of Caring

Volunteer breakfast kicks off United Way campaign LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune More than 20 local companies gathered at the Farmington Boys and Girls Club for a Sept. 6 volunteer breakfast to kick off the United Way’s 23rd Annual Day of Caring Campaign. The event is a time for community members to come together and help with community service projects at non-profit agencies throughout San Juan County. “These non-profits are having things done that they could never have in their budgets; there just isn’t enough money. It’s a wonderful way for the community to step up and help make their lives easier at their agencies and for their clientele,” San Juan United Way Executive Director Linda Mickey said. There were 300 volun-

teers who adopted more than 70 community service projects, which included painting, landscaping, and fence building at the nonprofits. Some specific projects included landscaping at the Aztec Animal Shelter and renovating the floors at the Home for Women and Children in Shiprock.

“These non-profit organizations change people’s lives one day at a time and what an honor for all of us to devote a day of caring to the projects that have been adopted,” said Melissa Garcia, Day of Caring Committee chairman. Several area high school students also were at the

volunteer breakfast, announcing they are part of a youth leadership team that will drive the United Way campaigning efforts this fall. “This year is different than any other year because instead of having a campaign chair, we have a youth leadership team. This is a neat way to in-

volve the youth in San Juan County,” said T. Greg Merrion, United Way philanthropic mentor to the youth leadership team. Bloomfield High School Senior Austin Lucero said he became a part of the youth leadership team because he hopes to “influence the older generation to give to others who are less fortunate and to influence the kids of tomorrow.” The youth leadership team will be appearing in commercials, making radio announcements, attending workplace campaigns, helping host special events, and touring United Way’s partnering agencies. “I realized this was the perfect opportunity to get involved in this community and be a part of something that is bigger than myself. I’m very excited to be a part of the fundraising campaign this fall,” said

Harrison Fleming, Piedra Vista High School senior. Before volunteers traveled to the various project sites, Nicole Hitchcock, San Juan United Way Board President, expressed the importance of giving back to the community. “I wear many hats, as they say. I have the hat of motherhood. I wear the hat of a wife and a PNM employee. The last hat I speak of is one we are all wearing today and that is the hat of a volunteer. There is something special about this hat. It is not forced on you and probably not one you would wear every day, but nevertheless it always seems to fit nicely and you feel good about the day when you wear it. Maybe there is a little extra spring in your step when you wear it, knowing you made someone’s life a little bit easier and a little bit nicer.”

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Packed house

Land use code meeting draws a lot of public comment LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune The San Juan County Commission Chamber was packed with citizens waiting to voice their opinions on the proposed Land Use Development Code. “The purpose tonight (Sept. 11 meeting) is for us not to vote but to receive public input on what we are considering with the code. We want to make this process as transparent and open to the public as we can,” said County Chairman Scott Eckstein. The code would create zoning regulations within the county excluding the municipalities and tribal land. The county has held more than 60 public meetings regarding zoning and growth management and this was another meeting to receive public feedback on the land use code. Several property owners spoke to commissioners on how the code could infringe on their rights. Harold Black, who lives near McGee Park, said if the code is implemented, 20.6 percent of his property could be “confiscated” because of the new zones. “What are you trying to accomplish? What is wrong with leaving people alone? If I wanted to live under these regulations I would have bought a home in Farmington. I wanted to live in a county where I could take advantage of my own property,” he said. The land use code’s purpose is to prevent the overcrowding of land and promote the general health and safety of the commu-

San Juan County citizens fill the Commission Chambers in Aztec during a Sept. 11 Land Use Development Code public hearing. – Josh Bishop photo

nity, according to Section 1.3.2 of the code. William Gilbert from Aztec said what the code doesn’t do is protect the citizen’s rights. “I think this ordinance goes beyond the scope of taking care and protecting the people’s rights. We would like the Commission to use more common sense in regard to protecting people’s liberties as opposed to their securities.” Ron Lyman, from La Plata, pointed out that many people do not want this code implemented. “I ask the Commission to delete this from the docket and get it gone forever.” Lyman also asked everyone who was against the code to leave the meeting to show how many people are not in favor of it. As Lyman walked out of the

room, nearly 30 people followed him. The land use code has become somewhat of a controversial topic because people’s land uses could change if the zoning regulations are implemented. Under this code, the unincorporated areas would be divided into several land use districts: residential neighborhood protection, industrial, commercial highway, and multiple-use. These districts identify where future commercial businesses, agricultural businesses, and homes can be built. Existing businesses and homes will not be affected by the land use code. While some citizens didn’t agree with the regulations, other citizens said the county needs this organization and structure.

“What I’m looking for is consensus, as we go forward with economic development activities, that we have the ability to show the outside world we are organized,” said Four Corners Economic Development CEO Ray Hagerman. “I think zoning shows a love for our neighbor. I wish we all voluntarily protected the value of our neighbor’s land.” Lisa Blackwell from Flora Vista said she wants the land use code implemented for personal reasons that have affected her way of living. “I’m the one who has the sand blasting (business) next to my house,” she said, adding the dust has forced her to stay inside her trailer home and has affected the health of her horses.

“I want to be able to go out and work in my yard and have my horses go where they need to go. I’m all for people having a business and supporting themselves, but not at the expense of my neighbors and their health.” Former County Commission Chairman James Henderson was involved in the land use and growth management planning for many years while serving on the Commission. “We spent a lot of time on this issue. I’ve helped with much of the committee work and I’ve heard the discussion and I think people have tried to meet and correct (the issues)” he said. “I have spent a lot of time driving around the county and there are places that are very nice

and places that are very discouraging.” The land use code may provide more organization to the county, but some people who attended the meeting said the code needs to be more specific. There is no land use district specifically for agriculture, said Kim Alsup. “Agriculture should have its own district with its own regulations. It is an important use in this county and should be protected.” Lea Phillips from Bloomfield agreed that agriculture needs to be designated as its own district because, if not, it could affect the oil and gas industry. “When you label many of these farmlands as residential areas, many of these ranches have oil and gas wells on them. Just by giving the name residential area to these lands, (oil and gas companies) would have to comply with that and that would increase the cost of our wells significantly,” said Phillips, who is a safety and logistics coordinator at Protocom, an oil and gas consulting business. “As far as zoning is concerned, we need to be careful and properly label these zones,” she added. Doug Mize from Bloomfield also stated that zoning regulations are essential to the county. However, some of the regulations appear to be too stringent. “(The code) does need more design. I think we can do a better job and come to a consensus so we can provide land

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Paddle Trails Committee Group working to unify management of our river corridor LAUREN DUFF Tri-City Tribune San Juan River and Animas River could eventually be recognized as National Water Trails since a local committee is working to establish the rivers as a unified water trail system for recreation and educational purposes. The National Water Trails System is an interagency collaborative effort administered by the National Park Service, or NPS, through the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program and the National Trails System. It establishes nationally recognized water trails, which are recreational routes on waterways with a network of public access points supported by broad-based community partnerships. Water trails provide

both conservation and recreational opportunities. The working committee, or the Four Corners Paddle Trails

Committee, has a goal of unifying the water trails and bringing tourism to the area. The project’s committee is made up

of local municipalities, the Bureau of Land Management, River Reach Foundation, Farmington Visitors and Convention Bureau,

San Juan College, Four Corners Economic Development, NPS, and local private sector companies. “The focus is to look at managing the river corridor cooperatively,” said Aztec Mayor Sally Burbridge, who is participating on the Paddle Trails committee. “We hope in the future we have a place where families and visitors will have a way to access and enjoy the river.” The Paddle Trails Project’s target is eventually to link Durango, Aztec, Farmington, Kirtland, and Bloomfield by recreational water trails, where people can go rafting, kayaking, canoeing and tubing. The water trails would offer urban sections for socializing and rural sections for nature trail experiences.

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CRC a process of that sort was done in the 2010, when the commission did a report card on all border towns and even had 20 different public hearings to gather information from people regarding race relations. “The salient part of that report was the conclusion that if border towns want to make progress in race relations they ought to focus on Farmington,” Roberts said, pointing out that Farmington has made great strides during the past 30 years in the area of race relations. Councilor Jason Sandel stated that he was concerned that the city’s relationship with the Navajo Human Rights Commission might not be as strong as it could be.

John said the problem with developing a strong relationship with the Navajo Human Rights Commission is that is does not fall under the leadership of the Navajo executive branch of government, so the Navajo Nation president is not involved. Sandel suggested the CRC contact the state Indian Affairs Department for assistance in building relationships with entities such as the Navajo Human Rights Commission. He pointed out that there was a state law passed in 2009 with regard to how municipalities should deal with and communicate with sovereign tribal nations. “I’m just wondering if we have thought of using the formal state

regulations with how government entities are supposed to interact with each other. There is state law that establishes that intergovernmental relationship,” he said. “I agree with you that is what we should be going into now,” John said, pointing out that Mayor Tommy Roberts previously signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, between the city of Farmington and the Navajo Human Rights Commission. “I thought that’s what the MOU was for. We are still at ground zero, so to speak. Our CRC is moving forward, but there are a lot of issues that we could be addressing.” Sandel asked John to engage the state Indian Affairs

Department to assist in that relationship building, but john pointed out that the CRC deals with other tribes as well, including the Jicarilla Apache in Dulce and the Southern Utes in Ignacio, Colo. “The Indian Affairs Department could help us with that. I would be supportive of the commission reaching out to the Indian Affairs Department. It is a very formal process of how governments interact with each other,” Sandel said. Charles Kromer, a CRC commissioner, said that “we sometimes over blow the situation,” and “it is not as bad as people want to make it look.” He believes the commission is making great strides

with the Navajo Nation. “I teach at the college and 90 percent of my students are Native American and I don’t see this animosity,” Kromer said. “I don’t know that Farmington has problems that are so significant. I see a lot of positive things happening with the young people in particular. I think Farmington is in better shape than you think.” Roberts echoed that sentiment, saying that the message he would like to see communicated to the Navajo is that “in this community it is important to treat everyone with respect.” He added that great strides have been made to educate the youth of the community about respect.

“I maintain that we have thousands of interactions daily with people of different nationalities and races and almost all go off without incident,” Roberts said. “We can make a long list of positive accomplishments that have affected minority people. A community cannot reach its full potential unless it gives opportunities to people of all races and ethnicities.” Sandel pointed out that he wasn’t saying there were no problems. “I was saying there are opportunities for future relationship building. I don’t think we should take ‘no problems’ as well enough. The CRC is not just for taking complaints, but for building those relationships.”

rafting rides at last year’s Aztec Fiesta Days to more than 100 people. “There is good river recreation in Durango and Farmington, but not so much in Bloomfield and Aztec. (Aztec Trails and Open Space) were trying to see how to address this,” said Attila Bality, NPS outdoor recreational planner with the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program. Bality also helped organize the Paddle Trails committee. Bality said boat launches

must be established in order for the rivers to be recognized as National Water Trails, as well as signs and maps which educate river users to avoid trespassing on private or tribal land along the river. As a way to designate the various launches, San Juan College students who are part of the Outdoor Leadership Education and Recreation program, or OLER, as well as Prescott College interns from Arizona, toured the rivers in May and June and evalu-

ated where launches could be built and identified any hazardous areas along the river. “We were creating river guide templates that show the entire river trail and break it down into a mileto-mile guide,” said Marcel Bieg, OLER program director. The information the students and interns collected was then given to the Paddle Trails committee, where interactive maps of the river trails were created. Bieg added that most

of the river launches already are in place; however, there are certain stretches, such as between Durango and Aztec, where there is little access to the rivers. “Ninety percent of the (launches) are there, but there is potential for more,” he explained. The recreational water trails are expected to be operating by next year. The trails possibly would be overseen and maintained by local municipalities, according to Bality. “Most likely, each (mu-

nicipality) would manage the resources in their community,” he explained. “The outcome would be that we present the Paddle Trails plan to the (municipalities) and hopefully they adopt that and make it part of their comprehensive plan and make improvements (to the water trails) in their own jurisdiction.” Once the water trails have been established, the Paddle Trails committee will apply for designation within the National Water Trails System.

trails The benefits of water trails are they enhance the quality of life, draw in tourism, provide educational opportunities and conservation awareness, and boost economic development, with hotels, restaurants, and other businesses building along the river, according to the National Water Trails System website. The need for river recreation within the county is apparent after the organization Aztec Trails and Open Space offered free

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calendar ONGOING EVENTS AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTS This exhibit from the collection of the Guild Hall Museum on Long Island includes 73 works of art from a stellar array of artists. They include: Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Thomas Moran, Willem de Kooning, Elaine de Kooning, Peggy Bacon, Chuck Close, Max Ernst, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Roy Lichtenstein and George Bellows among many others. The exhibit will be at the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center through Sept. 22. An Adventure in the Arts, selections from the permanent collection of the Guild Hall Museum, was organized by the Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, N.Y., in association with Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, Calif. Information: 505.599.1174 or www.fmtn.org THREE WATERS TRADING POST EXHIBIT The Three Waters Trading Post exhibit features a walk-through replica of a 1930’s trading post, including a bull pen stocked with period goods and artifacts, pawn room and office showcasing jewelry and rugs. The exhibit is on display at the Farmington Museum in the Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center, 3041 E. Main St., Farmington. Information: 505.599.1174 or www.fmtn.org BIRD WATCHING RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER Enjoy bird watching and a beautiful walk through Farmington’s riverside trails every Tuesday morning. More than 100 species of birds have been noted throughout Animas Park and new birds fly in each season. Meet at the Riverside Nature Center, located in Animas Park off Browning Parkway, to join the friendly RNC staff for leisurely walk of 1-2 miles. Information: 505.599.1422 or www.fmtn.org MUSIC IN THE WINERY’S COURTYARD Enjoy live music & great wine at Wines of the San Juan from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Sunday through Sept. 22. Wines of the San Juan is located at 233 Hwy. 511 in Turley, N.M. Information: 505.632.0879 or www.winesofthesanjuan.com PICNIC IN THE PARK FOR PRESCHOOLERS Preschool children and their families bring lunch and meet at the Riverside Nature Center for a picnic from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a story or activity and a stroller-friendly walk in the park. Learn about plants, insects, birds, and all the interesting wildlife. Feed the friendly ducks and go home in time for naps. This program continues weekly through to September. Information: 505.599.1422

SAT SEPT. 28 FOUR CORNERS ANTIQUE POWER & TRACTOR SHOW Come to the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park Museum & Visitors

Center, 3041 E. Main St., and experience a bit of agricultural past. Enjoy antique tractors, engines, and vehicles at this annual event. A highlight of the show is the tractor pull. Information: 505.334.1339 BREWS, MEATS, BANDS From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday there will be music, food and 14 breweries at Lions Wilderness Park Amphitheater for a day of fun, food, music and beer. The barbecue cookoff will supply pork ribs in many styles. Bands including Boom, Little Miss Chievous, Jose Villarreal and Those Devils will play during the day with Durango band Hello, Doll Face performing the main concert that night. The event is sponsored by Majestic Media, Distil, KOBF Channel 12, Big Dog 96.9, Kool 104.9 and KTRA 102. Tickets can be purchased on line at bmbfestival.com or at Distil. Tickets are $25 on line and at Distil and $30 at the gate. Go to www.bmbfestival.com to buy tickets. A REAL NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Exhibits come to life at this annual event in the Farmington Museum, Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center, 3041 E. Main St., in Farmington. Be a part of this fun family event for all ages. Information: 505.599.1147 or www.fmtn.org

ADULT EVENTS THE BONNIE DALLAS SENIOR CENTER 109 E. La Plata St. and 208 N. Wall Ave. Farmington, NM 87401 Information Numbers: Main Building: 505.599-1380 or 505.599.1390 Senior Center Annex: 505.566.2256 Senior Center Activity Center : 505.566.2288 The Silver Fitness Center : 505.566.2287 50+SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES 7 – 10 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. September 21 - Grant & Randy September 28 - Vintage People Info: 505.599.1380 50+ FREE WEDNESDAY DAYTIME DANCE 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Main Building, 109 E. La Plata St. Info: 505.599.1380 BIBLE READING IN NAVAJO 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Fridays, Starting Sept. 6 Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Bible reading in the Navajo Language, taught by Dorothy Tewangoitewa. CHANGES TO MEDICAID, 2014 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Medicaid is changing in New Mexico. If you have Medicaid or you assist people who use Medicaid, we invite you to join us for this presentation. Orlando Vasquez, Program Manager, Self-Directed Community Benefits HSD/MAD Centennial Care Bureau, will be here to explain the changes and what you need to do. Call 505.599.1390 for more information. COLOR TRIP 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Main Building, 109 E. La Plata St. Are you 60+? Join us for a day trip, Durango to Silverton. Bring your camera, good walking shoes, a jacket, and hat. Prepare for any kind of weather as we meander through the mountain passes and take in the glorious fall colors. Cost is $5; pre-registration and filled out trip form is required. You will be responsible for your own lunch. There are several restaurants in Silverton from which to choose, and you will have some time to shop before leaving for the return trip at 2 p.m. Call 505.599.1390 for more information. ON-GOING CLASSES AT THE SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITY CENTER & ANNEX 208 N. Wall Ave. Call 505.566.2256 for more information THE SILVER FITNESS CENTER 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1 - 3:30 p.m. Monday – Friday Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. We feature exercise equipment that is extremely safe and easy to use. Perfect for improving your overall health, stamina, and range of motion. Cost is $20 a year. Call 505.599.1390 for more information. EXERCISE CLASS – WITH JEAN ELISE 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 1 - 2 p.m. Monday/Wednesday/Friday Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Cost: 50 cents per session. Are you losing flexibility and want more energy to do the things you enjoy? If so, this class is what you need to get back into a good exercise program. Work at your own level and build up to where you want to be. Call 505.599.1390 for more information. DRAWING & CALLIGRAPHY 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays Bonnie Dallas Senior Center Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Bring your own materials and learn

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TAI CHI 9:30 a.m. Thursdays Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Tai Chi is a series of fluid movements that can help with balance, flexibility, and muscle tone. These gentle exercises will leave you feeling refreshed. Free to anyone 50+. Info: 505.599.1390

MORNING SPLASHERCISE* 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Monday/Wednesday/Friday

ZUMBA GOLD 50+ 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays Bonnie Dallas Senior Activity Center behind the Annex, 208 N. Wall Ave. Party on the floor with Latin dance music that will make you smile. This exhilarating exercise class will get you moving to the beat. Cost is $2.50 per session. Info: 505.566.2288 FARMINGTON RECREATION CENTER 1101 Fairgrounds Road Call 505.599.1184 for more information Monday through Friday, noon to 1 p.m., no charge – Walk Laps in the Gym Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon, no charge – Shuffleboard and Ping Pong ZUMBA Wednesday, 7 – 8 p.m. Saturday, 10 – 11 a.m. At the Farmington Recreation Center, with instructor Shirley Murphy, interval-training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt the body while burning fat. Check out the website at www.farmingtonzumba.com. Info: 505.599.1184 JAZZERCISE Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thurs day, 5:30 p.m. Jazzercise Dancing Days are here! Come see us at the Farmington Recreation Center, 1101 Fairgrounds Road (next to Ricketts Park). Start for $0 – plus get unlimited classes for only $33 per month (check or credit card)! Cardio, Strength, Stretch, Fun! This is your hour – come try your 1st class for free! Info: 505.320.5364, or 505.599.1184, or visit www.jazzercise.com LIONS POOL 405 N. Wall Ave. Call 505.599.1187 for more information ADULT SWIMMING LESSONS 7 – 8:30 a.m., 12 – 1 p.m., 4 – 5:30 p.m. Monday – Friday Adult Swimming Lessons will be offered at Lions Pool during lap swim. Four 30-minute lessons are $20 or eight 30-minute lessons are $35. Info: 505.599.1167. MORNING AQUACISE 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Monday – Friday

MORNING ARTHRITIS* 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Tuesday/Thursday CROSS POOL* 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Monday – Friday EVENING AQUACISE 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Monday – Friday AQUACISE CLASSES $2 a visit *All adult aquatic exercise classes, $1.50 a visit FARMINGTON AQUATIC CENTER 1151 N. Sullivan Road Call 505.599.1167 for more information EARLY BIRD SPLASH 8 – 8:45 a.m. Monday/Wednesday AQUA JOGGER 8 – 8:45 a.m. Tuesday/Thursday Classes are $2.50 a visit SYCAMORE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER 1051 Sycamore St. Call 505.566-2480 for more information DO YOU SAVE BOX TOPS? Please save your box top labels that can be found on office supplies and all General Mills foods. Bring them to the Sycamore Park Community Center to help us earn free recreational supplies! Please call us with any questions at 505.566.2480. SENIOR FITNESS 9 – 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Senior Fitness is offered at Sycamore Park Community Center through the San Juan College ENCORE program. Info: 505.566.2481 COMMUNITY LINE DANCE CLASS 6 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays Floread Hodgson is teaching a free line dancing class each Tuesday from 6 – 7 p.m. at Sycamore Park Community Center. You will enjoy learning different line dances and have a lot of fun along the way. Info: 505.566.2480 FIT CLUB 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays Join Nexal Flores-Baez for the free community Fit Club fitness class at Sycamore Park Community Center. This is a great cardiovascular workout that is sure to get your heart pumping! Info: 505.566.2480 -8111 or 505.566.2480 FARMINGTON MUSEUM 3041 E. Main St. Call 505.599.1174 for more information www.farmingtonmuseum.org

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zoning use development and subdivisions that we want to see within the county.” County Commissioners agreed that the code should be reevaluated and revised before they vote

on it during the Oct. 11 regular meeting. “We need to hear these comments because they are important for cleaning the document up some,” Commissioner Keith Johns

said. “We need to clean this up and make it friendly to oil and gas. We need to go over it again and make sure it addresses the things that are important.” “I’m not convinced ei-

ther way yet,” Commissioner Jack Fortner said. “I have concerns like everyone and want to continue to hear (public) input.” Commissioner GloJean

Todacheene said it is important to adopt the land use code eventually because it is needed as the population grows. “We have to think of the youth who will remain in this

Naschitti Chapter meeting. Assistant Superintendent Pandora Mike provided an academic update on the district’s goals and state test score results to the community during the chapter meeting. Students from Naschitti Elementary surprised chapter officials and the

audience when they came into the meeting holding a banner stating they wanted to see a new school built. The to-be-constructed 18,442-square-foot portion of the school will be added to the existing 7,290-square-foot gymnasium – which will stay.

The new Naschitti Elementary School will have a total of 26,842 square feet after the construction of a 1,110-square-foot pre-kindergarten classroom to be funded by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The school will include a new 50-space parking

lot off of the frontage road, while its existing parking lot will become a school bus loading zone. The New Mexico Public Schools Facility Authority will pay 63 percent, or $4.3 million, of the project. CCSD will fund 37 percent, or $2.5 million, while the New

county and that everything is set and ready for them.” To view the Land Use Development Code, visit the county website at www.sjcounty.net

school said architect Sanjay Engineer, with fbt Architects in Albuquerque, during a Sept. 12 presentation before the fbt Construction Committee meeting in the current Naschitti Elementary School. Construction committee members include School Board Vice President Lupita White; Director of Operations Dr. Wynora Bekis; Coordinator of Buildings and Construction Dennis Fieldsted; Director of Elementary Education Phil Kasper; Coordinator of Technology Rick Nussbaum; Naschitti Elementary Principal Dr. Rena Henry, and several others. “I’m so ecstatic; I’m so excited; it’s awesome; it’s something I look forward to. I had plans in my mind a long time ago that a new school would be constructed in the community for the children who reside here,” Dr. Henry said. “The money is there, the plans are there. ... We’re on our way.” A local representative from the New Mexico Public Schools Facility Authority, who also attended the meeting, is working closely with the district and the architects on the project. Building a new Naschitti School has strong support in the Naschitti community, including from residents who spoke in favor of it during the Sept. 9

Mexico Public Education Department will pick up an additional $412,290 for a pre-kindergarten classroom. CCSD will also pay $583,000 to renovate the gymnasium. “The students are very excited about getting a new school built,” Dr. Henry added.

calendar FARMINGTON MUSEUM EXHIBIT TOURS By appointment Let an experienced docent at the Farmington Museum be your host for guided tours of the permanent and visiting exhibits. Tours are FREE and available to the public by appointment. Any size group is welcome! Call 505.599.1169 for more information about the Museum’s current exhibits or to schedule a guided tour. AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTS NOW – Saturday, Sept. 21 Great art is here at the Four Corners! Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol are just two of the many talented and famous 20th-century artists whose work will be featured this summer at the Farmington Museum, 3041 E. Main St., in the visiting exhibition, An Adventure in the Ar ts. Admission for this

special exhibition will be $5 for adults, $3 for students with ID, and $2 for children over 2 years. For more information call 505.599.1174. REAL NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 5 – 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 The Farmington Museum’s annual history extravaganza, REAL Night at the Museum is back! Join us for traditional favorite hands-on activities and crafts that bring the past alive. Apple pressing, butter churning, candle making, log cabin building, leather stamping, and biscuit making over an open fire will all be a part of this exciting event. Admission is free. Call Adrienne Boggs at 505.599.1169 for more information. RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER In Animas Park off Browning Park-

way Call 505.599.1422 for more information Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 – 4 p.m. Please note that Tuesday Birders begin at 9 a.m., October through March. BIRD WATCHING 8 – 10 a.m. Tuesdays Join Donna Thatcher, Education Specialist, and other birders for bird watching from the Riverside Nature Center and a leisurely walk of 1 to 2 miles in Animas and Berg parks. Info: 505.599.1422 BROWN BAG BIRDING Noon – 1 p.m. Thursdays Bring your lunch and join Riverside Nature Center staff and volunteers in the observation room to watch wildlife as we eat. Info: 505.599.1422

BEST KEPT (ECOLOGICAL) SECRETS OF FARMINGTON: A CLASS JUST FOR ADULTS 9 – 11 a.m. September 25, October 2, 9, 16, & 23 San Juan College’s Encore Program sponsors this class, designed for adults and taught by Donna Thatcher of the Riverside Nature Center, as part of the Farmington Museum System. Each meeting will be a walking tour of one of Farmington’s parks. Plants, birds, wildlife, history, and features of the park will be the various topics. Register through San Juan College Community Learning Center. Call 505.566.3214. BOTANICAL ART OF O.M. CLARK EXHIBIT NOW – October 31 Original, colored, botanical illustrations of Ora M. Clark, from the Farmington Museum collection, will be on display at the Riverside Na-

ture Center in Animas Park off Browning Parkway. Ora M. Clark was a teacher in Aztec during the 1940s and 1950s, and spent his summers studying and drawing the native plants of the Southwest. He started the plant collections and lists in several national monuments, and left a fine collection of plants and art to the University of New Mexico. Info: 505.599.1422 FARMINGTON INDIAN CENTER 100 W Elm St. Call 505.327.6296 for more information FARMINGTON INDIAN CENTER RESTAURANT Breakfast - 8 – 10:15 a.m. Lunch - 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Open Tuesday – Thursday Enjoy Navajo cuisine, meet new and old friends, and enjoy hot, fresh, meals. See our website for monthly menus! www.fmtn.org Info: 505.327.6296

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