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Trails and such

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Estancia and Mountainair basketball teams storm tournament

Tijeras may consider some signs for Salt Missions Trail

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January 16, 2014

Council, public discuss school closures

By Elise Kaplan Mountain View Telegraph

The agenda was short but the Edgewood Town Council special meeting on Saturday lasted more than two and a half hours, providing a space for residents to air their grievances, concerns and frustrations about the closing of Edgewood Elementary School.

The Moriarty-Edgewood

School District Board of Education voted Dec. 17 to close the school, along with Mountainview Elementary, due to a $1.1 million shortfall for the 2014-2015 budget. The decision sparked the ire of the mayor, council and citizens.

“We are concerned about the effect on the municipality,” said Mayor Brad Hill. “We’re the largest municipality in the region, by population, and pay

a good portion of taxes to the school district. We need to keep those taxes to benefit our community the best we can.”

More than 70 people attended the meeting, and the council heard public comments from 15 parents, teachers, business owners, former councilors and a member of the school board.

State Representatives Vickie Perea of District 50 and Jim Smith of District 22 also spoke.

Many parents testified about the value they found in the school and the part it played in their decision to move to Edgewood.

“I chose to send my sons here. I know the teachers and staff and guess what — they know me,” said parent Jana Dunow. “I have not lost confidence in the school district, I have lost confidence in a school board that does not

care about our kids.”

In contrast to the anger displayed by many residents, former council member Glenn Felton urged the council and parents to compromise for the benefit of the community as a whole.

“First, cease the vitriolic rhetoric of us versus them,” he said. “Second, shelve the battle cry of ‘keep Edgewood open,’ it doesn’t point toward

Potential new use for school

CodeRED will contact residents

By Rory McClannahan Mountain View Telegraph

By Rory McClannahan Mountain View Telegraph

There is a lot of optimism surrounding the possibility that the Boys and Girls Club of Central New Mexico will use some of the space at Mountain View Elementary School.

And the Moriarty City Council is throwing its support behind the effort. The council agreed at its regular meeting Jan. 8 to submit a letter of support to the Albuquerque clubs as part of an application to the national organization.

“This is really a no-brainer for us,” said Mayor Ted Hart.

“We were all disappointed about the school closure, but this is a great opportunity to bring services to the community.”

Gabrielle Anaya, a Moriarty resident who has been working eight months to attract the Boys and Girls Club to the town, said after the meeting that the organization is excited about the opportunity to be part of the Estancia Valley community.

Anaya said the application to the national organization essentially asks permission and seed money to open a Moriarty location. If approved, the Moriarty location would be administered by the Boys and Girls Club of Central New Mexico. The Moriarty center at Mountainview would probably need a staff of 10, Anaya told councilors at the meeting.

The Boys and Girls Club would offer community services such as after-school programs and summer recreation programs. All the programs, she said, are learning-based and affordable.

The Moriarty-Edgewood School District Board of Education voted in December to close the school and Edgewood Elementary School at the end of the school year in May due See POTENTIAL on PAGE 2

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a tangible solution. Third, the parents in all schools should begin to hold joint meetings.

We should all be working toward same thing, not creating competition with one another. Fourth, (the Valley View Christian Church) should get out of your front yard and start thinking as one community rather than

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Recent close calls at the train tracks north of Lucy Ranch prompted Estancia Municipal Schools to begin seeking a train crossing arm. Until the matter is resolved the bus driver may have to ask parents to pick up their children on the other side of the tracks.

Students in danger School bus-train near collisions prompt crossing-arm calls

By Elise Kaplan Mountain View Telegraph

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he road to Lucy Ranch is a desolate strip of gravel crossing the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road to a landscape largely barren of signs of the families who live there.

On Nov. 14 the setting went from common-place to terrifying when a bus driver from Estancia Municipal Schools had a second near collision with an oncoming train after her sight was obstructed by an obstacle on the tracks. Carol Gonzales, the transportation supervisor for the schools, said six or seven students from two families were on the bus at the time.

Occasionally a train will park on the siding — a low speed track section in the middle of the main lines — and, along with the afternoon sun or fog, mar visibility along the tracks. In a

letter to the Torrance County Risk Management Department, Angelina Davis, the transportation coordinator, reported the train had been parked on the tracks for several days leading up to the close call.

The issue could be averted with the presence of a crossing arm, but after two months risk manager Nick Sedillo is still unsure of when or how the road can acquire one. He said the matter is on the Department of Transportation’s safety list, however.

“I’ve been involved since November,” he said. “In the interim we’re going to try to provide railroad safety crossing training with the PRC (New Mexico Public Regulation Commission).”

The Estancia schools have their own temporary solution while they wait for the matter to be resolved.

“We are asking for your assistance in the event a train is parked on the track or there is inclement weather that obstructs the driver’s view,”

Gonzales wrote in a letter to the parents. “In these instances, we have required our bus driver to notify Angie Davis ... and either she or the bus driver will be contacting you to come and meet the bus on the North side of the tracks to pick up or drop off your children on Highway 60.”

The county has never encountered an incident like this before, Sedillo said, and he was bounced around to several governing bodies before contacting the Federal Railroad Administration.

“Someone from the PRC notified his people up the chain of command to the federal level,” he said. “They’ll send someone out there to deem it worthy of crossing arm.”

Sedillo said he doesn’t doubt the road deserves a crossing arm, but worries who will be responsible for the covering the cost of the installation.

When a Torrance County man barricaded himself in his home off Lexco Road last week, law enforcement had to depend on media and going door to door to ensure people were aware of the danger.

By the end of the month, however, getting the word out to county residents in the event of an emergency will get a lot easier, according to Dorothy Rivera, the county’s 911 director.

The dispatch center in McIntosh has installed the webbased CodeRED Emergency Notification System and will be doing a test of the system on Wednesday.

“We’ve wanted to install a system like this for some time,” Rivera said. “It will go a long way in keeping residents informed about emergencies in their neighborhoods.”

Rivera stressed that the system is not tied to the 911 emergency response system, but acts as a “phone tree” to get the word out. For instance, if a road is flooded and impassable, the CodeRED system will call residents in the area and apprise them of the situation.

Every land line phone number listed in the phone book has automatically been incorporated into the system and residents have the option of adding unlisted numbers, cell phones and VoIP phones — such as Vonage — into the system.

“One of the reasons we chose this system is the ability to add telephone numbers that aren’t listed,” Rivera said.

Cost to the county is about $7,200 a year, which will be paid out of the 911 center’s budget.

During the test on Wednesday, automated calls will be made in the afternoon and will continue until all the numbers in the database have been dialed. The message that is being delivered directs recipients to the Torrance County website to add additional contact numbers, and it also asks that recipients spread the word by mentioning the system to See WARNING on PAGE 6

State Police: Shot man did not fire at officers

By Nicole Perez Albuquerque Journal

A State Police spokesman said that, to his knowledge, the 40-year-old man fatally shot by State Police on Jan. 7 did not fire at law enforcement officers, contrary to previous reports.

State Police spokesman Damyan Brown said State Police tactical team member

Shane Todd — a seven-year veteran of the force — shot 40-year-old Ernest Attebery after an hours-long SWAT situation east of Edgewood.

Brown said he couldn’t release any information on what the threat was because the shooting is under investigation. He said he didn’t know if Attebery pointed his weapon at police.

“Officers are trained that

when they perceive a threat, they are authorized to use deadly force,” Brown said.

The incident was tactical team member Todd’s second officer-involved shooting — both fatal — in less than a year. Todd shot and killed 21-year-old Kendall Carroll during a SWAT situation in March 2013 after Carroll fired at police from an apartment complex in Albuquerque.

The Jan. 7 shooting was at least the seventh officerinvolved shooting by State Police officers since Chief Pete Kassetas took over in Aug ust. The depar tment received acute criticism for one, in which an officer fired at a fleeing minivan carrying a mother and her five kids.

The officer involved in that incident was later fired.

The Torrance County Sher-

iff’s Office responded to 911 calls about shots fired around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, and the State Police tactical team — comparable to a SWAT team — arrived about an hour later because State Police could see Attebery with a weapon.

Attebery had several prior incidents and arrests, including firing shots and domestic violence, in a record going back to 2000.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

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he other day, some friends were going through a hard time and when I mentioned this to another friend, he shook his head and said, “I can’t imagine what they are going through.”

It something we’ve probably all heard, or maybe even said. It doesn’t make sense though, in terms of offering some sort of empathy. A truer statement would be, “I can imagine what they are going through.”

If you can’t imagine something happening, there is no reason for you to feel sympathy. I can imagine what it’s like to go through a tragedy — that’s why I feel bad.

Of course, I get strange looks when I make some sort

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of correcting statement on this phrase and further have to explain. Then I just feel like one of those people. You know? The Grammar Police?

I’m not a badge-carrying member of the Grammar Police, but I have a lot of friends who are — it’s a professional hazard.

It stands to reason that if you work with words and the

English language, you have a tendency to get annoyed when people don’t use them correctly. I admit to some grammatical pet peeves, but I also know that if you raise too much of a stink about this sort of thing, people tend to watch you that much closer. I try to take that whole casting stones thing to heart; plus, I’m already under a lot of scrutiny and I don’t need more. I know occasionally my own language skills can be called into question.

That doesn’t mean I don’t love this language we all use to varying degrees of competence. I may not be a cop, but I’m probably a grammar nerd. I was that kid in elementary school who actually enjoyed diagramming sentences on the chalkboard. If you want

to talk pronouns and verbs and antecedents, give me a call and we can chat. The rest of you can just read the rest of this and look for my mistakes.

As a grammar nerd, my curiosity is usually piqued by the phrases we use every day.

My favorite is “I couldn’t care less.” Or is it “I could care less?” The phrase is one of those ones I’ve heard — and used — both ways.

As I write this, for instance, I’ve been informed that our office printer is not working and that the technician will be out to fix it. I could care less, which means that I do care somewhat that the printer doesn’t work and that there is still some room for me to care even less about the

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to a dire financial situation brought on by dropping enrollment throughout the district.

Hart said that he has been working with the school district to attract new tenants to Mountainview, and Superintendent Tom Sullivan confirmed Monday that school and civic leaders are working together to try and convince Central New Mexico Community College to offer classes at the location.

“We’re working to see if we can get that building fully utilized,” Hart said.

Also at the meeting: n The council voted to serve as a partner for a Southwest Bronc Riding Association event at the Heritage Arena on April 26.

Tim Sheppard asked the council to waive the $300 rental fee on the arena, but the city’s attorney pointed out that state anti-donation laws would not allow the city to waive fees.

Councilor Boby Ortiz said the city would be happy to serve as a partner in the RORY MCCLANNAHAN/TELEGRAPH event and taking up to $300 of the gate receipts. The rest Mountainview Elementary School will be closed at the end of the council agreed to those of the school year, but the city of Moriarty is working with the school district to repurpose the building. terms.

Section 16 may be ‘core’ of Edgewood Zoning changes have potential

By Elise Kaplan Mountain View Telegraph

At the Jan. 8 Edgewood Town Council meeting, Baker Morrow and Tappan Mahoney from Dennis Engineering presented the cumulation of more than 70 comments from public meetings over the past six months about the development of Section 16.

“We looked at the applicability of everything we talked about and began to develop a sense of the plans,” Morrow said. “It has the potential to be the core of the town.”

Following the presentation, Mayor Brad Hill reminded the

council that the master plan is an amendment of the current zoning for the area, not a development plan.

“The town of Edgewood isn’t developing anything,” he said.

“What we’re doing with the master plan review is a conceptual zoning plan.”

Based on public input, the engineers allocated space for walking trails throughout the area, creating buffer zones against motorized traffic and planting trees to enhance the experience.

“Accomplishing all that within Section 16 has been a very positive development for open spaces,” Morrow said.

“There are two enemies when we want people to get out of their cars and walk: glare and heat. The pools of shade will make streets more available

for all ages.

Councilor John Abrams questioned whether the plan was actually doable, to which Morrow responded that he wouldn’t have drawn up the plans the way they are if he didn’t think it was a viable option.

Following the Planning and Zoning Department’s review, the mayor and town council will hold a final general meeting on the subject next month, Morrow said.

Also at the meeting: n Police chief Fred Radosevich introduced David Lovato as a recent graduate of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Training Academy in Santa Fe. Lovato, the first rookie cop the town hired, completed the 22-week course and will continue to

train with the police. He said his prior experience as a cadet was essential to his success at the academy.

“Hopefully I can be a poster child for others that want to take this route,” he said. n Administrator Kay Davis McGill said the 2012-2013 Annual Audit Report contained one finding but it was a minor matter. The county had a one-time overpayment of $25 distributed between five individuals for a per diem. Since the finding wasn’t strong, McGill said she doubts it will have any effect on future operations.

The new website for the town is nearing completion in the next couple weeks, Hill said, but there may be a period of adjustment while pages are transferred over.

printer.

If I couldn’t care less, that would mean that my concern over the printer has reached bottom. I might as well be saying, “I don’t care.”

You see how easy it can be to get confused over the meaning of words? There is so much subtlety in our language that it’s no wonder that there is so much misunderstanding in our conversations.

We live in times when the language we use is closely scrutinized. Over the past decade or so we’ve lost the use of perfectly good words, which I won’t even write out of fear that my meaning will be misconstrued. On the other hand, while some words are now forbidden, poor English usage goes unnoticed. Now, we hear

seemingly intelligent people use words like “irregardless” and phrases like “statue of limitations” and we are supposed to “except” it.

I really don’t mind that much, and here’s why: I learn a lot by the words and phrases they use. It’s one of the shortcuts I use in getting to know people.

Plus, I usually find humor in the way people mangle the English language, knowing that I’ve committed my fair share of crimes against grammar.

As for the way people speak and write, I couldn’t care less. Wait, maybe I could care less?

Contact Rory McClannahan at 823-7102 or by email at editor@ mvtelegraph.com.

Meetings Thursday TORRANCE COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY meets at 3 p.m. at the Solid Waste office, 515 Allen St. in Estancia. 3844270; www.evswa.com.

ESTANCIA BASIN WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE meets at 9 a.m. on Thursday. For information about location, contact Cheri Lujan at 384-2272 Ext. 103; www.ebwpc.org.

MORIARTY LODGERS’ TAX ADVISORY BOARD meets at 6 p.m. at the Moriarty Civic Center, located at 202 Broadway South. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 832-4406; www.cityofmoriarty.org.

Monday EDGEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION meets Monday at 6 p.m. at the Edgewood Community Center at 27 E. Frontage Road. 286-4518; www.edgewood-nm.gov.

ESTANCIA TOWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES meets at the Estancia Town Hall at 513 Williams Avenue at 6:15 p.m.

Town Clerk, 384-2709; http:// townofestancia.com.

TIJERAS VILLAGE COUNCIL meets Monday at 6 p.m. at Tijeras Village Hall at 12 Camino Municipal. Call 281-1220; www.villageoftijerasnm.com.

Tuesday TORRANCE COUNTY FAIR BOARD meets Tuesday at 7

p.m. at the fair building on the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia. 847-2585; www.torrancecountynm.org.

EMW GAS ASSOCIATION board of directors meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the board room at 416 5th Street in Estancia.

384-2369; www.emwgas.com.

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION meets Tuesday at the board meeting room at Moriarty High School. A work session starts at 6 p.m. followed by the regular session at 7 p.m.

832-4471; www.mesd.us.

MORIARTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Civic Center. 832-4406; www.cityofmoriarty.org.

MOUNTAINAIR TOWN COUNCIL meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Dr. Saul Community Center.

847-2321; www.mountainairnm. gov.

Wednesday MORIARTY CITY COUNCIL meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Moriarty Civic Center, located at 202 Broadway South.

832-4406; www.cityofmoriarty. org.

TORRANCE COUNTY COMMISSION meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 Ninth Street in Estancia. 2464725; www.torrancecountynm. org.

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The company is inviting anyone with a talent and a desire to perform to audition.

The talent show will be on the evening of Feb. 1 at Vista

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Estancia ed board hones in on financial matters

By Elise Kaplan Mountain View Telegraph

Financial matters created frustrations among members of the Estancia Municipal Schools Board of Education at the first meeting of the year on Tuesday.

Business Manager Carol Gonzales presented a list of 12 projects, five of which had already been started or completed, and the remainder of which she had a plan to fund.

The gym lights were redone for half the expected cost,

the agriculture building was getting a renovation and the district will get about 50 new computers, she said.

Among the five in-progress projects Gonzales presented was the installation of electric speeding signs on roads near campus. This announcement, along with the $9,628 price tag, caused Kenneth Lujan, vice president of the board, to question why the board hadn’t been consulted.

“We went ahead and made that one of the expenses,” Gonzales explained. “Audie

(Superintendant Brown) has that authority.”

The speed signs remained a sticking point as Gonzales later told the board she’d authorized spending $30,000 on new computers since the schools will need them to comply with newly implemented testing procedures.

“If we had $9,000 for speed signs I would rather see it go to computers,” said board member Jesus Lucero. “It’s a waste of money.”

Leslie Chavez, the Title I coordinator and audience

member, said a previous superintendent had wanted to install the signs because of a lack of police officers available to patrol the area, but that is no longer a problem.

Gonzales also reported more asbestos had been found in the roof of the old middle school as they moved into demolition.

Paul Encinias had previously cleared the building after an inspection but had not tested the round portion on the roof of the gym. Removal will cost $4,560.

“We’re getting further and

Mo orhe ad adde d she wished the board had been more transparent during the meetings leading up to the decision. She said she received multiple calls and notes from parents who were frustrated that the board did not contact them directly about the closures and where their children will attend school.

After public comments wrapped up, Hill reiterated his criticisms of Superintendent Tom Sullivan, saying he had asked why Edgewood Elementary was chosen and had yet to receive a response.

“No realistic answer has been given,” he said. “It’s a

as micro-communities.”

Felton’s remarks were met with tepid applause.

Both Tavery Moorhead, president of the Parent T e a c h e r O r g a n i z at i o n and school board member Audrey Jaramillo reassured the audience that just because the board voted the school’s fate has not been sealed.

“We have had several students leave our school just because of the school board decision,” said Moorhead.

“This isn’t final. Please don’t leave our school until there’s a final decision.”

Owner says she’s building a house

By Elise Kaplan Mountain View Telegraph

Moriarty resident Izzel Izzenev considers her property a work in progress toward the construction of a house. The Torrance County Planning and Zoning Department considers the property a salvage yard without a permit.

Chuck Ring.

On Oct. 9, the Torrance “We could get the school County Commission passed a board to reverse the decision, “resolution finding the buildbut I don’t hold out much ings, structures, ruins, rubhope for that,” he said. “We bish, wreckage or debris upon can decide how to use this lot 8 (eight), block 1 (one), unit facility, possibly as a charter 8 (eight) Estancia Ranchettes, school. Or we can create our to be a menace to public comown school district.” fort, health, peace or safety and requiring removal.”

On Jan. 8, the commission — addressing Izzenev by her former name Michael Sanchez — held a public hearing on her objections to the resolution.

Izzenev contends the tires aquifer. form a fence, the scrap wood “We’re not really seeing has been stacked neatly into a recovery,” Chavez said. piles and she has made prog“My concern is by lifting the ress with the organization restrictions we’re going to and clearing of miscellaneous put ourselves in another hole materials. again.”

“The materials are all used The council voted not to lift for home building although some of it has been trampled the restrictions. n Following the Pledge of by 500 to 700 cattle,” Izzenev Allegiance, Chavez noted the said. “It’s all construction absence of Councilor Gilbert building material.”

The issue began over a year Gutierrez and said he was dealing with some health ago when Dan DeCosta, the planning and zoning code issues.

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Former councilor Glenn Felton addressed the Edgewood Town Council at a special meeting at the Edgewood Elementary School on Saturday. The meeting was held to discuss the decision by the Moriarty-Edgewood School District to close the school. political decision rather than what’s best for the education of our young people.”

While the meeting presented an opportunity for town residents to voice their sorrow and anger, the only discussion regarding moving forward came from councilor

Tijeras delays decision on byway signs Water restrictions to stay in effect

By Elise Kaplan Mountain View Telegraph

The steep-sided cliffs on N.M. 337 south of Tijeras don’t appear to have much in common with the farmland in Estancia or the Salinas Pueblos Missions National Monument. But the 113-mile loop of the Salt Missions Trail Scenic Byway encompasses all three, as well as many other small towns and landmarks.

Va ler ie Her m a n son, a regional planner with the

Mid Region Council of Governments, visited the Tijeras Town Council meeting on Monday to ask the council to purchase six signs to the tune of $250 each. A total of 47 signs will go up along the trail.

“As you know we have been very supportive of the trail,” Mayor Gloria Chavez said.

“My only concern is budget issues. We don’t have the money to spend on signs when we need it elsewhere.”

Santa Fe County purchased five signs for the byway, and Hermanson said when she asked Bernalillo County about funding they asked to see first what the towns could contribute, but they may be willing

to share the cost. Chavez said Tijeras might be able to purchase two signs now and wait for funding to come in for the remainder.

The council agreed to table the request until more information is available about the county’s share.

Also at the meeting: n The council was asked to review and approve or deny lifting of water restrictions imposed since mid-April.

Melvin Garcia, the Village of Tijeras water operator, reported the water levels in the wells were lower in October than in April, although he’s hopeful the rain and snow last fall could help replenish the

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“It’s good for the teachers too, to look at these graphs,” Walker said. “They need the affirmation the students are learning, and it’s helpful for them to compare.”

Elementary school principalGlenda Noblitt gave a PowerPoint presentation comparing students scores. Throughout the school 87 percent of students showed improvement between test A and B in reading or math and 76 percent showed improvement in both.

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further behind,” Lujan said.

“It’s not just about the cost, now we’re hurting for time.”

Although money dominated the meeting, there also was good news.

Lynnette Walker, the secondary instructional coach, presented graphs comparing student performance in math and reading in October to their performance just before winter break. For the most part students improved, with more testing proficient and fewer in the beginning steps.

Students at the Estancia Val-

enforcement officer, sent a notice of violation asking for the property to be cleaned up by February 2013. Izzenev said she never got the letter and took issue with the way DeCosta spoke to her in handling the matter.

“I got DeCosta’s permission to build a tire fence,” she said.

“If anything was wrong with it he should have told me then.”

Commissioner Leanne Tapia brought the matter away from he-said she-said disputes, saying she sympathized with the difficulties Izzenev has been having cleaning up the property, but it still needs to be fixed.

“What’s before us today is the resolution, and we’re still offering to help you,” Tapia said. “We’re willing to provide Dumpsters for you to clean up your property. With the materials I’m seeing it’s going to be very hard for you to make a safe home for yourself.”

Newly elected commission Chairman Lonnie Freyburger reiterated Tapia’s point but urged a harsher tone.

“The bottom line is this needs to be brought up to standards whether we do it or you get it done is entirely up to you,” he said. “As the resolution stands you have to file as a salvage yard or get this cleaned up.”

DeCosta agreed to notify Izzenev when the department schedules a clean-up but warned that if the site remained cluttered they will bring in a contractor to do it instead.

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‘Closing fund’ needs big boost Democratic and Republican leaders alike agree that New Mexico must do more to make the state competitive and to attract businesses here.

In December, House Speaker Ken Martinez, D-Grants; Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces; House Minority Leader Donald Bratton, R-Hobbs; and Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, were among members of the Legislature’s Jobs Council that unveiled a plan to add more than 160,000 new nonservice-sector jobs by 2023.

Included was a “closing fund” to help recruit businesses with well-paying jobs to New Mexico.

Such a fund isn’t brand new for New Mexico. Last year, the Legislature established a $3.3 million “closing fund,” joining about 40 states that already have one. But other states devote much more to their deal closing funds: Arizona ($25 million), Florida ($100 million), Texas ($140 million) and Georgia ($112 million), according to Gary Tonjes, president of Albuquerque Economic Development Inc. Speaking to Albuquerque business leaders, Gov. Susana Martinez said she would like to see $10 million in the coming year’s budget for economic development teams to “close the deal” with businesses considering relocation to New Mexico.

This Local Economic Development Act money would go toward infrastructure projects companies need to set up shop, and the state would require any incentives paid to companies to have clawbacks that would permit the state to recoup money if a business fails to meet promised employment rates or other measures, according to Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela.

In its budget recommendations, the Legislature proposes increasing the LEDA budget to $4 million. Papen, while acknowledging the funds are valuable for recruiting new companies here, questioned whether a threefold increase was necessary.

But Martinez said, “It’s extremely important. All the other states are doing it and if we’re going to be in the game, we have to play.”

It’s too bad states need to have this tool to close deals.

But that’s the stark reality in a competitive world.

While $10 million is still a far cry from what other states are spending, it does put New Mexico on a better foundation. The Legislature should consider the larger amount — so long as the fund is wisely structured to protect the taxpayer investment — as a worthy investment in New Mexico’s economic future.

LFC scholarship fixes merit a passing grade New Mexico’s lottery scholarship might be on the way to a solid financial foundation if state lawmakers endorse a plan to raise qualification standards and give it a muchneeded cash infusion.

The scholarship program, which is funded with a percentage of state lottery ticket sales, has struggled the past few years. Ticket sales have been stagnant while the program’s popularity and tuition costs have risen.

Insolvency has loomed on the horizon since about 2006.

The program is expected to pay out about $67 million this year while only taking in about $40 million.

The Legislative Finance Committee has unveiled proposed fixes for both the short and long terms. If approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor, the shortterm fix would be an immediate $11 million supplemental appropriation as requested by the state’s Higher Education Department. That would get the program through the current spring semester.

The longer-term fix would require an additional $10.9 million to help keep the program solvent in fiscal year 2014-15, which begins in July. However, that would be contingent on several structural changes: n Capping the amount of scholarship awards. n Increasing the minimum GPA requirement from 2.5 to 2.75. n Requiring recipients to take at least 15 credit hours per semester, instead of 12 hours.

Rising juniors and seniors would remain subject to current rules.

Raising the grade point average by a modest quarter point and increasing the course load will give scholarship recipients incentive to be serious about college and save them and the state money as they graduate sooner.

And capping the amount of the awards will insulate the fund from automatic increases brought about by tuition hikes.

The plan, which will be introduced in the upcoming legislative session in bill form, shows that the LFC did its homework. Now state lawmakers should do theirs.

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Love, faith get us through things

By Stephan Helgesen For the Telegraph

Winter is a strange time. It gets depressing and we get a bit sad, especially around the holidays when many of us look at an empty chair at the table and wish that a special person who once sat there still sat there.

It’s difficult, they say, to really identify with another person’s sadness unless you’ve walked in their shoes.

Presumably that means having experienced a similar loss. That’s the strange part of grief as, ironically, the one thing that separates us from our loved ones, death, is the thing that brings all the rest of us together. Sooner or later we all experience losing a dear friend, parents or grandparents, spouse or children.

I have a friend in France who’s going through a pretty rough time with cancer. She’s just been diagnosed with this awful disease, and every day since that diagnosis my thoughts have been dominated with her struggle and that of her husband, Joseph. She’s just started the curative journey and has a long way to go, but I am confident that Sarah’s strength, the prayers of her friends and her unwavering

belief in a greater power than herself will comfort her along the way.

Her destiny, like that of the rest of us, is partly in her hands, partly in our hands and partly in God’s hands. To all those non-believers who just read those words and recoiled, indignantly, I do not apologize for my belief nor do I expect you to apologize to me for your lack of it. I simply ask you not to shake your head in mockery but to try to take away something from my belief that could help you get through your dark hours. That’s what suffering teaches us, that it is universal and touches the edges of everyone and that it binds us together more than anything else except, love.

Much is spoken of love dur-

ing Christmas. Love of fellow man. Love of the Word. Love of brotherhood and fellowship and certainly love of God. But less is spoken about everything that flows from a deep and abiding love in one’s soul.

I’m speaking about compassion, understanding, patience, empathy, tolerance and forgiveness — all the things that underpin a healthy society, healthy families and a healthy self.

Winter is a contemplative season and I’m sure that if we’re honest with ourselves we will admit that it demands much of us as we struggle with bouts of sadness and maybe even depression. The garden sleeps. The cold wind blows and forces us to bundle up.

The “window envelopes” containing bills from Christmas march into our mailboxes like soldiers on a mission. We’re tired and sleep more. We’re partied out and have a hard time looking ahead. We’re stuck in an emotional snowdrift without a shovel.

But then something happens to dissolve all the negativity.

We get a letter, email or phone call from a friend, wishing us a Happy New Year or better yet we get a surprise visit from them. A sunny day breaks through the grayness outside,

and inside our thoughts lighten a bit. We realize that we’re loved ... by somebody.

Churches and ministers have their hands full during the winter months as many in their congregations suffer (often in silence out of embarrassment) without enough money to pay the heating bill or put food on the table. Everything looks bleak when so much of any given day is spent in search of work or in doing poorly compensated work.

Government leaders have a responsibility not to abuse despondency or misuse human desperation at this time of the year. Politics and know-it-all politicians are the last thing we need to ease our suffering. That’s why I ask them to please resist the temptation to score a few cheap political points right now while the rest of us try to make it through to spring. And, by the way, if you feel the urge to say a prayer for all the Sarahs and Josephs in pain out there, please feel free.

It might lighten your load a bit.

I know it will lighten theirs.

Stephan Helgesen is a retired diplomat and regular contributor to the Telegraph. He writes from his mountain retreat in Tijeras. He can be reached at stephanhelgesen@ gmail.com.

Guest View

Regional unity will help protect our water

By Peggy Schwebach Estancia Basin Resource Association

The Estancia Basin Resource Association’s 10th annual meeting last Saturday was a subdued affair. In attendance were a good collection of the valley water regulars, a representation of county government, and a good smattering of just plain folks of the highly diverse cultures, occupations, professions and economic levels that make up our Estancia Valley population.

Reports on forestry thinning, with its possible effects on improving the water shed, and on well monitoring were valuable. Some might have found the talks so full of science as to be tedious, or scary because they gave a visual representation of observed water level declines. In general, it was good stuff to know if you care about water and its role in the future of this region.

It was disappointing that the report on the newly forming EMWT Water Association was so brief. However, it and the conversation shared with us by Dee Tarr and Former Estancia mayor, Ted Barela, gave pause for thought. Tarr and Barela talked about overcoming challenges facing small, diverse communities — such as ours are — when working with the state Legislature to fund projects from capital outlay monies and water trust funds.

Subdued though the meeting and its contents might have been, beneath the shared information and exchange of camaraderie, I sensed feelings of intense anxiety.

We did have rain last fall, but the drought has not gone away. This year’s predictions are not encouraging. We still don’t understand just what is going on with our water resources. In some places, water seems stable, even gaining, while in other places it is declining. The equipment being used for monitoring wells, measuring rise and fall of water levels, is wearing out. The money is not in any pocket to replace them. We haven’t watched long enough yet to know what can or cannot happen over time.

Forest thinning treatment experiments are still too young in their data collection to tell us confidently that they will improve watersheds enough to bring water back into the basin. The regional water pipeline is in such an early formative stage that it could die before it is properly born. One could become frightened, discouraged or depressed to passivity.

Or one could perceive all of these things as worthy challenges.

To become passive about solutions to our water issues is perhaps the most dangerous, self-defeating posture we, as a region, could ever assume. We will all become losers of what

we might have hoped for and cared about. The urban entities that border this region to the north and the west, possibly even some long fingers from the east, will sense our weakness eventually and claim for themselves what we should have taken care of for our own. Water will go to those who will pay for it.

That is how it was almost lost to Santa Fe and that is how it will be lost in the future if we don’t demonstrate our common need and ability to use it. EBRA was born 10 years ago, not because Santa Fe was going to “take” our water; it was going to buy our water … all quite legally. Alarmed, the valley came together to raise a loud voice and presence to convince Santa Fe and state officials that Estancia Valley water was definitely NOT a good bargain. Will we have the energy and will to speak up again? Some of us old fighters are just that: growing old.

We must attend to some critical matters now rather than later if we want to retain the life of this region.

We need to come together as a region — not a hit and miss bunch of individual communities and towns — to seek funding to continue ongoing research relevant to our water resources. We must find a common voice with similar words. We must agree that the water is for the future of all of us, and we must listen and talk with one another to

discover how we can best use and how we can shape our economy in accordance with our water realities.

We must understand and respect the rights of those with license to currently use the water of the valley. They have invested considerable money and effort to develop beneficial use of the water.

Their success has been good for the valley’s economy and growth. Historically, these users have been agricultural enterprises. And, yes, agriculture, especially irrigated agriculture, is the biggest user of the water. However, if agriculture had not developed and not put the water to use here in the Estancia Valley, this water would have been taken long ago for the fast-growing urban entities nearby. Without beneficial use here, it could have been put to beneficial use elsewhere. This is the water law of New Mexico.

We must continue to explore possibilities for designing and building an inter-regional water system. There must be a beginning before there can ever be a completion. A demonstrated cooperative sharing of work and a unified search for funds has greater chance of success than any one community acting alone.

The development of such a system under the proposed model of a nonprofit association owned by the towns and county places management of See REGIONAL on PAGE 5

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THIS WEEKEND Lutheran church hosts blood drive Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Edgewood will host a blood drive on Saturday.

The drive will be held in Fellowship Hall from 8 a.m. to noon. Those interested can sign up online at www. bloodhero.com or call Sue Clarke at 505-250-3038.

O-plus and -negative blood types, as well as any other negative blood type are desperately needed.

The church is located at 5 Entrada Del Norte in Edgewood.

Fire Association holds winter meet The East Mountain Interagency Fire Protection Association will be holding its second winter series meetings Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sandia Ranger Station large conference room.

Brent Wachter from NOAA will be leading “Fire Weather, Fire Behavior” training. Matt Rau, Fire Management Officer from the Sandia Ranger Station, will be demonstrating and discussing the newest computer-based sand table. This sand table can

demonstrate in real time what potentially can happen in the East Mountains during a wildfire event.

To attend, please RSVP to bhelmich@flash.net.

By Charles D. Brunt Journal Staff Writer

Sandia snowshoe race on Saturday The 12th Annual Sandia Mountain Snowshoe Race, presented by Friends of the Sandia Mountains, is scheduled for Saturday.

The race begins at 10 a.m. at the lower level parking lot at Sandia Crest and consists of a 5-kilometer trek through beautiful trails in the Cibola National Forest.

Registration forms are available online at www. sandiasnowshoe.com. The registration fee is $45.

All proceeds go to the Friends of the Sandia Mountains for preservation and maintenance of trails and other U.S. Forest Service resources.

The fee includes a longsleeved T-shirt, pre- and post-race refreshments, and prizes in several categories.

The race is limited to 150 participants, and racers of all levels are invited to participate. Late registration began Jan. 4 and ends when the limit of 150 racers is met. There will be no on-site registration.

COMING UP Classes planned on family history

evenings from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

The Edgewood LDS Family History Center, located in the Edgewood LDS Church south of Walgreens, will offer a class.

“Census Research and Record Keeping” will be held Jan. 22 at 10:30 a.m. and Jan. 26 at 6 p.m.

Please e-mail Edgewoodfhc@q.com if you would like to participate in either of these classes.

The Edgewood Family History Center hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and from 7-8:30 p.m. and Sunday

Arts, crafts fair in Tijeras in March An arts and crafts fair will be held at Jo’s Chameleon Cafe at 5 Kuhn Drive in Tijeras on March 15-16 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on both days.

Booth space is available for all artist and crafters.

The cafe also will be serving a breakfast buffet during the fair.

Contact Brandy Cunningham at 286-9588 for more information.

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The scouts of Pack 640 in Edgewood dropped by the Telegraph office on Jan. 9 to say hello and learn about newspapers. From left are Robert Gonzalez, 8 James Austin, 9 Nathaniel Garcia, 9 Jason Garcia, 10 Brenden Seng, 10 Justin Morin, 10 and Zachary Morin, 8.

MILESTONES Edgewood student receives MA Park University held its December 2013 Kansas City Area Commencement ceremony on Dec. 14 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo. The University had 411 students eligible to participate in the ceremony — 259 undergraduates received their bachelor’s degree, 120 graduate students received their master’s degree, 12 students received their associate degree and 20 students received graduate or undergraduate certificates.

Among those who received a degree was Lisa A.

Hall of Edgewood, who received a master of arts in communication and leadership.

300+ students graduate ENMU More than 300 students graduated at Eastern New Mexico University’s 125th Commencement Convocation on Dec. 14.

Those who received degrees from ENMU were Josette Aguirre and Melinda Lingnau of Moriarty; and Cassandra Sanchez of Estancia.

Founded in 1934, Eastern New Mexico University is a state institution offering 91 associate, bachelor and

master degree options.

Students named to ENMU Dean’s List The following students have been named to Eastern New Mexico University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester: Andrew Rich of Estancia, Mariah Ward of Moriarty, Alexis Young of Moriarty, Bayleigh Baker of Estancia, Lake Baker of Estancia, Elizabeth Carpio of Moriarty and James Grider of Moriarty.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours with a GPA of between 3.25 and 4.00.

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the water more in the hands of the citizenry than would any for-profit, investor-owned company allow. A regional system offers the economic means to begin to move water into more conserving and longer sustainable uses. Such a system becomes the venue for

demonstrating beneficial use of water here in the Estancia Basin Region. It can prove we have the need, the ability and the right to use the water here.

EBRA was born because people in crisis realized that coming together in spite of individual differences was to become strong and power-

ful when they felt themselves unfairly threatened and rightfully angry. EBRA is respected today because it still demonstrates that capacity ... to bring diverse interests, lifestyles, cultures and politics together to fight to protect the elemental resource needed commonly by them all … WATER.

While traveling Europe with his family last spring, Manuel H. “Manny” Romero of Estancia made a point of visiting the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, a 70-acre cemetery 7½ miles south of Florence, Italy.

Romero, 81, wanted to visit the grave of Army Cpl. Amado Lucero, a 20-year-old Torrance County soldier who died on Oct. 11, 1944, while ousting German troops from the Italian countryside during World War II. Lucero, Romero said, was the brother of his daughter-in-law, Virginia Lucero Romero, and served with the 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division.

Most of the 4,402 soldiers buried there served with the Fifth Army during World War II. Many died in the fighting that followed the Allied capture of Rome in June 1944.

Others died fighting in the Apennine Mountains before the surrender of enemy troops in northern Italy on May 2, 1945.

While locating Amado Lucero’s grave, Romero — a retired Air Force chief master sergeant who served in Korea and Vietnam — learned there are at least 26 New Mexico soldiers buried there.

In their honor, Lucero has created a 16-page memorial booklet titled “Time Will Not Dim the Glory of Their Deeds,” and is making the booklet available at no charge to descendants of the fallen warriors.

“I wanted to give their families an idea of where their relatives remains are in this beautiful cemetery,” Lucero said in explaining why he had the booklets printed.

For more information, contact Lucero at 505-4630075 or at mannyr123@ hotmail.com.

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Sculpture classes in Mountainair An outdoor sculpture workshop will be held each Wednesday from Jan. 15 through March 5 at Mountain Arts on Broadway in Mountainair.

Instructors Samantha Baumgartner and Tomas Wolff will lead participants through the process of building small sculptures using wire and experimental plasters. The workshop hopes to help participants create their own three-dimensional animals, geometric shapes and abstract sculptures covered with different items including mosaic tile, glass or found objects.

Cost for the workshop is $15 per session or $100 for the eight-week session.

Those interested should

contact Baumgartner at 8472346 or Wolff at 847-2444; or email to wolff.clayworks@ gmail.com.

Hunter education classes scheduled New Mexico law requires anyone under the age of 18 to successfully complete a hunter education class before purchasing a firearm hunting license or applying for a firearms hunt through the public draw.

Several classes will be held in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley through March.

Hunter education classes will be held in Estancia on Feb. 15 and 16 as well as March 22 and 23.

Registration for the February class opens on Jan. 27 and closes Feb. 7. March class registration opens on March 3 and closes March 14.

Classes also will be held in Sandia Park on Jan. 25 and 26, Feb. 22 and 23, and March 15 and 16. Registration for the January class opened Jan. 6 and closes Jan 17; February class registration opens Feb. 3 and closes Feb. 14; and the March class registration will open on Feb. 24 and closes March 7.

A field day will be held in Edgewood on Jan. 25, Feb. 15 and March 22. Registration for the January event opened Jan. 6 and closes on Jan. 17; the February field day registration opens on Jan. 27 and closes Feb. 7; and the March event registration opens March 3 and closes March 14.

All course registration is done online at https:// onlinesales. wildlife.state. nm.us.

For more information, call Kari Boynton and 505-2224731.

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High winds on Sunday night gusting up to 65 mph wreaked havoc throughout the Estancia Valley with numerous trees and signs taking the brunt of the punishment. In Moriarty, the 30-foot sign at the Cactus Mall on Old Route 66 snapped.

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family, friends and neighbors.

“All individuals and businesses should take the time to visit our website and add contact information to include cellular phones and other nontraditional phones, as well as email and text addresses,” Rivera said. “If your contact information is not in the database, you will not receive a call when an urgent message is sent.”

In future use, Rivera said the automated calls can be segregated to areas that are affected by an emergency.

Rivera said county residents — including those within municipalities — who want to be added to the database can log on to the Torrance County website at www.torrancecountynm.org and follow the CodeRED link in the lower left corner. Those without Internet access may call 384-1022 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If there is no answer, please leave a voicemail with your name and number, and someone will call you back.

Requ i red i n for mat ion includes a physical street address for location purposes and a primary phone number.

Additional phone numbers, email and text addresses may also be entered.

More information about the CodeRED system is on the website; any questions should be directed to the Torrance County 911 Center at 384-1022.

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Church Service Directory First Baptist Church Tijeras 11820 Hwy. 337 Rod Compton, Pastor

Sunday

Bible Study – 9:30 AM Worship – 10:50 AM

Wednesday

Worship – 6:30 PM

First Steps Child Care 6:30 AM – 6 PM

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish Saints Peter and Paul 101and S. Joseph, Ninth, Estancia 9th Estancia

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 85 Hwy. 344, Edgewood

San Antonio 8566 Hwy. 55, Tajique

Our Lady of Mount Carmel 215 Girard, Moriarty

Please call the Parish Office at 832-6655 for the Mass schedule and the time of Reconciliation.

East Mountain Unitarian Universalists WINTER HOURS Sunday Service at 1 p.m.

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Mountainside United Methodist Church 4 Penny Lane, Cedar Crest

Sunday Services

9:00am Worship 10:15am Sunday School 11:00am Contemporary Service

281-5117 • www.mountainsidemethodist.org

Do you have a church event coming up? Call 823-7108 or 823-7109

ON TAP East Mountain boys and girls basketball teams host Tucumcari today at Fisher-Smith Gymnasium in Sandia Park. Games start at 5:30 p.m. for the girls and 7 p.m. for the boys.

BEARS BASKETBALL

By Jim Goodman Mountain View Telegraph

T

he stage couldn’t have been set any better for the host Estancia boys to win back the travelling Raymond “Bud” Coburn trophy on Saturday.

Winning the Bean Valley Conference Tournament final 58-55 over Native American Community Academy with their leading scorer on crutches was no easy feat. But they were indomitable in the latter part of the second half; blocking shots, stealing the ball, getting rebounds and making shots.

“I was just hoping to keep the game close (after Caesar Quintana’s injury),” said Bear coach Leslie Gaztambide.

“Our seniors just took it upon themselves. Weston Garcia locked down (NACA point guard Joshua Wade); they had us down 11 but we stayed the course.”

Herman Ortiz led a balanced Bears attack with 12 points, Josh Jaquez had 10, and both Caleb Ortiz and Zach Cantu had eight.

Jaquez was the tournament MVP, while Herman Ortiz and Quintana both also made the All-BVC team.

Kevin Sandoval of NACA had a game-high 14 points but the rest of his team was shut down in the second half. Estancia, down 28-23 at the half, outscored the Eagles 35-23 in the second half.

The Bears played from behind most of the game, only holding the lead at the end of the first quarter.

That changed in the waning seconds of the third quarter when Cantu got an offensive rebound off a Jaquez free throw with a minute left. He was fouled as he sank the putback and the crowd began really getting behind the Bears.

The crowd went crazy when Jaquez blocked a shot followed by a personal foul and technical foul on NACA’s Emilio Tafoya. That led to six straight free throws being sunk, the first two by Caleb Ortiz and the next four by Herman Ortiz.

Caleb then made two free throws after being fouled on a putback; then a Cantu steal gave the Bears the lead.

Cantu started a couple of games early in the season but has lately contributed by coming off the bench.

“I felt like a big part of things,” Zach said. “I’ve been switching off from post to guard this year. I felt confident without Caesar and wanted to provide what I could.”

With 2:34 left in the game, Cantu blocked a shot and went coast to coast to make a layup. Herman Ortiz made two free throws off another NACA technical and the Bears weren’t to be caught again.

“I still feel like part of winning the trophy,” said Quintana.

Quintana had gone out with an ankle injury after being submarined the night before against Cuba. He came back in that game a few minutes later.

“But later on it was horrible,” Quintana said. “It puffed up. But I should just be out till next week.”

There were eight total blocked shots by the Bears; two each by Caleb Ortiz, Jaquez and Joey Durant, plus one by Garcia and Cantu. Caleb Oritz also had eight rebounds, three of which were offensive.

Gaztambide said he thought free throw shooting was essential.

“We knocked them down in crunch time,” the coach said.

“When I got hired, they told me I’d better win the BVC; it’s been a while.”

And win he did in his first year, giving credit to his first-year See BEARS on PAGE 12

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Bears clip Eagles’ wings Estancia boys win back travelling Raymond ‘Bud’ Coburn trophy

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Estancia boys and their coaches pose with their newly won Raymond “Bud” Coburn Trophy after a come from behind win in the Bean Valley Conference Tournament title game.

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Cuba Rams trip up Mountainair 53-29 in tournament

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Chris Lovato of the Mountainair Mustangs passes half-court during the Bean Valley Conference Tournament last Friday. The Mustangs made it into the winners bracket at the Bean Valley Conference Tournament in Estancia, but was unable to advance to the finals.

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Things are looking up for the Moriarty Pinto wrestling team.

That’s because their opponents were looking up while being pinned at the Pinto Duals Jan. 11.

Helping Moriarty to garner a sixth-place finish out of 13 teams were Allen Michel and Kade Bond.

Michel got four pins en route to winning the 160-pound class with a 5-0 record.

Bond got three pins but should have had a fourth when a referee missed the call. According to Pinto

coach Bryan Stiverson, Bond had James Fink of La Cueva pinned in the first period but finally let him up and eventually lost 12-11.

“Kade had him stacked up, legs up in the air and in a chicken wing,” Stiverson said. “He (Fink) couldn’t escape. Kade finally let him go since there was no call then ran out of gas in the third period.”

Bond just rejoined the team this week and wasn’t expected to wrestle. But he showed well in practice and Stiverson put him out there.

That win would have put Moriarty in a battle for third and fourth which the coach even concedes they would have lost. But with his team forfeiting three weight classes all day Stiverson had no complaints.

Well, almost none. He disquali-

t’s tough to stay in a basketball game when you score only three points in 16 minutes.

And for the Mountainair Mustangs boys basketball team, playing for third place in the Bean Valley Conference Tournament, they could not get past the lead the Cuba Rams got on them Saturday in Estancia.

Mountainair lost 53-29 in a game the Mustangs led 13-11 after the first quarter. A Victor Zamora 3-pointer gave them that lead, but Chris Lovato was the only Mustang able to score in the second quarter.

“We made some mistakes, like not pushing it in the first half,” said Mountainair coach Jerry Lisk.

The Rams allowed Mountainair to stay in the game, scoring only five points themselves in the second quarter. The second half didn’t get any better for the Mustangs — a Vince Lopez free throw was all the team could muster in the third quarter. Cuba pulled ahead 37-16 heading into the final stanza.

“We could have beat Cuba,” said Lopez, Mountainair’s leading scorer. “We were flat the second half and didn’t box out (No.) 30 (Cuba’s Taray Johnson).”

The rebounding which was relatively even in the first half became almost nonexistent in the third quarter.

Lopez had 11 points while Lovato and Zamora both had seven for the Mustangs. Johnson led all scorers with 19. Lopez was picked for the All-BVC team.

See RAMS on PAGE 12

Athlete of the Week

Pintos take sixth place of 13 at Pinto Duals Michel and Bond each get four pins

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Page 7

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Moriarty’s Javier Gallardo on his way to a 5-1 decision over Adam Miller of Santa Fe High School at the Pinto Duals on Jan. 11. fied his own wrestler for head butting a La Cueva opponent during a match. Stiverson could have left him in to get a win since the La Cueva kid’s nose wouldn’t stop

bleeding. But he even argued with the ref who wanted him to stay in.

He wants his kids to win the right See PINTOS on PAGE 8

Josh Jaquez of Estancia High School is the Mountain View Telegraph Athlete of the Week.

Jaquez was instrumental in his team’s comeback victory in the Bean Valley Conference final to earn the Raymond “Bud” Coburn trophy.

He was also the tournament MVP. Jaquez scored 12 points in that game versus Native JAQUEZ: AidAmerican Community ed in team’s Academy besides comeback getting two blocked victory shots and a steal in the decisive fourth quarter.

He also scored 11 points in the BVC opening round Jan. 9 and semifinal the next day.

Josh lives in Tajique and is the son of Isabel L’Esperance.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Velveeta apocalypse not the end of the world

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think that I’m a pretty tolerant guy. I pretty much saw it all on Manhattan street corners in my youth and have filled in any gaps in the last 40 years.

But not a Velveeta apocalypse!

I’ve seen garbage strikes where there was too much trash to cross the street and gas shortages where you could only buy five gallons at a time, but never a cheese shortage.

We might even see people quitting work to try to qualify for government cheese.

I am especially lactose tolerant and my stomach was in an uproar all weekend.

That uproar was caused by Kraft when they announced a possible shortage of Velveeta cheese last week.

Never mind the lack of queso at the upcoming NFL playoff and ensuing Super Bowl parties. There was NO hospitality room for reporters, coaches or anyone at the Bean Valley Conference Tournament in

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And the rumor was that it was due to the Velveeta shortage.

Well, I thought that was JIM GOODMAN a cheesy decision with lots of holes in it. So I went to Sturges Market and found plenty of Velveeta on the shelf; later on, I visited Moriarty Foods, Smith’s and Walmart to find plenty there as well.

Upon further investigation after inspecting orders Mountain Viewtwo Telegraph of nachos at the concession stand, I concluded that a lack of Velveeta was not the reason.

What I later found out was that it was more about the money. That makes sense

in these times of economic hardship.

Nonetheless, I sure missed the green chile stew, posole, queso and other treats given away to us hard-working reporters who were there for as long as 12 hours at a clip.

And free sure was a good price! But I realize that the tourney has had its financial hardships over the past few years and if this will keep it going I am willing to forego the hospitality room.

From what I heard, the hospitality room at the Moriarty High wrestling meet this past weekend had no lack of great food as usual. Including con queso made with Velveeta.

I will not be happy without queso at upcoming parties.

So, if you invite me, I have come up with a couple of alternatives.

First off, you can use real cheese, which is a little more expensive but way worth it.

I will be glad to bring the cheese if you think it’s too expensive; I find combinations of cheddar, Swiss, pepper jack and

almost any cheese you can think of work well together.

For the true gourmet, Gruyère or havarti can add a real unique flavor and texture to your Velveetaless chile con queso. Just use either a double boiler, crock pot on low or one pan atop another filled with water to melt the cheese.

Don’t take this the wrong way, but I’ll even help you to cut the cheese. In cubes for blending purposes of course.

Then there is cheese soup, which can be used in its condensed form and mixed with other cheeses and/or cream of mushroom soup.

Having been a vegan a few years back, I can also say that soy and other vegetarian cheeses are another alternative. They are tougher to melt and more expensive but after the Velveeta apocalypse they could be your last alternative.

And of course there’s squeeze cheese manufactured under all different brand names, as well as powdered cheese in the event of a real

Michel barely broke a sweat wrestling a total of less than four minutes.

With Cobre dropping out of the tourney just a few days before, both the Piedra Vista junior varsity and Gallup varsity joined in the tournament.

Michel made the All Tourney team joined by five Piedra Vista wrestlers as well as three from Volcano Vista, two from Robertson and La Cueva and one from Belen.

Also getting pins for Moriarty were Doug Stokes at 126, Kade’s brother Konner Bond at 126 (2 pins) and Javier Gallardo at 138. Ivan Madrid

way. And they’re responding.

“We did better than I thought we would,” the coach said. “We wrestled pretty well. And we have four new guys coming today (to practice Monday).”

While the Pintos lost to Los Lunas 46-21, they were able to beat former Pinto Duals champion Las Vegas Robertson 42-36 and Santa Fe 51-16.

They also lost to Belen 33-12 and La Cueva 36-25.

Michel not only got four pins, but they were all in the first period. Robertson forfeited in his weight class so

The Manzano Monarch wrestlers won the Academy Invite on Jan. 11 with 164.5 points, edging Atrisco Heritage Academy who had 162.

The Monarchs also beat Cibola in a home match 47-24 on Jan. 7. Getting pins for the Monarchs were Isaiah Garcia at 120 pounds, Anthony Gallegos (126), David Stoltzfus (152) and James Orona (220). Corey Morrow got a technical fall 16-1 at 170.

Moriarty girls hoops rescheduled The Moriarty girls basketball varsity, junior varsity and C-team games were rescheduled from Dec. 5 against Belen to Jan. 28.

State tourney passes on sale State Basketball Tournament passes will go on sale to the general public on Jan. 21 at 7:30 am.

Passes are $125 each and can be purchased at the

NMAA office or by calling 505-923-3110.

Tournament pass renewal letters have already gone out to previous purchasers.

Previous pass holders who plan on renewing have until today at 3 p.m. to do so.

Scholarship opportunities New Mexico Activities Association Foundation Scholarships are awarded to students from NMAA member schools who, through the application/ nomination process, demonstrate sportsmanship and academic achievement in the classroom.

The deadline to submit applications is Monday, February 3, 2014. For more information please contact Gene Pino at 505-923-3272.

Manzano schedules baseball practice The Manzano baseball team will start pre-season practice on Jan. 22 from 2:453:45 p.m.

There will be practice at the same time on Jan. 27 and 29 then tryouts will happen Feb. 3, 4, 5 from 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Coming up Basketball

Centennial, Friday, 7 p.m.

Mountainair boys and girls at Alamo Navajo, today, 5 p.m. girls and 6:30 p.m. boys

Estancia boys host LagunaAcoma, Tuesday, 7 p.m.

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Moriarty boys host Artesia, Friday, 6:30 p.m. n

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n Estancia girls at LagunaAcoma, Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Wrestling n Moriarty at Cibola for Joe Vivian Classic, Saturday, all day n Manzano at Cibola for Joe Vivian Classic, Saturday, all day

Swimming and diving n Manzano boys in APS Metro Championships, Saturday, diving 8 a.m., swimming 11:15 a.m.

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Ups, downs for area basketball teams Telegraph Staff Report

Area basketball teams had varying degrees of success over the past week. Here’s a roundup of how they did:

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Pinto wrestler Antonio Martinez puts a move on Santa Fe’s Zach Jaquez at the Pinto Duals in Moriarty on Jan. 11. at 106 got the only major decision for the Pintos (11-1 against La Cueva).

For Stiverson, four new w r e s t ler s i nc lud i n g a 195-pounder make the future

look a little brighter.

“By February we’ll be making some noise,” the coach said. As opposed to the rumblings this past weekend.

The Manzano girls lost 33-29 at Rio Grande on Jan. 14.

Michelle Dao had 13 for the 4-7 Monarchs while Jenneva Lujan had 11 for the winners.

Manzano boys Warren Smith had 30 points on Jan. 14 at home when Manzano (6-7) lost to Highland in a 61-60 nailbiter.

T.J. Holyfield had 11 points and Dru Anderson led Highland with 14.

Moriarty boys

Sports in Brief Monarchs take Academy Invite

But how would the whipped cream stay in place during the marathon game? It just wouldn’t be the same.

So here I am; I’ve never missed a Super Bowl. I watched the Packers beat the Chiefs with Bart Starr connecting to Max McGee twice for touchdowns.

I saw Joe Namath not only predict a win but predict the score correctly for my New York Jets in 1969. And that was long before I ever tasted chile con queso.

I gave up on the Jets after 50 years when they didn’t fire coach Rex Ryan last year.

Why not give up on Velveeta after it’s been only 35 years.

The Swiss cheese I use instead may have more holes than the Dallas Cowboy defense. But combined with a cheddar as sharp as the Seattle Seahawk defense, it will make a better queso anyway.

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Pintos 6th place at Pinto Duals from PAGE 7

apocalypse. Like Twinkies and cockroaches, pre-packed artificial cheeses will go on longer than zombies.

But just like New Mexico is an oil-producing state with supposed oil shortages, we are also one of the top dairyproducing states. So it should be Alabama or Mississippi that runs out of Velveeta first, right?

That could be the start of another Civil War, though, if Southerners can’t have their mac and cheese. Or their con queso with bell peppers that are too spicy for their tame Southeastern taste buds.

If we do indeed run out of cheese for Super Bowl Sunday, I could still make my pigskin-shaped pile of pork roast. But the laces, usually made of white cheese, could be an issue.

I could cut some parsnip into laces but I’m not sure who would eat that. Or do they have white bell peppers; onions would be too difficult to shape?

Maybe I could make a huge brownie instead with whipped cream for laces.

NMAA Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser Jan. 26 The annual New Mexico Activities Association Foundation Bowl-a-Thon will be held Jan. 26 at TenPins & More in Rio Rancho.

The cost is $250.00 for each four person team. If you are unable to participate you may still make a donation.

Come out and support the student athletes of New Mexico. All proceeds go toward scholarships for student athletes throughout the state.

For more information regarding the Bowl-a-Thon or making a donation, please contact Gene Pino at 505-9233272.

Moriarty lost up north to West Las Vegas 78-68 on Jan. 14.

Jake Flaming had 29 points while Garrett Wolf had 17 and Cruzz Howse 10.

East Mountain girls The East Mountain girls got two wins this week, beating Evangel Christian 55-47 away on Jan. 10 then Santa Rosa 68-42 at home on Jan. 14.

Morgan Blankenship and Alyse Talamante both had 17 against Santa Rosa while

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Blankenship had 15, Jenny Nguyen 11 and Talamante 10 at Evangel Christian.

East Mountain boys The Timberwolves lost 56-50 at Tularosa on Saturday with Craig Martin scoring 17 points and Derrick Merkey 15.

Merkey had 12 to lead East Mountain over Santa Rosa 55-51 on Jan. 14 at home. Andy Hotz added 9 for the winners who knocked off the eighthranked Lions.

Estancia boys The Estancia boys lost 80-68 to Magdalena at home Jan. 14. Caleb Ortiz had 25 points while Josh Jaquez had a good game, according to coach Leslie Gaztambide.

“They bur ned a lot of threes,” Gaztambide said.

Estancia girls The Lady Bears edged Tucumcari 30-29 on the road Jan. 14.

Carly Coburn had eight points; Leeann Calhoon and Stephanie Misangyi both had seven.

“Both teams played tough defense,” said coach Ernest Renteria who added that Tucumcari was on the line for the win at game’s end and missed both free throws.

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g g p p que no exceda $3,000,000 con el fín de: construir, remodelar, agregar anexos y amueblar a los edificios escolares; comprando o mejorarando terrenos escolares; comprando software y hardware de computadora para el uso estudíantil en las escuelas públicas; proveyendo fondos iguales para los proyectos de desembolso de capital financiados conforme a la Ley de Desembolso de Capital de Escuelas Publicas; o cualquiera combinación de estos propósitos, los dichos bonos pagados de los fondos derivados de los impuestos generales (ad valorem) y emisibles y vendidos en tal fecha o en tales fechas y conforme a los términos y condiciones que la Junta determine?

Sección 3. Una persona es votante habilitado del Distrito si en el día de la Elección él o ella es ciudadano(a) de los Estado Unidos, tiene por lo menos 18 años de edad, y es residente del Distrito. Para votar, los votantes habilitados del Distrito deben haberse registrado previamente con el Torrance County Clerk, con el Socorro County Clerk, o cualquier auxiliar de registración conforme a la ley.

Cualquier votante habilitado del Distrito que no esté registrado ahora y que desea votar en la Elección debe registrarse durante las horas hábiles antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de febrero, 2014, siendo el día vigésimo octavo inmedíatamente antes de la Elección, en la oficina del Torrance County Clerk en el Torrance County Courthouse en Estancia, Nuevo México, en la oficina del Socorro County Clerk en el Socorro County Courthouse en Socorro, Nuevo México, o por cualquier agente de registración de votantes en una agencia designada como provenido en NMSA 1978, Secciónes 1-4-48 y 1-4-49.

Sección 4. Los sitios de votación para la Elección permanecerán abiertos entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 7:00 p.m. el día de la Elección.

Sección 5. Los Distritos Electorales para la Elección serán los siguientes: Distrito Electoral 1 Recinto de Eleccion (Cosolidados) 4, 8, 9 y 10, que incluye Manzano, P u n t a de Agua, Gran Quivira, Abo y Mountainair y esa parte del Condado de Socorro conocido como Distrito Escolar #13T Sitio de Votacion Mountainair High Gymnasum Mountainair, NM

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La votación ausente será según se expresa en Sección 7 aquí.

Sección 6. La votación en el día de la Elección se llevará a cabo usando un sistema de votación definido en NMSA 1978, Sección 1-9-1(B). Se colocará, por lo menos, un sistema de votación en el sitio de votación de cada Distrito Electoral.

Sección 7. Conforme a la Ley de la Votación Ausente, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-1 a 1-618, la Ley de Recinto de Votación Ausente, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-19 a 1-6-23, y Sección 1-22-19, votantes habilitados podrán votar ausente en la oficina del Torrance County Clerk durante las horas y en los días hábiles desde las 8:00 a.m. el 21 de febrero, 2014, siendo el día vigésimo quinto (25th) antes de la Elección, hasta las 5:00 p.m. el 14 de marzo, 2014, siendo el día viernes que antecede inmedíatamente la Elección.

La votación ausente se llevará a cabo usando balotas de papel conforme a Secciones 1-6-8, 1-6-9, y 1-22-19.

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within a period of two years prior to the date of the Election.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13, CONSTITUTING THE GOVERNING BODY OF SAID DISTRICT IN THE COUNTIES OF TORRANCE AND SOCORRO AND THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: Section 1. On the 18th day of March, 2014, there will be held in the Mountainair Public School District No. 13, Torrance and Socorro Counties, New Mexico, a special school bond election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified, registered electors of the District the question of creating a debt by the issuing of general obligation bonds.

Section 2. At the Election, the following question shall be submitted to such qualified registered electors of the District: GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BOND QUESTION Shall the Board of Education of the Mountainair Public School District No. 13, Counties of Torrance and Socorro, State of New Mexico, be authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the District, in one series or more, in the aggregate principal amount not exceeding $3,000,000, for the purpose of: erecting, remodeling, making additions to and furnishing school buildings; purchasing or improving school grounds; purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public schools; providing matching funds for capital outlay projects funded pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act; or any combination of these purposes, said bonds to be payable from general (ad valorem) taxes and to be issued and sold at such time or times upon such terms and conditions as the Board may determine?

Section 3. A person is a qualified elector of the District if on the day of the Election he or she is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the District. In order to vote, qualified electors of the District must have previously registered with the Torrance County Clerk, the Socorro County Clerk, or any voter registration agent, in accordance with law. Any qualified elector of the District who is not now registered and who wishes to vote at the Election should register prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 18, 2014, being the twenty-eighth day immediately preceding the Election, during regular business hours and days of business, at the office of the Torrance County Clerk at the Torrance County Courthouse, in Estancia, New Mexico, at the office of the Socorro County Clerk at the Socorro County Courthouse, in Socorro, New Mexico, or by any voter registration agent at a designated agency, as provided in NMSA 1978, Sections 1-4-48 and 1-4-49.

Section 4. The polls for the Election will be open between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Election.

Section 5. The Voting Districts for the Election shall be as follows: Voting District 1 Election Precinct (Consolidated) 4, 8, 9 and 10, which includes Manzano, Punta de Agua, Gran Quivira, Abo and Mountainair; and that part of Socorro County known as School District #13T Polling Place Mountainair High Gymnasium Mountainair, NM

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APROBADA Y ADOPTADA este día 6 de enero, 2014.

Absentee voting will be as described in Section 7 herein.

Darnell Roberts Presidente, Junta de Educación

Section 6. Voting on the day of the Election shall be by a voting system defined in NMSA 1978, Section 1-91(B). At least one voting system shall be used at the polling place for each Voting District.

[Sello de Distrito] Atestiguado: Gabriel Chavez Secretaria, Junta de Educación Mountain View Telegraph: January 16 & 23, 2014 RESOLUTION AND PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL SCHOOL BOND ELECTION WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Mountainair Public School District No. 13 ("Board" and "District," respectively), in the Counties of Torrance and Socorro and the State of New Mexico, has determined that a special school bond election ("Election") be held on March 18, 2014, pursuant to the School Election Law, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-22-1 through 1-22-19, and the Bond Election Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 6-15-23 through 615-28; WHEREAS, the Board has determined upon its own initiative to submit to vote at the Election the question of the issuance of its general obligation bonds in the maximum amount and for the purpose hereinafter specified, as permitted by NMSA 1978, Section 22-18-2(B), and the Bond Election Act; and WHEREAS, neither the bond question herein submitted, nor any other school bond question has been defeated by the voters of the District at a school bond election held

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Section 7. Pursuant to the Absent Voter Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-1 through 1-6-18, the Absent Voter Precinct Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-19 through 1-6-23, and Section 1-22-19, qualified, registered electors may also vote absentee at the office of the Torrance County Clerk during regular hours and days of business, from 8:00 a.m. on February 21, 2014, being the twenty-fifth (25th) day preceding the Election, until 5:00 p.m. on March 14, 2014, being the Friday immediately prior to the Election. Absentee voting shall be by paper ballot, pursuant to Sections 16-8, 1-6-9, and 1-22-19.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of January, 2014.

Darrell Roberts President, Board of Education [District Seal] Attest: Gabriel Chavea Secretary, Board of Education Mountain View Telegraph: January 16 & 23, 2014

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF TORRANCE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT No. D-722-CV-2011-00093 PNC MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH NATIONAL CITY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC, SUC-

CESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, INC. F/K/A NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO. DBA COMMONWEALTH UNITED MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v.

Legals NM00-00071_FC01 Mountain View Telegraph: January 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2014 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF TORRANCE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT No. D-722-CV-2012-00205 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, v.

ROBERT H. KURZ, KAREN KURZ, THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ROBERT H. KURZ, IF ANY AND THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KAREN KURZ, IF ANY, Defendant(s).

M. JANE SYFERD AKA M. JANE SYFRED, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & REVENUE AND NOTICE OF SALE THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVOF M. JANE SYFERD AKA M. JANE SYFRED, IF EN that the undersigned Special Master will on January 29, ANY, 2014 at 1:00 PM, front enDefendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Special Master will on January 29, 2014 at 1:00 PM, front entrance of the Moriarty Magistrate Court, 1100 Central, Moriarty, New Mexico, sell and convey to the highest bidder for cash all the right, title, and interest of the above-named defendants in and to the following described real estate located in said County and State: Lots numbered Eleven (11) and Twelve (12) in Block numbered One (1) of OAK GROVE, a subdivision, as the same is shown and designated on the plat(s) of said subdivision filed in the office of the Clerk of Torrance County, New Mexico. And all improvements, including but not limited to, the manufactured home attached thereto and more particularly described as: VIN TXFLN12A15386FD The address of the real property is 23 Maple Drive, McIntosh, NM 87032.

Plaintiff does not represent or warrant that the stated street address is the street address of the described property; if the street address does not match the legal description, then the property being sold herein is the property more particularly described above, not the property located at the street address; any prospective purchaser at the sale is given notice that it should verify the location and address of the property being sold. Said sale will be made pursuant to the judgment entered on February 12, 2013 in the above entitled and numbered cause, which was a suit to foreclose a mortgage held by the above Plaintiff and wherein Plaintiff was adjudged to have a lien against the abovedescribed real estate in the sum of $50,544.84 plus interest from August 15, 2011 to the date of sale at the rate of 6.875% per annum, the costs of sale, including the Special Master’s fee, publication costs, and Plaintiff’s costs expended for taxes, insurance, and keeping the property in good repair.

Plaintiff has the right to bid at such sale and submit its bid verbally or in writing.

The Plaintiff may apply all or any part of its judgment to the purchase price in lieu of cash.

At the date and time stated above, the Special Master may postpone the sale to such later date and time as the Special Master may specify.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this sale may be subject to a bankruptcy filing, a pay off, a reinstatement or any other condition that would cause the cancellation of this sale.

Further, if any of these conditions exist, at the time of sale, this sale will be null and void, the successful bidder’s funds shall be returned, and the Special Master and the mortgagee giving this notice shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damages.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the real property and improvements concerned with herein will be sold subject to any and all patent reservations, easements, all recorded and unrecorded liens not foreclosed herein, and all recorded and unrecorded special assessments and taxes that may be due.

Plaintiff and its attorneys disclaim all responsibility for, and the purchaser at the sale takes the property subject to, the valuation of the property by the County Assessor as real or personal property, affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land, deactivation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property, if any, environmental contamination on the property, if any, and zoning violations concerning the property, if any.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the purchaser at such sale shall take title to the above-described real property subject to rights of redemption.

Jeffrey Lake Special Master Southwest Support Group 5011 Indian School Road NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-767-9444

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trance of the Moriarty Magistrate Court, 1100 Central, Moriarty, New Mexico, sell and convey to the highest bidder for cash all the right, title, and interest of the abovenamed defendants in and to the following described real estate located in said County and State: Lot numbered Twentyseven(27) in Block numbered One (1) of WOODLAND HILLS, a subdivision, as the same is shown and designated on the plat thereof filed for the record on July 31, 1997, as Document no. 9724304, and filed in Cabinet D, Slide 88, Plat Records of Torrance County, New Mexico.

The address of the real property is 34 High Vista, Edgewood, NM 87015. Plaintiff does not represent or warrant that the stated street address is the street address of the described property; if the street address does not match the legal description, then the property being sold herein is the property more particularly described above, not the property located at the street address; any prospective purchaser at the sale is given notice that it should verify the location and address of the property being sold. Said sale will be made pursuant to the judgment entered on November 22, 2013 in the above entitled and numbered cause, which was a suit to foreclose a mortgage held by the above Plaintiff and wherein Plaintiff was adjudged to have a lien against the above-described real estate in the sum of $82,341.11 plus interest from May 6, 2013 to the date of sale at the rate of 6.875% per annum, the costs of sale, including the Special Master’s fee, publication costs, and Plaintiff’s costs expended for taxes, insurance, and keeping the property in good repair.

Plaintiff has the right to bid at such sale and submit its bid verbally or in writing. The Plaintiff may apply all or any part of its judgment to the purchase price in lieu of cash.

At the date and time stated above, the Special Master may postpone the sale to such later date and time as the Special Master may specify.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this sale may be subject to a bankruptcy filing, a pay off, a reinstatement or any other condition that would cause the cancellation of this sale. Further, if any of these conditions exist, at the time of sale, this sale will be null and void, the successful bidder’s funds shall be returned, and the Special Master and the mortgagee giving this notice shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damages.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the real property and improvements concerned with herein will be sold subject to any and all patent reservations, easements, all recorded and unrecorded liens not foreclosed herein, and all recorded and unrecorded special assessments and taxes that may be due. Plaintiff and its attorneys disclaim all responsibility for, and the purchaser at the sale takes the property subject to, the valuation of the property by the County Assessor as real or personal property, affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land, deactivation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property, if any, environmental contamination on the property, if any, and zoning violations concerning the property, if any.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the purchaser at such sale shall take title to the above-described real property subject to rights of redemption.

Jeffrey Lake Special Master Southwest Support Group 5011 Indian School Road NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-767-9444 NM12-02393_FC01 Mountain View Telegraph: January 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2014

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Weekly Calendar Thursdays AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the rectory of Sts. Pete and Paul Catholic Church in Estancia. Spanish, English and bilingual. 384-3038.

AA meeting from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Thursday at Torrance County Counseling, Route 66 Shopping Center in Moriarty. 463-4204 or 832-9135.

AA meeting every Tuesday and Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Edgewood at 7 a.m.

266-1900.

AL-ANON meets Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, #5 Entrada Del Norte in Edgewood.

262-2177.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 614 meets every Thursday at Edgewood Elementary School. 281-4323.

MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS (MOPS) meets the first and third Thursday each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mountain Valley Church, 5 Dinkle Road, Edgewood. 903-7083 or 281-3348.

EDGEWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT holds EMS training sessions on the first Thursday at 7 p.m. Business meeting second Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Main Station. 281-4697.

EDGEWOOD LIONS CLUB meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge on Old Route 66. 281-5491.

SENIOR CITIZEN’S LUNCHEON hosted by First Baptist Church of Estancia, fourth Thursday of each month, 11:30 a.m. Free monthly event includes a delicious meal, live entertainment, a brief word from the pastor and door prizes. Everyone welcome.

384-2286.

TORRANCE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the County Courthouse. All welcome. 384-0176.

AABC YOUTH BASEBALL meets the first Wednesday and the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Community Center. 384-2924.

EAST MOUNTAIN TOASTMASTERS meets the every Thursday at 6 p.m. at El Comedor in Moriarty. Visitors are welcome.

321-9590.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE Prevention Task Force meets the third Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m. alternating monthly between Moriarty and Estancia.

832-4495.

AA meets Tuesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Church of Christ, Irene Avenue at Eunice Street. 832-6430.

WESTERNERS 4-H CLUB meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Community Center.

384-2372.

DESPERADOES 4-H CLUB meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Community Center.

384-2372.

MOUNTAINAIR ROTARY CLUB meets on Thursdays at noon at Jerry’s Ancient Cities Cafe.

EAST MOUNTAIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets the first Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at Los Vecinos Community Center. Call 2811999 for more information.

HUMANITY QUILTERS meets Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon at Vista Grande Community Center in Sandia Park. No experience necessary. No children, please. 293-0581.

BIG HORN GUN CLUB meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Edgewood Community Center. 281-8678.

THE MANZANO MOUNTAIN GUN CLUB meets the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Jerry’s Ancient Cities on U.S. 60 in Mountainair. Web site: www.manzanomountaingunclub.org.

CEDAR CREST CHAPTER OF DRINKING LIBERALLY meets every first and third Thursdays of each month at the GreenSide Cafe from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The group is comprised of likeminded liberals and progressives who enjoy gabbing about politics, travel, movies, and just about anything else. For more information, go to livingliberally. org/drinking/chapters/NM/ cedarcrest or call Dwight Miller at 281-3655.

KXNM COMMUNITY RADIO FOUNDATION board of directors meets the first Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. at the station located just south of the Torrance County dispatch cen-

ter in McIntosh, www.kxnm.org.

Fridays AL-ANON meets Fridays at 10 a.m. at Mountainside United Methodist Church, 4 Penny Lane in Cedar Crest.

EAST MOUNTAINS AND ESTANCIA VALLEY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP meets the second Friday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Valley View Christian Church on Christian Way in Edgewood. 281-0996.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Summers Bail Bonds building in Estancia. 384-3038.

AA meets Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. for book study, and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at the Mountainair Methodist Church. 847-0226. English and Spanish.

Saturdays AA meets Mondays and Wednesdays in Edgewood at 7 p.m. at Christ Unity Church on Dinkle Road, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Valley View Christian Church and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal.

384-2834.

AA meets each Saturday at noon at the Mountainside United Methodist Church in Cedar Crest, 4 Penny Lane. 350-1619.

EAST MOUNTAIN SUN CHASERS RV Club meets the third Saturday of each month at different locations, with campouts during the summer. New members welcome. 281-7229 or 604-8032.

ESTANCIA VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION meets the second Saturday of each month at the TA Truck Stop in Moriarty at 9 a.m. Meet earlier for breakfast. For more info, call Ed at 384-2707.

THE EAST MOUNTAIN Interagency Fire Protection Association meets the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon at the Village of Tijeras Fire Department. The public is invited to attend.

THE LADIES AUXILIARY TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR Post 3370 meets on the second Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. For more information, call 832-0730.

THE MCINTOSH SENIOR CENTER CLUB holds a game night on the last Saturday of every month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Donations, local musicians and volunteers are welcome.

The center is located at 16 East Willow Lake Road in McIntosh.

384-2636.

THE MCINTOSH SENIOR CENTER CLUB holds a fundraising dinner on the third Saturday of every month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost for adults is $6, children ages 10 and under are $3.

Come listen to Christian and popular music while you dine.

The center is located at 16 East Willow Lake Road in McIntosh.

384-2636.

VFW POST 3370 holds steak and fish nights from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first and third Saturday of the month. The post is located on N.M. 41 south of Moriarty at mile marker 22.

832-0730.

VFW POST 3370 holds its monthly membership meeting at 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month. The post is located on N.M. 41 south of Moriarty at mile marker 22.

832-0730.

Sundays ALATEEN meets Sundays at 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Old Route 66, mile west of N.M. 344 in Edgewood. 867-5096.

TORRANCE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY meets the third Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. For meeting places call 832-4978.

AA meets Sundays at 7 p.m. at the Holy Child Catholic Church in Tijeras. 281-0726.

VALLEY GIRLS AA Women’s meeting at 7 p.m. each Monday at the McIntosh Senior Center.

832-9414.

SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS meets every Sunday at Unity Church in Edgewood from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. 750-7545.

CARNUEL MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER AND WASTEWATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION board of directors meets the third Sunday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Canon de Carnue Land Grant Hall on Old Route 66 in Carnuel.

THE MCINTOSH SENIOR CEN-

TER CLUB holds a fundraising brunch on the first Sunday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost for adults is $6, children ages 10 and under are $3.

The center is located at 16 East Willow Lake Road in McIntosh.

384-2636.

Mondays AA meets Mondays and Wednesdays in Edgewood at 7 p.m. at Christ Unity Church on Dinkle Road, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Valley View Christian Church and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal.

384-2834.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

HEPATITIS C AWARENESS and Support meeting on the third Monday of every month, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First Choice Medical Clinic, N.M. 344 and Venus Road in Edgewood. 281-3406.

AA meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Summers Bail Bonds Building in Estancia. 384-3038.

ESTANCIA ROTARY CLUB meets every Monday at noon at the superintendent’s office on the west side of the Estancia Municipal Schools campus.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 22 meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at 676 Hwy. 55. Call 384-2833. American Legion Auxiliary Post meets the second Monday at 7 p.m.

For specific meeting place each month, call 384-2892. New members welcome.

MORIARTY GARDEN CLUB meets the fourth Monday of every month at the Moriarty Community Library at 5 p.m.

832-4558.

MORIARTY ROTARY CLUB meets every Monday at 6 p.m. at Shorty’s BBQ.

Tuesdays AA meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Mountainside Methodist Church on Hwy. 14 in Cedar Crest.

281-0726.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA for women meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Summers Bail Bonds building in Estancia.

384-3038.

AA meeting from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Thursday at Torrance County Counseling, Route 66 Shopping Center in Moriarty. 463-4204 or 832-9135.

AA meeting every Tuesday and Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Edgewood at 7 a.m.

266-1900.

NAR-ANON, for those whose family and friends are dealing with drug addiction, meets every Tuesday, starting Aug. 7, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Valley View Christian Church at 170 N.M. 344 in Edgewood. 4881721 or www.nar-anon.org.

LIONS CLUB Sandia Mountain chapter meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Los Vecinos Community Center.

286-6267.

HIGH DESERT RIDERS equine club meets the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Edgewood Community Center. The club is dedicated to having fun with their equines, as well as promoting and protecting public access, trails and open space in the East Mountains. For information visit www.highdesertriders.org.

TORRANCE COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Soil and Water Conservation District building at the Torrance County Fairgrounds. www. tcasnm.org. 575-520-9734.

MASONIC LODGE in Edgewood meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1410 N.M. 333, about four miles west of Edgewood. 889-0709.

OVER THE MOUNTAIN QUILTERS’ GUILD meets the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge at 1400 Old Route 66 west of Edgewood. Contact at www. overthemountain.org.

TORRANCE COUNTY HOMEMAKERS CLUB program and meeting, first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at the McIntosh Community Center.

384-2372.

ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR meets the first Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. 292-7077.

MCINTOSH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the fire station. Call 384-2810 about See WEEKLY on PAGE 11

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volunteering or for other information.

AA meets Tuesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Church of Christ, Irene Avenue at Eunice Street. 832-6430.

MORIARTY MUSTANGS 4-H CLUB meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church on old Route 66 in Moriarty. 384-2372.

LIONS CLUB OF MORIARTY hosts bingo every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Lions Building.

Prizes up to $1,000, players welcomed. Club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lions Building, 515 Lions Court, visitors welcome. 832-6044.

WEIGHT WATCHERS meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church in Moriarty. Check-in time at 5:40.

TORRANCE COUNTY District

2 Volunteer Fire Department business meeting on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 39 Indian Hills Road. Public welcome. 832-4040.

EAST MOUNTAIN-EARS, the East Mountain chapter of the Rio Grande Mule and Donkey Association, meets the first Tuesday of each month at El Comedor de Anayas restaurant in Moriarty. 832-0803.

TORRANCE COUNTY District 5 fire department meets the first Tuesday of each month for regular business meetings at the new district fire station on West Abrahames Road. Public welcome to attend. 705-4010.

AA meets Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. for book study, and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at the Mountainair Methodist Church. 847-0226. English and Spanish.

EDGEWOOD CIVITANS meet the first and third Tuesday of

the month at 6 p.m. at the Edgewood Chamber of Commerce at 95 N.M. 344, Suite 3 in Edgewood. Civitan is a group of men and women working together, contributing their time and talent to make a difference in our community. New members welcome. 281-8694.

TRI-COUNTY JUVENILE Justice Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. in the District Court in Estancia. For more information, call Jewel Kenway at 832-4495 or jkenway@lobo.net.

Wednesdays AA meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Mountainside Methodist Church on Hwy. 14 in Cedar Crest.

281-0726.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA meets Mondays and Wednesdays in Edgewood at 7 p.m. at Christ Unity Church on Dinkle Road, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Valley View Christian Church and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal.

384-2834.

A.F. & A.M. LODGE #33 meets the first and third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Main Street in Estancia. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. before the first meeting of the month. 281-3594.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 74 and Auxiliary meet the third Wednesday of the month at the Lions Club building in Moriarty at 10 a.m. 832-6183.

ESTANCIA VALLEY Writers Group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Moriarty Community Library.

Writers and aspiring writers of all genres welcome for moral support and critiques. For information call 832-2513.

FLOREASE ELIZABETH WELLS Florease Elizabeth Wells was born in Amarillo, Texas, to Bill and Lucy (Williams) Impola on Feb. 25, 1928. She began her school years in Amarillo, and when she was

Police Report The Torrance County Sheriff’s Department reports the following arrests: Jan. 7: Kelly Poll, 23, of Estancia was arrested by Torrance County deputies due to conditions of his release following charges of fraud, forgery and conspiracy being revoked.

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Jan. 8: Matthew Vigil, 36, of Moriarty was arrested by Torrance County deputies on two felony warrants.

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Jan. 9: Julian Zamora, 21, of Torrance County was arrested by Torrance County deputies on a felony warrant.

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James Hamlin, 19, of Moriarty was arrested by Moriarty Police on suspicion of battery against a household member, aggravated assault against a household member and possession of a controlled substance.

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n Jessica Gonzales, 33, of Moriarty was arrested by Moriarty Police on suspicion of aggravated battery on a household member and criminal damage to property.

Jan. 10:

FREE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC. Call for times in Estancia, 384-2351.

FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC Teen services, STD exams, prenatal care, free pregnancy testing, free immunizations. By appointment in Estancia. 3842351. Hablamos español.

WIC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM, Eighth and Allen in Estancia, most Mondays and all Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 8 to noon. Call for appointment, 384-2351.

MORIARTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and Museum, located in the Moriarty Civic Center, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. 832-0839.

FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC Teen services, STD exams, prenatal care, free pregnancy testing, free immunizations in Moriarty. By appointment. Teen

walk-ins accepted. 832-6782.

FREE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC Call for appointment in Moriarty. 832-6782.

WIC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM at 1110 Old Route 66 in Moriarty, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8:30 to 5, every other Monday 8:30 to 12:30. Call for appointment, 832-6782.

FREE PREGNANCY TESTING and free immunizations in Mountainair. By appointment.

384-2351. Hablamos español.

EAST MOUNTAIN FOOD PANTRY provides food boxes for needy families in the East Mountains area. Open Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to the First Baptist Church of Tijeras. 281-3342.

SUICIDE/CRISIS HOT LINE All areas call toll free 24 hours, 7 days a week, (888) 920-6333.

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Obituaries CHARLES NEWCOMB Charles Newcomb, age 84, of Miami, Okla., passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 following a short illness.

He was born in Henry, Ill., to Joseph and Drusillia (Brookman) Newcomb.

Charles worked as a machinist for Spartan Southwest and was a maintenance supervisor for the Honeywell Corp., both of Albuquerque. He was involved with league bowling and loved to hunt and fish. He was a licensed minister with the Independent Assembly.

Charles served in the U.S. Air Force from February 1948 to February 1950.

He married Mary Ella Meredith on Feb. 21, 1949, in Abington, Ill. She preceded him in death on Nov. 3, 2003. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one son, William Newcomb, one brother Robert Newcomb, three sisters, Sylvia Fox, Dorris Hanlin, Alice Giles, and one step-sister, Eilleen Foutch.

Charles is survived by two daughters; Rebecca Land of Miami, Okla., and Elizabeth Harrah of Delcambre, La.; six grandchildren, Michelle Ford, Aimee White, Nikki Dartez, Kristen Toussiant, Cody Har rah, Cheyanne Harrah; eight great-grandchildren; two step-brothers, Ken Schisler and Don Schisler; and step-sister Linda Hurr.

Memorial services were on Jan. 11 at Eastwood Manor, Commerce, Okla., with Pastor Jim Land officiating.

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12, her family moved to Claunch, N.M. She met her f ut u re hu s band, Mackie Wel l s, at a little country chu rch i n G r a n Q u i - WELLS vira, N.M. They became friends almost instantly, and years later were married on Dec. 27, 1944. She said it was wonderful to spend her life with her childhood sweetheart. They were blessed with four children, Lorrie, Bonnie, Arvis and Kevin.

Florease accepted Jesus as her Savior as a young adult and had a strong faith all the rest of her life. She was very active in the Church of the Nazarene, where she served as Sunday school teacher, Sunday school superintendant, and various other capacities, wherever they lived. Florease is the classic example of the “faithful and wise servant” of which the Scriptures speak.

Florease sang like a bird and loved singing with her family. There are fond memories of taking road trips and everyone singing hymns and other favorite songs as they traveled along. She enjoyed playing cards, dominoes and other games with family and friends, and she and Mackie loved to work cryptogram puzzles together.

Florease was preceded in death by her loving husband, Mackie, in 1995, her parents Bill and Lucy Impola, son-inlaw Warren Huber, and infant granddaughter Shera Lee. She is survived by her children Lorrie Willis and husband Tom of Lubbock, Texas, Bonnie Huber of Higgins, Texas, Arvis Wells and wife

Rachel of Missoula, Mont., and Kevin Wells and wife Joy of Kirtland, N.M.; grandchildren David, Darren, Dean, Sharla, Dan, Brad, Jennifer, Diane, Matt, Erik, and Serena; 31 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; step-sisters Martha Russell of Levelland, Texas, and Mary Hightower of Lubbock, Texas; niece Sharon Wells Prementine of Pennsylvania; other relatives and a host of friends.

KELLY BRIAN BOX Kelly Brian Box, 49, of Moriarty passed away at his home on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Kelly was born May 31, 1964, in Albuquerque to James Andrew and Peggy Lee Box. Kelly was a longtime resident of Torrance County.

Kelly was a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member and a member of Kappa Sigma BOX Fraternity. He graduated with honors from CNM. Kelly was preceded in death by his father James Box in September 2002 and his niece Shannon Moore Box. He is survived by his mother Peggy Lee Box of Moriarty; sister Cynthia Anne Box of Moriarty; son James Andrew Box of Moriarty; step-son James Dillon Erwin and wife Rachel of Stanley; brothers James Michael Box and wife Lori of Albuquerque, and Patrick Box of Moriarty; nephew Loric Box; and two grandchildren, Wyatt Erwin and Emma Erwin. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at 10 a.m. at HarrisHanlon Mortuary in Moriarty with Pastor Dave Goodnight

officiating.

— Harris-Hanlon Mortuary

By Jeraldine Saunders

CELUSTIANO SANCHEZ Celustiano Sanchez, 84, a longtime resident of Torreon passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at home. He was born on Oct. 29, 1929, to Apolonio Sanchez and Vitalia (Aragon) Sanchez. Celustiano was preceded in death by his parents, and a l l his brothers and sisters. He is survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Rosary will be on Jan. 16, 2014, SANCHEZ at 9:30 a.m. at San Antonio Catholic Church, Torreon. Funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at San Antonio Church. Pallbearers will be Daniel Sanchez Jr., Paul Sanchez Jr., Matthew Sanchez, Leroy Sanchez, Bobby Sanchez and Frank Little. Burial at Torreon Cemetery with reception to follow at Torreon Community Center.

— Harris-Hanlon Mortuary

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Like Goldilocks, your complaints might be “this one is too big and this one is too small” in the week ahead.

Loved ones might remind you to focus on saving money, especially when you brashly act on competitive impulses.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Focus your attention on the people who love you unconditionally, not just those who only love you when the conditions are just right. During the upcoming week, you may be thrifty and unwilling to accept less than the best.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): There is definitely a law of attraction. In the week ahead, you’ll learn that like attracts like, so sometimes someone at odds with you will seem familiar. You can’t, however, blame yourself if you’re a victim of someone else’s agenda.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Get real. You can realign your perspective this week if you acknowledge and accept responsibility for your judgments. You’re faking it if you pretend they don’t exist or that you always maintain a non-judgmental attitude.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Events in the week ahead may remind you that you attract what you put forth.

For instance, if you do your best at every facet of your job or watch your diet you’ll enjoy peace of mind when all the minor details are in place.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): In the week ahead, concentrate on relocating your thoughts from the abstract to the tangible. You can take practical steps for further development of your creative talents. If you’re passion-

MYRANDA FAY PATTEN Myranda Fay Patten, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Baby Myranda is survived by her parents Ryan and Jenafer Patten of Moriarty; grandparents Allston and Corey Patten and Jay and Carla Kirlin; great-grandparents Fay Stone, Gary and Vicky Eskew, Alda May Kirlin and Janice Bryant; and numerous aunts and uncles. There will be a graveside service on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 4 p.m. at the Stanley Cemetery in Stanley.

— Harris-Hanlon Mortuary

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ate about something, move forward.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): When you’re confident of your worth, it’s not necessary to struggle to prove your value to others. In the week ahead, don’t get carried away by self-doubts. Your success depends on self-discipline, not self-sacrifice.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): You might aspire to become proficient in some aspect of teaching or entertainment in the week ahead. Your passion for some idea or learning project can make you a leader or earn some unexpected recognition.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): Be honest in situations in which previously you maintained silence. There may be times this week when you’re tempted to tell a white lie because the facts are embarrassing, but only through the truth can you eradicate awkwardness.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Arguments fade when confronted by abundance.

Your life is filled with opportunities and possibilities, so your biggest challenge is to choose which one to embrace.

In the week ahead, apply logic to make wise choices.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): As the week unfolds, you may realize that some problems you’ve been dealing with at work or with your health are due to matters outside your control. Other problems, however, are within your control if you persevere.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): While each person possesses a gift, some have refined and polished their abilities. Facing aggressiveness or defensiveness from others can improve your talents in the week to come.

Like a pearl, it takes abrasions to shine.

History of the World

By Mark Andrews Tribune Content Agency

JAN. 16: ON THIS DATE in 1920, Prohibition began in the United States under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. It later was repealed by the 21st Amendment. In 1991, Operation Desert Storm began to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

JAN. 17: ON THIS DATE in 1917, the United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. In 1956, Ford Motor Co. began selling stock to the public, ending total family control of the company.

JAN. 18: ON THIS DATE in 1778, Capt. James Cook discovered the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii. In 1943, by government order, American bakeries stopped selling sliced bread to save steel for cutting machinery for the war effort.

JAN. 19: ON THIS DATE in 1966, Indira Gandhi became prime minister of India, following in the footsteps of her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation’s first prime minister.

In 1976, the Beatles turned down a $30 million offer to hold a reunion concert.

JAN. 20: ON THIS DATE in

1265, the first English Parliament was called into session by the Earl of Leicester. In 1964, the “Meet the Beatles” album was released in the United States.

JAN. 21: ON THIS DATE in 1793, revolutionaries executed King Louis XVI of France on the guillotine. In 1976, the supersonic Concorde passenger jet made its maiden flights from Britain and France.

JAN. 22: ON THIS DATE in 1968, the comedy show “Rowan & Martin’s LaughIn” premiered on NBC-TV. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs.

Wade decision, which legalized most abortions using a trimester approach.

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S QUESTION: This week in 1967, quarterback Bart Starr of the victorious Green Bay Packers was voted the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl I. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: In 1977, what future president of the United States ended his tenure as director of Central Intelligence?

Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail. com.

Eric Lucrecio, 37, of Torrance County was arrested by Torrance County deputies on suspicion of an eighth DWI, driving with a revoked drivers license and careless driving.

What’s eating you?

Andrew Surette, 25, was arrested by Torrance County deputies on a warrant.

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Rams slam ’Stangs Rams 53-29 from PAGE 7

COURTESY OF BRENDA TAPIA

Estancia High students cheer the Bears on to victory in the finals of the Bean Valley Conference Tournament.

Bears clip the Eagles’ wings in trophy win from PAGE 7

staff — J.C. Batts and Daniel Pierce.

Quintana led all scorers in the opening game against Menaul with 12 points. Also contributing to that 51-33 win were Jaquez with 10 points, plus Ortiz and Garcia who both had eight.

Despite being injured in the 53-39 win over Cuba, Quintana was the leading scorer with 22 points in that game, including two 3-pointers. Jaquez had 9 and Caleb Ortiz 6 in the semifinal.

Quintana also had 22 points in an overtime loss to Hatch Valley Jan. 7. Caleb had 13 in that game, which was moved to the Hatch Middle School gym due to a scheduling conflict.

Girls For Carly Coburn, the last of Bud Coburn’s greatgrandchildren to be playing in the BVC for a while, it was important to get the trophy back.

“It’s really cool,” said Coburn. “I didn’t know my great-granddad (Bud Coburn died in 1965) but I like hearing about him.”

Getting that trophy back, though, proved to be difficult.

A much-improved Lady Bears team made it to the BVC finals, only to lose to the McCurdy Bobcats 53-36.

Samantha Ward led Estancia with 12 points, while Coburn had 10, including a 3-pointer, and Veronica Urban five. Laci Lockwood had to take over as Bear head coach after Ernest Renteria had a death in his family.

“Our program is designed so if one coach has to leave, the other can take over,” Lockwood said. “It’s not exactly the same as Rent (head coach Renteria) but it all comes from a group strategy.”

After beating Native American Community Academy 56-20 in the opening round, Estancia beat a previously 9-2 Mesa Vista team 44-36. Mesa Vista had beaten the Mountainair

Mustangs 51-40 the previous day after the Mustangs beat Estancia by two points earlier in the season.

Both Coburn and Rebekah Autrey made the All-Tourney team. Autrey began the season on the bench but recently became a starter. “(Fellow Bear) Stephanie Misangyi is good to have as a competitor (for me in practice),” Autrey said. “But I’m more pumped up now rather than sitting there waiting to come in.”

Autrey, a junior, played middle school ball in Mountainair and as a freshman at Estancia but skipped her sophomore year due to other extracurricular activities. “(My positives and negatives) are different every game,” Autrey said. “But being ready for passes is key.

Carly would break my nose (with her hard passes) if I’m not ready.”

McCurdy proved too much for Estancia despite the Bears’ recent surge. The Bobcats jumped out to an early 11-5 lead and Estancia never had the lead.

The Bears actually outscored McCurdy 7-6 in the second quarter but were still down 17-12 at the half.

Things went downhill from there, with the only highlights being a thirdquarter Coburn trey and Urban scoring five straight points for the Bears’ last points of the game.

Lockwood said she likes the way a varied amount of experience is beginning to blend.

“It showed earlier in the season,” Lockwood said. “But now it’s starting to look like they are playing together. We are more improved, playing great defense.”

Autrey led all scorers in the opening game against NACA with 22 points, while Coburn had nine and Misangyi eight.

“The first game was good,” Autrey said. “I was surprised (by my scoring 22 points).”

Coburn had 15 points against Mesa Vista, while Autrey had seven. Both Ward and Misangyi had six in that game.

Mountainair, with nine fouls to Cuba’s one early in the fourth quarter, was still able to get some offense going in the final quarter. They had 13 points to Cuba’s 16.

“I felt kinda good, but I’d rather get the ‘W’ than get a medal,” Lopez said. “But weak defense and missed free throws (killed us).”

That caused the Mustangs to lose confidence.

“When you get down confidence-wise, balls start to roll off the rim,” Lopez said.

“We just had too much,” Lisk said. “It was tough to transition. We put in our quicker guys and their big men tore us up.”

His team got a win in the opening round Jan. 9 over the Sandia Prep junior varsity 47-46 to get the Mustangs into the winner’s bracket. Lopez and Lovato both had 12 points while Michael Padilla got eight.

Things did not bode quite as well the next day as the Mustangs lost 88-38 to Native American Community Academy. Lovato had 11 points while Lopez had 10.

Emilio Tafoya had 22 points for the winners.

Despite the losses, Lisk was happy for his team.

“Overall, I’m proud of them,” the coach said. “All the boys played well. We need to stay on the ball, go down after misses. Hopefully that can change.”

Mountainair girls For Mountainair girls basketball coach Troy Schmidt, the Bean Valley Conference Tournament is “very personal.”

That’s part of the reason why a sixth-place finish in Estancia as the result of a 63-34 loss to Santa Rosa on Saturday stings a little. “(It’s personal) because I played with a lot of pride,” the Mountainair coach said.

“I played in Vaughn when the tourney moved yearly and 30 years later it’s still great.”

He said he thought his team had ups and downs through the three-day tournament. He would have liked to play Estancia again after beating them by two points earlier in the season.

“Part of it was the way we were bracketed,” Schmidt said. “But we just have to play ball — we didn’t play two games.”

Schmidt thought his team played well in a 56-19 win over Native American Community Academy on Jan. 10. He said he felt like his team could have beaten Mesa Vista in their 51-40 loss in the opening round on Jan. 9.

Teryn Kayser led the Lady Mustangs against Santa Rosa with 12 points while Rica

Mountainair’s Arthur Zamora puts up a shot Friday during the Bean Valley Conference Tournament game against the Native American Community Academy Eagles.

Padilla had eight. Padilla was selected to the AllTournament team based on her leading the team in both previous games.

“All-Tourney means a lot; I gave it all,” Padilla said. “I think my team is strong and has a lot of potential.”

But the Santa Rosa Lions were too tough for them.

After the Mustangs jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, the Lions came out of a timeout to score 13 unanswered points. It was never close after that as the first quarter ended with Mountainair down 25-9.

The Lady Mustangs held the Lions to only three points in the second quarter but only made a small dent in the Santa Rosa lead. Down 28-16 going into the third quarter, Mountainair went a few moments without scoring.

“The transition killed us,” Schmidt said. “Our girls are as talented as anybody but the effort on the court makes the difference.

“We get better and better as we go,” Schmidt said. “We’ll learn from our 10-4 record and fine tune.”

While Mountainair didn’t give up in the fourth quarter, they were unable to pull close enough to make a real run at the Lions.

Padilla had 18 points against Mesa Vista but couldn’t top the Trojans’ Selina Siqueros who finished with 28.

Padilla led all scorers with 13 points against NACA, while Kayser threw in 12 and Delila Nelson scored 10.

Tracy Martinez scored 10 for NACA. “Being able to play in the BVC has been great,” said Padilla, a senior. “Our team; we have it all. Good guards, good posts, fitness and we’re really close to each other.”

Now’s the time for the real season to start though.

“With the way the records are now, we’re sitting second in our district,” Schmidt said. “Magdalena and Jemez Valley are tough but we have a good chance.”

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Mountainair’s Teryn Kayser puts up a shot as teammate Delilah Nelson (45) moves into position during a Bean Valley Conference Tournament game against Santa Rosa last Friday.

Mountainair girls basketball Coach Troy Schmidt gives his Mustangs some instruction during a timeout in their game against Santa Rosa during the Bean Valley Conference Tournament in Estancia.

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