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FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,2019

Class of 79 ReunionThe Lordsburg High School Class

of 1979 will be holding a 40th ReunionOctober 25-27, 2019. For more informa-tion contact Virginia Molina at 520-235-3457 or Juan Saenz at 575-936-9385 oremail [email protected].

Open House FridayParents as Teachers will hold a Grand

Open House on September 6 from 11 AMto 2 PM at 207 High Street. A ribbon

cutting ceremony and family activitieswill take place. The public is invited toattend.

Senior ChecksChecks are currently available for

seniors age 60 and above for fruit andvegetable purchases at farmers markets,including Diaz Farms, in the amount of$50 each. The program is income based.For more information, or to make ar-rangements to apply, contact Lisa Gra-ham at 575-956-3056.

Burrito, Bake Sale Sept. 14The Knights of Columbus will be

holding a Burrito & Bake Sale on Satur-day, September 14, 2019 starting at 8:30a.m. in the Saucedo’s parking lot. Pro-ceeds will benefit the K of C scholarshipfund.

Emergency FoodEmergency food is available at the

Recovery Management Center, back en-trance of Central Elementary School on Continued on Page 3

2nd Street in Lordsburg, Tuesday-Thurs-day from 10 AM till 3 PM. For more in-formation, or to make arrangements topick up ouside of regular hours, call 575-542-8447.

Commodity distributionsMonthly distributions of Food/

Commodities at the Old Hospital at 524E DeMoss in Lordsburg begins on the3rd Monday of every month and contin-ues through Tuesday. Residentscan pick up regular commodities, cheese

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commodities, and school commoditieson either of those days. For more infor-mation, call Beth at 575-313-0765, LisaGraham at 575-956-3056.

Rep. Small to visit C of CRep. Xochitl Torres-Small’s field rep.

Linda Cisneros will be in Lordsburg atthe Chamber of Commerce office, 206Main Street, from 12-2:30 pm to visitwith constituents on Tuesday, Septem-ber 10 and Tuesday, September 24, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTSSee HYRA on Page 4

Charlee Karsten, of Animas, earned the 6-9 Champion Cowgirl title. For more photos see Page 4 of this week’s edition.Photos by TIM LAWSON & KASSI MORTENSEN

Courtesy submissionThe HYRA series kicked off the

2019 Hidalgo County Fair with the sea-son finale to celebrate the 30th Anniver-sary of the association. It was started inPlayas in 1989 as Playas Youth RodeoAssociation, moved to Johnson Arena inAnimas for a few years before moving toLordsburg & receiving the name change.A special grand entry was held to recog-nize past founders, volunteers & mem-bers, 113 current members & the 2019

HYRA wraps up 2019 season with rodeo finaleFair Royalty.

There were 12 riders in the 0-5leadline class - all but one, with perfectattendance. They received a prize bag& a play rope from the Fair Rodeo Com-mittee. There were 16 ropers in the 0-5dummy roping. Grady Olson of RioRico, roped three slick horns catches toseal his first place position in the event.There were five 0-5 boys that rode bythemselves in full patterns. CooperWells of Willcox finished in first place

for the night & for the series. He tookhome one of the special 30th Anniver-sary trophy buckles & will get his choiceof saddle or deluxe gun package at thefall Awards Ceremony. Kanon Gilbrethof McNeal finished second for the night& in the series. He took home a customcap painted by Leann Ashurst of DesertRose Leatherworks. In the girls’ divisionthere were four riders & Jemma Karstencame out on top once again, earning her-

Lordsburg Tejano Fiesta draws large crowdsDa Krazy Pimpz, above, were just a portion of the talent that took the stage at North Park during last weekend’s 17thannual Lordsburg Tejano Fiesta. The two day event featured hours of live music, a top notch car show and authentic food.For more photos, see Page 10 of this week’s edition. Photo by JASON K. WATKINS/for the Herald

Courtesy submissionThe opening keynote address at

this year’s “Chiricahua-PeloncilloHeritage Days” events, delivered byUniversity of Arizona School of An-thropology researcher Kelsey Hanson,will provide newly-available evidenceof the remarkable history and signifi-cance of art and artifacts she found inthe many caves of both the Cave Creekand South Fork Canyons near Portal,Arizona. Stunning new photographs ofcaves, cave art and artifacts will be thefocus of the keynote, the first of eightprofessional talks beginning at 9:15a.m. AZ (10:15 a.m. NM) on Satur-day, September 7, 2019 at the annualHeritage Days celebration at theGeronimo Event Center in Rodeo, NM.

A full day of colorful reports byhistorians, scientists, conservationists,ranchers, public land managers, andwildlife biologists will follow the open-ing keynote, discussing topics rangingfrom the historic roots of Portal andRodeo to the regional history of cattleranching. Talks will also include thehistory of the El Paso and WesternRailroad, the regional relocation ofpronghorn antelope to the San Bernar-dino Valley, identifying the owls of theborderlands, and recognizing nativecacti of the Peloncillo-ChiricahuaMountains — all contributing to a di-verse Heritage Days agenda. All Heri-tage Days presentations are free to ev-eryone.

Also included Saturday are an all-day, on-site farmer’s market/crafts fairwith live music, and an optional, lo-cally-prepared buffet lunch ($10/per-son—buy tickets on site only atGeronimo Event Center, vegetarianentree available, first come first

Chiricahua-Peloncillo HeritageDays set for September 7

served). Sunday, September 8 activi-ties include a free, professionally-guided “Mountain Wildflower Walk”in Cave Creek Canyon and a free filmshowing at the Geronimo Event Cen-ter of “Bisbee 17,” the newly-releaseddocudrama filmed on-site in Bisbee,describing the midnight round-up of1,300 striking Lavender mine work-ers in 1917, an event still controver-sial in Bisbee today.

Annual Chiricahua-PeloncilloHeritage Days events draw a broad re-gional diversity of attendees fromacross southeastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico interested inlearning about the animals, landscapes,history and culture of the Chiricahua-Peloncillo region. This year’s presen-tations will continue to showcase theco-dependence that wildlife, openspace, cultural heritage, land manage-ment, and local business interests allmust have in order to preserve truecommunity health. Heritage Days issupported by the local non-profit groupFriends of Cave Creek Canyon and byother businesses and individuals. Forevent background, current agenda, orto reserve market space, [email protected] or visit: http://www.friendsofcavecreekcanyon.com/events/heri tage-days/

“The best thing about HeritageDays,” says Program Director, KimVacariu, “is that the topics and eventsattract a strong cross-section of peoplewho might have different viewpoints,but who are together celebrating theopportunity we have to understand andprotect this world-class region’s natu-ral and cultural heritages.”

Submitted by NM DEPT of HEALTH/Santa Fe

The New Mexico Department ofHealth (NMDOH) has identified five ad-ditional cases of West Nile virus infec-tion in residents of Bernalillo, Doña Ana,San Juan and Valencia counties, sincethe first case was reported in early Au-gust.

West Nile virus is the leading causeof mosquito-borne disease in the conti-nental United States. It is most com-monly spread to people by the bite of aninfected mosquito, and there are no vac-cines to prevent or medications to treatit in people

Five of the six West Nile virus casesthis year resulted in neuro-invasive dis-ease, the most severe form of the disease,and one case of uncomplicated West Nilefever. All six people, however, have sur-vived the infection.

There were seven cases of human

West Nile virus cases rise in New MexicoWest Nile virus infection in New Mexicolast year and 33 cases in 2017. Increasedrain routinely brings more mosquitoes,which can transmit West Nile virus,among other diseases. It only takes onebite from an infected mosquito for a per-son to get sick.

“West Nile Virus can be dangerous,but New Mexicans can take precautionsto protect themselves and their families”said Department of Health SecretaryKathy Kunkel. “The fastest, easiest waysare to use insect repellent and wear pro-tective clothing where mosquitoes maybe active.”

Specifically, to prevent bites anddisease NMDOH recommends residents

·Use an approved insect repellentevery time they go outside and followthe instructions on the label. Amongthe EPA-approved repellents are thosethat contain DEET, picaridin, IR3535and oil of lemon eucalyptus/para-men-thane-diol.

·Regularly drain standing water, in-cluding water collecting in empty cans,tires, buckets, clogged rain gutters, sau-cers under potted plants, birdbaths, wad-ing pools, and pet’s water bowls. Mos-quitoes that spread West Nile virus breedin stagnant water and can do so in ob-jects as small as a bottle cap.

·Make sure rain barrels are tightlyscreened.

·Wear long sleeves and pants at dawnand dusk when mosquitoes are most ac-tive.

·Use air conditioning or make surethere are screens on all doors and win-dows to keep mosquitoes from enteringthe home.

Mosquitos will likely continue tobe a problem for months until the firsthard freeze in your community.

People 50 years and older and thosewith chronic conditions are at a higherrisk of becoming seriously ill or dyingwhen they become infected with the vi-rus. If people have symptoms and sus-pect West Nile virus infection, theyshould contact their healthcare provider.

Symptoms of the milder form of ill-ness, West Nile fever, can include head-ache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nau-sea and fatigue. People with West Nilefever typically recover on their own, al-though symptoms may last for weeks tomonths. Symptoms of West Nile neuro-invasive disease can include those of

West Nile fever plus neck stiffness, stu-por, disorientation, coma, tremors, con-vulsions, muscle weakness and paraly-sis.

For more information, includingfact sheets in English and Spanish, abouthow to protect against West Nile virus,visit the West Nile Virus section ofthe NMDOH website.

NM welcomes$4.7 million tocombat opioidsCourtesy submission

U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Mar-tin Heinrich, and U.S. RepresentativesBen Ray Luján, Deb Haaland andXochitl Torres Small, along with Gover-nor Michelle Lujan Grisham, this weekannounced that the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC) hasawarded $4,764005 to the New MexicoDepartment of Health to combat theopioid overdose epidemic.

The funding is part of the CDC’sOverdose Data to Action program, thatfocuses on the complex and changingnature of the opioid overdose epidemicand highlights the need for an interdis-ciplinary, comprehensive, and cohesivepublic health approach.

In June, the federal delegation senta letter to CDC Director Robert R.Redfield in support of the state’s appli-cation, noting that opioid overdose-re-lated deaths currently accounted for ap-proximately 48 percent of all drug over-dose deaths in New Mexico. In 2017,

See OPIOIDS on Page 7

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HYRA 30th Anniversary Jr Rodeo 6-9 win-ners Charlee Karsten and Kylee Gilbreth.

Stray Gathering Champion Team Seth Halland Mike Hughes.

Team Tying Champion Team Will Smith andChad Graves.

HYRA 30th Anniversary Junior Rodeo 6-9 winners Kaden Olsonand Will James Crowley.

2019 Hidalgo County Fair Rodeo winners celebrated

1st Annual Quirt Peterson Tribute Bell Calf Roping Champion, Jacob Todd, pictured with the Todd andPeterson families.

1st Annual Quirt Peterson Tribute Ranch Rodeo Champion, Team Dobson Cattle Company made upby Tanner Resor, Leslie Shannon, Kyle McCauley and Seth Hall, pictured with the Peterson Family.

HYRA 30th Anniversary Junior Rodeo 0-5 winners Kanon Gilbreth, Cooper Wells, Jemma Karstenand Klara Mortenson.

Pony Hernandez and Jimmy Moreno won the Alfred Johnson Memorial Team Roping as part of theGCPRA sanctioned Rodeo de Hidalgo.

HYRA 30th Anniversary Junior Rodeo 14-18 winners Courtney Kibler, Madilyn Todd, Ote Allsup andColton Guin.

HYRA 30th Anniversary Junior Rodeo 10-13 winners Caden Hooper, Kaden Miranda, Danli Valdezand, not pictured, Taylor Warner.

Courtesy photos


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8 tips for millenials who want to start a businessBy RIEVA LESONSKY/CEO,GrowBiz MediaBy JESSICA THIEFELS/ThiefelsConsulting

Millennials are starting theirown businesses for many reasons,according to Guidant Financial.They want to be their own boss,pursue their own passions, and nolonger want to be part of corpo-rate America. While becoming anentrepreneur is easier than everin today’s hyper-connected, digi-tal world, rushing into businesscould spell disaster.

From financing to lead flow,there’s a lot to know if you wantto be a successful business owner.While there’s plenty to learn asyou go, advice from those whohave been there can be invaluableas you learn what it takes to beyour own boss.

I asked eight entrepreneursfor their best advice—keep theirtips in mind as you begin the jour-ney of starting a business.1. Focus on Customer Service

Rodney Yo, owner of BestOnline Traffic School in Califor-nia, emphasizes the importanceof staying customer-centric. Yosays, “For millennials starting outon their own, I would recommendfocusing on the customer. Thinkcarefully about the problems thatthe customer is facing and howyour product or service will solvethat problem.”

The best way to do that is tothink of it from this perspective:“What kind of customer experi-ence do you want your custom-ers to be raving about?” Whenyou’re always focused on whatthe customer needs, excellentcustomer service and a rave-wor-thy experience will naturally fallinto place.2. Persistence Pays Off

“The most valuable tip I canshare, speaking from experience,is to be persistent,” says MarcoBaatjes, founder of Bottom LineCents. When starting a new ven-

in from both parties about thebusiness goals are the pillars fora solid partnership. We have aweekly meeting to review themajor issues, production andfinancials of the company.”

No matter what, there will bedisagreements—but they don’thave to spell disaster for the busi-ness. When that happens for theWallace’s, Tony says, “We stepback and look at the facts; dis-sect the emotion from the facts—always a good piece of advicewhich leads us to a smoother op-erating system.”5. Separate Business Expensesfrom Personal Finances

This technical tip is critical,yet easy to overlook when you’rejust starting a business. “While itmay seem easy to use your per-sonal account for starting upor paying initial expenses, it isalways better to create abusiness checking account, trans-fer the funds into them and thenuse it,” says Chhavi Agarwal, alawyer turned blogger, and co-founder of Mrs. Daaku Studio.

What’s more, with certainbusiness licenses, this is manda-tory. Get it out of the way nowand you’ll make things easierlater.6. Provide Value With FreeTools

Social media has changedthe way businesses reach theiraudience and you can—andshould—do a lot more than pro-mote your business to followers.Shawn Breyer, owner of AtlantaHouse Buyers suggests:

“Focus on free mediums ofmarketing like Facebook,YouTube, and Instagram Lives.Do daily live videos on topicsthat help people in your niche.Your goal is to put out a lot ofhelpful and actionable contentthat builds goodwill with youraudience.”

Provide value before askingfor anything to build a followingthat knows, likes, and trusts you,which means they’re more likelyto spend their money with yourbusiness.7. Cut Your Living Expenses

Preparing for a shift in yourincome is an important part ofplanning your business. KurtUhlir, Chief Marketing Officerwith Showcase IDX explains:“Reduce your living expenses asmuch as possible before you startyour business. Starting a businessalways takes at least twice as longas you can imagine and coststhree times as much.”

While this can be challeng-ing, you’ll reap the benefits in thelong term, says Uhlir: “This newcost of living will give youmuch more runway to make yourbusiness idea successful and willgive you a better chance at suc-cess.”8. Know Your Competition

Setting yourself apart fromothers is the key to success in anybusiness—and that’s why it’s im-portant to know your competitors.“Competitor research becomescritical to understand what yourdirect competition is offering andat what price. Find gaps intheir offerings… these shortcom-ings will define your business,”says Ketan Kapoor, Co-Founderat Mercer | Mettl.

When you know how youstand out, you can better sell yourproduct and service, allowingyou to grow a thriving businessfor years to come.

Start Your Business WithConfidence

Use these tips to get startedon the right foot. Starting a busi-ness isn’t easy, and you’ll learnplenty along the way, but the ex-perience of others who have beenin your shoes before can be a guid-ing light while you figure it allout.

The Small Business Devel-opment Center at Western NewMexico University provides as-sistance to anyone interested inbeginning, improving, or expand-ing a small business. The SBDCspecializes in no-cost, one-on-one confidential consulting andlow-cost training. Call 575-583-6320 for an appointment with abusiness advisor, or emailsbdc@wnmu. edu. More informa-tion may be found at http://www.nmsbdc. org/silver-city.aspx

- Silver City Office: WattsHall, Corner Swan & Hwy 180

- Deming Office:Mimbres Valley Learning Center,2300 E Pine Street

Senior Citizen’sLunch MenuMonday, September 9Oven Fried ChickenMashed Potatoes/GravyGreen BeansDinner Roll/MargarineWatermelonActivities: Games & Puzzles Club(10 AM)Tuesday, September 10Green Chile CheeseburgerLettuce/Tomato/Pickle/OnionMixed VegetablesApplesauceOatmeal CookieActivities: Nutrition Educationw/Dawn (11 AM); Arm ChairExercises (11:30 AM); ArmChair Exercises (11:30 AM)Wednesday, September 11Taco SaladLettuce & TomatoSpanish RiceSquash/MargarineSaltine CrackersOrangeActivities: Games & Puzzles Club(10 AM)Thursday, September 12Pig in a BlanketSpinach SaladCornPeachesActivities: Games & Puzzles Club(10 AM); Arm Chair Exercises(11:30 AM)Friday, September 13Egg SaladPotato ChipsCarrot & Celery w/RanchDressingPeanut Butter CookieActivities: Games & Puzzles Club(10 AM); Closing Early for StaffNutrition Training (1 PM)

NMTH to hosthealthcareforum Sept. 4Courtesy submission

What changes to healthcaredo you want to see for your com-munity?

The New Mexico Togetherfor Healthcare campaign is tour-ing southern New Mexico and wewant to hear from you! Join us fora presentation on proposals tomake coverage more affordable,like the plan to allow people tobuy into the Medicaid program,followed by a round table discus-sion about the state of health carein New Mexico.

On Wednesday, September4th find out how we can work to-gether to expand access andmake health care coverage moreaffordable for all New Mexicans.

Where: Hampton InnLordsburg, 412 W Wabash St,Lordsburg, NM 88045

When: Wednesday, Septem-ber 4th at 6 pm

Estella JimenezGuerrero

Estella J. GuerreroEstella Jimenez Guerrero, 89,

a longtimeresident ofLordsburgp a s s e daway Tues-day August27, 2019 atLa Posadain LasCruces.

Visita-tion wasT u e s d a y

September 3, 2019 at 9 o’clockat St. Joseph’s Catholic Churchwhere a rosary began at 10o’clock led by Alice Ramirez.Mass of Christian Burial was at11 o’clock with Fr. JudeOkonkwo, Pastor officiating.Concluding services and inter-ment followed at ShakespeareCemetery.

Estella was born at theMcGee Mines on June 11, 1930to Felix Jimenez Sr. and AntoniaMendez Jimenez. She and herfamily lived at Gary for some timebefore eventually moving in toLordsburg. She was a clerk at theGreyhound Bus Station inLordsburg for 26 years and hadalso worked a short time at theLordsburg Café. She was a mem-ber of St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch.

Estella is survived by herhusband Luciano Guerrero ofLordsburg; sister Isabel Tarangoof Las Cruces; and numerousnieces and nephews. She was pre-ceded in death by 3 brothers,Felix Jr., Apolonio and AntonioJimenez and 2 sisters, DoloresContreras and Carmen Acosta.

Pallbearers were MichaelTarango, Tyler Bingham, FelixJimenez IV, Joey Tarango, NoahPerez and Albert Jimenez.

Entrusted to the care ofBaca’s Funeral Chapels andMimbres Crematory. Exclusiveprovider for “Veterans & FamilyMemorial Care”. To sign theonline guest book or to send acard, please visit our website atwww.bacasfuneralchapels.com.811 S. Gold Ave., Deming, NM88030. Phone: 575.546.9671

Todd Andrew JacksonTodd Andrew Jackson, 34,

passed away August 29, 2019 inEl Paso, TX. A Memorial Servicewill be heldat BrightF u n e r a lH o m eChapel onT h u r s d a ySeptember5, 2019 at1:00 p.m.with DavidGoble Offi-c i a t i n g .Inurnmentwill follow at the Mountain ViewCemetery in Lordsburg, NewMexico.

He was born July 14, 1985in Silver City, NM to Todd Adamsand Stacy Zunich (Jackson).

Todd graduated from SilverHigh School in 2003. Todd en-joyed the game of baseball, hunt-ing and fishing, welding, and me-chanic as well as spending timewith his Gramp on the ranch inLordsburg. His true love was hisfamily, especially his two sonsKeith and Tyler and his sisterSammi. He will be rememberedfor his sense of humor, big heartand perfect smile.

He was preceded in death byhis father Todd Adams, Grandfa-ther Wiley (Buck) Adams, andGrandmother (Nana) Nancy Jack-son. He is survived by his wifeElsa Favela, sons Keith and TylerJackson, mother Stacy Zunich,sister Sammi Jo Zunich, two half-sisters Ashley Babineaux andTristen Adams and two half broth-ers Wiley Adams and WesleyAdams, Grandfather (Gramp)George Jackson, Step Grand-mother Mayra Jackson, Grand-mother Patsy Adams, GreatGrandfather William (Bill)Phelps, Great Grandmother Dor-othy Jackson, numerous aunts,uncles, cousins, and friends.

Bright Funeral Home is incharge of arrangements, “Tradi-tional Services and Care for yourfamily and friends”, 210 W. Col-lege Ave., Silver City, NewMexico 88061. Phone 575-388-1911.

ture, there are going to be road-blocks, challenges and momentswhen you question what you’redoing and why. Sticking with it,despite the doubt or uncertainty,is key.

Baatjes explains: “When Ibegan my ecommerce journey Iknew nothing, but I was willingto learn everything and anythingto succeed. Sometimesthat looked grim, and it appearedfailure was on the horizon, butmy determination and motiva-tion kept me going.”3. Know What You’re Selling

This seems obvious, but it’seasy to jump into business with-out a clear idea of what your prod-uct and service can do for cus-tomers. Sam Meenasian, co-founder of USA Business Insur-ance, says:

“I can’t raise this issueenough and, from my own per-sonal experience, state how im-portant it is to know the productor service one is offering. Peoplelike to know what they are pay-ing for. As a business owner it iscrucial to first understand the de-tails, benefits, pros and cons ofwhat your offering and be straightforward in explaining what youhave to offer.”

This is especially importantin growing industries, where newcompetition comes onto the mar-ket nearly every day. Meenasiansays, “There is always going tobe a lot of competition no matterwhat you do. Stand out from therest by offering resourceful infor-mation, a clear picture of whatyour customer is getting and apiece of mind that you will bethere when they need your ser-vices.”4. Prioritize CommunicationWhen Partnering With YourSignificant Other

Going into business withyour partner can be both reward-ing and challenging. That’s whyTony Wallace, who runs DiverseAutomation with wife, HeatherWallace, says communication iskey. He explains:

“Communication and buy-

By HERALD STAFF and FRIENDS of HERALD STAFF

Win season tickets to Maverick volleyball gamesEvery time you attend a Lady Mavericks volleyball home game,

you’ll be entered into a chance to win two season passes for next year.Save your ticket after each game. (The same offer applies to footballgames, but the Lady Mavericks need more support.)

‘Cumbia Coachella’ a huge hit this yearBobby Gonzalez did an excellent job producing this year’s Tejano

Fiesta at North Park. Mayor Robert Barrera and his whole staff alsoensured a successful event, and Patricia and Fernando Chavez put onan amazing, memorable car show. If you see them, or any of the citypolice or county deputies, show them appreciation for putting to-gether such a fun, safe holiday weekend. Any ideas to get even morepeople to attend next year? Change of venue, allow overnight camp-ing? Prices are already extremely low for live-music concerts — noone is making much profit here — so every other suggestion will beconsidered. Send a letter to the editor at [email protected].

‘Fish Fry’ Fridays coming to Kranberry’sMaureen Thornock of Kranberry’s Chatterbox announced they’ll

be hosting an occasional Friday ’Fish Fry’ from 4 to 8 p.m. starting thisFriday, Sept. 6. Bill and Maureen will be breading the fish by handusing a family recipe, and they’ll serve all the fixings with it. NextFriday, before catching the Mavericks football game, bring the fam-ily into Kranberry’s for an end-of-summer fish fry. Call (575) 542-9400 for details.

A tragic loss...Our thoughts are with the family of the Western New Mexico

University student athlete who passed away this week; the 18-year-old man presumably drowned during the Labor Day Weekend in BillEvans Lake north of Silver City, a popular spot among local resi-dents. Prayers to the family.

Don’t miss Maverick Homecoming Speaking of football, next Friday’s game against the Hot Springs

Tigers is the Maverick’s Homecoming game. Show the team yoursupport by wearing black and orange for the Sept. 13 game at Maver-ick Stadium in Lordsburg. To help sponsor this year’s Homecoming,contact Coach Hooper at Lordsburg High or the Heraldat [email protected]. When most of us were in high school, therewas a budget for homecoming; these days, teenagers need thecommunity’s help to experience the same traditions we did.

RMC equals TLCEveryone needs to talk sometimes. If you need to talk about life,

substances, or anything else, go visit RMC (Recovery ManagementCenter) in the old Central School building. They’re a compassionateresource in an area of the world where compassion is rare, and they’refrom the community and understand its unique challenges.Visit recoverymanagementcenter.com or just walk in during businesshours and introduce yourself.

Interesting quoteDoris Haddock, known as “Granny D” and who once walked

through Lordsburg (and we gave her the key to the city), said “smalltowns make up for their lack of people by having everyone be moreinteresting.”

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UPCOMING EVENTSElks Rummage Sale

The Lordsburg Elks Lodgewill hold its annual fund raisingrummage sale on Saturday, Octo-ber 5, 2019. Donations are cur-rently being accepted at theHidalgo County Herald, CottageHouse and Quality Auto Body(NO CLOTHES please). To haveitems picked up, please call ortext Brenda at 575.590.0377.

Lordsburg CalvaryLordsburg Calvary is hold-

ing weekly worship services onSaturdays at 6:00 pm. All arewelcome to come and worshipand hear the Word of God.

PLAC meeting Oct. 23A regularly scheduled

Hidalgo County Public LandsAdvisory Committee (PLAC)meeting will be held Wednesday,October 23, 2019 at the HidalgoCounty Administrative Building,305 S. Pyramid St, Lordsburg,NM at 3:00 p.m. The public isinvited.

GED course assistanceAnyone wishing to obtain a

GED in need of financial assis-tance to do so should contact TheLordsburg Elks at 575-639-2484or Sherri Arredondo at 575-313-7738.

Memorial tile saleMemorial tiles are currently forsale at the Lordsburg Hidalgo

ing, language, math and com-puter skills. HCLP also offers tu-toring in English Second Lan-guage (ESL) and pre-GED/GEDprep. Office location is 317 E. 4thStreet, Suite B. Entrance to HCLPis located off the alley, seconddoor to the right. Contact ProgramDirector Sherri Arredondo at 575-313-7738 or email at [email protected]

Library ActivitiesThe Lordsburg Hidalgo Li-

brary offers Makerspace andLegos every day after school from4 to 5 PM. Open to all students.If you have questions, please callthe library at 542-9646.

County Chamber of Commerce.These personalized tiles ($75 for4"x8" and $125 for 8"x8") willbe placed with the others atLordsburg’s Memorial Park onMain Street. The ongoing salewill conclude quarterly, with thenext deadline being September15, 2019. For more informationcontact the Chamber at 575-542-9864 or email lordsburgcoc@gilanet. com

Literacy ProgramThe Hidalgo County Lit-

eracy Program (HCLP) offers 1-to-1/class tutoring for basic read-

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D a n i e lwould like tofind a Catholicforever familyas he loves toattend church,but overall hesays he justwants a familywho caresabout him.Daniel has twosisters that he

would like to keep in touch withthrough phone calls and visits.He would like a family who sup-ports this wish and is open tomaintaining those connections

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Daniel

self a special 30th edition buckle.She also finished as the overallhigh point girl of the rodeo. Shewas awarded a certificate for aLittle Duke BB gun with customstock plate. With all her consis-tent patterns, on her horse Speedy,she was also the highpoint individual ofthe entire 2019 serieswith 189 points. KlaraMortensen of Virdenfinished as secondplace 0-5 girl, receiv-ing custom paintedleather jewelry byDesert RoseLeatherworks.

Will JamesCrowley of Bensonhad a great night; fin-ishing first in the 6-9age boys’ division toreceive the 30th Anni-versary buckle butKaden Olson of RioRico, who finishedsecond for the night;finished first in theyear-end standings.On the girls’ side,Kylee Gilbreth ofMcNeal had a fantastic night,winning two events & finishingfirst place to receive the 6-9 AllAround Cowgirl buckle. CharleeKarsten of Animas, was one pointbehind for the night, receivingpainted leather jewelry; but fin-ished first in the overall stand-ings.

In the 10-13 boys’ division

Kaden Miranda of Deming wontwo of his roping events to finishat the top spot where he earnedhis own copy of the 30th Anni-versary buckle; & also tied forhigh point boy of the rodeo forone of the special bb guns. CadenHooper of Benson finished sec-

ond to receive one of LeannAshurst’s special caps & also fin-ished the series in the lead. Themost impressive 10-13 femalecontestant was Danli Valdez ofAnimas, who roped & ran fast tofinish at the top of the leaderboard and took home one of thespecial buckles. Finishing sec-ond was Taylor Warner of

Willcox, winning the headingevent, but it was Dally Petersonof Paradise who won the seriesand will get to pick a trophysaddle or a deluxe gun package.

Ote Allsup of Willcox had anoutstanding night and tied for thehigh point boy to receive one of

the trophy bb guns.He also earned one ofthe commemorative30th Anniversarybuckles for being the14-18 All AroundCowboy. Secondplace for the nightwas Colton Guin ofCasa Grande. Finish-ing at the top of theyear-end standingswas Sherrick Sanbornof Willcox. MadilynTodd of Willcoxdominated the 14-18girls’ race by winningthe pretty silverbuckle & the year-end race for thesaddle or gun.Courtney Kibler ofWillcox finished insecond place in thelast rodeo, receiving

some pretty jewelry.Complete results & lots

more on the website www.hyrarodeo.com and facebookpage.

A huge thank you goes outto all the volunteers & sponsorsthat made this a very special se-ries to celebrate 30 years of youthrodeo in Hidalgo County.

HYRA wraps up 2019 season with rodeo finaleContinued from Page 1

Colter Brown in leadline.

Dally Peterson is the 2019 10-13 Champion Cowgirl.

Kaden Olson was top All Around Cowboy in the 6-9 age group.Photos by TIM LAWSON & KASSI MORTENSEN

Lordsburg High School is infull swing! The new LHS Princi-pal is Mr. Scott Roberson whotransferred from R.V. Traylor El-ementary. This is Mr. Roberson’s13th year in education. He is ex-cited about being a LordsburgMaverick and instilling schoolspirit not only at LHS, but alsowithin the community.

Lordsburg High School andMaverick football would like tosend out an invitation to thebrave men and women who pro-tect our country and community.This Friday, September 6th, allVeterans, law enforcement, Bor-der Patrol, Firefighters and EMSpersonnel will receive free admit-tance as a thank you for protect-ing our country and serving ourcommunity.

Homecoming week is Sep-tember 9th-13th. The LHS StudentLeadership, led by Mrs.Culberson, has invited all schoolsto participate and is encouragingdifferent schools and classes todecorate a float. The parade is onFriday, September 13th beginningat approximately 2:00 p.m.

The Dress-Up Days are as fol-lows:Monday: HawaiianDay/Beach DayTuesday: DecadesDayWednesday: ThemeDay (Seniors-ToyStory, Juniors-LionKing, Sophomores-Incredibles andFreshman: Aladdin)Thursday: SchoolSpirit Day

On Wednesday,September 11th, thePowder Puff Volley-ball and Footballwill begin at 7:00p.m. at MaverickStadiums. For moreinformation regard-ing Homecoming Activities, youcan contact Mrs. Culberson [email protected].

In addition, Parking permitswill be needed for each studentparking in the school parking lot.Insurance, registration, and proofof driver’s license is required foreach vehicle driven to school.

Students who do not meet the re-quirements for attaining a permit

will not be allowedto park on schoolgrounds.

The LadyMavs volleyballand Maverick foot-ball schedule areavailable at LHS.

FeaturedMaverick

Damien Heathis a freshman atLHS and is excitedabout Homecom-ing week becauseof all the fun activi-ties. Damien’s fa-vorite subject is

welding. He says Mr. Baca makelearning fun! Damien is unde-cided as to a career at this time.His favorite hobbies are beingoutside and exploring. His favor-ite food is green enchiladas.Damien is 15 years old and theson of Eddie Mata.

Monday, September 9BreakfastBreakfast PizzaCarrot BunFroot Loops/Cocoa Puffs Cerealw/Graham CrackersPeachesAppleLunch K-8Breaded Beef Fingers w/RollGrilled Cheese w/CrackersTurkey & Cheese SubBroccoliPearTropical FruitLHS LunchGreen Chile Cheese QuesadillaGreen Chile & Cheese Tamale/Chicken & Cheese Tamale w/Refried BeansSpanish RiceTortilla ChipsTropical FruitTuesday, September 10BreakfastCountry Breakfast Bowl w/ToastMini Strawberry Cream CheeseBagelFroot Loops/Cocoa Puffs Cerealw/Graham CrackersOrangesApple JuiceLunch K-8Chicken Patty on a BunChicken Posole w/RollChicken Caesar Salad w/CrackersPotato WedgesGrapesApplesauceLHSBeef Macaroni w/RollSpicy Chicken Sandwich with orwithout CheeseGarden Salad w/Croutons & RollTater TotsOrangesApplesauceWednesday, September 11BreakfastPotato & Cheese/Sausage, Egg &Cheese BurritoFroot Loops/Cocoa Puffs Cerealw/Graham CrackersFruit CocktailGrapesLunch K-8Beefy Macaroni w/RollCheesy Bean Tostada w/RiceItalian SubCalifornia Blend VegetablesBananaMandarin Oranges

Lordsburg Schools Breakfast/Lunch MenuLunch LHSMini Chicken Corn DogChili Cheese Baked Potato w/RollCheesy Broccoli Baked Potatow/BiscuitTurkey & Cheese PitaCornBananaMandarin OrangesThursday, September 12BreakfastStrawberry OatmealGrape CrescentFroot Loops/Cocoa Puffs Cerealw/Graham CrackersCantaloupeApple JuiceLunch K-8Green Chile Chicken Enchiladasw/SalsaNachosSouthwest FajitaChicken Salad

Refried BeansApplePearsLHS LunchChicken Tenders Potato Bowl w/RollSweet & Sour Chicken w/BrownRiceLoaded Italian SubMashed PotatoesPeachesPears

Salad Bar Options:Lettuce/Spinach MixCarrotsBroccoliCucumberCeleryBell PeppersTomatoesCauliflowerGarbanzo BeansVariety of Fruit



NM Dept. of Game & Fish

Southwest NM area Fishing ReportThis fishing report, provided

by Bill Dunn and the Departmentof Game and Fish, has been gen-erated from the best informationavailable from area officers andanglers. Conditions encounteredafter the report is compiled maydiffer, as stream, lake and weatherconditions alter fish and angleractivities.Catches of the weekBerrendo Creek: Valerie Wyattof Roswell caught a 4-poundlargemouth bass using a yellowand black spinner bait Aug. 29.Bluewater Lake: Jim Baldonadoof Las Vegas, Nev. caught and re-leased a 40-inch 15-pound, 5-ounce tiger muskie using aswimbait Aug. 28.Caballo Lake: PatriciaDiBartolomeo of Socorro caughta 3-pound largemouth bass usinga crankbait Aug. 30Conchas Lake: Curtis Farris, age8, of Albuquerque caught a 20-inch catfish using a crappie plas-tic lure Aug. 31.Fenton Lake: Twins Lauren andJackie Valdez of Albuquerquecaught their limits of rainbowtrout with three measuring 18.5-inches, 19.5-inches and the big-gest at 20.75-inches using a mix-ture of cheese and corn PowerBaitAug. 31. Journey White, age 13,of Pojoaque caught an18-inch,3.5-pound rainbow trout using

rainbow PowerEggs fished on thebottom with a Carolina rig Aug.31. Claire Swinhoe of Los Alamoscaught a 16-inch trout using gar-lic PowerBait Aug. 29.Laguna del Campo: ArturoVillanueva of Chama caught a 21-inch rainbow trout using a goldspinner Aug. 31.Lake Maloya: Kateri Dierking,age 6, of Albuquerque caught an18.5-inch rainbow trout usingPowerBait Sept. 1.Monastery Lake: AndrewUlibarri, age 5, of Rio Ranchocaught a 17-inch rainbow troutusing salmon peach PowerBaitSept. 1.Navajo Lake: Avyn Trujillo, age5, of Albuquerque caught her limitof kokanee salmon on red arniestipped with corn fishing 50 to 60feet deep Sept. 2.Pecos River: Tate Chandler, age5, of Cloudcroft caught a 24-inch, 5-pound catfish usingchicken liver at the lower Tansildamn near Carlsbad Aug. 29.Seven Springs Brood Pond:Owen Middagh, age 7, of Albu-querque caught a 19-inch, 4-pound rainbow trout using whiteglitter Gulp bait Sept. 1.Tingley Beach: DominicCandelaria, age 12, of CochitiPueblo caught a 26-inch 6.7-pound catfish using chickenliver/ chicken blood Magic BaitAug. 31. Donovan Candelaria,age 12, of Cochiti Pueblo caughta 22-inch, 3.2-pound catfish us-ing chicken liver/chicken bloodMagic Bait Aug. 31.

The following report came inlate, but are definitely worth men-tioning:Santa Rosa Lake: RitaRichardson of Roswell caught a16-inch largemouth bass trollingan olive creature bait Aug. 24.

For catches of the week, in-clude name, age, hometown, date,and location, type of fish, lengthand weight if possible and bait,lure or fly used.Southwest AreaAlumni Pond: Fishing for catfishwas good using Velveeta Cheese,hotdogs beef liver and worms.Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing forcatfish was good at night using

worms and homemade doughbaits. Fishing for bluegill was fairusing worms and bright coloredflies.Bill Evans Lake: Fishing for basswas slow.Caballo Lake: Fishing for whitebass was fair to good using char-treuse crank baits. Fishing forbass was slow.Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing forwhite bass was very good jiggingKastmasters and trolling whitecrankbaits near Kettle Top. Fish-ing for largemouth and small-mouth bass was slow. Fishing forcatfish was good using cut carp,worms, minnows, homemadedough bait, hotdogs and chickenliver.Escondida Lake: Fishing for cat-fish was fair to good using cutbait.Gila River: Stream flow Mondaymorning was 33.4 cfs. Fishing fortrout was fair to good on theMiddle Fork.Glenwood Pond: Fishing fortrout was good using flies andrainbow colored PowerBait.Lake Roberts: Fishing for all spe-cies was slow.Percha Dam: Fishing for all spe-cies was slow.Quemado Lake: Fishing for troutwas fair using PowerBait andworms.Rancho Grande Ponds: We hadno reports from anglers this week.Rio Grande: Stream flow belowElephant Butte Monday morningwas 1,380 cfs. Fishing below El-ephant Butte for catfish was fairusing worms, cut bait and home-made dough baits for catfish.Snow Lake: We had no reportsfrom anglers this week.Young Pond: Fishing for catfishwas good using Velveeta Cheese,hotdogs, beef liver and worms.

LORDSBURG HIGH SCHOOLMAVERICK FOOTBALL 2019

DATE OPPONENT TIMETBA Scrimmage Silver City TBAFriday, August 23 Willcox, AZ 7:00PM (NM Time)Friday, August 30 @ Loving 7:00 PMFriday, September 6 Tularosa 7:00 PMFriday, September 13 Hot Springs 7:00 PMSaturday, September 21 @Newcomb 1:00PMFriday, Sept. 27 Mescalero Apache 7:00 PMFriday, October 4 @Cloudcroft 7:00 PMFriday, October 11 @Capitan 7:00 PMFriday, October 25 Estancia 7:00 PMFri/Sat, Nov. 1/2 State First Round TBAFri/Sat Nov. 8/9 State Quarter Finals TBAFri/Sat Nov. 15/16 State Semi Finals TBASat. Nov. 24 State Championship TBA

Head Coach: Dale HooperAthletic Director: Dale Hooper Principal: Mr. Roberson Superintendent: Dr Lucas

LORDSBURG HIGH SCHOOLLADY MAVERICK VOLLEYBALL 2019

DATE OPPONENT TIMETuesday, August 27 @ Animas JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMTuesday, September 3 Morenci, AZ JV/V 6:00/7:00 PM (NM)Fri/Sat, September 6/7 @ Magdalena Tournament V only TBATuesday, September 9 @ Cobre JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMThursday, September 12 Animas JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMSaturday, September 14 @ Tularosa JV/V 1:00/200 PMTuesday, September 17 Hot Springs JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMFri/Sat, September 20/21 @ Cloudcroft Tournament V only TBAThursday, September 26 @Hot Springs JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMSaturday, September 28 Cobre JV/V 1:00 2:00 PMSaturday, October 5 Cloudcroft JV/V 2:00/3:00 PMThursday, October 10 @ Cloudcroft JV/V 3:00/5:00 PMSaturday, October 12 Mescalero JV/V 1:00/2:00 PMTuesday, October 15 Mesilla Valley Christian JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMSaturday, October 19 @ Capitan JV/V 2:00/3:00 PMSaturday, October 26 @ Mescalero JV/V 1:00/2:00 PMTuesday, October 29 @ Mesilla Valley Christian JV/V 5:00/6:00 PMSaturday, November 2 Capitan JV/V 2:00/3:00 PMNovember 4-9 District Tournament TBAThurs/Sat, Nov. 14-16 State Tournament TBA

Head Coach: Albert DiazAthletic Director: Dale Hooper Principal: Mr. Roberson Superintendent: Dr Lucas

DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE SCHOOL2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT TIMESaturday, September 7 @ T or C 11:00 a.m.Thursday, September 12 @ Cobre 4:30 p.m.Thursday, September 19 @ Hatch 4:00 p.m.Thursday, September 26 vs Silver 4:00 p.m.Saturday, October 5 vs Deming 10:00 a.m.Thursday, October 10 @ Morenci 4:00 p.m. AZ Time

Coach: Mr. Alejandro MunozAssistant Coach: Mr. Mike Newell

Athletic Coordinator: Mr. Patrick RamirezPrincipal: Mr. Ralph Almanzar

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DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE SCHOOL2019 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT TIMESaturday, August 17 Pre-Season Tourney

Up to 3 games @ Hatch TBATuesday, August 20 @ Silver City 4:00/5:00 p.m.Thursday, August 22 vs Morenci 5/6 pm NM TimeTuesday, August 27 vs Silver City 4:00/5:00 p.m.Thursday, August 29 vs Cobre 4:00/5:00 p.m.Tuesday, September 10 vs MVCS 5:00/6:00 p.m.Saturday, September 14 @ T or C 10:00/11:00 a.m.Tuesday, September 17 @ Deming 4:00/5:00 p.m.Saturday, September 21 @ MVCS 10:00/11:00 a.m.Thursday, September 26 @ Cobre 4:30/5:30 p.m.Saturday, September 28 End of Season

@ Deming TBATuesday, October 1 vs Animas 4:00/5:00 p.m.

(Double Header)Coach: Amanda Guerrero

Assistant Coach: Katherine GomezAthletic Coordinator: Mr. Patrick Ramirez

Principal: Mr. Ralph Almanzar

Below is the solution to the crossword puzzle THE BEATLES,which appeared in the August 30, 2019 edition.

WNMU mournsloss of Mustangstudent athleteSubmitted by JENNIFEROLSON/WNMU

Western New Mexico Uni-versity students, faculty and staffare grieving the loss of a Mus-tang student athlete. FreshmanEddie Cruz died in a drowningincident at Bill Evans Lakeon Monday.

“We are devastated by theloss of this student. Eddie was aphenomenal kid with a bright fu-ture,” WNMU President Dr. Jo-seph Shepard said.

Cruz was 18 years old andstudied kinesiology at WNMU.The freshman was a wide receiveron the Mustang football team andwore number 82.

“Eddie will always be a partof our Mustang family. We arethinking of and praying for hisloved ones during this extremelydifficult time,” said WNMU Di-rector of Athletics Scott Noble.

From El Paso, Texas, Cruzgraduated from Eastwood HighSchool this past spring.

WNMU is providing coun-seling for students affected byCruz’ death.

Senior Cody McCants, Sophomore MaverickContreras (quarterback), and senior IzayahPlacencia helped the Mavericks clinch a 50-pointedge over Loving last Friday.

Photo by JASON K. WATKINS / for the Herald

By JASON K. WATKINS /for theHerald

The Lordsburg Mavericksunmercifully destroyed the Lov-ing Falcons last Friday 56-6 inwhat must have been anuncomfortable game forthe home team to watch.

Fresh off his impres-sive performance theprevious week with 16receptions — a state andschool record — seniorCody McCants caught11 receptions Fridayracked up 197yards, and put 30 pointson the board.No Big Deal

“I didn’t reallythink about it,”McCants, a man of (very)few words, said on Monday with a laugh.“Hopefully this weekwe’ll put up some moretouchdowns.”

Private SecondClass (U.S. Army)McCants just returnedhome from basic train-ing, a fact the TularosaWildcats are no doubtnervously discussingthis week, and he’s theMaverick’s biggestweapon on offense. Hethinks and runs fast, he’sfearless, and he movesthe ball with style.

“I’m ready to hit some peopleand run the ball,” McCants saysabout Friday night’s game. A manof few words, and I was lucky toget those.Young QB

For a young quarterback,Maverick Contreras isn’t afraidto get his hands dirty.

The kid is a sophomore, rack-ing up 300 yards and six touch-downs in one game. He was 23for 36 passes, rushed for 35 yards(and a touchdown), and helpedmake four tackles.

At just 15, Contreras alreadyhas a gunslinger’s arm, and he’snot afraid to make tackles. Is heafraid of anything? “Not really,”he says, “but coaches always toldme to run scared. That kindahelps.”

He’s ready for Friday.“It’s gonna be a helluva

game,” Contreras says confi-dently. “Tulie is really tough butI feel like we can surprise somepeople.”

One of the most excitingplayers to watch, IzayahPlacencia, had five receptionsagainst Loving and ran the ballfor 68 yards. Six of the 56 pointswere his that night. He also re-covered a fumble. WhenPlacencia gets the ball and aclear shot at the end zone, no oneon defense is catching him. He’slike a young Deion Sanders whodoesn’t run his mouth.

The Contreras-McCants duoshould be enough to pack stands(which sadly wasn’t the case forthe first home game) but thisyear’s team has a lot of manypromising players: senior Skeater

The Mavericks line up to take on the Loving Falcons last Friday. Courtesy photo

McCants, Contreras lead Mavericks to56-6 bloodbath against Loving Falcons

Lassiter made three successfulinside kicks and made four as-sisted tackles; Roman Murilloput a beating on Loving and re-covered two fumbles, had an im-

pressive six assisted tackles, andsacked the quarterback; VincentMontoya and Chris Rodriguezmade three tackles each.

“Izayah and Roman deservecredit,” McCants said. “Also, theline. We couldn’t do it withoutthem.”

Jeremy Valdez, a freshmanthis year (although we errone-ously reported that he was aneighth grader last week, and re-gret the error), is another a playerto watch. He recovered a coupleof fumbles Friday night andproved he’s varsity material. He’llbe leading the team in a couple

of years.The Mavericks battle the 2-

0 Tularosa Wildcats on Friday night at Maverick Stadium at 7p.m. The non-conference game

will be the second homegame of the season. An-nouncer Art Malott,himself a former Maver-ick football player anda veteran of the U.S.Navy, will be calling thisand every home game.

Malott has been theVoice of the Mavericksfor decades and, like allgood things, his colorcommentary gets betterwith age. A lucky fewplayers over the yearseven got nicknamesfrom Malott. (Adam“Razzle Dazzle”Alvarado comes tomind.) He’s another rea-son to show the Maver-icks your support thisseason.

The MaverickCheerleaders also de-serve our support.Coached by BobbyStewart, this year’ssquad is loaded with tal-ent and they put on animpressive halftimeshow.

City Fire ChiefRiley Allen and his crewbring a fire truck to fly

the American flag, and Ben andLinda Erickson of Mom & Pop’sPyro Shop donate touchdownfireworks at every home game.

The team spent six or sevenhours traveling by bus across thestate to Loving, then drove backafter the game. This week, they’llbe rested and focused.

Support the Mavericks thisFriday night and show the teamyou care by filling the stands.This team is the most exciting oneto watch in years, and the weatheris supposed to be 75 and sunny.

Caesar Alvarez contributedto this story.

PAL FlagFootballregistration

Registration for LordsburgPolice Athletic League (PAL)Flag Football is currently under-way. This year, all age groups willbe playing flag football, not de-termined by grade. Age groupsare 3-6, 7-8 and 9-11. Cost is $40for first child, $20 for each addi-tional child. Registration formsare available at the LordsburgPolice Department. Registrationdeadline is Monday, September9, 2019.



Rick Kraft

A Picture From The PastSubmitted by EDMUND SAUCEDO/Lordsburg

By RICK KRAFT So much of life is what hap-

pens in the six inches between ourears. It is a very small part of ourbody. Our brain only weighsabout three pounds, but it con-trols every otherpound that we carry.

Two brothersone year apart in agewith similar physicalattributes and com-parable employmentare raised by thesame parents andlive within a mile ofeach other. Oneloves life and enjoysthe adventures thateach day brings, theother is miserable and dreads get-ting out of bed each morning.

When asked separately aboutwhy they have their present viewon life, the fulfilled brother says,“That’s an easy question, look atmy upbringing.” The brotherwho hates life says, “That’s aneasy question, look at my up-bringing.” Interesting...

I just recently heard a quoteeach of us need to hear, “Be your-self, everyone else is taken.” I likeit. Couple it with the slogan “Beall that you can be,” and we havea couple of core concepts on howwe should view the world. We areeach the first of one edition withunlimited potential.

We often forget how uniquewe are. We decide to play thecomparison game. We look atthose around us and we comparewho we are with who they are. Instead, look in the mirror, that’syour competition.

No one has ever nor will any-one ever walk the journey thatyou are on. You are one of akind. The only you that will everbe. And with one exception, theworld is made up of other people.

Your job is not to seek to

Just A Thought

Measure yourself against yourselfkeep up with those ahead of you. Nor is your job to look down atothers that you are ahead of. Yourjob is quite simply to be the bestthat you can be. Measure your-self against yourself. You have

been delivered thehand you have. Allyou can do is play itthe best you are able.

You have heardthe saying, “When lifegives you lemons,make lemonade.” Iheard a speaker re-cently with a spinoff ofthis. He said, “Whenlife gives you lemons,don’t suck them. Theywill only make you

sour.” Either way, life is 10% whathappens and 90% how you re-spond. Your life will be measuredby the 90% that you can control,not the 10% beyond your con-trol.

There are people who havebeen told by doctors that theyhave only months to live. Mostindividuals with this diagnosisdid nothing to deserve this 10%. There are many today who havejust lost loved ones that theyshared a close bond with. Thisoccurs independent of how gooda person lives their life. There arefamilies whose breadwinner willlose their job today not becauseof anything they did, but becausetheir employer made bad busi-ness decisions and has to closeits doors.

You get the idea. Lifehappens...and life goes on... Thesooner we can get our armsaround the reality that life is notfair, the sooner we can choose ahealthy 90% in how we respond. We must recognize the unfair na-ture of our existence and get overit. Otherwise we can’t accomplishwhat we need to be accomplish-ing.

What I am saying is thatwhere you are today is a combi-nation of choices you have madeand external events beyond yourcontrol. Where you are tomorrowwill be a combination of choicesyou make today, future externalevents you can’t control, and the90% response to these events youcan control.

So look internally. Lookwithin yourself. Look at the giftset you have been given. Andrecognize the gifts you have notbeen given. You should operateinside your gift set, but outsideyour comfort zone. Then askyourself, why am I here rightnow? What is it that I need to bedoing? What is it that only I cando?

If you ask these questions,you will live a proactive life, notone that is reactive. There issomething out there that onlyyou can do.

Don’t waste your days look-ing left and right at the successesof others and focusing on whatthey are blessed with. If youchoose to live your life in a com-petitive mode, you will neverwin. There will always be some-one out there who has somethingmore than you.

Each day brings new chal-lenges. Each day brings new op-portunities. Each day starts witha clean slate. Thank God for giv-ing us a night at the end of eachday and that we can begin againwhen the sun comes up.

It doesn’t matter what is inthe rear view mirror. What is inthe rear view mirror today is quitesimply an unchangeable history. Don’t let what happened yester-day keep you from accomplish-ing today what you need to beaccomplishing. Don’t let yourpast rob you of today. Today is aprecious commodity that youhave been given to spend as youwish.

If you don’t accomplish to-day what you need to be accom-plishing, don’t blame others. Inyour life you will regularly needto rise above what others say ordo. Don’t live a life pointing atothers. Don’t try to make your-self a victim.

There may be 100 reasonsnot to do something you need todo and only one reason to do thatsomething. If the one reason isthat it is the right thing to do, thendo it. Don’t sit on your butt andfocus on the 100 excuses not totake action. I am convinced thatin each of our lives we are ourown worst enemy.

My challenge to you todayis to measure yourself againstyourself. Focus on the gift setand strengths that you have beenblessed with, not on what youdon’t have. There are many moregifts that I don’t have than theones I have.

Whether you are happy withwhat you have or unhappy withwhat you don’t have, you stillhave the same things. We areback to the six inches betweenyour ears.

Life is not a dress rehearsal. It happens once and then it isgone. Each day arrives, is spent,and then is gone forever. Liveeach day to the fullest.

May you only measure your-self against yourself. May yourecognize the gifts you have beengiven and the blessing you rou-tinely receive. May you use thesefor the benefit of others. And myyou be abundantly blessed inyour days and years ahead as yoube the best that you can be.Just a thought...Rick Kraft is a motivationalspeaker, a syndicated columnist,a published author, and an at-torney. To submit comments, con-tributions, or ideas, e-mail [email protected] or writeto P.O. Box 850, Roswell, NewMexico, 88202 - 0850.

Ronda Leona Walter (Richardson)Lordsburg High School 1968 Senior Class Picture

May 16, 1950 - August 15, 2019Ronda Leona Walter Richardson, 69, a resident of Silver City, NM, died suddenly on Thursday,

August 15, 2019, at her residence. She was born May 16, 1950 in Silver City, NM, to Charles and PearlWalter of Lordsburg. On March 21, 1969, Ronda married Acel Bernard (Sonny) Richardson, Jr. Rondagrew up in Lordsburg where she graduated from Lordsburg High School in 1968. She attended NewMexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. After her youngest started school, she went to work for theSilver Consolidated School District as a substitute teacher. She earned an Associate Degree from WesternNew Mexico University and taught as an Assistant Title One Teacher. After 15 years she retired fromteaching. She is survived by her mother, Pearl Hammond Walter of West Jordan, UT; her husband BernardRichardson, Jr., of Silver City; seven children; twenty-four grandchildren; one great-grandson; and twobrothers, Charles Walter, Jr. and Keith Walter and their respective spouses. She was preceded in death byher father, Charles Walter, Sr.; and maternal and paternal grandparents. Visitation was held on Saturday,August 24, 2019, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Silver City, followed by the funeralservice with Bishop Zollinger officiating. Concluding service and interment followed at Memory LaneCemetery in Silver City.

By JUDITH SMOTTS/LordsburgNeed some more reasons not

to waste food?*It’s not “global warming”.It’s climate change: too hot

here and too cold there, as in toohot to grow food or too cold toharvest.

Too much population in thebig cities

Too few rural farmers grow-ing the food.

How to transfer food to hun-gry population without usingpolluting gasoline, coal andfracking “natural gas” ?

Plants and especially treestake up our carbon emissions andgive us oxygen to breathe. Saythank you and try not to cut themall down.

We confuse food label “bestused by date”. It doesn’t meanthrow away.

Use your nose like Grandma

Food For Thoughtdid. If it smells bad don’t eat it.The more processed your grocer-ies, the more preservatives for thatshelf life. Except for grocery storesales, food always gets more ex-pensive. The less food funds youhave, the smarter you need to be.

A local fast food pancakebreakfast tastes good and is fill-ing. It also contains enough so-dium for two days food limit. Italso contains two days worth ofdietary fat limit.

Now for our U.S. statistics:We throw away one third of

our grown food.New tariffs make avocadoes

and more too expensive for mybudget.

Grocery stores display onlybeautiful fruits and vegetables.

The too small, too big andslightly blemished gets thrownaway.

Landfills create methane,second highest air pollution be-hind carbon dioxide.

We could easily compost alittle. Just dig a hole in back yardtossing in egg shells, potato skins

and that little container hiding inback of refrigerator for months.

Even in your apartment, mixfood scraps with potting soil foryour houseplants. Even they willgive you oxygen.

Grandma had a huge stockpot on the back burner. Shefilled it with roots, peelings,onions and a tough, inexpensivecut of meat. In just sunrise tosunset she made delicious brothand cut-with-a-spoon tendermeat. Magic.

Winter is coming and we allhave crockpots! Make your ownmagic.

R.I.P. my Grandma Wynens

New Mexico’s drug overdosedeath rate was about 13 percenthigher than the national average.

The funding will help NewMexico strengthen surveillanceand prevention measures acrossthe state that include utilizationof department data on opioids,supporting interventions, pre-scription drug monitoring pro-grams, and improving providerand health system support.

“New Mexico communitieshave been among the hardest hitby the opioid abuse epidemic.But combatting this crisis with-out access to high-quality data islike fighting a battle blindfolded.In order to the stem the tide ofopioid addiction that has devas-tated families and communitiesacross New Mexico, we need tobetter understand the full scopeof this crisis and focus resourceson what works to save lives,” saidUdall. ”We all know of familieswith loved ones who have sufferedfrom opioid abuse and struggleto break the cycle of addiction.This funding is an important stepto scale up effective solutions andstrategies that will get those NewMexicans facing addiction on theroad to recovery. As a senior mem-ber of the Senate AppropriationsCommittee, I’ll keep fighting forstrong funding for prevention,treatment, and recovery servicesto tackle this crisis and put NewMexico communities on a pathto healing.”

“The opioid epidemic hasleft too many New Mexicans withthe heavy burden of seekingtreatment and recovery resources– that are too oftenunderfunded,” said Heinrich. ”I’m proud to welcome this much-needed federal funding and I willkeep doing everything I can to

fight for the resources and poli-cies we need to ensure every NewMexican who needs it can findaddiction treatment services andlifesaving care.”

“Too many New Mexicanshave lost loved ones to the opioidepidemic,” said Gov. LujanGrisham. ”My administration iscommitted to ensuring that everyNew Mexican who needs treat-ment can get it, and to imple-menting strategies that can pre-vent individuals from gettingaddicted in the first place. Thesefunds will help us stop this epi-demic at its source and work to-ward a future where no family willhave to know the pain of losing achild, parent, or friend to addic-tion.”

“In communities across NewMexico, especially in rural andNative communities, the opioidepidemic has devastated count-less families. This much-neededfederal funding will be directedto the front lines of the opioidcrisis and support local treatment,recovery, and prevention efforts.I will keep doing everything I canto bring forward new resourcesand policies to help New Mexi-cans turn back the tide against theopioid epidemic,” said TorresSmall.

“Anyone who is strugglingwith addiction should be able toaccess help when they need it, butthe dismantling of New Mexico’sbehavioral health system in 2013and the worsening opioid crisisput our communities at a disad-vantage to address this crisis,” said Haaland. ”So, the delegationand I worked together to deliverfunding to help communities ad-dress the opioid crisis. Todaywe’re pleased to announce thathelp is on the way to assist withprevention and treatment efforts.”

NM welcomes $4.7 millionto combat opioidsContinued from Page 1

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Submitted by NM DEPT of GAME& FISH/Santa Fe

New Mexico Department ofGame and Fish conservation of-ficers have completed the inves-tigation of a black bear attack thatoccurred near Cliff in southwest-ern New Mexico on Thursday,Aug. 29.

The 63 year old licensedguide, was injured when ap-proaching a bear that had beenshot by a member of the huntingparty. The individual returned tohis truck unassisted and drovehimself to Gila Regional Medi-cal Center where he was treatedfor multiple bite wounds to botharms and legs, administered anti-biotics and released.

“We are thankful the indi-vidual was not hurt worse,” saidDepartment Director MikeSloane. “We caution all hunters,anglers and outdoor enthusiaststo always be careful around bears,especially if you are in the vicin-ity of an injured animal.”

Here are some ways to pro-tect yourself if you encounter abear:

·Stop, and back away slowlywhile facing the bear. Avoid di-rect eye contact, as the bear mayconsider that a threat. Do not run.Make yourself appear large byholding out your jacket. If youhave small children, pick themup so they don’t run.

·Give the bear plenty of roomto escape, so it doesn’t feel threat-ened or trapped. If a black bearattacks you, fight back usinganything at your disposal, suchas rocks, sticks, binoculars oreven your bare hands. Aim for thebear’s nose and eyes.

·If the bear has not seen you,stay calm and slowly move away,making noise so the bear knowsyou are there. Never get between

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SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCOURTCOUNTY OF HIDALGOSTATE OF NEW MEXICO

IN THE MATTER OF A PETITIONFOR CHANGE OF NAME OFJocean Grammenos

No. D-623-CV-2019-00077

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAMETAKE NOTICE that in accordancewith the provisions of NMSA 1978 40-8-1 through NMSA 1978 40-8-3, thePetitioner Jocean Grammenos willapply to the Honorable Jim B. Foy,District Judge for the Sixth JudicialDistrict at the Hidalgo County Court-house, Lordsburg, New Mexico at9:30 a.m. on the 2nd day of October,2019, for a Court ORDER FORCHANGE OF NAME from JoceanGrammenos to Jocean Grammenou.District Court Clerk

By: Angela OrozcoDeputy

Submitted by:Jocean Grammenos

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Editor’s Note: The following es-say was written by Dr. LarryStanfel out of Roundup, Mon-tana. He contacted the Heraldrecently in an effort to share hismemories of the late Janaloo Hillwith local readers, many of whomremember her and her family atShakespeare Ghost Town. Theessay is long,but will bepublished inthree install-ments.Part II

Lordsburgis only acouple ofmiles distant,and officialsthere were in aflurry to dis-cover aschool -agedchild de-prived of theirfacilities. Re-sourceful Mother, Rita, however,prevailed upon Jane’s physicianto attest to the fact of her child-hood illnesses, and the certifiedteacher was permitted to educateher daughter at home.

Around the age of nine or ten,the pupil decided her life’s work;she would become a balletdancer. Rita had given her pianolessons and revealed to her somehints of the magic of dance, butthe little girl’s mind was made up,exactly as mine would be yearslater, by the very same company,the American Ballet Theatre,which hypnotized her in El Paso!In her book she opined that short-ages of raw talent and staminalikely would have defeated herambition, but when she reached5’ 9 ½” (Mr. Hough awarded heran additional ¼” and said theywere the same height) she rea-soned she had outgrown herdream career. Today, this wouldnot be the case.

Also at age ten her parentsdecided she was due formal edu-cation and presented her to thepublic school, which examinedher and judged the child fit forthe seventh grade. Formally edu-cated, yes, but it is important inunderstanding her later life deci-sions to recognize that responsi-bilities to her parents and theranch enjoyed first priority. Thefamily expected her to miss aschool day when home dutieswere pressing.

With the head start at homethe girl graduated high school, assalutatorian, no less, at 15. Hersenior class yearbook photoshows a radiantly happy, matureyoung woman with curly blackhair so short as to reveal her in-conspicuous ears. The star of thesenior class play and voted “bestactress” three of her four years,she set her new sights on the stageand, just two months after turn-ing 16 and armed with scholar-ships, she headed towards nearbyNew Mexico Western in SilverCity.

By this time enterprisingRita had begun giving publicdance lessons in Animas andLordsburg, and, as the college stu-dent spent her weekends at home,she served as accompanist. As by-products, she developed into acreditable pianist and absorbed athorough grounding in dancepedagogy.

At the age of 19 the preco-cious, multi-talented young ladyof Shakespeare graduated cumlaude in History with a Theatreminor. The pages of the 1959Westerner are rife with the deedsof the busy commuter. She was afeature writer for the school pa-per, the Mustang; President of

Essay: Pursuing a Shakespeare Miragetheir chapter of Sigma Delta Pi,the national honorary for stu-dents of Spanish; actress in manyroles for the Playmakers, thedrama organization; Secretary ofthe chapter of Alpha Psi Omega,the national dramatic fraternity;and prominent in Cardinal Key, anational honor society for out-

standing juniorand seniorwomen. Whileevery photo-graph records ad i s c i p l i n e d ,confident, se-rene youngwoman, her por-trait for Who’sWho in Ameri-can Colleges ismagnetic. Shelooks not at, butthrough, thelens withdreamy eyesthat signal fath-

oms of understanding and smileswith full lips about to speaksweet fantasies. Could there havebeen a male classmate immune tothe sight of her?

She was drawn to the foot-lights, and that summer her par-ents gleaned the price of a sum-mer course at the Pasadena Play-house. She wrote of earlier tripsto her grandmother’s home inLong Beach, about thirty milesfrom Pasadena, so the relativenearby must have facilitated herstay. This first time completelyaway from home was unsettling,and she felt largely ignored bythe instructors. In the fall of 1959,then, she enrolled in the dramaprogram at the University ofTexas at El Paso but remarkedthat one production sufficed todiscourage her on the quality ofthe department, so she joined alittle theatre group in that city.

When composing her mem-oirs, Janaloo obfuscated the datesof several periods with the phrase,“about this time.” She used it atthis point of her history to markthe beginning of her modelingcareer. In her own words, “In thecourse of the next ten years, Iworked sporadically as aphotographer’s model, a catalogmodel and a fashion show model… I lived for over a year in Den-ver …, for a year in Los Angelesand Hollywood and for sixmonths in New York.”

She wrote vaguely of a first,unhappy marriage at an unspeci-fied date and place to an unnamedman she had met at college.Manny Hough confided that shehad been disinclined to addressthe subject and that he had beenequally reluctant to inquire. Herclose friends, Marsha Hill (unre-lated) and Linda Erikson, confirmher reticence on the topic.

However, Social Securityrecords reference her as Jan LouiseHill in November, 1959, as JanLouise Westlake in February,1961, and as Janaloo Hill in June,1964. The Albuquerque Journalof 3 December 1961, p.20, fea-tured Mrs. Janaloo Westlake. Thatarticle includes an intriguingphotograph of her modeling amillinery creation, a pill box hatshe had decorated with an exoticdesert commodity, snake rattles.The text discloses that at thatdate she was waiting inShakespeare to join her husbandin California at his new Army as-signment; the Nike-HerculesMissile Division of the 57th Artil-lery.

Another vestige of her mar-riage lies in the Catalog of Copy-right Entries. “Shadows inShakespeare,” words and musicby Rita Hill, arranged by Janaloo

Westlake, was copyrighted bythem on 8 October 1962. This isa further reminder that, at certaintimes, parched, forgottenShakespeare boasted an elevated,per-capita talent index.

She recorded that, comingfrom a very unconventional back-ground, where economic ad-vancement was unimportant, itwas natural for her to be attractedto an opposite, a conventionalman with materialistic goals.Young Robert Westlake’sprogress, however, was retardedby excessive drinking coupledwith automobile demolition, andnothing is known of him today.Manny Hough concluded thatWestlake’s taste for alcohol wasthe aneurysm that ruptured themarriage.

She wrote that she was stillin California when the San Diegoadventure was being planned,and that suggests she was thenwith Mr. Westlake, since previ-ously she had been waiting tojoin him there. When she returnedhome there was substantial prepa-ration for the trip, which em-barked in mid-October, 1962, andher husband was no longer amember of the company.

Publicity would be a smash-ing tactic for popularizingShakespeare, and Mrs. Hill hadformulated a regular show busi-ness expedition for her husbandand daughter. They would ridehorses all the way to San Diegoand pause along the route to of-fer stage highlights of the ghosttown’s history. There were severalscenes, Rita’s songs, Janaloo’snarration, and all the costumesand props made the journey onpack horses.

The two spent Thanksgivingin Yuma, and the consummationof the tour included participationin a Christmas parade and a horse-back interview on Regis Philbin’stelevision program. If onewatches the YouTube clip, “RegisPhilbin Early Years,” a photo-graph of her appears at 1:26 intothe film. She and the host areastride horses, the reins of whichare held by a tall man in cowboyattire. His face is bowed and cov-ered by the hat brim, but it is as-suredly Frank Hill. Janaloo docu-mented the expedition in a manu-script that publishers rejected asbeing too parochial in scope andthereby protected the public fromanother entertaining bit of litera-ture. Father and daughter wereeager to be home for Christmas,so after stops at the famous zooand other San Diego sights, theywere relieved to return to theirdesert and mountains.

For the next seven or eightyears Janaloo, pulled oppositelyby love of family and home andby dreams of a professional ca-reer, made journeys between thetwo.

Of other locations where shelived and worked it is only toNew York that she devoted spaceand named it the one place thatcould compete with Shakespearefor her affection. She admired theMetropolitan Museum, the NewYork City Ballet, Greenwich Vil-lage, and Central Park, where shewas attracted to the mountedpolice’s horses, reminders ofhome. She mentioned studyingdance at a studio in Carnegie Halland her strong distaste for cock-tail soirees, which liquor absti-nence and poor fluency in partyconversation made uncomfort-able.

Manny Hough suggestedthat all her modeling work was inNew York and believes four cata-log companies, Sears and Spiegelwere the two he recalled, em-ployed her.

To be continued next week

Janaloo and her mother, Rita Hill.

State Auditor visitsHidalgo CountyFriday, Aug. 30New Mexico State Auditor BrianS. Colón held office hours inLordsburg last Friday, August30, where he met with citizens.Colón had constituent servicesstaff with him to help answerquestions, submit complainsand share concerns and ideas.Pictured above are Karla Goitia,County Manager Tisha Green,Auditor Colón, Hidalgo CountyTreasurer Tyler Massey andLeslie Rudiger. At right, AuditorColón is pictured with NeomiMartinez Parra.

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