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By M.E. SprengelmeyerThe Communicator

At least for the time being, Gua-dalupe County has lost one of the legacies of its Route 66 heyday.

A “CLOSED” sign appeared earlier this month at a Stuckey’s store that had operated west of Santa Rosa since the early 1960s.

Store fixtures were removed, along with the remaining stock of pecan log rolls, discounted blan-kets, postcards and other souve-nirs. Plastic bags were taped over the gas pump nozzles.

This week, a steady stream of


Another tragedy has struck the family of an Oklahoma couple found dead in Guadalupe County in August 2010, as their only daughter was fatally shot in her bed last Thursday morning in an apparent domestic dispute, court records state.

Cathy Byus, who had visited Guadalupe County several times during the investigation into the murders of her parents, Gary and Linda Haas, was found dead on March 21 inside the bedroom of her home in Shawnee, Okla.

According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Pottawat-omie County District Court, the woman’s husband, Justin Byus, was waiting in the yard when police arrived and was taken into custody on suspicion of murder.

The court records describe a couple that frequently argued. Thomas Chandler, a friend who had once lived with the cou-ple, said Justin and Cathy Byus “would argue nearly every night, but it would always be pretty tame and they would make up.”

Chandler told police that last Wednesday, March 20, he and Justin Byus spent part of the day shooting paintball guns then came home and had dinner. At one point, he said, Justin Byus

Junfu Han / The CommunicatorBenny Sisneros waits after hauling water to his cattle at Las Uvas Ranch outside Colonias on Tuesday. Area wells have gone dry, so he has to haul water from Laguna de la Arabe to keep his herds sustained. When the laguna goes dry, he’ll have to sell cows.

Sinking water table leaves rural wells dryDeep trouble

State on notice forland grantelection■ Claims prompt Duran to ask A.G. for ‘immediate attention.’

Family hit by murderonce again

» See Election, page 5


An independent auditor has accused Guadalupe County of “misuse of funds and county property” in connection with past practices involving the county Road Department.

That finding was added at the

last minute to auditor J.J. Griego’s assessment of the county after examining the books for fiscal year 2012. While his initial report included just a single negative finding, related to the county’s financial reporting methods, he surprised some county officials with the second finding during a Guadalupe County Commission

meeting last week.The update is related to a con-

troversy in 2010 and 2011 involv-ing exchanges of work by county employees on private properties for caliche and other road grad-ing materials the county needed. At the time, county officials de-termined that the exchanges had not been properly documented

and approved through official channels, leaving them open to scrutiny and sparking an ongoing investigation by New Mexico State Police and the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor.

“During fiscal year 2010 and 2011, the County and outside

Audit finds ‘misuse of funds’ in county road work

» See Audit, page 5

» See Closed, page 7

Stuckey’s‘closed,’ but what is next?

Behold, water

M.E. Sprengelmeyer / The CommunicatorSanta Rosa Mayor Albert Campos Jr. gives a tour of the Blue Hole on Monday to New Mexico Tourism Secretary Monique Jacobson, who made a brief stop at the site and the nearby dive center. Part of Gov. Susana Martinez’s cabinet, she has been visiting communities offering marketing help through the “New Mexico True” program, which promotes the state as a place for active visits, not just passive sight-seeing. City officials asked for her help funding Blue Hole improvements, including parking areas.

» See Family, page 7


Deeper and deeper. The lifeblood of Guadalupe County keeps sinking further and further below the surface of the land.

Benny Sisneros and his cattle are feeling the effects in Colonias.

One by one, four of the wells serving his ranch have gone dry, including those that keep his livestock alive and the one that serves his house, too.

“We can’t take a bath anymore,” Sisneros says. “If Colonias stinks, that’s why.”

It’s the same story throughout the historic rural village northwest of Santa Rosa. Sisne-

ros rattles off a list of neighbors who’ve seen the water table drop precipitously during the prolonged drought, forcing them to dig their wells deeper -- if they’re able to use them at all.

“Pretty soon we’re not going to have any water,” he says. “There are a few wells still operating, but they’re weak.”

It’s a crisis that has only added to his workload. On Tuesday, Sisneros worked non-stop driving a tanker truck between a small lake and different areas of his ranch, hauling life-sustaining water to his parched herds.

Sisneros blames the City of Santa Rosa

“We tend to survive the summers saying, ‘Maybe next year it will rain. Maybe next year. Maybe next year.’”

Glenn G. Gonzales, G&G Water Systems, Inc.


With claims of election irregu-larities flying, New Mexico Sec-retary of State Dianna J. Duran is asking state Attorney General Gary King for “immediate atten-tion” to consider overseeing next week’s vote for the Anton Chico Land Grant Board of Trustees.

Land grant heirs are set to go to the polls on Monday, April 1, to pick trustees representing five precincts covering Anton Chico, Upper Anton Chico, La Loma, Colonias and Tecolotito.

But in recent days, Duran’s office has received complaints from two candidates, Yvonne Aragon and John P. Marquez, questioning the way contenders were registered on candidacy fil-ing day, March 7, and other com-plaints raising concerns about the way land grant elections are conducted.

Specifically, Aragon and Mar-quez claim that one candidate, Alan L. Sisneros, initially turned in an incomplete declaration of candidacy, not specifying which area he wanted to represent. But

» See Water, page 4

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Married? Not that there’s anything wrong with that...By M.E. Sprengelmeyer

I saw nothing but joy outside my office window on Tuesday.

A couple had just tied the knot. Their friends were swarming on the happy couple’s sedan and scribbling the words “Just Married” in shoe polish across every avail-able inch of glass.

From a safe distance, I witnessed a whole lot of smooching near the City Hall doors. It was a mob scene. There was a lot of embracing, smiling and laughing. One-by-one, friends, loved-ones and neighbors congratulated the love birds on their hopeful new life together. It was a sight to see, and it made me smile.

This week in history, I’m sure you’re wondering.... Yes, yes, it was a man and a woman. A regular ol’ bride and groom. But really, that’s beside the point.

When we see two people taking joy in such a serious, life-changing decision like marriage, it should bring joy to all of us, whether we know the people, are content not to know them, or can relate to their one-of-a-kind defini-tion of love at all.

The bond of marriage means a multitude of things to the individuals involved. I can’t begin to define that for anyone, since I’ve not yet been pelted with rice myself.

But one thing I know that marriage also means is stabil-ity for our communities, neighborhoods and society as a whole. Commitment is a force that powerful.

It’s a potent thing when it’s taken seriously. And noth-ing is more serious than merging your name with another, taking an oath in front of your family, your friends and the spiritual or secular authority of your choice saying you’re willing to sacrifice the self-absorbed direction of your solitary life in order to merge with a soul mate and face the future together as one.

It’s a leap that takes extraordinary courage, patience, faith, sacrifice and determination. And when two people are willing to make that leap, we should encourage and celebrate them. The bond between them makes our com-munity’s bonds a whole lot stronger.

Imagine living in a town where nobody -- not one man or woman -- is married. I picture it as a sort of singular chaos, anarchy of hedonism, people bouncing from house to house in neighborhoods including rows and rows of bachelor pads. There’s nobody reminding anyone else when it’s time to mow the lawn, fix up the house, get serious about the career planning or move in any greater direction toward a better future.

Now, imagine a town where every person is married. It might not be nirvana, but I’ll bet it’s a whole lot more

stable.I’ve never even gotten close to getting married, but

I’m glad that so many others have displayed that selfless courage.

This week, our nation’s highest court, the U.S. Supreme Court, has been absorbed in legal arguments over a pair of cases that could decide how we look at this issue from coast to coast. Their rulings this summer will help determine whether more states allow same-sex couples to marry.

Up to now, most of the debate has focused on individual civil rights, and whether gay and lesbian love birds deserve the same rights as everyone else. For the record, of course they do. A growing majority of Americans, especially the younger ones, believe that, too. So if “the Supremes” don’t give the OK this year, marriage is a right that will be extended to all Americans eventually.

Unlike some of the more vocal advocates of marriage equality, I do understand the traditional thinking and teachings that have made many people hesitant to accept this inevitable change. However, I have been surprised that some of the same people who lament the breakdown of the American family and scorn the promiscuity of our modern times are the same people who are most hesitant to give same-sex couples an institution that would help them cement their relationships in a far more serious way.

Marriage might not be for everyone. It might not be for me -- sigh.

But I know that option is good for the community where I live, and I hope we don’t just allow it, we encourage it.

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Police BlotterThe following reports

are from Santa Rosa Police.All suspects are innocent

until proven guilty.

■ Possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia

Victoria M. Kaiser, 40, of Belen, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia on Thurs-day, March 21, after meth-amphetamine and pipes, syringes and balloons used with methamphetamine allegedly were found in a vehicle she drove to a visit at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility. Ac-cording to a statement of probable cause filed in Guadalupe County Magis-trate Court, an ION scanner used to screen visitors to the facility detected the presence of methamphet-amine on the woman when she arrived, and during a follow-up search of the

vehicle in the parking lot, she reportedly admitted having drug paraphernalia in a black hand bag placed inside the center console of the vehicle. According to the statement, she told officers that the vehicle belonged to a friend but that the items belonged to her. The case was turned over to Santa Rosa Police, who took the woman in custody and transported her to the De Baca County Jail await-ing court proceedings.

■ ShopliftingAndrew Garcia, 27, of

Casa Grande, Ariz., was issued a citation charging him with shoplifting from the T&D Food Mart on Wednesday, March 20, af-ter he allegedly took a bag of chips and a soda without paying. The man told po-lice he was hungry, had no money and when he was unsuccessful asking other people to buy the items for him, he took them.

■ Criminal trespassingDylan R. Bradley, 20,

of Santa Rosa was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing on Sunday, March 24, accused of en-tering a property “know-ing that consent to enter or remain has been denied or withdrawn by the owner.”

■ Identity theftA Guadalupe County

resident reported a case of identity theft on March 21. According to Santa Rosa Police Chief Angelo Romo, the California Franchise Tax Board sent the resident a notice saying that he owed more than $7,000 in taxes there, “even though the gentleman lives on a local ranch and has never resided outside the county.” The case remained under investigation.

■ Open containerLeticia Carveo Bueno,

39, of Vaughn, was issued a citation charging her with

having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle follow-ing a traffic stop on Sun-day, March 24, on Historic Route 66.

■ Missing walletA Colorado woman re-

ported that she accidentally left her wallet on a counter-top inside the McDonald’s store in Santa Rosa on Fri-day, March 22, and when she realized her mistake and returned to retrieve it, it was gone.

■ LarcenyA Santa Rosa man re-

ported that a roto-tiller was taken sometime between Tuesday, March 19, and Friday, March 22, from behind a home on South Second Street.

■ Gas-skipA driver left a bogus

credit card as collateral and then pumped $24 in gas, leaving without paying, on Saturday afternoon, March

23, at Love’s truck stop.

■ VandalismCity workers reported

finding criminal damage to property on Monday morning, March 25, at Gutierrez Park in Santa Rosa. Over the weekend, somebody punched a hole in the wall of the men’s restroom, and left graffiti in the women’s room and playground equipment, police said.

■ AccidentsTwo vehicles were in-

volved in a minor accident on Sunday, March 24, in the parking lot of Love’s truck stop. According to a report, a Chevy truck was leaving the parking area when it turned too sharply and a 5th wheel trailer struck a Volvo semi-tractor trailer.

* * *A woman reported find-

ing her parked SUV dam-aged by an unknown ve-hicle on Friday, March 15,

outside the Quality Inn.* * * *

The following reports are from New Mexico State Police.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

.■ Breaking and entering

John Charles Snyder, 30, and Sheryl Steely, 27, both of Flagstaff, Ariz., were charged with break-ing and entering, a 4th degree felony, accused of illegally getting aboard a BNSF train in order to travel to California. They were arrested in southern Guadalupe County after railroad employees called State Police and said that two people had been travel-ing inside train cars and had moved into a locomotive when the train had stopped. At the time of his arrest, Snyder reportedly had a duffel bag, a cell phone and 75 cents in change.

Photos by M.E. Sprengelmeyer / The Communicator

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Santa Rosa Consoli-dated Schools and district offices will be closed on Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, which have been designated as no-school days on the

district’s official calen-dar.

The district’s school calendar is established each year in accordance with New Mexico State Statutes and New Mexico Public Education Depart-ment regulations.


Part of Santa Rosa’s middle school is likely to be merged into the high school, but community concerns are prompting planners to look for ways to keep younger and older students at arm’s length from one another.

A week of preliminary planning sessions wrapped up last week in Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools, where district officials are trying to develop a facili-ties master plan at a time when renovation funding is limited and three school campuses in Santa Rosa already have far more space than the stagnant enrollment justifies.

Guided by consultant Bill DeJong, several dozen

community residents and school employees weighed a series of options before registering votes and com-ments on white posters spread across one wall of the auditorium at Santa Rosa High School.

Gaining the most sup-port was a plan to close the 60-year-old Santa Rosa Elementary School cam-pus, move kindergarten through sixth grade stu-dents to what’s now San-ta Rosa Middle School, and educate grades seven through 12 at a refur-bished Santa Rosa High School. Final decisions still need to be made by the Board of Education and reviewed by state education officials, but the district could close its aging administrative building on South Fourth

Street and move its of-fices into a portion of the old elementary school, where Head Start pro-grams might remain.

Although fluctuating -- and mostly stagnant -- high school and middle school enrollments suggest some type of combination of the two schools is necessary, some participants in the preliminary planning ses-sions expressed concerns about a broader mix of age groups at a shared campus.

In big bold letters, one participant listed “frater-nization” as a major con-cern, and one group voted to combine the middle school and elementary school instead, saying it would mean “less possi-bility of teen pregnancy.”

Although the K-6/7-12

configuration got more votes, DeJong said plan-ners also realize that “suf-ficient separation” be-tween younger students and older students is an important community concern when they begin a more detailed analysis of how a combined campus would be designed.

As one participant sug-gested on the white boards: “separate wings for day-to-day operations, but close enough for school spirit and pride.”

Facil i t ies planning still is at an early stage, but district officials be-lieve they’ll have a better chance of obtaining more state funding for facilities upgrades with two school campuses in Santa Rosa instead of three. Depend-ing on the community’s

Schools might merge, but with ‘sufficient separation’

input, Superintendent Ted Hern has said some of the grade shifts could take place as early as the 2014-2015 school year. School board members still need to make more definitive decisions in coming months.

“What we need to do is build a collective vi-

sion of what that’s going to be,” DeJong told the group last Thursday night. “You’re never going to come up with something that 100 percent of the people agree on... If you keep working on this, you’re going to come up with something that’s right for Santa Rosa.”

M.E. Sprengelmeyer / The CommunicatorSanta Rosa Elementary School principal Lee Vega posts his work group’s opinions on a large paper grid Thurs-day, as officials planned for future facility needs.

Eggs, candy and a big bunnyMiguel Gallegos, 3, gets all the blue he can get out of one lollipop and keeps a watchful eye on his next targets during Saturday’s Easter egg hunt and picnic in downtown Santa Rosa’s court-house square.

The event, backed by Santa Rosa Police and a host of local businesses and other donors, drew the Easter Bunny and smaller-than-usual crowds of children -- perhaps due to some high winds, one organizer speculated. The kids who were there, like 4-year-old Luis Saiz, at right, harvested bumper crops of colorful eggs, which contained little toys and tickets for a prize raffle.

Watch out, west side, ‘Angry Wife’ on wayThe Communicator

Santa Rosa’s west side soon might be the home to “The Angry Wife.”

Brothers Robert and Levi Chavez are seek-ing a small brewer license through the New Mexico Alcohol and Gaming Divi-sion to open a micro-brew-ery by that name at 551 Historic Route 66.

While the name is iden-tical to a book penned by Pearl S. Buck, Robert Chavez said he was un-aware of that. Instead, he said the name came from the reaction he and his brother got when they were discussing their plans with their families.

“We were telling our wives what we were going to do. They just thought we were crazy,” he said.

Located in an old gas station, he said the plan is to have a small-scale busi-ness where people can buy locally-produced beer and some seasonal beers from other areas.

“We figure it’s some-thing different for the com-munity -- not the same old deal,” Robert Chavez said.

But first they need to get a license. A hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. on April 10 at the Alcohol and Gaming Division Office in the Toney Anaya Build-ing, 255 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe.

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for his woes, since the city draws its water supplies from wells that dip into the same underground basin.

He scoffs at city residents who are “watering the side-walks, washing their cars and doing a lot of things,” all the same as they did before this long stretch of drought. He laments the hilltop prison that has increased the city’s water usage since it opened more than a decade ago.

“They need to put us a coin-operated thing where we can fill up (with water),” he says. “We need a place where we can fill tanks and we don’t have to go all the way into town. We’re going to need water one way or the other. I’m hauling water for the cattle from that lake, which eventually is going to go dry also.”

While Colonias residents like Sisneros point a finger at the city, Santa Rosa is essentially in the same boat -- floating on a water supply that, for the moment, appears to be sinking.

Earlier this month, city of-ficials revealed that the water levels in their Colonias Well Field have plunged by 20 feet since the year 2000 -- and most of that drop was in just the past three years. That news, based on results from a U.S. Geological Survey test well, prompted a caution-ary briefing to City Council members from City Admin-istrator Ian John Serrano.

Sinking water table leaves rural wells dryContinued from page 1

Serrano said Wednes-day that the city’s water consumption has not sig-nificantly increased over the past three years. He blames the dramatic drop in the water table on the drought, which has meant very little springtime snowmelt or sum-mer rains to replenish the underground water supplies throughout the region.

“Our wells are down, as well as their wells have been down,” Serrano said of Co-lonias. “We understand and sympathize with their issues, as we would with any of our neighbors. As far as whether we’re causing it, I wouldn’t want to speculate.”

But the sinking aquifer is a hot topic throughout the county, especially among those ranchers who’ve some-how held on to their herds without much green grass on the surface for grazing.

Glenn G. Gonzales, the former Guadalupe County Commissioner who serves many of the ranches through G&G Water Systems, Inc., said he has been “a little bit alarmed” by all the calls he gets from people whose wells are slowing to a trickle or drying up completely.

“The life cycle I’ve seen in my experience, it seems like it’s less and less every year,” Gonzales said. “We tend to survive the summers saying, ‘Maybe next year it will rain... Maybe next year. Maybe next year.’”

“What I’m alarmed about is, if you keep this trend go-ing, it’s scary,” he said.

Gonzales said he hears of water tables dropping in various parts of the county -- not just in Colonias, but in the area between Santa Rosa

and Cuervo as well.“I’d look at the usage,

where the greater usage is and see if anything can be done there,” Gonzales said.

In recent years, water con-servation efforts have gotten more attention in neighbor-ing San Miguel County and the city of Las Vegas, which faces long-term water supply challenges. Due to its abun-dant water rights, on paper at least, the “City of Natural Lakes” has not faced the same dilemmas.

Gonzales said the drought should force everyone to rethink the issue.“Eventually we could be in dire straits,” he said. “We can’t take it for granted that we’ll have a golden goose that lays a golden egg forever.”

Junfu Han / The CommunicatorCattle drink from a pond being filled by Benny Sisneros on Tuesday on Las Uvas Ranch outside Colonias. Wells in the area have gone dry, so Sisneros must haul five 700 gallon loads each day to various parts of the ranch.

Junfu Han / The CommunicatorBenny Sisneros puts a water pump into Laguna de la Arabe on Tuesday, so he could fill a 700 gallon tank on his truck and get the water to his cattle. He said he has worn out three pumps and three generators, and spends $200 on fuel every four days.

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entities discovered that the employees of the County utilized County equipment and personnel to perform pro jec t s on persona l property,” the independent auditor stated in the new report.

The audit report says that led to unauthorized transactions, potential vio-lations of the procurement code, unauthorized use of county equipment, em-ployees and fuel for private gain, and unauthorized em-ployee travel and expenses paid by the county.

The effect, the report states, is: “The County has undergone a State Police investigation which encum-brances County resources as well and provides poten-tial liabilities and legal ac-tions from employees and other County related staff and vendors. The County may be liable for injuries or other litigation as a result of personnel not perform-ing County assigned tasks and utilizing County assets after work hours.”

In a management re-sponse, which was pro-vided to the independent auditor but not included in the final audit report, County Manager Michael Romero argued that the conclusions and harshly-worded assessment were premature.

“It should be noted that the State Police investiga-

tion is ongoing and that no legal actions have been taken against any County personnel to date,” Romero wrote. “Therefore, it is premature to conclude that such actions have in fact occurred.”

He pointed out that since the initial controversy erupted, the county has im-plemented new procedures to ensure that unauthorized activity does not occur.

“In particular, all work performed on private prop-erty must be evidenced by a Material Exchange Agreement executed by the Guadalupe County Board of Commissioners,” he wrote. “This agreement ensures that the County re-ceives road materials from the private property owner whose value equals or ex-ceeds the value of the work exchanged by the County for the materials.”

New Mexico State Police began an investigation into the work-for-materials caliche exchanges in 2011, primarily focusing on one exchange in the Borica area where county workers and equipment were used to build a mobile home pad on private property.

A f t e r t h e i n i t i a l investigative report was concluded, District Attorney Richard Flores later asked that New Mexico Auditor Hector Balderas assist in the investigation to determine whether or not any criminal charges were warranted.

That work remains o n g o i n g , t h e S t a t e Auditor’s Chief of Staff, Evan Blackstone, told The Communicator on Wednesday.

later in the day, after what Aragon and Marquez be-lieved was an official cut-off time, he was allowed to submit new paperwork, stating he wished to repre-sent Precinct 1, Tecolotito.

Alan Sisneros’ father, Anton Chico Land Grant Secretary Max Sisneros III, said the paperwork was proper, believing land grant bylaws only specify the deadline day for candidates to file declarations, not a specific deadline time. Sec-retary Sisneros said that he kept office hours earlier in the day for candidates’ con-venience, although people could have contacted him to file paperwork later that day, up until midnight.

In a letter to the attor-ney general dated Monday, March 25, Secretary of State Duran said the complaints warrant further review, but she said an assistant attor-ney general had advised her that New Mexico Election Code does not give her of-fice any authority to oversee land grant elections.

“Under the general Elec-tion Code, the times for filing declarations of can-didacy are very specific,” Duran said in the letter. “If the allegations made by Mr. Marquez and Ms. Aragon are true, that is the type of situation where our office would request that the lo-cality cancel and resched-ule the election, providing

Twelve candidates are vying for five seats in the Monday, April 1, election for the Anton Chico Land Grant Board of Trustees.

The precincts and candidates are as follows:

Precinct 1 (Tecolotito): Alan Sisneros and Stoney Jaramillo

Precinct 2, (Upper Anton Chico): Breezy Gutierrez, Roberto A. Mondragon and Santiago Romero Jr.

Precinct 3, (Anton Chico): Alvin U. Maestas Sr., Yvonne Aragon

Precinct 4, (La Loma): Antonio I. Velasquez Jr., Adolfo Bachicha and John P. Marquez

Precinct 5, (Colonias): Max Sisneros and Hope S. Marquez

Audit finds ‘misuse of funds’Continued from page 1

State on notice for electionContinued from page 1

fair and adequate notice of the date and times for filing declarations of candidacy, and adhering to the public notice.”

The Secretary of State’s letter raises additional con-cerns from Aragon, Mar-quez and a third citizen, Gilbert Gutierrez Jr.

“All three complaintants have also raised additional issues regarding the con-duct of the election, such as securing and locking of ballot boxes, voters being added or removed from the voting list without notice and failure to follow the land grant’s by-laws,” the letter states.

Meanwhile, Duran asks Attorney General King to provide guidance on a re-cent complaint by Guadal-upe County Commissioner Vince Cordova, who has questioned the legality of a portion of land grant by-laws that requires heirs (no matter where they live) to register to vote in Guada-lupe or San Miguel coun-ties in order to participate in land grant elections. Cor-dova said that helps explain why voting precincts in the Anton Chico area have far more registered voters than full-time residents -- something that he believes dilutes the power of votes from other parts of Guada-lupe County, leaving some people “disenfranchised.”

Cordova has asked the Secretary of State “to take whatever action necessary if the voter eligibility require-ment of the Land Grant is illegal.”

In the letter to the attor-ney general, Duran states, “The issues regarding voter registration raise concerns about these precincts in the county elections, as well as

primary and general elec-tions statewide. Our office will be reviewing the voter file in that regard, and ap-preciate your guidance as to the specific issue raised by Commissioner Cordova.”

A spokesman for Attor-ney General King said the letter, attached complaints and background materials were received this week, but as of Wednesday morn-ing the office had not decid-ed how it would respond. He said the office frequent-ly dispatches personnel to monitor elections around the state, either when they have their own concerns or are requested to do so by the Secretary of State of the Elections Division.

Given the controver-sy, Land Grant Secretary Sisneros was asked if he thought it would be a good idea for the attorney gener-al to send election observ-ers on Monday.

“I can’t say if it’s a good idea or not,” he said. “I don’t think it’s necessary. We have our election judg-es. They know the bylaws... They’re welcome to go by.

Nothing that we do goes against our bylaws.”

In the past, land grant elections have been far less formal than the votes held in big cities. Sisneros said candidates used to drop off their declarations to a person waiting in a pickup truck, and on election day they would tally the results in a spiral notebook.

He said that on Monday, the ballot boxes will be guarded by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Depart-ment and everything would be on the up-and-up.

“We’ve been taken to court and we haven’t lost, as far as election challenges go,” he said.

Marquez, who faces Antonio I. Velasquez Jr. and Adolfo Bachicha in the Precinct 4 election for La Loma, said he wants all of the complaints to be inves-tigated and for the election to be held with a clear, fair result.

“What we’re really look-ing for is to get oversight of the election from the Secre-tary of State or the Attorney General,” Marquez said.Choose

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out-of-state motorists pulled into the parking lot, only to turn around when they real-ized that the building is now empty and unoccupied.

It’s unclear whether the closure represents the end of the road for Stuckey’s in Guadalupe County or the start of a new phase in the building’s life. Employees declined to comment and re-ferred all calls to the owner, an Eastman, Ga., man who did not return calls to The Communicator this week.

Stuckey’s is one of the more fabled brand names in Americana. Its roots go back to the 1930s, when William-son S. “W.S.” Stuckey Sr. began selling Florida-bound tourists pecans out of a road-side shed. Soon, his wife, Ethel Stuckey, was making pecan candies, like pecan divinity and pecan log rolls, to sell alongside the nuts.

In 1937, they expanded to a new building, and then the business took off -- espe-cially after the end of sugar rationing during World War II. In the post-war years, Stuckey’s reached a peak of about 350 stores nationwide, including along stretches of Historic Route 66.

They were famous for the pecan log rolls, not to

mention novelty items “from rubber snakes to sea-shell ashtrays,” the company’s website brags.

In 1967, the company merged its operations with Pet Milk, Inc., and the number of outlets began to decline. The company’s founder died in 1977, and in 1985, son W.S. Stuckey Jr. and partners reacquired the company, “determined to recapture the Stuckey’s name and revive the great American tradition,” the company website says.

One section of the web-site has the headline “Here today, here tomorrow.”

However, it’s now un-clear whether that future includes the outlet outside Santa Rosa.

went to a bedroom to talk to his wife and then was “visibly upset” when he returned, saying they had gotten into an argument “like always.”

Later that night, the two men decided to go to the Little Darlings Strip Club in Oklahoma City, and they were there until just after 2 a.m. Thursday, court re-cords state. Chandler told police that Justin Byus

drank “a bucket of beer,” and then drove them home, “running off the road” at one point during the trip.

According to the court records, they arrived in Tecumseh, Okla., around 3 a.m., and Justin Byus dropped Chandler off at his home. Justin Byus reportedly called his friend 20 minutes later, saying he had arrived at his house. They said “good night” and hung up.

But Justin Byus soon called back, saying he had found his wife’s cell phone, “discovered that she was texting another guy and was making fun of him to the other guy,” court

records state. Justin Byus said he found another text in which the other man had forwarded pictures of his private parts.

“He told Thomas (Chan-dler) he was very mad and he was going to kill her,” the court records state. Chan-dler told police he tried to talk his friend out of doing anything stupid and invited him to stay at his house. Byus reportedly replied: “nah I’m ok, I won’t do anything.”

However, Byus soon called back his friend, say-ing he had killed his wife, shooting her in the face and neck, court records state. Chandler called police, who

went to the house to do a welfare check, and found Cathy Byus lying in bed in the master bedroom with a gunshot wound in her cheek. She was partially covered with a blanket and had her cell phone in her left hand. There was a spent shell casing on the floor.

The couple’s toddler also was in the room, physically unharmed.

Justin Byus was taken into custody without inci-dent and is in a Pottawat-omie County jail facing a murder charge.

It’s just the latest blow to a family that’s no stranger to tragedy. In August 2010, the remains of Cathy Byus’

parents, Linda and Gary Haas, were found inside a burnt travel trailer on the River Ranch east of Santa Rosa. Justin and Cathy Byus were among the family members who took up tem-porary residence at a Santa Rosa hotel during the initial investigation.

Federal prosecutors later linked their killings to a group of escaped Arizona prison inmates who at the time were the subject of a feverish nationwide man-hunt. One of the escapees, John McCluskey, is await-ing the start of a federal death penalty case later this summer. Some family mem-bers, including Gary Haas

82-year-old mother, Vivian Haas, are planning to move to Albuquerque temporarily to attend the proceedings.

In 2011, part of Vivian Haas’ home and surround-ing neighborhood were torn apart by a devastating tor-nado that struck Joplin, Mo. Now, she has lost her only grandchild, Cathy Byus, to the homicide.

Linda Rook, whose brother died in the 2010 kill-ings, reached out to friends in Guadalupe County last week, trying to inform them of the Byus murder before they saw it in Oklahoma and national media.

“We’re trying to do the best we can,” she said.

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M.E. Sprengelmeyer / The CommunicatorSimple closed signs recently appeared outside the Stuckey’s store west of Santa Rosa, although a steady stream of motorists still visit until seeing the building empty.

Stuckey’s ‘closed,’ but what’s next?Continued from page 1

Family hit by murder once againContinued from page 1

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March 28, 20138 THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICOCOUNTY OF

GUADALUPE FOURTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

No. D-424-CV-2012-00031

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOAN GARLISS AND T H E U N K N O W N SPOUSE OF JOAN GARLISS, IF ANY,

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under-signed Special Master will on april 15, 2013 at 11:00 aM, outside the front entrance of the County Courthouse 420 Parker ave. Santa rosa, nM, sell and con-vey 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 One (1) and Two (2), Block Five (5) of the EL RITO ADDITION to

the Town, now City of Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, as shown on plat filed in the Guadalupe County Clerk’s Office on January 6, 1938.

The address of the real property is 336 Casaus Ave, Santa Rosa, NM 88435. 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 descrip-tion, then the property being sold herein is the property more particu-larly 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 judg-ment entered on Febru-ary 6, 2013 in the above entitled and numbered cause, which was a suit to foreclose a mortgage held by the above Plain-tiff and wherein Plaintiff was adjudged to have a lien against the above-described real estate in the sum of $60,329.97 plus interest from Oc-tober 26, 2012 to the date of sale at the rate of 4.750% 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 judg-ment 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 rein-statement 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 prop-erty and improvements concerned with herein will be sold subject to any and all patent reser-vations, easements, all

recorded and unrecorded liens not foreclosed here-in, and all recorded and unrecorded special as-sessments 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 prop-erty by the County As-sessor as real or personal property, affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land, deacti-vation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property, if any, environmental contami-nation 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 MasterSouthwest Support Group20 First Plaza NW, Suite #20 Albuquerque, NM 87102

NM12-00826_FC01

Published in the Guadal-upe County Communica-tor March 21, and 28 and April 4, and 11, 2013

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ORDIANCE #09-09-02

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON

PROPOSED

GUADALUPE COUNTY

PERSONNEL ORDINANCE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on April 18, 2013, at 2:00 p.m.,

or as soon as the mat-ter can be heard, at its chambers on the second floor of the Guadalupe County Courthouse, 130 South 4th Street, Santa Rosa, New Mexico, the Board of County Com-missioners of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, will consider for adoption the following amendatory personnel ordinance, the title and full text of which

provides as follows:

Title: An Ordinance amending Guadalupe County’s Personnel Or-dinance, No. 03-1992, to provide that the posi-tions of road foreman and assistant road fore-man, shall be regular, non-exempt positions of employment, not at-will positions; superseding and repealing all existing

language to the contrary; and providing an effec-tive date.

Section 1: On and after the effective date of this Ordinance, the positions of road foreman and as-sistant road foreman are and shall be regular, non-exempt positions, under the direct supervision and control of the county manager, and covered by

all due process and dis-ciplinary protections and procedures afforded to regular employees under Ordinance No. 03-1992.

Section 2: Existing pro-visions and language in Guadalupe County Ordi-nance No. 03-1992, des-ignating and defining the positions of road foreman and assistant road fore-man as appointed, exempt

and at-will positions, in-clusive of but not limited to, Sections 2.15, 2.32, 2.50 and 3.30, and all similar and corresponding provisions relating to the positions of road foreman and assistant road fore-man, are hereby expressly superseded and repealed by this Ordinance.

Section 3: This Ordi-nance shall become effec-

tive thirty (30) days after it is filed and recorded in the office of the Guadal-upe County Clerk.

This notice is given at least two weeks in ad-vance of the hearing date on the above proposed ordinance, as required by Section 4-37-7, NMSA 1978, and pursuant to Resolution No. 03-2013-16, adopted by the Board

of County Commission-ers at its regular monthly meeting held March 21, 2013. Michael A. RomeroGuadalupe County Man-ager

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BEForE tHE nEW MEXICo PuBLIC rEGuLatIon

CoMMISSIon

In tHE MattEr oF tHE PEtItIon oF aBSoLutE

MoBILE, InC. For DESIG-natIon aS an ELIGIBLE tELECoMMunICatIonS CarrIEr For tHE LIM-ItED PurPoSE oF Pro-

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Case no. 13-00013-ut

notICE oF ProCEEDInG

notICE is hereby given of the following matters pertaining to the above-captioned case pending before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (“Commission” or “NMPRC”):On January 16, 2013, Absolute Mobile, Inc. (“Absolute”) filed with the Commission a Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (“Petition”). The Petition was filed pursuant to Section 214(e)(2) of the federal Communications Act of 1934 as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and Rule 17.11.10.24 of the New Mexico Administrative Code

(“NMAC”).The Pe t i t i on r eques t s t ha t the Commission approve the designation of Absolute as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (“ETC”) for the limited purpose of receiving federal low-income universal service support, specifically Lifeline, for prepaid wireless services. Absolute, as a reseller, seeks certification to operate as an ETC in the geographic area where its underlying carrier, Sprint Nextel (“Sprint”) provides coverage throughout New Mexico. The Petition states Absolute is not requesting ETC designation in this proceeding to offer services supported by the federal high-cost program.O n F e b r u a r y 6 , 2 0 1 3 , t h e Commission issued an Order initiating this proceeding to consider Absolute’s Petition and designating the undersigned to preside over this case.Further information regarding this case can be obtained by contacting the Commission at the addresses and telephone numbers provided below. The Commis-sion has assigned Case No. 13-00013-UT to this proceeding and all inquires or written comments concerning this matter should refer to that case.

By Order issued in this case on March 19, 2013, the Hearing Examiner has established the following procedural schedule and requirements for this case:

On or before March 21, A. 2013, Absolute shall file an Amended Petition.Any person desir ing to B. intervene to become a party (“intervenor”) to this case must file a motion for leave to intervene in conformity with NMPRC Rules of Procedure 1.2.2.23(A) and 1.2.2.23(B) NMAC on or before May 22, 2013.On or before June 18, 2013, C. Absolute shall file direct testimony in support of its Petition.Any intervenor testimony D. shall be filed on or before July 16, 2013.Telecommunications Bureau E. Staff of the Commission’s Utility Division (“Staff”) shall file direct testimony on or before August 19, 2013.Any rebut ta l tes t imony F. shall be filed on or before September 12, 2013.A public hearing in this case G. shall be held on October 10, 2013 commencing at 9:30 a.m. MDT, and continue as until completed at the

Commission’s offices in the P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, for the purpose of hearing and receiving testimony, exhibits, arguments and any other appropriate matters relevant to this proceeding.

T h e p r o c e d u r a l d a t e s a n d requirements of this case are subjec t to fur ther order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner.The Commission’s Rules of Procedure, 1.2.2 NMAC et seq., shall apply to this case except as modified by order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner. A copy of such Rules may be obtained from the offices of the Commission and are available at the official NMAC website, http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/.Any interested person may appear at the time and place of hearing and make written or oral comment pursuant to 1.2.2.23(F) NMAC without becoming an intervenor. All such comments shall not be considered as evidence in this case. Written comments, which shall reference NMPRC Case No. 13-00013-UT, also may be sent to the Commission at the following address:

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

P.E.R.A. Building1120 Paseo de Peralta

P.O. Box 1269Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269

Telephone: 1-888-427-5772Any in teres ted person may examine the Petition and all other pleadings, testimony, exhibits and other documents filed in the public record for this case at the Commission’s address set out above.The filing and service of pleadings and other documents in this case are subject to applicable Commission rules (see e.g . , 1.2.2.10 and 1.2.2.25(H) NMAC) and pertinent rulings in this case, except that service of discovery requests and responses shall be via e-mail unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Likewise, unless otherwise agreed or ordered, exhibits to discovery responses shall be served electronically at the same time as such responses.Anyone filing pleadings, testimony and other documents in this case may file either in person at the Commission’s docketing office in the P.E.R.A. Building in Santa Fe, New Mexico, or by mail to the Commission’s address at P.O. Box 1269, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1269, and shall serve copies

thereof on all parties of record and Staff in the manner specified on the Certificate of Service for this case. All filings shall be e-mailed on the date they are filed with the Commission. Filings shall also be e-mailed to the Hearing Examiner at [email protected]. All documents e-mailed to the Hearing Examiner shall include Word files if created in that format.Interested persons should contact the Commission for confirmation of the hearing date, time, and place since hearings are occasionally rescheduled.A N Y P E R S O N W I T H A DISABILITY REqUIRING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT THE COMMISSION AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE HEARING.ISSuED at Santa Fe, New Mexi-co this 19th day of March 2013.

nEW MEXICo PuBLIC rEGuLatIon

CoMMISSIon anthony F. MedeirosHearing Examiner

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Ashton Kay Rye, 1997-2013

F u n e r a l services are s c h e d u l e d for Saturday, March 30, in Clayton, for 16-year-old Ashton Kay Rye, who passed away on Saturday in Santa Rosa.

She was born on Jan. 16, 1997, in Hobbs, to Billy Rye and Tiffany Tip-ton. They moved to Santa Rosa, where she attended school before moving to Clayton in 2008.

She is survived by: her father, Billy Rye and his wife, Amber, of Clayton; her mother, Tiffany Gal-indo of Santa Rosa; three sisters, Debora Rogers of Nevada, Mo., and Megan Rye and Cerra Rye, both of Clayton; her paternal

grandmother, Janice Rye of Santa Rosa; her paternal great-grandmother, Millie Elsworth, of Nevada, Mo.; her maternal g r a n d f a t h e r , Steve Simpson,

of Emporia, Kan.; and un-cle Randy Thomas and his wife, Janet, of Clayton.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at Trinity Fellowship Church in Clayton, with pastor Terrell Jones officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors in Clay-ton.

In lieu of flowers, a me-morial account has been set up for the family at the First National Bank in Clayton.

Former En-cino and Lub-bock resident Thelma Harri-son of Bertram, Texas, passed away last Fri-day, March 22. She was age 93.

She was born on Oct. 18, 1919, in Markley, Texas, to the home of Norman and Hettie (Gip-son) Dunn. She married Ray Harrison on October 19, 1935.

Mrs. Harrison enjoyed painting ceramics, em-broidering and singing. She was an avid reader and looked forward to the blue

bonnets com-ing into bloom. Family mem-bers called her a devoted mother and grandmoth-er who seldom missed an activ-ity with them.

Her survi-vors include: six sons, George and wife Elizabeth of Albuquerque, Ken-neth and wife Carolyn of North Port, Fla., Michael and wife Kathy of Doug-las, Ariz., Ronny and wife Mary of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Jerry and wife Beatrice of Encino, and Robert and wife Sarah of Lubbock, Texas; seven daughters,

Tana Ballard and husband Troy of Bertram, Texas, Barbara Bounds and hus-band Steve of Lubbock, Pearl Hunt of Montrose, Colo., Deana Holocker and husband John of quanah, Texas, Margaret Veuthey of Las Vegas, Nev., Norma Ortiz and husband Modesto of Mo-riarty, and Karen Clark of Roswell. She is also sur-vived by 46 grandchildren, including The Communi-cator’s advertising direc-tor, Sara Anaya; 69 great-grandchildren, including Jerome and Adara Anaya and Anthony Salazar of Santa Rosa; 19 great-great-grandchildren, and

many other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Harrison was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Thelma Jewel; three sons-in-law; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family received family and friends Tues-day at Combest Family Memorial Chapel in Lub-bock, Texas. Services were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Combest Family Memorial Chapel, with interment to follow at the Idalou Cemetery.

Arrangements were by Combest Family Funeral Homes in Lubbock.

Thelma Harrison, 1919-2013

Sister Caro-lyn Ortega, a Pastura native who lived in Indiana, passed away on Mon-day, March 18, at Holy Fam-ily Health Care Center at Vic-tory Noll in Huntington. Ind. She was age 94.

She was born on July 4, 1918, in Pastura to Al-berto Cristobal Ortega and

Maria Carolina Clancey.

She entered the Congre-gation of Our Lady of Vic-tory Missionary Sisters on Oct. 30, 1947, and made first vows

on August 5, 1950. She served in the missions in Texas, California, at Victo-ry Noll, and ministered in Oruro, Bolivia, from 1966

to 2006, when she returned to Victory Noll.

She is preceded in death by her parents; three broth-ers, Albert, Victor and Howard Ortega; and one sister, Mary Isabel Snyder. She is survived by nieces and nephews in both the United States and in South Africa, and by the Victory Noll sisters with whom she shared life, community and faith for 65 years.

A Vigil Service was held

Tuesday evening at Victory Noll Memorial Chapel in Huntington, Ind. Mass of the Resurrection was cel-ebrated Wednesday, also at Victory Noll Chapel, with Rev. Thomas Fahey pre-siding. Burial followed at Victory Noll Cemetery.

Arrangements were by McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home in Huntington, Ind. To leave online condolenc-es, see: www.mcelhaney-hartfuneralhome.com.

Sister Carolyn E. Ortega, 1918-2013

A memorial service was held on Thursday, March 21, at the Aquinas New-man Center at the University of New Mexico for Cuervo na-tive Ventura Chavez, who passed away on March 11 in Albuquer-que, surrounded by family. He was age 86.

Mr. Chavez was young-est son of Manuel Chavez

and Mari-ana Maestas Chavez.

His family and friends said he led a long and wondrous life as a cowboy, World War II Veteran, aircraft

painter, and retired senior tech at Honeywell Inc. He was also noted as a partici-pant in the June 1967 Tier-ra Amarilla Courthouse Raid that resulted in now

on-going federal courts hearing claims brought by the descendants of original land grantees.

According to his neph-ew, Padre Guillermo “Fa-ther Bill” Sanchez, “Tio Ventura told the story of sitting around the Cam-po in Dilia and someone spoke about some Indians. When Ventura told Aure-lio Maestas why he said this, Aurelio told him to go ask Mama Juanita Lucero Maestas (Ventura’s mater-

nal grandmother). She told him about her Cherokee grandfather, Doc Bone. She also told him about the 1913 attempt to get her name on the Dawes Rolls among the Cherokee Tribe.

Mr. Chavez is survived by his wife, Cruzita; five children, Gail, Charlotte, Deborah, Henry and Adri-an; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and amigos.

Ventura Chavez, 86

Banker and area rancher Robert Wertheim passed away on March 19, fol-lowing a fight with cancer. He was age 80.

He was born in Porter, a log-ging camp in the Jemez Mountains, but grew up in Ft. Sumner. His father be-came a cattle rancher there, and Mr. Wertheim remained actively involved in ranch-ing in the Fort Sumner-Vaughn-Santa Rosa area until his death.

He attended the Uni-versity of New Mexico, where he earned a B.B.A. degree in finance in 1956. At UNM, he was a mem-ber of NJROTC, belonged to the Sigma Chi fraternity and was later recognized

by the national organization as a “Significant Sig.”

After gradu-ation, he served two years as an officer in the Navy.

He spent five decades in the financial services industry. In 1976, after working in Minne-apolis and Birmingham, he acquired a small mortgage banking company in Albu-querque, Southwest Mort-gage.

Over the next thirty years, he led its develop-ment into Charter Bank, which eventually became the largest home-owned fi-nancial services provider in New Mexico.

Mr. Wertheim served on a number of boards, includ-

Robert Wertheim, 1933-2013

Dilia na-tive Irene S. Aragon of Rio Rancho passed away Sunday, March 24. She was age 70.

She was born on May 9, 1942, in Dilia.

Ms. Aragon is sur-vived by: her children, Chris Aragon and wife Susan, Lorraine Llamas and husband David, Eva Barclay and husband Randy, and Victor Ureno; her mother, Amelia San-chez; many brothers and sisters; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

Ms. Aragon was pre-

ceded in death by her father, Napoleon San-chez; former husband, Maxi-miliano Ara-gon; and a son, Max Aragon Jr.

Vi s i t a t i o n and funeral

services were held on Wednesday at Gabaldon Memorial Chapel in Rio Rancho, with Deacon Pablo LeFebre presiding. Private disposition was to follow at a later date.

Arrangements were by Gabaldon Mortuary in Rio Rancho.

To sign an online guestbook, see: www.gabaldonmortuaryinc.com.

Irene S. Aragon, 1942-2013

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He also served Accion New Mexico, a nonprofit organization that helps emerging small businesses with credit and training.

Mr. Wertheim is sur-vived by his wife, Eliza-beth; children, Glenn and wife Terri, Kevin and wife Ann, and Helen; grandchil-dren, Laura, Katherine, and Jonathan. Also surviving are two brothers, Jerry and wife Mary Carole, Bill and wife Sandy; as well as sev-eral nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held Monday at the Cathe-dral of St. John in Albu-querque.

Arrangements were by French Funerals on Wyo-ming in Albuquerque. See: www.FrenchFunerals.com.

The family had request-ed memorial contributions to the Albuquerque Muse-um Foundation, P. O. Box 7006, Albuquerque 87194, or Accion New Mexico, 2000 Zearing Ave. NW, Al-buquerque 87104.

Services are pending for Santa Rosa resident Orlando Pacheco, who passed away on Wednes-day, March 27, at The Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. He was age 79.

Arrangements are by Chavez Funeral Home of Santa Rosa.

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I cannot go another minute without comment-ing on the planned open-ing of a horse slaughter facility in nearby Ro-swell, N.M. It seems that people will do just about anything to make a dol-lar, including sending our companions, horses, to slaughter.

Is this our “thanks” for their generations of service and friendship to us?

It has been illegal in the United States for a number of years. But Valley Meat Company, LLC. in Roswell plans to open their doors to horse slaughter on April 29. The owner, Rick de los Santos, says he is dis-mayed to see thousands of horses being transport-ed past his back yard on their way to slaughter in Mexico, and he wants in on some of the action.

According to records recently recounted by the New York Times, Valley Meat Company has not been a particularly good neighbor. A report in 2010 from an Agriculture In-spector documented piles of beef carcasses piled along the back fence as high as 15 feet, and in the summer, the pile literally moved for all the mag-gots and flies. Accord-ing to the Times’ report, a Food Safety Inspection Service employee said de los Santos dragged car-casses out to the fence and allowed them to rot, calling it “composting.”

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torney for Valley Meat, disputed the inspectors findings, telling the Times there never were any en-vironmental concerns or health hazards at the site.

Still, when de los San-tos was fined $86,400 related to the disposal of dead cows, and inves-tors reportedly came in to help him clean up the mess and the fine was lowered to $5,000. One wonders who these in-vestors could be. The fear is that it’s foreign money with an eye to open a horse slaughter facility in Roswell.

The big question re-mains. Is this the kind of place we trust to perform “humane horse slaugh-ter?”

An employee since 1995 of Valley Meat Company, Tim Sapping-ton, took a video of him-self. In it he leads a trust-ing, healthy young horse to the center of a yard. He pats the horse on the head and strokes its neck. He then looks at the camera and says: “All you ani-mal activists, F___ you!” He then pulls out a pistol and shoots the horse in the head.

The horse leaps straight up into the air and falls to the ground in convulsions. It was a bad kill. Tim Sappington turns again to camera and says: “Good.” Then he walks off.

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By one account, 39 percent of them are sto-len from people’s yards or obtained through du-bious means. Still more come through the auc-tion houses. These horses have not been raised for food.

A vast majority of them have been given drugs like phenylbutazone for pain, or salves like fura-cin, or wormers, or any number of things labeled: “not for use in animals intended for slaughter for human consumption.” These substances do not metabolize through the horse’s system. They lin-ger forever. It would be impossible to track what every horse has been given in its life. Records are routinely fudged and

forged by kill buyers that have known the horses for all of an hour or two.

We do not eat horse meat in the United States. The meat is intended for the foreign markets such as France, Belgium, Mexico, and Japan. What does it say about us if we knowingly sell meat to foreign countries that we know is toxic?

Someday soon, we may be sitting in our own back yards as truck loads of helpless horses pass on their way to slaughter in neighboring Roswell, and we will wish we had spo-ken up on behalf of those who have no voice.

There is emergency legislation in process to stop this carnage. There is a petition to Gov. Susana Martinez, who a against horse slaughter, to sign an executive order to ban horse slaughter in this state. The petition can be found at: http://tinyurl.

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tion in the House and Senate which would ban horse slaughter and halt the transport of horses for slaughter for sale to foreign countries. These are HR 1094 and S541. I urge you to contact your representatives and sena-tors and ask them to co-sponsor the bills:

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is at (202)224-6621 and can be emailed at: http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact

U.S. Sen. Martin Hei-nrich is at (202)224-5521 and can be emailed at: http://www.heinrich.senate.gov/contact.cfm

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce is at (202)225-2365 and can be emailed at: https://pearce.house.gov/con-tact-me/email-me

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‘This is not an abstract or trendy debate, this is about our lives’By Jim BelshawThe Communicator

I met Mary Ellen Ca-pek in 2004 at a small ex-ercise in democracy in the town of Bernalillo. She was there with her part-ner of 17 years, Sue Hall-garth. The year before I met them, they had gotten married in Canada.

This week, on the morning when the U.S Supreme Court would be-gin two days of historic arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage, Mary Ellen Capek wrote an e-mail to several people. She included me. I’d like you to see some of what she wrote. The chances are good that it will pres-ent you with a viewpoint you otherwise might not have considered.

Back in 2004, the San-doval County clerk, who said she was opposed to same-sex marriage, said she would issue marriage

licenses to gay couples. Her motives were unclear, the issue complicated, but then it still is today.

The county clerk’s de-cision didn’t stand, but the Sandoval County Com-mission had scheduled a hearing for all viewpoints to be heard. Daymon Ely, then the commission chairman, said the legal point of the meeting was moot, but the point of lis-tening to everyone who had come to speak was not.

So they had the meet-ing. I was there working as a newspaper columnist. I listened to people speak

for and against gay mar-riage. Nobody yelled.

I’m not so sure we can still do that, given that yelling has become so much of the currency in our public discourse.

With the Supreme Court arguments upon us this week, it’s impossible to read a newspaper or surf the internet or turn on a television without see-ing those arguments still being argued.

Until I got Mary Ellen’s e-mail only hours before lawyers began addressing the Supreme Court, I’d not seen anyone give the issue the kind of human depth she did.

Here is some of what she wrote: “I can’t help myself. I’m writing to all of you — family, friends, neighbors — because there’s just so much go-ing on that I can’t keep it to myself any longer. I’m about to burst. Into tears, at least, if not with pride

… Can’t pick up a paper or turn on a TV without hear-ing `gay marriage.’ As amazing as all this cover-age is, however, it’s stress-ful: this is not an abstract or trendy debate, this is about our lives.

“However encouraging we interpret the Court’s questions, there’s no get-ting around some basic facts: they’re a major-ity older white men, not one of them really know-ing our lives from the in-side. These judges, sitting high above the rest of us watching, listening, will render a verdict that in-timately impacts my life and my family. Stomach-churning. I try not to worry, I want to assume fairness and love prevails, but...

“The stomach-churn-ing is not only about DC … So many unknowns: will our Attorney Gen-eral issue a ruling giving clerks a green light? Will

the clerks then issue li-censes? Will the governor issue an injunction? Will our lawsuit linger so long that opponents gain a foothold in the courts? (We have a Re-publican governor on re-cord opposing `same-sex marriage.’) These are just some of the questions that roll around in my head in the middle of the night.

“Sue and I celebrated our 25th anniversary last August. This September marks the 10th anniversary of our Canadian marriage. That’s not that long, actu-ally, and so much has hap-pened in a decade. When Sue and I got married in 2003, the Albuquer-que Tribune published a wonderful story on us, the `novelty’ of our lives, our animals, our family… But the Albuquerque Jour-nal refused to publish our wedding announcement. (They still won’t publish same-sex wedding an-

nouncements).“But we are no longer

such novelties: according to the 2010 Census, there are at least 5,825 same-sex couples in (New Mexico) living in all but two coun-ties across the state. And 35 percent of those who identify as couples are raising children. Nation-ally, the numbers have flipped: regardless which poll you look at, a majority of Americans now support our right to marry. So this will happen. Eventually. We’re not going back. In the meantime, we’ve still got a lot of work to do.”

At the end of that meet-ing in Bernalillo in 2004, Mary Ellen Capek had a brief conversation with a man.

She said: “Well, have we convinced you?”

He said he wasn’t sure. He said he was still work-ing on it.

Nine years later, the work goes on.

The whole state knew that Pete packed a punchBy Davy DelgadoThe Communicator

I just heard about it a few days ago from Bobby “Hogan” Lopez, but “lo-cal” 1960s-era Golden Gloves boxing champion Pete Esquibel was recent-ly inducted into the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in Roswell.

Pete Esquibel won six New Mexico Golden Gloves titles from 1963 through 1968. He also represented the U.S.A. in an international boxing match against Mexico in 1968. He was a Golden Gloves Finalist in 1965 and 1968, and a finalist 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials Finalist.

Pete’s sister Isabel “Chavela” Esquibel was our across-the-street neighbor for many years. Pete used to visit her at every opportunity while he was growing-up and boxing out of Clovis. Neighborhood kids were always amazed by the ap-proximately 50 trophies he had won and kept in late amigo Michael (“Es-ka’s”) bedroom. That was Pete’s “annex.” He had 50 others – the gems – in his own home.

Chris Cozzone’s New-

MexicoBoxing.com re-cently asked, “Will this year see another Golden Gloves champ from New Mexico? To date, eight New Mexicans have been crowned national champs, with three having to settle for runner-up.”

Pete Esquibel is listed as the 1965 national run-ner-up at 156 pounds. By that year he looked much more mature than the ear-lier photos show.

Santa Rosa was part of the Clovis-based eastern New Mexico boxing orga-nization that had a number of high school-age box-ers who won state Golden Glove titles in the mid-late 1950s.

The City of Santa Rosa later sponsored a boxing program that sent young champions to state and

regional tournaments. A young Gary Cordova (now U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers’ Manager of Santa Rosa Lake and Dam) ad-vanced to the Olympic Box-Offs from the state, then regional Golden Gloves. From there, win-ners went to the Nationals, the Box-Offs, and then the Olympics.

Cordova’s shot at the Olympics came to a screeching halt when then-President Jimmy Carter ordered the U.S. Olympic Team to stand-down. The nation was boycotting the 1980 event in Moscow. Cordova was part of del-egations of the U.S. team in-training and was simul-taneously competing in many different nations in preparation for the then-upcoming Box-Offs and

final team selection. Cordova earned his

way through NMMI in Roswell and completed his boxing career in 1984, winning in the 125-pound division at age 21 at the National Golden Gloves. He was also my Santa Rosa News courier to and from the printing plant at the Portales News Tri-bune during that period. He earned his BA degree and then joined the Corps of Engineers.

“Pete Esquibel won six Golden Glove titles – that’s bad (meaning great),” Cordova ex-claimed on Tuesday.

They’ve never met, although Cordova’s par-ents owned and operated a steam laundry next to Bill’s Place, a corner gro-cery a few doors south of The Communicator that was operated by Pete Es-quibel’s tia Amelia Huff-master. It was where Pete might be found whenever he was in his second home town.

Pete Esquibel fought in Mexico City as part of a U.S. team that had earli-er earned the opportunity to get international expe-rience in the ring. A U.S. team was then selected for the Box-Offs, followed by another selection round

for a team that went to the Olympic Trials, and finally the Olympics.

It was a great era in boxing. Albuquerque’s Bob Foster, a professional boxer, became New Mex-ico’s first world (WBC and WBA Light Heavy-weight) champion when he defeated Dick Tiger by 4th-round knock-out. A Duke City native, Foster had fought for much of his career out of Wash-ington, D.C., where he was stationed with the Air Force.

Foster won a silver medal at the 1959 Pan American Games, losing by points to Abrado Sou-za. The following year, Cassius Clay (Muham-mad Ali) was given the nod over Foster to repre-sent the U.S. at the Sum-mer Olympics in Rome. He officially retired from pro boxing in 1978.

Ring Magazine has ranked Foster in the top five of the greatest light heavyweights of all time. Two of his fights were features at “The Pit” at the University of New Mexico.

“Why this man does not have a statue outside the (Pit) building is be-yond me,” Cozzone add-ed.

Foster recently com-pleted a long career with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department.

Like Esquibel, Cor-dova set-out to make his way in a brutal, demand-ing discipline. Like one of Esquibel’s Box-Off team-mates, Armando Muniz, Cordova paid no mind to the adage, “If you’re seri-ous about boxing, forget about college; if you’re serious about college, for-get about boxing.” Cor-dova had his mind set on graduating from Eastern New Mexico long before finishing Santa Rosa High School in 1982.

Pete Esquibel, a son of the late Fidel and Celina Esquibel family of Dilia, has lived in Las Cruces since 1966. His brothers include Ray, Joe M., An-thony (Tony), and Patri-cio, and the late Abel and Lawrence Esquibel. His sisters are Isabel Con-way of Santa Rosa, Mary, Clara, and Mary L.

Louie Burke of South-west Fight News also not-ed that the Hall of Fame event held at Roswell’s American Legion Post 28 featured “an honorary 10-count” in memory of an-other Dilia-area product, late Albuquerque-based boxer Flory Olguin Sr.

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Vaughn Aguila fresh-man Arianna Garcia and Eagles Alex and Christian Mendez earned All-District 3B honors in the recently-completed basketball sea-son.

Vaughn High School educators describe Garcia as a model student, one who youngsters look up to,

“even though she’s only a freshman.”

Garcia led her team to their final victory, a 44-22 quarterfinal triumph at higher-seed Lake Arthur in the District 3B tourney. Garcia didn’t have one of her highest scoring nights (“only” 17 points) but she helped leave the Panthers stunned. She also helped limit Panther gunner Chris-

tina Caro to 8 points. Garcia and the Aguilas

finished the season in a 70-39 loss to the host Hondo Valley Eagles in the 3B semifinals.

After reaching the 2012 Class B state tourney with four veteran seniors, the Ea-gles toughed it out through-out the 2013 campaign. In the District 3B quarterfinals at Lake Arthur, the hosts

were preparing to celebrate advancing to the semis. Then Alex Mendez caught fire. He hit 26 points as the Eagles surged ahead and posted a 48-42 win.

The Eagles were also eliminated from further contention in the semis by Hondo Valley. Without any seniors, the Eagles were one of the youngest teams in Class B this year.

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The girls and boys Lion Cubs of Santa Rosa Middle School pulled-off major surprises last week, bringing home the bacon from the season-opening track and field meet at Lo-gan.

The Lady Cubs scored 124 points to far out-dis-tance 2nd place team Elida with 72. Tucumcari had 40 team points, followed by Springer with 39, Logan with 34, and Dora with 21.

Meanwhile, the Cub-bies on the boys team out-scored 2nd-place Tucum-cari, 111 to 89, followed by Dora with 47, Springer with 38, San Jon with 33, Logan with 23, and Grady with 15.

Both middle school teams competed at the Las Vegas Memorial In-

vitational in late action Wednesday. They travel to Estancia next Tuesday, April 3, and then get two weeks to prepare for their home meet on April 16.

Cubs girlsAt Logan, the Cub Girls

captured blues in three of the four relays.

Maria Jaramillo, Ashley Madero, Mikayla Garnand and Loren Green won the 400 meter event in 59.18, ahead of Logan’s 1:01.34. The 1600 medley team of Mikayla Garnand, Cruzita Rodarte, Maria Jaramillo and Loren Green ran a 5:29.87 minutes-seconds for their second 1st. Then the 1600 meter relayers turned-in a 5:2574 clock-ing, with Cassandra Sisne-ros, Jadyn Romero, Aislyn Trujillo and Elizabeth Saiz running legs.

First place individual winners for the Cub Girls

were: Nicolette Gonzales taping a 21 foot, 6 ¼-inch mark in the triple jump; Ashley Madero running the 1600 meters in 7 min-utes and 21.28 seconds; and Loren Green flying over the 300 meter hurdles in 54.41 seconds.

The Cub Girls solidi-fied their position with six 2nd places. Cassandra Sisneros triple-jumped 20 feet, 4 inches; Rema Bhakta threw the discus 72 feet, 2 inches, and heaved the shot 25 feet, 3 inches; Loren Green ran the 110 meter hurdles in 18.78 seconds; Mikayla Gar-nand clocked a 1:11.40 in the 400 meters; and Aislyn Trujillo ran the 800 meters in 3:11.84.

Jadyn Romero added two 3rd places in the triple jump at 20 feet, 3 inches, and ran the 600 meters in 2:07.00. Jazmine Silva

made it three 3rds by high jumping 3 feet, 6 inches.

Katie Zamora gave her Cubs four places in the tri-ple jump, covering 20 feet, 2 inches. Also coming away with 4th-place hon-ors were Elizabeth Saiz, 3 feet, 4 inches in the high jump; Janki Patel, 7:49.81 in the 1600 meters; Cas-sandra Sisneros, running the 600 meters in 2:08.00; Christine Shank running a 3:15.00 in the 800 meters; and Mikayla Garnand with a 1:02.23 time in the 300 meter hurdles.

But the Cubs weren’t done yet. Aislyn Trujillo made it four Santa Rosa placers in the triple jump with a 15 foot, 10 inch ef-fort; Christine Shank cov-ered the 100 meter hurdles in 20.84 seconds; Cassan-dra Sisneros ran the 100 meters in 14.52; Maria Ja-ramillo ran the 300 meter

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Lion Cubs sprint toward early-season successhurdles in 1:09.03, and the 800 meter relay team of Katie Zamora, Cruzita Ro-darte, Jaden Romero and Janki Patel also nabbed a 5th place in 2:27.52.

The Cubs girls topped-off their performance by ringing-up three 6th-place finishes. Maria Jaramillo ran the 100 meter hurdles in 21.31; Cruzita Ro-darte ran the 400 meters in 1:20.00; and Jannesse Sena ran the 800 meters in 3:33.81.

Cubs BoysSilviano Apodaca won

the 1600 meters in 6:43.82 and the 800 meters in 2:54.86 to pace the Cubs Boys’ team first. Christian Chavez ran the 100 meters in 1:57.78 for a third blue ribbon, and Enrique “Kiki” Bachicha ran a 51.90 in the 300 meter hurdles for a fourth 1st place.

Tucumcari won the 400, 800 and 1600 medley relays. Springer took the 1600 relay.

Second placers includ-ed Joe Esquibel triple-jumping 26 feet, 8 inches; Gabriel Perez long-jump-ing 14 feet, 10 inches; Emilio Ulibarri throwing the discus 102 feet; Jo-vante Chavez hitting 34 feet, 3 inches in the shot put; Kiki Bachicha gliding over the 110 meter hurdles in 21.26; Santana Campos finishing a 2nd behind Sis-neros in the 1600 meters;

Derrick Chavez covering the 600 meters in 2:07.25; Joaquin Sanchez coming in right behind Bachicha in the 110 meters in 21.81; and Emilio Ulibarri sprint-ing to a 25.40 finish in the 200 meters.

Third places were earned by Alex Jimenez’s 26 foot triple-jump; Emil-io Ulibarri’s 34 foot mark in the shot put; Joaquin Sanchez’s 21.81 time in the 110 hurdles; and Emil-io Ulibarri’s 28.40 time in the 200 meters.

Adding to their total were 4th places from Der-rick Chavez, with a 14 foot, 1 inch mark in the long jump; Joshua Lopez with a 23.02 time in the 110 meter hurdles; Chris-tian Chavez’s 1:18.99 time in the 400 meters; and 1600 relayers Alex Jime-nez, Joaquin Sanchez, Ma-son Cast and Eric Lopez clocking a 5:16.84 time.

Fifth place points came from Joshua Lopez long-jumping 13 feet, 9 inches; Mason Cast throwing the discus 89 feet, 2 inches; Gabriel Perez running the 100 meters in 12.52; and the team of Christian Chavez, Lucas Campos, Silviano Apodaca and Derrick Chavez running the 800 meter relay in 2:07.86.

Joaquin Sanchez added 6th place honors after high-jumping 4 feet, 8 inches.

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March 28, 2013

By Davy DelgadoThe Communicator

The visiting Pecos Pan-thers spoiled the Santa Rosa Lions home opener on the baseball diamond on Tuesday, triggering the 10-run rule for a 13-3 win after five innings.

The Panthers improved to 1-1 after losing to NMMI earlier in the week. The Lions saw their record evened-out at 1-1.

The Purple Pride had defeated the Portales Ram junior varsity at a Clovis area “Dust Blow” tourna-ment last Friday, then opt-ed not to play a wind-post-poned second-round road game on Monday in order to practice for Pecos.

Felipe Baca cracked a single to third base to start-up the Lions’ last chance

for a comeback in the home half of the fifth inning, but Santiago Romero ground-ed-out to third for the third out.

Marcus Lopez started on the mound for the Li-ons, pitching two innings. The Lions were ahead 3-2 in the top of the third until Pecos grabbed the lead off of a 3-run outfield error.

The Panthers plated their sixth run on a well-placed grounder to second base. The batter was thrown-out at first. The visitors picked-up two more runs on a fast-dropping fly to shallow center.

Santiago Romero drove a hard grounder through the Pecos first baseman – right “down the line”, but it was ruled foul. Romero took a walk, but Coby Sanchez flied-out to end the first

shot at a Lion rally. The Panthers savored

the victory. They badly needed consoling after their near basketball team -- to-ranked for most of the hoops season -- was upset by Mesilla Valley Chris-tian in the state tourney two weeks ago. Most of the Panther cagers are out for baseball, but Lion standout Robert Zamora Jr. will only run track this spring.

The Lion lineup Tuesday included Marcus Pacheco at first base, Baca at second, Timmothy Valverde start-ing at shortstop, Coby San-chez at third base. Isaac Ve-lasquez (who went 4-for-4 at the plate vs. Portales) pitched after Marcus Lopez. Ryan Lopez was the starting catcher and pitched in relief with two out in the fourth, with the Lions down 8-3;

Lawrence Aguirre was in right field, Marcus Lopez finished in center, and Jason Sanchez played right field. It was Martin Madrid’s home debut as new head coach.

The junior varsity teams squared-off in the chilly nightcap under the lights. The Lions heated-up late but lost a 7-5 decision in the last inning.

Coach Jim Chavez said the Lions got good pitching from starter Austin Higgins and Stephen Vega.

Higgins got one of the Lions’ best hits – a hard single, went 2-for-3, and drove-in a few runs, in-cluding a 3-RBI shot on a double.

Ryan Madrid had 2 RBIs on a pair of singles.

The Lions play at the NMMI Sertoma Classic In-vitational today (Thursday)

Strike one: Panthers spoil Lions opener

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We wish to express our extreme gratitude forthe beautiful and loving funeral provided for ourmother, Dorothy Zamora, and the many whoattended for funeral; and also those whoseprayers and thoughts were with her. This couldnot happened without the support of our manyfamily members and friends. Notably the Lopezfamily members and friends. Notably the Lopezand Zamora families and all other friends ofours for their gracious love and consideration.

Thanks to Father Thomas, the beautiful choir, the Chavez Funeral Home for their extra effort. Thanks to her pallbearers Albert, Robert, Matthew, Patrick, Adolph and Andrewfor their unselfish and memorable homage.

Our mother will be reunited with all of her Our mother will be reunited with all of her brothers and sisters in Heaven, as well as with her own

mother and father, and her loving husband.

-Rolando and Corinne Zamora, and family

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Santa Rosa High School’s Lions boys track team placed 12th at its first meet of 2013 last week at Dexter. Texico ran away with the team title, piling-up 71 points. NMMI was a distant 2nd with 60.5, Dexter scored 59.5 for 3rd, followed by Eunice with 57 points, Capitan with 54.5 and Jal with 34.

Fort Sumner’s Foxes

were 14th with 8 points. Meanwhile, Dora scored 4 points, and Lake Arthur picked up 3. Vaughn was listed as an entrant but did not score.

Jal Panther Anthony Anderson was the top point-getter with 15.25, followed by Colton Hollis of Texico and James Mar-ley of Eunice, each with 14.

Marcus Meairs was the only 1st-place winner for

the Lions, claiming the high-jump title at 6 feet even. Eunice’s Aaron An-derson placed second at 5 feet, 10 inches.

Lion Alcario Nieto was back in action, placing 5th in the 100 meter hurdles in 17.97 seconds. Adrian Gomez of Texico was the hurdler to beat that day, clocking the winning time of 15.37.

Dante Torello gave the Lions a 4th place with his

through Saturday. Then they host the Lion Classic next week.

The Pride tests McCurdy in the nightcap. Defending state champion East Moun-tain plays Tucumcari, Dex-ter meets Pecos, and Santa

Fe Prep clashes with Estan-cia.

Losers play morning and early afternoon consolation round contests, and winners play the evening and night games next Friday and Sat-urday.

Junfu Han / The CommunicatorLion southpaw Marcus Lopez faces the Pecos Panthers in Tuesday’s first home game at Santa Rosa High School.

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Fort Sumner’s Vixens claimed 1st place team honors with 55 points at the 2013 Dexter Lady De-mon track and field meet last week, led by Ashley Landreth’s individual high of 18 points.

S a n t a R o s a H i g h School’s Lady Lions placed 5th as a team with 40.5 points. Veronica Sanchez scored 14.5. Lori Gossett of Hagerman was second with 17.

Vaughn’s Class B Lady Eagle team was also entered but did not score against the Class A- and Class AA -dominated field.

Jal took 2nd with 47.5 points, followed by Dexter

with 46, Cloudcroft with 42, the Lions with 40.5 and Texico with 39. Twenty teams competed.

Esperanza Moncayo of Tucumcari won the discus with a throw of 93 feet, 3 inches. Karlee Alvord of-Cloudcroft, triple-jumped 32 feet, 1 inch for 1st place. Lioness Ayla Weaver flew-in for 4th place at 28 feet, 11 inches.

Amber Higgins of the Lions high-jumped 4 feet, 4 inches for 2nd place. Kylie Daugherty of Springer topped 4 feet, 5 inches for 1st place. Lioness Cassidy Gauna tied for 5th at 4 feet, 4 inches.

Baylie McDonald of Jal won the pole vault at an even 8 feet.

Texico took the 1600 meter medley relay in 4:47.18.

Veronica Sanchez threw the javelin 107 feet, 4 inch-es, finishing in 2nd behind Piper Mullins of Eunice, 108 feet, 7 inches.

Hagerman ran away with the 4 x 100 meter re-lay in 50.89 seconds. The Vixens settled for 2nd and Texico for 3rd. The Lioness team of Amber Higgins, Ayla Weaver, Cassidy Gau-na and Veronica Sanchez placed 4th in 54.41, ahead of Jal and Eunice.

Hagerman also cap-tured the 4 x 200 relay in 1:55.50.

Jal (4:30.49) got by Fort Sumner (4:37.06) in the 4 x 400 relay. Springer placed

3rd in 4:46.60. The Lions were 4th in 4:59.02, and Cloudcroft 5th= in 4:59.02. The Lady Lion team in-cluded Yvonne Gutierrez, Angelique Tenorio, Kaitlyn Siusneros and Khadijah Sena.

Dexter’s Nayely An-derson was the top long-jumper of the day, going 15 feet, 9 inches.

Niquelle Mackey of Gateway Christian won the shot put with a heave of 29 feet, 4 inches.

Vixen Ariana Lucero picked up where she left off last year, sprinting to a 13.39 seconds 1st place finish in the 100 meters.

In the 200 meters, Kath-ryn Hammonds of Gateway Christian’s 27.51 nipped

Lioness Ayla Weaver’s 27.95 flight, ahead of Luc-ero’s 28.67 clocking.

The 400 meter dash was also closely contest-ed. Hagerman’s Lori Gos-sett’s 1:05.80 minutes/seconds edged-out Dora’s Taylor Dillard (1:06.03) and Gateway’s Hammonds (1:06.30). Right on her heels was Jal’s Morgan Komar in 1:06.34.

Lioness Kaitlyn Sis-neros still owns the Dex-ter Invitational record of 2:36.65 in the 800 meters, but Mariana Landaverde of the Lady Demons claimed the event in 2:41.41. Sisne-ros placed 4th in 2:43.43.

Amira Hindi, NMMI, was the top 1600 meter runner in 6:11.53.

The 3200 title went to Crystal Hernandez of Tucumari in 13:30.70.

Sanchez placed third in the 100 meter hurdles in 17.60 seconds. First place went to Ashley Landreth of the Vixens for her 16.59 time. Harley Bonnel of NMMI was 2nd in 17.20.

Vixen Landreth also claimed the 300 hurdles in 50.63 seconds, topping teammate Johnni West’s 54.27 and Lioness Veronica Sanchez’s 54.37.

The Lady Lions com-pete at the Ute Lake In-vitational at Logan this Saturday, and then they have an “early-bird” meet next Thursday -- the annual highly-competitive Mel-rose Buffalo Gals’ Invite.

triple-jump mark of 37 feet. Jal’s Anthony An-derson took first going 39 feet, 8 inches.

Lion Torello placed 5th in the pole vault with a 8-feet, 6-inch mark. Jal’s Marc Acosta won it at 11-feet.

Individual event win-ners included Tim Dick-erson of Capitan, 11.21 seconds in the 100 meters; Kase Parker, Gateway Christian, 24.22 in the 200 meters; Justin Rucker, Texico, 52.32 in the 400 meters; Colton Hollis, Texico, 2:04.70 in the 800

meters; Eliseo Arenivaz, Texico, 5:05.62 in the 1600 meters; Hollis, Tex-ico, 10:08.84 in the 3200 meters; Adam Carnahan, NMMI, 41.82 in the 300 hurdles; Anthony Ander-son, Jal, 20 feet, 3 inches in the long jump; James Marley, Eunice, 44 feet, 3 inches in the shot put; Marley, 135 feet, 2 inches in the discus; and Mando Rodriguez, Eunice, 140 feet, 8 inches in the jav-elin.

The winning relay teams were the NMMI Colts in the 4 x 100 me-

ters in 44.85 seconds; the Capitan Tigers in the 4 x 200 meters in 1:36.01; the NMMI Colts in the 4 x 400 meters in 3:39.95; and NMMI in the 1600 meter medley in 3:52.72.

Many of the Lion tracksters were playing baseball at the tournament in Clovis. The Lion teams are headed by Andrew “Monk” Sanchez for the boys and Mario Trujillo for the girls. They are as-sisted by a staff including Michael Velasquez, Em-ily Ulibarri, Mike Carlson and Manny Diaz.

Vixens set the pace, Lady Lions 5th at Dexter

Wolverines break from pack in 20-team meet

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sirloin tipsteakpreferred trim boneless beef

lb.

g r o u n db e e f

family pack, fresh

$lb.

wheat breadTenderCrust thin sliced24 oz.

99¢

$219

$329

219

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