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ASTEROID TO ZIP PAST EARTH SOON
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A 150-foot-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than highflying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known flyby for an object of this size. But don’t worry. Scientists promise the megarock will be at least 17,100 miles ... - PAGE A3
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
February 8, 2013
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Police search for ex-cop on killing spree LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-Los Angeles police officer who authorities say went on a deadly shooting rampage to punish those he blamed for his firing killed three people, setting off a manhunt that stirred fear across several states and Mexico. The search for Christopher Dorner focused late Thursday on Big Bear Lake, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles, where police found a burned-out pickup truck that belonged to Christopher Dorner. San Bernardino
County Sheriff John McMahon said officers were going door to door looking for him. Throughout the day, thousands of heavily armed officers patrolled highways in the state, while some stood guard outside the homes of people police say Dorner vowed to attack in an angry rant posted online. Electronic billboards that usually alert motorists about the commute urged them to call 911 if they saw him. “I will bring unconvention-
al and asymmetrical warfare” to Los Angeles Police Department officers, on or off duty, said the manifesto. It also asserted: “Unfortunately, I will not be alive to see my name cleared. That’s what this is about, my name. A man is nothing without his name.”
Dorner, 33, had multiple weapons including an assault rifle, said Los Angeles police Chief Charlie
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Pecos serves the Sweet Sounds of Motown See SEARCH, Page A3
Police respond in Riverside, Calif., Thursday, after one officer was killed and another critically wounded in a shootout.
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Above: Kindergartners wait backstage for their turn as area school children rehearse with the National Dance Institute,
performing Reach Out! The Sweet Sounds of Motown at Pueblo Auditorium, Thursday.
Left: Area school children rehearse with the National Dance Institute, performing Reach Out! The Sweet Sounds of
ILLINOIS UPSETS NO. 1 INDIANA
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Tyler Griffey made an uncontested layup at the buzzer off a baseline inbounds pass and Illinois beat No. 1 Indiana 74-72 on Thursday night, the fifth straight week the nation’s top-ranked team has lost. The Illini (16-8, 3-7 Big Ten) trailed 41-29 at ... - PAGE B1
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TODAY’S FORECAST
Motown at Pueblo Auditorium, Thursday.
House committee passes race horse bill
The House Business and Industry committee passed Tuesday a bill sponsored by Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, to create a fund in the state treasury for the testing of race horses. “Across New Mexico, horse racing is a vital part of communities — whether people are raising, training, or racing the horses or just enjoying a day at the tracks,” Ezzell said in a statement. “Yet, the future of New Mexico horse racing has been severely jeopardized by scandal, doping and cheating. The New Mexico Racing Commission has attempted to cut down the occurrence of cheating and doping; however, they can only do so much without the help of additional funding.” More funding would allow the state to increase the number of horses tested for drugs and enable it to perform tests outside of races, such as through random selection prior to races.
Ezzell said horses are given performance enhancing drugs, as well as pain killers to keep them racing, which increases the possibility of accidents and even death for race horses. “Additionally, each accident has the potential to greatly injure and harm jockeys,” she said. “We must put an end to this.” House Bill 187 says, “The purpose of the fund is to ensure the testing of racehorses at a laboratory that meets or exceeds the current national laboratory standards for the testing of drugs or other foreign substances not naturally occurring in a horse, as established by the Association of Racing Commissioners International, Inc.” “We owe it to the betting public to get it right,” Ezzell said. “This is our opportunity to rectify the problem of cheaters not being welcome in New Mexico.” The bill will move on to the House Appropriations and Finance committee.
Students and teachers of Pecos Elementary presented Thursday at Pueblo Auditorium a dress rehearsal for a tribute to the music of Motown. More than 100 students, from grades 3 through 5, as well as 19 teachers from the school worked with the National Dance Institute of New Mexico’s for two weeks to lear n its latest show, “Reach Out! The Sweet Sounds of Motown.” Students practiced for an hour each day, said Principal Dr. Barbara Ryan. “The students at Pecos just love music,” she said. “They love dance, they love movement.” The school has worked with NDI-NM for several years and Ryan said it not only teaches dance and music skills, but it also teaches children skills such as teamwork and listening. “The whole package is what makes it excellent for kids,” she said. “It’s just a wonder ful program and we’re fortunate to have it at Pecos.” Cristiane C. de Oliveira, residency director at the Institute, said the program uses dance as a tool to teach students four core principles: to do their best, work hard, never give up and be healthy. See PECOS, Page A3
Johnny’s Valentine
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Job Corps students Johnna Jones and Jeniffer Reed decorate Valentine goodies Thursday, preparing for the Johnny Gonzales Community Volunteer Program’s Valentine’s Party, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club.
Marine Corps veteran on a 3,600-mile run passes through town ILISSA GILMORE RECORD STAFF WRITER
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Brendan O’Toole, on a 3,600 mile cross-country run from Oceanside, Calif., to Portland, Maine, enters Roswell, Thursday.
Brendan O’Toole has never liked running. He’s never competed in a marathon or a race and he could never understand why people competed on track and field or crosscountry teams in high school. However, since Nov. 11, the United States Marine Corps veteran has embarked on a 3,600-mile run across the country, starting from Oceanside, Calif., to end in Portland, Maine, with his project The Run For Veterans. Averaging 15 miles a day
— and even at night sometimes — O’Toole plans to trek across 21 states in an effort to raise $2 million to benefit three non-profit organizations that serve veterans. In doing so, he also hopes to raise awareness of issues veterans transitioning into civilian life face. Recently, he crossed into Roswell and plans to hit the Texas state line Monday. O’Toole, 24, completed a four -year military service career in June of 2012, as a sergeant. But the stress of active duty left him with personal anger issues he’s still working to resolve. He
was hit especially hard after the suicide of his close, personal friend, who was also a veteran. To help with the pain he and others are dealing with, O’Toole co-founded The Run for Veterans, based in Alexandria, Va., to provide support to other organizations he said contribute to the mental, physical and social well-being of military veterans: Team Red White and Blue, Give An Hour and the USO. Similar to his boot camp experience, he said the first three months of his effort have been a test of patience See RUNNER, Page A3