Roswell Daily Record THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Vol. 124, No. 149 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
June 23, 2015
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Roswell murder suspect caught re-entering U.S.
By Jared Tucker Multimedia Journalist
The Albuquerque man accused of killing a Roswell man has been arrested by federal authorities on Friday while trying to enter back into the United States from Mexico. According to a press release from the United States Customs and Border Patrol, officers at the El Paso port of entry arrest-
ed 31-year-old Matthew Sifuentes Friday for a warrant for the murder of Daniel Herrera, the man who went missing May 26. He was arrested the same day a warrant was issued for his arrest in Chaves County Magistrate court. Sifuentes was attempting to pass a college ID to re-enter the country around 1:15 p.m. at the Bridge of the Americas International crossing in
Matthew Sifuentes
El Paso, Texas, the release said. Chaves County Sheriff Lt. Mike Herrington said the warrant for Sifuentes was issued earlier in the day and entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). According to the criminal complaint, two citizen informants provided detectives with information regarding a specific gunshot wound suffered by
Herrera and certain comments allegedly made by Sifuentes. Herrera’s partially decomposed body was found shot told death at a property off of the Old Clovis Highway June 4. Sifuentes is charged with first degree murder, first degree kidnapping and third degree tampering with evidence. Sifuentes is also a person of interest in the murder of Jessica Torrez, who was
found dead in her home May 1, 2014, according to previous media reports. He is incarcerated in the El Paso City Jail awaiting extradition, police said. His bond amount is $1 Million cash only, according to online court records. Multimedia Journalist Jared Tucker can be contacted at 575-622-7710, ext. 301, or breakingnews@ rdrnews.com.
Students, teachers of Roswell benefit from MC2 math lab By Katy Ross Record Student Intern
Katy Ross Photos
Christy Serna, a teacher leader, talks with a group of students at the MC2 math lab Monday at Goddard High School.
A student writes down how much she Students listen to a teacher leader about an activity involving Skittles and a knows about linear equations and exponential equations. pizza box.
100 years young
Monday was the first day of the summer math lab by MC 2 at Goddard High School. Nineteen students and 15 teachers from Roswell are participating in the fiveday long lab. MC 2 , short for Mathematically Connected Communities, is a U.S. Department of Education project funded through the New Mexico Public Education Department. According to MC2’s official website, th eir mission is to “improve student achievement and the teaching and learning of K-12 mathematics by building a statewide learning community of mathematics educators, mathematicians, and public school leaders.” Sara Morales, the senior program manager and researcher for the MC 2 Professional Development program, said MC2 is a professional learning program for teachers. “ W e p r o v i d e p r o f e ssional learning opportunities for teachers in the summer and also throughout the year,” said Morales. “We have a group of facilitators that go out to the different schools in the different
districts and work sideby-side with teachers in the classroom.” This summer, MC2 has gone to six locations throughout the summer: Artesia, Las Cruces, Espanola, Los Lunas, Gallup and Roswell have had students from second grade, third grade, fifth grade and high school participate in the lab. The students from Roswell involved are incoming ninth graders that will be taking Algebra 1 in the new school year. Morales said the math lab for Roswell includes four teacher leaders, which are “teachers that have been through MC 2 academies before, teachers that we work with throughout the year and teachers who have an interest in making change in their classrooms and making change in the teaching profession,” one mathematician, MC2 staff members and, of course, students and teachers from Roswell. Tom Gruszka, the mathematician for Roswell’s math lab, teaches at Western New Mexico University. Gruszka explained the mathematics behind an exercise in which stuSee LAB, Page A3
Artists returns to UFO mural
Submitted Photo Mary Morgan Photo
Ruth Berg celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church. Berg shared 90 years of her life volunteering in different events and projects in her community. She helped raise money and find building material for the first teen center in Alamogordo, was a member of Cowbelles organization and served as an election judge for many years.
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The Roswell Chamber of Commerce welcomed John Cerney to town on Wednesday. John is the creator of the Roswell mural located on U.S. Highway 285 with the alien family asking a human family for “roadside assistance” that welcomes guests to Roswell. Cerney came to town to make sure the mural was in great shape, clean it up and replace light bulbs so guests can easily see the art work. From left are Cassandra Washington, Cerney, Kathleen Garcia, Ester Portillo, Dorrie Faubus-McCarty and Candace Lewis.
Index
Today’s Obituaries Page B4
• Clyde William Casey • Warren Hersh Kiess
Classifieds...........B7
General...............A2
Opinion.................A4
Comics..................B6
Horoscopes.........A8
Sports. ................B1
Financial..............B5
Lotteries. ............A2
Weather...............A8