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Roswell Daily Record

Vol. 120, No. 261 50¢ Daily / $1 Sunday

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October 29, 2011

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Court-ordered child support payments due JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER

Non-custodial parents, who have outstanding child support bench warrants in Roswell, and statewide, will be given a one-week amnesty period to make their court-ordered child support payments. The amnesty period will begin Monday, Oct. 31, and ends Friday, Nov. 4. Gov. Susana Martinez

announced Thursday that her administration will be entering the next phase of its Child Support Enforcement Bench Warrant Program by expanding the program statewide. During the amnesty period, individuals can come to the Human Services Department’s Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) of fices, without fear of arrest, to settle their bench warrants and bring themselves into

compliance with their court-ordered child support obligations, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

The Roswell CSED office will be receiving payments during the amnesty period, according to Matt Kennicommunications cott, director for the NMHSD. Kennicott said although the Roswell of fice serves Chaves and Eddy counties, any individual, throughout

the state, with an outstanding bench warrant can turn in a payment to the office. As of Friday mor ning, there were 18 outstanding bench warrants in Chaves County. The largest outstanding amount for a bench warrant in the county is $49,309.89. And the oldest bench warrant issued in the county is from Jan. 8, 2007. Individuals must pay the

El Paso man pleads guilty for fire

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are making a little more money and spending a lot more. Under normal circumstances, that would be a troubling sign for the economy. But a closer look at some new government figures suggests another possibility: - PAGE A5

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Award-winning author Conrad Storad talks with Dexter Elementary fifth-graders during a writing workshop held Friday morning.

Author speaks at Dexter Elem.

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JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER

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full amount of their bond in order to be fully cleared of arrest charges. “Every penny of this money goes to the child,” Kennicott said. CSED offices will accept cash, cashier’s check, or money order as payment. The amount of the bond is then forwarded to the family as a child support payment. According to the press

VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER With the help of Big Mama, the knowledgeable and plush rattlesnake matriarch, awardwinning children’s author Conrad Storad taught Dexter Elementary School children the art

of combing nature with creative writing, Friday. Storad first helped ignite the creative genius of Dexter fifthgraders when he handed them descriptions of animals commonly found in the desert. He then asked them to write a story

about the animal and include the given information. In about 20 minutes, the children wrote narratives that were either humorous, scary, or simply fun. Micheal Kowalko, 10, See AUTHOR, Page A2

Rodrigo Ulloa-Esquivel, 29, the El Paso man accused of causing the Last Chance Fire in Lincoln National Forest, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of leaving the forest unattended Friday morning. In Las Cruces federal court, Ulloa-Esquivel pleaded guilty to count two of a three-count indictment charging him with the misdemeanor offense for leaving a fire unattended. According to a press release about the plea, U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said that UlloaEsquivel was indicted on Aug. 17, 2011, on criminal offenses arising out of a wildfire that bur ned through the Last Chance Canyon of the Lincoln National Forest in Eddy County, otherwise known as the Last Chance Fire, in late April and early May of 2011. On April 24, 2011, Ulloa-Esquivel admitted, in his plea agreement, that he lit toilet paper on fire near a campsite at the Last Chance Canyon in the area known as the Guadalupe Ranger District in the Lincoln National Forest despite his knowledge of the fire restrictions in place for that area. At the time, the wind was blowing so hard that sparks from the bur ning toilet paper spread beyond Ulloa-Esquivel’s ability to control the fire. After Ulloa-Esquivel and his friends tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the

US northern border Monterrey Elem. helps vets checks scaled back donate to the homeless

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly stopped its controversial practice of routinely searching buses, trains and airports for illegal immigrants at transportation hubs along the northern border and in the nation’s interior, preventing agents from using what had long been an effective tool for tracking down people here illegally, The Associated Press has learned.

Current and former Border Patrol agents said field offices around the country began receiving the order last month — soon after the Obama administration announced that to ease an overburdened immigration system, it would allow many illegal immigrants to

remain in the country while it focuses on deporting those who have committed crimes. The routine bus, train and airport checks typically involved agents milling about and questioning people who appeared suspicious, and had long been criticized by immigrant rights groups. Critics said the tactic amounted to racial profiling and violated travelers’ civil liberties. But agents said it was an ef fective way to catch unlawful immigrants, including smugglers and possible terrorists, who had evaded detection at the border, as well as people who had overstayed their

See FIRE, Page A2

JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER

Students at Monterrey Elementary School collected two and a half truckloads worth of canned goods for the homeless and needy in Roswell. The collection was part of the Vietnam Veterans of America Roswell Chapter’s annual food drive. Monterr ey Principal Cindy Simmons presented Frank Castillo, director of the Roswell ChapJulia Bergman photo ter, with a special certificate of thanks Friday Second-graders from Ms. O'Meara's and Ms. Reid's classes morning during a school at Monterrey Elementary hold up canned goods that the students donated to the annual food drive hosted by the See MONTERREY, Page A2 Vietnam Veterans of America Roswell Chapter.

Kyzer devotes lifetime caring for children and horses See BORDER, Page A2

BY DALE ANN DEFFER RECORD STAFF WRITER

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Lee Kyzer, holds on to one of his tamed wild horses trained to be gentle and work with teens.

Lee Kyzer, 69, school liaison at Assurance Home, is a man who has spent a lifetime caring for both children and horses. As a leader of The Mustang Project located here in Roswell, he uses his education and innate qualities to bring tamed wild horses and teenagers into a mutual relationship.

With a master’s degree in counseling, he served as principal at Roswell High School and then retired. But, for a man on a mission, retiring didn’t suit him. When he heard there was an opening at Assur-

ance Home, he applied and has been there for 15 years. “I found a job where you could wear blue jeans and also work with horses,” he told the Roswell Daily See KYZER, Page A2


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