Roswell Daily Record THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Vol. 123, No. 264 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
November 2, 2014
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Kintigh talks about politics, police commission STAFF REPORT
Mayor Dennis Kintigh sat down with the editorial staff of the Roswell Daily Record on Thursday for his monthly Q&A, answering questions from the staff as well as questions submitted by the public. Question: Tell us why you and several other representatives from Roswell attended the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas?
There was two of us that went, and that is a monstrous event in that industry. It occurs every two years since about World War II and I am not kidding you, it is gigantic for the oil and gas industry in the Per mian Basin. And in spite of the recent softness in the oil business, I believe firmly the oil business is important to us and we want to make known to companies that are involved in it that, hey, Roswell is ready. We’ve got assets, we’ve got advan-
tages so that operations in the New Mexico portion of the Per mian can think about coming to Roswell and setting up shop here. So it is, for want of a better term, poaching companies from elsewhere in the Permian. What new opportunities do you see for Roswell after attending the trade show? This is actually the second time I have been to the trade show. I went in 2012. It’s interesting. Let me give you a little bit of a dynamic
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here. You know where down at the fairgrounds there they have the commercial building? Picture that building, 50 percent bigger. Then multiply that by six. And then add a hockey rink. And then you take the whole place where the carnival is, and you put that under a tent. And that is what the show is like. You have every manufacturer of pump jet technology in the world there. You’ve got companies that do valves, you’ve got companies that do testing.
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Mayor Dennis Kintigh discusses his recent visit to the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas, on Thursday at the Roswell Daily Record office.
Basically your manufacturers and your service companies are there to say these are the things we do, and the people who tend to walk around the tents are your producers or other See KINTIGH, Page A8
It’s only natural
Known for decades as a migratory bird sanctuary, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is home to several endangered and threatened species BY TIMOTHY P. HOWSARE RECORD EDITOR
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Carlos De Los Santos, 3, checks out Pecos pupfish, rainwater killifish and Mexican tetras from one of the wetlands at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
When most people think of a wildlife refuge, they picture a fence around a big piece of land to protect wild animals, said Jim Montgomery, a volunteer at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Roswell. But it is much more than that, Montgomery said. A wildlife refuge also is an environment that improves and creates habitat for animals and plants. On Saturday morning, Montgomery led a group of 14 people, including five Cub Scouts and their den mother, on a tour to see up close endangered and threatened species on the refuge that now spans 24,550 acres over three tracts of land in the Pecos Valley.
The wildlife refuge was established in 1937 as a sanctuary for migratory birds, particularly sandhill cranes. Each fall, thousands of cranes, ducks, geese and other waterfowl migrate from the north to winter at the refuge. However, since the 1990s, more emphasis has been placed on sustaining habitats for endangered and threatened species, said Montgomery, who leads a free tour for the public the first Saturday of every month. Montgomery said he has been volunteering at the refuge since moving to Roswell in 1981 to teach biology at New Mexico Military Institute. The tour was in the upper portion of the refuge, which is closed to public See REFUGE, Page A3
Polling sites for the 2014 Clerk charged with pocketing customer’s cash general election Tuesday Incident was allegedly followed up by bribe attempt Precincts and polling locations
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
1. Berrendo Middle School, 800 Marion Richards Road, Roswell 2. Hampton Inn & Suites, 3607 N. Main St., Roswell 3. Roswell Baptist Temple, 700 E. Berrendo Road, Roswell 4. Goddard High School, 701 E. Country Club Road, Roswell 5. Del Norte Elementary School, 2704 N. Garden Ave., Roswell 6. La Quinta Inn, 200 E. 19th St., Roswell 7. Goddard High School, 701 E. Country Club Road, Roswell
9. Grace Community Church, 935 W. Mescalero Road, Roswell 10. Roswell Mall main entrance, 4501 N. Main St., Roswell 11. West Country Club Church, 700 W. Country Club Road, Roswell 12. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1405 N. Sycamore Ave., Roswell 13. J.O.Y. Senior Citizens Center, 1822 N. Montana Ave., Roswell 14. Salvation Army Chapel, 612 W. College Blvd., Roswell 15. First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Roswell 16. Aldersgate Methodist
of Roswell, put it in her back pocket, an action the store’s video surveillance camera shows her doing as the man watches from the other side of the counter.
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While store clerks may at times have to deal with people who may be shoplifting or even try to rob them, it is more unusual to find a clerk blatantly stealing from a customer. But that’s what appears to have happened at a Roswell Family Dollar store last week, and as a result the accused store clerk was arrested — twice. A man who went to the store in the 1000 block of South Main Street on the evening of Oct. 21 to buy some dinner items gave the clerk a $100 bill to pay for his purchase that totaled $9.75. He and the
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clerk knew each other through a third party. When the man gave the clerk the $100 bill, the clerk, Joanna Aguero, 33,
Couple stays active by volunteering in community BY DYLANNE PETROS RECORD STAFF WRITER
Being active is a way to stay healthy and a local Roswell couple does just that by being active in the community. Dennis and Anna Pabst, both 67, have lived in Roswell for the past 13 years, but have lived in the Pecos Valley for 43 years and married for 47 years, Dennis said. “I was teaching (at) Roswell ... and we took care of my parents across the street. And we liked
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(Roswell) and we never thought we’d stay but we stayed,” Dennis said. Dennis was not the only teacher in the family. Anna taught physical education and special education in Roswell. While teaching, the couple took part in square dancing, Senior Olympics, a running club, Senior Circle and Kiwanis just to name a few activities. After retiring, though, the couple did not slow down. They also are involved in Leadership Roswell, RSVP, their church, the All Saints
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library and coaching a track and cross-country team at Goddard High School. “There is a true partnership. I give her complete credit,” Dennis said. While the couple is active in the community, they also love going on vacations all around the world. “We’ve gone to Germany one time for a square dance thing for 14 weeks,” Anna said. The couple has also been to all 50 states, Costa Rica, Australia and New Zealand, Dennis said.
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“You only value a vacation if you’re still working. If you’re not working, then the vacation doesn’t mean as much,” he said. When they aren’t on vacation or involved in any activities, Anna works in the All Saints School library, where she has been building a collection of books for 12 years. “We hit up all the thrift stores. Whenever we travel that’s our mission: to find books,” Dennis said. The money that Anna gets from working at the library goes right back to
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The 50-year -old man only speaks Spanish, but Aguero is able to speak Spanish as well, and the two had a verbal exchange and interaction that lasted several minutes. The man told Aguero he needed his change, but Aguero refused to give it to him. Instead, the victimized customer — talking the next day to police with the help of his daughter-in-law who translated — recounted how Aguero told him that she has children and needs the money more
the school since that is what they use to buy books. “School is where we devote all our time,” Dennis said. In addition to buying books to stock the library, Dennis and Anna have hosted book fairs for students. See PABSTS, Page A2
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than he does, and later told him he needed to just go home and implied a threat by saying she knows where he lives.
The man had asked for a receipt for his purchase and Aguero tried to give him one out of the trash. After the man told Aguero that receipt did not show the items he purchased, Aguero printed a receipt for the man’s items, but it indicated he had paid the exact amount ($9.75) of the purchase rather than showing the $100 he had handed over. During his interaction with Aguero, the man asked for a store manager, but the manager See CLERK, Page A2
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Dennis and Anna Pabst stay active in the community by coaching sports, being in charge of the library at All Saints School and square dancing regularly.
INDEX CLASSIFIEDS ..........D1 LOTTERIES .............A2 COMICS .................B9 OPINION .................A4 ENTERTAINMENT ...B10 SPORTS .................B1 HOROSCOPES .......B10 WEATHER ............A10