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National Guard returns from Kosovo Kosovo, meant her father Martin, would be able to see her first choir rehearsal in months.

Samantha, her brother Soren, 4, sister Rose, 10, and mother Chris, dressed in green-and-cam-

Chris found out only the day before, via Skype, that her husband, also a New Mexico State Police of ficer, was retur ning home. Martin has completed five tours, and this past mission was

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SFC Felipe Sosa is greeted by his wife Angela upon his arrival home with other troops from Kosovo, Saturday, at the Roswell International Airport.

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Faces pushed against a fence and Welcome Home signs fluttered while supporters and family members, tightly gripping American flags, formed two facing lines in the parking lot outside of the Roswell International Air Center, Saturday. Applause, cheers and whistles roared through the air as

the first camouflage leg touched the top step to deboard the Southwest Airlines aircraft.

But the emotions surrounding seeing a loved one for the first time after many months went well beyond the public displays of affection, gratitude and joy.

For Samantha Thorsted, 7, the return of the soldiers with the New Mexico National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry, from

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National Guard troops are greeted by family and friends at Roswell International Airport, Saturday. ouflage in honor of their hero.

For Martin, the day meant reuniting with his “little mister,” “little beautiful,” and “super duper,” as he affectionately calls his three children.

Marines, helpers distribute 5,000 Toys for Tots VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER

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the first time he served in Kosovo.

Chris wiped away tears and said her feelings toward seeing her husband again were indescribable. While he was away,

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Alejandra and Antonio Morales carry their new Christmas gifts during the Toys For Tots toy handout Saturday, at the Roswell Adult and Senior Center.

After collecting an estimated 5,000 Christmas gifts, the hard work of volunteers behind the local Toys for Tots campaign paid off, Saturday.

Hosted by the Sgt. Moses D. Rocha Roswell detachment of the Marine Corps League, Toys for Tots, a Marine Corps Reserve program, brought Christmas early for many local children at the Roswell Adult and Senior Center during its annual giveaway.

Although a unifor med Marine perched on a sled

with a welcoming smile handed gifts personally to each child and teenager, it was a group of nearly 36 volunteers who worked swiftly behind a makeshift blockade that helped make that magic moment happen. Behind the Marine, a hidden helper was slipped a note stating a child’s gender and age. A group of volunteers then scurried to locate appropriate gifts for the child.

Gift recipients were then welcome to search through hundreds of plush toys of all colors, shapes and sizes and choose one. Such was the case with Kathleen

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Parker, who walked away carefully balancing a treasure trove of gifts in her arms. However, the gifts were not for her, but for her three grandsons, ages 2, 6 and 8.

“This is awesome,” Parker said, with a smile that suggested she was just as happy and grateful as her rambunctious grandsons, who she is raising.

Gesturing to her youngest grandson as he searched through the scores of plush toys, she said, “He’s just as happy as

Santa and his biker elves stop at Assurance Home VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER

Mild winter conditions allowed Santa Claus to cruise into the Roswell Assurance Home on his motorcycle, Saturday.

The weather even allowed Santa to wear cool white shades to match his characteristic red-and-white outfit. Santa did, however, forgo his reindeer and elves and instead arrived with dozens of local bikers.

“This is the first time Santa Claus has come out,” said Assurance Home assistant director Jean Snyder. “He came out on his motorcycle, he said, because there was no

snow.”

For six years, members of several local bikers’ clubs have made a special bike run to the Assurance Home to deliver presents to the teenagers who live there.

Snyder said there are 20 teenagers ages 14-18 living at the Assurance Home.

They were treated to pizza, sodas and a disc jockey who played holiday tunes.

They took turns sitting on Santa’s lap and taking a picture to record the memory before being handed several gifts.

“This has been such an awesome event,” Snyder said. Assurance Home executive director Ron Malone helped take pictures of

the event.

“Our kids will talk about this for years to come,” Malone said. “(The bikers) wanted to make sure the kids have a wonder ful Christmas.”

“Roswell is a very caring community. Because of the kindness of so many people, our kids will have a very merry Christmas,” he added.

Joe Gonzales, president of Crazy Town Riders, said each teenager received about 10 gifts. Bikers from throughout the region helped collect gifts, especially winter clothes, by placing donation boxes around town, he said.

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Santa and his band of biker elves put in a very special appearance at the Assurance Home Saturday to give gifts to the kids during the The Assurance Home Toy Run.

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Roswell Folklorico performs traditional Mexican dances for a large crowd gathered at the Roswell Mall, Saturday afternoon.

People flocked to the Roswell Mall, not in pursuit of finishing last-minute Christmas shopping, but to witness a dancing spectacle, Saturday afternoon.

The Roswell Folklorico put on its annual holiday show, performing dances from seven dif ferent regions. The regions represented were Nayarit, Chiapas, Yucatan, Veracruz, Jalisco, Chihuahua and New Mexico.

Men and women of all ages dressed in traditional garb performed elegant and meaningful dances for those in attendance.

Vibrants colors of blue, red, pink and green flashed into the air as women twirled in their skirts, men tapped their shoes, and traditional music flowed from the speakers. Fifteen children performed for the first time as new members of the Roswell group.

Folklorico means “folkloric dance,” in Spanish.

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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the longtime unemployed, but forcing a reluctant President Barack Obama to make an election-year choice between unions and environmentalists over whether to build an oil pipeline through the heart of the country.

The action set up a House vote Monday on the legislation.

With the still-reeling economy serving as a backdrop, the Senate’s 8910 vote belied a tortuous battle between Democrats and Republicans that produced the compromise two-month extension of the expiring tax breaks and jobless benefits and forestalled cuts in doctors’ Medicare reimbursements.

It also capped a year of gover nment divided marked by raucous partisan fights that tumbled to the brink of a first-ever U.S. default and three federal shutdowns, only to see eleventh-hour deals emerge. It also put the two sides on track to revisit the payroll tax cut early next year as the fights for control of the White House and Congress heat up.

However, House GOP leaders held a conference call Saturday with rankand-file lawmakers in which participants said strong anger was expressed about the Sen-

ate bill, including its lack of House-approved cuts in last year’s health care overhaul law and its failure to erase the reductions in doctors’ payments for more than two months.

By 67-32, senators gave final congressional approval to a separate $1 trillion bill financing the Pentagon and scores of other federal agencies through next September.

That measure avoided a shuttering of government of fices that otherwise would have occurred this weekend when temporary financing expired.

The tax legislation delivers tax cuts and jobless benefits that some Republicans opposed. It also represents a rebuf f of Obama’s original demands for a yearlong payroll tax reduction for 160 million workers that was to be even deeper than this year’s cut, extended to employers and paid for by boosting taxes on the highest-ear ning Americans.

The measure’s $33 billion price tag will be paid for instead by raising fees that government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will charge to back new mortgages or refinancings, beginning next year. When fully phased in, those increases could cost a person with a $200,000 mortgage about $17 a month.

Despite the changes, Obama praised the Senate

for passing the bill and prodded the Republicanrun House to give it final approval in a vote, which has been expected early next week. He exhorted lawmakers to extend the tax cuts and jobless aid for the entire year, saying it would be “inexcusable” not to.

The Senate adjourned for the year after its votes Saturday.

While Obama and Democrats used the fight to portray themselves as defenders of beleaguered middle- and lower-income people, Republicans used it to cast themselves as champions of job creation.

Headlining that was a provision they inserted forcing Obama to make a decision within two months on whether to allow construction of the proposed 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which is to deliver up to 700,000 barrels of oil daily from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Texas. The language requires him to issue the needed permit unless he declares the pipeline would not serve the national interest.

Unions have clamored for the thousands of jobs the project could create.

Environmentalists have decried the huge amounts of energy it would take to extract the oil. Obama originally announced he was delaying a decision until 2013, which would have allowed him to avoid

choosing between two Democratic constituencies before Election Day next November.

When the House inserted the language into its version of the payroll tax bill this month, Obama said he would “reject” the legislation if it retained the Keystone provision. He abandoned that stance this past week as GOP leaders said they would insist on keeping the Keystone language and the final deal jelled.

An administration official said Friday that Obama would almost surely refuse to grant the permit, a stance echoed Saturday by congressional Democrats.

Democrats said when Congress revisits the issue of renewing the tax cuts and jobless benefits early next year, they would win the political battle because they would be viewed as protecting peoples’ household budgets.

Republicans, though, said they would once again focus the fight on jobs, with some predicting they would try adding provisions to repeal pollution curbs and other government regulations that they say make it harder for companies to hire people.

The tax bill would renew this year’s 4.2 percent payroll tax through February, preventing the rate from bouncing back to its nor mal 6.2 percent on New Year’s Day. Obama

knocked out the cooling system at a nuclear power plant, causing it to spew radiation that turned up in local produce. About 100,000 people evacuated from the area have not returned to their homes.

•Arab Spring: It began with demonstrations in Tunisia that rapidly toppled the longtime strongman.

Spreading like a wildfire, the Arab Spring protests sparked a revolution in Egypt that ousted Hosni Mubarak, fueled a civil war in Libya that climaxed with Moammar Gadhafi’s death, and fomented a bloody uprising in Syria against the Assad regime. Bahrain and Yemen also experienced major protests and unrest.

•EU fiscal crisis: The European Union was wracked by relentless fiscal turmoil. In Greece, austerity measures triggered strikes, protests and riots, while Italy’s economic woes toppled Premier Silvio Berlusconi. France and Germany led urgent efforts to ease the debt crisis;

Britain balked at proposed changes.

•US economy: By some measures, the U.S. economy gained strength as the year progressed. Hiring picked up a bit, consumers were spending more, and the unemployment rate finally dipped below 9 percent. But millions of Americans remained buffeted by foreclosures, joblessness and benefit cutbacks, and investors were on edge monitoring the chain of fiscal crises in Europe.

•Penn State sex abuse scandal: One of America’s most storied college football programs was tarnished in a scandal that prompted the firing of Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno.

One of his former assistants, Jerry Sandusky, was accused of sexually molesting 10 boys; two senior Penn State officials were charged with perjury; and the longtime president was ousted. Pater no wasn’t charged, but expressed regret he didn’t do more after being told there was a problem.

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President Barack Obama delivers a statement at the White House, Saturday, following the Senate vote to approve legislation extending a Social Security payroll tax cut and long-term jobless benefits for two months.

pushed that cut through Congress a year ago as a way to help spark the economy by leaving more money in people’s pockets.

A $50,000-a-year wage earner would save about $170 during next year’s first two months under the bill the Senate approved Saturday.

Obama had proposed reducing the payroll tax employees pay to 3.1 percent next year. The levy is the chief source of revenue for Social Security.

For two more months, the tax measure would also continue current jobless benefits that provide a maximum 99 weeks of coverage for people who have been out of work the longest. Without any extension, the White

House said, 2.5 million people would have lost coverage by the end of February.

The bill also prevents a 27 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements for doctors that might have induced some to stop treating the program’s elderly beneficiaries.

The spending legislation carries out budget cuts across government that Republicans won earlier this year and includes GOP provisions blocking energy efficiency and coal dust requirements.

Democrats fought of f Republican language that would have blocked limits on greenhouse gases and hazardous emissions from utility plants and other sources.

AP votes killing of Osama bin Laden top news story of 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/ tsunami/meltdown disaster, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.

The death of bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader who masterminded the Sept. 11 terror attacks, received 128 first-place votes out of 247 ballots cast for the top 10 stories. The Japan disaster was next, with 60 firstplace votes. Placing third were the Arab Spring uprisings that rocked North Africa and the Middle East, while the European Union’s financial turmoil was No. 4.

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ing — when the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the top story, President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul was No. 2, and the U.S. midter m elections were No. 3.

Here are 2011’s top 10 stories, in order: •Osama bin Laden’s death: He’d been the world’s most-wanted terrorist for nearly a decade, ever since a team of his alQaida followers carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In May, the long and often-frustrating manhunt ended with a nighttime assault by a helicopter borne special operations squad on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden was shot dead by one of the raiders, and within hours his body was buried at sea.

•Japan’s triple disaster: A 9.0-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast in March unleashed a tsunami that devastated scores of communities, leaving nearly 20,000 people dead or missing and wreaking an estimated $218 billion in damage.

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•Fiscal showdowns in Congress: Partisan divisions in Congress led to several showdowns on fiscal issues. A fight over the debt ceiling prompted Standard & Poor’s to strip the U.S. of its AAA credit rating. Later, the so-called “supercommittee” failed to agree on a deficit-reduction package of at least $1.2 trillion — potentially triggering automatic spending cuts of that amount starting in 2013.

•Occupy Wall Street protests: It began Sept. 17 with a protest at a New York City park near Wall Street, and within weeks spread to scores of commu-

nities across the U.S. and abroad. The movement depicted itself as leaderless and shied away from specific demands, but succeeded in airing its complaint that the richest 1 percent of Americans benefit at the expense of the rest. As winter approached, local police dismantled several of the protest encampments.

•Gabrielle Giffords shot: The popular third-ter m congresswoman from Arizona suf fered a severe brain injury when she and 18 other people were shot by a gunman as she met with constituents outside a Tucson super market in January. Six people died, and Giffords’ painstaking recovery is still in progress.

Among the news events falling just short of the Top 10 were the death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, Hurricane Irene, the devastating series of tornados across Midwest and Southeaster n U.S., and the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that barred gays from serving openly in U.S. military.

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Storms help loosen drought’s grip on New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Mother Nature has dumped more than two feet of snow in two weeks at some of New Mexico’s ski resorts. Schoolchildren have rejoiced at news of cancelled classes, and highway workers have had to pull a couple of allnighters to keep the state’s major roads clear of snow and ice.

And forecasters say there’s more winter moisture on the way.

So what happened to that pesky drought that had New Mexico firmly in its grasp for the past year?

Its grip has been loosened on some parts of the state thanks to a series of recent storms, but forecasters with the National Weather Service say New Mexico is far from being out of the woods.

Meteorologist Ed Polasko summed it up in

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he can be.”

Gifts for Parker’s grandsons included a Mr. Potato Head, a football, a musical vehicle, and a Batman figurine.

Volunteers, who had been at work long before the event, leaving drop boxes at local establishments and picking up donations, did not take a moment’s rest during the gala event. The children of volunteers were no exception. Dressed as elves replete with pointy hats adorned with bright lights, the children greeted visitors and helped guide them as they filed in line for presents. “(Volunteers) bring their children to help, because they feel giving is much better than getting,” said Rita Kane-Doerhoefer, member of the Sgt. Moses D. Rocha detachment of the Marine Corps League.

Usually, the Yucca Youth Center is the site of the Toys for Tots event, but this year the RASC was the place to be, given that the Yucca Center was booked for other events. This did not deter Janie Williams, who has been volunteering with Toys for Tots for about 10 years at the Yucca Center,

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classical technical terms: “It’s not as droughty as it was before it started raining and snowing.”

In a more serious tone, Polasko explained that New Mexico has a lot of catching up to do after starting the year without any moisture. That was followed up by a dry spring with relentless winds and warm temperatures. The monsoons never really materialized and fall left much to be desired in the moisture department.

Then came December and a flurry of winter storm warnings.

The most recent storm looked impressive as it started to make its way across New Mexico on Monday, with maps showing wide swaths of blue and yellow over much of the state. The colors signified moisture content at

until now.

Williams and KaneDoerhoefer sorted through gifts for older girls, such as curling irons, bath and beauty sets, and at least one lava lamp. Both women agreed that the “thank you” they get is, in turn, their gift.

Williams said people walk up to her at moments when she least expects it to say thanks, telling her, “Miss, it’s nice to see you. I remember you.”

“That’s my payment,” Williams said. “That makes me happy.”

Last year, the Toys for Tots program helped make Christmas brighter for more than 2,000 children locally, according to Toys for Tots Coordinator Don Hunter.

“Because of the economy we’re anticipating more (this year),” he said.

Hunter estimated the program gathered about 5,000 gifts for the giveaway, allowing the volunteers to hand out at least two gifts to each child.

Aside from the drop boxes left near establishments around town and the generous monetary contributions of donors, Hunter said the local Toys for Tots effort was aided by the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation headquarters, located in Tri-

angle, Va. The foundation spent $40 million on gifts last year, he said, for this year’s giveaways across the United States.

Toys for Tots has 742 nationwide campaigns.

Hunter said these campaigns helped 17.3 million children in the United States last year.

Of the 742 nationwide campaigns, only 72 are operated by active-duty Marines, Hunter said.

Volunteers not unlike Kane-Doerhoefer, Williams, and members of Estilo Car Club, who helped gather toys and coordinate collection sites operate the rest.

A “crazy” group of people at the RASC got together to make hats for the giveaway. Crazy Crafters, which gets together as a class at the RASC, sewed hats that were given away at the event, according to RASC supervisor Shelia McKnight.

“They’re all handmade,” McKnight said of the cozy, color ful, beaniestyle hats. “They’re beautiful hats.”

Hunter lauded the help of the volunteers.

“We couldn’t do (this) without the help of our volunteers,” he said.

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to keep the tradition alive.

The Roswell group, established in 1991, features men and women, ages five and above. Dance teacher Frank Herrera, who organized the show, said the group currently has around 85 members.

Herrera has taught dance for almost 40 years. He said, to him, the dance represents color, tradition and culture. “It is important to know our heritage and keep it alive in the states. A lot of people from this part of the country don’t get to experience this culture,” he said.

above 200 percent.

Predictions showed places like Albuquerque, Socorro and Gallup getting as much precipitation over 72 hours as they would get in an average December.

The predictions were close.

“There was quite a bit of liquid,” said Ken Widelski, a weather service meteorologist who tracked the precipitation totals. “The ski areas were definitely the big winners.”

The back side of the Sandia Mountains, for example, recorded 18 inches. Red River had 14 and Pajarito near Los Alamos followed with 13.5 inches. Snow also blanketed Santa Fe and Taos, while Albuquerque received a trace of the white stuff along with a day of rain.

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moisture to improve New Mexico’s drought situation. A map released Thursday by federal officials shows the severity of the drought had lessened in the western half of the state.

Less than 40 percent of the state is now plagued by the two worst categories of drought — extreme and exceptional.

That’s a drastic improvement over the summer when it topped out at nearly 80 percent.

If the trend continues, forecasters say there’s a good chance New Mexico could record near normal precipitation for December. That would mark the first normal month this year.

Still, the southeast corner of the state has been missed by nearly every moisture-producing storm so far this year.

“That area is just sort of snake bit,” Polasko said, noting that the Roswell area received only 0.02 inches of moisture out of the last storm.

This year has been tough for everyone from backyard gardeners and federal water managers to far mers and ranchers.

They see the moisture as a blessing now, but for some, it’s a little too late.

“It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get the moisture at the time when it could help us grow grass and provide for our livestock, but that’s where we’re at,” said Leon Porter, a rancher from central New Mexico. “This could help if the moisture stays in the ground and we don’t have a lot of wind or hot temperatures between now and spring.”

Porter was forced to sell about 140 head of cattle

because conditions on his ranch were so poor this year due to the drought.

And supplemental feed for the rest of his herd has been costly.

Whether Porter and the rest of New Mexico get their wish for more moisture and a mild spring depends on whether the winter stor m track can overpower the La Nina weather pattern responsible for pushing moisture out of the state.

Polasko warned that La Niña is still lurking.

“The conditions that led to a dry late winter and a dry spring in 2011 are still out there, and the specter of that dry period returning has got us all saying, ‘This is great, let’s enjoy it while we have it,’” he said of the moisture.

Cruces residents ponder mystery plane LAS CRUCES (AP) — Residents of a golf course community in Las Cruces are trying to figure out just who has been flying a plane back and forth over their homes for hours a day since early this month.

The mystery plane flies low but not quite low enough for residents to read its registration number. So they can’t track down the owner and ask, “What’s up?”

The Las Cruces SunNews reports that Homeland Security checked the plane out and determined it wasn’t a threat.

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Martin would become most frustrated that he wasn’t able to help fix things around the house. “Everything seems to break down when he’s gone,” she said.

Capt. Randall Bates estimated that 20 of the retur ning soldiers were from the Roswell area. The soldiers were part of a liaison monitoring team on mission in Kosovo.

Greeted with tears, tight hugs, kisses and words of gratitude, the soldiers made their way toward

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The only thing anyone was able to figure out was that the plane has been refueling at the El Paso International Airport, and might belong to a company conducting some kind of cellphone coverage research until the end of the month.

Unfortunately, El Paso Inter national Airport spokesman Jeff Schultes said there’s no way to figure out which plane is the one that’s been circling Las Cruces.

“Planes land here all the time and they don’t have to say what they’re doing or where they’re

their respective family members, friends and supporters.

Trevis Reese, a member of the 200th Infantry, held his sister Naeemah close for a picture, the first taken together in a long time.

Joined by other family members including his parents, T revis was looking forward to eating his first meal with his family in months. Trevis said he was excited to spend the holidays with his family, since he was unable to be home for Thanksgiving.

As flags were rolled up, couples walked off holding hands, and youngsters

going,” said Schultes, who said the plane’s behavior described sounds like some kind of mapping activity but “there’s no way of really knowing. We don’t keep that kind of information and with the business of the airport, people come and go all the time.”

Mayor Ken Miyagishima, who lives in the neighborhood, says he plans to be in touch with the state’s FAA liaison.

“I think every time you go anywhere, you have to let them know what you’re doing, so we can find out,” he said. clung to their moms and dads, as families got into their cars with plans of spending the holidays together.

More than 30 family members stood outside of the RIAC awaiting soldiers, and brothers, Urbano and Felipe Sosa. The family carried a huge sign with the words, “Merry Christmas and Welcome Home Urbano and Felipe.” Their sister, Trisha, said she was overjoyed to have them home.

Fighting back tears, their aunt T ina Lueras, said, “We’re a big family, and we missed them. They are the core of our family.” j.bergman@rdrnews.com

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SANTA FE — Does Christmas season seem different to you this year? I’ve noticed a difference so far. In the past we’ve seen grumpy old men complain about how Christmas has been stolen away from Christians and how Christmas is so commercial that the true meaning has been lost.

This year we hear every day about how well retail sales are going and how much higher they are over last year. And now, Black Friday has been augmented by Cyber Monday, and two weeks later, Green Monday.

But the biggest difference is the Republican presidential race. With caucuses and primary elections getting started immediately after the new year, there doesn’t seem to be time for a Christmas break.

The airwaves are full of talk about who is ahead in the polls this week and who bombed the worst in the last debate. And then there are the negative ads for the presidential race. Our primary isn’t until June but since New

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JAY MILLER

INSIDE THE CAPITOL

Mexicans almost always seem to predict the winner, candidates still want to influence us.

We’ll be spending Christmas in Phoenix again this year. That’s no big change. It’s easier on the kids and grandkids and our son-in-law usually is on call at Mayo Hospital on Christmas Day. The difference this year is that Jeanette and I no longer look forward to a white Christmas. It seems like every year, we have to fight the snow getting to Phoenix with a carload of gifts and pots of chile and posole.

We no longer dream with Irving Berlin about a white Christmas.

Interestingly, the Arizona Biltmore

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Hotel, in Phoenix, claims Berlin wrote “White Christmas” while sitting beside its magnificent pool.

The verse of the song mentions orange and palm trees swaying but it also mentions being in Los Angeles where Berlin spent time writing movie scores.

The Biltmore says Berlin also was known to stay at its hotel and write songs. The only reason he didn’t say Phoenix is that it does not rhyme with much of anything.

The Biltmore has been a landmark for nearly 80 years and has hosted many stars. Its pool is said to have been Marilyn Monroe’s favorite. Many political events also are held there, including John McCain’s election night party.

New Yorkers, of course, say Berlin wrote the song there despite the orange and palm tree references. They contend that since Berlin didn’t read or write music, he composed on a piano, which would have been difficult by the pool.

Maybe Berlin wrote it both

places. Since he wrote both words and music, he might have written the words by the Biltmore pool.

Regardless, it has long been the world’s most popular song.

Berlin got the secular Christmas music tradition started on Tin Pan Alley with “White Christmas.”

Numerous others followed during the 1940s, mostly written by Jewish songwriters.

They weren’t offended about Christmas. Many were immigrants, as was Berlin, and they were embracing everything American. And since America is majority Christian, they were willing to participate in the experience without partaking of the religious aspect.

Oh, that everyone could be that tolerant.

Actually, the observance of Christmas has had a mixed history in the United States. Early settlers on the East Coast strictly opposed Christmas celebrations because they encouraged public drunkenness, shooting and swearing.

The attitude spread to mainstream churches. Throughout the 1800s, mainstream churches still were trying to hold the line on Christmas celebrations by not accepting the day as a holy one.

And since the Bible doesn’t mention Dec. 25, the date must have been derived from pagan customs.

But gradually feelings began to change. Clement Clarke Moore’s “Visit from St. Nicolas” at mid-century gave a family feeling to Christmas.

By the early 1900s, the retail industry had caught on that Christmas could become a buying bonanza. It is now abundantly obvious where that has led.

Will Christmas always be celebrated in the manner it is now?

We always have had a dynamic society. More change could be coming.

(Write to Jay Miller at 3 La Tusa, Santa Fe, NM 87505; by fax at 984-0982; or by e-mail at insidethecapitol@hotmail.com)

Dems have explaining to do

If Republicans want to win in 2012, they need to play the hand they’ve just been dealt.

They have the opportunity to tell of Democrats doing horrible things to harm Americans. Republicans could speak of Democrats who are trying to harm retirees on Medicare, military personnel on Tricare and the family physicians who treat them. They could tell of Democrats stopping an oil pipeline that stands to create high-paying jobs and reduce American dependence on foreign oil.

They can tell of President Barack Obama’s insistence on de-funding Social Security with a payroll tax reduction that the Social Security trust fund cannot possibly afford. Republicans can turn class warfare rhetoric against Democrats for a change, outing them for standing in the way of a measure that would require the wealthy to pay more for Medicare than is paid by the poor.

The above played out on Dec. 9, when President Obama and other Democratic leaders balked at an innovative bill House Republicans introduced in order to: create jobs, provide oil, preserve payroll tax cuts without de-funding Social Security and protect Medicare and Tricare patients and their doctors from an ominous 27 percent reduction in reimbursements that is set to take effect in January.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid immediately announced that it would be dead upon arrival in the Senate. It would die, Reid promised, because it requires Obama to issue a work permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The pipeline would carry oil from Canada to Texas. Its construction alone would create tens of thousands of good private-sector jobs, immediately. It would enhance our country’s ability to survive a serious energy crisis caused by a natural disaster or political turmoil abroad.

The same bill Democrats will kill in order to appease environmentalists would head off a 27 percent cut in Medicare and Tricare reimbursements. The cuts are mandated as part of a cost-cutting formula established in 1996. Congress has routinely saved the government health care plans from cuts. This year, Congress has failed to save reimbursements because of budget stalemates and failure of the Congressional so-called super committee to agree on a deficit-reduction plan.

If government cannot head off the reimbursement crisis, seniors and Tricare patients will see more rationing as physicians will turn away patients and reduce office hours. The Republican bill would increase reimbursements by 1 percent in 2012 and 2013 and would pay for it by increasing premiums for wealthy retirees. The bill would pay for maintaining middle class payroll tax breaks with freezes to federal workforce salaries.

As Americans struggle with economic stagnation, unemployment and a sluggish housing market, Republicans have devised a plan that favors prosperity while protecting the health care of senior citizens and military families. Democrats oppose the bill because it protects a major job-creating project that will supply oil to our country. That’s a story Republicans need to tell, and Democrats need to hide from.

Guest Editorial The New Bern (N.C.) Sun Journal DEAR DOCTOR K: I know it’s recommended that young girls get vaccinated against HPV, since this virus can cause cervical cancer. What about boys? At one time I read it was not recommended for them, but recently I heard that this had changed.

Has it changed, and why?

DEAR READER: You’re right.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recently recommended that boys also get the HPV vaccine.

HPV (human papillomavirus) causes genital warts. In women, some strains of the virus cause cancer of the cervix. The cervix is a part of a woman’s uterus, the opening into the uterus from the vagina. Vaccines for HPV have been shown to reduce a woman’s later risk of getting cer-

Tax would help aviation sector grow

The discussion of taxes is difficult yet necessary. It stirs our emotions as few things will. At times, taxes are an invasion of our freedoms, rights and sense of fairness, and at other times they create jobs, wealth and secure a quality of life. They can build a community; they can destroy a community.

T ruth-be-known, nobody wants to pay more in taxes than absolutely necessary, nobody wants taxes raised for the wrong reason and, quite frankly, nobody wants tax dollars to be spent irresponsibly.

Taxes represent a sacrifice and they should be collected

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vical cancer. The discovery that HPV causes cervical cancer was a landmark discovery that was honored with the Nobel Prize.

So it’s clear why the HPV vaccine is recommended for girls.

But why is it recommended for boys? HPV can also cause cancers of the anus, penis, vagina, mouth and throat. This makes it a problem for both men and women. In fact, in the U.S.,

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only when the community, as a whole, benefits.

We all understand that our individual contributions, through the taxes we pay, provide for the safety and prosperity of our community.

When quality of life is good, then we feel good about how

7,000 men each year get cancers caused by HPV. When it was first approved in 2006, the first vaccine against HPV — Gardasil — was for use only in girls and young women.

Although it also was approved for boys in 2009, at that time it wasn’t recommended that all boys also be vaccinated. But the recent ACIP recommendations are a stronger push. They actively recommend that boys should be vaccinated at 11 or 12. Why? Obviously, males can’t get cervical cancer. But if they are infected with the virus, they can spread it to women through sexual activity. So vaccinating boys and young men against the virus will help prevent its transmission to women. It will also

our tax dollars are being spent. When quality of life is in question, then we cry foul, and rightfully so!

Currently, we are crying foul. We are upset with our representatives in Washington, with our representation in capitals across the nation, and with local officials who keep pushing the wrong buttons. I’ll be the first to admit that more of the same is not necessarily a good idea.

My belief has always been that communities should be responsible for themselves. As citizens of Roswell, we should decide what is best for Roswell. We should take our

help prevent some of the 7,000 HPV-related cancers that occur in men each year.

The CDC hopes that the recommendation will help make up for the fact that fewer girls than it had hoped have been vaccinated. So far, only about onethird of girls eligible for vaccination against HPV have gotten all three necessary shots.

The more people who are vaccinated against a virus, the less that virus can circulate in the community. Vaccinating boys, too, helps our health as a group.

This is sometimes called “herd immunity.”

Some parents take issue with the idea of vaccinating young children against a disease that See DR. K, Page A5

survival out of the hands of Washington and Santa Fe and we should set a course of action to bring prosperity back to our neighborhoods.

If we will collectively agree to take control of our own future, then we will reap the benefits of that decision.

That decision is in the hands of the citizens. When the voters approve the Municipal Infrastructure Gross Receipts Tax, according to state statute, all revenues will be used to enhance our manufacturing and industrial

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25 YEARS AGO

Dec. 18, 1986 • Monterrey Elementary School has announced its Citizens of the Month for November 1986.

Chosen for the honor were: sixth grade — Danny Jennings and Joe Mendoza; fifth grade — Brian Roark and Jennifer Urban; fourth grade — Dennis Garcia, Efrain Grijalva and Stephen Mendoza; third grade — Candice Lansford, Rebekah Plummer and Steffanie Wolfe; second grade — Donnie Buechner, Nyosha Ervin and Lenny Leos; first grade — Priscilla Gomez, Gilbert Muniz and Brad Wolfe; kindergarten — Kelly O’Malley, Brian Rakowski and Sabrina Sanders; and special education — Becky Bartlett and Billy Shipman.

OPINION II

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United Way serving Chaves County

Dear Editor: My wife and I consider it a joy and a privilege to serve as co-chairs for this year’s Chaves County United Way Campaign. We are very impressed with the United Way staff and volunteers as well as the wonderful people working with the 15 various United Way agencies who last year helped over 17,000 seniors, children and families have better lives. It is rewarding to be able to give back to our community that has given so much to our family.

T h e U ni t ed Wa y of C ha v es C o u n ty funds the following agencies: American Red Cross in southeastern New Mexico, Assurance Home, Big Brothers Big Sisters of southeastern New Mexico, Boy Scouts Conquistador Council, Boys & Girls Clubs of Roswell, Chaves County CASA, Chaves County J.O.Y. Centers, Esperanza House, Family Resource & Referral, First Tee of the Pecos Valley, Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest, R o s we l l L it er a c y C ou n c il , R o s we l l Refuge, Salvation Army and Wings for L.I.F.E. At times, it has been perplexing to run into people who mistakenly think our local United Way supports controversial organizations or programs in other parts of the country. Actually, 100 percent of our donations to the United Way stay here in Chaves County and all funds allocated to the various agencies support local programs approved by our fellow citizens on the United Way Board of Directors.

We also run into people who think that our overhead and administrative expenses are too high. To the contrary, the overhead expenses for the United Way of Chaves County are very reasonable and in some cases, the salaries are less than those of the member agencies that the United Way supports. Additionally, the United Way’s single fundraising effort for multiple charities is certainly more cost effective than the sum of the expenses that would be required for each agency t o d u p lica te a s i m i l ar c a mp a i g n f o r themselves.

I f f o r so me r e as o n , y o u ha v e n o t received a copy of the new brochure and 2011 pledge card and you would like to consider making a gift to the United Way of C h a ves C ou n t y , p le a se c al l a n d request the materials from the local office at 622-4150 or you can make an online donation at unitedwayccnm.org.

Thank you.

Perry Toles Co-Chair 2011 Campaign United Way of Chaves County

President works for voters

Dear Editor: A local lady sent a letter which indicated she believes our president is the “boss” of the country. I find this incredible. That is news to me and I am positive it w o u l d h ave b e e n t o t he f ou n d i n g fathers. They came and established this nation to escape from the tyranny of “bosses” in Europe — those dictators,

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is transmitted sexually. This may be part of the reason not as many girls as expected have been vaccinated. Making the HPV vaccine part of routine vaccines for all children may help remove some of the stigma. Vaccinating kids before they might become sexually active makes sense.

I know some people ask the question: Why should you vaccinate a child against a sexually transmitted disease

czars, emperors, etc. who lived luxuriously of f the labor of their ser fs and slaves, who often lived in abject poverty.

We have a representative form of government. When they choose not to do the will of the people who elected them, we have the ability to “fire” them and send them packing. This includes not only the House and the Senate, but also the president. I never had a “boss” that I could fire, did you?

This so-called “boss” and his cohorts have us $15 trillion in debt and continue proposing more spending which is not offset by spending cuts. He has no accomplishments to show for all this reckless spending. He can give nothing to anyone which he does not take from someone else (the American taxpayer). If we compare him to the CEO of a business, we as his stockholders are getting a negative return on our investment and next November we can fire him.

Since he is attempting to go around Congress and rule by executive order and through his regulatory departments, he already has the arrogance of not only a boss but a dictator. If the American people are as intelligent as I think they are, we will put a stop to this while we still have a republic. Four more years of this disastrous Marxist president and we will be wondering where our freedoms went and why we are living in a financially collapsed country.

Delma Craig Roswell

Invasion of electronic privacy

Dear Editor: There are many Americans today who believe our government, if not our entire society, has been outrun by technology.

This belief centers on the illegal acquisition of personal data and the sale of personal data by individuals, small companies and large corporations.

The personal data in question concerns confidential medical information, personal financial information, recording of purchases, recording of personal interests, cross indexing of family and friends and a plethora of other information used to categorize Americans for the explicit purposes of surveillance and financial gain; and, in fact, the acquisition and exchange of American’s personal information is a multi-billion dollar business.

A keyword in the illegal acquisition of data is the ter minology “spyware,” a term widely used to describe software which is used exclusively to spy on individuals, companies and gover nment agencies. Such software, as it stands today, is plentiful and powerful, and can be unlawfully installed on hand-held devices, including cellphones and most computing devices, such as your laptop or desktop computer.

An extreme example of spyware was found in over 150 million cellphones in December of 2011. The name of this spyware was Carrier IQ and in practice, Carrier IQ would log all keystrokes on a given cellphone, and as well record the physical location of the cellphone, he or she may never get? But there is another question I’d ask these people to consider: Why wouldn’t you vaccinate your child to protect them against a cancer that they could get? In my view, it’s a miracle that we can vaccinate against a life-threatening cancer. The arguments in favor of routinely giving the HPV vaccine to kids are very strong.

(Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School.

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including a time stamp. The cellphone carriers using Carrier IQ read like a Who’s Who in the annals of wireless communications, yet no national or localized wireless carrier would admit complicity in using such software to spy on their customers.

The incident of Carrier IQ, and the complicity of the telecommunications industry, in using Carrier IQ, seems to suggest a very arrogant and “in your face” approach taken by major telecoms.

That is, what I am hearing is, “If I want your personal information, then by God I will have it.” Of course, large Internet companies have been collecting this personal information for years, and that is why your personal data is now duplicated in thousands of data bases across America.

The bottom line to personal privacy in America today is — your personal and private information is shared by hundreds of thousands of businesses and people, including federal employees; and if you ever want to see, even a sem-

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based business environment. Together we will commit to the retention, expansion and creation of better paying jobs.

Initially, we’ll construct new hangars, warehouses and/or other approved projects at the air center, knowing that a strong aviation presence in Roswell is the ideal approach.

Many have asked, “Why the air center?”

The gift of Walker Air Force Base from the federal government in 1967 created a unique future for Roswell. And for the past 44 years, it has been a work in progress. Businesses have come, and businesses have gone. Some exceeded expectations and others didn’t live up to their potential. Money was made, and money was lost. But over the course of four decades, Roswell is a better community because of that asset.

The gift of the Air Force base came with the challenge of being a landlord. A 13,000-foot runway with numerous hangars and buildings was an exceptional gift, but we lacked the resources to transform the property into an incubator for aviation-based business. Fortunately, committed individuals in the late 1970s and early 1980s began to develop strong public-private partnerships and the transition was on.

When repairs and updates were required to existing buildings, the city asked the requesting company to bear the cost in exchange for a reduction in rent. Some were able to comply, but many were not. You see, repairs to an already 40-year-old hangar were quite expensive, as hundreds of thousands of dollars was not uncommon. The city certainly did not have that kind of money, and businesses were reluctant to spend that much on a building that belonged to the city. These situations called for some creative negotiations.

The options were simple, accept the challenge or accept defeat, succeed in economic development, or let this asset sit idle and decay. Not an easy decision, but the right decision was made.

In time, a strategy was born. Through trial and error, the city developed an approach that brought success. Currently, nationally recognized aviation companies and military contractors are housed at the air center. Business is

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blance of personal privacy retur n to America you will have to fight like hell; and in referring to hell, I am talking about the shear insanity in thinking, which allows corporations and government to believe they have the right to purchase and sell your personal data, and otherwise use your personal data to track and exploit you in ways which are hard to imagine.

As a suggestion — you may want to ask your cellphone carrier to delete any spyware that may exist on your cellphone, or at least have your cellphone carrier ask permission before downloading your personal information.

As a final note — even though business and government will argue there is an absolute need to track Americans’ personal information, all of us need to realize there is a real downside in having so many people have access to our daily life.

Jim Osborne Roswell good, success abounds.

Did the effort benefit the community as a whole? It absolutely did! Thousands of our family members and friends have been employed at the site of the former Walker Air Force Base. Buildings are full, and the future is positive. Existing companies are anxious to expand and Roswell has made the short list of several potential relocations.

Others have asked, “What happens now that the buildings are full?”

Having all buildings occupied is a great accomplishment, but we can’t get complacent. It’s not time to stop the flow of job creation, rather it’s time to construct the next generation of aviation buildings and infrastructure improvements.

Many would say that if businesses are worth having in Roswell, then they should be strong enough to construct their own facilities. I don’t disagree with that philosophy, however, companies are not likely to build a multi-milliondollar facility on property that they do not own. Future growth of aviationbased jobs at the air center lies within the city’s hands.

Good paying jobs, wealth and prosperity for the community, responsibility to the citizens and taxpayers, that’s the goal. For the citizens of Roswell to share in the cost of constructing buildings and other infrastructure improvements that the city will own, makes perfect sense.

We will have the opportunity to build assets, to put our friends and neighbors to work and to grow this community in a healthy and sustainable manner.

We’re not looking for a quick fix; we’re working for long-term stability.

The work ahead won’t be easy; ignoring the task at hand won’t be right. The decision to meet the challenge is the first step, and we are well on our way.

I’m encouraged by the positive comments that I receive. People are expressing their willingness to help their friends and neighbors, to share their blessings with others, and to make reasonable financial commitments so that we can all benefit from a stronger community.

That’s the compassion that will help us make this economic development effort a reality.

Keep asking the questions, keep searching for answers and let’s Grow Roswell Together!

Merry Christmas!

Del

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OPINION III

Who impacts the course of your life the most?

Let’s start with a pop quiz today. I am going to ask you 12 questions broken down into two sets of six questions. Give yourself one point for each correct answer.

The first set of six questions are as follows: Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

Name the last four Heisman trophy winners. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. Name five people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.

Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor or actress. And finally, name the last five year’s worth of World Series winners.

Out of a possible high score of 30, how did you do?

Now the second set of questions: List three teachers who aided your jour ney through school. Name five friends who helped you through a difficult time. Name six people who have taught you something worthwhile. List five people who have made you feel appreciated and special. Name five people you enjoy spending time with. Name a half dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.

Out of a possible high score of 30, how did you do? My guess is that you scored higher on the second test rather than the first.

Why do you think this is so? Is it the national names that make the

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headlines or the common folk who live in your community?

We don’t remember the headliners of yesterday even when they were the best in their fields.

Their applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are recognized and then forgotten. Our lives are not significantly impacted by a Hollywood star we see from time to time on the silver screen or the best running back in college football. We read about them or watch them on television and are excited for them, but then we go to bed and get up the next day and we move on to more pressing matters right next to us.

What impacts our lives, what influences us the most are those we deal with one on one. The people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money or the most awards. They are the people who care. The people who will take time to address our needs individually and give us

direction and support at critical times in our lives.

This quiz works two ways. I asked you questions about others’ impact on your life. Do you think you would make another’s list if others in our community were asked the second six questions?

Who are you there for? Whose life do you influence when someone needs support or direction?

Many who are around us just need a friend. We live in a hurting world. Whether it be an adult or a child, sometimes our coming alongside and helping another is as simple as providing an ear and patience. We don’t need to be the most talented or the most beautiful, we just need to have time for an important person in need. And isn’t everyone we interact with important?

Oftentimes we discount the importance of our life in the lives of those around us. Let me share with you a good example of the importance of a single letter in the global scheme of things. The example it uses applies to the role of a single person in an organization. It is called, “Who – Mx?” It goes like this: “Xvxn though my typxwritxr is an old modxl, it works quitx wxll xxcxpt for onx of thx kxys. I wishxd many timxs that it workxd pxrfxctly. It is trux that thxrx arx forty-six kxys that function wxll xnough, but just onx

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kxy not working makxs thx diffxrxncx. Somxtimxs it sxxms to mx that our own organization is not unlikx my typxwritxr in that all thx kxy pxoplx arx not working propxrly. You may say to yoursxlf, ‘wxll, I am only onx pxrson. I won't makx or brxak an organization.’

“But it doxs makx a diffxrxncx bxcausx a succxssful organization to bx xffxctivx rxquirxs thx activx participation of xvxry mxmbxr. So the nxxt timx you think you arx only onx pxrson and that your xf forts arx not nxxdxd, rxmxmbxr my typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf, ‘I am a kxy pxrson in our program and I am nxxdxd vxry much.”

One key on the typewriter makes all the difference in the world. Your efforts make all the difference also.

John Wooden wrote in a book on his life, “At times when I am feeling low, I hear from a friend and then, my worries start to go away, and I am on the mend. In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end.

“The best cure of all when spirits fall, is a kind note from a friend.”

Whether it is a note or a call, we know the names of those who have and are impacting our lives.

So how are we to live our lives?

We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we

New voting laws unjust

Dear Editor: These new voting laws that are being promulgated throughout the USA are wrong. They discriminate against the young, the poor, the minorities and many others.

In Florida, for instance, these new laws supposedly protect against voter fraud — the reason they were written was to stem voter fraud, which is a laugh. There literally has been no voter fraud in Florida. In the past three years, there have been 31 reported cases of voter fraud in Florida. Just 31!

So the Republican lawmaker has written these laws in order to make it difficult for the average man or some Democrats to vote. They know if the masses vote, they will

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give. What we receive dies with us, but what we give lives on after we are gone. The greatest joy in life is not found in conquering something, but in helping others to conquer it. Whatever you are good at in life, help others to be good at it too.

My challenge to you today is to recognize others’ importance in your life because they come alongside you in times of need.

Recognize they, as common people, impact your life more than the greatest actress who ever lived. More importantly, recognize the importance you play in the life of others. You may never win the Nobel prize, but that doesn’t keep you from making a major difference in a life or lives around you. Add value to those whose lives you touch. You don’t need to be recognized as the best in any field, just a friend in a time of need.

Just a thought ...

Rick Kraft is a local attorney and the executive director of the Leadership Roswell Program. To submit comments, contributions, or ideas, e-mail to rkraft@kraftandhunter.com or write to P.O. Box 850, Roswell, NM, 88202-0850.

vote Democratic — at least most of them will.

Thus, we will have Obama for four more years. The wealthy 1 percent of this country own Fox News and the Republican Party.

They do not want to see Democrats vote.

As I said before, they designed these new laws to hamper the poor people and the average man from voting.

They are worried about their current legislators who have taken the oath, never to raise taxes again, with Grover Norquist. The average person in this country, who is aware of it, will look on these new laws with disdain. The wealthy 1 percent in this country do not need to make any more money if it is at the expense of the middle class and the poor.

Tim W. Daniel Roswell

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Purse snatching and pickpockets is in season for thieves

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Isn’t it a shame that during Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods, we read and hear about various criminal activities which are higher during this season than at any other time of the year. At a time which should be joyous for all, we must worry more than ever about some idiot trying to rip us off! So here’s this week’s safety column to remind us of another holiday risk.

Purse theft, pickpocketing and purse snatching are always more common and significant during the holidays. In the case of purse snatching, it can produce long-term effects in the victim, a loss measured not entirely in financial terms,

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but which takes a toll psychologically as well. We should be able to walk in public and in familiar surroundings and feel comfortable doing so.

The wasted time it takes to notify credit card companies, replace drivers licenses and other documents becomes a further insult to our lives, and is particularly critical in view of the threat of identity theft. Additionally, purse snatching is a crime that usually focuses on the elderly and citizens with physical difficulties that hinder their ability to fight back or give chase.

Speed and surprise are significant in the arsenal of the purse snatcher.

The following are some

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Chaves County Retired Educational Employees

Chaves County Retired Educational Employees will meet for lunch on Monday, at 11:30 a.m. at Peppers Bar and Grill.

All retired educational employees are welcome.

For more infor mation call 623-1616.

Diabetes Support Group

Diabetes Support Group will be Monday at St Mark’s Evangelical

Lutheran Church in the Fellowship Hall behind the church. The meeting is at 6 p.m. and the address is 2911 North Main. Please bring a healthy snack to share.

For questions, please contact Julie Morrow, RN at 575-347-2409 ext.

6222.

suggestions offered to help reduce your chances of becoming a victim of this crime: •Carry as little paper currency as possible. Rely on credit cards and/or personal checks for large purchases. Credit cards and personal checks can be replaced, but money can't.

•Carry your keys in your

hand. Getting to your keys more quickly is important, but they also make an excellent weapon to protect yourself.

•Beware, if you are knocked down and you choose to struggle for the purse, the criminal could become more determined and cause you physical harm.

•When shopping, never leave your purse unattended. Wrap the child restraint on a shopping cart around the purse handles to make it hard for the thief to grab and go.

•If someone calls that they have your purse, be careful. It could be the thief looking to rob you of more valuables. Perhaps it would

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be better to let the police pick it up.

•The target areas for pickpockets are back trouser pockets, and sport jacket pockets, both inside and out. Pickpockets usually avoid front trouser pockets, and especially buttoned or zippered pockets. Never pat your pocket to see if your wallet is there; this lets a criminal know the exact location of your valuables.

•When driving, keep your doors locked and keep the purse on the floor behind your seat. Park in a well-lit area, don’t wander into risky areas alone or at night.

•Never keep pin numbers, account numbers, or any safe combination numbers

in your purse. Keep a separate list of contact numbers to report a theft.

Purse theft can happen anytime, anyplace. Always be ALER T and AWARE of your surroundings. Trust your instincts; if you feel uncomfortable with a place or person(s), get away.

On a happy note: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Roswell SAFE Coalition!

Call Steve or Richard at 622-SAFE (7233) for information about Neighborhood Watch. And don’t forget, the number for Chaves County Crime Stoppers is 1888-594-TIPS (8477). Check out the website at chavescountycrimestoppers.com.

increase the humidity (and heat holding capacity) of air in the greenhouse. As long as there is good air circulation in the greenhouse, higher humidity is beneficial. Milk jugs filled with water, painted black to increase heat absorption, and interspersed among the plants will hold warmer temperatures near the plants, especially those most sensitive to cold.

Thermal curtains and inflated (double polyethylene) side walls can also greatly help reduce heat loss. Thermal curtains are a layer of plastic or other fabric (preferably clear or translucent) that can be drawn over the top of the plants at night. This allows the heat to be retained at plant height instead of going to the top of the greenhouse and being lost through the roof material at night. It will be cooler above the cur-

tains and can create a snowload problem and must be managed. The side walls of double polyethylene (double poly) are effective in creating additional insulation between the greenhouse structure (even those with rigid side walls) to protect from heat loss through the greenhouse sides. Such panels are often used in construction of some greenhouses as the only side wall material. In a rigid structure greenhouse, the double layers of polyethylene can be attached to the support structure. It must be sealed around the edges so that air cannot move through and then out of the material.

A small blower (usually a squirrel cage fan) blows into the region between the two layers of polyethylene to inflate it. The inflated area provides significant insulation if the air does not travel through and exit either inside or outside the greenhouse.

This acts like a balloon with a static pressure to maintain inflation provided by the small blower.

Struggling to keep up your greenhouse?

Q. I have my green house up and running and am struggling to maintain a proper temperature. In the daytime we will be able to keep it between 60 and 90.

At night, will I need to heat it, or just keep it from freezing?

If I want to use the least amount of energy for heating and cooling, what range should I strive for?

Rhonda Van D. Silver City A. The temperature to which the greenhouse may be allowed to drop depends on the plants grown in the greenhouse. Some tropical plants (Episcia and a few others) cannot tolerate temperatures of 50 degrees for long.

Many other tropical plants can tolerate brief durations of temperature as low as 35 degrees. Tomatoes and many of our summer crops can tolerate 35 degrees as well and for brief time periods with temperatures as low as 31 to 32 degrees (plant sap does not freeze at 32 degrees because of solutes dissolved in the sap that depress the freezing point). Some plants

such as cabbage, kale, lettuce, carrots, and some other cool season crops can tolerate 30 degrees or lower. The lower the temperature, the shorter time that plants can tolerate the temperatures.

Here are some ideas to help minimize energy costs: If there is sufficient thermal mass (masonry, gravel floor, tanks of water under the benches, etc.) that can store heat and release it during the night, supplemental heating needs will be reduced. Water has a high heat capacity and will help greatly. If, during the day, heat is drawn through plastic pipe to perforate pipe below a layer of gravel on the floor, or bubbled through a tank of water, the heat that accumulates in the top of the greenhouse may be stored in the gravel or water. Bubbling through water will also

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Santa Fe 48/27

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The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1Difficult

becomes difficult. Remember, many people have difficulty with the holidays. Tonight: Order in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ACQUELINE Keep conversations movARIES (March 21-April 19) ing. You have a way of choosing IGAR You might discover that the right words. Your energy your hands are full taking care of allows greater give-and-take. everything that others drop on Sometimes your demeanor moves your plate. Lighten up about what a situation as much as words. Be is going on. Not everything is as willing to be open and put your serious as it appears. Flow and ideas out there. Tonight: Speak YOUR HOROSCOPE work with the moment. Your attiyour mind. tude and perspective define what goes on.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You can say Tonight: Say “yes� to an offer. whatever you want to say. You are able to make a TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Stay mellow difference. You possess an ability to tell someone yet focused on what is important. Stay even but you have had enough or he or she has been ready to assert yourself, especially if there is a crossing your boundaries and be heard, if not problem. Your ability to please a key person in liked. Invest more in a personal tie. Tonight: your life emerges. You are in sync with this per- Close to home. son, adding to a more caring tone. Tonight: Easy LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Reach out works. for someone who might have a case of the blues.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You are A conversation or an invitation might be just full of fun and have a strong sense of direction. what the doctor ordered. Return calls quickly.

What a bold mix you are capable of presenting. Remember, you could be looking at a short workDon’t be overly disciplined or hard on others. A week. Tonight: Join a friend or two. better flow speckled with kindness will result.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Deal with They know you have boundaries, too! Tonight: your feelings before spouting answers. You might Fun lies ahead if you open the door. be having a strong negative reaction to a person CANCER (June 21-July 22) Stay cen- involved, or a similar situation. A comment or tered, knowing what is enough. You do need to action could make you quite sad. Detach, knowget past a problem. Your lightness and humor ing you could be overly sensitive. Look within. make a big difference when a domestic associate Tonight: Visit with a family member.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Listen to news that comes forward. Getting together with friends or associates points to a change. Detach, and you will be able to deal with others on a more basic level. You could encounter someone quite stubborn. Tonight: Where people are.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Take charge and worry less. Running the show is right up your alley. Don’t push someone; don’t demand. Be more sensitive to others’ potential — not everyone has your skill set. You move through issues quickly. Tonight: Could go to the wee hours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your ability to see situations from the point of view of others is always a strong suit, but even more so

now. Someone might be trying to hide his or her disdain or upset. You sense that. Make an extra effort to reach out to this person. Tonight: Understand where you might be limiting your perspective.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might want to understand what is going on with a dear friend. This person could feel a bit tired and worn out by his or her recent schedule. You also might want to hear more from a parent or older relative. Know that you need to take better care of yourself, too. Tonight: Be a duo.

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LOCAL SCHEDULE SUNDAY DECEMBER 18

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MONDAY DECEMBER 19 BOYS BASKETBALL 5 p.m.

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Cowboys blow by Buccaneers, 31-15 Section

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Romo was nearly flawless in getting the Dallas Cowboys back on track in the NFC East.

Romo threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth score Saturday night, helping the firstplace Cowboys beat the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-15.

Dallas stopped a twogame losing streak in which it blew fourth-quarter leads to allow a seemingly solid grip on the divi-

sion lead slip away.

The victory gave the Cowboys (8-6) a half-game lead over New York.

Although the Giants hold a tiebreaker advantage after beating Dallas 37-34 last week, the Cowboys can claim the division title and host a playoff game by finishing with wins the next two weeks over Philadelphia at home and the Giants on the road.

The Bucs (4-10) lost for the eighth straight time and played a miserable

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first half that certainly did not do anything to help coach Raheem Morris make a case for keeping his job.

Romo threw a pair of 8yard TD passes to Miles Austin and Dez Bryant in the first quarter, then finished a seven-play, 89-yard drive with a 9-yarder to Laurent Robinson to make it 21-0 with just under 5 minutes remaining in the second quarter. Romo made it 28-0 on a quarterback sneak in the closing

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB YOUTH LEAGUE TAKING REGISTRATIONS

Registrations are currently being accepted for the Roswell Boys & Girls Club youth basketball league. Registration deadline is Dec. 21.

The league, which starts in January, is open to boys and girls in grades K-8.

For more information, call 623-3196.

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Dallas quarterback Tony Romo throws a pass during the Cowboys’ 31-15 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Saturday.

NA T I O N A L BRIEFS N.D. STATE ADVANCES TO FCS TITLE GAME

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State coach Craig Bohl received a present from the president of the university after his team’s first game of the season. It was an atlas of Texas.

He put it on display Saturday after quarterback Brock Jensen accounted for 231 total yards despite playing with the flu and receiver Warren Holloway scored twice to help the defeat Georgia Bison Southern 35-7 in a Football Championship Subdivision semifinal.

North Dakota State (131) will face Sam Houston State (14-0) for the national championship Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. It is the first FCS title game appearance for the Bison, who moved up to Division I in 2004.

“I got this atlas from a supportive fan,” said Bohl, holding up the book he received from school President Dean Bresciani, who came to Fargo from Texas A&M. “He’s a prophet.”

The Bison beat the Eagles (12-2) at their own game — rushing. North Dakota State had 314 yards on the ground to 186 for Georgia Southern and its highly touted triple option. It was the Eagles’ second-lowest running total of the season.

The Bison outgained Georgia Southern 246-71 on the ground in the second half.

“They whipped us,” Eagles coach Jeff Monken said. “They’re physical, and they’re tough. Those teams are hard to beat.”

North Dakota State had a 451-333 advantage in total offense. The Bison forced three turnovers and turned them all into touchdowns.

Holloway scored on a 19yard reception from Jensen in the first quarter and a 17yard run in the second quarter. Both came after Georgia Southern miscues, including a kickoff out of bounds late in the first half after the Eagles had tied the game 7-7.

It took just two plays for NDSU to score after that, on Holloway’s end-around.

That gave the Bison a 14-7 lead at halftime.

“We’ve been talking about going to Frisco,” said Holloway, a 6-foot-2, 199pound senior from Houston. “I get to play in front of my family.”

Jensen gave the Bison breathing room with a 55yard touchdown run late in the third quarter on a third down-and-3 play that made it 20-7.

seconds of the opening half.

Tampa Bay managed just one first down and was outgained 279 yards to 55 in the first two quarters, but found a way to make it interesting in the second half.

The Bucs, who had yielded 69 consecutive points

dating to the second quarter of the previous week’s 41-14 loss to Jacksonville, finally got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when rookie Adrian Claybor n sacked Romo from behind, forcing a fumble that linebacker Dekoda

hat’s off to them. They’re a good running football team.

They’re a good football team. They were the better team today.”

Temple (9-4) ran up 424 yards of total offense, with 255 of that coming on the ground. Bernard Pierce had 100 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, while quarterback Chris Coyer had 240 total yards and one touchdown pass.

That physicality extended to the other side of the ball as well, with Temple limiting the Cowboys (8-5) to 267 total yards as freshman quarterback Brett Smith scuffled to find open receivers or open running lanes.

“He had some struggles today, without a doubt,” Christensen said about Smith. “Certainly not from a lack of wanting to get it done. Obviously, when he has struggles generally other people are struggling with protection or getting open in a route.”

The Owls had three inter-

ceptions — tying a New Mexico Bowl record — en route to the second bowl victory in school history.

The first interception came at the start of the second quarter when Temple’s Keearye Griffin picked off Smith, which set up Matt Brown’s 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Owls a 21-0 lead.

The last one came late in the game to Temple’s Kevin Kroboth resulting in a field goal.

“Our starting point is playing great defense,” firstyear Temple coach Steve Addazio said. “That’s what our program’s built around.

We lead a lot of statistical categories in the country, and we have a lot of pride in playing great defense.”

The New Mexico Bowl was Temple’s second bowl game in three years, but that 2009 game — a 30-21 loss to UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl in Washington — was

Temple runs over Wyoming in N.M. Bowl Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennet (80) pushes off Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Tanard Jackson after a reception during Dallas’ win, Saturday.

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Wyoming coach Dave Christensen knew Temple’s game plan in the New Mexico Bowl would be to play smash-mouth football.

It was just something the Wyoming couldn’t do much about as the Owls came away with a 37-15 victory Saturday.

“It was disappointing,”

Christensen said. “We knew they were going to run the football, which they did. We missed some tackles. They just played physically played better than us. My

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NMHSCA releases Ohio wins Potato Bowl, 24-23 all-state football list

Temple quarterback Chris Coyer (10) and defensive end Morkeith Brown (85) celebrate after Temple defeated Wyoming 37-15 in the New Mexico Bowl, Saturday.

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico High School Coaches Association released its all-state football teams and North-South All-Star Game rosters during the past week.

Ten area players earned a spot on the South AllStar team and 23 earned all-state honors.

Gateway Christian’s Mason Miller and Bryce Silva and Lake Arthur’s Gerardo Rubio, Hector Salcido and Ever Tarango will represent the South in the 6M/8M/1A All-Star Game, which is slated for June 2 at 7 p.m. at Milne Stadium in Albuquerque.

First team all-state honors in 6-Man went to Lake Arthur’s Cody Dalton (quarterback and safety), Ty Dalton (offensive line and defensive line), Ever Tarango (cornerback and return specialist), Miguel Rubio (running back) and Gerardo Rubio (offensive line).

First team all-state honors in 8-Man went to Gateway Christian’s Mason Miller (quarterback and defensive back), Andrew Meeks (wide receiver) and

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyler Tettleton scored on a 1-yard keeper with 13 seconds left to give Ohio its first bowl victory, 24-23 over Utah State on Saturday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

After the Aggies failed to run out the clock in the final minutes, Tettleton and the Bobcats’ offense took over at their own 39 with one timeout and 2:02 left.

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LEFT: Ohio wide receiver LaVon Brazill (7) races off the field with teammate Donte Foster after hauling in a critical fourth-down reception in the final minute of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Saturday. Ohio won, 24-23.

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Local briefs: GHS sweeps

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The Goddard wrestling team swept all four of its matches and won the Rio Hondo Invitational, Saturday.

The Rockets beat Roswell 70-12, Carlsbad 67-9, Deming 57-23 and Hobbs 66-12.

Seven Rockets finished the meet with a perfect 4-0 mark — Chandler Lessard (113-pound weight class), Adonai Romero (120), Raymond Anaya (132), Rylin Franco (152), Bishop Whiteside (170), David Anaya (182) and Luiz Terrazas (195).

Dylan Lincon (106), Mike Garcia (126), Joe Hernandez (145), Nolan Bailey (160) and Eathyn Griffin (heavyweight) all went 3-1 on the day for the Rockets.

Jacob Letcher (220) finished 2-2.

In the team competition, Deming was second, Hobbs was third, Carlsbad was fourth and Roswell was fifth.

Boys basketball

Hagerman 36, Tatum 32 HAGERMAN — Alejandro Ramos hit two late free throws after recording his seventh steal of the afternoon and the Bobcats held off Tatum for their fourth win of the season, Saturday.

Ramos, who had just missed a pair at the line, picked up a late steal and calmly nailed two free throws with 12 seconds left to extend Hagerman’s lead to four and put

the game out of reach.

“Alejandro Ramos, at the end of the game, hit the two free throws, which sealed the deal for us,” said Bobcat coach Anthony Mestas. “That is very promising for our young team.

“I’m happy with the way we played.”

Jose Bejarano led the Bobcats (4-3) with nine points. Rudy Medrano and Jessie Rodriguez added eight apiece.

Girls basketball

Tatum 64, Hagerman 18 HAGERMAN — Tatum jumped out to a 31-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back en route to a lopsided win over the Lady Bobcats, Saturday.

Tatum led 44-7 at the break and 56-14 after three on its way to the win. “(The girls) finally, at the end, started getting a little more aggressive, actually taking the ball to the basket and being a little more physical,” said Bobcat coach Justin Gossett. “(They started) realizing that they have the ability if they just don’t get down on themselves.

“I hope we’ll be able to come back strong against Loving on Monday night.”

Brieanna Olivas led Hagerman (3-5) with eight points.

Baer kicks ULL to bowl win

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Longtime Roswell equine veterinarian Dr. Leonard Blach, left, is presented the New Mexico Horse Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award by NMHC board member Elise Shollenbarger at the council’s Equine Industry Summit at the Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque. Blach was presented the award for his contributions to the field of equine medicine in New Mexico over the past 50 years. Blach opened the first equine surgical center in the state in 1961 in Santa Fe before relocating to Roswell to develop Buena Suerte Ranch. In 1986, Blach opened the Buena Suerte Equine Clinic, which he still operates. He was a founding member of the NMHC in 1970 and later served as the organization’s president. He has also served on the boards for the New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association and the American Quarter Horse Association. Blach was inducted into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame in 2010 and is co-owner of 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird with Double Eagle Ranch owner Mark Allen.

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Watson returned 4 yards for a TD for a much-needed spark.

Josh Freeman’s 13-yard TD pass to Dezmon Briscoe and a two-point conversion throw to Kellen Winslow trimmed the Dallas lead to 31-15 heading into the final quarter.

The Cowboys have led in the fourth quarter in five of their six losses, however there wouldn’t be a late collapse this time. Tampa Bay turned the ball over on downs twice in the last six minutes, and Sammy Morris picked up a first down inside the Bucs 10 to give the Cowboys an opportunity to run out the clock.

Austin’s TD midway through the first quarter was set up by Tampa

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Bay’s NFL-leading 32nd tur nover, a fumble by Freeman on the fifth play of the game.

The Tampa Bay quarterback scrambled 25 yards on third-and-5 to march the Bucs near midfield, but the opening possession of the night came to an abrupt halt on the next play when Freeman took off again for a 7-yard gain and was stripped of the ball at the Cowboys 44.

Linebacker Bradie James recovered and it took Romo seven plays to get Dallas in the end zone for the first time. The Cowboys marched 69 yards in 10 plays on their next possession, with Romo finishing the drive by finding a wide-open Bryant in the back of the end zone to make it 14-0.

In three career games against Tampa Bay — all lopsided victories — Romo has thrown for 908 yards,

the Owls’ first bowl in 30 years.

The Mid-American Conference East runner -up did not get a bowl invite last year despite going 8-4.

Sophomore Coyer, who also rushed for 71 yards, was selected the game’s offensive MVP.

That rushing attack, coupled with effective passing, was too much for the Cowboys.

“Watching them on film, they’d lull a lot of teams to sleep with their run and put it in the air,” linebacker Brian Hendricks said.

“That’s why they’re so good, why they just turned 9-4. They made those kinds of plays.”

Meanwhile, Smith was held to just 127 yards by a greedy Owls

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11 touchdowns and no interceptions. He was 23 of 30 for 249 yards and was sacked twice Saturday night.

Felix Jones, back in the starting lineup after DeMarco Murray broke his right ankle last week in a 37-34 loss to the Giants, broke a 38-yard run on the drive leading to Robinson’s TD and finished with 108 yards on 22 carries — his second straight 100yard performance had 67 yards rushing on 12 carries at halftime.

Freeman, making his second start since missing a game because of an injured throwing shoulder, was 17 of 27 for 148 yards and no interceptions. He led the Bucs in rushing with 37 yards on four attempts and was sacked three times, once by DeMarcus Ware, who notched his 16th of the season.

Tettleton was 3 of 4 on the final drive, and his biggest completion was a 14yarder on fourth down to LaVon Brazill that gave the Bobcats a first down inside the 1 with 37 seconds left.

Tettleton was stuffed on his first try to score. On the next play, he rolled right and outran two defenders to cap the comeback and give the Bobcats their first 10-win season since 1968.

Tettleton was 19 of 26 for 220 yards and he rushed 16 times for another 31 yards.

For Utah State, the loss was a heartbreaker.

The Aggies dominated the first half and extended their lead to 23-10 in the third quarter behind a bruising rushing attack that rolled up 345 yards.

Michael Smith rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, including a 63-yard scoring run early in the third quarter that put Utah State up 16-10. Smith scored later in the third on an 11-yard run up the middle, giving the Aggies a 13-point lead.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brett Baer kicked a 50yard field goal as time ran out, lifting LouisianaLafayette to 32-30 victory over San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night.

Playing in their first bowl game as a Division I FBS team, the Ragin’ Cajuns (9-4) led most of the way but fell behind 3029 when Aztecs quarterback R yan Lindley connected with Colin Lockett on a 12-yard touchdown strike with 35 seconds to go.

Louisiana-Lafayette was able to drive to the Aztecs 38 to set up what was initially a 55-yard attempt, but a pre-snap penalty on SDSU (8-5) moved the winning kick 5 yards closer.

Cajuns quarterback Blaine Gautier passed for 470 yards and three touchdowns. He finished with 2,958 yards passing and 23 TDs on the season, breaking Jake Delhomme’s single-season school records.

Delhomme held those records since 1996, when he passed for 2,901 yards and 20 TDs. Gautier threw two of his touchdown passes to Javone Lawson, from 18 and 11 yards out, and had a 20-yard scoring strike to Ladarius Green Darryl Surgent returned a punt 87 yards for a score, slicing through SDSU’s punt coverage with

defensive line that prevented the Cowboys from getting anything started.

The loss dropped the Cowboys to 6-7 in bowl games. It was a disappointing effort by Wyoming after the Cowboys won the 2009 New Mexico Bowl in double overtime, beating Fresno State 35-28.

“They definitely had a great defense,” said receiver Mazi Ogbonna, who was held without

Robert Turbin added for 101 yards on 20 carries, and Kerwynn Williams had 69 yards on nine carries.

But Utah State, which finished second in the Western Athletic Conference and was making its first bowl appearance since 1997, failed to close the deal.

After Smith’s second touchdown, Tettleton started the rally by marching the Bobcats quickly down the field, capping the drive with a 44-yard TD pass to Brazill, who jumped high over a defender and fell just beyond the goal line to make it 23-17.

The Aggies had a chance to run out the clock when they took possession at their own 7 with 4:23 to go. But Ohio’s defense stopped the Aggies on three straight plays to force a punt.

On the winning drive, Tettleton scrambled for 14 yards and completed passes of 19, 7 and 14 yards to Brazill.

The last reception was initially ruled a touchdown, but a review concluded he was down before the end zone, giving Ohio a first down inside the 1.

Brazill led the Bobcats with eight catches for 108 yards and the Ohio offense had 345 total yards.

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Louisiana-Lafayette wide receiver Javone Lawson (4) celebrates his TD catch with teammates during the first quarter of the Ragin Cajuns’ win in the New Orleans Bowl, Saturday. a quick cut to his right and a sprint back to the left.

The Ragin’ Cajuns had not appeared in a bowl of any kind since playing in the Grantland Rice Bowl 41 years ago.

They weren’t expected to contend for a bowl bid this season, either, but earned one with a surprisingly quick turnaround under first-year coach Mark Hudspeth.

Thousands of red-clad, bowl-starved fans followed the Ragin’ Cajuns to New

a catch. “Like we expected them to be; extremely tough on that side of the ball. They just executed more plays than we did.”

Wyoming’s defense has had a bend, don’t break attitude this season and a knack for coming up with a key turnover when it was needed. The Cowboys’ turnover margin of plus-1.25 was fourth best in the country.

But Wyoming came up empty

Orleans, a drive of just more than two hours east from Lafayette, turning the Superdome into a de facto home field. They also helped set a New Orleans Bowl attendance record of 42,841.

Lawson, who grew up in suburban New Orleans, made nine catches for 193 yards, including a 52-yard catch and run that set up Green’s TD. Green caught five passes for 121 yards.

Ryan Lindley was 28 of 49 for 413 yards for SDSU.

in the takeaway department, failing to offset Smith’s three interceptions.

“We were trying, but they were holding onto the ball tight and that quarterback made some great decisions,” Hendricks said.

“Going back to that quarterback, he was a great athlete today and made the plays. Sometimes you can get the ball to pop out and today we couldn’t do that.”

SPORTS

Roswell Daily Record

Preps

Saturday’s Scores

By The Associated Press Boys Basketball Artesia 59, Lovington 57 Clovis 51, Alamogordo 35 Hagerman 36, Tatum 32 Valley 71, Gallup 66 Girls Basketball Bosque School 40, Evangel Christian 34 Eldorado 69, Rio Rancho 35 Hatch Valley 56, Magdalena 53 Hope Christian 50, Bernalillo 32 Los Lunas 59, Atrisco Heritage 38 Lovington 54, Artesia 45 Mora 52, Clayton 40 Sandia 54, Gallup 34 Tatum 64, Hagerman 18

College basketball

New Mexico cruises to 66-56 win over Oklahoma St.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kendall Williams scored 16 points and New Mexico posted its fifth win this season over a team from a BCS conference, beating Oklahoma State 66-56 in the All-College Classic on Saturday night.

Drew Gordon added 13 points and 20 rebounds for New Mexico (8-2), which won its sixth straight game by seizing control with a 12-0 first-half run, then weathering a second-half rally by Oklahoma State (6-4).

The Lobos also have recorded wins this season over Boston College, Washington State, Arizona State and USC. New Mexico is now 3-1 all-time against Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State is 8-3 in the All-College Classic since the nation’s oldest college basketball event moved to a classic format.

Keiton Page led the Cowboys with 18 points, while Jean-Paul Olukemi scored 16.

Top 10 Capsules

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dion Waiters scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Syracuse beat North Carolina State 88-72 on Saturday.

Scoop Jardine added 16 points for the Orange (11-0), including a pair of 3-pointers during an 11-2 spurt that finally gave them some cushion after the Wolfpack fought back from a 17-point deficit late in the first half.

Waiters also came up big during that run, starting it by knocking down his own 3-pointer to answer one by Scott Wood that pulled N.C. State (6-4) to within 63-61.

Waiters also jumped a pass and raced in for a dunk, then Jardine closed the spurt with another 3 to push the lead to 74-63 with 6:41 left.

It was a good road test for Syracuse, which was playing for the first time this season as the nation’s No. 1 team — as well as its first game outside its home state.

NO. 2 OHIO STATE 74, SOUTH CAROLINA 66 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Deshaun Thomas scored a career-high 30 points and Ohio State overcame the loss of star Jared Sullinger to give Thad Matta his 200th win as Buckeyes coach.

Sullinger left in the first half after getting kicked in the left foot. X-rays showed no fracture, although it wasn’t known if Sullinger would play against Lamar on Tuesday night.

Even if he can’t, Thomas showed he’s more than ready to lead Ohio State (10-1).

The 6-foot-7 sophomore hit 13 of 16 shots and surpassed his previous high of 24 points set last season against North Carolina A&T. William Buford added 17 points for Ohio State.

Malik Cooke led South Carolina (4-6) with 21 points.

NO. 3 KENTUCKY 87, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 62 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Doron Lamb scored 24 points to help Kentucky bounce back from its first loss of the season despite an injury to forward Terrence Jones.

Voted preseason All-America, Jones spent much of the game on the bench after hurting a finger on his left hand early in the first half. He checked back in but played only 10 minutes. He finished with no points and one rebound.

Still, the Wildcats (9-1) opened with 13 unanswered points in their first game since a 73-72 defeat at Indiana last Saturday knocked them from the nation’s top ranking.

Drazen Zlovaric scored 15 points for the Mocs (3-8).

NO. 4 LOUISVILLE 95, MEMPHIS 87 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Russ Smith set personal bests with 24 points and seven steals as Louisville extended its home winning streak to 18 games.

Gorgui Dieng added 14 points and 14 rebounds in the schools’ first meeting since the Cardinals (10-0) beat the Tigers (5-4) by a point to win the Conference USA tournament in 2005 before departing for the Big East.

Will Barton set career highs with 28 points and 16 rebounds for Memphis.

Louisville is off to its best start since the 1996-97 season and on its longest winning streak at home in 22 years.

NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA 97, APPALACHIAN STATE 82 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Zeller had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and John Henson added 17 points to lead North Carolina.

The Tar Heels (9-2) never trailed, led by 29 and shot 54.5 percent to claim their third straight win and 22nd in a row at the Dean Smith Center.

Omar Carter had 21 points and Mike Neal scored 15 for the Mountaineers (4-6).

They finished 9 of 20 from 3-point range and used a late scoring flurry to cut into North Carolina’s big lead, but lost their fourth straight. Second-year Appalachian State coach Jason Capel lost his first matchup against his alma mater. He started for the Tar Heels from 1998-2002.

NO. 6 BAYLOR 86, BYU 83 PROVO, Utah (AP) — Perry Jones III scored a career-high 28 points and Brady Heslip hit six 3-pointers and had 18 points for Baylor.

Brandon Davies had a chance to force overtime but his 3-point attempt at the buzzer was blocked by 5-foot-10 Pierre Jackson. Davies had 18 points, 13 rebounds, a block and a steal for the Cougars.

The Bears are off to the third 9-0 start in school history and best under coach Scott Drew. The Cougars absorbed their second nonconference loss in their last 50 home games.

Freshman guard Matt Carlino scored 18 points in his debut for BYU (8-3).

Saturday’s College Basketball Major Scores

By The Associated Press

TV SPORTSWATCH

EAST Bucknell 79, Richmond 65 Cornell 85, Albany (NY) 82, OT Dartmouth 62, Elon 54 Drexel 73, Bradley 68 Georgetown 81, American U. 55 Hofstra 82, Binghamton 62 Iona 73, Vermont 72 LIU 82, St. Peter’s 80 New Hampshire 73, Marist 56 Pittsburgh 69, SC State 55 Rider 73, UMBC 66, OT Robert Morris 72, Louisiana-Lafayette 64 Rutgers 67, Stony Brook 58 Saint Joseph’s 74, Villanova 58 St. John’s 56, Fordham 50 UMass 72, Quinnipiac 67 West Virginia 84, Texas A&M-CC 64 SOUTH Auburn 84, North Florida 71 Austin Peay 72, Rochester (Mich.) 50 Clemson 60, Winthrop 40 Coll. of Charleston 70, Charleston Southern 68 E. Kentucky 59, Jacksonville St. 53 Florida 84, Texas A&M 64 Furman 76, W. Kentucky 63 Indiana St. 61, Vanderbilt 55 Kentucky 87, Chattanooga 62 Liberty 74, Hampton 65 Louisiana Tech 71, UALR 68 Louisville 95, Memphis 87 Marshall 79, High Point 59 Miami 93, FAU 90, 2OT Murray St. 66, Arkansas St. 53 North Carolina 97, Appalachian St. 82 Northwestern St. 85, Missouri Valley 39 Ohio St. 74, South Carolina 66 SC-Upstate 79, Stetson 63 Samford 90, Spring Hill 64 Southern Miss. 86, Mississippi 82 Syracuse 88, NC State 72 Tennessee St. 59, Delaware St. 55 UCF 61, Old Dominion 53 VCU 87, UNC Wilmington 64 Virginia Tech 85, Campbell 60 MIDWEST Akron 91, Florida A&M 69 Butler 67, Purdue 65 Cincinnati 101, Radford 70 Creighton 97, Houston Baptist 62 Dayton 61, FIU 40 DePaul 81, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62 Indiana 69, Notre Dame 58 Iowa 82, Drake 68 Loyola of Chicago 64, Chicago St. 49 Marquette 93, N. Colorado 72 Miami (Ohio) 66, Belmont 61 Michigan 87, Alabama A&M 57 Michigan St. 74, Bowling Green 60 Milwaukee 86, Nebraska-Omaha 50 Mississippi St. 80, Detroit 75 Missouri St. 78, Kennesaw St. 55 N. Dakota St. 92, Mayville St. 50 Nebraska 60, Alcorn St. 46 Northwestern 70, CCSU 64 Oakland 82, Valparaiso 80 Ohio 82, Wright St. 54 S. Illinois 62, N. Illinois 49 Saint Louis 65, Alabama St. 35 Tennessee Tech 72, Evansville 70 Toledo 86, Youngstown St. 77 UNLV 64, Illinois 48 W. Michigan 85, Duquesne 71 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 62, SE Louisiana 55 Lamar 87, Rice 81 Oklahoma 79, Houston 74 Stephen F. Austin 64, Texas College 57 Texas 77, Temple 65 Tulsa 80, Texas-Arlington 75, OT UTEP 87, Southern U. 57 FAR WEST Air Force 64, Md.-Eastern Shore 60 Baylor 86, BYU 83 CS Northridge 99, Pacifica 58 Cal Poly 65, Fresno St. 46 Cal St.-Fullerton 86, La Verne 44 Denver 79, Boise St. 62 Georgia 63, Southern Cal 59 Georgia St. 71, Utah Valley 68 Gonzaga 71, Arizona 60 Idaho 72, CS Bakersfield 44 N. Arizona 69, Arizona St. 68 Nevada 71, UC Riverside 47 New Mexico 66, Oklahoma St. 56 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 77, Bethune-Cookman 52 Santa Clara 78, Pacific 76, OT Stanford 75, San Diego 55 UCLA 82, UC Davis 39 Utah St. 78, Seattle 53

College football

College Football FBS Bowl Glance

By The Associated Press Subject to Change All Times Mountain Saturday, Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Temple 37, Wyoming 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Ohio 24, Utah State 23 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (112), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (75), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 2:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 6 p.m.

(ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla.

TV SportsWatch

By The Associated Press All times Mountain Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.

Sunday, Dec. 18 EXTREME SPORTS Noon NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Nike Open, at Breckenridge, Colo.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m.

FSN — Virginia at Oregon NFL FOOTBALL 11 a.m.

CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader FOX — Regional coverage 2 p.m.

FOX — Regional coverage 2:15 p.m.

CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader game

SCOREBOARD

Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 7 p.m.

(ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (66), 4:40 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 8 p.m.

(ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), noon (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 5:30 p.m.

(ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 10 a.m.

(ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 11 a.m. (ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 11 a.m.

(ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 3 p.m.

(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 6 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 10 a.m.

(ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 6:30 p.m.

(ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 2 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, noon (CBSSN)

St. Xavier wins NAIA title

ROME, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Coy accounted for 294 yards and two touchdowns, Mark Williams knocked down a fourth-down pass in the end zone with 2 minutes left and St. Xavier won its first NAIA title with a 24-20 victory over defending champion Carroll on Saturday.

Coy, a senior transfer from NCAA Division II Valdosta State, completed 28 of 43 passes for 216 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 78 yards and a score on 16 carries. He was selected the offensive player of the game.

St. Xavier (14-1) was making its first

HOLE-IN-ONE Dick Shangraw recorded his third career hole-in-one on the par-3 13th hole at Spring River Golf Course on Nov. 21.

Shangraw recorded the ace with a 7-iron.

SHANGRAW

Mike West recorded his second career hole-in-one on the par-3, 203-yard fourth hole at Spring River Golf Course on Dec. 12. West recorded the ace with a 3-wood.

WEST

6 p.m.

NBC — Baltimore at San Diego WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m.

FSN — Southern Cal at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m.

ESPN — UConn at Baylor

Monday, Dec. 19 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 p.m.

FSN — Southern Miss. at Arizona St. NFL FOOTBALL 6:30 p.m.

ESPN — Pittsburgh at San Francisco NHL HOCKEY 6 p.m.

VERSUS — Anaheim at Dallas

championship appearance after losing in the semifinals three of the past four years. The loss kept Carroll (13-2) from a seventh title, which would have tied the NAIA record.

Jared Mayernik returned the second-half kickoff 94 yards to give Carroll its only lead.

But the Saints missed the extra point and St. Xavier drove 67 yards to go back ahead on K.J. Franklin’s 4-yard run early in the third quarter.

St. Xavier couldn’t take advantage of a bad punt snap, with Tom Lynch missing a 20-yard field goal attempt midway in the third quarter and it looked as if that might be costly when Carroll drove from its 18 to the St. Xavier 9 late in the fourth quarter. But Dane Broadhead couldn’t connect on four pass attempts, the last one batted down by freshman Williams.

St. Xavier linebacker Patrick Appino was selected the defensive player of the game as the Cougars held Carroll’s Chance Demarais, the NAIA player of the year, to 57 yards on 21 carries.

Carroll came in having given up just 17 points in three playoffs victories, but St. Xavier matched that it the first half while amassing 224 yards and taking a three-point lead.

Coy, who completed his first nine throws, was 18 of 26 passing for 113 yards and a touchdown in the first half, and also had 62 yards rushing and a score.

After settling for a 20-yard field goal from Lynch to cap an 81-yard march following the opening kickoff, St. Xavier marched 95 yards the next time it got the ball and went up 10-0 on Coy’s 8-yard run.

Tom Yaremko missed on 42-yard fieldgoal attempt for Carroll early in the second quarter, but the Saints drove 62 yards the next time they had the ball and cut into the lead on Broadhead’s 20-yard TD pass to Matt Ritter with 5:17 left in the half.

After a 43-yard kickoff return by Wes Gastel, St. Xavier pushed its lead back to 10 points on Coy’s 11-yard TD pass to Shane Zackery with 1:22 left in the second quarter.

But Carroll quickly struck back, making it 1714 on Broadhead’s 26-yard throw to Anthony Clarke with 43 seconds left in the half. The Saints went 57 yards in just four plays.

Broadhead completed 11 of 13 passes for 145 yards and the two scores in the first half as St. Xavier keyed on Demarais, who was held to 30 yards on 12 carries.

NBA

AP source: Pistons sign Stuckey at 3 yrs, $25 mil

The Detroit Pistons have retained Rodney Stuckey with a $25 million, threeyear contract.

The Detroit News first reported the agreement.

A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday that the restricted free agent signed the contract.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the transaction had not been announced.

Stuckey has averaged 13.6 points and 4.5 assists over his four-year career with the Pistons. He averaged a team-high 15.5 points in 2010-11.

The Pistons went 30-52 last season and recently parted ways with Richard Hamilton, but they’ve been hesitant to clean house completely, hoping new coach Lawrence Frank can help this mix of players improve.

The 25-year-old Stuckey definitely fits into their plans, although it’s not clear whether he’s more suited to play point guard or shooting guard.

The 6-foot-5 Stuckey missed Detroit’s exhibition opener Friday night against Cleveland. Will Bynum started at point guard alongside Ben Gordon. Brandon Knight, the

Sunday, December 18, 2011 team’s first-round draft pick this year, came off the bench at the point.

The Pistons struggled to co-exist last season with coach John Kuester. Stuckey was benched barely a week into last season and again with just over a week to go when there was friction between him and Kuester.

When he returned to the lineup, Stuckey was terrific for his final five games, averaging 25.2 points and 9.4 assists.

Detroit drafted Stuckey out of Eastern Washington with the 15th pick in 2007, and the Pistons reached the conference finals in his rookie season — the sixth straight year they made it at least that far. Stuckey has been a regular starter the last three seasons, but the team hasn’t won a playoff game since 2008.

The Pistons will try to reverse their decline with a mixture of familiar faces and newcomers. Knight looked confident in his first preseason game, and newly signed swingman Damien Wilkins was a surprise starter while Tayshaun Prince sat out because of a knee problem.

Gordon’s role could increase with Hamilton gone. In the frontcourt, the Pistons have a promising young post player in Greg Monroe, and forward Jonas Jerebko returns after missing all of last season with a torn right Achilles’ tendon.

Charlie Villanueva and Austin Daye both provide height and outside shooting ability.

Ben Wallace sat out Friday’s game but is expected to play in Tuesday night’s exhibition game at Cleveland.

Detroit opens the regular season Dec. 26 at Indiana.

NFL

National Football League At A Glance

By The Associated Press All Times Mountain AMERICAN CONFERENCE East . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct New England . . .10 3 0 .769 N.Y. Jets . . . . . . .8 5 0 .615 Buffalo . . . . . . . . .5 8 0 .385 Miami . . . . . . . . .4 9 0 .308 South . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct y-Houston . . . . .10 3 0 .769 Tennessee . . . . .7 6 0 .538 Jacksonville . . . .4 10 0 .286 Indianapolis . . . . .0 13 0 .000 North . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct Baltimore . . . . . .10 3 0 .769 Pittsburgh . . . . . .10 3 0 .769 Cincinnati . . . . . .7 6 0 .538 Cleveland . . . . . .4 9 0 .308 West . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct Denver . . . . . . . .8 5 0 .615 Oakland . . . . . . .7 6 0 .538 San Diego . . . . . .6 7 0 .462 Kansas City . . . .5 8 0 .385

Thursday, Dec. 15 Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14 Saturday, Dec. 17 Dallas at Tampa Bay, 6:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18 New Orleans at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Houston, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 2:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 2:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 2:15 p.m.

Baltimore at San Diego, 6:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22 Houston at Indianapolis, 6:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Oakland at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Denver at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Miami at New England, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Detroit, 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 2:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 2:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25 Chicago at Green Bay, 6:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Atlanta at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.

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PF 330 266 207 184

PF 320 282 285 178

PF 269 290 324 173

PA 274 270 341 246

PA 208 251 293 382

PA 202 198 270 254

PA 302 354 299 305

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants . . . . .7 6 0 .538 324 349 Dallas . . . . . . . . .7 6 0 .538 317 281 Philadelphia . . . .5 8 0 .385 297 292 Washington . . . . .4 9 0 .308 229 290 South . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF PA x-New Orleans . .10 3 0 .769 415 286 Atlanta . . . . . . . . .9 5 0 .643 341 281 Carolina . . . . . . .4 9 0 .308 313 355 Tampa Bay . . . . .4 9 0 .308 232 370 North . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay . . .13 0 0 1.000 466 278 Detroit . . . . . . . . .8 5 0 .615 367 305 Chicago . . . . . . . .7 6 0 .538 301 255 Minnesota . . . . . .2 11 0 .154 274 364 West . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF PA y-San Francisco .10 3 0 .769 307 182 Seattle . . . . . . . . .6 7 0 .462 246 259 Arizona . . . . . . . .6 7 0 .462 253 288 St. Louis . . . . . . .2 11 0 .154 153 326 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded RHP Mat Latos to Cincinnati for RHP Edinson Volquez, RHP Brad Boxberger, INF Yonder Alonso and C Yasmani Grandal. Designated C Luis Martinez for assignment.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G Rodney Stuckey.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G Chauncey Billups and F Caron Butler.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DL Jarron Gilbert. Released LB Antonio Coleman.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed C John Sullivan to a five-year contract extension.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Placed CB Chris Johnson on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed DE Mason Brodine.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Assigned F Ben Smith to Rockford (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled G Olivier Roy from Oklahoma City (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled C Greg Rallo from San Antonio (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Fired coach Jacques Martin. Named assistant coach Randy Cunneyworth interim coach.

PHOENIX COYOTES — Traded F Kyle Turris to Ottawa for D David Rundblad and a second-round draft pick. Recalled G Justin Pogge from Portland (AHL) on an emergency basis.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Acquired M Marvin Chavez from FC Dallas for allocation money.

COLLEGE MARQUETTE — Suspended men’s basketball G Darius Johnson-Odom one game for an unspecified violation of team rules.

Balanced Ravens visit recharged Bolts B4 Sunday, December 18, 2011

Even if they aren’t considered the NFL’s best team, the Ravens qualify as the most balanced. They can move the ball on the ground and through the air. They’re for midable against the run and the pass.

They can beat you deep or peck away. They can stuff you or sack you into submission.

On Sunday night, Baltimore brings that balance to San Diego, which has revitalized itself with two straight wins. While the Chargers (6-7) think they have an outside shot at a playoff berth, the Ravens (10-3) would need a complete collapse to fall short.

But with the Steelers breathing down their necks, the Ravens can’t lose their balance. Or any games.

The margin for error is that tiny.

“It’s very small because if you lose this one, or you lose that one, you never know how the tables will turn,” safety Ed Reed said.

“That’s why early in the season you have so much frustration losing to those teams that we lost to. At the end, everything changes. That’s why we keep jumping Pittsburgh, and they keep jumping us.”

Stopping the Ravens has become frustrating because they do so many things well.

“I think we’re starting to be more efficient,” receiver Anquan Boldin said. “Our front line is playing well, which enables us to move the ball, and it opens up the passing game. Everything is working out well.

We’re giving the defenses a lot of different looks, and everybody is getting the ball.”

San Diego was a mess until two weeks ago, when it routed Jacksonville to snap a six-game slide. It did the same to Buffalo, but to think the Chargers have tur ned the cor ner might be a long reach.

Facing the Ravens should provide a strong indication of where the Chargers are.

“I don’t know if measuring stick is the word,” quarterback Philip Rivers said.

“It keeps you alive or it doesn’t, from a postseason opportunity. But I think it will certainly, if we find a way to win this game, say a lot about where we were three weeks ago and how we responded. At 4-7, we could have thrown in the towel. If you get to 7-7 with three big wins, it will say a lot about the guys in the room and Norv (Tur ner, San Diego’s coach) and the

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whole group, and how we responded.

“It’s going to be a big challenge and one we’re excited about. I mean, it’s truly what you ask for, playing arguably, right now, the best team in football, in mid-December, with it all on the line.”

Also on Sunday, it’s New England at Denver, Washington at the New York Giants, New Orleans at Minnesota, Green Bay at Kansas City, Detroit at Oakland, Seattle at Chicago, the New York Jets at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Tennessee at Indianapolis, Carolina at Houston, Cleveland at Arizona, and Miami at Buffalo.

The Monday night game has Pittsburgh at San Francisco.

New England (10-3) at Denver (8-5) If anyone can figure out how to put a dent in Tebowmania and slow down the rampaging Broncos, it would be Bill Belichick.

Denver has won six in a row to take control in the AFC West, with T im Tebow’s late-game heroics and a staunch defense and special teams sparking the spurt. Into the Mile High City come the Patriots, on the verge of clinching the AFC East after five straight victories, but with a defense that yields yards by the bushel.

New England can score with anybody, although it struggled against the best defense it faced in an October loss at Pittsburgh. The question is whether Belichick can find enough defense — and prevent the game from being close near the finish, when Tebow and company turn into magicians.

“Obviously, Tim is having a great year,” Tom Brady said. “You watch guys and the way that they perform under pressure and it says a lot about who they are and the way their teammates feel about them.”

Pittsburgh (10-3) at San Francisco (10-3), MNF No James Harrison (suspended for helmet-to-helmet hit on Colt McCoy), maybe no Ben Roethlisberger (sprained left ankle), and a tough opponent coming off a surprising loss but already in the playoffs.

Not exactly the scenario the Steelers envisioned for their trip to the Bay Area.

Still, it’s unwise to count out Roethlisberger, especially with the way he came back in the Cleveland game on Dec. 8 after the injury.

Plus, Pittsburgh’s defense

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Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow runs during a game against Chicago, Dec. 11. Tebow and the surging Broncos take on New England today.

isn’t built solely around Harrison.

The 49ers want that No. 2 slot in the NFC playoffs and a bye, so they can’t afford a stumble with New Orleans in close pursuit.

Washington (4-9) at New York Giants (7-6) After breaking a four game slide that placed their postseason hopes in jeopardy, the Giants now control the NFC East. Win out and it is theirs. They aren’t likely to overlook the lastplace Redskins, who beat them in the opener — even if Washington is a shell of itself after a slew of injuries.

“This is against a division opponent that already punched us in the mouth,” safety Deon Grant said.

Eli Manning has been punching out defenses with his best pro season, which hasn’t gotten much notice in this Year of the Passer.

New Orleans (10-3) at Minnesota (2-11) Already locked into the postseason, the Saints keep up their chase of the Niners as well as going for the NFC South crown.

Drew Brees continues his assault on Dan Marino’s passing record of 5,084 set in 1984. Brees is at 4,368 — he won’t reach it against the Vikings’ sieve of a pass defense, but should erase a huge chunk of the difference.

Minnesota hopes to get

back star RB Adrian Peterson from a high left ankle sprain, and does have the NFL’s sacks leader in Jared Allen with 17 1-2. He also is in a record chase, going after Michael Strahan’s mark of 22 1-2 sacks.

Green Bay (13-0) at Kansas City (5-8) The pursuit of perfection takes the Packers to Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs are in the midst of upheaval. Kansas City fired coach Todd Haley this week after a distressing performance in which the team drew 11 penalties for 128 yards, including a 15yarder for unsportsmanlike conduct on Haley.

Interim coach Romeo Crennel probably won’t berate the officials the way Haley did, but his frustration level trying to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the defending champions figures to be high. Green Bay has won 19 in a row and the NFL mark is 21 by the 2003-04 Patriots, for whom Crennel was defensive coordinator.

Detroit (8-5) at Oakland (7-6) The Lions barely escaped against Minnesota last Sunday, with a missed facemask penalty on the final snap playing a huge role. They get back DT Ndamukong Suh from his two-game suspension, and they can use him as they pursue a wild-card spot.

Oakland can use anything that curbs its slide.

In the last two losses, the Raiders were outscored 8030, becoming the first team to fall behind 34-0 in successive weeks since the 1984 Bills.

“We don’t care how we get in there. We just want to get in there,” coach Hue Jackson said of the AFC playoffs. “We need to get off to a faster start. We haven’t played well on offense the last two weeks as far as scoring points. We’ve been consistently inconsistent, and that’s not an offense that I put my stamp on. We need to get better. And I think we will.”

Better be soon.

Seattle (6-7) at Chicago (7-6) Two more teams on the fringes of the wild-card race, and considering the up-and-down nature of this season, either one could sneak into the playoffs.

For Chicago, it will be up to the defense, special teams and backups on of fense to get the deed done. Minus outstanding RB Matt Forte and starting QB Jay Cutler, the Bears are hamstrung, and scored 13 points in their last two defeats. They also blew a 10-0 lead at Denver in the last 4 1-2 minutes to fall to 7-6.

Seattle won the NFC West at 7-9 a year ago, but with San Francisco’s surge, the Seahawks are left to try to sweep the final three games and hope to get an unfathomable amount of help elsewhere.

Cleveland (4-9) at Arizona (6-7) Like the Seahawks, the Cardinals are on the edge of playoff extinction. Like Seattle, Arizona has been coming on, taking five of its last six, including wins over Dallas and San Francisco.

The Browns are in the midst of controversy over how they handled a concussion suffered by McCoy against Pittsburgh, a major distraction for a team that has been outscored 130-89 in losing five of six road games. Even worse, Cleveland finishes against division powers Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

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San Francisco’s Alex Smith, with ball, prepares to deliver a pass while Arizona’s Clark Haggans (53) looks on during their game on Sunday, Dec. 11. The NFC West Champion 49ers host 10-3 Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football.

New York Jets (8-5) at Philadelphia (5-8) Like their New York brethren, the Jets definitely make the postseason by winning out; they lead for the AFC’s second wild-card slot. The defense has come around in the current three-game winning string, and QB Mark Sanchez had one of the best games of his three pro seasons in a rout of KC. Philly actually remains alive not only for a wild

card, but also to win the NFC East. Hard to believe considering how mediocre the Eagles have been, but with Michael Vick back in the lineup, they can still be a formidable foe.

Cincinnati (7-6) at St. Louis (2-11) The Bengals feast on weak teams, lose to the good ones. The Rams most definitely are a weak team.

Cincinnati almost certainly must get to 10-6 to get the final AFC wild-card spot. St. Louis could win out and still not save coach Steve Spagnuolo’s job, although injuries have so depleted the roster that even Spags might not recognize some of the faces in the locker room.

Tennessee (7-6) at Indianapolis (0-13) Although the T itans remain in contention for a wild card, they might decide this is the time for Jake Locker to take over at quarterback, especially if Matt Hasselbeck isn’t recovered enough from a left calf injury to start. But Locker also is slowed by a sore chest after a solid relief effort in a loss against New Orleans.

Indy started the 2009 season with 14 straight victories. Falling to Tennessee on Sunday will make it 14 straight defeats this year.

At least the Colts have seen Peyton Manning do some throwing in light workouts this week.

Carolina (4-9) at Houston (10-3) Don’t expect the Texans to begin resting people or let up on the pedal now that they own their first division title. They want to enter their first playoffs in 10 seasons of life as the top seed in the AFC, so three more wins are on their radar. It’s hard to doubt them the way they have responded despite injuries to such key starters as Mario Williams, Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson.

Third-string QB T.J. Yates has been a revelation since taking over for the injured Schaub and Matt Leinart. Still, the rookie quarterback most eyes have been on — rightfully so, considering how dynamic he has been — is Carolina’s Cam Newton.

Miami (4-9) at Buffalo (5-8) New coach Todd Bowles, who replaced the fired Tony Sparano on Monday, takes his Dolphins to wester n New York. Hardly a vacation destination this time of year, but he could be comforted by the fact Buffalo has lost six straight and its defense has fallen apart.

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Pittsburg State wins DII title over Wayne State, 35-21 Roswell Daily Record

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Pittsburg State wasn’t about to get comfy and cautious so close to ending a 20-year quest for a second national title.

With his team clinging to a six-point lead in the final 5 minutes, Zac Dickey launched a 53-yard pass to Andrew Castaneda to set up the clinching touchdown in the Gorillas’ 35-21 victory over Wayne State on Saturday.

“You come here and try to win it,” Pittsburg State coach Tim Beck said. “You don’t come here and try to hang on and hope you win it.”

Especially not when you’ve come to the brink and fallen short the last three times.

Dickey passed for 190 yards and rushed for 68 and the Gorillas (13-1) also turned two blocked kicks into touchdowns to claim their second national title and first since 1991 when Beck was an assistant. The Kansas school snapped a streak of three title-game losses in a row, the last coming in 2004.

The Warriors (12-4) had

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Bryce Silva (defensive line).

Second team all-state honors in 1A went to Hagerman’s Erik Araro (offensive line and defensive line).

NMMI’s Chance Cavin will represent the South in the 2A/3A All-Star Game, which will be played on July 14 at 7 p.m. at Perkins Stadium in Las Vegas.

First team all-state honors in 2A went to Dexter’s Bryant Zavala (kicker). Second team all-state honors went to Dexter’s Miguel Rivera (of fensive line) and Amador Amaya (defensive back).

Goddard’s David Anaya, Ryan Greene and David Strickland and

navigated four playoff road games but the team from Detroit fell short of becoming the first unranked team to win the title.

“It’s been a great run,” Wayne State quarterback Mickey Mohner said. “No one thought we should be in the playoffs. No one thought we could win in the playoffs.

We came in and won four tough games on the road.”

Toney Davis, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, closed the gap on a 1-yard score with 5:11 left.

Wayne State’s defense then couldn’t keep Dickey & Co. from the end zone.

Jason Spradling scored the clinching 4-yard touchdown with 2:38 left after the long ball by Dickey, who bailed himself out of potential hot water on his mother’s birthday.

“I hadn’t gotten her a gift yet,” he said.

Jeremy Jones returned the kick into Pittsburg State territory but Elijah Olabode picked off a pass in the end zone.

Dickey, who had more than 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 rushing this seaRoswell’s Richard Medrano will represent the South in the 4A/5A AllStar Game, which is scheduled for Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. at Milne Stadium in Albuquerque.

First team all-state honors in 4A went to Goddard’s David Anaya (running back and defensive back), Kullen Wooten (offensive line) and Luis Herrera (linebacker).

Second team all-state honors went to Goddard’s Cody French (wide receiver and defensive back), R yan Greene (quarterback), Josh Quiroz (wide receiver), Nik Aston (defensive end) and David Strickland (defensive end) and Roswell’s Richard Medrano (wide receiver), James Singleton (punter) and Alexis Chaidez (defensive line).

son, completed 10 of 16 passes with a touchdown and two interceptions. He also ran 16 times.

John Brown had five catches for 99 yards for the Gorillas.

Mohner and the passing game never got going. He completed 7 of 16 passes for 59 yards and was intercepted three times — including picks on his first two attempts.

“I just didn’t get the job done in the passing game,” Mohner said. “It’s nobody’s fault but my own.”

Davis carried most of the load for the Warriors offense, rushing 28 times.

Fellow 1,300-yard rusher Josh Renel returned the opening kick 93 yards for a touchdown but was on crutches in the second half after sustaining an injury to his right foot.

Leading receiver T roy Burrell also sustained a broken left collarbone and had only one catch for 13 yards.

“We’re not complete without Josh,” Wayne State coach Paul Winters said.

“Troy and Josh have excellent abilities and it’s hard to lose talent like that and be effective.”

Pittsburg State surged to a 27-14 halftime lead with two touchdowns in the final 6:28 — and maintained it going into the fourth quarter.

The Gorillas couldn’t cash in on two opportunities to potentially put the game away. Dickey’s long fourth-and-1 pass after the blocked punt fell incomplete in Wayne State territory late in the third. Then

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Pittsburg State quarterback Zac Dickey celebrates with the trophy after the Gorillas beat Wayne State 35-21 in the NCAA Division II national championship game, Saturday.

his high throw was tipped into Antwon Robinson’s arms for an interception inside the 10 on the next possession in the fourth.

Wayne State responded with a 15-play drive consuming nearly 7 minutes, with Davis covering the final yard untouched for a touchdown with 5:11 left to make it 27-21.

Pittsburg State thought it had recovered a fumble in the end zone two plays earlier but replay showed Davis was down when the ball squirted out.

“I knew I was down,” Davis said. “Actually, I thought it was a touchdown.”

The Gorillas, meanwhile,

pass to Brown and a 16yard run.

The score came right after a false start penalty spoiled a first-and-goal from the 1.

The game started out in even wilder fashion, with three turnovers in the first seven plays and each quarterback throwing an interception on his first pass.

Not to mention Renel’s roaring start.

“A lot of people might panic after the opening kickoff comes back for a touchdown comes back for a touchdown, but this football team has been extremely resilient all year,” Beck said. “They never give up.”

more than balanced out their early kick coverage breakdown.

Paul Robinson — whose earlier interception set up a touchdown — smothered a field goal attempt and Aries Herrion scooped it up for an 80-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

It was the first score on a blocked field goal in the championship game.

“That was a huge turning point in the game,” Beck said. “It goes from they’re going to get three points to us getting seven.”

Then, Dickey hit a wideopen Bristan Kelley in the end zone with 15 seconds left. Dickey had converted third downs with a 46-yard

NMHSCA North-South All-Star Game rosters

6-Man/8-Man/1A NORTH Quarterback—Kolter West, Fort Sumner; Erik Romo, Animas. Running back— Skylar McMath, Fort Sumner; Carlos Herrera, McCurdy; Santana Zamora, Mountainair. Wide receiver—Colton Strand, Logan; Jacob Romero, Springer; Brady Stallard, Fort Sumner; Michael Evans, Animas. Offensive line—Micah Lyssy, Fort Sumner; Austin Lawrence, Fort Sumner; Louis Jaramillo, McCurdy; John Cordova, Mountainair; Johnathan Earle, Logan; Patricio Montoya, Springer; Sebastion Fotu, Animas; Chance Goetz, Reserve; Adam West, Fort Sumner. Defensive line—Kenny Duong, Clovis Christian; Joe Neal Harrison, Mountainair; Ron DeVargas, McCurdy.

Defensive end—Dennis Smatana, Menaul; Eduardo Elias, Animas. Linebacker— Leonard Arias, Springer; Tanner Sorrels, Logan; Isiah Valdez, McCurdy. Defensive back—Andrew Aguilera, Logan; Kevin Naceanceno, Clovis Christian.

Coach—TBA. SOUTH Quarterback—Mason Miller, Gateway Christian; Saxxon Artalejo, Jal; Godfrey Cordova, Mescalero Apache. Running back—Lance Widner, Melrose; Malik Anderson, Jal; Tyler Neill, Capitan; Marshal Ventura, Carrizozo. Wide receiver— Anthony Torres, Mesilla Valley Christian; John Wood, Magdalena; Christian Guillen, Hondo Valley; Trey Correa, Mesilla Valley Christian; Aaron Dearing, Melrose; Ever Tarango, Lake Arthur. Offensive line—Hector Salcido, Lake Arthur; Chase Sneller, Melrose; Bryce Silva, Gateway Christian; Don Myers, Carrizozo; Quashai Apachito, Magdalena; Matt Ellis, Tatum; Navarre Brown, Mesilla Valley Christian. Defensive line—Tyrel King, Elida. Defensive end—Walter Medina, Hondo Valley; Hunter Layton, Mesilla Valley Christian; Daniel Lyons, Melrose. Linebacker—Josh Broome, Magdalena; K.C. Taylor, Jal; Tim Vida, Mesilla Valley Christian; Jake Franzoy, Mesilla Valley Christian. Defensive back—Gerardo Rubio, Lake Arthur; Garrett Schultz, Capitan.

Coach—Dickie Roybal, Melrose.

2A/3A NORTH Quarterback—Girard Maestas, Robertson; Dominick Panzy, Dulce; Jalen Yepa, Zuni; Dakota Swinehart, Taos. Running back—Donovan Johnson, Texico; Josh Tenorio, Santa Rosa; Dalan Abreu, Robertson; Aaron Gabaldon, Hope Christian.

Wide receiver—Jose Martinez, Cuba; Manuel Lee, Shiprock; Max Suazo, Taos; Devon Casias, Raton; Paul Seaton, Hope Christian. Offensive line—Jared Armijo, St. Michael’s; David Pacheco, Tucumcari; Alex Bower, St. Michael’s; Charlie Chavez, Santa Rosa; Marcus Chavez, Santa Rosa; Cameron Mock, Clayton; Jeremy Armijo, Raton. Defensive line—Tyler Root, Albuquerque Academy; Joaquin Garcia, St. Michael’s; Brandon King, Texico; Adam Ray Esquibel, Robertson. Linebacker— Antonio Arguello, Robertson; Rene Jones, Crownpoint; Cameron Hayes, Hope Christian; Lawrence Sena, St. Michael’s. Defensive back—Sergio Posada, Texico; Troy Hall, Raton.

Coach—Jesus Maes, Cuba.

SOUTH Quarterback—Ibrahim Maiga, Socorro; Tyler Almager, Eunice; Sam Williams, Ruidoso; Matt Silva, Tularosa. Running back—Collin McAfee, Portales; Jonathon Valenzuela, Silver; Zane Walker, Loving; Daniel Talavera, Lordsburg. Wide receiver— Andy Moreno, Lovington; Brandon Reese, Silver; Augustin Caraza, Eunice; Taylor Rogers, Lovington; Sam Hale, Socorro. Offensive line—Tyler Hill, Silver; Ryan Schmitt, Portales; Taylor Tibbs, Silver; Warren McCracken, Ruidoso; Bryce Sandoval, Socorro; Tyler Terry, Eunice; Chance Cavin, NMMI; Dalton Davis, Laguna-Acoma.

Defensive line—Gary Nash, Lovington; Tanner Chavez, Ruidoso; Brandon Madrid, Silver. Defensive end—D.J. Steadman, Estancia. Linebacker—Eric Osborn, Lovington; Manuel Serrano, Hatch Valley; Demetrius Rocha, Tularosa. Defensive back—Ray Vaiza, Socorro; Jake Brown, Eunice.

Coach—Louie Baisa, Lordsburg.

4A/5A NORTH Quarterback—Quavshaun Branch, Manzano; Daniel Lacy, Farmington; Jason Fitzpatrick, Rio Rancho. Running back—Ryan Herrera, Moriarty; Anthony Johnson, Manzano. Wide receiver—John Russo, Eldorado; Derrick Hirsch, Aztec; Reece White, Cleveland; David Brown, Highland; Mackey Schaap, Volcano Vista; Ty Atencio, Aztec.

Offensive line—Steven Romero, La Cueva; Jeremy Hathcock, Aztec; Josh Baggett, Rio Rancho; Matt Romero, Cleveland; Zach Munoz, Manzano; Jared Banteah, Cleveland. Defensive line—Alejandro Albarran, Manzano; Michael Cowden, Aztec; Drew Chavez, Cibola; Christian Tarbox, Atrisco Heritage. Defensive end—Tyler Cahoon, Farmington; Joseph Tarry, Cleveland; Tim Hatfield, Volcano Vista.

Linebacker—Quintin Rizek, St. Pius X; Cory Saxon, Aztec; Michael LiRosi, Cleveland; David Knapp, Cleveland. Defensive back—Justin Snow, Manzano; Josh Roybal, Santa Fe. Coach—Ken Noel, Bernalillo.

SOUTH Quarterback—Axten Franzoy, Mayfield; Ryan Greene, Goddard; Anthony Ramirez, Deming. Running back—Eric Galindo, Carlsbad; Xavier Hall, Las Cruces; Ricky Milks, Mayfield; David Anaya, Goddard. Wide receiver—Cesar Chavez, Oñate; Chris Trujillo, Mayfield; Richard Medrano, Roswell; Noah Brown, Valencia. Offensive line—Pablo Olivas, Carlsbad; Troy Honeycutt, Las Cruces; Miguel Martinez, Mayfield; Brannon Credle, Clovis; Caymen Green, Mayfield; Tony Ortega, Gadsden. Defensive line—Chris Lewis, Clovis; Zach Leyva, Carlsbad; Gabe Almager, Los Lunas.

Defensive end—David Strickland, Goddard; Matt Romero, Carlsbad. Linebacker— Nate Martin, Alamogordo; Justin Polanco, Las Cruces; Isaac Gonzales, Valencia.

Defensive back—Trevor Whitmire, Artesia; Richard Hill, Carlsbad; Tre Orozco, Clovis; David Baca, Las Cruces; Robert Carrasco, Valencia.

Coach—TBA.

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Roy Bowman

ARTESIA—Roy Lee Bowman died Dec. 16, 2011, in Artesia. Roy was born June 11, 1929, in Artesia to Earl Bowman and Ela (Stanley) Bowman. Roy married Norma Smith in Artesia on Oct. 8, 1950.

Roy began working on farms with his family as a child, and his work in agriculture extended throughout his entire life. Roy's career in farming included three years in the Otis area, and the remainder in the Artesia area. In addition to farming, Roy was a cotton buyer and operated a pesticide application and fertilizer business. During his career, Roy was respected for his knowledge of far ming and received statewide awards for his far ming ability. He also served as an officer for several statewide agriculture organizations.

Roy and Norma enjoyed traveling, and one of Roy's favorite trips was the one he and Nor ma took to Switzerland and Austria.

Roy enjoyed and was quite proud of his sons and his four grandchildren, and he was an ardent fan of the Artesia Bulldogs. Roy was a member of Artesia's First Christian Church where over the years he served as a deacon, elder, and chair of the Church Board.

Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Norma, his parents, and his siblings, Johnny Bowman, Mary Edna Bowman Gray, Maude Bowman Parham, Jake Bowman, Ruby (Trixie) Bowman Ross, and Jimmy Bowman. He is survived by his son Mike Bowman and his wife, Stephani, of Lander, Wyo., and son Jeff Bowman and his wife, DeAnn, of Artesia.

NATION/OBITUARIES He is also survived by four grandchildren, Emily Bowman of Montrose, Colo., Carrie Wolfe and her husband, Jimmy of Holland, Mich., Zachary Bowman of Artesia, Brock Bowman of Artesia, and one greatgrandchild, Caleb Wolfe.

A memorial service will be held at Artesia's First Christian Church Dec. 21, 2011, at 10 a.m.; cremation has already occurred.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org or your favorite charity.

Arrangements are under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Those who wish may express their condolences at artesiafunerals.com.

Academy and spent the next 28 years as a proud Army wife. At Jack’s retirement, they moved to where she Roswell immersed herself in community activities. She joined the Assistance League of Chaves County, the Morning Garden Club, the Wednesday Book Club, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association and Los Pocos Miniature Club serving as president of all of these organizations at one time or another. She was also a member of the P.E.O. sisterhood and served in a number of roles in that organization. She also enjoyed reading, needlework and miniatures.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Assistance League of Chaves County, Box 1324, Roswell, N.M. 88202 or to Cottey College, 100 W. Austin Blvd., Nevada, Mo. 64772.

You may express your respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Eleanor Jane Dunham

Graveside services are scheduled at South Park Cemetery at 2 p.m., Dec. 19, 2011, for Eleanor Jane (Lannie) Dunham who died Dec. 16, 2011, at her home.

Lannie was bor n in Detroit, on Aug. 29, 1923, to Owen F. and Gerry (Gay) Uridge who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Owen F. Uridge Jr. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Col. (U.S. Ar my retired) Jack V. Dunham of the family home. She is also survived by her dear friends, Susan and Gil Goodman, of Roswell.

Lannie attended grade school and high school in Gross Pointe, Mich., and then graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Dennison University in Granville, Ohio, in 1945. She married Jack in 1947 after his graduation from the U.S. Army Military

Richard Lucero

A rosary will be recited for Richard Lucero at 7 p.m., Dec. 20, 2011, at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Dec. 21, 2011, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with the Rev. Juan Antonio Gutierrez, OFM, officiating. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery. Viewing hours will be held on Dec. 20, 2011, from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home.

Richard was bor n to Amable Lucero and Librada “Mary” Sigala Lucero on

New ambassador to Moscow

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Saturday confir med Michael McFaul, President Barack Obama’s top adviser on Russia, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

The voice vote to elevate McFaul to the ambassador’s post came on the last day the Senate is meeting this year after several months of delay.

McFaul is regarded as one of the nation’s leading experts on U.S. relations with Russia, and has been involved in the Obama administration’s efforts to restore shaky AP Photo relations with the Moscow Dr. Michael Anthony McFaul testifies before the Senate Forgovernment.

That includes the sign- eign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be ing of the New STAR T ambassador, Oct. 12. treaty that set a ceiling of 1,550 strategic warheads vote on his confirmation had no plans to provide in each country’s arsenal. was held up by Sen. Russia with such inforMcFaul, who taught at Mark Kirk, R-Ill., over mation.

Stanford, was a cam- issues with U.S. policies Democrats, before leavpaign adviser to Obama toward Russia. ing for the winter break, on Russia and Eurasia Kirk said he wanted tried to secure confirmation before moving to the written assurances that of several dozen other nomNational Security Counthe United States will inees, but were blocked by cil to become the presiRepublican leader Mitch dent’s chief Russia advis- not provide Russia with McConnell of Kentucky any currently classified er. who said the administraObama nominated information on a missile tion must first pledge that McFaul to the post in d e f e n s e s y s t e m . T h e i t w i l l n o t m a k e a n y September, but a Senate administration said it recess appointments.

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Aug. 28, 1953, in Roswell.

He passed away on Dec. 16, 2011, at the age of 58, surrounded by his loving family.

Richard loved his grandkids more than anything in the world. He loved attending all of their sporting events, and spending time with family and friends. He was a terrific father to his children. He loved watching football, fishing trips, listening to music and watching movies. Richard worked as an assembler at the TMC bus plant. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Those left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Angela Sisneros and her husband Matthew, and Veronica Rodriguez and her husband Cruz; grandchildren, Raymond Gonzales, Isabel Lucero, Christopher Gonzales, and Car men Lucero; the mother of his children, Donna Lucero; brothers, Ernie Lucero and his wife Pat, Frank Lucero and his wife Gloria, and Michael Lucero and his wife Dianne; sister, Betty Garcia; and numerous nieces, nephew, cousins, aunts, and uncles. He will also be missed by his many friends.

Preceding Richard in death are his parents, Amable Lucero and Librada “Mary” Sigala Lucero; Frank Jef fery, his dear friend; uncle, Philaberto Sigala Sr.; nephew, Frank Lucero Jr.; and cousins, Frank Valencia and Rita Sigala Gomez.

Serving as pallbearers will be his grandkids, Raymond, Isabe;, Christopher, and Car men. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Franco, Fermin Archuleta, Frank Lucero, Sonny Sigala, Michael Lucero, Mike Chaves, Matthew Sisneros, Cruz Rodriguez, Phil Sigala, and Bert Sigala.

Any contributions are welcomed and greatly appreciated and will be accepted at AndersonBethany Funeral Home.

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Arrangements are under the direction of AndersonBethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

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So He put His ar ms around him And whispered, "Come with Me. " With tearful eyes we watched him suffer And saw him fade away.

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Jodi Laine Weed

Jodi Laine Eakins Weed passed away Dec. 7, 2011, at the age of 50. She was born on Sept. 26, 1961, in Roswell. She was the youngest of three girls born to Jim and Millie Eakins.

Jodi had hair the color of a copper penny. What red hair she had! We have always been in awe! A joke that her dad always made was that he had three daughters: “A blonde, a brunette and a redhead.”

Jodi achieved a managerial position at the age of 16.

After working and living in Roswell, she moved to Brenham, Texas, where she

worked as a dispatcher for the Texas State Police and then for the District Attorney of Brenham, Texas.

During that time she had a daughter, Jessica. She and Jessica have lived in Albuquerque for the last 9 years, as Jodi and Jessica wanted to be close to family. Jodi has since attended college at CNM and worked on campus. Jodi excelled in all her professions. She loved to laugh and saw the best in people. Her daughter Jessica was her pride and joy! Jessica is a good student and has been on the high school swim team since her freshman year and is now a junior. Jodi was a loving and kindhearted woman. We will miss her humorous, sweet and kind personality. We all are grateful to have known her. She was preceded in death by her father, Jim Eakins. She is survived by her mother, Millie M. Roberts, of Rio Rancho; daughter, Jessica Ann Weed; sisters, Jamie E. Brudos of Albuquerque and Ruthellen Eakins Sanchez of Corpus Christi, Texas; stepbrothers, Mike Roberts and wife Mariann, and Chuck Roberts, all of Roswell; nieces, Gretta Mae Brudos and Lylah Rae Brudos. A memorial service was held Dec. 12, 2011, at Daniels Family Funeral Services, Sara Road Chapel, 4310 Sara Road SE, Rio Rancho, N.M. To view service information or leave a condolence, please visit danielsfuneral.com.

Jodi’s care has been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services 4310 Sara Road, Rio Rancho, N.M. 87124.

Theodore Breedyk

Services are pending for Adrian Theodore Breedyk, 52, of Dexter, who passed away Dec. 17, 2011, at his home.

A complete announcement will be made when arrangements are finalized.

Arrangements have been entrusted to LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

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Rapper Slim Dunkin slain in Atlanta music studio Roswell Daily Record

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say the rapper Slim Dunkin was gunned down Friday evening in a city music studio as he was preparing to record a video.

Police Maj. Keith Meadows said the rapper, whose real name is Mario Hamilton, was fatally shot in the chest after getting into an argument with another individual.

He was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Meadows told The Associated Press late Friday that police have not been able to identify the shooter. He said investigators have been interviewing those who were inside the studio. He said as many as 20 people were inside the small office-type

Bieber stages concert at low-income Vegas school

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fifth-grader Jolie Leach says she “was gonna explode” with excitement when Justin Bieber performed a concert at her Las Vegas school, and vowed she’d never wash her hand after he gave her a high-five.

Leach was one of hundreds who showed clear symptoms of Bieber fever after the 17-year -old teen pop sensation staged a private show Friday at low-income Whitney Elementary School.

The concert was filmed for an episode of “The Ellen Degeneres Show” and came two months after Bieber promised the school’s 650 students a $100,000 donation.

“He really came for us. I’m so glad that he really came for us,” said fourth-grader Kynedi Harris, holding a fluffy white stuffed dog picked from a truckload of toys Bieber distributed at his show.

Tucked in a downtrodden neighborhood on the east side of Las Vegas, Whitney Elementary has garnered publicity, including a September segment on Degeneres’ show, for providing needy students’ families with food, clothes, money for utility bills — and just about everything in between.

Principal Sherrie Gahn said more than 85 percent of the school’s 600-plus students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

The school also has one of the highest homeless student populations in the Clark County School District.

Gahn, who said she used to see students pocketing ketchup packets from the cafeteria in hopes of having dinner at night, told “The Ellen Degeneres Show” she made a pact with families after she arrived about eight years ago.

“I’ll pay your electrical bill, your utilities, I’ll give you food or clothes, whatever you need, as long as you give me your child and then help raise that child as a person of character,” she said.

Families at the school told the show Gahn has stayed true to her promise. One girl said Gahn provided her with a bed. A mother said the principal bought her son glasses. Another mother said the school provided her children with Christmas presents when she planned to skip the gift-giving.

building at the time of the shooting, which took place around 5:30 p.m., but they were in different places.

Police have not recovered the handgun that was used.

Investigators remained at the scene late Friday evening.

“Right now we’re just trying to....identify who may have seen what, really just trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together,” Meadows said. “It seems every-

body witnessed something very different. We’re just trying to go back and make sense of everything.”

Slim Dunkin had appeared on a number of songs with the rapper Waka Flocka Flame. The website Mtv.com reported that the Brick Squad Monopoly rapper was on a solo track and had recently released a 20track mix tape that featured Gucci Mane, Roscoe Dash and Pastor Troy.

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“It appears the victim was scheduled to do a photo shoot,” Meadows said of Friday’s events. “Before the video shoot took place, it appears the victim and suspect got involved in a verbal altercation. We don’t know what that altercation was about.”

“The suspect produced a weapon, discharged that handgun one time, striking the victim in the chest,” Meadows said.

Meadows said the victim was in his early 20s and resided in the Atlanta area.

Many fans were posting messages late Friday night on a Facebook page for the rapper.

The website AllHipHop.com last February described Slim Dunkin, a Detroit native, as an upand-coming talent with “a unique lyrical ability and style all his own.”

In an interview with the

website, he described himself as someone “trying to provide for his family by making something out of nothing just trying to beat the odds.”

“I don’t have amazing lyrical ability I just know how to speak on what I been through and where I came from,” he said.

Asked what to expect from him in 2011, he responded: “Music, music, music!”

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Presents: 2012 New Year’s Gala MARTHA D. URQUIDES-STAAB VISTAS EDITOR

With the holidays in full swing the Roswell Chamber of Commerce is rapidly working on bringing a brand new event to benefit the United Way - the Roswell 2012 New Year’s Gala.

The city of Roswell will now have a formal event to go to, to ring in the new year.

“We wanted to start a tradition.

Roswell doesn’t have anything to do for New Year’s; this is a great way to ring in the new year and the proceeds go to a good cause,” said Kathleen Curtis, of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce.

The 2012 New Year’s Gala will be held at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, Saturday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person. The event will have gaming tables, live entertainment by Vinnie Baggatone and the Baggavaughns, cash bar by Peppers Grill and Bar, catering by chef Mariano of Roswell Regional and a champagne toast at midnight. Peek-ABoo portraits will do professional photography, decorations by National Distributing, mural and back drop paintings by Cathy Burch. In order to make sure this fun filled evening is a safe one, security will be on hand at the event and safe ride by Galaxy Transportation can make sure attendees get home safe.

The United Way is excited to be involved in the New Year’s Gala and to be receiving the proceeds from this

event. “We are thrilled and so happy to be working with the Chamber for this event. The proceeds will go into the 2011 campaign and will be distributed in February,” said Sherry Mumford, executive director of the United Way of Chaves County. The United Way board members will be at the New Year’s Gala and are excited to see how spectacular this event will be.

“It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the new year. Roswell has never had an event like this. This is a great way for the community to come out, have fun and support the community,” said Mumford.

Mumford explained that the money raised will be reviewed by the United Way Board and split among the agencies based on the needs of those agencies.

Clarissa Gonzalez, who is currently on the United Way Board as vice president, is excited about the potential this event will have.

“It takes the support from the community to make it a success. What better way to support your community with a night of fun for New Year’s and the donations go to a good cause,” said Gonzales.

The feeling is mutual with several of the events sponsors. The list is building; as of now 10 sponsors have stepped up to the plate in order to make this event a hit. Xcel regional manager Mike McLeod feels it is important to help the community.

“The Chamber has been great in providing entertainment and fundrais-

ing and we certainly want to be a part of that. We try to be very active with the community and help build economic development. We try our best to do our part as the company and the Xcel foundation,” said McLeod.

The Chamber is always trying to put on a big event quarterly that brings income to the community and the New Year's Gala is another one to add to the list. The mission of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce is to promote business prosperity by assisting business development and fostering community pride and spirit. The Chamber assists with business development, expansion and retention. The Chamber works hard to relocate families to the city, and increase retirement. The Chamber is the first stop for visitors on their way in, and it encourages visitors to stop at all the local attractions. They also partner with other organizations to promote community pride and spirit. The Chamber has been the voice of business in Chaves County since 1918.

The Chamber invites businesses in the community to become Chamber members. Memberships are as follows: • 1-15 Employees: $199 • 6-50 Employees: $349 • 51-100 Employees: $599 • Individual: $100 • Chamber Champ: $2,000 • Diamond Member: $1,500 Recently the Chamber has expanded its services to benefit the community and spotlight business in the

Gala Sponsors Cable One KOBR-TV

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Xcel Energy

First American Bank

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For mor e infor mation on the Chamber or to purchase New Year's Eve Gala tickets, call 623-5695.

T ickets may also be pur chased through the United Way by calling 622-4150.

Chamber Executive Board of Directors:

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• Brad Davis, Prudential Enchanted Lands, Realtors

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• Jim Hudson, Hinkle Law Firm

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• Josh Ragsdale, Pecos Flavors Winery

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The most special Christmas gifts come from the heart

Q: My husband and I have a tradition of getting each other something really nice each Christmas, like jewelry or electronics. However, money is tight this year. How can I give my husband something special without breaking the bank?

Jim: Don’t underestimate the power of the homemade gift! In fact, author Dena Dyer says, “Ask anyone to name a favorite gift that he or she has received and you’ll probably hear ‘the drawing my child did of me’ or ‘the poem my husband wrote to propose.’ Handmade and creative presents are often the most meaningful.”

Here are a few of Dyer’s economical suggestions: 1) Frame a picture of your spouse in a blank photo mat. Surround the picture with written compliments. List the qualities you adore about him or

her, including the little things that usually go unnoticed.

2) Leave short love notes around the house: “You war m my heart” on the oven, “Thanks for putting up with me” on the coat rack, and so on.

3) If you’re musically inclined, compose and perform a song for your mate.

Consider surprising your spouse with a performance in front of other people.

4) Does he usually clean the kitchen after you cook?

Do both chores one night, and let him put his feet up.

Is she the carpool and breakfast-and-lunch-making queen? Volunteer to take her shift, so she can sleep in.

5) Remember “mix tapes”? Do the same thing with a computer or digital recorder, alter nating favorite songs with spoken memories.

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JIM DALY

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6) Write a love poem -- it doesn’t have to be a masterpiece. Try an acrostic: Write your loved one’s name vertically and list adjectives that begin with each letter.

You can find Dena Dyer’s full list at focusonthefamily.com. It might not seem as glamorous, but I’m guessing a heartfelt, handmade gift from you will be appreciated for years to come, long after an electronic gadget becomes outdated and boring.

Q: Our son, who is 11, was caught stealing. This seems to be an ongoing

issue. I am at a loss as to what I need to do. What would be a fair punishment to give him?

Juli: Often, parents are tempted to respond to all bad behaviors in the same way. For example, they use the same punishment for arguing with a sibling as they do for a serious problem like stealing. Parents need to clearly distinguish between childish behavior (such as bouncing a ball in the house or not doing chores) and character issues (such as honesty and respect for others).

To address this issue

in cooking, solutions for furniture problems, and computer projects for an India-inspired décor will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at noon and on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 2 p.m.

Mark Weizer is going to demonstrate using the original raspberry chipotle sauce that is great in recipes from appetizers to main dishes. Weizer and his partner, Case Fischer, are the owners and operators of Fischer and Weizer Specialty Foods in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Bruce Johnson, a furniture restorer, syndicated columnist, author and

spokesperson for Minwax, has compiled a new list of some of the most common laments people make about their furniture, and he'll offer some quick and easy solutions for these problems. Minwax is located in Upper Saddle River, N.J. Deborah Durham, a representative of HewlettPackard, will show how to make several projects for an India-inspired decor -using our computers, scanners and printers.

She lives in Santa Fe.

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with your son, you need to communicate to him that stealing is a very serious moral offense. Trying the same old speech or grounding him from video games for yet another week will not get his attention. Your words, and the consequences you give him, should set this apart as a severe infraction. You might even remind him that if he were to steal as an adult (in just a few years) he could go to jail.

This is no small matter. I think it is very appropriate to require your son to apologize face-to-face to the person from whom he stole.

I’m also a big believer in the punishment fitting the crime. The Bible tells the story of Zacchaeus, a tax collector who was stealing money from his fellow citizens. Once he realized the crime he had committed, Zacchaeus repaid his vic-

tims four times what he had taken. Perhaps your son needs to feel the pain he has inflicted by giving away some of his most prized possessions. That is a consequence he won’t soon forget.

(Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two.

Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, cohost of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three.)

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Making a festive holiday turkey dinner and new crochet tools Information on making a festive holiday turkey dinner, using new tools for crochet, and a program called Fuel Up to Play 60 will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday, Dec. 22, at noon.

Home economist and spokesperson, Connie Moyers represents Western Research Kitchens in Los Angeles, Calif., and she’s going to demonstrate making a festive holiday turkey dinner, complete with stuffing, vegetables and desserts.

Crafter, Maria Nerius will show some of the new tools in crochet, as well as

samples of yarns on the market. One tool makes crochet more like knitting, and another is a looped needle that allows you to make two socks at the same time. She is with favecrafts.com and lives in Palm Bay, Fla. Sara Robbins is the director of Dairy Confidence with DairyMax, and she’s going to tell about a new program called Fuel Up to Play 60, which is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program in conjunction with the National Football League and the USDA. Robbins is from Albuquerque.

Information on using a raspberry chipotle sauce

ENGAGEMENT

Watson and Houston

Emilio Sierra and Martha Carmona

ANNIVERSARY

Bobbie Lea Watson, the daughter of the late Robert and Eunice Houston, and Ronald Doyle, the son of the late Floyd and Willie Doyle Sr., are announcing their upcoming marriage. The couple is planning a double ring ceremony in Roswell, at Country Club Road Church of Christ January 14, 2012. With Bobbie being retired from the Roswell Independent School District, and Ron being retired from the Roswell Sherrif f's Department, the couple plans on enjoying their retirement together.

Eunice Houston and Bobbie Watson

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Dilbeck

Elton D. and Eleanor M. (Trompler) Dilbeck of Roswell will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Dec. 25, 2011.

Elton and Eleanor met in church while attending Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

Their wedding ceremony was performed by his brother, Harland, at Elton's grandparents' farm near Rocky, Okla.

Elton and Eleanor have lived in Roswell since February 1977 where Elton served as minister of the Country Club Road Church of Christ from the time they moved here until he retired from the pulpit in July 1990.

Eleanor was a kindergarten teacher in Christian schools until she retired in 1962.

During Elton's long service to God, he preached the gospel at various churches of Christ from coast to coast across America and in Brazil, Jerusalem,

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Carmona and Sierra

Modesto and Marcela Car mona along with Alfonso and Paula Sierra announce the wedding of their children Martha and Emilio for Dec. 24, 2011, at noon at St. John’s Catholic Church.

The couple will be joined in holy matrimony by Father Juan Antonio Gutierrez in the presence of their friends and loved ones. A reception and dance will follow after the ceremony.

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In their long life t o g e t h e r, Elton and Eleanor have been blessed with two children, two grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Daughter Donna Hamilton lives in Park City, Mont., and son Robert Dilbeck lives in Roswell.

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Couples celebrating 60 or more years are eligible every year. Couples with anniversaries less than 25 years, or those with anniversaries not falling on the five-year intervals, will have the option of placing the announcement on page C2 on Sundays, or the A section any day of the week. Anniversary announcements may be accompanied by two photographs. The deadline for submission of anniversary, engagement or wedding announcements is at noon the Wednesday before the desired Sunday of publication. Anniversary announcements are for couples celebrating at least their 25th anniversary, and are then published in five-year intervals up to the 60th anniversary. Couples celebrating 60 or more years of marriage are eligible every year. A photograph can accompany an anniversary, engagement or wedding announcement. The deadline for submission of anniversary, engagement or wedding announcement is at noon on the Wednesday before the desired Sunday of publication.

Stuffin’ 1 ⁄4 cup Star Olive Oil 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped onion 1 1⁄4 cup apple juice, broth or water 1 ⁄2 cup Sunsweet Pitted Prunes 1 ⁄2 cup Sunsweet Dried Red Tart Cherries 1 ⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans Combine stuffin’ with olive oil and remaining ingredients. Stir liquid in gradually. Spoon stuffing into a greased 2 1⁄2 or 3quart casserole dish.

Bake, covered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Remove cover and bake 5 minutes longer or until top is browned and crispy.

Makes 12 (1⁄2 cup) servings.

Note: For individual and quicker cooking, place stuffing in a greased muffin pan to make Stuffin’ Muf fins. Another great idea is to fill hollowed out bell peppers for stuffed bell peppers.

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Candles and candy help a home’s holiday switch

NEW YORK (AP) — You love it when your house is decked out in its holiday finest, reflecting all the good cheer and festive spirit inside. At least, you love it until Dec. 26.

Then you can’t stand to look at another candy cane plate.

Smart shopping means choosing items you can use year -round, experts say, then adding little touches and accents to change it up. Think separate colors; lots of candles and seethrough glass; and say no to stripes.

This way, you’ll end up with items that are usable beyond the season, easily packed away or simply gone.

“With less discretionary income, you have to make your dollars go far, but you want to decorate for the holidays,” says Patty Warwick, vice president and general merchandise manager of home at Sears.

“What’s evolving is a practicality.”

Colored candles, which are so easy (and inexpensive) to switch out depending on the occasion, add an inviting glow to the house, especially when it’s dark and cold outside, says Ralph Snyder, design director of homes for Kohl’s Department Stores. He recommends clear glass hurricanes to hold the candles, while Sforza might lay an inexpensive mirror on the dining table and put pillar candles on top, surrounded by greenery for Christmas and confetti on New Year’s Eve. Green glass Perrier bottles as well as wine bottles make easy, elegant candleholders for tapers, adds Rosemary Watson, of Mesa, Ariz., who runs home and garden classes and the Hello There House! blog.

Snyder figures you can get year-round use out of one of this season’s hottest trends: a distressed, metallic material called mercury glass that’s particularly

popular for candleholders.

It has the shine you want for the holiday season, but it’s not so gleaming and bright that it would look out of place on an everyday basis, he says.

“The most important thing is to buy things you love,” Snyder says. “Then you’ll want to use them season after season, year after year.”

He suggests investing in the trend of bringing nature inside. That means natural fibers, gray pillows and linens, and blond wood — all of which are easily jazzed up with metallics, red or even more novelty motifs such as snowmen.

(Red cardinals will last you longer through the winter than reindeer or snowmen, he notes.)

“The bigger the piece, the more neutral it should be.

The very seasonal items should be small and easy to store — like red napkins, although you could use those on Valentine’s Day again,” Snyder says.

For that touch of “holiday,” she’d go with red or gold (note that’s not red AND gold) placemats for the pop of color. They’re easier to store than dishes or glasses.

Sofas in the family room or living room get a quick makeover with decorative pillows or throws, and a guest bedroom is more inviting with a faux-fur comforter. Guests always seem to work their way into the kitchen, where you can line up holiday-themed mugs for coffee or even allred dessert plates, she suggests. None of these are space hogs in the closet, a problem you might have with giant serving platters.

By then, people definitely want to make some change dramatically,” says Warwick. “And then they’ll be ready for outdoorsy stuff in the summer, back-toschool in September and then holiday stuff again.”

Just remember where you put it all.

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In this Nov. 28 photo, Lizette Diaz uses a washing machine behind her home on the bottom floor of an apartment building on the Malecon in Havana. Just about anywhere else in the world, it would be a playground for the wealthy, diners in four-star restaurants and tourists willing to spend hundreds of dollars a night for a million-dollar view. But along the seafront boulevard, many buildings are dank, labyrinthine tenements bursting four or five times beyond capacity, plagued by mold and reeking of backed-up sewer drains.

In Cuba property thaw, new hope for a decayed icon

HAVANA (AP) — Along Havana’s northern coastline, storms that roll down from the north send waves crashing against the concrete seawall, drenching vintage cars and kids playing games of chicken with the salty spray.

Fishermen toss their lines into the warm waters, shirtless men play dominoes on card tables, and throngs of young people gather on weekend nights to laugh, flirt and sip cheap rum.

This is the achingly beautiful and most instantly recognizable part of Havana’s cityscape: the Malecon seafront boulevard, with its curlicue lampposts and pastel buildings rising into an azure sky.

Just about anywhere else in the world, it would be a playground for the wealthy, diners in four-star restaurants and tourists willing to spend hundreds of dollars a night for a million-dollar view.

But along the Malecon, many buildings are dank, labyrinthine tenements bursting beyond capacity, plagued by mold and reeking of backed-up sewer drains. Paint peels away from plaster, and the saline air rusts iron bars to dust. Some buildings have collapsed entirely, their propped-up facades testimony to a more dignified architectural era.

Now, for the first time since the 1959 revolution, a new law that permits the sale of real estate has transformed these buildings into extremely valuable properties. Another new law that allows more people to go into business for themselves has entrepreneurs setting up shop and talking up the future. And a multimillion-dollar revitalization project is marching down the street improving lighting, sidewalks and drainage.

The year has seen some remarkable first steps toward a new Cuban economic model, including the sacrificing of a number of Marxism’s sacred cows. The state is still firmly in control of all key sectors, from energy and manufacturing to health care and education, but increasingly people are allowed to engage in a small measure of private enterprise. Officials say the changes are irreversible, and this is the last chance to save the economy.

Yet Cubans will tell you that change comes slowly on the island. Strict controls on foreign investment and property ownership mean there’s precious little money to bankroll a capitalist revival. Even some Malecon denizens who embrace the reforms see a long haul ahead.

“It’s not that I see the future as black, more like I’m seeing a little spark from someone 3 kilometers away who lit a match,” said Jose Luis Leal Ordonez, the proprietor of a modest snack shop.“But it’s a match, not a

lantern.”

Leal’s block, the first one along the promenade, has offered a front row seat to five decades of Cuba under Fidel Castro. The residents of Malecon 1 to 33 have watched the powerful forces of revolution play out beneath their balconies, and today they’re bracing for yet another act as Castro’s younger brother Raul turns a half-century of Communist dogma on its ear.

——— Given that Cuba’s national identity has been inextricably bound up with its powerful neighbor 150 kilometers (90 miles) to the north, it is perhaps fitting that the Malecon is the legacy of a “Yanqui.”

The year was 1900 and the country was under U.S. control following the SpanishAmerican War. Governor General Leonard Wood, who commanded the Rough Riders during the war with friend Teddy Roosevelt as his No. 2, launched a public works program to clean up unsanitary conditions and stimulate the economy. A key element was the Malecon.

At that time Havana ended about a block from the sea, separated from the waves by craggy rock. Raw sewage seeped into the bay nearby, so fishermen and bathers avoided this part of the waterfront. Only later would high-rise hotels and casinos spring up to make the Malecon a world-famous tourism draw.

For those early American occupiers, “The idea was to create a maritime drive so the city, which until now had its back to the sea, would begin to face the ocean,” said architect Abel Esquivel. Since 1994, he has been working with the City Historian’s office to restore the crumbling Malecon.

As the boulevard and promenade took shape, buildings sprang up on this block.

One of the first was a three-story boarding house for singles and childless couples who occupied 12 apartments.

Today those have been subdivided horizontally and vertically, again and again, to take advantage of every last inch of space, and some 70 families live crammed into every nook and cranny.

Leal runs his cafeteria in the home where he was born 46 years ago, at the dark crux of an interior passageway. It caters mostly to neighbors and goes unnoticed by tourists on the sun-drenched walk outside.

A lifelong supporter of the revolution, Leal is grateful for the opportunity to live rent-free and earn two master’s degrees on the state’s dime. Still, after years of frustration working for dysfunctional government bureaucracies, he quit his state job. He opened his snack shop May 1, and already it brings more

This Nov. 28 photo shows apartment buildings along the Malecon in Havana.

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In this Nov. 28 photo, a man plays his guitar as a woman dances on the bottom floor of an apartment building on the Malecon in Havana. income than before, enough even for his daughter’s upcoming “quinceanera,” her coming-of-age 15th birthday party.

He is one of the people on this block who is buying into Castro’s entrepreneurial challenge.

Another is Omar Torres, who operates a private restaurant known as a “paladar” on a second-story terrace with sea and skyline views. He praised the government for lifting a ban on the serving of lobster and steak and allowing him to more than quadruple the number of diners he can seat.

Downstairs, an artist runs an independent gallery selling paintings of “Che” Guevara and cityscapes to tourists. Although he does not own the house, he’s so confident in the future that he’s using the income to remodel his rental.

Elsewhere folks are letting out rooms to travelers, and newly licensed street vendors are now legally peddling peanuts in tightly wrapped paper cones.

“Cubans dream of truly feeling like masters of their own destiny, for the state not to interfere in personal matters,” Leal said.

“Until now the state told you that you could not even sell your home.”

——— From its early days, the Malecon was a

place to see and be seen, to celebrate a success, drown a sorrow or woo a sweetheart.

By the 1920s it was a favorite strip for middle-class Cubans who motored up and down to show off their vehicles.

Havana developed without a strong central plan or dominant core, and the Malecon became one of its most important communal spaces, said historian Daniel Rodriguez, a Cuban-American researcher at New York University.

“I think the closest thing Havana has to an urban center is this long seawall,” Rodriguez said. “It’s a long, ribbony main square.”

Today the concrete promenade stretches 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the harbor to the Almendares River, the last section completed in 1958 under strongman Fulgencio Batista.

Those were heady times, when the city’s nightclubs pulsed with a mambo beat and mafia casinos on the Malecon drew planeloads of American tourists. But their days were numbered.

The following January, the young rebel Fidel Castro marched triumphantly into Havana and in short order began seizing mansions and apartment buildings and redistributing them to the poor, triggering a tectonic shift in housing as well as the rest of the economy and society.

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FREE SPIRIT IN PHOENIX

DEAR ABBY

DEAR FREE SPIRIT: First of all, don’t plan on your boyfriend’s parents attending your Christmas dinner, and don’t take it personally if they don’t. She may be unwilling to change their Christmas tradition.

If and when a wedding date is set, or your boyfriend makes clear to her that your arrangement will be permanent, the three of you can then come to an agreement to alternate these holidays so you and your parents are able to also host these gatherings. This is how new families establish their own traditions and in-laws aren’t made to feel that one side is favored. #####

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DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been living together for nine months. We have decided to host Christmas dinner at our house and invited 20 people — 10 from each of our families. His mother, unfortunately, is having a hard time accepting that her 27-year-old son is growing up.

She says she feels “awkward” and that their family has had its traditions for many years. (My boyfriend has spent every Christmas Eve and Christmas night at his parents’ house since birth.)

I come from a family that is adaptable to change. Any suggestions for dealing with this potential future mother-in-law?

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my fiance for two years. Lately he’s been having trouble controlling his anger. His outbursts are becoming more frequent, and he feels like they’re justified. He says if I didn’t “nag” him so much there wouldn’t be any arguments.

I love him and want to spend the

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rest of my life with him, but I’m becoming frightened by the level he allows his anger to reach. Can you help a man like this deal with his anger?

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DEAR NEEDS HELP: No, and neither can you, as much as you might wish to. Only he can do that, and it would take willingness on his part and counseling. Blaming you for his outbursts indicates he’s not ready to do that. The smartest thing you can do is leave before he escalates to hurting you physically. Without professional help, the behavior you have described will only get worse. ##### DEAR ABBY: I have an elderly neighbor I have been friends with for many years.

Over the past several years she has had numerous medical problems. I have done everything I can to be her friend. I do things around the house, bring her meals, whatever I can. She has no family and only one other friend besides me.

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DEAR GOOD NEIGHBOR: No, you are a caring friend. Your elderly neighbor is ill, and she may be becoming demented. Because she is no longer able to care for herself or her home, contact the nearest hospital or senior center and ask to speak with a social worker on staff. The woman you describe may need more help than you can give her, from people with the training to do it.

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She is depressed and stays in bed most of the day, which contributes to her aches and pains. I keep telling her she needs to get up and walk or her pain will get worse.

It has reached the point where she’s so nasty about everything that I don’t even want to talk to her.

I understand that she’s scared and feels beaten up. I try to talk about things that are noncontroversial — happy things. It doesn’t work. She turns everything into an argument. I don’t know what to do.

I hate to ignore her, but it’s really taking a toll on me. Am I a fair weather friend?

TRYING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR IN MASSACHUSETTS

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Dear Heloise: The recent tip on DONATING WEDDING FLOWERS to a local hospital or Ronald McDonald House after the event was great.

Here is another possible donation site: an assisted-living facility. My mother resides in one, and someone in the family brings her fresh flowers almost weekly. They really brighten her room and her day.

I almost feel guilty when I see some of the other residents’ faces. I know they would enjoy bouquets, too. Hopefully, her facility and others can include this tip in their newsletters.

Thanks from a reader in Stroudsburg, Pa.

Dilbert

Yes, I’m sure flowers certainly can brighten a room! Call or ask about bringing flowers for others or for the public areas.

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Dear Readers: Here are some helpful uses for old pillowcases: * A changing-table pad cover. * Place where a pet likes to sleep in order to reduce hair. * Use as a small laundry bag. * Cover couch cushions to protect from stains. * Use to store summer or winter clothing.

Heloise ##### Dear Heloise: I have enjoyed your and your mom’s column for many years with the great hints.

With so many people trying to visit friends and relatives and take a dish, I wanted to share the perfect way to transport the food. When shopping in the grocery store, ask the employees if you can have the bottom portion of the cardboard cases for canned goods. These are great for any size pot, bowl or container, and if the item happens to spill, you won’t have a mess to clean up in your car.

Sandi in Spring, Texas

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Dear Heloise: On my birthday, I so enjoyed reading my special birthday card, which has brought lots of pleasure. In 1983, I received a beautiful large card for my birthday. That following January, I forgot to purchase a card for my partner, who gave me the card, so I used the same card and dated it. In short, we have used the same card now for 28 years, and we enjoy reading the little notes written each year. We have used all the insides and are ready for the back.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday brought civil fraud charges against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying they misled investors about risky subprime loans the that mortgage giants held when the housing bubble bust.

Those charged include the agencies’ two former CEOs, Fannie’s Daniel Mudd and Freddie’s Richard Syron. They are the highest-profile individuals to be charged in connection with the 2008 financial crisis.

The federal government has faced criticism for not bringing charges against top executives who may have contributed to the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.

Mudd, 53, and Syron, 68, led the mortgage giants in 2007, when home prices began to collapse. The four other top execu-

tives also worked for the companies during that time.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York City.

“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives told the world that their subprime exposure was substantially smaller than it really was,” said Robert Khuzami, SEC’s enforcement director. “These material misstatements occurred during a time of acute investor interest in financial institutions’ exposure to subprime loans, and misled the market about the amount of risk.”

Fannie and Freddie both entered into agreements with the government on Friday, accepting responsibility for its conduct without admitting or denying the charges. The government-controlled companies also agreed to cooperate with the SEC on the cases against the former executives.

The Justice Department has

opened up probes into Fannie and Freddie but has not charged anyone with a crime.

In a statement released through his attorney, Mudd said the lawsuit “should never have been brought” and said the government reviewed and approved all of the company’s financial disclosures.

“Every piece of material data about loans held by Fannie Mae was known to the United States government to the investing public,” Mudd said. “The SEC is wrong, and I look forward to a court where fairness and reason — not politics — is the standard for justice.”

Syron’s lawyer couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.

According to the lawsuit, Fannie told investors in 2007 that it had roughly $4.8 billion worth of subprime loans on its books, or just 0.2 percent of its portfolio.

The SEC says that Fannie actual-

ly had about $43 billion worth of products targeted to borrowers with weak credit, or 11 percent of its holdings.

Mudd told a congressional panel in March 2007 that Fannie’s subprime business represented less than “2 percent of our book.” He also said the company held subprime mortgages “very carefully.” A month later, he told a separate congressional panel that subprime loans represented less than 2.5 percent of Fannie’s books.

Freddie told investors in 2006 that it held between $2 billion and $6 billion of subprime mortgages on its books. The SEC says its holdings were actually closer to $141 billion, or 10 percent of its portfolio in 2006, and $244 billion, or 14 percent, by 2008.

In a May 2007 speech in New York, Syron said Freddie had “basically no subprime exposure,” according to the suit.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jurors are deadlocked in a Utah company’s $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., a federal judge said Friday.

They were ordered to continue deliberations until 5 p.m. MST. The judge said if the jury still is undecided then, he may dismiss the case, leaving Novell Inc. attorneys with little to show for a decade of work.

Novell Inc. sued Microsoft in 2004, claiming the Redmond, Wash., company violated U.S. antitrust laws through its arrangements with other software makers when it launched Windows 95. Novell said it was later forced to sell WordPerfect for a $1.2 billion loss.

It was unknown why jurors were deadlocked, but they have expressed confusion to the judge throughout deliberations, even bringing one question to the court

that could not be answered. The judge told them to simply disregard the question.

Earlier Friday, the judge denied a request from one juror to be removed from the case.

Novell claims Microsoft duped it into developing the once-popular WordPerfect writing program for Windows 95 only to pull the plug so Microsoft could gain market share with its own product.

Microsoft lawyers have argued that Novell’s loss of market share was its own doing because the company didn’t develop a compatible WordPer fect program until long after the rollout of Windows 95.

WordPerfect once had nearly 50 percent of the market for word processing, but its share quickly plummeted to less than 10 percent as Microsoft’s own Office programs took hold.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

Fannie and Freddie buy home loans from banks and other lenders, package them into bonds with a guarantee against default and then sell them to investors around the world. The two own or guarantee about half of U.S. mortgages, or nearly 31 million loans.

During the financial crisis, the two firms verged on collapse. The Bush administration seized control of them in September 2008.

So far, the companies have cost taxpayers almost $150 billion — the largest bailout of the financial crisis. They could cost up to $259 billion, according to its government regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Administration.

Mudd was fired from Fannie after the government took over.

He’s now the chief executive of the New York hedge fund Fortress Investment Group.

Syron resigned from Freddie in 2008. He’s now an adjunct professor at Boston College.

Research firm boosts outlook for holiday

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Jury deadlocked in $1B Microsoft suit In this Nov. 21 photo, Bill Gates arrives to testify at the Frank E. Moss federal courthouse in Salt Lake City.

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testified last month that he had no idea his decision to drop a tool for outside developers would sidetrack Novell. Gates said he was acting to protect Windows 95 and future versions from crashing.

Novell could have worked around the problem but failed to react quickly, he said.

Novell has argued that Gates ordered Microsoft engineers to reject WordPerfect as a Windows 95 word processing application because he feared it was too good.

Novell’s lawsuit is the last major private antitrust case to follow the settlement of a federal antitrust enforcement action against Microsoft more than eight years ago. The trial began in October in federal court in Salt Lake City.

Novell is now a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group, the result of a merger that was completed earlier this year.

NEW YORK (AP) — With about week until Christmas, optimism is rising that holiday sales will be better than originally forecast. Still, the season isn’t expected to end up being stellar.

ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based research firm, announced Friday it’s upgrading its holiday sales forecast, a day after the nation’s largest retail group boosted its outlook.

ShopperTrak now believes that sales for the November and December period combined will rise 3.7 percent compared with the same period a year ago. That’s up from the original 3 percent growth forecast issued in September when the economy’s recovery looked more uncertain.

The 3.7 percent forecast is still below the 4.1 percent growth registered in the year-ago period, according to ShopperTrak’s measure.

Bill Martin, founder of ShopperTrak, says a decent November and a steady pace in sales so far in December warranted the upgrade.

“We believe that the holiday season is deserving of more optimism,” he noted. He added that after a big spending spree over the Thanksgiving weekend — the official start of the holiday season — stores saw a typical lull, but sales didn’t plummet the way they have during some of the weaker holiday seasons in the past.

The National Retail Federation said Thursday it now expects holiday sales to rise 3.8 percent, up from the 2.8 percent forecast made in early October. The projected gain is still below the 5.2 percent pace seen during the holiday 2010 season from the prior year, but it’s well above the 2.6 percent average increase over the past 10 years.

Market decline takes shine off 2011 IPOs

NEW YORK (AP) — This was supposed to be the year of the IPO comeback.

Six months into 2011, the market for initial public offerings was stronger than before the recession.

The number of companies looking to raise money through new stock offerings was on pace for a decade high. Shares of companies that had gone public earlier in the year, on average, had posted gains.

But after that strong start, the market for new

stock offerings fizzled in 2011 as the prospect of a global slowdown and a prolonged European debt crisis battered financial markets. High-profile Internet companies like Groupon, LinkedIn and Zynga — which went public Friday — attracted attention. But overall, companies didn’t raise as much as they hoped for through IPOs. Main Street investors, who generally don’t have access to IPO shares until after they start trading, were likely the biggest losers.

States get a say on health benefits in Obama’s law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday rolled out a benefits framework for millions of people who will get private insurance through the health care overhaul, but states will decide the specifics.

The new law calls for the federal government to set a basic benefits package for private insurance. But that’s tricky territory for the administration as it tries to avoid the “big brother” label on health care. Obama will be defending his signature domestic law on two fronts next year — before the Supreme Court and the voters.

Friday’s proposal from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius allows states to retain some leeway. Private insurance traditionally has been regulated at the state level, and many state officials don’t like having to answer to Washington.

The basic benefits package could eventually affect 90 million people, HHS said. That includes those who would gain private insurance thanks to the health care law, as well as many more currently enrolled in small employer and individual plans.

The new proposal would let

states pick a benefits package from several federally approved options. Those range from benefits offered to federal and state employees to the most popular small business plans in the state and to a large health maintenance organization, or HMO. “The proposal we’re putting forward today reflects our commitment to giving states the flexibility they need,” Sebelius said. It’s a prickly relationship, with 26 states asking the Supreme Court to toss out the law.

If a state doesn’t want to pick benefits, the default will be the package available through the largest small business plan in that state.

Initial state reaction was positive. “Quite frankly, this was a very smart approach for HHS,” said Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger. “It builds on existing state law.” Praeger, a Republican, chairs the health care committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Starting in 2014, millions of people now uninsured will be able to buy private coverage in new state markets; taxpayer subsidies would help with premiums.

Insurers wanting to participate in the new state health insurance exchanges will have to offer at least the federally approved “essential benefits package.”

Business groups and consumer advocates are watching closely because they expect the federal government’s decisions to set new national standards for health insurance. At issue is the right balance between affordable coverage and comprehensive benefits.

Under the law, the benefits package must include such fundamentals as inpatient and outpatient care, emergency services, maternity and childhood care, prescription drugs, preventive screenings and labs.

It must also cover mental health and substance abuse treatment, as well as rehabilitation for physical and cognitive disorders, and dental and vision care for children. Such additional benefits are often not fully covered by frugal plans that are now the best that many small businesses can afford.

Traditionally regulated by the states, private insurance benefits vary widely across the country.

Large companies can opt out of most state rules, although they

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In this Oct. 31 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is seen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. The Obama administration is rolling out a health benefits framework for millions of Americans who will get private insurance through the health care overhaul — and states get to decide the specifics. usually offer comprehensive coverage.

Consumer advocates had hoped Obama would set a robust standard for the whole nation. But his administration only met them part way.

“The essential health benefits package will for the first time define a minimum standard for health insurance coverage,” said Stephen Finan of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

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CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military’s departure from Iraq opens the door to expanded Iranian influence in the Middle East, though that door could close fast if Iran’s closest Arab ally Bashar Assad falls from power in Syria.

That’s among the uncertainties looming over the Middle East in the wake of President Barack Obama’s decision to remove all U.S. troops by the end of this month, fulfilling a campaign promise to end the unpopular war and abandoning efforts to negotiate an extension of the year-end deadline agreed to by the Bush administration in 2008.

At first glance, that would make Iran the big winner, especially if the U.S. move heralds a tectonic shift of power in the strategic Persian Gulf region as the United States shifts its military focus to East Asia and the Pacific. But the tumult from the Arab Spring, on top of the end of the nearly nine-

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year Iraq War, has made the rivalry between Iran and the U.S.’s Arab allies even trickier and predictions more cloudy.

No longer will tens of thousands of American troops be stationed along Iran’s western border. They are leaving behind an Iraqi gover nment dominated by Shiite Muslim parties beholden to the Iranians, who sheltered them for years when Saddam Hussein and his Sunni-dominated Baath regime were in power.

With the American military presence reduced to a few hundred members of an embassybased liaison mission, Iran is likely to step up infiltration of Iraq’s intelligence services — the key to manipulating Iraq’s internal politics — and expand its links to both Shiite and Kurdish politicians, to the alarm of the country’s Sunni minority.

As the second most populous country in the Gulf, with some of

Mexican city to begin countdown for Dec. 21, 2012

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A city in southern Mexico wants to live each moment as if it were the last.

Tourism officials in Tapachula have installed a digital clock to count down the time left before the Dec. 21, 2012, solstice, when some believe the Mayan long-count calendar “runs out.”

The clock will be started this Dec. 21, a year before what many see as an apocalyptic event.

Chiapas state tourism regional director Manolo Alfonso Pinot said Friday that Mayan priests will perform a ceremony at the nearby archaeological site of Izapa.

Maya experts say the apocalypse fears are a misreading of Maya texts that mention the date, saying the Mayan considered it the end of one calendar cycle and the beginning of another.

Pinot said he does not believe the world will end, but looks at it as a sort of beginning, in the business sense at least.

“I look at this as an opportunity for rebirth. A lot of people know they can fill their body with energy if they come to these exceptional sites,” he said. “If people are interested, we have to take advantage of this.”

Tapachula, best known as a gritty border town crossed by Central American migrants en route to the United States, is not a popular Mayan tourism destination. But nearby Izapa is a place where many stelae have been found, including the “Tree of Life” stone.

But at Izapa, close to the Tajumulco volcano, Pinot says a Mesoamerican ball court, a carved stone and the throne of the Izapa ruler face a straight line that on Dec. 21, 2012, is expected to align with the planets.

“It is hard to say what you will be able to see that day,” he said.

The doomsday theories stem from a pair of tablets with inscriptions that describe the return of a Mayan god at the end of a 13th period of 400 years, which falls on Dec. 21, 2012.

Experts say the date is the end of a cycle of 5,125 years since the beginning of the Mayan Long Count calendar in 3113 B.C., and the start of another.

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the world’s largest proven petroleum reserves, an avowedly proIranian Iraq would be a game changer in the power struggle between Iran and the U.S.backed, conservative Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia.

Iran already wielded considerable influence in Iraq even when U.S. troop strength approached 170,000. The U.S.-led invasion of 2003 produced a strange alliance between the Americans and religiously based Shiite parties tied simultaneously to both Washington and Tehran. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite who had been cool toward Iran, has moved closer to the pro-Iranian groups since a political crisis in 2010 nearly cost him his job.

With the American military gone, Tehran’s prospects for bolstering those ties in Iraq look bright.

At closer examination, however, the future appears less cer-

tain. Much will depend on how the key players — including the United States — maneuver diplomatically through the new environment created by the end of the Iraq War. “The United States must succeed in limiting and countering Iranian influence in Iraq and in creating Iraqi forces that can defend the country,” wrote analyst Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Inter national and Strategic Studies. “The United States must also restructure a mix of forward-deployed U.S. forces and ties to regional powers that can contain every aspect of Iran’s military forces and political ambitions.”

Iran’s ability to manipulate a post-America Iraq is by no means unlimited, in part due to a flowering of Iraqi nationalism which survived the horrific bloodshed of the Sunni-Shiite sectarian war.

Many ordinary Iraqi Shiites

harbor bitter memories of the 1980-1988 war with Iran, when young Shiite soldiers bore the brunt of the casualties. Among the Sunni minority, hostility to Iran runs even deeper, and much of the talk of Iranian domination stems from overblown comments

by Sunni politicians seeking to discredit their Shiite political rivals.

“The Iraqis have no desire to be a client state of their Persian neighbor,” said Doug Ollivant, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and former director for Iraq on the National Security Council in both the Bush and Obama administrations. “This is a real threat ... but the threat is overstated.”

An Iranian strategic victory in Iraq could also be checkmated by a regime change in Syria, where Assad is facing mounting resistance to his family’s autocratic 40year rule.

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Pilgrims and tourists gather around the 98-foot-tall Christmas tree in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, that was lit for the first time Friday. The tree was supplied by Ukraine. In background is the St. Peter’s Basilica facade.

Ukraine flavors Vatican Christmas tree lighting VATICAN CITY (AP) — Ukrainian pilgrims sang folk songs and carols and recalled the late Pope John Paul II’s visit as the Vatican lit its Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square, a 25-meter (82-foot) pine from the Carpathian mountains in their country.

The tree w a s d e c o r a t e d w i t h

2,500 gold and silver balls and figures of animals and toys. The ceremony Friday evening included a folk choir with children carrying giant pinwheels, a Christmas tradition in Ukraine.

Polish-bor n John Paul began the tradition of er ecting a tall

Christmas tree in the square in 1982; the Bavarian-bor n Pope Benedict XVI has continued it.

Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, who served as a secretary to John Paul before returning to his homeland of Ukraine, said the tree was “to thank John Paul” for his 2001 visit.

Russian team trying to top K2 — in winter

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Reaching the summit of K2 in summer is one of mountaineering’s most deadly and difficult challenges.

Now, a team of Russians is attempting what no other has yet achieved — scaling the world’s second highest peak in winter.

The 15 climbers will endure temperatures plunging more than 50 below zero and winds of up to 70 kilometers an hour (40 miles per hour) as they inch up the stunning giant pyramid that straddles Pakistan and China. The assault is expected to take 2 1/2 months.

“This is only possible for a Russian team,” said Victor Kozlov, the affable leader of the expedition, whose members put up a new route on K2 in 2007. “God willing, we can make it,” he said this week in the Pakistani capital, ahead of his journey to the Karakoram range in the far north of the country.

Winter ascents of the world’s 14 highest mountains are some of most prized achievements left in climbing.

The “eight-thousanders,” as they’re known since they all top 8,000 meters (5 miles), were all conquered in summertime long ago. Amid a crowded field where each year hundreds pay around $80,000 to be guided up Everest, winter ascents can help a climber stand out and get his or her name in the history books.

Winter climbers have been summitting the 14 one by one the past decades — starting with Everest — but peaks of the Karakorum remained unconquered. The range is further north than the Himalayas, where Everest is located, and thus sees harsher winters. K2 is the northernmost peak of the lot.

Teams attempted winter ascents in the Karakorum 16 times in recent years. The first success came this year, when a threemember team including American Cory Richards summitted Gasherbrum II. That left only four peaks, three of them in the Karakorum and one nearby in the Himalayas.

“If they make it up K2 in winter, it will be huge,” said Billi Bierling, a moun-

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Victor Koslov, the leader of the Russian expedition to K2, gestures Wednesday during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. Summiting K2 in summer is one of mountaineering’s most deadly and difficult challenges. Now, a team of Russians is attempting what no other has yet achieved: Scaling the peak in winter. taineering journalist with three “eight thousanders” to her name, including Everest.

Elite mountaineers thrive on first ascents, new routes on established peaks and climbing in the “purest style” possible. That typically means no porter assistance high up on the slopes, no oxygen bottles or no reliance on fixed ropes left by other parties.

The Russians, who start their ascent around Christmas, are not using oxygen and will have porters at base camp only.

Their gear and food — including three freshly slaughtered yaks and, according to Kozlov, a little vodka — is being flown in

by Pakistani army helicopters charging more than $7,000 an hour.

Winter climbing means less daylight and temperatures around twice as cold as summer, making frostbite more of a danger. Living conditions at base camp are more miserable, winds are more vicious, there is more snow, greater avalanche risk and climbers need more food and equip-

ment to stay alive.

The one plus: “The mountains are less crowded,” said Bierling.

By the mid 1960s, all of the world’s tallest 14 mountains had seen summer ascents.

A Polish team was first up an “eightthousander” in winter, topping out on Everest in February 1980. The triumph set the stage for a decade of other successful expeditions, mostly by a group Polish climbers nicknamed “The Ice Warriors.”

The Russians intend to follow the “Cesen” route up K2 before venturing to the 8,611-meter summit from a face that has never been climbed, hoping it will allow them to avoid the worst of the wind.

They plan to fix ropes and establish camps up the mountain. They will then wait for a window of clear weather, at most a few days sometime in February or early March, and make a summit dash.

K2 is renowned for terrible, unpredictable weather and steeper slopes than

Everest. In the summer of 2008, 11 climbers died in an avalanche, the deadliest incident on a peak that has the second-highest fatality rate among the “eightthousanders.” More than 300 have reached the top, but at least 80 have died trying.

Andrzej Zawada, the Polish climber who made Everest’s first winter ascent, tried K2 in 1987.

In a written account, he said that from the end of December there was so much snow at base camp they had to dig tunnels to get into their tents. In 80 days on the mountain, they had just 10 days of good weather. They retreated after reaching a high point of 7,300 meters, frostbitten, their tents and ropes ripped off the mountain in the wind.

“We did everything that was humanly possible in those inhospitable conditions,” he wrote. “We were simply powerless in the face of such dangerous, formidable and life threatening elements which people have to confront in the highest mountains.”

Ashraf Aman, the first Pakistani climber to summit K2, said he thought the Russians stood a chance.

“They are a strong team, and experienced, but it depends on the weather,” he said.

He urged them to be fearless: “If you face death in the face, it will run away like a dog.”

There are two other expeditions elsewhere in the Karakorams this winter.

Pakistan has long welcomed foreign mountaineering expeditions, which bring cash and jobs into one of the country’s poorest regions. While climbers are hardy types, the spike in Islamist terrorism in the country over the last five years has led to a sharp drop in arrivals, said Naiknam Karim, from Adventure Tours Pakistan, which is organizing the Russian push.

“The biggest hurdle is the law and order situation and the perception outside the country,” he said. “Sometimes the climbers want to come, but their families don’t allow it.”

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Village of Ruidoso is requesting The Qualification-based competitive sealed proposals to provide Professional Services for an alternate On Call Well Pump and Motor Services and Well Maintenance Services. Sealed Proposals will be received by the Village of Ruidoso, 313 Cree Meadows Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 for RFP #2012-008P.

The Board of Chaves County Commissioners, pursuant to and in compliance with NM State Procurement Code, hereby invites formal qualification based proposals and price based competitive sealed bids for the following:

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Proposals will be received at Village of Ruidoso Purchasing Warehouse located at 311 Center St., Ruidoso, NM 88345 until 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011. Submitted proposals shall not be publicly opened.

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CONSIDERANDO QUE, la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Municipal Núm. 20 de Lake Arthur (“Junta” y “Distrito”, respectivamente), en el Condado de Chaves y Estado de Nuevo México, ha determinado que se llevará a cabo una elección especial de bonos escolares (“Elección”) el 14 de febrero de 2012, conforme a la Ley de Elecciones Escolares, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-22-1 a 1-22-19, y la Ley de Elecciones de Bonos, NMSA 1978, §§ 6-15-23 a 6-15-28; y CONSIDERANDO QUE, la Junta ha determinado por iniciativa propia someter en la Elección, la cuestión de la emission de bonos de obligación general de suma máxima y para los fines que más adelante se especifican, como se permite en NMSA 1978, Sección 22-18-2(B), y la Ley de Elecciones de Bonos; y

CONSIDERANDO QUE, ni la cuestión relacionada con los bonos que aquí se somete a votación ni cualquiera otra cuestión de bonos escolares ha sido derrotada por los votantes del Distrito en una elección de bonos escolares convocada dentro de un periódo de dos años antes de la Elección.

AHORA, POR LO TANTO, LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR MUNICIPAL NÚM. 20 DE LAKE ARTHUR, EL CUAL CONSTITUYE EL CUERPO GOBERNANTE DE DICHO DISTRITO, EN EL CONDADO DE CHAVES Y ESTADO DE NUEVO MÉXICO RESUELVE:

Sección 1. El dia 14 de febrero de 2012, se llevará a cabo en el Distrito Escolar Municipal Núm. 20 de Lake Arthur, Condado de Chaves, Estado de Nuevo México, una elección especial de bonos escolares con el fín de someterles a los votantes habilitados del Distrito la cuestión de crear una dueda por la emissión de bonos de obligación general del Distrito.

Sección 2. En la Elección, la cuestión siguiente será sometida a dichos votantes del Distrito que se hayan inscritos y estén habilitados: CUESTIÓN DE BONOS DE OBLIGACIÓN GENERAL ¿Se le concederá a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Municipal Núm. 20 de Lake Arthur, Condado de Chaves, Estado de Nuevo México, la autorización para emitir Bonos de obligación general del Distrito, en una serie o más en la suma agregada principal que no exceda $2,200,000 con el fin de: construir, remodelar, agregar anexos y amueblar a los edificios escolares; comprando o mejorarando terrenos escolares; comprando software y equipo de computadora para el uso estudiantil en las escuelas públicas; proveyendo fondos iguales para los proyectos de desembolso de capital financiados conforme a la Ley de Desembolso de Capital de Escuela Publica; o cualquiera combinación de estos propósitos, los dichos bonos pagados de los fondos derivados de los impuestos generales (ad valorem) y emisibles y vendidos en tal fecha o en tales fechas y conforme a los términos y condiciones que la Junta determine?

Sección 3. Una persona es votante calificado del Distrito si en el día de la Elección él o ella es ciudadano(a) de los Estado Unidos, tiene por lo menos 18 años de edad, y es residente del Distrito. Para votar, los votantes calificados del Distrito deben haberse registrado previamente con el Chaves County Clerk, o cualquier auxiliar de registración conforme a la ley.

Cualquier votante calificado del Distrito que no esté registrado ahora y que desea votar en la Elección debe registrarse durante las horas hábiles antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 10 de enero, 2012, siendo el dia vigésimo octavo (28th) inmediatamente antes de la Elección, en la oficina del Chaves County Clerk, en el edificio de la Corte del Condado de Chaves en Roswell, Nuevo México, o por cualquier agente de registración de votantes en una agencia designada como provenido en NMSA 1978, Secciónes 1-4-48 y 1-4-49.

Sección 4. Los sitios de votación para la Elección permanecerán abiertos entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 7:00 p.m. en el día de la Elección.

Sección 5. Los distritos electorales para la Elección serán los siguientes: _Recinto de Elección_ 103 y una porción de 41 y 102 dentro del Distrito

Sitio de Votacion Lake Arthur Community Center 704 Maine Lake Arthur, NM

Votación ausente sera según se expresa en la Sección 7 mas adelante.

Sección 6. La votación en el día de la Elección se llevará a cabo usando un sistema de votación definido en NMSA 1978, Sección 1-9-1(B). Se colocará, por lo menos, un sistema de votación en el sitio de votación de cada Distrito Electoral.

Sección 7. Conforme a la Ley de Votación Ausente, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-1 a 1-6-18 (excepto 1-6-4.2), la Ley de Recinto de Votación Ausente, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-19, 1-6-20, 1-6-22, 1-6-24, y 1-6-25, y Sección 1-22-19, votantes calificados y registrados podrán votar ausente en la oficina del Chaves County Clerk durante las horas y en los días hábiles desde las 8:00 a.m. el 13 de enero, 2012, siendo el dia vigésimo quinto (25th) antes de la Elección, hasta las 5:00 p.m. el 3 de febrero, 2012, siendo el día viernes que antecede inmediatamente la Elección. La votación ausente se llevará a cabo usando balotas de papel conforme a Secciones 1-6-8, 1-6-9, y 1-22-19.

APROBADA Y ADOPTADA este día 13 de diciembre de 2011.

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John Jackson Presidente, Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Municipal Núm.

20 de Lake Arthur

Atestiguado: Edward Rubio Secretaria, Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Muncipal Núm. 20 de Lake Arthur

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One or More, New, Current Year Model Ford F550 Deadline for submission: January 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM MST

Purchase or Lease of One or More, New, Current Model 4000 Gallon Water Trucks(s) and 13-9-17.1 Cubic Yard Dump Trucks Deadline for submission: January 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM MST

Jail Facility Systems Management/Security Control Software and Equipment Deadline for submission: January 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM MST

Proposals and bids will be accepted until dates as specified. Specifications can be obtained online through the New Mexico E-Procurement System (NMEPS) at: www.govbids.com (must be a registered vendor) or by contacting the Chaves County Purchasing office at (575) 624-6615. All openings are public and are held at the Chaves County Administrative Center, #1 St. Mary’s Place, Roswell, New Mexico, 88203.

Tammy Brisco Chaves County Purchasing Director (575) 624-6615 purchasing@co.chaves.nm.us

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 25, 2011 RESOLUTION AND PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL SCHOOL BOND ELECTION

WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Lake Arthur Municipal School District No. 20 (“Board” and “District”, respectively), in the County of Chaves and State of New Mexico, has determined that a special school bond election (“Election”) be held on February 14, 2012, pursuant to the School Election Law, NMSA 1978, §§1-22-1 through 1-22-19, and the Bond Election Act, NMSA 1978, '' 6-15-23 through 6-15-28; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined upon its own initiative to submit to vote at the Election, the question of the issuance of its general obligation bonds in the maximum amount and for the purpose hereinafter specified, as permitted by NMSA 1978, Section 22-18-2(B), and the Bond Election Act; and

WHEREAS, neither the bond question herein submitted, nor any other school bond question has been defeated by the voters of the District at a school bond election held within a period of two years prior to the date of the Election.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE LAKE ARTHUR MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 20, CONSTITUTING THE GOVERNING BODY OF SAID DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF CHAVES AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. On the 14th day of February, 2012, there will be held in the Lake Arthur Municipal School District No. 20, County of Chaves, New Mexico, a special school bond election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the District the question of creating a debt by the issuing of general obligation bonds of the District.

Section 2. At the Election, the following question shall be submitted to such qualified, registered electors of the District: GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND QUESTION

Shall the Board of Education of the Lake Arthur Municipal School District No. 20, County of Chaves, State of New Mexico, be authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the District, in one series or more, in the aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,200,000 for the purpose of erecting, remodeling, making additions to and furnishing school buildings, purchasing or improving school grounds, purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public schools, providing matching funds for capital outlay projects funded pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act or any combination of these purposes, said bonds to be payable from general (ad valorem) taxes and to be issued and sold at such time or times upon such terms and conditions as the Board may determine?

Section 3. A person is a qualified elector of the District if on the day of the Election he or she is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the District. In order to vote, qualified electors of the District must have previously registered with the Chaves County Clerk or any voter registration agent in accordance with law. Any qualified elector of the District who is not now registered and who wishes to vote at the Election should register prior to 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 2012, being the twenty-eighth day immediately preceding the Election, during regular business hours and days of business at the office of the Chaves County Clerk, Chaves County Courthouse, Roswell, New Mexico, or by any voter registration agent at a designated agency as provided in NMSA 1978, Sections 1-4-48 and 1-4-49.

Section 4. The polls for the Election will be open between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Election

Section 5. The voting districts for the Election shall be as follows: Election Precinct 103 and a portion of 41 and 102 within the District

Polling Place Lake Arthur Community Center 704 Maine Lake Arthur, NM

Absentee voting will be as described in Section 7 herein.

Section 6. Voting on the day of the Election shall be by a voting system defined in NMSA 1978, Section 1-9-1(B). At least one voting system shall be used at the polling place for each Voting District.

Section 7. Pursuant to the Absent Voter Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-1 through 1-6-18 (except 1-6-4.2 ), the Absent Voter Precinct Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 1-6-19, 1-6-20, 1-6-22, 1-6-24, and 1-6-25, and Section 1-22-19, qualified, registered electors may also vote absentee at the office of the Chaves County Clerk during regular hours and days of business from 8:00 a.m. on January 13, 2012, being the twenty-fifth (25th) day preceding the Election, until 5:00 p.m. on February 3, 2012, being the Friday immediately prior to the Election. Absentee voting shall be by paper ballot, pursuant to Sections 1-6-8, 1-6-9 and 1-22-19.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of December, 2011.

[SEAL] Attest:

John Jackson President, Board of Education Lake Arthur Municipal School District No. 20

Edward Rubio Secretary, Board of Education Lake Arthur Municipal School District No. 20

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NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID PREBID INFORMATION Section 00021

Competitive sealed bids will be received by the Chaves County, for Road Improvements - Phase 2 for IFB No. ITB-11-9 Project No.: CDBG 11-C-NR-I-01-G34 Project: ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE 2 at Chaves County Administration Building - County Managers Staff Conference Room, until January 5, 2012, 2:00 PM at which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Complete sets of the bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the Engineer: Occam Consulting Engineers, 200 East Fourth Street, Suite 100, Roswell, New Mexico 88201, ph: 575-623-8402, fax: 575-627-6577. Prospective bidders should attend a Pre-Bid Conference which will be held at Chaves County Building - Staff Conference Room on December 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM.

This Project is funded in whole or in part by a grant from the state of New Mexico Small Cities' Community Development Block Grant Program and is subject to requirements of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the funding agency.

Purchasing Agent:

Tammy Brisco, Purchasing Director

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 2011 ROSWELL-CHAVES COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

That a public hearing will be held by the Extraterritorial Zoning Commission on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 5:30 P.M. in the Commissioners' Chambers of the Chaves County Administrative Center-Joseph R. Skeen Building, # 1 St. Mary’s Place to offer the public an opportunity to comment on the items below:

Case # ETZ 1996-6: Renewal of a Special Use Permit for gravel extraction with a Variance in an LDN Zone 2 area. The property is located at 901 W. Charleston Road, more particularly described as the west 15 acres of SE4SW4 of Section 20; T11S.R24E.

Case # ETZ 2011-12: Rezone from Rural Suburban to Commercial or a Special Use Permit for the intended use as an Auto Repair Garage. The property is located at 4603 and 4605 S. Lea Avenue, more particularly described as Lots 2 and 3 of the Redivision of Lot 19 of Johnson and Allison Subdivision.

Members of the public having protest and/or comments to offer must submit such protest and/or comments in writing at least one (1) day prior to the public hearing day of the Extraterritorial Zoning Commission meeting to the Chaves County Planning and Zoning Office, P.O. Box 1817, Roswell, NM 88202. Providing comment at least (8) days before the first hearing allows your input to be included in the written report.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Planning & Zoning Administrator at 624-6606 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Planning & Zoning Director at 624-6606 if a summary or other type accessible format is needed.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 2011 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND BOND SALE ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF CHAVES GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2012

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Roswell Independent School District, County of Chaves, New Mexico (the “District”), will receive and publicly open bids at the Administrative Offices of the Roswell Independent School District Administrative and Educational Services Complex, Board Room, 300 North Kentucky, Roswell, New Mexico, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., prevailing Mountain Time, on January 10 , 2012, for the purchase of $4,000,000 Roswell Independent School District, County of Chaves, New Mexico General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 (the “Bonds”). Such bids may be either sealed or electronic (at the option of the bidder) as further provided herein.

If submitted electronically, bids must be submitted via BID COMP/PARITY BIDDING SYSTEM (“Dalcomp” or the “Electronic Bid Provider”) as further provided herein. The Board will meet in regular session at 6:00 p.m., on January 10, 2012, at Administrative Offices of the Roswell Independent School District Administrative and Educational Services Complex, Board Room, 300 North Kentucky, Roswell, New Mexico, to take action to award the Bonds.

The Bonds will be issued as fully registered Bonds and will mature on August 1 of each year as follows: $4,000,000 ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF CHAVES, NEW MEXICO GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2012 Years Maturing 2012 2013 2014 2015

Amounts Maturing 1,020,000 1,015,000 995,000 970,000

The Bonds shall constitute the general obligation of the District and shall be payable solely out of general (ad valorem) taxes which shall be levied against all taxable property in the District without limitation as to rate or amount.

Each bidder must submit an unconditional, written and sealed or electronic transmission bid on the Official Bid Form for all of the Bonds, specifying the lowest rate or rates of interest and premium, if any, at or above par at which such bidder will purchase the bonds. The maximum net effective interest rate is 10% per annum and the maximum stated interest rate permitted is 10% per annum. Further limitations and information concerning the interest rates which may be bid for the Bonds and otherwise concerning bidding are set forth in the Official Notice of Bond Sale, of which this notice is a condensation. None of the Bonds will be sold at less than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest thereon. Copies of the Official Notice of Bond Sale, Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Bid Form may be obtained from the District's Financial Advisor, RBC Capital Markets, 6301 Uptown Blvd. NE, Suite 110, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, Telephone (505) 872-5999. All bids must comply with the terms of the Official Notice of Bond Sale.

The validity and enforceability of the Bonds will be approved by Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., 500 Fourth Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, and a certified transcript of the legal proceedings will be furnished to the purchaser without charge.

DATED this 13th day of December, 2011.

ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

ATTEST:

/s/ Pauline Ponce Board Secretary

By /s/ Mackenzie Hunt President

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 27, 2011 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR (1) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP FOR DISPENSER LICENSE NO. 2769 TO PAULOWSKY ENTERPRIZES, INC. DOING BUSINESS AS TIA JUANA’S

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held to issue (1) Transfer of Ownership of a liquor license by the City Council of the City of Roswell during the regular council meeting on January 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 425 North Richardson, Roswell, New Mexico.

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Applicant:

Paulowsky Enterprises, Inc. 750 N. 17th Street Las Cruces, NM 88005-4153

Proposed: Action

Licensee’s:

Transfer of Ownership of Liquor License # 2769 Application # 793575

Tia Juana’s 3601 N. Main Street Roswell, NM 88201

At the meeting the Council may take action approving or disapproving the proposed application. /s/Dave Kunko City Clerk

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 2011 INVITATION FOR BID

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico calls for sealed bids on IFB #2012-008B.

The project consists of replacing Village Well H-1979-S-2 known as River B Well. In general, the project will consist of the drilling, geophysical logging, completion, development and test pumping of a production well to a depth of up to 1,500 ft. with a 14 inch nominal diameter casing and screen.

Bids will be received at Village of Ruidoso Purchasing Warehouse located at 311 Center St., Ruidoso, NM 88345 until 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, December 29, 2011. Submitted bids will be opened at the Annex Building at 421 Wingfield St. Any bids received after closing time will be rejected and returned unopened.

The Village of Ruidoso reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all informalities as deemed in the best interest of the Village.

Vicki Eichelberger Village of Ruidoso Purchasing Agent

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 2011 LEGAL NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID BID NO: ___12-04_

The Board of Education, Roswell Independent School District, is requesting competitive sealed bids for the construction of Roswell High School 400 & 500 Wing and Nancy Lopez Elementary School Roofing Repairs.

Project bid/contract documents may be obtained from the location(s) listed in the complete Invitation to Bid (ITB) which may be reviewed at; www.risd.k12.nm.us/administration/business/purchasingbidrfp.cfm or by contacting Kevin Dillon – 575-637-3319.

Bids will be received no later than January 13, 2012 at 2:00pm, 300 North Kentucky, AESC Board Room Roswell, New Mexico 88201. Sealed bids must be delivered to: Roswell Independent School District 300 N. Kentucky Business Office/ Suite 203 Attn: Veronica Salazar Roswell, NM 88201 Phone No: (575)627-2533

The RISD Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or cancel this ITB in its entirety. /s/ Mackenzie Hunt Mackenzie Hunt, President Board of Education -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish Dec. 18, 25, 2011, Jan. 1, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Artesia at Purchasing Department, 1805 S. 27th, Artesia, New Mexico 88210 for the Project listed below no later than 2:00 PM, January 24, 2012 at which time the public opening and reading of bids received will begin. The tabulation of bids will be considered by the City of Artesia at its next regular meeting following the opening of bids, or at a later meeting, as the interest of the City of Artesia requires. Complete copies of the Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents to be used in connection with the submission of bids, may be obtained at Albuquerque Reprographics, Inc. 4616 McLeod NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, Phone (505) 884-0865; Fax (505) 883-6452 upon payment of $25 for each complete set. Checks should be made payable to The “City of Artesia Finance Department”. Incomplete sets will not be issued. General contractors will be allowed 2 sets, and subcontractors and suppliers one (1) set, Deposits will be refunded if plans and documents are returned in good conditions with 10 calendar days after Bid Opening. Documents may be examined at: McGraw Hill Construction Phone: (800) 393-6343; Fax (505) 842-0231, Construction Reporter 1609 Second Street, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 243-9793 Fax; (505) 242-4758, Builders News & Plan Room, 3435 Princeton NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107 Phone: (505) 884-1752, Fax: (505) 883-1627. For questions the prospective bidders are invited to contact in writing the ARCHITECT or the Engineer listed below. Bidder’s attention is directed to the fact the “Subcontractors Fair Practices Act” will be in effect for this project. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 1:00 P.M. January 10, 2012 at Artesia City Hall, 511 West Texas Avenue Artesia, NM 88210. Bidders are Required to attend and participate in the conference.

NAME OF PROJECT: COA-C-12-0020 Baish Veterans Park

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF PROJECT: Construction of Baish Veterans Park with pavers, landscaping and irrigation. Reconstruction of 5th Street from the alley to Texas Avenue. Reconstruction of a portion of Alley West 5th and South of Texas Avenue - Reconstruction of street parking on Texas Avenue north of the park and west 5th street - Construction of the Veterans Memorial Name and Address of Contracting Agency: City of Artesia 1805 S. 27th Artesia, New Mexico 88210 575-748-9985Attn: Mary Josselyn Name and Address of Architect: JMZ Arquitectos 10010 Indian School Rd, NE, Suite 103 Albuquerque, NM 87112 Ph: (505) 239-4457, Fax: (505) 275-0222 Attn: Jose Zelaya, AIA

Name and Address of Engineer: Occam Consulting Engineers, Inc 10010 Indian School Rd, NE, Suite 104 Albuquerque, NM 87112 Ph: (505) 275-0022, Fax: (505) 275-0222

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Delta announces big LaGuardia expansion NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines Inc. plans a massive flight expansion out of New York’s LaGuardia airport, hoping to improve its competitive edge against its two biggest rivals in one of the nation’s most important air travel markets.

Delta said Friday that the additions make it the biggest airline between the New York area and other cities in the U.S., as it adds routes that target American Airlines and put it in a better position to compete against United Continental. That should help it grab more highpaying business travelers, a critical passenger segment in major cities like New York.

The list of added cities reads like a map of the hubs of competing airlines. Delta is adding Miami and Dallas, both American Airlines hubs. It will also fly to Houston and Denver, which are United hubs, and Charlotte, N.C. — a hub for US Airways. In all, it will add more than 100 flights to 29 new destinations.

By next summer Delta expects to operate 264 daily flights from LaGuardia — the smallest of the New York area’s three main airports. Those flights will go to more than 60 cities, which Delta says is more than any other air-

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Delta Airlines CEO Richard H. Anderson speaks during a news conference on Friday in New York. Delta Air Lines Inc. is boosting its flying out of New York's LaGuardia airport, adding routes that target American Airlines and put it in a better position to compete against United. line. Currently Delta operates flights to 35 cities out of that airport.

United and Continental’s merger into the world’s largest airline put Delta in second-place by traffic. Expanding in a key business market like New York will help it compete

against the larger airline.

“It’s about increasing Delta’s overall appeal and utility to the high-yield business traveler,” said Henry Harteveldt, cofounder of Atmosphere Research Group in San Francisco. “Delta is going for scope of service, rather

than always having the largest number of flights to a smaller network of cities.”

Gail Grimmett, Delta’s senior vice president of New York operations, thinks the convenience of LaGuardia will be a major deciding factor for busi-

ness travelers debating between flying with Delta or United, which has a hub in nearby Newark, N.J. As it adds flights, Delta will expand into LaGuardia’s Terminal C in addition to its existing operation at Terminal D.

The Atlanta-based airline will spend $100 million on the expansion. Delta will continue its shuttle service to Chicago, Boston and Washington out of the airport’s Marine Air Terminal.

Delta obtained the new flying rights in a deal with US Airways Group Inc. Delta gave up some of its flying rights at Washington’s Reagan National airport, which US Airways wanted, in exchange for some of that airline’s rights at LaGuardia. The exchange of flying rights happens in two rounds, on March 25 and July 11. As a result some of Delta’s new LaGuardia flights start in May, the rest in July.

US Airways said it will announce its plans for expanded Washington flying in January.

Delta has said it will cut overall flying by as much as 3 percent next year.

CEO Richard Anderson said the new flying at LaGuardia will be offset by reduced flying in Washington.

Shares of Atlanta-based Delta rose 43 cents, or 5 percent, to close at $9.02.

Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc. rose 60 cents, or 2.9 percent, to close at $21.24. US Airways Group Inc. shares rose 47 cents, or 8.2 percent, to close at $6.18.

Pittsburgh-area Vacationing with Thailand’s elephants amusement park getting new ride

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — Officials at Kennywood say the Pittsburgh-area amusement park will have a new ride when it opens for the 2012 season.

The “Black Widow” features a spinning circle of 40 seats that will swing from the end of a pendulum-like arm, taking riders 146 feet into the air at the highest point.

Park officials say riders will experience a feeling of weightlessness during the ride.

The ride is replacing the Pitfall, a 251foot towering cylinder that dropped seated riders to the ground in a free fall. That ride was dismantled earlier this week.

The new ride will be installed in March and April and should be ready for riders when the park opens for daily operations on May 17.

Riders will move 68 mph and be upsidedown at times on the new attraction.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Hagerman Municipal Schools at 406 N. Cambridge Ave., Hagerman, New Mexico 88232 for the Project listed below no later than 3:30 PM, January 11, 2012, at which time the public opening of bids, or at a later meeting, as the interest of the Hagerman Municipal Schools requires. For complete copies of the Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents to be used in connection with the submission of bids, the prospective bidders are invited to contact the ENGINEER listed below. During normal business hours Mon.-Thurs. 7:00 am-5:00 pm and Fri. 7:00 am- 11:00am. A $50.00 deposit will be required for each set of plans, contract documents, specifications, and bidding forms. Bidder’s attention is directed to the fact the “Subcontractors Fair Practices Act” will be in effect for this project. New Mexico Public Works Minimum Wage Act requires all tiers of contractors for this project to submit certified weekly payroll records to (1) contracting agency (biweekly) and (2) NM Public Works director, when requested by the director or other interested parties.

NAME OF PROJECT: Hagerman Schools Parking Areas Improvements - 2011

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF PROJECT: Construction of new parking area at secured vehicle yard on Cambridge Ave. and along south side of football field on Sterling St. Construction will consist of demo/removals, subgrade prep, base course, hot-mix asphalt and striping.

No Pre-Bid meeting will be held.

Name and Address of Contracting Agency: Hagerman Municipal Schools 406 N. Cambridge Ave. PO Box B Hagerman, New Mexico 88232 (575)752-3254 Attn: Steve Starkey Name and Address of Engineer: Smith Engineering 401 N. Pennsylvania Ave. PO Box 2565 Roswell, New Mexico 88202-2565 (575) 622-8866, Attn: Scott Hicks, P.E.

Advertised in Roswell Daily Record Published Date: December 18, 2011

By: Steve Starkey, Superintendent For: Hagerman Municipal Schools

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Guests volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park don’t have phone service or television, and Internet access is limited to a single area. But what they get instead of TV is ele-vision, all day long.

They can see elephants eating, playing in the mud, bathing and even floating in a river. They can watch large family groups and their evershifting relationships, which one observer compared to a soap opera. And while first impressions might suggest there is nothing subtle about a six-ton animal, by the end of a stay at the Elephant Nature Park, most guests come to realize there’s a lot about elephants that’s easy to miss. There’s the rubbery rasp as they exhale through the trunk, the leathery skin and sharp bristly hair, the pink-orange patch between the eyes, and the freckles that run down the trunk and across the lower part of the ears.

I learned all of this during a week of observing and helping out at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. The park is home to 36 elephants, most of them rescued from handlers who had them begging for food in the streets or hauling timber, carrying tourists on treks, or doing tricks in “elephant shows.” The elephant is Thailand’s national symbol, but tame elephants are considered livestock. Most of the park’s elephants endured brutal training and decades of work, and some are now disabled. A few have been crippled by land mines.

The Elephant Nature Park offers sanctuary and a calmer life, and its founders are hoping to show Thailand that there is another way to treat elephants. They believe that tourists will come to Thailand to see elephants in a more natural setting.

The elephants include family groups surrounding the park’s babies, Chang Yim and Faa Mai, rambunctious bull Hope, and duos like Jokia and Mae Perm. Jokia is blind, and Mae Per m has become her “seeing-eye elephant.” The elephants have deep and complex bonds, but there are often conflicts and jealousies.

The elephants also have personality to match their size, and their trunks give them an almost endless variety of facial expressions.

“I had watched a documen-

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This September 2011 photo shows Mae Bua Kham after the elephant was bathed by park volunteers in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Guests volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park don’t have phone service or television, and Internet access is limited to a single area. What they get instead of TV is ele-vision, all day long.

tary which spoke about an elephant park where you could volunteer and work with the elephants,” said Sim Marsh, who works at a financial planning fir m in Melbourne, Australia. Marsh says volunteering at an elephant park was on her “bucket list.”

The park is home to more than just elephants. It’s become an animal preserve of its own, hosting around 20 head of cattle and water buffalo, a few horses, one moon bear, chickens, dozens of cats, and about 80 dogs. The dogs often make more noise than the elephants.

Some areas of Thailand, including Bangkok and parts of Chiang Mai, were flooded earlier this year, but the park noted on its website that it was unaffected by the floods in part because its “strong river wall” protected it from the waters. According to the latest U.S. State Department travel alert, floodwaters have generally receded around the country and the situation in damaged areas is improving.

The Elephant Nature Park offers a series of packages starting with day trips costing about $80 per person, while a week’s stay as a volunteer costs under $400 per person, including food and a place to sleep. The newer rooms are spacious and the park is building new rooms quickly.

There isn’t all that much privacy and the accommodations are pretty Spartan - there’s no hot water and the staff warns that the power sometimes cuts out, taking the water down with it - but the food is delicious. The flavors are more complex than the typical restaurant Thai food in New York; I know I’ll be spending a lot of time trying to get replicate the fried rice with cinnamon.

Volunteers spend three or four hours a day working at the park, with about two hours of work in the morning and another one or two in the after noon. They mash up bananas and clean fruit in the elephant kitchen, plant trees and sugar cane, build fences,

and clean the elephant shelters. Yes, that means we paid them to let us shovel elephant dung. It doesn’t smell, but there are 36 elephants, so there was a lot of dung to shovel and pitchfork away.

The work can be grueling; Thailand’s climate is humid and temperatures at the park reach the 80s. Casual tourists and elephant fans might find a full week’s stay to be intense, but it’s worth the work to see and interact with elephants in a way you won’t get if you’re just riding them or watching them perform.

The days are paced well, and the rewards are remarkable. After work in the morning, the elephants crowd up to the main building and volunteers feed them bunches of bananas and sliced watermelon and mango. After lunch, the elephants bathe at the river. (They can bathe themselves, of course, but they’re happy to let the volunteers throw buckets of water on them in return for treats from their handlers, or mahouts, who always accompany them.)

Later in the afternoons, the park of fers work sessions alter nating with trips to a local school, shadowing the park’s veterinarians, and film screenings and talks.

At night, the valley comes alive with the chirping of crickets and the twisting croak of frogs. The fog pours in from over the mountains and shrouds the park as the volunteers relax from their hard work. But thinking about one’s experiences here at the end of a long day is very different from reflecting on the typical vacation. After all, we were not just tourists.

We were visitors in the land of the elephants.

If You Go...

ELEPHANT NATURE PARK: Located 37 miles or 60 kilometers from the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand; http://www.el ephantnaturepark.org/. Visits can range from a day trip ($80 or 2500 baht) to an overnight ($185 or 5,800 baht) to three nights, a week or two weeks ($385 a week or 12,000 baht).

Discounts for children under 12. Stays include simple hut accommodations and meals.

Visitors can travel by train or plane from Bangkok to Chiang Mai; the park provides transportation from the city of Chiang Mai to the preserve and offers a package that covers train travel from Bangkok.

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Judge hears ‘Sister Wives’ challenge of Utah law SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for a polyga- ongoing investigation by Utah County authorities is mous family made famous on a reality television related to allegations of bigamy.

“It’s over something else,” Jensen said. show on Friday asked a Utah federal judge not to Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman has not disblock their challenge of the state’s bigamy law.

Kody Brown and wives Meri, Janelle, Christine closed the nature of their investigation publicly and and Robyn filed a lawsuit in Salt Lake City’s U.S. a message left for him Friday was not immediately returned.

District Court in July.

Buhman’s office has no stated policy related to the The stars of the TLC show “Sister Wives” contend the law is unconstitutional because it violates their prosecution of polygamists.

On Friday, Jensen said the attorney general’s right to privacy — prohibiting them from living together and criminalizing their private sexual rela- office policy is to only file bigamy charges against a polygamist in connection with other crimes, such as tionships.

Under Utah law, people are guilty of bigamy if they underage marriages, child abuse or welfare fraud. A straight bigamy prosecution hasn’t been have multiple marriage licenses, or if they filed in Utah for more than 50 years, cohabitate with another consenting Jensen said. adult in a marriage-like relationAssistant Utah A check of state court ship. Any couple of any sex living Attorney General Jerrold records by The Associated together in an intimate relationship is considered marriageJensen called the Browns’ lawsuit Press, however, found at least two cases. like under the law, and such a Bob Foster had three living arrangement would be “great TV drama” but said there’s no wives when he was arrested considered a felony. Any coureal threat to the family, which has and charged with bigamy in ple of any sex living together neither been arrested or charged with 1974.

He pleaded no contest in an intimate relationship any crime. Jensen said it’s more likely and was sentenced to six could be considered guilty of months in jail. He was a felony under the law. the Browns were harmed by released after 21 days and Formerly of Lehi, the publicizing their lifestyle on ordered to serve five years of Browns and their 17 children television, not by actions probation. A judge also said Fosmoved to Nevada in January ter was not allowed to live with his after police launched a bigamy taken by the state. families. Foster died from cancer in investigation. The Browns practice 2008. He was still married to all three polygamy as part of their religious beliefs. women.

U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups Mark Easterday was arrested and charged with heard oral arguments in the case on Friday in Salt Lake City and took the matter under advisement. It’s bigamy in 1999. Authorities were alerted to Easterday’s multiple marriage as part of a custody battle not clear when he will rule.

For the case to go forward, the judge must decide during his divorce from his first wife. He ultimately pleaded no contest to adultery because the divorce the Browns have been harmed by the bigamy law.

In court, the Browns’ Washington-based attorney, was finalized before the bigamy case went to trial.

Jonathan Turley, said the family has suffered losses Easterday was sentenced to probation.

Easterday, who left Utah and is currently married of income and been forced to move out of state to two women, told The Associated Press he believes because they were under investigation for bigamy.

They’ve also suffered “reputational harm” because the Browns are right to fear a bigamy prosecution.

“I know from experience that they do prosecute,” the law labels the Browns’ family a “criminal association,” and because some Utah County prosecutors Easterday said. I think they should change the law have said publicly that it would be easy for authori- over the entire country. Why it is that in some places ties bring charges because the Browns have already a woman and a woman can be married, but a man can’t have another wife?” acknowledged felonies on national TV. Polygamy in Utah and across much of the Inter“This family was fearful of arrest ... they still are,” Turley said. “It’s why they are not here (in court) mountain West is a legacy of 19th century Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormons abantoday.”

Assistant Utah Attorney General Jerrold Jensen doned the practice of plural marriage in the 1890s called the Browns’ lawsuit “great TV drama” but said as a condition of Utah’s statehood and now excomthere’s no real threat to the family, which has nei- municates members found engaging in polygamy.

An estimated 38,000 self-described Mormon funther been arrested or charged with any crime.

Jensen said it’s more likely the Browns were damentalists continue the practice, believing it harmed by publicizing their lifestyle on television, brings exaltation in heaven. Most keep their way of life a secret. not by actions taken by the state.

Typically, polygamous men are legally married to “The Browns have perceived that they will be prosecuted,” Jensen said. “That is a misperception, at their first wives and wed subsequent brides only in religious ceremonies. The couples consider themleast at this point.”

Jenson also said the Browns assume that an selves “spiritually married.”

Met opera’s ‘Hansel’ is a musical food feast

NEW YORK (AP) — “Is the witch really dead now?” my 6-year -old seatmate, Claudia, leaned over anxiously to ask.

Hansel and Gretel had just shoved the old crone into the oven, but she could still be seen knocking on the glass door as if she expected the children to let her out.

Soon enough, however, she really was dead. And Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” had worked its spell on Claudia just as it had on the entire audience of grown-ups and children at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday night.

The opening performance of this season’s revival was a magical affair all around. The eccentric production

by Richard Jones exerted its creepy charms; a strong cast of singers sent Humperdinck’s melodies soaring, and the orchestra led by debut-

ing conductor Robin Ticciati made the Wagnerian textures sound light and transparent.

In Jones’ refreshingly kitsch-free vision, “Hansel and Gretel” is all about hunger and food. The dream pantomime features not 14 guardian angels but 14 chefs in giant white hats who prepare a sumptuous banquet for the children. The witch, decked out by costumer designer John Macfarlane in lumpy black dress and white pearls, is like a malevolent, misshapen Julia Child who whips up all manner of desserts in a frenzy and tries to force-feed them to Hansel.

Though the role was written for a mezzo-soprano, it’s often taken by a tenor. Robert Brubaker sang and acted with gusto, sounding at times like Mime, the dwarf in Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, a role he will sing at

the Met later this season.

Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak was a sweetly lyrical Gretel with blooming high notes, though her heavily accented English made her words often unintelligible. Mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey was a ripe-voiced Hansel and played the role of the gangly boy to perfection. The delicate blending of their voices in the children’s prayer was enchanting.

Soprano Michaela Martens and baritone Dwayne Croft lent strong support as their parents.

This “Hansel” with its menacing tree people, suicidal mother and drunken father, might be a bit too dark for very young children, though its mood is more in keeping with the original Grimms’ fairy tale than most productions. For everyone else, though, it’s a holiday feast.

$15.7589 per hour ($32,778.51 per year) with excellent benefits.

Complete required application and information package is available from the Human Resources Office, 425 N. Richardson, (575) 624-6700, Ext. 268 or on-line at www.roswell-nm.gov.

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In this publicity file image provided by TLC, Kody Brown, center, poses with his wives, from left, Robyn, Christine, Meri and Janelle in a promotional photo for the reality series, "Sister Wives." The polygamous family made famous on the TLC show is asking a U.S. judge not to block their challenge of Utah's bigamy law. Kody Brown and wives Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn filed a lawsuit in Salt Lake City’s U.S. District Court in July. The stars say the law is unconstitutional because it prohibits them from living together and criminalizes their private sexual relationships.

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Deadline is 5:00 pm on December 30, 2011. EOE COMFORT KEEPERS A non-medical in-home care agency is seeking mature, dependable people to fill open positions caring for the elderly. If you would enjoy providing companionship, preparing meals, housekeeping, personal care and shopping for our clients then we want to hear from you. Applicants must have very neat, clean appearance, possess a valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

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There is a great opportunity available. Great pay.

Call 575-302-7268.

DOMINO'S PIZZA is now hiring drivers and Assistant Managers. Earn up to $14 per hour. Apply online today at careers.dominos.com LOCALLY OWNED business has opening for PT/PTA, OTR/COTA. Flexable hours. Send resume to: Staffing, PO Box 8244, Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell Daily Record Looking for carrier in the Hagerman area. Call 575-622-7730 ext. 56 PHYSICAL THERAPY Tech positions open for full & part time. You would be assisting the Physical Therapists in working with patients and some paperwork. We will train you on the job. Apply at 800 W. 2nd, Street, Roswell.

BUSY FAMILY Practice seeking hardworking individual to perform medical assistant duties. Ability to speak Spanish preferred.

Following qualities essential: good communication skills, caring and helpful to patients, ability to multi task, willing to contribute to work environment in positive way. Serious inquires only please fax your resume with references to 575-622-1273 Attn: HR.

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Avon, Buy/Sell. Christmas around the corner. $10 to start Sandy 317-5079 ISR DRIVERS Coastal Transport is hiring Drivers at our Satellite Terminal in Roswell with Class (A) CDL. (X) Endorsement Must be 23 yrs Old. Home every day! Scheduled Days Off, $2000 sign on bonus.

For more Information call 1-877-297-7300 2408 N. Industrial Artesia, NM. THE NEW Mexico Association of Conservation Districts is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Farm Bill Program Specialist. The position will work in the Natural Resources Conservation Service office located at 1011 S. Atkinson, Roswell, New Mexico. Duties entail performing program and administrative support for the USDA Farm Bill Programs within the Chaves and Hagerman-Dexter Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Applicants must have good basic computer skills in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Explorer and preferably, a basic knowledge of accounting and business office functions and agriculture operations. This is a temporary full-time position with a salary range of $24,933-$31,315 per year.

Applications may be made by application form or resume not to exceed 2 pages, and application forms may be obtained at the NRCS office shown above. For further information, contact that office at (575) 622-8746, ext. 3, or Troy Hood at (505)898-5969. Applications must be submitted to Troy Hood, 1102 Villa Rd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

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MJG CORPORATION is currently accepting applications for a Maintenance person. General knowledge in basic building repairs and equipment.

Fill out job application and job history at 204 W 4th.

St. Roswell, NM 88201 or call 575-622-8711.

PART TIME delivery driver needed. CDL and HAZMAT certified necessary.

Must pass drug test and should have clean driving record. Do not respond unless you are able to perform manual labor with heavy delivery. Send your contact information to Warehouse Manager, PO Box 5609, Roswell, NM 88202.

Now forming classes for Treatment Foster Parents Free training Pick up Applications at La Familia Mental Health 200 W. Hobbs Roswell, NM 88203 or Call 575-623-1220 for more information.

FARM LABORER 2 Openings. Temporary.

Studebaker Farm, located in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, TX. Drives and operates farm machinery to plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest fruit. Prepares soil to plant, fertilize and harvest crops.

Sprays trees and removes excess growth to improve fruit quality with pruning saws and clippers. Drives truck or tractor to transport materials, supplies and products. Picks fruit during harvest. Irrigates soil. $9.78 /hr. Employer guarantees 3/4 of work days of the total contract period 2/01/12 -11/01/12. Work tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. Housing will be made available at no cost to workers, including U.S. workers, who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each working day.

Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50 percent of the work contract. Report or send resume to the nearest local office of the New Mexico Workforce Commission Agency. Refer to Job Order Number TX8164899.

HOLIDAY INN Express® hotels look for people who are genuine, friendly, thoughtful and resourceful.

People who care enough to go the extra mile to give our guests a great experience. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites is located at 2300 N Main Street Our hotel is looking for a Housekeeper and a Second Assistant Housekeeper to join our busy and professional team. Ideally, you’ll have at least one year of experience in a hotel environment, be able to demonstrate initiative and be someone who has a reputation for delivering great service and being fun to work with. Bilingual is a plus. In return, we will give you a competitive salary and opportunities to learn new skills and grow your career. On top of this, you’ll join a great team that makes work fun, so you will feel motivated to come to work every day. If this sounds like the perfect move for you or if you want to find out more apply in person. Holiday Inn Express® hotels look for genuine people who keep it real and do what they say they will. Come and join us and Stay Real!

PRESSURE SERVICES, LLC has open positions for pump “kill” truck drivers.

Must have a valid Class A CDL license, must live within 60 mile radius of Artesia. Benefits include beginning pay of $22/hr plus over time. New trucks and equipment. For additional information contact, Chance Campanella, 303-501-9436.

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DISASTER VOLUNTEERS needed! Red Cross, 622-4970 or carral@usa.redcross.org BUSY OPTOMETRIST office seeking Full Time Employee. Individual must be dependable, well organized and hard working. Experience and bi-lingual a plus.

Please send resume to P.O. Box 1897, Unit 288, Roswell, NM 88202.

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-886-7324.

CITY OF ROSWELL Executive Secretary

This is advanced, specialized secretarial/administrative work. Work involves providing highly complex secretarial support to a high-level administrative official, board or commission.

Salary range $25,927.68 to $33,091.02 per year. Information sheet, waiver form and required application is available from the Human Resources Office, 425 N. Richardson, 575-624-6700 ext. 268 or on-line at www.roswell-nm.gov Position will remain open until 5:00 pm, Wednesday, December 21, 2011. EOE Janitorial Person Roswell 5 days per week PT & exp. required. call 800-728-1961 COMPRESSCO IS seeking an experienced compressor technician service to work in the gas production industry in the Carlsbad are. Mechanical experience required, gas compression preferred. Interested candidates should email resume to jobs@compressco.com.

We offer excellent benefits and compensation pkg.

EOE Days Inn- Now hiring Front Desk Clerk. Must Be Able To Work All Shifts and Weekends. Please Apply In Person at 1310 N. Main St. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

SERVICES

100. Babysitting I WILL babysit children on snow days. Call Wanda, 625-9572.

105. Childcare

Sunday, December 18, 2011

140. Cleaning

SUNSHINE WINDOW Service Free estimates.

575-626-545,575-626-5153

185. Electrical

ALLIANCE ELECTRIC Any size electrical job.

Lic#367386. 575-840-7937 BIG HORN Electric Professional work, affordable price. 575-317-8345 NM Lic#367662.

200. Fencing

M.G. HORIZONS free estimates for installation.

Chainlink, wood, metal & block. 575-623-1991

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Firewood/Coal

FIREWOOD -$125 per cord Saturday only by appointment mixed hardwoods 624-1611 Cash only.

PINON/ JUNIPER mix, $250 per cord.

575-973-0373 ELM $205 - cord delivered.

Fir - $225 - cord delivered.

Pecan $330 - cord delivered. You pick up or half cords available. Call 575-420-9751 or 575-420-8447. Graves Farm, 622-1889.

Cordova Chimney Sweep.

623-5255 or 910-7552

225. General Construction

HARVEST BUILDERS All types of construction.

Lic/Bonded 575-910-3000 SCENIC LANDSCAPING Sprinklers, trees. Block fences and all types of fences. Concrete construction, brick, painting, roofing and more. Best prices in town. Call 575-317-6712 Jose 575-624-8557 P. T. Productions, Inc. NM license #29340 Free Estimates Construction Work Painting Remodels Concrete Work

40 yrs. experience All Required Insurance 575-622-1490 (Office) 575-910-0438 (Cell #)

230. General Repair

CARPENTRY, DRY wall, painting & concrete. We guarantee. 626-2050 HOLIDAY SEASON upon us. Let D&B Property Maintenance, do any and all your holiday repairs. No job too small, one call does it all. Free est. 623-8922

232. Chimney Sweep

NEED CHILD care? Find the widest range of available childcare for your children and their needs.

1-800-691-9067 or www.newmexic okids.org.

You may also call us; Family Resource & Referral 622-9000 and we can help you navigate the system.

CHIMNEY SWEEP Have your woodstove or fireplace inspected and cleaned. Dust free Guarantee. 36 years Experience, Licensed, Insured. Bulldog Janitorial Services 575-308-9988

COUNTRY KIDS Family Daycare has opening for day, evenings & weekends.

State licensed. 622-0098

PROPERTY CLEANUPS Tear down old bldgs, barns, haul trash, old farm equip. 347-0142/317-7738

WILL PROVIDE Chidl Care for your children or child.

Reasonable rates and years of experience.

Please call Lisa. 914-5674

140. Cleaning

JD CLEANING Service, Licensed and bonded.

References. 623-4252 HOUSE & office cleaning at good, cheap price.

973-3592 or 973-2649 FOR ALL your holiday home/office cleaning needs. Call D&B Property Maintenance. No job too small, one call does it all.

Fres est. 622-8922

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235. Hauling 270.

Landscape/ Lawnwork

LAWN SERVICE & much more work at low price.

914-0803.

WEEKEND WARRIOR Lawn Service mowing, property cleanup, residential rain gutter cleaning, and much more 575-626-6121 Landscape, Lawn mowing, gravel, trees cut down, clean up, etc. 626-8587

310. Painting/ Decorating

Paint Contractor Int. & Ext., remodels or new construction. Nathan 914-0083 Lic. Bonded & Insured.

TIME TO PAINT? Quality int./ext. painting at affordable prices. Call 637-9108.

316. Pet Services

Jacque’S PET SERVICES. 1002 E. 2nd. 622-4002.

Boarding available.

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BERRONES CONSTRUCTION. Remodeling, painting, ceramic tile, sheds, additions, fencing. Licensed, Bonded. Ray: 625-9924 / 626-4153.

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NO JOB too small, repair, remodeling, etc. Reasonable rates, quality work. Licensed and bonded. 5-C Const., Inc. 626-4079 or 622-2552.

350. Roofing

RWC SHINGLE Roofings.

Insurance. Hector (575)910-8397 www.rancheroswelding.com

Guaranteed Shingle Roof jobs. Locally owned. Licensed and bonded. 5-C Const. 626-4079 or 622-2552.

M.G. HORIZONS all types of roofing and repairs. licensed Call 623-1991 GUTTERS For All Your Rain Gutter Needs! Call WH Seamless Aluminum Gutter Systems, LLC. Locally owned. Free estimates. 575-626-0229.

393. Storage Sheds

M.G. HORIZONS Build on site anysize storage shed. 623-1991.

Storage Buildings: 8x8 - $45/mo, 8x12 $58/mo. Rent to own.

Affordable Portables, 4718 W. 2nd, 575-420-1274, 575-637-4972

395. Stucco Plastering

RWC Lath and Stucco.

Insurance. Hector (575)910-8397

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410. Tree Service

STUMP GRINDING. Big Stumps & back yard stumps. Tree and shrub work. Free estimates.

623-4185 Allen’s Tree Srvc. 10% Christmas discount. Million $ insurance. 626-1835

435. Welding

RWC On site repairs or fabrication. Insurance.

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490. Homes For Sale 3BR, 1 ba $55k inside remodeled. Please call 575-405-9075

809 Trailing Heart 3br, 2 ba. 2 car garage. $145,600 54 North Sky Loop 4br, 4ba. 2 car garage.

Pool 2650 sf, 6 yrs, guest house $389,000.

3001 Onate 4 br 2 ba. 3 car garage, 1 carport $350,000 2807 E. Brasher, 3 bdrm, 2 ba, 2 car garage, RV parking, plus a guest house $129,900 #8 La Paz, 4br, 2ba, 2 car garage, approx. 2068 sf, $238,000 3105 W. 8th, 3br, 2.5ba, 2 car garage, approx.

2308 sf, RV/carport $265,000 1604 E. Alameda, 3br, lot size 63x512, $60,000.

723 Three Cross, 3br, 2ba, 2 car garage, $165,000 #3 Jardin, 3br, 2ba, double garage, $162,000.

205 S. Kansas, 4 or 5br, 3ba, shop, $90,000 114 W. Mathews, 2br, 1ba, shop, $51,500 906 Hall, 3br, 2ba, pretty backyard, $165,000 Joyce Ansley 910-3732.

Century 21 Home Planning 622-0021 4Bd 1Ba, 703 E. Grnwd, $60k, cash offers, new carpet, etc. M-Th 624-1331 3 BR 1 ba at the base $42,500 owner financing with $5k down 420-1352

490. Homes For Sale 3BR/1.5BA, $53K, owner finance possible. sandybraziel@yahoo.com or 210-979-1106

FSBO 3BR 1 bath will finance $7500 down. South Monroe. 575-652-9682 FSBO: 1921 sqft, total electric, brick home, NE Roswell. 3br/2ba, living rm & den, new carpet, ht pump & roof, sprinkler system.

Covered patio + storage rm. 3113 La Tierra Dr., $180k. 624-2893 or 626-3659 4/3/2, 2688 sqft, 601 Mimosa, asking $199,500.

575-637-9045 CHEAPER THAN rent Townhouse, 1400 sqft, 2br/2ba, laundry room/ study, new roof, cedar fence, stucco, porch, tile & carpet. Refinished kitchen, bath cabinets & new paint throughout, w/d. Large corner lot. $98,600. Call 575-491-4235

495. Acreages/ Farms/ Ranches/Sale

5 ACRES, $25K as is, septic system, 3809 Zinnia, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

505.

Investment/ Commercial/ Business Property

Main & Poe, 4600 sf $275k cash/trade for Ruidoso prprty, M-Th 624-1331

515. Mobile Homes - Sale

WE BUY used mobile homes. Single & Double wides. 575-622-0035.

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520. Lots for Sale

PREMIUM 5 acre tracts, good covenants (no mobile homes), Pecan land West on Brown Rd between Country Club & Berrendo.

Owner will finance with 10% down. 622-3479, 624-9607, 626-6790, 626-6791, 626-3848.

RENTALS

535.

Apartments Furnished

Downtown Bungalow fully furnished, new bathroom, new tile floors, washer & dryer access, ref. air, off street parking, bills paid, w/basic cable. One mature adult only. Rental/references required. $650 mo. $350 dep. avail. by Christmas. 420-1474 1&2Bd, util pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

540.

Apartments Unfurnished

VALLE ENCANTADA YOUR BEST $ RENTAL VALUE! LARGE 1,2,3 BEDROOMS. FREE UTILITIES. unfurnished, laundry room, playground, pool, ample parking. 2001 South Sunset. 623-3722.

Town Plaza Apartments Utilities paid - Gas and Water. New Owners, friendly new managers. New Renovated EXTRA LARGE 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. Each 2 & 3 bedroom is multi level, upstairs/downstairs w/ large closets, stove & refrigerator, private patios, and private parking. Complex has a pool, laundry room, and a quiet garden setting environment.

Friendly managers on-site.

Seniors 55yrs plus, law enforcement & military will receive discount. No HUD. Good credit? Pay less rent! 575-623-2735. 2nd year, 1 free month rent

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Mosaic is a $10 billion company that stands alone as one of the world's leading producers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. We are currently seeking a Senior HR Generalist for our Carlsbad, NM location.

Bachelor’s degree required.

5 years experience required.

Apply today at www.mosaicco.com/careers!

D6 Sunday, December 18, 2011 540.

Apartments Unfurnished

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, 1st Month Free, All Bills Paid, FREE CABLE, 1BR $530 2BR $630, 3br/2ba $730 mo., ref air, newly remodeled. 502 S. Wyoming. 622-4944 1 or 2bd, furnished-unfurnished, no smoking/Hudpets all bills pd. 623-6281 1br/1ba, wtr pd, quiet area, HUD ok. $350/mo, $200 dep. 625-9208 after 5pm 1&2Br, wtr pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 ROSWELL 2 br apartment $600/mo, all utilities paid, fridge, w/d hookups, stove 1700 N Pontiac Dr. 626-864-3461 2 BR Apartment. North location, bath and 1/2, garage, quiet neighborhood $750 mo. Call 420-4535 WILSHIRE GARDENS, a 40+ community has 1br & 2br available. Resident pays electric & water.

Move-in special: 1st months rent free. Please call 575-623-3733 or stop by 2727 Wilshire Blvd for application.

2BR, 1Bath Apt, $650, utilities all paid. N. Lea. 575-652-9682 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1st Month Free, 3BR, 2BA, $730, all bills paid, free cable, newly remodeled, 502 S. Wyoming, 622-4944.

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, 1 Month Free 1BR, $530, all bills paid, free cable, newly remodeled, 502 S. Wyoming, 622-4944.

2BR, $630, all bills paid, newly remodeled, 502 S. Wyoming, 622-4944.

PICK UP A LIST OF AVAILABLE RENTALS AT PRUDENTIAL ENCHANTED LANDS, REALTORS, 501 NORTH MAIN. Spacious, clean 1br duplex, 108 W. 13th, no pets, no smokers, $825/mo , includes utilities, w/d, DW, central ht/air, yard care, carport w/storage, $300/dep. 623-4589.

2 BR, 1 bath, stove & refrigerator. Call 910-8170.

EFFICIENCY 2 BR, downtown, clean, water paid.

Stove & frig. No Pets/HUD Call 623-8377 EFFICIENCY 1 br, wtr paid, No pets, laundry fac, stove/ref. Mirador Apts, 700 N. Missouri. 627-8348.

1BR/1BA, LIVING rm, dining area & kitchen, w/d hkup, stove/refrig included, $400/mo, $400/dep, tenant pays electric, no pets or HUD, great for single or couple, close to downtown.

575-626-3040 for showing

545. Houses for Rent-Furnished

5404 CACTUS Ave, North of Mall, clean sm. furnished 2br/1ba, W/D, utilities pd, yard care, carport, couple or single, no HUD, no pets, $700/mo, $500/dep.

625-0684 or 626-2545 FLETC READY or traveling nurse. Excellent schools & North Roswell location. Lg. beautifully furnished 3 bd, 2 ba, 2 car garage w/ opener.

LR Dining, Den w/ gas fire; many new amenities including Lg HD TV, washer/dryer, BBQ, furnished covered patio & fenced yard. All utilities paid, premium cable, HS wireless Internet, garden.

No Pets or smokers.

575-420-6703 or 661-343-6002 FLETC 1br 1ba carport, new furniture. You’ll love it.

575-420-4801 or 626-8302 WORKING IN Roswell?

We have fully-furnished, all bills paid. Clean, comfortable, nice areas.

Call Britt or Veronica 575-624-3258 or 626-4848 www.cozycowboy.com 201 1/2 S. Ohio, small furnished studio for 1, bills pd, no pets, no HUD, background check, $400/mo, $200/dep, 623-4416

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished VERY NICE North 2br mobile home, central ht, ref air, all appliances, $600 + no pets. 910-9357

2BR1BA, 2 pers, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 LOOKING FOR a place to rent? Let us help you!!

Prudential Enchanted Lands Realtors, 501 N. Main. (575) 624-2262 Stop by to pick up a list of our available rentals or check them out online at www.roswellforrent.com!

502 W. Albuquerque, 2br, ref air, w/d hookups, $500/mo, $500/dep, no HUD or pets, 914-5402.

806 S. Richardson, 2br, w/d hookup, $500/mo, $500/dep, no pets or HUD. 914-5402 414 S. Pinon, 4br, 1 3/4ba, ref air, $900/mo, $500/dep, no HUD or pets. 914-5402 1400 S. Madison, 2br/1ba, new bathroom, refinished hardwood floors, new security doors, 1 car garage, pets w/fee, no HUD/smokers/utilities, $750/$500 dep, 575-405-0163 1BR, 1BA, $425/mo, $300/dep. 602 B S. Wyoming. Call Julie 505-220-0617.

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished 3BR, 1 3/4ba, w/garage, $600/dep, $900/mo, no HUD or pets. 420-5930

403 N. Elm, 3br, 1 3/4ba, 2 living areas, ref air, $900/mo, $500/dep, no HUD or pets. 914-5402 639 E. Cherry 2br/1ba with carport, no Hud or pets, $500/mo. 626-9347 Beautiful NE neigborhood 3/2/2, $1100/mo, $600/dep, you pay bills, 1yr contract required. 111 Three Cross Dr. 637-0106 2503, S. Lea, 3br/2ba, new construction, no smokers or pets, $1000 plus $500 dep.

575-317-4050 311 W. Wildy duplex, 3yrs old, 2/2/1 car gar., W/D hookup, stove, frig, d/w all new. No Hud, Pets/Smokers. $750//mo. 317-2059

601 W 17th, 2BR 1BA, $475 month 4 Thiel, 4BR 2BA, $650 month 1013 W Poe, 2BR 2BA, $725 month 1206 W 11th, 3BR 1BA, $725 month 613 S. Hemlock, 3BR 1BA, $800 month 91 A Bent Tree, 2BR 2BA, $1100 month 95 B Bent Tree, 3BR 2BA, $1200 month 3301 Dow, 3BR 2BA, $1400 month 3210 N Garden, 4BR 3BA, $1500 month 10 Huerta Court, 3BR 2BA, $1500 month 3001 Belmont, 3BR 2BA, $850 month, 1405 W. Berrendo, 3BR 2BA, $1000 month (water paid) Century 21 Home Planning, 3117 N Main St, Roswell, 622-4604 3BR, 1 ba. refrigerated air, $750/mo, $400/dep, 2708 S. Emerald. Fenced back yard. No indoor pets. HUD accepted. 420-7735 400 E 5th 1 bedroom stove, refrig., water paid, $325 mo. $200 dep. 910-9648 1,2,3, BR, $350, + com bldg. 3000 sqf. $1300 will sell Al 703-0420 3 BR 2 bath 870 Broken Arrow, Call Melissa 637-9045 House For Rent 2bdrm, 1 bath, new appliances, yard and garage. $650+dep. 6 mon lease. No HUD 626-2156 TIRED OF Landlord Headaches? We can help! Prudential Enchanted Lands Realtors Property Management 575-624-2262 3 BR- 1.5 ba, garage, large backyard. No pets. $750, $500 dep. 317-6285

CLASSIFIEDS

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished 3/1, 407 S. Chamisal, $775/mo, $450/dep.

2/1, 603-C S. Penn, $590/mo, $400/dep.

702 S. Pennsylvania, $625/mo, $400/dep.

No HUD, pets ok, all homes come w/refrig., stove, w/d, central ht, ref air. Call Jim 910-7969.

Executive home NW, 602 Trailing Heart, 4br/2ba, garage, appliances, fenced yard, patio, wood stove, mature landscaping, pets w/fee, no HUD/utiliities, $1300/mo, $650/dep, 575-405-0163 308 BROKEN Arrow, 3BR 2BA, $1100 month (pets ok, avail 1/1/12) Century 21 Home Planning, 3117 N Main, Roswell, 575-622-4604 3BR 1BA $600 mo. $300 dep. Call Nancy 578-9741 3br 1ba $650 mo. $400 dep. wtr pd., fenced backyard avail. now. 626-7506

1415 W. Tilden, 2br, stove, refrig, $500/mo, $300/dep, no pets/HUD, must have references. 625-0512 801 N. Montana, 3br/2ba, stove & microwave, fireplace, 2 car garage w/opener, fenced yard, ref air, $1100, $800/dep.

575-703-0297 or 575-703-0298.

555. Mobile Homes for Rent

2BR MOBILE home central heating/air w/two huge lots for sale or rent. $500 mo. 622-1898

570. Mobile Home Courts

SOUTH FORK. A 55 & above community w/large quiet and attractive lots for people that care. 624-1742 500 W Brasher Rd.

580. Office or Business Places TWO BUILDINGS available, approximately 5400 and 4000 square feet.

Combination of offices, warehouses, large fenced areas. 1601 & 1603 W. 2nd. 208-8020

Beautiful suite includes waiting room, kitchen area, new carpet & paint, utilities & janitorial paid. 317-8717

GREAT OFFICE space for rent approx. 2500 sq. ft. on busy intersection, $750/mo.

Call 420-3030 4000sf steel building w/warehouse, offices, bathrooms, 115 E. Albuquerque St., $165k, 575-626-4685.

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580. Office or Business Places

Professional office 4 rent, 111 S. Kentucky @ Walnut St.,150 or 185sq. 623-8331 Office Space For Lease.

Excellent Down Town Location. Various size spaces available. Owner-paid utilities. Building Located 200 West 1st. Suite 300 Petrolium Building. Deposit & 1st month rent free. Please call 622-5385 or come by.

FOR LEASE - Space in Sunwest Centre aka the Bank of America Building.

Various size spaces available. Owner-paid utilities and janitorial. Suite customization available. Call Ed McClelland, Broker or come by Suite 606. Office 623-1652 or mobile 420-2546.

Office space: newly remodeled, 750 sf $800, 350sf $400 all bills paid 622-2564 RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT 2030 SQ FT. OPEN SPACE FOR GOOD MERCHANDISE DISPLAY CLEAN W/FRESH PAINT 1723 SE MAIN ST CALL REX SMITH FOR APPOINTMENT 575-622-4552 OR 575-626-3998 $750 PER MO. PLUS UTILITIES W/LEASE

585. Warehouse and Storage WAREHOUSE ONLY 9000 SF partial a/c & heat, security alarmed, 2 garage doors, 2 standard entry doors, $1000 mo. 2001 S. Main behind Family Furniture 575-937-0889 or 575-257-0888

MERCHANDISE

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

NEED FURNITURE? Shop Blair’s Trading Post for the best prices in town for your household items.

We buy & sell furniture, appliances, home decor, collectibles, electronics, saddles, jewelry, tools, fishing & camping items, movies plus everything else from A-Z. Including many hard to find items. Serving Roswell for 40 years.

Open daily 9-5. Accept Visa & MC. 5611 Hummingbird Ln. 627-2033 Power wheelchair, hospital bed, wheelchair lift, commode chair. 622-7638

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

Large metal desk, 4 & 2 drawer file cabinets, office chair, all $150. Large China cabinet $100. 622-1271 EXCELSIOR ACCORDION 120 Bass, asking $400.

624-2177 MATTRESS & box spring for sale, full size, $150 obo.

806-773-0396 Kenmore refrigerator large, ice maker, white $125. Large softub spa 4’x6’, oval shape, easily moved. New $2500. This unit $750. Electric range, Tappan Signature 2000, flat burners, white $75.

Lincoln Rocker w/foot rest $75. Call 623-9952 17” WIRE wheels Knockoffs needs tires has adapters 575-910-4990 Boys hvy duty jackets Carhartt sz 6/7 & 8 $30, Walls sz 4/5 & 6/7 $25. 420-2705 QUEEN 5 piece bedroom set $700. Call 575-627-0802.

NEED GIFTS stop and shop at Blair’s Monterrey Flea Market, located at 1400 W. 2nd for your Christmas needs. We have over 40 friendly vendors selling a wide range of unique and hard to find items at a great price.

There are antique, furniture, jewelry, collectibles, men’s & women’s apparel, shoes, boots, purses, jackets, caps, herbs and home remedies, piñatas, toys, SW decor, pictures, DVDs plus lots more. Open daily 10-5, 623-0136.

TREADMILL FOR sale, $150. Call 575-910-0474.

THE TREASURE Chest 1204 Hobbs Antique cast iron stove, vintage cast iron cookware, more depression, carnival glass, thrifts, furniture, gas dryer lots of Christmas trees, etc.

914-1855 10-5 Wed. - Sat. EXTRA NICE large GE profile refrigerator, elec. range & matching Kenmore washer/dryer.

575-914-9933 4 WHEELER 100 cc, $300 OBO. Go-cart $150 OBO. Call 626-6121

615. Coins, Gold, Silver, Buy, Sell, Trade

Unique Christmas Gifts Attention Rockhounds quality rocks and fossils at discount prices. 622-8945

U.S. & FOREIGN coins and currency, buy, sell or trade, gold and silver coins.

622-7239, 2513 W. 2nd

1 COMPUTER desk, 1br student desk, 1 set Corella dishes, 1 TV in wood cabinet. 625-0343

CASH ON the spot for your gold jewelry. Guaranteed highest prices paid. In Roswell, 578-0805.

620. Wanted to Buy Miscellaneous WE BUY junk batteries, automotive & industrial. $4.00 each, 311 S. Virginia. 622-4160

PAY CASH for household items, furniture, appliances, antiques, collectibles, tools, saddles. Entire households & estates welcome. Call 627-2033 or 623-6608.

WE BUY pecans up to $2.25 lb. Call today, 575-208-9575.

BUYING PECANS N. Main & Berrendo Rd. Mon. & Weds. 575-399-2212

700. Building Materials

Buildings: 18x26 $2850. 24x31 - $4560.

30x40 - $8345. (Financing) Affordable Portables, 4718 W. 2nd, 575-420-1274, 575-637-4972

745. Pets for Sale

PUPPY LOVE Grooming Large Dogs Welcome, Cats also - 575-420-6655 BORDER COLLIE pups, ABCA registered, 3 bl/wh and 2 blue merle, parents on site, ready Dec. 14, taking deposits now, $300.

Call 575-840-7054 “CATS & Kittens” 575-910-6052 FREE DOGS to good home. 910-3579 FREE TO good home, 8yr old female Lab mix, 6yr old male wire hair Jack Russell. 623-6761 IRISH SETTER pups born 8-9-11. Call 575-760-3811 in Roswell.

ACC REG. Yorkie puppies for sale. Call Gerardo 575-637-9626 Brittany Spaniel pups born Nov. 1st, liver & white 1 male 1 female $350 ea.

Also six mo. old orange & white neutered male $300.

Call 622-6600.

AKC GERMAN Shepherd puppies $450.

575-910-1730 2 ENGLISH Springer Spaniel females (sisters) need a good home $50 re-homing fee. 420-0124 FREE TO adult home 2 mo. male kitten fluffy grey & white. 624-9941 DACHSHUND PUPPIES. Call 626.2260.

RECREATIONAL

760. Hunting & Camping Equipment TROPY BUCK bow hunt unit 37, January 1-20th, $1500 per hunter, 626-7488

775.

Motorcycles & Scooters

2008 KAWASAKI KLX140, comes w/battery tender, call or text 575-308-9315.

780. RV’s & Campers Hauling

MAIN TRAILER Sales Inc. New & Used Travel Trailers & 5th Wheels. Parts & Service. 2900 W. 2nd St. 575-622-1751.

Mon-Fri, 8-5:30, Sat. 9-2. maintrailersalesinc.com ‘05 enclosed utility trailer, 16x6, tandum wheels, elec. brakes, ramp & side doors, new tires, $4200. 623-0318

TRANSPORTATION 790. Autos for Sale

‘08 CHEVY AVEO LS clean, great mileage, 5 spd, 44k miles, $6750. Call 575-626-9803 1996 EL Camino for sale, $3800. 575-625-1375 07 HONDA Fit Sport model loaded, like new only 20k miles $10k OBO. 317-0187 2008 NISSAN Maxima.

Like new. Loaded, Leather, Bose sound system.

35,000 mile. $21,500.

Call 513-9286.

795. Pickups/ Trucks/Vans 1999 FORD Ranger, 6 cylinders, 840-8266.

1998 CHEVY Z71, good condition, new tires, towing package, trailer brakes, clean, 117k miles, $6500.

806-773-0396 Beautiful red 1992 Chevy Cheyenne shortwide V6, runs excellent. 347-0260

796. SUVS

2003 JEEP Grand Cherokee, 2 wheel drive, sun roof, runs great, $8000, 58k miles. 625-2499 2005 FORD Explorer XLT 4x4, 3rd seat, excellent condition, clean inside & out, $8500. 420-1352

2BR/2BA, GARAGE, townhouse, no HUD or pets, $925/mo, $625/dep.

420-5930

CHIEF NURSING OFFICER (CNO) STAFF ACCOUNTANT

RN – Med/Surg and ER RN - PACU/CIRCULATOR DIRECTOR – MATERIALS MANAGEMENT RESPIRATORY THERAPIST MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST ASCP PHLEBOTOMIST QUALITY COORDINATOR NURSE RAC/MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK COOK HOUSEKEEPING

Masters Degree required. A minimum of 5 years Nursing Management experience. Plans, implements, and directs all nursing activities to assure quality care and appropriate quality of services.

Full time. Bachelors Degree is required. Hospital experience is a plus. Mush have 3-5 years accounting experience at a management level. Must be a high-level, detailed, action oriented thinker with a sense of urgency.

PRN. Must have current New Mexico RN license.

Experience is required

Full time. Must have current New Mexico RN license.

Experience is required. Current Operating Room experience preferred.

5+ years hands-on managerial level experience in a Hospital setting required. Develops policies for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and services. Oversees warehousing and distribution activities.

PRN. Administers respiratory therapy care and life support to non-critical and critical patients of all age groups. Required CRTT or RRT and New Mexico license.

PRN. Performs a variety of chemical, microscopic and bacteriology tests to obtain data for use in diagnoses and treat ments of disease.

PRN. Must have recent, hands on experience. Must be a team player with positive attitued and excellent customer service skills.

Full time. Interprets and assures compliance with organizational policies, standards, objectives, and regulatory requirements. Oversees hospital wide benchmarking projects.

Full time. Coordinates the progression of the patient’s medical record.

Locates, retrieves, and responds to requests for medical record information. Files reports and creates/repairs folders.

Full time. Prepares, seasons, and cooks a variety of foods following prescribed recipes, diets and procedures to be served to patients, employees, and guests.

1 full time position and PRN. Cleans designated patient rooms and support areas. Cleans floors, surfaces, windows, and furniture.

Removes trash and soiled linen. Distributes clean linen. May replace linens and make up bed units.

For immediate consideration, email resume to careers@artesiageneral.com