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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential hopeful Newt campaign Gingrich’s attacked Virginia’s GOP primary election system on Saturday for keeping him off the state’s March 6 Super Tuesday ballot. It was a significant setback for a candidate who has surged in popularity but struggled to - PAGE A2

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Heavy overnight snow creates a winter wonderland at the Spring River Golf Course, Saturday morning.

Kevin Nicholson and daughter Eden and their three labradoodles stroll through the Spring River Golf Course, Saturday morning.

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Snow-covered trees line the picnic area at Lake Van in Dexter, late Friday afternoon.

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A fisherman tries his luck at Lake Van in Dexter on a frigid and snowy Friday afternoon.

Thousands enjoy Christmas in Bethlehem BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian

celebrations would bring them closer to their dream of independence.

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By early evening, the Israeli military, which controls movement in and out of town, said some 55,000 visitors, including foreigners and Arab Christians from Israel, had reached Bethlehem. Palestinian officials in Bethlehem said

expected to rise throughout the evening.

“It’s wonder ful to be where Jesus was bor n,” said Irma Goldsmith, 68, of Suffolk, Virginia. “I watch Christmas in Bethlehem each year on TV, but to be here in person is different.

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A Franciscan monk attends Christmas celebrations at the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday.

pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night.

With turnout at its highest in more than a decade, proud Palestinian officials said they were praying the

Bethlehem, like the rest of the West Bank, fell onto hard times after the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation broke out in late 2000. As the fighting has subsided in recent years, the tourists have retur ned in large numbers and all of the city’s hotels were fully booked.

Collected

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A Christian pilgrim prays inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday. that with local tourists included, overall turnout was 120,000 — about 30 percent higher than last year. The number was

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Gingrich attacks Va. for keeping him off ballot

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s campaign attacked Virginia’s GOP primary election system on Saturday for keeping him of f the state’s March 6 Super Tuesday ballot. It was a significant setback for a candidate who has surged in popularity but struggled to organize his campaign.

The state party said that Gingrich, who lives in Virginia, had failed to submit the required 10,000 signatures to appear on the ballot. Texas Gov. Rick Perry also failed to qualify, the state GOP said.

The Gingrich campaign responded that “only a failed system” would disqualify Gingrich and other candidates. It said Gingrich would pursue an aggressive write-in campaign, although state law prohibits write-ins on primary ballots.

“Voters deserve the right to vote for any top contender, especially leading candidates,” Gingrich campaign director Michael Krull said in a statement.

“We will work with the Republican Party of Virginia to pursue an aggressive write-in campaign to make sure that all the voters of Virginia are able to vote for the candidate of their choice.”

However, state law says this about primary write-in campaigns: “No write-in shall be permitted on ballots in primary elections.”

“Virginia code prohibits write-ins in primaries. He can’t do it,” said Carl Tobias, a law professor at University of Richmond.

Tobias said Gingrich may have had trouble meeting a requirement that he must submit 400 signatures from each of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts.

Gingrich’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Forty-six delegates will be at stake in Virginia’s Super Tuesday primary.

That’s a small fraction of the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination. But they could prove pivotal in a close race, especially for a candidate like Gingrich, who expects to do well in

Southern contests.

Gingrich already missed the deadline to appear on the ballot in Missouri’s Feb. 7 primary, though he insists it doesn’t matter because the state awards delegates based not on the primary but on a Republican caucus held in March.

The setback in Virginia comes days before the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa, the leadoff contest in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Gingrich began rising in polls in early December, renewing his hopes of competing late into the primary season with chief rival Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor.

He has tried to use the surge in popularity to make up for a late start in organizing his campaign. That Gingrich and Perry failed to get on Virginia’s ballot underscored the difficulty that first-time national candidates — many with smaller campaign operations and less money — have in preparing for the long haul of the campaign.

It also illustrates the

advantage held by Romney.

He’s essentially been running for president for five years, and his team, smaller than in 2008 but larger than those of most of his 2012 opponents, has paid close attention to filing requirements in each state.

He will appear on the Virginia ballot, along with Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who also has run a national campaign before.

Ironically, Gingrich had a slight lead over Romney in a Quinnipiac poll of Virginia Republicans released earlier in the week.

Virginia GOP spokesman Garren Shipley said in a statement that volunteers spent Friday validating petitions that the four candidates submitted by the 5 p.m. Thursday deadline to the State Board of Elections. Shipley did not respond to telephone calls Saturday seeking comment.

“After verification, RPV has determined that Newt Gingrich did not submit required 10k signatures and has not qualified for the VA primary,” the party announced early Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told Congress restrictions on his ability to transfer detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States might violate the constitutional separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.

The provision is con-

tained in a massive spending bill that Obama signed Friday. The president, in a statement accompanying his signature, said he will interpret the provisions in a way that “avoids constitutional conflicts.”

“Signing statements” allow presidents to raise constitutional objections to circumvent Congress’ intent. During his campaign for the White House, Obama criticized President George W. Bush’s use of signing statements and promised to make his application the tool more transparent.

The spending bill restrictions cited by Obama are similar to ones contained in

a defense bill that Congress passed this month. Those provisions survived negotiations between lawmakers and the administration that allowed Obama to investigate and try suspected terrorists in civilian courts.

Congress and the White House have been at odds over detention policy ever since Obama was sworn in.

Many lawmakers have resisted the administration’s efforts to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo and have opposed trying terror suspects in federal courts in the United States rather than by military commission.

The Senate approved a $1 trillion-plus 2012

spending bill last Saturday in a flurry of year -end activity that was overshadowed by an ensuing confrontation over extending a payroll tax cut. The legislation, which sets the day-today budgets of 10 Cabinet agencies, locks in cuts that conservative Republicans won from the White House and Democrats this year.

Obama also took issue with the spending bill’s ban on funding United Nations peacekeeping missions if they place U.S. military forces under the command of a “foreign national” — unless the president notifies Congress that such a deployment is in the national interest.

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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop in Columbia, S.C., Friday.

on its Twitter feed.

Signatures were not submitted by the deadline by Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman.

Gingrich had been concerned enough to deliver his signatures personally.

Rushing from New Hampshire, which holds its pri-

mary on Jan. 10, he held a rally Wednesday in Arlington, Va., where volunteers asked supporters to sign petitions.

Meanwhile, Virginia’s Democrats said President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign gathered enough signatures to get him on the state’s primary ballot though he was the only candidate who qualified.

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Roswell Fire Department Deputy Chief Chad Hamill says that common sense comes into play with space heaters and safety.

“Think about where you are putting it. Don’t put it near cloth, or place anything in front of it,” he said.

Hamill also said that people needed to pay attention to make sure nothing falls on it.

Most manufacturers recommend that people keep space heaters at least three to five feet from any soft surfaces.

“The new heaters have a tip-over switch, where the

heater will turn off automatically if it falls over. The older heaters don’t have that safety feature,” Hamill said. A newer heater could be a good investiment.

He also recommends that people check the cords and the plugs on older heaters.

“They could be brittle or broken,” he said.

A space heater should not be left running all day or left unattended. They are meant to act as a supplement, not the only heat source. “Don’t just set it up and forget it,” Hamill warned.

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Queen Elizabeth visits Prince Philip in hospital

family’s traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham — the first to include Prince William’s new wife, Catherine.

Buckingham Palace said Philip is not expected to attend church Sunday with his family, but that the service will go on as planned.

A helicopter brought Elizabeth to her husband’s

side at Papworth Hospital, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) from London, shortly after 11 a.m. (1100 GMT, 6 a.m. EST) on Saturday. She was accompanied by three of her children — Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew.

Philip is “in good spirits, but he is eager to leave,” Buckingham Palace said.

After spending 45 minutes with Philip, the royals traveled back to Sandringham by helicopter, it added.

The palace said Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived by car at the hospital 45 minutes after the queen for a separate visit and that no other family members were expected to visit on Saturday.

Doctors said Philip could have had a heart attack, but without more information it was impossible to know for sure.

Coronary stenting is standard procedure both to fend off a heart attack or save a patient already in the midst of one, said

is a sprawling town of cement apartment blocs and narrow streets that combined with several surrounding communities has a population of some 50,000 people.

Located on the southeaster n outskirts of Jerusalem, Bethlehem is surrounded on three sides by a barrier Israel built to stop Palestinian militants from attacking during a wave of assaults in the last decade.

Palestinians say the barrier has damaged their economy by constricting movement in and out of town. Twenty-two percent of Bethlehem residents are unemployed, the Palestinian Authority says.

Israeli settlements surrounding Bethlehem have added to the sense of confinement. The Christmas season is essential for Bethlehem’s economy, which depends heavily on tourism.

“There are lots of people around but not many tourists,” said Johnny Giacaman, a disappointed 37year-old souvenir vendor.

“Last year I was here and it was definitely a lot busier.”

Most visitors entering Bethlehem, including the top Roman Catholic official

in the Holy Land, had to cross through an Israelicontrolled checkpoint to reach town.

“We ask the child of Bethlehem to give us the peace we are in desperate need for, peace in the Middle East, peace in the Holy Land, peace in the heart and in our families,” Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal said as he crossed through a massive metal gate in the barrier in a traditional midday procession from Jerusalem. Later, he went to the Church of the Nativity to celebrate Midnight Mass.

Israel allowed about 550 Christians from Gaza to cross Israel and enter Bethlehem. Israel rarely allows Gazans to enter.

The Palestinians have subtly tried to draw attention to their plight with this year’s Christmas slogan, “Palestine celebrating hope,” a veiled reference to their bid to win U.N. recognition. With peace talks at a standstill, the Palestinians are seeking membership as a state in the United Nations and recently gained admission to UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency.

“We are celebrating this Christmas hoping that in

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne arrive at Papworth Hospital to visit Prince Philip, in Cambridge, England, Saturday. \

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s husband is expected to spend a second night in a hospital where he is recovering from a heart procedure, palace officials said Saturday.

Prince Philip, 90, had a coronary stent put in late Friday to fix a blocked artery, though the palace has refused to say if he

Bethlehem Continued from Page A1

By nightfall, a packed Manger Square, along with a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree, was awash in Christmas lights, and the town took on a festival-like atmosphere.

Vendors hawked balloons and corn on the cob, and bands played Christmas songs and tourists packed cafes that are sleepy the rest of the year. As rain began falling in the early evening, many people cleared out of the square and raced to nearby restaurants.

Festivities were to culminate with Midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity, built over the grotto where tradition says Jesus was born.

Among the visitors were a surprisingly large number of veiled Muslim women with their families, out to enjoy an evening out in what is normally a quiet town.

“We love to share this holiday with our Christian brothers,” said Amal A yash, 46, who came to Manger Square with her three daughters, all of them covered in veils. “It is a

had a heart attack.

On Saturday, Philip — also known as the Duke of Edinburgh — received visits from the queen and his four children at Papworth Hospital, where he was admitted after experiencing chest pains at the queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

The illness has cast a shadow over the royal

Palestinian holiday and we love to come here and watch.”

Israel turned Bethlehem over to Palestinian civil control a few days before Christmas in 1995, and since then, residents have been celebrating the holiday regardless of their religion.

Today, only about onethird of Bethlehem’s residents are Christian, reflecting a broader exodus of Christians from the Middle East in recent decades.

Overall, just 60,000 Christians live in the Palestinian territories, making up less than 2 percent of the population, according to Palestinian officials.

Pilgrims from around the world also wandered the streets, singing Christmas carols and visiting churches.

“It’s a real treat to come here,” said John Houston, 58, a restaurant owner from Long Beach, California. “It makes me feel really good to see what I have been learning from the time I was a kid in Sunday school until today.”

Houston said he was surprised by Bethlehem’s appearance, which is a far cry from the pastoral village of biblical times. Today, it

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Dr. Allan Schwartz, chief of cardiology at New YorkPresbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center.

Philip, who in November marked 64 years of marriage to the queen, has been known to enjoy good health throughout his life and rarely misses royal engagements. Upon his 90th birthday in June, he announced plans to cut back his official duties.

In addition to well-wishers gathered outside Papworth Hospital, Prime Minister David Cameron also offered his support to Philip.

“The prime minister has been kept informed of the situation and wishes the Duke of Edinburgh a very speedy recovery,” Cameron’s office said.

Doctors say that some patients can leave the hospital a day after a similar medical procedure, but the palace said it does not know when Philip will be discharged. It said the prince remains “under observation” and that he is having a “short stay” in the hospital.

the near future we’ll get our right to self-determination, our right to establish our own democratic, secular Palestinian state on the Palestinian land. That is why this Christmas is unique,” said Mayor Victor Batarseh, who is Christian.

In all, Israel’s Tourism Ministry said it expects 90,000 tourists to visit the Holy Land during the holiday season, which stretches through Orthodox Christmas in early January. Ministry spokeswoman L ydia Weitzman said that number is on par with last year’s record-breaking tally, but was surprisingly high considering the turmoil in the Arab world and the U.S. and European economic downturns.

As Christians throughout the world prepared to celebrate, Pope Benedict XVI was beginning a busy two weeks of celebrations at the Vatican with an evening Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Midnight Mass was moved up to 10 p.m. a few years ago to spare the 84-year old pontif f such a late night.

Benedict will celebrate the Mass, and then after a few hours rest will deliver his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” speech — Latin for

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Members of the royal family were due to start arriving at Sandringham, where Philip had been since Monday, throughout the day Saturday.

While members of the public who gather each year to catch a glimpse of the royals walking to Sunday’s traditional church services will most likely not see Philip, Buckingham Palace said it does not expect changes to the rest of the royal family’s Christmas agenda.

Another key part of the royal family’s Christmas celebrations is the queen’s annual message to the nation, which this year will focus on family and community.

The queen has made a prerecorded Christmas broadcast on radio since 1952 and on television since 1957. She writes the speeches herself, and the broadcasts mark the rare occasion on which the queen voices her own opinion without government consultation. “to the city and the world,” where the pope usually reflects on the hardships facing the world, and ends with Christmas greetings delivered in dozens of languages.

President Barack Obama was spending the holiday with his family in Hawaii.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama wished all Americans a merry Christmas and happy holidays, with a special message of thanks to U.S. troops.

“Let’s take a moment to give thanks for their service; for their families’ service; for our veterans’ service,” the president said Saturday. “And let’s say a prayer for all our troops standing post all over the world, especially our brave men and women in Afghanistan who are serving, even as we speak, in harm’s way to protect the freedoms and security we hold dear.”

The president noted that with the Iraq war over, the last troops from that conflict are home for the holidays.

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SANTA FE — New Mexico’s centennial activities are in full swing around the state. My two columns recapping major events of New Mexico’s 66 years of trying to become a state and the 100 years that followed have brought responses.

Both columns were written from information on two large posters prepared by the state Department of Cultural Affairs. The posters are designed for school classrooms.

Author-historian Dave Clary, of Roswell, reminds that New Mexico almost became a state in 1850, when the Mexican-American war ended and California became a state.

Clary and other scholars mention that President Zachary Taylor wanted statehood for the entire route to California. At the time, the New Mexico territory extended all the way from Texas to California.

But other compromises had to be made. It was a time of great controversy among the states con-

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cerning slavery and other issues.

So New Mexico lost out on quick statehood in the Compromise of 1850.

I mentioned in my recap of the past 100 years that the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant was opened in 1988. That is the date WIPP was completed. It didn’t receive all its clearances to open until 1998. The mistake was mine.

Albuquerque’s International Balloon Fiesta was listed as having begun in 1973. A company that helps publicize the event informs us the date should be 1972. That is important information when a 20th anniversary is being planned.

The Grand Centennial Ball is

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being advertised prominently. It will be held on Jan. 6, our anniversary of statehood. Tickets for the Santa Fe event begin at $250.

Proceeds from the ball will benefit the newly-created Centennial Children’s Legacy Fund. It is advertised as “New Mexico Governors’ Initiative for the Next 100 Years.”

The fund will benefit children’s activities throughout the state. It sounds similar to the New Mexico Children’s Foundation created by former first lady Alice King 20 years ago.

Tom Sharpe of the Santa Fe New Mexican came up with an interesting factoid about the centennial a few months ago. New Mexico was the 47th state admitted to the union.

The Museum of New Mexico has three of the 47-star flags that flew during the 39 days before Arizona became the 48th state. I have received a report that Alamogordo and Portales also have 47-star

flags.

Technically, those flags were illegal. Sharpe says an 1818 law provides that when a new state joins the union, its star may not be added to the flag until the next July 4th.

Tomas Jaehn, head librarian at the Fray Angelico Chavez History library, says no one seemed to mind back then. Likely, no one will mind too much if we break the law just a little next month. *** Such acceptance, however, was not the good fortune of Gov. Susana Martinez and a bipartisan group of legislators who had reached agreement on a map for redrawing the state’s three congressional districts.

That agreement was along the lines of the least-change formats usually favored by the courts.

The controversy centers on the makeup of congressional districts 1 and 2. District 1, centered around Albuquerque, can swing

either way. So naturally, both parties would like to make it lean their way just a bit.

District 2 is a different proposition. It has been solid Republican, except in the Democratic landslide year of 2008. But some Democrats see the district slowly headed their way and don’t want to take any Republican precincts that District 1 Democrats would like to throw their way.

The result was that the judge went ahead and heard the presentations of all sides, meaning that the legal fees on that case will be as high as ever.

There have been no bipartisan agreements on redistricting the state House or Senate or the Public Regulation Commission. Those cases all will be heard by the same judge, culminating in early January with a judicially imposed redistricting and a legal bill running in the millions when all lawyers are paid.

There is a Santa Claus

DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.

Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

Papa says, “If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.”

Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

VIRGINIA O’HANLON 115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong.

They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except (what) they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus.

He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.

We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and pictur e the super nal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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DEAR READER: Let’s start with what blushing is and why your face gets red.

Blushing occurs when the tiniest blood vessels in your face — the capillaries — suddenly get wider. When they widen, more blood flows through them, which gives your skin a reddened, rosy appearance.

Your blood vessels widen in response to signals sent by the brain through the nerves. Emotions such as embarrassment or anger

Grieving for the fallen at Christmas “There’s a grief that can’t be spoken.

There’s a pain goes on and on.

Empty chairs at empty tables Now my friends are dead and gone.” — Marius, from the musical “Les Miserables” “It’s the most wonder ful time of the year,” Andy Williams reminds us over tinny speakers in crowded shopping malls. It may be wonderful for the majority, but for those whose fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers or children have died in Iraq and Afghanistan there is a void this Christmas, and Christ-

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can cause blushing. Spicy foods and alcohol can also trigger blushing in some people.

Occasionally, blushing may be a sign of illness.

For example, people with a fever — especially children — may have bright red cheeks. Blushing easily is also a symptom of a common skin condition,

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mases to come, that can never be filled. It is the same in every war.

Memories of Christmases past can only add to the pain, especially for those experiencing their first Christmas without a loved one opening presents and eating their fill at the dinner table.

rosacea.

In addition to these conditions, blushing can be a symptom of something called carcinoid syndrome.

It is a rare disease in which a tumor releases chemicals into the body that dilate your blood vessels. The chemicals also cause other symptoms.

So if you blush suddenly, when you aren’t feeling embarrassed or angry, eating spicy foods or drinking alcohol, I’d ask a few redflag questions about other symptoms caused by carcinoid syndrome. When you suddenly blush, do you also have wheezing, diarrhea or hives? If your blushing is accompanied by

On Monday, I drove past Arlington National Cemetery near the Pentagon. It is fitting that the building where war is made would be in such close proximity to the graves of those who died fighting them.

Veterans cemeteries ought to remind civilians, as well as generals, that war should never be entered into lightly, but rather always as a last resort.

Every Christmas, volunteers place wreaths on each of the headstones in Arlington. The tableau could be a Christmas card, except such a card would express sorrow, not joy.

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any of these, talk to your doctor.

Typical blushing, however, is rarely due to any significant medical illness.

The widening and narrowing of blood vessels are not under your conscious control. That means you can’t make yourself blush or make yourself stop blushing. (I once had a patient who was an actress who claimed that she could make herself blush on cue.

I never asked her to demonstrate that, however, so I just have to take her word for it.)

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News Channel called “The Cost of Freedom.” It’s about money. The grave markers at Arlington and at veterans cemeteries around the nation are the true cost of freedom, which has always been paid, not with cash, but with blood.

Freedom is not the natural state of humanity, otherwise more of us would be free.

Oppression, discrimination, religious fanaticism, hunger, dictatorship, censorship of the press, denial of women’s rights — these seem to be the norm. To be free means to rail

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Dec. 25, 1986 • Ronny Bowen of Roswell was named 1986-87 Campus Favorite at Wayland Baptist University during the recent annual Christmas banquet. Bowen, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Bowen of Roswell, won the honor during a campus-wide election. The senior public relations major is a 1982 graduate of Goddard High School. He has been a member of Student Government Association throughout his collegiate career and is serving his second year as president of that organization.

• Flora Vista Elementary School has announced the Flora Vista Falcons of the Month for November 1986, according to Principal Daniel Gomez. Chosen were: Sixth grade — Felichia Rodriguez and Julia Stone; fifth grade — Erwin Larios, Angelica Lucero and Cruz Zavala; fourth grade — Rafael Gutierrez and Lorenza Rivera; third grade — Maria Munoz and Rudy De La Rosa; second grade —Monica Ceballos, Miguel Flores and Selene Moreno; first grade —Brandon Carter, Martin Duran and Monica Talamantes; kindergarten — Rita Espinosa, Veronica Juarez and Melissa Melendez; and sportsman of the month — Rigoberto Ocon.

Celebrating the birth of baby Jesus OPINION II

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Christmas is the result of God drawing closer to mankind. It is that simple. It is that complex.

God so loved the world that He sent His only son to be born here on Earth, to walk among us, to die, and then to rise and conquer death.

Today is a very special day. It is celebrated as the birthday of God’s son, Jesus. Some will celebrate His birth. Some will gather their family together for a large meal. Some will exchange gifts.

Some will watch sports on television. To some, Christmas is not much more than an opportunity to get a day off work.

Regardless of what this day means to you, it is impossible to live in the United States and not be aware that Christmas Day is a special day. As part of celebrating Christmas we often look backward to memories we have had growing up as a child or times with family members who have passed ahead of us. We also enjoy the present and time with family and friends. We generally wait until New Year’s Day to look forward to assess the year ahead.

Christmas has become a time of spending money and running up credit cards for most Americans. What would happen if just for one year we stripped away all of the “commercial” aspects of Christmas and decided to make it a day that truly honored the individual whom Christmas is all about? How would this holiday or “holy day” look?

Well, let’s think through this.

When someone has a birthday,

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we typically gather family and friends together (often at the birthday person’s home), and we eat and present gifts to the birthday boy or girl.

If we gathered together in honor of Jesus’ birthday we would probably go to church to jointly celebrate His birthday with others who know Him and want to celebrate also. We would probably do a pot luck dinner with those attending each bringing a favorite dish to be enjoyed by others.

We might share stories of Jesus’ life. This is not hard to do since these are told in the bestselling book of all time, the Bible.

We might read the prophesy of His birth 700 years before Jesus was born, in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

We might read the story of His birth from the New Testament gospel of Luke, chapter 2, verse 4, “So Joseph also went up from

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the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

The scripture continues telling us about shepherds in the fields who were visited by an angel.

Beginning at verse 10, “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’”

Somewhere along the line, Christmas has become a holiday that can be celebrated without ever recognizing the “Christ” referred to in its title. What we actually do can be a far leap from celebrating the birthday of a man whose birth split history into B.C. and A.D. If we celebrated the birthday of Jesus as we celebrate other birthdays, at some point we would eat cake and sing Happy Birthday to Jesus.

We could bring gifts with us in an effort to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. These material gifts would show Jesus that we care for Him

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enough to spend time finding something for Him. But bringing material gifts to His birthday party is probably something that would not be special to Jesus.

Anything we might buy for Him is His anyhow.

We are told in the Bible at Matthew 20:28 that Jesus was bor n not to be served, but to serve. So if His life is about serving others and He modeled for us the lives we should live, at a birthday party in His honor He would be more interested, not in gifts we bring for Him, but in what we are doing with the gifts He has given us.

After his birth, in the short 33 years Jesus had before his death he spoke about things such as mercy, grace, forgiveness, redemption, salvation and love.

Understanding the message Jesus taught, how have we applied His teachings to our lives?

We serve others by acts we choose to do. It may be donating our time to a person in need or a cause. It may be giving financial resources to help meet a need that exists.

If Christmas is truly about Jesus’ birthday, then it is easy to determine what Christmas is not about. Christmas is not about trees, decorations, Santa Claus, reindeer or Black Friday (or now Thursday).

Using the test of what the person whose birthday we are celebrating desires, giving of material gifts to others could fit under this test if they are done as an exam-

LETTERS

Adoptathon support appreciated

Dear Editor: I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to Jessica Palmer, Andrew Poertner, editor, and Charles Fischer, publisher, of the Roswell Daily Record. The paper gave us superb publicity for the first Adoptathon that was held at our city shelter. The shelter was busy and we counted 29 adoptions on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.

I would also like to thank KBIM, KBCQ, KRQE and KMOU for their announcements of the Adoptathon on

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there are more capillaries below the skin of the face than elsewhere and they’re closer to the surface. So any signal to all the capillaries in your body to widen will make itself visible most often in your face.

That may explain why people blush only in their faces. However, it doesn’t explain why some people blush more easily; such people don’t have more capillaries under the skin of their faces than people who rarely blush.

It’s possible that “blushers” have capillaries that dilate more in response to emotion compared with people who blush less often. And blushing may be

more obvious in some people, like those with fair skin, than in others.

Cognitive behavioral therapy can help people be less bothered by their blushing. There is also a surgery used to treat excessive blushing, but its safety and effectiveness are not proven.

Although it bothers you, it may help if I remind you that blushing is often associated with positive things like youth and attractiveness. It can also project modesty and charm. Why else would millions of women apply blush to their cheeks each day?

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

Go to his website to send questions a n d g et additional infor mation: www.AskDoctorK.com.)

against such injustice.

Christians believe Jesus came to set us free from sin. Those who have died in our wars fought and gave their lives that we might have our many freedoms, including the religious freedom to hear and accept or reject His message.

Passing Arlington, I recall a line from one of our wonderful patriotic songs, “America, the Beautiful,” which says of our war dead, “O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!”

In a narcissistic age this may seem odd, even of fensive to those whose favorite nouns are “I” and “me.” Perhaps that’s why so many of us don’t know anyone who has served in the military.

It’s called military “service,” after all.

Making money serves self. If we haven’t served in the armed forces, it is less likely we would know people who are serving, or have served. I served, albeit

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ple of what Jesus has done for us. Unfortunately, giving gifts to one another is generally done independent of recognizing whose birthday we are celebrating.

What if we gathered at churches or in our homes, spoke to the birthday person (prayer), remembered His life and his teachings, and then shared how we have used our God given gifts for the benefit of others? Might this model line up more with the celebration of Jesus’ birthday?

My challenge to you is to not lose sight of the fact that Christmas is about the birth of a baby who changed history. It is not about much of what secularized Christmas has become.

If Christmas is truly a celebration of a birthday for Jesus, we should spend time during the day honoring the birthday person. We should remember the greatest gift at Christmas was God’s gift to man of baby Jesus.

I want to wish each of you a blessed Christmas with the peace that passes all understanding that comes from the Savior who came to Earth born in a manger, the son of a loving God drawing closer to us.

More than just a thought ...

Rick Kraft wishes each of you a blessed and meaningful holiday season. To submit comments, contributions, or ideas, e-mail to rkraft@kraftandhunter.com or write to P.O. Box 850, Roswell, NM, 88202-0850.

the radio. Of course, we have to thank the City Council for their support and the assistance of Jake Chaves, Andrew Gross and Kim O’Conner at the Animal Services shelter and the kennel workers of Casa Querencia for an excellent job well done! With the help of everyone mentioned, we had a great success with our first joint Adoptathon with discounted spay and neuter by Animal Welfare Alliance.

Sincerely, Jo McInerney President, Animal Welfare Alliance Roswell not on the battlefield, making my contribution as part of Armed Forces Radio in the 1960s.

As the ads and emails suggest lastminute gift ideas, here’s a suggested gift that will last longer in your heart than any purchase you make for yourself or your family: Find someone who has lost a loved one to war and take them a present. It doesn’t have to be expensive.

Tell them, “I wanted to bring you a gift in recognition of the gift your loved one gave our country.” If you don’t know anyone, search online for organizations that assist families whose loved ones paid the ultimate price for our country.

If you do that, I suspect this Christmas will be unforgettable for the person on the receiving end of your compassion. It could also be a transforming event in your own life and a Christmas you will never forget.

(Write to Cal Thomas at: Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, N.Y. 14207. Readers may also email Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com.) © 2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

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How to ensure a safe ride home during the holidays

Merry Christmas Day to you all! We hope that the holiday has been wonderful for all of our readers. But now, friends and family will soon be travelling back to their homes, some just across town and some all the way across the nation.

Today, we want to remind everyone to pay extra attention while driving. We want your joyous holiday to remain joyous. This most busy time of the year is among the worst of times for drivers not to pay close enough attention to driving.

Avoiding the “Big Five” driving mistakes could prevent most motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and deaths:

• Not paying enough attention to driving (distracted driving) • Following too closely or tailgating • Driving too fast — or too fast for the conditions • Failing to obey traffic signs and signals • Improper and unsafe backing A main focus of driving safety must be placed on distracted driving, which has been recognized over the past several years as one of the major safety issues on America's roads.

The transformation of cellphones into mini-wireless computers has become the number one distracting force on the road and has

Bird Count as of Nov. 23 Light and dark geese Light goose: 18187 Canada goose: 249 Total: 18,436 Ducks Mallard: 956 Northern pintail: 2081 Green-winged teal: 408 Teal spp.: 133 Northam shoveler: 367 Gadwall: 19 American wigeon: 738 Canvasback: 33 Redhead: 26 Ring-necked duck: 47 Lesser scaup: 5 Bufflehead: 63 Hooded merganser: 5 Red-brst. merganser: 1 Ruddy duck: 195 Unidentified duck: 165 Total: 5242 Marsh Birds Lesser sandhill crane: 13,270 Pied-billed grebe: 7 Eared grebe: 2 Great blue heron: 9 Green heron: 3 Great egret: 5 Snowy egret: 4 American coot: 277 White-faced ibis: 2 Belted kingfisher: 3

Total: 13,582 Shorebirds Killdeer: 1 Lesser yellowlegs: 10 Greater yellowlegs: 39 Long-billed dowitcher: 10 Sandpiper, or peep: 1 Total: 61 Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Owls Northern harrier: 14 Sharp-shinned hawk: 1 Red-tailed hawk: 5 American kestrel: 4 Great horned owl: 1 Total: 25 No gulls or terns sighted.

led to a shockingly high number of collisions, injuries, and deaths. Add to that all of the other distracting activities that a driver can engage in and it is a wonder anyone is watching the road at all. A study by the National Safety Council shows that dialing a cellphone yields an

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increased crash risk of six times that of normal driving; applying makeup, three times the risk; and — surprise, surprise — texting while driving has an increased risk factor of 23 times! A 2009 study by Car and Driver magazine indicated that texting has greater impact on safe driving than driving drunk!

Many states and government entities recognize the dangers associated with cellphones and especially texting. In New Mexico, there is a ban on texting by novice/beginning drivers, but no statewide law on the use of cellphones while driving. Several cities within the state have ordi-

nances concer ning cellphones and texting, including Roswell, which bans texting while driving. However, in virtually all instances, there are complaints of inef fective enforcement and in general, youth remain unconvinced of the problem.

Recently, the National T ransportation Safety Board suggested that there should be a ban on the use of all electronic devices when driving. It is apparently unlikely that idea will get much support.

There are, of course, several other driving distractions. Reaching for a moving object, being drowsy, looking at some

external object, reading, kids, conversations with passengers, and applying makeup are just a few of them. Most of these things are really under our control. We should evaluate our own driving habits and concentrate on minimizing the distractions. This focus could save our lives or the lives of others who share the road with us.

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 1-888-594-TIPS (8477).

Check out the website at chavescountycrimestoppers.com.

Bitterlake NWR bird counts New Year’s gala, prayer event

Bird Count as of Dec. 7 Light and dark geese Snow goose: 12 Light goose: 3,854 Canada goose: 6 Total: 3,872 Ducks Mallard: 951 Northern pintail: 1,92 Green-winged teal: 121 Cinnamon teal: 1 Teal spp.: 107 Northam shoveler: 143 Gadwall: 5 American wigeon: 357 Canvasback: 4 Bufflehead: 6

Hooded merganser: 1 Ruddy duck: 32 Wood duck: 18 Unidentified duck: 202 Total: 3,876 Marsh Birds Lesser sandhill crane: 5,131 Pied-billed grebe: 6 Eared grebe: 1 Great blue heron: 8 Great egret: 5 Snowy egret: 7 American coot: 195 White-faced ibis: 4 Total: 5,357 Shorebirds Killdeer: 1 Willet: 1 Greater yellowlegs: 12 Long-billed dowitcher: 8 Western sandpiper: 1 Total: 23 Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Owls Northern harrier: 20 Red-tailed hawk: 8 American kestrel: 4 Total: 32 Noteworthy Sightings: Off-refuge crane: 750 Observed 3 bufflehead and 1 great blue heron near the Scout Camp.

Wetlands were frozen only 10-20 percent open water.

Observed an unusual number of wood ducks on farm.

Closures, medical cannabis, film screening Gate closures

(Holloman Air Force Base) — In observance of Christmas on Monday, the La Luz and West gates will be closed.

Gates will re-open on Tuesday at 6 a.m.

Regular visitors to Holloman are asked to use the main gate, located on Highway 70, to enter the base on Monday.

Cannabis Alliance

The Southeast New Mexico Medical Cannabis Alliance will hold its December meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Carlsbad IHOP, 2529 South Canal St.

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The Alliance is a support group for New Mexico medical cannabis patients. There is no charge and no fees. For more information, email medicansenm@yahoo.com or call 831-917-5314.

Film screening

“OKA!” will screen in Santa Fe’s DeVargas Mall

Cinema 6, located at 562 N. Guadalupe St., on Friday.

Based off ethnomusicologist Louis Sar no’s memoir, “Last Thoughts Before Vanishing from the Face of the Earth,” the Lavinia Currier directed film is about Sarno’s travels to Central Africa to record the music of the Bayaka Pygmies.

He fell in love with a Bayaka girl and her forest lifestyle and decided to stay. “OKA!” tells the adventure of his life in Africa with his adopted family.

Tickets will be available online for purchase.

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New Year’s Eve Gala

The Roswell 2011 New Year’s Eve Gala will be Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Hosted by the Roswell Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Chaves County, there will be dancing, delicious food and a cash bar. Live music will be provided by Vinnie Baggatone and the Baggavaughns. Tickets are $100 per person. For

more infor mation call 623-5695.

Prayer and fasting

Twenty-one Days of Prayer and Fasting will

start in Roswell with a citywide prayer kickoff Sunday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Roswell Convention Center, 912 N. Main St. There will be nightly prayer Jan. 9-28 from 58 p.m. at the Roswell House of Prayer, 3800 N. Main St. There will be a final prayer gathering Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Roswell Convention Center. For more infor mation, call 1-855-6225397.

Fort Stanton Museum to open weekends

The volunteers at Fort Stanton, Inc. are pleased to announce that the Fort Stanton Museum will be open on weekends from December through March 2012. The museum will be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Satur days, and 12 p.m.-4 p.m. on Sundays.

There is no fee to visit the museum, but donations are appreciated.

“We ar e delighted to open this winter,”said Clinton Smith, president

of Fort Stanton, Inc. “Our volunteers do a great job and we wanted to make sure that the public had the opportunity to come out and see the museum and visit the fort during the winter months.” The museum will not be open on Christmas Day in observance of the holidays.

Since the new museum opened in April 2010, more than 20,000 people have visited the Fort Stanton State Monument. The museum features a display about the history of the fort from its creation

in 1855 as a military fortification to the present day.

“We hope to draw more attention to the site so that we can continue to help preserve the fort and its buildings,” Smith said.

“We will be announcing a schedule of events in January, and we are excited about the coming year.

Being open on the weekends is just the beginning for us.”

If you are interested in joining Fort Stanton, Inc., or if you are interested in volunteering, please call the museum at (575) 3540341.

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We hope you and your family have a safe and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) ACQUELINE Meetings activate an unusual IGAR resourcefulness and creativity in you.

Someone who often plays devil’s advocate appears to have shut down.

A provocative action could open a door and/or cause a change. Express your caring in a way that counts.

Tonight: Where the action is.

YOUR HOROSCOPE TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will need your positive attitude in order to leap over a difficulty or problem. Understand the liabilities when dealing with a higher-up or a respected relative. An unanticipated reaction could cause a problem. You come from a place of caring. Tonight: To the wee hours.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) When eyeing a situation, you have the unique ability to demand a change in the status quo. Although you might want to indulge in a reaction, do your best to center yourself before acting. Bold thinking saves the day. Tonight: Relax. You need some downtime.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Deal with a partner or associate directly when handling a touchy matter. This party might be capable of the unexpected, causing you to overcompensate. It might be hard to tell, but this person really does care and might not realize the dimensions of his or her actions. Tonight: Talk away.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Others clearly are drawn to you, yet they could challenge you. Be responsive and understand their moodiness, which could be a natural response to the holidays. Stay even, and a better attitude will come forward. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Others might have the day off, but you feel the need to accomplish a little more. Some of you will be working, while others will be tackling a home project. Many people would like to visit or chat with you. Be honest about your time. Tonight: Mellow out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You have a different, flamboyant style. Somehow your decisions could be provocative. Others act in ways that might be difficult to understand. Approach plans and a project creatively. Tonight: Give a child or loved one extra time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Pressure builds. Inadvertently, you make judgments that increase the tension. Realize your limits and stop worrying about what others expect. You are human and can do only so much. An element of the unexpected could disrupt your plans. Tonight: Close to home.

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express their preferences. A friend or associate could be a bit much to handle. You are wondering why you should deal with this behavior. Maintain an element of levity. A child could do what is least expected. Tonight: Look at what saunters through the door!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be bent on tallying up the damages of the past few days, or returning an item or two. Relax and don’t put any more stress on yourself than in the past. Listen to your inner voice regarding an unstable domestic issue. You will know what to do. Tonight: Treat yourself to something you want that you didn’t get.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You are full of excitement.

Someone at a distance might hold back or do something very different. Let go of feeling awkward; know that you don’t have all the solutions. Let your personality melt barriers. Show your caring in a way that speaks to that person or persons. Tonight: As you want.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might feel down. Don’t overthink the situation. You could be tired or reacting to a grumbling loved one. Make a call, and you’ll feel better quickly. Don’t get stuck dealing with another person. Tonight: Be careful with a financial risk.

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Goddard High School’s David Anaya earned his crown as the SP OR TS Roswell Daily SHORTS Record’s Gridiron ELL ELECTIONS King after leading ARE JAN. 10 Eastside Little League will the Rockets to their holds its annual board elections on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. at the second consecutive undeS.O.Y. Mariachi building. Application deadline is Jan. 6. feated regular season and For more information or to obtain an application, call Johnny Sanchez at 914-2508 or Joe a state runner-up finish in Mendoza at 420-5762. Letters of interest can be submitted to Class 4A in 2011. The david.valenzuela22@yahoo.com. tailback became the SPOTLIGHT ON state’s second all-time SPORTS leading rusher during his senior season and recorded his second straight 2,000-yard campaign.

1956 — Corky Devlin of Fort Wayne goes 0-for-15 from the field against the Minneapolis Lakers to tie an NBA record.

1971 — Garo Yepremian’s 37-yard field goal at 7:40 of the second overtime gives the Miami Dolphins a 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the AFC playoffs. At 82:40, it’s the longest game in NFL history.

1984 — Bernard King of the New York Knicks scores 60 points in a 120-114 loss to the New Jersey Nets.

1995 — Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys scores his 25th touchdown of the season in a 37-13 win over Arizona, breaking the record for most TDs in a season.

Smith passes John Riggins of Washington, who scored 24 in 1983.

1999 — Hawaii beats Oregon 23-17 in the Oahu Bowl to cap a remarkable turnaround for the Rainbow Warriors.

Hawaii improves from 0-12 in 1998 to 9-4 — the greatest single-season improvement in NCAA history.

2002 — Katie Hnida becomes the first woman to play in a Division I football game when she attempts an extra point following a New Mexico touchdown in the Las Vegas Bowl. Hnida, a walk-on junior, has her kick blocked in the 27-13 loss to UCLA. 2008 — The Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston to end the Celtics’ franchise-record winning streak at 19 games. Kobe Bryant scores 27 points and grabs nine rebounds to lead Los Angeles in the 92-83 win.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson reaches 1,000 victories. Jackson, the sixth coach to reach 1,000, has a career record of 1,000-423 with Chicago and the Lakers.

2008 — New Orleans guard Chris Paul has his NBA-record steals streak end at 108 games in the Hornets’ 88-68 loss to Orlando.

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ON THIS DAY IN...

Senior RB / DB

Career highlights 2009

• NMAA Class 4A state champion • 1,132 rushing yards • 10 total touchdowns • More than 1,500 all-purpose yards

2010

• NMAA Class 4A state semifinalist • 2,332 rushing yards • 32 total touchdowns • More than 3,000 all-purpose yards

2011

• NMAA Class 4A state runner-up • 2,269 rushing yards • 36 total touchdowns • More than 2,700 all-purpose yards

In 2011, Anaya rushed for 2,269 yards and a career-high 32 touchdowns on just 242 carries. He also caught 16 passes for 317 yards and three TDs, returned a kickoff 77 yards for a TD, had 2,794 all-purpose yards and scored 222 total points.

Defensively, Anaya had two interceptions, one pass breakup and a forced fumble.

During his 2 1⁄2 years as Goddard’s starting tailback, Anaya ran for 5,733 yards and 70 touchdowns.

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Scandal, labor woes make 2011 one of sports’ worst

Even after all the turmoil 2011 brought to sports, what with the NBA and NFL players and owners huddling with lawyers and accountants, more unsettling reports of brains ravaged by hard hits, and college players being given cash, tattoos, access to

strip clubs and pretty much anything else you can imagine, the games still mattered.

Until November.

In less than two weeks, allegations of child sex abuse at Penn State and then at Syracuse shook both schools to the core,

In this Nov. 14 file photo, former Syracuse basketball assistant coach Bernie Fine watches a game against Manhattan in the NIT Season Tip-Off in Syracuse, N.Y.

cost Joe Paterno his job and left us all with the searing question of whether our love for sports has helped corrupt what were once such simple games.

“I think there is a disillusionment there, but I think it’s reality. We haven’t seen behind the curtain before,” said Jarrod Chin, director for training and curriculum at the Center for Sport in Society at Northeaster n University. “We’ve used sport as a way to ignore problems. But now what we’re seeing is they exist there, too.

“That’s what makes it the worst year in sports. What people are coming to realize is the thing we thought was such a great escape has a lot of the same issues we’re trying to escape from.”

In sports, most years are defined by their triumphs.

Golf’s latest phenom, Rory McIlroy, winning his first major at the U.S. Open, perhaps. Or Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers following up their Super Bowl victory by flirting with a per fect season. Maybe Novak Djokovic’s utter dominance of the tennis world, a 70-6 record that included victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open.

Even in years tainted by steroids or labor strife, there was always someone

In this Dec. 8 file photo, NBA Commissioner David Stern, right, speaks during a news conference alongside Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver following a day of meetings that ended with the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deal was the final step to

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In this Nov. 5 file photo, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives in handcuffs at the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General’s Office officials in State College, Pa.

or some performance that stood tall.

Not this year.

The lasting memories of 2011 will be of mug shots and court rooms, millionaires squabbling with billionaires, and big red Xs drawn through the first two months of the NBA schedule. Sixteen games were pared off each NBA team’s schedule because of drawnout labor negotiations, while the NFL wasted its summer vacation in conference rooms and mediation sessions.

“We have this arena where sport is pure, sport has been sanitized,” said Gary Sailes, a professor of sport sociology at Indiana University. “That’s just not the case.”

That illusion was shattered for good by the charges against for mer Penn State defensive coordinator and one-time Paterno heir apparent Jerry Sandusky.

Once cherished in the Penn State community for his ferocious defenses and apparent devotion to atrisk children, Sandusky now faces more than 50 charges of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 12-year span. Prosecutors say San-

In this April 23 file photo, Ohio State director of athletics Gene Smith, left, chats with then-head football coach Jim Tressel dusky used his Nittany Lions connections to groom his victims, and some of the alleged assaults occurred on Penn State property.

Sandusky has denied the allegations, telling NBC and The New York Times that he showered and horsed around with boys but never sexually abused them. An emotional and lurid trial is a safe bet for 2012.

The shock of the initial charges quickly turned to anger as details emerged that Penn State officials — Paterno included — knew of an alleged assault in 2002 but never called police.

Receivers coach Mike McQueary testified that, as a graduate assistant, he believes he saw Sandusky See 2011, Page B5

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How did this happen? So many to blame.

It seems fairly simple: Just play the game.

But the games this year sure wandered off course.

We hit the finish with anger, remorse.

The games at first were big-money disputes, With a lot of talk by a lot of suits.

We checked the scoreboard and here’s what we saw — Advice to brush up on our labor law: Timetables, lockouts, negotiation, Collective bargaining, mediation.

Fans grinded their teeth and looked to the sky On what it all means to “decertify” Or reconvene with the full committee.

By any account, not very pretty.

It was odd enough that it came to pass We wound up having to audit this class.

But the year then took a far darker turn, With the facts unfolding for all to learn: Brute force, cowardice and justice delayed, The abuse of power, young lives betrayed.

The story moves on, the school moves along And tries to make sense of so much gone wrong.

We close a year and will give it its due, Rewinding the tape by way of review.

Auburn opens the year by firm decree: Tread at your peril on the SEC. Next month, Aaron Rodgers, savvy and cool.

No matter how you slice it, Cheeseheads rule.

In Cleveland, the Cavs look lost and weary.

LeBron’s in South Beach, far from Lake Erie.

Young Trevor Bayne wins Daytona gone wild.

Crack open some oats! Zenyatta’s with child.

Calhoun’s Connecticut runs off a gem.

The women go next, and there’s A&M. Those lovely McCourts take their turn at-bat, All baseball charmed by this Hollywood spat.

McIlroy’s Masters tells one grim story.

The U.S. Open’s kinder to Rory.

The Mavs and Nowitzki go plenty far, Getting to light up a Cuban cigar.

The Bruins capture the Stanley Cup crown.

Vancouver responds by trashing downtown.

Awards

2011 Male Athlete of the Year Voting

By The Associated Press Aaron Rodgers 112; Justin Verlander 50; Novak Djokovic 21; Cam Newton 6; Tony Stewart 5; Kemba Walker 4; Usain Bolt 3; Derek Jeter 2; Luke Donald 2; Robert Griffin III 2; Albert Pujols 1; Dario Franchitti 1; Drew Brees 1; Kelly Slater 1; Lionel Messi 1

AP Male Athlete of the Year

By The Associated Press 2011 — Aaron Rodgers, football 2010 — Drew Brees, football 2009 — Jimmie Johnson, auto racing 2008 — Michael Phelps, swimming 2007 — Tom Brady, football 2006 — Tiger Woods, golf 2005 — Lance Armstrong, cycling 2004 — Lance Armstrong, cycling 2003 — Lance Armstrong, cycling 2002 — Lance Armstrong, cycling 2001 — Barry Bonds, baseball 2000 — Tiger Woods, golf 1999 — Tiger Woods, golf 1998 — Mark McGwire, baseball 1997 — Tiger Woods, golf 1996 — Michael Johnson, track and field 1995 — Cal Ripken, baseball 1994 — George Foreman, boxing 1993 — Michael Jordan, basketball 1992 — Michael Jordan, basketball 1991 — Michael Jordan, basketball 1990 — Joe Montana, football 1989 — Joe Montana, football 1988 — Orel Hershiser, baseball 1987 — Ben Johnson, track and field 1986 — Larry Bird, basketball 1985 — Dwight Gooden, baseball 1984 — Carl Lewis, track and field 1983 — Carl Lewis, track and field 1982 — Wayne Gretzky, hockey 1981 — John McEnroe, tennis 1980 — U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1979 — Willie Stargell, baseball 1978 — Ron Guidry, baseball 1977 — Steve Cauthen, horse racing 1976 — Bruce Jenner, decathlon 1975 — Fred Lynn, baseball 1974 — Muhammad Ali, boxing 1973 — O.J. Simpson, football 1972 — Mark Spitz, swimming 1971 — Lee Trevino, golf 1970 — George Blanda, football 1969 — Tom Seaver, baseball

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

Sunday, Dec. 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, third place game, teams TBD, at Honolulu 7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, championship game, teams TBD, at Honolulu NBA BASKETBALL 10 a.m.

TNT — Boston at New York 12:30 p.m.

ABC — Miami at Dallas 3:15 p.m.

ABC — Chicago at L.A. Lakers 6 p.m.

ESPN — Orlando at Oklahoma City 8:30 p.m.

ESPN — L.A. Clippers at Gold-

Dan Wheldon wins Indy, hard to believe.

Far harder yet when it comes time to grieve.

In a perjury trial for Bonds last spring The slugger was charged as the lyin’ king.

Government lawyers cited clear linkage Of mood swings, bloating, testicle shrinkage With use of steroids beyond any doubt To put Bonds away — one very big out.

They scoffed at his claim of the “clear” and “cream,” Called it a lie and a fraudulent scheme.

They said Bonds was juiced and had to know it, Pledging to jurors: We aim to show it.

So onto the stand came Kimberly Bell, In the eyes of Bonds the Mistress from Hell.

In graphic detail (and dubious taste) She outlined his strike zone — knees to his waist.

The outcome of this courtroom production?

Guilty on just one count of obstruction.

The government wasn’t done playing ball.

Come summer it’s Clemens getting the call.

Three years ago, Roger swore he was clean And steroids were never in his routine.

That was in Congress for all to observe.

But Clemens, some said, was throwing a curve.

His perjury trial would soon unravel, As quick as a judge lowers his gavel.

The judge slammed the feds: You just don’t get it; You can’t use that tape of Laura Pettitte.

So before we figured out who’s winning, The whole thing’s off in less than an inning.

The judge called a mistrial, adding to say, We’ll do this again come opening day.

A grand old game — baseball and perjury.

Like hot dogs, beer, Tommy John surgery.

It was not all that far back in the day When someone would mention the CBA We’d think of basketball out in the sticks, Where journeymen players got to throw bricks.

Now CBA means contracts and lawyers, Legal hardball for unions, employers.

NFL management looked at its deal, Concluded a lockout held great appeal.

1968 — Denny McLain, baseball 1967 — Carl Yastrzemski, baseball 1966 — Frank Robinson, baseball 1965 — Sandy Koufax, baseball 1964 — Don Schollander, swimming 1963 — Sandy Koufax, baseball 1962 — Maury Wills, baseball 1961 — Roger Maris, baseball 1960 — Rafer Johnson, track 1959 — Ingemar Johansson, boxing 1958 — Herb Elliott, track 1957 — Ted Williams, baseball 1956 — Mickey Mantle, baseball 1955 — Hopalong Cassady, football 1954 — Willie Mays, baseball 1953 — Ben Hogan, golf 1952 — Bob Mathias, track-football 1951 — Dick Kazmaier, football 1950 — Jim Konstanty, baseball 1949 — Leon Hart, football 1948 — Lou Boudreau, baseball 1947 — Johnny Lujack, football 1946 — Glenn Davis, football 1945 — Byron Nelson, golf 1944 — Byron Nelson, golf 1943 — Gunder Haegg, track 1942 — Frank Sinkwich, football 1941 — Joe DiMaggio, baseball 1940 — Tom Harmon, football 1939 — Nile Kinnick, football 1938 — Don Budge, tennis 1937 — Don Budge, tennis 1936 — Jesse Owens, track 1935 — Joe Louis, boxing 1934 — Dizzy Dean, baseball 1933 — Carl Hubbell, baseball 1932 — Gene Sarazen, golf 1931 — Pepper Martin, baseball

2011 Female Athlete of the Year Voting

By The Associated Press Abby Wambach 65; Hope Solo 38; Maya Moore 35; Yani Tseng 24; Petra Kvitova 13; Diana Nyad 7; Homare Sawa 7; Tamika Catchings 7; Li Na 6; Maria Riesch 6; Danica Patrick 2; Pat Summitt 2; Caroline Wozniacki 1; Skylar Diggins 1

AP Female Athlete of the Year

By The Associated Press 2011 — Abby Wambach, soccer 2010 — Lindsey Vonn, skiing 2009 — Serena Williams, tennis 2008 — Candace Parker, basketball 2007 — Lorena Ochoa, golf 2006 — Lorena Ochoa, golf 2005 — Annika Sorenstam, golf

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NBC — Chicago at Green Bay

Monday, Dec. 26 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Independence Bowl, Missouri vs. North Carolina, at Shreveport, La. NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m.

WGN — Chicago at Golden State NFL FOOTBALL 6:30 p.m.

ESPN — Atlanta at New Orleans NHL HOCKEY 5:30 p.m.

VERSUS — Dallas at St. Louis SOCCER 7:55 a.m.

ESPN2 — Premier League, Wigan at Manchester United

The union argued that’s no way to go, Contending all’s well with the status quo.

And what was the essence of this dispute?

How best to divide a big pile of loot.

The NBA watched and then took its turn, With its veteran point guard David Stern Insisting he’s surely nobody’s fool — The league wants more from its revenue pool.

And for months on end we heard both sides yap About reworking the salary cap.

So here’s where we stood in these labor wars: Of the four major leagues two shut their doors.

Now had hockey and baseball joined this mess We’d be left with lacrosse and MLS. Two things set the Women’s World Cup apart: Abby Wambach’s header, Japanese heart.

Woods plays Atlanta like month-old pate While some Keegan guy wins the PGA. Djokovic gives us a year to savor, Taking us back to the days of Laver.

Peyton Manning was gone as were the Colts, Now a bumbling franchise of Luck-less dolts.

The Red Sox go tumbling, hitting the wall, With Epstein, Francona taking the fall.

And how did things turn out for the Phillies?

About as well as Howard’s Achillies.

St. Louis stirs from an August slumber — Hard to figure this Cardinal number.

But there by the Arch strides a Hercules, Disguised among mortals as David Freese.

The team rides a beer wagon, hailed as kings, Then La Russa quits to do other things.

College sports leaders struck a grubby pose — Presidents as emperors wearing no clothes.

They spoke of scholarship, pride, tradition.

But who’s kidding whom? We know this mission.

They want network contracts — the sacred cow.

They want their money, and they want it now.

And it doesn’t much matter where they play.

Anyplace will do in the USA. If the money’s right and the terms all mesh, They’d be happy to play in Bangladesh.

SCOREBOARD

2004 — Annika Sorenstam, golf 2003 — Annika Sorenstam, golf 2002 — Serena Williams, tennis 2001 — Jennifer Capriati, tennis 2000 — Marion Jones, track 1999 — U.S. Soccer Team 1998 — Se Ri Pak, golf 1997 — Martina Hingis, tennis 1996 — Amy Van Dyken, swimming 1995 — Rebecca Lobo, basketball 1994 — Bonnie Blair, speedskating 1993 — Sheryl Swoopes, basketball 1992 — Monica Seles, tennis 1991 — Monica Seles, tennis 1990 — Beth Daniel, golf 1989 — Steffi Graf, tennis 1988 — Florence Griffith Joyner, track and field 1987 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field 1986 — Martina Navratilova, tennis 1985 — Nancy Lopez, golf 1984 — Mary Lou Retton, gymnastics 1983 — Martina Navratilova, tennis 1982 — Mary Decker Tabb, track 1981 — Tracy Austin, tennis 1980 — Chris Evert Lloyd, tennis 1979 — Tracy Austin, tennis 1978 — Nancy Lopez, golf 1977 — Chris Evert, tennis 1976 — Nadia Comaneci, gymnastics 1975 — Chris Evert, tennis 1974 — Chris Evert, tennis 1973 — Billie Jean King, tennis 1972 — Olga Korbut, gymnastics 1971 — Evonne Goolagong, tennis 1970 — Chi Cheng, track 1969 — Debbie Meyer, swimming 1968 — Peggy Fleming, figure skating 1967 — Billie Jean King, tennis 1966 — Kathy Whitworth, golf 1965 — Kathy Whitworth, golf 1964 — Mickey Wright, golf 1963 — Mickey Wright, golf 1962 — Dawn Fraser, swimming 1961 — Wilma Rudolph, track 1960 — Wilma Rudolph, track 1959 — Maria Bueno, tennis 1958 — Althea Gibson, tennis 1957 — Althea Gibson, tennis 1956 — Pat McCormick, diving 1955 — Patty Berg, golf 1954 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1953 — Maureen Connolly, tennis 1952 — Maureen Connolly, tennis 1951 — Maureen Connolly, tennis 1950 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1949 — Marlene Bauer, golf 1948 — Fanny Blankers-Koen, track 1947 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1946 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1945 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf 1944 — Ann Curtis, swimming 1943 — Patty Berg, golf 1942 — Gloria Callen, swimming 1941 — Betty Hicks Newell, golf 1940 — Alice Marble, tennis 1939 — Alice Marble, tennis 1938 — Patty Berg, golf 1937 — Katherine Rawls, swimming 1936 — Helen Stephens, track 1935 — Helen Wills Moody, tennis 1934 — Virginia Van Wie, golf 1933 — Helen Jacobs, tennis 1932 — Babe Didrikson, track 1931 — Helene Madison, swimming

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 32, San Diego State 30

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall 20, FIU 10

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24

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.

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

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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

Foul winds were blowing from sea to sea, From Miami clear out to USC. Rule-breaking, cheating. So what else is new?

But a twist in Columbus — Tattoo U. It didn’t take long for all to be linked.

The parlor got rings; the players got inked.

The Buckeyes force Tressel to walk the plank, Then bring aboard Meyer, breaking the bank.

These winds showed no signs they’d ever abate.

Soon a gale force gathered, shaking Penn State, Where a football culture had run amok While the high command chose to pass the buck.

And there sat Paterno up on his perch, The mighty Lion of the Penn State church, Ruing so much that he chose to ignore, Knowing full well that he could have done more.

Violence on campus, then vigils at night, A college reflecting by candlelight.

Next day, in the bracing November air, The players link arms and then kneel in prayer.

A time to reckon, a time to rally As a shadow crosses Happy Valley.

By then, it seemed we had more than enough.

Then comes Syracuse, and the news is rough.

The rest of the year? Sports played out the string: Pacquiao makes his escape in the ring, While Stewart gives NASCAR a different spin And Krzyzewski racks up a landmark win.

An Angel’s whisper tells Pujols it’s time To head west where there’s gold in Anaheim.

But before we close the book on the year, Props to Pat Summitt, one tough Volunteer.

And we’ll make it a point before we go To go one final round for Smokin’ Joe. And maybe next year sports gets off the mat, Shakes off the blues, and goodbye to all that.

There lies the promise, of this there’s no doubt.

Provided, of course, we’re not all locked out.

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)

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National Football League At A Glance

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Thursday’s Game Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14 Saturday’s Game Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15 Sunday’s Games New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20 Seattle 38, Chicago 14 Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13 Carolina 28, Houston 13 Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14 Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13 Miami 30, Buffalo 23 Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10 Detroit 28, Oakland 27 New England 41, Denver 23 Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19 San Diego 34, Baltimore 14 Monday’s Game San Francisco 20, Pittsburgh 3 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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Aaron Rodgers is AP Male Athlete of the Year

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — When Aaron Rodgers needs to rekindle the feelings that drove his rise from a junior college quarterback to Super Bowl MVP, he doesn’t have to look too far.

Rodgers held on to the many rejection letters he received from marquee college programs as he was coming out of high school.

Even today, he leaves a few of them sitting out at his house.

“I chose the couple that I thought were most demeaning to display in a space in my house that really nobody is able to see but myself,” Rodgers said. “It’s something that I think is important to keep fresh on your mind.

Maybe not every day, but once a week your eyes might pan across it and you have a little laugh about the journey you’ve been on

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— at the same time, remembering that there still are people out there that you can prove something to.”

Good luck finding those doubters now.

Rodgers is the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, chosen by members of The Associated Press, after he turned in an MVP performance in the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in February and then went on to lead his team on a long unbeaten run this season.

Rodgers received 112 votes out of the 212 ballots submitted from U.S. news organizations that make up the AP’s membership.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander finished second with 50 votes, followed by tennis standout Novak Djokovic (21), Carolina

AP Photos

In this Jan. 15 file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scrambles past Atlanta Falcons linebacker Curtis Lofton on a 7-yard touchdown run in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs.

Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton (6) and NASCAR champion Tony Stewart (5).

Rodgers is one of three quarterbacks to receive the honor in the past five years. The New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees won in 2010 and the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady won in 2007.

Rodgers says it still feels “surreal at times” to be considered among the biggest names in sports.

“Those guys are household names, the best of the best,” Rodgers said. “(It’s) special to win the award, and something I’ll remember.”

Through 14 games this season, Rodgers has completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 4,360 yards with 40 touchdowns and six interceptions. The Packers are 13-1, and Rodgers’ play is leaving people speechless — even his coach,

Mike McCarthy.

“I’m running out of things to say about him,” McCarthy said earlier this month, after Rodgers drove the Packers into position for a last-second, game-winning field goal to beat the New York Giants.

Green Bay’s 19-game winning streak came to an end at Kansas City on Sunday, but the Packers remain a strong favorite to repeat as champions. That’s thanks in large part to Rodgers’ knack for making big plays without major mistakes.

It has been a long and challenging journey out of obscurity for Rodgers, who wasn’t offered a bigtime scholarship out of high school and had to play a year in junior college. Then came his agonizing wait on draft day, three seasons on the bench behind Brett Favre and a tumultuous first year as a starter.

If Rodgers’ path to stardom had been smoother, he says he would not be the player — or person — he is today.

“It’s something that gives me perspective all the time, knowing that the road I took was difficult.

But it did shape my character and it shaped my game as well,” Rodgers said. “I try and keep that on my mind as a good perspective, but also as a motivator, knowing that it took a lot to get to where I am now and it’s going to take a lot to stay where I’m at.”

Strangely, earning widespread respect throughout the sports world could become a challenge in and of itself for Rodgers, who draws motivation from proving himself to his doubters and critics.

Is that becoming more difficult?

Abby Wambach wins AP Female Athlete of the Year

In this Feb. 6 file photo, Aaron Rodgers hoists the Lombardi Trophy after the Packers won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

With the final seconds ticking down and the Americans on the verge of their earliest exit ever from the Women’s World Cup, Abby Wambach kept waving her index finger at her teammates.

One chance, she screamed, all they needed was one chance.

When it came in the form of a left-footed cross from Megan Rapinoe, Wambach pounced. With one vicious whip of her head, she changed the course of this year’s World Cup and sparked a nationwide frenzy rarely seen for women’s sports.

Wambach’s clutch performance at this summer’s World Cup made her the clear choice for the 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, selected by members of The Associated Press. The U.S. forward received 65 of the 214 votes cast, while teammate Hope Solo (38) was a distant second and UConn basketball star Maya Moore (35) was third.

Wambach is the first individual soccer player — man or woman — to win one of the AP’s annual sports awards, which began in 1931. The U.S. women’s team won

in 1999, when their World Cup triumph at the Rose Bowl transfixed the nation.

“We, as a team, did something that no team since Mia Hamm was able to do,” Wambach told the AP. “Even the team that won the (Olympic) gold medal in 2008 was not able to inspire and get people excited about women’s soccer. It goes to show you the impact drama can bring.”

Wambach’s four goals in Germany give her 13 in three World Cup appearances. That’s the most by an American, topping Michelle Akers by one, and puts her third on the all-time World Cup scoring list behind Brazil’s Marta and Germany’s Birgit Prinz. The 31-yearold ranks third on the U.S. career scoring list with 125 goals, trailing only Mia Hamm (158) and Kristine Lilly (130).

“When she’s on top of her game,” U.S. coach Pia Sundhage said, “she’s one of the best in the world.”

Wambach was certainly at her best at the World Cup, leading the Americans to the final, where they lost to Japan on penalty kicks.

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The U.S. has long been the dominant team in women’s soccer, winning two of the first three World Cups and all but one of the Olympic gold medals since the sport was added to the program in 1996. The Americans were so famous they could go by one name — Mia, Brandi, Foudy — and they got rock star treatment during the 1999 World Cup, playing to soldout crowds in massive stadiums from coast to coast.

Americans grew spoiled by the group’s success, however, and were barely able to muster a yawn when the U.S. won the Olympic gold medals in 2004 and 2008.

Many people in the States may not have even realized there was a World Cup going on this summer.

Then came that quarterfinal against Brazil.

Down a player for almost an hour, the Americans were less than 90 seconds from losing in overtime after squandering an early lead. But in the 122nd minute, Rapinoe lofted a cross from 30 yards and Wambach rose above the Brazilian defenders. One of the world’s best players in the

AP Photos

In this July 13 file photo, United States’ Abby Wambach celebrates scoring her side’s second goal during the semifinal match against France at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Moenchengladbach, Germany.

In this July 17 file photo, Abby Wambach, right, controls the ball in front of Japan’s Saki Kumagai during the final match at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany.

air, she scored on a thunderous header, setting off pandemonium in the stadium that soon spread clear across the Atlantic Ocean.

“It just seemed surreal. Even in the moment, I was feeling like it was a dream because we were so against the ropes and everything was pointed to us going down that day,” Wambach said. “But there was something inside of us that wasn’t going to allow that to happen. We weren’t quite ready to give up.”

There are few things Americans like more than winners, especially those who wear “U-S-A” on their chests. That the U.S. women were a fierce, gritty bunch who refused to be beaten only made them more

appealing, particularly in a summer when all the other news — the economy, home sales, the NFL lockout — was bleak.

By the time the U.S. beat Brazil on penalty kicks — Wambach and her teammates made all of theirs — folks who couldn’t tell a bicycle kick from a Schwinn were piling on the bandwagon. Celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Lil Wayne and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers were quick to show the Americans some love, and the women even got face time on the Jumbotron at Yankee Stadium.

“People kind of forgot about their woes and were able to celeSee WAMBACH, Page B5

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raping a boy of about 10 or 12 in the Penn State showers. McQueary reported the incident to Paterno, who in turn told Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and university vice president Gary Schultz.

Though Pater no said McQueary was not as explicit in his description of what happened as he was in his grand jury testimony, criticism over the now 85-year -old coach’s failure to do more intensified before Penn State’s board of trustees fired him Nov. 9.

The dismissal came just 10 days after Paterno celebrated his 409th career victory, making him major college football’s winningest coach.

“This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life,” Paterno said in a statement announcing his intention to retire at the end of the season, issued a few hours before he was fired. “With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.”

Paterno was diagnosed with lung cancer a few days later, and has undergone radiation and chemotherapy. He also refractured his pelvis earlier this month.

Curley and Schultz face charges of perjury and failing to properly report suspected abuse. The scandal also cost Penn State president Graham Spanier his job and tarnished the Nittany Lions’ squeaky clean reputation.

And it wasn’t just Penn State. The very next week,

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brate,” Wambach said.

She did her part to keep it going, heading in a corner kick for the goahead goal in the 79th minute of the semifinal against France. Wambach also scored in the final, giving the U.S. a 2-1 lead in the 104th minute of overtime. But Homare Sawa tied the game in the 117th, and the Americans lost 3-1 on penalty kicks.

Despite the loss, the Americans were welcomed home like champions. They had inspired the country when it needed it, and that meant as much as any trophy or title.

Almost six months later, the accolades are still coming. Wambach was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation, and the victory over Brazil was named the top sports accomplishment

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“It would only be tougher if you stopped remembering or drawing or thinking about those things,” Rodgers said.

“And I think a great competitor has to have at least some sort of chip on their shoulder, or at least the attitude that you have something to prove every time you take the (field).”

Unable to attract attention from a big-time college program, Rodgers played a year at Butte College in Oroville, Calif., near his hometown of Chico. His play there eventually got the attention of Cal coach Jeff Tedford, and Rodgers transferred.

Rodgers thrived at Cal and went into the 2005 NFL draft expecting to be taken early in the first round. But he didn’t hear his name called until the Packers chose him with the 24th overall pick.

two for mer ball boys accused longtime Syracuse assistant basketball Bernie Fine of molesting them.

Bobby Davis, now 39, told ESPN that Fine molested him beginning in 1984 and that the sexual contact continued until he was around 27. A ball boy for six years, Davis said that the abuse occurred at Fine’s home, at Syracuse basketball facilities and on team road trips, including the 1987 Final Four.

Davis’ stepbrother, Lang, 45, who also was a ball boy, told ESPN that Fine began molesting him while he was in fifth or sixth grade.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was defiant in his initial defense of Fine, his top assistant since 1976, dismissing Davis and Long as opportunistic liars looking to capitalize on the misery at Penn State. But Boeheim’s tone changed after ESPN aired a tape Nov. 27 in which a woman it identified as Fine’s wife tells Davis she knew “everything” that was going on.

Syracuse fired Fine that day.

“What is most important is that this matter be fully investigated and that anyone with infor mation be supported to come forward so that the truth can be found,” Boeheim said after Fine was ousted. “I deeply regret any statements I made that might have inhibited that from occurring or been insensitive to victims of abuse.”

Still, Davis and Lang are suing Boeheim and Syracuse for defamation. And the district attor ney in

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Syracuse has said the two are credible but that Fine cannot be charged because the statute of limitations has expired.

Federal authorities are still investigating claims by a third accuser. A fourth man, a prison inmate in New York state, also has accused Fine of abuse starting decades ago.

“The academic cheating, the recruitment violations, the gambling, taking steroids, that stuf f has been a part of sports forever,” Sailes said. “But the veracity, the seriousness (of the sex-abuse scandals) — this is the last bastion of American innocence, our kids. So yeah, this is the worst.”

There also were plenty of scandals that, any other year, would have seemed reprehensible.

The NCAA came down on Ohio State, slapping the Buckeyes with that dreaded “failure to monitor” tag, banning them from a bowl game in 2012 and reducing scholarships for a series of misdeeds that had already cost for mer coach Jim Tressel his job and forced some players to sit out games this season.

And Tressel may as well carry a “Damaged Goods” sign after the NCAA hit him with a “show cause” penalty, making it almost impossible for another school to hire him.

Miami is sitting out the bowl season in hopes of sparing itself similar pain from the NCAA, which is investigating allegations a booster gave cash, cars, yacht rides, access to strip clubs, even prostitutes, to 72 athletes over a nineyear span. Twelve Hurri-

canes have already been punished by the NCAA, with penalties ranging from making restitution to lengthy suspensions.

Southern California was stripped of its 2004 BCS title in June for the shenanigans involving Reggie Bush, and defending champion Auburn and runner -up Oregon had to spend some quality time with NCAA investigators after questions about players’ eligibility. And don’t forget Tennessee, Boise State, Connecticut, West Virginia, Michigan, LSU and North Carolina, all of whom wound up on the NCAA’s naughty list this year.

“We have had a heck of a year of scandals and disruptions,” NCAA president Mark Emmert said earlier this month. “To have really good success on the one hand and all these grenades blowing up has been frustrating.”

So, too, the latest BCS mess.

The BCS may as well stand for Bowl Controversy Series for all the grumbling and mumbling it manages to produce on a yearly basis, and this year has only furthered the argument for some sort of a playoff in college football.

Despite already losing to LSU once, Alabama will play the top-ranked Tigers in a Jan. 9 title game.

Never mind that Oklahoma State had three wins against teams in the final BCS top 15, compared with just one for Alabama.

Or that the Cowboys’ only loss came in double overtime at Iowa State, one day after Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach

Sunday, December 25, 2011 Kurt Budke and an assistant coach were killed in a plane crash.

Michigan State was relegated to the Outback Bowl while Michigan is headed to the Sugar Bowl despite the Spartans’ superior ranking and the fact they beat the Wolverines. Boise State was banished to the MAACO Bowl because of a 1-point loss to TCU. “That’s the system,” Michigan State receiver B.J. Cunningham said.

“It’s not fair. Life isn’t fair, but that’s how it is.”

Tell that to NFL and NBA fans, who spent months watching players and owners bicker as they tried to divvy up their billion-dollar industries.

“I’d like on behalf of both sides to apologize to the fans,” New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said when the NFL and its players reached a new contract July 25 after a 4 1/2-month lockout, the league’s first work stoppage since 1987. “For the last five, six months we’ve been talking about the business of football and not what goes on, on the field and building the teams in each market.”

Or not talking. Early negotiations were downright ugly, with Tom Brady and Drew Brees leading a lawsuit against the NFL and the players trying to do an end run of the lockout by decertifying their union. Even a federal mediator couldn’t get the sides to budge over the first few months.

“We have some work to do to make sure (fans) understand we are sorry for the frustration we put them through over the last

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six months,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.

Hey, at least the NFL had the good sense to settle its labor war before any of the season was lost. The NBA will finally tip off on Christmas Day after reaching agreement on a 10year deal that, so far, seems only to have produced more gripes.

The NBA locked the players out for 161 days, insisting a new deal was necessary because owners were losing buckets of money — $300 million last season alone and hundreds of millions more in the years before that — and small-market teams could no longer compete with free-spending franchises like the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers.

The new deal cut player salaries by 12 percent and includes a significant increase in revenue sharing. But players refused to budge on a hard salary cap, meaning there is still little to stop teams from throwing money at bigname players so long as they’re willing to pay the luxury tax.

Auto racing mourned the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who was killed Oct. 16 in a fiery, 15-car wreck in the opening laps of the IndyCar Series season finale at Las Vegas. It was IndyCar’s first fatality in five years.

T roubling events in a year seemed filled with little else.

“In our society we create these myths around athletes and athletics,” said Sport in Society’s Chin.

“But they’re myths, and that’s the whole issue.”

of the year in a Marist poll. The Women’s World Cup ranked 10th in the voting for AP sports story of the year.

“I’m not a person who cares much about (individual) awards, but I really appreciate you guys recognizing this team,” Wambach said. “It helps keep this sport alive, and it’s really important.”

Wambach takes her role as ambassador for the game seriously, recognizing that time in the spotlight is still rare for women’s soccer and it must be taken advantage of. She is as accommodating a star athlete as there is, happy to sign autographs, pose for pictures or do interviews.

This is how the game is grown, and that, not the goals or the scoring records, is what she hopes her legacy will be.

“Hopefully when I’m long gone, this team is so good that people don’t even talk about (me),” she said. “Truthfully.”

Once in Green Bay, Rodgers found himself backing up Favre, a revered Packer who didn’t necessarily like the idea that the team had put his eventual successor in place. Favre kept fans and the franchise on their toes every offseason, flirting with the idea of retiring but always coming back.

Then came the summer of 2008, when tension between Favre and the Packers’ front office finally snapped after Favre retired, changed his mind and asked for his job back — or a chance to play elsewhere. Favre was traded to the New York Jets and Rodgers finally had his chance.

Rodgers wasn’t immediately embraced by a segment of fans who supported Favre. He even was booed at the team’s “Family Night” scrimmage. He stayed calm on the outside and played pretty well in his first year as a starter despite the team’s 6-10 record.

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Dorothy Allman

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at Trinity United Methodist Church for Dorothy Allman, 92, of Roswell, who passed away at Roswell Regional Hospital on Dec. 5, 2011. The Rev. Dr. Ruth Fowler, of Trinity United Methodist Church will officiate, with interment to follow in South Park Cemetery.

Friends are welcome to visit with the family from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at LaGrone Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011.

Dorothy was born March 29, 1919, in Roswell, to Joseph and Edith Ruhl.

They preceded her in death.

Dorothy married Curtis Allman on May 14, 1938, in Roswell. He also preceded her in death.

Survivors include a son Robert Allman, of Roswell; daughters, Edith Lowe and husband Keith, of Little Falls, Minn., and Vonda Boston and her husband Van, of Cleburne, Texas; grandchildren, Nancee Jahnke and husband Ken, of Anoka, Minn., Pam Happke and her husband Tom, of Coon Rapids, Minn., Mark Lowe and his wife Janine, of Coon Rapids, Michelle Wenker and her husband Jim, of East Bethel, Minn., Stacy Schueller, of St. Cloud, Minn., Katrina Kee, of Roswell, Elaine Andersen and her husband Shon, of Round Rock, Texas, and Eric Boston and his wife Jessica, of Austin, Texas; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons.

Dorothy was a bookkeeper specializing in accounting. She was an Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Auxiliary thrift shop volunteer. She also was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Dorothy enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family. She made many trips to Texas and Minnesota to spend time with her grandchildren.

Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1856, Clovis, NM 88101.

Friends may pay respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

8, 2011, in Mesa, Ariz.

There will be a private memorial held in Arizona.

Condolences and memories may be shared with the family through email at nolimitscc@cox.net.

Robert “Bob” was born March 3, 1927, in St. Paul, Minn., to Esther Hillberg and Alfred Rogers. They both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years Theone G. Rogers, and his daughter, Kelley Sabot of Roswell, Ga. On Aug. 20, 1949, Robert married his beautiful bride Theone Gruenzer, in Minneapolis. Robert is survived by his two children, Corrine Kay Rogers-Shafer, of Greensboro, N.C., and David Robert Rogers, of Queen Creek, Ariz.; his grandchildren, Laura Savage of Atlanta, Kristin Coss and husband Marcus, of Greeley, Colo., Christopher Lovio, of Denver, and Eric Estep, of Greensboro; his great-grandchild Owen Robert Coss; his brotherin-law Franklin David Gruenzner, of Sioux City, Iowa; and his sister-in-law Rita Peterson, of Minneapolis. As we lose a family member, we also have been blessed with another as Robert’s granddaughter, Kristin and husband Marcus are expecting their second child.

Robert served his country in the Navy during World War II in Guam and Okinawa. Robert and his wife owned the Rogers Café in Windom, Minn., from about 1955 to 1966. They then moved to Dunsmuir, Calif., and bought the OakLo Motel and House of Glass Restaurant and Lounge at the foot of Mt. Shasta, a year -round snow-capped mountain.

During their time in Dunsmuir, he also served as mayor. In the 1970s, they moved to Valdosta, Ga., where they bought the Quality Inn. In 1979, they moved to Roswell and purchased the Roswell Inn. Robert was a long-standing Elks member and a lifetime Red Coats member with the Chamber of Commerce. He was an avid golfer and loved the outdoors. Robert spent his last four years in Arizona living with his son and close to his daughter.

He really enjoyed Dakota, his son David’s dog, who he considered his close companion.

He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved his family dearly and he always made you feel welcome. He is a man whose presence will be missed by many.

Jenny Buckner

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Robert L. Rogers, 84, of Roswell, passed away Dec.

Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at South Park Cemetery, for Jenny Alma Louise Buckner, 37, of Roswell, who passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. The Rev. Danny Sons, of Midway Assembly of God, will officiate.

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Jenny was bor n in Roswell on Dec. 6, 1974, to Leon and Zora Buckner.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Katy Buckner; grandparents, Joe Rich, Howard Buckner and Grace Long; also a special aunt Belinda Bennett.

Jenny is survived by her father Leon Buckner and his wife Elveita; mother Zora Buckner; Jenny and Joseph Russell’s sons, Tristin and William Russell; daughter Jazzman Russell; brother Erin Buckner and his wife Vernie; sister, Elsie Greer and her husband Travis; grandmother Ethel Louise Rich, all of Roswell; and many other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends.

Jenny worked as a home health care aide. She attended Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Friends and family may give their respects at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Valerian Martin Jr.

A rosary will be said at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, for Valerian Martin, Jr., 87, who passed away Dec. 18, 2011, at University Medical Center in Albuquerque. The Resurrection Mass will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at St. Peter Catholic Church, with the Rev. Juan Antonio Gutierrez officiating. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery. The Roswell Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors at the cemetery.

Valerian was born Aug. 3, 1924, in Whitman, W.Va., to Valeriano Verde and Juana Martin.

He married Barbara Trohanovsky on June 18, 1949, in New York City.

She survives him at the family home.

He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, and a member of the American Legion, and the Senior Circle. He was a amateur radio operator.

He was a police detective in the New York Police Department, with the Intelligence Division, and a member of the Detectives Endowment Association of New York City Police Department. A member of the Honor Legion of the Police Department of the City of New York since 1964. He served as a TAC officer at NMMI from 19801982. He was a Veteran of World War II and Korea. He was a Lifer Reserved Officers Association of the United States. He was commissioned as major in the NMSG in August 1978, and was promoted to colonel in February 1983.

Survivors include a daughter Susan Ann Martin of Branson, Mo.; a son Val Martin III of Port Jervis, N.Y.; and a grandson Daniel Michael Martin, of Port Jervis.

Friends may pay respects on line at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Charles L. Fanning

Charles L. Fanning, 89, passed into heaven on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at 3 a.m., after a long illness.

Charles was born Nov. 16, 1922. He is survived by his wife, one son, stepdaughter, two sisters, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Charles served his country during World War II from 1946 to 1949, mostly in the South Pacific. He was a carpenter for most of his life. He never failed to make a friend and was loved dearly by his friends and family alike.

“May God Bless and Keep Him always.”

In lieu of flowers, make donations to the Kymera Cancer Center.

Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

Betty Bacom

Betty Bacom, 90, of Roswell, went to be with her personal lord and savior Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at her home.

She was born Betty Jane Potter on July 23, 1921, in Toledo, Ohio, to Chester and Georgia (Chapman) Potter. Betty graduated high school and went to work in her home raising her family. She was married to Richard L. Bacom in 1947. Her children, Lee and Sandra, are the products of their mother’s love and dedication. Betty moved to Roswell 60 years ago from Fairborn, Ohio.

She attended Church on the Move, where her faith continually grew strong in the Lord.

Betty is survived by son Lee A. Lance; daughter Sandra S. Young; and sonin-law Roger Young, all of Roswell; granddaughters, Debi L. Gilkison McCarty, of Belton, Mo., Krystie L. Gilkison Berberich, of Cincinnati, Hailee N. Lance and Pamela C. Rhodes, of Roswell: grandsons, Charles Rhodes, of Roswell, and Allen Rhodes, of Clovis; great-grandson Hunter G. Keller, of Cincinnati; brother, Richard Potter and sister-in-law, Dorothy Potter, of Florida.

Preceding her in death were her husband Richard;

Roswell Daily Record parents Chester and Georgia; brothers, Chester F. Potter Jr., and Norman Potter; and daughter -in-law Linda F. Lance.

A memorial service for Betty Bacom will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at Church on the Move with the Rev. Shawn Kelly officiating.

Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

Nina E. Shumate

Funeral Services are scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, for Nina E. Shumate, 94, of Sauk Rapids, Minn., who passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Sauk Rapids.

Nina was born Sept. 24, 1917, in St. Cloud, Minn., to Clarence and Rose (Dunlap) A yers. She married Melvin Shumate on Sept.

24, 1954, at Calvary Baptist Church in St. Cloud.

Nina worked in production at Lakeland Bakery for 22½ years. She was a member of Granite City Baptist Church in St. Cloud.

Survivors include her daughter Karen (Tom) Ness, of Brooklyn Park; step-children, Shirley Shumate, of Las Vegas, Nev., and Don (Becky) Shumate, of Oceanside, Calif.; grandchildren, Monique Ness, Lance Ness, Margo Berg, Joey O’Konek, Kelly Pearson, Lisa Blumster and Dr. Wendy Shumate; and many great-grandchildren. Nina was preceded in death by her parents; husband Melvin; grandchildren, Gary O’Konek and Don Shumate, Jr.; and brother Clyde Ayers.

If friends would like to pay their respects online, they may do so at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Mattie Maxine Goodell

Mattie Maxine Green was a Jewel or Sweetheart in the Desert, depending on the actions taken by her every day of her 97 years.

She was a wife to three different men with last names of Rideout, Hagest and Goodell; and was just Aunt Max to many of her nephews and nieces and even Mom to her family “friends” who were raised in Albuquerque. Maxine was a member of the NM Hospital Auxiliary and served for many years in those area hospitals.

Maxine, 97, joined the Lord, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, in Roswell, at her last residence at La Villa following a stroke on Saturday night or Sunday morning of the second weekend before Christmas 2011.

She was bor n in Tyler, Texas, on Nov. 14, 1914, and eventually became one of eight children to Barney Elbert Green Sr. and Lucille Rushing Green.

She moved with her family to a New Mexico farm in East Grand Plains in 1924, and that family far med there until 1937, when they moved to north of Artesia.

The family far med and owned the first dairy and creamery in the area. Maxine graduated from Roswell High School in 1931 and went to UNM for one year.

About 1938, she married

“Scratchy” Rideout, who owned an automotive repair store in Artesia. He died when most of the nieces and nephews of Maxine’s sisters and brothers were still quite young.

He died in a small airplane near Hope, while hunting coyotes from the air.

Around 1957, she married Charlie M. Hagest, and they lived in Las Vegas and Albuquerque, and Charlie became the owner and officer of Rio Grande T itle Company in the largest city in the state. Charlie died on April 18, 1982, at the Anna Kaseman Hospital in Albuquerque, and is buried in Fairview Park Crematory.

Maxine was an honorary life member of the 500th Bomb Squadron Association from this marriage and Charlie was one of the “Rough Raiders.”

On Dec. 19, 1983, she married Lawrence Goodell at Ruidoso, and they lived on North Kentucky in Roswell until Larry died and was buried in South Park Cemetery in 2004.

Larry was owner of an insurance business and a state representative from Roswell.

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Donald at birth, and Harold; and her sisters, Christine Tomlinson, Tommie Pirtle and Billie Mays. Her living sister is Ada Joesphine (Jodie) Keyes, of Ruidoso, and her living brother, of Hagerman, is Barney E. Green Jr. Her nieces and nephews and family friends of her Charlie, and and Lawrence’s son, along with their current spouses (Max and Polly Tomlinson, Conrad Jr. and Tywilla Keyes, Nancy and Pete Pauley, Bar ney and Mary Mays, Ginger and Dick Lord, Harold and Gambra Green, Pam Angel, Gay and Ken Hirst; Maria and deceased husband Jorge de la Torre; and Larry Jr. and Lenore Goodell) are still alive, and Maxine called each one of them throughout her quite active life at Villa del Rey for more than seven years, and even while living at La Villa during the past six months.

A memorial service will be held at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for family at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, followed by a graveside service at South Park Cemetery, on the same day.

Maxine will be buried with her second husband Charlie at the New Mexico National Cemetery in Santa Fe at some later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Vista Care Hospice, or First United Methodist Church, or to a favorite charity or university foundation.

If friends wish to give condolences online they may do so at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Cremation services are being arranged by LaGrone Funeral Home.

Don Slaughter

Services are pending at Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory for Don Slaughter, who passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in Dalhart, Texas. A further announcement will be made once arrangements have been finalized.

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2011: A year in review Photos by Mark Wilson

The U.S. Army Honor Guard salutes PFC Antonio Stiggins for the final time during funeral services at South Park Cemetery in Roswell, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Stiggins, 25, died of wounds suffered April 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq.

Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte perform with Mariachi Los Arrieros De El Paso Friday evening, September 16, 2011, at the NMMI Pearson Auditorium in a benefit for the Roswell Symphony Orchestra made possible by donors Sonny Espinoza and Michael Trujillo.

Cadets play Taps during closing ceremonies for the Field of Honor at New Mexico Military Institute’s Stapp Field Friday evening, September 16, 2011. The flags, on display for a week, represented victims of 9/11.

Fireworks erupt in the night sky during the Roswell Sertoma Mike Satterfield Memorial Fireworks Extravaganza Monday, July 4, 2011, at Cielo Grande Recreation Area.

A C-130 dumps fire retardant to protect homes in Alamo Canyon near Hondo from approaching wildfires from the Donaldson Fire Thursday afternoon, June 30, 2011.

Hundreds of the faithful make a spiritual pilgrimage during the first annual Stations of the Cross presented at St. John’s Catholic Church in Roswell. Friday, April 22, 2011. The Stations of the Cross stage the primary scenes of Christ’s sufferings and death.

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How to monitor grandparents’ excessive gift buying

Q: My parents see birthdays and even minor holidays as an excuse to shower my kids with excessive gifts. I’ve tried to talk to them about this, but they don’t get the message. It looks like Christmas is going to usher in another avalanche of toys from Grandma and Grandpa.

What do I do?

Jim: You’ve probably seen those T -shirts that read, “Whatever happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s.” Doting grandparents tend to overindulge their grandkids and then send them back home -- where their parents have to deal with the fallout!

Often, there’s little harm

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in grandparents wanting to “spoil” their grandchildren, so long as the kids understand that such occasions are regarded as the exception to the rule. But sometimes Grandma and Grandpa need to be reined in. If they’re repeatedly disregarding your wishes as a parent, you may be facing something bigger than the mere doting permissiveness of adoring grandparents.

You need to take decisive steps to address the problem, albeit in a loving, respectful way that will not jeopardize the positive relationship you enjoy with them.

We’d suggest that you and your spouse get a

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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 County 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 1988.

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, Rome and parts of India.

In their long life together, Elton and Eleanor have been

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baby-sitter and schedule a dinner out with your parents. Begin by letting them know how much you love and value them. Then tell them that you’re working hard to raise children who are not given to self-centeredness and materialism.

Explain that although you appreciate their kindness and generosity, you’re beginning to feel that they are under mining your efforts by their actions. It would help if you can name specific incidents. Relate the details and tell them how these situations made you feel as a parent. Help them understand why it’s important for your children to be held to a consistent

standard.

They may feel hurt for a while, but it’s critical that you address the issue before it gets further out of hand. Hopefully, they’ll share your desire that your kids not become spoiled brats, and will fall into line accordingly.

Q: My husband travels a lot with his job and I am looking for a way to stay connected with him while he is away. Do you have any advice or suggestions that would be helpful?

Juli: There are a lot of couples in your situation for a variety of reasons, including military deployments, staggered work shifts and corporate travel.

It’s great that you recognize the time apart as a potential problem in your marriage and that you want to work on staying connected.

Distance can easily become a marriage killer if you’re not intentional about maintaining and building intimacy.

With modern technology, couples can creatively find ways to stay connected even when they can’t be in the same room. Find a mode of communication that fits your personalities and relationship. Some couples use Skype, others talk on the phone or text several times a day just to send quick messages about what’s happening. Other couples connect with deeper, less frequent communication. A good friend of mine keeps a journal for her husband while he is away. Every night she writes her thoughts and prayers in the journal for him to read when he gets home.

When you are home together, ruthlessly protect that time. That probably means saying “no” to some very good things. Make time to date each other, enjoy physical intimacy and talk through the business issues of marriage and family.

(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.

D r. J u l i S l a t t e r y i s a licensed psychologist, cohost of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three.)

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Mr. and Mrs. Dilbeck.

Mr. and Mrs. Dilbeck today. blessed with two children, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren.

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

Ugly Christmas sweaters: new fashion trend

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oh, the sweater designs are frightful, but the parties are so delightful. So if you’ve got one to wear, let it show, let it show, let it show.

If your grandmother ever gave you a cheesy holiday sweater that you never thought you’d wear, be grateful — it’s a hot fashion item now. Gaudy Christmas sweaters have become all the rage. Ugly-Christmas-sweater parties are so popular that thrift stores and specialty retailers are making sure the kitschy clothing is in stock.

When it comes to Christmas sweaters, uglier is better. Bright and mismatched colors are a plus, as are sequins, beads and fringes.

But the clincher is graphics — winter scenes busy and intricate enough to make the viewer cringe.

Clarissa Trujillo, 30, said her husband’s company had an ugly-sweater party in 2007, but the couple couldn’t find a sufficient ensemble.

So they launched UglySweaterStore.com the next year.

Sales grew from about 500 sweaters in 2008 to more than 3,000 this year, Trujillo said.

“I knew we were on the verge of a growing trend, but I can’t tell you how insane it’s been,” she said.

“Ugly sweaters are huge.”

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Information on fitting and designing with princess seams, replacing various creams in baking and cooking, and making pony cakes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon.

Connie Crawford, president, CEO and designer for Fashion Patter n s by Coni, wil l demonstrate proper fitting and designing when working with princess seams in garments. She’s from Hansville, Wash.

Carol Fenster will discuss allergies, lactose intolerance and diets for vegans as she demonstrates how to replace sour cream, cream cheese and whipping cream in baking and cooking. Her business is Savory Palate, Inc. in Centennial, Colo.

Cake decorating expert Nancy Siler says rocking horses are always fun, and she’ll demonstrate a treat that is no exception. Bright

Here’s hoping your Christmas is a resounding success.

For your friendship and support, we are deeply grateful.

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and colorful, this cereal treat tastes great, too, and will delight everyone at the party. She’s with Wi l t o n Brands in Woodridge, Ill.

Infor mation on making elegant cards and Japanese tailoring techniques will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at noon and on Saturday, at 2 p.m.

Chris Thornton, a designer with Delta Technical Coatings, Inc., will show how to make some elegant cards using a special paint for paper and a product called Paper Plus. Thor nton resides in Whittier, Calif.

Judy Barlup, a sewing expert who teaches Japanese tailoring techniques, is going to show how to make professional looking welt pockets that are both functional and decorative. Her company is Unique Techniques and she’s from Bellevue, Wash.

No-bake, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free Cheesecake Crust ingredients

9 whole gluten-free cookies, (e.g., Ener -G Vanilla Cookies) to equal 1 1 ⁄2 cups of cookie crumbs 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or buttery spread

by Earth Balance, melted 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Filling ingredients

16 ounces cream cheese (2 tubs) by Tofutti or Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet 8 ounces sour cream by Tofutti or Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet 3 ⁄4 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (or more to taste) Place cookies in food processor and process 30 to 45 seconds or until finely ground. Or, place the cookies in a plastic

bag and crush with a rolling pin. You should have 1 1⁄2 cups of cookie crumbs. Add butter and process until thoroughly blended or mix in the plastic bag until the crumbs are thoroughly coated. Press crumbs fir mly on bottom of a greased 8-inch or 9-inch spring for m pan with removable sides. Wipe out the food processor with a paper towel. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest and process just until thoroughly blended. Or, mix the ingredients together in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Spread the batter in the pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours, then cut into 6 slices to serve.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.

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Family builds Haiti orphanage to honor daughter GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (AP) — Three hours before Britney Gengel died in the massive earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands in Haiti two years ago, she sent her family a text message expressing pure affection for the children she had met that morning while doing humanitarian work.

“They love us so much and everyone is so happy,” she wrote. “They love what they have and they work so hard to get nowhere, yet they are all so appreciative. I want to move here and start an orphanage myself.”

Later that January day, Gengel lay trapped under the wreckage of a hillside hotel that had collapsed. Rescuers pulled at least 68 bodies, including Gengel’s, out of the ruins.

With her last text message in mind, Gengel’s family is now making it their mission to carry out her dream and aid children in this devastated island nation.

Father Leonard Gengel and his 19-year -old son Bernie are following in Britney’s footsteps and spending the Christmas holiday here to finish building an elaborate orphanage on the country’s western coast. The trip is Leonard Gengel’s 20th this year.

“My wife and I will wrap our arms around that text message for the rest of our lives,” Gengel said from the passenger seat of a maroon Mitsubishi taking him to the construction site. “The text message still resonates with us.”

The center they have in mind is a memorial of sorts, a brick-and-mortar homage to not just Britney but also the dozens who perished at the Hotel Montana, which was known for its sweeping vista of the capital of Portau-Prince.

The Haitian gover nment estimates more than 300,000 people died in the Western Hemisphere’s worst moder n natural disaster. Britney Gengel’s death brought home the catastrophe to her family more than 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) away in Rutland, Massachusetts.

She was a 19-year-old sophomore at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, when she found her calling. The communications major had come to Haiti to hand out meals to children for Food for the Poor, a religious charity based in Coconut Creek, a Fort Lauderdale suburb.

“She fell in love with the children,” said Leonard Gengel, a 51-year-old home builder. “She was consumed by what she saw and felt.”

Just hours before the magnitude-7 earthquake hit, Britney sent the text message to her mother, Cherylann.

The last photo of Britney, taken on the day she died, shows her surrounded by a group of pigtailed girls in crisp, blue uniforms.

At first, school officials told the family that Britney had gone missing. Later they said she was on a Floridabound helicopter. Elated and relieved, the Gengels made their way to Fort Lauderdale to reunite with her.

They learned there that she wouldn’t be coming. School officials had received wrong information.

“It’s unfathomable for a parent to lose a child twice in 36 hours,” Gengel, his voice choked up, said as the car neared Grand Goave, the coastal town Britney had planned to visit before she died.

Gengel showed up in Haiti 10 days later to recover his daughter’s remains, which wouldn’t be found until Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. She would be the last of the six Lynn University students and professors who died to be located.

She was buried in Worcester, Massachusetts, outside the family home in Rutland.

On Wednesday, Gengel and his son landed in Haiti, clearly still grieving their loss. They spoke of Britney in quivering voices and wore matching white Polo-style shirts with the name of the orphanage stitched across their chests: Be Like Brit.

Be Like Brit, they said, means lending a hand and looking out for the underdog.

With that in mind, the hilltop orphanage they are building, estimated to cost $1 million, will feature solar

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Above: Liane Dupuis, a social worker and volunteer, carries a young boy as they play at the construction site of an orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti, on Wednesday.

Massachusetts home builder Leonard Gengel’s family is opening an orphanage in honor of his daughter Britney, a 19-year-old college sophomore whose last text message to her family before she died in the 2010 earthquake said that she wanted to open an orphanage in Haiti.

panels and earthquake-resistant walls, a medical clinic and an abundance of symbolic flourishes. It will be shaped like a ’B,’ visible to Port-au-Prince-bound airplane passengers. Family members and sympathetic strangers have donated as much as $800,000, Gengel said.

The 19,000-square-foot (nearly 1,800-square-meter) facility will also house 33 boys and 33 girls, for the number of days Britney’s body lay under rubble.

It’s not clear yet where the children will come from, but Gengel said he wants the facility to house “true” orphans, that is, children without both parents. It’s possible the children could be selected from the homeless settlements that sprung up in the aftermath of the earthquake, Gengel said.

On the Gengels’ side has been an unlikely link to the National Palace. They call the first lady by her first name, Sophia.

As it happens, Bernie is roommates with the son of Haiti’s pop star-turned-president, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.

“Very normal,” Bernie said about Sandro, a first-year student who also performs under the stage name of Ti-

Left: Massachusetts home builder Leonard Gengel speaks with workers Wednesday at the site where he is building an orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti.

Micky. “You wouldn’t know he’s the president’s son.”

Still, there have been hurdles, and more are certain to follow.

It took six months for the Gengels to secure a clear land title and a deposit wasn’t made until September of last year. They bought the land for $50,000, father Leonard Gengel said.

On Wednesday, several dozen Haitian workers hammered away amid the cinderblock base as others poured cement.

Kervince Parayson, the site coordinator, said it was inspiring “to see someone that comes from outside Haiti, as a (foreigner), and wants to do something big like that for the children.”

The orphanage is due to open on the third anniversary of the quake, in 2013.

Standing above the construction site and looking out to the ocean, Bernie Gengel said he was pleased all the effort will help dozens of people in Haiti, but it will come too late for one.

“I’m happy we’re doing this,” he said. “But at the same time you wish you could go back and change things and you can’t.”

Russian spacecraft delivers 3 to orbiting station Popemobile may get MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft safely delivered a Russian, an American and a Dutchman to the International Space Station on Friday, restoring the permanent crew to six members for the first time since September.

But just as concerns over the reliability of the Soyuz have eased, a different version of the Soyuz rocket failed Friday during an unmanned launch. It was the latest in a string of spectacular launch failures that have raised questions about the state of Russia’s space industry.

The craft carrying mission commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA’s Don Pettit and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers had traveled through space for two days after blasting of f from Baikonur, the Russian-operated cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The ship docked at the orbiting station at 5:19 p.m. (1319GMT) Friday.

About two and half hours later, the three new crew members floated through an opened hatch to join NASA’s Dan Burbank and Russians Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, who had arrived on the station in November.

“I can’t think of a prettier picture than seeing all six back on board the space station,” NASA’s William Gerstenmaier told the assembled crew during a video linkup with Russian Mission Control outside Moscow.

Families of crew members, who had joined space officials to watch the docking, also sent their greetings, with Kuipers’ young child singing him a song in Dutch.

The six crew members will work together on the International Space Station until mid-March.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA03M spaceship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI’s popemobile may be getting an ecological upgrade.

Young car designers participating in an annual auto style competition are being asked to design a low-emission popemobile that meets the Vatican’s high security standards.

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano announced details of the competition Friday, saying the green popemobile will be one of the proposed projects of the 2012 edition of Autostyle International Design Competition.

Italian auto parts maker Berman organizes the competition each year, selecting 12 students from universities and auto design schools from around the world to submit designs for particular projects.

Winners are selected each October at the Autostyle show held in a monastery in the tiny town of San Benedetto Po, near Mantua, where top automakers like Nissan, Ferrari, Bentley and Toyota show off their wares.

The best eco-popemobile designs will be compiled in a book published by the Vatican publishing house, L’Osservatore said.

Benedict, 84, is known as something of a “green” pope because of his environmental concerns. Under his watch, the Vatican installed photovoltaic cells on its main auditorium to convert sunlight into electricity as well as a solar cooling unit for its main cafeteria. It has joined a reforestation project aimed at offsetting its CO2 emissions.

For the pontiff, it’s a moral issue: Church teaching holds that man must respect creation because it’s destined for the benefit of humanity’s future.

The question of a more environmentally conscious popemobile has been on the Vatican’s radar screen for some time; earlier this year the Vatican confirmed that Germany’s Mercedes-Benz was making a study of a hybrid, energy-saving popemobile for when Benedict travels outside the Vatican.

Benedict usually rides in a modified white Mercedes outfitted with bulletproof windows; it has room for two passengers in addition to the pope, who sits on an elevated chair to wave to crowds.

Last year, Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, who at the time ran the Vatican City state, said Benedict would be open to using a hybrid popemobile as a sign of his efforts to promote sustainable energy and take care of the planet.

But the question remains whether one can be made that would meet the Vatican’s security needs, particularly the ability to accelerate quickly, and of course who would donate it.

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DEAR SAD M-I-L: Be honest with him. Tell him that while you love him like a son, the present situation with your daughter is causing you so much emotional conflict that it’s making you physically ill. Explain that you will always be his friend, but that you must distance yourself emotionally somewhat until the divorce is final and he and your daughter have moved further on in their lives.

Yours is not a happy situation to be in and you have my sympathy, but your health must come first. #####

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter is getting a divorce from a wonderful young man I’ve grown very close to. He’s away in the service, and he and my daughter have grown apart. He is in Korea and not able to deal with the situation back at home.

He emails me and talks to me on Facebook quite often. When he asks me about my daughter, I am vague.

I love him as a son, and I have been crying over this. I’m so upset that I’m having migraines. How do I detach from my son-in-law while still being there for my daughter?

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DEAR ABBY: I work in an educational setting where the emphasis is on accountability, responsibility and being a good role model. I made a terrible decision two years ago and received a DUI while out of town. I’m still ashamed of my choices that night.

I accepted all responsibility and completed the necessary requirements through the courts. However, since then I have dreaded someone at work finding out and losing the job I love. Do I talk to my HR department or confess to my super-

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DEAR STILL PAYING: If you’re involved in education, then you may be a member of a union. Instead of discussing this with HR, have a chat about it with your union representative. Because you have accepted responsibility for the incident and have completed the requirements of the court, I doubt that your job is in jeopardy, and your union rep may be able to give you some peace of mind.

If you have no union representation, keep it to yourself. I see nothing to be gained by blabbing about this to your co-workers. ##### DEAR ABBY: While driving the streets and highways, we communicate in many ways with our fellow commuters. We can wave, give a “thumbs up,” lay on the horn or, in slow traffic, shout out the window with curses or blessings. More often than not, a “single-finger salute” is flashed in

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DEAR MILD-MANNERED: Living in a city known for its heavy traffic, I can relate from personal observation that many drivers commit moving violations, and an equal number simply make mistakes while behind the wheel. Even I (the saintliest of advice columnists) have done this. While I’m sure my helpful readers will step forward to volunteer suggestions for an “I’m sorry” signal, what I have done when the person pulls up next to me and we’re stopped, is raise both hands (palms up) and say, “I’m sorry!” The shame on my face conveys the message.

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anger, and that sometimes turns into road rage.

Instead, we should drive the same way our lives should be lived — with compassion, consideration, attention and awareness of our fellow travelers. When we make mistakes, we should be repentant and signal an “I’m sorry.”

Abby, I’m at a loss for a hand signal for “I’m sorry.” Any suggestions?

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Dear Heloise: In regard to previous letters written about COUNTING PRESCRIPTION PILLS, I wanted to share the following: I have on occasion counted my pills, but more important, I’ve taken the new bottle of pills back to the pharmacy because the pills didn’t look like the previous ones, and I wanted to be sure they were correct. They were correct, just made by another manufacturer. Something for everyone to think about — better safe than sorry.

Tess, via email Tess, good point. Most pharmacies should tell you if there has been a change, and some print it on the instructions and/or the bottle. When in doubt, call the pharmacy, which wants to help you. Thanks for the safety reminder!

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Dear Readers: Here are some uses for bandanas: * Use as a baby bib. * Fold and use to cover your eyes during a nap or plane ride. * Sew a few together to make a pillow. * Use as a scarf for your dog. * Fold it and use as a headband.

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Dear Heloise: There are many hints I use daily from Heloise. One is the extra shower-curtain rod in the shower.

My all-time favorite is the use of a white piece of paper (I use cardboard) behind a needle to be threaded. It makes it so much easier to see the eye of the needle. Without this hint, I would have had to give up both machine and hand sewing.

Thanks for all the great hints from the past, and I’m looking forward to many more.

M.G., via email

Dear Heloise: This hint I have gotten from my wonderful mother! Rubber shelf liner is good if you cut a square for a highchair. It keeps toddlers from slipping down out of the chair!

Another hint is for all the sports buttons we get for the kids and grandkids: Put a ribbon through the back and use them as a Christmas ornament from year to year! All the kids and grandkids love looking through the tree for their pictures!

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel Friday as worries over global security issues outweighed weak economic data in the U.S. In afternoon trading benchmark crude rose 59 cents to $100.12 per barrel in New York. Brent crude rose 21 cents to $108.10 per barrel in London.

Tensions between Iran and western nations, along with unrest in Syria, Bahrain, Kazakhstan and Iraq have raised worries that oil supplies could be disrupted if the unrest spreads or grows more serious.

While none of those situations has disrupted oil supplies yet, traders say it is too dangerous to sell oil or bet that oil prices will fall with tensions so high near so many important oil-producing regions. Even small disruptions in oil supplies can send prices dramatically higher.

Among the biggest concerns is Iran, the world’s fourth biggest producer of crude. The U.S. and Europe may tighten sanctions against Iran over the West’s fear that Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb. Also, Iraq is expected to become the fastest growing producer in the Middle East in the next several years as it recovers from war and tries to tap its enormous reserves of oil. But a surge in violence there since the U.S. withdrew troops is raising concerns that Iraq won’t be able to increase production as fast as hoped.

“Iran might not passively wait for sanctions to be applied and could act unilaterally to embargo supplies,” J.P Morgan said in a report. “We are also concerned about Iraq, where political uncertainties seem to be rising following the U.S. troop pullout.”

Traders also say they expect European financial authorities to increase the flow of money in the regional economy to try to slow or stop the region’s slide into recession.

Investors tend to buy commodities such as oil when more money becomes available, raising their prices.

Economic data in the U.S. has been mostly positive this week, which helped propel oil to four straight days of gains.

Demand for oil and gas grows with the economy as shippers move more goods and consumers drive and fly more.

Jobless claims fell and housing construction increased.

But the Commerce Department reported on Friday that consumer spending and incomes were growing at a very weak pace, suggesting continued sluggish economic growth.

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’Tis the season to shoplift SARAH SKIDMORE AP RETAIL WRITER

More than spirits are being lifted this holiday season.

During the four weeks leading up to Christmas, an estimated $1.8 billion in merchandise will be shoplifted this year, according to The Global Retail Theft Barometer, a survey of retailers worldwide. That’s up about 6 percent from $1.7 billion during the same period last year.

“They shoplift for Christmas gifts, they steal for themselves, for their family,” says Joshua Bamfield, executive director of the Centre for Retail Research and author of the survey.

Sticky fingers are common during the holidays. The crowded stores and harried clerks make it easier to slip a tablet computer into a purse or stuff a sweater under a coat undetected.

But higher joblessness and falling wages have contributed to an even bigger rise this year. People steal everything from necessities (think food) to luxuries they can no longer afford (think electronics or Gucci purse).

“It’s really a question of need versus greed,” says Joseph LaRocca, senior adviser of asset protection for the National Retail Federation trade group. “People will rationalize what they are stealing: ‘Oh, I’m feeling the economy. I lost my job.’ But it’s hard to make the argument you need a $900 handbag.”

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say shoplifters are stealing for myriad reasons this holiday season that have nothing to do with economic turmoil. Among them, some do it for a rush or thrill. For others, it’s about filling a void. Still others are trying to relieve anxiety, boredom or depression — all emotions that are particularly common during the holidays.

“Shoplifting is generally a crime of opportunity— and opportunities abound at the holiday,” says Barbara Staib, a spokeswoman for the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, a nonprofit that provides shoplifting prevention education programs. “The stressors that come with the holiday will certainly help them rationalize their need for bad behavior.”

Shoplifting is surprisingly common. An estimated one in 11 Americans shoplift, according to the National Association of Shoplifting Prevention. It bases its information on academic research and information from those who are ordered or choose to enter its counseling programs for shoplifters.

About 75 percent of shoplifters are adults — equally men and women — while kids make up about 25 percent of them. More than 70 percent of shoplifters say they did not plan ahead to steal and they acted spontaneously.

It adds up to billions of dollars in losses for retailers.

Theft of all kinds — including shop-lifting, organized retail crime, employee theft and vendor fraud —

cost retailers more than $119 billion worldwide in the 12 months ending in June, up nearly 7 percent from the same period in 2010. That’s the biggest increase recorded by the Global Retail Theft Barometer since it began the survey in 2007.

In the four weeks leading up to Christmas, retailers in the U.S. are expected to lose $5 billion in theft and other crimes. About 36 percent of those losses come from shoplifting. Employee theft represents about 44 percent. Vendor theft and administrative error make up the remainder.

Several major chains declined to discuss their efforts to thwart the growing theft in stores by shoppers and employees. But the National Retail Federation says big merchants are spending about $11.5 billion a year to fend off losses.

They’re trying to improve their technology, such as surveillance methods and tagging of merchandise with security devices. They also are working with competitors and law enforcement agencies more than ever by sharing more information, such as what criminals are taking and how they are targeting individual merchants.

Retailers’ efforts are important, prevention experts say, because theft not only costs them, but society as a whole. Theft drives up retailers’ costs and those are often passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices on everything from blueberries to blouses.

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Foster’s rating — 4 out of 5 UFOs AP Photo In this image released by 20th Century Fox, from left, Kevin Hernandez, Max Records, Jonah Hill and Landry Bender are shown Rarely are things black and white.

That is not the case with “The Sitter.”

There is no middle ground, or gray area with this movie.

Much like the Duke Blue Devils basketball team and the New York Yankees, you will either like or hate the film. The reason for that is the vulgarity that is commonplace for a Jonah Hillled comedy.

That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed “The Sitter” (TS).

For one, I am a fan of the vulgar comedy, when done correctly. Profanitylaced tirades without a purposeful dialogue can ruin a movie (“Your Highness”). That isn’t the case with TS: The film picks and chooses its spots more wisely.

The other reason I enjoyed this comedy is that it tried to do something uncommon for its genre and core audience: It attempted to pull some heartstrings and flesh out some of its characters. Of course there are the traditional one-dimensional characters that are there to just move the plot along, but director David Gordon Green and writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro T anaka should be commended for their efforts in trying to make TS something more.

“The Sitter” is about a college student, Noah Griffith (Hill), who is on suspension and the experience he has while babysitting a trio of kids so his mother, Sandy Grif fith (Jessica Hecht), can go out with a nice doctor for the night.

Noah finds out quick enough that babysitting the Pedulla children will be no easy task. The star of the trio of children is Blithe (Landry Bender).

This Paris Hilton-wannabe is a scene-stealer, particularly during an incident in a department store after an “accident” in the family’s mini van.

The straight- (maybe not so much) laced kid is Slater (Max Records of “Where the Wild Things Are” fame). Slater is essentially a basket case who totes around a fanny pack with his medication, although in reality there isn’t a “cure” to what ails the eldest Pedulla child.

Rodrigo (Kevin Hernandez) is the third Pedulla kid. Rodrigo hails from El Salvador and is an explosion waiting to happen. I

As the frugal person will tell you, if something isn’t broke, don’t fix it.

Director Guy Ritchie and writers Michele Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney took that saying to heart with “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” — for better and worse.

Essentially, if you enjoyed the first Sherlock flick, you will enjoy the sequel. If you were one of the viewers who got turned off by a convo-

luted plot or suffered from Robert Downey Jr. fatigue, steer clear of “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” (GOS). The sequel does everything the first movie did, but on a grander stage.

I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed the portrayal of the world’s greatest detective and his sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law).

As noted above, GOS has a plot that is nearly impos-

sible to follow and is there only to move the action along. The bare-bones plot synopsis is that Sherlock (Downey Jr.) once again teams up with Watson in an attempt to bring down the one person who is on the same intellectual stage as Holmes, Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris).

What makes Moriarty a bad guy? Does it even matter? To answer the latter first, no it really doesn’t

had no problem with Slater and Blithe, but Rodrigo is another case. By the end of the movie it becomes obvious that the adoptee isn’t so bad, but his character was too prototypical and seemed to be thrown in for a few cheap laughs.

That brings me to my main complaint with this movie: Racism. Aside from Rodrigo, there is an extended scene where Noah is in a predominantly black bar and all of a sudden he tur ns into “MalMost Wanted” ibu’s wannabe. Now I have never gone into a bar like that and started speaking “movie gangster” but I am pretty sure if I did the angry people wouldn’t become chummy with me because of my vocabulary.

Overall, that is a small part of the movie and not

enough to ruin the laughfest.

Things really kick into high gear when Noah gets a call from his selfish and straight-jacket-worthy girlfriend Marisa Lewis (Ari Graynor) asking him to pick up coke in return for sex. The deprived Noah quickly jumps on the opportunity and, of course, the kids are dragged along for the ride.

The more Noah tries to please Marisa, the more insane the movie becomes.

The drug-dealer Karl ( a miscast and underused Sam Rockwell) seems to have a slight case of splitpersonality and can’t decide if he wants to move Noah up his friends list or pop a cap in him.

While the film progresses, we find out that Noah is a caring young man and

helps the Pedulla children through their problems and issues. Also, some of Noah’s crassness can be excused once he interacts with his father. I am probably in the minority here, but the scene where we meet Noah’s dad and realize what a worthless father he is, really tugged on my heartstrings. All Noah has wanted was his father’s love and approval, as evidenced by his love of astrology, but his father is emotionally, and financially, unavailable.

Aside from the stereotypical racism and a few missed gags, “The Sitter” is a funny movie that has a surprising amount of heart. If you can get by the vulgarity, you will enjoy this movie.

Much of the same in ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’

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matter. The audience is supposed to dislike Moriarty because Holmes does and that’s about it. As for what makes the professor bad, that takes awhile to answer. Eventually we do find out what Moriarity was after and his motive was a dud and a bit “bad guy cliche.” For someone with Moriarty’s intellect, connections and power, I would have liked a different reason for his dark side.

As I said above, however, the plot is not the reason I and other film goers enjoy the Sherlock Holmes franchise. The real draw is watching Downey Jr. and Law interact. The chemistry

those two seasoned and talented actors have is remarkable. They play off each other and for as good as Downey Jr. portrays Holmes, the star of the show is Law. Even though the Holmes/Watson connection is what makes GOS enjoyable, the relationship isn’t without its blemishes. My main complaint is with Holmes’ character. I understand that the great detective is a bit reclusive, but the fact that he forgot about or just didn’t care about putting together his best, and only, friend’s stag party is too much. At points throughout the film I found

myself trying to figure out why Watson puts up with Holmes in what seemingly is a one-sided relationship.

That is a minor complaint, but one I hope is addressed in any future installments.

“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” is a bigger and better version of the first movie, which is good or bad depending on your point of view. For those who skip to the end to see my final take on the movie, I will make it very simple for you: If you liked the first Sherlock movie, watch this one. If you loathed the 2009 film, skip this one. Happy Holidays everyone!

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with the holidays, contributed to the sense that the event didn’t mean much for Morgan in the United States.

“I don’t think it’s going to have any ef fect on his career,” said Paul Levinson, professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York, “but you shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking that it’s a good thing.”

CNN has largely kept quiet about this week’s events. “Piers’ testimony speaks for itself and does not impact his CNN program,” spokeswoman Meghan McPartland said.

There’s a certain irony that, in the United States, CNN seems more directly tied to the British phone hacking scandal than competitor Fox News Channel — even though Fox’s parent company also owned the News of the World tabloid that has been at the center of the story. That’s because Morgan is a familiar face and none of the Fox News personalities that viewers know have been tied to the scandal.

Morgan’s performance at CNN has given ammunition to both his supporters and detractors.

His average viewership of 735,000 viewers each night is up 9 percent over King’s audience in 2010, Nielsen said. Viewership is up by 26 percent in the 25-to-54year -old demographic, which advertisers consider more valuable.

That doesn’t make it a hit, however.

“CNN hoped Morgan AP Photo would be the sort of feisty This Dec. 20 file photo shows Piers Morgan, host of CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” as he leaves the CNN building in Los Angeles. Morgan was in the position few television interviewers and combative host who could attract a loyal followlike to be this week: On the other side of the microphone. He testified via video link about his ing,” said Sid Bedingfield, a past life as a London tabloid editor before a British panel looking into media ethics after the former CNN executive and

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Piers Morgan was in the position few television interviewers like to be this week: on the other side of the microphone.

He testified by video link about his past life as a London tabloid editor before a British panel looking into media ethics. It was big news back home, but his appearance made little splash in the country where he’s known as a celebrity interviewer and former host of a prime-time talent show.

Experts suggested that this week’s testimony won’t have much ef fect on his standing in the United States, while cautioning things could change if future evidence emerges to tie him directly to hacking by journalists into private cell phone accounts.

“I didn’t see anything that would make them turn him or the television off,” said Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Af fairs at George Washington University and a former CNN Washington bureau chief.

Morgan was behind his desk at CNN shortly after his testimony. It has been nearly a year since he replaced veteran interviewer Larry King, and his guests Tuesday included former GOP presidential candidate T im Pawlenty and football analyst Tony Dungy. Rocker Lenny Kravitz was on Wednesday’s show.

Television news networks in Britain carried Morgan’s testimony live. Not so in the United States. CNN did a handful of reports summing up the appearance, with some video footage.

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Channel’s Shepard Smith mentioned it during a newscast, with no video.

MSNBC also did brief reports, and it was a topic on the “Morning Joe” political talk show the next day.

While Morgan didn’t win

NEW YORK (AP) — The Olympics, the centennial of the T itanic sinking, new rules on travel to Cuba, a once-a-decade horticultural festival in the Netherlands and increased reliance on technology and customization will all help shape travel in 2012.

Here are some details on these and other destinations and trends.

EVENTS: The Summer Olympic Games take place in London, July 27-Aug. 12. For those without tickets, Hyde Park and other places will host live broadcasts of the games on giant outdoor screens. A threemonth arts festival beginning June 21 will add a cultural component, from Shakespeare to music to street performers.

Great Britain will also celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee June 2-5.

She is only the second British monarch after Queen Victoria to mark 60 years on the throne.

The Netherlands is planning Floriade, a horticultural expo that takes place once a decade. A 160-acre park with five different floral and nature themes opens April 5-Oct. 7, in Venlo, about 85 miles or two hours by train from A m s t e r d a m ; http://www.floriade.com.

The European Capitals of Culture for 2012 are Maribor, Slovenia, known for wines, a historic town center and nearby forests, waterfalls and moors; and Guimaraes, Portugal, known for crafts like goldsmithing, pottery and embroidery, and for its roots as the birthplace of Portugal’s first king, who established the country’s independence from Spain.

Arabella Bowen, executive director of editorial and content strategy at the travel guidebook publisher Fodor’s, says both destinations are great values for food and hotels, with interesting attractions away from the crowds.

In Yeosu, a city on South Korea’s souther n coast,

about 100 countries and 8 million visitors are expected to take part in Expo 2012, May 12-Aug. 12.

Yeosu, population 300,000, is known for marine national parks, islands and beaches. Expo themes are the ocean, coast, and sustainable resources.

Exhibits will include a large aquarium displaying rare species.

In the U.S., the bicentennial of the War of 1812 will be marked with tall ships, educational events and fireworks in several destinations, including June 6-12 in Norfolk, Va., and June 13-19 in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay. TITANIC 100TH: The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank April 15, 1912, on its maiden voyage from England to New York. A variety of events in 2012 — including some cruises — will mark 100 years since the tragedy in which more than 1,500 died. Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Maritime Museum of the Atlantic of fers an extensive permanent Titanic exhibit but will also be hosting special exhibits and events for the April anniversary and into the summer. Visitors can also tour Halifax’s Fairview Lawn Cemetery, where 121 Titanic victims are buried.

The Titanic was built in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, and an enor mous water front development called Titanic Quarter is taking shape on the site of the former shipyard, with hotels, eateries, parks, theaters and galleries. Titanic Belfast, an ultra-modern building whose shape and silvery color evokes ship hulls on the water, is set to open in April with Titanicthemed galleries and interactive exhibits. Southampton, England, which lost 549 locals when the ship went down, mostly crewmembers, is also opening a new interactive museum, Sea City, focusing on various aspects of the Titanic story.

Far from those ports, the

raves for his performance — The Associated Press called him “tense and sometimes hostile” — the headlines were primarily about what he didn’t say.

The stories focused on Morgan’s refusal to illuminate

how he heard a phone message left by Paul McCartney for then-wife Heather Mills.

That failure to advance the incident, coupled with limited exposure at a time when many news consumers are preoccupied

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now a journalism professor at the University of South Carolina. “It hasn’t really happened. The cable news audience doesn’t seem that interested. Barring new revelations, I doubt his testimony will change that one way or another.”

They’re tougher on Morgan in England, where the Guardian’s Richard Adams called Morgan’s testimony “bumbling” and suggested CNN’s outlook on Morgan will be less positive next month when it can no longer compare his ratings performance to King’s poor final year. Steve Hewlett, a British media analyst and consultant, said Morgan’s performance turned him “from the man who knows everything to the man who knows nothing.”

Hewlett said Morgan would not survive if investigators find evidence that he lied during testimony or to his bosses at CNN. “He’s given everybody enough rope to hang him with,” said Hewlett, presenter for BBC Radio’s “The Media Show.”

“If anything turns up to show that what he was saying wasn’t true, then he’s toast,” Hewlett said.

George Washington’s Sesno, however, said the hacking case was still amorphous as it concerned Morgan. Viewers in the U.S. also probably don’t hold Morgan, as a celebrity interviewer, to the same standards as they do most journalists, he said.

“He’s got half a foot in the entertainment world,” he said. “Is anybody expecting him to perform by the traditional rules? I don’t think so.”

Travel 2012: Olympics, Titanic 100, Dutch Floriade Titanic Pigeon Forge attraction in Tennessee is a halfscale, three-deck reproduction of the ship. A centennial tribute “Night to Remember” is planned for April 14.

DESTINATIONS: Croatia, Vietnam and Panama were named as “up and coming” destinations in an annual survey of 640 travel agents and owners from T ravel Leaders. For top 10 international destinations based on 2012 booking data, the Travel Leaders survey listed Caribbean cruises; Cancun, Mexico; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Mediterranean cruises; Rome; London; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Paris; Montego Bay and Negril, Jamaica.

Fodor’s Bowen put Cuba on her list of top destinations for 2012. U.S. citizens can now travel to Cuba legally even if they don’t have relatives there under new U.S. State Department regulations permitting certain types of trips. “Everyone wants to get in to see the country before everything changes,” said Bowen.

But it hasn’t been easy for tour companies to meet State Department standards, which require itineraries to have a religious, humanitarian or educational purpose. Some Cuba trips — including Abercrombie & Kent’s — have been canceled or postponed.

“It’s a challenge,” said Terry Dale, head of the U.S. Tour Operators Association. “It’s not uncommon for our members to have to apply several times” for approval when proposing Cuba trips.

Interest in Myanmar is also increasing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently visited, and an organization founded by activist Aung San Suu Kyi said it welcomes responsible tourism. Abercrombie & Kent has filled several tours and just added another departure for fall 2012.

In this July 6, 2006, file photo, confetti is released over central London’s Trafalgar Square, during an event to mark the first anniversary of the announcement that the capital will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. The Summer Olympic Games will take place July 27Meanwhile, British tour operator Thomas Cook is closing 200 stores after tourism to Tunisia and Egypt dried up following protests related to the Arab Spring.

NORTHERN LIGHTS: The aurora borealis or northern lights, those mysterious curtains of color seen in Norther n Hemisphere skies, are caused by a cycle of magnetic activity on the sun. The cycle lasts about 11 years, and experts say a period of low activity is ending.

Some folks are predicting this will be a banner year for norther n lights. The University of Alaska’s Geophysical Institute doesn’t necessarily foresee peak viewing in 2012, but agrees that we are entering a period of “increasing solar activity” with “more active, colorful aurora during the normal viewing season,” late August to late April (when there’s less daylight than summer).

Other places with northern lights tourism include Iceland and Scandinavia.

DRAGON TATTOO: Sweden may get a boost from the Hollywood movie of the blockbuster novel “The Girl

With The Dragon Tattoo,” predicts Fodor’s Bowen.

The Stockholm City Museum sponsors year -round walking tours of sites associated with the Stieg Larsson crime trilogy as well as maps for self-guided tours.

Museum spokeswoman Cecilia Tornqvist says the English-language version of the walking tour draws people from around the world, with “quite a lot of Americans lately.”

TECHNOLOGY: The smartphone has become the must-have tool for travel, offering GPS navigation, online bookings, scannable check-ins, and QR codes and locators with information geared to wherever you are.

Ad agency JWT’s travel trend list for 2012 mentions apps like Uber, a cabdispatching service; Postagram, which turns snapshots into postcards; and Vocre, an app that translates spoken words into other languages.

But never mind crowdsourcing from websites where phony reviews and picky consumers make it hard to figure out the real deal. Instead, travelers are friend-sourcing, with sites

like Trippy.com showing recommendations from your social networks.

Another new app, Wenzani, takes content from guidebook publishers Lonely Planet, Frommer’s and DK and integrates it with advice from your friends and social networks.

Frommer’s has just introduced customized printed travel guides called Frommer’s Remix that integrate personal itineraries and preferences with advice from Frommer’s experts.

You can design and order a Remix for $20 ($10 through Dec. 31), for more than 30 d e s t i n a t i o n s , http://www.frommersremi x.com. Remix also comes with coupons geared to your itinerary.

Other predictions from JWT: “Peer to peer” experiences will grow, with local independent guides offering unique niche tours through websites like Vayable, SideTour and Shiroube. And the trend of renting private residences from sites like AirBnb will get a new twist from Campinmygarden.com, where people rent their backyards out as inexpensive campsites.

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BOARD OF FINANCE REGULAR MEETING “2012” SCHEDULE All meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month and begin at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

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All meetings will be held in the Governor’s Cabinet Room on the fourth floor of the State Capitol Building, unless otherwise noted. The agenda will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting on our websitehttp://nmdfa.sta te.nm.us/Meetings.aspx and in Room 181 of the Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe, NM.

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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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-----------------------------------------------------------------------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.

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------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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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish Dec. 25, 2011 Request for Proposal FOR DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 2012-2013 E-Rate Priority I and II

Request for Proposal (RFP) is available as follows:

RFP can be requested by email: leiningerm@dexterdemons.org, or downloaded at http://www.dexterdemons.org/Page/60.

DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT will receive Proposals in the Technology Office located at 100 North Lincoln, Dexter, NM 88230 for Priority I-Telecommunications/Internet Access, Priority II-Internal Connections, PBX and Basic Maintenance no later than 3:00 p.m. local time on January 13, 2012. Proposals are to be addressed to the IT Director via E-Mail: leiningerm@dexterdemons.org or addressed to: IT Director Dexter Consolidated Schools PO Box 159 100 N. Lincoln Dexter, NM 88230

Delivery of bid is the sole responsibility of the bidder, and late bids will be rejected as non-responsive. Bids will be opened and evaluated according to district requirements and weight scale as indicated on the RFP. -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 18, 25, 2011 RESOLUCIÓN Y PROCLAMACIÓN DE ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE BONOS ESCOLARES

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.

(SELLO)

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

VISIT US ONLINE: WWW.RDRNEWS.COM

Legals -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 25, 2011 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given pursuant to 22-8-6 NMSA 1978 that the regular meeting of the Board of Education for the Dexter Consolidated School District #6, County of Chaves, State of New Mexico will be on Monday, January 9, 2012 7:00 p.m., MST meet at the Central Office Board Room, 100 N. Lincoln, for the purpose of taking action upon items on the agenda for such meeting. A Board Workshop will be held at 6:00 p.m. prior to the meeting for discussion of the Board Agenda.

Board members will meet in the executive session for the purpose or discussion of student, personnel, legal and real property issues pursuant to Section 10-15-1(E)(11)(2)(5)(8) NMSA 1978 Open Meetings Act. This is a public hearing and all school patrons are invited to attend.

Dexter Consolidated Schools Board of Education Donna Sterrett, President

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 25, 2011, January 1, 2012 CCNE Accreditation Call for Comments

The University of New Mexico, College of Nursing (CoN) is seeking comments from the public regarding its academic programs as part of an accreditation process. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) will conduct a site visit at the CoN on April 2-4, 2012 to evaluate the academic program's ability to meet CCNE Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Nursing Programs. This is an open invitation to provide written and signed comments concerning BSN, and MSN Programs. CCNE will be accepting comments until March 3, 2012.

Please direct all comments to: Ms.Cristina Walcott CCNE 1 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530 Washington, DC 20036

In lieu of a mailed letter, a signed PDF may be sent to: cwalcott@aacn.nche.edu.

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Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Plateau Telecommunications, Inc. has constructed a 299' (allow up to 304' for appurtenances) guyed telecommunications tower and associated compound near 572 E. Ottawa Rd., Hagerman NM, at Latitude N 33 05 20.979 and Longitude W 104 21 08.461. The review addresses a 30' radius beyond the development area which includes an approximate 100' x 100' compound, along with associated guy wire and access/utility easements. Plateau Telecommunications seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that Plateau Telecommunications, Inc has conducted pursuant to the rules of the FCC (47 CFR Sections 1.137(4) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (35 CFR Part 800) can be viewed upon request. All questions, comments and correspondence should be directed to the following contact within 30 days: Brian McCallister, Environmentex, 6060 N. Central Expwy. #560, Dallas, TX 75206, (voice) 214-793-7317 (fax) 2143673861 -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 25, 2011

Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Plateau Telecommunications, Inc. has constructed a 178' (allow up to 195' for appurtenances) guyed telecommunications tower and associated compound near 8078 Clovis Hwy., Roswell, NM, at Latitude N 33 37 30.399 and Longitude W 104 14 37.013. The review addresses a 30’ radius beyond the development area which includes an approximate 100' x 100' compound, along with associated guy wire and access/utility easements. Plateau Telecommunications seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that Plateau Telecommunications, Inc has conducted pursuant to the rules of the FCC (47 CFR Sections 1.137(4) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (35 CFR Part 800) can be viewed upon request. All questions, comments and correspondence should be directed to the following contact within 30 days: Brian McCallister, Environmentex Inc, 6060 N. Central Expwy. #560, Dallas, TX 75206, (voice) 214-793-7317 (fax) 2143673861 -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 25, 2011

CHAVES COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

That a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on January 10, 2012 at 6:00 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# SD 2011-14: Request to vacate Estate Drive and Riverdale Lane in Riverdale Estates Subdivision, to include a Variance to the section line setback within the boundaries of the Subdivision.

Case #Z 2011-22: Request to Rezone from Agricultural District to Industrial District or a Special Use Permit for a dairy by-product digester facility on property located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Crossroads and Vineyard Road, described as Lot 4 and part of Lot 3 of Section 1 and that part of Lot 1 of Section 2 lying East of Vineyard Road, all in T12S, R25E. Case #Z 2011-24: Request for a Special Use Permit for a rodeo arena on property described as the N1/2S1/2 of Section 32, T12S, R25E, access to the property being from the north end of Michael Court.

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 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to the Chaves County Planning and Zoning Office, P.O. Box 1817, Roswell, NM 88202. Providing comment at least eight (8) days before the first hearing allows your input to be included in the written report.

The Chaves County Commissioners will consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission when final action is taken on January 12, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. in the Chaves County Commissioners’ Chambers of the Chaves County Administrative Center-Joseph R. Skeen Building, # 1 St. Mary’s Place.

The Commissioners will also consider any other business brought before them.

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.

Roswell Daily Record Legals

045.

Employment Opportunities

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish Dec. 25, 2011, Jan. 1, 2011 ROSWELL SELF STORAGE NOTICE OF SALE TO SATISFY LIEN P.O. Box 1268-505 East 19th St. Roswell, NM 88202-1268 (575) 623-8590

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.

Lupe Carrasco Kaye Hein Tina Johnson Melissa Jones Tammy Lemons Jaime Orosco

The above named persons are hereby notified that the goods, wares and merchandise left by them in self storage with Roswell self storage will be sold by said company at public auction or other disposition of the property, if not claimed by January 16, 2012. The purpose of the public sale or other disposition of the property is to satisfy the lien of said company for storage of said goods, wares and merchandise, together with incidental and proper charges pertaining thereto, including the reasonable expenses of this sale, all as allowed by laws of the state of New Mexico.

Michael Woods Roswell Self Storage

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish December 25, 2011

Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Plateau Telecommunications, Inc. has constructed a 302' (allow up to 307' for appurtenances) guyed telecommunications tower and associated compound near 4509 W. Summit, Roswell, NM, at Latitude N 33 23 03.300 and Longitude W 104 35 15.802. The review addresses a 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; radius beyond the development area which includes an approximate 100' x 100' compound, along with associated guy wire and access/utility easements. Plateau Telecommunications seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that Plateau Telecommunications, Inc has conducted pursuant to the rules of the FCC (47 CFR Sections 1.137(4) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (35 CFR Part 800) can be viewed upon request. All questions, comments and correspondence should be directed to the following contact within 30 days: Brian McCallister, Environmentex, 6060 N. Central Expwy. #560, Dallas, TX 75206, (voice) 214-793-7317 (fax) 2143673861

VISIT US ONLINE: WWW.RDRNEWS.COM

MACK ENERGY, an independently owned Oil/Gas company, is seeking an Accounting Clerk in Artesia.

Candidate must have a degree in associated filed and/or equivalent experience & be proficient in A/P, A/R, Microsoft software & 10-key. Salary dependent on experience/education.

Excellent benefits package.

Fax or email resume to 575-746-5168 or Shannon@mec.com EEOC The Holiday Inn Express & Suites is located at 2300 N Main Street. Our hotel is looking for a friendly and professional Executive Housekeeper who can lead and motivate the team to ensure we deliver a clean and comfortable nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep for all our guests, every night of the year.

Ideally youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have worked at least 2 years in Housekeeping or Laundry in a busy hotel and have supervisory experience and a high school diploma or equivalent.Bilingual a plus.

In return, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Roswell will give you a competitive salary and opportunities to learn new skills and grow your career. On top of this, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 pick up your application between 9 AM and 5PM weekdays.

CLASSIFIEDS

045.

Employment Opportunities

AIRLINES ARE HIRING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-886-7324.

CDL DRIVERS Wanted: Regional routes, home weekends, competitive pay.

Must have current physical and clean MVR. Positions to fill immediately.

Call 575-461-4221, 1-800-750-4221 or email to: jimhayes66@qwestoffice.net

THE ROSWELL Daily Record is now accepting applications for the position of: OUTSIDE SALES The ideal candidate must possess excellent customer service skills, superior organizational skills a self-starter and strong work ethic. Experience or background in advertising also helpful. Must be computer literate. This is a full time position. Interested Applicants please send resume & references to: ROSWELL DAILY RECORD Attn: Vonnie Fischer, 2301 N. Main, Roswell, NM 88201 or e-mail to: addirector@rdrnews.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! THE DISTRICT Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office has an immediate opening for a receptionist/secretary who has excellent computer skills. Starting salary DOE. Position will remain open until filled. Send resume to: mhaight@da.state.nm.us 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.

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.

BILLBOARD POSTER Clean driving record required. Outside work in all elements. Must be able to work heights.

Paid sick and vacation time. Insurance and 401K available. New Outdoor Advertising, 2104 S. Sunset.

No Phone Calls Please.

3 LINES OR LESS . . . ONLY $ 68 9 NO REFUNDS â&#x20AC;˘ Published 6 Consecutive Days

â&#x20AC;˘ Ads posted online at no extra cost

(includes tax)

MAIL AD WITH PAYMENT OR FAX WITH CREDIT CARD NUMBER Call (575) 622-7710 #45 --- 625-0421 Fax 2301 N. Main TO BUY-SELL-RENT-TRADE ANY AND EVERYTHING

CLASSIFICATION

PUBLISH THIS AD STARTING DATE ENDING DATE

Roswell Correctional Center hiring Warehouse Manager. Requirements: Minimum age 18, Must have High School diploma or GED, Must be a U.S. Citizen and must have no Felony Convictions.

Duties of position include warehouse, supply and inventory control, processing and delivering supplies, supervising warehouse inmates. To apply go to www.spo.state.nm.us, Position #17476

045.

Employment Opportunities

Avon, Buy/Sell. Christmas around the corner. $10 to start Sandy 317-5079 ISR THE ROSWELL Refuge is seeking a Full-time Intervention Supervisor.

Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in human services related field plus 1 year experience in performing assessments or related education as well as 6 years of experience conducting interviews and writing assessments. Two years experience in supervisory capacity. Must be able to oversee program and comply with grant requirements, have strong interpersonal skills, and coordinate with probation.

Salary negotiable, dependent on experience. Must pass a background check.

Must be able to work independently and make judgmen calls that help stabilize clients in crisis due to domestic violence. Bilingual preferred. Submit resume

by December 30th to PO Box 184 (88202). EOE. CISCO EQUIPMENT in Artesia has an immediate opening for a Parts Clerk.

Individual will be responsible for Shipping, Receiving and Stocking. Must be proficient on the computer, able to operate fork lift and lift 50 pounds. Benefits package includes: retirement plan, vacation and holidays. Pick up an application at 1706 South First Street in Artesia or email glopez@ciscoeq.com. You may also contact Gracie Lopez at (575) 748-1314.

AUTO TECHNICIAN We will and can beat any dealership pay plans. A progressive and expanding automotive repair facility is seeking a Class A technician, full or part time position. Seeking an organized, motivated, and cheerful professional who can be productive. Excellent pay plan with benefits and bonuses. Pay based on ability and productivity. Certifications preferred, but will train as needed. Locally owned facility. A $2,000 signing bonus is available. Please fax resume to 575-625-1900 or call 575-626-1900 FARMWORKER, 2/1/1211/30/12, Gordon Haynes Harvesting, Vernon, TX. 15 temp positions. Operate harvesting machines to harvest crops. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head, using hand tools. Change cutting head as appropriate for crop.

Drive heavy truck to transport produce to elevator or storage area. Drive truck to haul harvesting machines between worksites. Service machinery and make in-field repairs. Valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, Clean MVR, 3 mo exp required. Must be willing to work additional days/hours as season demands. $9.90/hr-$2500/mo plus room & board, depending on location. 3/4 work guarantee, tools/equip housing provided, transportation & subsistence exp reimbursed. Apply at Workforce Solutions, 575.624.6040, Job #TX6175502.

!T -ISSION !RCH #ARE AND 2EHABILITATION #ENTER WE HAVE A TENURED MANAGEMENT TEAM SPECIALIZED SHORT TERM 2EHAB 2ECOVERY 3UITES AND !LZHEIMER S UNIT Contact us today!

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&ULL TIME AND PART TIME

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&ULL TIME AND PART TIME 7E RE SEEKING DEDICATED CAREGIVERS TO JOIN OUR TEAM AND SHARE OUR MISSION #ARING IS THE +EY IN ,IFE

3200 Mission Arch Drive, Roswell s FAX CHRISTOPER MASTERSON SUNH COM WWW SUNBRIDGEJOBS COM #OMPREHENSIVE BENElTS s EOE in drug-free workplaces

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Personal Advertising totaling less than $20 will not be billed on an open account, unless the advertiser already has a history of good credit with us. Visa, Master Card & Discover are accepted as prepayment. There will be no refunds or credit on prepaid cancellations. All individuals who are not in our retail trade zone must prepay their advertising.

All new commercial accounts must have a standard application for credit on file. If we do not have an approved credit application on file, the advertising must be charged on a credit card until credit is approved.

CORRECTING AN ERROR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You are responsible for checking your ad the first day it appears in the paper. In the event of an error, call the Classified Department immediately for correction. THE ROSWELL DAILY RECORD WILL ONLY ALLOW ONE ADDITIONAL DAY FOR INCORRECT INSERTIONS.

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SERVICES

105. Childcare

Dennis the Menace

D5

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.

COUNTRY KIDS Family Daycare has opening for day, evenings & weekends.

State licensed. 622-0098 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

150. Concrete

Slabs, patios, sidewalks, curbing, Rodriguez Const.

Since 1974 Lic. 22689. Call 420-0100

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 Rodriguez Construction FOR WOOD, metal, block, stucco fencing, Since 1974.

Lic. 22689. 420-0100

210.

Firewood/Coal PINON/ JUNIPER mix, $250 per cord.

575-973-0373

Cordova Chimney Sweep.

623-5255 or 910-7552 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.

PECAN FIREWOOD delivered & stacked $250 per cord. 317-8536

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

230. General Repair

310. Painting/ Decorating

CARPENTRY, DRY wall, painting & concrete. We guarantee. 626-2050

TIME TO PAINT? Quality int./ext. painting at affordable prices. Call 637-9108.

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

Jacqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PET SERVICES. 1002 E. 2nd. 622-4002.

Boarding available.

232. Chimney Sweep

CHIMNEY SWEEP Have your woodstove or fireplace inspected and cleaned. Dust free Guarantee. 36 years Experience, Licensed, Insured. Bulldog Janitorial Services 575-308-9988

235. Hauling

PROPERTY CLEANUPS Tear down old bldgs, barns, haul trash, old farm equip. 347-0142/317-7738

270.

Landscape/ Lawnwork

Landscape, Lawn mowing, gravel, trees cut down, clean up, etc. 626-8587 WEEKEND WARRIOR Lawn Service mowing, property cleanup, residential rain gutter cleaning, and much more 575-626-6121

285.

Miscellaneous Services

THE NEW MEXICO SEED LOAN PROGRAM is available to small businesses owned by individuals with disabilities and provides low interest loans for the purchase of equipment and related supplies needed to expand or start a business.

Contact the New Mexico Seed Loan Program at 1-855-891-8295 or www.nmseedloans.org for more information. A low interest loan program of DVR State of New Mexico.

310. Painting/ Decorating

Paint Contractor Int. & Ext., remodels or new construction. Nathan 914-0083 Lic. Bonded & Insured.

316. Pet Services

345.

Remodeling

BERRONES CONSTRUCTION. Remodeling, painting, ceramic tile, sheds, additions, fencing. Licensed, Bonded. Ray: 625-9924 / 626-4153.

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

www.rancheroswelding.com

For stucco traditional or synthetic, also block, brick & stone work. Rodriguez Const. 420-0100

410. Tree Service

STUMP GRINDING. Big Stumps & back yard stumps. Tree and shrub work. Free estimates.

623-4185 Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree Srvc. 10% Christmas discount. Million $ insurance. 626-1835

435. Welding

RWC On site repairs or fabrication. Insurance.

www.rancheroswelding.com

Hector (575) 910-8397

FINANCIAL

REAL ESTATE

490. Homes For Sale 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 3BR/1.5BA, $53K, owner finance possible. sandybraziel@yahoo.com or 210-979-1106

D6 Sunday, December 25, 2011 490. Homes For Sale 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 YEAR END clearance, save thousands, new manufactured home, 575-347-2070, Lic#00623.

Nice 3br/1.5ba brick house, $69K, garage, fenced backyard, moving out of state, need to sale.

1305 Yale Dr. 575-626-5434 or 622-5323 3br/2ba with 2 living areas or possible 4th bdrm, appliances included, no inside pets, no smoking, $800/mo, $500/dep, security dep. waived w/1st & last months rent. Call for appt., serious inquiries only. 317-9671 PRICE REDUCED for quick sale. 3br/2ba with 2 living areas or possible 4th bdrm, $79k. Call for appt., serious inquiries only.

575-317-9671 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 #9 London Court, 4br, 3ba, extra large yard, $337,700 Joyce Ansley 910-3732.

Century 21 Home Planning 622-0021

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

540.

Apartments Unfurnished

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 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 VERY NICE 2br Apartment.

North location, 6 month lease, no HUD or pets, 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.

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.

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1st Month Free, 3BR, 2BA, $730, all bills paid, free cable, newly remodeled, 502 S. Wyoming, 622-4944.

PICK UP A LIST OF AVAILABLE RENTALS AT PRUDENTIAL ENCHANTED LANDS, REALTORS, 501 NORTH MAIN. 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.

LARGE 1 bedroom apartment. References and background check required. Washer and Dryer hookups. Private parking. 420-0100 2 BR, 1 bath, stove & refrigerator. Call 910-8170.

1 or 2bd, furnished-unfurnished, no smoking/Hudpets all bills pd. 623-6281 HUD ACCEPTED, remodeled-35 & 37 H St., 2 BR $490 wtr pd. 626-9530 1BR APT., all bills paid $575/mo, $200/dep, No HUD. 420-5604

Main & Poe, 4600 sf $275k cash/trade for Ruidoso prprty, M-Th 624-1331

1br/1ba, wtr pd, quiet area, HUD ok. $350/mo, $200 dep. 625-9208 after 5pm

FOR SALE/LEASE, 12,500 sqft building on 3.5 acres, Hwy 285 South. 347-2070

1&2Br, wtr pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY, to more than 288,000 New Mexico newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 33 newspapers around the state for only $100.

Call this newspaper for more details or visit www.nmpress.org for more details.

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

510. Resort-Out of Town

515. Mobile Homes - Sale

WE BUY used mobile homes. Single & Double wides. 575-622-0035.

D01090 2007 SOLITAIRE 18x80 three bedroom two bath in Artesia, N. Mex. Must be moved. Selling way below new price. Selling for $37,500.00. Call 575-622-0035. D01090

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

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.

545. Houses for Rent-Furnished

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 FLETC 4/3/1, gym, dining room, livingroom, kitchen, FP, ref air, washer & dryer, avail. now. 575-914-0399

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished 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!

806 S. Richardson, 2br, w/d hookup, $500/mo, $500/dep, no pets or HUD. 914-5402 502 W. Albuquerque, 2br, ref air, w/d hookups, $500/mo, $500/dep, no HUD or pets, 914-5402.

403 N. Elm, 3br, 1 3/4ba, 2 living areas, ref air, $900/mo, $500/dep, no HUD or pets. 914-5402 414 S. Pinon, 4br, 1 3/4ba, ref air, $900/mo, $500/dep, no HUD or pets. 914-5402 Beautiful NE neigborhood 3/2/2, $1100/mo, $600/dep, you pay bills, 1yr contract required. 111 Three Cross Dr. 637-0106 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 VERY NICE North 2br mobile home, central ht, ref air, all appliances, $600 + no pets. 910-9357 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 2/1, 603-C S. Penn, w/d, refrig, stove, FP, central ht/air, small pet ok, $590/mo, $400/dep.

702 S. Penn, w/d, refrig, stove, large yard, pet ok, $625/mo, $400/dep.

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 1415 W. Tilden, 2br, stove, refrig, $500/mo, $300/dep, no pets/HUD, must have references. 625-0512 2801 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.

514 E. 6th St. 3br, 1ba ref. air, $600mo $330 dep. No Hud, no bills paid 317-1371 1400 S. Madison, 2br/1ba, new bathroom, refinished hardwood floors, new security doors, 1 car garage, pets w/fee, no HUD/utilities, $725/$400 dep, 575-405-0163 VERY NICE North 2br mobile home, central ht, ref air, all appliances, $600 + no pets. 910-9357 REMODELED 3 br, 2 ba. $850 mo, $600 deposit.

703 Fruitland, No Pets, No HUD. 626-3816 1 BDRM house- 1 person only. $500/mo, $300/dep, bills paid, no pets, no smoking inside. 623-7565 3BR/1BA, with stove and refrigerator.

Call 575-622-2620.

639 E. Cherry $475 mo, $300 dep. w/carport 626-9347

CLASSIFIEDS

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished

1615 S. Monroe $500mo. $250 dep. No pets, you pay bills, big yard 623-7907 3 br 1ba. w/d hkup fenced storage stove/frig. $500mo $500dep. 636 E. Apple 626-0935 3 BR- 1.5 ba, garage, large backyard. No pets. $750, $500 dep. 317-6285 3br/1ba 715 N. Orchard $700mo, 1st & lst month rent & $500/dep. No HUD or indoor pets. 420-0948 2503, S. Lea, 3br/2ba, new construction, no smokers or pets, $1000 plus $500 dep.

575-317-4050 3BR/1BA, $600/MO, $300/dep, no HUD. Call Nancy, 578-9741.

2BR1BA, 2 pers, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

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

GREAT OFFICE space for rent approx. 2500 sq. ft. on busy intersection, $750/mo.

Call 420-3030 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

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 Unique Christmas Gifts Attention Rockhounds quality rocks and fossils at discount prices. 622-8945 1 COMPUTER desk, 1br student desk, 1 set Corella dishes, 1 TV in wood cabinet. 625-0343 BRAND NAME Tempur-Pedic full size mattress/box spring set. Used less than 1yr, no stains or tears, clean, non-smoking home, $700. Available for viewing, 623-7321.

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

OFFICE FURNITURE Sale.

Desks, chairs, credenza, lobby furniture set, lamps, etc. 575-444-7872 or 575-317-1607 between 10am-5pm, Mon-Fri GOOD CONDITION 3 ton currier gas heating & cooling unit. 626-0274

615. Coins, Gold, Silver, Buy, Sell, Trade

U.S. & FOREIGN coins and currency, buy, sell or trade, gold and silver coins.

622-7239, 2513 W. 2nd 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 WILL BUY your good used washers and dryers.

626-7470

635. Good things to Eat

SHELLED PECANS for sale. Call 575-420-9372.

695. Machinery Tools Farm/Ranch NEW DELTA wood shaper, never used. 420-0100

700. Building Materials

Buildings: 18x26 $2850. 24x31 - $4560.

30x40 - $8345. (Financing) Affordable Portables, 4718 W. 2nd, 575-420-1274, 575-637-4972 STEEL BUILDINGS Reduced Factory Inventory 30x36 - Reg $12,300 Now $9,970 36x58 - Reg $20,300 Now $16,930 866-609-4321 Source# 1CC

745. Pets for Sale

FREE TO good home, 8yr old female Lab mix, 6yr old male wire hair Jack Russell. 623-6761 AKC GERMAN Shepherd puppies $450.

575-910-1730 8wk old Husky puppies for sale. For more info please call or text 626-0339.

Miniature Australian Shepherds 2 males, 2 females, born 11/1. 317-2757 FULL BLOOD Golden Retriever puppies, 1/2 American, 1/2 English Cream, $275. White through beige colors, taking deposits now.

575-308-6682 CHRISTMAS PUPPIES $20 will be large dogs 575-347-2235 Great Xmas Stuffer!

Small AKC Poms, M $350, F $400. 317-3874

1BR, 1BA, $425/mo, $300/dep. 600 A S. Wyoming. Call Julie 505-220-0617.

CARDIO GLIDER by Body

by Jake $35, Entertainment Center $30, Girl’s Vanity (white) $15, 420-5281.

BORDER COLLIE puppies ready to go, male & female, $50 each. 578-0975

414 EVERGREEN, 3br/2ba, $750/mo, $700/dep. 575-444-7872.

Nice loveseat recliner, blue color, $150. 623-2500 can leave message.

PUG PUPPIES, 6wks, 1st shot, 2F, 2M, $250 each, 575-420-4706.

Roswell Daily Record 745. Pets for Sale

780. RV’s & Campers Hauling

CHOTTIE-MALE 5 wks old $100. Call 622-6190

‘05 enclosed utility trailer, 16x6, tandum wheels, elec. brakes, ramp & side doors, new tires, $4200. 623-0318

RECREATIONAL

760. Hunting & Camping Equipment

MATHEWS MQ1 Bow comes w/one dozen carbon arrows w/broadheads, release & case ready to hunt $350. Small refrigerator $35, 840-8962

775.

Motorcycles & Scooters

TRANSPORTATION 790. Autos for Sale

‘08 CHEVY AVEO LS clean, great mileage, 5 spd, 44k miles, $6750. Call 575-626-9803

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

795. Pickups/ Trucks/Vans

WHITE, 2011 1500 Chevy Crew Cab; all leather; 4X4; Z71 6.2ltr V8; 6600 miles.

Like new truck at a discounted price…..original price was 41,000-asking 38,500 but will negotiate.

Call 575-622-8594. Leave message if no answer.

Really nice truck!

2001 FORD Econoline E350 extd pass. van 58k mi. $8500 575-627-6451

96 FORD Mustang $3500 owner finance w/$1000 down. 420-1352 2005 FORD Mustang Coupe 2d 24k mi. 5 sp manual $11k 575-627-6451 2004 350Z convertible silver w/black top 25.75K miles 18” wheels. $17,500. Call 420-2456.

2007 PONT Vibe, 34k miles, 4 D Hutchback, $9500. 623-0211

2006 FORD F250, excellent cond., ext. cab, $9,950. 626-7488.

1996 EL Camino for sale, $3800. 575-625-1375

2004 H-D Roadking, black extras 15,967 miles $10k firm. 575-627-6451

780. RV’s & Campers Hauling

790. Autos for Sale

796. SUVS

2005 FORD Explorer XLT 4x4, 3rd seat, excellent condition, clean inside & out, $8500. 420-1352 SUZUKI 2008 XL7, 44k miles, $14k, 623-0211.

CLASSIFIEDS INDEX

Announcements

005 Special Notice 010 Card of Thanks 015 Personals/Special Notice 020 Transportation 025 Lost & Found

Garage Sales

001 North 002 Northeast 003 East 004 Southeast 005 South 006 Southwest 007 West 008 Northwest

Instruction

030 Education 035 Music – Dance/Drama 040 Instructions Wanted

Employment

045 Employment Opportunities 050 Salesperson/Agents 060 Jobs Wanted – M & F

Services

070 Agricultural Analysis 075 Air Conditioning 080 Alterations 085 Appliance Repair 090 Auto Repair 100 Babysitting 105 Childcare 110 Blade Work 115 Bookkeeping 120 Carpentry 125 Carpet Cleaning 130 Carpeting 135 Ceramic Tile 140 Cleaning 145 Clock & Watch Repair 150 Concrete 155 Counseling 160 Crafts/Arts 163 Disability Care 165 Ditching 170 Drafting 175 Drapery 180 Drilling 181 Drywall 185 Electrical 190 Engraving/Commercial Art 195 Elderly Care 200 Fencing 205 Fertilizer 210 Firewood/Coal 215 Floor Covering 220 Furniture Repair 224 Garage Door Repair 225 General Construction 226 Water/Well 229 Gutters 230 General Repair 232 Chimney Sweep 235 Hauling 237 Heating 240 Horseshoeing 245 House Wrecking 250 Insulation 255 Insurance 260 Ironing & Washing 265 Janitorial 269 Excavating 270 Landscape/Lawnwork 271 Legal Services 273 Bankruptcy 275 Locksmith 280 Masonry/Concrete 285 Miscellaneous Service 290 Mobile Home Service 293 Monuments 295 Musical 300 Oil Field Services 305 Computers 306 Rubber Stamps 310 Painting/Decorating 312 Patio Covers 315 Pest Control 316 Pet Services 320 Photography 325 Piano Tuning 330 Plumbing 335 Printing 340 Radio/TV’s/Stereo’s 345 Remodeling 350 Roofing 355 Sand Blasting 356 Satellite 360 Screens/Shutters 365 Security 370 Sewer Service & Repair 375 Sewing Machine Service 380 Sharpening 383 Siding 385 Slenderizing 390 Steam Cleaning 392 Storage Shed 395 Stucco Plastering 400 Tax Service 401 Telephone Service 405 Tractor Work 410 Tree Service 415 Typing Service

420 Upholstery 425 Vacuum Cleaners 426 Video/Recording 430 Wallpapering 431 Water Wall Services 435 Welding 439 Windows & Doors 440 Window Repair 441 Window Cleaning 445 Wrought Iron 450 Services Wanted

Financial

455 Money to Loan/Borrow 456 Credit Cards 460 Insurance Co. 465 Oil, Mineral, Water, Land 470 Investment: Stocks/Sale 475 Mortgages for Sale 480 Mortgages Wanted 485 Business Opportunities

Real Estate

488 Home Inspecitions 490 Homes for Sale 492 Homes for Sale/Rent 495 Acreage/Farm/Ranch/Sale 500 Business for Sale 505 Investment Comm. Bus. Prop.

510 Resort Out of Town Property 515 Mobile Homes/Sale 520 Lots for Sale 521 Cemetery Lots for Sale 525 Building to be Moved 530 Real Estate Wanted

Rentals

535 Apartments, Furnished 540 Apartments, Unfurnished 545 Houses, Furnished 550 Houses, Unfurnished 552 Rent to Own Houses 555 Mobile Homes for Rent 558 Roommates Wanted 560 Sleeping Rooms 565 Rest Homes 569 Mobile Home Lots/Space 570 Mobile Home Courts 571 RV Parks 575 Resort Homes 580 Office/Business Places 585 Warehouse & Storage 590 Farms/Acreage for Rent 600 Want to Rent

Merchandise

605 Miscellaneous for Sale 608 Jewelry 610 Garage Sales, Individuals 611 Garage Sales, Businesses 615 Coins/Gold/Silver/Buy 620 Want to Buy – Misc.

625 Antiques 630 Auction Sales 632 Art for Sale 635 Good Things to Eat 640 Household Goods 645 Sewing Machines 650 Washers & Dryers 652 Computer Equipment 655 TV’s & Radios 660 Stereo/Phonographs Access 665 Musical Merchandise 670 Farm Equipment 675 Camera/Photo Equipment 680 Heating Equipment 685 Air Conditioning Equipment 690 Business/Office Equipment 691 Restaurant Equipment 695 Machinery Tools Farm/Ranch 700 Building Materials 705 Lawn/Garden/Fertilizer 710 Plants/Flowers 715 Hay & Feed Sale 720 Livestock Wanted 721 Boarding Stables 725 Livestock Wanted 730 Poultry & Supplies 735 Poultry Wanted 740 Show Fowl 745 Pets for Sale

Recreational

750 Sports Equipment 755 Bicycles for Sale 760 Hunting & Camping Equipment 765 Guns & Ammunition 770 Boats & Accessories 775 Motorcycles & Scooters 780 RV’s/Campers Hauling 785 Trailers Wanted 788 Auto Transport

Transportation

790 Automobiles for Sale 795 Pickups/Trucks/Vans 796 SUV’s 800 Auto. Antique/classic 805 Imported Autos 810 Auto Parts & Accessories 815 Wanted to Buy Autos 820 Aircraft Sales/Service

Miscellaneous

9997 Wed/Anniv/Engage 9998 Obituaries