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Roswell Daily Record

City opens new fire station THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

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INSIDE NEWS

December 31, 2011

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TURNING ART INTO PROFIT

SANTA FE (AP) — On the second Friday of every month, two very different groups of people, most of them New Mexicans, get together at a school on the Navajo reservation for one of the state’s most unique commercial customs. The Crownpoint Rug Auction got started in 1968 as a way for Navajo weavers to profit more from their handspun and woven textiles - PAGE A7

TOP 5 WEB

For The Past 24 Hours

• Roswell Community Little Theatre to debut • Memorial scheduled • Drivers; road closures, detours up ahead • Big second half gives Goddard win over ... • Truck hits ditch

INSIDE SPORTS

RHS TAKES POE CORN TITLE

If the Goddard vs. Roswell boys basketball rivalry can be described as anything recently, it is a heavyweight bout. In the first of what is sure to be many meetings on Friday, the Coyote boys used their outside-in game to take Round 1, 79-75, in the championship game of the Poe Corn Invitational. On its second possession of the game, Roswell’s Saul Carillo nailed a wide-open 3pointer to give Roswell a 3-0 that set the tone ... - PAGE B1

TODAY’S OBITUARIES

• Luis Carlos Delgado • Winona Johnson • Luciy Rodriquez - PAGE A7

HIGH ...74˚ LOW ....28˚

TODAY’S FORECAST

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Roswell Fire Chief James Salas and Mayor Del Jurney cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new Fire Station No. 3, Friday.

JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER

Friday marked two momentous occasions for the Roswell Fire Department: Fire Chief James

Salas’ final day with the department and the opening of the new Roswell Fire Station No. 3, 2800 W. Willshire Blvd. Salas announced in midDecember that he would be retiring, effective Dec. 30.

In the March 2008 municipal election, one of three general obligation bond issues called for allotting $2.9 million to replace one fire station and renovate another. The bond passed, which raised taxes

since bond issues are repaid through property taxes. The bond issued the replacing of the old Fire Station No. 3, 2901 N. Garden Ave., with the new building on Wilshire Boulevard, and the renovating of

Fire Station No. 2, 501 E. McGaffey St. According to City Manager Larry Fry, an excess of $2 million of the allotted $2.9 million was spent to replace the old Fire Station No. 3. The rest of the money was used to renovate Station No. 2. At the opening, each of the speakers cited the public as the driving factor behind the new station coming to fruition. They stated that the citizens of Roswell, through their votes in the 2008 election, were responsible for the passing of the bond. “When this went up to bond issue, the people of the city of Roswell heavily supported this, and with that we need to seriously think about them and thank them for their support. It’s those tax dollars that brought this about,” Allen Warboys, retired Roswell fire chief, said. During his tenure as chief, Warboys lobbied heavily to gar ner funding for the bond. In his remarks, Mayor Del Jurney paid tribute to Salas’ service, which spans 20 years, with the RFD. “I want to thank Chief Salas for his work not only in this building, but with the city

More officers than Fuel USA’s biggest export expected on list

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — The state Department of Public Safety has released a list of 115 officers whose cases are pending before the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, which issues and has the authority to revoke officers’ certifications. The Albuquerque Journal reports the list of police officers who face possible sanctions against their certifications is longer than of ficials had previously said.

The Attorney General’s Office had said previously that about 90 cases were pending at the academy. Academy board members have accused the state Attorney General’s Office of doing a poor job of prosecuting certification revocations in administrative hearings and of contributing to the long backlog of cases. The result, they say, is that officers who have been

Fender bender

See SANCTIONS, Page A3

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A rear-end collision between a USPS mail truck and a gray GMC truck occurred on the corner of East Hobbs Street and South Monroe Avenue, Friday afternoon. The Roswell Police Department officer at the scene said neither of the drivers was transported to any medical facilities, and that liquor was not a contributing factor.

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Oil refineries in Deer Park, Texas. For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world’s biggest gas guzzler, is fuel.

See FIRE, Page A3

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world’s biggest gas guzzler, is — wait for it — fuel. Measured in dollars, the nation is on pace this year to ship more gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel than any other single export, according to U.S. Census data going back to 1990. It will also be the first year in more than 60 that America has been a net exporter of these

US wants 2012 talks with Taliban WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes to restore momentum in the spring to U.S. talks with the Taliban insurgency that had reached a critical point before falling apart this month because of objections from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, U.S. and Afghan officials said. One goal of renewed talks with the insurgents would be to identify cease-fire zones that could be used as a steppingstone toward a full peace agreement that stops most fighting, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. It’s a goal that so far has

remained far out of reach. U.S. of ficials from the State Department and White House plan to continue a series of secret meetings with Taliban representatives in Europe and the Persian Gulf region next year, two officials said, assuming a small group of Taliban emissaries the U.S. considers legitimate remains willing. The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the sensitive and precarious American outreach to the Taliban leadership. The U.S. outreach this year had fits and starts but had progressed to the point

See EXPORT, Page A3

that there was active discussion of two steps the Taliban seeks as precursors to negotiations, the senior U.S. official said. Talks are on an unofficial hiatus at Karzai’s request, U.S. and other of ficials said. The trust-building measures under discussion involve a would-be Taliban headquarters office and the release from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of about five Afghan prisoners considered affiliated with the Taliban. Those steps were to be matched by assurances

Patti Stacy, RCLT actress, director, ‘not a patient person’

See TALIBAN, Page A3

JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER

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RCLT president Patti Stacy

A woman of many theatrical talents, Patti Stacy, president of the Roswell Community Little Theatre, has directed four plays and acted in around 50 through the group. Stacy directed The Maginot Line, The Nearlyweds, Harvesting Stone, and The (Abridged) Complete Works of William Shakespeare for RCLT’s 2011 Curtains Rising Gala. While she said she prefers acting to directing, Stacy enjoys directing because it’s detail oriented. Stacey’s favorite play that she’s acted in was Child’s Play, which she described as the most fun she’s ever had. In her role, Stacy played a 40-year -old who’s been

hypnotized into thinking she was five. She took on the personality of a 5-year-old, blowing bubbles and jumping on a couch on stage. “I love hearing the audience feedback from a production. I also like to play different people and try different accents,” she said. Stacy has two kids, daughter Tomara, 23, and son Tyler, 18, with her husband Darrell, a lieutenant with the Roswell Fire Department. She has been involved with the

RCLT for 11 years, and has served as president for five of them. Her involvement with the RCLT began when she took Tyler, an avid performer and singer, to audition for The Music Man in spring 2000. He won the role of Winthrop, but additional actors were needed, so Stacy was asked to be an extra. When another part became available, due to an actress dropping out, Stacy took her place. The following play, See SPOTLIGHT, Page A3


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