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Tucked inside President Barack Obama’s 1,500page budget is an item that would quickly reverse a federal action to reinstate horse slaughter in the U.S. The move may have effectively halted the permitting of Roswell-based Valley Meat Co. by the U.S.
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — High above the floor of Frijoles Canyon sits one of the most popular sites at Bandelier National Monument. Accessible only by a series of wooden ladders and steep stone steps, the kiva at the Alcove House site graces the edge of a niche some 14 stories above the canyon floor. - PAGE B6
April 14, 2013
Budget would cut horsemeat inspections JILL MCLAUGHLIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
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Department of Agriculture. The company expected to get the go-ahead to begin processing at the end of this month. “It’s frustrating,” said A. Blair Dunn, attorney for Valley Meat Co.’s owner Rick De Los Santos. Valley Meat Co. filed for a permit from the USDA for a grant of inspection in March 2012. The company
Three facilities have applied for a grant of inspection exclusively for equine slaughter since 2012, according to the USDA. No facility has been approved.
then filed suit against the agency and its Food Safety and Inspection Service last fall for not allowing inspection services to move for-
ward. “This is just more of the same,” Dunn said. “(The USDA) has avoided doing their job and are hoping
Congress will change the rules so they don’t have to.” The USDA deflected questions Friday about Valley Meat Co.’s application. A Washington, D.C., spokeswoman did not answer any specific questions about the process. “In the Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
Kids show off art projects at RISD event
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INSIDE SPORTS Hundreds of art lovers young and old pack the Roswell Civic Center for Celebrate the Arts Day, Saturday.
Warm up, then March for Babies
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Vibrant neon green T shirts and swarms of children were surrounded by even more colors from paintings and various other art projects at the Civic Center for a day of art put on by the Roswell Independent School District’s Arts Connect program on Saturday. Arts Connect, the RISD Elementary Integrated Arts Program, is meant to help incorporate art into teachers’ lesson plans. Instead of just teaching social studies or math, Arts Connect helps teachers use art projects to teach students fundamentals in every subject. “We pull the creativity out of children, and they’re just happy,” said Interim Director Cindy Simmons. After teaching every grade from kindergarten See ARTS, Page A3
KRB hosts Arbor Day gathering AMY VOGELSANG RECORD STAFF WRITER
IT’S A TIE AT THE MASTERS
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The longest, strangest day at the Masters for Tiger Woods began with a text message from his agent Saturday morning to meet with Augusta National officials nearly six hours before his tee time. It ended some 10 hours later with a relieved fist pump for a key par that kept him in the mix for another green jacket. It was far different for the two guys atop the leaderboard. Brandt Snedeker, an emotional wreck when he last contended at the Masters five years ... - PAGE B1
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse lead the stretching routines as walkers warm up for the March of Dimes annual March for Babies, Saturday, at the Cielo Grande Complex.
Records hint at costs of Martinez husband’s trip
SANTA FE (AP) — Records released by the New Mexico Department of Public Safety show state police officers racked up overtime, holiday pay and other expenses while providing security for Gov. Susana Martinez’s husband on a 2010 hunting trip to Louisiana. The documents obtained by The New Mexican and other media organizations were part of a public information request that was made 10 months ago. The administration first refused to release the records, citing security concerns, but Attorney General Gary King directed them to be released. The governor’s office has said that Franco paid his own expenses. He and the agents traveled by car. New Mexico State Police Chief Robert Shilling told The Associated Press on Saturday that state police provide security for the first gentleman for out-of-state travel in accordance with state law. “In this case, two agents were appropriately assigned,” Shilling said. “The only way to avoid
overtime pay would have been to more than double the number of agents assigned, which would have ended up costing more when other travel costs were included.” The actual amounts paid to the officers were not listed on the documents released Friday, but The New Mexican calculated the estimated cost based on the list of classified employees’ salaries posted on a state government website. According to the documents, Ruben Maynes, one of the officers who made the trip, worked 31.5 hours of overtime. Based on his hourly pay, Maynes’ overtime would have amounted to about $1,129. Of ficer Frank Chavez worked 39.5 hours of overtime during the trip. That amounts to about $1,096 in overtime pay. The officers’ time sheets also showed each worked 18 hours on Labor Day, the first day of the trip. Holiday pay would amount to about $860 for Maynes and more than $660 for Chavez. The cost of gasoline for the trip was $630, according to state documents.
By 9 a.m., a line of excited children and seniors waited to receive free tree seedlings for the 23rd annual Arbor Day commemoration at Spring River Park & Zoo, Saturday. There were 10 different trees to choose from, and everyone received two seedlings. They are Mark Wilson Photo encouraged to plant the trees and continue Climbing demonstrations are performed for visitors attendRoswell’s 23-year reputa- ing Keep Roswell Beautiful Arbor Day at Spring River Park tion as a tree city, the & Zoo, Saturday morning. only city in New Mexico that can claim such a years and says the exciteParents might promise success. ment of the children is to plant the tree later, but Keep Roswell Beautiful the best part of the event. it’s the kids who usually “[It’s great] when they insist on planting it sponsors the Arbor Day gathering. Renee Roach, learn about the tress and immediately. But children KRB coordinator and city then say ‘Let’s go plant are not the only ones marketing director, has it!’” Roach said. “The kids excited about trees. Zoo been part of the Arbor get it. They get us excitDay festivities for eight ed.” See KRB, Page A3
‘Monterrey,’ ‘Monterry,’ ‘Monterey’
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People may have noticed that the spelling of street names may vary from block-toblock. In the past two months, some corrections have been made. Summit is spelled Summit up and down the course of the street where previously Summit appeared as Sumit or Summit. Mathews, named after a Lincoln County Sheriff J.B. Mathews, no longer appears as Matthews. However, Monterey Drive seems to present a bit of a challenge. The signs show three different spellings in an 8-block area, with Monterey spelled Monterry and Monterrey. Street Superintendent Quinton Miller acknowledges that some of the spelling has been a bit creative. “We’re trying to correct that.” He said Roswell’s street signs are made here. The green signs used to label streets are newer while the white signs are the old signs which will be replaced.