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Roswell Daily Record

Berrendo requests hearing delay THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

Vol. 119, No. 240 50¢ Daily / $1 Sunday

INSIDE NEWS

Applicants for a proposed water pipeline between Fort Sumner and Santa Fe are asking officials to approve a request for a six-month delay on the hearing process. The motion was filed Tuesday with the Office of

Wednesday’s Market Lamb Show at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Market could have been advertised as Rambo vs. Rambo. The battle for the title of grand champion came down to two lambs of the same name. Unfortunately, only one Rambo could take the top spot. Chance Mitchell, 11, a Clovis resident, and ... - PAGE A2

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MATTHEW ARCO RECORD STAFF WRITER

RAMBO IS TOP LAMB

October 7, 2010

the State Engineer by attorneys for Berrendo LLC, the Roswell-based company proposing the transfer of 6,600 acre-feet annually in water rights to Santa Fe. It was filed alongside Berrendo LLC’s response to a local water management group’s request made in September that the petitions for the project be dismissed altogether.

The PVACD recently filed a motion asking that the petitions for the pipeline be dismissed.

“We want to push this along, but we want to push it on the schedule that we laid out there,” said John Draper, an attorney representing Berrendo LLC. “We think it's very well justified.” The motion requests the

delay saying additional time is needed to make the hydrologic studies and construct exhibits for the hearing. Currently, the hearing is scheduled for November 2011, in addition to about a half-dozen deadlines for

Oil spill Fun and work at the Fair cover-up?

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• Parade opens Eastern NM State Fair • Xcel Energy unveils solar energy demo • 2 men die in auto wreck • Come to the Fair! • Fair parade Monday morning; be there!

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Rowdy Gray, left, and his buddy Jake Wagner, both 3, check out one of the many tractors on display at the fairgrounds, Wednesday morning, during the Eastern New Mexico State Fair.

SPORTS

HALLADAY THROWS NO-NO

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Talk about a postseason debut. Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series on Wednesday. Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game ... - PAGE B1

TODAY’S OBITUARIES

• Tommie Edna Fulcher • Teresa “Terry” Chacon • Betty Jo Williams • Felipe Garcia and Avaristo Garcia Jr. • Randell Burden - PAGE B3

HIGH ...84˚ LOW ....48˚

TODAY’S FORECAST

CLASSIFIEDS..........B6 COMICS.................B4 ENTERTAINMENT.....B6 FINANCIAL .............B5 GENERAL ..............A2 HOROSCOPES ........B6 LOTTERIES ............A2 OPINION ................A4 SPORTS ................B1 WEATHER ............A10

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submitting evidence beginning November 2010. Draper says three parties involved in the project don’t oppose the motion. However, three others — including the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District — oppose it. “Extending that much

Mark Wilson Photo

Brooke Steen washes down a lamb at the fairgrounds, Wednesday morning, preparing for the Market Lamb Show during the Eastern New Mexico State Fair.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration blocked efforts by government scientists to tell the public just how bad the Gulf oil spill could become and committed other missteps that raised questions about its competence and candor during the crisis, according to a commission appointed by the president to investigate the disaster. In documents released Wednesday, the national oil spill commission’s staff describes “not an incidental public relations problem” by the White House in the wake of the April 20 accident. Among other things, the report says, the administration made erroneous early estimates of the spill’s size, and President Barack Obama’s senior energy adviser went on national TV and mischaracterized a government analysis by saying it showed most of the oil was “gone.” The analysis actually said it could still be there. “By initially underestimating the amount of oil flow and then, at the end of the summer, appearing to underestimate the amount of oil remaining in the Gulf, the federal government created the impression that it was either not fully competent to handle the spill or not fully candid with the American people about the scope of the problem,” the report says. The administration disputed the commission findings, saying senior government officials “were clear with the public what the worstcase flow rate could be.” In a statement Wednesday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco and White House budget director Jeffrey Zients pointed out that in early May, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen told the

Ashlee Mills crowned Fair Queen

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EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER

Thursday, Oct. 7

7 a.m..........................................Equipment Road’eo 8 a.m..............................BREEDING HEIFER SHOW STEER SHOW TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW HEIFER SHOW. ALL JUNIOR LIVESTOCK PULLS DUE IN JR LIVESTOCK OFFICE ONE HOUR AFTER STEER SHOW 12 p.m.............................................GATES OPEN 12 p.m.–Close...............................Roswell Fine Arts

To be the queen of the Eastern New Mexico State Fair, one must char m a five-judge panel in two gruelling rounds of interviews, dazzle the crowd with a speech, strut down a dirt runway modelling a sparkling outfit and display excellent horsemanship in the arena. Ashlee Rose Mills, 21,

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Ashlee Rose Mills, 21, was crowned Eastern New Mexico State Fair Queen, Sunday.

McNatt’s hen wins Best in Barn Ballooning gives state official perspective See QUEEN, Page A9

EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER

Her hocks were perfectly curved inward, wattles fine in texture and earlobes oblong. Her full plumage flowed over her arched neck and shoulders and yet somehow her unruf fled comb remained wrinkle-free. It was a no-brainer for the American Poultry Association certified judge: she, an unnamed Black Cochin Pullet, was the See HEN, Page A9

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Sara McNatt, 16, holds her unnamed Black Cochin Pullet after winning Best in the Barn, Wednesday.

ALOFT OVER ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — New Mexico Environment Secretary Ron Curry has somewhat of a different perspective on the land and the state’s natural resources. It comes from lofting in a gondola hundreds of feet above the Rio Grande in central New Mexico, over the sage fields that border Taos and along the red sandstone cliffs of Gallup. A veteran hot air balloon pilot, Curry has seen much of New Mexico from the air. It’s quiet way up there except for the occasional

roar of his balloon’s two gas burners, and there are unimpeded views of what makes the state so spectacular — and not so spectacular. Curry has spotted a few illegal dump sites during his many flights, but being New Mexico’s top environmental cop and the state’s natural resources trustee is far from the point of getting up before dawn, making sure his chase crew is accounted for and getting See LOFTY, Page A9


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