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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, December 8, 2013
LOCAL & REGION port from a governing body in Ector County. In addition, commissioners said there was a lack of a solid timeframe or deadline to have the prairie dogs moved. Officials in New Mexico’s Chaves County have also rejected a request from the citiCLOVIS — The Clovis zens group to move the animals City Commission has tabled a request to relocate prairie dogs there. to a county in Texas. Clovis earlier this year poisoned some of the prairie The Clovis News Journal dogs at the request of farmreports that commissioners opted this week to table the pro- ers, sparking efforts to find non-lethal ways to remove the posal since an advocacy group couldn’t provide a letter of sup- animals.
Family searches In brief Clovis tables for missing prairie dog plan Pojoaque woman of Ohkay Owingeh. The listing states that anyone with information about the By Cynthia Miller woman’s disThe New Mexican appearance should call The family of a Pojoaque Loretta state police at Montoya woman who went missing 505-753-2277. Wednesday evening near State police Chamita says they’ve found could not be reached for com“no sign of her or her car” on ment on the case Saturday their frequent searches in the afternoon. area. “Her Family is very worLoretta Montoya, 57, wasn’t ried,” says a notice sent out by expecting to be gone long family members. “She left on when she headed out on a short errand with intentions the road at around 5:30 p.m. to return to finish preparing Wednesday, and she wasn’t dinner. She WAS wearing a prepared for the bitter cold. purple sweater, black pants A statement from the family and flip flops. SHE WAS says she was wearing only a sweater and a pair of flip-flops. NOT DRESSED FOR COLD WEATHER. … PLEASE; HELP Her grandson, Leon Montoya, US.” said the family has filed a The statement says the report with the state police, but they haven’t heard whether license plate number on her progress has been made on the 1993 white Escort is MKH089. Leon Montoya said he and case, and their concerns are his mother both work at a growing. Loretta Montoya had headed Smith’s grocery store in Santa Fe, and they were planning north in her Ford Escort stato visit with his grandmother tion wagon as a favor to a after their shift Wednesday brother, Philip Montoya, who night. was having trouble with his “She was actually going to truck, Leon Montoya said make us dinner,” he said. “She Saturday. Philip Montoya was trying to get home to Ojo Cali- was in a hurry to get back home from helping my uncle.” ente, and he was concerned But Loretta Montoya never that his truck might break returned home. down along the way. Loretta The family became conMontoya met him in Española cerned, but believed she had and followed him in her car stopped at a casino such as as far as the Chamita Fire Station, where the man said he felt Camel Rock. They checked confident that his truck would the casino, and then searched hold out for the rest of the trek Chamita, Lyden and other small Northern New Mexico to Ojo Caliente. He watched her turn around at 8 p.m., Leon communities, Leon Montoya Montoya said, and “nobody has said, but they found no sign of her. seen her since.” At around 7 a.m. Thursday, Loretta Montoya is listed he said, they filed a report with on the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s missing the state police in Española. person information website, He said they’ve continued to which says she was last seen search the casinos every night in El Duende, a community since his grandmother’s disoff U.S. 84/285 in Rio Arriba appearance. “That’s the only County near the community place she goes,” he said, “and of Chamita and the pueblo to do laundry.”
Woman last seen driving from Chamita Fire Station
Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Police arrested Joseph Lawless of Santa Fe around 5:50 p.m. Thursday in the 1900 block of Otowi Road and charged him with threatening a police officer with a pair of scissors. u An employee of Accent on Vision on Luisa Street said sometime between noon and 1 p.m. Thursday, three people who said they were waiting for a relative took four pairs of eyeglass frames worth a total of $500. u An Alto Street woman reported at 5:30 p.m. Thursday that someone had stolen two bicycles worth $800 and 20 solar lights worth $200 from her residence. u A Santa Fe man reported that sometime between midnight and 11:45 a.m. Friday, someone broke into his Chevy van, parked at the Rail Runner station on Alta Vista Street, by breaking the front passengerside window and stole 26 pounds of unshelled piñon worth $1,000. u A business owner in the 100 block of Delgado Street said that between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 1:30 p.m. Friday, someone tried to break into his business by prying open the back door — without success. u Officers responding to a burglar alarm at a business in the 500 block of Old Santa Fe Trail around 11:40 p.m. Thursday discovered the front door pried open and damaged, but nothing appeared to be missing.
DWI arrests u Police arrested Andrea Arellano, 36, of Santa Fe in the
5700 block of Hererra Drive around 2:30 p.m. Friday and charged her with driving while intoxicated. u Police arrested Christopher Selser, 63, of Santa Fe and charged him with careless driving and driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck another vehicle near the intersection of Nusbaum and Washington streets on Friday. u Deputies arrested Oscar Rodriguez, 21, of Santa Fe around 3:10 a.m. Saturday and charged him with driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a motor-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 at milepost 267.
Speed SUVs u The Santa Fe Police Department listed the following locations of mobile speedenforcement vehicles: SUV No. 1 at Airport Road at Fields Lane; SUV No. 2 on Jaguar Drive between Avenida Contenta and South Meadows Road; SUV No. 3 at Calle Atajo between Acequia Borrada and Senda Valle.
Help lines New Mexico Suicide Prevention Hotline: 866-435-7166 Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494 Solace Crisis Treatment Center: 986-9111; 800-7217273 or TTY 471-1624 Youth Emergency Shelter/ Youth Shelters: 438-0502 Police and fire emergency: 911
DEA: Smoke shop owner sold ‘spice’ ALBUQUERQUE — The owner and an employee of a New Mexico smoke shop are facing federal drug charges in connection with a raid of the shop over the synthetic drug “spice.” KRQE-TV reports that Roman Huerta and Dean Cope were arrested Thursday on several drug-related charges. According to criminal complaints, Drug Enforcement
Administration agents found more than $100,000 in cash at Huerta’s home and a “fully functioning” spice manufacturing facility in his garage. Investigators say they believe Huerta would produce the synthetic drug and sell it at Smoke World, his Rio Rancho shop. Authorities say to avoid law enforcement, the two men would only sell to people they knew. It was unclear if either man had an attorney. The Associated Press
Funeral services and memorials WAITE THOMPSON NOVEMBER 5, 1940 - NOVEMBER 7, 2013 Shortly after Waite and his partner television producer-director Richard Gottlieb moved to Santa Fe in 1979, Waite started "Santa Fe Walks", a personally guided walk through historic Santa Fe, which he sold in 1991. During the 1990’s Waite served on the City’s Historic Design Review Board and the Board of The Historic Santa Fe Foundation. He was for many years a member of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and a supporter of the Santa Fe Opera and the Old Santa Fe Association. Nationally he was a long-time supporter of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Cato Institute and the New Netherlands Institute. (Re the latter: one of Waite’s ancestors, Capt. John Van Dolson, at the age of 16 in 1626, was the youngest of the original Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam, which became New York in 1664.) Before moving to Santa Fe Waite was in the real estate business in Beverly Hills, California, and also served as campaign coordinator for several well-known members of the United States Congress. Throughout his life, Waite enjoyed the study of the development of spiritual thought in human consciousness, especially Christian Science. As a boy Waite attended camp in different parts of the country, and, through the years, he traveled extensively in 100 plus countries including 3 trips around the world. On one 16 month trip in 1967-’68, he had the second longest air ticket ever written by the old Pan American World Airways. Waite grew up in St. Louis and Los Angeles and attended private and public schools in those cities. He graduated from Principia College in 1962. The son of the late Jane Waite Thompson of Los Angeles (formerly of St. Louis) and the late Frank C. Thompson, Jr. of Paw Paw, Michigan, Waite is survived by cousins including first cousins Deborah Howard of St. Louis and Nancy Gilbert of Bailey, Colorado, and by his dachshund "Fritzl". Per Waite’s request, there will be no services held. "Thou wilt show me the path of life." - Psalms.
DOLORES LOPEZ Mariella "Dolores" Lopez, 78, of Santa Fe. Surrounded by family in the comfort of her home, peacefully entered the arms of Our Heavenly Father on December 5, 2013. She blessed this world as the embodiment of unwavering faith and genuine compassion. A devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother, she is survived by her husband of 53 years, Antonio "Tony" Lopez; children, Andrew Lopez, Anthony Lopez (Consuelo Carrillo), Therese Lopez (Randy Trujillo), Margo Skelton and Louise Heine (Paul Heine); grandchildren, Jennifer Padilla, Jordan Lopez, Lauren Heine, Adriana Ramirez, Ellyse Ramirez, and Michael Skelton; and her sister, Metrita Quintana. Preceded in death by parents, Antonio and Concepcion Sanchez; brothers, Felix Sanchez and Antonio Sanchez. Alongside her husband she actively supported the Cursillo Movement and taught Catechism as a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She loved her career in the nursing profession at St. Vincent Hospital and the NM School for the Deaf. Christian Memorial Services to be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church: Rosary on Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 PM. Mass, conducted by Father George Salazar, on Wednesday, December 11th at 9 AM, followed by interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery. The Lopez Family extend their heartfelt gratitude to nieces Yohanna and Charlene Wuiff, friend Marie Montoya and staff of Ambercare for their selfless dedication and support.
ELIZABETH MC MULLEN BENNETT Elizabeth Mc Mullen Bennett was born October 17, 1917 in Riverside, California. Her 96 year long life’s journey took her from California to Arizona, New York, back to California, and then to Espanola, New Mexico. While in New Mexico, she lived near her daughter, Robin Rodar and her husband, Sam, her son, Scott Bennett and wife, Julie, their children Max and Shaefer, her grandson Jake Rodar and wife, Shona, and their sons, Kale and Rylan, until her journey’s end. When not spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, she was cruising the mountains, gardening, weaving, and supporting the Espanola Women’s Shelter and Habitat for Humanity. She often volunteered to deliver and serve soup at the Espanola Soup Kitchen and helped in the libraries at Santa Clara Day School and McCurdy School. Along with her New Mexico family, Elizabeth is survived and dearly loved by her daughter, Joy Bennett, and granddaughters, Joti Rodar and Lauren Mackson. Elizabeth made many friends of all ages and walks of life wherever her journey took her. She will be remembered by all with a smile for her joie de vivre and generosity. The entire family wants to thank Helen Woods, her close friend and caregiver for many years, and Santa Fe Ambercare and the Kingston Residence for making her final days with us happy and comfortable.
JEANETTE WELP KEERAN
Jeanette Welp Keeran passed away at her home on December 1, 2013, at the age of 87. Born August 9, 1926 in Henryetta, Oklahoma, Jeanette moved to Santa Fe with her husband, Jerry Keeran, in 1956. She loved Santa Fe and always felt lucky to have come to live here and raise her family, enjoying its landscape, history, hiking, and her friends. She is survived by her seven only children and their families: Sally, husband Ed, and children Katie, Alice, and Stephen; Kathy, husband Mike, and daughter Laura; Bob, wife Cindy, and children Jennifer, Matthew and his wife Diana, and Drew; Connie, husband Ted, and children Duncan, Nell, and Kate; Peggy; Lawrence, wife Nancy; and Mary, husband Gary, and children Alma and Andrew. A memorial service will be held later in December. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Heritage Hospice, 3721 Rutledge Road, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109.
NORMA JEAN C DE BACA
Norma’s family extends their deepest thanks and gratitude to friends and family who assisted during this difficult time. Appreciation is expressed for the beautiful flowers, food offerings, your prayers and your attendance at her services. Deepest appreciation to Father Bryant and the Santa Maria De La Paz Catholic Community for their special care of Norma and our family. Thanks to all with our love and affection, Ron C de Baca and Family
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88, died peacefully under Hospice care in Carlsbad, NM on November 25, 2013. The daughter of the Honorable Clyde C. Sherick and Kate Prindle Sherick, Nancy is survived by her beloved West Highland Terrier, Herald. She was a lifelong educator and fierce advocate for children, particularly gifted children and children with disabilities. She retired as Director of Special Education for the Carlsbad Municipal Schools, after working in the NM Department of Education and the Santa Fe Public Schools, and several universities. Nancy touched many lives.