A-6
THE NEW MEXICAN Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Street: Performer arrested 20 times to the initial call met up with Dukette and asked to see his According to a police report: permit. At about 10:30 a.m., a police “He advised it was not him,” officer was dispatched to the the report states. “I advised restaurant in response to “a Thomas he has received mulmale vending in front of the tiple warnings [from other business on the sidewalk.” police officers] to not [sell] When the officer arrived, he merchandise without a pernoticed a table with a bucket mit.” of sage on it. He also noticed The officer arrested Dukea broom and pink yarn on the tte on suspicion of disorderly ground. conduct and “criminal enforceWhen the officer was unable ments,” according to a criminal to locate the owner, he placed complaint. Dukette has been the items in the back seat of arrested at least 20 times since his cruiser. A few men sitting 2001, according to Santa Fe nearby told the officer that the County jail logs. Most of the items belonged to Dukette and arrests have been for outstandthat Dukette had fled when he ing warrants, but they also saw the officer drive up. include allegations of soliciting After the officer left, diswithout a permit, “business patchers advised him that a license required” and assaultman was “calling for his stuff.” ing a police officer. The officer headed back to the Dukette, who could not be restaurant. reached for comment, told “Once I turned north on police he has a toddler to supDon Gaspar from Alameda port. I noticed Thomas had more “While en route to Santa sage on his person,” the officer Fe Adult Detention Center, wrote in his report. “I also Thomas Dukette advised me noticed Thomas ask a female if he has a 2-year-old child and she wanted sage.” that is why he is attempting to An undercover officer sale [sic] his merchandise,” the reported seeing Dukette try report states. to sell sage “to three different people.” Contact Daniel J. Chacón at The officer who responded 986-3089.
Continued from Page A-5
LOCAL & REGION
In brief More cold temps headed for N.M. More freezing arctic weather is headed toward New Mexico midweek. The cold front is expected to bring some minor fog into the northeastern portion of the state Tuesday morning, with weather becoming more significant after midnight, according
to National Weather Service forecasters. Wednesday will see bitter temperatures in the central and eastern areas of New Mexico, with temperatures in the teens and low 20s for the central mountain chain. Some light freezing rain and a little snow could hit the central and eastern portions, but most moisture is expected in the far southern part of the state. Meteorologist Kerry Jones said there’s still hope for a harder-hitting storm. “We see a quick hitting system for late
Continued from Page A-5 cesses in place to allocate public money in the period from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2014, and whether the college maintained proper documentation to substantiate its spending of $35 million in bond money. Governing board chair Linda Siegle said Monday, “I feel like the college has been vindicated.” She said Guzmán’s whistleblower charge “has been shown to be not factual.” The audit reports that the college overspent its approved budgets in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 — during which time Guzmán served as president for about 18 months — and had revenue shortfalls that led the college to dip into cash reserves to fill a $5 million budgetary hole. Grissom discovered this shortfall last summer and, with the board’s approval, came up with a financial plan to address it which includes a tuition increase, salary decreases, staff reduction and program cutbacks. Grissom said he did not suspect fraud but that the “previous administration” — under Guzmán — made inaccurate assumptions about revenue projections and savings. He said he and other staff members discovered that financial files regarding $12 million in bond expenditures were missing from the office of the former vice-president of finance, Meridee Wal-
ters. Grissom, who said Walters is not a suspect and that the files were removed some time after she resigned and left the campus in mid-2013, reported the theft to the county sheriff’s office in May 2014. That investigation is still ongoing, according to Grissom. The college managed to use existing documentation to recreate all the missing financial documents, except for one invoice for $785. According to the special audit report, procurement documentation for four vendors totaling about $190,000 was also unavailable for examination. Grissom said Monday that the special audit, conducted by the Accounting and Consulting Group LLP of Albuquerque, reviewed 100 percent of the college’s financial documents. In a regular annual audit, auditors rely on a random sampling of documentation. The state auditor will likely release its annual Fiscal Year 2014 audit of the college later this week, Grissom said. He has already reviewed it and, he said, “There are a lot less findings and of a much less significant nature than in the past two years.” SFCC, founded in 1983, operates on a budget of about $32 million and has 6,700 students taking credit courses and another 6,000 taking non-credit courses, Grissom said. Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021.
The special audit reviewed 100 percent of the college’s financial documents.
Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u A thief took car speakers, a Nintendo 3DS hand-held game console and a video game between 5 and 6:15 p.m. Sunday from a vehicle parked in the 400 block of Agua Fría Street. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took the following report: u A burglar grabbed a purse from a vehicle parked at the Light Institute, 40 Calle Nizhoni in Galisteo, on Saturday.
Help lines Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494 Youth Emergency Shelter/Youth Shelters: 438-0502 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-435-7166 Police and fire emergency: 911 Graffiti hotline: 955-CALL (2255)
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 W. Rodeo Road. Gonzales, who has been holding public office hours in different parts of the city since he was elected last year, meets constituents individually for five to seven minutes each. No appointment is necessary, but the meetings are on a firstMayor Javier Gonzales will come, first-served basis. hold his first public office hours For questions, call Frank Corof 2015 on Jan. 12. dero at 955-6342 or email him at The mayor is inviting residents fxcordero@santafenm.gov. to ask questions, discuss ideas or concerns, or just meet the mayor, The New Mexican
S.F. mayor plans public hours
Power: Issue to be postponed, explored later Continued from Page A-5 than an hour. When each came up for a vote, Maestas and City Councilor Chris Rivera voted in favor, and City Councilor Ron Trujillo voted in opposition. City Councilor Signe Lindell abstained both times, which counted as a “no” vote and resulted in a tie. That forced City Councilor Carmichael Dominguez, committee chairman, to break the tie, and he voted against both. Dominguez suggested postponing both until councilors can get more information. The committee then voted
to direct city staff to assess the legal and technical parameters involved with creating a new municipal electric utility and report back on March 16. The committee plans to reconsider both items March 30. “I don’t want it to die because I think that they’re good pieces of legislation,” Dominguez said. “I want them to continue to live, but I think that it behooves us to have as much information as we can in order to make sure that when we do make the decision, that they are as unanimous and as, I guess, legitimate as possible. That’s the only reason I asked for a postponement.”
Empty Stocking donations
Audit: Overspending reported in 2012-13
weekend that will favor the northern mountains, especially with a stronger and potentially decent winter weather maker for next week,” Jones said in an email.
The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe Community Foundation, the First National Bank of Santa Fe, The Salvation Army and Presbyterian Medical Services donate services to jointly administer the Empty Stocking Fund.
Contributions to the Empty Stocking Fund are accepted yearround. Make your tax-deductible donation online at www.santafenewmexican.com/empty_stocking or mail a check to: The New Mexican’s Empty Stock-
Citing a legal memo from City Attorney Kelley Brennan, Lindell said councilors had “gotten a little bit ahead of” themselves with the ordinance and resolution. “I don’t want to say no on any of this, but I’m not really able to support these until I think that we could give legal staff more time to assure us, assure themselves, that we do have some type of clear legal pathway,” she said. “I think we’re all trying to move in the same direction. People speak very loud and clear that we do want more renewables, but … we don’t necessarily need to hurry this.” Brennan said she did not have
a copy of the legal memo referenced by Lindell but that she would make it available Tuesday. “This is a complex, legal environment and regulatory environment,” Brennan told councilors. “My memo was an attempt to sort of help globally [and] say, ‘We can do this. We can’t do this. If we want to do that, we have to seek legislation. These are some of the pitfalls.’ But really, it’s a preliminary assessment, and I think that to the extent we undertake any of this, it is going to be a complicated, long endeavor, and yes, it might pay to articulate what those factors are.”
ing Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, N.M., 87504-1827. Donors can request to remain anonymous. Recent donations to the Empty Stocking Fund: Anonymous (6), Judie Rosner, $2,660 Sarah Falion, In honor of Mary Lou Falion, $50 Judith Henry, $100
Herbs, Etc. and its employees, $200 Bruce Weydemeyer and Charlotte Kinney, $200 Connie and Ray Lucero, $50 Bryan and Mary Maestas, $50 Anne Noss, in loving memory of John A. Martin, $50 Thomas and Katherine Reed, $100 Rick and Alison Reider, $500 Alan Shapiro, NM5S, $50 Cumulative Total: $195,917.92
Funeral services and memorials ROSARIO C.TALAVERA Rosario C. Talavera, Age 61, beloved husband, father, son and brother passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014. He was born September 11, 1953 in Nicolas Bravo Chihuahua, Mexico, to parents Ruben and Blasa Talavera Chavez. Rosario is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Bernadette; his six children, Rosario Talavera Jr (Cassaundra), Theresa Talavera (Michael), Manuel Talavera (Imelda), Marisa Talavera, Ignacio Talavera (Norma), Nereida Talavera (Yoshiry); 15 grandchildren whom he loved very much, Esperanza Talavera, Michael Junior Romero, Selene, Armando, Lidia, Jose Antonio, Helen, Juan, Mireya, Marisa, Fernanda, Pablo, Monica, Jose, Sayuri; his mother, Blasa Talavera Chavez; his sisters, Rita Talavera Chavez and Rosa Talavera (Raymundo); brothers, Raul Talavera Chavez (Luz), Ramon Talavera Chavez, Rodolfo Talavera Chavez (Rosaura), and Roberto Talavera (Oralia); sister-in-law, Terry Sweeny (Eddy); brother-in-law, Ben Kain; and many loving nieces and nephews. Julio was preceded in death by his father, Ruben Talavera. The Holy Rosary will be recited on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with the Mass of Ressurection to follow at 11:00 a.m. at San Jose Mission Catholic Church, Camino San Jose in La Cienega, NM. Please visit www.riversidefunerals.com to sign Rosario’s online guest register. Arrangements entrusted to: Riverside Funeral Home of Albuquerque 225 San Mateo Blvd. NE (505) 764-9663 LEROY G. ORTIZ Leroy G. Ortiz , age 75, passed peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 31 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Irene Ortiz; his children Elizabeth Palmer (Andy), Lori LeRouge (Leonard), Anthony Ortiz (Amy) and Adrian Ortiz. Grandchildren Jeanelle LeRouge (Anthony), Lenny LeRouge (Erica), Falicia Palmer Sypnier (Kevin), Megan Ortiz, Nicolas Ortiz, Alex Ortiz, Emily Ortiz and Michael Ortiz. Great-Grandchildren Christiana, Jayla, Anthony and Drew. He is survived by his brothers Tino Ortiz (Marlyn), Orlando Ortiz (Lorraine) and sisters Amelia Romero and Theresa Ortiz; brothers-in-law Jimmy Martinez (Patsy), John Martinez, Jerry Martinez, Jake Martinez (Laura) and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, Florentino and Celestina Ortiz; Father-in-law and Mother-inlaw Eliseo and Ramona Martinez; brothers, Oliver Ortiz, Thomas Ortiz and Ernest Ortiz; brother-in-law Lalo Romero and sisters-inlaw Christella Martinez, Sharon Martinez and Carol Ortiz. Leroy was retired from the US Postal Service, Letter Carrier. Leroy had a strong passion for music. He played and entertained with his guitar and Guitarrón for private parties, community events, his family and friends. He was a member of several Mariachi and Church Choir groups throughout the years. He was a loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Great-grandpa. He will be deeply missed and will live in our hearts forever. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 5-7 pm at Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, where a rosary will be recited at 7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, January 9, 2015 at 11 am at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 511 Alicia Street, Santa Fe, M 87501 Burial will follow at Rosario Cemetery, N. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe NM. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 984-8600 Please sign our guestbook for the family at: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com
Opening Summer of 2015
EVARISTO "ABIE" TRUJILLO September 6, 1940 ~ December 31, 2014 A Visitation will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 6 p.m. with a Rosary to follow at 7 p.m. at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church 1301 Osage Ave. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi at 11:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Rosario Cemetery.
Rivera Family Funeral and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd.Santa Fe, NM Phone: (505) 989-7032 Fax: (505) 820-0435 santafefuneraloption.com
ERIS H. PRIMM Eris H. Primm, almost 90 years old, passed away peacefully December 26, 2014, in Santa Fe, NM, surrounded by loving family and attended by kindly hospital staff. Eris is survived by her son Bill and his wife Sue, Eris’s son KC, Eris’s daughter Vicki and her boyfriend Roy, Bill and Sue’s son Andy and his girlfriend Karina, and Bill and Sue’s son Jeff and his wife Kathy and their children Ebbie and Rory. Eris was preceded in death by Bill, her husband of more than 60 years, her siblings Ed, Charley, and Becky, her mother Helen and her father Earl. Eris came to Santa Fe a year and a half ago to live at comfortable La Vida Hermosa assisted living to be near her Santa Fe family. For many years previously Eris and her husband Bill had lived in Ocala, FL. Before that, in Jackson, MI, and, before that, in Mt. Pleasant, MI, where they raised their family, and before that in Flint, MI, where she and Bill grew up. Along the way Eris and Bill enjoyed playing golf with their friends. Eris looked upon herself as an intelligent housewife. Her family would attest to this with smiles. Eris cooked delicious meals, kept a clean, attractive home and took good care of her family. Her son Bill remembers that, most of all, she did it her way, and gave this valuable example to her children. Her son KC remembers that she had very definite opinions and beliefs and stood by them with great determination. Her daughter Vicki remembers her as a beautiful woman, proud of her good golf game, who read biographies, medical books, journals, articles and knew about good health habits long before they became well known or popular, urging "moderation is the key." In remembrance of Eris, if everyone would enjoy one of their happy favorites, exercise, and take good care of their health, she would be pleased. The family of Eris Primm has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley. 505-747-7477 - www.devargasfuneral.com
To place an obituary please call: 986-3000
ANNOUNCEMENT: Santa Fe Memorial Gardens is now offering even more affordable choices for cremation burial and scattering in the “Trail of Memories” to celebrate our new Chapel of Light (currently under construction). For more information call 505-989-7032.
SANTA FE MEMORIAL GARDENS 417 E. RODEO ROAD, SANTA FE
505.989.7032
WWW.RIVERAFUNERALHOME.COM