Santa Fe New Mexican, June 12, 2013

Page 1

Shortcake achieves greatness with the right recipe and a light touch Taste, D-1

Locally owned and independent

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

www.santafenewmexican.com 75¢

Ecologist: Jaroso wildfire has potential to change landscape ON OUR WEBSITE

By Staci Matlock

u View a timelapse video of the Jaroso Fire’s smoke plume at www.santafenew mexican.com.

The last time major fires replaced entire portions of the high-elevation forests of the Pecos Wilderness was between 1879 and 1881, scientists estimate.

The New Mexican

The lightning-sparked Jaroso Fire burning 6 miles southeast of Borrego Mesa could become one of those major conflagrations that replaces whole stands of trees. It all depends on weather, firefighting

Please see WILDFIRE, Page A-4

The Jaroso Fire, seen from N.M. 599 looking east over Santa Fe, sends up a cloud of smoke as it burns in the Pecos Wilderness, southeast of Borrego Mesa, on Tuesday. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

Cooking up crowds

Diners receive a free cookie with every entree at Panera Bread. PHOTOS BY JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Hungry Santa Feans flock to south side to eat at new Panera, Buffalo Wild Wings

Feds flag $450K labs paid Wilson DOE report says former U.S. representative did not document work By Jeri Clausing and Matthew Daly

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected nearly half a million dollars in questionable payments from four federally funded nuclear labs after she left office, the Energy Department’s inspector general says in a new report. Wilson failed to provide documentaHeather tion for the work Wilson she did to earn $20,000 a month from the Los Alamos and Sandia national labs in New Mexico from January 2009 to March 2011, the report said. Officials at the Nevada Test Site and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee acknowledged there “were no deliverables” associated with $30,000 the two labs paid Wilson. And Sandia and Los Alamos appear to have asked Wilson to help them secure more work for the labs, an apparent violation of her contract, the report said. In total, nearly $450,000 in questionable payments were identified, the bulk from Los Alamos and Sandia. The contractors that run the labs billed the payments to the government, “even though they did not receive evidence that work performed under the agreements had been completed,” the report said. The payments were fully reimbursed by the government. The contractors, which include Lockheed Martin, Bechtel and other companies, have since paid back

Please see PAID, Page A-6

Today Plenty of sunshine. High 96, low 61. PAgE C-5

Buffalo Wild Wings served lunch to a full house Tuesday, the new location’s second day in operation. The restaurant has 60 flat-screen TVs and daily lunch specials from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

A

chain sports bar and restaurant and a nationwide bakery and cafe opened Monday along Zafarano Drive, drawing crowds of Santa Feans to the city’s south

side. Buffalo Wild Wings, 3501 Zafarano Drive, is a sports and chicken wing bar that offers 21 kinds of sauces and seasonings to flavor anything on the menu. Top 40 hits played over tidbits of conversa-

tion from the patrons filling the building Tuesday. The general manager, Justin Hodges, said the restaurant can seat about 200 people and that it’s been full since it opened. “It’s been table in and table out,” Hodges said while holding the door for customers. Hodges said he believes that the Buffalo Wild Wing brand is well-established in New Mexico thanks to the Albuquerque locations, which may account for the strong turnout. Hodges also said the restaurant’s focus on sports and its late hours — until 1 or 2 a.m. most nights — make the busi-

ness unique on the south side. Vince Dominguez ate at the restaurant during the Tuesday lunch hour, and he seemed to agree with Hodges’ points. He said he had visited the Albuquerque location previously, enjoyed it and decided to try the Santa Fe location. Dominguez also said it’s nice to have a sports bar on the south side of town. He said he had visited other sports bars in town, but that he ultimately wasn’t interested in them.

Please see COOKINg, Page A-4

Obituaries Dennis Andrew Dean, 51, Santa Fe, June 8 Bruno Leon, Santa Fe, June 4 Inez B. Madrid, 74, Santa Fe, June 10

Thomas L. Rising, 66, Santa Fe, June 4 Gilbert J. “BB” Sisneros, 72, June 7 Danny Clyde (Bulle) Vigil, Pecos, June 7 PAgE C-2

Pasapick www.pasatiempomagazine.com

Chairman ousted from medical cannabis board By Steve Terrell

The New Mexican

Dr. Steve Jenison

Index

Dr. Steve Jenison, who was instrumental in establishing New Mexico’s medical marijuana program and chaired its advisory board, learned this week that he wasn’t reappointed to the board.

Calendar A-2

Classifieds D-3

The physician and longtime state Health Department administrator is a retired medical director of the agency’s Infectious Disease Bureau and served as the first director of the medical marijuana program. Jension said Tuesday he was informed in a letter by state Health Secretary Retta Ward

Comics B-8

Lotteries A-2

Opinions A-5

that he would no longer be part of the advisory board. Jenison said that he’d asked Ward on Friday whether she was going to reappoint him. Instead of telling him the answer, he said, Ward told him that a letter was in the mail. On Monday, he received the letter that said, “I have

Police notes C-2

Editor: Rob Dean, 986-3033, rdean@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Kristina Dunham, kdunham@sfnewmexican.com

Sports B-1

determined not to renew your appointment to the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board. However I want to thank you for the work that you have done for the state of New Mexico … Your efforts in supporting this important medical program are

Please see BOARD, Page A-4

Taste D-1

Time Out B-7

Travel C-6

Main office: 983-3303 Late paper: 986-3010

Music on the Hill 2013 St. John’s College’s free outdoor summer concert series debuts with Santa Fe vocalist Faith Amour, 6 p.m., outdoors at the college’s athletic field, 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca, visit stjohnscollege.edu for series lineup, 984-6000. Concerts continue weekly through July 24. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo

Four sections, 28 pages 164th year, No. 163 Publication No. 596-440


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.