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THE NEW MEXICAN Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Coss’ waste removal proposal criticized proposal to remove all waste ignores the real issues facing The head of the Los Alamos Santa Fe and the communities Study Group said the recent around LANL, which is how to effort by Santa Fe Mayor David diversify the region’s economy Coss to have all the waste in so it is less dependent on fedLos Alamos removed is overly eral dollars going to LANL. simplistic and hypocritical. And it is difficult to have that At the Nov. 7 meeting of the debate when Coss and others Regional Coalition of Los Alarepeatedly lobby for increased mos National Laboratory Com- lab spending, Mello said in a munities, Santa Fe Mayor Coss, Tuesday statement sent to the in his role as coalition chairpressargues. man, presented a draft of a city “The resolution is however of Santa Fe resolution that calls not realistic or serious and is for characterization and poten- being advanced for propaganda tial removal of all waste buried purposes primarily, without at LANL’s Area G nuclear and enough thought. It’s a throwchemical dump site. away proposal that dramatiAlthough much of the recent cally narrows, to the point of waste from the weapons plant is absurdity, the economic, social, being shipped to the Waste Iso- and environmental issues facing lation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, Santa Fe vis-à-vis LANL,” Mello other non-lethal waste that has said in the statement. been used since the mid 1940s Coss said last week he plans has been buried and capped on to move forward and ask the LANL property. Santa Fe city council for supLos Alamos Study Group port because the public is askDirector Greg Mello said the ing that the waste be removed. The New Mexican
Fraud: Developer claimed disabled vet was company owner Continued from Page B-1 U.S. Forest Service employee from Tallahassee, Fla., to use his name as the owner of Tafoya’s firm. Castillo was not charged. Another indictment returned last March additionally charged Tafoya with witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Cole, who is not a veteran, completed certifications stating that Tafoya Construction qualified for disabled-veteran setasides, the indictments charge. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, between 2009 and 2010, Tafoya Construction was awarded five contracts for work at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in Texas, the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver and the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. The release says Tafoya admitted he obtained these contracts through the disabledveterans program by paying
Castillo $600 a week to use his name, that he drew up false documents designed to create the appearance that Castillo was the majority owner and that he lied about this to a Veterans Administration investigator in February 2011. In 2006, another Tafoya company, New Mexico Consolidated Construction, bought the campus of St. Catherine Indian School on the north side of Santa Fe. The city of Santa Fe, which has sought to acquire the campus and to preserve its historic buildings, some dating to the late 1800s, has accused Tafoya of letting the property deteriorate — what its lawyers call “demolition by neglect.” Pueblo Bank and Trust Co. sued for foreclosure on the property last year, accusing Tafoya and his wife on falling behind on payments on a $4 million mortgage. Contact Tom Sharpe at 986-3080 or tsharpe@sfnewmexican.com.
DWI: Mares spent 91/2 months in custody Continued from Page B-1 demanding that the driver move, the report said, Mares fled on foot and was later picked up by police on Cerrillos Road near Siler Road. Police said Mares smelled of alcohol, but he repeatedly refused to submit to a Breathalyzer test. In that case, Santa Fe police officers arrested Mares on charges of aggravated DWI, causing an accident that damaged a vehicle and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, but every charge but the drunken-driving count was dropped as part of the plea deal. Prior to that incident, Mares had pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in 2004 and received a six-year sentence. Former state District Judge Michael Vigil suspended five years of that sentence and allowed
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Minister sentenced for child porn
ALBUQUERQUE — A former Albuquerque youth minister who authorities say downloaded thousands of images of child pornography has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Derek M. Schwartzrock was sentenced to a 97-month prison term Tuesday. Schwartzrock was arrested in April after federal investigators said they found more than 12,000 images of child pornography on his computer and other electronic equipment.
Mares to spend the remaining year on electronic monitoring with an alcohol-detection device. He also received five years of probation, which ended in 2010. Prior to sentencing, Mares had spent about nine and a half months in custody, both in jail and under electronic monitoring. He also spent 13 weekends in jail on a workrelease program. Albertano C’de Baca, Mares’ victim, was born April 27, 1976, and graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1994. Before 2003, he had been living in Arizona, but his mother said he had returned home just a few days before his death. He had planned to attend the University of Phoenix in Santa Fe. According to his obituary in The New Mexican, he was survived by his mother, father, several siblings and a wife. Schwartzrock was the children’s minister at Evangel Christian Center in Albuquerque. He was fired after church officials learned of the allegations.
Priem enters race for Grisham’s spot ALBUQUERQUE — A businessman and retired Army veteran has entered the Republican race for Albuquerque’s 1st Congressional District. Richard Priem announced his candidacy Monday evening for the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Priem is a former Army Lieutenant Colonel. He is making his first run for public office. The Associated Press
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Bulletin Board Community announcements, workshops, Classes and alternative healing Services in Santa Fe and northern new Mexico
Learn SpaniSh in peru. Info Session Nov. 18. Santa Fe Community College Summer Study Abroad May 31-June 16, 2014. Take a four-credit, two-week intensive Spanish class and explore the Andean culture. Visit Machu Picchu, Valle Sagrado and the Inca Museum. Enjoy a home stay with a host family. Free Information Session Mon. Nov. 18, 2:30 p.m. at SFCC in the West Wing, Room 220, 6401 Richards Ave. For more information, contact Assistant Professor Eva Gallegos at 505-428-1649 or eva.gallegos@sfcc.edu. DougLaS a. puryear MD practice will close December 20, 2013. Medical records may be obtained or transferred by contacting Dr. Puryear 505-983-4867, 4 Camino de Vecinos Santa Fe, NM 87507. VeneraBLe LaMa LoDu rinpoChe aT BoDhi STupa: Friday, November 15, 7 pm, Public Talk: "Living in A Positive Way." (Suggested donation $15), Saturday & Sunday, November 16 & 17, 10 am to Noon and 2:004:00 pm; "Bardo Teaching Retreat" (Suggested donation: $35/day or $65/ weekend). Bardo is the intermediate stage between any beginning and end, especially between death and rebirth. A qualified teacher like Lama Lodü may guide us through a deeper understanding of our mind at this time, and thus present us with an opportunity to achieve liberation. 3777 KSK Lane. Email nobletruth@ earthlink.net for more information. expLoring "ViSuaL MiDraSh" Craig FawCeTT MeMoriaL SChoLar in Residence: Dr. Martin Rosenberg Friday, November 15, 6:30, Saturday, November 16, 7:00. On Friday, Dr. Rosenberg will address the relationship of Judaism to Art & Visual Culture, introducing the concept of "Visual Midrash" which is the subject of his Saturday evening talk and slide show. Because Christianity grew out of Judaism, the Hebrew Bible provided subject matter for countless Christian artists. Since every visual representation is by its nature an interpretation (in Hebrew: a midrash), we can reinterpret these works from a Jewish perspective -- a process Dr. Rosenberg calls "Visual Midrash". hearing LoSS aDVoCaCy, Challenges & Benefits, is the subject of the next meeting of the Hearing Loss Association's Santa Fe Chapter. Richard Meyer, a founder of HLAA and past president of its Board of Trustees, will review how far we have come and what remains to be done to help people with hearing loss lead active and fulfilling lives. Join us for this free meeting, Saturday, November 16, 10 a.m., Vitamin Cottage Event Center, Natural Grocers, Cerrillos Rd & Richards Ave. Hearing loop installed. For more information contact whittwil@verizon.net.
SaVVy SoCiaL SeCuriTy pLanning workShop presented by Peter Murphy, Retirement & Estate Planning Specialist. This FREE two hour seminar is offered at Garrett's Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa Fe Trail, on Wednesday, November 13th, from 6pm to 8pm. You will learn the following and much more: Five factors to consider in deciding when to apply for benefits; Innovative strategies for coordinating spousal benefits; How to coordinate benefits with other income sources; How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits; and Special rules on divorced spouses and survivor benefits. RSVP is required. Call 505-2160838 or email Register. SantaFe@1APG.com to register. SaVVy SoCiaL SeCuriTy pLanning workShop presented by Peter Murphy, Retirement & Estate Planning Specialist. This FREE two hour seminar is offered at Garrett's Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa Fe Trail, on Wednesday, November 13th, from 6pm to 8pm. You will learn the following and much more: Five factors to consider in deciding when to apply for benefits; Innovative strategies for coordinating spousal benefits; How to coordinate benefits with other income sources; How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits; and Special rules on divorced spouses and survivor benefits. RSVP is required. Call 505-2160838 or email Register. SantaFe@1APG.com to register. The enD oF The TraiL ChapTer oF The SanTa Fe TraiL aSSoCiaTion is a non-profit organization promoting the study of New Mexico History. For $10 a year members receive advance notices of historic programs and field trips. On Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. at La Farge Library, Llano Street in Santa Fe, the chapter presents Irene I. Bleq, who will speak on Commerce and Culture on the Santa Fe Trail. Learn about the flora and fauna on the Trail and the many cultures that traveled to Santa Fe, changing the Territory of New Mexico. Blea will also discuss trading practices and the impact of the Mexican American War. Admission is free. C. g. Jung inSTiTuTe oF SanTa Fe - open puBLiC ForuM Friday, November 15th, 7-9pm, on "Cultural and Intrapsychic Reflections on Radicalization, Terror and Fundamentalism, based on The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid." In this panel discussion, local Jungian analysts Donald Kalsched, Barry Williams, & Jacqueline West will show clips from the film and open a group conversation about this vexing and controversial topic. Attendees are encouraged to read Hamid's short novel before the presentation. $10, 2 CEUs. At Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de los Marquez, Santa Fe. For information contact Jerome Bernstein, 505-989-3200. www.santafejung.org
roCk & FLow! gLoBaL DanCe & MuSiC ConCerT on Saturday, November 16. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show at 7pm. Dance performances of funky AfroHouse with Jaime Duggan & Co., West African with Santa Fe favorite Elise Gent and D'jeune D'jeune, and Bollywood and traditional Kathak of India with Alina Deshpande & Co. Spoken word & acapella by Shayla Dawn. A fundraiser for the Golden Acorns Summer Camp Scholarship Fund, the evening also includes a silent auction & desserts in a child-friendly atmosphere. Suggested donation $15, kids free, teens $5. Railyard Performance Center, 1611 Paseo de Peralta, SF 87501. Tickets available in advance & at the door. Information: Golden Acorns 505-795-0979 or www.goldenacornscamp.org paSSporT To reTireMenT eDuCaTionaL workShop - presented by Peter Murphy. This complimentary, full day seminar will take you step-by-step through the important areas of retirement. You will learn how to: Define and Create Your Retirement, Assess the Costs, Evaluate Your Sources of Income, Invest for the Future, Protect Your Health and Wealth, Receive Funds from Your Retirement Plans, and Manage Your Estate Distribution. The workshop will be held on Saturday, November 16th from 9am to 5pm at the Holiday Inn Express, 60 Entrada Drive, Los Alamos. Seating is limited and registration is required. RSVP: LoisGolden@1APG.com / 505-216-0838. annuaL hoLiDay Fair. Come and shop for great Holiday Arts & Crafts. 45 vendors will be selling jewelry, ceramics, sewing, tin, retablos, ornaments, candles, crochet, paintings, woodcrafts, and so much more! County Fair Building, 3229 Rodeo Road, November 16th. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Concession with frito pies, sponsored by Santa Fe County Extension Association of New Mexico. aTC open houSe November 19th 5:30pm. The Academy for Technology and the Classics (ATC) will hold an open house on November 19th, 2013 at 5:30 for students and families interested in applying for the lottery. ATC is a tuition-free public college-preparatory charter school in Santa Fe, New Mexico serving grades 7-12. Lottery applications are due by February 21st, and the lottery takes place on February 25th. All interested families and students are welcome to apply. The high school will be expanding by 50 students. For more information: http://www.atcschool.org/ about/admission.
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