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Foundation to honor new class of Luminarias Seven New Mexicans to be honored at gala By Chris Quintana The New Mexican
The New Mexico Community Foundation will honor seven New Mexicans as part of its annual Luminaria Awards Gala on Saturday. “Luminarias are selected because they motivate, inspire and support the dreams of others, promote diversity and equity, and build community strength,” a news release from the foundation stated. This year’s Luminarias include Carmella Padilla, Pam Roy and Charmay Allred, all of Santa Fe; Susan Herrera of Española; Trisha Moquino of Cochiti Pueblo; M.H. Dutch Salmon of Silver City; and Richard Moore
of Albuquerque. Allred help to found the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. She is a supporter of numerous arts, cultural, environmental and educational organizations and projects, including the Lensic Performing Arts Center and the Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation. She is a former recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Padilla is a journalist and author who writes about art, culture and history in New Mexico. She has been published in the Wall Street Journal and the Dallas Morning News, and she has received a Santa Fe mayoral award for excellence in literary arts. Roy is executive director of Farm to Table, an organization that works to improve access to locally grown foods. She was also the first executive direc-
tor of the Santa Fe Farmers Market. Herrera was the founding director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, a nonprofit that awards scholarships to Northern New Mexico students and financial aid to local school districts. Moore was the first chairman of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice council. He also founded Los Jardines-Institute, a nonprofit that strives for stronger chemical policies. Moquino helped to start the Keres Children’s Learning Center, a school that focuses on teaching children in Keres, the heritage language for Cochiti Pueblo. Dutch Salmon founded HighLonesome Books, a printing press that publishes books about nature and
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LUMINARIA HONOREES
Charmay Allred
Carmella Padilla
Trisha Moquino
M.H. Dutch Salmon
Delve into state’s deep, dark past at free exhibit By Robert Nott The New Mexican
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state’s top water manager to continue
When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 E. San Francisco St.
Cost: $150 per ticket
N.M. Stream Commission case pushed forward ahead of deadline For The New Mexican
With an impending deadline at year’s end and a federal allocation of at least $34 million for Gila River water projects at stake, a state district judge on Thursday ordered a fast-track process for determining whether a New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission subcommittee violated the state Open Meetings Act during deliberations on the projects. A week ago, state District Judge Raymond Ortiz of Santa Fe issued a temporary restraining order preventing the commission from taking any action related to the Gila River. That order was based on allegations by a former director of the Interstate Stream Commission who claims the body made a number of decisions without posting a meeting agenda or announcing any decisions that were made. A hearing on the restraining order is set for Nov. 12. In the meantime, the commission and Norman Gaume, the former director, will have the ability to take depositions and seek documents. Gaume, a retired engineer in Santa Fe, is among a number of people vehemently opposed to construction of a water diversion and reservoir project in the Gila River Basin. He researched documents and minutes to lay the foundation for his assertion that a
Please see CASE, Page B-3 ABOVE: Juanita Chaves installs a ‘spook’ Thursday for the Get Spooked by Real Stories exhibit Friday at the New Mexico State Records Center on Camino Carlos Rey. The free, public exhibit, will be open from noon to 2 p.m. BELOW: A display of Thomas ‘Black Jack’ Ketchum’s hanging is part of the exhibit.
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Gov. Martinez continues to bring in more cash than King By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
codes. If it does, the agency will then schedule a public hearing. Had the ranchers’ request been granted, attorneys with the state engineer’s office say that would have circumvented an administrative process spelled out by statute that governs how water is appropriated in the drought-
Since the beginning of the campaign, Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has ridden roughshod over her Democratic challenger Gary King in terms of attracting campaign funds and the advertising that money buys. According to the latest campaign finance reports filed Monday, that trend has not changed. Martinez hauled in $406,114 between Oct. 8 and Oct. 28. She spent more than $2.4 million — nearly seven times more than King — in that same period. And she’s still got $708,693 in the bank. In stark contrast, King reported $249,697 in contributions. But on closer look, that includes $160,000 in loans from himself. Contributions from others totaled $89,697. King spent $363,245 since the last report in early October and has just over $10,000 to last until election day. King has loaned his campaign nearly $670,000. Martinez raked in contributions of $5,200 each — the maximum allowed under state law — from 25 donors in the latest reporting period. Among her large contributors were Stephen Bechtel, chairman emeritus of the Bechtel Corpora-
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N.M. high court denies request in water fight The Associated Press
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Scary, real-life stories from N.M. on display for Halloween
ehind the familiar Halloween facade of plastic skeletons, a miniature graveyard and inflatable pumpkins that will greet visitors Friday at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives lies a room harboring darker and creepier exhibits. A string of photos depicts the hanging of New Mexico outlaw Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum — and his decapitated head. A newspaper article from 1940 tells visitors about the Frog Man of Mora. A Works Progress Administration oral history project gives a first-person account of a goblin in Truchas. It’s all part of the records center’s Get Spooked by Real Stories exhibit, which is open to the public from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at 1205 Camino Carlos Rey. Storyteller Ray John de Aragón will read from his book, New Mexico Book of the Undead: Goblin & Ghoul Folklore, and there will be costume contests for adults and children, candy, and other tricks and treats. The archives center has hosted a Halloween bash for state employees and kids for about 15 years. But this is the first year its staffers have searched the vast archives to uncover some real-life historical horrors. The exhibit, set up in the archives’ Piñon Room, is marked by a sign that reads “Crossbone Inn. This room contains real stories from New Mexico history.” Felicia Lujan, bureau chief for the Archives and Historical Services Division — whom other staffers jokingly refer to as “the dark archivist” — came up with the idea for the special exhibit as a way of unveiling what she calls “the darkness that is in the hearts of men. We all have some sort of darkness in us.” The exhibit includes a PowerPoint presentation on real, scary New Mexico stories that Lujan gave in 2012 for the His-
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considering an application by a commercial venture that calls for piping drinking water from Western New Mexico to more populated areas. The court this week denied a motion filed by a ranching family that sought to have the state engineer’s office toss the latest application submitted by Augustin Plains Ranch.
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Company officials said they were pleased with the court’s decision. “We look forward to an extensive and thorough hearing that will demonstrate the tremendous value of the project,” company spokeswoman Whitney Waite said Thursday. The state engineer’s office has been reviewing the application to determine if it meets state water
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