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Students question city candidates At youth forum, Capital High School teens discuss homelessness with mayoral and City Council hopefuls. LOCAL NEWS, A-5

Blowback from a ‘team of rivals’

Study: Raze old district courthouse A lack of adequate parking remains the biggest drawback at the downtown site. LOCAL NEWS, A-5

Robert Gates’ criticism of Obama in his upcoming book highlights risks of president’s strategy. NATION & WORLD, A-3

New life for longtime ski event Revived interest in Chama Chile Ski Classic. OUTDOORS, B-4

Man gets 32 years for killing N.M. oil, gas royalties hit ex-girlfriend, her father new high

Judge tells Leyba Jr. at sentencing: ‘I am not going to spare you a single day’

Record state land revenue to benefit public schools, universities

By Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE — An oil and gas boom in New Mexico and more than a dozen new renewable energy projects have translated into record earnings of more than $670 million for the State Land Office, boosting the funding available for public

BY THE NUMBERS schools, universities and other trust beneficiaries.

In announcing the State Land Office figures Wednesday, Land earnings in 2013 Commissioner Ray Powell said 2013 marked the biggest year in the agenState Land Office cy’s history. In December earnings in December alone, earnings reached a alone record $79 million.

In the last three years, Powell said, the Land State Land Office Office has generated earnings in the past three years about $1.7 billion through oil and gas royalties, and revenues from grazing, rights of way and other leases with developers and renewable energy companies.

Aside from boosting the state’s coffers and reducing some of the burden on taxpayers, Powell said the uptick in development on state trust lands also has translated into jobs.

Between partnerships the Land Office has with developers of science, technology and business parks in Albuquerque and Hobbs, Powell pointed to about 5,500 new well-paying jobs.

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Linda Lovato, left, and Julie Lovato, the mother and sister of Sarah Lovato, comfort one another Wednesday during the sentencing hearing for Marino Leyba Jr., who killed Sarah Lovato and her father, Bennie Ray Lovato. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

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state district judge sentenced a Santa Fe man Wednesday evening to spend 32 years in prison for the 2009 slayings of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her father.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer called the crime “the most supreme act of violence” anybody in the courtroom had every seen and told Marino Leyba Jr., “I am not going to spare you a single day.”

She said she hoped “everyone gets some peace” from the sentence.

Leyba, 27, pleaded guilty in November to the shooting deaths of Sarah Lovato, 17, and her father, Bennie Ray Lovato, 50, at their home late at night on May 22, 2009.

Leyba shot the father four times, his ex-girlfriend three times; one of those shots killed her 8-month-old fetus.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he had no knowledge that his staff may have been involved in closing access lanes to a heavily used bridge as a way to punish a mayor.

Marino Leyba Jr. addresses family members of Bennie Ray and Sarah Lovato during his sentencing hearing Wednesday. Leyba received 32 years in prison for killing the Lovatos in May 2009.

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Plutonium facility upgrade plagued by errors, report says Project to improve security over budget, year overdue

By Staci Matlock The New Mexican

A project meant to better protect plutonium stored at Los Alamos National Laboratory has suffered cost overruns and delays due to poor construction, outof-date designs, lack of qualified staff and bad information.

Construction on the plutonium facility upgrade originally was scheduled to be completed in January 2013 at a cost of $213 million. It wasn’t finished until December and still isn’t fully operational. The estimated price tag to date is more than $244 million, according to a new federal report.

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Plutonium stored at the facility amounts to a hefty chunk of the nation’s nuclear materials for weapons and research and is “attractive to adversaries,” according to the National Nuclear Security Administration, charged with overseeing the lab’s nuclear program.

Problems with the project meant to safeguard the lab’s plutonium facility at Technical Area 55 continued into 2013, despite earlier warnings from a federal nuclear agency and federal auditors, said a report released this week by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General.

Among the problems the Office of Inspector General found: u The lab’s system for making sure contractors were doing quality work

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A series of emails and text messages disclosed Wednesday show that a senior aide and appointees of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie forced days of traffic jams as apparent political retribution against a Democratic mayor, throwing a cloud of scandal over the Republican Party’s leading 2016 presidential hopeful.

The communications show that Christie’s deputy chief of staff and two of his top appointees at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed a pair of access lanes from Fort Lee, N.J., onto the George Washington Bridge into New York, causing days of gridlock and mayhem in the Fort Lee area in September.

Christie previously said he did not believe his office had any role in the incident, but the emails show otherwise — illustrating the lengths to which Christie’s lieutenants went to retaliate against a local politician who would not endorse the governor during a reelection race that was never particularly close.

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Fatal case of bird flu reported in Canada TORONTO — Canadian health officials said Wednesday a fatal case of H5N1 bird flu has been reported in Canada, the first such case in North America.

The victim was traveling from China when symptoms first appeared.

Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the case, in Alberta, was an isolated.

Officials said the person began to feel ill on a flight to Canada from Beijing on Dec. 27.

The victim only visited Beijing in China. The victim did not travel to a farm or visit markets.

The World Health Organization says that as of mid-December, there had been 648 laboratory-confirmed human cases of H5N1 flu, reported mostly in Asia. Of that total, 384 infections have been fatal.

Officials declined to release the sex of the victim, who died Jan. 3.

They said they don’t know how the person contracted the virus.

Giffords skydives to mark shooting TUCSON, Ariz. — Gabrielle Giffords marked the three-year anniversary of an attack that left her severely wounded and forced her to resign from Congress by skydiving Wednesday in a feat that highlights her ongoing recovery after having to learn how to walk and talk again.

Across the city, others gathered for bell-ringing and flag-raising ceremonies to remember the six killed and 13 injured, including Giffords, on Jan. 8, 2011, as the former Arizona congresswoman met with constituents outside a grocery store.

Giffords completed the tandem jump strapped to a professional skydiver.

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By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press

Ice forms Tuesday on a dock on West Grand Traverse Bay near the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Mich. But heavy ice cover could help raise low water in the Great Lakes and protect shorelines and wetlands from erosion. KEITH KING/TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-EAGLE

Deep freeze has silver lining

By John Flesher

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. rom a field station in northern Wisconsin, where the previous night’s low was a numbing 29 degrees below zero, climate scientist John Lenters studied computer images of ice floes on Lake Superior with delight.

It may be hard to think of this week’s deep freeze as anything but miserable, but to scientists like Lenters. there are silver linings: The extreme cold may help raise low water in the Great Lakes, protect shorelines and wetlands from erosion, kill insect pests and slow the migration of invasive species.

“All around, it’s a positive thing,” Lenters, a specialist in the climate of lakes and watersheds, said Wednesday.

Even agriculture can benefit.

Although cold weather is generally no friend to crops, some of southern Florida’s citrus fruits can use a perfectly timed cool-down, which they were getting as midweek temperatures hovered around freezing.

“A good cold snap lowers the acidity in oranges and increases sugar content, sweetens the fruit,” said Frankie Hall, policy director for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. “It’s almost been a blessing.”

Scientists noted that subzero temperatures and pounding snowfalls like those that gripped much of the nation for several days are not unheard-of in the Midwest and Northeast and used to happen more frequently.

For all the misery it inflicted, the polar vortex that created the painfully frigid conditions apparently broke no all-time records in any major U.S. cities, according to Jeff Masters, meteorology director of Weather Underground.

“I’m just happy to see that we have a normal winter for once,” said Lenters, who works for Limnotech, an environmental consulting firm in Ann Arbor. As the climate has warmed, the absence of bitter cold has actually been damaging.

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The emerald ash borer, an insect native to Asia, arrived in the U.S. around 2002 and has killed about 50 million ash trees in the Upper Midwest. But some locales this winter may have gotten cold enough to kill at least some larvae, said Robert Venette, a U.S. Forest Service research biologist in St. Paul, Minn.

Extreme cold also reins in invasive nuisance plants such as kudzu, which has ravaged the Southeast but has yet to find its way north, said Luke Nave, a University of Michigan assistant research scientist.

Water levels have been below normal in most of the Great Lakes since the late 1990s because of high evaporation and lack of rain and snow. A year ago, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron hit their lowest points on record. Cargo ships were forced to carry lighter loads to avoid running aground in shallow channels.Wetlands dried up.

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Diane Cordeau on her Kai-Kai farm near Indiantown, Fla., picked squash and tomatoes Monday to beat the freeze. She says leafy vegetables, such as kale, will be sweeter and taste better because of the cold. SUZETTE LABOY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

tion’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor predicts ice will cover 57 to 62 percent of the surface waters.

One of the lab’s climatologists, Jia Wang, previously reported that the lakes’ ice cover has declined 71 percent over the past 40 years.

But this year’s bone-chilling conditions could keep water temperatures low well into the summer, delaying the seasonal warming that triggers heavy evaporation, Lenters said.

The deep freeze also has piled up ice along Great Lakes shorelines, providing a buffer that will prevent heavy waves from eroding soil and disturbing wetlands. Sections of the lakes that freeze solidly create new pathways for wandering wildlife. That could help gray wolves, which have spread across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, find new territory in the Lower Peninsula, where the occasional straggler has turned up but no established packs are known to exist.

“You can decide whether that’s a good thing,” said Philip Myers, curator of mammals at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. “I think it is.”

WASHINGTON — Some of the nation’s largest food companies have cut calories in their products by more than 6.4 trillion, according to a new study.

The study sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that between 2007 and 2012, the companies reduced their products’ calories by the equivalent of around 78 calories per person per day.

The total is more than four times the amount those companies had pledged to cut by next year.

Seventy-eight calories would be about the same as an average cookie or a medium apple, and the federal government estimates an average daily diet at around 2,000 calories.

The study said the calories cut averaged out to 78 calories per day for the entire U.S. population.

The 2010 pledge taken by 16 companies — including General Mills Inc., Campbell Soup Co., ConAgra Foods Inc., Kraft Foods Inc., Kellogg Co., Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Hershey Co. — was to cut 1 trillion calories by 2012 and 1.5 trillion calories by 2015.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signed on to hold the companies accountable, and that group hired researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to painstakingly count the calories in almost every single packaged item in the grocery store. To do that, the UNC researchers used the storebased scanner data of hundreds of thousands of foods, commercial databases and nutrition facts panels to calculate exactly how many calories the companies were selling.

Dr. James Marks, director of the Health Group at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said the group is pleased with the results but the companies “must sustain that reduction.”

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a nonpartisan philanthropic and research organization that works to improve the nation’s health.

Marks says he believes that companies’ efforts to package smaller servings — 100 calorie packs of popular snacks, for example — and smaller cans of sugary drinks may have contributed to the reduction in calories.

The companies involved are all part of an industry coalition of food businesses called the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation that has organized to help reduce obesity.

Lisa Gable of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation says the study’s findings “exceeded our expectations.”

She said the companies achieved the goal by coming together and also competing to make new lower-calorie foods. Market studies have shown that many of the healthier foods have outperformed other products.

“This is a very significant shift in the marketplace,” Gable said.

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Obama could add restrictions to NSA WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to tighten restrictions on U.S. spying on foreign leaders and also is considering changes in National Security Agency access to Americans’ phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the nation’s surveillance programs.

Among the changes Obama is expected to announce next week is more oversight of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework, a classified document that ranks U.S. intelligence-gathering priorities and is used to make decisions on scrutiny of foreign leaders.

Documents released by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have damaged Obama’s relations around the world. Shortly after receiving the review board recommendations last month, Obama signaled that he could be open to significant surveillance changes.

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IAIA WRITERS FESTIVAL: Graduate students and instructors, including Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis, author Sherman Alexie, screenwriter and poet Ken White, author Sherwin Bitsui, and Santa Fe novelist Ramona Ausubel, read from and sign copies of their works, 6 p.m. daily through Jan. 10 at IAIA, 83 Avan Nu Po Road.

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Gates’ criticism of Obama shows ‘team of rivals’ risk Former defense chief slams president over leadership, his commitment to war in book

By Scott Wilson

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WASHINGTON — In reminiscing about his time in office and the advice he has received along the way, President Barack Obama often cites an early warning passed on by the Washington veteran he decided to keep in his first Cabinet: Robert Gates.

“Every day,” Gates told Obama in the first weeks of his presidency, “someone, somewhere, in the federal government is screwing up.”

Now it turns out that Gates often believed that person was Obama — or, at least, some of those very close to him.

With the impending publication of a memoir that is critical of the president and some of his advisers, Gates has highlighted the risk Obama took by building a jostling, ambitious, big-intellect “team of rivals” to advise him.

The former defense secretary, a holdover from the Bush administration, has called into question Obama’s commitment to his Afghan War policy, criticized how political calculation influenced national security decisions and complained about the president’s distrust of the uniformed military command.

Even before official publication, the reception of Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War is splitting along partisan lines, reinforcing and deepening the perceptions of the administration that have hardened over the years.

Conservatives see a politically motivated White House and a president who couldn’t decide what to do in Afghanistan, choosing a half-measure and escape plan instead of a strategy to win.

Liberals see a president unafraid of the military and eager to reflect the country’s growing anti-war sentiment, focusing instead on economic problems at home.

In that sense, Obama probably faces little lasting political damage from the account. But there are other implications that go to the personality of this president and of his senior advisers.

Since taking office, Obama and his most loyal inner circle, small and largely stagnant in composition over the years, have been accused of insularity at best, and a paranoid “us vs. them” mentality at worst.

Only veterans of Obama’s U.S. Senate office or of his surprising victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses were trusted implicitly as the administration took shape.

Others — but only a very few others — worked their way in with loyalty and long hours.

Obama has never acknowledged the criticism’s validity, but he has discussed the need to open up his administration to more outside voices and to new advisers — if for no other reason than because some of his longest serving ones are now departing or near exhaustion.

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But just as the Gates memoir is reinforcing partisan views about Obama, it may also serve as a kind of vindication of the opinion that only a select few longtime advisers can be trusted to serve him.

The effect may be a West Wing even more leery of outsiders, with Gates as the latest evidence to support the just-because-we’re-paranoiddoesn’t-mean-they’re-notout-to-get-you sensitivity in Obama’s inner circle.

In the memoir, Gates writes that he was “put off by the way the president closed the meeting,” referring to one devoted to Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s concerns about it.

Duty hits bookstores next week.

White House officials say the feeling in the West Wing about Gates’ assertions is a sense of disappointment more than betrayal.

The book is a distraction at a time when postwar Afghanistan plans are in flux, fallout from National Security Agency disclosures are roiling diplomatic relations and Iraq is surging with violence, they say.

“The irony is that the very diverse range of views that have been represented in the national security team undermines the notion of insularity he writes about,” one senior administration official said, requesting anonymity to speak about the internal process.

A White House statement responding to the book said Obama “welcomes differences of view among his national security team.”

But he has already turned away from the “team of rivals” approach. No longer a new president short on executive experience, Obama prefers like-minded loyalists capable of pushing in the direction he wants.

Gates has some choice words for Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, potentially complicating their possible bids for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

In the book, Gates accuses Clinton of admitting that she opposed the 2007 troop surge in Iraq because she was running for president and says Biden has been wrong on almost every substantive foreign-policy issue during his 40-plus years in the Senate and as vice president.

The revelations could provide ammunition in 2016 for Republicans — and Democratic rivals — trying to beat back the candidacies of Biden and Clinton.

Clinton is another former member of Obama’s “team of rivals.”

As she ponders a presidential run, the former top diplomat will be asked to talk about policies and decision-making during her tenure.

Clinton will soon have her first big opportunity to speak out: Her memoir is scheduled for release in June.

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Reversals in Fallujah vex vets 10 years after costly battles, some feel efforts were in vain

States Marine Corps — with help from the Army and from the Iraqis — went into Fallujah and cleared the entire city and brought security to Anbar Province, allowing the Iraqis to hold

By Allen G. Breed their first successful election.” and Julie Watson And that is why the al-Qaida The Associated Press takeover is such a bitter disappointment for many.

SAN DIEGO — Shirley ParFormer Marine Lance Cpl. rello knows that her youngest Garrett Anderson’s unit lost 51 boy believed in his mission in members in the city. When he Iraq. But as she watches Iraqi considers whether the fighting government forces try to retake was in vain, it turns his stomach. the hard-won city of Fallujah “As a war fighter and Marine from al-Qaida-linked fighters, veteran of that battle, I feel she can’t help wondering if it that our job was to destroy our was worth Marine Lance Cpl. Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division spread out docuenemy. That was accomplished Brian Parrello’s sacrifice. ments and other objects during a 2004 raid on an Iraqi at the time and is why our dead “I’m starting to feel that his house near Fallujah. Ten years later, the city’s fall to alwill never be in vain. We won death was in vain,” the West Qaida-linked forces has touched a nerve for many who the day and the battle,” said the JULIE JACOBSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS fought and bled there.

Milford, N.J., woman said of her 28-year-old, who now studies 19-year-old son, who died in an filmmaking in Portland, Ore. “If explosion there on Jan. 1, 2005. on the banks of the Euphrates jah — code-named Operation Marines were in that city today “I’m hoping that I’m wrong. But there would be dead Qaida all things aren’t looking good over River. Now a military historian, Phantom Fury — came seven Catagnus feels the battle has months later. over the streets again, but the there right now.” taken on an almost disproFor several bloody weeks, the reality is, this is only the beginThe 2004 image of two Marines went house-to-house ning of something most people charred American bodies hang- portionate importance in the American mind. in what has been called some who have been paying attention ing from a bridge as a jubilant “If you watch NCIS or anyof the heaviest urban combat since the war began knew was crowd pelted them with shoes thing that has a Marine … they involving the Corps since the going to end this way.” seared the city’s name into the always say, ‘Oh, I was in FalBattle of Hue City, Vietnam, in On Tuesday, the site American psyche. The brutal lujah,’ ” says the Purple Heart 1968. Historian Richard Lowry, duffelblog.com posted a satirihouse-to-house battle to tame recipient, who left the military who interviewed nearly 200 cal column about two former the Iraqi insurgent stronghold as a staff sergeant in 2006 and veterans of the Iraq battle, Marines raising $1,300 on Kickwest of Baghdad cemented its is now an assistant professor of likens it to “a thousand SWAT starter to go back and retake the place in U.S. military history. city in time for the battle’s 10th But while many are disheart- history at Valley Forge Military teams going through the city, Academy & College in Wayne, clearing criminals out.” anniversary. “We paid for that ened at Fallujah’s recent fall to Pa. “For the new generation, it’s “They entered darkened city and we’re keeping it!” one Islamist forces, others try to because everybody keeps men- rooms, kicking down doors, fictional commenter says. place it in the context of Iraq’s tioning it. And that is the battle never knowing if they would The piece had more than history of internal struggle that really made a warrior a find an Iraqi family hunkered 30,000 Facebook likes by since the ouster of dictator warrior. … down in fear or an Islamist ter- Wednesday.

Saddam Hussein in 2003. And “It’s just for us as Americans, rorist waiting to shoot them For some veterans, the reverthey don’t see the reversal as because we’ve elevated that and kill them,” says Lowry, sal of fortunes in Anbar, while permanent. battle to such high standards … author of the book New Dawn: unfortunate, is not surprising.

“I’m very disappointed that it becomes turned into the The Battles for Fallujah.

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Killings: 2010 guilty verdict overturned Continued from Page A-1 Leyba claimed he didn’t aim for the teen’s abdomen. He fled after the shootings but surrendered to police in Los Alamos the following night.

A jury had found Leyba guilty in 2010, and a judge sentenced him to 64 years in prison. But the New Mexico Supreme Court overturned that verdict, and in November the district attorney offered him the plea deal.

Prosecutors had argued in the 2010 trial that Leyba had mentally and physically abused his pregnant girlfriend, and that he had planned to kill her and her father because she had ended their relationship. But Leyba argued he had acted in self-defense. Leyba said he shot Bennie Ray Lovato because he thought the man was going to attack him. And he said he thought Sarah Lovato was going to attack him with a knife.

If Leyba’s 2010 conviction had held, he would have faced 63 years in prison without parole. However, the state Supreme Court overruled that verdict in October 2012, saying Sarah Lovato’s diary — a key piece of evidence in the trial against Leyba — was inadmissible hearsay. She had written that Leyba had beaten her and had tried to strike her stomach while she was pregnant, and that she was fearful of Leyba.

Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom was packed for Wednesday’s three-hour, emotional sentencing hearing, which featured testimony from the Lovato and Leyba families, police officers, medical experts and even Marino Leyba himself.

Marlowe Sommer announced the sentence a minute after the testimony ended.

She gave Leyba the maximum sentence of 15 years for each murder and an additional year on each count for using a firearm.

Assistant District Attorney Petra Benavidez-Schwartz repeatedly stated at the hearing that Leyba didn’t act in self-defense, as his defense attorney claimed, and she asked Marlowe Sommer to give him the maximum prison sentence possible.

“He made sure he killed Sarah’s baby,” Benavidez-Schwartz said.

Police initially charged Leyba with three murders — those of Bennie Ray Lovato, Sarah Lovato and her unborn child — but District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco dropped the third charge, saying New Mexico didn’t have a statute to deal with the killing of a fetus.

In 2011, Rep. Larry Larrañaga, R-Albuquerque, introduced a bill that would have made killing an unborn fetus a crime. The measure zipped through the House of Representatives but later died in the Senate.

At Wednesday’s hearing, Benavidez-

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Marino Leyba Jr. is taken away after his sentencing in District Court on Wednesday. Leyba received the maximum sentence — 32 years — for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her father in May 2009. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Schwartz also discounted defense claims that Leyba had a medical condition that prevented him from processing complex situations. Everyone has their shortcomings, she said, but “they don’t go out and kill people.” And she apologized to the Lovato family for the prolonged trial.

“I wish I could see them again,” said Bennie Lovato’s daughter, Julie Lovato. “[Leyba’s] only getting 32 years, and we have to live with this the rest of our lives.”

Others pointed out that the Lovato family had lost three generations in a single night and said they thought Leyba deserved more time.

“We still had all the evidence to convict him,” said Sarah Lovato’s brother, Nick Lovato. “We wanted more time, but this is the best we can possibly get.”

Still, Nick Lovato said, he was happy with the outcome and later offered his thanks to the district attorney.

During the hearing, the Lovato family presented slide shows of photos showing Bennie Lovato and Sarah Lovato at birthdays, weddings and other family gatherings. Some photos depicted the bodies of Sarah Lovato and her unborn son, Isaac, lying in a casket. The images prompted tears from the family of the defendant as well as the family of the victims.

Defense attorney Stephen Aarons asked Marlowe Sommer to allow Leyba to serve his two 16-year sentences concurrently, saying he was a model prisoner who does not have a violent past.

“He accepts what he did was wrong,” Aarons said.

Aarons also said Leyba likely acted in fear rather than anger.

Eric Westfried, a forensic neuropsychologist from Albuquerque, also testified on Leyba’s behalf, saying Leyba’s history of abuse by his parents and bullying at school meant he was always “living in fear.” Westfried also cited Leyba’s testimony that Sarah Lovato had held a knife to his neck while he slept, and that Leyba feared her father.

Westfried said those factors and others, combined with Leyba’s mental inability to process events, quickly caused a “fluke,” a specific set of circumstances that pushed Leyba to act violently.

Westfried added that Leyba suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and would “suffer the rest of his life.”

Leyba’s father, Marino Leyba Sr., said his son had worked hard as a security guard.

The senior Leyba, whose voice trembled while he spoke, said he and his family also lost Sarah Lovato, and that they had lost a son to prison.

“We lost a future family,” he said.

Marino Leyba Jr. apologized to the Lovato family. He said he missed Sarah Lovato and that he wished he could go back in time and reverse his actions. He claimed repeatedly that he had acted in self-defense, and that he hadn’t gone to the home to murder anyone that day.

“All I can say is sorry. I hope one day you can forgive me,” he said to the Lovato family. “I hope one day you’ll listen to me.”

But Nick Lovato said that day isn’t coming anytime soon. “I will never forgive him,” he said.

Contact Chris Quintana at 986-3093 or cquintana@sfnewmexican.com.

Christie: N.J. lane closures lasted four days Continued from Page A-1 The emails, however, do not show whether Christie was involved in the lanes closure, and the governor denied knowledge of the scheme in a statement late Wednesday.

“I am outraged and deeply saddened to learn that not only was I misled by a member of my staff, but this completely inappropriate and unsanctioned conduct was made without my knowledge,” Christie said. “One thing is clear: this type of behavior is unacceptable and I will not tolerate it because the people of New Jersey deserve better.”

The incident threatens to rupture the image that Christie, the newly installed chairman of the Republican Governors Association, has been carefully cultivating since Hurricane Sandy as a bipartisan straight-talker who puts the interests of his state’s residents above all. It also clashes with the law-and-order bona fides he touted in his gubernatorial campaigns, where he ran heavily on his record as a U.S. attorney.

Christie’s brash, no-nonsense persona helped rocket him onto the national stage, as videos of the governor dressing down reporters at news conferences and questioners at town hall meetings went viral online. But the actions of his associates over a trivial, even petty, political grievance could make Christie’s trademark toughness seem more like bullying — a serious vulnerability as he begins introducing himself to voters nationwide.

For weeks, Democrats have alleged that Christie’s appointees caused the traffic jam as an act of retaliation against Fort Lee’s mayor, Mark Sokolich, a Democrat who did not endorse Christie for re-election.

At first, Port Authority officials claimed the lanes were closed as part of a traffic study, and Christie mocked reporters and legislators who asked questions about the incident. “I was in overalls and a hat,” Christie joked Dec. 2. “I was the guy working the cones.”

But by mid-December, Christie took it more seriously, holding an hour-long news conference in which he denied any wrongdoing. Christie’s top two appointees at the Port Authority, Bill Baroni and David Wildstein, both close political associates, resigned in the uproar.

Among the communications made public Wednesday was an email to Wildstein from Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff in the governor’s office: “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” Wildstein, a close friend of Christie’s from high school, responded: “Got it.”

Errors: Security project began in ’09

Kelly and Wildstein communicated mostly through personal email accounts rather than their official government accounts.

The communications reveal that Christie’s staff and appointees took a gleeful approach to the access lane closures of the George Washington Bridge, the world’s most heavily trafficked span, which began Sept. 9 and continued for four days, including the first day of school.

The morning of Sept. 10, Sokolich texted Baroni to express concern about children getting to classes on time. “Help please,” Sokolich wrote. “It’s maddening.”

Then an unidentified person referenced that text message and wrote, “Is it wrong that I am smiling?”

“No,” another unidentified person replied.

“I feel badly about the kids … I guess,” the first person wrote.

“They are the children of Buono voters,” responded the second person, referring to state Sen. Barbara Buono, Christie’s Democratic opponent in the 2013 governor’s race.

The identities of the two people exchanging text messages is not shown in the redacted documents, which were obtained by The Washington Post and other news organizations Wednesday morning.

The disclosures raise legal questions about whether a government agency was directed to take action inciting a public nuisance for a political purpose. Witnesses at the time described the traffic as some of the area’s worst since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Emergency responders were delayed in attending to medical emergencies, including the cardiac arrest of a 91-year-old woman who later died, the Bergen Record reported.

Sokolich reacted angrily to Wednesday’s disclosures, telling the Record: “How dare you schedule a man-made traffic disaster in my community? It’s the example of the pettiest and most venomous side of politics.”

Buono said in an interview that the incident follows a pattern of political strongarming from the Christie camp and warrants a federal investigation.

“He is the worst example of bully and boss,” Buono said. “And this string of emails clearly exposes a web of deceit, subterfuge and arrogance leading straight to Chris Christie.”

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., was pleased at the scandal engulfing Christie. “I’m so happy that it’s unfolding slowly, like an onion opening up,” he said, adding, “I think that the worst is yet to come.”

Christie’s response was uncharacter-

istically slow Wednesday. He canceled a planned public appearance, and his aides and advisers made no public comments.

The governor waited eight hours before issuing a brief statement.

Steve Schmidt, a GOP presidential strategist, said Christie’s statement did not solve his political quandary. “Eventually, the hammer is going to need to be swung by his own hand for the outrageous abuse of power,” Schmidt said.

Tom Kean Sr., a former Republican New Jersey governor and longtime Christie associate, said, “If mistakes were made, admit it. If he doesn’t, it’s going to be like water torture.”

Within Christie’s political organization, donors and other allies privately fretted that his team stayed quiet as the uproar made national news. Unlike during past controversies, Kean said, Christie’s team did not distribute any talking points to supporters.

Fred Malek, the Republican Governors Association’s finance chairman and a Christie intimate, said in an interview that the bridge incident was “totally bush-league.”

“If true, this is a rookie mistake that has far more risk than reward and would never be considered by a political leader of Chris Christie’s sophistication and character,” Malek said.

In the state capital, Trenton, leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate and Assembly pledged to continue their investigations. Wildstein has been subpoenaed to testify at a legislative hearing at noon Thursday, although a legislative source said Wildstein filed suit in an attempt to cancel or postpone the hearing.

State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, a leader of the probe, charged in an interview that there was “a cover-up”

by Christie’s administration.

“Who could have thought up a way of punishing an elected official by creating a traffic jam?” Weinberg said. “This is just beyond the pale. … It’s at best worthy of parody on Saturday Night Live and at worst disgusting.”

The communications were turned over

by Wildstein in response to a subpoena from state legislators. They show that Christie’s appointees and Kelly planned the lane closures for about a month.

Although the communications make it clear that Fort Lee was targeted, they do not specify whether the motive was to punish Sokolich for not endorsing Christie.

In one email exchange with Bill Stepien, then Christie’s campaign manager, Wildstein wrote, “It will be a tough November for this little Serbian.”

That appeared to be a dig at Sokolich, although the mayor is of Croatian descent.

failed, although the lab kept reporting the work was properly done. u Contractors built a duct bank incorrectly, the report says. It explains that although security systems for protecting nuclear materials have to be redundant, in case one is compromised, fiber-optic cables for an alarm system at the lab were put into a single duct. u The perimeter security fence wasn’t properly built. u A retaining wall to shore up soil near the north section of the security fence was built on the path of an existing radioactive liquid-waste line. An additional retaining wall, which increased costs by $11.7 million, was required, according to the report. u Key staff, such as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s designated field person overseeing the project and LANL’s own security detail, weren’t authorized to make contractors redo the work when problems were found. They described their role as “eyes on, hands off.” u The lab failed to hold contractors accountable for their work. u The lab’s information system failed to give accurate information about how much money was left to finish construction; lab officials had to seek more money to finish the job. u LANL failed to respond adequately to earlier concerns about the project.

The National Nuclear Security Administration agreed with almost all of the report’s criticisms and noted it had already taken steps to correct most of the problems. The report also lists steps that the private company managing the lab, Los Alamos National Security LLC, is taking to prevent similar project problems in the future.

Lab spokesman Fred deSousa released a statement saying, “We’ve acknowledged that there were deficiencies and we’re committed to correcting them, not only in the specific ways mentioned in the Inspector General’s report but in a broader sense on project

management lab-wide.”

Partners in Los Alamos National Security LLC include Bechtel, the University of California, Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services and URS Energy and Construction. LANL Director Charles F. McMillan is the president of the limited liability company.

Contractors hired for the plutonium security upgrade include Burns and Roe of Los Alamos for engineering and Pro2Serve of Los Alamos for technical support to integrate and install security components into existing alarms. The three companies hired for construction were Kiewit New Mexico in Albuquerque, Hensel Phelps in Los Alamos and JB Henderson in Albuquerque.

The plutonium protection project, called the Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security Upgrade, began in 2009. Work included installing sensors, barriers, fences, cameras, lighting, software and entrance facilities on the east and west sides of TA-55 to protect the main building where plutonium is stored.

After bids came in, the estimated total cost of the project was reduced from $245 million to $213 million. When problems with the fiber-optic cable and fence cropped up, McMillan ordered work stopped in September 2012. By October of that year, it was apparent the project would cost more than the estimate, and the lab asked for a budget increase to $254 million.

The report notes that the National Nuclear Security Administration made some progress in holding the lab accountable, and in a settlement, the lab agreed to forgo $10 million in allowable costs from the project. Los Alamos Nuclear Security also was docked $22 million in performance fees from the federal agency for problems with the plutonium security upgrade.

DeSousa said the project should be completed and operational in February.

Contact Staci Matlock at 986-3055 or smatlock@ sfnewmexican.com.

Follow her on Twitter @ stacimatlock.

High: N.M. 3rd largest net energy supplier to nation Continued from Page A-1 “It’s hard to quantify in numbers like we put out today, but that’s where the rubber meets the road, having good jobs for New Mexicans that pay taxes and produce products,” Powell said.

Revenues from oil and gas development and other nonrenewable uses of state trust lands are deposited into the Land Grant Permanent Fund.

Some of it is invested, and the rest goes to beneficiaries.

Revenues from grazing and other renewable uses go directly to beneficiaries.

In 2013, more than $597 million went to support public schools across New Mexico and another $21.7 million went to state colleges and universities.

The driving forces behind

the record earnings have been high oil and gas prices and an increase in the volume being produced, particularly in southeastern New Mexico.

If prices remain high and developers continue drilling through June, officials said the state would be on track to break the earnings of last fiscal year by as much as $100 million.

Petroleum and natural gas production make New Mexico the third largest net energy supplier to the nation, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. In fact, New Mexico is the largest petroleum producer in the Mountain West, and its share of the Permian Basin contains three of the 100 largest oil fields in the U.S.

Legislative panel to consider Navajo Nation gambling compact New Mexico lawmakers are getting an early start on their work for the upcoming session of the Legislature.

A legislative panel is scheduled next Monday to review a proposed gambling compact that would allow the Navajo Nation to operate five casinos.

The Legislature convenes a week later, Jan. 21, for a 30-day session.

The gambling compact ran into criticism last year from other tribes, and the full Legislature didn’t vote on whether to approve it.

The Legislative Committee on Compacts can’t change the proposed agreement but could ask the Governor’s Office and the state’s largest Indian tribe to renegotiate some provisions.

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LOCAL NEWS Capital High School students discuss homelessness with mayoral, City Council hopefuls in youth forum

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By Staci Matlock The New Mexican

Danielle Tafoya, 17, a senior at Capital High School, poses a question to City Councilor Carmichael Dominguez, who is running for re-election to his District 3 seat in the city’s March 4 election. Mayoral and City Council candidates met with representatives from youth organizations and Capital High students to talk about issues that affect young people. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Candidates take teens’ queries

By Robert Nott The New Mexican

S

ome 1,200 children and young adults — from infants to 21-year-olds — are reported to be homeless in Santa Fe, and local highschoolers wanted to know what city leaders planned to do about the issue.

That’s why the Santa Fe Homeless Youth Task Force organized a forum Wednesday morning at Capital High School featuring mayoral and City Council candidates. The candidates offered few specific solutions to the problem, but students gathered at the event seemed to appreciate their input.

One council candidate — Angelo Jaramillo, who is running for the District 3 seat currently held by incumbent Carmichael Dominguez — told the assembly, “If it were up to me, I’d put a moratorium on anyone building $2 million and $3 million second homes until everyone has a place to live in this community.”

Another candidate — Jeff Green, who is running for the open District 2 seat — said he’d like to see the city of Santa Fe follow the lead of Richmond, Calif., where city leaders exercise eminent domain powers to seize foreclosed homes and then turn them over to homeless people.

Green, 34, an environmental activist, said he was homeless for

Carmichael Dominguez, the incumbent City Council candidate for District 3, speaks about raising money to help the homeless community during a youth forum Wednesday at Capital High School.

about a month some years back while living in Albuquerque.

Mayoral candidates Patti Bushee and Javier Gonzales took part in the discussion, along with City Council candidates Signe Lindell (District 1); Joseph Maestas, Joe Arellano and Green (District 2); Dominguez, Jaramillo and Marie Campos (District 3); and incumbent Ronald Trujillo (District 4).

Mayoral candidate Bill Dimas, as well as councilor candidates Michael Segura (District 1) , Mary Louise Bonney and Rad Acton (both District 2), were not present.

Capital High School student Blanca Ortiz moderated the discussion and planned to ask the

candidates 10 prepared questions about ideas for addressing teen pregnancy and parenting, the graduation rate, drug and alcohol abuse among teens, and youth homelessness.

Because the actual forum began late, and because so many candidates were present, those 10 questions got whittled down to three pretty quickly. Ortiz also gave the Capital High students time to ask a few questions.

Asked what policies city leaders can put into place to support families experiencing homelessness, almost all the candidates said it is time to prioritize the issue by providing new resources

and funding and creating a “onestop shop” that would offer an array of social support services.

District 2 contender Arellano said too many people “walk on by” the problem to “let someone else address it. We all need to address it as a community.”

Some of the candidates stressed the need for more focus on the city’s south-side residents. Trujillo — who capped the forum by urging all the students to vote — said, “It’s not about south side/east side. We’re all one community.”

Capital High School senior Danielle Tafoya — who said she turns 18 next week — asked several questions, including one about how city leaders can ensure that available resources and money are equitably distributed among the homeless and impoverished.

She later said she really didn’t get an answer, and she was sorry that the discussion didn’t allow time for more questions and longer, more thoughtful responses, as the candidates “seemed rushed.”

Still, she said, it’s important for candidates to speak to students and for students to pay attention.

She said she likely will vote for Gonzales as mayor because he stayed on point.

Several of the Capital High female students said they liked Campos because she seems “real.”

Senior Kimberly Mendoza, 17, said, “I feel like they are all strong candidates.”

It is the renewable energy rule that refuses to die or be settled.

New Mexico regulators voted unanimously Wednesday to rehear, for the second time in a year, a controversial rule that dictates how the state’s investor-owned utilities add renewable energy for customers.

Known among energy advocates and lawyers as Rule 572, the Renewable Energy Rule for Electric Utilities has a lot to do with how much solar, wind, geothermal and rooftop photovoltaic power is added each year by Public Service Company of New Mexico and other electric utilities. It caps the costs of renewable energy to customers and determines how those costs are calculated.

It is a rule that affects all customers and the speed at which utilities add renewable energy in a sunny, windy state. But it has been excruciatingly hard for regulators, utilities and advocates to agree on what the rule should say.

After a long public process, the Renewable Energy Rule was approved in December 2012 by the Public Regulation Commission, with two commissioners about to depart. In early 2013, it was challenged by large power users and the New Mexico attorney general. A newly elected commission agreed to rehear the rule and public comments.

Three of the five elected commissioners approved amendments to the rule in November and then changed those amendments again in December.

New Mexico Independent Power Producers, a coalition of renewable energy advocates, asked the commission to rehear their changes to the rule. The commissioners agreed Wednesday.

The New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce and the Partnership for Responsible Business also filed a motion to rehear the rule.

The commission hasn’t set a date yet for the new hearing.

In other action, District 4 Commissioner Theresa Becenti-Aguilar was selected chairwoman of the Public Regulation Commission for the year at a public meeting Wednesday. She replaces Commissioner Ben Hall.

District 3 Commissioner Valerie Espinoza, who represents Santa Fe, was chosen for the second year to serve as vice chairwoman.

Weh’s bid may heat up GOP Senate primary

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

Former state Republican Party Chairman Allen Weh hasn’t officially announced that he’s seeking the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democrat Tom Udall for his U.S. Senate seat, but a GOP rival already is attacking his character.

Weh will make his official announcement of his candidacy Thursday via live video stream, campaign spokeswoman Chelsea Stallings said Wednesday.

In a news release Wednesday, Las Allen Weh Cruces lawyer David Clements, a libertarian Republican also running for the seat, said Weh “has a history of being dishonest and lying in an attempt to win.” He called Weh “an enemy of [Repub-

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Study recommends razing county’s old court building if we’re going to have a downtown office, it has to work.”

One option is to renovate the old As Santa Fe County officials concourthouse and keep the current tinue to consider options for the future amount of parking spaces, Hogan said, of the vacant First District courthouse but according to the study conducted building on Catron Street, lack of

by Studio Southwest Architects, that adequate parking remains the biggest would create a deficit of 119 spaces for predicament at the site. county workers.

About two dozen people — includAnother proposal is to expand the ing several members of the First Presbuilding and add three levels of parkbyterian Church next door — listened to the county’s proposals for the down- ing on the site. That would cost about town building during a public meeting $36 million.

The study, however, recommends Wednesday. Mark Hogan, who is mandemolishing the building and erecting aging the project, presented a study a new one that includes two levels of that recommends razing the court and then constructing a new office building parking. That would cost $26 million, result in 13 surplus parking spaces with ample parking.

The old courthouse has been vacant and possibly generate some $10,000 annually in revenues for the county’s since June 2013, when the new Judge coffers.

Steve Herrera Judicial Complex The construction costs could be opened at 225 Montezuma Ave. offset by the sale of some county prop“Parking turns into a significant erties, private parking revenues and financial driver on this because in money budgeted for the old judicial order to make this location work, complex, bringing the cost down to you’ve got to be able to get the public $18 million, the study says. to it,” Hogan said at the meeting. “And

By David Salazar

For The New Mexican

A fourth option involves moving the county’s administrative offices out of the downtown area.

According to the results of a Public Works Department survey, completed by about 250 people, only 35 percent felt it was “very important” that the county offices remain downtown, while 41 percent said it was “not important.” However, 60 percent of those surveyed said they would like to see county services remain downtown if there was plenty of parking near the county offices.

Members of the First Presbyterian Church who attended the meeting Wednesday urged Hogan to keep in mind that the church has benefited from use of the old courthouse’s parking lot on weeknight evenings and on the weekend.

Equally important, said Bill Adrian, who works at the church, is the county’s contribution to the downtown community.

“I would hate to see the county move out because … we would miss

Section editor: Howard Houghton, 986-3015, hhoughton@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Stephanie Proffer, sproffer@sfnewmexican.com

At a meeting Wednesday, about two dozen members of the community listened to proposals for the future of the old county courthouse building, which has been vacant since June.

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them dearly,” Adrian said. “Every morning, I walk across the Plaza … and I encounter many of the employees — I would miss meeting them on the street.”

Hogan said he intends to bring the matter back before the County Commission sometime in February.

“The earliest you’d see anything

would be two years from now,” Hogan said.

Anyone interested in filling out the county’s survey can visit survey monkey.com/s/PRQ9Q7L. Contact David Salazar at davidjsalazar@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @davidj_salazar.

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peace officer, aggravated fleeing and possession of heroin and cocaine.

Police said they were looking for Kenneth Martinez, 26, in connection with burglaries when officers spotted him at a gas station on Nov. 13. Martinez got into his car and tried to ram A political newcomer a police car, then crashed into announced Wednesday he is a curb and fled on foot, leavrunning for the Republican ing behind a vehicle filled with nomination for state attorney necklaces, rings and bracelets, general. including one piece valued at Albuquerque lawyer Jim around $100,000, according to Baiamonte, who practices police. criminal law, family law and The Santa Fe Police Departcivil matters, said he’ll run for ment issued a news release the job held since 2007 by Gary after Martinez fled, asking for King, a Democrat who is running for governor. King cannot the public’s help in apprehending him and stating they had run for a third consecutive evidence that tied Martinez term for attorney general.

— who has prior convictions Hector Balderas, who curfor burglary, larceny and rently is state auditor, is running for attorney general in the shoplifting — to at least three property crimes committed in Democratic primary.

In a news release, Baiamonte November.

Martinez was arrested about said, “With decades of legal a week later and found to be experience — criminal, civil in possession of heroin and matters, and family law — I cocaine, according to court have an in depth working knowledge of our legal system, documents.

Santa Fe Police Departand I possess a strong moral code and commitment to doing ment spokeswoman Celina Westervelt said Monday police the job correctly. Our state are waiting on a few more has suffered greatly under too forensic details before forwardmany attorney generals who ing evidence in their burglary have developed a ‘do-nothing’ cases against Martinez to the approach, and we are in great need of genuine leadership and District Attorney’s Office for a commitment to doing the job consideration. correctly.”

Baiamonte earned a bachelor’s degree from The University of New Mexico and a law degree from the University The Santa Fe Community of Wyoming. He served in the College Governing Board on U.S. Army for eight years. He Tuesday approved a process said he’s a lifelong resident of to replace Andrea Bermúdez, the state. who resigned late last year in protest over the board’s 3-2 decision to fire the college’s president, Ana “Cha” Guzmán.

Interested parties must submit a letter explaining their A Santa Fe man with a interest and experience to lengthy arrest record whom board secretary Donna Wells police say may be connected to three or more unsolved bur- (donna.wells@sfcc.edu) by Jan. 31. glaries has been indicted by a The board will narrow the Santa Fe grand jury on charges candidate field down to two of aggravated assault on a

Duke City lawyer to run for AG

Chris Serrano, left, and Clifton Webb embrace after being married Dec. 20, as people wait in line to get licenses outside of the marriage division of the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office in Salt Lake City. The Supreme Court on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Utah governor’s office: State won’t honor gay marriages

By Matt Pearce

Los Angeles Times

Same-sex marriage lasted in Utah for about 2½ weeks.

On Wednesday, the Utah Governor’s Office directed state agencies to ignore the hundreds of gay marriages that were performed in the state after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban Dec. 20.

The move — which has significant implications for Utah couples seeking to file joint tax returns or join their spouses’ health care plans — comes two days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted same-sex marriage ceremonies in Utah while the matter is debated by an appeals court.

With the hold, the Governor’s Office said Wednesday, Utah’s original laws on same-sex marriage went back into effect.

“It is important to understand that those laws include not only a prohibition of performing same-sex marriages but also recognizing same-sex marriages,” said a letter to state agencies from Derek B. Miller, chief of staff for the state’s Republican governor, Gary Herbert.

“Based on counsel from the Attorney General’s Office regarding the Supreme Court decision, state recognition of same-sex marital status is ON HOLD until further notice,” the statement continued. “Please understand this position is not intended to comment on the legal status of those same-sex marriages — that is for the courts to decide.”

Attorneys for the same-sex couples who originally sued the state over the marriage ban blasted the governor’s decision.

“This unprecedented and disappointing action harms not only my clients, but hundreds of other same-sex couples who also were legally married, and

whose families have been needlessly destabilized and stripped of basic legal protection,” attorney Peggy A. Tomsic said in a statement.

Tomsic’s office said more than 1,300 same-sex marriages had been performed in the state since the December ruling and noted that among other state benefits available to married couples, second-parent adoptions would no longer be able to go ahead.

“By taking this unwarranted action, the state of Utah has discounted the lives of thousands of Utah citizens who live, work, and raise their families in Utah and pay Utah and federal taxes like all other Utah citizens,” Tomsic said. “Regardless of how the state believes the 10th Circuit will ultimately rule, these couples are legally married, and the state should treat them accordingly.”

Clifford Rosky, a University of Utah law professor and chairman of the board of Equality Utah, a group that is pushing for gay unions, called the decision a “sad day” for same-sex couples in the state.

“These marriages were authorized by a federal court order and solemnized in accordance with Utah law,” Rosky said in a statement. “The state has not been harmed at all by recognizing these marriages, but the harm to these families as a result of having the protections of marriage taken away is devastating.”

Confusion had swirled in Utah after same-sex marriages started taking place immediately after the judge’s ruling in December.

Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages but stopped short of saying whether state bans on the practice were unconstitutional.

Since then, however, lower courts have mimicked the Supreme Court’s arguments that such bans violate gay and lesbian couples’ civil rights, which is what the federal judge in Utah, Robert J. Shelby, also decided.

And Shelby went a step further. “The Constitution protects the plaintiffs’ fundamental rights, which include the right to marry and the right to have that marriage recognized by their government,” Shelby wrote in his opinion.

The state’s attorney general appealed Shelby’s ruling and made emergency requests for the practice to be put on hold, citing a worry that newlyweds would live under legal ambiguity until the case was finally settled.

Some ambiguity may continue, if the government’s latest statement is any indicator: Although state agencies were ordered to halt services for the new couples, the Governor’s Office said that couples who had already obtained new drivers’ licenses under new married names, for example, could keep them.

“We appreciate your patience and diligence in this matter,” the Governor’s Office told the state agencies in the letter. “We recognize that different state agencies have specific questions and circumstances that will need to be worked through.”

Attorneys for the same-sex couples who sued the state urged Utah’s new couples to find their own attorneys to figure out “how best to protect their interests and families during the pendency of the appeal.”

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Denver, has told both sides in the case to submit legal arguments by the end of this month.

Weh: Clements calls rival an ‘overtly partisan Republican’ Continued from Page A-5 lican Gov.] Susana Martinez” said his position on immigration “won’t make him popular” with Hispanic voters. And he described Weh as a “71-year-old, white, wealthy, overtly partisan Republican who fits the most extreme caricature of Republicans.”

Sent a copy of Clements’ release, Stallings said the campaign wouldn’t be responding at this time. “We’re focused on the announcement tomorrow,” she said.

Though the Republican primary looks like it will be a nasty one, national pundits rate the general election as “safe” for Udall, running for his second term. National Republicans are not expected to spend any significant money on this race.

Weh is a retired military colonel who completed two tours in Vietnam and served with the British Royal Marines in Malaysia. He is founder of CSI Aviation, an Albuquerque aircraft company.

In a five-person race for gov-

ernor in 2010, Weh came in second behind Susana Martinez in what turned into a heated election, with both candidates running negative ads against each other. Weh’s campaign that year largely was self-funded.

He pumped $1.6 million of his own cash into his primary race.

In May 2010, Martinez fired first at Weh, with an ad blasting him for supporting “amnesty” for illegal immigrants — because back in 2007, Weh had backed the immigration reform plan being touted by then President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain.

Weh countered, calling Martinez a “career politician” who was guilty of “failing to pay taxes” and who spent taxpayer dollars on “extravagant dinners, luxury hotels, dinner at Hooters, even iPods.”

Harvey Yates, who succeeded Weh as a state party chairman, stepped in, assembling a committee to examine the ads. The candidates were asked to supply documents to support their claims.

“It was found that the docu-

ments furnished by Susana Martinez reasonably supported her ad regarding Allen Weh’s earlier position on amnesty,” Yates said at the time. “However, it was found that the documents to which the committee was directed by Allen Weh did not reasonably support either his radio or TV ad.”

The flap caught the attention of FactCheck.org, a nonprofit website that “aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.”

FactCheck staffers Eugene Kiely and Viveca Novak wrote, “Our conclusion: Yates is right.

The Weh ad is indeed a gross distortion of the truth.” However, they disagreed with Yates’ favorable judgment on Martinez’s accusation that Weh had backed “amnesty” for undocumented workers. “We think there’s plenty of evidence to find guilt on both sides,” Kiely and Novak concluded.

Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@sfnewmexican.com.

Read his political blog at roundhouseroundup.com.

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or three finalists before its planned February board meeting. At that time, the board will vote to choose a finalist, who will serve until March 2015 before he or she will have to run to remain in the seat.

Sandia Peak runs closed until Friday Thanks to recent dry weather and lack of sufficient snow, Sandia Peak near Albuquerque has closed until Friday.

Crews are making snow on the lower ski runs.

The ski area plans to resume normal hours of operation Friday at all facilities, including the Double Eagle II Cafeteria, the snow sports school, Ski & Snowboard Rental Shop and Sandia Peak Sports Shop.

The ski area is usually open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

Visit www.sandiapeak.com for more information.

Santa Fe adds 13,200 residents Santa Fe officials say the city’s population now stands at approximately 82,000 following a major annexation.

A news release noted that 13,200 people became city residents when the latest phase of annexation added 4,100 acres on Thursday.

The annexation effort began in earnest in 2006 and is expected to continue for five more years.

City employees say businesses in the newly annexed areas must now charge the city’s gross receipts tax and must pay their employees the city’s minimum or living wage.

Residents who are registered voters in the newly annexed areas will be able to vote in the March 4 city election.

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A puppy milestone Volunteer saves 1,152 young dogs through network of rescue groups

Steele says each puppy transport takes two days to plan.

By Babette Herrmann For The New Mexican

ANGEL FIRE raveling 300 miles round trip to scoop up scores of unwanted puppies often found living in neglectful conditions is not for the faint at heart, but it’s a volunteer job that longtime puppy rescuer Patricia Steele finds continual fulfillment in doing.

Steele, 64, said she’s “addicted” to saving puppies’ lives and leading them to better lives through her network of Colorado rescue groups. The Angel Fire resident began transporting puppies about 12 years ago.

In December, Steele sent out an email to fellow rescuers and the rescue groups she works with, noting that she moved 1,152 pups to more than four organizations in 2013. Denverbased Colorado Puppy Rescue received 679 puppies; 321 puppies went to Adoptable Animal Rescue Force in Colorado Springs; 133 to Lifeline Puppy Rescue in Brighton; and 19 puppies to various other rescues.

Before she heads out the door each week to transfer dogs, Steele said she is greeted by the unexpected. One trip may entail saving puppies in dangerous conditions. But another trip may mostly consist of picking up puppies from Arizona and New Mexico rescue groups.

Sometimes it’s a little of both.

So why does she send puppies to Colorado?

Steele said Colorado’s strict spay-and-neuter laws have resulted in low birth rates among dogs and a high demand for puppies. Steele has had no problem filling that order, as both Arizona and New Mexico provide a constant flow of unwanted puppies.

It’s what drives Steele to rescue as many as possible and to do her part to help lower the overpopulation of dogs caused by owners who fail to get their dogs spayed or neutered. She hears all the excuses to why pet owners don’t get their dogs altered and says she tries to gently educate those willing to listen to the benefits of spaying and neutering.

While picking them up from individual rescuers and groups has become routine, Steele said each transport takes about two

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In brief

Tracks Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society: Puma, a 10-year-old female cat with a black short-haired coat, is extremely loving. She’d prefer to be the only feline in your family. Carlton, a 9-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua, is the perfect size for snuggling and for your lap. This 10-pound boy loves other dogs.

These and other animals are available for adoption from the shelter at 100 Caja del Rio Road. The shelter’s adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Visit www.sfhumanesociety. org or call 983-4309, ext. 610.

Española Valley Humane Society: Ciera, a sweet 1-yearold girl, loves being held and petted. She’s crazy about people and enjoys curling up on a soft blanket for a cozy winter nap. Blaine is a 1-year-old wiggle-worm. He’ll greet you with a whole-body wag. He does well on a leash and loves to play ball.

These and other animals are available for adoption at the shelter, 108 Hamm Parkway. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 4:45 p.m. Sunday. Call 753-8662 or visit the website at www.espanolashelter.org.

Felines & Friends: Leonardo, a handsome boy with a short coat and classic orange

Puma

Carlton

Ciera

Blaine

Leonardo

Brad

tabby markings, is still a bit shy but is cute and lovable. His brother, Brad, also is somewhat shy at first with people but comes around given time. This orange tabby would be happiest in a home with other cats.

Cats of all ages are available for adoption from Felines & Friends and can be visited at Petco throughout the week during regular store hours.

Adoption advisers are available from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at Petco on Cerrillos Road. Become a Felines & Friends volunteer.

Visit the website at www. petfinder.com/shelters/NM38. html or call 316-CAT1.

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Animals need help during deep freeze of freezing to death. In dogs and cats, shivering and lethargy are the first two signs of LOS ANGELES — Backyard trouble. rabbit Mr. Bun-Buns has been “The smaller you are, the calling a bathroom home for more body surface you have, nearly a week. Police K-9s have and the quicker you will lose been relieved of chase duty body heat,” said Dr. Douglas in deep snow. Feral cats got G. Aspros, immediate past sugar and straw from a lot of president of the Illinois-based good Samaritans. And Ormsby, American Veterinary Medical a skinny, toothless, blind and Association. geriatric goat with a tendency Subzero wind chills have to wander, has been locked in been widely registered, and a barn.

Aspros, who has offices in As a fierce freeze gripped White Plains and Pound Ridge, much of the country, animal N.Y., says they are a big factor lovers were rushing to protect because wind strips heat from pets, livestock and police dogs pets faster. from historically icy temperaIf you need to warm a tures that have led to deaths, shivering animal, a quick and transit shutdowns and school easy way is to heat a towel in closures. the dryer and wrap it around The blast of polar air break- them. ing records in the Midwest, Many animals will be comEast and South sent shelters fortable if they’re moving but and pet owners scrambling to get cold when they slow down, said Dr. Brian Collins of the keep sensitive paws and wet small animal clinic at Cornell noses warm.

Veterinarians say the smaller University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, N.Y. the animal, the higher the risk

By Sue Manning

The Associated Press

Before picking up puppies, Pat Steele stacks her Jeep Unlimited full of kennels, each lined with layers of newspaper. Depending on their size, she can fit up to 35 puppies in her vehicle each trip. PHOTOS BY BABETTE HERRMANN/FOR THE NEW MEXICAN

days to plan. She has to list the weight, age, vaccination history, description and health condition of each puppy.

Before picking up puppies, she stacks her Jeep Unlimited full of kennels, each lined with layers of newspaper. Depending on their size, she can fit up to 35 puppies in her vehicle each trip. And when she crosses the Colorado border on her way to transfer puppies to rescue groups, it’s her mantra to tell these temporary four-legged companions, “You guys are the lucky ones.”

Steele’s interest in rescue was piqued while she was living in Pakistan and India.

There wasn’t much she could do to help the dogs of Pakistan. She said canines were considered too taboo to touch, and local officials routinely fed them poisoned meat to curb the population.

However, when she moved to India, she was relieved to find out that dogs are well cared for and that strays are routinely spayed or neutered and returned to the streets, where residents feed and care for them.

When other U.S. citizens wanted to adopt a dog but had the event, he said, thanks to the generosity of area veterans who support the idea of continuing the assemblies.

Veterans meeting Reward offered set for Tuesday for abuse info

A retired major general is organizing another in a series of get-togethers for veterans and is urging all veterans to attend.

The Veterans Assemblies offer a chance for veterans to enjoy each other’s company, said Frank Schober Jr., who has been organizing similar events for several months. The Santa Fe animal shelter also has been a part of the events, offering veterans feewaived adoptions on adult animals and encouraging veterans to volunteer at the shelter.

This month’s meeting is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the conference room of the Santa Fe Community College. Schober said he hopes to draw at least 75 veterans to the event.

“We want young veterans to meet each other and for their senior brother and sister veterans to have the opportunity of meeting them, welcoming them and thanking them for their service in a meaningful way,” he said.

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A statewide animal group is offering $10,000 for the arrest of those responsible for abandoning day-old puppies in Bernalillo County.

Animal Protection of New Mexico said seven puppies were found Dec. 30 tied in a grocery bag and discarded in a ditch bank south of Bridge Street and just west of Goff Boulevard in the South Valley area. Five of the puppies died, while two were treated and are recovering in foster care, according to Bernalillo County officials.

The puppies were less than 12 hours old when abandoned, according to APNM. The nonprofit is offering the reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. Those with information are asked to call the New Mexico attorney heneral’s Animal Cruelty Hotline at 877-5HUMANE (877-548-6263).

Callers may remain anonymous.

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to leave India before completing the necessary paperwork, she would foster the dogs until they could be shipped to the states.

So, Steele said it seemed natural to help dogs when she and her husband moved to Northern New Mexico more than a decade ago. She went on to meet Kim Fallert-Ortega, who ran Lifeline Puppy Rescue in the early 2000s and now heads Colorado Puppy Rescue.

Fallert-Ortega, who calls volunteers like Steele “resident ambassadors,” credits Steele for helping reduce the dog overpopulation problem in Taos Pueblo and the surrounding region.

Steele said she has worked with local residents to gain more allies and fosters. This collaborative effort over the past decade has led to a reduction of wandering strays and the oftentragic end result of dead dogs littering the highway.

Fallert-Ortega and Steele agree they need more volunteers to transport puppies.

Steele said all it takes is a reliable vehicle and a love for puppies. But it also takes a good poker face.

No matter how rough the living conditions are for the

ON THE WEB u For more information about how you can help with transferring animals, email Pat Steele at tiatingfong49@msn.com. u The Santa Fe animal shelter also transfers animals to Colorado shelters.

For more information about how you can volunteer at the shelter, call 983-4309, ext. 128.

animals she picks up, she keeps her emotions tucked away and focuses on getting the puppies into her vehicle.

“I’m not here to save the people. I’m here to save the animals,” she said.

Meanwhile, Steele’s advice for those looking to get involved with helping a local shelter or rescue is to start small. Whether it’s walking a shelter dog, donating supplies or riding along on a puppy transport there’s something for everyone.

“Any little bit helps,” she said.

Babette Herrmann is a freelance reporter and dog lover based in Gallup. Email her at babsie220@ gmail.com.

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In brief Bushee calls for audit of eatery City Councilor and mayoral candidate Patti Bushee is calling for an audit of the restaurant at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport amid revelations that it is behind in rent and facing a tax lien that could potentially jeopardize federal funding.

“I hope that both the internal auditor and our audit committee have the freedom and independence to complete a thorough review,” Bushee said Wednesday.

Duke City Gourmet Co. LLC, which operates the Santa Fe Airport Grill, has been late on its rent and miscalculating its rent payments since 2010, airport Manager Francey Jesson said. In addition, the restaurant is paying below fair-marketvalue rent, putting the city at risk of being out of compliance with federal guidelines, she said.

City Auditor Liza Kerr told Bushee in an email Friday that the airport is listed in the city’s audit plan for next year. Kerr said the issue that Bushee raised about the lease at the airport was discussed “at length” with acting City Manager Brian Snyder and the city’s internal audit subcommittee. Everyone agreed that the lease needed to be reviewed, just not immediately, she wrote.

“Assessing risk is oftentimes a subjective process,” Kerr wrote. “Your insights are appreciated. One of the benefits of working with the subcommittee is being able to discuss perceived risk and to make decisions that are as unbiased as possible, and to look at the issues from different angles.”

Cop involved in shooting ID’d New Mexico State Police on Wednesday identified the officer involved in a Las Vegas, N.M., shooting as Jonathan Wright, who is a two-year veteran of the force.

According to state police, Albert Urban, 72, of Hamburg, N.Y., was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 on Saturday night at about 10:40 p.m. when state police tried to pull him over.

Officers used stop sticks — tire deflation devices — then forcibly stopped him using the PIT maneuver, or precision immobilization technique. He then reportedly drove aggressively toward one of the officers. Shots were fired, resulting in injury to Urban, who is still hospitalized in stable condition at University Hospital in Albuquerque.

He is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer.

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Empty Stocking donations The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican to help raise funds for people in need during the holiday season. 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.

uuu u Anonymous (2), $3,025 u Thomas A. Rogowskey and Wendy Bowman, $100 u Denise Chase, $30 u John and Abeer, Evaldson, $200 u Donald Rogers and Maria

Hoksbergen, Wreaths Fir Fun, $250 u Suzanne Kash, in honor of Barbara M. Serna, $25 u Mary Anne and Bruce Larsen, $250 u The Manuel Miera Family, in memory of Manuel and Kate Miera, $140 u Virginia Gorman and Peggy Lee Martinez, $50 u Russell and Sandra Osterman, $250 u Mary Cay and Ward Russell, $100 u Bill Stimson, Carrier Air Conditioning and Heating Service Co., service provided Cumulative Total: $181,867.61

Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u A cast bronze sign was stolen from the 400 block of Botulph Lane between 9 a.m.

Friday and 9 a.m. Monday. u A woman in the 1200 block of Senda del Valle reported that someone forcibly opened the back door of her home between 4:30 and 8:22 p.m. Tuesday. Nothing was reported missing. u Police arrested Andrew Vigil, 28, 6921 Airport Road No. 1209, on a charge of shoplifting. He is accused of taking a box of diapers, an air compressor and other goods at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday from the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 5701 Herrera Drive. u City officers arrested John Romero, 37, of Las Vegas, N.M., on Tuesday in the 3200 block of Cerrillos Road on a charge of driving with a suspended license. Officers later found that car’s license plate, HFS613, was not registered to the vehicle. u Jolene Putnam, 365 County Road 84, was arrested on a fugitive-fromjustice charge at 10:57 p.m.

Tuesday in the 2100 block of Pacheco Street. Putnam’s warrant was out of Superior Court in Maine for possession of hydrocodone.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the following reports: u Daniel Pacheco, 56, of Española was arrested on charges of driving with a revoked license and improper registration after county deputies stopped him for running a red light at U.S. 84/285 and N.M. 503 on Tuesday. u Someone stole a GPS on Tuesday from a pickup parked

in the 6100 block of Airport Road. u Someone broke into a home in the 6100 block of Airport Road and stole electronics sometime Tuesday. A witness reported a man fleeing the scene, but it’s unclear if that person was arrested.

DWI arrests u Carl Archuleta, 44, of Santa Fe was arrested on charges of drunken driving and reckless driving after he lost control of his vehicle on N.M. 599. He veered off the road and ran into a dirt embankment at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday. u City officers arrested Desirae Valdez, 25, of Santa Fe early Sunday morning on charges of aggravated drunken driving at Calle Bella and Zia Road. Officers also charged Valdez with an open-container violation, failure to signal and driving without a license, registration or insurance. u County deputies stopped Benito Martinez, 23, of Cordova sometime Tuesday on N.M. 76 for driving without a license plate light on Tuesday, and later arrested him on drunkendriving charges after he showed signs of impairment.

Speed SUVs u Mobile speed-enforcement vehicles currently aren’t in use as the city renegotiates its contract with Redflex Traffic Systems.

Help lines Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611

Taos Pueblo tribal officials named for 2014

By Rick Romancito The Taos News

TAOS — Clyde M. Romero Sr. has been named governor of Taos Pueblo for 2014, and David G. Gomez has been named the tribe’s war chief, according to official announcements from the tribal offices.

The Taos Pueblo Tribal Council typically appoints administrative officials, who

serve one-year terms beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31.

In addition to Romero, those named to the Taos Pueblo governor’s staff include Lt. Gov. Lawrence T. Lujan, Tribal Secretary Ian J. Chisholm, First Sheriff Faron Lujan, Second Sheriff Keith P. Lujan, Head Fiscale Tony Duran Sr., Lt. Fiscale Lee Lujan, Fiscale Thomas M. Concha, Fiscale Ralph J. Suazo and Fiscale Abran J. Tracks.

In addition to Gomez, those named to this year’s Taos Pueblo war chief’s staff include Lt. War Chief Albino J. Lujan, War Chief Secretary Daniel V. Suazo and War Chief staff members Patrick J. Romero, Antonio T. Martinez, Shuldan L. Lujan, Kent J. Keahbone, Andrew D. Sandy, Don B. Espinosa, George Mahtoh Track, Dwight A. Concha and Anthony Ray Lujan Jr. “A Tribal Governor and War

Chief, along with staffs for each, are appointed yearly by the Tribal Council, a group of some 50 male tribal elders,” says a statement posted at taospueblo. com. “The tribal governor and his staff are concerned with civil and business issues within the village and relations with the non-Indian world. The War Chief and staff deal with the protection of the mountains and Indian lands outside the Pueblo walls.”

Funeral services and memorials MARIA ELVIRA "VERA" LUJAN 02/13/1923 ~ 01/02/2014

CHARLOTTE SAIZ ORTIZ 90, Resident of Santa Fe passed away on January 6, 2014 due to a long battle with cancer. She was born on August 26, 1923 in Alameda, NM to Adelida and Emiliano Saiz. She was married for 65 years to Placido Ortiz. She was a homemaker and co-business owner of Chavez Place Apartments along with her husband.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Placido Ortiz, sisters: Piedad Sandoval (Joe), Margaret Baca (Amado), Louise Alvarado, Della Montoya, Vita Chavez (Presciliano), son, Andrew Ortiz, brother in law, Tom Baca.

She is survived by her sons: Ralph Ortiz (Rosemarie Leigh) of Santa Fe, Michael Ortiz (Gloria) of Los Lunas, daughters: Charlene Ortiz, Angela Ortiz Flores (Glenn/Billy), grandchildren: Kenneth Segura (Kathleen),Chad (Kris), Desiree (Sean), Mario (Kristen), Anna (Charles), Nicolas, Matthew, Jordan, Jarrod, Alexandra, Juanita, great grandchildren: Maya, Aaron, Marcus, Bisha, Teagan, Emily, brother, Emiliano Saiz Jr. (Theresa) of Corrales, sister, Edna Baca, brother in law, Johnny Alvarado both of Albuquerque.

Thank you to Ambercare Hospice team, Christus St. Vincent’s staff, Father Adam Ortega y Ortiz and Father Daniel Balizan, Maru Sharber, Kay Whetham, Mercedez Diener, Genevieve Armijo, and numerous supportive family and friends.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Monestary (Santa Fe).

Pallbearers will be: Ralph Ortiz, Michael Ortiz, Mario Ortiz, Chad Ortiz, Nicolas Flores and Matthew Flores.

A Rosary will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at Santa Maria de La Paz. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 12 p.m. at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis de Assisi. A private burial will be held at a later date.

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RAMON GARCIA 1932 - 2014 Born in Nambe, NM on August 7, 1932 and a resident of Santa Fe passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Ramon was preceded in death by his wife Rosina, son Robert, parents Damian and Rosina Garcia, step mother Della Salazar, brother Carlos Ortiz, sisters Miranda Valdez, Rojin Rollins, brother-inlaws Eloy Valdez, Arturo Espinoza, Freddie Espinoza, Juan Nieto, Marino Leyba, sonin-law Virgil Garcia and many other loving relatives.

Ramon is survived by his five children; Michael Garcia (Pamela), Teresa, Lorraine, Bernice and Joyce Garcia; he is also survived by seven grandchildren, John Frank, Jennifer, Jose, Daniel, Tanya, Eric, Adrian, nine great-grandchildren and close special friends Tim Sena and Andy Romero.

Ramon is also survived by his seven siblings Flavio Garcia (Helen), Cedelia Martinez (Gerard) of Albuquerque. Cecilia Roybal (David), Manuel Carrillo (Elda) of Washington, Darlene Portillo (Jesus) and Susan Virgen (Raul) of Aurora, Illinois and Brian Salazar of Cerro, NM. Rosary will be held January 10th at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church located at 505 Alicia Street in Santa Fe. Funeral mass will be celebrated January 11th at 9 a.m. at St. Anne’s Church.

EMMETT JEAN HENRY Emmett J. "Buck" Henry passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Saturday December 28. Born on September 10, 1929 in Cleveland, OH, Buck enlisted in the US Navy after high school, and then attended Penn State University. He had a long and successful career in the reinsurance business, and worked for several firms including Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Guy Carpenter and Company, The John F. Sullivan Company, and Wilcox, Inc. Always a traveler, he retired in Sedona, AZ and then later relocated to northern California. He and his wife moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, several years ago and he loved the surroundings and people immensely, as well as his volunteer work at the local horse rescue shelter. He is survived by his wife Anita, sister, Carol Daniels wife of John, and his children Timothy, husband of Linda, Lydia, partner of Lois Dostalik, and Darah, fiancé of Bob Hallock; four grandchildren Lindsay, Sarah, Amber and Alex; and two great-grandchildren Ava and Cameron. Internment will take place later this year at the cemetery of his childhood home of Sheffield, PA. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to: The Horse Shelter, 1012 Marquez Place, Suite 201B, Santa Fe, NM 87505.

Maria Elvira "Vera" Lujan 90 was called to the lord on January 2 surrounded by her loving family.

Vera was born in Pojoaque, NM on February 13, 1923, Vera was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Vera lived a long happy life, she loved tending to her garden and being with her family and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren whom she loved unconditionally.

Vera was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Beatrice Jiron. Mother and Father-In-Law Nestora and Celedon Lujan. Brothers Pete and Benino Jiron, Sister Mary E. Maestas, Sister-In-Law Bennie Jiron, Brother-In-Laws Ramos, Gustavo, Nestor and Ben Lujan and Gilbert Gallegos, Daughter-InLaw Mary L. Lujan and Great Grandson Anthony Lujan-Ortega. Vera is survived by her loving husband of 72 years Feliciano "Felix" Lujan, Sons Jerry, Michael (Henrietta) and Marshall Lujan. Sisters Celia Lujan, Rosina Gallegos and Lorraine (Josh) Abraham.

Brothers Juan (Arabella) and Arturo (Mary Louise) Jiron. BrotherIn-Law Ernesto (Carrie) Lujan, Sister-In-Laws Matilda Gilluan and Carmen Lujan. Grandchildren Kimberly (Manuel) Garcia, Leslie Lujan, Stacie Lujan, Michael Brian (Felicia) Lujan and Melanie Lujan. Great Grandchildren Kyra and Alex Lujan, JJ and Rico Duran, Brandee Cordova, Daryn Lujan and Angelina Ortega.

Vera is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A viewing will take place on Thursday January 9th at McGee’s Mortuary starting at 6 PM with a rosary to follow at 7 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday January 10th at 10 AM at the Cathedral Basilica with interment to follow at the National Cemetery at 1:30 PM. Pallbearers will be Michael Brian Lujan, JJ Duran, Rico Duran, Anthony Ortega, Paul Gallegos and Danny Lujan. Vera will be forever in our hearts and she will be forever missed.

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

EARL WILLIAM BYRD, JR

EARL WILLIAM BYRD, JR., also known as Bill, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 3, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Kelly Lynn Ledyard Byrd; his daughter, Adrienne Nicole Byrd; two step children, Kyle Harding and Krista Harding.

Bill is also survived by his two siblings, Deborah Byrd and Donald Byrd, and nephews Geoffry Karol and Roger Byrd.

A Memorial Service will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers or gifts, his family requests memorial contributions be directed to their favorite charitable organizations, Santa Fe Botanical Gardens, Attention Francesca, PO Box 23343, Santa Fe, NM 87502, or to Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families, Attention Theresa Campos, PO Box 5701, Santa Fe, NM 87502

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GARRY ONSTOTT Passed away suddenly on Monday, January 6, 2014.

He is preceded in death by his father, James "Wayne" Onstott, grandparents, Barto and Nete Onstott, nephew, Greg Onstott.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy, sons, Jarred, Daniel (Lisa), Jason (Amy), second sons, Lorenzo and Marcos, grandchildren: Jeremiah, Aidan, Vanashlee, Valicity, mother, Orene, brother, Doyle (Cindi) Onstott, nieces: Jolene and LaTeressa, mother in law, Doris "Mom" Larranaga(Richard), Yolanda (Julian); Billy (Shirley), John, Nick, Loretta, and many nieces and nephews.

A Rosary will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 12 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. A Mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 1 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

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Senate should avoid delay, vote on Skandera

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Colorado’s pot law a bold step C

olorado took an extraordinary step when, on Jan. 1, it implemented a law that legalizes the sale of marijuana for recreational use.

The state of Washington isn’t far behind Colorado, and it’s likely that if their experiments play out reasonably well, other states will legalize pot.

In fact, The Washington Post reports that proponents for legalization have collected enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this year in Alaska. Supporters have hopes for Oregon next year and six more states by 2016.

At least 18 pot shops opened for business in Denver on Jan. 1, selling up to 1 ounce of marijuana to Colorado residents over 21. Out-of-state customers are limited to a quarter of an ounce.

Dozens of additional stores are expected to open in the coming months, and officials are anticipating that marijuana sales could add up to $200 million to Colorado’s economy, as well as produce close to $70 million in tax revenue.

The trend is probably inevitable, but I’ll admit to misgivings. Consider the role and uses of “stupefaction” in our culture. The term is quaint, but I use it in connection with the Russian writer Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of very big books like War and Peace and Anna Karenina. After a dissolute youth and a long, productive life, Tolstoy adopted a radical version of Christianity and a rigid asceticism that resulted in 1890

in a short essay that asks a poignant question, “Why Do Men Stupefy Themselves?”

Tolstoy laments the excessive use of drugs in late 19-century Russia, substances like vodka, wine, beer, hashish, opium, morphine and even tobacco.

Tolstoy’s definition of a stupefacient was anything that dulled the mind enough to make it lose sight of its conscience.

It doesn’t take much: Tolstoy implies that the fictional murderer of Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov, was pushed over the edge by as little as a glass of beer and a cigarette. He speculates the work of philosopher Immanuel Kant wouldn’t have been written in such a “bad style” if Kant hadn’t smoked so many cigarettes.

It’s interesting to consider what Tolstoy would have thought of our culture’s insatiable attraction to stupefaction, which we achieve in all sorts of ways — alcohol and illegal drugs, of course, but also plenty of legal drugs, food, TV, consumerism and enormous amounts of electronic entertainment, diversion and distraction, more than enough to keep our consciences at bay, as well as the realities of the bad things that happen in the world.

Tolstoy might have thought that a few cigarettes and a glass of beer are preferable to the stupefaction of the modern potbellied, middle-age American man who watches three football games on Saturday, two on Sunday, one on Monday, one on Thursday, and maybe Friday, as well.

Tolstoy’s answer is total abstinence, a bar that is probably too high in a land where stupefaction has become a synonym for pleasure. Besides, stupefaction in moderation is fun — it feels good! — and few of us would want to return to the pleasure-denying Puritanism prominent at the beginnings of our country.

Unfortunately, humans — and, maybe, especially Americans — don’t have much genius for moderation, and nearly all stupefacients — from cocaine to videogames — are somewhat addictive.

Certainly, Colorado and Washington deserve credit for doing away with some of the irony and hypocrisy in our attitude toward marijuana, which accepts and even admires its admitted use by celebrities (Bill Maher, Willie Nelson, Cheech and Chong) and presidents (Bill Clinton, Barack Obama), while running up the world’s highest incarceration rate by the disproportionate prosecution of minorities.

But the challenge for citizens in both states will be avoiding self-indulgence and achieving a level of moderation that enhances, rather than diminishes, their lives. Unfortunately, we’ve never been very good at balancing abstinence against obsessive stupefaction. But, please, Colorado, do your best.

John M. Crisp teaches in the English Department at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Expanding gun control in N.M. can’t wait

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nless Gov. Susana Martinez allows state Rep. Miguel P. Garcia’s House Bill 44 to be heard, we will go another year before we have the opportunity to make New Mexico a safer place to live.

The bill concerns expanding gun purchase background checks for private sales at gun shows.

The governor’s contact info is 505-476-2200; ask for constituent services, or email her at susana.martinez2@state. nm.us. You can sign the petition for moving this action forward at the New Mexicans for Gun Safety Facebook page.

Paul T. Schmitt

because of it until he ultimately prevailed and significant attorney fees were awarded based on the FBI’s massive legal resistance.

Silva was lead counsel for a small team of lawyers on this case.

He was from Albuquerque, graduated from Rio Grande High and The University of New Mexico School of Law and began his career at Albuquerque Legal Aid Society.

Silva died a few years ago in El Paso.

Bringing Hispanic agents into the FBI with due promotions would not have happened without Silva’s legal team and agent Pérez fighting together.

Santa Fe

Helen Laura López

Santa Fe

A joint effort The story of Bernardo “Mat” Pérez’s lawsuit against the FBI is important, but you missed the key player: The lawyer who made it happen (“Agent for change,” Jan. 5).

Antonio Silva believed in his client and litigated the case for years, going broke

Can’t compare To equate Israel with apartheid displays a profound ignorance of the horror that was South Africa.

The difference between Israel and apartheid in South Africa can be high-

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lighted at a very human level: Jewish and Arab babies are born in the same delivery room with the same facilities, attended to by the same doctors and nurses and the mothers recover in adjoining beds in the same ward. Some apartheid indeed.

The state of Israel has nothing in common with apartheid.

Israeli Arabs form political parties, compete in free and fair elections, and are represented in the Legislature, executive and judiciary, all the way to the Supreme Court.

They can be found in every Israeli university as professors and students and in every Israeli hospital as physicians and patients. Arabic is an official language in Israel.

The use of the term apartheid in connection with Israel recently has become widespread in anti-Israel circles. This term, and its negative connotations, serves these circles in their attempts to delegitimize Israel.

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tate Sen. John Arthur Smith is a savvy legislator who knows how controversies can suck the air from a legislative session. He’s watched it happen.

That’s why the Deming Democrat is proposing a delay in an important confirmation vote. Rather than spend precious time during a 30-day budget session considering the future of education secretary-in-waiting Hanna Skandera, Smith thinks the Legislature should punt on voting for her confirmation.

After all, Skandera was nominated in 2011, at the beginning of Gov. Susana Martinez’s first term. She has been serving since (her official title is secretary-designate of the Department of Public Education).

Skandera is the point person for Martinez’s oftencontroversial education reforms — changes critics say are focusing too much on standardized testing, with “reforms” that are good for corporations selling tests and curriculum and not that great for children.

There are battles every year over how best to pay, evaluate and reward teachers and whether third-graders should be held back if they are not reading well enough. This session will be no different.

We feel for Sen. Smith, who is right to point out that a politically charged vote during an election year will be packed with posturing. Sen. Linda Lopez, chairwoman of the Rules Committee, is responsible for failing to schedule a vote for Skandera in either of the two 60-day sessions.

Lopez also is an announced candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor. The prospects for a swift vote without fireworks seem dim.

However, Lopez does not have to start from scratch on this vote.

Last February, legislators heard 10 hours of testimony, with some 160 people testifying during Skandera’s confirmation hearing (which, because of the delays, became less a hearing on her qualifications than either an endorsement or repudiation of her work on the job.) That’s unfortunate, but that’s the reality.

As correct as Sen. Smith is — a confirmation vote during a short legislative session does waste precious time — the Senate should vote on this nomination. Heck, use one of the early Saturdays, show up to work bright and early, lay out the issues and vote. A vote can be taken in time for legislators to head home by noon.

Gov. Martinez, as the administrator, has the constitutional authority to select Cabinet nominees; the Senate must confirm.

By delaying this vote for three years, the Senate failed to do its job. It should act — without a lot of fuss — and vote, either up or down, on whether Skandera can drop the “designate” from her title.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 9, 1964: The current issue of New Mexico Lawmen features a story about the Compadres of St. Michael’s College in which the group is praised for its valuable work in the prevention of juvenile delinquency. Headed by Jerry Monks, a history professor at the college, Los Compadres is a group of students who work with young boys from broken homes. Los Compadres become a part of the family unit and often supply the lacking ingredient to the potential or active delinquent.

Jan. 9, 1989: New Year’s Day marked one more step in the state’s efforts to make it more difficult and painful for those who imbibe and drive in New Mexico. Before the new rules, there was a loophole that benefited repeat offenders. First offenders could keep the conviction off their records by attending an “alcoholrelated offense” school. By doing so, they are a “first offender” every time they come to court. The state can document individuals who have even nine DWI arrests, but always as first offenders.

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Wrestlers have big ambitions on divergent paths NMHU athletes look to MMA, engineering futures

By Edmundo Carrillo The New Mexican

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — For two home-grown wrestlers at New Mexico Highlands University, two completely different paths await them when their collegiate days are over.

One wants to continue to beat guys to a pulp, the other wants to trade in his

singlet for a shirt and tie.

Jesse Martinez, a 2012 St. Michael’s graduate and four-time Class A-AAA champion, wants to be a mixed martial artist after he wrestles his last match for the Cowboys.

“That’s the only reason I do wrestling,” Martinez said. “After college wrestling, I do want to pursue that as a career.”

Martinez is actually no newcomer to MMA. He won his second amateur fight in September and has been practicing Brazilian jiujitsu for as long as he has

been wrestling. He is just as accomplished in that sport as he is in wrestling, if not more so.

He won the Long Beach International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Open six times in his weight class from 2009-2012.

He competed in the gi and no-gi divisions, so he was able to compete twice a year.

Even though he is decorated in both wrestling and jiujitsu, Martinez believes wrestling is what is going to make him a

Jesse Martinez of New Mexico Highlands University wrestles Andrew Cosper of Wayland Baptist University (Texas) on Wednesday at Albuquerque La Cueva.

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Alexa’s strong start St. Michael’s grad scores 11 in Lobos women’s win over Wyoming

By Steve Reed

The Associated Press

By James Barron The New Mexican

ALBUQUERQUE — Patrice Chavez has been nervous before — plenty of times.

It always seemed to hit her when she walked into The Pit to watch her daughter, Alexa Chavez, play. It didn’t matter if Alexa wore the blue-andwhite of St. Michael’s High School for the Class AAA State girls basketball tournament or the grey-and-red home uniforms of The University of New Mexico.

But Wednesday night was different. This time, Patrice watched her daughter, a walk-on sophomore with the Lobos, step onto Bob King Court as a starter for a Division-I program for the first time. Yet, as frazzled as her nerves were, Alexa’s were as cold as ice. The 2012 St. Michael’s graduate played like it was her 13th start, not her first, as she had 11 points and four rebounds and helped the Lobos to a crucial 75-65 Mountain West Conference win over Wyoming in The Pit. In her first start, Alexa Chavez set a career high in points and minutes played (27), but even she knew this was a big moment in her collegiate career.

“It was definitely different,” Chavez said of the experience. “The support that we have from the fans made it easier for me. No matter what position I came down to at The Pit, I had to work — the same as I did every other time, if not harder, tonight.”

Hard work is not just its own reward. Hitting a couple of shots can

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The University of New Mexico’s Alexa Chavez, right, makes an aggressive move while being defended

by Wyoming’s Whitney Gordon during the first half of Wednesday’s game at The Pit in Albuquerque.

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Lobos men outlast Wyoming in overtime and Cleveland Thomas hit Wyoming 69 the go-ahead LARAMIE, Wyo. — New Mexico 3-pointer in the led nearly the entire second half extra period and sank four free but wound up in overtime on the throws in the closing moments, road against Wyoming. The Lobos allowing New Mexico to escape with maintained their composure, though, a 72-69 win on Wednesday.

By Rob Black

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Plenty of parallels between Newton, Kaepernick

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Alex Kirk blocked a layup by Riley Grabau with 15 seconds left in the extra period with the Lobos hanging on to a 70-69 lead. Thomas grabbed the rebound, was fouled and sank two free throws with 14.2 seconds to go. Grabau missed a 3-pointer from the right wing at the final buzzer,

allowing New Mexico to claim its fourth straight victory.

Cameron Bairstow scored 15 points for New Mexico (11-3, 2-0 Mountain West), while Thomas and Kirk finished with 12 each. Kendall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton doesn’t like being compared to Colin Kaepernick.

“Two different players,” Newton said.

Yet the Panthers’ third-year quarterback certainly understands the parallels with his 49ers counterpart.

They both entered the NFL in 2011. They’re both big, strong-armed guys who can shred a secondary with their arms and terrorize a front seven with their Cam Newton feet.

“Being a big guy, being fast and being agile and having the art of throwing like only God has blessed a few people with — and Kaepernick has it [too],” Newton said.

Newton and Kaepernick go headto-head Sunday with a trip to the NFC championship game on the line.

It’s their second meeting this season.

Carolina beat San Francisco 10-9 in a defensive struggle Nov. 10 at Candlestick Park, a game in which neither quarterback played particularly well.

Both are out to change that in the divisional playoffs.

“We didn’t execute the way we should have and I didn’t play well,” Kaepernick said the first game, where he was limited to 91 yards passing and 16 yards rushing and sacked six times.

Newton and Kaepernick shared a room at the scouting combine in Indianapolis leading up the 2011 NFL draft.

Both were kept busy by the onslaught of interview requests from teams and barely had a chance to interact. A few months later, Newton was drafted first overall by the Panthers, while Kaepernick fell to the 49ers in the second round and was selected 36th overall.

Kaepernick was the first to get his team to the Super Bowl, leading the 49ers there last year in his first season as a starter before ultimately losing to the Baltimore Ravens.

Newton started right away in Carolina, but was just 13-19 in his first two seasons.

However, after a 1-3 start the Panthers have turned things around winning 11 of their last 12 games to capture the NFC

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BASEBALL

No taint: Maddux, Glavine, Thomas reach the Hall of Fame

By Ronald Blum

From left, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — A new generation of starting pitchers and a self-proclaimed Mr. Clean of the Steroids Era will be ushered into baseball’s Hall of Fame this summer. For tainted players, however, the doors to Cooperstown remain bolted.

Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas were elected on their first ballot appearances Wednesday, when Craig Biggio fell just two votes short.

Maddux and Glavine will join their former Atlanta Braves manager, Bobby Cox, at the July 27 induction along with Joe Torre and Tony La Russa, also elected last month by the

expansion-era committee.

But Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and other stars whose accomplishments were muddied by accusations of steroids use lost even more ground,

dropping below 40 percent in an election where 75 percent is needed.

And on his first day as a member of baseball’s elite, Thomas said the living members among the 306 Hall of Famers don’t want those with sullied reputations.

“Over the last year, doing a couple of charity events with Hall of Famers that are in, they’ve got a strong stance against anyone who’s taken steroids. They do not want them in. They don’t care when they

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started or when they did it, they do not want them in,” he said.

“I’ve got to take the right stance, too. No, they shouldn’t get in.

There shouldn’t be cheating allowed to get into the Hall of Fame.”

Making their second appearances on the ballot, Clemens dropped from 37.6 percent to 35.4 in voting by senior members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Bonds from 36.2 to 34.7 and Sosa from 12.5 to 7.2.

Bonds, baseball’s career home

run leader, is the only seventime MVP in major league history. Clemens is the lone seventime Cy Young Award winner.

Mark McGwire, appearing for the eighth time, fell from 16.9 to 11 percent — down from a peak of 25.6 in 2008.

Rafael Palmeiro will be dropped from future ballots after falling to 25 votes and 4.4 percent — below the 5 percent threshold necessary to remain eligible. One voter submitted a blank ballot.

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FOOTBALL FOOTBALL NFL PLAYOFFS Divisional Playoffs

Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Seattle, 2:35 p.m. (FOX) Indianpolis at New England, 6:15 p.m.

(CBS) Sunday’s Games San Francisco at Carolina, 11:05 a.m.

(FOX) San Diego at Denver, 2:40 p.m. (CBS)

Wild-card Playoffs

Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19: AFC, 1 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 26 - At Honolulu TBD, 5:30 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2 - At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

NCAA FBS Bowls

Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic East vs. West, 2 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl American vs. National, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 25 Senior Bowl South vs. North, 2 p.m. (NFLN) Previous Results New Mexico Bowl Colorado State 48, Washington St. 45 Las Vegas Bowl Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 Hawaii Bowl Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 Poinsettia Bowl Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 Military Bowl Marshall 31, Maryland 20 Texas Bowl Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 Fight Hunger Bowl Washington 31, BYU 16 Pinstripe Bowl Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 Belk Bowl North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 Russell Athletic Bowl Louisville 36, Miami 9 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 Armed Forces Bowl Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6 Music City Bowl Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17 Alamo Bowl: Oregon 30, Texas 7 Holiday Bowl Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Arizona 42, Boston College 19 Sun Bowl: UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12 Liberty Bowl: Mississippi St. 44, Rice 7 Chick-fil-A Bowl Texas A&M 52, Duke 48 Heart of Dallas Bowl North Texas 36, UNLV 14 Gator Bowl: Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Capital One Bowl South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24 Outback Bowl: LSU 21, Iowa 14 Rose Bowl Michigan State 24, Stanford 20 Fiesta Bowl: UCF 52, Baylor 42 Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 Cotton Bowl Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31 Orange Bowl Clemson 40, Ohio State 35 BBVA Compass Bowl Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24 GoDaddy.com Bowl Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20 BCS National Championship Florida State 34, Auburn 31

HOCKEY HOCKEY NHL Eastern Conference

Atlantic GP Boston 43 Tampa Bay 43 Montreal 45 Detroit 43 Toronto 44 Ottawa 45 Florida 43 Buffalo 42 Metro GP Pittsburgh 45 Philadelphia 44 N.Y. Rangers 45 Washington 42 Carolina 43 New Jersey 44 Columbus 43 N.Y. Islanders 45

W 28 26 25 19 21 19 16 12 W 32 23 22 20 18 17 19 16

L OL Pts GF GA 13 2 58 126 94 13 4 56 123 102 15 5 55 115 106 14 10 48 114 121 18 5 47 122 132 18 8 46 129 145 21 6 38 102 136 26 4 28 74 118 L OL Pts GF GA 12 1 65 147 107 17 4 50 117 119 20 3 47 111 121 16 6 46 128 128 16 9 45 105 124 18 9 43 103 113 20 4 42 117 126 22 7 39 124 149

Western Conference

Central GP W L OL Pts GF GA Chicago 46 29 8 9 67 169 127 St. Louis 42 30 7 5 65 155 97 Colorado 43 27 12 4 58 127 111 Minnesota 45 23 17 5 51 108 114 Dallas 42 20 15 7 47 123 131 Nashville 44 19 19 6 44 105 131 Winnipeg 46 19 22 5 43 125 139 Pacific GP W L OL Pts GF GA Anaheim 45 32 8 5 69 151 113 San Jose 44 27 11 6 60 144 114 Los Angeles 44 26 13 5 57 114 91 Vancouver 45 23 13 9 55 121 113 Phoenix 42 21 12 9 51 129 127 Calgary 43 15 22 6 36 100 137 Edmonton 46 14 27 5 33 119 161 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Montreal 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Chicago 2 Colorado 4, Ottawa 3, OT Thursday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Dallas at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Boston at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

NHL SUMMARIES Wednesday Flyers 3, Canadiens 1

Montreal 0 1 0—1 Philadelphia 2 1 0—3 First Period—1, Philadelphia, Couturier 8 (Lecavalier, Meszaros), 6:27.

2, Philadelphia, Rinaldo 1 (L.Schenn, Meszaros), 14:39.

Second Period—3, Philadelphia, Raffl 3 (Meszaros, B.Schenn), 8:24.

4, Montreal, Plekanec 14 (Gionta), 17:37 (sh).

Third Period—None.

Shots on Goal—Montreal 9-6-5—20.

Philadelphia 9-12-6—27.

Power-play opportunities—Montreal 0 of 4; Philadelphia 0 of 4.

Goalies—Montreal, Budaj 5-4-1 (27 shots-24 saves). Philadelphia, Mason 18-10-4 (20-19).

A—19,949. T—2:22.

Rangers 3, Blackhawks 2

N.Y. Rangers 2 0 1—3 Chicago 0 2 0—2 First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Richards 11 (Callahan, Stralman), 5:06. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Zuccarello 11 (Del Zotto, Lundqvist), 9:29 (pp).

Second Period—3, Chicago, Toews 16 (Sharp, Keith), 6:17 (pp). 4, Chicago, Bollig 4 (Kruger), 8:05.

Third Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, Hagelin 11 (Staal, Richards), 14:03.

Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 9-1211—32. Chicago 15-11-11—37.

Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rangers 1 of 2; Chicago 1 of 3.

Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 13-16-3 (37 shots-35 saves). Chicago, Crawford 17-7-5 (32-29).

A—21,493. T—2:22.

Avalanche 4, Senators 3 (OT)

Ottawa 1 2 0 0—3 Colorado 2 0 1 1—4 First Period—1, Colorado, McGinn 10 (Johnson, Holden), 2:19 (pp). 2, Colorado, Hejda 5 (Landeskog, Stastny), 4:54. 3, Ottawa, MacArthur 15 (Ryan), 15:02.

Second Period—4, Ottawa, Spezza 12 (MacArthur, E.Karlsson), 12:53 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Turris 11 (Stone, E.Karlsson), 14:18.

Third Period—6, Colorado, Stastny 13 (Landeskog, Barrie), 17:40.

Overtime—7, Colorado, Barrie 3 (Stastny, Landeskog), :33.

Shots on Goal—Ottawa 11-12-9-0—32.

Colorado 7-11-11-2—31.

Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 1 of 3; Colorado 1 of 1.

Goalies—Ottawa, Anderson 14-9-5 (31 shots-27 saves). Colorado, Varlamov 20-8-4 (32-29). A—12,487. T—2:19.

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL NBA Eastern Conference

Atlantic Toronto Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia Southeast Miami Atlanta Washington Charlotte Orlando Central Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee

W 17 14 13 12 12 W 27 19 16 15 10 W 28 15 14 12 7

L 17 21 23 22 23 L 8 17 17 21 25 L 7 18 22 23 27

Pct .500 .400 .361 .353 .343 Pct .771 .528 .485 .417 .286 Pct .800 .455 .389 .343 .206

GB — 3½ 5 5 5½ GB — 8½ 10 12½ 17 GB — 12 14½ 16 20½

Western Conference

Southwest W L Pct GB San Antonio 28 8 .778 — Houston 23 13 .639 5 Dallas 20 16 .556 8 New Orleans 15 19 .441 12 Memphis 15 19 .441 12 Northwest W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 27 8 .771 — Portland 27 9 .750 ½ Denver 17 17 .500 9½ Minnesota 17 18 .486 10 Utah 12 25 .324 16 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 25 13 .658 — Golden State 24 14 .632 1 Phoenix 21 13 .618 2 L.A. Lakers 14 22 .389 10 Sacramento 11 22 .333 11½ Wednesday’s Games San Antonio 112, Dallas 90 Toronto 112, Detroit 91 Brooklyn 102, Golden State 98 Atlanta 97, Indiana 87 Houston 113, L.A. Lakers 99 Washington 102, New Orleans 96 Phoenix 104, Minnesota 103 Portland 110, Orlando 94 L.A. Clippers 111, Boston 105 Thursday’s Games Miami at New York, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

NBA BOXSCORES Wednesday Spurs 112, Mavericks 90

Dallas 16 22 24 28—90 San Antonio 25 20 37 30—112 DALLAS (90) Ellington 2-4 0-0 5, Nowitzki 3-14 2-2 8, Blair 3-7 0-0 6, Calderon 2-11 0-0 5, Ellis 10-18 1-2 21, Wright 4-6 1-2 9, Carter 6-14 0-0 14, Dalembert 1-1 1-2 3, Crowder 2-5 0-0 5, Larkin 3-7 0-0 7, Mekel 1-4 0-0 2, James 0-0 0-0 0, Ledo 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 39-93 5-8 90.

SAN ANTONIO (112) Leonard 5-9 1-1 12, Duncan 5-8 6-6 16, Diaw 2-5 2-2 6, Parker 10-15 5-6 25, Green 2-4 2-2 7, Bonner 1-6 0-0 3, Belinelli 6-9 3-5 17, Ayres 2-2 0-0 4, Mills 4-10 0-0 11, Baynes 1-3 0-0 2, Joseph 2-5 4-4 9. Totals 40-76 23-26 112.

A—18,581.

TOP 25 BASKETBALL

No. 14 Kentucky beats Mississippi The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — James Young scored 26 points, and Kentucky rallied from a halftime deficit 14 Kentucky 85 to beat Mississippi Miss. St. 63 State.

NO. 4 WISCONSIN 95, NO. 23 ILLINOIS, 70 In Madison, Wis., Ben Brust scored 18 points, Sam Dekker added 17, and No. 4 Wisconsin used a 20-0 run in the first half to beat No. 23 Illinois.

11 points, and Wichita State routed Illinois State.

NO. 8 VILLANOVA 83, SETON HALL 67 In Newark, N.J., Darrun Hilliard scored 19 points, and Villanova hit a dozen 3-pointers in a victory over undermanned Seton Hall.

NO. 10 FLORIDA 74, SOUTH CAROLINA 58 In Gainesville, Fla., Scottie Wilbekin scored 17 points before leaving with a sprained right ankle, and Florida opened Southeastern Conference play with a victory over South Carolina.

NO. 6 WICHITA ST. 66, ILLINOIS ST. 47 NO. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE 87, TEXAS 74 In Wichita, Kan., Cleanthony In Stillwater, Okla., Markel Early and Ron Baker each scored

Brown scored 27 points, and Marcus Smart had 24, helping Oklahoma State beat Texas.

NO. 15 COLORADO 71, WASHINGTON STATE 70 (OT) In Spokane, Wash., Josh Scott scored eight of his 19 points in overtime in Colorado’s victory over Washington State.

NO. 18 KANSAS 90, OKLAHOMA 83 In Norman, Okla., Wayne Selden Jr. had a career-high 24 points, and Perry Ellis added 22 points to help Kansas start Big 12 Conference play with a victory over Oklahoma.

Kansas (10-4) won its conference opener for the 23rd straight year.

Men: Exhausting finish for both seal the deal in regulation. “You can’t really get depressed in Williams had 10. Kirk had eight those moments. But it was like, rebounds. come on, we should have finGrabau scored a career-high ished these guys off 15 minutes 24 points for Wyoming (9-6, ago, but we didn’t. So we came 0-2), while Nathan Sobey added out and we just knew we had to a season-high 16 points and Josh put the pressure on them right Adams had 12. away.”

The Lobos held several Thomas’ 3-pointer from the eight-point leads in regulation, left corner put New Mexico up but the Cowboys continued to 67-64 with 3:30 left in overtime. fight back. Williams hit a free Sobey and Adams each missed throw with 22.3 seconds left in a pair of free throws before the regulation to give New Mexico Lobos’ Cullen Neal sank a free a 64-62 lead but missed his throw and then blew a kiss to second. Grabau sank two free the Wyoming student section, throws to tie it with 7.6 seconds resulting in a technical foul. left, and Williams tossed up an Grabau made two free throws air ball on a 3-point try at the and then Neal missed his secbuzzer, setting up the overtime. ond free throw, setting up a wild finish.

“It was kinda like, all right, let’s do it,” Kirk said of the Sobey lost the ball on the team’s attitude after failing to next possession and Thomas

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hit two more free throws to make it 70-66 with 1:07 left in OT. Grabau nailed a 3, and Bairstow then missed two foul shots. With Wyoming down by one, Grabau penetrated the left side of the lane but had his shot rejected by Kirk.

Thomas was happy to come through in the clutch, saying he wanted to make up for a lapse on defense.

“It’s hard to win up here,” he said. “The air’s a little thinner and, like, the lights are dim in the gym. A lot of teams will lose here.”

“We just hung in there,” Lobos coach Craig Neal said.

“We didn’t make bad mistakes or try to do too much. I thought we played solid basketball in overtime.”

Raptors 112, Pistons 91

Detroit 25 29 20 17—91 Toronto 26 24 34 28—112 DETROIT (91) Smith 5-12 3-9 13, Monroe 5-12 1-2 11, Drummond 2-6 2-6 6, Jennings 6-19 7-9 22, Caldwell-Pope 6-8 0-0 13, Singler 2-3 0-0 4, Stuckey 4-13 6-8 14, Bynum 2-7 0-0 4, Villanueva 1-4 0-1 2, Jerebko 0-0 0-0 0, Harrellson 0-0 0-0 0, Datome 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-86 19-35 91.

TORONTO (112) Ross 6-13 0-0 17, Johnson 4-13 2-2 10, Valanciunas 7-9 2-2 16, Lowry 4-9 9-9 21, DeRozan 3-15 13-16 19, Patterson 3-5 2-2 8, Salmons 2-8 2-2 7, Hayes 2-4 1-1 5, Vasquez 3-8 0-0 7, Stone 0-0 0-0 0, Fields 1-1 0-0 2, Novak 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 35-86 31-34 112.

A—16,194.

Nets 102, Warriors 98

Golden State 32 20 24 22—98 Brooklyn 22 37 16 27—102 GOLDEN STATE (98) Iguodala 1-5 0-0 3, Lee 9-14 2-5 20, Bogut 5-7 0-0 10, Curry 11-25 10-10 34, Thompson 5-15 0-0 14, Barnes 2-3 0-0 6, Speights 2-5 2-2 6, Green 1-3 2-4 4, Bazemore 0-1 1-2 1, Douglas 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 36-78 17-23 98.

BROOKLYN (102) Johnson 8-17 9-11 27, Pierce 2-7 7-8 11, Garnett 5-7 3-3 13, Livingston 6-11 1-2 13, Anderson 1-5 0-0 2, Blatche 6-13 5-6 17, Kirilenko 3-7 2-3 8, Teletovic 2-5 2-2 8, Terry 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 34-77 29-35 102.

A—17,732.

Hawks 97, Pacers 87

Indiana 12 20 34 21—87 Atlanta 25 24 30 18—97 INDIANA (87) Granger 4-10 5-5 14, West 4-11 0-0 8, Hibbert 1-8 0-0 2, G.Hill 4-12 0-0 10, George 11-25 3-4 28, Butler 3-4 0-0 8, Scola 2-6 0-0 4, Watson 4-7 0-0 9, Mahinmi 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 35-87 8-9 87.

ATLANTA (97) Carroll 5-8 0-0 11, Millsap 1-10 2-2 4, Antic 6-10 1-2 16, Teague 5-14 5-6 15, Korver 6-8 2-2 17, Brand 3-5 2-2 8, Williams 2-6 1-2 6, Scott 5-9 4-4 15, Mack 1-5 2-2 5. Totals 34-75 19-22 97.

A—15,169.

Wizards 102 Pelicans 96

Washington 28 33 26 15 —102 New Orleans 28 16 22 30 —96 WASHINGTON (102) Ariza 9-17 1-1 21, Booker 1-2 0-0 2, Gortat 3-10 5-6 11, Wall 6-14 5-8 20, Beal 6-13 2-4 17, Webster 2-6 0-0 6, Nene 4-6 3-5 11, Vesely 6-8 0-2 12, Temple 1-3 0-0 2, Porter Jr. 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 38-80 16-26 102.

NEW ORLEANS (96) Aminu 2-5 0-0 4, Davis 8-13 4-6 21, Ajinca 3-5 0-0 6, Holiday 3-11 2-2 8, Gordon 9-18 4-5 23, Smith 1-5 5-6 7, Evans 0-5 3-4 3, Stiemsma 5-5 0-0 10, Roberts 3-7 3-3 11, Morrow 0-0 0-0 0, Rivers 1-4 1-1 3. Totals 35-78 22-27 96.

A—17,557.

Rockets 113, Lakers 99

L.A. Lakers 28 29 15 27—99 Houston 24 28 33 28—113 L.A. LAKERS (99) Johnson 4-13 0-0 10, Gasol 8-13 5-6 21, Sacre 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 2-13 0-0 5, Meeks 5-13 9-10 21, Young 10-20 3-3 25, Hill 5-8 0-2 10, Kelly 0-3 2-2 2, Kaman 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 36-88 20-25 99.

HOUSTON (113) Brewer 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 7-14 1-2 15, Howard 5-14 10-24 20, Lin 4-12 4-7 13, Harden 14-23 8-11 38, Casspi 3-5 3-4 9, Brooks 3-6 0-0 9, Motiejunas 2-7 2-2 6, Garcia 1-3 0-0 3, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 39-86 28-50 113.

A—18,229.

Suns 104, Timberwolves 103

Phoenix 27 26 19 32—104 Minnesota 23 24 30 26—103 PHOENIX (104) Tucker 1-5 2-2 4, Frye 8-17 1-1 22, Plumlee 4-8 3-4 11, Dragic 9-20 6-8 26, Green 5-12 2-2 14, Barbosa 1-6 1-2 3, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Len 1-3 0-0 2, Marc.

Morris 4-6 0-0 10, Mark.Morris 3-10 2-4 8. Totals 38-92 17-23 104.

MINNESOTA (103) Brewer 6-10 2-4 15, Love 4-20 6-6 15, Pekovic 6-16 5-5 17, Rubio 2-6 3-4 7, Martin 6-16 6-6 20, Shved 2-6 2-2 7, Barea 3-6 2-2 8, Budinger 2-3 1-2 6, Turiaf 2-2 1-2 5, Cunningham 1-1 1-2 3.

Totals 34-86 29-35 103.

A—12,202.

Trail Blazers 110, Magic 94

Orlando 24 27 24 19—94 Portland 24 21 26 39—110 ORLANDO (94) Afflalo 7-14 6-8 22, Harris 5-12 0-1 11, Davis 7-18 2-2 16, Nelson 6-18 2-2 17, Oladipo 3-8 7-8 14, Lamb 1-4 0-0 2, Nicholson 2-4 1-2 5, Harkless 2-4 2-2 6, Maxiell 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 1-2 1, O’Quinn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-83 21-27 94.

PORTLAND (110) Batum 6-14 0-0 14, Aldridge 16-25 4-4 36, Lopez 2-3 3-4 7, Lillard 4-12 0-0 11, Matthews 6-17 2-2 17, Williams 5-10 1-1 12, Freeland 1-3 1-2 3, McCollum 2-5 0-0 4, Leonard 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 3-3 0-0 6, Barton 0-1 0-0 0, Watson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-95 11-13 110.

A—18,949.

NCAA BASKETBALL Men’s Top 25

Wednesday’s Games No. 4 Wisconsin 95, No. 23 Illinois 70 No. 6 Wichita State 66, Illinois State 47 No. 8 Villanova 83, Seton Hall 67 No. 10 Florida 74, South Carolina 58 No. 11 Oklahoma State 87, Texas 74 No. 14 Kentucky 85, Mississippi State 63 No. 15 Colorado 71, Wash. State 70, OT No. 18 Kansas 90, Oklahoma 83 No. 19 UMass 66, Saint Joseph’s 62 Georgia 70, No. 21 Missouri 64 No. 13 San Diego St. 69, Boise St. 66 Thursday’s Games No. 1 Arizona at UCLA, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Louisville vs. No. 24 Memphis, 5 p.m.

No. 17 Oregon vs. California, 9 p.m.

No. 20 Iowa vs. Northwestern, 7 p.m.

No. 22 Gonzaga at Portland, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games No games scheduled.

Men’s Division I

Wednesday’s Games East Albany (NY) 73, UMBC 72, 2OT American U. 65, Loyola (Md.) 51 Army 79, Lehigh 76 Bucknell 96, Lafayette 86 Buffalo 67, N. Illinois 46 Columbia 68, Stony Brook 63 Delaware 86, Hofstra 79 Duquesne 87, Fordham 81 Holy Cross 73, Colgate 64 Minnesota 68, Penn St. 65 Northeastern 79, UNC Wilmington 68, OT Providence 70, Georgetown 52 St. Bonaventure 84, Richmond 70 St. Peter’s 56, Fairfield 55 UConn 61, Harvard 56 UMass 66, Saint Joseph’s 62 Vermont 67, Yale 59 Villanova 83, Seton Hall 67 Midwest Akron 72, Ball St. 68 Cleveland St. 73, Detroit 63 E. Michigan 56, Bowling Green 51 Georgia 70, Missouri 64, OT Indiana St. 77, Drake 73 Miami (Ohio) 77, Cent. Michigan 70 Milwaukee 84, Oakland 75 Missouri St. 68, Bradley 65 N. Iowa 80, Evansville 53 Ohio 59, Kent St. 53 S. Illinois 71, Loyola of Chicago 67 W. Michigan 87, Toledo 76 Wichita St. 66, Illinois St. 47 Wisconsin 95, Illinois 70 Far West Colorado 71, Washington St. 70, OT Nevada 74, UNLV 71 New Mexico 72, Wyoming 69, OT South Campbell 74, High Point 71 Charleston Southern 70, Coastal Carolina 58 Florida 74, South Carolina 58

Kentucky 85, Mississippi St. 63 Miami 63, North Carolina 57 Murray St. 77, E. Kentucky 64 Radford 72, Liberty 63 SC State 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 71 UNC Asheville 81, Gardner-Webb 77 VMI 95, Longwood 72 Virginia 74, Wake Forest 51 William & Mary 85, Drexel 73 Winthrop 71, Presbyterian 67 Southwest Kansas 90, Oklahoma 83 Oklahoma St. 87, Texas 74 Texas A&M 69, Arkansas 53

Women’s Top 25

Wednesday’s Games No. 7 Baylor 78, West Virginia 62 No. 11 Iowa State 74, Texas Tech 48 No. 15 Oklahoma State 58, Kansas St. 51 Portland 72, No. 24 San Diego 51 Thursday’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Boston College, 5 p.m.

No. 3 Duke at Syracuse, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Maryland vs. Wake Forest, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Tennessee vs. Mississippi, 5 p.m.

No. 9 Kentucky at No. 10 South Carolina, 5 p.m.

No. 12 LSU vs. Texas A&M, 5 p.m.

No. 13 North Carolina vs. No. 20 N.C. State, 4 p.m.

No. 14 Penn State at Illinois, 7 p.m.

No. 16 Nebraska at Michigan State, 5 p.m.

No. 18 Florida State at Miami, 5 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue at Northwestern, 6 p.m.

No. 25 Georgia at Missouri, 6 p.m.

Friday’s Games No. 4 Stanford at Utah, 6 p.m.

No. 17 Colorado vs. No. 19 California, 8 p.m.

No. 23 Arizona State vs. Southern Cal, 6 p.m.

Women’s Division I

Wednesday’s Games East American U. 52, Loyola (Md.) 34 Army 74, Lehigh 63 Baylor 78, West Virginia 62 Bucknell 75, Lafayette 72 Duquesne 65, Fordham 61 George Washington 84, Saint Louis 61 Holy Cross 70, Colgate 65 La Salle 63, VCU 58 Maine 68, UMBC 39 Navy 70, Boston U. 50 Saint Joseph’s 72, Rhode Island 35 St. Bonaventure 55, Richmond 43 St. John’s 67, Creighton 48 Stony Brook 61, Hartford 57 South Charlotte 80, Old Dominion 59 Cornell 70, Howard 58 Dayton 91, George Mason 64 East Carolina 61, FAU 58 Georgia Tech 89, Clemson 68 Middle Tennessee 86, North Texas 42 Penn 85, Morgan St. 51 Rice 59, FIU 41 Southern Miss. 67, Louisiana Tech 56 Texas St. 65, Louisiana-Lafayette 53 UTEP 85, UAB 76 W. Kentucky 80, Georgia St. 59 Far West Boise St. 73, San Diego St. 64 Colorado St. 101, San Jose St. 60 Fresno St. 77, Air Force 43 New Mexico 75, Wyoming 65 Portland 72, San Diego 51 UNLV 57, Nevada 49 Southwest Arkansas St. 74, Troy 65 Louisiana-Monroe 84, Texas-Arlington 67 TCU 52, Kansas 50 Texas 79, Oklahoma 74, OT Tulsa 73, UTSA 62 UALR 61, South Alabama 42 Midwest DePaul 91, Providence 71 Green Bay 66, Ill.-Chicago 50 Iowa 78, Minnesota 71 Iowa St. 74, Texas Tech 48 Oklahoma St. 58, Kansas St. 51 Villanova 70, Butler 48 W. Illinois 121, St. Francis (Ill.) 52 Wright St. 94, Oakland 85 Xavier 85, Georgetown 68

NBA

Nets stop Warriors’ streak at 10 The Associated Press

90 seconds to play, but closed the game on a 7-0 run for NEW YORK — Joe Johnson maybe their most improbable scored 27 points in the Brook- win yet. Channing Frye scored 22 points and hit five 3-pointlyn Nets’ season-high fourth ers, and Green finished with straight vicNets 102 tory, a 102-98 14 points for Phoenix, which win Wednes- was playing the second game Warriors 98 of a back-to-back. day night that snapped the Golden State SPURS 112, MAVERICKS 90 Warriors’ 10-game winning In San Antonio, Texas, Tony streak and prevented the first Parker scored 25 points, Tim 7-0 road trip in NBA history.

Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and San Antonio Kevin Garnett scored 11 of his 13 points in the final quar- never trailed in cruising past Dallas. ter and stole Stephen Curry’s Marco Belinelli had pass with the Warriors down 17 points, Kawhi Leonard three in the final half-minute. added 12 points and Patty HAWKS 97, PACERS 87 Mills scored 11 for San Antonio In Atlanta, Kyle Korver (28-8), which recaptured the scored 17 points, Pero Antic Western Conference’s best added 16, and Atlanta raced record ahead of Oklahoma City to a big lead before holding (27-8). off weary Indiana and beating Monta Ellis had 21 points the team with the NBA’s best and Vince Carter added record.

14 points. No other player The Hawks snapped a scored in double figures as the three-game losing streak and Mavericks lost their seventh extended Indiana’s misery at straight to the Spurs.

Philips Arena, where the PacROCKETS 113, LAKERS 99 ers (28-7) haven’t won since In Houston, James Harden 2006. They dropped their 12th in a row in Atlanta, the team’s tied a season high with 38 points, and Dwight Howard longest active road losing added 20 points and streak against any team.

13 rebounds to propel Houston Indiana looked very much past Los Angeles. like a squad playing its fourth Howard got his first win game in five nights and also against his former team as the had dealt with travel issues because of the arctic weather. Rockets used a big third-quarter run to take the lead and The Pacers managed just send the injury-riddled Lakers 12 points in the first quarter to their third straight loss. and 32 in the opening half — both season lows.

TRAIL BLAZERS 110, MAGIC 94 SUNS 104, TIMBERWOLVES 103 In Portland, Ore., Nicolas In Minneapolis, Goran Dragic Batum had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high had 26 points, nine assists 14 assists for his fourth career and six rebounds, and Gerald triple-double, and Portland Green’s baseline jumper with handed Orlando its fifth 3.9 seconds left to help Phoestraight loss. nix stun Minnesota.

LaMarcus Aldridge kept The Suns (21-13) trailed by Portland in it despite a slugsix points with just over

gish start and finished with 36 points and nine rebounds.

The Blazers, who came in having lost four of their last six, avoided a season-high threegame losing streak.

Arron Afflalo had 22 points for the Magic, who were without center Nikola Vucevic. He sustained a concussion in a loss to the Clippers on Monday and is day to day.

WIZARDS 102, PELICANS 96 In New Orleans, Trevor Ariza scored 21 points, John Wall added 20, and Washington beat New Orleans to win for the sixth time in its last seven road games.

Bradley Beal added 17 points, Jan Vesely 12 and Marcin Gortat and Nene 11 each for the Wizards, who recorded their second road win in as many nights.

Eric Gordon scored 23 points and Anthony Davis 21 for the Pelicans, who were coming off a four-game road trip that saw them endure a two-day delay in Indianapolis because of the winter storms that paralyzed air traffic this week.

RAPTORS 112, PISTONS 91 In Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 21 points and nine assists, Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto handed slumping Detroit its sixth consecutive loss.

DeMar DeRozan shook off a slow start to finish with 19 points and Terrence Ross had 17 for the Raptors, who went 31 for 34 from the free throw line to snap a two-game skid and win for the sixth time in eight games.

Amir Johnson had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto, which leads the Atlantic Division.

SPORTS

Start: Chavez came up big during 9-0 run Continued from Page B-1 be just as exhilarating. After missing a layup just 1:11 into the game, Chavez powered her way to the basket and scored on a layup for a 4-2 UNM lead. She came up big, though, during a key 9-0 run that turned a 21-17 deficit into a 26-21 lead.

She scored off the glass to get the spurt going, then cut to the basket and Kianna Keller hit her for the layup as she collected the foul. Her free throw completed the three-point play and gave the Lobos (6-7 overall, 1-1 MWC) a 24-21 lead with 5:32 left in the half.

The Cowgirls (10-3, 1-1) never got closer than 38-34 in the second half after that, and Chavez came up with another big play with a shot off the glass that made it 40-34 with 16:15 to go. It was the kind of performance a head coach doesn’t forget, and this one caught Yvonne Sanchez’s attention.

“It’s incredible,” Sanchez said. “And she earned that start.

She absolutely earned. To get out there, 11 points and four rebounds. One-for-one from the free-throw line. Five-for-10 [from the field], so she shoots 50 percent. That is a heck of kid, and I’ll tell you what, she’ll

Patrice Chavez, mother of Alexa Chavez, celebrates as her daughter makes a basket during Wednesday’s game at The Pit in Albuquerque. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

That is a heck of kid, and I’ll tell “ you what, she’ll be in that starting lineup for a while if she continues that.” Yvonne Sanchez, head coach be in that starting lineup for a while if she continues that.”

Patrice Chavez never had any doubts her daughter would crack the starting lineup, but the speed at which it happened did take her by surprise. It

helped that a series of seasonending injuries to frontcourt players Whitney Johnson, Ebony Walker and Lauren Newman opened that door.

Alexa Chavez was coming off the bench by the fourth game

and has steadily worked her way up the rotation.

“I knew the day would come,” Patrice Chavez said.

“I thought it would be closer to her junior or senior year. It was really unfortunate with all the injuries that happened. All those young ladies are great, and they work hard and do what they can for their team, as Alexa does.”

Even Alexa Chavez’s high school coach, Martin Romero, felt that Chavez had the ability to play at the Division-I level and her work ethic would help her get noticed.

He sees that difference in her, even though he hasn’t had a chance to catch her in a game yet this season. Of course, being the head coach at St. Michael’s gets in the way of that sometimes.

“It’s rewarding to see a former player succeed,” Romero said. “She’s stronger, in better condition and she’s finishing better. She’s developed a better feel for how to score around the rim. The ceiling on her potential is limitless.”

Perhaps Patrice Chavez should just get used to those butterflies, because her daughter hasn’t stopped turning heads yet.

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SCOREBOARD Local results and schedules ON THE AIR

Today on TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local.

GOLF 9 a.m. on TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, first round, in Durban, South Africa (same-day tape) 5 p.m. on TGC — PGA Tour, Sony Open, first round, in Honolulu MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5 p.m. on ESPN — Memphis at Louisville 5 p.m. on ESPN2 — Auburn at Mississippi 5 p.m. on FS1 — DePaul at Butler 6 p.m. on NBCSN — George Washington at La Salle 7 p.m. on ESPN — Arizona at UCLA 7 p.m. on ESPN2 — Michigan at Nebraska 7 p.m. on FS1 — Marquette at Xavier 9 p.m. on FS1 — California at Oregon NBA 6 p.m. on TNT — Miami at New York 8:30 p.m. on TNT — Oklahoma City at Denver WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. on FSN — Tulane at Marshall

PREP SCORES Cleveland 67, Atrisco Heritage 40 Del Norte 50, Highland 43, OT Desert Academy 32, Santa Fe Waldorf School 28 Logan 46, Floyd 42 Melrose 60, Elida 48 Navajo Prep 54, Navajo Pine 41 Tatum 53, Fort Sumner 30 Volcano Vista 76, Albuquerque High 23

Boys Basketball Atrisco Heritage 66, Volcano Vista 56 Dora 57, Logan 54 Fort Sumner 78, Floyd 59 Hope Christian 90, Rio Rancho 62 La Cueva 61, Manzano 60 Sandia 48, Eldorado 41 Valley 68, Cleveland 62 Girls Basketball Cibola 36, Hope Christian 34

UNM MEN’S BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Paths: Montoya doesn’t want to leave N.M. Continued from Page B-1 good mixed martial artist.

“I feel that wrestling prepares you for MMA,” he said. “It gives you a good base and teaches you how to grind. A lot of the top MMA stars were wrestlers. If you don’t have wrestling, you’re not going to make it in the MMA world.”

And while most people might think that getting into a cage and fighting another person with a diverse array of techniques might be one of the most difficult things on the planet, Martinez says MMA is a walk in the park compared to wrestling.

“For me, wresling is harder than MMA,” Martinez said. “It’s more mentally draining and it’s tougher on the body. Wrestling is on another level. It’s one of the toughest sports.”

While Martinez envisions a career in combat sports when he is done wrestling at NMHU, Española Valley graduate Mariano Montoya plans to be an electrical engineer.

Montoya, who went undefeated and

won a state title in his senior year with the Sundevils, plans to follow in his father’s footsteps and get his master’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University. After that, he plans to go full circle and return to the Sundevils.

“After I get my degree and everything, I would like to go back and coach for Española,” Montoya said. “I don’t think I’ll ever leave the state.”

As a matter of fact, not leaving the state was always Montoya’s plan.

“I didn’t try for offers, I already knew I was going to come [to NMHU],” Montoya said. “I knew that since my junior year.”

As far as staying in New Mexico is concerned, Montoya had no other choice than NMHU because it has the only wrestling program in the state.

While Montoya didn’t get any offers from other schools, Martinez had interest from a couple of Division II schools, including Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. But he, too, chose to stay in the Land of Enchantment.

“I decided to come to Highlands because

it’s in New Mexico, and I like New Mexico,” Martinez said. “I wish we did have more options in New Mexico, but it’s OK. I’m happy where I’m at.”

Being as NMHU has the only wrestling program in the state, elite wrestlers may elect to take their talents elsewhere, but NMHU head coach Doug Moses says there are reasons for top grapplers to stay in New Mexico.

“There’s some good talent in this state and the top guys can really compete,” Moses said. “It’s to their advantage to stay in the state. The cost to go to school here is one of the cheapest in the Southwest.”

Now these two Northern New Mexico products get to show off their talents once again in the Capital City Duel with EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University on Thursday at Capital High School. This duel will come right after Capital and Santa Fe High duel.

“I wrestled at Capital a lot of times, so it’s going to be nice to go back to that gym and do it one more time,” Montoya said.

It’s almost as if he never left.

Cam: Newton’s only goal is the Super Bowl Continued from Page B-1 South and secure a first-round bye.

Along the way, Newton threw a career-high 24 touchdown passes and was selected to the Pro Bowl ahead of Kaepernick.

But all of that means little to Newton.

“I feel as if I haven’t achieved anything worth mentioning yet,” Newton said.

In Newton’s eyes, there’s only one goal at the end of this season: bringing home Carolina’s first Super Bowl.

“Nothing is worth mentioning unless we have something that we can all share with each other for years and years to come,” Newton said.

Coach Ron Rivera said Newton’s maturity this season has been evident with his ability to

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick throws a pass during Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Packers in Green Bay, Wis. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

handle pressure on and off the field.

“We’re seeing a guy that has grown the last three seasons,” Rivera said. “He’s done a lot of good things. He’s developed a lot of who he is in terms of our offense. He’s also learned a lot of things in helping him cope

and deal with the media and his public image. Those are the things you need to do as a football player.”

Newton jokingly compared his growth over the past three seasons to getting a software update on a smartphone.

He said all people need one eventually.

“When you go to the general settings and hit update, it just updates the whole software,” Newton said. “When I hit software update, I just hit the install button. I don’t hit cancel or remind me tomorrow. I hit install and hopefully that will take care of me.”

Newton version 3.0 is doing just fine.

But he knows to get where he wants to go he has to get by Kaepernick and the 49ers.

“I’m not preparing for Colin

Kaepernick,” Newton said.

“What he does on Sunday will not make any difference to me — other than if he does score, I will have to respond. And if I score, he will have to respond.”

Rivera said it should be a great matchup between two quarterbacks with similar qualities.

“People talk about this is the future of quarterbacking and yet you turn around and see Johnny Manziel is coming out,” Rivera said. “So they’re going to come in all shapes and sizes.

Your quarterback, his skill set has got to fit what you do offensively.

NOTES u Everyone practiced for the Panthers on Wednesday, although wide receiver Steve Smith and defensive tackle Colin Cole were listed as limited.

PREP ROUNDUP

Desert Academy girls beat Santa Fe Waldorf The New Mexican

The Desert Academy girls basketball team is making last season a distant memory.

After only winning D. Academy 32 one game last year, the S.F. Waldorf 28 Lady Wildcats beat Santa Fe Waldorf 32-28 on Wednesday night in a nondistrict game at Fort Marcy Complex for their third win of the season.

“We’re starting to come around,” firstyear Desert Academy head coach Gerald Medina said. “They’re starting to learn the system.”

Desert Academy (3-4 overall) had a 21-9 lead over the Lady Wolves (2-5) at halftime thanks to a solid full-court press.

“I was happy with our press in the first

half,” Medina said. “But we let up on them in the second half.”

Both Franny O’Byrne and Amelia Linett had 10 points to lead the Lady Wildcats.

Alex Chastenet had a game-high 17 points to pace Santa Fe Waldorf.

BOYS DESERT ACADEMY 42, SANTA FE WALDORF 33 The Wolves tied the game at 26 near the end of the third quarter, but they allowed Desert Academy to pull away in the final quarter in a nondistrict game at Fort Marcy Complex.

“We didn’t shoot the ball well enough to win the game,” Santa Fe Waldorf head coach Rob Clifford said. “We didn’t get the contribution that we normally get from other guys.”

Sophomores Augie Ciofalo and Sean Ramsey combined for 30 of Santa Fe Waldorf’s 33 points. Mack Snyder had 15 points to lead Desert Academy (6-4) while Josh Bohlman contributed 13 points.

Santa Fe Waldorf’s record fell to 3-7.

TIERRA ENCANTADA 63, ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND THE CLASSICS 37 The Alacranes put together their best defensive effort of the season to hand the Phoenix a loss in a nondistrict game at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Fe. “This is by far the best game we had press-wise,” Tierra Encantada head coach Mark Archuleta said. “We never really let up. It was a very suffocating press.”

Mikey Trujillo had 17 points to lead Tierra Encantada (7-5) while Andrew Vanderbilt added 11 points. Michael King led all ATC (2-4) scorers with eight points.

New Mexico 72, Wyoming 69 (OT) New Mexico (11-3) Bairstow 7-11 1-5 15, Kirk 5-11 2-2 12, Greenwood 2-6 0-0 5, K. Williams 4-16 1-2 10, Delaney 3-4 0-0 8, Thomas 3-4 4-4 12, Edwards 0-2 0-0 0, Neal 2-5 1-4 6, Banyard 1/3 2-2 4. Totals 27-62 11-19 72.

Wyoming (9-6) Cooke Jr. 0-0 0-1 0, Nance Jr. 4-11 0-0 9, Grabau 5-11 10-10 24, Adams 5-11 2-4 12, Sobey 6-10 3-6 16, Hankerson Jr. 3-4 0-0 6, Washington III

1-1 0-0 2, Granberry 0-0 0-0 0, Sellers 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 24-49 15-21 69.

Halftime—New Mexico 33-31. End Of Regulation—Tied 64. 3-Point Goals—New Mexico 7-18 (Thomas 2-2, Delaney 2-2, Neal 1/3, Greenwood 1-4, K. Williams 1-5, Edwards 0-2), Wyoming 6-15 (Grabau 4-8, Sobey 1/3, Nance Jr. 1/3, Adams 0-1). Fouled Out—Greenwood.

Rebounds—New Mexico 37 (Kirk 8), Wyoming 31 (Nance Jr. 7). Assists—New Mexico 13 (Greenwood, Neal 3), Wyoming 11 (Adams, Nance Jr. 3). Total Fouls—New Mexico 18, Wyoming 18. Technical—Neal. A—4,711.

PREP SCHEDULE This week’s varsity schedule for Northern New Mexico high schools. For additions or changes, call 986-3060 or email sports@sfnewmexican.com

Today Boys Basketball — Mora at Clayton, 6 p.m.

Vaughn at New Mexico School for the Deaf, 6:30 p.m.

Valencia at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Clovis at Española Valley, 7 p.m.

Moriarty at Capital, 7 p.m.

Socorro at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m.

Springer at Pecos, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball — Santa Fe High at Sandia Preparatory Tournament in Albuquerque, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Estancia Tournament, pairings TBA Mora at Clayton, 4:30 p.m.

Vaughn at New Mexico School for the Deaf, 5 p.m.

Springer at Pecos, 5:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Robertson at Bernalillo, 7 p.m.

Peñasco at Dulce, 7 p.m.

Wrestling — Santa Fe High at Capital, 5 p.m.

Friday Boys Basketball — Las Vegas Robertson, Santa Fe Indian School and West Las Vegas at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Taos at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Peñasco at McCurdy, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball — Santa Fe High at Sandia Preparatory Tournament in Albuquerque, pairings TBA Taos at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Estancia Tournament, pairings TBA Santa Fe Preparatory at Dulce, 5 p.m.

Navajo Preparatory at Santa Fe Indian School, 7 p.m.

Albuquerque St. Pius at Los Alamos, 7 p.m.

Thoreau at Española Valley, 7 p.m.

Lovington at West Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

Wrestling — Tierra Encantada, St. Michael’s, Capital at Al Salazar Tournament at St. Michael’s, noon

Saturday Boys Basketball — Las Vegas Robertson, Santa Fe Indian School and West Las Vegas at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Escalante at Peñasco, 2:30 p.m.

Coronado at Santa Fe Preparatory, 3:30 p.m.

Questa at Dulce, 3:30 p.m.

Los Lunas at Los Alamos, 5 p.m.

Shiprock at Taos, 6 p.m.

Clayton at Pecos, 6 p.m.

Albuquerque Academy at Capital, 7 p.m.

McCurdy at Monte del Sol, 7 p.m. (at Christian Life) Girls Basketball — Santa Fe High at Sandia Preparatory Tournament in Albuquerque, pairings TBA Taos at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Estancia Tournament, pairings TBA Escalante at Peñasco, 1 p.m.

Academy for Technology and the Classics at Desert Academy, 2 p.m. (at Christian Life) Questa at Dulce, 2 p.m.

Lovington at Las Vegas Robertson, 3:30 p.m.

Clayton at Pecos, 4:30 p.m.

McCurdy at Monte del Sol, 5:30 p.m. (at Christian Life) Wrestling — Santa Fe High, West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at Moriarty Pinto Duals, 8 a.m.

Los Alamos at Albuquerque Academy Invite, 8 a.m.

Taos at Rocky Mountain Invite in Pagosa Springs, Colo., 9 a.m.

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THE NEW MEXICAN Thursday, January 9, 2014

OUTDOORS Revival of a skiing tradition

Inside: New Mexico fishing report, Sierra Club hikes. Page B-5

Online: Your guide to skiing in New Mexico. www.santafenew mexican.com/outdoors

A mother and daughter participate in the snowshoe race.

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Racers set off on the 10K Classic XC race during a previous Chama Chile Ski Classic. COURTESY PHOTOS

Chama Chile Ski Classic sees resurgence in popularity in its 41st year skiing and snowshoe races the following day. The only event that 41ST CHAMA CHILE SKI CLASSIC gets its own time slot is the 10K Cost: When: Jan. 18-19, t’s not a revisit to the heydays cross–country skiing (For race Adults — 15K freestyle/10K Where: Mile marker 2, N.M. of the Chama Chile Ski Clastimes, see the information box). cross country: $30 Highway 17 north of Chama sic, but it’s certainly a revival.

DeBoer said the cross–coun7.5K freestyle/5K cross Schedule of events: When participants make the try course will be open starting country/5K snowshoe: $25 Jan. 18 drive 17 miles north of Chama for Thursday for those who want 7.5- and 15-kilometer freestyle 10K cross country and 5K the two-day cross-country skito practice on it. On Sunday, the shoeshoe: $40 race, 10:30 a.m. (7.5K race ing/snowshoeing/freestyle skiing Chama Valley Outdoor Club also 5K cross country and 5K shoebegins shortly after 15K start) event that begins Jan. 18, organizwill sponsor a tour of the course shoe: $30 Jan. 19 ers expect anywhere between for those who have not been 17 years and younger — All 10K cross country race, 10 a.m.

200 and 225 competitors to take there before events: $15 5K cross country and snowto the course. While it’s not as big Tove Shere said she was shoe races, 11 a.m. (snowshoe as it was when the event started attracted to the Chama Chile Ski For more information, go to event begins shortly after in 1972, the Chama Chile Ski ClasClassic when it added the freewww.chamaski.com cross country start). sic is much healthier than it was style events, which she has comjust a decade ago. peted in for the past 17 years. She There was a time when the said those races are hard to find attracts about 45 to 50 racers to overnight and support the local classic was circled on everyone’s in New Mexico, and traveling to the Chama Valley. economy. calendar in the Chama Valley, as southern Colorado can be costly “Some types of cross-country “They have some really good well as Northern New Mexico and time-consuming. skiing have become more popustuff over the weekend, and it’s and southern Colorado. That “There’s Durango, but that’s a lar, like freestyle,” DeBoer said. very family-oriented.” was back in the 1970s and 1980s, long haul,” Tove Shere said. “And The cross-country and snowwhen the Chama Chile Ski Classic “It’s a faster style of racing, so for [her and Jerry Shere], it’s we need to groom the course for shoeing races on Sunday also usually had upwards of 400 parjust great cross-training our race that.” include a costume competition. ticipants who made the drive to season since we are cyclocross The freestyle skiers will take For last year’s 40th anniversary, Cumbres Pass. But interest waned racers. I go [to the Chama Chile to the course Jan. 18, while the costume wearers showed up in over the next two decades, so Ski Classic] because I like comtraditional cross-country and 1970s-themed clothing. DeBoer much so that a good classic was petition.” snowshoeing portion will be the said a group of college students around 50 skiers or snowshoers.

The Shere’s foray into the event from Durango showed up to the “It almost died,” said Mary Ann following day. But DeBoer said led Tove to try out the crossthe races are not the lone attracraces in a Ford Pinto with memDeBoer, the race director for the country skiing race along with tion for the event. bers wearing traditional ’70s garb, the freestyle race in 2012. It meant Chama Chile Ski Classic. “But from bell-bottom pants and poly- going with traditional skis as The weekend will be littered we’ve gotten a lot more energy ester shirts to Catholic schoolgirl opposed to the freestyle ones, but with clinics for beginning, interbehind it in the last five years. It really got going about eight years mediate and advanced skiers and outfits. One couple even showed she found herself to be a quick up as Sonny and Cher. tours to wildlife areas and yurts. [ago], but we’re trying to build learner.

Saturday will feature a chile cookThis year’s theme has particiit back up to the big event it was “I had never done classic skioff at the Chama Senior/Commu- pants representing their favorite back in the day.” ing,” Tove Shere said. “So my first nity Center with prizes given out toys. year, I got behind an experienced In the past five years, the for the best dishes, beer and wine “We’re hoping there is a little skier and started imitating them Chama Chile Ski Classic went tasting and music. bit of creativity from them,” for 5 kilometers. It was a learningfrom a one-day event to three, DeBoer said organizers even DeBoer said. “And they usuon-the-fly experience, but I figbut organizers cut it to two days ured it out after 5K.” this year, since many participants added a snowman-building relay ally come up with the funniest for kids on Sunday in their aim to things.” didn’t stay for the Monday porShe followed that by doing the appeal to a broader audience. tion of the classic. They also 5K snowshoe race and ended up The main events, though, conTove Shere, a teacher and changed it from just a crosstinue to be the races, but schedul- earning “Princess of the Mouncoach at Santa Fe Preparatory country skiing and snowshoeing ing becomes a challenge with five tain” award for those who did competition by adding a freestyle who has competed in the last two long-distance events. DeBoer said both 5K races.

Chama Chile Ski Classics, said element in 2012. The freestyle both days will have races competIt is racers like the Sheres who the event has a little bit of everyevent, in which competitors ing simultaneously. The freestyle are part of the reason the Chama thing for everyone. use shorter skis than traditional skiing 7.5- and 15-kilometer races Chile Ski Classic is making a cross-country pairs and the races Tove said she and her husband, on Jan. 18 will start at the same revival. Only time will tell if the require a more groomed course, time, as will the 5K cross-country growth will sustain itself.

Jerry Shere, “stay in Chama

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FOR THE BIRDS

Fantastic flickers seen throughout Santa Fe Woodpecker forages on ground for bugs

range, but we don’t see them all the time. Late fall into early spring is your best bet to see lots of flickers.

By Anne Schmauss You’ll often see this big brown For The New Mexican member of the woodpecker family on the ground. That’s because ome of you are not seeing it’s the only woodpecker that as many Steller’s Jays lately, but another large bird that is loves ants and beetles, and the on the local radar right now is the ground is where ants and beetles hang out. northern flicker.

According to Stan Tekiela’s Flickers, specifically the redBirds of New Mexico, the flicker shafted variety of the northern “produces antacid saliva to neuflicker, are an on-again, off-again tralize the acidic defense of ants.” visitor, but many of you are reporting flickers in our area right In other words, ants actually taste now. We are in their year-round good to flickers. The flicker uses

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its large, long bill to dig up ants and laps them up with its long, barbed tongue.

Flickers are big and dramatic looking. At about a foot tall, the northern flicker, with its distinct black bib, black speckles on its chest, and areas of red, is hard to miss. Their bright reddish flight feathers and white rumps are very noticeable in flight.

The northern flicker has two distinct forms: the yellow-shafted in the East and the red-shafted in the West. We get the red-shafted northern flicker, so look for the

Please see FLICKERS, Page B-5

Nature still bestows its gifts in winter ith the precipitation facet apparently shut off for a while, and the slopes crowded for the holidays, it seemed like a good time last week to make tracks to our one-room straw bale cabin in the Tusas Mountains near Ojo Caliente for New Year’s Eve. It was apparent when we arrived that only a few inches of snow had fallen since our previous visit in early December, and that the overall snow coverage had thinned, entirely disappearing in sunny grounds. But the cold snap in early December had frozen over the Vallecitos River to a depth we’d never seen before; only a few holes were Daniel found in odd patches here and Gibson there.

Snow Trax In fact, it was so thick that my wife, Kitty Leaken, broke out her second-hand ice skates and was soon pirouetting and swirling across the glassy surface of the rio. She tracked over the favored fishing spots — Jim’s Hole, The Presa and The Man Hole — with dogs Lola, Chaco and Zelda nervously dancing at her feet. We also simply enjoyed the beauty of the ice, its infinite patterns and textures, its reflected coloring as the sun settled into the west at sundown, the fuzzy images of things trapped under its shiny skin, the clusters of crystals hanging over the open holes, and the gurgle and pop of water that still continued to twist, bore and slip through its inner realms.

The next day, we decided to get our wood-fired hot tub going. After chopping a small hole through the foot-deep ice, we inserted a hose into the rio, fired up a portable pump and soon had the stock tank/hot tub filled. Dropping a thermometer into the water, we discovered it was 33 degrees! One degree colder and the river would not have been a river — rather a solid block of ice.

But the miracle of moving water generated just enough heat to keep it flowing, and six hours later the hot tub was over 100 degrees. With friends Brett and Belinda, we slipped into its steamy embrace under an inky sky strewn with countless stars and Jupiter’s brilliant orb, and toasted our good fortune to be there.

One day I went in search of the ski runs I had marked with colored twine and done some “improvements” to in early December on the hillside above the cabin. I’d done some thinning then, taking out some of the innumerable small trees threatening to choke themselves and block any attempts at skiing these slopes. I’d hoped to come back on a second trip and arch some turns down these modest trails.

None tops 200 vertical feet, and one needs to avoid the larger rocks, old stumps and deadfalls, but the sensation of sliding over ground one normally treads on over a blanket of pine needles provides a novel thrill. But the snow on Quatro Ponderosa, La Esquina, Camino Dos, Sheikh Yer Bootie Boogie and other runs was too thin on this trip to even try the rock skis on, so I had to be satisfied with making some more improvements and simply visualizing the turns to come.

Likewise, our snowshoes sat unused this trip.

Instead, we were able to simply walk the landscape in winter boots, which turned up lots of massive elk tracks and droppings, the marks of rabbits and squirrels scurrying across the snow, and — for the first time — large turkey tracks inscribed in the white canvas.

I also spent a lot of time splitting wood, hauling wood, gathering kindling and cutting up slender tinder of the pitch wood known locally as “ocote” that is great for starting fires. With temperatures touching down to 8 degrees at night, and the cabin relying just on a wood stove for heat, one’s world was reduced to staying warm and keeping a fire stoked.

That and good food.

All the tromping around and staying warm generated a solid hunger, and we relished the meals prepared on the wood stove. What is it about living close to nature that makes food taste so much better?

Last summer I had 100 pounds of mixed-length trout — plump rainbows from a licensed fish farm in La Jara, Colo. — planted in the rio. All summer we assiduously returned any caught so they could, hopefully, reproduce come this spring and repopulate the waterway. Most of them seemed to still be there when fall wound down, but how would they fare, we wondered, through their first winter?

One afternoon, I rigged up a small casting rod with some salmon eggs — this a difficult move for a dedicated dry fly fisherman — and quietly sneaked up on one of the few holes in the river ice. I dropped the weighted hook into the water and watched the current pull it out of sight under the ice.

In a few seconds, I decided to test it to see if I was hung up on the bottom, as is so common. I pulled back and the line went taut. Drat! Stuck, I thought. But then the line began to move about — fish on! Not giving the shocked fish a chance, I hauled back and out of the hole popped a 14-inch rainbow, shinning magnificently in pale purples and pinks. So, the fish live on in their quiet slumber far below the frozen ice — a winter wonder and gift from the gods on the first day of the New Year. uuu

A northern flicker (the redshafted variety) at a suet feeder. COURTESY PHOTO

Now some brief notes from around the region.

Sandia Peak is back on a Wednesday-Sunday basis of operations, along with holidays. Ski Santa Fe hosts its first of five “Beats on the Basin” music shows on the deck of Totemoff’s on Saturday, featuring four DJs. Angel Fire has about 84 percent of its runs open and is offering ticket and other discounts for anyone with valid college student ID through Jan. 16.

Taos Ski Valley, with West Basin Ridge now open to Wonder Bowl, is screening the excellent, moving

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N.M. fishing report Catches of the week SAN JUAN RIVER: On Jan. 1, 9-year-old Owen Jacobson of Albuquerque caught a 24-inch rainbow trout. He was stripping a black wooly bugger in the Texas Hole.

NOTE: If you have a catch of the week story or want to syour latest New Mexico fishing experience, send it to fishforfun2@hotmail. com. For catches of the week, include name, date and location, as well as type of fish, length and weight, bait, lure or fly used.

Northeast CONCHAS LAKE: The shallow and steep boat ramps on the north side of the lake are now open along with the Cove campground ramp. Fishing pressure was very light and fishing was slow for all species.

COYOTE CREEK: We had no reports from anglers this week.

EAGLE ROCK LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

LAKE ALICE: We had no reports from anglers.

LAKE MALOYA: As of this past Saturday the ice was at least eight inches thick. Trout fishing was good using sherbet and purple Power Bait and homemade dough bait.

LOS PINOS: We had no reports from anglers this week.

MANZANO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

NUTRIAS LAKES: We had no reports from anglers this week.

PECOS RIVER: The Mora and Jamie Koch fishing and recreation areas have reopened. The Bert Clancy and Terrero campgrounds remain closed. Trout fishing through the Villanueva area was slow to fair for anglers using salmon eggs and Power Bait. We had no reports on the upper river.

RED RIVER: Trout fishing was good using San Juan worms, olive and black wooly buggers and salmon eggs for a mixed bag of brown and rainbow trout.

RIO GRANDE: Fishing was slow for all species.

RIO HONDO: We had no reports from anglers.

RIO MORA: We had no reports from anglers this week.

RIO PUEBLO: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SANTA BARBARA: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SHUREE PONDS: We had no reports from anglers.

SPRINGER LAKE: We had no reports from anglers.

UTE LAKE: Fishing was slow to fair using slab spoons, blade baits and jigs tipped with Gulp minnows for white bass and walleye.

We had no reports on other species.

Northwest

Winter: TSV screening ‘McConkey’ Continued from Page B-4 film McConkey (Matchstick Productions), about the late great skiing icon, at 7 p.m.

Saturday in the Martini Tree. At 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, it will show the film Know Before You Go and host a discussion on backcountry safety.

Wolf Creek has a 60-inch base and hosts a free fun race for boarders and skiers on Saturday. Telluride, with a 45-inch base, has opened its beginner and intermediate terrain parks. Crested Butte picked up 9 inches within the week and has a 43-inch base. All lifts serving its gnarly “Extreme Limits” terrain are now running.

Monarch has a 43-inch base, with snow predicted. All lifts are now running at Sipapu, but at Pajarito, only beginner slopes are open. The Chama Chile Ski Classic & Winter Fiesta will hold a series of snowshoe and cross-country races and clinics in and around Chama from Jan. 18-19, which looks to be a blast this year. Details at www.chamaski.com.

Daniel Gibson can be reached at dbgibson@ newmexico.com.

Flickers: Suet, bark butter and other seeds preferred Continued from Page B-4 red under their wings and tail, and you’ll know it’s a male by its red mustache.

Flickers can climb and pound on trees like other woodpeckers; they just prefer to eat on the ground. You’ll sometimes see them perching in trees or on a telephone pole. They will eat seeds and berries (especially in winter), but prefer ants and beetles. They often pound the ground with their bills the same way most woodpeckers pound at trees. In colder months, flickers have to dig deep to find ants and bugs. They’ve even been seen digging into cow pies to find the bugs feasting inside.

Like other woodpeckers, they pound on trees and other objects to communicate and to let others know that they have dibs on an area for nesting. Flickers are cavity nesters and generally nest in holes in trees, sometimes using abandoned nesting holes made by others and sometimes excavating their own.

Northern flickers will come to birdfeeders. They prefer suet, bark butter (spreadable suet), and quality seed cylinders full of nuts and seed. Flickers will

While flickers can climb and pound on trees like other woodpeckers, they prefer to eat on the ground. also visit your heated birdbath. Watch for them in your backyard, on the ground, or at your feeder. Also watch for them while out on walks and hikes.

Sometimes it’s easiest to see them once you’ve spooked them. As they fly away, their white rump is instantly recognizable.

Anne Schmauss is the co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Santa Fe, and she loves to hear your bird stories. She and her sisters are the authors of For the Birds: A Month by Month Guide to Attracting Birds to Your Backyard. Look for Anne’s new book, Birdhouses of the World, this spring.

ABIQUIÚ LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

ANIMAS RIVER: We had no reports from anglers this week.

ALBUQUERQUE AREA DRAINS: Fishing was very good using worms, salmon eggs, bead-head pheasant tails, small foam wing emergers and San Juan worms for trout. We received good reports from anglers fishing the Peralta, Corrales, Albuquerque, Albuquerque South and Bernalillo drains.

We had no reports on other species.

BRAZOS RIVER: We had no reports from anglers this week.

CANJILON LAKES: We had no reports from anglers this week.

CHAMA RIVER: Trout fishing below Abiquiú was good for anglers using midge patterns and small bead-head nymphs. We had no reports from below El Vado.

JACKSON LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

LAKE FARMINGTON: We had no reports from anglers this week.

NAVAJO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SAN GREGORIO: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SAN JUAN RIVER: Fishing through the Quality Waters was fair to good using dark-colored wooly buggers and leeches, San Juan worms, red larvae, little princess nymphs and red annelids.

Dry fly action was nonexistent.

Fishing through the bait waters was fair using wooly buggers, Power Bait and night crawlers.

SEVEN SPRINGS BROOD POND: We had no reports from anglers this week.

TINGLEY BEACH: Trout fishing was reported as excellent again this past week. Anglers caught limits of trout using salmon eggs, garlic-scented Power Bait, homemade dough bait, assorted bead-

head nymphs and Pistol Petes.

Fishing at the Catch and Release Pond was fair using wooly buggers, bunny leeches, egg patterns and small streamers.

Southwest BEAR CANYON: Fishing was fair using salmon eggs, garlic cheese and Power Bait for trout. We had no reports on other species.

BILL EVANS LAKE: Trout fishing was good using Pistol Petes, wooly buggers, Power Bait, salmon eggs and homemade dough bait. We had no reports on other species.

CABALLO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

ELEPHANT BUTTE: Fishing was slow for all species. The Marina del Sur, Rock Canyon and Dam Site boat ramps are now open.

The Monticello ramp remains closed due to low water conditions.

ESCONDIDA LAKE: Trout fishing was fair using Power Bait and homemade dough bait. We had no reports on other species.

GILA RIVER: We had no reports again this past week from the main river or from the Forks.

GLENWOOD POND: Trout fishing was fair to good for anglers using Power Bait.

PERCHA DAM: We had no reports from anglers this week.

QUEMADO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Grande: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SNOW LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Young Pond: Trout fishing was good using corn, Power Bait and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species.

Southeast BATAAN LAKE: Fishing was fair to good using salmon eggs and green and garlic scented Power Bait for trout. We had no reports on other species.

BLACK RIVER: We had no reports from anglers this week.

BLUE HOLE PARK POND: Trout fishing was fair using salmon eggs and garlic-scented Power Bait.

BOSQUE REDONDO: We had no reports from anglers this week.

BOTTOMLESS LAKES: Trout fishing at the Devil’s Inkwell was fair to good using rainbow, lime green and chartreuse Power Bait.

CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL LAKE: Trout fishing was fair using homemade dough bait, garlic cheese and Power Bait.

CHAPARRAL PARK LAKE: Trout fishing was very good using garlic scented Power Bait, garlic cheese and Panther Martin spinners.

EL RITO CREEK: We had no reports from anglers this week.

EUNICE LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

GREEN MEADOW LAKE: Trout fishing was slow to fair using garlic cheese, salmon eggs and Power Bait. We had no reports on other species.

GREENE ACRES LAKE: Fishing was slow for all species.

GRINDSTONE RESERVOIR: Trout fishing was good using salmon eggs, Power Bait and homemade dough bait. We had no reports on other species.

JAL LAKE: We had no report from anglers this week.

LAKE VAN: We had no reports from anglers this week.

OASIS PARK LAKE: Trout fishing was fair using olive wooly buggers, Power Bait and salmon eggs.

PECOS RIVER: Fishing was slow for all species.

PERCH LAKE: Trout fishing was fair using Pistol Petes, salmon eggs and garlic scented Power Bait.

RUIDOSO RIVER: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SANTA ROSA LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week.

The water was still a bit murky but clearing.

SUMNER LAKE: Fishing was slow for all species. Fishing pressure was nonexistent. The Alamo boat ramp and the main boat ramp are the only ramps open.

This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

Sierra Club hikes All Sierra Club Rio Grande chapter outings are free and open to the public. Always call leader to confirm participation and details.

Please see nmsierraclub.org/ outings for the most updated information.

SATURDAY, JAN. 11: Strenuous snowshoe, one to two dogs OK. Call Tobin Oruch at 820-2844.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12: Beginners snowshoe clinic. Call Marcia Skillman at 699-3008.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18: Easy to moderate hike in Eldorado Preserve, about six miles, 800-foot gain. Limit 12, one to two dogs OK. Call Dag and Lajla Ryen at 466-4063.

SUNDAY, JAN 19: Strenuous (moderately strenuous to strenuous, depending on snow conditions) snowshoe/hike from the Santa Fe Ski area along the Winsor Trail and then down to the Rio Nambé. East along Trail 160, climbing gradually through several meadows, along the Rio Nambé toward a junction with the Winsor Trail just below Puerto Nambé Meadows. And back to the Ski Area along the Winsor Trail, with a possible off-trail snowshoe back to the parking lot, if snow conditions permit it; 8 miles and 1,800-foot elevation gain. Send an email to akusantafe@gmail.com or call Aku at 577-2594.

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1 OR 2 BEDROOM AVAILABLE, RUFINA LANE. Laundry facility onsite, cozy fire place, balcony, patio.

Near Walmart. $625 or $699 monthly. One Month Free Rent, No Application Fee.

805 EARLY Street. 2700 sq.ft. architecturally designed space, high ceilings, open floor plan along with conventional space. Property can be divided into two spaces. Good for hair salon, art or yoga studio, retail, or office. Call Phillip 984-7343 Owner NMREB.

OUT OF Africa House on 12.5 acres.

1,700 squ.ft., radiant heat, fireplaces, washer, dryer, Wifi. $2,350 monthly plus utilities. 505-5777707, 505-820-6002.

Chamisa Management Corp. 988-5299

SANTA FE 3 bedroom 2 bath. 1,550 sq.ft., plus 785 sq.ft. casita. $150,000.

Substantial Renovation in 2006.

Zoned BCD (Business Capitol District) Approximately 29,511 square feet - East Marcy, East Palace Subdistrict.

4 bedroom 2 bath Manufactured home in El Rancho. $80,000. Ask about terms!

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(3) 2.5 Acre Lots, Senda Artemisia, Old Galisteo Road, Close to town.

Easy building sites. Views, utilities, shared well. Owner financing. No Mobile homes. $119,700- $129,700 each.

Greg. 505-690-8503, Equity Real Estate.

RIVER RANCH PRIVATE RIVER FRONTAGE

1,000 Acres, High Ponderosa Pine Ridges.

Well, utilities, rare opportunity to own this quality ranch. $1,599,000. Great New Mexico Properties. One hour from Santa Fe. 802-236-0151, 802-236-1314.

Two Tanks Ranch Northern New Mexico

Office, retail, gallery, hospitality, residential, etc. Pueblo style architecture, computer controlled HVAC, cat 6, water catchment, brick and carpet flooring, Cummins diesel back-up electricity generator, multiple conference rooms, vault, climate controlled server room, power conditioners, privacy windows, double blinds on windows, break room, outdoor break area, executive offices, corporate reception, close proximity to restaurants, parking garages and the convention center. Paved parking for 100+ spaces. Parking ratio = 1:275 which includes the offsite parking across the street.

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574 Acres with abundant Elk, good grasses, well, Sangre De Cristo Mtn. views, Short drive to Santa Fe. Excellent Terms. Call Owner, 802-2360151 or 802-236-1314

OUT OF STATE PASSIVE ACTIVE SOLAR HOME on 2 Acres. Salida Colorado. 3 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths, Office, Gourmet Kitchen, Adobe Brick & Tinted Concrete, Green House, Energy Star Certified, 2 CG, 3337SF. Call Carol NOW 970846-5368. Western Mtn Real Estate. www.WesternMtn.com

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Cozy Cottage

In Pecos area, 3 beds, 1 bath on 6 treed acres. Panoramic views of Pecos Wilderness. Horses ok.

Shared well. $199,000. JEFFERSON WELCH, 505-577-7001

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Barker Realty 505-982-9836 St. Michael Hospital Corridor

Multi-use 28,000 sq.ft. building, on 1.67 acres. Priced to sell under two million dollars. Owner will finance. Old Santa Fe Realty 505983-9265.

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Just Reduced! 3 beds, 2 baths, over 1,600 square feet, kiva fireplace, tile floors, large gameroom or office, convenient location, only $220,000.

Jefferson Welch, 505-577-7001

3 BEDROOM, 1 BATH. Walk downtown. Kiva, washer, dryer hook-ups.

Enclosed yard. Tile & carpet floors.

No pets. $900. 505-204-1900 813 CAMINO DE MONTE REY: Live-in Studio. Full kitchen, bath. $680, gas, water paid. 4304 CALLE ANDREW: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Radiant Heat, Saltillo tile, All Appliances, Small backyard, storage shed. $905 plus utilities. No Pets! 505-471-4405 $900. 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. LIGHT. Remodeled, paint, tiled, beams, Kiva, modern kitchen, bath. Backyard, community college. Lease, Utilities.

505-500-2777

CALLE DE ORIENTE NORTE 2 bedroom 2 bath, upstairs unit. $775 plus utilites. Security deposit. No pets.

505-988-7658 or 505-690-3989 Cozy studio, $750 monthly, $500 deposit, includes utilities, washer, dryer. saltillo tile, great views. No smoking or pets. Call 505-231-0010.

DARLING 1 BEDROOM DUPLEX. Fireplace, saltillos. Great location.

Year lease, no pets. $750. 1875 Calle Quedo B.

Nancy Gilorteanu Realtor 983-9302

DON’T MISS 2 BEDROOM JUANITA STREET ($775) & 1 BEDROOM RANCHO SIRINGO ($720). Santa Fe Style.

Laundry room. No pets. 505-310-1516.

OFFICE- STUDIO NEAR RAILYARD Can also be used as u n f u r n i s h e d a p a r t m e n t . $900 monthly. All utilities included. Reserved parking.

Call 505-471-1238 additional details.

CONTACT JOHN HANCOCK 505-470-5604

Now Showing Rancho Viejo Townhome $232,500

2 BEDROOMS. $1250, UTILITIES INCLUDED. HILLSIDEWALK TO PLAZA. FIREPLACE, PRIVATE PATIO. SUNNY, QUIET. OFF-STREET PARKING. 505-685-4704. NON- SMOKING, NO PETS.

ESPANOLA FSBO IN Espanola $120,000 3/2 1200sq.ft. Karsten on permanent foundation. Large yard, city utilities.

E-mail pxarellano@windstream.net or call 505-367-0049.

FARMS & RANCHES 146.17 AC. 1 hour from Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Electricity, views of Sangre De Cristo Mnts and Glorieta Mesa. $675, acre, 20 year owner financing. Toll Free 8 7 7 - 7 9 7 - 2 6 2 4 newmexicoranchland.net

APARTMENTS FURNISHED CHARMING, CLEAN 2 BEDROOM, $800

Private estate. Walled yard, kiva fireplace. Safe, quiet. Utilities paid.

Sorry, No Pets. 505-471-0839 CONDO, 2 Bed + 2.5 Bath. Fort Marcy.

Cable WiFi included!!! Kiva fireplace. $1690 monthly! Call or text 310-9959625.

Ring in the New Year with extra cash in your pocket! Las Palomas Apartments offers affordable, spacious 2 Bedrooms & Studios that make your hard-earned dollars go farther. Come see the changes we’ve made! Call 888-4828216 today for a tour. Se habla español.

SPACIOUS, NICE & CLEAN. 1 Bedroom, 1 Living room, kitchen, bath. water paid. Off-street parking. $695 plus deposit. No pets. References. 505982-1141, 505-466-3568.

BUILDINGS

TIDY 2 bedroom guest quarters, gorgeous setting on paved road. 1200 monthly, UTILITIES INCLUDED. Calm, meditative. fireplace, washer, dryer, dishwasher, patio.

Email: Shoshanni@aol.com.

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 1 BEDROOM, 1 bath, washer, dryer hookups, spacious. Off Siringo Road. $700 monthly plus uitiltites and deposit. NO Pets. 505-690-8502.

60-70 chairs, 3200 sq.ft, Full large equipped kitchen, Built in customer base. Serious inquiries only. 505-660-1586. *Adjacent 1500 sq.ft. available for tap room, beer and wine bar or restaurant-bar combination.

FOR RENT with option to buy. Catering kitchen. Fully equipped. Call 505471-9149 for more information.

MEDICAL DENTAL RETAIL OFFICE. 5716 sq.ft. Allegro Center, 2008 St. Michaels Drive, Unit B. George Jimenez, owner-broker. 505-470-3346

CONDOSTOWNHOMES 2 BEDROOM CORONADO CONDO: $675 plus utilities . Tile floor. Downstairs. Cerrillos, Camino Carlos Rey. Pets OK. 505-204-4922.

2 BEDROOM, 1 bathroom newly remodeled adobe home in private compound. Washer, dryer.

Columbia Street. $950 monthly 505-983-9722.

2 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATHS TOWNHOME, RANCHO VIEJO. 1150 sq.ft. 2 car garage. Across from park. $1250 monthly plus utilities. 505-471-7050 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH, 2 car garage, washer, dryer. Breathtaking mountain view, trails, golf course, lake. 20 minutes South of Santa Fe. $875. 505359-4778, 505-980-2400.

3 BEDROOM, 3 BATH. 2200 sq.ft.

Southwest style. Fireplaces, gourmet kitchen. Garage. Yard. No pets. Ragle Park area. $1350. 505-204-1900

Beautiful 1 bedroom, 1 bath Model home. Fully furnished and all utilities, project amenities, pets welcome. $1000 monthly. Jim, 505-470-0932 DOS SANTOS, one bedroom, one bath, upper level, upgraded, reserve parking. $750 Western Equities, 505-982-4201 LEASE & OWN. ZERO DOWN! PAY EXACTLY WHAT OWNER PAYS: $1200 includes mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance (HOA). ZIA VISTA’S LARGEST 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH CONDO. Save thousands.

Incredible "Sangre" views. 505-204-2210

RANCHO SANTOS, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, pretty unit, 2nd story, 1 car garage. $1000. Western Equities, 505-982-4201.

GUESTHOUSES EASTSIDE, WALK TO CANYON ROAD! Furnished, short-term vacation home. Walled .5 acre, mountain views, fireplace, 2 bedroom, washer, dryer. Private. Pets okay. Large yard. 970-626-5936.

VERY PRIVATE One Bedroom Guest House NICELY FURNISHED One mile from the PLAZA 505-992-6123 or 505-690-4498

BEAUTIFUL ADOBE Casita, fully furnished, Pojoaque. 1 bedroom, 2 bath.

No smoking, No pets. $675 monthly, $300 deposit. Call 505-455-3902.

FOR SALE OR LEASE- Great opportunity! 3 building Showroom, warehouse, office space. 7,000 to 27,480 SqFt. All or part. Fantastic location1591 Pacheco Street.

Qualified HubZone, Zoned I-2. Contact David Oberstein: 505-986-0700

505-992-1205 valdezandassociates.com PRIME DOWNTOWN LOCATION 2 bedroom, 2 bath, wood floors, vigas, small enclosed yard, washer, dryer, 2 car garage, $1700 plus utilities COZY CONDO WITH MANY UPGRADES 2 bedroom, 1 bath, kiva fireplace, washer, dryer, granite counters $850 plus utilities LOCATED AT THE LOFTS ON CERRILLOS This live & work studio offers high ceilings, kitchenette, bathroom with shower, 2 separate entrances, ground, corner unit with lots of natural lighting. $1000 plus utilities CHARMING AND CENTRALLY LOCATED 3 bedroom, 1 bath, wood & tile floors, enclosed backyard, additional storage on property $1050 plus utilities QUIET AND FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD 3 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, AC, 2 car garage, enclosed backyard, washer, dryer, $1200 plus utilities CHARMING CONDO 2 bedroom, 2 bath, granite counters, washer, dryer, upgraded appliances, access to all amenities $975 plus utilities SPACIOUS HOME IN DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD 3 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, washer, dryer hook-up, large fenced in backyard, 2 car garage $1200 plus utilities 5 PLEX CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON CAMINO CAPITAN this unit is a one bedroom loft, fireplace, and fenced back yard $650 plus utilities

Private, unique, serene Ranch House 30 minutes from Santa Fe

COMMERCIAL SPACE 1,900 squ.ft. Warehouse, 600 squ.ft Office Space, reception area, two offices, kitchen, security, fenced yard, On-site parking. $1,500 plus utilities.

505-982-2511.

1 BEDROOM homes (2) in popular rail yard district. $850 and $925. water paid, charming and quiet neighborhood. 505-231-8272

2nd Floor 2 bedroom, 2 bath. New carpet & paint. San Mateo Condos.

No pets, non-smokers. $925 monthly; alsromero@q.com; 505-920-3233

HOUSES FURNISHED

FULLY FURNISHED STUDIO, $750.

Utilities paid, charming, clean, fireplace, wood floors. 5 minute walk to Railyard. Sorry, No Pets. 505471-0839 QUIET LOCATION. FURNISHED. 1 Bedroom, 1 bath. Hardwood. Screened patio. Washer, dryer. Parking. Includes utilities & cable. No Smoking or pets. $900. 520-472-7489

Commercial Restaurant Available

HOUSES UNFURNISHED

FULLY FURNISHED 2 bedroom, 2 bath.

Close plaza. Indoor, outdoor fireplaces. Very spacious Front and backyard. Non-smoking, no pets. 6 month lease, $2300 monthly plus utilities.

Jennie, 859-512-7369.

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Adobe Style Home with Office and 2 Living areas for lease. Located only 30 minutes southeast of Santa Fe on a large working ranch, Home has scenic views from balcony. $1,200 per month includes electricity. Contact: HouseSantaFe@gmail.com

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Homes, Office Apartments, post construction. House and Pet sitting.

Senior care. References available, $18 per hour. Julia, 505-204-1677.

CASEY’S TOP HAT CHIMNEY SWEEPS is committed to protecting your home. Creosote build-up in a fireplace or lint build-up in a dryer vent reduces efficiency and can pose a fire hazard. Call 505989-5775. Get prepared!

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PAINTING

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Housecleaning, garage cleaning, hauling trash.

Cutting Trees, Flagstone Patios, Driveways, Fencing, Yard Work, Stucco, Tile..

Greg, Nina, 920-0493.

ROOFING ALL-IN-ONE ROOF LEAKING REPAIR & MAINTENANCE. Complete Landscaping. Yard Cleaning & Maintenance.

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Painting. Torch Down, Stucco. Reasonable Prices! References Available. Free Estimates. 505-603-3182.

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TRINO’S AFFORDABLE Construction all phases of construction, and home repairs. Licensed. 505-9207583

REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, PRO-PANEL ROOFS, PAINTING, FENCING, YARDWORK. MINOR PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL. 25 years experience.

Consulting. Licensed. References.

Free estimates. (505)470-5877

PLASTERING 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Professional Plastering Specialist: Interior & Exterior. Also Re-Stuccos. Patching a specialty. Call Felix, 505-920-3853.

ALL TYPES . Metal, Shingles, Composite torch down, Hot Mop, Stucco, Plaster. Free Estimates! Call Ismael Lopez at 505-670-0760.

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BEAUTIFUL 3, 2, 2 Walled backyard, corner lot, all appliances, Rancho Viejo. Owner Broker, Available January 1. $1590 monthly. 505-780-0129 Beautiful floor plan. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500 sq.ft., all tile, private patio, 2 car garage. Available Feb. 1. $1,550 monthly. Call 505-989-8860.

COZY 1 bedroom plus Loft. Refrigerator, 2 car garage, enclosed backyard. No Pets. $885 monthly, $700 deposit. 480-236-5178.

WAREHOUSE WORK SPACE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

2000 sq.ft. Workshop, art studio, light manuafacturing. Siler Road area. $1470 monthly, $1000 deposit. 505670-1733.

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GLORIETA, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, studio, 4 acres. $1050 monthly plus security deposit. References required. 303-913-4965.

LAS CAMPANAS 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH

Furnished. AC. No pets, nonsmoking. 6 month lease minimum. $6500 monthly plus utilities. $14500 deposit. 203-481-5271

FOUND FOUND DOG in Eldorado, 1/1/14. Very small. Tan color. Male. 505-470-0526

LOST

PART-TIME Office Manager. Scheduling and billing for small yet busy counseling practice. Please call 505438-1853 or fax resume to 505-4382475.

LIVE-IN STUDIOS

S kylights, overhead doors, 2500 square feet, $975. 4100 square feet, 3 phase electric, $1175. La Mesilla. No dogs. 505-753-5906

THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

LOT FOR RENT

MANUFACTURED HOMES

LOST DOG, Big Reward! Missing since 1/4. Lucky is a tan & white Pitbull Mix. 405-706-5513.

Is recruiting for three full-time Court Clerk 2 positions in Santa Fe, NM. For more information please go to the Judicial Web site at w w w . n m c o u r t s . g o v under Job Opportunities. Equal Opportunity Employer.

PUBLIC NOTICES

DOMESTIC JOBS Experienced Caregiver, Companion, Cook LOOKING FOR WORK. Local references. Can travel. 505-690-0880

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, WOODSTOVE, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher!! $850. $500 deposit NO PETS 982-7579 GREAT VIEWS!! 15 minutes N of Santa Fe.

GALLERIES

OFFICES $975 PLUS UTILITIES, OFFICE SUITE, GALISTEO CENTER . Two bright, private offices plus reception area, kitchenette, bathroom. Hospital proximity. 518-672-7370

Beautiful Office Space Lots of light! Downtown!

Off street parking! 500 sq.ft.! Bamboo Floors! Utilities plus Wifi included!!! $700 Per Month!! Availiable Now! Call 505-986-6164 or email pomegranatesfnm@yahoo.com INVITING FREE STANDING SANTA FE STYLE OFFICE BUILDING Close to Plaza, Three parking spaces included, approximately 500 sq.ft. $600 monthly plus utilities. Call 505-4713703 for more information.

Lovely, Professional Office in Railyard, beautiful shared suite, with conference space, kitchen, bath, parking, cleaning, internet utilities included. $450 monthly. 505-690-5092

OFFICE or RETAIL 2 High Traffic Locations

Negotiable, (Based on usage). Call 505-992-6123 or 505-690-4498.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

Great location and parking! $500 monthly includes utilities, cleaning, taxes and amenities. Move in incentives!

Please call (505)983-9646.

ROOMS

Room for rent. Private Bath, gated complex, 2 small dogs. $550 monthly included utilities. 505-280-2803

The Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to announce our partnership with Palliative Care Services of Santa Fe in offering a new Blood Cancer Support Group in the Santa Fe area. The group is scheduled to start January 2014 and will meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 2:003:30pm. Our first group meeting is scheduled to take place on January 14th. This group is facilitated by Eileen Joyce, Palliative Care Services Director and Caregiver, Hudson Institute Certified Coach, and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.

For location or more information about the group please contact Eileen at (505) 428-0670.

LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. We offer a wide variety of programs and services in support of our mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

LLS provides the following services at no cost to patients and families: -Patient Financial Aid Grant -Co-Pay Assistance Program -Peer-to-Peer Support -Family Support Groups -Local Education Programs -Trish Greene Back to School Program -Free Education Materials -Online Chats & Discussion Boards -Web Seminar/Teleconferences For more information about these services, please contact our Patient Access, Education Advocacy Manager, Ana Portillo, at (505) 8720141 or at Ana.Portillo@lls.org.

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STORAGE SPACE AN EXTRA LARGE UNIT BLOWOUT SPECIAL. Airport Cerrillos Storage. UHaul.

Cargo Van. 505-474-4330. airportcerrillos.com

A-Poco Self Storage 2235 Henry Lynch Rd Santa Fe, NM 87507 505-471-1122 12x24 for Only $195.00.

Call to reserve yours Today!!!

WAREHOUSES 2000 SQUARE foot space with high ceilings & 2 overhead doors. Office, bath. Great for auto repair. $1600 monthly. 505-660-9523

LAW FIRM has immediate opening for a full time receptionist.

Must have good telephone skills and secretarial skills as some clerical work and data entry is involved. Knowledge of Word and WordPerfect programs helpful.

Salary DOE. Good benefits package.

Email resume to: gromero@hinklelawfirm.com or mail to: Office Manager, P.O. Box 2068, Santa Fe, NM 87504.

NEW MEXICO INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY COLLEGES invites applications for the position of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. See NMICC webpage for more information: http://www.sfcc.edu/nmicc .

LIVE IN STUDIOS

TESUQUE TRAILER VILLAGE "A PLACE TO CALL HOME" 505-9899133 VACANCY 1/2 OFF IRST MONTH Single & Double Wide Spaces

We offer an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K-Pension Plan.

Competitive salary based upon experience.

Send resume and salary requirements, or apply in person between the hours of 9:00a.m.and 4:00p.m.

Monday through Friday.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT VALLEY NATIONAL BANK 322 Riverside Drive Espanola, New Mexico 87532 EOE, Member FDIC

ELDORADO, T W O BEDROOM, 1 BATH, BRICK FLOORS, ENCLOSED PATIO. $1000 WESTERN EQUITIES, 505-982-4201

JAN 1: Charming 3 bed 2 bath, 2 stories, high ceilings, courtyard, yard, trees, hot tub, auto H20. double garage. washer, dryer, dishwsher, walking path. $1,550. 505-204-0421.

Valley National Bank is now accepting applications for a Credit Analyst. The applicant must have two years experience or educational equivalent in the field of accounting and, or finance. This position supports loan operations with primary duties of financial statement & cash flow analysis.

Knowledge of banking laws, Federal and State regulations pertaining to bank lending practices preferred.

ACCOUNTING PART-TIME, EXPERIENCED IN ACCOUNTING, DATA ENTRY, INVOICING, PAYROLL. Must Have references, English-Spanish a plus. To set up interview, please call 505-988-9876.

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WEB CONTENT - Social Media Coordinator for established business to develop maintain outstanding global online presence. 3-years experience.

Email resume: alina@patina-gallery.com

HOSPITALITY

DINING SERVICE POSITIONS:

Part time server & dishwasher positions. Must be professional. Weekends and Holidays a must. Wonderful work environment.

Complete application at El Castillo, 250 E Alameda; Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. or email resume to: hum anresources@ elcnm .com or fax to 505-983-3828.

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HOSPITALITY L’OLIVIER RESTAURANT seeking

EXPERIENCED FINE DINING SERVERS AND BUSERS

for lunch and dinner. Apply 229 Galisteo Street between 3-5PM ONLY.

MEDICAL DENTAL Busy eyecare practice is seeking a

BILLING SPECIALIST/ RECEPTIONIST

Full-time or part-time. Competitive salary with benefits. Email resume to: info@accentsfe.com or fax to 505984 8892.

Front Desk Position

Needed for busy dental practice.

Dental Experience A Must!

Some Saturday’s and later hours.

Excellent pay. Fax resume to 505424-8535.

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BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI

Dear Tom and Ray:

My 2002 Honda Odyssey (96,000 miles) has been a great car, other than having to replace the transmission at 60,000. When we take a road trip, we notice that after about two hours on the highway, the floor of the car just behind the front passenger seat gets hot -- really hot! So hot that it is uncomfortable to keep shod feet on the carpet for more than a few

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minutes! The underside of the right, middle-row seat gets uncomfortably hot to the touch, too. We took the car in to our regular mechanic, who generally does a good job. He said that everything is f ine as long as nothing is glowing under the car when it gets that hot. It’s hard to believe that this is not a f ire risk! I’m not conf ident I would be able to see something glow in broad daylight. Do I listen to my mechanic, or do I cave to my safety-freak maternal instincts and take this in to the dealer for what is likely to be an overpriced repair bill, whether or not they f ix the problem? What do you think is causing this? Many thanks. -- Beth TOM: It sounds like the heat is coming from a catalytic converter, Beth.

There’s one right in the spot you describe.

RAY: It may be something minor, like a missing heat shield. Or it could be something more signif icant. But it was lame of your mechanic to send you on your way without

bothering to f igure out what’s wrong.

TOM: So you have two problems: A heat problem, and a mechanic problem.

If you don’t feel that your mechanic is willing to put in the time to f igure this out, then f ind someone else (check the Mechanics Files at cartalk.com for a free list of highly recommended mechanics

by ZIP code). Because, of course excessive heat can be a f ire hazard.

RAY: There are three possibilities that come to mind. The simplest is that a heat shield has corroded and fallen off. Parts that get very hot, like catalytic converters, are surrounded by shielding material to prevent the heat from igniting something nearby.

Like your buttocks.

TOM: But heat shields are made of cheap metal, and eventually they fall off, or start making so much rattling noise that people remove them. So f irst you want to see if your heat shield is intact.

RAY: The second possibility is that

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And that can produce a lot of heat -- which you will feel, whether the heat shield is intact or not.

TOM: The f inal possibility is that your converter is plugged up. That’s what happens when converters get old. Typically, you’ll notice a drop in power because exhaust is unable to leave the engine freely, but you might not notice it.

A plugged converter will run hot, and eventually glow.

RAY: Whatever it is, though, get it f igured out and address it. Or your next letter to us might start out: “My 2002 Honda Odyssey has been a great car, other than having to replace the transmission at 60,000 and the four-alarm car f ire at 97,000!” Good luck, Beth.

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Re- ELAINE KRAIDIN, DEpair Dis- CEASED, OR IN THE MATTER BEING trict 6 LITIGATED IN THE Legal #96221 MENPublished in The San- HEREINAFTER ta Fe New Mexican on TIONED HEARING. January 9 2014 A hearing on the petition filed by Martin Kraidin, as Personal RepresentaFIRST JUDICIAL tive of the aboveDISTRICT COURT referenced estate, COUNTY OF which Petition asks SANTA FE for an Order of ComSTATE OF NEW plete Settlement, will MEXICO be held at Judge SteCASE NO.: D-0101-PB- ven Herrera Judicial Complex, Santa Fe, 2011-00072 IN THE MATTER OF New Mexico on January 23, 2014, at 8:30 THE ESTATE OF LYNN ELAINE a.m..

Pursuant to KRAIDIN, DECEASED. 45-1-401 NMSA 1978, NOTICE OF HEARING notice of the time and place of hearing on

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Santa Fe, NM 87504- on the 7th day of Febru2068 ary, 2014 for an ORDER (505) 982-4554 FOR CHANGE OF NAME From James Michael Attorneys for Peti- Faries to Fordon James.

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LEGALS OF MARGOT BETH BACHMAN CASE NO: D-101-CU2013-3182 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 408-1 through Sec. 40-83 NMSA 1978, the Petitioner Margot Bachman will apply to the Honorable Raymond Z. Ortiz, District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex at Santa Fe, New Mexico at 8:30 a.m. on the 24th day of January, 2014 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME from Margot Beth Bachman to Margo Shapiro Bachman.

Stephen T. Pacheco, District Court Clerk, By Raven S. Martinez, Deputy Legal#96241 Published in the San- Court Clerk. by: ta Fe New Mexican Submitted James Faries, Petitioner, January 9, 13, 2014 Pro Se. Legal #96220 FIRST JUDICIAL Published in The Santa DISTRICT COURT Fe New Mexican on STATE OF NEW MEXICO January 9, 16 2014 COUNTY OF SANTA FE IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR A CHANGE FIRST JUDICIAL OF NAME OF JAMES MIDISTRICT COURT CHAEL FARIES STEPHEN T. PACHECO, STATE OF CASE NO: D-101-CV-201400021 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provi-

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF AMANDA ANGELA EVANS Case No.: D101CV2013-3244 NOTICE OF OF NAME

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TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provisions of Sec 408-1 through 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. the Petitioner Amanda Angela Evans will apply to the Honorable Sylvia Lamar, District Judge of the First Judicial DIstrict at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex in Santa Fe, District Court Clerk, New Mexico, at 2:00

By RAven S. Martinez, p.m. on the 26 day of Deputy Court Clerk.

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Petitioner, Pro se Persons having a disLegal #96304 ability and requiring Published in The San- assistance of any ta Fe New Mexican on auxiliary aid, e.g., January 9 and 16, Sign Language Inter2014. preter, etc. in being a part of this meeting The New Mexico Envi- process should conronment Department, tact the Human ReBureau as Petroleum Storage source Tank Bureau will hold soon as possible at a Storage Tank Com- the New Mexico Envimittee meeting on ronment Department, Services Wednesday, January Personnel P.O. Box 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Bureau, 26110, 1190 St. Francis The meeting will take place at the State Drive, Santa Fe, NM, telephone Personnel Building, 87502, Leo Griego Auditori- (505) 827-9872. TDY um 2600 Cerrillos users please access Road Santa Fe, NM her number via the 87505. The meeting New Mexico Relay agenda is available Network at 1-800-659on the Web at 8331 http://www.nmenv.st ate.nm.us/ust/ustco Legal#96272 m.html or from the Published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on: January 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 2014

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

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Horoscope

Crossword

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014: This year you will want to break barriers and create much more of what you want.

You will discover that you have several key people who will make a big difference in your life. Taurus adds spice and interest to your life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Your instincts work well with your finances right now. If you feel like you are lucky, go out and buy a lottery ticket.

Tonight: Treat a loved one well.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You are energized and a witness to new possibilities. A discussion could encourage you to go for a long-term goal. Tonight: Screen your calls if you want to get anything done.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Take your time and let your mind wander. Your daydreaming contributes to your success and creativity; just don’t do it in front of your boss. Tonight: Vanish.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Listen to feedback, and know what you desire. Friends seem to be supportive, and they probably will stay that way while you accomplish this goal. Tonight: Where the gang is.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You beam, and others naturally come toward you. The problem you might have is that you can’t really let go because of all your responsibilities. Tonight: In the limelight.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Listen to a friend, who might be the source of surprising news. What you say and how you respond will make all the difference. Tonight: Find your friends.

Super Quiz Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: POETIC QUOTATIONS Provide the next word of the quotation. (e.g., “The child is father of the ____.” Answer: Man.) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. “I am the master of my ___.”

Answer________ 2. “I wandered lonely as a ___.”

Answer________ 3. “And miles to go before I ___.”

Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. “Not with a bang but a ___.”

Answer________ 5. “Look on my works, ye mighty, and ___.”

Answer________

6. “The proper study of mankind is ___.”

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL 7. “To strive, to seek, to find and not to ___.”

Answer________ 8. “Tread softly because you tread on my ___.”

Answer________ 9. “Things fall apart; the center cannot ____.”

Answer________

ANSWERS:

1. Fate. 2. Cloud. 3. Sleep. 4. Whimper. 5. Despair. 6. Man. 7. Yield. 8. Dreams. 9. Hold.

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2013 Ken Fisher

Cryptoquip

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2013 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Father at a loss with wife, daughter Dear Annie: I am writing to you with a heavy heart. I have been married to my second wife for 20 years. We dated for two years, and she became impatient with my reluctance to get married. We both wanted kids, but her timetable was different than mine. Even though I was old enough to know better (46), I married her because she got pregnant. I am positive that she did it intentionally. We are different. I am very clean and organized, and I work hard. She is messy to the point of dirty, stubborn, disorganized, lazy and vindictive. She has tried to sabotage my relationship with our two children who are now in their late teens. In spite of her efforts, I have created a good relationship with my son. But my younger daughter is another story. She is like her mother: a spoiled brat. I know I am partly responsible. I would like to create a loving relationship before she goes to college in August. I know it’s late to fix this, but do you have any suggestions? — Getting This Off My Chest Dear Getting: It’s never too late to try to mend relationships. The first one should be with your wife. You are terribly resentful, and it’s obvious that you don’t actually like her.

Although you may have good reason, your children undoubtedly see it and react accordingly. It also fuels your wife’s desire to get back at you. And finally, how you relate to your wife affects how you relate to your daughter, who has a similar personality. She identifies with Mom and may believe you resent and dislike her, as well.

Get counseling — alone, with your wife or with your daughter. Whatever you can arrange.

Dear Annie: My 67-year-old mother is an alcoholic. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with dementia. Mom is now on medication for depression and high blood pressure and is living with my sister “Shannon.”

I have seven siblings. When Shan-

Sheinwold’s bridge

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might have indicated that you would accept extra responsibility. Realize your limits when dealing with others.

Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Touch base with someone in the know.

You can’t continue the way you have been without taking a bigger look at a situation that will help you expand your thinking.

Tonight: Get concert tickets.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Take news with a grain of salt. You might want to check out an associate’s thoughts on the matter. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might want to revisit a situation involving a loved one. Your decision could dramatically change your choices afterward. Tonight: Get into weekend mode.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Listen to news carefully. The person delivering the information might be as rigid as you are. Listen and process.

Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Listen to the creative muse within, as you could have a rare opportunity to express yourself. You will do just that in an unprecedented manner. Tonight: Live it up.

Jacqueline Bigar

Chess quiz

WHITE’S BEST MOVE? Hint: Better than Nxb5.

Solution: 1. Ne6! (gets the rook). If … Rg8, 2. Nf7 mate!

Today in history Today is Thursday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2014. There are 356 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Jan. 9, 1914, the County of Los Angeles opened the country’s first public defender’s office, headed by Walton J. Wood.

Hocus Focus

non needs a break, my brothers and I take turns with Mom on the weekends. Mom wanders off during the day while Shannon is at work and catches a ride with strangers to get alcohol. My sister is tired and stressed and says she is fed up because we are not helping her. It’s true that we all could do more, but no one really wants to. Mom is a handful.

Mom is capable of taking care of herself only when she is not drinking. Otherwise, she has outbursts and tantrums. Shannon has decided to place Mom in a facility. Mom is on a low fixed income. Where could she go? — Worried Sis Dear Worried: First, take your mother to her physician and have her evaluated to see whether she can manage at an independent senior residence or requires an assistedliving facility. Then call the Eldercare Locator (eldercare.gov) at 800-677-1116 for information about available places, and take the time to visit those that seem appropriate.

Please do not make Shannon do this on her own. Surely, eight children can do this for one mother, no matter how difficult she is.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Drowning in Junk,” whose wife is a hoarder. He asked whether he could toss stuff while she is out. You were right to tell him not to do that.

“Cleaning out” (throwing everything away without the hoarder’s involvement) can actually exacerbate the problem. Please ask “Drowning” to reach out to his local police, fire and health departments and ask whether there is a Hoarding Task Force in his area. Hoarding Task Forces are being organized nationwide. Often the task force will offer direct assistance or referrals to resources including cleaners, organizers and mental health organizations. We have a Hording Task Force here that consults all over the state. — Burlington, Vt.

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