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Closing two coal-fired electric generation units atSan Juan Generating Station will cost this communitymoney and jobs.

The Farmington City Council might want to opposea state plan to do just that. The state of New Mexico,the Environmental Protection Agency and PublicService Company of New Mexico have entered intoan agreement that not only will close two units at thelocal plant, but also decrease electric generation fromSan Juan County by 818 megawatts.

This could mean a loss of jobs and tax dollars whilealso being a burden on plans for economic developmentin the region. This is why Farmington City CouncilorJason Sandel asked the Council as the local governingbody to adopt a resolution opposing the agreement,

Losing money, jobs City talks alternatives on regional haze plan


Farmington City CouncilorJason Sandel asked city staffwhether there would be anymore “surprises” with the con-struction of the new animalshelter.

The comment came after staffrequested a special use permit

from the Council to add a cre-matorium at the site, at an ad-ditional cost of about $75,000.

“Are there any other thingsmissing from the building inprogramming phase that nowneed to be added,” Sandel askedduring the Aug. 13 Councilmeeting at city hall.

“No. I’m not aware of any-thing else that did not emerge

in programming phase from thearchitect we hired,” City Man-ager Rob Mayes said.

The crematory for euthaniz-ing animals was an afterthoughtfor the new “state of the art”shelter that is being constructedby Jaynes Corporation in AnimasPark off Browning Parkway.

Sandel wanted to know whythe idea to cremate animal re-

mains was brought to the Coun-cil after the shelter was nearlycomplete instead of during thedesign phase.

Mayes in a previous meetingstated he wanted to put in acrematory, but was told by the“former administration” that an-imal rights advocates would notapprove.

Sole Community Provider ProgramProposed changes could cut funds to health service agencies

LAUREN DUFFTri-City Tribune

DWI and Meth treatment serv-ices, as well as health care for theunder and uninsured in the area,could suffer or even close if sug-gested changes are made to thestate’s Sole Community ProviderProgram.

Human Services DepartmentDeputy Secretary Brent Earnestpresented the proposed fundingchanges to the county during theJuly 25 San Juan County Com-mission meeting. Since that time,it has been a topic of discussionbetween the county, health careofficials and legislators.

The Sole Community Provider

Program is a Medicaid programwhich became a state law in 1993to provide medical coverage tounder or uninsured people in needof hospital or medical care. It ispaid for through federal Medicaiddollars and the counties’ gross re-ceipts taxes, which are paid to thestate and administered by the NewMexico Human Services Depart-ment, according to New MexicoState Statute 27-5-6.1.

The Human Services Depart-ment is proposing a change to theSole Community Provider Programinto Centennial Care, the newname for the state’s Medicaid pro-gram. Under Centennial Care therewill be two funding systems – the

Shelter programming phaseCouncil OKs use permit to add crematorium at new site

* plant A8

Farmington resident Gordon Glass speaks to the Farmington City Councilabout the proposal by Public Service Company of New Mexico to closetwo units at San Juan Generating Station. – Debra Mayeux photo


Residents living in unincor-porated areas of San Juan Countycould see a reduction in propertyinsurance after La Plata and CedarHill’s Public Protection Classifi-cation, or PPC, dropped from a6/9 to a 5/9.

The PPC program is initiatedby the Insurance Services Officeand evaluates a community’s fireprotection services by using ascale of one through 10 withClass One representing the bestpublic protection and Class 10indicating no recognized pro-tection.

Typically a community’s PPCrating is based on the fire de-partment and its capabilities, theavailability and adequacy of thelocal water supply, and the effi-ciency of the fire alarm and com-munication systems.

County Operations OfficerMike Stark said the La Plata andCedar Hill PPC rating did notinclude the availability of thelocal water supply because “Wedon’t own our water supply util-ities like the cities” due to infra-structure installation expenses.

County ISONew numberscould dropinsurance rates

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Emergency Medical Services Oversight Committee Chairman Kim Carpenter discusses po-tential changes to the Sole Community Provider Program with committee members duringan Aug. 12 meeting. * Program A7


It was the night before schoolstarted, and the football teamwas on the field. The standswere full of spectators, and theyheard shots ring out. Someonefired six to eight rounds from a.223 caliber rifle at HutchisonStadium. The Farmington Police

Department is investigating thedrive-by shooting that left bulletholes in the press box. Policealso increased their presencearound Farmington MunicipalSchools for the first day ofclasses.

The Farmington Scorpionswere practicing at 9:12 p.m.

Shots fired at stadium

Police investigate shooting at FHS

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During the Aug. 13 meet-ing he said the original ar-chitect, Animal Arts, did notinclude it in the design for ashelter facility that was sup-posed to constructed on An-drea Drive. When the cityrevisited the shelter designwith new architect BDA Ar-chitecture, the firm did notmention a crematory.

The issue actually wasraised by Shelter ConsultantMarcy Eckhardt when shecontacted Matthews Crema-tion about Pet CremationSystems in January 2013,according to emails betweenEckhardt and city staff.

Eckhardt was contractedto be a shelter consultant inFebruary of 2013. Prior to

that, she served on the city’sAnimal Advisory Commis-sion.

Eckhardt broached thesubject again in an April 1email to BDA Architect DaveGassar. Eckhardt pointed outthat the city spends upwardsof $25,000 a year to hauldead animals to the dump,and if the crematory costwas around $50,000 thecity would see the savingsin two years.

Not long after the pro-posal was made, GeneralServices Director Julie Bairdbegan contacting companiesabout the size and design ofa crematory.

In an April 5 email Bairdforwarded a January 2013

proposal from Matthews Cre-mation to Eckhardt to CityBuilding and MaintenanceSupervisor Jimmie Edwardsand wrote, “I am forwardingthis information from Marcyon a possible Crematory.And I will follow with an-other email on other infofound by Bob. As we dis-cussed, we need to determinethe common utility needsof the various units and planfor an appropriate size andspace. I do not think pro-curement allows us to specifya unit at this time since itwill need to be bid. Thesize of installed utilities andspace for the unit will thenneed to be clear on the bidspecs for bidding, but we

need to be careful not tobuild infrastructure that onlyfits one manufacturer.”

Mayes, Baird and Parksand Recreation DirectorCory Styron presented theproposal to the Council dur-ing a June 26 meeting, dur-ing which Mayes took creditfor the idea, saying he want-ed a crematory in the sheltersince 2006, when he wasasked to look at the feasibilityof building a new animalshelter.

“The response was wedon’t want one. The animaladvocates would never allowit,” Mayes said at the time.

During the Aug. 13 meet-ing, Sandel asked Styron ifit was the former parks, recre-ation and cultural affairs di-rector who did not want acrematory.

“I can’t comment,” Styronsaid.

Since the issue just cameup, Baird said the city wouldhave to cut into an existingwall to install the unit in the

intake room at the new shel-ter. “We will cut into thecinder block wall to allowfor loading and unloadingof the crematory,” she said,saying this keeps the openingout of the wind.

The unit itself will beplaced outside, but the accessto the crematory will be in-side the facility, in an areathat can be accessed by staff24 hours a day.

“The unit will be turned90 degrees facing into thebuilding, and you will beable to load the crematoriumfrom inside the intake garage,”Baird explained. “All of thefunctioning will be inside,not visible by the public.The only thing you will seeis the stack coming upthrough the roof.”

It will be located at theback of the new shelter onthe same side as BrowningParkway, but fencing andlandscaping will keep theunit from the public’s view,she said.

The city also plans to in-stall an enclosure over theunit, and this will allow forstorage of cages and equip-ment, according to Styron.

Sandel also wanted toknow if the unit would belarge enough to handle thehigh number of animals ei-ther euthanized at the shelteror brought into the shelteralready dead.

Styron said there is a for-mula the city used to deter-mine the unit size and thatwas based on cremating ap-proximately 600 to 700pounds of animals per day,which results in 4,000 ani-mals being euthanized eachyear at the facility.

The unit is expected tocost between $50,000 and$65,000, with the enclosurecosting $16,000, Baird said.

Councilor Dan Darnellmoved to approve the permit,and Councilor Gayla Mc-Culloch seconded the mo-tion. It was unanimously ap-proved.

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All domestic water sys-tems within the unincorpo-rated area of the county areprivately owned and oper-ated.

“We make recommenda-tions to (water users associ-ations), but it is up to themif they want to use thoserecommendations. If we havea good water system with alot of hydrants, that helpsthe PPC rating, and if theydon’t have it – well then westart losing points,” saidCounty Fire Chief DougHatfield.

The PPC rating can eitherbe a single number or asplit number. In this case,La Plata and Cedar Hill re-ceived a split classification,

where the first number ap-plies to properties locatedwithin five road miles of afire station and within 1,000feet of a fire hydrant. Thesecond number in a splitclassification is for propertiesbeyond 1,000 feet of a hy-drant but still within fiveroad miles of a fire station.

According to the ISOwebsite, “Insurance compa-nies use PPC informationto help establish fair premi-ums for fire insurance – gen-erally offering lower pre-miums in communities withbetter protection.

“I would think citizenswould use this to reach outto their insurance companiesand make them aware of

this (PPC) drop,” Stark ex-plained.

The reduction in localcitizens’ homeowners insur-ance is something the SanJuan County Fire Depart-ment strives for, accordingto Hatfield. “Yes, I’m verywell pleased that those rat-ings dropped. That shouldhelp the homeowners receivea break on their homeownersinsurance.”

Hatfield said a lower PPCrating also allows for thefire department to receivemore money from the statefire fund.

Earlier this year, the Kirt-land Valley Fire Departmentalso lowered its PPC ratingfrom a 6/9 to a 5/9.

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AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTS This exhibit from the col-lection of the Guild Hall Mu-seum on Long Island in-cludes 73 works of ar t froma stellar array of ar tists.They include: Andy Warhol,Jackson Pollock, ThomasMoran, Willem de Kooning,Elaine de Kooning, PeggyBacon, Chuck Close, MaxErnst, Henri Cartier-Bresson,Roy Lichtenstein, and GeorgeBellows, among many others.This exhibit will be displayedat the Farmington Museum,Gateway Park Museum & Vis-itors Center through Sept.22, 2013. An Adventure inthe Ar ts, selections fromthe permanent collection ofthe Guild Hall Museum, wasorganized by the Guild HallMuseum in East Hampton,N.Y., in association with Lan-dau Traveling Exhibitions,Los Angeles, Calif.Information: 505.599.1174or www.fmtn.org

BIRD WATCHING RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER Enjoy bird watching and abeautiful walk through Farm-ington’s riverside trails everyTuesday morning. More than100 species of birds havebeen noted throughout An-imas Park and new birds flyin each season. Meet at theRiverside Nature Center, inAnimas Park off BrowningParkway, to join the friendlyRNC staff for leisurely walkof 1-2 miles. Information: 505.599.1422or www.fmtn.org

MUSIC IN THE WINERY’S COURTYARD Enjoy live music & greatwine at Wines of the SanJuan from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.every Sunday from Maythrough the month of Sep-tember. Wines of the SanJuan is located at 233 Hwy.511 in Turley, N.M.Information: 505.632.0879or www.winesofthesanjuan.com

PICNIC IN THE PARK FORPRESHOOLERSPreschool children and theirfamilies bring lunch andmeet at the Riverside NatureCenter for a picnic from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followedby a story or activity and astroller-friendly walk in thepark. Learn about plants,insects, birds, and all theinteresting wildlife. Feed the

friendly ducks and go homein time for naps. This pro-gram continues weeklythrough to September.Information: 505.599.1422

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THE ANNUAL SAN JUAN BI-FLY TOURNAMENT ON THE SAN JUAN This San Juan River QualityWaters tournament is strictlycatch and release. Profes-sional guides score all catch-es and release all fish. Callfor details.Information: 505.325.0255

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WINE & SHINE CLASSIC CARSHOWVisit Wines of the San Juan,10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for thisclassic car show in Blanco,N.M. Relax under the shadycottonwood trees in the SanJuan River Valley with greatfriends, live music and de-licious food. Spectators arefree! Wines of the San Juanis located 40 minutes eastof Farmington. For more in-formation and to downloada registration form, pleasevisit www.winesofthesan-juan.com

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POETRY PICNIC Bring a picnic supper andeat in the garden at 6 p.m.There will be a program ofpoetry for about 20 minutes,and then stay to walk in thepark and through the River-side Nature Center XeriscapeGardens.Information: 505.599.1422

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THE BONNIE DALLAS SENIORCENTER109 E. La Plata St. and 208 N.Wall Ave.Farmington, NM 87401Information Numbers:Main Building: 505.599.1380or 505.599.1390Senior Center Annex:505.566.2256Senior Center Activity Center:505.566.2288The Silver Fitness Center:505.566.2287

50+SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES7 p.m. - 10 p.m., doors openat 6:30 p.m.Bonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Aug. 17 - Grant & RandyAug. 24 - To be determined Aug. 31 - NO DANCE – LABORDAY HOLIDAYInfo: 505.599.1380

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HILLBILLY BAND ENTERTAINS11:30 a.m. -– 12:30 p.m.Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterMain Building, 109 E. La PlataSt.Info: 505) 599-1380

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THE SILVER FITNESS CENTER8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1 -3:30 p.m. Monday – FridayBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.We feature exercise equipmentthat is extremely safe and easyto use. Perfect for improvingyour overall health, stamina,and range of motion. Cost is$20 a year. Call 505.599.1390for more information.

EXERCISE CLASS – WITH JEANELISE10:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 1 - 2p.m.Monday/Wednesday/FridayBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Cost: 50 cents per session. Areyou losing flexibility and wantmore energy to do the thingsyou enjoy? If so, this class iswhat you need to get back intoa good exercise program. Work

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TAI CHI9:30 a.m.ThursdaysBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave. Tai Chi is a seriesof fluid movements that canhelp with balance, flexibility,and muscle tone. These gentleexercises will leave you feelingrefreshed. Free to anyone 50+.Info: 505.599.1390

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LIONS POOL405 N. Wall Ave.Call 505.599.1187 for moreinformation

ADULT SWIMMING LESSONS7 – 8:30 a.m., noon – 1p.m., 4 – 5:30 p.m.Monday – FridayAdult Swimming Lessons willbe offered at Lions Poolduring lap swim. Four 30-minute lessons are $20 oreight 30-minute lessons are$35. Info: 505.599.1167.

MORNING AQUACISE8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Monday – Friday

SENIOR LAP*9:30 – 10:30 a.m.Monday – Friday

MORNING SPLASHERCISE*10:30 – 11:15 a.m.Monday/Wednesday/Friday

MORNING ARTHRITIS*10:30 – 11:15 a.m.Tuesday/Thursday

CROSS POOL*11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.Monday – Friday

EVENING AQUACISE5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Monday – FridayAquacise classes, $2 a visit*All adult aquatic exercise class-es, $1.50 a visit

FARMINGTON AQUATIC CENTER1151 N. Sullivan Road

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EARLY BIRD SPLASH8 – 8:45 a.m.Monday/Wednesday

AQUA JOGGER8 – 8:45 a.m.Tuesday/ThursdayClasses are $2.50 a visit

SYCAMORE PARK COMMUNITYCENTER1051 Sycamore St.Call 505.566.2480 for moreinformation

DO YOU SAVE BOX TOPS?Please save your box top labelsthat can be found on officesupplies and all General Millsfoods. Bring them to theSycamore Park Community Cen-ter to help us earn free recre-ational supplies! Please call uswith any questions at505.566.2480.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OFSJCWant to help a “Little”?Sycamore Park Community Cen-ter is partnering with Big Broth-ers Big Sisters. Find out moreat 505.566.2481

SENIOR FITNESS9 - 10 a.m.Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-days Senior Fitness is offered atSycamore Park Community Cen-ter through the San Juan CollegeENCORE program. Info:505.566.2481

COMMUNITY LINE DANCECLASS6 - 7:30 p.m.TuesdaysFloread Hodgson is teachinga free line dancing class eachTuesday from 6 - 7 p.m. atSycamore Park CommunityCenter. You will enjoy learningdifferent line dances and havea lot of fun along the way.Info: 505.566.2480

FIT CLUB6:30 – 7:30 p.m.WednesdaysJoin Nexal Flores-Baez for thefree community Fit Club fitnessclass at Sycamore Park Com-munity Center. This is a greatcardiovascular workout thatis sure to get your hear tpumping! Info: 505.566.2480-8111 or 505.566.2480

SPCC OPEN HOUSE5 - 7 p.m.Friday, Aug. 23Come check out the SycamorePark Community Center andall that we have to offer inthe fall at our annual openhouse. We will also have ven-dors present with whom wework throughout the year.There will be games and re-freshments for everyone! Thisis a free event. Info:505.566.2480

COMMUNITY YARD SALE ANDCRAFT FAIR9 a.m. - 2 p.m.Get a booth and mark yourcalendars for Saturday, Sep-tember 7.Join us for the Sycamore ParkCommunity Yard Sale and CraftFair. Booths are $10 per tablefor both the yard sale andcraft fair. This will be an out-door event. Bring the familyand enjoy a fun day in thepark! Info: 505.566.2480

FARMINGTON MUSEUM3041 E. Main St.

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FARMINGTON MUSEUM EXHIBIT TOURSBy appointmentLet an experienced docent atthe Farmington Museum beyour host for guided toursof the permanent and visitingexhibits. Tours are FREE andavailable to the public by ap-pointment. Any size group iswelcome! Call 505.599.1169for more information aboutthe Museum’s current exhibitsor to schedule a guided tour.

SUMMER TERRACE MUSIC SERIES6 - 7:30 p.m.Saturdays, through AugustJoin the Farmington Museumat Gateway Park each Saturdayevening during the summermonths for some live, localenter tainment at our 10thAnnual Summer Terrace MusicSeries. Admission to this pro-gram is FREE. Remember yourfolding chair and dancingshoes! Info: 505.599.1174Aug. 17 – Chokecherry JamAug. 24 – TBAAug. 31 – Trumpet Geezers

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In the wake of theTrayvon Martin case – inwhich a Florida teenagerwas shot and killed byGeorge Zimmerman, aneighborhood watch vol-unteer who said he was act-ing in self-defense – a Penn-sylvania legislator is intro-ducing a bill that would re-quire neighborhood watchgroups to be trained by statepolice and recertified everyfive years.

“I want them to be regis-tered. I want them to betrained. I want them to havean appropriation,” said StateRep. Louise Bishop, D-Philadelphia.

Are such regulations nec-essary, or are they an un-conscionable hindrance toprivate action? Joel Mathisand Ben Boychuk, the Red-BlueAmerica columnists, de-bate the issue.MATHIS: You don’t

want most neighborhoodwatch groups being forcedto jump through the hoopsof certification and regula-

tion. At best, such groupsdo more than make a neigh-borhood safe – they alsodraw a community together.Putting the grandma nextdoor through even a mildversion of boot camp wouldjust discourage such efforts.

But freedom from regu-lations should apply onlyto groups that stick to theoriginal ethos of “neighbor-hood watch.” They are “eyesand ears” for local law en-forcement agencies, tripwiresthat can bring police cars ina hurry when a neighbornotices something askew.

Those that exceed thatrole, though, will probablyfind themselves liable whentrouble arrives. Whateveryou think of Zimmerman,the fact is he wasn’t contentto simply act as eyes andears: He became an activetracker, leaving his vehicle– against a dispatcher’s advice– to pursue the boy basedon no real evidence ofwrongdoing.

In that moment, Zim-

merman exceeded his townwatch responsibilities, andbecame something different,a posse of one. Such folks –and the groups they repre-sent – should be trained, ifonly for their own protectionfrom injury and litigation.

The Philadelphia PoliceDepartment makes that dis-tinction clear on its website,saying that while it “supportsand appreciates its TownWatch members and thework they do, the Philadel-phia Police Department isnot responsible for the ac-tions taken by persons per-forming neighborhoodwatch-type activities. Certi-fied Police Officers aretrained in use of force andarrest procedures. Civilianstaking such actions can faceboth criminal and civil ac-

tions. Be safe and not sorry!” Some cities have “citizens

patrols” whose jobs are toseek out criminals and makearrests. They really do aug-ment local police – and theyreally do receive both train-ing and regulation. If townwatch members want to dothat job, they must take onthe burdens that come withit. If they can accept a limited(but important) role in pro-tecting their communities,they should be left alone.BOYCHUK: Neighbor-

hood watch groups don’tneed training, certificationor regulation. What on earthwould they be trained todo? Speed dial 911? Mem-orize license plates? We al-ready have people who areprofessionally trained, reg-istered and certified, and

who have “an appropriation”from state and local gov-ernments for public safety.They’re called police. Theydo the best they can, butthey can’t be everywhere.That’s where neighborhoodwatch groups come in.

It’s rarely a good idea forelected officials to offersweeping legislation to rem-edy extraordinary events,and it’s almost always a badsign when they push med-dlesome new regulations tosatisfy a personal grievance.Bishop, the Pennsylvaniastate legislator proposingthe town watch rules, has aperfectly foolish reason foradvancing her bill. She saysa town watch group memberonce accosted her grand-son.

Maybe Bishop’s grandsondeserved a bit of scrutiny.Or maybe he really wastreated rudely. With all duerespect, so what? Would thestate weed out the ill man-nered along with felons andpedophiles? Seems unlike-

ly.We could argue to the

point of exhaustion whetherZimmerman overstepped hisbounds. But whatever yourview of his case, Zimmermanis hardly representative ofneighborhood watch groups.

The larger lesson is yousimply cannot regulate freakoccurrences. You cannot out-law rash or imprudent judg-ments. You can only holdpeople responsible for theiractions later. (Don’t forget,Zimmerman still faces a mul-timillion-dollar wrongfuldeath lawsuit from Martin’sparents.) Above all, you don’twant to do anything thatwould discourage peoplefrom looking out for them-selves or their neighbors.That would be folly.

Ben Boychuk is associateeditor of the Manhattan Institute’sCity Journal. Joel Mathis is acontributing editor to The PhillyPost. Reach them at [email protected], [email protected] or www.facebook.

Sometimes we sing to-gether, my husband and I.Thanks, no; you do not wantto hear us.

We aren’t by any standardswhat you’d call good. Butwe have found somehowbetween us a two-part har-mony that is entirely, ab-solutely, our own.

What we lack in talent,we make up with good in-tentions. That is to say, wemean what we sing. Whatelse is marriage for?

The first time we sangtogether was 15 years ago.Back then, he was my editorand my friend. When myfirst husband died of cancer,he came to the memorialservice to pay his respects.

I had no idea he wasthere. There were a greatmany people, and I was,well, in a fog. But I saw himlater in a video of the service.

He was sitting alone withhis chin in his hand, singingalong with me and a thou-sand other voices, a greatcloud of witnesses that hadgathered that day, the wordsto “Amazing Grace.”

Does it count even if Ididn’t know he was there?It does to me. Years later,after we started dating, wewould find ourselves singingalong to some song on theradio, or on a CD, one thatfor whatever reasons spoketo us both. Then we’d lookat each other and laugh.

What’s not to love abouta man who loves the blues?

Some women need flow-ers or chocolate or diamonds.Me? I’m a sucker, it seems,for harmony.

On our wedding day eightyears ago, we slow-dancedto a song by John Hiatt andsang the words like a vowin each other’s ears: “Have alittle faith in me.”

Two years ago, for Christ-mas, he wrote a song justfor me. My husband, notJohn Hiatt. It has, and needs,no words. Some mornings,when he wakes early, I hearhim playing it on his guitaron the patio. And I feel myface smile into the pillow.

We have sung a lot ofsongs together, he and I.But the song we sang lastweek for Charlotte came asa complete surprise.

His son was scheduled tohave surgery in California.Lest you worry, I will tellyou now the surgery wentwell and was, thank you, allwe prayed for.

But my husband wantedto be there, naturally, to beof any help possible to hisson and his wife and theirbaby girl.

Charlotte is almost 2. Likeall granddaughters, she issmart for her age and strik-ingly beautiful.

I am her third-stringgrandma. Or fourth. I get inthe game off the bench, afterher dad’s mom, with whomshe and her parents are living,and her mom’s mom, withwhom she visits often.

She barely knows myname.

On the day of the surgery,we took her for a ride, asher first-string grandma ad-vised:

“The only way you’ll gether to nap,” she said, “is totake her for a drive and singthis song.”

I knew the song. We couldsing it. So we strapped herin her car seat and drove formiles, her grandpa and I,singing off-key: “The wheelson the bus go round andround, round and round,round and round ...”

We sang all the versesthat we knew (the wipersand the doors and the hornon the bus), and some thatwe made up (the old folkson the bus go “help me,please, just go to sleep!”)

Charlotte lifted an eye-brow, gave us a look, smiled

her best Charlotte smile andcrashed.

We brought her homeand I carried her inside,whispering as her first-stringgrandma had instructed, “Sh,sh, sh!” Then I tucked her inbed, pulled off her cowgirlboots, kissed her curls, andshe slept. Yes, like a baby.

Charlotte won’t rememberthat day. But we will, I assureyou, her grandpa and I. Wewill store it away in our big,fat, treasure trove of memo-ries, hoping some day whenshe is older, to pull it outand tell her all about it.

The wheels on our livesgo round and round. Wehope and pray they’ll keepturning.

Sharon Randall can be con-tacted at P.O. Box 777394,Henderson NV 89077 or atwww.sharonrandall.com.

Singing together in the key of love

Do neighborhood watch groups need regulation?

SHARONRANDALL

SCRIPPS HOWARD

RED & BLUESTATES

Joel Mathis & Ben Boychuk


Delivery System ReformIncentive Program Pool,which is a waiver system,and the UncompensatedCare Pool, which previ-ously funded indigent pa-tients, but will no longerbe available to them.

Should these changesbe approved by the NewMexico State Legislaturein 2014, the New MexicoHuman Services Depart-ment would intercept SanJuan County’s 1/8 grossreceipts tax, or GRT, whichcurrently funds the indi-gent care program, butthen would re-appropriatethe money to the Uncom-pensated Care Pool.

Four Winds, the county’sDWI and meth treatmentprograms, and Totah Be-havioral Health receive sig-nificant funding throughthe San Juan County indi-gent care fund. If this mon-ey is intercepted, theseprograms could go un-funded.

San Juan County wouldhave to make “some intensemodifications” to the DWIfacility if the indigent pro-gram’s funding is takenby the state. “It is a bigwhammy,” San Juan Coun-ty CEO Kim Carpentersaid.

In Fiscal Year 2013, the1/8 GRT generated morethan $4.6 million for theindigent care program. Ifthe tax increment is redi-

rected, the county wouldstill be responsible fortransferring $2.3 millionto the Medicaid fund,which could leave the in-digent program unfund-ed.

“This was a county-implemented tax that thestate is trying to capture.We are not sure if it ’slegal,” Carpenter said,adding the New MexicoAssociation of Countieshas been asked to considerthe legality of the state’sproposal.

Alleviating potentialchallenges

As a way to alleviatepotential challenges, Car-penter asked if the statecould instead use a statetax increment for the Med-icaid fund. “Is there justno absolute possibility ofthe state imposing somesort of increment? Has thedoor been slammed onthat?”

Earnest said no. “Theanswer, I understand, isthat it is not possible.”

Commissioners duringthe July 25 meeting raisedconcerns about this pro-posal saying if the 1/8GRT is taken by the state,then vital community pro-grams could face financialstruggles.

“Right away it lookslike expanding Medicaidwill be costly and we don’t

want to lose control ofour money. We offer serv-ices to our citizens andwe don’t want to lose methand DWI Treatment pro-grams,” CommissionerMargaret McDaniel said.

Chairman Scott Ecksteinagreed, saying he would“hate” to see beneficialprograms no longer beprovided to the citizens.“This is a complex issueand there is no easy answerto it. I hope the issues canbe worked through for ourcitizens.”

Along with potentiallylosing funding for FourWinds, DWI and methtreatment programs, andTotah Behavioral Health,the county’s general fundalso would be impactedbecause the county stillwould be obligated to pro-vide a level of funding toindigent patients. “It wouldbe a strain on the generalfund to try and maintainsome level of indigentfund,” said Liza Gomez,indigent care coordinatorfor San Juan County.

If the indigent care pro-gram is terminated, thatcould “possibly mean ourjobs,” Gomez said. “If thereis no funding for our pro-gram, the county could beforced to do away withthe (indigent care) programin terms of how it lookstoday.”

What our local legislators think

Even though CountyCommissioners and staffhave raised concerns aboutthe state’s proposal, therestill will be a discussion atthe state level between theHuman Services Depart-ment and the Legislature.

State RepresentativeJames Strickler, of Farm-ington, believes the indi-gent care fund is essentialto this community.

“We have a lot of indi-gents here. I hate that wehave such a need, but wedo, and it has to be fund-ed,” Strickler said, addinghe would support the coun-ty’s need of retaining the1/8 GRT. “It is an impor-tant program.”

If the funds are inter-cepted by the state, thecounty would still have aneed to support the indi-gent population, Stricklersaid. “They (San JuanCounty) would have toraise taxes somewhere else.We don’t need to be raisingtaxes right now.”

State Senator Bill Sharer,also of Farmington, agreedthat changing the fundingmechanism could place ahardship on the local in-digent population. “It is ahardship on the countyand it is a hardship on thecitizens,” he said. “What Iunderstand is people arealways looking for mon-ey.”

Sharer added he is notsure the state would besuccessful with the pro-posal. “I don’t think thereis a whole lot of supportto do something like thisbecause of the various is-sues County Commissiontalked about. None of uswant to harm the county,”he said.

“We should know bythe end of that (2014) ses-sion what has been ap-proved by the Legislature,”Gomez said.

Carpenter also pointedout that there is room for

further discussion. “We arefar from this happening.This is not something theHuman Services Depart-ment can come in and do.”

Affecting the qualityof care

Should the state decidethat it can come in andtake the money, the county’sDWI and meth treatmentservices would suffer, ac-cording to Four Winds Re-covery Center Executive Di-rector Jolene Schneider.

“That would definitelyimpact the way we do busi-ness,” Schneider said. “Onething is we would shut thedoors on our detox unit,”Schneider said, adding thefacility could be headed inthat direction because ofrising costs and a weakeningeconomy.

In Fiscal Year 2013 therewere 3,500 admissions intoFour Winds for alcoholdetox, and 40 to 45 percentof those admissions werereturning patients, accordingto Schneider. “The rest ofthose folks are people wedon’t see all the time – ei-ther passing through orending up in Farmingtonfor one reason or another.”

The program provides11 beds for residential treat-ment. Four of those bedsare paid for with the indi-gent care fund. If this fund-ing was omitted, the bednumbers would reduce toseven. “This would give usa waiting list for five to sixmonths. It would definitelylimit our ability to servethe community,” Schneiderexplained.

Alternative SentencingDivision AdministratorRobert Mitchell, who over-sees the county’s DWI andmeth treatment programs,said he needs to be fiscallyresponsible and “watch asmuch into the future as Ican” in order to prepare forpotential adjustments to thetreatment programs.

“I’m taking the approachthat we, in our division,

have to watch every fundingstream carefully,” Mitchellsaid. “This is another situa-tion of us looking into thecrystal ball to see what ishappening and make theappropriate adjustments.”

Another hit could cometo San Juan Regional Med-ical Center which, in 2012,received $243,474.82 forambulance services as wellas $7 million in countySole Community ProviderProgram reimbursements tocover the cost of medicalcare to indigent patients. Ifthe state intercepts the funds,San Juan Regional couldpotentially lose the countyreimbursements for care.

San Juan Regional al-ready has been adverselyaffected by changes to thestate-run Medicaid program,according to MichaelPhilips, chief strategic officerat San Juan Regional. Philipsspoke about the issue duringan Aug. 12 Emergency Serv-ices Oversight Committeemeeting with county offi-cials.

Medicaid waiver reducedthe Sole CommunityProvider Pool from $200million to $68 million,which resulted in the statecutting funds to four hos-pitals in New Mexico. SanJuan Regional was of thosehospitals, along with theUniversity of New MexicoMedical Center, St. VincentRegional Medical Centerin Santa Fe and MemorialHospital in Las Cruces.

“Right now San Juan Re-gional is eligible for zeroSole Community money,”Philips said.

Carpenter pointed outthe county and the statestill have a “long road togo” before coming to anagreement or even solvingthis issue. “I don’t want(the Human Services De-partment) to think we havereluctance, but we have tolook at it from a balancedapproach. We have a lot ofthings that (the state) can’tanswer right now,” he said.

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Aug. 14, when a blue pas-senger car drove south onDustin Avenue and some-one inside of the car firedseveral rounds in the di-rection of the stadium.

“The car was describedby witnesses as being alight blue Dodge Stratusor Chrysler Sebring,”Farmington Police Lt. TaftTracy said, adding thatdetectives were called outto the scene, where theyfound two “impact points”in the press box abovethe football field.

The Scorpion Footballteam has been practicingon the main turf whenthe shots were fired to-ward the high school. Noone was injured, and theteam was escorted off thefield and into the lockerroom. Parents were called

to come and pick up theirstudents.

At this time, the policedepartment does not knowif this was a gang relatedincident, but the detectiveshave requested assistancefrom the Farmington Po-lice Gang Unit. A motivefor the shooting has notbeen determined.

“We don’t know if it israndom or not,” Tracysaid. “Our eyes and earsare (the people in) thecommunity and we needtheir help.”

He asks the studentswho are back in schoolto “be diligent aboutwatching out for thingsand listening for things,”and if they do learn some-thing about the incidentto “speak up.”

Tracy added that Farm-

ington Police will con-tinue with an increasedpresence around all areaschools as students headback into the classroom.

Farmington MunicipalSchool Assistant Superin-tendent Frank Stimac saidthe district will continueto work with the policedepartment to keep stu-dents safe. “Security is ofthe utmost importance tous and the FarmingtonPolice Department worksextremely well with us tokeep students safe.”

There are no shootingsuspects at this time, butif anyone has informationabout the shooting pleasecall the Farmington PoliceDepartment at505.327.7701, or CrimeStoppers at505.334.8477.

which is being called theState Implementation Plan,or SIP.

The plan came downafter the EPA told PNM ithad to retrofit the units atSan Juan Generating Stationwith catalytic converters toreduce regional haze. Thetechnology would have costthe company upwards of$20 million, so it chose toclose two units and retrofittwo units with selective non-catalytic converters.

PNM also plans to con-struct a natural gas-poweredelectric plant that peaks at117 megawatts and has adaily output of only 17megawatts, thus causing thearea to lose the 818megawatts of electric gen-eration. This is because thecurrent plant, operating itsfour units, creates 835megawatts of power.

While the plan meets fed-eral demands, it also po-tentially would cost thecommunity millions in lostjobs and tax revenue.

The City Council wantedto express their dissatisfac-tion with the plan, whicheven could cause the BHPmine to close its operationin Waterflow.

Tom Seitz works at thatfacility and has since 1978.He spoke to the Council asa private citizen during theAug. 13 meeting, saying hewent to work for BHP in1978. “If I was working atSonic or Walmart I wouldn’thave the assets I have. I’vebeen blessed and fortunateto have a good paying jobout there,” Seitz said.

He liked the idea of theCouncil writing a resolutionopposing the SIP. “I thinkthe resolution is good in it-self. We need jobs. We needto keep jobs,” Seitz said.“People in high places makedecisions and they sit inthose high towers and say,‘That’s the way it goes,’ andthe people at the bottomare the ones who suffer.”

Seitz asked the Councilto bring up a compromiseor an “outside of the box”proposal that PNM mightconsider – something tokeep the plant and the coalmine open.

“Unless you voice theidea, maybe someone elsewon’t bring it up. Compro-mise to make it better foreveryone and be moderate,”he said.

Sandel has the idea. Hewould like PNM to buildthe gas plant and have itoperate at the capacity ofwhat will be lost – approx-imately 400 megawatts. Healso would like the gas tobe purchased from naturalgas suppliers in the SanJuan Basin.

“I see more than 838megawatts of power exitingthe community. …That en-ergy that is produced hereand transmitted out of hereis going to be replaced withadditional electricity fromPalo Verde Power Plant inArizona. It is critical for us

to stand up and say thispower generation leavingour community is the wrongthing for San Juan County,for the workers, the busi-nesses and the community,”Sandel said. “At the end ofthe day, we are transferringthose energy productionjobs and the use of our in-frastructure and perhapseven our severance tax toPalo Verde Power Plant inArizona, and is that whatwe really want for the stateof New Mexico and thiscommunity?”

Sandel pointed out thatthe city of Farmington Elec-tric Utility did a study ofpower production in thearea, and that study cameforward with the possibilityof the city partnering withanother company for theconstruction of a naturalgas facility.

Instead, city staff pre-sented a plan for the city tofurther its partnership withPNM and take over own-ership in the two units thatwill remain open. Sandelsaid he thought that was a“conflict.”

Councilor Dan Darnell,however, disagreed. “If theSIP goes into effect we’restill going to have two unitsand somebody is going tohave to invest in those units.I see no conflict here,” Dar-nell said. “We’re at the pointwhere we are trying to de-cide – somebody has toown those shares – is it agood idea is it not? We’renot here to throw stones atanybody, we just want asolution.”

Darnell actually openedthe discussion saying hewished the city didn’t haveto have a “haze rule wehave to comply with.”

Darnell looked at the SIPas a plan with some “giveand take,” where the EPAcame to town and didn’tconsider the implications ofits actions. “Guys, take intoconsideration what you aredoing to the communitiesyou are going into with thisplan. Don’t walk into acommunity and say we arenot taking any economicsinto consideration. We areonly looking at one thingand that is environmentalconcerns, because I thinkthere is a balance – andthere is no balance here,”Darnell said, adding hewishes the cities of Farm-ington, Bloomfield andAztec, and San Juan Countywould have had a seat atthe negotiation table.

“I don’t want to diminishthe amount of work thatall parties – PNM, the EPAand the state did in workingon this. What can we getout of this? What can wedo to salvage it? The re-strictions the EPA has placedon this limits your optionsright there,” Darnell said.“We missed one small boat,talking in a meaningful wayto the cities and counties tosee if they could help forgea third alternative.”

Farmington resident Gor-don Glass took a differentapproach saying that hefound it “frightening” tothink “that the mainstay ofour economic and socialbenefits in this communityis threatened by the factthat things are changingand we need to deal withthat change. These laws andthe enforcement of theselaws are happening. Ourposition is what we wantto be a part of, instead ofwhat are we losing,” he said.

Glass brought up thetransmission lines that exportpower from San Juan Coun-ty to Arizona and California,and he asked who has own-ership of those lines. “Wehave this capability of trans-mitting electricity that a lotof places don’t have. Howcan we be a part of reliableelectricity in the future –be a part of the movementforward,” Glass said.

It is his belief that whilethe coal mine and powerplants have allowed arearesidents to benefit fromgood jobs, the communityalso has “given a lot” tothis industry.

“We have sacrificed toprovide reliable electricity.We want investment here.We should be contactingevery possible source. Whyare they citing clean energythere instead of here,” Glasssaid. “We have a history ofskilled workers and we havethose transmission lines thatgo right out of here toArizona and California. It’schanging and we need tobe a part of that.”

Councilor Gayla McCul-loch agreed with Glass thatthis change could be an op-portunity. “I don’t think thisis closing doors. It’s just toput an exclamation pointon how devastating this is

going to be for our com-munity,” she said of the res-olution “I think this didwhat I thought it shoulddo in being broad enough,and yet pointing out thedevastation to our commu-nity.”

Mayor Tommy Robertssaid he didn’t want to soundlike a “broken record,” buthe did want to point outthat he favors the “overallhealth of the community”that includes physical, en-vironmental and economichealth, and the SIP doesnot give enough weight tothe community’s economichealth.

“We’re talking about 300to 350 lost jobs combinedat the plant and the mine.Those will be reportedlythrough attrition. They willbe lost jobs. I’ve been toldthose jobs on average pay$80,000 a year. If I take$60,000 a year that is aloss of $21 million in wagesthat will not be circulating

in this community – andthat is a big hit,” Robertssaid.

The regional haze issue,according to Roberts, doesnot even improve the visi-bility to the human eye. “Iknow there would be somepeople in this communitywho would place a greateremphasis on our environ-mental health. ...This plandoes not place enough em-phasis on our economichealth,” he said. “I under-stand the politics of craftinga compromise. I am usuallythe guy who wants to be in

the middle crafting thatcompromise.”

The Council decided totable the resolution and al-low City Attorney Jay Burn-ham to “tweak” the languageand include comments aboutthe devastation this plancould have on the economy,as well as to include lan-guage about the loss ofmegawatt production in theregion.

The resolution will bereviewed by the Councilduring the Aug. 20 worksession at 9 a.m. at cityhall.


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It is Indian Marketweekend in Santa Fe andone of Farmington’s Amer-ican Indian artists will bethere with his work fea-tured in a solo exhibit atthe Kristin Johnson Gallery.

Located in the heart ofSanta Fe, the Kristin John-son Gallery is at 323 EastPalace Ave., across fromthe La Posada. When John-son opened her doors ayear ago, she received3,000 inquiries from artistsseeking her representation.Farmington’s Michael Billiewas one of eight she se-lected for the gallery space.

Billie has been showinghis primarily encausticworks at the gallery and

his first solo show, featur-ing 21 pieces, opens tothe public Saturday, Aug.17.

“This is my first soloshow in Santa Fe duringthe Indian Market. This isa big thing, because it’sone of the biggest eventsin Santa Fe, as far as NativeAmericans are concerned,”Billie said.

Billie is a member ofthe Navajo tribe. He wasborn and raised on thereservation in Utah, andhe has worked in Farm-ington in the newspaperindustry for nearly 20years. He is employed as agraphic artist with MajesticMedia, and he creates hisartworks in his spare time.

Billie started out as asculptor, but changed his

medium to encaustic andmixed media about sevenyears ago. He became in-fatuated with the art ofpainting with wax.

“Wax is very seductiveand I love that it playsvery well with other naturalmaterials,” Billie said. “Thetranslucency of wax addsa depth that you can’t getwith other mediums.”

Billie began studyingencaustic techniques onthe Internet and then at-tended workshops acrossthe country. Now he con-ducts workshops and sem-inars that teach artists howto use the technique.

“My process is very ex-ploratory with some acci-dents that don’t get weededout and some intendedmark-making with a feel-ing of spirituality,” Billiesaid. He incorporates nat-

ural materials related tohis Navajo culture in thewax – items such as sand,beads and horsehair.“There’s always a story be-hind each series, whetherit’s from childhood mem-ories or Navajo history.”

Locally, Billie has taughtat the Three Rivers ArtCollective. He also hasdone workshops at theNew Mexico Encaustic In-stitute, where he is a mem-ber. He also will be givinga presentation on workingin encaustics this fall atthe International EncausticAssociation Conference inSanta Fe.

Also featured during theKristin Johnson Galleryshow will be an exhibitby Darren Vigil Gray, ahighly regarded JicarillaApache and Kiowa Apachepainter.

Michael Billie’s work on display at Kristin Johnson Gallery in Santa Fe

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It’s not hard to find pethealth information on theInternet. But the challengeis finding advice and infor-mation from sources thatyou can trust. What can youdo to make sure that therecommendations and opin-ions you find will actuallyhelp? And what about thosereview sites? Can they helpyou find a veterinarian whenyou need one?

From new toys and comfybeds for your pets to med-ications, designer sweatersand even recommendationsfor “pet friendly” vacationdestinations, animal loverscan find online just aboutanything for their four-legged furry family. Unfor-tunately, it’s far too easy tofind a lot of misinformation

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The Farmington Animal ShelterHours are Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m.to 5:30p.m.; Sat. and Sun.noon to 3p.m. Also on Sundays at PETCO fromnoon to 3 p.m.Adoption Prices (Dogs): $10 isrefundable when the Rabiesshot is given by a vet; 6 wk. to 6mo. $100; 6 mo. to 6 yrs. $80;Over 6 yrs. $50 Senior Citizen Costs: Adoptermust be 50 or older and thedog must be over the age or 6yrs. $33 ($10 is refundablewhen the Rabies shot is givenby a vet.) Adoption Prices (Cats): $10 isrefundable when the Rabiesshot is given by a vet; 6 wk. to 6mo. $70; 6 mo. to a 6 yrs $60;Over 6 yrs. $50.

Senior Citizen Costs: Adoptermust be 50 or older and the catmust be over the age or 6 yrs.$33 ($10 is refundable whenthe Rabies shot is given by a

vet.) If you are interested in any ofthese animals, please give us acall at 505.599.1098. We havea large variety from which tochoose, and we want to take theopportunity to thank everyonewho chooses to save a life andadopt a local shelter animal.

farmington pets of the week

The Aztec Animal Shelter, 825 Sabena, is open from noon to 4 p.m. daily.

aztec pets of the week

Connie Mack is a sweet itty bittykitty. She is only about 6 weeks old,and could use a foster home tospend a couple of weeks in untilshe is old enough to be adopted.

Buster is a big old boy, a gray tabbycat with beautiful yellow eyes and apersonality that will melt your heart.He would make a wonderful com-panion to any family, big or small.

(Right) Esther is a lovely pit bull andLabrador mix. She is very sweet, lov-ing and kind, and she enjoys atten-tion more than anything else in theworld. She would be a great housedog that can curl up with you andwatch movies late at night. (Left) Steve is an adorable little ter-rier that is a fluff ball of energy. Heis energetic, fun, and loving. He isgoing to be a small dog for the restof his life – and will be a forever lov-ing pet for anyone willing to givetheir attention.

The beautiful 3-year-old Calico cat is Queenie. She is spayed and loves tobe brushed and gushed over, and to chase the laser. The handsome 14-year-old Apricot cat is Joey. He is neutered and de-clawed. He would loveto find a home to live out the rest of his years. Don’t let his age fool you,he is quite the character. Adopt today.

These darling girls are Mackenzie and Connie. Mackenzie is a 4-year-old,Border Collie. Connie is a spayed 1-year-old, Lab mix. Both love to run,wrestle and chase toys. They are great with other dogs and kids. Thesevery cute girls need a home with an active loving, fun family.

We are Guinevere and Lancelot. Our love story begins with YOU! Guinevereis a 1-year-old, Lab/Retriever mix. Lancelot is a 1 þ-year-old, German Shep-herd mix. Both are great with other dogs and kids. They enjoy getting andgiving attention. Please give these happy, loving, little hearts a good home.

Our names are Isolde and Tristan. Isolde is a gorgeous, female, Shar-Pei/Boxer mix. Tristan is a striking male Red-Nose Pit. These 1-year-oldsare playful, loyal and great with older kids. Give them the greatest lovestory and adopt them today.

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All through this monthof August the FarmingtonAnimal Shelter, 1395 S. LakeSt., is having a special DogsDays of Summer adoptionevent. Adopt a coolcanine – puppiesunder 6 monthsand dogs 6months to 6years of age– for only$69. Stop byto visit all thefurry friendswaiting for a lov-ing forever home.As always at the Farm-ington Animal Shelter, eachdog and cat up for adoptionwill be spayed or neutered,vaccinated, de-wormed andmicro-chipped, and comeswith 30 days of free pet in-surance. Adopt a pet, keepthem comfortable with plentyof water and shade in theheat, and have great dogdays of summer! Info:505.599.1098 “Like” us onFacebook atfacebook.com/Farmingto-nAnimalServices.

Split-willow Animals

Saturday, Aug. 17, from1 to 3 p.m., come to theRiverside Nature Center in

Animas Park off BrowningParkway for this annual ac-tivity. Small animals are madeby folding and wrappingsplit willow wands have beenfound in archaeological sitesthousands of years old. Try

your hand at this an-cient craft, using

willow cuttingsfrom AnimasPark, andtake homeyour ownc rea t ion .Some pa-

tience is re-quired at first,

so this is recom-mended for people 10

and older. For more infor-mation call 505.599.1422.

N.M. Medicaid Presentation

Wednesday, Aug. 21, from8:30 to 10 a.m., visit theSycamore Park CommunityCenter, 1051 Sycamore St.,for this N.M. MedicaidWorkshop presentation spon-sored by the Bonnie DallasSenior Center. State staffwill be presenting informa-tion on the upcomingchanges to N.M. Medicaidthat will be effective Jan. 1,2014. One or two repre-sentatives from each of thefour state contracted Man-aged Care Organizations, or

MCOs, will also be provid-ing information. The fourMCOs are Blue Cross/BlueShield, Molina Healthcare,Presbyterian Health Services,and United Healthcare. Forinformation call505.599.1380 or505.566.2480.

Best kept (ecological) secretsof Farmington: A class just for adults

Sign up starting Friday,

Aug. 16, for this programsponsored by San Juan Col-lege’s Encore Program. Itis designed for adults andtaught by Donna Thatcherof the Riverside NatureCenter. Each meeting willbe a walking tour of oneof Farmington’s parks.Plants, birds, wildlife, his-tory, and various featuresof the park will be thetopics for each class. Classesare 9 to 11 a.m. on Sept.4, 11, 18, 25, and Oct. 2,9, 16, and 23. Register

through San Juan CollegeCommunity Learning Cen-ter at 505.566.3214. For

more information about thecurriculum call505.599.1422.

The August presentationat the Planetarium will be“Space Station,” a 47-minutevideo in which we see howour tomorrow begin: 220miles above Earth and mov-ing at a speed of 17,500mph while aboard the mostcomplex scientific projectever assembled – the Inter-national Space Station.

Tom Cruise narrates thisfascinating look at the high-flying laboratory where to-

day’s space heroes developtechnologies that will makepossible future human voy-ages to Mars as well as pro-vide new solutions to earth-bound problems. Highlightsinclude the station’s in-orbitconstruction, plus amazingglimpses of crew membersas they work, exercise, ordo routine tasks such asgetting a haircut or drinkingwater. In microgravity, aperson can snap a floating

glob of water out of the airlike a frog snatching a fly!

Suit up, travelers! A skyshow will follow, revealingthe night sky of August andinteresting objects withinit. We will also give outsummer sky maps whilesupplies last! The show timesare at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.There is no admissioncharge, but there is a maxi-mum seating capacity of 60in the planetarium, so seating

will be on a first-come, first-served basis. In order topreserve dark-adaption, thereis no late admittance intothe planetarium once theshow has started!

If weather permits, wewill offer a free publicstargaze with telescopes at8:30 p.m., after the lastshow, in the courtyard be-hind the planetarium. Thestargaze will last a maximumof one hour. There is no

capacity limit for thestargaze, so come and joinus for views of our nearestneighbor, the Moon, in wax-ing gibbous phase! Wemight have a chance to seethe ringed planet Saturnearly in the stargaze, as well.Otherwise, one of our toptelescopic targets for theevening will be the colorfulgold-and-blue double star,Albireo! If weather condi-tions are really good, we

may also see such deep-skyobjects as the Ring Nebulain Lyra, the globular clusterM13 in Hercules, the Sagit-tarius Star Cloud, and the“Dumbbell Nebula” M27in Cygnus. We hope you’llbe able to join us for thisfine event under the stars!

For more information, pleasefeel free to call David Mayeuxat 505.566.3361, or email [email protected]


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The cars are built andthe racers are ready to rolldown Sullivan Hill.

It’s time for the 3rd An-nual All-American SoapBox Derby beginning at9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug.17, on Sullivan and 20thStreets. This has becomea traditional Boys and GirlsClub event that gives chil-dren ages 8 through 11the experience of a racein old-fashioned, hand-built cars.

There will be 12 racesin this year’s derby andthe racers were finishingup their cars the afternoonof Aug. 13, when Coordi-nator Bernie Meeks saidthe event will be a bit dif-ferent this year.

“We’re going to run thehill south on Sullivan from20th Street,” Meeks said.The city of Farmingtonagreed to close off trafficon Sullivan from 20th

Street to 15th Street, plac-ing the venue right in frontof the Boys and Girls Club,where a car show will hap-pen at the same time.

“The Northern New

Mexico Car Club is help-ing to sponsor the racethis year, and the memberswill have a show and shinealong with the race,”Meeks said.

With Meeks help, 12drivers built 11 race carsfor the races. There willbe a practice run at 8 a.m.,followed by the actual race,which will be a “doubleelimination” event. “Thenafter the regular race therewill be grudge racing,”Meeks said.

The “grudge race” al-lows the racers to runagainst their friends in thehand-built cars. When thegrudge racing finishes,awards will be given toderby winners during a1:30 p.m. assembly at theFarmington Boys and GirlsClub.

The Soap Box Derby isa big event that needs alot of volunteers and spon-sors.

Meeks said that whilesome volunteers are lined

up, the club could use somehelp with staging, keepingtrack of the bracket andhelping the racers to puton their safety equipmentand get lined up to race.There also will be a needfor people to load cars onthe trailer so they can behauled back up the hill.

As far as sponsorships,Meeks said there is a needfor T-shirt sponsors. “We’realso looking for lane spon-sors in the East and Westlanes and we need a finishline sponsor.”

Sponsorship investmentsrange from $100 to$5,000.

For more informationcall the Farmington Boysand Girls Club at505.327.6396.

To volunteer, call Meeksat 505.320.1123.

Derby timeBoys and Girls Club soap box race is Saturday

I have written past arti-cles referencing slow playand how to combat it. Asmany of my readers cannow deduce – I cannotstand playing slow. In myopinion, golf at any courseshould never last longerthan three hours – and of-tentimes should be closerto three and a half hours.

I grew up caddying at a

prestigious golf club in theGreater Cincinnati areacalled The Camargo Club.My favorite group forwhich to caddy was a smallgroup of ladies at the clubwho would walk 18 holesin less than three3 hours.“How did that happen?”you might ask?

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Back to school for every-one this morning in theFarmington district, whichof course means the prepseason is right around thecorner.

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Surfing, kangaroos, rug-by, beaches and, oh yeah,some basketball, too. That’show the University of NewMexico men’s basketballteam spent the past week.The Lobos recently re-turned home from theirtrip to Australia whereUNM played three exhi-bition games against someprofessional competition.

UNM accomplished

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West Conference Playerof the Year KendallWilliams averaged over 18points a game and led theteam with 19 assists inthree games.

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1. Who was the lastplayer before Texas' AdrianBeltre in 2012 to hit threehome runs in a game andalso hit for the cycle inthe same week?

2. Who was the lastpitcher to surrender at least200 walks in a season?

3. In 2012, Marqise Leeof Southern Cal set aschool record for receiving

yards in a game, with 345.Who had held the mark?

4. Who is the only NBAplayer in history to haveat least 25,000 points,7,000 rebounds and 7,000assists?

5. When was the lasttime before 2013 that theSwiss won a medal athockey's World Champi-onships?

6. In 2013, Jeff Gordonbecame the fourthNASCAR driver to have300 top-five finishes. Nametwo of the other three.

7. Who is the only maletennis player to win atleast one Grand Slam titlein nine consecutive years?

Answers1. Joe DiMaggio, in

1948.2. Nolan Ryan had 204

walks and 341 strikeoutsin 299 innings pitched forthe California Angels in1977.

3. R. Jay Soward had260 yards receiving againstUCLA in 1996.

4. Oscar Robertson.5. Switzerland won the

bronze medal in 1953.6. Bobby Allison (336

top-fives), David Pearson(301) and Richard Petty(555).

7. Rafael Nadal (2005-'13).

golfers spent absolutely no timein analyzing their shots. Theyknew how they hit the golfball, how far each club wouldtake it, and where it would gomost of the time. They didn’ttake any time practicing theirswing or letting their brain tellthem where the trouble was andwasn’t. They, for the most part,got over their golf ball andpulled the trigger on their shot.And for the most part, the golf

ball did exactly what they knewit would do.

Let me take a moment andtell you that they weren’t shoot-ing spectacular scores that werearound par – they were shootingscores in the mid-90s and low-100s. Yet they still walked andgot around a championship golfcourse in less than three hours.

And you can too.The next time you play, use

whatever swing tendency you

have – whether you hook theball 30 yards or slice it 50yards. Play with the ball flightthat you have every day of theweek. When it is your turn tohit, pick out your target and hitthe golf ball. Do not spend aminute taking five practiceswings until you make the per-fect swing, while your brain istelling you 50 different swinginstructions. And do not standover the ball for 20 seconds

trying to remember what youread the other day in variousgolf magazines.

Get over the ball, aim yourshot, think about nothing andswing the club at your target.The more you think, the lesschance you have of being suc-cessful.

You will be surprised at theresults, as well. You are askinga lot of your body to swing agolf club back and through,

square the face up and hit itthe perfect distance to get yourgolf ball to finish next to thehole. When you think aboutwhat it takes to make this hap-pen, you can drive yourself crazy.So don’t! Just let it happen. Theresults will be better, you won’ttake as much time and you won’tfeel mentally drained upon com-pletion of the round, either.

It’s a win-win-win for every-one.

champion Southern Cali-fornia Renegades 6-2. Be-ginning in 1999 the Yan-kees started a trend ofwinning the Series in oddyears up through 2005and has been a perennialchallenger every year,breaking the trend andwinning in 2008.

Farmington Strikezonemore than held their ownin the Series, going 2-2falling to the eventualchampions 6-2 in the finalfour.

Another summer comesto an end with the end ofthe World Series. It wasanother memorable weekas the city ’s signatureevent with solid crowds,great host housing and acommittee and city crewthat puts forth a bannereffort to make the Connie

Mack World Series asmooth-running, qualityevent. Now if we can justget that many baseballfans to turn out and sup-port their own schools inthe springtime. I’m stillamazed that there aremore people watchingstrangers from Ohio playat a 10 a.m. in the morn-ing game than there wasat any PV-Farmingtongame last season.

Football PreviewFor the first time in a

long while the AztecTigers will begin a seasonwithout a QB in waiting.It’s been a decade sincethe Tigers have had ques-tions at quarterback. FromRyley Hegarty to BrysonKing to Adam Lucero theyhave been set. The Tigers

will begin the seasonwithout Adam Lucero andthe stability he broughtin a coach’s new system.However, Aztec has beenthe district team to beatfor half a decade and theyknow how to get the jobdone. But there is nodoubt the Tigers havecome back to the pack.

At Piedra Vista andFarmington High stabilityat quarterback is one oftheir strengths. The Pan-thers return third yearstarter Isaiah Valdez andthe Scorpions returnstarter Jacob Lucas. Lastseason the Panthersknocked off Aztec, butlost to Farmington, whoended up on the wrongside of the tie-break sce-nario and finished in third.

PV returns Beau

Clafton and Ryan Rino,as well as Valdez, in theirbackfield. The Pantherswill need to get solid lineplay from an inexperi-enced line to keep movingtheir offense forward.Kevin Werth takes overthe reins as the offensivecoordinator as FrankWhalen moves to the de-fensive side.

Farmington will con-tinue to improve and runthe ball with authority.Coach Gary Bradley andhis staff have done a re-markable job with smallbut highly committednumbers. Kyle Reynoldsand Austin Foutz will addfireworks to the Scorpionoffense

Kirtland should also be

much improved this seasonafter what was a downyear for the Broncos.Christian Mackey will bea force on the offensiveand defensive lines. Theoffensive skills positionsare inexperienced, butheld their own in sevenon seven.

Predictions below are

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we’re trying to fill our spotsso it was good we got toknow each other and getthe team rolling.”

Local favorite HughGreenwood didn’t disap-point. UNM’s point guardstarted all three games andaveraged 14 points a night.The group spent the lastday in Australia trying tosurf. “It was amusing to saythe least,” said Greenwood.“From putting the wetsuitson to getting into the water,it was comical. As soon asthey hit the water they forgotabout the sharks.”

The one casualty fromthe trip was Cullen Neal’sappendix. The true freshmanmissed all the action afterundergoing an emergencyappendectomy early in thetrip.

Family affairI don’t envy college

coaches who have their ownkids on their team. Universityof New Mexico men’s bas-ketball coach Craig Nealwill coach his son for thefirst time in his career thisseason. To me, unless yourkid is a bona fide star, it’s ano-win situation. The firstsign that your kid plays badand the fans start thinking“The only reason he’s inthere is because he’s yourson.” If and when thingsstart going south, how quick-ly do you pull your ownkid? Are you able to look atyour kid through unbiasedeyes? As a coach, you wouldconstantly have to walk thefine line of trying to treatyour kid like everyone elseand not overcompensatingbecause he “IS” your son.

UNM quarterbacks coachand offensive coordinatorBob DeBesse has to balancethe same emotions, only he’s

not the head coach. CameronDeBesse is a sophomorewide receiver with the Lobos.The walk-on earned playingtime as a wideout and onspecial teams last season.He played in 11 games withone start, but did not recordany stats.

Cam admits that havingDad around has its ups anddowns. “It’s nice to havehim around. If I need any-thing, I can always go up tohis office,” he explained.“You also feel that pressurebecause I always see himlooking at me. It’s more upsthan downs. I like it (havingDad on staff ).”

“He won’t jump on meany more than the otherguys, but if he needs tojump on me he will.”

Bob’s history of coachinghis son goes back to highschool. When Bob was letgo at Texas A&M, he stayed

in the Lone Star State togive his son some roots. “Icoached his high schoolteam, but I was on the otherside of the ball,” Bob said.“I coached the defense andhe was still on offense.”

Bob has no hesitationscoaching his kid. “It’s awe-some, it’s fantastic and athrill of my professional ca-reer to get to be with him.”

“I’d be lying if I saidthere wasn’t a little stressinvolved,” he admitted. “Justlike any player, you wanthim to do well. As a sonthere’s a little bit more pres-sure to do well. I’ve got totreat him just like I do every-body else and the fact ofthe matter is I’m probablytougher on him than every-body else. But I think he’shandled it well and I’mreally proud of him.”

So how does the coachbreak down his son as aplayer? “He has a good un-

derstanding of our scheme.We can stick him into anyof our three receiver spots.He’s getting better as a routerunner. He has to get morephysical. He’s put on 16pounds since he’s been hereand gotten stronger in theweight room.”

There’s a reason theplayers are calledstudent-athletesThe New Mexico State

football team will be missingone of their biggest weaponsthis year. Head coach DougMartin recently announcedwide receiver Austin Franklinis academically ineligibleand will redshirt the 2013season.

"After taking over thefootball program in January,I was made aware of Austin'sacademic status, whichstemmed from the 2012 fallsemester,” explained Martin.“This is why I held him out

of spring practice, to allowhim a chance to possiblyrecover academically. In theend, Austin did not live upto the Aggie Football stan-dards and his academic re-sponsibilities. Austin will re-main with the team duringseason and is expected toparticipate in all team ac-tivities including practice."

Franklin led the Aggieslast year with 74 receptions,1,245 yards receiving andnine touchdowns.

Early to riseThe NMSU men’s bas-

ketball team is getting onESPN, but you’ll have towake up at 3 a.m. to watchthe Aggies. New MexicoState’s game against Hawaiion Nov. 12 will be a part ofESPN’s 24 Hours of Bas-ketball Marathon. The Ag-gies will already be in Hawaiifor a tournament to openthe season.


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is traditionally a weak district. TheBobcats will play a solid non-districtschedule to try to prepare for a playoffrun. The Shiprock Chieftains will hostEstancia and Zuni before hitting theroad for a month

Charly Martin Update

As many insiders predicted after Char-ly was interviewed by the 49ers looking

for intelligence on the Seattle Seahawks,they released Charly who was immedi-ately picked up by the JacksonvilleJaguars. The Jaguars have been usingMartin on special teams where he ex-celled with the Carolina Panthers. Lookfor Martin’s No. 85 this weekend asthe Jaguars take on the Jets Saturday.

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Tomatoes – big, ripe andmulti-colored – can befound at the FarmingtonGrower’s Market.

The one most sought af-ter crop is finally in season.They ripened up after themonsoon patterns hit thearea the first week of Au-gust, and now the marketis overflowing with thisstaple crop.

Also in season are thegreen chile, squash, cucum-bers, jalapeños, green pep-pers and melons, accordingto Pam Elder of Elder’sGreenhouse. “We’ve alsobeen having some piepumpkins,” she said.

The Farmington Grow-er’s Market runs from mid-July through October withofferings from 8 a.m. to11 a.m. Saturdays and 4:30to 6 p.m. Wednesdays inthe parking lot of the Gate-way Museum, 3401 E.Main St. in Farmington.

The market is filled withproduce, honey, meats,soaps and lotions from localfarmers, and everythingmust be grown or madewithin a 100-mile radiusof Farmington. The marketis one of 75 across thestate.

“When you look at adigital map of farmers’ mar-kets across New Mexico,one thing stands out: thereare so many markets thattrying to count them on acomputer screen is a bitdizzying,” the New MexicoFarmer’s Marketing Asso-ciation, or NMFMA, saidin a recent press releaseabout the growing trendof marketing local produce.

The association servesas a centralized resourcefor markets across the state.

“We’ve seen incrediblegrowth over the years,” saidDenise Miller, executive di-rector of the NMFMA.“That growth isn’t just inthe number of markets but

also in the variety of freshproduce and other itemsyou can find at any givenmarket.”

The entire state is cele-brating local markets, andGovernor Susana Martinezeven declared Aug. 4through 10 as NationalFarmer’s Market Week inNew Mexico.

“If you’ve never been toyour local farmers’ market,now’s the time to go,” saidNew Mexico Secretary ofAgriculture Jeff Witte. “Gofor the fresh, local food –stay for the rich conversa-tions you’ll have with thepeople who actually pro-duced it.”

The conversations are abig part of the local market.“When people come andshop here they get to talkdirectly to the grower,” Eld-er said.

She and others providerecipes, and even cookingand gardening advice tocustomers.

Some growers, such asTodd Ackley, owner ofLavenderflats Farm in Kirt-land, shared a story abouthis life during Tuesday’smarket. Ackley grew up amilitary brat and never livedin any one place for verylong.

“I’ve lived in 15 statesand three foreign countries,”Ackley said, adding thatSan Juan County has beenhis home for the longestperiod of time.

He and wife Corley Ack-ley are proud of their toma-to crop, which is grownfrom heirloom seeds.

“They are the old seedspeople saved, and they aregrown organically,” he said.

They offer samples ofthe different tomato vari-eties so the buyer can decidewhich their favorites arebefore taking tomatoeshome.

Little Emily Rascon, 3,told Ackley she wantedtomatoes for her birthday,

which is coming up. “I lovetomatoes,” she said.

The Ackleys also sell tolocal restaurants.

Jesse Gravelle, of ThreeRivers Eatery, was at themarket on Aug. 13, and hebought up several tomatoes.“We’ve been trying to domore local shopping (forproduce),” Gravelle said.

The restaurant and brew-ery not only buys localproduce for its menu, thebrewers use Honeyvillehoney for the beer.

Other area restaurants,such as The Bistro in Aztec,have been shopping theGrower’s markets for years.

The markets are a formof economic development,according to FarmingtonCity Councilor Mary Fis-cher, who visits the marketalmost every Saturday.

“We tend to think ofeconomic development inlarge terms, but in fact smallbusiness is the backboneof our economy. Each ofthese growers is contribut-ing to our economic

health,” Fischer said. “I’veseen them expand theirbusiness and they are local.The money we spend withthem stays in the commu-nity. I’m thrilled to see itgrow and have more peopletake advantage of it.”

Governor Martinez’sproclamation echoes Fis-cher’s opinion. “Supportinglocal farmers, ranchers andother market vendors meanssupporting your local econ-omy,” Martinez wrote.

The governor also point-ed out that some local mar-kets, including the Farm-ington Grower’s Market,accept credit and debitcards, as well as acceptingbenefits related to programssuch as the Women, Infants,and Children Program andthe Senior Nutrition As-sistance Program.

Tomatoes are ready!Farmington Growers Market in full swing

The Bridgewaters had baskets ofcolorful tomatoes available for saleduring the Aug. 13 market. –Debra Mayeux photo.

Little Fiona Bridgewater helps out the family – Frank Bridgewater andAmy Bridgewater - during the Farmington Grower’s Market each Tuesdayand Saturday at the Gateway Museum. – Debra Mayeux photo.

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“Stop and smell the ros-es” is a phrase that generallymeans slow down and takesome time to see the goodthings going on aroundyou. It is often used whentalking with someone whoseems too busy to enjoylife. Not all people racethrough the day at the samespeed, but I think it is safeto say that not many enjoyall the pleasures that eachday provides.

Working in a garden cen-ter nearly all my life, theidea has a more literalmeaning to me. As my dayleads me in many directionsthrough the store, I do tryto stop and smell the roseswhen I pass by them. Infact the roses themselvesmake it nearly impossibleto pass by without taking

notice. First, just the sightof roses blooming in almostevery shade of every colormakes you pay attention.As you get closer the fra-grances begin to fill yournose, with the smells ofnature’s best perfumes.

There is a reason whyroses were selected by theoriginator of this phrase.Roses produce one of themost incredible, symbolicand recognizable flowersthere are. The rose repre-sents everything fromfriendship to a show ofgrief for the loss of a loved

one. It is, without compar-ison, the flower that mostexpresses love for another.Each of its colors representsa different meaning.

The fragrance of the roseis its most impressive at-tribute. In fact, most peoplecan’t even look at a rosewithout smelling it. The

fragrance raises memoriesand emotions and can seta mood. Fragrances are re-leased from glands on thelower petal surfaces. Theextent of fragrance is de-termined by several factors,including rose varieties andclimate. There are certainvarieties that are more fra-grant than others. Roseslike Fragrant Cloud, Per-fume Delight and Fallingin Love are just some ofthe great smelling roses.

Over the years roses havebecome more and more re-silient and colors and fra-grances have become evenmore brilliant. However,there is a conception thatroses are difficult to manage.I understand that the de-voted rose gardener canand usually does spend sev-

eral hours a week mani-curing and babying theirroses. But this kind of careand time is not needed togrow great roses. With allthe new varieties available,there are beautiful rosesthat require very little careand still provide color andfragrance to the garden.Do not be afraid to growroses, the reward is fargreater than the effort need-ed to grow them.

Whether it is in life orin the garden, please taketime to stop and smell theroses! It is those momentsthat create the fond mem-ories in life, the times thatreally matter.

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The Farmington Municipal Schools weld-ing fabrication team was nationally recog-nized this summer after receiving the silvermedal at the 2013 National SkillsUSAcompetition in Kansas City, Mo.

From June 24 through June 28, FMSteam members Jacob Mihelich, Aaron Mag-num, Brett Pash and FMS Welding InstructorEdward McHenry traveled to the nationalcompetition where they completed a two-hour written test and a six-hour 30-minutewelding project.

Mihelich, Magnum, and Pash graduatedfrom Farmington High School in May.

“They did extremely well consideringthe problems they had,” said McHenry, re-ferring to how the Farmington team’s weld-ing machine malfunctioned during thecompetition.

“I didn’t think we would come in second.It was a shock when we did,” Pash said.

There were 32 high school teams who

competed in the welding fabrication categoryat this year’s national SkillsUSA.

The welding fabrication project built bythe teams was a movable cart with wheels.

This was Pash’s first year welding. “I’venever welded before. It was a big accom-plishment for me.”

Since the FMS team finished in secondplace, each of the team members received$1,000 worth of welding equipment.

The FMS welding fabrication team hasparticipated in the national SkillsUSA com-petition for four years.

In 2011, the team finished in first place,and in 2012 the team finished in secondplace.

SkillsUSA is a national organization serv-ing teachers and high school and collegestudents who are preparing for careers intechnical, skilled and service occupations.SkillsUSA competitions are held at thelocal, state and national levels. At the annualnational SkillsUSA Championship, over5,000 students compete in 96 occupationaland leadership skill areas.

National SkillsUSA winnersFHS welding team wins silver metal at competition


An elderly woman from Utah crashedinto a Taco Box, 777 W. Broadway atabout 1 p.m. on Aug. 8. The elderlywoman, as well as the employees, werenot injured in the crash. However, therestaurant received structural damage andcollapsed waterlines forcing it to close forrepairs.

The restaurant reopened on Aug. 12.“There was quite a bit of structural

damage but as far as everything else wewere fortunate,” said Rachael Varnadore,

Taco Box co-owner said.The elderly woman was driving down

South Lake Street when she pulled intothe Taco Box parking lot and accidentallydrove into the building, according to Var-nadore.

“The accident collapsed our plumbing,we had to have electrical work done andthere was a giant hole in the wall,”Varnadore said. Uselman Construction andAlexander’s Plumbing repaired most ofthe damages, however, the stucco stillneeds to be redone. “We would like tothank the contractors who fixed the buildingin a timely matter,” she said.

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A nationwide massageclinic franchise recentlyopened its doors in Farm-ington, offering residentsa tranquil environment asthey receive massages andfacials.

Massage Envy Spa hadits grand opening on Au-gust 9th and it is locatedat 4917 E. Main StreetSuite B.

Launa Jones, owner ofthe Farmington MassageEnvy, said she saw a needfor a massage clinic withinthe community because theclosest Massage Envy is lo-cated in Albuquerque. “Theconvenience and the pro-fessionalism is nice when

you walk into a place youknow it is a professionalspa. I thought the packagewas something the com-munity needed and woulddo well here.”

Massage Envy is openfrom 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Fridayand 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. onSaturday. People mayschedule appointments,however, walk-ins are alsowelcome.

The opening of theFarmington Massage Envy

comes just in time for thesecond annual HealingHands for Arthritisfundraising event on Sept.18. For every one-hourmassage or facial sessionperformed during the one-day event, Massage Envyfranchises across the UnitedStates will donate to theArthritis Foundation.

At Massage Envy, thereare a variety of differentmassages customers mayreceive including prenatalmassage, hot stones, deeptissue, and couples mas-sages. “We customize allthe massages to fit ourmembers and guests needs,”said Clinic Manager JordanJones. Facials are also avail-able to guests.

The cost for a one-hour

introductory massage is$49 and $59 for a one-hour introductory facialsession. “A lot of peoplecome here for the first timeto get a massage and weexplain it to them so theyknow what to expect andput them at ease. We tryto make it as much of arelaxing appointment aspossible.” Jordan said.

People may also join amonthly membership,which allows them to re-ceive a $59 one-hour mas-sage each month. If mem-bers wish to have multiplemassages within a month,the price drops to $39 permassage. For monthly fa-cials, an additional $10 isadded to the membershipcost.

Along with massagesand facials, Massage Envyalso offers enhanced ther-apy that includes deep mus-cle therapy, aroma therapy,and sugar scrubs for feet.

“Our overall philosophyis overall wellness and weencourage you to eat well,take care of your body,and have regular massages,”Launa explained.

Jordan said they are al-ways looking for licensedmassage therapists and es-theticians. If interested inapplying at Massage Envy,contact Jordan at505.326.3689.

For more information orto make an appointmentat Massage Envy, guestsmay also call the abovephone number.

FARMINGTON – The Farm-ington Rotary Club recentlypresented a $10,000 check tothe New Mexico Mission ofMercy to help provide fundingfor the important dental careprogram, Sept. 13 and 14 atMcGee Park, which will serveabout 1,500 area patients.

All of the funds came fromthe Farmington Rotary Club’sFour Corners 3 on 3 BasketballTournament, held in June indowntown Farmington. “Thecommunity service clubs inFarmington have been very re-ceptive and gracious in embrac-ing the New Mexico Missionof Mercy event here in San JuanCounty,” said Dr. John McNeill,a retired local oral surgeon whois helping to head up the event.“The Farmington Rotary Clubhas been one of the largest non-corporate donors for this event.The $10,000 donation that theyraised through the three onthree basketball tournament heldin June has not only benefitedthe people who played in thetournament, but now it is help-ing the entire Four Cornerscommunity.”

The Mission of Mercy eventis open to anyone who is inneed of dental care. The clinicis a first-come, first-served, no-cost event. Doors will open at5 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, andSaturday, Sept. 14. Patients whowish to line up early will be al-lowed to do so beginning noearlier than 4 p.m. on Thursday,Sept. 12.

Farmington Rotary ClubPresident Eric Fisher said theclub is honored to play a smallrole in this outstanding com-munity outreach effort.

“Our Board of Directors de-cided last year that funds fromthe basketball tournament wouldgo to the Mission of Mercy,

which will help many local res-idents who cannot afford dentalcare,” Fisher said. “We appreciateall of the hard work that hasbeen done to prepare for theevent, and would like to thankour club’s co-chairs of the bas-ketball tournament, KarenMcPheeters and Sherry Gal-loway. They truly helped make

the tournament a big success.”Mission of Mercy began in

2000 in Virginia to help providefree dental care to individualsin need. New Mexico was the15th state to initiate Mission ofMercy, which is a program ofthe New Mexico Dental Foun-dation.

The event is sponsored by

San Juan County, Delta Dental,ConocoPhillips, Henry ScheinDental, Clear Channel Mediaand Entertainment, The DailyTimes, Patterson Dental, MajesticMedia, San Juan College, theNew Mexico Dental Associationand New Mexico Dental Foun-dation.

“The organizing committeefor this event and the NewMexico Dental Foundation arevery grateful for the FarmingtonRotary Club’s enthusiastic sup-port. We look forward to a suc-cessful event and many ‘happysmiles.’” McNeill added.

Other key organizers withMission of Mercy are Dr. ChuckSchumacher and Dr. JenniferThompson, Farmington dentists;and Dr. Julius Manz, San JuanCollege Dental Hygiene Programdirector.

For access to the clinic, pa-tients should enter McGee Parkfrom Highway 64 by turningsouth onto County Road 5500.Enter the gate marked “PatientParking” next to the sheriff ’soffice. Long lines and long waitsare expected, so patients are be-ing asked to bring a chair, hat,water and snacks. Patients willbe required to provide any med-ications or a medication list,and a list of any health prob-lems.

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The Farmington Rotary Club,which meets each Thursday atnoon at the San Juan CountryClub, has plans to put on anotherFour Corners 3 on 3 BasketballTournament this year at a dateto be determined.

Massage EnvyNew spa strives to provide overall wellness

Farmington Rotary Club donates $10,000 to NM Mission of Mercy program

Clinic Manager Jordan Jones cuts the ribbon during the Aug. 9 grand open-ing of Massage Envy Spa in Farmington. Surrounding him are the Farm-ington Chamber of Commerce Redcoats and Massage Envy staff.

At left, Farmington Rotary Club President Eric Fisher presents a $10,000 check to Dr.Jennifer Thompson and Dr. John McNeill, representing New Mexico Mission of Mercy, ata recent club meeting at the San Juan Country Club.

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The Child and Adult CareFood Program provides fundsto in-home child and adultcare providers that feed thepeople in their care.

The program is federallyfunded through the Child Nu-trition Program and it is op-erated locally by PresbyterianMedical Services.

Some care providers can bereimbursed between $65 and$75 per month per child, ac-cording to a program flyerfrom Presbyterian MedicalServices.

The program is based onthe state guidelines for assis-tance with such things as thefree and reduced lunch pro-gram and food stamps. Thepurpose is to “provide healthymeals and snacks to childrenand adults receiving day careservices,” according to Pres-byterian Medical Services.

“The Family DaycareHomes program provides re-imbursement for meals andsnacks served to small groupsof children receiving nonres-idential day care in privatehomes that are licensed, reg-istered, or approved to providefamily child care,” the organ-ization stated.

It is available throughoutSan Juan County, Cuba, Torre-on, Chama and on the NavajoNation within the state ofNew Mexico.

For more information, orto find out if you qualify forassistance contact Beverly Billy,food program supervisor withPresbyterian Medical Services,at 505.326.2373 or Jyl Adair,children’s services manager, at505.326.6434.

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Nosey Nellie did somehobnobbing over theweekend.

NN enjoys minglingwith movers and shakersand pretty much considersherownself a “mover andshaker.” However, NN’s“moving and shaking”tends to be more of thephysical kind – especiallywhen she’s had too muchcoffee or not enough cof-fee or is wearing one of

those “foundation” gar-ments that holds yourstomach in, your rear endup and your midriff taut.Those garments also tendto make all the “extra” thatis displaced by said foun-dation garment to fallaround her ankles or intoher armpits. That prettymuch makes NN move andshake on accounta it’s hardto breathe when you havean extra six inches of“fluff ” under each armpitand around each ankle, soyou have to gasp for air,which means you mustmove and shake. A lot.Whatever.

NN’s first hobnob camewhen she met Pam Tillisat the San Juan CountyFair. The fair board had alittle “Meet ’n Greet” withMs. Tillis before her bigperformance and while NNwasn’t technically invitedto the Meet ‘n Greet, shesaid she was Billy Huish’s“significant other” whichwill get you anywhere, justso’s ya know. Billy’s likesome revered saint for thefair and NN discovered ifyou drop the Billy Huishname enough around thefair, you don’t have to payfor anything and you getinto Meet ’n Greets.

Billy didn’t know hehad a significant other –NN was gonna tell him,but figured he’d be a littlemad, which might notmake him good companyfor Pam Tillis, so she toldeverybody else she wasBH’s SO, but not Billy.Sometimes, it’s just bestnot to make waves, yaknow.

So, NN got in the Meet‘n Greet Lineup and wasamong the first to get tomeet ‘n greet PT. Ole Billywas taking pictures of allthe Meet ‘n Greeters andseemed surprised to seeNN take her place beside

PT. Prob’ly it was becauseNN had on a much cuteroutfit than PT, and exudedan air of fashion and stylethat PT obviously didn’tlearn at the Wendy Wardclasses NN took whenMontgomery Ward wasstill in business.

NN had on her cutestand tightest Ditto Jeansthat they don’t make any-more, but NN had a pairfrom about 50 years ago,when she was, like, 16,and while they don’t quitefit like they did 50 yearsago, if you wear a founda-tion garment, you can getinto ’em. You can’t breathe

or talk much, but you canget into ’em. Image iseverything, NN believes.NN also had on a cutewestern shirt that she’dtaken great pains to be-dazzle with her bedazzler.There were bedazzles allover that shirt and it wasa work of art. The Dittos,combined with the shirt,combined with a pair offaux lizard/fauxfeathers/faux rhinestonecowboy boots NN foundin one of her dumpsterdiving adventures, weretoo much for PT. She tookone look at NN, gave BH

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another look, and toldBilly he should take a pic-ture of NN without her,on accounta she just could-n’t compete with NN’s starquality attire.

NN thought it was verysweet of Ms. Tillis and of-fered to make her a be-dazzled shirt, too, but thekind PT said it was a lookonly NN could wear withstyle and little dignity. NNis nothing if not total stylin’and gettin’ it on. It’s agift. After NN left theroom, PT requested aspirin,oxygen and 15 minutes torecover. NN has that impacton people, just so’s yaknow.

Then NN went to Den-ver, where she and her sis-ter, Mystical Marianne,happened to run into for-mer Colorado GovernorDick Lamm and his lovelywife, Dottie. NN and MMhad met the first coupleyears ago, and knew the

Lamms would rememberthem – and they did. Theytook one look at NN andMM heading toward ’emand they both went a fun-ny shade of green andlooked around for the se-curity people who used tohang with ’em when oleDL was the Gov. Theydon’t have those peopleanymore, so it was prettyeasy for NN and MM toget to ’em and start a con-versation. NN and MMaren’t politically savvy, butthey know enough to makepeople think they knowmore than they know. NNand MM are pretty goodfakers when it comes topretending to know stuffthat they don’t know any-thing about and peopletend to appreciate whatthey pretend to know, evenif they know they don’tknow.

So NN and MM chattedthe Lamms up, invited them

to join ’em for adult bev-erages in the lounge area,but DL and DL said theyhadda run on accountathey had to wash their car.NN thought that was odd,since the L’s arrived in alimo, but maybe they had-da wash the limo in ex-change for the ride. Some-times, NN guesses, it’s noteasy to be an ex-Gov.Whatever.

At one point, the L’sasked how NN and MMwere related. MM said sheand NN were identicaltwins. Most people thinkthey are, actually, on ac-counta they both have thatstyle/poise/personalitything goin’ on, but thereis an obvious differencein their ages. So NN ex-plained that she was bornfirst and that nice DottieLamm asked how mucholder NN is that MM. NNtold her 12 years and afterthat, their mother nevergave birth again. It was atthat point that the ex-Govpulled out his phone andsaid they hadda run onaccounta the car wash was

gonna close before theygot the limo washed.

NN is nothing of notkind and generous, so shegave ’em a five dollar billand told ’em the car washwas on her. They seemedvery appreciative andgrabbed it and ran for thedoor. The limo driver wasprob’ly cranky with ’emfor making him wait. Heprob’ly didn’t know whothey were. Whatever.

NN and MM went tothe lounge and ordered acoupla adult beverages andput it on the ex-Gov’s cred-it card, which happenedto fall out of his pocketwhen he grabbed hisphone. NN was gonna giveit back to him, but the L’swere in such a hurry toleave, she decided she’djust mail it to him. Some-time. Soon. If she has astamp and an envelope.

While NN was hobnob-bing, lots of ’nother peoplewere celebrating and hav-ing fun. There musta beena sale on weddings at somepoint, on accounta a lotof people celebrated wed-

ding anniversaries thisweek. Melissa and GeorgeSharpe, Scott and TonyaEckstein (23 years), Revisand Myron Taylor (50years), Angie and DougEchols (19 years), and theCorleys (24 years) all ex-changed vows and stayedtrue to ’em. Yay for them.

Mary Lou Henson, Ser-ena George, Natalie Spru-ell, Anne Almquist and thecutest little girl ever – Kar-ley Oakes – all celebratedbirthdays this week. In ad-dition, Dave Schaefer cel-ebrated six months of be-ing smoke free and RickQuevedo sent his lovelywife, Jennifer, roses for noreason (snaps to you, Rick!).

Seen out and about atthe fair and elsewhere thisweek were Sheridy andMike Walker, Daniel Webb,Kelly Eaves, Pat Cordell,Chris Cardin, Scott Facka,Autumn and Shelly Con-stant, Angela Valdez, Roband KC Saline, Schaeferand Tanner Church, ShaneFerrari, Kevin Mauzy, TerryMcCoy, NN’s buddies fromSpare Rib (who make the

most amazing catfish ever,just so’s ya know), TheresaMcBee, Gayle Dean, Bren-da Blevins and her adorablegranddaughters, Hanna,Evie, Gabi and Lydia James,Kelly Bates, and Jeannieand Lynn Milton, Dr. ToniPendergrass and her hus-band, Dr. Doug Pender-grass, and their threeadorable children.

Also noted about townwere Dr. Judy Palier, LisaMartin, Randy Akins,Roger Sheak, Rebeccaand Marcel St. Marie andtheir sweet kiddos Maxand Natalie, Nancy Sisson,Julie Rasor, Carmen Mar-tinez, Barbara Rodrique,and Fionna Harrington.

On a personal note, NNwishes to thank everyonefor the cards, flowers,prayers and kind wordsfor the loss of her brother.The outpouring of lovewas much appreciated andNN knows she is blessedbeyond words to live in acommunity with the bestpeople EVER. She sendsher hugs and her love toyou all.


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WE’RE THE MILLERSRating: RSynopsis: David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs andsoccer moms, but no kids-after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring tokeep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunishedwhen he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealinghis stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). In order to wipethe slate clean-and maintain a clean bill of health-David must now become a big-time drug smuggler bybringing Brad's latest shipment in from Mexico. Twisting the arms of his neighbors, cynical stripper Rose(Jennifer Aniston) and wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and the tatted-and-pierced streetwiseteen Casey (Emma Roberts), he devises a foolproof plan. One fake wife, two pretend kids and a huge,shiny RV later, the "Millers" are headed south of the border for a Fourth of July weekend that is sure toend with a bang.

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PLANESRating: PGSynopsis: Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The prob-lem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of newfriends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.

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THE WOLVERINERating: PG-13Synopsis: Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine in this sequel to the member of the X-Men's firstsolo outing. Mark Bomback and The Usual Suspects' Christopher McQuarrie penned the script,which takes its inspiration from the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller Marvel miniseries from the 1980sdealing with the character's adventures in Japan as he fights ninjas in the ceremonial garb of thesamurai. Knight and Day's James Mangold directs.

THE WAY WAY BACKRating: PG-13Synopsis: THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Dun-can's (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend,Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introvertedDuncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizzwater park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and be-gins to finally find his place in the world - all during a summer he will never forget.

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The Direct Service TribesAdvisory Committee, orDSTAC, has recently award-ed Ervin Chavez one of itsRecognition and Apprecia-tion Awards. Chavez hasbeen a governmental andtribal liaison for San JuanRegional Medical Centersince 1994; he representsthe Navajo Nation, partic-ularly the Shiprock ServiceUnit, and is dedicated toimproving health servicesfor the Navajo people in

northwest New Mexico.As a liaison, Chavez

works closely with San JuanRegional Medical CenterPresident and CEO RickWallace, Indian Health Serv-ices, and the Navajo and Ji-carilla Tribes, including theirtribal officials. He also worksto ensure San Juan RegionalMedical Center’s AirCareair ambulance services andemergency medical servicescan provide effective carewithin the Navajo Nation.

Upcoming projects includecommunicating changesfrom the Affordable CareAct to the Navajo peoplewho chose non-IHS or pri-vate healthcare providers.

Award recipients – in-cluding 10 national winners– are recognized for theirdedicated service and sig-nificant contributions to In-dian Health Service DirectService Tribes’ healthcareprograms and activities.Chavez has exhibited per-

sonal and professional com-mitment in the delivery ofquality healthcare servicesand programs through ex-ceptional leadership andperformance for the benefitof American Indians, tribes,and communities, as estab-lished by DSTAC’s awarddescription. Additional fac-tors that contributed toChavez’s nomination are hisability to work with gov-ernmental agencies as wellas state and federal officials

to improve the lives of others– specifically, serving as acounty commissioner for16 years, on IHS healthboards for 32 years, as Huer-fano Chapter president forsix years, and Navajo Chap-ter President at Nageezi for11 years, for which he juststarted a new term for 2013-2016.

“I find it most enjoyableto work with San Juan Re-gional Medical Center andMr. Wallace,” said Chavez,

in reference to his liaisonposition. “I find my job in-teresting and something dif-ferent every day.”

“We extend our sinceregratitude and appreciationto Ervin for his continuedwork and dedication as hebridges an important gapby representing those livingin the Navajo Nation withhealth services they need,”said Wallace. “He is verydeserving of this recogni-tion.”

Ervin Chavez honored

SJRMC Tribal Liaison receives national Indian Health Award


It is Indian Marketweekend in Santa Fe and

one of Farmington’s Amer-ican Indian artists will bethere with his work fea-tured in a solo exhibit atthe Kristin Johnson Gallery.

Located in the heart ofSanta Fe, the Kristin John-son Gallery is at 323 EastPalace Ave., across fromthe La Posada. When John-son opened her doors ayear ago, she received3,000 inquiries from artistsseeking her representation.Farmington’s Michael Billie

was one of eight she se-lected for the gallery space.

Billie has been showinghis primarily encausticworks at the gallery andhis first solo show, featur-ing 21 pieces, opens tothe public Saturday, Aug.17.

Michael Billie’s work on display atKristin Johnson Gallery in Santa Fe

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2 SHIPROCK TRI-CITYTRIBUNE Fridya, August 16, 2013


The San Juan County Com-mission unanimously approveda plan from a Florida-based com-pany to construct of a new com-munications tower on countyland at Navajo Dam.

The tower to be constructedby Skyway Towers would notonly boost local cellular service,it would give county Emergencyand Fire Services greater radioaccess in the Navajo Dam Area.

The project will move forwardonce the New Mexico Board of

Finance gives the tower a stampof approval during its Septembermeeting.

“This is a really good deal forthe county and the citizens. Itought to go right through,”Commissioner Keith Johns said.

“This is a benefit beyond theeconomic benefit” said DougEchols, deputy county attorney.

The cellular tower would beconstructed on more than 1/10of an acre that is adjacent to theNavajo Dam Fire Station No. 1,according to Echols. The propertywas appraised for $7,200 andSan Juan County would lease

the property to Skyway Towersfor up to 10 five-year terms atan annual rent of $10,200 witha $3,500 signing bonus. Therent would increase each yearby 2 percent.

Building a cell tower in theNavajo Dam area will benefitresidents and tourists who visitthe area for the purpose of flyfishing, said Thaddeus Cano,general manager at Fisheads SanJuan River Lodge, which offersguided fishing tours. “We haveso many high-profile customersthere who need phone serviceto connect with their businesses.

That would help out the tourismindustry and the population. Itwould be a win-win situationfor everyone.”

If the project moves forward,Skyway Towers also has agreedto provide space on the cellulartower for the county to installEMS and fire communicationsequipment for public safety pur-poses.

“We have limited radio contactin that area due to the hills andvalleys that are there, so thistower will help EMS and (thefire department) talk to eachother” said San Juan County Fire

Chief Doug Hatfield. He addedthat the cellular tower wouldalso help residents report anemergency. “There is limited cellphone coverage for the low spotsdown in that area. If someonehas an emergency and needs tocall 9-1-1 they must drive to ahigh spot.”

Skyway Towers is a companybased in Land O’ Lakes, Fla. Ac-cording to the company’s website,Skyway Towers’ goal is “to bethe next premier tower infra-structure provider for the wirelesscommunity, offering maximumflexibility and customer service.”

Improved communications

New cell tower approved for Navajo Dam

For dedicated and die-hard golfers, playing thePebble Beach® golf coursewould be a dream cometrue.

For one lucky CorporateSponsor of the 24th An-nual San Juan CollegeFoundation Golf Scramblethat dream will become areality. The golf tourna-ment will be Sept. 13 and14 at Piñon Hills GolfCourse.

At the tournament’s din-ner Sept. 14 at the SanJuan Country Club a ticket

will be drawn and the win-ner will receive two roundsof golf at Pebble Beach®,two nights lodging at thePebble Beach Resorts ®,and airfare.

In addition, two playersin the tournament will re-ceive two rounds of golfeach at the Glacier ClubGolf Course, north of Du-rango.

While the prizes are cer-tain to attract area golfers,the real winners of thetournament will be SanJuan College students who

will receive 100 percentof the tournament proceedsin the form of scholar-ships.

Gayle Dean is the ex-ecutive director of the SanJuan College Foundationand is, as always, excitedabout the tournament andhow it benefits college stu-dents.

“We’re proud of thistournament,” Dean said.“It’s a top notch event andpeople are always eagerto participate – especiallyknowing that the money

raised goes directly intothe hands of the students.”

The San Juan CollegeFoundation has providedalmost $5 million to SanJuan College students inthe form of scholarships– an achievement of whichDean and the San JuanCollege Foundation Boardof Directors are justifiablyproud.

Wells Fargo and AztecWell Servicing are majorsponsors of the tourna-ment. There are severallevels of sponsorship.

A Corporate Sponsor-ship is $1,500, which in-cludes two days of golffor a four-player team, theCorporate Sponsor dinneron Friday evening, recog-nition in the program, andadvertising of their busi-ness name on the Corpo-rate Sponsor sign.

For those who prefernot to play golf, but wantto participate in thefundraising and dinner,there are options availableincluding an Activity Spon-sorship ($500); and Hole

Sponsorship ($200). Signage is also available

for these sponsors.Individuals may parti-

ci-pate in the tournamentfor $250 per person.

The fee includes dinnerfor the golfer and a guestin addition to the oppor-tunity to win great doorprizes.

For additional informa-tion about the tournament,or to sponsor the event,call the San Juan CollegeFoundation at505.566.3200.

SJC Foundation Golf Scramble

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Pebble Beach, Glacier Club prizes attract sponsors, golfers

The Child and Adult CareFood Program provides fundsto in-home child and adult careproviders that feed the peoplein their care.

The program is federally fund-ed through the Child NutritionProgram and it is operated locallyby Presbyterian Medical Serv-

ices.Some care providers can be

reimbursed between $65 and$75 per month per child, ac-cording to a program flyer fromPresbyterian Medical Services.

The program is based on thestate guidelines for assistancewith such things as the free and

reduced lunch program and foodstamps. The purpose is to “pro-vide healthy meals and snacksto children and adults receivingday care services,” according toPresbyterian Medical Services.

“The Family Daycare Homesprogram provides reimbursementfor meals and snacks served to

small groups of children receiv-ing nonresidential day care inprivate homes that are licensed,registered, or approved to providefamily child care,” the organi-zation stated.

It is available throughout SanJuan County, Cuba, Torreon,Chama and on the Navajo Nation

within the state of New Mexico. For more information, or to

find out if you qualify for assis-tance contact Beverly Billy, foodprogram supervisor with Pres-byterian Medical Services, at505.326.2373 or Jyl Adair, chil-dren’s services manager, at505.326.6434.

Child care assistanceState provides free, healthy food for family daycare homes

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Farmington MunicipalSchools will receive $195,000to help expand childhood lit-eracy through the state’s “Readto Lead” initiative.

Governor Susana Martinezannounced the funding on Aug.4 when she said the “New Mex-ico Reads to Lead” initiativewould be implemented in everyNew Mexico school by fundingit with $14.5 million this nextschool year. Each district wasset to receive at least $50,000,but Farmington received$195,000, while Aztec andBloomfield School Districts re-ceived $130,000. Central Con-solidated Schools was given$162,500.

The "New Mexico Reads toLead" initiative provides fundingfor resources to increase studentreading levels in Kindergartenthrough 3rd grade, accordingto the governor’s office.

“Grade-level literacy shouldbe the minimum expectationfor every student in our state,”Martinez said. “We know alltoo well that students who can’tread on grade level will faceever-increasing challenges inschool and in life. The abilityto read is the key to excel in

every other subject and servesas the foundation for successinside and outside the class-room.”

Martinez said the programhas a proven success record,because in its first year, test

scores showed those studentsin the 13 initial participatingschool districts improved theirreading comprehension. Thedistricts’ reading scores im-proved by 7.8 percent, comparedto a statewide improvement of

2.9 percent, according to thestate education department.

The initiative has helped payfor reading coaches, educationalscreening tools, professional de-velopment programs for teach-ers, and reading interventions

for more than 100,000 NewMexico students. This year thestate will provide 14 regionalreading coaches at a cost of $2million. These coaches will assistteachers with best practices forteaching reading to elementaryschool students. Some 46 read-ing coaches were hired statewidelast year, when “New MexicoReads to Lead” first was imple-mented.

Districts and schools also canuse the funds to hire their ownreading coaches to serve teachersand students. Additionally, morethan $2 million in funding willbe used to provide two commondiagnostic testing systems tomeasure reading progress.

The systems would be Dy-namic Indicators of Basic EarlyLiteracy Skills, or DIBELS Next,and Indicadores Dinámicos delÉxito en la Lectura, or IDEL,which measures progress forEnglish as a Second Languagelearners.

These tools will be used toidentify struggling readers andallow for early reading inter-ventions that also include mon-itoring student programs andmaintaining their progress, evenif the student transfers into adifferent school district.

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After serving ninemonths in Afghanistan,Pfc. Jeremy Henderson re-turned to San Juan Countyto surprise his mother, butwhat he didn’t expect wasa crowd of cheering citi-zens were waiting outsidehis mother’s office to sur-prise him.

Henderson received aSan Juan County Sheriff ’sescort from the airport toBasin Home Health, andalong the way were peoplefrom various organizationsincluding the Daughtersof the American Revolu-tion, the Blue Star Mothersand Disabled Veterans Ad-ministration lining thestreets near downtownFarmington waving Amer-ican flags and holding bal-loons.

Steven Henderson, Je-remy’s father, organizedthe welcome home cere-mony at Jeremy’s mother,Kathi’s office. When Jere-my arrived at his mother’soffice, he immediately sawher shocked expression.“I got out of the car andsaw everyone around then

I just saw her face andeverything became blurry.It was amazing,” Jeremysaid.

Kathi was overwhelmedwith emotion when shesaw her son, wiping tearsfrom her cheeks. “It wasgood to see his face andknow he was safe,” shesaid. “There is nothinglike holding him andknowing he was O.K.”

She admitted the pastfew months were chal-lenging knowing her sonwas in Afghanistan. “It’sbeen a test of faith know-ing my son is going to beO.K. I also know howstrong and spirituallystrong he is too,” Kathisaid.

Also overwhelmed bythe amount of communitysupport, Jeremy said thisis what serving in the mil-itary is about. “It is amaz-ing and gives me hope.Once my buddies hearabout this it will keepthem going just as much– it is not just for me.”

Born and raised in SanJuan County, Jeremy lovedto play all sports: football,baseball, and riding mo-torcycles. Jeremy has many

memories from this area,which is also where hemet and married his wife,Haley, in Bloomfield. Theylater had their first son,Draven.

Jeremy enlisted into theUnited States Army andbecame a member of theArmy Corps of Engineers.He was stationed at FortBragg in North Carolinaand in October 2012, hewas deployed toAfghanistan with the 919Airborne Combat Engi-neers.

Jeremy and Haley’s sec-ond son, Colter, was bornwhen Jeremy was servingin Afghanistan. He wasfinally able to hold hischild when he returnedfrom Afghanistan a coupleof weeks ago.

Even though Jeremyand his family now livein North Carolina, thecommunity still came outto celebrate his returnhome.

“I was surprised,” Haleysaid about the number ofpeople at the celebration.“People are always willingto come and honor a hero.”

Farmington MayorTommy Roberts and

Bloomfield Mayor ScottEckstein presented Jeremywith letters of appreciation.

“I hope (this letter) willhelp you remember this

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Citizens wait for Jeremy to arrive at his mother’s office at Basin Home Health on North Orchard. There were more than 40 people there to greet thereturning soldier including Farmington Mayor Tommy Roberts and Bloomfield Mayor Scott Eckstein. – Lauren Duff photo

Army Pfc. Jeremy Henderson surprises his mother, Kathi, on Aug. 6 afterhe returned to the United States from Afghanistan.– Lauren Duff photo

Soldier back from AfghanistanCommunity turns out to surprise homecoming for Henderson

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“This is my first soloshow in Santa Fe duringthe Indian Market. Thisis a big thing, because it’sone of the biggest eventsin Santa Fe, as far as Na-

tive Americans are con-cerned,” Billie said.

Billie is a member ofthe Navajo tribe. He wasborn and raised on thereservation in Utah, and

he has worked in Farm-ington in the newspaperindustry for nearly 20years. He is employed asa graphic artist with Ma-jestic Media, and he cre-ates his artworks in hisspare time.

Billie started out as asculptor, but changed hismedium to encaustic andmixed media about sevenyears ago. He became in-fatuated with the art ofpainting with wax.

“Wax is very seductiveand I love that it playsvery well with other nat-ural materials,” Billie said.“The translucency of waxadds a depth that youcan’t get with other medi-ums.”

Billie began studyingencaustic techniques onthe Internet and then at-tended workshops acrossthe country. Now he con-ducts workshops and sem-inars that teach artists howto use the technique.

“My process is very ex-ploratory with some ac-cidents that don’t getweeded out and some in-tended mark-making witha feeling of spirituality,”Billie said. He incorporatesnatural materials relatedto his Navajo culture inthe wax – items such assand, beads and horsehair.“There’s always a storybehind each series,whether it’s from child-

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Locally, Billie hastaught at the Three RiversArt Collective. He alsohas done workshops atthe New Mexico EncausticInstitute, where he is amember. He also will begiving a presentation onworking in encaustics thisfall at the InternationalEncaustic AssociationConference in Santa Fe.

Also featured duringthe Kristin JohnsonGallery show will be anexhibit by Darren VigilGray, a highly regardedJicarilla Apache and KiowaApache painter.


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AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTS This exhibit from the col-lection of the Guild Hall Mu-seum on Long Island in-cludes 73 works of ar t froma stellar array of ar tists.They include: Andy Warhol,Jackson Pollock, ThomasMoran, Willem de Kooning,Elaine de Kooning, PeggyBacon, Chuck Close, MaxErnst, Henri Cartier-Bresson,Roy Lichtenstein, and GeorgeBellows, among many others.This exhibit will be displayedat the Farmington Museum,Gateway Park Museum & Vis-itors Center through Sept.22, 2013. An Adventure inthe Ar ts, selections fromthe permanent collection ofthe Guild Hall Museum, wasorganized by the Guild HallMuseum in East Hampton,N.Y., in association with Lan-dau Traveling Exhibitions,Los Angeles, Calif.Information: 505.599.1174or www.fmtn.org

BIRD WATCHING RIVERSIDENATURE CENTER Enjoy bird watching and abeautiful walk through Farm-ington’s riverside trails everyTuesday morning. More than100 species of birds havebeen noted throughout An-imas Park and new birds flyin each season. Meet at theRiverside Nature Center, inAnimas Park off BrowningParkway, to join the friendlyRNC staff for leisurely walkof 1-2 miles. Information: 505.599.1422or www.fmtn.org

MUSIC IN THE WINERY’SCOURTYARD Enjoy live music & greatwine at Wines of the SanJuan from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.every Sunday from Maythrough the month of Sep-tember. Wines of the SanJuan is located at 233 Hwy.511 in Turley, N.M.Information: 505.632.0879or www.winesofthesanjuan.com

PICNIC IN THE PARK FORPRESHOOLERSPreschool children and theirfamilies bring lunch andmeet at the Riverside NatureCenter for a picnic from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followedby a story or activity and astroller-friendly walk in thepark. Learn about plants,insects, birds, and all theinteresting wildlife. Feed thefriendly ducks and go homein time for naps. This pro-gram continues weeklythrough to September.Information: 505.599.1422

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THE ANNUAL SAN JUAN BI-FLY TOURNAMENT ON THE SAN JUAN This San Juan River QualityWaters tournament is strictlycatch and release. Profes-sional guides score all catch-es and release all fish. Call

for details.Information: 505.325.0255

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WINE & SHINE CLASSIC CARSHOWVisit Wines of the San Juan,10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for thisclassic car show in Blanco,N.M. Relax under the shadycottonwood trees in the SanJuan River Valley with greatfriends, live music and de-licious food. Spectators arefree! Wines of the San Juanis located 40 minutes eastof Farmington. For more in-formation and to downloada registration form, pleasevisit www.winesofthesan-juan.com

FRI AUG. 23

POETRY PICNIC Bring a picnic supper andeat in the garden at 6 p.m.There will be a program ofpoetry for about 20 minutes,and then stay to walk in thepark and through the River-side Nature Center XeriscapeGardens.Information: 505.599.1422

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ANNUAL TOTAH FESTIVAL INDIAN MARKET & POWWOW Juried ar t festival offeringauthentic handmade Ameri-can Indian Ar ts and Craftsof over 100 ar tists, an au-thentic Navajo Rug Auction(Saturday) and a contestPowwow. Festival is held atthe Farmington Civic Center,200 W. Arrington St.Information: 800.448.1240or 505.326.7602 or www.to-tahfestival.farmingtonnm.org

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THE BONNIE DALLAS SENIORCENTER109 E. La Plata St. and 208N. Wall Ave.Farmington, NM 87401Information Numbers:Main Building:505.599.1380 or505.599.1390Senior Center Annex:505.566.2256Senior Center Activity Center:505.566.2288The Silver Fitness Center:505.566.2287

50+SATURDAY NIGHTDANCES7 p.m. - 10 p.m., doorsopen at 6:30 p.m.Bonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex,208 N. Wall Ave.Aug. 17 - Grant & RandyAug. 24 - To be determined Aug. 31 - NO DANCE – LA-BOR DAY HOLIDAYInfo: 505.599.1380

50+ FREE WEDNESDAY DAYTIME DANCE12:30 - 2:30 p.m.Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterMain Building, 109 E. LaPlata St.Aug. 21 - Country Jammers

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HILLBILLY BAND ENTERTAINS11:30 a.m. -– 12:30 p.m.Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterMain Building, 109 E. LaPlata St.Info: 505) 599-1380

ON-GOING CLASSES AT THESENIOR CENTER ACTIVITY CENTER & ANNEX208 N. Wall Ave.Call 505.566.2256 for moreinformation

THE SILVER FITNESS CENTER8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1 -3:30 p.m. Monday – FridayBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.We feature exercise equipmentthat is extremely safe and easyto use. Perfect for improvingyour overall health, stamina,and range of motion. Cost is$20 a year. Call 505.599.1390for more information.

EXERCISE CLASS – WITH JEANELISE10:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 1 - 2p.m.Monday/Wednesday/FridayBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Cost: 50 cents per session. Areyou losing flexibility and wantmore energy to do the thingsyou enjoy? If so, this class iswhat you need to get back intoa good exercise program. Workat your own level and build upto where you want to be. Call505.599.-1390 for more in-formation.

DRAWING & CALLIGRAPHY9:30 a.m.TuesdaysBonnie Dallas Senior Center An-nex, 208 N. Wall Ave.Bring your own materials andlearn some new techniques.Call 505.599.1380 for moreinformation.

TAI CHI9:30 a.m.ThursdaysBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave. Tai Chi is a seriesof fluid movements that canhelp with balance, flexibility,and muscle tone. These gentleexercises will leave you feelingrefreshed. Free to anyone 50+.Info: 505.599.1390

ZUMBA GOLD 50+10:30 – 11:30 a.m.Tuesdays & ThursdaysBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Party on the floor with Latindance music that will make yousmile. This exhilarating exerciseclass will get you moving tothe beat. Cost is $2.50 per ses-sion. Info: 505.566.2288

FARMINGTON RECREATION CENTER1101 Fairgrounds RoadCall 505.599.1184 for moreinformation

WALK LAPS IN THE GYMMonday through Friday, noonto 1 p.m., no charge Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10a.m. to noon, no charge – Shuf-

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ZUMBAWednesdays, 7 – 8 p.m.Saturdays, 10 – 11 a.m.At the Farmington RecreationCenter, with instructor ShirleyMurphy, interval-training ses-sions where fast and slowrhythms and resistance trainingare combined to tone and sculptthe body while burning fat.Check out the website atwww.farmingtonzumba.com. Info:505.599.1184

JAZZERCISEMonday/Wednesday/Friday/Sat-urday, 8:30 a.m.Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 5:30 p.m.At the Farmington RecreationCenter, with Jazzercise you'lltighten and tone with dance,yoga, Pilates, and kickboxingmovements choreographed tofun music, in just 60 minutes.This is your hour. Come try itout - 1st class is free! For moreinfo call 505.320.5364,505.599.1184 or visitwww.jazzercise.com

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ADULT SWIMMING LESSONS7 – 8:30 a.m., noon – 1p.m., 4 – 5:30 p.m.Monday – FridayAdult Swimming Lessons willbe offered at Lions Poolduring lap swim. Four 30-minute lessons are $20 oreight 30-minute lessons are$35. Info: 505.599.1167.

MORNING AQUACISE8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Monday – Friday

SENIOR LAP*9:30 – 10:30 a.m.Monday – Friday

MORNING SPLASHERCISE*10:30 – 11:15 a.m.Monday/Wednesday/Friday

MORNING ARTHRITIS*10:30 – 11:15 a.m.Tuesday/Thursday

CROSS POOL*11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.Monday – Friday

EVENING AQUACISE5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Monday – FridayAquacise classes, $2 a visit*All adult aquatic exercise class-es, $1.50 a visit

FARMINGTON AQUATIC CENTER1151 N. Sullivan RoadCall 505.599.1167 for moreinformation

EARLY BIRD SPLASH8 – 8:45 a.m.Monday/Wednesday

AQUA JOGGER8 – 8:45 a.m.Tuesday/ThursdayClasses are $2.50 a visit

SYCAMORE PARK COMMUNITYCENTER1051 Sycamore St.Call 505.566.2480 for moreinformation

DO YOU SAVE BOX TOPS?Please save your box top labelsthat can be found on officesupplies and all General Millsfoods. Bring them to theSycamore Park Community Cen-ter to help us earn free recre-ational supplies! Please call uswith any questions at505.566.2480.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OFSJCWant to help a “Little”?Sycamore Park Community Cen-ter is partnering with Big Broth-ers Big Sisters. Find out moreat 505.566.2481

SENIOR FITNESS9 - 10 a.m.Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-days Senior Fitness is offered atSycamore Park Community Cen-ter through the San Juan CollegeENCORE program. Info:505.566.2481

COMMUNITY LINE DANCE CLASS6 - 7:30 p.m.TuesdaysFloread Hodgson is teaching afree line dancing class eachTuesday from 6 - 7 p.m. atSycamore Park Community Cen-ter. You will enjoy learning dif-ferent line dances and have alot of fun along the way. Info:505.566.2480

FIT CLUB6:30 – 7:30 p.m.WednesdaysJoin Nexal Flores-Baez for thefree community Fit Club fitnessclass at Sycamore Park Com-munity Center. This is a greatcardiovascular workout that issure to get your heart pumping!Info: 505.566.2480-8111 or 505.566.2480

SPCC OPEN HOUSE5 - 7 p.m.Friday, Aug. 23Come check out theSycamore Park CommunityCenter and all that we haveto offer in the fall at ourannual open house. We willalso have vendors presentwith whom we work through-out the year. There will begames and refreshments foreveryone! This is a freeevent. Info: 505.566.2480

COMMUNITY YARD SALE ANDCRAFT FAIR9 a.m. - 2 p.m.Get a booth and mark yourcalendars for Saturday, Sep-tember 7Join us for the SycamorePark Community Yard Saleand Craft Fair. Booths are$10 per table for both theyard sale and craft fair. Thiswill be an outdoor event.Bring the family and enjoya fun day in the park! Info:505.566.2480

FARMINGTON MUSEUM3041 E. Main St. Call 505.599.1174 for moreinformationwww.farmingtonmuseum.org

FARMINGTON MUSEUM EXHIBIT TOURSBy appointmentLet an experienced docentat the Farmington Museumbe your host for guided

tours of the permanent andvisiting exhibits. Tours areFREE and available to thepublic by appointment. Anysize group is welcome! Call505.599.1169 for more in-formation about the Muse-um’s current exhibits or toschedule a guided tour.

SUMMER TERRACE MUSIC SERIES6 - 7:30 p.m.Saturdays, through AugustJoin the Farmington Museumat Gateway Park each Sat-urday evening during thesummer months for somelive, local enter tainment atour 10th Annual SummerTerrace Music Series. Ad-mission to this program isFREE. Remember your fold-ing chair and dancing shoes!Info: 505.599.1174Aug. 17 – Chokecherry JamAug. 24 – TBAAug. 31 – Trumpet Geezers

HANDMADE FINE ART SHOWNOW – Saturday, September7Come explore the ar tisticwealth of the Four Cornersregion at Handmade, thenewest temporary art exhibitat the Farmington Museum,3041 E. Main St. Admissionto the exhibit is free. Pleasecall 505.599.1174 for moreinformation.

AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTSThrough Saturday, Sept. 21Great ar t has come to theFour Corners! Jackson Pol-lock and Andy Warhol arejust two of the many talentedand famous 20th-centuryar tists whose work will befeatured this summer at theFarmington Museum, 3041E. Main St,, in the visitingexhibition, An Adventure inthe Ar ts. Admission for thisspecial exhibition will be $5for adults, $3 for studentswith ID, and $2 for childrenover 2 years. For more in-formation call505.599.1174.

RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTERIn Animas Park off BrowningParkwayCall 505.599.1422 for moreinformationHours: Tuesday-Saturday 9a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 - 4p.m. Please note that TuesdayBirders begin meeting at 9a.m., October through March.

BIRD WATCHING8 - 10 a.m.TuesdaysJoin Donna Thatcher, Edu-cation Specialist, and otherbirders for bird watchingfrom the Riverside NatureCenter, and a leisurely walkof 1 to 2 miles in Animasand Berg parks. Info:505.599.1422

BROWN BAG BIRDINGNoon - 1 p.m.ThursdaysBring your lunch and joinRiverside Nature Center staffand volunteers in the ob-servation room to watchwildlife as we eat. Info:505.599.1422

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homecomingday that is a very special day foryou, your family, and all the peoplehere this afternoon,” Roberts said.“We want to tell you we appreciateyour selfless sacrifice for the effort

to protect the freedoms that wesometimes take for granted.”

Steve said he appreciates theamount of community support hereceived when organizing the sur-

prise celebration. “Every person,without a doubt, said ‘We arethere and we will bring somefriends.’ People love supportingsoldiers. The very reason why we

can gather here is because of menlike my son,” Steve said. “I’ve al-ways been patriotic. But you’llnever know until you send a childto war what patriotism really is.”

Jeremy will be stationed at FortBragg for a couple more yearsand then he will decide whetherhe wants to reenlist into the armyor pursue a degree in engineering.


Tomatoes – big, ripe andmulti-colored – can be foundat the Farmington Grower’s Mar-ket.

The one most sought aftercrop is finally in season. Theyripened up after the monsoonpatterns hit the area the firstweek of August, and now themarket is overflowing with thisstaple crop.

Also in season are the greenchile, squash, cucumbers,jalapeños, green peppers andmelons, according to Pam Elderof Elder’s Greenhouse. “We’vealso been having some piepumpkins,” she said.

The Farmington Grower’sMarket runs from mid-Julythrough October with offeringsfrom 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdaysand 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdaysin the parking lot of the GatewayMuseum, 3401 E. Main St. inFarmington.

The market is filled with pro-duce, honey, meats, soaps andlotions from local farmers, andeverything must be grown ormade within a 100-mile radiusof Farmington. The market isone of 75 across the state.

“When you look at a digitalmap of farmers’ markets acrossNew Mexico, one thing standsout: there are so many marketsthat trying to count them on acomputer screen is a bit dizzy-ing,” the New Mexico Farmer’sMarketing Association, or NMF-MA, said in a recent press releaseabout the growing trend of mar-keting local produce.

The association serves as acentralized resource for marketsacross the state.

“We’ve seen incredible growthover the years,” said DeniseMiller, executive director of theNMFMA. “That growth isn’t

just in the number of marketsbut also in the variety of freshproduce and other items youcan find at any given market.”

The entire state is celebratinglocal markets, and Governor Su-sana Martinez even declaredAug. 4 through 10 as NationalFarmer’s Market Week in NewMexico.

“If you’ve never been to yourlocal farmers’ market, now’s thetime to go,” said New MexicoSecretary of Agriculture JeffWitte. “Go for the fresh, localfood – stay for the rich conver-

sations you’ll have with thepeople who actually producedit.”

The conversations are a bigpart of the local market. “Whenpeople come and shop here theyget to talk directly to the grow-er,” Elder said.

She and others providerecipes, and even cooking andgardening advice to customers.

Some growers, such as ToddAckley, owner of LavenderflatsFarm in Kirtland, shared a storyabout his life during Tuesday’smarket. Ackley grew up a mili-

tary brat and never lived in anyone place for very long.

“I’ve lived in 15 states andthree foreign countries,” Ackleysaid, adding that San Juan Coun-ty has been his home for thelongest period of time.

He and wife Corley Ackleyare proud of their tomato crop,which is grown from heirloomseeds.

“They are the old seeds peoplesaved, and they are grown or-ganically,” he said.

They offer samples of thedifferent tomato varieties so thebuyer can decide which theirfavorites are before taking toma-toes home.

Little Emily Rascon, 3, toldAckley she wanted tomatoes forher birthday, which is comingup. “I love tomatoes,” she said.

The Ackleys also sell to localrestaurants.

Jesse Gravelle, of Three RiversEatery, was at the market onAug. 13, and he bought up sev-eral tomatoes. “We’ve been try-

ing to do more localshopping (for pro-duce),” Gravellesaid.

The restaurantand brewery notonly buys local pro-duce for its menu,the brewers useHoneyville honeyfor the beer.

Other arearestaurants, such asThe Bistro in Aztec,have been shoppingthe Grower’s mar-kets for years.

The markets area form of economicdevelopment, ac-cording to Farm-ington City Coun-cilor Mary Fischer,who visits the mar-ket almost every

Saturday. “We tend to think of eco-

nomic development in largeterms, but in fact small businessis the backbone of our economy.Each of these growers is con-tributing to our economichealth,” Fischer said. “I’ve seenthem expand their business andthey are local. The money wespend with them stays in thecommunity. I’m thrilled to seeit grow and have more peopletake advantage of it.”

Governor Martinez’s procla-mation echoes Fischer’s opinion.“Supporting local farmers, ranch-ers and other market vendorsmeans supporting your localeconomy,” Martinez wrote.

The governor also pointedout that some local markets, in-cluding the Farmington Grower’sMarket, accept credit and debitcards, as well as accepting ben-efits related to programs suchas the Women, Infants, and Chil-dren Program and the SeniorNutrition Assistance Program.

Tomatoes are ready!Farmington Growers Market in full swing


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