LIGHTS ON PARADE Vol. 88 ◆ No. 218 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com SATURDAY, DEC.10, 2016 75¢ Portales students get a lesson in wastewater management. Local news: — Page 2A High: 63 Low: 37 High: 66 Low: 34 High: 62 Low: 41 Today Sunday Monday Forecast: Index Calendars ..........................2A Classified ..........................6B Comics ..............................5B Commentary......................4A Puzzles..............................5A Markets ............................2A Obituaries ..........................3A Sports ............................1-3B Staff photo: Alisa Boswell Participants on the McDonald’s float, dressed as penguins, dance and wave at the crowd as they walk in the Portales Christmas parade Friday night on South Avenue D. Nurse grads head into field ❏ Twelve registered nurse and 34 practical nurse graduates recognized. By Kurt Munz-Raper STAFF WRITER [email protected]CLOVIS — Sacrifices and dedication have paid off for Clovis Community College nursing graduates. CCC hosted a pinning ceremony for registered and practical nurse graduates Friday at the Clovis Civic Center where 12 registered nurse graduates and 34 practical nurse graduates were recog- nized. “The students that are gathered here have just completed the most intense, highly regarded nursing program avail- able,” said CCC President Becky Rowley. “I know that all of you have sacrificed a great deal to reach this point, but you’re going to be faced with even more challenges as you begin your careers as nurses. The profession that you have chosen places high ethical demands on its practitioners and we assume that as graduates of this pro- gram, you will always demonstrate the honesty, integrity and caring essential to high quality nursing.” The ceremony was sentimental for practical nurse graduate Kenny Marcellus and registered nurse graduate Samantha Walls, who spoke at the cere- mony. “Welcome to this very memorable moment. All of our hard work is begin- ning to pay off,” said Marcellus. “I can recall many nights of frustration, fatigue and anxiety. I can also recall candid moments of accomplishment after a clinical... and after helping care for a critically ill patient. “Nursing school has shown me the true meaning of strength and the fine art of perseverance. I’m convinced that if you can make it through nursing school, you can make it through anything.” Walls spoke about the importance of graduates pursuing their passion, espe- cially in the nursing field. “We started from the bottom, and now we are here,” said Walls. “Through all the tears, happiness, anger, complaining and financial frustration, we did do it. In the words of philanthropist Joe Plumeri, ‘you can Google for an answer, you can Google for a mate, you can Google for a Officials: Grant will enhance airport runway ❏ Official says project has transitioned to design phase. By Douglas Clark STAFF WRITER [email protected]CLOVIS — Clovis Municipal Airport officials said they have landed an $8 million federal grant that will greatly enhance one of the airport’s runways. “We’ve been working with the FAA and state aviation depart- ment to work on our crosswind runway and the primary apron in the tarmac area,” said Airport Director Kyle Berkshire. “We had been lobbying for renova- tion of the concrete apron with new markings. There had been a runway extension four or five years ago, so we’ll be working to finish out all of our pave- ments for commercial services — especially when you consider the last two months jet traffic has increased.” Berkshire said the project calls for the FAA to fund 90 per- cent of the grant, with the airport and state paying 5 percent each, and has transitioned to the design phase with KSA Engineering and the FAA. He said construction could begin next fall. “This is the biggest project at the airport within the last 20 to 30 years,” said Berkshire, who referenced the airport has six runways — four paved and two turf. “We’ve been talking with the FAA for about five months to get the project off the ground. We really needed this because the apron is in terrible shape. Once the work is done, there will be a new concrete ramp, drainage system and markings.” KSA Engineers Project Manager Molly Waller said Berkshire is to be commended for due diligence in emphasizing the importance of the project to FAA personnel. “Kyle came on board and we had been working on an apron reconstruction,” said Waller, who likened the apron to an air- craft parking lot. “He wanted to meet with the FAA staff on the grant. Kudos to Kyle for taking the initiative to demonstrate the need. This is a pretty big deal, because the FAA is not into funding a lot of apron projects, as most communities are forced to take on those responsibilities to address that type of concern. But thanks to Kyle’s efforts, the FAA expanded the scope of work from a commercial apron to the general aviation apron, the taxiways and one primary run- way.” Waller said the grant is funded via the FAA’s $3.25 billion trust fund, which is generated from ticket and fuel taxes and shared among airports throughout the nation. Measures approved supporting sheriff ❏ Roosevelt attorney directed to file motion to have petition dismissed. By Alisa Boswell MANAGING EDITOR [email protected]PORTALES — Roosevelt County pub- lic officials are standing up for their sher- iff. County Commissioners on Friday emerged from a special session to approve measures addressing what they’ve called “frivolous lawsuits” and other complaints against Sheriff Malin Parker. Commissioners approved county attor- ney Randy Knudson filing a motion to have a recently filed petition dismissed, as well as asking the petitioners pay county court and attorney fees regarding the petition. A petition was filed Dec. 2 in district court attempting to remove Parker from his elected position. This followed Hobbs Fifth Judicial District Attorney Dianna Luce’s decision the previous day to not file criminal charges against Parker. The sheriff was being investigated for allega- tions he lied on an arrest affidavit; the prosecutor found no evidence to support the claims. The petition, filed by Portales attorney Eric Dixon, stated that five arrest affi- davits were signed by Parker that includ- ed the statement that the informant in the cases “has in the past proved to give reli- able credible information that led to the recovery of thousands of dollars in stolen property and gave information that led to two felony arrests,” when in fact no arrests had been made due to the inform- ant. The petition was filed on behalf of Cody Banister, Armando Pena — defen- dants in two of the five cases entailing the alleged false affidavit — and Elsa Hernandez, a relative of Irisema Hernandez. Irisema Hernandez was killed in a vehicle accident while being pursued by the sheriff’s office. The Hernandez fami- ly has filed a lawsuit against Parker, accusing him of not following safe pur- suit policy during the incident. The county’s motion to dismiss stated that New Mexico law states that “the pro- cedure for bringing an accusation seeking removal of an elected official such as Sheriff Malin Parker is by way of grand jury accusation and not by a private citi- Staff photo: Tony Bullocks RN graduate Amanda Stacy is hugged by nursing instructor Erica Probasco after being pinned at Friday’s pinning ceremony at the Clovis Civic Center. PARKER on Page 3A PINNING on Page 3A
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LIGHTS ON PARADE
Vol. 88 ◆ No. 218
SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com
SATURDAY, DEC.10, 2016
75¢
Portales students get a lesson inwastewater management.
Participants on the McDonald’s float, dressed as penguins, dance and wave at the crowd as they walk in the Portales Christmasparade Friday night on South Avenue D.
Nurse grads head into field❏ Twelve registered nurseand 34 practical nursegraduates recognized.
CLOVIS — Sacrifices and dedicationhave paid off for Clovis CommunityCollege nursing graduates.
CCC hosted a pinning ceremony forregistered and practical nurse graduatesFriday at the Clovis Civic Center where12 registered nurse graduates and 34practical nurse graduates were recog-nized.
“The students that are gathered herehave just completed the most intense,highly regarded nursing program avail-able,” said CCC President BeckyRowley. “I know that all of you havesacrificed a great deal to reach this point,but you’re going to be faced with evenmore challenges as you begin yourcareers as nurses. The profession thatyou have chosen places high ethicaldemands on its practitioners and weassume that as graduates of this pro-gram, you will always demonstrate the
honesty, integrity and caring essential tohigh quality nursing.”
The ceremony was sentimental forpractical nurse graduate KennyMarcellus and registered nurse graduateSamantha Walls, who spoke at the cere-mony.
“Welcome to this very memorablemoment. All of our hard work is begin-ning to pay off,” said Marcellus. “I canrecall many nights of frustration, fatigueand anxiety. I can also recall candidmoments of accomplishment after aclinical... and after helping care for acritically ill patient.
“Nursing school has shown me thetrue meaning of strength and the fine artof perseverance. I’m convinced that ifyou can make it through nursing school,you can make it through anything.”
Walls spoke about the importance ofgraduates pursuing their passion, espe-cially in the nursing field.
“We started from the bottom, and nowwe are here,” said Walls. “Through allthe tears, happiness, anger, complainingand financial frustration, we did do it. Inthe words of philanthropist Joe Plumeri,‘you can Google for an answer, you canGoogle for a mate, you can Google for a
Officials: Grant will enhance airport runway❏ Official says projecthas transitioned to design phase.
CLOVIS — Clovis MunicipalAirport officials said they havelanded an $8 million federalgrant that will greatly enhanceone of the airport’s runways.
“We’ve been working with theFAA and state aviation depart-ment to work on our crosswind
runway and the primary apron inthe tarmac area,” said AirportDirector Kyle Berkshire. “Wehad been lobbying for renova-tion of the concrete apron withnew markings. There had been arunway extension four or fiveyears ago, so we’ll be workingto finish out all of our pave-ments for commercial services— especially when you considerthe last two months jet traffichas increased.”
Berkshire said the projectcalls for the FAA to fund 90 per-cent of the grant, with the airportand state paying 5 percent each,
and has transitioned to thedesign phase with KSAEngineering and the FAA.
He said construction couldbegin next fall.
“This is the biggest project atthe airport within the last 20 to30 years,” said Berkshire, whoreferenced the airport has sixrunways — four paved and twoturf. “We’ve been talking withthe FAA for about five months toget the project off the ground.We really needed this becausethe apron is in terrible shape.Once the work is done, therewill be a new concrete ramp,
drainage system and markings.”KSA Engineers Project
Manager Molly Waller saidBerkshire is to be commendedfor due diligence in emphasizingthe importance of the project toFAA personnel.
“Kyle came on board and wehad been working on an apronreconstruction,” said Waller,who likened the apron to an air-craft parking lot. “He wanted tomeet with the FAA staff on thegrant. Kudos to Kyle for takingthe initiative to demonstrate theneed. This is a pretty big deal,because the FAA is not into
funding a lot of apron projects,as most communities are forcedto take on those responsibilitiesto address that type of concern.But thanks to Kyle’s efforts, theFAA expanded the scope ofwork from a commercial apronto the general aviation apron, thetaxiways and one primary run-way.”
Waller said the grant is fundedvia the FAA’s $3.25 billion trustfund, which is generated fromticket and fuel taxes and sharedamong airports throughout thenation.
Measuresapprovedsupportingsheriff❏ Roosevelt attorneydirected to file motion to have petition dismissed.
PORTALES — Roosevelt County pub-lic officials are standing up for their sher-iff.
County Commissioners on Fridayemerged from a special session toapprove measures addressing whatthey’ve called “frivolous lawsuits” andother complaints against Sheriff MalinParker.
Commissioners approved county attor-ney Randy Knudson filing a motion tohave a recently filed petition dismissed,as well as asking the petitioners paycounty court and attorney fees regardingthe petition.
A petition was filed Dec. 2 in districtcourt attempting to remove Parker fromhis elected position. This followed HobbsFifth Judicial District Attorney DiannaLuce’s decision the previous day to notfile criminal charges against Parker. Thesheriff was being investigated for allega-tions he lied on an arrest affidavit; theprosecutor found no evidence to supportthe claims.
The petition, filed by Portales attorneyEric Dixon, stated that five arrest affi-davits were signed by Parker that includ-ed the statement that the informant in thecases “has in the past proved to give reli-able credible information that led to therecovery of thousands of dollars in stolenproperty and gave information that led totwo felony arrests,” when in fact noarrests had been made due to the inform-ant.
The petition was filed on behalf ofCody Banister, Armando Pena — defen-dants in two of the five cases entailing thealleged false affidavit — and ElsaHernandez, a relative of IrisemaHernandez.
Irisema Hernandez was killed in avehicle accident while being pursued bythe sheriff’s office. The Hernandez fami-ly has filed a lawsuit against Parker,accusing him of not following safe pur-suit policy during the incident.
The county’s motion to dismiss statedthat New Mexico law states that “the pro-cedure for bringing an accusation seekingremoval of an elected official such asSheriff Malin Parker is by way of grandjury accusation and not by a private citi-
Staff photo: Tony Bullocks
RN graduate Amanda Stacy is hugged by nursinginstructor Erica Probasco after being pinned atFriday’s pinning ceremony at the Clovis CivicCenter. PARKER on Page 3APINNING on Page 3A
PORTALES — The waterthat comes from the Portaleswastewater plant is cleanerthan almost any other waterin eastern New Mexico,according to plant ForemanChris Cordova.
Cordova educatedPortales High School stu-dents on Friday as heexplained to them that thenew water plant makes theroughly 707,000 gallons ofwater it sends out per daytwice as clean as the oldplant was able to through atwo-step filtering processthat includes disinfection.
The water that leaves theplant is almost clean enoughto drink, said Cordova, say-ing that the plant’s processtakes the NTU measurement
in the water — the measure-ment of the amount of efflu-ent, or bad stuff, in the water— from over 600 down toanywhere from 1.49 to 4
NTUs. “The same water you pull
out of the tap is the samewater that was here when thedinosaurs were,” Cordova
told the students, adding thatEarth recycles water natural-ly but the plant takes itthrough a stronger cleaningprocess to make it reusablefor watering parks and more.
Public Works DirectorJohn DeSha said the plant isnow using a process called“activated sledge” where theplant controls the entiretreatment process asopposed to before whenmother nature treated thewater.
“The plant is producingwater that is very, very cleanand very safe, but it wasnever designed to be drink-ing water,” he said. “We’retaking as much of the organ-ic material out of it as wecan. The water that’s beencleaned, goes out into thatpond (at the plant), and wefilter and chlorinate it beforewe send it out.”
Staff photo: Alisa Boswell
Portales waste water plant Foreman Chris Cordova, farright, shows Portales High School students wherewater flows to at the treatment plant Friday afternoonduring a tour.
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The city of Portales announcedFriday that the road work to takeplace Monday-Wednesday at FirStreet and North Avenue I and onMain Street from First to therailroad tracks has been can-celed by the New MexicoDepartment ofTransportation due tounforeseen circumstances.
FYI Portales students get wastewater lesson
Child molestation case remandedBy Alisa BoswellMANAGING EDITOR
PORTALES — Portales DistrictJudge Donna Mowrer remanded achild molestation case back to magis-trate court Friday due to the defendantnot understanding paperwork hesigned.
Jacen Burton, 40, a former Portalesman who had been living in Elgin,Oklahoma, was arrested in August andcharged with eight counts of criminalsexual penetration of a child under 13years old.
Burton appeared in magistrate courtFriday morning on a motion to with-draw the waiver he signed Aug. 26, the
scheduled date of his preliminary hear-ing. The document waived Burton’srights to preliminary and grand juryhearings.
Craig Acorn of Albuquerque,Burton’s attorney, said his client didnot understand what he was signing.Burton was being represented then bypublic defender Gokul KrishnaSripada of Roswell, but Portales publicdefender Evan Arendell filled in whenSripada couldn’t make the hearing.
Burton testified that when signingthe waiver, it was with the understand-ing it would lower his bond to thepoint he could get out of jail, and onlywaive that day’s hearing — not theentire preliminary and grand jury hear-ing process.
Assistant District Attorney JakeBoazman had Arendell testify that hedid explain the waiver to Burton.Boazman added the document Burtonsigned was titled “Waiver ofPreliminary Hearing.”
Acorn said Sripada was under theimpression the state didn’t have wit-nesses available and would ask for acontinuance, and that was communi-cated to Arendell. Instead, Acorn said,the state was ready to go, and Arendellhad no file for Burton on hand.
Mowrer agreed to remand the caseback to magistrate court for a new pre-liminary hearing, based on Burton’stestimony and Arendell not being in aposition to defend the client.
On this date ...1976: The New
Mexico Department ofCorrections held itsmonthly meeting inClovis.
Officials announcedthere were 1,360 people instate prisons — a record.
Clovis’ Reuben Nieveswas the commission’schairman.
The NMDOC websitereports there are about7,240 inmates in popula-tion today.
1976: The third trywas the charm for ClovisCity Commissioner JimJacobs. After two failedattempts, he had finallyconvinced fellow commis-sioners to raise the rateson hangar rentals at ClovisMunicipal Airport.
Dirt-floor hangar rentalswere going from $30 permonth to $40; paved-floorhangars were going from$37.50 to $50; and largehangars were going from$85 to $115.
Airport Director KyleBerkshire said rates havenot changed much in 40years. Today’s rates range
from $75 to $115 permonth.
1971: Amarillo’sWestern National Bankwas robbed of at least$10,000 by three men inHalloween masks.
Witnesses said two menvaulted over the tellercounters and began goingthrough cash drawers. Thethird man stayed near thefront door.
All three men had guns.The incident happened
about 20 minutes after thebank opened. The robberywas completed in less thanfive minutes with noinjuries, United PressInternational reported.
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father of these three childrenrecently left without telling anyonehe was leaving.
“We see many people who tugon your heart strings, maybe moreso this time of year. This singlemother of three tugs a little morethan others,” said Salvation ArmyCorps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren.“The children, when they come inwith Mom, are perfectly behavedand you can tell they are wellcared for. They were struggling toget by before but now things arereally tough. The poor mom has totry and explain Dad left and alsotry to have a merry Christmas.”
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career, but you can’t Googleto find what’s in your heart,the passion that lifts you sky-ward.”
Graduates were no doubtrelieved at seeing the hardwork pay off after receivingtheir pins.
Jordan Cruz, a practicalnurse graduate, put it simplywhen he said he felt “greatand relieved” after the per-sistent late-night studying.
“It’s been stressful — astressful year,” said Cruz.“Just all in general. It’s atough situation. A lot of stuff,having that motivation andfocus and really being com-mitted.”
Cruz, a Clovis resident,said he worked at theRetirement Ranch as a certi-fied nurse assistant as part ofhis studies.
“It’s helped a lot. It getsyou really well with commu-nicating with patients andgetting along with patients,”said Cruz, who now hopes towork towards becoming aregistered nurse.
Being a part of the pro-gram was a collaborativeeffort among peers for practi-cal nurse graduate AllyssaArceneaux.
“It’s always been a dream
of mine and now I can sayI’m a legit nurse,” saidArceneaux. “(Most memo-rable to me are) the relation-ships with students, thefriendships that I know aregoing to last forever and (thehelp in) keeping up to date onturning paperwork in.”
Arceneaux, originallyfrom Pennsylvania, serves inthe Air National Guard.
“Eventually I want to crossterrain in the military andbecome a nurse for the mili-tary as well,” saidArceneaux.
Registered nurse graduateIsaac Ramirez also said hewas excited to finish the pro-gram.
“It’s bittersweet for sure,because our classmates aregoing our separate ways,”said Ramirez. “The hardwork’s paid off.”
A lengthy journey has con-cluded for registered nursegraduate Jackilynn Salinas,who spent five years study-ing to become a registerednurse.
“It’s gonna be amazing.The hardest part is done,”said Salinas, who entered theCCC program during herthird semester.
Salinas said she hopes to bea flight nurse, while Ramirezsaid he hopes to focus onemergency room work.
Ramirez worked withPlains Regional Medical
Center while Salinas workedwith the Lamb CountyHealthcare Facility inLittlefield during the pro-gram.
For both graduates, thenext steps are preparing for
the National CouncilLicensure Examination,working at UniversityMedical Center and studyingfor a bachelors in nursing atTexas Tech.
The program had its fair
share of challenges for bothRamirez and Salinas, howev-er.
“I think It’s just the timemanagement. A lot of paper-work, clinical and reading,”said Ramirez. “It’s a huge
sacrifice. A lot of reading anda lot of studying.”
“I had a baby betweenthird and fourth semester,”said Salinas. “I have a 4-month-old now. There aresacrifices everywhere.”
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Ramon RiveraOctober 2, 1992 – December 3, 2016
Ramon Rivera 24, of Clo-vis, NM died Saturday, De-cember 3, 2016, at Univer-sity Medical Center in Lub-bock. Visitation will be heldfrom 1:00 pm to 5:00 pmSunday, December 11,2016, and 8:00 am to 7:00pm Monday, December 12,2016, at Muffley FuneralHome, 1430 Thornton. Ser-vices will be held at 11:00am Tuesday, December 13,2016 at The Chapel, 1500Thornton, Clovis, NM, withPastor Rick Raney officiat-ing. Burial will follow at Por-tales Cemetery in Portales,NM. Anthony Ray Men-doza, Ryan Garcia, DanielPena, Thomas Garcia,Mark Herrera, and MarkHernandez will serve aspallbearers. Honorary pall-bearers will be Julio Rivera,Analiyah Garcia, and Zai-dyn Rivera.Ramon was born October 2, 1992 in Chicago, IL to Julio
Manue Rivera Sr. and Ramona Sandra Farris. He workedas a cook at Chilli's Restaurant. Ramon loved to cook, andvisiting with friends. His family will always remember him asbeing very loving. He attended Faith Christian FamilyChurch.Suvivors include: his mother; Ramona Farris of Clovis,
NM, father; Julio Rivera Sr. of Chicago, IL, a brother; JulioRivera Jr. of Oklahoma, a sister; Analiyah Garcia of Clovis,NM, a nephew; Zaidyn Rivera of Clovis, NM, two grand-mothers; Christina Jones of Clovis, NM and Lydia Rivera ofChicago, IL, and step-grandparents; Ermalinda and JimmyGarcia of Portales, NM. He was preceded in death by his step-father; Ivan Garcia,
and great-grandmother; Maxine Aragon.Arrangements have been entrusted to Muffley Funeral
Home 575 762-4435 muffleyfuneralhome.comJane Elizabeth RosinJuly 12, 1926 – December 6, 2016
Jane Elizabeth (neeMilnes) Rosin passedDecember 6, 2016, inCollege Station, Texas.Memorial services willbe conducted at 1:00PM, Monday, December12, 2016, at CovenantPresbyterian Church,220 Rock Prairie Road,College Station, TX. Amemorial service will beconducted in Portales,NM at a later date. Cre-mation services are inthe care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cre-mation Centers Bryan-College Station.She was born in
Grayling, Michigan, onJuly 12, 1926, to Roy O.and Myrle Peg Milnes.She graduated from Grayling High School before enrollingin the Cadet Nursing Corps program at Grace Hospital andWayne State University in Detroit, where she graduated asregistered nurse in 1947.She married William J. Bill Rosin on October 22, 1949, in
Grayling. Jane went west with Bill to Clovis, New Mexico,where he played professional baseball, later settling in Por-tales, and becoming affiliated with Eastern New MexicoUniversity. urse Jane was the Director of University HealthServices for 29 years before retiring in 1986. They havetwo daughters, Susan, and Shelly.Jane was an active member of the First Presbyterian
Church of Portales and the Covenant Presbyterian Churchin College Station. She was a 60-year member of Beta Sig-ma Phi Professional Sorority, a member of the PortalesRock Club, the Retired Teachers Association, and theE.N.M.U. Council of Professors Emeriti (C.O.P.E.). Janeand Bill traveled extensively all over the United States andinternationally. Mrs. Rosin was preceded in death by her loving husband,
Bill, of 57 years; parents Roy and Peg Milnes; and, grand-son, Tyler Benjamin Clark. She is survived by daughters Susan Clark and husband,
Tom (Lubbock, TX), and Shelly Wilson and husbandMichael (College Station, TX); two grandsons, Sam Clarkand his wife Lindsey and their daughter, Katelyn (Odessa,TX), and William Alexander Wilson (College Station, TX);and, her brother Roy O. Milnes, Jr. (Roscommon, MI), andnumerous nephews and nieces. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presby-
terian Church of Portales at 108 S. Avenue F, Portales, NM88130 or Covenant Presbyterian Church in College Station.
Clare Jean (Cherry) HenleyMarch 29, 1939 – December 6, 2016
Clare Henley was born andraised in Clovis and graduat-ed from Clovis High School.She was the youngest daugh-ter of Walter Rowe Cherryand Viola Agatha (Smith)Cherry, who both grew up inRanchvale and raised theirfamily on Route 70 south ofClovis. Clare left the area when her
husband, Winfred F. (Winn)Henley was transferred withthe US Air Force, and shelived subsequently in Ger-many, Texas, Arkansas, Ok-lahoma, Maryland, and Vir-ginia, where she lived the lastfifteen years. Clare is survived by her brother, Jesse Cherry of Portales;
her sister, Della Harriman of Clyde, Texas; her son, LonnieHenley of Alexandria, Virginia; and her son, Charles Henleyand daughter, Leah Everhart, both of Fayetteville, NorthCarolina. Clare will be buried with Winn at Ft. Gibson National
Cemetery, Oklahoma.
Jane RosinJane Elizabeth Rosin, 90,
of College Station, Texas,died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016,in College Station.
She was born July 12,1926, in Grayling,Michigan.
Services: 1 p.m. (CST)Monday at CovenantPresbyterian Church,College Station, Texas.Services in Portales to bescheduled.
Information: 979-822-3717.
TodayKaren Kay Bell — 10
a.m. (CST) at StillwellBaptist Church, Clarksville,Arkansas.
Celeste Dunn — 11 a.m.at Wheeler MortuaryChapel, Portales
Eugene Lee — 2:30 p.m.at Wheeler MortuaryChapel, Portales
Edward Garcia Jr. — 4p.m. at Legacy Life Church,Clovis
MondayJane Elizabeth Rosin —
1 p.m. (CST) at CovenantPresbyterian Church,College Station, Texas
TuesdayRamon Rivera — 11
a.m. at The Chapel, ClovisPauline Bradford — 2
p.m. at Grady CemeteryDec. 18
Kenneth Ray Miller — 7p.m. at Holy Cross RetreatCenter Chapel, Mesilla Park
Kenneth MillerKenneth Ray Miller, 74,
formerly of Clovis, diedTuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, inSanta Rita, Guam.
He was born Jan. 24,1942, in Clovis.
Services: 7 p.m. Dec. 18at Holy Cross RetreatCenter Chapel, MesillaPark. Burial will be 12:45p.m. Dec. 21 at Santa FeNational Cemetery in SantaFe. A rosary will be recited6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at thechapel.
Information: 575-524-3688.
Pauline BradfordMary Pauline Bradford,
94, of Clovis, died Friday,Dec. 9, 2016 at RetirementRanch.
She was born July 19,1922 in Bellview, CurryCounty.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesdayat Grady Cemetery.
Information: 575-762-4435.
Carmen Romero, 87, ofClovis, died Friday, Dec. 9,2016 at her home. Servicesare pending.
Arrangements are byMuffley Funeral Home.
Ramon RiveraRamon Rivera, 24, of Clovis, died Saturday, Dec. 3,
2016, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.He was born Oct. 2, 1992 in Chicago.Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at The Chapel, Clovis.
month the county has pub-licly defended its sheriff.
On Dec. 2, the county fileda response to a lawsuit filedby the town of Elida againstParker and the sheriff’soffice for interfering in Elidapolice business.
“Malin Parker is empow-ered to perform his lawenforcement function in anypart of this state as part of hisofficial obligations, which heowes to the public and to hisconstituents,” the countystated.
Elida officials havealleged Parker interferedwith Elida police business.That incident stemmed fromParker telling Elida policeChief Joe Alford that hecould not have an Elida resi-dent’s dog euthanized with-out a court order.
Politicians are servants, not saintsIfind it a little odd that
a nation that flocks tostories about heroes
who break the rulesbecomes shocked and out-raged when inconsequentialmisdeeds by candidates forpublic office and high-ranking officials are madepublic.
I’m going to relate thisto a public debate ragingabout former GeneralDavid Petraeus and HillaryClinton. Petraeus is cur-rently a candidate for sec-retary of state, and Clinton,of course, has alreadyserved in that capacity.
We admire people whodo great things, especiallyif they break rules that getin their way and defy
authority to do so, at leaston TV or in the movies.
Joe Don Baker in“Walking Tall.” HughLaurie as “House.” KyraSedgwick in “The Closer.”
In real life, though, youdon’t rise to great heightsin politics, business andespecially not inHollywood, unless you findyour way over, under,around or through the offi-cial tangle that gets in yourway. Sometimes ignoringofficial dictates is the onlyway to accomplish yourmost honorable goals.
I did that in a minor wayabout 20 years ago whenthe people in our depart-ment were guinea pigs fora work-logging system.
Each item we loggedrequired at least five min-utes of processing, becauseApple-and-Windows-basedcomputers didn’t play welltogether.
If I performed, say, 10loggable acts in a day, Iwould then spend over anhour a day logging them.
I stopped logging alto-gether after a few days toavoid this ironic waste of
time — ironic because thegoal was to help us usetime more efficiently.Oops.
About a month after Istopped logging, our pow-ers that be terminated theprogram anyway, after theyfound out that was howpeople were spending up to20 percent of their timeevery day.
Well, I didn’t accomplishgreat things with the time Isaved by not logging, but Isure got more things done.And I got away with it. Noharm, no foul.
Now come Petraeus andClinton.
President-elect DonaldTrump is likely to namePetraeus as his secretary of
state, or maybe MittRomney, which is a differ-ent can of worms. Bothhave ascended to theValhalla of the TrumpTower in The Donald’sfamous golden elevators.
Remember all that tur-moil about Trump puttingHillary under arrest forcompromising security?You may also rememberthat Petraeus paid a steeppersonal price, but no jailtime, for a similarly seriousalleged security breach.
There’s a lot of talkabout sauce for the gooseand gander. Advocates foreach say the other shouldbe in jail.
I think it’s time to stop.We aren’t nominating these
people for sainthood. Theywere both chosen as dedi-cated, extremely capablepublic servants who getthings done. Sometimes theonly way you can do that isto break the rules.
My question for the pub-lic is this: If we admire thisin, say, Steven Seagal, whycan’t we at least accept itfrom people who do amaz-ing and heroic real thingsevery day?
Steve Hansen writesabout our life and timesfrom his perspective of aretired Tucumcari journal-ist. Contact him at:
Ways to warm pets limitlessUsually it isn’t until you
need something that yourealize you don’t have it,
and, in keeping with the laws ofthe universe, cold weather is noexception.
When issues arise, one is oftenfaced with making a trip to thestore in uncomfortable or impassi-ble conditions, or ordering online,knowing the weather will probablychange before the item arrives.
Whether it’s a drastic tempera-ture plunge, power outage or justuneven heating in the house, onesuch moment may come when thehumans dig out their long johns,only to look over and see the petscurled in tight little shivering ballsor fighting for room under theblankets.
Such instances provide perfectopportunities for the person wholikes to save a little money, work
through a problem, and, who findssatisfaction in making things.
Here are some ideas usingquick, easy tricks, materials thatare already around the house, anda little creativity that will warm upthe pets, help pass time on thosestuck-indoors-days and give newpurpose to old clothes you’ve beenmeaning to get rid of:
■ Small dog or cat sweaters:Use anything with long sleeves —sweater, sweatshirt, jersey or T-
shirt material — lay it flat witharms stretched out and start at thecuff of one arm.
Along the top line of the sleeve,measure a length of what willcover your pet’s back from neck tothe base of the tail, and on theunderside, measure the lengthfrom your pet’s neck to mid-abdomen, then cut a straight linefrom one point to the other at a 45degree angle (this leaves the busi-ness parts exposed).
The cuff is now a turtleneck andthe longest side will be the top.Calculate where your pet’s legs arein relation to the neck, smooth outflat, pinch where the legs wouldbe, cut through both sides at onetime to create leg holes and yoursweater is done.
■ Sweaters for medium-largedogs: Re-purpose children’s oldshirts, dresses and sweaters forbigger pooches. To make them fit,
cut shirts or dresses at a length tokeep the hind legs free and trimand roll arms, or cut them off.
Another option is to cut eitherthe front or the back of the shirt ina straight line from neck to waistand quickly stitch in a couple ofsmall pieces of Velcro on eachside for an adjustable fit.
■ Legwarmers from old or oddsocks — Cut a hole in the toes ofold socks just big enough for yourbigger pet’s paw to fit through andslide on the legs for extra warmth.For smaller pets, do the same withold cotton glove fingers or infantsocks.
■ Itty-bitty sock-sweaters —For small dogs, puppies and kit-tens, cut the toe completely off anold or odd sock that can stretch tothe diameter of your pet’s widestpoint.
Smooth the sock flat, pinchwhere the legs would be, cut
through both sides at one time tocreate leg holes and enjoy yournew argyle critter.
■ Ski masks — Cut a sock atthe heel. The closed toe is now thetop of the head. Cut a face-sized,round hole in one side of the sockjust below the curve of the toe, cuttwo small slits for ears above thehole and use the bottom of thesock for a neck warmer.
Note: Be sure items fit comfort-ably.
Options for turning winternecessities into creative solutionsare limitless and can even turn intofun family activities — what betterway could there be to stay warm.
Sharna Johnson is alwayssearching for ponies. You canreach her at:
ALBUQUERQUE — TheU.S. Department of Justice isinvestigating whetherAlbuquerque police lapelcamera videos have beenaltered or deleted, the U.S.Attorney’s Office announcedThursday.
U.S. Attorney spokes-woman Elizabeth Martinezconfirmed in an email thatthe Justice Department islooking into allegations ofdoctored police videos.Confirmation of the investi-gation came is the city ofAlbuquerque is making fed-
eral court-ordered reformsfor its police department.
Several requests weremade for a criminal investi-gation but Martinez declinedfurther comment.
The city’s police oversightboard had called for eitherthe FBI or New MexicoState Police to investigatethe allegations.
The concern stems fromcomments by former policerecords custodian ReynaldoChavez, who said in a nine-page sworn affidavit that thedepartment trained certainunits and command staff toedit videos of interactionswith civilians beginning in
2013.Chavez, who was fired in
2015, said videos werealtered after two fatal shoot-ings by police. His affidavitwas filed as part of a lawsuitover one of those shootings.
Albuquerque MayorRichard Berry’s administra-tion said in late Novemberthat the city would have anindependent investigatorreview the allegation.
City Councilor Pat Davispreviously also called for aninvestigation.
Following a string ofshootings, the U.S. JusticeDepartment in 2014 releasedfindings from a more thanyearlong investigation intoAlbuquerque police thatfaulted officers for usingunreasonable force withmentally ill people and oth-ers who could not comply
with officers’ commands. New Mexico Attorney
General Hector Balderasannounced Monday that asthe chair of the state’s LawEnforcement AcademyBoard, he has appointed asubcommittee to review andaudit the policies of morethan 190 of the state’s policedepartments, sheriff’soffices, and state lawenforcement agencies.
ALBUQUERQUE —Environmentalists are chal-lenging plans by federal landmanagers to lease fourparcels in northwestern NewMexico for oil and gasdevelopment, saying theproperty is too close toChaco Cultural NationalHistorical Park.
The world heritage siteand its outlying archaeologi-cal remnants have becomethe focus of the fight overexpanded drilling in one ofthe nation’s largest naturalgas fields as environmental-ists push to curtail develop-ment in the region.
The Bureau of LandManagement has alreadyestablished a 10-mile bufferaround the park.
Environmentalists say theparcels in question — whichcover less than two squaremiles — are near the homesof Navajo residents andwithin 20 miles of the park.
Two dispatchcenters to close
SANTA FE — The NewMexico Department ofPublic Safety is closing twodispatch centers and layingoff 11 dispatchers as itmoves toward a morestreamlined system for han-dling emergency calls.
KRQE-TV reports that acommunications center inAlamogordo will close Feb.3 and one in Roswell willclose in April.
Calls that would havegone to those two centerswill be routed to Las Cruces.Las Cruces is one of threeregional dispatch hubs thatwill eventually be able tohandle all radio and tele-phone traffic for DPS agen-cies statewide.
Officials say the hubs,located in Las Vegas,Albuquerque and LasCruces, will have updateddispatch systems that canfield calls and send them tounits anywhere in the state.
Man sentencedin mosque fire
HOUSTON — A man hasbeen sentenced to four yearsin prison for setting fire tothe mosque in Texas wherehe worshipped.
Gary Nathaniel Moorewas sentenced Friday inHouston after pleadingguilty to arson and using afire as a deadly weapon.Officials say surveillancevideo led investigators to the38-year-old Moore. He wasarrested several days afterthe Dec. 25, 2015, fire thatcaused significant damage.
Investigators have saidthere was no evidence of thefire being a hate crimeagainst the Islamic Societyof Greater Houston mosque.Officials say Moore hadworshipped at the mosquedaily for several years.
Moore must serve at leasthalf of the four-year termbefore being eligible forparole.
Four more Zikacases in Texas
DALLAS — State offi-cials have announced fourmore cases of Zika that arebelieved to have been trans-mitted in Texas, almost twoweeks after announcing thefirst such case.
That first case, announcedNov. 28, was a woman wholives in Brownsville, a townlocated on the Mexico bor-der. The Texas Departmentof State Health Services saidFriday that the new caseswere identified in tests con-ducted after her infectionwas uncovered.
Health officials are stillinvestigating, but say theadditional infections werelikely also acquired inBrownsville, near her home.Health officials say the addi-tional people were likelyinfected before mosquitocontrol efforts intensified inthe area.
None of those infected arepregnant. Infection duringpregnancy can lead to severebrain-related birth defects.
— Wire reports
Ruling ends county’s fire effortsBy Susan Montoya Bryan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBUQUERQUE — A court rulinghas dashed any hopes one southernNew Mexico county had to address firedanger on national forest lands due tothe inaction of the federal government.
The federal appeals court in Denverfound that Otero County’s resolution totreat overgrown areas of the LincolnNational Forest along with a statestatute enabling counties to take actionunder certain circumstances conflictedwith federal law.
A 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealspanel said the case was a question ofconstitutional power and that federallaw pre-empted both the state statuteand the county’s resolution.
New Mexico enacted the so called“self-help” law for local communitiesin 2001, just months after a prescribedfire on federal land escaped from man-agers and raced across tinder-drymountainsides and into Los Alamos.The town was evacuated before theflames destroyed hundreds of homesand forced the temporary closure ofone of the nation’s premiere nuclearweapons laboratories.
The statute pointed to the inaction ofthe federal government to reduce therisk to lives and property and enabledcommissioners in those counties inwhich a disaster had been declared totake actions necessary to clean and thin
undergrowth or remove or log treeswithin the disaster area after consultingwith the U.S. Forest Service.
Otero County passed its resolution inMay 2011. The threat of wildfire wasworsening as New Mexico headed intowhat ultimately became an unprece-dented drought.
Over three-quarters of the county isfederal land, so the county declared anemergency and a disaster after federalofficials closed the Sacramento Ranger
District due to drought and high firedanger.
The county then hired a consultant toprepare a plan for restoring thousandsof acres of forest land by thinning treesand removing dead material. TheForest Service didn’t approve and tookthe case to court.
The appellate decision backs up a2015 lower court ruling.
The courts stated there’s no disputethat a local government can exercise its
police powers to mitigate fire dangerwithin its territorial boundaries, butfederal regulation requires permissionof the Forest Service before anyone cancut or otherwise damage any timber,free or other forest product in a nation-al forest.
The appeals court pointed to prece-dent, saying the U.S. Supreme Courthas found that the property clause ofthe U.S. Constitution gives the federalgovernment legislative and policepower over federal property. Althoughstate and local governments can ordi-narily exercise their police powers overfederal land within their boundaries,those powers must yield when theyconflict with federal law.
The court, however, declined toaddress questions about whether thecounty can hold the Forest Serviceliable under federal common law formaintaining a public nuisance — in thiscase extreme fire risk — on federalland.
County Commission chairwomanSusan Flores said she had not yetreviewed the ruling but noted that firedanger is something the county is stillliving with.
“Some of the fires we’ve had havebeen devastating,” she said.
Just this summer, on the southernedge of the Lincoln National Forest,flames destroyed dozens of homes andother buildings in the village ofTimberon.
Probe underway of alleged doctored police videos
Photo via wikipedia.org
A view of Lincoln National Forest along Crest Trail.
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SPORTS BLeading off
● BrieflyRhule hires quintet
WACO, Texas — Thefirst five hires by newBaylor coach Matt Rhuleinclude four members fromhis staff at Temple and along-time Texas highschool coach who was aBears receiver.
David Wetzel was hiredFriday after 13 seasons ashead coach and athleticdirector at Ronald ReaganHigh School in SanAntonio, and he was serv-ing as president of theTexas High School FootballCoaches Association.Wetzel lettered at Baylor in1990 and 1991 while play-ing for Grant Teaff and alsoearned a master’s degreefrom the school in 1994.
Sean Padden will serve asBaylor’s director of footballoperations, similar to therole at Temple the past fouryears.
Francis Brown and MikeSiravo were defensiveassistants at Temple, andEvan Cooper was directorof player personnel.
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❏ Wesley Matthews,Mavericks, matched a sea-son high with 26 points,helping Dallas top theIndiana Pacers 111-103.
❏ James Harden,Rockets, had 21 points, 12assists and nine rebounds tohelp the Rockets win, 102-99, over the Oklahoma CityThunder.
❏ Kyle Lowry, Raptors,scored 21 of his season-high 34 points in the secondhalf as Toronto rallied for a101-94 win over the BostonCeltics.
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Clovis Christian (n)Dora 73, Elida 33Floyd vs. Tatum (n)
GGiirrllssClovis 63, Aztec 51, OTTexico 51, Muleshoe 42Melrose vs. TatumFort Sumner 60, Clayton 29Lubbock Christ the King 44,
Clovis Christian 32Farwell 69, Friona 42Elida 36, Dora 27Hagerman 38, Floyd 32
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Clovis in Albuquerque Academytournament
Portales at Santa Rosa, 5 p.m.Texico, Farwell, Muleshoe in
Farwell tournamentFort Sumner in Logan tourna-
mentMelrose in Tiger Invitational at
ElidaSanta Fe Waldorf at Grady, 3:30
p.m.Plainview Christian at Clovis
Christian, 3:30 p.m.Bovina in Dimmitt tournament
GGiirrllssClovis in Rio Rancho tourna-
mentPortales in Capital City Classic
at Santa FeTexico, Farwell, Muleshoe in
Farwell tournamentFort Sumner in Logan tourna-
mentMelrose in Tiger Invitational at
ElidaSanta Fe Waldorf at Grady, 2
p.m.Plainview Christian at Clovis
Christian, 2 p.m.CCoolllleeggee
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WWoommeennTarleton State at ENMU, 5 p.m.
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● ContactManaging editor Kevin Wilson:763-6991 Ext. 317 or e-mail
■■ WWhheenn:: 7 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference game at
Greyhound Arena
■■RReeccoorrddss:: Tarleton State 7-1 (3-0 LSC), ENMU 4-6 (0-3)
■■ LLaasstt mmeeeettiinngg:: Feb. 17, TSU defeated the Greyhounds 83-53 at
Portales.
■■ LLaasstt ttiimmee oouutt:: Both teams played on Thursday, Tarleton State
winning at Western New Mexico 70-49 while the Greyhounds lost athome to Texas A&M-Commerce 83-73.
■■ OOff nnoottee:: Tarleton, ranked 15th in NCAA Division II, averages 73.6
ppg and allows 59, holding opponents to 34 percent FG shooting and22 percent from 3-point range. … LLoonnnn RReeiissmmaann has been the team’scoach since 1988-89, posting a 630-243 record. He is one of six active
NCAA Division II coaches to reach 600 wins, and one of 15 all-time. …
Thursday’s game was the first away from home for the Texans. Theironly loss came on Nov. 25 to Colorado State-Pueblo 79-78. … Scoringleaders for Tarleton are junior Gs RRiiddeellll CCaammiiddggee (12.9 ppg) andDDeesshhaawwnn RRiiddddiicckk (10.9), and senior G CChhaannttzz CChhaammbbeerrss and senior
F RRoommoonndd JJeennkkiinnss (each at 10.4). … Despite a team FT mark under63 percent, Camidge is shooting 91 percent (20-of-22). Meantime,Jenkins is at the other end of the spectrum at 26 percent (11-of-42). …The Texans lead the all-time series with ENMU 40-8, including 17-5 at
Portales. TSU has won the last nine meetings.
WWoommeenn■■ WWhheenn:: 5 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference game at
Greyhound Arena
■■ RReeccoorrddss:: Tarleton State (4-4, 3-0 LSC), ENMU 5-2 (3-0)
■■ LLaasstt mmeeeettiinngg:: Feb. 17, TSU handed the Greyhounds a 76-60
setback at Greyhound Arena.
■■ LLaasstt ttiimmee oouutt:: Both teams played on Thursday. The TexAnns
won at Western New Mexico 62-42 while the Hounds defeatedTexas A&M-Commerce at home 75-64.
■■ OOff nnoottee:: The TexAnns are outscoring their first eight opponents
by a total of 12 points, averaging just under 63 ppg. They are 2-2 athome so far. … Scoring leaders for TSU are sophomore FMMaacckkeennzziiee HHaaiilleeyy (13.0 ppg), senior G BBaaiilleeyy WWiippffff (11.8) and jun-ior G TTiiaarraa TTaattuumm (10.1). Wipff, from Lubbock, is shooting under 35
percent from the field and 25 percent from 3, but has made 19-of-21from the FT line. … Third-year coach MMiissttyy WWiillssoonn played for theTexAnns from 1998-2001, and ranks in the top 10 in school historyin several categories, including scoring (sixth at 1,440). … It’s the45th meeting all-time for the teams, with Tarleton leading 32-12overall and 13-7 at Portales. The TexAnns have won 19 in a row in
the series, dating to an ENMU victory at home on Feb. 6, 2008.
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ENMU men�s, women�s basketball capsules
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS
SANTA FE — WadeFraze thought Friday’schampionship semifinalgame against longtimerival Lovington did hisPortales Lady Rams somegood.
as the LadyRams (3-0)advanced totoday’s 5:30p.m. champi-onship gameagainst Santa
Fe Indian Prep with a 42-36 win over their formerlongtime district opponent.
“Win or lose, it was agood game for us,” Frazesaid. “We had to overcomeadversity in differentways.”
The game was tightthroughout, and the LadyWildcats (2-6) actually hada small lead midwaythrough the final period.But PHS converted 11-of-16 free throws in the finalstanza to pull out the win.
“It was a very physicalgame,” Fraze said.“Lovington’s a good ball-team; they’re athletic andphysical, and I think they’llcontinue to improve.”
Junior Lindsey Blakeyadded six points and ninerebounds. Junior ZamoryeCox led the team with foursteals.
Senior Azaria Stewartscored 18 points and seniorJaperia Wright added 10for the Lady Wildcats.Each had two of the team’sfive 3-pointers.
Ramsreachfinals
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS
RIO RANCHO — Clovis High’sgirls haven’t won a lot of games over
the years at the freethrow line — even inyears they’ve chased astate title.
They won it that wayon Friday, though, sink-
ing 28-of-34 free throws in the fourthquarter and overtime to outlastValencia 63-51 in the consolationsemifinals of the Mel Otero Invite.
The Lady Wildcats (4-2) face newdistrict rival Eldorado in the fifth-place game at 3 p.m. today.
Sophomore Brittni Chavez went 8-for-8 in the fourth period and OT,while junior guard Teya Morris was11-of-14 and senior post MonayPhillips was 7-for-8. In the first threequarters, the Lady Cats were 3-of-6.
They overcame some cold shooting
after halftime, making only four fieldgoals — three 3-pointers — the restof the way.
“We just went cold,” Reed said.“We had tons and tons of opportuni-ties. We just couldn’t knock themdown.”
Fortunately, they got to the freethrow line, though, as Valencia kepton fouling.
“That’s also part of the reason wewere (struggling from the field),”CHS coach Jeff Reed said of the LadyJaguars’ fouling.
Clovis led 16-8 at the quarter, butscored only 11 points over the nexttwo periods. Valencia (3-2) outscoredthe Lady Cats 11-3 in the third periodto take a two-point lead.
The teams combined to go 46-of-61 from the free throw line. The LadyJaguars went 15-for-21 in their ownright.
Chavez finished with a personalbest 22 points for the Lady Cats,including a pair of 3-pointers. Shefollowed a 3-pointer by senior guardAlyssa Loya at the start of the OTwith one of her own to give the LadyCats a six-point lead and essentially
control.Morris added 18 points while
Phillips finished with 12.Four players scored in double fig-
ures for Valencia, led by junior guardAlexa Sanchez with both of herteam’s 3s and 16 points.
Boys top AztecALBUQUERQUE — Clovis
High’s boys got their usual double-figure outing from junior guardJakeem Wynn.
This time, though, he had plenty ofhelp.
Four Wildcats scored in double fig-ures on Friday, and Clovis pulledaway to a 71-52 win over Aztec in theconsolation semifinals ofAlbuquerque Academy’s Joe ArmijoInvitational.
Senior guard Taitt Kuchta posted apersonal-best 20 points for the Cats(3-3), including three of the team’sfour 3-pointers, while Wynn added16. Also in double figures were juniorguard Brandon Romero with a per-sonal-best 14 points and sophomoreguard Dominick Urioste with 12.
CHS boys coach Scott Robinsonsaid Kuchta hit a big 3-pointer earlyin the fourth quarter to stretch a five-point Clovis lead to eight, and theCats took off from there.
“Being up five and hitting that 3,you start to feel pretty good,”Robinson said.
Robinson said the Cats struggled atthe start of each half, but they led theTigers (3-2) most of the way.
Romero went 8-for-11 at the freethrow line, including 7-of-9 in thefinal period.
Senior forward Chase Morrisonscored 16 points for Aztec, and juniorforward Tanner Brooks chipped in12.
The Cats will meet new District 2-6A rival La Cueva for fifth place inan 11:30 a.m. tipoff today. Robinsonsaid he’s looking forward to getting afirst-hand look at the Bears, whorouted Mayfield 63-36 in the otherconsolation semifinal.
“You typically don’t get to play adistrict opponent before the start ofdistrict,” he said. “It’ll be a good con-test for us.”
CHS boys, girls take tourney wins
WILDCATS
❏ Lady Wildcats hit 28free throws in fourth,top Valencia 63-51.
❏ Rippee scores17 to lead Portalespast Lovington.
FARWELL INVITATIONAL
Staff photo: Tony Bullocks
Farwell senior Edie White pulls up for the shot over Friona senior Taylor Stallings during Friday’s FarwellInvitational Tournament game. The Lady Blue defeated Friona 69-42.
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CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp sseemmiiffiinnaallssTatum over Melrose, score n/aElida 36, Dora 27
SSaattuurrddaayyBovina vs. Floyd (7th place), 9 a.m.Dexter vs. Hagerman (5th place), noonMelrose vs. Dora (3rd place), 3 p.m.Tatum vs. Elida (championship), 6 p.m.
TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeeKansas City 21, Oakland 13
SSuunnddaayy’’ss GGaammeessDenver at Tennessee, 11 am.Cincinnati at Cleveland, 11 a.m.Minnesota at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.Arizona at Miami, 11 a.m.Houston at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 11 a.m.
San Diego at Carolina, 11 a.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 11 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 2:25 p.m.
Seattle at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.
Atlanta at Los Angeles, 2:25 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 p.m.
MMoonnddaayy’’ss GGaammeessBaltimore at New England, 6:30 p.m.
LAS CRUCES — As aNew Mexico State alumnihimself, Mario Moccia isperplexed by the Aggies fanbase upon his return as ath-letics director.
The NMSU men’s basket-ball team is 7-2 under firstyear head coach Paul Weir, acoach many in the communi-ty expressed their desire forNMSU to hire. The Aggiesscored 93 points in a homevictory last weekend at thePan American Center.Tickets were available for $5with a hat giveaway againsta Long Beach State team thatwas picked to win the BigWest Conference this season,a league many longtimeAggies fans know the Aggieshad previously competed in.
The announced attendancewas 3,679.
“Somebody help meunderstand,” Moccia said. “Iwent to school here and wentto virtually every game andsat in the student section anda lot of times I weasled myway through connections tostand on the floor. But some-body help me understandwhy we only had 3,600 peo-ple on Saturday against LongBeach. I will take any sug-gestions.”
Attendance shouldimprove in the Aggies nexthome game on Saturdayagainst rival New Mexico,but packing the PanAmerican Center once ortwice a season isn’t the goalfor Moccia or Weir, who haseyed improved home atten-dance since he took the job.
“Hopefully at some pointthe masses will buy in andfollow us,” Weir said. “Ithink our support has beengreat. Long Beach was a bitof a let down but I thoughtthe Air Force game was wellattended and was a greathome environment. We kindof expected that next step forthe Long Beach game andwe didn’t get it, which isfine. We just have to keepworking and keep buildingtoward that.”
Moccia believes that thequality of the Aggies 2016non-conference home sched-ule, reasonably pricedadmission and even the pres-ence of a former local playerwho is contributing in LasCruces High standout JoeGarza on the roster, address-es some of the concerns fanshave expressed in the past.
Yet the highest attendedgame thus far was the 4,853on opening night againstNAIA Arizona Christian.There were 4,300 on handfor NMSU’s 78-70 victory
over Air Force Academy,which snapped an 11-gamelosing streak to teams fromthe Mountain West.
The university sells game-day single game tickets inSection 119 for $5 for eachhome game. Gameday tick-ets for New Mexico andUTEP games are $10.Moccia said the ArizonaChristian game was the onlygame those tickets were soldout in NMSU’s first sixhome games.
Moccia said there are fourgames this season wherefans can purchase four tick-ets for a total of $40. Thefirst game is Dec. 19 againstCalifornia-Irvine and thescond is against Eastern NewMexico on Dec. 27.
After announcing changesto the Pan Am seating map inSeptember that included dis-placing 221 season ticketholders, Moccia said that189 of those season ticketholder renewed theiraccounts at a $50 rate else-where in the arena.
Season ticket sales r emaindown compared to lastyear’s 3,260 season ticketssold. There have been 29fewer general public accountrenewals overall. NMSU hassold 58 fewer general publicseason tickets this seasoncompared to last year. Therewere 59 fewer faculty andstaff season tickets renewalsat the half price rate andthere were 42 fewer seasontickets sold to faculty andstaff. NMSU also eliminated490 complimentary seasontickets from last year to tran-sition trade accounts intopaying customers.
NMSU indicated the pro-vided data could increase asthe season progresses.
“The ultimate goal is tosell as many season ticketsas possible,” Moccia said.“We are pushing everythingat this point toward singlegame sales since most peo-ple have already purchasedtheir season tickets.”
When asked if the univer-sity has sufficiently engagedthe community regardingattendance at NMSU homeathletics events, Mocciabelieves that the universityhas done its part in reachingout.
“We are down to two mar-keting people but I believewe are doing everything thatwe can to get people to cometo the games,” Moccia said.“We have also reduced thenumber of live televisiongames. I don’t know whatelse we would be doing toget more folks to come to thegame that doesn’t costmoney that we don’t have.”
NMSU wonders:Where are thebasketball fans?
Staff photo: David Norton
Elida’s Brianna Bargas passes the ball off to a teammate during the second quarter of the TigerS’ 36-27 win overDora Friday night, during the semifinals of the Elida Tournament.
ELIDA — The Elida High girl’s bas-ketball team looked in midseason formFriday night. It just took a half of bas-ketball to get there in the Tigers’ 36-27win over Dora High.
After a sluggish start from both teamsin the opening quarter that saw a scoreof 6-4 in Elida’s favor, both teamsturned up the heat and would score 11each in the second.
Tiger head coach Jaden Isler said,“Anytime the game gets kind of sloweddown like that, it was just kind of a slop-py game. We try to stay away from that,we like to play a little faster tempo. Ididn’t think we did a good job of creat-ing any tempo the first half, but in thesecond half early on we got that going
and I think that’s why we took the lead.”The girls did just that, outscoring the
Coyotes (3-2) 14-5 in the third to take acommanding lead that would see themto the finish line. Elida (6-0) was led byMadi Haley with 10 points on the night,while Dora’s Daelyn Lee and JaedinPaxton led their team with 13 and 10points, respectively.
Dora head coach Gabriel Montoyasaid, “I though Coach Isler did a greatjob of adjusting with the man and thepressure, just kind of giving us someproblems. We got into some foul troublethere in the second half ... We didn’t getto the free-Throw line enough and whenwe did get there, we didn’t finishenough of them.”
After some halftime adjustments,Elida came out and sped the pace ofplay up, forcing fast breaks for bothteams. Unfortunately for the Coyotes,
they couldn’t seem to find the bottom ofthe net, often times missing three or fourchip shots before Elida managed towrangle a rebound.
On the other end, Elida had little trou-ble making shots, and those times theydidn’t often resulted in a offensiverebound and a Dora foul.
“We’re not very big and that’s (finish-ing around the basket) something we areworking on, hoping to get better atthrough the course of the season,” saidMontoya. “We missed too many easylayups, open opportunities and openlooks and that hurts us in a close game.You have a team like Elida that finishesaround the rim and we struggled there.”
Elida will go on to play Tatum in thechampionship game Saturday, whileDora will take on the MelroseBuffaloes, vying for a third-place finish.
Elida improves to 6-0
FARWELL INVITATIONAL
Staff photo: Tony Bullocks
Farwell sophomoreMariaMaldonadopulls up for ajumperagainst thedefensivepressure ofFriona Fridaynight at theFarwellInvitationalTournament.
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson
Texico guard Kaylee Miller throws a pass by Muleshoe defender Emily Precure in the first half of Thursday’s game.Texico claimed a 51-42 victory.
By Pat GrahamTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOULDER, Colo. —Colorado senior quarterbackSefo Liufau usually makesthe same, routine walk to thelocker room.
This week, it was more dif-ficult passing through a hall-way that features the onlyHeisman Trophy in schoolhistory and a ceiling-to-floorphoto of the tailback whoearned it.
Liufau and the 11th-rankedBuffaloes began on-fieldpreparations Friday for theAlamo Bowl with heavyhearts after the passing of1994 Heisman Trophy win-ner Rashaan Salaam , whowas found dead Mondaynight in a Boulder park. Thepark is less than 2 miles fromFolsom Field, where Salaamrose to national prominence.
As a tribute to Salaam, theBuffaloes are looking atwearing a helmet sticker fortheir first bowl game since2007.
“Just incredible, the legacyhe’s left here for people tostrive for,” said Liufau,whose team faces No. 13Oklahoma State on Dec. 29.“Just with the way he played,
the way he led Colorado backin the day.”
The bounce-back seasonfor the Buffaloes (10-3) hasbeen one of the biggest storylines in college football thisyear. Picked to finish last inthe conference’s preseasonmedia poll, Colorado cap-tured the Pac-12 South titlebefore losing to No. 4Washington in the league’stitle game last week.
At the Alamo Bowl,Colorado has a chance tobecome the fourth team inschool history to win 11games. This group would jointhe 1989 team (11-1) that lostin the Orange Bowl, the ’90squad (11-1-1) which cap-tured Colorado’s only nation-al title and the ’94 team (11-1) that was highlighted bySalaam rushing for 2,055yards.
“This is why we camehere, this is what we wereworking for, striving for —playing for the Pac-12Championship and getting toa bowl game,” senior defen-sive back AhkelloWitherspoon said. “We’reexcited to go out there andtry to win it.”
Colorado readyfor bowl return
NCAA FOOTBALL
By Hannah AllamMCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON — Kamal Essaheb hasvivid memories of the freezing day in 2003when he, his two brothers and their fathertook a train to New York City’s federalbuilding to join a long line of brown menwaiting to be fingerprinted, photographedand asked: “Are you a terrorist?”
Essaheb recalled the fear and confusionon the men’s faces as, one by one, theirnames were added to a post-9/11 registry forimmigrants from 24 Muslim-majoritycountries and North Korea.
The Essaheb men were placed in depor-tation proceedings, the beginning of a night-mare that took years and the intervention ofadvocacy groups to resolve, narrowly spar-ing them the fate of 13,000 mostly Muslimimmigrants who were removed from theUnited States under the now-defunct pro-gram.
Essaheb, who became an immigrationattorney after his ordeal, is alarmed thatPresident-elect Donald Trump and his asso-ciates have floated the idea of reviving a so-called “Muslim registry,” a tactic he saidripped apart American families, unfairly tar-geted one religion and failed to result in asingle terrorism conviction. In an interviewthis week, he cautioned that a new round offear-driven policies could lead to the samekind of government overreaches thatoccurred after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
“It’s a haunting period to reflect on,” saidEssaheb, director of policy and advocacy atthe National Immigration Law Center, aWashington-based legal advocacy group.“It’s scary to think, from all that we’velearned from the past decade, and reallyfrom the history of this country, that wewould walk into that again.”
Trump repeatedly has voiced support forsome kind of Muslim database, though, likemany of his policy proposals, the contourshave shifted a great deal over the past year.At times he’s appeared to endorse a data-base of all American Muslims; at others,
he’s said it’s only for Syrian refugees enter-ing the country. A PolitiFact examination ofhis statements on the topic found them“contradictory or confusing.”
The Trump team released a statement lastmonth saying that the president-elect “hasnever advocated for any registry or systemthat tracks individuals based on their reli-gion, and to imply otherwise is completelyfalse.”
That statement doesn’t rule out specialregistration. While any attempt by Trump toregister Muslims who are U.S. citizens orgreen-card holders likely would run intoconstitutional challenges, there aren’t thesame barriers to reactivating a program suchas the one under which Essaheb and hisfamily were nearly deported, immigrationattorneys say.
That special registration program wasformally known as NSEERS, the NationalSecurity Entry-Exit Registration System,
and it applied to boys and men 16 and olderwho held non-citizen visas, includingtourists and students.
The program got around questions that itwas singling out Muslims by not making itbased on religion but on country of origin— something Trump, too, suggested duringthe campaign. It applied to two dozen pre-dominantly Muslim countries, and wasintroduced a year after the 9/11 attacks byal-Qaida.
NSEERS was a complex project thatwasn’t well explained to Americans or tothe would-be registrants, attorneys say.Provisions included mandatory in-personquestioning within a month of entering thecountry, a requirement to report changes ofaddress, and rules about which airports reg-istrants could use. Any violation ofNSEERS was considered a criminal offenseand a visa violation — grounds for deporta-tion.
McClatchy Washington Bureau: Hannah Allam
Kamal Essaheb was on a Bush-era Muslim registry and warns againstreviving the program under a Donald Trump administration. His experienceinspired him to pursue immigration law — he’s now director of policy andadvocacy at the National Immigration Law Center.
By Mark MuckenfussTHE ORANGE COUNTY
REGISTER
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — ATustin, Calif., man may havefound a piece of history rightin his backyard, or, in thiscase, his son’s backyard inRiverside.
Gary Braithwaite, 65, saidhe believed some kind ofmetal, perhaps a meteorite,was lying beneath the sur-face of his son’s lawn in theCasa Blanca area ofRiverside. His endeavor todig for that metal uncoveredwhat he believes is an iceage bobcat.
A UC Riverside paleontol-ogist is planning to excavatethe remains to see if that’sthe case.
Jess Miller-Camp, a muse-um scientist at UC Riversidewho specializes in vertebratepaleontology, initially said
she thought it might be abobcat. After checking witha colleague, she said it wasmore likely that the animal isa dog or a coyote.
Because of the soil condi-
tions, she said, she thinks itvery likely could be from thePleistocene epoch, whichended with the most recentice age, about 12,000 yearsago. She plans to gather
some students in the comingweeks to help unearth thebones and determine whatthey are.
Braithwaite said he’d beenshowing his son how tolocate his sprinklers using adousing rod — which heconstructed from two wirehangers.
“He was walking aroundand found an anomaly,”Braithwaite said, “and thenhe found another.”
Braithwaite said hebelieved the anomalies indi-cated there was metalbeneath the surface. DuringThanksgiving week, the twomen began digging holes onthe sites. About 4 feet downone hole, Braithwaite foundwhat looked like bones. Hewas trying to dig around thebones with his shovel whenhe knocked the teeth loose.
“It was an absolute bizarrelucky find,” he said.
Riverside Press-Enterprise: Stan Lim
Jess-Miller-Camp, a Museum Scientist at UCR'sDepartment of Earth Sciences, sets her hand under possi-ble bones of an ice age bobcat that was discovered in thebackyard of a home in Riverside, California on Monday.
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NATIONAL ROUNDUP
Pilot may havebeen impaired
WASHINGTON —Medical experts say the pilotof a hot-air balloon thatcrashed in Texas, killing himand 15 others, had medicalailments and was prescribednumerous prescription drugsthat should have preventedhim from flying.
The NationalTransportation Safety Boardwas told during a hearingFriday that it appears Alfred“Skip” Nichols was using atleast 10 different drugs at thetime the balloon hit high-ten-sion power lines beforecrashing into a pasture July30 near Lockhart, about 60miles northeast of SanAntonio.
It’s not clear whether the49-year-old was impairedduring the early morningflight. A final NTSB reportwon’t be issued until earlynext year.
Nichols had at least fourconvictions for drunkendriving and twice spent timein prison.
Oldest knownseabird expecting
HONOLULU — Theworld’s oldest knownseabird is expecting —again.
Biologists spotted theLaysan albatross calledWisdom at Midway AtollNational Wildlife Refugeearlier this month after shereturned to the island to nest.
She was incubating an eggat the same nest she useseach year with her mate.She’s believed to be 66 yearsold. She’s also the world’soldest known breeding birdin the wild.
The U.S. Fish and WildlifeService’s project leader forthe refuge, Bob Peyton, saidin a statement Friday thatWisdom has been returningto Midway for over sixdecades.
An ornithologist first putan identification band on herin 1956. She’s had a fewdozen chicks.
Midway is about 1,200miles northwest ofHonolulu. It’s part of thePapahanaumokuakea MarineNational Monument.
John Glenn to liein state in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio —American hero-astronautJohn Glenn will lie in state inOhio’s capitol building pre-ceding a celebration of hislife of military and govern-ment service and two histo-ry-making voyages intospace.
The public viewing at theOhio Statehouse and amemorial service at OhioState University’s MershonAuditorium is planned fornext week; the dates andtimes were being worked outFriday, said Hank Wilson ofthe John Glenn School ofPublic Affairs. Statehouse
officials meet Monday toauthorize the public viewing.
Glenn, who died Thursdayat age 95, was the firstAmerican to orbit the Earthin 1962 and the oldest manin space at age 77 in 1998. AU.S. Marine and combatpilot, he also served as a U.S.senator, representing Ohio,for more than two decades.
Victim: Wrongman in prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Awoman assaulted as a girlduring a 1982 sexual attackthat killed her mother saysshe was coerced into identi-fying the wrong man as theassailant and is askingMissouri’s governor to freethat person who has spent 34years in prison for thecrimes.
Rodney Lincoln was sen-tenced to life in prison afterbeing convicted ofmanslaughter in the death of35-year-old JoAnn Tate, whowas killed in her St. Louishome. Her two young daugh-ters, including then-7-year-old Melissa Neil DeBoer,were assaulted. DeBoer’ssister died in 2008, leavingDeBoer the only living wit-ness to the crimes.
“I made a mistake, and Iam heartbroken,” DeBoer,now 42, wrote in an applica-tion for a pardon or execu-tive commutation toDemocratic Gov. Jay Nixonthis week. “I have incredibleguilt for my role.”
Lincoln, originallycharged with capital murder,consistently has professedhis innocence but has failedto sway appellate courts.
Obama creates‘resilience area’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —President Barack Obamaresponded to appeals fromAlaska Native villages andgave them more of a say inthe federal management ofmarine resources of theBering Sea.
Obama signed an execu-tive order Friday to create aNorthern Bering Sea ClimateResilience Area that willfocus “locally tailored” pro-tections on marine resources.
The newly createdresilience area covers112,300 square miles andstretches from north of theBering Strait to north ofBristol Bay.
The order requires morefocused federal consultationwith Alaska tribes and 39communities that line thewest coast of Alaska, alongwith state officials.
The area supports whatmay be the world’s largestannual marine mammalmigration of bowhead andbeluga whales, Pacific wal-rus, ice seals and migratorybirds.
— Wire reports
By Blake NicholsonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal courtbattle over whether the developer of theDakota Access oil pipeline can finishthe $3.8 billion project will linger atleast into the first couple months of thenew year.
Texas-based Energy Transfer Partnerslast month asked U.S. District JudgeJames Boasberg to declare it can legallylay pipe under a Missouri River reser-voir in North Dakota — the last remain-ing large chunk of construction on the1,200-mile, four-state pipeline to moveNorth Dakota oil to a shipping point inIllinois.
The Army has declined to give per-mission due to opposition by theStanding Rock Sioux and CheyenneRiver Sioux, who fear any leaks wouldcontaminate drinking water. The Army
cites a need for more study of the LakeOahe crossing and consideration ofalternative routes.
ETP believes it already has the neces-sary permission and has asked Boasbergto concur. Company lawyers earlier pro-posed a schedule that included an earlyJanuary hearing. Boasberg on Friday
gave the government until Jan. 6 to fileits opposition to ETP’s request for per-mission. Boasberg won’t hear argu-ments until at least February.
The two tribes filed documentsWednesday saying they are willing toput their claims on hold while theArmy Corps of Engineers does morestudy. The tribes earlier this year chal-lenged the government’s decision togrant permits at more than 200 watercrossings.
“Plaintiff tribes applaud the decisionby the Corps and intend to work in goodfaith with the Corps through the (study)process in hopes that a resolution of itsconcerns can be achieved without theneed for further proceedings in thiscourt,” attorneys wrote.
The tribes also intend to opposeETP’s request to the judge for permis-sion to drill under the lake. Boasbergalso gave them until Jan. 6 to do so.
By Ken Thomas and Josh Boak
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON —President-elect DonaldTrump is expected to nameGoldman Sachs presidentGary Cohn to an influentialWhite House economic post,two people informed of thedecision said Friday.
Cohn, 56, would lead theWhite House NationalEconomic Council, a postingthat would require him toleave his $21 million a yearjob as president and chiefoperating officer at GoldmanSachs Group Inc. Trumprepeatedly vilified the presti-gious Wall Street bank on the
campaign trail, yet with theselection of Cohn, he hasnow chosen three of itsalumni to key positions inhis upcoming administra-tion.
Steven Mnuchin, theTreasury secretary nominee,and Steve Bannon, Trump’schief strategist and seniorcounselor, also worked atGoldman Sachs.
The National EconomicCouncil helps to coordinatedomestic and global issues,providing economic policyadvice to the president andmonitoring how the WhiteHouse’s agenda is imple-mented across the govern-ment.
If Cohn accepts the nomi-
nation, he will also be thethird Goldman executive torun the NEC. Robert Rubinwas the NEC director underBill Clinton, and StephenFriedman had the job duringGeorge W. Bush’s adminis-tration.
The two people informedof the decision spoke on con-dition of anonymity becausethey were not authorized topublicly discuss the expectedmove.
Raised in Ohio, Cohn tooka more circuitous path toGoldman.
He graduated jobless fromAmerican University inWashington, D.C., andmoved back into his parents’home, according to a speech
he gave at his alma mater.Cohn quickly found work atU.S. Steel to appease hisfather, only to pivot to a WallStreet job within a fewmonths that eventually ledhim to Goldman in 1990.
During the campaign,Trump repeatedly attackedhis rivals over their Goldmanties.
He criticized GOP primaryopponent Ted Cruz for tak-ing loans from the bank,where Cruz’s wife worked,to help pay for his TexasSenate race in 2012. And hechided Clinton for acceptinglarge speaking fees fromGoldman and for not pub-licly sharing what she hadtold the bankers.
Pipeline court battle to linger
Trump expected to tap Goldman banker
Possible Ice Age bobcat found in backyard
Muslim registry tried before
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College graduate feels like a failure after presentationDEAR ANNIE: I recently
graduated from college with a degree in journalism. I in-terviewed with several me-dia companies in New York and landed my dream job at a major online magazine. I was thrilled.
Everything went smoothly the first month. It was the second month when things fell apart. We had a company-wide meeting, and I was sup-posed to give a presentation about a project I was work-ing on to drive more traffic to
the site. Well, I got the days totally mixed up. I thought the meeting was Wednesday, when in fact it was Tuesday.
My boss came to my cube first thing Tuesday morn-ing and said, “We can’t wait to hear your presentation.” That’s about when my heart stopped. I froze in my tracks. I was planning on finishing the bulk of the presentation that evening, and now I had only a half-hour to throw stuff together.
I walked into the board-room completely unprepared. I started off trying to wing it, but after about 30 seconds, I clammed up completely. My
face was burning hot. I mum-bled, “I got the days wrong,” and then I awkwardly took my seat. And as I sat down, I spilled coffee all over myself. I left the meeting feeling em-barrassed and like a failure. My supervisor talked to me about it afterward and was pretty understanding but said not to let it happen again. Now I’m afraid every day there is going to be my last.— DISAPPOINTMENT
DEAR DISAPPOINT-MENT: There’s no use cry-
ing over spilled coffee. All people with an office job can name a time when they wanted to shrink to the size of a paper clip and hide in the desk drawer. But mis-takes are proof that you are trying, and you can’t learn without making a few (or a hundred). Your colleagues don’t ex-pect perfection, especially because you’re just out of college. What they do expect is consistent hard work and a positive attitude. So get back
at it and show them that. Use your mortification as motiva-tion. And I think this goes without saying, but never wait until the night before a presentation to prepare.
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