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By Jesse ChaneyManaging editor

ANGEL FIRE — Thomas Hoover has lost his position with the Angel Fire Fire Department for the second time since June 2012.

A Nov. 15 notice of final disciplinary action from Angel Fire Manager M. Jay Mitchell says Hoover was fired from his position as a firefighter/paramedic on Nov. 19. The notice says Hoover violated the portion of the village’s personnel policy that states “Employees shall not engage in: Misconduct: Rudeness or acts of disrespect to the public, elected officials, coworkers, or supervisors. Uncooperative

actions or attitudes by an employee in dealing with fellow employees or other conduct which substantially interferes with the performance of his/her or another employee’s work.”

The notice states the violation occurred on Oct. 25. The Angel Fire Fire Department responded to a fire that destroyed a single-wide trailer home in the Val Verde subdivision near Angel Fire the same day, though the disciplinary action notice does not say whether Hoover’s termination was related to this event.

“The October 25, 2013 incident is not the first time

n CIMARRONLocal WWII veterans reflect on Pearl Harbor PAGE 14

n ANGEL FIREPolice investigating bomb threat at Lowe’s PAGE 7

n RED RIVERFood pantry works with fewer donations this year PAGE 10

n EAGLE NESTPolar Bear Stomp replaces plunge in Eagle Nest PAGE 8

n Editorial PAGE 2

n Weather PAGE 5

n Sports PAGE 18

n Puzzles PAGE 22

n Legals PAGE 24

n Classifieds PAGE 24

SKI REPORT CONTENTS

Angel Fire Resort: Ski area opens Dec. 13. Red River Ski Area: New snow: 0 inches; Base: 24 inches; Trails: 31; Lifts: 4Sipapu Resort: New snow: 0 inches; Base: 18 inches; Trails: 3; Lifts: 3Taos Ski Valley: New snow: 0 inches; Base: 31 inches; Trails: Not Reported; Lifts: Not ReportedEnchanted Forest: New snow: 0 inches; Base: 20 inches; Trails: 33Wolf Creek Ski Area: New snow: 0 inches; Base: 53 inches; Trails: 100 percent; Lifts: 6

Not Forgotten

F.E. “Buddy” Morse of Cimarron holds medals he earned while serving in North Africa and Italy during World War II. With National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day scheduled Dec. 7, Morse and fellow World War II veteran William Hickman of Cimarron reflect on the war in a story on Page 14.

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Broadband sign-up could startthis springBy eriC heinzStaff writer

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. customers in the Angel Fire and Eagle Nest region might be able to sign up for fiber-optic broadband Internet service as early as the beginning of this spring, CEO Luis Reyes told the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle last week.

Progress on the Enchanted Light project, which began in 2011, has already reached completion in the Amalia sector north of Red River, and the construction remaining in Eagle Nest and Angel Fire is nearing completion, according to the co-op’s website.

The underground excavation throughout Angel Fire is at a halt until spring. However, Reyes said the co-op will continue to run fiber-optic cable through the conduits already buried and continue overhead work on power poles in the meantime. Near Black Lake just south of Angel Fire, regular operations will continue.

“We should start receiving equipment in December and January to deploy in Eagle Nest and Angel Fire,” Reyes said. “Eagle

Firefighter loses job twice in two years

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Don’t rest on your laurels in cemetery campaign

Despite the Moreno Valley’s long-standing commitment to veterans, local residents should not make the mistake of assuming the area will

be a natural pick for one of the new veterans cemeteries planned for New Mexico.

Moreno Valley residents demonstrate their dedication to veterans every year by providing gasoline and meals for nearly 600 of them at no cost during Run For The Wall. People in the area also run the nonprofit National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center, which has held local therapeutic retreats for about 190 veteran couples from 14 states since its inaugural year in 2009.

During the Vietnam war, two of the Moreno Valley’s most notable friends of veterans, the late Victor and Jeanne Westphall used their own funds to construct what has become Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park.

The Westphalls always wanted a veterans cemetery near the memorial, and we believe current Moreno Valley residents overwhelmingly support the idea, too.

State officials will weigh community support when choosing the sites for three or four small veterans cemeteries they plan to build and maintain in rural areas, but not all of the feedback from our area has been positive.

The people promoting the idea of a cemetery near Angel Fire faced some opposition when they offered a site in the Val Verde V subdivision just outside of the village. And some have questioned whether the Vietnam memorial’s image as a place of healing would be stained by a cemetery nearby.

For the record, we haven’t heard any complaints from Val Verde homeowners about the alternate sites just outside the subdivision. And the greatest supporters of the proposed Moreno Valley location include the memorial’s founders’ son Walter Westphall and David Westphall Veterans Foundation President Chuck Howe, who are not likely to do anything outside of the memorial’s best interest.

However, it’s time to make sure the state knows exactly where the Moreno Valley stands. It’s going to take a lot of people to show that our area wants this just as much if not more than Taos, which has had virtually no opposition to the possibility of a cemetery there.

We urge local residents, particularly those who live near the proposed site, to tell our state legislators, Gov. Susana Martinez and Department of Veterans Services Secretary Timothy Hale what they think about the possibility of a cemetery in the area. Hale can be reached through his executive administrative assistant at 505-827-6334, and contact information for the elected officials who serve the Moreno Valley area is listed at right.

State officials expect to make some big decisions about the cemeteries soon, so the time to speak up is now or never. n

Editor’s Note — This editorial is the opinion of the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle.

• U.S. President Barack Obama (D), email: [email protected]

• U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D), email: [email protected]

• U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D), email via website: tomudall.senate.gov

• U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D), District 3, email via website: http://lujan.

house.gov/

• Gov. Susana Martinez (R), Phone: 505-476-2200

• State Sen. Pete Campos (D), District 8, email: petecampose@

newmexico.com, 505-454-2501

• State Rep. Nick Salazar (D), District 40, Phone: 505-663-5849.

• Colfax County Commissioner James “Landon” Newton, District 3, 505-

228-2485.

• Angel Fire Mayor Barbara Cottam, 575-377-3232 ext. 122.

• Cimarron Mayor Judy LeDoux, 575-376-2232, www.villageofcimarron.

com

• Eagle Nest Village Mayor Richard Cordova, 575-377-2486, www.eaglenest.org

• Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun, 575-754-2277, www.redriver.org

• Public Education Commissioner Jeff Carr, District 10, 575-770-0335,

[email protected]

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n Event honors high school’s success

Dear Editor,

Moreno Valley High School once again received national recognition from U.S. News and World Report. KOAT covered the information on their website listing MVHS as the top ranking school in New Mexico based on college and career readiness factors. The Moreno Valley Education Foundation planned a special celebration which ended up being a Thanksgiving feast! Thanks to Lowes for their tremendous support and everyone who helped make the lunch special. One of our seniors, Jordan Mileski from Red River made a special toast as we raised our glasses of sparkling cider. I’d like to share that toast with the communities who are so supportive of MVHS. Here goes:

“New Mexico has the 49th lowest graduation rate in the nation. However, there’s an oasis in this

desert. Just as the oasis provides hope for the weary traveler, Moreno Valley High School provides the support necessary for the cultivation of successful students. Time and time again I have seen the absolute devotion of the teachers met by the vast ambition of the students. Though our time here is fleeting, the lessons we are endowed with will guide us for the extent of our lives. Out test scores are good, but that does not define us. Out graduation rate is high, but that does not define us. The strength of our community defines us. Despite scouring winds and the thirst for resources, our resolve endures and our sanctuary survives.” — Jordan Mileski, November 15, 2013

Thanks so much for sharing in our success!

n Jacque Boyd,Moreno Valley High School Director

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Speak Up: Newspaper stoops to sensationalism and distortion to stay in business

By Bret Wier

A headline like this certainly would get potential readers attention and perhaps draw them into reading the article but is the headline accurate? As was so famously said, “that depends on what your definition of the word is, is”. The real question is, is it important that the headline is accurate? It seems that it is not in today’s media.

There was a time when newspapers were the public’s primary source of news. In those days people were so desperate for news that it was enough for the Newspaper to just tell the story and describe the facts. In today’s barrage of media outlets, newspapers are forced into utilizing shock tactics in order to compete for readership and keep their presses running. Reporting the story and the facts of the story are not enough to contend with radio, television and the internet.

An excellent example was the Editorial in November 28th edition of the Chronicle. The headline read “Ultimatum threatens funds for classrooms”. This headline certainly caught my eye but was it accurate or just melodrama designed to stir up the readership?

Let’s start with the use of the word Ultimatum. Webster defines an ultimatum as a final threat: a promise that force or punishment will be used if someone does not do what is wanted. By definition there was no ultimatum issued by the school board or school officials in relation to the approved school bond that the editorial was discussing. There was a decision made by the School Board. The decision was to have a single bond item on the ballot as opposed to multiple items on the ballot. These bond options were discussed in open meetings attended by the public including representatives of the newspaper. The pros and cons of multiple items verses a single item were considered and the consensus was that asking the community to vote together on a single item would provide the greatest opportunity for a successful bond election. No final threat. No promise of force. Obviously using the word Ultimatum was nothing more than sensationalism.

The next question is does the decision made by the Board “threaten” the funds for the classrooms? Obviously the Board must believe that the single item option is the best chance for the

bond to pass. The paper may disagree with this position but if the Board had chosen to have multiple items on the election ballot that decision could also be said to threaten the success of the bond for classrooms at MVHS. Again, the reasons for this were discussed in a public meeting which the newspaper attended. Unfortunately the details of those discussions were not offered in this editorial.

There were other sensationalistic words used in this editorial including the use of the term “slush fund”. This is a false narrative. Again, in public meetings the Board discussed exactly how the $7 million funds raised by the bond would be used. $4 million will be used for new MVHS classrooms and $3 million will be invested to right-size and modernize the school complex in Cimarron. In fact, just prior to voting on the bond issue the board approved a 5 year Facility Master Plan that details all the known needs of the district and includes the proposed investment in the Cimarron school complex. Not only were all of these items discussed in detail over multiple meetings they have been documented and are of public record. So there is no slush

fund but perhaps distorting the facts by using that vernacular did energize a few readers.

Over the next 3 plus months there will be an education campaign for the public executed by the Board and the District about the proposed bond. This campaign will reiterate all of the details provided to the Board as part of their decision making process. There were significant facts, statistics and opinions considered by the Board over the past four to five months that lead to the decisions made by the Board. I believe that when all the facts are presented to the public they will agree with the decisions made by the Board and approve the bond election. I only hope that the newspaper will report these facts fairly and completely. Sometimes the most interesting reading is when a story is told and just the facts are provided.

These comments and opinions represent the personal views of Bret E. Wier and are not intended to represent the opinions of the Cimarron Municipal School Board. n

Editor’s Note — Bret Wier is a member of the Cimarron Municipal Schools Board of Education.

Letters to the Editorn Congrats to Moreno Valley High School

Dear Editor,

The Moreno Valley Education Foundation wants to again congratulate the Moreno Valley High School for being recognized by the U.S. News and World Report as one of the Best High Schools in the Nation. They are the recipient of a Gold Medal Ranking. Good schools challenge students academically, while giving them ample opportunity to explore their interests. This combination can set teens up to succeed long after graduation. By contrast, subpar schools can leave students struggling to make the transition from high school to college or the

workforce. Being ranked in the top 500 of the entire nation proves Moreno Valley High School meets this test! What will help to continue this path to success is for voters to vote for the general operating bond. The bond, which was proposed by The Moreno Valley Education Foundation, would raise taxes to replace the dilapidated classroom buildings which have outlived their original life expectancy and have become subpar. Let’s make sure our students have the best learning environment they can have and let’s all vote for the bond.

n Board of directors of the Moreno Valley Education Foundation


you violated this specific Personnel Policy, prohibiting Misconduct as set out in Section 9-3-A6d,” the notice states. “I have reviewed and approved Chief (Andy) Bertges’ recommendation for your termination.”

The notice also states Hoover and his counsel Justin W. Miller had the opportunity to respond to the allegations stated in a notice of contemplated action during a Nov. 8 predetermination hearing with Mitchell and Bertges.

Bertges directed questions about the termination to Mitchell, who declined to tell the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle specifically why Hoover was fired. However, Mitchell said “he was terminated for cause,” and “all these decisions are

made by me.”Angel Fire Mayor

Barbara Cottam told the Chronicle she did not know why Hoover was fired.

“It was while I was away, and all I know is that Jay handled it. It was between he and Andy,” she said.

Hoover told the Chronicle Monday (Dec. 2) he did not yet want to comment on his termination in an article. He also said he was not ready to announce whether he planned to pursue any legal or other action against the village.

“I do not believe it would be in my best interest to comment at this time about that particular end of it,” he said.

Hoover was one of several temporary Angel Fire employees released from work in June 2012 through a resolution “reorganizing some village departments and reducing the workforce.” However, the village rehired him

about a month later to replace one of several firefighters who quit at the same time.

Hoover was also the subject of controversy in late 2011 and early 2012, when he became the fire department’s lead medic and then asked to be reinstated to his former position as a firefighter and senior medic because of “resistance and animosity” from other employees. At the time, Hoover alleged he had been accused of conspiring with village officials to get a promotion.

Bertges, Stephen “Tommy” Newkirk and Andrew King are the fire department’s remaining full-time employees, but the chief said he planned to begin advertising a full-time medic or advanced EMT position next week to replace Hoover. In addition to the full-time staff, the fire department has several part-time employees and many volunteers. n

Nest is at about 50 percent of the conduit completed, and 13 percent of the fiber is done. I would imagine by the end of the year, 50 percent of the fiber will be ready underground. The overhead work will continue.”

Red River is slightly behind the original schedule due to a redesign of plans within the town, Reyes said. This included reworking Main Street plans to decrease the impact on Red River’s businesses.

“We’re going to build from the outside and run laterals toward Main Street, and that primarily is underground,” Reyes said.

In the winter, the ground inevitably freezes around the Enchanted Circle, Reyes said, adding that the underground lines are 24 inches below the surface.

Additionally, because more people come to these areas in the winter, Kit Carson wants to avoid disrupting traffic when so many people visit the area, he said.

“That doesn’t mean work has stopped; we’re still able to run fiber through the conduit that has been laid,” co-op public information officer Steve Fuhlendorf said. “We‘re able to do restoration in any places where we’ve dug previously.”

In 2011, the co-op received a $45 million grant and a $19.3 million “low-interest” loan from the federal government, the co-op’s website states. The co-op’s own service provider, Kit Carson Telecom, as well as TaosNet, WispCom, CenturyLink and other Internet service providers will be eligible to provide service through broadband connections, according to the federal government’s requirements.

“We’re about 53 percent done, and we still have 47 percent to complete,” of the entire Enchanted Circle project, Reyes said, adding that when the project is close to 90 percent complete, the co-op will start working with the providers. “We’re trying to make sure all parts of our system get access at about the same time.”

Obtaining “key” permits from the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s District 4, in which Angel Fire and Eagle Nest are located, also has been

part of a short delay in construction, but Reyes said the co-op is confident it will get the permits.

“We’re well within budget, and we wish we had more done, but I’m confident we’ll be done within 2014,” Reyes said.

Customers will have the option to pay for certain speeds of Internet services once they have signed up. Speeds available near the Taos main station will also be available in outlying areas, Reyes said. This is possible through certain substations throughout the service area, which can be found at www.kitcarson.com/content/enchanted-light-fiber-optic-update.

Interim wireless serviceThe Kit Carson Telecom

team has also installed wireless Internet routers and equipment at the top of Angel Fire Resort’s ski area, Fuhlendorf said. Wireless Internet should be available through a service radio anywhere within the tower’s line of sight.

Fuhlendorf said the co-op has already gone through the Federal Communications Commission process of approvals and the resort’s mandates in order to install the radio.

“It’s a powerful radio, and we’ll be able to reach quite a good size area,” he said. “There’s going to be a lot of other people that will be able to get service. This will allow visitors to Angel Fire to access higher speeds of Internet, particularly on the mountain.”

Fuhlendorf said the co-op hopes to have wireless Internet accessible before Christmas.

“There’s a piece of equipment on order, and we’re waiting for that to come in,” he said, adding that people will have the option to receive service at either 3 or 5 megabits per second. He said faster wireless speeds will eventually become available.

“Being wireless, the mountains and trees will affect (service),” Fuhlendorf said. “We don’t know what the coverage area will be, but we are confident it will service around the village. This will be a bridge until the fiber-optic is connected.”

That radio will continue to serve the Angel Fire area after broadband is available, giving consumers the option between broadband and wireless service from Kit Carson and other providers using its infrastructure. n

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BY KIMBERLY ADAMSStaff writer

RATON — U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján was in Raton Nov. 26 to tour the city’s new Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic under construction.

Luján and representatives from the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque were along for the tour, which was directed by the Raton VA Outpatient Clinic Manager Charlene Spicola.

The new facility will be more than twice the size of the current facility located in the Doña Ana Shopping Center on S. 2nd Street. The new 6,921 square-foot clinic under construction is located at 1493 Whittier St.

“There’s been a lot of eager anticipation for the new clinic to be built,” Luján said. “Sadly,

we saw some deadlines that just weren’t met, and now everything is back on track and we’re hearing that there is good progress going on with the building of the new clinic.”

Last summer, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and Luján came to Raton for a progress update on the facility. They met with VA Under Secretary for Rural Affairs Robert Petzel regarding frustrations with the delay of the new Raton clinic.

A primary feature of the new VA outpatient facility is state-of-the-art telemedicine service. Federal funding is paying for the facility. The clinic will provide services for not only Raton and Colfax County residents, but for regional veterans as far as southern and southeastern Colorado.

A release dated Oct. 31

on the state VA website explains the need for telehealth services in rural New Mexico. “With help from new technology, telehealth changes the location where health care services are routinely provided, meaning New Mexico Veterans no longer have to drive several hours from their home in order to receive quality care,” it states.

The clinic is in rough finish on the outside. The inside wall beam structures are in place. Construction workers continued on, braving the chilly temperatures as the tour took place. Construction is set to be completed in spring 2014.

After the tour, Luján visited with senior citizens and elected county and city officials at the Raton Senior Center. n

Luján tours new Raton VA clinic

ChroniCle photo by kimberly aDamS

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, left, speaks with a Veteran Affairs representative Nov. 26 inside the construction site of the new Raton outpatient Veterans Health Clinic.

Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Dec. 5-11, 2013 5 Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Dec. 5-11, 2013 5What & When

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On Saturday (Nov. 30), Aubrey Mereness, 14, took this picture on his dad’s phone of a young bobcat in a tree, located behind the Angel Fire Baptist Church.

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Wednesday, Dec. 4poetry out Loud will be held at raton high School from 10-noon as part of a national recitation contest.

Willow Spring Quilt Guild meets at First presbyterian Church in raton at 5:30 p.m. Contact pat McCann at 575-445-2338 or pat French at 575-445-3835 for information.

the Land of enchantment AA meeting will be held at the First united Methodist Church from 7:30-8:30 p.m. it is located on the corner of tiger Drive and South 4th Street in raton. Call 575-707-1011 for information.

Thursday, Dec. 5Gate City Lodge no. 11 meets at the Masonic Lodge from 8-5 p.m. it is located at 945 S. 5th Street in raton. Call 575-445-8085 for information.

raton park & rec board meeting will take place at the raton regional Aquatic Center at 11 a.m.

the Vermejo 4h blood Drive will take place at the Maxwell School Auditorium from 11:30-4 p.m. Contact Melissa Cruz at 575-643-9210 for information.

the Celebration of Joy holiday extravaganza will be at the Shuler theater in raton. Call 575-445-4746 or 719-846-4765 for information.

Friday, Dec. 6Kearney elementary School will present its 5th Grade project “heroes of Discovery” at the raton Convention Center from 1-2 p.m.

enchanted Grounds in raton will have live music by rick trice from 6-8 p.m.

the Celebration of Joy holiday extravaganza will

be at the Shuler theater in raton. Call 575-445-4746 or 719-846-4765 for information.

Saturday, Dec. 7the 2013 reindeer Dash, a 5k run/walk will take place at the raton regional Aquatic Center starting at 9:30 a.m. for walkers, and 10 a.m. for runners. the race ends at the old Catholic School at the corner of Apache and 4th Street. Call Jamie at 575-707-0525 or Sally Chavez at 575-445-3484 for information.

the City of raton Festival of Lights stationary display will take place on historic 1st Street from 5-7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 8the raton MCMC will hold its 7th Annual “healing our hearts” candlelight ceremony from 6:30-7:30 p.m. it will be held in the MCMC Long term Care conference room.

Monday, Dec. 9raton Lions Club will meet at K-bob’s Steakhouse at 6:30 p.m. Call 575-445-3703 for information.

the raton School District board of education will hold its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the high school library.

Tuesday, Dec. 10the raton Association of education retirees will be at All Season’s restaurant from 9-10 a.m.

the raton Association of retired public employees of new Mexico will meet at the raton Senior Center from 2-3 p.m.

the raton City Commission will meet for its regular meeting at City hall at 6 p.m.

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By Eric HEinzStaff writer

ANGEL FIRE — A veterans cemetery proposed near Angel Fire would not be the first burial grounds in the area.

At first glance, a parcel of land adjacent to United Church of Angel Fire on Elliott Barker Road appears to be vacant.

But take a closer look at some of the large rocks — and watch where you step. You may find one of the memorial stones at Mountain Vista Cemetery, which mark the few burial sites in the village.

United Church of Angel Fire designated the land as a cemetery in 2006, according to Jim Brown, the church’s cemetery committee president. Since then, about a dozen people have been interred in the church plots.

The cemetery is open to anyone.

Brown was involved in the project in 2006, when the Angel Fire Village Council approved the land use through a conditional-use permit, according to a 2006 article in the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle.

Roughly 120 plots have been surveyed for burial, according to maps provided by the committee, but there are many more

plots planned within the cemetery. Some of the “green” burial plots have been surveyed, and the crematorium circle has been completely surveyed.

Some of the sites have recently been purchased, Brown said.

“We’ve had about 25 to 27 sold, and we’ve had a relatively low profile,” Brown said. “We haven’t had much advertisement relative to the area. We’re certainly not ashamed of it, but it’s a big investment. We wanted to wait until we developed some of the property.”

Brown said the cemetery will have some wood-chip paths constructed in the near future, and the church has received a few quotes on construction. But that isn’t expected to happen until next spring.

Each plot costs $850 for cremation sites, and traditional burial costs $1,700. One option available is “green” burial, in which a body is placed in a bag so the soil can reclaim it naturally. People can have their ashes scattered at the site as well, and there is an option to purchase a large boulder memorial with individual plots. All revenue generated goes into the church’s cemetery fund.

“We’ve had a number of funerals out there,” Brown said.

Recently, a couple was re-interred at the Mountain Vista Cemetery.

“What we find is a lot of people go home (to be buried),” Brown said, adding he and his wife bought grave sites at the cemetery in Angel Fire. He is originally from Clovis. “That’s what we would have done had we not built the cemetery.”

Among the people

whose ashes were moved to the Angel Fire cemetery are Jack and Jeanette Stromberg. Jack died in 1976 and Jeanette in 1994.

“They were cremated and buried on a private property because there was nowhere to be buried in Angel Fire,” Brown said.

When the surviving family members heard about the cemetery in Angel Fire, they contacted United Church of Angel Fire about moving their parents’ ashes.

“Their ashes were co-mingled and have rested peacefully under a big rock on the original (Angel Fire) property for 37 years,” Kurt Stromberg, Jack and Jeannette’s son, wrote in an Oct. 17 email to Brown. “Now that Angel Fire has a cemetery ... the Stromberg

Family thought it was time to reposition their names.”

Brown said the Strombergs were “instrumental” in the construction of the original community of Angel Fire, particularly the village’s fire department, library

and other amenities within the area.

Other longtime Angel Fire residents are buried at Mountain Vista Cemetery as well.

As there has been no formal

decision on the proposed veterans cemetery north of the village, Brown said the committee is considering donating a few plots to veterans of American wars.

“There’s been some discussion for setting aside some plots for veterans,” Brown said, “but there’s been no formal action.” n

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Community Christmas Tree Lighting December 5, 2013 5:30-7:00 PM

Angel Fire Village Hall 3388 Mountain View Blvd.

Proposed cemetery would not be Angel Fire’s first

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This map shows an overview of grave plots within the Mountain Vista Cemetery, owned by the United Church of Angel Fire. Yellow indicates surveyed plots while blank plots are planned.

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The memorial stone of Jack and Jeannette Stromberg rests in the Mountain Vista Cemetery of the United Church of Angel Fire. The couple was recently re-interred into a plot near the church.

“What we find is a lot of people go home (to be buried). That’s what we would have done had we not built the cemetery.”

— Jim Brown,United Church of Angel Fire cemetery president


ANGEL FIRE CALENDAR

Wednesday, Dec. 4Shall We Dance, Christmas Dance, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Elements Room Angel Fire Resort Country Club, $5 per couple.

Angel Fire Rotary Lunch at noon at Hail’s Holy Smoked BBQ and More.

Wheeler Peak Cowboy Fellowship, every Wednesday at 6 p.m., in the fellowship hall at United Church of Angel Fire.

Thursday, Dec. 5Lighting of the Community Christmas Tree at Village Hall, 6-7 p.m., hot chocolate and

cookies will be provided.

Friday, Dec. 62013 Moreno Valley Toy Run dinner and dance at Zebs Restaurant and Bar from 6 p.m. until close. Tickets cost $28.50 per person and $50 per couple in advance, or $30 per person and $55 per couple at the door. Cover for the dance is $10 or a toy valued at $10 or more. Call Naomi at 575-613-6961 or Deb at 575-377-2777 for more information. Tickets available at Zebs, Studio 434 and Enchanted Landscaping.

Angel Fire Garden Club Christmas party, call 575-377-2743 for more

information.

Tuesday, Dec. 10Village of Angel Fire Council Meeting, 5-7 p.m., Village Hall.

Angel Fire Chamber of Commerce annual members party and Christmas auction, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at H2 Uptown (former location of the Roasted Clove).

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Dec. 14-15, Holiday Market at Angel Fire Community Center.

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BY GABRIEL WEINSTEINStaff writer

ANGEL FIRE — Angel Fire police are investigating a threat to blow up the Subway restaurant inside Lowe’s market.

A phone call threatening to blow up the restaurant was made on Saturday (Nov. 30) around 4 p.m. Police were dispatched to the grocery store Monday (Dec. 2) around 4:45 p.m.

Angel Fire police officer J.D. Harvey responded to the dispatch call Monday and spent 30 minutes at the store. He said there

was no immediate threat, and that there was no interruption to business at the store Monday.

“The public was not in danger at any time,” he said.

Harvey said police have identified a person of interest but do not have any evidence that the person committed a crime. He said they do not know where the call was made from or know of a motive. The investigation is still ongoing.

Angel Fire Lowe’s Manager Jesus Martinez declined to comment on the threat. n

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By Eric HEinz Staff writer

EAGLE NEST — With the cancelation of the annual Polar Bear Plunge scheduled for New Year’s Day, one group in Eagle Nest has come up with a different way to kick off 2014.

The 2014 Polar Bear Stomp is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 1 at Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Participants will follow members of the Friends of Eagle Nest Lake and Cimarron Canyon State Parks through a winding trail that goes around the lake and into Eagle Nest.

“It’s mostly trails for snowshoeing and hiking, but you could cross-country ski if there are several inches of snow,” Jane Alton, a liaison between the Moreno Valley Trekkers and the friends group, said. “The trails go from the south end of the lake. If you’re going to Eagle Nest (northbound), there’s a gate right at the end of the south end of it, and there’s a trail that starts at the end by the rest rooms that can be seen from the highway.”

Alton said the friends group worked on the trail during the summer to get

it ready for the Polar Bear Stomp.

“You can see a little place where you start and the trail is flat,” Alton said. “It goes all the way down to the visitors center and continues past all the way into Eagle Nest. I’m thinking it’s very doable for cross-country skiing, but its mostly for snowshoeing.”

The trail is available for people to travel on cross-country skis or snowshoes whenever there is enough snow on the ground. Alton said she intends to hike the trail to better understand its features before the

event. “It does not go down

the shoreline; it’s more toward the road (U.S. 64),” Alton said. “There’s a bridge, and the trail winds all around by that and crosses the little bridge. It’s about six miles of trail, one-way. Depending on the weather, (the snow) can be extremely deep and difficult sometimes.”

Alton said maps of the trail are available at the Eagle Nest Lake visitors center. Fees for day use at the park apply.

Alton also said snow will dictate whether people will be able to use snowshoes

or plain boots on the trail. “When the sun hits that

big open area, the snow starts to melt like crazy; it’s so intense that it whips it away,” she said.

According to a flier from the friends group, hot cocoa will be served following the event.

During the Polar Bear Plunge, participants jumped into a hole cut into the frozen surface of Eagle Nest Lake. The receding water level drove the festivities in Eagle Nest to dry land, though Sugarite Canyon State Park near Raton has scheduled its own plunge for 2014. n

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Polar Bear Stomp replaces plunge in Eagle Nest

Eagle Nest schedules Christmas open house

EAGLE NEST — Everyone is invited to the annual Christmas potluck dinner scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Eagle Nest Community Center.

Sponsored by the village of Eagle Nest and the Eagle Nest Chamber of Commerce, the dinner will include turkey, ham and brisket. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share, and Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be attending to visit with children.

For more information, contact the Eagle Nest Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or 575-377-2420. n

— For the Chronicle

ChroniCle photo by eriC heinz

Early Nov. 28 morning, tress and other foliage remain frosted across the Eagle Nest landscape, leaving a crystallized white glaze over much of the town.

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Sunday, Dec. 8 benefit Dinner for the enchanted Circle Gateway Museum. Cocktail hour 4 p.m. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. turkey Dinner $20. rSVp by Dec.5 Call Judy piper at 575-377-1504 or betty beilman at 575-377-

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Dec. 17, eagle nest Village Council meeting.

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By Eric HEinzStaff writer

External factors have caused residential propane prices in the Enchanted Circle area to rise in the first recorded period of the colder season.

At $2.40, the average price per gallon reported by five propane providers in the Moreno Valley area in November was 25 cents higher than it was in

February.The United States Energy

Information Administration reported that national prices are also about 25 cents higher now than they were at the same time last year. The average price per gallon nationally is $2.54.

The administration records propane wholesale and retail prices from the beginning of October to the end of March.

New Mexico propane

distributors typically buy within the region, and wholesale outlets nearby can affect prices locally.

High moisture levels in produce have also contributed to the rising prices, said Baron Glasgow, executive director of the New Mexico Propane Gas Association.

“The demand for propane has been extraordinary,” Glasgow said. “Several governors gave hours of service waivers to immerse the delivery to farmers, seeing as they were having

difficulty getting the supply there. When the moisture content is high, crops can mold. They have to have propane heaters for the raw grain so they can store it. Moisture has been high, almost to the point to where they have to move propane where it’s needed.”

Glasgow said moisture content within crops has to get down to a certain percentage to be sold, which has been an issue this winter season.

Another factor is national exportation of barrels per

day hit a 40-year high of 335,000 in October, according to administration statistics. The average monthly export for U.S. barrels of propane in 2012 was 170,583.

“We were a net importer, and now we’re a net exporter,” Glasgow said. “Depending on what the price of propane is, it’s just a very complicated market when it comes to wholesale. It just depends on what companies are trying to

Local propane prices rise; experts report low supply

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For the first time in 20 years, Red River Ski Area was able to open the summit of its mountain on opening day. Skiers and snowboarders came from all over Nov. 27 to enjoy the 24-inch base and plentiful powder.

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Food pantry works with fewer donations this yearBy Eric HEinzStaff writer

RED RIVER — Volunteers with this year’s Turkey Roundup, which took place Nov. 8 in Red River, reported that the musical event did not generate as much in donations as it did last year.

Cyndi Howell, director of Compassionate Christian Outreach Ministries’ Love Thy Neighbor food pantry in Questa, said the organization was able to provide Thanksgiving meals to everyone it serves this year, but it wasn’t easy.

Because of rising food prices, some of the boxes distributed this year were smaller than the ones given last year, Howell said. The food pantry has to work primarily with donations with some assistance from outside agencies, she said.

“We gave out 225 (turkeys) during the roundup,” Howell said, adding that 252 more were later given to people who had not visited the food bank in a while.

Howell said the Turkey Roundup donations covered about half the cost of the turkeys this year.

“We did not even meet the total donations for the last year at the Turkey Roundup,” she said, “but everyone got served. We did not have to turn anybody away.”

The food pantry is expected to host a Christmas assistance event sometime before the holiday, Howell said.

“We’ll do the Christmas hams again, assuming that we get funding, which will be very similar to the Christmas boxes,” Howell

said. “It’s the same thing that happens when we have an economic slump — more people in need, but you’re getting less dollars, and we’re having to spread them further.”

Most of the funding comes from monthly contributors, Howell said, which covers monthly groceries for clients of the pantry. Howell also said

Chevron Mine, Inc. in Questa helps fund a sizeable need.

In order to receive provisions from the food pantry, people have to qualify through a certain federal poverty line index and live within a certain proximity of the food pantry.

“You have to register, and you have to live in between San Cristobal all the way north to the Colorado state line,” Howell said. “We are the only food bank (in Questa), and there are other assistant programs. ... Some are in Taos, but they have to carry a large area.”

Howell said the only governmental financial assistance the food pantry receives is from the Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Food Assistance Program.

Currently, the food pantry has almost 250 people within its registry. Howell said the volunteers have always served senior citizens and single moms, but they are receiving more new people who are classified as “working poor” than they did in recent years.

Despite the decline in donations, Howell said a clothing drive Nov. 26 helped distribute donated items to people in the area.

“We had about 58 cases of clothes, and we’re down to 14,” Howell said, adding that the Food Pantry was scheduled to re-open Tuesday (Dec. 3) after a short closure for the holiday weekend.

The pantry has received a total of more than 15 tons of food in 2013 to date, Howell said. n

“It’s the same thing that happens when we have an economic slump — more people in need, but you’re getting less dollars, and we’re having to spread them further.”

— Cyndi Howell, Love Thy Neighbor


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Carson National Forest recently began issuing permits for Christmas trees to be cut down.

The cost of a permit is $5 for a small tree less than 10 feet tall, $10 for a tree 10 to 15 feet tall and $15 for a tree 15 to 20 feet tall. Officials said people can cut down a tree anywhere within the forest limits except wilderness areas.

Kathy DeLucas, spokesperson for Carson National Forest, said she recommends people cut down white fir trees to use as Christmas trees.

“Last year we sold maybe 200,” DeLucas said. “People sometimes feel bad about cutting a Christmas tree down, but really they’re doing us a favor by thinning the trees and taking out certain trees of that size.”

Revenue from the permits goes into the forest’s general fund, she said.

The Forest Service provided the following cutting and outdoor-ethics guidelines:

1. Tag your tree before you cut it. Strip off the paper backing and fold the tag securely over onto itself around one of the lower

branches. Load your tree so that the tag is easily visible to forest officials checking tags.

2. Forest patrols may be in the cutting areas to check permits and answer questions. They are not authorized to sell tree tags, so you should have a tag with you when you get to the area.

3. Cut stumps as low to the ground as possible. Do not leave a stump more than 6 inches in height.

4. Please respect the rights of the private landowners located within the national forest boundaries. Cut only if you are sure you are on national forest lands or designated cutting areas.

5. Avoid cutting in restricted areas, within all recreation campgrounds and picnic areas, within 300 feet of streams and rivers, within designated Wilderness areas, within private land, and behind all locked gates (check with the ranger station on policy). Certain areas of the forest have snowfall, and travelers should be prepared with four-wheel-drive vehicles, chains and winter equipment. n

— Staff Report

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BY GABRIEL WEINSTEINStaff writer

CIMARRON — William Hickman of Cimarron said he did not even know Pearl Harbor was in Hawaii when his mother woke him up on Dec. 7, 1941. But by the end of the day, the Japanese attack on the American battleships, airplanes and Navy vessels was the only thing he was talking about.

“Everybody was up in arms, patriotic. All the young guys were ready to sign up,” he said.

Hickman, who is believed to be one of two living World War II veterans in the Cimarron area, then enlisted and found himself stationed in one of the bloodiest battlefields in American history five years later.

The address President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, popularly known as the “Day of Infamy Speech,” is still fresh in Hickman’s mind.

“It didn’t take long to get everybody stirred up, especially after Roosevelt’s speech,” he said.

The famous speech was a sobering wake-up call, Hickman said.

“It made you question the future of yourself and your country,” he said.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hickman said, people in Cimarron were concerned about a possible Japanese threat and leery of Adolf Hitler and the war raging in Europe. After Pearl Harbor, Hickman said, people in the village accepted that the United States’ entrance into World War II was unavoidable.

A similar outpouring of anger and patriotic fervor erupted on Pearl Harbor day in Norway, Maine, the hometown of longtime Cimarron resident F.E.

“Buddy” Morse. When Morse returned home from the movies that day, his family was outraged over what had happened.

Morse, like many residents in his hometown, had never heard of Pearl Harbor before the attack. He said he could not fathom what had happened in Hawaii.

“I couldn’t imagine that many people being killed,” he said.

Pearl Harbor was devastating for the town’s World War I veterans, Morse said.

“Those guys, they took it hard. Some of them were in tears,” he said.

Before the attacks, Morse had not closely followed World War II. He said adults were concerned about the war in Europe but did not remember much talk about Japan.

“The prevailing mood was isolationism,” he said. “They

didn’t want to get involved. World War I was still fresh in a lot of minds. They didn’t want to get involved in a European affair again.”

After Pearl Harbor day, Morse said, he noticed an immediate change in popular attitudes toward World War II.

Morse tried to enlist in the U.S. Marines, Navy, and the Merchant Marines after Pearl Harbor but was turned away because of poor color perception. It was expected that young, physically able men would join the war effort as soon as they could, Morse said.

“If you didn’t have a uniform, they were wondering why,” he said.

After working a series of jobs and playing music at nightclubs in Maine, Morse was drafted into the Army in 1943. He served in North Africa and Italy and earned four combat medals for his service. He was discharged

in November 1945. The events 4,000 miles

away in Pearl Harbor spurred major changes in Cimarron over the following years, Hickman said. The rails on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railroad that ran through the village were taken out and the steel used to help with the war effort.

To help feed the national

war effort, the sawmill and nearby coal mines reopened. Soldiers came to Cimarron to learn how to fly P-38 airplanes at nearby Cruz Field.

After Pearl Harbor, the war was the major topic of conversation in the village.

“Every place you went, that was all they talked about was the war,” Hickman said. “Somebody had a child in the war. ... At the coffeehouse around the table, somebody would talk about their child. I think it brought the town closer.”

He did not know it on Dec. 7, 1941, but Hickman, then a student at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, would later call Pearl Harbor home while he was in the Navy. He served in the Navy from 1945-1947 and was stationed in Pearl Harbor from 1946-1947. Hickman was in the Navy Reserves until 1952.

When Hickman arrived at Pearl Harbor, remnants of the U.S.S. Arizona were still scattered around the area, but most of the damage from the Japanese attack had been cleaned up. Five years after the attack, a feeling of uneasiness still lingered in the area, Hickman said.

“It was kind of spooky with all those ships still sunk in the harbor. There were still a lot of people that you could talk to then that had been there when the raid happened,” he said. “When you sat around and talked to people, they could tell you about the explosions and the planes coming into the harbor and the chaos.”

Hickman has been back to Pearl Harbor twice since his Navy service ended.

For Hickman, Morse and millions of other Americans, 72 years later, the events of Dec. 7, 1941 are still not forgotten. n

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William Hickman looks through photographs of one of his two return trips to Pearl Harbor. Hickman was stationed on a submarine in Pearl Harbor while he served in the Navy from 1945-1947.

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Saturday, Dec. 7Christmas for Kids program at Sister Hildegarde Parish Hall at 7 p.m. Open to children 0-12 years old.

UpcomingDec. 15, “Waiting in Wonder” Advent production, 3 p.m., Cimarron United Methodist Church.

Dec.18, Village of Cimarron Council Meeting.

CIMARRON — Cimarron United Methodist Church invites the community to “Waiting in Wonder,” an Advent production reflecting on the coming of Messiah, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at the church.

Adapted from Katerina Katsarka Whitley’s “Waiting for the Wonder,” ancient characters from the Old Testament and familiar folks from the New Testament

of the Bible will tell of their dreams and expectations anticipating the Messiah. The cast of 20 will create a tableau of that first nativity, and there will be opportunities to sing carols as everyone participates in this celebration.

Cimarron United Methodist Church is located on the corner of Collison and U.S. 64. n

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Angel Fire Baptist Church: Located on State Road 434. Sunday service: Fellowship is at 9:30 AM, Sunday School at 9:45 AM, and Morning Worship is at 10:45 AM Nursery available for all services. Pastor, Brian Nystrom. Prayer requests. (575) 377-3107.

Christ our Savior Lutheran Church: Located on Elliot Barker Lane (next to the health clinic). Worship on Sundays is at 11 AM. Pastor Quarles. (575) 377-2814 or (575) 377-2443.

Holy Angels Catholic Church: Located at the Angel Fire Community Center. Mass is celebrated Saturday at 5:30 PM. Pastor, Fr. Emmanuel Izuka (575) 377-3332.

Moreno Valley Community Church: Located on the southwest corner of the Cove Arts Building. Invites everyone to worship Sunday evenings at 6 PM. MVCC is a network church of LifeChurch TV.

United Church of Angel Fire: Located at 40 West Ridge Rd. off Hwy. 434. Invites everyone to worship. Sundays: Sunday School at 9:45 AM; Blended Worship Service at 11am. Our congregation is multi-denominational Christian & currently embraces over 12 denominations. Pastor Richard Safford. (575) 377-1559.

Wheeler Peak Cowboy Fellowship: Everyone welcome, non-denominational worship, old time gospel, and contemporary music every Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m., Potluck 6 p.m., Music 6:30 p.m. Located in Fellowship Hall at United Church of Angel Fire at 40 West Ridge Rd. off highway 434.

Cimarron Immaculate Conception Church in Cimarron: Sundays at 10 AM

Pastor, Fr. Emmanuel Izuka 575- 376-2553 United Methodist Church: Come Worship with Us! Located at Hwy.

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Moreno Valley Church of Christ: Located on Hwy 64, 2.5 miles south of Eagle Nest. Meets Sunday for Bible Study at 9:30 AM. Worship Service Sundays at 10:30 AM & 6 PM. - and Wed at 6:PM Cecil Burch, Minister. You are invited to worship with us. (806) 676-5714.

St. Mel’s Catholic Church: Mass is Saturday at 4 PM. For info call Pastor, Fr. Emmanuel Izuka (575) 376-2553.

RatonFirst Baptist Church: Located at 236 S. 3rd St. Raton, NM.

Sundays: Bible Study at 9:30am, we have a class for all ages. Wor-ship at 10:45am. Nursery available for ages 4 under. Wednesdays: Dinner at 5:30pm, AWANA at 6:00pm (ages 4- 9th grade during Sept. - Apr), Bible Study at 6:15pm, IKON Youth at 6:30pm. Pastor Mark Crotinger. (575) 445-3571

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church: A spiritual place in the Episcopal

in the world, making a difference in this community. Services; Sunday, 10 am; Wednesday, 5:15 p.m. - Located on the corner of Third & Rio Grande Ave; PO Box 1016, Raton, NM 87740; (575) 445-9884; [email protected], The Rev. Tim Sexton, Vicar

Red River Faith Mountain Fellowship Church: Located at the corner of River

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First Baptist Church: Located at 103 High Cost Trail. Invites everyone to join us Sundays at 8 AM for Praise & Worship service, 10:30 AM for regular service. Wednesday, 6 – 7:30 PM, children and adult Bible study. Pastor Joe Phillips. (575) 754-2882.

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JoyrideTaos man appears in court after fatal Allsup’s shooting

TAOS — Federal prosecutors in Albuquerque charged a Taos man with murder Monday morning (Dec. 2) after the fatal shooting of a Taos Pueblo resident at a gas station Saturday (Nov. 30).

An affidavit filed by investigators, however, offered little insight into what might have prompted 54-year-old Jorden Medina, Jr. to allegedly fire on Joshua Nicholas Concha, 28, at the Allsup’s on Paseo del Pueblo Norte shortly before 7:30 p.m.

Medina surrendered at the local substation of New Mexico State Police later that evening.

The case, which occurred within the jurisdiction of Taos Pueblo law enforcement, is now being investigated by agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In an interview with law enforcement officers Sunday afternoon (Dec. 1), Medina said he was putting fuel in his Chevrolet pickup truck at the gas station near the entrance to Taos Pueblo when another truck carrying several men parked on the opposite side of the same pump.

Concha exited the truck and asked Medina if he was a hunter, the affidavit stated.

Medina replied that he was a hunter before asking the Taos Pueblo resident if he was as well, according to court records.

He told investigators Concha then attacked him and another passenger exited the Chevrolet.

“Medina opened the driver’s side door his truck, and took his Ruger .40 caliber semiautomatic pistol from the center console,” the affidavit stated.

He fired a single round at Concha who then fell to the ground, investigators wrote, noting that Medina then panicked and drove away.

Town of Taos Police Department officers reported finding Concha dead when they arrived on the scene.

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Cimarron boys face Mosquero; girls to play in tourney

By Leroy ChavezSports writer

CIMARRON — The Cimarron High School Ram boys will host the Mosquero Pirates in a basketball contest Friday (Dec. 5) at home, while the girls will travel to Albuquerque for the Evangel Christian Invitational over the weekend (Dec. 5-7).

The boys will be seeking their third consecutive win of the season after beating Maxwell and Roy. Cimarron currently holds a 2-1 mark after dropping the

season opener to Felt, Okla.“We’re looking to win

game No. 3 and to get some momentum going for the Cowbell Tourney,” boys’ coach Mike Miller said. “The kids have responded well to what we’re trying to do.”

For the boys, Mosquero will be the last test before Cimarron and all area schools compete in the annual Cowbell Tournament held Dec. 10-14.

“It will be good to get a game in before the tournament,” Miller said. “We didn’t practice

a lot during the Thanksgiving break, so it’ll be good to get back on the court.”

The extra time off will also help the Rams heal any injuries that have hampered the squad. Starting guard Chris Carillo was unable to play against Roy last week due to hamstring problems.

The Lady Rams are currently 0-1 for the season and recently found out ace guard Selina Rael will be out for the season with a serious knee injury.

“Selina has been a starter

and one of our key players for the last two years; losing her will be tough,” Lady Ram coach Patricia LeDoux said. “She has been or primary ball-handler and one of our top scorers.”

The Lady Rams will play three games, mostly against private schools, in the Evangel Christian Tournament this weekend.

“This tournament allows us to play schools we generally do not see and gives us the chance to get in some court time,”

LeDoux said. “It’s also a time for the team to come together and bond.”

Game times and brackets were not available at press time. Call Cimarron High School during the week for more information.

The Lady Rams will also compete in the Cowbell Tournament that alternates sites from Springer to Raton from Dec. 10-14.

“We have a lot of games to play in December,” LeDoux said. n

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Chris Carillo, coming off an injury, and the Rams will host Mosquero on Friday (Dec. 5).


Jessica Pittman, Holly Araiza and the Lady Rams will compete in the Evangel Christian Lady Eagle tourney this weekend.

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Raton hoopsters to debut at Trinidad State tourneyBy Leroy ChavezSports writer

RATON — The Raton Tiger hoopsters will open the 2013-2014 basketball season at the Trinidad State Junior College basketball tournament this weekend (Dec. 5-7).

“We’re looking forward to the season, but we have a lot of big question marks,” Tiger coach Gilbert San Roman said. “We will be lacking in size, but we’re quick. We’re hoping to have a good year and be competitive.”

San Roman will depend on two returning starters and one transfer to provide leadership and guidance to an otherwise inexperienced ball club.

Seniors Rashaad Craig and Luiz Ruiz return from

last year’s starting line-up, while Des Moines transfer Anthony Brown will also be counted on to lead the Tigers.

“Craig played a lot of AAU ball this summer and has become more aggressive going to the hoop,” San Roman said. “He still shoots the lights out, but his biggest improvement will come at the defensive end. Ruiz will be our toughest defensive player — that’s his specialty — but his overall play has improved in every facet of the game. Brown was a solid, aggressive player for the Demons last year and has great court awareness. These three seniors will make up the core of the team.”

Kevin Fanelli, an accomplished golf player

and only a freshman, will be Raton’s tallest player at around the 6’2” mark.

“Kevin is an athlete that played well in mid-school. This will be his first year playing at this level,” San Roman said. “Also battling for a starting position are Dylan Query (junior) and Jodus Gonzales (sophomore). Both have played at the junior varsity level and have made big improvements in their game.”

San Roman also welcomed three first-year players that will add depth and push starters for playing time. The trio includes seniors Jordan Darras and D. J. Casados and junior Andreas Vargas.

“That’s pretty much our varsity team right now. We have a few more prospects

that are working on grades right now and may join the team in January,” San Roman noted. “Last year our line-up changed a lot due to injuries and issues with grades. We’re definitely keeping and eye on academics.”

District 2AAABasketball-wise, District

2AAA is always a front-runner at the state level, and San Roman expects the state champion and/or runner-up to come out of the district.

Pojoaque Valley and Taos are probably the early favorites, with the Las Vegas schools, Robertson and West, expected to field tough squads.

“Traditionally, District 2AAA is always loaded, so we have our work cut out

for us,” San Roman said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge.”

TSJC tournamentThe Tigers will open

the season at the always competitive Trinidad State Junior College invitational tournament that features schools from Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. On Thursday (Dec. 5), Raton will play the Farmers of Hoehne in the opening round at 10:30 a.m. The winner will advance to play the winner of the Trinidad High and Custer County game at 9:30 p.m. Friday (Dec. 6), with the losing teams playing Friday at 1:30 p.m. The tournament will continue through next weekend Saturday (Dec. 7). n

Lady Tigers devour Lady Rattlers in season debutBy Leroy ChavezSports writer

RATON — The Raton High School Lady Tigers opened the 2013-14 basketball season with a 61-21 victory over the visiting Lady Rattlers of Tucumcari Saturday (Nov. 30) at home.

“We still have girls adjusting to basketball after a successful volleyball season. It was a great way to open the season,” Lady Tiger coach Leon Romero said. “Offensively we had balanced scoring as nine girls contributed to the scoring and our defense was solid.”

The Lady Tigers opened the gym employing a press that gave Tucumcari fits, and Raton converted numerous turnovers into a 17-7 first quarter lead. Even without the press, in the second stanza, the Lady Tigers out-scored the Lady Rattlers 11-1 to take a 28-8 lead at intermission.

There was no let-up for Raton in the third quarter as the Lady Tigers took a 19-6 advantage to increase their lead to 47-14 at the three-quarter mark. Romero was able to substitute liberally in the third and fourth periods, sometimes subbing five players at a time.

Raton coasted in the fourth quarter and still out-scored Tucumcari 14-7 to win the non-conference

game 61-21. The Lady Rattlers, competing in Class AA this year, will join Raton in Class AAA next year.

Shania Dorrance led the Lady Tigers with 12 points, while Mariah Romero added 10 points for high-point honors. Also adding to the winning effort were Sarandon Walton with nine points, while the trio of Leah Cimino, Briana Paiz and Tarryn Trujillo each added six points. The trio of Mikala Vertovec, Kallista Dorrance and Sofia Maddalini also added four points each.

“Despite just a few days of practice, the kids shot the ball well,” Romero said. “Everyone contributed in one way or another. The twins (Kallista and Shania) did not play the last two

years, yet they looked right at home on the court. Our added depth will be a big factor as the season progresses.”

The junior varsity didn’t fare as well but played a Lady Rattler squad composed of varsity and junior varsity players. The result was a 48-13 win for Tucumcari.

Sofia Maddalini led the Lady Tigers with eight points, while Vangie Padilla added three points and Daisey Earle chipped in two points.

The Lady Tigers will travel up Interstate 25 this weekend (Dec. 5-7) to compete in the Trinidad State Junior College basketball invitational that features schools from Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico.

“We’ll get a better feel as to where we are at after the tournament,” Romero said. “A few people came down from Hoehne to see us play tonight, so I expect a tough game right off the bat.”

The Lady Tigers will play the Lady Farmers of Hoehne at 9 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 5) in the opening round of the tourney. The winner of the game will advance to play the winner of the Trinidad High School-Custer County game at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Dec. 6), and the losing teams will battle at noon Friday. The tournament continues through Saturday (Dec. 7). n


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“Despite just a few days of practice, the kids shot the ball well. Everyone contributed in one way or another. The twins (Kallista and Shania) did not play the last two years, yet they looked right at home on the court.”

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One of the truck’s passenger’s, a cousin of the victim, told federal investigators he watched Concha exit the vehicle to speak with Medina. The conversation quickly turned into an argument and a physical altercation, he added.

“He heard shouting, and heard a heavy object like a human body strike the unknown male’s vehicle,” according to the affidavit.

The cousin said he saw Concha move away from the Chevrolet pickup before hearing a single gunshot and watching Medina drive away.

Investigators wrote that Medina drove home and recounted the events to his wife before driving to his plumbing shop where he left the weapon inside his vehicle. Medina then walked to the state police substation around 10 p.m.

Medina smelled of alcohol, the affidavit noted, when he was taken into custody by an FBI agent and booked into the Santa Fe County Detention Center early Sunday morning (Dec. 1).

He was charged with murder and crimes in Indian Country before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Molzen Monday morning. A detention hearing was scheduled for Tuesday (Dec. 3).

St. Jerome Church at Taos Pueblo planned to host a funeral Mass for Concha at 9 a.m. that morning.

The 28-year-old was the lead singer for Hail Creek. The group has been the host drum for the Taos Pueblo Powwow and contributed to a Grammy-nominated album of Native American music. n

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MOBILE HOME for sale 2 bedroom 1bath, $4,000.00 call 575-377-2256.

Mobile Home For sale at El Bordo Trailer Park16x80, 3 bedroom/2 bath, $54,000.Call 806-663-6062

FOR RENT1 bedroom furnished condo. Oneblock from AF Ski area. $500/mo plusdeposit and utilities. Long term.No pets. 575-595-5503.

RATONFOR RENT in Raton.2 bedroom, 2 bath, unfurnished. $500plus utilities. Deposit required.Call 903-452-7196.

RATONHOUSE FOR RENTClean, spacious, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2bath, family room, carport, fencedyard. One pet, okay. $650/mo, $600damage-deposit.References needed. Call Al 575-445-8427 or 575-643-5035.

RATONONE BEDROOM furnished apartmentin downtown Raton for rent.$450/month includes utilities. $200deposit. No smoking, no pets. Call575-447-8811.

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Service agency is looking for a licensed (LISW, ACSW, LCSW or LPCC)professional to work with children, youth and families - position is in Raton,NM. Applicants must have at least one year of experience supervising otherclinicians. Must have the ability to deal with a wide variety of problem areasincluding substance abuse. This is a full-time position requiring 40 hours awee.Salary: Negotiable depending upon education and experience - excellentsalary and benefits included.Send resume to: SOY,PO Box 1165,Raton, NM 87740.(575)445-8568 or 445-2809.

Deadline 12/12/2013.EOE, Affirmative Action.

AFFORDABLE CASKETSFor immidiate delivery or pick-up inNorthern New Mexico.Call Dave for your needs.575-668-9009 or cell 505-652-0106.

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Quest Realty, LLCLouie McGinnis-Qualifying BrokerJessica Roybal - Assoc. Broker632 S. 2nd St.Raton, NM 87740575-445-9035Cell 575-757-0040 726 Apache Apartments1 Bedroom $500 all utilities paid1 Bedroom $450 tenant pay electric2 Bedroom $600 Tenant pay electric

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Request for Proposal

Miners’ Colfax Medi-cal Center (MCMC),203 Hospital Drive,Raton, NM 87740 issoliciting Request forProposals from quali-fied persons, firmsand/or corporationsto provide LicensedRegistered Nurses, Li-censed PracticalNurses and SurgicalScrub Technicians atthe Acute Care Facili-ty of Miners’ ColfaxMedical Center.

Proposal packagesmay be received fromthe Purchasing De-partment of Miners’Colfax Medical Cen-ter. Telephone num-ber (575) 445-3661, orby writing to theabove address re-questing the informa-tion. Also informationis available at ourwebsite atwww.minershosp.com

Sealed bids must besubmitted by thedeadline date of De-cember 13, 2013, nolater than 2:00 PM,M.S.T. Proposals sub-mitted after that dateand time shall not beaccepted. Please ref-erence Request forProposal number 14-662-0100-903, deadline date and time onthe bottom left handcorner of the sealedenvelope.

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Miners’ Colfax Medi-cal CenterJonni Valdez-Silva(#3949253; pub.;1 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 3 ;1 1 / 2 8 / 2 0 1 3 ;1 2 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 3 ;12/12/2013)

#3949264INVITATION TO BID

The Raton PublicHousing Authoritywill open Bids at 1:00p.m. on , 1/8/2013, atRaton Housing Au-thority, 309 ParsonsAvenue Raton, NM87740 Administrationoffice, for the con-struction contract forgeneral renovationwork, including:

Work Item Briefly,and not limited to,general renovation tothe dwellings at theHousing Authority’ssites, including instal-lation of new bath-room vanities andkitchen cabinets,counter tops, sinks,range hoods, and re-installation of exist-ing appliances and allwork indicated on thedrawings and specifi-cation prepared byConron and WoodsArchitects and datedNovember 11, 2013.

Bid Documents maybe obtained from theRaton Housing Au-thority 309 Parsons

yAvenue, Raton, NM87740, Conron &Woods Architects,1222 Luisa St. Suite A,Santa Fe, NM 87505,or Construction Re-porter, 1609 SecondSt. NW, Albuquerque,NM 87102 upon pay-ment of deposit of$50.00 per set. De-posits are refundableif the Bid Documentsare returned within 7days of the Bid Open-ing Date, completeand in good condi-tion. Except for addi-tional sets the dead-line for obtainingContract Documentsis 12/18/2013. Mailedbids shall be ad-dressed to TerryBaca, Raton HousingAuthority 309 ParsonsAvenue, Raton, NM87740 , in a sealed en-velope clearlymarked "Sealed Bidfor Housing, ProjectNo. NM NM02P008501on lower left-handcorner of envelope. Itshall be the responsi-bility of the bidder tosee that their Bid isdelivered to theRaton Housing Au-thority by the dateand time set foropening. If the mailor delivery of said Bidis delayed beyondthe opening date andtime, Bid thus de-layed will not be con-sidered. A publicopening will be heldand bidder or theirauthorized represen-tative are invited toattend.

Federal regulationsprohibit the use ofresident or local pref-erences.

A Pre-Bid conferencewill be held at theMain Office, RatonHousing Authority,309 Parsons Avenue,P.O. Box 207, Raton,NM 87740 at 1:00 p.m.on 12/18/2013. Thismay be the contrac-tors’ only opportunityto review dwelling in-teriors.Any contractorawarded a contractfor modernizationshall comply with 24CFR Part 35 prohibit-ing the use of lead-based paint. The useof asbestos-containing materialin whatever shape orform is also prohibit-ed in the constructionproject.Any State labor wagerate that exceeds thecorresponding Feder-al wage rate is inap-plicable and shall notbe enforced pursuantto 24 CFR Parts 905,941, 965 and 968.OWNER’S RIGHTS RE-SERVED: Raton PublicHousing Authority,hereinafter called theOwner, reserves theright to reject any orall Bids, to waive anyformality or techni-cality in any Bid inthe interest of theOwner.New Mexico Procure-ment Code, Sections13-1-28 through 13-1-

g199 NMSA 1978, im-poses civil and crimi-nal penalties for itsviolation. In addition,the New MexicoCriminal Statutes im-pose felony penaltiesfor bribes, gratuities,and kick-backs.(#3949264; pub.;12/05/2013)

#3949265

The City of Raton,New Mexico is solicit-ing sealed proposalsfrom consulting firmsqualified and experi-enced in the field ofAirport Engineering.Copies of the com-plete Request for Pro-posals are availableat the Office of theCity Manager at 224Savage Avenue,Raton NM 87740, onthe City’s websitewww.ratonNM.gov orby phone575-445-9551.

Proposals should besealed and mailed ordelivered to the officeof the City Manager,224 Savage Avenue,P.O. Box 910, Raton,New Mexico 87740 by5:00 p.m. on Tuesday,December 17, 2013.

Purchasing Agent:Michael AnneAntonucciDate: 12/2/13(#3949265; pub.;12/05/2013)

#39492666LEGAL NOTICE

Notice ishereby given that theCity Commission ofthe City of Raton,New Mexico will holda meeting at 12:00p.m. on Monday, De-cember 23, 2013 inthe City CommissionMeeting Room at 224Savage Avenue,Raton, New Mexico toconsider for adoptionan ordinance entitled“AN ORDINANCEGRANTING TO RATONNATURAL GAS COM-PANY, A NEW MEXICOCORPORATION, ITSLEGAL REPRESENTA-TIVES, SUCCESSORS,LESSEES AND AS-SIGNS, GRANTEEHEREIN, CERTAINPOWERS, LICENSES,R I G H T S - O F - W A Y ,PRIVILEGES ANDFRANCHISE TO CON-STRUCT OPERATEAND MAINTAIN INTHE CITY OF RATON,NEW MEXICO, ASNOW OR HEREAFTERC O N S T I T U T E D ,WORKS, SYSTEMSAND PLANTS FOR THEHANDLING, PRODUC-TION, MANUFACTUR-ING, TRANSPORTING,STORING, SALE ANDDISTRIBUTION OF GASINTO, OUT OF ANDTHROUGH SAID MU-NICIPALITY; AND FORTHE DISTRIBUTIONAND SALE TO SAIDMUNICIPALITY, ITS IN-HABITANTS, ANDOTHERS, INCLUDING

CUSTOMERS INSIDETHE LIMITS OF SAIDMUNICIPALITY; ANDTO USE THE STREETS,AVENUES, EASE-MENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, ALLEYS, HIGH-WAYS, SIDEWALKS,BRIDGES AND OTHERSTRUCTURES ANDPUBLIC PLACES ANDGROUNDS IN SAIDMUNICIPALITY FOR APERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS; ANDPRESCRIBING CER-TAIN RIGHTS, DUTIES,TERMS AND CONDI-TIONS HEREIN MEN-TIONED; AND PROVID-ING FOR THE PAY-MENT TO SAID MU-NICIPALITY OF A PER-CENTAGE OF CERTAINREVENUES OF GRANT-EE FROM ITS OPERA-TIONS THEREIN; ANDREPEALING CON-F L I C T I N GORDINANCES.”

If approvedthis ordinance wouldgrant a utility fran-chise for a twentyfive year term mak-ing it effective until2038. The ordinancein its entirety is avail-able for inspection atthe office of the CityClerk located in theMunicipal Building,224 Savage Avenue,Raton, NM duringtheir regular officehours.Tricia Garcia, CityClerk(#3949266; pub.;12/05/2013)

People celebrate the coming of winter and the end of the warmer season by burning an effigy during the Calling All Flakes event Saturday (Nov. 30) at Angel Fire Resort.

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