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Damaging downpoursCouncil asks city to develop timeline, plan to alleviate flooding

DEBRA MAYEUXTri-City Tribune

Heavy rains and flash floods hit San JuanCounty on Sept. 9 and 10, causing area homes,businesses and roadways to flood.

The National Weather Service estimated thecity of Farmington received 1.26 inches of rainduring the storm, and more rains and floodingare possible as the region remains under a haz-ardous weather outlook.

The two-day storm city officials said caused“great stress” on city infrastructure and damagedseveral homes in both the older section ofFarmington and the Foothills and Country Clubareas. East Main Street had to be closed for aperiod of time on Sept. 10 as water flooded theroadway making travel difficult.

“We often tout the fact that we don’t have

natural disasters here. We don’t have earthquakestornadoes or hurricanes, but we do have flashflooding,” Farmington City Manager Rob Mayessaid during the Sept. 10 City Council meeting,after being asked for an update regarding thecity’s ability to handle heavy rains and flashflooding.

“The fact is the system in many areas performedwell, but we were overwhelmed with water.”

Mayes said emergency personnel as well aspublic works crews were out helping peopleand clearing roadways and arroyos that hadfilled with debris. “Our crews have been on itand already today are responding to reportsfrom citizens with regard to flooding, gettingour citizens out and doing what we can to helpthem,” he said.

The concrete in the culvert near Webb Chevrolet on Main Street broke when water rushed through itduring a flash flood from rains the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 10 in Farmington. – Josh Bishop photo

Packed houseLand use code meeting draws a lot of public comment

LAUREN DUFFTri-City Tribune

The San Juan County Commission Chamberwas packed with citizens waiting to voice theiropinions on the proposed Land Use DevelopmentCode.

“The purpose tonight (Sept. 11 meeting) is forus not to vote but to receive public input on whatwe are considering with the code. We want tomake this process as transparent and open to thepublic as we can,” said County Chairman ScottEckstein.

The code would create zoning regulationswithin the county excluding the municipalitiesand tribal land. The county has held more than60 public meetings regarding zoning and growthmanagement and this was another meeting to

Honoring law enforcement


It was a day when law enforcement from across the nationreceived recognition – the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attackson the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

The San Juan County Sheriff ’s Office was included in thatannual recognition, but in a different way. The office received a cus-tom-built rifle for use by sniper Deputy David Eighme.

The $3,500 rifle was given to the county’s top law enforcement


Keeping up with tradition,ConocoPhillips celebrated localeducators on Sept. 5 with theannual Educational Grant Dinnerat the Courtyard by Marriott.

There were 48 educational pro-grams that received $100,000 intotal funds for grants from teachersrepresenting 15 local schools in

the Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfieldand Central Consolidated SchoolDistricts.

This was the sixth year for theprogram, which has pumped$674,519 in local schools sinceits inception in 2007.

Lower numbersCRC receives 8 complaintsduring last 18 months


The Farmington Community Relations Commissionhas received fewer and fewer complaints since its in-ception.

In the past 18 months the commission, which fo-cuses on racial harmony in Farmington, receivedeight complaints and all were referred to the directionof outside agencies, according to David John, com-mission chairman.

The complaints are accepted by the commission,which investigates them and then forwards them on.“The first thing we look for is did it have to do withdiscrimination and prejudice, and none of those

Celebrating educatorsConocoPhillips donates $100Kto educational programs

San Juan County Sheriff’s Deputy David Eighme,left, holds a new, custom-made sniper rifle do-nated to the sheriff’s office by Steve Hines, right,owner of the Moriarty-based Falcon Industries. –Debra Mayeux photo

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* zoning A2San Juan County citizens fill the Commission Chambers in Aztec during a Sept. 11 LandUse Development Code public hearing. – Josh Bishop photo

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receive public feedback onthe land use code.

Several property ownersspoke to commissioners onhow the code could infringeon their rights.

Harold Black, who livesnear McGee Park, said ifthe code is implemented,20.6 percent of his propertycould be “confiscated” be-cause of the new zones.“What are you trying to ac-complish? What is wrongwith leaving people alone?If I wanted to live underthese regulations I wouldhave bought a home inFarmington. I wanted to livein a county where I couldtake advantage of my ownproperty,” he said.

The land use code’s pur-pose is to prevent the over-

crowding of land and pro-mote the general health andsafety of the community, ac-cording to Section 1.3.2 ofthe code. William Gilbertfrom Aztec said what thecode doesn’t do is protectthe citizen’s rights. “I thinkthis ordinance goes beyondthe scope of taking care andprotecting the people’s rights.We would like the Com-mission to use more commonsense in regard to protectingpeople’s liberties as opposedto their securities.”

Ron Lyman, from La Pla-ta, pointed out that manypeople do not want thiscode implemented. “I askthe Commission to deletethis from the docket andget it gone forever.” Lymanalso asked everyone who

was against the code to leavethe meeting to show howmany people are not in favorof it. As Lyman walked outof the room, nearly 30 peo-ple followed him.

The land use code hasbecome somewhat of a con-troversial topic because peo-ple’s land uses could changeif the zoning regulations areimplemented.

Under this code, the un-incorporated areas would bedivided into several land usedistricts: residential neigh-borhood protection, indus-trial, commercial highway,and multiple-use. These dis-tricts identify where futurecommercial businesses, agri-cultural businesses, andhomes can be built.

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homes will not be affectedby the land use code.

While some citizens didn’tagree with the regulations,other citizens said the countyneeds this organization andstructure.

“What I’m looking for isconsensus, as we go forwardwith economic developmentactivities, that we have theability to show the outsideworld we are organized,”said Four Corners EconomicDevelopment CEO RayHagerman. “I think zoningshows a love for our neigh-bor. I wish we all voluntarilyprotected the value of ourneighbor’s land.”

Lisa Blackwell from FloraVista said she wants the landuse code implemented forpersonal reasons that have

affected her way of living.“I’m the one who has thesand blasting (business) nextto my house,” she said,adding the dust has forcedher to stay inside her trailerhome and has affected thehealth of her horses.

“I want to be able to goout and work in my yardand have my horses gowhere they need to go. I’mall for people having a busi-ness and supporting them-selves, but not at the expenseof my neighbors and theirhealth.”

Former County Commis-sion Chairman James Hen-derson was involved in theland use and growth man-agement planning for manyyears while serving on theCommission. “We spent a

lot of time on this issue.I’ve helped with much ofthe committee work andI’ve heard the discussionand I think people havetried to meet and correct(the issues)” he said. “I havespent a lot of time drivingaround the county and thereare places that are very niceand places that are very dis-couraging.”

The land use code mayprovide more organizationto the county, but some peo-ple who attended the meet-ing said the code needs tobe more specific.

There is no land use dis-trict specifically for agricul-ture, said Kim Alsup. “Agri-culture should have its own

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AN ADVENTURE IN THE ARTS This exhibit from the collectionof the Guild Hall Museum onLong Island includes 73 worksof art from a stellar array ofartists. They include: AndyWarhol, Jackson Pollock, ThomasMoran, Willem de Kooning,Elaine de Kooning, Peggy Bacon,Chuck Close, Max Ernst, HenriCartier-Bresson, Roy Lichtensteinand George Bellows amongmany others. The exhibit willbe at the Farmington Museumat Gateway Park Museum & Vis-itors Center through Sept. 22.An Adventure in the Arts, se-lections from the permanentcollection of the Guild Hall Mu-seum, was organized by theGuild Hall Museum in East Hamp-ton, N.Y., in association withLandau Traveling Exhibitions,Los Angeles, Calif.Information: 505.599.1174 orwww.fmtn.org

THREE WATERS TRADING POSTEXHIBIT The Three Waters Trading Postexhibit features a walk-throughreplica of a 1930’s tradingpost, including a bull penstocked with period goods andartifacts, pawn room and officeshowcasing jewelry and rugs.The exhibit is on display at theFarmington Museum in the Gate-way Park Museum & VisitorsCenter, 3041 E. Main St., Farm-ington. Information:505.599.1174 or www.fmtn.org

BIRD WATCHING RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER Enjoy bird watching and a beau-tiful walk through Farmington’sriverside trails every Tuesdaymorning. More than 100 speciesof birds have been notedthroughout Animas Park andnew birds fly in each season.Meet at the Riverside NatureCenter, located in Animas Parkoff Browning Parkway, to jointhe friendly RNC staff for leisure-ly walk of 1-2 miles. Information: 505.599.1422 orwww.fmtn.org

MUSIC IN THE WINERY’S COURTYARD Enjoy live music & great wineat Wines of the San Juan from

4 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Sundaythrough Sept. 22. Wines of theSan Juan is located at 233 Hwy.511 in Turley, N.M. Information:505.632.0879 or www.wine-softhesanjuan.com

PICNIC IN THE PARK FOR PRESCHOOLERS Preschool children and theirfamilies bring lunch and meetat the Riverside Nature Centerfor a picnic from 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m., followed by a storyor activity and a stroller-friendlywalk in the park. Learn aboutplants, insects, birds, and allthe interesting wildlife. Feedthe friendly ducks and go homein time for naps. This programcontinues weekly through toSeptember.Information: 505.599.1422

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CROWNPOINT RUG AUCTION 300 to 400 hand woven Navajorugs are auctioned off eachmonth at the Crownpoint Ele-mentary School, 72 miles southof Farmington on Hwy. 371.American Indian art and craftvendors also onsite. Auctionsponsored by Crownpoint RugWeavers Association. Rug view-ing from 4 to 6 p.m. and auctionbegins at 7 p.m. Information: 505.785.7386,505.610.6797 and [email protected]

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COLLECTOR CAR WEEKEND Friday, come cruise East MainSonic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Car show registration is available.Saturday, the Swap Meet is from8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at GatewayPark Museum and Visitors Center,3041 E. Main St., and on Sunday,the Annual Collector Car Showat Brookside Park in Farmingtonis from 9 a.m. to noon. Awardsbegin at 3 p.m.Information: 505.716.7100 or505.327.6887

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FOUR CORNERS ANTIQUE POWER & TRACTOR SHOW Come to the Farmington Museum

at Gateway Park Museum & Vis-itors Center, 3041 E. Main St.,and experience a bit of agri-cultural past. Enjoy antiquetractors, engines, and vehiclesat this annual event. A highlightof the show is the tractor pull.Information: 505.334.1339

BREWS, MEATS, BANDSFrom 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat-urday there will be music, foodand 13 breweries at LionsWilderness Park Amphitheaterfor a day of fun, food, musicand beer. The barbecue cookoffwill supply pork ribs in manystyles. Bands including Boom,Little Miss Chievous, Jose Vil-larreal and Those Devils willplay during the day with Durangoband Hello, Doll Face performingthe main concert that night.The event is sponsored by Ma-jestic Media, Distil, KOBF Channel12, Big Dog 96.9, Kool 104.9and KTRA 102. Tickets can bepurchased on line at bmbfesti-val.com or at Distil. Tickets are$25 on line and at Distil and$30 at the gate. Call Distil orMajestic Media for more infor-mation.

A REAL NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Exhibits come to life at this an-nual event in the FarmingtonMuseum, Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center, 3041E. Main St., in Farmington. Be

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HARVEST FESTIVAL & GREATGRAPE STOMP Celebrating, in style with livemusic, juried art show, specialtyfoods, grape stomp competition,and many activities commem-orating the state’s centennialat Wines of the San Juan, 233Hwy. 511, Turley, N.M. Information: 505.632.0879 orwww.winesofthesanjuan .com

ADULT EVENTS

THE BONNIE DALLAS SENIOR CENTER109 E. La Plata St. and 208 N.Wall Ave.Farmington, NM 87401Information Numbers:Main Building: 505.599-1380or 505.599.1390Senior Center Annex:505.566.2256Senior Center Activity Center:505.566.2288The Silver Fitness Center:505.566.2287

50+SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES7 – 10 p.m., doors open at6:30 p.m.

Bonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.September 14 - Off the Inter-stateSeptember 21 - Grant & RandySeptember 28 - Vintage Peo-pleInfo: 505.599.1380

50+ FREE WEDNESDAY DAYTIME DANCE12:30 – 2:30 p.m.Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterMain Building, 109 E. La PlataSt.September 18 - Country Jam-mersInfo: 505.599.1380

BIBLE READING IN NAVAJO10 – 11:30 a.m.Fridays, Star ting Sept. 6Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterAnnex, 208 N. Wall Ave.Bible reading in the NavajoLanguage, taught by DorothyTewangoitewa.

WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S9 a.m. - ?Saturday, Sept. 14Berg Park, at Scott and SanJuan Boulevard.Team Big Deal is coordinatedby Sharon Deal and will meetat the Berg Park Pavilion.Please come and walk tosupport the cause. Make acontribution to the team to

help eradicate Alzheimer’s.Make a difference. Wear goodwalking shoes. For more in-formation or to sign up forTeam Big Deal, call505.566.2287.

ENCORE CLASS – ACTING 1019:30 -11:30 a.m.Tuesdays, Sept. 17Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterAnnex, 208 N. Wall Ave.Are you a character? Wouldyou like to be? Join us foran exciting and creative timein Acting 101 – a beginnerclass for 50+ adults lookingto create through acting.Discover the basics of actingthrough improvisation,games, monologues, andscene work. Have fun craftingnew scenes and making newfriends. Plan to attend Bot-tom of the Barrel’s Produc-tion of Robin Hood on Oct.19; costs no more than $10.Details will be discussed onthe first day of class. Per-formance from a showcaseof scenes worked on in thefinal class. Class will betaught by Mellissa Souers,B.A. in Theater from For tLewis College, who has in-structed people of all agesin acting, theater and film.For more information callSan Juan College at505.566.3121.

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HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES 10 -11 a.m.Wednesday, Sept. 18 Bonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Learn about Health Directives,Powers of Attorney, and addi-tional advice on steps to takein case of an unexpected illnessthat can lead to incapacitation,where someone else has tocommunicate your wishes. Hand-outs will be available and re-freshments provided. Taughtby Brenda Atencio with PMS –Northwest New Mexico Hospiceand Home Care. Handouts andrefreshments will be available.For more information call505.566.2287

CHANGES TO MEDICAID, 201410 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 23Bonnie Dallas Senior Center An-nex, 208 N. Wall Ave.Medicaid is changing in NewMexico. If you have Medicaidor you assist people who useMedicaid, we invite you to joinus for this presentation. OrlandoVasquez, Program Manager,Self-Directed Community BenefitsHSD/MAD Centennial Care Bu-reau, will be here to explainthe changes and what you needto do. Call 505.599.1390 formore information.

COLOR TRIP7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 24Bonnie Dallas Senior CenterMain Building, 109 E. La PlataSt.Are you 60+? Join us for aday trip, Durango to Silverton.Bring your camera, good walk-

ing shoes, a jacket, and hat.Prepare for any kind of weatheras we meander through themountain passes and take inthe glorious fall colors. Costis $5; pre-registration andfilled out trip form is required.You will be responsible foryour own lunch. There areseveral restaurants in Silvertonfrom which to choose, andyou will have some time toshop before leaving for thereturn trip at 2 p.m. Call505.599.1390 for more in-formation.

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

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

EXERCISE CLASS – WITH JEAN ELISE10:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 1 - 2p.m.Monday/Wednesday/FridayBonnie Dallas Senior ActivityCenter behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Cost: 50 cents per session. Are

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

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Center behind the Annex, 208N. Wall Ave.Tai Chi is a series of fluid move-ments that can help with balance,flexibility, and muscle tone.These gentle exercises will leaveyou feeling refreshed. Free toanyone 50+. Info:505.599.1390

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

FARMINGTON RECREATION CENTER1101 Fairgrounds RoadCall 505.599.1184 for moreinformation

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The Farmington Boysand Girls Club will beserving up some deliciousbarbecue during its 45thAnnual Barbecue fundrais-ing event on Friday, Sept.27.

The barbecue will beginat 4 p.m. at the Boys and

Girls Club, 1925 PositiveWay. Tickets cost $10 andcan be purchased in ad-vance by visiting the Boysand Girls Club or by goingto the website www.bgc-farmington.org. Ticketsmay also be purchased atthe door.

The proceeds raised atthe barbecue will go to-wards expenses that are

not covered by grant mon-ey, said Boys and GirlsClub Executive DirectorBenedikte Whitman. “Thismoney could pay for gaswhen we pick up kids fromschool, art supplies, andalso snacks for the kids. Itis wonderful to get thesefunds and use them forwhatever we need.”

Last year more than

4,000 people attended thebarbecue and $52,000 wasraised. Whitman said shehopes to raise the sameamount of money this year,or more.

Aztec Well Services andBasin Disposal employeeshave volunteered their timeto cook up the barbecuethroughout Thursday nightand serve it on Friday.

At the event, guests mayalso participate in a silentauction. Some of the itemsthat will be auctioned offinclude weekend trips, bas-ketball tickets to the Uni-versity of New Mexico Lo-bos Basketball game, andmonthly flower arrange-ments from House of Flow-ers.

Whitman said she hopes

the community will comeout to support the Boysand Girls Club because “itis a place for kids to go toget educational and socialsupport, and it gives themthe ability to interact withother kids,” she said. “Thisbarbecue also is for thecommunity and has beensuch a community cohesiveevent.”

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President Barack Obamahas asked Congress to au-thorize U.S. military strikesin Syria, where the govern-ment has evidently usedchemical weapons in its on-going civil war with rebels.Obama says internationalnorms against use of chemicalweapons must be enforced,but polls show a large ma-jority of Americans don’twant the United States totake military action.

What should the UnitedStates do in Syria? Do weowe anything to the afflictedresidents of that country?Joel Mathis and Ben Boy-chuk, the RedBlueAmericacolumnists, debate the issue.

MATHIS: Let’s establisha frustrating truth upfront:There are no good optionsin Syria – the best anybodycan come up with is a “leastbad” option. An attack byU.S. forces probably doesn’tfit that goal. Many morepeople would die, and itcould set off a round ofdestabilization in the MiddleEast that would replace a

bunch of bad guys with evenworse guys. For now, at least,America should stay out.

So what should we do?There are two main issuesto be addressed: the weaponsproblem and the peopleproblem.

The people problem isvexing, but still easier to ad-dress. The Syrian civil warhas killed more than 100,000of that country’s citizens.More than 2 million Syrianshave fled their homeland –half of them children, halfof them becoming refugeesjust within the last sixmonths. It’s a humanitariancrisis that hasn’t received theattention it should becauseof all the dithering aboutpossible military responses.

This actually represents asecurity problem for the Unit-ed States and its ally, Israel.Syria’s neighboring countries– including Lebanon, Jordan,Iraq, and NATO memberTurkey – are struggling tohandle the influx of refugees.They could, the United Na-tions warned this week, be

brought to the point of col-lapse by that strain.

So yes, the U.S. shouldoffer support and monetaryresources – to shore up thosecountries individually, butalso through the U.N. tooffer medical care, education,living areas and more. Theproblem could persist foryears, even decades.

Let’s get in there and beready to help for the longhaul. It will cost money, butit will be worth it.

The chemical weaponsproblem probably can’t beresolved without actually in-tensifying the magnitude ofslaughter and potential forinstability in the region. Solet’s focus on what we canmake better – the refugeesituation – and stand readyto lend a hand to new gov-

ernment when Syria’s currentregime finally falls. We can’tmake things perfect. We can,however, avoid making themworse.

BOYCHUK: When wetalk about Syria, what we’retalking about is a face-savingexercise in futility. Obama,who drew a “red line” onchemical weapons before hedenied this week ever doingso, would further debase U.S.credibility abroad to shoreup his foundering credibilityhere at home.

Mind you, the presidenthad help getting us into thisfix – from Republicans suchas Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham,R-S.C., who urged the pres-ident to bolster U.S. aid toSyrian rebels. Never mindthat most of the insurgents

we’re arming would gladlykill Americans as soon asthey’re finished killing Alaw-ites.

The best reason to inter-vene in Syria isn’t humani-tarian. The military goalwould be to deny Assad theuse of his chemical weaponsarsenal forevermore.

But even that isn’t reasonenough. Assad may haveused nerve gas on his people,but he hasn’t used it onAmericans. And eliminatingSyria’s chemical weaponswould require more than afew airstrikes. It would mostlikely require troops.

Yet a few airstrikes areprecisely what the Obamaadministration has planned.Its goal isn’t to destroy, butto “degrade” Assad’s chemicalweapons. We won’t even tar-get Assad’s palaces and otherstrategic targets, for fear ofprovoking Iran, or perhapseven Russia.

Many conservatives areasking, “What would RonaldReagan do?” Some point tothe 1983 invasion of Grena-

da or the 1986 airstrikes onLibya to buttress their casefor attacking Syria. Mostavert their eyes fromLebanon, another civil warin another country borderingIsrael, where 241 Marinesdied in the 1983 terroristbombing of the U.S. embassyin Beirut. Reagan called theintervention “the worst mis-take of my presidency.”

Intervening in the Syriancivil war would be a mistake,too. But Obama’s “red line”has been crossed, and theUnited States has shownitself to be an inept worldpower whether or not webomb Assad. God help uswhen – not if – China andRussia decide to take ad-vantage of our leaders’ in-competence.

Ben Boychuk is associate editorof the Manhattan Institute’s CityJournal. Joel Mathis is a con-tributing editor to PhiladelphiaMagazine. Reach them at [email protected], [email protected] or www.face-book.com/benandjoel.

Standardized tests canclose your public school,hold your kid back a yearor now get a teacher fired –all in the name of account-ability. But standardized test-ing’s sheen of fairness gottarnished last week, provingthat despite all the promises,there is no accountabilityin accountability.

In Atlanta, a jury acquittedTamara Cotman on a chargeof influencing a witness. Asan administrator with over-sight over 21 schools, Cot-man handed out a memotitled “Go To Hell” to 10principals with instructionson how to obstruct theGeorgia Bureau of Investi-gation. Head, meet desk.Three-dozen public schooladministrators and teachersstill face racketeering chargesrelated to a widespread con-spiracy to boost test scoresto keep their jobs and collectbonuses.

Texas finished an auditof how it missed the massive

“scrubbing” scandal in ElPaso. School officials pre-vented students from takingthe 10th grade accountabilitytest “through means of trans-fer, deportation, and inap-propriate retention and pro-motion to avoid enforcementaction under the federal NoChild Left Behind Act,” ac-cording to the state auditor.

This was such an obviousscandal that people in ElPaso started calling thesekids “los desaparecidos,” orthe disappeared. But whenthe Texas Education Agencywas asked to investigate,they didn’t see any cheating.Turns out, they didn’t look.The audit found that theTEA investigators never evenleft their desks in Austin,

much less traveled to ElPaso. They relied on self-reported information fromEl Paso school officials anddid not contact those wholodged the complaints,which is like investigatinga murder by asking the sus-pect if he has any evidencewhile ignoring the body,any witnesses and the smok-ing gun.

Officials aren’t lookingall that hard to find cheatingbecause they want to believethe lies. The gospel of high-stakes testing requires a beliefin scores that resurrect failingschools. When El Paso Su-perintendent Lorenzo Garciasupposedly performed thismiracle, Rick Perry’s ad-ministration gave him

$56,000 in bonuses andheld him up as an exampleof what was possible. TheFBI later investigated, andnow Garcia sits in prison,though you can’t say he’snot still an example.

Dr. Beverly L. Hall, theformer superintendent inAtlanta who mastermindedthe cheating schemes, wasthe 2009 American Associ-ation of School Adminis-trators Superintendent ofthe Year. Education Sec. ArneDuncan even hosted her atthe White House as an ex-ample of success in raisingtest scores, and in 2010Pres. Barack Obama put heron the National Board forEducation Sciences.

When the Atlanta indict-ments tore down the façade,Sec. Duncan said, "I thinkthis is very isolated” andcalled it “an easy one tofix.” Neither of those state-ments is close to accurate.

In May, The General Ac-counting Office found con-

firmed cases of test cheatingin 33 states in the last twoyears alone. The GAO rec-ommended states adopt se-curity measures, but it turnsout the worst offenders hadalready adopted most of thebest practices. Cheating isnot an aberration. It’s in-evitable when you link thescores to job security. Be-cause No Child Left Behindoffers zero incentives tocatch cheating, prosecutorswill only be able to focuson the worst offenders.

Michael J. Feuer, dean ofthe graduate school of edu-cation and human develop-ment at George WashingtonUniversity and president-elect of the National Acad-emy of Education, says thatit is “morally and politicallybankrupt” to say that cheat-ing is the inevitable conse-quence of high-stakes test-ing. He thinks testing can“expose inequalities in theallocation of educational re-sources.”

Hogwash. We don’t needtest scores to show whichschools get more money,though a recent study con-firmed that the lower thefunding, the lower the scores.To figure out which schoolsare getting less money, allwe need to do is read statebudgets.

Standardized testing wassupposed to usher in an eraof accountability in educa-tion, forcing schools to gettheir acts together and thescores up. But until we holdpolicymakers and budgetwriters accountable, we’reasking schools to performmiracles. And if we don’thave the guts to look behindthe curtain, we're the onesto blame for all this cheat-ing.

Jason Stanford is a consultantwho writes columns for theAustin American-Statesman andMSNBC. He can be reached [email protected] andon Twitter @JasStanford.

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People are hurtCouncilor Jason Sandel,

however, heard a differentstory from his constituentsin North Farmington.Many were left with flood-ed homes and businessesthat receive damage yearafter year, because the cityhas not moved forwardwith the construction oftwo detention ponds in

which water would be di-verted to stop flooding.

“People are mad. If youhave been out there, youknow,” Sandel said, addinghe does appreciate thework done by city staffto try and ease the painfrom flooding. “But whycan’t we find a solution?”

Sandel pointed out thatthe city received bond

funds 18 months ago tobuild the Lakewood De-tention Pond, of whichonly 30 percent of thedesign is completed. Itwould drain into the CarlArroyo east of Foothills.

There also were plansto build the Porter ArroyoDetention Pond, but thecity is awaiting a $1.5million allocation from theFederal Emergency Man-agement Association to getit done, according to Pub-lic Works Director JeffSmaka.

“If we had those de-tention facilities in place,would it have made a dif-ference on any of the areasin town?” Mayor TommyRoberts asked.

“Carl Arroyo, no,” Sma-ka said. “Porter Arroyo

would have made a dif-ference on Main Street ifthat had existed today.”

The city had plannedto construct these deten-tion ponds after a stormin 2010 that caused similarflooding and damagethroughout the area. Sincethat time $3 million wasspent on a study, but noth-ing else was done.

“We’ve spent $3 million.We’ve studied this andthat and the same damnthing keeps happening,”Sandel said. “The con-stituents inside our com-munity want to know whatwe are going to do aboutit.”

Sandel added that hebelieves he has “failed,”because he didn’t continuepushing staff to find a so-lution to the problem.“Three years ago we foundmore ways to say no in-stead of looking for waysto say yes. We are lookingat the exact same peoplewith very minor fixes andwe’ve argued and arguedand now they are sittingback and saying, ‘Huh.’”

Construction of the twodetention ponds needs tomove forward, Sandel said.

“Our constituents – myconstituents – demand thisfrom us. From a very basicperspective they shoulddemand that from us,”Sandel said. He wantedthe city to mobilize thefire department and streetcrews to pay attention tothe areas affected by thestorm. “We ought to havea disaster preparedness

plan so that the next timeit happens we are all onthe same page and canplan for when this hap-pens.”

The scope of damage

Mayes said there hasbeen new infrastructurebuilt since 2010, and atthis time he has been as-sessing the scope of thedamage to determinewhether he needs to de-clare this an emergencywith regard to propertydamage.

“I do want to be in aposition to make that callas soon as it is possible,”Roberts said. “I am notindicating the scope ofthe damage is as severe asit was in August 2010.”

The storm in August2010 was rated as a 200-year storm, according toRoberts who asked whatthis one would be rated.

“I wouldn’t know whatto label this storm. (Mon-day) we watched GladeArroyo jump really fast,”Smaka said, adding thatthe infrastructure through-out the city is rated towithstand 10- and 15-year storms in the olderparts of town. “Everythingnew is built for 25-yearstorms, and when we getinto the 100-year storms,our water retention pondsare built for 100-yearstorms.”

Smaka said the city putin a lot of concrete andcleaned out the arroyosafter the August 2010storm.

Roberts asked what typeof planning could be donefor these storms, whichhe believes will continueto get worse. “I don’t re-member storms like thesewhen I was growing up.Should we be in a positionwhere we are planning forways to cope with extremeamounts of water?” heasked.

“The hard thing iswhere is the intensity go-ing to hit? Probably overthe years, we need to gointo the older parts oftown,” Smaka said. “Iknow Main Street by TacoBell was severe and thereare some very large stormdrains down there.”

Councilor Dan Darnellsaid that any time the sys-tem is stressed there willbe vulnerabilities. He alsopointed out that we livein the desert and peopleneed to understand thatthere are cloud bursts. “I’mnot sure you could put ina big enough system tohandle these problems.These events have stressedus these past few days.My prayer is – and I am apraying person – that weget a little relief.”

Offering assistance

Councilor Gayla Mc-Culloch wanted to knowif the city could offer reliefto the homeowners, whosehouses were flooded andperhaps washing away.“The standard answer tothe homeowner is, ‘No wedon’t have help for them,’”

district with its own reg-ulations. It is an importantuse in this county andshould be protected.”

Lea Phillips fromBloomfield agreed thatagriculture needs to bedesignated as its own dis-trict because, if not, itcould affect the oil andgas industry. “When youlabel many of these farm-lands as residential areas,many of these ranches

have oil and gas wells onthem. Just by giving thename residential area tothese lands, (oil and gascompanies) would have tocomply with that and thatwould increase the costof our wells significantly,”said Phillips, who is asafety and logistics coor-dinator at Protocom, anoil and gas consultingbusiness.

“As far as zoning is con-

cerned, we need to becareful and properly labelthese zones,” she added.

Doug Mize fromBloomfield also stated thatzoning regulations are es-sential to the county.However, some of the reg-ulations appear to be toostringent. “(The code) doesneed more design. I thinkwe can do a better joband come to a consensusso we can provide land

use development and sub-divisions that we want tosee within the county.”

County Commissionersagreed that the codeshould be reevaluated andrevised before they voteon it during the Oct. 11regular meeting.

“We need to hear thesecomments because theyare important for cleaningthe document up some,”Commissioner Keith Johns

said. “We need to cleanthis up and make it friend-ly to oil and gas. We needto go over it again andmake sure it addresses thethings that are important.”

“I’m not convinced ei-ther way yet,” Commis-sioner Jack Fortner said.“I have concerns likeeveryone and want to con-tinue to hear (public) in-put.”

Commissioner GloJean

Todacheene said it is im-portant to adopt the landuse code eventually be-cause it is needed as thepopulation grows. “Wehave to think of the youthwho will remain in thiscounty and that every-thing is set and ready forthem.”

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eight had that,” John said. Five of the complaints

were about businesses andthose were sent to the BetterBusiness Bureau, two weresent to Workforce Solutionsand one was referred to theLower Valley Water Users’Association.

“Our goal is to continueto be a safe place wherepeople can go and be heardwith regard to racial or cul-tural discrimination,” Johntold the Farmington CityCouncil during its Sept. 10meeting at city hall.

He reported that in thepast 18 months the Com-munity Relation Commis-sion has provided financialsupport to three separatecommunity events with re-gard to race relations andcultural diversity, while alsoparticipating in various out-reach events.

“We give grants to a lotof these organizations thathave to do with culture,”he said. The commissiongave $800 to the JuneteenthCommunity Festival; $800to the Exodus Festival forthe Homeless and $600 toBottom of the Barrel Pro-ductions for a culturally di-verse theater production.

The commission also par-ticipated in Cultural Har-

mony with San Juan CountyPartnership and the Home-less Standdown Day.

He was asked aboutbuilding bridges and rela-tionships with the NavajoHuman Rights Commission,to which John replied thatthe commission seems towant to focus on past issuesof racism instead of lookingto a positive future.

“On behalf of our com-mission, we are willing towork with the Navajo Hu-man Rights Commission.… We tried to put a con-ference together,” John said.“They want a report cardfrom the city of Farmingtonof everything that happenedfrom the 1970s to here. Wewant to move forward. Ifwe want to do a conferencewe want it to be positive.”

John said the Navajo Hu-man Rights Commission,which is a branch of theNavajo legislature, is moregeared toward border townissues and American Indians,while the Farmington Com-munity Relations Commis-sion, or CRC, is focusedon all cultures and heritagesin the Four Corners. Heeven spoke with NavajoNation Vice President RexLee Jim about the NavajoHuman Rights Commission,

and told him the CRC isfocused on doing “some-thing more positive andmoving things forward.”

Mayor Tommy Robertssaid the Navajo HumanRights Commission has theright to do a “report card”on Farmington, but a processof that sort was done inthe 2010, when the com-mission did a report cardon all border towns andeven had 20 different publichearings to gather informa-tion from people regardingrace relations.

“The salient part of thatreport was the conclusionthat if border towns wantto make progress in racerelations they ought to focuson Farmington,” Robertssaid, pointing out that Farm-ington has made greatstrides during the past 30years in the area of race re-lations.

Councilor Jason Sandelstated that he was concernedthat the city’s relationshipwith the Navajo HumanRights Commission mightnot be as strong as it couldbe.

John said the problemwith developing a strongrelationship with the NavajoHuman Rights Commissionis that is does not fall under

the leadership of the Navajoexecutive branch of gov-ernment, so the Navajo Na-tion president is not in-volved.

Sandel suggested theCRC contact the state IndianAffairs Department for as-sistance in building rela-tionships with entities suchas the Navajo Human RightsCommission. He pointedout that there was a statelaw passed in 2009 withregard to how municipalitiesshould deal with and com-municate with sovereigntribal nations. “I’m just won-dering if we have thoughtof using the formal stateregulations with how gov-ernment entities are sup-posed to interact with eachother. There is state lawthat establishes that inter-governmental relationship,”he said.

“I agree with you that iswhat we should be goinginto now,” John said, point-ing out that Mayor TommyRoberts previously signeda memorandum of under-standing, or MOU, betweenthe city of Farmington andthe Navajo Human RightsCommission. “I thoughtthat’s what the MOU wasfor. We are still at groundzero, so to speak. Our CRC

is moving forward, but thereare a lot of issues that wecould be addressing.”

Sandel asked John to en-gage the state Indian AffairsDepartment to assist in thatrelationship building, butJohn pointed out that theCRC deals with other tribesas well, including the JicarillaApache in Dulce and theSouthern Utes in Ignacio,Colo.

“The Indian Affairs De-partment could help us withthat. I would be supportiveof the commission reachingout to the Indian AffairsDepartment. It is a veryformal process of how gov-ernments interact with eachother,” Sandel said.

Charles Kromer, a CRCcommissioner, said that “wesometimes over blow thesituation,” and “it is not asbad as people want to makeit look.”

He believes the commis-sion is making great strideswith the Navajo Nation.

“I teach at the collegeand 90 percent of my stu-dents are Native Americanand I don’t see this ani-mosity,” Kromer said. “Idon’t know that Farmingtonhas problems that are sosignificant. I see a lot ofpositive things happening

with the young people inparticular. I think Farming-ton is in better shape thanyou think.”

Roberts echoed that sen-timent, saying that the mes-sage he would like to seecommunicated to the Navajois that “in this communityit is important to treat every-one with respect.”

He added that greatstrides have been made toeducate the youth of thecommunity about respect.

“I maintain that we havethousands of interactionsdaily with people of differ-ent nationalities and racesand almost all go off withoutincident,” Roberts said. “Wecan make a long list of pos-itive accomplishments thathave affected minority peo-ple. A community cannotreach its full potential unlessit gives opportunities topeople of all races and eth-nicities.”

Sandel pointed out thathe wasn’t saying there wereno problems. “I was sayingthere are opportunities forfuture relationship building.I don’t think we shouldtake ‘no problems’ as wellenough. The CRC is notjust for taking complaints,but for building those rela-tionships.”

office by Steve Hines, owner ofthe Moriarty-based Falcon In-dustries, which equips guns andrifles with Ergo Grip, a producthe builds at his business.

“Being in the business I amin and around a lot of law en-forcement people,” Hines said.“I’ve had a very high admirationfor SWAT and particularly forsnipers, because of the specializedskill set they have.”

Hines has discovered thatmany law enforcement agenciesthroughout the state have a need

for high-dollar precision rifles,but they don’t have the fundsto purchase them. He has beenvisiting various law enforcementpersonnel in New Mexico topresent them with the customrifles, and he visited the SanJuan County Sheriff ’s Office onSept. 11, which also is the birth-day of Hines’ daughter who isan Albuquerque police sergeant.

“I have a really high regardfor SWAT teams and police de-partments. We owe so much tothem,” Hines said, adding he

gave the gun to the sheriff be-cause the office puts on a sniperschool. “I wanted to get themone to use.”

The rifle is based on a 700Remington action, upgradedwith a precision barrel and fiber-glass stocks. “We do an upgradeon how the rifle feeds ammuni-tion,” Hines said. He put a boxloader on it with an adjustabletrigger “that is part of the veryprecise operation of the rifle.”

It is completed with Leopoldtarget scope.

“It’s an impressive weaponsystem that has been built,”Eighme said. “It’s an honor toreceive something like this. I’mpretty speechless. It’s amazing.”

Eighme said this type of rifleis a tool needed for use in SWATcallouts. “As snipers we are ableto do long watch for the rest ofthe team,” he said, adding thistype of gun puts them on aneven playing field with poten-tially armed suspects.

“A weapon like this helps usto make precision shots, and it

gives us the added confidence– if we need to take that shot,we can do it,” Eighme said.

San Juan County Sheriff KenChristesen said it is a wonderfulprecision tool that they hopethey never have to use. “It reallyis a top of the line sniper rifle,”he said. “Steve Hines and peoplelike him keep us in law enforce-ment realizing this is just onebig community in the state ofNew Mexico. We appreciate himand people like him that areour partners.”

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Sponsored by the Women’s Club of Farmington, the 46th AnnualHome Tour is set for Saturday, Sept. 21.

This year’s tour features four beautiful and unique homes in Farm-ington.

As the only fundraising event hosted by the Farmington Women’sClub, the club donates all the money raised from ticket sales backinto the community. The Farmington Women’s Club supports variouscauses specific to women and families, including, but not limited to,holiday food baskets, Family Crisis Center, Blue Star Mothers andthe Salvation Army.

Tickets for the Saturday, Sept. 21 event are $10. The show is fromnoon to 4 p.m. and tickets are available at all Citizens Bank Locations,all Four Corners Community Bank locations, Hot Stuff Spas andBilliards, Hair Express, Imagenet Consulting (formerly TNT OfficeSource), and Denae’s Boutique.

For information on the home tour, contact Kathy Hopper at505.870.0511.

Carter said she and her family were looking for a secluded place with at least20 acres when they found this house. “When we first came to see it we were so amazed that a place like this ex-isted. The park-like setting was so stunning and wildlife was everywhere,”she continued. The house was built in 1997 for Larry Risley and Carter said she believes hemade sure the finest materials were used to build this house. “It has a timeless beauty that will never look dated,” Carter said.“The house is larger than what we wanted but the land (27 acres) waseverything and more than we could have wanted or even imagined.”

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MONDAY – FRIDAY5 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.: Focus onthe Family 5:30 – 6 a.m.: Adventures inOdyssey 6 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: "The Morn-ing Show" with Devin andRachel9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.: "Four Cor-ners Spotlight" with Jim Baker Sept. 16: Four Corners Confer-ence – Eric FisherSept. 17: REWIND: FarmingtonSchools – Ryan [Aug. 28]Sept. 18: City of Farmington –Darnell, Farmington City Coun-selorSept. 19: Grace Place – CurtinSept. 20: Pro-Relationships –Dr. Mike Hattabaugh10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: "The LunchCrunch" with Leah3 – 8 p.m.: "The Drive" withDonnie

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THURSDAY – SEPT. 19 7 a.m.: The Scott Michlin Morn-ing: San Juan County7:30 a.m.: New Mexico MileMarker: Peralta EstablishesSanta Fe: saving Nuevo MexicoProvence from abandonment7:55 a.m.: Save-A-Buck Thurs-day: Weekly economic & invest-ing newsNoon: A Review Too Far: localmovie reviews

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As a general rule ofthumb, cats naturally taketo using a litter box. Re-training an accustomed out-door cat to an indoor litterbox, however, can be moreof a challenge.

Every house should haveone litterbox per cat, plusone. Get two boxes foryour new cat and placeboth boxes in locationswhere your cat likely is go-ing to want to go: one bythe door leading to outsidewhere she would normallyeliminate and one in a moreprivate area. Some cats pre-fer litterboxes that are morehidden, so placing one be-hind a cat-safe plant orother barrier can help herfeel more secure. In orderto be sure your cat usesthe box and not the plantas her bathroom, tempo-rality cover the plant’s soilwith pieces of aluminumfoil. I also like food andwater by each litter box sothat as a cat eat or drinksthey will likely go to therestroom next.

Choose a box that yourcat will actually use. Toooften, cat owners opt forlitterboxes that are less of-fensive to the human eye,such as those that are cov-ered. However, covered

boxes can be frighteningto cats, as they hinderchances for escape and leavea cat vulnerable. Coveredboxes also contain all ofthe scent, which mayprompt a cat to use anotherplace with less offensiveodors. A self-scooping lit-terbox may be tempting,but the electronic soundscan scare more timid cats,which discourages their use.

While some cats are finewith covered or self-scoop-ing boxes, many do bestwith uncovered litterboxes.Some cats prefer a largerarea in which to eliminatethan most cat boxes provide;for these cats, using a fairlybig plastic storage box that’sapproximately 6 inches inheight can be a good solu-tion. However, for a mid-dle-aged cat which mayhave joint disease, you willneed to cut one or more ofthe sides down in order toallow her to get in and outof the litterbox more easily.

Choose your litter care-

fully, too. While scentedlitter is appealing to us be-cause it eliminates scents,for many cats, the scentcan be offensive. Opt in-stead for unscented, clump-ing litter, which most catsprefer. Certain cats are ex-tremely choosy in theirsubstrate of choice. Exper-iment to discover your cat’sfavorite litter by choosinga couple of different types,such as clumping and non-clumping versions. Put oneoption in each box and letyour cat decide which sheprefers. Donate the less pre-ferred litter to your localshelter. If your outdoor catis conditioned to use onlya certain substrate, such asdirt, you can help her tran-sition by mixing the litterwith the outdoor substrate;phase out the outdoor soiladdition over time so thateventually she’s just usingkitty litter in the box.

Once you’ve identifiedyour cat’s favorite litter,find the depth of litter your

cat prefers by pouring thelitter in the boxes at dif-ferent levels. Once you haveidentified both the preferredlitter and the box height,be consistent with them inorder to make proper lit-terbox elimination morelikely.

Be Positive – and Patient

Don’t punish your catfor going in the wrongplaces; instead, use positivereinforcement to encourageproper litterbox use. Afteryour cat uses the litterbox,reward her with somethingshe enjoys, such as a gamewith a feather toy, a cattreat or petting. Avoid pun-ishment, which will stressyour cat out and hinderher relationship with you,both of which can causeelimination outside the lit-terbox.

While some outdoor catslearned to use a litterboxas kittens, other cats haveno idea what the box isfor. Keeping your cat in asmaller enclosed area tem-porarily – such as a largedog pen, a high-gated areaor even a closed bathroom– may encourage litterboxuse. Be sure all the cat’sessentials, including restingarea, water, food and toys,

are present in this space;make sure that your catgets enough interactionwith you throughout theday. As your cat begins tobe successful at using thelitterbox, her area can beexpanded.

If your cat has neverused the litterbox, keepingsmells inside can also bean environmental cue forher to eliminate. When yourcat first uses the box todefecate, rather than scoop-ing it our right away, leaveit temporarily until yourcat returns to the box, asprevious smells can encour-age elimination. Once yourcat has gone the first coupleof times in the proper area,scooping the box regularlyto keep it clean encouragesyour cat to continue to useit.

Other simple tipsFeline pheromones

spritzed inside your cat’sliving area can help calmyour cat during the transi-tion from outdoors to in-

doors, which further en-courages proper litterboxuse. There are evenpheromone plug-ins.Google “Feliway.”

Finally, if your cat isn’tlearning to use the litterbox,talk with your veterinarian.There are numerous reasonswhy cats can have issueswith not going in the lit-terbox – even with training,many of which are med-ically related.

Be aware that indoorcats care more prone tobladder infections than out-door cats – since the wholeworld is their bathroom –as they hold their urinemore. Also be aware of amale cat if he is constantlygoing in and out of thelitterbox. This could indi-cate a blockage of the ure-thra or the end of the penisdue to infection and canbe life threatening.

Your veterinarian is avaluable resource on help-ing your cat eliminate inthe right area.

Avoid accidents How to litter box train an outdoor catPAWSITIVELY

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Get the latest informa-tion about what’s happen-ing at the FarmingtonPublic Library. Follow uson twitter @FarmPubLib.

Tuesday, Sept. 17 – 6 p.m.The Farmington Public Librarywill be presenting a slide illus-trated program, covering 400years of livestock history inNew Mexico, based on William W.Dunmire’s latest book New Mex-ico's Spanish livestock heritage:four centuries of animals, land,and people. For more informa-tion about this free event,please call 505.599.1260.

Thursday, Sept. 19 – 6 p.m. In honor of Hispanic Heritage

month, the Farmington Public Li-brary will celebrate the seminalwork, Bless Me, Ultima, by NewMexico’s own Rudolfo Anayawith a free screening of the

movie based on his book. Formore information, please call505.599.1260.

Friday, Sept. 20 – 10 a.m.“No School Day” at the Farm-ington Public Library. Come for aspecial story time, a movie, andhands-on experiments. More in-formation at www.infoway.org.

Saturday, Sept. 21 – 11 a.m. “Guys Read” at the FarmingtonPublic Library. The library’scharter of this national programwill use recommended books,and additional reviews and listsspecifically tailored for the localcommunity. For more informa-tion on the “Guys Read” pro-gram, go to www.guysread.comor call 505.599.1273.

Monday, Sept. 23 – 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Storytimes resume at the Farm-ington Public Library for PreK-age 5. Come and enjoy stories

with us while we dance, sing anddo fingerplays together! Thisweek’s theme is Fall into Read-ing. Storytimes are every Mon-day, Tuesday, Thursday andFriday at the Farmington PublicLibrary. For more informationabout storytimes at the Farm-ington Public Library, please call505.599.1273 or log on towww.infoway.org. Farmington Public Libraryhours:Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 pmFriday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Shiprock Branch Library hours:Monday-Friday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.Bayless Power Library at the

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The Farmington Animal ShelterHours are Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m.

to 5:30p.m.; Sat. and Sun.noon to 3p.m. Also on Sundays at PETCO fromnoon to 3 p.m.

Adoption Prices (Dogs): $10 isrefundable when the Rabiesshot is given by a vet; 6 wk. to 6mo. $100; 6 mo. to 6 yrs. $80;Over 6 yrs. $50 Senior Citizen Costs: Adoptermust be 50 or older and thedog must be over the age or 6yrs. $33 ($10 is refundablewhen the Rabies shot is givenby a vet.)

Adoption Prices (Cats): $10 isrefundable when the Rabiesshot is given by a vet; 6 wk. to 6mo. $70; 6 mo. to a 6 yrs $60;Over 6 yrs. $50.Senior Citizen Costs: Adoptermust be 50 or older and the catmust be over the age or 6 yrs.$33 ($10 is refundable whenthe Rabies shot is given by avet.)

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

farmington pets of the week

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

aztec pets of the week

This little guy is Casper. He is a 2-month-old domestic medium haircat who loves to play and chasetoys. He plays well with other catsand would love to be adopted byyou today.

Luna is a 1-year-old pit bull/terriermix. She is spayed and full of en-ergy. She loves to go for long walksand chase the ball. She would makea great addition to your household.

Poptart is a 2-year-old domestic shorthair tabby mix. She loves to curl upon your lap and have her belly rubbed. She is friendly with other cats andis looking for a loving family to take her home.

(Right) Davis is a 5-month-oldShepherd/heeler mix. Davis likes torun and play at the park, and thencuddle up on the couch and watchTV and relax.

(Above) These are Tiger and Randy. Tiger is ahandsome 4-year-old neutered Lab mix. Randyis a good looking adult male, Bernese/Chowmix. Both do well with other dogs and kids.They really adore attention and exercise. If youhave a big fenced-in yard, these two would loveit.(Right) Our names are Maverick and Sam! Mav-erick is a striking 6-month-old maleLab/Hound. He has plenty of energy. Sam is avery cute 7-year-old spayed Heeler. Her ownerpassed away and Sam needs a forever home.Both dogs are great with kids and other dogs.Adopt today.

(Right) These cuties are Malamarand Olivia. Malamar is a 4-month-old male black and white domesticshort-hair. Olivia is a 1 þ-year-oldpastel gray tabby. Both have tons ofenergy and really need a homewhere they can explore and a win-dowsill to chill out and watch birds.Please consider adding them toyour family. (Below right)Our names are Squirtand Tulsa. Squirt (named so be-cause she LOVES water), is a 2-year-old female Lab mix. Tulsa –who is a grinner – is a 1-year-oldfemale Heeler/Border Collie mix.These two girls are good with otherdogs and teenagers. Please findsome room in your family for them.

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To say that I am notthe most optimistic guymight be understatingthings a bit. I tend to takea realistic approach to whatis going on in whatever Iam dealing with at thetime – and the optimistalways refers to a realistas a pessimist. Until re-cently, I have alwaysviewed bad shots in a neg-

ative light – see “realist”. Shots that go off target

usually add strokes to thescorecard in the form ofbogies, doubles or worse.

The typical reaction hasalways been to get upset,find the ball and take yourmedicine by limiting thebig number – that is until

recently.The realist would see

the situation for what it isand try to eliminate thedouble bogey, or worse.Punch the ball out of thedesert onto the fairway,and then aim for the mid-dle of the green, two-puttand get out with a bogey.

The optimist would

The football hysteria gotgoing last week with weekNo. 1 in the NFL and asecond week of collegefootball. The prep seasoncontinues to be busy withtournaments and non-dis-trict play.

Last Week …On the football field the

Navajo Prep Eagles havebeen nothing short of dom-inant, ending both gamesearly knocking off Thoreauand Wingate 50-0. The Ea-gles look to be in the sameboat as Bloomfield usually

is, dominating their seasonand waiting for the playoffsto get going. Piedra Vistaand Farmington continuedtheir winning ways withPV hammering Grants withover 600 total yards in a47-21 win and the Scorpi-ons blowing out anothernon-district opponent 41-6 over Los Alamos. Bloom-field and Kirtland Centralmoved to 1-1 with the Bob-cats hammering Pojoaque67-21 and the Broncos

It’s homecoming weekfor University of NewMexico football coach BobDavie. The Pennsylvanianative will return to hishome state this weekendwhen the Lobos (1-1) takeon Pittsburgh (0-1) atHeinz Field.

“My dad needs 30 tick-ets,” said Davie. “There area lot of cousins and relativesback there.”

Following the ticket re-quest, Davie’s father wantedto know about the impor-tant stuff. “The secondthing he says is, ‘I see

you’re 21-point underdogs,what’s that all about?’ He’sworried about one thing.What is he going to tellall his friends about thisgame,” joked Davie.

This will be the firsttime these two schoolshave met, but Davie is fa-miliar with their program.Davie was born in Sewick-ley, Pa., and this will bethe fourth time he hasplayed against the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh as a headcoach. Davie’s coachingcareer started at Pitt. Hewas a graduate assistant

with the Panthers in 1977. “I’m a senior at

Youngstown State andgraduated in December,”Davie recalled. “The next

thing I do is become agraduate assistant at theUniversity of Pittsburgh

The Farmington Parks,Recreation, and CulturalAffairs Department willhost the NFL Punt, Pass &Kick Competition at 6 p.m.on Friday, Sept. 27.

Young pro football fanswill have the opportunityto exhibit their footballskills. The competition isfree and open to boys andgirls ages 6 through 15.Entry forms are available

online at www.nflppk.comor at the Farmington Recre-ation Center.

The NFL Punt, Pass, &Kick football competitionallows youngsters to show-case their talents in punting,passing, and kicking withscores based on distanceand accuracy. Age classifi-cation is as of Dec. 31.

The top finishers fromeach of 10 age groups at

the local competition willadvance to a sectional com-petition in October. Thewinners at the Sectionalcompetition will have theirscores compared with otherSectional champions. Thetop four scorers from thepool of Sectional championswill advance to the ArizonaCardinals Team Champi-onship will be at Universityof Phoenix Stadium in

Glendale, Arizona, in No-vember or December.

Age-group champions atthis level will be declaredNFL Punt, Pass & KickTeam Champions. The topfour finishers in the boys’and girls’ divisions withineach age bracket from thepool of all Team Champi-ons will qualify for the Na-tional Finals at an NFLplayoff game in January

2014.In order to participate,

each child must have a par-ent or guardian completean entry form and bring acopy (not the original) ofthe child’s birth certificateto the event. Participantsmust wear soft sole gymshoes. Participants are notallowed to participate withfootball shoes, cleats, turfshoes, or bare feet.

The Farmington Recre-ation Center is located at1101 Fairgrounds Road inFarmington. The competi-tion will be held at theFairgrounds Soccer Com-plex, Field No. 1, 901 Fair-grounds Road, Farmington,NM 87401. For additionalinformation on the NFLPunt, Pass, & Kick Com-petition call 505.599.1184.


San Juan River and AnimasRiver could eventually be rec-ognized as National Water Trailssince a local committee is workingto establish the rivers as a unifiedwater trail system for recreationand educational purposes.

The National Water Trails Sys-tem is an interagency collaborativeeffort administered by the Na-

tional Park Service, or NPS,through the Rivers, Trails andConservation Assistance Programand the National Trails System.It establishes nationally recognizedwater trails, which are recreationalroutes on waterways with a net-work of public access points sup-ported by broad-based commu-nity partnerships. Water trailsprovide both conservation andrecreational opportunities.

The working committee, or

the Four Corners Paddle TrailsCommittee, has a goal of unifyingthe water trails and bringingtourism to the area. The project’scommittee is made up of localmunicipalities, the Bureau of LandManagement, River Reach Foun-dation, Farmington Visitors andConvention Bureau, San JuanCollege, Four Corners EconomicDevelopment, NPS, and localprivate sector companies.

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view this situation far dif-ferently.

The optimist would seethe situation as an opportu-nity to make something greatout of something bad. Thatopportunity might presentitself in the form of hittinga slice or a hook in an at-tempt to get the ball ontothe green. Or that opportu-nity might be to punch theball into the fairway, butthen take dead aim at theflagstick and one-putt forpar.

The situation will obvi-ously dictate the plan of at-tack, but if the mentality isdefeatist in nature, then theodds of something greathappening are slim to none.Great players make extraor-dinary things happen from

the toughest of circum-stances.

Maybe that circumstancewill present itself in the formof a tough pitch shot withthe flagstick tucked in tightbehind a bunker. Or maybeit will require a perfect fair-way wood shot that has tocarry a water hazard.

The beauty of the gameis that each shot presentsthe player with multiplechoices and, better yet, infi-nite outcomes. Sometimesthe best choice is to play itsafe – and sometimes thechoice is to take a risk thattakes you out of your com-fort zone. Either way, theattitude that you have towardthe shot you are playingwill go a long way towardswhether you will, in fact,

pull it off.My advice is that when

you are facing a tough situ-ation on the course, makean honest evaluation of thesituation, but then mentallyimagine the shot it wouldtake to pull off the extraor-dinary shot. And then followyour gut instinct, but alwayshave a positive/optimisticattitude and believe that youare going to pull off what-ever shot you choose.

Golf is meant to be fun.And for that reason, I wouldadvise you to take the occa-sional risk. For one, playingit safe all the time is boringand two, without the even-tual risk, there is no reward– or as a good friend putsit, “You can’t live life withyour foot on the brake.”


“The focus is to look atmanaging the river corridorcooperatively,” said AztecMayor Sally Burbridge,who is participating on thePaddle Trails committee.“We hope in the future wehave a place where familiesand visitors will have away to access and enjoythe river.”

The Paddle Trails Pro-ject’s target is eventuallyto link Durango, Aztec,Farmington, Kirtland, andBloomfield by recreationalwater trails, where peoplecan go rafting, kayaking,canoeing and tubing. Thewater trails would offer ur-

ban sections for socializingand rural sections for naturetrail experiences.

The benefits of watertrails are they enhance thequality of life, draw intourism, provide educationalopportunities and conser-vation awareness, and boosteconomic development,with hotels, restaurants, andother businesses buildingalong the river, accordingto the National Water TrailsSystem website.

The need for river recre-ation within the county isapparent after the organi-zation Aztec Trails andOpen Space offered freerafting rides at last year’sAztec Fiesta Days to more

than 100 people. “There is good river

recreation in Durango andFarmington, but not somuch in Bloomfield andAztec. (Aztec Trails andOpen Space) were tryingto see how to address this,”said Attila Bality, NPS out-door recreational plannerwith the Rivers, Trails, andConservation AssistanceProgram. Bality also helpedorganize the Paddle Trailscommittee.

Bality said boat launchesmust be established in orderfor the rivers to be recog-nized as National WaterTrails, as well as signs andmaps which educate riverusers to avoid trespassing

on private or tribal landalong the river.

As a way to designatethe various launches, SanJuan College students whoare part of the OutdoorLeadership Education andRecreation program, orOLER, as well as PrescottCollege interns from Ari-zona, toured the rivers inMay and June and evaluatedwhere launches could bebuilt and identified anyhazardous areas along theriver.

“We were creating riverguide templates that showthe entire river trail andbreak it down into a mile-to-mile guide,” said MarcelBieg, OLER program di-

rector. The information the stu-

dents and interns collectedwas then given to the Pad-dle Trails committee, whereinteractive maps of the rivertrails were created.

Bieg added that most ofthe river launches alreadyare in place; however, thereare certain stretches, suchas between Durango andAztec, where there is littleaccess to the rivers. “Ninetypercent of the (launches)are there, but there is po-tential for more,” he ex-plained.

The recreational watertrails are expected to beoperating by next year. Thetrails possibly would be

overseen and maintainedby local municipalities, ac-cording to Bality.

“Most likely, each (mu-nicipality) would managethe resources in their com-munity,” he explained. “Theoutcome would be that wepresent the Paddle Trailsplan to the (municipalities)and hopefully they adoptthat and make it part oftheir comprehensive planand make improvements(to the water trails) in theirown jurisdiction.”

Once the water trailshave been established, thePaddle Trails committeewill apply for designationwithin the National WaterTrails System.

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the only back to put up a100 yards. Meanwhile, nu-merous tight ends and wide-outs put up over 100 yards.It may be time to rethinkthe flex position.

Each week the FantasyGeek will give you someunsolicited advice on playingNFL Fantasy Football. Re-alizing that the Thursdaynight game is already over,players from Thursday’sgame will not be in consid-eration and since mostleagues let you change play-ers that haven’t played yet,every other squad is fairgame. Each week we’ll lookat the players that led tovictory or disaster in LoveThem and Loathe Them fol-lowed by a section on Studsand Duds, who you maylook at starting and sittingthis week. Finally, there will

be a quick section on pick-ups on the waiver wire forsome players who may beavailable in your league.Last Week with The

Geek…Week No. 1 Record – 6-4Overall Record – 6-4

Love Them …Broncos QB Peyton Manning – 462Passing Yards, 7 TDs – What’s notto love?49ers QB Colin Kaepernick – 412Passing Yards, 3 TDs, 22 YardsRushingVikings RB Adrian Peterson – 111Total Yards, 3 TDsLions RB Reggie Bush – 191 TotalYards, TD49ers WR Anquan Boldin – 13Catches, 208 Yards, TDBengals WR AJ Green – 9 Catches,162 Yards, 2 TDsRams TE Jared Cook – 7 Catches141 Yards, 2 TDsBroncos TE Julius Thomas – 5Catches, 110 Yards, 2 TDsChiefs DST – 6 Sacks, Int., TD, Only

178 Yards AgainstLoathe Them…

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger –Only 191 Yards and a TD againstTitansPanthers QB Cam Newton – 125Yards Passing and 38 Yards Rush-ing, 1 TDRedskins RB Alfred Morris – 54Total Yards, 1 TD, a fumble and asafetySeahawks RB Marshawn Lynch –Only 54 Total Yards Cowboys WR Dez Bryant – 4Catches, 22 Yards ,Lions WR Calvin Johnson – 4Catches, 37 Yards, Low numbersfor a high pickLions TE Brandon Pettigrew – 2Catches, 6 Yards, 49ers DST – No. 1 Preseason DSTfinished No. 28 for the week

Studs…Packers QB Aaron Rodgers – Red-skins gave up big numbers lastweek and Packers head homeBroncos QB Peyton Manning –Should better Romo’s big numbers

against GiantsEagles RB LeSean McCoy – Can theEagles keep it going?Buccaneers RB Doug Martin –Should have big day against theSaintsPatriots WR Julian Edelman – Onlyexperienced target left with Amen-dola and Gronk outBronco WRs– Should roll againstthe GiantsCowboys TE Jason Witten – StillRomo’s favorite target with all theattention on BryantPatriots DST – Host the Jets. Need Isay more?

Duds…Titans QB Jake Locker – Faces whatshould be a solid Texans DST onthe roadVikings QB Christian Ponder – Getstougher from Lions to Bears, Oh

my!Bills RB CJ Spiller Panthers shutdown Lynch and still splitting car-ries with Fred JacksonGiants RB David Wilson – Might noteven get on the field, with fumbleissuesViking WR Greg Jennings – That’snot Aaron Rodgers throwing himthe ballSeahawks WR Sidney Rice – GoldenTate turning into No. 1 option.Ravens TE Ed Dickson – Appar-ently not the replacement for Den-nis PittaChargers DST – Put me on the Ea-gles bandwagon. They will put upnumbers

Waiver Wire…Here are a few players

to take a look at whomay still be available in

your leagueBills QB, EJ Manuel – Looked prettygood in Week No. 1 against the Pa-triotsRaiders QB, Tyrell Pryor – Rushingyardage makes him a decentbackup optionDolphin WR Brian Hartline – Spentbig free agent bucks on Wallaceand Gibson, but Hartline got thethrowsCardinals WR Andre Roberts – 2ndOption in a pass-happy offenseBrowns TE Jordan Cameron – Ifhe’s still available, can I join yourleague?Rams TE Jared Cook – Big numbersshould continueBroncos TE Julius Thomas – Withall the attention on the three wide-outs, he should have a good year

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she said, adding that thatwas frustrating. “There’sgot to be some give forthese same people whoare flooded every time. Iwould like to see someway to help these peopleout. It is my plea, if thereis any way to say, ‘Yes,’help these people out.”

City Attorney Jay Burn-ham said state law forbidsthe city from stepping inand helping private prop-erty owners, because it vi-olates the anti-donationclause.

“There could be excep-tions if someone is in im-minent danger, or if theprivate property could beharming public property,”Burnham said.

Roberts added that thelaw exists for a good rea-son. “Without it, munici-palities would be bank-rupt,” he said. “We haveto step back and see whattype of mitigation we cantake on.”

Roberts suggested mov-ing more quickly with theretention pond construc-tion. “We ought to bepushing ahead to get thosestructures in place,” hesaid. “If we think our ef-forts ought to be to make

this area flood free for allproperty owners, that is agoal that is unattainablein my mind. Somethingmore reasonable is some-thing we should be fo-cused on.”

Councilor Mary Fischerasked if it were a perfectworld with an open checkbook what could be doneto stop the flooding.

“You would be startingat the rivers and comingout with a larger system,”Smaka said, adding it

would cost tens of millions. “We have people who

have been flooded out oftheir homes and that hashappened in consecutiveyears. If we have inade-quate drainage, then it isincumbent on us to try tofix it,” Fischer said.

“Our drainage is ade-quate,” Smaka said, addingthat the city can’t justmove the water from onespot to another withoutcausing another problem.

“These last couple of

days have given us an ideaof where the system is notworking,” Fischer said. “Ireally would like us to seeabout getting aggressivein modernizing our sys-tem.”

A plan for the future

Sandel asked for a planand some type of Councilconsensus on how to moveforward to fix this prob-lem, including plans forcleanup and completing

the Lakewood and PorterDetention Ponds.

Mayes said the cleanupplan has been happening.

“Having that plan insideof your head and insideof the head of the publicworks department doesn’tdo me any good,” Sandelsaid.

“The plan is fluid,”Mayes answered, addingthat the city could offerSandel a timeline for theLakewood DetentionPond, but would have to

wait on FEMA for thePorter Pond. “I think Ican put together some ac-tion plans.”

Fischer asked whetherthe city had contactedRepresentative Ben RayLujan for help with theFEMA funds, and Mayessaid the city had not, be-cause the plan funds wereapproved.

Then Mays backtrackedsaying “approved is toostrong a word,” becauseFEMA approved the miti-gation plan.

“They recommended wesubmit it for a project.They said it is a goodproject and allocated it,and then they came backand put more bureaucraticred tape on it before theycould approve it,” Smakasaid.

“It was a very realisticfeasible thing that we wereled to believe would cometo fruition,” Mayes saidof FEMA funding thepond’s construction.

Fischer asked the cityto contact Lujan.

“It ’s worth a call,”Roberts said.

The Council agreed tohave the city contact Lujanand develop a timeline forconstruction of the ponds,as well as a plan for futureupgrades to the system.


in January. They just wonthe national championshipwith Tony Dorsett as theHeisman Trophy winner.Move it forward to thespring, just a couplemonths later, and I’m inBoston recruiting for Pittand I don’t even knowhow to rent a car or checkinto a hotel room.”

“I will be forever grate-ful. Not only did I growup there, but it’s where Istarted coaching.” Daviewould return as their line-backers coach from 1980-82.

Davie admits he was aPitt, Penn State and WestVirginia fan when he wasgrowing up and haddreams of playing in hishome state someday. “Iwent to the Pitt-West Vir-ginia game my senior yearin high school as an un-official visit as a recruit.”Davie was a three-yearstarter at tight-end in col-lege.

The center of attention

The Lobos will have achange on the offensiveline this week. Startingcenter Dillon Farrell willbe out of action the nextcouple weeks with asprained knee ligament.Farrell suffered the injuryin the second quarter atUTEP. Lamar Bratton willstep in and replace Farrellthis week. Davie expectshim to return to actionfor the UNLV game Sept.28.

Carried the load,and then someUNM running back

Kasey Carrier was theMountain West Confer-ence Offensive Player ofthe Week as well as theCollege Football Perform-ance Running Back of theWeek. It was a no brainer,really. Carrier rushed for291 yards and four touch-downs on a career-best41 carries against UTEP.When Davie was asked if41 carries was too muchfor one player he said,” Ithink UTEP wishes wedidn’t give it to him 41times and would rathersee someone else in there.”

A Slippery slopeThe Lobos have not

won a football game inthe East Coast time zonesince the ’60s. When thatwas pointed out to Daviethis week, the head coachresponded with “We needto schedule Slippery Rocknext year and play thegame in the East Coastand get that thingchanged.” For those won-dering, Slippery Rock islocated in Pennsylvania.

Miner? Try MajorThe New Mexico State

(0-2) football team willhost UTEP (0-1) on Sat-urday. The game againstthe Miners is as importantto new head coach DougMartin as their gameagainst the Lobos. “Nogame is going to make orbreak our season, but the

first goal we set is to winthose two rival games,”said Martin.

Saturday ’s game be-tween New Mexico Stateand UTEP is the 91stmeeting between the twoschools. The Miners havewon seven of the last 10meetings between the twoschools, winning the lastfour games.

Over the course of the90-year football rivalrybetween the neighboringschools, two traveling tro-phies have been createdto honor the series victor:the Silver Spade and theBrass Spittoon. Here’s alittle history on the two.

Since 1955, the winnerof the New Mexico Statevs. UTEP football gamehas taken home the Silver

Spade, a replica prospec-tor’s shovel. The originof the Silver Spade datesback to 1947, when anold prospector’s shovelwas unearthed in an aban-doned mine in the OrganMountains near LasCruces. The whereaboutsof the original spade is amystery, but the currentspade (on which are en-

graved the score of eachyear’s Aggie-Miner game)has been traded betweenthe two schools since1955.

The newer of the twotraveling trophies is the17-year-old Brass Spit-toon, formally titled theMayor’s Cup. The BrassSpittoon came into exis-tence in 1982.

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with disabled persons whowant to golf. During theafternoon session, in orderto facilitate the free clinicfor disabled persons on thesecond day, participantswill put into practice whatthey learned in the class-room. Piñon Hills GolfCourse will facilitate thefree session on Saturday,Oct. 12 for disabled personswho want to golf. Trainerswill work with them oneon one. For more detailscall 505.326.6066 or GaryWillmart at 505.632.0440or email, [email protected].

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The San Juan CollegeSilhouette Series will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Thursday,Sept. 19, with the Irish-American band Solas. Theperformance will be heldin the Performance Hall ofthe Henderson Fine ArtsCenter in Farmington. Solas has 10 albums un-

der its belt but its newestproject is the band’s mostambitious. Titled ShamrockCity, the show tells thestory of Butte, Mont., a

mining town at the turnof the 20th century, as seenthrough the eyes of an Irishimmigrant and band leaderSeamus Egan’s great-great-uncle, Michael Conway.

In 1910, Conway madehis way from Cobh, CountyCork, in Ireland toPhiladelphia and then madehis way to Butte to workin the copper mines. Sixyears later, at the youngage of 25, he was deadfrom a blow to the head.

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Tickets are $15 for adultsand $12 for students andseniors, and can be pur-chased at the San Juan Col-lege Box Office during reg-ular business hours. Theyalso are available for pur-chase online at www.san-juancollege.edu/silhouette.For more information, callthe box office at505.566.3430.

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There is nothing that en-hances a garden like thespectacle of spring bloomingflowers. Spring floweringbulbs offer a steadfast colorfuldisplay just when you needit most at the end of a verylong winter. The bright gold-en show of daffodils, theblast of color from tulips,and the quick emergence ofsnow drops and crocus areall an early hint that warm,sunny weather is on the way.Spring is the furthest thingfrom the mind of most thistime of year, as we are tryingto hold onto the last of thelong sunny days. This timeof year is however the timeto think about plantingspring flowering bulbs. Plant-ed this fall, spring bulbs willbloom starting in early springand continue for months.

The trick to growing large,healthy flowering bulbs is

to prepare the soil well atplanting. A rich, well-drainingsoil with a balanced pH willfeed the bulb and enhancethe spring growth and flow-ers. To boost robust rootgrowth, add bone meal orsuperphosphate to the soilat the bottom of the hole atplanting time. There is anunbelievable selection ofbulbs available in an arrayof shapes, colors, sizes andbloom times. The trick tocreating an amazing showin the spring is to mass plant.Planting just a few bulbs ofdifferent colors in the gardendoes not create a show. Ilike to plant 12 or morebulbs of the same style andcolor together. When a massof bulbs come up in thespring it looks more like amass of color, and truly cre-ates a sight to behold.

Bulbs are sold by circum-

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longevity in the bloomingseason, take into considera-tion bloom times.

Another way to get a littleextra bang for the buck isto plant bulbs in pots aroundthe patio. The bulbs willcome up early and give yougreat color early in spring.Once the bulbs fade inspring, annual flowers canbe planted in the same potamong the bulbs. This willgive all your pots another

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After a long winter, noth-ing is more anticipated thanspring flowering bulbs. Thescent and the color are prob-ably more treasured thanmost plants in the garden.But you've got to plan aheadand plant now to reap thebenefits in the spring.

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Looking aheadPlanting bulbs now will insure lots of color this spring

falling to Durango 42-7.The Aztec Tigers fell to 0-2 after playing the top twoteams in the state in theopening weeks, losing toRoswell Goddard 54-28.

On the volleyball court,Farmington swept Gallupand Miyamura. Piedra Vistastayed hot as well, takingdown Bayfield. Kirtlandknocked off Bloomfield.

The state’s soccer fieldswere busy this week, espe-cially on the girls’ side. TheAztec Tigers Women’s teamremained unbeaten with a4-2 win over Belen and a10-0 blanking of Capital.The Kirtland CentralWomen’s team reached thefinals of the Show LowTournament, shutting outHolbrook, Snowflake andSt. Johns before falling inthe finals to Blue Ridge 2-0. Farmington High had aneasy time with Miyamurawhile PV split a pair ofgames in Albuquerque, losingto St. Pius and taking downRoswell. Bloomfield split apair of games with McKinleyCounty defeating Gallupand losing to Miyamura.Navajo Prep fell to Desert

Academy 7-0.The men’s side was a

little light this week. PiedraVista took down 5A Alam-ogordo 3-2 and Bloomfieldmatched the women’s teamsplitting two games by beat-ing Gallup and losing toMiyamura.

This Week’s ScheduleFriday, September 13

Football SchedulePiedra Vista travels to Durango onFox Sports AM 1340 and 93.9 FMAztec at RatonBloomfield hosts GrantsFarmington hosts MiyamuraNavajo Prep at CrownpointAztec Soccer hosts CortezPiedra Vista Women’s Soccer hostsCibolaNavajo Prep Volleyball at HopeChristian Tournament Farmington Soccer at AcademyTournamentFarmington Women’s Soccer atAcademy TournamentPiedra Vista Soccer at ManzanoBloomfield and PV at Panther Vol-leyball InvitationalSaturday, September 14Piedra Vista Cross Country atSouthwest Cross Country ChallengePiedra Vista Women’s Soccer hostsVolcano VistaPiedra Vista Soccer at Volcano VistaFarmington Soccer at AcademyTournamentFarmington Women’s Soccer atAcademy TournamentAztec Soccer at St. PiusPanther Volleyball Invitational con-tinues with Bloomfield and PVBloomfield Boys & Girls Soccerhosts Taos

Tuesday, September 17Farmington Volleyball hosts Bay-field

Piedra Vista Volleyball hostsPagosa SpringsAztec Volleyball hosts ShiprockKirtland Central hosts GallupNavajo Prep Volleyball hostsNavajo PinePiedra Vista Women’s Soccer atBloomfieldBloomfield Soccer at Piedra VistaNavajo Prep Women’s Soccer hostsGrantsFarmington Women’s Soccer hostsMiyamuraAztec Soccer hosts GallupAztec Women’s Soccer at GallupThursday, September 19Kirtland Central Women’s Soccerhosts BloomfieldFarmington Football hosts Durango Aztec Soccer at MiyamuraAztec Women’s Soccer hosts Miya-muraNavajo Prep Volleyball at Crown-pointPiedra Vista Women’s Soccer vs.RehobothBloomfield Volleyball hosts GrantsAztec Volleyball hosts Bayfield

Telling TimeA busy schedule this

week, so let me just rantquickly about this commu-nity’s inability to tell time.Of course it’s a busy worldand the rush seems to getworse and worse, even withthe technology that’s sup-posed to make things better.But honestly, if you knowyou are going to the gameto support our local students,get there on time.

From the vantage pointof 17 years in the highschool world I can tell you

that attendance matters. Thekids notice and, believe me,they certainly notice whenthe game begins at 7 p.m.and there are only a fewpeople in the stands. Yet 30minutes later it begins tofill up. Is this really the mes-sage our community wantsto send, that this communityevent is important, but notimportant enough to getthere on time? You matter,but only secondarily to work,

eating out or other pressingdetails of life.

This is not just a sportingevent issue. As a choir parent,people interrupting concertsby sneaking in late, or –even worse – sneaking outearly, during a performanceis commonplace.

The standard for a com-munity that claims to valuefamily and social structureshould be better. It’s timewe set a community stan-

dard. Start everything ontime. If anyone is late it’shis or her loss. You get tothe event. The event doesn’twait for you.

Sports on Fox SportsNew Mexico AM 1340

& 93.9 FMFriday Night Experience, PiedraVista plays Durango – Pre-game6:30, Kickoff at 7 p.m.Alabama Crimson Tide vs. TexasA&M Aggies at 1 p.m. Denver Broncos vs. New York Gi-ants Sunday at 2 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CincinnatiBengals Monday at 6 p.m.

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The shareholders of FourCorners Community Bankannounced they have ap-proved the acquisition ofCitizens State Bank inCortez, Colo.

This will expand theFarmington-based bank’sservices into Southwest Col-orado, and enhance servicesto both Colorado and New

Mexico customers, whilegreatly increasing the assetsand portfolio of Four CornersCommunity Bank.

Citizens State Bank con-sists of two branches withapproximately $80 millionin assets. Once the acquisitionis completed, Four CornersCommunity Bank will havea total of $302 million inassets and seven bankbranches throughout Farm-ington, Aztec and Cortez.

“We look forward togrowing in the community,not only for our customers,but for our employees,” saidSheila Matthews, presidentof Four Corners CommunityBank. “We’re thrilled to beproviding new opportunitiesand exciting career paths.”

Larry McGee, presidentof Citizens State Bank, saidhis employees look forwardto this opportunity. “Ouremployees are terrific, and

they’ve provided an effectiveand comfortable bankingenvironment for our cus-tomers.”

He added that the acqui-sition gives his bank a betteropportunity to serve its cus-tomers.

“I’ve looked for ways thatwe could make more of animpact, particularly in busi-ness and agricultural lending,”he said. “The Four Cornersname not only will signify

that continuing level of com-mitment, it will also raise abanner that says, ‘Now we’rein an even better positionto serve your financial needs.’”

The acquisition is slatedto take place in the firstquarter of 2014, and it willallow Four Corners Com-munity Bank to continuereaching out to the peopleand communities of the re-gion, according to Matthews.“We are here because of our

customers, and we were cre-ated for communities. Thatcommitment is stronger thanever,” she said.

Until the operational con-version, Citizens State Bankcustomers will not experiencechanges in their bankingservices and should continueto use their Citizens StateBank checks, make loan pay-ments and conduct onlinebanking services throughCitizens State Bank.


More than 20 local com-panies gathered at the Farm-ington Boys and Girls Clubfor a Sept. 6 volunteer break-fast to kick off the UnitedWay’s 23rd Annual Day ofCaring Campaign.

The event is a time forcommunity members tocome together and help withcommunity service projectsat non-profit agenciesthroughout San Juan County.

“These non-profits arehaving things done that theycould never have in theirbudgets; there just isn’tenough money. It’s a won-derful way for the communityto step up and help maketheir lives easier at theiragencies and for their clien-tele,” San Juan United WayExecutive Director LindaMickey said.

There were 300 volunteers

who adopted more than 70community service projects,which included painting,landscaping, and fence build-ing at the non-profits. Somespecific projects includedlandscaping at the Aztec An-imal Shelter and renovatingthe floors at the Home forWomen and Children inShiprock.

“These non-profit organ-izations change people’s livesone day at a time and whatan honor for all of us to de-vote a day of caring to theprojects that have been adopt-ed,” said Melissa Garcia, Dayof Caring Committee chair-man.

Several area high schoolstudents also were at the

volunteer breakfast, announc-ing they are part of a youthleadership team that willdrive the United Way cam-paigning efforts this fall.

“This year is different thanany other year because in-stead of having a campaignchair, we have a youth lead-ership team. This is a neatway to involve the youth in

San Juan County,” said T.Greg Merrion, United Wayphilanthropic mentor to theyouth leadership team.

Bloomfield High SchoolSenior Austin Lucero saidhe became a part of theyouth leadership team be-cause he hopes to “influencethe older generation to giveto others who are less fortu-nate and to influence thekids of tomorrow.”

The youth leadership teamwill be appearing in com-mercials, making radio an-nouncements, attendingworkplace campaigns, help-ing host special events, andtouring United Way’s part-nering agencies.

“I realized this was theperfect opportunity to getinvolved in this communityand be a part of somethingthat is bigger than myself.I’m very excited to be a partof the fundraising campaignthis fall,” said Harrison Flem-

ing, Piedra Vista High Schoolsenior.

Before volunteers traveledto the various project sites,Nicole Hitchcock, San JuanUnited Way Board President,expressed the importance ofgiving back to the commu-nity. “I wear many hats, asthey say. I have the hat ofmotherhood. I wear the hatof a wife and a PNM em-ployee. The last hat I speakof is one we are all wearingtoday and that is the hat ofa volunteer. There is some-thing special about this hat.It is not forced on you andprobably not one you wouldwear every day, but never-theless it always seems to fitnicely and you feel goodabout the day when youwear it. Maybe there is alittle extra spring in yourstep when you wear it, know-ing you made someone’s lifea little bit easier and a littlebit nicer.”

Four Corners Community Bank growing

Expands assets by acquiring Cortez, Colo.-based bank

Day of CaringVolunteer breakfast kicks off United Way campaign

“We believe these con-tributions help teachers en-hance the lives of students,”said Michelle Ahlm, phil-anthropic coordinator forConocoPhillips San JuanBusiness Unit. “Every yearwe invite educators to applyfor grants and we think thiswas another successful year.”

Ahlm said ConocoPhillipsinvests in education becauseit is one of the company’sPillars of Giving. “We alsobelieve an educated work-force drives out success in aglobal future.”

The ConocoPhillips Phil-anthropic team received 70grant applications for 2013,and its members had to re-view those applications anddetermine the best way tosplit the $100,000 madeavailable to educators. It wasa difficult decision, said JohnBruner, development strategymanager, who serves on thecommittee.

The members decided tosplit the funds five waysawarding $54,591 to theAztec School District,$20,960 to Central Con-solidated Schools, a little

more than $17,300 to theFarmington MunicipalSchool District, $6,480 toBloomfield Schools, withthe remainder going to fundprogramming at EmmanuelBaptist Child DevelopmentCenter and School.

“Companies like Cono-coPhillips have been amaz-ing,” Farmington SchoolsAssistant SuperintendentFrank Stimac said. “Youmake Farmington and SanJuan County a better placeto live and we thank youwith all of our heart.”

Stimac echoed the phraseused by keynote speakerPatti Schaffer, a KooglerMiddle School teacher, whotitled her presentation: HowDo I Love ConocoPhillipswith all of My TeacherHeart?

Schaffer received her firsteducational grant fromConocoPhillips in 2011 andsince that time has receivedmore than $24,000 to de-velop a writing and bookpublishing program for mid-dle school students. Thecompany assisted her in thepurchase of a printer, a

bookbinder and hardcoverbooks.

ConocoPhillips also gaveSchaffer money for a pro-gram titled Brain Pop, theLEGO Robotics program,and to develop listeningcenters in the classroom.This year she received fund-ing to bring a Web-basededucational program, calledFlocabulary.com, to the entireschool.

“I cannot do the fun proj-ects that I do without you,

ConocoPhillips,” Schaffersaid, adding her favoriteprogram was the book pub-lishing one that has allowedstudents to write and publishchildren’s books that weregiven to San Juan RegionalMedical Center. They alsomade 100 books that wereshipped to soldiers servingoverseas.

“The Blue Star Mothersmailed them overseas. Thesoldiers read them all andthen gave them to children

on the streets,” Schaffer said. The Flocabulary program,

available to all of KooglerMiddle School this year, isan educational tool thatteaches through the use ofmusic. She played a videothat taught the five elementsof a story – setting, character,plot, conflict and theme –to a rap song. In additionto that, every classroom willreceive vocabulary and car-toon books.

Another program –

Through the Eyes of Chil-dren – will pair Schaffer’seighth-grade students withfirst graders. The eighth-grade students will teachthe first graders how towrite books and tell storiesthrough the use of a LEGOstory creation kit.

“More students have beentouched by your generosity– I can’t count – thousands– through these grants;thank you ConocoPhillips,with all of my teacher’sheart,” Schaffer said.

The educational grantprogram will continue in2014, according to Ahlm,who said ConocoPhillipswill be open for grant re-quests beginning Jan. 1,2014, with the deadline be-ing 11:59 p.m. March 31.She encouraged teachers tobegin preparing those grantrequests for submission whenthe request period opens.

After receiving the re-quests, the ConocoPhillipsPhilanthropic Committeewill review the requests andthe funds will be given outearly in the 2014-2015school year.

donation

Aztec School DistrictLydia Rippey Elementary SchoolSusan AllenPhyllis CoxElaine GerryNeily SnookMcCoy Elementary School Rebecca ArchuletaJuliet GoimaracDebra MartinezSarah WarrenMary WoodPark Avenue Elementary SchoolFran DobeyKandy FinchGinger St. OursKoogler Middle SchoolBrittany BurnsTeresa Cash

Patti SchafferTami EspinosaAztec High SchoolSidley HarrisonColonel Barris SamplesBloomfield School DistrictCentral PrimaryKaren SmithCharlie Y. Brown Alternative HighSchoolJoanna FlorezErin TurmanKristi PhillipsCentral Consolidated SchoolsKirtland Elementary SchoolTamela HedgepeshRuth N. BondJill GillenKali Warner

Kirtland Middle SchoolBob KaiserKirtland Central High SchoolBob KaiserNancy NelsonDarah TabrumFarmington Municipal SchoolsBluffview Elementary SchoolKathy LundCountry Club Elementary SchoolPam EricksonNicole PayneMesa View Middle SchoolMarie FrostNicole LambsonEmmanuel Baptist Child Develop-ment Center and AcademyMartha ThompsonCindy Little

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Robert Ferguson and hiswife Nedra were born inFarmington. They weretransferred out of townby Robert’s company,and after an absence of41 years, Nedra askedRobert to take her hometo Farmington. In their search for ahome, they found thishouse that had beenunder construction for12 years. The guest house was fin-ished, but nothing had been doneon the inside of the main house. After climbing a mound of dirt toreach the front door, Nedra said“You should not have shown methis house. I can already tell it willbe my dream home. Honey, I wantthis house.”It took nine months to finish thehome on the inside and anotheryear to build the 6-car garage, thefront porch, back porch and drive-ways, and landscaping thegrounds. Nedra and Greg Sher-wood designed and built the insideof this home by telephone, maga-zine pictures and emails.

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Foxwell said this home has beena real pleasure to renovate. Thehouse was built in 1958 for aMrs. Ronnie Broadus. She owneda dance studio and many of herdance students told Foxwell theywere always curious about thehouse. Architecturally it is a midcenturymodern. Built in a passive solartradition, the position on the lotand the overhang of the roofprovide sun in the winter andshade in the summer. A host ofwindows bringthe outside in.The living roomon the mainlevel has onewall entirely ofglass for view-ing the veryprivate backpatio and zengarden year

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Nosey Nellie is thinkingabout a career change.

NN’s BFF, Barbara Ro-drigue, invited her to attendMenopause, the Musical,on Wednesday night at theCivic Center. While NN,herownself, isn’t old enoughto know the issues ofmenopause (’K, stop thechoking and the gaggingand the raising of the eye-brows. On most of NN’s“official” documents, herage ranges from 35-90, de-pending on the documentand what it’s for. NN isn’tfor absolutely certain howold she is for reals, on ac-counta she’s been so manyages for so many years, it’shard to remember – as thestars of Menopause, theMusical pointed out, thememory is the first to go,which is prob’ly a goodthing for the husbands andchildren of menopausalwomen. Just sayin’. . . .Mosta the time, NN thinksshe’s way younger than shemight possibly be, but thereare times when she tellspeople she’s 90 becausethey’ll marvel at how goodshe looks for a woman of90 and not feel sorry forher on accounta she looksso old for a woman of 40

or 50 or 60 or whateverher for reals age is. Justsayin’. . . . ), she laugheduntil her Depends were nolonger dependable.

Menopause was so funnyand the women who starredin it were so good, and NNthinks that, with some un-derstanding of menopause,she, herownself, could taketo the road and be a star orstand-in or wannabe orwhatever. Because of her“work” in Vegas, NN has alot of stage experience andhas a quality many havesaid would make her a star– especially the nice menfrom Iceland, who lovedNN during their visit toVegas. ’Course, the nicemen hadn’t seen a for realswoman in, like, six years,and they thought NN wasthe most beautiful, talentedand amazing woman they’dever seen – in, like, sixyears. Whatever.

NN has talent, too, yaknow. NN can tap dancelike Fred Astaire (NN wouldrather tap dance like GingerRogers, but even the mosttalented and expensive shoefixer person can’t put tapson hooker heels and if NNcan’t wear hooker heels,she’ll wear wing tips. Justso’s ya know), she can sing(the Menopause women hadnice voices, although NN’sadvanced voice trainingwould prob’ly make her abetter singer. NN took les-sons from a professional

singer in Vegas, who taughther everything he knew inone short session, on ac-counta NN was such a quicklearner. She has her Pro-fessional Advanced VoiceTraining certificate that Vin-nie the Voice presented toher after she gave him the3,000 bucks he needed toleave the country so hecould perform in Siberia.NN was just lucky enoughto get him before his pass-port expired and the peoplewho wanted to rip out hisamazing vocal chords foundhim), and her acting talentswere honed during threemarriages.

NN enjoys the travel,which she’s certain happenspretty often when you’re astar in a road show. NN isnothing if not perceptive.They’d have to rent one’nother trailer for herwardrobe, but someone withthe advanced voice trainingand designer wing tip tapshoes like NN has can’ttravel without her extensivewardrobe – and her twocats, her 300-pound make-up case, and her file con-taining her “official” docu-ments. NN is never surewhen someone will ask (’K,demand) one of her off-docs, and she does need tobe prepared. Vinnie theVoice said because of hertalent, there would be peo-ple out there who might,prob’ly, want informationon him so’s they could be

as talented, so she shouldalways have her off-docs, aloaded weapon (NN is notyet licensed to carry a con-cealed weapon, but she doeshave a squirt gun she fillswith really bad, cheapcologne that always workswhen/if she needs to fireat someone), and an extraidentity in case she needsit. NN was a Girl Scout, soshe understands the needto “be prepared.”

NN has also consideredwriting her own musical.NN has some writing talentas well, although there area gazillion people who havebeen known to questionthat (mostly editors, pub-lishers, television script writ-ers and people who arejealous of her amazing talentof putting words on paperor on the screen or on theback of a napkin and mak-ing them “come to life” –whatever), and she waspublished once, when sheput together a cookbookfor the Big House Kitchen,with recipes that includedingredients the Feds didn’tlike (NN still thinks themetal in a good kitchenknife gives a chocolate cakeextra texture and an elementof surprise, and that frostingfor said chocolate cake iscreamier and happier if ithas an ounce or two ofwhat some might considera controlled substance, butwhat NN prefers to thinkof as pretty powder) andpulled the book off theshelves of the Big HouseBookstore. Whatever.

NN is thinking aboutwriting a script that willoffer the same insights intomen who are going througha “change of life” – menwill always and forever denythey go through TheChange, but they do. Theybuy sports cars when theireyes are so bad they can’tread the speedometer, take“selfie” photos of themselvesand post ’em everywhere

so their adoring public (?)can check em out, and“know” that women 40years younger are gonnafind ’em irresistible and at-tractive and studmuffins.And all of the women whoexperience menopause(wonder why they don’tcall it womenopause? Iknow – cuz, sometimes, it’smen who cause that pause.Just sayin’. . . .) would loveto understand and appreciateThe Change they gothrough. For reals. So wedon’t use our squirt gunson ’em. NN has alreadystarted “shopping” herscript, even though she has-n’t started it. NN is nothingof not proactive – and shecan crank out “copy” likenobody’s business. For re-als.

But NN and the won-derful Barbara weren’t theonly ones who enjoyedMenopause, the Musical.There were a gazillionwomen (and a few bravemen) who stood andcheered and hooted andhollered and loved the show.

Seen (and heard!) wereJulie Blair, Deb Cutler,Melissa Sharpe, MarthaBradley, Marj Steffen, SherryCurry, Jane Banes, Rob andCarol Mayes (NN did notethat when one of the starsasked if any woman hadchocolate in her handbag,it was City Manager Robwho did. . . . .) Tommy andCindy Roberts (Tommy hadseen the show before, thealways lovely Cindy said,and wanted her to see it,too), Natalie Riley and herbeautiful mother, Ida MaeDamron, the always fantasticJackie Theobald, SandyWilliams, Jane Banes, Con-nie Nordstrom (one of themost beautiful and amazingwomen EVER), Lisa Cline,Judy Cline, Annette Risley,Sheila Mathews, and SheilaMobley.

There were birthdays thisweek – no cake and ice

cream for NN, but she offersbirthday wishes anyway toMichelle Murray, LatishaFurtado, DeYan Valdez,Mark and Stacey Biel (won-der if they ever forget eachother’s birthday. . . .), CarrieThompson, Alex Arnold,Kim Dunlap, and AnnetteLopez. There were prob’lymore birthday people, butNN’s birthday buddy totallyslacked at her job this week,so apologies to those NNshould mention but can’t.

Then there were peoplewho were exceptionally niceto NN this week, whetherthey wanted to be or not.Paul James and Kerry Meiertook NN to lunch to talkdirt (’K, so a race trackthey’re helping to buildthat will give all of ushotrodders a place to showour stuff and what our carsare made of safely and lotsafun), Gayle Dean (who isalways, always nice to NNand isn’t afraid to acknowl-edge her in public), AmyDickson (hang in there,Amy!), Julie Hank (wholoves Dale Earnhardt Jr. al-most as much as NN does),Natalie and Travis Spruell(one of NN’s most fav cou-ples), Randy Akins, NathanDuckett, Josh Mintz, KeithRodolph, Julie Rasor, KarenEllsbury and Patrick Hazen(one ’nother of NN’s favtwo-somes), SamanthaCovert, Holly Self, DianeBennett, Dick Felter, LisaMartin, Aaron Beaty, JaelRaymond and Dedi Switzer.

And a special Nosey Nel-lie thank you this week toPeyton Manning (whowould love NN if he’d justgive her a chance and liftthe restraining order) whothrew seven – count ’em,SEVEN! – touchdown pass-es to tie one ’nother record.NN loves, loves, LOVESPeyton Manning and mightdo a book or movie aboutthe love affair NN and Pey-ton will share someday. Forreals. If only in NN’s dreams.


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34 How his-and-herstowels are sold

35 “Gossip wel l told,”per Elber t Hubbard

37 Comebacks

39 Bud

40 Hydrocarbon ending

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42 Electr ical uni t , o ld-s tyle

45 Webster ’s second?

47 Quick punch

50 Author Janowitz

52 Bud’s place

53 Str ike turf beforethe bal l , in golf

54 Bye l ine?

56 Olympic venues

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59 Thoughtful exercise

60 Overseas market

62 Tease

63 Unspecif ied degrees

65 Comic s t r ip cr ies

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70 Burj Khal i fa locale

72 Joint

76 Fashion label ___-Picone

78 Prickly s t icker

79 Let ter with a l imitedamount of space

81 Savvy

82 Radar reading

84 Steel giant ,formerly

85 Chug

87 End of an argument

88 Singer a t Obama’s2009 inaugurat ion

89 Basebal l All-Starwho was also afootbal l ProBowler

90 Edamame source

92 Cross-s ta te r ival ofCIN

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94 Hot prospects , say

97 Home base for manya mission

99 Like Victor ianstreets

102 Honorar ium

103 Nirvana’s “Comeas You ___”

104 Paid to play

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109 Proust t i t lecharacter

111 See 115-Across

112 Campers’ le t ters

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115 Certain 111-Acrossspecif icat ion

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119 Firs t f i lm Tarzan

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122 Formula One uni ts

123 “The Terminator”co-star

124 Neighbor of ArchieBunker

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3 Popular snack brand

4 Actress/screenwri terKazan

5 Stretchiness

6 Assesses

7 “Be r ight there!”

8 Heap

9 Poet Khayyám

10 Art i l lery crewman

11 Founder of The NewYork Tribune

12 Have something

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14 Peruvian pack

15 Warren of “BringMe the Head ofAlfredo Garcia”

16 Free

17 Rapper who feudedwith Ja Rule andNas

19 Round f igure

20 Second-t ier, amongcelebs

28 Women’s rooms?

30 Actress Belafonte

31& 33 Skept ic’sadvice . . . or a“noteworthy” hintto seven Acrossanswers in thispuzzle

36 Colorful songbird

38 Brazi l ian greet ing

39 Pop/rock group witha 2002 hi t co-wri t ten with MickJagger

42 Story color ing?

43 1980s Bri t ish band

44 Big del iver ies?

45 Paganini orRachmaninoff

46 “He makes no fr iendwho never made___”: Tennyson

47 Schooner sai l

48 Heal th org. s ince1847

49 Dickens pen name

51 Raiding grp.

53 Pol ish the old-fashioned way

55 Air safety org.

57 ___-rock

61 Apotheosizes

64 Uncle ___

66 Wrap (up)

68 Hollow

71 Homemade bomb,for short

73 Web s i te heading

74 Before, in verse

75 Sanguine

77 Recent ly

80 Met , as a chal lenge

83 “U.S.A.” is par t of

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86 Ended up?

91 Acronym for the

hearing- impaired

92 Louis Armstrong

instrument

94 “___ Republ ic”

95 Celebratory gesture

96 Alaska town that is

mile 0 of the

Idi tarod Trai l

97 Does a surfboardstunt

98 1913 Li teratureNobel is t f rom India

99 DouglasHofstadter ’s “___,Escher, Bach”

100 Amtrak bul le t t ra in

101 Sign of approval

105 Scratching (out)

106 “Meditat ion XVII”wri ter

108 N.R.A. piece?:Abbr.

110 Vegas casino witha musical name

111 Newsweek, e .g . ,now

113 “Terr ible” toddlert ime

116 Auden’s “___Walked Out OneEvening”

118 Often-partneredconjunct ion

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THE WORLDS ENDRating: RSynopsis: In "The World's End," 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friendsreunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convincedto stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of histeens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabledpub - The World's End.

MORTAL INSTRUMENTSRating: PG-13Synopsis: Lily Collins stars as a young girl whose life is upended when she realizes that she's part ofa long line of demon-slayers in this Screen Gems adaptation of Cassandra Clare's first book in her seriesof best-selling novels. Lena Headey and Jonathan Rhys Meyers head up the rest of the starring cast.

THE BUTLERRating: PG-13Synopsis: LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler who served eight Americanpresidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society duringthis time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected thisman's life and family. Forest Whitaker stars as the butler with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, JohnCusack as Richard Nixon, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, LievSchreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, and many more. Academy Award (R) nominated Lee Daniels (PRE-CIOUS) directs and co-wrote the script with Emmy (R)-award winning Danny Strong (GAME CHANGE).

at the moviesINSIDIOUS 2Rating: PG-13Synopsis: The famed horror team of director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell reunite with theoriginal cast of Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye and Ty Simpkins in INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2,a terrifying sequel to the acclaimed horror film, which follows the haunted Lambert family as they seekto uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

GETAWAYRating: PG-13Synopsis: Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) is a burned out race car driver who is thrust into a do-or-diemission behind the wheel when his wife is kidnapped. With Brent's only ally being a young hacker(Selena Gomez), his one hope of saving his wife is to follow the orders of the mysterious voice (JonVoight) who's watching his every move through cameras mounted on the car Brent's driving.

PERCY JACKSONRating: PGSynopsis: Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as heteams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their homeand training ground, Camp Half-Blood.

THE CONJURINGRating: RSynopsis: Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. "The Conjuring" tells the true story of Edand Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), world renowned paranormal investigators, whowere called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confronta powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives.

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GROWN UPS 2Rating: PG-13Synopsis: The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) formore summertime laughs. Lenny (Adam Sandler) has relocated his family back to the small townwhere he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessonsfrom their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.

WE’RE THE MILLERSRating: RSynopsis: David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs andsoccer moms, but no kids-after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring tokeep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunishedwhen he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealinghis stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms).

DESPICABLE ME 2Rating: PGSynopsis: Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's worldwide blockbuster DespicableMe entertained audiences around the globe in 2010, grossing more than $540 million and becomingthe 10th-biggest animated motion picture in U.S. history.

RIDDICKRating: RSynopsis: Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted byevery bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival againstalien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered.

KICK-ASS 2Rating: RSynopsis: His heroic antics having inspired a citywide wave of masked vigilantes, Kick-Ass (Aaron Tay-lor-Johnson) joins their ranks to help clean up the streets, only to face a formidable challenge when thevengeful Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) transforms himself into the world's first super villain in thissequel written and directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down).

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

ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS USRating: PGSynopsis: ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the roadfor the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature filmtells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humblehometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London'sfamed O2 Arena.

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

THE FAMILYRating: RSynopsis: In the off-beat action comedy "The Family," a mafia boss and his family are relocated to asleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite thebest efforts of Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni (Robert DeNiro),his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D'Leo)can't help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the "family" way, en-abling their former mafia cronies to track them down.

YOU’RE NEXTRating: RSynopsis: One of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, YOU'RE NEXT reinvents the genreby putting a fresh twist on home-invasion horror. When a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers de-scend upon the Davison family reunion, the hapless victims seem trapped...until an unlikely guest ofthe family proves to be the most talented killer of all.

ELYSIUMRating: RSynopsis: In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Thepeople of Earth are desperate to escape the planet's crime and poverty, and they critically need thestate-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium - but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforceanti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens' luxurious lifestyle.


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