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A C O M M U N I T Y - I N P U T N E W S PA P E R
August 16 - 31 • 2009
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Vol. 17 No. 16
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Local computers have new life in Grenada
Kooper McKnight, and his Koogler Middle School
Computer Science teacher; Jim Kuzma, have recently
returned from the island of Grenada in the West Indies.
They traveled there with his mother, Jim’s wife Marcia,
their son Jesse, and his wife, Brianne.
The story began last school year when Jim and
Kooper collected donations of computer systems, school
supplies, clothing and food to donate to an elementary
school Jim works with while in Grenada every summer.
They shipped a large container full of the donations last
May then flew down soon after school was out, arriving
within days of the shipment arrival. Then the work
began... unpacking all the boxes and setting up the new
computer lab for the students and teachers. Kooper and
his mother; Shawna, spent several full days at Meridian
School, working with Garnett and Helane Smith, directors of the school. Kooper turned a small classroom into
a networked computer lab complete with internet access
to all work stations. Once the lab was up and running
properly, Kooper conducted an in-service meeting for
the teachers there to train them in the use of the new lab
and also the educational software he installed for the
children. His efforts were a complete success, and the
students asked him to stay as a teacher at their school. It
was decided they would celebrate on the last day of
school to thank Kooper for what he had done. So, everyone gathered outside and enjoyed time together then
finally said goodbye until next summer.
“Aztec can be very proud of Kooper and his mother
for changing the lives of some wonderful teachers and
students in Grenada. You would have to travel there to
understand, to see how little the schools there have and
how in need they are. Here we have so much, yet at
times appreciate so little. What Kooper accomplished
this summer was truly remarkable, his desire to continue; a blessing.” said Jim.
Word of this project spread quickly, the Grenada
Ministry of Education invited Kooper and Jim to a meeting where Ministry officials pledged financial support
for all future shipments from Aztec to Grenada. Also,
People In Action, a Grenada organization, had a luncheon that was attended by several government officials
Kooper with Mr. Garnett Smith, Director of the school,
pictured is the computer lab Kooper set up.
from the island of Carriacou, second largest of the 3
islands that comprise the nation of Grenada. The next
shipment is targeting the schools on Carriacou & Petit
Martinique as well as the farm development project
coordinated by PIA. The Kuzma & McKnight families
are already planning the next shipment of computers &
other donations. And, naturally, they will be returning to
Grenada in June 2010 to continue their work.
Kooper and Garnett with students on the
last day of school.
How do you beat the heat? by G.N. Lepire
If you ask most Bloomfield residents how they deal
with New Mexico heat they'll tell you that the local
“Aquatic Center” is the answer. On any given day of our
usual summer heat-waves, finding throngs of crowds
seeking relief is no uncommon sight at the city's iconic
aquatic center. Popularity of this center has grown exponentially over the last two years since it opened. Always
popular with children, a 170 foot slide alone offers them
an opportunity to not only cool off in the heat of the day,
but to also experience the thrill of riding a water slide
and making a “splash” as they enter the water and feel
the cool relief of the pool. On the day of my visit, there
had to be at least 100 children of various ages just
awaiting their turn on the three stage tiers of the tower
that leads to the top of the slide. Each child was visibly
excited and anxious to take the ride that assured them
Birdseye view from the tower.
Photo by G.N. Lepire
relief from the heat and the thrill of the ride down.
Steve Gromack, Aquatic Facility Director, has headed
the facility for the past two years and proudly displayed
the center's three pools and other amenities that draw
Bloomfield and other tri-city residents to the complex.
Steve has a 17 year history of being a pool director and
takes great pride in the many programs the facility offers
to swimmers of all ages. Kids appear to be of special
interest to him and he firmly believes that “All kids need
to learn how to swim.” While his passion for teaching
them the basics is evident he also sees safety as a must
and will be the first to tell you that you've “Gotta' let
'em have fun but keep 'em safe too!” Basic swimming
classes are available to kids (and adults) of all ages and
even those who want to become certified Red Cross Life
Guards can enroll in the training and classes to get certi-
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• Letters: 2,3 • Aztec City 4, • Green Living: 17 • Crossword: 19
• Obits: 20 • Oil & Gas: 21 • Classifieds: 22 • Advertisers: 23
Aztec Barkin' Park - is it
on the horizon?By Katee McClure
TALON was contacted this past week from a few citizens who have concerns about the "Leash Law" and the
need for a Dog Park in Aztec.
First let's address the leash law. I spoke with Tina
Roper of the Aztec Animal Shelter to find out what
exactly the law is. It is quite simple really; if your dog is
out of your yard it must be on a leash. Period. No matter
how well behaved your pooch is, it must be leashed if
you are in a public area. According to Tina "this is for
the safety of your own dog." Even if Poochie is well
behaved and responds to voice commands, perhaps Fido,
who is also off leash, may not be and might charge
Poochie. You want to have complete control over your
dog and a leash is the way to do it.
Now, the citizens I talked to had many valid reasons
for walking their dogs off lead, but it is still against the
law and you may pay a $128.00 fine (per dog) for ignoring the law.
SOLUTION: A Dog Park.
Most cities nowadays have a dog park. This is an
excellent idea and the Aztec Animal Shelter is fully
behind the idea. Of course, funding has to be requested
and space found for the park. It might be a lengthy
process, but one worth waiting for.
If you are passionate about getting a dog park in
Aztec, then why not help get the process in motion.
There are a number of things you can do: contact your
City Commissioners or go to a Commission meeting and
get on the public agenda, stop by the Aztec Animal
Shelter and see what you can personally do to help get
this park going or write letters of support and give
copies to the Commissioners and Shelter.
If enough of the citizenry of this town are in support
of a Dog Park, then chances are it will become a reality
much quicker. Even if you are not a dog owner, you
should show your support of this park in order to keep
the number of free walking dogs to a minimum.
A Dog Park would be a win-win for everyone... especially Bowser.
fied through the facility. For anyone ages 15 and older
who may be interested in such certification you are
urged to contact the facility at (505)632-0313 and enroll
in the classes that are offered.
Most visitors will first meet Cassie Martinez and/or
Andrea Miller, both second season employees at the
main desk. The two young ladies are recent High School
grads with great futures ahead of them. Andrea is a graduate of Grace Baptist Academy who intends to pursue a
degree in nursing since her mother, a Phoenix resident
was diagnosed with Scleroderma. The diagnosis has
motivated her to help others and do her best to combat
the condition.
The complex itself sports three separate pools with the
largest of two outdoor pools holding 141 thousand gallons of water and the other holding 19 thousand gallons.
The indoor pool is the largest and deepest of all, holding
over 180 thousand gallons. Nationally certified life
guard, Jeremiah Duran, vigilantly looked on and
watched swimmers as I took my tour and met with various other employees, never taking his watchful eyes far
from the crowds who thronged to the waters. Pool technician, Freddie Garcia was likewise vigilant while monitoring all the correct and vital water conditions that
make for a safe and bacteria-free “dip” for those who
frequent the facility.
The complex at 201 East Blanco Blvd. is impressive
and open to all in our tri-city area. Hours are: Monday Thursday, noon to 7 pm; Friday and Saturday, noon to 5
pm; closed on Sundays. You'll find the staff to be helpful, knowledgeable and attentive to your needs. Beat the
heat, enjoy your visit, and come visit with us again!
Pool rates
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
TALON
notes
For TALON info,
call Candy 334-1039
Remember to put your contact info on
submissions.
Aztec Mercantile
Cooperative meeting
There will be an Aztec Mercantile
Cooperative planning meeting on
Thursday, August 27th @ 5:30 pm at San
Juan College East. Everyone is welcome
to attend. For more information email
[email protected] or call Elisa
at 334-1840.
Happy Birthday
Craig MacCready!
ATOS meeting
Aztec Trails & Open Space will have
their monthly meeting Tuesday, August
18th @ Aztec City Hall, 6 pm. Everyone
is welcome to attend. For more information go to www.aztectrails.com or call
Kelly at 334-2828.
To the Editor
Thanks to John and Jan Rees for your
birding column in the Talon. It's very
informative every issue, but I especially
enjoyed the last column on High
Elevation Birding. Your descriptions of
birds, wildflowers and scenery made me
feel like I was in the cool mountains, too.
Thanks for sharing your expertise and
birding adventures with all of us.
Vicky Ramakka, Aztec
Friends First August
monthly social
Friends First, a group of people aged
46-66, are having a great time creating
new friendships and doing activities
together. We hike, dance, play pool, golf,
ski, play board games, etc., and, of
course, eat out - a lot!
Our monthly social for August is on
August 26th at 6pm at Los Hermanitos
(the original one across from House of
Pancakes/Office Depot). Contact Bobbie
at 505-947-0044 if you are interested in
more information, joining us, or at least
coming to our next monthly social.
state farm
Dear Editor,
Mail • Email • Opinions
A friend of mine from Aztec brought
me a copy of "The Talon" issued for
August 1- 15, 2009. She pointed out the
article written by Katee Dahlstrom.
Katee, you are correct, "A country's
most precious commodity is their people."
The concern about preventative health
care testing is extremely important. The
earlier the disease is diagnosed the better
out-come and survival rate is seen in that
individual.
As a three year breast cancer survivor,
I know how important early detection is
for that type of cancer as compared to a
later stage. That goes for all types of cancers, diabetes, heart disease, etc.
As the N.M. Breast and Cervical
Cancer Coordinator for San Juan County;
I have good news for uninsured women
between 30 and 64 years of age. Since
1991, the New Mexico Health
Department’s Chronic Disease Control
Section has had a program called the
New Mexico Breast and Cervical Cancer
Early Detection Program. This program
is funded through the CDC with monies
from the federal government, the State of
New Mexico, and the American Cancer
Society, to aid these women in getting a
woman's health examination, pap test,
and for those women 40-64 years of age,
a mammogram.
We are currently setting up a state program with funds from the CDC for those
uninsured men and women ages 50 -64
for colorectal screening.
Currently, any woman in the above
group may call me at San Juan Regional
Cancer Center at 609-6041, Monday Wednesday, for more information.
Glenda Allies-Fox RN
505-609-6041
NM Breast and Cervical Cancer
Early Detection Program
San Juan County Coordinator
SJRMC Cancer Center
731 West Animas, Farmington, 87401
Dancin' in
Aztec every
Thursday
evening!
at the Old Aztec
Theater,
104 N. Main,
Aztec
6 to 9pm
$2.00 donation
at the door.
Refreshments available.
Still unidentified
I am a photographer who used to live
in Farmington for 10 years and a few
years ago, I photographed this man
with his grandson, and did not get his
name. Do you, by chance, recognize
him? Thank you so much for your
help! Chrissy Marsh (910)617-3887
CASA volunteers
needed
The San Juan CASA (Court Appointed
Special Advocate) Volunteer Program is
recruiting people interested in helping
abused and neglected children. CASA’s
mission is to support effective volunteer
advocacy for the best interest of abused
and neglected children and assist in helping a child to reach a safe and permanent
home. Interested individuals willing to
be a powerful voice in a child’s life
please contact Amy or Jeannie at
Childhaven(325-5358 ext. 143 or 142)
for further information or stop by 807 W.
Apache, Farmington to pick up an application. Our Fall CASA Pre-Service
Training starts October 20th. CASA volunteers provide hope for a brighter future
for our children! Please help us make a
difference!
Dear Editor
I read with absolute amazement that the State Attorney
General issued an opinion about individuals, like Scott
Eckstein, holding two elected offices trying to represent
Bloomfield City residents by being Bloomfield Mayor and
representing the same people in Bloomfield but also residents of Aztec, Cedar Hill, and part of Crouch Mesa as
County Commissioner for these areas. If I read the opinion correctly, lawfully any citizen can hold as many elected offices that they can run for and be elected. So any
popular republican in this area could wear numerous hats
lawfully. The opinion about whether this would be ethical
was somewhat confusing to me. I quote the Farmington
Daily Times, “King said a person may hold two elected
positions so long as the duties of the two offices do not
physically or functionally interfere with one another and
are not otherwise incompatible.” DUH! Who makes this
decision? As I read it, as long as nothing ever came up
that would cause the elected official a conflict of interest it
would be ok or ethical. Do we really need an Attorney
General’s opinion on ethics? Isn’t his job to determine and
give only legal opinions? Mr. Eckstein believes he will
never have a conflict or always do what’s right for everyone. Serving two or more interests at the same time will
always be incompatible.
Robert E. Oxford, Aztec
Aztec Summer 2009
The clouds were like shattered foam on the blue sky
sea, and heat curled up from the new blacktop as she
headed home from college. The economic stimulus package had mostly played out in her area in new roads. She
couldn’t remember the last time they had done anything
but mend last winter’s crop of potholes on the old county
road that passed by her house. The joke about the drunk
driver had grown old and stale. You know, the one where
the cops only arrest the people who drive straight late at
night, not the ones weaving back and forth.
She didn’t like the rising smell of the hot asphalt but it
was amusing to watch the huge paint truck lay down its
meticulously ordered yellow line. The road looked fresh
and bright, a new design element imposed on the hills. It
seemed to lead away into new possibilities and times of
change.
Kathy Hensler
• T h e TA LO N R e g u l a r s •
Susan Barnes, Natural Health
327-1914
Bert Bennett, Fire Department
334-9271
Jim Dahlberg, Cedar Hill
947-1355
Ramona Durham, Let’s Talk Herbs 334-0344
Mike Heal, Chief’s Corner
334-7620
Book Nook, Library Staff
334-7658
Marti Kirchmer, SJCE
334-3831x200
Gary Lepire
634-2040
John Rees, Bird Talk
632-8335
Christine Ragsdale
215-8733
Bruce Salisbury
334-2398
Pam Davis, Senior Center
334-2881
Nick Garcia, The Big C
334-2434
Sustainable Living, Elisa Bird
334-1840
These folks share their time on a regular basis
to write in their field of interest. If you have subjects and tidbits they might be interested in, give
them a call. If you would like to try your hand at
writing, give us a call at 334-1039. Many others
have submitted stories, poems and information on
an occasional or one-time basis. Thanks to everyone, it sure makes for good reading.
Don’t Be Left Out
Next Deadline: August 22
You are encouraged to send your
articles, photos, etc. in early
(but send in even if past deadline!).
The Aztec Local News, 334-1039
PO Box 275, Aztec 87410
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Future adjudications
Dear Candy,
I just went over to the Ruins to pick up some books
that they are donating to the Angels' garden, because of
the wish list we posted earlier this year.
It's incredible: there are 6! The National Geographic
field guide to Birds, Flowers of the Southwest Deserts,
Flowers of the Southwest Mountains, Shrubs & Trees of
the Southwest Deserts, Shrubs & Trees of the Southwest
Uplands, and most needed perhaps: Weeds of the West!
So, we send a huge bundle of gratitude to our friends
at the Aztec Ruins, and these will hopefully reside at the
McCoy Library for checkout or reference.
We had some scary days during the summer when the
garden weathered 100 degree days on end with no water
because of a water main replacement! But it looks good
and green now and will need another round of maintenance because it's so successful (well, the weeds are...).
And thanks to the Ruins folks, we can weed out more
of the right stuff.
Thanks again, Ginny Jones
Wisdom
They say wisdom is worth more then gold. Well wisdom is like gold when you reach the golden years. You
need wisdom and to be wise for there are all kinds of
people out in the world trying to scam the elderly and
these scammers don’t have a heart and cheat to get anything they can. So this is a good reason to have wisdom.
As a youngster I learned a lot of wisdom by listening to
the elderly friends I had. I learned a lot by keeping my
mouth shut and listening. Again, in my upbringing, my
parents taught me well by telling me to respect my elders. Well it work out real good for me.
I learned a lot, I learned a lot of times about life. I
remember that my parents were very smart as time went
by, that is when I learned they knew how to get the best
of old Louie. On a night out, they knew I would always
come in the kitchen and knew I wouldn’t turn on the
lights, so they set out a chair in the middle of the kitchen
and in the dark I would fall on the kitchen floor after
hitting the chair. That would wake them and they knew
what time I got home. I lost my father at the age of
eighteen and my mother was blind. A blind person
develops a keen sense of hearing and there was one time
I drove home in an old fifty-one Chevrolet that I had,
but decided to go back out when I was about a block
from home. The next morning, mother asked me why I
had gone back out. That’s when I learned you can’t fool
your parents. Today the younger generation does not listen to anyone because they can’t hear because of the
ipod and boom box and lots of the younger generation is
deaf.
Again, I guess I got a lot of wisdom by listening and
keeping my mouth shut.
Louis Sandoval, © 2009
I and about ten others attended the August 1st meeting
on future adjudication rules and laws that the New
Mexico State legislature wanted the University of New
Mexico to investigate. The proposal contained four possible new approaches to conduct any new adjudication
of water rights across the state. The first approach was
that all water users must file their own claims with the
court with some help by either the State Engineer or
another independent organization that might have water
right records or can assist water right claimants. The
local group’s opinion of this, in my opinion, was not
enough water users neither have the expertise to file
their own claims nor would it work with the state assisting.
Approach number two was for the State Engineer to
evaluate and issue licenses for all water rights, pre-1907
and post 1907. The State Engineer was suppose to issue
licenses on all post 1907 water appropriations by law
but the State Engineer has failed to do this. Pre 1907
water rights went thru the 1938 Hydrographic Survey by
the State Engineer and the private 1948 Echo Ditch
Decree. To give the State Engineer a new power to evaluate and issue new licenses on all the pre-1907 water
rights that were declared to be beneficially used in the
Echo Decree was not agreed to by the group. Also, if a
water user didn't agree with the State Engineer opinion
of whether the user got a license, the objector would
have to go thru a State Engineer hearing. If still not satisfactory to the user, he then has to go thru District
Court. This is not good due process for water claimant
and expensive.
The third approach was after going thru the second
new approach any other water user must object to the
result of each individual licensed water user as in an
inter se with the Adjudication Court. And this would
have to be accomplished before all water users and
amounts and priority dates are determined. This was not
agreed to by the group, and in my opinion, rejected.
The fourth approach was for each ditch that delivers
water would be representing each individual water user
unless that user opts out to represent himself. This was
somewhat favorable to me but not others in the forum.
The objection by others in the group was that ditch may
not favor small users or certain users. The ditch company is eventually going to have to fight for each person's
"carry" water or in other words the extra water for seepage and evaporation to get your three acre feet per acre
to your point of usage. My thought was if the State
Engineer and the ditch company could come to an interim agreement on their allowed CFS off the river now
before each individuals water right was determined it
would give the State Engineer a possibility to administer
the river now before the next 25-30 yrs of adjudicating
each individual right.
Robert E. Oxford, Aztec
Anthony and
Stephanie Burns
of Aztec would
like to introduce
the newest
member of
their family
Anthony Joseph
Burns.
Born June 27th,
2009
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
Aztec City Commission
What the Blazes! by Bert Bennett
The City of Aztec is a Commission-Manager form of
government and serves as the County Seat for San Juan
County. Commission meetings are held every second
and fourth Tuesday of every month, beginning at 6:00
P.M. Periodically a workshop precedes a meeting and
may begin sometime between 5:30 and 6:00 P.M. The
meetings are held at City Hall in the city municipal
complex on 201 West Chaco, Aztec, New Mexico. The
current Commissioners for the City of Aztec are:
District #1 (2008 - 2012) Diana C. Mesch
District #2 (2006 - 2010) Sally Burbridge (Mayor)
District #3 (2008 - 2012) Sherri Sipe
District #4 (2006 - 2010) Eugene L. Current
District #5 (2006 - 2010) Jim Crowley (Mayor Pro-Tem)
The next general meetings are Tuesday, August 25th
and Tuesday, September 8th.
For additional information call 334-7600.
All Commissioner Correspondance can be mailed to:
City of Aztec
201 W Chaco St.
Aztec, NM 87410
Attn: Commissioner "Name"
(www.aztecnm.gov)
A Brief History of Firefighting
Hot Nails! by Amy
@ To Dye For
505-564-8900
1908 Schofield Lane
Farmington
793-6245 Cell
Firefighting dates back many centuries. The Egyptians
utilized hand-operated wooden pumps in the second century B.C. A leather hose was developed in Holland in
the 1600’s
The fire service began in the colonial United States in
Boston in about 1680 when the first paid fire department
was established. The first fire departments were bucket
brigades, teams of people passed leather buckets full of
water down a human chain, the water was thrown on the
fire at the end of the chain, and the empty buckets
passed back to the water source. Using the human chain,
a continuous supply of buckets could be rotated through,
providing an almost constant, if meager, supply of water.
Volunteer fire departments began with Benjamin
Franklin in Philadelphia in 1735. Yes, the same Ben
Franklin who signed the Constitution and established the
first lending library also founded the first volunteer fire
department.
Ben’s concern was that fires started too easily and
spread too rapidly, a fact that arose from the colonists’
widespread use of thatched roofs. Fires were started by
embers from chimneys and lightening, and spread rapidly from house to house. While investigating ways to prevent lightening from striking thatched-roof houses and
other buildings, Ben invented the lightening rod. He
conducted experiments with a kite flown during thunderstorms…and we know what discovery that led to!
George Washington imported the first fire engine from
England in about 1765. This engine was probably a
hand-pumper, requiring men to move the engine to the
fire and operate the pumps with levers to direct water
through the hoses. The engine was given to the
Alexandria, Virginia fire company, where Washington
was a volunteer firefighter himself.
By the late 1800’s horse-drawn, steam-driven fire
pumpers were in widespread use. The steam pumpers
were replaced in the early 1900’s with the advent of the
gasoline engine. Since then, advances in engineering and
technology have led to continuous improvements in firefighter’s equipment and apparatus.
We’re all familiar with the image of the “Dalmatian”
on the fire engine. The dogs came into use because of
their protective nature and loyalty. Dalmatians have
shared the barns and the hunt courses with horses for
centuries, so when fire apparatus was horse-drawn, nearly every firehouse had its resident Dalmatian to help
direct the horses, keep the horses company and guard
the firehouse. The horses are gone from the fire stations
today, but the Dalmatians aren’t! Firehouse dogs were
nearly always called “Sparky” so Sparky was the obvious name for NFPA’s fire prevention symbol.
Dalmatians were also used to protect the fire company’s
engine and equipment at a time when fire companies
actually competed against each other at fire scenes, each
trying to out perform the others. Dalmatians were
favored probably because of their size, friendly nature,
ability to train and ability to care for themselves.
Likewise urban and nearby departments gave away puppies as new litters were born thus creating an ongoing
fire service tradition.
N.M.S.F.F.A. Dragon Slayer News
ALL VOLUNTEER
ALL THE TIME
If you are interested in becoming a part of this tradition come by the Aztec Fire Department’s main station,
200 N. Ash, any Wednesday night at 7 PM. and we will
tell you how to get started. Please stop by we need you.
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Tending your roses from bud to bed
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Need a new Author? Why not try…..
Laurie King The Language of Bees
For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes,
returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad
was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve
- the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of
bees from one of Holmes's beloved hives.
But the anticipated sweetness of their homecoming is
quickly tempered by a galling memory from her husband's past. Mary had met Damian Adler only once
before, when the promising surrealist painter was
charged with - and exonerated from - murder. Now the
talented and troubled young man is enlisting their help
again, this time in a desperate search for his
missing wife and child.
When it comes to
communal behavior,
Russell has often
observed that there are
many kinds of madness.
And before this case
yields its shattering solution, she'll come into
dangerous contact with a
fair number of them.
From suicides at
Stonehenge to a bizarre
religious cult, from the
demimonde of the Café
Royal at the heart of
Bohemian London to the
dark secrets of a young
woman's past on the
streets of Shanghai,
Russell will find herself
on the trail of a killer
more dangerous than any
she's ever faced-a killer
Sherlock Holmes himself may be protecting
for reasons near and dear
to his heart.
Storytime @ Your
Library
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The Aztec Public
Library offers preschool
story time on Thursdays
from 9:30-10:30. Join us
for stories, crafts, snacks
319 S. Ash • 334-7658
Mon - Fri: 9 am - 6 pm • Sat: 9am - 5 pm • Closed Sunday
and good fun @ your library. It's a good chance for children and mothers to socialize and get to know one
another.
August 20: The Grouchy Ladybug. Ladybug stories
and a ladybug craft!
August 27th: Skippyjon Jones and the Treasure Hunt.
Scavenger hunt fun today!
Sept. 3rd: Bebe's B Book. Alphabet stories using the
letter B.
Sept. 10th: Jade's J Book. Alphabet stories using the
letter J.
It's a Booksale!
As many of you have noticed, there is a table of books
for sale inside the front door of the library. What you
may not be aware of is that when you turn right and go
down the hall the booksale continues and there are more
books in the bookroom at the end of the hall. When you
arrive, if the bookroom is not open, you may stop at the
front desk and we will be happy to open it for you so
you can browse the books in there as well. We get book
donations almost on a daily basis, so the titles are constantly changing and being added to. We have books on
cassette, kid's books, fiction, nonfiction, you name it!
Come on in and have a look around!
Emergency Preparedness Workshop
The Aztec Public Library will be hosting an emergency preparedness workshop presented by the San Juan
County Office of Emergency Management. We will
learn how to prepare as a family for an emergency. What
to pack in a kit, preparing for the unexpected and how to
be informed. Join us August 22, 2009 at 9:00-4:00
(lunch on your own). If you have any questions call
Karen or Angela at 334-7695.
A Journey of the Heart
Van Ann Moore will present A Journey of the Heart: a
Southern Belle in the Old West, a Chautauqua on Mary
(Mamie) Bier Bernard Aguirre. Mamie Aguirre was an
avid journalist who would make numerous journeys up
and down the Santa Fe Trail and the Camino Real into
the heartland of New Mexico Territory. She would eventually live and be a major part of life in Las Vegas, Fort
Union, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and especially Las
Cruces where she would live in the proverbial large
adobe hacienda with her husband Don Epifanio Aguirre.
In time her journey would lead Mamie into the vicinity
of Tucson where she would become the first female
Professor of Spanish and History at the University of
Arizona. Mark your calendars for September 9 at 7:00 at
the Aztec Public Library. Call 334-7695 for more info.
Free Movies in Minium Park!
AHS Key Club is still hosting free movies in Minium Park behind the Aztec
Safeway. The movies will begin at dusk. There is no charge and everyone is invited.
Upcoming:
August 14 - Wall-e
August 28 - Clarence the Crosseyed Lion
September 11 - Peter Pan
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
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What’s your story? By David Elder
Walnut hulls for healthy trees!?
Hi. I recently read an article in USA Today about the
govt. dropping black walnut hulls on forests with bark
beetle problems. I thought maybe it would work for me.
Most of my apples have had very little new growth for
two years. I also have had a lot of problems with peach
tree borers. I thought maybe black walnut hull tincture
in water would help. I put nine droppers full in a quart
spray bottle, filled it up with water and sprayed the
trunks of my trees - apples, peaches, pears, willow - and
three weeks later I have a lot of new growth. Even the
peach tree sap has dried up. I am so excited to have
something cheap and organic.
I wonder what else it works on. I hope squash bugs - I
put some black walnut powder from capsules in my Volk
oil to see how it works for coddling moth. I'll let you
know how it goes. I just thought people would like to
know.
Thanks, Susan Rarick
should hear my aunt tell that story). I thought he grew
them just for me. As a young teenager I got to be his
sounding board one summer when he was trying to
decide whether to get into peanuts or not. This was just
in front of the large peanut boom of the seventies, and
the market going thru the roof. (That was my first
extended “adult” conversation, I will treasure those
weeks forever.) I got to know the man and how he
thought. Some years later at his death, my uncles were
fascinated that I knew the thoughts behind some of those
turning point decisions, and I took such pride in the man
that everyone kept telling me was “the hardest worker
they knew.” I decided that day I wanted to be like him.
I believe this playing in the dirt disease, skips a generation (here’s my theory, as promised). Both of my parents grew up in this growing environment and “got away
from it” (actually they were called to the ministry).
From my point of view as a kid, where do you think we
went for vacation? That’s right, we went to the farm.
Playing on the equipment, playing “cars” in the dirt
under the tractors. I bet you didn’t know diesel fuel
smelled like vacation. I tell you the truth, playing on the
TALON is Read in Far Out
Places by Far Out People!
I really will tell you how to make those onions sweet,
but it’s still a little too early just now. I think two weeks
from now would be better, so I’ll stall for the moment.
In the meantime how or why did you come to do what
you do? I’ve heard my poor wife try to explain, “He
won’t quit he loves it too much, I think it therapeutic for
him.” I’ve been to our local physical terrorist in town
for physical therapy (and love him to death) so I’m not
sure what she means by therapeutic (it’s painful). I actually heard a grower this past week talk about five acres,
hand planting, hand hoeing, watering, picking, and hot
sun, only to say “It beats working.” I knew instantly he
had the same disease I had. It’s a little bit hard to
explain to a non-grower the connection a farmer has
with the land (playing in the dirt).
For me, it starts with grandparents (on both sides of
the family) truck farming. My mamaw from Kentucky
(that’s grandma here in the west) always had a very
large garden and would daily pick her produce, place it
on a table in her front yard, with a small scale (not legal
for trade) placed beside a small wooden “honor box.”
She sold tomatoes for ten cents a pound completely
unattended. At the end of the day she would go empty
her little box, leaving change in it for tomorrow’s customers of course. As a seventh grader, I helped her one
summer and thought I was going to die. That crazy
woman worked me under the table, I couldn’t begin to
keep up with her (if she could see me now). Now days
someone will offer to have me check what’s in their
shopping bag at the farmers market, and I just love to
say, “I don’t need to see, I trust you, I’m a farmer and I
trust everybody.” While they sometimes look at me
funny, I remember back to that “honor box” and think
I’m just carrying on an old family tradition. To this day
I lease land on a handshake (it works with farmers).
My granddaddy in Alabama raised cows, and farmed
900 acres at the end. After he lost his job with the county (he voted for the guy that lost), he walked several
miles everyday (with a borrowed mule) to “work” two
acres for profit not fun (I guess it beat working). When I
was a child, he stacked watermelons in huge piles all
over the front lawn, in the shade of the pecan trees, that
he later sold on the side of the road from a large stake
bed truck, three for a dollar or 25 cents each (you
tractor today is fun. Over the noise of the engine, all you
can hear is the sound of your own thoughts, very fond
memories indeed. My best thinking (and singing) are in
the tractor seat. My children, who have grown up at
local growers markets, see it as work, not vacation. I
understand that, but if I ever get to brainwash a grandchild with this affliction, I surely will. If there is an “old
farmer” in your family (or some other codger) I challenge you to learn their stories while you can. All of the
photos of my grandfather are in Sunday go-to-meeting
clothes, not the work covered coveralls he wore six days
a week. Take some “normal” pictures, and smell the
flowers (or diesel).
At Aztec High School (way back in the seventies) I
took (or caught) horticulture from Jimmy Magee, where
I like to say “I began my professional “playing” in the
dirt with Pam.” I sold several hanging baskets of wandering jews through his flower shop (my mom says I
butchered hers). If you ask Mr. Magee about his memories of those days, I may have to deny it?
After losing a job, and changing careers in my middle
thirties, I, like my granddaddy before me, decided very
deliberately to start farming for profit (howbeit on the
side for me). The greenhouse grew from this. There’s
more (there always is), but suffice it to say I’m doing
what I love on purpose, with my high school sweetheart.
(How great is that, beats working!) If any of this makes
sense to you, you may have an affliction that will
require some playing in the dirt. I really enjoy visiting
with you at the farmers markets, swapping stories, aren’t
we supposed to be having hamburgers someday soon
testing salsa?…..What’s your story?…..
See you at the farmers markets, David 334-7129.
Junior and Senior
Girl Scout troop
1575 members
read TALON at
American Girl
Place in Los
Angeles,
California
Rowell UNM grad
Kelley Marie Rowell graduated cum laude from
the University of New Mexico on May 16 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education
with an emphasis in Language Arts. She will continue her studies at UNM this fall in Library Science.
While at UNM, she cheered on the All Girl Cheer
Team. She is a 2005 graduate ofAztec High School
and the daughter of Terry and Verna Rowell.
Photos by Rhonda
Smith and Marcia
Montoya.
For the rest of the
story about what
local Girl Scouts
have been doing,
see page 15.
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
Oliver’s August
Coupon Specials!
10% Off
Entire
Ticket!
Including drinks
and desserts.
(No alcohol
discounts.)
Note: Must have this
coupon. One
coupon per table.
Good for August 2009
HALF OFF CINNAMON ROLL
OR STICKIE BUN
With Purchase of Breakfast,
Lunch, or Dinner
Note: Must have coupon,
one coupon per table. Good for Aug. 2009
OLIVER’S RESTAURANT
1901 W. Aztec Blvd., Aztec. 334-7480
Aztec’s First National Night Out Celebration
National Night Out is a 25-year-old project, designed
to help communities raise their voices against crime.
Celebrations are held all over the United States and
Canada on the same evening (except Texas has established its own date). Aztec’s first annual National Night
Out celebration on Tuesday, August 4 was designed to
raise awareness about the community’s police and fire
safety units, and also the other safety-based entities in
the county.
Even though the hoped-for cool evening weather did
not come, the attendees at Aztec’s celebration kept comfortable with a steady breeze under the large shade trees
at Minium Park. Aztec’s Police Chief Mike Heal dished
out yummy root beer floats, in between rides on his new
quad vehicle. The Aztec Fire Department showed off its
engine, and the County Fire Department guided people
around their new Fire Safety House.
Participants included the Aztec Boys & Girls Club,
Desert View Counseling Services, Sexual Assault
Services of Northwest New Mexico, San Juan Safe
Communities Initiative, San Juan County Dispatch
Services, and San Juan County Emergency Management
Department. Visitors from the community browsed the
participants’ tables, and settled down in lawn chairs and
on blankets to enjoy a picnic, accompanied by the excellent music of the High Desert Bluegrass Band. At
evening’s end, folks meandered home for the traditional
National Night Out statement against crime—Porch
Lights On!
To see more pictures of Aztec and other communities’
events, go to NationalNightOut.org.
Now Open at 5 a.m.!
Is your computer slow? We can fix it ... FAST!
We now repair most electronics!
LCD TVs • Stereos • Game Stations • Radios etc.
Parkview Apartments
in Aztec
1-bedroom units available in August
for singles or couples; unfurnished,
kitchen appliances, $655/month
including utilities.
100 N. Main • Aztec
334-6187
Welcome to Bloomfield
Farmer’s Outdoor Market
Members of The Light of Life Mennonite Church
and local growers are a welcome sight each week at
Bishop Square in Bloomfield. The Farmer’s outdoor
market is now open to the public on Thursday from
4:00 to 6:00 pm. And who can resist a grower’s cornucopia of freshness and goodness. Home grown veggies in all their splendor, sun- ripen red tomatoes,
plump green cucumbers, red and white radishes, crisp
green lettuce, red beets, yellow squash, baby taters
and cabbage bigger than basket balls. If that does not
stir up the taste buds, try the peaches, plums and
berries, delightfully sweet and juicy.
Thanks to the local grower for their annual crop
which not only allows us good eating, but the opportunity to store such goodness for the cold months
ahead.
"Grupo Jose" now available
by Katee McClure
Those of you who know of the local Nite Owl Band
are probably familiar with their drummer Jose Villarreal.
While Jose is still part of that favorite local band he
has also branched off and created a solo CD called
"Grupo Jose - Canciones Del Valle De San Luis."
Jose, who lives in Farmington, was raised in the San
Luis Valley in Colorado and this album is a collection of
songs he has written about the stories he remembers of
that area including songs about his wife and late father.
Jose has been performing with Nite Owl for over ten
years as a drummer but on this solo endeavor Jose not
only wrote all of the songs he also plays all of the
instruments and sings - Quite an accomplishment for
any musician.
This CD is now available at Hastings in Farmington
and will soon be online via iTunes, Amazon and
Rhapsody.
If you are a fan of traditional Spanish flavor music
you will love this CD. I listened to the whole thing, didn't understand a word of it because, unfortunately I do
not speak Spanish, but still thoroughly enjoyed it.
"Grupo Jose" ... OLE'
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
PAGE 7
Letters to our future selves part 4
This continues letters written 10 years ago by McCoy third-graders (JoMacks) to their future selves.
Their teacher at the time, Ginny Jones, is sharing some of these with us. She would like all the former
Jomacks to get their letters so if you know how to reach these young folks, contact her at 505-334-3502
and leave a contact message.
Michelle was one of the few grads that I was able to catch at graduation, to deliver
her letter, and she has always been social and lively, and will be off to college to
grab the world by the tail and change it to her liking! She is focused and determined
-- she always packed more energy and intention into her small frame than most folks
twice her size! ~Ginny Jones
Jesse has been active in band, and has traveled with them. He was an inquisitive
guy and very friendly and outgoing in 3rd grade, and has parlayed that into his
plans for music and education. He traveled with the band (to NYC, I think) and
probably has a string of new friends all over the US because of that.
~Ginny Jones
Nick has been about the friendliest, most socially adept individual! He went from
being that in 3rd grade to being involved in "Blended," the HS art and literary magazine, as well as Student Council leadership most recently. My favorite story about
him (and AJ) was that when we went camping at Mesa Verde, the two of them got up
at dawn, and yelled in mega voices, to be quiet so as not to scare away the deer!
Didn't work, either...
As the Jomacks move on to the next phase of their lives, I wish them all the best and keep in touch! ~Ginny Jones
Dancin' in Aztec
every Thursday
evening!
at the Old Aztec Theater,
104 N. Main, Aztec
6 to 9pm
$2.00 donation at the door.
Refreshments available.
Bicycle Cruise
Nights
in Aztec!
Every Friday, meet at 7 pm @ the
Pavilion in Minium Park (behind
Safeway). www.aztectrails.com.
Everyone is welcome to join the ride.
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
When the temperature’s up
The price goes down!
25% off a Footzone
For the month of August.
Call for an Appt. 505-334-9363
Big feet and big heart
Jerry Stone is one of our Maintenance Technicians. He
came to us via Lubbock, Texas where his mother lived.
When she passed he decided to take a change of latitude
and attitude and moved here where his brother is located. In Lubbock he worked concrete work for 29 years,
was a CDL truck driver, and a member of a local horseshoe pitching club, is a Viet Nam Veteran, enjoys hunting and fishing and even makes his own jerky. He came
to Aztec, filled out one job application and got this job.
“The good Lord steered me here. I feel this is where I
belong.”
As Jerry says, he’s “6’6” and still growing.” As are his
size 14 feet…. So is Jerry’s heart and compassion for
our residents. As Jerry says he, “loves helping people,
especially the elderly.”
Just lately, instead of going the easy route and going
to the hardware store and buying one of those hand-held
“reachers,” he hand-crafted one for Ida Mae who kept
reaching for things, which sometimes resulted in potentially harmful situations. Since this “invention,” that resident has not had any more reaching accidents. After
that, Jerry constructed a large table-top with high sides
so another resident could put together larger puzzles and
not knock the pieces off the table. “I can do stuff with
my hands that most men can’t. I come up with different
ideas.” Right now he is working on an idea for fenders
for the front wheels of a wheelchair for a resident who is
always bending over and catching her fingers. “There
outta be a law against being this smart…. I also have a
good sense of humor.”
He also has panache for any female in the buildingthey are all “the most beautiful women in the building.”
Resident Ida Wood and Maintenance
Assistant Jerry Stone
(No matter how many women are standing there!)
Other staff has also written very nice comments on
our STAR bulletin board: he does all he’s asked to do
and in a timely manner; the kindness he shows to residents is a true example of showing God’s love; and his
helpfulness and
compassion to residents is outstanding. Thanks,
Jerry!
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Our Aztec Lady Tiger Cheerleaders cheering on the Aztec Tigers; and Grand
Marshals of the Connie Mack World Series and San Juan County Fair parade
on August 7th. Photos by Nick Garcia.
Sat April 4
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Sat April 11th
Sat April 18
th
2009 Schedule
Test & Tune
Noon - 5pm
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs, Crate Models, Minis
6pm
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Mini Sprints, Minis
6pm
Wild West Modified Tour!!
Fri April 24th
Sat April 25th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys
7pm
6pm
Sat May 9th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs, Minis
6pm
Sat May 23rd
Sun May 24th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs, Crate Models
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs
Sat June 6th
Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs, Minis
7pm
Sat June 13th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Mini Sprints
7pm
Sat July 4th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Crate Models, Minis
7pm
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Crate Models, Minis
7pm
Sat Aug 8th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Crate Models, Minis
7pm
Sat Aug 29th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs, Minis
7pm
Fri Sept 18th
Sat Sept 19th
ASCS Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods
ASCS Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods
Sat Sept 26th
Modifieds, Stocks, Sportmods, Hobbys, Dwarfs, Crate Models, Minis
TALON is Read in Far Out Places
by Far Out People!
2nd Annual Ryan Bard Memorial!!
6pm
6pm
Fiesta Days!!
Sat July 18
th
30th Annual Floyd Reynolds Memorial!!!
7pm
6pm
Season Championship!!!
6pm
Aztec Speedway is located at 620 Legion Road, 1/2 mile South of Downtown and just East
of Main St / US Hwy 550 behind Triple S Trucking.
Visit www.aztecspeedway.com for class information and details
Reading TALON in Key West!
Richard and Sarah Eklund spent two weeks vacationing from Orlando,
Florida all the way down to Key West. They had lots of sun, sand, and fun.
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
What buying fresh is all
about - Aztec Farmers Market
One Aztec Farmers Market day in early August, I
went to the market, moping and disheartened. My son
was moving away and someone had hacked into
Sustainable San Juan’s extensive e-mail list and had sent
out an e-mail saying I was broke in London and send me
money. As Rob Heyduck’s live music floated through
the Market, over tables overflowing with colorful, freshly picked produce, I met old friends, close friends, new
friends and the friendly growers I had gotten to know
over the years. An hour later, I left uplifted, with my
canvas shopping bags full of tasty, locally grown vegetables.
For $17.00 I got yellow squash and cucumbers from
the Goimarac brothers, shiny green peppers from the
Turners, tomatoes from the Pena’s, potatoes from Daniel
Rhoades, pretty purple eggplants and three types of the
onions from John & Jeanne Reese, corn from Foutz
farm, and for snacking, tasty juicy peaches from
Roxanne Kerby of Kerby Orchard. Next week I plan to
add okra from Sutherlands and cantaloupes from Elders.
And these are just some of the growers at the Aztec
Farmers Market. So come on down on Wednesdays and
see what eating fresh is all about. You will come away
smiling, I guarantee it!
Now roasting
Green Chile!
The Purple Cow Kafe
at Sutherland
Farms Market
Open Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 – 2:00
Friday and Saturday 8:00- 9:00
and Sunday 10:00 – 5:00
•
Now serving Breakfast Burritos, Green Chile Cheeseburgers,
Sandwiches, Salads and Smoked Meat specials
with farm fresh veggies.
•
Friday and Saturday nights feature
“Country Suppers on the Farm”
Enjoy entree specials along with vegetables
fresh from the farm.
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August Supper Specials:
Friday 14th - Chicken Fajita w/ grilled sweet corn salsa
Saturday 15th - Green chile Cheeseburger
Friday 21st - Grilled Chicken w/ Chipolte Cream Sauce
Saturday 22nd - Simply Smokin Sampler Plate
Friday 28th - Summer Pork Chops w Corn Mango Salsa
Saturday 29th - Flat Iron Steak w Avocado Butter
Are you in the Zone?
Initially I'd intended to write this story under the
impression that it would encompass the art of foot massage. In fact, I'd intended to entitle it “The Agony of De
Feet” but soon learned that Foot Zonology was a holistic
science that engulfed the entire body and really didn't
Schedule your birthday parties or other group event now!
have much to do with the art of massage.
#745 CR 2900 (Ruins Rd.) 7 1⁄2 miles north of Aztec or
Lanea McCluhan is a certified Foot-Zonologist
3 1⁄2 mi. west of 550, turn onto CR 2900 at Cedar Hill.
(Norblom
American Institute of Foot-Zonology) who
Mon-Sat 9-6, Sun 10-6. Phone: 334-3578 or visit our
works out of the Style Exchange next to the Aztec
website at www.sutherlandfarms.net
Subway. She's a graduate of the University of Arizona
(Tucson) where she earned her BS in Agriculture. At
first I couldn't understand how an agricultural
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degree was tied to the human foot but Lanea clarified it quite well. Foot-Zonology is an analytical
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and diagnostic science dating back five thousand
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Aztec, NM. 87410
dietary considerations as well as repairing various
We are now re-open. Let me introduce myself. My name is Jennibodily dis-functions via the human foot. Practicing
Bring in ad and receive
fer Morris, I will be managing the store. I am new to Aztec, but
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Lanea says “We're all responsible for our own
20% off
health but dietary considerations, exercise, sunWe still offer Schwinn, GT, Redline and accessories, at a
reasonable price. So come down and see us!
shine, water, and essential oils all are key.” She
We will be here
went on to say, “we should be eating more alka08/31/09
Tuesday-Saturday
10am-5pm
line.” Yes, I specifically asked if tomatoes are bad
Please feel free to call if you need anything or have questions
for us. Readers will be pleased to know that the
505-334-0009 Dave or Jenn
acidity and alkalinity of which she speaks is rela*We will be closed Aug. 14th-17th.
tive to “toxins” found in many of
the foods and drinks we ingest. In
Foot-Zonology, acidic diets are referenced as medications, alcohol,
caffeine, pastries, red meats, sugars, processed foods. In short, all
that and other stuff we typical
Americans love to regularly ingest,
knowing full well it's not good for
us. Most vegetables (including
tomatoes), fruits, berries, nuts and
grains are considered as alkaline in
terms of foot zonology. In a way,
the dietary aspect of this science is
just a matter of common sense; the
analytical aspects however go well
beyond. The science is complex
and health minded individuals
should give Lanea a call in order
to learn more about just what those
complexities are.
Expiration Date:
Photo provided courtesy
of Gayle Dunlap (505)486-4923
The benefits of applying this science is manyfold.
Rejuvenation and restoration of human balance in terms
of the physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental only
scratch the surface. This science can strengthen bones,
balance hormones, increase blood circulation, improve
posture, improve vision and hearing, improve cognition,
and flush toxins. The self evidence of the science itself
appears to be of benefit to most everyone. Lanea told me
that she'd even seen facial wrinkles disappear as a result
of applying the techniques of this ancient science! In
short, it is a science of the entire human body as focused
through the feet. Lanea tells me that she carries and sells
hundreds of the essential oils commonly used in applying this science at her Aztec studio. It is a fascinating
science that correlates various parts of the human foot
with other bodily systems, body parts, and bodily functions in an attempt to maintain overall health. In ancient
times, the science was even applied as a healing art that
also served to reverse certain degenerative conditions.
Lanea can be reached at (505) 860-6563. She wants
everyone to “live your best life” and she cordially
invites everyone interested in learning more about this
ancient science to make an appointment and talk with
her about how this ancient art may benefit them. The
experience is quite painless – guaranteed, and normally
last about an hour! Lanea invites you all to join her at
her studio and “Get in the zone.”
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
PAGE 11
Lessons learned from Sustainable San Juan e-mail hijacking
By Katee McClure
• PayPal Phishing Scams
It happened during the first week of August. An urgent
plea from Elisa Bird of Sustainable San Juan saying she
was stranded in England after losing her bag of valuables
in a taxi and she desperately needed money to pay her
hotel bill and feed herself because she was starving.
Anyone who knows Elisa knew instantly that this was a
scam, Elisa is so trim that she could probably survive off
the leaves on any bush in the city and be happy in doing
so, BUT the email was convincing enough to make you
wonder.
Elisa was alerted to this email scam after receiving
over twenty phone calls from concerned people. After
some investigation, she realized that her Sustainable San
Juan email list had been hacked! When she tried to
access her Yahoo email account, there was a security
lock on it and she wasn't able to access her email records
in order to undo what had been done. Fortunately for
Elisa, word of mouth quickly set the record straight that
this was a scam. Elisa called it local "organic networking." Elisa was also quite touched that a couple of people, who have personal ties in England, were willing to
have their friends and family go and help her if indeed
she was stranded there and needed assistance.
What was most devastating to Elisa, besides the utter
passiveness of Yahoo and their "could care less attitude,"
was the feeling that she and her organization had been
violated. She has tried very hard over the past few years
to get Sustainable San Juan known as a legitimate nonprofit organization and felt that this invasion lessened the
professional persona of SSJ.
One thing Elisa has learned is to not respond to
Yahoo's supposed request to verify that she still wants to
use her email account and/or to update her account.
Turns out that was a phishing scam to get access into her
account·and it worked. That's how the thieves got access.
Elisa did go to the Aztec Police Department and talked
with their computer security specialist. He found where
the fraudulent email originated from but there was little
the police could do about it. Unfortunately Yahoo is not a
secure email account.
She still hasn't been able to get into her account at
Yahoo. Even though she remembers the answer to her
security question, Yahoo isn't accepting her answer.
Once the whole mess gets cleared up, she is going to
get an independent email program and continue sending
out the bi-weekly "green updates" in a more secure manner. For all of you who look forward to receiving
Sustainable San Juan's email updates about green living,
be patient. Elisa will soon reconstruct her email list and
be back to sending out the information on a regular basis.
PayPal scam e-mails normally involve a link on
which the user must click. The link takes you to a server where you have to supply sensitive and private information including credit card numbers, your PayPal
account number, pin numbers and passwords. This
information is supposedly needed to update or verify
your account, but this is a BIG lie, PayPal never sends
out e-mails to verify the information of their members.
Go to www.cybertopcops.com/paypal-phishingscams.php for a list of common characteristics that you
can look for when you get e-mails like this. This makes
it easier to verify whether the e-mail is legitimate or
not. Rule of thumb: E-mails asking for any personal
information are always fraudulent.
• Yahoo Account (Phoney) Alert:
What is a Single
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Let’s be clear. Health insurance companies don’t
pay for medical care. You do. You pay through taxes,
through your insurance premiums, and through your
out-of-pocket expenses. As your physician, I also get
paid from multiple sources: Medicare, Medicaid, forprofit private insurancecompanies, direct pay from
patients, and a few other oddball places. If this sounds
complex, you understand the situation.
In a Single Payer System, your taxes go toward a
government regulated, not-for-profit agency administered by medical personnel.You pay nothing else – not
out-of-pocket, not to for-profit insurance companies
(unless you really like giving your money away).
When you see a physician, or go to the hospital, or
buy medications, the physician, hospital, or pharmacy
ispaid by this agency. This agency is the Single Payer.
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• Hospital births (at Mercy Medical Center in Durango)
Moreover, Yahoo already has methods in place to deal
• Annual exams and pap smears
with inactive accounts. It certainly would not send out
• Contraceptive counseling
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Cigna, Blue Cross/Blue
and passwords is quite likely to be a phishing scam.
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21st Century Community Learning Centers
Recent changes at the Aztec Chamber
This month the Aztec Chamber lost one of its most
valued employees. Becki Christensen, Executive
Director for the past three years, resigned for personal
reasons. While Becki will remain in the community, and
will undoubtedly continue to be involved in quality-oflife projects, her creativity and “can-do” attitude will be
missed at the Chamber.
The position of Interim Director has been assumed by
Sandi Harber. From Tennessee via Utah and Seattle,
Sandi has been Assistant Director at the Aztec Chamber
for six months She brings to the job a background in
financial management and administrative skills and has
consulted with small businesses and large corporations.
She is especially interested in non-profit management
and marketing, event planning and grant writing, having
studied these topics recently through San Juan College’s
Community Learning program.
The Chamber also added two new members to its
Board in July. Chryl Larabee of Key Mortgage, and
Darryl Wilson of Wilson Rents and Asstec Acres have
Are you starting to
get a little warm?
already thrown themselves into
Chamber activities, working on the
Events and Finance committees. Chryl
and Darryl join the standing Board
members, Merrill Adams (First Vice
President), Kirk Carpenter, Kelly
Eaves, Chris Hunter, Marti Kirchmer
(Secretary), Bella Roberts, Wilann
Thomas, Linda Thompson (Treasurer),
Kelly Townsend (President), and Janna
Zink (Second Vice President),
Assistant and Visitor Center
Coordinator Beverly Benford is also
working at the Chamber offices at 110
N Ash. Give Bev or Sandi a call at 505
334 9551 to talk about membership, or
if you have ideas about how the
Chamber can serve your needs.
Lydia Rippey Elementary,
Koogler Middle School, Aztec, NM
Lead Activities Assistant - Assist Site Coordinator in all aspects of
site operation; manage web-based data system; provide youth with
academic learning experiences as outlined by NMPED. 30hrs/wk.
Activities Assistants - Provide youth with academic learning
experiences as outlined by NMPED. 19hrs/wk.
Minimum requirements: HS diploma or GED required; experience
in education, community and/or human service fields preferred.
Positions open until filled.
Submit letter of interest and resume with references to:
Katrina Fowler, Program Manager
San Juan County Partnership
3535 E. 30th St., Ste. 239
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[email protected] • (505) 566-5875
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
Naturopathic Notes:Whole, Pure and Natural
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For years now I have been telling
students and patients to use what is
Whole, Pure, and Natural: Whole
foods meaning whole grains, the
whole egg, whole (preferably) raw
milk and dairy products – not parts or
percentages of anything; Pure foods
meaning not adulterated with anything artificial – no artificial sweeteners, food coloring, or flavoring; or bleached in any way;
Natural foods meaning not grown from GMO seeds or
with chemicals or sprays.
Dr. Donald Davis, a member of the University of
Texas Biochemical Institute lead a crop-nutrient study in
2004. What they found is that the nutrient value of 43
common crops declined over the past 50 years due to
“modern” farming methods. Some scientists believe that
the new types of plants that are bigger, resistant to pests,
and have greater yield may be the cause of the decrease
in nutrients.
Another cause comes from the devitalization of the
soil. Plants grown in standard and poor soils have a lesser mineral and trace mineral content. Plants grown in
high quality soil contain 300% to 500% more minerals.
But why do we want a higher concentration of minerals in our foods? Minerals are critical to good health
because they are involved in, initiate, or spark almost all
reactions in your body. They play a major part with the
nervous system. Do you find yourself nervous, tense,
with dry mouth, muscle cramps, or insomnia? You may
be suffering from a lack of minerals.
Before you go rushing to the store to purchase bottles
of minerals, remember to think whole, pure, and natural.
Many mineral supplements are only ground rocks which
are difficult for the body to process. What the body
needs is minerals derived from plants which have taken
the minerals from the soil and converted them to usable
forms for the human body.
Most calcium supplements sold today are crushed
rock which is difficult for your body to utilize. Rather it
be calcium from limestone, dolomite, or shell, this calcium will soak up large amounts of the stomach's
hydrochloric acid. This will leave you with a body
depleted of stomach acids and enzymes which in turn
leads to indigestion and heartburn.
Some people take magnesium supplements because of
regularity problems. However, high magnesium intake
can be toxic to your body so to protect itself, the body
excretes the excess and then you can say you are regular.
However, you may then find yourself depleted and
dehydrated.
Real minerals come from real food – especially
greens. Therefore, one way to obtain your minerals and
vitamins is from greens or a green drink and the other is
from liquid trace minerals derived from plant material.
(We personally like Green's First for our greens and
Energy Boost 70 for the liquid trace minerals.)
Before you purchase foods or supplement products,
ask yourself, “Is this whole, pure and natural?” If not,
leave it alone.
For comments and questions e-mail
[email protected]. Susan (a nationally certified tui-na
practitioner and instructor, and Certified Traditional
Naturopath) can be reached at her office at #4 Road
3641, Aztec, 327-1914.
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accompanied by a distant lightning bolt.
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said, "Well, she's there."
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becoming a scuba diver? Here’s your chance to make it
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THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
PAGE 13
Car wash fundraiser a rousing success
On Saturday, July 11th, 2009, Home Away From
Home had a car wash in the Aztec Blockbuster parking
lot. The generosity of Blockbuster staff guaranteed this
car wash to be a success. This fundraiser was to raise
funds to purchase more educational material for all the
children at Home Away From Home Day Care, located
at 504 N. Main, Aztec NM. 505-334-4945.
Home Away From Home, being community based,
was delighted to have the Roughneck football players in
attendance, who volunteered to wash cars. Many donators were impressed with the detailed attention given to
each vehicle. Troy Gonzales, a Roughneck player and
auto painter at Elite Auto Shop in Aztec, stated, “I treated all the cars at the car wash the same as the ones being
prepped to be painted at Elite.” Tyron Sutton another
Elite employee took control with the set up and with the
aid of Joey Walden, George Keenzel, other Farmington
Roughneck players, and Damon Scott.
Amber, the Aztec Blockbuster Video manager, graciously opened their doors (literately) for any need that
Home Away From Home had to guarantee that the car
wash fundraiser was a success. She allowed us to run
our water hoses from within Blockbuster. Amber and her
staff went above and beyond what was expected. Major
kudos to Aztec Blockbuster for their support.
Other local businesses that donated to the event: Aztec
McDonalds, Aztec Cottonwood Cycle, Aztec Safeway,
Bloomfield Sonic, Farmington Best Buy, Aztec
Restaurant, Aztec Speedway, Aztec Dairy Queen, Aztec
Subway, Aztec Dominoes Pizza, and Olivers.
Many, many thanks to Shawn Kelly and 92.9 radio
station. Shawn Kelly graciously allowed Home Away
From Home Assistant Director Christine Ragsdale to
come and share with the public information about Home
Away From Home and their "Mommie Cam." Christine
shared information about the outstanding care the children receive at Home Away From Home. On Saturday,
August 15th, 2009, Home Away From Home will be
hosting a Pancake Breakfast from 8-11am.
Thank you Aztec business community. Your donations
show how much you do care about the youth that attend
Home Away From Home Daycare.
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From left to right; Roughneck Football players and
friends, Damon Scott, George Keenzel #56, Tyron
Sutton, Troy Gonzales #88, Joey Walden #23
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Home Away From Home Staff and volunteers; From left
to right; Sierra Story, Nikki Daily, Masci Daily, Sari
Vincent, Destiny Bunch, Katie Castle, Mary Workman,
Lisa Story, and Christine Ragsdale
To Better Serve our Community…
Do you know that with Alzheimers, loved ones first go through the development phase whereby they can function
normally most of the time? Then many proceed to the phase when they begin to wander and lose track of where they
are but otherwise are relatively healthy? And the final stage is when their medical needs increase?
We are learning more and more about how to prolong a higher level of functioning as they progress through the
second phase. For these residents we are making the following plans:
• The selection of staff that will work fulltime in our Memory Care unit
• Specialized training of this staff so that they can better stimulate and understand this special group of residents
• Renovation of the current “Special Care Unit (SCU or Friendship Way) as some in the community may know this
section of our Health Care Center. Renovations will include resident rooms and the creation of kitchen/dining facilities so that breakfast can be made for the residents, and sometimes with their help… just like home.
• Rooms are redone in colors and textures that are comforting and yet properly stimulating.
Mark your calendars! Our community outreach activities for the rest of 2009 that will support the renovation of
the Memory Care Unit, the renovation of our long-term care shower rooms and an outside therapy/activity circuit
around our Village for all our residents and their friends and family members are:
• Saturday, Sept. 26… First Annual Good Sam Community Bar-B-Q Blitz (starting early afternoon with ice
cream and finishing the evening with a ho-down!)
• Saturday, November 7… First Annual Good Sam silent auction
• Friday and Saturday, November 20-21 Annual Good Sam Christmas Bazaar (sponsored by our volunteers)
• By Thanksgiving our Village Cookbooks should have arrived and be out
in the marketplace.
Stay tuned…more details in the future!
Want to make monetary, items (such as a refrigerator, cabinets, etc.) or
time/expertise (to help renovate, paint and build), donations to help us better
serve the community? (we are a 503c non-profit organization), please contact
Ginger or Zena at 505/334-9445
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American Red Cross urges caution during heat wave
The elderly and the very young are the
Most susceptible to heat illness
When the dog days of summer deliver hot temperatures and high humidity, the American Red Cross San
Juan Chapter urges residents to take precautions against
the heat.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, approximately 400 Americans die each year
due to summer’s sweltering heat. In recent years, excessive heat has caused more deaths than all other weather
events, including tornadoes, floods and hurricanes.
Everyone is at risk when temperatures rise above 90
degrees; and the elderly and the very young are most
susceptible to heat and heat-related illnesses. Heat-related illnesses can cause serious injury and even death if
unattended. Signs of heat-related illnesses include nausea, dizziness, flushed or pale skin, heavy sweating and
headaches. Persons with heat-related illness should be
moved to a cool place, given cool water to drink and ice
packs or cool wet cloths should be applied to the skin. If
a victim refuses water, vomits or loses consciousness,
call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number immediately.
“Our goal is to give people the information they need
to protect themselves and their families from heat-related illnesses,” said Judy Hepner, Health & Safety
Services Administrator for the San Juan Chapter.
Red Cross heat wave safety tips:
• Prepare. Discuss heat safety precautions with members of your household. Have a plan for what to do if the
power goes out.
• Dress for the heat. Wear loose-fitting, lightweight,
light-colored clothing. Avoid dark colors because they
absorb the sun’s rays. It is also a good idea to wear hats
or to use an umbrella.
• Stay hydrated. Carry water or juice with you and
drink continuously even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid
drinks with alcohol or caffeine, which dehydrate the
body.
• Eat small meals and eat more often. Avoid highprotein foods, which increase metabolic heat.
• Slow down and avoid strenuous activity. If you
must do strenuous activity, do it during the coolest part
of the day, which is usually in the morning between 4
and 7 a.m. Take frequent breaks.
• Stay indoors when possible. If air-conditioning is
not available, stay on the lowest floor out of the sunshine. Remember that electric fans do not cool, they
simply circulate the air.
• Be a good neighbor. During heat waves, check in
on family, friends and neighbors who are elderly or ill
and those who do not have air conditioning. Check on
your animals frequently, too, to make sure they are not
suffering from the heat.
• Learn Red Cross first aid and CPR/AED.
Know what these heat-related terms mean:
Health Insurance Reform FAQs www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck
Q. A lot of seniors seem to be concerned about a
provision in the House bill that would provide counseling for end of life care. They think it sounds like
the government will come along every five years and
require you to talk about how you want to end your
life.
A. This provision, which has been supported by the
AARP, would allow senior citizens access to a professional medical counselor who will provide them with
any information they might need about preparing a living will, providing medical power of attorney, and—if
they are seeking this kind of advice—end of life decisions. These counseling sessions are not mandatory;
they are simply made available to those who wish to use
the service because they are unable to receive the information from another source. This means that if a senior
is seeking such advice and guidance, Medicare would
cover it. This measure would allow Medicare to compensate doctors for discussing with their patients the
most difficult care choices—those that happen at the end
of life. It would actually empower individuals to make
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better ensure that their wishes will be followed.
Q. You keep talking about expanding insurance
coverage by cutting Medicare. Why would health
reform be good for seniors?
A. The savings being proposed from Medicare won’t
harm patient care. In fact it will improve it. We are talking about eliminating billions of dollars in overpayments
to insurance companies that do nothing except benefit
the insurers’ bottom lines. We will go after waste, fraud
and abuse that do not improve care for seniors. Not only
will these changes enable us to improve the quality of
care for seniors, they will stabilize Medicare and put it
on better financial footing.
What’s clear is that if we don’t begin to rein in escalating health care costs, Medicare will be threatened
over the long-run.
Health reform will benefit seniors in many ways:
• We are committed to shrinking the donut hole in
Medicare Part D that has forced so many seniors—more
than 4 million every year—to pay exorbitant costs out of
pocket or go without the drugs they need.
• We are also committed to creating a pathway for the
approval of generic biologic drugs. Cutting-edge biologic medications are currently very expensive and are out
of reach for many seniors. It is important to make generic versions of these drugs available as soon as possible.
• For those of you who retire between the ages of 55
and 64, health reform will provide financial assistance to
employer health plans that cover early retirees, bringing
down health costs and premiums by as much as $1,200
per family per year for some plans.
• We want to strengthen preventive care under
Medicare—no co-payments for checkups and wellness
visits. Much of the money we spend on health care goes
to treat chronic diseases which could be prevented from
becoming more serious if patients received more preventive care. Preventive care is especially important for seniors, because it will increase the chance that your doctor
can catch an illness in its early stages.
• Most importantly, by reducing waste and improving
the efficiency of Medicare, the Administration will
• Heat cramps: Heat cramps are muscular pains and
spasms that usually occur in the legs or abdomen. They
are caused by exposure to heat and humidity, and loss of
fluids. Heat cramps are an early signal that the body is
having trouble with the heat.
• Heat exhaustion: Heat exhaustion typically occurs
when people exercise heavily or work in a hot, humid
place where body fluids are lost through heavy sweating.
Blood flow to the skin increases, causing blood flow to
decrease to the vital organs. This results in a form of
mild shock. If not treated, the victim may suffer heat
stroke. Signals of heat exhaustion include cool, moist,
pale flushed or red skin; heavy sweating; headache; nausea or vomiting; dizziness; and exhaustion. Body temperature will be near normal.
• Heat stroke: Also known as sunstroke, heat stroke is
life-threatening. The victim's temperature-control system, which produces sweat as a way of cooling the
body, stops working. Body temperature can rise so high
that brain damage and death may result if the body is
not cooled quickly. Signals include hot, red and dry
skin; changes in consciousness; rapid, weak pulse; and
rapid, shallow breathing.
General care for heat emergencies:
• Heat exhaustion: Get the person to a cooler place
and have him or her rest in a comfortable position. If the
person is fully awake and alert, give half a glass of cool
water every 15 minutes, and have the person drink slowly. Remove or loosen tight clothing and apply cool, wet
cloths to the skin. Fan the person. Call 9-1-1 or the local
emergency number if the person refuses water, vomits or
loses consciousness.
• Heat stroke: Heat stroke is a life-threatening situation! Help is needed fast. Call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number. Move the person to a cooler place.
Quickly cool the body. Wrap wet towels or sheets
around the body. Use a water hose, if available, to cool
the victim. Watch for signals of breathing problems.
Keep the person lying down and continue to cool the
body. If the victim refuses water or is vomiting or there
are changes in the level of consciousness, do not give
anything to eat or drink.
Red Cross training can give you the skills and confidence to act in an emergency. FMI contact the San Juan
Chapter at 505-325-9605 or visit www.redcross.org.
http://sanjuan.redcross.org
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels
victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's
blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a
charitable organization — not a government agency —
and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the
American public to perform its humanitarian mission.
For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or
join our blog at www.redcrosschat.org.
strengthen the program to be sure it is always there for
you and the generations to come. As you know, the
Medicare Trust fund is projected to run out of money in
about 8 years. Health insurance reform would extend the
life of the fund for additional years—through at least
2022—and give it greater stability and security.
Q. I have heard many people worry that health
care will be "rationed" under health reform. I won’t
be able to get certain tests or procedures. What if I want
those tests and what if they detect something that could
save my life?
A. Health Insurance Reform will end current forms of
rationing, not expand it.
First, there is widespread rationing in today’s system.
Right now, decisions about what doctor you can see and
what treatment you can receive are made by insurance
companies, which routinely deny coverage because of
cost or the insurance company rules. Health reform will
do away with many of those rules that result in rationing
today.
Health Insurance Reform will prevent insurance companies from denying coverage because you have a preexisting condition; prevent them for canceling coverage
because you get sick; ban annual and lifetime limits on
coverage, which often force people to pay huge sums
out of pocket if they develop a serious illness; and prevent discrimination based on gender.
With health insurance reform, we will also put treatment decisions back into the hands of doctors in consultation with their patients.
One of the reasons we spend too much on health care
today is that our incentives are perverse: Doctors are
paid by the procedure, rather than for quality. We want
reform that rewards quality of care not quantity of procedures. Having dozens of procedures doesn’t necessarily make you better. In fact they can make you worse.
Right now roughly 100,000 Americans die every year
from medical errors, which, in many cases, were the
result of treatments that were wrong for them. We want
to reduce preventable hospital re-admissions that are frequently caused because patients are not getting the right
care in the first place. We want to give doctors the ability to make the best treatment decisions for you and your
family.
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
Government Day Left to right. Junior Girl Scouts Mary
Coleman and Mistery Miller with Taed Montoya checking out the bucket of a trackhoe. Photo Marcia Montoya
Wolfwood Refuge. Girl Scouts from troops 1575, 268,
and 71 work together on a teambuilding course.
Photo Marcia Montoya
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Girl Scouts on the Go!!
San Juan Service Area Girl Scouts have been busy
with Service Unit and individual troop activities. Area
Girl Scouts enjoyed Government Day at the end of April
hosted by San Juan County employees. Girls were able
to visit county offices and get a close up view of heavy
equipment, a patrol car, fire truck, and other county
vehicles. We would like to thank all San Juan County
employees that made this event possible.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 1575 took a journey in late
April and early May. The new Junior Journey award
allowed girls to learn about the power of one, team, and
community. Girls held a food drive at Lydia Rippey
Elementary, McCoy Elementary and Mosaic Academy.
Girls collected over four hundred pounds of food for
Echo Food Bank. Thanks to everyone that participated.
On May 16th and 17th Girl Scouts and their families
took part in the Wolfwood Service Project and Campout.
Attendees helped Wolfwood volunteers clean and fix
cages and put up shade for the wolves. The girls spent
the rest of the weekend enjoying activities planned by
the Wolfwood volunteers.
Activities included: an
astronomy presentation
that allowed the girls to
see the rings of Saturn,
ceramics and photography
classes, bird watching,
wolf tours, and a ropes
course that allowed girls
to work on teamwork
skills. Thanks to Craig,
Paula, and all the volunteers for their hard work in
making this event successful.
In May, Senior Girl
Scout Demitri Miller
found out that she was one
of forty finalists in the
Doodle 4 Google contest.
Doodle 4 Google is a
competition for K-12 students to reinvent Google’s
homepage logo. The
theme was “What I Wish
for the World.” Demitri’s
doodle was titled “Time to
Disneyland Photos Troop 1575 enjoying Disneyland.
Photos by Rhonda Smith
Go Home.” Demitri wrote, “There are heroes who are
willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect
their nations. My wish for the world is for all these military heroes to be able to take off their uniforms, lay
down their guns, hang up their boots, and come home to
their families.” To see Demitri’s google, go to
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/ and click on
regional finalists and select grades 10-12. Regional
finalists won a trip to the Google New York office and a
t-shirt printed with their doodle. Way to go Demitri!!!
Junior and Senior Girl Scout troop 1575 enjoyed the
fruits of their labor this June. Girls worked for three
years to earn and save money for a trip to Disneyland.
The troop left Albuquerque on Saturday, June 20th via
Amtrak and returned on Sunday, June 28th. Girls
enjoyed five days at the Disneyland Resort, a day at the
American Girl Place in Los Angeles, and a dinner at
Medieval Times.
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails Council have activities planned for girls throughout the summer. For more
information visit the council website at http://www.gsnmtrails.org/
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Welcome to Bloomfield Farmer’s Outdoor Market
Members of The Light of Life Mennonite Church
and local growers are a welcome sight each week
at Bishop Square in Bloomfield. The Farmer’s outdoor market is now open to the public on Thursday
from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. And who can resist a grower’s cornucopia of freshness and goodness. Home
grown veggies in all their splendor, sun- ripen red
tomatoes, plump green cucumbers, red and white
radishes, crisp green lettuce, red beets, yellow
squash, baby taters and cabbage bigger than basket
balls. If that does not stir up the taste buds, try the
peaches, plums and berries, delightfully sweet and
juicy.
Thanks to the local grower for their annual crop
which not only allows us good eating, but the
opportunity to store such goodness for the cold
months ahead.
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The Big C (part 30!)
by Nick Garcia
I can’t believe I am on number thirty already. If you
have been reading my stories that means you definitely
know my family and me. I know you’ve been with me
on my ups and downs, but I am doing great. I am trying
to do other stories and learn more about things that are
important to our community. The little town of Aztec
definitely needs a pool like the one in Bloomfield. My
mom takes us swimming every Wednesday because it’s
only two bucks a person. We all load up in my Aunt
Beca’s van and we become fishes from about noon till
seven o’clock. By then we’re all tired and hungry. On
Wednesday night I sleep like a baby because the water
makes me relax and I can go to sleep easy. Since I still
have issues of sleepless nights, I look forward to
Wednesday, it’s like a tradition for all my cousins
Andrew, Bubba, Marcos, Sammy, and me, Nick. Oh ya,
of course my mom and Aunt Beca and sometimes our
friends Jenna, Adrian, and Brandon. We have such a
blast.
We need to push the issue to get us a pool in Aztec.
My mom tells me the story about how many years ago,
we were the first place to have a pool besides Brookside
pool. My mom said Aztec High School kids were
involved by teaching us young kids to swim. I remember
my brother and I had swimming lessons with Josh
Greenleaf and two brothers Kelly and Casey Boggs. Of
course my brother loved all the hot girl lifeguards and
wanted them to teach him but I didn’t mind either. I
know we just need more opportunities for us youngsters.
At the Bloomfield swimming pool we see a lot of people
from Aztec and kids from Aztec working as life guards,
but there are only so many spots open. The people
who teach the kids to be lifeguards and run the
pool do a great job. It’s always a blast to be there.
One day we were just swimming, splashing, and
Sammy swimming in the water fountain he needed to cool down!
enjoying the water. Little did we know that right behind
us a little girl had gone under water; we were right there
and didn’t even know she was in trouble. But, just like
that, the lifeguard swooped down and saved the little
girl. What a hero! We told him thank you and the mom
of the little girl didn’t even know anything was happening to her daughter. I still think she is not aware of it to
this day.
We need more stuff for us teens to do in Aztec. I bet
that lifeguard was on top of the world to know he saved
a life just by being a responsible teenager with great role
models. I don’t know what it will take to get Aztec a
pool but we need one, or a movie theater or drive-in
movies, or even putt putt golf. We do have movie night
in the park in the summer and that’s great. We just need
more for us teens to do so we don’t get into mischief.
For now, let’s try to get Aztec a pool because it will
benefit us.
Sayonara for now till next time and God bless, Nick
Check out these SJC East Fall Classes!
by Marti Kirchmer, Director, San Juan College East Campus
Orientation in Art (ARTS 110-003)
Freshman Composition (ENGL 111-021)
Painting (ARTS 251/252/253/254-006)
Advanced Composition (ENGL 211-013)
Introduction to Business (BADM 114-TVE)
Introduction to Geology (GEOL 110-006)
Stress Management (BADM 270-003)
US History to 1865 (HIST 211-005)
Introductory Biology (BIOL 121-009)
US History from 1865 (HIST 212-003)
Basic Computer and Internet Skills (COSC 097003)
Pre-Algebra (MATH 095-013)
Business Microcomputer Applications (COSC
125-009)
Introductory Algebra (MATH 096-061)
Family & Community Collaboration (ECED
235-001)
Beginning Guitar (MUSI 165-002)
Microeconomics (ECON 252-003)
Yoga (PHED 127-002)
Substitute Teaching (EDUC 113-002)
Group Exercise (PHED 144/145-001/002)
Interpersonal Communication (SPCH 111-004)
Also, the new Cultural Heritage Technician certificate (http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/cuht) starts this fall,
with the following classes:
· State and Local History Research (CUHT 110-060)
· Collections Management I (CUHT 120-060)
The spring CUHT classes will wrap up the certificate,
with these classes:
· Interpretation Fundamentals
· Structural Preservation Fundamentals
· Internship
More exciting stuff: The East campus is developing a
certificate in Sustainable Living, to be rolled out in
2010. We are designing the certificate to serve personal
and community applications. We would like your input.
What do you think should be included? What aspects
would you find most useful? Give us a call or send me
an email at [email protected].
Remember that all SJC classes are available for credit
or audit, to fulfill degree or certificate requirements, or
for personal enrichment. Contact the East campus at
334-3831 x 200 for information or to sign up for classes.
Visit www.sanjuancollege.edu to view classes at the East
campus, the West campus, the Main campus, Project
Read, and any of the SJC locations.
Learn to paint! No
experience necessary!
Oil & Acrylic Paint etc.
Thursday 5:30-9:00
San Juan College - Aztec Campus
Beginning Thursday, August 27th
Learn how to paint in a fun, relaxing, non threatening
atmosphere, with a nice community of people This class
is also helpful for people who want to brush up on their
painting skills or paint for fun.
You can take this class for three SJC credits or just
audit (no credit- no grade). Ample instruction will be
given on the building blocks of painting and art in general, (principals of design; composition, color theory,
etc.). Taught by professional artist Sue Tilley, SJC
instructor for 15 years. (This class is also taught at SJC
Main Campus, Wednesday nights). Best to register on or
before Friday, August 21st, call: 334-3831x4, Painting I,
II, III, IV Class Code, Art 251-006.
Family Crisis Center: Farmington
505-325-3549
Nat’l Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
Domestic Violence Legal Hotline
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Creating Community – Living Green In San Juan County What’s new in Aztec?
In early August, someone internationally, hacked into
Sustainable San Juan’s extensive e-mail list, and sent out
an e-mail on Sustainable San Juan’s heading, saying I
was broke in London and please send me money to a
particular address. The e-mail had the tell tale sign of
the typical spam e-mails one gets often. I was mortified
by this intrusion and bothered by this imposition put on
our e-mail recipients.
But what touched me was, the many people who
called or spoke to me at the Aztec Farmers Market,
expressing concern that I wasn’t broke and destitute in
London and to alert me to the spam. This is indeed the
act of community. And this community connection
extended further, to the people who reached out to each
other, to make sure others knew about the spam and that
I was ok.
The basis of Green Living is community, it is sharing
ideas, what works, what doesn’t work. Lending a help-
ing hand in putting up a strawbale house or green house.
or canning fall’s harvest together. In the last Talon, Katie
McClure suggested people share the harvest of their fruit
trees. Part of Sustainable San Juan’s mission is to provide a platform for folks to come together to network
and create community around the practices of Green
Living. But community is just a nice way to be in the
world. That’s true home land security. So here’s to creating community and Green Living.
GREEN LIVING EVENT:
Food Drying: September 7th, Aztec Library, 6:30 –
Group discussion and group sharing of Food Drying
techniques for your fall harvest. Save your veggies and
fruits for the winter feasting.
Sustainable San Juan, your local response
to Green Living, 334-1840
TALON is Read in Far Out Places
by Far Out People!
A Snowcone Shop!
There is a new business in Aztec! It is owned by
Priscilla and Alex Sanchez. Our shop is called 2 Kool 4
U Snowcone, Coffee and Snack Shop. It is located at
301 S. Main Ave. in Aztec. We opened June 6th 2009.
We serve primarily snowcones and ice cream but are
now adding coffee, tea (both iced and hot) and snacks
for the fall and winter seasons. We, Alex and Priscilla
Sanchez and our five children, James, Clarissa,
Feliciana, Aliciana and Alex Jr., have lived in Aztec for
nine years. I, Priscilla, was born in Farmington and grew
up to my early teens in Blanco and moved away in
1983. I moved my husband and kids to Aztec from
Belen, NM in August of 2000. We are proud to be members of the Aztec Community and hope to be a success
in our new business!
The impact of common foods
before they reach your plate
Check out this interactive web tool that shows you how some of the most
popular foodstuffs in the U.S. are made, with an emphasis on how fossil fuels
enter into the production chain. The amount of fossil-fuel energy used to make
a steak, potato, soda and an organic salad may surprise you.
http://news21.jomc.unc.edu/index.php/stories/diet/from-pasture-to-plate.html
Learn more:http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18781.cfm
Do Your Fine Rugs Need
Some Tender Loving Cleaning?
A fine hand-woven rug may have hundreds of artisan hours
(and thousands of your dollars!) invested in it. But over
time, abrasive dirt settles deep in the fibers, grinding them
away and wearing out your rug prematurely!
Don’t let dirt destroy your works of art – bring
them to RugMasters of Durango!
We’ll gently dust your rugs to
remove the damaging dry soil,
hand-wash and cold-rinse them
to protect the dyes and fibers,
then dry them soft and fluffy
for a quick return to your
home!
Drop off rugs this month at our shop, and I’ll
buy you lunch in Durango while you’re here!
TALON is Read at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge!
Kamryn White reads the TALON at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge just outside of
Taos, NM, after spending a few days in Oklahoma visiting family. She tried to hold
the paper on the middle of the bridge, but it was a little windy
(seems like it always is windy on that bridge), and she ended up
holding on to it to keep it from blowing away.
At 650 feet above the Rio Grande River, it is the fifth highest bridge in the United
States. In 1966 the American Institute of Steel Construction awarded the bridge
"Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in the "Long Span" category. The bridge has
appeared in several films, including Natural Born Killers, Twins, She's Having a
Baby, Wild Hogs and Terminator Salvation.
The Aztec Local News is a
community-input newspaper.
Call 334-1039 to par ticipate.
That’s right! Bring us any rug to clean this month, and
we’ll give you a $25 gift card to Carver’s or Tequila’s so
you can enjoy lunch downtown while you’re here! We’re
conveniently located on your way into town (take a left up
Sawyer Drive at the light by the Durango Mall and we’re
the fourth driveway on the left) and we’re in the office
from 8-4 Monday through Friday, and late or on Saturday
by Appointment – just call ahead at 970-385-5777. If you
have large rugs, we can arrange pickup and delivery for a
modest fee – and we’ll still give you a free lunch!
970-385-5777
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Aztec Recycle Center
303 South Ash Street (behind the metal building)
• Wednesday & Saturday:
9 am to noon
• Thursdays: 1-5
• Wednesday & Friday:
3 to 5 pm
Large trash drop-off bins
Recycle your newspaper, corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags, white office paper,
clear, brown and green glass, #1 and #2 plastics, aluminum cans and foil, tin, & steel cans
My gun truck
crew & the
MRAP crew
of Iraq.
Hello from Iraq!
My name is Cpl. Matthew Damian Jaquez and I’m
from Aztec. I'm stationed in Mannheim, Germany with
the active duty Army. I've
been in the north part of Iraq
for about 13 months now.
What we do here is convoy
security for logistics convoys
around the Middle East. We
are always on the roads. I
drive a gun truck that is called
a MRAP RG33L. You might
want to google that and see
what they’re like. BAE
Systems is the company that
made the MRAP. The MRAP
was delivered to the Army in
2007 and they have been
using it in the Middle East. I
drove 10,000 combat miles in
7 months in it with no wrecks
or being blown up!! There were some close calls, but we
made it through! I couldn't have done it without my platoon "THE OUT LAWZ" army buddies!! Anywho, BAE
Systems heard about me getting all those miles and presented me the award. When I first did the training for
the MRAP, the joke was: "That country boy from Aztec,
NM will not make it 3,000 miles in
the Middle East!" Little did they
know that I have driven worse roads
in the oil fields by my home in the
Four Corners area! I guess I showed
them ;)....
Hello to my family: grandparents
Buster & Ruby Jaquez of Aztec, my
mom Tresa Perkind of LaPlata, my
little girl Aubery Jaquez (she's 10 yrs.
old) of Farmington, and Pandee &
Waldo Jaquez, the dogs. Also hello to
my friends at the Aztec VFW!
Cpl. Jaquez "aka" D-MAN" Damain
Military Discount
15% Off Aug. 15th - Sept. 15th
Must show Military I.D.
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Dennis & Jane Bacon Owners
115 W. Aztec Blvd., Ste 201
Next to Wonderful
Restaurant in Aztec
334-1733
Shaking hands with Mr. Rick Wilson,
BAE Systems "BIG BOSS."
Here’s the kids that I met on the Turkey/Iraq border
where we stop before we go back in the red zone. Where
we took the pic. is a "safe zone," that's why I don't have
my body armor on. We travel all over the Middle East
borders, Iraq, Syria, Iran & Turkey. So we meet a lot of
different people!
Back row, left to right: Ruth Duval, BP; Joy Fulton, Burlington (Retired); Tom Dugan, Maxie Pena,
Dugan Production; Cheryl Simkins, Simkins Trucking; Karen Work, ConocoPhillips. Front Row, left to
right: Stephanie Dobson, Conoco Phillips; Desk and Derrick President Runell Seale, EPCO, Inc.
On July 11, 2009, Tom Dugan led a tour of the Aztec Museum Oil and Gas Exhibit for members of
the Desk and Derrick Club of Farmington in preparation for the Museum’s September 19 Founders
Day celebration “Gas comes to San Juan County.” The Desk and Derrick Club of Farmington presented a check for $1500.00 to the Aztec Museum Association for oil and gas exhibit signage and printed
materials.
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Stop By and
Pass the Buck!
HOGAN Thrift Store
Unique items every week
Something for Everyone
2 1/2 miles north of Aztec • 16275 Hwy 550
Closed Sunday & Monday
Cell 970-749-1120
Relaxing at Rubio’s. Left to right: Darla Welty, club leader, holding Orville; Lisa Carnahan, raiser of Orville;
Patricia McIvor with Mulder; Sheri Korte, puppy sitter; Nancy Peake with Ayanna; Rashel Korte, puppy sitter; Lee
Crane with guide Humbolt; Jim Mooney with Peppermint; Linda Starliper with Oracle; John Crane. In the front is
Deb Kimmel, former puppy raiser and current puppy sitter.
Little pups on a mission
by Nick Garcia
It all starts with a Labrador Retriever’s special little
pups who live to help someone who is blind. The
Labrador is one of the most dependable breeds - obedient, multitalented, and loyal to their owner. And a breed
with the most patience, even with small children. These
special puppies start out and live with their first owner
which are called puppy raisers, who help them on the
first mission in becoming a seeing eye dog. It’s just
extraordinary how many missions and trainings they do
from the start of the Labrador’s life. It takes a special
person to help get the pups ready and teach them, love
them, and part with them when they are ready to start
their next mission. I met with the Guide Dogs for the
Blind raisers and their special seeing eye dog pups at
Rubio’s in Aztec on June 27.
I also met a seeing eye dog that was not a pup,
Humbolt. He is already helping someone who lives in
Aztec - Mr. Lee Crane. Everyone knows of Mr. Crane;
surely everyone has seen him crossing Main Avenue or
some other street in Aztec with his seeing eye dog,
Humbolt. You can’t miss that beautiful white Lab. Mr.
Crane does not let anything get in his way, especially
with Humbolt guiding him across the street to go where
ever Mr. Crane wishes to go. Mr. Crane has had several
seeing eye dogs in his life of being blind.
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touch and sound of everything. He stood up tall and was
not going to let this spoil his life. What a brave person
Mr. Crane is, not being able to see but trusting his loyal
Lab Humbolt to see everything for him.
These loyal pups are on a mission to become seeing
eye dogs or guide dogs to help others like Mr. Crane.
What an amazing group of people helping others to see.
I know these raisers take a lot of time and love to raise
these neat gentle animals. They make big changes in
peoples lives. I would like to thank them for thinking
about others in need. The dogs were enjoying a little
R&R with their raisers on the patio at Rubio’s. Just
remember how lucky we are to see the world everyday
and how a special Lab can make a difference in this
world for their sight and giddiness. For more information or to become a babysitter or a raiser volunteer for
these special Labs, or know some one who needs a seeing eye dog, please contact Darla at
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Obituaries
Carter
Steven H. Carter, 52, of Bloomfield, passed away on
Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. He was born in Kermit, Texas, on
Jan. 14, 1957, to George H. and Margaret L. Carter.
He was preceded in death by his father, George
Carter; and his brothers, Ed Carter and David Carter.
Steven is survived by his mother, Margaret Carter of
Bloomfield; brother, Michael W. Carter and wife of
Bloomfield; nephew, Erik Carter and family stationed in
Fort Campbell, Kentucky; nephew, Jeremiah Carter and
family of Bloomfield; and by his niece, Ashley Kinslow
and family of Bloomfield. Steven served in the U.S. Air
Force after graduating from Bloomfield High School in
1975. He then worked in the oilfields for several years.
He enjoyed animals, Harley-Davidson motorcycles,
working on engines and spending time with friends and
family.
He is loved and will be missed.
Steven has been cremated and his ashes will be buried
in the Carter family cemetery in Arkadelphia, Ark., at a
later date. Memorial services were held Aug. 10 at First
United Methodist Church in Bloomfield.
Arrangements were with Alternative Choice
Cremation and Funeral Services, Farmington.
Killgore
Veral Vernon Killgore, 85, of Bloomfield, passed
away Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, at his home in
Bloomfield, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Union City, Okla., to Artie and Mary
Della (Havens) Killgore. The second of eleven children,
he touched the lives of many people.
He and his wife, Erma have owned V & E Industries
in Bloomfield for 35 years. He was a true jack-of-alltrades. He worked on the train and in the mines in
Colorado and the shipyards in California. During World
War II, he worked at Creamland Dairies when they only
sold to local stores. He was a master welder and woodworker and could fix anything.
He worked in the oilfields in the 50s and bean farms
in the 40s. He owned a welding shop in Arizona, worked
at Vernie's Welding in Farmington, built packaging
machinery in California, worked as a millwright on the
local power plants, until he lost most of his toes in an
AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
accident. He is well known in the community as Santa,
this was so important to him. He visited the old folks
homes, schools, homeless shelters and Coats for Kids
every year. His visits delighted the young and old alike
and always brought a twinkle to his eyes.
He was preceded in death by his only son, Vernon in
1965; one granddaughter, Alicia Herman; one grandson,
Nicholas Padilla; his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Erma (Vaught)
Killgore of the family home in Bloomfield; daughters,
Sue (Robert) Bixler of Aztec, Flossie (Danny) Jordan,
Linda (Frank) Herman, Shirley (Leroy) Sandoval and
Kathy (Felipe) Estrada, all of Bloomfield. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and
seven great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Marvin (Alta)
of Texas, Robert (Edythe) of Aztec, Eddie (Minnie) of
Kansas; sisters, June (Chuck) of Salisbury, Kan., Mary
Jane (Francis) Shorter of Aztec; and numerous nieces,
nephews and friends that he felt were family.
Graveside services were held Aug. 12, at Aztec
Cemetery, conducted by the Masonic Lodge No. 25 of
Aztec. Pallbearers were Henry Polanco, Ronnie Shorter,
Danny Jordan, Frank Herman, Leroy Sandoval, Felipe
Estrada, Timothy Burnham and Jared Edgerton.
Honorary pallbearers were Duane Bixler, Randall
Craig, James Phillips, Frank Sturdevant, Scott Eckstein,
Casey Martinez, Matthew DeKay, Bill Nobles and
Hoppie Hopson.
The family suggests that donations be made in Veral's
memory to the charity of choice.
Arrangements were with Brewer, Lee & Larkin
Funeral Home, Farmington.
Lutz
Dennie Lutz, 74, a longtime resident of Bloomfield,
passed away Monday, July 27, 2009. He was born May
27, 1935 in Arnett, Okla., to Wilbert and Cecilia
(Johnson) Lutz.
Dennie was proud of his long service with the U.S.
Navy. He enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting and
fishing. In his later years, Dennie became an avid gardener and often shared his bounty with all.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother,
Richard Lutz; sister, Leota Lutz; and grandsons, Dennie
Peters and Henry Peters, Jr.
Dennie is survived by his loving wife of 37 years,
Sarah Folsom’s 103rd Performance!
by Cindy Cortese
Aztec resident, Sarah Folsom, celebrated turning 103
on Friday, August 7th and the party was fun! It was a
Hollywood theme: red carpet, production clap board,
star everything.
Gram's cake was
decorated with a
film strip that
said “Sarah's
103rd performance.”
Friends and
five generations
of family attended. A beginning
tap dancing
class from
Durango came
to perform for
Sarah and the
Good Sam
Nursing Home
in Aztec.
Evelyn Lutz; sons, Anthony S. Peters of Bloomfield,
Clifford Lutz of Las Vegas, N.M., Eric Peters of Gallup,
and Henry Peters of Farmington; daughters, Juldene
Chipman and husband, Steve, Emma Peterson and husband, Guy, all of Las Vegas, N.M,. Christine Baseman
and husband, Al, of New Port, R.I.; brothers, Perry Lutz
of Bloomfield and Wilbert Lutz of Cambridge, Md.; sister, Donna Floyd and husband, Ardee, of Godley, Texas;
and by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren
who will miss him dearly.
Services were held Aug. 1, at Cope Memorial Chapel
with the Rev. Kathleen Potter officiating. Many thoughtful thanks to the honorary pallbearers, Sonny Shank,
Shaun Daniels, Don Graham, Roy Flannigan, Thomas
Lane, and Bernard Martinez.
Arrangements were with Cope Memorial Chapel,
Farmington.
Reiff
Wesley Gale Reiff, 75, of Aztec, left his earthly home
Monday, July 27, 2009, to begin his eternal life with his
Lord and Savior. Wesley was born April 21, 1934 in
Ashby, Neb., to Edward Leslie Reiff and Wilma Fontella
Jones Reiff. He was their only child.
Wesley married the love of his life, Joan Ellen
Freeman, and together they raised two sons, Bryan
Edward Reiff and David Wesley Reiff, and three daughters, Nancy Ellen Jacobson, Lorena Gayle Kent and
Kerry RaeAnn Klikna. He was blessed with 17 grandchildren.
Wesley was a true man of God; his whole life
revolved around God and his beloved word. Wesley was
a huge supporter of the Wycliffe Bible Translators, an
avid student of ancient cultures. He loved traveling and
one of his greatest adventures was a trip to Egypt.
He ministered to people wherever he went, be it
Mexico, Egypt or Guatemala. One of Wesley’s favorite
times was sunset. He loved taking Joan on sunset rides
in the country. Above all, his greatest joy was knowing
his family and children had accepted the Lord as their
personal savior. His message to his family was, I will be
awaiting you at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Wesley's last sunset was celebrated Aug. 1 at the
Aztec Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Arrangements were with Alternative Choice
Cremation and Funeral Services, Farmington.
Rogers
Sybil "Louise" Rogers, 87, a resident of Bloomfield
since 1998, passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the
home of her daughter. Louise was born June 30, 1922, in
Taiban, to William Perry and Ruthie (Haas)
Longbotham.
Louise married George Ray Rogers on Sept. 16, 1936,
in Estancia, and this marriage was later solemnized in
the LDS Temple in Mesa, Ariz.
She was an active and faithful member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a visiting teacher.
Louise always was a hard worker. With her late husband, George, she owned and operated Market Basket
Grocery for over 20 years, as well as the Black Barn, a
used furniture store in Albuquerque. Later she worked as
a sales clerk for K Drugstore for nearly 16 years, also in
Albuquerque.
Louise enjoyed doing and making plastic canvas. She
loved sewing, reading and collecting recipes. She was an
excellent cook and especially enjoyed watching the
Food Channel.
She was our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, great-great-grandmother, and most importantly a good friend to all she knew. Louise will be
greatly missed by all her family and friends.
Thanks, Mother, for all you did for us; we love you
very much!
She was preceded in death by her husband, George
Ray Rogers in 1990; two brothers, Walter JP, and Donny
Longbotham; and a sister, Bunny Harris.
Survivors include her son, Walter Elmo Rogers and
wife, Helen, of Mountain Home, Idaho; daughter,
Georgia Rayburn and husband, Kenneth, of Bloomfield;
son, Gilbert Perry Rogers and wife, Lieta, of West
Jordan, Utah; daughter, Beverly Kay Hamilton and husband, Kent, of Albuquerque; daughter, Rhea Ellen
Redfearn of Mesa, Ariz.; sisters, Lois Standaland of
Albuquerque, Margaret Garey of Dallas, Texas, and
Barbara Ratcliff of Clovis. She has a total of 200
descendants and growing.
Services were held Aug. 13, at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bloomfield, with Bishop
Jerry Spangler conducting.
Louise was buried next to her husband on Aug. 14, at
Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho. Pallbearers
were Eric Rayburn, Russel Rogers, Steven Rogers,
Brian Redfearn, Michael Rogers, Brian Rogers, Shane
Lehman, Jason Sam, Ben Redfearn and Henry McCoy.
Honorary pallbearers were Gilbert Rogers, Elmo
Rogers, Kenneth Rayburn, Kent Hamilton and Travis
Rogers.
In lieu of flowers, the family, suggests that donations
be made in Louise's memory to the Perpetual Education
Fund, 15 E. South Temple St., 2nd Floor East, Salt Lake
City, UT 84150 or the Missionary Fund 50 E. South
Temple St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84150. Arrangements
by Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home in Farmington.
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
Anatomy of gas-pump prices...Part 12 "
by Susan Franzheim
This column continues in the tradition of presenting
360-views on energy..."
In an article in The American Thinker by Noel
Sheppard, "The Enron Connection to Higher Oil and Gas
Prices," from August 13, 2006, Mr. Sheppard cites a
Senate report that President Clinton signed and Enron
strongly lobbied for. The "comprehensive report
(detailed) how speculation on various commodities
exchanges around the world is impacting energy prices.
...(V)irtually no media coverage has been given to this
bipartisan, 60-page study that should have been of great
interest to Americans with gasoline over three dollars a
gallon.
"...The Senate study strongly pointed an accusatory finger at 'The Enron Loophole,' a part of the Commodity
Futures Modernization Act of 2000, approved by
Congress and signed into law by former President Clinton
on December 21, 2000.
"First, some background: in 1936, President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt signed into law the Commodity
Exchange Act, which was designed to create greater government oversight of commodities markets after the collapse of grain prices in 1933. This Act has been regularly
amended by Congress as these markets have grown and
evolved, and was set for reauthorization on September
30, 2000.
"CFMA not only extended this 70-year old Act, but
also detailed new regulatory authorities for the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the government agency responsible for overseeing all futures trading
in the United States. At the same time, various exemptions were either created or renewed that reduced CFTC’s
jurisdiction over certain transactions. In particular,
according to this Senate report:
"The trading of energy commodities by large firms on
OTC electronic exchanges was exempted from CFTC
oversight by a provision inserted at the behest of Enron
and other large energy traders into the Commodity
Futures Modernization Act of 2000 in the waning hours
of the 106th Congress.
"One reason why most major media outlets might have
ignored this report was the connection to President
Clinton. After all, it makes it more difficult to blame
today’s energy prices on President Bush if the public is
aware that the loophole in question was enacted while he
was still Governor of Texas.
"...(T)he contention made in this Senate study was confirmed by a June 27, 2000, announcement by the House
Committee on Agriculture that CFMA:
…allows bilateral transactions of certain exempt commodities, including energy derivatives, by eligible participants. With the exception of metal commodities, these
futures may also be traded on an electronic trading facility. ...(Sec. 103) Excludes from coverage under the Act a
transaction in an excluded commodity: (1) entered into
between eligible contract participants and not executed on
a trading facility; or (2) executed on electronic trading
facilities as long as the transaction is entered into on a
principal-to-principal basis by eligible contract participants trading for themselves. (Sec. 104) Excludes from
coverage under the Act electronic trading of excluded and
exempt commodities. States that a board of trade designated as a contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility may establish and operate an electronic
trading facility.'
"The key here is that CFMA allowed for the creation of
electronic futures exchanges that would not be governed
by the CFTC, and determined that energy futures and
derivatives could be traded on such exchanges. In the
view of this Senate report, this precipitated a tremendous
expansion in the demand for energy related contracts –
and the potential for manipulation by large investors
around the world – that has likely increased the price of
oil by as much as $25 per barrel.
"This is important, because despite conventional wisdom, existing supply-demand ratios in oil and oil-related
products in no way justify current prices. As the Senate
report accurately stated:
"While global demand for oil has been increasing – led
by the rapid industrialization of China, growth in India,
and a continued increase in appetite for refined petroleum
products, particularly gasoline, in the United States –
global oil supplies have increased by an even greater
amount. As a result, global inventories have increased as
well. Today, U.S. oil inventories are at an eight-year high,
and OECD oil inventories are at a 20-year high.
"The report also gave an accurate historical reference to
current oil supply levels: As a result, over the past two
years crude oil inventories have been steadily growing,
resulting in U.S. crude oil inventories that are now higher
than at any time in the previous eight years. The last
time crude oil inventories were this high, in May 1998 –
at about 347 million barrels – the price of crude oil was
about $15 per barrel. By contrast, the price of crude oil is
now about $70 per barrel. The large influx of speculative
investment into oil futures has led to a situation where we
have high crude oil prices despite high levels of oil in
inventory. Similarly contrary to the recent hysteria surrounding this issue, supply is expected to grow faster than
demand for the foreseeable future:
"In its monthly report for March 2006, the International
Energy Agency(IEA), stated, 'Additions to OPEC and
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non-OPEC capacity are forecast to keep global supply
trends broadly in line with global demand in 2007 and
2008.' The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy
Information Administration (EIA) recently forecast that in
the next few years global surplus production capacity will
continue to grow to between 3 and 5 million barrels per
day by 2010, thereby 'substantially thickening the surplus
capacity cushion.'
"Yet, despite this 'thickening surplus capacity,' oil
prices have still exploded, and increasing investor activity
has certainly been a catalyst. However, speculation is not
the only issue. It is the trading that occurs away from
CFTC-regulated exchanges that is exacerbating the problem, for such facilities have no position limits on their
contracts, or Large Trader Reports required of its participants.
"Without getting overly complex, on every commodities exchange in America, futures and options contracts
carry a finite limit as to how many an investor may hold.
This is specifically designed to prevent anyone from cornering the market on a particular commodity, much as
what the Hunt brothers did with silver in 1980.
"Unfortunately, electronic exchanges do not have position limits on their contracts. This allows large investors
and billion-dollar hedge funds to acquire a number of
energy contracts significantly greater than what they
could purchase on conventional exchanges, thereby creating an added demand on oil and oil-related products that,
frankly, the system can’t handle.
"Furthermore, these electronic exchanges require no
Large Trader Reports from its participants. This means
that there is no routine auditing of larger transactions that
occur. The Senate report quoted CFTC Chairman Reuben
Jeffrey specifically about this issue.
"'The Commission’s Large Trader information system
is one of the cornerstones of our surveillance program
and enables detection of concentrated and coordinated
positions that might be used by one or more traders to
attempt manipulation.'
"The absence of such reporting on electronic exchanges
makes it easy for large speculators to carry positions significantly greater than what decades of commodities regulations in America have deemed appropriate for the best
interest of consumers. Moreover, it allows investors to
hide their true position in a particular commodity from
regulators.
"Adding insult to injury, this condition was further
exacerbated in January of this year when the CFTC
decided to allow the largest electronic energy exchange,
the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), to use its terminals
to trade U.S. crude oil futures. Three months later, this
was amended to also allow ICE trading of U.S. gasoline
and heating oil contracts. As such, investors from all over
the world can trade U.S. energy contracts without any
oversight by an American regulatory body.
"As the Senate indicated, this situation is rather dire:
'As an increasing number of U.S. energy trades occurs on
unregulated, OTC electronic exchanges or through foreign exchanges, the CFTC’s large trading reporting system becomes less and less accurate, the trading data
becomes less and less useful, and its market oversight
program becomes less comprehensive. The absence of
large trader information from the electronic exchanges
makes it more difficult for the CFTC to monitor speculative activity and to detect and prevent price manipulation.
The absence of this information not only obscures the
CFTC’s view of that portion of the energy commodity
markets, but it also degrades the quality of information
that is reported. A trader may take a position on an unregulated electronic exchange or on a foreign exchange that
is either in addition to or opposite from the positions the
trader has taken on the NYMEX, and thereby avoid and
distort the large trader reporting system. Not only can the
CFTC be misled by these trading practices, but these
trading practices could render the CFTC weekly publication of energy market trading data, intended to be used by
the public, as incomplete and misleading.'
"Taking advantage of this situation is BP Capital, a
hedge fund managed by famed oilman T. Boone Pickens
and estimated to be about $5 billion in size. Pickens is
reported to be a huge participant on the ICE. Through the
support of hedge funds like his, as well as major brokerage firms such as Goldman Sachs, about 30 percent of all
U.S. crude oil futures now trade at the ICE.
"This means that almost one third of U.S. crude oil
futures are trading with absolutely no regulation by an
American agency, and with absolutely no reports being
audited by the CFTC to identify the potential for manipulation.
"If that doesn’t scare even the most conservative of free
market capitalists, the point needs to be made that trading
restrictions on commodities have a different libertarian
component than securities such as stocks and bonds.
After all, commodities are things like corn, beef, pork,
orange juice, lumber, and, yes, energy products. As these
are items people have to purchase to support their very
existence, regulations designed to prevent such markets
from being cornered or manipulated are essential.
"Now, I can certainly imagine the conservative reader
wondering why any market needs to be regulated.
However, given the typically finite amount of any commodity available at a certain point in time, without federal oversight and trading restrictions, it would be possible
for an extremely wealthy investor or group to own such a
large percentage of the visible supply as to be able to
control virtually all of its sale. The term 'cornering the
market' has long existed to describe this phenomenon,
one of the reasons regulations that would normally be
eschewed by a free market capitalist have to exist in this
market.
"Taking this a step further, given the dollars involved in
energy products today, the lack of adequate oversight
could easily allow one of America’s enemies to acquire a
large enough position in these unregulated futures as to
effectively control the price of oil.
"Sadly, to a certain extent, this is already happening.
As the Senate report suggested, electronic transactions are
artificially raising the price of oil futures contracts both
here and abroad, thereby discouraging the immediate sale
of oil being produced by oil companies.
"The January 2007 crude oil contract on the New York
Mercantile Exchange is trading for almost four dollars
more than the September 2006 contract. As such, oil producers are encouraged to not sell their wares today, and,
instead inventory their product for sale at a higher price
in later months.
"This condition is called a 'contango,' and might
explain why prices have been rising during the past couple of years, even as supply has grown quicker than
demand. After all, if an oil company is exclusively selling
product five and six months after it is drilled, it doesn’t in
any way satisfy the public’s demand for that product
today.
"Unquestionably...trillions of dollars are being sucked
out of the American economy due to higher energy
prices. Many retailers have reported lower operating
results lately, which they attribute directly to slowing
consumer demand as a result of rising gasoline costs.
And, though still seemingly contained, inflation has been
rising in the past twelve months, threatening the viability
of the current economic expansion.
"On top of this, there is already precedent for what
unregulated energy trading can do to the public. As a
result of such energy deregulation in California in the late
‘90s, and the subsequent well-publicized manipulations
by Enron and other energy traders, citizens of that state
are paying exorbitant prices for electricity and homeheating that frankly would shock the rest of the nation.
"A conceivably similar condition has been created in
oil and gas futures in the past six years, and the table has
been set for abuses that could dwarf what Enron and its
accomplices did in the Golden State."
VA healthcare will not be
endangered by national system
Promise made during private meeting with National
Commander of The American Legion
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2009 - President Obama,
meeting privately with the leader of the nation's largest veterans service organization this morning, pledged to keep
the medical care system administered by the Department of
Veterans Affairs essentially as is - quelling fears that VA
healthcare would be absorbed into a national health care
system.
"(I) got his very strong assurance the VA as our veterans
know it will continue to exist," said National Commander
David K. Rehbein. "It will not be diluted or folded into
some sort of national system and that the folks who go to
the VA...that will be considered their insurance, so any
insurance requirements (will be met) simply by being
enrolled in the VA."
Another topic discussed during the one-on-one meeting
in the Oval Office was Medicare reimbursement to the VA,
a proposal long championed by The American Legion. This
proposed practice would require Medicare to pay for care
provided at Department VA medical facilities to Medicare
beneficiaries - that is, eligible veterans over the age of 65
with non-service related injuries, illnesses and conditions.
Currently, Medicare is precluded by statute from doing this.
"Medicare reimbursement to VA would be a boon to veterans in that it would encourage them to take advantage of
what we consider the best care anywhere," said Rehbein. It
would also generate much-needed revenue for the VA." The
"Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009" resulted from a
discussion Rehbein had with House Veterans Affairs
Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) at the Legion's
DC headquarters just three weeks ago. "I am pleased that
Chairman Filner visited with us and then took prompt
action," Rehbein said.
Obama and Rehbein also discussed the positive effects
that the enhanced educational benefits contained within the
newly enacted and American Legion-pioneered Post 9/11
GI Bill will have on the veterans community and the nation
as a whole.
The vexing problem of a dramatically growing backlog
of VA benefits claims was also considered by the two.
Rehbein said he feels the president "fully appreciates" its
gravity and will do what he can to aid in its solution.
Rehbein, obviously pleased with the meeting's outcome,
characterized the 25-minute White House chat as "very
friendly...conversational in style" in which "issues were discussed rather than positions being presented."
With a current membership of 2.5 million wartime veterans, The American Legion was founded in 1919 on the four
pillars of a strong national security, veterans affairs,
Americanism, and the mentoring of youth. Legionnaires
work for the betterment of their communities through more
than 14,000 posts across the nation. www.vawatchdog.org/
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held at the Farmington Sports Complex starting at 8:00
a.m. on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23.
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For sale: GE Electric dryer. 2 years old. $125. 3309296.
FOR SALE: 1989 27’ Jamboree Motor home.
36,000 original miles, Sleeps 6, on board Onan generator. $8,000. Call 320-9639 Or 330-4888 Or 632-2816 for
more information
Occupational Therapists & COTAs. PRN at
Farmington SNF. Need 2 days/week anytime Wed-Sat
for Maternity leave beginning mid-Oct. Will pay travel,
overnight lodging if needed! Call Diana at SYNERTX
1-888-796-3789. www.synertx.com.
San Juan Animal League
Rabies Clinic
Sunday, August 30th
Farmington Civic Center
12:30 - 4:30
Additional information??
505-325-3366
or
www.sanjuananimalleague.com
SKIP Pre-School at Home
Away From Home Daycare
The Farmington Aquatic Center will begin their fall
hours on Monday, August 17, 2009.
Public Swim
Monday and Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and
4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Lap Swim
Monday through Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Saturday: Public Swim hours
The Farmington Aquatic Center is located at 1151 N.
Sullivan. For more information, call 599-1167.
Home Away From Home Daycare has hired Donna
Golding, pre-school teacher. Donna will continue her
SKIP ( Sociademics Kindergarden Introductory
Program) program Pre-school starting September 8th,
2009.
Donna started the SKIP program around 1985 when
she found that there were no pre-school programs in
Aztec. She returned to college and received her AA in
Early Childhood Education. For the last 14 years, Donna
has been running the SKIP Pre-school from her home.
After Donna had visited other pre-schools in Aztec, She
was impressed with the atmosphere at Home Away From
Lead, Arsenic, Other Harmful Chemicals found Home. She saw teachers were laughing and having fun
with the children. Teaching/learning must be fun. The
in popular toys; Michigan-based Ecology Center
daily learning routine has fun woven within it. Donna
releases testing results and Consumer Action
knew she wanted to be part of a program that was set up
in this manner.
Guide at www.HealthyToys.org
Your child must be 4 years old by September 1st,
2009 to start the SKIP
Program. Pre-school hours
will be Tuesday – Friday,
8:30 -12 pm. Children will
need to bring their own
lunches. Cost is $260
monthly; there are also
registration and material
A good deal could change
fees.
your life.
For further information,
call Home Away From
Home Daycare at 505-334The Trading Post News is proud to be a local business.
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Health Care for People Not Profit!
(www.madashelldoctors.com)
Mad as Hell? You CAN handle the Truth!
There's no nice way to say it. The financial cost of
health care is killing our citizens, hobbling our economy,
crushing small business, and threatening the solvency of
our government. In the meantime, the Health Care
Industry is spending almost two million dollars a day
lobbying Congress and manipulating public opinion to
accept “reform” legislation that leaves a vicious, forprofit system intact. The "public option" is a trap. We
need real reform that finds immediate savings, controls
costs, and accomplishes the moral imperative of true
Universal Access. A Single Payer plan is the only real
path to a Health Care System that is socially, ethically
and fiscally responsible. And yet, our elected officials
refuse to even discuss the possibility of a Single Payer
plan! If that doesn't make you mad, we recommend
checking your pulse.
The "public option" is doomed.
First: we will still have a dysfunctional health care system designed around insurance companies. Second: it will
be impossible to cover everyone without raising taxes.
The Obama administration is already saying it is acceptable to leave out 15 million people. Which 15 million?
Will you be one of them? Who gets to decide? Third: in a
"post-option" environment you can bet that the health
insurance industry will manipulate the rules so that the
sickest, most expensive patients will gravitate toward the
public plan, which will cause it to fail. When it does, the
opponents of real reform will point to the "public option"
and scream: "See! Single Payer won't work!"
There is a time for compromise - this isn't one of them.
We are a small group of Oregon-Based doctors who
care. We believe there is only one way to control costs,
one way to remove profiteering from the system, one
way to reclaim the care of our patients, and one way to
be sure everyone is covered: we must replace our current pay-or-die system and with a comprehensive, publicly financed, privately delivered, Single Payer system
that puts people first. Our moment to take a stand for
Single Payer is NOW. We may not have another opportunity like this in our lifetime. Please support this
unprecedented road trip to real health care reform.
Get Mad. Stay Mad. Make History.
http://www.madashelldoctors.com/
Join Us! San Juan County
Land Use Management Plan
citizen input meetings
In 2007, San Juan County’s Board of County
Commissioners accepted a plan for management of
growth in the County. The Growth Management Plan,
developed by a Blue Ribbon Citizen Committee along
with other professional assistance, identified a number
of land use issues and made recommendations as to how
to best guide future growth in the county. As part of the
Growth Management Plan’s implementation, the County
is conducting a year-long series of public meetings to
discuss the plan’s land use recommendations with the
public and determine how the County should manage
future development in the unincorporated areas to protect residents’ quality of life and economic opportunities.
Meetings will be held in the following areas of the county to get community input (not a complete list):
Blanco/Navajo Dam
Monday, August 17, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
Blanco Senior Center, 7338 US Hwy 64, Blanco, NM
La Plata
Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
La Plata Community Center, 1438 NM Hwy 170
Cedar Hill/Centerpoint
Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
Cedar Hill Fire Station #1, 4 CR 2343, Aztec, NM
Flora Vista
Monday, August 24, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
Flora Vista Fire Station #1, 2 CR 3275, Flora Vista
Crouch Mesa
Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
McGee Park Multi Use Building, 41 CR 5568,
All County Areas
Thursday, August 27, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
County Admin Building, 100 S. Oliver Drive, Aztec
FMI: http://sanjuancountyplanning.com, or Mike
Stark, SJC Project Manager: 334-4582.
THE AZTEC LOCAL NEWS
WHITE HOUSE STAFF
Chief of Staff
Rahm Emanuel
Deputy Chiefs of Staff
Jim Messina
Mona Sutphen
Senior Advisors
David Axelrod
Valerie Jarrett
Pete Rouse
Crane’s Roost Care Home
“Providing the most elite
care in the Four Corners”
333-2604
Pest Control
Commercial • Residential
TREE & WEED SPRAYING
Allan Walraven
Bugs-A-Winginit •
320-6372
Priscilla A. Shannon
Attorney at Law
Divorce,
Kinship Guardianships,
and Wills
• 333-2055 •
105 East Chaco • Aztec
A New Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
AliceMarie Slaven-Emond . . . . . . . . . .18
All About Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Allstate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Always Inline Chiropractic . . . . . . . . . . .3
Asstec Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Aztec Farmers Market . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Aztec Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Aztec Recycling Center . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Aztec Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Aztec Speedway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Back to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Bugs-a-Winginit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Celestial Serenity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Computer House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Cottonwood Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Crane’s Roost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Directory Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Finish Line Auto Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Finish Line Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Five Star Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Frontier Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Fur, Fin & Feather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Groom & Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Healing Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Hogan Thrift Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Home Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Hot Nails by Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Jewell’s Carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Local Computer Solutions . . . . . . . . . . .6
Main Street Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
McDonalds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Mercy Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
MJM Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Most of Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Mr. Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Nexagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Olivers Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Pioneer Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Priscella Shannon, Atty . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Ramsey Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Reliance Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Rising Sun Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Rock Solid Tile and Grout . . . . . . . . . .13
Rubio’s Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Rugmasters of Durango . . . . . . . . . . . .17
San Juan College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
San Juan College East . . . . . . . . . . . .13
San Juna Regional Medical Center . . .16
Southwest Midwives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
St. Josephs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
State Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Sutherland Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
The Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Trading Post News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Vanilla Moose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Wildwood Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Winter-Sage Construction . . . . . . . . . .16
Zip & Ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
334-1039
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II,
Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to
advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads
of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy,
Health and Human Services, Homeland Security,
Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State,
Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as
the Attorney General.
Vice President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden
Department of State
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
http://www.state.gov
Department of the Treasury
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner
http://www.treasury.gov
Department of Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates
http://www.defenselink.mil
Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
http://www.usdoj.gov
Department of the Interior
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar
http://www.doi.gov
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
http://www.usda.gov
Department of Commerce
Secretary Gary F. Locke
http://www.commerce.gov
Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
http://www.dol.gov
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
http://www.hhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
http://www.hud.gov
Department of Transportation
Secretary Raymond L. LaHood
http://www.dot.gov
Department of Energy
Secretary Steven Chu
http://www.energy.gov
Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
http://www.ed.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
http://www.va.gov
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
http://www.dhs.gov
The following positions have the status
of Cabinet-rank:
Council of Economic Advisers
Chair Christina Romer
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
http://www.epa.gov
Office of Management & Budget
Director Peter R. Orszag
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb
United States Trade Representative
Ambassador Ronald Kirk
http://www.ustr.gov
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Ambassador Susan Rice
http://www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov/
White House Chief of Staff
Rahm I. Emanuel
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Hotline number
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First Lady Michelle Obama • Dr. Jill Biden
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(877) 725-2552
Nurse Advice New Mexico is available seven days a week
in both English & Spanish.
GAMING TOURNAMENT at
Farmington B&G Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Farmington is hosting a GAMING TOURNAMENT at our facility at 1825 E. 19th Street (corner of 19th Street and
Sullivan) in Farmington, NM on Saturday, August 15th from 9:00 am to
1:00 pm.
Last chance to get together and trash MOM or DAD in the video gaming
community. Or just come and test your skills against other local gamers.
We will be offering XBOX 360 with Guitar Hero, Wii with Super Smash
Brothers and Dance Dance Revolution. There are both team and individual
competitions, and Beginner, Intermediate or Expert levels.
$20/Team, or $10/Individual. Concessions will be available for purchase
Phone: (505) 327-6396
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bgcfarmington.org
See you there!”
THANKS to our advertisers who
support TALON and the free
services it offers. 505-334-1039
SJEDS announces 2009EDGE Award
San Juan Economic Development Service, Inc. (SJEDS) announces the
2009 Economic Development Growth & Excellence (EDGE) Award honoring economic base companies in San Juan County, New Mexico. These are
companies that export goods and services out of the area, thereby bringing
in new dollars and contributing to our economic vitality. Nominations are
being sought.
The EDGE Award was started in 2002 as a way to say thank you to the
employers in the area. “So many of San Juan County’s base companies
were going largely unrecognized for their contribution to our area’s economy and SJEDS wanted a way to show our appreciation to them.” Margaret
McDaniel, Executive Director of SJEDS says, “We created this prestigious
award because we know that without the base companies many of the other
sectors would have a smaller presence here. The event has grown to be a
competitive honor, with an impressive list of local companies nominated
each year.” Nominees and previous winners can be reviewed on the SJEDS
website, www.sanjuaneds.com. The deadline for submitting nominations
to the SJEDS office for EDGE 2009 is August 21, 2009 at 5 pm.
Nominations can be mailed or delivered to 5101 College Blvd, Farmington,
NM 87402 or faxed to (505) 566-3698. Any for-profit company that provides economic base jobs to San Juan County is eligible for consideration.
A company can be nominated in one or more of the following categories:
Export, if the company exports the majority of its goods and services;
Economic Wage, if the company pays a higher than average wage for our
area; Import Substitution, if the company provides a good or service to
local companies that would otherwise have to be brought in from another
area; Growth, if the company has shown growth in revenue or employees
in the past 3 – 5 years; and Leadership, if the company has high standards
for customer service and community citizenship. Past winners have been
strong in more than one category.
“To be fair, we divide the nominees into groups based on their size,
determined by the number they employ,” says McDaniel. The awards banquet is a very nice event. Good food, a dynamic speaker, interesting companies highlighted, awards presented. The 2009 speaker is Bob Gallagher,
President of New Mexico Oil & Gas Association.
For more information, please visit www.sanjuaneds.com or contact
SJEDS Director, Margaret McDaniel at 566-3720.
Call 334-1039 to get stories,
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Newcomers Club
The San Juan Newcomers Club
will meet for their August luncheon
on Wednesday the 19th at 11:30 am
at Panda Gardens, 1100 Broadway,
Bloomfield. Join us if you would like
to connect with new people or if you
are new to this area.
For further information, contact
Mona at 327-2743.
NM Freedom of
Information
Hotline:
1-800-284-6634
Provides pro bono advice for members on problems of access to either
meetings or records. Lawyers are
available to answer other First
Amendment questions as well. From
the NM Foundation for Open
Government website:
http://www.nmfog.org.
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AUGUST 16 - 31 • 2009
Summer Fun at the Aztec Library
A museum on wheels, the Van of Enchantment is a converted RV that tours New Mexico carrying artifacts and
materials from the state museums and monuments. The
Van of Enchantment brings its contents to life with
dynamic activities designed carefully with each event.
During this visit the kids made Yarn Dolls.
Volunteer Rayanna Watchman helps with the
book sales at the library.
Puppeteering at the library with Ms. Angela
More volunteers. Thanks Makala & Brandon!
Signing up for the Summer Reading Program
Last day of Summer Reading party. Thanks to the
City of Aztec for giving us an opportunity to close out
the heat with water fun and crafts!
Another guest from New Mexico History Museum
San Juan Soil and Water Conservation
District
Top Ten Bad Boy List #4
Tree - Of – Heaven
Ailanthus altissima Quassia family (Simaroubaceae)
Isn’t it strange that the obese kid is always called “slim”
the Tree – of – Heaven would be better named “---” its
alias, Chinese Stinking Shumac, is an exotic, rapidly growing, deciduous tree that emits an offensive odor. The leaves
are compound, one to four feet long, and can have 11 to 25
alternating leaflets along the stem. A leaflet will have a
least one glandular tooth along the base. The smooth pale
grey bark gives way to light chestnut brown twigs. The
tree is adioecious (male and female) with small green to
orange flowers in late spring. The fruit produced, called
samaras, is flat papery and twisted but it also spreads by
root sprouts.
Animas River Blues Festival
Thanks to Sandi Scott for sharing a few of her photos
of the 4th Annual Animas River Blues Festival held in
Riverside Park in Aztec on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
Save the date, July 10, 2010, for Blues #5!
This Central China immigrant was introduced in America
around 1748 by a Pennsylvania gardener and during the
gold rush years in California by Chinese workers in the
gold fields. It loves disturbed ground and is often the first
plant to seed when Salt Cedar is removed. As it also produces chemicals that prevents competitive native vegetation as does the salt produced by Tamarisk the ground is
given a 1-2 punch that is hard to overcome. For treatment
information, call Emma at the San Juan Soil and Water
Conservation District - 505-335-3090 Ext 108.