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TUESDAYAUGUST 10, 2010

Trinidad’s Community Calendar isdesigned to keep you apprized of allupcoming local events & importantmeetings. You won’t want to miss asingle thing!

TUESDAYSCRT

LAST WEEK for NUNSENSE, BABY& SQUABBLES. For tickets call 719-846-4765 or go to the SCRT TicketOffice at 132 E. Main. St. Trinidad. Allperformances at the Massari Theatre.For more information go to<www.SCRTheatre.org>.

Area Home SchoolersRaton & Trinidad – annual curricu-

lum sharing meeting for all area homeschoolers. New members welcome.Bring your favorite materials & books,snacks, etc. 10:30 a.m. Tues @ Fisher’sPeak Community Church in FellowshipHall, 10377 Santa Fe Trail. For moreinformation call 719-846-2019 or e-mail: harthomeschool@yahoo.com.

Kiwanis Weekly luncheon 12 p.m. every Tues

@ A Little Catering Company, 916Arizona.

City Council Trinidad City Council work session

meets 1:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues @ CityHall Council Chambers, third floor.

Lady Eagles Lady Eagles Auxiliary #179 meets 6

p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues @ Eagle’s Hall.

TAACTrinidad Area Arts Council Board

meets 6 p.m. 2nd Tues. @ First StreetGallery, 150 E. First St. Call (719) 846-1441 for information.

SchoolsHHoehne – Board of Education

Special Meeting 7 p.m. Tues in theSuperintendent’s Office.

HTrinidad Schools - Board ofEducation regular meeting 6 p.m. 2nd& 4th Tues @ the Administration Office,215 South Maple St.

THE FINE PRINT

WEATHER WATCHToday: A 20 percent

chance of showers andthunderstorms afternoon. Partly cloudy, with ahigh near 89. Northnorthwest wind around 5mph.

Tonight: A 20 percentchance of showers and thun-derstorms before midnight. Partlycloudy, with a low around 56. Southsouthwest wind between 5 and 10mph.

Wednesday: Mostlysunny, with a high near92. Southwest windbetween 5 and 10 mphbecoming calm.

Wednesday Night:Partly cloudy, with a lowaround 58. Calm windbecoming south southwestbetween 5 and 10 mph.

RIVER CALLPurgatoire river call as of 8/9/10Johns priority #145 10/20/1902Trinidad Reservoir accounting’Release 269.72 AFInflow 724.71 AF = 365.37 cfsEvaporation 18.99 AFContent 21,027 AFElevation 6181.64Precipitation .51Downstream river callNine Mile 5/10/18871 cubic (cfs) foot per second equals

one cubic foot of water passing a pointin one second of time.

1 acre-foot equals a quantity ofwater required to cover one acre ofland to a depth of one foot.

1 cubic foot per second = 1.9835acre-feet per day (24 hrs)

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By TIM KELLERThe Chronicle-News

The cars stretched alongFolsom’s bucolic main streetSaturday morning wore licenseplates from Kansas, Colorado,Texas, and New Mexico, as theiroccupants leisurely strolled to theshade of the huge elms over theFolsom Museum and pulled upchairs. For hours, beginning at 10a.m., Bayou Seco - Jeanie McLerieand her longtime partner KenKeppeler - held court in the deep-est shade, playing violins, accor-dions, guitars and more, singingin English, Cajun French, and

Spanish, weaving tales of findingtraditional songs throughoutLouisiana and the breadth ofNew Mexico.

The occasion was the officialopening of the SmithsonianInstitution’s traveling exhibition,“New Harmonies,” which rolledinto town earlier in the week on ahuge semi trailer pulled byNational Guard troops. The exhib-it celebrates American rootsmusic, from blues and gospel toearly country and bluegrass, fromTejano and polka to Cajun andzydeco, from work and protestsongs to sacred songs and the ‘60s

folk revival.Album covers, life-size photo-

graphs, instrument displays, andsound samples filled the oldFolsom Schoolhouse gym withtales of Blind Lemon Jeffersonand Charlie Patton, LydiaMendoza and Narciso Martínez,Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley,Clara Ward and Thomas Dorsey,Clifton Chenier and the BalfaBrothers, the Carter Family andJimmie Rodgers, and dozens ofother giants of 20th-centuryAmerican music.

The exhibit is traveling to six

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School boardcarries onbusiness allsummer longBy RICHARD SITTSThe Chronicle-News

The Trinidad School District #1Board of Education anticipates ashorter and less dramatic meetingat 6 tonight, after a standing-room-only crowd turned out for the pre-vious meeting on July 27. Thatmeeting included discussion onrehiring Trinidad High SchoolVolleyball coach Geneva Villegas,which the board voted to do by aslim 3-2 approval.

The other major piece of busi-ness was filling the position of agrant writer that also has otherduties. School district administra-tion had a person identified andwas ready to offer a contract forthe $53,000 salaried position beforethe board, after much discussion,voted 3-2 not to fill the position.

According to ExecutiveDirector of Learning ServicesJulie Sumpter, grant writingaccounted for only about 25 per-cent of the position. Other compo-nents of the job included keepingtabs on federal programs andfunding, planning and coordinat-ing staff development, and manag-ing the student database (PowerSchool), Sumpter said, adding thatshe would be busy prioritizing anddelegating the work that this posi-tion requires, and then reviewwith District SuperintendentMike Tranter and Chief FinancialOfficer Jack Bay. All three had rec-ommended that the board fill theposition, that already was includ-ed in the district’s budget, butBoard President Linda Vigil andmembers Charlene Bertolino andManuel Torres voted not to fill theposition.

The discussion and the votewere emotionally draining, as theboard carried on and wentthrough the following items stillleft on the busy agenda:

n Voted 5-0 to approve TrinidadState Junior College’s post-second-ary enrollment options agree-ment.

n Approved TSJC’s S.T.E.P.(GED) agreement, 5-0.

n By 5-0 votes, approved theCity of Trinidad SRO contract,and a trash bid contract withRight Way Disposal of Trinidad.

n The board had to table thefuel bid contract because therewere no bids. “I’m a little disap-pointed with our vendors on fuelbids – neither one sent in a bid,”Bay said, in trying to explain whylocal vendors had submitted nobids. Bay said he asked the twolocal vendors – Duran Oil andAcorn Petroleum – to submitsomething in writing. “To be hon-est, they were lazy. We had thesame conversation with them lastyear. We’re kind of a captive audi-ence here,” Bay said.

Board member Torres respond-ed, “Tell them we’re going to gowith Safeway.”

Tranter added that the districtcould look at other distributionalternatives and would check tosee if anyone is being creative infuel distribution.

“There’s got to be an entrepre-neur somewhere out there in thecommunity,” said board memberVic Meyers.

n Approved a photocopiermaintenance bid contract, 5-0,with Gobin’s, Inc., of Pueblo.

n Voted 5-0 to keep the district’scurrent audit services, DixonWaller & Co., Inc. Meyers said thatfrom everything he has read andheard, that it’s a good idea to bringin a different auditor every fewyears. Bay agreed, saying thatevery three to four years, “we lookat everything we do - but not all atonce - because companies becomecomplacent.”

n Approved a bus/TrinidadMiddle School fence bid, 5-0, withTaylor Fence of Pueblo.

The board also heard the fol-lowing information items:

n Bay presented the transporta-tion manual, saying that the dis-trict wants students to understandthat the school bus is an extensionof the classroom, and they shouldbehave accordingly.

n Bay also gave a presentationon cooling issues at TrinidadMiddle School. Year-round educa-tion will not happen in the districtuntil all schools get heating andcooling systems, Bay said. Baythanked the district’s mainte-nance staff, which has been work-ing on how to cool the middle

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BY DAVID J. SANTISTEVAN Jr.The Chronicle-News

A special delivery of medalscelebration for Cpl. Johnny Rios,U.S. Army, was held last Saturdayin front of the Vietnam andKorean War Memorials at theColorado Welcome Center.Personnel from Fort Carson, aswell as members from Veterans ofForeign Wars posts in Raton, NM,and San Luis, also participated.

Rios received the GoodConduct Medal, the NationalDefense Service Medal, theKorean Service Medal with TwoBronze Service Stars, and theUnited States Service Medal for 60years of proud service to hiscountry.

“After 60 years of service I feelhonored and proud today. It feltreal good to have my family fromall over be here today,” Rios said.“It was an honor to have theHonor Guard from Raton, peoplefrom San Luis, from PagosaSprings, the Army out of Ft.Carson, I thank them for beinghere, it is truly a blessing. I thankGod for this and my wife and fam-ily for the support. I waited 60years but God made this happenat the right time for me and myfamily.”

Rios entered the service Jan. 5,1949, at the age of 16. Threemonths later he was fighting for

his country. Rios spent 11 months,16 days in the combat zone, wherehe was an M-19 tank driver.

Rios added, “I wrote my story.My story is written. The two bat-tle stars I received today, I havebeen writing about over the years,along with all my experiences

while serving my country.”Rios went to basic training in FortBliss, Texas, and advanced train-ing at Fort Lewis. He then went toFort Ord in California beforeheading to Japan on the U.S. Navyship General Black.

Cpl. Johnny Rios finally gets honored with medals

Retired Cpl. Johnny Rios receives his Korean Service Medal from his nephew,Tom Rios of San Antonio, Texas, during Saturday’s medal delivery for Rios infront of the Vietnam and Korean Memorials. Col. Mike Bowers from FortCarson was also on hand for the ceremony, along with Mrs. Rios and CPLRios’s family.

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Photo by Tim Keller

Constantly trading instruments, Bayou Seco’s Jeanie McLerie and Ken Keppeler were crowd-pleasers who drew theaudience from the exhibition to the chairs.

Bayou Seco tops perfect Folsom Saturday

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Photos by David J. Santistevan Jr.

From left are Col. Mike Bowers from Fort Carson, Robert Ling, Nick DeBono, retired Col. Lou Simpleman and Cpl.Johnny Rios, who was honored with a delivery of medals for his years of service. Rios received his Good ConductMedal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, and the United StatesService Medal.

ARRESTSn 7/31/10 – Michael Santistevan, 44, Trinidad –

Third degree assaultn 8/1/10 – James Nava, 44, Trinidad – Third

degree assault, false imprisonmentn 8/3/10 – Robert Neatherlin, 28, Trinidad – Theft,

violation of restraining ordern 8/3/10 – Michael Quintana, 29, Trinidad –

Violation of restraining order, theftn 8/3/10 – Alisha Ulibarri, 19, Trinidad – Disorderly

conduct, illegal consumption of ethyl alcohol byunderage person

n 8/3/10 – George Fisher, 48, Trinidad – Drovevehicle while license under restraint

n 8/4/10 – Mark Simons, 31, Trinidad – Menacing,disorderly conduct

n 8/4/10 – Christopher Vigil, 21, Trinidad – TrinidadPolice Department warrant

n 8/5/10 – Florence Barajas, 46, Trinidad –Obstructing a police officer

n 8/5/10 – Joseph Trujillo, 23, Trinidad – Thirddegree assault, violation of protection order

n 8/6/10 – John Ferraro, 52, Trinidad – Drove vehi-cle while license under restraint, operated vehiclewith defective headlamps

INCIDENTSn 7/29/10 – Big R – Victim of theftn 8/3/10 – City of Trinidad, Central Park – Victim of

criminal mischief

SUMMONSn 7/21/10 – Shirley Trancoso, Trinidad – Noises,

animals on premisesn 7/30/10 – Jazelle Felthager, Trinidad – Noises,

animals on premises, license requiredn 8/2/10 – Laurel Ledoux, Raton – Disregarded

stop signn 8/2/10 – Mark Brady, Grand Junction –

Speeding 10-19 miles over the limitn 8/2/10 – Alex Padilla, Trinidad – Speeding 10-19

miles over the limitn 8/3/10 – Benjamin Tixier, Trinidad – Disregarded

stop signn 8/3/10 – Erlene Hernandez, Trinidad –

Disregarded stop signn 8/3/10 – Ronald Ferraro, Trinidad – Speeding 10-

19 miles over the limitn 8/3/10 – Alice Sandoval, Trinidad – Speeding 10-

19 miles over the limitn 8/3/10 – Ryan Reamy, Trinidad – Speeding 10-

19 miles over the limitn 8/3/10 – Bridget Vialpando, Trinidad – Speeding

10-19 miles over the limitn 8/3/10 – Briana Mangino, Trinidad – Disregarded

stop signn 8/3/10 – Charles Shehorn, Model – Disregarded

stop signn 8/3/10 – Natalee Gonzales, Northglenn –

Speeding 20 or more miles over the limitn 8/3/10 – John Madrid, Trinidad – Speeding 10-

19 miles over the limitn 8/4/10 – Heather Baca, Trinidad – Dogs running

at large, keeping of vicious dogs prohibitedn 8/4/10 – Cayla Phillips, Raton – Speeding 10-19

miles over the limitn 8/4/10 – Ronald Thompson, Trinidad – Speeding

10-19 miles over the limitn 8/4/10 – Angel Garcia, Trinidad – Speeding 20 or

more miles over the limitn 8/4/10 – Katherine Garlutzo, Trinidad – Speeding

10-19 miles over the limitn 8/4/10 – Francisco Luna III, Trinidad – Speeding

10-19 miles over the limit

WEED VIOLATIONS

n 8/2/10 – Ronald McAnally, Trinidad – Cutting and

removal of hazardous growth requiredn 8/5/10 – Michelle Scott, Englewood – Cutting

and removal of hazardous growth requiredn 8/5/10 – Steven Ruscetti, Trinidad – Cutting and

removal of hazardous growth requiredn 8/5/10 – David Hulstine, Trinidad – Cutting and

removal of hazardous growth required

BY DAVID J. SANTISTEVAN Jr.The Chronicle-News

Rain, rain, rain! The Trinidad-LasAnimas County area has seen its share ofrain over the last month after a very drymonth of June.

In July, out at the airport, about 6.84inches of rain fell, according to theNational Weather Service in Pueblo. OnJuly 25, 3.67 inches fell in the area. In theareas of Kim and Aguilar, well over 2.50inches of rain fell last month.

So far in August, the Model area hasseen about 1.4 inches, Bon Carbo close to1.17 inches, Kim, 1.37 inches, and Aguilar,2.48 inches. These figures are based oninformation given to the National WeatherService by spotters. There are reports ofwell over 5 inches of rain in areas west ofAguilar in the early part of August, butthis is an unofficial report.

On Saturday there was a flash floodwarning in effect in the Trinidad-Las

Animas County area. Radar estimates thatthree to four inches fell on Aug. 7 in areaswest of Aguilar and anywhere from one tofour inches fell in and close to the City ofTrinidad.

One official reading had 0.41 inches ofrain falling on Saturday on East MainStreet and 0.10 inch in the same area onSunday.

There have been some county roads thathave been damaged west of Aguilar, and inthe Torres area west of Trinidad.

Today, the National Weather Serviceforecast is for 30 percent chance of isolatedthunderstorms, with a high around 87 andclearing up tonight with a 10 percentchance of precipitation and lows in upper50s. The rain, according to the forecast,should ease up Wednesday through Fridaywith mostly sunny skies; highs should bein lower 90s and lows in the lower 60s, withonly a 10 percent chance of rain.

New Mexico communi-ties, co-sponsored by theSmithsonian’s Music onMain Street program andNew Mexico HumanitiesCouncil, whose executivedirector, Craig Newbill ofthe University of NewMexico at Albuquerque,was present all daySaturday, joined by NMHCboard members NeldaSmith of Logan and TerryBumpass of Raton, bothwell-known New Mexicoartists.

The old FolsomSchoolhouse, a quarter milesouth of the FolsomMuseum, received a majorrenovation last year andwas opened for “NewHarmonies” by ownersMarge and Jim Atwater asa community service. Theshow remains open dailyfrom 10 to 5 through Sept.18.

Saturday’s guestbookshowed visitors fromTrinidad, Branson, Weston,and Denver in Colorado;Cimarron, Raton, Clayton,Santa Fe, and Albuquerquein New Mexico; and morefar-flung locals such as

Satanta and Kansas City,Kan., and Gilbert, Ariz.Four women drove inSaturday morning fromTucumcari, fans of tradi-tional Hispanic dancemusic of New Mexico, andit didn’t take long for BayouSeco to get them out oftheir chairs to perform adance in the only availableparking space outside theFolsom Museum.

At 3 p.m., the crowdmigrated from the museumto the schoolhouse for anhour-long Bayou Seco con-cert, followed by the muse-um’s annual fundraiserauction of donated arts andcrafts.

Saturday was just thebeginning of two months ofspecial “New Harmonies”events, arranged largely bylocal coordinator MarijoBalmer of Folsom. Dr.Roberto Garcia will presenta program on “Penitente &Latin Mass Music” at theFolsom Schoolhouse Aug. 21at 3 p.m. “Mariachi 101” willbe presented by Gil Sperry

at Des Moines School Sept.10 at 1 p.m. and at theFolsom Schoolhouse Sept.11 at 7 p.m. Kathy Flynnpresents “The Dust BowlDays” at Des Moines SchoolSept. 16 at 1 p.m. Raton’sSharon Niederman willpresent “From Klezmer toSwing” at the FolsomSchoolhouse Sept. 26 at 3p.m.

Finally, Bayou Secoreturns Oct. 8 to presenttheir “chiligumbo” musicin a 1 p.m. concert at DesMoines School. All specialevents are open to the pub-lic and free of charge,although the FolsomMuseum welcomes dona-tions - its sole source offunding. For most of theprograms, visitors can alsoplan to spend time perusingboth the “New Harmonies”exhibition and the FolsomMuseum itself, both ofwhich remain open sevendays a week from 10 to 5.Information is available at(575) 278-2122 and www.fol-somvillage.com.

Information provided forthe Back to School page inThe Chronicle-News con-tained some incorrect datesand times. All new studentsat Trinidad Middle Schoolmay register from 8 to 11:30a.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m., Aug.9-12.

Rios helped train the Republic of Korea soldiers who werefighting the North Koreans, who then went on to fight theChinese, who fought alongside North Korea. During the bat-tle, Rios crossed the Manchurian border into North Korea.

During this major battle at the Chosin reservoir, Rios drovehis M-19 tank alongside the 7th Division Battery “D,” 15thAnti-Aircraft Artillery.

Rios added, “I lost many of my friends, including my bestfriend, Bernie Chavez.”

Army Col. Mike Bowers from Fort Carson was also inattendance.

Tom Rios, San Antonio, Texas, who serves in the military,pinned his uncle, Rios, with his new medals at Saturday’s cele-bration.

He was part of the Chosin Reservoir’s major evacuation tothe Port of Hugnam.

Retired Col. Lou Simpleman, USMC, was the master ofceremonies for the ceremony. “From Pusan, South Korea, tothe Manchurian border of North Korea, Cpl. Johnny Riosproudly served his country,” Simpleman said.

Rios returned home on the U.S. Naval ship, Gen. WilliamWeigel, and was discharged on Jan. 6, 1952.

“The medals I received today validate my service,” Riossaid Saturday. “I also want to thank Richard Lawler for theflags, my nephew Tom Rios and the local Veterans of ForeignWars for their support.”

The lunch menus published In Monday’s edition ofThe Chronicle-News were incorrect for this week.These are the correct menus.

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TUESDAY: Pig ‘n a Blanket, Green Chili, CucumberSalad, Potato Chips, Grapes & Beverage

WEDNESDAY: Beef Stew, WW Crackers, CreamyColeslaw, Cornbread, Watermelon & Beverage

THURSDAY: Grilled Cheese Sandwich on WW,Italian Salad w/ Dressing, Fruit Cocktail & Beverage

FRIDAY: BBQ Pork Riblet, Sliced Potatoes, Cornon the Cob, Apple & Beverage

TRINIDAD STATE NURSING HOMETUESDAY: Basil Chicken, Fettuccini Alfredo,

Broccoli, Lemon Gelatin, Garlic Bread, ParmesanCheese & Beverage

WEDNESDAY: Beef Strips w/ Salsa, Beans, MixedVeggies, Tomato & Lettuce, Fruit Cocktail & Beverage

THURSDAY: Roast Pork Loin w/ Gravy, HerbStuffing, Cauliflower, Iced Pumpkin Squares, Dinner Roll& Beverage

FRIDAY: Country Fried Steak w/ Gravy, Au GratinPotatoes, Three-Bean Salad, Peach Cobbler, Bread &Beverage

SATURDAY: Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce, TossedSalad, Spinach, Gelatin Cubes, Garlic Bread &Beverage

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school during the hot days of August andearly September. “They have the Trinidadstudents and teachers at heart,” Bay said,adding that temperatures on the third floorwere measured at 85 degrees and 120 in theattic. The building retains heat with its clayroof and brick walls, and maintenance staffis going to experiment with fans to blow outthe hot air and suck in cooler air, and seehow that works, Bay said.

Before the board adjourned its July 27meeting, members briefly discussed havinga retreat, although they could not agree onwhen or where. Bertolino has offered use ofa cabin an hour or so away from Trinidad,

while board member Karen Montera ques-tioned why the board has to leave town toexpress its true feelings. Meyers said thiscould not be a better time for a retreatbecause of the tough and emotional issuesthat the board has faced lately.

“There’s been high emotion for the lastmonth at least, and that needs to die down,”Montera said.

Tranter said a school board he workedwith in California all piled into a van andwent on a road trip, as a kind of retreat. Hechuckled and said it was not all smoothgoing, but by the end of the trip, individualmembers knew one another very well, andfunctioned better as a group.

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School board carries onbusiness all summer long

Local area lunch menus for week of Aug. 9

Cpl. Johnny Rios finallygets honored with medalsContinued from page 1

CORRECTION

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Bayou Seco tops perfect Folsom Saturday

Photo by Tim Keller

On a perfect country morning, museum visitors sat around under the big elm trees enjoying themusic and company of Jeanie McLerie and Ken Keppeler.

Rains continue to soak Trinidad and Las Animas County

Photo by David J. Santistevan Jr.

Temporary rivers of runoff flowed through Trinidad streets during an extended rainstorm onSaturday. This photo was taken about 4:30 p.m. near the Village East Trailer Court on the east sideof Trinidad. According to the National Weather Service, on Saturday the Trinidad area received 0.41of rainfall on the east side of town. Also on Saturday there was a flash flood advisory for the entirecounty. The Model area between Trinidad and La Junta was hit with 1.06 inches of rain onSaturday.

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