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By Jesse ChaneyManaging editor

CIMARRON — In their sixth day battling the then 1,275-acre Whites Peak Fire south of Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron Tuesday (June 18), firefighters were continuing efforts to keep the blaze off the Boy Scouts camp and away from Tri-State Electric lines.

“Fire crews and dozers have completed lines around the

Whites Fire perimeter and the Tri-State transmission line near the fire area is currently in full operation,” Whites Peak Fire Public Information Officer Deanna Younger said in a statement released Tuesday morning. “Today, crews will continue to reinforce lines, address hot spots and begin rehabilitation of the fire lines within the interior of the burn area. Firefighters will be on high alert on Wednesday (June 19) as weather changes are expected to create favorable conditions for extreme fire behavior.”

On Tuesday, the lightning-caused fire was burning on the private Express UU Bar Ranch and state land within the New Mexico State Forestry Cimarron District about 10 miles

n CIMARRONBoard member suggests policy to stop ‘overspending’ PAGE 16

n ANGEL FIREVillage amends water-rights fees imposed on new homes PAGE 6

n RED RIVERMichael Martin Murphey to open Red River amphitheater PAGE 14

n EAGLE NESTFireworks extravaganza remains on schedule for now PAGE 10

n On the Record PAGE 2

n Editorial PAGE 4

n Businesses PAGE 20

n Puzzles PAGE 18

n Classifieds PAGE 24

n Legals PAGE 24

FISHING REPORT From New Mexico Game and Fish CONTENTS

Cimarron River: Water flow below Eagle Nest on Monday (June 17) was 24 cubic feet per second. Trout fishing was good using elk hair caddis, parachute adams, tricos, bead-head prince nymphs, bead-head hares ears, salmon eggs and worms. Fishing at the Gravel Pit Lakes was slow to fair using salmon eggs, Pistol Petes and Power Bait.

Eagle Nest Lake: Hot spot for perch. Fishing was very good using worms and spinners for perch. Fishing was good trolling with light tackle and using Panther Martins, Arnies and Cripplures tipped with corn for kokanee. Fish-ing was fair using Power Bait, salmon eggs, Pistol Petes and assorted spinners for rainbow trout. Fishing was fair using spoons, spinners, jerk baits and nightcrawlers for northern pike.

Red River: Water flow near the hatchery Monday was 66 cubic feet per second. Trout fishing was good using cop-per John Barrs, poundmeisters, Panther Martins, salmon eggs and nightcrawlers.

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A helicopter responding to the Whites Peak Fire flies over an entrance to the Express UU Bar Ranch near Philmont Scout Ranch south of Cimarron Friday (June 14).

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Schools to pay double2012 bidfor solarprojectBy Jesse ChaneyManaging editor

EAGLE NEST — Under a bid approved by Kit Carson Electric Cooperative last year, a 100 kilowatt solar array would have been built in Eagle Nest for less than half the cost of the one approved by Cimarron Municipal Schools last month.

Minutes from a Feb. 28, 2012 meeting show that the co-op’s board of trustees accepted a bid from Sol Luna Solar of Dixon for the construction of solar arrays at both Taos Charter School and Eagle Nest Elementary and Middle Schools. Co-op CEO Luis Reyes told the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle that Sol Luna Solar agreed to build the Eagle Nest array for no more than $348,037.70, and the minutes state that the company submitted the second lowest of four bids.

“We actually did go out to bid through the co-op process for both the Taos Charter School and the Eagle Nest school,” Reyes said. “...We did so much solar and we already had vendors and economies of scale; we always thought we could get a better price than, say, the school district could.”

Fire chars 1,200-plus acres near PhilmontOfficials: Blaze was 50 percent contained Tuesday morning

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By Eric HEinzStaff writer

ANGEL FIRE — Six people reported stolen or missing property after what appeared to be a series of vehicle burglaries Sunday (June 16) night at The Lodge at Angel Fire Resort and nearby condominium complexes, according to the Angel Fire Police Department.

On Tuesday (June 18), Angel Fire Police Chief Warren Morey said authorities did not yet have any leads or know of any suspects. Authorities believe the burglaries took place between 10:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m.

Monday (June 17). The items that were reported

as stolen from the Resort’s back parking lot include two mountain bicycles, a wallet, a laptop computer, some backpacks, sunglasses and assorted bicycle parts.

Another apparent burglary took place at Alpine Gardens Resort Condos, where a global positioning device and an MP3 music player were reported stolen. A machete was reported stolen from The Cedars, but the owner later found it in a bag on the ground.

Based on estimates given to police, Morey said, the missing

gear is worth more than $5,000. One of the missing mountain bikes was worth an estimated $400 and the other $4,000, and the laptop was worth an estimated $1,000.

The items were apparently taken from multiple owners, and Morey said police “certainly” suspect the same person or group of people committed the alleged burglaries.

Authorities did not find any signs of forcible entry into the vehicles, Morey said.

“Some of the vehicles were unlocked,” Morey said. “No broken windows, nothing to that effect. It’s a sleepy little town,

and people get comfortable and leave their doors unlocked. But I think if a burglar has two vehicles parked side by side — one locked and the other unlocked — it’s obvious they’re going to go for the one that’s unlocked. Even in Angel Fire, you need to keep your vehicle locked.”

The police department was not able to provide descriptions of the bicycles and laptop Tuesday.

Angel Fire Resort security officials confirmed the incidents took place in the back parking lot, but they would not comment on the level of surveillance in that part of the hotel. n

Police: Burglars take $5K in gear from vehiclesCORRECTIONThe Sangre de Cristo

Chronicle printed incorrect captions with the photos that appeared on 1 of the June 13-19 edition. The photos were taken at a lasagna dinner hosted by the Angel Fire Rotary Club.

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Board member is fighting for, not against, local schools

Though he is only trying to correct a problem, Cimarron Municipal Schools Board of Education Member Bret Wier expects some

backlash for the proposal he made last week. The newly elected board member proposed a

school district policy that would require a competitive bidding process for any purchases in excess of $60,000. His proposal came after the school district hired its usual contractor to build a 100 kilowatt solar array at Eagle Nest Elementary and Middle Schools for $745,297 without first accepting bids from any other companies — including one that agreed to do the project for less than half of that cost last year.

“My goal is to prevent this type of overspending from happening in the future,” Wier said.

Officials with Cimarron Municipal Schools are not shy about their opposition to the competitive bidding process. According to a statement they released online, the school district usually goes straight to a vendor pre-approved by its purchasing cooperative or the government “because of the employee hours it would take to complete a cumbersome bid process.”

Although that’s perfectly legal, it discourages competitive pricing and can prevent the school district from receiving the best rates for products and services. The “employee hours” cited by the school district would have been a small price to pay if it had cut the cost of the Eagle Nest solar project in half.

We also expect Wier to get some flak from certain proponents of the Eagle Nest solar project, even though he is one of them.

Wier has made it very clear that he has nothing against the project at Eagle Nest school, and he wishes that the district would have purchased two solar arrays with the amount already committed to one. But his proposal is based on the controversial suggestion that the school district spent too much for solar, and some people get defensive when the cost is questioned.

We have no doubts that the competitive bidding process would save the school district money, and we applaud Wier for trying to make that happen. It takes guts for someone new to challenge the way a group does things, and we hope the rest of the board and community are open to Wier’s ideas.

By standing up for what is right even though it may be unpopular, this board member has set an example that other elected officials in our area should follow. n

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

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ANGEL FIRE — The village of Angel Fire has amended and is now collecting a residential development fee that was not consistently enforced in the past.

In July 2003, the Angel Fire Village Council adopted a resolution that requires anyone responsible for new development in the village to either transfer water rights to the municipality or pay a fee the village would use to buy more water. Angel Fire Community Development Director Mark Rivera said nobody has transferred water rights to the village since then, and only some people have paid the fee.

The 2003 resolution enacted a charge of $2,500 per new dwelling unit, and a revision enacted in April 2007 added a $1,000 fee for each bedroom and/or bathroom added to an existing dwelling unit. Under a resolution approved at a village council meeting on June 11 of this year, the fee is now $1 per square foot of heated living area per new dwelling unit plus $1 per square foot of additional heated living area added to an existing dwelling unit.

“The previous rate was a flat rate, and fair or unfair can be argued,” Angel Fire Manager M. Jay Mitchell said at the June 11 meeting, adding that Sangre de Cristo Homebuilders Association board member B.J. Lindsey helped draft the new fees. “But most of the builders agreed that the flat rate was just the wrong type of figure with the differences in home sizes and construction and everything else.”

Lindsey told the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle that the Homebuilders Association got involved after learning that the village planned to start collecting the fees for all new home construction.

“Obviously it’s a big hit to your soft costs up-front. After visiting with (Mitchell), we just felt like the dollar per heated square foot made a little more sense to make it a little less painful for the smaller builds, and obviously it will increase with the size of the home and the budget of the home,” Lindsey said. “Although we’re not excited about it, it’s necessary and feel that it’s a better way to implement that fee.”

In a May 28 council meeting, however, Angel Fire

resident Ray Honea said he believes the fees are unfair to the owners of new homes coming into the village.

“I know water rights are an issue,” he said. “...But I certainly don’t think it’s the fault of these new homeowners that we don’t have enough water rights.”

Honea suggested that the council consider collecting the fees retroactively.

“I believe every property owner should share on these costs, not just the new homeowners that are deciding to build today, this year,” he said at the meeting in May. “...I think you really need to do the research before you put this fee into place.”

Under the resolution approved last week, the village will maintain the revenue generated by the fees separately for future water rights purchases.

According to Mitchell, the village’s interim 2013-14 budget approved in May “does hold water rights in a separate fund so that it is a protected fund that both takes the water surcharge fee and the water rights fee and pays the current water rights debt load as well as saves money for future water rights purchases.”

The village currently owes about $1,900,000 on loans it received for water rights purchased in past years. The village owns about 311.69 acre-feet of priority water rights, and Mitchell said more would be needed for future residential development.

“Industry standards of anywhere from a quarter to a third acre-foot per year for an average family would sustain about 1,200 to 1,300 folks, which is about where we’re at for housing in the village,” he said.

In a memo to the council, Rivera wrote that he believes the development fees are necessary.

“You will hear arguments that this fee will drive development outside of the village,” he wrote. “If we don’t collect the fee, then at some point we will simply send development away.”

Angel Fire records show that at least 271 building permits have been issued for new dwelling units within the village since 2004, not including the single permit issued for the 43 condominium units constructed that year.


ANGEL FIRE — The village of Angel Fire will increase its rates for water and sewer service as well as bulk water and the installation of water meters at the beginning of fiscal year 2013-14 July 1.

The Angel Fire Village Council approved the increases at a June 11 meeting.

Water/sewer ratesThe village’s water and

sewer service rates will rise 5.7 percent per village ordinances requiring them to align with the Consumer Price Index report for the end of the previous calendar year. The resolution enacting the higher rates states that the CPI report for December 2012 shows a 5.7 percent change for the 2012 calendar year for water, sewer and trash collection services.

“This is done in connection with the ordinances that are already standing that stipulate that we must adjust the annual rates in accordance with the previous year CPI rate,”

Village Manager M. Jay Mitchell said.

The new monthly base charges for water service will range from $27.27 for up to 4,000 gallons on a five-eighths-inch meter to $262.77 for up to 40,000 gallons on a four-inch meter. In addition, customers will pay $7.04 for each additional 1,000 gallons or every fraction thereof used in excess of the monthly minimum.

The new monthly base charges for sewer service will range from $28.01 for a five-eighths-inch meter to $1,146.95 for a four-inch meter. In addition, customers will pay a wastewater usage fee of $9.09 per 1,000 gallons or any fraction thereof registered on their water meters for each meter-reading period.

The water and sewer fees will be higher for customers outside village limits.

The increases are meant to help maintain the current level of service, provide better service, fulfill debt obligations and meet system growth requirements, according to the resolution.

Meter installation/bulk water fees

The village’s meter installation and bulk water fees, which have not been changed since 2006, will increase 6.7 percent. The CPI report for December 2012 shows a 6.7 percent change for the 2012 calendar year for water and sewer maintenance, according to the resolution enacting the new rates.

“There are actually two different CPI rates. One rate is for water and sewer and trash collection services, and the other one, the 6.7 percent, is for water and sewer maintenance,” Mitchell said. “...It’s very specific.”

The meter installation charges will range from $1,451 for a five-eighths-inch sealed register to $11,510 for a six-inch compound meter.

The bulk water rate will be $10.14 per 1,000 gallons or any fraction thereof plus the applicable water surcharge and taxes.

According to the resolution enacting the new rates, these increases are also meant to help maintain the current level of service, provide better service, fulfill debt obligations and meet system growth requirements. n

Village of Angel Fire to raise fees for water, sewer, etc.

Village amends water-rights fees imposed on new home construction

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Wednesday, June 19Wheeler Peak Cowboy Fellowship every Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall at United Church of Angel Fire.

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Thursday, June 20Business After Hours at 5:30 p.m. at Enchanted Landscaping.

Duplicate bridge at noon, every Thursday at the Angel Fire Community Center.

Saturday, June 22Endurance Run, for more information call Chisolm Dupree at 405-850-5485 or email him at [email protected].

Holy Angels Golf Tournament at the Angel Fire Resort Golf and Country Club at 8 a.m.

Constellation tour from dusk to 10 p.m. at the Eagle Nest Lake State Park Visitor Center.

Fly fishing clinic, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Monte Verde Lake main dock.

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Monday, June 24Lt. Gov. John Sanchez will be in Angel Fire from 11 to 11:45 a.m., at the Angel Fire Resort Hotel, for more information contact Bill Conley at 505-400-4701, Dan Rakes at 505-490-9207, or Mike Liddle at 575-613-3801.

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However, Cimarron Municipal Schools Superintendent James Gallegos told the Chronicle that some school district officials, including its attorneys, were unsure about the legality of allowing Kit Carson to move forward with the project.

“The documentation that they had given us, there were some legal questions that we had,” Gallegos said. “And that was one of the major reasons that we didn’t go with it.”

During a meeting on May 8 of this year, the Cimarron Municipal Schools Board of Education accepted a new bid of $745,297.20 for the solar project at the Eagle Nest school.

The school district did not use a competitive bidding process but went straight to FacilityBUILD of Albuquerque, which is an approved vendor of the school district’s purchasing cooperative, Cooperative Educational Services.

Gallegos said he did not have staff available to solicit and review bids from multiple vendors.

“Cimarron Municipal Schools has most often chosen to use a CES vendor or other government approved bidder because of the employee hours it would take to complete a cumbersome bid process (RFP),” the school district wrote in a statement released online. “The vendor for this project, Facility Build has successfully completed several projects for the Cimarron Municipal Schools, including several at (Moreno Valley High School).”

The committee formed to research options for the solar project at the Eagle Nest school was not involved in the decision to give only FacilityBUILD an opportunity to bid, according to member B.J. Lindsey. He said some committee members thought the school district was using a competitive bidding process, as Gallegos initially did not let the committee members see the bid from FacilityBUILD.

“The reason given for withholding the bid from the committee was that it would not be fair to have that information leaked to another company bidding on the same project,” Lindsey said.

Board of education member Bret Wier said the school district has not conducted an in-depth cost/benefit analysis for the project as board members requested. But he estimated it will take 30 years under the “best-case scenario” for the school district to break even with the bid from FacilityBUILD.

Reyes said the lifespan of a solar array is about 25 years.

Wier said the board of education saw the bid from FacilityBUILD for the first time at the May 8 meeting.

“Two days in advance, we were notified that the proposal was going to be on the agenda,”

he said. “We didn’t get a copy of the proposal until we showed up for the meeting.”

Though the board of education unanimously approved the bid from FacilityBUILD, Wier said he intended to vote against it. Wier said he wants the project to move forward but is disappointed with the way it is happening.

“I am a huge proponent for the solar project,” he said, adding that he also supports the principal and horse program at the Eagle Nest school. “...This is not about any of those topics. This is about doing good business.”

Taos projectReyes said the project in

Eagle Nest would have been identical to the one at Taos Charter School under the bid approved by the co-op last year. Built atop a parking canopy, the Taos array was completed within the bid amount in August 2012, he said.

Mary Emery, a volunteer who helped coordinate the project at Taos Charter School, said Clean Energy Collective of Carbondale, Colo. paid for the construction of the array.

“There was no cost to the school,” she said.

The array at Taos Charter School was the first community solar project in New Mexico.

The facility is owned by Clean Energy Collective, which sells individual solar panels within the array to Kit Carson co-op members at a cost of $845 each. The electricity produced by each panel is credited directly to the purchaser’s power bill.

“If you move, you can take credits with you and the panels stay on the array at the school,” Emery said.

Taos Charter School did not purchase any of the panels, Emery said, though it receives some of the electricity produced by the array. The school purchases the electricity from Kit Carson, she said.

“The closest place that draws (the electricity) is the place that gets it,” she said. “The array is enough to power 20 homes.”

Clean Energy Collective leases the property used by the array for $1 for 50 years, Emery said. The school also receives a discount of $300 per month on its electric bill in exchange for housing the array, she said.

“That was something that Luis Reyes offered us, although we don’t have any kind of written agreement about that,” she said. “...We just write a note on the bill based on our conversation with Luis. We’re taking the $300 a month discount, and they’ve never objected to it.”

Taos Charter School also benefits from the array by the educational opportunities and shaded parking it provides, Emery said.

Emery said Taos Charter School, which is chartered with Taos Municipal Schools, did not experience any legal problems related to its partnership with Kit Carson and Clean Energy

Collective.“The charter school is a little

different,” she said. “We can do things a little more freely than the public schools can, and our director was able to sign that lease without any problem.”

Reyes said the co-op was also involved in similar projects at the University of New Mexico-Taos and other schools in the area without legal problems.

“We haven’t had these problems with UNM and the Taos Charter School,” he said. “We didn’t build them, but we helped Taos High School get a grant and Peñasco schools get a grant.”

Eagle Nest projectUnder the bid approved

by Kit Carson, the Eagle Nest school would have received a 100 kilowatt array on top of a canopy over the parking lot or on the south side of the building. The bid approved by the school district is for a 100 kilowatt array atop an enclosed structure that will be used as a horse-riding arena and for science experiments, agriculture classes, soccer practice and other activities. Plans for the structure do not include lighting or heat.

Cimarron Municipal Schools will pay for the project at the Eagle Nest school with nearly all of the remaining portion of funding it received through a measure approved by voters several years ago specifically for infrastructure projects.

The bid from FacilityBUILD states that the solar portion of the project would account for $307,778 of the entire cost. Robert Pino of FacilityBUILD

told the Chronicle that the company’s bid would have been similar to the one Kit Carson approved last year if it weren’t for the added cost of the enclosed arena.

Reyes said he expects the school district to accrue additional maintenance costs during the life of the solar array.

“If a panel breaks or you have a problem with the inverter, under Kit Carson’s plan, we replace it the same day and no one gets a bill. That’s just part of our maintenance program,” Reyes said. “...The school is probably going to have to contract with someone to do that.”

Though the bid approved by the school district is for a 100 kilowatt array, board member Robert Potter said the school district might have an opportunity to get more electricity at no additional cost by purchasing 285-watt solar panels at the same price as the 235-watt panels in the project plans.

“My understanding was that we would be able to get them at a reduced price because they’re available because there was a large array that was going on in California that was canceled. They’re trying to get rid of them,” Potter said. “...What that’ll do is it has the potential of giving it a higher output. It will be the same number of panels at a higher output if we can get them.”

Potter said he was unsure whether the school district would need to pay more than the bid amount for a higher-capacity inverter or installation costs with the 285-watt panels.

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will own the array at the Eagle Nest school and therefore receive credits for all of the energy it produces. Wier said the school spends an average of about $2,500 per month on electricity, and other school district officials said the array is expected to cover about 70 percent of the school’s electricity needs.

Reyes said school district officials initially indicated that they wanted the community-sales model in use with the array at Taos Charter School to be used at the Eagle Nest school as well.

“We got indications from the superintendent that that was the way to go because it was in essence a win-win. The school gets what they need, you involve the community, it’s clean energy, and you make solar affordable,” he said. “...When we went back to the Cimarron school board and the superintendent, they indicated that their ideas had changed and they were not sure that they could accept the procurement that Kit Carson uses.”

Reyes said Kit Carson continues to serve as an adviser for the project at the Eagle Nest school.

“Once the schools’ policy changed from partnering with the co-op to doing it themselves, then we became more of an adviser and help them on the interconnection,” Reyes said. “...We don’t just stop our involvement. We become more of a technical adviser rather than the project lead.”

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By Eric HEinzStaff writer

EAGLE NEST — For decades, thousands of people have flocked to Eagle Nest each year for a Fourth of July fireworks show over the lake.

It is without question the largest event the town of 290-some people hosts. But with dry conditions and fire restrictions in surrounding areas, whether Eagle Nest will have its annual celebration has been perennially in question.

Gov. Susana Martinez recently called for local restrictions on fireworks around the state because of the dry conditions.

In 2011, the Eagle Nest fireworks show was canceled because officials determined that the conditions were too dry to take any chances on the possibility of starting a

wildfire. Carson National Forest at that time was in Stage III fire restrictions.

Though the village of Eagle Nest has not yet enacted any fire restrictions, burning is restricted within Eagle Nest Lake State Park, Cimarron Canyon State Park, Carson National Forest, unincorporated Colfax County, the villages of Angel Fire and Cimarron and all other non-municipal, non-federal and non-tribal land within the area.

For the last three years, the cost of the Eagle Nest fireworks has been $13,500 annually.

The village shells out $6,000 for the show, while Sandia Pueblo puts in another $5,000. Random, and usually anonymous donations are usually collected to cover the rest of the cost.

According to village

officials, Eagle Nest uses $2,500 from its economic development fund and $3,500 from lodgers tax revenues to fund the event.

Tests are conducted around the lake prior to the show to determine how much moisture is in the ground. The event could be canceled at the last minute if officials do not believe it is safe to proceed. Mayor Richard Cordova said last year’s event was very close to being canceled, but it rained during the afternoon.

“It all depends on the fire departments and the state and the county,” Cordova said. “The one year we did cancel it, all three fire departments — Eagle Nest, Moreno Valley and Angel Fire — didn’t feel they could handle it if a fire broke out because it was so dry.”

The concentration of spectators in the area does

not make conditions any safer. Trying to maneuver fire engines through thousands of cars on a two-lane highway is next to impossible.

“They shoot the fireworks over the state parks, and if state parks does not allow us to do that we cannot do it. They are the last determining factor,” Cordova said.

Cordova said about 10,000 people come through the Eagle Nest area for the festivities, and 1,000 people were served at last year’s firefighters’ barbecue.

“The overall fire hazard is the primary driving force. Small fires don’t stay small for very long, and if you can’t get to it, you’ll have a big one. When the highway is packed with cars, you’re trying to drive on the shoulder and the right-of-way. You can’t get to it,” Scott Gibson,

Eagle Nest Volunteer Fire Department chief, said.

Gibson said all nearby fire departments are on patrol during the Fourth of July fireworks show each year.

“We’ve got an essential set up, our own kind of dispatch on Jackson Hill where we have good radio reception, and we’re out there until about 11 p.m.,” Gibson said, adding that fireworks always have the potential to be dangerous. “They all have a certain level of danger if you don’t follow your Ps and Qs, but you can handle it.”

The village’s Fourth of July Parade is scheduled for 2 p.m., and the annual firefighters’ barbecue is scheduled for 11 a.m. through mid-afternoon. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at Village Hall or from local firefighters, according to the village’s website www.eaglenest.org. n

Fireworks extravaganza remains on schedule for now

The Farmers Have Come to Town

From left: Amy West of Heaven Scent Breads works at a tent selling her family’s homemade bread. Kelly West talks to some customers about Heaven Scent Bread. Hailie Unruh helps work with K&H Produce from California Friday (June 14) at the Eagle Nest Farmers Market at Golden Eagle RV Park. Bruce Manakas, owner of the RV park, said all proceeds from the station fee will go to the Eagle Nest Elementary and Middle Schools’ aquaponics program. ChroniCle PhotoS BY eriC heinz

Digging Up History

Left and center: Artifacts brought by Chuck Hannaford, an archeologist with the Museum of New Mexico Archeology and New Mexico Office of Archeological Studies, sit on the table of the Eagle Nest Library. Right: Hannaford demonstrates how to operate the atlatl, a spear thrower, with participants at a presentation he gave Tuesday (June 18) at the library. ChroniCle PhotoS BY eriC heinz


EAGLE NEST CALENDAR

Monday, June 24Lt. Gov. John Sanchez will be in Eagle Nest from 1 to 1:45 p.m., at Laguna Vista, for more information call Bert Clemens at 575-377-6110, Bill Conley at 505-400-4701 or Mike Liddle at 575-613-3801.

Wednesday, June 26June 26, Street, Roads and Paving meeting at 6 p.m. at Village Hall.

Upcoming

July 4, July 4th Extravaganza.

July 4, Fourth of July celebration from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Angel’s Attic includes games, a cake walk, prizes, hot-dogs, cotton candy and snow cones. There is no cost to participate, but donations will benefit the Angel Fire Baptist Church mission fund.

By Eric FinchEr Staff writer

In the Moreno Valley area, a more active weather pattern is shaping up for the remainder of the week as the potential for frequent thunderstorms increases.

According to the National Weather Service, after a brief dry spell near the middle of the week, the chance of precipitation in the area will increase on Friday (June 21) and the weekend. Experts say the best chance of showers in the area will be on Saturday and Sunday (June 22 and 23).

A back-door cold front entered northeastern New Mexico Monday (June 17), triggering strong to severe thunderstorms early in the week and causing the weather service to issue a severe thunderstorm warning in the

Moreno Valley.The threat of strong to severe

storms remained in the forecast well into Tuesday (June 18), as unstable atmospheric conditions remained over the area.

But on Wednesday (June 19), a high-pressure system strengthened over the area, bringing clear, dry weather accompanied by warmer conditions. Areas in the southern part of the state experienced temperatures in the triple digits. Temperatures in the Moreno Valley hovered around the 80-degree mark.

Along with the warmer temperatures are winds that gusted in the 20 mph range. But according to meteorologists, the heat was the big story as daytime highs in Santa Fe flirted with the 90-degree mark and temperatures in Albuquerque were well into the 90s. n

Additional rain showers expected late this week

New Mexico Lt. Gov. John Sanchez plans to visit with constituents in Angel Fire, Eagle Nest and Red River during a trip to Northern New Mexico Monday (June 24).

“The citizens of New Mexico should not have to drive to Santa Fe to meet their statewide elected officials,” Sanchez said. “By

traveling the state and visiting the local communities, I am able to hear directly from the people and learn about issues affecting them.”

Sanchez will be available at the following times and locations:

• 11-11:45 a.m. — Angel Fire Resort, 10 Miller Lane in Angel Fire

• 1-1:45 p.m. — Laguna Vista Lodge, 51 E. Therma Street in Eagle Nest

• 2:15-3 p.m. — Mountain Treasures Gallery, 121 E. Main Street in Red River

For more information, call 505-476-2250. n

— Staff Report

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Michael Martin Murphey to open Red River amphitheaterBy Eric HEinzStaff writer

RED RIVER — One of Red River’s most consistent and sought-after performers is coming to stay.

Michael Martin Murphey plans to open his own performance venue in Red River on the Fourth of July weekend.

“It is an amphitheater covered up on Bitter Creek Road at the end of the road,” Murphey said during a phone interview Friday ( June 14). “You go up as far as you can go up the road and you’re there. It’s an old guest ranch.”

Murphey said this particular location was chosen as a way to kind of turn back the clock.

“There’s a tradition when it was a bigger ranch; many entertainers stayed there,” Murphey said. “In recent times, I actually came up and stayed in the cabins. We feel like it’s a perfect place for us to build a theater that honors Southwestern music.”

Murphey said he intends for this amphitheater to be his musical homestead.

“I just think it’s time for me to have my own place, and it just felt like time to do it,” Murphey said. “I always play a lot of

shows in the summertime, and I love hanging out in the mountains in south Colorado and Northern New Mexico. I’ve lived a good part of my life here. It’s always been my stomping grounds.”

The “Wildfire” composer and cowboy music performer, Murphey said the area helped cultivate his creative fervor.

“I’ve always been inspired by that landscape such as the American West, and I consider this to be the heart of the American West for me,” Murphey said. “I love the Rocky Mountains.”

From his time with the Cosmic Cowboy Rebellion, Murphey said, the idea was to branch into the outer sphere of country and folk music.

“It was kids that grew up in a redneck environment who had an expanded idea of the rest of the world,” he said. “They didn’t drop all their redneck qualities — being in the sun and working the land. So it was a cowboy mentality, being in Texas, but it was a cowboys with wider knowledge in the rest of the cosmos beyond the ranch or living in Texas.”

Meaning? “I think Texas has always

had a really progressive

music scene, but the rest of the world didn’t know about it,” Murphey said. “Taking care of the backbone of the American land, that’s always been my message.”

Murphey said his amphitheater will be open with a cover, allowing for cool mountain air to drift through.

“My amphitheater has an outdoor feeling, and coming to a show there will be a quintessential experience,” Murphey said. “We’ll be doing Southwestern food, Southwestern music.”

Vance Johnson, the World Dutch Oven Reserve Grand Champion, will be cooking the first week the amphitheater is open beginning July 5.

“We’ll also be playing songs from my new album, ‘Red River Drifter,’” Murphey said. “I’ve drifted around the world, but I’ve always drifted back to Red River. I consider it my home base.”

Murphey was living in Austin, Texas from 1969-1974, when Willie Nelson and many other notable musicians of the era were breaking onto the national stage.

As part of a Cosmic Cowboy Band reunion, Murphey plans to perform

with some of the original band members such as Gary P. Nunn, Bob Livingston, Craig Hillis, Herb Steiner and Paul Pearcy.

Ryan Murphey, album producer and Michael’s son, also plans to perform music in the modern folk-rock, Americana genre that characterizes Murphey’s new album.

The amphitheater is to

be located at 178 Bitter Creek Road, a little way up the Bitter Creek Canyon.

Murphey will perform July 5 for the inaugural performance and July 6 at the Motherlode Saloon for the Cosmic Cowboy Rebellion. R3M dates include July 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 25 and possibly 30, as well as Aug. 8, 10, 13, 15 and 22. Call 575-754-6280 for more information. n

RED RIVER — Brandenburg Park is about to get a workout.

Through an order of exercise equipment purchased last year, the town is to install six or seven exercise machines at its park this week.

“There’s several different pieces of exercise equipment

that adults can use, and it’s right next to the kids playground in the corner of the park,” Red River Administrator Jake Pierce said, adding there’s about six different pieces.

People will be able to use the same kind of equipment in a fitness center, except they’re

made to be weather-proof.“I think it should be finished

up in a couple weeks,” Pierce said. “It just depends on what happens and if there are no major problems like if there’s a major waterline break or something like that.” n

— Staff Report

Red River to install exercise equipment at park

Michael Martin Murphey performs on stage last year at Bobcat Pass Wilderness Adventures Cowboy Evenings. Murphey plans to open his own amphitheater July 5.

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RED RIVER CALENDAR

Saturday, June 22Project Heart Start New Mexico from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Red River Community House.

Sunday, June 23Red River Historic hike, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., every Sunday through Aug. 18.

Monday, June 24 Lt. Gov. John Sanchez will be in Red River from 2:15 to 3 p.m., at Mountain Treasures. For more information call Ben and Paula Richey at 575-779-9812 (Ben’s cell) or 575-779-9810 (Paula’s cell).

UpcomingJune 9-Aug. 18, Red River historic hike, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., every Sunday through Aug. 18, for more informa-tion call 575-754-2349.

A 1997 agreement whereby Angel Fire Resort transferred its water and wastewater systems to the village prohibits the municipality from collecting the fees on any Resort development, Rivera said. And for several years, he said, “all of those houses were in the Resort proper and at the time considered to be Resort development, so the fee was not applied.”

Rivera said village officials have since discovered that they could have collected the fee all along because the Resort did not build any of the houses. But village officials have not consistently collected the fee because of fears that it would drive development out of the municipality.

“It was enacted as an ordinance and a resolution, and we the staff have been in violation in not enforcing it,” Mitchell said in May.

According to Rivera, however, “Now we are collecting on everything at Jay’s direction.”

The 2003 resolution also imposed a commercial development fee, which was not changed in the resolution approved last week. The commercial fee is $7,500 per acre-foot of water a development will use annually, and Rivera said the village has collected that for every new commercial structure built in the village since it took effect. n

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CIMARRON — Cimarron Municipal Schools Board of Education member Bret Wier proposed a new school district policy last week to require a competitive bidding process for any purchases in excess of $60,000.

State procurement codes consider any purchases of less than $60,000 to be small ones that do not require the bidding process. Wier made the proposal at a June 12 meeting, about a month after the board hired FacilityBUILD of Albuquerque to build a solar array at Eagle Nest Elementary and Middle Schools at a cost of $745,297.20 without first accepting bids from any other companies.

“I’m not against the solar array. In fact, I’m for the array and would have liked to have seen two arrays in the district,” Wier said.

“There is what I consider to be a loophole in the current law, which allows a school to skip the bidding process if it purchases from a CES (Cooperative Educational Services) provider.”

One job of the school district’s superintendent is to serve as a purchasing agent. However, Wier said he wanted to have something in writing that outlines when a formal bidding process needs to take place.

Cooperative Educational Services is a purchasing cooperative that has agreements with public schools in New Mexico. The cooperative works with all 89 school districts as well as charter schools and other educational institutions in the state.

The are a wide range of services available to school districts through CES vendors, including construction and evaluation services for students.

By using a CES vendor

without accepting bids from other companies, Wier said, he believes the school district spent $400,000 more than necessary for the solar project in Eagle Nest.

“My goal is to prevent this type of overspending from happening in the future,” Wier added.

Wier also made a proposal that would require school district officials to give the board members all bids of more than $60,000 at least 30 days before the board votes on them. He said the board received two days of notice that the solar proposal would be on a meeting agenda, and members didn’t receive a copy of the bid until the meeting itself.

“In order to make a good decision on something, I need to have knowledge,” Wier said. “The board saw the solar project proposal a few hours prior to voting, and it was a significant contributor to the decision to move forward with the project. I believe that the board should not vote on a large purchase like the Eagle Nest solar project without having time to understand the proposal.”

Wier went on to say that the board didn’t follow some aspects of the current board policy when the solar project was approved.

“Current board policy says that the board members are supposed to get a copy of the agenda and all proposals 24 days before the board meeting,” he said. “Another thing we need to look at is, current board policy states that votes that come up on the board require a second. The board doesn’t have to follow that if it doesn’t want, and that’s fine, but we need to look at changing this.”

Wier said he doesn’t believe his proposal would be received well, but he believes it is important.

Wier said he does not know when the proposed policy changes will come up on the agenda again. The next board of education meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. July 10 at Eagle Nest Elementary and Middle Schools. n

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Board member suggests policy to stop ‘overspending’

School board mulls student suspension practicesBy Eric FinchEr Staff writer

CIMARRON — The Cimarron Municipal Schools Board of Education considered the school district’s suspension practices during a meeting last week.

Current district policy states that a student can be suspended for up to 10 days or more depending on the situation. In most cases, an in-school suspension is used for less than 10 days. Students who are suspended in school are separated from other students.

The school district’s incoming Superintendent Adan Estrada and outgoing Superintendent James

Gallegos are working with other administrators to come up with a district-wide policy regarding suspensions both in and out of school.

Some school board members are against out-of-school suspension, suggesting students may look at it as a day off. School Board President Valorie Garcia brought up some questions about when out-of-school suspensions should be used.

“I realize there are times when you’d have to use it, whether it’s for violence or weapons or something,” she said. “I just think we can keep it from being used because a child is on the teacher’s nerves.”

Garcia went on to say that in-school suspension is the best place for children, partly because it is a controlled environment.

“When they are in school, they’re getting their school work done,” she added. “If they’re being sent home, then that’s a day off. And what does that tell them? ‘If I act up like that again, they get to go home.’ Not that every child is going to think that, but a lot of children will think like that.”

Garcia suggested that specific guidelines for out-of-school suspension should be used. She went on to say that in-school suspensions should be used as much as possible.

Board member Ron

Anderson echoed Garcia’s position, stating that out-of-school suspensions are unregulated.

“One of my problems with education as an institution is it has an old-fashion perspective of the word ‘discipline,’” Anderson said. “Discipline, no one seems to have. Discipline comes from within, your own inner strength and your own understanding about rules and behavior. Whether you can start a job and finish it. I think education institutions need to stop talking about discipline policy in the classroom or the school.”

Anderson went on to say that educators need to look at motivation as the root of the

problem. “We need to be much

more comprehensive and holistic,” Anderson continued. “Since I was a child, the word ‘discipline’ meant punishment. The school system needs to look at problems within itself, where students need help, they need motivation. We really need to look at a holistic approach before the child ends up in a disciplinary situation.”

Garcia said she would like to see district administrators evaluate suspension options and have a plan in place by early September, the start of the 2013-2014 school year. n

“In order to make a good decision on something, I need to have knowledge. The board saw the solar project proposal a few hours prior to voting, and it was a significant contributor to the decision to move forward with the project. I believe that the board should not vote on a large purchase like the Eagle Nest solar project without having time to understand the proposal.”

— Bret Wier, Cimarron Municipal

Schools Board of Education member

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CIMARRON — The Cimarron Municipal Schools Board of Education voted to renew its transportation contract with Durham School Services for the 2013-14 school year.

The board approved the contract with Durham, which provides school buses and drivers for the district, during a meeting June 12 in Cimarron.

Durham runs seven buses in the school district, bringing students from throughout the rural area to schools in Cimarron and Eagle Nest.

The estimated cost of the contract is $349,315. More than $110,000 of that goes into fuel costs, and more than $150,000 goes to employee salaries.

An additional $88,000 is budgeted by Durham to cover operations, maintenance costs and all other expenses.

Aimee Barabe of the New Mexico Public Education Department said the transportation contracts are between the district and the contractor.

“They must meet some state guidelines, including using the standardized contracts that are outlined in the state’s administrative code (NMAC 6.43.2),” Barabe said via email. “However the financials involved are up to the district. Districts do have to re-negotiate every year.”

Activity busThe school board is still

grappling with the issue of acquiring a second propane-powered activity bus that would be owned by the

district. The board contracts with Durham for drivers and maintenance of the bus it already owns.

A lack of storage on the bus currently owned by the district has been a problem, especially when the Cimarron Band is onboard. The band can have up to 50 students, and all of their instruments, stands and other equipment have to go where they go.

Outgoing Cimarron Municipal Schools Superintendent James Gallegos said storing the instruments has always been a problem.

However, board member Bret Wier said the vendor that built the activity bus said additional storage options are available on the vehicle. For example, he said the back seats could be removed and a storage cage installed in their place.

“I mentioned our problem with our band,” Wier said. “He told me that depending on the size of your band, there are things that can be done to make everything fit.

But he said if it’s a matter of things not fitting through the door on the bus, there was nothing that could be done because the size of the doors are specified by federal law.”

Gallegos said it would not be possible to get all of the band equipment on the bus even with modifications.

“You’ll never get all the band’s equipment on the bus,” Gallegos said. “You’ll still need the Suburbans to take all the instruments. You’ll never fit all the students and the equipment on one bus.”

It is illegal for a school bus to pull a trailer. n

CIMARRONCALENDAR

Wednesday, June 19Regular village council meeting at 6 p.m. at Village Hall.

Saturday, June 22Cimarron Days Along the Santa Fe Trail in Village Park.

Sunday, June 23Cimarron Days Along the Santa Fe Trail in Village Park.

UpcomingJune 27, Cimarron Historical Society month-ly meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.

All month, Villa Philmonte Public tours, Monday-Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Make reservations at the Philmont Museum.

June 29, Cimarron Ram Pride Booster Club 3 on 3 basketball, $40 per team, spots are limited to the first eight teams in each division, and reg-istration is required by June 24. For information, call Alberta Martinez or Amber Archuleta at 575-643-5559 or 575-643-5772.

July 4, 91st Annual Maverick Club Rodeo.

School board renews transportation contractMembers mull purchase of second activity bus

“You’ll never get all the band’s equipment on the bus. You’ll still need the Suburbans to take all the instruments.”

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By Eric FinchErStaff writer

The summer monsoon season in New Mexico is due in the next couple of weeks, which could help firefighters battling some of the large wildfires burning throughout the state.

The monsoon season in the Southwest traditionally begins around June 15 and can last well into September. However, Kerry Jones of the National Weather Service is looking at long-term weather data with skepticism.

“Looks like we could get

some decent rain in the area through tomorrow evening,” he said Monday ( June 17). “But otherwise, the long range doesn’t look too promising.”

Many parts of the state receive almost half of their annual precipitation from summer monsoonal moisture. Eagle Nest usually receives 2.75 inches of rain during the monsoon season, Angel Fire usually gets about 3.10, and Red River usually receives 3.10.

Last year’s monsoon moisture levels were slightly below normal, but experts say there’s no guaranteed

way to predict the amount of moisture the area will receive.

With monsoonal moisture comes the risk of potentially dangerous conditions. According to the weather service, severe thunderstorms increase in frequency during the monsoons, but days with excessive heat are also common. Thunderstorms can be accompanied by high winds, dust storms, hail, downpours, flash floods and dangerous lightning. In some communities, tornados are also possible. n

Monsoon season approaches

ANGEL FIRE — Medics with the Angel Fire Fire Department will teach the public skills that could help save lives during a free program scheduled for 9-10 a.m. Saturday ( June 22) at the Angel Fire Community Center.

“Do you know what to do when the heart of someone near you stops beating? We call it ‘Sudden Cardiac Arrest’ and it kills about 1,000 people every day,” an announcement from the fire department states. “You can help change or reverse this number by learning how to respond before EMS arrives.”

The announcement states that in less than one hour, attendees will learn:

• How to assess the victim and perform the new and easy compression-only CPR

• How to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack and what to do

• How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

• How to save a choking victim

For more information, call Angel Fire Fire Department Chief Andy Bertges or Paramedic Tom Hoover at 575-377-3347. n

— Staff Report

Local medics plan program on how to save lives

Worship With Us...

Angel Fire Angel Fire Baptist Church: Located on State Road 434. Sunday

service: Fellowship is at 9:30 AM, Sunday School at 9:45 AM, and Morning Worship is at 10:45 AM Nursery available for all services. Pastor, Brian Nystrom. Prayer requests. (575) 377-3107.

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

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

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

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

Wheeler Peak Cowboy Fellowship: Everyone welcome, non-denominational worship, old time gospel, and contemporary music every Wednesday night at 5:30 PM. Located at United Church of Angel Fire at 40 West Ridge Rd. off highway 434.

Cimarron Immaculate Conception Church in Cimarron: Sundays at 10 AM

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

64 and Collison. Celebrating, living, sharing the discipleship of Jesus Christ. Sundays: Adult & Children’s classes are at 9:45 AM and Worship is at 11 AM. We are a church at work and will encourage and support your faith journey. Rev. Ellen Y. Swain, Pastor. (575) 376-2977.

Eagle Nest Fellowship of Christian Cowboys: Now at Eagle Nest Baptist

Church. Services every Sunday at 1:30pm Please come & join us. Food/fellowship & music. For more info call Nona at 377-3432.

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

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

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

Street & Copper King Trail. Meets for non-denominational services Sundays 10:15 AM Fellowship, 10:30 AM Service and Revolution Service at 6 PM. Wednesday Worship 6:45 PM. Pastor Ed Hampton. (575) 754-6653.

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

This Church Listing is a paid advertisement. If your congregation would like to be listed, please contact the Chronicle at (575) 377-2358.

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THE EARLY BIRD CAFÉ & BAKERYCome to “the bakery” and see why we have been voted “Best Breakfast” in 2009 and 2010. We serve a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu with a wide variety of meal choices. We are family owned and family oriented. Bring your family in for a comfortable, casual meal time. Choose from our fresh baked pastries or our full meal menu items. Open Monday thru Saturday, 7am - 2pm Special orders available with advance notice. 3420A Mountain View Blvd. (575) 377-3992 located behind North Country Real Estate.

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By J.R. LoganThe Taos News

TAOS — The Taos County Commission has enacted restrictions limiting the sale and use of fireworks in Taos County. The restrictions, approved at an emergency meeting Friday (June 14), are meant to limit the risk of wildfire amid record-setting drought across the state.

Several major fires have already erupted up in New Mexico and Colorado. With fire crews busy battling those blazes, there are concerns about preventing future fires locally.

“Resources are real, real tight right now across the region,” said Allen Sánchez, director of the Office of Emergency

Management and interim county fire chief. “We’re not trying to take away the Fourth of July celebration from anyone in the community. This is just to project ourselves from having something get out of control based on what the conditions are.”

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 99 percent of New Mexico — including all of Taos County — was in “severe” drought or worse as of Tuesday (June 11).

Under the resolution approved by the commission at an emergency meeting:

• The county will issue no new burn permits until further notice.

• Any open burning permits already issued are revoked

immediately.• No open burning of any

kind is allowed in the county.• The sale of certain fireworks,

including “missile-type rockets, aerial spinners, stick-type rockets and ground audible devices,” is prohibited.

• Any fireworks not prohibited by the resolution may be used

only in paved or barren areas with access to a reliable water source.

• The sale and use of all display fireworks is prohibited.

Town councilor and mayor pro-tem Andrew Gonzáles was at Friday’s meeting and said the town would enforce the restrictions put in place by the

county. The one exception will be the town’s Fourth of July display, which Gonzáles said would still go on as long as conditions allowed.

Dorotea Martíntez with the Carson National Forest said two minor fires started by lightning were quickly extinguished earlier this week.

The Carson is currently in Stage I fire restrictions, and access to the Pecos Wilderness has been restricted.

Martínez said crews from other parts of the country are in the area to support local suppression efforts, and the forest is regularly reviewing conditions to determine whether to enact stricter regulations. n

By J.R. LoganThe Taos News

TAOS — For the third year in a row, the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative annual meeting failed to attract enough members June 8 to act on official business.

Instead, the meeting was used to bring attendees up to speed on co-op issues, including its financial position and an ongoing broadband installation project.

Seven changes to the bylaws were included on

Saturday’s agenda, all of which were related to how co-op members elect trustees to the board.

The co-op counted more than 400 members at the meeting, which fell short of the 679 needed to constitute a quorum in order to vote on the bylaw changes.

Despite the limited turnout, co-op CEO Luís Reyes said the meeting was “very productive” and gave co-op members the chance to hear about co-op initiatives while voicing their concerns. n

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Obituary

Sam Andreoli died at age 94 on May 14. He was born on the family farm outside Eagle Nest, where he spent the vast majority of his life.

Out of nine siblings, sisters Helen Cherubini and Katie Haner survive him. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Gina Andreoli; nieces Lynette Holbrook (Bruce), Linda Andreoli (Kevin Linker) and Ginelle Andreoli (Mark Welsh); and grandnephews Adam Holbrook and Kyle and Taylor Linker, all of whom helped with his care during his last years. Other survivors include numerous nieces and nephews, many of whom spent time on the farm during their childhood, and those who as children, lovingly adopted Uncle Sam during a white robed ceremony complete with a candlelight procession.

Sam was a father figure to many. He is preceded in death by his brothers Bino, Guido, Johnny and Elliot; and his sisters Edith Ritt, Annie Bergamo and Rosie Jaterka.

Son of Italian immigrants Pete and Angelina, Sam graduated from Moreno Valley High School and was one of its few remaining Polar Bear basketball players. He proudly served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a lifelong farmer and gardener as well. Sam also operated a road grader for Colfax County, pushing snow and maintaining county roads in the Moreno Valley for 28 years. Sam was a beloved uncle, brother, brother-in-law, friend and neighbor to many who were privileged to know him. His generous, quiet and humble nature will be dearly missed and never forgotten, and his legacy will forever live on in the hearts of those who loved him.

His family wishes to thank all the medical workers of the following organizations, who helped him live such a long and robust life: the New Mexico Heart Institute and Heart Hospital, Presbyterian/Kaseman Hospitals, UNMH Senior Clinic, Presbyterian Medical Group, Orthopedic Bone and Joint Specialists, St. Joseph’s Hospital (formerly), Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, Taos Medical Group, Taos Surgical Specialties, Lovelace Hospital, Albuquerque Dermatology Associates, New Mexico Plastic Surgeons, Talento Acupuncture, SW Center for the Healing Arts, Altura Home Healthcare, Heritage Home Healthcare and the Eubank Walmart Pharmacy. The family also wishes to express appreciation to friends in the Moreno Valley for their friendship, love and support throughout the years.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to one of the organizations above or a charity of your choice. Internment will take place at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, and a memorial service will take place in Eagle Nest at a later date.

Sam Andreoli, 94north of Ocate, or roughly 15 miles southeast of Angel Fire. It started at about 11:20 a.m. Thursday (June 13) and was 50 percent contained as of Tuesday morning.

“It was initially believed that the fire origin was on private land,” Younger told the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle in an email. “According to Chris Romo, Fire Management Officer for the NM State Forestry Cimarron District, better mapping has shown that it started on NM State Forestry Lands near a private property boundary. The fire has progressed on state and private lands.”

On Tuesday, the fire was burning about one-fourth of a mile south of the Tri-State Electric line and one mile south of the southern border of Philmont Scout Ranch, which has moved people to other parts of the camp as a precautionary measure. According to information from New Mexico State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware, about 600 Boy Scouts on the south end of the 130,000-plus acre ranch were moved north because of the fire.

“Until the fire is fully contained, there is always a chance it could cross onto Philmont property — it just depends on fire behavior,

weather, fuel (vegetation) and topography,” Younger said in an email. “However, Philmont’s property boundary closest to the fire is miles away from the main facilities and we are communicating with them on a daily basis to coordinate planning and operations.”

Officials initially reported that the fire was about 200 acres in size Thursday afternoon, and it grew to an estimated 850-plus acres later that night and more than 900 acres by Friday (June 14) morning. High winds, dry conditions and steep terrain contributed to 40-acre slop over a containment line on the northeast section of the wildfire Saturday (June 15) afternoon, but ground crews and helitankers quickly responded to slow the spread of the fire and create new containment lines.

No evacuations had been ordered because of the fire and no structures had been burned in the blaze as of Tuesday morning.

About 200 people were helping to fight the blaze by Tuesday morning. The resources on the scene at that time included three Type I crews, five Type II crews, eight engines, five water tenders, four helitankers and four bulldozers.

Visit www.sangrechronicle.com for updates on the fire as they become available. n

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June 22 at 2pm, at Moreno Valley High School.

Paid for in part by the Village of Angel Fire Lodgers’ Tax

What happens when a young boy plants Wonder Beans in his own backyard? For

Jack, it is the beginning of a great adventure. Audiences are invited to come along this Saturday, June 22 when the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) and local students present JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.

The local cast features Jack Goodnight as Jack, Addison Baird as Mother, Olivia Tafoya

as Milky White, Cecelia Tafoya as the Elegant Harp, Nettie Benjamin as Jill and Justin Vanderlei as the legendary

Giant. Adding a unique twist to the story will be an unusual mix of characters including Noah McDonald, Cecilia Martinez, Emily Ramirez, and Anthony Max�eld as the Farmers, Isabel Tafoya, Abby Orndorff, Cecelia Tafoya, and Abigael Doyle as the Merchants and Christine Subratie as the Ringmaster with Victoria Tafoya, Rachael Doyle, Luke Doyle, Marcy Tafoya, Kiana Melendez, Sam Sides, Dylan McDonald, and Duncan Stewart-Jackson as the Circus Performers. Jonah Schyberg, Gabriel Goodnight, Sawyer Sides, and Aidin Burns will appear as the Wonder Beans.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK will be presented at 2 p.m. at the Moreno Valley High School.

Tickets are $5.00/adult at the door preceding the show.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre residency in Angel Fire is brought to you by The

Moreno Valley Arts Council with support from The Village of Angel Fire. For more information, call MVAC 575-377-6273

Jack and the BeanstalkPresents:


BLM extends fracking comment period

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the public comment period on a revised rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing.

According to a BLM release, the comment period has been extended for 60 days, to Aug. 23, due to the “high level of interest in the rule,” which will be the first update to these federal oil and gas regulations since the 1980s.

According to the rule as published in the federal register, hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has been a growing practice in recent years. The technique employs water, sand and chemicals to extract oil and gas.

“The rapid expansion of this practice has caused public concern about whether fracturing can lead to or cause the contamination of underground water sources, whether the chemicals used in fracturing should be disclosed to the public, and whether there is adequate management of well integrity and the ‘flowback’ fluids that return to the surface during and after fracturing operations,” a summary of the BLM rule states.

The revised rule proposes to ensure hydraulic fracturing operations are conducted using best practices, including:

• The public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on federal and tribal lands

• Confirmation that wells used in fracturing operations meet appropriate construction standards

• A requirement that operators put appropriate plans in place for managing flowback waters from fracturing operations

The BLM oversees about 700 million acres of federal mineral rights and 56 million acres of tribal mineral rights, according to information from the Bureau, and about 90 percent of the wells drilled on federal and tribal lands use hydraulic fracturing.

The BLM released its first proposed rules a year ago and received more than 177,000 public comments, according to a Bureau release.

“Extending the comment period ensures that we’ll have greater input from the public and from key stakeholders, including industry and environmental groups, Indian tribes, as well as other people who have hydraulic fracturing operations in their communities,” BLM Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze is quoted as saying in the release.

The rule can be found at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-24/pdf/2013-12154.pdf.

Comments may be submitted by mail at: U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 2134 LM, 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC, 20240, Attention: 1004-AE26, or online through www.regulations.gov. n

— Staff Report

ChroniCle photoS by JeSSe Chaney

Angel Fire Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Howe performs a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Hoffman Hall at Camp Elliott Barker Girl Scouts camp in Angel Fire during the camp’s 50-year anniversary celebration Saturday (June 15). Through the renovation project, the historic dining-hall building received new bathrooms with showers and toilets as well as a full-service commercial kitchen with running water.

Girl Scouts Camp Fetes 50

Mammoth Mill and Log Homes Co. Owner Eric Hoffmann, right, speaks with Joe Stehling Saturday (June 15) outside the new warming house Hoffmann built at Camp Elliott Barker. The warming house is located next to the horse stables at the camp.

Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails CEO Peggy Sanchez Mills, left, Angel Fire Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Howe, right, and a couple of young volunteers unveil a sign at the new entrance to Camp Elliott Barker off Westridge Road Saturday (June 15).


#3949048NOTICEPOTENTIAL QUORUM

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN that Commis-sioner Bill Sauble andCommissioner LandonNewton will be attend-ing 77th Annual Confer-ence beginning Tues-day, June 18th at8:00am-7:30pm, Wed-nesday, June 19, 2013bginning at 8:00 am -10:00 pm, and Thursday,June 20, 2013 beginningat 8:00 am - 10:30 pm inClovis, New Mexico.Done this 11th day ofJune, 2013(#3949048; pub.;06/20/2013)

#3949049Village of Angel Fire,New MexicoNotice of Meeting,Public HearingAnd Intent to AdoptOrdinance

The Villageof Angel Fire, NewMexico (the "Vil-lage") hereby givesnotice of a regularVillage Council meet-ing for Tuesday, July2nd , 2013 at the hourof 5:30 p.m., at VillageHall, Angel Fire, NewMexico. At suchmeeting, the VillageCouncil will hold apublic hearing con-cerning and will con-sider for adoption theordinance describedbelow. Completecopies of the pro-posed ordinance areavailable for publicinspection during theregular businesshours of the VillageClerk, Angel Fire, NewMexico.

1. Consider Ap-proval of an Ordi-nance AmendingChapters 11 of Title 2Personnel Policy ofthe Village CodeA summary of thesubject matter of theOrdinance is con-tained in its title.

This noticeconstitutes compli-ance with Section 3-17-3 NMSA 1978.

Post: 6/12/2013Publish: 6/20/2013and 6/27/2013

Barbara Cottam, May-or

Terry Cordova, VillageClerk((#3949049, pub.;0 6 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 3 ,06/27/2013)

#3949051IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIALDISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR COLFAXCOUNTY, NEW MEXICOCase No. D-820-CV-201300056ANGEL FIRE CABINSHARE ASSOCIATION,INC., Plaintiff,v.DONALD P. BURKE ANDMICHELE BURKE, De-fendants,You are hereby notifiedthat ANGEL FIRE CABINSHARE ASSOCIATION,INC., the above-namedPlaintiff, has filed a civilaction against you in theabove-entitled court andcause, the general ob-ject thereof being a suitfor foreclosure.Plaintiff’s attorney isBonnie Bowles Esq. Ltd.,6467 S. Hill Street, Little-ton, CO 80120 (303) 881-3 6 0 9 ,[email protected] cause of action in-volves a timeshare realproperty interest locat-ed at Tract Q-1, AngelFire Country Club UnitOne and TwoReamended.Unless you enter yourappearance in thiscause within thirty (30)days of the date of thefirst publication of thisNotice, judgment by de-fault will be enteredagainst you.(#3049051; pub.;06/20/2013, 06/27/2013,07/04/2013)

#3949052IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIALDISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR COLFAXCOUNTY, NEW MEXICOCase No. D-820-CV-201300055ANGEL FIRE CABINSHARE ASSOCIATION,INC., Plaintiff,v.ERNEST W. GOMEZ ANDSHARON K. GOMEZ, De-fendants,You are hereby notifiedthat ANGEL FIRE CABINSHARE ASSOCIATION,INC., the above-namedPlaintiff, has filed a civilaction against you in theabove-entitled court andcause, the general ob-ject thereof being a suitfor foreclosure.Plaintiff’s attorney isBonnie Bowles Esq. Ltd.,6467 S. Hill Street, Little-ton, CO 80120 (303) 881-3 6 0 9 ,[email protected] cause of action in-volves a timeshare real

property interest locat-ed at Tract Q-1, AngelFire Country Club UnitOne and TwoReamended.Unless you enter yourappearance in thiscause within thirty (30)days of the date of thefirst publication of thisNotice, judgment by de-fault will be enteredagainst you.(#3949052; pub.;06/20/2013,06/27/2013,07/04/2013)

#3949053IN THE EIGHTH JUDI-CIAL DISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR COLFAXCOUNTY, NEW MEXI-COCase No. D-820-CV-201300057ANGEL FIRE CABINSHARE ASSOCIATION,INC., Plaintiff,v.JASON RICE ANDCHARLES WHITAKER,Defendants,You are hereby noti-fied that ANGEL FIRECABIN SHARE ASSOCI-ATION, INC., theabove-named Plain-tiff, has filed a civilaction against you inthe above-entitledcourt and cause, thegeneral object there-of being a suit forforeclosure.Plaintiff’s attorney isBonnie Bowles Esq.Ltd., 6467 S. HillStreet, Littleton, CO80120 (303) 881-3609,[email protected] cause of actioninvolves a timesharereal property interestlocated at Tract Q-1,Angel Fire CountryClub Unit One andTwo Reamended.Unless you enter yourappearance in thiscause within thirty(30) days of the dateof the first publica-tion of this Notice,judgment by defaultwill be enteredagainst you.(#3949053; pub.;0 6 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 3 ,0 6 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 3 ,07/04/2013)

#3949054IN THE EIGHTH JUDI-CIAL DISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR COLFAXCOUNTY, NEW MEXI-COCase No. D-820-CV-201300058ANGEL FIRE CABINSHARE ASSOCIATION,INC., Plaintiff,v.JON R. WAGGONER

AND TAMMY C.WAGGONER, Defend-ants,You are hereby noti-fied that ANGEL FIRECABIN SHARE ASSOCI-ATION, INC., theabove-named Plain-tiff, has filed a civilaction against you inthe above-entitledcourt and cause, thegeneral object there-of being a suit forforeclosure.Plaintiff’s attorney isBonnie Bowles Esq.Ltd., 6467 S. HillStreet, Littleton, CO80120 (303) 881-3609,[email protected] cause of actioninvolves a timesharereal property interestlocated at Tract Q-1,Angel Fire CountryClub Unit One andTwo Reamended.Unless you enter yourappearance in thiscause within thirty(30) days of the dateof the first publica-tion of this Notice,judgment by defaultwill be enteredagainst you.(#3949054; pub.;0 6 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 3 ,0 6 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 3 ,07/04/2013)

#3949055Declaration ofDrought Emergencyin the Village of AngelFireP r o c l a m a t i o n2013..()2WHEREAS, a long andcontinuing period ofunusually dry weath-er, abnormally lowstream flows, and re-ducedgroundwater levelshave resulted Inshortages of watersupplies with AngelFire, and;WHEREAS, the groundfuels, surface fuelsand crown fuelsstates within AngelAre and the MorenoValley areextremely dry andcurrently constitutean extreme fire dan-ger, and;WHEREAS, these con-ditions and watershortages may en-danger the health,safety, and welfare ofa significantnumber of Angel Firecitizens, threaten ournatural resources,and have created andthreaten to createproblemsgreater In scope thanmunicipal and countygovernments alonemay resolve, and;

yWHEREAS, conserva-tion measures arenecessary to reducethe severity of thesewater shortfalls, andto protectthe health, safety,and welfare of affect-ed citizens in AngelFire, and;WHEREAS, in accord-ance with criteria es-tablished by the Vil-lage of Angel Fire Or-dinance 2001-06 fornaturalresource shortages, areview of climatic,hydrologic, and watersupply conditions in-dicate the existenceof adrought and watershortage emergencyIn Angel Fire;THEREFORE, the Gov-erning Body of theVillage of Angel Fire,by virtue of the au-thority vested doeshereby declare,order, direct, and cer-tify as follows:1. A state of droughtand available watershortage emergencyexists In the Villageof Angel Fire.2. Implement the reg-ulations set forth inthe Village of AngeiFire Ordinance 2001-06, Restricting orProhibiting the use ofwater from the Vil-lage’s water systemin accordance withArticle 3, level TWO,consistent with theprovisions of the Vil-lage of Angel FireEmergency WaterConservation Ordi-nance:LEVELTVVO, BLUEFLAG.1) Two day per weekoutdoor watering re-strictions. Odd streetaddresses are al-lowed outdoor water-ing onWednesdays and sat-urdays; even streetaddresses are al-lowed outdoor water-ing on Thursdays andSundays.Outdoors watering ondesignated days shallonly be allowed be-tween the hours of 6and 10 a.m. and 6 and10 p.m.2) Planting of newsod or turf Is not rec-ommended.3) The filling of hottubs is not recom-mended.4) Water is not al-lowed to run unat-tended or to run offproperty in a waste-ful manner.S) Cleaning of out-door hard surfaces(streets, driveways,sidewalks, buildings)is prohibited.

p6) Vehicle washing isdiscouraged and pro-hibited for fund rais-ing events.The above restric-tions andprohibitions are ap-plicable to the Villageof Angel Fire’s watersystem to include allVillage of Angel Firemetered water serv-ice. Exceptions areevaluated on a caseby case basis, but Inall cases,permits authorizingan exception must beobtained In advance.This Proclamationshall take effect Im-mediately.Given under my Handand seal of the Vil-lage of Angel Fire this11th day of June 2013Barbara Cottam, May-or(#3049055; pub.;06/20/2013)

#3949056REGULAR MEETINGJUNE 25, 2013PRELIMINARY AGEN-DA 6/14/13PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN thatthe Colfax CountyBoard of Commis-sioners will meet inRegular Session onTuesday, June 25,2013 at 9:00 am in theCommission Cham-bers at the ColfaxCounty Courthouse,Raton, NM for the fol-lowing:This agenda can beviewed on the ColfaxCounty Website atwww.co.colfax.nm.us1. Call to Order2. Pledge of Alle-giance3. Approve Agenda4. Approve RegularMeeting Minutesfrom June 11, 20135. Recognize Visitors6. Discuss/ApproveIndigent Care Claims7. Discuss/ActionClaim of Exemption#13 - Patrick A.McCarthy & Susan J.McCarthyDiscuss/Action Citi-zens for the Develop-mentally DisabledProfessional ServicesAgreement9. Discuss/Action onPersonnel Ordinancefor Colfax County10. Discuss/ActionDWI Grant AgreementNo. 14-D-J-G-0511. Discuss/ActionContract for RandySena ConstructionInc. for the MiamiLane Bridge Replace-ment Project12. Discuss/ActionResolution #2013-21

Surplus Vehicle Dona-tion of 2009 Ford F250to Socorro County forSenior Citizen’s Pro-grams13. Discuss/ActionResolution #2013-22Budget Adjustments -Various Funds14. Discuss/ActionLiquor License Leasefor the Raton RodeoAssociation15. Discuss/ActionColfax County YESProgram, OptumHealth 2013-201416. Discuss/ActionColfax County YESProgram Sub-Contractor Agree-ment, ConchaMontano17. Closed SessionPursuant to NMSA1978, Section 10-15-1-(H) 2: Limited Per-sonnel Matters,County Manager18. Discuss/ActionOpen Session, Limit-ed Personnel Matter,County Manager19. Discuss/ActionCertificate Presenta-tion to County Man-ager, Don Day10. Commissioners’Docket21. Manager’s Docket22. Attorney’s Docket23. Adjourn

Done this 14th day ofJune 2013(#3949056; pub.;06/20/2013)

#3949058AGENDASOUTH CENTRALCOLFAX COUNTY SPE-CIAL HOSPITAL DIS-TRICT BOARD MEET-ING503 3rd StreetSpringer, New Mexico

June 24, 2013

1. Call Meeting To Or-der 6:30pmA: Approval of Agen-da2. Approval of May20, 2013 minutes3. Old BusinessA: Compliance Re-portB: Open discussion-Angel Fire Board Posi-tion4. New Business5. Financial Review6. Administrator’sReport7. ReportsA: Chairman/ViceChair ReportsB: Board Docket8. Adjournment/SetRegular meeting(#3949058; pub.;06/20/2013)

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SPACE FOR Rent. Daily to monthlyrates. Sage Plaza, Sage Lane, AngelFire. Several rooms available. Greatfor office, therapists, chiropractors,accupuncturists, hair salon, etc. Qui-et , well designed building. AvailableJuly 1. Call 505-603-8305.

SPACE FOR RENT DAILY to monthly rates. Sage Plaza,Sage Lane, Angel Fire. Several roomsavailable. 300 to 2000 sg. ft. available.Great for office, therapists,chiropractors, accupuncturists, hairsalon, etc. Quiet, well desingedbuilding. Available July 1. Call 505-603-8305.

19 ACOMA Circle June 22-23Sat. 8-3 Sun 8-1 Tools, householditems, etc.

JUNE 22, 7:30 AM-12:00.14 Camino de Norma, Black Lake, offhwy 120, on Right.Big variety, furniture, kitchen, cloth-ing, much more.

STORAGE GARAGE SALEThe 4th of July and the following fewdays. 3525 Mountain View Blvd., An-gel Fire. 817-675-2380

HELP WANTED3-4 days a week. Senior Citizen towork part-time at the Angel Fire CarWash. 507-313-9037 or 377-2627.

VILLAGE OF Angel FireJob Opportunity

Public WorksFull time position performing mainte-nance on all Village Building andgrounds. Must be able to work inde-pendently and be physically able tostand for long periods of time as wellas stretch, bend and be able to liftobjects without assistance.Must also have basic knowledge ofplumbing, electrical, carpentry.Knowledge of hand and power toolsand power lawn tools is a must.

Qualified applicants apply:Village of Angel FireTerry Cordova3388 Mountain View Blvd.www.angelfirenm.gov (Human Re-sources)[email protected] 122

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