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FRIDAY,JULY 22,2016

1976 LHS ReunionLordsburg High School Classmates

of 1976 are invited to celebrate the 40thBicentennial Class Reunion Labor DayWeekend, Sept. 2-4, 2016. Everyonefrom this class is invited whether yougraduated or not . There is a deadline ofJuly 1, 2016 for ordering t-shirts. If in-terested or for more details contact MarioDelgado, 928-865-1593 after 6:00 PMor Lisa Gomez 542-9649.

Farmer’s Market July 29The Hidalgo Farmer’s Market and

Mercado will be held on Friday, July 29,2016 at the parking lot next to the drive

thru bank from 4-6 p.m. For more infor-mation contact Chalia Gomez at575.590.1063.

ICAN classesICAN is free, fun, hands-on nutri-

tion education that can help you preparequick and nutritious meals, use commod-ity foods more wisely, store and handlefood properly and safely and help yousave money at the grocery store. If youare interested in signing up for an adultor youth class please stop by the HidalgoCounty Extension Office 1226 E. 2nd St.or contact Nutrition Educator, WandaOffutt at 575-542-9291 or [email protected]

Commodity distributionsMonthly distributions of Food/

Commodities at the Old Hospital at 524E DeMoss in Lordsburg begins on the3rd Monday of every month and contin-ues through Tuesday. Residentscan pick up regular commodities, cheesecommodities, and school commoditieson either of those days. For more infor-mation, call Beth at 575-313-0765or Christy at 575-542-9090 or Chalia at575-590-1063.

Flea Market August 6An Indoor Flea Market will be held

at the Lordsburg Special Events Center

(502 W. 2nd St) on Saturday, August 6,2016 from 9 AM to 2 PM. For more in-formation contact the Chamber of Com-merce at 575.542.9864.

Literacy ProgramThe Hidalgo County Literacy Pro-

gram (HCLP) offers 1-to-1/class tutoringfor basic reading, language, math andcomputer skills. HCLP also offers tutor-ing in English Second Language (ESL)and pre-GED/GED prep. Office locationis 317 E. 4th Street, Suite B. Entrance toHCLP is located off the alley, second doorto the right. Contact Program DirectorSherri Arredondo at 575-313-7738 oremail at hclp@ aznex.net Continued on Page 3

Summer Transfer Stationhours

The Hidalgo County Transfer Sta-tion is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to2 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. dur-ing the months of May-August.

HCSO driving testsThe Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office

will be conducting driving tests on Fri-days only, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Toschedule a test, contact the HCSO at 575-542-3833.

Fair Queen, PrincessContest entry formsdue Friday, July 22Courtesy submission

The Annual Hidalgo County Fair isjust around the corner. The theme forthis year’s fair is We’ve got a good thinggrowin’. The first event that kicks off fairfestivities is the Hidalgo County FairPrincess and Queen Contest. The con-test is scheduled for Friday, July 29 at 6p.m. at the Animas High School Audito-rium. All young ladies from the ages of3 through 21 who reside in or attendschool in Hidalgo County are eligibleto participate.

We are calling all young ladies fromthe communities of Animas, Cotton City,Lordsburg, Rodeo, Virden and all partsin between to join in this special event!The Fair Princesses and Queen assistwith fair activities throughout the week-end and the search is on for the youngindividuals who will serve as 2016Hidalgo County Fair Royalty!

Entry information and forms areavailable by contacting Tammy Pompeoat 575-534-5010 or by email [email protected] Friday, July 22nd isthe deadline for entry forms to reachTammy Pompeo.

Contest categories include the fol-lowing: Little Miss, ages 3 through 5;three Princess categories for ages, 6through 9, 10 through 12, and 13 through15; and the Queen category for ages 16through 21. Age is determined as of Sep-tember 1, 2016.

For more information about the con-test, contact Tammy Pompeo.

Herald staff reportThe Lordsburg City Council dis-

cussed and approved Lodger’s Tax allo-cations for the 2016-2017 fiscal year atthe regular meeting last Thursday, July14, 2016.

There was a total of $114,336 in re-quests for funding from various groups,but only $67,500 available in Lodger’sTax to allocate.

Following are the groups that re-ceived funding, the amount they re-quested and, finally, the amount ap-proved by the City Council.Hidalgo County Fair Mud Drags $5,000/$2,050Discover Hidalgo $10,000/$5,000Lordsburg Elks Lodge $4,000/$1,500Lordsburg-Hidalgo Museum $1,700/$1,700HSCO DARE $500/$500Hidalgo Youth Rodeo Assoc. $5,000/$5,000Lordsburg Fire Dept (Fireworks) $2,000/$2,000

City Council doles out $67,500in 16/17 Lodger’s Tax funding

Chamber of Commerce $32,636/$25,000Tejano Fiesta Car Show $6,000/$2,000Jessie Darnell 3-on-3 Tournament$6,000/$5,000Tejano Fiesta $12,000/$5,000Snakes Run $3,000/$1,500Hidalgo County Fair $10,000/$5,000Class of 1984 $3,000/$1,500PAL $4,000/$3,250Class of 1976 $2,000/$1,500

Lodger’s Tax is an occupancy taxcollected from local vendors for lodg-ing, in addition to gross receipts and lo-cal taxes. These proceeds can be usedonly for advertising, publicizing andpromoting tourist-related facilities andattractions and events.

Allocations of available Lodger’sTaxes is made by a Lodger’s Tax Com-mittee, this year comprised of Lily Reyes,Jeannie Palacios, Alfredo Morelos Jr. andMayor Clark Smith. The Lordsburg CityCouncil makes the final determinationson all allocations.

Herald staff reportThis Saturday, longtime Lordsburg

Municipal Pool Manager Fred La Marcawill be honored for his 50 years of ser-vice to the City of Lordsburg with a spe-cial retirement celebration from 10 AMto 2 PM.

Lordsburg Mayor Clark Smith hasproclaimed July 23 as “Fred La MarcaDay”. In the official proclamation issuedby the Mayor’s Office, Smith recognizesLa Marca’s 50 years of distinguished ser-vice and dedication to the children andfamilies of Lordsburg, as well as beingan overall outstanding Lordsburg citi-zen.

La Marca, who began managing thelocal pool in 1966, has announced hisretirement at the end of this summer.Under La Marca’s supervision, genera-tions of students have learned to becomelifeguards, taken swimming lessons and

Public invited to celebrate“Fred La Marca Day” Saturday

enjoyed a safe municipal pool over theyears. The Lordsburg Pool touts an im-pressive zero fatality record under LaMarca’s guidance over the past half cen-tury.

On Saturday, La Marca will be hon-ored for his years of service. TheLordsburg Pool will feature specialhours, 10 AM to 2 PM, during the cel-ebration, and will be closed the rest ofthe day.

The public is invited to attend thefree event—especially former swimminglesson students, lifeguards and anyonewho has enjoyed the Lordsburg Munici-pal Swimming Pool over the years.

In addition to free swimming, therewill be hotdogs, cake, drinks and musicthroughout the event.

For more information, contactSundi Hendrix at 775-343-2573.

Information courtesyMONSOONSAFETY.org

The time period from June 15ththrough September 30th has been de-fined as “TheMonsoon.” A pe-riod of extreme heatis typically ongo-ing at its onset,which in the com-ing days or weeksis followed by aninflux of moistureleading to dailyrounds of thunder-storms. The heat isdeadly in its ownright, causing doz-ens of deaths inNew Mexico, Ari-zona and Texaseach year. In addi-tion, thunderstormspresent an array ofhazards which of-ten strike suddenlyand with violentforce.

In Arizona andNew Mexico, light-ning strikes, highwinds, wildfires, tornadoes, flash flood-ing and extreme heat have caused anaverage of 10 deaths and 60 injuriesalong with tens of millions of dollars ofdamage each year since 1995. Road clo-sures, as well as power and communica-tion outages are additional conse-quences of monsoon weather hazards.

Following are tips for travelers andhomeowners to help make monsoon sea-son a safe one.

Monsoon season is in full effect, caution encouragedPlanning ahead

The best way to avoid lightning,flash floods, and other dangerous condi-tions is by not being in danger in the

first place. Many ways are available togain weather information including:

·Watching current weather forecastson TV or the internet

·Listening to weather reports on theradio or a NOAA weather radio

·Subscribing to lightning and severeweather notification services

·Scanning the skies 360 degreesaround and overhead before leaving asafe location

Flash Flood SafetyMany governmental agencies are

dedicated to alerting the community toroad closures during our thunderstorm

season. Local law en-forcement and fire de-partments pre-deployresponse teams intoareas that are knownto become inacces-sible during heavyrain and runoff condi-tions.

More deaths eachyear occur due toflooding than fromany other thunder-storm-related hazardbecause people un-derestimate the forceand power of water.Many of the deathsoccur in automobilesthat are swept down-stream.Flash Flood Safetyfor Homeowners

·If you live in aflood prone area havean evacuation plan.

·Store materialslike sandbags, plywood, plastic sheet-ing and lumber for protection fromfloodwaters and to make quick repairsafter a severe storm.

·Store materials above flood levels.·Secure wanted objects to prevent

them from floating away.·Learn where to find high ground,

which is safe from flooding. In a flashflood seek high ground quickly.

See MONSOON on Page 7

Hidalgo County 4-H represented at State ConferenceMembers of Hidalgo County 4-H attended the 2016 State Conference July 11-14 in Albuquerque, NM. RepresentingHidalgo County were Orin Offutt, Ty Wagley, Rayce Wagley, Kayla Floyd, John Allen (agent), KassaDee Jarvis, JayceeOffutt, Tell Swift and Troy Pompeo. Pictured are the teams who placed. KassaDee Jarvis, not pictured, took first place inFashion Magic. For more photos from the State Conference, see Page 4 of this week’s edition. Courtesy photo

On average, over 1.5 million lightning strikes occur in Arizona and New Mexicoeach year. This accounts for over 15% of all lightning strikes in the lower 48states. Pictured above is a lightning strike north of Lordsburg Monday night.

Photo by TYLER DEFOOR/Lordsburg

Submitted by USC&BP/El Paso SectorEl Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents

assigned to the Lordsburg Border PatrolStation arrested a known sex offender andstopped two separate drug smugglingattempts Wednesday in the boot-heelarea of southwestern New Mexico. A to-tal of 386 pounds of marijuana, valuedat $309,000 was seized.

On the morning of July 12th,Lordsburg Station agents observed abrown sports-utility vehicle with twooccupants traveling north on a remote

Lordsburg Border Patrol seizes $309,000 inmarijuana, arrests sex offender in Hidalgo County

highway. The vehicle had been seen pre-viously traveling south a short time be-fore. Agents decided to conduct an im-migration stop due to the suspicioustravel pattern. Agents approached thevehicle and began to speak to the driverof the vehicle, noticing that two otheroccupants were laying down and at-tempting to conceal themselves. Agentsalso observed six brown cellophanewrapped bundles in the rear cargo areaof the vehicle. A Border Patrol K-9 teamwas summoned and alerted to the sec-tion of the vehicle. The vehicle, the oc-cupants and the bundles were trans-ported to the Lordsburg Border PatrolStation for further processing.

Upon arrival at the station, the con-tents of the bundles tested positive tothe properties of marijuana. The weightwas 141 pounds, valued at $113,360.The driver, identified as 18-year-oldBayron Francisco Figueroa, a UnitedStates Citizen, along with 18-year-oldpassenger Gabriel Martin Ruiz Noriega,a Mexican National, were taken into cus-tody by the Drug Enforcement Adminis-tration (DEA) in Las Cruces. They andthe contraband they were transporting,will formulate a case for criminal pros-ecution. The other two subjects in thevehicle, 27-year-old Jose De Jesus and24-year-old Jose Angel Ruiz, both ofMexico, will be detained pending im-migration proceedings.

On the same morning, Border Patrolagents assisted Grant County NewMexico Sheriff’s Deputies with a vehiclestop. Preliminary investigation revealedthat the driver, Andy H. Romero, a U.S.citizen, was driving a stolen vehicle fromAlbuquerque, NM. Agents questionedthe other occupants of the vehicle as totheir citizenship. All three passengersdeclared they were citizens of Mexico,who illegally entered the U.S. Sheriff’sDeputies took custody of the stolen ve-hicle and driver. Agents placed the threeundocumented aliens under arrest andtransported them to the Lordsburg Sta-tion.

After further processing, it was dis-covered that one of the illegal occupants,42-year-old Ismael Rivera Pacheco, hadan extensive criminal history includinga conviction for “Lewd Acts upon aChild” on November 11, 2011. That in-formation was issued by the ReddingCalifornia Sheriff’s Office in Redding,

California. The data revealed Pachecowas sentenced to a two-year term of im-prisonment by the California SuperiorCourt for the aforementioned crime. Pacheco will be prosecuted for illegalre-entry into the United States.

Later that same evening nearLordsburg, local ranchers alerted agentsabout suspicious activity near one of theranches. Agents quickly responded tothe area and located a vehicle matchingthe information description. Agentsconducted an immigration stop and be-

See BORDER PATROL on Page 2

2 HIDALGO COUNTY HERALD FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016

Elias “Dodo” Rendon, Jr.Elias “Dodo” Rendon, Jr. was

called to his eternal home on Fri-day, July 8, 2016. Hewas born January 1,1953 to Elias “Coney”Rendon and JessieLopez in Mesilla.“Dodo” as he wasfondly known to hisfamily and friendswent to live with hispaternal grandparents,Monico and SeferinaRendon at the age ofthree, and remainedthere for most of hislife. First them takingcare of him and thenin later years, he taking care ofthem. He eventually move to LasCruces where he remained untilhis passing. Elias enjoyed danc-ing, joking around, cooking andspending time with his familyand friends. He was outgoing andever met a stranger. He will betruly missed by many.

Survivors include his pater-nal grandmother “mom”, SeferinaRendon; his brothers, Michael C.,Danny, and Armando Rendon,Robert Morales; his sisters,

Cecilia Chila” Saavedra, YolandaKinnerup, Rosie Doherty, Yvonne“Bonnie” Arellano, and JenniferMorales-Cruz and their families,as well as numerous aunts, uncles

and cousins. He waspreceded in death byhis father, Elias “Co-ney” Rendon; his pa-ternal grandfather,Monico Rendon; hismother, Jessie Lopez;his brothers, Mikeand Michael A.Rendon and manyother family mem-bers.

Recitation of theHoly Rosary will be-gin at 9:30 AM Sat-urday, July 23, 2016

in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,416 E. Second Street inLordsburg where the MemorialMass will be celebrated immedi-ately thereafter. The Rite of Com-mittal and Interment will followin Shakespeare Cemetery.

Entrusted to Baca’s FuneralChapels of Las Cruces, 527-2222Your exclusive providers for “Vet-erans and Family MemorialCare.” For online condolenceslogon to www.bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com

Elias “Dodo”Rendon, Jr.

Jaycee Rae SamuelJohn and Ashley Samuel are

proud to announce the birth oftheir beautiful baby girl, JayceeRae Samuel. Jaycee was born onJuly 4, 2016 at Gila RegionalMedical Center in Silver City,NM. She weighed 7 pounds, 7ounces and was 20 inches long.Her paternal grandparents areJimmy and Marianne Stewart andmaternal grandparents are Benand Carrie Strain. She was wel-comed by many aunts, uncles,and cousins.

JayceeRae

Samuel

gan to question the driver. Dur-ing the encounter, agents sawlarge square objects in the backseat of the sedan, partially con-cealed under a black bed sheet.A search revealed four duct-tapedwrapped bundles hidden in theback seat, in addition to six morebundles in the trunk. The driver,U.S. citizen James Adam Galvan,was placed under arrest and trans-ported to the Lordsburg BorderPatrol Station.

Upon arrival, it was deter-mined that the ten duct-tapedbundles contained marijuanaweighing a total of 244 pounds,with a street value of $195,640.The Drug Enforcement Adminis-tration was contacted and tookcustody of the narcotics andGalvan, who is pending criminalprosecution.

These incidents display howvigilance by U.S. Border PatrolAgents and the ability to rapidlyrespond to areas in combating thefurtherance of illicit drugs andsex offenders into our commu-nity, while keeping our nations’borders safe.

BP seizes dope,arrests sexoffenderContinued from Page 1

3rd graders take onSTEM challengeMr. Crothers’ 3rd grade summerschool students at R.V. TraylorElementary School participatedin their first STEM challenge. STEM is an acronym for Sci-ence, Technology, Engineeringand Math education. The classfocuses on these areas to-gether, not only because theskills and knowledge in eachdiscipline are essential for stu-dent success, but also becausethese fields are deeply inter-twined in the real world and inhow students learn mosteffectively. This challenge fo-cused on engineering wherestudents were asked if theycould create a chair out of onlyusing paper and tape that couldsupport a stuffed animal.

Courtesy photos

Submitted by GRMC/Silver CityNational Hospital/Nurses

week falls in early May and hasbeen a national tradition since1921. Every year Gila RegionalMedical Center (GRMC) ob-

Giving back to caregivers at GRMCserves this tradition by honoringall the caregivers that serve ourcommunity at the Hospital. Thisyear was no different; Gila Re-gional hosted a pizza party for its600+ employees. This is a service

of the hospital’s Gila-Reach De-partment under the direction ofHowie Morales and a mix ofcaregivers that give back to theirfellow co-workers and the com-munity with such events.

“It is a really great opportu-nity to say thank you to ourcaregivers” said Howie Morales,Director of the Gila-Reach De-partment. “We do about oneevent a month to give back to thepeople that work at Gila Re-gional. Our next event will be theCaregiver Awards Ceremony onJuly 6th where we acknowledgethe caregivers that have shownloyal dedication to GRMCthrough many years of service.”

Pizza was delivered fromall the main chains in the areaincluding Domino’s, PapaJohn’s, Pizza Hut and LittleCaesar’s. Hundreds ofcaregivers enjoyed their pizzaand the Gila-Reach team, ac-companied by CEO BrianCunningham and CNO PeggyWhite, came back later in theevening to give some pizza andappreciation to the night shiftas well.

Pictured above are Amanda Holguin and Sonia Morales, mem-bers of our Gila-Reach committee that are excited to serve pizzato the Gila Regional employees and bring them some well deservedappreciation.

Courtesy submission Last week, U.S. Senators Tom

Udall and Martin Heinrich wel-comed Senate passage of a bill toimplement an annual Cost of Liv-ing Adjustment (COLA) for vet-erans’ disability compensation.As of December 1, 2016, all vet-erans and their family members

Bill passes to provide Cost of Living increasesto Veterans’ disability compensation

who receive service-related dis-ability compensation throughWartime Disability Compensa-tion, Compensation for Depen-dents, Dependency and Indem-nity Compensation for survivingspouses and children, and cloth-ing allowances will receive an-nual increases in their compen-sation. The bill passed the U.S.House of Representatives earlierthis month, so it now goes to thepresident to be signed into law.

While Congress typicallypasses legislation each year toprovide veterans receiving dis-ability compensation with thesame cost of living adjustmentthat is automatically granted toSocial Security beneficiaries, vet-erans with disabilities and theirfamilies are often left waitinguntil Congress acts to find outwhether they will receive moremoney to compensate for the ris-ing costs of every-day necessi-ties. This bill will provide veter-ans with disabilities and theirfamilies with certainty that theirbenefits will be adjusted annu-ally through a calculation basedon the Consumer Price Index.

“Finally, veterans with dis-abilities and their families will be

able to count on their compensa-tion keeping up with the risingcosts of every-day necessities,” Udall said. ”Our veterans madegreat sacrifices to protect our free-dom and security, and as a mem-ber of the Senate AppropriationsSubcommittee on Veterans Af-fairs, I will continue to work toensure we uphold our promise toprovide them with the benefitsthey have earned.”

“We must do right by ourservice men and women whoput their lives on the line to pro-tect what we hold mostdear,” said Heinrich, a Memberof the Senate Armed ServicesCommittee. ”We owe our mili-tary families and our nation’sveterans more than a debt ofgratitude—we owe them actionin both our words and deeds.I’m proud to fight on behalf ofveterans and military familiesacross New Mexico. This cost-of-living adjustment will ensurethose who have sacrificed forAmerica receive the dignity andcare they have earned.”

The bill is supported by nu-merous veterans organizations,including Veterans of ForeignWars, American Legion, VietnamVeterans of America and others.


Anthony J. “Joey” MoraI, Anthony J. “Joey” Mora , hereby announce my candidacy for

the office of Hidalgo County Commissioner, Position 3. Your supportin the November 8, 2016 General Election will be greatly appreci-ated.

—Anthony J. “Joey” Mora

Candie G. SweetserI, Candie Sweetser, am asking for your vote for State Representa-

tive, District 32, in the November 8, 2016 General Election. Pleasefeel free to contact me with any questions or concerns [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

—Candie G. Sweetser

Serena DeLaGarza (May)I, Serena DeLaGarza (May), hereby announce my candidacy for

the office of Hidalgo County Treasurer. Your vote and support will begreatly appreciated.

— Serena DeLaGarza (May)

Robert D. BarreraI, Robert D. Barrera, hereby announce my candidacy for the

office of Hidalgo County Commissioner, Position 3. Your vote ofsupport in the November 8, 2016 General Election will be greatlyappreciated.Paid by candidates —Robert D. Barrera

HIDALGO COUNTY HERALD FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016 3

Senior CitizenLunch MenuMonday, July 25Baked ChickenSliced TomatoBroccoli & CheeseWW Roll/MargarineStrawberries & BananasTuesday, July 26BBQ Beef SandwichBaked Onion RingsPotato SaladMixed VegetablesMelon SaladWednesday, July 27Green Chile Chicken EnchiladasLettuce/TomatoPinto BeansSpanish RiceIce Cream & StrawberriesThursday, July 28Oven Fried ChickenColeslawGreen BeansMashed Sweet PotatoesWW Roll/MargarineChocolate Chip CookieFresh AppleFriday, July 29Green Chili CheeseburgerW/Lettuce, Tomato, Onion &PicklesPotato WedgesMacaroni SaladMelon

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Written Terms: The first step towardavoiding disputesBy FINANCE NEW MEXICO

Make sure business relation-ships do not suffer from misun-derstandings. Entrepreneurs, aswell as investors, can benefit fromterm sheets that clearly definewho is responsible for what andwho owns what. Read this week’sarticle by the FNM team for acomplete explanation:

A legal contract that spellsout the responsibilities and rela-tionships of partners in a businessventure protects the interests ofall parties involved, and it canguard against the messy disputesthat can potentially sever friend-ships and family ties when an en-trepreneur relies on friends andrelatives to be his initial inves-tors or workers and things don’tturn out as expected.

A term sheet can serve as atemplate and preliminary docu-ment for such a contract. Com-monly used by professional in-vestors when negotiating theirinvolvement in a business ven-ture, a term sheet can also be usedby small-business owners to startdiscussions of investment and re-sponsibility terms with familymembers. The term sheet is fordiscussion only; neither party isbound by it until both havesigned a stock-purchase agree-ment or other stock-ownershipdocument.

When the investment is fi-nancial and the investors are pro-fessionals, the term sheet leads todue diligence, the process of re-search into the market and thebusiness’s financials.Investments by Professionals

The term sheet begins with adescription of the proposed finan-cial transaction. It outlines theamount of funding being offeredand how much ownership the in-vestor receives in exchange,which is usually an equal amountof common or preferred stock.The sheet includes a statement ofthe company’s value before theinvestment — something that isoften controversial, as owners fre-quently think their business ismore valuable than investors do.

The term sheet notes whenthe transaction is likely to close

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— usually within a specific num-ber of days after both parties ac-cept the document. Included is ageneral description of what theinvestment will be used for. Theterm sheet usually sets some con-ditions, such as completion ofdue diligence to the investor’ssatisfaction, mutually satisfac-tory legal documentation andboard of director approvals. Mostterm sheets insist that thecompany’s business prospectssuffer no significant setbacks be-tween the dates of the term sheetand the closing.

Voting and participationrights are delineated on the termsheet, and investors will expectthat major business decisions besubject to their consent. Typicaldecisions requiring investor ap-proval include mergers, reorgani-zation, sale, dividend declara-tions, assumption of additionaldebt, board of director changesand issuance of other securities— such as stock offerings — thatwould dilute an investor’s own-ership position.

Investors usually want a seaton the business’s board, the rightto inspect or visit the businesswhenever they want and accessto financial projections, plansand statements. Sometimes theyinsist on putting their own man-agement in the company.

When negotiations reach thisstage, a business’s owners can nolonger open discussions withother investors or talk to anyoneexcept legal counsel about thenegotiations they’ve had with thepotential investors or the termsthey’re contemplating.Family Sweat-Equity

Entrepreneurs who promisefamily members a part of the busi-ness in exchange for work or theuse of property should use theterm sheet model to reach agree-ments that clearly define respon-sibilities, liabilities and stockownership. Business owners whoconvert term sheets into legaldocuments are more likely tokeep family relationships intactwhen revenues take off — or de-cline — and the business looksmuch different from what it did

By MARSHA HILL/CofC DIREC-TOR

The Hidalgo County Fair isgoing to be upon us soon! TheChamber of Commerce will onceagain be organizing the Fair Pa-rade, on Friday, August 26 at 5:30pm. We have learned you can’thave a parade without participa-tion and we need as much par-ticipation as we can get! I havealready started contacting peoplein hopes of their cooperation, andso far, it looks promising!

We are also looking for somenames for nominations for severalpositions. The first nomination isfor the “Hidalgo County Fair Pa-rade Grand Marshall”. Nomina-tions can be emailed or mailed tothe Chamber of Commerce. The

2nd nomination we are seeking isfor the “Golden Oldie Award” tobe presented at Discover Hidalgo,on October 15. Nomination formscan be requested from the Cham-ber of Commerce. Deadline fornominations for the Golden Oldieis July 26th.

And the final nomination weare seeking is for the “Citizen ofthe Year” award. The Chamberwill be bringing this event backthis year. We are planning it forthe end of October, so be think-ing of who you would like to seehonored. All nomination formsmay be requested from and re-turned to the Chamber of Com-merce at P.O. Box 699, or emailedto [email protected] or bycalling 575-542-9864.

Well doneDear Editor,

I would like to congratulateyou and to thank you for the nicecoverage in the May 20, 2016edition. Sorry I delayed in writ-ing you.

Edmund Saucedo did anextraordinarily good job of put-ting together the article on mysister-in-law, Dr. Lorraine Mo-rales. He also gave theLordsburg educational systemthe credit it richly deserves. Mymath teachers at that time, Ms.Katherine Smith and Mr. RoyT. Bonar, prepared me so wellthat I had very little trouble inmy college classes. I still re-member Ms. Mabel Brown’sLiterature and English classes inwhich we covered colonial andcontemporary prose and poetry.

Finally, the idea of runningthe article on “a local girl donegood” in the edition with the2016 graduating class was abso-lutely marvelous. Thanks a lot!

Respectfully yours,Jerardo Jimenez

Silver City

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UPCOMING EVENTSLine Dancing

Beginning line dancingmeets Wednesdays at 5:30PM atthe RVT Cafeteria. Advancedline dancing is held at 5:30PM atthe RVT Cafeteria , Mondays andThursdays. Bring your water andcome join in the fun for some lowimpact exercise, good music andfun! It’s free and no experience isnecessary. For more informationcall Fabiola Cano 575-542-2356.

Water AerobicsActive and Alive Water Aero-

bics will be held at the HamptonInn on Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For moreinformation call Fabiola Cano575-542-2356.

Plastic bags neededSPIRIT of Hidalgo is collect-

ing reusable plastic bags for useby clients at food distributions. Bags can be dropped off at the atthe Old Hospital, 530 E. DeMoss,into the box in front of the build-ing anytime. For more informa-tion or to become a drop off loca-tion, call 575-542-9090.

Emergency FoodEmergency food is available

at the Recovery ManagementCenter, 618 Pyramid Street inLordsburg, Monday-Thursdayfrom 9 AM till noon. For more in-formation call 575-542-8447.

Veteran photosThe Hidalgo County Herald

is continuing to accept photos ofveterans to be added to our exist-ing database of more than 400photos. If you or your loved onewas not included in the 2005 col-lection of photos, please bring

your photo to the Herald on Mon-days from 9 to 2 or Tuesdays from9 to 5 p.m. You will also need toprovide branch of armed forcesserved and war or conflict the vet-eran served in, if applicable. If youare unsure whether or not thephoto is on file, call 575-542-8705.

Step AerobicsThe Active and Alive Hot

Steppers Aerobics class is held at6:00 PM at CentralElementarySchool on Tuesdays and Thurs-days. For more information callFabiola Cano 575-542-2356.

AA MeetingsAlcoholics Anonymous (AA)

meetings are held on Mondaysat noon at Recovery ManagementCenter (RMC) at 610 PyramidStreet and on Tuesdays at noonon the third floor of the HidalgoCounty Courthouse.

Al-Anon meetingsMonday New Hope Al-Anon

Family Group meets at the Pres-byterian Church, 20th & Swan,in Silver City every Monday,12:05-1:00 PM. This is an openmeeting for families and all thoseliving with alcoholics. Contact:575-534-4866; 575-574-2311;575-313-0330. WednesdayEvening Al-Anon Family Groupmeets at Arenas Valley Church ofChrist, 5 Race Track Road, Are-nas Valley (Old Radio Station),every Wednesday @ 6:00 PM. Itis for families and those livingwith alcoholics. 575-313-7094;575-654-1643; 575-956-8731.

Listing your eventHave your upcoming event

listed in the Hidalgo County Her-ald by calling 575.542.8705 oremailing it to [email protected]

Mavericks gear up for 2016 football seasonThe Lordsburg High School Mavericks hosted 7-on-7 passing games at Maverick Stadium lastThursday, July 14, 2016, Participating teams included Silver City, Cobre and Deming. Each teamplayed three games. Above, Joe Gonzales, Raymond Saucedo, Johnny Plowman, Cody McCantsand Gabriel Granado in action. The Mavericks beat Silver City and tied Cobre. Th e Mavericks willhost a scrimmaage against Silver City on August 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Maverick Stadium.

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You can register online atwnmu.edu or come into our of-fice.

Office hours are from 9am-5pm Monday through Thursdayand 9am-2pm on Fridays. Call(575)542-3315 or [email protected] formore information.Computer Lab Hours:Monday -Thursday 11am to 5pmFriday 9am-2pm

For more information pleasecall the Learning Center or e-mailPriscilla at [email protected]

By PRISCILLA PEREA/DirectorHave you applied to

WNMU? Are you registered forthe Fall Semester? Have you ap-plied for Financial Aid? Comeinto the Hidalgo County Learn-ing Center. Classes are filling upfast, online and face-to-face. Weprovide the following services atthe Learning Center: advising,accuplacer testing, registration,help with financial aid applica-tions and WNMU applications.

All new Lordsburg studentsneed to sign up for orientation.

Submitted by CYFDBecoming a foster or adop-

tive parent can make a huge dif-ference in thelife of a child. Pl e a s e callPatricia Hale,CYFD Foster &Adoptive Par-ent Recruiter at(505) 327- 5316ext. 1123 or505- 327-5316for more infor-mation or visitus on the web atwww. c y f d .org. Se HablaEspanol

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Taekwondo student. Zacherydoes well in school but consis-tent supportive parenting will be

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He needs aforever familythat can providea safe, stable and

loving home where he can be theyoungest child. Zachery hasother sibling’s and he would liketo be able to maintain contactwith them once he is adopted.

For more information aboutfoster or adoptive parentingthrough the New Mexico Chil-dren, Youth and Families Depart-ment, please call 1-800-432-2075or visit www.cyfd.org

Zachery

Submitted by CHRISTINA SALI-NAS/Director, Lordsburg HidalgoLibraryBy LUIS ALBERTO URREA/Naperville, Ill., June 11, 2006

IT seems the only time Chi-cagoans think of the small city ofKankakee 55 miles to thesouth is when the inevitablespringtime storm warningscrawl across the bottom ofour televisions. If a badstorm or tornado is coming,chances are pretty good thatKankakee is in its path. Afew years ago, Kankakeewas listed as one of the worstcities in America. DavidLetterman deepened the insult byshipping the city two prefabri-cated gazebos to elevate the liv-ability factor.

When a Kankakee libraryboard member, Mary Jo Johnston,recently invited me there to do areading, she warned me to watchfor wild turkeys on the highway.I expected 25 retired women in aquaint brick building. It took methree drive-bys to realize that thecorporate tower in the center oftown was the library and that morethan 325 citizens of Kankakeewere waiting inside.

This reception had little todo with me — and everything todo with Kankakee, the commer-cial engine of a county still reel-ing from an economic downturn.Kankakee is pulling itself backfrom the brink. And it all startedwith the library.

The one thing that thepeople of Kankakee know is thatto rebuild a suffering city, you firsthave to reconstruct its culture, itscommunity. Mayor DonaldGreen, 63, has lived in Kankakeehis entire life. But as MayorGreen started his 13th year in of-fice last month, he did so in atown where 60 percent to 70 per-cent of the homes sold now arebeing bought by newcomers. Youcould see that reflected in theaudience at the library. There werethe expected bright Midwesternfaces. But beside them were thefaces of people who’d once livedin the Chicago projects and thetowns of Guanajuato State inMexico, who were now workingin Kankakee’s farms, nurseriesand restaurants.

When Mayor Green realized

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Kankakee gets its groove backthat the overwhelming majorityof Kankakee’s Hispanic residents(who account for about 10 per-cent of its population) hailed fromGuanajuato, he took a delegationof community representativesdown there to forge an alliance.

By creating a “sister city” rela-tionship, Mayor Green wantedhis newest citizens to understandthey have a role in determiningKankakee’s future.

“My philosophy is you cantake this community, revitalize it,make it financially solvent,” hesaid. “You give it all back to thepeople of the community be-cause they are the ones who havethe power.”

When Provena Health aban-doned its headquarters in theseven-story Executive Centerdowntown in 2002, it was thecommunity’s idea to convert itinto a library. Less than a year af-

ter the renovations started, theKankakee Public Library movedfrom a dilapidated 105-year-oldbuilding into a sophisticatedshowplace that extended overthree floors.

This new public library hasbecome the cultural hub ofthe city, crucial to its down-town revitalization. A newbank and a satellite univer-sity campus have alreadybeen completed and a parkwith a water fountain is on itsway. (Mr. Letterman’s gaze-bos are still in use.) “It allstarted with the library,”

Mayor Green said. “I can’t tellyou how proud that makes ourcommunity.”

Our cities are scrambling tofind fresh paradigms for a newAmerica. Maybe, just maybe, theMidwesterners, librarians andMexicans of Kankakee, Illinois,have found theirs.

****Luis Alberto Urrea, the author of“The Hummingbird’s Daughter,”is a professor of English at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago.A version of this op-ed appearsin print on , on page WK12 of theNew York edition with the head-line: Kankakee Gets Its GrooveBack. Today’s Paper|Subscribe

Hidalgo County 4-Hrepresented at StateConferenceAbove, 2nd Place Horticultureteam of Rayce Wagley (5th highindividual), Troy Pompeo, KaylaFloyd and Ty Wagley

Left, 5th Place AgronomyTeamof Jaycee Offutt, KaylaFloyd and Tell Swift

Below, 3rd Place Agronomyteam of Troy Pompeo, RayceWagley, Ty Wagley and OrinOffutt

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Submitted by NM DEPT ofHEALTH/Santa Fe

This week, the New MexicoDepartment of Health announcedthat binge drinking and cigarettesmoking is down among NewMexico high school students.Binge drinking (consuming fiveor more alcoholic drinks on asingle occasion in the past 30days) has fallen by half in thelast ten years, from 28.6 per-cent in 2005 to 14.6 percent in2015. Current cigarette smok-ing (smoking cigarettes on atleast one of the past 30 days)dropped to 11.4 percent in 2015from 25.7 percent in 2005.

“It’s encouraging to see adecline in alcohol and cigaretteuse among our high school stu-

NM DOH announces binge drinking, cigarettesmoking down among NM high school students

dents, We must continue work-ing hard to cut down on alco-hol, drug and cigarette useamong teens,” said Health Sec-retary Lynn Gallagher. “Wehave to build on our efforts atthe state and community levelto prevent students from engag-ing in behaviors that can impacttheir health now and later intheir lives.”

The New Mexico Depart-ment of Health 24/7 project is avoluntary program that aims tomake all schools in New Mexico100 percent tobacco free. Theprogram helps schools work toeliminate the use of any tobaccoproducts anywhere on campus 24hours a day, 7 days a week. Formore information about the pro-

gram, you can visit the 24/7project website here.

The data about binge drink-ing and cigarette smoking comesfrom the 2015 New Mexico YouthRisk and Resiliency Survey(YRRS), a collaboration betweenthe New Mexico Department ofHealth and New Mexico PublicEducation Department. TheYRRS was conducted in NewMexico public high schools dur-ing the fall of 2015 by the De-partment of Health and the Pub-lic Education Department, withassistance from the UNM Preven-tion Research Center.

“This is encouraging newsfor our students and communitiesacross New Mexico. Reducingthese behaviors is an important

part of keeping more kids en-gaged in school and on the pathto reach their full potential,” saidEducation Secretary HannaSkandera.

More results from the NewMexico Youth Risk and Resil-iency Survey will be releasedover the coming months. TheYRRS is the New Mexico com-ponent of the national Youth RiskBehavior Survey (YRBS), whichis designed and sponsored by theCenters for Disease Control andPrevention.

More information about theYRRS is available at https://nmhealth.org/go/youth or atwww.youthrisk.org.


HYRA K'Dayl Looney of Silver City wins the 14-18 barrels in 17.788seconds.


LHS athletesmust havesports physicalsCourtesy submission

LHS and DTMS athletes thatwill play football and volleyballduring the 2016-17 must have aphysical exam before they canpractice. Parents or athletes maypick up Physical Exam Formsfrom the LMS SuperintendentsOffice Monday through Fridaybetween 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.

Football practice forLordsburg High School will offi-cially begin on Monday, August1, 2016. LHS Volleyball andDTMS Football and Volleyballwill officially begin on Monday,August 8, 2016.

Athletes must have a currentphysical exam, proof of medicalinsurance, parent permissionforms, and Athletic Code formsfilled out before they can prac-tice. Athletes are encouraged toget their physical exams as soonas possible in order to be readyfor the start of practice.

If you have any questions,please call Louie Baisa, LHS Ath-letic Director/Head FootballCoach at 575-956-3526.

2016-2017 Lordsburg High SchoolLady Maverick Volleyball

DATE OPPONENT TIMETuesday, August 30 at Morenci, AZ 5:00/6:30 PM (NM)Thursday, September 1 Animas 4:00/5:30 PMSaturday, September 3 at Morenci Invitational TBATuesday, September 6 Hot Springs 4:00/5:30 PMFri/Sat, Sept.9/10 at Magdalena Tournament TBATuesday, September 13 at Animas 4:00/5:30 PMFri/Sat, Sept.16/17 at Cloudcroft Tournament TBATuesday, September 20 at Hot Springs 4:00/5:30 PMTuesday, September 27 Cobre 5:00/6:30 PMSaturday, October 1 at Tularosa 1:00/2:00 PMMonday , October 3 Morenci, AZ 5:00/6:30 PMSatuday, October 8 at Cloudcroft 1:00/2:30 PMTuesday, October 11 Mesilla Valley Christian 5:00/6:30 PMSaturday, October 15 Mescalero 1:00/2:30 PMThursday, October 20 at Mesilla Valley Christian 5:00/6:30 PMSaturday, October 22 Cloudcroft 1:00/2:30 PMSaturday, October 29 at Mescalero 1:00/2:30 PMOct.31-Nov.5 District Tournament TBAThurs. - Sat., Nov. 10-12 State Tournament TBA

2016-2017 Lordsburg High SchoolMaverick Football

DATE OPPONENT TIMEThursday, August 18 Silver City (Scrimmage) 7:00 PM

Friday, August 26 at Willcox, AZ 8:00PM (NM Time)

Friday, September 2 at Anthony, TX 7:00 PM

Friday, September 9 at Tularosa 7:00 PM

Friday, September 16 at Hot Springs 7:00 PM

Friday, September 23 vs McCurdy 7:00PM

Friday, September 30 Cobre 7:00 PM

Friday, October 7 OPEN TBA

Friday, October 14 OPEN TBA

Friday, October 21 at Hagerman *** 7:00 PM

Friday, October 28 vs Jal *** 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 5 State Semi-Finals TBA

Saturday, November 12 State Championship TBA

*** denotes district game

This fishing report, provided byBill Dunn and the Department ofGame and Fish, has been gener-ated from the best informationavailable from area officers andanglers. Conditions encounteredafter the report is compiled maydiffer, as stream, lake andweather conditions alter fish andangler activities.CATCHES OF THE WEEK:Alumni Pond: Nancy Fullercaught a 21-inch and a 22-inchchannel catfish July 12. She wasusing garlic shrimp.Bluewater Lake: Daniel Herrera,11, of Tijeras caught and releaseda 33-inch tiger muskie July 17.He was using a jointed Strike ProGill Raker. Logan Robinette, 14,of Las Cruces caught and releaseda 38-inch tiger muskie July 17.He was using a crank bait.Conchas Lake: Karl Cozby, 10,of Albuquerque caught and re-leased a 14-inch largemouth bassJuly 14. He was using a pump-kinseed tube.Fenton Lake: Adrian Kovacs ofAlbuquerque caught a 25-inchrainbow trout July 16. He was us-ing a Kastmaster.Lake Van: Carlos Brady ofRoswell caught a 23-inch, 8-pound channel catfish July 16. Hewas using stink bait.Pecos River: Troy Waters of RioRancho caught a 20.5-inch rain-bow trout July 14. He was using a1/16-ounce gold, polka dot Buoy-ant spoon. Cheyenne Armijo, 7,of Pecos caught a 19-inch rain-bow trout July 17. She was fish-ing in the Terrero campgroundarea and using salmon eggs.San Juan River: Chase Tyler, 12,of Albuquerque caught and re-leased a 20-inch rainbow troutJuly 13. He was using a size 24,black crystal flash emerger. OwenJacobsen, 12, of Albuquerquecaught and released a 20-inchbrown trout July 14. He was us-ing a size 18, cream UFO.Seven Springs Brood Pond:Adrian Salazar, 7, of Albuquerquecaught a 20-inch rainbow troutJuly 15. He was using PowerBait.Storrie Lake: Bryan Salazar, 10,of Las Vegas caught an 18-inchrainbow trout July 13. He wastrolling a Little Cleo. JohnMaldonado of Las Vegas caughta 23-inch channel catfish July 15.He was using a night crawler.Tingley Beach: Brandon Grant ofRio Rancho caught a 28-inch, 7-pound catfish July 17. He wasfishing the Central Pond and us-ing fried pork skins withbarbeque sauce.Trout Lakes: Liam Whole, 7, ofRipon, Calif. caught an 18-inchrainbow trout July 15. He wasfishing the lower lake and usinggreen PowerBait.

The following came in too

late for last week’s report but wefelt they were definitely worthmentioning:Cowles Ponds: Ayden Jinzo, 4, ofAlbuquerque caught a 20-inch3.5-pound rainbow trout July 9.He was using PowerBait.Pecos River: Aden Mendoza ofSanta Fe caught a 20-inch rain-bow trout July 9. He was using aPanther Martin.

If you have a catch of theweek story or just want to tell usabout your latest New Mexicofishing experience, send it to usat [email protected]. Wemay include your story in ournext report. For catches of theweek, include name, age, home-town, date, and location, type offish, length and weight if possibleand bait, lure or fly used.SOUTHWEST AREAAlumni Pond: Fishing was goodusing worms for bluegill. Fishingwas slow to fair using hot dogsand shrimp for catfish. We had noreports on other species.Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing wasslow for all species.Bill Evans Lake: Fishing wasslow for all species.Caballo Lake: We had no reportsfrom anglers this week.Elephant Butte Lake: Fishingwas slow to fair using minnows,jerk baits, curly tail grubs andcrank baits for white bass. Fish-ing was fair using crank baits,tubes, worms, top water lures andsenkos for smallmouth bass andlargemouth bass. The top wateraction was early and late in theday. Night fishing was good us-ing shad, liver, cut bait andshrimp for catfish. We had no re-ports on other species. The sur-face water temp was in the low tomid 80s.Escondida Lake: We had no re-ports from anglers this week.Gila River: Stream flow as ofMonday morning was 19 cfs. Wehad no reports from anglers thisweek.Glenwood Pond: We had no re-ports from anglers this week.Lake Roberts: Fishing was slowto fair using PowerBait, salmoneggs and worms for trout.Percha Dam: We had no reportsfrom anglers this week.Quemado Lake: Fishing wasslow for all species.Rio Grande: Stream flow belowElephant Butte as of Mondaymorning was 1,930 cfs. Fishingwas fair using chicken liver, beefliver, cut bait, shrimp and wormsfor catfish. A few white bass werecaught by anglers using minnowsand grubs. We had no reports onother species.Snow Lake: We had no reportsfrom anglers this week.Young Pond: Fishing was slowfor all species.

Courtesy submissionThe Hidalgo Youth Rodeo

Association hosted rodeo #3 onThursday, July 14. One hundredcontestants have entered from asfar as Socorro, TX and CasaGrande, AZ.

There were eight contestantsin the leadline, with newcomer,Ronnie Graves of Duncan, steal-ing the show! At only 18 monthshe held on tight and completed aminiature version of the pole pat-tern, barrels, flags and goat touch.

The 0-5 age group only hadtwo riders this week. AmyBiebelle of San Lorenzo won thebarrels & poles while RowelPeterson of Hachita won the flagrace & goat tying event. This gavethem each 38 points; a tie for high

HYRA features 100 competitors at July 14 eventpoint individual of the rodeo!Rowel also won the jackpotdummy roping event.

The 6-9 age group is stillgrowing but Caden Hooper ofBenson still leads the pack, thisweek ending with three eventwins; theb a r r e l s ,poles &g o a t s .K a s hA l b r e c h tof Demingwas the 6-9 highpoint girlwith 24p o i n t s .O t h e revent win-ners were:K o d ySanchez ofSoccorro,TX -breakaway,Laikyn Davenport of Silver City- flags & Cooper Young of SilverCity - steer stop & heeling.

The 10-13 age group highpoint boy was Zane Compton ofTombstone, AZ with 29 points.He won the double muggin’ &heeling. Maycee Michaels ofWillcox was the high point girlwith 31 points. She won thebreakaway roping. Other eventwinners were: Bridger Sanbornof Willcox - chute doggin’,Kennedy Cook of Willcox - bar-rels & poles, Madilyn Todd ofWillcox - goats & Whip Peterson

Ronnie Graves, 18 months, of Duncan in the leadline. Photos by DALLAS POMPEO/Animas

of Hachita - steer stop & heading.The 14-18 age group was led

by Sherrick Sanborn of Willcoxwho heads to the National HighSchool Rodeo Finals in Wyo-ming next week. He had 29points in only 3 events. He won

firsts in thebreakaway& tie down.The highpoint girlwas TalenaCampbel lof Safford.She endedthe nightwith winsin the poles& goatsand a totalof 28p o i n t s .O t h e revent win-ners were:J u s t i n

Kibler of Willcox - chute doggin’,K’Dayl Looney of Silver City -barrels, Jacob Todd of Willcox -steer stop, Courtney Kibler ofWillcox - heading & Clay Lymanof Willcox - heeling.

Thank you to all our volun-teers, sponsors & stock contrac-tors. The city of Lordsburg andHidalgo County...as well as Isaac& Amy Kerr for providing a con-cession stand and Dallas Pompeofor taking pictures. For more in-formation go towww.hyrarodeo.com. The nextrodeo will be July 26.Kody Sanchez of Socorro, TX

wins the 6-9 breakaway.

Sherrick Sanborn of Willcox wins the 14-18 tie down in 11.28 seconds.

KINDERGARTEN3 – Five Star® Pocket and ProngPoly Folder (plastic only) 4 –boxes of 16 or 24 Crayola cray-ons1 – 1" 3-ring binder3 – jumbo glue sticks2 – ruby red erasers1 – pencil pouch (no box)2 – primary journals1 – pkg. thin highlighters1 – pkg. of 4 thin dry erase mark-ers1 – set of headphonesTennis shoes (to be brought toschool on gym days)FIRST GRADE1 – box #2 pencils1 – pair of ear buds (for comput-ers)2 – ruby red erasers2 – large glue sticks1 – box of 24 Crayola crayons2 – composition notebooks2 – primary journals3 – plain plastic poly folders with

Lordsburg Schools’ 2016-17 supply listpockets & prongs1 – box small dry erase thin mark-ers1 – school box2 – pkgs. wide ruled paperTennis shoes (to be brought toschool on gym days)SECOND GRADE1 – 18ct. of twistable Crayolacolor PENCILS1 – box Crayola crayons (48count or higher)2 – pkgs. low-odor Expo dryerase markers1 – pair of Fiskars 5" scissors2 – pkgs. #2 Ticonderoga pen-cils4 – large glue sticks2 – marble composition note-books3 – plastic folders with brads andpockets (must be plastic and 4different solid colors)1 – regular school box4 – ruby red erasers1 – pkg. 3x3 Post-it notes

1 – pkg. 3x5 index cards1 – pkg. highlighters (multicol-ored)4 – black Sharpie markers (ultra-fine point)1 – pair of ear buds (for comput-ers)Tennis shoes (to be brought toschool on gym days)THIRD GRADE4 – pkgs. of #2 pencils (no de-signs, please)1 – box of colored pencils1 – school box (to store supplies)4 – glue sticks4 – plastic 2 pocket, 3 prong fold-ers1 – box of Crayola crayons1 – box of washable markers1 – pkg. of 8 tab dividers3 – composition notebooks (3different colors)2 – pkgs. of pink pearl erasers2 – pkg. pencil top erasers1 – box of closable plastic bags(gallon or quart size)1 – pkg. of highlighters3 – pkg. of 4 count (or more) dryerase markers1 – 1" binder1 – pkg. white card stock1 – pkg. 2x5 index cards1 – ruler1 – pair of earbuds with caseTennis shoes (to be brought toschool on gym days)FOURTH GRADE4 – PLAIN NO design folderswith pockets (homework folders)1 – pair of scissors4 – pkgs. #2 Ticonderoga pen-cils1 – box colored pencils1 – school box or pouch1 – personal pencil sharpener1 – pkg. multi coloredhighlighters2 – glue sticksTennis shoes (to be brought toschool on gym days)FIFTH GRADE1 – 1" 3-ring binder1 – pkg. of dividers (for 5 sub-jects)3 – boxes of #2 pencils1 – box colored pencils1 – zipper pencil case for 3-ringbinder1 – personal pencil sharpener2 – 1 subject spiral notebooks3 – pkgs. loose leaf wide ruledpaper1 – pkg. of blue pens1 – pkg. multicoloredhighlighters (including yellow,pink & green)1 – folder with pockets2 – composition notebooks2 – pink erasersFOR ART1 – pkg. #2 pencils1 – eraser1 – bottle of white glue1 – ruler2 – black gel pensSIXTH GRADE, SEVENTHGRADE, EIGHTH GRADE1 – 2" binder1 – pkg. of dividers3 – folders with pockets & holesto include in binder1 – folder with tabs1 – pencil pouch1 – spiral notebook1 – composition notebook1 – ruler2 – pkgs. wide ruled loose leafpaper2 – pkgs. index cards2 – pkgs. #2 pencils w/erasers2 – pkgs. black pens2 – pkgs. color pencils1 – pkg. erasers1 – bottle of glue1 – roll transparent tape1 – pkg. highlighters1 – personal pencil sharpenerPhysical Education classes willrequire:white T-shirtbasketball shortspair of running shoesLORDSBURG HIGH SCHOOLGeneral supply list. IndividualLHS teachers may require addi-tional items.#2 pencils, mechani-cal pencils w/refill lead, assortedcolor pens (blue, black and red),spiral notebooks, loose-leaf note-book wide ruled paper, 3-ringbinders, dividers


Little League closes out 2016 seasonThe Lordsburg Little League hosted Closing Ceremonies on Sunday, July 17, 2016 with a swimmingparty at the Lordsburg Municipal Swimming Pool. The players also released balloons in memory offellow little league player, Brodie Copeland. Copeland, who played Little League baseball in Austin,Texas, was killed in the terror attack in Nice, France on July 14, 2016. Courtesy photos

By BENJAMIN FISHER/SilverCity Daily Press

SILVER CITY — The groupbehind the proposed, controver-sial diversion of the Gila Riverand its tributaries took a big stepat its meeting July 11, selectinga general project as a startingpoint for engineers.

The selected project willbegin with a diversion at the Gilagauge, while also potentially al-lowing for an expansion to thesystem in the future.

The New Mexico Unit of theCentral Arizona Project Entitywas formed last year by memberorganizations from throughoutsouthwest New Mexico, and istasked with designing, construct-ing, operating and maintaininga project that would divert Gilaand San Francisco river water, asauthorized under the federal Ari-zona Water Settlements Act of2004.

The AWSA provided the re-gion with $66 million for waterprojects in Grant, Hidalgo,Catron and Luna counties, and,if New Mexico chose to pursue ariver diversion, another potentialsum of around $62 million for thedesign and construction of thatdiversion. Through such aproject, the four counties couldcollect and use up to 14,000 acre-feet of water from the river peryear, provided that the water wascollected during flood condi-tions — a restriction which hascast significant skepticism on theentire project.

Up until Monday’s meeting,the CAP Entity had instructed itscontracted engineer to focus onplans to deliver AWSA water toagricultural irrigators in the Gilabasin. AECOM, the engineeringfirm hired for the preliminarywork, devised five system alter-natives to secure 3,000 acre-feetof storage in the Gila basin, and1,000 acre-feet in the San Fran-cisco River basin. AECOM pre-sented those options at a July 1CAP Entity workshop, includingone alternative that would haveutilized existing Freeport-McMoRan infrastructure —which the Entity promptly elimi-nated, lacking any real discus-sions with the mining giant.

Of the remaining four, theEntity emerged from the July 11

Gila diversion projects pared down for designmeeting with a hybrid that willinclude aspects of three of the al-ternatives with a shared diversionpoint at the Gila gauge. The ideais that since the actual diversionmakes up any project’s chief in-frastructure, the remaining as-pects of the projects can be addedon over time. So the current planis to initiate these in phases.

These will begin with whatwas Alternative Three, a projectthat would take water from theaforementioned Gila gauge diver-sion via gravity flow to a seriesof shallow detention ponds onNature Conservancy land, wherethe water would seep into theaquifer and be stored there toavoid evaporation. Ranney col-lector wells could then pumpwater into a pipeline to Upper Gilafarm irrigation ditches or returnthe water to the river itself tokeep a year-round flow.

That phase one, according tothe AECOM presentation, willyield an estimated 1,800 acre-feetof water and run around $84 mil-lion.

Then, from what was calledAlternative Four, phase two willinclude pumping additional wa-ter to a reservoir planned for WinnCanyon. That reservoir, like allof those planned, will require anexpensive lining to hold the wa-ter.

Due to elevation, once theproject reaches the second phase,gravity will no longer be an op-tion for most work. Gravity pull,explained Craig Hoover ofBohannan Huston engineers,would fill only a third of the pro-posed reservoir because it simplyisn’t enough lower than the Gilagauge site. Therefore, pumpingwould be required to fill the rest.

Using as much gravity trans-fer as possible had been a prior-ity of the CAP Entity, as regularlystated by President Darr Shannon.

That full build for phase twowill cost around $366 million for3,000 acre-feet, plus $11.6 mil-lion in operations and mainte-nance costs for 10 years. Thatwould include $31 million for thereservoir liner in the secondaryWinn Canyon site.

This is the project the Entitysees as realistic to enter the de-sign phase preceding the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act assess-

ments required before any con-struction can begin.

In the future, CAP Entity Di-rector Anthony Gutierrez said, hewould also like to add the majoraspect of what was AlternativeOne, another lined reservoir inUpper Spar Canyon.

“Alternative Four would bethe primary one,” he said. “Itwould be the infrastructure forboth reservoirs, Winn and Spar.The only addition needed wouldbe a pumping station to Spar.”

This plan includes manymoving parts, a strategy to en-sure the approval of at leastsome components at the end ofthe NEPA process. In otherwords, even if certain aspectsare struck down, there can stillbe some semblance of a projectleft.

“If the project doesn’t meetthe criteria of NEPA, that’s why Irecommend Alternative Four,which has lots of components,”Gutierrez said. “By using collec-tor wells, they can be used to fillthe reservoir.”

The final draft of the pro-posed plan is due to the InterstateStream Commission by Aug. 1.This initial draft proposal,though, is expecte to be presentedat the ISC meeting on July 21.

There, the CAP Entity willalso present a proposed budgetfor fiscal year 2018 of$1,354,684.89.

In public input, opponentsto the diversion from acrosssouthwest New Mexico contin-ued to voice doubts that thisproject was even needed.

Dutch Salmon of the GilaConservation Coalition saidpeople in this region have “anocean underground” and do notneed river water to get by.

Deming resident Sue Wolfsaid that there will never beenough water in the Southwest tosatisfy everyone, but that peopleneed to learn to live within theirmeans.

Patrice Mutchnik read froma letter to the ISC from her daugh-ter, Ella Jaz Kirk, asking them toconsider the damage a diversionwould do. Kirk died in a tragicairplane crash in 2014 with fel-low Aldo Leopold Charter Schoolstudents Ella Myers and MichaelMahl.



Rick Kraft

By RICK KRAFT What causes you to feel in-

secure? To what extent do theinsecurities controlyour life? If youcould completely getrid of one of your in-securities, whichwould it be?

The diversity oftraits that were putinto mankind whenwe were created is in-teresting. We all walkthrough our lives withexternal attributes in-cluding height, size/shape, skin and haircolor, eyes, and teeth.

We also live each day withhidden internal attributes. Healthissues such as headaches, sleep-ing patterns, ability to handlestress, joyfulness, confidence,and so on. The internal attributesaffect the external attributes thatbecome visible to others giventime.

Our external attributes shapeother’s first impression of us. Ourinternal attributes shape other’s

Just A Thought

Feeling insecure about being insecurelast impressions of us. In otherwords, if you spend enough timewith another person, your exter-

nal attributes becomeless important andyour internal at-tributes will deter-mine what the otherperson will think ofyou.

Let me switchgears and focus an in-ternal attribute we allcarry called “insecu-rities.” Most peoplewe interact with wehave a “surface” rela-

tionship with and we don’t learnwhat their insecurities are. But ifwe spend enough time with a per-son and if we dig deep enough,we can learn about their insecuri-ties. By understanding their in-securities we can better under-stand what makes a person tick.

For example, in my latterhigh school years and in my col-lege years I dated several youngladies. After some “surface” datesI began learning the true person Iwas interacting with. Time and

deep questions would reveal howeach lady really viewed theworld.

I dated one girl in highschool who felt insecure becauseshe was trying so hard to live upto her parents’ expectations. Idated a young lady in collegewho was insecure about makinga commitment because of eventsthat happened in her past. I dateda lady after college who did nottrust me because she had beencheated on in a previous relation-ship. Each of these had insecuri-ties that shaped who they were, itjust took several dates to figureout what shaped their worldview.

I did not marry any of theseladies, maybe in part because oftheir insecurities and maybe be-cause of insecurities of my own. I recognized that I would inherittheir insecurities if we tied theknot.

Let me address insecuritiesin a different area. A key trickused by sales people is to makethe consumer feel insecure. When I log onto a website look-

William Henry McCarty, Jr. (Billy the Kid)

By EDMUND SAUCEDO/LordsburgPhoto from the NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES

Source of information: “The Death of Billy the Kid, 1881,” EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2001)

A Picture From The Past

ing for a hotel room for an up-coming trip, a yellow box flashesup on the screen that tells me that6 or 16 or 26 others are on thesame website looking at the samehotel at the same time.

These yellow boxes makeme nervous. What the website istrying to do is to create a scarcityissue so that I immediately bookthe room while on line on thatvisit. The insecurity is that if Ididn’t book on that visit, that thehotel room will probably be gonethe next time I log on.

I call this the “scarcity” in-security. What happens onBlack Friday after Thanksgiv-ing Day? People line up atstores to be the first through thedoors so they get the best dealon products they want to buy. If the stores advertised that theyhave an endless supply of itsproducts, the scarcity leaves andthere is no need to go wait forthe doors to open. Same con-cept for tickets to a concert. Ifit may sell out quick, you feelinsecure and you book them assoon as they are available.

Whether it is buying an autoor a timeshare, sales representa-tives want you to act now on im-pulse rather than lose the emo-tion of wanting to buy somethingnew. If you don’t act right now,you lose the deal. Don’t get mewrong, I am not down talking thistechnique I am just recognizingit for what it is worth. My view isthat if the offer is made today, thenI can leave the sales zone and de-cide back home if the deal is whatis best for me.

Marketing companies makehigher sales by using the scarcityconcept using terms such as“while supplies last,” “going outof business,” “one day only,” andother time sensitive concepts.

Other insecurities we carrymay include the fear of not beingaccepted or liked, not havingenough things, losing a lovedone, or not making something ofyourself. Most people’s list ofinsecurities would be long.

My challenge to you todayis not to rid your world of insecu-rities. That would be impossible. But identify what it is that makesyou feel insecure. Recognizewhat the fears are that shape yourlife. You may need to conquersome of them or make them lesssignificant in your world view.

Also recognize that the inse-curities you carry impact thoseclosest to you. It is one thing tobe anxious in your own world andanother to pull a close acquain-tance down by the insecuritiesinside you.

At the end of the day, try notto feel insecure about your inse-curities.Just a thought...Rick Kraft is a motivationalspeaker, a syndicated columnist,a published author, and an at-torney. To submit comments, con-tributions, or ideas, e-mail [email protected] orwrite to P.O. Box 850, Roswell,New Mexico, 88202 -0850.

William Henry McCarty, Jr.,later nicknamed Billy the Kid,was born in the slums of New YorkCity in 1859 before birth certifi-cates were routinely issued. Afterthe death of his father, he trav-eled west with his mother endingup in Silver City, New MexicoTerritory in 1873. The move toNew Mexico was to help hismother recover from tuberculosis.According to a news article, Billyhad been abused by his stepfa-ther, Bill Antrim, and left homein Silver City at 15.

He eventually ended up inShakespeare, New Mexico, southof Lordsburg. He was too youngand small for heavy work but hegot employment as a waiter andwashing dishes in the StratfordHotel in Shakespeare, and thenbecame a helper to a blacksmith.After he left Shakespeare heheaded for Arizona. Little of sub-stance is known about Billy’s lifeduring this period, and myth hasreplaced fact to shroud the earlyyears of Billy the Kid in folklore.What is known for sure is that hearrived in Lincoln County, NewMexico, in 1877 using the nameWilliam Bonney. (He also usedthe name Henry Antrim.) His lifewould last only four more years,but in that short period he becameembroiled in the events thatmade him a legend.

Lincoln County was in astate of near-anarchy in 1877. Thenative Apache had recently beensubdued and the local cattlemendivided themselves into twocamps in a fight for local power.Unfortunately for Billy, he alliedhimself with the losing side inthis “Lincoln County War.” Billyworked as a ranch hand for JohnTunstall, a leader of one factionseeking control of the county.Tunstall befriended the Kid act-ing in many ways as a surrogatefather. Tunstall’s ambush andmurder in 1878 by a sheriff ’sposse set the Kid off on a path ofrevenge. His first victims were thesheriff and his deputy, killed fromambush on the streets of Lincoln.On the run for two years, the Kidwas eventually captured, tried,convicted and returned to Lin-coln to hang for the murders.

However, Lincoln’s makeshift jailwas no match for Billy the Kid.

On the evening of April 28,1881, as he was climbing the stepsreturning him to his cell, the Kidmade a mad dash, grabbed a six-shooter and shot his guard. Hear-ing the shots, a second guard ranfrom across the street only to begunned down by the Kid stand-ing on the balcony above him.Mounting a horse, WilliamBonney galloped out of town andinto history.

Billy died in 1881 in NewMexico, which was still only aterritory and did not yet furnishofficial death certificates.

The first mention of the slim,beardless, blue-eyed desperado’sdeath was in a one-paragraphnewspaper article on July 19,1881, under the headline “A No-torious Outlaw Killed”: A fugi-tive “terror of New Mexico cattle-men,” identified only by his nick-name Billy the Kid, had been shotdead by Sheriff Pat Garrett of Lin-coln County in a cabin at FortSumner five days earlier.

Still, as recently as six yearsago, Gov. Bill Richardson of NewMexico considered a posthumouspardon — to redeem a promiseby Lew Wallace, the 19th-centuryterritorial governor (and later theauthor of “Ben-Hur” ) of amnestyif the Kid would testify about amurder he had witnessed. He tes-tified, but Wallace reneged, andGovernor Richardson ultimatelydecided against a pardon.

“Best to leave history alone,”said Susannah Garrett, a grand-daughter of the sheriff.

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If fewer than 30 secondselapse between the time you seea flash and hear the thunder, thenthe flash is less than 6 miles away.Research has shown that the mostsuccessive flashes are within 6miles, which means that youshould have reached a safe placeif lightning is less than 6 milesaway. However, lightning maystrike up to 10 miles away fromthe parent storm.

If someone is struck by light-ning, call 911 immediately.Indoor Safety

·Never touch wiring duringa thunderstorm. It’s too late tounplug electronics if thunder isheard.

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No place outside is safe fromlightning during a thunderstorm.When a storm approaches go to anearby large substantial buildingor a fully-enclosed metal-toppedvehicle. Bring pets indoors.Lightning and thunder are veryscary for pets, and they are likelyto panic or even run away to tryand escape the storm.Dust Storms

·These are an underratedkiller in the Southwest! Straightlines winds in any thunderstormcan lift huge clouds of dust andreduce visibilities to near zero inseconds, which can quickly resultin deadly, multi-vehicle accidentson roadways.

·Dust storms, or haboobs, aremore common during the earlypart of the monsoon, but can oc-cur at any time during the sea-son, depending on rainfall pat-terns. Be prepared for blowingdust and reduced visibilities anytime thunderstorms are nearby.

·Remember: PULL ASIDE,STAY ALIVE! If you encounter adust storm, and cannot avoid driv-ing into it. Pull off the road as faras you can safely do so. Turn offyour headlights and taillights. Putyour vehicle in “PARK,” and/orengage your parking brake, andtake your foot off the brake (soyour brake lights are not illumi-nated.) Other motorists may tendto follow tail lights in an attemptto get through the dust storm, andmay strike your vehicle from be-hind. For additional information,see pullasidestayalive.org

·Dust storms usually last afew minutes, and up to an hour atmost. Stay where you are until thedust storm passes.

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NOTICE is hereby given that on April25, 2016, Ace and Kay Peterson, POBox 51, Hachita, New Mexico 88040filed application PL-1174-POD1 intoPL-1167-POD1 with the STATE EN-GINEER for permit to Change Pointof Diversion in the Playas Under-ground Water Basin by discontinuingthe use of existing area well PL-1174located at a point in the SE1/4NW1/4SW1/4 of Section12, Township 30South, Range 16 West, NMPM andcommence the use of existing areawell PL-1167-POD1 located at a pointin the NE1/4SW1/4NE1/4 of Section12, Township 30 South, Range 16West, NMPM located at a Latitude of31° 42’57.54" North and Longitude108° 25' 37.25" West for an amountof water not to exceed 3.0 acre-feetper annum for livestock purposes.The property described in the aboveapplication is located south east ofPlayas, New Mexico in HidalgoCounty.Any person, firm or corporation orother entity having standing to fileobjections or protests shall do so inwriting (objection must be legible,signed and include the writer’s com-plete name, phone number and mail-ing address). The objection to theapproval of the application must bebased on: (1) Impairment; if impair-ment, you must specifically identifyyour water rights; and/or (2) PublicWelfare/Conservation of Water; ifpublic welfare or conservation of wa-ter within the state of New Mexico,you must show how you will be sub-stantially and specifically affected. Thewritten protest must be filed, in tripli-cate, with the State Engineer, PO Box844, Deming, NM 88031 within ten(10) days after the date of the lastpublication of this Notice. Facsimileswill be accepted as a valid protest aslong as the hard copy is hand-deliv-ered or mailed and postmarked within24-hours of the facsimile. Mailing post-mark will be used to validate the 24-hour period. Protests can be faxed tothe OSE at 575-546-2290. If no validprotest or objection is filed, the StateEngineer will evaluate the applicationin accordance with the provisions ofChapter 72 NMSA 1978.

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICEThe Lordsburg Municipal Schools willhold an open public meeting at 6PM on Wednesday August 24th at theCentral Elementary School Gymna-sium. Since the previous public meet-ing regarding this project, held in April,consultation has been initiated by theLordsburg Municipal School Districtwith the NM Historic PreservationDivision. The purpose of this meet-ing is to continue the process of de-termining what to do with the OldLordsburg High School (listed on theNew Mexico State Register Of Cul-tural Properties). LMS and PSFA have commissionedThe Planning Site, P.C. in associationwith Cherry/See/Reames ArchitectsPC to assist LMS and the communityin reaching this determination. TheSchool District will give full consider-ation to prudent and feasible alterna-tives to adversely affecting the build-ing, if any exist. This meeting will al-low a platform for the communitymembers, LMS, and others to presenttheir prudent and feasible alternativesfor making use of the building. Thesealternatives should be ideas that havebeen researched, and have fundingsources so that the plans can beimplemented within a reasonable timeframe to prevent the building from fur-ther deterioration. This meeting is in-tended to provide public input into thisprocess, and formal proposalsshould be made at the meeting. Themeeting will last for 2 hours, with pub-lic comment. Meeting minutes will bemade available on the LMSwebsite, www.lmsed.org after themeeting, and will be held open forpublic comment for 15 days after themeeting. For inquiries concerningthis meeting, please see www.lmsed.org or call 575-542-9361.

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Public notice is hereby given that there-scheduled Regular Meeting of theCity Council and the Special Meetingof the Lordsburg Housing Authorityhas been re-scheduled for July 28,2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the council cham-bers, 409 W. Wabash, Lordsburg, NM88045.A complete agenda will be available,at city hall, 72 hours prior to the meet-ing.If you need an accommodation of adisability to enable you to fully partici-pate, please contact City Hall 48 hoursbefore the meeting at 575-542-3421.

/s/Jeannie PalaciosCity Clerk

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THE STATE OF NEW MEXICOCOUNTY OF HIDALGOSIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTLSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATIONTRUST, Plaintiff, vs. No. D-623-CV-2015-00025 CHRIS C.HIGGINBOTHAM, IF LIVING; IFDECEASED, THE UNKNOWNHEIRS OF CHRIS C.HIGGINBOTHAM, DECEASED ANDCINDY HIGGINBOTHAM, HUS-BAND AND WIFE; OCCUPANTS OFTHE PROPERTY, Defendants.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that theabove-entitled Court, having ap-pointed me or my designee as Spe-cial Master in this matter with thepower to sell, has ordered me to sellthe real property (the “Property”) situ-ated in Hidalgo County, New Mexico,commonly known as 1510 SouthCopper St, Lordsburg, NM 88045, andmore particularly described as follows:ALL OF LOT THIRTEEN (13) INBLOCK TWELVE (12) OF THE ‘85’ADDITION TO THE CITY OFLORDSBURG, ACCORDING TOTHE MAP OR PLAT OF SAID ADDI-TION ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OFTHE COUNTY CLERK OFHIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1510SOUTH COPPER, LORDSBURG.The sale is to begin at 9:00am onAugust 5, 2016, on the front steps ofthe Hildago County Courthouse, Cityof Lordsburg, County of Hidalgo,State of New Mexico, at which time Iwill sell to the highest and best bidderfor cash in lawful currency of theUnited States of America, the Prop-erty to pay expenses of sale, and tosatisfy the Judgment granted LSF9MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST .LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATIONTRUST was awarded a Judgment onMarch 24, 2016, in the total amountof $113,055.90 with interest at the rateof 8.99% per annum fro m February29, 2016 through the date of the sale.Said interest is in the amount o f$4,399.64. NOTICE IS FURTHERGIVEN that the real property and im-provements concerned with herein willbe sold subject to any and all patentreservations, easements, all re-corded and unrecorded liens not fore-closed herein, and all recorded andunrecorded special assessments andtaxes that may be due . LSF9 MAS-TER PARTICIPATION TRUST, its at-

torneys, and the undersigned Spe-cial Master, disclaim all responsibilityfor, and the purchaser at the saletakes the property “as is,” in itspresent condition, subject to the valu-ation of the property by the CountyAssessor as real or personal prop-erty, affixture of any mobile or manu-factured home to the land, deactiva-tion of title to a mobile or manufac-tured home on the property, if any,environmental contamination on theproperty, if any, and zoning violationsconcerning the property, if any . NO-TICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that thepurchaser at such sale shall take titleto the above described real propertysubject to a one (1) month right ofredemption . PROSPECTIVE PUR-CHASERS AT SALE ARE ADVISEDTO MAKE THEIR OWN EXAMINA-TION OF THE TITLE AND THE CON-DITION OF THE PROPERTY ANDTO CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTOR-NEY BEFORE BIDDING. By: RobertA. Doyle, Special Master c/o LegalProcess Network P.O. Box 51526 Al-buquerque, NM 87181 505-417-41131 NM-15-674028-JUD IDSPub#0110828

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PUBLIC NOTICECITY COUNCIL / HIDALGO

COUNTY COMMISSIONSPECIAL MEETING AND

AGENDAPublic notice is hereby given that aSpecial Meeting of the City Council ofthe City of Lordsburg, and the HidalgoCounty Commission, will be held onThursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:00a.m.in the Hidalgo County Commis-sion Chamber at 305 Pyramid St.Lordsburg, NM 88045Item for discussion:1.Joint Powers BudgetIf you need an accommodation of adisability to enable you to fully partici-pate, please contact Hidalgo CountyManager’s Office before the meetingat 575-542-9428.The public is invited to attend

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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF LORDSBURG ZONING

COMMISSION MEETINGPublic notice is hereby given that theCity of Lordsburg Zoning Commis-sion will meet on Thursday, July 28,2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Cham-bers at 409 W. Wabash Street. A com-plete agenda will be available at CityHall 72 hours prior to the meeting. Ifyou need an accommodation of a dis-ability to enable you to fully partici-pate, please contact City Hall 24 hoursbefore the meeting at 575-542-3421.

/s/ Jeannie Palaciosjy22c

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AUCTIONNOTICE

1996 Chevrolet Suburban,3GNFK16ROTG133154, has beenabandoned for 2 years and will beAuctioned if unclaimed for cost of re-pairs and storage.To claim you must have title and paythe charges. Vehicle is at DiagnosticCenter, 1040 E. Motel Drive,Lordsburg, NM.

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STATE ENGINEER OFFICENOTICE is hereby given that on April 25, 2016, Ace and Kay Peterson, PO Box 51, Hachita, New Mexico 88040 filedfour applications with the STATE ENGINEER for permits to Change Point of Diversion and for an Additional Point ofDiversion in the Hachita Underground Water Basin.Application HA-31-POD1 into HA-31-POD2 was filed to Change Point of Diversion from existing well HA-31-POD1 alsoknown as “Double” well located at a point in the NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 of Section 02, Township 31 South, Range 14 West,NMPM and commence the use of existing well HA-31-POD2 located at a point in the NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 of Section 02,Township 31 South, Range 14 West, NMPM located at a Latitude of 31° 38' 35.5" North and Longitude of 108° 13' 48.44"West, drilled to a depth of 95 feet and constructed with a 6.0 inch casing for an amount of water not to exceed 3.0 acre-feet per annum for livestock purposes.Application HA-28-POD1 into HA-28-POD2 was filed to Change Point of Diversion from existing well HA-28-POD1 alsoknown as “Menges” well located at a point in the NW1/4NW1/4NW1/4 of Section 26, Township 32 South, Range 14West, NMPM and commence the use of existing well not on record with the State Engineer, assigned number HA-28-POD2 located at a point in the NW1/4NW1/4NW1/4 of Section 26, Township 32 South, Range 14 West, NMPM locatedat a Latitude of 31° 30' 5.92" North and Longitude of 108° 14' 29.06" West, drilled to a depth of 275 feet and constructedwith a 4.5 inch casing for an amount of water not to exceed 3.0 acre-feet per annum for livestock purposes.Application HA-23-POD1 into HA-61-POD1 was filed to Change Point of Diversion from existing well HA-23-POD1 alsoknown as “Witch” well located at a point in the NW1/4NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 16, Township 30 South, Range 15 West,NMPM and commence the use of existing well HA-61-POD1 located at a point in the NW1/4NW1/4SW1/4 of Section16, Township 30 South, Range 15 West, NMPM located at a Latitude of 31° 41' 56.70" North and Longitude of 108° 22'44.20" West, drilled to a depth of 255 feet and constructed with a 8.0 inch casing for an amount of water not to exceed3.0 acre-feet per annum for livestock purposes.Application HA-68-POD2 additional to HA-68-POD1 was filed to commence the use of well HA-68-POD2 be located inthe NW1/4NE1/4NW1/4 of Section 29, Township 27 South, Range 16 West, NMPM at approximate Latitude of 31° 56'05.90" North and Longitude of 108° 30' 6.30" West to be drilled to an approximate depth of 700 feet and to beconstructed with a 5.5 inch casing to be used as an additional point of diversion to HA-68-POD1 also known as“Rudasil” well located at a point in the SW1/4NE1/4NW1/4 of Section 29, Township 27 South, Range 16 West, NMPMlocated at a Latitude of 31° 56' 3.58" North and Longitude of 108° 30' 5.28" West for an amount of water not to exceed3.0 acre-feet per annum for livestock purposes.To be used on lands identified under New Mexico State Agriculture Lease No. GS2363 and on deeded lands owned bythe applicants. The properties described in the above applications are located south and west of Hachita, New Mexicoin Hidalgo County.Any person, firm or corporation or other entity having standing to file objections or protests shall do so in writing(objection must be legible, signed and include the writer’s complete name, phone number and mailing address). Theobjection to the approval of the application must be based on: (1) Impairment; if impairment, you must specificallyidentify your water rights; and/or (2) Public Welfare/Conservation of Water; if public welfare or conservation of waterwithin the state of New Mexico, you must show how you will be substantially and specifically affected. The writtenprotest must be filed, in triplicate, with the State Engineer, PO Box 844, Deming, NM 88031 within ten (10) days afterthe date of the last publication of this Notice. Facsimiles will be accepted as a valid protest as long as the hard copy ishand-delivered or mailed and postmarked within 24-hours of the facsimile. Mailing postmark will be used to validate the24-hour period. Protests can be faxed to the OSE at 575-546-2290. If no valid protest or objection is filed, the StateEngineer will evaluate the application in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 NMSA 1978.

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Below is the solution to the crossword puzzle HEALTHYLIFESTYLE, which appeared in the July 15, 2016 edition.

ORDINANCE NO. 2016-03TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 2016-02 OF THE CITY OFLORDSBURG “Monthly Sewer Rates”; “Residential Collection Fees”; Commercial Collection Fees”.BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LORDSBURG THAT ORDINANCE 2016-02 isrepealed and replaced by this ordinance:WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lordsburg regulates Sewer and Solid Waste fees for customersinside as well as outside the limits of the City of Lordsburg; andWHEREAS, the City Council wishes to ensure that infrastructure is paid for by those responsible for the usage, andhas determined that the best method to accomplish this with the current rates; andNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO THATTHE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LORDSBURG REMAIN AS FOLLOWS:Monthly Sewer Rates

A. Residential RatesDomestic users of water from the City water system shall pay a monthly sewer service charge of Thirty Dollars($30.00) per month. No future domestic water users shall share a sewer utility line. Residential users that alreadyhave existing two users shall pay a monthly sewer service charge of Forty Dollars ($40.00).

B. Commercial RatesCommercial users and apartment structures users of water from the City water system shall pay a monthlysewer service charge of Forty Dollars ($40.00) per month and One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) perthousand gallons after 6,000 gallons.

Residential Solid Waste RatesResidential Collection FeesEach single family residential unit, including but not limited to each house, mobile home or house trailer, apartmentor unit within a duplex or triplex or similar structure which is rented other than by day, shall have garbage, refuse,rubbish and similar materials collected not less than once a week and upon schedule as the City shall provide. Thefees for collection and disposal of such garbage, refuse, rubbish and similar materials shall be the sum of TwentyDollars ($20.00) per month and shall be billed to the occupant in conjunction with the City’s billing for utility serviceto the premise. Special collection of garbage, refuse, rubbish and similar materials, junk, etc., in which extraequipment and manpower is used will be priced according to the equipment rates and labor rates charged by theCity. These fees shall be billed to the occupant separately. In the event that the actual occupant of any residentialunit shall not be a water subscriber, as reflected in the books of the City, but shall be receiving water through amaster or joint meter, then the foregoing charges for collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, rubbish, etc., shallbe billed to the subscriber or holder of such master or joint water meter who shall be responsible for paymentthereof. The fact that the actual occupant of any residential unit shall not be a water subscriber, as reflected by theCity’s books, shall not exempt such occupant from being charged collection fees for garbage disposal. The Cityadopts by reference Section 3-23-1 NMSA 1978 for both residential and commercial accounts in respect toservice charges, deposits, discontinuance of water service for non-payment of charges (3-48-3C and D NMSA1978 and 3-23-1 NMSA 1978).

Commercial Solid Waste RatesAll other premises within the City, including those occupied by two or more family units, customarily rented by theday, are hereby declared to be commercial premises and the garbage, refuse, rubbish and similar material shallbe collected jupon such schedule as the City may deem appropriate to prevent the accumulation thereof. Allcommercial premises shall pay a fee for the collection and disposal of such garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk andsimilar materials accumulated thereon, which fees shall be billed by the City in conjunction with its billing for utilityservices. In the event that the actual occupant of any commercial unit shall not be a water subscriber as reflectedin the books of the City but shall be receiving water though a master or joint meter, then the foregoing charges forcollection and disposal of garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk and similar materials shall be billed to the subscriber orholder of such master or joint water meter who shall be responsible for payment thereof. The fact that the actualoccupant of any business premises or unit shall not be a utility subscriber, as reflected in the books of the City,shall not be exempt such occupant from being charged collection fees for garbage disposal. (3-48-3C and DNMSA 1978 and 3-23-1 NMSA 1978).Each commercial premise in the City shall be billed Fifty-Eight Dollars ($58.00) per number of times pickedup per week per number of containers.When more than one business uses the same container the rates will be divided equally. Special collection ofgarbage, refuse, rubbish, junk and similar materials etc., in which extra equipment and manpower is used will bepriced and charged according to the equipment rate and labor rate charged by the City.The City Administration will classify all commercial establishments and in event a commercial establishment, isnot satisfied with the classification an appeal may be made to the City Council or committee appointed by the CityCouncil who shall have the power to change the Administrator’s classification.

Annual Increase.The City of Lordsburg will implement an increase of 3% at the beginning of each fiscal year, which will begin onJuly 1, 2017 and continue accordingly thereafter.

Effective Date.Effective date. This ordinance will take effect and be in full force from and after its passage andpublication.PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of July, 2016, in regular session.

Arthur Clark SmithMayor

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Submitted by SWNM FOODPOLICY COUNCIL

I’ll just say it. Grant Countyfood pantries received chickenfeet as their protein sourcein May deliveries, nochicken breasts, no ham-burger, just chicken feet.Either our food Bank istrying to give their clientsa world food cuisine edu-cation or they actuallythink that poor people eatchicken feet. I have livedin Grant County for yearsand never once had theopportunity to eatchicken feet and to behonest, the mental imageof factory farmed chickenswalking in their own fe-cal matter up to theirankles does not make mewant to.

A local non-profit re-cently completed an indepth report on the stateof food pantry foods inSouthwest New Mexicoand found that up to 36%of the food distributed by ourfood bank to regional food pan-tries is highly processed, sugaryor otherwise unhealthy. The pre-vailing motto seems to be “calo-ries first, quality second”, mean-ing that it is better to providepeople with enough to eat, nomatter what it is, than to providethem with healthy food.

In Southwest New Mexicowe have had our fair share of foodpantry shipments loaded with

Chicken feet for the needy and poorpallets of smashed bakery cakes,cases of ginger flavored Easterpeeps, hundreds of pounds of ex-pired, sugar-laden yogurt and the

list goes on. The study also foundthat 45% of food pantry recipi-ents are either disabled or have afamily member who is disabledcompared to the statewide aver-age of 19% and that 77% of foodpantry recipients rely on thosefoods every month. Couple thiswith what we know about theconnection between diet and cer-tain illnesses (diabetes, hyperten-sion, obesity and even depres-sion) and the connection betweenpoverty and medical care then notonly is it counterintuitive to sendunhealthy foods to the poor, thesupplemental food they rely onis actually harming them.

When you start to understandhow the food bank sources theirfood, their relatively small bud-get and an ever growing clientbase, you begin to have some ap-preciation for what they do- it cer-tainly doesn’t seem easy and theunderlying mechanics of our na-tional food system is so complexand bogged down with regula-tions, tax incentives and logisti-cal issues that it’s hard to knowwhere change can begin.

Here is a question we needto seriously reexamine- What isthe food bank system’s responsi-

bility to the people they serve-low income individuals, familiesand increasingly- senior citizens?Food banks are an integral part

are of a huge, complex foodsystem that rewards manufac-turers of heavily processedfoods with tax incentives sothey don’t lose money gam-bling with new products (any-one want a few hundred pal-lets of pizza flavored cheesenibs?). Our food bank andother members of the FeedingAmerica Food Bank systemare in a position to advocatefor the proper nutrition for thepoor—why don’t they?

Until a food bank staffercomes down here and cooksa big batch of chicken feetusing their favorite recipe, wewill know they are not doingeverything they can to advo-cate for better nutrition. Ifthey wanted to, they could le-verage the voice of hundredsof food pantry coordinators,recipients and communitymembers and gather moun-

tains of data and quite a few pow-erful stories of how food pantriesimpact the daily lives of thou-sands of New Mexicans and usethese voices to say enough isenough. No more unhealthyfoods. And please, no morechicken feet.

***The Southwest New Mexico FoodPolicy Council is the regionalfood and farm advocacy voice forSouthwest New Mexico. We workto assure that the voices that rep-resent the rural and frontier re-gion is not only heard, but are akey part of the solution. For moreinformation on Southwest NewMexico Food Policy Council con-tact (575) 534-0101 ext. 2102

Summer School students cool off at local poolStudents from the K-3+ Program at R.V. Traylor Elementary School recently enjoyed a day of swim-ming at the Lordsburg Municipal Pool. Courtesy photos

Courtesy submissionThe SW Women’s Fiber Arts

Collective (SWFAC) will holdtheir summer fiber arts sale onSaturday, August 6, 2016 from 9am to 3 pm at the Market Cafelocated at 614 N. Bullard St. Thisis a great opportunity to purchasehigh quality fiber art locally. Ev-erything is handmade by mem-bers skilled in their particular fi-ber art including quilting, silkpainting, felting, weaving, knit-

Southwest Women’s Fiber ArtsCollective Fiber Arts sale August 6

ting and more.SWFAC recently closed their

gallery, The Common Thread, butcontinue to operate as an organi-zation holding semi annual salesfor members. Members help oneanother with projects and worktogether to offer sales to the com-munity. Each item is handmadeand unique. Come by and treatyourself to something special!

Southwest Women’s FiberArts Collective (SWFAC) is agrassroots 501(c)(3) non-profitorganization with the goal ofstimulating and supporting suc-cessful cottage industry in theSouthwest. It provides communi-cation and information amongartisans, guilds, art & craft shows,sales, classes, teachers, and oth-ers in Fiber Arts. By creating anetworking structure we improveopportunities for all working inFiber Arts to gain skills and fi-nancial independence.

The mission of the SWWomen’s Fiber Arts Collective is

Celebrate fiber art and realize itseconomic potential; nurture andempower both novice and skilledfiber artists; enrich the commu-nity by fostering opportunities toexperience, learn, and earn.


Editor’s Note: LongtimeLordsburg resident, historian,storyteller and poet Allen“Hook” Hill has written hun-dreds of stories and poems. Backin the 1980’s he beganwriting a column en-titled “As I Remember.”Hook, who is 95, stilllives in Lordsburg. Thiscolumn is a newer one,written July 19, 2016.By ALLEN “HOOK”HILL/Lordsburg

Then, there is thematter of breakfast. Somebody came in theother day and said, “I want to fixyou an exciting breakfast!” Thatwould be quite difficult aroundhere because we have somehowgotten breakfast all twistedaround to supper. We are not“dinner” folks, we are supperfolks. But the fact is that I’m li-able to have hot cereal for sup-per just about any time. A regu-lar delicacy for us is waffles andeggs, or hot cakes and strawber-ries. We are also likely to eat alot of fruit which would normally

“As I Remember” By Allen “Hook” Hillbe several at breakfast. And, don’tforget the bacon or sausage andeggs. Don’t forget a big slug ofjuice of some kind. Well, as youcan see, the exotic breakfast of-

fered by our friendjust got shot full ofholes. With no morecomment you cannow expect the open-ing statement ofwhat’s for breakfast.

Before we get toofar into this, I mustexplain that we arebasically aware ofwhat people should

eat, but for some reason we mostlyignore the warnings. Of course,we expect that will probably killus one of these days. For in-stance, the experts have given usa list of items which trigger aller-gic reactions. They say, in order,peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk, andwheat are bad news. We have nodoubt used over 100 bottles ofpeanut butter, two or three hun-dred pounds of nuts, many doz-ens of eggs, a whole dairy of milk,and a Kansas grain field of wheat.

It is no wonder to us that I amonly 95 and the wife only 91. One of these above warnings isbound to get us.

Digressing for a moment onthe matter of age, June’s father, who always ate whatever food hewanted to- once vowed that hewouldn’t take little short stepslike all the old folks did. Well,when he got older - to the old age- he took short steps and eventhough it rankled him, he wasglad to be able to take any stepsat all. And, in case you haven’tseen mine lately, steps are gettinghard to come by.

But back to breakfast. Nowthat most normal breakfast foodshave been relegated to supper orput on the endangered species listthere isn’t much left withoutbending the rules. So we bendthe rules.

As you undoubtedly know,cold cereal ends up the king ofbreakfast, when all else has beeneliminated.

In case you haven’t kept upwith it, cold cereal is now a mat-ter of raisins, dates, prunes, nuts,several unidentifiable ingredi-ents, orange peelings, and smallamounts of oats, wheat, barley,corn, and rye. The main flakes,which are about the size of leaf oflettuce, are of old shoe leather. Ihad some doubt of this, so I dugout a batch of my old shoes andsure enough, the tongues are allcut off, the sidewalls are strippedclear, and even some of the solesare gone. As a matter of fact, Igot one of those sole tidbits thismorning. I wouldn’t have be-lieved it but the size was still vis-ible.

Well, the cereal was quite achore but still not too bad, con-sidering the contents, but I de-cided to top it off with a nice coldglass of cranberry juice. I filled aglass and began sipping thejuice. It tasted just a mite strangeso I decided to read the list ofcontents on the bottle. Distilledwater, high fructose corn syrup,apple juice concentrate, grapejuice concentrate, dried cranberrypeelings —, pretty fine juice.

I thought that strange cran-berry taste came from someplace.

I hope all of you have an ex-citing breakfast.

[email protected]

Allen Hook Hill

US, Maverick flags fly over new LHS projectThe new Lordsburg High School building, under the direction of HB Construction, is coming alongquickly. Last week, an American and Maverick flags were put up on the structure, which is expectedto be complete and move-in ready by January 2017. The $17 million consolidation project not onlyincludes the construction of the new building, but also renovation of the administrative offices, whichwill be moved into the existing cafeteria building. Funding for the project is made possible by the saleof $4 million General Obligation Bonds (GOB) and a $13 million Public Schools Finance Authority(PSFA) waiver that eliminated LMS’ portion of the tab. Herald staff photo

Courtesy submissionThe New Mexico Depart-

ment of Veterans Services(NMDVS) and New Mexico Le-gal Aid are inviting military vet-erans, Guard/Reserve personnel,and their spouses to a VA ChoiceProgram & Legal Aid Town HallMeeting in Santa Clara on August5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theSanta Clara National Guard Ar-mory Classroom, located at

VA Choice Program, Legal Aidtown hall meeting in Santa Clara

11990 U.S. Highway 180.NMDVS Health Care Coor-

dinator Mitchell Lawrence willpresent information and answerquestions about the VA VeteransChoice Program which allows eli-gible veterans to receive healthcare in their communities ratherthan waiting for a VA appoint-ment or traveling to a VA facility.

NM Legal Aid Staff AttorneyThomas Hare will present infor-mation and answer questionsabout NM Legal Aid—a state-wide legal services programwhich provides free legal servicesto low income residents who areeligible under the federal povertyguidelines.

For more information, con-tact NMDVS Silver City-basedVeterans Service Officer BradleyBrock at (575) 538-2377 [email protected]; orNMDVS Rural Veterans Coordi-nation Program SW Region Co-ordinator Angelina Trujillo [email protected] or(575) 912-3166.

Submitted by GRMC/Silver CityEditor’s Note: The MAP programis a national program, with one-on-one assistance in Silver City.Statewide, citizens can call 1-800-432-2080, New Mexico Ag-ing and Disability ResourceCenter (ADRC) and ask for pre-scription assistance. They can dothe same service by mail and longdistance.

The Medication AssistanceProgram, better known as MAP,has been a part of our commu-nity for over 15 years. This pro-gram is a service provided by GilaRegional Medical Center’s Aux-iliary. Sponsored by and locatedat Silver Health Care, the volun-teers are able to help locate freeand/or discounted medicationsfor eligible applicants. The vol-unteers have not been busy andare wondering why no one seemsto be having difficulty paying fortheir medications. One of theirfew regular clients says “My wifeand I appreciate the savings of

Medication costs are out of sight, butnot out of reach

close to $2000 a year especiallysince we depend on social secu-rity. You (MAP) have beenthoughtful, kind, and efficient inaccessing the assistance throughthe companies and doctors.” An-other client gives MAP credit forsaving her $3,000 a month. Shesays, “MAP is a blessing”. Stillanother client says “Esteprograma es tener vida porque lasmedicinas nos ayudan a seguirviviendo.” He always leaves theoffice in smiles and appreciationof the volunteers’ ability to speakSpanish. His comment well ex-plains the reason that MAP vol-unteers continue their service.Translation: This program is lifegiving. It helps us continue liv-ing.

Of course, how much MAPcan help depends on severalthings. Does the applicant haveprescription drug insurance; alimited income; or Medicare D?However, sometimes the insur-ance doesn’t help much, some-

times the income maximum ishigher than imagined and some-times a Medicare D patient is inthe doughnut hole. A MAP vol-unteer can do the research and fig-ure out positive solutions thatbest fit your individual situation.

To speak to a MAP volun-teer you can visit their office lo-cated at Silver Health Care, 160032nd St. on Wednesdays, 9:00 am– 11:00am, or call 956-1330.Phone messages will be answeredonce a week.

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