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Clovis Municipal On this date in 1971, a Schools eyei signing Worley Mills tandem bonuses to recruit teachers. truck overturned north of the city. — Page 5A — Page 3A Vol. 88 ◆ No. 227

SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com KEEPING THE STREETS SAFE Board signup light ❏ Four area school boards will see contested elections; 14 races are unopposed. BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS

Clovis, Fort Sumner, Grady and Texico are going to have contested school board races come Feb. 7. Every other area school board, though, appears it will have just one candidate per position, following Tuesday’s candidate signup day at the Curry, De Baca and Roosevelt county clerk’s offices. In Clovis, Kyle Snider will be challenged by Joshua Crisp in his run for a second board term in District 1. Cynthia Osburn does not have a challenger in District 2. In Fort Sumner, six people are running for three positions. The election is an at-large contest between Kyle Sparks, Krestin Madrid, Brent Moyer, Scot Stinnett, Mary Kenyon and Sharon C. West. The top two-vote getters will Staff photo: Tony Bullocks receive four-year terms in Positions 4 and 5, Tonya Valenzuela, 3, and her brother Tonio Valenzuela, 11/2, test drive their new police cruiser Tuesday afternoon, while while the third-place finisher will serve out the remaining two years of Position 2. their mother, Elsi Gonzalez, follows along on Dartmouth Street. Grady has both of its races contested. In Position 4, Colten Grau will run against Quentin Wood and Emory Jones will run against Phillip Borden in Position 5. Positions 4 and 5 are also contested in Texico, with Justin Barnes and Bethany Prosecutor remembered for integrity Stevens running for Position 4 and Clifford ❏ Peterson spent 10 years the two in Portales for many, many years,” “He was one of those prosecutors who Franklin running against Troy Teague in Reeb said, recalling her former colleague’s knew all his cases, knew all the facts about Position 5. calm demeanor and firm resolve. them, and he worked hard, and he was very, The following races are uncontested: as child support officer ■ “Kent was one of those guys who took it as very fair. He was always so prepared that he Portales: Alan Garrett for Position 3, until his 2013 retirement. it came, and was always really relaxed about Antonio Sanchez Jr. for Position 4. knew the ins and outs of every case and he ■ all the things he had to do in court; never let wanted to do what was fair in them. He dis- Dora: John Mohon for Position 2, Jana By Eamon Scarbrough it ruffle his feathers. He was missed many cases, but he also wanted to Roberts for Position 4, Gary William STAFF WRITER just laid back and calm, and Simposione for Position 5. protect people as well, and he did that,” said ■ [email protected] he was just extremely skill- Lindsey, adding that Peterson’s personality Elida: Garland Creighton for Position 3, Virginia Clemmons for Position 4 and Scott ful in the courtroom,” she was as impactful as his work ethic. Whether in the courtroom or in his person- Burton for Position 5. said. “He was a great men- “He was very easy to get along with. He al life, former attorney Kent Peterson was tor to me as a prosecutor, ■ Floyd: Vicki Banister for Position 1 and was always willing to help. He had a great remembered as a consummate professional and then, I know that, when Jeffrey Essary for Position 2. and a man of integrity by some of his closest he went on to do child sup- personality, great sense of humor,” he said. ■ Melrose: Cedar Rush for Position 3, associates. port hearings, he did a great Reeb remembered her mentor as man Tyler Belcher for Position 4 and Larry whose understated personality belied a pro- The 60-year-old Peterson, who passed Peterson job with that as well.” DeVaney for Position 5. away Friday in Lubbock, worked for 18 years After his 18-year prose- found intelligence. Positions are for four years, with the excep- as a prosecutor with the New Mexico District cution career, Peterson became a child sup- “He was just so laid back and relaxed, and tions of Position 2 in Fort Sumner and Attorney’s Office, spending several of those port officer and served for 10 years in you would never probably know how intelli- Position 3 in Melrose. In each case, the seat is years in Portales. Roosevelt County until his retirement in gent that man was unless you sat down and up because the original board member Ninth Judicial District Attorney Andrea 2013. tried a case with him, or had one-on-one con- resigned and was placed by an appointee, and Reeb credited her expertise in the courtroom Defense attorney Daniel Lindsey of versations with him. It was just his laid back, whoever wins the position will serve the to time spent alongside Peterson in the 1990s. Lindsey Law Firm in Clovis remembered relaxed personality, always telling me, ‘Don’t remaining two years. “When I first became a prosecutor in 1996, Peterson as someone who strove for excel- let it get to you. Relax.’ It was a real pleasure Write-in candidates must file by Jan. 3. he was my supervisor in Portales. We were lence in all aspects of his job. to be around him on a daily basis,” she said. Terms begin March 1. Manager stresses audit improvements By Alisa Boswell findings from the 2015 fiscal year Sanchez with the sheriff’s office solve problems. Operation and Oversight — MANAGING EDITOR audit were resolved this year, was diligent in correcting a prob- “We had a long year filled with Significant Deficiency [email protected] “which is typically unheard of, lem with documenting fleet cars a lot of corrective plans; we really “The county is in the process of I’m told, even by the state auditor and exception reports. enhanced a lot of services; we implementing a comprehensive PORTALES — County himself. So we’ve made huge ■ “Gross receipts taxes were the worked on internal controls; we documented internal control struc- Manager Amber Hamilton stressed strides in correcting that, and it’s other substantial issue,” Hamilton had multiple ‘significant deficien- ture,” the report reads. “However, improvement as she addressed definitely been a team effort.” said, “and we just missed record- cies’, ‘material weaknesses’ and we noted ... areas in which the Roosevelt County commissioners The following were deficiencies ing the two months prior.” our audit report was just ‘quali- county does not have sufficient on the county’s 2016 audit report. found in the 2015 audit that were ■ Improper recording of travel fied’, so it was a tough year,” key internal controls in place.” “It has been phenomenal to see remedied for the 2016 audit, and per diem has also been Hamilton said of the 2015 audit ■ Accounts Receivable Cutoff the way this team has worked according to Hamilton: resolved. year. “What’s awesome about your — Material Weakness together, and I think you all will ■ Deficiencies in internal con- ■ Improper preparation and county, Gentlemen (commission- “We noted that the county incor- see that,” Hamilton told commis- trols were reduced from a “materi- submission of Public Employees ers), is as soon as they learn what rectly excluded the June accrual of sioners during their final meeting al weakness” (the highest defi- Retirement Association reports. they need to work on, your team is GRT ... In addition, it was deter- of the year on Tuesday. ciency level) to a “significant defi- “They were all in,” Hamilton very, very willing to make those mined during audit procedures Hamilton said county officials ciency.” said, “but they were not match- changes.” performed over grants receivable and auditors wanted to “get down ■ An issue with the clerk’s ing.” The following were findings in that $548,479 in grant revenues into the details, and we really office and sheriff’s office regard- Hamilton said the 2015 audit the 2016 audit: were incorrectly excluded from wanted them to find everything.” ing past collections was resolved. year was tough all around, but it ■ Deficiencies in Internal Hamilton said that 11 of the 14 Hamilton said Lt. Javier showed the county’s ability to Control Structure Design, AUDIT on Page 2A

Forecast: Today Sunday Sunday Index Calendar...... 3A Crossword ...... 5A High: 60 High: 35 High: 55 Classified ...... 6B Markets ...... 2A Comics ...... 5B Obituaries...... 2A Low: 26 Low: 28 Low: 30 Commentary...... 4A Sports ...... 1-3B PAGE 2A ✦ WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS FAREWELL, FRIEND Obituaries Cindy J. Williams July 31, 1957 – December 19, 2016 Cindy J Williams, 59, of Clovis, NM passed away Monday, December 19, 2016, at Plains Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, December 22, 2016, at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton, with Pastor Stormy Swann officiating. Cindy was born July 31, 1957, in Fort Sumner, NM to Raymond McLain and Car- lene Hopper McLain. She married Michael Williams July 21, 2009, in Farwell, TX. Cindy enjoyed reading, gar- dening, and baking birthday cakes for family members. She collected Indian Arti- facts. Cindy loved her dogs. Survivors include: her husband; Michael Williams of the home, two sons; Justin (Amanda) Robinson of Cookville, TN, and Daniel Robinson of Clovis, NM, mother; Carlene (Derle) Keith of Clovis, NM, three sisters; Vickie (J.R.) Bur- nett of Lantana, TX, Debbie (Tim) Walton of Texico, NM, and Shelly (Stormy) Swann of Lubbock, TX, brother; Brian (Carol) McLain of Oklahoma, one granddaughter; Rowan Robinson, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father; Raymond McLain, and infant brother; Stanley Don McLain. The family request memorial contributions be made to the High Plains Humane Society, (575) 693-7973.Arrange- ments have been entrusted to Muffley Funeral Home, (575) 762-4435 www.muffleyfuneralhome.com

Steve Rooney September 30, 1971 – December 18, 2016 Funeral services for Stephen John Rooney, 45, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Dec. 22, 2016, at the Third and Kil- gore Church of Christ with Staff photo: Alisa Boswell Pastor Don Thomas offici- ating. Private burial ser- Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton gives County Commissioner Jake Lopez a hug Tuesday as she pres- vices will follow in the ents him with a plaque. Hamilton honored Lopez and Commissioner Rick Leal, right, for their service to the coun- Mount Zion Cemetery with ty. Both men step down from their positions at the end of this month. Tom Browne, Ray Browne, Duffy Moon, Doc Elder, Kevin Robbins and Lynn Vohs serving as pallbear- “What’s awesome about your county, Gentlemen ers. All of his family and the Audit Meetings community that he loved so (commissioners), is as soon as they learn what Today much will be honorary pall- From Page 1A ■ Curry County Commission — bearers. Those desiring to make memorial contributions they need to work on, your team is very, very may make them to the American Cancer Society, the Soci- the 2015 financial state- willing to make those changes.” 9 a.m. at north annex of Clovis- ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), or any ments.” Carver Library. Information: 575- animal rescue organization, the Hartley House, or to a — Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton Hamilton said Tuesday 763-6016 Memorial Scholarship being established in his memory Thursday this was resolved through low the state statute regard- do not rise to the level of a through the ENMU Foundation for students in broadcast- ■ Clovis City Commission — ing. training with the treasurer’s ing returns from overnight significant deficiency 5:15 p.m. at north annex of Clovis- Stephen John Rooney was born September 30, 1971, in office. travel and their travel Cork, Ireland to the home of Frances Rose (Browne) and “It was noted that in three Carver Library. Information: 575- ■ Inadequate request forms did not allow James Patrick Rooney and died early Sunday morning, De- out of 12 months, PERA and 769-7828 Documentation for Travel for accurate calculations of cember 18, 2016, near his home in Portales. The family RHC reports were not sub- came to San Diego, CA when he was 15 years old. Steve and Per Diem Expenditures partial day reimbursements, mitted by the regulatory due This calendar is a daily listing worked hard to drop his Irish accent, as he wanted to be a — finding that does not rise according to the report. radio broadcaster. He graduated from San Diego High date,” the report said. of area public meetings. To to the level of a significant ■ Untimely Preparation place an item on the calendar, School in 1989 and went on to study at San Diego State deficiency and Submission of PERA The report stated that all call the newsroom at 575-763- University. He graduated in 1994, having earned a Bache- The county’s travel and and RHC Reports — other four deficiencies were being 6991 or e-mail: lor's Degree in Broadcast Management. On March 30, 1996, in Ramona, CA, he was married to Julie Ann Rais- per diem policy does not fol- noncompliance/finding that addressed. [email protected] beck. They made their home in San Diego until 1999 when they moved to Santa Rosa, CA. They returned to San Diego in 2001, and then moved to Portales in 2002. Steve and his business partner and friend, Jeff McNaughton, bet- Obituaries ter known as "Duffy Moon," established Rooney Moon Thursday at The Chapel in Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday Broadcasting in Portales and Clovis. Death notices Steve was very involved in the community that he adopt- Clovis Friday at the Living Word June Ellison — 10 a.m. at ed, serving in various capacities. He was a member of the Cindy Williams Information: 575-762- Church of God in Clovis. Church of Christ, 1720 West Board for the Hartley House. Steve coached Little League 4435 Information: 575-763- 21st Street, Clovis. Baseball, and helped to coach on the city league football Cindy J. Williams, 59, of 5541 Steve Rooney — 10 a.m. teams. He was the coach for the Dora Business and Pro- Clovis, died Monday, Dec. Monica Herrera at Third and Kilgore Church fessional Association (BPA) News Broadcast Team. His company serves as a corporate sponsor for ENMU Athlet- 19, 2016, at Plains Regional Monica Herrera, 36, of Funerals of Christ, Portales Cindy Williams — 11 ics. On a wider scope, he served on the board for the New Medical Center. Clovis, died Sunday, Dec. Wednesday Mexico Broadcaster's Association, the New Mexico Film She was born July 31, 18, 2016, at her home. Kent Peterson — 1 p.m. a.m. at The Chapel, Clovis Council, and had recently established a committee for Ru- 1957, in Fort Sumner. She was born Aug. 25, at the Wheeler Mortuary Friday ral Radio with the National Association of Broadcaster's. Services: 11 a.m. 1980. Chapel, Portales Monica Herrera — 10:30 Steve was never afraid of a hard day's work, and was al- a.m. at the Living Word ways ready to serve in new ways. Church of God, Clovis. Steve was a devoted husband and father. He was in- Jan. 10 volved in each of his children's varied sports and other ac- tivities. Steve was also a talented guitarist and soloist, as Sharon Cowman — 6 well as a gifted announcer. p.m. at The Chapel, Clovis He is survived by his wife, Julie; three sons, William, James and Conner; and a daughter, Caitlyn all of the family Services pending home; and his mother and step-father, Frances and Gerard Parmarter of Las Vegas, NV. Danny Jimenez, 62, of He was preceded in death by his father, James Rooney Clovis, died Tuesday, Dec. in 1994. 20, 2016 at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Wheeler Mortu- Arrangements are by ary of Portales. 575-356-4455,wheelermortuary.net Muffley Funeral Home.

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Member: The Associated Press THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS LOCAL WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 ✦ PAGE 3A Clovis police blotter EMPTY STOCKING FUND Today’s family in need: This low-income families with toys, food ■ The following is a sampling of 9:33 p.m.: Runaway, 900 block ing while license suspended or grandfather is raising his and clothing. calls received by dispatchers for of Rencher Street revoked, parole violation 10-year-old granddaughter How to help: The Eastern ■ Clovis police, Curry County sheriff 9:43 p.m.: Careless driving, 1400 ■ Toby Duran, 47, failure to appear while the parents try to New Mexico News is accepting and area fire stations: block of East Mabry Drive on misdemeanor charge, failure to straighten out their lives. Empty Stocking Fund donations ■ 11:58 p.m.: False evidence of pay fines, failure to appear on a “There are certain people at its newspaper offices in Monday registration, Grand Avenue/Hull felony charge (three counts) that you meet that just brighten Clovis (521 Pile St. or PO Box ■ 9:15 a.m.: Motor vehicle theft, Street ■ Paul Valles, 26, criminal damage your day,” said Salvation Army 1689, Clovis NM 88101) and 900 block of East Manana Boulevard Corps Office Lt. Kelly Portales (101 E. First St. or PO ■ 10:08 a.m.: Fraud ($2,500- to the property of a household mem- Tuesday Berggren. “This grandfather Box 848, Portales NM 88130). $20,000), 200 block of Gayland Drive ■ ber (under $1,000), dangerous drugs, 5:39 a.m.: Unauthorized graffiti lights up the room whenev- Envelopes should be clearly ■ 10:27 a.m.: Criminal damage up over $1,000, 700 block of West 21st conditions for sale to $1,000, 3700 block of Cesar er he comes to the Salvation Army.” marked “Empty Stocking Fund.” Street He is on a fixed income and needs Checks must be payable to The Chavez Drive Tuesday ■ 11:50 a.m.: Probation violation, ■ a little assistance this Christmas sea- Salvation Army. Contributions will be Jail Log Matthew D. Orozco, 20, driving son. forwarded to The Salvation Army. 1600 block of North Prince Street under the influence of liquor ■ The following were booked into About the Empty Stocking 12:06 p.m.: Following too close, (impaired, first), operating vehicle Yucca Avenue/Thornton Street the Curry County Adult Detention Fund: The fund is a joint venture of — Information is supplied by ■ 1:41 p.m.: Larceny up to $500, Center: without required headlamps the Salvation Army and The Eastern Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. 100 block of West 14th Street New Mexico News. The fund helps Kelly Berggren ■ 3:29 p.m.: Failure to yield stop Monday The following were released from sign, 13th Street/Hull Street ■ Lloyd D. Ashcraft, 36, posses- the Curry County Adult Detention ■ 4:35 p.m.: Leaving scene of sion of a controlled substance (felony Center: crash with property damage, 100 - narcotic drug) ■ block of Dawn Loop Raymond J. Pepin, 58, probation Monday ■ 4:49 p.m.: Criminal damage to violation ■ ■ Jason V. Jones, 37 property of a household, Sixth Danny R. Wilson, 55, probation ■ Lorenzo C. Martinez, 50 Street/Sheldon Street violation ■ 5:30 p.m.: Battery, 3700 block ■ Derek L. Hunker, 24, parole vio- lation, public affray, possession of Tuesday North Prince Street ■ ■ 6:16 p.m.: Criminal damage up to marijuana or synthetic (one ounce or Matthew D. Orozco, 20 $1,000, 900 block of John Doe Street less, first offense), trafficking con- ■ 7:45 p.m.: Larceny up to $500, trolled substances (distribution, nar- — Compiled by the staff of The 800 block of Wright Street cotic or meth, second offense), driv- News Dec. 21 1976: Holiday specials at Kmart included: ■ Nineteen-inch color TV sets for $344. ■ AM pocket radios for $2.97. ■ Presto Burger for $11.88.

1971: A Worley Mills tandem truck over- turned atop a 10-foot pile of highway depart- ment gravel. The accident occurred about 12 miles north of Clovis on SR18. Officials said the brakes on the pup, or second trailer, apparently locked, sending the vehicle off the highway. The driver, on his way to Tucumcari, suf- fered a back injury and was taken to Clovis’ Memorial Hospital for examination.

1956: A 5-year-old Floyd girl was uncon- improved after a neurosurgeon removed the scious in Clovis Memorial Hospital after she bullet. was accidentally shot in the head. It was Nanette’s second serious accident Nanette Baldridge was riding in the back of the year. In January, she fell into a grinder of her grandfather’s pickup when a .22-cal- while her father was grinding feed. Doctors iber rifle in a gun rack discharged, officials amputated her left arm above the elbow and said. amputated her right arm below the elbow “The bullet ricocheted a time or two, then following that incident. struck the little girl in the left temple and lodged in the right rear section of her skull,” Pages Past is compiled by Editor David the Clovis News-Journal reported. Stevens. For more regional history, check Two days later, the newspaper reported out his weblog at: she was conscious and her condition had www.highplainsyesterdays.com Events calendar Thursday Ongoing ■ Teen, tween program — 2 ■ Pintores Artist of the Month p.m. at Portales Public Library for — Art from Lois Snyder featured at ages 9-18. Information: 575-356- Clovis-Carver Public Library. 3940 Information: 575-769-7840 ■ Saturday Juried Student Art Show — ■ Christmas Musical Service Through Jan. 13 in Eula Mae — 5:30 p.m. carolling, 6 p.m. and 11 Edwards Museum and Gallery at p.m. services at St. James CCC. Information: 575-769-4956 Episcopal Church, Clovis. Information: 575-799-2533 The events calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an Sunday ■ Christmas Musical Service item on the calendar, call the — 10:30 a.m. at St. James newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e- Episcopal Church, Clovis. mail: Information: 575-799-2533 [email protected] Portales police blotter The following is a sam- requested, 2800 block South pling of calls for Portales Roosevelt Road U police, fire and sheriff: ■ 8:24 a.m.: Criminal dam- age, walk in Monday ■ 12:53 p.m.: Vehicle theft report, 100 block North Indio Jail log Avenue Released Monday ■ 1:26 p.m.: Fire/high value As of 7 a.m. Tuesday response, 1300 block of New ■ Uriel Chavez-Torres, 20, Mexico 235 released by court order ■ 2:06 p.m.: Threats report, ■ Levy Joe Cordova, 30, location unknown treatment facility ■ 3:03 p.m.: Ambulance ■ Manuel Fernando- requested, 1300 block West Mendoza Delao, 38, other jail Ivy Street ■ Toby A. Duran, 47, other ■ 4:02 p.m.: Criminal dam- jail age, 1100 block Leo Drive ■ Rashad Xavier Frazier- ■ 5:19 p.m.: Motor vehicle Harris, 24, bond accident without injuries, ■ Derek Hunker, 24, other Gemini Circle/Globe Street, jail report taken ■ Phillip M. Ibarra, 33, ■ 5:32 p.m.: Motor vehicle bond accident without injuries, U.S. ■ Alfredo Jaramillo, 41, 70/Roosevelt Road 3, report bond taken ■ Freddie Joe Mirabal, 52, ■ 5:53 p.m.: Theft report, other jail 1300 block South Avenue C ■ Christopher Ray ■ 8:53 p.m.: Shots fired, Montoya, 39, other jail location unknown ■ Brian James Stinnett, 23, ■ 10:42 p.m.: Breaking and other jail entering, 1400 block West Lime Street Booked Monday ■ 11:07 p.m.: Harassment As of 7 a.m. Tuesday report, 600 block South ■ Benny Preston, 35, crimi- Avenue A nal damage to property, bench ■ 11:43 p.m.: Ambulance warrant requested, 1400 block South ■ Michael G. Valdez, 30, Avenue E probation violation

Sunday Total inmates: 51 ■ 4:11 a.m.: Criminal dam- age, 500 block East 18th Street —Compiled by Staff Writer ■ 6:17 a.m.: Ambulance Eamon Scarbrough PAGE 4A Wednesday Dec. 21, 2016 The voice of Curry THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS and Roosevelt counties Voices and beyond

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Viewpoint VA needs work on transparency, accountability ew Mexico’s past, present and future are intertwined with our nation’s mili- Ntary and military veterans. There has been honor — more Medals of Honor awarded per capita than any other state. Government meddling catching up There has been sacrifice — the highest per- capita casualty rates in World War II and a heavy Did the Russian govern- the same people now refusing Giving anyone the power to toll in the Bataan Death March, and 649 service- ment affect the recent U.S. to accept the results of the take property from those who men and women lost in conflicts from Korea to presidential election? Maybe, Kent election. How is this not produce it, to limit the liberty Afghanistan. but remind me again why I funny? people are allowed to enjoy, There has been investment — four military should care. McManigal Besides, isn’t getting upset and to otherwise strangle the ◆ bases, three national laboratories and an estimat- You already know every over this conspiracy theory blessings of life, then worry- ed 172,500 veterans. election is rigged, because Local just a bit hypocritical? The ing someone may influence And there has been a terrible disservice — “abolish the office” isn’t columnist U.S. government has a long this system, seems a strange because New Mexico is home to one of the 10 among the options you are history, over several decades, concern indeed. worst VA hospitals in the country. allowed to choose from. Until of meddling in other govern- Govern yourself and the The Veterans Affairs Department ranks its 146 every election has this out- any positive impact on my ments’ elections and political Russian government can’t medical centers from one to five stars quarterly in come as a very real possibili- life whatsoever. The best processes. Do they believe affect your life. It’s only when Strategic Analytics for Improvement and ty, the status quo is in no seri- thing government can ever do they should be exempt from you foolishly hand this sacred Learning, or SAIL, reports. ous danger. is to simply get out of the the same treatment? If so, responsibility to others — Albuquerque’s Raymond G. Murphy VA It wasn’t “our election” way, and yet this is the one why? Because they are spe- through elections or other Medical Center, which cares for about 58,000 unless you’ve sold yourself thing government most fears cial? political processes — that you veterans, ranked in the bottom 10 in the second into bondage to this strange doing. Its representatives You get what you dish out, expose yourself to the risk of quarter, the most recent available. It joined nine cult called “government.” won’t risk people discovering and complaining about it just someone in some political other VA hospitals that earned just one star. Treasure your rightful lib- how unnecessary their med- makes you look weak. center, in Moscow, On one hand, VA officials refuse to make the erty. Don’t hitch your wagon dling is. As long as you pretend it’s Washington, D.C., or Santa full rankings public, claiming they are internal to any president, no matter How can it matter if the OK to set up a system where Fe, smothering your life. documents that determine which facilities are who it is, and you’ll never Russian government inter- someone gets the power to Why do that to yourself? improving and which are not. (After USA Today need a president to call your fered in something so dirty? control the lives of others, obtained the rankings for the last quarter of 2015, own. It’s healthier for you. Those who complained bad people will continue to Farwell’s Kent McManigal VA Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin pro- I don’t need Trump, loudest when Trump would- look for ways to exploit it to champions liberty. Contact vided rankings for the second quarter, which Clinton, or any other elected n’t pre-commit to accepting their advantage. It’s him at: the results of the election are [email protected] ended June 30. In addition to the 10 one-star hos- “official” — they can’t have inevitable. pitals, 17 VA hospitals, mostly in the eastern part of the country, got five stars. The VA refused to provide rankings for two-, three- and four-star hospitals.) Thankful Goliath didn’t take people On the other, VA officials try to spin the poor rankings as a simple bell curve that by design It was on Christmas Eve, For twenty long hours they and at times things looked just one year ago prayed and they waited will always have some one-star hospitals, saying dire. That the High Plains were Rube And rescuers came when the ratings should not be used to help make Through the long day and bracing, for wind and for Render the storm had abated. night when times sure looked health care choices. snow. But when your tax dollars pay for those hospi- ◆ grim, When the temperature Durwood and Phillip got We didn’t lose people and tals and those evaluations, and when your hospi- dropped and the snow started Local caught in a drift, columnist for that we thank him. tal is at the bottom of a bell curve because it falling, By the wastewater plant, needs to improve in serious areas, you have every We huddled at home, and they were both frozen stiff. right to know how it is rated and why. Goliath came calling. But they both made it back On this Christmas Day, It carries some weight to hear Secretary Jack R. And Goliath kept on blow- safe, and sound to the shop, please don’t ever doubt, Fox say in an op-ed that “most veterans who He swooped in with a ing for hour after hour. Cold, tired, and battered With family and friends, come to my agency — the New Mexico vengeance and grounded the and ready to drop. when you’re out and about, Department of Veterans Services — tell me and planes, You need a moment to my staff they’re actually satisfied with the care The Andersons set out to He stopped all the autos and deliver the news If you don’t believe in God, thank him for all that is good, they’ve received at the facility.” halted the trains. on the Plains when it snows, Give thanks for the corn, Welch also says the Murphy center has shown Paper to readers and they He closed Interstate 40 for had to choose, When the weather turns the water and wood. notable improvement in primary care appoint- four hundred miles, nasty and the wind howls and ment wait times, mortality rates and length of To try to keep going or head And the wind blew the blows, God bless us everyone. hospital stays. It needed to. snow into humongous piles. back and with luck Ask Phillip and Durwood Merry Christmas to all and But as the VA hospital works on improving, it They could make it to shel- and the Andersons too also needs to embrace transparency and accounta- Forty miles per hour, sus- ter before they got stuck They might have a story thanks for stopping by. bility for the taxpayers who fund it and the mili- tained, blew the wind, they’ll relate to you. tary veterans who depend on it for their health With gusts up to eighty, and They tried to keep going, Rube Render is the Curry care. Goliath just grinned. but didn’t get far, While Clovis had drifts up County Republican chair- Forty-five hundred homes The snow kept on falling to eight feet and higher, man. Contact him at: — Albuquerque Journal lost electrical power, and covered their car And we lost lots of cattle [email protected]

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[email protected] THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS LOCAL/STATE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 ✦ PAGE 5A Clovis weighs signing bonuses STATE ROUNDUP Former oil exec tle at a pharmacy where she By Douglas Clark week is the signing bonus,” she worked last year. “We lost a language arts teacher to Bovina appointed to post She faces a maximum of STAFF WRITER said. “We lost a language arts SANTA FE — Former oil one year in federal prison [email protected] because they have a $1,500 signing bonus. teacher to Bovina because they Muleshoe offers $5,000 per year and most of the have a $1,500 signing bonus. and natural gas industry and a sentencing hearing will Clovis Municipal Schools Muleshoe offers $5,000 per executive Ken McQueen be scheduled in the future. officials are considering finan- Texas schools offer a $15,000 signing bonus over year and most of the Texas was appointed Tuesday to Oxycodone is a powerful cial incentives as a means of a three-year period. When we go to Texas Tech or schools offer a $15,000 signing lead the New Mexico opioid pain medication Energy, Minerals and known for its addictive qual- making teaching vacancies West Texas (A&M), they ask what our signing bonus over a three-year period. within the school district more When we go to Texas Tech or Natural Resources ities. Officials in New Department. Mexico have long linked it a attractive. bonus is.” West Texas (A&M), they ask In a statement, Gov. spike in heroin use because it During Tuesday’s regular what our signing bonus is.” — CMS Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Kerry Parker Susana Martinez said is expensive when compared board meeting Superintendent Balch said more information table. They bypass her. As and the good thing about offer- McQueen brings a valuable to the cost of heroin, which of Schools Jody Balch initiated regarding the initiative will be discussion on offering signing friendly as she is and as lively ing this is the people around us background in petroleum offers the same high. provided to board members bonuses to prospective teacher as her table is, it’s the money (other school districts) can’t engineering to the post and during next month’s meeting. applicants. that talks.” afford to do that. The goal will be in charge of a state Convict attempts “We have six school districts Balch proceeded to outline would be to grab anyone that is In other meeting actions, energy plan that stresses job within 45 miles that have a the bonus structure. on the edge in their decision board members granted creation and supporting to withdraw plea four-day work week,” he said. “We sort of came up with making process. We want them approval for 80 Clovis High national efforts toward ener- ALBUQUERQUE — “And we know of others dis- the idea we would offer $4,500 to come here. Until higher ed School choir students to com- gy independence. Convicted killer Clifton tricts that have had signing over three years and what we gets more college kids taking pete in the Music in the Parks McQueen previously Bloomfield has tried to with- bonuses. When (Assistant want to do in that first year is educational courses to become event in Denver, Colorado — served as vice president of draw his guilty plea in the Superintendent — Human provide $1,500 up front at teachers, there’s going to be a May 5-7, 2017. Officials said Tulsa, Oklahoma-based nat- killings of five people in Resources ) Dr. (Kerry) Parker signing — which allows those shortage.” the cost would be $400 per stu- ural gas and oil producer New Mexico. goes on her visits and tries to hired to find a place to live, get Parker echoed Balch’s senti- dent in addition to $200 for WPX Energy. He has man- Attorney General Hector recruit teachers, she’s the hole utilities turned on and just ments with regard to the incen- each of the nine accompanying aged the company’s assets in Balderas says he’s not going in the donut because the other make it until their first pay- tives. sponsors. The choir students the San Juan Basin of north- to let that happen. tables offer signing bonuses. check,” he said. “We just feel “I think our biggest competi- raised the money throughout western New Mexico and Balderas said he argued The candidates don’t go to her like we need to do something tion beyond the four-day work the year. southern Colorado. before Judge Benjamin Environmentalists greeted Chavez on Tuesday that the appointment with wari- Bloomfield should remain in ness. prison the rest of his life and Meetings Watch “His background warrants that his request to withdraw very close scrutiny,” said his murder plea should be Roosevelt County Commission Leal and Jake Lopez for their service to the coun- tape recording by use of an electronic recording Liliana Castillo, a spokes- dismissed without a hearing. The following actions were taken at the ty, saying that Tuesday was the last meeting for device of any communications between or among woman for Conservation Bloomfield pleaded guilty Roosevelt County Commission meeting the two commissioners. employees or elected representatives of the Voters New Mexico. in 2008 to murdering five Tuesday morning in the Commission Room of Lopez was ineligible to run again, and Leal lost County of Roosevelt,” the policy states, stating “Coming from the oil and people. the county courthouse: his seat to Matthew Hunton in the June primary that recordings are only to be taken when serving natural gas industry, I think He was convicted of ■ election. in an official capacity as a county employee. it’s very hard for New killing 37-year-old Carlos Commissioners heard reports from elected Mexico to expect him to “We cannot express our deep gratitude to you ■ Commissioners approved a resolution list- Esquibel on Oct. 24, 2005, officials and department heads. hold the oil and natural gas and Josephine Selvage three Sheriff Malin Parker reported having wrapped two gentleman,” Hamilton told the two men. “Ya’ll ing priorities for state roads needing repairs with- industry accountable for the days later. He also is accused up a child predator case with which his office was have served in such a tough leadership role over in Roosevelt County for the state highway depart- environment.” of killing Tak and Pung Yi on assisting the Attorney Generals Office and the the past few years, but I really hope that ya’ll are ment. Martinez spokesman Chris Dec. 4, 2007 and 40-year-old FBI. really proud walking out of here today. It is phe- The roads listed were: Sanchez said in an email, Scott Pierce on June 28, He also reported that he and County Manager nomenal what you all have done as a governing — New Mexico 88 from city of Portales to “We have full confidence 2008. Amber Hamilton met with the National Guard body, and you two have been instrumental in Texas border that he will put New Mexico first and manage our natural making those decisions.” — New Mexico 114 from town of Elida to Texas Armory, which owns the sheriff’s office building, resources responsibly.” Police: 5 teens and officials with the Guard said they would be Hamilton also honored Probate Judge Barbara border McQueen will oversee an facing charges sending an independent contractor to look at the George, whose term had also expired, telling — New Mexico 202 from U.S. 70 to Texas bor- agency with about 415 ALBUQUERQUE — building. George, “We are so grateful for the service you’ve der employees across the state Police say five teenagers are Treasurer Layle Sanchez said her office has provided to this county.” — New Mexico 267 from city of Portales to that regulates everything facing murder charges in the collected 32 percent in current taxes and 46 per- “I’ve really been blessed to serve in this capac- Melrose from private oil well opera- death of an Albuquerque car- cent in delinquent taxes as of November. She ity for the last eight years, and I appreciate all the — New Mexico 330 from town of Elida to the tions to forestry practices, penter and church deacon wildfire preparedness, and said the county has $2.3 million in their general support I’ve had,” George responded. merge with New Mexico 267 who was run down while try- coal and copper mines. fund. ■ Hamilton reported to commissioners that — New Mexico 235 from New Mexico 206 to ing to stop them from steal- The department oversees ing his work van. Roosevelt County Detention Center the county has joined an energy efficiency Texas border 35 New Mexico state parks. Authorities said Monday Administrator Larry Phillips reported that the jail rebates program with Xcel Energy to replace — New Mexico 236 from city of Portales to McQueen is expected to the five suspects are self- currently houses 45 male inmates and six lights and fixtures at the fairgrounds to save on New Mexico 267 oversee development of a proclaimed members of a females and four out-of-county inmates. utility costs. ■ Commissioners approved a new internal new recreational trail, the group that has become He said two release mistakes were made in ■ Commissioner Shane Lee shared with control policy for the county. Rio Grande Trail, that will increasingly dangerous. The the last month-to-date, but they were remedied everyone that he attended a 4-H awards ceremo- ■ Commissioners approved the county partic- extend for 500 miles across group is suspected in numer- the state. quickly. ny where the county received an award for their ipating in a capital outlay program with the New ous crimes throughout the city, including a fatal drive- Carol Acosta-Flores, who manages the coun- support of 4-H programs. Mexico Department of Transportation. by shooting and the killing ■ Pharmacy tech ty’s indigent health care, asked commissioners to Commissioners approved a 100 Days and Lovato said the funding the county will receive of a dog during a burglary. approve three indigent health care requests total- Nights grant for the sheriff’s office for DWI patrols from the program will be $50,000 and will be used pleads to charge Police spokesman Fred ing $14,455. and equipment. to fix a four-mile section of New Mexico 88, the LAS CRUCES — Federal Duran says witnesses and The commissioners approved the requests. ■ Commissioners approved $7,000 EMS Arch highway. authorities say a 31-year-old citizens who called in tips Road Superintendent Ricky Lovato reported Fund Act grants for the Arch and Milnesand fire Lovato said he plans to chipseal the road, former pharmacy technician helped to identify the sus- that the road department has completed 2016 departments for fiscal year 2018-19. which will cost $69,000. pleaded guilty to stealing the pects in Hector Aguirre’s powerful drug known as death. LGRF projects and is waiting on funding for 2017 ■ Commissioners approved a resolution for a ■ Commissioners approved a contract with oxycodone in Carlsbad. Aguirre tried to hang onto LGRF projects. new policy regarding electronic Pest Pro for pest control services at the detention Amber Kay Otero pleaded the windshield wipers of his He said his crews are covering a lot of miles easvesdropping/unlawful recording. center. guilty on Tuesday in Las van as five teens tried to each week with tumbleweeds being a huge prob- Hamilton told commissioners that there have Hamilton said the company provides pest con- Cruces to a misdemeanor make off with it in lem currently. He said road crews were patching been circumstances in the past where county trol services to the rest of the county as well. offense of unlawfully pos- September. He didn’t let go South Roosevelt Road 8 on Tuesday. employees used recording devices and it was not ■ Commissioners went into executive session sessing a controlled sub- until one of them pointed a ■ Hamilton honored Acosta-Flores with a cer- clear if they were allowed to or not, so there need- to discuss threatened or pending litigation. stance. gun at him. Authorities say she was Aguirre died in November tificate “for being Roosevelt County’s best” for ed to be a policy in place regarding this. No action was taken. arrested on Sept. 23 follow- after being in a coma for two Acosta-Flores “going above and beyond,” not “It shall be a violation of the Roosevelt County ing an investigation. Otero months. only in her work but with community efforts. Policy for employees to engage in electronic sur- — Compiled by Managing Editor Alisa admitted to having taken ■ Hamilton also honored commissioners Rick veillance, eavesdropping, unauthorized or secret Boswell oxycodone pills from a bot- — The Associated Press PAGE 6A ✦ WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 SOUTHWEST THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Prosecutor: APD shooting to get review By Susan Montoya Bryan seven senior trial prosecutors from dice a second-degree murder resident’s complaint of his illegal eliminate conflicts of interest. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS judicial districts around the state. charge against Perez, leaving open campsite. New Mexico Attorney General The team’s findings and recom- the option for prosecutors to file It was among some 20 fatal Hector Balderas also has initiated a ALBUQUERQUE — An inde- mendations are expected earlier charges later. shootings by Albuquerque police in review of policies and procedures pendent team of prosecutors from next year. Sandy rejected an agreement in a four-year period that had out- governing the investigation and around New Mexico will comb Torrez said the case needs a November to plead guilty to a less- raged activists and relatives of the prosecution of deadly shootings by over evidence and testimony from prompt, thorough review and that er charge. His retrial is tentatively dead. law enforcement officers. the case involving two former the evaluation will be guided by the scheduled for July. Under investigation by the U.S. Rick Tedrow, president of the Albuquerque police officers law and the facts. He acknowl- Defense attorneys argued during Justice Department for more than a New Mexico District Attorneys’ accused in the 2014 shooting death edged that the case has polarized Perez and Sandy’s three-week trial year over allegations of excessive Association, will be among those of a mentally ill homeless man as the community and has become a that the shooting of Boyd was justi- force, Albuquerque police faced a participating in the review of the part of a review announced focal point of reforms within the fied. scathing federal report after Boyd’s Albuquerque case. Among other Tuesday by metro Albuquerque’s Albuquerque Police Department. Video from Perez’s helmet cam- death describing a “culture of things, he said the team will con- incoming district attorney. “However, everyone must under- era showed the final moments of aggression” and faulting officers It will eventually be up to stand that criminal trials are funda- the standoff with Boyd, who suf- for using unreasonable force with sider the fact that nine jurors voted Bernalillo County District mental tests of individual criminal fered from paranoid schizophrenia. the mentally ill. to acquit. Attorney-elect Raul Torrez to liability and are not the appropriate Boyd is heard yelling threats at With a significant backlog of “As prosecutors, one thing that decide if former Officer Dominique vehicles for airing philosophical or officers in short bursts of outrage, other shootings involving officers, we do like to say is we recognize Perez and now-retired Detective political disagreements about the but he also said he feared they Torrez and other district attorneys and we respect the decisions of Keith Sandy should be retried in fundamental nature of our institu- would hurt him. Nineteen said Tuesday they plan to ask the either the court or the juries, so I the fatal shooting of James Boyd tions,” he said. Albuquerque and state police offi- state Legislature for more funds to think that will weigh in,” Tedrow following an October mistrial Last month, the special prosecu- cers arrived on the scene after Boyd establish an independent review said. “As many of us in the prose- because of a hung jury. tor who handled the first trial filed pulled two pocket knives on the process for those high-profile cases cution world know, that carries a The review will be carried out by a notice to dismiss without preju- first two officers to respond to a that warrant an outside look to message. That sends a message.”

SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP Woman tells cops ed assault of a child. she shot her sons Sheriff’s death FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County authorities gets investigation say a grand jury will decide STEPHENVILLE, Texas what charges a Fort Worth — Texas Rangers are investi- woman should face after she gating the death of Erath told police she fatally shot County Sheriff Tommy her two adult sons inside a Bryant at his home in home. Stephenville. Fort Worth police say offi- Texas Department of cers responding to a call Public Safety spokesman Sunday about a shooting Lonny Haschel says in a found the men in an upstairs statement that Bryant, who bedroom and both had appar- had been sheriff for nearly 20 ent gunshot wounds to their years in the county about 80 upper torsos. They were miles southwest of Fort taken to a hospital where Worth, was found dead at his they were pronounced dead. home just after midnight Dallas-Fort Worth televi- Tuesday. sion station KTVT reports the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office has identi- Ex-youth worker fied the pair as 21-year-old gets 99 years Casy-Don Wilson and 20- LUBBOCK — Officials year-old Kaylin Wilson. say an ex-worker at the Boys Police on Tuesday did not & Girls Club of Lubbock release the name of their must serve 99 years in prison mother or a possible motive without chance for parole for for the shootings. sexual abuse of four children. Charles Chavez was sen- Sting operation tenced Tuesday by a judge in Lubbock. The 29-year-old nets 36 arrests Chavez earlier this month CONROE, Texas — was convicted of continuous Montgomery County author- sexual abuse of a child. ities say they’ve arrested 36 Prosecutors say Chavez people in an undercover molested the children, operation aimed at people including three brothers, trying to contact children between May and September online for sex. 2014. Prosecutors say the sus- Four boys testified that pects used the internet to they were abused by Chavez contact who they believed after meeting him when he were children and arranged was the game room director to meet them. When the sus- for the Boys & Girls Club of pects showed up, they were Lubbock. Records show arrested. some of the boys stayed with The sting operation, called Chavez, who was a Child Fastest growing state? Utah “Operation Safe Holiday,” Protective Services-approved began in October in the coun- caregiver for the brothers. By Lindsay Whitehurst that trend as people are attracted by Census officials. ty directly north of Houston. Chavez testified that the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS recovering economies and affordable In Utah, the growth was split nearly Some of the people arrested boys lied about being molest- housing, he said. evenly between new births and in- also have been charged with ed. SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is the “As things start to inch up, people are migration of people attracted by the possession of child pornogra- fastest-growing state in the country, finding good home values in central strong tech and financial industries, phy and attempted aggravat- — The Associated Press leading a cluster of Western states with California, and that’s spilling out into said Pam Perlich with the University of populations on the upswing despite other mountain West states,” he said, Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy sluggish national growth, according to though in most places the growth does- Institute. The state is also home base for new numbers released by the U.S. n’t yet match pre-recession levels. the growing Mormon church. Census Bureau Tuesday. Other states that have been recent Utah’s population passed the 3 mil- The state that’s long had the coun- growth powerhouses also flagged this lion mark this year, a milestone for the try’s highest birth rate grew just over 2 year. North Dakota, for example, led state that’s nevertheless a far cry from percent from July 2015 to July 2016, the country for the past four years dur- the country’s most-populous states. No. followed closely by Nevada, Idaho and ing an oil boom that started around 1 was California with more than 39 mil- Florida. Washington, Oregon and 2004, but its growth slowed amid lion, followed by Texas, with nearly 28 Colorado also took top percentage- 2016’s weak crude prices. million people. growth spots. Eight states had population losses Still, Utah’s raw-number population The U.S. population, meanwhile, this year, including three — growth ranked No. 11 in the country as posted one of its lowest growth rates Pennsylvania, New York and Wyoming the state added more than 60,000 peo- since the late 1930s, shortly after the — that posted gains last year, according ple, Perlich said. Great Depression, said Brookings to the U.S. Census Bureau. Illinois had In Nevada, gambling-sector growth Institution demographer William Frey. the biggest drop, losing more than in Las Vegas has paired with gains asso- That’s largely because baby-boomer 37,000 people. ciated with a Tesla battery manufactur- generation population declines haven’t The demographic shifts mean 24 per- ing plant in the north, pushing the over- been fully replaced by new births or cent of Americans live in the West, and all population to just under 3 million immigration. another 38 percent of the population is people, said state demographer Jeff Several Western states are bucking concentrated in the South, according to Hardcastle. Reporter seeks Twitter ID after seizure By Claudia Lauer company to preserve any information or The sender “succeeded in his effort to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS documents regarding the person who use Twitter as a means of committing sent the image. Eichenwald wrote that assault, causing Petitioner to have a DALLAS — A Newsweek reporter “Twitter agreed to an expedited order,” seizure which led to personal injury,” who has epilepsy said he had a seizure meaning the company won’t challenge Eichenwald’s attorneys wrote. after being sent a message on Twitter the request for information. Eichenwald Eichenwald’s attorney didn’t immedi- intended to trigger such an episode and is seeking the information for a potential ately return a message seeking comment is seeking information from the social lawsuit, likely against the person who Tuesday. Eichenwald did not immediate- media company to identify the person sent the tweet since court document say ly return an email seeking comment. responsible for the tweet. he doesn’t plan to sue Twitter. Eichenwald told ABC’s “Good The image in question — which A Twitter representative said via email Morning America” that he has received included a strobe effect and the words, that the company does not comment on numerous copycat strobe messages from “You deserve a seizure for your posts” individual accounts or investigations. “people who identify themselves as — was apparently sent in response to Guidelines for law enforcement listed on Trump supporters” and that he is report- Kurt Eichenwald’s outspoken criticism the company’s website include a require- ing each of them to Twitter to ask that of President-elect Donald Trump. ment for a court order or subpoena their accounts be suspended. Eichenwald, who has a home in Texas, before it releases user information. “It is amazing to me that simply said in court documents that the image The deposition request, filed Monday, because I am a political reporter, simply triggered a seizure. said that Twitter suspended the account because I write about Donald Trump that Eichenwald posted a signed copy of a of @jew—goldstein “upon learning of we have become so sick and twisted in Dallas County District Court order to the assault.” The sender had identified this country that people think they have Twitter on Tuesday that allows him to him or herself with the alias Ari the right and obligation to inflict poten- depose Twitter executives and orders the Goldstein. tially very serious injury,” he said. Wednesday Dec. 21, 2016 Your source for complete PORTS local sports coverage S THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS B

Leading off ● Briefly Lady Blue topple Clovis Phils get Buchholz BOSTON — The Red ❏ Coburn leads four Sox have traded right- hander Clay Buchholz to in double figures as the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league second Farwell wins, 63-48. baseman Josh Tobias. Buchholz was the odd By Dave Wagner man out in a Boston rota- SPORTS WRITER tion that added Chris Sale [email protected] this offseason. CLOVIS — If the Farwell Lady Now 32, Buchholz Blue was nervous facing a Class 6A pitched a no-hitter in opponent, it certainly didn’t show. 2007 in his second major In fact, they wasted no time tak- league game. He is a ing control on Tuesday night at two-time All-Star but he Rock Staubus Gym, scoring the has been inconsistent game’s first nine points and cruis- through his career. In all, ing to a 63-48 victory over Clovis he is 81-61 with a 3.96 High. ERA in parts of 10 big Senior guard Lindsi Coburn led league seasons. He was four players in double figures for 8-10 with a 4.78 ERA the Class 2A Lady Blue (11-3), this year. sinking 9-of-10 free throws and fin- The 24-year-old Tobias ishing with 18 points. Senior guard has hit .301 in 188 minor Edie White hit two long-range 3s in league games since being the opening quarter as Farwell selected by the Phillies in opened a 16-5 lead. the 10th round of the “I thought we played a very good 2015 amateur draft. game until about the last six min- utes, and then we got a little care- Griffin has surgery less,” Farwell coach Eddie Smith LOS ANGELES — said. “Teams like Clovis can come Blake Griffin has under- back on you, and you can’t be care- gone an arthroscopic sur- less.” gery to remove loose bod- White’s first 3 capped the early ies from his right knee and run, and she hit another late in the the Los Angeles Clippers period to make it 16-4. The Lady star will be out four to six Wildcats (4-6) got it under double weeks. figures only once, and briefly at The team says Dr. Neal that, the rest of the way. ElAttrache performed the “She’s got great range,” Smith surgery on Tuesday at said of White. “We’ve got five real- Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic ly good shooters and they can shoot Clinic. anywhere on the court.” Griffin is averaging 21 Outside of junior guard Teya points, 8.9 rebounds and Morris, who scored a game-high 26 4.6 assists in 26 games points, the Lady Cats struggled this season. mightily to generate offense. Once they got down early, it was simply ● NBA Today going to be hard for them to come back. Monday’s stars “The first quarter did us in,” CHS ❏ Kemba Walker, coach Jeff Reed said. “We were Hornets, had 28 points playing catch-up the rest of the and 10 assists as game. Charlotte rallied to beat “Farwell came out ready to play. Staff photo: Tony Bullocks the Los Angeles Lakers We got in a hole and we couldn’t Farwell junior Hope Herrera is fouled by Clovis’ Hayley Kidd in the second half of Tuesday’s game at Rock 117-113. get out of it.” Staubus Gymnasium.Herrera had four points in Farwell’s 63-48 victory. ❏ Kyle Lowry, The Lady Blue had six 3-pointers Raptors, scored 24 points in the game, and finished 21-for-31 Katey White, Edie’s sister, added beginning and keep our foot on the tonight.” and handed out eight from the line. 10. gas.” Both teams return to action on assists in Toronto’s . “They’re good, fundamentally “We played them in a summer Farwell has only seven players on Wednesday of next week in holiday sound,” Reed said. “We knew they league,” said Coburn, who averages its varsity squad, but as long as the tournaments. The Lady Cats face can shoot. We knew we had to get just over 18 points and is shooting Lady Blue can avoid foul trouble ● Scoreboard Highland in their own Plateau on them.” 92 percent from the free throw line they believe they will be all right. All Times MST Holiday Classic, while the Lady Tuesday Edie White and sophomore for- for the season. “We knew we’d “It doesn’t matter if it’s 1A or 6A, Blue meets Tularosa in Texico’s Basketball ward Maria Maldonado each added have to come out and play hard. it’s still basketball,” Smith said. Prep 14 points while sophomore guard “We try to get on teams in the “We came out and executed well Citizens Bank tournament. Boys Portales 71, Clovis 58 Farwell 60, Abernathy 42 Dimmitt at Muleshoe (n) Girls WILDCAT BASKETBALL Farwell 63, Clovis 48 Raiders Muleshoe 43, Dimmitt 35 Wednesday Basketball Prep Boys Roswell High at Portales, 3:30 get 7 on p.m. ● TV sports The Associated Press Pro Bowl All Times MST Today THE ASSOCIATED PRESS College football 7 p.m. — ESPN, Poinsettia NEW YORK — The Oakland Raiders lead the Bowl, BYU vs. Wyoming, at San NFL with seven players selected for the Pro Bowl. Diego Quarterback Derek Carr, wide receiver Amari Men’s college basketball Cooper, center Rodney Hudson, defensive end 3 p.m. — FSN, Longwood at Khalil Mack, safety Reggie Nelson, guard Kelechi Texas Tech Osemele and tackle Donald Penn were picked 4 p.m. — ESPN2, Elon vs. from the Raiders, who are in first place in the AFC Duke, at Greensboro, N.C. West going into Week 16. 4:30 p.m. — FS1, American at The Raiders had three players selected from Villanova their offensive line, a big reason the team has final- 5 p.m. — ESPN,Kentucky at ly ended its long playoff drought. Louisville “It means a lot. It’s a great honor to be recog- 5 p.m. — FSN, Vermont at nized for what you do,” Hudson said. “It’s very Butler humbling. I give a lot of thanks to our teammates 6 p.m. — ESPN2, N. Iowa at because you can’t do any of it by yourself.” North Carolina Six members of the Atlanta Falcons were select- 6:30 p.m. — FS1, SIU- ed, most among NFC teams. Outside linebacker Edwardsville at Marquette Vic Beasley, kicker Matt Bryant, running back 7 p.m. — FSN, Bradley at Devonta Freeman, wide receiver Julio Jones, cen- TCU ter Alex Mack and quarterback Matt Ryan were 8 p.m. — ESPN2, Virginia at chosen from the NFC South leaders. California Despite missing the first four games of the sea- NHL hockey son because of his “Deflategate” suspension, New 6 p.m. — NBCSN,Washington at Philadelphia England quarterback Tom Brady was picked for Soccer the 12th time in his career. Cleveland tackle Joe Noon — FS1, Bundesliga, Thomas and Arizona wide receiver Larry Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig Fitzgerald were selected for the 10th time. Twenty-six of the 32 teams had at least one play- — Staff and wire reports er picked. Twenty players were chosen for the first time, including three rookies: Ezekiel Elliott and ● Dak Prescott from Dallas, and Kansas City’s Contact Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Tyreek Hill. Among the notable omissions was Detroit quar- Managing Editor Kevin Clovis junior Jakeem Wynn goes past Portales guard Jace Wallace for a basket in terback Matthew Stafford. The first-place Lions, Wilson: 763-6991 Ext. 320 or Tuesday’s game at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Portales defeated the Wildcats 71-58. who lead the NFC North at 9-5, did not have a sin- e-mail [email protected] Check easternnewmexiconews.com for coverage on the game. gle representative. PAGE 2B ✦ WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 SPORTS THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS 4), 9 a.m. (ESPN) CFP semifinals Peach Bowl NFL standings At Atlanta Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (12- The Associated Press NATIONAL CONFERENCE By the numbers 1), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Scores, standings and more All Times MST East Fiesta Bowl AMERICAN CONFERENCE W L T Pct PF PA At Glendale, Ariz. East x-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 366 258 Chandler, Phx 20 62 174 236 11.8 T.J. Lang, Green Bay. Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11- Basketball Gobert, Uta 28 88 237 325 11.6 Center (2) — s-Travis Frederick, 1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 10 4 0 .714 272 250 Towns, Min 27 91 209 300 11.1 Dallas; Alex Mack, Atlanta. y-New England 12 2 0 .857 365 233 Washington 7 6 1 .536 345 343 Prep summaries Davis, NO 27 49 245 294 10.9 Defense (18) Jan. 2 Outback Bowl Miami 9 5 0 .643 315 314 Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357 316 299 Tuesday Vucevic, Orl 26 69 213 282 10.8 Defensive end (3) — s,x-Cliff Avril, Assists Seattle; s-Everson Griffen, Minnesota; At Tampa, Fla. Buffalo 7 7 0 .500 358 314 South Boys Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m. Farwell 60, Abernathy 42 G AST AVG Michael Bennett, Seattle. N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 242 358 W L T Pct PF PA Harden, Hou 28 331 11.8 Interior line (3) — s-Aaron Donald, (ABC) Abernathy — Bryson Daily 17, Cotton Bowl Classic South Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 469 358 Christian Sinklier 10, Gus Diver 5, Westbrook, OKC 28 305 10.9 Los Angeles; s-Gerald McCoy, Tampa Wall, Was 25 242 9.7 Bay; Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia. At Arlington, Texas W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 313 322 Xavier Rivra 4, Kole Kurklin 2, Braden Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin Houston 8 6 0 .571 250 294 Carolina 6 8 0 .429 337 352 Kitchens 2, Joseph Sanchez 1, John Paul, LAC 28 267 9.5 Outside linebacker (3) — s,x-Vic James, Cle 23 208 9.0 Beasley, Atlanta; s-Ryan Kerrigan, (10-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 340 323 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 406 392 Turner 1. Totals 17 5-10 42. Rose Bowl Farwell (10-3) — Jackson Jarman Frazier, NO 28 209 7.5 Washington; Thomas Davis, Carolina. Indianapolis 7 7 0 .500 362 339 North Lowry, Tor 27 199 7.4 Inside/middle linebacker (2) — s- At Pasadena, Calif. 18, Jace Perkins 15, Izaiah Benoit 10, Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 260 359 W L T Pct PF PA Brandon Galvan 6, Etahan Stancell 5, Green, GS 27 198 7.3 Bobby Wagner, Seattle; Luke Kuechly, Rondo, Chi 23 166 7.2 Carolina. (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN) North Detroit 9 5 0 .643 301 285 Dakota Meeks 4, LeeRoy Cervantes 2. Sugar Bowl Totals 25 1-2 60. Teague, Ind 29 206 7.1 Cornerback (4) — s,x-Janoris W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 363 339 Jenkins, New York Giants; s-Patrick At New Orleans Abernathy 10 11 13 8 — 42 Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 341 276 Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 264 259 Farwell 18 16 13 13 — 60 College Peterson, Arizona; x-Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota; Richard Sherman, Seattle. 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 306 263 Chicago 3 11 0 .214 248 320 3-pointers — Abernathy, Daily 3. LSC players of the week Free safety (2) — s-Harrison Smith, Farwell, Jarman 6, Perkins 3. Junior Men Cincinnati 5 8 1 .393 288 293 West Minnesota; x-Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Jan. 9 varsity — Farwell 35, Abernathy 24. Offense Cleveland 0 14 0 .000 220 408 W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay. CFP championship Riell Camidge, Tarleton State, Jr., Strong safety (1) — s,x-Landon At Tampa, Fla. West y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 235 Girls G, Wilmington, N.C. — Camidge Collins, New York Giants. Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Farwell 63, Clovis 48 scored 60 points and added 7 rebounds W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 5 8 1 .393 340 325 Specialists (4) Farwell (11-3) — Hope Herrera 4, and 10 assists as the 15th-ranked x-Oakland 11 3 0 .786 377 336 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 328 Punter (1) — Johnny Hekker, Los Jan. 21 Maria Maldonado 14, Ainsley Actkinson Texans won three times last week, Angeles. East-West Shrine Classic Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 319 274 San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 264 434 2, Katey White 10, Baylee Lavender 1, including a career-high 27 points capped Placekicker (1) — x-Matt Bryant, At St. Petersburg, Fla. Denver 8 6 0 .571 299 258 x-clinched playoff spot Edie White 14, Lindsi Coburn 18. Totals by a game-winning, three-point play with Atlanta. West vs. East, 1 p.m. (NFL) 18 21-31 63. four seconds left in an 84-83 victory over San Diego 5 9 0 .357 366 366 y-clinched division Resutn specialist (1) — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Clovis (4-6) — Sydni Hill 2, Alyssa No. 12 Western Washington. Thursday’s Game Thursday’s Game Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota. At Carson, Calif. Loya 4, Teya Morris 26, Gabby Thompson Defense Special teamer (1) — x-Dwayne National vs. American, 2 p.m. Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 6:25 p.m. 1, Kaydee Weaver 6, Monay Phillips 7, Romond Jenkins, Tarleton State, Harris, New York Giants. Saturday’s Games Saturday’s Games Haylee Kidd 2. Totals 18 9-16 48. Sr., F, Midwest City, Okla. — Jenkins Jan. 28 Farwell 16 14 20 13 — 63 averaged a double-double for the Senior Bowl Miami 34, N.Y. Jets 13 Atlanta at Carolina, 11 a.m. Clovis 5 13 15 15 — 48 week with 18.7 ppg and 14.7 rpg, and College bowls At Mobile, Ala. Sunday’s Games Washington at Chicago, 11 a.m. 3-pointers — Farwell, E. White 3, K. also had eight steals and five blocks. The Associated Press South vs. North, 12:30 p.m. (NFL) White 2, Coburn. Clovis, Loya, Morris, He helped the Texans outrebound their All Times MST Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 6 N.Y. Jets at New England, 11 a.m. N.Y. Giants 17, Detroit 6 San Diego at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Phillips. Junior varsity — Clovis 39, three opponents by 47. Tuesday College playoffs Farwell 25. Boca Raton Bowl Buffalo 33, Cleveland 13 Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m. The Associated Press Women At Boca Raton, Fla. Tennessee 19, Kansas City 17 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Muleshoe 43, Dimmitt 35 Offense Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31 All Times MST Dimmitt (1-7) — Syrena Larra 8, Eli Savanna James, Cameron, Jr., F, FCS (NCAA Division I-AA) Baltimore 27, Philadelphia 26 Minnesota at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Diaz 14, Jae Castillo 5, Graella Wasilla, Alaska — James shot 10-of- Wednesday Championship Green Bay 30, Chicago 27 Indianapolis at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Jan. 7 Fuentez 2, Chelsea Wilson 5, Gaby 14 from the field, including 2-of-2 from Poinsettia Bowl Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 20 Arizona at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. Leal 1. Totals 12 4-6 35. 3-point range, and also went 4-for-4 At San Diego At Frisco, Texas Muleshoe (7-8) — Sadie Sudduth from the line for a career-high 26 points BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 7 p.m. James Madison (13-1) vs. Youngstown Houston 21, Jacksonville 20 Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 2:25 p.m. 14, Liliana Berrera 4, Sydnie Sudduth in a 97-63 drubbing of Texas A&M- (ESPN) State (12-3), 10 a.m. Atlanta 41, San Francisco 13 San Francisco at Los Angeles, 2:25 p.m. 7, Reagan REynolds 2, Emily Precure Kingsville. Her 3-pointers were buzzer- New England 16, Denver 3 Cincinnati at Houston, 6:25 p.m. 6, Yvonne Diaz 8, Keely Dunham 4. beaters at the end of the first and third Thursday Hockey New Orleans 48, Arizona 41 Sunday’s Games Totals 14 10-13 43. quarters. She aldo recorded eight Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Oakland 19, San Diego 16 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 2:30 p.m. Dimmitt 11 7 4 13 — 35 rebounds and two blocks in the contest. At Boise, Idaho NHL Muleshoe 8 15 12 7 — 43 ENMU nominee Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado State (7-5), Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 20 Denver at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. The Associated Press 3-pointers — Dimmitt, E. Diaz 4, Mikaehla Connor, Jr., G, Dallas — 5 p.m. (ESPN) Monday’s Game Monday’s Game Larra 2, Fuentez. Muleshoe, Precure Scored 29 points and doled out nine All Times MST 2, Sy. Sudduth 2, Sa. Sudduth. assists in two games en route to all- Friday EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina 26, Washington 15 Detroit at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. tournament honors in the Holiday Bahamas Bowl Atlantic Division NBA statistics Hoops Classic all-tournament team at At Nassau W L OT Pts GF GA Las Vegas, Nev. She combined a Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Old Montreal 20 7 4 44 96 69 The Associated Press Ottawa 18 11 3 39 82 85 NBA standings Through Monday career-best 19 points with six assists in Dominion (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) a 71-66 win over Northwest Nazarene, Armed Forces Bowl Boston 17 13 3 37 78 79 Team offense Tampa Bay 15 14 3 33 91 91 The Associated Press WESTERN CONFERENCE G Pts Avg the program’s 500th all-time victory, At Fort Worth, Texas and added 10 points in a 67-55 loss to Florida 14 13 5 33 77 87 All Times MST Southwest Division Golden State 28 3301 117.9 Navy (9-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5), No. 21 Western Washington. Detroit 14 14 4 32 78 89 Houston 28 3166 113.1 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Defense Buffalo 12 11 7 31 66 79 Toronto 27 3028 112.1 Dollar General Bowl Atlantic Division Maddison Wild, West Texas A&M, Toronto 12 12 7 31 87 94 San Antonio 23 5 .821 — Cleveland 25 2759 110.4 At Mobile, Ala. Sr., C, Epsom, Victoria, Australia — Metropolitan Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 28 3069 109.6 Ohio (8-5) vs. Troy (9-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Houston 21 8 .724 2 1/2 Wild scored 39 points and grabbed 19 W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 20 8 .714 — Portland 29 3174 109.4 Memphis 18 12 .600 6 rebounds in two games, including her N.Y. Rangers 23 10 1 47 113 75 Denver 28 3016 107.7 Saturday Boston 16 12 .571 4 second double-double of the season Pittsburgh 20 7 5 45 109 90 New Orleans 10 20 .333 14 Brooklyn 26 2774 106.7 Hawaii Bowl New York 15 13 .536 5 with 21 and 12 in a 73-63 overtime win Columbus 20 5 4 44 98 61 Phoenix 28 2978 106.4 At Honolulu Dallas 7 21 .250 16 at No. 16 Florida Southern. She hit a Philadelphia 19 11 4 42 107 102 Brooklyn 7 20 .259 12 1/2 Oklahoma City 28 2967 106.0 Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Hawaii her only 3-pointer of the game at the Washington 19 8 3 41 81 66 Northwest Division Washington 27 2842 105.3 (6-7), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Philadelphia 7 21 .250 13 buzzer to send it into overtime. In the Carolina 13 11 7 33 82 87 New York 27 2830 104.8 Southeast Division W L Pct GB two games, she also had 17 rebounds New Jersey 12 12 7 31 74 93 L.A. Lakers 30 3132 104.4 Monday (12 defensive), two blocks and a steal. N.Y. Islanders 11 14 6 28 81 99 W L Pct GB Utah 18 10 .643 — Minnesota 27 2817 104.3 St. Petersburg Bowl ENMU nominee WESTERN CONFERENCE Charlotte 16 13 .552 — Oklahoma City 16 12 .571 2 Indiana 29 3025 104.3 At St. Petersburg, Fla. Daeshi McCants, Jr., F, Las Central Division San Antonio 27 2810 104.1 Mississippi State (5-7) vs. Miami Atlanta 14 14 .500 1 1/2 Portland 13 16 .448 5 1/2 Cruces — Posted her first double- W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 27 2809 104.0 (Ohio) (6-6), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Washington 12 15 .444 3 double at ENMU (13 points, 10 Chicago 22 8 4 48 98 80 Denver 12 16 .429 6 Charlotte 28 2908 103.9 Quick Lane Bowl rebounds) in Monday’s loss to No. 21 Minnesota 19 8 4 42 91 60 Orlando 13 17 .433 3 1/2 Milwaukee 25 2595 103.8 At Detroit Minnesota 8 19 .296 9 1/2 Western Washington. In the two St. Louis 17 11 5 39 93 96 Atlanta 28 2874 102.6 Boston College (6-6) vs. Maryland Miami 9 20 .310 7 games at Vegas, she had 17 rebounds Nashville 15 12 5 35 94 90 Pacific Division New Orleans 29 2974 102.6 (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Central Division (10 defensive), two steals and a block. Winnipeg 15 16 3 33 90 100 Chicago 27 2742 101.6 Independence Bowl W L Pct GB At Shreveport, La. Dallas 13 14 6 32 84 101 W L Pct GB Sacramento 27 2740 101.5 Colorado 11 19 1 23 65 99 Cleveland 20 6 .769 — Golden State 24 4 .857 — Utah 28 2806 100.2 Football NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Pacific Division Chicago 14 13 .519 6 L.A. Clippers 20 8 .714 4 Detroit 30 2951 98.4 W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 27 2653 98.3 Pro Bowl selections Indiana 15 15 .500 6 1/2 Sacramento 10 17 .370 13 1/2 Tuesday San Jose 19 12 1 39 80 72 Miami 28 2724 97.3 The Associated Press Anaheim 17 12 5 39 95 97 Milwaukee 13 13 .500 7 L.A. Lakers 11 20 .355 14 1/2 Orlando 29 2806 96.8 Heart of Dallas Bowl Jan. 29 At Dallas Edmonton 17 12 5 39 100 92 Detroit 14 16 .467 7 1/2 Phoenix 8 20 .286 16 Memphis 29 2795 96.4 At Orlando, Fla. Calgary 17 15 2 36 89 98 Dallas 28 2636 94.1 Army (6-5) vs. North Texas (5-7), 10 Monday’s Games San Antonio 102, Houston 100 (s-starter; x-first time) a.m. (ESPN) Los Angeles 16 13 3 35 81 81 AFC Vancouver 13 16 3 29 80 100 Indiana 107, Washington 105 Denver at L.A. Clippers (n) Team defense Military Bowl Offense (21) At Annapolis, Md. Arizona 11 16 5 27 72 101 Atlanta 110, Oklahoma City 108 Portland at Sacramento (n) G Pts Avg Quarterback (3) — s-Tom Brady, NOTE: Two points for a win, one Utah 28 2649 94.6 Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Temple (10- Chicago 113, Detroit 82 New England; Derek Carr, Oakland; 3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) point for overtime loss. Utah at Golden State (n) Memphis 29 2805 96.7 Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh. Monday’s Games Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108 Detroit 30 2923 97.4 Holiday Bowl Wednesday’s Games Wide receiver (4) — s-Antonio At San Diego Nashville 2, Philadelphia 1, SO Denver 117, Dallas 107 San Antonio 27 2640 97.8 Brown, Pittsburgh; s-Amari Cooper, Anaheim 3, Toronto 2 Milwaukee at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Chicago 27 2681 99.3 Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington Tuesday’s Games Oakland; A.J. Green, Cincinnati; T.Y. State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Edmonton 3, St. Louis 2, OT Memphis at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Dallas 28 2806 100.2 Hilton, Indianapolis. Calgary 4, Arizona 2 Charlotte 117, L.A. Lakers 113 Miami 28 2810 100.4 Cactus Bowl Minnesota at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Running back (3) — s-Le’Veon At Phoenix Detroit at Carolina, ppd., ice issues New Orleans 108, Philadelphia 93 L.A. Clippers 28 2844 101.6 Bell, Pittsburgh; LeSean McCoy, Tuesday’s Games Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Orlando 29 2955 101.9 Boise State (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6), New York 118, Indiana 111 Buffalo; DeMarco Murray, Tennessee. 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 2 Washington at Chicago, 6 p.m. Milwaukee 25 2548 101.9 Fullback (1) s,x-Kyle Juszczyk, Nashville 5, New Jersey 1 Orlando 136, Miami 130, 2 OT Charlotte 28 2859 102.1 Toronto 116, Brooklyn 104 Houston at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Baltimore. Dec. 28 Columbus 3, Los Angeles 2, SO Boston 27 2762 102.3 Tight end (2) — s-Travis Kelce, Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Rangers 2 Boston 112, Memphis 109, OT Sacramento at Utah, 7 p.m. Cleveland 25 2566 102.6 Pinstripe Bowl Kansas City; Delanie Walker, Tennessee. At Bronx, N.Y. Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 1 Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 110, OT Dallas at Portland, 8 p.m. Toronto 27 2780 103.0 Tackle (3) — s-Donald Penn, Florida 4, Buffalo 3, SO Sacramento 27 2808 104.0 Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh Oakland; s-Joe Thomas, Cleveland; x- (8-4), noon (ESPN) Montreal 5, Anaheim 1 Atlanta 28 2922 104.4 Taylor Lewan, Tennessee. Minnesota 2, Colorado 0 Bonito Lake — Closed until further reports from anglers this week. squad. Oklahoma City 28 2938 104.9 Russell Athletic Bowl Guard (3) — s,x-Kelechi Osemele, At Orlando, Fla. Ottawa at Chicago (n) notice by the city of Alamogordo due to Sumner Lake — We had no reports MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed Golden State 28 2939 105.0 Oakland; s-Marshal Yanda, Baltimore; St. Louis at Dallas (n) fire damage. from anglers this week. DT Tom Johnson on injured reserve. Philadelphia 27 2854 105.7 Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), David DeCastro, Pittsburgh. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Winnipeg at Vancouver (n) Bosque Redondo Lake — Fishing Signed DT Toby Johnson. Houston 28 2962 105.8 Center (2) — s,x-Rodney Hudson, Calgary at San Jose (n) was fair to good using PowerBait, NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed RB Indiana 29 3069 105.8 Foster Farms Bowl Transactions Oakland; Maurkice Pouncey, At Santa Clara, Calif. Wednesday’s Games homemade dough bait and salmon Shane Vereen and QB Ryan Nassib Washington 27 2874 106.4 Pittsburgh. Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. eggs for trout. on injured reserve. Signed LB Ishaq Minnesota 27 2887 106.9 Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 6:30 Tuesday Defense (18) p.m. (FOX) Edmonton at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. Bottomless Lakes — We had no Williams and RB George Winn from New Orleans 29 3113 107.3 The Associated Press Defensive end (3) — s-Khalil Mack, Texas Bowl reports from anglers this week. the practice squad. New York 27 2913 107.9 BASEBALL Oakland; s-Cameron Wake, Miami; x- At Houston Brantley Lake — Anglers are NEW YORK JETS — Placed G Denver 28 3062 109.4 Fishing American League Jadeveon Clowney, Houston. Kansas State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M required to catch and release all fish Brian Winters and LB Mike Catapano L.A. Lakers 30 3316 110.5 BOSTON RED SOX — Traded RHP Interior lineman (3) — s-Geno (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) here as high levels of pesticides have on injured reserve. Signed DL Brandin Portland 29 3276 113.0 Atkins, Cincinnati; s-Ndamukong Suh, New Mexico report been found in some fish. We had no Clay Buchholz to Philadelphia for 2B Bryant and OT Donald Hawkins from Phoenix 28 3167 113.1 Josh Tobias. Miami; Jurrell Casey, Tennessee. Dec. 29 This fishing report, provided by Bill reports from anglers this week. the practice squad. Signed C Kyle Brooklyn 26 2973 114.3 NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded Outside linebacker (3) — s- Birmingham Bowl Dunn and New Mexico Department of Carlsbad Municipal Lake — Friend and TE Jason Vander Laan to RHP Nick Goody to Cleveland for a Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo; s-Von Miller, At Birmingham, Ala. Game & Fish, has been generated from Fishing was good using orange and the practice squad. Individual leaders player to be named or $50,000. Denver; Brian Orakpo, Tennessee. South Florida (10-2) vs. South the best information available from area red PowerBait and salmon eggs for WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Scoring National League Inside/middle linebacker (2) — Carolina (6-6), noon (ESPN) officers and anglers. Conditions trout. We had no other reports. Claimed LB Zach Vigil off waivers from G FG FT PTS AVG PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Desig- s,x-Dont’a Hightower, New England; Belk Bowl encountered after the report is compiled Chaparral Park Lake — We had no Miami. Placed LB Houston Bates on Westbrook, OKC 28 288 239 866 30.9 nated 3B Richie Shaffer for assignment. C.J. Mosley, Baltimore. At Charlotte, N.C. may differ, as stream, lake and weather reports from anglers this week. injured reserve. Davis, NO 27 282 218 798 29.6 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Signed Cornerback (4) — s-Marcus Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7- conditions alter fish and angler activities. El Rito Creek — Fishing was good HOCKEY DeRozan, Tor 27 274 205 766 28.4 RHP Jhoulys Chacin and LHP Clayton Peters, Kansas City; s-Aqib Talib, 5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) For a complete report, go to using San Juan worms, PowerBait, American Hockey League Cousins, Sac 26 253 186 735 28.3 Richard to one-year contracts. Denver; Chris Harris, Jr., Denver; x- Alamo Bowl www.easternnewmexiconews.com salmon eggs and worms for trout. We AHL — Suspended Syracuse F Harden, Hou 28 225 240 775 27.7 American Association Casey Hayward, San Diego. At San Antonio Northwest had no other reports. Jeremy Morin three games for his Lillard, Por 29 257 205 796 27.4 Heron Lake — LAREDO LEMURS — Released Free safety (2) — s-Devin Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado Bank fishing was fair Eunice Lake — We had no reports actions in a Dec. 17 game at Thomas, Bos 23 186 172 595 25.9 INF Jimmy Norris. McCourty, New England; Reggie (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) using corn and salmon eggs for rain- from anglers this week. Bridgeport and Texas D Dustin Durant, GS 28 253 162 722 25.8 Nelson, Oakland. bow trout. The best reports came for Green Meadow Lake — Fishing LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Traded Stevenson one game for his actions in James, Cle 23 212 114 575 25.0 RHP Cody Hebner and C Ryan Strong safety (1) — s-Eric Berry, Dec. 30 anglers fishing near the dam and in the was good using PowerBait for trout. a Dec. 17 game against Milwaukee. Curry, GS 28 225 136 692 24.7 Wiggins to Southern Maryland for RHP Kansas City. Liberty Bowl La Laja boat ramp area. We had no other reports. SOCCER Butler, Chi 27 203 226 663 24.6 Craig Stem. Specialists (4) At Memphis, Tenn. Northeast Greene Acres Lake — We had no Major League Soccer Leonard, SA 27 218 163 649 24.0 Ute Lake — FOOTBALL Punter (1) — Pat McAfee, Indianapolis. Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 10 a.m. Fishing for walleye was reports from anglers this week. COLUMBUS CREW SC — Signed Irving, Cle 23 205 80 547 23.8 National Football League Placekicker (1) — Justin Tucker, (ESPN) fair for the few anglers who braved the Grindstone Reservoir — Fishing D Alex Crognale. Wall, Was 25 212 137 593 23.7 NFL — Fined the New York Giants Baltimore. Sun Bowl weather this past week. They were was good using PowerBait, homemade DC UNITED — Acquired F Jose Beal, Was 24 189 98 546 22.8 $150,000, coach Ben McAdoo Return specialist (1) — x-Tyreek At El Paso, Texas using jig and minnow and jig and grub dough bait, meal worms and salmon Guillermo Ortiz from CS Herediano Antetokounmpo, Mil 25 210 127 564 22.6 $50,000, and moved the team’s fourth- Hill, Kansas City. North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9- rigs at 40 to 45 feet on the deep flats. eggs for trout. We had no other reports. (Costa Rica) on loan with an option to Walker, Cha 27 216 102 606 22.4 round pick in next year’s draft to the Special teamer (1) — Matthew 3), noon (CBS) We had no other reports. Jal Lake — We had no reports from buy at the end of the 2017 season. Hayward, Uta 21 151 130 471 22.4 end of the round because McAdoo Slater, New England. Music City Bowl Southwest anglers this week. MINNESOTA UNITED — Traded G Towns, Min 27 230 107 603 22.3 used a walkie-talkie for about five NFC At Nashville, Tenn. Elephant Butte Lake — Fishing Lake Van — Fishing was fair using Jeff Attinella to Portland for a 2018 Anthony, NY 26 207 116 580 22.3 plays during the fourth quarter of a Offense (21) Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), was fair using grubs, jigs and minnows PowerBait, salmon eggs and spoons second-round SuperDraft pick. FG percentage Dec. 11 game against Dallas. Quarterback (3) — s-Matt Ryan, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) for white bass. Fishing was fair using for trout. We had no other reports. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — FG FGA PCT ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re- Atlanta; x-Dak Prescott, Dallas; Aaron Arizona Bowl Bass Busters, Kastmasters and jigs for Oasis Park Lake — Fishing was fair Named Carlos Llamosa assistant Gobert, Uta 118 170 .694 signed CB Ronald Zamort to the prac- Rodgers, Green Bay. At Tucson, Ariz. largemouth bass and smallmouth to good using Kastmasters and home- coach and Aidan Byrne head of fitness. Jordan, LAC 125 190 .658 tice squad. Wide receiver (4) — s-Odell Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama bass. We had no other reports. made dough bait for trout. COLLEGE Capela, Hou 151 236 .640 Southeast CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB Beckham, Jr., New York Giants; s-Julio (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ASN) Pecos River — Stream flow below DAYTON — Named Eric Golz Howard, Atl 146 231 .632 Bralon Addison. Placed WR Eddie Jones, Atlanta; x-Mike Evans, Tampa Orange Bowl Alto Lake — We had no reports Sumner Lake on Monday was 22 cfs. women’s soccer coach. Zeller, Cha 105 179 .587 Royal on injured reserve. Waived OL Bay; Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona. At Miami Gardens, Fla. from anglers this week. Trout fishing was good for anglers using DELAWARE — Named Allison Adams, OKC 129 221 .584 Bataan Lake — Cornelius Edison. Running back (3) — s,x-Ezekiel Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10- Fishing was good wax worms, PowerBait and salmon Daley women’s assistant lacrosse Jokic, Den 117 204 .574 CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived Elliott, Dallas; Devonta Freeman, 2), 6 p.m. (ESPN) using San Juan worms, PowerBait, eggs. A few catfish were caught by coach and Dene DiMartino women’s Gortat, Was 135 236 .572 Atlanta; x-David Johnson, Arizona. salmon eggs and worms for trout. We anglers using worms and homemade LS Tyler Ott. volunteer assistant lacrosse coach. Gibson, Chi 147 265 .555 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed Fullback (1) — s-Mike Tolbert, Dec. 31 had no other reports. dough bait. We had no other reports. ILLINOIS STATE — Named Brad Kanter, OKC 137 248 .552 LB James Burgess and TE J.P. Holtz Carolina. Citrus Bowl Black River — Stream flow at Perch Lake — Fishing was fair to Silvey men’s soccer coach. Rebounds Tight end (2) — s-Greg Olsen, Malaga on Monday was 12 cfs. good using salmon eggs, homemade and to the practice squad. Announced NORTH DAKOTA — Signed football G OFF DEF TOT AVG At Orlando, Fla. Carolina; x-Jordan Reed, Washington. Fishing was slow to fair using worms, dough bait and PowerBait for trout. We RB Terrence Magee was signed by coach Bubba Schweigert to a contract Whiteside, Mia 28 117 298 415 14.8 LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 9 a.m. Tackle (3) — s-Tyron Smith, Dallas; PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout. had no other reports. Seattle from the practice squad. extension through the 2021 season. Drummond, Det 29 110 278 388 13.4 (ABC) s-Trent Williams, Washington; Jason Blue Hole Park Pond — Fishing Ruidoso River — Stream flow at DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR SAN DIEGO — Named Bill McGillis Howard, Atl 26 121 218 339 13.0 TaxSlayer Bowl Peters, Philadelphia. was good using PowerBait, worms and Hollywood on Monday was 1.6 cfs. Andrew Turzilli to the practice squad. athletic director. Jordan, LAC 28 98 266 364 13.0 At Jacksonville, Fla. Guard (3) — s-Zack Martin, Dallas; salmon eggs for trout. We had no Trout fishing was slow. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed WILLIAM PENN — Named Jaymee Gortat, Was 27 92 227 319 11.8 Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8- s,x-Brandon Scherff, Washington; x- other reports. Santa Rosa Lake — We had no WR Max McCaffrey to the practice Highcock women’s soccer coach. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS SPORTS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 ✦ PAGE 3B Falcons putting up points sans Jones By Charles Odum obliterated the team’s single-season or we have to score a lot of points, Ryan has consistently distributed The Falcons also have good THE ASSOCIATED PRESS scoring record with two games we just want to do our part in win- his passes to a large number of targets. depth at running back with remaining in the regular season. The ning,” right guard Chris Chester Depth at receiver helped keep the Freeman, who ran for three touch- FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons play at Carolina on Saturday. said Tuesday. offense moving even without Jones. downs against the 49ers, and Tevin The Atlanta Falcons can afford to Atlanta is the NFL’s top-scoring Jones watched from the sideline as Aldrick Robinson led the team Coleman sharing the carries. be patient with Julio team, and the race isn’t even close. the Falcons beat San Francisco 41- with a personal-best 111 yards receiv- “I think definitely this year it has Jones’ return from a The Falcons (9-5) have 469 points, 13 on Sunday to shatter the mark of ing on four catches against the 49ers. been fun to see so many people step sprained toe. 63 more than the second-place 442 points set by the 1998 Super Taylor Gabriel added three catches up and make big plays and that’s been After all, there’s no Saints’ 406. Bowl team. He also missed the pre- for 60 yards, including his team-lead- a really exciting part of our offense,” need to rush Jones’ Atlanta’s players aren’t saying vious week’s 42-14 win at the Rams. ing sixth touchdown reception. said center Alex Mack. “It’s not just recovery after Atlanta much about the scoring record. The Falcons’ success has placed “It shows the depth that we have by one guy having a great season. It’s a topped 40 points in They’re focused on the more quarterback Matt Ryan in the MVP having each other’s back,” said receiv- lot of guys doing a lot of good things two straight lopsided wins without important race the for the NFC discussion. He has 32 touchdowns er Justin Hardy. “If one guy goes all over the field a lot of times.” the star wide receiver. South title. Atlanta is one game passes with only seven interceptions. down, another guy steps in and we Jones ran routes at the start of prac- These are heady times for the ahead of Tampa Bay in the division. “For me, he’s my MVP,” running don’t miss a beat. It says a lot about the tice on Tuesday and is expected to give Falcons’ offense, which already has “If we have to score three points back Devonta Freeman said Tuesday. team and the character we have.” the toe a full-speed test on Wednesday.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kentucky’s Monk seeking rounded game

By Gary B. Graves Calipari urging him to drive THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and symbolized confidence the coach won’t dare stifle. LEXINGTON, Ky. — “There are times they have a Sharpshooting Malik Monk better feel than I do,” Calipari chose Kentucky because he said of his talented roster. “You felt it was the best place to do not have to be perfect, you hone other basketball skills do not even have to be great. beyond his impressive offen- But you’ve got to play.” sive talents. Monk knows expectations Scoring has always come for a follow-up performance Colorado Springs Gazette: Mark Reis easy for the Wildcats fresh- will be high as Kentucky Denver Broncos punt returner Jordan Norwood, center, muffs a punt during the first quarter of Sunday’s 16-3 loss man guard, who also wants travels 80 miles west for its to the New England Patriots at Denver. Norwood had a tough time in Sunday’s game, and Broncos coach Gary to become a better rebounder, first true road game. The Kubiak said he could be replaced in that role this week. passer and “lockdown” Cardinals have lost four in a defender. Even when Monk’s row in the series. perimeter shots are falling, Louisville thrives on its he wants to share the ball and defense and has had success encourages teammates to switching defenders in the Kubiak defends Norwood, shoot to ensure sure he’s not backcourt. The strategy the only one having fun. might suggest slowing down “If defenses play me to pass the Wildcats, but coach Rick the ball, I’m going to pass it,” Pitino said on his radio show but won’t rule out change Monk said Tuesday. “Coming Monday night that won’t be to Kentucky, you’re surrounded the plan for his Cardinals. By Arnie Stapleton Allen’s punts, which resulted with how Trevor Siemian ran to knock your head off.” by great players and everybody However Louisville, or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in poor field position for an Denver’s no-huddle offense “I have the utmost respect doesn’t have to focus on you. If future opponents, try to defend already scuffling offense in that set the tempo early on. for Jordan and any punt the defense focuses on you, Kentucky, Monk plan is to ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver’s 16-3 loss. Greg Knapp, the Broncos’QB returner that’s in college, somebody else can have a great contribute wherever he can. Gary Kubiak isn’t backing Norwood also coughed up coach and passing coordina- high school or NFL,” game and that feels great.” “I know they will have down from his defense of the football on his one and tor called the plays instead of Sanders said. “That is a Still, Monk is the focus of some kind of defensive trick Jordan Norwood. He does only catch in the closing sec- Kubiak or offensive coordina- tough job and he’s been opponents that try to devise for me,” he said of the acknowledge, onds, giving him five fumbles tor Rick Dennison. doing well. He has the ways of containing the Cardinals, “but we just have however, that on 50 touches on the season. “When we go hurry-up, I longest punt return in the his- sixth-ranked Wildcats’ lead- to run through our offense and Emmanuel The only players in the feel very comfortable with tory of the Super Bowl. He ing scorer. let the game come to you.” Sanders could league with more than five ‘Knapper’ working with him has done a great job for us. Is The Lepanto, Arkansas Monk’s AAU coach, Ron return punts as fumbles are all quarterbacks. because it cuts out the middle it fair that we’re being hard native enters Wednesday’s Crawford, wouldn’t be the Denver Norwood was shoved in man, so to speak,” Kubiak on him? Yes, it is fair because 50th Bluegrass showdown at shocked to see his former Broncos scramble to get into the back by teammate Aqib said. “... I like to cut them obviously he has to do his No. 10 Louisville (10-1) aver- player passing the ball or the playoffs over the holidays. Talib after a big muffed punt loose and go. Obviously I job. But it is a tough job.” aging a team-best 21.9 points rebounding instead of scoring. Rookie speedster Kalif at midfield against the Chiefs have opinions, but I just think He said Norwood just hit a per game for the Wildcats. If he “He went to Kentucky to Raymond provided a much- on Nov. 27. This time, that it makes us play a little rough patch, not unlike any continues at that pace, he could not have to carry the load,” needed spark on special teams Kubiak had Norwood’s back, faster. I think we responded to other player hitting a slump. the highest-scoring college said Crawford, whose against Jacksonville and defending him both after the that. We had some good ball “It can happen to any player coach John Calipari has Arkansas Wings program Tennessee after being promot- game and again this week. movement in the first half.” receiver or quarterback,” ever had. Dajuan Wagner aver- also produced former Wildcat ed from the practice squad fol- Asked whether he’d consid- That pace helped dictate Sanders said. “You have aged 21.2 for Calipari at guard Archie Goodwin. “He’s lowing Norwood’s two muffed er using the sure-handed the Patriots’ personnel and those two-game droughts Memphis in 2001-02. consistently getting better on punts in an overtime loss to Sanders, who has just one drop kept the pass rush at bay until where you’re doing bad and Right now Monk is bask- the defensive end and also Kansas City last month. to go with his 78 receptions, as Siemian’s second-quarter everybody is trying to mash ing in a higher profile result- accepts that he’s not going to Needing his most experi- a punt returner as he did at interception led to the game’s you on the head and tell you ing from his 47-point explo- shoot on every possession. enced slot receiver for the times last season, Kubiak said, only touchdown and had the that you’re not doing a great sion that helped Kentucky “He’s playing with a group up-tempo game plan against “Yeah, it comes up, there’s Broncos playing catch-up the job. But you have to get back beat then-No. 7 North where there’s no pressure on New England last weekend, some thought there.” rest of the afternoon. on the horse and ride and try Carolina 103-100 in Las him and seems to be in more Kubiak activated Norwood “But I’m going to tell you However, it stands to rea- to make them highs.” Vegas on Saturday. His point of a comfort zone.” in place of Raymond, which guys again, I’ve got a lot of son that Norwood will be The Patriots made stop- total set a school freshman Monk is emphatic about returned Norwood to his confidence in Jordan. And active again against the ping Sanders a priority, hold- record and was the Wildcats’ improving his rebounding and punt return duties. I’m disappointed he didn’t Chiefs, at least in the slot, ing him to three catches for best performance since Jodie acknowledges that phase of That decision turned into a handle the ball well and obvi- given Kubiak’s pleasure with 48 yards. But Sanders took Meeks scored 54 at his game is a work in progress debacle when Norwood ously that was (the case) a few the no-huddle offense and offense when cornerback Tennessee in January 2009. for Kentucky’s backcourt. muffed his first punt return weeks ago, too. He’s got to his confidence in Norwood. Malcom Butler told reporters Monk’s 18-of-28 shooting Circumstances have just cre- Sunday , which resulted in a handle the ball better,” Sanders said he’s willing to he’d shut him down. effort included eight 3-point- ated more chances on the turnover the Patriots turned Kubiak said. “But he’s also return punts if asked but said he He said he beat Butler on the ers, the last of which came with boards for the frontcourt, into three points. made some big plays for this has confidence in Norwood. one snap they were in man, and 16.7 seconds remaining to put allowing the guards to focus “Tough play that I’ve got team and I put him back there, Sanders said returning punts “other than that, it was Cover 2. the Wildcats up for good. His on pushing the ball downcourt to make,” said Norwood, I’m the guy that put him back is the hardest job in the NFL, So, tell the truth. ... My 2-year- clutch jumper came despite and finishing. who spent the rest of the day there. I believe in him.” because “you have 11 guys old son Princeton Sanders can getting away from Ryan Kubiak said he was pleased running down the field trying play Cover-2 in this league.” Redskins face sense of urgency By Stephen Whyno you need to recover. ... It’s hard on committed two turnovers, there’s more THE ASSOCIATED PRESS these guys, especially late in the year.” concern about mentally and physically The Redskins lost on Thanksgiving in resetting than dissecting what went WASHINGTON — As much as a Dallas after playing at home on a wrong against Carolina. short week might throw off preparation Sunday night, and that was a more com- “Short weeks are always tough,” left for Chicago Bears quarterback Matt pressed schedule than this week. But the tackle Trent Williams said. “It’s Barkley, he knows it’s nothing com- Panthers game brought another set of already a physical game. It takes 72, 48 pared to what the Washington Redskins injuries, including a sprained left elbow hours to recover from one game. It’s no are dealing with before their matchup. for linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, a concus- point in complaining. It’s not going to The Redskins visit the sion for cornerback Quinton Dunbar and stop. The game’s on the schedule. We Bears on Saturday after- a season-ending ACL tear for special got to go play it.” noon coming off a lacklus- teams contributor Houston Bates. In addition to having to beat the Bears ter loss to the Carolina Reed was favoring his shoulder in the and then the New York Giants in Week 17, Panthers on Monday night, 26-15 loss before being ejected for throw- the Redskins need the Green Bay Packers a quick turnaround that ing a punch. Gruden said the hope is for and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lose to have presents plenty of challenges for a banged- Reed to play against the Bears, even if the a shot at the playoffs. Gruden said he’s up team trying to keep its playoff hopes Redskins’ top offensive target is limited. aware of the playoff scenarios but will try alive. Washington now needs help to make “He’s such a factor in the passing game to keep his players’ focus on Chicago. the postseason and could be without tight that even if he’s banged up a little bit I That should not be problem after the end Jordan Reed and others in Chicago. think there’s some things that he can do in disappointing loss to the Panthers. Injuries to linebackers Will Compton the passing game that can help us,” Gruden “Everybody’s got to take their game up and Su’a Cravens, Reed’s sprained left said on a conference call Tuesday. “If he to another level,” wide receiver DeSean shoulder and the general health of the reinjured it and it’s holding him back quite Jackson said. “We don’t want to be sit- team is coach Jay Gruden’s biggest worry. a bit, then there could be thought to that. ting at home in January. I’m sure every- “The biggest challenge is getting But right now the plan is to dress him and body in here will bust their tails to get out Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader: Mark Cornelison your team healthy,” Gruden said. “The use him the best way we can.” there and do whatever it is we need to do Kentucky freshman guard Malik Monk, shown hitting mental part of it I’m not too concerned The Redskins will adjust their schedule to win a football game, and play together about it. The physical part of it is what to compensate for the lost recovery time, and not shoot ourselves in the foot by the game-winning 3-pointer in Saturday’s 103-100 vic- concerns me. These big guys, they take prioritizing film study and walkthroughs mistakes and turnovers and not convert- tory over North Carolina in Las Vegas, Nev., says he a beating on a Sunday or Monday Night over practice time. Even though the run- ing on third downs — whatever the case chose the Wildcats’ basketball program hoping it would Football game and you need your rest, ning game sputtered and Kirk Cousins may be. We’ll figure it out, hopefully.” improve his all-around skills. PAGE 4B ✦ WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2016 NATIONAL/WORLD THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS WORLD ROUNDUP Select panel call rejected Drug smuggling Outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- By Matthew Daly has said the intelligence com- him at odds with Arizona Sen. threatens to “destroy democ- charges filed moon called Castro “one of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS munity is in agreement that John McCain and other racy,” adding that a select SYDNEY — Ten Chinese the most important Latin Russia tried to interfere in the Republicans who have joined committee is needed to find nationals were charged on American leaders of the 20th WASHINGTON — Senate U.S. presidential election, with incoming Senate out exactly what Russia did Tuesday with drug smug- century” and “the most influ- Majority Leader Mitch although there’s no evidence Democratic leader Chuck and what effect it had on the gling in Australia after offi- ential shaper of Cuban histo- McConnell is rejecting bipar- Moscow succeeded in helping Schumer in calling for a spe- election. cials said they found a stash ry since his own hero, Jose tisan calls for a special com- Trump win. cial committee to investigate “We need to get to the bot- of cocaine worth more than Marti, struggled for Cuban mittee to investigate Russian “There’s no question that efforts by Russia, China and tom of this,” McCain said. 60 million Australian dol- independence in the late 19th interference in the U.S. elec- the Russians were messing Iran to interfere in U.S. elec- “We need to find out exactly lars ($44 million) on their century.” tion, which American intelli- around in our election,” tions. what was done and what the ship. Castro left “a major gence says was aimed in part McConnell told Kentucky A select committee is a implications of the attacks Last week, the Australian imprint on his country and at helping Republican Donald Educational Television on high-profile panel created by were, especially if they had an Defense Force intercepted global politics,” Ban said in Trump defeat Democrat Monday night. “It is a matter congressional leaders that effect on our election.” the 50-meter (160-foot) for- remarks read by Assistant Hillary Clinton. of genuine concern and it taps lawmakers from a variety He said: “There’s no doubt mer research vessel off the Secretary-General for The likely meddling by needs to be investigated.” of committees to focus on a they were interfering and no island state of Tasmania, Political Affairs Miroslav Russia “is a serious issue, but Still, McConnell said the single issue, such as doubt that it was cyberat- and escorted the boat to the Jenca. “Until his last days he it doesn’t require a select issue should be investigated Watergate or the Iran-contra tacks. The question now is state capital, Hobart. During was deeply concerned about committee,” said McConnell, in “regular order” by the arms deal. how much and what damage a subsequent search, police the future of humanity and R-Ky. The Senate intelligence Senate intelligence panel, McCain, chairman of the and what should the United found 186 kilograms (410 the challenges of our times.” committee is able to investi- which is “fully capable of Senate Armed Services States of America do? And so pounds) of cocaine on Speaker after speaker gate the matter, he added. handling this.” Committee, said Russian far, we have been totally par- board, the Department of lauded Castro for providing CIA Director John Brennan McConnell’s comments put interference in the election alyzed.” Immigration and Border Cubans with free health care Protection said in a state- and education, and for bring- ment. ing Cuba’s illiteracy and The 10 crew members, all infant mortality rates to Navy won’t scrap its job titles men aged between 23 and among the lowest in the 50, were charged with world. By Lolita C. Baldor said Navy leaders believe they can find Under the plan, sailors would be attempting to import a com- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS a way to provide better job flexibility known by their ranks, such as petty mercial quantity of a border Pope frees jailed without dropping the titles. officer or chief. And job titles would be controlled drug. If convict- WASHINGTON — The Navy is “We have learned from you, and so made more gender-neutral. ed, they could face a maxi- monsingnor scrapping its decision to eliminate effective immediately, all rating names Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who mum penalty of life in VATICAN CITY— Pope dozens of enlisted sailors’ job titles, are restored,” he said. pushed the plan, said at the time that he prison. Francis on Tuesday freed a including many that end in “man,” after The memo will be publicly released wanted titles to better convey the job a Vatican monsignor convict- hitting an onslaught of opposition from at 8 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday, and sailor is doing. UN hails Castro ed of leaking confidential the force. sailors can expect to see correspon- For example, few civilians know documents to journalists, The decision to drop long-held tradi- dence from Navy leaders. what a hospital corpsman does, Mabus as iconic leader granting him a Christmas- tional titles and instead refer to sailors Richardson outlined what he called a said in a June interview. A corpsman UNITED NATIONS — time clemency and ending by their rank was announced in “course correction” in the memo, say- could be called a medic or an emer- The president of the U.N. an embarrassing episode September and signaled a sharp cultur- ing the Navy will continue to review gency medical technician, much like ways to update the names. General Assembly called for the Holy See. al shift for the Navy. Three months “messman” was previously changed to later, after hearing persistent com- “Modernizing our industrial-age per- Fidel Castro “one of the 20th Francis granted “condi- culinary specialist, he added. century’s most iconic and tional freedom” to Spanish plaints and questions from sailors sonnel system in order to provide around the world, Navy leaders are sailors choice and flexibility still Sailors, however, protested the deci- influential leaders” at a Monsignor Lucio Vallejo sion, launching a White House petition memorial tribute Tuesday to Balda after he served half going back to the drawing board. remains a priority for us,” he said. “We Adm. John Richardson, the chief of will need to tackle the issue of manag- and gaining some support from Capitol the late commander of the of his 18-month sentence, Hill. They said that while they liked the Cuban revolution who led the Vatican said late naval operations, said in a memo that ing rating names.” idea of more flexibility, they wanted to his country for nearly 50 Tuesday. Fired from his job modernizing the job ratings or titles The Navy called for a review of the hold onto their traditional titles. years. as a high-ranking Vatican was designed to give sailors more flex- titles in January, shortly after the Peter Thompson told the financial official, Vallejo ibility in training and assignments. Pentagon ordered that all combat jobs It’s unclear now whether the move to ceremony in the assembly now falls under the authori- Switching to names more understand- would now be open to women. The idea make titles gender neutral will contin- chamber that for many peo- ty of his local bishop in able to the civilian world, Navy leaders was to eliminate titles such as “chief ue. ple Castro “embodied the Astorga, Spain. argued, would make it easier to get jobs yeoman,” “corpsman” or “boatswain’s Richardson said that sailors who struggle of the global south In July, a Vatican court once sailors left the service. mate” — titles steeped in tradition but want to provide input can email their for independence, justice convicted Vallejo of conspir- But after hearing angry feedback difficult for the public to translate or ideas to: and development.” ing to pass documents onto from thousands of sailors, Richardson understand. [email protected] He said Castro’s “activism two journalists, although it in pursuit of a fairer and cleared him and a co-defen- more just world made him a dant of forming a criminal Mexico symbol of resistance and organization to do so. inspiration to people across The case had been criti- the world in Latin America, cized by media rights Africa and beyond.” groups because the two blast Nearly 30 representatives journalists were also put on of various groups and coun- trial, though the court ulti- tries lauded Castro, who mately declared it had no died Nov. 25 at the age of jurisdiction to prosecute 90. But there were no them. kills 26 speakers from Western THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nations. — The Associated Press TULTEPEC, Mexico — A powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fire- works market on the north- ern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, killing at least 26 people, injuring scores more and sending a huge plume of charcoal-gray smoke billow- ing into the sky. The blast leveled the open- air San Pablito Market in Tultepec in the middle of the afternoon as it bustled with shoppers stocking up on fire- works to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s, reducing vendors’ stands to piles of rubble, ash, and charred metal. It was the third devas- tating explosion and fire to ravage the market since 2005. Crescencia Francisco Garcia said she was in the middle of the grid of stalls along with a few hundred others when the thunderous explosions began. She froze, reflexively looked up at the sky and then took off run- ning through the smoke once she realized everyone was doing so. As she ran she saw people with burns and cuts, and lots of blood. “Everything was catching fire. Everything was explod- ing,” Francisco said. “The stones were flying, pieces of brick, everything was fly- ing.” Alejandro Gomez, chief prosecutor of the state of Mexico, raised the death toll from nine to 26 in comments broadcast on Mexican televi- sion. At least 70 injuries were reported. Authorities have not yet said what caused the explosion. “Mexico is in mourning,” Mexico State Gov. Eruviel Avila said in an interview with Foro TV. National Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Felipe Puente told Milenio televi- sion that some nearby homes were also damaged. The scene remained dangerous and he asked people not to come within 3 miles (5 kilo- meters) to avoid hampering the emergency response. 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Glick house, 300 South Third Savings and Loan Excellent condition for CAMPERS AND Hearing Examiner Street, Tucumcari, New Association APPLICANT. - For REGULAR MEET- information call MOTOR HOMES Mexico. 575 461-0191. An Equal LEGAL 54494 INGS AND WORK 575-403-6343 Housing Lender NOTICE December 21, 2016 SESSIONS-issuance 2017 Commission and posting of an agen- December 28, 2016 Meeting Dates Give. Advocate. NOTICE IS HEREBY da three calendar days MISCELLANEOUS GIVEN that: TENTH DISTRICT (72 hours) before the HELP WANTED Volunteer. January 9 meeting. The agenda LIVE UNITED. On October 31, 2016, COURT *January 30 will be made available www.unitedwayenm.org Southwestern Public COUNTY OF QUAY February 13 COMPUTER Service Company, do- STATE OF NEW to the public and news HIRING for equipment PROBLEMS February 27 media, and posted on ing business as Xcel MEXICO March 13 operators and laborers viruses, lost data, hard- the main Courthouse 2012 JAYCO Energy Inc. (SPS) filed March 27 in the Tucumcari/Quay ware or software is- an application with the CAUSE NO: CV-16- Bulletin Board. area for info call 575- sues? Contact Geeks MELBOURNE CLASS C April 10 - For SPECIAL MEET- MOTOR HOME New Mexico Public 00115 April 24 740-6017. On Site! 24/7 Service. INGS-issuance and Model 29D, 13,300 miles, Regulation Commission May 8 Friendly Repair Ex- (Commission) request- IN THE MATTER OF posting of an agenda WE ARE LOOKING FOR perts. Macs and PCs. excellent condition, 3 May 22 one calendar day (24 A REGIONAL slides, walk-around ing that the Commis- THE PETITION OF June 12 Call for FREE diagno- sion authorize SPS to Johnny Brett Walker hours) before the meet- ADVERTISING sis. 1-800-993-6072 queen bed, electric/gas * June 30 ing. The agenda will be DIRECTOR fridge and water heater, defer and recover costs FOR CHANGE OF July 10 made available to the DISH TV – BEST DEAL one-piece rubber roof, assessed by the South- NAME July 24 public and news media, Are you ready to lead an EVER! Only $39.99/mo. automatic hydraulic lev- west Power Pool under August 14 and posted on the main advertising team into Plus $14.99/mo Internet eling system, 4KW gas Attachment Z2 of the NOTICE OF PETITION August 28 Courthouse Bulletin the future? If so, we're (where avail) FREE generator, 16' awning, Southwest Power Pools TO CHANGE NAME September 11 Board. ready to help you settle Streaming. FREE In- electric step, 19” & 32” Open Access Trans- September 25 - For EMERGENCY into your new home in stall ( up to 6 rooms.) two flat screen TVs, full mission Tariff. The NOTICE IS HEREBY October 9 MEETINGS-issuance Eastern New Mexico. FREE HD-DVR. Call 1- body paint & many Commission assigned GIVEN that Johnny October 23 and posting an agenda Clovis Media Inc. is 800-315-7043. more extras, inside Case No. 16-00291-UT Brett Walker a resident November 13 of the City of Tucum- three (3) hours before seeking an experienced storage when not in to the application. This November 27 DONATE YOUR CAR, application has been cari, County of Quay, the meeting. The agen- leader to manage our ALL real estate advertis- use. 575-693-6487 December 11 advertising staff and TRUCK OR BOAT TO consolidated with SPS's State of New Mexico, da will be posted on the ing in Clovis Media Inc. * December 27 oversee our print and HERITAGE FOR THE pending general rate and over the age of main Courthouse Bul- newspapers is subject to online packages. The BLIND. Free 3 Day Va- case, Case No. 16- fourteen years, has letin Board and as the Federal Fair Housing * January 30th meeting is qualified candidate will cation, Tax Deductible, 00269-UT. As a result, filed a Petition to many of the news me- Act of 1968 as amended on the 5th Monday guide account execu- Free Towing, All Paper- exhibits, related papers, Change Name in the dia notified as possible which makes it illegal to * June 30th meeting is on tives for our two daily work Taken Care Of. and pleadings related Tenth District Court, given the nature of the advertise "any prefer- Friday to accommodate newspapers (Clovis CALL 1-800-948-7239 to this application Quay County, New emergency. ence, limitation or dis- County Personnel at- News Journal and the (Case No. 16-00291- Mexico, wherein she crimination based on tending Conference Portales News-Tribune) UT) will be filed in the seeks to change her The agenda for each race, color, religion, *December 27th meeting and three weekly publi- rate case, Case No. 16- name from Johnny Commission Meeting handicap, family status is on Wednesday fol- cations (Quay County 00269-UT, and the re- Brett Walker to Jake will be available in the or national origin, or an lowing the Christmas Sun, Cannon Connec- quests in the applica- Walker and that this County Managers Of- intention to make any Holiday tions and My Eastern tion will be considered Petition will be heard fice and in the County such preference, limita- ROYAL TRAVEL 37 ft. Clerks Office in confor- New Mexico). FOR SALE: FIFTH WHEEL and determined as part before the Honorable The Quay County Indi- tion or discrimination." of the decision in the Albert J. Mitchell Jr., mance with this sched- Clovis Media Inc. will not Yakima **Showroom Quality** gent Hospital Claims We're looking for some- SPS rate case, Case District Judge, on the ule. knowingly accept any ad- Rocketbox Rack 3 slides Triaxle. W/D. Board will be held in one who is "ad savvy" No. 16-00269-UT. The 26th day of January vertising in this newspa- In mint condition only Two large central A/C's conjunction with the in the newspaper or application filed in Case 2016, at the hour of Richard D. Primrose, per that is in violation of used twice, almost 8 Queen walk-around Commission scheduled magazine industries. No. 16-00291-UT, the 10:15 am at the Quay Quay County Manager the law. Our readers are ft. long, with a lock, bed. Hide-a-bed sofa. on the Second Regular We want someone with rate case documents County Courthouse, hereby informed that all asking $250. Call Two swivel chairs. Meeting of each month. a confident public per- Large entertainment and the procedural Tucumcari, New Mexi- dwellings advertised in 575-693-3078. sona, strong computer schedule may be re- co. center. Fireplace. 2. Established by 2016- skills and the ability to this newspaper are avail- GOT AN older car, boat viewed at SPS's offices Dinette booth. 2017 Resolution #31 meet deadlines. Previ- able on an equal oppor- or RV? Do the humane or the Commissions of- /s/ Marion Payton Electric/gas fridge and that the following is ous supervisory experi- tunity basis. To complain thing. Donate it to the fice at the following ad- CLERK OF THE DIS- hot water heater. determined to be rea- ence is preferred, but of discrimination, call Humane Society. Call dresses: TRICT COURT Deluxe bathroom. Rub- sonable notice for DO YOU have a car not required. If setting HUD toll-free at 1-800- 1- 800-316-0265 ber roof. Lots of stor- any public meeting that you need to sell? goals and then attaining 424-8590. ATTACHMENT A (SEAL) age inside and out. for the Board of Do you need a deal them gets your creative LIFE ALERT. 24/7. One Must sell. Located in County Commission- press of a button sends BY: /S/ COURTNEY for your wheels? We juices flowing and is in APARTMENTS Lubbock, Texas. Southwestern Public ers or of any policy- help FAST! Medical, HALLER have a deal for you your wheelhouse, we QUAY COUNTY $32,700 Please call Service Company making agency or au- Fire, Burglar. Even if DEPUTY called deals for want to hear from you. 210-317-5357 c/o Mike McLeod thority of the Board you can't reach a 111 East Fifth Street wheels. Call Rebekah MONROE STREET for the calendar year We provide a competitive phone! FREE Brochure. Give. Advocate. 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