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NEWS Local news and entertainment since 1969 Entertainment No login. No fees. Guide Free archives! Check out the entirety of, December 25 - 31, 2020 the Las Cruces Bulletin Inside it’s archives and annual publications online at 2 x 5.5” ad www.lascrucesbulletin.com PHARMACY A Going strong BETTER WAY! Providing local, full-service pharmacy needs for all types of facilities. • Long-term care at 105, meet • Assisted Living • DD Waiver ‘The Masked Dancer’ helps Fox step • Skilled Nursing • Hospice and more out of 2020 and into 2021 Call us today! 575-288-1412 Brian Austin Green is a Clayton Flowers panelist as “The Masked Ask your provider if they utilize the many Dancer” premieres benefits of RX Innovations, such as: Blister or multi-dose packaging, OTC’s & FREE Delivery. Sunday on Fox. Learn more about what we do 2at x 4” ad FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 I Volume 52, Number 52 I lascrucesbulletin.com www.rxinnovationslc.net page 4 NEWS Community leaders share A quiet holiday thoughts page 13 season A&E A tale of two trees, now both gone page 20 BUSINESS Lorenzo’s BULLETIN PHOTO BY RICHARD COLTHARP celebrates 25 Mesilla Plaza is uncharacteristically uncrowded this holiday season, as locals and tourists alike take care to avoid the COVID-19 virus, but the town’s Christmas years of pasta tree continues to send a bright, star-topped message of peace, harmony, hope and tradition. With a new year on the horizon, quieter-than-usual communities all page 27 around the globe keep optimism alive even in the most unusual of times. From The Bulletin family to yours, we wish you a peaceful and healthy holiday season. 2 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 | 3 County requests $20 million for infrastructure By MIKE COOK approximately four million to plan, design, ter treatment plants, tention ponds and cul- to detain runoff gener- Las Cruces Bulletin miles north of U.S. equip, acquire and con- lift stations, manholes, vert-pipe replacements. ated north of Salem Highway 70 at Hol- struct stormwater and mainline replacements 7) Salem Drainage Master and downstream along Doña Ana County is man Road. To date, the drainage improvements and extensions iden- Plan, phase I — re- Grande Avenue. seeking about $20 million project has received $1 on the East Mesa of Las tified by staff in the quested: $560,972 to 8) Shalem Colony Bridge from the 2021 New Mexico million in capital outlay Cruces as part of capital Salem and Rincon areas plan, acquire, equip, at Rio Grande — re- Legislature for the top 10 funding for property ac- improvements high- in northern Doña Ana design and construct a quested: $600,000 to projects on its capital-out- quisition, archeological lighted in the East Mesa County to protect the retention pond complete plan, survey, design lay-request list. In total, studies, environmental Drainage Master Plan. existing infrastructure with a principal outlet the county’s infrastruc- studies, planning, de- 4) BB Romig Bridge at and the public from and emergency spillway SEE COUNTY, PAGE 5 ture capital improvement sign and construction. Rio Grande (Hatch) — wastewater line breaks, plan (ICIP) list for FY2022- 2) Industrial Road Over- requested: $600,000 to lift station and waste- 26 has 76 items on it from pass — requested: $9.6 plan, survey, design water treatment plant Wishing all a very across the county totaling million to plan survey, and construct im- failures. MerryYour wealthChristmas can be replaced almost $51.4 million. obtain right of way, provements to include 6) Doña Ana flood control Warmest- your wishes health for can’t a - The top 10 items on the design, construct and drainage and guardrail improvements — re- list are as follows: manage the installation design/construction. quested: $2.581 million bright andtake beautiful care of both. 1) Brahman Diversion of a grade separation 5) Salem and Rincon to plan, design, equip, HolidayWe’re open Season! and available Channel construction at the intersection of wastewater treatment acquire and construct Ronald W. Cavill, CFP® (Dragonfly) — amount Industrial Road and the plants and collection- drainage improvements Ronald W. Cavill, CFP® 1155-B1155-B Commerce Commerce Court Court in multiple locations requested from the leg- Union Pacific railroad system improvements LasLas Cruces, Cruces, NM NM 88011 88011 islature: $4.2 million to facility in Santa Teresa. — requested: $240,000 throughout the com- 575-323-3425575-323-3425 | www.cavillco.com | www.cavillco.com munity of Doña Ana. plan, design, acquire, 3) East Mesa flood-control to plan, design and Securities Securitiesoff ered through offered LPL Financial, through Member LPL Financial, FINRA/SIPC. Member Investment FINRA/SIPC. Advice off ered construct and equip a improvements (Long- construct repairs and Improvements include throughInvestment Marshall InvestmentAdvice offered Management, through a registered Marshall investment Investment advisor . CavillManagement, and flood-control structure horn) — requested: $1 upgrades to wastewa- drainage channels, de- Companya registeredand Marshall investment Investment Management advisor. Cavill are separate and Company entities from and LPL Marshall Financial. Investment Management are seperate entities from LPL Financial. 4 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 NEWS LAS CRUCES BULLETIN Las Cruces Bulletin - 10/13/2017 Page : A013 Las Cruces’LAS CRUCES BULLETIN Clayton FlowersNEWS turns 105 on ChristmasFRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017 | 13 Day By MIKE COOK Clayton Flowers Day in Las Cruces Bulletin FlagsLas Cruces. of Miyagishimamourning said he also will present “I’m feeling as well as I Flowers with a key to the END can, being 105,” Clayton city. Flowers said in a recent A retired housing SALE! Tile telephone interview. “I contractor and teacher, Tile never expected to live as Flowers has lived in Las SUMMER from long as this.” Cruces since 1984. * Truckloads Flowers was born Flowers continues to in stock Christmas Day 1915 in live by himself in the Las Cash and Carry. No holding. rural Surry County, Vir- Cruces home he helped 59per sq. ft. ¢ ginia. Woodrow Wilson build. He is visited twice Carpet Laminate was president of the a day by caregivers (who COURTESY PHOTOfrom from United States, William follow COVID-safe prac- Clayton Flowers with his daughter, Kathi Bayne. C. McDonald was serv- tices) and gets Meals on * * LAS CRUCES BULLETIN OPINION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018 | 9 ing as New Mexico’s first Wheels during the week. “I feel good about hav- throughout his life. He’s $ 79 governor and the Span-LETTERSHe said he routinelyamnesty rises for 18 millioning built houses, having always been active, but per sq. ft. undocumented immi- Thousands ish flu (February 1918- CONTINUEDat FROM 4 or 8 5 every morninggrants. So, if 18 milliontaught school,” said he “has been careful and 99 per sq. ft. ¢ 1of feet in stock immigrants receive April 1920) worldwide Socialismand hasn’t prepares worked hisamnesty, own what areFlowers, her who also spent moderate in my exer- anywhere else, but what plans for the next five Luxury Vinyl Tile pandemic was about twothe hell,breakfast, now that we areas wellmillion as immigrantshis five in years as a member cise,” he said. years away. in the twilightweekend zone meals.let’s six He years? gets Bottom of line, the Tuskegee Airmen Flowers has three sons from give it one more try. I’m there is no end to this Mayor Ken Miya- sure ifaround we only spend with bothsituation. an during World War II. and a daughter, along enough money. Criminals do not try to * gishima said he will indoorDennis and Stone an outdoorenter the USA throughFlowers said he has with six grandchildren LAS CRUCES BULLETIN $ FRIDAY,79 NOVEMBER 16, 2018 | Las Cruces 9 proclaim Dec. 25, 2020, as scooter. the border checkpoint,been “a robust person” OPINIONand two great-grandchil- they come across the per sq. ft. Get out the riveramnesty or through for any 18 million dren. “I’m really proud BULLETIN PHOTO BY MIKE COOK welcomeLETTERS signs means available. We 1 undocumented immi- To the editor, of my children,” Flowers CONTINUED FROM 8 needgrants. the wall, So, deporta if 18 million- Doesn’t it seem inter- tion and prosecution of Clayton FlowersGet ready celebrates his 103rd birthday in December esting that American rapistsimmigrants and criminals receive said. “They became bet- Socialism hasn’t worked 2018 at the Las Cruces home of Julia T. Brown, Esq. troops are being de- that amnesty,have been whatham- are her ter parents that we did.” for holiday ployedanywhere along else,the border but whatperedplans by Democrats. for the next five inthe just hell, three now of the that four we are Aremillion you aware immigrants that in Flowers married Ev- daughtergatherings Kathi Bayne hasn’t been able to visit border states? New in the twilight zone let’sMexicosix builtyears? a wall Bottom line, elyn Lorraine Church, a said about having a fa- her father since last Mexico,give it I one guess, more is left try. to I’mbetween them and Gua- with stylish fend for itself. Must be there is no end to this sure if we only spend temala? Why? Mexico Michigan native who was ther who is 105 years old. Christmas because of the because so many New doesn’tsituation. want immi- new shades ,. Mexicansenough thinkmoney. an openOFgrants! LASCriminals However, CRUCES, Mexicodo not try to INC. also a teacher, in 1951 in “He’s Dad and he’s still pandemic, but talks to border policy isDennis the way Stoneallowsenter immigrants the USA to through SERVING SOUTHERNto go. NEW MEXICO FOR OVER 30 YEARS New York City. She died there, andand that’s save. the gift.” him on the phone almost Las Crucescrossthe their border border checkpoint, if Get ready I can only assume theirthey destination come across is the the in 2008 at age 88.