Local news and entertainment since 1969 NEWS YOUR Business is OUR Business! GREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • APRIL 2018 • WWW.LASCRUCES.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS From the chair ..............................2 Ribbon cuttings ............................3 Leadershipp Las Cruce ...............4 Jr. Leadership ............................. 5 TO SUCCESS Volunteer for heroes ....................6 Las Cruces Young Professionals ...7 By DEBBI MOORE Employee Relationships – Making cer- changes as you implement new pro- CLCC CEO/President tain that there is consistency in the cesses, products or systems will ensure Chair of the Conquistadores .......7 processes and procedures employees reliable results. A key element of any- Recently, I ran across a saying from follow each day. However, just because thing new is to educate, educate, edu- Bottom John Maxwell, “CONSISTENCY…It New/renewing members ............8 you are consistent, doesn’t mean flexi- cate – both employees and customers. doesn’t matter how talented you are. It bility and creativity cannot be a part of If the education is in place, planning is doesn’t matter how many opportunities your growth pattern. “Happy employ- in place, then rest assured the consis- you receive. If you want ees mean happy customers” is a tried tency of doing this several times will to grow consistency is SAVE THE DATE and true statement that pays tremen- ensure continual forward movement. key.” Just thinking over dous dividends for the business. Consistency can also be applicable Linking Hands: Helping coffee, this little saying Customer Service – This area of con- as a key to leadership success, and Our Homeless Youth got me thinking just Line sistency can literally make or break thus growth of a business. We all have what consistency is and 6:30-9 p.m. (doors open at a business. Being consistent in the different definitions for a leader along how it applies to busi- 6 p.m.), May 10, Las Cruces training of employees, particularly the with a multitude of reasons for follow- Convention Center, ness, and in particular to leadership. ing a leader. Traditionally, we believe it As defined by Webster’s dictionary, “director of first impressions,” or your 680 E. University Ave. front-line person is a critical part of is the charisma, charm and outgoing, Consistency is “1) the firmness of con- positive nature of a leader that draws $50 per ticket, silent auction. stitution or character and 2) agreement consistency. The simple task of greet- ing a customer, answering a phone, us to them. I suppose in a lot of ways Funds raised benefit LCPS Project or harmony of parts or features to one responded to an email in a friendly this is correct. However, through the Link Homeless Education Program another or a whole.” The most amazing years, I’ve seen charisma dwindle; available manner establishes the tone of the and the GLCCC Heritage Foundation. thing about consistency and growth is charm fade and the outgoing positive relationship with the customer. As a just that — one doesn’t have to be stag- nature become negative. And with that follow-up to item #1, customer service nant and the same to be consistent. fading, the leader no longer has follow- begins with the internal customer In business, being consistent is one ers. It seems to me that we are all look- GREATER LAS CRUCES (employees). Are your employees treat- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE of the most overlooked attributes of ing for consistency in a leader. ing one another with the same posi- 150 E. LOHMAN AVE. growing a successful business. The Potentially, this consistency follows consistency you give to both employees tive, friendly attitudes as they are the LAS CRUCES, NM three areas of focus: Vision, Values and 88001 and customers will enable growth to customers? If the answer is not “Yes,” Passion. We all want our leaders to have now 575-524-1968 happen in a quality, quantified and then the consistency in training has a vision and know where they are lead- WWW.LASCRUCES.ORG realistic pathway. There are three key wavered. See KEY | 2 Volume 50, Number 14 I lascrucesbulletin.com areas of consistency in a business: Accountability – Measure your FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018I Space Fest launches page 17 Whiter shade of pale BUSINESS 60 years later, hair we are page 58 WELL BEING PHOTO COURTESY ANDRES LEIGHTON/NMSU Students of NMSU, to help paint Sweet medicine e late 1950s and he wanted to for allergies New Mexico State University Chancellor Garrey Carruthers, center, is joined by Kevin Prieto, right, president of the Associated page 65 the “A” on A Mountain. Carruthers helped paint the “A” (for Aggies) when he first arrived on the NMSU campus as a student in th do it again as he prepares for his retirement 60 years later. 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The exhibit includes paintings, etchings, The Trail piece is the most recent addition to the photographs and drawings. The artists range in age permanent collection, having been donated in October from elementary students to high schoolers. of 2017. An impressionistic piece, it was painted with The official opening of the newest student show will acrylic and watercolor on canvas, and the piece is titled be held Friday, April 6, from 3-4:30 p.m. Many student ‘Horizons.’ It hangs in the administrative hallway of artists, their families and public-school faculty art the Doña Ana County Government Center, adjacent to teachers will be on hand. Refreshments will be served, the offices of the county commissioners and the senior and the public is encouraged to attend. administration team. The student art shows have been a rotating fixture “I wanted to create a serene, peaceful and calming for Doña Ana County’s main lobby since 2000, with effect for viewers,” Trail said in her donation letter, thousands of works by local student artists displayed noting that the piece was created in 2014 during a tran- for the public during that time. There also is a mixed- sition period in her life. media piece by students at the J. Paul Taylor Academy The permanent collection and the semi-annual stu- in the upstairs rotunda which honors civil right champi- dent art shows are curated by the Doña Ana County ons. Also on display in the upstairs rotunda are fabric Special Projects Office. works by students from the Hatch Public Schools. HORIZONS by Mary Trail The public is invited to tour the art exhibits both The student art exhibit complements the permanent upstairs and downstairs at any time during normal art collection within the Doña Ana County Government Center, which includes original works by important county business hours. Blood drive TODAY! Money Smart Week returns April 21-27 Doña Ana County’s It’s too bad money doesn’t come with in- Classes will be held at various locations and annual spring blood drive structions. We all need to learn how to spend will cover a wide variety of topics related to is underway today from it, save it, and borrow it wisely. money management, savings, navigating large 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in That’s why financial institutions, not-for- purchases and how to read a credit report. the main rotunda of the profits, schools, libraries and many more A kickoff event will be staged Saturday, Doña Ana County Govern- community partners are joining together April 21, beginning at 8 a.m. outside the Rio ment Center at 845 N. Motel Blvd., in Las along with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dal- Grandé Theater in downtown Las Cruces. There Cruces. las/El Paso branch to help support financial will be giveaways, prizes and information at the Several appointments have been sched- education during Money Smart Week in Doña event. uled at 20-minute intervals, but walk-ins Ana County, April 21 - 28, 2018. For more information on the kick-off week events or the are welcome. Free seminars in both English and Spanish will take Money Smart Week program, call Amanda Morales at (575) For more information, or to determine place throughout the Las Cruces area, for anyone to attend. 524-7561. whether any appointment slots remain The seminars are designed to be useful to people of all For a complete schedule of available sessions, visit open, call Janine Divyak at (575) 525- age groups and income levels. mswdac.com. 6130. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! April 6, 2018 Visit our award-winning website at www.donaanacounty.org, or contact us at (575) 647-7200 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 | 3 We Understand Care, We Practice Compassion. Offering a Complete Continuum of Care! Independent Living • Senior Living • ShortStay Care • LongTerm Care • Specialized Alzheimer’s Care • Rehabilitation Services • Physician Services BULLETIN PHOTOS BY STEVE MACINTYRE Marci Dickerson (bottom, in red), Founder of Revolution 120 organized “Pennies for Piggies,” which raised funds for socks and underwear for homeless or near homeless children at Booker T.