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SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com Counties oppose straight-party voting option ❏ Two resolutions election. their respective county clerks, Daniel Ivey-Soto, a state senator Roosevelt County Both the Curry and Roosevelt Annie Hogland in Curry County from Albuquerque who also repre- Amber Hamilton said the commis- call for request for county commissions held special and DeAun Searl in Roosevelt sents county clerks statewide sion unanimously adopted the reso- meetings on Tuesday in which they County, not to include straight- Searl told The News on Tuesday lution without discussion during AG to intervene. unanimously approved resolutions party voting on the ballots for the that if straight-party voting is Tuesday’s special meeting. opposing straight-party voting. upcoming election. authorized for the upcoming elec- Hamilton said Commissioner By Jamie Cushman The two resolutions are nearly Hogland said during Tuesday’s tion, her biggest concern is the abil- Dennis Lopez was not present. STAFF WRITER identical and call for their respec- special meeting that she would not ity to properly educate voters on its At Curry’s special meeting, [email protected] tive commission chairman, Ben be able to do that if the New ramifications. Commissioners Chet Spear and McDaniel in Curry County and Mexico Supreme Court upholds “There’s not enough time to pre- Robert Thornton spoke out against County officials in eastern New Paul Grider in Roosevelt County, to Toulouse Oliver’s decision. pare the voters for the general elec- straight-party voting. Mexico struck back against New contact Attorney General Hector The Supreme Court is expected tion,” Searl said, noting that poll “In light of the overwhelming Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Balderas to request Balderas inter- to rule on Toulouse Oliver’s workers would also need to be edu- support of other counties, I strong- Toulouse Oliver’s announcement vene in the matter of straight-party authority to bring back straight- cated on straight-party voting to be ly recommend this straight-party last week to bring back straight- voting. party voting prior to the election on prepared to answer questions from party voting for the 2018 general The resolutions also encourage Nov. 6, according to an email from voters. VOTING on Page 5A Local reaction to Nike deal mixed and mild ❏ Merchants say and apparel stores said Nike was one of their top selling no major changes brands, and while they would see how the market in product sales. responded they could not imagine removing the items By David Grieder from their shelves. STAFF WRITER Kota York said he asked [email protected] his store manager about it If there’s a strong con- first thing when he came to sumer response to Nike’s work at North Plains Mall, endorsement of pro-athlete- but so far no customers had turned-activist Colin piped up on the topic. This, Kaepernick, it hasn’t quite even as the deal became a landed in eastern New trending topic on Twitter and Mexico. other social networks and Merchants in Clovis and certain celebrities made a Abaca Press: Olivier Douliery Portales carrying Nike show of cutting from their Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies on the first day of his confirmation hearings Tuesday inventory told The News on clothes the iconic Nike before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Tuesday afternoon that they swoosh logo. hadn’t yet seen any major “But I’m sure something local changes in the prod- will come up,” he added. uct’s sales following the There was some talk on Rancorous, partisan start for polarizing Labor Day reveal the matter at the same store’s of an endorsement deal with Portales location, according the former San Francisco to an employee, but the 49ers quarterback. Kavanaugh high court hearing Employees of various shoe NIKE on Page 5A ❏ First of at least four a sense of inevitability that the 53- pute over Kavanaugh records with- year-old appellate judge eventually held by the White House. Republicans days of hearings begins will be confirmed, perhaps in time for in turn accused the Democrats of turn- the new term on Oct. 1 and little more ing the hearing into a circus. with quarrel, protests. than a month before congressional Trump jumped into the fray late in elections. the day, saying on Twitter that By Mark Sherman However, the first of at least four Democrats were “looking to inflict and Lisa Mascaro days of hearings by the Senate pain and embarrassment” on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Judiciary Committee began with par- Kavanaugh. tisan quarreling over the nomination The president’s comment followed WASHINGTON — Supreme Court and persistent protests from members the statements of Democratic senators nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared of the audience, followed by their who warned that Trump was, in the fervently at his Senate confirmation arrests. words of Sen. Richard Blumenthal of hearing Tuesday the court “must Strong Democratic opposition to Connecticut, “selecting a justice on never, never be viewed as a partisan Trump’s nominee reflects the political the Supreme Court who potentially institution.” But that was at the end of stakes for both parties in advance of will cast a decisive vote in his own a marathon day marked by rancorous the November elections, Robert case.” exchanges between Democrats and Mueller’s investigation of Trump’s In Kavanaugh’s own statement at Republicans, including dire 2016 campaign and the potentially the end of more than seven hours of Democratic fears that he would be pivotal role Kavanaugh could play in arguing, the federal appeals judge Orlando Sentinel: Red Huber President Donald Trump’s advocate moving the court to the right. spoke repeatedly about the impor- on the high court. Democrats, including several sena- tance of an independent judiciary and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) The week of hearings on tors poised for 2020 presidential bids, during a 2016 practice on campus at the University of Kavanaugh’s nomination began with tried to block the proceedings in a dis- COURT on Page 5A Central Florida practice fields.

Forecast: Today Thursday Friday Index Calendars...... 2A Puzzles...... 7A Reach us at: High: 81 High: 76 High: 77 Classified ...... 7-8B Markets ...... 3A (575) 763-3431 Comics ...... 6B Obituaries...... 2A Low: 61 Low: 60 Low: 58 Voices...... 4A TV Guide ...... 5B PAGE 2A ✦ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Events calendar Curry requests plan for signs at fair Today Information: 575-253-4261 ■ Preschool Storytime — By Jamie Cushman month’s county fair. Janemarie Vander with four bumper stickers at last 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Monday STAFF WRITER Dussen, the Republican candidate for month’s fair. ■ Library. Information: 575-356-3940 Women’s Initiative Network [email protected] Division 1 magistrate court judge, Pyle previously told The News that ■ Teen & Tween program — Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis emailed County Manager Lance Pyle the county and Spectra do not have any 4:30 p.m. for ages 9-18 at Portales Civic Center. Cost: $15-$20. CLOVIS — The Curry County with concerns. Vander Dussen’s policies in place regarding political Public Library. Information: 575- Information: 575-769-2103 Commission took the first step in Democratic opponent in November, signs at the fairgrounds. 356-3940 addressing the issue of political sig- Nicole Roybal, had campaign signs on The commission on Tuesday also Tuesday nage at the Events Center and fair- the fairgounds during the county fair approved a resolution assigning posi- Thursday ■ Books and babies — 10:30 while Vander Dussen was not aware tions at the adult detention center in the ■ grounds during Tuesday’s regular Friends of the Portales a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public meeting. that was an option. absence of Administrator Mark Library program — Noon in the Library. Information: 575-356-3940 The commission unanimously “Numerous political candidates and Gallegos, who is set to leave his posi- meeting room. Program by Heather ■ Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 approved a resolution calling for myself would have been happy to tion for approximately 300 days due to Christensen “Culture at the p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Spectra, which manages the Events spend our campaign dollars on adver- a non-voluntary reassignment with the Crossroads: Journeys Along the Public Library. Information: 575- Silk Road;” sack lunches welcome. Center and fairgrounds for the county, tisement rather than, or in addition to United States Naval Reserves. 356-3940 Information: 575-356-3940 to formulate a plan regarding political booths if we had known that this was Starting Sept. 9 and lasting until ■ Honoring the Heroes of 911 ■ Prescription Drug Misuse signs at the annual county fair. an option. But we didn’t,” Vander Gallegos’ return, current Assistant — 7 p.m. at ENMU University Town Hall — 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at Spectra will be tasked with making a Dussen wrote in the email to Pyle. Administrator Joe Alaniz will become Clovis Community College Theatre Center. Admission: Free. presentation to the commission by According to an email from Pyle to the acting administrator, Lt. Jay Pavlik Auditorium. Curry County Office Information: 618-920-7764 August and putting a plan in place the commission, Vander Dussen paid will assume the acting assistant admin- Substance Abuse Prevention will prior to the approval of any advertising $300 for a fair booth and Roybal paid istrator position and Pyle will hire a be hosting a community town hall Ongoing for next year’s fair, according to the $200 for a booth and $350 for two lieutenant this month. ■ event. Information: 575-763-6016 Artist of the month — Artist resolution. signs and the donation of a utility vehi- Commissioner Angelina Baca was ext. 164 of the month at Clovis-Carver The issue came up during last cle to be used by events center staff not present at the meeting. Public Library is Amy Armenta from Saturday the Pintores Art League. ■ Fourth Annual Skeet Shoot Information: 575-762-6359 — 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Idsinga Dairy, LOCAL ROUNDUP 43351 US 70, Portales. Benefits The events calendar is a daily RGH Foundation. Information: 575- listing of area events. To place an Commissioners program, a governance while pulling out of a park- Board of Trustees meet- 226-6669 item on the calendar, call the program and a leadership ing spot across from a hard- ing. ■ Trade Days — 8 a.m.-2 p.m. newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e- get certified program. ware store in Portales. The board is expected to at Melrose Senior Center. mail: [email protected] CLOVIS — A pair of Casaus was appointed to Parker said he was alone appoint a new student Clovis city commissioners the District 3 position in in the car and wasn’t on his member to the CCC Art received the designation of 2016 following the retire- phone, or texting — he just Committee and vote on a Meetings calendar certified municipal offi- ment of Bobby Sandoval, didn’t see the barrier that cial, according to a release certification that says the and won election for the afternoon and “lightly bent” college is properly utiliz- Today in Regents Room at the administra- from the city manager’s final half of the four-year his bumper on impact, dam- ■ CCC Board of Trustees — 8 ing its endowment and a tion building. Information: 575-562- office. term in March. age amounting to less than a.m. in room 512 at Clovis 2133 Helen Casaus and revision to the college’s Community College. Information: Clayton is serving her $500. Ladona Clayton received first term representing Portales police are work- five-year capital projects 575-769-4001 Tuesday the designation during the plan, President Becky ■ Revenue Review Committee ■ District 1. ing on a report of the inci- Portales City Council — New Mexico Municipal dent, but officials said Rowley said. — 5 p.m. in assembly room at City 6:30 p.m. special meeting at the League annual conference Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763- Tuesday it was not yet Rowley will also give Memorial Building, 200 E. 9654 Thursday in Roswell. Sheriff has available for release. an update on the college’s Seventh St. Information: 575- The Municipal Officials minor accident strategic plan, with com- 356-6662 Leadership Institute was Thursday PORTALES — Those munity forums scheduled ■ Clovis City Commission — founded in 2003 to give CCC has short The meetings calendar is a New Mexico municipal parking barriers will get for Sept. 25-26, she said. 5:15 p.m. in North Annex at Clovis- action agenda The meeting is sched- Carver Public Library. Information: daily listing of area events. To officials knowledge and you. 575-769-7828 place an item on the calendar, skills necessary for effec- Roosevelt County Sheriff CLOVIS — A trio of uled for 8 a.m. in room call the newsroom at 575-763- tive and ethical leadership. Malin Parker experienced action items top the agen- 512 at CCC, 417 Schepps. Friday 6991 or e-mail: The program requires com- as much Aug. 27 when he da for today’s Clovis ■ ENMU Regents — 9:30 a.m. [email protected] pletion of an education hit one in his duty vehicle Community College — Staff reports

Obituaries SEPT. 5 Funerals Death notices On this date ... Today Twin Oaks Cemetery, Jackson 1968: The president of Chad Stroud — 10 a.m. Artesia Independence Clovis’ cable television system (CDT) at Lake Ridge Friday spoke to city commissioners Chapel, Lubbock Jackson Swift — 10 a.m. House Swift about recent improvements. Pedro “Pete” at Third and Kilgore Church Age: 16 George R. Morrell said Dominguez — 2 p.m. at of Christ, Portales City of Residence: Midwest Video Corp. had Portales, NM more than 5,000 subscribers Date & Place of Birth: and offered coverage to 93 July 10, 2002 percent of the city. Date & Place of Death: He then fielded questions But Morrell also said 85 Sept. 1, 2018 and complaints from commis- percent of complaints received Services: Memorial serv- sioners and residents for about were caused by television sets ices will be held at 10:00 three hours. and could not be addressed by AM, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at Many of the complaints the cable company. Third and Kilgore Church of came from residents of Christ Colonial Park, where Morrell Pages Past is compiled Arrangements by Wheeler said underground cable had by David Stevens. Contact Mortuary, 575-356-4455, provided “a highly unsatisfac- him at: wheelermortuary.net tory picture.” [email protected]

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Member: The Associated Press THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS LOCAL WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 ✦ PAGE 3A Jail logs Booked identity, failure to appear of restraining order ■ David Howl, 50, return for ■ Vanessa Garcia, 32 ■ Daniel Ornelas, 51, driving ■ Jacob Thurman, 31, probation court ■ Dimetrice Edwards, 24 The following were booked while license suspended or revoked violation ■ Saul Rascon, 45, bench war- ■ Donna Collier-Petties, 49 into local jails Friday-Monday: ■ Christopher Fletcher, 35, fail- rant ■ Robert Marroquin, 27 ■ ■ ure to pay fines Portales Lorraine Navarro, 45, bench Eric Lopez, 34 Clovis ■ Mikayla Menzies, 22, failure warrant, use or possession of drug ■ John Reese, 45 ■ ■ ■ Donald Gibson, 39, harboring to appear Cole Trimmer, 39, aggravated paraphernalia Juan Serrano-Rodriguez, 19 ■ ■ ■ a felon, tampering with evidence Akheem Mathis, 27, breaking assault Manuel Olivas, 42, bench war- James Bearden, 27 ■ and entering ■ Armando Pena Sr, 40, commit- rant Robert Marroquin, 27, failure ■ to pay fines ■ David Rodgers, 39, probation ment order Michael Encinias, 33, bench Portales ■ violation, failure to appear ■ Ferdinand Garcia, 28, abuse of warrant Jolene Mowrey, 31, probation ■ Kendell Andrews, 20, bond violation ■ Juan Serrano-Rodriguez, 19, a child ■ ■ Stephanie Anderson, 28, abuse Vidal Rios Jr, 20, bond ■ Eric Lopez, 34, failure to failure to pay fines Released ■ David Cervantes Jr, 18, bond ■ Ruben Madrid, 20, failure to of a child appear The following were released ■ Dexter Delgado, 21, time ■ ■ Dustin Delatorre, 27, proba- John Reese, 45, failure to pay fines, failure to appear from local jails Friday-Monday: served appear ■ Deborah Seely, 49, failure to tion violation ■ ■ Randi Jo Sullinger, 23, time ■ Matthew Gallegos, 28, failure appear Alex Torrez, 29, battery, false served to appear ■ Johnny Vigil, 25, failure to imprisonment, criminal damage to Clovis* ■ Addiel Alcantara-Lopez, 34, appear, failure to pay fines property ■ Wilson Ortiz-Gonzalez, 29 * The Curry County Detention ■ ■ aggravated driving while under the Kelly Cordova, 27, probation Jeremy Moore, 20, false ■ Cherry Anaya, 42 Center in Clovis does not dis- influence violation imprisonment, battery, interference ■ Isicca Sena, 19 close the reasons for release in ■ Katherine Hodges, 37, crimi- ■ Javier Garcia, 30, battery with communications ■ Alvin Gooden, 56 its daily briefings. nal trespass against a household member, crim- ■ Joshua Medlin, 23, bench war- ■ Devyne Cook, 22 ■ Frankie Owen, 35, possession inal damage to property rant, use or possession of drug ■ Anthony Carroll, 37 — Compiled by the Staff of drug paraphernalia, concealing ■ James Bearden, 27, violation paraphernalia ■ Guadalupe Robles, 31 of The News Jury selection starts in child solicitation case By David Grieder today with jury selection was can- month periods of supervised proba- to three years in custody, of which STAFF WRITER celed late Tuesday for an “issue tion; additional counts of burglary, all but six months are to be sus- [email protected] requiring further review,” accord- breaking and entering, larceny and pended for supervised probation. ing to court records. Tanner Autrey, criminal damage to property will be Alley was arrested after a Clovis CLOVIS — A Clovis man arrest- 24, of Clovis will face the felony dismissed. police officer traced shoeprints ed two years ago for soliciting a charges of first-degree kidnapping Additionally, McCoy “shall write from a burglarized Clovis residence child faces the third-degree felony and second-degree criminal sexual letters of apology to any and all of down an alleyway and into his front charge today in Curry County, start- penetration on a new batch of dates the businesses involved in these yard, according to a criminal com- ing with jury selection in a trial yet to be scheduled. He is accused cases,” records show. plaint. Upon searching his resi- scheduled through the end of the of forcibly raping a woman at a According to an arrest warrant dence officers found several items week. Clovis residence on Dec. 22, 2016, affidavit, McCoy was charged in allegedly stolen from the other Benjamin Lerman, 43, was according to an arrest warrant affi- October 2016 with his involvement house, including a 32-inch TV, a charged in May 2016 with using an “electronic communication device” davit. in consecutive break-ins during the pink revolver, an XBOX, a shotgun, to solicit a child between the ages Also of note in Curry County dead of the night that month at mul- a green plastic ammo box, two of 13 and 16 for sex, and conse- courts today: tiple smoke shops in Clovis, with stone lava lamps, costume jewelry ■ quently arranging a meeting with Colton McCoy, 20, of several hookah pipes broken or and “various leather belts.” In an that child, according to court Amarillo, is scheduled for a 10 a.m. taken in the process. interview with police, Alley “began ■ records. plea conference with Judge Wade Alley, 33, of Clovis, is rambling about opening his door Jake Boazman will prosecute for Matthew Chandler. According to an scheduled for a 2 p.m. plea confer- and people stashing stuff,” records the state and defense attorney Gary agreement he signed in May, ence with Chandler. According to show. Mitchell represents Lerman in the McCoy will plead guilty to com- the agreement he signed Aug. 16, During the hearing today, lawyers trial presided over by Judge Fred mercial burglary and breaking and Alley will plead no contest to a will discuss deferring the sentence Van Soelen. entering (fourth-degree felonies) third-degree felony larceny charge and make arguments as to where he Another trial scheduled to start and serve two consecutive 18- from April 2017 and be sentenced should serve that sentence.

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Viewpoint Much more work needed on clergy Enough problems without government If you build a house in cer- story about the people of Burning your house down sex abuse cover-up tain neighborhoods in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, who were still prevents bedbugs in the same you run the risk of having without power or fresh water or those in the hierarchy of the Roman Kent way, but seems similarly dras- your house swallowed by months after their devastating Catholic Church who thought the fallout tic. lava. McManigal hurricanes, said they were from clergy sex abuse scandals was over ◆ The threat posed by belief F Along most coasts, hurri- questioning whether the U. S. and dealt with, it is clear they were sadly mistaken. in government is greater in canes and tsunamis are loom- Local government cares about their Public outrage has been renewed by stunning columnist some areas but seems new developments, including accusations by a for- ing dangers. survival. In mountains, avalanches It doesn’t. Government unavoidable everywhere, and mer high-ranking Vatican official who said Pope that’s insane. Getting away Francis himself looked the other way in violation and landslides are seasonal cares about its own survival. threats. government is completely As long as your survival does- from government is part of of his “zero tolerance” policy on sex abuse. the reason the frontier has Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania grand jury under the If you choose to build in artificial and unnecessary. n’t get in government’s way, it been historically popular, and state attorney general issued an exhaustive report Moore, Oklahoma, remember People chose to create it, then is content for you to survive. on sexual misconduct by over 300 “predator that tornadoes seem to enjoy struggle to maintain it in their Your survival takes a back without a frontier or other priests” credibly linked to sex abuse of over 1,000 the local scenery, and build minds; the only place it really seat, though. state-free spaces, there’s a children since 1947. The report documents system- below ground. exists. This is why the U. S. gov- ticking time bomb that can’t atic attempts — mostly successful — to hide Pick your spot, then deal The government buildings ernment has a plan for “conti- be defused. Society will even- heinous conduct. with the risks that come with (and the employees who nuity of government” in case tually pay a price it can’t “Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the it. inhabit them) are things the of a civilization-ending disas- afford. believers will point to as men of God who were responsible for them not Unfortunately, no matter ter, but no plan to save The world has enough trou- where you choose to live on proof of government’s reality, America’s productive people. only did nothing, they hid it all,” the report said, ble. Why create and perpetu- this planet, political govern- yet those physical things are Those who are the embodi- noting N.M.’s Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez ate a completely unnecessary Springs was a “laundry” for some, who returned to ment — imposed on you by a nothing more than idols built ment of government believe problem? ministry in Pennsylvania — the faithful none the ruling class or by your to the idea — concrete monu- their survival is more impor- wiser. friends, family, and neighbors ments to a figment of the tant than the survival of the Here in New Mexico, a law firm that has repre- — is a constant threat to your imagination. rest of the world. Farwell’s Kent McManigal sented more than 100 survivors of clerical sexual life, liberty, and property. Frequently, the natural dis- You might claim having champions liberty. Contact abuse is urging Attorney General Hector Balderas While the other risks are asters are made worse by rely- government around protects him at: to follow his Pennsylvania counterpart and impan- natural, the threat posed by ing on this figment. A news you from some bad things. [email protected] el a grand jury to investigate “the institutional cover-up of child abuse by clergy in New Mexico.” There’s no way to know how many such cases have occurred here over the years, but attorney DeVos’ changes advance due process Levi A. Monagle of the law offices of Brad D. Hall said in a letter to Balderas close to 350 claims A judicial process that dard. dures, and a disciplinary have been brought to the attention of the doesn’t allow the accused to It more or less forbid col- panel uninterested in evidence Archdiocese of Santa Fe beginning in the early cross-examine his accuser or Rich leges from allowing the cross- of innocence. Stir in a de facto 1990s. reliably see the evidence Lowry examination of accusers. presumption of guilt based on And “for every one case reported, there are against him is a civil libertari- ◆ It adopted a remarkably misguided Obama administra- many, many victims who haven’t come forward an’s nightmare. It traduces Syndicated broad definition of sexual tion dictates, ideological zeal, and remained silent, and many others who have every principle of fairness and columnist harassment to include and fear of bad publicity.” committed suicide along the way,” he wrote. is blatantly un-American. “unwelcome sexual advances, The result has, inevitably, All this is against the backdrop of the explosive Yet Education Secretary requests for sexual favors, and Betsy DeVos is about to get other verbal, nonverbal, or been jaw-dropping miscar- story of disgraced former Cardinal Theodore country that receive federal riages of justice. Everyone McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, savaged for replacing just physical conduct of a sexual funds. It did it via a 19-page should want perpetrators of D.C., whose resignation Pope Francis accepted in such a process with some- nature.” thing more in keeping with “Dear Colleague” letter, in the The administration also sexual assault to be punished July. Allegations against McCarrick include abuse name of Title IX, the provi- of minors and sexual relationships with seminari- our long-standing legal encouraged the use of a “sin- — and in the criminal-justice norms. sion in federal law prohibiting gle investigator-adjudicator system, not just by colleges ans, going back to 1994. sexual discrimination in edu- Then last month, a former apostolic nuncio to The Education Department system,” i.e., one person as — but elementary protections is preparing new rules that cation. investigator, judge and jury. for the accused can’t be dis- the U.S. accused senior prelates of complicity in The process was terrible. It cover-up allegations of sexual abuse by would roll back the mon- The Obama rules are carded in the process. blew right by the McCarrick. strously unfair Obama-era medieval in the sense that This is the animating spirit Administrative Procedure Without question, the church has taken steps to requirements for how colleges they ignore central develop- behind the DeVos changes. Act, which requires public address the problems of sex abuse. Former handle sexual assault and ments in Anglo-American jus- They are still being formulat- notice and comment before Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan made it a priority harassment allegations. It will tice that arose hundreds of such rules go into effect. And ed, but a New York Times when he was brought to New Mexico after the be a significant advance for years ago. report suggests that they will due process, which is almost the substance was worse. If In their important book departure of Archbishop Robert Sanchez, caught correct the worst excesses of as out of style on campus as the letter reads as if it were “The Campus Rape Frenzy,” up in his own sex scandal. the Obama rules and interject The Archdiocese took a big step by releasing a free speech. written by inflamed activists KC Johnson and Stuart Taylor In one of its least defensible who had no interest in bal- Jr. describe how the rules fairness into proceedings that list of all priests with credible allegations of abuse. were, shamefully, designed to It set up services for victims. actions, the Obama adminis- anced proceedings, that’s often played out: “Start with lack it. But it also fought to keep confidential virtually tration used its Office for because it was. an alcohol-soaked set of facts everything in lawsuits filed here. Civil Rights to impose its pre- It required colleges to adopt that no state’s criminal law Recent events show much work is needed for ferred procedures for han- a “preponderance of evi- would consider sexual Contact Rich Lowry at: the truth to come out. Pennsylvania is closer, given dling sexual assault cases on dence” standard rather than a assault. Add an incomplete comments.lowry@ the work by its AG. Balderas should do the same. all the universities in the “clear and convincing” stan- ‘investigation,’ unfair proce- nationalreview.com

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y grandfather was Most agree this test poses a Gattis and Marshall just the say from personal experience as Math Night Bingo. known to say, tremendous challenge to stu- previous year didn’t turn into that the teachers communi- It is wrong to minimize a M“Right is right and dents and faculty. Certainly geniuses overnight, so he cate weekly with parents child’s achievement. wrong is wrong.” any forward progress toward couldn’t account for how about their child’s progress. It is wrong to fail to recog- I agree with him. mastering these concepts these kids did better on the Students are encouraged to nize teachers who work hard. I recently read in the news- should be celebrated. PARRC after spending one study hard and welcomed It is wrong to discourage paper about Clovis Municipal Imagine my surprise when year at CHSFA. into classrooms during lunch those who assume leadership Schools students’ progress Superintendent Jody Balch Could it be John Howell’s to review, get homework in our schools. with The Partnership for was quoted saying he had no strong leadership, the teach- done, and study with friends. I think the administration, Assessment of Readiness for idea how the students at ers’ solid instruction, and the I can’t speak for all the stu- teachers, and students at College and Careers tests. Clovis High School students’ own hard work? dents, but my kids had home- CHSFA are doing something Letters It appeared most schools Freshman Academy did so Could it be they’re doing work most nights. right. were making gains and get- well in terms of improving some good things at CHSFA? There’s also an effort to to the ting better in terms of pass- their performance. He said Two of my kids have involve parents in the cur- Matt Matlock Editor ing; some more than others. students educated at Yucca, attended that school. I can riculum with activities such Clovis

of the faces of that campaign confirm Kavanaugh without Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, points and were removed by Nike through a multi-year deal Court any Democratic votes, who is fighting for his own police. “This is a mockery that will feature him on sev- though they’ll have little mar- re-election in Texas, apolo- and a travesty of justice,” from Page 1A eral platforms, including from Page 1A gin for error. gized to Kavanaugh for the shouted one woman. “Cancel billboards, television com- “There are battles worth spectacle he said had less to Brett Kavanaugh!” Others strong feelings were more mercials and online ads. the need to keep the court fighting, regardless of the do about the judge’s legal shouted against the president with Nike’s costs rather than Nike also will create an above partisan politics, com- outcome,” Sen. Mazie record than Trump in the or to protect abortion access. its evident support of the apparel line for Kaepernick mon refrains among Supreme Hirono, D-Hawaii, said in an White House. “Senators, we need to stop man who provoked criticism and contribute to his Know Court nominees that had unsparing opening statement “It is about politics,” said this,” called out one. from as high as the Oval Your Rights charity. added salience in the fraught that criticized Kavanaugh’s Cruz. “It is about Democratic As patience thinned and Office by kneeling during Kaepernick and the discus- political atmosphere of the judicial opinions and the senators re-litigating the 2016 tempers flared, Sen. John the national anthem to sion he inspires will then be moment. Senate process that election.” Cornyn, R-Texas, denounced protest police brutality and difficult to ignore, even as he With his wife, two children Democrats said had deprived The Republicans’ slim what he called the “mob racial inequality. is excluded from the league and parents sitting behind them of access to records of majority in the Senate was rule.” Struggling to speak “I had not heard of (the where his protest originated. him, Kavanaugh called him- important chunks of bolstered during the hearing over protesters, Sen. Orrin Nike deal) until a customer Shares of Nike Inc. self a judge with a straightfor- Kavanaugh’s time as an aide by the announcement from Hatch, R-Utah, said: “These said something,” Hannah dropped 2 percent in early ward judicial philosophy. to President George W. Bush. Arizona that Gov. Doug people are so out of line they Molinar told The News. trading on Tuesday, but “A judge must be inde- Democrats raised objec- Ducey was appointing Jon shouldn’t be in the doggone “She said she wouldn’t buy Cuevas said he thought the pendent and must interpret tions from the moment Kyl, the former senator, to fill room.” Nike, not because of politics stock would stabilize and the law, not make the law. A Chairman Chuck Grassley the seat held by the late Sen. But Sen. Dick Durbin, D- but because it’s just expen- ultimately boost after the judge must interpret statutes gaveled the committee to John McCain. When Kyl is Ill., told Kavanaugh the sive.” dust settled. as written. A judge must order. One by one, sworn in, Republicans will opposition being shown at the The recent development in interpret the Constitution as Democrats, including hold 51 of the 100 seats. hearing reflected the concern a controversy unfolding over “Nike always sells well,” said Debra Garcia, manager written, informed by history Kamala Harris of California, Sens. Susan Collins of many Americans have over the past two NFL seasons and tradition and precedent,” Cory Booker of New Jersey Maine and Lisa Murkowski Trump’s “contempt of the was also news Tuesday to at another clothing store in Clovis. he said. and Amy Klobuchar of of Alaska are the only two rule of law” and the judge’s Portales’ Evelyn Kavanaugh also promised Minnesota, all potential pres- Republicans even remotely own expansive views on Armendariz, who wore a Mike Brandt, manager of a shoes and workboot store in to be “a team player on the idential contenders, demand- open to voting against executive power. Nike visor throughout the Team of Nine.” ed that Republicans delay the Kavanaugh, though neither “It’s that president who’s day and wondered if she got Clovis, told The News he believed Nike would double The Supreme Court is hearing. They railed against has said she would do so. decided you are his man,” dirty looks for it. often thought of as nine sepa- the unusual vetting process Abortion rights supporters Durbin said. “Are people She told The News she back on the contract — which it has not officially rate judges, rather than a by Republicans that failed to are trying to appeal to those nervous about this concerned didn’t plan to heed the out- team. And on the most con- include documents from three senators, who both favor about this? Of course they raged calls for boycott of the announced — before too long. tentious cases, the court tends years Kavanaugh worked in abortion access. are.” brand, since “it’s just cloth- to split into conservative and the Bush administration, and Kavanaugh sat silently and The panel’s top Democrat, ing.” “I have a feeling Nike will fold on it,” he said. His store liberal sides. But justices 100,000 more pages withheld impassively for most of the Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Her friend Julian Cuevas, often do say they seek con- by the Trump White House. day, occasionally sipping described the hearing’s “very also from Portales, felt the never carried any Nike mer- chandise in the first place, sensus, and they like to focus Some 42,000 pages were water and taking notes on unique circumstances.” same way. He said it was on how frequently they reach released on the evening senators’ points. Besides his “Not only is the country “silly” of people to cut up but he offered his two cents on the matter. unanimous decisions. before of the hearing. family, he was accompanied deeply divided politically, we their own clothing in protest, Barring a major surprise “We cannot possibly move by outgoing White House also find ourselves with a and felt that they had “lost “It’s kind of a moot point, since I don’t carry that over the next two days of forward, Mr. Chairman, with Counsel Don McGahn and president who faces his own sight” of the social justice questioning, the committee is this hearing,” said Harris at Deputy Attorney General serious problems,” she said premise of Kaepernick’s brand,” he said. “But I have four kids in the military, put expected to vote along party the top of proceedings. Rod Rosenstein. referring to investigations original protest. He believed lines to send Kavanaugh’s Grassley disagreed. Several dozen protesters, surrounding Trump. “So it’s those intentions were good. it that way.” Clovis’ Elijah Davis nomination to the full Senate. As protesters repeatedly shouting one by one, disrupt- this backdrop that this nomi- “I also think this is a smart Majority Republicans can interrupted the session, ed the hearing at several nee comes into.” marketing ploy by Nike,” he summed up his opinion con- observed. cisely on the many moving There’s no doubt that if parts of the issue: “I think Nike sought a deluge of pub- the whole thing is ridicu- licity attendant to its 30th lous.” anniversary “Just Do It,” campaign, it has done that The Associated Press well. Kaepernick will be one contributed to this report.

clerks in a bad spot. I think Voting with that alone, we have an obligation to oppose this.” from Page 1A Rube Render, Curry County Republican chair- voting opposition,” Spear man and Clovis city com- said. “I think the letter that we missioner, expressed support got on Saturday from the for the resolution as written clerk is enough for me,” during the public comment Thornton said. “The last day portion of Curry’s special for ballots to be set by state meeting. statue was Aug. 28 and then Curry County on the 29th is when the sec- Commissioner Angelina retary of state decided to do Baca was not present at this. That throws all the Tuesday’s meeting. PAGE 6A ✦ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 ✦ PAGE 7A Virgin Mary statue in Hobbs reportedly ‘weeping’ again

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS statue were sent to a lab for chemical analy- sis.” HOBBS — A Virgin Mary sculpture in a Cantu said two distinct methods of analy- New Mexico Catholic church that has sis indicate the same outcome: The liquid is appeared to be weeping in the past is olive oil with a scented mixture, chemical- reportedly crying again. ly, to the Sacred Chrism — an oily liquid Devotees say the bronze Our Lady of used in Baptisms and other sacraments and Guadalupe statue in a Hobbs, New Mexico, Catholic ceremonies. church was seen shedding tears again on News of more tears for the statue spread Saturday — months after the figure was beyond Hobbs, a city of about 34,000 near seen crying by parishioners, the Hobbs the state line with Texas. News-Sun reports . I heard about it this morning from my Believers at Our Lady of Guadalupe mother and my grandmother,” said Billy Catholic Church said it’s the first time in Luna, of Kermit, Texas. “I was on my way more than three months and the fourth time to Ruidoso for the weekend and I wanted to overall the statue has “wept.” The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces is stop and give thanks.” investigating the Virgin Mary sculpture. This wasn’t Luna’s first time to the Our Las Cruces Bishop Oscar Cantu said if Lady Parish, but it was the first time he has the cause of the phenomenon is deemed seen statue appear to weep. supernatural by church investigators, “It looks real to me,” Luna said. “I felt church officials “must discern if it is from something in here (pointing toward his God or from the devil.” heart) when I saw her. I get chills just “The statue is made of bronze,” Cantu thinking about it.” said when giving an update on the investi- Some Catholics believe unexplained gation last week. “As the hollow interior images of Our Lady of Guadalupe — the was examined, nothing was found on the Patron Saint of Mexico and Mexican interior that could have created liquid. Americans — or Virgin Mary statues There were cobwebs in the hollow interi- appearing to cry are signs of a coming or...The liquid samples collected from the tragedy or a possible warning. PAGE 8A ✦ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Wednesday Sept. 5, 2018 Your source for complete PORTS local sports coverage S THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS B Portales sweeps Clovis for first win ❏ Rams to head east win on Tuesday night against attack early on, as the Rams found Clovis. Portales swept the match open pockets on the outside of for Moriarty tourney, in three sets, 25-22, Clovis’ (0-2) front row, earning 25-10 and 25-16. some easy points. The Wildcats Cats to face Artesia. “After we lost to consistently stayed within two to Roswell, we just four points throughout the opening By Eric Murray watched film on set, but the Rams found a way to STAFF WRITER Friday — we didn’t hang on and win by three points. [email protected] practice,” Gomez The second set, however, wasn’t explained. “We just nearly as close. Portales quickly PORTALES — Sometimes, you kinda watched it and got up, 5-0, before ending the have to see what you’re doing Clovis went over some wrong, rather than just being told. things that we’ve VOLLEYBALL on Page 2B That’s exactly what Portales vol- been talking about. I think once leyball coach Charity Gomez did they could really see it and visual- Staff photo: Eric Murray this past week, and thus far, it’s ize it, it helps. We got into the gym Aaliyah Austin attempts a jump- been a success. on Monday, and just worked on Gomez’ Rams, coming off of a some attacking things, and just serve in the first set of Tuesday's season-opening loss to Roswell being more efficient attackers.” win over Clovis. The Rams last Thursday, earned their first Portales (1-1) wasn’t afraid to swept Clovis to move to 1-1. Phil, Tiger added ❏ DeChambeau joins pair as picks for Ryder Cup. By Doug Ferguson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST CONSHOHOCK- EN, Pa. — Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, golf’s most prominent players for more than two decades, never realized the Ryder Cup would mean so much. For Woods, it’s the cul- mination of a comeback that began in January after a fourth surgery on his lower back. For Mickelson, more than setting a record by playing his 12th Ryder Cup, the 48-year-old gets what he believes will be his last chance to capture that gold trophy away from home. U.S. captain Jim Furyk added them to his team Monday evening as wild- card selections, along with Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Bryson DeChambeau. Clovis senior Jose Valladares gets the ball past Lovington goaltender Octavio Gallegos to open the scoring in the first half of Tuesday’s Woods agreed to be a game at Leon Williams Stadium. Valladares also assisted on a goal in the 6-0 win. vice captain in late February, and he set a goal to be in Paris on Sept. 28- 30 as a player. “It’s incredible, it really is, to look back at the start of the year and now to have Cats stay perfect accomplished a goal like that,” Woods said. “To be a part of this team, and now ❏ Staff photo: Clovis moves to 7-0 after Kevin Wilson to be a player is just ... Kade beyond special.” winning 6-0 over Lovington. Mickelson had qualified Jones By Peter Stein for every team since 1995, beats a streak that ended this STAFF WRITER Gallegos [email protected] year when he finished No. for Clovis’ 10 in the standings. His CLOVIS — Coming off the road with a 6-0 third goal 12th appearance breaks the record didn’t quite heap pressure on the Clovis in the first Ryder Cup record held by boys soccer team heading into Tuesday night’s half. Nick Faldo. home opener. It was after all, only early September. Mickelson has only been But every game is one the Wildcats would like to on three winning teams — place squarely in the win column, so at Brookline in 1999, their first home game was no differ- Valhalla in 2008 and two ent. So Tuesday’s 6-0 victory in their years ago at Hazeltine. His 2018 Leon Williams Stadium debut last time overseas was at Clovis was most important because it was Gleneagles, where he infa- another successful outing for the mously closed out a losing ’Cats, making them 7-for-7 in outings thus far this press conference by ques- season. everyone has the same goal in mind and that’s to its home fans. tioning captain Tom Clovis just keeps winning. Having a zero on the play as a team. Win or lose, we have to play as a “It felt good,” Trujillo said. “We’ve been on the Watson and the direction right side of the win-loss column makes it that team and that’s been our No. 1 priority right now.” road the last two weeks, no actually three weeks. So the PGA of America was much more impressive. “We’re a team, we’re together,” said Clovis jun- it was really good to come back. This is our first taking the U.S. team. “My guys are playing unselfish soccer,” Clovis ior goalie Bruno Armendariz, who combined with time actually on the turf to practice or anything, That led to sweeping head coach Greg Trujillo said. junior Carlos Valdivia on the shutout and also because they use it so much, we tried to stay off it.” changes in the U.S. struc- “We’re conditioned very well,” Wildcats senior scored a goal in the game’s final two minutes. ture, mainly by giving striker and co-captain Kade Jones said. “And It didn’t hurt that Clovis was playing in front of CLOVIS on Page 3B players a stronger voice.

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The third set, meanwhile, was much of the same to start, before it became a back and forth Angeles, 3.37. 7. Menaul 18 1. Melrose (4) 67 affair. Sports on TV —Scherzer, Washington, 8. Dora 17 2. Logan (2) 64 The Wildcats rallied to tie it at 8-8, while both squads 260; deGrom, New York, 230; Corbin, 9. Logan 10 3. Elida (1) 57 Arizona, 214; Nola, Philadelphia, 188; 10. Jemez Valley 9 briefly exchanged leads. In the end, the Rams finished Wednesday 4. Des Moines 47 BEACH VOLLEYBALL Greinke, Arizona, 176; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, Others receiving votes: Foothill 5, Ramah 5. Tatum (1) 32 the set on a 13-4 run. 5 p.m. — NBCSN, AVP Pro Tour: Gold 174; Marquez, Colorado, 173; Godley, 3. 6. Fort Sumner 31 "I just thought we lost the passing game. They served Series, The Championships, finals, at Arizona, 170; Pivetta, Philadelphia, 168; Gray, 7. Grady 30 well against us, and we didn’t backup and pass the ball, Chicago (taped) Colorado, 164.. Six-Man 8. Gateway Christian 26 CYCLING School Pts 9. Santa Fe Waldorf 25 the way that we practiced,” Wildcats coach Ruth Chavez 1. Animas (2) 29 11 a.m. — NBCSN, Vuelta a Espaqa, Stage 10. Dora 19 Basketball 2. Carrizozo (1) 26 explained. “If you can’t pass the ball, you’re not gonna 11, from Mombuey to the Ribeira Sacra area Others receiving votes: Quemado 15, 3. Elida 24 win ballgames. Our errors on serve-receive cost us. in Luintra, Spain (same-day tape) WNBA playoffs Floyd 11, Reseve 10, Evangel Christian 9, GOLF 4. Vaughn 15 “If we had passed the ball, it would have been a differ- Tuesday’s Games Jemez 8, Cimarron 7, Victory Christian 7, 7 p.m. — GOLF, Volvik World Long Drive 5. Floyd 13 Washington 86, Atlanta 81, Washington Mountainair 6, Springer 5, Animas 4, Oak ent ballgame. They just served well, and we errored our- Championship, Men’s and Women’s finals, at Others receiving votes: Hondo Valley, wins series 3-2 Grove 4, Carrizozo, To'hajiilee 3, Desert selves out of the game. It’s frustrating.” Thackerville, Okla. Springer/Maxwell 6. Phoenix at Seattle, late Academy 2, Hondo Valley 1, Lake Arthur 1, Chavez says that working on passing will be key in the MLB Walatowa 1 10 a.m. — MLB, Regional coverage, coming practices. Her team is young, having returned Finals Soccer Boston at Atlanta OR Kansas City at (Best-of-5) just two players from last year’s squad. And although she Cleveland (11 a.m.) Prep summaries Thursday,: Phoenix at Washington or MLS standings expects some bumps in the road, she emphasized it’s a 5:30 p.m. — MLB, Regional coverage, N.Y. Tuesday Washington at Seattle, TBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Mets at L.A. Dodgers OR St. Louis at Portales 3, Clovis 0 must that her team gets better soon. Clovis, by the way, Sunday: Phoenix at Washington or W L T Pts GF GA Washington (5 p.m.) Clovis 22 10 16 will host Artesia next Tuesday in a rematch of the season Washington at Seattle, 1:30 p.m. New York 17 7 4 55 50 29 8:30 p.m. — MLB, Regional coverage, N.Y. Portales 25 25 25 Wednesday: Washington at Phoenix or Atlanta United FC 16 5 6 54 56 33 opener for both teams. Yankees at Oakland OR Baltimore at Seattle Seattle at Washington, TBA New York City FC 14 7 6 48 50 36 As for the Rams, they’ll now embark on the Moriarty (9 p.m.) Individual statistics x-Sept. 14: Washington at Phoenix or Columbus 12 8 7 43 35 34 TENNIS Tournament this Friday and Saturday. For Gomez, it’s an Seattle at Washington, TBA Philadelphia 12 11 4 40 39 41 Kills — Clovis, Mikyla Harkley 4; Portales, 10 a.m. — ESPN, U.S. Open, quarterfinals, x-Sept. 16: Phoenix at Washington or Montreal 11 14 3 36 37 45 Taylee Rippee 10. Assists — Portales, exciting tournament, and she feels that Tuesday’s win at New York Washington at Seattle, 6 p.m. D.C. United 8 11 6 30 42 43 Mattison Blakey 27. Blocks — Portales, will go a long way toward this weekend. 5 p.m. — ESPN, U.S. Open, quarterfinals, New England 7 10 9 30 39 42 Rippee 1. Aces — Clovis, Brooklyn Hatley 3; at New York “That’s always a good tournament for us. Lots of good Toronto FC 7 14 6 27 45 52 Portales, Rippee 8. Digs — Portales, Kinzie competition and it’s a fun day,” Gomez said. “It’s a great Football Orlando City 7 16 3 24 40 61 Davis 10. Records — Clovis 0-2, Portales 1- Baseball Chicago 6 15 6 24 37 52 1. JV score — Portales def. Clovis 2-1. facility and it’s just a ton of volleyball going on. I think College polls this win really helps them go into that tournament with a WESTERN CONFERENCE MLB leaders AFCA Division II Coaches Poll W L T Pts GF GA little bit of confidence.” Monday FC Dallas 14 6 7 49 47 37 Transactions The Associated Press Rec Pts Pvs Los Angeles FC 13 7 7 46 54 42 AMERICAN LEAGUE 1. A&M-Commerce (21) 1-0 797 1 Sporting Kansas City 13 7 6 45 48 33 Tuesday BATTING—Betts, Boston, .336; Martinez, 2. West Florida (6) 1-0 775 2 Real Salt Lake 13 10 5 44 48 46 The Associated Press Boston, .335; Altuve, Houston, .321; Segura, 3. Minnesota St. (4) 1-0 753 3 Seattle 12 9 5 41 35 27 MLB Standings Seattle, .318; Merrifield, Kansas City, .306; SPORT MLB Standings 4. Indiana (Pa.) (1) 1-0 719 4 Portland 11 7 8 41 38 36 Smith, Tampa Bay, .305; Trout, Los Angeles, BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated 3B 5. Fort Hays St. 1-0 676 T5 Vancouver 11 9 7 40 45 52 The Associated Press • All Times Mountain .305; Brantley, Cleveland, .304; Wendle, Rafael Devers from the 10-day DL. Selected 6. Northwest MO St. 1-0 633 T5 LA Galaxy 10 10 8 38 51 54 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay, .300; Andujar, New York, .299. the contract of INF Brandon Phillips from 7. Harding 1-0 625 7 Minnesota United 9 15 2 29 38 52 RUNS—Lindor, Cleveland, 114; Betts, Pawtucket (IL). East Division 8. Grand Valley St. 1-0 588 10 Houston 7 13 7 28 43 42 Boston, 111; Martinez, Boston, 103; CHICAGO WHITE SIOX — Purchased the W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 9. Ferris St. 1-0 551 8 Colorado 6 14 6 24 31 48 Benintendi, Boston, 95; Ramirez, Cleveland, contract of RP Josi Ruiz from Birmingham Boston 96 44 .686 — — 6-4 W-2 48-18 48-26 10. Midwestern St. 1-0 516 11 San Jose 4 15 8 20 41 52 95; Bregman, Houston, 93; Trout, Los (SL). Sent INF Matt Skole outright to Charlotte 11. West Alabama 1-0 466 12 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point New York 86 52 .623 9 — 5-5 L-2 48-24 38-28 Angeles, 88; Stanton, New York, 87; (IL). 12. Colorado St.-Pueblo 1-0 450 14 for tie. Tampa Bay 75 63 .543 20 7 1/2 8-2 W-4 41-24 34-39 Chapman, Oakland, 86; Rosario, Minnesota, — Selected the 13. West Georgia 1-0 412 19 Toronto 62 76 .449 33 20 1/2 3-7 L-2 34-35 28-41 83. contracts of OF Brandon Barnes and INF 14. Sioux Falls 1-0 312 20 Sunday’s Game Baltimore 40 98 .290 55 42 1/2 3-7 L-4 24-44 16-54 RBI—Martinez, Boston, 115; Davis, Adam Rosales from Columbus (IL). 15. Winona St. 1-0 276 21 D.C. United 3, Atlanta United FC 1 Oakland, 106; Ramirez, Cleveland, 96; Central Division 16. Central Washington 0-1 261 9 Wednesday’s Game Transferred OF Tyler Naquin to the 60-day Encarnacion, Cleveland, 93; Bogaerts, W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 17. Ohio Dominican 1-0 229 23 New England at New York City FC, 5 p.m. DL. Recalled RHP James Hoyt from Boston, 89; Bregman, Houston, 89; Lowrie, 18. Ashland 0-1 216 15 Saturday,’s Games Columbus and placed him on the 60-day DL. Cleveland 78 60 .565 — — 5-5 W-1 43-28 35-32 Oakland, 86; Cruz, Seattle, 84; Haniger, 19. Findlay 1-0 197 25 D.C. United at New York City FC, 2:55 p.m. — Recalled INF J.D. Minnesota 63 75 .457 15 19 1/2 2-8 L-4 39-29 24-46 Seattle, 84; Stanton, New York, 84. 19. Ouachita Baptist 1-0 197 24 Orlando City at Sporting Kansas City, 6:30 Davis from Fresno (PCL). Selected the con- Chicago 56 82 .406 22 26 1/2 7-3 W-2 28-42 28-40 HITS—Martinez, Boston, 170; Segura, 21. Central Missouri 0-1 124 18 p.m. tract of RHP Dean Deetz from Fresno. Detroit 55 83 .399 23 27 1/2 2-8 L-1 34-34 21-49 Seattle, 163; Merrifield, Kansas City, 162; 22. Indianapolis 0-1 118 13 Colorado at Portland, 8:30 p.m. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Extended their Lindor, Cleveland, 160; Betts, Boston, 157; Kansas City 46 92 .333 32 36 1/2 8-2 L-1 25-45 21-47 23. West Chester 1-0 114 NR player development contract with Lexington Castellanos, Detroit, 155; Rosario, West Division 24. Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 91 NR Prep summary (SAL) through the 2020 season. Minnesota, 154; Brantley, Cleveland, 151; W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 25. Colorado Mesa 1-0 82 NR Tuesday — Selected the con- Bregman, Houston, 151; 2 tied at 146. Clovis 6, Lovington 0 Houston 86 53 .619 — — 7-3 W-4 39-32 47-21 DOUBLES—Bregman, Houston, 43; tract of SS Gregorio Petit from Rochester (IL). Others Receiving Votes: Shepherd, 71; Lovington 0 0 — 0 Oakland 83 56 .597 3 — 6-4 W-2 42-28 41-28 Bogaerts, Boston, 41; Lindor, Cleveland, 40; Recalled RHPs Chase De Jong and John Notre Dame (Ohio), 56; Pittsburg St., 56; Clovis 3 3 — 6 Seattle 77 61 .558 8 1/2 5 1/2 5-5 W-1 39-28 38-33 Betts, Boston, 39; Andujar, New York, 38; Curtiss from Rochester. Transferred 1B Logan Carson-Newman, 50; Colorado Mines, 47; Scoring summary Los Angeles 67 72 .482 19 16 4-6 L-1 34-34 33-38 Benintendi, Boston, 37; Castellanos, Detroit, Morrison to the 60-day DL. Tarleton St., 41; Azusa Pacific, 37; First half 37; Escobar, Arizona, 37; Piscotty, Oakland, — Recalled INFs Texas 61 78 .439 25 22 4-6 W-1 32-42 29-36 Assumption, 36; Florida Tech, 28; Valdosta Clovis — Jose Valladares (Devin Fowler), 37; 3 tied at 36. Gordon Beckham and Daniel Vogelbach, and St., 25; Southern Arkansas, 22; Wingate, 17; 13th TRIPLES—Smith, Tampa Bay, 9; Sanchez, RHP Casey Lawrence from Tacoma (PCL). Monday’s Games Emporia St., 8; Shippensburg, 8; Fairmont St., Clovis — Elias Ortega (Valladares), 25th Chicago, 9; Hernandez, Toronto, 7; Kiermaier, TEXAS RANGERS — Activated INF 6; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6; Washburn, 6; Clovis — Kade Jones (Lupe Meza), 31st Boston 8, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay, 7; Span, Seattle, 7; Benintendi, Hanser Alberto from the 10-day DL. Recalled Bloomsburg, 5; Delta St., 5; Edinboro, 4; Second half Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit 2 Boston, 6; Chapman, Oakland, 6; Jones, RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx and OF Willie California (Pa.), 3; Hillsdale, 3; Slippery Rock, Clovis — Jones (Jose Mendoza), 43rd Houston 4, Minnesota 1 Detroit, 6; Moncada, Chicago, 6; Profar, Calhoun from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased 3; Kutztown, 2; Southeastern Oklahoma St., Clovis — Fowler (Ortega), 58th Oakland 6, N.Y.Yankees 3 Texas, 6. the contracts of RHP Adrian Sampson from 1. Clovis — Bruno Armendariz, 78th Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1 HOME RUNS—Davis, Oakland, 40; Round Rock and LHP C.D. Pelham from Tampa Bay 7,Toronto 1 Martinez, Boston, 39; Ramirez, Cleveland, 37; Shots on goal — Lovington 6, Clovis 12. Frisco (TL). Gallo, Texas, 34; Cruz, Seattle, 33; Stanton, Prep polls L.A. Angels 3,Texas 1 Corner kicks — Lovington 0, Clovis 3. Direct — Assigned RHP New York, 33; Lindor, Cleveland, 31; Trout, N.M. Overtime Sports Center Seattle 2, Baltimore 1 kicks — Lovington 9, Clovis 8. Saves — Murphy Smith outright to Buffalo (IL). Los Angeles, 31; Betts, Boston, 29; First-place votes in parentheses Reinstated RHP Marcus Stroman from the 10- Tuesday’s Games Lovington, Octavio Gallegos and Renato Encarnacion, Cleveland, 29. Class 6A Omofre 7. Clovis, Bruno Armendariz and day DL. Tampa Bay 4,Toronto 0 STOLEN BASES—Gordon, Seattle, 30; School Pts Carlos Valdivia 6. Records — Lovington 2-3, National League Merrifield, Kansas City, 30; Ramirez, 1. Cleveland (11) 146 Cleveland 9, Kansas City 3 Clovis 7-0. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Selected Cleveland, 29; Smith, Tampa Bay, 28; Betts, 2. Eldorado (4) 143 Boston 5, Atlanta 1 the contract of RHP Yoan Lopez from Jackson Boston, 27; Anderson, Chicago, 25; Lindor, 3. La Cueva (1) 131 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 2 (SL). Transferred 3B Jake Lamb to the 60-day Cleveland, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 22; 4. Centennial 92 Volleyball DL. Houston 5, Minnesota 2 Benintendi, Boston, 20; Segura, Seattle, 20. 5. Las Cruces 86 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, late PITCHING—Kluber, Cleveland, 17-7; 6. Clovis 66 Prep polls — Assigned LHP Rob Zastryzny outright to Iowa (PCL). N.Y.Yankees at Oakland, late Severino, New York, 17-6; Snell, Tampa Bay, 7. Volcano Vista 57 New Mexico Overtime Sports Center — Recalled RHP Tyler Baltimore at Seattle, late 17-5; Carrasco, Cleveland, 16-8; Porcello, 8. Carlsbad 46 (First-place votes in parentheses) Mahle from Louisville (IL). Selected the con- Wednesday’s Games Boston, 16-7; Happ, New York, 15-6; Price, 9. Cibola 28 Class 5A tracts of C Tim Federowicz and OF Gabriel Boston (TBD) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), 10:10 a.m. Boston, 14-6; 4 tied at 13. 10. Manzano 22 School Pts Guerrero from Louisville. Recalled RHP Keury Kansas City (Keller 7-5) at Cleveland (Kluber 17-7), 11:10 a.m. ERA—Sale, Boston, 1.97; Snell, Tampa Other receiving votes: Mayfield 20, Rio 1. La Cueva (8) 142 Bay, 2.02; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22; Verlander, Rancho 18, Hobbs 16, Sandia 10. Mella from Louisville for the purpose of plac- Tampa Bay (Glasnow 1-4) at Toronto (Borucki 3-3), 5:07 p.m. 2. Centennial (1) 135 Houston, 2.79; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.80; Cole, 3. Sandia (4) 116 ing him on the 60-day DL. L.A. Angels (Barria 9-8) at Texas (Hutchison 2-2), 6:05 p.m. Houston, 2.86; Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.11; Class 5A 4. Rio Rancho (3) 105 — Assigned RHP Detroit (Zimmermann 6-6) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-0), 6:10 Morton, Houston, 3.14; Severino, New York, School Pts 5. Las Cruces (2) 98 Jake Thompson outright to Colorado Springs p.m. 3.32; Fiers, Oakland, 3.38. 1. Los Lunas (3) 55 6. Volcano Vista 82 (PCL). Minnesota (Odorizzi 5-9) at Houston (Valdez 2-1), 6:10 p.m. STRIKEOUTS—Cole, Houston, 243; 2. Belen (1) 51 7. Cibola 69 NEW YORK METS — Reinstated C Kevin N.Y.Yankees (Severino 17-6) at Oakland (Fiers 10-6), 8:05 p.m. Verlander, Houston, 240; Sale, Boston, 219; 3. Artesia (1) 44 8. Piedra Vista (1) 47 Plawecki from paternity leave. Bauer, Cleveland, 214; Severino, New York, 4. Roswell (1) 41 Baltimore (Cashner 4-13) at Seattle (Leake 8-9), 8:10 p.m. 9. Eldorado 44 — Designated 199; Carrasco, Cleveland, 187; Paxton, 5. Piedra Vista 38 Thursday’s Games 10. Cleveland 43 RHP Ben Lively for assignment. Reinstated Seattle, 186; Morton, Houston, 185; 6. Goddard 37 Others receiving votes: Roswell 26, RHP Jerad Eickhoff from the 60-day DL. Cleveland at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Clevinger, Cleveland, 182; Kluber, Cleveland, 7. Valley 16 Roswell 26, Santa Fe 23, Farmington 15, PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled RHPs 180. 8. Valencia 15 Onate 14, Mayfield 12, Capital 10, Rio Tanner Anderson, Michael Feliz and Clay 9. Del Norte 8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Grande 9, Carlsbad 6, Atrisco Heritage 5, Holmes; and Jordan Luplow from Indianapolis NATIONAL LEAGUE 10. Santa Teresa 7 East Division Manzano 4, Clovis 1, Hobbs 1 (IL). Selected the contracts of INF Kevin BATTING—Gennett, Cincinnati, .322; Others receiving votes: Deming 6, W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Kramer and C Ryan Lavarnway from Yelich, Milwaukee, .315; Martinez, St. Louis, Farmington 4, Capital 4, Miyamura 2, Atlanta 76 62 .551 — — 4-6 L-2 37-33 39-29 Class 4A Indianapolis. Designated LHP Buddy Boshers .309; Cain, Milwaukee, .309; Zobrist, Alamogordo 1, Chaparral 1. School Pts Philadelphia 73 65 .529 3 3 4-6 W-1 43-26 30-39 for assignment. Chicago, .308; Freeman, Atlanta, .305; 1. St. Pius X (5) 87 WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated Washington 69 69 .500 7 7 5-5 W-1 35-33 34-36 Markakis, Atlanta, .303; Arenado, Colorado, Class 4A 2. Artesia (3) 61 LHP Tommy Milone from the 10-day DL and New York 62 75 .453 13 1/2 13 1/2 6-4 W-3 28-40 34-35 .301; Baez, Chicago, .299; Peralta, Arizona, School Pts 3. Los Lunas (1) 60 assigned him outright to Syracuse (IL). Miami 55 84 .396 21 1/2 21 1/2 4-6 L-1 33-41 22-43 .296. 1. Ruidoso (4) 65 4. Moriarty (1) 58 Reinstated RHPs Erick Fedde and Joe Ross Central Division RUNS—Blackmon, Colorado, 99; Yelich, 2. Lovington (2) 61 5. Hope Christian (1) 41 from the 60-day DL. Recalled OF Victor W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee, 96; Albies, Atlanta, 91; Carpenter, 3. Taos 55 6. Goddard 40 St. Louis, 90; Arenado, Colorado, 87; Harper, 4. Portales 42 Robles, INF Adrian Sanchez and RHP Austin Chicago 81 56 .591 — — 7-3 L-1 44-24 37-32 7. Portales 37 Washington, 87; Baez, Chicago, 86; 5. Silver (1) 41 8. Albuquerque Academy 36 Voth from Syracuse. Selected the contract of Milwaukee 78 61 .561 4 — 7-3 W-2 41-26 37-35 Freeman, Atlanta, 84; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 6. Aztec 36 9. Espanola 29 RHP Kyle McGowin from Syracuse. St. Louis 76 62 .551 5 1/2 — 5-5 L-3 37-31 39-31 84; Turner, Washington, 84. 7. St. Pius X 27 10. Los Alamos 28 FOOTBALL Pittsburgh 68 71 .489 14 8 1/2 5-5 W-2 37-34 31-37 RBI—Baez, Chicago, 100; Suarez, 8. Bloomfield 24 Others receiving votes: Del Norte 23, National Football League Cincinnati 59 80 .424 23 17 1/2 3-7 L-2 32-37 27-43 Cincinnati, 100; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 93; 9. Bernalillo 10 Santa Teresa 18, Belen 13, Pojoaque 13, ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted Brain West Division Arenado, Colorado, 92; Story, Colorado, 92; 10. Kirtland Central 9 Ruidoso 12, Valencia 11, Valley 10, Aztec 8, Cearns to senior director of communications. W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Rizzo, Chicago, 90; Harper, Washington, 87; Others receiving votes: Moriarty 8, Grants Bloomfield 6, Kirtland Central 6, Highland 4, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed OL Cam Gennett, Cincinnati, 84; Hoskins, 7, Espanola Valley 1. Colorado 75 62 .547 — — 5-5 W-3 35-30 40-32 Silver 3, Taos 1 Erving to a two-year contract extension. Philadelphia, 84; 2 tied at 83. NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed DL John Los Angeles 75 63 .543 1/2 1 8-2 L-1 38-35 37-28 HITS—Gennett, Cincinnati, 165; Freeman, Class 3A Class 3A Jenkins off waivers from Chicago. Waived DE Arizona 74 64 .536 1 1/2 2 3-7 L-4 35-32 39-32 Atlanta, 163; Markakis, Atlanta, 163; Yelich, School Pts School Pts Romeo Okwara. Signed DT tackle Josh San Francisco68 71 .489 8 8 1/2 5-5 L-3 39-30 29-41 Milwaukee, 156; Story, Colorado, 154; Baez, 1. Robertson (6) 83 1. Robertson (5) 100 Banks to the practice squad. Chicago, 153; Peraza, Cincinnati, 153; 2. Hope Christian (2) 79 San Diego 55 85 .393 21 1/2 22 5-5 W-1 27-45 28-40 2. St. Michael’s (1) 63 NEW YORK JETS — Released QB John Castro, Miami, 152; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 3. Hatch Valley 60 3. Santa Fe Prep (1) 62 Wolford from the practice squad. Signed QB 152; Turner, Washington, 152. 4. West Las Vegas (!) 57 4. Sandia Prep (1) 59 Davis Webb to the practice squad. DOUBLES—Markakis, Atlanta, 39; Story, 5. Socorro 54 5. Bosque 42 TENNESSEE TITANS — Released WR Monday’s Games Colorado, 39; Carpenter, St. Louis, 38; 6. Dexter 53 6. Santa Fe Indian (1) 41 Austin Proehl from the practice squad. Signed Boston 8, Atlanta 2 Freeman, Atlanta, 36; Baez, Chicago, 35; 7. St. Michael’s 41 7. Navajo Prep 30 WR Damore’ea Stringfellow to the practice Washington 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings Albies, Atlanta, 34; Cabrera, Philadelphia, 33; 8. Raton (1) 25 8. Socorro 28 Miami 3, Philadelphia 1 Rendon, Washington, 33; Polanco, 9. Tuarosa 23 9. Tularosa (1) 25 squad. HOCKEY Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh, 31; 4 tied at 30. 10. Hot Spring 18 10. Hatch 19 National Hockey League Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3 TRIPLES—KMarte, Arizona, 10; Baez, Others receiving votes: Cobre 17, Others receiving votes: Wingate 18, Chicago, 9; Desmond, Colorado, 8; Nimmo, Tucumcari 12, Tohatchi 7, Zuni 7, Laguna NEW YORK RANGERS — Named Steve Colorado 9, San Francisco 8 Dexter 16, Laguna Acoma 14, Cottonwood New York, 8; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 8; Difo, Acoma 6, NMMI 3, Navajo Prep 3, Santa Fe Classic 13, Cuba 13, East Mountain 10, Konowalchuk amateur scout. N.Y.Mets 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Washington, 7; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 7; 1, Thoreau 1. Cobre 9, HotSprings 9, Zuni 9, West Las WINNIPEG JETS — Signed F Blake San Diego 6, Arizona 2 Rosario, New York, 7; 4 tied at 6. Vegas 8, Crownpoint 7, Raton 7, Tucumcari 2, Wheeler to a five-year contract extension. Tuesday’s Games HOME RUNS—Carpenter, St. Louis, 35; Class 2A Thoyeau 1, NMMI 1 ECHL Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 3 Aguilar, Milwaukee, 31; Arenado, Colorado, School Pts READING ROYALS — Signed D Ilya Philadelphia 9, Miami 4 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; Harper, 1. Eunice (11) 128 Class 2A Nekolenko to a one-year contract. Boston 5, Atlanta 1 Washington, 31; Muncy, Los Angeles, 31; 2. Fort Sumner (2) 120 School Pts OLYMPIC SPORTS Suarez, Cincinnati, 31; Baez, Chicago, 30; 3. Santa Rosa 115 1. Texico (7) 106 St. Louis at Washington, late USA GYMNASTICS — Announced the res- Story, Colorado, 28; 3 tied at 27. 4. Estancia 89 2. Santa Rosa (2) 97 ignation of president and CEO Kerry Perry. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, late STOLEN BASES—Turner, Washington, 35; 5. Escalante 62 3. Loving 79 SOCCER San Francisco at Colorado, late SMarte, Pittsburgh, 30; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 6. Texico 50 4. Magdalena (2) 72 Major League Soccer San Diego at Arizona, late 29; Cain, Milwaukee, 25; Inciarte, Atlanta, 25; 7. Hagerman 46 5. Mesilla Valley (2) 43 LOS ANGELES FC — Loaned D Tristan MTaylor, Washington, 24; Story, Colorado, 23; 8. Cloudcroft (1) 36 N.Y.Mets at L.A. Dodgers, late 6. Estancia 42 Blackmon and F Josh Pirez to Phoenix (USL). Baez, Chicago, 21; Jankowski, San Diego, 9. Newcomb 34 7. Escalante 37 Wednesday’s Games SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Re-signed 21; Peraza, Cincinnati, 20. 10. Lordsburg 24 8. Hagerman 33 Boston (TBD) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), 10:10 a.m. M/D Graham Zusi, D Matt Besler and Ms PITCHING—Scherzer, Washington, 16-6; Others receiving votes: Jal 22, Loving 21, 9. Dulce 32 Roger Espinoza and Ilie Sanchez to contract Cincinnati (Bailey 1-13) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 11-9), 5:05 p.m. Lester, Chicago, 15-5; Nola, Philadelphia, 15- Mission Achievement 10, Capitan 7, Clayton 10. Capitan 24 extensions. St. Louis (Gant 6-5) at Washington (Roark 8-14), 5:05 p.m. 4; Chacin, Milwaukee, 14-5; Godley, Arizona, 3, McCurdy 2, Mescalero Apache 1. Others receiving votes: Pecos 23, Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-10) at Miami (Alcantara 1-0), 5:10 p.m. 14-8; Freeland, Colorado, 13-7; Greinke, Clayton 20, Lordsburg 20, Desert Academy COLLEGE N.Y.Mets (Wheeler 9-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-1), 5:35 p.m. Arizona, 13-9; Mikolas, St. Louis, 13-4; Eight-Man 17, Rehoboth 17, Coronado 15, Eunice 13, HOFSTRA — Blake Nation assistant base- ball coach. Chicago Cubs (Quintana 11-9) at Milwaukee (Chacin 14-5), 6:10 p.m. Williams, Pittsburgh, 12-9; 6 tied at 11. School Pts Cloudcroft 11, Monte Del Sol 11, Mescalero SAINT ANSELM — Named Nicole Ferrucci San Francisco (Suarez 6-9) at Colorado (Senzatela 4-5), 6:40 p.m. ERA—deGrom, New York, 1.68; Nola, 1. Melrose (3) 39 Apache 10, Mora 9, McCurdy 9 Ramah 9, Philadelphia, 2.23; Scherzer, Washington, 2. Mesilla Valley 29 Penasco 6, Menaul 5, Alamo Navajo 4, assistant director of athletic communications. Thursday’s Games 2.28; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.80; Freeland, 3. Tatum 26 Tse'Yi'Gai 3, Questa 3, Tierra Encantada 2 SOUTH CAROLINA — Reinstated DB San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:40 p.m. Colorado, 2.96; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.96; 4. Mountainair 24 Javon Charleston from suspension. Chicago Cubs at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Greinke, Arizona, 2.97; Corbin, Arizona, 3.06; 5. Magdalena 21 Class 1A WAGNER — Named Shayna Pirreca assis- Atlanta at Arizona, 7:40 p.m. Williams, Pittsburgh, 3.15; Wood, Los 6. Gateway Christian (1) 19 School Pts tant women’s lacrosse coach. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 ✦ PAGE 3B Witten aims to continue TV tradition By Sam Farmer interesting. Some players do LOS ANGELES TIMES that really well, and it turns into a career for them.” How ‘bout them Toss in Jimmy Johnson, Cowboys? Daryl Johnston, Michael They’re everywhere, for- Irvin, Deion Sanders and a mer Dallas Cowboys players host of others dating to Don who now populate broad- Meredith, an original mem- casting booths across a spec- ber of the “Monday Night trum of channels. Football” booth, and the air- From Troy Aikman at Fox waves take on hues of blue, to Tony Romo at CBS to silver and white. Jason Witten at ESPN, three Said Brad Sham, longtime of the four network “A- play-by-play man on the teams” feature an analyst Dallas Cowboys Radio who spent his entire NFL Network: “You cannot scare Fort Worth Star-Telegram photo: Brandon Wade career with a star on his hel- Tony Romo or Jason Witten Jason Witten, who’s joining ESPN this season, makes it three of the four networks airing NFL games with one for- met. The lone exception is or Troy Aikman with the mer Cowboy on its announcing team. NBC’s Cris Collinsworth, a national visibility they get former Cincinnati Bengals when they played for the because at one time, toward career with the Cowboys _ wasn’t as polished when he cant successes in their post- receiver. Cowboys for 10 years. the end of our Super Bowl he was a household name. I made his “Monday Night football lives. “They are in the brightest They’re used to stuff hap- run, even our long snapper was as well. That’s probably Football” debut. A go-to guy Johnson, who coached the of spotlights (as players), pening.” had his own TV show. There somewhat encouraging to for the media during his 15 franchise to two Super Bowl everybody is following Fox’s Johnston, who won was no short supply on these executives, to hire seasons, Witten was picked victories, recalls a time when every move that those guys three Super Bowl rings in 11 opportunity.” somebody that doesn’t have apart on Twitter for every- the Cowboys weren’t so TV are making,” Collinsworth seasons as a Cowboys full- What’s more, once they to be introduced to the pub- thing from his intermittent savvy. said. “They’re pretty sophis- back, said that answering were finished with their foot- lic. eye contact with the camera Long before he became a ticated media-type guys questions in massive media ball careers, the ex-Cowboys “But I think it’s a bit of an to the snug fit of his dress fixture on “Fox NFL when they’re coming out of scrums was ideal for players were ready-made stars. over-reach to say that shirt to occasionally holding Sunday,” Johnson had some there. It’s a high-energy headed for TV careers. “There is an exposure cer- because of the attention to the microphone too high. good TV gigs. He was part of place, and a high-energy “Being able to answer tainly to all of us that were the Cowboys by the media it Tough crowd. a weekly coaches show owner who’s not afraid to questions post-game, espe- part of the organization,” prepares us to move into Cowboys great Roger when he was defensive coor- speak his mind, so I think it cially after a loss, and being Aikman said. “And then I broadcasting more than Staubach had a brief and dinator at Arkansas in the makes the players a little able to do it in an intelligent, think there’s a familiarity some of these other big-mar- unspectacular flirtation with early 1970s and later over- more forthright. succinct manner was kind of that comes with that. With us ket players.” TV, then went on to make a saw the ad sales and produc- “There’s an art to not say- like on-the-job training,” he winning the way we were Not everyone is a natural. fortune in real estate. tion of a University of ing too much, but saying said. able to win, Irvin was a Whereas Romo got rave Broadcasting wasn’t Emmitt Miami football show that he enough to where you’re still “Everybody laughed household name, Deion _ reviews for his prescient pre- Smith’s strong suit, either. said garnered him close to who didn’t spend his entire snap observations, Witten Still, both have had signifi- $400,000 a year.

VOLLEYBALL With 9:36 left in the half, Clovis Jones connected, pushing the ball past a sliding Gallegos and From Page 1B into the net. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Though temperatures “It feels great,” Jones said. cooled considerably in the sec- OFFENSIVE Northwest and Colorado State-Pueblo. The the Hounds limiting opponents to just a .166 “I think we did great away, but ond half, Clovis didn’t, scoring Shelley Chapron, Texas A&M University- sophomore totaled 17.5 points in both matches attack percentage for the weekend. it was a nice change to finally as many goals during that 40- Commerce, JR, Public Health, Houston, and followed up those performances with anoth- play in front of our school and minute stretch as in the first 40. Texas, St. Pius X er solid outing against St. Edward's with 14 total SETTER have people come out and sup- Less than seven minutes Chapron hit .309 out of the middle with 31 kills kills and an attack percentage of .206. Rylie Fuentes, Texas A&M University- port us, because they know into the new half, Jones was against some of the top teams in the nation at Commerce, JR, Biological Sciences with 8- how consistent we’ve been. It close to Lovington’s goal, the Colorado Premier Challenge. She had six DEFENSIVE 12 Life Sciences concentration, Robinson, was such a nice atmosphere.” about 10 yards away, and drib- kills and two blocks against No. 2 Concordia-St. Savannah Rutledge, Texas A&M University- Texas, Robinson HS Though there were few bling on the right side of it Paul in the Lions' five-set win. She then hit .438 Commerce, JR, Sports and Recreation Fuentes again shined for A&M-Commerce offensive chances for either when he zipped one diagonal- with eight kills and four blocks in a loss to Metro Management, The Woodlands, Texas, with her play last week at the Colorado Premier team in the opening minutes, it ly into the goal’s left corner, State. On Saturday, Chapron's serving skills College Park HS didn’t take too long for Clovis Challenge. She had 100 assists in the team's his second tally of the night were also on display. She had three aces with Rutledge kept multiple points off the board to get going. In the 13th that made it 4-0. 10 kills and four blocks against No. 3 Lewis. She with her defensive efforts last week, helping two-setter system and helped put the Lion hit- minute, senior halfback and ters in good positions to win three matches “I should’ve had like four or finished the day with three more aces and hit A&M-Commerce defeat three top-10 ranked co-captain Jose Valladares five (goals),” Jones said with a against top-10 ranked opponents. She had 26 .583 with seven kills and six blocks against No. teams at the Colorado Premier Challenge. She punched one in from fairly laugh. “I felt pretty good. We 10 Regis. After two weeks of action, Chapron led the team with 73 digs, averaging better than assists in the Lions' five-set win over No. 2 close range, off an assist from played as a team, that’s what leads the LSC with a .404 hitting average. four digs per set. She had 15 digs in the team's Concordia-St. Paul. She added 22 assists in the senior midfielder Devin matters.” ENMU nominee: Jasmine Gannon received five-set win over No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul. She team's five-set win over No. 3 Lewis. She fin- Fowler. In the 58th minute, an her second straight All-Tournament team nomi- had 18 digs in the Lions' five-set win over No. 3 ished the tournament with a career-high 36 Jones had a breakaway with Ortega pass found Fowler nation of the year after her Lewis and added 24 digs in the team's four set assists in the team's four-set win over No. 10 roughly 16 1/2 minutes left in open on the right side for a performance in the 2018 win over No. 10 Regis. She also had two aces Regis. Fuentes also had three aces and three the half, but two Lovington diagonal shot into the goal, and Hilltopper Volleyball and 17 assists. kills during the tournament. defenders quickly converged with less than two minutes to Classic. The Clovis native ENMU nominee: Alba Ontiveros got her 2018 on him and his shot went right go, Armendariz — best known totaled 47 kills throughout Hilltopper Volleyball Classic started with a LSC NOTES at Lovington keeper Octavio for stopping goals, put one in the three matches of the career high 30 digs to lead After two weeks of tournament action, Lone Gallegos. himself. tournament and led Eastern the Hound's defensive effort Star Conference teams begin league games this So the score was still 1-0 “I’m very proud of the to their first two wins of the against Purdue-Northwest. with just outside 15 minutes week. Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce guys,” Armendariz said, season over Purdue- The Las Cruces native fol- left in the first half. At that humbly. “I’m very happy.” and Texas Woman’s are 6-2 in non-conference Gannon Northwest and Colorado lowed up her opening match point, Elias Ortega and Jones All in all, a great night for State-Pueblo. Gannon fin- with two more solid outings contests. were running side-by-side the men in purple. ished the weekend with an average of 3.36 kills that included 17 and 21 digs Entering Tuesday, LSC volleyball teams are toward Lovington’s goal, with “It was 6-0, could’ve been per set and currently ranks fourth in the Lone to finish the weekend with 48-41 overall this season. The squads are cur- Ortega dribbling it. No need to 10-0,” Jones said. “I think we Star with a season average of 3.50. Her offen- an average of 4.86 digs per rently 15-7 combined versus Rocky Mountain make the extra pass, though, as played well, but we’ve just got sive consistency allowed the Hounds to battle Ontiveros set. Ontiveros ranks sixth in Athletic Conference teams, and 7-5 against the Ortega deposited the ball into to get ready for our game back to five set victories on Friday, totaling 16 the Lone Star with an aver- Heartland Conference, which are the other Lovington’s net, doubling the against NMMI Thursday (6 and 17 kills in the matches against Purdue- age of 4.87 digs per set and was instrumental in leagues in the NCAA South Central Region. Wildcats’ lead. p.m., Yucca Middle School).” PAGE 4B ✦ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 NATION THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Tropical-force winds, rain slam into Gulf Coast

By Stacey Plaisance tion rituals. The hotel restaurant and Kevin McGill planned to stay open Tuesday evening as usual, fortified by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS sandbags to keep out torrential GULFPORT, Miss. — rains, the manager said. Tropical-force winds from fast- Gulfport was among communi- moving Gordon smashed into the ties providing sand and bags to coastline of Alabama and the residents, and Kenny Macdonald western Florida Panhandle on filled them for himself and older Tuesday evening, the frontal residents. MacDonald said that edge of a system just offshore while such preparations become that forecasters warned could all too routine, one must remain become a hurricane by the time it wary. makes landfall. “You don’t know what the Tropical Storm Gordon intensity of the storm is going to strengthened some in the final be. You don’t want to take it hours as it neared the central lightly, of course,” MacDonald Gulf Coast, clocking top sus- said. tained winds of 70 mph 110 kph). A hurricane warning was in The National Hurricane Center effect for the entire Mississippi said Gordon’s tight core was and Alabama coasts with the pos- about 75 miles (125 kilometers) sibility Gordon would become a southeast of Biloxi, Mississippi, Category 1 storm. The National or about 70 miles (115 kilome- Hurricane Center predicted a ters) south of Mobile, Alabama, “life-threatening” storm surge of where heavy rains and winds 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 meters) picked up shortly before night- along parts of the central Gulf fall. Coast. South Florida Sun-Sentine: Mike Stocker Skies quickly turned dark gray Flooding also was a risk. As as storms overshadowed Mobile, much as 8 inches (20 centime- The erosion of the shore line is clearly visible from a pier looking south in Florida. a port city. Metal chairs were ters) of rain could fall in some lashed together atop tables out- parts of the Gulf states through production platforms were evac- said the city has “the pumps and about it is the water goes down side a restaurant in what’s nor- late Thursday as the tropical uated. the power” needed to protect res- faster here,” said Cazaux, who mally a busy entertainment dis- weather moves inland toward Gordon became a tropical idents. has lived in the neighborhood for trict, and a street musician played Arkansas. storm Monday near the Florida Authorities issued a voluntary 15 years. to an empty sidewalk just before Forecasters said it was possible Keys. evacuation order for areas out- Gordon was not the only storm the rain began. Conditions were Gordon’s winds might meet the Mayors of barrier islands in the side the city’s levee protection being watched by forecasters. expected to deteriorate westward 74 mph (120 kph) threshold to be storm’s path warned that their system. Hurricane Florence was some to New Orleans as the stormed a hurricane before making land- communities might get cut off L. J. Cazaux moved his boat to 2,400 miles (3,900 kilometers) closed in on the coast, possibly fall later Tuesday. The last hurri- from the mainland. a nearby lot of elevated land away from the U.S., and another “When you get the higher before the rain started in one of becoming the second hurricane to cane to strike the U.S. was Nate potential storm was likely to waves, water starts splashing the areas outside the protective hit the region in less than a year. last October, coming ashore in form not far off the coast of Families along the coast filled Biloxi with 75 mph (120 kph) across. Sometimes it starts push- system, Venetian Isles. He elevat- Africa and head east. sandbags, took patio furniture winds. ing not only water across but ed his house off the ground after inside and stocked up on batter- Governors in Alabama, debris, logs and things of that Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and The National Hurricane Center ies and bottled water ahead of Mississippi and Louisiana all nature, which makes it very has food, water and two genera- said it is way too early to know if Gordon. declared states of emergency to treacherous to get across,” said tors. either of those storms will have The staff at The Hotel Whiskey better mobilize state resources Jeff Collier, mayor of Dauphin “You just blend it into your any impact on land. in Pass Christian, Mississippi — and National Guard troops for the Island, Alabama. lifestyle when you live outside “It’s the peak of hurricane sea- only about a block from the Gulf storm. Mississippi shut down a Gordon was poised for only a the levee system. You know son. Now is the time to get your of Mexico — were among those dozen Gulf Coast casinos. glancing blow to New Orleans, you’re going to flood before any- plans all set,” Hurricane Director carrying out pre-storm prepara- Workers on at least 54 oil and gas where Mayor LaToya Cantrell one else does. The good part Ken Graham said. Former senator to replace McCain, at least until January By Melissa Daniels Kyl was a reliable Republican vote during his THE ASSOCIATED PRESS time in the Senate — in contrast to McCain’s occasional defiance of party leaders — and his PHOENIX — A former U.S. senator from arrival will be welcome to a GOP that has strug- Arizona who is now a lobbyist helping guide the gled with a narrow, single-vote majority while confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee McCain was treated for the brain cancer that Brett Kavanaugh was named Tuesday to tem- killed him on Aug. 25. porarily fill the Senate seat left open by the death Voters will decide who they want in the seat in of John McCain. 2020, when they elect someone to serve the rest Republican Jon Kyl cited his sense of duty in of McCain’s term. The seat will come up again accepting the appointment but said he’s only for a six-year term in 2022. committing to serve until the end of the congres- If Kyl does leave the Senate in January, sional session next Jan. 3. Arizona’s governor can appoint another person Despite the short window, Kyl will likely be for the remaining year. able to vote for Kavanaugh as the Supreme Court In the coming months, Kyl will have the nominee. opportunity to vote on several issues that have Kyl, 76, retired from the Senate after three been involved in his lobbying activities, from terms in 2012 and became a lobbyist. He said he immigration to national security. had wanted to spend more time with his family in He has lobbied on behalf of young immigrants Arizona but will reluctantly return to Washington brought to the U.S. illegally as children, often to help finish the nation’s business, including called Dreamers, whose fate is in limbo after confirming the president’s judicial nominees. Trump tried to end an Obama-era program pro- “I’m putting my country first, just as this seat’s tecting them from deportation and Congress previous occupant did every single day for more deadlocked on a solution. than 30 years,” Kyl said of McCain. Kyl will likely also vote on bills containing Kyl, an attorney, was appointed by Arizona tens of billions of dollars for Defense Department Gov. Doug Ducey, a fellow Republican who programs after he represented defense giant called him the best person for the job “regardless Northrop Grumman. of politics” and said he hopes Kyl stays in the His work there was primarily focused on tax post longer. issues affecting the company, but Kyl’s firm, President Donald Trump tweeted: “Jon Kyl Covington & Burling, also lobbied the House will be an extraordinary senator representing an and Senate to drum up support for the B-21 extraordinary state, Arizona. I look forward to bomber, a stealth aircraft Northrop Grumman is working with him.” building for the Air Force. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 ✦ PAGE 5B PAGE 6B ✦ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 COMICS THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS

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DEAR READERS: I am are now in a position to have what we wanted to do over I had a fascinating career children to have children in always fascinated to hear a much different perspective the years, and it was wonder- and an interesting life filled your life. Enjoy the children diametrically opposed yet on childbearing. We have no ful then. — DIFFERENT with travel and adventures. around you. — CHILDREN equally valid viewpoints. immediate family, no one to PERSPECTIVE My nieces and nephews OF LOVE Such was the case with the have shared our blessings or DEAR DIFFERENT joined me on many of my DEAR CHILDREN OF following two letters, which grief with and, above all, no PERSPECTIVE: I appreci- travels and adventures. My LOVE: Beautifully said. both appeared in my inbox grandchildren to celebrate. ate your honesty. That takes brothers and sisters always on the same day in response Dear Annie My wife would have been a courage. But please read on accused me of planning my Send your questions for to “Undecided in Ohio,” who ³ wonderful mother, as dem- for a different perspective. life in such a way that I en- isn’t sure whether she wants Syndicated Column onstrated by her giving spirit DEAR ANNIE: I do not joyed the best parts of hav- Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com. To find out kids. Read on. and treatment of the many have children, but I have ing children while avoiding DEAR ANNIE: more about Annie Lane I’m an children who have come our nieces and nephews and now the tantrums and midnight and read features by 83-year-old man. When my it was for different reasons. way over the years. I might great-nieces and great-neph- trips to the emergency room. We are now well beyond the other Creators Syndicate wife and I married in 1973, have even been a pretty good ews to whom I give love and I agreed with them. So I say columnists and cartoonists, neither of us was interested opportunity to change our dad, but that isn’t for me to attention and who give me to “Undecided in Ohio”: You visit the Creators Syndicate in having children, though minds on the subject. We also decide. We both did exactly love and attention in return. do not have to give birth to website at www.creators.com. Wednesday Sept. 05, 2018 To place an ad: Call: 575-763-3431 or 575-356-4481 Legals, Employment, LASSIFIEDS Email: [email protected] Garage Sales, Real Estate, C Automotive, Misc. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS

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the sale to such later claim all responsibility erty being sold herein is contamination on the front entrance of the 5.000% per annum, the date and time as the A track of land out of the for, and the purchaser the property more par- property, if any, and Curry County Court- costs of sale, including Special Master may South Four-Fifths (4/5) at the sale takes the ticularly described zoning violations con- house, 700 North Main, the Special Master's specify. ths of the Southwest property subject to, the above, not the property cerning the property, if Clovis, NM, sell and fee, publication costs, Quarter of the South- valuation of the proper- located at the street ad- any. convey to the highest and Plaintiff's costs ex- NOTICE IS FURTHER west Quarter of the ty by the County Asses- dress; any prospective bidder for cash all the pended for taxes, insur- GIVEN that this sale Southwest Quarter sor as real or personal purchaser at the sale is NOTICE IS FURTHER right, title, and interest ance, and keeping the LEGALS may be subject to a (SW/4SW/4SW/4) of property, affixture of given notice that it GIVEN that the pur- of the above-named de- property in good repair. bankruptcy filing, a pay Section Thirteen (13) in any mobile or manufac- should verify the loca- chaser at such sale fendants in and to the Plaintiff has the right to LEGAL 73912 off, a reinstatement or Township One (1) tured home to the land, tion and address of the shall take title to the following described real bid at such sale and August 22, 2018 any other condition that South, Range Thirty- deactivation of title to a property being sold. above-described real estate located in said submit its bid verbally August 29, 2018 would cause the can- Four (34) East, NMPM, mobile or manufactured Said sale will be made property subject to County and State: or in writing. The Plain- September 5, 2018 cellation of this sale. More fully described as home on the property, if pursuant to the judg- rights of redemption. tiff may apply all or any September 12, 2018 Further, if any of these follows, to-wit: any, environmental ment entered on July LOT TWELVE (12) IN part of its judgment to conditions exist, at the Beginning 300 feet East contamination on the 16, 2018 in the above Margaret Lake TRACT THREE (3) OF the purchase price in STATE OF NEW time of sale, this sale of the Southwest corner property, if any, and entitled and numbered Special Master THE FAIRVIEW PARK lieu of cash. MEXICO will be null and void, the of said Section Thirteen zoning violations con- cause, which was a suit Pro Legal Services, LLC ADDITION TO THE COUNTY OF CURRY successful bidder's (13); cerning the property, if to foreclose a mortgage 201 Eubank Blvd. NE, CITY OF CLOVIS, At the date and time stat- NINTH JUDICIAL funds shall be returned, Thence, North, 328 feet; any. held by the above Suite A1 CURRY COUNTY, ed above, the Special DISTRICT and the Special Master Thence, East, 90 feet; Plaintiff and wherein Albuquerque, NM 87123 NEW MEXICO, AS Master may postpone and the mortgagee giv- Thence, South, 328 feet; NOTICE IS FURTHER Plaintiff was adjudged (505)715-3711 SHOWN BY THE OFFI- the sale to such later NO. D-905-CV-2017- ing this notice shall not Thence, West, 90 feet to GIVEN that the pur- to have a lien against CIAL RECORDED date and time as the 00687 be liable to the suc- the point of beginning. chaser at such sale the above-described LEGAL 74291 PLAT THEREOF. Special Master may cessful bidder for any LESS AND EXCEPT shall take title to the real estate in the sum September 5, 2018 specify. damages. of $245,240.47 plus in- BOKF, N.A., Thirty (30) feet of the above-described real September 12, 2018 The address of the real South end of said tract property subject to terest from April 1, September 19, 2018 property is 2801 Axtell, NOTICE IS FURTHER NOTICE IS FURTHER 2018 to the date of sale Plaintiff, which is designated as rights of redemption. September 26, 2018 Clovis, NM 88101. GIVEN that this sale GIVEN that the real a right-of-way. at the rate of 4.250% Plaintiff does not repre- may be subject to a per annum, the costs of v. property and improve- Margaret Lake STATE OF NEW sent or warrant that the bankruptcy filing, a pay ments concerned with The address of the real Special Master sale, including the Spe- MEXICO stated street address is off, a reinstatement or herein will be sold sub- cial Master's fee, publi- JOSEPH F. SANDOVAL, property is 1792 A Pro Legal Services, LLC COUNTY OF CURRY the street address of any other condition that ject to any and all cation costs, and Plain- MARCIE D. SAN- South Roosevelt Rd. 3, 201 Eubank Blvd. NE, NINTH JUDICIAL the described property; would cause the can- patent reservations, tiff's costs expended for DOVAL, WESTERN Portales, NM 88130. Suite A1 DISTRICT if the street address cellation of this sale. easements, all record- taxes, insurance, and BANK OF CLOVIS, Plaintiff does not repre- Albuquerque, NM 87123 does not match the le- Further, if any of these ed and unrecorded keeping the property in NEW MEXICO EDUCA- sent or warrant that the (505)715-3711 NO. D-905-CV-2017- gal description, then the conditions exist, at the liens not foreclosed stated street address is good repair. Plaintiff 0395 property being sold time of sale, this sale TIONAL ASSISTANCE herein, and all recorded has the right to bid at FOUNDATION, CLAI- the street address of LEGAL 74292 herein is the property will be null and void, the and unrecorded special such sale and submit BORNE REFRIGERA- the described property; September 5, 2018 BOKF, N.A., more particularly de- successful bidder's assessments and taxes its bid verbally or in TION COMPANY, INC., if the street address September 12, 2018 scribed above, not the funds shall be returned, that may be due. Plain- does not match the le- September 19, 2018 writing. The Plaintiff Plaintiff, property located at the and the Special Master tiff and its attorneys dis- may apply all or any Defendants. gal description, then the September 26, 2018 street address; any and the mortgagee giv- claim all responsibility property being sold part of its judgment to v. prospective purchaser ing this notice shall not for, and the purchaser the purchase price in NOTICE OF SALE herein is the property STATE OF NEW at the sale is given no- be liable to the suc- at the sale takes the more particularly de- MEXICO lieu of cash. THE ESTATE OF CAR- tice that it should verify cessful bidder for any property subject to, the NOTICE IS HEREBY scribed above, not the COUNTY OF CURRY RIE BETH VANNATTA, the location and ad- damages. valuation of the proper- property located at the NINTH JUDICIAL At the date and time stat- DECEASED, THE UN- dress of the property GIVEN that the under- ty by the County Asses- ed above, the Special signed Special Master street address; any DISTRICT KNOWN HEIRS, DE- being sold. Said sale NOTICE IS FURTHER sor as real or personal prospective purchaser Master may postpone VISEES, OR LEGA- will be made pursuant GIVEN that the real will on September 17, property, affixture of the sale to such later 2018 at 3:00 pm, out- at the sale is given no- NO. D-905-CV-2017- TEES OF CARRIE to the judgment entered property and improve- any mobile or manufac- tice that it should verify 00747 date and time as the BETH VANNATTA, DE- on July 16, 2018 in the ments concerned with side the front entrance tured home to the land, Special Master may of the Curry County the location and ad- CEASED, AND WELLS above entitled and herein will be sold sub- deactivation of title to a dress of the property PENNYMAC LOAN SER- specify. FARGO BANK, N.A., numbered cause, which ject to any and all Courthouse, 700 North mobile or manufactured Main, Clovis, NM, sell being sold. Said sale VICES, LLC, was a suit to foreclose patent reservations, home on the property, if will be made pursuant NOTICE IS FURTHER Defendants. a mortgage held by the easements, all record- and convey to the high- any, environmental GIVEN that this sale est bidder for cash all to the judgment entered Plaintiff, above Plaintiff and ed and unrecorded contamination on the on June 14, 2018 in the may be subject to a NOTICE OF SALE wherein Plaintiff was liens not foreclosed the right, title, and inter- property, if any, and bankruptcy filing, a pay est of the above-named above entitled and v. adjudged to have a lien herein, and all recorded zoning violations con- numbered cause, which off, a reinstatement or NOTICE IS HEREBY against the above-de- and unrecorded special defendants in and to cerning the property, if any other condition that the following described was a suit to foreclose ROBERT DIAZ AND GIVEN that the under- scribed real estate in assessments and taxes any. a mortgage held by the NICOLE DIAZ, would cause the can- signed Special Master the sum of $58,292.71 that may be due. Plain- real estate located in cellation of this sale. said County and State: above Plaintiff and will on October 2, 2018 plus interest from April tiff and its attorneys dis- NOTICE IS FURTHER wherein Plaintiff was Defendants. Further, if any of these at 9:00 am, outside the 1, 2018 to the date of claim all responsibility GIVEN that the pur- conditions exist, at the The West 96 feet of Lot adjudged to have a lien sale at the rate of for, and the purchaser chaser at such sale against the above-de- NOTICE OF SALE time of sale, this sale Twelve (12), in Block shall take title to the will be null and void, the Twenty-nine (29), of the scribed real estate in above-described real the sum of $65,667.54 successful bidder's North Park Addition, to NOTICE IS HEREBY property subject to plus interest from funds shall be returned, the City of Clovis, Curry GIVEN that the under- rights of redemption. February 1, 2018 to the and the Special Master County, New Mexico, signed Special Master date of sale at the rate and the mortgagee giv- as shown by the official will on October 2, 2018 Margaret Lake of 3.25% per annum, ing this notice shall not recorded plat thereof. at 9:00 am, outside the Special Master the costs of sale, in- front entrance of the be liable to the suc- Pro Legal Services, LLC cluding the Special cessful bidder for any The address of the real Curry County Court- 201 Eubank Blvd. NE, Master's fee, publica- damages. property is 921 Ross house, 700 North Main, Suite A1 tion costs, and Plain- St., Clovis, NM 88101. Clovis, NM, sell and Albuquerque, NM 87123 tiff's costs expended for NOTICE IS FURTHER Plaintiff does not repre- convey to the highest (505)715-3711 taxes, insurance, and GIVEN that the real sent or warrant that the bidder for cash all the keeping the property in property and improve- stated street address is right, title, and interest good repair. Plaintiff ments concerned with the street address of LEGAL 73914 of the above-named de- has the right to bid at herein will be sold sub- the described property; August 22, 2018 fendants in and to the such sale and submit ject to any and all if the street address August 29, 2018 following described real its bid verbally or in patent reservations, does not match the le- September 5, 2018 estate located in said writing. The Plaintiff easements, all record- gal description, then the September 12, 2018 County and State: may apply all or any ed and unrecorded property being sold part of its judgment to liens not foreclosed herein is the property STATE OF NEW Lot three (3) in block two the purchase price in herein, and all recorded more particularly de- MEXICO (2) of the Rose Point COUNTY OF lieu of cash. Unit No. One (#1), to and unrecorded special scribed above, not the assessments and taxes property located at the ROOSEVELT the City of Clovis, Curry At the date and time stat- that may be due. Plain- street address; any NINTH JUDICIAL County, New Mexico, ed above, the Special tiff and its attorneys dis- prospective purchaser DISTRICT as shown by the official Master may postpone claim all responsibility at the sale is given no- recorded plat thereof. the sale to such later for, and the purchaser tice that it should verify NO. D-911-CV-2017- date and time as the at the sale takes the the location and ad- 00110 The address of the real Special Master may property subject to, the dress of the property property is 3108 Crim- specify. valuation of the proper- being sold. Said sale QUICKEN LOANS INC., son Ave., Clovis, NM ty by the County Asses- will be made pursuant 88101. Plaintiff does NOTICE IS FURTHER sor as real or personal to the judgment entered Plaintiff, not represent or war- GIVEN that this sale property, affixture of on May 31, 2018 in the rant that the stated may be subject to a any mobile or manufac- above entitled and v. street address is the bankruptcy filing, a pay tured home to the land, numbered cause, which street address of the NERIO S. LUCERO, off, a reinstatement or deactivation of title to a was a suit to foreclose described property; if any other condition that mobile or manufactured a mortgage held by the UNITED STATES OF the street address does AMERICA BY AND would cause the can- home on the property, if above Plaintiff and not match the legal de- THROUGH THE SEC- cellation of this sale. scription, then the prop- any, environmental wherein Plaintiff was Further, if any of these adjudged to have a lien RETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL- conditions exist, at the against the above-de- OPMENT, THE UN- time of sale, this sale scribed real estate in will be null and void, the the sum of $20,641.91 KNOWN SPOUSE OF NERIO S. LUCERO, successful bidder's plus interest from April funds shall be returned, 1, 2018 to the date of Defendants. and the Special Master sale at the rate of and the mortgagee giv- 6.240% per annum, the NOTICE OF SALE ing this notice shall not costs of sale, including be liable to the suc- the Special Master's NOTICE IS HEREBY cessful bidder for any fee, publication costs, GIVEN that the under- damages. and Plaintiff's costs ex- signed Special Master pended for taxes, insur- ance, and keeping the will on September 17, NOTICE IS FURTHER property in good repair. 2018 at 3:45 pm, out- GIVEN that the real Plaintiff has the right to side the front entrance property and improve- bid at such sale and of the Roosevelt Coun- ments concerned with submit its bid verbally ty Courthouse, 109 herein will be sold sub- or in writing. The Plain- West First Street, Por- ject to any and all tiff may apply all or any tales, NM, sell and con- patent reservations, part of its judgment to vey to the highest bid- easements, all record- the purchase price in der for cash all the ed and unrecorded lieu of cash. right, title, and interest liens not foreclosed of the above-named de- herein, and all recorded At the date and time stat- fendants in and to the and unrecorded special ed above, the Special following described real assessments and taxes Master may postpone estate located in said that may be due. Plain- County and State: tiff and its attorneys dis- Reach New Heights

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