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Wednesday 50 Cents ~ Trinidad April 20, 2016 Colorado Vol. 140, No. 79 TProudlyhe Serving SoutheasternChroni Colorado and Northeasterncle NewN Mexicoe w• www.thechronicle-news.coms The Fine Print ALLEGED ILLEGAL GAMBLING nWEDNESDAY—APRIL 20 The Lucky Duck: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEDNESDAY (Noon) Monthly Busi- ness Luncheon will be held in the Pio- neer Room at the Sullivan Center on the Not so lucky, served with TSJC Campus. Info: 719-846-9285. FP FIRE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY (6 p.m.) Fishers Peak Fire Protection District Board of Direc- tors will meet at the Starkville Fire Station. search warrant, issued CBI Info: 719-846-6077. LA COUNTY LANDOWNERS WEDS. (6-8 p.m.) Spanish Peaks-Pur- gatoire River Conservation District will host a Conservation Meeting that will misdemeanor summonses be held in the Pioneer Room at TSJC. Info: Jonnalea Tortorelli, 719-846-3681 x104. Eric John Monson three misdemeanor summonses PURGATOIRE WATERSHED WEDNESDAY (6 p.m.) Group regular News Editor centered on the allegation of il- meeting will be held in the NRCS Office, The Chronicle-News legal gambling at The Lucky 3590 E. Main. Information: Karen Wolf, 303- Duck located at 105 Pine Street 543-8688. SHARE MY PASSION The Colorado Bureau of Inves- in Trinidad. WEDS. (7 p.m.) Sharpshooter Gary tigations (CBI) served a search Yee an instructor from Trinidad State’s Gunsmithing Program will present warrant on Apr. 7 and issued Continued on Page 5 ... “Sharpshooting in the Civil War” at the Little Theatre in the Berg Building on the TSJC Campus. Info: Greg Boyce, 719-846-5530. Eric John Monson / The Chronicle-News Today’s Quote The Lucky Duck is located at 105 Pine St. in Trinidad. “It has been my ART & CULTURE experience that folks who have no vices have very Matthew Ferolie paintings few virtues.” ~ Abraham Lincoln on exhibit at City’s Library n WEEKEND—APRILTSJC FEATURE FRIDAYS 22-24 Tom Potter with him for many years. “I’ve never shown FRIDAYS THRU APRIL 22 (10 a.m.-2 Carnegie Public Library them all at the same time. In fact, I believe p.m.) Featured Friday programs allow Teen/Adult Services Specialist this might be my first one-man show,” said prospective students the opportunity to see what is available at TSJC, take a tour Ferolie, describing this month’s exhibit. and ask questions, Berg Building, Room The Carnegie Library will be exhibiting Matthew was born and raised in New 201. Info: Greg Boyce, 719-846-5530. EARTH DAY WORD PLAY paintings and drawings of Matthew Ferolie York City, and he took his early art train- FRI. (10 a.m.-Noon) Frees art class through the month of April. ing at various institutions in the city. He with Paula Manini for kids ages 7-18 will The collection includes many styles rang- received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in be held at Gallery Main, 130 E. Main St. Info: Bree Pappan719-846-1441. ing from purely representational to abstract. 1966, and in 1970 moved from New York with TASPERA MEMBERS All the works are from the artist’s personal FRIDAY (12 p.m.) The Trinidad Area School and Public Employees Retire- collection—his “children” that have lived Continued on Page 2 ... ment Association luncheon meeting will be in the Sayre Senior Center, 1222 San Pe- dro. Info: Paul Montera, 719-846-2423 and lunch arrangements: 719-846-3336. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FRI. (12:15-12:45 p.m.) Free pro- gram — TSJC Robotics Team will show off their robots in the Pioneer Room at TSJC. Lunch can be had on your own at the cafeteria. Lunch RSVP: Donna Haddow, SELF-HELP CENTER 719-846-5541 or donna.haddow@trinidad- state.edu. EARTH DAY BLOCK PARTY SAT. (All Day) Annual celebration of 12th Judicial District : Arbor Day with friends and neighbors includes food, fun and music, corner of Elm St. & Maple. Info: Earth Mtn. Farms, Clinic offered on sealing, 719-680-0215. ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION SAT. (All Day) Special viewing of the display of the kids’ Tree Drawing Con- expunging court records test entries at the D&D Grill on N. Com- mercial St. (Items on display April 15-25.) Info: Trinidad Tree Board, 719-859-1599. in Alamosa on Thursday FREE LANDFILL DAY SAT. (7 a.m.-3 p.m.) The City Landfill will accept residential refuse without Colorado Courts charge at 2401 N. State Street. Electronic waste is excluded. Tires will be assessed Special to The Chronicle-News normal fee. Info: 719-846-2538. FREE MEN’S BREAKFAST SAT. (8 a.m.) Father, son food, fun The Self-Help Center in the 12th Judicial District and fellowship every 4th Saturday at the (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande First Christian Church, 402 E. First St. Info: and Saguache counties) has scheduled a legal clin- Tom Berry, 719-846-0879 or 719-846-3843. WILDFIRE RISK WORKSHOPS ic for self-represented litigants regarding sealing Sponsored by the Stonewall Fire Pro- criminal court records and expunging juvenile de- tection District at the Stonewall FPD Station, 7375 Hwy 12. Free admission, linquency court records. refreshments served and reservations The clinic is scheduled to take place from 6-8 p.m. required. Info: 719-868-2249. * SAT. (1-5 p.m.) Forest Health Man- on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Alamosa County agement Planning Building A-B (8900-A Independence Way, Alamosa, *APRIL 30 (1-2 p.m.) Firewise Plants CO 81101). and Landscaping RATON LIBRARY The clinic will cover eligibility to have a court re- SAT. (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) Take advantage Photo by Tom Potter/Carnegie Library cord sealed or expunged and how to seal a criminal of the Spring Book Sale at the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library, 244 Cook Ave., Part of Matthew Ferolie’s exhibit, above, with the library’s statue of Hebe. Girl with Turban, top right, Raton. Info: Thayla Wright, 575-445-9711. seems to be glancing sideways at the library’s statue of Hebe. Continued on Page 2 ... n VETERANSPUBLIC AFFAIRS SERVICE OFFICE MON. – FRI. PLEASE NOTE that the office will be closed all week for training sessions. Info: Al Trujillo, 719-846-3940. SOUTHWEST ADVENTURES COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP DAY APRIL 30 (8 a.m.) Comcast and Trini- dad Community Foundation will host the annual event that starts at Cimino Longhorns, gunfighters Park. Registered volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, breakfast and lunch. Info: TCF, 719-846-3943 or [email protected]. highlight Tucumcari’s iver all Wild West Rawhide Days R C Tim Keller Correspondent Purgatoire River Call as of: The Chronicle-News 04/19/16. Enlarge South Side Ditch: Priority # 12 --- Appro- “Our biggest concern having a herd of Texas Long- priation date: 06/30/1863. horns parade down Main Street is the liability is- Trinidad Reservoir Accounting: sues,” the Tucumcari Police Department officer said Release 43.64 AF outside the concert the night before. “And there’s no Inflow 70.64 AF -- 35.61 CFS way anyone’s going to be allowed in the street to take Evaporation 2.00 AF Content 28,925 AF pictures.” Elevation 6,194.98 Yet here came 26 very wide Texas Longhorns down Precipitation 0.23 the middle driving lane right at me, exactly the photo Tim Keller / The Chronicle-News Down stream call: Highland Continued on Page 3 ... Vist The Chronicle-News online, or on Facebook to see more of Tucumcari’s Rawhide Days. Canal: 05/31/1866.

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high eather atch Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. near 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Night: W W East wind 5 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a 73. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph be- Night: Partly cloudy, with a low of 46. near 69. West southwest wind around 10 coming north northeast in the afternoon. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high mph. The Chronicle-News Trinidad, Colorado Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Page 3 COMMUNITY Longhorns, gunfighters highlight Tucumcari Rawhide Days ... Continued from Page 1

Faron Young’s son Robyn town’s done well capitaliz- his daughter Grace and a Young, and Hank Williams’ ing on Route 66, neon and passel of kids from the au- daughter, Jett Williams, all murals—why not Raw- dience. When they weren’t of whom came from Nash- hide? enjoying costumed Old ville to sing and tell stories Rawhide Days filled the West characters walking to a seated crowd of 500 that convention center parking the grounds, many kids bought $20 tickets to enjoy lot early each day, send- tried their luck on a me- drinks and the show. ing latecomers to satellite chanical bull—causing While it snowed in Trin- some to laugh and a few to idad and Raton, only a pass- cry. ing 30-minute storm cell at Food trucks included noon Saturday punctuated Badlands BBQ, Cowboy a festival weekend of sunny Chuckwagon, Mexican skies and big white photog- foods and Veteran Well- raphers’ clouds. New Mex- ness Center & Coffee Bun- ico Gunfighters came from ker. There was Wild West Albuquerque, where they Soda, a knife maker, a far- present eight shows in Old rier with horseshoeing dis- Town every month, to en- plays, a saddle maker, two tertain crowds with their Continue the story and leatherworkers, a jeweler, comic skits and piercing see more of Tim’s photos at and several booths of arts, gunfire. Many others wan- thechronicle-news.com and crafts and clothing. dered the festival grounds by following The Chronicle- At the edge of the con- in costumes, in- News on Facebook. Learn vention grounds just past cluding outlaws, law dogs more about Tim Keller at the Old West saloon and and bawdy saloon girls. TimKellerArts.com. bank, one of the Texas The Miss Rawhide Days Longhorns posed for pic- Photos by Tim Keller / The Chronicle-News pageant included some tures with giddy kids and Young Lanie Hammer, above, of Tucumcari stayed on eight seconds to outlast the mechanical bull playful gunfire, too, from parking lots and suggest- their parents. A few people ride at Tucumcari Rawhide Days, celebrating all things Western. The festival will return for a second Tucumcari native Dana ing that the new Rawhide even posed standing on go-round next April. Gunfighters, below right, came from Albuquerque to entertain Alarcon who returned Days is here to stay, return- a saddle atop the patient with four highly entertaining shows and lots of gunplay evoking the spirit of the Rawhide TV show. from her Amarillo home ing each April. longhorn. A Tucumcari to win the title. It was her For an inaugural event, Police Department officer mother, Karen Alarcon, the variety of attractions smiled from a distance. I’d hoped for, represent- TV show Rawhide, which son episodes of Rawhide all who last summer hatched was impressive. Trick rop- He needn’t have worried ing the start of the city’s spent six weeks filming afternoon for free (switch- the idea for Rawhide Days er Brice Chapman came about the longhorns. Like inaugural Rawhide Days around Tucumcari dur- ing over at night to Batman when she was talking on from Lubbock to give two everyone else, they were with a herd of cattle pa- ing 1959, its first of eight vs. Superman). Tucumcari her KTNM Ranch Radio shows each day, using not perfectly well-behaved visi- rading down the 2.5-mile seasons on the air. A per- Historical Museum hosted show about Rawhide’s 1959 only ropes but also horses, tors to the first Tucumcari length of Main Street, petual trail drive was in- singers, historians and en- stay in Tucumcari. The ducks, a buckboard wagon, Rawhide Days. Tucumcari’s piece of terrupted each week by America’s storied Mother some trouble presented to Road, Route 66. the drovers, usually from The cattle had been a town they were passing. trucked in all the way from Born in Tucumcari, actor the Cross T Ranch at Ban- Paul Brinegar played the dera in the Texas Hill Coun- crew’s cantankerous cook, try. The guy at the Port of Wishbone. Raised just up Entry in San Jon learned Route 66 in Oklahoma, that half of them were new actor-singer-cowboy Sheb additions, headed to their Wooley played the scout first parade, unpredict- Pete Nolan. able. Yet two mounted cow- Wooley taught the new boys and one long straight guy to ride a horse: Playing blacktop kept them perfect- impetuous young Rowdy ly in line. Like parade pros, Yates, rode the cattle walked at parade the part to stardom. The pace, never racing ahead, old motel next to where I although organizers had stayed at the Blue Swallow put them at the front of the still has a banner hanging parade just in case. outside—“Clint Eastwood A cattle drive was the Stayed Here.” Clint’s first- born, daughter Kimber East- wood, rode tertainers alongside chuck- right past the wagon cooking. banner as she The big show, though, took a selfie was at Tucumcari Con- saddled atop vention Center, inside and We would like to one of the Texas out. A full slate of outdoor Longhorns in daytime entertainments thank the Trinidad the parade. She was capped Saturday night flew in from with a ballroom concert and Las Animas for headlined by Next Gen- Rawhide Days. eration—’s County community for Sheb Wooley’s daughter Chrystie Wooley, daughter came supporting THCU. too, and Paul Food Training Opportunity Brinegar’s wife and son. The Las Animas-Huerfano For two days Counties District last weekend, Health Department Tucumcari The Las Animas –Huerfano Counties District Health celebrated its Date: April 26, D e2016partment Rawhide heri- Time: 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. The LDaas tAen:i m Aaps r–ilH 2ue6r,f a2n0o 1C6ou nties District Health tage. Restau- Time: 9:00 A.M. — 11:00 A.M. Place: D Trinidadepartment Community Center rant staff wore Place: Trinidad Community Center Date: A p r i l 2 6 , 2 01163 091309 Beshoa Beshoarr Ave. Ave. cowboy hats Time: 9:00 A.M. — 11:00 A.M. Trinidad, CO Trick roper Brice Chapman came from Lub- Place: Trini dad CommunitTrinidad,y Center CO bock to perform several elaborate shows and sheriff’s 1309 Beshoar Ave. each day during Tucumcari Rawhide Days. badges. Horse- T h TreiTherenridea dis, CaO $ 5is.0 0a p$5.00er perso nper cha rpersonge. Partic icharge.pants will receive A Food Safety Handbook Besides a rope, his props included horses, back riders of There is a $Participants5.00 per person charge. Pwillarticipa nreceivets will receive A Food A FooAd SFaofeoty dH aSndabfoeokt y Card. ducks, a buckboard wagon, his daughter all ages followed A Food SafSafetyety Card. Handbook & A Food Safety Upon opening in November of 2014, THCU was the first and lots of kids from the crowd. the longhorns Card.

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