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NEWS Local news and entertainment since 1969 Chris Sanders: A Hard Road to the heart page 33 FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018 I Volume 50, Number 29 I lascrucesbulletin.com City approves arts district plan Virgil Klocksiem, 4, is page 16 crowned with a West- ern Coachwhip snake by Public Information BUSINESS Specialist Jeremy Lane from the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish. Lane presented on non-venomous snakes, “Our Scaly Friends,” at Wild Birds Unlimited on Lohman Avenue July 14. Coachwhips are long, slender and extremely quick, and inhabit open Not keeping up grassland and mesquite with the neighbors prairie from northern page 50 Mexico into New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. SW LIVING CRAWL A journey SPACE into thin air BULLETIN PHOTO BY STEVE MACINTYRE page 53 Thursday, July 26, 2018 A Comprehensive Approach Nasal & Sinus to Nasal and Sinus Problems 5:30 - 7:00 PM X Allergy treatment X Rhinoplasty Problems? Memorial Medical Center XEĂƐĂůƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶX Sinus Surgery West Annex Conference Rooms A & B You know what’s bothering you – but you don’t Sandwiches and refreshments will be served. know why. Learn from the physician who wrote the book on Sinus and Nasal Surgery. StevenSt Marks, MD, Johns Hopkins trained Otolaryngologist WůĞĂƐĞZs^WƚŽŽƵƌϮϰͲŚŽƵƌƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶůŝŶĞ800-424-DOCS (3627) 2 | FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018 NEWS LAS CRUCES BULLETIN Content brought to you by: Doña Ana County ‘Your Partner in Progress’ Monsoon tips offered for county residents The Monsoon Season has arrived in southern New Make an emergency kit and plan to help deal with Never drive through a flooded road or around barri- Mexico, bringing with it isolated – and sometimes se- weather events. Plan for your pets, too. cades. It can be difficult to determine how deep flood- vere – thunderstorms, like those that caused evacua- Sandbags picked up at county fire districts are distrib- waters are, and floodwaters can rise dramatically in tions and localized flooding in the Village of Hatch last uted on a limited basis to protect entrances and exits. minutes. Turn around, don’t drown! weekend. They are not to be used to protect landscaping. If you are caught in a sudden storm that may cause The Doña Ana County Office of Emergency Man- Register cell phones for reverse 911 notifications at flooding, it is usually safer for you to stay where you agement, the Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency www.mvrda.org. Click on the “Sign Up for Free Emer- are and wait out the storm rather than trying to drive Services Department and the Mesilla Valley Regional gency Alerts” icon. Also, go directly to the Reverse Dispatch Authority offer the following tips for public through it. 911 registration page at: https:Mvrda.OnTheAlert.com. safety and property protection in the event of heavy- While on the MVRDA website, residents can read If you are driving in a storm, find ground higher than rainfall events: about and sign up for the Smart911 service free of the street to pull onto until the storm passes. Stay current on local weather forecasts and take a charge. If you get stuck in a stalled car, it may be safer to stay proactive approach to emergency preparedness. Talk to your insurance agent about flood insurance, with your vehicle. Fast moving water, even only a few Empty sandbags and bags of sand can be purchased at and realize it can take several weeks to get approved. inches deep can quickly sweep you off your feet. local home improvement and hardware stores, and resi- Never let children or pets play in or near floodwaters, dents are encouraged to pre-purchase bags, especially if Sign up for automated emergency alerts from NIXLE by visiting www.nixle.com. which can contain dangerous debris, animal waste and flooding in their homes is likely. chemicals. Citizens Academy application window open Applications are now being accepted for the fall learn more about the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s De- 2018 Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department Citizen’s partment; it is not the cadet academy for those who Police Academy. wish to become certified law-enforcement officers. The academy spans eight consecutive Saturdays be- Classes are interactive and give participants hands- ginning Aug. 4. Each class will run from 8 a.m. to noon on knowledge of how sheriff’s deputies are trained to at DASO’s Las Cruces headquarters, 845 N. Motel handle real-life situations. Class members will examine Blvd. To date, nearly 300 Doña Ana County residents traffic enforcement, understand the use of force – in- have graduated from the program. cluding the use of deadly force – observe K-9 demon- Each Citizen’s Academy applicant must be 18 years strations and presentations by the Special Response of age or older, must be a resident of Doña Ana County, Team and bomb squad. and must have a valid driver’s license or photo ID. Due The academy features several field trips, including to the sensitive nature of police work, a brief back- tours of the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authori- ground check will be performed on each applicant. ty and the Doña Ana County Detention Center. Academy participants must not have any prior felony The fall 2018 Citizen’s Academy is free of charge. convictions and no misdemeanor arrests within the last Applications can be downloaded online at three years. www.goDASO.org, and are also available at the Doña The academy takes class members through various Ana County Sheriff’s Department headquarters at 845 divisions of the department in an effort to strengthen N. Motel Blvd., in Las Cruces. community partnerships through education and aware- Class size is limited to 25 people, and the deadline ness. Academy participants are volunteers who wish to to apply is Friday, July 27. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! July 20, 2018 Visit our award-winning website at www.donaanacounty.org, or contact us at (575) 647-7200 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018 | 3 PRICES Prep students exposed to GOOD July real-world STEM applications 20 - 26 By PATRICIA SULLIVAN This year, stu- For the Bulletin dents from NM Gourmet Foods | Natural and Organic | Local New Mexico Products PREP Middle Unique Food Selections & Special Orders | Expansive Selection of Beer, Wine, Liquor Each June, the College School Acad- 1701 #1 E. University Ave, Las Cruces • 575-521-3003 of Engineering at New emy worked on www.toucanmarket.com • Open Daily 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mexico State University activities such EVERY TUESDAY IS SENIOR DAY! 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