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NMSU President Garrey Carruthers and his daughter, Carol Owensby, discuss his father during their StoryCorps interview Jan. 4 in Bill Soules, a Las Cru- the StoryCorps ‘MobileBooth,’ an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio, that is now parked behind the Las Cruces Muse- ces Democrat, said he um of Art in Downtown Las Cruces. still hopes to introduce By Mike Cook a bill in the New Mexi- Las Cruces Bulletin Owensby, an advanced educa- co Legislature later tional services facilitator at Ar- this month that could New Mexico State University rowhead Park Early College substantially change President Garrey Carruthers High School, about his father SOULES the state’s liquor laws. and his daughter, Carol Owens- and her grandfather, William This year’s 30-day by, were the first visitors to the Carruthers, who died before session of the Legislature, which be- StoryCorps mobile unit Mon- Owensby was born. gins Tuesday, Jan. 19 in Santa Fe, is day morning, Jan. 4, as it began Garrey Carruthers grew up confined to budget matters and items a month-long visit to Las Cru- in Cedar Crest, N.M. 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You www.sos.state.nm.us/Voter_Information/default.aspx. must also fill out a new form if you want to change your “We believe the addition of the website to our party affiliation.” toolbox adds convenience to the process, and it should be helpful to the politi- Krahling said anyone with questions about voter registration, filing for cal parties as a resource for registering new party members,” Krahling said. candidacy or elections in general is advised to call the Doña Ana County Bu- The site also allows people to look up polling sites and sample ballots reau of Elections at (575) 647-7428. ahead of Election Day. staff from Garrett to the Engi- ETZ applicants sought neering/ Due to a resignation, the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners is ac- Roads De- cepting applications for an open position on the Extra Territorial Zoning Com- host Vado partment, mission. the Com- The term of appointment will be until Oct. 22, 2016. 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January 8, 2016 Visit our Award-Winning Website at www.donaanacounty.org or Contact Us at (575) 647-7200 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 | A3 Assistant AD keeps her finger on the pulse of Cruces athletics By Susie Ouderkirk one sport, school, girls only had ‘play tion.” participation. But we on under supervision of Las Cruces Bulletin much less days’ for volleyball, basket- Usually it was the par- weren’t coached,” Ox- the head and assistant ath- The undulating roar of all sports ball and softball,” she said. ents who drove the girls ford-Ponce recalled, “just letic trainers. several thousand voices. at all lev- “We had a Saturday desig- around. allowed to play. It was “I was assigned to cover The shrill whistles of the els for the nated for each sport and all “I remember that girls pre-Title IX.” and travel with the wom- referees. The tinny an- number the local schools sent a were ‘allowed’ to have an At New Mexico State en’s basketball team and nouncements broadcasting of schools team to play in a round open gym night once a University, she received a the women’s softball team, yardage. The thud and served by robin setting. We didn’t week. It was called GAA scholarship as a student all in cars and vans or sta- OXFORD- PONCE crack of helmets colliding. LCPS. Be- have uniforms, we had to Night (Girls Athletics Asso- athletic trainer. It wasn’t a tion wagons,” she said. “We The raw testosterone per- cause the wear pinnies. And we had ciation) and we could even degree program at that colating on the turf. It’s district is made up of multi- to get our own transporta- earn a letter sweater for time, and it was all hands- SEE ATHLETICS, PAGE A5 football, in all its controver- ple schools, she starts the sial glory. And overseeing scheduling process a year the feral brawl at the Field in advance, she explained.