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Bulletin report BULLETIN PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BELARDE The recount Wednesday, Nov. 18 of ballots cast in six of the 15 voting convenience centers during the Nov. 3 Las Cruces municipal election confirms the winners of two city council races. Following the canvassing of results at 4 p.m., Kassan- County begins online voter registration Jan. 1 dra Gandara was confirmed winner in the District 1 By Mike Cook council race defeating Melecio Eli Guzman by 18 votes. Las Cruces Bulletin her voting information must visit “It has to be on paper.” In the District 4 council race, Jack Eakman remained the county clerk’s office, the Motor But, beginning Jan. 1, 2016, new victorious, defeating Richard Hall by 11 votes. The new year will ring in online Vehicle Division (MVD) of the state and existing voters will be able to Results in both races remain unchanged from elec- registration for the first time ever Taxation and Revenue Department log on to a computer and register tion day. for voters in Doña Ana County and or another state office in the coun- online as first-time voters or up- across the state. ty, or get in touch with a voter reg- date their voting information. SEE BALLOT, PAGE A10 Currently, anyone who wants to istration agent, Chief Deputy register to vote or to update his or County Clerk Scott Krahling said. SEE REGISTRATION, PAGE A10 WHAT’S INSIDE $ 1 Opinions ............................... A4 Sports ......................... A25-A28 Brain Games .........................B9 Legals/ Classifieds .......B20-B26 8 8 Coming Up ...........................A8 Arts & Entertainment ... B2-B14 Religion ....................... B15-B16 Health & Well Being ..........B27 Business .........................A20-24 Sudoku ..................................B8 Homes .................................B17 BettER | FastER | StrongER YOUR Dr. Elias Said, ER Physician The right care. At the right time. ER EMERGENCY ROOM A2 | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 NEWS LAS CRUCES BULLETIN Content brought to you by: Doña Ana County ‘Your Partner in Progress’ Property taxes due by Dec. 10 Doña Ana County using the self-addressed envelope provided diately contact the Treasurer’s Office at (575) 647- Treasurer David with the tax notice, 7433. Gutierrez has mailed * In person at the Treasurer’s Office from 8 a.m. “We make every effort to notify every property 2015’s first-half prop- to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 845 Motel owner of their tax obligations,” Gutierrez said. erty tax bills, and he Blvd., in Las Cruces, “We have already sent out more than 68,000 first- reminds property * By using the indoor drop box, located near the half reminders. If for some reason you haven’t owners that they have Treasurer’s Office teller windows. paid your property taxes, please don’t miss the until Dec. 10 to pay * Online with a credit or debit card, or via elec- Dec. 10 deadline.” their first-half proper- tronic checks at www.donaanacounty.org/tax/ Gutierrez said the only way for property owners ty taxes before state- or by phone at (866) 495-8925. There is a nom- to avoid penalties and interest is by making ar- mandated interest and inal fee for this service. rangements to pay property taxes on time. Once penalties begin to accumulate. For property owners whose taxes are paid by penalty and interest are incurred, there is no provi- Citing convenience as a priority for his office, an escrow holder, the tax bill will be sent directly sion in the state’s tax code to remove the charges Gutierrez said payments can be made in a number to the escrow holder. from an account. After three years, properties with of ways, such as: Property owners who have not paid their taxes delinquent taxes are auctioned by the state, and the * By mailing payment to the Treasurer’s Office in full and did not receive reminders should imme- county cannot intervene in that process. DASO offers use-of-force class Happy Thanksgiving! The Doña Ana who will present the Most Dona Ana County offices will be County Sheriff’s De- class along with Major closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, 2015, partment will again Brent Barlow of the Do- offer a unique, one-day ña Ana County Sheriff’s to allow employees to ob- class to educate the Department. serve the Thanksgiving public on the use of The class also in- holiday. The administra- force in police work, cludes a shoot/don’t and the split-second shoot simulated scenario tive offices of the Doña decisions law enforce- for participants, along Ana County Sheriff¹s De- ment officers are with detailed infor- partment will be closed. trained to make in potentially deadly situa- mation on the various classes and curricu- tions. lum law enforcement officers are required Emergency services This is the third time DASO has of- to learn. and law enforcement in fered this type of training, which was initi- “Law Enforcement Use of Force: What the field will not be affected by the closures, ated after a few highly-publicized shoot- the Community Needs to Know” will be ings around the nation involving police hosted at the DASO main headquarters, and both saturation patrols and anti-DWI officers. 845 N. Motel Boulevard, on Saturday, checkpoints will be deployed at undisclosed The class is free and open to the public. Dec. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. locations and times through the duration of the Due to the subject matter, the class is lim- To apply, email Kelly Jameson at ited to the first 25 people who apply. [email protected] or send a pri- holiday season. “We want the public to have an oppor- vate message via the Doña Ana County Doña Ana County wishes you and yours a tunity to understand how officers are Sheriff’s Department Facebook page. For safe and happy Thanksgiving! trained, and how the federal judiciary security purposes, applicants must provide views the use of force by law enforce- their date of birth, a valid driver’s license, ment,” said Detective Lawrence Louick, email address and phone number. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! November 20, 2015 Visit our Award-Winning Website at www.donaanacounty.org or Contact Us at (575) 647-7200 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 | A3 NMSU professor studies connection between man, dog By Susie Ouderkirk Las Cruces Bulletin ings suggest how animal Professor Chris Blazina with his companions have a posi- dog, Sadie. Blazina spoke about A topic recently pre- tive impact on men’s lives the relationship between men sented by New Mexico across the life span,” and dogs on Nov. 13 at NMSU. State University College Blazina said. “This in- COURTESY PHOTO of Education Professor cludes how canine com- Chris Blazina solidifies panions impact males in what many animal lovers the formative years, and already have noticed: at pivotal points of transi- some men bond better tion and stress like mid- with dogs than with peo- dle age, divorce and ple. aging.” Of course this is a very, Sociologically speak- very simplistic overview ing, the males of the spe- of Blazina’s research. It cies are locked into re- gets far more interesting strictive rules that deter- to hear him explain why mine their behavior in this is true. Especially to OFFERING STATE OF THE ART any married woman who SEE RESEARCH, PAGE A6 is searching for ways to better understand that most mysterious of crea- tures: the husband. Your Diamond Store and More! Imran Raza, MD, MPH “When Man Meets Dog: 2930 Hillrise Dr., Suite 2 • Las Cruces, NM 88011 • (575) 652-7791 Attachment, Loss and the OPEN: M-F 10am-7pm • Sat. 9am-2pm • Sun. 9am-12pm Continued Bond,” was UNIQUE GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS the title of Blazina’s dis- cussion at the Human-An- Hand-painted Keep-Sake Boxes imal Interaction sympo- Beauful Forever Roses sium held Friday, Nov. 13, One-of-a-kind Candles at NMSU. Blazina, the di- Cizen Watches rector of the Mental Health and Wellness Clin- DON’T FORGET THAT WE CAN PERSONALLY CREATE A CUSTOM JEWELRY PIECE, JUST FOR YOU! ic at the university, has studied dogs’ impact on East on Lohman men’s lives.