The New MexicoDepartment ofTransportation will beconducting roadwork at the inter-section of West Firand NorthAvenue IMondaythroughWednesday,according to a city ofPortales public serviceannouncement.

On Tuesday, NMDOTwill also be conducting

road repairs on MainStreet from the cor-

ner of Main andFirst streets to the

Railroad tracks. The city of

Portales isasking resi-dents to exer-

cise caution in theseareas and obey roadsigns.

Staff photo: Eamon Scarbrough

Portales Fire Department AdministrativeSecretary Brenda Fenton, center, posesfor a photo with Mayor Sharon King andFire Chief Gary Nuckols at the PortalesCity Council meeting Tuesday night in theMemorial Building.

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Lawmakers talk state budget forecast

By Thomas GarciaSTAFF WRITER

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TUCUMCARI — Area legisla-tors discussed the forecast of the2017 budget, capital outlay andbusiness regulations Tuesday nightduring a legislative forum atMesalands Dinosaur Museum andNatural Science Laboratory.

Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview,and Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Logan,spoke with residents at the forumorganized by the Eastern PlainsCouncil of Governments.

Woods represents District 7(Curry, Quay and Union counties)while Roch represents District 67(Quay, Harding, Union, Curry,Roosevelt, San Miguel and Colfaxcounties).

One issue centered around thepossibility of base realignment andclosures of military bases andnational laboratories under DonaldTrump’s presidency.

Woods said for one, Cannon AirForce Base in Clovis, is operatingin the best position it could in theentire U.S.

Roch said not only does Cannonhave such a specialized mission,but Holloman Air Force Baserecently had two additional F-16training squadrons relocated there.

The two squadrons will be used inthe new Formal Training Unit. TheAir Force will move the F-16s fromHill Air Force Base in Utah, Rochadded.

“Trump is a business man, andAmerica is a trade powerhouse,”Roch said. “You are only as strongeconomically as you are militarily,because you cannot negotiate froma position of weakness.”

Roch said in Trump’s campaigntrail, he wanted to restore theAmerican military to a position of

greatness, because it helps econom-ically, socially and culturally.

“I do not know that President-elect Trump would support BRACclosures,” Roch said. “It wouldundercut his desire to put us in aneconomic position to make betterdeals.”

Ray Mondragon, EPCOG’s eco-nomic development / governmentaffairs director, asked Roch andWoods, “With the budget shortfall,

LongtimePortalessecretaryhonored❏ Brenda Fenton retiringafter 46 1/2 years withPortales Fire Department.

By Eamon ScarbroughSTAFF WRITER

escarbrough@pntonline.com

PORTALES — Retiring after 46 1/2 yearswith the Portales Fire Department,Administrative Secretary Brenda Fenton wasrecognized by peers at Tuesday night’sPortales City Council meeting as a boon to thedepartment and a blessing to coworkers.

“I’m going to use one of her favorite words:Expectations,” Fire Chief Gary Nuckols said,following a mayoral proclamation recogniz-ing her service. “That’s still one of herfavorite words today. I knew right away shehad high expectations for me,” he said. “It’sbeen a pleasure and an honor to work withBrenda. I know she’s seen a lot of peoplecome and go. I think I’m the eighth fire chiefshe’s worked with. I wouldn’t trade my timewith Brenda for anybody else.”

Nuckols noted Fenton’s definition of theterm “recycling” didn’t always match his.

“What I used to consider hoarding or keep-ing junk,” he said, “the politically correctterm was recycling or repurposing — every-thing from envelopes of all sizes, to paperclips, to used staples. She has a glass jar ofused staples.”

Battalion Chief T.J. Cathey praised Fentonfor the passion with which she performed herduties.

“Brenda’s definitely the heart and soul ofthe Portales Fire Department. Her desire toprovide a quality of service to our communityis unlike anything that I’ve seen in any other

Staff photo: Tony Bullocks

Clovis Community College Physical Therapist Assistant student Delilah Vargas examines a wall-mounted skeleton on cam-pus Wednesday. The college will conduct pinning ceremonies for PTA and Nursing program graduates today and Friday.

CCC pinning ceremonies this week❏ Physical TherapistAssistant ceremony today;Nursing program’s Friday.

By Douglas ClarkSTAFF WRITER

dclark@cnjonline.com

Clovis Community College’s AlliedHealth Division will crown the achieve-ments of Fall 2016 graduates within thePhysical Therapist Assistant (PTA) andNursing programs with pinning ceremoniesslated for this week.

School officials said the PTA pinningwill be 6 p.m. today at Clovis CommunityCollege’s Town Hall, while the Nursingprogram pinning ceremony will be held 1

p.m. Friday at the Clovis Civic Center.Delilah Vargas and Samantha Walls are

wrapping up work in the PTA and Nursingprograms, respectively, and recently shareda myriad of insights regarding their aca-demic pursuits, among other related topics.

The Clovis Community College PTAprogram, which recently received fullaccreditation from Commission onAccreditation in Physical TherapyEducation (CAPTE), is pinning the firstgraduating class for the program while thenurse’s pinning for Licensed PracticalNurse and Registered Nurse will featurestudent speakers Kenny Marcellus andWalls.

“This has been a whole new world for

me,” said Vargas, a 2011 Clovis High grad.“I really didn’t know much about the fieldinitially, and when I turned in my applica-tion they required observation hours. Iworked with a lot of geriatric patients atsenior homes and gained some exposure tothe career. But now that I’m near comple-tion, I’m really glad I went through with it.It’s been well worth the effort.”

Walls arrived at the decision to pursue acareer in the health care industry afterobserving familial influences.

“My mother was a CNA (CertifiedNursing Assistant), and so was my grand-mother,” said Walls, a San Diego,California native. “I was interested in thehealth care field, so I followed in their foot-steps and became a CNA. I then decided to

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CClloovviiss CCiittyy CCoommmmiissssiioonnThe Clovis City Commission is

scheduled to meet at 5:15 p.m.today at the North Annex of theClovis-Carver Public Library.

Among the agenda items is a$10,000 request from the CurryCounty Events Center to uselodger’s tax funds to help promotea Travis Tritt concert set for Jan.13 at the events center.

Events Center Special EventsManager Joelle Reed is appealingdirectly to the commission becausethe lodger’s tax board meets quar-terly, and the Tritt concert wasbooked following the board’sOctober meeting.

The event promoter, SpectraPresents, anticipates selling 1,500tickets for the concert based on

current market analysis. The fundswould promote the concert throughNew Mexico and Texas and online.

Other items on the agendainclude:

■ Election of one member toserve on the Parks, Recreationand Beautification District 2Committee, filling the void left byTerri Marney’s resignation. JamaalWilliams and Shawn Luscombehave applied for the vacancy.

■ Award presentations for theChristmas Lights Parade and thecity supervisor of the quarter.

■ A recognition of charitablecontributions made by BNSFRailways.

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Portales council approves outlay request listBy Eamon Scarbrough

STAFF WRITERescarbrough@pntonline.com

PORTALES — At their Tuesdaynight meeting, Portales city councilorsapproved the city’s 2017 capital outlayrequest list.

According to City Manager SammyStandefer, the list was up for approvalso that it could be given to the city’slegislators to ask for funding during theJanuary legislative session.

The list included the top five itemsfrom the city’s infrastructure and capi-tal improvement plan, as well as theamount requested.

The top five items on the ICIP werewell field improvements ($395,000),fire protection and water circulationupgrades ($175,000), new fire depart-ment substation ($300,000), newPortales Police headquarters($150,000), and cemetery expansion($50,000).

While the Portales Police headquar-ters were on the list, Standefer said thathe did not feel the project was likely toreceive the requested funds.

“I do see that we would get 25 or 50for land acquisition and purchase ofproperty, or potentially some design,but at this point, with us not having alocation, I really wouldn’t foresee thatwe would get a full 150 for that,” hesaid.

The following were actions taken atthe Portales City Council meetingTuesday in the Memorial Building:

■ Mayor Sharon King presented aproclamation declaring the week ofDecember 4-10 as “DWI AwarenessWeek.”

■ Councilors approved the ratifica-tion of the city’s bills for November2016.

According to Finance DirectorMarilyn Rapp, bills in Novembertotaled $1.3 million.

“These were all pretty much standardfrom expenses of the city,” Rapp said.

■ Councilors approved a resolutionauthorizing the mayor to sign theEmergency Medical Services Fund Actgrant application with the New MexicoDepartment of Health EmergencyMedical Services Bureau for the 2018fiscal year.

According to Portales Fire ChiefGary Nuckols, the resolution is broughtbefore the council each year to receivefunding from DOH to assist with EMSoperation expenses.

“In this fiscal year, we received$18,459, and we usually can expectanywhere from $15-20,000. It justdepends on the funding, how manyservices are eligible for funding, andthe economy in the state of NewMexico as well,” Nuckols said. “Thesefunds will basically pay for EMS sup-plies and equipment, training. That’spretty much what we apply for everyyear.”

■ Councilors approved a resolutionamending the city’s procurement andpurchasing policy.

Chief Procurement Officer CarlaWeems said the amendments wouldcorrect language within the policy, aswell as raise the price limit for the cityto obtain quotes.

“We’re having difficulty finding mul-tiple vendors that will give us quotes,and so we wanted to raise it from$1,000 to $5,000 before we have to go

out for quotes,” she said.■ Councilors approved contracts

between the city and multiple business-es for various service categories.

According to Public Works DirectorJohn DeSha, the contracts grant the citythe ability to call the business for serv-ices such as plumbing or electricalwork at a set price, without having toreceive a quote.

Businesses approved for contractsinclude K. Barnett and Sons, Inc. (road-way construction and related services),L&J Well Service, Inc. (water well fieldservices), Two Horse Construction(general contracting services), and W.T.Denton Mechanical, Inc. (plumbing andHVAC services).

■ Councilors approved a notice ofintent to adopt an ordinance amendingand modifying the a section of thePortales city code regarding purchasesof real property by the city.

Standefer said that the amendmentwould make only one appraisal neces-sary in purchasing property, rather thanthe city’s requirement of two.

Standefer also presented an amend-ment in the notice of intent that wouldallow the city to make an appraisal sixmonths prior to a purchase.

■ Councilors approved a request forapproval for a variance that wouldencroach into front yard setbacks at 808North Avenue N.

According to Planning DirectorDonna Rutherford, the variance wouldallow the owners to construct a garagein the front of their property.

“The proposed garage would be builtto match the facade of their house. Thegarage will extend 10 feet into therequired setback of 20 feet,” she said.

By Eamon ScarbroughSTAFF WRITER

escarbrough@pntonline.com

PORTALES — NinthJudicial District Court JudgeDonna Mowrer denied amotion to dismiss the case ofAntonio SalgueroWednesday after hearing anargument that his arrest wasillegal based on false infor-mation on an arrest affidavit.

Salguero was one of 11arrested on drug traffickingcharges in an April drugsting.

Sheriff Malin Parker hasbeen accused of lying onSalguero’s arrest affidavit aswell as several others fromthe drug operation withdefense attorneys claimingthat Parker and his informantboth contradicted themselvesin interviews regardinginformation on the affidavitsthat the informant who led tothe drug arrests had givenreliable information in thepast and helped theRoosevelt County Sheriff’sOffice in past felony arrests.

Salguero’s attorney,Christian Christensen, citedthe false information in court

on Wednesday as his reasonfor requesting the dismissalhearing.

“In sepa-rate, subse-quent inter-views withS h e r i f fM a l i nParker, hehas stated tome directlythat noarrests wereever done. So, we attack theaffidavit up front,”Christensen said.

Mowrer said that the courtbased its decision on the factthat without the false infor-mation, the affidavit stillprovided probable cause forSalguero’s arrest.

“In reviewing the affidavitfor arrest warrant, taking thatparagraph out, the courtfinds that the affidavit as awhole details deputies’ per-sonal observations of theinformant. There’s a mentionof video and audio recordingobservations,” said Mowrer.

Salguero’s case will pro-ceed with a trial date of Feb.8 at the Roosevelt CountyCourthouse.

Dismissal denied

Salguero

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Celeste “Sue” DunnApril 9, 1923 - December 3, 2016

Funeral Services for Ce-leste "Sue" Dunn, 93, ofClovis, New Mexico will beheld at 11:00AM, Satur-day, December 10, 2016,at the Wheeler MortuaryChapel with Rev. Amy Jor-dan officiating. Burial willbe in the Portales Ceme-tery.Sue was born 23 1/2

miles northwest of Clovis,New Mexico on April 9,1923 to Thomas C. andEthel (Sugg) Greathouseand passed away Decem-ber 3, 2016, in Clovis. Inthe summer of 1936 theymoved to Clovis and, Suegraduated from Clovis High School in the Class of 1941. Asa teenager she worked in a number of boarding housesand her main job was to wait on tables at meal time. Ce-leste was not a common name to remember so the fellowsdecided she needed a new one. She has been known asSue for over 65 years.On June 29, 1941, Sue married Douglas O. Burdine in

Clovis, New Mexico. On April 28, 1967, Sue married RobertC. Dunn in Portales, New Mexico. Sue's working years be-gan with West Texas Utilities in McCamey, Texas. In 1958she moved to Portales to work for Ellerd & Ellerd. Through-out the years other employment included SouthwesternPublic Service Co., The Credit Bureau, and Southern UnionGas Co. where she retired in May 1981. After retiring sheworked in the office of Mountain States Telephone the dur-ing the last year that payments were accepted in the office.During tax season Sue work several years for Irvin Nunn,Jr. Tax Accountant and Bookkeeper. Sue enjoyed her lifeand felt very blessed. She was very active with the FirstUnited Methodist Church in Portales, and was also a longtime member of the choir, and taught Sunday school class-es regularly.Sue is survived by two sons, Robert, Jr. (Toni) Dunn of

Rio Rancho, New Mexico and Delbert (Joan) Burdine ofNewport, Rhode Island; one daughter, Elizabeth (David)Tanner of Clovis, New Mexico; one son in law, Delton( Mary Lou) Estes of Ruidoso, New Mexico; 6 Grandchil-dren and 16 Great Great Grandchildren.Sue was preceded in death by her parents, husband

Doug Burdine; husband, Robert Dunn; two brothers, Fran-cis S. Greathouse, who died as an infant; Spencer S.Greathouse; one daughter, Ovella Estes; one grandson,Johnny Estes. Memorial Contributions may be made in Sue's memory to

the First United Methodist Church, 200 S Avenue C, Por-tales, NM 88130.Arrangements are under the direction of Wheeler Mortu-

ary of Portales. 575-356-4455,wheelermortuary.net

Karen Kay BellJanuary 18, 1941 – December 5, 2016

Karen Kay Bell, 75 ofClarksville, Arkansaspassed away Monday, De-cember 5, 2016, inClarksville. She was bornJanuary 18, 1941 in Por-tales, New Mexico to Mr.Wayne and Marjorie (Brew-er) Stratton. Karen was a retired co-

owner of Bell Jewelry inClarksville, and enjoyedplaying cards, being in thewoods, and traveling.Karen was a member ofStillwell Bible BaptistChurch, and worked withAwanas for many years. She is preceded in death

by her parents, and oneson, Mitchell Bell.Mrs. Bell is survived by her husband, Tom Bell; one

daughter, Janet (Phillip) Smith of Amarillo, TX; one son,Phillip (Ladora) Bell of Clarksville; two sisters, MarilynZarikta, and Jan Henderson; two brothers, Alan Stratton,and Mike Stratton; along with six grandchildren, and sixgreat-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.A memorial service will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, Decem-

ber 10, 2016 at the Stillwell Bible Baptist Church, with Rev.Jim Goodman officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Fu-

neral Home. Online guestbook available at www.rollerfu-neralhomes.com/clarksville

Edward Ray GarciaDecember 2, 1974 – November 22, 2016

Edward Ray Garcia Jr. AClovis native residing in RioNido, California entered intorest Tuesday, November22nd, 2016, at the age of41.Edward Ray Garcia Jr. was

born on December 02nd,1974, in Clovis, New Mexicoto Eddie Garcia of Clovis,New Mexico and Linda AliceGarcia of Portales, NewMexico. He was a 1993 Clovis High

School graduate. Through-out his years he resided inDallas, Texas for 10 yearsand proceeded to take upresidence in Rio Nido, Cali-fornia for over 10 years. Ed-ward was employed with theCity of Santa Rosa, California and was highly thought of byhis Supervisor and co-workers. Edward had many hobbies which included Kayaking, Hik-

ing, Photography and volleyball. Edward loved his familydearly and enjoyed spending his time with his family. Edward is survived by his father, Eddie Ray Garcia of Clo-

vis, New Mexico; mother, Linda Alice Garcia of Portales,New Mexico; sister, Renee Sisk (Billy L.) of Clay, Alabama;brother, Abe Garcia (Tarsha Trent) of Clovis, New Mexico;nephew, Zachary Garcia of Clovis, New Mexico; nieces,Anyssa Garcia of Portales, New Mexico and Katy Sisk ofAsheville, North Carolina; great nephew, Kaden Russell ofDandridge, Tennessee; great niece, Isabella Smith ofAsheville, North Carolina; aunts and uncles, cousins andnumerous friends.He was preceded in death by (maternal both grandpar-

ents) and (paternal both grandparents) and one nephew.A memorial service only is being held at Legacy Life

Church located on the corner of 7th and Main Street, Clo-vis, New Mexico 88101. No burial will follow. Time: 4:00p.m

Eugene LeeEugene Lee, 73, of

Portales, died Wednesday,Dec. 7, 2016, at CovenantMedical Center in Lubbock.

He was born June 17,1943, in Portales.

Services: 2:30 p.m.Saturday at WheelerMortuary Chapel.

Information: 575-356-4455.

William JaquessWilliam Jaquess, 65, of

Converse, Texas, diedSaturday, Dec. 3, 2016, inhis home.

He was born July 1, 1951.Services: 1 p.m. Friday at

Wheeler Mortuary Chapel.Visitation 5 p.m.-7 p.m.today at Wheeler Mortuary.

Information: 575-356-4455

Karen BellKaren Kay Bell, 75, of

Clarksville, Arkansas, diedMonday, Dec. 5, 2016, inher home.

She was born Jan. 18,1941, in Portales.

Services: 10 a.m. (CST)Saturday at Stillwell BaptistChurch in Clarksville,Arkansas.

Information: 479-754-2201.

Linda L. Bryant, 65, ofClovis, died Wednesday,Dec. 7, 2016, at ClovisHealthcare and Rehab.

Services are pending.Arrangements are by

Muffley Funeral Home andHigh Plains Crematory.

TodayGlenda Calder — 10

a.m. at The Chapel, Clovis.Friday

Joe May — 10 a.m. atHouse Baptist Church,House

William Jaquess — 1p.m. at Wheeler MortuaryChapel, Portales

SaturdayKaren Kay Bell — 10

a.m. (CST) at StillwellBaptist Church, Clarksville,Arkansas.

Celeste Dunn — 11 a.m.at Wheeler MortuaryChapel, Portales

Eugene Lee — 2:30 p.m.at Wheeler MortuaryChapel, Portales

Edward Garcia Jr. — 4p.m. at Legacy Life Church,Clovis

Glenda CalderGlenda Calder, 75, of

Texico, died Sunday, Dec. 4,2016, at her home.

She was born Jan. 24,1941, in Morton, Texas.

Services: 10 a.m. today atThe Chapel, 1500 Thornton.

Information: 575-762-4435.

ObituariesDeath notices

Funerals

Services pending

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Her daughter, the mother ofthree children, keeps leaving townand leaving the kids — ages 5, 10and 12 — alone.

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On this date ...1976: Rev. Clyde

Stanfield, Air Force Capt.Mike Bell and Rev. W. C.Green were among thoseattending a meeting of theCurry-Roosevelt Council onAlcoholism.

The meeting was to dis-cuss alcohol abuse, its effecton military families, andhow good cooperationbetween the community andbase could be extended tohelp abusers.

1971: A layer of icecovered streets as easternNew Mexico braced for asevere snowstorm over thenext 24 hours.

Police in Clovis andPortales each reported eightminor traffic accidentsbefore noon, all blamed onthe icy road conditions.

Temperatures were in thelow 20s.

1966: The front page ofthe Clovis News-Journalfeatured Lucy van Pelt atopSnoopy’s dog house, com-plaining about “keeping hisplace warm while he goesshopping.”

“He’s got 14 more (shop-ping) days,” she moans.

Pages Past is compiledby Editor David Stevens.Contact him at:dstevens@pntonline.com

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Setting it StraightA story in Sunday’s paper provided an incorrect date

for the special food distribution held at CentralChristian Church in Portales. The food distribution isDec. 17.

The Eastern New Mexico News endeavors to accu-rately report local news events. Errors of fact will becorrected in a timely and appropriate manner. Pleasenotify Editor David Stevens of errors by calling 575-763-6991 (ext. 310).

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ThursdayDec. 8,2016

The voice of Curry and Roosevelt counties

and beyond

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Mallard Fillmore Bruce Tinsley

Old-timer brought joy to the worldAs Christmas lights

go up, andrehearsals are

under way for various localholiday-related functions,this is the time of yearwhen I always remember along-gone friend andneighbor, Rowena Preuit.

Every small communityneeds an igniter, a personwho makes sure traditionsare observed and thatevents get on the calendarand actually happen.

In the south RooseveltCounty community ofMilnesand, Rowena Preuitwas that person for muchof my life.

She and her husband,Top, were alreadyMilnesand old-timers bythe time I was born. If anevent was scheduled forthe old community build-ing — a repurposed Armybarracks that was freezingcold in the winter, andsweltering hot and abuzzwith wasps in the summer— you could count onRowena to be there.

More often than not, shewas the person who calledto invite you to attend.

She was also the main-stay (never missed a serv-ice, pianist, treasurer …you get the point) of thesmall but loyal congrega-tion that met each Sundayat the Milnesand BaptistChurch.

Some of my most vividearly memories happenedat Christmas in that smallwooden building.

On more than oneDecember of my youth,Rowena put out the wordthat all of the kids in atleast a 20-mile radius ofMilnesand were needed tohelp out with theChristmas pageant atMilnesand Baptist.

I think these were some-what hastily assembledprograms, and I don’trecall that there were anylines to learn. Perhaps thepastor at the time read the

Christmas story aloudwhile we pint-sized angelsand kings and shepherdsand sheep acted it all out.Older kids got the sought-after roles of Mary andJoseph; Jesus was a babydoll.

Rowena directed fromthe bench of the oldupright piano, where sheled us in “Away in aManger,” “We ThreeKings,” “Silent Night,” and“Joy to the World.”

Afterward, we gatheredin a Sunday school class-room, adults and childrenalike sitting in tiny chairsby short tables, drinkinghot chocolate and eatingcookies (probably made byRowena).

I am guessing that antici-pation of a visit from Santawas part of the lure to getus non-Baptists to partici-pate, because the appear-ance of a jolly old elf in anill-fitting red suit and cow-boy boots was part of theritual.

Santa was loaded downwith paper lunch bags foreach of us. Inside eachwere an orange, a red

Delicious apple, three orfour unshelled walnuts,and a handful of fancy rib-bon candy.

At least one time, Santaalso brought presents. Iremember a tiny doll in aclear round case. I don’tknow that Rowena packedthose lunch sacks orbought the gifts, but I havea sneaking suspicion shedid.

Rowena moved fromMilnesand a good manyyears ago, and she passedaway in the end of 2012.Those of us who grew upin her circle of love willnever forget her.

When I hear those oldcarols, Rowena will alwaysbe the one whose fingersare on the ivory keys, play-ing by heart and bringingher very own joy to theworld.

Betty Williamson grewup in a good place. Youmay reach her at:

pepnm@hotmail.com

BettyWilliamson

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A bit of good news

It’s a timefor givingMoving toward the

holiday season, acommon focus

becomes giving, sharing, andhelping one another. Whilethese virtues should, of course,be daily practice year round,it's perhaps good to pause atleast once during the year todeliberately reflect.

Recently, Dr. SylviaMartinez, principal at LaCasita (LC), shared a numberof things going on at herschool. In addition to variousacademic activities, the musicprogram is thriving at LaCasita.

Kindergarten teacher IvonneFlores, relatively new to LC,spends many hours outside ofthe school day working withLC's well-known “FolkloricoDancers” who perform yearround at a variety of events.Despite all the extra time andeffort involved for her and herstudents, she says, “I do itbecause I love it!”

La Casita Music teacher,Diane Jones, feels the sameway. An Idaho native, Jones isin her third year as La Casita'smusic teacher. She is currentlypreparing students for theirChristmas musical, “Santa'sHoliday Playlist,” whichthey'll perform on December15 at the Arts Academy atBella Vista's Performing ArtsCenter.

LC is one of ourbilingual/dual languageschools, and language is, ofcourse, a constant considera-tion. Imagine preparing les-sons daily in two languages;teaching in two languages;and…for multiple subjects!

Since Jones is English-speaking, I asked her howteaching music in English wasworking out with her students.She was extremely positive,sharing: “Music is different

than other subjects. Most stu-dents — especially the olderones — understand enoughEnglish to make it work justfine; students always help outfellow students, too.”

This fall Jones has under-taken an additional project atLa Casita. When she was ableto acquire the use of sevenelectronic keyboards at nocost, Jones had an epiphany.Seeing those keyboards, itoccurred to her that La Casitastudents rarely, if ever, havethe opportunity to learn to playthe piano.

She decided to change that.So, now, In addition to regulardaily classroom duties, Jonesoffers free piano lessons afterschool to La Casita students,who have eagerly embracedthe opportunity. Since studentsalso don't have access to aninstrument at home for prac-ticing Jones keeps the musicroom open for practice outsideschool hours. With the head-phones that accompany thekeyboards, it's never a prob-lem for students to practicesimultaneously.

As Margaret Meadobserved, “Never believe thata few caring people can'tchange the world. For, indeed,that's all who ever have.”

Cindy Kleyn-Kennedy isthe Instructional TechnologyCoordinator for the ClovisMunicipal Schools and canbe reached at:

cindy.kleynkennedy@clovis-schools.org

CindyKleyn-

Kennedy◆

Guest columnist

at what point do you as a legislatoror the Legislature look at tappinginto the Land Grant PermanentFund?”

Roch said he does not like thepremise of the question, suggest-ing that the Land Grant PermanentFund is a rainy day fund. He saidupon being added to the union,each state set land aside. The taxesgenerated by that land are collect-ed and will be used once thestate’s natural resources are con-sumed, Roch added.

“When the natural resources aregone the LGPF is a permanentsafety net to fund education,health care and essential services,”Roch said. “If we treat it like arainy day fund, once it starts real-ly raining, we are going to be in

real trouble.”Woods said he’s against tapping

into the permanent fund. He saidthere are other options that need tobe explored, including seekingfederal funding for programs andattracting businesses to the state.

“Another approach to reversingthe state’s revenue downturn thatlegislators need to avoid is raisingtaxes,” Roch said. “I’m not alonein the thought that we already payplenty in taxes.”

Roch said New Mexico needs tostay economically competitivewith its neighbors in an effort todraw businesses into the state. Hesaid the last thing the state needsto do is raise taxes and make theeconomic climate less viable forbusinesses to thrive.

“There will be a push in the sen-ate to pass legislation to raisetaxes, but that is not the answer,”Woods said.

Woods said legislators have towork together for the good of theentire state to get the budget inorder. He said instead of raisingtaxes, there needs to be a push todraw in new businesses to diversi-fy the revenue generated by thestate.

Woods said there are so manypossibilities with New Mexico’snatural resources that warrantexploration. He said with oil andgas, New Mexico could makeplastics.

Woods said New Mexico mustremain competitive and offerincentives for businesses to comeinto the state.

Roch said when revenues getshort, whether at the state, busi-ness or in a family, you make adecision about how to spendmoney.

“This is exactly how it felt whenI first entered the Legislature eight

years ago,” Roch said. “Revenueswere down, and we had to makedecisions on what departmentsand programs would have its fund-ing cut.”

Roch said first you must focuson essential services, and pausebefore spending on things you’dlike to have.

“As state legislators, we mustdecide what they are going tospend their restricted budget on,”Roch said. “Things like education,public safety and ensure that wetake care of the children and ourmost vulnerable citizens.”

Woods said a vital area the stateneeds to look at in the educationfield is the employment of teach-ers for K-12 schools. He said theseare some of the most importantjobs in the state, and teachers havehigh expectations, he was troubledthe state can’t pay them what itshould.

“These are the people who willteach our children,” Woods said.“We need the best and brightest tohelp mold our future.”

Roch said there will be a short-age in capital outlay distributions,which are received when naturalresources, such as oil, gas or cop-per, are extracted from the ground,he added.

Roch said even though therewill be severance taxes brought inthis year, the Legislature will inhard times swap those funds toavoid spending money from thegeneral fund. He said while thisprevents cuts for a moment, itreduces the severance tax poolmoney to help fund the projectsneeded by communities.

“I do not think there will be anycapital outlay funds available,”Woods said. “Not to put an evengrimmer outlook on things, but thefunds won’t be available.”

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The following is a sam-pling of calls received bydispatchers for Clovispolice, Curry County sher-iff and area fire stations:

Monday■ 7:15 a.m.: Larceny

over $500, 4700 block ofNorth Prince Street

■ 11:52 a.m.: Failure toyield at intersection, RossStreet/13th Street

■ 1:34 p.m.: Failure tocomply with conditions ofrelease/probation, 200block of North Pile Street

■ 4:14 p.m.: Drivingunder the influence, aggra-vated, 700 block of East21st Street

■ 9:34 p.m.: Shoplifting(muni), 300 block of NorthPrince Street

■ 10:35 p.m.: Runaway,900 block of Hondo Street

■ 10:45 p.m.: Failure toappear (felony), 800 blockof Mitchell Street

■ 11:06 p.m.: Unlawfultaking of a motor vehicle,800 block of East 21stStreet

Tuesday■ 8:00 a.m.: Missing per-

son (child), 1200 block ofAsh Street

■ 11:16 a.m.: Failure toappear (misdemeanor), 200block of North Pile Street

■ 1:35 p.m.: Failure topay fines, 200 block of NorthPile Street

■ 3:18 p.m.: Criminaltrespass (muni), 3800 blockof Springwood Drive

■ 4:30 p.m.: Failure toappear (misdemeanor), 1000block of Sunrise Boulevard

■ 5:30 p.m.: Burglary(residence), 1100 block ofSycamore Street

Wednesday■ 12:09 a.m.: Larceny up

to $500, 700 block of EastFirst Street

■ 12:57 a.m.: Drivingunder the influence, 1400block of Colonial Parkway

Jail logThe following were

booked into the CurryCounty Adult Detention

Center:

Monday■ Ted Lopez, 52, con-

tempt of court■ Stuart Perkins, 29,

aggravated driving whileunder the influence of intox-icating liquor or any drug(refusal)

■ Christopher Lueras, 27,abandonment of a child (nodeath or great bodily harm)

■ Gena Anson, 25, con-tempt of court

■ David Hemley, 76, leav-ing the scene of an accident(property damage), aggra-vated driving while underthe influence of intoxicatingliquor or any drug (.16 orabove)

■ Jacobo Campa, 21, fail-ure to appear on a felonycharge

Tuesday■ Denzel Pleasant, 25,

failure to appear on misde-meanor charge (two counts)

■ Harvey Whitley, 40,possession of a controlledsubstance (felony - narcotic

drug)■ Nicole Barela, 33, no

proof of insurance■ Chance F. Pettigrew, 34,

false evidence of title andregistration (alter)

■ Fernando Lopez, 25,aggravated assault (deadlyweapon), possession of drugparaphernalia (two counts),battery against a householdmember, possession of mari-juana or synthetic (oneounce or less, first offense),concealing identity, batteryon a household member(fourth or subsequentoffense), aggravated batteryagainst a household member(no great bodily harm)

■ Robert Gallagher, 37,statute unknown

■ Jonathan Valdez, 26,driving while license sus-

pended or revoked, failure topay fines

The following werereleased from the CurryCounty Adult DetentionCenter:

Monday■ Nina Sanchez, 30■ Adriana Diaz, 26■ Latasha Daniels, 34■ Angela Guss, 37■ Carol J. Daniel, 59■ Fred O. Kelly, 23■ Jarod Burch, 29■ Isabelle M. Trujillo, 27■ Byron Singleton, 47■ Keeona Cata, 26■ Manuel Rodriguez, 38■ Christopher Lueras, 27■ Gena Anson, 25■ David Hemley, 76

Tuesday■ Jaime Vallejo, 27■ William Wilhite, 36■ Christopher Montoya,

25■ Justin Steelman, 37■ Kenneth M. Archuleta,

24■ Jeffrey Robinson, 23■ Christopher Martinez,

26■ Sarah G. Rodriguez, 23■ Arthur Martinez, 32■ Tommy Sena, 20

Wednesday■ Ignacio Romero, 41

— Compiled by Clovisstaff

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advance my career to actual-ly become a registered nurseby watching the nurses Iworked with while servingas a CNA. I saw how theirknowledge, compassion andskills were so advanced and Iwanted to be in that posi-tion.”

Vargas said she found fos-tering connectivity to thosein need to be a redeemingelement that enhancedappeal to the physical thera-pist vocation.

“I like that we like to seeour patients get better andwe’re part of the journeywith them,” she said. “Weplay a role in their healingprocess and it’s great to be apart of that. And I like thefact we get to follow throughwith our patients. We don’tsee them for just 30 minutes— we see them for six toeight weeks, sometimes twoto three times per week. Thatallows us to really get to

know our patients.”Both Vargas and Walls

said they gained inspirationfrom their instructors, whodemonstrated leadership,patience, due diligence andattention to detail in a warm,nurturing manner. The grad-uates are also looking for-ward to the moment in whichthey receive their pins.

“I still can’t believe it,”Vargas said. “It’s all beenvery challenging, yet fun.My daughter was in the hos-pital at times, but I put on asmile, attended classes andremained focus on what Ihad to do. I learned a lotabout myself and my abilityto see things through. I’mgoing to be grateful, relievedand happy as all of the emo-tions begin to come to me.I’m sure there will be sometears of joy to go along witha bit of everything else.”

Walls said she will be onpins on needles as she takesher turn center stage Friday.

“I’m nervous because it’sabout to set in,” she said.“It’s real. I’m personallynervous because I’m deliver-

ing a speech. Our owninstructors do the pinningand that adds a personaltouch to the entire experi-ence. Our instructors areopen with self-disclosure, asit relates to their personalgrowth and that makes it allthe more special.”

Vargas served at an outpa-tient clinic in Portales inorder to satisfy requirementsfor one set of clinicals andworked at a Friona, Texas,hospital where patients werein extended settings.

Walls said she plans towork local to gain hospitalexperience and start herbachelor’s degree programnext semester, with an eyetoward a master’s degree ineducation.

Walls offered the follow-ing advice for future stu-dents: “Wait to join a pro-gram until you’re ready to befully invested. You won’tsucceed if you don’t giveyour all. They make the pro-gram difficult and time-con-suming to make certain theygive the community a goodnurse.”

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service, and she’s an inspira-tion in that, to all of usyounger guys that havegrown up in the depart-ment, and we’re gonnamiss you,” said Cathey.

Mayor Sharon Kingexpressed awe at Fenton’sjob performance and longe-

tivity.“There really are no

words to tell you howmeaningful it is to all of usthat you’ve been with thecity for 46 1/2 years. Thatreally is just amazing. I’venever heard anything butwonderful praises of youand your work,” she said.

Fenton returned the grat-itude in kind, acknowledg-ing those who have beenpresent in her journey.

“I would just like to saythanks to all of the manycity employees that haveworked with me along theway, that have taught methings,” Fenton said. “Whowould I be without thecity? Honestly, when youthink of 46 1/2 years, thatis your life. I don’t knowanything else, and I’velearned everything I knowfrom the people I’veworked with.”

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Basketball■ Today-Saturday — Varsity teams will be

playing in the Elida Tournament; bracketsare on the school website atwww.doraschools.com

■ Today — Junior High teams play inClovis, 4:30 p.m.

Spelling beeDora students will compete in our annual

Spelling Bee today in the school library.Students grades 2-5 will compete in the ele-mentary category at 8:30 a.m., and studentsfrom grades 6-8 will compete in the seniordivision at 9 a.m.

Book fairThe Scholastic Book Fair is being held in

the school library through today. Studentsand adults may shop during school hours for“buy one, get one free” items.

Elementary programThe Dora Elementary students will pres-

ent their Christmas program at 2:30 p.m.Tuesday, led by music teacher RobinSimpson in the school auditorium. Thefree performance is open to the communi-ty.

Finals weekNext week is the last week of the first

semester, and students will be taking finalexams. Students are also to turn in all theirlibrary books and pay any fines and out-standing lunch charges no later than Dec.15.

Dora school news

Clovis police blotter

By Astrid GalvanTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX — A secondwild jaguar may have beenspotted in the United States.

A photo taken Dec. 1 in asouthern Arizona mountainrange appears to show a newwild jaguar — an animalrarely seen in the countryafter its habitat was lost.

The Arizona Game andFish Department says a pre-liminary analysis suggeststhe cat is new to the area andnot “El Jefe,” a jaguar thatwas captured on video in anearby mountain range lastyear.

Until now, El Jefe wasbelieved to be the only

jaguar in the U.S., althoughhe hasn’t been seen in over ayear.

The jaguar in question wasseen on a camera belongingto Fort Huachuca, the Armyinstallation about 75 milessoutheast of Tucson. Themilitary shared the photowith wildlife officialsincluding Game and Fishand the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service.

Mark Hart, a spokesmanfor the Arizona Game andFish Department, saidjaguars migrate from Mexicoto southern Arizona aboutevery five to 10 years butthat a female jaguar hasn’tbeen spotted in the U.S.since the 1940s.

“So the quality of life isn’there for the jaguar,” Hartsaid.

But Arizona, New Mexicoand other parts of theSouthwest were home tojaguars before habitat lossand predator control pro-grams aimed at protectinglivestock eliminated themover the last 150 years. Ahunter shot and killed thelast verified female jaguar inthe U.S. in 1963 in northernArizona.

“It’s so exciting that in thelast 30 years or so, five or sixmales have shown up in theU.S. and are starting to re-establish themselves in thehistorical range,” said RobPeters, a biologist with

Defenders of Wildlife who isbased in Tucson. Peters saysthat although there haven’tbeen any female jaguarshere, the fact that males areestablishing habitats is agood sign that they couldcome in the future.

It could be days beforeexperts determine whetherthe jaguar seen in a Dec. 1photo is new.

Hart says analysts willstudy the jaguar’s rosettes, orthe spots within the spots onthe cat’s fur, to figure out ifit’s been seen before.

Peters says his organiza-tion is anxiously awaiting areport by the federal govern-ment that is expected to out-line a jaguar recovery planfor the area.

“They were once found inArizona as far north as theGrand Canyon. There werefemales and cubs in theSouthwest,” Peters said.

But protecting the big cats

has been fraught with legalchallenges.

In March 2014, the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service setaside nearly 1,200 squaremiles along the U.S.-Mexicoborder as habitat essentialfor the conservation of thejaguar. The New MexicoFarm and Livestock Bureau,New Mexico CattleGrowers’ Association andNew Mexico Federal LandsCouncil filed a lawsuit near-ly a year later, saying thedecision was “unlawful,arbitrary and capricious”action by federal authorities.That lawsuit is ongoing.

Only El Jefe has madenumerous appearances in theU.S. in several years. He firstpopped up in the WhetstoneMountains in 2011 when hewas about 3 years old andshowed up again in video inthe Santa Rita Mountainssouth of Tucson aroundSeptember 2015.

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Udall won’t runfor governor

ALBUQUERQUE —U.S. Sen. Tom Udall saysdespite the encouragementof supporters, he has decid-ed against running for gov-ernor in his home state ofNew Mexico in 2018.

The Democrat made theannouncement in a state-ment issued Wednesday,putting to rest any specula-tion that he might be in thelineup of fellow Democratswho will be seeking theseat.

Udall said he believes hehas the experience toaddress issues that haveplagued New Mexico, butthat he can better serve thestate by remaining in theSenate.

He sits on the influentialappropriations committeeas well as panels that over-see commerce, AmericanIndian issues and foreignrelations.

Child reportedmissing after fire

RIO COMMUNITIES —Authorities say a youngchild is missing following afire that destroyed a house inValencia County.

The Sheriff's Office saystwo adults and three childrenreportedly were in the homewhen the fire occurredTuesday night but that a 3-year-old was missing afterthe others got out.

The fire occurred in RioCommunities, an area east ofBelen and south ofAlbuquerque.

No additional informationwas released.

Ex-officer wantslicense back

ALBUQUERQUE— Aformer Albuquerque policeofficer acquitted of killinghis wife in 2013 wants hislaw enforcement licenseback.

KRQE-TV reports LeviChavez told the NewMexico Law EnforcementAcademy that getting hislaw enforcement certifica-tion reinstated would helpwith his personal and pro-fessional goals.

The former officer wasfired in 2011 following hisindictment in connectionwith the death of his wife,Tera Chavez.

Two years later, jurorsacquitted Chavez of mur-der following a trial thatdrew national attention.During the trial, jurorslearned that Chavez had anumber of affairs while anofficer, including one withanother police officer.

Prosecutors had claimedhe killed his wife to keepher from talking aboutinsurance fraud tied toChavez's truck. Chavezargued that he was onlyprosecuted because he wasa law enforcement officer.

Filming to makenoise of gunfire

ROSWELL — Roswellofficials say a local move-production company's film-ing in the city involves useof explosives and firing ofblank gunshots so residentsin the area of the filmingmay hear explosions andgunfire.

The filming by Roswell-based Relicwood is for themovie “Astro.”

It's described as a “sci-ence-fiction story of a bil-lionaire's private spaceexploration program return-ing to Earth with an abduct-ed extraterrestrial from anewly discovered planet.”

City officials say filmingWednesday is schedulednear the Berrendo Riverbridge along North MainStreet.

Firefighters will be presenton the set for safety, andRelicwood has a pyrotech-nics expert on hand to workwith the crew.

— Wire reports

Economists slash revenue expectations By Morgan Lee

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTA FE — New Mexicoexpects to collect far less revenuethis budget year and next than previ-ously forecast as employment, wagesand economic growth lag, a group ofstate economists said Monday.

The economists from three execu-tive agencies and the Legislaturesaid the state will collect $109 mil-lion less during the current budgetyear than last year.

The forecast indicates spending islikely to eat through all the state’sreserve funds and require another$69 million if changes are not made.

The sustained slump in fossil fuelprices and the declining employmentin the oil sector have significantlydecreased revenue from taxes.

The figures presented in Santa Feset a benchmark for lawmakers whomeet in January to shore up statefinances and craft a new budget.

“We have a challenge in trying toput this thing together,” Rep. LarryLarranaga, a Republican from

Albuquerque, said about the budget.He emphasized the need to containcosts and “right-sizing” state agen-cies.

State economists substantiallyrewrote funding estimates issued inAugust, lowering revenue projec-tions for the current budget year by$131 million to $5.6 billion, and by$127 million for the fiscal year start-ing in July.

The budget crisis has spilled overinto courts where public defenderssay they cannot keep up with case-loads. Other state agencies and uni-versities are grappling with annualspending cuts as high as 8 percent.

Next year, revenues are expectedto fall $93 million short if NewMexico continues to spend at its cur-rent pace of just over $6 billion ayear.

Spending at most state agencieswas cut by 5.5 percent during a spe-cial legislative session in October.New Mexico has nearly depletedgeneral fund reserves, prompting aslight downgrade in the state’s cred-it rating.

Jon Clark, chief economist for theLegislative Finance Committee, saidthe health care sector has grown rap-idly but added little to tax revenues.

“Our fastest-growing industry inthe state remains largely untaxed,”he said.

Sen. John Arthur Smith, chairmanof the Legislative FinanceCommittee that drafts the statebudget, warned that lawmakers andthe governor will need to find aquick way to restore the state’s oper-ating reserves.

“We can talk about all of theseloopholes, we can talk about beingtougher on taxpayers who haven’tpaid,” said Smith, who is urging agasoline tax increase. “But we neednow-money.”

Clark told lawmakers that joblosses in the oil industry have lev-eled off but other sectors are falter-ing, resulting in total year-over-yearjob losses for September andOctober.

State economists expect the finan-cial picture to recover substantiallyduring the coming fiscal year

because New Mexico is windingdown so-called hold harmless pay-ments that compensated local gov-ernments for lost revenues after theywere stopped from collecting grossreceipts taxes on food and somemedical services.

The state also expects to collectmore tax dollars through newrestrictions on high-wage job taxcredits and health care deductions.

Revenues for the first quarter ofthe fiscal year, ending on Sept. 30,were down 9.4 percent to $1.3 bil-lion. The state collected just $5.3million in corporate income taxes —a decline of $36 million from thesame period in 2015.

In 2013, New Mexico approved agradual reduction to its corporateincome tax rates. But state analystssaid those changes alone do notexplain why those revenues nearlydried up.

Taxation and Revenue SecretaryDemesia Padilla called the reduction“a little bit of a mystery until westart to dig in deeper.”

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ThursdayDec. 8, 2016

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SPORTS BLeading off● BrieflyTexas keeps Gomez

OXON HILL, Md. —Carlos Gomez is stayingwith the Texas Rangers.

The outfielder agreed toan $11.5 million, one-yearcontract, subject to a suc-cessful physical.

Gomez, who turned 31last weekend, figures toplay center in an outfieldthat includes Shin-SooChoo in right and NomarMazara in left. IanDesmond left Wednesdayfor a $70 million, five-year deal with Colorado.

Gomez batted .210 withfive homers in 85 gamesfor Houston and wasreleased by the Astros inAugust. He signed withTexas and hit .284 witheight homers and 24 RBIsin 33 games.

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Clovis in AlbuquerqueAcademy tournament

Texico, Farwell, Muleshoe inFarwell tournament

Fort Sumner in Logan tourna-ment

Melrose, Bovina in TigerInvitational at Elida

Vaughn at Grady, 6:30 p.m.Bovina in Dimmitt tournament

GGiirrllssClovis in Rio Rancho tourna-

mentTexico, Farwell, Muleshoe in

Farwell tournamentFort Sumner in Logan tourna-

mentMelrose, Bovina in Tiger

Invitational at ElidaVaughn at Grady, 5 p.m.

CCoolllleeggeeMMeenn

Texas A&M-Commerce atENMU, 7:30 p.m.

WWoommeennTexas A&M-Commerce at

ENMU, 5:30 p.m.

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MMeenn’’ss ccoolllleeggee bbaasskkeettbbaallll4:30 p.m. — FS1, Fordham at

St. John's5:30 p.m. — CBSSN,

Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee6 p.m. — ESPN2, Iowa St. at

Iowa7 p.m. — ESPNU, Nicholls at

Florida St.CCoolllleeggee ffoooottbbaallll

5 p.m. — ESPN, College

Football Awards show, at AtlantaGGoollff

Noon — GOLF, PGA Tour,

Franklin Templeton Shootout,

first round, at Naples, Fla.7 p.m. — GOLF, European

Tour, UBS Hong Kong Open,

second round, at Hong Kong11 p.m. — GOLF, European

Tour, UBS Hong Kong Open,second round, at Hong Kong

2 a.m. (Friday) — GOLF,Ladies European Tour, Omega

Dubai Masters, third round, atDubai, United Arab Emirates

NNBBAA bbaasskkeettbbaallll5 p.m. — TNT, Minnesota at

Toronto7:30 p.m. — TNT, San Antonio

at ChicagoNNFFLL ffoooottbbaallll

6:25 p.m. — NBC & NFL,

Oakland at Kansas CitySSoocccceerr

8:50 a.m. — FS2, UEFA

Europa League, Villarreal vs.Steaua Bucuresti

11 a.m. — FS1, UEFA EuropaLeague, Zorya Luhansk vs.

Manchester United

11 a.m. — FS2, UEFA EuropaLeague, Astra Giurgiu vs. AS

Roma1 p.m. — FS1, UEFA Europa

League, Southampton vs.

Hapoel Beer-Sheva1 p.m. — FS2, UEFA Europa

League, Red Bull Salzburg vs.

Schalke 04WWoommeenn’’ss ccoolllleeggee bbaasskkeettbbaallll6:30 p.m. — FS1, Texas A&M

at TCU

7 p.m. — BTN, Army at

Minnesota

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■■ RReeccoorrddss:: Texas A&M-

Commerce 6-2, 2-0 Lone Star

Conference. ENMU 4-2, 2-0.

■■ LLaasstt ttiimmee oouutt:: The Greyhounds

handed West Texas A&M a 72-67 set-

back Saturday on the road. The Lions

are come in with a three-game win-

ning streak following a 73-60 win

Saturday over Midwestern State.

■■ LLaasstt mmeeeettiinngg:: February 20, 69-

59 Commerce. ENMU leads the

series 31-27 overall, and is 19-8 in

their home games against the Lions.

■■ NNootteess:: The Greyhounds and

Lions are in a four-way tie for first

place in the Lone Star Conference

standings with all four teams in action

Thursday. Angelo State, who visits

Midwestern State, and Tarleton State,

which travels to Western New Mexico.

... Commerce, ranked 10th in the

South Central Region, is off to its best

start since the 2008-09 season. The

Lions are the fourth LSC member in

the poll, along with Angelo State (first),

WT (fourth) and Texas A&M-Kinsgville

(seventh). Sophomore forward

Artaejah Gay leads a balanced scor-

ing attack with 12.9 points per game,

but three other Lions are averaging

double figures. ... The Lions have

struggled so far this year in the sec-

ond quarter of games (outscored 145-

110), but rally in the third quarter (176-

138 advantage) ... Senior forward

Kassandra Harris is leading the

Greyhounds with 10.8 points and 5.8

rebounds per game, and is shooting

51 percent ... Mikaehla Connor and

Daeshi McCants, the reigning LSC

Players of the Week, are averaging

9.5 and 9.2 points per game, respec-

tively ... ENMU’s road win against the

Buffs, which included overcoming a

12-point deficit, was ENMU’s first win

in Canyon since 1981 and WT’s third

home loss since the start of the 2013-

14 season.

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AM.

■■ RReeccoorrddss:: Texas A&M-

Commerce 7-1, 7-1. Lone Star

Conference. ENMU 4-5, 0-2.

■■ LLaasstt ttiimmee oouutt:: The Greyhounds

fell at West Texas A&M 92-86. The

Lions defeated Midwestern State 72-

61 on Saturday.

■■ LLaasstt mmeeeettiinngg:: Feb. 20, 81-73

Commerce. The Lions lead the all-

time series 43-20.

■■ NNootteess:: The Lions are ranked

sixth in the South Central Region.

They are one of five teams in the

regional poll, along with West Texas

A&M (first), Angelo State (second),

Tarleton State (fourth) and Cameron

(ninth). ... The Lions are led by Malik

Albert at 17.7 points per game and

Trey Seymore at 16.3. Dorian

Armstrong is averaging 8.0 points and

a team-high 7.5 rebounds, and is the

Lions’ biggest shot-blocking threat

(2.3 per game). ... Marquise Harris

leads the Greyhounds at 17.0 points

per game, and is followed closely by

guard CoRnell Neal at 16.3, but five

different players have been leading

scorers for ENMU so far.

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BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS

Eastern New Mexico Universityhas a pair of All-Americans in sen-ior Lauren Frye and junior KamalCass.

The awards were announcedthis week by the AmericanFootball Coaches Association andthe Division II College CoachesAssociation. Cass was named tothe football first team as an all-pur-pose specialist, while Frye wasnamed to the third team as an out-side hitter.

Cass’ AFCA All-America hon-ors are the school’s first since JeffHoward in 2004 and 10th amongnine players. Linebacker MichaelWalton earned the honor in 1998and 1999.

As a junior, Cass paced thenation's second leading rushingattack with a Lone StarConference-leading 1,191 yardsalong and 14 touchdowns. It wasthe second-straight year Cass,named the LSC’s offensive backof the year, led the conference inrushing.

“Nobody deserved this awardmore,” ENMU coach Josh Lynnsaid. “Consistently, Kamal Casshas been putting up big numbersince his sophomore year. This is abig award that really recognizeswhat he's done for us.”

Frye, the LSC’s offensive playerof the year, set a new career schoolrecord with 1,701 kills. She is theprogram’s first All-American sinceJennifer Goble in the early 1990s.

During the LSC season, Fryenotched 341 kills in league play,hitting .331 with seven solo blocksand 29 total blocks and was namedoffensive player of the week fivetimes.

“There are so many great play-ers across this nation, even just inthis conference,” Frye said. “As afreshman, I looked up to the All-Americans I faced on the oppositeside of the net and for four years, Iaimed to achieve small goals, rais-ing the bar each year, and I am sothankful for my coaches for push-ing me and helping me be recog-nized as one of the top players inthe nation. My career and all of mysupporters here at this universityhas been such a blessing and I'mso grateful to have experienced

such a rewarding senior year."Frye, the 2013 LSC freshman of

the year, was a key recruit in thefirst season for Greyhounds coachSia Poyer.

“I'm just really happy for her,”Poyer said on his senior. "It'sfunny, I still remember my conver-sation with her when she was afreshman and I told her she wasgood enough to be an All-American. That's looking only ather athletic ability. She was stillyoung and hadn't been playingvolleyball her whole life.

“I think a lot of the time, I don'tappreciate how much better she'sgotten until I watch footage. Howshe's able to hit some of her shotsis remarkable. I give all the creditto Lauren and her hard work.”

Frye, Cass named All-Americans

Frye

Cass

BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS

PORTALES — The 2016 statechampion Portales High footballteam was honored Wednesday atthe Portales High gym in a rallythat included the student body, aswell as district administrators andcommunity members.

Started off by Portales HighAthletic Director Mark Gallegos,the football team was first intro-duced and honored while standingnext to the blue trophy — the fifthearned by the Rams. After a per-formance by the Rams cheersquad, head coach Jamie Ramirezpresented the trophy toSuperintendent Johnnie Cain.

In attendance with Cain wereAssistant Superintendent DavidVan Wettering, school boardmembers Mary Lou Rowley andAntonio Sanchez, and HenryMontano, the director of FederalPrograms.

Ramirez gave a brief speech tothe student body, crediting theteam’s coaching staff and playersfor this season’s success.

Staff photo: David Norton

The Portales High cheer squad performs at the school’s rally Wednesday, celebrating the football team’s fifthstate title.

Staff photo: David Norton

Portales High athletic director Mark Gallegos talks to the student body dur-ing Wednesday’s rally honoring the state champion football team.

Champion Rams honored

Basketball

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BBooyyssCClloovviiss 5555,, CCaarrllssbbaadd 4466

CCaarrllssbbaadd ((11--22)) —— Josh Sillas 0 0-2 0, Matt

Rendon 1 1-4 3, Gage Shoup 0 2-2 2,

Michael Lee 0 2-2 2, Shumar Smith 1 2-2 5,

Brenden Boatwright 8 0-1 16, Davion Young

1 0-0 3, Chris Johnson 7 1-1 15, Totals 18 8-

14 46.CClloovviiss ((22--22)) —— Brandon Romero 6 1 0-0

15, Dominick Urioste 2 3-4 9, Taitt Kuchta 1

2-2 5, Jakeem Wynn 3 3-5 9, Ethan Davis 3

0-0 6, Isaiah Knight 4 3-5 11, Totals 20 11-16

55.CCaarrllssbbaadd 1144 1100 1100 1122 —— 4466CClloovviiss 88 1188 1122 1177 —— 5555

33--ppooiinntteerrss —— Carlsbad, Smith, Young.

Clovis, Urioste 2, Kuchta, Romero. JJuunniioorrvvaarrssiittyy —— Clovis 70, Carlsbad 60.

TTeexxiiccoo 7700,, GGaatteewwaayy CChhrriissttiiaann 4477TTeexxiiccoo ((33--00)) —— Cayd Bilbrey 4, Ben Crist

4, Dalton Thatcher 19, Lance Myers 2,

Braden Fraze 24, Mason Golden 1, Nathan

Phipps 14, Paden McDermid 2. Totals 22 22-

31 70.GGaatteewwaayy CChhrriissttiiaann ((00--11)) —— Riley Arnold

3, Bryson Phipps 4, Justin Reynolds 2,

Jaydon Stephens 7, Alberto Grejada 13,

David Garcia 9, Wes Tipton 4. Totals 15 9-25

42.TTeexxiiccoo 2244 1111 2222 1133 —— 7700GGaatteewwaayy CChhrr.. 99 1100 1111 1122 —— 4422

33--ppooiinntteerrss —— Texico, Thatcher 3, Fraze.

Gateway Christian, Arnold, Garcia,

Stephens.

FFaarrwweellll 6699,, DDiimmmmiitttt 6611FFaarrwweellll ((44--11)) —— Jace Perkins 19, Brandon

Galvan 13, Izaiah Benoit 12, Jackson

Garman 10, Ethan Stancell 8, LeeRoy

Cervantes 3, Dakota Meeks 2.DDiimmmmiitttt ((11--11)) —— Cesar Castillo 10,

Juanito Castillo 10, Marco Leal 9, Jose Salas

9, Brennan Castro 8, Joe Oltivero 7,

Jonathan Quiroz 6, Humberto Ortega 2.FFaarrwweellll 1144 1155 2266 1144 —— 6699DDiimmmmiitttt 2222 1155 1155 99 —— 6611

33--ppooiinntteerrss —— Farwell, Benoit 3, Perkins 3,

Jarman 2. Dimmitt, Castro 2, Quiroz 2, Leal.JJuunniioorr vvaarrssiittyy —— Farwell 39, Dimmitt 34.

GGiirrllssAAmmaarriilllloo HHoollyy CCrroossss 4488,, CCCCSS 4455

CClloovviiss CChhrriissttiiaann ((22--55)) —— Angie Lopez 5,

Sofi Garbarino 13, Christine Capehart 1,

Jaclyn Beaman 22, Reagan Glover 1,

Maleikah Wofford 3. Totals 16 11-21 45.AAmmaarriilllloo HHoollyy CCrroossss —— Huseman 4,

Webb 2, A. Rickwartz 3, J. Rickwartz 2,

Wilhelm 1, Phillips 16, Moreno 20. Totals 17

14-42 48.CClloovviiss CChhrr.. 1166 88 44 1177 —— 4455HHoollyy CCrroossss 88 1111 1166 1133 —— 4488

33--ppooiinntteerrss —— Clovis Christian, Beaman 2.

Amarillo Holy Cross, none.

FFaarrwweellll 7711,, DDiimmmmiitttt 2299FFaarrwweellll ((77--22)) —— Maria Maldonado 20,

Katey White 8, Baylee Lavender 2, Edie

White 14, Lindsi Coburn 25, Kendal Stancell

2. Totals 25 11-15 71.DDiimmmmiitttt ((11--33)) —— Syrena Larra 1,

Rodriguez 3, Diaz 17, Fuentes 2, Reyes 2,

Aguero 2, Symonie Larra 2. Totals 10 4-5 29.FFaarrwweellll 1133 2222 1188 1188 —— 7711DDiimmmmiitttt 22 1144 66 77 —— 2299

33--ppooiinntteerrss —— Farwell, Coburn 4, E. White

3, K. White 2, Maldonado. Dimmitt, Diaz 4,

Rodriguez. JJuunniioorr vvaarrssiittyy —— Farwell 35,

Dimmitt 30.

DDeennvveerr CCiittyy 4422,, MMuulleesshhooee 2299MMuulleesshhooee ((44--55)) —— Sadie Sudduth 13,

Sydnie Sudduth 3, Emily Precure 3, Yvonne

Diaz 6, Keely Dunham 4. Totals 12 2-3 29.DDeennvveerr CCiittyy ((77--33)) —— Morgan Dial 15,

Haylee Villarreal 2, Cassidy Esmeraldo 4,

Aubrey Burris 2, Arielle Adams 4, Holly

Hemmeline 13, Denisse Saenz 2. Totals 15

9-12 42.MMuulleesshhooee 77 88 77 77 —— 2299DDeennvveerr CCiittyy 1100 1100 99 1133 —— 4422

33--ppooiinntteerrss —— Muleshoe, Precure, Sa.

Sudduth, Sy. Sudduth. Denver City,

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Elida JV vs. Hobbs JV, 1:30 p.m.

Dora vs. Floyd, 4:30 p.m.

Tatum vs. Elida, 7:30 p.m.FFrriiddaayy

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JV loser, 10:30 a.m.

Dora-Floyd loser vs. Tatum-Elida loser,

1:30 p.m.CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp sseemmiiffiinnaallss

Melrose-Bovina winner vs. Elida JV-Hobbs

JV winner, 4:30 a.m.

Dora-Floyd winner vs. Tatum-Elida winner,

7:30 p.m.SSaattuurrddaayy

7th place, 10:30 a.m.

5th place, 1:30 p.m.

3rd place, 4:30 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

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QQuuaarrtteerrffiinnaallssMelrose vs. Dexter, 9 a.m.

Tatum vs. Bovina, noon

Dora vs. Floyd, 3 p.m.

Hagerman vs. Elida, 6 p.m.

FFrriiddaayyCCoonnssoollaattiioonn sseemmiiffiinnaallss

Melrose-Dexter loser vs. Tatum-Bovina

loser, 9 a.m.

Dora-Floyd loser vs. Hagerman-Elida

loser, noonCChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp sseemmiiffiinnaallss

Melrose-Dexter winner vs. Tatum-Bovina

winner, 3 p.m.

Dora-Floyd winner vs. Hagerman-Elida

winner, 6 p.m.SSaattuurrddaayy

7th place, 9 a.m.

5th place, noon

3rd place, 3 p.m.

Championship, 6 p.m.

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FFiirrsstt rroouunnddMuleshoe vs. Morton, 7:30 a.m.

Plains vs. Farwell, 10:30 a.m.

Texico vs. Seagraves, 1:30 p.m.

Sundown vs. Amherst, 4:30 p.m.

Friona vs. Plains-Farwell winner, 7:30 p.m.FFrriiddaayy

CCoonnssoollaattiioonn bbrraacckkeettSundown-Amherst loser vs. Plains-Farwell

loser, 8:30 a.m.

Texico-Seagraves loser vs. Muleshoe-

Morton loser, 10 a.m.

Friona-Plains-Farwell loser vs. 10 a.m.

winner, 4 p.m.CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp sseemmiiffiinnaallss

Texico-Seagraves winner vs. Muleshoe-

Morton winner, 1 p.m.

Friona-Plains-Farwell winner vs. Amherst

winner, 7 p.m.SSaattuurrddaayy

Sundown-Amherst-Plains-Farwell winner

vs. Friona-Plains-Farwell loser, 9 a.m.

7th place, 10:30 a.m.

5th place, 1:30 p.m.

3rd place, 4:30 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

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Texico vs. Seagraves, noon

Muleshoe-Plains loser vs. Friona, 3 p.m.

Morton vs. Farwell, 6 p.m.FFrriiddaayy

Texico-Seagraves loser vs. Muleshoe-

Plains-Friona loser, 11:30 a.m.

Muleshoe-Plains winner vs. Texico-

Seagraves winner, 2:30 p.m.

Muleshoe-Plains-Friona winner vs.

Morton-Farwell winner, 5:30 p.m.SSaattuurrddaayy

Muleshoe-Plains-Friona loser vs. Morton-

Farwell loser (5th place), 7:30 a.m.

3rd place, 3 p.m.

Championship, 6 p.m.

Football

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Wall (11-3) vs. Mineola (12-2), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Waco ISD Stadium

Malakoff (14-0) vs. Yoakum (10-4), 7:30

p.m. Friday, Austin’s DKR Texas Memorial

StadiumCCLLAASSSS 22AA DDIIVVIISSIIOONN IIII

Wellington (13-1) vs. Iraan (14-0), 7 p.m.

Friday, Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium

Bremond (14-0) vs. Burton (13-1), 7 p.m.

Friday, Bryan’s Green Stadium

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1:30 p.m. (ABC)CCaammeelllliiaa BBoowwll

AAtt MMoonnttggoommeerryy,, AAllaa..Toledo (9-3) vs. Appalachian State (9-3),

3:30 p.m. (ESPN)CCuurree BBoowwll

AAtt OOrrllaannddoo,, FFllaa..UCF (6-6) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 3:30

p.m. (CBSSN)NNeeww OOrrlleeaannss BBoowwll

AAtt NNeeww OOrrlleeaannssSouthern Mississippi (6-6) vs. La.-

Lafayette (6-6), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

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AAtt MMiiaammii BBeeaacchh,, FFllaa..Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6),

12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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AAtt BBooccaa RRaattoonn,, FFllaa..Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-

3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

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AAtt SSaann DDiieeggooBYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 7 p.m.

(ESPN)

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p.m. (ESPN)

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(9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)AArrmmeedd FFoorrcceess BBoowwllAAtt FFoorrtt WWoorrtthh,, TTeexxaass

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Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Hawaii (6-7), 6

p.m. (ESPN)

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AAtt SStt.. PPeetteerrssbbuurrgg,, FFllaa..Mississippi State (5-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (6-

6), 9 a.m. (ESPN)QQuuiicckk LLaannee BBoowwll

AAtt DDeettrrooiittBoston College (6-6) vs. Maryland (6-6),

12:30 p.m. (ESPN2)IInnddeeppeennddeennccee BBoowwllAAtt SShhrreevveeppoorrtt,, LLaa..

NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 3 p.m.

(ESPN2)

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AAtt DDaallllaassArmy (6-5) vs. North Texas (5-7), 10 a.m.

(ESPN)MMiilliittaarryy BBoowwll

AAtt AAnnnnaappoolliiss,, MMdd..Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Temple (10-3), 1:30

p.m. (ESPN)HHoolliiddaayy BBoowwllAAtt SSaann DDiieeggoo

Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-

4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)CCaaccttuuss BBoowwllAAtt PPhhooeenniixx

Boise State (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6), 8:15

p.m. (ESPN)

DDeecc.. 2288PPiinnssttrriippee BBoowwllAAtt BBrroonnxx,, NN..YY..

Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4),

noon (ESPN)RRuusssseellll AAtthhlleettiicc BBoowwll

AAtt OOrrllaannddoo,, FFllaa..Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 3:30

p.m. (ESPN)FFoosstteerr FFaarrmmss BBoowwll

AAtt SSaannttaa CCllaarraa,, CCaalliiff..Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 6:30 p.m.

(FOX)TTeexxaass BBoowwllAAtt HHoouussttoonn

Kansas State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7

p.m. (ESPN)

DDeecc.. 2299BBiirrmmiinngghhaamm BBoowwll

AAtt BBiirrmmiinngghhaamm,, AAllaa..South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-

6), noon (ESPN)BBeellkk BBoowwll

AAtt CChhaarrlloottttee,, NN..CC..Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:30

p.m. (ESPN)AAllaammoo BBoowwll

AAtt SSaann AAnnttoonniiooOklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3),

7 p.m. (ESPN)

DDeecc.. 3300LLiibbeerrttyy BBoowwll

AAtt MMeemmpphhiiss,, TTeennnn..Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 10 a.m.

(ESPN)SSuunn BBoowwll

AAtt EEll PPaassoo,, TTeexxaassNorth Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3),

noon (CBS)MMuussiicc CCiittyy BBoowwll

AAtt NNaasshhvviillllee,, TTeennnn..Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 1:30

p.m. (ESPN)AArriizzoonnaa BBoowwll

AAtt TTuuccssoonn,, AArriizz..Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6),

3:30 p.m. (ASN)OOrraannggee BBoowwll

AAtt MMiiaammii GGaarrddeennss,, FFllaa..Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 6

p.m. (ESPN)

DDeecc.. 3311CCiittrruuss BBoowwll

AAtt OOrrllaannddoo,, FFllaa..LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 9 a.m.

(ABC)TTaaxxSSllaayyeerr BBoowwll

AAtt JJaacckkssoonnvviillllee,, FFllaa..Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4), 9

a.m. (ESPN)CCFFPP sseemmiiffiinnaallss

PPeeaacchh BBoowwllAAtt AAttllaannttaa

Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (12-1), 1

p.m. (ESPN)FFiieessttaa BBoowwll

AAtt GGlleennddaallee,, AArriizz..Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 5

p.m. (ESPN)

JJaann.. 22OOuuttbbaacckk BBoowwllAAtt TTaammppaa,, FFllaa..

Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m. (ABC)CCoottttoonn BBoowwll CCllaassssiiccAAtt AArrlliinnggttoonn,, TTeexxaass

Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin

(10-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

RRoossee BBoowwllAAtt PPaassaaddeennaa,, CCaalliiff..

Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal (9-3),

3 p.m. (ESPN)SSuuggaarr BBoowwll

AAtt NNeeww OOrrlleeaannssOklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), 6:30

p.m. (ESPN)

JJaann.. 99CCFFPP cchhaammppiioonnsshhiipp

AAtt TTaammppaa,, FFllaa..Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

JJaann.. 2211EEaasstt--WWeesstt SShhrriinnee CCllaassssiicc

AAtt SStt.. PPeetteerrssbbuurrgg,, FFllaa..West vs. East, 1 p.m. (NFL)

NNFFLLPPAA CCoolllleeggiiaattee BBoowwllAAtt CCaarrssoonn,, CCaalliiff..

National vs. American, 2 p.m.

JJaann.. 2288SSeenniioorr BBoowwll

AAtt MMoobbiillee,, AAllaa..South vs. North, 12:30 p.m. (NFL)

Soccer

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SSaattuurrddaayy:: Seattle at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Hockey

NNHHLLTThhee AAssssoocciiaatteedd PPrreessss

AAllll TTiimmeess MMSSTTEEAASSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

AAttllaannttiicc DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Montreal 26 17 6 3 37 76 59

Ottawa 26 15 9 2 32 64 67

Boston 26 15 10 1 31 63 58

Tampa Bay 27 14 11 2 30 77 72

Detroit 27 13 11 3 29 69 72

Florida 27 12 11 4 28 65 70

Buffalo 26 10 10 6 26 55 68

Toronto 25 10 10 5 25 74 80MMeettrrooppoolliittaann DDiivviissiioonn

GGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAAPittsburgh 26 16 7 3 35 88 80

N.Y. Rangers 27 17 9 1 35 97 69

Columbus 24 15 5 4 34 77 53

Philadelphia 28 15 10 3 33 90 87

Washington 24 14 7 3 31 61 55

New Jersey 25 12 7 6 30 66 68

Carolina 25 10 10 5 25 58 65

N.Y. Islanders25 10 10 5 25 66 73WWEESSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

CCeennttrraall DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Chicago 28 17 8 3 37 78 68

St. Louis 26 15 7 4 34 72 72

Minnesota 25 13 8 4 30 69 53

Winnipeg 29 13 13 3 29 77 85

Nashville 25 12 9 4 28 75 69

Dallas 27 10 11 6 26 67 87

Colorado 24 9 14 1 19 52 73PPaacciiffiicc DDiivviissiioonnGGPP WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Edmonton 28 14 10 4 32 83 74

San Jose 25 15 9 1 31 60 51

Calgary 29 14 13 2 30 73 83

Anaheim 26 12 9 5 29 67 67

Los Angeles 25 13 10 2 28 66 66

Vancouver 26 11 13 2 24 60 78

Arizona 25 8 13 4 20 57 80

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for

overtime loss.TTuueessddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 2

Philadelphia 3, Florida 2, OT

New Jersey 3, Vancouver 2

Buffalo 4, Edmonton 3, OT

St. Louis 3, Montreal 2, OT

Detroit 4, Winnipeg 3, SO

Nashville 4, Colorado 3

Calgary 2, Dallas 1

Chicago 4, Arizona 0WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Minnesota 3, Toronto 2

Boston at Washington (n)

Carolina at Anaheim (n)

Ottawa at San Jose (n)TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Boston, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Carolina at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Transactions

WWeeddnneessddaayyTThhee AAssssoocciiaatteedd PPrreessss

BBAASSEEBBAALLLLAAmmeerriiccaann LLeeaagguuee

BOSTON RED SOX — Promoted Todd

Claus to global scouting supervisor,

Rolando Pino to coordinator of Latin

American scouting, Adrian Lorenzo to assis-

tant director of international scouting,

Jonathan Cruz to assistant supervisor for

Dominican Republic scouting and Harrison

Slutsky assistant director for pro scouting.

Named Brett Ward coordinator of Pacific

Rim operations, James Kang international

scouting assistant, Alex Gimenez baseball

operations assistant, Marcus Cuellar player

personnel assistant, Edgar Perez player

personnel crosschecker, Brandon

Agamennone North Texas area scout, Mike

Ganley senior baseball systems develop-

ment lead, Eric Edvalson senior baseball

systems developer, Ethan Faggett assistant

director of baseball systems and Adrien

Tapia mental skills coordinator.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Traded OF

Adam Eaton to Washington for RHPs Lucas

Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Traded RHP

Wade Davis to the Chicago Cubs for OF

Jorge Soler.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms

with OF/DH Matt Holliday on a one-year con-tract.

BBAASSKKEETTBBAALLLLNNaattiioonnaall BBaasskkeettbbaallll AAssssoocciiaattiioonn

CHICAGO BULLS — Recalled G R.J.

Hunter and Fs Doug McDermott and PaulZipser from Windy City (NBADL).

FFOOOOTTBBAALLLLNNaattiioonnaall FFoooottbbaallll LLeeaagguuee

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Charles

Gaines to the practice squad.CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned D

Klas Dahlbeck to Charlotte (AHL) for condi-

tioning.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed DB

Derrick Kindred on the reserve/non-footballinjury list. Signed DB Trae Elston. Signed DB

Justin Currie to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LBLuke Rhodes from the practice squad and S

Stefan McClure to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed RB Khiry

Robinson. Signed RB Brandon Wilds from

the practice squad and DL Claude Pelon tothe practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS —

Reassigned C Kory Lichtensteiger from

injured reserve to injured reserve-designated

for return. Signed CB Dashaun Phillips to thepractice squad.

HHOOCCKKEEYYNNaattiioonnaall HHoocckkeeyy LLeeaagguuee

NHL — D John Scott announced his retire-

ment.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled RW StefanNoesen from San Diego (AHL).

ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned D Dysin

Mayo and Justin Hache from Tucson (AHL)to Rapid City (ECHL).

BOSTON BRUINS — Assigned C Noel

Acciari to Providence (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned C

Tomas Nosek and G Jared Coreau to GrandRapids (AHL). Activated G Jimmy Howard

from injured reserve.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled FNicklas Jensen from Hartford (AHL).

Reassigned F Adam Chapie from Greenville

(ECHL) to Hartford.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Assigned G Jamie

Murray from San Jose (AHL) to Allen(ECHL).

CCOOLLLLEEGGEECLARKE — Removed the interim tag on

men’s soccer coach Chad Hollmer.LSU — Signed defensive coordinator and

associate head football coach Dave Aranda

to a three-year contract.

OREGON — Named Willie Taggart foot-ball coach.

SAN JOSE STATE — Named Brent

Brennan football coach.

SOUTH FLORIDA — Named co-offensive

coordinator T.J. Weist head football coach

for the Birmingham Bowl.

STANFORD — Announced RB ChristianMcCaffrey will enter the NFL draft.

XAVIER (NO) — Announced the resigna-

tion of women’s volleyball coach Hanna

Lawing.

PAGE 2B ✦ THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2016 THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWSSPORTS

By Russell ContrerasTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALBUQUERQUE — Six yearsago, New Mexico’sfootball team wasat one of the lowestpoints in its historywith a dismal 1-11record.

UTSA was justabout to start its football pro-gram.

On Dec. 17, the two schools

with rising programs will kick offthe college postseason in theNew Mexico Bowl followingpainful years of losing and longefforts to build competitiveteams.

At a New Mexico Bowl newsconference, first-year UTSA headcoach Frank Wilson said it’s anhonor to lead the Roadrunners in

the school’s first ever bowlappearance.

“This is history for our pro-gram,” Wilson said. “No matterwhat happens, this will always bethe first time for us.”

UTSA (6-6) won five of its lasteight games to become bowl eli-gible for the first time in the pro-gram’s six-year history.

When Wilson took over theRoadrunners, he didn’t makepromises on when UTSA wouldmake it to a bowl. “I said we’dmake it whenever we’re goodenough,” Wilson said.

And now that UTSA is in abowl, Wilson said watch out forthe team’s exciting offense andspeed. “We vary game to game

based on what we need to do towin the football game,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Lobos (8-4)shared the Mountain West’sMountain Division title and arein a bowl for the second year in arow following years of losingrecords.

New Mexico head coach BobDavie said he was happy to playin back-to-back New MexicoBowls.

“You know, you have to takeadvantage of the momentum,”said Davie, the former NotreDame coach who took over thestruggling New Mexico programin 2012.

He said New Mexico andUTSA have traveled similar

paths in recent years to get to thispoint.

UTSA athletic director LynnHickey said it was fitting for herschool to play Davie and NewMexico in its first ever bowl.That’s because when Hickey wasbuilding the football program,she sought Davie’s advice whilehe was a college football analystfor ESPN and ABC.

Did UTSA ever offer Davie thehead coaching job before hecame to New Mexico?

“I think that was probablysomething that’s in the past andthere’s no reason to get that spe-cific,” Davie said. “It’s been along journey. I have tremendousrespect for them.”

UTSA, UNM start postseason on similar paths

Scores, standings and more

By the numbers TThhee AAssssoocciiaatteedd PPrreessssAAllll TTiimmeess MMSSTT

AAMMEERRIICCAANN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEEEaasstt

WW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAANew England 10 2 0 .833 319 207

Miami 7 5 0 .583 255 278

Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 305 274

N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 206 307SSoouutthhWW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAA

Houston 6 6 0 .500 207 257

Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 311 311

Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 308 296

Jacksonville 210 0 .167 224 313NNoorrtthhWW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAA

Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 256 207

Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 290 236

Cincinnati 4 7 1 .375 245 259

Cleveland 012 0 .000 197 352WWeesstt

WW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAAOakland 10 2 0 .833 345 299

Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 281 242

Denver 8 4 0 .667 286 229

San Diego 5 7 0 .417 334 319

NNAATTIIOONNAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEEEaasstt

WW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAAx-Dallas 11 1 0 .917 333 228

N.Y. Giants 8 4 0 .667 245 237

Washington 6 5 1 .542 303 295

Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 268 245

SSoouutthhWW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAA

Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 386 331

Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 277 285

New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 347 335

Carolina 4 8 0 .333 283 321

NNoorrtthhWW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAA

Detroit 8 4 0 .667 275 251

Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 295 302

Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 233 209

Chicago 3 9 0 .250 204 270

WWeessttWW LL TT PPcctt PPFF PPAA

Seattle 8 3 1 .708 264 194

Arizona 5 6 1 .458 276 251

Los Angeles 4 8 0 .333 180 262

San Francisco 111 0 .083 234 370

NFL standings

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeeOakland at Kansas City, 6:25 p.m.

SSuunnddaayy’’ss GGaammeessDenver at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Jacksonville, 11a.m.

Arizona at Miami, 11 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 11a.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 2:05p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 2:25p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Los Angeles, 2:25 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 p.m.

MMoonnddaayy’’ss GGaammeeBaltimore at New England, 6:30

p.m.

TThhee AAssssoocciiaatteedd PPrreessssAAllll TTiimmeess MMSSTT

EEAASSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEAAttllaannttiicc DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL PPcctt GGBBToronto 14 7 .667 —

Boston 13 9 .591 1 1/2

New York 12 10 .545 2 1/2

Brooklyn 6 15 .286 8

Philadelphia 4 18 .182 10 1/2

SSoouutthheeaasstt DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Charlotte 13 9 .591 —

Atlanta 11 12 .478 2 1/2

Orlando 10 13 .435 3 1/2

Washington 7 13 .350 5

Miami 7 15 .318 6

CCeennttrraall DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Cleveland 15 5 .750 —

Milwaukee 11 9 .550 4

Chicago 11 10 .524 4 1/2

Detroit 12 12 .500 5

Indiana 10 11 .476 5 1/2

WWEESSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEESSoouutthhwweesstt DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL PPcctt GGBBSan Antonio 18 4 .818 —

Houston 15 7 .682 3

Memphis 15 8 .652 3 1/2

New Orleans 7 15 .318 11

Dallas 4 16 .200 13

NNoorrtthhwweesstt DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Oklahoma City14 8 .636 —

Utah 14 9 .609 1/2

Portland 12 11 .522 2 1/2

Denver 8 14 .364 6

Minnesota 6 15 .286 7 1/2

PPaacciiffiicc DDiivviissiioonnWW LL PPcctt GGBB

Golden State 18 3 .857 —

L.A. Clippers 16 6 .727 2 1/2

L.A. Lakers 10 14 .417 9 1/2

Sacramento 7 13 .350 10 1/2

Phoenix 6 15 .286 12

NBA standings

TTuueessddaayy’’ss GGaammeessOrlando 124, Washington 116Detroit 102, Chicago 91New York 114, Miami 103Memphis 96, Philadelphia 91San Antonio 105, Minnesota 91Utah 112, Phoenix 105

WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeessBoston 117, Orlando 87Charlotte 87, Detroit 77Brooklyn 116, Denver 111Atlanta 103, Miami 95Cleveland 126, New York 94Houston 134, L.A. Lakers 95

Milwaukee 115, Portland 107Sacramento at Dallas (n)Indiana at Phoenix (n)Golden State at L.A. Clippers (n)

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeessDenver at Washington, 5 p.m.Minnesota at Toronto, 5 p.m.Philadelphia at New Orleans, 6

p.m.Portland at Memphis, 6 p.m.Golden State at Utah, 7 p.m.San Antonio at Chicago, 7:30

p.m.

““TThis is history for our program. No matter whathappens, this will always bethe first time for us.”

—— TTeexxaass--SSaann AAnnttoonniioo ffoooottbbaallll ccooaacchh FFrraannkk WWiillssoonn

❏ Roadrunners willplay in first bowlgame against Lobos.

BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS

CLOVIS — Brandon Romero scored15 points, and the Clovis Wildcatsmoved back to .500 on the season in a bigway, pulling a 55-46 victory over formerdistrict rival Carlsbad on Tuesday nightat Rock Staubus Gymnasium.

Isaiah Knight added 11, whileDominick Urioste and Jakeem Wynneach scored nine in what must be consid-ered a substantial turnaround fromSaturday’s 81-26 loss at Rio RanchoCleveland.

“This was a big win for our program,”Clovis coach Scott Robinson said. “Wedefinitely want to use this to build mov-ing forward.”

The Wildcats also got scoring frommultiple sources, after early stretches ofthe season where Romero and Wynn sup-plied most of the scoring.

“We had some other guys, DominickUrioste, Isaiah Knight, Ethan Davis, addsome scoring,” Robinson said. “If you’dhave told me 24 (points) from Brandonand Jakeem, I’d have felt pretty goodabout our chances.”

Clovis (2-2) took control with an 18-10 second quarter, and managed to holdthe Cavemen (1-2) off with a 17-12fourth-quarter effort. Carlsbad lost onFriday night at Cleveland 68-54.

“Second quarter, we started to get intosome rhythm defensively,” Robinsonsaid. “On both ends of the floor, I thinkwe got into some rhythm and executedour offense. We got some good shots. Ondefense, we got into some good rhythmon rotation. We were doing a good jobcovering their shooters, covering theirposts.”

Brenden Boatwright led all scorerswith 16 for Carlsbad, while ChrisJohnson added 15. But the rest of theCavemen combined for three field goals.

“Our thing was make it tough on the(Boatright and Johnson), and keep any-body else from really getting going,”Robinson said. “If you look at the boxscore, we did that tonight.”

Clovis is back in action Thursday, withan 8:15 p.m. opening-round gameagainst Onate at the AlbuquerqueAcademy Tournament.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2016 ✦ PAGE 3BTHE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS SPORTS

BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS

DEXTER — It didn’t takelong for Portales High sen-iors Jeremy Karngbaye andJunior Ramirez to adjustfrom the gridiron to thehardwood.

Three days after helpingthe Rams win the Class 4Astate football championship,and with one practice undertheir belts, Karnsbaye andRamirez each poured in 22points on Tuesday night asPortales outlasted Dexter67-64 in its season opener.

Ramirez, the Rams’ quar-terback in football, had fiveof the team’s seven 3-point-ers in the game. JaceWallace added 10 points forPortales.

“We’re glad to get out ofhere with a win, with onlyone day (for the full squad)to practice,” Rams coachRickie McBroom said.

The game was close mostof the way, although theRams had the lead at each ofthe quarter stops. They werefacing a team in Dexter (3-2) with several gamesalready under its belt.

“They’re playing well,”McBroom said of theDemons. “At times wewould see some good thingsfrom our guys. We workedhard and got a win, and I’mjust proud of them.”

Dexter also finished thecontest with seven 3s. TheDemons were led 15 pointsfrom Jarren Amaro, 14 fromDayton Harris and 12 fromJonah Chavez.

Portales returns to actionon Saturday with a game atSanta Rosa.

LATE TUESDAYLATE TUESDAY

Cats topple Cavemen

Staff photo: Tony Bullocks

Clovis senior Ethan Davis pulls up for a jump shot in the first half ofTuesday’s game against Carlsbad.

❏ Second-quarter rallykeys Clovis’ 55-46 win.

Staff photo: Tony Bullocks

Clovis junior Brandon Romero glides past a Carlsbad defender in the first half of Tuesday’s evening game at RockStaubus Gymnasium. Romero had 15 points in Clovis’ 55-46 win.

Rams getroad winat Dexter❏ Portales wins67-64 in first forayfollowing football.

By Howard FendrichTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OXON HILL, Md. — TheWashington Nationals didmake a deal with the ChicagoWhite Sox during their home-town winter meetings, afterall, only it was for centerfielder Adam Eaton, not leftyChris Sale.

The price of Wednesday’sswap wasstill steep:Washingtonparted withthree youngp i t c h e r s ,

including top prospect LucasGiolito, hard-throwingReynaldo Lopez — whomade the team’s postseasonroster — and 2016 first-rounddraft pick Dane Dunning.

“It’s never easy to let go ofyour prospects,” Nationalsgeneral manager Mike Rizzosaid. “You feel like a prouddaddy when they get to thebig leagues.”

The trade came on the lastday of the so-called “hotstove” sessions outside thenation’s capital, allowingRizzo to avoid leavingempty-handed after failing ina bid to get Sale, who insteadwent from the White Sox tothe Boston Red Sox.

“We discussed (Eaton) andseveral other players with the

White Sox for quite a whilenow. It did gain momentumafter the Sale deal was done,”Rizzo said. “It actually cametogether fairly quickly overthe last couple of days.”

Washington’s GM also hadacknowledged talking withthe Pittsburgh Pirates about adeal for center fielderAndrew McCutchen.

By putting Eaton in center,the Nationals can move TreaTurner — runner-up for 2016NL Rookie of the Year —back to his natural position,shortstop.

Eaton has three guaranteedseasons left in a $23.5 mil-lion, five-year contract thatcalls for him to earn $4 mil-lion next year, $6 million in2018 and $8.4 million in2019. The deal includes a$9.5 million team option for2020 with a $1.5 million buy-out and, if 2020 is exercised,a 2021 team option for $10.5million with a $1.5 millionbuyout.

The 28-year-old Eaton hasa .284 career batting averagewith a .357 on-base percent-age and a .414 slugging per-centage, with 34 homers and177 RBIs in five seasons inthe majors with the WhiteSox and the ArizonaDiamondbacks. He led theAL in triples in two of thepast three seasons.

Nationals dealfor CF Eaton

By Arnie StapletonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — TheDenver Broncos trust veteran run-ning back Justin Forsett can playagainst Tennessee on Sunday afterbeing claimed off waivers thisweek.

They’re not as bold when it cameto quarterback Trevor Siemian’schances.

“I’d still call him day to day,”coach Gary Kubiaksaid Wednesday afterSiemian’s first on-field work sincespraining his left footagainst Kansas Cityon Nov. 27.

Siemian split snaps at the walk-through with rookie Paxton Lynch,who recorded his first career win atJacksonville last weekend despite a104-yard passing performance .

“I’m feeling better,” saidSiemian, who demurred whenasked whether he’s confident he’llstart against the Titans.

He said he’s done some runningand tested his orthotic-fitted foot,but only with the athletic trainers sofar.

“So, fingers crossed, moving for-ward,” Siemian said. “Taking it oneday at a time.”

Although Siemian was listed aslimited, Kubiak said his startingQB was able to do everything hewanted him to.

Admittedly, that wasn’t much.After saying he could “feel the

fatigue” in his team during theirgrinding 20-10 win over theJaguars, Kubiak dialed back, put-ting his players through a series ofwalkthroughs at their indoor prac-tice facility on a snowy day inDenver.

They’ll have a regular practiceThursday, which should providemore answers about Siemian’s sta-tus.

Playing behind a porous offen-sive line, Siemian has struggled to

stay healthy all season. The Broncos (8-4) have a brutal

stretch ahead. In addition to thedivision-leading Titans (6-6), theyface the Patriots, Chiefs andRaiders, a trio that has a combined29-7 record.

If Siemian’s not 100 percent, hemay sit this one out, too.

“You don’t want to be out thereand hurting the team,” Siemiansaid. “So, that’s the goal: any timeyou’re coming back from injury,you want to make sure you’re notjust out there playing but playingwell.”

Forsett not only reinforces theBroncos’ battered backfield but heprovides an excellent addition inprotecting the passer.

Kubiak called it a blessing thatForsett was available after KapriBibbs (ankle) joined C.J. Anderson(knee) and Andy Janovich (hand)on IR this week, leaving rookieDevontae Booker and JuwanThompson as the only runningbacks still standing.

“Picking up players is onething,” Kubiak said, “but pickingup a guy who can come in, get inyour huddle today and run playsand pick up blitzes, that usually

doesn’t happen.”Siemian was equally stoked

about the veteran’s arrival.“He’s played a long time. He gets

it. He knows this system well,”Siemian said. “We’re not pullinghim along.”

The Broncos literally had to pullalong Booker, who gained just 35yards on 18 carries Sunday, whenhis best run was a 6-yard touch-down in which left tackle RussellOkung pulled him into the endzone.

Denver claimed Forsett, a ninth-year pro, off waivers from Detroiton Monday. Forsett has had his bestyears under Kubiak, including aPro Bowl season in 2014 inBaltimore, when he ran for acareer-best 1,266 yards and eightTDs.

“It’s nice to walk on the fieldtoday and really didn’t have a newplayer in a lot of ways,” Kubiaksaid.

Kubiak said Forsett will “splittime with Book, just like Kapriwould have. It’s not like he’s beensitting. He’s been playing.”

Forsett has rushed for 136 yardson 44 carries in five games thisyear, two with the Lions and three

with the Ravens.Kubiak is counting on Forsett

also helping Booker, who has fadedsince Anderson got hurt in October.He’s not breaking many tackles orhitting many creases.

“I think the biggest thing withDevontae, a bunch got put on hisplate,” Kubiak said. “So, I think ifJustin can come in and do thethings I know he’s capable ofdoing, maybe it takes a little bit offof Book, and I think that may helpin a lot of ways.”

He’ll also help protect the QB,whoever that will be.

Kubiak said he was preparingboth Siemian and Lynch to startagainst Tennessee.

While Lynch was running theshow last week, Siemian had somefun, recreating Peyton Manning’sfamous photo from a year ago ofthe injured QB sitting in a hot tubwith his helmet on and watchingpractice on his iPad.

Siemian posted the photos sideby side on his Twitter account.

“I’d like to go on record thatPeyton was flexing in his picture,”Siemian said. “I’m getting a lot ofheat that he looks stronger than me.So, I’ve got to clear that air.”

Forsett arrives but questions remain at QB““PPicking up players is onething, but picking up a guywho can come in, get in yourhuddle today and run playsand pick up blitzes, that usually doesn’t happen.”

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By John T. BennettCQ-ROLL CALL

WASHINGTON —President-elect DonaldTrump on Wednesday threat-ened to keep the existing AirForce One fleet flying intonext decade unless Boeingreduces costs on replacementjets, and denied his broadsidecame after reading criticalcomments from the compa-ny’s CEO.

Trump set off a firestormTuesday morning when he —seemingly out of nowhere —tweeted that the cost of thereplacement program wouldhit $4 billion. The socialmedia post ended with twoominous words for Boeing:“Cancel order!”

He later made a rareappearance in the lobby ofTrump Tower to tell reporters“the plane is totally out ofcontrol,” adding that hethinks “Boeing is doing a lit-tle bit of a number — wewant Boeing to make a lot ofmoney, but not that muchmoney.”

Just over 24 hours later,Trump was asked about hiscriticism on NBC’s “TodayShow” program. The presi-dent-elect denied seeing aChicago Tribune article post-

ed Tuesday morning that con-tained comments fromBoeing CEO DennisMuilenburg about the impor-tance of free trade to his com-pany’s overall business —and noted it sells one of everythree 737 airliners to China.

During the campaign —and since, including a U.S.foreign policy protocol-breaking phone call with

Taiwan’s president — Trumpused an anti-trade and tough-on-China populist position tohelp win over working-classDemocrats in states likePennsylvania, Ohio,Wisconsin and Michigan.

But Muilenburg, in com-ments that the newspaperreported were from theIllinois Manufacturers’Association last week, argued

Washington cannot afford tosit on the sidelines of globaltrade talks.

“If we do not lead when itcomes to writing these rules,our competitors will writethem for us,” he said.

The Tribune article wasposted at online at 7:30 a.m.Trump’s tweet went out at8:52 a.m, as CNN’s JakeTapper pointed out.

Los Angeles Times: Jabin Botsford

Air Force One on July 23, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.

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NATIONAL ROUNDUP

Fourth-gradetextbook pulled

NORWALK, Conn. — Asocial studies textbook thatsays some slaves inConnecticut were cared forlike family members is beingpulled from fourth-gradeclassrooms in Norwalk.

Norwalk public schoolofficials said they beganreviewing the book, “TheConnecticut Adventure,”after a parent raised concernslast month about its depic-tion of slavery.

Hearst Connecticut Mediareports the district’s chiefacademic officer, MichaelConner, said in a letter toparents that the textbookminimizes the impact andimplications of slavery.

The book by John W.Ifkovic was published in2001 by Gibbs SmithPublishing. In a chapter onslavery in Connecticut, thebook says, “Compared toother colonies, Connecticutdid not have many slaves.Some people owned one ortwo slaves. They often caredfor and protected them likemembers of the family.”

Woman tries to run over ex

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa.— State police say holidaymusic was blaring from aPennsylvania woman’s caras she tore up the yard of herex-boyfriend’s home, nearlyrunning the man and hisfamily over.

For ty - seven-yea r-o ldMary Jo Smith was chargedTuesday with multipleoffenses stemming fromMonday’s incident.

Alan McCutcheon says hewas setting up a Christmaslight display outside of hisFayette County home whenSmith yelled “MerryChristmas” and made severalpasses through his yard.

State police say Smithattempted to hit the 64-year-old along with his wife andadult daughter. No one wasinjured.

Student facesnew charge

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. —A central Pennsylvania uni-versity student alreadyaccused of trying to abort hisgirlfriend’s pregnancy byputting bleach in her waterhas now been charged withtrying to kill her in theprocess.

LNP reports LancasterCounty prosecutors addedthe attempted homicidecharge Tuesday against 20-year-old TheophilousWashington, of Washington,D.C.

The former MillersvilleUniversity student is alreadyawaiting trial on attemptedhomicide and recklessendangerment charges forattempting to kill thewoman’s unborn child andendangering the woman.Investigators say he had thewoman drink from the

bleach-tainted water bottleOct. 28, causing her to fall illin her dorm. She called 911;the unborn child wasn’tharmed.

Snakes, rats, pigsseized from home

WILSON, N.Y. —Authorities have seized 100snakes, lots of rats, twominiature pigs and a fewdozen birds from a NewYork home where dozens ofcreatures were found dead.

Officials with the Societyfor the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals in NiagaraCounty say they obtained awarrant Tuesday after get-ting a tip that animals wereliving in deplorable condi-tions at a home in Wilson,north of Buffalo.

SPCA investigators saysnakes, birds, rats and minipigs were found inside thehome, plus 15 cats kept in anenclosure in the back. Thesnakes were kept in smallboxes.

Officials say dozens ofother snakes and birds haddied inside the home.

The homeowners face ani-mal cruelty charges andthree counts of endangeringthe welfare of a child.

Kids’s gifts stolenfrom church

WATERTOWN, Conn. —Police in Connecticut areinvestigating the theft ofdozens of toys collected forunderprivileged childrenfrom a Watertown church.

Police tell TheRepublican-American ofWaterbury that someoneentered the locked FirstCongregational Churchbetween 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.on Monday and took about36 wrapped gifts.

The gifts included toys,clothes and diapers.

Investigators say therewere no signs of forced entryat the church, and last week-end was the deadline for giftcollection, so the thief likelyknew the items were there.

Record 607 bearskilled in hunt

TRENTON, N.J. —Hunters have killed a record607 bears in New Jersey.

The number was reachedTuesday when huntersbagged 18 bruins during thesecond day of the secondpart of this year’s hunt. Theprevious record was 592bears killed in 2010.

The firearms-only hunt,which began Monday, fol-lowed October’s six-dayhunt, which was limited tobows and arrows and muz-zle-loading guns. In October,hunters killed 562 bears.

The hunt is scheduled to lastthrough Saturday, but officialssay it will be suspended oncethe cumulative harvest rate oftagged bears reaches 30 per-cent. The season total is cur-rently 24 percent.

— Wire reports

Michigan recount now in doubtBy Roger Schneider

and Ed WhiteTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT — Michigan’spresidential recount sudden-ly became in doubt Tuesdayas a state appeals court saidthe Green Party candidate’spoor showing disqualifiedher from seeking a secondlook at the votes.

Meanwhile, the fate of astatewide recount push inPennsylvania must wait atleast until Friday, when afederal judge has scheduleda hearing.

President-elect DonaldTrump narrowly defeatedDemocratic candidateHillary Clinton in bothstates and Wisconsin, which

started its recount last week.The recounts requested byGreen Party candidate JillStein were not expected tochange enough votes tooverturn the result of theelection.

Stein, who received about1 percent of the vote in allthree states, says her intentis to verify the accuracy ofthe vote. She has suggested,with no evidence, that votescast were susceptible tocomputer hacking.

Here’s what’s happening:

WisconsinTrump had widened his

victory margin over Clintonin Wisconsin by 146 votes,with 23 of the state’s 72

counties having finishedtheir recounts as of Tuesday.In those counties, Trumpgained 105 votes andClinton dropped 41 votes.

Trump defeated Clintonin Wisconsin by about22,000 votes.

A federal judge hasscheduled a hearing forFriday in a lawsuit filed lastweek by a Trump voter andtwo super PACs seeking tostop the recount.

MichiganA recount that started

Monday might end after thestate appeals court saidStein has no standing tohave the votes recounted.The court said she finished

fourth in the election anddoesn’t qualify as an“aggrieved” candidateunder Michigan law.

The court ordered thestate election board to rejecther recount petition. Theboard meets againWednesday.

Attorney General BillSchuette said the decisionmeans the recount “muststop.” But Stein’s attorney,Mark Brewer, insisted therecount isn’t over.

The ruling came a dayafter U.S. District JudgeMark Goldsmith ordered animmediate statewiderecount of roughly 4.8 mil-lion ballots. Eight countieshave started, including thelargest, Wayne County.

Official: Refrigerator potential fire sourceBy Paul Elias

and Sudhin ThanawalaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Investigatorszeroed in on a refrigerator and otherelectrical appliances as possible causesof the fire at a warehouse in Oaklandthat killed 36 people, as crews were setto finish their search for bodies.

The death toll in the most lethalbuilding fire in the U.S. in more than adecade was not expected to go higher.

A refrigerator was a potential sourceof the fire, but it was too soon to say forsure, said Jill Snyder, special agent incharge of the San Francisco office ofthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives.

Snyder said investigators were look-ing at “anything electrical” on the firstfloor of the warehouse near the originof the blaze.

“We have no indication that this wasintentionally set,” she said.

Tearful family members visited thescene Tuesday and exchanged hugs

hours after the founder of the arts col-lective that used the warehouse stoodnear the gutted building and said he was“incredibly sorry.”

Derick Ion Almena said he was at thesite to put his face and his body in frontof the scene, but he deflected blame forthe blaze, saying he signed a lease forthe building that “was to city standardssupposedly.”

“Everything that I did was to makethis a stronger and more beautiful com-munity and to bring people together,”Almena told the “Today Show” onNBC.

The fire broke out during a danceparty Friday night in the cluttered ware-house. It had been converted to artists’studios and illegal living spaces, andformer denizens said it was a death trapof piled wood, furniture, snaking elec-trical cords and only two exits.

Almena did not respond to emails orcalls to phone numbers associated withhim by The Associated Press. He toldSan Jose television station KNTV thathe didn’t attend the event Friday night

and that he and his wife had decided tostay at a hotel because he was exhaust-ed.

City and state officials fielded yearsof complaints about dangerous condi-tions, drugs, neglected children, trash,thefts and squabbles at the warehouse,raising questions about why it wasn’tshut down. The district attorney warnedof possible murder charges as she deter-mines whether there were any crimeslinked to the blaze.

A building inspector who went to anOakland warehouse on Nov. 17 afterreceiving a complaint of illegal interiorconstruction left after being unable toget inside.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf saidlate Tuesday the inspector followedprocedure and later sent a request to theowner to gain entry. She did not revealthe outcome of that request.

Under the Oakland city code, build-ing officials and fire marshals needcourt permission to enter commerciallodgings if the owner or manager refus-es access.

Trump denies Air Force One threat isretaliation for Boeing CEO’s comments

Los Angeles Times: Jay L. Clendenin

A vigil is held Monday at Lake Merritt for the victims of the Oakland, California, warehouse fire.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2016 ✦ PAGE 5B THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS COMICS

DEAR ANNIE: My love

and I are both about 70 years

old. My love, “Marjorie,” be-

longs to a community service

group, which she has been in

now for 30 years. Her hus-

band died four years ago.

Marjorie dated “Arthur,”

who is from her community

group, for a year. They broke

up, and about four months

later, we started dating.

When Arthur and Marjo-

rie separated, they agreed to

keep each other’s secret. He

is addicted to pornography,

and she is a member of Al-

coholics Anonymous. Every

time Arthur and Marjorie see

each other at weekly com-

munity meetings or social

events, Arthur thinks Mar-

jorie is protecting his secret

and putting it above our

relationship. I want to tell

Arthur, politely, that I know

the secret, thereby making

our relationship first and the

secret second. Marjorie will

not let me do it. What to do?

— ANGRYDEAR ANGRY: Simmer

down. Marjorie is right. You

should absolutely not say

anything to Arthur. She prob-

ably shouldn’t have told you

about Arthur’s issue in the

first place. But the fact that

she shared such an intimate

secret with you shows that

she really trusts you. Why

isn’t that enough? Do you re-

ally need to hold something

over Arthur’s head to feel

good about your relation-

ship?

It sounds as if you have

some deep-seated insecurity

issues that have nothing to

do with Marjorie or Arthur.

Reflect on that and try to feel

more comfortable in your

own skin. If you let jealousy

drive your decision-making,

you’re headed for a wreck.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists,visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

Dear AnnieSyndicated Column

Woman’s sharing of secret should show love and trust

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