The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) back issues from July 2009:
FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS.(Obituaries)
Jul 01, 2009 ... 6500 Obits JOHNNY P. MORA SEPTEMBER 22, 1941 JULY 1, 2008 ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY They that love beyond the World, cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill, what never dies. Nor can Spirits ever be divided that love and live in the ...
IMMIGRANT PARENTS OF TEEN SHOT SUNDAY STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND DEATH OF SON 'CAUGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE"; A BIG PRICE TO PAY.(Main)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: SANDRA BALTAZAR MARTINEZ Pedro Maldonado Garcia Sr. has many regrets. Leaving his native Chihuahua, Mexico, and coming to the United States had a price tag: the death of his only son. According to police reports, Pedro Maldonado Ramos Jr., 18, was shot in the ...
LOCAL GOLF; ONE MORE TIME ROUND; SHEFTIC HOLDS TWO-SHOT LEAD HEADING INTO FINAL DAY OF TOURNAMENT.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: TOMMY TRUJILLO Sheftic holds two-shot lead heading into final day of tournament By Tommy Trujillo The New Mexican SANTA ANA PUEBLO -- On Monday, Mark Sheftic listened to his father. On Tuesday, Sheftic listened to his caddy. ...
GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AUDIT; GROUP SAYS COUNTY SHOULD STEP UP PUBLIC RELATIONS.(Local News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: PHAEDRA HAYWOOD Report recommends Web site redesign, more meeting notice and improved relationships with media By Phaedra Haywood The New Mexican You aren't doing too badly, but you could do better -- and here is where you ...
IN BRIEF.(Local News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN In brief Squirrel with plague found near school Nava Elementary School's summer program has been moved to another school and the city has begun treating rodent burrows with insecticide after plague was detected in a dead squirrel ...
TAOS COUNTY ; POWER FIRM FORCED TO REMOVE WIND TOWERS.(Local News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE TAOS NEWS By Matthew van Buren The Taos News TAOS -- Two wind-testing towers came down this week after Taos County threatened to prosecute Taos Wind Power if it did not remove them. The county had approved the towers -- one on ...
POLICE NOTES.(Police Notes)
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Three men and a woman jumped a Santa Fe man at the downtown bus stop on Sheridan Avenue on Monday and stole his cell-phone charger and a backpack containing 100 CDs, an i-Pod and clothing. When a bus driver ...
JUDGE SETS DRIVER'S BAIL AT $3 MILLION.(Main)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER A 27-year-old Eldorado man who crashed into a car carrying five teenagers -- killing four of them -- while allegedly driving drunk early Sunday morning is likely facing up to 50 years behind bars, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Scott Owens would ...
THE PAST 100 YEARS.(Editorials)
Jul 01, 2009 ... From The Santa Fe New Mexican: July 1, 1909: Land Commissioner and Mrs. Ervien and son Howell left this morning overland in the Good Roads automobile for their home at Clayton, Union County. July 1, 1959: Fourteen deaths in a 24-hour period today left New Mexico with ...
THE PHYSICS OF FLAPJACKS.(Taste)(Recipe)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: SANDY NELSON By Sandy Nelson For The New Mexican Something happened to buttermilk pancakes between the 1960s, when I was a kid, and today, when I can't seem to find or make a pancake that doesn't dissolve into a mealy mush before I'm halfway ...
COMPLEX ENERGY BILL IS A WASTE OF ENERGY.(Editorials)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: RICH LOWRY The cap-and-trade bill passed the House of Representatives shrouded in a fog of willful ignorance and calculated irrationality. No one could be sure what he was voting for -- not after the 1,200-page bill had a 300-page amendment added at 3:09 a.m ....
DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASSES OFFER TIPS TO AVOID CRASHES.(Main)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: SUE VORENBERG Wrong-way driving common problem, officials say By Sue Vorenberg The New Mexican You'd be surprised at how often people end up driving the wrong way on New Mexico roads, and while it might seem like it, they're not always ...
IN BRIEF.(Local News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN In brief Commissioners OK staff contracts The Santa Fe County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the contracts of County Manager Roman Abeyta and County Attorney Stephen Ross for two more years at their current salaries ....
SERVICES SET FOR THREE TEENS.(Main)
Jul 01, 2009 ... SERVICES SET FOR THREE TEENS Funeral services for three of the four teens killed in the fatal collision Sunday morning on Old Las Vegas Highway have been scheduled. The service for Kate Klein, 16, a student at Santa Fe Prep, is set for 1 today at Temple Beit Tikva, ...
ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT; DRURY PROJECT INCHES CLOSER TO APPROVAL.(Local News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: TOM SHARPE H-Board grants more exceptions for hotel's design By Tom Sharpe The New Mexican Drury Hotels continues to win grudging approval from the Historic Design Review Board of its plans for redevelopment of the old St. Vincent ...
GUBERNATORIAL RACE; FIELD OF REPUBLICAN CONTENDERS GROWS.(Main)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: KATE NASH Turner latest to consider run; Denish reasserts her intentions By Kate Nash The New Mexican The number of Republicans interested in being New Mexico's next governor is growing. The latest to consider a ...
ISOTOPES DROP THIRD STRAIGHT TO LAST-PLACE OMAHA.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN The New Mexican For the Albuquerque Isotopes, the trip to Rosenblatt Stadium can be best described as a Royals flush. As in down. Down. Down. The Isotopes dropped their third straight to the lowly ...
COMFORT FOOD WITH 'A HINT OF ATTITUDE'.(Taste)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROB DEWALT There's yet another new restaurant in Santa Fe, and folks who find themselves hunting for a decent breakfast or lunch in the North Guadalupe Street/Paseo de Peralta area will be happy to know that it's not just another greasy spoon. The Tarts' ...
LETTERS TO EDITOR.(Letters to the Editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Make first DWI offense count Regarding the horrific accident that took the lives of four beautiful, young, caring and community-minded students: I am angry and so are a lot of people I know. When does this senseless carnage on our highways stop? When our state ...
IRONIES ABOUND IN HONDURAS COUP.(Editorials)
Jul 01, 2009 ... A blast from the past -- and an unpleasant one at that: a military coup in Latin America reminiscent of the frequent governmental overthrows staged in decades past. This week, the victim was Honduras' Manuel Zelaya, the dashing, wealthy rancher who campaigned against fellow fat ...
MAN GETS 13 YEARS IN 2007 SLAYING.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER Defendant last of three charged in shooting death By Jason Auslander The New Mexican The last of three defendants charged in connection with the murder of Max Valdez two years ago agreed Wednesday to spend 13 years behind ...
CITY, CONTRACTOR TO SPAR OVER LEAKY WATER TANK IN COURT.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: JULIE ANN GRIMM ***** The rate of leakage from a city water tank was incorrectly reported in a story in Thursday's edition. According to some tests, the tank is leaking about 7 gallons per minute, not per hour. ***** A dispute between ...
IN BRIEF.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN In brief Two men held in heroin bust State police said Wednesday they have seized a pound and a half of heroin, along with $25,000 in cash and two firearms, and arrested two men from Mexico believed to have been ...
NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM ; STAFF SHORTAGE LIMITS ACCESS TO POPULAR EXHIBITS; PALACE SECURITY CRUNCH.(Main)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: ANNE CONSTABLE In the nearly six weeks since the New Mexico History Museum opened in downtown Santa Fe, it's been forced to close its most significant exhibit -- the Palace of the Governors -- on at least two to three occasions because of a shortage of security guards. ...
LETTERS TO EDITOR.(Letters to the Editor)
Jul 02, 2009 ... True irony is Obama's choice of friends Regarding your July 1 editorial, "Ironies abound in Honduras coup": The greatest "irony" in the military coup detat, ostensibly provoked by the question of presidential term limits in Honduras, is that President Barack Obama made his first ...
THE PAST 100 YEARS.(Editorials)
Jul 02, 2009 ... July 2, 1959: Howard Ashbaugh, 53, Santa Fe city manager, died suddenly shortly before noon today after suffering a massive cerebral hemorrhage while at work. He had appeared to have been in perfect health. The space age will have its effect on the Lions Club Fourth of July ...
SECOND TEEN HELD IN FATAL SHOOTING.(Main)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER Police say third man in Sunday's suspected gang-related slaying remains at large By Jason Auslander The New Mexican Santa Fe police on Tuesday arrested a second man in connection with an alleged gang-related ...
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Hours of operation at many government offices, businesses and institutions will be affected by this weekend's observance of the Independence Day holiday, including the following: u State government offices will be closed Friday. u City of Santa Fe administrative ...
POLICE NOTES.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Someone stole a purse from a vehicle parked in the 6600 block of Jaguar Drive between 8 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. A man later found the purse on nearby Vista del Sol and turned it over to police. ...
CONSULTANT: IMMEDIATE HIKE IN SEWER RATES NEEDED.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: JULIE ANN GRIMM ***** A Thursday story on sewer rate increases proposed by a consultant for the city of Santa Fe inadequately described the cumulative effect of proposed rate increases on customers. If rates are increased by 20 percent this year and 9 percent ...
A CLEAN-CAR VICTORY FOR N.M., NATION.(Editorials)
Jul 02, 2009 ... We figured all along that there was more than one way to skin the car-emissions cat: Even as we applauded New Mexico's environment secretary and attorney general for joining California's lawsuit seeking state power to set auto-exhaust standards, we couldn't help thinking Congress and the ...
PCL BASEBALL; 'TOPES END SCORING WOES.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN The New Mexican A slumbering offense woke up Wednesday. The Albuquerque Isotopes found a way to get on the scoreboard after 27 innings of futility. A seven-run outburst in the sixth inning of a 9-5 win over the Memphis Redbirds in ...
42ND PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; SMALL COMES UP BIG.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: TOMMY TRUJILLO SANTA ANA PUEBLO -- Mike Small peeled back a banana, took a huge chunk of a bite and got driven to the driving range. And right when he got there, he immediately had to turn around. Instead of having to be at a playoff, which he was ...
POLICE PROBE DRIVER'S PATH.(Local News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER The man charged with driving in the wrong lane and causing a crash that killed four teenagers early Sunday morning bought a 12-pack of beer and attended a barbecue before the fatal accident, according to court documents. Scott Owens' boss at a ...
IN BRIEF.(Main)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: NEW MEXICAN WIRE SERVICES In brief Honduras government's isolation grows after coup TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Thousands of Hondurans demonstrated Wednesday for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who vowed to fly home this weekend despite ...
NEW LAW TOUGHENS DWI SANCTIONS.(Main)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: KATE NASH Mandatory alcohol detecting device one of several measures now in effect By Kate Nash The New Mexican A new law that could expand the number of drivers using alcohol-detecting devices in their cars is among various measures ...
FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS.(Obituaries)
Jul 02, 2009 ... 6500 Obits SANTIAGO MORALES TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY JANUARY 22, 1946 JULY 2, 1999 A Mass will be held at St Frances Basilica Cathedral at 5:15 p.m. July 2, 2009. Mass is given in eternal loving memory of Santiago. We Miss ...
TOP CHEF CHARGED IN SUV CRASH.(Main)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER Owner of The Compound Restaurant refuses blood test at hospital By Jason Auslander The New Mexican One of Santa Fe's top chefs is out of the hospital and back at work after crashing his sport-utility vehicle ...
POLICE NOTES.(Police Notes)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u A laptop computer, video games, a video game system and $30 in change were stolen Wednesday from a residence in the 700 block of Don Cubero Alley. u A television was stolen Wednesday from a ...
FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS CAN WREAK HAVOC ON PETS.(Local News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: BEN SWAN It might be a festive, noise-filled holiday for you, but for your pets it's a war zone -- one that many want to escape as quickly as possible. "We encourage pets to be a member of the family," said Bill Hutchison, communications manager with the ...
DRINKERS CAN GET RIDES, TOWS.(Main)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN The New Mexican Celebrants who want to drink alcoholic beverages this holiday weekend but don't want to drive afterward have several options for getting a safe ride home. Santa Fe County's CADDY (Chauffeur and Designated Driver) ...
THE CIRCLE WILL BE UNBROKEN.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: CRAIG SMITH Charles MacKay became Santa Fe Opera's third general director on Oct. 1, 2008. Looked at one way, that means he'll have been on the job just 276 days when the 2009 season opens on Friday, July 3. On the other hand, there's an excellent case to be made that ...
CD REVIEWS.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: PAUL WEIDEMAN, ROBERT BENZIKER, ROB DEWALT, CRAIG SMITH MARC COPLAND Night Whispers (Pirouet Records) Philadelphia native Marc Copland played the saxophone for years before switching to the piano. He immersed himself in the art of the keys for nearly 10 years ...
ARTISTIC LICENSE.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: DOUGLAS FAIRFIELD Puppets on the fly I was recently in the Midwest on family matters. Flying standby, I was amazed at the number of travelers taking to the air and surprised that available seats for standby hopefuls like me were at a premium ....
ART IN REVIEW: RICHARD KURTZ.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: DOUGLAS FAIRFIELD Richard Kurtz: The End Game, Goldleaf Gallery, 627 W. Alameda St., 988-5005; through July 6 While I was taking notes at Goldleaf Gallery, I was informed that, in the three years that the gallery has been open, Pasatiempo ...
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS.(Local News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... HOLIDAY CLOSINGS Government offices, businesses and institutions will be affected by this weekend's observance of the Independence Day holiday. u State, county and city government offices will be closed today. u Santa Fe public libraries will be closed all ...
HANGOVER OFFERS A NONSTOP LAUGH FEST.(Generation Next)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID SALAZAR, GN BY DAVID SALAZAR GENERATION NEXT The Hangover is about four guys who go to Las Vegas, Nev., for a bachelor party and end up losing the groom and having to find him with just one day left before the wedding. The movie ...
CHOP SOME ONIONS INSTEAD.(Pasatiempo)(Movie review)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: LAUREL GLADDEN I FOR THE NEW MEXICAN My Sister's Keeper, melodramatic tear-jerker, rated PG-13, Regal Stadium 14, 424-6296, 1.5 chiles Everyone needs a good cry once in a while. If I've had a particularly rough week, I'll seek out a good ...
PREPPING FOR THE FOURTH; A VARIETY OF FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS ON TAP FOR WEEKEND.(Local News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: PHAEDRA HAYWOOD Saturday is the Fourth of July. So go ahead, celebrate your independence from royal rule. Shoot one off in honor of the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. There are some fireworks restrictions, of course, but thanks to recent rains they aren't as ...
'IN THIS BUSINESS,; BIG BOYS CRY'; VOLUNTEERS FROM HONDO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO TRAUMATIC SCENES SUCH AS SUNSAY'S FATAL COLLISION, HOPEFUL OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE.(Main)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: ANNE CONSTABLE Hondo Fire Department volunteers will be firing up the grill for Saturday's annual Fourth of July picnic. They'll be filling a canvas water tank used in fighting fires at rural locations for "swimming." And they'll be running relay races for the kids. ...
OUTDOOR FUN SEEKERS SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CAUTION.(Local News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: SUE VORENBERG Watch for bad weather, rodents and even locusts this holiday weekend By Sue Vorenberg The New Mexican Take a look around before you pitch the tent or fire up the grill this holiday weekend. If you ...
THE LIME IN THE COCONUT.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROBERT NOTT I THE NEW MEXICAN hat self-respecting lover needs a magic love potion? I still recall those comic-book and wrestling-magazine ads for Spanish fly ("Get her into the mood for love"), which tempted me to part with the few dollars I had as a young teen -- as did ...
AT SANTA FE OPERA, A SUPERB SEASON BEGINS.(Editorials)
Jul 03, 2009 ... As if the national economic downturn weren't challenge enough, the Santa Fe Opera opens tonight amid an early beginning to our region's rainy season. But it's sounding as if SFO, and new general director Charles MacKay are up to the task: After all, this will be the twelfth ...
IN OTHER WORDS.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROBERT NOTT Singing Was the Easy Part by Vic Damone with David Chanoff, St. Martin's Press, 271 pages At 81, singer Vic Damone has finally found peace and love, and he is quite content with both. Not that the rest of his life was full of nothing ...
SUBTEXT.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... High scores If the love of money is the root of all evil, then the love of books is the root of delirious delight and drastic disappointment. Whether you're devoted to hard-boiled American detective stories in pulp paperback, rare incunabula, horror fiction, or signed first ...
THE PAST 100 YEARS.(Editorials)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: July 3, 1984: Illegal fireworks apparently are invading Santa Fe again this year, causing hot tempers in sleepy-eyed residents in the middle of the night and tying up the emergency 911 ...
'TOPES TURN ERROR INTO WIN OVER REDBIRDS.(Sports)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN The New Mexican The Albuquerque Isotopes found the two-out situation to their liking. A fielding error by the Memphis Redbirds ignited a three-run flurry in the fifth inning for the Isotopes, who made it stand up in a 3-2 win in ...
CORRECTIONS.(Main)(Correction notice)
Jul 03, 2009 ... A Thursday story on sewer rate increases proposed by a consultant for the city of Santa Fe inadequately described the cumulative effect of proposed rate increases on customers. If rates are increased by 20 percent this year and 9 percent each of the next three years, the total effect would ...
WHEN LIFE AS USUAL DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.(Sports)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: JIM GORDON Read The Anti-Fan blog at www.theantifanblog.com. Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the NFL postponed that Sunday's games. Major League Baseball took the next six days off. In 1963 after the assassination ...
'ORGANIC'; UNDER THE LAW.(Main)
Jul 03, 2009 ... 'ORGANIC' UNDER THE LAW "100 Percent Organic" products must show an ingredient list, the name and address of the handler (bottler, distributor, importer, manufacturer, packer, processor) of the finished product, and the name and seal of the organic certifier. These ...
NEW MEXICO FISHING REPORT.(Travel)
Jul 03, 2009 ... NORTHEAST AREA CHARETTE LAKES: Trout fishing was fair. Fishing for perch was slow. CIMARRON RIVER: Water flow below Eagle Nest Lake as of Monday was 41cfs. Trout fishing was slow-to-fair. CLAYTON LAKE: Trout fishing was good. A few small walleye were taken ...
FORUM GIVES PUBLIC CHANCE TO SOUND OFF ON DWI.(Main)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: JOHN SENA Santa Fe's latest fatal accident involving a suspected drunken driver, which left four teens dead, is generating a lot of talk and emotions about DWI. On Wednesday, people will have a chance to air their feelings and propose solutions. Impact DWI, a ...
SECRETARY OF STATE WORKING TO GET WEB SITE BACK UP.(Local News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: KATE NASH Secretary of State Mary Herrera said she expected her office's Web site to be online and fully functional by Thursday evening, a week after it first crashed. Outside experts including from the Department of Information Technology have been working ...
ALESTORM KEEPS UP SWAHBUCKLING FARE.(Generation Next)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: VAUGHN FORTIER-SHULTZ, GN BY VAUGHN FORTIER-SHULTZ GENERATION NEXT For their second release of 2009, Alestorm aims to keep the gimmick alive. Formerly known as Battleheart, the band changed their name to Alestorm when they signed to ...
OBJETS D'HEART.(Pasatiempo)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Byline: JONATHAN RICHARDS I FOR THE NEW MEXICAN Objets d'heart Jonathan Richards I For The New Mexican Summer Hours, family-inheritance drama, not rated, in French with subtitles, CCA Cinematheque, 982-1338, 3.5 chiles As ...