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Headline
News From Our
Jan. 3, 2003 Issue
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Man
charged with burglary of dad’s home
Williamsburg
police on Thursday filed a criminal complaint that alleges a young man
broke into his father’s home to party with three of his younger friends
for the New Y
ear.
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JAMES COSLIN
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Coslin
named chairman
Newly
elected Sierra County Commissioner James Coslin was named commission
chairman by his fellow commissioners when the board held its first meeting
of 2003 Thursday.
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REP.
STEVE PEARCE
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Rep.
Pearce staffs district and DC offices
With less
than two weeks until the Congressional swearing in, Congressman-elect
Steve Pearce has announced his District and Washington, D.C. staff.
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REP. DIANNE HAMILTON
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Rep.
Hamilton to hold office hours
Dianne
Hamilton, State Representative for District 38, will hold office hours in
the SCEDO office at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. 4th St.,
from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9.
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The
Wildlands Project Comes to Hidalgo County
During
the 1980s there was a rush within the environmental movement to see which
computerized database would become the model.
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OBITUARIES
Notices for Cliff
E. Browning, Max Walker McGuire, Joseph Turner, Mary Katherine Gaston
& Margaret Howard.
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The
beautiful Rio Grande
shimmers with the New Year's day sun.
Click on photo for a small
journey of the river through Truth or Consequences.
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…Leaping
to a new year
Seiko
and Rolex, the “Watch Dawgs” of Richard Watson of Truth or
Consequences, count every second with anticipation as they prepare to leap
to a roaring new year during their exercise run along the Rio Grande in
Truth or Consequences Wednesday afternoon.
DJ
Photos by Bill Johnson
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The
Rio Grande shimmers under the New Year’s sun Wednesday afternoon at the
confluence with Cuchillo Creek. Scroll down this page to see more scenic
shots of the river's trek through Truth or Consequences.
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Man
charged with burglary of dad’s home
Breaks
in to party
there
with his
younger
friends
Desert
Journal Staff Report
Williamsburg
police on Thursday filed a criminal complaint that alleges a young man
broke into his father’s home to party with three of his younger friends
for the New Year.
Charges
leveled against Joseph L. Griego, 20, by police officer Greg Spain of the
Williamsburg Police Department include one count of burglary, three counts
of contributing to the delinquency of minors, and a count each of
possession of drug paraphernalia and selling or giving alcoholic beverages
to minors.
According to
the amended statement of probable cause filed Thursday in magistrate
court, Officer Spain was contacted at 1 a.m. Wednesday by Truth or
Consequences Police Chief Russ Peterson concerning unauthorized people in
the residence belonging to Lee Griego at 104 Central Ave. in Williamsburg.
Spain said he
earlier in the day advised Chief Peterson that Joseph Griego was planning
a party at the residence and if Peterson or his officers noticed anyone
there to notify him. Spain said that according to Lee Griego, no one had
permission to be inside.
Spain said
Joseph Griego had attempted earlier, or on Saturday, to enter the
residence through a window. “I spoke with the owner, who was out of
town, regarding the incident and he advised me that no one had permission
to enter his residence, including his son Joseph,” Spain said in the
statement.
On Tuesday,
Dec. 31, Joseph Griego entered his father’s home. “[Griego] advised me
he had a key to the residence but could not produce the key when asked for
it,” Spain said.
Spain said
when he arrived at the residence he met with Peterson and TCPD Detective
Tom Schalkofski. Peterson told Spain he noticed the lights were on inside
the house.
Peterson also
said he found eight persons inside the home and they were identified as
Joseph Griego, William Garcia, 18, Joseph Segura, 17, Eric Ontiveros, 19,
Marina Garcia, 15, Alecia Rucker, 17, Alex Chavez, 15, and Paul Santiago,
17, according to Spain’s statement of probable cause.
“Evidence
indicated that all of the individuals had been consuming alcohol except
for Marina Garcia and Alecia Rucker. According to Marina, she and Alicia
Rucker had stopped by to pick up Joseph Segura and Alex Chavez and give
them a ride home. Marina told me they arrived at the residence about 10 to
20 minutes before Chief Peterson arrived,” the officer’s statement
said.
Inside the
home, police found several empty and full beer bottles. “The subjects
were loud and obnoxious and appeared to be under the influence of
alcohol,” Spain said.
Spain said he
then spoke with each person to get their identification and detected an
odor of alcohol on each one except for Marina Garcia and Alecia Rucker.
“I found
Paul Santiago sleeping in one of the bedrooms. When I woke him, I could
smell alcohol on his breath and he appeared to be intoxicated. A short
time later he vomited on the bed and floor where he was sleeping,” Spain
said.
While police
were at the residence, Joseph Griego repeatedly said in the presence of
Spain and Schalkofski that the alcohol was his and he invited his friends
to the house to celebrate the new year, Spain said in the statement.
Det.
Schalkofski had noticed a glass pipe on a metal tray on the kitchen table
directly in front of Griego when Schalkofski first entered the home, and
the pipe contained what appeared to be burnt marijuana residue, Spain said
in the statement. He added that Schalkofski said Griego attempted to put
the metal tray and pipe under the table as if to hide it.
All of the
minors, except for Griego, were released to their parents, Spain said,
adding that he arrested Griego on the charges and booked him over to the
custody of the Sierra County Detention Center.
No bond was
set and arraignment for Griego was pending in magistrate court as of press
time Thursday.
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The
Cuchillo Creek Bridge casts a partial reflection in the water at the
confluence with the Rio Grande in Truth or Consequences.
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New
County Commissioner
James
Coslin named chairman
Desert
Journal Staff Report
Newly elected
Sierra County Commissioner James Coslin was named commission chairman by
his fellow commissioners when the board held its first meeting of 2003
Thursday.
Coslin replaces Ralph Gooding - who was
unable to run for county commissioner in November due to term limits - as
the board’s chair.
Coslin was appointed also as the county
commission’s Workforce Investment Act representative during the
board’s reorganization.
Incumbent county commissioner John
Young retained his position as the board’s vice chairman and
representative to the State Highway Department’s Regional Planning
Organization.
First-time commission member and Truth
or Consequences Police Chief Russ Peterson was named the board’s
representative to the South Central Council of Governments.
County Manager Adam Polley will
continue to serve as Sierra County’s representative to the Arizona and
New Mexico Coalition of Counties and the Sierra County Economic
Development Organization.
Polley and the three commissioners will
all serve on the Joint Powers Commission along with their counterparts
from the City of Truth or Consequences and the Village of Williamsburg.
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A
temporary earth-fill dam structure placed by the Bureau of Reclamation
allows water to back up in the Rio Grande channel and puts pressure back
into the geothermal source of water to supply Truth or Consequences’ hot
bath establishments with hotter water during winter months. In a month the
structure will disappear with the start of the irrigation season for the
Rio Grande Project.
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Rep.
Pearce staffs district
and
Washington DC offices
‘We
are ready
to
go to work.’
HOBBS, NM -
With less than two weeks until the Congressional swearing in,
Congressman-elect Steve Pearce has announced his District and Washington,
D.C. staff.
Excited to
start his new job for the Second Congressional District, Rep. Pearce says
a crucial ingredient to success is a competent staff that will work hard
for New Mexico and defend New Mexican values. The new Congressman said he
feels he has assembled a successful team.
Aiming for a
seamless transition into the next Congress, Pearce hired several of
Congressman Skeen's staff to operate the district offices.
Patty
Dominguez and Donna McClanahan, both district representatives for
Congressman Skeen, will continue their tenure of serving New Mexicans with
Congressman-elect Pearce.
Dominguez and
McClanahan, both longtime residents of New Mexico, will play pivotal roles
in Pearce's new Las Cruces office by being points of contact for residents
in the Southwestern part of the state.
Southeastern
New Mexicans will see a familiar face in Pearce's Roswell office.
Francesca Contreras, a former Skeen staffer, will continue working in
Roswell as a district representative.
Joining
Francesca in the Roswell office is newcomer Cindy Willard, a Roswell
paralegal and mother of three.
Dominguez,
McClanahan, Contreras and Willard have come aboard the new congressional
staff as district representatives handling casework, attending statewide
committee meetings, and working with local officials.
Pearce,
understanding the vastness of his new district, made room for two new
staff positions with the intention of better serving the district.
Bob Carter
and Ron Morsbach will be field representatives for Pearce. Carter will
call Lea County his home base while Morsbach will be based out of Cibola
County serving the north and northwest part of the district.
Both will
routinely travel the district as representatives ensuring constituent
contact, and will be key communicators with the Washington office. Both
Carter and Morsbach are experienced in municipal and county governments
and understand the importance of economic development.
Pearce rounds
out his district staff with Glenda Carter and Barbara Romero. Carter of
Lovington and Romero of Socorro will be part-time district staffers
managing everything from events, to data, to Pearce's congressional
visits.
In the
Washington office, Pearce has named New Mexico native Jim Richards as
Chief of Staff. Richards, a former Appropriations Associate for outgoing
Congressman Skeen, has the Washington experience and roots in the
district, making him the prime choice for leader and the most senior D.C.
staff member.
Transitioning
from the campaign, Gail Gitcho will move to Washington to serve as
Pearce's press secretary. Joining Gitcho as a first-time Hill staffer is
Peggy Mallow.
Mallow,
former staffer in the Governor's office and longtime New Mexico resident,
will serve as executive assistant and office manager, handling the
day-to-day Washington activities and scheduling.
Since
November's election, Pearce has hit the ground running. Aside from
assembling his new congressional team, the last several weeks have been
busy for Pearce as he traveled the district holding town hall meetings in
over a dozen counties to discuss the pressing needs of New Mexico with
constituents.
Republicans,
Democrats and Independents alike took the opportunity to sit with their
new U.S. Representative to voice their concerns, support and vision for
the district.
Pearce,
having listened to New Mexicans for over 70 hours in 10 days on the
listening tour, said, "The people in this district have a deep
understanding of the problems we face as a state and nation. I have made
contacts with people throughout the district who have talent and a
profound understanding of the issues. Together we will find
solutions."
Pearce,
having concluded his district-wide tour last week, said, "We are off
to a great start. We have a hard working district staff who knows New
Mexico, and I have the right people working with me in Washington. My wife
and I have tremendous confidence in this new team."
Pearce said
he expects to fill more positions in the Washington office in January.
Pearce says
he will keep the primary district offices in Las Cruces and Roswell while
adding two smaller offices for traveling field representatives to work
from. Exact locations of all the district offices will be announced next
week.
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A
good climbing tree frames the Rio Grande in Truth or Consequences.
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Rep
Hamilton to hold
office
hours in T or C
Dianne Hamilton,
State Representative for District 38, will hold office hours in the SCEDO
office at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. 4th St., from 10 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9.
Residents who are not able to meet with
Rep. Hamilton on Thursday are encouraged to contact her before this year's
Legislative session with their concerns
by calling her at home at (505) 538-9336, or emailing her at andrew@zianet.com.
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A
fallen tree makes its resting place in the
Rio
Grande where beavers apparently try to make their habitat.
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The
Wildlands Project Comes
to
Hidalgo County (Part 10)
The
Heritage Data Base:
The
Rush for Technology
A
Country Girl's Musin'
By
Judy Keeler
During the 1980s
there was a rush within the environmental movement to see which
computerized database would become the model.
The Nature Conservancy won with its
Natural Heritage Program. The money to develop the database came from
various sources, including state and federal grants, as well as foundation
and private funding.
The database listed endangered and
special status species and the type of habitat where they were usually
found.
Once established as the best program,
TNC sent a team consisting of a botanist, zoologist, ecologist and
data-processing specialist into each state to record historical sightings.
Using existing books, theses and museum
collections, the teams meticulously recorded animal and plant sightings,
some dating back to over a hundred years before.
They would then examine real estate
records to locate where the species had been sighted, and enter this
information into the database.
TNC would then prioritize land
acquisitions based upon the information.
According to Ron Arnold's Trashing
the Economy, this database was “so fine-grained that in some states
it records the precise location of individual eagle nests and clumps of
globally endangered plants.”
Once the database was established and
fine-tuned, it was transferred to the individual states, along with
employees who were trained by TNC to run the program.
TNC documents state, "The
Conservancy hires and trains at its national office a program coordinator
and other professionals who then become the staff of the program in the
capital of the state or nation where the program will be housed. The
Conservancy supervises the staff under contract.”
“The goal is for this staff to
transfer to government employment (or otherwise permanently establish
themselves) after the initial phase, which is generally two years. This
transfer ensures that expertise is not lost and is a pivotal part of the
way in which the network functions."
The information contained in the
database is often used in land-use "planning and regulatory
functions."
Available to state and federal land
management agencies, these databases have become a source of information
for determining endangered and special status species, their habitat
requirements, and their distribution during the development of an
Environmental Assessments (EA), or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
as required of the federal agencies during the NEPA process.
Also available to the environmental
community this information is often used when deciding if adequate federal
protection has been provided for an endangered or special species.
Married to the National Biological
Survey (NBS) in the early 1990s, during Bruce Babbitt's term as Secretary
of the Interior, the National Heritage Program has grown by leaps and
bounds during the last decade.
Athough the NBS was never authorized by
Congress, it became a cabinet bureau by 1994. Witnesses, testifying on
behalf of establishing the NBS, included John Sawhill from TNC and Mark
Shaffer of the Wilderness Society.
During the process witnesses were asked
to report back to Congress on how the NBS and Natural Heritage Network
Program could mesh together.
The House passed an Interior
appropriations bill in July of 1993 that included $30 million worth of
"new" money for the NBS.
Although initially touted by Secretary
Babbitt as a system that would provide more and better data, and an
"understanding of a properly functioning ecosystem" that would
enable federal "land managers to recognize ecosystems in trouble
before the 11th hour crisis," the NBS has done little to
halt the lawsuits and "ecological train wrecks" this information
was supposed to prevent.
Also growing exponentially has been the
use of Geographic Information System (GIS) surveys for endangered and
special status species.
TNC, using the 5 S's of conservation,
has become the lead in contributing information to the Heritage data base
program and determining threats to the various species. Their five S's
include: Systems, Stresses, Sources, Strategies and Success Measures.
Systems - GIS allows planning teams to
view the locations of conservation targets occurring at a site, as well as
features representing the natural process that maintain them (i.e.,
hydrology, geology, topography, vegetation, microclimates, etc.).
Stresses - Using GIS stresses can be
analyzed to the extent of habitat destruction, degradation, or impairment
afflicting the systems at a site, including fragmentation, pollution,
hydrologic alteration, and invasive species. Most importantly, however,
the viability of each occurrence can be determined with GIS by measuring
the site according to its size, condition and landscape.
Sources - GIS also helps the planning
team to pinpoint the agents generating the stresses, such as incompatible
land and water use. Historic and current land use, mining, timber
harvesting, roads, and pollution sources can be mapped, as well as the
ownership, zoning and administrative boundaries that affect the location
of the stressors.
Stresses, sources, and systems can be
linked based on their relationships and proximity and flow direction.
Strategies - Once the systems,
stresses, and sources operating at a site are mapped, GIS becomes the
primary tool to map out conservation activities that will be implemented
to abate stresses and to maintain, enhance, or restore the systems.
The site is zoned to delineate specific
areas to receive various types of protection and management, regulatory
controls, or compatible economic development.
Estimates of the costs and benefits of
these activities can be made based on a real measurement and predictive
model.
Success Measures - Conservation actions
are expensive and are often planned and implemented in a context of change
and uncertainty. Thus, it is important to periodically measure our
progress in maintaining and improving biodiversity health and abating
threats at a site.
Based on this information, the staff
can modify conservation strategies to achieve greater success.
GIS is used to measure and compare
indicators of biodiversity health and threat abatement, such as vegetation
change, pollution, and land protection.
Using the 5 S's, The Nature Conservancy
established a plan to manage much of the United States through designated
Bioregions as presented on their website.
The Forest Service has been using the
GIS mapping to determine the condition of allotments in the Coronado
National Forest for several years.
The accuracy of interpreting GIS
mapping information is not always perfect. I had the opportunity to go out
on a "ground truthing" expedition in 1999.
The allotment we were checking was on a
neighboring ranch. According to the Forest Service's findings, using GIS
mapping, the allotment's condition was 15% satisfactory, 80%
unsatisfactory and had 5% unsuitable soil.
However, by the time we finished the
field check, we found the reverse to be true - 82% of the allotment was
actually found to be in satisfactory condition, 7% unsatisfactory and 11%
had unsuitable soil conditions.
The Forest Service employee shared that
he was finding in most of his ground truthing this same trend. He assumed
the color coded maps had been interpreted by the map readers incorrectly.
The particular color code for
grasslands did not necessarily indicate "unsatisfactory"
conditions, while the trees and brushy areas, color coded green and
assumed by the readers to indicate "satisfactory" condition, did
not necessarily indicate "satisfactory" conditions either.
Indicating the Forest Service did not have the time or personnel to ground
truth all the allotments, he believed this new interpretive mapping would
be used more often to determine "suitability" of the lands.
Next Week: National Wildlife Refuges.
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…What’s
in store for 2003?
Hopefully,
plenty of water will be in the forecast in 2003 for drought-stricken New
Mexico to fill our tanks.
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OBITUARIES
Cliff
E. Browning, 87, a
resident of Hatch since 1930 and one of its past mayors, died Wednesday,
Jan. 1, 2003, at his home. He was born July 21, 1920, in Cloudcroft, NM,
to Ora C. and Livia Browning. He moved to Garfield, NM, with his family in
1926 and then settled in nearby Hatch four years later. The 1938 Hatch
High School graduate moved in 1940 to San Bernadino, CA, where he worked
for the Santa Fe Railroad. He married Nita Fraker in 1941 and continued
working for the railroad three more years until joining the U.S. Army in
1946. During World War II, he served in the Central European Theater for
18 months with the 1261st Engineer Battalion.
After
his discharge from service in 1946 he and Nita returned to the Hatch
Valley where Cliff began working with his father, O.C. Browning, and
together they established the O.C. Browning & Son Electrical
Contracting Co. After his father’s retirement, Cliff continued operating
the businesswhile giving many of his hours to the Hatch community through
various civic organizations. He was the Mayor of the Village of Hatch from
1978 to 1990.
He also
was Past Commander of the American Legion, Past Master of the Masonic
Lodge, Past Patron of the Eastern Star and a 20-year member of the Hatch
Valley Fire Department. He also was a founder of the Hatch Valley Museum,
was past president of both the Hatch Valley Chamber of Commerce and
Southern Rio Grande Gas Board, and was a charter member of the South
Central Council of Governments from 1986-98.
Survivors
include his wife, Nita Browning of the Hatch home; two sons, Kirk Browning
and wife Joan of Hatch, and Phil Browning and wife Pam of Longview, TX;
two grandsons, Jason and Todd and wife Myssi; two granddaughters, Ashley
and Afton; his sister, Edna Morris and husband Jim; his sister-in-law,
Georgia Lee Browning, all of Albuquerque; along with many nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ernest, and
his sister, Shirlene.
A
memorial celebration service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at
the Church of God in Hatch with Rev. Jim Wood officiating. The family
requests memorial contributions be made to the Church of God, P.O. Box 71,
Hatch, NM, 88001. Arrangements are by French Mortuary of T or C Inc. in
Truth or Consequences, NM; 1-505-894-2574.
Max
Walker McGuire, 86, a
resident of the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences,
died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002. He was born April 13, 1916, in Shenandoah, IA,
to Lon P. and Edna McGuire. He was a World War II veteran, having served
in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant. He also was a retired insurance
investigator.
He was
preceded in death by his wife, Edith McGuire.
Private
services will be held and interment will be next to his wife at the Santa
Fe National Cemetery. Arrangements are by French Mortuary of T or C Inc.;
505-894-2574.
Joseph Turner, 94, a resident of Truth or Consequences since 1930,
died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at his home. He was born April 17, 1908, in
Oklahoma, to Joseph Thrasher and Emma Elizabeth (Robens) Turner. He was a
cowboy and rancher.
Survivors include his daughters, Connie Kirk and husband
Phillip of Roswell, and Flora & husband Frank Bacon of Socorro; his
sons, Ronnie & wife Lois Turner of T or C, and Bobby & wife Nancy
of Buckeye, AZ; his brother, Glen Turner of Silver City; 14 grandchildren,
Susan Alvis, Peggy Christian, Glen & Gary Kirk; Leanne Towne, Debra
& Wade Young, Destre Shelley, Terra & Slade Thorp, Torri Galus,
Derek & Joshua Turner and Zeno Fleming; 11 great-grandchildren,
Aubrey, Taylor, Clarissa, Abigal, Heather, Alex, Deann, Tate, Holt,
Brianne & Garrett. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra
Thorpe.
A memorial celebration service was held Saturday, Dec. 28, at
the First Baptist Church in T or C with Revs. Shon A. Wagner and Jack Cain
officiating. Private burial will be held in Hot Springs Cemetery in T or
C. Arrangements are by French Mortuary of T or C Inc.; 505-894-2574.
Mary Katherine Gaston,
62, a short-time resident of Truth or Consequences, died Thursday, Dec.
26, 2002, at her home. She was born June 10, 1941, in Reserve, NM, to
Arment and Bernice (Medley) Menges. She was a member of the Presbyterian
Church in Reserve.
Survivors include her two sons, Kenneth Gaston of Reserve,
and Lawrence & wife Sandy Gaston of T or C; two daughters, Audra
Gaston and Stephanie Storey, both of Reserve; three grandchildren, Josh
and Sierra Rascon and Benjamin Gaston; her brother, Bill & wife Susan
Menges of Golden, CO; her two sisters, Bursey Jones of Reserve and Valerie
Redd of Albuquerque; and her sister-in-law, Ann Menges of Reserve. She was
preceded in death by her brother, John Menges, and her sister, Peggy
Crump.
A memorial celebration service will be held at 1 p.m. today
(Friday, Jan. 3, 2003) at the Presbyterian Church in Reserve. Arrangements
are by French Mortuary of T or C Inc.; 505-894-2574.
Margaret Howard, 69, of Portales, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at
the Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales. She was born Jan. 27, 1933, in
Fort Collins, CO, to Lucy and Fred J. Parrie. She was a retired land
abstract researcher. She grew up in Saratoga, WY, and graduated from the
high school there in 1950. During the next 23 years, she worked in a bank,
then as a cook on several ranches, and finally at a lunch counter in a
Woolsworth store, making her home in Wyoming, Montana and Washington.
In 1973, she moved to Truth or Consequences and was employed
for 25 years at Ekmar Abstract and Title Company as an abstract
researcher. When her eyesight failed to the point that she could no longer
do her work, she moved to Portales to make her home with her son. She
enjoyed reading, doing puzzles and sewing. In later years, due to her
eyesight, she began listening to “Talking Books.”
Survivors include her son, James Howard of Portales; three
daughters, Velma Levesque of Charlotte, NC, Linda Howard of Clovis and
Debra Brock of Pampa, TX; her sister, Grace Dawson of Janesville, IA; and
five grandchildren, Dee Dee Lynn Howard of California, Frank Howard of
Clovis, William Levesque of Charlotte, NC, and Thomas and Kenyon Kendall,
both of Pampa, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents and her
brother, Albert Parrie.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 28, in
the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales with Rev. Dick Ross officiating.
Burial was in the Lawn Haven Cemetery in Clovis. Family members and
friends served as pallbearers. Arrangements were by Wheeler Mortuary of
Portales Inc. in Portales, NM; 505-356-4455.
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A
sign with a map between the two bridges of East Third Avenue tells
visitors of scenic attractions along the Rio Grande, including Sierra
County’s two big lakes and more.
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