(Deming) – The Luna County  Commissioners will meet in
regular session Thursday.

Included on the agenda  is a presentation by Tom
Bates on the Arizona Water Settlement Act… a move to  rescind Ordinance 46 which  established a county security force and granted  police powers to certain
officers appointed by the commissioners… and numerous  annual agreements between  the county and various entities.

Also… 20-year service  awards will be given to Lieutenant Lionel Lozano with the detention center and David  Guerrero with the sheriff’s  office… 10-year service awards will be given to  Peter Brugman and Linda Calderon with the detention center… and five-year  service awards will be given  to Jose Ojeda with the sheriff’s office, Nathan  Ortberg with the detention center and Mike Wilson with the road  department.  The meeting is set to  begin at 9 Thursday morning in the commission chambers, located on the third  floor of the courthouse. The  meeting is open to the public.

(Deming) -- Luna County officials are accepting letters of interest to serve on the Library Board and the Advisory Board to the Healing House domestic violence shelter.
Anyone interested in serving as  the county's representative to the Library Board should submit a letter of  interest by next Thursday, May 31st. The appointment is for a three-year  term.  Anyone interested in  serving on  the Healing House advisory board should submit a letter of interest by next  Friday, June 1st.
The board offers guidance to  the Healing House staff in their mission to provide comprehensive support and  intervention services to person affected by domestic violence. The Healing House  also offers emergency shelter and provides protection order advocacy,  counseling, immigration advocacy and education.
Letters of interest for either  board should be sent to Glory Johnson, Assistant to the Luna County Manager, at  700 South Silver Avenue, Deming, 88030. They also may be hand-delivered to the  manager's office in the Luna County Courthouse.

Spivey Campaigns for Crossing 5/1/12 
(Deming) -- Luna County Commission Chairman Jay  Spivey met with Mexican officials
in an attempt to garner support to reopen the  Columbus Cattle Crossing which was
closed after U-S-D-A officials deemed it  unsafe for their veterinarians to cross the
border.
    Spivey attended a regional meeting in Chihuahua, Mexico, Friday,  and reportedly gained the support of the Chihuahuan governor and others.
    Spivey previously sent a letter to U-S Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, saying Luna County residents were demanding answers as   to why the Columbus cattle crossing had been  singled out for closure by federal  officials.
     Spivey said in his letter that Luna County has not  received an official written notification from U-S-D-A officials explaining  their decision... and that three other cattle crossings that were shut down at  the same time have since re-opened.
      The U-S-D-A decision in early March came on the  heels of a
U-S State Department directive that prohibits travel to Mexico for  employees without armored vehicles and armed escorts.
      New Mexico ranchers buy cattle from Mexico to  supplement their herds.  Other animals are also transferred through the  crossing.  Before animals are allowed to come into New Mexico,  they must be inspected by a federal veterinarian to ensure they are  disease-free.