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Local Crime Report for Thursday May 31, 2018

5/31/2018

(Deming) – Here’s the area crime report:
Justin Casey, age 40, was arrested for felony prohibited possession of a controlled narcotic, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespassing, shoplifting at Walmart, and on a Municipal warrant for failure to pay fines… Ruby Ann Flores, age 33, was arrested for aggravated battery and causing criminal damage to the property of a household member… and Alejandro De Jesus, age 57, was arrested for drunkenness.

Deming Swimming Lesson Signups are Saturday

5/31/2018

(Deming) – Registration for the first set of three-week swimming lessons offered at the Sam Baca Aquatic Center will take place Saturday.
     Lessons are available for children and adolescents on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings beginning at 9 a.m.
     The fee for nine 45-minute lessons is $25.
     Signups will take place Saturday, June 2nd, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but classes are filled on a first-come, first-enrolled basis.
     Signups also will take place on June 23rd and July 14th.
     The Sam Baca Aquatic Center is located at 815 W. Buckeye. Call 546-7958 for more information.
     Also, general swim hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1-5 p.m.
     Discount Tuesday day sessions run from 1-4 p.m., and Discount Tuesday family nights take place from 7-8:45 p.m.
     The pool also is open from 7-8:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays for regular-cost family nights.
     The pool is closed Sundays.
     The city-owned facility features a 150-ft. water slide, an activity pool, a 25-yd. competition pool and a therapy pool.

Santa Ana Church Celebrates 100 Years in Deming

5/31/2018

(Deming) – A month-long celebration of the Santa Ana Catholic Church Centennial begins Sunday.
     Celebration organizers said the theme for the centennial is: “Looking at our Past with Gratitude, Living our Present with Passion, and Embracing our Future with Hope.”
     The 100th year celebration begins Sunday, June 3rd, with the Feast of Corpus Christi, and concludes on Sunday, June 24th, with a closing mass, an outdoor dance, and announcement of winners of the centennial raffle.
     The fiesta reportedly will focus on involving parishioners, the community, and southern New Mexico in activities held on the church grounds, 400 S. Ruby Street in Deming.
     Major activities during the celebration include presentations on various topics, a commemorative ribbon-cutting, an arts market, a parade, five-K run and two-mile walk, a golf tournament, and mariachi and folklorico forums.
     A schedule is available from the church or on Facebook at Santa Ana Centennial Celebration 2018.
     The Centennial Anniversary Concelebrated Mass will be held on November 30th, 2018, which is the official date of the first mass celebrated in 1918.

Smith Questions NMSU’s Hiring Decision

5/31/2018

(Deming) – A Deming legislator is questioning the decision by New Mexico State University regents to hire two new top officials at big salaries to replace one person who is retiring.
     The Albuquerque Journal is reporting that Democratic State Sen. John Arthur Smith has been critical of the regents' decision to not renew the contract for Garrey Carruthers, who was paid $385,000 a year to serve as both president and chancellor for the university in Las Cruces.
     The regents recently split the job, hiring Dan Arvizu as chancellor and John Floros as president. Arvizu will make $500,000 annually, and Floros will make $450,000.
     While Carruthers' job was initially posted as one position, regents' chairwoman Debra Hicks says the regents had the authority to create a two-person leadership team and the timing was right.
     Hicks previously said the university would be balancing the budget from the chancellor-president salary increase through savings from administrators planning to retire whose positions wouldn't be filled for months while national searches are completed.
     She also said regents have a plan to set aside money through an investment strategy.

Forest Service: Abandoned Illegal Campfire Started Wildfire

5/31/2018

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — The Forest Service says investigators have determined that an abandoned illegal campfire caused a fire that has burned 34 square miles (88 sq. kilometers) of timber in the Gila National Forest in western New Mexico.
     The fire burning east of Reserve, New Mexico, and near the Eagle Point Lookout is contained around about a third of its perimeter.
      Approximately 520 firefighters and other personnel are assigned to the fire, which started May 22.
     Crews are burning out control lines in several areas to try to halt the fire's spread, but a red flag warning is in effect because dry, warm and windy weather conditions are expected.
      Moderate increases of smoke from the fire are expected to toward Albuquerque, Socorro and Truth or Consequences.

Local Crime Report for Wednesday May 30, 2018

5/30/2018

(Deming) – Here’s the area crime report:
Kyle Neal, age 26, was arrested for aggravated DUI, possession of marijuana, negligent use of a firearm, and driving while license was suspended or revoked… Francisco Chavez, age 24, was arrested for assault and violating a protection order… Joe Galvan, age 31, was arrested on two failure-to-pay-fines warrants – one from Magistrate Court and one from Municipal Court… and Alexis Peschard, age 22, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart.

Seamless Summer Lunch Program Planned

5/30/2018

(Deming) – Plans are underway for Deming Public Schools’ Seamless Summer Lunch Program, set to begin Monday, June 11th.
     DPS Student Nutrition Director Ginger Jones said the lunches, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are free of charge to all youth between 1-18 years of age. Serving meals to parents or other adults is not permitted.
     Lunches will be served weekdays at four Luna County parks from June 11th through July 27th, 2018, excluding Wednesday, July 4th.
     Lunches will be served in Deming at Scout Park - 800 S. Granite, John T. Waits Park – on the corner of Fourth and Zinc, and BMX Park – on the corner of Poplar and Grand, and in Columbus at Columbus Village Plaza Park – 207 Broadway.
     To receive a free meal through the program, children simply need to show up at serving time, which is 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. No registration or proof of income or age is required.
     The school district is not eligible for reimbursement for any full or partial meals taken off-site, and children cannot receive “seconds” until all other children have been served one complete meal.
     Anyone with questions on the Deming Public Schools’ Seamless Summer Lunch Program may contact Jones at 546-2522 or by mail at 1001 South Diamond, Deming, 88030.
     Again, summer lunches will begin being served Monday, June 11th.

Luna Unemployment Down in April

5/30/2018

(Deming) – Luna County's unemployment rate dropped again last month.
     Preliminary figures from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions show Luna County with an April unemployment rate of 14%, down from the revised March rate of 16%, and from the April 2017 rate of 16.8%.
     Luna remains the only New Mexico county with double-digit unemployment.
     Other counties with high unemployment last month were Sierra at 7.7%, and Torrance at 7.1%.
     In our area, Grant County had 4.2% unemployment in April, Hidalgo County had 3.4%, and the Las Cruces area had 5.5%.
   The county with the least unemployment in April was Union at 2.5%.
     Unemployment statewide was 5.4% in April – down slightly from March.
   The New Mexico labor force estimates show Luna County with a labor force of 9,997 – with 8,602 employed and 1,395 unemployed.

Local Crime Report for Tuesday May 29, 2018

5/29/2018

(Deming) – Here’s the area crime report:
     Jayden Rose, age 22, was arrested for aggravated DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, and having an open container… Luis Bolivar, age 53, of Surprise, AZ, was arrested for aggravated DUI… a criminal summons was issued to Oscar Madrid, age 20, for aggravated battery against a household member, causing criminal damage to the property of a household member, interfering with communications, and petty larceny… Clint Flores, age 21, was arrested for battery against a household member… Victor Urena-Ogram, age 23, was arrested for battery against a household member… a criminal summons was filed on Kelly Longley, age 56, for battery…
     Diego Pena, age 25, was arrested for stalking and on a Magistrate warrant for violating a restraining order… Christopher Hernandez, age 37, was charged with violating a protection order… Luis Valdez, age 26, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct…
     Raymond Duran, age 37, was arrested for driving while license was suspended or revoked… Andres Rodriguez, age 57, was arrested for driving while license was suspended or revoked…
     Javier Perez, age 49, was arrested for trespassing and shoplifting at Walmart… Samuel Perez, age 36, was arrested for trespassing at a residence…
     Mario Ruiz, III, age 18, was arrested on two failure-to-pay-fine warrants – one from Magistrate Court and one from Municipal Court… Samantha Fenn, age 41, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to pay fines… Rhonda Miller, age 32, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to appear… Jemima Caro, age 27, was cited for battery… Cecilia Renteria, age 42, was cited for battery… Federico Martincigh, age 26, was cited for vicious dogs and animals running at large… and Frances Davalos, age 30, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart.
     Also, a home caught fire in the 4400 block of Whisper Rd. after the owner lost control of fire he started to burn weeds in the vicinity; the home was described as a total loss… a utility trailer valued at $4,500 was stolen from a location near the intersection of Hwy 549 and Amapola Rd… a washer and dryer, with a combined value of $2,000, were taken from a an unoccupied home off Solano Rd… two televisions, a printer, a speaker, and clothing, and a combined value of nearly $1,200, were taken from a residence off E. Holly… over $500 in damage occurred to a vehicle parked off Saddler after its windshield was broken… and a television, tool, and a vehicle battery, with a combined value of $400, were taken from a business of W. Railroad Blvd.

Charter School Board Meets Wednesday

5/29/2018

(Deming) – The Deming Cesar Chavez Charter High School Governance Council will meet in special session Wednesday evening.
     Included on the agenda is a Public School Capital Outlay Council lease-assistance grant application… memorandums of understanding with Deming Public Schools for transportation and student nutrition as well as a general MOU with the district… multiple school policies… and two budget-adjustment requests.
     The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 30th, in the board room of Deming Cesar Chavez Charter High School, 315 E. First Street.
     The meeting will be open to the public.

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