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Thursday, May 24, 2007

IN BRIEF

Telegraph Staff Reports
    Valuations Didn't
    Include 6% Hike
    Some of the Notices of Property Valuation recently sent out by the Torrance County Assessor's Office did not include this year's 6 percent increase.
    The 3,300 recalculated valuations will be sent out to those affected on Friday, said Jim Shields, Torrance County assessor.
    The new deadline for affected property owners to file a protest is June 24. That date includes an extension to account for the delay.
    "Please do not hesitate to call the assessor's office," said Shields. "We will gladly answer any questions or concerns that you might have."
    The number is 246-4727.
    Special Ed Data
    To Be Destroyed
    In accordance with the New Mexico Administrative Code, the Moriarty Municipal Schools will be destroying special education records of students who graduated, disenrolled or completed special education services during the 2001-02 school year.
    Parents or former students may need these records in the future for Social Security benefits or other purposes. Individuals who wish to claim records should request them by 5 p.m. on June 21 by calling the Moriarty Municipal Schools Special Services Office at 832-5816.
    Torrance Plans
    DWI Checkpoint
    New Mexico State Police will conduct a DWI sobriety checkpoint on Saturday in the Torrance County area, according to a news release from the agency's Moriarty field office.
    The checkpoint will be in operation from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
    For more information, call 832-4492.
    Bernalillo County
    Fire Chief Named
    Former union leader John Garcia won appointment May 8 to run the Bernalillo County Fire Department.
    County Commission Chairman Alan Armijo nominated Garcia, and commissioners voted unanimously to hire him as fire chief of operations. The job pays around $72,000 a year.
    Commissioner Deanna Archuleta nominated county Fire Marshal Frank Barka for chief, but no other commissioner seconded the motion, so it failed.
    The search for a fire operations chief took an interesting twist a few weeks ago when Garcia was seen ordering a dress uniform commonly worn by fire chiefs.
    He later canceled the order, but it led to concerns that he had already been picked for the job, even though about 20 people had applied.
    Garcia is a lieutenant and former president of the firefighters union.
    Other finalists were Barka; Garry De Jong, a retired battalion commander for the city Fire Department; and Roger Tannen, a deputy county fire chief.
    Longtime Chief Bett Clark will keep her title as the county's chief of fire and rescue, but she has taken on a new assignment dealing with fire insurance.
    New License Plate
    Honors Route 66
    The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division on Tuesday announced the availability of a new license plate that celebrates Route 66, the first all-weather highway from Chicago to Los Angeles.
    The winning design is a traditional yellow New Mexico plate that includes a black-and-white classic Route 66 shield submitted by award-winning Route 66 preservationist Bob Audet of Edgewood.
    The plate also carries the slogan "Get Your Kicks On Route 66."
    The license plate is available for purchase and can be ordered online at www.tax.state.nm.us/pubs/specplat.htm.
    The MVD has ordered 500 of the special issue plates. A portion of the sales proceeds will be distributed to the New Mexico Tourism Department, which oversees the project through the State Scenic Byways Program. New Mexico Route 66 is a National Scenic Byway.
    Lions Club Held
    Vision Screenings
    The Sandia Mountain Lions Club sponsored more than 40 eye screenings during the annual East Mountain celebration on April 29.
    Dr. Robert Quick, who recently opened Cedar Crest Vision, volunteered as the examining physician. Dr. Effie Medford, spouse of club president Jim Medford, did blood pressure and blood sugar screenings.
    For information on the club, call 286-6267.
    Therapist Joins
    Oriental Medicine
    Vicki Strom-Medley, an energy balancing therapist, has joined Morgan Oriental Medicine of Edgewood.
    Strom-Medley is a New Mexico native and was trained internationally. Previously working in Portland, Ore., her work as a licensed massage therapist took on a new dimension called "energy balancing therapy"— integrating body, mind, heart and spirit, according to a new release from Morgan Oriental Medicine.
    "I like to help activate my clients' inner 'healer,' '' Strom-Medley said in the release. "By awakening knowledge and correcting imbalances that appear as symptoms in the body, I hope to facilitate and promote the desire to return to balance".
    Ann Morgan has been practicing acupuncture and Oriental medicine in Edgewood for more than three years and has recently expanded her clinic. She specializes in family practice, women's health, pain management, and upper respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders.
    For more information, contact Strom-Medley at 269-7381 or Morgan at 281-9555