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A-10 THE NEW MEXICAN Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Democratic Party's head won't seek 2nd term Women file complaint over S.R hotel wages Tuesday night, said the biggest job for Haaland's successor will be engaging young, rural and Hispanic voters such as himself. "We did great as a state," Sanchez said of the general election results. "But 2018 is going to be even more important." The governor's office, a U.S. Senate seat and party control in the state House will all be on the line, he said. Haaland said in her email to central committee members that she will "remain active." Some party members said Tuesday they expect she will seek elected office in 2018.

Continued from Page A-Q The first American Indian to lead either of the state's major political parties, Haaland pledged to help Democrats rebuild by bolstering the ranks of volunteers, placing greater emphasis on voter registration efforts and paying off debts. Haaland seems to have ticked off those boxes. "We achieved every goal we set out to achieve," Haaland said in an email to members of the party's central committee. The party enjoyed a boon in voter registration this year, regained control of the state House of Representatives, cinched the race for Secretary of State, and gave an 8-point victory to Clinton in her ultimately unsuccessful race for the White House. A spokeswoman says the party also paid off its debts.

But Haaland became a target as registered Democrats split during the presidential primary. Backers of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, accused Haaland of undermining the progressive politician's campaign for the presidential nomination. A group of Sanders supporters last month called for her ouster, alleging that she canceled a straw poll for presiden tial candidates at the Democrats' pre-primary convention earlier this year because so many Sanders supporters showed up.

Many in the party nonetheless credit Haaland for her outreach effort, which took her across the state. "She was on the ground. She was there to help county chairs all across the state. She showed up more than anyone has ever done," said Charlotte Roybal, a member of the party's central committee from Santa Fe County. "It wasn't just about raising money." Sanchez, who announced his candidacy in a Facebook post Continued from Page A-Q for three days.

"It's especially hard during this holiday season when we need jobs the Valle, a mother of three children, said in an interview. She's worked as a housekeeper at the hotel for the past four months, Valle said, and the hotel has shorted her $746 in that time. Elizabeth Ortega, who has worked at the hotel for about a year, said the Marriott owes her $1,399. Ontiveros, a hotel employee for four months, said the Marriott owes her $721. Like Valle, both women are mothers with three children.

Somos Un Pueblo Unido has helped other immigrants in the city file wage-theft complaints against employers. In September 2015, the National Labor Relations Board ordered Horseman's Haven to pay cook Jose Valtierrez-Villa $2,000 in back wages. Valtierrez-Villa filed an initial complaint with the city of Santa Fe, saying the restaurant had been paying him $7.10 an hour, far below the city's minimum wage of $10.84 at the time. In retaliation, he claimed in his complaint with the federal agency, Horseman's Haven owner Kim Gonzales cut his hours per week to 29 from 59. The city sided with Gonzales, who said she was complying with the Living Wage Ordinance.

But the federal agency found in favor of Valtierrez-Villa. Somos Un Pueblo Unido has said that in recent years, it has helped workers recover more than $750,000 in unpaid wages and penalties. DELIA R. (VARGAS) GARCIA Delia R. (Vargas) Garcia, 94, formerly of Shirley, Boxboro and Cheyenne, Wyoming, died Friday, November 11, 2016, at Sunny Acres Nursing Home, Chelmsford.

Her husband, Ruben J. Garcia, died in May 2006. Delia was born November 2, 1922, in Taos, NM. After her marriage, she resided for almost 50 years in Cheyenne, WY, where she was a homemaker. Delia enjoyed cooking, crocheting and sewing but JOHN U.

CHEEK John, age 81, passed away Nov. 4, 2016 at home after a battle with cancer. Born in Atlanta, Ga. May 21, 1935 he has been a resident of New Mexico since 1971. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jean Cheek, by his son Kevin and wife Pamela, and grandchildren Philip, William, and Linnea.

John attended both Harvard University and Emory University, and was a veteran of the US Navy, where he served as a medical corpsman on the USS Forrestal. At Emory in the late 1950s and early Capital's 'tough love' teacher earns award 1960s, he was a participant in the civil rights movement, working in the Southern Christian Leadership Council directly with Dr. Martin Luther King and with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee with Julian Bond. He combined these with a love of classical music to work as sound-equipment manager for Coretta Scott King's concerts in the Atlanta area. He was a general contractor in Santa Fe who loved traditional adobe architecture and always welcomed the challenge of bringing an old or partially ancient building up to date (though he often claimed his "X-ray vision was Many buildings around Santa Fe will attest to his attention to detail and his personal vision of Spanish Colonial and Pueblo architecture for decades or centuries to come, from the flagstone patio in Sena Plaza to many of the houses in the Llano Compound.

A lifelong lover of classical music, John was a member of the first sitting board of the Santa Fe Symphony and later served as a founding member of the Santa Fe Symphony Foundation Board. He will also be remembered as a track coach and member of the Santa Fe Prep community. John and Jean loved to travel, exploring the culture and music of Europe. Together, they made a lifelong pursuit of learning and literature, often taking classes from St. John's College on subjects like Faulkner and Shakespeare.

They have been members of the Mary Sidney Society and participated in regular readings of Shakespeare's plays in Santa Fe until weeks before his death. There will be celebration of his life, date and place to be determined. Memorial contributions can be made to the Santa Fe Symphony (santafesymphony.org) or to the Mary Sidney Society (www.marysidneysociety.org). most of all loved spending time with family. She was a member of St.

Mary's Cathedral. Delia moved to Shirley, MA after the death of her beloved husband Ruben J. Garcia and was a member of St. Anthony of Padua parish. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and traveling.

Mrs. Garcia is survived by her daughter Eileen Garcia-Smith and her husband Michael; a stepdaughter Sandra Park and her husband Don; a stepson, Lee Garcia; her daughter-in-law, Faith Vroman; her sister and brother-in-law, Antonia and William Oakeley; her sister, Priscilla Padilla; her cousin, Ida Valerio; her in-laws Edward, Helen, Albert, Mary, Reloy, Millie and Ann Garcia and Joe Hernandez; her grandchildren, Dawn, Holly, Kenneth, Brian, Jennifer, Ian and Morgan as well as her great grandchildren Michael, Dominic, Joshua, Jessica, Kendra, Machayla, Kaydence, Johnathan and Abby; her great, great grandchild Amarra; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Aureliano and Feloniz (Romero) Vargas; her husband Ruben, her siblings and cousin, Edward Vargas, Delores McCollough and Ann Garcia; her stepson Glenn Garcia; her sister-in-law Gloria Hernandez and her brothers-in-law Rudolph and William Garcia, James McCollough and Frank Padilla and her grandson Rocky Vroman. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Sunny Acres Nursing Home and the Beacon Hospice Group for the many acts of kindness and loving care provided to Delia in her final years. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m.

Saturday, November 26th at St. Anthony's Church, 14 Phoenix Street, Shirley. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, Shirley. Calling hours are 4-7 Friday, November 25th at the Anderson Funeral Home, 25 Fitchburg Road, (Rte 2A), Ayer is assisting the family with arrangements. To leave an online condolence please see www.andersonfuneral.com.

Continued from Page A-Q comes with a cash prize of $1,500, assorted gifts from New Mexico businesses and $4,000 for professional development training. Carthy, 47, who has been teaching for 23 years 21 of them at Capital High is the only Santa Fe teacher receiving the honor this year. "It's a huge honor, but it's also humbling," she said during a break between classes this week. "I start to think about all the teachers I know who deserve this more than I do. There is a great sense of pride but also a little bit of guilt 'What about the teacher next Teaching is not a solo art." The other Golden Apple recipients are Albuquerque teachers Miskee Blatner, Travis Crawley, Allison Dunn and Mark Robinson; Melody Haga-man of Las Cruces; and Stephanie Jaquez of Farmington.

The seven teachers were chosen from about 100 nominees. Carthy was born in Baltimore and studied theater at the Booker T. Washington High School For Performing and Visual Arts in Texas. There, she said, she encountered the most inspiring educator she's ever met, Scott Davison, who taught English. "He was an entertainer, and he was passionate, so going to his room was like going to a theater every day," she said.

"He was also very demanding. It was like a college class. He was always available to us." Davidson inspired her to enroll at St. John's College, known for its Socratic style of teaching the liberal arts. The school's approach reading great works and discussing them came in handy when Carthy landed her first teaching SHANNYN OCTOBER 24, 1950 DON MORROW Don Jackson Morrow died peacefully on October 27, 2016.

Don was born in Oklahoma City, son ll tn-t-l Lewis Bond Morrow, both of Phis. After growing up in Memphis, Don attended St. Paul's School in Con job at the now-defunct Alameda Middle School in Santa Fe. "I was 22 years old. I probably looked 12," she recalled.

"I was teaching in a portable. I had a lot of crazy eighth-graders, and they taught me how to teach." Carthy said she "stole the St. John's curriculum and adopted it, teaching them Chaucer, Greek tragedies, Antigone, Romeo and Juliet." "You really learn to teach by doing it," she added. Othello is a perfect Shakespeare play for high school students, Carthy said. It's about gossip, jealousy, fitting in, misunderstandings and outsiders all typical elements of teenage life.

The protagonist is a black man in a white man's world, she noted, which allows the class to draw comparisons to today's political environment. One of Carthy's students said she has a talent for getting everyone on the same level, slowing down a lesson to make sure a lost student catches up. She also empowers students by allowing them to co-lead her classes. In 2013, Carthy's students chose her as Capital's Teacher of the Year, an honor that required her to make a brief speech on graduation day. She told the assembly it was time for Capital students to overcome unfavorable labels.

"We are not 'the south-side We are not 'the other We are Capital High School and we are rising," she told the assembly. This week, she called Capital "the best public school to teach in Santa Fe." "I feel blessed to wake up and go to work here every day," she said. "A lot of people don't love their jobs, but I'm in love with mine." 2014. It has relatively small-scale oil and natural gas extraction operations at nine wells. The State Land Office has been in litigation with Siana for months over accusations the company trespassed and spilled waste on state trust lands where it stopped making lease payments years ago.

The State Land Office has said it is owed $284,000 in fees, cleanup costs and penalties. State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn says Siana reached a cleanup agreement with the state Oil Conservation Division that does not address the possibility of groundwater contamination, while ignoring requirements issued by his office. Dunn said those requirements include the removal of waste storage tanks to determine the extent of pollution underneath. "Our concerns weren't taken into account by the Oil Conservation Division," Dunn said Tuesday. cord, NH, then matriculated to Princeton '60.

After marrying, Don purchased a New Hampshire farm where he began his lifetime dream of living off the land. An adventure-seeking outdoorsman, Don owned and operated cattle ranches in Carey, ID and Kearny, AZ and he fished in rivers, streams, and seas that most only dream of. During his last ten years, Don enjoyed his retirement in Galisteo, NM, and La Jolla, CA. Pre-deceased by his brother, Lewis Bond Morrow, Jr. (2010) of Guthrie, OK, and his sister, Minor Meriwether LeBlond (2014) of Cincinnati, OH, Don is survived by his three children, Anise Morrow (Marc Hirschfield), Andrew Donelson Morrow (Sarah McCormick Morrow), and William Bond Morrow (Lacey Merrell Morrow); and seven grandchildren, Simon Jackson Hirschfield, Theo Buck Hirschfield, Lucana Elizabeth Hirschfield, Aberdeen Chopin Morrow, Georgia Anise Morrow, Virginia Jane Morrow, and Lincoln Janss Morrow.

A memorial and reception will be held at Polk Cemetery in Boli-var, TN on Saturday, March 25th, 2017. State regulator defends oil cleanup oversight A celebratory memorial will be held on Saturday, November 26th, beginning at 3 PM at the Railyard Performance Space, just west of the Farmer's Market. A ceremony for scattering the ashes of Shannyn will be held sometime in the spring. Please check THE NEW MEXICAN online obituary that was published on Friday, November 18th. Also, please check Shannyn's Facebook for more details.

SOLLITT OCTOBER 14, 2016 POWELL F. KING Powell F. King, of Santa Fe, passed away November 22, 2016 Services pending. I RIVERA FAMILY Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 santafefuneraloption.com WILLIAM E.

WRIGHT Born January 27, 1945, in Honeoye Falls, NY, passed away quietly at home October 23, 2016. Resident of Santa Fe since 1971, Bill was owner of Wright Bros. Garage, a well-known imported auto repair shop in the area. He leaves behind three daughters, Bonnie, Kathleen, and Jennifer, as well as 4 granddaughters, one grandson, one great grandson, who all reside in New York State and many friends in the Santa Fe area. Condolences can be sent to 405 2nd Ave, Wayland, NY 14572.

Continued from Page A-Q "We've been working with them every step of the way to hold them accountable and clean up the site," Catanach said in a statement about Siana. "We believe they've been complying in good faith so far. It's unfortunate that the State Land Office is preventing access to the contaminated land because they're obstructing responsible cleanup." Wastewater from oil and natural gas drilling operations is typically delivered by truck to disposal sites like Siana's, where most oil is skimmed off before water is injected deep underground. As they reach underground for oil and natural gas, rigs in Southern New Mexico also often draw up saltwater from an ancient aquifer. Siana is a major provider of well-water disposal services in New Mexico, operating two disposal wells that injected over 13 million gallons underground in JOE (LOUIE) SANDOVAL Joe (Louie) Sandoval born November 4, 1956, passed away Monday, November 20, 2016, in Santa Fe, NM.

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