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Vol. 137, No. 159

“WEEKEND EDITION” FRIDAY, SATURDAY& SUNDAYAUGUST 9-11, 2013

AUGUST 9-11■ Benefit FundraiserFRIDAY (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) SATUR-

DAY (8 a.m. – Noon) First ChristianChurch will hold a benefit rummagesale at 402 E. First St. (basement fel-lowship hall). Information: KristinThurston, 719-680-9133. All proceedswill benefit the church mission fund.

■ Sangre de Cristo HospiceFRIDAY (11:45 a.m.-3 p.m.)

PLEASE NOTE: This event is inTrinidad. You are cordially invited to anopen house celebration “A Taste ofHospice-tality” will be held, whichincludes facility ribbon cutting, toursand refreshments, 328 BonaventureAve., Suite 5, Trinidad. Information:Ellyn Koury, 719-846-3060.

■ Trinidad Lake State ParkNorth park entry is off Highway 12,

west of Trinidad. Park information: PatPatrick, 719-846-6951.

*FRIDAY (8 p.m.) Ranger CampfireTalk every Friday thru Labor Day in theamphitheatre.

*SATURDAY (7 p.m.) “ColoradoGeology and the Spanish Peaks” slideshow and presentation with geologistand Spanish Peaks specialist, BrianPenn, in the park visitor center.

■ Farmers’ MarketSATURDAY (8 a.m.-Noon) 13th

Annual Trinidad Farmers’ Market willbe open until mid-October in CiminoPark on Modica Drive. Information:719-846-7386.

■ Ave Maria ShrineSATURDAY (11 a.m.) The Rosary

will be recited in the historic Ave MarieShrine located behind the Mount SanRafael Hospital on Benedicta Ave.Follow the signage. Visitors are alwayswelcome.

■ Cokedale Mining MuseumSATURDAY (11 a.m.) Everyone is

invited to join us for a free and informa-tive discussion on edible wild plants.Information: 719-846-8763.

■ Guadalupe SocietySATURDAY (1 p.m.): A potluck pic-

nic will be held in Round Up Park atthe Las Animas County Fairgrounds onN. Linden St. Questions, call RoseMestas at (719) 846-3647.

■ Summer Market & FestivalSUNDAY (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) Last day

for this event: Mount Capulin NationalMonument will host this free marketand festival, 33 miles east of Raton,NM off US Highway 64/87.Information: 575-278-2201.

AUGUST 12■ SPBC Fire DistrictMONDAY (9 a.m.) The Spanish

Peaks/Bon Carbo Fire ProtectionDistrict Board of Directors will meet inCentury Financial Group Building, 109W. Main St. Information: Dana Phillips,719-846-2080.

■ Medina Cemetery CleanupMONDAY (10 a.m.) Asking for vol-

unteers to bring tools, water, snacksand lunch for an annual cleanup at theMedina Cemetery, west of Primero onHighway 12. If you plan to join usplease call: Joan Lavrich, 440-251-0647. Information: Anthony Abeyta,719-846-9300 or 719-648-8857.

■ Cowboy ChurchMONDAY (7 p.m.) Service with

refreshments to follow are held everysecond Monday at New HopeMinistries Church, Historic WagonWheel building on Highway 160 east ofTrinidad.

PUBLIC SERVICE■ Golf TournamentAUGUST 16 (Noon) A Mount San

Rafael summer golf tournamentfundraiser will be held at the TrinidadMunicipal Golf Course on Nolan Driveto benefit the digital mammographyproject. Information: Kim Lucero, 719-846-8053.

■ Fire Department BenefitUNTIL AUGUST 31: The Spanish

Peaks FPD Auxiliary will be selling raf-fle tickets for a custom made PalmerBow Co. “Traditional Slam” recurvebow autographed by Fred Eichler.Information: 719-941-4107 or go towww.spbcfpd.org and click on CustomBow Raffle.

■ Colorado Plein Air FestSEPTEMBER 7: Calling all artists

who want to participate in Trinidad’spart of this statewide event to be heldat the Baca-Bloom Heritage Gardens,312 E. Main St. Information: Go to:www.gtmd.org and click on ColoradoPlein Air.

■ If You Love Cars…SEPTEMBER 13-15: “Artocade” is

coming to Trinidad at the MitchellMuseum, 150 E. Main St. Artists andanyone interested in making an artfulvehicle for the upcoming 2013 eventand parade join us and be a part of thebiggest art event in the history ofsouthern Colo. and northern N.M.Information: Rodney Wood, 719-334-0087. This event is sponsored by theTourism Board.

THE FINE PRINT

WEATHER WATCH■ Friday: Partly cloudy with scattered

storms. Highs around 75°F. Northeastwind 2 to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation

near 40%. Night: Partly cloudy with scat-tered storms. Lows around 54°F.Southeast wind 2 to 7 MPH. Chance ofprecipitation near 35%.

■ Saturday: Partly cloudy with scat-tered storms. Highs around 82°F. Southsouthwest wind to 9 MPH, gusting to 17MPH. Chance of precipitation near 35%.

Night: Partly cloudy with scatteredstorms. Lows around 57°F. Southwestwind to 9 MPH. Chance of precipitationnear 30%.

■ Sunday: Partly cloudy with isolatedstorms. Highs around 88°F. West north-west wind 2 to 8 MPH. Chance of precipi-tation near 25%.

THE CHRONICLE NEWS

RIVER CALLThis information was not available by press time.

A little fun for everyone . . .

By Tim KellerCorrespondent The Chronicle-News

RATON – Schoolhouse Rock Live! bringsShuler Theater audiences an energetic andcolorful children’s romp that should bringinfectious smiles to all ages this weekend. Thepopular Emmy-winning TV show premieredin 1973 and didn’t end until 1999, althoughdirect-to-DVD releases continued for 10 moreyears.

Santa Fe Trail School for the PerformingArts closes its busy summer schedule eachyear with an annual youth musical. Lastweek’s production of Clue the Musical initiat-ed an annual show for high school performers,leaving this week’s show to the younger set.Ranging in age from 4 to 14, Schoolhouse

Rock’s 32 performers act, sing and dance to ascript that is loosely assembled around theeducational cartoons of the TV series.

Zeb Medina plays Tom, a nerve-wrackednew teacher stressed about his first day ofschool. Hoping it will calm him, he turns on aclassroom TV only to find various charactersemerging from the set, each representingfacets of his own personality. The charactersshow Tom how to win over his students withimagination and music.

The catchy songs are what make this pro-duction a big, vibrant children’s party. Kidswill love it, but it’s also exactly the kind ofromp that delights adults who surreptitiouslywatch from the next room while trying not todraw their children’s attention and make themself-conscious.

Under the direction of Adrianne Coleman

and Gail Dixon-Willden, these 32 kids are longpast self-consciousness. Propelled by CarolSimmons’s spritely piano playing, many clas-sic songs from the beloved TV series are enact-ed, live and lively, by the young cast. “Three isa Magic Number,” “Just a Bill,” “GreatAmerican Melting Pot” and “InterplanetJanet” are among the 11 tunes getting the fullsong-and-dance treatment.

The fun extends to the visual as well, plac-ing green, yellow, orange, blue and purple t-shirts against a set rich with greens, yellows,purples and black. Many of the kids wearknee socks, either mismatched or in rainbowcolors, or both. Watching a four-year-old’sdance moves beside a 14-year-old’s dancemoves can produce high comedy, and it does.

Tim Keller / The Chronicle-News

The cast of Schoolhouse Rock Live! practices its dance moves in rehearsal earlier this week. Young actors, dancers and singers, 32 in all, will bring to life the TVfavorite in Shuler Theater performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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By Pankaj KhadkaThe Chronicle News

People who love to scoot theirboots and boogie should don theirwestern duds, then let the musicof local favorite Sam Bachichaglide them through waltzes andgroove them through cha-chas.

The A.R. Mitchell Museum willhold an Old Fashioned WesternDance at the museum this Sunday,Aug. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Bachicha, also known as the “OneMan Band,” displays significantmusical range, is beloved in thecommunity and has quite a fanfollowing, said museum directorPaula Little.

Referring to previous occa-sions when Bachicha has head-lined at the museum, Little said,“The turnouts in the past havebeen great. People really enjoySam for the western music.”

Locals have been known to travelto Gulnare, Colorado and toVermejo, New Mexico, whereBachicha plays during the sum-mer, to listen to his music.

The Mitchell’s western art andartifacts dovetail nicely withBachicha’s music, and this OldFashioned Western Dance shouldget plenty of cowboy boots shuf-fling across the museum’s woodenfloors.

Little welcomes everyone,regardless of age or dancing abili-ties, to at least sway rhythmicallythis Sunday evening.

“Help the museum get theword out for this exciting event bytelling your friends and families,”she added.

Light refreshments will be pro-vided at the event, and tickets cost$10 at the door or before the eventat the museum’s gift shop.

Scoot your boots at the Mitch

By Steve BlockCorrespondent The Chronicle-News

A clothing shop that served theneeds of professional workingwomen is selling its remainingstock this month. The Sal-MarShop opened for business in theFox Theatre building in 1947 andclosed its doors in 2008. The sale isbeing held from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.every Friday and Saturdaythrough the end of August in theKeller Glass Building at 13850State Highway 350. Many of theclothes in the sale are still in theiroriginal boxes.

It took a month to get ready forthe sale, as the huge volume of

clothing items also include thestock of the former Total FashionStore here. The items are referredto as “dead stock,” which meansthat they have never been sold,and they date from the 1960sthrough the 1980s. Many weremade by big-name U.S. clothingmanufacturers who are now out ofbusiness and whose goods can behard to find, such as Bill Blass.

News of the sale has been post-ed on Facebook and has attractedinterest from buyers around thecountry. This is not a garage sale,as the unique goods with brandnames are attractive to collectorsand to those interested in their

Photo courtesy of the Mitchell Museum

Local musician Sam Bachicha, a fan favorite, will provide plenty of bootscootin’ tunes for the Old Fashioned Western Dance to be held at the MitchellMuseum on Sunday evening.

Steve Block / The Chronicle-News

For the oldie, but goodie clothes, you won’t want to miss the Sal-Mar Shop’sfinal sale going on at Keller Glass this month.

If vintage clothing calls your name . . .

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Schoolhouse Rock! comes alive at Shuler

Page 2 “The Weekend” Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 9-11, 2013 The Chronicle-News Trinidad, Colorado

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JANE SAWAYAJane Sawaya passed away

Friday, August 2, 2013. She was 89 years old.

Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Comi Chapel.

Rosary will be recitedThursday, August 8, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Comi Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will Friday August 9, 2013 with Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Interment with Rite of Committal will follow at the Trinidad Catholic Cemetery.

Arrangements made under the direction of the Comi Funeral Home.

MemorialsIn Loving Memory of

FELIX BUENOOn His Birthday August 9th

I had a little treasure once,He was my joy and pride,

Perhaps I loved him, oh so much,

For soon he slept and died.Sometimes it’s hard

to understand,Why certain things must be;

And the reasons why they happen,

Are often hard to see.Still I find some comfort

In the thought that God is there,To keep the one I love so much

Forever in His care.

Sadly Missed By,Catherine, Rich, Richie,

Stephen and Troy

In Loving Memory ofOPHELIA GONZALES

Who Passed Away One Year Ago on August 11, 2012

Years of hardship, little of playLoving and giving,

and smoothing the wayHelping us all night and by day,Strong in adversity, ready to do,

Gentle, unselfish, a friend ever true,

Our proudest possession, dear mother, was you.

We All Love You Dearly MomSadly Missed By,

Your Family

resale value. The sale isrelated to the estates of thelate owners.

The store got its namewhen co-owners Selma(Sally) and Marie Sawayacombined their first namesto come up with the Sal-MarShop. Buz Sawaya is help-ing handle the sale and saidthe shop helped stock thewardrobes of workingwomen in the area for manyyears. Sawaya said the shopalso sold formal wear forweddings and other specialoccasions.

Jean (Abeyta) Beganogrew up in Trinidad, gradu-ating from high school in1960. She said Monday thatthe Sal-Mar Shop was avery busy place in thosedays, with professionalwomen coming in to shopfor dresses and businesssuits and high school girlsprowling the aisles for promand graduation formalwear.

Begano said she movedto Denver in 1962, but onevery trip home to Trinidad

she made it a point to visitthe friendly folks at the Sal-Mar Shop.

“My sister worked forSally and Marie at the oldStrand Theatre on NorthCommercial Street, and shetold me they were great peo-ple to work for,” Beganosaid. “They always hadquality clothes at the shop— really nice things. Therewere many fine ladies’shops in Denver, but the Sal-Mar Shop was trulyunique.”

Begano’s dad owned theOdorless Cleaners, justdown the street from theshop. She said Sally andMarie could always berelied on to help her outwhen she needed that per-fect dress for a special occa-sion.

“I would pull somethings off the racks andthey would do the same,”she said. “We’d put them alltogether and they alwayshelped me find just the rightthing. They knew what Iliked and we worked togeth-er to find it.”

Steve Brock / The Chronicle-News

In 1947 the Sal-Mar Shop, located on West Main Street, was owned by Sally andMarie Sawaya, life-time residents of Trinidad. It was popular with business womenand school girls.

Vintage clothes . . . Continued from Page 1

LOCAL NEWS

Countylooksinto dogattackBy Steve Block

Correspondent The Chronicle-News

Large dogs running loose canpose a threat to the safety of otheranimals. That point was recentlybrought home with stark clarity toLinda Frost, after Baby, her 10-year-old Australian shepherd dog, wasattacked and severely injured by apack of six loose dogs in Trinidad’sSanta Fe Trail Ranches subdivi-sion.

Frost told the county board ofcommissioners Tuesday that shehad suffered significant veterinaryexpenses and a lot of heartache dueto the attack on her beloved dog.She said she was working as a care-giver and had gone to see her clienton July 21, leaving Baby outside inher truck. She came out to find that

Baby was being attacked and hadbeen bitten four times, one of thewounds cutting to the bone.

Frost said she fired two pistolshots into the ground to drive thedogs away. She returned to the sitealone the next day and took photosof the dogs, which had surroundedher truck and made it impossiblefor her to exit the vehicle. Shefound out that two of the dogsbelonged to a nearby propertyowner. She contacted her subdivi-sion manager, who wrote a letter tothe dogs’ owners describing whathad happened. Frost later found outthat those dogs were reported lost,and then they were found threedays later in a location three milesfrom their home.

Frost contacted Bob Holder, aColorado Parks & WildlifeDepartment officer, who said sheneeded to supply photos of the dogson the loose and the injuries toBaby. She showed those photos toboard members, along with a mapof the attack’s location and photosof Baby’s severe wounds.

She filled out a sheriff ’s report,which she said she would deliverlater that day.

Santa Fe Trail Ranches’ policy isthat dog owners must keep theirpets under control at all times andare responsible for any trouble ordamage their pets cause.

Frost said she’d gone to consid-erable trouble and expense to keepher three dogs on her property andto keep unwanted animals out. Shelives in Santa Fe Trail Ranches,

about seven miles away from whereher dog was attacked.

“I’ve got about $500 in bills, andI’ve gone through over two weeks ofhell, because Baby is my family,”she said. “I bred him and raisedhim. I only have three dogs, andthey’re all Australian shepherdsand they do not bite. I don’t wantdogs running loose.”

County Sheriff James Casias

said he’d gotten Frost’s report andwas continuing his investigationinto the incident. Casias said theCounty has no leash laws, but SantaFe Trail Ranches does have a policydictating that pet owners controltheir animals. He said he would for-ward his final report to the DistrictAttorney’s office after determiningwhether either civil or criminalcharges were warranted.

Steve Block / The Chronicle-News

Baby, a 10-year-old Australian shepherd owned by Linda Frost of

Trinidad, was recently attacked and severely injured by a pack of six

loose dogs in the Santa Fe Trail Ranches subdivision.

Shuler Theater . . . Continued from Page 1

Along with Zeb Medina’syoung teacher, featuredsingers include LauraRobertson, Allie Irvin,Meigan Deater, LucasHoward, Jayda Cordero,Rebecca Ramirez and LijahMedina. Other featuredsingers are Zoë Gomez,Angelina Donnelly-Montoya, Allorah Solano,Asia Gentry, Ella Sanchez,Abby Greenly, NathalyTorres and Ben Sanchez.Many of those names are

familiar to Shuler Theaterregulars, having alreadyspent years on the stage.

Additional youngsterscomprise the chorus anddance line. They includeBreanna Brown, TrinityDuran, Shane Evans, AlexisGrano, Koby Gomez,Audrey Martinez, SophieMedina and KylenePacheco. Others areChristina Padilla, BrandonRobertson, Allyson Romero,Zoey Salazar, Russell

Simmons, Zoey Thompson,Andrew Torres and JuniorTorres.

The Shuler Theater pres-ents performances ofSchoolhouse Rock Live!Friday and Saturday nightsat 7:30 p.m., plus a Sundaymatinee at 2:30 p.m. Generaladmission tickets are $15for adults, $13 for seniorsand $5 for children.Information is available atthe Shuler Theater, (575)445-4746.

JOHN FRED TAVELLAJohn Fred Tavella, age 83,

passed away at home on August7, 2013.

Arrangements are pendingand will be announced later bythe Comi Funeral Home.