The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from April 2001

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from April 2001

'Really close' on ballpark lease.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 MIDNIGHT DEADLINE The future of Triple-A baseball in Albuquerque might go down to the wire as negotiators scheduled more talks about a lease agreement this afternoon, just before a...

TANGO & TABLES.
April 30, 2001... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Chris Schneider/Tribune PHOTO: Color Jose Reynaldo and Sally Moon dance the tango at the Gold Coast Coffee House in Downtown Albuquerque.Dancers participated in Tango Downtown's Sunday...

Public raves about courthouse, except for the tricky floor slopes.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Judges' complaints about the size of some courtrooms didn't seem to bother many of the people wandering through the new seven-story, $34 million Bernalillo County Courthouse during...

I-40 westbound flyover ready to open.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 The new flyover bridge from northbound I-25 to westbound I-40 will open at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and soon will be followed by another sort of opening. Steve Harris, District 3...

Spring winds make fire safety vital, Forest Service official says.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Tim Archuleta tarchuleta@abqtrib.com / 823-3674 INTERVIEW WITH...KAREN CARTER Karen Carter spent the past week updating New Mexicans on a forest fire near Corona a wildfire that destroyed two cabins and threatened the small...

Franchise companies watch tax case warily.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 A tax case involving the state and Long John Silver's Inc. could have far-reaching consequences for franchise companies outside New Mexico, local lawyers say. Long John Silver's...

IHighway ceases operations, but isn't filing bankruptcy.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 IHighway is a quiet place the dust has settled, the chaos has ceased and the last customers are gone. The company, once the third largest Internet service provider in the...

Apartment rentals slip in first quarter.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 REAL ESTATE ROUNDUP The apartment occupancy rate in Albuquerque continued to slip in the first quarter of the year. But Steve English, director of the Apartment Association of New...

Underconstruction.(Business)
April 30, 2001... A look at development in New Mexico What: A multiple-tenant office building Where: At Jefferson Street and I-25 in the Jefferson Commons development Square footage: 61,000 Builder: Chant Associates of Albuquerque ...

PUBLIC COMPANY BRIEFS.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff First State Bancorporation posted first-quarter earnings of $1.9 million, or 38 cents a share, compared with $1.8 million, or 35 cents a share, for the quarter last year. "We have just completed our 11th...

Business almanac.(Business)
April 30, 2001... ACCOUNTING Carl Alongi and Dennis S. Sterosky have been appointed to executive committees of CPAmerica International Inc. Alongi, managing shareholder of Pulakos & Alongi Ltd., will serve on the Management Consulting Services and...

BUSINESS ON THE WEB.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff The Anderson Schools of Management at the University of New Mexico has launched Anderson!, an online magazine for alumni. The bimonthly publication will provide Anderson's alumni and friends with the latest news...

Human Services honored for e-government services.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The state Human Services Department has been chosen by the Government Solutions Center as a leader in e-government best practices. HSD's Child Support Enforcement Division Web site at childsupport.state.nm.us...

'Oasis on the interstate' travel stop to open soon.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff Laguna Pueblo will open its Dancing Eagle Travel Center at Casa Blanca, 50 miles west of Albuquerque. The pueblo will hold a three-day grand opening that begins May 3. "We are much more than a typical...

State museum reaccredited by association.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque has been awarded accreditation by the American Association of Museums. Accreditation certifies that a museum operates according to standards...

'Credit' the Legislature for those tuition raises.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Sherry Robinson It's one of those moments that made me feel old. University of New Mexico students protesting an expected tuition increase raised regents' pulses, not to mention the decibel level, during a recent meeting....

New Mexico Press Women honor three Tribune staffers.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff Albuquerque Tribune staffers won several awards in the New Mexico Press Women Communications Contest. Business editor Sherry Robinson won a first place for ABQ Biz in the category for section edited other than...

Wired 101.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Initiatives offer schools a chance to make computer literacy an everyday part of education if the teacher training and infrastructure are there The 21st-century classroom has...

Projects connect education to future.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Sue Vorenberg Business has a keen interest in helping educators. One of the larger initiatives is Intel's worldwide Teach to the Future Program, which helps train teachers to use technology in their classrooms. Intel has...

Office furniture dealer wants slice of fed contract pie.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 The large and lucrative federal marketplace is open to anyone almost. Office furniture dealers say the playing field is not level for their industry in the competition for federal...

Shoptalk.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield Diane Cannon Title: Owner Company: Cannon's Sweet Hots. The company makes various types of salsa that are sold in 20 states and the Netherlands. Local supermarkets also carry the products. The company's...

By-appointment gym sidesteps stares.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield Wouldn't it be nice to have a gym at home? That's what Merine McCoy said after she spent time at a gym "watching all the women running around in string bikinis and thongs." "A lot of women are overweight and...

Entrepreneurs get the ears of investors at symposium.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff Technology Ventures Corp. will hold its eighth annual New Mexico Equity Capital Symposium May 9 and 10 at the Hyatt Regency. The symposium will feature 16 entrepreneurs making presentations to venture...

Optics co-opted.(Business)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 John Healey grinds glass to a laser specialist's standards, but art is his ultimate aim A pair of sculptors who recently moved to Albuquerque has the local optics industry...

Eagles and Rams must go 200 miles to battle it out.(Sports)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 It's an anticipated battle, a ready-made, action-adventure plot that would be easy to sell: One of the state's high school dynasties vs. a young program that holds promise of...

State tournament rally-car format tests the wrong kind of drive.(Sports)
April 30, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens The conversation between NMAA honchos you eventually will get to in this column hasn't happened yet. But it will. You see, it's only a matter of time before the New Mexico Activities Association realizes...

Time ticks down on ballpark deal.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 MIDNIGHT DEADLINE The future of Triple-A baseball in Albuquerque and, perhaps, the campaigns for and against it are riding on a coast-to-coast conference call expected to take place...

$7.4 million check for city taxes in the mail.
April 28, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The city of Albuquerque's worries over a financial crisis involving overdue tax money seemingly are over. Early next week, City Hall should receive an overdue $7.4 million check from...

Passion for tradition.
April 28, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 The 18th annual Gathering of Nations Powwow celebrates traditional and contemporary American Indian culture From the four sacred directions, people adorned in feathers, fringe,...

County says 2 courthouses not 'viable'.
April 28, 2001... Byline: S.J. Ludescher sludescher@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 County Manager Juan Vigil said the problem at the new courthouse is one of funding not design. State District Court judges can forget about dividing their ranks between two...

Payne knows he's a pill, but could he take his medicine as mayor?(Local News)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Kate Nelson I could try to find words to describe City Councilor Greg Payne, but why bother when he gets to the point so much faster? "I probably serve as a cautionary tale to others," he declared this week in an interview...

Shooting call remains a mystery to authorities.(Local News)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF A report of a shooting at Rio Grande High School that brought Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies racing to the scene was not the result of a sheriff-supervised drill after all, authorities said. ...

If Scorps' sale goes through, Martino will stay as coach.(Sports)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Seam McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Soon-to-be New Mexico Scorpions owner Doug Frank, a Texas businessman, said he plans on keeping Tony Martino as head coach if a deal he reached with Mike and Jill Plaman to buy the team...

Towering hopes.(Sports)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Daniel Libit dlibit@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 New signee Moustapha Diagne fills the Lobos' biggest hole and makes it a banner recruiting year, analysts say In Arabic, Moustapha means The Chosen One. But you don't need a...

Soccer, basketball standouts pick colleges.(Sports)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK A pair of prep standouts have made college decisions, including The Trib's boys soccer player of the year. Albuquerque High's Patrick Grange has signed a...

Texas has CART drivers less than hellbent for speed.(Sports)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Charles Googe INDY CAR NOTEBOOK How fast is too fast? That question has been on the minds of Championship Auto Racing Teams' drivers since this year's schedule was released last year. That's because this weekend,...

Editorial.(Insight and Opinion)
April 28, 2001... Next move in new courthouse dispute is county's The unveiling of a grand new public building is usually cause for civic celebration. Unfortunately, a cloud hangs over today's dedication ceremonies of Bernalillo County's new $30 million...

CRIME STOPPERS.(Local News)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Fugitive of the week: A bushy-faced bandit is accused of knocking over three banks this month and getting a shave in between. The latest robbery was just after 2 p.m. Friday at the Bank of America...

CORRECTIONS.(Local News)
April 28, 2001... A story Friday should have said former Albuquerque Police Officer Tom Benard has filed a motion requesting a change of venue in his aggravated battery case. A court hearing on the request has not been held nor has a judge acted on the motion....

CRIME STOPPERS.(Local News)
April 28, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff Crime of the week: On April 18, someone broke a front door and entered the Diamond Shamrock at 7940 Ladera N.W. Once inside, the person took several items and then fled. People with information on either of the...

Lines of power: Redistricting panel tries to balance geographic reality, minority clout.
April 27, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Brian Sanderoff has some fine lines to walk. And to draw. As the person in charge of the consulting group overseeing the Albuquerque City Council redistricting process, the lines he...

22% of Indian households go hungry.
April 27, 2001... Byline: Stacey Zolt zolts@shns.com / (202) 408-2726 NUTRITION STUDY WASHINGTON While a federal supplemental nutrition program is reaching more than 57,000 American Indians each month, new research shows that 22.2 percent of American...

Nope, it's not the dome light.
April 27, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Teen mechanics rev up their diagnostic skills for state competition Jeff Knight's lanky frame is bent over beneath the raised hood of the 2001 Ford Mustang as he fiddles with the...

Shooting drill at school prompts a real response.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF A report of a shooting at Rio Grande High School brought throngs of Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies racing to the scene only to find that the incident was, thankfully, just a drill. Conducting the...

Saving space at the powwow.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Jennah Ward/Tribune PHOTO: b/w As the Gathering of Nations powwow descends on The Pit, festive blankets in a variety of patterns begin appearing on the bleachers. The schedule of events...

Deputy finds bank robbery suspect hiding in bushes.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 One of Albuquerque's latest bank robbery suspects didn't last on the loose for long. Christopher Oracion, 40, was found hiding in some bushes just after noon Thursday...

Police officer fired after beating files for a change of trial venue.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: S.J. Ludescher sludescher@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Former Albuquerque police officer Tom Benard, charged with aggravated battery, has filed for a change of venue for his trial. A hearing time has not been scheduled yet for a...

Courthouse gets occupancy approval in time for dedication.
April 27, 2001... Byline: S.J. Ludescher sludescher@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Bernalillo County is quickly paring down its "to-do" list in preparation for occupancy of the new courthouse and the dedication ceremony scheduled this weekend. A temporary...

No deal yet on stadium lease as Monday deadline looms.
April 27, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash As of noon today, Triple-A baseball for Albuquerque was still a work in progress as representatives from the city and the Calgary Cannons spoke during a morning conference call to work out details of a proposed lease...

You can point finger at Lobo bullpen arms for big flop.(Sports)
April 27, 2001... The "first-to-worst" feat isn't something the University of New Mexico baseball team can claim title to not yet. UNM still has nine regular-season games to play. But the defending Mountain West Conference champions' three-game series...

Lobo triumph: Diagne signs.(Sports)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Daniel Libit dlibit@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Seven-foot Moustapha Diagne will be a Lobo. Diagne, the West African center whom the University of New Mexico has been pursuing since September, signed basketball scholarship papers...

Wrestling coach joins exit from Del Norte.(Sports)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 The coaching upheaval at Del Norte High School continued this morning as a valuable wrestling coach quit and the administration failed to hire a new basketball coach as it had planned...

Lobos hard-pressed to beat last year's high-profile non-conference schedule.(Sports)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Any hope of scheduling Texas Tech and Bobby Knight appears dead, but one opening remains on the Lobo men's basketball non-conference schedule, a high-ranking athletics department...

Snatching a glimpse.(The Arts & Entertainment)
April 27, 2001... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 The Museum of International Folk Art offers a chance to see seldom seen objects, as the museum's curators choose their favorite treasures from around the world SANTA FE Tamara Tjardes...

Arts charter school emphasizes teaching, not performing.(The Arts & Entertainment)
April 27, 2001... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 Despite its name, the Public Academy of Performing Arts Albuquerque's newest charter school is not a "Fame" prototype. There are no intense auditions or aptitude tests. No hot-blooded...

Protest quelled at second prison near Grants.
April 27, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Inmate dissent erupted at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility near Grants, the second prison disturbance near that city this week. "It's basically under control now," Corrections Department spokesman...

Judge grants change of trial venue for policeman accused of beating.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: S.J. Ludescher sludescheR@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Tom Benard, a former Albuquerque police officer charged with aggravated battery, has been granted a change of venue for his trial. A judge has not decided where the trial will...

Lobos hard-pressed to beat last year's high-profile non-conference schedule.(Sports)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Any hope of scheduling Texas Tech and Bobby Knight appears dead, but one opening remains on the Lobo men's basketball non-conference schedule, a high-ranking athletics department...

Candidate declares for West Side council race.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff Sander Rue has announced his candidacy for Albuquerque City Council District 1. Rue, born in 1954, is a graduate of the University of New Mexico. He is a West Side resident involved in pharmaceutical sales, ...

Mall display recognizes crime-victim rights week.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Information about crime-victim resources is available at tables set up in Coronado Center today and Saturday. The display, which commemorates National Crime Victims' Rights Week, includes materials...

Death of female gray wolf is under investigation.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF SILVER CITY Authorities are trying to find out what killed a female Mexican gray wolf found dead Monday in the Gila National Forest in southwest New Mexico. The loss of the female was the latest...

CORRECTION.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Stories in some editions Tuesday and Wednesday should have said honorable-mention awards in the 11th annual New Mexico High School Supercomputing Challenge in Los Alamos went to the Albuquerque Academy team Matt Mehne, Jason Cox, Aaron Garcia...

Mall display recognizes crime victims rights week.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Information about crime-victim resources is available at tables set up in Coronado Center today and Saturday. The display, which commemorates National Crime Victims' Rights Week, includes materials...

AT A GLANCE.(Local News)
April 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF SWAT call: The Albuquerque Police Department sent a SWAT team to the 500 block of Calle Allegra Avenue Northwest at about 3 a.m. today in response to a call regarding a possible suicide, a dispatcher...

County to city: We'll advance you the cash.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Tim Archuleta and Kate Nash tarchuleta@abqtrib.com / 823-3674 knash@abqtrib.com / 823-3602 Bernalillo County officials say they are willing to release disputed tax dollars to the city of Albuquerque if it needs the cash to avoid...

Allison receives 3-year deal, raise and a to-do list.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Lowry McAllen LMCALLEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 The school board set five annual goals that if achieved would add $30,000 to the superintendent's $160,000 yearly salary. "Now we'll see what you're really made of," said member...

Critics blast arming school police.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Lowry McAllen LMCALLEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 If the words spoken at the Albuquerque Board of Education meeting were any indication, school police will have a hard fight to add stun guns and firearms to their arsenal. Board...

Kin pin down fugitive until help comes.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 The "one-man crime spree" who eluded authorities for five days is back in custody with the help of his own family members who held him down until Bernalillo County sheriff's...

Nerve, knowledge and a little lizard saw Sandia Prep whiz kids to victory.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 LOS ALAMOS They couldn't start without the little lizard. Heather Wood, Joan Goldsworthy and Joelle Jones, all sophomores at Sandia Preparatory School, were about to make a...

The Rosners gently persisted, their open hearts forging our open space.(Local News)
April 26, 2001... Byline: Kate Nelson Albuquerque sometimes comes with a sneer rude drivers, brash politicians, leave-me-alone neighbors and all. But take a look at the city through Joan Rosner's eyes. "I don't know if you know how wonderful...

Kids shadowed by Chernobyl need host families for visit.(Local News)
April 26, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 It was 15 years ago today that a reactor at a nuclear plant in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl exploded, sending clouds of radioactive fallout toward the neighboring nation of Belarus....

Sound and lighting company says State Fair glitch wasn't its fault.(Local News)
April 26, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Officials with Quickbeam Systems Inc., an Albuquerque sound and lighting business, say their company is not responsible for technical problems that invoked the ire of State Fair...

Class of 2001.
April 26, 2001... Each year when The Tribune prints the list of graduates from high schools in the Albuquerque area, each school chooses one student for us to profile. Here are four students and their answers to a Tribune questionnaire. Academy:...

Oklahoma City flights offered.(Business)
April 26, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Great Plains Airlines has opened daily service from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City. The airline will officially start daily flights out of gate E2 at Albuquerque International...

This challenge benefits science, students, society.(Opinion)
April 26, 2001... EDITORIAL Winning isn't everything, we're told. For the year-long New Mexico High School Supercomputing Challenge, that's a fundamental truth. Winning really is just a small part of the story for the decade-old competition. For...

Three-way tie is possible in District 2-5A.
April 26, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF With just one game left for each of the three contenders, the District 2-5A baseball race is headed for a frantic finish. The La Cueva Bears can clinch the championship and a berth in next week's regionals by...

Driving range opens play at long-awaited Golf Academy.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The comprehensive practice facility for which Albuquerque golfers have been waiting is taking shape near Balloon Fiesta Park. The New Mexico Golf Academy, located north of Alameda on...

Too many more wrecks off the tee, and I'll lose my license to drive.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Sean McAfee I have a love-hate relationship with my driver. I love pulling it out of my bag on the tee. I hate what often happens next. Don't get me wrong, I can hit the driver . . . sometimes. Other times, even when I'm...

Which is better TV: NBA playoffs or NHL?
April 26, 2001... Crossfire! Daniel libit says The NBA: The NBA is for the intelligent fan. There are no octopuses being catapulted on the floor, the forwards aren't missing their Chiclets, and the fights are over with quickly. Pardon the nationalism,...

Lobo women have their sights on the eyes of Texas next season.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 The University of New Mexico women's basketball program will try to drive its appeal deeper into the heart of Texas next season. The Lobos' 2001-2002 schedule is tentatively set and...

Martino to stay on as Scorpions coach.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The New Mexico Scorpions will keep their head coach, at least for now. Tony Martino and Scorpions owner Mike Plaman met Wednesday and arrived at an agreement, which will keep Martino...

Highland star gets early start on transition to big-time ball.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 catching up with . . . Mark Walters Highland High's Mark Walters isn't exactly a University of New Mexico basketball player yet, but the 6-foot-2 guard said he already feels...

Academy senior boots off the rust, sets sights on kicking for the Lobos.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens It probably is accurate to say that the best game film of Carlos Martinez kicking footballs does not put Martinez's best foot forward. Well, the problem really isn't the foot. Even as a stubby Albuquerque...

the indivisible three.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 They say a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. James Parr, Matthew Quillen and Jordan Pacheco are proving the saying true as they dominate La Cueva's diamond. ...