RMCH under fire by county commission
Panel questions hospital finances
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The McKinley County Commission wants to know more about
the finances of the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.
The commission, at its regular meeting Tuesday, passed a resolution
asking that Earnest Becenti Sr., commission chairman, be appointed
a member of the hospital's financial board.
The county has three representatives to the board but they have limited
access to financial information and members of the commission have
been asking in recent months for more detailed financial information
about the operation of the hospital.
Commissioner Harry Mendoza has been questioning hospital officials
in recent months about certain expenditures and whether the 2 mill
levy approved by county residents was being used to pay for expenses
that should be paid by the organization running the hospital.
This mixing of public and private funds to run the hospital has created
some problems of late, especially after stories in the Gallup Independent
revealed that the hospital had record revenues in 1999. After that
article, commissioners began questioning whether the county should
raise the rent it charges for use of the hospital, which is $1 a year.
Mendoza said Tuesday that he had hoped that hospital officials would
be at the meeting that day so they could respond to some of the questions
he had about how the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services
(RMCH) Board spends its money.
But no one from the hospital showed up.
Hospital Director David Baltzer said Tuesday afternoon that he was
told that the board action Tuesday would be a routine approval of
last November's mill levy election, so no officials of the hospital
or board planned on attending.
The commissioners took the occasion, however, to take hospital officials
to task for not providing financial information to the county in the
past when it was requested.
For example, Mendoza was still saying on Tuesday that he had questions
about that $2 million that RMCH reported in extra expenses for last
year with a portion of that going to bonuses for hospital staff.
When he asked for more details about who received the bonuses and
how much they received, Mendoza said he was told that this information
could not be made public because of privacy issues involving employee
confidentiality.
More questions
Another question the commission had Tuesday concerned the makeup of
the RMCH board.
The commission's resolution asked the hospital board to supply the
county with the number of doctors who were on the board and address
the question of whether having these doctors on the board was a conflict
of interest.
After all, Mendoza said, these doctors are also employed by the hospital
and there was concern that their votes were influenced more by what
would benefit them than what was in the best interests of local users
of the hospital.
He also questioned a decision by the board to pay $1.68 million for
the purchase of the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Clinic, a business
that is owned by some of the members of the board that approved the
purchase.
"Isn't this a conflict of interest?" he asked, adding that
he wanted to know who was holding the note for the loan and how much
interest RMCH was paying on it.
He also questioned the board's decision to spend between $30,000 and
$50,000 annually on retreats for the board.
"These used to be held inside the state but last year it was
held in Reno and this year in Salt Lake City," he said, adding
that it was his impression that these retreats were supposed to be
held every other year instead of annually.
"Wouldn't it be cheaper to just bring in the people and hold
it locally?" he asked.
These kinds of expenses are not paid through mill levy funds but Mendoza
said he wondered if the mill levy money was being used to pay for
some general operating expenses that allowed the hospital to pay for
retreats and other expenses that may not be totally justified.
Another of these types of expenses, he said, has to do with the thousands
of dollars the hospital spends annually for advertising in the Gallup
Independent and local radio stations.
"Why do they need to spend this kind of money on advertising
when they are the only hospital in town," he said. "To me,
it's just a waste of money."
Baltzer said Tuesday that he would rather answer Mendoza's questions
and any others the commission may have directly to the commission
and not through the newspaper.
He said he would ask for a meeting with the commission as soon as
possible, at which time he would address all of their concerns.
Hospital recognized
But while the commission is raising questions, Baltzer said the hospital
and its board is receiving recognition from outside sources about
the job the various entities of the organization are doing in the
county.
Medicare, for example, has named the Zuni Dialysis Unit run by the
board as the best of its kind in the United States.
This is a major honor, Baltzer said, and not only the unit's staff
and doctors should be credited, but the board should also be praised
for its emphasis on quality care.
For example, most dialysis units in the country use kidney filters
over and over again, some as many as 50 times. At the Zuni unit, a
new filter is used each time.
RMCH is also going to be honored in the Feb. 19 issue of Modern Healthcare
when the organization will be named one of the top 100 integrated
health networks in the U.S.
"What all of this is saying is that the outside world thinks
we are doing a good job," he said.
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Police nab 20 for bootlegging
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — A total of 20 people including two 16-year-old
boys were arrested by Window Rock District police in bootlegging raids
Jan. 26 and Feb. 7.
Teams of Navajo Law Enforcement Department officers, under the command
of duty sergeants, served search and seizure warrants from tribal
judges at five homes in Window Rock and Fort Defiance.
The last three raids, all around 6 a.m. Feb. 7 in Fort Defiance, resulted
in the arrests of 11 adults and the two boys, all in the Fort Defiance
Chapter. The first two raids were in Window Rock.
Jack Melvin and four adults were arrested on delivery or accomplice
of delivery of liquor charges on Jan. 7. The other four are Duane
Melvin, Samantha Begay, Michelle Watchman and Roxanna Begay, no ages
given. The report said all five live at No. 4 Water Tank Road.
Officers confiscated 26 bottles of 375 milliliter Garden De Luxe tokay
wine, 22 cans of 12-oz. Budweiser beer, a 750 milliliter bottle of
Importers vodka all unopened along with two bottles of Listerine and
$39 cash.
At No. 26 Old Red Lake Road, officers arrested Gilbert Wauneka, 60,
Michael Wauneka, 29, and the two boys, age 16, all of whom live at
that address, on delivery of liquor or delivery of marijuana or being
an accomplice to those two charges.
Officers seized 19 unopened bottles of 375 milliliter Garden De Luxe,
a dozen unopened cans of 12-ounce Budweiser, a Bluebird flour sack
with miscellaneous jewelry, a box of jewelry, seven homemade pipes,
and a plastic bag of what officers believe to be marijuana, along
with an unlisted number of empty bottles, the report said.
In the third raid, at Rural Address 53, officers arrested Anthony
Scott Jr., 25, Anthonita Scott, 23, David Darrell House, 22, and Lisa
Tsosie, 26, all of that address, on delivery of liquor charges. Four
children were removed to a shelter home.
Seized were a dozen quart-size bottles of unopened Budweiser beer,
13 cans of unopened 12-ounce Budweiser cans and a small amount of
marijuana, the report said.
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Cibola split on travel, road issues
Tom Purdom
Staff Writer
GRANTS — The Cibola County Commission meeting was not the smoothest
in history with two split-vote decisions. However, quite a few things
did get done, including an open road access issue and approval of
the huge 500-mile county road system
inventory.
One of the more controversial issues Monday dealt with a request by
Commissioner Arturo Candelaria to ask that the United States Forest
Service re-open Forest Road 453. The road once was a part of State
Highway 53 built before 1910. It wound around San Mateo and portions
of McKinley County and then down into Cibola County and finally ended
at Seboyeta.
The forest service closed the road, but a New Mexico provision dealing
with roads built before statehood mandates county approval of such
closures and Cibola County did not give the forest service permission
to close its portion.
In short, the road is impassable in places, deeply rutted and had
experienced little upgrading, and the forest service closed it.
Candelaria went to county attorney Sherry Thompson to write a letter
to the forest service asking that the road be re-opened, but County
Manager Bob Ortiz said such a decision was not one for a single commissioner
to make rather a decision made by the
board of commissioners.
Thompson said she was unsure if the road actually goes into Cibola
County, but after the meeting David Ulibarri said it did enter the
county.
Commissioner James Meisner was uneasy about the situation. "I
don't know how much ire we're going to raise with the forest service
over this," he said.
Candelaria made a motion to have the county attorney write the letter
to the forest service. Commissioners Isaac Padilla, Bennie Cohoe,
Fred Scott and Candelaria voted to approve the motion and Meisner
voted against it.
"I'm sure the forest service investigated this and they felt
they had the right to close it," he said. "My concern is
this was designed for a personal landowner up there."
Travel vote
Another split-vote decision came when the commission voted 4-1 to
approve out-of-state travel to Spanish Fork, Utah, for six county
employees, including Ortiz.
The trip is being financed so the employees can learn about its finance
computer software.
Candelaria questioned why Ortiz should go to the training seminar
and Ortiz responded that he has responsibility for the
department and should be well informed about its operation, therefore,
he needed to go.
"Is it important for you to go?"Candaleria asked.
"It's important for me," Ortiz responded. "The question
is, is it important for you?"
Candelaria voted no on the issue and the rest of the commissioners
voted to approve the travel plan in a 4-1
vote.
Other action
In other matters the commission approved the 2001 County Road Inventory.
According to the inventory there are 96 roads with a total mileage
of little more than 500 miles of county roads. The smallest road in
the inventory is one just a little more than one-quarter of a mile
long called County Road 53 and the longest one in the inventory is
County Road 42, which connects State Road 117 and State Road 53, a
36.175-mile concourse.
Commission members approved the road inventory in a 5-0 vote.
In other matters the commission:
Approved 5-0 a bid from Corley Ford in Grants for a 2000 pursuit vehicle
for $23,276.46. The other bid was from Hanosh Motors for $27,082.
Approved a Sole Community Hospital Payment adjustment. By investing
$403,569.28 from Cibola County Hospital (73.8 percent of the investment)
and $105,735.12 from the county (26.2 percent of the investment) the
hospital will get a total indigent
fund base of $1,540,340.70.
Appointed Padilla to serve as the county's representative on the Council
of Government Board.
Appointed Fred Scott to act as the county's representative for the
Enchanted Skies Joint Powers Authority.
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Tohatchi holds on to win
Michael Peretti
Staff Sports Writer
TOHATCHI — Crownpoint came out ready to play, but in the end
did not have enough as Tohatchi picked up the win and advanced to
the second round of the district playoffs.
The Lady Eagles kept the game close throughout , but did not have
enough late in the game to pull out a comeback as Tohatchi picked
up the 50-41 win. Tohatchi advanced to play at Thoreau tonight in
the next round of the playoffs. The game is at 7 p.m.
"We had a lot of missed opportunities," said Crownpoint
head coach Sheri Moore.
At half-time Tohatchi led 26-24, but coming out of the half the Lady
Eagles shots would not fall, and they would not score until there
was 1:14 left in the quarter.
Tohatchi had problems scoring as well, but still outscored Crownpoint
8-0 in the first six minutes of the second half. Crownpoint finally
got their first basket of the second half when Jerrilene Kenneth hit
a basket to make the score 34-26. Seconds late Nelrita
Jake got the ball off a steal and put the ball in for the last points
of the quarter, leaving Crownpoint behind 34-28.
One minute into the final quarter Orlanda Martin hit a three to get
Crownpoint within three, and after a pair of Tohatchi free
throws, Kenneth hit a three to make the score 36-34. That would be
as close as Crownpoint would get, though. Martin scored on
a three point play to pull the Lady Eagles within 40-37, but the Lady
Cougars ran off the next six points to get their lead back up
to nine.
Crownpoint would score two more times, but Tohatchi maintained their
nine point lead by hitting a pair of free throws and a lay-up in the
final minute of the game.
After giving up the first four points three different Crownpoint players
hit threes and Krystle Henry added a basket to give the Lady Eagles
an 11-6 lead. Geraldine John hit a basket and Tashina Bitsoi and Rollanda
Etsitty each added five points to get Tohatchi a 19-11 lead. Crownpoint
ended the Lady Cougar run when Edna Jake hit a jumper, ending the
first quarter with
Tohatchi ahead 19-13.
Crownpoint started the second with a 7-2 run, but still trailed 21-20.
Tohatchi ran off the next five points on a lay-up and a three pointer.
Crownpoint scored the last four points of the half off 2-of-4 from
the line and a basket by Kenneth.
Tohatchi was led by Tashina Bitsoi with 17 and Rollanda Etsitty had
15. Crownpoint's leading scorer was Jerrilene Kenneth with 15.
"We could have done better in some spots," said Tohatchi
head coach Fern Spencer. "At times we lost our heads."
Spencer said the Lady Cougars could have done better on defense and
from the line, where they shot 14-for-26. She did say that Tohatchi
did a good job slowing the game down and finally got things going
their way in the fourth quarter.
"Crownpoint came ready to play," she added. "We know
that know you have to win to continue, and Crownpoint was ready."
Spencer said that the Lady Cougars pressed the ball well and the defense
forcing 25 turnovers helped them hold on to the win.
Rehoboth advances, Ramah wins district
District 6A Tournament
Carrie Loretto
Sports Editor
REHOBOTH — On the same night that the top seed for the District
6A girls basketball tournament was finalized, one team was already
eliminated.
Rehoboth knocked off Gallup Catholic 52-14 in the first round of the
district tournament, while Ramah emerged as the regular season district
champ with a 54-42 win over Tohajiilee at Rehoboth High School Tuesday
night.
The tournament continues tonight with Rehoboth traveling to Pine Hill
for a 6 p.m. contest.
Rehoboth 52, Gallup Catholic 14
Kathleen Mason's basket off an assist from Stevie Chavez with 2:33
left in the first half ended Gallup Catholic's shut out, but by then
Rehoboth had already built a 19-0 lead and never looked back.
Karen Louis and Tara Meekhof each scored six points in the first period
to put the Lynx in control 14-0. Jeanene Jones added a free throw,
Megan Malloy scored off an assist from Reedee Begay and Cherelle Garner
put back an offensive rebound in the second before the Lady Panthers'
first points. Gallup Catholic trailed 22-2 at halftime.
With 12 seconds left, Gallup Catholic hit double digits on a three-pointer
by Katy Sparks to prevent Rehoboth from setting a new school defensive
record for fewest points allowed in a game.
Ten of 12 Lynx players scored in the win as assistant Lalli Gonzales,
filling in for head coach Elmer Yazzie, played her bench liberally.
Karen Louis led Rehoboth with 14 points. Crystal Begay was the leading
scorer off the bench with 10 points. Gallup Catholic's leading scorer
was Mason with 7 points.
"I thought the girls worked really hard at keeping their composure,
a lot of times its hard when it's not an evenly matched game to keep
your composure and your intensity up," Gonzales said.
"We played good defense," she added. "We're going to
have to really step it up tomorrow defensively because Pine Hill does
have three-point shooters and they like to run the ball a lot."
Rehoboth improves to 16-7 overall. The Lady Panthers have won only
one game this season and will close it out against Sun Valley Thursday.
"It was a long season, but hopefully they got something out of
it," said Gallup Catholic coach Belle Baretinich.
Ramah 54, Tohajiilee 42
The Ramah Lady Mustangs wore down Tohajiilee in the final period to
capture the top seed.
Trailing 32-28 going into the final period, Ramah turned up the defensive
pressure, forcing eight turnovers and holding the Warriors to just
2-of-14 shooting from the field to take control.
Pressure defense and a better showing on the boards keyed the victory
Hyatt felt.
"I think we wore them down, that's what we wanted to do,"
Ramah coach Mike Hyatt said. "The first half they outrebounded
us, the second half we outrebounded them. I think that came from the
conditioning on the part of the girls, they work really hard."
Ramah outrebounded Tohajiilee 14 to 5 in the decisive fourth and had
a 43 to 38 edge in the game.
Two pairs of free throws off offensive putbacks by Candice Gibbons
along with a fastbreak bucket off transition by Dana Pino (ignited
by a Gibbons rebound) and a steal and a layup from Juanita Antonio
triggered a 22-point run by Ramah which put them in control for good.
Antonio, Emily Koebel and Gibbons converted Tohajiilee turnovers into
six more points and Ramah got four more from Pino to close out the
run leading 52-36.
Ramah forced 25 Tohajiilee turnovers and held them to just 15-of-56
shooting from the field. The Mustangs shot 16-of-63 from the field,
but sank 22-of-28 free throws in the win.
Pino led the Mustangs with 17 points. Antonio turned in a strong overall
performance with 14 points, three steals, five assists and eight rebounds.
Candice Gibbons finished with a double-double scoring 11 and grabbing
20 boards.
Tawny Willie scored 13 points and blocked three shots to lead Tohajiilee.
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Man murdered
Tara Drolma
Staff Writer
GRANTS — Police are looking for a suspect in the murder of Christopher
Pervorse, 46, of Bluewater Village.
Chief Alfonso Martinez said his department received a 911 call at
7:38 p.m. Tuesday about a body in the parking lot of the Cross Road
Motel in Milan.
Pervorse was still alive when officers arrived. He was taken to Cibola
General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Martinez said he thought the victim had been shot three or four times
in the right side, but he did not have all of the details...
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Quad attracts 525 athletes
Tom Purdom
Staff Writer
GRANTS — At 8 a.m. Saturday, some 525 quadrathletes will gather
in Grants for the 18th Annual Mount Taylor Winter Quadrathalon and
will wonder if this is the day they will conquer the sacred mountain
in this one-of-a-kind grueling athletic event.
They will bicycle, run, snowshoe and ski, and this year there's a
bonus there's enough snow on the ground for all events in the 44-mile
race to test each quadrathlete's personal best.
Quadrathletes come from New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho,
California, Texas, Washington and Louisiana, just to name a few states.
Throw in runners, bicyclists, cross-country skiers and snowshoe enthusiasts
from several other states and one gets a small idea of the mix of
people who want to be a part of history each time the race is run...
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Udall seeks more radiation funds
Larry Di Giovanni
Staff Writer
GALLUP — U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has joined his brother,
Colorado congressman Mark Udall, in urging President George W. Bush
to provide necessary funds for area victims of radiation exposure.
The letter sent to Bush last week concerns New Mexico, Colorado
and Utah residents who were exposed to radiation from nuclear weapons
tests during the Cold War. Joining the Udalls in the letter writing
was U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah.
"It's a very serious issue, and we're hearing from a number
of people," said Tom Udall's Washington spokesman, Glen Loveland.
Too many victims are having their claims turned down or delayed,
he added.
The trio of congressmen has requested that Bush include in his 2001
supplemental appropriations all funds necessary to carry out the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990, and amendments passed
late last year...
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Window Rock schools to get $35 million
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — The Window Rock Unified School District plans to
spend about $35 million within five years to replace and repair buildings
at its six campuses.
Last week the state committed to $15.2 million over five years from
Students First, a statewide facilities equalization program.
Superintendent J. Ronald Hennings said Tuesday he expects the district
will come up with about $10 million from its annual capital funds
from the state.
WRUSD expects the remaining $10 million to come from Public Law 81-874
federal impact aid money the U.S. government pays districts across
the country for having federal land or facilities within their boundaries
to which they cannot apply local property taxes. Since the district
is in Arizona it does not face the same problem as its neighbors to
the east, where New Mexico siphons off at least nine-tenths of the
impact aid...
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Seven of eight Enchantment Conference teams advance
Santiago Ramos
Staff Sports Writer
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The strength of the 3A Enchantment Conference
at the 3A State Tournament more than matched the intensity of Tuesday's
major snowstorm that dumped over a foot and a half of snow.
Seven of the eight 3A Enchantment teams, including defending Class
3A state champions, the Tuba City Warriors and the Tuba City Lady
Warriors, advanced impressively during the Sweet 16 round of the
state basketball tournament at the Northern Arizona University Skydome.
In the boys state bracket, North's top seed Tuba City hammered East
No. 4 seed Round Valley 84-51, North No. 2 Monument Valley downed
East No. 3 Alchesay 55-47, and North No. 4 Winslow turned back East
top seed Show Low 74-60. Window Rock, the North No. 3 seed, was
the lone loser, losing to East No. 2 Blue Ridge 66-56...
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Deaths
Basilio DiGregorio
GALLUP — Funeral Mass for Basilio DeGregorio, 88 will be held
Thursday, Feb. 15, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral. A rosary
service for Basilio DiGregorio, 88, is scheduled for tonight, Feb.
14, at 7:30 p.m at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Pat Universal and
Msgr. Leo Gomez will officiate.
Commitment will be in Albuquerque at the Gates of Heaven, Wyoming
and Paseo Del Norte, at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
DiGregorio, a prominent Gallup citizen and well-known entrepreneur
and businessman throughout the Southwest, died February 10, 2001,
at his home in Gallup. Mr. DiGregorio was born Sept. 12, 1912 in Cansano,
Abruzzi, Italy to Giuseppe and
Annunziata. As a naturalized American citizen through his father,
he immigrated to the United States in 1928 at the age of 15. He
married Oliva DeSantis in Italy on June 30, 1932. Mr. DiGregorio worked
in several places throughout the United States before
settling in Gallup as a coal miner. His competitive spirit was evident
even then, when he and his brother Dan won $10 for
shoveling two tons of coal in 4-1/2 minutes.
With only a fifth grade education, Mr. DiGregorio began his successful
business career began in 1938 when he opened his first
grocery, an 18-by-40 foot neighborhood store that marked the beginning
of one of Gallup's largest and most enduring
enterprises, the California Supermarkets. He was one of the founders
and two-term president of the New Mexico Food Dealers,
an organization of all retail grocers in the state. He co-founded
the Associated Grocers (AG) of New Mexico, a co-operative that
served all independent grocers and which later merged with AG of Colorado.
He joined the Associated Grocers of Arizona in
1958 and served on its Board of Directors for 18 years, including
several years as Chairman. In 1965, Mr. DiGregorio received
national recognition for his business achievements when he was invited
to address the National Association of Retail Grocers'
convention in Chicago. He served the City of Gallup in many ways as
well, including raising money for the Chamber of
Commerce's new building, playing an instrumental part in its design
and construction, spearheading the development of a
successful industrial park, and serving as Chamber President in 1963.
In 1972 he founded Citizen's Bank, now known as
Western Bank of Gallup, and retired as Chairman of the Board in 1998.
He was also a member of the boards of several banks in
New Mexico and Arizona. During his career, he received many statewide
and national awards and recognition for leadership and
innovation in the food and banking industries.
He is survived by his wife Oliva; son Joseph of Gallup, daughters
Nicolina Seay of Gallup, Elizabeth DiGregorio of Alexandria,
VA, and Jeanette Van Doren of Colorado Springs, CO, as well as eight
grandchildren: Nancy Pruitt and James Seay, Gallup;
Patrick DiGregorio, Keswick, VA; Gino DiGregorio, Los Angeles, Calif;
Mark DiGregorio, Chicago, Ill.; Dante DiGregorio,
Albuquerque; and Douglas and Natalie Van Doren, Los Angeles, Calif.;
and ten great-grandchildren, including Christopher and
Daniel Pruitt and Gregory Seay of Gallup.
We mourn the loss of this remarkable man, and celebrate the passing
of his spirit and the rich legacy he has left to all who knew him.
Pallbearers are James Seay, Nancy Pruitt, Douglas Van Doren, Natalie
Van Doren, Gino DiGregorio, Mark DiGregorio, Dante DiGregorio, Christopher
Pruitt, and Daniel Pruitt. Honorary pallbearers are Senator Pete V.
Domenici, Bud McCarthy, Len
Scalzi, Mohammed Aysheh, Chris DiGregorio, Chet DiGiacomo, Pete Alarid,
Carl Alongi, Dennis Sterosky, Nash Khalaf, Bob
Khalaf, Dr. Adelfio Fronterotta, Bill Head, and all Associates of
the California Supermarkets.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Basilio
DiGregorio Endowment for Entrepreneurship. Please send contributions
to the University of New Mexico, Gallup Branch, 200 College Road,
Gallup, NM 87301, Attention: Cynthia Kuhn.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Cameron J. LaPrade
GALLUP — Services for Cameron J. LaPrade, 68, will be announced
at a later date.
LaPrade died Feb. 12 in Gallup. He was born Sept. 10, 1932, in Gallup.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Jean D. Caviggia
GALLUP — Services for Jean D. Caviggia, 77, will be announced
at a later date.
Caviggia died Feb. 13 in Gallup. She was born Nov. 20, 1923, in Galllup.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Charles Johnson
HOGBACK — Services for Thomas Charles Johnson, 71, will be announced
at a later date.
Johnson died Feb. 12 in Shiprock. He was born April 30, 1929, in Shiprock.
Lucy J. Harrison
WINDOW ROCK — Services for Lucy J. Harrison, 57 will be announced
at a later date.
Harrison died Feb. 12 in Gallup. She was born Dec. 5, 1943, in Teec
Nos Pos, Ariz.
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