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Turning brine into water – New Mexico Political Report

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January 25, 2025

Turning brine into water – New Mexico Political Report

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from Juan Montes.
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In a shameless display of grifting, former bureaucrats, and oil lobbyists revealed their strategy for the upcoming legislative session to use the governor’s 50 year Water Plan to provide taxpayers the “opportunity” to pay (half a billion dollars) for the massive environmental cleanup caused by oil/gas production in the southeast corner of the state. Terms such as “data” and “science” were bandied about, obfuscating meanings of brackish waters and produced waters while failing to admit that the petroleum waste is brine produced by oil/gas drilling (1 barrel of oil for 5 to 10 barrels of Brine). Lea and Eddy counties produce almost two million barrels of oil per day (10 to 20 million barrels of brine per day). According to the oil and gas drilling glossary in IADCLexicon.org., “Brine means all saline geological formation water resulting, obtained, or produced in connection with the exploration, drilling, or production of oil or gas.” Fracking brought about the inclusion of poisonous toxic chemicals through pressured injection back into the Earth to extract more oil and gas. Over decades, the massive fracking and brine reinjection has saturated the land and the poisonous liquid is seeping to the surface creating 20-acre toxic brine pools, sink holes and even earthquakes in the Permian Basin. The governor’s plan calls for spending $500 million dollars on “advanced market commitments for desalination and wastewater treatment/reuse” (50 YR Water Plan, Section, B, p. 12).

Chevron, Exxon-Mobil, Phillips 66 and other big oil drillers lavish their shareholders with billions of dollars yearly, while failing to take into account the massive environmental contamination caused by their operations which they plan to continue into the foreseeable future. Now big oil wants New Mexico taxpayers to pay to get into the business of cleaning up their mess and has hired a slew of minions composed of lobbyists, former bureaucrats and funded academics to flood the Legislature with misinformation. Former New Mexico agency officials now work for big oil and/or have formed desalinization and water treatment companies. They want taxpayers to build them a revolving golden parachute tied to big oil. These civil servants, who we paid to protect our water supply (State Engineer), ensure clean extraction methods (Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources) and environmental protection (NM Environment Dept.) looked the other way at best, or were part of the graft for decades allowing this environmental disaster to occur. They now claim to have the solution to produce water from brine but provide no guarantee on the usability of the water given the fact that companies will not disclose their fracking formulas under proprietary protections. Assertions of producing water are suspect when the constituents being cleaned-up are unknown, the brine without oil is still contaminated and toxic to any living thing.

The Legislature is being asked to allocate half a billion tax dollars to pay for starting an environmental clean-up of oil and gas brine under the guise of producing water, albeit unusable. Once hooked, this will lead to a continuous drain to feed the white elephant. Let the oil/gas companies and drillers clean up their own mess which they have made and are making billions off of. Call or write your legislator to nix Section B of the Governor’s 50 year Water Plan.

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Read about these 4 new, 52 reorganized stake presidencies — from New Mexico to New Zealand

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January 26, 2025

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Read about these 4 new, 52 reorganized stake presidencies — from New Mexico to New Zealand

26 Jan 2025, 7:00 a.m. MST

New stakes

A new stake has been created from the Cedar City Utah Cross Hollow, Cedar City Utah and Cedar City Utah West stakes. The Cedar City Utah South Stake, which consists of the Harmony Mountain, Hidden Hills, Kolob Canyon, Meadow Ranch, New Harmony, Old Sorrel, South Mountain and Westview wards, was created by Elder Takashi Wada, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Emerson B. Carnavale, an Area Seventy.

CEDAR CITY UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 3, 2024) President — Lance David Higbee, 39, optometrist; wife, Anne Marie Westwood Higbee. Counselors — Houston Todd Oldroyd, 39, Leavitt Group Enterprises internal auditor; wife, Megan Lynn Harman Oldroyd. Timothy Green Watson, 48, Watson Engineering Co. Inc. president and owner; wife, Shauna Hansen Watson.

A new stake has been created from the Highland Utah West Stake. The Highland Utah North Stake, which consists of the Highland 27th, Highland 32nd, Highland 36th, Highland 41st, Highland 44th and Highland 45th wards, was created by Elder Jorge M. Alvarado, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Ulysse G. McCann, an Area Seventy.

HIGHLAND UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Nov. 3, 2024) President — Caleb John Frischknecht, 45, Limble Solutions Inc. general counsel; wife, Jamie Lynn Baird Frischknecht. Counselors — Jonathan Leland Myres, 52, self-employed landlord; wife, Sunny Wilson Myres. Steven Clark Empey, 48, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals sales manager; wife, Heather Lynn Miller Empey.

A new stake has been created from the Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ruashi Democratic Republic of the Congo stakes. The Kasapa Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake, which consists of the Aeroport Branch and the Hewa Bora, Joli Site, Kasapa 1st, Kasapa 2nd, Kasapa 3rd and Luano wards, was created by Elder Paul B. Pieper, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Jean Pierre A.L. Haboko, an Area Seventy.

KASAPA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Dec. 1, 2024) President — Delly Kabale Banza Ilunga, 44, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints real estate project manager; wife, Therese Nguvu Kabale Yemba. Counselors — Mutambayi Christophe Mbala, 47, Synergy Manpower Solutions manager; wife, Solange Nkulu Nsenga Tundja. Atchoke William Kibonge, 44, Complexe Scolaire Les Amis du Christ school employee; wife, Mwanvua Gertrude Tambwe Kibonge.

A new stake has been created from the San Pedro Cote d’Ivoire District. The San Pedro Cote d’Ivoire Stake, which consists of the LAC, Meagui 1st, Meagui 2nd, Meagui 3rd, San Pedro, Sassandra, Seweke 1st, Seweke 2nd and Seweke 3rd branches, was created by Elder Alfred Kyungu, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Tonga J. Sai, an Area Seventy.

SAN PEDRO COTE D’IVOIRE STAKE: (Sept. 22, 2024) President — Sonh Achide Guiro, 45, Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission handyman; wife, Golou Estelle Guiro. Counselors — Gonkapieu Marius Kpan, 31, entrepreneur; wife, Léhénohin Marthe Ya Zonde Kpan. Kouadio Romaric Kouakou, 31, Roméo Studio graphic designer.

Reorganized stakes

ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Scott Steven Morgan, 42, Cavin & Morgan PA shareholder attorney and managing partner; succeeding Michael David Davis; wife, Katherine Sara Maclure Morgan. Counselors — Eric Brandon Chapman, 45, orthopedic surgeon; wife, Aubrey Mullenaux Chapman. Jesus Eduardo Quispe Cconocc, 57, Homes & Casas LLC president and CEO; wife, Julie Nielsen Quispe.

ASAMANKESE GHANA STAKE: (Dec. 1, 2024) President — Prince Anim Agyei, 40, self-employed mechanic/poultry farmer; succeeding Solomon Agyeman Tenadu; wife, Juliet Effah Agyei. Counselors — Samuel Tetteh Drah, 66, Ghana Education Service retired director of education; wife, Georgina Maku Paditey Drah. Michael Anim, 47, Ghana Cocoa Board sprayer; wife, Faustina Owusua Anim.

ASUNCIÓN PARAGUAY STAKE: (Dec. 15, 2024) President — Abel Vicente Sanabria Pando, 32, Fabrica Paraguaya de Vidrios civil specialist; succeeding Horst Nikolaus Eschgfäller; wife, Cielo Betania Ayala de Sanabria. Counselors — Sergio Daniel Cañellas Benitez, 37, AMX Paraguay S.A. (Claro) marketing product manager; wife, Sandra Elizabeth Roig. Oscar Manuel Machuca Grau, 38, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple recorder; wife, Mabel Baez Meza.

BELO HORIZONTE BRAZIL STAKE: (Oct. 20, 2024) President — Daniel Rodrigues Alves, 45, self-employed; succeeding Otávio Rietra Dias; wife, Lílian Márcia Neves Haddad. Counselors — Victor Azevedo Ramos, 42, Minas Gerais Military Fire Department sergeant; wife, Gislaine de Fátima Dias Barbosa Ramos. Luciano Pereira da Silva, 47, State of Minas Gerais socio-educational security agent; wife, Junia Tupinaba Oliveira Silva.

BOISE IDAHO AMITY STAKE: (Nov. 10, 2024) President — Robert Craig Ord, 48, Idaho Power Co. lead financial analyst; succeeding Richard Allen Johnson; wife, Briana Lyn Moses Ord. Counselors — Rex Joseph Dent, 56, St. Luke’s Health System data and analytics director; wife, Elaine White Dent. Joel Haddon Hallberg, 46, Litster Frost Injury Lawyers director of operations; wife, Angela Dawn Thueson Hallberg.

BROOKLYN NEW YORK STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Victor Manuel Romero Ramirez, 52, Gateway Arms Realty superintendent; succeeding Robert Dean Shull; wife, Sofia Erendira Chavez Alvaradejo Romero. Counselors — Brett Jeffrey Peterson, 40, American Museum of Natural History director of media and interactives; wife, Sarah Maria Sylvester Peterson. Quinton Edwards Covey Cannon, 31, Betterment software engineer; wife, Camille Dawn Lowder Cannon.

CERRITOS CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Rodney Shane Douglass, 52, NSI-MI Technologies controller; succeeding Jerry Wayne Fisher; wife, Shauna Kawahaheeuinaninohea Basso Douglass. Counselors — Richard Cecil Bon, 65, CBS television editor; wife, Linda Jean Black Bon. Pablo Luque Aguilasocho, 57, LA Legacy Trucking LLC self-employed; wife, Ana Patricia Luque Huerta.

CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL STAKE: (Nov. 10, 2024) President — Jonathan Carl Johnston, 47, Wells Fargo Bank lead control management officer; succeeding Steven Jay Page; wife, Tennill Elizabeth Cheney Johnston. Counselors — Randy Alan Fife, 47, TIAA senior managing director; wife, Jenny Le Ora Henningson Fife. Eduardo Hiram Eguizabal, 36, Novant Health corporate operations supervisor; wife, Mariana Palma Rodriguez Eguizabal.

CHICLAYO PERÚ LATINA STAKE: (Nov. 10, 2024) President — Emilio Martin Fernandez Navarro, 41, Idat/Senati teacher and instructor; succeeding Franklin Alonso Bazan Terrones; wife, Deisy Janeth Leonardo Monteza. Counselors — Gustavo Navarro Sokolich, 57, independent driver; wife, Zoila Consuelo de Navarro Quiroz. Marcelino Céspedes Correa, 38, Acabados Marcelino EIRL manager; wife, Katherin Lucía Céspedes de Alcalde.

CIUDAD BOLÍVAR VENEZUELA STAKE: (Oct. 27, 2024) President — Leonardo Rafael Carreño Machado, 52, retired workshop manager; succeeding Rosman Livio Sanchez; wife, María Susana Laguado de Carreño. Counselors — Franklin Orlando Medina Romero, 57, CVG Alcasa integral operator; wife, Naila Mariluz de Medina Mendoza. Ramon de Jesus Piñero, 57, sewing machine technician entrepreneur; wife, Maura Josefina de Piñero Silveira.

COLORADO SPRINGS HIGH PLAINS STAKE: (Oct. 27, 2024) President — Daiko Nephi Abe, 43, ISC Corp. director of operations; succeeding Matthew Jay Carroll; wife, Tamara Zetterquist Abe. Counselors — Reed Paul Romney, 44, KPMG manager; wife, Summer Leann Wiest Romney. Douglas Paul Kisby, 49, U.S. Air Force federal agent; wife, Cara Lynn Price Kisby.

CUENCA ECUADOR STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Jose Luis Cedeño Olvera, 53, business owner and manager; succeeding Gordon Philip Foreman; wife, Jessica Mercedes Torres Nieto de Cedeño. Counselors — Pablo Andres Galan Cajamarca, 38, Wiser Center director; wife, Ana Belen Merchan Bueno. Milton Ricardo Romero Bastidas, 46, Roche key accounts manager; wife, Vivian Elena Coloma Pelchor Romero.

EL PROGRESO HONDURAS STAKE: (Nov. 3, 2024) President — Marvin Enrique Enamorado Larios, 43, H&S Building Solutions construction project estimator; succeeding Ernesto Qauiles Pacheco Amador; wife, Amada Yesenia Medina de Enamorado. Counselors — Daniel Antonio Chavez Medina, 36, Delivery Hero senior sales executive; wife, Gabriela Nineth Zelaya de Chavez. David Fernando Colindres Alvarado, 37, Faceno Group marketing coordinator; wife, Ibeth Geraldina Martinez Martinez de Colindres.

ETINAN NIGERIA NORTH STAKE: (Nov. 3, 2024) President — Usen Nse Eka, 42, handyman; succeeding Uwem John Eshiet; wife, Imaobong Peter Inyang Usen Eka. Counselors — Ibanga Akaninyene Albert, 52, Onward Secondary School teacher; wife, Ekaette Akaninyene Albert. Idorenyin Christopher Udo, 41, self-employed entrepreneur; wife, Mary Sam Edet Idorenyin Udo.

FILER IDAHO STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Bryan Charles Mason, 44, physician; succeeding Scott Edward Hunsaker; wife, Natalie Marie Forbes Mason. Counselors — Ryan Dale Bowman, 50, Twin Falls School District director of educational technology and operations; wife, Ranae Bearnson Bowman. Scott Michael Bame, 39, Nutrien territory manager; wife, Bridget Celeste Schut Bame.

FORNEY TEXAS STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Dane Brooks Hatch, 49, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation administration; wife, Lindsey Erin Jones Hatch. Counselors — Matthew Kyle Hansen, 45, Troutman Pepper Locke partner; wife, Jene’ Kowallis Hansen. Lance Martin Celaya, 46, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy LLP attorney; wife, Michelle Godfrey Celaya.

GALEANA MÉXICO STAKE: (Oct. 27, 2024) President — Valentin Flores Gutierrez, 44, business owner; succeeding Genaro Artemio Garcia Torres; wife, Gabriela Denise Flores Torrentera. Counselors — David Bauzán Carvajal, 52, Corporate Azucarero Emiliano Zapata analyst programmer; wife, Maria Gabriela de Bauzan Estrada. Juan Carlos Sandoval Hernandez, 46, condominium administrator; wife, Juana Elsa de Sandoval Martinez.

GUATEMALA CITY FLORIDA STAKE: (Oct. 27, 2024) President — Nery Giovanny Martinez Garcia, 38, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints publishing services manager; succeeding Byron Alberto Perez Castillo; wife, Katherine Michell Roque de Leon. Counselors — Mario Rene Iquic Santiago, 50, automotive painter; wife, Ana Beatriz Sian Camey de Iquic. Marlon Estuardo Quiñonez Pappa, 46, ProArq designer and construction supervisor; wife, Dilma Yanett Lopez Gamboa de Quiñonez.

GUATEMALA CITY MILAGRO STAKE: (Oct. 27, 2024) President — Jose Estuardo Samayoa Gonzalez, 32, Funval regional supervisor; succeeding Héctor Estuardo Ramírez Helena; wife, Ingrid Azucena Jolon Garcia de Samayoa. Counselors — Carlos Humberto Najera, 46, Judicial Branch of Guatemala Supreme Court of Justice judicial assistant; wife, Juana Yessenia Salguero Corado de Najera. Esli Rene Martinez Hernandez, 43, Alorica supervisor; wife, Karen Iveth Cinto Mejia de Martinez.

GUAYMAS MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Oswaldo Padilla Hernandez, 42, Isssteson nurse; succeeding Ramiro Ibarra Sanchez; wife, Alejandra Lopez Yañez. Counselors — Leonel Baylon Reyes, 45, National Technology Institute of Mexico deputy director of planning and outreach; wife, Grecia Elena Moncayo Meza. Seus Enrique Barojas Lopez, 52, TE Connectivity cost estimator, finance; wife, Lidia Araceli Soto Terrazas de Barojas.

HENDERSON NEVADA MCCULLOUGH HILLS STAKE: (Nov. 10, 2024) President — Jeremy Shad Bradshaw, 49, CommonSpirit Health market president; succeeding Jason Todd Morris; wife, Andrea Ellen Anderson Bradshaw. Counselors — Kenneth C McCandless, 48, optometrist and Wellish Vision Institute director of refractive surgery; wife, Jeaneane Thiriot McCandless. Quincy Ivins Walker, 46, self-employed financial representative; wife, Jessica Marie Knudsen Walker.

IDAHO FALLS EAGLE ROCK STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Shane L Wynn, 50, optometrist; succeeding Albert Rupert Wilcox; wife, Kimberly Ann Farnsworth Wynn. Counselors — Matthew Jay Merzlock, 48, physician assistant; wife, Renae Hart Merzlock. Tyson Craig Parker, 43, physician assistant; wife, Kristine Gayle Crandall Parker.

ILAGAN PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Gericel Mamuri Lopez, 46, Polaris Cable Vision Inc. accounting/field officer; succeeding Jasper Dureza Allapitan; wife, Rosemarie Gatan Bucaling Lopez. Counselors — Felix Gaspar Ferrer Daggao Jr., 39, freelance agent; wife, Juanita Sabado Barberan Daggao. Sonny Dacquil Dacuycuy Jr., 48, freelance contractor; wife, Lovelinda Ventura Lopez Dacuycuy.

IPSWICH AUSTRALIA STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Stephen Nautu, 47, Energy Queensland senior network data officer; succeeding Paolaaita Siaea Salanoa; wife, Anita Pei Nautu. Counselors — Ronald William Inu, 55, IT consultant and contractor; wife, Le-Vonne Mitzi Hunt Inu. Trevor Ing, 53, Allianz Partners workforce planner; wife, Moesha Soloai Hall.

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA EAST STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Bret Gerald Smith, 65, retired; succeeding Stephen Edgar Heywood; wife, Jeanette Tidwell Goates Smith. Counselors — John Cameron Thomas, 45, Farah and Farah trial attorney; wife, Lindsay Gail Royal Thomas. Coby Thomas Febrizio, 47, Citibank program management lead; wife, Katharine Alexandra Daniels Fabrizio.

JUCHITÁN MÉXICO LAS FLORES STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Carlos Gallegos Santiago, 33, BBVA Banmer SME pool executive, Banco Santander SA commercial executive, and self-employed merchant; succeeding Víctor Orozco Jiménez; wife, Naima Aide Gonzalez Joaquin. Counselors — Alberto Orozco Palacios, 46, Comprehensive Dermatological Center administrator; wife, Josefina de Orozco Jimenez. Cristopher Amadeo Villegas de Leon, 28, Ecological Fumigations of the Isthmus technical supervisor; wife, Maria del Carmen Castellanos Jimenez.

KAOHSIUNG TAIWAN NORTH STAKE: (Dec. 15, 2024) President — Fu Shan Yen, 51, B.A.T. Services Limited Taiwan Branch channel development executive; succeeding Chun Chia Li; wife, Chiung Ju Kuo. Counselors — Chia Hung Liu, 47, Kaohsiung City Police Department Fengshan Branch police officer; wife, Chun Hsiu Chen. Chao Chang Ke, 48, Taiwan Senju Electronics Co. Ltd. sales specialist; wife, Hsin Ya Huang.

KINSHASA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO MPASA STAKE: (Dec. 1, 2024) President — Julien Mbwabanguka Muyaya, 57, Guarding and Service for Africa GSA control inspector and entrepreneur; succeeding Mayamba Hermes Itinya; wife, Sylvie Mbuidikila Mayuma. Counselors — Epanya Armand Kasongo, 43, electrician; wife, Mvuala Lablonde Kisungu. Ata Jonathan Kasanda, 29, Perika TV Media secretary general; wife, Mafuta Mega Matumona.

LAGOS NIGERIA YABA STAKE: (Oct. 20, 2024) President — Fred Essien Ntuen Anyin, 43, Lead-Forte Gate Ltd. executive assistant; succeeding Chinedu Joshua Enwereuzo; wife, Afolakemi Oluwatosin Olofinnusi Anyin. Counselors — Oghene-ochuko Paul Erubami, 49, Max-Migold Ltd. managing director and CEO; wife, Grace Oluwasola Aluko Erubami. Saviour Offiong Effiong, 37, Help Start Education Foundation Lagos system engineer; wife, Uwana Okokon Effiong.

LOGAN UTAH STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Benjamin Alma Slack, 47, Nucor Cold Finish Utah inside sales; succeeding Curtis Nolan Phillips; wife, Ashley Dawn Hogan Slack. Counselors — Jason Eric Stanger, 48, InTech Collegiate Academy executive director; wife, Amy Benedict Stanger. Bradley Newbold Mumford, 42, attorney and U.S. Air Force judge advocate; wife, Cassi Lyn Anderson Mumford.

MACEIÓ BRAZIL TABULEIRO STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Ademar Leandro da Silva Vasconcelos, 33, Biu Gráfica businessman; succeeding Genival dos Santos; wife, Jéssica Bernardino do Vale Vasconcelos. Counselors — Radmellys Carlos Lôbo, 50, T3 facilities gardening officer; wife, Cristiane Rosy Chagas Lôbo. Josualdo dos Santos Mota, 54, PMAL second sergeant; wife, Marcia Ferreira do Nascimento Mota.

MADRID SPAIN CENTRAL STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Óscar Ovejero Ibáñez, 46, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Madrid Temple assistant recorder; succeeding Riqui Tellez Pinzon; wife, Sara Somoza García. Counselors — Nicolas Alejandro De Gennaro, 43, business owner and manager; wife, Silvana Noemi Acuña De Gennaro. Pedro Ramon Porras Valenzuela, 44, Industrias Lácteas Asturianas SA computer systems administrator; wife, Beatriz Elena Ochoa Ochoa.

MAKAKILO HAWAII STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Brennen Lopaka Chosei Owan, 43, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii physician; succeeding Mark Kaikiohua Piena; wife, Amy Sachie Lehua Kamoe Owan. Counselors — Stewart Minn Soo Choi, 58, Child and Family Services clinical supervisor and therapist, and Family Services counselor and agency manager; wife, Ruth Kawaianuenue Alohikea Choi. Nake’u Smith, 45, Atlas Insurance Agency account manger of benefit consultant; wife, Ariana Asako Uhiwai Manoa Smith.

MERCEDES URUGUAY STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Juan Marcelo Arballo Malatés, 45, Amsa Distributor owner and Departmental Board of Soriano departmental councilor; succeeding Ricardo Fabian Camargo Vazquez; wife, Ana Laura Arballo. Counselors — Néstor Ildo Muape Fúnez, 51, Gamma Company Mercedes Soriano security supervisor and retired police officer; wife, Laura Leonor Izaguirre Vazquez. Edgar Jose Varela Schanzenback, 49, forestry company maintenance manager; wife, Vaneza Esther Centurion Montaña.

MONCLOVA MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 10, 2024) President — Juan Angel Bustos Avendaño, 42, Autonomous University of Coahuila teacher; succeeding Gustavo Sandoval Castro; wife, Sandra Elizabeth Martinez Galindo. Counselors — Marco Antonio Barrera Hernandez, 49, Joyson Safety System engineering manager; wife, Adelita Carrillo Ramos. Pedro Gerardo Obregon Puente, 38, TMS International operations manager; wife, Zaida Zelem de Obregon Riojas.

MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY MAROÑAS STAKE: (Dec. 1, 2024) President — Christian Fernando Profeti Valdez, 39, Ternium IT development and architecture and IT project leader; succeeding Gaston Pitta Marcos; wife, Nadia Valeria Jaureguy Arrúa. Counselors — Julio Alberto Zapatta La Paz, 48, Darokil manager; wife, Amorina Zapatta. Dardo Victor Della Valle Gonzalez, 51, construction worker; wife, Sandra Jacqueline Della Valle.

OGDEN UTAH WEBER STAKE: (Nov. 3, 2024) President — Justin Kent Johnson, 50, International Armoring Corp. chief operations officer; succeeding Joel G. Porter; wife, Tiffany Dawn Torman Johnson. Counselors — Dan Cameron Milne, 62, retired; wife, Leanne Marie Schreckengost Milne. David Lee Rice, 52, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District division manager; wife, Melinda Bybee Rice.

ORIZABA MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Raul Flores Sanchez, 50, Seidor México senior consultant; succeeding Sergio Andres Cancino Reyes; wife, Sheila Yiandini de Canaán Ramirez. Counselors — Rafael Cisneros Miranda, 53, retired college teacher; wife, Eliana Cisneros Lozano. Cesar Manuel Ramos Mendoza, 56, UGI Internet & TV finance manager; wife, Alicia Torres Castillo.

PEORIA ILLINOIS STAKE: (Dec. 15, 2024) President — Brian Keith Hafen, 53, Nussbaum Transportation senior systems administrator; succeeding Corey Scott Wurtzbacher; wife, Joy Margaret Larson Hafen. Counselors — Marvin Haschal Jarnagin, 52, Caterpillar Inc. product support manager; wife, Jessica Neeko Hanes Jarnagin. Jonathan Boyd Thayn, 49, Illinois State University professor; wife, Deborah Lee Frame Thayn.

PHOENIX ARIZONA WEST MARICOPA STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Taylor Condie Earl, 42, Earl & Curley managing partner; succeeding Timothy Warren Overton; wife, Laura Marie Nielsen Earl. Counselors — Oscar Bernardo Garcia Maytorena, 48, GarMayt Tile Services N Remodeling owner; wife, Roxana Garcia. Michael Thomas Rigby, 44, Civil Solutions Engineering and Management senior resident engineer; wife, Megan Wootton Rigby.

PORTO ALEGRE BRAZIL NORTH STAKE: (Dec. 1, 2024) President — Maurício Grahl Rodrigues, 39, La Sante Farmacia de Manipulação and Quantic Life managing partner; succeeding Carlos Alberto Salles Baptista; wife, Daniela Sorrentino Rodrigues. Counselors — Ernani Berwig Jr., 56, Pest Control and Decupinizer Zap Cupim businessman; wife, Fabíola Volino Berwig. Sullivan da Silva Flores, 35, BandSafe Insurance Broker and Urban Haus Real Estate Management managing partner; wife, Gisele Pereira Bandeira.

RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 3, 2024) President — Tyler McKay Haws, 45, Highwire vice president of sales; succeeding Raymond Joe Runyan; wife, Jayna Lynn Crandall Haws. Counselors — Matthew Bryan Hafen, 40, WakeMed Health and Hospitals heart center manager; wife, Gislaine Da Silva Hafen. Ryan Peter Webb, 44, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion institute director; wife, KaDawn Smith Webb.

ROY UTAH STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Aaron Balthaser Rentschler, 42, Davis and Bott CPA; succeeding Kelly Lewis Taylor; wife, JaNell Jenkins Rentschler. Counselors — Gary Walker Schuenman, 59, Deseret Fence & Construction president; wife, Kimber Lee Howard Schuenman. Clifton Dee Christiansen, 36, Jeff Yeoman Construction foreman; wife, Annalise Yeoman Christiansen.

SAN NICOLÁS MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 24, 2024) President — Edgar Treviño Lopez, 35, teacher; succeeding Julio Cesar Pineda Franco; wife, Irma Genir Aleman Barajas. Counselors — Edgar Enrique Bahena Celestino, 31, Ventau and Intelimotor chief technology officer and co-founder; wife, Adriana Martínez Castilleja. Conrado Balboa Lopez, 49, 4Life international diamond distributor; wife, Cleopatra de Balboa Gallegos.

SARATOGA SPRINGS UTAH CROSSROADS STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Alan William Keller, 48, Intermountain Health Care physical therapist; succeeding Thomas David Tillman; wife, Sherry Larson Keller. Counselors — Ryan Reid Smart, 51, Smart, Schofield, Smart P.C. shareholder attorney; wife, Tara Mira Bateman Smart. Justin Walker Purcell, 45, JP Appliance self-employed; wife, Anna Elizabeth Seavers Purcell.

SENECA MARYLAND STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Devin Lee Ure, 43, Department of Transportation chief financial officer of office of the secretary; succeeding Darren Earl Arnold; wife, Nicole Stevenson Ure. Counselors — Raul Humberto Quintanilla Moreno, 51, Peraton Inc. senior system engineer; wife, Mirna Teresa Cuellar Quintanilla. Zachery Aaron Groover, 50, U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel; wife, Marcy Lynn Vavrosky Groover.

SPRING TEXAS STAKE: (Nov. 17, 2024) President — Benjamin Kay Johnson, 50, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP vice president of rates and tariffs; succeeding Michael Garrett Myers; wife, Mona Ruth Christensen Johnson. Counselors — Alexander Luther Parker, 42, Reliant Pest Management owner; wife, Cathryn Randall Parker. William Ashcroft Luce, 51, ExxonMobil global head of learning; wife, Jennifer Agnes Brumfield Luce.

TE MATAU A MAUI NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Justin William Edwards, 46, Department of Corrections senior adviser of leadership development; succeeding Farley John Keenan; wife, Shannon Leeanne Wainohu Edwards. Counselors — Dustine Lang Watarini Sadler, 50, Oranga Tamariki conference coordinator; wife, Vanessa-Lee Hineari Cowan Sadler. Neerod James Hapi, 52, Health New Zealand manager; wife, Sonya Louis Au Hapi.

TUMBES PERÚ STAKE — (Nov. 10, 2024) President — David Anthony Arcaya Moran, 46, Santa Priscila head of production; succeeding Eduardo Martin Melgar Arcaya; wife, Leyla Yemila de Arcaya Davis. Counselors — Jean Franco Napan Trigoso, 37, Napan Optical Center optrician; wife, Yuri Mabel de Napan Benavides. Gercy Paul Garcia Nuñez, 34, Papayal Preventative Maintenance supervisor and resident engineer; wife, Kelly Milagros De Garcia Rioja.

VENTANILLA PERÚ STAKE: (Oct. 27, 2024) President — Cristian Sixto Credo Gonzales, 32, Trox Do Brasil Ltda. regional manager; succeeding Alfonso Gabriel Yescas Ramirez; wife, Karol Bisset Macahuachi Utia. Counselors — Jorge Eduardo Ramos De La Cruz, 56, metal structures company plant supervisor; wife, Soledad Davila Buendia. Elias Gustavo Valderrama Infanson, 38, Pamer Schools psychologist; wife, Cecilia Milagros de Valderrama Curo.

WESTMINSTER COLORADO STAKE: (Dec. 8, 2024) President — Bret Ryan Fund, 49, Cengage and Infosec Institute general manager and senior vice president; succeeding Sung Hoon Moon; wife, Alisha White Fund. Counselors — Phillip Neal Sharp, 49, Sharp Wealth Management financial adviser; wife, Melanie Goates Sharp. William James Ellis III, 58, Oracle Corp. sales operations director; wife, Janel Ray Janda Ellis.

YAMORANSA GHANA STAKE: (Dec. 15, 2024) President — Amos Adu-Asare, 40, Ghana Education Service teacher/HOD; succeeding Frederick Antwi Sr.; wife, Belinda Adae Adu-Asare. Counselors — Alex Bosomtwe, 34, Ghana Education Service teacher; wife, Elizabeth Gyewu Bosomtwe. Alfred Afful, 41, Ghana Education Service teacher; wife, Faustina Osei Afful.

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Lobos Hold Off UNLV 75-73 to Improve to 9-1 in Mountain West

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January 26, 2025

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The New Mexico men’s basketball team completed the first half of the conference schedule Saturday with a 75-73 victory over UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lobos (17-4, 9-1 MW) overcame a late two-point deficit to defeat the Runnin’ Rebels (11-9, 5-4 MW) and record their first road win in the series since 2018.

Donovan Dent and Nelly Junior Joseph led the Lobos in the victory. Dent had 34 points, his most against a conference opponent, to post his third 30-point game of the season. Joseph had his 10th double-double of the year with 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lobos got off to a quick start, leading 14-7 after the opening five minutes of play. The Runnin’ Rebels tied the game, 16-16, with 11:15 left in the half after a 9-2 run. UNM led 20-16 at the midway point of the half and held a 26-21 lead with 7:45 to play. The lead grew to 31-23 with 4:30 left before UNLV tied the game at 37-37 with 1:05 to go. The game would go to halftime tied at 39-39, as Dent had 18 first-half points to lead the Lobos.

In the second half, the teams traded the lead for several minutes with the game tied at 49-49 with 15:00 to play. UNM took a 58-53 lead with 11:30 to play and held a 60-56 at the midway point and led 66-63 with 7:00 left. UNLV took a 72-70 lead with 3:12 left before Dent tied the game from the line with 2:46 to go. A Joseph putback gave UNM a 74-72 lead with 2:05 to play, a lead they held with 23 seconds left as UNLV had the ball. The Rebels were fouled with 1.3 seconds to play with a chance to tie the game. After making the first, Dedan Thomas, Jr. missed the second and Joseph grabbed the board to seal the win. He was fouled with 0.5 left and made the first shot to make the final score 75-73 before intentionally missing the second.

LOBO NOTES
• Dent’s 34 points were most by a Lobo in a Mountain West road game since Jaelen House scored 42 points at Air Force in 2022
• Dent had a season-low two assists, ending a streak where he was the only player in the nation to have at least 10 points and four assists in every game this season
• Filip Borovicanin led UNM in assists with three, the first game all season that Dent did not lead the Lobos in assists
• Dent’s 18 first-half points were most by a Lobo in the first half since Jaelen House had 26 first-half points vs. New Mexico State (Dec. 2, 2023)
• It was UNM’s seventh Quad 2 victory of the season and eighth Quad 1/2 win of the year, matching its total from all of 2023-24

QUOTABLE
“That was an incredible second half and a huge win. Donovan, offensively, was phenomenal. Nelly was a hero, 18 rebounds and did some amazing things. Donovan and DJ Thomas, those are two of the better point guards you will ever see and they both showed it today. UNLV is really good and we just had to find a way to get a win. It was one of those games when we weren’t making a lot of shots and the first half was choppy with all the free throws. We were great at the rim today and that was a big reason why we won.” – Richard Pitino

UP NEXT
The Lobos will have a week off before visiting Utah State (8-1 MW) next Saturday. New Mexico returns home to host Colorado State (6-2 MW) on Feb. 5. Tickets for that game are on sale at GoLobos.com/tickets.

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Rebels miss tying free throw in final seconds, fall to New Mexico

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January 25, 2025

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Rebels miss tying free throw in final seconds, fall to New Mexico

Dedan Thomas Jr. missed a free throw to tie with 1.3 seconds remaining, and the UNLV men’s basketball team lost to Mountain West leader New Mexico 75-73 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Thomas went to the line with UNLV trailing 74-72. He made the first free throw but missed the second. New Mexico’s Nelly Junior Joseph was fouled with less than a second to play and made one free throw to provide the final margin.

Thomas led the Rebels (11-9, 5-4 Mountain West) with 18 points, and Julian Rishwain added 16.

Donovan Dent poured in 34 points for the Lobos (17-4, 9-1).

UNLV next plays at Utah State at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Logan, Utah.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Callie Fin at cfin@reviewjournal.com. Follow @CallieJLaw on X.

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