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Isleta Pueblo News
Volume 7 Issue 8
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEDICAID CENTENNIAL
CARE PLAN:
The Pueblo of Isleta and Tribes in New
Mexico have been involved in formal
Tribal consultation and collaboration with
the State of New Mexico Human Services
Department to ensure Protection for Native
America Recipients and Indian Health
Providers in the Centennial Care Plan.
New Mexico Tribal Leaders have requested
clarification of several issues in the
Centennial Care Plan which include:
• The Centennial Care Plan does not
prohibit Native American Medicaid
recipients from receiving services at
IHS, Tribal or Urban Indian Health
(I/T/U) programs.
• The Centennial Care plan requires
the Managed Care Organizations
(MCOs) to contract with I/T/Us, if the
I/T/Us desire such contracts.
• IHS and Tribal programs have the
option to become an in-network provider
of the MCOs.
• The State will require prompt
reimbursement to I/T/Us for the Medicaid
portion of the claim after Medicare has
paid. This applies whether the I/T/Us
are in-network or not in network.
• Your health program can make
patient referrals to specialized care for
tribal members in an MCO health plan.
• Medical costs will be covered by the
health insurance plan, thus creating
savings on Contract Health Services
dollars.
• Financial sustainability can be
created for your programs through third
party billing.
• Tribal
members
and
health
programs will have access to an array of
specialized health services which often
are limited or unaffordable through
Contract Health Services.
• HSD is seeking a waiver to exempt
Native Americans from co-pays at nontribal facilities, which is an extension of
the right currently under federal law for
services accessed at I/T/Us.
I know the above is very foreign to you
as it is with me. As we move further into
this discussion, I will continue to keep you
apprised of the outcome of State-Tribal
Consultation on this important issue. In
the next issue of our newsletter, I will try
to explain in simple terms so that we all
understand how this affects Isleta Pueblo.
PILGRIMS FROM AGREDA, SPAIN
VISIT ISLETA PUEBLO:
July 11, 2012 Pilgrims from Agreda , Spain
visited the Pueblo of Isleta to advance the
cause for Sainthood of Venerable Sor Maria
de Jesus de Agredas (aka The Blue Nun)
based on her tremendous contributions in
New Mexico in promulgating the Catholic
Faith. Legend has that Mother Maria served
as a cloistered Franciscan nun her entire
life, never leaving the Agreda Monastery.
Throughout that time, she is credited with
numerous miracles and visions in addition
to her well documented ability to spiritually
transport herself to different places. She
died in 1665 at 63 years of age, though her
legend lives on to this day.
The visiting delegation visited St. Augustine
church where they were greeted by Governor
Frank Lujan, Father George Pavambolt
and tribal parishioners. A spokesperson
from the delegation gave a presentation on
the legend of the Blue Nun and presented
a cloth wall painting of Sor Maria de Jesus
de Agreda to the People of Isleta that will
be displayed at the church. A special feast
was prepared for the visiting pilgrims by
church parishioners and gifts were provided
by Governor Frank Lujan on behalf of the
People of Isleta to the visiting pilgrims. As
a special gesture Governor Frank Lujan
presented a proclamation to the visiting
delegation supporting the advancement of
Sainthood of Venerable Sor Maria de Jesus
de Agredas.
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
CONSERVATION INITIATIVE:
In early July 2012, the Honorable Ken
Salazar, Secretary U.S. Department of
the Interior, hosted a meeting at the
Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque,
NM to announce the Middle Rio Grande
Conservation Initiative. Secretary Salazar
stated the Rio Grande is a treasure for
New Mexico - it contains the economic
engine of the State - but also provides
for the heritage of New Mexico. We need
to protect agriculture, hunters, anglers,
outdoor recreation and tourism. I can see
myself coming back in ten years and finding
vibrant agriculture, great recreational
opportunities, biking, riding horses, and
watching the economic development that
comes with a healthy river.
The Secretary's Committee announced
its mission statement: To seek long-term
sustainability of cultural and ecological
integrity of the Middle Rio Grande valley's
riverine system by promoting responsible
recreation, education, and conservation
goals while maintaining the economic
vitality of the region.
August 2012
In a request by Secretary Salazar for issues
and comments, I commented and questioned
the environmental and cultural impacts of
water quality on our part of the river, the
build up of sediment, the ongoing legal
issues of water rights and facility title of
the diversion dam and protection of current
and future agricultural lands. I commented
saying the Pueblo of Isleta is in full support
of a healthy river, however, we need help
in solving and addressing the issues we
have. As a result of my comments, we got
the attention of the Secretary and things
are now coming to the forefront. I expect
meaningful discussions to take place and
resolution to the above in the near future.
SAINT AUGUSTINE FEAST DAYS:
Always
with
anticipation
Tribal
Communities and their members look
forward to their annual feast days when
you can visit and enjoy the company of
family, old friends and always make new
friends. Our Pueblo will enjoy and celebrate
Saint Augustine Feast days on August 28,
2012 and September 3-4, 2012. I wish to
extend my sincere appreciation on behalf
of our people to the Sponsors of the feast
days. The sponsors for August 28, 2012
are Nabahe & Annette Abeita, Reyes &
Roger Blaine, Tricia Jojola & Gary Roybal
and Bernard Chaves & Selena Montoya.
Sponsors for September 3, 2012 are Eddie &
Colleen Zuni. Thank you and let’s all have
an enjoyable and memorable feast.
Lastly, Gabrielle Lucero, daughter of Joey
and Charlene Lucero, attended the Summer
Policy Academy Institute. Students are
taught and students learn about issues
related to their homes. A community project
Gabrielle chose is an awareness project
related to recycling. Below are Gabrielle's
thoughts, facts, and how we can help:
Recycle and Become Aware
Recycling is not something I really see in
Isleta, and throughout the years there
has been a lot of trash pollution. Eighty
percent of the trash that we throw away
can be recycled. Most of the trash harms
our earth, because some trash is hazardous
to the environment such as the animals,
people, and land. There are many ways we
can stop polluting the earth, and one way is
by recycling.
• Ways we can start recycling
Setting up recycling bins at
community centers/areas.
- Have a nearby recycling center.
- Use biodegradable plates, silverware,
cups.
- Instead of buying plastic water bottles,
buy reusable water bottles.
- Having recycling bins at community
events such as feast days.
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Office of the Governor, continued
At the next feast day on August 28,
2012 there will be recycle bins set-up.
So please recycle, and help make a
difference.
• What the transfer station (Dump)
accepts
- Oil
- Paint
- Refrigerators
- Batteries
- Cardboard
- Trees
• Fun Facts
- A family can prevent 2400 pounds
of carbon dioxide emissions a year by
recycling half of the household waste
generated.
- Recycling one aluminum can save
enough energy to power a TV for 3
hours.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Probate Hearing for the Estate of Damacia
Puhuyesva, Deceased on March 8, 2006,
will be held in the Pueblo of Isleta Tribal
Court. Any person claiming interest in
the Estate is hereby requested to notify
the Isleta Tribal Court Clerk at (505) 8699697, before August 20, 2012.
PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION TO PROBATE
A Petition to Probate the Estate of Jose
Richard Chewiwi, deceased on May 22,
2011, has been filed in the Isleta Tribal
Court. Any person claiming an interest in
the estate is hereby requested to notify
the Tribal Court Clerk at 869-9699 within
thirty (30) days from the date this notice
being posted.
Pueblo of Isleta Veterans’
Association Meeting
Open House
The POI Veterans' Association
monthly meeting will be held on
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
at 6:30 PM. The Veterans'
Center, located at the Old
Headstart in Chical, will have
an open house from
5:00 PM — 8:00 PM.
All veterans are welcome.
Refreshments and snacks
will be served.
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- New Mexico's percentage rate for
recycling is 14%.
- A tee-shirt can be made of five plastic
bottles.
• Websites
• Recycling Program Resources
• How To Convince Your Community
To Recycle: The following links take you
to Social Marketing
• techniques used for successful recycling
and waste reduction programs:
• These reports and resources on the
website of Aceti Associates, Arlington, MA,
might be helpful:
- http://www.acetiassociates.com/
publications.html
- http://www.acetiassociates.com/
resources.html
• See Recycling Informational Display
Above
• Recycling ink cartridges
• Recycling appliances and electronics
August 2012
• Download NMRC's new Recycling
Brochure with general information on
how and why to recycle in New Mexico Recycling Brochure
Social Enterprise Associates - New Mexico
based consulting firm specializing in
sustainability
To help with keeping Mother Earth clean,
we will set up trash receptacles with labels
on them; plastics, bottles, cardboard/paper,
etc. We should all participate in this project
not only to help our community be clean
but understand the environmental impacts
Gabrielle reminds us of. In Gabrielle's
words "Please recycle and help make a
difference".
The start of school is around the corner and
summer fun is coming to an end but being
in school also brings a lot fun. Meeting up
with friends again and meeting new ones,
football season, fall season, hunting, etc.
Where did the summer go? Remember
students we are always here to help. Good
luck and best wishes from all of us here.
Isleta Pueblo News
August 2012
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2012 Down Under Sports
Cross Country Invitational
We are proud to announce that Myron Tenorio Jr. was able to participate in the 2012 Down Under
Sports Cross Country invitational this summer. As you may recall, Myron was invited to participate
in a cross country tournament while representing the State of New Mexico and his country in Sydney,
Australia.
Myron was in Australia for seven days. He was able to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity.
He is a talented runner and has been running for quite some time. Dedicated to his athleticism he has
certainly worked hard to achieve this milestone in his life.
Myron participated in a 5k run on June 27th at Pizzey Park where he came in 21st under his age group
of 17 and older, with a time of 19:23. He participated with a total of 71 runners.
He also participated in a 5.7k run Queensland Health Challenge (Marathon) on June 30th. He came in
59th gender place and 42nd divisional place with a time of 21:20 and finished in 2nd place as a team.
He participated along with 4,021 runners whereas 3,586 runners actually finished the race.
We are very proud of him. Myron could not have attended
this event without the help of his family, friends and
community. We are so grateful to everyone who donated
their time, gifts and money.
A special thanks to his grandparents Betty Sangre &
George Brown, Raymond & Sandra Abeita, his Great
grandma Filomena Embrey and his Aunties Malina Sangre
Myron Tenorio Jr.
and Marie Abeita, and his parents Myron Tenorio Sr. and
Randy & Carolyn Jim, and to all his family and friends for helping with the Bingo and
raffle donations.
We would like to thank the community for their support:
Hard Rock Albuquerque
San Felipe Travel Center
Isleta One Stop
Benny’s
Sopa’s
Pueblo of Isleta Library
San Felipe Fitness Center
San Felipe Casino Hollywood
San Felipe Pueblo
Los Cuates
Pueblo of Isleta Public Works
Chewiwi’s Smoke Shop
Shirpoyo Art: Shiela Jojola
POI Directors: Rita Jojola, Terry Honeycutt, Eddie Gomez, Olin Calderon, Harold Culbertson, Abel Camarena, and Simon Shima
Scholarship Application
The 2012-2013 Scholarship Application is
available at the Department of Education office.
The Scholarship Application Deadline
is August 15, 2012.
The Department of Education’s
new fax number is 869-7573.
Any questions
please call 924-3170.
Congratulations
To Crystal Anchondo for making the Dean's list
twice at Carrington College.
Keep up the good work, from Mom, Dad,
Trishelle, and Darren, Rafael, Shawn, Paul, Ness,
Pula, Mederith, Miranda, Danielle and Dominique.
Good Luck from all your extended family and friends.
We love you.
Immunization Records
for the Next School Year
Procurement Office Looking
for Experienced Worker
The Pueblo of Isleta Procurement Office is requesting
names of Isleta Pueblo members who have experience
with building structures utilizing lava block materials.
Please provide your name, phone number and date of
birth to:
Patty Jojola, Procurement Officer
FAX: 869-7580
Email: poi70301@isletapueblo.com
or for any questions,
please call 869-5269.
Because of the high demand for copies of immunization
records and physicals at the time school registration
begins, your request for copies may take up to five
working days to complete.
Start early, avoid the rush and the long wait.
Request a copy of your child's immunization records in
advance of your child starting school.
Call or come by the medical record department at the
clinic to find out how you can obtain a copy of your
child's immunization records (869-4389 or 869-4472).
If you are not sure if your child's immunizations are upto-date, prior to calling the medical record department,
call the clinic at 869-4089 and request a chart review by
the nurse. After reviewing your child's chart the nurse
will call you back to let you know if your child needs
additional immunizations.
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Isleta Pueblo News
August 2012
Draft For Public Scoping July 26, 2012
Dear Community Member: The Pueblo of Isleta is in the process of enacting the Pueblo of Isleta Traffic Ordinance. The ordinance
contains several provisions that affect this community. Tribal Council is asking you to review the draft ordinance and provide your
written comments to Tribal Council by August 31, 2012. Your input on this draft ordinance is important. Please provide your input in
writing to Tribal Council office at P.O. Box 850, Isleta, NM 87022, or hand delivery in person at the Tribal Council office during regular
business hours, or submit your comments electronically on the official Pueblo of Isleta website. Your input is greatly appreciated,
Tribal Council
Sincerely,
Pablo H. Padilla Jr., General Counsel
Office of the Governor, Pueblo of Isleta P.O. Box 1270 Isleta, New Mexico 87022 Phone: (505) 869-9716
Email: Tribal.Attorney@Isletapueblo.com
EXHIBIT A
PUEBLO OF ISLETA TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
LIST OF OFFENSES
66-7-301. Speed regulation.
A. No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway
at a speed greater than:
(1) fifteen miles per hour on all highways
when passing a school while children are
going to or leaving school and when the
school zone is properly posted;
(2) thirty miles per hour in a business or
residence district;
(3) seventy-five miles per hour; and
(4) the posted speed limit in construction
zones posted as double fine zones or other
safety zones posted as double fine zones as
designated by the Pueblo of Isleta.
B. In every event, speed shall be so controlled
by the driver as may be necessary:
(1) to avoid colliding with a person, vehicle
or other conveyance on or entering the
highway;
(2) to comply with legal requirements as may
be established by the Pueblo of Isleta and
the duty of all persons to use due care; and
(3) to protect workers in construction zones
posted as double fine zones or other safety
zones posted as double fine zones as
designated by the Pueblo of Isleta.
C. The speed limits set forth in Subsection A
of this section may be altered as authorized by
Pueblo of Isleta.
66-7-303. Establishment of speed zones.
A. Whenever the Pueblo of Isleta determines
upon the basis of an engineering survey and
traffic investigation, that any speed established
by law is greater or less than is reasonable
or safe under the conditions found to exist
upon any part of a highway, the Pueblo of
Isleta may declare the speed limit for that part,
and that speed limit shall be authorized and
effective when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected at that particular part of the
highway; provided that no speed limit shall be
declared greater than seventy-five miles per
hour.
B. Speed zones may be marked by a sign
containing a flashing yellow light and, when the
light is in operation, the speed limit, instructions
or regulations on the sign are in effect.
C. The New Mexico Secretary of Highway
and Transportation shall have the authority to
set speed limits on state highways within the
Pueblo of Isleta Indian Reservation if such
authority is granted in the easement or right-ofway agreement for that state highway with the
Pueblo of Isleta.
66-7-303.1. Construction zones; traffic control
devices; penalty.
A. When construction, repair or reconstruction
of any street or highway is being done, the
Pueblo of Isleta is authorized to designate as
a construction zone that portion of the street
or highway where construction, reconstruction
or repair is being done and to close the
construction zone to traffic or to provide for a
single lane of traffic on any two-lane or fourlane highway in the construction zone.
regulation under this Ordinance, the complaint
and the uniform traffic citation shall specify the
speed at which the defendant is alleged to have
driven and the maximum speed applicable
within the district or at the location.
B. The Pueblo of Isleta closing all or a portion
of a street or highway or providing for a single
lane of traffic on any two-lane or four-lane
street or highway pursuant to Subsection A of
this section shall erect or cause to be erected
traffic-control devices or barricades to warn and
notify the public of any change in speed limit
and that such street or highway is closed or
limited to a single lane of traffic.
B. Provisions of this Ordinance for maximum
speed limitations shall not be construed to
relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the
burden of proving negligence on the part of
the defendant as the proximate cause of an
accident.
C. Every pedestrian or person who operates
a vehicle on any street or highway shall obey
all signs, signals, markings, flagmen or other
traffic-control devices that are placed to
regulate, control and guide traffic through a
construction zone.
D. No person shall remove, change, modify,
deface or alter any traffic-control device or
barricade which has been erected on any street
or highway pursuant to this section.
66-7-305. Minimum speed regulation.
A. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle at
such a slow speed as to impede the normal
and reasonable movement of traffic except
when reduced speed is necessary for safe
operation or to be in compliance with law.
B. Whenever the Pueblo of Isleta determine
on the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that slow speeds on any part of
a highway consistently impede the normal and
reasonable movement of traffic, the Pueblo of
Isleta may determine and declare a minimum
speed limit below which no person shall drive
a vehicle except when necessary for safe
operation or to be in compliance with law.
C. The New Mexico Secretary of Highway and
Transportation shall have the authority to set
minimum speed limits on state highways within
the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Reservation if such
authority is granted in the easement or right-ofway agreement with the Pueblo of Isleta.
66-7-306. Special speed limitations.
A. no person shall drive any vehicle equipped
with solid rubber or cushion tires at a speed
greater than ten miles per hour.
B. A person shall not drive a vehicle over any
bridge or other elevated structure constituting
a part of a highway at a speed that is greater
than the maximum speed that can be
maintained with safety to the bridge or structure
when such structure is signposted as provided
in this section.
66-7-307. Charging violations; rule in civil
actions.
A. In every charge of violation of any speed
66-7-308. Drive on right side of roadway;
exceptions.
A. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a
vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the
roadway, and where practicable, entirely to the
right of the center thereof, except as follows:
(1) when overtaking and passing another
vehicle proceeding in the same direction
under the rules governing such movement;
(2) when the right half of a roadway is closed
to traffic while under construction or repair;
(3) upon a roadway divided into three
marked lanes for traffic under the rules
applicable thereon; or
(4) upon a roadway designated and
signposted for one-way traffic.
B. Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding
at less than the normal speed of traffic at
the time and place and under the conditions
then existing shall be driven in the right-hand
lane then available for traffic, or as close as
practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the
roadway, except when overtaking and passing
another car proceeding in the same direction or
when preparing for a left turn at an intersection
or into a private road or driveway.
66-7-309. Passing vehicles proceeding in
opposite direction [directions].
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite
directions shall pass each other to the right, and
upon roadways having width for not more than
one line of traffic in each direction each driver
shall give to the other at least one-half of the
main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as
possible.
66-7-310. Overtaking a vehicle on the left.
The following rules shall govern the overtaking
and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same
direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions
and special rules hereinafter stated:
A. the driver of a vehicle overtaking another
vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall
pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and
shall not again drive to the right side of the
roadway until safely clear of the overtaken
vehicle; and
B. except when overtaking and passing on the
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right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken
vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of
the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and
shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until
completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
66-7-311. When overtaking on the right is
permitted.
A. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and
pass upon the right of another vehicle only
under the following conditions:
(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or
about to make a left turn;
(2) upon a street or highway with
unobstructed pavement not occupied by
parked vehicles of sufficient width for two
or more lines of moving vehicles in each
direction; or
(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any
roadway on which traffic is restricted to one
direction of movement, where the roadway is
free from obstructions and of sufficient width
for two or more lines of moving vehicles.
B. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and
pass another vehicle upon the right only under
conditions permitting such movement in safety.
In no event shall such movement be made
by driving off the pavement or main-traveled
portion of the roadway.
66-7-312. Limitations on overtaking on the
left.
No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the
center of the roadway in overtaking and passing
another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
unless such left side is clearly visible and free
of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead
to permit such overtaking and passing to be
completely made without interfering with the safe
operation of any vehicle approaching from the
opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In
every event the overtaking vehicle must return to
the right-hand side of the roadway before coming
within one hundred feet of any vehicle
approaching from the opposite direction.
66-7-313. Further limitations on driving to left
of center of roadway.
A. No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the
left side of the roadway under the following
conditions:
(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or
upon a curve in the highway where the driver’s
view is obstructed within such distance as to
create a hazard in the event another vehicle
might approach from the opposite direction;
(2) when approaching within one hundred
feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad
grade crossing; or
(3) when the view is obstructed upon
approaching within one hundred feet of any
bridge, viaduct or tunnel.
B. The foregoing limitations shall not apply
upon a one-way roadway.
66-7-314. Movement of hazardous vehicle;
escort may be required.
When, in the judgment of the Isleta Police
Department, the movement of any vehicle is
deemed a hazard to traffic upon a highway
over which the vehicle is to travel, the granting
of permission for the movement of the vehicle
may be conditioned upon a special escort
accompanying the hazardous vehicle.
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66-7-315. No-passing zones.
A. The Pueblo of Isleta may determine those
portions of any highway under its jurisdiction
where overtaking and passing or driving on
the left of the roadway would be especially
hazardous and may, by appropriate signs
or markings on the roadway, indicate the
beginning and end of such zones. When the
signs or markings are in place and clearly
visible to an ordinarily observant person, every
driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions of
the signs or markings.
B. Where signs or markings are in place
to define a no-passing zone as set forth in
Subsection A of this section, no driver shall at
any time drive on the left side of the roadway
within the no-passing zone or on the left side
of any pavement striping designed to mark the
no-passing zone throughout its length.
C. This section does not apply to the driver of a
vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private
road or driveway.
66-7-316. One-way roadways and rotary traffic
islands.
A. The Pueblo of Isleta may designate any
highway or any separate roadway under
its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall
erect appropriate signs giving notice of that
designation.
B. Upon a roadway designated and signposted
for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven
only in the direction designated.
C. A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic
island shall be driven only to the right of the
island.
66-7-317. Driving on roadways laned for
traffic.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into
two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the
following rules in addition to all others consistent
herewith shall apply:
A. a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as
practicable entirely within a single lane and
shall not be moved from such lane until the
driver has first ascertained that such movement
can be made with safety;
B. upon a roadway which is divided into three
lanes a vehicle shall not be driven in the center
lane except when overtaking and passing
another vehicle where the roadway is clearly
visible and such center lane is clear of traffic
within a safe distance, or in preparation for a
left turn or where such center lane is at the
time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in
the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is
signposted to give notice of such allocation;
and
C. official signs may be erected directing
slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or
designating those lanes to be used by traffic
moving in a particular direction regardless
of the center of the roadway and drivers of
vehicles shall obey the directions of every such
sign.
66-7-318. Following too closely.
A. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow
another vehicle more closely than is reasonable
and prudent, having due regard for the speed
of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the
condition of the highway.
B. The driver of any motor truck or motor
vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling
upon a roadway outside of a business or
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residence district shall not follow another motor
truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle
within three hundred feet, except that this shall
not prevent a motor truck or motor vehicle
drawing another vehicle from overtaking and
passing by any like vehicle or other vehicle.
C. Motor vehicles being driven upon any
roadway outside of a business or residence
district in a caravan or motorcade whether or
not towing other vehicles shall not follow the
preceding vehicle closer than three hundred
feet. This provision shall not apply to funeral
processions, nor shall it apply within or outside
of a business or residence district to motor
vehicle escort vehicles of a motor vehicle
escort service, which may, if necessary to
maintain the continuity of the escorted unit or
units, precede or follow at a distance closer
than three hundred feet to the escorted unit or
units.
66-7-319. Driving on divided highways.
Whenever any highway has been divided into
two roadways by leaving an intervening space or
by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing
section so constructed as to impede vehicular
traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the
right-hand roadway and no vehicle shall be driven
over, across or within any such dividing space,
barrier or section, except through an opening in
such physical barrier or dividing section or space
or at a crossover or intersection established by
public authority.
66-7-320. Restricted access.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from
any controlled-access roadway except at such
entrances and exits as are established by public
authority.
66-7-321. Restrictions on use of controlledaccess roadway.
A. The Pueblo of Isleta may regulate or
prohibit the use of any controlled-access
roadway within their respective jurisdictions
by any class or kind of traffic that is found
to be incompatible with the normal and safe
movement of traffic.
B. The Pueblo of Isleta adopting any such
prohibition shall erect and maintain official
traffic-control devices on the controlledaccess roadway on which the prohibitions
are applicable, and, when in place, no person
shall disobey the restrictions stated on the
devices.
66-7-322. Required position and method of
turning at intersections.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an
intersection shall do so as follows:
A. both the approach for a right turn and
a right turn shall be made as close as
practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of
the roadway;
B. at any intersection where traffic is
permitted to move in both directions on
each roadway entering the intersection, an
approach for a left turn, except where left-turn
provisions are made, shall be made in that
portion of the right half of the roadway nearest
the center line thereof and by passing to the
right of such center line where it enters the
intersection and after entering the intersection
the left turn shall be made so as to leave the
intersection to the right of the center line of the
roadway being entered. Whenever practicable
the left turn shall be made in that portion of
the intersection to the left of the center of the
intersection;
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C. upon a roadway with two or more lanes
for through traffic in each direction, where a
center lane has been provided by distinctive
pavement markings for the use of vehicles
turning left from both directions, no vehicle
shall turn left from any other lane. A vehicle
shall not be driven in this center lane for the
purpose of overtaking or passing another
vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
Any maneuver other than a left turn from this
center lane will be deemed a violation of this
section;
D. at any intersection where traffic is restricted
to one direction on one or more of the
roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to
turn left at any such intersection shall approach
the intersection in the extreme left-hand
lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the
direction of travel of such vehicle and after
entering the intersection the left turn shall be
made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly
as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully
available to traffic moving in such direction
upon the roadway being entered; and
E. the Pueblo of Isleta may cause markers,
buttons or signs to be placed within or adjacent
to intersections and thereby require and direct
that a different course from that specified in
this section be traveled by vehicles turning at
an intersection, and when markers, buttons or
signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall
turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as
directed and required by the markers, buttons
or signs.
66-7-323. Turning on curve or crest or [of]
grade prohibited.
No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the
opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the
approach to, or near the crest of a grade, where
such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any
other vehicle approaching from either direction
within one thousand feet.
66-7-324. Starting parked vehicle.
No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped,
standing or parked unless and until such
movement can be made with reasonable safety.
66-7-325. Turning movements and required
signals.
A. No person shall turn a vehicle at an
intersection unless the vehicle is in proper
position upon the roadway, or turn a vehicle to
enter a private road or driveway or otherwise
turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right
or left upon a roadway unless and until such
movement can be made with reasonable safety.
No person shall so turn any vehicle without
giving an appropriate signal in the manner
hereinafter provided in the event any other traffic
may be affected by such movement.
B. A signal of intention to turn right or left when
required shall be given continuously during not
less than the last one hundred feet traveled by
the vehicle before turning.
C. No person shall stop or suddenly decrease
the speed of a vehicle without first giving an
appropriate signal in the manner provided
herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately
to the rear when there is opportunity to give
such signal.
66-7-326. Signals by hand and arm or signal
device.
A. Any stop or turn signal when required herein
shall be given either by means of the hand and
arm or by a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical
signal device except as otherwise provided in
Subsection B.
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B. Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall
be equipped with, and required signal shall be
given by, a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical
signal device when the distance from the
center of the top of the steering post to the left
outside limit of the body, cab or load of such
motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches, or
when the distance from the center of the top of
the steering post to the rear limit of the body or
load thereof exceeds fourteen feet. The latter
measurement shall apply to any single vehicle,
also to any combination of vehicles.
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66-7-331. Vehicle entering highway from
private road or driveway.
The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross
a highway from a private road or driveway shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching
on said highway.
66-7-332. Operation of vehicles on approach
of authorized emergency vehicles.
A. left turn: hand and arm extended horizontally;
A. Upon the immediate approach of an
authorized emergency vehicle displaying
flashing emergency lights or when the driver is
giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle or
bell, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield
the right of way and shall immediately drive to a
position parallel to, and as close as possible to,
the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear
of any intersection and shall stop and remain
in that position until the authorized emergency
vehicle has passed except when otherwise
directed by a police officer.
B. right turn: hand and arm extended upward;
and
C. stop or decrease speed: hand and arm
extended downward.
B. Upon approaching a stationary authorized
emergency vehicle displaying flashing
emergency lights, unless otherwise directed, the
driver of a vehicle shall:
66-7-327. Method of giving hand and arm
signals.
All signals herein required given by hand and
arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle
in the following manner and such signal shall
indicate as follows:
66-7-328. Vehicle approaching or entering
intersection.
A. The driver of a vehicle approaching an
intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a
vehicle which has entered the intersection from
a different highway.
B. When two vehicles enter an intersection from
different highways at approximately the same
time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall
yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
66-7-329. Vehicles turning left at intersection.
The driver of a vehicle within an intersection
intending to turn to the left shall yield the rightof-way to any vehicle approaching from the
opposite direction which is within the intersection
or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate
hazard, but said driver, having so yielded and
having given a signal, may make such left turn
and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching
the intersection from said opposite direction shall
yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the
left turn.
66-7-330. Vehicles entering stop or yield
intersection.
A.
Preferential right-of-way at an
intersection may be indicated by stop signs or
yield signs as authorized by the Pueblo of Isleta.
B.
Except when directed to proceed by a
police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver
of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection
indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required
by Pueblo of Isleta law and after having stopped
shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which
has entered the intersection from another
highway or which is approaching so closely
on the highway as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time when the driver is moving
across or within the intersection.
C. The driver of a vehicle approaching a
yield sign shall, in obedience to the sign, slow
down to a speed reasonable for the existing
conditions, and shall yield the right-of-way to
any vehicle in the intersection or approaching
on another highway so closely as to constitute
an immediate hazard during the time the driver
is moving across or within the intersection. If the
driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in
the intersection, after driving past a yield sign
without stopping, the collision shall be deemed
prima facie evidence of his failure to yield rightof-way.
(1) if reasonably safe to do so, drive in a
lane not adjacent to where the authorized
emergency vehicle is stopped, decrease
the speed of the vehicle to a speed that
is reasonable and prudent under the
circumstances and proceed with caution; or
(2) if it is not reasonably safe to drive in a
lane not adjacent to where the authorized
emergency vehicle is stopped, decrease
the speed of the vehicle to a speed that
is reasonable and prudent under the
circumstances, proceed with caution and be
prepared to stop.
C. This section shall not operate to relieve the
driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from
the duty to drive and park with due regard for the
safety of all persons using the highway.
66-7-332.1. Approach of oncoming vehicle;
yield right of way.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
on all roadways, upon the immediate approach
of an oncoming vehicle overtaking or attempting
to overtake a vehicle proceeding in the same
direction, the driver of that vehicle shall yield the
right of way and shall drive to a position parallel
to and as close as possible to the right hand
edge or curb of the roadway and shall remain as
close as possible to the right hand edge or curb
of the roadway until the oncoming vehicle has
passed.
B. This section shall not operate to relieve the
driver of an oncoming vehicle from the duty to
drive with due regard for the safety of all
persons using the highway.
66-7-334. Pedestrians’ right of way in
crosswalks.
A. When traffic-control signals are not in place
or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall
yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping
if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing
the roadway within a crosswalk when the
pedestrian is in the crosswalk.
B. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb
or other place of safety and walk or run into
the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is
impossible for the driver to yield.
C. Subsection A of this section shall not apply
under the conditions stated in Subsection B of
Section 66-7-335.
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D. Whenever a vehicle is stopped at a marked
crosswalk or at an unmarked crosswalk at an
intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross
the roadway, the driver of another vehicle
approaching from the rear shall not overtake
and pass the stopped vehicle.
66-7-335. Crossing at other than crosswalks.
A. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at
any point other than within a marked crosswalk
or within an unmarked crosswalk at an
intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles upon the roadway.
B. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a
point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead
pedestrian crossing has been provided shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the
roadway.
C. Between adjacent intersections at
which traffic-control signals are in operation
pedestrians shall not cross at any place except
in a marked crosswalk.
66-7-335. Crossing at other than crosswalks.
A. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at
any point other than within a marked crosswalk
or within an unmarked crosswalk at an
intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles upon the roadway.
B. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a
point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead
pedestrian crossing has been provided shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the
roadway.
C. Between adjacent intersections at
which traffic-control signals are in operation
pedestrians shall not cross at any place except
in a marked crosswalk.
66-7-337. Drivers to exercise due care.
Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care
to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any
roadway and shall give warning by sounding
the horn when necessary and shall exercise
proper precaution upon observing any child or
any confused or incapacitated person upon a
roadway.
66-7-338. Pedestrians to use right half of
crosswalk.
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable,
upon the right half of crosswalks.
66-7-339. Pedestrians on roadways.
A. Where sidewalks are provided it shall be
unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and
upon an adjacent roadway.
B. Where sidewalks are not provided any
pedestrian walking along and upon a highway
shall when practicable walk only on the left
side of the roadway or its shoulder facing
traffic which may approach from the opposite
direction.
66-7-340. Pedestrians soliciting rides or
business.
A. No person shall stand in a roadway for the
purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or
business from the occupant of any vehicle.
B. No person shall stand on or in proximity to
a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting
the watching or guarding of any vehicle while
parked or about to be parked on a street or
highway.
66-7-341. Railroad-highway grade crossing
violations; all drivers.
A. A person driving a vehicle approaching a
railroad-highway grade crossing shall:
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(1) obey traffic control devices, crossing
gates or barriers or the directions of an
enforcement official at the crossing;
(2) stop not more than fifty feet and not less
than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of a
crossing if:
(a) a train is moving through or blocking
the crossing;
(b) a train is plainly visible and
approaching the crossing within hazardous
proximity to the crossing;
(c) the sound of a train’s warning signal
can be heard; or
(d) a traffic control device, crossing gate,
barrier or light or an enforcement official
signals the driver to stop; and
(3) proceed through the railroad-highway
grade crossing only if it is safe to completely
pass through the entire railroad-highway
grade crossing without stopping.
B. A person shall not:
(1) drive a vehicle through, around or under
a crossing gate or barrier at a railroadhighway grade crossing while the gate or
barrier is closed or being opened or closed;
(2) drive onto the railroad-highway grade
crossing and stop; or
(3) enter a crossing if the vehicle being
driven has insufficient undercarriage
clearance to pass over the crossing.
66-7-342. All vehicles must stop at certain
railroad grade crossings.
The Pueblo of Isleta is hereby authorized to
designate particularly dangerous highway grade
crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs
at those crossings. When such stop signs are
erected, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within
fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the
nearest rail of the railroad and shall proceed only
upon exercising due care.
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(1) a railroad-highway grade crossing where
a police officer directs traffic to proceed;
(2) a railroad-highway grade crossing where
a stop-and-go traffic light controls movement
of traffic;
(3) a railroad-highway grade crossing used
exclusively for industrial switching purposes,
within a business district as defined by the
Pueblo of Isleta;
(4) a railroad-highway grade crossing where
use of the railroad has been abandoned and
there is a sign indicating that the railroad has
been abandoned; or
(5) an industrial or spur line railroad-highway
grade crossing marked with a sign reading
“exempt crossing” that has been designated
as exempt by appropriate state or local
authorities.
66-7-344. Moving heavy equipment at railroad
grade crossings.
A. No person shall operate or move any
crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick,
roller or any equipment or structure having a
normal operating speed of ten or less miles
per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of
less than one-half inch per foot of the distance
between any two adjacent axles or in any event
of less than nine inches, measured above the
level surface of a roadway, upon or across any
tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first
complying with this section.
B. Notice of any such intended crossing shall
be given to a station agent of such railroad and
a reasonable time be given to such railroad to
provide proper protection at such crossing.
66-7-343. Railroad-highway grade crossing
violations; certain vehicles required to always
stop; exceptions.
C. Before making any such crossing the
person operating or moving any such vehicle
or equipment shall first stop the same not less
than fifteen feet nor more than fifty feet from
the nearest rail of such railroad and while so
stopped shall listen and look in both directions
along such track for any approaching train and
for signals indicating the approach of a train,
and shall not proceed until the crossing can be
made safely.
A. Except as set forth in Subsection D of
this section, a driver of a vehicle carrying
passengers for hire, a school bus carrying
school children or a vehicle carrying hazardous
materials, radioactive or explosive substances
or flammable liquids as cargo or as part of
its cargo, before entering a railroad-highway
grade crossing, is required to stop no more than
fifty feet and no less than fifteen feet from the
nearest rail of the railroad.
D. No such crossing shall be made when
warning is given by automatic signal or
crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of
the immediate approach of a railroad train or
car. If a flagman is provided by the railroad,
movement over the crossing shall be under his
direction.
E. This section shall not apply to the normal
movement of farm equipment in the regular
course of farm operation.
B. While stopped, the driver shall:
(1) look and listen in both directions along
the track for an approaching train and for
signals indicating that a train is approaching;
(2) determine it is safe to proceed completely
through the railroad-highway grade crossing
before entering it; and
(3) set the vehicle in a gear sufficiently low
that gears will not need to be shifted before
exiting the railroad-highway grade crossing.
C. A driver shall not shift gears while in a
railroad-highway grade crossing.
D. A driver of a vehicle carrying passengers
for hire, a school bus carrying school children
or a vehicle carrying hazardous materials,
radioactive or explosive substances or
flammable liquids as cargo or as part of its cargo
is not required to stop at:
66-7-345. Authority to designate through
highways and stop and yield intersections.
A. The Pueblo of Isleta may designate through
highways and erect stop signs or yield signs at
specified entrances thereto or may designate
any intersection as a stop intersection or as
a yield intersection and erect stop signs or
yield signs at one or more entrances to the
intersection.
B. Preferential right of way at an intersection
may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs.
C. Except when directed to proceed by a police
officer or traffic-control signal, every driver
of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection
indicated by a stop sign shall stop before
entering the crosswalk on the near side of
the intersection or, in the event there is no
crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop
line, but if none, then at the point nearest
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the intersecting roadway before entering the
intersection.
D. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield
sign, if required for safety to stop, shall stop
before entering the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection or, in the event there is no
crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if
none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
roadway where the driver has a view of
approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
66-7-346. Stop before emerging from alley or
private driveway.
The driver of a vehicle within a business or
residence district emerging from an alley,
driveway or building shall stop such vehicle
immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or
the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway
or driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to
any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid
collision, and upon entering the roadway shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching
on said roadway.
66-7-347. Overtaking and passing school bus.
A. The driver of a vehicle upon approaching
or overtaking from either direction any school
bus which has stopped on the roadway, with
special school bus signals in operation, for the
purpose of receiving or discharging any school
children, shall stop the vehicle at least ten feet
before reaching the school bus and shall not
proceed until the special school bus signals are
turned off, the school bus resumes motion or
until signaled by the driver to proceed.
B. Every bus used for the transportation of
school children shall bear upon the front and
rear thereof a plainly visible sign containing
the words “School Bus” in letters not less than
eight inches in height.
C. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway
with separate roadways need not stop upon
meeting or passing a school bus which is on a
different roadway or when upon a controlledaccess highway and the school bus is stopped
in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent
to such highway and where pedestrians are not
permitted to cross the roadway.
66-7-348. Special lighting equipment on
school buses.
It is unlawful to operate any flashing warning
signal light on any school bus except when the
school bus is stopped or is about to stop on a
roadway for the purpose of permitting school
children to board or alight from the school bus.
66-7-349. Stopping, standing or parking
outside of business or residence districts.
A. Upon any highway outside of a business
or residence district, no person shall stop,
park or leave standing a vehicle, whether
attended or unattended, upon the paved or
main-traveled part of the highway when it is
practicable to stop, park or leave the vehicle
off such part of the highway, but in every event
an unobstructed width of the highway opposite
a standing vehicle shall be left for the free
passage of other vehicles and a clear view of
such stopped vehicles shall be available from a
distance of two hundred feet in each direction
upon the highway.
B. Subsection A of this section does not apply
to the driver of a vehicle that is disabled while
on the paved or main-traveled portion of a
highway in such manner and to such extent
that it is impossible to avoid stopping and
temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in that
position.
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C. The Pueblo of Isleta, unless otherwise
directed by an investigating police officer, or
a police officer may remove or cause to be
removed a vehicle or other obstruction from the
paved or main-traveled part of a highway to the
nearest place of safety if the vehicle or other
obstruction obstructs traffic or poses a traffic
hazard.
66-7-350. Officers authorized to remove
illegally stopped vehicles.
A. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle
standing upon a highway, such officer is hereby
authorized to move such vehicle, or require the
driver or other person in charge of the vehicle
to move the same, to a position off the paved
or main-traveled part of such highway.
B. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle
unattended upon any bridge or causeway or
in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes
an obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby
authorized to provide for the removal of such
vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of
safety.
C. No driver of any vehicle shall permit said
vehicle to remain unattended on or adjacent
to any public road, highway or highway
right-of-way of the state for a longer period
than twenty-four hours without notifying the
Isleta Police Department where said vehicle
is parked or said vehicle shall be deemed
abandoned. The police officer may cause all
such abandoned vehicles to be removed and
the owner of the vehicle shall be required to
pay all costs incident to the removal of said
vehicle, provided that wrecked vehicles may be
removed at any time and without regard to the
twenty-four hour period hereinbefore provided.
D. Whenever an officer shall order a dealer or
wrecker to remove from a highway, or territory
adjacent thereto, any damaged or abandoned
vehicle the officer shall at the time issue signed
and dated instructions in writing to the dealer
or wrecker specifically stating if the vehicle
is to be “held for investigation” or if it may be
released to the owner.
66-7-351. Stopping, standing or parking
prohibited in specified places.
A. No person shall stop, stand or park a
vehicle, except when necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or trafficcontrol device, in any of the following places:
(1) on a sidewalk;
(2) in front of a public or private driveway;
(3) within an intersection;
(4) within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) on a crosswalk;
(6) within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an
intersection;
(7) within thirty feet upon the approach to
any flashing beacon, stop sign or trafficcontrol signal located at the side of a
roadway;
(8) between a safety zone and the adjacent
curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb
immediately opposite the ends of a safety
zone, unless the traffic authority indicates a
different length by signs or markings;
(9) within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a
railroad crossing;
(10) within twenty feet of the driveway
entrance to any fire station and on the side
of a street opposite the entrance to any
fire station within seventy-five feet of said
entrance, when properly signposted;
(11) alongside or opposite any street
excavation or obstruction when stopping,
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standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(12) on the roadway side of any vehicle
stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a
street;
(13) upon any bridge or other elevated
structure upon a highway or within a
highway tunnel; or
(14) at any place where official signs
prohibit stopping.
B. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully
under his control into any such prohibited
area or away from a curb such distance as is
unlawful.
66-7-352.4. Parking lots; standards.
A. Every parking lot shall have designated
and maintained accessible parking spaces for
persons with significant mobility limitation as
provided in Subsection B of this section. No
building permit shall be issued by any local
government for the construction or substantial
renovation of a commercial building inviting
public access unless the parking lot has
designated accessible parking spaces for
persons with significant mobility limitation as
delineated in Subsection B of this section.
B. The designated accessible parking spaces
for persons with significant mobility limitation
shall be located so as to provide the most
convenient access to entranceways or to the
nearest curb cut. Every parking lot shall have
at least one designated accessible parking
space for persons with significant mobility
limitation designed to accommodate a motor
vehicle passenger van, and there shall be a
minimum of one such space for every eight
designated accessible parking spaces for
persons with significant mobility limitation.
C. A sign or other designation at an accessible
parking space pursuant to this section shall
include the language “Violators are subject to a
fine and/or towing.”.
66-7-352.5. Unauthorized use; penalties.
A. It is unlawful for any person to park a motor
vehicle not displaying a special registration
plate or a parking placard in a designated
accessible parking space for persons with
significant mobility limitation.
B. It is unlawful for any person to park a motor
vehicle in such a manner so as to block access
to any part of a curb cut designed for access by
persons with significant mobility limitation.
C.
A vehicle parked in violation of
Subsection A or B of this section is subject
to being towed at the expense of the vehicle
owner upon authorization by law enforcement
personnel or by the property owner or manager
of a parking lot.
D.
A law enforcement officer may issue a
citation or authorize towing of a vehicle for a
violation of Subsection A or B of this section
regardless of the presence of the driver.
66-7-354. Limitation on backing.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back it:
A. unless the movement can be made with
reasonable safety and without interfering with
other traffic; or
B. upon any shoulder or roadway of any
controlled-access highway, or upon the exit or
entry road of any controlled-access highway.
66-7-355. Riding on motorcycles.
A. A person operating a motorcycle shall ride
only upon the permanent and regular seat
attached thereto, shall have his feet upon
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the footrests provided on the machine and
shall not carry any other person nor shall any
other person ride on the motorcycle unless it
is designed to carry more than one person. If
a motorcycle is designed to carry more than
one person, the passenger may ride upon
the permanent and regular seat if designed
for two persons or upon another seat firmly
attached to the rear or side of the motorcycle.
The passenger shall have his feet upon the
footrests attached for passenger use.
apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
B. Any person operating a motorcycle not
having a fixed windshield of a type approved
by regulation of the secretary shall wear an eye
protective device which may be a faceshield
attached to a safety helmet, goggles or safety
eyeglasses. All eye protective devices shall be
of a type approved by regulations promulgated
by the director.
66-7-356. Mandatory use of protective
helmets.
A. No person under the age of eighteen shall
operate a motorcycle unless he is wearing a
safety helmet securely fastened on his head in
a normal manner as headgear and meeting the
standards specified by the director. The director
shall adopt rules and regulations establishing
standards covering the types of helmets and
the specifications therefor and shall establish
and maintain a list of approved helmets
meeting the standards and specifications of
the director. No dealer or person who leases
or rents motorcycles shall lease or rent a
motorcycle to a person under the age of
eighteen unless the lessee or renter shows
such person a valid driver’s license or permit
and possesses the safety equipment required
of an operator who is under the age of
eighteen. No person shall carry any passenger
under the age of eighteen on any motorcycle
unless the passenger is wearing a securely
fastened safety helmet, as specified in this
section, meeting the standards specified by the
director.
B. Failure to wear a safety helmet as required
in this section shall not constitute contributory
negligence.
66-7-358. Restriction on use of television,
cellular phones, pagers, and text messaging
in motor vehicles.
A. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle
equipped with a television screen upon which
images may be projected or shown if the
screen is within the normal view of the driver of
the motor vehicle unless the television is used
solely as an aid to the driver in the operation of
the vehicle. As used in this section “television
screen” does not include closed circuit monitors
or computer terminal monitors used by law
enforcement agencies in law enforcement
motor vehicles.
B. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle
while using a cellular phone, pager or text
messaging without the aid of a hands-free
device that allows the driver to have both hands
on the wheel and his/her eyes on the road.
66-7-361. Following fire apparatus and driving
through safety zone prohibited.
A. The driver of any vehicle other than one
on official business shall not follow any fire
apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm
closer than five hundred feet, or drive into or
park such vehicle within the block where fire
B. No vehicle shall at any time be driven
through or within a safety zone.
66-7-362. Crossing fire hose. No vehicle shall
be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire
department when laid down on any street or
private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm
of fire, without the consent of the fire department
official in command.
66-7-363. Animals on highway.
A. It is unlawful for any person intentionally or
negligently hit an animal on the highway.
B. Owners of livestock ranging in pastures
through which unfenced roads or highways
pass shall not be liable for damages by reason
of injury or damage to persons or property
occasioned by collisions of vehicles using said
roads and highways and livestock or animals
ranging in said pastures unless such owner of
livestock is guilty of specific negligence other
than allowing his animals to range in said
pasture.
66-7-364. Putting injurious material or trash
on highway prohibited.
A. No person shall throw or deposit upon a
highway any trash, glass bottles, glass, nails,
tacks, wire or cans.
B. A person who drops or permits to be
dropped or thrown upon any highway any
destructive or injurious material or trash shall
immediately remove the same or cause it to be
removed.
C. A person removing a wrecked or damaged
vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass
or other injurious substance dropped upon the
highway from the vehicle.
D. As used in this section, “trash” means
any article or substance that when discarded
creates or contributes to an unsanitary,
offensive or unsightly condition. “Trash”
includes waste food; paper products; cans,
bottles and other containers; household
furnishings and equipment; parts or bodies of
vehicles and other metallic junk or scrap; and
collections of ashes, dirt, yard trimmings and
other rubbish.
66-7-366. Occupied moving house trailer. It is
a misdemeanor for any person to:
A. occupy a house trailer while it is being
towed upon a highway; or
B. tow a house trailer on any highway when
the house trailer is occupied by any person.
66-7-367. Improper opening of doors. It is a
misdemeanor for any person to:
A. open the door of a vehicle on the side near
moving traffic unless:
(1) it is reasonably safe to do so; and
(2) the door can be opened without
interfering with the movement of traffic; or
B. leave a door of a vehicle open on the side
of the vehicle near moving traffic for a period of
time longer than necessary to load or unload
passengers.
66-7-369. Child passenger restraint;
enforcement.
A. A person shall not operate a passenger
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car, van or pickup truck in this state, except
for an authorized emergency vehicle, public
transportation or a school bus, unless all
passengers less than eighteen years of age are
properly restrained.
B. Each person less than eighteen years of age
shall be properly secured in a child passenger
restraint device or by a safety belt, unless all
seating positions equipped with safety belts are
occupied, as follows:
(1) children less than one year of age shall
be properly secured in a rear-facing child
passenger restraint device that meets federal
standards, in the rear seat of a vehicle that
is equipped with a rear seat. If the vehicle
is not equipped with a rear seat, the child
may ride in the front seat of the vehicle if the
passenger-side air bag is deactivated or if the
vehicle is not equipped with a deactivation
switch for the passenger-side air bag;
(2) children one year of age through four
years of age, regardless of weight, or children
who weigh less than forty pounds, regardless
of age, shall be properly secured in a child
passenger restraint device that meets federal
standards;
(3) children five years of age through six
years of age, regardless of weight, or children
who weigh less than sixty pounds, regardless
of age, shall be properly secured in either
a child booster seat or an appropriate child
passenger restraint device that meets federal
standards; and
(4) children seven years of age through
twelve years of age shall be properly secured
in a child passenger restraint device or by a
seat belt.
C. A child is properly secured in an adult seat
belt when the lap belt properly fits across the
child’s thighs and hips and not the abdomen.
The shoulder strap shall cross the center of
the child’s chest and not the neck, allowing the
child to sit all the way back against the vehicle
seat with knees bent over the seat edge.
D. Failure to be secured by a child passenger
restraint device, by a child booster seat or by a
safety belt as required by this section shall not
in any instance constitute fault or negligence
and shall not limit or apportion damages.
66-7-372. Safety belt use required; exception.
A. Each occupant of a motor vehicle having a
gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds
or less manufactured with safety belts in
compliance with federal motor vehicle safety
standard number 208 shall have a safety belt
properly fastened about his body at all times
when the vehicle is in motion on any street or
highway.
B. This section shall not apply to an occupant
of a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle
weight of ten thousand pounds or less who
possesses a written statement from a licensed
physician that he is unable for medical reasons
to wear a safety belt or to a rural letter carrier
of the United States postal service while
performing the duties of a rural letter carrier.
66-7-373. Enforcement programs.
A. Failure to be secured by a child passenger
restraint device or by a safety belt shall not in
any instance constitute fault or negligence and
shall not limit or apportion damages.
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EXHIBIT B
PUEBLO OF ISLETA TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
LIST OF CIVIL PENALTIES
Name of Offense:
Section Violated: (NMSA)
Civil Penalty:
Speeding .................................................................................................................66-7-301......................................10.00
(1) up to and including ten miles an hour over the speed limit.....................................................................................15.00
(2) from eleven up to and including fifteen miles an hour over the speed limit.............................................................30.00
(3) from sixteen up to and including twenty miles an hour over the speed limit ..........................................................65.00
(4) from twenty-one up to and including twenty-five miles an hour over the speed limit............................................100.00
(5) from twenty-six up to and including thirty miles an hour over the speed limit.......................................................125.00
(6) from thirty-one up to and including thirty-five miles an hour over the speed limit.................................................150.00
(7) more than thirty-five miles an hour over the speed limit ......................................................................................200.00
(8) more than fifteen miles an hour at school zone.................................................66-7-30IA.......double the speeding fine
Unfastened safety belt......................................................... ..................................66-7-372...................................... 25.00
Child not in restraint device or seat belt..................................................................66-7-369.......................................25.00
Minimum speed.......................................................................................................66-7-305 ......................................10.00
Speeding.................................................................................................................66-7-306.......................................15.00
Improper starting.....................................................................................................66-7-324.......................................10.00
Improper backing....................................................................................................66-7-354........................................10.00
Improper lane..........................................................................................................66-7-308.......................................10.00
Improper lane..........................................................................................................66-7-313.......................................10.00
Improper lane..........................................................................................................66-7-316.......................................10.00
Improper lane..........................................................................................................66-7-317.......................................10.00
Improper lane..........................................................................................................66-7-319.......................................10.00
Improper passing........................................................................66-7-309 through 66-7-312.......................................10.00
Improper passing.....................................................................................................66-7-315.......................................10.00
Controlled access violation......................................................................................66-7-320.......................................10.00
Controlled access violation......................................................................................66-7-321.......................................10.00
Improper turning......................................................................................................66-7-322.......................................10.00
Improper turning......................................................................................................66-7-323.......................................10.00
Improper turning......................................................................................................66-7-325 ......................................10.00
Following too closely...............................................................................................66-7-318 ......................................10.00
Failure to yield............................................................................66-7-328 through 66-7-331 ......................................10.00
Failure to yield.........................................................................................................66-7-332 ......................................50.00
Failure to yield.........................................................................................................66-7-332.1....................................25.00
Pedestrian violation.................................................................................................66-7-333.......................................10.00
Pedestrian violation.................................................................................................66-7-340.......................................10.00
Failure to stop.......................................................66-7-342 and 66-7-344 through 66-7-346......................................10.00
Railroad-highway grade crossing violation........................................66-7-341 and 66-7-343....................................150.00
Passing school bus..................................................................................................66-7-347....................................100.00
Failure to signal...........................................................................66-7-325 through.66-7-327......................................10.00
Failure to secure load..............................................................................................66-7-407.....................................100.00
Operation without oversize-overweight permit.........................................................66-7-413......................................50.00
Improper equipment.................................................................................................66-3-801......................................10.00
Improper equipment.................................................................................................66-3-901......................................20.00
Improper emergency signal........................................................66-3-853 through .66-3-857......................................10.00
Operation interference..............................................................................................66-7-357........................................5.00
Littering.....................................................................................................................66-7-364 ...................................300.00
Improper parking....................................................66-7-349 through 66-7-352 and 66-7-353.......................................5.00
Improper parking.......................................................................................................66-3-852 ......................................5.00
Failure to dim lights...................................................................................................66-3-831.....................................10.00
Riding in or towing occupied house trailer................................................................ 66-7-366.......................................5.00
Improper opening of doors.........................................................................................66-7-367 .....................................5.00
No slow-moving vehicle emblem or flashing amber light...........................................66-3-887......................................5.00
Open container - first violation...................................................................................66-8-138....................................25.00
EXHIBIT C
PUEBLO OF ISLETA TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
LIST OF OFFENSES
1. Homicide by vehicle; great bodily harm by
vehicle
A. Homicide by vehicle is the killing of a human
being in the unlawful operation of a motor
vehicle.
B. Great bodily harm by vehicle is the injuring
of a human being, to the extent defined as
“an injury to the person which creates a high
probability of death; or which causes serious
disfigurement; or which results in permanent
or protracted loss or impairment of the function
of any member or organ of the body” in the
unlawful operation of a motor vehicle.
C. Any person found guilty of homicide or great
bodily harm by vehicle is guilty of a Class A
Misdemeanor. [N. M. S. A. 1978, §66-8-101]
2. Driving under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or drugs; aggravated driving under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;
penalties
A. It is unlawful for a person who is under the
influence of intoxicating liquor to drive vehicle
within the Pueblo of Isleta.
B. It is unlawful for a person who is under the
influence of any drug to a degree that renders
the person incapable of safely driving a vehicle
to drive a vehicle within the Pueblo of Isleta.
C. It is unlawful for:
(1) a person to drive a vehicle in the
Pueblo of Isleta if the person has an alcohol
concentration of eight one hundredths or
more in the person’s blood or breath within
three hours of driving the vehicle and the
alcohol concentration results from alcohol
consumed before or while driving the vehicle;
or
(2) a person to drive a commercial motor
vehicle in the Pueblo of Isleta if the person
has an alcohol concentration of four one
hundredths or more in the person’s blood
or breath within three hours of driving the
commercial motor vehicle and the alcohol
concentration results from alcohol consumed
before or while driving the vehicle.
D. Aggravated driving under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or drugs consists of:
(1) driving a vehicle in the Pueblo of Isleta
with an alcohol concentration of sixteen one
hundredths or more in the driver’s blood or
breath within three hours of driving the vehicle
and the alcohol concentration results from
alcohol consumed before or while driving the
vehicle;
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(2) causing bodily injury to a human being as
a result of the unlawful operation of a motor
vehicle while driving under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs; or
(3) refusing to submit to chemical testing,
and in the judgment of the court, based upon
evidence of intoxication presented to the
court, the driver was under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs.
E. Any person found guilty of driving under
the influence shall be found guilty of a Class A
Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-8-102]
3. Duty in case of injury or death of a person
or damage to an attended vehicle
A. A driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident resulting in the injury to or death of
any person or involving striking the body of
a deceased person shall immediately stop
such vehicle at the scene of such accident
or as close thereto as possible but shall then
forthwith return to, and in every event remain
at, the scene of such accident until he or she
has fulfilled the requirements of subsection
(C) of this section; every such stop shall be
made without obstructing traffic more than is
necessary.
B. Movement from Roadway:
(1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle
which is driven or attended by any person
or damage to other property must move the
vehicle as soon as possible off the roadway
or freeway main lanes, shoulders, medians,
and adjacent areas to a location on an exit
ramp shoulder, the frontage road, the nearest
suitable cross street, or other suitable
location. The driver shall remain at the
suitable location until he or she has fulfilled
the requirements of subsection (C) of this
section. Moving the vehicle in no way affects
fault for an accident.
(2) A law enforcement officer or
representative of the department of
transportation may cause a motor vehicle,
cargo, or debris to be moved from the
roadway nor anyone acting under the
direction of the officer of the Isleta police
department is liable for damage to the
motor vehicle, cargo, or debris caused by
reasonable efforts of removal.
C. The driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident resulting in injury to or death of any
person, or involving striking the body of a
deceased person, or resulting in damage to
any vehicle which is driven or attended by any
person or damage to other property shall give
his or her name, address, insurance company,
insurance policy number, and vehicle license
number and shall exhibit his or her vehicle
driver’s license to any person struck or injured
or the driver or any occupant of, or any person
attending, any such vehicle collided with and
shall render to any person injured in such
accident reasonable assistance, including the
carrying or the making of arrangements for
the carrying of such person to a physician or
hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent
that such treatment is necessary or if such
carrying is requested by the injured person or
on his or her behalf. Under no circumstances
shall the rendering of assistance or other
compliance with the provisions of this
subsection be evidence of the liability of any
driver for such accident.
D. Any person found guilty of violating the duty
in case of injury or death of a person shall be
found guilty of a Class A Misdemeanor.
[West’s RCWA 46.52.020]
4. Resisting, evading or obstructing an officer
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A. Resisting, evading or obstructing an officer
consists of:
(1) Knowingly obstructing, resisting or
opposing any officer of the Pueblo of Isleta or
any other duly authorized person serving or
attempting to serve or execute any process
or any rule or order of any of the courts of the
Pueblo of Isleta or any other judicial writ or
process;
(2) Intentionally fleeing, attempting to evade
or evading an officer of the Pueblo of Isleta
when the person committing the act of
fleeing, attempting to evade or evasion has
knowledge that the officer is attempting to
apprehend or arrest him;
(3) Willfully refusing to bring a vehicle to a
stop when given a visual or audible signal
to stop, whether by hand, voice, emergency
light, flashing light, siren or other signal, by a
uniformed officer in an appropriately marked
police vehicle; or
(4) Resisting or abusing any judge,
magistrate or officer in the lawful discharge of
his duties.
B. Any person found guilty of resisting, evading,
or obstructing an officer shall be found guilty of
a Class B Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 30-22-1]
5. Vehicular Assault
A. A person is guilty of vehicular assault if he or
she operates or drives any vehicle:
(1) In a reckless manner and causes
substantial bodily harm to another; Or
(2) While under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or any drug, and causes substantial
bodily harm to another; or
(3) With disregard for the safety of others
and causes substantial bodily harm to
another.
B. Any person found guilty of vehicular assault
shall be found guilty of a Class B Misdemeanor.
[West’s RCWA 46.61.522]
6. Reckless Driving
A. Any person who drives any vehicle
carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton
disregard of the rights or safety of others and
without due caution and circumspection and at
a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or
be likely to endanger any person or property is
guilty of reckless driving.
B. Any person found guilty of reckless driving
shall be found guilty of a Class B misdemeanor
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-8-113]
7. Leaving Children unattended in standing
vehicle with motor running
A. It is unlawful for any person, while operating
or in charge of a vehicle, to park or willfully
allow such vehicle to stand upon a highway or
in a public place with its motor running, leaving
a minor child or children under the age of
sixteen years unattended in the vehicle.
B. Any person found guilty of leaving children
unattended in standing vehicle shall be found
guilty of a Class B Misdemeanor.
[West’s RCWA 46.61.685]
8. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle
A. The driver of any vehicle which collides
with any vehicle which is unattended shall
immediately stop and shall then and there
either locate and notify the operator or owner
of such vehicle of the name and address of
the driver and owner of the vehicle striking
the unattended vehicle or shall leave in a
conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a
written notice giving the name and address
of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle
doing the striking and a statement of the
circumstances thereof.
B. Any person found guilty of violating duty
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upon striking unattended vehicle shall be found
guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-7-204]
9. Negligent Driving- First Degree
A. A person is guilty of negligent driving in
the first degree if he or she operates a motor
vehicle in a manner that is both negligent and
endangers or is likely to endanger any person
or property, and exhibits the effects of having
consumed liquor or an illegal drug.
(1) It is an affirmative defense to negligent
driving in the first degree by means of
exhibiting the effects of having consumed
an illegal drug that must be proved by
the defendant by a preponderance of
the evidence, that the driver has a valid
prescription for the drug consumed, and
has been consuming it according to the
prescription directions and warnings.
B. Any person found of negligent driving in the
first degree shall be found guilty of a Class C
Misdemeanor.
[West’s RCWA 46.61.5249]
10. Negligent Driving — Second Degree
A. A person is guilty of negligent driving in the
second degree if, under circumstances not
constituting negligent driving in the first degree,
he or she operates a motor vehicle in a manner
that is both negligent and endangers or is likely
to endanger any person or property.
(1) It is an affirmative defense to negligent
driving in the second degree that must be
proved by the defendant by a preponderance
of the evidence, that the driver was operating
the motor vehicle on private property with the
consent of the owner in a manner consistent
with the owner’s consent.
B. Any person found guilty of negligent driving
in the second degree shall be found guilty of a
Class C Misdemeanor.
[West’s RCWA 46.61.525]
11. Racing on highways
A. Unless written permission setting out
pertinent conditions is obtained from the
chief of the Pueblo of Isleta police, and then
only in accordance with such conditions, no
person shall drive a vehicle on a highway in
any race, speed competition or contest, drag
race or acceleration contest, test of physical
endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration
or for the purpose of making a speed record,
whether or not the speed is in excess of the
maximum speed prescribed by law, and no
person shall in any manner participate in any
such race, drag race, competition, contest, test
or exhibition.
B. As used in this section:
(1) “drag race” means the operation of two
or more vehicles from a point side by side at
accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt
to outdistance each other, or the operation
of one or more vehicles over a common
selected course from the same point to the
same point for the purpose of comparing
the relative speeds or power of acceleration
of the vehicle or vehicles within a certain
distance or time limit; and
(2) “race” means the use of one or
more vehicles in a manner to outgain or
outdistance another vehicle, prevent another
vehicle from passing, arrive at a given
destination ahead of another vehicle or test
the physical stamina or endurance of drivers
over long-distance routes.
C. Any person found guilty of racing on a
highway without prior authorization shall be
found guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-8-115]
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12. Permitting unauthorized person to drive
A. No person shall authorize or knowingly
permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under
his control to be driven upon any highway by
any person who is not authorized hereunder
or is in violation of any of the provisions of this
article.
B. Any person found guilty of permitting an
unauthorized person to drive is guilty of a Class
C Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-5-41]
13. License to be carried and exhibited on
demand
A. Every licensee shall have his driver’s license
in his immediate possession at all times when
operating a motor vehicle and shall display the
license upon demand of a magistrate, a peace
officer or a field deputy or inspector of the division.
However, no person charged with violating this
section shall be convicted if he produces in court
a driver’s license theretofore issued to him and
valid at the time of his arrest.
B. Any person found guilty of not having a valid
license in immediate possession when operating
a motor vehicle shall be found guilty of a Class C
Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-5-16]
14. Drivers must be licensed
A. No person shall drive any motor vehicle,
neighborhood electric car or moped upon a
highway in the Pueblo of Isleta unless the
person:
(1) holds a valid license; and
(2) has surrendered to the division any other
license previously issued to the person by
New Mexico or by another state or country or
has filed an affidavit with the division that the
person does not possess such other license.
B. Any person found guilty of driving a motor
vehicle without a valid license shall be found
guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-5-2]
15. Unlawful use of license
A. Unlawful uses of licenses are:
(1) display or cause or permit to be displayed
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or have in his possession any canceled,
revoked or suspended driver’s license or
permit or commercial driver’s license or
permit;
(2) lend his driver’s license or permit or
commercial driver’s license or permit to any
other person or knowingly permit the use of
his license or permit by another;
(3) display or represent as one’s own any
driver’s license or permit or commercial
driver’s license or permit not issued to him;
(4) fail or refuse to surrender to the division
upon its lawful demand any driver’s license
or permit or commercial driver’s license or
permit which has been suspended, revoked
or canceled;
(5) use a false or fictitious name in any
application for a driver’s license or permit
or commercial driver’s license or permit or
knowingly make a false statement or knowingly
conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a
fraud in any such application;
(6) permit any unlawful use of the driver’s
license or permit or commercial driver’s license
or permit issued to him;
B. Any person found guilty of unlawful use
of a license shall be found guilty of a Class C
Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-5-37]
16. Driving while license suspended or
revoked
A. Any person who drives a motor vehicle on
any public highway of the Pueblo of Isleta at a
time when his privilege to do so is suspended or
revoked and who knows or should have known
that his license was suspended or revoked.
B. Any person found guilty of driving which
license is suspending or revoked shall be found
guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-5-39]
17. Obedience to Police Officers
A. No person shall willfully fail or refuse to
comply with any lawful order or direction of any
police officer invested by law with authority to
direct, control or regulate traffic.
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B. Any person found willfully failing or refusing
to comply shall be found guilty of a Class C
Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 66-7-4]
18. Refusal to give information or cooperate
officer
A. It is unlawful for any person while operating
or in charge of any vehicle to refuse when
requested by a police officer to give his or her
name and address and the name and address
of the owner of such vehicle, or for such person
to give a false name and address, and it is
likewise unlawful for any such person to refuse
or neglect to stop when signaled to stop by any
police officer or to refuse upon demand of such
police officer to produce his or her certificate of
license registration of such vehicle, his or her
insurance identification card, or his or her vehicle
driver’s license or to refuse to permit such officer
to take any such license, card, or certificate for
the purpose of examination thereof or to refuse
to permit the examination of any equipment of
such vehicle or the weighing of such vehicle or
to refuse or neglect to produce the certificate of
license registration of such vehicle, insurance
card, or his or her vehicle driver’s license when
requested by any court. Any police officer shall
on request produce evidence of his or her
authorization as such.
B. Any person found guilty of refusing to give
information of cooperate with an officer shall be
found guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
[West’s RCWA 46.61.020]
19. Concealing Identity
A. Concealing identity consists of concealing
one’s true name or identity, or disguising oneself
with intent to obstruct the due execution of the
law or with intent to intimidate, hinder or interrupt
any public officer or any other person in a legal
performance of his duty or the exercise of his
rights under the laws of the United States or of
the Pueblo of Isleta
B. Any person found guilty of concealing identity
shall be found guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
[N. M. S. A. 1978, § 30-22-3]
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Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority
The Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority is accepting applications for the
Home Improvement Program (HIP) for safety or sanitation repairs,
renovations, and replacement of a home for substandard dwellings.
Applications are available at the Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority Office.
After submission of the application with all required documentations
it will be determined if you meet the "eligible" criteria for the HIP
Program.
Documentation required with the application:
1. Copy of C.I.B. (Certificate of Indian Blood)
2. Proof of Income (Last year's Tax Return, SSI Award Letter, etc.)
3. Most Important: Proof of ownership to either the existing home
and/or land.
4. Provide documentation if the applicant is stating family member
has disability or is handicap (Letter from a "Doctor", Veterans'
Administration, or Social Security, etc.) Deadline for submitting
applications will be November 30, 2012.
If you have any questions or need assistance,
please contact Bernadette Lente,
Program Manager at (505) 869-4153 Ext. 9345.
Elder Center - Activities Calendar
August 2012
August 2:
Catholic Mass — 11:30 am
August 6:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 6:
Shopping Assistance — Lunch/Wal-Mart — 11:30 am
August 7:
Commodities
August 8:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 10:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 13:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 14:
Elder Field Day — Shuffleboard @ Manzano Mesa
August 15:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 16:
Friendship Coffee/Breakfast — 9 am — 9:30 am
August 16:
General Meeting —
• NCA Architect — Assisted Living and Elder Center
Project Update
• UNM Hospital — Native American Health Services/
Community Liaison
August 17:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 17:
Planning Meeting and Payment Deadline — Laughlin,
Nevada Trip
August 20:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 21-22: New Mexico Conference on Aging — Hard Rock Casino
& Resort
August 22:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 24:
Commodities
August 24:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 27:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 28:
CENTER CLOSED — Pueblo of Isleta — San Augustine
Feast
August 29:
Enhance Fitness — 10:15 — 11:15 am
August 30:
Elder Field Day — ABQ Uptown — 10 am — 2 pm
Other Dates/Events:
August 2:
August 4:
August 10:
Jemez Feast
Santo Domingo Feast
Acomita Feast
Introducing: Enhance Fitness
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: 10:15 am — 11:15 am
This fitness class is different from the start because it is based on
scientific research and input from older adults. The result is one of the
most effective fitness classes ever offered. Enhance Fitness combines
the three key components of fitness: strength training, flexilbity, and
cardiovascular conditioning. Elders work at their own pace and the
instructor provides individual attention and demonstrates variations
and modifications to the program so you can find a level that is perfect
for YOU!
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NATIVE
AMERICANS
FOR OBAMA
- EST 2007 President Obama's Accomplishments
When President Obama took office, the United States
was losing more than 750,000 jobs per month and the
economic security of millions of middle-class Americans
was vanishing.
The deep recession we faced didn't happen overnight, and
its damage won't be fixed overnight. But the President
took swift action to address the immediate jobs crisis while
laying the foundation for an economy built to last, so that
hard work and responsibility pay.
The President rescued the auto industry, saving over a
million jobs, and sent aid to the states to prevent massive
layoffs. Though much remains to be done, we've now
experienced 28 consecutive months of private-sector job
growth, creating 4.4 million private sector jobs, including
500,000 new manufacturing jobs.
BREAKING NEWS: HEARTH Act
President Obama has just signed the HEARTH Act. On
July 30th, along with Tribal Leaders and Congreessman
Heinrich, the President signed into law the HEARTH Act,
which: ...promotes greater tribal self-determination and will
help create jobs in Indian Country. Under the Act, federally
recognized tribes can develop and implement their own
regulations governing certain leasing on Indian lands. Upon
Secretarial approval of these tribal regulations, tribes will
have the authority to process land leases without Bureau
of Indian Affairs approval. This new authority has the
potential to significantly reduce the time it takes to approve
leases for homes and small businesses in Indian Country.
By allowing tribes to more quickly and easily lease their
lands, the bill promotes investment in tribal communities
and more broadly facilitates economic development.
(http//www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/07/30/strengtheningtribal-communities-through-hearth-act)
Make Sure You Are Registered to Vote
If you have access to a computer and Internet service, you
can make sure you are registered to vote and that your
address is up to date here: https://voterview.state.nm.us/
Important Dates
October 9
Last Day to Register to Vote for the
Primary
October 9
Absentee and absentee-in-person
voting opens.
October 20
Early voting opens
November 2
Last day for County Clerks to mail
out absentee ballots
November 3
Early and absentee voting ends
November 6
ELECTION DAY
More Information
If you’d like information about the campaign and volunteer
activities please call Native American Vote Director, Debra
Haaland: 505-358-1008. Debra will be in Isleta from time to
time registering people to vote and offering information on
the President. She will be in Isleta on Tuesday, August 7th
registering voters.
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August 2012
Parks & Recreation
By the time everyone receives this newsletter our 2012 Summer
Program will have been completed and but a memory and by all
indications a great memory for many of those children involved in the
program. This summer program has by far been the best to date with
having the most children consistently coming to the program on a
daily basis. It is not to say that we didn't have our problems, but overall the children were pretty well behaved and the staff did a better job
in dealing with individuals and group issues as they happened. Some
of the activities that took place in the month of July involved a first
time Dog Show. Several dogs were featured in the workshop and the
children were taught on how and when to approach the different type
of dogs that they may encounter at any given time. Also another first,
was a Disco Dance held in the gym and a Movie Night held at our
Soccer Park just north of the New Rec. Center. Along with these first
time events, our Friday Special Events continue to be the big draw for
our children, which I believe has to this point made this the biggest
and best summer program since I have been your Director, now well
over 11 years of service. The Friday special events once again took
us to Santa Ana for Cosmic Bowling and pizza party, Roller King
for roller-skating and everyone's favorite, Cliff's Amusement Park for
the last major field trip of the summer program. Last but not least
we were also involved with the University Of New Mexico School Of
Medicine Health Equity Program. This is where about 8-10 first year
students who are studying to become doctors came to our program and
engaged in activities and talked to the children about the importance
of staying busy and active, setting goals, and curbing the number of
hours they should be watching television. The children really enjoyed
the insight they shared with them and vowed to minimize the amount
of time they watch television in the future. Pictured are several of
the UNM students talking to our children and sharing ideas about
staying active both physically and mentally.
Movie Night
On Friday, July 27th we had another
first time ever event, Movie Night in
the Park held in the Soccer Park just
north of the New Rec. Center. The whole
intent of this evening was to bring the old
drive-in theatre set up to our beautiful
park where a 10 foot screen, 2 smaller
50 inch screens and four big speakers
were set up for everyone to enjoy. The
night began with the showing of some
old time cartoons that featured Betty
Boop and the 3 Stooges. Then it was
followed by the Pueblo of Isleta Library
Programs rendition of some videos made
and scripted by children in their summer
program. What a great job the children
did in performing in front of the cameras
and eventually in front of the big screen
which we all got to witness. With the
work they did, who knows, we may have
a big time movie star come out of the
Pueblo of Isleta. The night ended with
the showing of Kung Fu Panda 2 which
was a really big hit for both parents and
children alike. To finish off the evening
feel of being at the old drive-in theatre,
concessions sales were made available of
hotdogs, nachos, ice-crème, pickles and
the like. The Library program also gave
away popcorn, snow-cones, and pickles.
The beautiful evening ended at about
11:00 pm with many parents and children thanking us for such a great experience and event. This event was made possible through
the collaboration of The Rec. Program, along with the Library, Tiwa Language and Behavior Health Programs. This was such a big hit
with several hundred of our Pueblo residents enjoying the evening that we are entertaining the idea of trying to have one more before
the cold weather sets in. Pictured are several pictures depicting the movie night event.
August 2012
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Major Field Trips
As in years past, our Friday major field trips continue to be the major attraction for all
children to attend the program at least 3 times per week to qualify for these special events.
Although this rule is waived if the children were attending summer school or the Language
program, for the most part attendance stayed pretty consistent which I believe says a lot
for how the program was handled and carried out throughout the summer. This year's
biggest age group was once again the 12 year olds and up which had over 65 children ages
12 to about 16 years of age registered in the program. Pictured is Tata Mel Lucero who
this summer has become a volunteer and mentor (now that he is retired) helping with the
6 & 7 year olds prior to going to Cliff’s Amusement Park.
Special Event
The "Build a Bear" field trip
has of late become one of the
most popular field trips next
to Cliff's Amusement Park.
When the children went to
this event they all had the
opportunity to pick the bear
of their choice. Next, they
stuffed it to give it substance
and bring it to life, dressed it
and eventually named it as if
their own child. And when all was said and done, it was totally their own creation which they got to take home. Many of the children
immediately got attached to them because they developed it from the ground up. Pictured above are two of our different age groups upon
completion of their new family additions)
Aquatic News
The main pool has for a time needed resurfacing and
thanks to our Tribal Council we have now received the
monies to do the much needed work. The renovations
will include resurfacing the big pool with new plaster
and the replacement of all the under water lights and
housing units. Draining the pool will begin on August
2nd and because this is such a major project the pool
may be closed up to about 2-3 weeks. Because of
this project all August lessons will be postponed to a
future date that will be announced once work has been
completed. We apologize for the inconvenience, but this resurfacing was necessary and
long overdue. This will help protect your investment in this building and program which
you have entrusted to me as your Director to do.
Do you know why? Children six years old and younger but taller than the wading pool
fence are not allowed in the Wading Pool? These taller children enjoy the water as much
as other children, but the water is too shallow for them to safely play. They are prone to
hitting their heads on the bottom of the pool because of the shallow water. Simply moving
fast through the water can easily cause a smaller child to loose footing and go under
water. Smaller children often cannot balance themselves and stand up. Thank you for
your understanding and we appreciate your cooperation in this safety matter. Pictured
are several of our younger children possibly 6 years old but taller then the wading pool
fence really enjoying the big pool.
Did you know?
Juan Jojola who has been working for us here at the New Rec. Center
for the last 10 years has recently graduated from the University of
New Mexico with a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science. Juan is
the son of Jennifer Jojola and Gilbert Sanchez. His grandparents
are Odelia and John Hagen Jojola. He has 2 sons (Juan Jr. and
Luterio) with his fiancée and fellow tribal member Lorraine Lucero.
When asked about his life ambitions he replied: "I am applying to
graduate school at UNM and I plan on using my areas of study and
expertise in helping provide a first class service to the Pueblo of
Isleta in the recreation and fitness field. I have a wealth of knowledge
and ideas that I am hoping to share with my community now and
in the future". Incidentally, the IPPC, Isleta Pueblo Power Lifting
Club, mentioned next was his brain child. This first meet was one
that really got a lot of folks excited about working out in the weightroom, competing and setting goals. Congratulations Juan for
already sharing and Keep up the Good Work. Pictured is Juan
Jojola mentoring his age group of responsibility, (12 year olds and
up) prior to leaving for a special event.
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August 2012
Isleta Pueblo Power Lifting Club (IPPC)
Because of last month’s time constraints I did promise all that I would report back to you the results of the first ever power
lifting competition.
They are as follows:
Men's Divisions
216 pounds & up — 1st place: David Balenquah with a total of 1275 lbs. (Squat-495 lbs, Bench 305 lbs, Deadlift-355 lbs.
181 lbs-215 lbs- lst place: Juan Jojola with a total of 1010 lbs. ( Squat-375 lbs, Bench-280 lbs, Deadlift-355 lbs.
180 lbs & under - 1st place: Derek Jaramillo with a total of 875 lbs. (Squat-265 lbs, bench-235 lbs, Deadlift-375 lbs.
Women's Division
1st place: Christine Abeita with a total of 480 lbs. (Squat 165 lbs, Bench-100 lbs, Deadlift-215 lbs.
Pictured above are all 4 1st place winners in their respective categories.
Dog Show
As mentioned earlier this was a first time ever Dog Show that our very own Rueben Lucero from the Pueblo of Isleta Animal
Control Division made available to our participants. The over-all intent of the presentation was to show our children how and
when and if ever to approach a dog, especially if they weren't familiar with them. This really turned out to be a great addition
to the program with the children learning a lot about and the dogs brought in to showcase. As one 10 year old put it "these dogs
are so beautiful I hope they can have them and others back next year. Pictured are several dogs and their owners presenting
them to the children.
WANTED...
WILL PAY CASH
Junk Cars...
also batteries,
scrap metal
Call Pat Jojola
@ 449-8245
Beginning January 2, 2013 Solid Waste
will begin picking up regularly
scheduled routes on holidays.
With the exception of:
Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas, New Year's
PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CANS ARE OUT BY 7:00 A.M
ON YOUR REGULAR SCHEDULED DAYS!
August 2012
HEALTH BEAT
Health Educator:
Stephanie Barela @ 869-4479
2012 Community Health Fair Report
Wow! This year we hit a record high in both
community turnout, with 400 people in attendance,
and the number of booth participants growing to
70! Undoubtedly, we can say that the 9th Annual
Community Health Fair was a huge success. All of
us on the fair organizing committee extend a sincere
thank you to all Isleta community members who
came out, as well as to all the vendors who provided
our community with a wealth of health information,
health screenings, activities, and fun!
We also have a lot of others to thank, including:
• Co-sponsors POI Head Start & Child Care
program (provided the day's lunch)
• Ron Jojola (MC duties)
• Valencia High School Color Guard
• Val Baca (singing of the National Anthem)
• Tata Larry Lucero (invocation)
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (health fair
posters)
• Officer Sharon Mitamura (Karaoke)
• Isleta Health Center Departments (providing
baskets for Basket Walk)
• EMS Staff for conducting the Basket Walk
• POI Recreation Center
• Whole Foods (fruit); Starbucks (coffee);
Einstein's Bagels (bagels); Crystal Springs Water
(bottled water)
• Crystal Springs School of Therapeutic
Massage (free chair massages)
• All volunteers who pitched-in in one
way or another, we are grateful for all
your help - we would not have been this
successful without each and every one of
you!
Finally, as last year, we had many great raffle prizes
that were given out to those lucky enough to have
their numbers drawn, so we thank the following for
providing raffle prizes:
Abuelita’s New Mexican Kitchen
AmberCare
Amerigroup
Benny’s Mexican Kitchen
Breast Cancer Resource Center
Burritos Alinstante
CareNet Pregnancy Center
Chili’s Restaurant
Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
DentalSource
Dion’s Pizza
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
IHS Head Start Unit
Isleta Behavioral Health Services
Isleta Freedom From Smoking
Jiffy Lube
Leslie Herman
Lovelace Healthplan
Molina Healthplan
Native American Professional Parent Resources
Natural Life Acupuncture
NM Aging & Long-Term Services
Project Hope
Roberta Zuni
Sopa’s Restaurant
Think First NM
VSP
X-Ray Associates
SEE YOU AT THE NEXT HEALTH FAIR!
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August 2012
Pueblo of Isleta Public Library
Summer time is slowly winding down and the Summer
Reading program was awesome. Hope everyone is enjoying
the last few months of these sunny hot days.
News
The library will be closed on Monday, August
20th due to the Annual Tribal Libraries Golf
Tournament Fundraiser. All the proceeds
help us purchase materials for the libraries
and also help fund great programs. The Golf
Tournament Fundraiser will take place at
Tanoan Country Club in Albuquerque.
The Library and Department of Education
will officially have an open house August
24th from 3-6:30pm (time may change). If
you have not yet seen your new library, now
is the time to come check out everything we
have to offer. Check out movies/books, access
the internet from our brand new computers,
free WIFI (come in and we will give you a
password) and much more. Plus ask about
our awesome incentive programs for kids
and afterschool homework program.
The Summer Lunch Program was a success
and we were excited to be one of the many
locations to provide to our community.
Bernalillo County Lunch Program held a
raffle for the kids from all over Bernalillo
County that regularly came to get a lunch
and to our surprise one of our Summer
Reading Program kids got picked. We
surprised our lucky winner during lunch.
Congratulations to Darren Martin who won
a Razor Scooter! A big thank you to the
Bernalillo County Lunch Program.
Good news! We will be opening on Saturdays
starting on September 8th. We will be open
from 9am to 1pm. If you are busy during
the week, here is your chance to come in on
a Saturday and use the computers or hang
out and read a book.
Upcoming
Expo New Mexico State Fair is just around
the corner. The library will be participating
in the State Fair Parade on a float with
Isleta Recreation Center, Isleta Behavioral
Health, and Isleta Language Program. We
Lucky winner of the Bernalillo County Summer Lunch Program Raffle.
will keep everyone updated. So keep a donation of the flag pole and generously
look out for a flyer, we want this to be a putting the flag pole up for us, we greatly
community event. We will also be having appreciate it.
fun State Fair activities here at the library.
A shout out to everyone who joined us for
Keep up-to-date and check out our Facebook
Movie night! This is the first and hopefully
page.
not the last of a movie on the grass event.
The library incentive program will not start The Recreation along with the Library,
until September. In the past we have held Behavioral Health, and the Isleta language
fun and exciting incentive programs to go on program collaborated on getting this event
field trips to Hinkle family fun center, ITZ, rolling. Kung Fu Panda 2 was showing on
Movies, and the Charlie and the Chocolate three tv screens while everyone enjoyed
Factory program where kids earned their free snow cones, popcorn and pickles. The
reading points to go to Terry’s Sweet Garden weather was nice and it was fulfilling to see
in Los Lunas and make their own chocolate. the community come out and spend time
Our first incentive program will be to the with their families. Hopefully we can do
Balloon Fiesta.
this again sometime.
Recap
A very special Thank You to the Isleta
Pueblo Veterans Association for their
Tah-tah Larry Lucero sharing the story of Chapa-Thloo-Thlee
The summer reading program is over and
the kids had fun branching out to new
heights and expressing themselves with
this year’s theme of theater and drama. The
first few weeks we did icebreakers to get the
kids comfortable. It didn’t take them long
to break out of their shell. The next weeks
they worked on making and directing their
own commercials. From candy bars, Antigravity shoes, makeup, soda, and toys, we
all had a blast filming them. The kids got
to do their own editing and spiced up their
commercials to give it that extra spunk.
Soon after the commercials were done they
got started on making music videos to their
favorite song. The kids got to develop their
own concept of what they wanted to do,
which involved making their own dance
routines, deciding on the background scenes
and costumes. We have very talented kids
from Isleta and we were happy to be able
to showcase all the kids and make the
community smile. All the music videos and
( Continued next page )
August 2012
( Library, continued )
Summer Reading Program youth reading
a book to the toddlers.
commercials are on the library’s YouTube
channel www.youtube.com/user/poilibrary.
For the last weeks of the summer program
the kids worked on two plays. They made
all their own costumes and scripts. The
first play called “Why the moon has one
eye” tells the story of the moon and the
sun. The second story was about Chapathloo-thlee. We ended the program with a
barbeque and the kids did their plays. It
was fun to have the kids around and keep
us busy. Until next year, we wish the kids
good luck in the upcoming school year and
keep your head in them books.
Pueblo of Isleta Public Library
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-6:30pm
Friday: 8:00am-4:30pm
Mailing and Physical Address:
950 Moonlight Drive
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Phone: (505)-924-3192
Email: poi02002@isletapueblo.com
Web Address:
www.isletapueblo.com/library2.html
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/IsletaPuebloLibrary
Pueblo of Isleta
Diabetes
Prevention Program.
Men & Women Diabetes
Support Group Meets
Every Second Tuesday
of the Month
From 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm at
the Isleta Health Center Kitchen
A new beginning...
Diabetes Support Group for
men, women, and
their loved ones.
For more information:
869-4595
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August 2012
Isleta Tobacco Survey Results 2010, 2011 and 2012
Isleta Health Center Health Educator: Stephanie Barela, 869-4479
For the past three years the Isleta Commercial Tobacco Use
Prevention and Cessation Program has conducted a Tobacco Survey
during the Isleta Community Health Fair. Below is a comparison
between the three different survey results. In comparing the three
surveys, the average age of the health fair attendee that filled out
the survey ranged from 39 to 44 years of age. Over the three years
of the survey, this year had the widest gap in gender, with only
19% of the survey takers being males and 81% being female. From
this survey, we are also able to see that more people have never
smoked even one puff of commercial cigarettes in their lifetime. In
2010, 44% of the survey responders said they have never smoked
at least one puff of commercial cigarettes, 59% in 2011 have
never smoked and this year, an amazing 66% of the survey takers
have never smoked, which shows that the community is making
healthier choices. Along with this healthy increase, there was also
an increase in the number of people that have not smoked at least
100 cigarettes in their lifetime, indicating they have never been
a "smoker". In 2010, 54% said they had not smoked at least 100
cigarettes in their life, versus an amazing 76% in 2011 and this
year 64% said they have not smoked more than 100 cigarettes. The
next question determines the average length of time people were
smokers and this number has also gone down. In 2010, the survey
results showed that the average smoker had smoked for 13 years,
where as, in 2011 the average smoker only smoked 8 years, but
this year the number rose to 10 years. All three years, the survey
results show that the majority of Isleta survey takers that smoked
quit smoking by using the cold turkey method (69% in 2010, 80%
in 2011 and 69% in 2012). When asked if someone else in their
house besides them smoke, 82% of people in 2010 said no, while
73% said no in 2011 and 81% said no this year. The next question
helps determine how educated people are on the effects of 2nd
hand smoke from commercial tobacco, with asking if they think
that smoke from other people's cigarettes is harmful to them. Each
year the community becomes more aware of the harmful effects
of commercial tobacco, with more and more community members
answering the question correctly, stating that 2nd hand smoke is
definitely harmful (82% in 2012, 78% in 2011 and 74% in 2010).
One additional question was added this year, "Before today, were
you aware of the Isleta Health Center's Freedom From Smoking
Program." This question was added to determine if the program is
known in the community, or if it needs to be promoted more. 61%
said they knew about the program, while 30% did not and 9% left
the question blank. As you can see, we can learn a lot from the
11-question survey we had at the Isleta Health Center and Head
Start Community Health Fair. It is great to see that results from
the survey show that LESS people in Isleta smoke and education
has increased, with more people knowing that other people's smoke
is harmful to them.
Let's keep up the good work at decreasing the number of harmful activities and increasing
the number of good ones! CALL 869-4479 TO:
Sign up for Freedom From Smoking and Quit Smoking
Sign up for ICES (Isleta Cancer Education and Support) and support the health of your family
by learning more about cancer!
August 2012
Isleta Pueblo News
Isleta Behavioral Health:
What to do when they are out of control?
Dealing with a family member with an addiction is exhausting,
confusing and frustrating. Sometimes it is hard to know how to
help. It is often unclear if you are actually helping or hurting
(enabling) your loved one. Is it better to just cut off the family
for good? Don't they need to hit bottom before they get help.
Navigating these decisions is so difficult that family members
will often suffer from depression, high blood pressure and other
stress related issues. However, there is help out there.
CRAFT is a relatively new approach to helping families
intervene in the lives of a loved one with an addiction. Unlike
the Interventions seen on TV, CRAFT is non-confrontational,
positive, supportive and gradual. On the TV show Intervention
a family is trained in how to effectively confront their loved one
during a "surprise party". CRAFT takes a much more gradual
approach in that the idea to enter treatment will usually
come from the addict, rather than the family. This can greatly
improve the addict's follow through rate with treatment and
keeps the addict and the family on the same team. Perhaps the
most dramatic difference between an Intervention and CRAFT
is the success rate. In scientific studies the Intervention method
had a 30% rate of getting addicts into treatment, while CRAFT
had a 70% success rate.
In Isleta CRAFT has been used for the past three years
with excellent results. So far, it has been done in private,
individual counseling sessions at Isleta Behavioral Health.
However, starting in July of this year, confidential CRAFT
groups have been offered. These groups combine instruction in
communication skills, positive reinforcement and self care in a
supportive atmosphere.
If you would like more information on CRAFT please call or
email Brian Serna at IBHS. He can be reached at 505-869-5477
or briserna@yahoo.com
CHECK YOUR SKIN
ONCE A MONTH FOR:
• A sore that doesn't heal
• A growth you haven't noticed before
• Change in the border of a spot: spread of color,
redness or swelling into surrounding skin
• Itchiness, tenderness or pain from a mole
• Change in sensation (painful, tender)
• A brown or black colored spot with uneven
margins or a new mole
• A small, smooth, shiny, pale or way lump
that may bleed
• Large areas with oozing or crust
• A flat red spot or a lump that is scaly or crusty
When looking at a mole,
remember the ABCDE Rule:
Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color that is not uniform
Diameter greater than 6mm
(about the size of a pencil eraser)
Evolving size, shape or color
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REDUCE YOUR RISK
Get Smart. Get Fit. Get Checked.
Isleta Health Center, Health Educator:
Stephanie Barela 869-4479
(Information from the "Guide to Preventable Cancers")
The key to leading a long healthy life is to get smart, get
fit and get checked! We can all play a part in reducing our risk
for cancer by choosing a healthy lifestyle that avoids commercial
tobacco and includes healthy food choices, exercise, and protection
against too much sun, moderate alcohol consumption and regular
cancer screenings. Learn about ways to PREVENT OR REDUCE
YOUR RISK FOR CANCER in this section in the Newsletter and
come to the Isleta Cancer Education and Support Meeting, which
are the 2nd Tuesday of the Month from 10:30-noon at the Isleta
Health Center.
SKIN CANCER
Skin Cancer is the most common and most preventable of
cancers. Most skin cancers are caused from exposure to the sun's
ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Too much sun can lead to dangers,
such as this. Anyone can develop skin cancer, so it is important
for us all to prevent it. Even though it is less likely for a Native
American to develop skin cancer, there is still a risk and because
of that, it is important to do what you can to prevent it. Although
too much sun can be dangerous, not enough sun can also be
unhealthy. Vitamin D is made in the skin from sunlight and
is helpful in dramatically reducing chances of cancer, reducing
chances of heart disease, fighting against osteoporosis, increasing
the immune system, reducing depression and acne, as well as
reducing chances of getting Alzheimer's, increasing weight loss,
preventing pathological muscle weakness and combatting type II
diabetes. Just 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week of sun exposure
will help receive this benefit.
RISK FACTORS
• People who have excessive exposure to ultraviolet light
(usually from the sun, but also tanning lamps/booths)
• People who smoke (to quit smoking sign up for Isleta
Freedom From Smoking, starting 9/10/12 at 5:30 at the Rec)
• People who have blond, red or light brown hair and blue,
gray or green eyes
• People with fair skin or freckles, or whose skin burns
easily
• People with a personal or family history of skin cancer
• People with weakened immune systems, had organ
transplants or who take immunosuppressive drugs
• People who are exposed to radiation
• People who have several moles on their bodies, especially
since birth, or who have unusual moles
• People who have one or more large pigmented spots
•
People whose drinking water contains arsenic
RISK REDUCUTION AND EARLY DETECTION
• Avoid sun exposure between 10am and 4pm.
• Always wear sun screen with UVB and UVA exposure
protective chemicals and with SPF 15 or higher, even on cloudy
days.
• Apply sun screen at least 20 minutes before going outside
and reapply every 2 hrs.
• Wear sunglasses treated to absorb ultraviolet (UV)
radiation, use a lip balm with SPF 15 or higher, and wear tight
weaved clothing with long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat.
• Have a routine whole-body skin check by a health care
provider once a year.
TREATMENT
Treatment options vary, depending on the stage of the cancer and
the type of skin cancer.
• Surgery,
radiation
or
various
chemotherapies,
immunotherapy (for melanoma skin cancer) and Photodynamic
therapy (for non-melanoma skin cancer)
SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY.
EDUCATE YOURSELF ON CANCER
AND REDUCE YOUR RISK.
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Notice to Contract Health Services patients!
We need your help!
The Isleta CHS office has been recently advised by several of our
outside medical providers of the following change:
√
They will be sending medical bills directly to our patients.
√ They will not be sending claims to CHS for payment
processing, regardless of whether you have presented an approved
referral at the time of appointment.
√ This involves all patients with an approved referral which
states that the Isleta CHS is your primary or secondary payor.
What this means to you:
o If you receive an approved referral for medical services outside
of our clinic, you may receive a medical bill for the services.
o You are responsible for bringing the bill for the services to
Contract Health Service as soon as you receive them.
o We do not want the providers to send overdue medical bills to
collections, as this will affect your credit rating.
If you do not promptly bring the medical bills to our office for
payment processing:
Payment will not be made or maybe delayed and it may negatively
affect your credit rating!
Please, do not delay in bringing these medical bills to our office. We
want to process the appropriate payments to the medical providers
quickly and efficiently, but we need your help in order to accomplish this!
For more information,
please call Contract Health Services at:
Richard Lucero 869-4397
Jenny Davis 869-4488
August 2012
FRUITS AND VEGGIES
There's a huge variety of fresh produce
available during the summer and it's not too
late to get started! Aside from being delicious,
low calorie and full of vitamins, minerals and
fiber, eating 5 or more servings a day may help
protect you from chronic diseases, including
stroke, heart disease and certain cancers.
SAVE TIME & MONEY!
►Pick ones that require little peeling
or chopping-- ready to grab when
tempted to snack on something less
healthy.
►Buy "in season" when less
expensive, store properly & freeze or
can excess.
►Make vegetable based onepot meals using beans or smaller
amounts of meat.
►
Grab & go! Make a fruit rollup with whole wheat tortilla, thin
spread of peanut butter & add your
favorite fruit.
TRY THESE SUPER SNACKS
WITH A TWIST:
1 MINUTE BANANA SPLIT
WIC NOTES
World Breastfeeding Week
Along with the rest of the world, Isleta WIC celebrates World Breastfeeding
Week every August. This year our focus is to bring attention to Isleta's
Workplace Breastfeeding Policy #703. The policy states: The
Pueblo of Isleta recognizes the importance of breastfeeding and supports
accommodation of mothers who choose to continue breastfeeding, nursing
or expressing milk after their return to work.
The policy goes on to state: The department will make reasonable effort
to provide a clean lockable private room. If no space is available the
Department Head will contact the Human Resources Director to discuss
an alternative place to accommodate their breastfeeding employee.
The WIC office is one of the alternative locations where breastfeeding
mothers, working at the Pueblo, may come to nurse their baby or express
their breast milk.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday August 29th. In recognition of
World Breastfeeding Week, WIC will be sending out an invitation to
Department Heads and their employees to join us at the WIC office for
food and conversation. So stay tuned.
Cut a banana lengthwise & place in a dish. Top
with 1 or 2 scoops of vanilla or lemon frozen
yogurt, strawberries, crushed pineapple &
non-dairy whipped cream
TORTILLA TREATS
Bake tortillas until lightly browned, about
5 minutes. Top with a mixture of low-fat
cream cheese, honey or sweetener, raisins
and chopped apples; sprinkle with cinnamon
sugar (sweetener)
CRAZY CURRY VEGETABLE DIP
Mix in a bowl, plain low-fat yogurt, a little lowfat ranch dressing, some shredded carrots,
minced green onions, pinch of sugar, and
dash of curry powder. Taste & chill. Thread a
colorful variety of veggies on skewers & serve
with dip.
What's New in Breastfeeding?
THE 45-SECOND FRUIT SALAD SNACK
Results of a recent study show a strong correlation between the length
of time a women breastfeeds and how much body fat she will have later
in life. The researchers concluded that, on average, for every 6 months
a women breastfeeds she will have a 1-2% decrease in body fat even
extending into her 50's and 60's. Even more reason for mothers to make
the natural choice to breastfeed.
Stir together mandarin oranges, a sliced
banana, cut-up apple & a few frozen blueberries
for a colorful, refreshing, fast salad or snack!
Heidi Lanes
WIC Nutrition Coordinator
Diabetes Prevention Programs
Pueblo of Isleta
Isleta Pueblo News
August 2012
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E-WASTE
COLLECTION
You can drop off your Electronic Wastes at
Isleta Health Center Parking Lot
Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
What you can bring:
You are able to recycle almost anything with
a plug or batteries. Computers Monitors, Printers,
Scanners, Copiers, Televisions, VCRs/DVD players,
Stereos, Medical Equipment, Testing equipment,
Telecommunications Equipment,
Cell Phones and Pagers Batteries Handhelds
(including PDAs and iPods) Cables and Wires
Fluorescent Lighting
Loose electronics parts will be accepted. If your equipment is
not on this list, please call to see if we can recycle it!
For more info please contact Jennie Olguin at (505) 766-6658
Or Sage Deon at (505) 692-8181
Hosted by Pueblo of Isleta Public Works
& Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council Office of Environmental Technical Assistance
WIC NOTES
WIC will roll out its new food package
and its new electronic card benefits
card this fall.
Here is an overview of some of the foods
WIC participants will receive: Whole
Grains, Fruit and Vegetables and Infant
food.
Fresh, Frozen and Canned
Fruits and Vegetables.
Most fruits and Vegetables are allowed.
Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that
are not allowed:
• White potatoes (baking, Russet,
Red-skinned, Yukon Gold)
• Fresh herbs and spices
• Purchases on salad bars
• Fruits and vegetable baskets,
• Party fruit/vegetable trays
• Peanuts and other nuts
• Bulk dried beans
• Vegetables used as decorations
like gourds, baby pumpkins, garlic on
a string.
Fruit and Vegetable dollar
amounts per month:
Children: $6.00/month
Pregnant, Partially Breastfeeding, and
Postpartum Women: $8.00/month
Fully Breastfeeding women: $10.00/
month
What if my fruit and vegetable
(fresh, frozen or canned) go over the
dollar amount allowed on my
WIC card?
The checker will let you know if you have
gone over the dollar amount allowed. You
will have to remove an item(s) to lower
the total dollar amount to the amount
allowed on your WIC card.
After your WIC purchase is finished, you
may purchase the item that was removed
with cash, food stamps, or credit card.
If I have more than one family member
on WIC will I get a separate card for
everyone? No. There will only be one card
for all family members.
Foster Families Needed
Be inspired to make a
difference
in your community!
Isleta Social Services is
looking for foster families to
provide love and support
to Isleta Children
Please call Social Services
at 869-2772 for more information.
Whole Grain foods.
Many whole grain foods will be
allowed:
Isleta Pueblo News
• Whole Grain Bread- Earth Grains,
Mrs. Baird’s, Nature’s Own, Roman
Meal, Oroweat, Pepperidge Farm, Sara
Lee
• Corn Tortillas-Any Brand
• Whole Wheat Tortillas-Any Brand
• 100% Brown Rice-Any Brand
• 100% Barley -Any Brand
• 100% Oatmeal-Any Brand (plain,
instant or quick)
• Hamburger Buns —Oroweat, Sara
Lee, Mrs. Baird’s
• No hotdog buns
Editor: Ulysses Abeita
Asst. Editor: Beverly Piro
Published By:
Valencia Express
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August 2012
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