wreck » Light matters

…and they go hand-in-hand. actually, i haven’t posted any photos for a few days, but i wanted to be sure and post them now, because the foreseeable future has me sorting, trashing, packing, loading, driving, and driving, and … I am moving cross-country! to New York (White Plains) for a staff job with The Journal News! enough exclamation points for now, here’s some recent work. enjoy.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Cedar Ridge Inn resident Bill Trotter, 90, reacts to a kiss on the cheek and an earful of flattery from Director of Nursing Nicole Templeton while slow dancing on Friday during the Senior Prom, named “By the Light of the Silvery Moon,” which was held to celebrate Nursing Home Week, according to administrator Lisa Higgins.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Newly-crowned Senior Prom royalty Ramoncita Maestas, 93, and Miguel Valdez, 85, who makes a face for a photo, sit at a table Friday during Cedar Ridge Inn's event, dubbed “By the Light of the Silvery Moon," while surrounded by family.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Prom escort Dante Bird, 9, peers at the crowning of the Senior Prom King and Queen on Friday at Cedar Ridge Inn. The event, dubbed “By the Light of the Silvery Moon,” was held to celebrate Nursing Home Week, administrator Lisa Higgins said.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Police officials Cpl. C. Malone, left of center, and Detective Ron Paquin, on the phone, investigate a fatal vehicle wreck on East 20th Street at Tucker Avenue on Friday. A man driving an older model Ford F-250 pickup truck, far right, was driving recklessly, according to officials, and caused private property damage in the area before crashing into another pickup truck and coming to a halt on the sidewalk in front of Aloha Salon on East 20th Street. Alcohol was a factor in the accident, according to Detective Paquin.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Julie “Snoop Dogg” Ellison interacts with an adoring crowd at McKinley Elementary on Friday after performing a reading-themed rap, set to the music of MC Hammer’s “U Can't Touch This,” during an assembly celebrating the school’s reading program.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Richard White, far right, gets excited as he talks about the horses racing in the Kentucky Derby, and the odds of them winning, with Chuck Slattery, far left, and Gerald Barber at SunRay Park & Casino on Saturday before the start of the televised race in Churchill Downs.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Horses carry their jockeys toward the finish line in the third race of the day, for a distance of 400 yards, at Sunray Park on Sunday.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Racehorse-owner Wade Whitehead, of Tucumcari, N.M., vents his frustration after learning that his horse, "Rances Reason," did not place higher in the second race of the day Sunday at the track at Sunray Park.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Jockey Adam Martinez, fresh from riding "Cala Me Debonaire" in the first race of the day at Sunray Park on Sunday, relaxes near the stalls between races.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; “Jenuine Joy” appears to be recovering from taking first place in the fourth race of the day Sunday, while director of racing for SunRay Park, Lonnie Barber, right, waits to congratulate jockey Ricky Ramirez.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Piedra Vista High School sophomore baseball player Shilo McCall hits the ball with a solid crack of the bat Thursday during practice at PV.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Bloomfield High School player Rockey Mackey follows through on a tag on Robertson High School’s Fabian Montoya at third base Saturday during the first round of Class 3A state baseball tournament play at BHS. Montoya tried to advance to third base on a sacrifice fly ball to the outfield, but centerfielder Jeremiah Duran rifled the ball directly to third for the double play to end the fifth inning for the Cardinals’ at-bat.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Mesa State center-fielder Kevin Becker makes a run to the outfield fence Saturday after a hit by New Mexico Highlands University batter Danny Brown in the fifth inning of the Division II Central Regional NCAA Baseball Championships tournament at Ricketts Park in Farmington, N.M. NMHU won, 11-8.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Mesa State’s Austin Buck congratulates catcher Brett Nigbur after Nigbur hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday to tie the ball game against the Winona State Warriors during the Division II Central Regional NCAA Baseball Championships tournament at Ricketts Park in Farmington, N.M.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys pitcher Cruz Sedillo leans down to hug teammate Phillip Rodriguez after the Cowboys’ 12-8 loss to the St. Cloud State Huskies on Saturday night at Ricketts Park in Farmington, N.M., during the Division II Central Regional NCAA Baseball Championships tournament. The game was the Cowboys’ final one in the tournament, which wraps up Sunday, May 16, 2010.

i had a great time shooting Shiprock HS against Kirtland Central HS on Saturday…two district championships! i was pretty excited about it because i haven’t shot much basketball this season, and i was not let down. those Shiprock and Kirtland fans are passionate about their teams, and although the both games were pretty scrappy, there was a sense of great sportsmanship throughout. and the boy’s game at Chieftain Pit in Shiprock was PACKED. i didn’t get out of the parking lot for about an hour after the game was done — i’m really glad i took my laptop to send photos. enjoy

-also, check out the galleries on The Daily Times’ Website for more photos:

http://daily-times.mycapture.com/mycapture/category.asp

photos from the boy’s game in Shiprock

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Shiprock High School super-fan Malan Jones, 19, races around the court to spark the crowd's excitement during the second half of Saturday's district championship game between the Shiprock Chieftains and the Kirtland Central Broncos. KCHS beat SHS 63-56 at the Chieftain Pit.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Shiprock’s Colby Nahkai tries to brings in an offensive rebound Saturday night against Kirtland Central’s Damian Charley at The Chieftain Pit.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Fans sitting on the Shiprock High School fan side cheer and reflect on the first half of play Saturday while the teams head into the locker rooms halftime.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Kirtland Central’s Damian Charley, left, snags a defensive rebound during the second quarter Saturday at The Chieftain Pit.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Shiprock’s Jeff Tsosie walks off the court as the Kirtland Central boys basketball team celebrates at the end of the Broncos’ 63-56 win Saturday night at The Chieftain Pit.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; James Gilbert assists John Kendall on Monday with cleanup of the accident site in Kendall's bedroom in Aztec.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Butch Ozbun shows off a half-stock fowler in his collection Feb. 22 in his workshop.

photos from the funeral for Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Lt. Col. Mike Callanan, with the Marines out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., holds his white barracks cover, or dress uniform hat, at his side while he watches a slideshow of pictures of Marine Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie set to music during the memorial service for Yazzie on Friday at the Farmington Civic Center. According to the Department of Defense, Yazzie died Feb. 16 while supporting combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Calvert Owen, left, hugs Geraldine Jones on Friday while Owen waits outside the Farmington Civic Center to participate in the flag line during the funeral for Marine Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie, 23, of Rock Point, Ariz. Owen, also of Rock Point, is Lance Cpl. Yazzie’s cousin. According to the Department of Defense, Yazzie died Feb. 16 while supporting combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Lamar Roberts, a student at San Juan College, sits on the the dock by the pond at Riverside Park on Friday, fishing. Roberts went fishing a group of friends from Aztec, who were all out enjoying the seasonably warmer weather.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Jaylen Jeffries, 3, shakes a noisemaker while parading through the halls with his mother, Jalea Steen, at San Juan College’s Child and Family Development Center on Thursday for the center’s 20th anniversary.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Children at the Child and Family Development Center at San Juan College, like the babies pictured here riding a red wagon, parade though the halls of the center Thursday for the center’s 20th anniversary.

this little guy was having fun time, spinning around in his ‘super-hero’ cape.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Todd Robinson, 2, spins around in circles while wearing a cape after a parade Thursday in his Toddler Two class. The class, along with the rest of the classes at San Juan College’s Child and Family Development Center, participated in the celebration of the center’s 20th anniversary by marching through the classroom halls.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Kirtland Central High School forward Amanda Kerr goes up for two points against Shiprock High School during the district championship game at KCHS. Kirtland took the first place title, with a 46-27 win over Shiprock.

…and the Kirtland Central girls took the district title

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Kirtland Central’s girls basketball team celebrates and hold its District 1-4A championship trophy while the home crowd cheers Saturday after the Lady Broncos’ 46-27 win over Shiprock at Bronco Arena.