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26 groups join forcesto ensure safety duringpilgrimage to santuarioBy Chris QuintanaThe New Mexican

Federal, state, local and tribalgovernments have begun safetypreparations for the annual GoodFriday pilgrimage to the Santuario deChimayó on Friday.Every year, thousands of Catholics

from various parts of the state walkto the shrine as part of their HolyWeek observations. And anytimethousands of people gather, disastercan strike, said Martin Vigil, theSanta Fe county emergency manager.To deal with such concerns, Vigil

said 26 organizations have partneredto respond quickly to any issuesthat arise. The groups are followingthe National Incident ManagementSystem guidelines put out by thesecretary of the federal Departmentof Homeland Security.“There are five individual districts

and four levels of governmentworking together,” Vigil said. “Youdon’t get that too often.”The NewMexico Department of

Transportation has begun preppingU.S. 84/285, N.M. 76, N.M. 502and N.M. 503 for pilgrims makingtheir way to the santuario, saidDavid Martinez, District 5 assistantengineer.Martinez said the department will

start putting up electronic signs toremind motorists of walkers. He saidcrews are also putting out trash binsand five temporary light stations forwalkers.Crews will mark walking paths

with orange barrels where theroad shoulder disappears, as is thecase along northbound U.S. 84/285between the N.M. 599 exchange andThe Santa Fe Opera.

By Julie Ann GrimmThe New Mexican

Santa Fe officials expect to lose $750,000 in rev-enues from the state in 2015 because of a billapproved during the final minutes of the legisla-tive session.

When the Legislature eliminated the gross-receipts taxon food and medicine in 2004, the state began makingpayments to local governments to reimburse them for lostrevenue under the “hold harmless” provision of the law.But this year, lawmakers voted to begin phasing out

these payments.Cities and counties will be weaned off them beginning

with a 6 percent drop in 2015. Every year thereafter, thepayments will be reduced by between 6 percent and7 percent until they end completely in 2030.Santa FeMayor David Coss said the city will need to

make immediate plans to deal with the loss and the impacton city services. Budget meetings have recently started forthe fiscal year that begins July 1.The prospect of reduced revenue is coming at a difficult

time because the city is also planning to take on thousands

PasapickEmily RappThe author reads from and signs copies of TheStill Point of the Turning World, 6 p.m., CollectedWorks Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226.

TodayMostly sunny,breezy andwarmer.High 59, low 32.

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ObituariesGloria Donadello, 87, March 14Peter Hess, 75, Santa Fe, March 22Sheila E. Garcia, 70, March 23Jose Fortino Martinez, 99,Santa Fe, March 22Don McTeigue, 59, Santa Fe,March 22Donald Michael Ronquillo,Santa Fe, March 14Lorraine C. Sandoval, 67,Chimayó, March 22

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Museum to showcase Mexicanfolk healers in upcoming exhibitBy Russell ContrerasThe Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE—Evil eye. Magical fright.A sick soul.These are all afflictions usually treated

by traditional Mexican healers known ascuranderos. And this summer, an Albuquerquemuseum is planning an exhibit on the magicalart of curanderismo, or the practice of traditionalMexican folk healing.In May, the Maxwell Museum of

Anthropology is scheduled to open an exhibitthat will offer displays on curandero healingthrough herbs to getting a soul cleansing, alsoknown as a limpia. Also on display will bepopular curandero instruments from incense

City 2010population

Distribution General fund % of generalfund fromhold harmless

Albuquerque 545,852 36.7 million 426 million 9

Las Cruces 97,618 8.6 million 79 million 11

Rio Rancho 87,521 3.2 million 49 million 7

Santa Fe 67,947 10 million 66 million 15

Roswell 48,366 3.2 million 37 million 9

Farmington 45,877 5.2 million 49 million 11

Clovis 37,775 2.9 million 22 million 14

Hobbs 34,122 2.3 million 51 million 5

Effects of ‘hold harmless’ repeal on N.M. cities

‘Curandero’ cures come to N.M.

Participants of a University of New Mexico workshop on curanderismo, or tradi-tional Mexican folk healing, burn copal during a ceremony on campus. The Max-well Museum of Anthropology in Albuquerque is scheduled to host an exhibit thissummer on curanderismo and will invite healers from Latin America to give talkson a traditional healing field that is growing in the U.S. COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Officialsworkingto protectpilgrims

Department of Transportationworkers place walking signs alongU.S. 84/285 last year in preparationfor the pilgrimage to the Santuariode Chimayó. NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

Please see PILgRIMS, Page A-4

Please see HEALERS, Page A-4

Revenue reversalRepeal of ‘hold harmless’ provision in tax deal to take toll on city services

Jules Rochon, left, and her mother, Karen Chaplin, buy groceries Monday with help from Justin Chavez and Sheri Trusty at Kaune’s NeighborhoodMarket. Under a last-minute tax deal, lawmakers voted to phase out reimbursement payments to cities and counties for lost revenue under the‘hold harmless’ provision of a 2004 law that eliminates gross-receipt taxes on food and medicine. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Please see REVERSAL, Page A-4

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