cowboy ball, dec. 11, pg. 17 50 cents parade heralds...

Find Ruidoso’s #1 REAL ESTATE TEAM at: www.ruidosorealestate.com(575) 258-5008

REAL ESTATE TEAM

SDC, REALTORS®(575) 257-5111 ext. 117307 Mechem Dr, Ruidoso, NM

FEATURED HOMEFABULOUS COUNTRY VICTORIAN ON 4.73 ACRES! This elegant 4 br. home is picture perfect in its exceptional setting near Alto. Wonderful sunroom is something you’ll enjoy year round. Are you an equestrian?... Horses are allowed. 2 water wells, 2 heat sources & 2 car garage. Make this wonderful house your next family home retreat and/or explore the various commercial possibilities. $399,900. #107004

4 BEDROOM!

TuesDAY,DecemBer7,2010 VoL.2,no.49 50 cents

IndexClassifi eds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Community Calendar . . . . . . . 2Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 17On the Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Police Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Spencer Art,

pg. 16

RIM/Ruidoso Free PressSanta and Mrs. Claus greet the crowd from atop the ENMU Ruidoso fl oat at the Festival of Lights Parade

Saturday.

ParadeheraldsseasonBy Lisa MoralesParade Reporter

Parade goers lined up Sudderth Dr. Saturday to watch the Festival of Lights parade hosted by the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Steve Stucker, the most rec-ognized celebrity in New Mexico, was this year’s parade Marshall. He rode on the Big Brother Big Sisters’ fl oat with wife Rose and his 8-year old daughter. Daughters Kayli and Georgi were seated with judges. Georgi Stucker, the eldest Stucker heir celebrated her 14th birthday, Monday, Dec. 6.

Stucker was the emcee at the Bakers Ball, a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. “Yeah, yeah, way above my pay grade,” Stucker said, adding his en-dorsement for Ruidoso. “We’ve been

Village gets grant for hike and bike trailsBy Eugene Heathman Reporter

The village of Ruidoso will soon have some eight miles of recreational trails surrounding Grindstone Reservoir, thanks to a $112,562 grant awarded to the Village of Ruidoso Dec. 2, by the Southern New Mex-

ico Resource Advisory Committee. The grant is the re-sult of several months hard work by several different groups.

The proposed trails were designed by the Interna-tional Mountain Biking Association (IMBA). How-ever, the trails will be available for hiking and horse-back riding, as well.

“This is the fi rst benchmark in realizing my dream for this community,” said Cody Thurston, own-er of White Mountain Outdoor Sports and a founding member of the Ruidoso Trails Coalition. “I grew up in the horse racing business eventually bringing me to Ruidoso. Shoeing horses at the racetrack brought me

Youth center struggling to survive See Trails, pg. 4

See Parade, pg. 5

By Leslie AckermanLifestyles Editor

Santa’s Helpers is a non-profi t organization working together with Toys for Tots

to make Christmas better for families with children and the elderly. This is the second year Santa’s Helpers

Santa has lots of local helpers

See Santa, pg. 5

By Leslie AckermanLifestyles Editor

The Community Youth Center Warehouse, located at 200 Church Drive (behind the Cor-nerstone Bakery & Wells Fargo), is in danger of going under. “We need to fi nd [corporate] sponsors and step up our fundraising efforts so that we can continue to pay our bills,” said Victor Montes, a former marine and the direc-tor of the Community Youth Center Warehouse (CYCW). “Sometimes I’m the only thing out

there [for the kids]. The center provides a safe environment for children and teens in the area.” CYCW offers free after-school programs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., every weekday except Wednesday and children can ride the bus from school. Although the programs are aimed at the younger crowd, anyone can use the facilities, including the computers.

The programs include the Chess Club (Coach, Galen Farrington), Zumba, which is

See Center, pg. 5

Cowboy Ball, Dec. 11,pg. 17

2 Ruidoso Free Press December7,2010

Will Rooney, Assistant General [email protected]•(575)937-4413

Jeff Stevens, [email protected]•(575)937-2168

Todd Fuqua, Sports [email protected]•(575)973-0917

Eugene Heathman, [email protected]•(575)973-7227

Leslie Ackerman, Art & Entertainment [email protected]•(575)937-3872

Kim Smith, Office [email protected]

Tina Eves, Traffic/Production [email protected]

Cheryl Miller, Advertising [email protected]•(575)808-0500

Manda Tomison, Advertising [email protected]•(575)937-3472

Cristina Obregón, Advertising [email protected]•(575)808-1314

Adriana Stevens, Advertising [email protected]•(575)937-4015

Kathy Kiefer, Graphic [email protected]

1086 m e c h e m • r u i D o s o, n m 88345 • ( 575 ) 258 - 9922TheRuidoso Free PressispublishedeveryTuesdaybytheruidosoFreePress,1086mechem,ruidoso,newmexico88345.ThecirculationoftheRuidoso Free

Pressexceeds9,000printedcopiesweekly,withalmost8,000papersdeliveredviadirectmailtohomesandpostofficeboxeslocatedexclusivelywithinLincolncounty.over1,000papersareavailableforpurchaseatnewsstands,storesandhotelsthroughoutLincolncounty.Firstclasssubscriptionstothe

Ruidoso Free Pressareavailablefor$80bycalling575-258-9922.classifieds,legals,obituaries,weddingannouncements,birthannouncementsandthank-youadsareavailablebycallingtheclassifieddepartmentat575-258-9922.Foralladvertisingopportunities,call575-258-9922.

Forsubmissionofalleditorialcopy,pressreleasesorletterstotheeditor,[email protected],orcall575-258-9922.

Lisa Morales, General [email protected]

The local forecast is brought to you by:

DECEMBER EVENTSEvery weekend in December through

Dec. 19TH – Play for your chance to wina share of $9,000 CASH!

Sundays and Mondays: NFL Sunday Ticket, watch all your favorite teams play on the biggest and best selection of TVs in Lincoln County, Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill. Great food & drink specials, including specialty burgers and ten cent wings. Play Pick the Pros for weekly $100 cash prizes, NFL pro football jerseys, and more.Mondays: Billy’s Lucky Stockings Game in Billy the Kid Casino for Cash Prizes.Every day: Watch and Wager on tracks from around the country in Billy’s Race Book. $2 Beer and Hot Dog specials every Monday and Tuesday.Tuesdays and Thursdays: Earn 3X the points on your play when you use your Cash Club Card at Billy the Kid Casino. The only area casino where you earn CASH BACK on your play. The local’s favorite place to play.Wednesdays: Seniors Day at Billy the Kid Casino. Players age 55 and over earn 3X points on their play, and a chance to win 10X your age. $3.95 Senior Specials in Billy’s Race Book all day.Thursdays: $3.95 Bottomless Pasta: All you can eat pasta with your choice of three homemade sauces, served with a breadstick. Add a side salad for $1, Add shrimp, chicken, or meatballs for $2.Fridays: Play with your cash club card and earn entries to get into our Whirlwind of Cash machine. You could win up to $3,000 Cash. $9.95 Surf and

Turf, tenderloin topped with sautéed garlic shrimp, served with mashed potatoes and a breadstick, add a side salad for $1 at Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill, served 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.Saturdays: Prime Rib Special in Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill, served 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tender prime rib, baked potato and Texas toast. Add a side salad for $1. Sundays: The best Sunday buffet in town. $12.95 served from 11am. Great entrees, omelet bar, fabulous side dishes and salads and assorted desserts.Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: win your share of $9,000 Christmas Cash at Billy the Kid Casino. Hourly $100 drawings.December 16th: Buy-in Slot Tournament at Billy the Kid Casino. Enter for $20, additional buy ins for $10. Up to $1,500 in prizes could be awarded, with a guaranteed $500 first place prize.December 25th: Christmas Buffet at Billy’s:

$18.95. •. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Carved Prime Rib with Au Jus & Horseradish Sauce

Honey Baked Ham Candied Yams • Rosemary Roasted Red Potatoes

Chipotle Oyster Bread Stuffing Assortment of Dinner Rolls

Assorted Desserts For complete rules on promotions, visit the Cash Club or call575-378-7330. Responsible Gaming Property. 800-572-1142.

Community CalendarHoliday Grief Relief

Beginning Nov. 9, Ruidoso Home Care and Hospice Foundation will offer support group meetings for those expe-riencing grief during the holidays. The group will meet Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in the Ruidoso Public Library conference room through Dec. 20.

Humane Society cookbookYou can help your Lincoln County

Humane Society by sending your favor-ite recipes of any category. The society is compiling a cookbook of your favor-ites for a fund raiser. Include your name and a story to go with the recipe, it has one. Submit recipes to [email protected]

Al Anon of Ruidoso meets at Cor-nerstone Center, 1216 Mechem at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m. Satur-day.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Cornerstone Center, 1216 Mechem at 7:30 a.m., noon, 5:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily.

Altrusa Club International meets at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road.

Daughters of the American Rev-olution meet at 11 a.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the Ruid-oso Library.

The Kiwanis Club of Ruidoso meets every Tuesday at noon at K-Bobs except for the third Tuesday of the month when they meet at the Teepee Lounge at Ruidoso High School.

Ruidoso’s Evening Lion’s Club meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m.at 106 S. Overlook.

The Ruidoso Noon Lions meet at 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Cree Mead-ows Country Club. The Smokey Bear Capitan Lions Club meets each Thurs-day at 5 p.m. at the Capitan Village Hall.

Optmist Club meets at noon every Wednesday at K-Bobs in Ruidoso.

Rotary Club of Ruidoso meets at Cree Meadows Country Club noon ev-ery Tuesday except the first Tuesday of the month when they meet at the Tee-pee Lounge at Ruidoso High School.

Ruidoso Federated Woman’s Club meets every Monday at 11 a.m. at 116 S. Evergreen Dr. A pot luck lunch is at noon followed by cards, Bridge and Mah Jongg. The Quilters group meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays; Yoga every Wednesday. Call 257-2309 for further information.

The Photographic Society of Lin-coln County – dedicated to the advance-ment of digital photography – meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Region IX offices at 237 Service Road. Annual dues are $15 per family which includes lectures and field trips. Contact Leland Deford at 257-8662 or Herb Brunnell at 258-4003.

Activities at the Community Youth Center Warehouse:

Mondays – Afterschool club from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Chess club 4-5:30 p.m.Zumba classes 6-7 p.m. Classes are

$5 per session. A 10-session card can be purchased for $40.

Tuesdays – Afterschool club, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Closed WednesdaysThursdays – Martial arts class,

4-5:30 p.m., $20 per monthZumba class 6-7 p.m.Fridays – After school club, 3:30-

5:30 p.m.For more information on Ware-

house activities, contact Victor Montes at 630-0318, 808-3267 or by email at [email protected]. Visit www.ruidosoyouthwarehouse.org for schedules and events. The Ruidoso Community Youth Warehouse is locat-ed at 200 Church Drive, Ruidoso.

Dec. 10 – Santa’s HelpersSanta is visiting his helpers from

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. as they work at the Santa’s Helpers Workshop located at the Ruidoso Convention Center. Come and enjoy some hot chocolate with Santa and join in the fun. Santa’s Help-ers assists children throughout Lincoln county at Christmas time with food, clothing and toys.

Dec. 11 – Ruidoso Rotary & Si-erra Cinema Canned Food Drive Sierra Cinema, Ruidoso. Showtime is 9:30 a.m. Two cans per adult, one can per child. Please come and help the Lincoln County Food Bank help those who are in need this holiday season. For more information, call Sierra Cinema at 257-9444.

December7,2010 Ruidoso Free Press 3

Blair HalladayJuly 5, 1922 - Dec. 2, 2010

A memorial service for Blair Halladay, 88, of Ruidoso will be Satur-day, Dec. 11, at 2:00 p.m. at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso with the Rev. Wayne Joyce officiating. Halladay passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, he was born July 5, 1922 at Ashton, Michigan.

He served in the Navy during World War II. His family moved to Mountain Park in Otero County in 1928 and then to Ruidoso in 1929. He worked for the Village of Ruidoso for 35 years retiring 23 years ago as a superintendent. He married Shirley Watson Aug. 30, 1949 at Santa Fe and she preceded him in death on February 26, 2000.

He is survived by two sons, Terry Halladay and his wife Judy of Hobbs and Jerry Halladay of Los Alamos; a brother, Forrest Halladay of Michi-gan; a sister, Virginia Shalk of Alamogordo; seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Cremation services is under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Cha-pel and condolences may be sent to the family at www.lagroneruidoso.comJesse Emmett Williams

Jesse Emmet “Jay” WilliamsJuly 29, 1925 - Nov. 23, 2010

A memorial service for Jesse Emmet “Jay” Williams 85, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at 3 p.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount in Ruidoso. Williams died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 at his home in Ruidoso. He was born July 29, 1925 in Memphis, Tenn.

He served in the Army during World War II. He was a retired drafts-man and moved to Ruidoso 13 years ago from Mountain Home, Ark. He attended the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount. He married Eve Tardy on May 18, 1946 in Memphis, Tenn.

He is survived by his wife, Eve Williams; three sons, Barry Williams, Jerry Williams and Mark Williams; a daughter, Belinda West; five grand-children, nine great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Cremation was under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso.

Obituaries also are available at www.ruidosofreepress.com

OBITUARIES


Wreath of HopeOffered by Sweet Charity to benefit the Nest Domestic Violence Shelter

Bids are being accepted on six different holiday wreaths

Displayed at:First Savings Bank

First National BankRuidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

Sierra Blanca MotorsJosie’s FramerySweet Charity

Wreaths will be delivered to highest bidder on December 10

For further information, please call Sweet Charity at (575) 378-0041.

TRAILFrom page 1

Harvey Rankin/For the Ruidoso Free PressSem Gallegos of Ruidoso, Mike Shaffer of Austin Texas and

Scott Miller of Ruidoso, crest into a mountain meadow while riding their mountain bikes in the Lincoln National Forest near

Ruidoso.

Harvey Rankin/For the Ruidoso Free PressLynette Ingram and Scott Ingram descend a wooded trail on their mountain bikes in the

Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso.

to Ruidoso full-time. As a youngster though, I spent summers in Ruidoso, where I developed a passion for the outdoors,” Thurston said.

The trails master plan, construction and promo-tion is aimed at bringing mountain bikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to Ruidoso. “Mountain biking alone brings $3 billion per year to New Mexico and Ruidoso has not tapped that market at all. Mountain Bike enthusiasts will drive between 250 and 400 miles to ride a particular trail system and stay an av-erage of four to fi ve days,” Thurston said.

The grant bears fruit from the dedicated partner-ships of several entities. “The success in achieving the grant award required over two years of working partnerships between the Smokey Bear Ranger Dis-trict, IMBA, the Village of Ruidoso, the individuals involved in the Ruidoso Trails Coalition and sup-port from the Ruidoso Valley Economic Develop-ment Corporation. “Individuals such as Bert Brunell and Jurado Garcia got the ball rolling by obtaining a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the USDA, Lincoln National Forest and Smokey Bear Ranger District, which is very diffi cult to obtain, particularly when a majority of the trails will be on national forest land,” Thurston said. The Grindstone area has been a focus point of the village parks and recreation department for convenient, diverse, long term recreation uses. Grindstone Reservoir has fi sh-ing and the park below offers Frisbee golf and horse-back rides through Grindstone stables.

Debbie Jo Almanger, Vil-lage of Ruidoso parks and recreation director said, “The Grindstone area is ideal for the fi rst phase of the IMBA master plan due to existing resources such as parking, the lake, the proximity to the Village and a primitive trail system that will be improved upon in addition to new trail construction with this grant money.”

Thurston said the Vil-lage of Ruidoso, IMBA and coalition efforts were key re-sources in receiving the grant. “The efforts to get a trail sys-tem moving forward after the initial memorandum of under-standing proved diffi cult be-cause there was no authority to guide the coalition. “

“IMBA is world re-nowned for eco-friendly, effective, and sustainable mountain biking trail de-sign, we recognized this and brought their credibility to the table as the authority combin-ing the feasibility of the trail system while meeting USDA Forest Service requirements,” Thurston said.

A portion of phase one of the trail systems is on village property. “The village and the Parks and Recreation depart-ment recognized the long term economic development impacts of the trail system at Grindstone so Debi Lee and Debbie Jo Almanger guided the coalition by writing the grant and having the village as the re-cipient. These partnerships were instrumental in raising the credibility of the project and thus the award of the grant.

Village manager Debi Lee said, “This project will be a catalyst for more great things to come. I ap-preciate the leveraged resources in Ruidoso to make this project happen.” The grant award still needs to be offi cially received by the Village of Ruidoso and that will occur through at the village council’s next regular meeting.

Thurston said, “The next step is to get the entire community involved with the trail layout, construc-tion and fi nally, the unbridled promotion of the trail system to mountain bikers and other outdoor enthu-siasts. The cost to outright contract out the trail con-struction amounts to $5 per linear foot or $26,400 per mile. That cost would add up to $158,600 to complete the fi rst 6 miles of the approximate 16

miles in phase one. The Ruidoso Conceptual Trail Plan completed by IMBA consists of three phases for a total of approximately 90 miles surrounding Ruidoso.” Volunteerism using donated physical labor and equipment will be called upon. “Other mountain biking communities such as Durango, Colo. maximize opportunities similar to the adopt a highway program to assist construct trail systems. The local Ecoservants have committed to volunteer-ing in 2011 and we will be asking other entities to lend a hand,” Thurston said.

In April 2010, the Village of Ruidoso com-missioned the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) to provide a conceptual plan for the Ruidoso (Lincoln County) area at a cost of $29,000 from Lodger’s Tax Funds. The White Mountain Outdoor Club organized fund raisers that paid $4,000 of the plan.


presents:“A

Seasonfor Santa”

Open HouseDecember 11th

Pictures with Santa10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The cost of the picturemounted on a Holiday Card

is only $200

Seasons has fresh-cutChristmas trees, garlands,

wreaths, holiday decorations and gifts galore!!!

Please Join Us!Refreshmentswill be served

SeasonsNursery& Gifts

315Sudderth

Ruidoso, NM

SANTAFrom page 1

CENTERFrom page 1

PARADEFrom page 1

Leslie Ackerman/Ruidoso Free Press

SADD members Brianne Travis, Dana O’Toole and Cynthia Shleck work together to make Christmas a better time for families in need.

an aerobic latin fi tness dance, (Coach Kathy McIntosh) and Martial Arts (Sen-sei Tim Coughlin).

The fee structure for Zumba is $5 per session, however, a ten (10) session punch card can be purchased for only $40. Martial Arts is $20 per month, which is approximately $5 per session.

CYCW is a non-profi t organization on the Methodist Church property. The church pays the mortgage and all of the utilities, CYCW leases it back from them, but the center is a totally separate entity. One person is on the payroll, plus nine board members, the rest are volunteers or they get paid from the nomi-nal fees charged.

The center also hosts Rave dances. “We used to have our dances open for all age groups, but we found that the high school students stopped coming because they felt there were too many little kids,” said Montes, “now we do one rave for the older kids and one for the middle school.” The next high school rave is Dec. 16, from 8-11 PM. Call Victor Montes for more information at (575) 630-0318, or email: [email protected].

here three times in the past 18 months. We can’t get enough of it, we’re staying at a beautiful place.”

Jarra Lawrence, a 3rd grader at White Mountain Elementary and a fan of Stuck-ers, had the opportunity to fi nally meet him. He greeted her with a huge smile and a handshake. Lawrence’s mother posted on Stuckers’ blog this past week, informing him of Lawrence’s plans to miss a family wedding so she could see him in the parade.

Lawrence’s morning routine always includes watching the weather report on KOB eyewitness news 4. “I wish I could get my 8-yr old to watch me. Instead she

goes straight to cartoon.” Stucker said.According to Sandy Aguilar, execu-

tive director of the chamber, the parade continued its success in this,its tenth year. “We had more than 35 fl oats and they were all beautifully lit,” Aguilar said. “It was good to see.”

She added, that though the number of fl oats were about the same as previous years, more of this year’s participants got into the spirit of the event.

As a result, several fl oats were rec-ognized for their efforts. The Zia Natural Gas fl oat won fi rst prize with the Inn of the Mountain Gods placing second. Third place went to the ENMU fl oat.

and Toys For Tots have joined forces. Santa’s Helpers was originally known as Santa Cops about 10 years ago, how-ever, the name was changed in 2000 when they became a not-for-profi t or-ganization.

Toys For Tots is a national orga-nization started in 1947 by a group of Marine Corps Reservists in Los Ange-les, California. It was brought to this area last year by marine Staff Sergeant Javier Ramirez. He is working with an-other former marine, Victor Montes, who is now the director of The Com-munity Youth Center Warehouse.

Toys For Tots and Santa’s Help-ers rely 100 percent on volunteers and donations from the public. They accept cash, checks, presents and food. Dis-tribution boxes are set up at Walmart, Walgreens, Beall’s and several area

banks. “The presents should cost $20 or less, but every little bit helps out,” said Ramirez, who continued by saying, “The economy has hit people hard, so if they cannot afford to make monetary donations, giving of their time is just as important and just as needed. “There is another group of people who have been largely unrecognized for their efforts to make Christmas a brighter time for children – the bikers. Bikers who par-ticipated in ‘toy runs’ across this region recently donated more than 1000 toys and gift items to be distributed by vol-unteers.

SADD (Students Against Drunk Drivers) members from Ruidoso High School gave of their time to wrap pres-ents, organize boxes of food, and assist with locating presents and clothing. “Helping families in need makes my

Christmas much more meaningful,” said Brianne Travis of SADD. “My friends and I are blessed to be able to give back to the community this way.”

Volunteers are needed and dona-tions are surely welcome. According to Stacy Miller, president of Santa’s Help-ers, the items they are in short supply of include presents for older boys and girls, such as backpacks, purses, foot-balls/basketballs, grooming items, co-lognes/perfumes, make-up kits, watch-es, clothing, music, MP3 players and board games.

Each child gets two “toy” wishes and the money donations allow the San-ta’s Helpers to purchase items they do not have in stock. Parents are allowed to look through all the toys and gifts to choose for themselves what each of their children will receive. Miller said,

“We used to take long lists of toys and have to go shopping every day. The way we are doing things this year [with parents making gift choices] seems to be working better for all concerned.” Leftover wrapping paper is always in need.

“The feeling one gets from help-ing a total stranger during the holidays is truly amazing, “said Miller, “I have never done a job that’s more satisfy-ing than this.” After only the third day, there have been more than 100 families helped with another 300 more expected before Christmas Day.

Applications can be fi lled out at the Santa’s Helpers Workshop at the Ruidoso Convention Center. Call the workshop at (575) 258-2446 for further information.


Opinion

To Whom It May Concern;

On November 30th Mr. Fuqua wrote an article under the byline of “Reporter” regarding the discharge of Alfred Ortiz from the position of Chief of Police in Ruidoso Downs. My fi rst problem with the article is just that, it is not an article it is an editorial and in the public interest should be marked as such. A statement such as “The fi r-ing of Ruidoso Downs Chief Alfred Ortiz brings up questions of what his fi reable offenses were, as well as who is running the Police Department and how long that void will remain un-fi lled.” shows this as an opinion not reporting. If memory serves me right there were at least thirteen (13) chiefs of police in the last 23 years that is the average of 2 years per service. Mr. Ortiz served 4 years, longer than average. Most have resigned; some

have been terminated. This is not an uncommon phenomenon in Munici-pal government. Like the City Clerk the Chief of Police serves at the plea-sure of the Mayor with the approval of the council and like a probationary employee may be discharged without explanation of cause at any time.

It is true that Mr. Armstrong over-saw the return of the Police and Fire department to separate entities, but if you check the records that combining of departments was not voted on nor sanctioned by the City Council at the time, nor was Mr. Ortiz qualifi ed to supervise fi re fi ghters as he lacked any training or experience in that fi eld. In fact the “Department of Public Safe-ty” was created by Mr. Waters and Robert Logan. Mr. Logan also had no qualifi cations for the job and I might remind you that he was terminated by the same people that appointed him.

Using the word “professional Chief” could be and I take it as, an insult to the young man that is running the Fire Department at this time.

Even after being informed that is was perfectly proper for Mr. Arm-strong, as Chief Executive Offi cer, to step in and act as Chief during the search for a new chief you used the infl ammatory statement “Mayor Tom Armstrong sent out a memo declaring himself the interim chief,” instead of stating the fact that he informed the employees that he was interim chief.

You are not only beating the dead horse but you are digging him up by mentioning the resignation of John Waters; he and the City have moved on, why can’t you. It might be true that Mr. Armstrong did not want to re-tain him but that was his prerogative and the press continuing to make that an issue and controversy is a cheap shot. What makes you so sure that you know who should be working for the City of Ruidoso Downs; and what makes you think that you know what the Mayor of Council were thinking.

I also fi nd it deplorable that Mr. Fuqua went to Mr. Armstrong’s house during meal time instead of making an appointment or waiting to see him in his offi ce to “get his story,” The part-time the Mayor is at City Hall 8

hours almost every day.Since when is it open season on

the Mayor, every time he does the job he was elected to do? I will re-mind you that Mr. Ortiz’s termination was moved and voted on by the City Council, three to one and that he had been given six months to work things out with the City. I also fail to see the relevance whether the Mayor wishes to have a City Manager or not. Why bring that up at this time as that is totally irrelevant to the discharge of Mr. Ortiz. In fact the vacant position is saving approximately $100,000 in pay and benefi ts a year.

I might remind you that the May-or could not have re-appointed Ortiz at the beginning of his term without council approval. A majority of the Citizens of Ruidoso Downs think Tom Armstrong is the man for the job, they did not vote for the chief, clerk or other “at will” employees.

I have had my disagreements with the Mayor and this answer is not just in support of Tom Armstrong but the elected position of Mayor. Yes, he is a public fi gure but why the personal at-tacks. Stick to reporting the facts.

Mr. Harrold R. MansellCitizen of Ruidoso Downs for 35 years

EditorialCongressman Pearce gets it right

letter to tHe editor

EditorialCongressman Pearce gets it right

Once again, we’d like to thank Congressman Steve Pearce for visit-ing not only Ruidoso, but all the com-munities in Southeastern New Mexi-co, where he stopped to listen.

It’s a rare occassion for a com-munity to see a politician outside the election season.

However, we would also like to thank him for some of the things he had to say. Particularly, Pearce ad-dressed the bank’s molestation of the American taxpayer and Congress’ role in the assault.

Pearce told Ruidoso residents, that he and his “camp” didn’t vote for any of the TARP bailouts. Additional-ly, he said something that has received little attention — the idea that some-how Americans had to kick in their hard earned dollars to rescue the free enterprise system.

“ I am not in favor of the bailouts and our camp voted against every one of them,” Pearce said. “I am a believer in the free market where you take a risk with the potential for reward. But all we did in the bailouts is said ‘you performed this risky behavior and we are not going to let you suffer the penalties.’

If they had suffered the penalties, those major corporations would have experienced tremendous losses and their stocks would go down. That’s the disciplining mechanism of the free market. Instead, what we did, is gave Wall Street billions; almost a trillion dollars to operate under the same fail-ing mechanisms.”

That’s a rare retort from any po-litican. It’s particularly refreshing fo-

coming from a member of the party that fi rst forced the idea of, “too big to fail,” upon the American public.

Let us not forget, in this time of discussing the government’s headlong stumble toward socialism, it was Pres-ident George W. Bush, who uttered those words. It was also Bush who sold the fi rst bailout as a rescue for the free enterprise system.

Bush got it wrong. Pearce got it right. Giving money to failed busi-nesses as a reward for failure is not a salvation for a free market economy. The failure of those businesses was in fact, capitalism in its fi nest hour.

The banks of our country made their own bed, yet averted the con-sequence of laying in it. Likewise, American auto makers should have seen when they shipped American jobs south of the border, they also were depriving themselves of the very people who had supported their com-panies with their dollars.

That’s how capitalism functions. Businesses with sound practices fl our-ish as a result of their good business practices. Businesses that make poor choices fail. Our government and our Republican president thwarted our capitalistic system and the end result was that we have suffered greatly; as a people, as a nation, as a democracy.

Those companies committed crimes against our country. They should have been punished, not rewarded.

We laud Pearce for taking a stance against this boondoggle. We just hope he can make a difference when he goes back to Washington.

Letters to the editor policy: Letters should be 300 words or less and signed with a name and

phone number. Letters are accepted via email, regular postage or in person at our offi ce.

[email protected];1086 Mechem Drive at the MTD Radio location.


No Santa bashing allowed

First National Bank –The Hometown Crowd

Banks are not buildings. They arepeople. From 8:00 - 5:00 each day

we are taking care ofRuidoso’s banking needs.

After 5:00, we are Ruidoso!

Main Bank(Full Services)

451 Sudderth Drive • (575) 257-4033

Branch Office www.fnbruidoso.com 100 Vision • (575) 257-9031

Dana TerleckySafe Shootin

Before I get into the Christmas mode, I want to remind you all of the signifi cance of this day, Dec.7 1941! I do hope everyone already knows what happened at a place called Pearl Har-bor; if not again we had better smack the school system across the head.

We still have plenty of Veterans from that War around, but they are growing smaller and smaller by the day. If you know one please fi nd them and shake their hand or give them a hug! Please, please fl y your fl ag in honor of those who kept us free. But also remem-ber that Admiral Yamamoto, the archi-tect of that attack, warned his superiors, “We cannot conquer America as there will be a man with a gun behind every blade of grass.”

Christmas might be a month away so, what do we get for the young shoot-ers in the house? I intend to give you some hints and perhaps this will be of help not just for the parents but for the non-shooting partner or single mom.

May I fi rst suggest one of the gifts I am giving my grand kids, NRA Junior Memberships. They are $15 including a subscription to the Insights magazine. This is geared to the 15 and under crowd and I highly suggest it and by the way I suggest an adult membership for you with several different magazines from which to choose. There is another ex-cellent organization to join, the Second Amendment Foundation for their Gun Week news paper or buy a subscription to Women and Guns magazine for $18; yes I have given that to two women in my life. Check them out at http://www.womenshooters.com. Although I do like these two groups I still encourage you to join any shooting organization

you fi nd fi ts your Karma. I also suggest a subscription to any

fi rearms magazine. These magazines are not on the protected species list so you can take your pick of subjects; skeet shooting, bird hunting, tactical equipment, and all types of big game hunting. Check Cheap Books or Ama-zon for books on the same subjects, for something to read on those off mo-ments when you are not working or driving to the hunt. Speaking of books, do not forget audio books! Especially on the “how to” subjects are a great lis-ten when driving to and from the way to work or the job sight.

We have all seen The Christmas Story “you’ll shoot your eye out” is the line that stands out from the movie in regards to the Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. You have not seen that movie? Have you been living in Yemen? They play it for twenty for hours straight on Christmas, holy mackerel, what if they named it “The Hannukah Story” we would have it run 24/7 for nine days! OK, the Red Ryder is the most sought after fi rst BB rifl e on the market but there are plenty more, even in the Daisy line. I have a Daisy Buck model wait-ing in my living room for someone, very similar to the Red Ryder. Cross-man and many others make fi ne Spring, Pump or CO2 air rifl es for all ages and body sizes.

I do want to bring up one point, these BB and pellet guns are not only for kids. Guys do you have a wife who is shy of a fi rearm? This is a great way to get her familiar with fi rearms and prove to her that she has as good of hand eye coordination as you. Ladies, do you have a critter problem around the house, NO not the old man on the couch that will not take out the garbage,

but small rodents? This might be a good way to get rid of them. Big people can use a pellet gun for off season practice also. Remember, shooting a BB, pellet or airsoft is not legal within most mu-nicipalities.

Soft air guns can be great fun for kids and adults! Over the last few years they have grow in popularity and so-phistication. I might buy one for myself this year but my grandson has asked and I will be getting him his second one. Guys, most of these fun guns are built to the exact size of the real thing. If you do not want the expense of prac-ticing with your bolt gun, they make them in soft air. If you do not want the expense of a rock and roll fi rearm and paying the $200 tax get a soft air. You can be Bruce Willis and have any kind of action movie fi rearm with a soft air machine gun.

Now I can bring up the reason

for starting this column, safe shoot-in’. Please treat these pellet throwing arms as real fi rearms. Remember do not point your soft air at anything you are not willing to destroy! Habits you make with these fun guns are the same ones you will use once you get the real thing in your hands. There are pellet traps you can purchase that allow you to reuse your ammunition. My daughter even made one out of a cardboard box so my grandkids can trap their plastic pellets and save money and not bom-bard the neighbors with stray pellets. If you do wish to get into the Soft Air Combat games make sure it is under professional supervision.

Remember, the rules and always wear eye protection. We will get into the real thing next week.

So like Santa, as he rode out of sight, I shall wish you a Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!!!

Shooting sports ideas for Christmas

In order to avoid discrimination or offending any-one, schools don’t teach about Christmas, even though the moment they step off school property, kids are bombarded with Christmas references. I hope that wise teachers at least use the opportunity to allow kids to explore how Christmas is celebrated around the world.

For example, who is Santa Claus? Courtesy of educational designer, Judy Haynes, here are some in-teresting facts about Santa in other parts of the world:

Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated on December 6th in Eastern Europe. Children put a boot by the window on Dec. 5 and it is fi lled with treats by Saint Nicholas. Naughty children get coal and onions.

In China, “Dun Che Lao Ren,” or Christmas Old Man, brings gifts to children.

The Dutch “Sintirklaas” arrives by boat on De-cember 6th. Children leave a wooden shoe fi lled with hay and carrots for the donkey which carries St. Nicho-las’ pack of toys. The good children get gifts.

In Italy “La Befana” is a good witch who dresses all in black. Children leave their shoes by the fi replace on the eve of Jan. 6. Befana comes down the chimney on her broomstick to leave gifts.

In Germany families go to church on Christmas Eve. While they are at church the “Christkind” or Christ Child brings presents to their homes.

In Spanish-speaking countries such as Spain, Mexico, and South America, children wait until Jan. 6 for their presents. The Three Kings or Wise Men bring the gifts. Children put shoes by the front door to get their gifts. There is usually a grand procession through the streets with fl oats for each of the Wise Men.

In Sweden a gnome called “Juletomten” brings gifts in a sleigh driven by goats.

In Switzerland the “Christkindl” or Christ Child brings the gifts. In some towns, Christkindl is an an-

gel who comes down from heaven to give gifts.

In England Father Christmas is a stern version of Santa Claus who brings gifts on Christmas Eve.

In France “Pere Noel” brings gifts to children on Christmas Eve. Children leave their shoes by the fi re-place.

In Australia Santa rides waterskis, has a white beard and red bathing suit.

And the American ver-sion of jolly old Santa? Our adaptation of St. Nick originally came from the Dutch Sinterklaas, when Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) brought the tradition over to us.

However, our modernized Santa comes from the poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (now known as “T’was the Night Before Christmas”) written by Clem-ent C. Moore for his children in 1823. Based on the poem, artist Thomas Nast painted a picture of Santa Claus in 1870, considered the fi rst defi nitive portrait of our beloved elf—pot belly, fur-lined red suit, bushy white beard.

I have to mention, in closing, that I really don’t like the way that modern society treats Mr. Claus. Rather than a cheerful grandfatherly bringer of gifts, it seems he is now more often portrayed as an unwilling cretin roped into the job (Tim Allen in The Santa Clause),

or a foul-mouthed grouch (Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa). Why is it that Santa, of all people, has become the object of such ridicule and negative parody? Is nothing sacred? I hope that you’ll join me in giving Santa some much needed moral support. Perhaps we can restore his wholesome image and put a fresh face on a jolly old friend.

Anne by the way

Anne Wilson Twite


AMERICAN OXYGEN(575) 378-4752

The air in the mountains is thinso your chainsaw needs American Oxygen.

Visit us at our new location:2192 West Highway 70 • Ruidoso Downs

Dale’s

FURNITURE

Celebrating 35 Years with Storewide Savings!!

Largest selection of Quality Home Furnishings in Lincoln County Sofas Loveseats starting at

$42995 starting at

$35995

Large selection of Sleepers–InStock&ReadytoDeliver!17BedroomGroups to choose from

NEWPowerBESTLeatherReclinersandRecliningSofasAllSealyandSertaMattressSetsonSale–InStock&ReadyforImmediateDelivery!

FREELOCALDELIVERYHome-Owned & Operated • 575.378.4832

Showroom1.5 miles east

of the Racetrack

Hwy 70 EastRuidoso Downs

Animal at largeGabriella Martinez, 27, was cited

Nov. 26 for animal at large after she re-ported her dog had gone missing. While being interviewed by the police, the dog returned. Martinez was scheduled to appear in Court Dec. 1.

Auto theftItems in a vehicle involved in a

crash, Nov. 16, were reported stolen Nov. 29 after none of the items were listed on a tow sheet. A GPS locator, CDs, and a bag of tools were among the items reported missing, totaling about $1,100. Police are continuing to inves-tigate.

ruidoso PoliCe rePorts


Nov. 17 - Dec. 24

Nov. 30 - Dec. 24

Drawings will be held every day November 17 - December 24 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with at least one winner every hour. Bonus drawings will be

held Tuesday-Thursday.*

We’re giving away 6,000 gifts November 30 - December 24. Play Monday - Sunday each week to win a holiday gift. Just be one of the first 1,500 Apache Spirit Club players each week to earn 100 base points in a day and

receive your free holiday gift.**

*Only Apache Spirit Club members eligible to receive Spirit Play. **Gift must be redeemed on the same day points are earned. Limit one gift per week (Monday-Sunday) per player at either of our casinos, but not both. While supplies last. See Apache Spirit Club for details. The Mescalero Apache Tribe promotes responsible gaming. For assistance, please call

1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537).

www.InnoftheMountainGods.com

By Eugene HeathmanReporter

Volunteers ringing bells for The Salvation Army, have long been a holiday tradition in Lincoln County and around the world.

“We raised $800 our inaugural season and last year we raised $8,000.However, we ran out of money to dis-tribute in July,” said Darien Ross of the local chapter.

Those applying for need with the local chapter have changed in recent times. Ross said, “Most people apply-ing for assistance are single parents but we have recently

seen an alarming increase of el-derly residents.”

Many circumstances can put a person in need of Salvation Army assistance.

“I believe that we are seeing more elderly people because their fixed income doesn’t go as far as it used to in addition to losing large amounts of their retirement savings during the recession,” Ross said, adding that the money raised locally will remain in the community.

“All of the money raised is distributed locally to those in need from the local Salvation Army headquarters, located at the First Baptist Church of Ru-idoso Downs on Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs,” Ross said.

“The fundraising goal for this year is $12,000, which will hope-fully fund those in need through next season, “Ross concluded.

The Salvation Army was founded in 1865, performing evangelical, social and charitable work and bringing the Christian message to the poor, destitute and hungry by meeting both their physical and spiritual needs. The organization claims its ministry extends to all, without discrimi-nation.

Salvation Army benefits the needy

Jeff Stevens/Ruidoso Free PressRandy Widener, preacher for Ruidoso Downs First Baptist Church and

his wife Vicki collected donations for the Salvation Army while watching the Festival of Lights Parade Saturday in Midtown.

WE GIVE YOU THE LARGESTCOVERAGE AREA OF ANY

COUNTRY STATION IN SOUTH-EAST NM AND WEST TEXAS!

W105blastsyourmessagetothecitiesofroswell,Artesia,carlsbad,hobbs,LovingtonandruidosoaswellasdeepintoWestTexasand

everywhereinbetween.Attractingabroaddemographic

of18to54-year-oldlisteners,W105appealstoawidevarietyofadvertisers.W105’s100,000wattsignalanduniquetowerlocation

nearmaljamar,nmgivesyouradvertisingmessagethemost

exposureofanyotherareacountrystation.

MTD Inc.call575.258.9922

foradvertisingrates&information.

When you have the opportunity,we hope you will listen to our radiostations that serve listeners all over

Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.


Special to the Ruidoso Free Press

Public schools in America are un-der duress. There are critics who claim they are not doing as well as charter or private schools, that teachers are not held accountable, that students are not ready for continuing their education when they leave high school that an inordinate num-ber of students graduate with poor read-ing skills…and the litany goes on.

“The Ruidoso Schools are unwill-ing to use these claims as an excuse not to improve. We know we can improve teaching and learning to ensure our stu-dents’ future success,” said Dr. Bea Etta Harris, superintendent of the Ruidoso Municipal Schools.

Rather than blindly trying new ideas, the district chose to conduct a self-audit of Ruidoso High School using the frame-work provided by Barr and Yates in Turn-ing Your School Around: A Self-guided Audit for School Improvement. The dis-trict recruited nine parents and commu-nity members, nine high school staff, and

nine board members and administrators to create a team of 27. These 27 recruits were divided into nine teams of three who worked on nine school improvement audits:

Audit 1 - Eliminate practices that manufacture low achievement

Audit 2 - Ensure effective district and school leadership

Audit 3 - Align, monitor, and man-age the curriculum

Audit 4 - Engage parents, communi-ties, and schools to work as partners

Audit 5 - Understand and hold high expectations for poor and culturally di-verse students

Audit 6 - Target low-performing stu-dents and schools, starting with reading

Audit 7 - Create a culture of data and assessment literacy

Audit 8 - Build and sustain instruc-tional capacity

Audit 9 - Reorganize time, space, and transitions

The self-audit team met throughout a six-week period in September and Oc-tober to review the data collected from a variety of sources. They also conducted surveys and interviews to gather more information. This information was then shared with the high school staff and the school board and the results were incor-porated into the Ruidoso High School Educational Plan for Student Success (EPSS) which was submitted to the New Mexico Public Education Department on November 1.

The self-audit team will meet again in May to review how RHS was able to take the information garnered by the au-

dit and incorporate it into a strategic and cohesive plan for positive changes.

According to Polly Staski, RHS prin-cipal: “The feedback that we received from each audit team was invaluable to the RHS staff as we developed our

EPSS plan which serves as our road map throughout the year. I know when we re-convene the audit team for an end-of-the-year review, we will have tangible suc-cesses that are a direct outgrowth of this process.”

Education

ServingSoutheasternNewMexico575-257-4546

24 Hour Service • Residential • CommercialBonded & Insured, NM License #91583 Jeff SchillingP.O. Box 1974 • Ruidoso, NM 88355 Cell (575) 937-2751

Santa’s Helpers of Lincoln County & Schlotzsky’soffer you a “Lotz Better®” fundraiser!

Schlotzsky’s in Ruidosowill donate 15% of sales to

SANTA’S HELPERS OF LINCOLN COUNTYwhen you order any of our delicious sandwich-

es, pizzas or wraps (dine-in or take-out).DECEMBER 7, 2010 • 4 P.M. TO CLOSE575.257.7811 • 2812 Sudderth Drive • Ruidoso, NM 88345

RHS conducts self-audit to ensure continued improvement

By Eugene HeathmanReporter

Eastern New Mexico University of Ruidoso has found a solution to its limited space issues. ENMUR has outgrown its current campus on Mechem, but has found a solution through a cooperative effort with Ruidoso Municipal Schools.

The ENMUR college board approved a measure at its Dec. 2 meeting that will transfer some classes to the now vacant White Mountain Intermediate Com-plex, owned by RMS.

“I will formally present a board-approved pro-posal to the RMS Board immediately to expedite the project,” Alred said. “The Ruidoso Municipal School District has been a pleasure to work with on this proj-ect, one where everybody wins.”

The board had discussed other expansion op-tions, which included using additional space in Sier-ra Mall and a proposed cooperative with the Spencer Theater that involves land across from the theater, previously owned by Jackie Spencer. Both of those projects will take millions of dollars and several years to complete. The Spencer cooperative is still in the works, but it will be some time until all parties work out the details.

“The WMI facilities would just need some carpet, paint and we would bring surplus furniture from stor-age in Portales,” Alred said. “The occupancy would be at no cost to ENMU due to state mandated cooper-ation agreements between ENMU and RMS. ENMU would make arrangements for utilities and mainte-nance. The remodeling would cost approximately $50,000 and the campus would operate on approxi-mately $6,000 per month, money which is already in the budget,” Alred said.

The WMI facility encompasses approximately 37,000 square feet plus parking which is nearly equal to the size of the current ENMU campus.

Alred said, ENMU can immediately begin im-provements and will likely relocate the New Mexico State Workforce Solutions offi ce to the new facility. Workforce Solutions is currently on a monthly lease in the Compass Bank building in the front parking lot of the ENMU campus.

ENMU classes and faculty offi ces will occupy the new ENMU Annex. Also slated to make the move are the certifi ed nursing classes and ceramics classes, both of which require more space than other more tra-ditional classes.

Fiber optic lines between ENMU and the WMI campus will provide the necessary high speed internet requirements.

Coda Omeness, community education and mar-keting coordinator said, “This is a wonderful solution to current campus overcrowding.”

The WMI campus is adjacent to the White Moun-tain Elementary school, which raised questions about interactions between minor and adult students.

ENMU, Ruidoso College Board member Mi-chelle Perry raised potential child safety concerns.

“When I was fi rst approached about this project, I had questions about the proximity of children in the elementary school being so close to the adults on campus since the buildings adjoin. What has been done to address this?” asked Board Member Mi-chelle Perry.

Alred replied “There is a door and hallway that join the two buildings and a partition would be con-structed to separate the two, which would still allow access to the campus from the parking lot. Bussing of students would also be only twice per day at specifi c,

times and there have been conversations to perhaps relocate the pickup and drop off points for student safety. The heaviest pressure on the WMI campus

will be in the evening, which is also the peak use time period of this campus so elementary school students would not be on the property anyway.”

College to use vacant RMS building

Eugene Heathman/Ruidoso Free PressDr. Clayton Alred, President of ENMU

Ruidoso, presents a proposal to the ENMU College Board, a proposal to expand the

ENMU campus.


PLEASE COME FILL JUST

ONE WISH OF NINE AREA ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADORN TREES IN THE

LOBBY OF THESPENCER

THEATER THROUGH DECEMBER 23RD.

BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS1096 MECHEM DRIVE, SUITE G 13 , RUIDOSO,

NM 88345

CHILDREN YOUTH & FAMILIES DIVISIONSTATE OF NEW MEXICO

507 MECHEM DRIVE , RUIDOSO, NM 88345

FAMILY PRIDE 123 SMOKEY BEAR ROAD, CAPITAN, NM 88316

HEAL/THE NEST

512 E. HWY 70, RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM 88346

HUMANE SOCIETY 430 GAVILAN CANYON ROAD, RUIDOSO, NM

88345

LINCOLN COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL 707 MECHEM DRIVE, RUIDOSO, NM 88345

SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN VILLAGE121 MESCALERO TRAIL, RUIDOSO, NM 88345

RUIDOSO DANCE ENSEMBLE 1713 SUDDERTH DRIVE, RUIDOSO, NM 88345

RUIDOSO HOME CARE & HOSPICE

548 GAVILAN CANYON, RUIDOSO, NM 88345

TICKET ANGELSSpencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM 88312

CAN’T VISIT THE SPENCER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?PLEASE KEEP THESE WORTHY LINCOLN COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS

IN MIND WHEN DOING YOUR END-OF-YEAR TAX PLANNING.

108 SPENCER ROAD ALTO, NM 88312

(575) 336-4800

SPONSOREDBY THE

Please make a LincolnCounty wish come true this holiday season.Thank you.

On Dec. 24, 1809, Christopher Houston “Kit” Carson, celebrated hero of the American West, is born in Richmond, Ky.

Although he spent much of his life fighting Indians, Carson appar-ently had great sympathy and respect for them — in 1867 he became the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Colorado Territory.

On Dec. 25, 1914, just after mid-night on Christmas morning, the ma-jority of German troops engaged in World War I cease fire and commence to sing Christmas carols. The soldiers of Germany, Russia, France and Britain exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings.

On Dec. 21, 1945, Gen. George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army, dies from injuries suffered not in battle, but in a freak car accident in Germany. Never diplomatic, Patton once berated and slapped a hospitalized soldier diag-nosed with “shell shock,” whom Patton accused of “malingering.”

By Eugene Heathman Reporter

In February 2010, Gov. Bill Rich-ardson helped launch the Connect 20 event -- Gateway computers located at 20 places of higher learning, includ-ing ENMU-Ruidoso, in New Mexico from the Intel Plant in Rio Rancho. The Gateways are all associated with high performance computing capabilities via the Intel super computer which is the fastest private sector super computer in the world.

According to Stephen Miller of ENMU-Ruidoso, “The Gateways have been designed to create oppor-tunities throughout New Mexico for: research, education, economic and community development. ENMU-Ruidoso is being looked upon by the state, as a role model due to what we have already done with our Gateway. In fact, there is a person performing digital, post-film production for the film, Billy Shakespeare on the system right now. This person would not have this job if not for the Gateway as the film production crew would otherwise have to outsource this post production piece.”

The ENMU-Ruidoso Gateway Coalition for economic and education-al development was formed with the launch of the Connect 20 event.

Dr. Clayton Alred, President of EN-MU-Ruidoso said, “The purpose of the coalition is to bring the community of Lincoln County together to potentially identify potential use of the Gateway

System, promote economic develop-ment and education while developing a master plan for how these needs will be implemented.” The Gateway System is now open for private and commercial use at an hourly rate.

ENMU Gateway System lab fees for commercial use are $100.00 per hour or $500.00 per day. Lab fees for community non-profit use way are pos-sibly waived at the discretion of the ENMU-Ruidoso president. Several private and government projects are al-ready underway.

“Currently, the Gateway System is being used by the Film Industry for post production and the USGS (United States Geological Survey) for the Up-per Rio Hondo watershed modeling project. Planned activities in the near future are academic classes in media arts, gaming, simulation and modeling, and hosting a super computing chal-lenge with local high schools in the summer of 2011,” Alred said.

Stephen Miller, Director of Com-puter Services at ENMU-Ruidoso, is a former NASA employee and Exxon Executive. He sees Ruidoso as a front-runner for community, academic and economic development with the Gate-way System serving as a major attrac-tion.

“Engineering and media produc-tion are just a few in-demand industries the Gateway System, combined with our educational diversity and the quali-ty of life structure Ruidoso and Lincoln County, can offer companies to locate here, “Miller said.

ENMU super computer Gateway creating jobs

Eugene Heathman/Ruidoso Free PressRosalyn Stevenson performs digital post production for the Billy Shakespeare film project at ENMU-Ruidoso, using the Gateway

System supercomputer.


Of course everyone wants the best value for your time and money. The enticements to shop online or at big box stores in other cit-ies are everywhere. The sales, the specials, the ads…all tell us to spend our money with them and save. Before you do, stop and think about where you are really spending your money.

Shopping in Ruidoso is perceived as be-ing more expensive with a lesser selection. In reality, the money you spend in our local economy comes back to you. Independent, lo-cal businesses employ a wide variety of sup-port services.

They hire architects, designers, cabi-net shops, sign makers and contractors for construction.

Opportunities grow from local accountants, insurance brokers, com-puter consultants, attorneys, adver-tising agencies and other to help run it. That $3 extra for a sweater here in Ruidoso is helping employ you, your friends and neighbors.

Local business owners who have much of their life savings invested in their business have an interest in the long-term health of our com-munity. These business professionals give to charitable endeavors, frequently sit on local boards and support a variety of causes. The money spent in these stores is go-ing back to our local non-profit organizations and neigh-borhood services.

The choices of products available in Lin-coln County are unique and specialized. Pur-chasing a gift from the internet or big box store is a replica of what every other big store across the nation sells. Ruidoso stores provide gifts not found elsewhere and those frequently made by local artisans and producers.

Shopping locally ensures choice and di-versity. A gift purchased here shows the re-cipient that thought was truly put into the pur-chase.

Here is what is on my shopping list. My mother-in-law gets a basket of Ruidoso

goodies including salsa from the Opti-mist Club and a cookbook from Heal, plus pistachios from Eagle Ranch and wine from Tularosa Vineyards. My niece is getting Ruidoso pajamas from Red Racoon and (shh) my board of directors is getting Ruidoso license

plates. I find satisfaction that the value of

my purchases is multiplied by support-ing local businesses, backing local non-

profit organizations and the pleasure of pro-viding a unique and thoughtful gift. I might just

stop by Cornerstone Bakery and give a gift to myself too. Happy Shopping—and see you in town.

Provided by Sandi Aguilar, Executive Director, Ru-

idoso Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Sandi Aguilar

Business

Taking donations for the new No Kill Shelter. Blan-

kets, Bleach, Cat & Dog Food, Cat Litter, Toys, etc. Drop off

or call for more information! Thank you!

– Kelley

RUIDOSO HOME CARE & HOSPICE“Home health care at its very best!” • (575) 258-0028

The only full-service home care & hospice agency providingservices throughout Lincoln County for adults, geriatrics andpediatrics. Medicare, Medicaid, most insurances and indigent

funds accepted. Reasonable private pay rates.www.rhch.org

Home Care... Your Home, Your Health, Your Choice

The Ruidoso Physical Therapy Clinic, Inc.Lydia C. Radosevich, PT ~ 439 Mechem Dr ~ Ruidoso

www.RuidosoPhysicalTherapy.com..

• Not sure if Physical Therapy is right for you? • Having knee, hip or other replacement surgery?

In either case, call now for a FREE 15 min. consultation!

Don’t live with pain! Call us at 257-1800!

Give yourself a gift, shop local

Ruidoso and the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce are getting a leg up on the upcoming New Mexico legislative session. Tonight, the cham-ber is hosting “An Evening with your Legislators,” at the Cree Meadows Country Club from 5-7p.m.

“We just want to let them (legisla-tors) know what is most important in our community,” said Sandy Aguilar, executive director of the Ruidoso Val-ley Chamber of Commerce.

Tonight’s event is a precursor to the annual Ruidoso Day held each year in Santa Fe during the legislative session. The 2011 Ruidoso Day will be Feb. 2.

“We decided it would be helpful to talk to our area legislators before we headed to Santa Fe, so they would have a feel for what we feel is important,” Aguilar said.

According to Rutalee Jernigan, a member of the chamber’s legislative committee, legislators from across the state as well as the governor and lieu-tenant governor, were invited to the event. Additionally, elected offi cials from across the county were invited. “This way they’ve got time to fi nd out what we need and how they can best address our needs here in Lincoln County,” Jernigan said.

Aguilar added that though the Ruidoso Day event is important as a means of meeting with legislators, it happens after lawmakers have already identifi ed their priorities for the ses-sion.

Jernigan said tonight’s event will be the fi rst of many and it is a direct result of asking legislators how the commu-nity better communicate its legislative needs. “They were all in agreement,” Jernigan said. “They said showing up in Santa Fe is a little late. They’re al-

ready in the grind of it. That’s where the idea came from.”

Aguilar said it’s also important just in terms of reminding state lead-ers of the importance of Ruidoso to the state’s economy and in general.

“We want to remind them Ruidoso is an economic driver and they need to take that into consideration when they are making decisions,” Aguilar said.

As to the issues chamber members will address with legislators, the econ-omy and feared budget cuts are at the top of the list.

“The budget is the biggest problem they are dealing with,” Aguilar said. “If they make budget cuts across the board, what does that mean for rural areas.”

Among the cuts anticipated from the legislators are additional budget cuts in school fi nance. Superintendent Bea Etta Harris has said she anticipates the state will cut about 10 percent from the local school budget. The Ruidoso Municipal Schools budget already took a hit from the previous legislature, which resulted in reducing several staff positions. Harris said no one lost their jobs as a result, however several staff positions left vacant through retire-ment or relocation were not fi lled. She said additional budget cuts could lead

to a reduction in some services.“That really impacts our local

economy, as well,” Aguilar said. Beyond the lost jobs, Aguilar point-

ed out that education in the area plays an important role in the local economy. Eastern New Mexico University Ru-idoso provides job training that helps residents stay in the community and attracts businesses to the community. Aguilar said impacting their budget could alter some of the programs they offer.

Among the politicos scheduled to attend the event are Senator Rod Adair and State Representative Zach Cook. Several school board members, city council members and county represen-tatives also have confi rmed they will attend.

“This is a new thing for us,” Agui-lar said. “But we’ll evaluate it and see how it goes.”

Additionally, she said having good schools is one of the major factors families consider when contemplating relocation. “If we don’t have a proper school system, those families aren’t going to move here,” Aguilar said. “But it really makes sense for us to talk to the legislators ahead of time and it’s important for us to look at new ways for us to address these issues.”

Business reps meet with state reps

We want to feature

YOURBUSINESS!!

Call

258-9922for more informationand get a story about your business in the

Ruidoso Free Press!


By Leslie Ackerman

Lifestyles Editor

According to the Meals on Wheels Association of America, more than six million seniors are at risk for going hungry. Nationally, that’s one-in-nine. These people are former ser-vicemen and women, police officers, teachers and more than likely, some-one you know. “It’s a growing prob-lem,” said Tommy Hood, manager of the Ruidoso Downs Senior Center, “a lot of times, these people don’t tell you they’re in trouble and for many, this is the only hot meal they have to eat. The meal program has been go-ing for 15 years – Hood has been in-volved for 14 of those years.

“We don’t have the resources we used to have due to budget cuts by the State of New Mexico, which means that we rely heavily on volunteers and donations,” said Hood. “Hopeful-ly, the community will come together and help to support our programs. Some folks have the impression that the [senior] center is like an assisted living place, but it’s nothing like that. We have activities like shuffleboard tournaments, dominos, pool tables and game days. We frequently have live music during the summer months when there are more people here.”

The Downs Senior Center, in con-junction with the Meals on Wheels pro-gram is the only place in the area that pro-vides a nutritionally balanced serving of food to the elderly and homebound. The meals are planned out profession-ally by a nutritionist from the State of

New Mexico and are freshly pre-pared every day.

In the sum-mer, the center serves about 100 people daily within the dining hall and almost the same amount of MOW meals. Today they had only 38 people, which is about average for this time of year. Volunteers make deliveries Mon-day – Friday, to approximate ly 50 people within a 10-mile radius. The number dou-bles during the summer months, as does the num-ber of “eat-in” diners. “We don’t just offer a great-tasting meal, we provide ac-tivities and a social setting for people who would otherwise just stay home alone,” said Angela Tognaci, a cook at the Downs center. “I enjoy coming to the center for lunch and to hang out with friends,” stated Fritz Magnusson, who continued by saying, “My gen-eration was brought up differently. We were taught to be a part of our commu-nities, to give back. People don’t seem

to care about anything but themselves, so now we have a big mess.”

For those of you who don’t al-ready know about the lunch program and other activities, take note, Hood and his staff at the Ruidoso Downs Senior Center create delicious meals daily for seniors and the general pub-lic alike. Anyone 60-plus years in age qualifies for the $2 (suggested dona-

tion), under 60 pays $8.30 for menu selections like glazed ham, buttered mashed potatoes, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, Midori blend veg-etables, green beans, freshly baked wheat roll and desert. Drinks are in-cluded.

For more information, call the Ru-idoso Downs Senior Center located at 393 Hwy 70, (575) 378-4659.

Downs senior center hit hard by budget cuts

Leslie Ackerman/Ruidoso Free PressNorman & Gwen Nesser join Annette Wallace & others for a nutritious and filling

lunch at the Ruidoso Downs Senior Center.

It was French playwright Albert Guinon who made the following sage observation: “There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves.”

Most people at all familiar with

the name Max Schmeling know him as the Great Nazi Hope, the boxer produced by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s to defeat Joe Louis, supposedly prov-ing Aryan superiority. (He did defeat Louis in a match in 1936, though he lost a rematch in 1938.) What most people don’t realize, though, is that Schmeling did not subscribe to Hit-ler’s beliefs -- he wasn’t even a mem-ber of the Nazi party. In fact, during World War II, Schmeling risked his life to save two Jewish children.

For reasons that are unclear now,

the Supreme Court in 1893 declared that a plant eaten during a main course was a vegetable and one eaten

afterward was a fruit. What do King Henry VIII,

science-fiction author H.G. Wells, English naturalist Charles Darwin, American author Edgar Allan Poe and composer Sergey Rachmaninoff have in common? They all married their cousins.

The 1958 film “Gigi,” starring

Leslie Caron and Maurice Cheva-lier, has the distinction of having the shortest title of any film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The home of sitting U.S. presi-

dents, the White House, didn’t be-come widely known as the White House until 1902, during Theodore Roosevelt’s term in office. The build-ing was originally called the Presi-dent’s Palace, but the word “palace” was deemed to be too royal-sounding, so the name was changed to the Ex-ecutive Mansion.

***Thought for the Day:

“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while oth-ers judge us by what we have already done.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


On the TownIn France it’s

soupe a l’oignon, but we know it as French onion soup - that deli-cious blend of beef stock and caramel-ized onions, topped off with croutons and melted Gruyere cheese. It seems simple enough to prepare, but there are a number of mistakes that most cooks make when making this classic soup. First off, like with any recipe you want to start with the freshest ingredients. Try to use homemade beef stock, but if you can’t,

use beef base. Stay away from the beef broth that comes in a can or beef cubes, and don’t even think about using dried onions. Save those for the green bean casserole. Next, take your time caramel-izing or glazing the onions takes time and this is where the fl avor of the soup is developed. I have seen some cooks add sugar to speed along the caramelizing of

the onions; Don’t do this! The onions have just enough sugar in them to do the job. Cut the onions the right away.

You want to peel the onion and then cut it in half then slice; you don’t want onion slices that you use for hamburgers – just bite sizes. As with any recipe you don’t want to over season. You can always add more seasoning, but you can never take it back once you added it.

The cheese and large crouton are not

just for garnish. They are an important part of the the soup that adds a lot of fl avor to the fi nal product. Use enough Gruyere cheese to cover the toasted crouton and the soup. After spend-ing 40 minutes perfectly caramelizing the onions, you don’t want to skimp on cheese; you want this soup to be perfect. And lastly, don’t thicken it too much. We will tighten it up a little, but for the most part this is a broth soup.

French onion soup

Ingredients5 cups sliced Spanish onions3 tablespoon unsalted butter1 tablespoon minced garlic1 tablespoon dried leaf thyme8 cups beef stock [3 tablespoons beef base]½ cup cognac or brandy4 tablespoon AP fl ourKosher salt to tasteFresh ground black pepper to taste1 French bread loaf 3 cups Gruyere cheeseFresh chopped parsley

DirectionsPlace butter in large pot over low

to medium low heat, add onions and thyme. Add a little salt and pepper and let the caramelizing begin. This take about 30-40 minutes and you don’t want to turn your back on it. Keep stirring, about ten minutes into cook-

ing add a ½ to a cup of water and keep stirring. This will help them stay moist until they are done, and when you not stirring, keep a lid on it. Keep doing this until the onion develops a great brown color, Don’t burn them. Once this is done add the Cognac or Brandy. After fi ve minutes add fl our and stir until fl our is completely mixed in add garlic and allow to cook for about 2 minutes. Add the stock and cook for about 30 minutes on medium low heat. While you’re waiting for the soup to be done you can get the bowls, crou-tons and cheese ready for the fi nal assembly. Place oven-safe soup bowls on a cookie sheet. Slice French bread and toast them in a toaster. After 30 minutes of cooking, check season-ing; fi ll oven-safe bowl and fl oat the crouton over the the soup then gener-ously top it off with cheese. Place in a preheated oven, 400 degrees, until they start to brown and bubble. Remove and sprinkle chopped parsley over the top of each soup. Place on a plate and serve.

If you are interested in viewing picture tutorials for this and other recipes, visit me on my Facebook page, “Chef Brendan.” As always, you can also reach me at [email protected]

Happy Cooking and Happy Birth-day to my wife Audrey, the love of my life!

Create classic French onion soup

Brendan Gochenour

Ginger is a tangy herb most com-monly used in baking and in fl avoring beverages in most Asian countries, especially in India, Pakistan and Arab nations. Ginger is an important ingre-dient in a number of curries and other vegetable dishes. Ginger is cultivated throughout regions of Asia, Japan, the West Indies, South America and also West Africa.

How to cook with fresh ginger:1. Carefully peel the rough exterior

off the ginger root using the side of a spoon. You can also use a vegetable peeler.

2. Slice ginger into thin discs or matchsticks. This is the best for dishes where you want to bite into pieces of ginger.

3. Grate the ginger in a fi ne grater if you want to get the fl avor of ginger without the texture.

StorageFresh ginger will keep for several

weeks in the refrigerator or several months in the freezer.

Fresh Apple Cake2 cups fl our2 teaspoons baking soda2 cups apple, pared, cored and

quartered¼ cup non-hydrogenated Crisco or

other shortening¼ cup butter, melted1 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1

tablespoon dark rum½ teaspoon nutmeg¼ teaspoon ground ginger (or 1

teaspoon freshly grated)¼ cup raisins1 ¼ cups whole pecans

Preheat oven to 350 de-grees

In the bowl of a food processor, process pecans very briefl y by pulsing twice to leave nearly whole pieces. Add 1 cup peeled and cored apple pieces along with salt, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and

ginger. Process briefl y so that chunks remain. Add second cup of apples, pro-cessing one pulse only. This provides two different consistencies for the apples. Add raisins and melted butter. Pulse once.

Add fl our and Process only until combined; some lumps will remain.

Turn into a well-greased and fl oured (or Baker’s Joy) 9x9s2 inch baking pan.

Variation: May add up to ½ cup coarsely chopped apples and nuts to top before baking. Keep the layer of apples and nuts light so it won’t stop cake from rising.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Serve with whipped cream fl a-vored with a little vanilla or rum and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.


On the TownTUESDAY

DECEMBER 7Stamps with Stories - benefit for ruth Vigil,

TomasVigil’swife,atJosie’sFrameryonsudderthstarting at 5 p.m. ruth is battling cancer.Tomasisbetterknown inLincolncountyasaveryseri-ous guitarist. A little known fact aboutTomas’ isthat he is a passionate stamp collector. he hasenhanced the stamp collecting experience andJosie’s framing puts it all together. refreshmentsfromLandlockedwillbeserved.

Live Music at WPs in midtown ruidoso from8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

WEDNESDAYDECEMBER 8

Farmer’s Market at sBs Wood shavings inGlencoefrom9to11a.m.

Karaoke With DJ Pete at Lucy’s mexicali res-taurantinmidtownfrom9:30p.m.toclose.

The SterilizersperformatcasaBlancarestau-rantonmechemDrivefrom6to9p.m.

Live Music atWPs in midtown ruidoso from8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

THURSDAYDECEMBER 9

Lincoln County Community Theatre Pres-ents Christmas Briefs – An Evening of One Acts Dinner TheatreatcreemeadowsGolfandcoun-tryclub.Doorsopenat6p.m.,dinnerat7p.m.,showtofollow.Dinner&show$27.50.Halftime, Sisters, Innkeeper,writtenanddirectedbyLynKid-der.One Day In The Life of an X*Mas Present,writ-ten by randy Galvin, directed by Don madaris.The Christmas Truce,writtenbyAaronshepherd,directedbyDonmadaris;Quiet, Please, Can’t You See We’re Acting,writtenbycarlL.Williams,direct-edbymarnemodineandPamWitte.Forreserva-tions,call258-3133.

George Thorogood at the Inn of the Moun-tain Gods Resort and Casino, 8 p.m. hear thelegendaryrockandbluesliveatthisgreatliveper-formance.Formoreinformation,call464-7777orvisitwww.innofthemountaingods.com.

Live MusicatWPs inmidtownruidosofrom8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

FRIDAYDECEMBER 10

Lincoln County Community Theatre Presents Christmas Briefs – An Evening of One Acts Din-ner Theatre at cree meadows Golf and countryclub.Doorsopenat6p.m.,dinnerat7p.m.,showtofollow.Dinner&show$27.50.Halftime, Sisters, Innkeeper, written and directed by Lyn Kidder.One Day In The Life of an X*Mas Present, writtenby randy Galvin, directed by Don madaris. The Christmas Truce, written by Aaron shepherd, di-rected by Don madaris; Quiet, Please, Can’t You See We’re Acting, written by carl L. Williams, di-rectedbymarnemodineandPamWitte.Forres-ervations,call258-3133.

Mike SanjkuperformsinWendell’srestaurantattheinnofthemountainGodsresort&casinofrom5to10p.m.

2 Days WalkperformsatcasaBlancarestau-rantonmechemDrivefrom6to7:30p.m.

Tomas Vigil performs at Landlocked restau-rantonmechemDrivefrom6to9p.m.

Michael BeyerperformsoldersongsandjazzatKokopelicountryclubinAltofrom7to10p.m.

Karaoke at The elks Lodge on highway 70,nexttotheruidosoemporium,at7p.m.withAllForFunKaraoke.

Cantina Night atLaughingsheepFarm,1milewestofLincoln,hwy380,mm96,from5to8p.m.Livemusicwiththerangeriders.

Los MustangsperformatcasaBlancarestau-rantonmechemDrivefrom7:30to9p.m.

Aaron R. LacombeandcompanyperformatcasaBlancarestaurantonmechemDrivefrom9to10:30p.m.

Live Music atWPs inmidtownruidoso from8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

SATURDAYDECEMBER 11

Lincoln County Community Theatre Presents Christmas Briefs – An Evening of One Acts Din-ner Theatre at cree meadows Golf and countryclub.Doorsopenat6p.m.,dinnerat7p.m.,showtofollow.Dinner&show$27.50.Halftime, Sisters, Innkeeper, written and directed by Lyn Kidder.One Day In The Life of an X*Mas Present,writtenbyrandyGalvin,directedbyDonmadaris.The Christ-mas Truce,writtenbyAaronshepherd,directedbyDonmadaris;Quiet, Please, Can’t You See We’re Act-ing,writtenbycarlL.Williams,directedbymarnemodineandPamWitte.Forreservations,call258-3133.

Ruidoso Rotary & Sierra Cinema Canned Food Drive.showtime is9:30a.m.Twocansperadult,onecanperchild.PleasecomeandhelptheLincolncountyFoodBank.helpthosewhoareinneed this holiday season. For more information,callsierracinemaat257-9444orvisitwww.allen-theaters.com.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, 8p.m.it’saholidaypar-tywithBigBadVoodooDaddy.enjoythesoundsof contemporary swing and ring in the holidaysatthisspecialperformance,liveontheinnofthemountainGods’stage!Formoreinformation,464-7777orvisitwww.innofthemountaingods.com.

Cowboy Christmas Ball at Mountain Annie’s. Dinner at 6 p.m. Jody nix &TheTexas cowboysfrom8-11p.m.sponsoredbyTheLincolncountysheriff ’s Posse. Purchase tickets from any PossememberorVillageAcehardware.Formoreinfor-mation,call257-7982.

Holiday open house on camelot mountain,

1-5p.m.contactruidosoartistsVictoryiamauldinat937-7250androrycombsat630-8065.

Doug Fuqua performs in Wendell’s LoungeattheinnofthemountainGodsresort&casinofrom5to11p.m.

Mike SanjkuperformsinWendell’srestaurantattheinnofthemountainGodsresort&casinofrom5to10p.m.

Tomas Vigil performs at Landlocked restau-rant&Baronmechemfrom6to9p.m.

2 Days WalkperformsatcasaBlancarestau-rantandcantinaonmechemDrivefrom6to7:30p.m.

Los MustangsperformatcasaBlancarestau-rantonmechemDrivefrom7to10p.m.

Aaron LaCombe Band performsatcasaBlan-carestaurantandcantinaonmechemDrivefrom9to10p.m.

Michael BeyerperformsoldersongsandjazzatKokopelicountryclubinAltofrom7to10p.m.

Live Music atWPs in midtown ruidoso from8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

SUNDAYDECEMBER 12

Live Music at WPs in midtown ruidoso from8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

MONDAYDECEMBER 13

Live Music at WPs in midtown ruidoso from

8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

Christmas Tree Permits available through Dec. 24. The Lincoln National For-est has Christmas Tree permits available at a cost of $5 each, one per household at the Lincoln National Forest Of�ices in Al-amogordo, Cloudcroft, and Ruidoso. Cham-ber of Commerce Of�ices in Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso and Roswell. Wal Mart Stores in Alamogordo, and Ruidoso Downs. Smokey Bear Historical State Park in Capi-tan. The permits can be purchased through December 24, or by mail until Dec. 11. More Info: Smokey Bear Ranger District Of�ice at (575) 257-4095 or Sacramento Ranger District Of�ice at (575) 682-2551

Fall Photography Exhibit at The Hubbard Museum of the American West. This exhibit closes Dec. 12. All Photographs will relate in some way to the Museum’s overall them of “The American West”. Speci�ic categories are “The Natural World”, “Ranching and Farming People”, and “The Built Environment”. More Info: 575-378-4142. The Hub-bard Museum of the American West is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. Admission prices: Adults $6, Seniors and Military $5, children 6-16, $2, and under 6 and members free.

Ruidoso River Museum open at 101 Mechem Drive in the building which previously housed Rush Ski Shop. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. Admission is $5 for Adults and $2 for Children.

Smokey Bear Park is open in Capitan. The Smokey Bear Historical Park is located on high-way 380 (better known as 118 Smokey Bear Blvd.) in the heart of the Village of Capitan and is open everyday of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s day. Entrance fees into the park are $2 for adults, $1 for children 7-12. Children 6 and under are free. Smokey Bear Historical Park is operated by EMNRD-Forestry Division.

Simulcast Horse Racing at Billy the Kid’s Race Book at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino. Simulcast races are shown live from across the country and betting windows are open to place your wager. Billy’s Race Book also serves delicious food and has a full bar. If you love horse racing, it is the place to go every day.

Things to do every day

2812 Sudder th D rive • 575.257.7811


Spencer Theater:It’s not just a pretty stage

(Editor’s note: This is part two of a multipart series highlighting the many cultural opportunities at the Spencer Theater.)

By Leslie Ackerman

Lifestyles Editor

If you have been to the Spencer Theater, one of the first things you notice is the lovely glass artwork. “Jackie Spencer Morgan had the fine taste and vision to commission sev-eral pieces of hand-blown glass from world-renowned artist, Dale Chihuly,” said Charles Centilli, Executive Direc-tor of the Spencer Theater. His work is displayed in over 200 museum collec-tions worldwide, including the Louvre in Paris, the Victoria & Albert Muse-um in London, the Metropolitan Mu-seum of Art in New York, and many other prestigious facilities. Chihuly’s most famous series of works include, the Baskets, Persians and Seaforms, however, he is also well-known for his large architectural installations.

“It has been said that Chihuly is to glasswork, what Picasso is to painting, so it’s not surprising that his pieces are extremely collectible,” said Centilli. The Spencer Theater has the largest Dale Chihuly collection in the South-west. The first installation, called Indian Paint Brushes, or “cow tails” as Jackie dubbed it, is made from 177-pieces of vibrantly colored blown glass.

The second installation was the tall, red Christmas-tree shaped piece (Glow-ing Sunset Tower) in the Crystal Lob-by, which is made up of 564 separate pieces of glass. According to Publicist Kathleen McDonald, “It was purchased for $500,000 and is part of a series of artwork known as The Towers.

All of the installations were over-seen by the artist himself, (along with his team of glassblowers and an entou-rage of ex-wives, girlfriends, etc.). He intended to have the red tower outside, situated between two sloping vorti-ces facing the Sacramento Mountains, however, as McDonald pointed out,

“just one major hailstorm would have broken the massive glass structure into tiny pieces.” Occasionally, the “red Chihuly tree” has to be roped off due to concerns for its safety when popular shows bring the Spencer to near-capac-ity.

Chihuly’s next installation was The Persians and is a series of 36 stunning “plates” or bowls affixed to the wall. McDonald says, “Apparently, there is no significance to the name - he just liked the sound of the word.” The Per-sians look like giant, vibrantly colored flowers in bloom. They are roped off due to a patron accidentally knocking one of them off the wall. Chihuly per-sonally came back to the Spencer to fix the broken artwork.

The last installation, Ruby Sea Gar-den & Chandellier, was in 2001. The bulbous purple tentacles are reminis-cent of beautiful sea creatures grace-fully reaching out to each other. They are located in an area that many patrons of the Spencer Theater do not frequent – the Founders Room and loggia.

Chihuly gave Jackie Spencer a glass sculpture called the Cobalt Blue Baskets. The vibrantly-colored bowls are loosely based on the woven baskets created by the Native Americans of the Taos Pueblo.

Dale Chihuly was born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington. He studied inte-rior design and architecture at the Uni-versity of Washington and, after gradu-ating in 1965, Chihuly went on to study glasswork at the Rhode Island Institute of Design (RISD). Three years later, Chihuly was awarded a Fulbright Fel-lowship to work at the Venini factory in Venice, Italy. He learned new methods for blowing glass, including using the team approach, which turned out to be invaluable later on.

In 1976, Chihuly had a head-on collision in England. The car accident caused the loss of his left eye, which created problems with depth perception and peripheral vision. He found that he worked better directing projects, rather than being the head glassblower.

Chihuly went from making table-top sized objects to much larger archi-tectural installations that are of such magnitude that he pushes the envelope for what is technically possible using glass as a medium. Chihuly has re-ceived many awards, including eight honorary doctorates and two fellow-

ships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The public may view the Spencer collection for free during performance hours and on weekly tours of the theater at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call (575) 336-4800 for a tour reserva-tion.


Cowboy Ball, Jody Nix; days awayBy Jeff Stevens

Editor

How times have changed. A hun-dred and fi fty years ago, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse was chasing down Billy the Kid. But if William Bonney were in Lincoln County today, the Sheriff’s Posse would be trying to fi nd a way to make sure he got a good education.

In fact, raising money for local scholarships is the whole reason behind the upcoming Cowboy Ball Saturday Dec. 11.

“Whatever profi t there is goes to high school scholarships,” said Jim Browning, chairman of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse. “We give a scholarship for every school in Lincoln County.”

The organization provides $500 to each of the fi ve high schools in the county (Ruidoso, Carrizozo, Capi-tan, Hondo and Corona) for a total of $2,500 in scholarship money each year. Browning said that gives fi ve different kids in the county a boost to-wards their education. He said that’s why they try so hard to put on a good show.

Saturday’s event will be at Moun-tain Annie’s, includes dinner, and will feature Jody Nix and the Texas Cow-boys playing country dance music.

“We’re gonna have prime rib for dinner and all the fi xins that go with it at 7 p.m. Jody Nix and his Cowboys will be making the music and we’re gonna start dancing at about eight until whenever,” Browning said, dis-playing no small amount of enthusi-asm.

“And they (Mountain Annie’s) have the biggest dance fl oor in the county. It’s 1,500 square feet of dance fl oor.”

Joe Baker of Back Forty Bunk-

house Productions handles the book-ings for the ball every year. “He’s about as big draw as there is and he’s got a real big following,” Baker said of Nix, adding that the show is always a sell out.

Baker, who produces a country swing music show for MTD Media Saturday mornings, also books acts for all of the Sheriff’s Posse events. He has secured Nix for the Cowboy Ball through 2013. In August, the Sheriff’s Posse and Back Forty Bunk-house Productions honored Nix for his 50-year career in the music busi-ness.

Browning said the previous fi ve Cowboy Balls have all been a “real good time,” and he expects this sixth installment to be every bit as entertain-ing.

There will be one difference from previous shows, however. Browning said the posse chose not to offer a si-lent auction this year because it’s just too disruptive to the main draw of the ball – music and dancing.

What won’t be missing from this year’s event is the annual honoring of a local veteran. This year’s honoree is Rick Rel. Rel was born in Ruidoso and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. According to Browning, Rel was shot nine times, received two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star, the Silver Star and the Congressio-nal Medal of Honor for valor.

“He’s going to be there Dec. 11,” said Browning. “And we’re going to tell about these things and we’re going to honor him with a plaque.”

Browning said there are still a few tickets remaining for the ball. However, Baker said those won’t last long. Tickets are $55 each and include dinner and are available through any Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse mem-ber or can be bought directly from Mountain Annie’s.

Courtesty photoJody Nix and the Texas Cowboys will headline the Lincoln County

Sheriff’s Posse Cowboy Ball Sat. Dec. 11.

Congressman Pearce sought local inputBy Eugene Heathman

Reporter

“We want to hit the ground running, providing real change,” said Congressman-elect Steve Pearce during a public forum Monday, Nov. 29 at the Ruidoso Conven-tion Center.

Ruidoso was just one of many stops on Congress-man Steve Pearce’s fi ve day listening tour of his district. Pearce embarked on the tour as a way to connect with his constituents on major issues such as education, big government and economic recovery.

“One thing that the people are very angry about, is the bailout of institutions that are deemed, too big to fail,” said Alto resident Tony Davis, referring to the TARP bailouts.

“Are you in favor of the bailouts?” asked Davis.“ I am not in favor of the bailouts and our camp

voted against every one of them,” Pearce said. “I am a believer in the free market where you take a risk with the potential for reward. But all we did in the bailouts is said ‘you performed this risky behavior and we are not going to let you suffer the penalties.’

If they had suffered the penalties, those major cor-porations would have experienced tremendous losses and their stocks would go down. That’s the disciplining mechanism of the free market. Instead, what we did, is gave Wall Street billions; almost a trillion dollars to op-erate under the same failing mechanisms.”

Pearce commented on what he referred to as, quantitative easing. Quantitative easing is basically printing money, 2.6 trillion dollars worth.” Pearce

said. Describing the effects of simply printing money at this volume to ease the pain of potential failure, “The money is coming from you, in the form of infl a-tion. When you go to the grocery store and purchase vegetables, they cost more. It’s the same vegetable. It’s not worth more; the vegetable just costs more be-cause the value of your dollar is less.”

Other countries Pearce used as examples of quan-titative easing, through the printing of money are Ja-pan and most recently, Argentina. “Japan has yet to completely recover from its recession in the 90’s and Argentina is a mirror image of what is now happening in the United States by spending more than they take in. They started printing money and now, no one will loan them money. As of last year, Argentina’s infl a-tion rate was 1,500%, which means if you had $1,500 in the bank, it is now worth $150,” Pearce said. Gov-ernment bureaucracy on the federal and state level which restricts local business and educational func-tions on the local was another key concern of forum participants.

Ed Vinson, president of the Capitan Board of Edu-cation said, “With all the demands from Washington on our education system, we are not getting the money to fund those very demands. It seems like every time a new law is passed, we almost have to hire another staff mem-ber to fi ll out all the forms.”

Pearce referred to an example of bureaucracy at the U.S. Department of Education regarding the monies for children with disabilities. Pearce asked Vinson, “How much did your funding go up during the Bush adminis-tration for kids with disabilities?” Vinson replied, “It did

not go up at all.” Pearce said, “Did you know that funding was in-

creased from 1 billion until the Clinton administration who increased it to 2 billion. Today, 11 billion annually goes into the program. That’s over a fi ve time increase in funding yet you have no increase on the local level, that’s the problem.”

Pearce offered one solution to reduce some of the bureaucracy. “I would prefer sending block grants directly to the educational institutions. Then you would have education driving the sys-tem instead of the bureaucracy rather than having a government that is convoluted and unproduc-tive” Pearce said. Job training to bolster a qualifi ed workforce was presented to Pearce by John Hemp-hill of the local New Mexico Department of Work-force Solutions.

“As an alternative to traditional education, Adult education and job training are currently funded by the Workforce Investment Act Title one and two. Do you believe the Senate will approve its continuance?” Hemphill asked.

“You may think this is a little brash but these programs are very expensive and cost as much as $30,000 per person to execute. I believe the programs have value but the system is convoluted. We have at least four sets of workforce training programs and I think we should perform a forensic audit and fi nd the one that works best then cut the rest of them. Avoid-ing duplications in government sponsored programs are painless ways to cut spending yet still provide the services.” Pearce said.


Worship Services

ANGLICANtheanglicanchurchFr. Fred Griffi n, Priest; 25974 Hwy 70 Ruidoso NM. For more information, call Char Jagoe @ 257-1561MescalerofamilyWorshipcenterPete J. Luna, Sr. Pastor; Elden D. Stilly, Assoc. Pastor; 464-4741 firstassemblyofGodRev. E. Thomas Kearns, Pastor; 139 EI Paso Road, Ruidoso 257-2324ASSEMBLY OF GODcarrizozocommunitychurch(alG)Barbara Bradley, Pastor. Corner of C Ave. & Thir teenthBAPTIST canaantrailbaptistRoland Burnett, Pastor; Located just past milepost 14 on Hwy. 48, between Angus & Capitan. 336-1979firstbaptistchurch - Carrizozo; 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968;Hayden Smith, Pastorfirstbaptistchurch - Ruidoso270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. (575) 257-2081; Dr. Allen Stoddard, Pastorfirstbaptistchurch - Ruidoso Downs361 E. Hwy 70, 378-4611Randy Widener, Pastorfirstbaptistchurch - TinnieBill Jones, PastorMountainbaptistchurchIndependent-Fundamental KJV. 145 E. Grandview Capitan - (575) 937-4019 ruidosobaptistchurchWayne Joyce, Pastor; 126 Church Drive, Palmer Gateway. 378-4174trinitySouthernbaptistchurch(south on Highway 48) 700 Mt. Capitan Rd. 354 -2044. Mel Gnatkowski, pastor 808-0607 BAHA’I FAITH baha’ifaithMeeting in members’ homes. 257-2987 or 258-5595 BUDDHIST buddhismofthelotusSutraGeorge Brown; 257-1569 CATHOLIC Sainteleanorcatholicchurch120 Junction Road, Ruidoso, 257- 2330. Reverend AI GalvanSainttheresacatholicchurchCorona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. SaintJoseph’sapacheMissionMescalero. Father Paul Botenhagen, OFMourladyofGuadalupeBent. Father Larry GosselinSacredheartcatholicchurch299 3rd St, Capitan, 354-9102Santaritacatholicchurch243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648-2853. Father Franklin EichhorstCHRISTIAN christiancommunitychurch127 Rio Corner w/Eagle, Mid-town. For more information call: 378-7076 firstchristianchurch(Disciplesofchrist)Rev. Ryan Arnold; 1211 Hull at Gavilan Canyon Road, 258-4250carrizochristianfellowshipLeonard Kanese wah Ill, Pastor. 56 White Mt. Dr., 3 mi. W of Inn of the Mountain Gods Mescalero. 464-4656

CHURCH OF CHRISTGatewaychurchofchrist415 Sudderth, Rui doso, 257-4381churchofchrist - CapitanHighway 48. Joshua Watkins, Ministerchurchofchrist - CarrizozoPerry Zumwalt, minister. Ave. C at 12th, Carrizozo, NM. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LDS churchofJesuschristlDSRuidoso Ward, 1091 Mechem Bishop Jon Ogden, (575) 258-1253churchofJesuschristlDSMescalero Branch, Mormon Missionaries (575) 317-2375EPISCOPAL episcopalchurchoftheholyMount121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso. Rev. Judith Burgess Rec tor 257-2356. Website: www.eclc.us St.anne’sepiscopalchapelin Glencoeepiscopalchapelof San Juan in Lincoln St.MatthiasepiscopalchapelCarrizozo, 6th & E StreetFOURSQUAREcapitanforesquarechurchHighway 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, PastorEVANGELICAL thelighthousechristianfellowshipchurch1035 Mechem Dr. 258-2539FULL GOSPEL fullGospelbusinessMen’sfellowshipint’lK-Bob’s Hwy. 70 in Rui doso. Ron Rice, 354-

0255, e-mail fgbmfi @ruidoso-on line.com MissionfountainoflivingWaterSan PatricioJEHOVAH’S WITNESSESJehovah’sWitness - RuidosoKingdom Hall 1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 257-7714congregacionhispanadelostestigosdeJehova1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 378-7095JEWISH / HEBREWkehillabat-tzion&hebrewlearningcenter,inc.2204 Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, NM 88345 575-257-0122LUTHERANShepherdofthehillslutheranchurch575-258-4191; 1120 Hull Road.www.shlcruidoso.org METHODISTcommunityunitedMethodistchurchJunc tion Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. Todd Salzwedel, Pastor. capitanunitedMethodistchurchPastor Jean Riley and the congregation of Capitan United Methodist. White Oaks and Third in Capitan. 575-648-2846unitedMethodistchurchParishTrinity - 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648-2846. Car rizozo. Johanna Ander son, PastorNAZARENE anguschurchoftheNazareneAngus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336-8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor

QUAKERquakerWorshipGroupUnpro grammedmeeting at the Anderson-Freeman Visi tor’s Center in Lincoln. For details of this and other Quaker activities contact Sandra Smith at 575-653-4951 PENTECOSTALapostolicPentecostalassemblyRetired Pastor and author Harry A. PeytonabundantlifeunitedPentecostalchurchof Ruidoso613 Sudderth Dr. Unit D. Pastor, Art Dunn, Youth Pastor, Nathaniel Dunn. Free home Bible studiesPRESBYTERIAN firstPresbyterianchurch101 Sulton Drive (Nob Hill), Ruidoso, 257-2220. Tony Chambless, PastoranchocommunityPresbyterianchurchPastor Terry Aiello, CLPcoronaunitedPresbyterianchurchPastor Terry Aiello, CLPNogalPresbyterianChurch Reverend Bill Se bringREFORMED CHURCHMescaleroreformedMescalero. Bob Schut, PastorSEVENTH DAY ADVEN TIST ruidosoSeventhDayadventist207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs, 378-4161. Pastor Andrew Spooner 575-437-8916; 1st Elder Manuel Maya 575-937 4487UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPSacramentoMountainsunitarian

universalistfellowshipCall 336-2170 or 354-0602 for locationNON-DENOMINATIONAL americanMissionaryfellowshipRick Smith, 682-2999. E-mail: RickS@americanmission ary.org calvarychapel127 Vi sion, next to Cable Co., 257-5915. Pastor John Mar shallcasadeoracioncomunidadcristianaRuidoso 304 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 257-6075. Pas tor: Carlos & Gabby Carreon. *All Services are Bilingual* - Translators AvailablecentrofamiliarDestino304 Sudderth Dr., Rui doso, NM 88345, (575) 257-0447. Services are bilin gualchristchurchintheDownsRuidoso Downs, 378-8464. AI and Marty Lane, PastorschristcommunityfellowshipCapitan, High way 380 West, 354-2458. Ed Vinson, PastorchurchoutofchurchMeeting at the Flying J Ranch, 1028 Hwy. 48, Alto. Pastors: Tim & Julie Gilliland. Mailing Address: 1009 Mechem #11 Ruidoso 88345. 575-258-1388. Check website for additional information: www.churchoutofchurch.com. Keepin’ it simple ... Keepin’ it real!cornerstonechurchCornerstone Square, 613 Sudderth Drive, 257-9265. John & Joy Wyatt, PastorscowboychurchPreacher Buster Reed of Amarillo. Call 378-4840 for more infofootofthecrosschristianMinistries2812 Sud derth (Pine Tree Shopping Center) Pastor, Phil Appel. For more info please call 937-8677 or visit our web site at www.thefootofthe cross.org Graceharvestchurch1108 Gavilan Canyon Rd, 336-4213iglesiabautista“Vidaeterna”Pastor Rev, Ramon Robledo. 207 East Circle, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346, 361 E. Hwy. 70, (575) 378-8108. Email: [email protected] JbarJchurch40 Hwy 70W, 575-257-6899 Pastor Charles W. Clary. E-mail: [email protected] MiraclelifeMinistrycenterRon Rice & Cather ine Callahan, Ministers Available 24 hours for heal ing, prayer. 354-0255; e-mail miraclelife@ruidoso-on line.com Peacechapelinterdenominational(ulc)Alto North, 336-7075. Jeamsie Price, PastorracetrackchapelHorseman’s Entrance, Hwy 70, 505-378-7264. Chaplain Darrell WintertheWordoflifechurchRev. Chuck Fulton, pas tor/648-2339. 711 ‘E’ Ave., Carrizozo, NM. Affi liated with the Evangelistic Assembly ChurchNON-SECTARIANSpiritualawarenessStudyGroupMinister: George N. Brown, PhD. ULC. 257-1569 Men’sbibleStudy,bandofbrothersCall 937-0071 for times and location the1stiglesiaapostollcadelafeencristoJesusLocated at: 613 Sudderth Dr. Suite D, Ruidoso. (575) 937-7957 · (575) 973-5413

This church feature is sponsored by these civic-minded businesses and individuals.

FNF NEW MEXICO, LLC106 Close Road

575-257-2300General Contractors

Southwest Personal Fitness

103 El Paso Road575-257-5902

“Anyplace else is just a gym”

ALL 4 PETS200 Mechem

575-630-0034We support our local community!

GOD BLESS.

ERIC N. THOMPSON OWNER

PENNYPINCHERSCOIN SHOP

Buy · Sell · Trade · Rare CoinsBullion Silver & Gold · Free Appraisals

127 Rio (Eagle at Rio) • P.O. Box 1242800-628-3269 • 575-257-7597

email: [email protected]

7:30-7 Mon- Fri • 8-6 Sat • 9-4:30 Sun2815 Sudderth • Ruidoso • 575-257-5410The Helpful Hardware Place

Also featuring: Benjamin Moore Paint, Full Line Brand Name Appliances

www.villageacehardwareruidoso.com

341 Sudderth Drive575.257.7303

www.lagroneruidoso.com

ALL AMERICANREALTY512 Mechem

575-257-8444E-mail:

[email protected]

A E ELECTRICFull Service Electrical Contractor

575-257-454624 Hour Service

Residential • CommercialBonded & InsuredNM License #91583

CANNONINDUSTRIES575-258-5030

Residential & Commercialwww.ruidososeptic.com

STROUDInsurance Agency

600 Mechem · Ruidoso575-257-1555 · 1-800-937-3359

AUTO · HOME · BUSINESS & RANCHwww.stroudinsurance.com

YesterdayAn Antiques

& Collectibles Mall1001 Mechem • Ruidoso

575-937-2839 • 575-258-3250~ OPEN DAILY ~

www.yesterdayantiques.com

BRONCO SUECUSTOM HATS2206 Sudderth Drive575-630-1912

www.broncosue.com

1509 Sudderth Drive575-257-2057

www.goldenyarnfl ooring.com

2814 Sudderth Drive575-257-5606 575-257-6655 FAX

Email: [email protected]

E J ENTERPRISE SIGNS

114 Horton Circle575-257-5699

• BANNERS • VEHICLE GRAPHICS • OUTDOOR SIGNAGE

MOTEL 6of Ruidoso

412 US Hwy 70 West575-630-11661-800-4MOTEL6

www.motel6.com

SIERRA CLEANERSCorner of Center

& Texas Street575-257-2725

Open: Monday - Friday,7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The New Shop2500 Sudderth Dr. #9575-257-9834

Email:[email protected]

GIBSON&LEONARDL A W F I R M505 Mechem Dr. · Ruidoso

575-257-1010Real Estate Contracts · Collections

Estate Planning · Family LawLORI GIBSON JULIE ANNE LEONARD

Ruidoso Dance Ensemble1713 Sudderth Dr.

575-257-3753 Business575-937-6379 Cell

www.ruidosodance.comVisit the Red Raccoon in midtown Ruidoso for the Best Quality Shirts

& Gifts for the Whole Family!2339 Sudderth • 575-257-6562

Ray’s Automotive233 East Hwy. 70

575-378-4916 • 575-378-1016COMPLETE AUTO &

TRUCK SERVICEIMPORTS & DOMESTIC

BLUE GEMat River Crossing1830 Sudderth Dr.

575-257-3771

First Christian ChurchChild Development Center

1211 Hull575-258-1490

Hands-On Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum • A 4-Star FacilityAccepting 8 Weeks to 12 Years

OPEN: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

THE QUARTERS2535 Sudderth Dr.575-257-9535

Full Lunch & Dinner MenuSunday afternoon: Blues & BBQ

Open Mon-Sat, 11 am - 2 amSun 12 pm - Midnight

The Lodgeat Sierra Blanca

107 Sierra Blanca Drive575-258-5500

www.theLodgeatSierraBlanca.com

RECREATION VILLAGE RV & MOBILEHOME PARK

717 White Mountain Dr.575-258-4568

The Hot Spot 2610 Sudderth575-257-2950NEW MEXICO CHILE PEPPER PRODUCTS

www.ruidosohotspot.com

Mountain Alarm Systems & Security

107 Cree Meadows575-258-5816

UL Alarm MonitoringEmail: [email protected]

Cherry BlossomShoppe

2550 Sudderth Dr.(in Mid-Town Ruidoso)

575.257.5198Distinctive Fashions

COPPER MOUNTAINA U T O B O D Y

630 Hwy. 70575.257.8434

Open: Monday - Friday8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A-1 CARPET CARECarpet & Upholstery

CleaningWater Extraction

24 HR. Emergency ServiceC 937-0657 • O 630-9027

SINCE 1989 SINCE 1989

From Your First To Your Finest!888-336-7711

931 State Hwy 48 • Alto • 575-336-7711www.altorealestate.com

1086 m e c h e mr u i D o s o, n m 88345

( 575 ) 258 - 9922

Kellerma

n’sMIDTOWNEMPORIUM

2415 Sudderth · Ruidoso575.257.6460

MTD Inc.575.258.9922

When you havethe opportunity,

we hope you will listen to our radio stations that serve

listeners all over Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.


PICTURE FRAMING

Josie’sFramery

Located in theheart of Ruidoso,

we are your source for custom picture framing

and offer reasonable prices and excellent service.

Regional artisansand photographers

are also represented.

2917 SudderthRuidoso, NM

575-257-4156Open Mon-Sat, 10 am to 6 pm

LOCAL Resources

CARPET SERVICE

Eagle ServicesSteam Clean Chair: $29.95

Love Seats: $39.95 • Sofa $49.95

2 Rooms Cleaned $40Pet Odor Removal

Carpet Repairs & RestretchingWater Damage Repair

575-336-2052

2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned 2 Rooms Cleaned $4040

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

LINCOLN COUNTY TRANSIT

575-257-1188

Need aride to work?

Give usa Call!

CARPET CLEANING

All Pro SyStemSProfessional Carpet CareState-of-the-Art, Truck-Mounted

Equipment, Fast DryingSteam/Hot Water Extraction

Odor Control Systems & more…~ Fall Clean 25% Discount ~

“QUALITY ASSURED”575-937-9080

Locally Owned & Operatedwww.AllProSystems.org

YARD & TREE SERVICE

YARD & TREE SERVICE937-6198

(The Curb Appeal People)➣ Pine Needles & Gutters➣ Lawn Mowing & Weed Whacking➣ Tree Trimming & Clearing➣ Trash & Junk Removal

I will return your phone call.

I will show up on time.I will get the job done.

GRANITE • MARBLE • QUARTZ

Countertops:Granite, Quartz,

Marble

Flooring:Carpet, Tile, Wood, Vinyl, Bamboo, Cork

GlenstarGranite.com

SPECIALS:Oak Hand-Scraped, Engineered,

25 yr. Warranty: $2.95 sq. ft.

Granite Countertop,starting at: $49 sq. ft.

Dal Tile, 7 colorsto choose from: $1.35 sq. ft.

273 State Highway 220 (Airport Road)

575.336.1911Glenn Brown, Owner: 575.937.0391 • Steve Lambert, 575.937.9234

SEWING / ALTERATIONS

Creator StitchesCreator StitchesClothing Alterations, Machine

Embroidery and MonogrammingDecorative Items for your Home,

Leather Sewing, Custom-Made Clothes

Allison Alexander ThorneOver 40 years experience in sewing

[email protected]

WELDING SERVICES

Bumpers · Rollcages · SuspensionCustom Security Doors, Gates

Ironwork, CAD DesignServing Lincoln County575.354.9729weldwurx.comLeif Bymoen, Owner/Fabricator

PERMANENT COSMETICS

Norma L.

Oberosler

Certified D

ermalog

ist

575-37

8-9944

Eyeliner •

Eyebrows • L

ipliner

Full Lip Color

• Steril

ized Ear P

iercing

Free Consu

ltation

JUMPING BALLOONSH&M

15’ x 15’Transformers • Hulk • PrincessSpiderman • Cars • Tinker Bell

Tweetie • Sponge Bob • Castle~ Rentals ~

On-time DeliveryAnywhere, Anytime!

FREE Hour, FREE Piñatas! Call for details!FREE Delivery for Ruidoso Area!

575.808.0027PARTY SERVICES • Piñatas for all occasionsBrinca BrincasGiant Balloons • 7 Days A Week • Tables & Chairs

Jumping Balloons

BUS SERVICE • SHIPPINGRuidoso Bus station

138 Service Road • Ruidoso, NM575-257-2660

Greyhound Bus

Western Union(Authorized Dealer)

BRING IN THIS COUPON for10% OFF UPS Shipping!!

Now until Christmas!RUIDOSO BUS STATION UPS Authorized Dealer

Bill Pay: Verizon, PNM, Alltel, Zia GasMoney Orders 69¢ • Faxing • Copies 10¢

TRANSPORTATION

CREDIT PROBLEMS?Divorced, Repo, Bankruptcy,

Charge-OffsFirst Time Buyer? We can help!

All you need is a down payment, valid driver’s license & proof of

income!• Lowest Interest Rates in New

Mexico• Easy Easy Call - The Walking

Man’s FriendMEL’S MOTORS1301 Sudderth • Ruidoso, NM

630-8399We want your business

and we act like it!

BR

ING

TH

IS A

D IN

FO

R $100 O

FF

YO

UR

DO

WN

PA

YM

EN

T!

CONSTRUCTION

Jeff A. MorganCONSTRUCTION

Lic. # 87640 - Bonded

• Metal Roofs • Additions • DecksRemodeling • New Homes

• Custom Homes built for $79 sq.ft.Over 25 years experience.

257-4272 or 937-7774

BICYCLES

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

INTERNET CAFÉ

SERving BREAkFASt & LunCHDelicious Soups served inSourdough Bread Bowls

Variety of Mouth-Watering SandwichesFresh Breakfast Sandwiches, and MORE!

1009 Mechem Drive • Ruidoso • 575-258-5962

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES

Featuring:Teens, Ladies and

Mens FashionsSizes: S, M, L, XL & XXL

Fashion clothing, shoes & accessories!

Hours:Mon-Fri, 10:30 - 5

Sat, 10-6 • Sun, 11-42812B Sudderth

Ruidoso575-257-9684

PAIN RELIEFI can help relieve

your pain without drugs or surgery.

I will work one hour on your• Neck • Back• Arms • Legs• Feet • Hands

When theHeat is On the Pain is Gone!

• Arthritis• Sore Muscles• Joint Pain• Weight Loss• Headaches• Backaches

(575)808-3566

Gold RushLinimentSince 1972

Judi Christopher

LANDSCAPE SERVICES

A Division of Stagner Enterprises, LLP

Office: 336-2321Cell: 937-0106

www.stagnerlandscape.com

• Tree Thinning + Needle Removal• Firewood• Drainage Solutions• Hazard Tree Removal• Maintenance• Gravel Driveways• Landscaping


call258-9922orstopby1086mechem(mTDradio)toplaceyourclassifiedad.DeadlineforLegalnoticesandclassifiedDisplayisWed.at5pm;DeadlineforclassifiedLinersisThurs.at5pm.

100 Public/SPecialNoticeS

MerleNorMaN&GiftShoPcloSe out Sale!! Must Go!! Starts 12/08 through 12/14. 575-937-10814 Seasons Mall 2500 Sudderth #4

120 leGalNoticeSregion iX education coop-erative coordinating councilmeeting - Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:00 a.m. – REC IX Executive Director’s Office. The meeting is open to the public. Agenda items include budget ap-proval and adjustments, employ hiring/resignations, and program updates. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, community members are re-quested to contact Cathy Jones at (575) 257-2368, if public accom-modations are needed.

/s/ Cathy Jones, Executive Director

leGalNotice

The Ruidoso Planning Commis-sion will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting scheduled on December 21, 2010 at Village Hall, 313 Cree Meadows Drive. The meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider AN ORDI-NANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 54, LAND USE, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 54-99(D)(4), 54-100(C)(27), 54-100(D)(4), 54-101(C)(6), 54-101(D)(4), AND 54-102(D)(4).

By order of the Planning Com-missionShawn Fort Building Official

tWelfthJuDicialDiStrictcourt

couNtYofliNcolNStateofNeWMeXico

THE ESTATE OF RAY BISHOP andPATRICIA BISHOP,Plaintiffs,

vs.

M. MARK MULHOLLAND and PA-TRICIA MULHOLLAND, husband and wife, and DALTON HAINES, Defendants.

CV 2009-00462Div. II

SecoND aMeNDeD Notice ofSale of real eState uNDerforecloSureJuDGMeNt

Notice is hereby given that un-der and by virtue of the Judgment Foreclosing Transcript Of Judg-ment entered by the District Court of Lincoln County, New Mexico, on June 14, 2010 in civil cause num-ber CV 2009-00462, the object of which was to foreclose the Plain-tiffs’ transcript of judgment, the under-signed will offer for public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the front entrance of the Ru-idoso Municipal Building at 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico on the 22d day of December, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., all rights of the defendants Mulhol-land to the following described real property located in Lincoln County, New Mexico;

Lots 7 and 8, excepting the North 105 feet thereof, Block 2, HAMILTON TERRACE Subdivision, Ruidoso, Lin-coln County New Mexico as shown by the plat thereof filed in the office of the County Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder of Lincoln County on March 4, 1946; and as further being shown on that certain Surveyor’s Certificate attached to Warranty Deed recorded October 26, 1972 in Deed Book 67, pages 957 and 958, in the office of the County Clerk of Lincoln County, New Mexico

(hereinafter referred to as “the Property”), which is commonly known as Alpha Storage, 416 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico.

100 Public/SPecialNoticeS

120 leGalNoticeS,cont.Notice is further given that the court directed foreclosure of the transcript of judgment on the Property and that the amounts to be realized at said sale from the Property, with interest calculated to date of sale, are as follows:

Amount of Plaintiffs’ Judgment Including Interest Through De-cember 22, 2009: . . . $186,272.54

Interest from 12-22-2009 to date of Sale:. . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,298.84

Total: . . . . . . . . . . . . . $202,571.38

In addition thereto there will be accruing interest, and costs of publication of this Notice, and the Special Master’s Fee fixed by the Court in the amount of $250.00.

The sale is subject to that mort-gage lien in favor of Dalton Haines which is recorded in Book 308 at page 117 of the Records of Lincoln County, which is superior to the Plaintiffs’ lien.

The terms of this sale are that the purchaser must pay cash at the time the Property is struck off to him, except that the Plaintiffs may bid all or any part of their judgment, plus interest, without paying cash.

/s/ Jennifer FloresJennifer Flores, Special Master

RICHARD A. HAWTHORNE. P.A.1221 Mechem Drive, Suite 2Ruidoso, NM 88345(575) 258-3483

tWelfthJuDicialDiStrictcourt

couNtYofliNcolNStateofNeWMeXico

LUBBOCK NATIONAL BANK, a na-tional banking corporation, Plaintiff,

vs.

R. CAROLE O’BRIENDefendant.

CV 2010-300Div. III

Notice of Sale of real eS-tate uNDer forecloSureJuDGMeNt

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of the Judg-ment and Decree of Foreclosure entered by the District Court of Lincoln County, New Mexico, on October 20, 2010 in civil cause number CV-2010-00300, the under-signed will offer for pub-lic sale to the highest bidder for cash at the front entrance of the Ruidoso Municipal Building at 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ru-idoso, New Mexico on the 22d day of December, 2010 at 10:30 a.m., all rights of the defendant R. Carole O’Brien to the following described real property located in Lincoln County, New Mexico;

Lots 28 and 29, Block 10, RAINMAKERS, UNIT 1, Lin-coln County, New Mexico as shown by the plat thereof filed in the office of the County Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder of Lincoln County on June 2, 1005 in Cabinet I, Slide No. 309;

and all rights of the Defendant to that certain Membership In Golf Club At Rainmakers No. 40. (hereinafter referred to as “the Property”).

Notice is further given that the court directed foreclosure of the mortgage and security agree-ment on the Property and that the amounts to be realized at said sale from the Property, with inter-est calculated to date of sale, are as follows:

Principal Amount of Plaintiff’s Judgment: . . . . . . . . $135,371.28

Interest from May 6, 2010 to date of Sale: . . . . . . $14.101 per diem

Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$553.75

Attorney’s Fees . . . . . . $2,500.00

In addition thereto there will be accruing interest, and costs of publication of this Notice, and the Special Master’s Fee fixed by the Court in the amount of $250.00.

The terms of this sale are that the

purchaser must pay cash at the time the Property is struck off to him, except that the Plaintiff may bid all or any part of its judgment, plus interest without paying cash.

/s/Jennifer Miller, Special Master

RICHARD A. HAWTHORNE. P.A.1221 Mechem Drive, Suite 2Ruidoso, NM 88345(575) 258-3483

StateofNeWMeXicocouNtYofliNcolN

12thJuDicialDiStrictcourt

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF KELLY LYNNFOR NAME CHANGE

No. CV-10-386

NoticeofPetitioNforchaNGeofNaMeaNDNotice

ofheariNG

COMES NOW the Petitioner and hereby gives notice that at Peti-tion for Change of Name was filed in Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico, on the 9th day of November, 2010, requesting that the Petitioner’s name be changed from Kelly to Anah Maa.

Furthermore, Petitioner hereby gives notice of hearing on the Petitioner’s Petition for Change of Name, which shall be held before the Honorable Karen L. Parsons at 8:15 a.m. on the 22 day of December, 2010 at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Carrizozo, New Mexico, Whereby the peti-tioner will request the Court to sign the final Order changing the his/her name from Kelly Lynn to Anah Maa.

/s/ Kelly Lynn

130 eMPloYMeNtfriDaYoNlYhouSekeePerS

NeeDeD. Excellent PayTips and bonuses

Also Additional HousekeepersNeeded for Holiday SeasonApply in person Tue-Thurs220 Crown Drive, Ruidoso

140 GeNeralhelPWaNteD

barberorhairStYliStWaNteD. Call Jennifer at

575-973-7645

145 WorkWaNteDlaborerWaNtS

aNYkiNDofWorkLot cleaning, Etc. Reasonable

Pine needles, scrub oaksCall Steve 257-2774

7PM to 8PM

PaiNteD SiGNS, Fine Art, Hand Carved Miniature Rocking Horses. www.bsworks.org 575-354-9148

190 realeState

215 cabiN&rVreNtalS cabiNS,ParkMoDelS,

rVSPaceS1 Bedroom Units,$225-$525 month

Referenes Required 257-0872

230 hoMeSforSale:furN/uNfurN

GreatafforDablehoMeon Clover with 3 BR 1 BA, fenced

yard and 2 decks. $129,900.Call Sandy at All American Realty

at 257-8444 or 937-4656.Owner/Broker

hiStoricaDobeterritorial

3br3ba3500sf,2sty,fenced1ac,

views,Nogal.$375k354-5808

235 hoMeSforreNt:furN/uNfurN

2 beDrooMS1 bath fireplace and garage. Located on southside of Cree.

$800+utilities 575-430-7009

1 beDrooM 1 bath houSe. 127-A Reese Dr. $575 575-808-8062

1&2beDrooMuNitS,furnished.

Central Ruidoso$325-$525/month

References Required575- 257-0872

4beDrooM2bathDoublewide.

Great location, Very nice.$900/mon+utilities $900

deposit.

3beDrooM2bathDoublewide.

Nice. Good Location.$800/month+utilities, $800

deposit.

250 farMS,raNcheSorlaND/acreaGe

1/2acreruiDoSo city utilities. View of Sierra Blanca. $65,000/best offer. 575-937-1081

260 aPartMeNtreNtalS:furN/uNfurN

1beDrooM1bath$400/month bills included.

1 beDrooM aPartMeNt, 1 bath, $350 month $300 deposit. Ruidoso Downs 575-937-1081

3bD/1b aPt. Ruidoso Downs $500mo. $300 deposit call 575-937-1081

latierraaPartMeNtS1 Bedroom for $330 per month2 Bedroom for $523 per month

575-258-2727

280 officeSPaceSale/reNt

coMMercialStorefroNtoroffice

Approximately 750 square feet with parking and half utilities paid. $575 a month. 354-0365.

SMallofficeApproximately 450 square feet. Nice quiet location. Up-stairs. $400 a month.

354-0365

290 SelfStoraGe

fortreSS/caMelotMiniStorage

SeveralsizesavailableNoWcallDon:937-2220

300 WaNttobuYWaNteDaNtiquefiShiNGtackleS

LURES, REELS, RODS ETC.Pre 1950. Top Dollar Paid.

354-0365

310 MiScellaNeouStaNNiNGbeD

110 volts. $650 or best offer.575-354-9123

electric Wheelchair, like new. Only used three times. Has speed control, seatbelt, footrest, detachable leg lifts, and rechar-gable batteries. Worth $7,883 will sell for $5000. 575-257-1511 Please leave message.

oriGiNal WorkS by Michael Atkinson, Noel Espinosa, Borman and others for sale.

575-808-0833

360 aPPliaNceSWhite electric raNGe, frigidaire and ceramic top. Stove never been used.

$450 575-808-0063

460 liVeStock&PetSalfalfa

All qualities square bales, large

and small round bales. A-1 or cow quality; wheat hay also. The Hay Ranch, Roswell, NM 575-973-2200.

530 traNSPortatioNSellorcoNSiGN

unneeded vehicles running or not Cars Trucks Boats R.V.s

Hwy 70 locationCall Rich at 575-808-0660

or 575-378-0002

550 autoSforSale2003 forD f250 SuPer DutYSuPercab V-8 6.0L DIESEL LIFT-ED. 128,000 MILES. LOTS OF EX-TRAS. $12,000 OBO. 575-937-5371

94 f250 280,000 miles $4825 NADA asking $390013horSePoWerGaSeNGiNe with electric starter. $250 firm.401acura 16 inch alloy wheels with tires. $300 575-354-9123 evenings

630 GeNeralSerViceS

S&JcoxPlumbing&heatingheatingandcoolingSystems

MobilehomeconversionsServiceWorks

licenseandbondedSerViNGliNcolNcouNtY

oVer30YearSStancoxowner575-808-1126

ClassifiedsCommunity United Methodist Church

220 Junction Road, Ruidoso (behind Cornerstone Bakery & LaGrone Funeral Chapel)

WWF2Every Wednesday - Worship - Food & Fellowship

5:00 PM Meal provided by church6:00 PM Worship – Informal - Come as you are! Enjoy the band! Be excited by Pastor Todd’s “format”!7:00 PM Youth Group, Bible Studies, Choir

Join us to bring back an old tradition – Wednesday night at church!

All American Realty

HOMES FOR RENT2BD/2BA on Walnut $650/mo, $400 dep.

Large 1 BD, bills paid $650/mo, $400 dep.

1 BD Apt, bills paid. $450/mo, $300 dep.

Small 3BD/1BA house $550 mo, $400 dep.

Call Frank at 257-8444 or 808-0833 for information.

El CapitanApartments

Large 1 & 2bedroom apartments,

long or shortterm lease.

$450-$550/ month. Convenient Village

location, School Sys-tem walking distance.

354-0967

Needextracashfortheholidays?

Sell your unwanted items in our Classifieds!

Call Jessica at258-9922

for more information.


SportsNov. 29Girls basketballroswell65,ruidoso32Nov. 30Boys basketballruidoso96,cobre61carrizozo50,Valleychristian49Girls basketballruidoso65,socorro33Dec. 2Boys basketballcapitan63,hondo57(oT)

Steer Stampede at Magdalenamescalero56,mountainair27hotsprings58,carrizozo48Girls basketballruidoso52,robertson42capitan45,hondo44

Steer Stampede at Magdalenamescalero64,magdalena59carrizozo41,rioranchoJV28Dec. 3Boys basketballhatch52,ruidoso50

Steer Stampede at Magdalenacarrizozo60,Alamonavajo45Girls basketball

Steer Stampede at Magdalenamescalero43,carrizozo40Dec. 4Boys basketballruidoso73,Tularosa68capitan47,cloudcroft38

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaFifth place

carrizozo46,nativeAmericancommunityAcademy35Girls basketballcapitan42,cloudcroft33

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaChampionship

Tularosa51,mescalero32Third place

hotsprings52,carrizozo38

Dec. 6Girls basketballhondoatnmmi,5p.m.Dec. 7Boys basketballArtesiaatruidoso,7p.m.carrizozoatcapitan,7:30p.m.Girls basketballcarrizozoatcapitan,6p.m.Tularosaatmescalero,6:30p.m.Dec. 9Boys basketball

Sun Devil Tournament at Albuquerqueruidosovs.BosquePrep,2p.m.

Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroftcapitanvs.cliff,1:30p.m.

Panther Invitational at Lake Arthurhondovs.corona,11:30a.m.Girls basketball

City of Champions Classic at Artesiaruidosovs.clovis,8:30a.m.

Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroftcapitanvs.cliff,1:30p.m.

Panther Invitational at Lake Arthurhondovs.corona,9:30a.m.Dec. 10Boys basketballcarrizozoatmagdalena,6p.m.ruidosoinsunDevilTournamentinAlbuquerque,TBAcorona,hondoinPantherinvitationalatLakeArthur,TBA

Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroftcapitanvs.cloudcroftJV,1:30p.m.Girls basketballcarrizozoatmagdalena,4p.m.ruidosoincityofchampionsclassicatArtesia,TBAcorona,hondoinPantherinvitationalatLakeArthur,TBA

Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroftcapitanvs.Animas,3p.m.WrestlingruidosoatLascrucesTournament,TBADec. 11Boys basketballruidosoinsunDevilTournamentinAlbuquerque,TBAcorona,hondoinPantherinvitationalatLakeArthur,TBAcapitaninmountainTopTournamentatcloudcroft,TBAGirls basketballruidosoincityofchampionsclassicatArtesia,TBAcorona,hondoinPantherinvitationalatLakeArthur,TBAcapitaninmountainTopTournamentatcloudcroft,TBAWrestlingruidosoatLascrucesTournament,TBA

Sports This Week

Sports results

By Todd FuquaSports Editor

It was an up and down affair for the Ruidoso Warriors in their fi rst week of competition – a week that included a near 100-point performance, a last sec-ond loss and a spectacular comeback.

The Warriors sped past Cobre in their season opener 96-61 Nov. 30, lost to Hatch Valley 52-50 on a buzzer beat-er Dec. 3, then turned around to shock Tularosa with a 73-68 victory Saturday after trailing by 15 points in the third quarter.

Saturday’s victory featured a 36-point explosion by the Warriors in the fi nal nine minutes of the game, a scoring burst which mirrored their per-formance in the fi rst half.

After spotting the Wildcats a seven-point lead in the fi rst quarter, Ruidoso (2-1) got to within a point by halftime.

Terrence Shields shot the lights out on the night, putting in 30 points to lead the game, including four three-pointers. Ismail Cook added 18. Julio Chavez was the top Wildcat player with 24 points.Close to 100

The Warriors came within four points of hitting the century mark in their basketball season opener Nov. 30, defeating Cobre 96-61.

Ruidoso struggled in the beginning and were unable to pull away from the Indians until a pair of layups by Ismail Cook gave the Warriors the lead for good at 11-7.

From then on, Ruidoso used a pressing defense to create steals and scoring opportunities at the other end.

“We have a lot of depth on the sidelines, and we can bring in so many weapons,” said Forrest Sanchez. “It wouldn’t be uncharacteristic to see us do this again this year.”

Wambli Little Spotted Horse was the leading scorer for Ruidoso, putting in 20 points and getting six steals on the night. He was one of four Warriors in double digits in scoring, joining Shields with 16 points, Sanchez with 13 and Cook with 12. Every Ruidoso player but one got into the scoring.

For all the points on the board, Ru-

idoso coach Dennis Davis would liked to have seen the team do better.

“We just didn’t do a good job of de-fending them, and we let them shoot too many foul shots,” Davis said. “Even if you’re scoring, then they’re keeping up with you with their foul shots.

“You can be aggressive on defense and not slap and grab and do the silly things we ended up doing,” he added. “I think if we just did a good job of play-ing defense, we still would have been in

By Todd Fuqua and Karen BoehlerRuidoso Free Press

The Ruidoso girls basketball team rebounded in a big way from a 33-point loss to Roswell Nov. 29 with a 30-point victory over So-corro Tuesday, then used a strong fourth quarter to dispatch Robert-son Dec. 2.

The Lady Warriors lost to Ro-

swell 65-32, needing a 13-point run on the Lady Coyotes in the third quarter just to make it that close. They turned things around with a 65-35 victory over Socorro Nov. 29, then defeated Robertson 52-42.

“We were getting the looks we wanted, getting the ball inside, but then we were missing the easy

Ruidoso wins big, loses close

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressWarrior Forrest Sanchez (4) drives the lane for a score between Cobre

defenders Xavier Ceaser (25) and Chris Molina Nov. 30.

Ruidoso girls win two straight

Before I begin this

column, let me just say this: I have never played competitive basketball. I’ve never played intra-mural games. My entire competitive experience on the basketball court consists of P.E. classes in high school, pickup games at gyms or the backyard of my fraternity house in college.

With that said, I will say I got fairly good at shooting free throws. It was the only time I didn’t have a hand in my face or was running from a defender. I got to stand still (always a plus for me), and make the shot on my own time.

Since I’m not what you would call an elite athlete – there’s the understatement of the year – it would seem to follow that an athlete that has worked hard and con-ditioned himself (or herself) to be the best basketball player they could be would be a phenomenal free throw shooter.

The lost art of free throws

Onthe ddoTddoTddoTddoTddoTddoTddoTddoTddoTddoTddoT

Todd Fuqua

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso’s Madigan Gonzales, right, dribbles the ball against a

Robertson defender Thursday, Dec. 2 during theLady Warriors’ win at RHS.

See WARRIORS, pg. 23

See FREE THROWS, pg. 23See GIRLS, pg. 23


By Todd Fuqua

Sports Editor

The Capitan girls and boys basketball teams have opened their seasons undefeated following road games against Hondo and Cloudcroft.

The games against Hondo Dec. 2 were squeakers. The Capitan boys needed an extra period to defeat the Eagles 63-57, while the Lady Tigers held off a late game surge by their counterparts to win 45-44.

The girls game was close to begin with before Capitan used its size and power to take an 18-11 lead by halftime.

After Capitan’s leading scorers – Kersti Davis and Kaitlin Keaton – fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter, the Lady Eagles started making their move, but it was just short.

“We had a good run in the second half, we just had way too many turnovers,” said Hondo coach

Brad Holland. “We just dug ourselves too big a hole in the fi rst half.”

“When our players fouled out, most of our scor-ing was on the bench,” said Capitan coach John Devine. “We ended up real small, and Hondo had the big players. They chipped it away, but we made just enough free throws down the stretch to pull it out.”

Keaton was the leading scorer for the Lady Tigers with 12 points, followed by Scheryiah Romero with 11 and Davis with 9.

For Hondo, Felicia Chavez turned in a 22-point performance, while Denika Willis came in off the bench and contributed 12.

The boys game ended up tied at 52-all after four quarters, but after Hondo players Luis Montaño and Andrew Padilla fouled out in the extra period, the Ti-gers ran roughshod over their opponents.

Montaño had 17 to lead the Eagles, while Padilla had 14 and Christian Guillen added 11. Rudy Chavez had 23 points for the Tigers to lead all scorers, while Logan Eshom had 19.

Despite the loss, Holland was still happy with this team’s effort.

“They played hard for four quarters, and the ef-fort was there all night,” Holland said. “We missed some free throws in the fourth quarter that could have iced it, but they played hard and I know they’ll get better.”Sweep of Cloudcroft

In contrast to the games against Hondo, Capitan’s contests against Cloudcroft were decided by more than one point, and they ended in regulation. The girls pulled away from the Lady Bears for a 47-39 victory, while the boys won the nightcap 42-33.

For the Lady Tigers, it was a simple matter of making their shots – or rather a matter of not making them.

Neither team was putting up many points, as sev-eral easy layups were missed at both ends. Capitan (2-0) had a 19-18 lead at halftime and there were no points scored at all in the third quarter until a layup by Cloudcroft’s Jordan Scott with 4:40 left.

The Lady Tigers clung to a tenuous 25-24 lead at the end of the period after Davis scored four straight points to close it out. Capitan widened the lead on a

13-2 run to seal the victory.“We had to come back in the fourth quarter, and

our goal is to win every fourth quarter by being in the best physical condition and be mentally strong,” Devine said. “Today I think we took a step forward in that.”

Davis – in spite of having to sit out much of the second and third quarters due to foul trouble – led her team with 15 points, followed by Jamie Fields with 10. Polly Rogers was a force inside for the Lady Bears (0-1), scoring 16 points to lead all scorers and blocking fi ve Capitan shots. Andie Gray added 13 points and hauled in eight rebounds for Cloudcroft.

The Tiger boys improved to 2-0 thanks to some better shooting in the second half, but coach Johnny Carson still feels his team needs to work on its of-fense.

“We made four underneath the basket out of 28 in the fi rst half,” Carson said. “In the second quarter, all of Cloudcroft’s points were from free throws.”


The Mescalero Lady Chiefs earned a spot in the fi nal at this year’s Magda-lena Steer Stampede Dec. 4, but fell far short, losing to Tularosa 51-31.

“We just couldn’t get our offense together,” said Mescalero coach Nate Raynor. “Our starting fi ve were in foul trouble by the end of the fi rst quarter, and we couldn’t get the offense run-ning.”

Raynor said the Lady Chiefs (6-1) were playing their game initially, driv-ing to the basket and forcing the Lady Wildcats to foul them, but then started relying on outside jumpers.

“They just weren’t falling in, and Tulie started beating us on the fast break,” Raynor said. “Tulie had the fi re and we didn’t have the water to put it out.”

Valerie Garcia was the top scorer for Mescalero with 12, while Dionne Chavez had 9. The pair were also named to the all-tournament team.

The Lady Chiefs face off against Tularosa again tonight at 6:30 p.m., this time on Mescalero’s home court. Raynor is looking forward to the chal-lenge.

“I hope they come out strong and ready to play. If they do that, I think it will be a good game,” Raynor said. “The tournament was a learning situa-

tion for them.”Mescalero made it to the title game

by virtue of a 43-40 victory over Car-rizozo in the semifi nals Dec. 3.

“There was a lot of back and forth against them,” Raynor said. “We weren’t on top of our game there, ei-ther, but Carrizozo had three or four turnovers at the end of the game and we took advantage.”

“It started out sloppy, but they held it together to get the win,” Raynor said. “Our ball handling was the problem and we were getting beat on defense, not moving our feet.”

The Lady Chiefs got their feet moving properly by the second half and used 22 points from Valerie Garcia and 15 points from Dionne Chavez to earn the win.Mescalero boys

The Chiefs won in the fi rst round as well, defeating Mountainair 56-27.

Mescalero (1-1 after Dec. 2) used strong rebounding by Godfrey Cordova to get the offense moving the other way, but other than that, coach Mike Torres said it was hard to point out any single performer.

“Nobody in particular was out-standing, they did it together,” Torres said. “Everyone played their part in the game.”

The Mescalero boys faced Magda-lena in the semifi nals, but no result was available at press time.


After opening the Steer Stam-pede at Magdalena Dec. 2 with a de-cisive win over the Rio Rancho JV, the Carrizozo girls fell in a close one to Mescalero in the semifi nals, then lost big to Hot Springs in the third place game.

The boys, meanwhile, salvaged two victories after falling in the tour-nament’s fi rst round.

The Lady Grizzlies (1-2) fell Dec. 4 to Hot Springs 52-38, this af-ter a narrow loss to Mescalero 43-40 the day before.

To get to the winner’s bracket, Carrizozo opened the tournament with a 41-28 decision over the Rio Rancho JV.

“The scoring was spread out, and it was truly a team effort,” said Carrizozo coach Billy Page. “The difference was we were able to turn their turnovers into points. The girls put pressure on them and wore them down.”

The Lady Grizzlies caused 34 turnovers on the night, many of which were converted into layups at the other end. The sheer numbers Carrizozo had helped too.

“We were still very fresh by the end of the game because we have good depth on the bench,” Page said.

“They came in and didn’t miss a beat.”Boys win two

Carrizozo’s boys defeated Na-tive American Community Academy 46-35 in the fi fth place game Dec. 4. This after defeating Alamo Navajo 60-45 on Friday.

The two wins were needed salve for the Grizzlies (3-1) after they lost in the opening round to Hot Springs, 58-48.

“We were extremely sloppy to start,” Page said. “We were 8-23 from the free throw line, and that will kill you.”

The Grizzlies were within three points by the fourth quarter, but fouls ended up killing them in the end.

“I wasn’t totally disappointed, we played hard and to our abilities,” Page said. “But we just couldn’t get the little things done. We got great looks, just couldn’t score.”

Mark Vigil had 18 points to lead the Grizzlies, while Marshall Ventura had nine points and Tavi Nash had eight.

Both teams hit the court tonight for a pair of rivalry games against Capitan in Carrizozo, with the girls game set to tip off at about 6 p.m. They go back to Magdalena this Fri-day for a doubleheader against the Steers starting at 4 p.m.

Capitan opens seasons with two sweeps

Carrizozo teams fi nish unevenlyLady Chiefs take second

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressCapitan’s Tim Dickinson (5) battles for the rebound

with Cloudcroft’s Ricky Pethick Dec. 4 at Cloudcroft.

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressCapitan s Scheryiah Romero (33) drives between Cloudcroft defenders Jordan Scott (12) and Polly

Rogers Dec. 4 at Cloudcroft.


ruiDosoBoWLinGcenTer

Senior team standings, week 13 of 32Name Won Lost Avg Hdcpseriousnot 41 11 599 219oldTimers 33 19 539 270LarryLarry’s 30 22 657 163Twistedsisters 29 23 646 173TheWho? 25 27 604 210misfitBowlers 22½ 29½ 601 213susAmigos 22½ 29½ 604 211

Season high scoreshandicap series – misfit Bowlers 2718, seriousnot2702,Twistedsisters2610.handicap game – Larry Larry’s 952, sus Amigos941,TheWho?906.men’s handicap series – Jim clements 781,TomDouglas746,richardDixon741.men’shandicapgame–richardDixon299,WayneViitanan284,Jimclements,Larrycaywood281.Women’shandicapseries–roseBivens713,Lucyservies712,DonnaVitanen697.Women’shandicapgame–ursulaeckersley295,Lucyservies274,DonnaVitanen264.Individual high averagesmen–TomDouglas214.5,Genenitz201.42,Jimclements180.16.Women–Lucyservies155.15,DonnaVitanen152.53,roseBivens146.23.Most improved averagemen–Jimclements+19.16,Larryhindes+17.15,richard Dixon +14.39. Women – rose Bivens+16.23,DonnaViitanen+10.53,JanWilson+9.11.

Mixed team standings, week 13 of 32Name Won Lost Avg HdcpoldFarts&AKid 41 11 727 100homies 30½ 21½ 586 227Livingenergies 29 23 566 245PioneerBank 26 26 520 287energy2spare 23 29 592 221rhinorose 22 30 625 191Wildride 20½ 31½ 489 314Knightriders 16 36 525 282

Season high scoreshandicapseries–oldFarts&AKid2688,energy2spare2628,PioneerBank2591.handicap game – rhino rose 933, homies 904,Wildride900.men’shandicapseries–TomDouglas733,ronnieWright727,JoeTerrell715.men’shandicapgame–etienneTurner276,Ga-briel270,Georgeheilman270.Women’s handicap series – Diane Willoughby700,milliecimaron690,DianeKillingsworth658.Women’s handicap game – Patti Kim 286, PamBernard284,BriannaVelasquez238.Individual high averagesmen – Tom Douglas 207.24, Gene nitz 200.62,ronnie Wright 186.67. Women – Pam Bernard175.95, Lucy servies 155.77, irene Pawloski134.33.Most improved averagemen–TomDouglas+13.24,ronnieWright+7.67,etienne Turner +6.82. Women – Pam Bernard+7.95, Diane Willoughby +5.66, millie cimaron+3.49.

Bowling

GIRLSFrom page 21

Karen Boehler/For the Ruidoso Free PressLady Warriors Abriana Herrera (20) and Marjanel

Vigil (33) battle for the rebound Nov. 29 atRoswell High School.

WARRIORSFrom page 21

FREE THROWSFrom page 21

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press

Ruidoso s Tito Montoya, left,

goes up for a dunk past Hatch Bear

Michael Keys Friday at RHS.

pretty good shape.”The scoring didn’t continue for Ru-

idoso Dec. 3, as a last second steal and jumper by Angel Herrera gave Hatch Valley a thrilling 52-50 victory.

“I was hoping it would be a little different, but I wasn’t that surprised with the outcome,” Davis said. “We have a lot of inexperienced kids, and they make mistakes, especially when there’s pressure and they’re not used to it.

“We weren’t able to capitalize on the mistakes Hatch was making, and they capitalized on a few more of our mistakes, and basically ended up win-ning the game,” he added.

Herrera’s shot was the last of a se-ries of turns in the fourth quarter. Ru-idoso led for most of the game, and in fact threatened to run away with it in the fi rst period following four straight three pointers by Cook, Shields and Montoya.

The 14-8 lead Ruidoso amassed

was the furthest they could get away from the Bears on the entire night. Hatch used strong rebounding and in-side scoring to get back in the game and hang around for much of the night, even taking a 34-29 lead midway through the second quarter.

The Warriors, meanwhile, lived and died with the three-pointer. In all, Ru-idoso had nine treys on the night, led by Cook and Montoya with three each.

Hatch Valley was led by Michael Keys, who was a force in the paint with nine rebounds and 16 points. It was his play inside that kept the Bears within striking distance, and he had Hatch’s last six points before Herrera’s advanta-geous steal and score.

Shields was the leading scorer for Ruidoso with 12 points.

The Warriors host Artesia tonight at 7 p.m., then head to Albuquerque for the Sandia Prep Sun Devil Tournament. They bracket play with a 2 p.m. game Thursday against Bosque Prep.

buckets inside,” said Ruidoso coach Julie Montoya after her team’s victory Dec. 2. “It was a little frustrat-ing that we weren’t putting the ball in the hole.”

Ruidoso (3-1) trailed by as much as fi ve points early in the third quarter, this after trading leads with the Lady Cardinals (0-1) throughout the fi rst half.

The Lady Warriors took the lead on a layup by Brittanie Vega to cap a 6-0 run with 3:35 left in the quarter, then took the lead for good with successive three-point shots by Vega and Sydney Gonzales.

Vega led her team with 25 points on the night, while Abriana Herrera added 14 and hauled in 18 re-bounds.

Marka Garcia and Kassandra Tapia were the top scorers for the Lady Cardinals with 10 points each.

Win big, lose bigIt was an entirely different experience for the

Lady Warriors in their second trip to Roswell in just a week.

After defeating Goddard Nov. 22, they were pummeled by Roswell 65-32 Nov. 29, in a game that wasn’t even as close as the score showed.

The Lady Coyotes went on a 23-0 run in the fi rst stanza, getting scoring from six different players be-fore Lady Warrior Abriana Herrera fi nally put the ball through the hoop with 43 seconds remaining in the quarter.

Rikki Ornelas then closed out the stanza with her seventh point – she scored seven of eight total points

in the fi rst quarter – to give the Coyotes a 25-2 edge.

The second quarter wasn’t much better for Ruidoso, as Roswell’s Marika Trujillo opened the stanza as she did the fi rst – with a trey – and the Coyotes went on an 18-4 run to lead 43-6 at the half.

The margin to open the third was enough to start the clock running under the mercy rule, and Dianna Carrillo stretched that lead with an open-ing stanza basket.

But then something happened.After Lady Warrior Marjanel Vigil and De-

siree Trujillo traded buckets, Ruidoso went on a 13-0 run, getting scoring from six players to close the stanza at 47-21.

“I felt like we came out in the third quarter and we did some good things,” Montoya said. “We got a little bit of our composure back. But it was just a physical game. It’s hard if you’re not used to that type of play.”

Ruidoso was able to turn its fortunes around the next day against Socorro, opening up a 15-6 lead after the fi rst quarter and cruising to a 65-33 victory. Vega and Herrera each had 17 points to lead the Lady Warriors.

Ruidoso will be at the Artesia City of Champi-ons Classic Thursday with an 8:30 a.m. start against Clovis.

In the fi rst few games I’ve watched this young season, free throws have seemed to come as an afterthought. There is at least one game I can think of that should have ended differently if free throws had been made.

Carrizozo coach Billy Page calls it a “national epidemic,” and I know this has been a source of concern for coach for quite a while – nor am I the fi rst to point it out in the pages of a sports section. Still, the whole thing mystifi es me.

I’ll never be a good basket-ball player – heck, I’ll never be a basketball player, period. But give me enough time and practice, I bet I could be a lights-out free throw shooter. It’s one of the few things you can practice on your own in this team sports and get pretty good at.Surprising victory

Saturday’s game between the Ruidoso boys and Tularosa is one game I now wish I could have

witnessed for myself. The Wildcats came into the game last year’s run-ner-up in the Class 2A state playoffs, and their style of run-and-gun of-fense usually wears down opponents.

The Warriors like to run as well, as evidenced by their near 100-point performance against Cobre in their season-opener. But they’re a rela-tively young team as well, unused to the pressure a team can face at the varsity level.

Apparently, the Warriors learned quite a bit from their close loss to Hatch on Friday, as they turned what could have been a big loss at Tularo-sa into a surprising win.

It turns out my internal predic-tion of the game – that the Warriors would fi ght hard but ultimately fold to the Wildcat pressure – was pure bunk. It’s not the fi rst time I’ve been proven wrong and won’t be the last. It sounds like it was a heck of a game and I’m jealous of War-rior fans that made the trip down the mountain to watch it.


Ruidoso FoRd - LincoLn - MeRcuRy

YEAR-ENDLiquidation SaLe

You can afford more new or used vehicles atRuidoso Ford with FRee LiFetime maintenance

Wholesale56171 07 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LIMITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WAS $12,385 NOW $9,977 Nav,HeatedLeather,Moonroof,1Owner,LowMiles!

5598 09 FORD 350 VAN 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,170 NOW $21,333 XLT,12Passenger,RearA/C,ReverseSensing

9K0112 07 FORD EDGE AWD 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $24,945 NOW $21,588 SELPlus,HeatedLeather,VistaRoof

5362 08 FORD TAURUS X 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,195 NOW $21,727 3rdSeat,Moonroof,Limited,HeatedLeather

5J4241 07 FORD F-150 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,620 NOW $21,727 XLT,Bedliner,RunningBoards,LowMiles!

5649 10 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE 3CERTIFIED . . . . . WAS $25,470 NOW $22,017 Auto,CD,A/C,FullPower,Sporty!

5648 10 FORD FUSION HYBRID 2 .5 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $26,345 NOW $22,517 PW,PL,Cruise,Tilt,6CD,Satellite,41MpginTown!

9K0121 07 FORD EDGE SEL AWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $26,595 NOW $22,547 3.5V6,Auto,Leather,Sunroof,AudioPhile,Sat

5625 10 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS 3CERTIFIED . . . . . WAS $25,095 NOW $22,737 Leather,Loaded!

5639 08 LINCOLN MKZ 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $29,945 NOW $25,737 AWD,LincolnLuxury

5J4271 08 FORD EXPEDITION 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $33,195 NOW $26,721 EddieBauer,Heated/CooledSeats,Moonroof,3rdRowSeat

5637 10 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $36,845 NOW $32,033 LincolnLuxurywith7,250Miles!

8J0712 07 F-350 CREW CAB DIESEL 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . WAS $38,145 NOW $34,747 Leather,6CD,Moonroof,Only23kMiles!ExtraClean!

5636 10 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $48,795 NOW $43,922 Moonroof,ExtraLoaded!

5645 10 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $49, 170 NOW $44,125 Moonroof,HeatedLeather,3rdRowSeat,DualA/C

5548 07 VW BEETLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $16,550 NOW $12,995 HeatedLeather,Moonroof

3K4121 04 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WAS $10,650 NOW $8,888 Moonroof,HeatedLeather,1Owner,LowMiles!

5614 09 FORD FOCUS SE 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $14,995 NOW $13,438 SafetyCurtain,Auto,Tilt,Cruise,Air

5596 09 CHEVY MALIBU LS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $16,880 NOW $14,747 TractionControl,StabilityControl,FullPower!

5613 10 FORD FOCUS SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $16,095 NOW $14,977 Auto,A/C,CD,SAVE!

55851 07 PONTIAC SOLSTICE CONVERTIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $16,880 NOW $15,477 Auto,A/C,LowMiles,Loaded!

5618 09 FORD FUSION SEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $19,600 NOW $17,997 6CD,Sirius,Sync,FullPower!

5J4302 08 FORD F-150 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $21,495 NOW $19,222 STX,Bedliner,Topper,A/C,Tilt,Cruise

5624 06 LINCOLN ZEPHYR FWD 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $21,965 NOW $19,747 Leather,6CD,Moonroof,Only23kMiles!ExtraClean!

5644 08 MERCURY MILAN AWD 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $23,320 NOW $20,727 Premier,Moonroof,FullPower

5634 10 FORD MUSTANG HARD TOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $23,070 NOW $20,888 4.0V6,Auto,Leather,Shaker500

5619 09 FORD ESCAPE 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $23,125 NOW $20,977 XLT,3.0V6,PW,PL,Cruise,Tilt,CD,Satellite

5632 09 FORD ESCAPE 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $23,000 NOW $21,478 XLT,AdvanceTrac,FullPower!

5622 09 FORD ESCAPE 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $23,320 NOW $21,985 XLT,SafetyCanopy,RollStabilityControl

5630 08 MERCURY MARINER AWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $24,645 NOW $22,733 Navigation,Moonroof,6CD

56031 07 JEEP WRANGLER 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,210 NOW $23,320 Sahara,Hardtop,RunningBoards,A/C,Only17kMiles!

5K4101 07 FORD EDGE AWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,675 NOW $23,727 SEL,DVD,Navigation,HeatedSeats,Loaded!

5629 07 FORD EDGE AWD 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,815 NOW $23,757 SELPlus,HeatedLeather,VistaRoof,TowPackage

5642 08 CHRYSLER 300 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $25,985 NOW $23,888 Hemi,HeatedLeather,Moonroof,RemoteStart

5647 08 DODGE CHARGER AWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $26,980 NOW $25,988 RT,DVD,Moonroof,Loaded!

5650 10 FORD EXPLORER 4x4 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $29,970 NOW $27,587 Sport,Auto,A/C,CD,Only39,Miles!

5638 10 FORD EXPLORER 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $34,895 NOW $31,927 EddieBauer,3rdRowSeat,DualA/C

5631 10 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $34,820 NOW $32,767 Limited,Loaded,Save$10,000!

5594 09 LINCOLN MKX AWD 3CERTIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $42,745 NOW $38,565 Heated/CooledLeather,RemoteStart,Nav,Loaded!

56461 08 HYUNDAI ELANTRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $12,880 NOW $10,747 GLS,Moonroof,A/C,CD,SafetyCanopy,FullPower

5623 08 MAZDA 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $15,880 NOW $13,995 Auto,FullPower,Alloys,GreatEconomy!

5620 08 NISSAN ALTIMA 2 .5 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $19,280 NOW $16,888 SafetyCurtain,22kMiles!

5615 07 MAZDA MIATA CONVERTIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $19,975 NOW $17,747 Auto,ShifterPaddles,6CD,SideAirbags!

5640 08 VOLVO S40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $19,450 NOW $17,747 Alloys,SafetyCanopy,TractionControl

56091 10 MAZDA 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $19,495 NOW $18,485 SelectShiftAuto,StabilityControl,LikeNew!

5616 08 MAZDA MIATA CONVERTIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAS $22,800 NOW $19,977 6Speed,SideAirbags,Foglights,LikeNew,Only3,100Miles!

2010 FORD FOCUS SE

Stock #5J416

PowerWindows,PoerDoorLocks,TiltSteeringWheel,SpeedControl,SyncVoiceActivatedSystemandMuchMore!

$184 per mo .

O%Available

34MPG!

2010 FORD SPORT TRAC 4x4

Stock #9J067

PowerAdjustablePedals,ReverseSensingSystem,CargoCage,HardTonneauCover,andSyncVoiceActivatedSystem

O%Available

SAVE$4,200!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,165RFLM DISCOUNT . . . . . . . -$700 OFFFACTORY REBATES . . . . -$3,500 OFFSALE PRICE $29,965

2011 LINCOLN MKX AWD

Stock #2LBBJ02339

Re-DesignedCross-OverwithRevolutionaryLincolnMyTouch™Technology!!InsideClassicLincolnLuxury!

23MPG!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,355 RFLM DISCOUNT . . . -$3,500 OFF FACTORY REBATES . . -$1,500 OFF SALE PRICE $49,355

2010 FORD F150 SUPERCAB 4x4

Stock #8J093

PowerAdjustablePedals,PowerDriverSeat,TrailerBrakeController,TailgateStep,SyncVoiceActivatedSystem,andSatelliteRadio

O%Available

SAVE$7,000!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,990 RFLM DISCOUNT . . . . . -$1,500 OFFFACTORY REBATES . . . . -$5,500 OFFSALE PRICE $28,990

2011 LINCOLN MKT AWD

Stock #2LBBJ51323

LincolnLuxuryatitsFinestinaFullSizeCross-Over.ComeswithRevolutionaryEcoBoostPower,DualDVDEntertainment,ActivePark

AssistandDualPowerPanoramicRoof!

21MPG!

SAVE$5,000!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,340RFLM DISCOUNT . . . . . -$3,500 OFFFACTORY REBATES . . . . -$1,500 OFFSALE PRICE $54,340

2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID

Stock #3J450

FactoryPowerEquippedincludingAmbientLighting,ControlledClimateControl,SyncVoiceActivatedSystem,andSatelliteRadio

O%Available

41MPG!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,725 RFLM DISCOUNT . . . -$1,000 OFFFACTORY REBATES . . . . -$2,000 OFFSALE PRICE $25,725

2010 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 4x4

Stock #5LAEJ10954

LincolnLuxuryatitsFinest!!Navigation,DVDEntertainment,PowerRunningBoards,andSoMuchMore!

O%Available

SAVE$8,000!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,680RFLM DISCOUNT . . . . . -$4,000 OFFFACTORY REBATES . . . . -$4,000 OFFSALE PRICE $58,680

2011 MERCURYMILAN HYBRID

Stock #6K409

BeCool;BeGreeninaHybrid!FactoryEquippedwithFullPowerincludingSyncVoiceActivated

SystemandSiriusSatelliteRadio

41MPG!

SAVE$3,500!

MSRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,165 RFLM DISCOUNT . . . -$3,500 OFFCLOSEOUTSALE PRICE $25,665

378-4400 • 107 Hwy. 70On the border of Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs

378-1100 • 124 Hwy. 70 • www.ruidosoford.comAll prices and payments plus TT&L. Price on New includes Ford customer and

factory rebates. Payments @ 30% down O.A.C. @ 72 months. Price, payments not compatible with other sales. 1.9% APR available on selected CPO vehicles. Photos may not be actual vehicles. *You must finance your purchase with Ruidoso Ford’s

finance source to receive Lifetime Maintenance. Offer ends 1/3/11.

Wholesale Import

BelowWholesale

BelowWholesale Import

Wholesale

Payments as lowas $99/month!Payments as low

as $99/month!

now until the end of the year Ruidoso Ford Lincoln Mercury is having aLIQUIDATION SALE!all vehicles are priced at BeLoW WhoLeSaLe or WhoLeSaLe

PLUS you get

FRee LiFetime maintenanceThere are about 100 Domestic & Import vehicles to choose from and every unit is marked at below wholesale or wholesale price .

3Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles • 6 yr . 100,000 mile warranty • 1 .9% Financing 3*

cowboy ball, dec. 11, pg. 17 50 cents parade heralds...

Documents