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What’shappeningJanuary 24Bill Rakocy Art Exhibit & Silent Auction at ENMU-RuidosoAreceptionforartist,histo-rianandcurator,BillRakocy,from6to7p.m.willalsointroduceasilentauctiononfortypaintings—clos-ingFeb.29.AportionoftheproceedsbenefitENMU-Ruidosoartstudents.www.ruidoso.enmu.edu,575-257-3006.Free.

January 27-28Lincoln CountyCommunity Theater presents “Night Must Fall” at MountainAnnie’sAPG-13psychologicalthriller,“NightMustFall”isa1935BritishPlaysointrigu-ingthatishasbeenadaptedintoseveralfilms.Comeseethismurdermysteryandtrytofigureitoutforyourselfbeforetheend...whodoneitandwhy.7p.m.www.mountainannies.com,575-257-7982.$22,dessertincluded.

January 28Ski Apache Disabled Skiers’ AuctionComeoutandhavesomefunwithfoodandfriendsandsupporttheSkiApacheDisabledSkier’sProgram,currentlycelebratingits36thseason.SADSPisanot-for-profitorganiza-tiondedicatedtoteachingpeoplewithcognitiveandphysicaldisabilitiestoskiandsnowboardandhostsaround200studentseachyear.Guestspeaker,DanaBowman,skydiver,retiredArmySergeant1stClass,andretiredmemberoftheeliteGoldenKnightspara-chuteteamwilldescribesomeofthechallengeshehasfacedandovercomewithdeterminationanddiscipline.www.skiapache-disabledskiersprogram.com575-464-3193.$1cover.

Stayin’ Alive! The world’s No. 1 Bee Gees tribute bandAnintimateexperienceofthebrothersliveinconcertwithmatchingvocals,swirl-inglightsandsexymoves.Theperformanceispackedwiththesongs,sensationallightingandphotosofafullBeeGeesnightwithblockbusterssuchas“NightFever,”“JiveTalkin”and“HowDeepisYourLove,”aswellastheirsofterpoeticballadslike“IStartedAJoke,”“FannyBeTender”and“ToLoveSomebody.”7p.m.www.spencertheater.com,1-888-818-7872.DiscoBuffetat6p.m.$20,Tickets$69and$66.

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First, in late November, then on Friday morning; two separate cases of missing local men have developed. Both men are senior citizens with health conditions that would not bode well with the outdoor winter en-vironment and neither man has been seen nor heard from since their disappearances.

Kenneth Paul Payne, 73 of Ruidoso was reported missing Friday. Payne was last seen at the Ruidoso Downs Walmart and is described as being 5-foot, 8-inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and is reported to have Alzheimer’s disease. Payne is reported to be wearing a white cow-boy hat, wire-rimmed glasses, blue jeans and blue sweater. Anyone with information is

asked to contact Payne’s family at 575-257-3259 or 575-937-7400.

In an earlier missing person case, Ruidoso Downs Police are searching for

76-year-old Jack Hemby. Hemby was last seen at a friend’s house in Ruidoso Downs on Nov. 15, 2011. Ruidoso Downs Police report Hemby’s vehicle was lo-cated in the parking garage at the Inn of the Mountain Gods which prompted and immediate search of the area between the Ruidoso village limits and the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Ruidoso Downs Police also report that Hemby has a medical condition affecting his ability to travel. Hemby is 5-foot, 11-inches tall and weighs approximately 190 pounds.

Anyone with information about Hemby is asked to contact the Ruidoso Downs Police Department at 575-378-4001 or Crimestop-pers at 575-257-4545 or 575-258-7300.

Two missing locals sought

Kenneth Paul Payne Jack Hemby

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Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso wrestler Tanner DeSoto, left, escapes the grasp of Goddard’s Jacob Letcher, Saturday, during the 220-pound championship of the Sierra Blanca Invitational at Ruidoso High School. DeSoto won the match in double overtime and the Warriors were second overall in the meet. See full story in sports.

Governor proposes education reform, reducing taxes By Patrick [email protected]

SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday outlined her agenda for the upcoming year in a State of the State ad-dress to a joint session of the Legislature, which convened last week for a 30-day session focus-ing on the state’s budget.

Although New Mexico faced a large defi cit going into last year, this year the state has a projected $250 million surplus. However, the governor warned lawmakers that the state “can-not go back to the credit card spending that contributed to the fi nancial crisis in the fi rst place.”

“Rather than using the surplus to grow government,” said Martinez, “I propose safe-guarding it by using it to make targeted reforms – investments in our future to help struggling students, to make New Mexico

more competitive with job-cre-ating tax reforms, and to main-tain a safety net for our most vulnerable.”

She urged lawmakers to approve her proposal that would require schools to retain third-graders if they can’t adequately read rather than promoting them to the fourth grade. As it stands, parents have the right to refuse

a school’s suggestion that their child be held back a grade.

The governor noted that 80 percent of fourth-graders across the state can’t read profi ciently. She has already proposed that the state spend roughly $17 mil-lion on reading reforms.

“Passing children who can’t read from one grade to the next is not compassionate. It is mor-

ally wrong,” Martinez said. She added: “Holding children back is not the goal. The goal is for every child to learn the basics and to identify and help those who struggle before the third grade.”

Democrats and educational groups have advocated for an alternative proposal that would continue to give parents the op-tion whether or not their child should be promoted to the next grade but require more intensive targeted instruction for students lagging behind in reading and math.

House Bill 54, introduced by Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, a Democrat from Las Cruces, has received bipartisan support. This piece of legislation is similar to what Martinez has proposed on social promotion, where stu-dents who are not reading profi -ciently by the end of grades K-8

LCMC funding request tabledBy Patrick [email protected]

CARRIZOZO – Lincoln County commissioners during a regular meeting last week tabled action on what some county offi cials say is a request for an increase of 67 percent in the county’s contribution to the local Sole Community Provider program.

The SCP program helps offset the burden of unpaid medical expenses for hospitals that are the only medical facil-ity within a radius of 35 miles – in this case, Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso, which is owned by the county and managed and leased by Presbyterian Healthcare Services

More N.M. children falling into povertyBy Patrick [email protected]

SANTA FE – Poverty rates for New Mexico’s youth have increased due to economic woes, as more than half of the state’s children live in poverty or in low-income households, according to an annual report from the New Mexico Voices for Children.

Details of the report by the youth advocacy organization were released Tuesday during a press conference inside the Rotunda of the State Capitol building as the Legislature opened its 30-day budget session.

According to the report, the rate of children living in single-parent families has increased from 33 percent in 2000 to 42 percent in 2010. Only three other states have higher percentages of chil-dren in single-parent homes.

The report also says that the rate of children living in poverty has increased from 26 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2010. About 250,800 children live in poverty or in low-income households.

“Fewer families are eco-nomically secure now and more children – especially those living in families with income below the poverty level – live in homes where employment for parents is either not full-time, not year-

round or both,” said Christine Hollis, director for New Mexico Kids Count.

The statistics were also bro-ken down by county and school district for the 2010-11 academic year.

In Lincoln County, the rate of children living in poverty was 34 percent from 2008 to 2010, and the rate of households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefi ts, or food stamps, was 12 percent from 2008 to 2010.

The rate of children in the county without health insurance was at 21 percent in 2009, while there were 2,924 children enrolled in Medicaid in 2011.

The rate of students living in poverty that attend Ruidoso Mu-nicipal Schools was 23.6 percent. For Capitan Municipal Schools, that rate was 15.3 percent.

For school districts in Car-rizozo, Corona and Hondo, those rates were 29 percent, 27.2 per-cent and 32 percent, respectively.

“After three years of deep budget cuts,” said Hollis, “New Mexico needs to be reinvest-ing in programs that serve chil-dren – child care, early learning, K-12 education, unemployment benefi ts, and other programs that help families that are struggling with the loss of income and other resources.”

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professional counseling at no cost to Lincoln County residents

of all ages. We can help when you or a family member needs

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Paid for by the Committee to Elect Paul Baca

I would like to take this opportunity to announce my candi-dacy for Lincoln County Assessor. I have been employed in the County Assessor’s Offi ce for 37 years and have experience as a mapper, appraiser, chief appraiser, chief deputy assessor, and am currently Lincoln County Assessor. I hold licensure as botha Certi fi ed and Licensed New Mexico Appraiser.

Margie, my wife of 32 years, and I have two daughters and have resided most of our lives in Lincoln County. We areparishioners of Santa Rita Catholic Church. I am currently an acti ve member of the Carrizozo Volunteer Fire Department, have served on the New Horizons Developmental Center Board of Directors and am now serving my fi rst term on the New Mexico Associati on of Counti es Board of Directors.

I am a fi rm believer that the Assessor’s Offi ce is a public service offi ce fi rst and foremost and will conti nue to provide the tax-paying public with the best possible service. I will conti nue to serve the people of Lincoln County with courtesy and according to the statutes and regulati ons of the State of New Mexico.

Your support in the June primary will be greatly appreciated.

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Call for artistsTheHubbardMuseumoftheAmericanWestiscallingforentriesto its2012BiennaleGrandeartshow,scheduledtoopenat themuseumApril4.Thejuriedfineartscompetitionseekstorecog-nizeandhonorexcellenceinvisualartsoftheAmericanWest.The competition is open to all artists of any age, both amateurandprofessional,livinginNewMexico,ArizonaandTexas.Eligiblemediaincludedrawing,painting,printmaking,sculpture,ceram-ics,fiberartandmixedmedia.Entryfeeis$25forthefirstentryand$20foreachadditionalentry.DeadlinetoenterisJan.31.For more information on requirements and awards, call DavidMandelat378-4142,ext.229.

Another call for artistsTheLincolnCountyArtLoopstudiotourwillcelebrate17yearsin2012,andcallsarenowoutforartists.Thiswillbeajuriedshowwithawidevarietyofartsandcrafts.All details are included in the application which can be down-loadedfromwww.artloop.org,orpickedupatJosie’sFrameryortheRRCAofficeonSudderthDrive.The2012tourwillbeJuly6-8.Formoreinformation,call937-6043orvisitwww.artloop.org.

Alpine Water meetingTheAlpineVillageWaterandSanitationDistrictwillholditsregu-larmonthlymeetingFeb.6at4p.m. intheDistrict’sbuildingat114AlpineMeadowsTrail.Agendasareavailableatleast24hourstomeetingtime.Formoreinformation,call257-7776or973-0324.Youcanalsoe-mailCherylKnobelatknobelc@windstream.net.

Hero with Heart TheNestShelterisseekingnominationsforthisyear’sHerowithHeart. Nominations are open to any individual or group whoseheroism,heartandphilanthropiceffortshavemadeasubstantialcontributiontothehealthandwell-beingofourcommunity.Thisyear’sgalaeventwillbeanafternoonteaandisfreeandopentothepublic.Businessesorindividualswishingtoreserveatableshouldcall973-1385.

Disc golf food driveTheRuidosoDiscGolfClub ishostinga“FrisbeeforFood”drive,thisMarch24attheGrindstoneDiscGolfCourse.Costtoentertheeventis$20plusfivecansofnon-perishablefood.Thegoalistoraise500poundsoffood.Cashandprizeswillbepresentedtothetop25percentofplayersover27holes.Signupisat9a.m.andthetournamentbeginsat10a.m.ContactDuaneSlattonat973-4413toenter.Thepublicisinvitedtowatchthecompetition.

American Legion Post 79–JeromeD.KleinPost,meetsonthethird Saturday of each month at the American Legion buildinglocatedatthesoutheastcornerofSpringRoadandHighway70at 11 a.m. For more information, or to join, callVic Currier, PostAdjutant,at802-5293.

The Arid Group ofAlcoholicsAnonymousmeetsat1216Mechemat7:30a.m.,noonand5:15p.m.daily;Thursdaysat6:30p.m.andSaturdayandSundayat7p.m.ThereisalsoaMonday6:30p.m.women’s open meeting and beginners and young peoples’ bigbookstudyFridaysat7p.m.

The Sunny Spirit Group ofAlcoholicsAnonymousmeetsMondayandThursdayatnoonandFridayat5:30p.m.,whilethewomen’sgroupmeetsWednesdaysatnoonintheparishhalloftheEpisco-palChurchoftheHolyMountat121MescaleroTrail.

Al Anon of Ruidoso – for familymembersofalcoholics–meetat1216MechemDr.Tuesdaysat6:30p.m.andSaturdaysat10:30a.m.Formoreinformation,call258-8885.

Altrusa Club of Ruidoso meetsat5p.m.onthethirdTuesdayofthe month at First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road. Altrusa In-ternationalofRuidosowasestablishedin1970andit’slongrun-ningAnnualLowCostMammogramProgramwasestablishedin1988. Some of the organizations Altrusa supports are the localfoodbank,women’sshelter,humanesocietyandothers.OneofAltrusa’sfocusisonliteracy, inthattheyprovidescholarshipstomenandwomenreturningtocollege,books three timesayeartothechildreninthelocalHeadStartprogramsanddonationstotheLiteracyCouncil.IfyouthinkanorganizationlikeAltrusamaybeagoodfitforyourvolunteerefforts,contactmembershipchairJudyGriffinat937-5437.

The Carrizozo Roadrunners Chapter oftheLincolnCountyEx-tension Association meetings are held on the thirdThursday ofeverymonthat1p.m.at theOteroCountyElectricCooperativecommunityroomon12thStreet inCarrizozo.Chaptermeetingsareopentoanyoneinterested.Formoreinformation,callBarbaraVanGorderat575-648-9805orDorisCherryat354-2673.

The Democratic Women oftheSacramentoMountainAreameetthethirdSaturdayofeachmonthat11:30a.m.Formoreinforma-tion,visitwww.dwsma.org.

The Federated Republican Women ofLincolnCountymeetthefourthMondayofeachmonthatCreeMeadowsCountryClubat11:30a.m.Formoreinformation,call257-4160orvisitwww.frw.rplcnm.org

The Federated Woman’s Club ofRuidoso,supportingcommuni-

tyserviceorganizationsandprovidingscholarships,meetsMon-daysat11a.m.at116S.EvergreenDr.Apotlucklunchatnoonisfollowedbybridgeandothercardgames.Aspecialprogramisalsopresentedmostmonths.ThegroupandhostsYogaWednesdays.Fortimesorfurtherinformation,call257-2309.

Firefighters for Christ meetmonthlyattheRuidosoDownsRace-trackChapelat7p.m.Thisserviceisopentofirefightersandtheirfamilies.Formoreinformation,call258-4682.

The Kiwanis Club ofRuidosomeetseveryTuesdayatnoonatK-Bobs.

The Lincoln County Garden Club meetsonthethirdTuesdayofeachmonthattheOteroCountyElectricco-op,onHighway48inAlto,at9:45a.m.Visitorsarewelcome.TheGardenClub’spurposeistoencouragecommunitybeautificationandconservation,andtoeducatemembersintheartsandsciencesofhorticulture.Formoreinformation,call973-2890.

The Lincoln County fibromyalgia and chronic pain supportgroupmeetsonthethirdThursdayofeachmonthfromnoon-1p.m.intheparloratFirstBaptistChurch,270CountryClubDr.Forinformation,contactMaryBarnettat257-9810.

The Lincoln County Regulators,membersof theSingleActionShooters Society, hold matches the second Saturday of everymonthattheRuidosoGunRangelocatedonHaleLakeRoad.Reg-istrationisat9a.m.,matchesstartat10a.m.Thepubliciswelcometoparticipateorwatchtheaction.Duringtheshootingmatches,allothershootingissuspended.Formoreinformation,callAvery(AKARowdyLane)at937-9297.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse ispartofAmericanWestern

historythatcontinuestoday.Horsemenskillsareencouraged,butnotrequired.ThePossemeetsthefirstSundayofeachmonthat2p.m.attheheadquarters located a mile south of Carrizozo on Highway 54.For more information, visit www.lincolncountysheriffsposse.orgorcall575-512-7077.

Optimist Club meetsatnooneveryWednesdayatK-BobsinRuidoso.

Rotary Club of Ruidoso meets at Cree Meadows Country ClubnooneveryTuesday.

Ruidoso Evening Lions Club meetseachTuesdayat7p.m.at106S.Overlook.

Ruidoso Home Care and Hospice,offersbereavementandgriefsupportgroupsforthosewhohavehadlossesintheirlives.Twogroupsareavailable–Tuesdayfrom5-6p.m.orFridayfromnoonto1p.m.ThegroupsmeetatRuidosoHomeHealthandHospice,intheconferenceroom,at592GavilanCanyonRd.Forquestionsordirections,callLynShulerat258-0028.

The Ruidoso Noon Lions meetat11:30a.m.eachTuesdayatCreeMeadowsCountryClub.

Ruidoso Masonic Lodge No. 73 meets first Monday of eachmonth, 7:30 p.m. If the first Monday is a national holiday, themeetingwillbeheldonthesecondMonday.Dinnerisat6:30p.m.Formoreinformation,call575-442-2026.

SAA meets everyThursday from5:30-6:30p.m. at theEpiscopalChurch at the Holy Mountain at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. Formoreinformation,call575-201-4203.

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based in Albuquerque.Al Santos, administrator for LCMC, recommended

that commissioners approve an increase of 5 percent to annual SPC program base for the 2012-13 fi scal year to $3,683,673, which would result in a $265,050 quar-terly payment (or $1,060,520 annually) from the county through mill levy funds. He also sought approval for a 5 percent increase to the SCP supplemental base, requiring a one-time mill levy funding match of $200,818. Each local dollar paid into the program is matched by three federal dollars.

In a memorandum to commissioners Jan. 9, though, County Manager Nita Taylor noted that on March 15, 2011 Santos submitted a revised request indicating an increase of 59 percent from the previous year to “level the playing fi eld” for laboratory services and to put into action a community program for services to county resi-dents. Santos wrote that the request was not intended to be relied on annually, said Taylor.

Additionally, Taylor told commissioners the request for the upcoming fi scal year from Santos refl ects a 7.7 percent increase over the previous year’s revised and approved demand, which would be an increase of 67 percent.

Santos said his fi gures were maximum amounts us-ing guidance from the state Medical Assistance Division. The agency calculates the base index cost of medical care in the country. He met with the agency on Jan. 13 to further discuss what the contribution at the federal level would be.

Santos anticipated funding for the federal match to be less for the upcoming fi scal year, adding that the MAD had not sent the hospital a defi nitive outline of specifi c fi gures. He said an adjustment to $400,000 was requested last year because an additional $5 million was available.

Commission Chairwoman Eileen Sedillo asked if that $400,000 should have been added to the supple-mental base. Santos said the hospital had most likely understated the base because of the available funds that had not been asked for previously, adding that the base was artifi cially low in terms of what could have been requested in the past.

Commissioner Mark Doth also disputed the fi gures presented by Santos. When calculating the mill levy fund quarterly payment amount, done by multiplying 30.22 percent by the base amount of $3,683,673 and dividing that by four, Doth said he received a different amount than the $265,050 that had been given. The quarterly amount would be about $278,300, said Doth.

“Either that 30.22 percent is wrong or my math is wrong or something is different here,” Doth said.

Santos said those numbers were based on what the federal match constituted as to what the county obliga-tion would be at 30.22 percent of what the total amount requested. “I’d be happy to recalculate it,” he said.

Like Sedillo, Doth also thought the $400,000 adjust-

ment last year was a one-time increase. “In reality, it shows a pretty signifi cant increase over what we histori-cally have been kicking into the kitty,” he told Santos. “I’m just not quite comfortable doing that. It’s a 59 percent increase, and then you tack on another 7.7 percent increase.”

Santos, though, insisted that the increase amounted to only 5 percent, saying that the county went in with a supplemental request that made up the difference on a base that was artifi cially low based on available funds.

Doth understood that, but “the reality is you’re asking us for about a 60 percent increase over what we historically have been giving,” he said. “I’m not comfortable with that.”

“I don’t dispute what you’re saying in terms of that represents an increase of what had previously been historically realized,” Santos told Doth, “but I think the 60 percent might be overstated because of the super supplemental is all that I am commenting on.”

Commissioner Jackie Powell said she supported the hospital but would have a diffi cult time selling such an increase to her constituents. “This isn’t living within our means to what the taxpayers gave the strong message a few years ago,” she said. “There’s a limit to what the people of Lincoln County want to do.”

Powell noted that the from 1993 to 2011 the county got by and lived within its means fi nan-cially.

“Knowing how the government hasn’t any money anyway, I don’t know how they can keep saying they are going to do this,” she said. “It’s a very hard sell for me to have to defend for the people who haven’t got an extra $10 or

$11 in their checkbook for this large of an increase.”Commissioner Tom Battin offered the motion to table

the discussion and to suggest a special meeting to take place with enough time before a Feb. 15 submission dead-line. “We sit here facing some real challenges in funding medical care,” he said. “We have hospitals in the two counties adjoining us in severe straights – a small hospital in Roswell and a big one in Otero County – and we need to be really careful about the decisions we make.”

CANDIDATE PROFILE:Carl E. Milchen

Carl E. Milchen, is a candidate for a posi-tion on the Village of Ruidoso Council. Mr. Milchen and his wife Carol Ast-Milchen moved to Ruidoso in 2005, relocating from Seattle. Mr. Milchen grew up in the El Paso area, where he attended Ysleta High School. Carl is a graduate of Saint John’s Military Academy, where he received the Silver Star Award for academic excellence in Military Science and Tactics. As a youngster, with his family he would spend every summer in Ruidoso, and has seen the many growth changes in the Village.

Mr. Milchen enjoyed a rewarding career of 27 years with the Pacifi c Fruit Express Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Union and Southern Pacifi c Railroads. This career fi nished with the position of Chief Operations Offi cer & Division General Manager of the Mechanical and Engineering De-partment. He had the full management responsibility for over three hundred employees and a payroll budget ex-ceeding one million dollars per month. This same position required extensive labor management skills with three

major trade unions. Additionally, he was

a certifi ed rehabilitation-training instructor, with Purple Heart Industries of Sacramento. Carl has had several years experi-ence as a lead mechanical engineer, at the Meyden-bauer Convention Center in Seattle, and with high-rise buildings in both Hawaii and Sacramento.

Memberships have been with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Ruidoso Gun Club, and the Museum of the American West. Mr. Milchen is a vintage western fi rearms collector and avid Lincoln County history buff.

“It really doesn’t get any better than living in Ruidoso. Ruidoso has been good to Carol and I. There are a lot of genuinely, real nice folks living here,” Milchen said.

Carl and his wife Carol are members of the Episcopal Church of Lincoln County. Carol Ast-Milchen is a certifi ed professional in Human Re-sources and has worked eight years for the Mescalero Apache Tribe. She con-tinues for the Tribe in Retirement Plan Services and Special Projects. Carol is also certifi ed Zumba fi tness instructor, with the RAC and ENMU.

Carl E. Milchen


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SOPA falls shortBy Ty Vinney

With a surprising and welcome move today, Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced he will discontinue any action on the Stop Online Piracy Act better known as SOPA, effectively killing the controversial bill. The announcement was most likely brought on from the vast online resistance and open protest of the Internet community. Another sound reason could also be the White House had promised to veto the bill if it passed. It’s a victory for internet freedom, not just in the United States, but globally.

The online protests about the bill were loud and spread like wildfi re, rang-ing from users leaving domains hosted by those who supported SOPA, calling Inter-

net companies, Representatives and Sena-tors in efforts to change minds. Major player GoDaddy lost more than 100,000 domains in roughly 10 days when they announced their support of the bill. Say what you will about the good and the bad in the complexity that is the Internet, but this time it has been a sure sounding ef-fective tool to our democracy.

Be aware though, there’s already an effort going on to push a baby sister to the bill in the form of Protect IP or PIPA bill. It’s less known than SOPA but is al-most the same bill, including DNS block-ing and censoring systems found in the original draft of SOPA. In essence it’s the same bill with a different name. Though we’ve won a victory, the fi ght continues. Well done America for standing up for our rights!

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By Sue [email protected]

While driving on a Lincoln County road a few months ago I came to a familiar intersec-tion with new signage. On my right, planted in the gravel was the familiar red stop sign and above that was a triangular yield sign. Hmm… what to do?

And then I realized, here in the Land of the Free we have options!

At that moment, I chose to combine the two so I slowed, looked around, precisely performed a perfect rolling stop, and proceeded through. In my 35-plus driving years across the US of A, I’d never encoun-tered a yield/stop sign before. Leave it to Lincoln County to be innovative. Where some counties merely adapt to DOT regulations, we pioneer creative traffi c control!

At the junction of Highways 37 and 48, approaching eastbound from Nogal, you’ll encounter strong en-couragement to stop. With fi ve sets of rumble strips carved in the asphalt, six warning signs indicating you’ll need to think about stopping soon, and a red light fl ashing stop sign at the crucial moment, you’d think all of us would receive a clear idea. (Didn’t a red fl ashing light used to mean something else?)

The entrance to Copper Canyon is across that intersection. I don’t know how many times the ornate gate to the subdivision has needed to be replaced or repaired because a driver just didn’t get the message to stop. (Was that you?)

Between mile markers 11 - 13 on Highway 48 there are more than 60 (count ‘em!) road signs. It’s worse than “Tucumcari Tonight” on I-40!

Trying to read all these signs might be harder on the average motor-ist than driving while texting. Perhaps the governor’s offi ce, in addition to her thumb band campaign, should sponsor sunglass bands which say, “W8 2 Read.”

For non-English-speaking visitors, there are yellow E.R. signs which could be confus-ing since they have no connection whatsoever

to an Emergency Room. When one sees a Wild Horses sign, is there an urge to park and roam through the nearby forest with a Canon for a photo op? After the Wild Horses sign, should there also be a Free Parking sign for look-ee-loos?

And then there’s the issue of retro-refl ectivity. At the January County Commission meeting, County Man-ager Nita Taylor reported that the NM DOT insists more than 690 Lincoln County signs may need to be replaced: supposedly when headlights hit the “defective” road signs, the refl ective sign paint simply isn’t bright enough. Purchasing the little hand-held ma-chine to test sign paint could set the county back thousands. It’s one of those pieces of equipment whose price isn’t listed in advertising… sticker shock. Taxpayers take note: this one was tabled.

Lincoln County Commissioner Jackie Powell, when hearing about the retro-refl ectivity issue remarked, “There are better ways to spend our money.” And happily, I couldn’t agree more, commissioner!

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shall be held back a grade and provided with intensive remediation.

Rep. Nora Espinoza, R-Roswell, supports both the governor’s proposal and Garcia’s legislation.

“It’s scientifi cally proven that a child from kinder-garten through third grade is there to learn to read; and from fourth grade through 12th, they read to learn,” said Espinoza, a former educator.

Espinoza said that the Martinez administration has strongly pushed education reform “to stop playing poli-tics and get the money back into the classroom, so our children can learn to read.”

“The issue here is not to all of a sudden hold them back – that’s not the focus,” added Espinoza. “The focus is that our children are given the education that they need before they reach the fourth grade.

In her address, Martinez urged parents to become more involved in their children’s education, including reading to them.

Using the savings from the operating costs on a luxury jet that the state sold last year, the governor pro-posed buying incoming fi rst-graders “a reading book of their very own.”

“Every child will get this book when they leave kin-dergarten, so that every family will have the opportunity to teach their children,” said the governor. “Every child will have a great book to read over the summer as they prepare for the fi rst grade.”

Martinez praised the fact that her education reforms have not only been met with bipartisan in the Legisla-ture, but they have also been embraced by the Obama administration.

“At the top of that list is a reform to reward our best teachers with higher pay,” she said. She asked lawmak-ers to approve a measure to revamp how teachers are evaluated and allow performance-based pay for educa-tors.

“That doesn’t mean teachers with the most A stu-dents get a bonus,” said the governor. “It means that we must measure and reward progress. It’s the progress that

counts. The teacher who takes kids three grades behind and gets them up to grade-level has arguably accom-plished more than the teacher who has a class full of over-achievers.”

Martinez said she’s willing to work with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to get her education reforms passed.

“But increasing opportunities for our kids is more than just education,” she said. “We have to make sure there are jobs here in New Mexico when they graduate.”

Martinez stressed that government doesn’t create jobs, suggesting that small businesses produce employ-ment opportunities. “But government can, and does, cre-ate the environment to help small businesses grow,” she said, proposing that the state’s small businesses – those earning less than $50,000 per year – be exempt from the gross receipts tax. The governor estimated that 40,000 small businesses across the state would be affected.

Among the governor’s tax proposals is a $1,000 credit for companies that hire veterans returning from military deployments.

“These men and women should not fi ght for our freedoms abroad only to be stuck on the unemployment line when they return home,” Martinez said.

Other tax initiatives would exempt 25 percent of a veteran’s pension from state income taxes.

Martinez also asked lawmakers to increase penalties for those con-victed of child abuse, including mandatory incarceration.

Another of the gover-nor’s priorities is stopping New Mexico from issuing driver’s licenses to un-documented immigrants. Martinez wants to repeal a 2003 law that allows licenses for people with-

out Social Security numbers, including undocumented immigrants. Under her proposal, foreign nationals could continue to get a license if they were living in the U.S. legally.

“It’s dangerous to allow people who are not citizens of the country to get a state-issued driver’s license,” said Rep. Zach Cook, a Republican from Ruidoso. Although auto insurance is mandatory for those receiving a driver’s license in the state, Cook said that just because someone has insurance “it doesn’t cover the underlying risk that illegals can come into this country. There are cases of people not just coming from Mexico but from other parts of the world into New Mexico getting licens-es and with that license they’re free to move around.”

“To me, this isn’t about cracking down on illegal immigration,” added Cook. “What I’m concerned with is people coming from countries that don’t like the United States. It’s more of a national security issue.”

Rep. Andy Nunez, an Independent from Las Cruces, last year sponsored legislation to repeal the 2003 law. The bill cleared the House of Representatives with bi-partisan support, but died in the Senate.

A survey by Public Opinion Strategies in September shows that more than 70 percent of the state’s residents oppose allowing undocumented immigrants to have a driver’s license.

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CANDIDATE PROFILE:Joe Eby

At the age of three Joe Eby, a candidate for Ruidoso Village Council, traveled in a cardboard box across the Pacifi c Ocean from Seoul, Korea to the west coast of the United States, to be embraced by his newly adopted family. In 1958, he was among the fi rst group of babies brought to this country seeking a better future.

Even though he was a polio victim, his new Father and Mother welcomed him with love and open arms. Joe was raised in El Paso and moved to Ruid-oso after graduating from high school. He then moved to several locations throughout the U.S. but always longed to move back to Ruidoso where he felt at home. Joe returned in 1990, and met his future wife, Ann. They were mar-ried in 1993 and have been full time residents here for more than 20 years.

“I sincerely want to help the

citizens of Ruidoso and I am a strong believer in the rule of law and our Constitution,” said Eby.

Mr. Eby operates two successful busi-nesses in the Village. The fi rst is Straight Line Tile, ceramic tile and marble installation com-pany. His work ethic and attention to detail is well known among the many

homeowners and contractors in the area. His second business is a retail fi rearms fi rm called Straight Shooter Enterprises.

Joe is confi dent his business and personal experiences qualify him well for a seat on the Village Council. As a concerned resident of Ruidoso, he wants to give back what he has been so fortunate to receive here in the Village, in New Mexico, and in our country. The Ruidoso Village Council election is Tuesday, March 6. Joe Eby is on the ballot as candidate number 4.

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By Patrick [email protected]

With the likelihood Lincoln County will see some money in excess of a voter-approved 0.1875 business retention gross receipts tax that provided $750,000 in off-set to ease some of the fi nancial gaming tax burden at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino, some local groups have banded together to fi nd out where county residents would like to see those funds used.

In a joint effort of the Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce, Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, Ruidoso Val-ley Economic Development Corporation, Ruidoso Downs Economic Development Board, and Carrizozo Works Inc., an online survey has been developed to determine local residents’ desires on spending excess money generated by business retention tax.

The survey asks participants to list in order of importance four options as to where the excess money collected from the business retention tax might go toward – promotion or administration of the county, instructional or general purposes for a public post-secondary educational institution in the county, capital outlay to expand or relocate a public post-secondary educational institution in the county, and funding professional services contracts related to implementing an eco-nomic development plan.

The survey, which also asks those taking part if they reside in the county and own a business in the county, can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/6ntgk7z.

Dirk Norris put together the survey for the local organizations listed above.

“Since the business retention tax was passed, I’ve just been kind of wait-ing around for somebody to say what we ought to do if there’s any extra money,” said Norris, president of the Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce. “So I contacted all these different organizations and said let’s get together and talk about it.”

The aim of the tax was to help offset the heavy gaming taxation from the state which has become increasingly burden-some with the additional competition of a second Indian casino in 2005. The county would receive any additional funds in excess of the maximum $750,000 offset.

The tax was approved by voters during a special election in September 2010 and went into effect Jan. 1, 2011.

Funds from the sales tax that go back to the county for disbursement may be used for administration purposes, second-ary education and economic development. The county commission could also vote to have the supposed excess money distrib-uted into the county’s general fund.

The New Mexico Taxation and Rev-enue Department recently reported that the business retention tax collected $61,132.11 for the month of October. The total amassed for the ten months after the tax went into effect is $681,374.60, and the projected total for the year is $817,649.50.

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stock and bond markets have experi-enced a fairly healthy recovery from their precipitous drops in late 2008 through the fi rst quarter or so of 2009, you may still be get-ting those persistent feelings of sadness while reviewing your monthly IRA statements. Yep, staring right back at you from inside the torn envelope is the realization that, over the past three years, you’re down 10 percent in value and probably more. And really, it’s challenging to hit your retirement goals when most stock port-folios sit today at a value fairly close to that which they were in 2000.

Do we really expect meteoric gains over the next decade considering

the damage experi-enced by the global economy with this last dreadful dip? So is it time to consider something other than stocks and bonds in your IRA portfolio? Well, how about a nice money mar-ket account paying something less than a percent annually in interest? Nope, that wouldn’t seem to be the answer either. Anything else out there to consider, you ask?

Yes! Drum roll maestro please! I know this may sound a bit con-

trarian considering the devaluation of real estate investments of late, but the bottom of the market is on hand mak-ing this the time to buy something with doors, windows and a roof, if you have a 10-year horizon or so. And the mecha-

nism known as the IRA real estate trust offers the perfect vehicle to effectuate the purchase. Just like you can keep cash, stocks or bonds in an Investment Retirement Account, either Traditional or Roth, your IRA real estate trust ac-count can actually own any type of real estate whether residential, commercial or land and other categories. The trust will actually own the property and all expenses are paid by and all profi ts are returned to the trust. Why not buy a rent house with your IRA? The trust pays for the purchase in cash so without the costs of fi nance, the rent earned is pure profi t above your taxes and insurance.

Consider a house purchased for $150K and rented for $1,100 a month. Subtract insurance and taxes combined at approximately $2,500 and outside of maintenance costs paid by the trust, this investment would gather a seven percent annual gain. And considering this projected return does not consider any property appreciation, the time may just be right to consider real estate in your IRA.

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By Sandi AguilarFor the Ruidoso Free Press

Like many students in the area, Jody Chase spent her summers working at the racetrack. Little did she know back in 1977, thirty-fi ve years later, she would still be there. Chase started in concessions, not as a server, but as a bookkeeper, ensuring proper account-ing of monies and food. Chase was transferred to mutuels just a couple of years later, where her desire for numbers was cemented with practice in juggling monies from a complicated mix of mutuel stations.

“The windows used to be marked by the denomi-nations. You went one window for a $2 Win, Place, Show and another for a $5 Daily Double, and two more for cashing out each of those winnings.” Each teller could only sell or cash one specifi c transac-tion. Chase and her fellow bookkeepers had to count by hand all the incoming and outgoing money after every single race for every single teller.

“No money has ever disappeared,” says Chase and explains that the money room manager, Ann Clemenic was really good at keeping track of all the transactions and also employing great people. Most of the clerks, at that time were teachers, off for the summer break.

A memory Chase cherishes is when all of the racetrack employees moved from Sunland Park on the second Monday in May and reported for work on that Thursday at Ruidoso Downs. Both racetracks had the same owner but the change-over was fraught with frenzy. The weekend usually began with the trials for the Ruidoso Futurity—called the Kansas Futurity at that time—wherein hundreds of horses vied for a spot. The races easily ran from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Though overwhelmed with the move, hundreds of horse owners, and thousands of spectators, the tellers never skipped a beat. The tellers had an enormous potluck behind the lines, never leaving their post and never missing a customer.

In the day, Chase remembers businessmen from Ruidoso used to spend their lunches every Thursday and Friday in the

Turf Club. “The menu was full service; there was fast turn-around and great valet parking. It was easy for them to get in and out.” Chase said there was also no admission for those that just wanted a quick meal. Chase attributes the drop in business lunches at the Turf Club in subsequent years to pro-fessionals not going out to lunch as often and that meals are no longer tax deductible.

Chase went to NMSU in Las Cruces and worked at Sunland Park throughout her college career while continu-ing at Ruidoso Downs in the summer. She obtained degrees in Accounting and Business Administration with a major in Finance. Jody Chase is the Controller at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack with the responsibility of ensuring all fi nancial activity from the three other bookkeepers and/or accountants is reported accurately. Chase is overseen by the vice president of fi nance, Curtis Hilling.

When asked if she ever puts a bet down on the horses, Chase responded, “I just don’t see it as fun entertainment.” Apparently, only certain numbers look good to her.

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Ask an entrepreneur: Small business success strategiesIn previous columns we learned from Ruidoso

entrepreneurs - and those who advise them - a root theme to conducting business successfully in Lincoln County. They suggested that entrepreneurs should un-derstand how Ruidoso’s resort economy is different than traditional commerce and they need to develop strategies to adjust successfully.

We learned from entrepreneur-owners of lo-cal successful establishments such as: Brunell’s, Michelle’s, Ace Hardware, Golden Yarn and others, their common-sense strategies: “meet the customer’s need and give true customer service; operate the business full-time not like a vacation; have a reserve for the lean times; work with banking and accounting professionals; and buy smart to stay competitive with on-line or big-box competitors.”

Josie’s Framery and Casa Feliz also discuss the strategies that make a difference and contribute to their success. Josie Powell has operated her Framery for 12 years - near the Upper Canyon circle in Ru-idoso - and began to notice the effects of the general economic shift three years ago. Since most of her cli-ents are not “tourists” but locals, artists and second-home owners she had less dependence on tourism cycles, but as her clients were affected, she also felt a decline down the food-chain. Josie’s strategy is to “adjust” by: offering her employees more fl ex time to reduce hours during slower times while retaining these valuable personnel; conducting promotions on Facebook; advertising as much as possible and most importantly she buys wisely and maximizes waste. Josie explains “by buying materials when my suppli-

ers make them available at a very good price, I can stock up and pass the savings to my clients”.

As well Josie has begun a practice of using the material that might have been “waste” in the past to fashion frames that can be sold “ready-made” not custom. This serves double duty as the extra material is no longer scrap but improves her profi tability and can be offered at low cost to her customers… it also keeps her staff busy and employed. She shares that it may take 3-5 years to fi gure out what to do to survive in Ruidoso and great help comes by having a good relationship with your banker and by trying to live frugally so initially income does not have to come from the business. Josie believes the greatest pitfall to entrepreneurs starting out is not being realistic, being over confi dent and taking one’s self too seriously.

Kathy Dunn, owner of Casa Feliz in the Attic Shopping Center on Mechem, had a profi table fi rst year in 2011 and talks about the nuances of com-ing into Ruidoso’s existing market for the fi rst time. Kathy says the biggest obstacle in starting out is that people do not know you – even though they may be familiar with the previous owner or the business. Kathy talks about the ways she became involved to let others get to know her and for her to learn about

the community. She joined Ro-tary, Altrusa and the Chamber of Commerce and is active in her participation and volunteer roles. Kathy’s goal was not to join for her betterment but to contribute to the betterment of the community. Her familiar face and willingness to help has earned her a place in the community as friend and contribu-tor, which results in a good reason for her business to be successful. Kathy also added fl oral services to round out and differentiate her offerings of classy home décor, jewelry, silk fl orals, candles, fur-nishings and home staging services. She has regular discounted sales

that offer her customers excellent price points and she sends those who register, a card to come in for a love-ly embellished fl ower on their birthday. Recently for the Altrusa Mammogram Home Tour fundraiser, she decorated some of the homes on the tour at no charge, hosted the after party and provided gift certifi cates to the contributing home owners. For Kathy, these busi-ness practices contributed to a successful fi rst year in Ruidoso, an accomplishment in any economy.

Marianne Mohr is a retired investor and business consul-tant from Southern California and currently Multi-Media Program Manager at MTD Media. Reach her at 575-937-4015 or [email protected].

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The buzz this week on KRUI 1490 AM and W105.1 is about what’s new with one of our favorite hair salons—Rita’s On the Hill, the one-year old business The Stitching Post and the brand new Ruido-so Road Rangers. Tune in Wednesdays at 9 a.m. for Business Buzz.

Schwan’s to cease direct delivery in Lincoln CountyFor more than 55 years our Route Sales Representatives have

paid visits to households, delivering easy-to-prepare meals and friendly personalized service. Lincoln County residents received notifi cation last week that due to economic challenges, local delivery routes will shift to an online ordering platform using UPS for meal delivery. The letter issued by Schwan’s states, “As you are likely aware, today’s diffi cult economic conditions have created challenges for many American businesses. Unfortu-nately, Schwan’s is not immune to these realities. As a result, we have been forced to make some very diffi cult decisions. I am sorry to inform you that, due to a delivery depot closure, we are no longer able to offer our traditional home delivery service in your area, effective Jan. 21.”

Bring the World Home – Host an Up with People cast member

Families in Ruidoso will have the unique oppor-tunity to bring a bit of the world into their own homes from Feb. 27 – March 7 when an international cast of Up with People arrives in Ruidoso, a stop on their 2012 world tour.

Host families are being sought to keep one or more students from Cast A 2012, the 120-member Up with People cast and staff, which represents 20 countries. “It is a great opportunity to experience other cultures while sharing your own,” explained Linda Chen, Pro-motion Representative.

The opportunity to stay with local families during their stay in each community is a centerpiece of Up with People’s 22-week program. The giving goes both ways… while families share their traditions and local attractions; the cast members share their experiences and cultures.

Local host families are asked to provide a bed, local transportation at the beginning and end of each day, as

well as breakfast and most dinners. While gone during the day, participating in regional learning, community service and pre-paring for the show, most evenings cast members will be home with the family to participate in their activities and interests.

In addition to many wonderful experiences with their new “son” or “daughter,” each host family will receive two complimentary tickets to the Up with People Show which will be held at Ruidoso Convention Center on Sunday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available soon online at www.upwithpeople.org/Ruidoso.

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Delivering smiles, one child at a timeBy Eugene [email protected]

Children’s Dental Clinic of Ruidoso is the only clinic in Lincoln County specializing in General Dentistry and Orthodontics for chil-dren ages 19 and under. Kenneth W. Childress, D.D.S. and his wife Laura Childress employ three full-time and one part-time dental hygienists in ad-dition to three full – time offi ce employees. To the Childress’s, living in Ru-idoso is much more than the daily duties of provid-ing children quality care. To them, it’s about being a part of and giving back to the community.

Kenneth Childress served as a U.S. Navy aviator from 1986-1994. Childress was a HSC-42 helicopter pilot, serving in both Desert Shield and Desert Storm combat theaters. Childress’s father was dentist and after leaving the Navy, Chil-dress attended the University Of Colo-rado School Of Dentistry and practiced General Dentistry in Pueblo, Colo., for 6 years before opening his own practice in

Las Cruces. Childress opened the Chil-dren’s Dental Clinic in the Sierra Mall and is celebrating the clinic’s second an-niversary Jan. 28.

Laura Childress is a former televi-sion news anchorwoman in Pueblo, Colo., and Amarillo. “I had an 11-year career run in TV News before retiring. I’ve worked in both the English and Spanish markets,” Childress said. The Children’s Dental Clinic offers bilingual services

to their clients. Her background is actually in Criminol-ogy. “I have a BA in Criminal Justice Police Science from Sam Houston State University. My pas-sion in life is helping people and hopefully make a difference in their lives which is why I went into Broadcast Journal-ism,” Childress said. Childress operates the public relations and marketing func-tions of Children’s Dental Clinic.

The Children’s Dental Clinic offers services for braces,

wisdom teeth extractions, root canals, crowns and teeth whitening. The main wall in the reception area is dedicated to photos of cavity free patients and the clin-ic holds monthly prize drawings and re-ferral awards to the parent of the patients. The Children’s Dental Clinic also serves low-income patients through competitive pricing. “We charge Medicare-Medicaid reimbursable prices without sacrifi cing quality of care,” Childress said.

Eugene Heathman/Ruidoso Free PressKenneth W. Childress, D.D.S. and his staff provide complete dental care for children ages 19 and younger at The Children’s Dental Clinic in the Sierra Mall. The clinic is celebrating its second anniversary in Ruidoso.


EducationWe all

have memorable mo-ments or times in our lives that remain with us. I remember being in the lounge of the dorm I was living in at Iowa State University and watch-ing the space shuttle Challenger explode shortly after take off. I remember working the morning shift in a fi tness center, a job before my day job at Quest Books Publishing, and watching the airplane crash into the World Trade Center. Fortunately for me, these

events are not traumas I have to relive over and over. I have heard several talks on trauma and stressful occur-rences in the past few years, and the body reacts biochemically in a similar manner when the person remembers the event almost like when the trauma fi rst happens. Therefore, when people go untreated both for the mental anguish and the physical pain of such horrifi c events, people have diffi culty leading a healthy and peaceful life.

Since moving to Ruidoso, I have met Bill Dement, a police offi cer, several times at social events with his family. Bill is quite intelligent, and quite frankly my impression of cops has been from television shows “Adam 12,” “Hill Street Blues,” “SWAT,” and others. I remember Offi cer Friendly coming to Wilmot Elementary School when I was 8 years old. Chief Davenport lived around the block from us, but his children were much younger than I, so I never knew him personally. Bill, therefore, is one of the fi rst policemen I have ever known as a friend. Sure, I have been pulled over for speeding and been to court. Chief Janik and I got to know each other in Gold Beach, Ore., when children vandalized the library’s park-ing lot lights and another time when a window was smashed by another senseless act, but Bill is a friendly guy who has a story to tell and has done it well in his new book, “Delay, Deny, Hope They Die.”

The book is a very personalized account of Bill’s life and the events of 9/11. He was here in Ruidoso building his dream house and planning for re-tirement from years working as a cop

in New York City during the tragedy. Bill fi ts one impression I had of cops: You become a cop either because your father was a cop or because at one time you had been in trouble with the law and now you wanted to switch from being one of the bad guys to one of the good guys. I don’t know if Bill was ever a trouble maker, but his fa-ther and grandfather were cops in New York, so he followed their example. He seems to have no regrets about his chosen profession and seems to have been able to overcompensate with continuing to educate himself. How many cops walk around with several master’s degrees? Bill attended night school or day school somehow while switching from late shifts and night shifts and working overtime, which he emphasizes many cops sought as a way to keep up and provide a decent life for their families. The real story, Bill’s story, is how he returned to New York City and served in the wreckage and horrifi c conditions after 9/11.

The book is well written and full of clear descriptive accounts of what he experienced and what he is dealing with today. Bill’s health is not good. I could kid him that his eating habits for over 20 years on the streets may have something to do with his condi-tion, but the reality is that Bill was exposed to bad air, toxins, metals, and other contaminants while trying to manage chaos in the aftermath of 9/11. Bill does not think of himself as a hero, and Ed Tick, author of “War and the Soul,” probably would put Bill in the category of many of the soldiers he treats suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. We send men into battle. We teach them to live with stress and train them to react and deal with life threatening events. We fail to allow them to reenter society and live again. We train men to be warriors, but not how to live peacefully and deal with the experience of being on the frontlines and coping with death. Men like Bill and our soldiers return with physical ailments and psychological scars. “Delay, Deny, Hope They Die” is also about the city of New York ignoring what has happened to the sur-vivors – fi remen and policemen who continued serving during 9/11 and are now paying the consequences for self-less behavior.

Bill will be at the Ruidoso Public Library at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24.

Luddy Leong will give a 25-minute visual presen-tation of selected passages from her second novel at the Ruidoso Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m.

Luddy Leong will sign copies of the paperback novel, “Perceptions.” The novel is also available as an ebook.

In “Perceptions,” Mel Faure wants to become a mother and raise a happy, productive child. However, she becomes blind and marries a woman, greatly diminishing her chances. Find out how her dream of motherhood comes true.

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Every year more than a million Cub Scouts and adult partners team up to par-ticipate in a Pinewood Derby, a tradition that goes back generations.

This year’s Sierra Blanca District, BSA Pinewood Derby will be hosted by Ruidoso Cub Pack 59 and held at the Youth Community Center Warehouse, located at 200 Church Drive in Ruidoso, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Sierra Blanca Pinewood Derby is sponsored by Sierra Blanca Motors at 300 West High-way 70 in Ruidoso.

“Racing in the Pinewood Derby cre-ates a bond between a Cub Scout and all those who have raced before,” according to Kevin Flusche, Pinewood Derby Chair for all of Lincoln County and Mescalero, “as well as all those who will follow in this same tradition.”

Sierra Blanca Motors is sponsor of the 2012 Sierra Blanca Pinewood Derby and Ted Durham of Sierra Blanca Motors points out that, “As Cub Scouts learn the skill of good sportsmanship, they are better able to recognize and appreciate the new skills they’ve acquired, to show respect to all those involved, and to expe-rience the fun and excitement of competi-

tion.” This Pinewood derby sponsorship is just one of the ways that Sierra Blanca Motors helps youth in the community.

Certifi cates have gone out to the Cub Scout leadership in the Sierra Blanca District, which encompasses all of Lin-coln County and Mescalero. These can be redeemed for a Pinewood Derby Car kit, by an adult, at Sierra Blanca Motors. The adults can look at some grown up cars, too. Major trophies for First, Second and Third place will be given, as well as tro-phies for Tops in each Pack, Best Design, etc. Every participant will receive a BSA Pinewood Derby patch.

The Cub Scouts will gather at the Community Youth Center Warehouse at 1 p.m., Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25 and the public is invited to watch this excit-ing event. Information on becoming a Cub Scout for boys in fi rst through fi fth grades will be available, also. While the exhilaration of the actual race lasts only moments, the Pinewood Derby experi-ence lasts a lifetime. The benefi ts, for Cub Scout and adult, are discovered through the process itself: strengthening bonds, sharing responsibility, developing teamwork, learning new skills, exercising creativity, building sportsmanship, and making new friends.

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CARRIZOZO – It’s Friday afternoon, roughly nine days since he was sworn into office as the mayor of this town, the county seat, and Lee Gross is standing around inside his new office at Town Hall, wearing a graphic T-shirt and a pair of carpenter jeans.

The outfit might be the product of a casual workday centered mostly on spruc-ing up the new surroundings with per-sonal mementos, you know, something to wear while hammering nails into the wall in order to hang picture frames and shelv-ing and whatever else, which is what he had been doing before a reporter showed up. Or maybe it’s the consequence of being the chief executive officer of a municipality who’s attempting to come across as just a regular guy.

Whatever the reason, it wouldn’t have been unusual to see Trustee Lee Gross wear a sports coat at town coun-cil meetings. Mayor Lee Gross, who will more than likely continue wearing a sports coat at town council meetings, definitely wants to portray an image as someone people feel comfortable talking to about issues – either negative or posi-tive – relating to Carrizozo.

Already he’s implemented – to use a not so casual word – the idea of allowing residents of the town to visit with him in his office between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday.

“It’s a time for people to make ap-pointments, come in and talk to me about anything they want they relates to the town – dogs running around, cats running around, my street has water running in it, there are some huge potholes here – typical problems that people have about the town they live in,” explained Gross. “Obviously I’m not dealing with personal problems.”

“I think that whenever you can reach out and know people and talk to them is

important,” added Gross.He intends to continue these meetings

for the indefinite future.“I’ve been through two administra-

tions now – Mike Petty and Dennis Vega,” said Gross. “One of the things I have seen that has been an issue is there hasn’t really been full disclosure, there hasn’t been transparency – just in terms of how the town runs. It’s not that these former mayors were secretive; they kind of just did their thing. It’s not enough to say this is the beginning, this is the end; people want to know what’s in the middle.”Elected to town council

Gross, 61, moved to New Mexico three years ago, following his retirement as a management and program analyst with the Internal Revenue Service. He was living in Gaithersburg, Md., when he retired from the IRS.

While in Gaithersburg, Gross served as the president of his homeowner’s as-sociation, the only office-holding expe-rience he had before winning a seat on the town council during the March 2010 municipal elections, a campaign he won against two other candidates.

During that municipal election, Petty defeated three-term incumbent Mayor Manny Hernandez. However, Petty resigned in June 2011, having served just 13 months. He was replaced by Dennis Vega, who at the time was mayor pro tem.

Vega’s time as mayor was even shorter than Petty’s, having stepped down for personal reasons from the position on Dec. 28. The role of selecting someone to replace Vega was given to Trustee Dusty Voss, who had been serving as mayor pro tem. Unlike Vega, Voss had no intention of choosing himself to oversee the town’s government.

When asked who Voss would choose as mayor, he said: “It will be someone who has previous experience, that’s been on the council or has served in some ca-pacity for the town for sure, so we don’t start from scratch all over again.”

Chosen as mayorGross has been humble in the days

following his selection as mayor.“I was really fine either way it went,”

he said. “I have two more years as a trustee, and I figured I could accomplish a lot in those two years. … I’m not a very egotistical person. If it worked out, great; if it didn’t work out, that was okay too. In either position, I can make a good contri-bution to the town.”

At the special meeting where Voss selected Gross as mayor, Voss said: “The moral of the story is we have a pretty green, pretty new council. We have a ton of stuff going on – whether we get the money or not, I don’t know. And if somebody new comes in, we’re going to have to stop, go back and show them where we are at this point in time, and I don’t want to do that.”

According to Gross, the key issues for the town are applying for grants for capital improvement projects for infra-structure, including those for a new senior center and a public library. “That’s an area we’re focusing on.” And if those items come to fruition, “it’s important to know we are able to maintain them.”

If the town is able to grow in popula-tion, “there needs to be businesses that draw people to this town,” said Gross. As of the 2010 census, the population of Car-rizozo is 1,036. “Unfortunately, our 12th Street art district is kind of on the wane right now. There were a few galleries, but for purely economic reasons they closed up.”Planning and zoning

Three members of the town’s plan-ning and zoning commit-tee resigned following a town council regular meeting on Jan. 9. At that meeting, Judy Fitz, the planning and zone committee’s administra-tor, stepped down. The next day, the resignations of board members Dan

Franklin and Jennifer Franklin were received by Town Clerk Leann Weih-brecht. Gross was sworn in as mayor the following evening.

Gross acknowledged that the plan-ning and zoning committee needs some retooling, but also mentioned that there has normally been a high degree of turn-over on the board.

“What I need to do sooner than later is appoint a new head of planning and zoning,” said Gross. “I’d like for that to happen by the end of the month. And what I want to do is work with that person in filling the vacancies.”

Gross said that he would like to see all the vacancies filled by the end of February at the latest.

Filling the town councilGross said that by the end of Janu-

ary he would select someone to fill his seat on the town council.

“The trustee jobs and the planning and zoning jobs, some people think they are good times, just people sitting in chairs and stuff,” said Gross. “But there are meetings we have, conversations we have – all the time they deal with town issues. People don’t realize how much time is really invested in doing those jobs. Because basically what they see is people come here – you know, we have our monthly meeting, which is normally negative, which will change shortly. And they see the people sitting up there, they see the people voting on things. Most of things that are being voted on the audi-ence doesn’t really understand.”

By Lyn KidderFor the Ruidoso Free Press

The Ski Apache Disabled Skier Program Silent Auction will be held Jan. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. The auction features items donated by local and national businesses and individu-als, with all proceeds to benefit the program.

“This is the 26th year that we’ve held this event,” assistant program director Lori Lamphere-Stewart said. “The variety of donated items is always extraor-dinary—ski equipment, original art, jewelry, furniture, vehicles, clothing, gift certificates from local restau-rants and services like massage, pet grooming and manicures.”

Raffle tickets will also be sold for two roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines.

The program began in 1976 when representatives from El Paso’s Fort Bliss asked ski instructor Diana Person to teach skiing to disabled Vietnam War veter-ans. T.L. Brock, a former Marine Corps sergeant who lost a leg in Vietnam, learned to ski in the program. In a newspaper interview he said, “Here I’m free. I can move just as gracefully as a normal person. If there wasn’t a place like this, people like me would be the bystanders, the outsiders.”

Program Director Shippen Davis appreciates the community support for the Silent Auction, as well as events like the Ski Run Road Challenge, a race held every October.

“Our mission is to allow anyone and everyone to experience the thrill, grace and confidence one gains by participating in snow sports,” she said. “It’s more than a sports program. Lives are transformed by deny-ing barriers and building independence.”

A special feature of this year’s Silent Auction is motivational guest speaker Dana Bowman. A retired Army sergeant, double amputee, athlete and skydiver, Bowman will parachute into Ski Apache at 10:30 a.m. and will speak at the Silent Auction at 6:30 p.m. According to Bowman, “it’s not the disability, it’s the ability.”

SADSP serves about 200 skiers each year, many who are students at the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Roswell School Dis-trict, the Fort Bliss Resilience and Restoration Center

and school districts across Texas.The program assists both children and adults

whose disabilities include deafness, blindness, limb amputation, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and various levels of retardation. The students are provided with boots and skis as well as specialized equipment like walkers, harnesses, outriggers (poles fitted with small skis at the ends) and sit-skis.

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The newly formed (1973-74) and numerically small (three, David Hoffer, Jim McGarvey, and Brian Cupp) Alpine Shifters bicycle club of Ruidoso High School rode to the beginning of CR 532 (aka: Ski Run Road). Of the three students involved, the svelte David Hoffer made the uphill challenge even more arduous by bungee cording an added 30 pounds of rock to his luggage rack. I had commented that he fl ew up hills due to his body’s lack of mass that resulted in less gravitational pull that the rest of us had to endure; he said it was his strength.

David started his bicycling on a single speed 20-inch bike that would take him, along with cycling buddy Terry Bernard (who later joined Ruidoso High School’s motorcycle club), from Ruidoso Downs to Alto Lake where they would be joined by their dads who would drive them home after their day at work. David remembers the ride as particularly challenging for two eighth-grade boys pedaling along the then narrow two-lane, mostly shoulder-less roads, walking up the “great hills”like Swiss Chalet and free falling in spirited ground- based fl ight on the downward plunges.

High school would tap into David’s competitive spirit with cycling, chess, and his favorite sport at that time, basketball and it was because of basketball that he purchased a multi-geared Schwinn. David had analyzed the movement needed to become a better jumper and rationalized the purchase of a bicycle to improve his vertical leap and the secondary benefi t of year round conditioning proved to be an incredible bonus.

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Technological cycling was in its infancy in the 70’s and the new break-through was the six-speed gear cluster that permitted the higher gear which enabled David the opportunity to pedal slower but

would increase his overall speed. This was counter to established practice but David succeeded in developing his own winning style.

During those high school cycling years, David rode all the Easter (Spring Break) trips, the Albuquerque century rides, the Portales events, and the local LAW (League of American Wheelmen) events. Today he says he was in the best physical condition of his life during that time thanks to year-round cycling. He continued challenging himself after graduation with basketball league play in Alamogordo, the local Ruidoso softball league, and then on to bowling which was to become his post high school obsession. The new found sport resulted in major competition, travel, and a professional license for three years.

Bowling has proven to be a true love for David as he continues to travel the region for competitions in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma. He has committed to the hard work and discipline and would like to continue “... as long as (he) can.” The physical challenge and skill required of competitive bowling is embraced as much as his basketball and cycling of over three decades ago but real-izes work and family commitments vie for his time. But because of his competitive nature, David states matter-of-factly, “If I cannot bowl with the best, I’ll do some-thing else.”

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As an independent businessman in Ruidoso, David has learned to put his customers fi rst and provide a better qual-ity of life experience for them by expertly completing his handyman jobs at not only reasonable rates but also taking special care in creating a trusting relationship with his elderly clients who are often alone and forgotten in our culture. And

Psycling pioneer –David Hoff er, Class of 1978

Organized cy-cling in Ruidoso has a history that had its defi nitive start when two young teachers were offered the op-portunity to start their public school careers in the Ruidoso Mu-nicipal School District in August of 1973. As a result of decades of involvement, Galen and Chris Farrington have experienced the development of many fi ne cycling citizens. Our con-tributory columnist, Galen, was asked to create a short history of Ruidoso cycling. The project has resulted in a series of profi les that is entitled Psy-

cling Pioneers. Over the course of the next few months the profi les will feature some of the cyclists that became competi-tive as part of various programs cumulating with Galen’s earn-ing his United States Cycling Federa-tion, Category Two coaching licence that enabled par-ticipation with the U.S. Olympic Team program encompass-ing the Games of

1984 through 1996. The Farringtons are proud of the accomplishments of these young men and women and hope our readers enjoy the periodic presentations.

The psychling chroniclesPsychling pioneers, a series

Galen [email protected]

See PSYCLING, pg. 19


By Todd FuquaSports [email protected]

Ruidoso wrestling coach John Pacheco wanted to prove his team belonged among the elite in the state. The War-riors’ performance in the Sierra Blanca Invitation-al Saturday was the fi rst step toward that goal.

The Warriors weren’t able to win as a team – no one was able to even come close to Class 5A Mayfi eld – but they tied for second with Goddard with 56 points and fi nished ahead of 1A/3A opponents Cobre, Tucumcari and Wingate.

“Compare this to our dual with Goddard last week. Without our forfeits (at some weight classes) we beat them. Today, forfeits didn’t count against us and we tied them,” Pacheco said. “That proves that we’re on the best level with anybody in the state right now.”

Ruidoso was able to take second on the strength of its many wrestlers in the champi-

onship matches – Cody Barry at 126 pounds, Armando Baca at 160, Matthew Carr at 195, Tanner DeSoto at 220 and Mikeal Montoya at heavyweight.

Of those fi ve wrestlers, DeSoto was the only one to win – outlast-ing Goddard’s Jacob Letcher with a 2-1 deci-sion in overtime and bettering his stellar 34-2 record on the season.

That match was a virtual stalemate, with the only points scored coming on escapes and neither wrestler able to get the other at an advan-tage.

“My legs were so worn out from the match that by overtime, I just didn’t have the strength in my legs,” DeSoto said. “I’m normally an endurance wrestler and I usually get them when

they’re really tired at the end.”

“As you saw to-day, that was a hard battle against a lot of big schools,” Pacheco said of DeSoto’s performance on a day in which he went unbeaten in six matches. “His endurance is second to none. He’s beaten every state cham-pion from 3A to 5A. I’m very proud of him.”

Ty Marshall was the only other Ruidoso

wrestler to win in a fi nals match, taking third place in 106 pounds with a pin of Mayfi eld’s Evan Polly in the second round.

While they may not have had much success once they got to the fi nal round – the fact that so many Warriors were still wrestling in the fi nal matches of the day made Pacheco happy.

“Considering the level of the competition that was here today – we brought the best in the state in – and putting fi ve guys in the fi nals, I am happy and pleased,” Pa-checo said. “Tucumcari came into this ranked

ahead of us and we beat them in the team score, so I’m ecstatically happy for the boys.”

A true test of Ruid-oso’s mettle comes next weekend at the Rob-ertson Invite, a tourna-ment which will feature – according to Pacheco – every small school wrestling team in the state and is an excellent preview of this year’s state tournament.

“That will give us a test of our team. It will be amazing,” Pacheco said. “We’ll see where we stand with the best teams in the state in one location.”

Formorephotos,fullstatsandthelatestresultsupdateddaily,visitwww.ruidosofreepress.comSports

Jan. 16Girls basketballCapitan55,Dexter39

Jan. 17Boys basketballDexter46,Ruidoso38Cloudcroft69,Mescalero52Hondo61,NMMI45Capitan54,Carrizozo32Girls basketballMescalero62,Cloudcroft59NMMI53,Hondo44Capitan32,Carrizozo29

Jan. 19Boys basketballNMMI69,Mescalero55Carrizozo53,Corona25Dora40,Capitan38(2OT)Girls basketballCorona,CarrizozoDora52,Capitan51(2OT)Tularosa55,Mescalero32Ruidoso77,Chaparral69(OT)

Jan. 20Boys basketballWestLasVegas63,Ruidoso53Elida52,Corona23

Jan. 21Boys basketballCapitan68,NMMI47Roswell94,Ruidoso28Girls basketballArtesia82,Ruidoso46

Jan. 24Boys basketballCoronaatDexterJV,6:30p.m.HondoatElida,6:30p.m.CloudcroftatMescalero,7p.m.Girls basketballCoronaatDexterJV,5p.m.HondoatElida,5p.m.CloudcroftatMescalero,5:30p.m.GoddardatRuidoso,7:30p.m.

Jan. 26Boys basketballHondoatCorona,7p.m.CarrizozoatMescalero,7p.m.Girls basketballHondoatCorona,5:30p.m.CarrizozoatMescalero,5:30p.m.CapitanatDexter,6p.m.

Jan. 27Boys basketballLovingtonatRuidoso,7p.m.CliffatCarrizozo,7p.m.Girls basketballLovingtonatRuidoso,5:30p.m.CliffatCarrizozo,5:30p.m.WrestlingRuidosoatLasVegasRobertsonInvitational,4p.m.

Jan. 28Boys basketballCoronaatReserve,4:30p.m.RuidosoatNMMI,7p.m.Girls basketballCoronaatReserve,3p.m.RuidosoatHatch,3:30p.m.WrestlingRuidosoatLasVegasRobertsonInvitational,8a.m.

Jan. 29Boys basketballCarrizozoatMountainair,7p.m.Girls basketballRuidosoatWestLasVegas,5p.m.CarrizozoatMountainair,5:30p.m.

Results

Sports Upcoming Sierra Blanca InvitationalTeam standings

1.Mayfield94;2.Goddard56;(tie) Ruidoso 56;4.Cobre53;5.Oñate49;6.Tucumcari47;7.Deming41;8.Hobbs32;9.Wingate18;(tie)Roswell18;11.Carlsbad12.

Ruidoso fi nalistsChampionship

126 –IsaiahSedillo(May)d.CodyBarry(Rui)pinin1st;160–BaldoRodriguez(Dem)d.ArmandoBaca(Rui)14-2;195–LuisTerrazas(God)d.MatthewCarr(Rui)pinin1st;220–TannerDesoto(Rui)d.JacobLetcher(God)2-1inOT;285–ZacRachal(Hob)d.MikealMontoya(Rui)pinin1st.

Third place106–TyMarshall (Rui)d.EvanPolly(May)pin in2nd;138–LorenzoLuas(Hob)d.TravisBarry(Rui)6-3;152–ZachMortensen(Carl)d.BrennanMoorehaed(Rui)9-7.

Fifth place145–DavidPadron(Dem)d.MichaelCarpenter(Rui),10-5.

Seventh place132–AmyJackson(Win)d.ChrisEstrada(Rui),pinin1st.

Warrior grapplers take second

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso’s Michael Carpenter, left, strains to escape a hold by Deming’s David Pad-ron during the fi fth place, 145-pound match Saturday during the Sierra Blanca In-vitational.

DeSoto wins individual title

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso’s Ty Marshall, top, attempts to pin Mayfi eld’s Evan Polly in the third place match at 106 pounds during the Sierra Blanca Invitational Saturday.

By Todd Fuqua and Karen BoehlerFor the Ruidoso Free Press

The tone of Saturday’s game between the Roswell and Ruidoso boys was set in the fi rst two min-utes of the match, as the Coyotes jumped out to a 11-0 lead on 3-pointers by Saul Carrillo and Cesar Nava; a three-point play by Marquel Warner; and a very-long fi eld goal by Carrillo.

The Warriors (5-12) didn’t score until 5:36 into the stanza when Ryan Williams notched two from the fi eld, but the only other two Ruidoso scores came on a trey by Luis Marquez at 1:29 and a layup by Williams with 1:01 left, leading to a 34-7 Roswell lead after one and 94-28 victory.

The Coyotes (16-0) got scor-ing from six different players in the fi rst quarter as coach Britt Cooper brought his bench in early, and overall, 11 of the 13 who saw time on the fl oor put points on the board.

Ruidoso was handicapped from the start, missing starters Terrence Shields, Wambli Little Spotted Horse and Ismail Lapaz because of injuries.

“I’m not taking anything away from Roswell, because they’re a very good team,” said Warrior coach Dennis Davis. “But it would have helped us a little bit to have those guys in the game, too. We could have been a little closer.”

“They were undermanned, no doubt,” Cooper agreed. “That’s always tough when you’re short-handed, but they kept playing. Got to give them credit for that.”

Nava, Carrillo and Fernando Lujan put on a 3-point shooting clinic in the fi rst half, tallying seven from the outside.

Warrior Joe Marquez opened the second quarter scoring with a fi eld goal just 24 ticks into the sec-ond quarter, but then Roswell went on 13-0 run and while Ruidoso had

fi ve chances at the charity stripe, they only went 4-for-9 from the line and could only get one more fi eld goal, trailing 56-15 at the half.Comeback falls short

The Warriors were unable to overcome a big defi cit early in their game against West Las Vegas Jan. 19, as the Dons took advantage of numerous turnovers early to build up a 16-2 lead and held off a late charge by the Warriors to earn a 63-53 victory.

“They did their very best to try and compete and made a great ef-fort to get back into it,” Davis said. “If we had started out the way we fi nished there at the end, we’d have been in pretty good shape. We just made too many early mistakes and had to play catch-up the rest of the way, and it wore us down.”

West Las Vegas (7-10) got strong outside shooting from Joe Ortiz, who led the game with 23 points, dominated early in every phase of the game, building a commanding 20-6 lead to start the second quarter.

The Dons threatened to run away with it, but Ruidoso was able to stop the bleeding long enough to keep West from doing that, and by the end of the third quarter had fought back to within four points and made a game of it.

Coyotes pound short-handed Warriors

Courtesy A.J. RoeRuidoso’s Joe Marquez, back-ground, goes up high for a jump shot Saturday at Roswell High School.


This wasn’t how Ruidoso girls basketball coach Dean Hood wanted to wrap up the week at all.

Just two days after a narrow overtime win against Chaparral, the Lady Warriors dropped a huge 82-46 loss at Artesia.

Hood minced no words when describing the game.

“We got the snot beat out of us,” Hood said. “They were by far the best team we’d played all year. At least they were playing the best.”

Ruidoso (12-5) still got double fi gure scor-ing out of Brittanie Vega and Madigan Gonzales with 15 and 13 points, while Gonzales was again a force on the boards with 14 rebounds.

But it wasn’t enough to counter the onslaught of Artesia scoring, which came in the wake of a pressure defense.

“We’ve got some work to do in the next week,” said Hood. “We have to focus and get back to doing the things we’re supposed to on the fl oor.”

The Lady Warriors entertain Goddard a third time tonight, then host Lovington Friday in the District 4-3A opener.Win in overtime

It may not have been a game that should have gone into overtime, but the coaching staff the Lady Warriors was glad they had the test, and glad they won.

Ruidoso squandered a big lead in the fourth

Ruidoso girls falter at Artesia

see WARRIORS pg. 15 see GIRLS pg. 15


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RUIDOSO BOWLING CENTERTuesday Senior team standings, week 18 of 32Name Won LostAgelessWonders..................6 2SeriousNot........................5 3LarryLarry’s.......................4 4OldTimers.........................4 4TheWho?.........................3 5Sput&theTaterTots..............2 6High scoresHandicap series – The Who? 2603, Spud & theTaterTots2579,AgelessWonders2411Handicap game – Larry Larry’s 902, Serious Not889,OldTimers824Men’s handicap series– Harry Allwein 713, TomDouglas674,LarryCaywood624Men’shandicapgame–GeneNitz259,SpudMit-chum237,JimClements227Women’shandicapseries–SandiMeek742,SylviaAllwein692,LindaClements645Women’s handicap game – Pat Townsend 250,RoseBivens233,GloriaWheeler,LoreneCaywood224.

Wednesday Mixed team standings, week 18 of 32Name Won LostTeam7............................9 3WesternAuto.....................9 3RuidosoBowl.....................8 4EvenPar...........................8 4NoDoubt.........................7 5Evan’sTeam.......................6 6CarQuest.........................5 7KnightRiders......................4 8RuidosoU’Haul...................2 10WildCards.........................2 10High scoresScratch series –Western Auto 2229, Ruidoso U-Haul1892,CarQuest1681Scratchgame–EvenPar798,Evan’sTeam637,NoDoubt532Handicapseries–Team72579,WildCards2338Handicapgame–RuidosoBowl903,KnightRid-

ers841Men’sscratchseries–VirgilReynolds701,WeldonGanaway650,JoeShafer565Men’s scratch game – Mike Kim 258, RonnieWright223,TimVega223Men’shandicapseries–JimMcGarvey679,BradArcher658,TomDouglas590Men’shandicapgame–SpudMitchum255,BobLayher251,AnthonyRomero238Women’s scratch series – T.J. Romero 492, PamBernard479,LucyServies421Women’s scratch game – Sharla Ganaway 186,CrystalIngle170,JeanFanning146Women’shandicapseries–MarianneMohr649,TrinaThomas628,MelissaMcMillan601Women’s handicap game – Shelley McGarvey247,ConnieReynolds221,AnneLindsey215

Thursday Men’s team standings, week 17 of 32Name Won LostWesternAuto.....................11 1Down’sAutoRepair ...............7 5Insidhers..........................7 5GSV................................6 6RuidosoBowl.....................5 7RuidosoSeptic ....................5 7BucknerElectric...................4 8GoodOleBoys....................3 9Season high scoresScratchseries–WesternAuto3116,Down’sAutoRepair2784Scratchgame–GSV1030,RuidosoBowl917Handicapseries–Insidhers3297,GoodOleBoys3100Handicapgame–RuidosoSeptic1100,BucknerElectric981Individualscratchseries–EvanReed709,RichardGuevara683,JohnCardone637Individualscratchgame–VirgilReynolds258,Wel-donGanaway236,JimMcGarvey,BobLayher226Individual handicap series – Jason Parker 726,DarrylBagley693,MikeBryant690Individual handicap game – Ryan Cannon 261,SpudMitchum260,DustyReynolds260

Bowling

Men’s basketball standingsAs of Jan. 19

W LOddFuture..................2 0Quarters....................2 0J.L.Shavings.................2 0Elite .........................2 1RezBombers................2 1TheLodgeatS.B.............1 1Chukars .....................1 1Prophecies..................0 2McClurgAutoParts ..........0 3Toclanny....................0 3

Games at W.D. Horton ComplexJan. 24

OddFuturevs.Quarters,6:30p.m.Propheciesvs.TheLodge,7:30p.m.Chukarsvs.J.L.Shavings,8:30p.m.

Jan. 26J.L.Shavingsvs.OddFuture,6:30p.m.Toclannyvs.Chukars,7:30p.m.Quartersvs.McClurg,8:40p.m.

Jan. 31Elitevs.PurpleVenom,6:30p.m.RezBombersvs.Prophecies,7:30p.m.TheLodgevs.RezBombers,8:30p.m.

Parks and Recreation

By Ty WyantFor the Ruidoso Free Press

The Dwayne “Sleepy” Gilbreath-trained pair of world champion Cold Cash 123 and champion 2-year-old Ochoa head the fi ve quarter horses who raced at Ruidoso Down last year and earned a 2011 championship title.

The 2011 champion quarter horses were announced by the American Quar-ter Horse Association Jan. 19 and were selected by a committee.

Also, Rainbow Futurity winner Fea-ture Mr Bojangles was named champion 2-year-old colt, All American Derby runner-up Prospect To The Top was hon-ored as champion 3-year-old colt and All American Derby trial winner Miss Racy Jess earned the champion 3-year-old fi lly title.

Bred and owned by Carolyn and Walter Bay’s T Bill Stables, Cold Cash 123 earned his largest check when he won the $899,524 Rainbow Derby at Ruidoso Downs as the favorite. An earner of $818,447 last year, Cold Cash 123 followed up his summer Ruidoso Downs’ campaign with grade 1 wins in the Texas Classic Derby at Lone Star Park and The Championship at Sunland Park.

A son of 2003 world champion Oak Tree Special, Cold Cash 123 was also named the champion 3-year-old and champion 3-year-old gelding.

Ochoa – owned by Johnny T.L. Jones Jr., Monte and Katsy Cluck, and Shavon Benson – has made each of his four career starts at Ruidoso Downs and he capped his summer season with a dominating one-and-one-half-length win in the $2.4 million All American Futuri-ty, the world’s richest quarter horse race.

The gelded son of Tres Seis won his maiden in his fi rst start when he won his Ruidoso Futurity trial and then was a troubled third in the $500,000 Ruidoso Futurity. After his tough start in the 350-yard Ruidoso Futurity, Ochoa rallied to gain third place and showed he would be dangerous at longer distances with experience.

Ochoa’s connections decided to pass the 400-yard Rainbow Futurity and point at the 440-yard All American Futurity. He made a late run to win his trial as the 1-2 favorite and pulled away to win and become the sport’s top freshman.

Feature Mr Bojangles, a well-conformed son of Feature Mr Jess, was a close second in his fi rst start and then reeled off six-straight wins, including three futurities. The Roberto Sanchez-trained colt scored his most important victory in the $700,000 Rainbow Futu-rity at Ruidoso Downs and he also took the Hobbs America Futurity and the

Four Corners Futurity at New Mexico tracks.

In the Rainbow Futurity, Feature Mr Bojangles drew away from The Long Knife to win by one-half length.

Feature Mr Bojangles is owned by R.D. Hubbard, Jim Helzer, S/M Cattle Export Company and Jaime Dominguez.

Joel Tavarez’s Prospect To The Top fi rst gained recognition when he quali-fi ed for the 2010 All American Futurity and he came back to Ruidoso Downs last summer to gain his grade 1 creden-tials during his championship campaign. The Ralph Muniz-trained colt fi nished fi fth in the $702,896 Ruidoso Derby as

the 2-1 favorite and was second in the $1.3 million All American Derby, quar-ter horse racing’s richest race for older horses in 2011.

Prospect To The Top won the Hobbs America Derby and the Grade 3 West Texas Derby.

Burnett Ranches and Johnny Trot-ter’s Miss Racy Jess, trained by Blane and Trey Wood, showed she was ready for a fall run for a championship title when she won her All American Derby trial by three quarters of a length over grade 1 winner Givinitaroyaleffort. The Mr Jess Perry daughter moved to Los Alamitos after her All American Derby trial win to take the $935,350 Los Alamitos Super Derby and secure her championship.

Perennial leading Ruidoso Downs quarter horse trainer Paul Jones won the Blane Schvaneveldt champion trainer title for the 10th straight year. Last year, Jones-trained horses earned more $4.7 million nearly twice as much as second-leading money-earning trainer Gilbreath.

Ruidoso Downs regular rider G.R. Carter Jr. took the champion jockey title for the ninth time in 2011. His mounts earned more than $4.3 million and he won the Ruidoso Derby aboard Llano Teller.

Jones and Carter are each members of the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame.

Ruidoso Downs horses prominent among champions

FileFeature Mr. Bojangle, center, seen here winning the 2011 Rainbow Futurity, was named champion 2-year-old colt by the American Quarter Horse Asso-ciation Jan. 19.

By Ty WyantFor the Ruidoso Free Press

Gravity was the best friend of 35 snow riders at Ski Apache on Saturday.

Those 35 skiers and snow-boarder comprised the seven teams competing in the Cel-ebrate 50 Vertical Challenge. Each team had fi ve members and the goal of each team member was to ski or snow-board a maximum amount of vertical feet from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Each participant carried a GPS tracking unit that counted their total vertical feet and then each team member’s total verti-cal feet were combined for the team total.

The teams were comprised of at least one snowboarder, at least one person under 18-years-old, at least one member over 50-years-old and at least one female member. A team earned a bonus of 500 feet for each person over 50 beyond the required one 50-plus team member.

The winning team accumulated 109,001 vertical feet and consisted of Rick Bonnell, Raymond Chee,

Ray Heid, Jatonna Holmes and Frank Shreve. Shreve was the individual win-ner with 24,244 vertical feet and Holmes was the top female with 21,000 vertical feet.

The Vertical Challenge was part of the day’s 50th anniversary celebration for Ski Apache. A terrain park competi-tion and anniversary party were also held on Saturday.

Gravity is friendly in vertical challenge

Photo by Ty WyantA skier prepares to ascend the mountain dur-ing the Vertical Challenge at Ski Apache Sat-urday.


The Mescalero Lady Chiefs have been having a good season, but there have been times when they’ve been – inconsistent.

That situation arose again Jan. 19 when Mescalero took on Tularosa in a rematch which saw the Lady Wildcats taking out its revenge over a one-point December loss with a dominating 55-32 victory.

“The difference was attitude and us not executing,” said Mescalero coach Nate Raynor. “I don’t know what it is about that building, but it’s like a big state for them and they don’t know how

to perform.”The Lady Chiefs (13-5) committed 28

turnovers and were just 9-of-54 from the fi eld thanks to a pressure Tularosa defense that caused Mescalero to rush things.

“It was frustrating,” Raynor said. “But you have to pick up from that and move on.”

It’s not like the Lady Wildcats were exactly on fi re themselves – the score was 5-3 at the end of the fi rst period, but they revved things up in the second quarter and outscored their opponents 25-13 and never looked back.

Valerie Garcia and Diona Chavez were the team leaders for Mescalero with nine points each, while Cheyann

Bartram scored 16 points to lead the Lady Wildcats.

Mescalero has games against Cloud-

croft and Carrizozo before starting the District 7-1A season against Capitan Jan. 31.

Mescalero girls can’t beat Tularosa twice

Mescalero boys fall short against NMMIKaren BoehlerFor the Ruidoso Free Pres

ROSWELL – After beating Mescalero 69-55, Jan. 19, NMMI coach Pilar Carrasco had praise for the Chiefs.

“I didn’t feel comfortable until the fi nal buzzer rang, I can tell you that,” Carrasco said. “They’re a good enough team that if we don’t execute ... “

Kaydahinne tore up the nets, leading all scorers with 25 points. Cordova had a double double for Mescalero with 17 points and 10 rebounds. But the Colts got double digit scoring from four players, led by point guard Reyes with 14; Petross and Marchez Coriz picked up 13 each and Stephen Powers had 11.


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By Sarah Crewe with Ty Wyant

“Goals allow you to control the direc-tion of change in your favor.”

– Brian TracyGoals provide the direction and a

timetable to realize a dream. Setting goals is important if you’re looking for a new job, trying to get a kid to school on time or saving money to retire at 65.

Triathlon – a single sport that combines swimming, bicycling and running – is a lifestyle adjustment. Therefore, setting and working toward goals is a desired strategy, and what is learned from setting athletic goals assists in establishing more-important life goals.

The goal of this weekly column is to provide guidance for aspiring triath-letes to realize their goal of complet-ing the Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon on June 9. This triathlon consists of a 3.5-mile run, 10-mile bike ride and a 400-yard swim in the Ruidoso Athletic Club pool.

Take the time to think through and list your goals. This boosts your self-image because you realize you are worthy of these goals. Then you fi gure out ways to attain your most important goals.

Set S.M.A.R.T. goals – specifi c, measureable, attainable, realistic and timely.

Specifi c goals give clear direction to provide a plan and action to achieve that goal. Be straightforward and to the point. Example: I want to com-plete the Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon.

Measureable goals are concrete goals. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. Example: I want to complete a 5K run in 30 minutes.

Attainable goals are realistic and build self-esteem. Example: I can get my family organized and attend the London Olympics. After all, I’m 50 years old and am not going to qualify for the London Olympics.

Realistic goals are goals that you are willing and able to work toward achieving. Example: Finishing a particular 10K run/walk in a faster time than the previous year. Be brave and set high goals because they boost motivation, but keep them attainable.

Timely goals are the only genu-ine goal because they provide a clear target to work toward. Example: I will be prepared to complete the Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon on June 9. If you don’t set a timeframe or deadline, then it is still a dream you wish would come true.

The goal of this column over the next fi ve installments is to specifi cally address each aspect of S.M.A.R.T. goals.

Bob-the-soon-to-be-former-

couch-potato is one of our fi ctional newbie triathletes training toward the goal of fi nishing the Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon. His wife, Betty, also wants to complete the triathlon. (You could be Bob or Betty.)

Bob has two assignments this week. (Betty has the same assignment.)

First, write down his three top goals for this year.

Second, go out and buy a pair of new, quality running shoes. (That’s considered exercise because Bob gets off the couch.) Then, since Bob has received his doctor’s approval, he heads out in his new shoes for at least a 15-minute walk going up and down hills. (Several walks if he has his shoes.) That rules out walking around the couch with a television remote control in one hand and a bag of stale chips in the other.

The new shoes are for walking/running only. They are not for running errands. Use them for errands after you wear them out and treat yourself to new running/walking shoes.

Remember to always set positive goals and keep a positive attitude. Focus on positive lifestyle change.

Sarah Crewe is a USAT (USA Triathlon) Level 1 coach who coaches triathletes and is a certifi ed RPM, yoga and American Swim Coach As-sociation Level 2 coach. She is lead faculty for health and physical edu-cation at ENMU. To contact Sarah Crewe for training or learn more about the Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon, call the Ruidoso Athletic Club at 575-257-4900.

Always contact your doctor before beginning physical training and it is advisable to have a personal coach.

If you have any training questions for Sarah Crewe, email them to [email protected]. Selected questions will be answered in con-junction with this weekly column.

Goals succeed in life and triathlon

quarter against Chaparral Jan. 19 and survived with a 77-69 overtime win battling foul trouble, turnovers and free throw shooting in the fourth quarter.

“We turned the ball over way more than we needed because we were getting into a hurry,” said Ruidoso assistant coach Jason Kampsky. “When we play a team that plays a little rough like Chaparral, and we’re not used to it, it gets into their heads. I think that’s what happened tonight.”

It was one of the closest game Ruidoso had played all year, but it was a contest which the Lady Warriors led almost wire-to-wire before Chaparral

(7-11) started a pressure defense in the fourth quarter and went on a 10-2 run that put the Lady Lobos just three points back with two minutes left in the game.

Things got particularly testy shortly thereafter when Ruidoso center Claudia Morales was called for a foul, then whistled for two technicals. That gave Chaparral six straight free throws and possession with 1:48 left in the game. Lady Lobo Melissa Amaya made all but one of her shots, while Marilyn Monroy hit one of two to tie the game at 64-all.

It was the fi rst time the game had been tied since Amaya hit a layup in the

fi rst minute of the game.Chaparral took it’s fi rst – and only

– lead of the game seven seconds later on a layup by Maribel Sustiaita, but the Lady Warriors were able to tie it up with free throws by Lyndsey Saenz.

With 49 seconds left, the Lady Lobos ran down the clock to get set for the last shot, but Amaya’s layup was no good, and it was on to overtime.

Despite missing high scorer Britta-nie Vega – who fouled out in the fourth quarter with 18 points, the Lady War-riors made the most of the extra period,

scoring the fi rst seven points and hold-ing off Chaparral the rest of the way for the victory.

Saenz ended up with 20 points to lead the game despite fi nishing with four fouls, and the Lady Warriors were able to survive despite shooting 56 at the free throw line.

One thing the Lady Warriors did well throughout was rebound – particu-larly Gonzales, who hauled in 22 boards in the game, including some crucial ones in the fi nal seconds of overtime to help preserve the win.

West Las Vegas was able to keep the Warriors at arms’ length the rest of the way. The closest Ruidoso got was three points with 2:59 left in the game on a pair of free throws by Ismail Lapaz, who led his team with 15 points.

After that, the Dons played keepaway and Ruidoso was forced to foul to stop the clock.

West converted the free throws to go on a 7-0 run down the stretch and put the game away.

The week began with Ruidoso losing a second time to Dexter, 46-38. Dexter (13-5) turned a 15-all tie into a 24-17 lead in the last 3½ minutes of the second quarter and never trailed again.

The Warriors had two chances to get closer near

the end of the fi rst half with some breakaway buckets, but both times Ruidoso was called for the charge. The closest the Warriors got the rest of the way was six points.

David Lopez was the big scorer for the Demons with 21 points, while no Ruidoso player was in double fi gures. Brandon Lewis led the Warriors with nine points.

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The Hondo boys continued to fl y high with a 61-45 victory at home Jan. 17 over New Mexico Military Institute, while the Lady Eagles fell 53-44.

The Eagles (13-2) have now won eight in a row and were the top-ranked team in Class B after the release of last week’s poll.

Hondo jumped out ahead of NMMI to begin.

“We shot the ball as good as I’ve seen them shoot to start the game,” said Hondo coach Brad Holland. “But then they (the Colts) plugged away and got to within four in the third quarter.”

Hondo was able to hit some shots after that and pull away for

the victory. Luis Montaño had 22 points to lead the Eagles, while German Lerma added 16. Greg Lewis led the Colts with 13 points.

Holland was also happy with how his team shot free throws in the game, going 14-for-17 from the charity stripe.

The Lady Eagles – struggling all year with a young and inex-perienced team – ran up against a very talented NMMI girls team that is having one of its best years ever. The Lady Colts are 8-2 and never trailed in the game, but at least Hondo was able to make it close.

“We defended pretty good and I thought we scored pretty well, but then I had to sit Selena and Valeria with foul trouble,” Holland said. “They (NMMI) were able to

pull away after that.”Selena Chavez was the top

Lady Eagle with 17 points, while Valeria Lerma had nine for a Hondo team that trailed by only two points at the break.

“We out-rebounded them for the most part, we just had trouble putting it in the hoop after that,” Holland said.

The teams face Elida today and are at Corona Thursday to start District 3B play. The Hondo boys are itching to start the district schedule and challenge for a top seed at state, but the two contests will be particularly challenging for the girls.

The Elida Lady Tigers are the defending state champions, while Corona’s girls are favored to win this year’s district title.

Hondo boys still soaring, ranked No. 1By Todd FuquaSports [email protected]

Carrizozo girls basketball coach George Vega has seen progress in his team, despite the 2-10 record and a very young and inexperienced team.

But things didn’t get any easier for the Lady Grizzlies in their loss to Capitan Tuesday.

Carrizozo had been on a roll after defeating Mountainair, and barely lost to the Lady Tigers, but they also lost sopho-more Sarah Ferguson to an ankle injury.

“That didn’t help us

at all,” Vega said. “Ev-erybody has to show up and do their part.”

The Lady Grizzlies suffered even more in a 52-29 Thursday loss to Corona, the third-ranked team in Class B.

Corona (7-4) was supposed to play second-ranked Elida Friday night, but the Lady Tigers had to can-cel due to a scheduling conflict.

“They were disap-pointed they couldn’t play them,” said Co-rona coach Nicky Huey. “They were wanting a chance to beat them and claim that No. 2 spot.”

Corona girls beat Lady Grizzlies


TUESDAYJANUARY 24

Bill Rakocy Art Exhibit & Silent Auction at ENMU-Ruidoso, 709MechemDr.,6 -7p.m.A receptionfor artist, historian and curator, BillRakocy, will be held on Tuesday,Jan.24from6to7p.m.atthemaincampus of ENMU-Ruidoso. A silentauctiononthefortypaintingsison-goingandwillcloseFeb.29.Apor-tionoftheproceedsbenefitENMU-Ruidosoartstudents.Silentauctionon-going until Feb. 29. For moreinformation, 575-257-3006; www.ruidoso.enmu.edu.Freetoview

Live Music at WPS in MidtownRuidosofrom8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

WEDNESDAYJANUARY 25

Farmer’s Market at SBS WoodShavings in Glencoe from 9 to 11a.m.

Preschool story timeat theRu-idoso Public Library at 10:30 a.m.Petandanimalcarestories;interac-tive day. Children’s Dept is locateddownstairs.

Karaoke with DJ Pete at Lucy’sMexicali Restaurant in Midtownfrom9:30p.m.toclose.

The Sterilizers perform at CasaBlancaRestaurantonMechemDrivefrom6to9p.m.


THURSDAYJANUARY 26

Live Music with TomTom and friends at Sanctuary on the River,207 Eagle Drive, 12 - 1:30 p.m. En-joy hearty soups and salads atChopChop Inspired Salads andhavesomelunch-timefunwithlivemusic performed by TomTom and

friends every Thursday. Come seewhat’shappeningattheSanctuary.Lunchhours11-2Tues-Sat.575-630-1111.

Cree Meadows Country Club ishostingatacobarandDJ.


FRIDAYJANUARY 27

Cantina Night at LaughingSheepFarm,1milewestofLincoln,Hwy 380, mm 96, from 5 to 9 p.m.Live music with guitar and fiddleplayingWesternSwing.

Mike Sanjku performs in Wen-dell’s Restaurant at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to10p.m.

Doug Fuqua performs in Wen-dell’s Lounge at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to11p.m.

Cree Meadows Country Club ishostingafishfryandliveband.

Tomas Vigil performs at Land-lockedRestaurantonMechemDrivefrom6to9p.m.

Susan Landers KolbperformsattheNoNameCafé6-9p.m.duringPrime Time Fridays. 522 Sudderth,(575)257-2253.Fridayeveningdin-nersarebyreservation.

Lincoln County Community Theater Presents “Night Must Fall” atMountainAnnie’s,2710SudderthDr.,Ruidoso,7p.m.Doorsopenat6p.m. A PG-13 psychological thriller,“Night Must Fall” is a 1935 BritishPlay that was later adapted intoseveralfilms.Comeseethismurdermystery and try to figure it out foryourselfbeforetheend...whodoneit and why. Starring Lyn Kidder, Ja-sonJohnson,andEliseGomber,anddirectedbyLauraEisenberg.Dessert

is included. For more information,contactMountainAnnie’s:575-257-7982; www.mountainannies.com.Ticketsare$22.

Michael Beyer performs oldersongsandjazzatKokopeliCountryClubinAltofrom7to10p.m.

Karaoke at The Elks Lodge onHighway 70, next to the RuidosoEmporium,at7p.m.withAllForFunKaraoke.

The EliminatorsperformatCasaBlancaRestaurantonMechemDrivefrom7to9p.m.

Suzi Weber & the Mixx (ClassicCountryandRock)performinClub49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8p.m.

Aaron R. Lacombe and Com-pany perform at Casa Blanca Res-taurantonMechemDrivefrom9to10p.m.

Music & Video w/ DJ Mike atLu-cy’sMexicaliRestaurantinMidtownRuidosofrom9p.m.to1a.m.


SATURDAYJANUARY 28

Mark Kashmar, acoustic guitarsand vocals, performs at Zocca Cof-feefrom2-4p.m.

Doug Fuqua performs in Wen-dell’s Lounge at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to11p.m.

Mike Sanjku performs in Wen-dell’s Restaurant at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to10p.m.

Ski Apache Disabled Skiers’ Auction,InnoftheMountainGods,Mescalero, 6 - 9 p.m. The RuidosoCommunity has always supportedthisimportantfundraisingeventsocomeoutandfeelgoodaboutbuy-

ingcoolstuff.A$1coverchargepur-chases a chance at numerous doorprizesawardedduringtheevening.A cash bar and hot dogs are avail-able from IMG catering. The guestspeaker will be Dana Bowman,Skydiver, retired Army Sergeant1st Class, and retired member ofthe elite Golden Knights parachuteteam.Danahasfacedandovercomechallenges with determination anddiscipline. All funds go directly totheprogramtoupdateequipment,provide training and cover operat-ingexpenses.Formoreinformation,contacttheSkiApacheDisabledSki-ers’ Program: 575-464-3193; www.skiapachedisabledskiersprogram.com. Donations may be made bycallingShippenorLoriattheSADSPoffice:575-464-3193andwewillar-rangeapickup.

Tomas Vigil performs at Land-lockedRestaurant&BaronMechemfrom6to9p.m.

Lincoln County Community Theater Presents “Night Must Fall”atMountainAnnie’s,2710SudderthDr.,Ruidoso,7p.m.Doorsopenat6p.m. A PG-13 psychological thriller,

“Night Must Fall” is a 1935 BritishPlay that was later adapted intoseveralfilms.Comeseethismurdermystery and try to figure it out foryourselfbeforetheend...whodoneit and why. Starring Lyn Kidder, Ja-sonJohnson,andEliseGomber,anddirectedbyLauraEisenberg.Dessertis included. For more information,contactMountainAnnie’s:575-257-7982; www.mountainannies.com.Ticketsare$22.

Stayin’ Alive! The World’s Num-ber One Bee Gees Tribute Band,Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd.,Alto 7 - 9 p.m. Stayin’ Alive is theworld’s#1tributetothegreatGibbs,an intimate immediate experienceof thebrothers live inconcertwith

matchingvocals,swirlinglightsandsexy moves. Stayin’ Alive featuresa gifted trio of singers, backed bystudio musicians who wholly cap-turethesoundmystiqueofTheBeeGees. The performance is packedwith the songs and sights of a fullBee Gees night with blockbusterssuch as “Night Fever,” “Jive Talkin,”and“HowDeepisYourLove,”aswellas their softer poetic ballads like“IStarted A Joke,” “Fanny Be Tender,”and “To Love Somebody.” Stayin’Alive is the largest and most de-finitive production of its kind, withsensationallightingandsound,plusbig screen video clips, photos andimagery. There is also a Disco Buf-fetbeforetheperformanceat5p.m.For more information, contact theSpencer Theater: 1-888-818-7872;www.spencertheater.com. DiscoBuffet is$20.Tickets fortheperfor-manceare$69&$66.

The EliminatorsperformatCasaBlanca Restaurant and Cantina onMechemDrivefrom7to9p.m.

Michael Beyer performs oldersongsandjazzatKokopeliCountryClubinAltofrom7to10p.m.

Suzi Weber & the Mixx (ClassicCountryandRock)performinClub49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8p.m.

Aaron LaCombe Band performsatCasaBlancaRestaurantandCan-tinaonMechemDrive,9-10p.m.


SUNDAYJANUARY 29


MONDAYJANUARY 30


Things to do every dayRuidoso Winter Park Tubing Area,

located at 500 W. State Highway 532, a quarter of a mile west of Hwy 48 on lower Ski Run Road in Alto. Open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on designated nights. “A premier snow play area,” as Bert the Conqueror from the Travel Channel says: “This is the Holy Grail of snow tubing.” The �irst-class tubing experience offers twists, turns, bumps, jumps and bobsled curves. They have more lift capacity and the largest tubing snow-making system in the Rockies. Featuring exclusively designed tubes for 3-6 riders and super size tubes for 3-10 riders. By popular demand they have expanded the Kidz Korral which is a designated area exclusively for the smaller guests! Full snack bar with hot chocolate, nachos, dogs and the best handmade pizza in town at the Pizza Stand! For more information: (575) 336-7079; www.ruidosowinterpark.com. Kids thru 7 years of age $9; juniors 8-17 $17 regular rates and $20 holiday rates; adults 18 and up $20 regular rates and $25 holi-day rates. All tickets are good for 3 hours

or until end of the day whichever is shorter. Snow clothing available for rent.

Ruidoso River Museum - Open at 101 Mechem Drive in the building which previ-ously housed Rush Ski Shop. The museum is 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 Capi-tan. The Smokey Bear Historical Park is located on highway 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.

Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs - the �irst New Mexico museum to be granted “af�iliate” status with the Smithsonian Institution. The Museum is home to an extensive permanent collection of magni�icent carriages, wagons, saddles, �irearms and Indian artifacts, as well as ever-changing traveling exhibits. Located just east of the Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Highway 70, the entrance to the Museum features the landmark bronze “Free Spirits of Noisy Water,” one of the largest equine sculptures in the U.S. with eight larger-than-life horses, representing seven different breeds. The Museum is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission begins at $6 for adults with discounts avail-able for seniors, military and youth. The Hubbard Museum of the American West is owned and operated by the City of Ruidoso Downs. To �ind more information on the Hubbard Museum of the American West, please visit www.hubbardmuseum.org or call 575-378-4142.

“20th Annual Fall American Photogra-phy Competition & Exhibition,” Hubbard

Museum of the American West, Hwy 70 E., Ruidoso Downs, runs through Feb. 12. Now into its twentieth year, the Fall American brings together work by photographers from around the country. Their images present widely differing perceptions of the “American West.” More than one hundred photographs are exhibited each year. Almost all photographs are for sale through the Museum’s Mercantile Store. For more information, contact Hubbard Museum of the American West: 575-378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org. Admission: Adults- $6; seniors and military - $5; ages 6 to 16 - $2; under 6 - free.

Pillow’s Funtrackers - Open weekends and most holidays throughout the year. 101 Carrizo Canyon Road just off Sudderth. Pillow’s Funtrackers is the premier family fun center in New Mexico. We have been providing fun to thousands of families for over twenty years. Our park includes three go-kart tracks, miniature golf, arcade, Mountain Maze, and seasonal attractions such as Bumper Boats, Panning for Gem-stones, Rock Climbing Wall, Extreme Air, and Kiddie Bounce House.

ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR • 1-24 thru 1-30

Weekly Featured Adoptable Pets

Stormy is a very friendly cat. She loves to be pe� ed and pampered

and gets along fairly well with other cats. Stormy is also very

vocal cat when she wants some a� ention.

Mazda is a very outgoing friendly girl. She loves playing outside

with other dogs and loves playing with toys and going for walks.

Mazda is also house broken and enjoys being brushed.

To adopt one of these featured pets, contact the Humane Society of Lincoln County. Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, � urs-

day, Friday 11-5 and Saturday 11-2. Location: 422 Gavilan Canyon, Ruidoso. 575-257-9841. Website: adoptnmpet.com

Free throw eventThe Knights of Columbus, Council

6597, will host its annual free throw cham-pionship Jan. 28 in the lower gym at the Horton Complex at 11 a.m. Boys and girls ages 10-14 are invited.

All participants must bring a birth certifi cate or proof of age. For more infor-mation, call Dave Tetreault at 257-9556 or 937-2919.

Baseball campGerald Fernandez, a scout for the

Miami Marlins, will host a youth baseball camp, Feb. 5, at All American Park in Ru-idoso Downs – weather permitting.

The camp, for players 13 and under, will be for pitchers and catchers and will cost $45, which includes a T-shirt if regis-tered by Jan. 31. For more information or to register, call 575-725-8301.

Sports in brief


A pair of wins bookened two of the most excit-ing games the Capitan boys and girls basketball teams have played all year last week.

The Capitan girls opened the week with a 55-39 victory over Dexter Jan. 16, while the boys were 68-47 victors over New Mexico Military Institute Saturday.but it was their doubleheader against Dora Jan. 19 that had tongues wagging.

The Lady Tigers opened with an 52-51 double-overtime loss – their second double-overtime game of the year – while the boys capped things with a 40-38 loss, also in double overtime.

“I think we played very well in this game,” said Capitan girls coach John Devine. “Dora is the best team we’ve faced all year, and they deserve their ranking. I think we played our best game of the year against them.”

The pressure-cooker came just one game removed from the District 7-1A season, which begins Jan. 31 in Capitan against Mescalero. Devine said having a test this close to district can only help his team.

“We need to continue developing the team, and right now we’re going a little deeper in the bench than I thought we’d need to for various reasons,” Devine said. “But they’re coming along.”

Kersti Davis came through inside with 17 points to lead the Lady Tigers (10-4), while Kymbra Espinosa continued to contribute with 14 points. Sisters Dusty Rae and Georgia Lynn Eldridge combined for 16 points on the night.

Jessica Fierro had 18 points for the Lady Coy-otes (13-4), including four 3-pointers. As a team, Dora had seven treys, and this was a night in which Devine felt his team was doing a good job defending the outside shot.

What really hurt Capitan was free throws – or rather missed free throws. The Lady Tigers were 4-for-12 from the charity stripe in the extra periods. Just two more made foul shots, and this would have been a win for Capitan.

“We had good shoot-ers at the line, and I’m sure they were tired by that point, but we have to make those,” Devine said. “We’ve got seniors on this team, and I’ve got confi dence they can knock them down in the future.”

The boys had a similar story in their game, except that the Tigers barely even got to the line, shooting only seven free throws all night.

Jake Lamay had 15 to lead the team, while Dylan Privett had 22 points for Dora.

Double overtime the norm for Capitan

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressCapitan guard Teyna Montoya, right, drives to the basket on a fast break as Dexter’s Tabatha Salas defends Monday during the Lady Tigers’ win at Capitan.


EntertainmentNew Mexico’s next top comic:

Jay McKittrickHe’s everybody’s friend and

neighbor, and he’s rapidly as-cending as one of New Mexico’s up-and-coming comics. Known locally for his many benefi t concerts, Jay McKittrick is best known for his slightly more sophisticated southwest brand of stand-up comedy.

The consummate entertainer, Jay performs humor that ap-plauded by audiences of all ages and diversities. Working clean, he refrains from using extreme language on stage. Hitting on the hilarity of the human condition, Jay makes fun of everyday life in a way that is fun and relatable. Often satirical and sometimes surreal, Jay’s jokes fade in and out of fi ction like the far side.

I’m not trying to be shock-

ing,” says the 46-year-old family man “I’m trying to be entertain-ing.”

Born and raised in Califor-nia, McKittrick is a graduate of distinction from Sonoma State University’s School of Business and Administration. A resident to Ruidoso for more than 13 years, Jay worked as an aero-space inspector before moving to New Mexico. Delivering piz-zas at night, McKittrick began writing jokes to tell his fellow employees, and soon he found his calling.

McKittrick got his start in August of 2008, and has been developing his act ever since. His fi rst CD is expected to hit the shelves by March, and he is cur-rently booking his 2012 tour.

By Ty VinneyMusic Reporter

Skrillex review –“Bangarang EP”

Skrillex follows the collaboration on KoRn’s latest album with his third EP of dubstep material goodness. The seven tracks of “Bangarang EP” have the feel of earlier Crystal Method only with the dubstep drive to it instead of a techno beat. After winning MTV’s number one Electronic Dance Music artist of the year over big names like David Guetta and Deadmau5 and being nominated for fi ve Grammys, Sonny John Moore shows no signs of stopping his thus far successful solo career.

Title track “Bangarang” shows off a more glitch sounding side akin to the work done on the previous album “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.” It’s chock full of electronic high distorted voices, reparative sound clips from Sirah, a mellowed down break and screaming sirens.

A sure surprise on the album is a collaboration with The Doors on “Breakn’ a Sweat.” The song has a slower beat and shows off a new side of Skrillex. No fast tempos found here, just unclouded emotion. While still maintaining a high energy the song is slower and has some pretty smooth layering. “Kyoto” has a hip hop sort of vibe to it that makes it a very club friendly track. Sirah is once again featured in this song and adds in some vocals and raps to the smooth yet in-sanity that is the piece.

All in all the EP’s not too bad. It’s something I can listen to every so often and enjoy but not something I can spin nonstop without aggravation. There’s talent here indeed, but at times the over repetitiveness gets in the way and causes more harm than good. If you like dubstep, you’ll take to “Bangarang EP” like a fi sh to water. If you’re not

I’d advise looking into the album more.

Lamb of God review – “Resolution”

The new wave of heavy metal is back! Band Lamb of God storms gates and attacks hard with their seventh

album “Resolution.” Present are the heavy guitars, hard vocals from the infamous Randy Blythe and unforgiv-ing melodies of their usual work. There are no ballads or any pauses for relieving calm here, just the relentlessness of sound attacking the listener. If you want in your face, no prisoners taken aggressive heavy metal , this is your band.

Wasting no time on any sort of intro here at all, the album tears its way into the listener’s ears with “Straight for the Sun.” It’s heavy with

guitar and primal sounding screams, leading into a low lit vocal growl and a lower grungy beat that would fi t well to a funeral march. The track is full of brutality and a touch depres-sive and easily has elements of a good doom metal song. “Ghost Walking” Opens with a twangy southern styled guitar sound that would fi t well in one of those hillbilly attack movies like “Wrong Turn” and goes into a full on assault with wicked crunchy guitars and vicious vocal screams. “Cheated” has this main underlying guitar that is infectious and feeds the song with a high energy. It’s one of those songs that’s sure to please an audience live and be accompanied by a mosh pit. The last track on the album is “King Me.” It opens slowly in guitar and then on a gritty spoken vocal line. Accompany-ing this is a female operatic vocal, all leading up to a full on orchestral attack. It has a balance that I’ve never really found in a Lamb of God song and is for certain my personal favorite.

This album is anything but stag-nant and hits with the force of a raging hurricane. I’m not a huge fan of the band, as I prefer something with a bit more of a melody to it, but “resolu-tion” is good in its own right. If you were found wanting by their last album “Wrath,” this will more than make up for it!

Tune in to ‘EZ Geezy’(Eric Giles) weekday mornings

on the Mix 96.7

††† (Crosses) review –“EP1” and “EP2”

Chino Moreno of Deftones fame comes at the music scene from yet another side band, ††† (Crosses). Also aboard the project are Shaun Lopez (also from the band Far) and Scott Chuck. With their debut EP1 and then EP2 we’re given a monster of amazing noise and feeling. The general sound is electronic rock with Moreno’s cool vocal tones soothingly gliding along every track. It’s as if the band took the softer side of Deftones and spliced it in with a similar feel to Depeche Mode. Blissful yet almost unnerv-ing at times, the music is a creature unto its own.

Sliding in and tempting like a serpent is “Peurien†” a song in which the chorus just hooks in with “I know you want to try it so go on dive in taste it like it They’ve got so excited you want to climb in, taste the violence.” It’s an absolutely brilliant and lay-ered piece that could easily stand alone a cappella. The band reaches a higher rock note with a hip hop beat that is sure to get happily stuck in your head for hours with

“This is a Trick.” It contains a general fl avor of insanity and deception that is lyrical brilliance. “Bermuda Locket” could be described as a sensual sort of song with lines like “I got to tell you something I want to view your dreams I want to pull out your crazy pour it over me.”

I have to highly recommend these guys to everyone. They stand to be lis-tened to by lovers of all kinds of music. You won’t be let down if you spend the extra few dollars and buy the EPs off the band’s site. It’s amazing material that should be heard, and not just once either!

Jay [email protected]

Going cold turkeyBy Jay McKittrick

I was in a dinner the other day enjoying a green chilly cheese burger, when a truck driver sat down next to me at the counter and ordered a club sandwich.

The gal took a pen out of her hair, and began to scratch down his order. “OK…one club sand-wich, anything else?”

He replied, “Yeah! Why don’t you hold the bread on that.”

“You got it honey!” She replied. “Is that it for you?”

“Um… no,” he mumbled. “Why don’t you hold the bacon, lettuce and tomato on that also.”

Well, she gave him a look like he had a square head and asked; ”You want a club sand-wich without the bread, the bacon, the lettuce and the tomato?’ And then added sarcastically, ‘What are you on a diet, or something?”

“No!” He laughed. “I’m just going cold turkey!”

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A [PG-13] PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER by Emyln Williams

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Worship Services

ANGLICANThe Anglican Church of the SaviorFr. John Hu� man, Pastor; 2816 Sudderth, Ruidoso. For more information, call Father John @ 937-7977Mescalero Family Wor ship Center Pete J. Luna, Sr. Pastor; Elden D. Stilly, Assoc. Pastor; 464-4741 First Assembly of God Rev. E. Thomas Kearns, Pastor; 139 EI Paso Road, Ruidoso 257-2324ASSEMBLY OF GODCarrizozo Community Church (AlG) Barbara Bradley, Pastor. Corner of C Ave. & Thir teenthBAPTIST Canaan Trail BaptistRoland Burnett, Pastor; Located just past milepost 14 on Hwy. 48, between Angus & Capitan. 336-1979First Baptist Church - Carrizozo; 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968; Hayden Smith, PastorFirst Baptist Church - Ruidoso270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. (575) 257-2081; Dr. Allen Stoddard, PastorFirst Baptist Church - Ruidoso Downs361 E. Hwy 70, 378-4611, Randy Widener, PastorFirst Baptist Church - TinnieBill Jones, PastorMescalero Baptist Mission1016 Old Road Box 9, Mescalero, NM 88340, 585-973-0560, Pastor Zach MalottMountain Baptist ChurchIndependent-Fundamental KJV. 145 E. Grandview Capitan - (575) 937-4019 Ruidoso Baptist ChurchWayne Joyce, Pastor; 126 Church Drive, Palmer Gateway. 378-4174Trinity Southern Baptist Church(south on Highway 48) 700 Mt. Capitan Rd. 354 -2044. Mel Gnatkowski, pastor 808-0607 BAHA’I FAITH Baha’i FaithMeeting in members’ homes. 257-2987 or 258-5595 BUDDHIST Buddhism of the Lotus SutraGeorge Brown; 257-1569 CATHOLIC Saint Eleanor Catholic Church120 Junction Road, Ruidoso, 257- 2330. Reverend AI GalvanSaint Theresa Catholic ChurchCorona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. Saint Joseph’s Apache MissionMescalero. Father Paul Botenhagen, OFMOur Lady of GuadalupeBent. Father Larry GosselinSacred Heart Catholic Church 299 3rd St, Capitan, 354-9102Santa Rita Catholic Church 243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648-2853. Father Franklin EichhorstCHRISTIAN Christian Community Church127 Rio Corner w/Eagle, Mid-town. For more information call: 378-7076 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Rev. Ryan Arnold; 1211 Hull at Gavilan Canyon Road, 258-4250Carrizo Christian FellowshipLeonard Kanese wah Ill, Pastor. 56 White Mt. Dr., 3 mi. W of Inn of the Mountain Gods Mescalero. 464-4656CHURCH OF CHRISTGateway Church of Christ415 Sudderth, Rui doso, 257-4381Church of Christ - CapitanHighway 48. Joshua Watkins, MinisterCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LDS Church of Jesus Christ LDSRuidoso Ward, 1091 Mechem Bishop Jon Ogden, (575) 258-1253Church of Jesus Christ LDSMescalero Branch, Mormon Missionaries (575) 317-2375EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso. Rev. Judith Burgess Rec tor 257-2356.

Website: www.eclc.us St. Anne’s Episcopal Chapel in GlencoeEpiscopal Chapel of San Juan in Lincoln St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel Carrizozo, 6th & E StreetFOURSQUARECapitan Foresquare ChurchHighway 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, PastorEVANGELICAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church1035 Mechem Dr. (575) 802-5242FULL GOSPEL Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Int’lK-Bob’s Hwy. 70 in Rui doso. Ron Rice, 354-0255, e-mail fgbm¥ @ruidoso-on line.com Mission Fountain of Living WaterSan PatricioJEHOVAH’S WITNESSESJehovah’s Witness - RuidosoKingdom Hall 1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 257-7714Congregacion Hispana de los Testigos de Je hova1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 378-7095JEWISH / HEBREWKehilla Bat- Tzion & Hebrew Learning Center, Inc.2204 Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, NM 88345 575-257-0122LUTHERANShepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church575-258-4191; 1120 Hull Road. Pastor Thomas Schoech. www.shlcruidoso.org METHODISTCommunity United Methodist ChurchJunc tion Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. Stephanie Harmon, Pastor. Capitan United Methodist Church Pastor Jean Riley and the congregation of Capitan United Methodist. White Oaks and Third in Capitan. 575-648-2846Trinity United Methodist Church 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648-2846. Car rizozo. Jean Riley, PastorNAZARENE Angus Church of the NazareneAngus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336-8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor QUAKERQuaker Worship Group

Unpro grammed meeting 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 PENTECOSTALApostolic Pentecostal AssemblyRetired Pastor and author Harry A. PeytonAbundant Life United Pentecostal Church of Ruidoso613 Sudderth Dr. Unit D. Pastor, Art Dunn, Youth Pastor, Nathaniel Dunn. Free home Bible studiesPRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church101 Sulton Drive (Nob Hill), Ruidoso, 257-2220. Tony Chambless, PastorAncho Community Presbyterian ChurchPastor Terry Aiello, CLPCorona United Presby terian ChurchPastor Terry Aiello, CLPNogal Presbyterian Church Reverend Bill Se bringREFORMED CHURCHMescalero ReformedMescalero. Bob Schut, PastorSEVENTH DAY ADVEN TIST Ruidoso Seventh Day Adventist207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs, 378-4161. Pastor Andrew Spooner 575-437-8916; 1st Elder Manuel Maya 575-937 4487UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPSacramento Mountains Unitarian Universalist FellowshipCall 336-2170 or 257-8912 for locationNON-DENOMINATIONAL American Missionary FellowshipRick Smith, 682-2999. E-mail: RickS@americanmission ary.org Calvary Chapel127 Vi sion, next to Cable Co., 257-5915. Pastor John Mar shallCasa de Oracion Comu nidad CristianaRuidoso 304 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 257-6075. Pas tor: Carlos & Gabby Carreon. *All Services are Bilingual* - Translators AvailableCentro Familiar Des tino304 Sudderth Dr., Rui doso, NM 88345, (575) 257-0447. Services are bilin gualChrist Church in the DownsRuidoso Downs, 378-8464. AI and Marty Lane, PastorsChrist Community Fel lowship

Capitan, High way 380 West, 354-2458. Ed Vinson, PastorChurch Out of ChurchMeeting 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!Cornerstone ChurchCornerstone Square, 613 Sudderth Drive, 257-9265. John & Joy Wyatt, PastorsCowboy ChurchPreacher Buster Reed of Amarillo. Call 378-4840 for more infoFoot of the Cross Chris tian Ministries2812 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 Grace Harvest Church1108 Gavilan Canyon Rd, 336-4213Iglesia Bautista “Vida Eterna”Pastor Rev, Ramon Robledo. 207 East Circle, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346, 361 E. Hwy. 70, (575) 378-8108. Email: [email protected] J Bar J Church40 Hwy 70W, 575-257-6899 Pastor Charles W. Clary. E-mail: [email protected] Miracle Life Ministry CenterRon Rice & Cather ine Callahan, Ministers Available 24 hours for heal ing, prayer. 354-0255; e-mail miraclelife@ruidoso-on line.com Peace Chapel Interde-nominational (ULC), Alto North, 336-7075. Jeamsie Price, PastorRacetrack ChapelHorseman’s Entrance, Hwy 70, 505-378-7264. Chaplain Darrell WinterThe Word of Life Church Rev. Chuck Fulton, pas tor/648-2339. 711 ‘E’ Ave., Carrizozo, NM. A ̄ liated with the Evangelistic Assembly ChurchNON-SECTARIANSpiritual Awareness Study GroupMinister: George N. Brown, PhD. ULC. 257-1569 Men’s Bible Study, Band Of BrothersCall 937-0071 for times and location The 1st Iglesia Apos tollca de la Fe en Cristo JesusLocated at: 613 Sudderth Dr. Suite D, Ruidoso. (575) 937-7957 · (575) 973-5413

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Weekday Bible study groups available

There are two Bible study groups at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church that meet during the week.

The men’s ministry group will meet on the fi rst and third Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. at El Paraiso Restaurant, 721 Mechem Drive (in the Sierra Mall).

Hearts in Service women’s Bible study meets on Tuesdays at 1:15 p.m. at the church in the fellow-ship hall. All are welcome.

Putting aside di� erences:Lincoln County Ministerial Alliance

By Sue [email protected]

Once each month, Lincoln County ministers meet and work together for the common good. At the January Ministe-rial Alliance meeting, Rev. Ryan Arnold, 27, Pastor of First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road in Ruidoso, was elected to serve as President of the LCMA for a three year term. Relatively new to Lincoln County, Arnold, his wife Kristyn, and two year old son Jackson moved to Ruidoso almost a year and a half ago. They eagerly expect the addition of a daughter to their family in a few months. Arnold states, “For Kristyn and me, it’s always been a dream to live and minis-ter in a small mountain community. Our dream is now a reality!”

Arnold’s background is one of diver-sity: his lifelong church involvement cov-ers Assemblies of God, Baptist, Presbyte-rian, settling fi nally in the Christian Church Disciples of Christ denomination. He earned a B.S. degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in TX, and his M.Div. is from George W. Truett Theo-logical Seminary. Arnold and his family came to the First Christian Church in Ruidoso from the Los Altos Christian Church in Albuquerque, where he was a staff member.

In addition to Presi-dent Arnold, LCMA Offi cers include Secretary: Pastor Rick Hutchison (Angus Church) and Treasurer: Rev. Stepha-nie Harmon (Community United Methodist Church, Ruidoso).

The Alliance has a history of community involvement. W.A.T.S. UP (We Are The Sermon) events in past years have centered around giving re-sources, time, fi nances and skills at no cost to Mes-calero/Lincoln County. From free oil changes for single moms, park beautifi cation, housing improvements for tran-sient horse-track workers, to individual homeowner support, LCMA has always been committed to community assistance.

One major function of the Alliance continues to be indigent support. Those who travel through Lincoln County, fi nding themselves in need can rely on LCMA for assis-tance. Overnight accom-modations, a meal, vehicle fuel, a bus ticket – these are just a few areas where the Alliance has been involved.

The last few months have been challenging for LCMA. In the midst of these issues, their mission remains clear. They strive to bring Lincoln County together with the com-mon goal of representing Jesus Christ well. What individual congregations

may not be able to do because of limited resources, the Alliance can accomplish when placing the group’s collective means in the community setting. Rev. Arnold remarks that he’s rarely seen such a variety of backgrounds able to work in such a cohesive manner.

When asked about the current diver-sity of the Alliance church representation, Arnold comments, “I personally fi nd Je-sus radically inclusive; continually calling the unexpected to “Come, Follow me!” Differences are shelved, commonalities are the focus, and community involve-ment is the goal. Churches who are not involved at this time are encouraged to contact LCMA. Meetings occur monthly at various church locations.

Rev. Ryan Arnold may be reached at the First Christian Church: 575-258-4250.

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressRev. Ryan Arnold, Pastor of First Christian Church.


120 LEGAL NOTICESREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Village of Ruidoso is request-ing quali� cation based sealed proposals for Sanitary Sewer System Relocation Project. Sealed Proposals will be received by the Village of Ruidoso, 313 Cree Meadows Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 for RFP #2012-009P.

A completed proposal shall be submitted in a sealed container indicating the proposal title and number along with the O� eror’s name and address clearly marked on the outside of the container. All proposals will be received by 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Village of Ruidoso Purchasing Depart-ment, c/o Vicki Eichelberger, 311 Center St., Ruidoso, NM 88345. By submitting a proposal for the requested services each � rm is certifying that their proposal is in compliance with regulations and requirements stated within the Request for Proposals.

Copies of the Request can be ob-tained in person at the o� ce of the Purchasing Agent at 311 Center St. or will be mailed upon written re-quest, e-mail request or telephone request to Vicki Eichelberger, Pur-chasing Agent, at 575/257-2721. Email address is: [email protected]

Any proposal received by the Pur-chasing Department after the time and date speci� ed shall not be con-sidered. This RFP may be cancelled and any and all proposals may be rejected in whole or in part when it is in the best interest of the Village of Ruidoso. (§13-1-131, NMSA, 1978)

Vicki EichelbergerVillage of RuidosoPurchasing Agent

130 EMPLOYMENTKOKOPELLI CLUB NEEDS: 1 ex-perienced server and 1 dishwasher. Apply in Golf Shop 10am-3pm Tuesday-Saturday at 1200 High Mesa Road, Alto.

PART-TIME TEACHING AS-SOCIATES NEEDED. Apply at www.citizenschools.org.

DRIVERS NEEDED. Need night drivers and out of town med run-ners. 575-973-1427

POSITION AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL OFFICE DUTIES. Ap-plicants must be computer literate and possess good people skills. Applications are available at 107 Cree Meadows Drive. 8 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday. Phone 575-258-5816

CORNERSTONE BAKERY CAFE is seeking a creative, experienced

breakfast cook for a fulltime posi-tion. Cornerstone has an excellent, positive working environment and a quality-oriented atmosphere. Must work well with others, work well under pressure and a good attitude. Apply in person. 359 Sud-derth

PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN opening. Du-ties would included greet-ing customers and general cleaning. Bring resume to 141 Mescalero Trail Ruidoso.

LOOKING FOR WONDER WOMAN/MAN! Executive Aid for disabled business-man. Needs to be an out-going, organized, detail oriented, ¡ exible, multi-tasker. Marketing and/or Bookkeeping experience a plus. This is an interesting, challenging, and exciting career - never a dull day. Some travel involved. Email resume to [email protected] or fax 575-336-7475. No calls please.

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210 ROOMMATE WANTED1 BEDROOM WITH BATH. Nice area in Ruidoso. $350. 520-975-8840.

215 CABIN & RV RENTALS1 & 2 BEDROOM UNITS furnished. Central Ruidoso $325-$525/month. References required. 575-257-0872

225 MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

1 BEDROOM UNITS $325-$525 month. References required 257-0872

235 HOMES FOR RENT: FURN / UNFURN

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3/2, 2 STORY with carport. $880+ utilities. Southside Cree N/P/S. 575-257-7911

PEACEFUL LIVING in Lincoln Historic District. Adorable, clean 2BD/2BA house with single at-tached garage on acreage. W/D and A/C. Pets considered. $895+de-posit, elec. and gas. 575-653-4073

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, living room, kitchen, fenced yard. $800 per month. Ready in February. 575-973-1009; 575-973-5854

250 FARMS, RANCHES OR LAND/ACREAGE

PROPERTY FOR SALE - Approxi-mately 100x75 ft. lot located on 138 Upper Terrace. Large pine trees on lot. Includes city water, electric and gas. $50,000 cash. Call 575-808-1324. Serious enquiries only.

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20 ACRES WITH WATER! Near Ruidoso $34,900. New to market, municipal water, maintained roads and electric. Won’t last at this price! Call NMRS 866-906-2857.

260 APARTMENT RENTALS: FURN / UNFURN

2BD 1BA RUIDOSO DOWNS. Tenant pays gas and electric. $450/month $300 deposit. 575-937-1081

1 AND 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS for rent, Unfurnished, Bills paid. 575-258-3111.

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310 MISCELLANEOUSTIRES FOR SALE. Firestone,

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370 GARAGE SALES/ESTATE SALESGARAGE SALE-INSIDE

Not your usual sale - A little bit of everything from art and antiques

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SUPER LOCATION WITHGORGEOUS SIERRA BLANCA VIEW3 bdrm, 2 1/2 ba ranch-style home w/triple heated attached garage. Open living & kitchen/dining areas. Charming wood floors & large breakfast bar. Nicely sized bedrooms. Updated baths. Low maintenance exterior, metal roof. 2/3 acre, sprinkler system, fully fenced front yard & towering trees. $279,000 MLS #109908

WELL ESTABLISHEDRESTAURANT

Building, name, furniture, fixtures & in-ventory go with the sale. High visibility restaurant. Books available to qualified buyers. Owner will consider a possible trade or lease or option to purchase. $690,000 MLS #109419

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RENTALSHOUSES

225 SANTIAGO CIRCLE – FURN or UNF 3 BDR / 2 BA w/2-car garage, microwave, dishwasher, & W/D. $2000/Mo includes utilities.

135 N. CANDLEWOOD – UNF 1 BDR, 1 BA. Wood-burning fireplace, jacuzzi tub, W/D, deck. $650/Mo + utilities.103 ENCANTO ROAD – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA with 2-car ga-rage, wood-burning fireplace & fenced back yard. $1200/Mo + utilities. (Available 2/1/2012)

101 RANCHER ROAD – UNF 2 BDR, 1 3/4 BA w/1 car ga-rage, wood-burning fireplace & fenced yard. $950/Mo + utilities.

CONDOS101 RACQUET COURT #3 – FURN 2 BDR / 1.5 BA. $1100/Mo includes utilities. THE SPRINGS #31 – FURN 2 BDR / 2 BA stand-alone condo. $1650/Mo (with minimum 6 month lease) includes utilities. MANUFACTURED HOMES481 PARADISE CANYON – FURN 3 BDR, 2 BA with log siding and a great deck. $1600/Mo includes utilities.111 GRINDSTONE CANYON – UNF 3 BDR, 1.5 BA. $550/Mo. + utilities. (Available 2/4/2012)

COMMERCIAL2900 SUDDERTH DRIVE – Large building at the corner of Sudderth & Mechem with many potential uses. Come take a look.

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La entrega de sonrisas, un niño a la vezPor Eugene Heathman

Clínica Dental de los Niños de Ruidoso es la única clínica en el condado de Lincoln se especializa en odontología general y ortodoncia para niños de 19 años. Kenneth W. Childress, D.D.S. y su esposa Laura Childress emplean tres a tiempo completo y uno a tiempo parcial higienista dental, además de tres completos - los empleados de ofi cina a tiempo. A la de Childress, que viven en Ruidoso es mucho más que el trabajo diario de brindar atención de calidad para niños. Para ellos, se trata de ser una parte y devolver a la comunidad.

Kenneth Childress sirvió como aviador de la Armada de EE.UU. 1986-1994. Childress era un piloto de helicóptero HSC-42, que sirven en Escudo del Desierto y dos salas de la Tormenta del Desierto de com-

bate. Childress padre era dentista y después de salir de la Armada, Childress asistió a la Universidad de Colorado School of Dentistry y Odontología practica general en Pueblo, CO durante 6 años antes de abrir su propia práctica en Las Cru-ces. Childress abrió la clínica dental de los niños en el centro comercial Sierra y está celebrando el segundo aniversario de clínicas de 28 de enero.

Laura Childress es una presen-tadora de noticias de la televisión antigua en Pueblo, CO y Amarillo, Texas: “Tuve una carrera de 11 años se ejecutan en Noticias de TV antes de retirarse. He trabajado tanto en el mercado Inglés y español,” dijo Chil-dress. Clínica Dental de los Niños of-rece servicios bilingües a sus clientes. Su formación es en realidad en Crimi-nología. “ Mi pasión en la vida es

ayudar a la gente y esperamos hacer una diferencia en sus vidas y por eso entré en periodismo de la difusión,” dijo Childress. Childress opera las relaciones públicas y marketing de la Clínica Dental de los Niños.

Clínica Dental de los Niños ofrece servicios para los frenos, la sabiduría extracciones dentales, tratamientos de conducto, coronas y blanqueamiento dental. La pared principal de la zona de recepción está dedicada a las fotos de la cavi-dad libre de los pacientes y la clínica tiene sorteos mensuales de premios y galardones de referencia para los padres de los pacientes. La Clínica dental de los niños sirve también pacientes de bajos ingresos a través de precios competitivos. “Cobramos Medicare-Medicaid precios reembol-sables sin sacrifi car la calidad de la atención,” dijo Childress.

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although he may not ride his bicycle to his job sites, he hasn’t given up on two wheels as he sometimes com-mutes on his 250cc motorcycle as fuel effi cient transport.

After Sherry, his wife of 22 years, and David see their son Neil complete his trade school education, they are contemplating a move to Colorado Springs for religious studies at Charis Bible College to further their goal of a more complete spiritual service to others in their respec-tive community endeavors upon their probable return to Ruidoso.

The story of David hauling the rock up the ski area road became the food of legend and as the years disap-peared under the wheels of time, he refl ected that the rock load got heavier (he heard at one time the rock weighed sixty pounds) but the result was always the same – he was the fi rst to the top. The spirit of adventure for David is not yet over as just recently he parasailed in the Bahamas con-tinuing his thirst for challenge and personal development.

And David now had a question for me, “Would Jim and I have been competitive if we had come along during your Olympic Development Program 10 years later?” The answer was easy, “You guys were at the top in the 70s, you would have been at the top in the 80s, but more importantly, today, 35 years later, you’re a con-tributing and benevolent member of our community and still at the top.”

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january 24, 2012

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