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Carrizozo Mayor suddenly resigns; Voss takes helmBy Patrick [email protected]

Carrizozo Mayor Dennis Vega resigned Wednesday morning, according to Town Clerk Leann Weihbrecht.

Weihbrecht said that Vega stepped down for personal reasons. “He has not told us what those reasons are, he just resigned for personal reasons,” she said Thursday morning.

Mayor Pro Tem Dusty Voss will as-sume the mayoral duties until a new mayor is named at a special meeting Jan. 11.

This is the second time this year that the town has experienced the resignation of a mayor. Mike Petty stepped down in June, citing fatigue as the reason. He beat three-

time incumbent Mayor Manny Hernandez in the 2010 municipal elections.

Vega was sworn in as mayor June 6. During an interview at the time he stressed that the town’s police department needed to hire a new chief and a couple more offi -cers. Since then, the police department has installed a chief and three offi cers.

Vega was recently the victim of home break-in. Douglas A. Whittaker, 51, was ar-rested on Nov. 17 after allegedly fi ring four shots from his vehicle at Vega’s residence, then returning to break into the house, ac-cording to a police report.

Voss will appoint someone to replace Vega and then the town council will need to approve the selection. Voss has already eliminated the idea of choosing himself,

which is what Vega had done following Petty’s resignation.

“I do have somebody in mind, but I am not going to make that public yet,” Voss said Thursday afternoon. “But it will be someone who has previous experience, that’s been on the council or has served in some capacity for the town for sure, so we don’t start from scratch all over again.”

Voss said that day-to-day operations in the town will not be affected.

“Nothing will change that was set forth by Mr. Vega,” Voss said, referring to a meeting earlier in the day with the town’s department heads. “He did a wonderful job with these people, there are things getting done, and I told all of them that his rules apply today and they will tomorrow, too.”

Special thanks to Gary CozzensPresident, Lincoln County Historical Society

Lincoln County has a rich heritage spread amongst different cultures. At the time New Mexico became a state on January 6, 1912 the county was comprised of a myriad of communities and there was no one solid theme in its participation in the statehood process. Presented here is a snapshot of the county when statehood was obtained.

The village of Lincoln was the county seat in 1912 and had been since Lincoln County was established in 1869. Since its zenith in the 1870s and 80s during the Lin-coln County War, the village had become less signifi cant, and in fact, was beginning a fi ght to retain the county seat that it would eventu-ally lose.

Lincoln’s population continued to de-cline and in July 1909 the County Commis-sion received a petition to move the County Seat to Carrizozo. Another little known fact is that the railroad bought up water rights along the Rio Bonito, which in effect ended farming in the Bonito River Valley. An elec-tion was held on August 17th and the vote was 899 to 614 to move the seat to Carrizo-zo. Thus began the last Lincoln County War.

The citizens of Lincoln fi led suit to prevent the move, but in the meantime bonds were sold to construct a new courthouse in Carrizozo. Represented by the political icon Thomas B. Catron, the Lincoln contingent lost every legal battle. The District Court was already being held in Carrizozo and the clerk and treasurer agreed to move, but were prevented doing so by a mob of over 40 people in Lincoln. The fi ght eventually went to the U. S. Supreme Court, which affi rmed the move to Carrizozo which was fi nally

made in August 1913.Coal was discovered about a mile north-

west of present day Capitan and the mining town of Coalora sprang up in 1900. By 1905 Coalora was closed and most of the miners and buildings were moved to Dawson in the northeast corner of the state. More impor-tantly, the railroad spur to Carrizozo was kept open and used as a vehicle to support com-merce in the area until 1944.

Capitan was established in 1900 near the settlement of Gray, which was founded by Seaborn T. Gray. By 1912 Capitan had a population of over 1,000; a large settlement in New Mexico in those days. In 1905 George A. Titsworth moved to town and became a partner in the Welch Store. By 1912 Titsworth bought out Welch and was on the way to es-tablishing an economic empire in the county that would last for another 30 years.

Just to the west of Capitan was the newly established village of Carrizozo. When Charles Eddy built the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad in 1899, he needed a terminus to serve the trains in this vicinity. The citizens of White Oaks were certain the railroad would be brought through their vil-lage, but were unable to reach an agreement with Eddy over the price of the land. As a result, Eddy built the town of Carrizozo and ran a spur line to Coalora to the east for coal. The other signifi cant occurrence during the

transition to statehood was the moving of the county seat to Carrizozo from Lincoln.

The town of White Oaks was established in 1879 in response to the gold being mined there. After losing the railroad to Carrizozo the village continued to decline and by state-hood was a virtual ghost town. In the north-ern part of the county Corona was founded in 1900 to support the railroad and by statehood was a thriving railroad community. Jicar-illa was an active mining town in 1912 and Ancho was located on the railroad and sup-ported a brick factory of national renown. It was Ancho bricks that rebuilt San Francisco after the earthquake in 1906.

The Nogal Mining district had seen a min-ing boom in the late 1800s but by 1912 most of the mines had either closed or were produc-ing very little ore. Bonito City was slowing withering away but the Bonito Pipeline carry-ing water from Bonito Creek to the railroad at Carrizozo had been installed in 1906. To lay the pipeline a path had to be cut through solid rock in places, which was an engineering feat. Several miles north of Bonito was the mining town of Nogal, which was also slowly losing its population as the mines closed.

Hispanics, mostly from the Manzano area, were the fi rst settlers in Lincoln County about 1855. They settled along the Bonito River and along the Ruidoso River and down past where the two rivers met to form the Hondo River in the Hondo Valley. The San Patricio area was a thriving community as were Glencoe and Hondo. By the time of statehood they were well established with many families who had been in the area for several generations.

Ironically, one of the smallest settle-

Happy 100th Birthday, New Mexico!Lincoln County at statehood

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Lincoln County’s Wm. C. McDonald becomes New Mexico’s 1st governor By Lynda A. Sanchez

Despite the wild and wooly reputa-tion held by Lincoln County as part of New Mexico Territory – the Apache Wars, the Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid – the county stepped up to the plate in 1912 by providing New Mexico with its fi rst governor.

William Calhoun McDonald was elected as the state’s fi rst governor that year and served until 1916. This was no doubt a grand moment for the county and for the newly admitted 47th state of the union.

McDonald was originally a New Yorker who made his way west as so many young men did to Kansas. There he practiced law, yet his desire for adventure lured him further west until he

made it to Lincoln County. Arriving in the raucous town of

White Oaks in 1880, he worked as a U.S. deputy mineral surveyor for a decade and then became manger of

the Carrizozo Cattle Company. Eventually he took over control of the ranch and also worked as county assessor from 1885-87. Politics was in the mill too as he became ac-tive in the Democratic Party, rising quickly through the party’s ranks. He was later elected as a member of the territorial House of Representatives in 1891.

Today, one can visit his grave in White Oaks and wonder at the unique history he lived through during that turbulent time. Members of the family still reside in Lincoln County today. Sterling Spencer, a former county commissioner and current probate judge, has many stories about his grandfa-ther and father as they struggled to create a ranching empire in that part of the county.

Another prominent historical character also keeps the governor company and that is Susan McSween Barber, cattle queen of New Mexico. She was the widow of Alex-ander McSween, who was murdered during the infamous fi ve-day battle in Lincoln dur-ing the Lincoln County War in 1878.

Photo courtesy of Gary Cozzens, Lincoln Co. Historical SocietyNew Mexico’s fi rst governor, William Mc-Donald and Almer Blazer meeting with Mescalero Apaches near Ruidoso in 1912.

Lincoln County’s Wm. C. McDonald becomes New Mexico’s 1st governor By Lynda A. Sanchez

tion held by Lincoln County as part of New Mexico Territory – the Apache Wars, the Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid – the county stepped up to the plate in 1912 by providing New Mexico with its fi rst governor.

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Democratic meetingThe January meeting for the Democratic Party of LincolnCountywillbeJan.5at6p.m.atK-Bob’s,157Highway70inRuidoso.Thosewhowishtoeatbeforethemeetingcancomebetween5and5:45p.m.andorderfromthemenu.Thismonth’sprogramwillbeapresentationanddiscussionofthe OccupyWall Street movement, its history, direction andconnectiontootherprotestmovements.Allneworinterestedpeopleareinvited.

Call for artistsTheHubbardMuseumoftheAmericanWestiscallingforen-triestoits2012BiennaleGrandeartshow,scheduledtoopenatthemuseumApril4.ThejuriedfineartscompetitionseekstorecognizeandhonorexcellenceinvisualartsoftheAmeri-canWest.Thecompetitionisopentoallartistsofanyage,bothamateurandprofessional,livinginNewMexico,ArizonaandTexas.Eli-giblemediaincludedrawing,painting,printmaking,sculpture,ceramics, fiber art and mixed media. Entry fee is $25 for thefirstentryand$20foreachadditionalentry.DeadlinetoenterisJan.31.Formoreinformationonrequirementsandawards,callDavidMandelat378-4142,ext.229.

Another call for artistsTheLincolnCountyArtLoopstudiotourwillcelebrate17yearsin2012,andcallsarenowoutforartists.Thiswillbeajuriedshowwithawidevarietyofartsandcrafts.Alldetailsareincludedintheapplicationwhichcanbedown-loadedfromwww.artloop.org,orpickedupatJosie’sFrameryor the RRCA office on Sudderth Drive.The 2012 tour will beJuly6-8.Formoreinformation,call937-6043orvisitwww.artloop.org.

Leagues start in JanuaryThefirstgamesfortheRuidosoParksandRecreationDepart-ment’s basketball league will be played Jan. 10. Copies ofrosters,rulesandwaiverscanbepickedupattheP&Roffice,801ResortDr.Youcanalsogetthisinformationbycalling257-5030.Amaximumof10teamswillplayaroundrobintournament,thenanendoftheseasonsingleeliminationtournament.Costis $250 per team, with a 12 member limit on teams. RosterchangesarealloweduntilJan.24.Refereesarealsoneededat$12pergame.Therewillalsobeavolleyballleague,startingJan.9.Amaxi-mumof10teamswillcompeteinleagueplayforaspotinasingleeliminationtournament.Costforthisleagueisalso$250perteam.AllgamesinbothleagueswillbeplayedintheauxiliarygymoftheHortonComplex.

Bill Rakocy ReceptionAreceptionforartist,historianandcuratorBillRakocywillbeheldfrom6to7p.m.onTuesday,Jan.24,atthemaincampusofENMU-Ruidoso.Asilentauctionconsistingof40ofhispaint-ings ison-goingandwillcloseFeb.29.Aportionofthepro-ceedswillbedonatedtothecollege’sartstudents.Formoreinformation,call257-3006.

Sacramento Mountain Village isanetworkofolderadultsinRu-idoso and surrounding communities who support independentlivingbyofferingservicesandactivitiesthatkeepseniorshealthyandhappyintheirownhomes.Benefitsofmembershipincludeartandyogaclasses,weeklywalkinganddiscussiongroups,so-cialfunctionsandmonthlymemberbreakfastsatCreeMeadowsCountryClub,on the fourthSaturdayof the monthat9:30a.m.Membership isopentoanyLincolnCountyresident49yearsorolder.Formoreinformation,call258-2120orvisitwww.sacmtnvil-lage.org.

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 family membersofalcoholics–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 of Ruidoso meetseveryTuesdayatnoonatK-Bobs.

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

The Lincoln County fibromyalgiaandchronicpainsupportgroupmeetsonthethirdThursdayofeachmonthfromnoon-1p.m.intheparloratFirstBaptistChurch,270CountryClubDr.Forinfor-mation,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.

Optimist Club meetsatnooneveryWednesdayatK-BobsinRu-idoso.

The Photographic Society of Lincoln County –dedicatedtotheadvancementofdigitalphotography–meetsthesecondThurs-dayofeachmonthat7p.m.intheRegionIXofficesat237ServiceRoad.Annualduesare$15perfamilywhichincludeslecturesandfieldtrips.ContactLelandDefordat257-8662orHerbBrunnellat258-4003.

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.Thefocusofthegroupsiseducationaboutmanaginggriefandde-velopinganetworkofsupportwithotherswhohaveexperiencedlosses.Thereisnochargeforthegroup,anditisopentoanyoneinthecommunity.ThegroupmeetatRuidosoHomeHealthandHospice, 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,call973-0953.

SAA meets everyThursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the EpiscopalChurch at the Holy Mountain at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. Formoreinformation,call575-201-4203.

Women Helping Women,asupportgroupfordomesticviolencevictimsandsurvivors,meetsWednesday’sfrom2-3p.m.atSweetCharity,26156Highway70.Thegroupofferssupport,resourcere-ferralandinformationaboutchildren’sissuesandproblems.Thereisnocostandbilingualservicesareavailable.Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecallthenestat378-6378.

White Mountain Search and Rescue Team isopenformember-shiptovolunteersinterestedinvariousdisciplines.Positionsopeninclude operations, communications, ATV, ground patrol, horseand K9 teams.Training and support is available for all positionsin preparation for field certification.The organization meets ev-erythirdMondayat7p.m.attheFirstChristianChurch,1211HullRoad. For more information, visit www.whitemountainsar.org orcallTonyDavisat336-4501.

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County commission redistricting plan put on holdBy Patrick [email protected]

Lincoln County commissioners last week agreed to reconsider a redistricting plan they approved in November. They’ll wait until after a public hearing is held at a commission meeting this month to further discuss redistricting options.

The plan they had already agreed on, known as Option E, would have Capitan fall completely within the boundaries of District 1. Currently, the village is split between Districts 1 and 4. The option would also have Precinct 4 come together with Precinct 5 in District 4, while add-ing Precinct 17, Precinct 20 and Precinct 21 to the district.

Another plan, known as Option B, would keep Capitan split between Districts 1 and 4. County Clerk Rhonda Burrows had told commissioners that this option was most like the current configuration.

Redistricting occurs every 10 years following the tabulation of the national census to accommodate changes in population.

Commissioners approved Option E on a 3-2 vote in November, with Com-mission Chairwoman Eileen Sedillo and Commissioner Jackie Powell voting against. But at least one commissioner now says he was confused by the plan even though he voted for it.

During a discussion on the newly created Precinct 22 at a commission meeting Dec. 20, Mark Doth said that he was confused by Option E, in particular that it separates the “historical boundary in Capitan from two areas of representa-tion to one area of representation.”

“Upon reflection of that, and hearing from some people, I wondered if that was the proper thing to do,” he said.

Doth added that he now wants to “give all options a thorough airing and voice my confusion so that moving for-ward we do the right thing.”

Doth commended Burrows for her work presenting Options B and E in the limited amount of time she had been given. “I guess I really needed more time to see the distinction between the two options,” he said.

Doth said Commissioner Tom Battin felt similarly about Option E after it was approved at the November meeting.

“I’m not trying to put words in Com-missioner Battin’s mouth,” said Doth, “but I turned to him and he turned to me and said, ‘What did we just vote on?’”

Battin was absent from the commis-sion meeting last week.

Sedillo said that Battin told her after the November meeting that he was con-fused by Option E.

Commissioner Kathryn Minter, who represents District 4, mentioned that she’d heard from several residents of Capitan who said they prefer being under a single commission district “because they felt like their votes were watered down before and now they have a better voting bloc.”

“I don’t believe Option B was the closest to the historical (configuration),” added Minter, “because Sun Valley is now going to be moved – so you can take either (option) and say they’re historical.”

County Attorney Alan Morel told commissioners that it would be appropri-ate to vote on a motion to reconsider the proposed commission districts, so long as the person making the motion had voted in the positive side of the outcome in November.

Burrows apologized to the commis-sioners for any confusion she might have caused. She mentioned that her staff ran into many problems regarding the entire redistricting process, saying that they were stressed and strained by a number of factors – issues involving mapping, software and precincts. “In retrospect, I probably should’ve done a better job of educating both the (commissioners) and the public,” she said.

Burrows added that there is time to table the item of approving the commis-sion redistricting option “until all com-missioners are present.”

Minter said that she would appreci-ate another hearing that’s well advertised so that the commission can hear from the county residents.

Commissioners approved a motion to table the vote on redistricting until after a public hearing. Minter was the only com-missioner to oppose the idea.

Burrows said that the county should do more than just conduct a public hear-ing, suggesting that public hearings no longer stimulate people.

“I would also feel better if we had more public input, just because it’s such a long-term plan,” she said.

“Hopefully the public will come for-ward with their ideas,” said Sedillo.

Town hall meeting in Capitan Burrows will present the county

commission redistricting options for re-view during a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. today at Capitan Village Hall.

Town hall meeting to present CountyCommission redistricting options

Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m.Village of Capitan, Council Chambers, 114 Lincoln Ave, Capitan

Final public hearing to redistricting the Lincoln County Commission districts

Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 1:30 p.m.Lincoln County Courthouse, Commission Chambers

300 Central Ave, Carrizozo

If you are not able to attend these meetings: Residents of Lincoln County may submit a signed comment to my office by email [email protected] or by fax to 575 648 2576. All signed comments received will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for review prior to the public hearing on Jan. 10.

USPS to issue NM Centennial Forever stampThe U.S.

Postal Service honors the 100 years that have passed since Jan. 6, 1912, when New Mexico became the 47th state in the Union. Today, New Mexico is the fifth-largest state in the U.S., known for its rich history, vibrant cultures, and stunning geographic diversity.

The stamp art shows a landscape in northern New Mexico, about 65 miles northwest of Albuquerque. In this sweeping view of the high desert, junipers and piñon pines grow in the foreground. In the middle distance, the Rio Puerco courses through an arroyo, while in the back-ground, two peaks known as Cerro de Santa Clara and Cerro de Guadalupe are silhouetted against a vast sky.

A resi-dent of New Mexico for more than 35 years, artist Doug West is best known for his southwestern landscapes and skies. Art director

Richard Sheaff selected one of West’s existing oil paintings for the stamp art.


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By Eugene HeathmanEditor [email protected]

During a recent Lincoln County Commission meeting, $10,000 was awarded to Grindstone Graphics for scenic by-way promotional material. Awarding the funds to a local com-pany involved with the production of the material and the partnership with the state is not the problem. However, the manner of the presentation of salient facts, subsequent discussion, disclosures and the actual vote raise questions.

According to the Grindstone Graphics website, Laura Doth is listed as the company’s president, County Commissioner Mark Doth is listed as vice president, and County Commis-sioner Jackie Powell is listed as sec-retary-treasurer. Although Laura Doth is perfectly capable of presenting the proposal before the commission, Mark Doth led a majority of the discussion and answered most of the questions from Commissioner Kathryn Minter and Commission Chairwoman Eileen Sedillo (Commissioner Tom Battin

was not at the meeting). Mark Doth recused himself from voting to ap-prove the award, as he should have. However, no discussion or disclosures were presented on open record regard-ing Powell’s direct involvement with the company. Regardless as to wheth-er Powell is an officer, contract or paid employee of Grindstone Graphics, the failure to disclose her affiliation presents a potential conflict of interest.

Had Powell disclosed her direct affiliation with Grindstone Graphics during discussions and then appropri-ately recused herself from the vote, with Battin absent, a majority vote to pass the action item would have been impossible to achieve. In order to prevent the perception of ethical discomfort from the constituents, the vote to approve should be rescinded, presented with full disclosures, have the parties directly involved with the company recuse themselves and then vote on the matter. Perhaps nothing illegal occurred, but the protocol unto which the action item was presented and how the majority vote was achieved is indeed suspect.

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‘The Little Bonito, Child of the Snow’Courtesy of Karen MillsRecords Clerk for the County of LincolnPublished in the Carrizozo Outlook, Aug. 22, 1913, the information and poetry was written by a visitor to the Fort, P. G. Zimmerman. Ironically for all his discus-sion of peace and tranquility, one year later, 1914, World War I broke out in Europe. Yet his descriptions fit Lincoln County today just as much as in that era almost 100 years ago.

The sacred mountain, Sierra Blanca, looms tall and proud dominating the landscape for miles and miles. Sacred to the Apache people and to all of us who care about water, land and an inter-connection with our-selves and mother earth, this poem is most appropriate today as we struggle with our desire for growth and our hope for the future that must encompass respect for our homeland.

“This poem was written for my little friend and comrade, Mona Lane, and is dedicated to the living and dead of Fort Stanton, New Mexico.

The Little Bonito is one of those pretty little moun-tain streams that rise amid the banks of snow in the White Mountains. Hence we call it ‘Child of the Snow’.

Fort Stanton is a government Marine hospital and Sanitarium, and nestles on the banks of the Little Boni-to 22 miles from the White Mountain. It was a military post from 1857-1897. The post now has a large herd of cattle, some horses, and mules, dairy farm and orchards and things too numerous to mention. The entire valley

is irrigated from the Little Bonito which is verily the life of the valley.

I spent the 20 and 21 of May in this post. Met many of the officers and people of the Fort. Dr. Smith is commander-in-chief, and at present there are some 200 patients in attendance. Seeing those sick fellows in the reclining chairs, sitting in the warm sun in the afternoons, as they watched in dreamy retrospect the silvery tides of the Little Bonito as they trickled by was the inspiration of this little poem.”

The Little Bonito, Child of the Snow

Flow on thou Little Bonito,Scatter gladness wherever you go;Fresh from thy home in the mountains;And the beautiful drifts of snow.

Bear your silvery floods to the flowersThat so wildly bloom on the plain,Be you their sweet soul and comfort,Be you their sunshine and rain.

Come trickling down through Fort Stanton‘Mong the sleepy villas and trees;Bless the tired hearts of the patientsThat recline in their chairs of ease.

For they shall list in the evening

To your music so soft and low,And in their hearts they will bless youChiquito Bonito, sweet waif of the snow.

Your course is so mild Bonito,In your flight to the southern sea,That pilgrims touched with your beautyHave come to Live and die by thee.

They’ve come from the storm swept ocean;The dark and heaving starless mane.They’ve come to rest from the struggle,Secure from life’s worry, and pain.

Sing to them sweet Bonito;Sing of the days so long gone past,‘Fore your waves were jarred by the drum,Or stirring bugles war-like blast,

Sing again of a day to be,When wars shall drench no more the sod,When earth shall be one brotherhood;The peaceful home of man and God.

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By Patrick [email protected]

Lincoln County commissioners last week unanimously agreed to enter in negotiations with Alan Morel on a flat fee for legal services, assuring that the county attorney will stay on for a 20th year. Morel was the only attorney to respond to the county’s request for proposal for professional legal services before the Nov. 28 deadline, which had only been advertised in the Lincoln County News in Carrizozo.

The current arrangement between Morel and the county has him receiving a flat fee of $13,725 per month, roughly $165,000 annually, in addition to appli-cable gross receipts taxes. The contract expires on Dec. 31.

Morel also submitted a proposal for hourly billing. Under this option, he proposed a $150 per hour fee for his work and a $75 per hour fee for his legal assistants and support staff, along with separate billing for travel, telephone calls, photocopying and other related expenses.

He gave commissioners an account-ing of the cost of his legal services for the past four years. He said in 2008 the county came out ahead by $83,089.42 using a flat fee instead of being charged by the hour, adding that for the month of January that year practically all of his legal services were for the county.

In 2009, Morel said the county benefitted by $57,575 using a flat fee, while a change in the gross receipts tax in 2010 had the county come out ahead by $15,500 using a flat fee. For the first

11 months of 2011, the county benefitted by $33,511 using a flat fee, said Morel.

“It clearly benefits the county being a on a flat fee,” Morel told commis-sioners. “People have come to me that wouldn’t otherwise. If I was billing you for everything I did, you would be restricting who could get to me and what I would be doing, which in turn actually causes more problems because we end up fixing things rather than getting them right before we actually do them. And the county and I both know what the bill is, there’s no surprise.”

County Manager Nita Taylor said she analyzed Morel’s proposal, looking over the figures he handed to commis-sioners, and recommended that the coun-ty retain his services using a flat fee.

“I’d hate to just worry about the dollar every time I picked up the phone to call him, which is going to be darned often,” she said.

Commissioner Kathryn Minter said she was surprised that only Morel was the only attorney to respond to the RFP. She said that in the future the county should advertise for professional legal services other than in the newspaper in Carrizozo, suggesting that the RFP be given to the State Bar of New Mexico and the New Mexico Association of Counties.

“Not that I’m looking for someone else (for county attorney),” said Minter, “but sometimes it’s just nice to see what someone else would propose.”

“I appreciate your counsel, Alan,” she told Morel. “There’s a lot benefit of having the same person here with that history.”

By Patrick [email protected]

A small group of new hires kept the local jobless rate relatively unchanged in November.

Figures released last week by the New Mexico Workforce Solutions De-partment show that the unadjusted unem-ployment rate for Lincoln County was 5 percent for the month, down one-tenth of a point from October.

Unemployment in the county stood at 6.8 percent a year ago.

There were 33 workers added to the county’s labor pool in November, bringing the total to 10,244, while there were 535 individuals searching for employment, according to the department. In October, 10,209 of 10,754 individuals in the work-force were employed.

Unemployment across the county stood at 7.3 percent to start the year when Gov. Susana Martinez took office. The rate fell sharply to 6 percent for both Feb-ruary and March. The rate then declined further to 5.3 percent in April and hit a nearly two-year low of 4.5 percent for May, before rising to 5.5 percent in June.

The summer months saw the jobless rate near or at 5 percent, which is where it stood in July. Unemployment fell to 4.6 percent in August, before creeping toward 4.8 percent in September.

Across the state, unemployment was 6.5 percent in November, down one-tenth of a point from the previous month and still continuing a downward trend that began in January. The statewide jobless rate was 8.6 percent a year ago.

The rate of over-the-year job growth was 0.8 percent, representing an increase of about 6,700 jobs. November was the sixth straight month of over-the-year job growth, following a sustained period of losses that started November 2008, ac-

cording to the department.Department data show that employ-

ment increased in eight industries, includ-ing six that gained more than 1,000 jobs.

The educational and health services industry created the most jobs statewide, adding 6,100 jobs during the past year, growing by 5 percent. Meanwhile, the retail industry reported 3,100 additional jobs, following three years of job less that ended earlier this year. The mining indus-try rebounded, adding 1,600 jobs during the past year, while the financial activities industry posted a gain of 3,000 jobs.

Gains were also reported in the leisure and hospitality industry, adding 1,500 jobs. Professional and business services were up 200 jobs and manufacturing added 100 jobs, as each recorded slight increases during the past year.

Each of the four remaining private-sec-tor industries posted employment decline during the past year, with Construction down 5,800 jobs, information down 400 jobs, transportation, warehousing and utili-ties down 400 jobs, and the miscellaneous other services category down 100 jobs.

The public sector saw a net loss of 4,500 jobs during the past year, with declines reported at the federal, state and local levels. Statewide, local government lost 1,900 jobs, and state government and federal government employment was down 1,100 and 700, respectively.

Neighboring counties also reported a slight decrease in unemployment in No-vember. The jobless rate for Otero County was 5.6 percent, down three-tenths of a point, and the jobless rate for Chaves County was 6.1 percent, down one-tenth of a point.

The national unemployment rate decreased four-tenths of a point to 8.6 percent in November, adding roughly 120,000 jobs, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

ments in Lincoln County in 1912 was the village of Ruidoso, which was formerly known as Downlin’s Mill. Its neighbor, Ruidoso Downs, which is the second largest community in the county today, did not even exist when New Mexico became a state.

Surprisingly, perhaps the most thriv-ing group of communities in 1912 were on the north side of the Capitan Mountains, which supported the cattle and sheep ranches there. Settled mostly by Hispanic sheepherders, the settlements of Enci-noso, Richardson, Los Tablas, Spindle, and Meek all had post offices about this time and many had schools. At the time of statehood the Block Ranch was among the most prominent in New Mexico and was reported to have a drift fence that ran from the Capitan Mountains to Vaughn.

When New Mexico became a state, much of the public land was transferred to private ownership. One such area located between the Block Ranch and the Bar W was being leased by Basque immigrants John and Jim Mocho for their sheep ranch. Fearing that Democratic Governor William McDonald, manager of the Block and Bar W Ranches, would file on that land, the brothers were taken to Santa Fe by Lincoln County Republicans Andrew Hudspeth and Charles Spence filing a homestead claim for 18,000 acres thus blocking McDonald’s attempt to add that land to his other ranches.

The first governor at Statehood was William McDonald of White Oaks. McDonald was long involved in politics in Lincoln County serving in a variety of

elected and appointed offices at the local and state level. When the Democratic Party held their state convention on Oct. 2, 1911 it was approached by a group of Republi-cans calling themselves the “Fusion Ticket” and McDonald was nominated as the Democratic candidate for Governor. With the Fusion Ticket Republican support he was almost assured to be elected. In a bitter campaign, McDonald beat Holm Bursum 31,016 to 28,019 votes. He declined to run for reelection in 1917 and on April 12, 1918 he passed away from advanced polycystic kidney disease. He is buried in the Cedar-vale Cemetery at White Oaks.

In 1871, two years after Lincoln County was established, the Territorial Legislature founded a common school system that was supported by tax mon-ies. By 1884 the Legislature once again created a new educational system. Under this system, each county had a Superinten-dent of Schools who oversaw the school districts in that county. School districts co-incided with voting precincts and by June 1885 Lincoln County had twenty-two school districts with 38 schools, of which 27 were public. The remainder were in private homes or other buildings. That year 958 pupils were enrolled and were taught by 42 teachers. In 1913, the year after statehood, Lincoln County had 1723 children attending school in 33 buildings of which 25 were one-room schoolhouses. The teachers were receiving an average salary of $61 a month.

Lincoln County continues to occupy a capstone position in the history of the state.

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By Ty WyantFor the Ruidoso Free Press

For the majority of the century that New Mexico has been a state, Ruidoso Downs Race Track has been an economic and social magnet for the Land of Enchantment.

Every Labor Day more than 20,000 people cram into the track for the $2.4-million All American Futurity, quarter horse racing’s richest race and North America’s rich-est race for a 2-year-old racehorse of any breed. This upcoming Labor Day weekend should also see the All American Derby for 3 year olds reach the $2-million level and it will certainly set the all-time record purse offered to 3-year-old or older quar-ter horses. It is expected to surpass the $2-million purse of the famed Kentucky Derby.

The All American Futurity and All American Derby are covered by doz-ens of members of the media and their efforts are sent worldwide. The word “Ruidoso” goes to more people than any local event through those efforts at Ruidoso Downs and because of the track’s signature All American races. An Internet search after last year’s Labor Day races showed stories on the races running in publications from Australia to Ireland and throughout major media outlets in the United States. In each story, the reader learned about Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs.

So how did Ruidoso Downs and the All American series of races become so important?

Through a lot of hard work and dedication, highlighted by Gene Hensley in the 1950s and by R.D. Hubbard now.

Racing was reported in the 1930s in a meadow between the Rio Ruidoso (the river that runs through the infi eld of the racetrack) and “old Mr. Miller’s cornfi eld.” Match races between two cow ponies had gained popularity and by the 1940s the horses were being bred

for quickness rather than their ability to work a cow.

Racing in Ruidoso grew with visi-tors from Texas and local residents bet-ting among themselves while enjoying an afternoon picnic. It was bush-track racing, with the racetrack consisting of only a straightaway with a four-horse starting gate and had a 12-foot rise from that gate to the fi nish line.

“There was hardly a week dur-ing those summers at Ruidoso when somebody wouldn’t pull into town from Carlsbad or Midland, get into boasting over corn mash about the speed of his horse and end up broke in Mr. Miller’s meadow,” one old-time horseman said.

In 1947, pari-mutuel wagering (the current form of wagering) was legal-ized in New Mexico, and the track along the Rio Ruidoso was called Hollywood Park. A canvas-covered grandstand was built and by 1949 Hollywood Park fea-

tured a 5/8-mile oval to accommodate thoroughbred racing.

By 1953 the track was known as Ruidoso Downs, and Hensley became the majority shareholder. With help from Californian Carl Mercer and tireless promotion from Ray Reed, Hensley developed the All American Futurity. With its fi rst running in 1959, the All American Futurity became quarter-horse racing’s high-profi le event and put New Mexico horse racing on the national racing scene. Horsemen from across the Southwest relished the escape from the summertime heat to race their prized horses in Ruidoso’s cool mountain air and take aim at the lucrative race.

In 1986, Ruidoso Downs was recon-fi gured to the current 7/8-mile oval and the separate 550-yard chute for quarter-horse racing, the only separate quarter-horse racing strip in the world. In the process, an infamous piece of track

history was eliminated. The old track featured an area known as “the hump,” which was located where the thorough-bred track met the quarter-horse track at the top of the stretch. “The hump” caused some quarter horses with an inside post position to lose momentum when they reached the area, while others hit “the hump” at the right point in their stride and were propelled to victory.

Several years later, successful horse-man and businessman Hubbard and his partners bought Ruidoso Downs. Rec-ognizing the track’s potential, Hubbard was driven to build on its unique legacy. In the 1990s, however, Ruidoso Downs weathered lean years, but management remained committed to New Mexico racing. The track began to rebound when legislation allowing casinos at racetracks in New Mexico permitted the addition of the Billy the Kid Casino, which opened in 1999.

Throughout the colorful history of Ruidoso Downs, the spirit of match racing by Mr. Miller’s meadow remains as horsemen from North America and South America gather each summer to prove who has the fastest horse.

Many of these horsemen spend their adult lives trying to have the fastest horse in the All American Futurity on Labor Day. It’s the race that exemplifi es the long history of Ruidoso Downs and has brought the Ruidoso area to the at-tention of millions of people worldwide.

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Ted Durham and his staff at Sierra Blanca Motors are on the forefront of supporting many valuable commu-nity organizations in Lincoln County. HEAL and the Nest are proud to work in partnership with this local business. For each of the past four years, despite an economic downturn of late, Sierra Blanca Motors has found a way to con-tinue supporting the courageous women and children living at the Nest. Many thanks to Ted and the SBM gang.

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Ask an entrepreneur: is it really a downturn?Facts and history speakPart 2 of 3 in a series

Welcome news to all, national headlines show a boost in the fi nal buying days before Christmas as sales turned upward from the previous week and last year. Data released from ShopperTrak revealed that in the week ending Dec. 24, consumers spent $44 billion in GAFO retail sales, a 14.8 percent increase over 2010. “GAFO” is defi ned by the U.S. Commerce Department as general merchandise, apparel, furniture, sporting goods, electronics, hobby, books and other related store sales. While we await fi nal Village sales results for the fourth quarter of 2011, it seems that consumer confi -dence is slowly inching forward.

Sales data for the Village - provided by Mike Byrnes - shows the Village of Ruidoso sales by quarter reported to the New Mexico Tax and Revenue Depart-ment. If Ruidoso follows the national trend, fourth quarter sales should also move upward and possibly exceed previous years.’ With improvements in the fi rst, third and fourth quarters of 2011, this could signal an

“upward” trend locally and give Ru-idoso entrepreneurs the bright sign of recovery many eagerly await.

We sought more experience from the Brunell legacy - with more than 76 years in retail operations in South-east New Mexico. Herb Jr. II shared other notable “downturns” besides the 1935 Alamogordo mill strike and a thing called The Great Depression including: 1960 when the Holloman Air Force Base threatened to close and 50 percent of the businesses failed in Alamogordo; and 1984 when the banking crisis hit. Herb’s advice to weather economic fl ux is to: keep a line of credit and work with your banker and accountant; stay competitive with your online and big box competitors; help your customers even if that means you refer them to another store. Top tip? “Solve the customer’s need and they WILL come back to shop

with you.” Herb talks about the value of true custom-er service, not as a theory but as a practice. He notes with pride that his

son Bert – Herbert Jr. III – always shakes his customers’ hand and together with wife Dixie continue to manage Brunell’s successfully with these practices and new ones that they have evolved. Finally Herb talks of their long time employee of 40 years: Marge Garner. He credits Marge, who worked at Brunell’s un-til she was in her 70’s, for building the foundation of his business here in Ruidoso. No matter what, Marge would strive to meet the customer’s need, even if it meant working after closing hours to sell a 35-cent pat-tern. Could courtesy and truly caring about customers infl uence them to shop locally, even if they could save

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House value vs. home valueBoth homeowners and those of

us in the business of real estate often use House Values and Home Values interchangeably when we discuss the asset value of our primary residences. It’s common parlance which make perfect linguistic sense but allow me to suggest that by redefi ning these terms a bit differently they share very little in common.

So what are we talking about here? Well, let’s agree to use ‘House Values’ to defi ne the asset value of that building we typically call our house, our primary residential structure. We can talk about House Value in terms of comparable market value, replacement cost or an actual sales price. This value, in real

dollar terms, may vary from month to month and year to year as we acknowl-edge that a host of factors infl uences this fi nal number.

You’ll most likely agree this defi ni-tion of House Values represents a fairly standard understanding of the concept. Then what is ‘Home Value’? And why am I suggesting it’s no longer inter-changeable with House Value?

Certainly they can mean the same thing but let’s consider using Home Value to represent those intangibles that make a house a home. Last week I was strongly reminded of the value of home when we had to put our 12 year old Labrador Retriever down. These events are painful for all animal lovers for sure.

A friend is lost. A relationship ends. The absence is real. Bodhi, (pronounced bo-dee and short for Bodhisattva), was part of the family and our home was his home. With his passing, we realized just how much he’d contributed to our sense of home, of place and of family.

For this reason, real estate is a good buy in any market. Home ownership allows us to settle in and put down some roots in a way that seems harder to achieve with rental properties. Year after year, we layer our memories of those we love, tied to our homes and that irre-placeable sense of place. And our homes provide us a unique venue to celebrate our own family centric traditions.

Our House Value is the same as it

was last month. But, with Bodhi mov-ing on, our Home Value really took a hit this year.

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Proclamation of New Mexico Statehood-1912 On Saturday, Jan. 6, 1912, at 1:35 p.m. in Washington

D.C., President William H. Taft signed the proclamation mak-ing New Mexico the 47th state of the United States of Amer-ica. More than 61 years had passed since the fi rst statehood convention had been held in New Mexico on June 20, 1850. On that day, President Taft, in the presence of Delgate W.H. Andrews, Congressman George Curry and Harvey Butler Fergusson, four members of the cabinet and other friends of New Mexico, affi xed his signature to the proclamation. After signing the proclamation the President remarked: “Well, it is all over.” Turning to Delegate Andrews and Congressman Curry, he continued, “I am glad to give you life, I hope that you will be healthy. Proclamation admitting New Mexico as a State; Jan. 6, 1912WHEREAS the congress of the United States did by an act approved on the twentieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and ten, authorize the people of the territory of New Mexico to form a constitution and state government, and pro-vide for the admission of such state into the union on an equal footing with the original states upon certain conditions in said act specifi ed: AND WHEREAS said people did adopt a constitution and ask admission into the union: AND WHEREAS the congress of the United States did pass a joint resolution, which was approved on the twenty-fi rst day of August, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, for the admission of the state of New Mexico into the union, which resolution required that the lectors of New Mexico should vote upon an amendment of their state constitution, which was proposed and set forth at length in said resolution of congress, as a condition precedent to the admission of said state, and that they

should so vote at the same time that the fi rst general election as provided for in the said constitution should be held: AND WHEREAS it appears from information laid before me that said fi rst general state election was held on the seventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and that the returns of said election upon said amendment were made and canvassed as in Section Five of said resolution of congress provided: AND WHEREAS the governor of New Mexico has certifi ed to me the result of said election upon said amendment and of the said general election: AND WHEREAS the conditions imposed by the said act of congress approved on the twentieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and by the said joint resolution of con-gress have been fully complied with: NOW, THEREFORE, I, William Howard Taft, president of the United States of America, do, in accordance with the provisions of the act of congress and the joint resolution of congress herein named, declare and proclaim the fact that the fundamental conditions imposed by congress on the state of New Mexico to entitle that state to admission have been rati-fi ed and accepted, and that the admission of the state into the union on an equal footing with the other states is now com-plete. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affi xed. DONE at the city of Washington this sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve

and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-sixth.

Wm H Taft By the President: P C Knox Secretary of State.


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Courtesy of Gary Cozzens, President, Lincoln County Historical Society

January 1850Major Enoch Steen leads 50 Dragoons into Sacramento Mountains.

January 1852Army Post established at Los Lunas.

January 1854Captain D. T. Chandler conducts exploration of 150 men from Fort Conrad into the Sacramento Mountains. The patrol returns in late February having found no hostiles.

January 1859Major Charles Ruff assumes command of Fort Stanton.

January 1859Captain Elliott, Lieutenant Willard and troops return to Ft. Stanton from detached service in the Navajo Campaign.

January 1860Captain Thomas Claiborne leads expedition along the eastern foot of the Sacramento Mountains.

January 9, 1863Mescalero Apaches had arrived at the Bosque Redondo Reservation by this date.

January 1867Mescaleros attack near Fort Stanton. General Carleton directs “inhabit-ants of Tularosa, Rindoso [Ruidoso] and Placita [Lincoln] to learn to defend their settlements against the marauders.”

January 1869Sam Horrell, Sr. killed by Apaches at San Augustine Pass.

January 1, 1870Murphy and Fritz sponsor dance at Fort Stanton.

January 6, 1870Second Cushing expedition returns to Fort Stanton.

January 1872Permanent quarters are constructed for two companies of enlisted men.

January 4, 1874Skirmish between Hispanics and Anglos at San Patricio.

January 9, 1876Alexander McSween arrives at Lincoln and is placed under house arrest.

January 1, 1879George Kimbrell appointed sheriff of Lincoln County.

January 9, 1880Companies A and G, 9th Cavalry transferred to Fort Stanton, Cap-tain Henry Stanton, 2nd Lieutenant Julius Daniels, Brevet 2nd Lieutenant Henry H. Walker and troops from Company B, 1st Dragoons and Lt. Isiah Moore depart Fort Fillmore for actions against Mescalero Apaches in the Sacramento Mountains.

January 1, 1881Billy the Kid writes third letter to Governor Lew Wallis requesting the Governor visit him in jail.

January 3, 1881Dave Rudabaugh tried for robbery and sentenced to life imprison-ment.

January 6, 1890May Block, wife of Hospital Steward dies and is buried in the Fort Stanton Cemetery.

January 1902Dr. P. M. Carrington becomes Medical Offi cer-in-Charge.

January 6, 1912New Mexico admitted to the Union as the 47th State.

January 1926Inspection tour of Fort Stanton by Headquarters.

January 1930Fire discovered in #15, quarters of chief and assistant engineers.

January 5, 1955M. J. Price appointed Post Master at Fort Stanton.

January 7, 1974Governor Giddings off ers reward for “brothers by the name of Harrold (Horrell).”

This month in Lincoln County History

Transferring courses to fulfi ll the New Mexico general education common coreCourtesy of ENMU-Ruidoso

During the 2005 New Mexico Legislative session, Senate Bill 161, consistent with requirements of state law (Chapter 224 of the Laws of New Mexico, 1995 as amended) was signed into law to further enhance and facilitate the articulation of gen-eral education courses among New Mexico’s colleges and universities. In accordance with policies established by the New Mexico Higher Educa-tion Department, designated general education core courses successfully completed at any regionally accredited public institution of higher educa-tion in New Mexico are guaranteed to transfer to any New Mexico public institution. Students who have decided on a major and/or an institution at which to complete their studies should

consult with an academic adviser at that particular institution to determine the most appropriate course selections. Students enrolling for the fi rst year of study at a New Mexico college or university and considering possible transfer into a certifi cate and/or degree program at another institution are en-couraged to take the courses approved for transfer during their freshman and sophomore year of study.

The core matrix of approved courses guaranteed to transfer and meet general education requirements at any New Mexico college or univer-sity can be found on the New Mexico Higher Education Department web site at www.hed.state.nm.us. Courses are listed by institution, whether univer-sity or community college, under each of the fi ve general education areas.

Ruidoso Public Library events in JanuaryTues., Jan. 3, 4 p.m.: Friends of the Library meetingWed., Jan. 4, noon: Library Board meeting Wed., Jan. 4, 10 a.m.: Ruidoso Book Review Discussion Group. Everyone dis-

cusses their current readFri., Jan. 6, 10 a.m. and Sat., Jan. 7, 1 p.m.: Chautauqua – Marion Sloan Russell Fri., Jan. 13, 10 a.m.: Getting Started in Genealogy. The library has 3 genealogical

sources: Heritage Quest Online, Ancestry library edition and FamilySearch.Come learn how to search for your ancestors. In the Conference Room

Wed., Jan. 18, 2 p.m.: Journaling — “Now, Here’s a Thought.” Join local author and artist, Jamie Slack, to discuss journaling and how she got started

Sat., Jan. 21, 11 a.m.: Steve Havill talking about his latest book: “One Perfect Shot” Children’s Department

Preschool story time Wednesday 10:30 a.m.Jan. 4, Snow/snowman stories; Craft: Powdered sugar donut snowman Jan. 11, Polar bear stories; Craft: Paper plate polar bearJan. 18, Penguin stories; Craft: Torn paper penguin picturesJan. 25, Pet & animal care stories; Interactive day Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso. Library hours

are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. http://www.youseemore.com/ruidosopl/ or http://ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com/

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New Mexico’s fi rst senatorsAlbert B. Fall(1912-1921)

Born in Frank-fort, Kentucky, Nov. 26, 1861, Albert Fall was admitted to the bar in 1891 and started a practice in Las Cruces. Between 1891 and 1912, he alternately served in the Territorial House of Representatives, was appointed judge of the third judicial district, was territorial Attorney General, and later served as Captain of Company H in the First Territorial Infantry during the Spanish-American War. When New Mex-ico became a state in 1912, he was one of the fi rst two Senators. He served until 1921 and was later appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Warren Harding. He died in El Paso on Nov. 30, 1944.

Thomas B. Catron(1912-1917)

Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, Oct. 6, 1840. After graduating

from the University of Missouri, he served

four years in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He moved to New Mexico in 1866, studied law, and after being

admitted to the bar in 1867, set up a prac-

tice in Las Cruces. When New Mexico became a state in 1912, Catron was elected one of the state’s fi rst two Senators. He served until 1917, then retired to Santa Fe, where he died on May 15, 1921. Catron County in southwestern New Mexico is named for him.Courtesy photos


By Sue HutchisonFor the Ruidoso Free [email protected]

On any given day, ask LaMoyne Peters how he is and his response will be, “worse.” He’ll twinkle as he says it, and add a little spring to his step.

LaMoyne, 91, and his wife, Opal, 92, have been Lincoln County residents since birth. In the early 1900’s LaMoyne was born in the Carrizozo Hospital. Four feet of snow kept Dr. Johnson from traveling to the Jones’ Angus ranch so Opal’s grand-mother had the privilege of delivering her.

Early in Lincoln County, ranchers were the heart and soul of the community. Gil and Chloe Peters and Daniel and Mattie Jones passed the love of an open range to their children. LaMoyne speaks fondly of the era when alliga-tor junipers and cedars didn’t choke the land and grazing was plentiful. Cattle abound-ed on Lincoln County’s hills and dozens of ranchers whose roots reached back to the homestead days of the late 1800’s called this land home.

The Peters recall many things from the early years which no longer exist. The Tuberculosis Sanatorium by the Bo-nito River was managed by LaMoyne’s grandmother. It predates the hospital era of Fort Stanton and was subsidized by the owners of Morton Salt.

They remember George A. Titsworth who operated a grocery in Capitan, (the township was fi rst named Gray, after Seborn Gray). Titsworth, a shrewd business man from back east, allowed ranchers to buy groceries on credit, even a year’s worth. At the end of that year, if the family couldn’t pay the debt, Titsworth would foreclose on their 160 acre homestead. Of course they also recall Titsworth eventually owned most of the land between Capitan and Lincoln.

Entertainment in the early days? Life revolved around church and school. LaMoyne began riding his horse to No-gal school at age 7 along with maintain-ing many ranch responsibilities. Opal attended school at Angus schoolhouse, beginning around 5 years of age. She was a Capitan High upperclassman when LaMoyne came to attend in the late ‘30’s, and didn’t pay the freshman much notice.

Glee Club, operettas, athletics, stock shows and spelling bees were social events. LaMoyne recalls a time when he was part of a school team which traveled statewide judging livestock. Once, when asked to justify a certain rating he’d placed on a sheep, LaMoyne stated that he thought the sheep’s hair was better than the rest. The college professor to which LaMoyne reported disqualifi ed him, based on the fact that the “judge” was unaware that sheep grew wool, not hair.

Pie Suppers were well attended fund-raising events. Ladies prepared

pies, boxing and wrapping them beauti-fully. Gentlemen paid close attention to which box entered the Pie Supper with which lady. Bids fl ew and when won, the pie maker shared her pie with the winning bidder. Once, in a cousin-battle, LaMoyne and Opal decided to teach the ruffi an relatives a lesson. LaMoyne cut a piece of 2 x 12 to match the size and weight of Opal’s pie, placing it in a fancy box decorated with red roses. Attached to the wood inside was a candy lollipop with a sign stating: “One sucker to another.”

The evening of the Pie Supper, Opal proudly brought in the beauti-ful box. The cousins were determined not to let LaMoyne purchase that pie. The bidding war began and, much to everyone’s surprise, the county super-intendent of schools, Mrs. Day, won the bid at a whopping $30. Quickly, Opal and LaMoyne explained the “pie” in the beautiful box, and offered to share their plainly wrapped lemon pie.

Later in her life, Opal became a school teacher for 5th through 8th grades. Mrs. Day thought Opal Peters was a stellar teacher, and it all started because they bonded over a piece of 2 x 12!

Fourth of July celebrations were held at Fort Stanton, where rodeos and horse-racing would take place. The government supplied a barbeque meal and usually ice cream would follow (al-though LaMoyne recalls he rarely was in line soon enough to get any).

Christmas at Angus Schoolhouse

was very special. The gentlemen would fi nd and cut a tall spruce tree which usu-ally scraped the school’s ceiling. Women made cheesecloth-net sacks to be fi lled with candy, nuts, an apple and an orange for distribution to the children. The funds raised from those Pie Suppers were used to purchase these items.

The Angus schoolhouse doubled as the community church, with inter-

denominational leadership. Area pastors doubled up and took turns fi lling the Angus pulpit.

Many Lincoln County changes have taken place in the Peters’ lifetime. They extol the benefi ts of good bridges, indoor plumbing, electricity, single line tele-phones, and paved roads. Back in the 40’s, if a car made it up Angus Hill in high gear, it was “something spe-cial.” (The old Ford wasn’t special.) With Highway 48 paved, a trip which used to take the day and a good pair of mules now takes an hour.

But progress has come with a price. Where the ranchland was wide open and wild, subdivisions now dot the landscape. Instead of the close camaraderie of ranch families whose ances-tors settled this land, people come and go too frequently to form relationships. Rearing children is different now than when everyone had the same

rules and expectations. Still to this day, the Peters have

never owned a credit card. They buy what they can afford, have lived in the same ranch home since they married 65+ years ago, and believe in frugality and common sense. They reared their ranching daughter to believe the same and all the grands and great-grands have their touch of hearty ranchman’s stock.

LaMoyne can still lift a bale of hay, and he and Opal actively ranch their land. Sharp as tacks, these two; retirement isn’t in the forefront for them anytime soon. Effective, dedicated and a part of the landscape of Lincoln County for almost a century, the Peters and their legacy are here to stay.

Photo courtesy of Sue Hutchison

Lincoln County memory lane

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“Are you still back there Jim?”The headwind was fi erce and we’d

been pedaling against it for some 10 hours having left Socorro at dawn. As the wind gained strength, ours was wan-ing to the point that we were now cover-ing less than four miles in each hour’s struggle. Our bikes were fully loaded with the food and clothing we thought we’d need for fi ve days on the road and the wind tore at our clothing and panniers, shaking us on the road like a tattered windblown fl ag. One rider, Brian Cupp (also of the class of 1978), accepted a ride with an RV couple and we would later meet him in T or C.

“Jim!” I yelled again as the wind ripped the sound from my mouth and I turned to fi nd only Jim behind me. I stopped pedaling and almost fell over in a wind gust as Jim looked back; “Da-vid’s missing.”

Jim McGarvey and David Hoffer (the subject of a future profi le) were best friends from the moment they met in high school and when David bought a Schwinn LeTour, Jim did the same. They were dedicated basketball players who sought year round conditioning and chose to commute to school by bicycle. By the time they were juniors, they had upgraded to Schwinn Super LeTours, the bike that Jim still has today. Jim and David graduated in 1978 as the fi rst “Alpine Shifters” to participate in the bicycling program at Ruidoso High School.

Jim remembers the four years of high school educational and athletic activity with nostalgic pleasure. The program developed from 1973 -1983 was based on the League of American Wheelmen (LAW) “patch” program. The program emphasized riding all year long and each year had unique “holiday” patches to commemorate those special occasion rides that started with the New Year’s Day ride. The rides were at least 25 miles every month except September which was designated as “Bicycling Month.” There were four rides (25, 50, 75, and 100 miles) to be completed dur-ing that month; Jim and the other “Shift-ers” decided to do all four rides over the Labor Day weekend.

The Alpine Shifters traveled to many New Mexico events including the Portales Marathon (a 26-mile cycling event run in conjunction with the run-ning event), the Tour of the Rio Grande Valley (TORGV, a 100-mile event), the

Inauguration Race (the international sea-sonal opener in Mexico), and the favor-ite, the Easter Tour (the 380 mile spring break tour with overnights in Socorro, T or C, Las Cruces, and Alamogordo. Jim rode and enjoyed them all.

As Jim refl ected on his cycling past, I began to realize just how impor-tant those two wheeled miles meant to him as he allowed that he still has his LAW “patch” jacket complete with his Presidential Award for Physical Fitness earned during his senior year. He said, “... bicycling was the best conditioning I had for basketball and life. I liked the comradery, the discipline, the competi-tion, and the athletic adventure.” One of those peak adventure experiences was riding TORGV with some two thousand other cyclists. Riding with the large group was like a chess match in that the he had to constantly analyze personal physical conditioning, environmental conditions, and positioning in the pack. Jim said he really enjoyed working in the pack during the fi ve hours of the event.

After graduation, Jim continued his basketball in various leagues but found a new passion – bowling. Bowling has

been somewhat of a recreational guid-ing light in his life as he has worked his way up the alley to the highest level an amateur can attain without giving up his day job and regularly bowls against those at the pro level. This year will mark his qualifi cation and attendance in twenty-four consecutive national cham-pionships which also invite players from other countries to ensure the quality of competition. The sport has enabled Jim and his wife, Shelley, the opportunity to see much of the U.S. due to the annual venue changes.

An element of education’s responsi-bility is to prepare students for the world of careers. Jim cites his good fortune

as having been involved in Ruidoso High School’s Distributive Education Program of America (DECA) directed by Eddy Parker. Parker slotted the then 17- year-old into the emerging Western Auto franchise that was operated by Scott and Pat Schrader. The Schraders emphasized “community fi rst” in their business and Jim, who is now a partner, states “Nothing’s changed. We know our customer’s time is valuable so we try to keep transactions simple and effi cient so there is very little wait time. We try to keep the garage moving but at the same time, effi cient.” As a policy, they help the customer seek the most appropriate resolution for their situation even if it means sending the customer to another facility – they work with all businesses in town.

Jim’s bicycle is now a piece of memorabilia but he hasn’t given up on two-wheeled transport. Today, he and Shelley absolutely love to pack their Harley-Davidson and explore the open roads of New Mexico for the day trips time allows.

The wind blew us back to the sprawled cyclist on the shoulder of I-25 just fi ve miles north of T or C. David was exhausted and not moving. Jim shared what little water and food we had left and in a few minutes we all headed south working together for the next ninety minutes to cover the fi nal fi ve miles. Three days later, the four of us pedaled quietly but victoriously into Ruidoso.

During the last thirty-fi ve years the environment may have changed but the work ethic and compassion Jim McGar-vey demonstrates daily has not. Jim is the fi rst to credit his mentors with his development as a respected businessman in the community but it is he who has chosen to be in service to others with a smiling welcome every day.

Psycling pioneer –Jim McGarvey, Class of 1978

Organized cy-cling in Ruidoso has a history that had its defi nitive start when two young teach-ers were offered the opportunity to start their public school careers in the Ruidoso Municipal School District in August of 1973. As a result of decades of involve-ment, Galen and Chris Farrington have experienced the development of many fi ne cycling citizens. Our contributory 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 Psycling Pioneers. Over

the course of the next few months the profi les will feature some of the cyclists that became com-petitive as part of various programs cumulating with Galen’s earning his United States Cycling Fed-eration, Category Two coaching licence that enabled partici-pation with the U.S. Olympic

Team program encompassing the Games of 1984 through 1996. The Farringtons are proud of the accom-plishments of these young men and women and hope our readers enjoy the periodic presentations.

The psychling chroniclesPsychling pioneers, a series

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Offi cer teaches Zumba at the NestFor the past year, Wednesday nights have been

especially lively at the Nest domestic violence shelter in Ruidoso Downs. It’s on these nights Ruidoso Downs police offi cer and licensed Zumba instruc-tor Carolee Sandoval arrives in the evening to teach Zumba to the residents.

Sandoval is the mother of four children and a domestic violence survivor herself.

“The residents need every little bit of kindness and encouragement they can get,” she said of the residents at the Nest. “I like to stay in shape because of my job and I want to help people who might not be able to get to the gym or afford classes.”

“It’s a fun way to stay in shape, and if you have fun you’re more likely to continue doing it,” Sandoval added. She also offers free classes to the community and is looking for a new location to hold her Tuesday and Thursday evening classes.

How does this busy working mother make time to volunteer? “I’ve learned that you can use all the experiences you’ve had in your life as an excuse to be

bad or to be phenomenal and I work towards being the best that I can be,” explained Sandoval.

The residents can’t help but be affected by Sando-val’s contagious enthusiasm.

“I always wanted to try Zumba, but I’d never be able to get to a class,” said one resident whose chil-dren were upstairs sleeping while she participated in the Zumba class. “The only time my children aren’t with me is when I am at work.”

Shelter advocate Miriam Moreno keeps an extra pair of shoes on hand so she can join in Wednesday night’s class. “I couldn’t pass up the opportunity,” she said. “The music is great and everyone is in such a wonderful mood during and after. It’s been such a blessing for the residents.”

Moreno told of one particular evening when a boy was tucked into a corner watching his mother doing Zumba. He began dancing to the music, following the movements of Sandoval leading the class. Moreno advocated for a Zumba for Kids program, which San-doval now happily co-offers at the Nest.

What can I say to someone who may be a victim of domestic violence?

Addressing domestic violence is the responsibility of each of us. It is understandably diffi cult to watch someone you know who is being victimized. Most people want to help. Unfortunately it is hard to know what to say or do.

The following is a list of statements you can make to help someone:

“I’m afraid for you. I am concerned about your safety.” This tells a victim that you care and that you know they may be in danger. It may alert the victim that they too should be concerned about their safety.

“I’m concerned for the safety of your children.” Talk with them about what their children may be experiencing. Sometimes parents believe that children do not know about the abuse, but most times children know that things are not right in their home.

“I am afraid that it will get worse.” Statistics suggest that abuse is likely to escalate. Giving vic-tims false promises that it will get better is generally not helpful.

“I am here for you.” This tells the victim that you care and you are willing to listen and do what you can to help. Be clear. Set boundaries about what you can and cannot offer.

“You deserve to be treated with respect.” The

victim is likely to have been told they are to blame for or deserve the abuse. Your words can help counter the abuser’s words.

“Do you have a safety plan?” Regardless of whether a victim intends to leave the abuser immedi-ately or ever, it is critical that they develop a specifi c plan for their safety and the safety of their children. Help them with suggestions. For more information about safety planning, contact a victim advocate at COPE. In Ruidoso, call 575-258-4946. In Alamogordo, call 575-434-3622. After hours, call 575-437-COPE or 1-866-350-COPE. If shelter is needed, call the Nest, 575-378-NEST (6378) or toll free 866-378-6378.

COPE offers a free violence awareness training program. The program is designed to provide people with the tools they need to effectively address domes-tic/teen relationship violence and its negative effects. COPE urges you to bring the issue of domestic vio-lence out in the open through an awareness program.

Knowledge is very powerful tool in the reduction of violence.

Contact Perry Lawson, Community Education and Outreach Director at COPE, 575-434-3622 or email [email protected] for questions or to set up a class.

Coughlin: Boys and Girls Club making progressBy Todd [email protected]

The Boys and Girls Club of Sierra Blanca are – in the words of Community Youth Center Warehouse Director Tim Coughlin – “screaming along” the path to opening their doors at the Horton Complex, site of the old Ruidoso Middle School.

The organization has already begun moving into the building, utilizing large donations from Frank Potter of Imports, Etc. and Common Ground to help furnish the place.

“The work, in some respects, is just starting,” Coughlin said. “We continue to raise the last funds required to obtain our charter, but we are also in need of items to furnish our new facility.”

Coughlin is in search of board games, books, art supplies, DVD players and DVDs (“PG-rated, please,”) athletic equipment and kitchen wares.

“It’s traditionally called ‘spring cleaning,’ but now we’re asking individuals and businesses to look through their offi ces, homes and store rooms now for items and supplies that are no longer being used,” Coughlin said. “Things like fi le cabinets, offi ce furni-ture, offi ce equipment, chairs, computers – anything they can spare.”

The club is also looking for volunteers, to help move into the new digs, as well as those who can teach hobbies and skills to club members.

“This could be something from a one time thing, a couple of hours a month or even on a weekly basis,” Coughlin said. “On this journey I have been amazed at the number of people I have met that have talents I can only wish for.

“As we have said all along, this is truly a commu-nity project that will not only help the kids of our area, but will help reduce the stress on working parents and employers,” he added. “Together we can make a dif-ference in the lives our children, our future leaders and our community.”

Those interested in volunteering can follow the club’s progress on its website at www.bgcsierrablanca.org, and can call Coughlin at 973-5469.

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By Todd FuquaSports [email protected]

ROSWELL – It’s not easy beating a team twice in the season, especially when it’s on that other team’s court.

But the Ruidoso girls proved they had what it takes to beat Goddard a second time to win the consolation championship at this year’s Goddard Holiday tournament with a 57-50 victory Thursday.

As far as execution is concerned, Ruidoso coach Dean Hood felt the contest was a marked improvement over the Lady Warriors’ win against Los Alamos the day before.

“It’s always nice to get two wins, and I was glad to see us play the way we did today,” Hood said. “We’ve got to be ready for our district games against Lovington and Portales, and today was a step in the right direction.”

Ruidoso opened with a 14-4 lead in the fi rst quarter thanks to its pressure offense and numerous buckets in transition. But the Lady Rockets made a comeback near the end of the period – a comeback which may have taken a lot of spectators by surprise, as it wasn’t exactly furious and fast-paced.

Still, by the time Goddard center Abbie Blach hit a jumper to start the second quar-ter, the game was tied at 14-all.

“I don’t know that anything really hap-pened, ball games are just that way,” Hood said of Goddard’s fi rst-quarter comeback. “There are ups and downs. I thought we were playing pretty good ball at the time.”

While the Lady Rockets may have tied it, they spent themselves in the effort and Ruidoso began running and gunning again to retake a comfortable lead by the end of the half.

From there, the Lady Warriors merely

had to maintain their cushion to secure the win, but Goddard started coming back in the fi nal period.

“We tried to come out aggressive in the second half and picked up the intensity, but they were ready to come back too,” said Ru-idoso guard Lyndsey Saenz, whose outside shooting and 16 points kept Ruidoso ahead.

Saenz tied with Brittanie Vega for the most points on Ruidoso’s side, while Lady

Warrior posts Claudia Morales and Madi-gan Gonzales each had 10 points.

Morales was also a force on the boards, hauling in eight rebounds in the game.

Blach was the go-to girl for Goddard again, scoring 17 points and getting 9 re-bounds to lead the game, but she wasn’t the only one scoring – as Kristina Perea

It’s the time for New Year’s resolutions, and one of the more popular ones is to lose weight and get in shape.

Not everyone resolves to be able to run a marathon by the summer, but Sarah Crewe says it’s not that diffi cult.

The fi rst step, Crewe says, is to just get up and start moving.

“It doesn’t matter if you are 15 or 81, you fi rst need to start at the beginning and get off and stay off that couch,” Crewe said.

To start, Crewe gave this tongue-in-cheek set of instruc-tions:

• Step 1 – Slide legs from horizontal position over the couch onto the fl oor. Next,

slide hands hear hips and push yourself into a vertical position (this is exercise). Next, push hard and roll your weight onto your feet and stand up. Stay there. Breathe. You may feel a bit dizzy at fi rst but this will pass. Smile. You are taking the fi rst step to being cured. Oh, and if TV is on turn it off please, and leave it off. Unplug it if the urge to turn it back on is too great (this too is exercise!)

• Step 2 – Pick up any items on the fl oor that do not belong on the fl oor and put them on the couch. This includes dog toys (the more slobbier the better), Barbie dolls (make sure you

Ruidoso fi nishes holidays on winning note

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso’s Claudia Morales, right, puts up a shot over Goddard center Abbie Blach Dec. 29 during the fi fth place game of the Goddard Holiday Tournament at Roswell.

A down-to-earth plan to getting in shapeCourtesy

Not everyone can become a tri-athlete like Sarah Crewe, seen here compet-ing in Cozumel, Mexico during the Thanksgiv-ing weekend, but she’s put together a plan so even the most sedentary couch potato can start getting into shape.

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By Todd FuquaSports [email protected]

As a team, the Ruidoso wrestling squad didn’t have a great weekend at the Silver Colt Duals.

Individually, they did – in coach John Pacheco’s words – “phenomenally.”

The Warriors dueled against eight teams Thursday and Fri-day, but were only able to win three of those team matches, in which each squad sent their wrestlers one by one to the mat from smallest to largest weight

class.It was forfeits at 113 and

152 pounds that hurt Ruidoso in their match against Class 3A power Cobre. Without those point losses, the Warriors likely would have won, falling 41-39.

But Ruidoso was able to rebound with wins over El Paso Eldorado, El Paso Coronado and Roswell High.

The Coronado victory was a big one, as the El Paso school had been favored to win the tournament. The Eldorado

Individual wrestlers do well at Silver

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added four 3-pointers and 13 points from the outside to keep the Ruidoso defense honest.

“It seems that when Abbie gets going, it trickles down and gives the whole team confi dence and energy,” said Goddard coach Greg Torres. “That didn’t really start happening until the second half, and then it was just too late.”

With Ruidoso up by 10 points with just over three minutes left in the game, Goddard started its comeback with a trey by Perea. The Lady Warriors then held onto the ball and forced Goddard to foul to stop the clock, and Ruidoso’s free throw shooting almost backfi red on them.

However, Goddard could get no closer than fi ve points on a rebound and putback by Blach with 25 seconds left, and the Lady Rockets simply ran out of time.An ugly win

The Lady Warriors spotted Los Ala-mos a narrow lead to start in their game Wednesday, then clawed ahead late in the fi rst quarter, earning a 67-55 win to get a spot in the fi fth-place game.

That fi fth-place game will be against tournament host Goddard, which beat Roswell’s junior varsity in the consola-tion semifi nals.

Ruidoso surged ahead in the second quarter on a 15-0 run that seemed to put the game out of Los Alamos’ reach, but then the Lady Warriors’ bad habits started catching up to them in the second half.

“The pressure wasn’t hard today as it was yesterday,” said Hood, comparing the game to Tuesday’s tournament-open-ing loss to Grants. “I told the girls before the game that if we gave these guys (Los

Alamos) some confi dence, they were go-ing to give us a ball game. We did, and they did, and we didn’t execute well at all today.

“We were totally out of synch until late in the game, when we were moving the ball and got some nice passes,” he added. “But in the half-court set, we were just out of synch.”

Ruidoso was able to maintain their lead thanks to Vega, who led the game with 23 points and kept from fouling out, as she did against Grants Tuesday. Saenz added 13 points for the Lady Warriors.

“We were a bit more composed today,” Vega said, comparing her team’s performance to that of Tuesday. “I think we were running the ball and passing the ball better. We had a lot less turnovers today.”

Ruidoso’s defense fl ustered the Hill-toppers at times, and the Lady Warriors stole the ball 11 times and caused 20 turnovers.

Of course, the Lady Warriors had 20 turnovers as well, and were hurt when center Madigan Gonzales and her team-leading 12 rebounds fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter.

“We won, which is always good,” Hood said. “Something good happened today.”

place them fl at on couch with arms extended to-wards ceiling), forks (well you had to eat while on that couch didn’t you?), Legos (bumpy side up), shoes (you may want to place a towel on the couch fi rst for this), books, old dog bones, and anything else you can fi nd that real-ly looks disgusting. I also suggest taking that laundry basket and dumping it on the couch – preferably with clean clothes. Keep dumping every time you have a clean load to fold. This way you don’t have to fold clothes and your excuse (in case family or other company arrives) is that you are trying to kick the couch potato habit. They will understand, and may even supply you with more laundry and items of disgust to ensure couch remains undesirable.Note: If you have no dogs or kids, no wor-ries. Find an old piece of plywood (I’m sure you have something in that garage that would do!) and hammer nails into it. Place fi nished product on couch nail-side-up. Repeat until coach is fi lled with nailed wood. There: you have created a perfect bed of nails.Congratulations! You are no longer a couch potato. In fact, you are incapable of being a couch potato without doing some seri-ous exercise or damage to yourself! Side benefi t: your laundry-folding and putting away worries are over. Smile and congratu-late yourself on a Step 2 well-done.

• Step 3 – Get pen and paper and walk into bath-room. Close door. Make sure you are alone. Take a deep breath. Stand in front of mirror. Open eyes and really look at yourself. Turn around a few times. What do you like? What needs a little work? Look

at your profi le, your teeth, your hair, your underarms (just kidding). How do you envision yourself? Are you who you see yourself? Why or why not? (This is hard, so take your time.) Next, take said pen and write down three things you would like to see different with that person you see. Make sure these things are changes you can control. (For example, if you’d rather see Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie in that mirror, forget it. Besides, they have their own is-sues that you thankfully don’t have.) Next, leave the bathroom and close door. Do not sit on couch. Sit with pen and paper at a table and write down your thoughts. Keep paper handy while in bed and awake at night. When a thought comes to you, get up and write it down.

• Step 4 – Sleep on it. I mean it. Seriously think about these three things and decide which one will make a difference in your life and which one you have the inner motiva-tion to accomplish. Why do you want to change? Because you have to? If you have to change it will never happen, or it won’t happen for long. You can only change things you really want to change. So take time and think about this. Really think about what you really want to do over the next six months, and how determined you are to do it. What is motivating you? Do you have the support from family and friends to make this change a reality? This change, by the way, doesn’t have to be physi-cal. It can be how you look at life, it can be your life situation, your job, your friends.

• Step 5 – Set the goal. After a week , or month or so, you have hopefully decided on one thing you

want to accomplish over the next six months to a year. Write that goal down on that same piece of pa-per. Scratch out the others. Next, you need to make that goal SMART. By that, I mean:

S – Specifi c. What specifi cally is your goal? Do not say “to lose 50 pounds.” Make it spe-cifi c. For example: “In six months, on my birthday, June 6, I want to be able to remove this ugly wedding ring from my fi nger. I would prefer this to hav-ing my fi nger sawed off after my divorce is fi nal at the end of the year!” Good goal.

M – Measurable. Example: “My left ring fi nger has grown too fat. I need to lose 1/5” circum-ference from that fi nger in order to remove the ring comfortably, without using any utensils. Right now it is so many inches in diameter, I need it to be so many inches by June 6. I will measure it every week, on Monday, from today until June 6 to measure the amount of circumference.

A – Attainable. Is this an attainable goal? Can you do it? How badly do you want to achieve this goal? And you visualize this goal happening? How are you going to attain this goal? This is a huge ques-tion and will take time to answer comprehensively as this is part of your plan. Example: Of course it is attainable. I’ve only been married for 2 years and 6 months ago I could take this thing off!”

R – Realistic. How realistic is this goal? Can you remember when you could take that ring off? Keep that in your head at all times to motivate you.

T– Time frame. In this case, six months. Give yourself a deadline. Make it fi rm and specifi c.

• Step 6 – Start to make the plan. Remember, hope is a dream without a plan. You’ve got to make a plan. Start with the big picture, then break it down by months, then weeks, then days, then hours. For example, to lose that amount of fi nger fat you need to lose weight. In order to lose weight you need to eat smart and exercise. Easier said than done. To do that you need to have an exercise plan and eating plan for the six months and break it down to each day. You need to set a goal for the month of how often or how many

hours you plan to exercise a month, then per week, then per day. Then you need to take that daily plan and put it into your calendar and make it part of your “To do” list for the day and schedule time to do it.

Never look at that huge goal in totality or you will give up. Break it down into pieces that are doable, and before you know it you will achieve your goal. And along the way you may just meet new friends at the gym and discover things about yourself that you never knew. We will go over

setting plans next time, but for now just think about your master plan.

Remember, change is a process. It is not a pill that you take to go to sleep or wake up, or something you take to get rid of an illness. It is a long, long process; one you will grow to love and hate, to admire and dread. Most importantly it is some-thing that will force you to know yourself – the good, the bad and the ugly – if you stick with it.

Next: How to set and meet your goals and expectations.

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victory was also big for Tanner Desoto, who avenged one of his two losses thus far this season.

Desoto went 8-0 in his matches to push his season record to 22-2 and earn the Wrestler of the Month title for December. Heavyweight Michael Montoya was 6-2 for the weekend and Armando Baca was 5-3.

“This was an amazing tournament and a lot of my kids grew up this weekend,” Pacheco said. “They learned a lesson that they have to continue to work hard, and I was really proud of them.”

Ruidoso will be at Moriarty this Saturday for another dual tournament, one which will give the Warriors a further look at Class 3A competition. Pacheco is hoping it’s another chance for his team to grow further.

“Individually, this was a phenomenal tournament for us,” Pacheco said. “As a team, it doesn’t show because of the forfeits we had, but individually, some of the guys beat wrestlers they weren’t supposed to.”

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Photo courtesy Casey Griffi nRuidoso guard Lyndsey Saenz, right, puts up a shot as Los Alamos’ Hayley Each attempts to block Dec. 28 during the second round of the Goddard Holi-day Tournament at Roswell.


Top ten reasons to attend ‘Ruidoso Day in Santa Fe’By Marla LewisExecutive Director, Ruidoso Valley Cham-ber of Commerce

The Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors and staff would like to encourage all chamber members and village businesses to join us in representing the voice of our com-munity at the chamber’s annual Ruidoso Day in Santa Fe on Feb. 8.

The Chamber has scheduled a press conference at the state Capitol concourse in Santa Fe during the legislative ses-sion at 3 p.m. on Feb. 8, followed by a chamber hosted reception with legislators at 5 p.m. at The Inn and Spa at Loretto. Business leaders from Lincoln County, Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, and Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso will be in attendance to address specifi c issues affecting local commerce and business and to initiate dialogue with respective legislators. The chamber’s top priority is to represent our membership by making our voices heard and to be certain the legislators recognize the needs of our Vil-lage and County.

Several issues have been identifi ed by the RVCC board that will affect the long term growth of the community and our regional economy. These are the Top Ten reasons you should attend Ruidoso Day in Santa Fe:

10. ThemissionoftheRuidosoVal-leyChamberofCommerceistofosterthedevelopment,growth,andprosperityoftheRuidoso,RuidosoDowns,andLincolnCounty.

9. TheRVCCsupportspublicpolicyatthelocal,stateandnationallevelsthatisconsistentwiththeorganization’smission.

8. Insupportofournearly500members,thechamberspe-cificallysupportsinitiativesthatemphasizetourism,wateravailability,affordablecleanenergy,thelocalfilmindustry,qualityeducation,andabusi-nessclimatethatisconducivetoentrepreneurialeconomy.

7. Tourism:NewMexicowithitsspectacularscenery,uniqueculture,incomparablerecre-ationopportunities,andcol-orfulhistoryhaslongbeenafavoritetouristdestination;andasaresult,tourismhasbeenamajorsegmentofthestate

economyfordecades.Likewise,theRuidosoareahasarobusteconomydependentuponasteadystreamofvisitorstoitsyear-roundattractions.Thechambersupportseffortstobuildandsustainongoingtour-isminitiativeswhichwillgrowandenhancethelocalandstateeconomies.

6. Water:Theworld,theSouth-west,NewMexico,andtheRuidosoareaallfaceasimilarproblem.Thegrowingpopula-tionisoutpacingtheavailabilityofwater.Thisuniversalproblemdemandsanswers.TheRVCCsupportslong-termsolutionstothisproblemtobenefitagricul-tural,business,anddomesticusers. Conservation,recycling,locatingalternativesources,andthecreation/maintenanceofanadequateinfrastructureforthedistributionandpurificationofwaterisofinteresttoallresi-dents.

5. Localfilmindustry:Gov.SusanaMartinezhasgivenhersupporttothefilmindustry,andthestateFilmOfficepromisesthatitwillbeabusyspringforfilmmakers. Thechambernotonlysupportslocalfilminitiatives,butitisalsocommittedtoalocalfilmfestival.Expectationsarehighthattheindustrywillcapitalizeonthestate’sincred-iblelocationsandbuilduponitsimpressivehistoryoffilms.

4. Qualityeducation:Excellenteducationalsystemshavelongbeenrecognizedasthecor-nerstoneofsuccessfulecono-mies. Inanylocation,currentbusinessescan’texpandandoutsidebusinesseswon’tinvestunlessawell-educatedwork-forceexists. TheRuidososchoolsandENMU-Ruidosohavebeenprovidingtheareawithanedu-catedpopulacefordecades. Thechamberencouragesinnova-tionandimprovementwithinoureducationalinstitutions,andsupportstheprovisionofadequateresourcesinordertopreparecominggenerationstoleadproductivelives.

3. Businessfriendlyclimate:Largeandsmallbusi-nessesalikeassessveryjudiciouslythevastdifferencesthatexistinthebusinessclimatesacrossthecoun-try. Taxstructuresandregulationsareimportantfactorsthatinflu-encemanycorpo-ratedecisions. Asanexample,inanApril2011survey,neighboringTexaswasrankedasthebeststateforconductingbusinessinpartduetotheab-senceofcorporateandpersonalincometaxes.NewMexico,whichassessesbothformsoftaxes,wasranked32nd. Simi-larly,cumbersomeregulationscreatebarrierstobusiness. TheChambersupportspublicpolicyontaxationandregulationthatismindfulofbusinessandindustry.

2. Withoutvisiblesupportofbusiness,residents,andourgovernmentalleadersdur-ingthelegislativesession,ourlocaleconomymayultimatelysufferfromlackofneededstateresources.

1. Yourparticipationduringthesession,aswellasfinancialsupportfortheRuidosoDayinSantaFe,isimperativetoensurethatRuidosoValleyandLincolnCountybusinessesareactively

engagedwithourlegislatorsandtobethevoiceofourcom-munity.

You may support the RVCC and local businesses in our efforts to engage our legislators by contributing in any of the following ways:

• Attend the Ruidoso Day at Santa Fe press conference at 3 p.m. on Feb. 8.

• Attend the legislative reception at the Inn and Spa at Loretto (guests $25 in advance, $40 at the door)

• Sponsor a legislator, $50 • Sponsor a table, $250 • Sponsor an informational display

table for your business at the recep-tion and give a fi ve-minute presenta-tion at the event, $500

• General donation (any amount) to offset expenses of this eventTo sponsor the Ruidoso Day in Santa

Fe or to make reservations to attend, contact Becky or Marla at the Chamber at (575) 257-7395.

Courtesy photoState Rep Zach Cook (R) gives a preview to the upcoming legislative session during a meet and greet held at Cree Meadows Country Club.

Lincoln County Commissioners honor home-grown historianBy Eugene [email protected]

Lincoln County Commissioners and dignitaries honored lifelong, Lincoln County resident and historian, Johnson Stearns, by declaring Dec. 21, 2010 as Johnson Stearns Day in Lincoln County thus proclaiming Stearns to be the Lin-coln County Centennial Storyteller. Stea-rns, who is now just 93 years young has volunteered at the BLM’s Valley of Fires for several years and published a book in 1989 named “Carrizozo Story.” Stearns is also attributed to many historical photo credits in various Lincoln County history publications such as “Towns of Lincoln County” by John LeMay.

Lincoln County Magistrate Judge Martha Proctor said, “It gives me great pleasure to honor you as our Lincoln County Centennial Storyteller. I have been a lifelong Lincoln County resident and I cannot hold a fl ame to the amount of history you hold in your little noggin. Your ability to put a little wit and humor into your stories is good listening and right on target. There are so many people who know that you have always been willing to share your knowledge and con-tribute to the community, congratulations Mr. Stearns.”

Stearns was also given a compelling testimony by local author, historian and educator, Lynda Sanchez. Sanchez stood before the commissioners and attendees in the gallery holding a very small candle in one hand and a very large candle in the other.

Sanchez said,” The candles repre-sent the character that our grandparents taught us and the light from them would take away the darkness. Most of us are this candle right here (showing the small candle) However, certain individuals come along and touch people’s lives in a very big way. This candle represents you Mr. Stearns (showing the large candle)

.You have taught about our heritage and talked about our history, when most people would forget about history. You are the keeper of that fl ame.”

Howard Parman of the BLM shared the enjoyment of working with Stea-rns at the Valley of Fires and someday hopes to educate and entertain visitors as well as Stearns. The proclamation reads; WHEREAS, unsung heroes and guardians of our unique New Mexico heritage are rarely offi cially acknowl-edged, and WHEREAS, we recognize that these individuals should be thanked for their contribution and selfl essness; for their dedication and preservation of our heritage; and for just “getting things done!” and WHEREAS, being a regional and local historian and telling that history in a colorful style with enthusiasm and great humor, Johnson Stearns has for decades been a quiet force that shores us up when we are troubled; or when we need to be reminded about our past, and WHEREAS, Johnson Stearns has painstakingly taken the time to maintain fi les of signifi cant documents, photos and vignettes of our region’s history; remind-ing us of who we are in Lincoln County, once encompassing a quarter of the State of New Mexico, is a county that has some of the richest legends, characters and history of the Southwestern United States are represented by Johnson.

Stearns, who was unknowingly sum-moned to the meeting under the guise he would only be saying grace over the potluck luncheon that followed, said, “I have always been interested in fi nding out more about our heritage. By living almost 93 years in Carrizozo, I have seen a whole lot of change but you know, it’s still a pretty good little town and I plan on being here awhile longer but I am get-ting down to the end of the trail, I think. I sure do thank you folks, all of you. I sure didn’t know it was going to turn out this way.”

Banks can now work with renters Courtesy of Zachary Cook

A new law allowing banks to work with renters whose landlords don’t pay the mortgage in New Mexico went into effect Jan. 1. Prior to the enact-ment of the law, tenants who were paying rent would likely be evicted. The new law allows banks the option to work directly with the renter.

Just before Christmas, one tenant who asked not to be identifi ed discov-ered his landlord had not been paying the mortgage. Rather than evicting him, Wells Fargo developed a program

to keep him in the house. Rep. Zachary Cook of Ruidoso introduced H.B199 which passed unanimously in March by the state legislature. “It will cut down on the bureaucracy that lenders have to do in order to collect money that’s owed to them,” says Rep. Cook. The law will also reduce the amount of renters evicted, which could mean less property crime because tenants are in the homes. The law protects renters and banks from illegitimate landlords, and scam artist who possess foreclosed homes and rent them out illegally.


TUESDAYJANUARY 3

Live Music atWPS inMidtownRuidosofrom8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

WEDNESDAYJANUARY 4

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

Preschool story time at theRuidoso Public Library at 10:30a.m.Snow/Snowmanstories.Craft:Powderedsugardonutsnowman.Children’s Dept is located down-stairs.

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

The SterilizersperformatCasaBlanca Restaurant on MechemDrivefrom6to9p.m.

Live Music atWPS in MidtownRuidosofrom8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

THURSDAYJANUARY 5

Live Music with TomTom and friendsatSanctuaryontheRiver,207 Eagle Drive, 12 - 1:30 p.m.Enjoy hearty soups and salads atChopChop Inspired Salads andhave some lunch- time fun withlive music performed byTomTomandfriendseveryThursday.Comeseewhat’shappeningattheSanc-tuary. Lunch hours 11-2 Tues-Sat.575-630-1111.

Cree Meadows Country ClubishostingatacobarandDJ.


FRIDAYJANUARY 6

Celebrate New Mexico ’s Centennial with a Chautau-qua, Ruidoso Public Library, 107Kansas City Road, Ruidoso, 10a.m. Chautauqua presenter KaySebring-Roberts Kuhlman re-turns as Marion Sloan Russell.This Chautauqua is presented tocelebrate New Mexico’s centen-nial.In1852,MarionSloanRussellmade her first journey into NewMexico Territory. Later in her life,her memories were published asthe book“Land of Enchantment.”It is one of the few firsthand ac-counts of life on the trail writtenby a woman.This classic paints avividpictureofnineteenth-centu-ryNewMexicoasseenbyabrightyounggirl fromtheageofseven.Mrs.Russell’smemoriesofseveralwell-knownwesternfiguresmakesfor delightful reading while alsomakingherbookavaluableaddi-tion to the region’s history. Afterthe presentation, the audience iswelcometoaskquestionsofMar-ion (Kuhlmann in character) andthenquestionstoKuhlmannasanactressandChautauquapresenter.Formoreinformation,gotohttp://

www.youseemore.com/ruidosopl/or http://ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com/

Cantina Night at LaughingSheepFarm,1milewestofLincoln,Hwy380,mm96,from5to9p.m.Live music with guitar and fiddleplayingWesternSwing.

Mike Sanjkuperforms inWen-dell’s Restaurant at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to10p.m.

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

Cree Meadows Country Clubishostingafishfryandliveband.

Tomas Vigil performs at Land-locked Restaurant on MechemDrivefrom6to9p.m.

Susan Landers Kolb performsattheNoNameCafé6-9p.m.dur-ing Prime Time Fridays. 522 Sud-derth, (575)257-2253.Fridayeve-ningdinnersarebyreservation.

Michael Beyer performs oldersongsandjazzatKokopeliCountryClubinAltofrom7to10p.m.

Karaoke at The Elks Lodge onHighway 70, next to the RuidosoEmporium, at 7 p.m. with All ForFunKaraoke.

The Eliminators perform atCasa Blanca Restaurant and Can-tinaonMechemDrivefrom7to9p.m.

Johnny & the Crashers(Classic

Rock & Country) perform in Club49atInnoftheMountainGods,8p.m.

Aaron R. Lacombe and Com-panyperformatCasaBlancaRes-taurant on Mechem Drive from 9to10p.m.

Music & Video w/ DJ Mike atLucy’sMexicaliRestaurant inMid-townRuidosofrom9p.m.to1a.m.


SATURDAYJANUARY 7

Celebrate New Mexico ’s Centennial with a Chautau-qua, Ruidoso Public Library, 107Kansas City Road, Ruidoso, 1p.m. Chautauqua presenter KaySebring-Roberts Kuhlman re-turns as Marion Sloan Russell.This Chautauqua is presented tocelebrate New Mexico’s centen-nial.In1852,MarionSloanRussellmade her first journey into NewMexico Territory. Later in her life,her memories were published asthe book“Land of Enchantment.”It is one of the few firsthand ac-counts of life on the trail writtenby a woman.This classic paints avividpictureofnineteenth-centu-ryNewMexicoasseenbyabrightyounggirl fromtheageofseven.Mrs.Russell’smemoriesofseveralwell-knownwesternfiguresmakesfor delightful reading while also

makingherbookavaluableaddi-tion to the region’s history. Afterthe presentation, the audience iswelcometoaskquestionsofMar-ion (Kuhlmann in character) andthenquestionstoKuhlmannasanactressandChautauquapresenter.Formoreinformation,gotohttp://www.youseemore.com/ruidosopl/

or http://ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com/

Mark Kashmar, acoustic gui-tarsandvocals,performsatZoccaCoffeefrom2-4p.m.

Doug Fuquaperforms inWen-dell’s Lounge at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to11p.m.

Mike Sanjkuperforms inWen-dell’s Restaurant at the Inn of theMountain Gods Resort & Casinofrom5to10p.m.

Tomas Vigil performs atLandlocked Restaurant & Bar onMechemfrom6to9p.m.

The Eliminators perform atCasa Blanca Restaurant and Can-tinaonMechemDrivefrom7to9p.m.

Michael Beyer performs oldersongsandjazzatKokopeliCountryClubinAltofrom7to10p.m.

Johnny & the Crashers(ClassicRock & Country) perform in Club49atInnoftheMountainGods,8p.m.

Aaron LaCombe Band per-forms at Casa Blanca Restaurantand Cantina on Mechem Drive, 9-10p.m.


SUNDAYJANUARY 8


MONDAYJANUARY 9

Live Music atWPS inMidtownRuidosofrom8:30p.m.to1:30a.m.

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 desig-nated 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 expe-rience 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 holiday 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 previously 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.

1 and 2 Hour Guided Trail Rides in the Lincoln National Forest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Cowboys Riding Stables in Ruidoso Downs. Call 575-378-8217 to reserve your ride time.

Smokey Bear Park is open in Capitan. 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 oper-ated 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 deli-cious 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, represent-ing 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 available 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 Pho-tography Competition & Exhibition,” Hubbard Museum of the American West,

Hwy 70 E., Ruidoso Downs, runs through Feb. 12, 2012. 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 photo-graphs are exhibited each year. Almost all photographs are for sale through the Museum’s Mercantile Store. The Hubbard Museum will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. For more informa-tion, 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 week-ends, Christmas Break, and most holidays throughout the year. 101 Carrizo Canyon Road just off Sudderth. Pillow’s Funtrack-ers 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 Gemstones, Rock Climbing Wall, Extreme Air, and Kid-die Bounce House.

ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR • 1-3 thru 1-9

Nuevas contrataciones estabilizar el empleo en el condado de LincolnPor Patrick Rodriguez

Un pequeño grupo de nuevos empleados mantienen la tasa de desempleo local relativamente sin cambios en noviembre.

Las cifras publicadas la semana pasada por el Nuevo México muestran que el Departamento de Workforce So-lutions la tasa de desempleo sin ajustar para el condado de Lincoln fue un 5 por ciento para el mes, hasta un décimo de un punto a partir de octubre.

El desempleo en la provincia se situó en un 6.8 por ciento hace un año.

Había 33 trabajadores añadido a mano de obra del condado en noviembre, llevando el total a 10,244, mien-tras que había 535 personas en busca de empleo, según el departamento. En octubre, 10,209 de 10,754 personas en la fuerza laboral eran empleados.

El desempleo en todo el condado se situó en un 7.3 por ciento para comenzar el año en que el gobernador de Susana Martínez asumió el cargo. La tasa cayó brus-camente a un 6 por ciento para los meses de febrero y marzo. La tasa se redujo hasta un 5.3 por ciento en abril y cayó a un mínimo de casi dos años de 4.5 por ciento en mayo, antes de subir a un 5.5 por ciento en junio.

Los meses de verano vio la tasa de desempleo cerca o en un 5 por ciento, que es donde se encontraba en ju-lio. El desempleo cayó al 4.6 por ciento en agosto, antes de arrastrarse hacia un 4.8 por ciento en septiembre.

En todo el estado, el desempleo fue del 6.5 por ciento en noviembre, una décima de un punto respecto al mes anterior y aún continúa una tendencia descendente que comenzó en enero. La tasa de desempleo a nivel estatal fue de 8.6 por ciento hace un año.

La tasa de crecimiento del empleo durante el año fue de 0.8 por ciento, lo que representa un aumento de alrededor de 6,700 puestos de trabajo. Noviembre fue el sexto mes consecutivo de más de año el crecimiento del empleo, después de un período sostenido de las pérdidas que comenzó a noviembre de 2008, según el departa-mento.

Datos del Departamento muestran que el empleo aumentó en ocho sectores, entre ellos seis que ganó más de 1.000 puestos de trabajo.

La industria de los servicios educativos y de salud creado más puestos de trabajo en todo el estado, agre-gando 6,100 puestos de trabajo durante el último año, creciendo un 5 por ciento. Mientras tanto, el sector mi-norista reportó 3,100 nuevos puestos de trabajo, tras tres años de trabajo menos que terminó a principios de este año. La industria minera se recuperó, la adición de 1,600 puestos de trabajo durante el año pasado, mientras que la industria de la actividad fi nanciera registró una ganancia de 3.000 puestos de trabajo.

Las ganancias también fueron reportados en la industria del ocio y la hostelería, la adición de 1,500 pu-

estos de trabajo. Servicios profesionales y empresariales aumentaron un 200 puestos de trabajo y la fabricación añadido 100 puestos de trabajo, ya que cada registraron un ligero aumento durante el año pasado.

Cada uno de los cuatro restantes industrias del sec-tor privado publicado disminución del empleo durante el año pasado, con la construcción hasta 5,800 puestos de trabajo, la información por 400 puestos de trabajo, transporte, almacenamiento y utilidades por 400 puestos de trabajo, y la categoría de otros servicios diversos por 100 puestos de trabajo.

El sector público registró una pérdida neta de 4,500 puestos de trabajo durante el último año, con descensos en los niveles federal, estatal y local. A nivel estatal, el gobierno local perdió 1,900 puestos de trabajo, y el gobi-erno estatal y el empleo del gobierno federal se redujo de 1,100 y 700, respectivamente.

Condados vecinos también informó de un ligero descenso del desempleo en noviembre. La tasa de des-empleo para el Condado de Otero fue de 5.6 por ciento, tres décimas de un punto, y la tasa de desempleo para el Condado de Chaves fue de 6.1 por ciento, una décima de punto.

La tasa de desempleo nacional bajó cuatro décimas hasta el 8.6 por ciento en noviembre, agregando aproxi-madamente 120,000 puestos de trabajo, según el Depar-tamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU.

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Condado de retener Morel para profesionales de servicios legalesPor Patrick Rodriguez

Lincoln comisionados del condado de la semana pasada acordó por unanimi-dad para entrar en negociaciones con Alan Morel en una tarifa plana para los servicios jurídicos, asegurando que el fi s-cal del condado se quedará en un año 20.

Morel fue el único abogado para responder a la petición del condado para la propuesta de servicios profesionales legales antes de la fecha límite 28 de noviembre, que sólo había sido anun-ciado en las noticias del Condado de Lincoln en Carrizozo.

El acuerdo actual entre Morel y el condado le ha de recibir una cuota fi ja de $13,725 por mes, más o menos 165,000 dólares al año, además de los impuestos aplicables ingresos brutos. El contrato vence el 31 de diciembre.

Morel también presentó una propu-esta para la facturación por hora. Con

esta opción, se propuso una cuota de $150 por hora por su trabajo y $75 por hora por sus asistentes legales y personal de apoyo, junto con la facturación por separado de los viajes, llamadas telefóni-cas, fotocopias y otros gastos relaciona-dos.

Él dio un informe de los comisio-nados el costo de sus servicios jurídicos para los últimos cuatro años. Dijo que en 2008 el condado salió adelante por $83,089.42 con una tarifa plana en lugar de ser acusado por la hora, y agregó que para el mes de enero de ese año la práctica totalidad de sus servicios legales para el condado.

En 2009, Morel dijo que el condado se benefi ció por 57,575 dólares con una tarifa plana, mientras que un cambio en el impuesto a los ingresos brutos en 2010 había el condado de salir adelante por $15,500 con una tarifa plana. En los

primeros 11 meses de 2011, el condado benefi ciado por $33,511 con una tarifa plana, dijo Morel.

“Está claro que los benefi cios de ser un condado en una tarifa plana”, dijo Morel comisionados. “La gente a mí que no sería otra cosa. Si yo fuera usted la facturación de todo lo que hice, que sería la restricción que podría llegar a mí y lo que iba a hacer, que a su vez en realidad causa más problemas porque se termina de arreglar las cosas en lugar de conseguir que la derecha antes de que realmente lo hacen. Y el condado y yo sabemos lo que el proyecto de ley, no es ninguna sorpresa.”

Administrador del Condado Nita Taylor dijo que analizó la propuesta de Morel, mirando por encima de las cifras que entregó a los comisionados, y reco-mendó que el condado de mantener sus servicios con una tarifa plana.

“No me gustaría que preocuparse sólo de que el dólar cada vez que me cogió el teléfono para llamarlo, lo cual va a ser condenado a menudo,” dijo.

Comisionado Kathryn Minter dijo que estaba sorprendido de que sólo Mo-rel fue el único abogado para responder a la solicitud de propuesta. Dijo que en el futuro, el condado debe anunciar para profesionales de servicios legales, salvo en el periódico en Carrizozo, lo que su-giere que el PP se da a la barra de estado de Nuevo México y Nuevo México, la Asociación de Condados.

“No es que yo estoy buscando a alguien más (por el fi scal del condado)”, dijo Minter, “pero a veces es bueno ver lo que otra persona se proponga.”

“Le agradezco su consejo, Alan”, dijo Morel. “Hay una gran cantidad de benefi cios que la misma persona aquí que la historia.”


Entertainment

By Ty VinneyMusic Reporter

Kate Bush review –“50 Words for Snow”

If you’ve been around for a while chances are you have a healthy respect for music veteran Kate Bush. She has experimented and found a balance and a special place for each album she’s introduced to the industry. Her latest, “50 Words for Snow” is full of beautiful piano work, electronica, and slow percussion, as well as a few guest vocalists adding just that much more to the already ocean depth that is Kate. Each piece fl ows well and stands alone as a great work of lyrics and music.

Some of the tracks on this album are lengthy, but surprisingly this doesn’t hurt them at all. For example, “Snowfl ake” has a running time just under 10 minutes. The backbone of the song is piano with vocals poured into the heart of the piece and tells the story of a snowfl ake falling from the heavens down to earth.

Of course there has to be some sort of electronica groove to the album and that can easily be found in the title track “50 Words for Snow.” Lyrically it’s exactly as the name implies, counting out various names of the cold white stuff most of us fi nd fl oating down from the sky this time of year.

Fans that found themselves a little let down with similar sounding artist Tori Amos’ last offering will fi nd plenty of delight here. Kate Bush has lost none of her credibility and adds seven tracks that will sure

be a favorite. If you fi nd yourself wanting to get lost in something relaxing that you can sit by the fi re or crack open a good book to, this is the perfect album to go for.

London PhilharmonicOrchestra review – “� eGreatest Video Game Music”

Orchestra covers of classic and modern video game music… Have I gotten your attention yet? No, you didn’t misread something. The world-renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra has tackled 21 themes of some of the greatest themes from old school video games as well some new ones. The tracks were arranged and conducted by Andrew Skeet, who has taken some of the simplest analog beeping and electronic noise and turned it into awe-some, advanced pieces that will send the listener on a total nostalgia trip.

Their entire album is very solid, but some clas-sics just stand out. The Super Mario theme trans-forms from the original simple bleeps and ticks from the classic Nintendo game to what could be ‘20s jazz club. The Angry Birds theme keeps it’s usually amus-ing pep and has an extra kick of pizzazz. It’s even more fun and contagious than what you’re hearing whilst being a slave to your phone while playing the game for hours to get three stars per level. Happily they chose to do a personal favorite of mine from the Final Fantasy games. Final Fantasy VIII’s “Liberi Fatali” is well arranged and adds a little more gusto then the original that appeared on the game. Also appearing is the classic “Main Theme” from the series, which fl ows as a well-modernized version of a classic. There’s quite the variable list of tracks from games ranging from titles like Tetris and Zelda to World of Warcraft, Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2 and anywhere in between.

There are plenty of tracks that will entice the imagination and take you far back to the good old game days of the 80s and 90s as well as today. “The Greatest Video Game Music” doesn’t quite encom-pass every great game, but it does a pretty decent job with the 21 tracks provided. It’s a fun and modern-ized sound for an orchestra to do and well worth picking up!

www.mymix967.com

Red or greenIn honor of

New Mexico’s 100 year anniversary of statehood, I would like to share with you a few recipes that coincide with the most popular question asked in the state of New Mexico; red or green? Yes, I am talking about chile.

Chile - these peppers host an array of vitamins, such as A, C, B2, B6 and vitamin K. Chile peppers also contain a variety of minerals such as Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium. Because chile has a high amount of vitamin C, they are known to give our immune systems a boost. Red chiles come in different varieties, but the most common form used in New Mexican cuisine is a mature and dried green chile plant that has turned red. Red chile powders are known to aid in maintaining blood sugar levels for diabetics.

Whether you prefer the red or green variety of chile, here are a few recipes to enjoy.

Green chile squash -1 yellow and 1 green squash diced, ½ purple onion and 1 tomato chopped, fresh or frozen corn, fresh roasted green chile peeled and chopped(frozen may be used), garlic powder, sea salt, olive oil. Sautée all veggies until they are tender and then add salt and garlic powder to taste.

Green chile sauce - 1 cup chopped roasted and peeled green chile (may use frozen) 1 chopped to-mato, ½ cup chopped red onion, sea salt and garlic powder. Sautée the veggies until tender and then add garlic powder and salt to taste. Blend sauce in a blender until smooth.

Red chile sauce - 10 red chile pods, 2 cloves garlic, and 1/4 cup chopped red onion, sea salt and 1 cup of water. Blend chile pods, garlic, water and onions in a blender until smooth. Next, cook the sauce in a medium size sauce pan for ten minutes on medium heat adding salt to suit your taste buds.

New Mexican pizza - Pizza crust of your choice, enchilada sauce (red, green or both), refried beans, 2 cups of fresh baby spinach, 1 diced tomato, ¼ cup diced onions, 1 diced jalapeño, 2 avocados peeled and cut into chunks. First, layer pizza crust with refried beans, and then spread chile sauce evenly on top of beans. Next you will add spinach to cover the pizza crust and sprinkle veggies on top of spinach. Follow baking instructions for pizza crust and enjoy.

Angie [email protected]

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Watch UFC FightsHERE at LUCY’S!

Every Friday & Saturday LIVE MUSICLADIES HAPPY HOUR

EVERY FRIDAY 5-7 P.M.Downstairs in the Cantina

Monday Three for $3 Appetizer Plate – 2 Mini Beef Burritos, 2 Mini Beef Tacos & 2 Chicken Wings • $3 16 oz. Drafts

$3 Longneck Domestic Beers

Wednesday $5.95 Combo Plates and $3 Mexican Beers

Thursday $2 Tecates and $1 Tacos

Friday $9.95 Friday Fajitas! Choose Beef or Chicken • $5 Lucy’s Margaritas

Sunday 50¢ Wings • Three for $3 Appetizer Plate – 2 Mini Beef

Burritos, 2 Mini Beef Tacos & 2 Chicken Wings • $3 16 oz. Drafts • $3 Longneck Beers

Lucy’s Cantina is available for catering and private parties. Book your Private Party today! Call Michael at 257-8754

Shrinking belt? Here’s help!The holidays are over, the tree is

now a fi re-trap and the goodie buffet is dwindling.

Two feet south of our heads, many of us see that over the holiday season we’ve started to use the next belt hole over, or perhaps we’ve abandoned the belt altogether. And this is where New Year’s resolutions are born. Here are some suggestions in an effort to regain that surrendered ground. These cost absolutely nothing but your time and attention.

1. Create ways to add steps into your day. When grocery shopping, try crisscrossing the store rather than walking aisle by aisle. Park your vehicle farther away from the entrance than usual. If you live in a two-story home, make extra trips up and down the stairs.

2. Decide to slow down as you’re eating. Ameri-cans rush through meals regularly, and we create choking hazards because of it. Don’t load your fork for the next bite while you’re chewing the current one. Actually, put your fork down! Give your body time to inform you that you’re full. If that means there’s food still on your plate, decide that it looks better there than on you. And remember to put a little less on your plate next meal.

3. Weigh yourself once a week, rather than daily. Use the same scales and weigh generally the same time of the day. Weekly progress most times is signifi cant

and noticeable. You’ll also shift a bit of your focus from weight loss to healthful living.

4. Walk. On a treadmill, on the side-walk, on a roadside, walk anywhere. We live in such a beautiful location, fi lled with walking options. Even our inclem-ent weather doesn’t last long. Try the fi tness trail at Cedar Creek, or the Links trail; both contain fi tness elements in ad-dition to measured paths. Studies show that walking improves mental outlook, is a weight loss tool and may actually reverse depression.

5. Find an outside activity you enjoy. Get your garden ready for the spring. Become a volunteer dog walker for the humane society. Determine

you’ll become responsible to retrieve trash in your area. Outside activity stimulates your brain and ben-efi ts your large muscle groups.

6. Limit you’re the time that you’re parked in front of the television. Decide which shows you’ll watch at the beginning of your day or week. Stick to your sched-ule and fi nd more active ways to spend your time.

It takes a bit of trial and error to incorporate these changes into your daily life. Work on one or two at a time. If you follow these suggestions, in no time you’ll be looking for your hammer and Phillips screwdriver – you’ll need to bore a few new holes in your belt on the skinnier side!

See you on the trails!

Sue [email protected]


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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 GroupUnpro 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 lowshipCapitan, 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.

Weekly Featured Adoptable PetsJax is a energetic and happy dog, about 8-10 months old. He is very friendly with

people and dogs alike. Jax appears to have some husky in him, however his tail has been docked. He weighs a li� le over 40 pounds and should � ll out just a bit

more. Last week, Jax completed training in the AKC Good Citizens obedience class.

Cooper is quite the guy! He is about 5 months old

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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

Recognition service for volunteers

There will be a recognition service for everyone who volunteered for the Salvation Army bell ringing campaign on Jan. 8, 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Ruidoso Downs.

For information call Darien at (575) 973-0117.

ObituaryJudith Jo Ann Koenig

Early morning on Dec. 26, Judith Jo Ann Koenig, of Capitan, died after a battle with cancer. She was 66.

Judi Hughes was born March 5, 1945 in Carlsbad to Samuel Owen Hughes and Ima Dale Rob-erson Hughes. She lived at the Hughes Ranch in Dog Canyon for the fi rst 19 years of her life. She attended a one-room school at El Paso Gap through the eighth grade and then attended Carlsbad High School, graduating in May 1964. Dur-ing that summer she worked at Glorieta Baptist Assembly, near Santa Fe, where she met her husband, Robert Koenig. They married Nov. 25, 1965 in Abilene, Texas.

Koenig attended Hardin-Simmons Univer-sity and the Hendrick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Abilene, graduating in April 1967. She obtained her registered nurse license and worked many years at various locations in both newborn nursery and home health.

She is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) Koenig of Capitan, and her fi ve living chil-dren: daughter Sherri Ruth Davis, son-in-law Howard Davis and grandchildren Meaghan and Geoffrey, of Suffolk Va.; son Randal Dale Koenig and grandsons Ryan and Zackery of Castle Rock, Colo.; daughter Samantha (Sami) Suzanne Newcom, son-in-law Jona-than Newcom and grand-sons Kennan and Carter of Tucson, Ariz.; daughter Tamara (Tami) Kaye Odom, son-in-law Greg Odom and grandchildren Kaydin, Kylie and Miles of Las Cruces; and son Jesse Owen Koenig of Capitan. She is also survived by her mother Ima Dale Reynolds, her brother Dale Hughes, sister-in-law Jenny Hughes and nephew Justin Hughes, all of Artesia.

She is preceded in death by her father Sam-uel Owen Hughes, infant daughter Elizabeth Ann Koenig, nephew Samuel Ty Hughes, and grandpar-ents Samuel A. Hughes and Elizabeth Clementine Owen Hughes, and William A. Roberson and Winnie Mae Fancher Roberson.

For many years Koenig and her husband

taught Bible clubs to neighborhood children, and they were also involved

in cross-cultural mission work. More recently she spent a lot of time making quilts for family, friends and various charities. She also blessed others by sending cards and letters of encourage-ment. She was an associate mis-sionary with Missionary Gospel

Fellowship, a nondenominational evangelical ministry.

In lieu of fl owers, contributions may be sent to the general fund of Gua-

dalupe Christian Camp, located at 36 Christian Camp Road, Carlsbad, N.M. 88220, or to Angus Church of the Nazarene (HC 71 Box 1162, Capitan, N.M. 88316), or to MGF (Missionary Gospel Fellowship, P.O. Box 1535, Turlock, Calif. 95381-1535).

A memorial service in Lincoln County to commemorate Judi’s life will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Angus Church of the Nazarene at Bonita Park Conference Center.


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