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What’shappeningJanuary 9Final public hearing:Redistricting theLincoln CountyCommission districts1:30 p.m. Lincoln County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo. Provide input on the plans and how they will aff ect you and your rep-resentation. Maps can be found online at www.ruido-sofreepress.com. Residents can also submit a signed comment to rburrows@lincolncountynm.net or 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.

January 13Getting startedin GenealogyLearn how to utilize the library’s three genealogical sources and fi nd your ances-tors: heritage Quest Online, Ancestry library edition and Family search. Conference Room at the Ruidoso Public Library on Kansas City Road. 10 a.m. Free. January 14The Pointer Sistersinn of the Mountain Gods. Tickets starting at $25. Get excited: Legendary group The Pointer sisters hits the inn of the Mountain Gods stage at 8 p.m. hailing from Oakland, Calif., The Pointer sisters have been making hits for four decades. sing-ing everything from pop, disco, blues to country,The Pointer sisters always put on a great show!(800) 545-9011. All month:New Year’s resolutions and the pledge to liv-ing in a resort town... get out and experience Ruidoso!enjoy Lincoln National For-est with hiking and biking trails. drive up to ski Apache and if you don’t ski, take the gondola and be amazed by the majestic mountain.simply walk up and down Midtown, talk with the locals and shop, just like a tourist! Plus there is live music at many of the res-taurants every weekend…check the entertainment calendar for bands andlocations.

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Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press Hondo’s Adrian Vazquez (13) tries to put in a layup as he’s de-fended closely by Capitan center Jake Lamay (right) and Strait Sedillo Jan. 3 at Hondo. The two teams also played each other in the championship of the Smokey Bear Tournament over the weekend. See the full story on page 11.

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A botched heist of the Catholic Church admin-istrative offi ces in Albuquerque resulted in the death of masked gunman Mark Macoldowna, 31 (aka. Mark Beechum) who was killed in a gunfi ght with police. Kymberly Bates, 24, and a friend, James Kellogg, 33, both alleged to have been part of the heist, were arrested in Ruidoso and charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy.

According to a Friday press conference held by Albuquerque police, the group travelled from Ruidoso expecting to fi nd a cash-fi lled safe at the administrative offi ces. Police Chief Ray Schultz identifi ed the burglar as Mark Macoldowna, 31. Macoldowna, known by several aliases to police, is apparently Mark Beechum, the name accompanying a prior detention center booking photo.

According to Schultz, Albuquerque police offi cer Mario Perez responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Center in northwest Albuquerque. “The suspect had a safe belonging to the center in his possession, but dropped it when confronted by Perez and fi red three shots from a .357 magnum revolver at the offi cer before malfunctioning while attempting to continue fi ring at Perez,” Schultz said. Perez, a seven-year APD veteran, then fi red fi ve times at Macoldowna. Four of the fi ve bullets struck the assailant.

According to the Schultz, Macoldowna phoned Bates, who

was alleged to be the getaway driver. However, when Bates arrived on scene, she was turned away by police, allegedly picked up Kellogg and drove back to Ruidoso, where they were captured and detained by New Mexico State Police. Both were booked at the Lincoln County Detention Center. Bates and Kellogg told authorities following their arrest that Macoldowna hated Catholics and thought a large sum of money collected from all local par-ishes would be stored in the safe at the archdiocese offi ce, according to a criminal complaint. Police allege the group had been planning the robbery for more than a week. The group allegedly prepared for the heist by conducting surveillance on the Catholic Center, and by buying masks, duct tape and zip ties from a Home Depot earlier in the week.

Albuquerque Police Department Chief Ray Schultz said this was not Macoldowna’s fi rst en-counter with law enforcement. “He would freely, openly carry a fi rearm, and he would often be seen in the Ruidoso area with a fi rearm on public dis-play,” Schultz said. “He’s been arrested in El Paso

on weapons charges, and he is also currently the suspect in an-other violent armed robbery with some of the same indications we saw here in Albuquerque.”

Police said that at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday Ma-coldowna attacked an unarmed security guard at the Catholic Center, assaulting then forcing the guard at gunpoint to take him to the safe. Beaten and bound, the guard managed to use his ra-dio to contact his dispatcher who then called 911. The unnamed guard suffered minor injuries.

Ruidoso couple arrested, leader killed in gunfi ght

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Albuquerque Police Offi cer Mario Perez

Mark Macoldowna, 31 (aka. Mark Beechum)

Kymberly Bates, 24

James Kellogg, 33

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Final public input on county redistricting By Patrick RodriguezReporterpatrick@ruidosofreepress.com

Lincoln County residents will be al-lowed to offer their suggestions regarding county commission redistricting during a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. today at County Commission Chambers in Carrizozo.

There are two choices – Options B and E – that commissioners will eventually decide on.

Commissioners during a regular meeting in November approved Option E,

which would bring all Capitan precincts under Commission District 1. Option B would continue a split of the village under two commissioners in Districts 1 and 4.

Lincoln County commissioners last month agreed to reconsider the redistricting plan they agreed on. They’ll wait until after the public hearing is held to further discuss redistricting options.

During a discussion on the newly cre-ated Precinct 22, Commissioner Mark Doth said that he was confused by Option E, in particular that it separates the “historical

boundary in Capitan from two areas of rep-resentation to one area of representation.”

“Upon refl ection 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 forward we do the right thing.”

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

LCMC delivers fi rst 2012 babyLincoln County Medical

Center helped introduce the county’s fi rst baby of 2012.

Dr. Deborah Hewitt de-livered Myka Marie Sanders, a girl, at 12:03 p.m., Jan. 2 to Leah and Max Sanders of Alamogordo. Myka weighed 6 pounds, 8.7 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.

The Sanders have two other children, both boys, Ethan and J.J. Leah and Max are employees of Sanders & Danley Feed Store in Al-amogordo.

The county-owned LCMC delivered 362 babies in 2011, including two sets of twins. There were 335 babies delivered in 2010.

“It is a real honor to be a part of this experience for the Sanders,” said Felicia Garwood, labor and delivery manager at LCMC. “We’ve focused on more outreach programs to surrounding com-munities in Lincoln and Otero counties. I feel a result of the outreach programs is that we

continue to have more families choose to deliver at LCMC and I believe they are choos-ing us for a unique, family-oriented birthing experience.”

Patsy Parker, director of patient care services, said LCMC strives to provide the best birthing experience possible for every patient and family the hospital serves.

“It is a privilege for so many families to share those precious memories with us,” she said. “The staff does an outstanding job of handling the volume of deliveries, which can be fi ve, sometimes six deliveries in one day.”

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DAR meetingThe sierra blanca Chapter of the daughters of the American Rev-olution will meet at the Ruidoso Public Library, Wednesday, at 1 p.m. For more information, call Jennifer at 258-3704.

Search and RescueThe White Mountain search and Rescue team will hold its regular meeting Jan. 16 at 7 p.m., with a board meeting prior to that at 5:45 p.m. The meeting will be upstairs at the First Christian Church, 1211 hull Rd. All interested outdoors people are welcome to at-tend. For details, call Tony davis at 336-4501 or Mark Younger at 808-2982.

Pre-inauguration dinnerThe democratic Party of Lincoln County will host a pre-inaugura-tion dinner at the blue Goose Café in Ruidoso at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 20, exactly one year before the next presidential inauguration. Music will be provided by Fred Kinnan and Tim Rice, and Tony davis will show 10 minutes of the year’s best political cartoons.The dinner is a fundraiser for the democratic Party, and tickets are $35 each. For more information or tickets, call dick Mastin at 336-2170 or Nikki Murphy at 258-4380.

Call for artistsThe hubbard Museum of the American West is calling for entries to its 2012 biennale Grande art show, scheduled to open at the museum April 4. The juried fi ne arts competition seeks to recog-nize and honor excellence in visual arts of the American West.The competition is open to all artists of any age, both amateur and professional, living in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. eligible media include drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceram-ics, fi ber art and mixed media. entry fee is $25 for the fi rst entry and $20 for each additional entry. deadline to enter is Jan. 31.For more information on requirements and awards, call david Mandel at 378-4142, ext. 229.

Another call for artistsThe Lincoln County Art Loop studio tour will celebrate 17 years in 2012, and calls are now out for artists. This will be a juried show with a wide variety of arts and crafts.All details are included in the application which can be down-loaded from www.artloop.org, or picked up at Josie’s Framery or the RRCA offi ce on sudderth drive. The 2012 tour will be July 6-8.For more information, call 937-6043 or visit www.artloop.org.

Bill Rakocy receptionA reception for artist, historian and curator bill Rakocy will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the main campus of eN-Mu-Ruidoso. A silent auction consisting of 40 of his paintings is on-going and will close Feb. 29. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the college’s art students. For more information, call 257-3006.

Sacramento Mountain Village is a network of older adults in Ru-idoso and surrounding communities who support independent living by off ering services and activities that keep seniors healthy and happy in their own homes. benefi ts of membership include art and yoga classes, weekly walking and discussion groups, so-cial functions and monthly member breakfasts at Cree Meadows Country Club, on the fourth saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Membership is open to any Lincoln County resident 49 years or older. For more information, call 258-2120 or visit www.sacmtnvil-lage.org.

The Arid Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 1216 Mechem at 7:30 a.m., noon and 5:15 p.m. daily; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and saturday and sunday at 7 p.m. There is also a Monday 6:30 p.m. women’s open meeting and beginners and young peoples’ big book study Fridays at 7 p.m.

The Sunny Spirit Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets Monday and Thursday at noon and Friday at 5:30 p.m., while the women’s group meets Wednesdays at noon in the parish hall of the episco-pal Church of the holy Mount at 121 Mescalero Trail.

Al Anon of Ruidoso – for family members of alcoholics – meet at 1216 Mechem dr. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and saturdays at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 258-8885.

Altrusa Club of Ruidoso meets at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at First Christian Church, 1211 hull Road. Altrusa in-ternational of Ruidoso was established in 1970 and it’s long run-ning Annual Low Cost Mammogram Program was established in 1988. some of the organizations Altrusa supports are the local food bank, women’s shelter, humane society and others. One of Altrusa’s focus is on literacy, in that they provide scholarships to men and women returning to college, books three times a year to the children in the local head start programs and donations to the Literacy Council. if you think an organization like Altrusa may be a good fi t for your volunteer eff orts, contact membership chair Judy Griffi n at 937-5437.

The Carrizozo Roadrunners Chapter of the Lincoln County ex-tension Association meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. at the Otero County electric Cooperative community room on 12th street in Carrizozo. Chapter meetings are open to anyone interested. For more information, call barbara VanGorder at 575-648-9805 or doris Cherry at 354-2673.

The Democratic Women of the sacramento Mountain Area meet the third saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. For more informa-tion, visit www.dwsma.org.

The Federated Republican Women of Lincoln County meet the fourth Monday of each month at Cree Meadows Country Club at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 257-4160 or visit www.frw.rplcnm.org

The Federated Woman’s Club of Ruidoso, supporting communi-ty service organizations and providing scholarships, meets Mon-days at 11 a.m. at 116 s. evergreen dr. A pot luck lunch at noon is followed by bridge and other card games.A special program is also presented most months. The group and hosts Yoga Wednesdays. For times or further information, call 257-2309.

Firefi ghters for Christ meet monthly at the Ruidoso downs Race-track Chapel at 7 p.m. This service is open to fi refi ghters and their families. For more information, call 258-4682.

The Kiwanis Club of Ruidoso meets every Tuesday at noon at K-bobs.

The Lincoln County Garden Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Otero County electric co-op, on highway 48 in Alto, at 9:45 a.m. Visitors are welcome. The Garden Club’s purpose is to encourage community beautifi cation and conservation, and to educate members in the arts and sciences of horticulture. For more information, call 973-2890.

The Lincoln County fi bromyalgia and chronic pain support group meets on the third Thursday of each month from noon-1 p.m. in the parlor at First baptist Church, 270 Country Club dr. For information, contact Mary barnett at 257-9810.

The Lincoln County Regulators, members of the single Action shooters society, hold matches the second saturday of every month at the Ruidoso Gun Range located on hale Lake Road. Reg-istration is at 9 a.m., matches start at 10 a.m. The public is welcome to participate or watch the action. during the shooting matches, all other shooting is suspended. For more information, call Avery (AKA Rowdy Lane) at 937-9297.

Optimist Club meets at noon every Wednesday at K-bobs in Ru-idoso.

The Photographic Society of Lincoln County – dedicated to the advancement of digital photography – meets the second Thurs-day of each month at 7 p.m. in the Region iX offi ces at 237 service Road. Annual dues are $15 per family which includes lectures and fi eld trips. Contact Leland deford at 257-8662 or herb brunnell at 258-4003.

Rotary Club of Ruidoso meets at Cree Meadows Country Club noon every Tuesday.

Ruidoso Evening Lions Club meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 106 s. Overlook.

Ruidoso Home Care and Hospice off ers bereavement and grief support groups for those who have had losses in their lives. Two groups are available – Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. or Friday from noon to 1 p.m.

The focus of the groups is education about managing grief and de-veloping a network of support with others who have experienced losses. There is no charge for the group, and it is open to anyone in the community. The group meet at Ruidoso home health and hospice, in the conference room, at 592 Gavilan Canyon Rd. For questions or directions, call Lyn shuler at 258-0028.

SAA meets every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the episcopal Church at the holy Mountain at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. For more information, call 575-201-4203.

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Disaster relief agreement delayedBy Patrick RodriguezReporterpatrick@ruidosofreepress.com

Due to some confusion regarding costs and tasks, the Lincoln County Com-mission last month tabled a discussion on a possible disaster relief contract between the county and Region IX Education Cooperative.

The agreement calls for the county to be allowed to use some member district school buildings as mass shelters, family service centers, emergency aid stations for the victims of disasters, or an administra-tive center for the coordination of disaster relief operation. In return, the county, through its Office of Emergency Man-agement, would agree to 21 provisions, including monetary reimbursement.

Gary Cozzens, director of career and technical education at Region IX, told commissioners that the education coop-erative has been working with the county on emergency management informally for 10 years, but in the past year he and Tra-vis Atwell, director of county emergency services, have been in talks about having an official arrangement.

“We felt it would be better to have this in place before we needed it, rather than do it on the fly,” Cozzens said. “And we’ve done it on the fly a couple of times this year. When we had the White Fire, we used some of the Ruidoso schools’ facili-ties to shelter the firefighters; when we had the big freeze, we opened the gyms in Ruidoso so that the families without water could take showers.”

“The big concern here is wildfires,” added Cozzens. “If a wildfire happened in this place then we’d need a shelter. And we know from the Donaldson Fire those people went to live with relatives or friends rather than stay at the schools.”

Cozzens said the reason for this agreement is to have a single contact point between the county and the schools. He said at the county’s request he drafted the agreement between the county and the

school districts in Hondo, Capitan and Corona, all of which approve such an ar-rangement.

Cozzens said he had a couple of con-cerns with the agreement. One involved in the event of an emergency a school may be required to go ahead and continue with instructional days. Another had to do with the school’s tactical plans, which detail risk assessment and establish safe plans and procedures to manage an emer-gency event after it has occurred, as state law prohibits the document from public viewing.

The county would be responsible for costs if it took over the schools’ facilities, said Cozzens. Those costs would be used for extra gas and electricity, possible dam-ages, and minimal personnel expenses. The Red Cross would bring in food and drinks, he said.

County Attorney Alan Morel also has some concerns about the county agreeing to in the contract, reminding commission-ers that the county has handled emergen-cies in the past without an agreement. “I’m always concerned when we sign an agreement that has 21 requirements,” he said, referring to the list of duties the county would agree to through the Office of Emergency Management.

In a section of the agreement that mentions the duties of the Hondo schools, Morel pointed out that all costs and expenses incurred by the school district in the provision of personnel and/or equip-ment would be reimbursed by the county.

In the section that talks about reim-bursable expenses to the Hondo schools, Morel said: “It talks about the county agreeing to repay for all additional staff costs, replacement of food, supplies, equip-ment and/or property consumed, damaged or stolen, and for repairs to such property. If you’ll remember (Hurricane) Katrina, and that’s an extreme example, but when you’re signing this you’re agreeing to repair or replace anything destroyed or damaged while you have possession of it.”

“I understand the school doesn’t want to be responsible for repairing something because they’ve volunteered their schools for an emergency situation,” added Morel. “But you need to be aware of the liability.”

Morel also had questions regarding a provision regarding reallocation of funds to the county. This section states that re-imbursement to the Hondo schools is not contingent upon recovery of funds by the county from other agencies.

There was also some confusion about the duties of the Hondo schools in regard to the district having a liaison to the county Office of Emergency Services. It states that this person would be provided by Region IX.

“A lot of times in emergency situa-tions the state or federal government will reimburse the county,” Morel said, adding that the county would still have to repay the school district even if the county were not reimbursed for the expenses.

“If it’s a state or federal disaster, those monies are reimbursed,” said Cozzens. He mentioned that during the big freeze that blanketed much of Ruidoso and the sur-rounding area last February, the Federal Emergency Management Agency worked with the county and the schools. “I don’t see anything like (Hurricane) Katrina happening here, so I think that’s the worst case scenario,” Cozzens added.

As for the liaison with the Office of

Emergency Services, Cozzens said that if the county activates that Emergency Operations Center, “then part of my duties is to become full liaison at the EOC. The way this was originally written was the schools were asked to do that.”

Commissioner Mark Doth called the agreement extensive and could have been cleaned up to a much shorter contract, “if that’s what we feel we need.”

Doth also said that he had an issue with one of the duties of the county in the agreement that involves the school’s premises under the supervision of the county.

Reading from the agreement, Doth said: “The county must ensure that the school premises remain free of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, tobacco, fire-arms, hazardous materials … I’ve got a real problem with that.

“It puts a big burden on a situation that is completely different from a school environment. And there are other legal issues, like conceal-carry. I don’t want to be thrust into a situation where all the liability and burden is on us because the purpose of the building has changed.”

Because Atwell, who was not in attendance at the commission meeting, had requested the agreement between the county and Region IX written up, Morel recommended that commissioners discuss the matter with Atwell before having any further discussion.

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Three Ruidoso Council seats and one for municipal judge are available during the election March 6 in Ruidoso. Those interested in filing a Declaration of Candidacy election must do so between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. before Jan. 10 at the office of Village Clerk in Village Hall, 313 Cree Meadows Drive. The declaration of can-didacy form is available from the village clerk. The declaration must accompany a certified copy of a current affidavit of voter registration on file with the Lincoln County Clerk dated after the adoption of the election resolution on Dec. 13.

Residents who wish to vote in the March election must register with the County Clerk in Carrizozo by 5 p.m. Feb. 7.

Councilor Angel Shaw’s four-year term expires this year. Voters also will decide the seats for two positions held by appointment following the passing away of Don Williams and the resignation of Michele Rebstock. Gloria Sayers was appointed to Rebstock’s seat in July 2010. Ron Hardeman was appointed in July 2011, to complete Williams’ term.

The municipal judge’s position is up for election. Beverly Rankin was appoint-ed after the passing away of Mike Line in May 2010.

Absentee voting will begin Jan. 31, concluding at 5 p.m. March 2. Early vot-ing begins Feb. 15 through 5 p.m. March

2 at the office of the village clerk. Absen-tee ballots may be delivered by mail, in person, or from a caregiver or member of the voter’s immediate family.

The hours of Election Day voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ru-idoso Convention Center.

Ruidoso Downs’ voters will be voting for each four year term of mayor, two council seats and municipal judge. Candi-dates interested in filling the positions for the March ballot must file a Declaration of Candidacy by Jan. 10, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A certified copy of the potential candidate’s affidavit of voter registration and a certified copy of the voter registration from the Lincoln County Clerk’s office must accompany the dec-laration. Candidate packets are available from City Clerk Carol Virden.

Voters in Capitan will decide on two trustee seats, each a four-year term. Interested candidates must submit their declarations to Capitan village hall by Jan. 10. Early voting begins Feb. 15 through March 2 at village hall. Election Day is March 6. For more information, call 575-354-2247.

In Carrizozo two four-year and one two-year council seats and the position of Municipal Judge are on the ballot. Early voting is Feb. 15 through March 2 at Car-rizozo town hall. Election Day is March 6. For more information, call 575-648-2371.

The Nest ‘Oh Baby!’ diaper drive beginsThe Nest is kicking off a month-

long diaper drive to benefit the babies living at the domestic violence shelter in Ruidoso Downs.

Each year, the Nest serves over 300 each year, more than half are children. “It’s not unusual for us to serve a family with more than one child in diapers. Despite the economic downturn, victim advocates with ever-tightening budgets are able to continue to help so many in need because of the generous support from our community,” shares Office Manager Susanne Francis.

Each year, the National Network to End Domestic Violence conducts a 24-hour survey of domestic violence programs across the county. “Domestic Violence Counts” is a snapshot of what happens in one day in American shelters. The last survey was Sept. 15, 2010 and it found more than 20,000 children were living in an emergency shelter or transi-tional housing somewhere in America.

The Nest participated in Domestic Violence Counts 2010.

According to Julie Gilliland, mem-ber of the HEAL Board of Directors, “In addition to that statistic, which is horri-fying in and of itself, it is startling to me to know that 36 innocent babies were born in a domestic violence shelter on that day. People just don’t realize how many children are in that position.”

To donate to the “Oh Baby!” diaper drive, please visit one of our convenient drop-off locations: Walgreens Drug Store, Burke’s Outlet, Starbucks, Law-rence Brothers or Sweet Charity Resale Boutique. Both loose and packaged diapers of all sizes are appreciated. The diaper drive will continue through the end of January.

If you prefer to make a financial contribution, which enables The Nest to buy diapers at an extreme discount, please mail a tax-deductible donation/check earmarked “Diaper Drive” to 26374 US 70 East, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346.

For more information, please call the Nest at 378-6378.

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By Joshua WriteEconomic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI)

My firm, Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI), conducted the ENMU-Ruidoso economic impact study that was the subject of criticism during the Lincoln County Com-mission meeting on Dec. 20, and the topic of stories in both of your papers. We secured recordings of the meeting, and have pre-pared a formal point-by-point response to the main objections from Commissioners Doth and Minter.

Commissioner Minter:The report is self serving… and their (EMSI’s) entire mission is to make the case for the 900 colleges they work with… Someone else could come in and do a more objective study and conclude that we could shut down the campus and educate our kids another way.

EMSI provides economic audits of a college’s operations in much the same way Deloitte, or another third party, would conduct an audit of a business’s financial statements. We are not an advocacy organization and are primarily sought out because of our reputation of conforming to a conser-vative modeling approach that falls in line with best practices and industry standards. Peer reviews of our work are conducted on occasion to ensure any oversights are corrected promptly.

Though EMSI measures different components than the more routinized impact studies, our results are consis-tently more conservative than the re-ports done by other firms. An example would be that our student spending analysis is limited to students moving into the region. Many impact studies claim all students’ spending regardless of student origin. We are careful to ac-count for any counterfactual arguments and discount the results accordingly.

17 percent [of revenue] comes from tuition so 83 percent comes from government, whether the local government or the state.

Table 1.1 in the report outlines the funding sources for both operating and non-operating revenues of ENMU-Ruidoso. It is important to note that 20 percent of the funding comes from federal sources and another 50 percent come from the state. Were it not for the presence of ENMU-Ruidoso those monies would likely not have returned to Lincoln County and would have re-duced the county’s income by roughly $2.9 million or 100 average-wage jobs.

Have you considered a citizen review?The report does provide a sensitiv-

ity analysis to show how the results would change if key assumptions were altered. We would encourage review-ers to take a look at the sensitivity analysis provided in chapter 4 of the report, as it will be beneficial to under-stand the results in the context of our assumptions.

Should we bring the students from Portales here? If ENMU-Ruidoso is more cost effec-tive, should they come here?

This raises two points. One is that when parents send their children else-where for an education they are send-ing money out of their local economy. Those dollars are considered leakages and can only be offset by injections resulting from regional exports (e.g., agricultural or manufacturing products sold to other regions, increased tour-ism, etc.).

The second and perhaps more important point is that the efficiency gains from campus consolidation are not as pronounced as one might think. You may not have to pay as many presidents and administrators, or operate as many facilities, but large influxes of students (Portales has 5,080 students) will require an increased volume of teachers, classroom space, and apartment complexes. This causes a drain on city resources such as water treatment plants, sanitation facilities, local police force, etc.

Worthwhile Public Projects often generate negative taxpayer perspective returns… I find this offensive. There is a role for gov-ernment. I think there are a lot of private institutions that offer quality educations.

The statement is not in any way intended to give offense. It is true, however, that many public investments draw monies out of the public coffers and contribute little money to them, public parks being the classic example. However, because the benefits of such projects cannot be monetized, many private businesses will not under-take the funding of a public park. An investment may be infeasible from a private perspective and still be war-ranted under social auspices.

There are indeed private for-profit institutions that generate very solid credentials. In these cases the government benefits from increased tax revenues and reduced social costs but does not carry any of the financial burden in generating those benefits.

Just because the people want something doesn’t mean the government should pro-vide it.

EMSI is in entire agreement with the commissioner on this point. Our intent was not to imply that govern-ment should do whatever the people want. There are of course feasibility issues, legal authority issues, etc. when the government undertakes a public project.

Commissioner Doth:Why are you here at this time?

EMSI’s reports show the costs that ENMU-Ruidoso generates, as well as the benefits. The results represent net impacts, or what dollars would be gained or lost to the local economy if

the institution were removed. EMSI contends that these reports are paid for, produced, and delivered to the public for transparency and account-ability purposes. Dr. Alred knows that funding for his campus is generated by local and state taxpayers, and he has a responsibility to inform those taxpay-ers as to what they are paying for. That responsibility transcends the favor-ability that the results may or may not reflect on his institution.

I think the entire report is flawed. It uses two-year-old statistics and U.S. level data... So it is taking the US as a whole.

There seems to be a misunder-standing in regard to the data and modeling process in general. It is true that some statistics, such as Census and BEA data, lag by two years. EMSI uses a proprietary process and real-time data to update those figures to the most recent quarter. All earnings and demo-graphic data reflect the 2009-2010 aca-demic year (the year being analyzed).

All data are also regionalized specifically to Lincoln County. EMSI’s process for regionalizing and unsup-pressing data to the ZIP code level has been vetted and the accuracy of our data has been commended. The U.S. Census Bureau produces county and sub-county level data that gets folded into our data processes, but our analy-sis does not lean on national statistics.

The one exception to this is the state-level data that is applied in mea-suring social statistics. Because social cost savings are only accounted for in the state-level investment analysis, this is entirely appropriate. However, coun-ty and ZIP code level data on smoking and alcohol abuse are less credible and not uniform in the methods used to generate them. As such, EMSI opts to use the broader statewide geography so that more accurate statistics might be utilized.

EMSI recognizes that many ques-tion the veracity of such social im-pacts. To account for this we provide the results absent the social impacts in Table 2.10 of the main report.

You mention in your PowerPoint that ENMU stands on its own and I find that a little disingenuous. You receive $3 million from the taxpayers of New Mexico, Ru-idoso, and Ruidoso Downs. I would rather give $1 million to the race track, $1 million to Ski Apache, and $1 million to K-12 since they are in desperate need of dollars.

It is true that ENMU-Ruidoso receives taxpayer support and relies on that support to maintain current levels of operation. However, the dollars withdrawn from the public treasuries are repaid with interest through higher tax revenues and reduced social costs.

An editorial point on the redistri-bution of the $3 million: As county of-ficials are often elected to manage and grow the local economic assets of the public, it is rare that a county commis-sioner would opt to donate $1 million of local resources to another county (Ski Apache resides in Otero County, not Lincoln County). It is likely that citizens would be more troubled by the subsidization of another county (or private enterprises) than the local college.

I think this report is self-serving and you [President Alred] have lost site of your mission.

As stated before, EMSI’s busi-ness model and reputation are built on accuracy, not advocacy. If the results of our analysis show an institution in a favorable light, they do so based on the merits of the college. We have, on occasion, analyzed institutions that operate at unfeasible levels and would recommend cutbacks on public support since overinvestment on the part of taxpayers is often the cause of returns that fall below threshold levels.

The mission of ENMU-Ruidoso is to “enhance the lives of our stu-dents and the communities we serve, now and into the future.” The college cannot meet that mission effectively without measuring and tracking its performance. Commissioning this study suggests that President Alred has his mission very much in focus.

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County audit OK’d despite minor fl aws By Patrick RodriguezReporterpatrick@ruidosofreepress.com

Lincoln County commissioners at a meeting last month approved the county audit for the 2010-11 fi scal year, which ended June 30.

The offi ce of New Mexico State Auditor Hector Balderas reported three small fi ndings in the county’s account-ing, though the county has since cleared up a couple of those errors, according to a report summary.

County Manager Nita Taylor stated that an exit conference was conducted on Nov. 9 with county representatives and Ray Roberts, managing partner for Accounting and Consulting Group LLP of Albuquerque, the accounting fi rm used by the county.

Taylor said the audit was submitted to the state auditor well before a Nov. 15 deadline. “Overall, both the outgo-ing and in-coming county managers and the commissioners should be extremely pleased with the report,” she said.

Commission Chairwoman Eileen Sedillo inquired why some material weaknesses were identifi ed in the report under the section on fi nancial state-ments, but not recognized under federal awards. Commissioner Jackie Powell repeated the question for the public as Sedillo was suffering from a problem with her throat throughout most of the meeting.

Powell then explained that auditors don’t look at every federal award every year. “They did look extensively at Title III money and they found everything was in order,” she said.

“With the others,” Powell added, “it was very insignifi cant, and when the auditors worked with the fi nance depart-ment they immediately identifi ed what needs to be changed. It was not a fi nding per se, but something to work on.”

Regarding a fi nding about errors on the county capital asset values, Sedillo said: “I guess it wasn’t anything signifi -cant in any of the fi ndings. When you read it, sometimes it sounds severe.”

Powell said that particular fi nding was from the previous year and had already been fi xed. “We talked about our policy during the audit meeting that the previous balances were to always stay that way and any adjustments made would be in the current year,” she said. “I think in previous years they had changed the ending balance, and that we

were going to create a policy to not ever do that. But they had cleaned it up.”

Powell added that the above was completed to the state auditor’s expecta-tions, “and he was very happy with it. We were just going to make that one policy in that, and that’s all that was.”

Taylor agreed with that assessment. In the capital asset fi nding, auditors

said the county had incorrectly ex-pensed items in the capital asset inven-tory as repairs and maintenance which should have been included as capital outlay, and had incorrectly expensed items as capital outlay that should have been included as repairs and mainte-nance.

Auditors also noted that the county added value to assets already placed in service. The county had a restatement in the amount of $9,221,716 in the current year, according to the auditors.

The county’s response to the above fi nding was “internal controls had been put in place two years ago along with continued efforts to thoroughly account for capital assets which have turned up historical inconsistencies in reporting of maintenance expense, depreciation and capitalized value. No further changes to the historical costs of assets already in service are expected. Going forward, comprehensive internal controls, already in place, will ensure compliance with General Accounting Standards that can be convoluted and contradictory.”

The second fi nding was listed as a signifi cant defi ciency and dealt with missing elements of an internal control framework. The auditors noted that the county had no mechanism to verify all changes made to the vendor master fi le and that the county does not review the capital asset information prior to entry into the system.

The county’s response was that it had developed a system where those issues have been changed and will be reviewed by management.

The last fi nding dealt with travel and per diem. The auditors stated that out of fi ve instances tested, one found that the county incorrectly paid mileage at 55 cents per mile, rather than the statutory rate of 51 cents per mile. The county responded that management has estab-lished a process to monitor changes in the Internal Revenue Service reimburse-ment rates to ensure compliance with state statutes, and will obtain commis-sion approval when changes occur.

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 educat-ing both the (commissioners) and the public,” she said.

Commissioner Kathryn Minter, who represents District 4, mentioned that she’d heard from several resi-dents of Capitan who said they prefer being under a single commission dis-trict “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 (confi gura-tion),” Minter added, “because Sun Valley is now going to be moved – so you can take either (option) and say they’re historical.”

Mayor Sam Hammons of Capitan agrees with Minter.

During a recent town hall meet-ing in Capitan conducted by Burrows to discuss the redistricting issue, Hammons estimated that about 95 percent of those in attendance said they want Option E, which is also his preferred choice.

“Many people felt they were ger-rymandered the last time when they split the town completely up,” said Hammons. “No one has ever liked that plan, and they would feel better being all in one district. We feel like we could never get anyone elected from this town or this area as it sits on the split.”

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

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Patrick Rodriguez/Ruidoso Free PressSue Hughes looks over containers from the Department of CivilDefense. The items were left behind when she and her husband,Charlie, bought the building that once housed the Roberts Mercantile Company in Corona.

Corona antique store sells This N ThatBy Patrick RodriguezReporterpatrick@ruidosofreepress.com

Situated inside an adobe and cinder block building that was built in the 1930s, This N That Shop is a store that sells antiques and second-hand items. This shop is owned and operated by Denise Byrd and Charlie and Sue Hughes.

Located at 631 Main St. in Corona and open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, This N That Shop takes up space that was once The Roberts Mercantile Company. In fact, there are still some artifacts inside the store from the days when it was a mer-cantile and feed store, such as paper egg cartons, cash registers, boxes that kept fruit and a grocery cart. There’s also an old sink that was used by the butcher, and an elevator used to easily transport supplies into the basement of the building.

The idea for the shop was initially Byrd’s. She is the former director of the senior center in Corona, and when she retired she wanted to start another venture. That’s when she contacted her friends, Charlie and Sue Hughes, who own the former mercantile building.

“The building used to be a mercan-tile,” explained Sue Hughes. “And they

sold everything, from windmill parts to shoes to clothes to groceries – it was that kind of store. So when we moved here we just didn’t do anything with it, it was just full of junk.”

“When Denise retired from the senior citizens center,” added Sue Hughes, “she asked if we would rent the store out to her because she wanted to put a second-hand and antique store there. And I said I won’t but that I will go in with her and we’ll do it together.”

The inventory at This N That Shop contains a collection of Hughes and Byrd’s own items, and also consign-ment pieces, for which they receive 20 percent of commission if sold.

There are a variety of items that range from antique to new. Currently the inventory contains a bathtub, but-ter churn, coins, a bedroom set that Hughes says was built in Germany, a washing machine, clocks, radios, books, clothes, and other items and antiques.

The store has seen visitors from Russia, Finland, Italy, as well as from other parts of the country. “It’s mostly a lot of young people who are just touring the United States. We’re do-ing better than we ever thought we would,” said Sue Hughes. “It’s been really fun for Denise and me.”

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By Sue HutchisonFor the Ruidoso Free Presssuehutch@valornet.com

Lincoln County taxpayers should be informed of one of their best assets. This entity assists in several community-boost-ing efforts, and presents the taxpayer with a safe and healthy return. Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso is a sound and lucrative investment.

Recently, Dr. Clayton Alred, president of ENMU-Ruidoso, made a presentation to the county commission explaining the benefi ts derived from the school’s pres-ence in the area. His passion for higher education was evident in his talk.

Alred came to Ruidoso from Odessa College in Odessa, Texas. Born and raised in San Angelo, Texas, Alred fi rst visited Lincoln County in the 1960s. When the president’s position opened at ENMU-Ruidoso, he submitted an extensive application. His decades-old abiding love of the county has served him well since he assumed leadership of the college two years ago. His wife, Catherine, and their two grown children share his love of the Sacramento Mountains and the county.

The faculty and administrative team at ENMU-Ruidoso bring a wealth of resourc-es. Backgrounds ranging from previous employment with NASA to Ford Motor Company add qualities that are offered to students in the classroom. Local students represent a wide scope of ages and interest

areas. Where in some areas, the median age of college students range in the late teens-early twenties, ENMU-R caters to students whose ages cover a broader span. The diversity of faculty backgrounds addresses this issue and offers a more complete edu-cation than many community colleges.

This translates to county taxpayers in several ways. Alred reported fi ndings indi-cating an educated society is less likely to be incarcerated, need income assistance, have health care issues due to lack of benefi ts, and will profi t from society at large. Also, those who choose an ENMU-Ruidoso education and are determined to remain in the county spread benefi ts throughout the area. Socioeconomic levels

have proven to increase with the presence of an institution of higher education.

Contrasting community colleges with those backed by a university, Alred noted that university support creates less need for many issues of overhead and manage-ment. Transfer concerns are also fewer with university backing. ENMU-Ruidoso shares the distinction of being both a com-munity college and an affi liate of Eastern New Mexico University.

For the fourth consecutive year, student enrollment has increased. A testa-ment to the quality of education received at ENMU-Ruidoso, faculty and admin-istration are committed to daily personal interaction with students. Every day, Alred

purposely leaves his offi ce to acquaint himself with students, and faculty mem-bers share this same diligence.

Alred says, “Education comes in many different forms. We’re here to serve you.” County residents are encouraged to take advantage of the affordable univer-sity presence in the community. Catalogs are published twice a year, indicating both undergraduate course availability and community level classes and are avail-able free of charge to the public. The 2012 spring semester begins soon and student enrollment is open.

For more information, contact ENMU-R at 575-257-2120, or visit the website at www.ruidoso.enmu.edu.

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The creation of cowboy picker Ray Reed, the sympo-sium shares the stories of the Kid, cattleman John Chisum and the Lincoln County War. It also features music of various genres—Hispanic mariachi, Mescalero Apache and various

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Refl ecting upon 2011 and prior years, I contin-ued dialogue with local independent business own-ers regarding the effects of economic fl uctuations on their enterprises. Their responses reveal that most entrepreneurs have experienced some challenges, but remained successful with responsive strategies. Each one “had a plan” and weathered the ups and downs by focusing on their strengths and staying the course with their unique visions and offerings. Most felt that true customer service and caring for client’s needs was paramount… and surprisingly reported that online commerce did not represent as great a competition as we might have expected.

Mike Byrne of the NM SBDC suggests that while Ruidoso’s economy is certainly not like those of met-ropolitan areas… it is also not quite like other resort towns either. As Jim Bauer owner of Mountain Home Furniture puts it, “Ruidoso beats to a different drum-

mer” altogether.In the past two columns, we

published the quarterly sales reported to the Taxation and Revenue Board. These are “reported” revenues and do not include cash sales. As a result, true absolute sales fi gures may not be represented, but the data is best to use for trending.

In this chart, quarterly trends show peak sales in the months of July, August and September and lowest in January, February and March over a six year period. While 2008 seems to be the peak of all the quarters – we also note a welcome “upturn” in all quarters of 2011.

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I want 38 moreBy Sandi AguilarFor the Ruidoso Free Press

Linda Burns was the fi rst woman hired in the maintenance yard at the Ru-idoso Downs Race Track. She attended a women’s liberation meeting in the 1970s that was organized by some bank presi-dents’ wives touting equality. She asked the women if they had ever really done a man’s job.

In 1972, Burns was a single mother of three in desperate need of a decent paying job. She understood the value and necessity of doing what it takes to keep a good job and had been taught so by her parents, both of whom worked their entire lives. She went to the only place hiring in Ruidoso, the racetrack. She wandered over to the back lot and asked if there was anything she could do. The yard manager jokingly told her, “If you can start that water truck with its cracked windshield and cracked fl oorboard, you’re hired.” Burns’s father was a mechanic all of his life and had taught her about stick shifts, clutches and the magic of wiggling start-ers.

Thirty-eight years later, Burns no longer drives the water truck, but still tells the guys how to do it.“I needed a job and you had to work like a man to get paid like a man,” says Burns. She

recounts that cleaning cabins and waiting tables was not going to raise her three children. When the racetrack closed up for the season and the town rolled up its sidewalks, Burns was looking again, harder. She went over to the barn area and again asked for a job. The barn man-ager, overlooking several burly men cleaning the stalls, eyed the tiny Bobcat tractor. His men were too big and bulky to maneuver the small tractor in the stalls. Burns knew she could do that job. She now had a year-round job, doing so-called men’s work and getting paid the same as the men.

Though her work was stereotypically male, she was always a lady – with one exception. Burns took on a job for which another worker felt better suited. He goaded and taunted her, and even threw things at her tractor. She knew she needed the job as much as the man and told him so – not very politely. “I can shovel just like you,” she told him, and promptly

picked one up and began working. The man was rendered speechless by Burns’ abruptness and resilient work ethic. Just like she proved herself to her supervisors, she did so to her fellow workers.

Burns has lasted through a dozen or so supervisors and three owners at the racetrack. She has seen the people and the times come and go. Her work ethic, a steady paycheck and the respect of her fellow employees have allowed her to stick with whatever responsibility came her way. Burns is now the secretary of maintenance, charged with managing requisitions for equipment and fuel. She

demands from the men in the yard (who she now calls “the kids”), respect for oth-ers and their work.

“They know I am trustworthy. I know all of this comes out of Mr. Hubbard’s pocket and so ultimately it comes out of mine too,” says Burns. She works for the success of the company, for the men in the yard, and for herself.

Whether shoveling in the barns, working security in the stands or clean-ing the museum, Burns says working at the racetrack “has not been dull.” She is pleased to have had a job and does not want to consider retirement.

“I’ve been here 38 years and I want 38 more,” she says.Four Seasons Mall under new management

BuyRuidoso.com has been contracted to manage the Four Seasons Mall at 2500 Sudderth Drive. Tenants include: Trains and More, Best of the West southwest gifts and teddy bear stuffi ng, Hall of Flame Burgers, Beads and Beauty, Cool Junk and Wild West Photos. Double J Kidz,LLC. is scheduled to open March 1. According to BuyRuidoso.com, 6 spaces

are currently available to lease and the property owners are undertaking scheduled maintenance and capital improvements for the mall to

attract new tenants. The Four Seasons Mall features two lev-els of indoor shopping with access to public parking behind the mall, and pedestrian traffi c on Sudderth Drive.

Real Estate sales on the rise According to a Dec. 19 report from the Realtors Asso-

ciation of New Mexico, the median sale price of a home in Lincoln County was $204,000 which is up from $191,000 in 2010 and $195,000 in 2009. That represents a 4.6 percent increase from 2009-2011 and a 6.8 percent increase from 2010. The report also states 403 total units were sold in 2011, up from 374 units in 2010 representing a 7.8 percent increase. However, in 2009 415 units were sold during the same time period. This represents a 2.9 percent decrease of total units sold from 2009-2011. The report accounts for total units in Lincoln County and does not determine sales and prices for specifi c areas in the county. Other factors may include single unit sales far exceeding the median sale price although fewer actual units may have been sold.

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“I needed a job and you had to work like a man to get paid like a man.”– Linda Burns

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Photo courtesy of Sandi AguilarLinda Burns, maintenance depart-ment supervisor at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino.

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By Corey BardI spoke with Eugene

Heathman last week and agreed to write a peri-odic article for the Free Press hopefully covering interesting books, music, movies that come across my desk at the library. If you have not met me yet, I am the new direc-tor at the Ruidoso Public Library. This is my second job as a director of a library. I moved to Ruidoso from the Oregon Coast, Gold Beach, which is an hour from

the California border, near magnificent redwoods and some of the most spec-tacular coastline in the United States. Eighty-five percent of Curry County where Gold Beach is located is National Forest and the Rogue River dumps into the Pacific Ocean there providing one of the last great salmon runs any-where. My first year in Gold Beach, I hiked the upper Rogue River Trail, 39 miles in all, in just three days with a loaded backpack. I quickly discovered many of the locals were not so adventurous and I became amazed that not everyone wanted to rediscover every mile of trail and beach along the endless Pacific Coast Trail. My love of the outdoors occupied much of my time when I was not running Curry Public Library.

I am a member of the Rotary Club, and I founded goldbeachbiketherogue.org, a 40-mile ride that starts at the county fair grounds, follows the Rogue River for 10 miles, crosses the river and heads back along the river before going into a valley passing the Cedar Bend golf course,

and then finishes along the Pacific Ocean. My goal for the ride was to attract cyclists from all over Oregon to see the great scenery I was fortunate to be able to ride almost any weekend with my friends. Another event I founded for the Rotary was the annual Turkey Trot 5k Thanksgiving Weekend. This event had no entry fee. One can of food for the food bank was the only requirement to participate. I was happy to hear this year’s event attracted more than 100 participants and filled a pickup truck with food.

Before organizing events, I used to run competi-tively all over the United States. Having heard ridiculous questions like, “you ran a marathon, did you win?” I tried to be polite because even my Mom would com-ment, “you’re going to Huntsville, Alabama to do what? In Chicago, you said you would never run one again.” Marathoners don’t have very good memories. Rich Scott used to say, “a marathon was not a raceable distance.”

Nevertheless, after 30 years of running, I had experienced the highs and lows, the thrill of not quite victory, and the agony of defeat. In Duluth, Minn., and Milwaukee, I fin-ished in the top 4 percent getting the most out of my abil-ity. Another time in Duluth, Minn., and Huntsville, Ala. I dropped out at 15 and 18 miles respectively. No one likes to mention a required trip to the emergency room and two IV bags from dehydration, but I am alive to tell the tale and run another day. Two summers ago, I spent a week on the Great Alaska Marathon Cruise hosted by John “the penguin” Bingham and Jenny Hatfield where we ran every morning in Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan totaling 26.2 miles for the week. As you can see, I scaled back my goals, but mostly wanted to see Alaska on a more active vacation with like- minded people. Now living in Ruidoso, I wonder what high altitude training would have done for my Boston Marathon time.

Four years ago, I lived in Chicago where my parents, three sisters, brother, their spouses, and seven nieces and nephews all live. I had worked for the Theosophical Society in America for nearly a decade, six years in pub-lishing, three in their library, and completed a Master’s Degree from Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., in Library Science. Running a library is a pleasure after managing a toy store, a fitness center, a publishing house, and wearing numerous other hats. I hope I can introduce you to the great collection of stuff at the Ruidoso Public Library and will review and recommend new and old titles located here. The public library is a great resource and reading is something you can do throughout your life. Public libraries are one of the great ideas of the Unit-ed States. Maybe second to the creation of the National Parks. Anyone can pick up a book and go on a journey of discovery and teach themselves once they have the ability to read. I remember a librarian at the library I went to as a child had a sign on her desk, ‘Please interrupt me.’ Don’t hesitate to stop in and ask any of us for help.

Meet Ruidoso Librarian Corey Bard“The public

library is agreat resourceand reading is

something youcan do throughout

your life.”– Corey BardRuidoso Librarian

Courtesy photo

The Lincoln County Historical So-ciety recently hosted a poster and essay contest in tribute to the New Mexico Centennial activities planned for Lincoln County. Gary Cozzens, president for the Lincoln County Historical Society said, “There were close to 100 posters, all very interesting, and they were judged on originality and adherence to the sub-ject. Winners will receive awards later this month at their school.”Essay Winners1st Place: Laura Martin, Carrizozo Middle school2nd Place: Maggie Rich, Capitan Middle school3rd Place: Tiffany Vega, Carrizozo Middle school

Poster Winners1st Place: Viancy Bustos, hondo Valley schools, 2nd Grade2nd Place: Kathryn McSwane, Capitan, 5th grade3rd Place: Payton Hall, Capitan, 5th grade

First Place EssayLaura Martin, English I, Mrs. Ball

Lozen and Victorio Lozen and Victorio were Apache

warriors. They were also brother and sister.

Lozen was said to be a gifted seer and medicine woman. Her brother, Victorio, said she was “his right hand” and “braver than most.” During the time when New Mexico was becoming a state, Victorio and Lozen were mov-ing quite a bit and raiding. Because of this, most people from places that were already states, like California, thought New Mexico was too violent, dangerous, and rough to become a state.

Lozen was one of the few woman warriors, and also helped cause people in the States to fear the New Mexico territory. She was from the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Lozen was thought of as an extremely skilled prophet and war-rior. She was unusual compared to other Apache woman, as she chose to never marry: instead she chose to lead the life of an Apache warrior. Although it wasn’t all that unusual for women to go to war with the men, most of them only helped the men. They set up camp, cooked, and cared for the injured. Lozen was one of the few who did all those things, as well as fighting along side the men. People say that she fought in more battles against Americans and Mexicans than any of the other great Apache leaders.

Lozen got her skills very early in life. She went into the mountains for four

days and four nights for her puberty ceremony’ and the spirits gave her two gifts, which she used to help Victorio and Geronimo fight the US and Mexican armies. The first was the ability to find the location of her enemies, which she did by holding out her hands. She would then feel a dim tingling in her palms. The intensity of the tingling told her the distance of her enemies. The second gift was the ability to heal wounds. She used these gifts that the Spirits gave her to inspire the men, as well as the women, to keep fighting for their home lands and their beliefs. Victorio, and later Geronimo, relied on Lozen’s powers to stay away from the Mexican and U.S. armies. “She would look toward the sky, stretch out her arms, and turn in a circle while singing a prayer. Her hands would begin to tingle when she turned in the direction of a foreign army” (“Lozen (c. 1840-1887P)”). The men would listen to her and trusted her because she had proven herself to be as brave as any man and was willing to risk her life for them many times.

Like Lozen, Victorio was dedicated to fighting the US and Mexican armies to protect his home-land and people. Victorio was most likely born in the Black Range area of New Mexico in or around 1825. When New Mexico was becoming a state, Victorio was in his early to mid 20s. Many think he was ac-tually half Mexican and was captured by the Apaches when he was young, but he seemed to believe he was full-blooded Apache. In 1877 Victorio and his band were forced to move to the San Carlos Reservation, which was in Arizona. However, Lozen was not with them. The living conditions were very bad at San Carlos and it angered Victorio to see his people having to live there. Awhile later Victorio met another Apache leader named Poinsenay, who had been raiding in Mexico with great success. Not long after, Victorio and Loco, his aid, led hundreds of Apache’s off the reservation. They headed toward Mexico, and began a three year long raiding spree. The raiding covered Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico. Due to his raiding and violence, many people thought that New Mexico was too hostile to become a state.

“As one veteran officer summed up, Victorio was the ‘greatest Indian general who had ever appeared on the American continent.’” (Davis, Stanford L.) Victorio was a great warrior, and he would kill when be needed to, however he rarely killed out of spite. Most of the time, rumors about him were blown way out of proportion. One example of this was when he escaped from the San

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It was now mid-morning when I checked the outdoor thermometer; it was twenty-six degrees. Chris no longer asked if I was going for a ride, she just wanted to know where I’d be riding. A few decades ago when the temperature had dropped below zero she asked if I’d like a ride to school and I adamantly declined. It was the last time she offered to ease my commute. But today was not a commuting day, it was Day One of the new year.

Twenty-six degrees. Not too bad considering my usual riding buddy and I have ridden in sunny, eleven degree weather for up to three hours. Another riding partner would say, “If it’s not thirty-three, don’t count on me” He was probably considerably smarter.

Twenty-six degrees and I could feel the crisp air permeating the fi ve layers of torso coverings. My head had three layers including the helmet which was barely recognizable with its orange rain cover encompassing it. The winter-weight balaclava between the helmet and my head form-fi tted down to my shoulders exposing only my eyes which were wind-chill protected by over-sized sunglasses.

Twenty-six degrees and my legs were already warm in the micro-environment of the thick, fl eece-lined, thermal tights fl owing down into the rubberized thermal shoe covering. My feet would be toasty warm very shortly as I approached Swiss Chalet hill dur-ing my one mile of spinning warm-up. And once the mercury dropped below thirty-two, the “lobster” mitts were the last to slip on completing the encapsu-lating ensemble. I knew it would be a downright balmy upper thirties upon my return two hours later and as the infamous Alfred E. Newman of Mad fame would say, “What – me worry?”

I was into my cold weather rhythm when Swiss Chalet hill raised its chal-lenge as I lowered my gear to main-tain a steady but turtle-like cadence. The cold was forgotten as half of my body’s muscles contracted (I was

hoping the other half were resting) as the right pedal arched downward and the bicycle inched forward. I looked at the pavement and started counting the snow-chain indentations left by someone who apparently wasn’t sure where the lane ended and the shoulder began. I was just glad we

were not there at the same time. One hundred pedal strokes later

I waited for the barking that would accompany me for the next fi fty feet; I was not disappointed. I did not turn to witness the sentinel dog’s ag-gressive behavior for I knew that a chain-linked fence would allow me to continue unabated. Another one hun-dred pedal strokes and I was vying for the Wild West’s intersection as skiers jockeyed for the ski shop’s egress and ingress. Sweat droplets were forming on my chest as the hill notched up another degree or so leaving the “false fl at” behind.

I visualized my lungs working in harmony allowing the contraction and relaxation of muscle groups; one hundred strokes to go. Just past Swiss Chalet, Sierra Blanca presented her snow white majesty against the azure blue ski; fi fty strokes remaining. With a renewed energy that cannot be renewed artifi cially, I turned the cranks with heightened anticipation for the top.

It was probably still twenty-six degrees but I was warm and it didn’t really matter any more as I’d achieved the high point of the ride just two miles into the twenty-fi ve I’d be completing. The climb was the prolog for a new story; it was New Year’s Day – my fi rst ride of the year. And because 2012 is a leap year, there would be 365 carpe diem chapters to go. I relished the next two hours as I contemplated the re-maining chapters of this new book and looked forward to the journey.

May you fi nd your “place of enlightenment” (thank you, Chuck Norris) as you create your new book of 366 chapters this year.

The psychling chroniclesFirst ride

Galen Farringtonrablady@beyondbb.com

ENMU President’s Honor RollMore than a hundred students were

named to the President’s List at ENMU-Ruidoso, for the 2011 fall semester. To be named to the President’s List, students must earn a 3.25 or higher grade point average while carrying at least 12 semes-ter hours. Dr. Clayton Alred, ENMU-Ruidoso’s president stated “these students are to be commended for their hard work and dedication.”4.0: Carla Aguirre, Tonia Ashby, Chonito Caswell, Emily Enriquez, Daniel Gandarilla, Clinton Garrison, Robert Gonzales, Tamara Haas, Melissa Haynes, Susanne Herbst, Robert Lopez, Peggy Lu Jane, Thomas Miller, Lee Mitchell, Monique Morales, Tara Morris, Christopher Odeh, Simon Pawlak, Monique Quiroz, Dominique Rue, Lance Weinbrenner, Brad Paul Wenzel, Dara Whitlock, Jennifer Word, Robert Wright and Karla Yarborough.

3.2-3.99: Abrah Aguilar, Briana Aguilar, Briana All, Thomas Austin, Sonia Badachi, Vanessa Bailey, Yvette Beetley, Jacqueline Benavides, Garrett Born, Stephanie Brown,

Amber Buster, Amanda Byington, Jessica Cadena, Jennifer Carpenter, Tyrone Cer-vantes-Martinez, Carol Clu� , Ariadne Eckerd, Donald Eldred III, Diana Gallegos, Jose Gam-boa, Alicia Garcia, Stephanie Garrison, Lance Garrison, Michael Glass, Sara Gochenour, Dana Haynes, Eugene Heathman, Elizabeth Hubbard, Casey Kacena, Paige Kessler, Anna Kuykendall, LaKendra Lathan, Karra Lutter-man, James Miller, Sarah Mobley, Pamela Morgan, Abigail Nevarez, John Nuckols, Samantha O’Neal, Jessica Ortiz, Jeannette Otero, Jessica Painter, Farron Palmer, Jessica Price, Victoria Ramirez, Kimberly Rapp, Jen-net Recendez, Veronica Reeves, Jeremy Rob-inson, Brendan Rodela, Jalyn Romero, Sandra Rue, Eddie Sanchez, Ashleigh Sepkowitz, Tim Sergeant, Taryn Shaver, Bethany Shouse, Sharolynn Skin, RaLynne Stanbrough, Raven Stewart, Katie Strecker, Emily Swanner, Krystal Taylor, Rachel Tenorio, Rebecca Torres, Stacey Trapp, Dennis Trujillo, Patricia Valle-jos, Brenda Weatherford, Jennifer Webb, Josh Wheeler, Joline Whitaker, Casey Williams, Karen Wilson and Sharon Wilson.

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Jan. 2Boys basketballRuidoso 58, socorro 53

Jan. 3Boys basketballhondo 45, Capitan 42Girls basketballCapitan 50, hondo 25

Jan. 5Boys basketballRuidoso 59, socorro 54

Smokey Bear Tournamentat Capitan

hagerman 87, Capitan JV 49hondo 45, Carrizozo 23Mescalero 51, Reserve 46Capitan 43, east Mountain 35Girls basketballLas Vegas Robertson 75, Ruidoso 59

Smokey Bear Tournamentat Capitan

hondo 40, Carrizozo 36Valencia JV 43, Mescalero 29Reserve 51, hagerman 46Capitan 54, east Mountain 13

Jan. 6Boys basketballdexter 45, Ruidoso 32

Smokey Bear Tournamentat Capitan

Reserve 47, Carrizozo 45east Mountain 58, Capitan JV 11hondo 60, Mescalero 43Capitan 59, hagerman 47Girls basketballRuidoso 60, socorro 43

Smokey Bear Tournamentat Capitan

Mescalero 65, hagerman 54Valencia JV 64, Reserve 15Carrizozo 26, east Mountain 23Capitan 43, hondo 16

Jan. 7Boys basketballGoddard 87, Ruidoso 49

Smokey Bear Tournamentat Capitan

Championshiphondo 44, Capitan 41

Third placehagerman 72, Mescalero 61

Consolation championshipeast Mountain 55, Reserve 48

Seventh placeCarrizozo 48, Capitan JV 36Girls basketballRuidoso 63, silver 39

Smokey Bear Tournamentat Capitan

ChampionshipValencia 49, Capitan 42 (2OT)

Third placeReserve 48, hondo 45

Consolation championshipMescalero 51, Carrizozo 26

Seventh placehagerman 52, east Mountain 42

Jan. 9Boys basketballCorona at Mountainair, lateGirls basketballCorona at Mountainair, late

Jan. 10Boys basketballhot springs at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.Carrizozo at Capitan, 7 p.m.Mescalero at Artesia JV, 7 p.m.Girls basketballRuidoso at silver, 5:30 p.m.Carrizozo at Capitan, 5:30 p.m.Mescalero at Artesia JV, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 12WrestlingRuidoso vs. Goddard dual, 5 p.m.Boys basketballRuidoso at hot springs, 6 p.m.Mescalero at Carrizozo, 7 p.m.hondo at Quemado, 7 p.m.Girls basketballMescalero at Carrizozo, 5:30 p.m.hondo at Quemado, 5:30 p.m.Tularosa at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13Boys basketballGoddard at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.Mountainair at Carrizozo, 7 p.m.Girls basketballMountainair at Carrizozo, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 14Boys basketballClovis Christian at hondo, 7 p.m.Girls basketballClovis Christian at hondo, 5:30 p.m.

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By Karen Boehler and Todd FuquaFor the Ruidoso Free Press

Ruidoso scored more points 30 seconds into the second half of Satur-day’s game at Goddard than they did all Friday in Dexter. But because they were playing the Rockets, that still left them trailing and they fell to 4A’s No. 1-ranked team 87-49.

But both coaches were happy with their team’s efforts: God-dard coach Kevin Jones that his squad came out strong from the start and Warrior coach Dennis Davis that they stuck with the Rockets, even for a little bit.

“We came out a little more intense, I thought,” Jones said. “We’ve really just been working on that part of our game. Just coming out. Playing four quarters. Not waiting until you’re down. We’re going to start playing some 5A schools and we can’t get down against those schools. Just being ready to go from the get go.”

“Obviously, God-dard is very good,” Davis said. “I know that they’re good. I’ve seen them play for a couple of years. I watched them all the way through last year and this year so I know they’re pretty good. And I was glad we actually stepped up there and made them have to play a little bit today. They were playing well enough to beat us, obvi-ously, but at least they

were in a game today. It wasn’t just a blowout.”

The fi rst quarter was especially close, as the Warriors opened the scoring on a trey by former Roswell resident Terrence Shields and made it 5-1 on a layup by Shields.

Goddard’s fi rst point came on a free throw from Lane Vander Hulst, but then Chase Salazar and Eric Johnson com-bined for six points to give the Rockets a 7-5 lead.

The rest of the stanza was back-and-forth, with Ruidoso going on a 5-2 run but the Rockets taking a permanent lead on back-to-back 3s by Maxey and Larry Hess. Still, two more 3-point-ers by Shield kept it close at 21-16 Goddard after one.

The Rockets slowly began pulling away in the second quarter, using

7-for-8 shooting from the charity stripe and four layups in 37 seconds to make it 50-30 at the half.

“We played a lot better today than we did (Friday),” Davis said.

“Our level of intensity, our execution and our effort was much bet-ter today. We certainly performed better. I was much more pleased with the way we played today than we did yesterday.”

The Friday loss to Dexter was a rarity – no one knows exactly how long it had been since that happened; estimates range from eight years to several decades.

For three quarters it was anyone’s game, but after outscoring the Warriors 30-13 in the second half, the Demons fi nished with a 45-32 victory.

No one seemed able to get the ball in the fi rst quarter, as missed shots and turnovers plagued Dexter while Ruidoso was called for a myriad of walks. At the end of

the stanza, it was a mere 6-4 Warriors.

Ruidoso went up 9-4 to open the second on a 3-pointer by Shields, but Demon David Lopez hit three fi eld goals in a 31 second span to put Dexter back on top.

Shields – who led the Warriors with 13 points – put Ruidoso back on top with two from the charity stripe and the Warriors held the lead until the halftime buzzer, going into the locker room up 19-15. But the Demons went on a 7-0 run to open the second half – taking the lead on a trey by Lopez, who led all scorers with 21 points – and never looked back.

Two winsThe week started out

Davis happier with Warrior’s eff orts versus Goddard

Courtesy Arnold J. RoeRuidoso guard Terrance Shields (3) gets the bas-ket, the foul and the free throw for a three point play Saturday at Roswell’s Goddard High School.

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso’s Derrick Montelongo (4) guards Hatch star Garrett Gillespie Jan. 5 during the Warriors’ narrow victory at Ruidoso High School.

see wARRioRs pg. 13

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

CAPITAN – The fi rst time the Capitan and Hondo boys teams faced each other to start the season, Capitan won by three. When they met up again in Hondo Jan. 3, the Eagles came away with a three-point victory.

The teams were on the court a third time for the rubber match Saturday, this time in the championship game of the Smokey Bear Tournament, and it was an-other three-point decision, won by Hondo, 44-41.

Capitan (7-4) came out with determi-nation to start the game, scoring the fi rst nine unanswered points of the game, while Hondo’s normally reliable shooters had a hard time fi nding the bucket.

“They came out with tremendous en-ergy and played very hard, and we kind of laid back and watched,” said Hondo coach Brad Holland. “But I’m proud of the guys, they kept fi ghting. Championship clubs don’t ever give up.

“They played a little more zone tonight instead of chasing Coco (Luis Montaño) as much, but I think it was their (the Tigers) defensive intensity early that hurt us,” he

added. “They wanted it. It was the cham-pionship match of their tournament and we came out kind of hesitant.”

After a time out by Holland, the Eagles (10-2) began to fi nd the basket a bit better, scoring seven straight points to pull within two, and the race to the fi nish was on.

“They had one run that hurt us,” said Capitan coach Marv Sanders. “For a team like that, it energized them. We had them down a little bit, but you’ve got to hand it

to them. The coach got them fi red up and they responded.”

Even with Hondo forcing the tempo, Capitan never trailed in the fi rst half, and actually had a commanding 13-point lead early in the fi rst half before the Eagle de-fense began forcing turnovers and buckets at the other end.

Hondo wins Smokey Bear titleEagles 44, Tigers 41

Hondo (10-2)Lalo Lerma 0 0-0 0, Luis Montaño 3 0-0 6, Tobias herrera 0 0-0 0, Francisco Felix 0 0-0 0, Adrian Vazquez 0 0-0 0, German Lerma 4 1-2 11, irving Gomez 0 0-0 0, Roberto Nores 5 4-4 15, Juan Noriega 0 0-0 0, Christian Guillen 1 5-10 7, James Chavez 0 0-0 0, billy Candelaria 1 3-5 5, Arturo Gonzales 0 0-0 0, Jordan brady 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 13-21 44.Capitan (7-4)steven Zamora 0 0-0 0, Tory Padilla 4 2-2 11, Garrett schultz 0 0-0 0, Tim dickenson 2 1-2 6, Thomas Fields 0 0-0 0, strait sedillo 2 6-8 10, Tracker bowen 0 0-0 0, Jake Lamay 5 4-9 14. To-tals 13 13-21 41.Hondo 9 6 15 14 – 44Capitan 15 7 9 10 – 41Three point goals – hon 3 (Lerma 2, Nores), Cap 2 (Padilla, dickenson). Fouled out – hon (Vazquez), Cap (Padilla, sedillo). Total fouls – hon 18, Cap 19.

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressCapitan center Jake Lamay scores on a layin Saturday during the Smokey Bear championship against Hondo.

see TAKe THRee pg. 13

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

CAPITAN – There were no surpris-es for the Capitan Lady Tigers when they took the court against Valencia junior varsity in the championship of the Smokey Bear Classic Saturday.

But Capitan gave the Lady Jaguars all they could handle before falling 49-42 in double overtime.

The Lady Jaguars had cruised through the brackets, sweeping aside Mescalero and Reserve with its pres-sure defense and three-point shooting, but Capitan came in good and ready for both.

The Lady Tigers had a three-point lead at the end of the fi rst quarter and were able to neutralize Valencia shooter Tori Torres, who had lit up Reserve in the semifi nals with 10 treys.

“I thought we played pretty good defense. I think Torres had only one three tonight (actually she had two, and Valencia as a team had six), so I think we played defense pretty well,” said Capitan coach John Devine. “We could have boxed out a little better, but I thought our defensive game plan was fi ne.”

Valencia took the lead in a second quarter that was marked by lack of scor-ing on both sides. Capitan, in particular,

couldn’t buy a bucket, with some shots going in the cylinder and rattling out.

A free throw by Dustee Rae El-dridge with one second left before the half fi nally fell and the Lady Tigers trailed by a point at the break.

Capitan’s scoring woes continued in the second half, but so did the Lady Jaguars’, at least until the fourth quar-ter, when Torres was able to sink some shots from outside and Valencia began to pull away.

“We knew we had to contest shots and box out,” Devine said. “They have four people who are quite capable of shooting the three, so we knew we had to be out on them.”

Valencia had a 34-27 lead with 2:38 left in the game when a three-pointer by Maritza Nava got the Capitan faith-ful to their feet.

That shot also woke up the Lady Tigers, who were able to tie it on a jump shot by Kersti Davis and a pair of free throws by Nava.

The score stayed at 34-all for the fi nal minute of regulation, although Valencia had a chance to win it after a foul was called on Jamie Fields, send-ing Karina Dow to the line to shoot a one-and-one.

She missed that free throw, got her own rebound and put up a shot that was

Capitan girls lose in double overtime thriller

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RUIDOSO BOWLING CENTERTuesday Senior team standings, week 16 of 32Name Won LostThe Who? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41½ 22½serious Not. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 25Ageless Wonders. . . . . . . . . . . . . .30½ 33½Old Timers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 34spud & the Tater Tots. . . . . . . . . .25½ 38½Larry Larry’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25½ 38½High scoreshandicap series – serious Not 2650, Old Timers 2546, Larry Larry’s 2422handicap game – The Who? 904, sput & the Tater Tots 854, Ageless Wonders 820Men’s handicap series – Tom douglas 729, Richard Gipson 681, Tom bivens 666Men’s handicap game – harry Allwein 260, hubert Lee 249, Arden eckersley 244Women’s handicap series – ursula eckersley 662, Rose bivens 661, Lucy servies 660Women’s handicap game – Martha Chavez 238, Pat Townsend 234, sandi Meek 231

Wednesday Mixed team standings, week 15 of 32Name Won Lostevan’s Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0No doubt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0Ruidoso bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Western Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Car Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2even Par. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Wild Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Ruidoso u-haul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Knight Riders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4High scoresscratch series –Western Auto 2217, Ruidoso u-haul 1929, Car Quest 1886scratch game – Ruidoso bowl 771, evan’s Team 686, Knight Riders 534handicap series – even Par 2553, No doubt 2552handicap game – Team 7 920, Wild Cards 868Men’s scratch series – Jim McGarvey 692, evan

Reed 675, Mike Kim 601Men’s scratch game – Tom douglas 268, Weldon Ganaway 235, Keith brower 234Men’s handicap series – Virgil Reynolds 743, sid Thomas 729, Keith Clevenger 648Men’s handicap game – brad Archer 267, Ken brower 246, A.J. seidel 242Women’s scratch series – Pam bernard 492, Crystal ingle 479, T.J. Romero 386Women’s scratch game – Anne Lindsey 181, Jean Fanning 165, shelly Layher 145Women’s handicap series – sharla Ganaway 655, sue Reed 617, irene Pawlowski 603Women’s handicap game – Connie Reynolds 245, Trina Thomas 219, Marianne Mohr 212

Thursday Men’s team standings, week 15 of 32Name Won Lostdown’s Auto Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0Western Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1GsV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1insidhers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1buckner electric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3Good Ole boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3Ruidoso bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3Ruidoso septic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4High scoresscratch series – GsV 3114, down’s Auto Repari 2993scratch game – Western Auto 1063, buckner elec-tric 896handicap series – insidhers 3290, Ruidoso septic 3159handicap game – Good Ole boys 1132, Ruidoso bowl 1004individual scratch series – Weldon Ganaway 683, Keith brower 669, Virgil Reynolds 668individual scratch game – Tom douglas 279, Terry bernard 256, Jim McGarvey 245individual handicap series – Gene Nitz 707, darryl bagley 690, Jimmy Mauritsen 684individual handicap game – John Cardone 288, Joe shafer 260, bob Layher 260

Bowling

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

CAPITAN – The Mescalero boys didn’t get off to a good start against Hagerman in the third place game of the Smokey Bear Tournament Saturday, and the defi cit proved too much to over-come in a 72-61 loss.

The Bobcats took a big lead to start, going up 23-4 and threatening to end the game early with a running clock.

“We tried to get out of it, and that’s the end of the story,” said Mescalero coach Mike Torres. “We let them in.”

Mescalero started making a comeback after Hagerman’s leading scorer – Jessie Rodriguez – twisted his ankle in the second quarter and had to sit on the bench for the rest of the game.

“Jessie’s our go-to guy, and we had to change some sets with him gone,” said Hager-man coach Anthony Mes-tas. “The kids were kind of shell shocked when that happened, but the young kids stepped up.”

Freshman point guard Alejandro Ramos came through with 23 points to lead the game for Hager-man, while Anthony Olivas added 11.

But Mescalero didn’t make things easy. While the Chiefs were out of control to start, they began to regain their com-posure in the second quar-ter, and actually outscored Hagerman the rest of the game.

But it was that big hole they dug for them-selves that really hurt

them.Godfrey Cor-

dova and Aaron Kaydahzinne each had 15 points to lead Mescalero, while Calbert John had 13 points and Sam Herrera had 11.

Chief guard Tahari Kaydahzinne – normally a high scorer – had on off night with only two points.

The game was a preview of District 7-1A, and Torres hopes to use the game as preparation for when the games really count.

“This was a good pre-view of district and gives us a good idea of what we need to do to compete,”

Torres said. “We did well, we just have to get the ball in the hole and stick to our fundamentals, that will take care of itself.”

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

CAPITAN – The Hondo girls have had a frustrating year, and the frustration continued with a 48-45 loss to Reserve in the third place game of this year’s Smokey Bear Tournament Saturday.

That’s not to say Hondo coach Brad Holland wasn’t proud of his team.

“I have no complaint with the ef-fort, they played hard,” Holland said. “We fought to win the thing, and the little things got us again. But we’ll continue to work on the little things and get better.”

The tournament started Thursday with the Lady Eagles earning a 40-36 win over Carrizozo, but their game against tournament host Capitan Fri-day was a much different affair. The Lady Tigers won by a large margin, 43-16, to send Hondo (3-9) into the third place match.

Reserve was also coming off a thrashing at the hand of Valencia ju-nior varsity, and both teams came into Saturday’s contest with something to prove.

The two were evenly matched through-out the fi rst quarter, but the Lady Mountaineers started pulling away in the second period and had a 25-19 lead at the break.

The Lady Eagles were eventually able to take the lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and threat-ened to run away with it thanks to a 6-1 run, capped by a pair of scores by Josephine Prins with 4:18 left in the game.

Reserve was able to tie it on rebound and layup by Larisa Estrada with 1:26 left, and then

the real drama began.Hondo was able to tie it at 44-all

on a pair of free throws by Valeria Lerma with 47 seconds left, and the Lady Eagles had a chance to go ahead with more foul shots, but both were no good and Reserve was able to retake the lead with a layup by Justine Romero with 26 seconds left.

Lerma scored on another free throw ten seconds later, but was called for a lane violation on her second at-tempt, giving Reserve the ball back.

Estrada then put the game away for the Mountaineers with another pair of foul shots.

Free throw shooting was obvi-ously what hurt the Lady Eagles, as they went just 5-for-17 from the line. Although Reserve didn’t do much bet-ter, taking many more foul shots (41) but making only 16 of them.

Still, they made the shots when they counted and that’s why the Lady Mountaineers won.

“We had a better second half tonight,” Holland said. “I thought we played hard the whole game, but down the stretch we fouled too much and missed free throws. Hopefully we’ll hit those down the stretch.”

Free throws sink Hondo girls

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressHondo center Selena Chavez (33) goes for a re-bound as Reserve’s Taylor Mason does the same Saturday during the third place game of the Smokey Bear Tournament at Capitan.

Bobcats 72, Chiefs 61Mescalero (61)Kalian Fernando 0 0-0 0, Tahari Kaydahzinne 1 0-0 2, Alex Kirgan 2 0-0 4, Kenneth Kayitah 0 0-0 0, sam herrera 4 3-4 11, dillon Perico 0 0-0 0, Calbert John 6 1-3 13, Aaron Kaydahzinne 5 5-10 15, Kyle Yahnaki 0 1-2 1, Godfrey Cor-dova 5 5-8 15. Totals 23 15-27 61.Hagerman (72)bryan barela 0 1-2 1, Jorge Ortiz 2 2-4 6, Alejandro Ramos 9 3-6 23, Anthony Olivas 4 2-4 11, Rudy Me-drano 3 0-0 9, Jose bejarano 3 2-4 8, edgar soto 0 0-2 0, Jessie Rodri-guez 2 0-0 6, benton davis 0 0-0 0, Frankie Aragonez 4 0-0 8. Totals 27 13-22 72.Mescalero 10 15 18 18 – 61Hagerman 27 12 14 19 – 72Three point goals – hag 8 (Medra-no 3, Rodriguez 2, Ramos 2, Oli-vas). Fouled out – hag (Aragonez). Total fouls – Mes 20, hag 22.

Chiefs can’t overcome defi cit

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressMescalero guard Aaron Kaydahzinne, left, pre-pares to take a three-point shot while Hagerman’s Jessie Rodriguez defends Saturday during the third place game of the Smokey Bear Tournament at Capitan.

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promising, as the Warriors were able to beat Socorro Jan. 2, 58-53, then used free throw shooting to hold off a deter-mined Hatch squad Jan. 5.

There were so many fouls in the Hatch contest, the Warriors were on the verge of fi nishing the game with their JV.

Five players for both teams fouled out and a total of 48 infractions were called as Ruidoso was able to beat Hatch 59-54.

“It was a good thing I had some spare parts,” Davis said, referring to the junior varsity players on his bench. “I don’t know if the fouls came out of lazi-ness, lack of concentration. How do you attribute fouls? They’re usually caused when you’re desperate to do something because you didn’t do something earlier, or because you’re lazy and you get be-hind and foul trying to make up for it.”

The Bears came into the game win-less, but proved you can’t count them out. Ruidoso built up a 10-4 lead early in the game, but Hatch was able to get back into it thanks to all the fouls called on the Warriors.

The calling was a little uneven at fi rst, as the Bears were already in the bonus with four minutes left in the fi rst quarter, while only one infraction had been called on Hatch.

As a result, the Bears shot plenty of free throws, and were darn near perfect, shooting 78 percent from the line for the

game.While Ruidoso had plenty of fouls

early, things started to even out and by the end of the game, the Warriors had put on a free throw clinic of their own, shooting 71 percent from the line.

Things got really testy in the fourth quarter, when Wambli Little Spotted Horse was whistled for his fi fth foul and then got a technical.

That sent Gillespie to the line for four straight foul shots, and he sunk every one. Gillespie then shot two more foul shots and a three pointer to give his team the lead for the fi rst time since there were just over two minutes left in the fi rst quarter.

From there, the teams traded leads before Ruidoso’s superior rebounding and turnovers by Hatch turned the tide.

Ruidoso took the lead for good on a rebound and putback by Ryan Williams – who led his team with nine boards – but the Warriors were never really out of the woods, still committing fouls and fi nding it hard to hold on to the ball.

Yet, for every time the Warriors lost possession, the Bears would give it right back with a turnover.

Ruidoso was able to score the last four points of the game to put it out of reach, including three foul shots by Brandon Lewis, who came up with a very important rebound near the buzzer after Hatch missed two straight three-pointers.

good, but the buzzer had already sounded.

The story was much the same in the fi rst overtime, with both teams struggling to fi nd the basket.

Valencia got a 41-38

lead with 50 seconds left on a layup by center Julia Herrera, and the Lady Ti-gers pulled within one on a jump shot by Nava with 20 seconds left.

On the ensuing in-bound, Capitan was able

to get a steal and Davis was fouled while shooting with eight seconds left.

She missed the fi rst foul shot, but the second one fell to tie it.

Valencia again had a chance to win at the free

throw line when Kymbra Espinosa was called for an intentional foul on Tor-res that sent her to the line with two seconds left, but neither shot would fall.

Thanks to the inten-tional foul, Valencia got the ball back, but Fields was able to tie up the ball on the inbound and time ran out again.

Valencia’s shooting really came alive in the second overtime and was fi nally able to put the Lady Tigers away.

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

CAPITAN – It may have taken them eight games, but the Carrizozo Grizzlies got their fi rst win of the season against the Capitan junior varsity Saturday in the seventh place game of the Smokey Bear Tournament.

After fi nding themselves tied at 25-all at the break, Carrizozo (1-7) was able to pull away in the second half against a JV team that was – in many ways – just as inexperienced as they were.

“We played almost everybody and got everybody involved,” said Carrizozo coach Porter Cutrell. “Obviously, we wanted to have an opportunity to win the game, and it was good for us to come out and build a little confi dence with a win. It’s been good for us to get better with each game.”

Carrizozo opened the second half with a 4-0 run to put some distance between them and Capitan, and pretty much cruised the rest of the way, although there were still some bumps.

Marshall led the Grizzlies with 14 points, while Wyatt Berryhill was the top junior varsity Tiger with 13.Frustration

Carrizozo was forced to play early Saturday morning due to a 47-45 loss to Reserve Friday in a game which neither team really had control.

Carrizozo had the lead as late as 3:21 left in the game, but Reserve was able to move ahead thanks to free throws by Brandon Johnston and Chris Canfi eld. Carrizozo would be able to tie it up at 41-all on a pair of free throws by Ventura, but they never got the lead back.

They had a chance near the end, as Ventura was able to score on a layup with two seconds left. After a time out, the Mountaineers ap-peared to throw the ball out of bounds, but Canfi eld was fouled, giving Reserve the ball back and the chance to run out the clock.

The Grizzlies opened the tournament with a 45-23 thrashing at the hands of Hondo Thurs-day.

Despite the Eagles’ superior speed and experience, the game was a close one to be-gin with, as Carrizozo was down by only four points at the end of the period after spotting Hondo an 8-2 lead.

But the Eagles’ outside shooting eventually got the best of Carrizozo. Luis Montaño, Billy Candelaria and Jordan Brady combined for fi ve treys and the Eagles steadily pulled away for the victory.

Ventura led Carrizozo with eight points in the losing effort.

“I thought we were better at some things, but we’re still turning the ball over, and we knew Hondo was going to try and speed us up,” Cutrell said. “But I thought we did better defen-sively and got on the boards better.”

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

CAPITAN – The Car-rizozo girls entered the Smokey Bear Tournament with little game experience on the year. Mescalero came in with plenty.

But both lost in the fi rst round Thursday – Mescalero to Valencia junior varsity, ’Zozo to Hondo – putting them in the consolation bracket.

The two teams met up again in the consolation championship Saturday, with the Lady Chiefs screaming out to a 15-4 lead after the fi rst quarter en route to a 51-26 win.

“This was good prac-tice for us,” said Carrizozo coach George Vega of the tournament overall. “We tried to play strong de-fense, and their threes really hurt us. We have to be alert and know who are the shooters on the team.”

Carrizozo (1-6) was able to stop the landslide in the middle quarters, when Mescalero coach Nate Raynor put in his second stringers, but they weren’t able to gain any ground before another Lady Chief surge in the fi nal quarter.

Victoria Ventura led Carrizozo with nine points, while Diona Chavez had 15 points and Valerie Garcia 14 to lead Mescalero.

The Lady Grizzlies made to the consolation championship with a thrilling last, 26-23 victory over East Mountain Friday on a three-pointer by Andrea Vigil with four seconds

left.Vigil’s heroics came after a

wild-and-wooly fi nal minute which saw the Lady Timberwolves tie the game at 23-all with 22 seconds left on a high-arching three-pointer by Morgan Blackenship.

It almost looked as though the game would go into overtime, as both teams committed turnovers in rapid succession and neither could get a play going until Vigil’s fi nal score.

“I told them to try driving it in, but if they stopped you, kick it back out to ‘Drea,” Vega said. “That’s just what happened. We had time to make our basket and it worked out for us.”Bad start, good fi nish

The Lady Chiefs (11-4) opened the tournament with a bad loss to

Valencia JV, in which Mescalero couldn’t even get it across half court against the Lady Jaguar defense until a full minute into the game.

By that point, Valencia had a 13-0 lead and cruised to a 49-23 win.

“We just came out fl at. I think this long break affected them,” Raynor said. “Maybe we didn’t prepare them as well as we should have. Valencia came out ready.”

Mescalero re-bounded the next day with a fairly convinc-

ing 65-56 win over Hagerman.Playing without a true point

guard, the Lady Chiefs relied on Tristine Chico, Valerie Garcia and Dionna Chavez to get the job done, combining for 51 Mescalero points.

Brienna Olivas did most of the heavy lifting for Hagerman, scoring 22 points and grabbing numerous rebounds inside.

The teams were tied at 4-all about three minutes in, and the teams traded leads before the Lady Chiefs took the lead for good with 4:23 left in the fi rst on a jump shot by Tristine Chico.

Still, the Lady Bobcats made things interesting, never falling behind by more than fi ve before Chico scored six straight Mescalero points to start putting the game out of reach.

Mescalero girls earn consolation title

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressMescalero’s Tristine Chico, right, drives the land as Car-rizozo guard Shayna Gallacher tries to keep up during the consolation championship game of the Smokey Bear Tournament Saturday at Capitan.

Smokey Bear tourney a learning experience

WARRiORs from pg. 11

“Our kids bent, but didn’t break,” Sanders said. “We had some missed op-portunities and lost some good players on fouls, and just couldn’t quite recov-er.”

Hondo was able to take a 30-29 lead with 1:05 left in the third quarter on a three pointer by Roberto Nores, but the Tigers took the lead back on a layup by center Jake Lamay, who led Capitan with 14 points.

Nores was the game’s high scorer with 15 points.The teams traded leads all throughout the fourth quarter until the Eagles

took a 42-41 lead on a free throw by German Lerma with 1:21 left. From there, Hondo spread the fl oor and held the ball, forcing Capitan to foul to stop the clock.

Hondo scored only two more points on foul shots, but every time Capitan got the ball back, they’d throw it away, and Hondo held on for the victory.

“We came out tough in the second quarter tough and did what had to be done,” said Hondo’s Billy Candelaria. “This win will help because this was a big tournament for us and will help us get ready for the big one in Albuquer-que.”

TAKe ThRee from pg. 11

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TUESDAYJANUARY 10

Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAYJANUARY 11

Farmer’s Market at sbs Wood shavings in Glencoe from 9 to 11 a.m.

Preschool story time at the Ruidoso Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Polar bear stories; craft: paper plate polar bear. Children’s dept is located downstairs.

Lincoln & Otero County Healthy Life Initiative garden development meeting, smokey bear Ranger station, hotshot building Conference Room, Mechem drive, Ruidoso, 5 p.m. Through our network of commu-nity gardens, the members of the Lincoln and Otero County healthy Life initiative are making nourish-ing food accessible for families who do not always have money for fresh produce. We also raise awareness about health and con-serving the environment through hands-on gardening experiences, and by providing opportunities for our youth to grow and eat healthy, delicious food! Our goal in 2012 is to continue building a number of existing community gardens in

Lincoln and Otero Counties and to develop some new ones in high need areas. For more information about gardening donations and volunteer opportunities, contact dan Ray, dfray@fs.fed.us. if you are interested in assisting with the youth education classes, contact Julia Price, NMAC director, Julia email www.nmhealthykids.org

Karaoke with DJ Pete at Lucy’s Mexicali Restaurant in Midtown from 9:30 p.m. to close.

The Sterilizers perform at Casa blanca Restaurant on Mechem drive from 6 to 9 p.m.

Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

THURSDAYJANUARY 12

Live Music with TomTom and friends at sanctuary on the River, 207 eagle drive, 12 - 1:30 p.m. enjoy hearty soups and salads at ChopChop inspired salads and have some lunch- time fun with live music performed by TomTom and friends every Thursday. Come see what’s happening at the sanc-tuary. Lunch hours 11-2 Tues-sat. 575-630-1111.

Cree Meadows Country Clubis hosting a taco bar and dJ.

Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

FRIDAYJANUARY 13

Getting started in Genealogy, Ruidoso Public Library, 10 a.m. 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.

Cantina Night at Laughing sheep Farm, 1 mile west of Lin-coln, hwy 380, mm 96, from 5 to 9 p.m. Live music with guitar and fi ddle playing Western swing.

Mike Sanjku performs in Wen-dell’s Restaurant at the inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino from 5 to 10 p.m.

Doug Fuqua performs in Wen-dell’s Lounge at the inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino from 5 to 11 p.m.

Cree Meadows Country Club is hosting a fi sh fry and live band.

Tomas Vigil performs at Land-locked Restaurant on Mechem drive from 6 to 9 p.m.

Susan Landers Kolb performs at the No Name Café 6 - 9 p.m. dur-ing Prime Time Fridays. 522 sud-derth, (575) 257-2253. Friday eve-ning dinners are by reservation.

Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopeli Coun-try Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p.m.

Karaoke at The elks Lodge on highway 70, next to the Ruidoso

emporium, at 7 p.m. with All For Fun Karaoke.

The Eliminators perform at Casa blanca Restaurant on Mechem drive from 7 to 9 p.m.

Fast Forward (Classic Rock and R&b) perform in Club 49 at inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.

Aaron R. Lacombe and Com-pany perform at Casa blanca Res-taurant on Mechem drive from 9 to 10 p.m.

Music & Video w/ DJ Mike at Lucy’s Mexicali Restaurant in Mid-town Ruidoso from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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Mark Kashmar, acoustic gui-tars and vocals, performs at Zocca Coff ee from 2-4 p.m.

Doug Fuqua performs in Wen-dell’s Lounge at the inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino from 5 to 11 p.m.

Mike Sanjku performs in Wen-dell’s Restaurant at the inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino from 5 to 10 p.m.

Tomas Vigil performs at Landlocked Restaurant & bar on Mechem from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Eliminators perform at Casa blanca Restaurant and Can-tina on Mechem drive from 7 to

9 p.m.Michael Beyer performs older

songs and jazz at Kokopeli Coun-try Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p.m.

The Pointer Sisters at the inn of the Mountain Gods, Mescalero, 8 - 10 p.m. The Pointer sisters are an American pop/R&b recording act from Oakland, Calif., that achieved

mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. spanning over three decades, their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country and rock. For more information, contact the inn of the Mountain Gods: 575-464-7777. Tickets start at $25.

Fast Forward (Classic Rock and R&b) perform in Club 49 at inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.

Aaron LaCombe Band per-forms at Casa blanca Restaurant and Cantina on Mechem drive, 9 - 10 p.m.

Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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VFW Post 12071 meets in the North 40 room at Cree Meadows Country Club at 7 p.m. A social hour open to everyone starts at 6 p.m. with $1 hot dogs and a cash bar.

Live Music at WPs in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Things to do every dayRuidoso Winter Park Tubing

Area, located at 500 W. State High-way 532, a quarter of a mile west of Hwy 48 on lower Ski Run Road in Alto. Open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on designated nights. “A premier snow play area,” as Bert the Conqueror from the Travel Chan-nel says: “This is the Holy Grail of snow tubing.” The �irst-class tubing experience offers twists, turns, bumps, jumps and bobsled curves. They have more lift capacity and the largest tubing snow-making system in the Rockies. Featuring exclusively de-signed 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 cloth-ing 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 Mon-day. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children.

Smokey Bear Park is open in Capitan. The Smokey Bear Historical Park is located on highway 380 (bet-ter 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 coun-try and betting windows are open to place your wager. Billy’s Race Book also serves delicious food and has a full bar. If you love horse racing, it is the place to go.

Hubbard Museum of the Ameri-can West, Ruidoso Downs - the �irst New Mexico museum to be granted “af�iliate” status with the Smithson-ian 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 High-way 70, the entrance to the Museum features the landmark bronze “Free Spirits of Noisy Water,” one of the largest equine sculptures in the U.S. with eight larger-than-life horses, representing seven different breeds. The Museum is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admis-sion begins at $6 for adults with dis-counts available for seniors, military and youth. The Hubbard Museum of the American West is owned and op-erated by the City of Ruidoso Downs. To �ind more information on the Hub-bard Museum of the American West, please visit www.hubbardmuseum.org or call 575-378-4142.

“20th Annual Fall American Photography Competition & Ex-hibition,” 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 “Ameri-can West.” More than one hundred photographs are exhibited each year. Almost all photographs are for sale through the Museum’s Mercantile Store. For more information, contact Hubbard Museum of the American West: 575-378-4142; www.hubbard-museum.org. Admission: Adults- $6; seniors and military - $5; ages 6 to 16 - $2; under 6 - free.

Pillow’s Funtrackers - Open week-ends 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 provid-ing 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 Climb-ing Wall, Extreme Air, and Kiddie Bounce House.

ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR • 1-10 thru 1-16

Entrada de público fi nal en la redistribución de distritos del condadoPor Patrick RodríguezPeriodistapatrick@ruidosofreepress.com

Los residentes del condado Lincoln se le permitirá ofrecer a sus sugerencias con respecto a la redistribu-ción de distritos del condado comisión durante una audiencia pública a las 1:30 p.m. de hoy en la Comis-ión del Condado Chambers en Carrizozo.

Hay dos opciones - Las opciones B y E - que los comisionados fi nalmente decidirá.

Miembros de la Comisión durante una reunión ordinaria en noviembre aprobó la opción E, que traer todos los recintos Capitán en virtud del Distrito 1. Op-ción B seguirá una división del pueblo en dos comisio-nados en los Distritos 1 y 4.

Comisionados del condado de Lincoln el mes pasado acordó volver a examinar el plan de redistribu-ción de distritos acordaron. Esperarán hasta después de la audiencia pública se lleva a cabo para discutir otras opciones de redistribución de distritos.

Durante un debate en el recién creado Distrito 22,

el Comisario Marcos ¿Acaso dijo que estaba confundi-do por la opción E, en particular, que separa el “límite histórico en Capitan de dos áreas de representación de un área de representación.”

“Tras una refl exión de eso, y la audición de algunas personas, me pregunté si eso era lo correcto a hacer,” dijo. ¿Acaso agregó que ahora quiere “dar todas las opciones de una completa ventilación y la voz de mi confusión, para que avance lo que hacemos lo correcto.”

Burrows se disculpó ante los comisionados por cualquier confusión que pudiera haber causado. Mencionó que su personal se encontró con muchos problemas en relación con el proceso de redistribución todo, diciendo que estaban estresados y tensas por una serie de factores - cuestiones relacionadas con la carto-grafía, el software y recintos.

“En retrospectiva, probablemente debería haber hecho un mejor trabajo de educar tanto a la (comisio-nados) y el público.” dijo.

Comisionado Kathryn Minter, quien representa al Distrito 4, mencionó que ella había escuchado de varios habi-

tantes de Capitán que dijeron que prefi eren estar en un distrito de la comisión solo “porque se sentían como sus votos son aguadas, antes y ahora tienen un bloque de votantes más.”

“No creo que la opción B era el más cercano a la histórica (de confi guración)”, agregó Minter, “porque Sun Valley es ahora va a ser trasladado -. Así que usted puede tomar (opcional) y dicen que son históricas.”

El alcalde Sam Hammons de Capitán está de acu-erdo con Minter.

Durante una reunión del ayuntamiento en los últi-mos Capitán llevada a cabo por Burrows para discutir el tema de la redistribución de distritos, Hammons estima que alrededor del 95 por ciento de los asistentes dijeron que quieren que la opción E, que también es su opción preferida.

“Muchas personas se sintieron manipulados por última vez cuando se separaron de la ciudad por completo,” dijo Hammons. “Nadie ha querido que el plan, y ellos se sienten mejor que en un solo distrito. Sentimos que no podíamos conseguir que alguien electo de esta ciudad o la zona este, ya que se encuen-tra en la división.”

Redistribución de Distritos ocurre cada 10 años después de la tabulación de los censos nacionales para dar cabida a cambios en la población.

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Monty is about a year old and weighs 35 pounds. He is a very

happy dog and very playful. Monty gets along well with other

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Bingo is the most adorableli� le ki� y about 4 months old.

She loves to play with othercats and also gets along

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

Carlo Reservation: people said he was fi lled with rage and began to mutilate people. The truth was that when he and his band left San Carlo, he was extremely angry. He went on his three year raiding-spree, but he did not kill the ‘hundreds of Buffalo soldiers’ that people said he did. Rumors caused most of the fear of New Mexico that the people in the States were feeling.

Lozen and Vic-torio caused a lot of trouble in New Mexico when it was trying to become a state. Their raiding and battles made many people think New Mexico was dangerous, and that the Native Ameri-cans were savages and in-human. The truth of this was, though, that they were only trying to protect their fami-lies and friends.

The things people said about the Native Americans would be blown so far out of pro-portion by the time they got back east, that people believed the territory was too hostile and ‘rough’ to become a state. Yet, despite all that, New Mexico became a state on January 6th of the year 1912.

First Place PosterViancy Bustos, Hondo Schools, 2nd Grade

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Entertainment

By Ty VinneyMusic Reporter

Lacuna Coil review –“Dark Adrenaline”

Italian gothic metalers Lacuna Coil return with their sixth full-length album, “Dark Adrenaline.” The band promised something new and harder then previ-ous releases and has indeed kept to their word. Hav-ing been a fan of the band since their 1998 release “In a Reverie,” I always wait with high anticipation for anything the Italian grown band puts out. True to form each album is a new defi nition of who they are and this is no different. The songs are for the majority harder and more in your face then previous releases. Dual vo-calists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro play off one another extremely well, never missing a beat. There’s great musicianship and some awesome riffs and solos that add an extra boost of octane.

This is one of those albums where if I could I would go on about for hours, it’s just that well done. This hour fi nds me especially favoring “My Spirit;” a darker and slower paced track that’s infused with new sound as well as a taste of their old style found on the album “Unleashed Memories.” The faster paced “I Don’t Believe in Tomorrow” lyrically gives the lis-tener the impression of a breach of trust. Andi’s chorus sounds fantastic and adds a powerful blow with “I want to say it now, cuz I don’t believe in tomorrow. This soul is raging now, because I lost my faith in you.”

The beautiful siren that is Cristina explores a new side to how she handles vocals in “Intoxicated.” The verses have her drawing out the lyrics and it really adds a lot of depth to the song. ‘Soul Inmate” is a well-woven together piece that has plenty of their history as well as their present sound woven into it.

Having proven that they can take one of the best songs out there and add their spin on it with Depeche

Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” the band chose to do another cover. They’ve added their unique style to R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.” Cristina handles the verses like a pro and the emotion in her voice is really something. Andi covers the chorus and sounds phe-nomenal. It’s amazing how so many bands can cover this song and leave it dead in the water, but this goes right up there with the original for me.

Fans of older material the band recorded will fi nd “Dark Adrenaline” a harder form than their previous releases. There are a few songs with some of the rock fl avoring, but as a whole it is a metal album. It may very well catch up with their (as well as their label’s) best selling “Comalies” in due time. Lacuna Coil is back my friends, and harder then ever! Be sure to catch them on the GiganTour with Megadeath early 2012!

iwrestledabearonce review –“Ruining It For Everybody”

Mathcore metalers iwrestledabearonce tear a hole in silence with “Ruining It for Everybody.” Vocalist Krysta Cameron manages to sound both angelic and almost irritating with mashed together screams. That said she also needs to be credited for taking her indi-vidual sound to the highest form imaginable. I have to be honest, the fi rst time I was introduced to the band I cringed. It sounded like utter nonsense. Giving the new album a few spins I’m fi nding myself more and more attracted to the strange brew of noise. I’ll give them this, they certainly do not lack any sort of originality with their song titles. Some of them really make one raise an eyebrow.

“You Know That Ain’t Them Dogs’ Real Voices” is a mash of hardcore brutality and comedy. You’ll fi nd a range of musicianship in the song, from hard grind-ing breakdowns, Elvis styled beat boxing to almost a music box-esque sound. “This Head Music Makes My Eyes Rain” almost seems out of place. Filled with smooth sound, whispers and clear vocals the track has a soothing effect. It even manages to hold the chilled atmosphere with the double base towards the end of the song. A collision of electronic and hardcore mayhem is the beautifully bizarre “Button It Up.” The vocals here switch hit with harsh and smooth and sometimes is placed over one another for a nice blend.

From someone who was a critic of the band and found them talentless I have to say that Iwrestleda-bearonce has made a change in my opinion of them. They’re certainly not for everyone, but they do have a charm that’s becoming irresistible.

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Many ways to serve quinoa

Quinoa (pro-nounced keen-wah) is a seed, but is commonly categorized as a whole grain and is an underappreci-ated “super-grain.” If you have 15 minutes and know how to boil water, you can prepare this yummy stuff. When prepared, quinoa has a unique texture that somewhat re-sembles rice and has a mild nutty fl avor. This grain is a nutri-tious alternative to white rice and may even be substituted in rice pudding and tastes great in soup.

Quinoa is loaded with nutrition and contains more Calcium, fats (good kind), iron, phosphorus and B vitamins than any other whole grain. Boast-ing of the nine essential amino acids that make it a complete protein source, quinoa is an easy to digest protein. Quinoa also contains fi ber, Iron, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E. Because of the nutrition content, quinoa is known to be supportive of tissue growth and repair as well as cardiovascular health. Quinoa is also ground up as fl our and is a great wheat-free and gluten-free product.

Veggie stir-fry: 1 can uncooked quinoa, 1 tsp. olive oil, and ½ sliced red onion, 1 ½ cups broccoli fl orets, 1 cup sliced mushrooms and soy sauce. Fol-low directions on package for quinoa. Next, sauté veggies in olive oil on medium heat until tender, then mix ingredients adding soy sauce to taste. This easy meal takes less than twenty minutes.

Quinoa and black bean medley: 1 cup un-cooked quinoa, 1 can black beans, 1 can chickpeas, 1 avocado diced, 2 tbsp. diced onion, 1 cup diced tomatoes, ¼ cup diced green bell pepper, 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro chopped, 1 lime, cumin, garlic powder and sea salt. Mix veggies in a bowl, adding lime juice, salt, and cumin and garlic powder to taste. Cook quinoa as directed on package. Rinse chick-peas and black beans and cook on medium heat un-til hot. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and serve.

Quinoa breakfast: Add chopped apples, cinna-mon, and almond slivers to warm or cold quinoa for a hearty and healthy way to start the day.

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an Women’s Club

(A 501c3 Non-Profi t Organization)

The Capitan Women’s Club would like to thankall members of the former Capitan Chamber of Commerce for theirendowment to support our Mission serving the Children of Capitan.

Thank you and Happy New Year to all!

Ski Run Road Challenge donates to Disabled and Adaptive Ski Program

The Ski Run Road Challenge is more than a run up the mountain. It’s a way to open up the mountain to people who perhaps never dreamed they could ski. This year’s Ski Run Road Challenge resulted in a $3,600 donation to the Ski Apache Disabled Skiers Program. The race has contributed nearly $11,000 to the program in the race’s fi ve-year his-tory, according to race director Frederic Moras.

“It’s a good match—people who are challenging themselves to run up the mountain are helping other people to overcome challenges,” Moras said. Last year Moras became an instructor with SADSP. “It’s an amazing experience to give someone the experience of sliding across the snow. We work with children and adults, and often they and their families had never thought it would be possible for them to ski. And we instruc-tors get as much out of this experience as our students.”

Program Director Shippen Davis appreciates the support from the Ski Run Road Challenge as well as the commu-nity support from events like the Silent Auction, held this year Jan. 28 at the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

Courtesy photoPictured are Frederic Moras (race director Ski Run Road Challenge 12M & 3M Runs), Shippen Davis (pro-gram coordinator SASDP) and Lori Lamphere-Stewart sitting (assistant program director).

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Worship Services

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

St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel Carrizozo, 6th & E StreetFOURSQUARECapitan Foresquare ChurchHighway 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, PastorEVANGELICAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church1035 Mechem Dr. (575) 802-5242FULL GOSPEL Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Int’lK-Bob’s Hwy. 70 in Rui doso. Ron Rice, 354-0255, e-mail fgbm¥ @ruidoso-on-line.com Mission Fountain of Living WaterSan PatricioJEHOVAH’S WITNESSESJehovah’s Witness - RuidosoKingdom Hall 1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 257-7714Congregacion Hispana de los Testigos de Je hova1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 378-7095JEWISH / HEBREWKehilla Bat- Tzion & Hebrew Learning Center, Inc.2204 Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, NM 88345 575-257-0122LUTHERANShepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church575-258-4191; 1120 Hull Road. Pastor Thomas Schoech. www.shlcruidoso.org METHODISTCommunity United Methodist ChurchJunc tion Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. Stephanie Harmon, Pastor. Capitan United Methodist Church Pastor Jean Riley and the congregation of Capitan United Methodist. White Oaks and Third in Capitan. 575-648-2846Trinity United Methodist Church 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648-2846. Car rizozo. Jean Riley, PastorNAZARENE Angus Church of the NazareneAngus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336-8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor QUAKERQuaker Worship 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: revrobledo@lycos.com J Bar J Church40 Hwy 70W, 575-257-6899 Pastor Charles W. Clary. E-mail: jbarjcountrychurcb@ruidoso.net 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 fellowship hall. All are welcome.

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Salvation Army thanks volunteers for a successful bell-ringing seasonBy Darian RossSalvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Director

I would like to thank all the people who volunteered to make this year’s Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign so successful. Because of the folks who gave up just two hours of their precious time during this Christmas Season, we were able to surpass our goal of money collected. We could not have done it without the volunteers.

Anyone who has volunteered to ring the bells will have a story to tell you not only of how much they en-joyed ringing the bells but of how generous people are in our community. I had a family that rang on a Friday evening in front of Walgreens and the mother commented that it was the best conversation her family had in a long time. We had people who brought out their pets and decorated them with antlers or bells and bows to draw more donations. I had a young girl from Austin, Texas who was visiting her grandmother and she rang the bell in front of Lawrence Brothers during our snow storm. I had a gentleman who rang the bell for the fi rst time the last week of the campaign and he was so jazzed up about it he wanted me to be sure to call him next year. They will tell you how they watched people put in large bills and how children would put change in one coin at a time. How someone would go back to their car and gather up all the change they had in the car and bring it back to put in the kettle, how people who looked like they couldn’t afford to sacrifi ce one red cent would put all the change in their pocket into that kettle. When I was ring-ing the bell at Walgreens two young boys rode up on one bicycle, the one boy asked me what the red kettle was all about, when I told him he reached into his pocket and dumped his change into the kettle. I could go on and on about the people who volunteered because each and every one of them are very special people.

During this Christ-mas season we watch the ads on TV that tell us if we don’t buy the latest gadget for our kids or a new Lexus for our spouse we just aren’t cutting it. However, Christmas is about giving; it’s about love and caring for others and what better way to do it than bless someone who you may never meet. Every penny that was collected stays here in Lincoln County. Ruidoso Downs First Baptist Church disperses locally collected funds. People in need fi ll out an applica-tion, it is then sent to the

Albuquerque site where they approve the funding and then a check is made out to the need. At no time is money ever handed out, the money is all in a bank account and every cent is accounted for. The needs are different and change with the seasons. In the winter it tends to be people who need help with the heating bill, in the summer, help with electric bills. Those who apply can be anywhere from a young single mother to an elderly couple whose social security is just not enough. So often we take things for granted. We drive our nice cars, we live in warm houses with food in the cupboard but we never know when our lives may change and we might be the one on the other side of the kettle.

On Sunday evening, Jan. 8 at the First Baptist Church a recognition service was held for all those who volun-teered. We also want to thank Walgreens, Wal-Mart, and Lawrence Brothers for allowing us to set up from Thanks-giving to Christmas Eve. And of course those of you who put your coins, bills or checks into the kettle we thank you in advance for all those who you will be helping.

Courtesy photoDarian Ross, Salvation Army red kettle campaign director, brought a miniature horse to help attract donors.

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120 LEGAL NOTICESREGION IX EDUCATION COOP-ERATIVE COORDINATING COUN-CIL MEETING - Thursday, January 19, 2012, 9:00 a.m. –REC IX Execu-tive Director’s O� ce. The meeting is open to the public. Agenda items include budget adjustments/sub-missions, � scal, program updates, and employment recommenda-tions/resignations. In accordance with the Americans With Disabili-ties Act, community members are requested to contact Cathy Jones at (575) 257-2368, if public accom-modations are needed.

/s/ Cathy Jones, Executive Director

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF LINCOLN COUNTY TO HOLD

DELEGATE ELECTIONS

Ruidoso, NM - Today, the chair of the Democratic Party of Lincoln County, Dick Mastin, announced the time and location of the County Convention.

Counties are holding ward and precinct elections and a County Convention to choose Delegates. Delegates will choose ballot posi-tions for constitutional and federal o� ces.

“This is the democratic process at its best,” said Dick Mastin, Chair of the Lincoln County Party. “The Democratic Party is the only party that truly embraces transparency, and the need for government to restore opportunity to the aver-age person. By participating at the county level, Democratic voters will learn more about the political pro-cess at the state and national level, and help ensure that their views are represented. I urge everyone to get involved.

The Lincoln County Democratic Par-ty delegate elections will be held at The Ruidoso Senior Citizens Center on February 5th at 1 :30 p.m. Del-egates elected are certi� ed at the County Convention, and will attend the State Pre-Primary Convention to cast their ballots. All registered Democrats are invited and encour-aged to attend.

Anyone with questions about these activities could contact Dick Mastin at 336-2170. More information is also available by calling the Demo-cratic Party of New Mexico at 505-830-3650. The media is encouraged to pre-announce this event.

DATE OF COUNTY CONVENTION: February 5, 2012.

TIME: 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Registration, 2:00 p.m. Meeting.

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What’shappeningAugust 25-27A Ride with Bobat Spencer Theater

Back by popular demand! Two Texas Sing legends in four consecutive per-formances as Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel perform their tribute to the late great Bob Wills: A Ride with Bob. Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $56 and $59. 1-888-818-7872.August 26-29Catch the Kidat Ruidoso DownsLet’s play the ponies—in style. Admission to the Turf Club is free on Mondays in August if you mention “I’m here to Catch the Kid.” Ruidoso Downs races on Friday through Monday afternoon with a 1 p.m. � rst post time. Free parking and free general admission daily. 575-378-4431.

August 26-28Noon Lions ClubAntique Show & SaleThe 21st annual show� lling the RuidosoConvention Center with quality antiques fromearly Native American, American, European and more. $3 admission in ad-vance by calling575-257-2776 or $4 atthe door. 111 SierraBlanca Drive.

August 26Warriors’season openerPack the stands to sup-port our Warriors, playing against Cobre at 7 p.m. at the W.D. Horton Stadium. Admission.

August 28Sunday Under the Stars at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Re-sort & CasinoMusic by Ulysses Guzman and the movie Friday the 13th. Enjoy the summer nights every Sunday with live music at 6 p.m. fol-lowed by a movie! Free. Bring chairs and blankets. Weather permitting. www.innofthemountaingods.com.

Eagle bridge construction underwayBy Eugene HeathmanEditor

eugene@ruidosofreepress.comConstruction began on the Eagle Drive Bridge project on August 16th, as the arrival and delivery of the long await-ed “Bridge in a Day” is here. Two large cranes, one with a 40 ton capacity as-sembled the bridge pieces. A convoy of 12 semi-trucks transported all of the bridge pieces to the site.The trucks were coordinated to ar-

rive onsite one at a time in an effort to minimize effects on Midtown. There were See BRIDGE, pg. 5Eugene Heathman/Ruidoso Free Press

Two heavy-duty cranes were required to maneuver the concrete sections of the new Eagle Drive bridge, which was destroyed during the � ood in 2008.Grindstone multi-use trail system a reality

By Lisa MoralesFor the Ruidoso Free PressA kick-off celebration will be held Sept. 10 from

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grindstone Reservoir to celebrate

the ground breaking and construction of the Grindstone

multi-use trial system’s fi rst phase. There are three

phases planned to complete the entire trail system. The RAC grant covers six plus miles of the begin-

ner and intermediate trail; the monies will be used to

repair or replace the unsustainable trails grates due to

erosion and other factors to construct IMBA (Interna-

tional Mountain Biking Association) standard trails.

The $50,000 lodger’s tax money that was granted will

assist in fi nishing the fi rst phase. At the Aug. 15 PARC (Parks and Recreation Com-

mittee) meeting, James Townsend a private land owner

near Grindstone Reservoir and owner of Grindstone

Stables, explained how his land could be used to tie in

to the Grindstone trails fi rst stage to add a little more

distance to the trail. “Riders could make a loop around

Grindstone Lake through the disc course instead of dou-

bling back,” stated Townsend. “I see the primary use for

sight-seeing and leisurely rides. The more experienced

riders will take the extreme course. Cody Thurston, owner of Ruidoso Outdoor Adven-

tures, has been instrumental in providing information and

planning to the make the Grindstone multi-use trail sys-

tem a reality. “It creates an economic base and a healthy

lifestyle.” For more information you may contact Cody

at Ruidoso Outdoor Adventures 575-257-4905.Populous to present master plan for Capitan fairgrounds

By Patrick Jason RodriguezReporterpatrick@ruidosofreepress.comCharlie Smith and David

Forkner of Populous will make a presentation at the Lincoln Coun-ty Board of Commissioners spe-cial meeting today. Populous is putting together

a master plan for the fairgrounds located in Capitan. Smith and Forkner met with the public to gather their input at the fair-grounds on Aug. 15.Smith told Lincoln County

commissioners during a meeting last month that fi nding enough space for visitors to the annual county fair and Smokey Bear Stampede will be a major chal-lenge at the county fairgrounds. Smith also told commission-ers his team “will encourage you

to fi nd ways to use the fairgrounds more on a year-round basis. The facilities are there.” Populous has offi ces across

the United States in Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, Knoxville, Tenn., and Norman, Okla., and internationally in London, Rio de Janeiro, Brisbane and Aukland. According to the fi rm’s website, the company approaches projects

based on a global design practice specializing in creating environ-ments that draw people and com-munities together for unforget-table experience.

Forkner is a director of plan-ning for Populous, who, with Smith, has designed 250 fair-grounds around the world. Commissioner Jackie Powell

said during last month’s regular commission meeting that while she appreciated input from those who use the fairgrounds, her main The ‘Hylander’ hits a homer

Josh Bellin-Gallagher/For the Ruidoso Free Press

Ruidoso right � elder Jason Hyland connects for a home run in the � rst inning of the � -

nal game of the Pecos League championship series Thursday at Roswell. For more on the

game, see Sports, page 13.

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September 2-5Ruidoso Downs RacetrackThe season’s ultimate racing week with the All American Gold Cup and the All Ameri-can Derby on Sunday and the $2.4-million All American Futurity on Monday. Be sure to arrive early and wear red, white & blue to honor some of the richest quarter horse races in the world! Post time: noon. Free. 575-378-4431.

September 2Sawyer Brown8 p.m. Real country with real people. With 20 studio albums, three of which went gold, and more than 50 singles on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, includ-ing three No. 1 singles, this is a concert you can’t miss. Inn of the Mountain Gods, 1-800-545-9011.

September 3Bernie Jessome as RoyOrbison at the Spencer A tribute concert featuring a performer that does Roy Orbison the way Roy Orbison did: with a powerful baritone three-or-four octave impas-sioned voice capable of taking on Orbison’s complex musical arrangements that some critics refer to as almost operatic. Bu� et dinner at 6 p.m. $20, concert at 8 p.m. $66/$69. For tickets, call 1-888-818-7872.

September 3-4All-American Gun &Western Collectible Show180 tables of anything and everything related with guns, hunting equipment, knives, cowboy gear, saddles, blankets, spurs, western rel-ics, Indian artifacts, jewelry, coins and much, much more. Ruidoso Convention Center, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, 12 and under free. For more information, 257-6171.

September 3-5Mercado Del ArtisanOutdoor Fair at RiverRendezvous

Enjoy live music and incred-ible art including, gourd art, pottery, mosaics, jewelry, metal art, photography.524 Sudderth. 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Free. 258-3409.September 5Carrizozo Labor DayStreet Fair and Cowboy Days Celebration

Cowboy roundup starts at dawn at Spencer Ranch fol-lowed by a home-cooked biscuits and gravy breakfast. Parade at 10 a.m. on 12th Street. Festivities begin immediately after with live music, vendors, great food and family fun. Live rodeo at 3 p.m. at Hemphill Arena. For info, call Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce 575-648-2265.

This All American is for JohnnyBy Ty WyantFor the Ruidoso Free PressTrainer Sleepy Gilbreath is a two-time All American Futurity winner and would certainly love to add a third win in the world’s richest quarter horse race on La-bor Day at Ruidoso Downs.Gilbreath has two horses in the All American Futurity, Ochoa and Mr Ease 123, with Ochoa sporting a good opportunity to earn the favorite’s role.When it comes to Ochoa, Gil-breath quickly put the gelding’s All American goal in perspective after he won his All American Futurity trial.“This one’s for that man right there,” Gilbreath said while point-

ing at Ochoa’s co-owner John-ny T.L. Jones Jr. “He’s been a friend of mine for a long, long time.”

G i l b r e a t h and Jones have been around the racing game for more decades than they’d like to admit, and the bond between the two Texans runs deep.

Their success runs deep, too. Gilbreath has won more than 20 Grade 1 stakes at Ruidoso Downs

alone and also sends out prob-able favorite Cold Cash 123 in the $1.3 million All American Derby (see story in Sports). He is

a member of the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame and Jones joined him when he was in-ducted in June.

Jones start-ed as a young man in quarter horse racing – he trained Wal-ter Merrick’s Jet Smooth to win the Kansas Fu-turity at Ruidoso Downs back in 1967 – and then went to the Kentucky Bluegrass and became a major player in in-See ALL AMERICAN, pg. 5

Dwayne ‘Sleepy’ Gilbreath Johnny T.L. Jones Jr.

Fairgrounds master plan ready for reviewBy Patrick Jason RodriguezReporterpatrick@ruidosofreepress.com

Following a PowerPoint presentation by David Forkner of Populous, an architectural fi rm hired to upgrade the Lin-coln County Fairgrounds, county commissioners asked that traffi c fl ow into the park take priority in further developing a master plan. As part of a preliminary mas-ter plan, Forkner showed commis-sioners various images, including those of an installation of a bridge over a gully and possibly a second bridge to create another access into the fairgrounds. He also showed them images of super-fi cial changes that could be made to facili-ties, including an addition to a barn to pro-vide a washing area for show animals and a new arena, which could be used for staging events for the fair and used by local schools for athletic events, as well as music concerts. During a presentation at the fairgrounds

on Monday evening, Forkner said members of the County Fair Board, which operates the fairgrounds, preferred a covered arena with seating for at least 3,000 people. This new arena, according to Forkner, would have to be built on land recently annexed by the county to accommodate the size.Forkner also said that further expansion of a new arena could bring the capacity clos-er to 3,800, depending on the architect.

County Manager Tom Stewart told com-missioners if they decided to cover the ex-isting arena, the structure would be unavail-able for up to six months, and he would be worried about adding on to an older facility for structural integrity. He said that county employees would be needed for the job, because he didn’t think a volunteer group could handle those tasks.

Courtesy graphicThe proposed master plan concept for the Lin-coln County Fairgrounds was presented to county commissioners by David Forkner of Populous, an architectural � rm hired to upgrade the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. County commissioners asked that tra� c � ow into the park take prior-ity in further developing a master plan.

Valle del Sol Golf Course swings back into actionBy Patrick Jason RodriguezReporter

patrick@ruidosofreepress.comThe owners of the Valle del Sol commercial and residen-tial development are hopeful the golf course that sits across High-way 380 will once again attract a booming clientele. Leon Ivie, sales manager for New Mexico Ranch Sales, own-ers of the development, includ-ing the adjacent golf course, said the greens are not quite where he wants them to be, but they’ve come along away since the public golf course reopened earlier this month.

New Mexico Ranch Sales has taken over the lease of the golf course on a temporary basis.“It’s going to take some time before the golf course gets back to normal,” said Ivie. “There’s still some work to do.”Ivie said that business has been slow, mostly attracting golf-ers from Alto and Ruidoso, but expects it to pick up once renova-tions to the club house are fi nished and the grass becomes greener. The price for a round of golf at the nine-hole course is currently about $9, he said.

The course, which sits on land owned by the town of Carrizozo, had been left unattended since the previous operators, Quality Golf Management, conceded opera-tions to New Mexico Ranch Sales,

which has owned the course since 2007, in March.According to Ivie, representa-tives from Quality Golf Manage-ment, which in April 2010 agreed to operate the course, failed to maintain equipment and make payments to contractors and for utilities, and ultimately skipped town without fulfi lling their fi nan-

cial obligations. “Basically,” said Ivie, “they left (the course) in terrible shape.”Dan Garner, president and owner of Quality Golf Manage-ment, Alina Acebo, Zack Adam-son, town of Carrizozo and New Mexico Ranch Sales were listed as co-defendants in a civil suit fi led last November in magistrate

court by Golf Enviro Sytems Inc., claiming they are owed money for seeding the course. The town of Carrizozo, New Mexico Ranch Sales and Zack Adamson, according to court re-cords, were dismissed from the suit. Garner and Acebo, though, were ordered by Judge Martha

Charging to a win

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Members of the Ruidoso Warrior football team race onto the � eld for the season opening

game against Cobre Friday at W.D. Horton Stadium. Ruidoso dominated Cobre in a 54-0

victory. See sports for a full story and statistics.

See GOLF COURSE, pg. 5

See FAIRGROUNDS, pg. 5

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What’shappeningSeptember 10

Mariachi San PabloConcertAn inter-generational music ministry based at Ysleta Lu-theran Mission Human Care in El Paso, TX. Greet your Spanish-speaking neigh-bors in the language of their hearts. Ruidoso Senior Center, 501 Sudderth, 2 p.m. 575-258-4191. Free. Dona-tions of blankets, jackets, backpacks, non-perishable food, toys and cash for the parish accepted.

September 10

Run For The BeachStroll, walk or run for the BEACH: Breast Cancer Education, Awareness, Cure and Hope. 8 a.m. starting at McGary Studio through Midtown, $20 entrance. Fundraiser for free mam-mogram exams. To register: www.runforthebeach.com .

September 11Pick the Pros Footballat Billy’s Sports BarJoin in cheering on your favorite football teams at Billy’s Sport Bar this Sun-day (and every Sunday this fall.) Pick the Pros contests, tasty wings, jersey give-aways and more for you and friends to enjoy. 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Billy’s is located at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack & Casino. No purchase neces-sary. 575-378-4431.

September 11

Patriot DayIndividuals, families and civic organizations are invited to come together to remember those lost in 9/11 and show our loyalty to our country. Bring your colors – and lawn chairs. The Top Brass Band will perform and various speakers will pres-ent. Free. Wing¦ eld Park. 5:30 p.m. 575-808-3586.

Ochoa accelerates to victory

9-11, a morning that lasts, foreverBy Eugene HeathmanEditoreugene@ruidosofreepress.com

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, former New York resi-dent Vincent Kent-Ironhorse, who now calls Ruidoso home, had just gone to bed after working the night shift at his job in Staten Island. Just before 9 a.m., Kent-Ironhorse describes how he was rudely awakened by his live-in girlfriend. “She was hysterical, shaking me and screaming at me to come up on the roof of our 12-story apartment building. I didn’t un-derstand and kept asking what the heck is going on?” Kent-Ironhorse would soon learn that a passenger plane had struck World Trade Center Tower One.

“People from our building were on the roof and one had a radio; at that time, no one knew exactly what happened. At fi rst, it seemed like this was just a terrible accident considering the constant abundance of air traf-fi c over the city every day.” From the rooftop of Kent-Ironhorse’s apartment building was an unobstructed view of the Twin Towers across the water. “Everyone’s attention was drawn to another plane. We thought it was just go-ing in for a closer look, and then something just seemed wrong about the path of the plane. I screamed, ‘No Way!’ My breath was liter-ally taken away as the plane struck the second tower. A fi reball erupted, and then the sound of an explosion soon followed.”

Now, there was no doubt as to what was happening. The United States of America was under attack.

“The radio announcer confi rmed what we had just witnessed, and then announced the Pentagon had also been struck. People began looking at the sky for more planes aimed to-wards tall buildings.”

People began evacuating the apartment building as emergency crews responded and an emergency operations center was estab-lished nearby at Yankee Stadium. “That mo-ment, I noticed three fi re trucks from the near-by fi rehouse speeding away, they never came

See 9/11, pg. 5

Capitan runs over Cloudcroft

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressCapitan quarterback Ruben Mendoza (16) runs past a host of Cloudcroft Bears during the Tigers’ 62-12 win Friday at Cloudcroft. For more on the Tigers’ domi-nation, see sports.

Courtesy photo taken in Talafar, Iraq, Dec. 2007

Left to Right: Sta� Sgt. Broussard, Pfc. Kent-Iron-horse, Spc. Kirkly – Charlie Troop 1-9 Calvary Divi-

sion, 4th Brigade 1st Combat Team, Ft. Bliss, TX. Kent-Ironhorse is now ranked a Corporal promot-

able, awaiting pinning ceremony for Sergeant.

By Todd FuquaSports Editortodd@ruidosofreepress.com

Where to begin when talking about Ochoa and his All American

Futurity victory?You could start by say-ing he was the fastest qualifi er to the an-nual Labor Day mar-

quee race – the richest horse for 2-year-olds

in North America at $2.4 million.

You could start by talk-ing about train-er Dwayne

“Sleepy” Gil-breath, a winner of two pre-vious All Americans, who was guiding the horse for his

longtime friend – owner and breeder Johnny Jones.

But all thoughts and talk about Ochoa’s win in front of 22,000 fans

at Ruidoso Downs inevitably centered on the man who was supposed to ride the horse – Jacky Mar-tin, seven-time

winner of the All American Futu-

rity and the man who had ridden the gelding to the fastest time in the All American trials.

Martin was seriously injured in a fall at the end of a race Friday, and was in an El Paso hospital listed as critical but stable when the Futurity went off Monday.

“We just tried to keep our mind right under the terrible circumstanc-es,” said jockey Roy Baldillez, who rode Ochoa in Martin’s stead to his fi rst All American victory. “But me and Jacky are really good friends, and I’m sure he’d want me riding him more than anyone. We’re just like brothers in this organization, and I’m glad I could win it for him.”

Baldillez was so much of a broth-er to Jacky, he made sure to place a win bet on Ochoa for Jacky. The tick-et rewarded with a $1,000 payoff.

Ochoa – a Basque word mean-ing “wolf” – lived up to his name-sake Monday, breaking seventh but running down the fi eld in his hunger to win, overtaking Tee Cos and Jess Send Me to win by 1-½ lengths.

As Ochoa crossed the fi nish line, Baldillez raised his arm in triumph.

“I wanted to do that about 100 yards before the wire, because I knew I was a winner. But you want to pass the wire fi rst,” Baldillez said.

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressJockey Roy Baldillez raises his arm in triumph after he leads Ocha to a win in the $2.4 million All American Futurity Monday at Ruido-so Downs.

See ALL AMERICAN, pg. 13

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