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What’s

happening August 5-10

Lincoln County Fair

of Lincoln County with indoor exhibits showcasing art, flowers and sewing; indoor livestock show and sale; ranch rodeo. Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Capitan. www. lincolnextension.nmsu.edu.

August 8-11

Stake races at the track

Live racing at Ruidoso Downs Race Track, post time 1 p.m. Racing offers Thoroughbred fillies in the Aspen Cup and the top 870yard runners compete in Sunday’s Master Salls Handicap. www.

RaceRuidoso.com, 575-378-4431.

Free admission and free parking.

August 10

Wear pink for ‘Race to Whip Cancer Day’ at the track

Show support in the fight against breast cancer on Saturday - create a ‘sea of pink’ in the stands.

Fourth annual Deacon Bob Open Golf Tournament

This signature charity golf tournament benefits Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) and The NEST Domestic Violence Shelter. Inn of the Mountain Gods Championship Golf Course, 1 p.m. shotgun start. (575) 378-6378, www. helpendabuseforlife.org/2013deacon-bob-open-registration. $125 per person

LC Cowboy Crisis Fund Benefit Ranch Rodeo

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Downs Police Chief resigns

By Eugene Heathman Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com Ruidoso Downs Police Chief Doug Babcock resigned Friday after being placed on probationary status two weeks ago. Ruidoso Downs Mayor Gary Williams announced the appointment Corporal Christopher Rupp as interim Police Chief, effective Aug. 6. “This is a temporary appointment to the interim position until Ruidoso Downs can conduct the process of hiring a new police chief,” Williams said.

Ruidoso Downs councilors decided to monitor the former chief for a period of 60 days following a report presented to City Clerk Carol Virden by four out of five Ruidoso Downs Police Officers. Babcock has not yet announced the reasons for his resignation.

The report delivered to the Ruidoso Free Press addresses a variety concerns involving Rupp including alleged misappropriation of state DWI grant funds in addition to unresolved procedural and safety of Downs police officers against Babcock and specifically his second in command, Corporal Rupp.

The Police Officers and Dispatchers of the City of Ruidoso Downs and the Ruidoso Downs Police Department, with the exception of one patrol officer, all contributed their thoughts and documentation in solidarity, and according to the report, as a good faith effort to bring excellence to the workplace, the Ruidoso Downs Police Department.

Corporal Rupp was heavily scrutinized in the report presented to Ruidoso Downs City Clerk see poLice cHief, page. A3

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Police Chief for the City of Ruidoso Downs, Doug Babcock, resigned Friday following a no-confidence complaint from his staff.

Capitan schools opening amid construction

By Sue Hutchison Reporter suehutch@valornet.com School begins next week at the Capitan elementary, middle and high school campus. As students arrive, they will find significant changes have taken place during the summer. With high school students relocated throughout the campus during construction, the 2013-14 academic year will present challenges.

“Teachers will be out of their classrooms and will help students find their way,” said Ed Vinson, Capitan School Board member.

Vinson was on campus to monitor progress of work before students arrive for classes next week.

Capitan voters approved a

bond election in spring, 2013 which opened the door for the school district to implement changes which will assist in the security and safety of students while becoming a more environmentally aware campus. The last bond issue came to voters almost years ago and failed by 31 votes. The Capitan School Board presented their concerns to the community before the election regarding what they believe were priorities for student safety and ecological and fiscal responsibility. Current improvements are the result of the successful bond election.

When visitors, students and parents first arrive, a significant change is the entry.

“We’ve relocated the entry to Tiger Drive,” explains Vinson. The north end of the existing parking lot will be fenced and become construction storage, he explained. The temporary entrance will be relocated back to the original on Hwy 380 once work in completed. Also being utilized as storage is an area which will become an outside terrace, according to Vinson. “Using space here saves us from having to rent storage elsewhere,” he explained.

With administration being

moved to the west end of the high school campus, visitors and parents will check in from the parking lot, which will eliminate the need for unauthorized foot traffic on campus. Visitors will also have access to a conference room to speak with students as needed without requiring them to walk school hallways. With newly installed security cameras, controlled visitor traffic and entrances to student areas placed near parking, student safety and security see coNstructioN, page. A3

Lobos back in Ruidoso

Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Capitan, 6 p.m. “Pass the hat” admission. BBQ dinner during rodeo.

Dance and pie/cake/prize auction following rodeo. All proceeds go to the Cowboy Crisis Fund. Donations of baked goods needed.

575-937-0869.

Chubby Checker at the Spencer

Chubby, who continues to perform and record has sold over 250 million records worldwide. His “national chart life” is second only to Elvis. Dick Clark said: “The three most important things that ever happened in the music industry are Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Chubby Checker.” Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts. Buffet 6 p.m., $20. Performance 8 p.m., $76 & $79.www.spencertheater. com, 575-336-4800.

Free movie: ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ The true story of French magazine “Elle” editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body. Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House, 6:30 p.m.

575-257-2273. Free.

August 12

Spencer Theater Golf Scramble at Rainmakers

Annual golf tournament at the incredible Rainmaker golf course to raise money for the continuation Spencer’s artistic programming.

Rainmakers Golf Course. Registration deadline 8/8. 575-336-4800, $100 per golfer.

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Billy Dozier, with NM Drywall, Alamogordo, works on the new teacher conference room at Capitan high school.

UNM coach Bob Davie, far left, puts his players through warmup drills during the first day of practice at White Mountain Athletic Complex on Tuesday. The Lobos are now in their fourth year of holding pre-fall workouts in Ruidoso. All practices are open to the public. For a full story, see sports, page B1.

Sharing the road: Severe bicycle accident reported on weekend

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com Bicycling in Ruidoso is growing. Clubs and events report consecutive banner years for attendance and Ski Apache has just given cyclists another reason to rejoice after the inaugural opening of its first bicycle trail from the top of the resort.

Yet with more cyclists comes more dangers, such as a recent, severe accident that took place on the corner of Brady Canyon Road and Mechem Drive.

Kendall King, a local cycling enthusiast and businessman, can attest to that.

On Sunday King was doing what he does most every morning - skipping the gas pump to pedal his way from his home on the fringes of Upper Canyon to Zocca Coffee, a trip of perhaps five miles on relatively easy terrain - at least compared to the usual rugged, steep terrain he’ll speed and leap over on his mountain bike.

Sometimes he calls it product testing.

Yet on Sunday, instead of a cup of coffee and a snack, King took a trip by helicopter to El Paso, attended by flight paramedics after he lost

Police Department said control of his bicycle and neither King nor a witleft a bloody strip on the ness who only recalls a pavement. brief glimpse of King “The helicopter flight going airborne before hitover here, I was definitely ting the pavement made in critical condition,” he any statements in regards said on Monday. “I was to a potential collision losing a lot of blood. I’m or even a danger of a definitely glad to be concollision with a vehicle. scious, to be sitting here And without a statement - to have all the nurses from King or a witness to come prod me awake that effect, his hands, and first thing this morning to report, are tied. remind me I’m alive.”

But with the damKing’s good humor age to the bicycle, which is partly due to the heavy was left in the care of a doses of painkillers provided to alleviate the pain Erik LeDuc/Ruidoso Free Press family friend, King said he believes he was struck. from the 50 stitches it took Kendall King clears a trail jump in There’s just no way the to reattach his ear. the Lincoln National Forest some back tire could have bent He doesn’t recall weeks prior to his Sunday accident. that much at the slow much of the accident either - just screeching tires and a looming SUV speed he was going, he said. that mounted the sidewalk as he tried to dodge.

King’s sister staunchly backed him up as Yet police reports mention no such vehicle. well, stating that with King’s cycling proficienCorporal Josh Snodgrass of the Ruidoso see BicYcLe AccideNt, page. A3

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Community Calendar

Gospel music sing

Bring your friends and family and be ready to sing those oldtime gospel songs you love. The event will be at the First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Rd. at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11.

The sing-along will be followed by an ice cream social.

Democrat meet The Democratic Party of Lincoln County hosts a special meeting at 6 p.m., Aug. 15, at the Village Lodge Clubhouse, located less than a block off the corner of Mechem and Innsbrook.

DPLC Chair will be elected at this meeting. Democrats who would like to run for Chair but will not be able to attend the meeting should contact Steve Duffy at 575-648-4443. You do not have to be present to run.

All Lincoln County Democrats are encouraged to come and nominate candidates of their choice, even though only members of the County Central Committee can cast votes. If possible, please bring your voter registration card to the meeting. A meet and greet, with appetizers and refreshments will precede the election at 5 p.m.

Wildfire conference Come to discuss the best practices for living in a wildland urban interface zone at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Public education and awareness programs play a vital role in reducing the risk of WUI fires by education communities. For more information, visit http://scmrcd. org/conference.

Calling car enthusiasts The Carrizozo Street Fair kicks off Sept. 1, celebrating its 20th anniversary with a classic car exhibit and music in the park.

Vintage car and truck owners and lovers are invited to come and share their passion for motors, wheels and the automobile.

There will be music in MacDonald Park on Twelfth Street across from the post office from 5-7 p.m.

The evening is partially sponsored by Sierra Blanca Motors in Ruidoso, with several vehicles provided by Ruidoso’s Pine Top Car Club. For more information, visit the Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce website at www.carrizozochamber.org.

Rascal Fair open Rascal Fair, a White Oaks community market, is open for the 2013 season every Friday through October. Each Friday, from 4 p.m. to dusk, the market will be open for local, organic fruit and produce, fresh eggs, plants and seeds, baked goods, pottery, woodwork and much more. The market is located just east of the No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks.

Yoga by Donation Located at The Adobe Plaza, the Buddha Yoga Wellness Center offers yoga classes at 4:30-5:30 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The 4:30 p.m. class is a relaxed stretch/basic yoga format, and the 6 p.m. is more vigorous

yoga with variations for beginners. Both include guided mediations, aromatherapy touch for stress reduction and relaxation.

Students of all levels are welcome. Three classes per week are recommended for therapeutic effects. The Buddha Yoga Studio is located at The Adobe Plaza, 200 Mechem. Park and enter from rear. For class schedules visit: www.buddhayogaclass.com or call 575-802-3013.

Lincoln County Transit The Lincoln County Transit service is for anyone needing to get to doctor’s appointments, to work, while the car is in the shop or if you’re a “golf widow.”

Call 378-1177 to order a ride.

Costs are $2 for 19 and over, $1 for students ages 7-18, seniors for $1 and children under 7 free.

An all-day pass is only $5.

The transit area includes the Village of Ruidoso and City of Ruidoso Downs, Inn of the Mountain Gods and Apache Travel Center on Highway 70.

Hours of operation – Monday, 6:30-11 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. Thursday, 6:30-11 a.m. and 2-6:30 p.m.

Friday, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Tuesday and Sunday.

American Legion Post 79 – Jerome D. Klein Post, meets on the third Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at Veterans Plaza, 201 Second Dr. in Ruidoso Downs. For more information, or to join, call Harold Oakes, Post Commander, at 575-315-5374.

American Legion Post 11 meets the third Saturday of each month at Wells Fargo Bank in Carrizozo at 9 a.m.

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. There is also a Monday 6:30 p.m. women’s open meeting.

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 Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount at 121 Mescalero Trail.

For more information regarding AA meetings in Lincoln and Otero counties, call 430-9502.

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous of Capitan meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center, 115 Tiger Dr., just one block off of Highway 48. For more information, call Ted at 354-9031.

Alcoholics Anonymous of Carrizozo meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Baptist Church Hall.

Altrusa Club of Ruidoso meets at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road. If you think an organization like Altrusa may be a good fit for your volunteer efforts, contact membership chair Barbara Dickinson at 336-7822.

A bereavement support group meets Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. at the Ruidoso Public Library. All residents of Lincoln County are welcome. For more information, call Ruidoso Home Care & Hospice/Encompass at 258-0028.

The Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:15 p.m. at Otero Electric, 507 12th St. in Carrizozo. For more information, call Fran Altieri at 973-0571.

The Federated Republican Women of Lincoln County meet the fourth Monday of each month at K-Bob’s at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, call 3368011 or visit www.frw.rplcnm.org The Federated Woman’s Club of Ruidoso, supporting community service organizations and providing scholarships, meets Mondays 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, and hosts Yoga Wednesdays. For times or further information, call 257-2309.

Firefighters for Christ meet on the second Thursday of the month at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Chapel at 7 p.m. This service is open to firefighters and their families. For more information, call 258-4682.

Gamblers Anonymous meets every Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in the Mescalero Reformed Church, 336 Wardlaw Dr. in Mescalero.

For more information, call 575682-6200.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse is part of American Western history that continues today.

The Posse meets the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at the headquarters located a mile south of Carrizozo on Highway 54. For more information, visit www.lincolncountysheriffsposse. org or call 575-512-7077.

Mountain Poets meet the first Saturday of each month at the Ruidoso Public Library from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Ruidoso Public Library conference room. Come join other poets and share your efforts. Read your work aloud in a non-critical, supportive atmosphere.

The meetings are hosted by Carol Borsello, a local member of the New Mexico State Poetry Society.

For more information, call 575-2025709 or the library at 258-3704.

Optimist Club meets at noon every Wednesday at K-Bobs.

The Photographic Society of Lincoln County – dedicated to the advancement of digital photography – meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the ENMU Community Education Annex on White Mountain Drive, the middle building of the three Ruidoso elementary school buildings. Annual dues are $15 per family which includes lectures and field trips. Contact Leland Deford at 257-8662 or Herb Brunnell at 258-4003 or 937-0291.

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

The Ruidoso Noon Lions meet at 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Cree Meadows Country Club.

Ruidoso Noon Lions Club meets every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Cree Meadows Country Club. For more information, call 257-2476.

Ruidoso Masonic Lodge No. 73 meets first Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. If the first Monday is a national holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 575-354-0111.

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

Ruidoso Gambling Support meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at 5:45 p.m. in the Lincoln Tower at 1096 Mechem Dr., Suite 212. For more information, call 575-464-7106.

The Lincoln County Health and Wellness Coalition meets the second Wednesday of each month at noon at Sanctuary on the River, 207 Eagle Drive, to promote Lincoln County as a Health and Wellness destination. Bring a brown bag lunch. For more information, call 630-1111.

Ruidoso Home Care and Hospice offers 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 groups meet at Ruidoso Home Health and Hospice, in the conference room, at 592 Gavilan Canyon Rd. For questions or directions, call Lyn Shuler at 2580028.

Ruidoso Toastmasters meet every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the ENMU Annex, 201 E. White Mountain Dr., next to the elementary school. Ruidoso Toastmasters Club is for those who want to improve their thinking, listening, speaking and leadership skills for that next job, promotion, or just to be more effective. Call 575799-3215 or 832-444-3633 for more information. Free for guests and prospective members. There is a membership fee when you decide to join the club.

SAA meets every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Mount at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. For more information, call 575-956-3101 or 575-3364187.

Vietnam Veterans of America, PFC Robert G. “Bobby” Montoya Chapter 1062, meets every fourth Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, 201 Second Dr. in Ruidoso Donws. For more information, call President Vic Currier 575-802-5293.

Inspired Living at Sanctuary on the River – ongoing programs and Live your Passion coaching to enhance your life. Visit www. sanctuaryontheriver.com for a current event schedule, or call 630-1111 for more information.

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 beautification and conservation, and to educate members in the arts and sciences of horticulture. For more information, call 973-2890.

The Lincoln County Community Theater meets the fourth Monday of every month at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome to come.

Call 808-0051 for the meeting location, or visit www.lcct-nm.com.

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. Registration 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.

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POLICE CHIEF, from pg. A1 Carol Virden.

The report states discontent within the rank and file of Downs Police Officers scrutinizing Corporal Rupp stating, “Officers and dispatchers of this organization feel that their trust of Corporal Rupp, to support fellow officers, to be truthful and to do the right thing is currently lacking.” Examples of why trust has been eroded between rank and file and its superior officers are as follows: Recently, Corporal Rupp announced to several employees that the Ruidoso Downs Police department would be using the specially appropriated DWI funding to serve several arrest warrants that had accumulated within the City of Ruidoso Downs, primarily with the opening of the Ruidoso Downs

Race Track and Casino. The report states that according to Rupp, these arrests would have favorably inflated our arrest statistics in association with the use of DWl funding provided to us by the state.

Rupp’s subordinates contend this type of behavior is exactly the type of misuse of these funds that brought scrutiny to the last police chief for the City of Ruidoso Downs.

At least two police officers within the department formally objected to this illegal use of this special money and one brought the matter to the attention of the Chief. Accordingly, the entire matter was then portrayed to the department as just a misunderstanding.

Also presented in the complaint against Babcock leading to the administrative action

is the contention that Corporal Rupp works “highly erratic and sometimes vague or covert hours.” It appears to the rank and file that he works whatever schedule that suits his lifestyle and accordingly, there are some concerns that he works covertly to constantly review the performance of the officers and dispatch. “He is a poor communicator and he fails to share critical information and/or knowledge that could improve the quality of work by some employees within the department.”

Rupp’s co-workers allege he has living arrangements with a convicted

felon, a situation that Ruidoso Downs Patrol Officer April Payan contends could place Rupp and the Ruidoso Downs Police department in a compromising position.

Rupp declined to comment on the allegations or his instatement as interim police chief for Ruidoso Downs.

CONSTRUCTION, from pg. A1 current issues which present hazards to students when ice issues are being met in a better manner, says Vinson. forms during winter months.

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning throughout “Our plan after this phase of construction is finished the campus are receiving an upgrade as well as installing is for us to be fully up and running August 2014,” said motion sensing light fixtures, water saving plumbing and Vinson. new electric-flushing toilets and water sensors, according to Vinson. New carpet panel flooring has been installed in classrooms to give a cost-effective method of replacement should a small section be damaged. New tile flooring has been installed in higher traffic areas.

Subcontractors from nearby Alamogordo have been utilized for drywall and electrical work, but Vinson says plans include using local firms after the preliminary work is finished. “We used Wilson Excavating (Capitan) for our parking lot work already,” said Vinson.

High school science and culinary arts classes will be held in the middle school for the coming academic year. “We want to take advantage of the labs already here,” said Vinson and said that although high school classes will take place in all three buildings during the 2013-14 year, they are confident it will be a success. “We know the kids, Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free Press and we’ll stay in close contact with them,” he said. Ed Vinson, Capitan school board member, inspects new carpet When construction comes to a close, new and “smart board” technology recently installed in the high school classrooms. drainage channels will be installed to fix the BICYCLE ACCIDENT, from pg. A1 cy, she doubted he wrecked without help. The family friend who helped remove the bicycle agreed – King wouldn’t have had enough speed to bend the front rim if he ran headlong into a railing, much less the back rim.

But whether King crashed on his own or was the victim of a hit-and-run, the concern remains – Ruidoso lacks bicycle lanes for its growing number of cyclists.

The most dangerous area to ride bicycles in the village isn’t any of the many twisting, falling hills that roll around the perimeter of the village – the most dangerous place to ride a bicycle in Ruidoso is through Midtown, King said.

“You can’t ride on the sidewalks there, and there’s just no bike lanes to use,” he said.

“I almost never ride through Midtown.”

According to www.walkscore.com, a nationwide website that scores municipalities and streets on their “walkability,” Ruidoso’s scraping by with a passing grade. The website, powered by user reviews, puts the village’s overall score at 72. But when you look at the major streets, those ratings drop precipitously. Mechem Drive scores a 38 – be sure to bring your car. Sudderth Drive is even lower, at a flinch-worthy 28 points.

Even lower than that is Warrior Drive, at 14 points – don’t ride your bike to school.

While bicycle lanes have been considered for the village in the past, there’s simply not any space along the village’s major streets, Sudderth and Mechem drives, village Street Director J.R. Bauman said.

“There’s just physically no room to put one in,” he said. “To put in a bike lane, you’d have to reduce a lane, somewhere along the line, and you know we already have a pretty good traffic problem with the four lanes we have.”

There also hasn’t been much impetus to look at installing bike lanes elsewhere in the village, as vehicle versus cyclist collisions are, thankfully, fairly uncommon, he added.

“There’s other locations in town, if that became something the community wanted, we could discuss. That just hasn’t come up and money’s always the first main topic – that’s the other concern. We may have the room and it may be a great thing, but somebody’s got to pay for it. Everybody’s tight.”

Estimates from Lincoln County Medical Center staff concur with Bauman’s appraisal – there haven’t been many vehicle/cyclist collisions. Most people get injured out in the woods instead, which is understandable with the miles upon miles of trails available.

Linda Moss, Emergency Room Nurse Manager at LCMC is a cyclist herself. That’s why she keeps an eye and ear open for fellow cyclists that pass through her work.

“We don’t have systems in place to track the kinds of accidents people are involved with,” LCMC Public Relations Manager Brad Treptow explained. Moss’ recollections are purely anecdotal, but still a fair indicator to actual conditions.

“I’ve been here, it’ll be three years in November, and in talking with people in the biking community, trying to get information, we’ve really only had seven since 2010 and only three this year,” she said. “This year there’s been a couple of mountain bike accidents, myself being one of them. Not only do we have mountain bikers here, but we have road bikers and BMX bikers that build their own jumps and systems – they can get hurt too.”

Annually, perhaps one person is struck by a vehicle each year, “at the most,” she said. “In 2010 there was a road biker hit by somebody pulling a trailer that got too close.

During the (Tour de Ruidoso) several years ago there was a tandem bike that was hit and one two years ago that was hit.”

But that’s only the accidents that required hospitalization. There’s a host of smaller injuries that occur throughout the year, whether it’s a bit of road rash, a sprain someone walks off, or the small branch that King found stuck in his leg after rolling down a hill a few weeks ago.

Bicycling, like many sports, can be inherently dangerous, especially for tricksters and racers, she said. While wrecks are, “not very common, but a lot of them I find could be avoided. Safety should be the major objective – not just having fun, but being sure you’re safe while you’re out there. Bring a cell phone that’s charged and working.”

When she had her own accident in the mountains, Moss said she had decided to leave her cell phone in the car. After all, it was just one more quick ride. “I could’ve been rescued 25 minutes sooner if I had my cell phone.”

Fortunately, she’s found that safety has been a big concern for most riders, even the ones she winds up dealing with professionally.

“I’d say the norm is that people do wear helmets,” she said. “There’s been so much information put out there through different agencies. Another thing is visibility. Wear bright clothing and if you’re riding at night, make sure you have a light on your helmet.”

Thinning your property to reduce wildfire risk can generate an enormous amount of material, and its removal is often expensive. This program of the Resource Conservation and Development Council serves to connect landowners who have wood they would like to get rid of with people who would be willing to pick it up for free.

GOT WOOD? Do you have firewood quality wood on your property you would like to be removed?

If you cut 18” lengths and stack the wood at the roadside, you can submit the location of your woodpile to let people know they can come and get it for free.

Visit www.SCMRCD.org or call 575 937-1789 for program details and application to post your woodpile.

NEED WOOD? Do you use wood to heat your home? Are you interested in picking up free wood from landowners looking to get rid of it?

Look for the updated list of woodpiles regularly in the Ruidoso Free Press.

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Op/Ed

WUI sustainability

By Mike Caggiano Rural Community Forester, Carrizozo As a resident of Lincoln County I consider myself fortunate to live in the mountains; in the cool pines of Ruidoso as the saying goes. Having a home nestled in the woods is a dream come true for many of us who have moved here from somewhere else. Nationally, this “returning to rural” trend contributes to the continued development of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). This development trend can be a dangerous one as we build our homes in wildfire prone areas. Protecting homes and communities from wildfires is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive as the number of homes nestled in the pines increases yearly. Our overcrowded and unhealthy forests combined with increasing temperatures and droughts are now more likely to burn than ever before. Across the west we have seen the number of large wildfires and the costs associated with fighting them grow exponentially. The deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona this summer is a grim reminder of just how dangerous and unpredictable wildfires can be.

Federal agencies use a rating system to classify fuel types into different “fuel models” to better understand the effects and behavior of fire in different areas.

Fuel models are generally thought of as forest types such as grassland, ponderosa forests, mixed conifer and logging slash.

However this might need to be revised to incorporate the WUI as a new fuel model.

When you are fighting a fire in the WUI, the homes themselves become the fuel.

Just think of the number of 2x4s used to construct your home and the flammable chemicals in your garage. During the Little Bear Fire we watched in awe as entire homes were consumed in minutes.

Maybe adding this fuel type to the rating system would encourage accountability.

Climatologists expect the weather to become hotter and dryer in the American Southwest which means larger more dangerous fires that destroy more homes and kill more firefighters. Continuing to expect firefighters to jump into the thick of it and put their own lives at risk when communities and homeowners have not even taken the steps to prepare for fire ahead of time is offensive. We cannot let this go on.

The path we are on is unsustainable. With decreasing budgets, federal and state governments will not be able to solve this problem for us. The idea that the government will cut our way out of this problem is unrealistic. It costs of more than $1,000 per acre to thin and put defensible space around a home, and most fuel treatments have a 10-year life span, making this is a necessary, but uphill battle. Fire suppression costs are often not budgeted for and the government must borrow and reallocate sometimes nonexistent funding to cover suppression costs. How long can we expect this to continue? Funds are even taken from fire prevention and fuel reduction budgets, demonstrating an amazing degree of

shortsightedness.

Our situation speaks to the sustainability of protecting mountain communities from wildfire. We receive an inordinate amount of federal money and resources for fuel reduction efforts in preparation for wildfires and during suppression activities of wildfire incidents themselves. We are entering a tipping point when it comes to wildfires. We must step back and take a serious look at how to live in the mountains and who really pays the cost to protect us. Local government officials often take a hands off approach to regulating growth and development in the WUI, and places like Ruidoso with its fuels ordinance are the exception. How much longer can we continue to rely on the government to pick up the tab for fuel reduction and fire suppression while growth occurs unchecked in our fire prone mountains? The truth is the government has been subsidizing the cost for us to live in the cool pines and paying for it on the backs of non WUI taxpayers.

A few things being discussed recently have peaked my interest. On the proactive side, some communities have enacted wildland urban interface taxes, assessed on homes in the WUI to help cover the cost of fire suppression. There is some talk of implementing an insurance program for homes in the WUI similar to the federal flood insurance program. Adding a fee to the monthly water bill, or citizens voting for a bond to cover the cost of fuel treatments are other potential solutions. Other communities are implementing WUI building codes which require Firewise building standards, or requiring subdivisions to have approved wildfire mitigation plans before lots are sold. Prescribed fire associations are becoming more common because they can cost-effectively treat the land. We need to do something at the local level to protect our forests. There has also been some talk of reviving the 10 a.m. policy which state all fires should be put out by 10 a.m. the following day after they are reported. I urge people to remember that it was this policy that got us in trouble in the first place. By putting fires out when they are small you leave more fuel on the ground for the next fire. It may help in the short term, and in some cases it is necessary, but if used as a blanket policy we will be shooting ourselves in the foot.

Something needs to give, and if we truly value the place we live, we need to do more as both individuals and as a community to protect it. People balk at any suggestion of increased taxes or fees, but living in the mountains of New Mexico is a privilege and as a community we need to have a discussion about the responsibilities that come along with that privilege. This is a big problem, but the path to solving it can start with something small like utilizing the wood that comes from your own property or helping your neighbor cut down a tree. Remember, our forest will be managed one way or the other, the only question is whether we do it on our terms or that of a wildfire.

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Letters to the Editor Letter of thanks from the Ruidoso Public Library

Yippie-o-iI-Yay! Did we ever “Blaze New Trails” at the Ruidoso Public Library this summer. There were 474 kids who signed up to participate in the reading program. Equally exciting were the 49 events we offered, attended by 2,681 kids and adults – wow. Some highlights from June and July were the mountain men, an old time school marm, trick-roper Bryce Chapman, Boot Hill and a visit from Wild Bill Hickok and other colorful characters.

The kids learned to embroider, to tie a quilt, to make butter and finger-knit. We understand one group even accessorized their entire day camp with finger-knitted scarves, bracelets and necklaces. They created trivets, chaps and vests, barbed-wire wreaths, and patriotic head bands which were a huge hit at the 4th of July parade in Capitan. We had more snakes at one time than our library has probably ever seen. There were non-venomous ones, shared by a passionate guest, Jan Macek. We painted wooden snakes and

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made origami ones. Should we mention the rattler we all got to hold – in its acrylic tube of course? Whew! We had horses and saddles, jacks and stilts, spinning wheels, rain-sticks, the trading post, mustaches, wanted posters, brands, bandanas, trains, covered wagons and journals. We couldn’t seem to keep folks out of our jail – both the young and old alike. With all this and much more, young ones learned a bit about life in the old west. Did we mention the snakes?

The RPL saloon was busy with painted wood art, shoe-polish antiquing, crayon resist boots and beaded gold pouches. We also had our RPL Harvey House. Eight young girls were taught the “Harvey Way.” Following training, they were costumed and then served our Friends of the Library Board and Library Board an old fashioned lunch, complete with the “cup code.”

Our young volunteers kept books checked in and shelved. Others lent their time by cutting, gluing, tracing, taping, hole punching, painting, washing, cleaning and collecting. Adult volunteers threaded Continued on next page

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LETTERS, from pg. A4 needles, painted faces, gathered prizes, hung signs, guarded hot-glue guns and aided by saying “yes” at a moment’s notice. Others lent their support through the “Sponsor a Child” program or by collecting needed doo-dads. Cardboard tubes transformed themselves into trains, rain sticks, forts and snakes. Thousands of plastic lids were train wheels; OJ and milk cartons became outhouses. Egg cartons became totem poles.

Moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, and all our volunteers – without you, we would not have had a successful program, so give yourself a pat on the back. There’s no way we could have accomplished all we did without you, our supporters. You are the best bunch in the west.

Up and coming, pre-school story-time will begin Sept. 11, field trips for local schools sometime this fall and a Hogwarts Christmas – looks like snakes again.

Stop by the library for a visit to the old west.

Cheryl Volosin and Kari Dawn Kolander Ruidoso Public Library Children’s Department

Thank you Mrs. Meeks

I wanted to thank Mrs. Meeks for standing up and being heard at the last council meeting. Her voice is that of the average citizen who has now entered the fray that many of us have been involved in for a long time. Millions have been spent on consultants, lawyers, lobbyists and litigation yet we still have two leaking reservoirs and by the looks of it no way to capitalize on all of the recent rainfall. On top of all of this and at the worst possible time we also have the resignation of one of Ruidoso’s most knowledgeable and dedicated managers who was an outstanding champion of our water solutions, Randall Camp.

Our water concerns date back to over a decade with one council after another failing to resolve this critical situation. Now on top of all of this we have a village manager who endorsed falsified documents, drew a $48,000 fine and yet is vigorously defended by this Mayor and some on council. Shameful is an understatement and it is no surprise that regular citizens are now fed up.

With elections looming I have renewed hope, thank to Mrs. Meeks, that the next time the average Ruidosan visits the ballot box it will not be a popularity contest, rather an opportunity to elect people who have the character to honestly represent the rest of us, the knowledge to find solutions and the courage to stand up against the good ol’ boys and do what has to be done to get this situation

remedied once and for all.

Chuck Duncan Ruidoso

Thank you from ski run road challenge

On Saturday, July 27, 160 runners participated in the seventh annual Ski Run Road Challenge, a race that benefits the Ski Apache Adaptive Skiing program. We would like to give credit and thanks to all the local organizations, sponsors, volunteers and runners that supported this event.

Corporate sponsors and individuals sponsors: Dr. Frank Dimotta and Dr. Frederick French,our 2013 most generous donors; Dreamcatcher’s Bar & Restaurant provided the space for packet pick up;Therapy Associates; The Ruidoso Athletic Club; The Bike Shop; Lincoln County Medical Center; Eastern NM University Campus of Ruidoso; Maxtime Fitness; Ruidoso Ford; Zia Gas; Brunell’s; Grindstone Graphics & Marketing Services Inc; EJ Signs; Thriftway Supermarket; Tall Pines Medical Dermatology; Foxworth Galbraith; GU energy gel; Helm Financial Planning; City Bank of New Mexico; Grace O’Malley’s Pub; Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino.

Support services: Lincoln County Transit; USA Track & Field; Lincoln County & Ruidoso lodger’s tax; Sierra Blanca Amateur Radio Club; Ruidoso Parks & Recreation Commission; Emergency Services of Lincoln County Medical Center; Mescalero Wellness Center; New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department; New Mexico State Police; Ruidoso Valley Noon Lions Club; Boy Scouts Troop #59.

Volunteers who went beyond the call of duty to make this event successful: Cecelia Mink, Joey Pacheco, Joanne Halbelt packet pick up specialists; Shippen & Rifle Salas timing duo extraordinaire; Mary Ellen & Doug Hunsicker food specialists; Mark Stewart “Jack of all trades”; Lyn Kidder computer/timer specialist; Robert Sandhu parking specialist; Marty Davenport.

Last but not least, we would like to congratulate all the runners who demonstrated great courage to climb this road that a lot of people are afraid to drive. We hope that you will be our ambassadors to promote the Ski Run Road Challenge 12M and 3M Runs and Ruidoso as a new destination in New Mexico for outdoor sports. If we have missed anyone who helped, please accept our apology now and know that without your help, this wonderful event would not have been possible.

Frederic Moras Race director

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Not just for winter: Ski Apache opens bike trail “I’m always glad there’s more

By Erik LeDuc trails,” said Craig Maldonado, president Reporter of the local cycling club, Bicycle Ruiderik@ruidosofreepress.com oso. “It could be real big - if it’s a good It’s no longer just winter sports trail and the word gets out right, it’s gothat will be bringing visitors to the ing to be big. If we can get the word out scenic slopes of Sierra Blanca. Instead to that crowd that it’s here and available, of skis and fuzzy mittens flying off I think we’ll get a lot of people show up store shelves, inner tubes and spandex for a good downhill trail.” may be the market of choice after Ski Though not a downhill rider himApache held the grand opening of their self, Madonado said the run from the first bicycle trail on Aug. 3. top of the gondola has been on many The trail, running about 5.5 miles cyclist’s wish lists, especially as there’s from the top of the ski resort and nothing else like it in the area, though around most of the existing ski lanes, the club has been very active in building will descend about 1,900 feet, touchand maintaining the many miles of existing down at the base of the resort with ing trails throughout the area, focusing trail grades between 6 to 8 percent on particularly on the now 15-mile cycling average.

“It goes from the top of the Apache loop around Grindstone Reservoir.

Arrow Gondola to the bottom,” said “First we need to get the lower, Brett Nichols, marketing manager at intermediate riders, then you build the the Inn of the Mountain Gods. “It goes harder stuff for downhill,” he said. by spectacular views of Sierra Blanca “I’m all for it, I’m glad they’re doing Photo courtesy of Brett Nichols it. Get them up to Ruidoso, that’s what and the surrounding areas, the views Local riders Tres Lopez and Eric Vaughn getting ready to hit the new trail. are just amazing.” we need, then we’ll get more of the There’s also the option of lunch at businesses in the community wanting rated blue, intermediate, and black, difficult, will not be open to support cycling and it will grow even faster.” the top, as the grillers in the yurt offer a selection of burgers for cyclists. At least not yet. and other meals, he said.

Maldonado said cycling in the area has been picking Should interest in the summer sport increase, the resort For those familiar with the view from the top, cyclists up “some good momentum” lately, drawing ever-increasing might consider further runs, starting with some easier slopes will arrive at the top of the Gondola line, two per car, right numbers of riders in the many cycling events held throughfor beginners before branching out to more diffi cult and techon a ridge line. Less than 50 feet from where you touch out the year, such as the Tour de Ruidoso. down the mountain drops off onto miles of plains and sands, nical runs, he added.

“Everything’s growing, we’ve got record numbers every “We’re looking at putting some more runs in, putting offering views nearly all the way to White Sands on clear year so far.” even longer trails in,” he said. “It’s going to be in years to days. From there, the trails drops off to the left, running And, of course, riders should play it safe, wear a helmet come, probably, but as long as we get a good following and along the top of the Apache Bowl and well past the ski area and ensure they’re properly equipped for the ride, Nichols support from the riders. This has been a dream for a long boundaries as it switchbacks downhill alongside Game Trail added. time for a lot of people, there’s a lot of hard work put into before darting across the runs, back to the gondola.

Be sure to remain courteous to other riders, yielding to this. They’re digging these trails into the sides of cliffs, basi- vehicles, uphill and slower riders, as well as ensuring riders The resort also offers bicycle rentals for both adults and cally. If you go up, you can see for yourself - I can’t believe children, as well as equipment rentals for those still testing have adequate water and a cell phone, just in case. For more they were digging on the side of these hills with tractors. the proverbial waters, he added. safety tips on the mountain, visit http://www.skiapache.com/ They’ve got to be wide enough to rescue people.”

“Right now we’ve actually got 26 bikes on the way,” he mountain-biking/.

Nichols said the trail width varied with the terrain from said. “We’re going to have full-suspension bikes to rent, as Season passes for the summer Gondola rides, as well about four feet wide to six feet wide, depending on the avail- as day passes and bicycle and equipment rentals all may be well as some nice hard-tail mountain bikes.”

Though a rudimentary map is available on Ski Apache’s able space. obtained from Ski Apache. The passes will be good through The initial interest in the new trail was very positive, website, Nichols said a more complete graphic is in the the end of September, give or take a bit with the weather. bringing in bicycle enthusiasts from across the state and its works.

Regular gondola rides for visitors and hikers also are availneighbors, he added.

“The feedback from the riders was Overall, Nichols said the trail was sitting in the intermeable at a reduced rate for non-cyclists. diate range of difficulty, offering a challenge for newer riders pretty good too, they’re just really excited about it.”

For more information, pricing, or to purchase a pass, go Local cyclists also are enthused for the new trail option while still being enjoyable for more advanced mountain to www.skiapache.com or call 575-464-3600. bikers. And while hardcore downhillers may eye the enticing and are hoping it, like many other cycling events through For more information or to join Bicycle Ruidoso, visit Lincoln County, continue their trend of growth. ski runs careening downhill opposite of the trail, those runs, their website at www.bicycleruidoso.com.

Real food at Renee’s

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com Real food, the kind your mother’s mother once made, is getting more difficult to find by the year as convenient suppliers take the prep work out of restaurant kitchens and genetically modified crops nudge heirloom seeds further and further out of the market.

It’s just simpler that way, but the easy road isn’t always the best road, especially when one takes as much pride in their cooking as Renee Katzenstein and Mick LaMonica do.

The couple launched their restaurant, Renee’s Real Food, in June, much to their own surprise. Capitan’s not typically the first choice for restauranteurs, but the building, formerly Tom’s BBQ, came to them by word-of-mouth and captivated the couple once they saw it.

“I brought Mick and thought he was going to be the bad cop and say ‘no way,’ but he goes, ‘wow, I kind of like this place, it looks pretty good,’” Renee said.

“We saw what we could do with it and it’s been wonderful ever since, the reception has been just phenomenal, the people of Capitan have just been great,” Mick said, bemusedly shaking his head. “We didn’t want to do anything to infringe on anyone else here, so that’s part of our schtick, if you want to call it that. We do things that are non-traditional. I can’t say it enough how

good these Capitan people have been, we’ve gotten to know a number of them from them coming in and talking to us, glad that we’re here.”

The couple has had a few other culinary adventures in the area, starting out in Ruidoso, he added.

“We had a place in Ruidoso called “Flatlander’s” when we first moved here, maybe six or seven years ago,” he said. “We were renting so we couldn’t do a lot of what we wanted to do, so we quit doing that and she was doing some cooking in Ruidoso – we had a portable food concession trailer, it was full-service, she would make everything and I would go in and serve it.”

They also sold the trailer, using some of the proceeds to launch the Capitan venture, along with some support from another creation of theirs – an original Blood Mary mix, “Tres Chiles.”

“It’s in Lawrence Bros., Walgreens; it’s in Thriftway, it’s in Albuquerque, it’s in El Paso,” he said. “My wife and I came up with the mix – it’s southwestern flavored, nontraditional Bloody Mary mix. It’s got three New Mexico chiles, very little sugar, some smoked paprika and roasted garlic.”

The mix also had a decent amount of heat to it, scoring about five or six on Mick’s spice scale after he toned down the mix a bit for those less enthused for capsaicin.

But that’s Mick’s field of expertise (and it is an expertise after nearly four decades

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VOR Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan (ICIP)

The Village of Ruidoso is preparing the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) for 2014-18. The public is encouraged to attend and provide input: Planning and Zoning Board; Aug. 8, 2 p.m., Village Council Chambers City Council Meeting; Aug. 13, 3 p.m., Village Council Chambers The ICIP process prepares the entity for infrastruc-

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Renee Katzenstein and Mick LaMonica banter as they prepare lunch. behind a bar) – the food is all Renee.

“The only thing I do is sauce and meatballs – my mom taught me to make it when I was really young. She does everything else, she’s been a chef forever,” he said. “She went to (the Institute of Culinary Education) pastry school in New York and opened a restaurant in Louisville, Kent. I don’t know how many years ago. She’s always been a cook.”

For many cooks, the defining moment that put them on their career path was their

ture improvements by helping to reach a clearer understanding of the entity’s direction, public sentiment, funding possibilities, and project priorities at the local/ agency level. The ICIP planning process also plays an integral role in priority setting and decision-making at the state level. In addition to providing a basic five-year capital infrastructure plan for use by each entity, the ICIPs, in the aggregate, provide critical and comprehensive information to the executive and legislature so that they can make informed decisions regarding assistance and funding for capital projects.

Projects may also be submitted in writing to Bobbye Rose, Community Development Director at 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345, calling Bobbye Rose at 575-258-4343 ext. 1060 or contacting the City

first taste of exquisite cooking. For Renee, it was self-defense.

“My mom’s Scottish, and we all know Scottish people can’t cook – that’s why they have haggis,” she said, laughing. “Most of her food’s no better, I was 9 years old and thought, ‘I can do better than this, I can read a cookbook.’ It was self-defense, though my mom still won’t admit she’s the worst cook in the whole world. I didn’t know you could have a rare steak until high school, when I continued on next page

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Business Spotlight

Local running enthusiastic Frederic Moras recently stopped by the Nest with a large box of bananas left over from the annual race, Ski Run Road Challenge. The Challenge, which is sanctioned by USA Track & Field, is a fundraiser for the Ski Apache Disabled Skier Program, consists of a mountain climb of 2600 feet in 9.5 miles with a downhill finish at Ski Apache Plaza. The residents of the Nest made mountains of fresh, homemade banana bread, the smell of which quaffed through the shelter for hours. continued on next page

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Access to capital unites state’s entrepreneurs

By Russ Cummins Executive director, New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation On the surface, Albuquerque’s Clínica la Esperanza, a medical clinic, has little in common with Desert Aire Copy & Fax Services, a convenience store and copy center that serves residents of the isolated border colonia of Chaparral.

And it apparently has nothing in common with SSC Construction, a Native American-owned construction company based in San Felipe Pueblo that builds homes on tribal lands throughout New Mexico.

Yet all of these businesses got an early boost with loan funds that originated with the New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation (NMSBIC) and were channeled through its network of lenders.

NMSBIC promotes economic development statewide by deploying capital to every area of New Mexico, including communities where it doesn’t traditionally flow. To that end, the organization will convene its August meeting in Española, where it hopes to attract the owners of new and expanding local businesses hungry for the capital and expertise it and its lending and equity partners can offer.

Partners in development

Since its creation by the Legislature in 2001, NMSBIC has managed funds allocated from the Severance Tax Permanent Fund and distributed money through its lending and

equity partners to small businesses statewide. Some of those partners include The Loan Fund, Accion and WESST. The partner organizations apply their own underwriting standards when deciding which businesses to back, but they generally serve clients who don’t qualify for traditional loans, either because they lack a long business track record or their credit isn’t stellar. Lenders look for a solid business plan, an ambitious owner or management team, and the kinds of enterprises that create jobs and improve communities. Since 2004, the network has approved more than 2,600 loans to businesses in nearly every New Mexico community.

As the largest lending partner, The Loan Fund, tailors loans to individual circumstances and offers its clients expert business advice. Since joining forces with NMSBIC a decade ago, The Loan Fund has directed more than $20 million to more than 400 businesses statewide.

Accion also contributes intellectual capital along with financial capital. Clients are offered mentoring, technical assistance and training through workshops on small-business management and financial and personal development.

Accion publicizes client businesses on its social media and public speaking platforms. Since 2004, it has underwritten nearly 2,300 loans as small as $200 and as large as $300,000.

WESST focuses on business consulting and training, technical assistance and support services to its clients; and its microloans primarily target the entrepreneurial ambitions

of low-income women and minorities, though any New Mexican who wants to start or improve a business is eligible to apply.

Spreading the word

“Accessing Capital in New Mexico” is the theme for the public meeting to take place August 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Santa Claran Hotel’s Rio Grande Room, 460 N. Riverside Drive in Española.

Business-service providers from Española and other parts of the state will discuss free and low-cost services available to entrepreneurs. Panelists include representatives from NMSBIC’s lending partners as well as the Regional Development Corporation and the Small Business Development Center at Northern New Mexico College.

“The NMSBIC board is excited to hold its August meeting in Española and to have this opportunity to share information with members of the community in Northern New Mexico,” said Lupe Garcia, NMSBIC board member and owner of Garcia Tires based in Santa Cruz, New Mexico.

For more information about the meeting and NMSBIC’s debt and equity partners, visit www.nmsbic.org.

Finance New Mexico is a public service initiative to assist individuals and businesses with obtaining skills and funding resources for their business or idea. To learn more, go to www.FinanceNewMexico.org.

RENEE’S, from pg. A6 was started eating at other people’s houses.”

She’s also cooked and dined her way across a good portion of the western world, incorporating new flavors and styles into her repertoire as she goes.

“I lived for three years in Oaxaca, Mexico and three years in the Dominican Republic before I went to pastry school in New York,” Renee said. “I’m from the south,

so with all that I’ve got an eclectic food background. I don’t want to make the same stuff every day, I’d just lose my mind.”

From then, cooking became a habit, then a vocation. Making the food from scratch just seemed to follow naturally.

“I had somebody come in, they’d seen the sign, “Renee’s Real Food,” and they wanted to know why,” Mick said. “I said,

Alto Artists Spencer opening Sue Hutchison/ Ruidoso Free Press

Ann Henry who has participated in the Alto Artist’s Tour for all 10 years, is joined by Pat Pillar during the art preview at Spencer Theater last Thursday evening.

Below, artist Linda Caperton displayed several of her pieces last Thursday at the Alto Artist’s Tour preview at the Spencer Theater.

She was assisted by Mother Nature in the background.

‘it’s all fresh, made-to-order – it’s real food, and that’s it. It’s nothing fancy. It’s things that are different, but it’s all real food, home cooked and made to order. It takes a few minutes to get, but it’s worth it. It’s refreshing to not only have people keep coming, but to have people love what she’s doing.”

The menu’s also is made fresh most every day (except Tuesday, when they’re closed), changing to Renee’s culinary whims. There are some staples to the menu – po’ boy Monday brings an assortment of sandwiches to the table and at Sunday brunch (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) you can usually expect to see (and possibly taste) the crème brulee French toast.

“If she wants to make it, she’ll make it. If she doesn’t, she won’t,” he said with a laugh. “It’s part of her persona, she just likes making real food. Of course we’re in it to make money, but she just wants people to enjoy the food. That’s why she gets here at 5:30 in the morning to make those bagels – the whole process isn’t ‘pop them out, throw them in the oven and you’re done.’

She makes the dough the day before, comes back the next day, forms them, boils them, puts all the toppings on and then you put them in the convection oven. When she gets here at 5:30 she’s usually done by a quarter to eight.”

Those bagels are a big part of the business as well – the store gets plenty of advance orders and a regular stream of customers that ensure they’re almost always sold out by the end of the day. Whether it’s plain, onion, poppy seed or even the unusual, yet tasty wasabi bagel, Renee can have a dozen ready with 24-hour notice.

“She’ll do any kind of bagel that people want, if they’re within the realm of the spices we have, and she’s got about everything.”

The menu also adapts to fit the local flavor, and, in some cases, to fit the locals.

“There’s a kid here, Josh Hernandez, that we sponsor for his rodeos, so we went and named a sandwich after him, the Josh,” he said, echoed by Renee’s laughter.

“He comes in and says, ‘I’ll have a me,’” she chuckled. “The kids are so sweet over here, it’s unbelievable.”

The restaurant, the menu, the hours – everything is in its trial stages as Renee and Mick work to get a handle on how they fit into Capitan and how the restaurant fits into

their lives.

One of the first things on their prospective plates is a day for dinner, though it’s not likely to be a regular thing.

“I don’t want her doing 20 hour days and I can’t be here because I’m bartending, so we figure one night a week might be OK,” he said. “Then, of course, we’re also going to do a special on Thursdays. We’re planning on doing meatloaf one day, chicken and dumplings, chicken-fried steak another week – something different for lunch specials in the winter with fresh, homemade soups. We want to keep doing different things, giving people a reason to come back. And so far, just from the first month, they’re coming back.”

He added that a decent portion of their customers came from outside the village, many of them former customers from their Ruidoso ventures. Others were drawn in by word-of-mouth from neighbors or from the internet.

“With the technological age now, there are people coming in from reading things on Facebook or tweeting,” he said. “Somebody came in, Renee was doing elote, it’s roasted corn rolled in mayonnaise, cotija cheese and some chili powder on it. Some guy came in and wanted to get some after he heard about it on Facebook. I guess part of it’s being a small town, part of it’s new age, but he heard about it and came to get some.”

While the social growth is progressing apace, the physical expansion of the restaurant may take a while longer, especially with that the pair has planned. The first order of business is to install a new dining area in what currently is a storage room, then set up a larger outdoors dining area.

“What I want to get a beer and wine license,” she said. “I can do shrimp boils, how good would that be – shrimp boils with Abita beer, Turbo Dog. I want to do bike rallies, bands – the works.”

But all that will have to wait for a while.

In the meantime, they’ll be keeping the food real.

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Ski Apache bike trails ribbon cutting

The Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, Greeters and Smokey Bear recently celebrated the grand opening of Ski Apache Bike Trails, a 5.5 mile trail from the top of Ski Apache.

Justin Rowland cut the ribbon at the top of Ski Apache. Bikers transport their bicycles on Apache Arrow to the top and ride down the pristine, alpine trails, featuring fantastic views and a gain in elevation of 1,900 ft. Greeters presented Justin with

the Turquoise bow of prosperity and wished great success for Ruidoso’s newest bike trails.

Chuck’s Tires in Capitan hosts customer appreciation party

Customer Appreciation Day at Chucks Tires in Capitan July 27 was sponsored by Yokahama, who gave away tires during the event. Chuck and Jessica Gutierrez, owners, provided free hot dogs and hamburgers plus a bounce house for the kids with live music. Chuck’s Tire Service, located at 115 Smokey Bear Blvd., does light duty cars and trucks as well as agricultural equipment, loaders and backhoes, semi truck tires and more.

Chuck’s Tires offers 24-hour road-side assistance. Direct connect to his cell number 24 hours a day: 575-354-0003.

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Ski Apache Director of Operations Justin Rowland prepares to cut the inaugural ribbon for the resort’s bike trails, held by the Ruidoso Valley Greeters and Smokey Bear, and let loose the cyclists.

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Aromatic lessons on the road of life

Back in the early 70s would have dealt with the a Grammy award-winning lingering aroma for weeks. songwriter wrote a folksy What was the use? The two little tune about a skunk. skunks had obviously met Written, according to the their maker earlier in the author, in 15 minutes in morning and didn’t need what some may say wasn’t me to re-make the point. his brightest moment, the Of course, determinsong talks about a skunk ing not to re-kill something in the middle of a road and that’s already dead may add the aroma of said skunk to the demise of the legal emitted. Don’t listen to it profession. I don’t know if if you haven’t. The tune the trade-off is worth it.

Sue Hutchison will wedge its way into Lesson two: Running suehutch@valornet.com the memory of any who do over dead stuff usually and it will be stuck there means you’ll drag some of eternally. it along with you. Whether Loudon Wainwright, III wrote and it’s the aroma, a piece of the leftovers or released the piece in November 1972 and it the memory of that gallumph which comes hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973 ris- when one drives over something lumpy, ing to its highest point of 16th. It’s still reit’s just not going to go away. Best to avoid quested on a Top 40 radio show in Quincy, it in the first place unless you aren’t sure Ill. where the tune is played regularly at 9 it’s dead. If there’s doubt, it’s your call. a.m. each Friday. Wainwright’s other song I have been known to aim directly at a lyrics have been edgy, contemporary and snake if I see one crossing or coiled on the some may think offensive to mainstream road in front of me. Don’t email me and/ America, yet he persists in troubadouring or call me names if you’re a snake lover. current issues even to this day.

We all have something which elicits that There are those who thought the song response. I will drive directly over a snake, had more than an aromatic meaning. It was observe it in my rear view mirror and if it released in the President Richard Milhous doesn’t stop writhing soon enough, I’ll put Nixon era, and some thought the immormy car in reverse and run over it again. I talized skunk was representative of the will fight for your right to kill (if it’s legal president prior to his resignation. These and not humane) little things like spiders days, the Nixon faux-pas would seem like or mice that bother you, and hope you’ll a political hiccup. With the Oval Office do the same for me if you find me mowing and First Chair or Couch being used as a down the next snake I see. I’ll take full resexual tension relief station during Presisponsibility for disrupting the circle of life dent Clinton’s term, along with President or should a piece of the afore mentioned (the later) Bush’s commitment to place reptile wind up ground into my front tire the US of A in what some say is the worst tread. what-if and underestimated-cost war in There are moments in any politician’s history, we’ve seen much more in the last life when a time of death is crucial to note.

20 years from the White House than Nixon And to verify. And to respect. could have dreamed. I won’t even touch Lesson three: If it’s dead, it’s done.

President Obama’s list.

There’s just nothing you can do to un-do Today’s CIA could learn a thing or two dead, unless you’re the Creator. From what and use Tricky Dicky’s Watergate surveilI know, the job is currently and eternally lance methods, which seem rather boring filled and there are no vacancies. Dead is by today’s standards. Nixon apparently pretty final. If it’s dead, give us all a break recognized his effectiveness was comand let it stay that way. Simply move on promised and, in a seeming effort to take and let it go. the high road for all Americans, resigned.

There’s the issue. Instead of pronouncPerhaps we should begin the canonization ing DRT (dead right there) we insist that process for Nixon. Comparatively, he may we kill it again. Whether it’s through litigahave earned it. St. Dick of San Clemente. tion, another ordinance or simply finding A few mornings ago on my way to the someone else to blame, we’ll go at it until office, I swerved to avoid re-killing two heads roll. skunks who were asphalt-road-rotting in With a significant number of qualithe morning sun. Turkey vultures were fied folks either being terminated, put on nearby, and I noticed vehicles in front administrative leave or deciding they’ve of me swerving as well. I began to think had enough and walking away, our village about the amazing parallels of skunk might just need to regroup or bring in a avoidance and politics and wondered if voice of sanity. All along, an apology, or Wainwright was far brighter than any may setting the record straight, or admitting a have given him credit. ball was dropped in the political juggling If village and county politicians care process would suffice. If it’s dead, leave it to, I’ve created a little list for their consid- that way. It truly can be that simple. eration.

Unless dead just isn’t dead enough.

Lesson one: If the skunk is dead, there’s no use killing it again. I could have Grateful snakes can’t see her face when run over both of ’em with a couple of she’s rolling over them, Sue can be reached well-timed jerks of the steering wheel, but at suehutch1958@gmail.com.

Seedling event at Smokey Bear Ranger Station

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Last Saturday’s seedling exchange with the Future Florists at the Smokey Bear Ranger Station provided ponderosa pines for those affected by the Little Bear Fire. George Garnett, information receptionist with the forest service along with Dan Ray, Smokey Bear ranger district fuels specialist accepted seedlings from New Mexico’s future florist workers.

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History of Hondo Valley churches on display

By Sue Hutchison Reporter suehutch@valornet.com The little chapels which dot the roadside of Highway 70 in the Hondo Valley have interested Jim Dickinson for decades. Last Saturday, he led a tour of eight churches and invited any who wanted to learn their history to car-caravan.

More than 30 gathered at St. Eleanor’s Catholic Church to begin the tour.

Dickinson prepared a printed narrative which gave a historical glimpse into several of the churches planned on the tour. Beginning at St. Eleanor’s new sanctuary and ending at the Tinnie Baptist Church, Dickinson encompassed both visible and tucked away chapels in the Hondo Valley. Covering more than 50 miles, the caravan was led down pathways off the highway to seldom seen churches.

“In the southwestern part of the present United States, originally part of what had been known as New Spain, among the first buildings to appear on the scene were the

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Jim Dickinson led a group of more than 30 who toured several Hondo Valley chapels.

Seen here is the San Jose Catholic Church in Picacho.

The church is maintained by volunteers who prepare the church for feast days as well as weddings and funerals. little adobe chapels, the Lord’s house(s), which gave purpose, strength and identity to the people gathered about their Father in an often strange and hostile environment,” wrote Dickinson.

In the early to mid-1800s, a few of the chapels which still stand were built, although most have undergone some level of restoration. Common to many are accompanying

The consequences of those little white lies “I really didn’t say everything I said.”

— Yogi Berra I’ll never forget following the trail of chocolate candy wrappings into my office around my desk and behind my office chair. There my little 4-year-old daughter sat with chocolate covering her mouth and hands. “Emily, did you just eat the chocolate bar I told you not to eat before lunch?” She looked at me with those beautiful blue eyes and answered, “No.” New research from the University of Notre Dame has concluded that little white lies may take a toll on the mental and physical health of those who tell them. Subjects who told three fewer lies than in the weeks before the study reported feeling less tense and melancholy and having fewer maladies such as sore throats and headaches.

Meanwhile, researchers at Northeastern University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cornell University found four telltale signs of a liar: hand touching, face touch-

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ing, crossing arms and did your Mommy help you braid it?” Looking leaning away. Alone, at her hair she answered, the gestures didn’t mean “Mommy makes me much of anything, but pretty.” I continued to together they signaled compliment her appeardeception. ance – her dress, shoes, Some of us have etc. All the while washbeen conditioned to ing off of her face and avoid pain by making hands the incriminating vain attempts to cover evidence of her crime. our crimes, no matter “You know your Daddy how trivial, trite or obviJames D. Martin loves you, don’t you?” ous they may actually Tears began welling up be. Reasons may vary from one’s fear of punishment to one’s in her eyes as she put her arms around my neck and lifting her up we went intense desire to appear perfect. One home. thing seems to be certain of most huGrace is being known, but loved mans: like sensitive nerve endings, we anyway.

‘Nuff said! all have a pesky conscious that will not allow us to lie without feeling pain.

James D. Martin is the program manAfter seeing the pain of guilt and ager of the Heritage Program for Senior fear in my little girl’s eyes, I picked Adults at the Lincoln County Medical her up and we went to the bathroom.

Center. Heritage is a program designed As she sat on the bathroom cabinet in to improve the quality of life for the front of the mirror, I proceeded to wash older adult. Confidential screenings are the pilfered chocolate from her hands available by appointment. If interested and face. “Your hair is so pretty today, please call 575-257-6283.

cemeteries, which contain the remains of church members, family plots and veterans whose roots stretch back to the Hondo Valley.

Finding priests and bringing regularly scheduled services to the valley presented challenges to the budding churches.

“Due to the scarcity of priests and the hardships of travel of continued on next page

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CHURCHES, from pg. A9 the time, monthly Mass schedule was much more of a dream than reality,” Dickinson continued in his narrative. Yet those who helped create the chapels continued to seek spiritual leaders.

Although parish and diocese boundaries have changed through more than two centuries of Catholic presence, the sentiment remains the same. “…keeping the faith and handing (it) down to the following generations was the responsibility and privilege of each man, woman and child,” writes Dickinson.

The tour included St. Eleanor’s Catholic Church in Ruidoso, San Ysidro Catholic Church in the upper Hondo Valley, St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Glencoe, San Patricio Catholic Church and St. Jude Catholic, along with Queen of Peace Catholic Retreat Center in San Patricio, San Jose Catholic Church in Picacho and First Baptist Church in Tinnie. Accompanying the historical church tour was lunch and a short antique tour led

by Dickinson at Tinnie Silver Dollar.

Along on the tour were several who had lived in the Hondo Valley for generations. Cruszita Chavez (Chris) who was reared in the valley and was familiar with many of the past and current residents identified her family as integral in the creation and maintenance of the San Jose church.

The San Ysidro chapel, like the rest of those on the tour, is maintained by volunteers. “There are mostly older community members who care for the grounds and get the chapels ready for their feast days and weddings or funerals,” explained Dickinson. Artwork. stained or painted and leaded glass windows, graves and statuary are found in each chapel, along with The Stations of the Cross representative art affixed to the walls of the chapels.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church was created, so says Dickinson’s narrative, by a designation of land from the Bonnell-Coe-Tully families and offerings secured by Rev. Frederick B. Howden, a missionary assigned to Lincoln County. Commissioned to be constructed from native stone, a contract for $1,056 was entered into with G.F. Bruns, a local contractor from Glencoe. The cornerstone was set on Dec. 3, 1933 and the chapel was consecrated Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free Press into service June 3, 1934. Pastor Howden eventualAt top left, San Patricio Catholic Church’s green ly died in the aftermath of the Bataan Death March and white paint signifies the patron St. Patrick. in 1942. A prisoner of war, he died of starvation at The center aisle of the church contains a grave of Davao Penal Colony in the Philippines. It is said Ysidro Sisneros, the 43-year-old builder. Above, the pastor gave up his rations for those he thought left, the Queen of Peace Catholic retreat center were in more dire need than he. St. Anne’s still in San Patricio offers visitors a peaceful place of operates a weekly Sunday morning service. contemplation; at left is their terraced gardens.

Several of the churches toured are still funcAt top, detailed windows grace the interior of the tional for special events.

San Jose Catholic Church in Picacho. Above, the Those who want a copy of the narrative Dickstonework at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Gleninson prepared and edited from various sources coe is formed from native stone. The chapel still functions with regular services on Sunday. may contact him at 575 336-7822.

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Youth in Carrizozo are playing for the love of the game

big commitment

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CARRIZOZO – As you enter the town of Carrizozo on Highway 385 from the east – just before you cross over the railroad line – you’ll see a giant ball on a pole proclaiming the existence of a baseball league that seems a bit out of place.

Carrizozo isn’t a big town, but it does have its own Little League, and the kids that are playing are loving it.

“We played in a soccer league, that’s why we started late,” said father and league administrator Walter Hill. “We try to keep the kids busy and entertained. We didn’t have a soccer field, so we made one on a patch of grass over by the golf course.”

Hill is part of a five-member committee that is working hard to get Carrizozo re-instated into Little League International, and it’s pretty much been their goal since ’Zozo was dropped from the ranks a few years ago because of a declining number of players. Now there are plenty of kids from ages 6-12, and almost every single one of them played baseball in this truncated season.

Baseball in Carrizozo has a long history, dating back to when the baseball field – the entire athletic complex, featuring the golf course, tennis courts fishing pond and swimming pool – were first paid for and donated to the Town of Carrizozo by Jackie Spencer.

At that point, ’Zozo was Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press very much a part of Little Rays’ Lorenzo Beltran slides into third base League International, and Hill as the Cubs’ Jojo Villanueva tries to catch remembers playing when he the throw during Saturday’s Carrizozo Little was a kid.

League championship game.

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Games at Carrizozo’s Little League field are a family affair, with young and old alike enjoying the games in the late summer air.

His sister, Annette Vega, was also a player, and is now an administrator and coach for the Cubs – one of the two teams playing for the league championship on Saturday.

She said the league is truly a community project.

“Parents and businesses donate what they can to the league,” Vega said. “It’s all for the kids’ enjoyment.

That’s the point.”

“There have been people driving by during games who come in and hand me $50 for the league, just like that,” Hill said. “They told me we’re doing the right thing.”

Currently, there are shortages in almost everything.

Some players on the field didn’t even have hats, while the circa-1970 refrigerator in the tiny concession stand bit the dust and was replaced by one even older. It was a donation from a generous parent, one of several community members who are interested in seeing this league flourish.

With no actual Little League playoffs to worry about, the season wrapped up Saturday with the Cubs and Rays facing off in the title game. The real winners were all the kids that got to enjoy some time on the diamond – like all good red-blooded American kids should.

“The main goal is to keep them off the streets and give them something to do,” Hill said. “The way the parents have donated food for the concession stand, donated money and time has been a great thing. We’re a motivated group and we’re going to make this work.”

‘Youthful exuberance’ characterizes Lobos

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Aug. 15 Horse racing All American Futurity trials at Ruidoso Downs, 1 p.m.

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Aug. 17 Horse racing All American Derby trials, Brigand Stakes at Ruidoso Downs, 1 p.m.

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Aug. 18 Horse racing Maiden, claiming and allowance racing at Ruidoso Downs, 1 p.m.

Softball Mountain Double Up at Eagle Creek, TBA

Aug. 19 Horse racing Maiden, claiming and allowance racing at Ruidoso Downs, 1 p.m.

THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL:

The Lobos are in town for the

By Todd Fuqua next two weeks, then return to AlSports Editor buquerque for another two weeks todd@ruidosofreepress.com of practice before starting the One indication of how the season with a home game on Aug. University of New Mexico foot31 against University of Texas at ball season will go this fall – or at San Antonio. least how coach Bob Davie hopes The next two games see it will go – was the efficiency disthem playing UTEP and Pitt on played when the Lobos checked the road before a much-deserved into their rooms at The Lodge at week off.

Sierra Blanca on Monday.

It’s one of two open weeks Within minutes after disemthe Lobos have this year, and barking from their buses, they Davie said that structure will be a were in there rooms. Shortly boon to his young team. after, they were eating their first “Last year, we had games meal in what will be an intensive against Texas, Texas Tech and two-week training in preparation NMSU all in a row before startfor the 2013 season. ing conference with Boise State.

“Everybody here is so excited It was 13-straight weeks of footabout the whole operation,” Daball,” Davie said. “This season, vie said. “Hopefully, that parallels our whole operation. This is Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press we can break it into thirds, and I like that with a young football an example of how everybody Lobo sophomore defensive end Paytron Hightower warms up knows what to expect.” for practice at White Mountain Athletic Complex on Tuesday. The team. It gives us a chance to The Lobos’ first official day University of New Mexico football team is in Ruidoso to practice regroup and re-energize. It’s also a more balanced schedule for us of practice in Ruidoso was Tuesthrough Aug. 16. this year.” day, when the cherry and silver The practices at White Mountain Athletic the number of returning starters and what our took to the field at White Mountain Athletic Complex are free and open to the public every record was last year, there’s no reason to say Complex.

There’s no shortage of players this season, we’d be better,” Davie said. “We did lose a lot day except Sunday through Aug. 16.

“People can expect an efficient and orgaof seniors from last year’s team, but right now just a shortage of big-college game experinized practice, and they’ll see a young team we’re ahead of where we were last year. ence. According to Davie, there are 115 kids that has a chance to get better,” Davie said.

“We’re younger, but we have more comthat have been with the program since June, “They’ll improve and people will be impetition at positions,” he added. “Everyone’s 79 of them on scholarship. Most have been more comfortable with the system and there’s pressed. We’ve got a lot of youthful exubernewly recruited by Davie and his staff. ance.”

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Miranda is tops at Roswell rodeo

By Karen Boehler For the Ruidoso Free Press ROSWELL – The bulls at the Jesse Andrus and Mike Hillman Memorial Bullriding event in Roswell, July 26-27, mostly had the upper hand, but one Ruidoso rider showed them who’s boss.

Chon Miranda was the only rider to stay on for a full eight seconds both nights, and one of only four riders to stay on at all. Friday, Miranda won the night, just missing his first ride by .47 seconds, then staying on for the full eight in round 2, garnering 88.75 points to top Jose Griego of Las Vegas, N.M. and Eric Goff of La Junta, Colo., the only other two riders to have a complete ride.

Miranda heard from other riders the bull he drew was really good, giving them wins, so he was excited before the ride.

“I was like, ‘Sweet!’ and it kind of pumped me up,” he said. “At least I knew I had a good bull so I went ahead and got lucky.”

Saturday was even tougher on the cowboys, as only Miranda and Dusty Higgins, a Roswell rider back in the saddle after a three-year layoff, managed to stay on their steeds.

Higgins won the night with an 84-point ride on Power to Be after Miranda just missed staying on Two Timer in the first ride of the night.

He’d ridden the same bull at a PBR show in Hous-

ton, “and I rode him actually there, but he was kind of moving ahead a little more (Saturday). Had a different trip. Today he kind on snuck back on me and tricked me a little. I wasn’t expecting him to do that and he bucked me off and got me today.”

Miranda then got his second full ride of the tournament in the second round, drawing a 79.5 score which easily won him the two-night title. But he still had to wait and see how Higgins did as the Roswell rider drew a re-ride in his second go, which – luckily for Miranda – ended up being a no-go as he was bucked off before the full time.

The Ruidoso rider again gave his steed credit.

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Ruidoso’s Chon Miranda just missed the full eight seconds on board Two Timer Saturday, but rode his second bull the full time to win the overall event.

The RANGER report

Hot-hitting Beltre wins AL Player of Month

By Adam Berry MLB.com Adrian Beltre was named the American League Player of the Month on Monday, his third such honor with the Rangers.

Beltre batted .369 with four doubles, nine homers, 19 RBIs and 13 runs scored over 26 games. He tied Alfonso Soriano for the Major League lead in homers and tied with Torii Hunter for the MLB lead in total bases (69).

Beltre also finished among the AL leaders in slugging percentage (second, .670), hits (tied for second, 38), extra-base hits (tied for fourth, 13), RBIs (tied for fifth) and batting average (sixth). Beltre capped off his awardwinning month in style, blasting a walk-off homer to lead the Rangers past the Angels on Wednesday.

Bowling RUIDOSO BOWLING CENTER Tuesday summer team standings, week 9 of 14 Name Won Lost Four Feathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 14 Village Butter Balls. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 16 Time Out Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 17 Split Happens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 Team Zocca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 3 Old Farts & A Kid . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 Grissoms Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . . 17½ 18½ Ball Busters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 19 The Outlaws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15½ 20½ Strike Ballz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 21

Last week’s high scores Handicap series – Village Butter Balls 2,644, Grissoms Raiders 2,482, Time Out Team 2,432 Handicap game – Split Happens 885, Ball Busters 854, Four Feathers 848 Men’s handicap series – Donald Yeager 709, John Lamay 703, John Cardone 679 Men’s handicap game – George Heilman 253, Billy Weddige 249, Ruben, Mike Mazur 232 Women’s handicap series – Kathy Kiefer 651, Adriana Tinoco 650, Misty Barnes 638 Women’s handicap game – Martha Chavez 262, Diana Prouse 247, Teresa Gibson 242

“Just a good bull. Honest,” he said. “You can’t ask for nothing more than that.

Just a really good bull and I got lucky and stayed on.”

The annual Roswell rodeo is a tribute to Goddard High riders Jesse Andrus and Mike Hillman, who died in a 2010 accident. As bull riders are a close-knit family, both Miranda and Higgins said they knew the pair well.

“I was very good friends with them,” Miranda said. “That’s why I wanted to win this rodeo so bad. Man, they’re like family to me. Marc and Kathy (Andrus) are just like family.”

Miranda last won the Roswell event the year before the two died, “and then ever since I haven’t been able to ride anything here and I really wanted to win this rodeo a lot. It’s one I always wanted to.”

Higgins, a Roswell native who took three years off to start a new job as a firefighter/EMT with the Artesia Fire Department and raise a family, also knew them well.

“I was very close to them both,” he said, saying that made Saturday’s victory “real special.”

Miranda had his entire family, including grandparents and uncles and aunts, in Roswell for the rodeo, which also pumped him up.

“I was really excited,” he said. “They don’t get to watch me very often.

They don’t get a chance to travel as much any more.

So I was pretty excited my grandparents came and watched me win.”

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Chon Miranda shows off the belt buckle for winning the first night’s go at the Jesse Andrus and Mike Hillman Memorial Bullriding event in Roswell. Miranda was only one of three riders to stay on Friday, and the only rider to stay on both nights.

August 7, 2013

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South boys win small-school game 11 points and three treys.

South 88, North 78 “It was fun playing with these North (78) guys,” said Vasquez, who plans to Darren Montoya 4 0-1 10, Elliot Radsliff 1 0-0 attend school in Hobbs to earn a 2, Tyrell Henio 4 0-0 12, Santiago Lovato 2 1-3 welding certificate. “I wish I had a 5, Trenton Jones 7 2-2 17, Jose Aquilar 0 0-0 0, Patrick Pacheco 3 0-0 6, Jacob Benally 2 5-6 9, few more years to keep playing.”

Christian Apachito 5 1-1 11, Brandon Gonzales Vasquez was one of four 0 0-0 0, Eric Olguin 3 0-2 6. Totals 31 9-15 78.

South players in double figures.

South (88) Shilo Boyle of Fort Sumner led Tavi Nash 1 0-0 2, Lane Carrasco 0 1-2 1, Layne Kellar 5 1-3 12, Dillon Perico 0 2-2 2, Shilo Boyle the game with 22 points, while 9 4-7 22, Hayes Frost 2 3-5 8, Adrian Vazquez 4 Quemado’s Rowdy Cauzza had 0-0 11, Justin Jenkins 3 0-0 6, Brandon Johnston 13 and Layne Kellar of Reserve 2 3-4 7, Rowdy Cauzza 5 3-8 13, Jacob Gudgell 2 added 12.

0-0 4. Totals 33 17-31 88.

Halftime score – North 47, South 44. Three-point The North was not without its goals – North 7 (Henio 4, Montoya 2, Jones 1), stars. Grady’s Trenton Jones put South 5 (Vazquez 3, Frost, Kellar). Fouled out – in 17 points, while Tyrell Henio None. Total fouls – North 24, South 17. of Pine Hill added 12 points, To’Hajiilee’s Christian Apachito defense caused numerous turnovers scored 11 and Darren Montoya of and scores at the other end which Springer put in 10.

The North – essentially gave the North a brief 16-15 on a layup by Jones. The South regained a team of guards – relied and maintained the lead for most of heavily on outside shooting, with Henio scoring four the rest of the half, until a pair of free times from beyond the arc throws by Jacob Benally tied things and the team putting in 7 at 40-all with 43 seconds left. At the three-pointers overall. The break, the North led 47-44.

South countered with the inThe South got back to what gave Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press side play of Boyle, Cauzza them the lead to start, going ahead Hondo’s Adrian Vasquez scores one of his and Kellar to complement for good with 15:04 left in the second three 3-pointers during Thursday’s 1A/B Vasquez from outside, and half on a jumper by Cauzza.

North-South All-Star game at Albuquerque that turned out to be the difThis was the last hurrah for these High School. ference. boys as elite “We had to make them athletes, making play our game and play the Thursday’s game way we play,” said Carrizo- bittersweet. zo’s Tavi Nash, who put in “I had a lot of two points. “Our shooters, fun to play with a our size and our quickness group of guys that made the difference.” were this good,” The South opened said Mescalero with a 9-0 run – including representative Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press a three-pointer by Vasquez Dillon Perico, Mescalero’s Dillon Perico, left, takes the ball down on the second score of the who finished the court against the defensive pressure of Santa Fe Wal- game. game with two dorf’s Elliot Radsliff during Thursday’s 1A/B NorthThe North woke up points.

South game at Albuquerque High School. after that. An aggressive “It was an honor to repreTodd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press sent Carrizozo,” Carrizozo head coach Trampus Pierson, left, shakes Tavi Nash’s Nash said. “I had hand before the beginning of the 1A/B North-South All-Star Leagues include flag football for a lot of fun.”

Football sign-ups game, Thursday, at Albuquerque High School. ages 5-6, minor league for ages 7-9 and Youth football signups for Lincoln major league for ages 10-12. Children County begin this Saturday for all youth are not eligible if they turn 13 prior to from ages 5-12. Registration will be Aug. Sept. 1 10 and 17 from noon to 3 p.m. and Aug. Cost is $45 per player for flag foot20 from 5-8 p.m. All registration is at the ball and $100 for majors and minors. For Episcopal Church of the Holy Mounmore information, call 257-2279, 937tains, 121 Mescalero Trail in Ruidoso.

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By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com ALBUQUERQUE – This year’s small school boys North-South basketball game may have been overshadowed by the 4A/5A show – featuring future Division I players Cullen Neal and Bryce Alford – but the opening game was still filled with plenty of strong competition and excitement.

By game’s end the South 1A/B AllStars had won 88-78, the gym at Albuquerque High School was filled to bursting with more than 2,500 fans waiting for the marquee event – with another 200 or so outside waiting in futility to get in.

Among those that were watching the show was Hondo’s Adrian Vasquez, who put on a show of his own in the first game with

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Ochoa, right, increased his all-time earning record with a win in Sunday’s Mr Jet Moore Stakes at Ruidoso Downs. The four-year-old gelding – winner of the All American Futurity, All Amercian Derby and Rainbow Derby, has now won more than $2.6 million in his career.

Ochoa dominates Mr Jet Moore

By Ty Wyant For the Ruidoso Free Press All-time leading money earner Ochoa enhanced his love affair with Ruidoso Downs with an overpowering victory in the $30,000 Mr Jet Moore Handicap on Sunday afternoon.

Ochoa has earned more than $2.6 million, much of that record total coming from his 11 starts at Ruidoso Downs. The fouryear-old gelded son of Tres Seis has nine wins, including four stakes wins, at the track.

Three of his stakes wins came in Grade 1 races – the 2011 $2.4 million All American Futurity, the 2012 $2.2 million All American Derby and the 2012 $904,000 Rainbow Derby.

Away from Ruidoso Downs, Ochoa has a close second as the 7-5 favorite in the $250,000 Remington Park Championship back in May and a fifth-place run at 3-10 odds in the $377,000 Texas Classic Derby last November.

Owned by the partnership of Johnny T.L. Jones’ J Bar 7 Ranch, Monte and Katsy Cluck and Doug Benson, Ochoa had trouble at the start when he veered out from the inside post position on the wetfast and sealed track.

“He was up in front of the gate and he slipped a little (at the start), said winning

jockey Roy Baldillez. “I just let him get going and then flagged him a little.”

The 2-5 favorite, the powerful Ochoa easily won by three quarters of a length in 19.575 seconds for the 400 yards. Robert Sanchez’s Eyein This Feature was second by one-and-one-half lengths over Jet Black Legend in the seven-horse field.

“This is home for him,” said Ochoa’s hall of fame trainer Sleepy Gilbreath.

“He’s possible for the (All American) Gold Cup and then he’ll go to California (Los Alamitos).”

The 440-yard All American Gold Cup will be held on Sept. 1, the same day as the $2.8 million All American Derby. The 440-yard All American Derby is on pace to offer the largest purse in quarter horse racing history.

In addition to his all-time leading money earner title, Ochoa was the 2011 champion two-year-old and the 2012 champion three-year-old.

“He’s so domineering when he gets away from there (the gate),” said breeder and co-owner Jones, a member of the Ruidoso Downs’ Racehorse Hall of Fame.

“He might be a little like Noconi was when he was four or five, but I’ve never bred or touched one like him. They don’t come in truckloads.”

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Lincoln County Republicans Prescribed burning operations resume • Little, 949 acres: Machine-piled slash. LoALAMOGORDO — With the arrival of to meet on a variety of issues monsoons, cated east of Rancho Ruidoso and two miles fire officials on the Lincoln National

to the states respectively, or to the Roger Allen of LBFRC will south of Sierra Blanca Regional Airport.

Forest are planning to take advantage of favorpeople,” Lowrance said, pointing out the guest speaker at the Republican able weather conditions as they resume prescribed Most of the projects involve slash piles, Party of Lincoln County membership that the mission of the Republican burning operations on projects around Ruidoso which will be eliminated by lighting individual Party is to effectively communicate meeting on Monday, Aug. 12 at Cree and Cloudcroft. Ignitions will take place during piles and progressing from one pile to the next, conservative principles to the people Meadows Country Club in Ruidoso, optimum weather conditions, during the month of as conditions allow. Ignitions are dependent upon of New Mexico. according to Diane Harlan, first vice August. weather conditions on the day of the burn and chair of the Republican Party of LinThe Republican Party works hard Sacramento Ranger District Prescribed Fire during the burning period. Fire managers monitor coln County. to represent the interests of Lincoln Project: conditions closely to ensure that they are within Allen will speak about the Best County Republicans and money raised the ranges that have been identified in the burn • Bradford, 365 acres: piled slash, this unit is Practices for Living in the Wildland through memberships helps to make plan. Successful prescribed burning results in located two miles north of Cloudcroft.

Urban Interface Conference closing sure that the best candidates make it to good smoke dispersal and desired fire effects.

Smokey Bear Ranger District Prescribed Fire that afternoon at the Inn of the Moun- the ballot and get the support needed These prescribed fire projects will reduce fuel Projects: tain Gods. He’ll speak about how to win. Memberships in the Republiloads, which can help minimize potential wildfire • Cora Dutton, 98 acres: Hand-piled slash. Unit citizens can be part of the solution in can Party of Lincoln County will be risks and impacts to the area. Public and firefightis located one to two miles south, southwest a multifaceted approach to fire mitiavailable at the meeting. er safety are always primary objectives during of Capitan, (north side of the Cora Dutton gation in our Wildland Urban InterDinner is set for 6 p.m. and the fire-related activities and missions. road). face. Public education and awareness meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at During ignition operations, smoke may be • Skillet, 470 acres: Machine-piled slash. Unit programs play a vital role in reducing Cree Meadows Country Club in Ruvisible from communities that are in proximity is located two miles southwest of Glencoe, the risk of wild fires by educating idoso. To help with a head count for of the prescribed fire projects. Smoke may settle off Forest Road 443, also known as Hale Lincoln County communities. This the optional $15 per person dinner, into drainages and lower elevations at night, but is Lake road). national program guides and supports contact Barbara Dickinson at 336expected to dissipate by late-morning, as daytime community leaders as they adopt 7822 by 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10.

• Madden, 475 acres: Machined-piled slash. temperatures increase. In the event that smoke is a Wildlands Urban Interface code.

For information about the RepubLocated four miles southeast of White Oaks, encountered on travel ways, motorists are advised These codes proactively protect life lican Party of Lincoln County, call (off of Forest Road 441, between O Bar O to reduce travel speeds and turn lights on. and property before disaster strikes.

258-2750, email to office@rplcnm.

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Prescribed fire updates for the Lincoln NaDoctor Jim Lowrance, chairman org or stop in at Room 313 in the Lin• Tiny, 12 acres: Scattered slash. Located 1.5 tional Forest will be posted on http://nmfireinfo. of the Republican Party of Lincoln coln Tower at 1096 Mechem Drive in miles southeast of Sierra Blanca Regional com/. For more information, contact Loretta BenaCounty, will take time to discuss the Ruidoso.

Airport, (off the Devils Canyon road - E7). videz, Public Affairs Officer at 575-434-7290.

Affordable Care Act and answer questions about how Obamacare will impact the citizens of Lincoln County.

• To view an interactive map online: Lincoln County and Federal Emergency ways. It must be based on technical data showChairman Lowrance will Management Agency (FEMA) officials want ing proposed maps to be scientifically incorrect. http://riskmap6.com/Community. also brief members on upcomto hear from the public about preliminary flood An appeal must include the method, data and aspx?cid=154&sid=3 ing events within the Republimaps for Lincoln County. analysis used to support the claim. A comment can Party of Lincoln County, • To view a Preliminary Interactive Flood Homeowners, renters and business owners in is an objection to base map feature changes such the Republican Party of New Map: Index: http://riskmap6.com/docuas labels, incorrect roads, jurisdictional boundarRuidoso Downs, the Village of Ruidoso, and the Mexico and nationally. “We ments/Meeting_332/Lincoln_Index.pdf ies or any other non-appealable change. unincorporated areas of Lincoln County are enpledge to honor the Constitution • Chat with someone online about flood Anyone who hasn’t had a chance to parcouraged to look at the preliminary flood maps so as constructed by its framers maps: http://go.usa.gov/r6C. Click on the ticipate in local flood insurance meetings or to they can understand where fl ood risks have been and honor the original intent of “Live Chat” icon. review the new flood maps can contact their identified. Comments on the maps are invited those precepts that have been • Contact a FEMA Map Specialist at 1-877county or community floodplain administrator. during a 90-day period which ends on Oct. 11. consistently ignored, particularFEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627); email Floodplain administrators typically have offices Residents and business owners who disly the Tenth Amendment, which FEMAMapSpecialist@riskmapcds.com. in either city hall or the county courthouse. agree with the maps may file an appeal. An apgrants that all powers not delOnce all comments and appeals are repeal is a formal objection to proposed base flood Comments and appeals should be sent to FEMA egated to the United States by solved, FEMA will notify communities of the ofelevations or flood depths, Special Flood Hazard through the local floodplain administrator. Other the Constitution, nor prohibited fi cial date that the final maps will go into effect. resources include: Areas (SFHA) boundaries and zones or floodby it to the states, are reserved

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Education

By Corey Bard

When I was 16 I wrote my junior year English paper on Mahatma Gandhi and Satyagraha. Gandhi was influenced by the writings of Thoreau and Tolstoy, who both wrote books titled, “Civil Disobedience.”

Gandhi disliked the term passive resistance. He did not think there was anything passive about working for change.

Fundamentally, Gandhi hoped to work for change using nonviolent methods.

Many of these methods are detailed in his autobiography, “The Story of My Experiment with Truth.” Married at 13 through an arranged marriage, Gandhi never questioned his commitment to his wife who died in jail beside him after one of his many imprisonments for protesting British rule over India, but he did question the tradition of families arranging marriages. He left his wife and son at 18 to travel from India to England to study law. He felt one way to defeat the caste system in India, which restricted a person’s mobility and freedom to make choices in life, was to complete his education as a lawyer, better his position in Indian society, and then work within the British system of rule to achieve Indian independence. As a lawyer, he could provide for his family, but was constantly reminded of the inequality existing in the world.

He tested his methods of civil disobedience for more than 28 years in South Africa, working for the rights of Indians who worked there as servants and laborers.

Using sit-ins, marches, pamphlets, posters, petitions, getting arrested by intentionally breaking laws, hunger strikes, fasting, he tried to coerce government officials to make changes in laws.

Returning to India, he continued these methods for years, holding no political office but exercising extreme influence over time to become one of the most influential people of the 20th century. He was a teacher for Martin Luther King and several individuals in Ireland who used his methods.

The library only has the Gandhi movie in VHS format, but I recommend watching it if you can find a copy in DVD from Netflicks, a Redbox, or on the Internet. It stars Ben Kingsley and is very well crafted.

The library has a Manga Biography of Gandhi and it is pretty good at highlighting points of his life and can be quickly read, com-

pared to the autobiography. The children’s department has several biographies as well that give a good overview of the man’s life.

To go more in-depth, I recommend “The Everything Hinduism Book” to get an understanding of Ahimsa, Satyagraha, Karma, Dharma and Yoga, which might be words discussed when reading about Gandhi and India, but not quite familiar to people who have not studied eastern cultures.

I revisited Gandhi in order to present his life at Peace Village last week. In teaching about Gandhi and Satyagraha, I tried to get his message across to the attendees of the day camp. My understanding was improved when I was forced to answer questions and lead discussions with people ranging in age from seven to adult. It is difficult at any age to deal with confrontational people.

I remember reading the works of Buddhist Thich Nhat Hahn who recommends, “just smile.”

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Governor urges parents to get their children up to date on immunizations

Governor Susana Martinez is reminding parents to make sure their children are up to date on their immunizations before heading back to school.

“I strongly encourage parents to take advantage of the vaccinations available at participating clinics as part of the Got Shots? Protect Tots! Effort,” said Governor Martinez. “Our hope is that by offering immunization shots, even to uninsured families, we will keep our children safe from many preventable illnesses.”

The New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Immunization Coalition (NMIC), the New Mexico Primary Care Association (NMPCA), and healthcare providers from across the state are partnering again to hold special immunization clinics from Aug. 3 - 17 for children through 18 years old. The special clinics are part of the Got Shots?

Protect Tots! immunization campaign.

Participating providers will offer immunizations to any child, regardless of whether he or she is a patient or has insurance as part of Got Shots? Protect Tots! clinics. Many providers will hold clinics on weekends to accommodate more families. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medicaid or private health insurance card. However, if a family does not have insurance, immunizations will still be

made available.

“Some diseases that once injured or killed thousands of children have been eliminated completely and others are close to being gone – primarily due to safe and effective vaccines,” said Department of Health Cabinet Secretary, Retta Ward, MPH. “Getting vaccinated can also save your child’s life. I encourage all New Mexico parents to take advantage of the upcoming clinics.”

The “Got Shots? Protect Tots!” immunization campaign is organized by the New Mexico Immunization Coalition, which includes the New Mexico Primary Care Association and the Department of Health. More than 80 private practices, community health centers and public health offices are participating in the Got Shots? Protect Tots! immunization clinics.

To find a clinic in local communities statewide, people are encouraged to call 1-866-681-5872 or go online to www.immunizenm.org and click on the Got Shots? Protect Tots! logo.

The Department of Health provides immunizations at no cost year round at public health clinics in every county for uninsured children. Immunizations are the best way to protect children from serious, vaccine-preventable diseases. Public health offices are listed online at www.nmhealth.org.

Summer Reading Program grand prize winners

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This summer’s Reading Program at the Ruidoso Public Library “Blazing New Trails: Adventures Begins at your Library” had a total of 474 kids signed up to participate and 49 programs were attended by 2,681 kids and adults. Winners of the grand prizes by drawings: (from top left), Tiny Tots winner of a stuffed horse: Amelia Prather; Preschool winner of a bicycle: Talon Enos (not available for photo); 6-9 group winner of a bicycle: Alexa Bravo; 10-12 group winners of Kindles provided by the Optimist Club: Hannah O’Bryant and Isaac Kinnear; Teen winner of cash prize: Isabella Klein.

New classes from ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education Cynthia Prelo will be leading a tour of the wineries of the Tularosa Basin on Saturday, Aug. 10. The all-day tour will visit the Tularosa Vineyard, Arena Blanca and Dos Viejos wineries. Samples of handcrafted wines will be available at each stop along with a personalized tour. Transportation is included, but students are asked to bring a sack lunch. The fee for the tour is $85 or $75 for seniors. Students must be at least 21.

This month’s New Mexico movie is a copy of a 1971 TV showing of “Red Sky at Morning.” Based on the novel by Richard Bradford, it is the coming-of-age story of a young man who moves to New Mexico after his father is deployed during World War II. He must find his way in an environment very different from his Southern experience in a place where he is a minority. The film stars Richard Thomas and Desi Arnaz, Jr. It will be shown in Room 111 on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. Registration is not required.

Don Madaris will teach “Tips, Skills and Short-Cuts to Directing a Play” on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An accomplished director, Madaris will approach a play from the beginning to end, focusing on how to choose a play, audition actors, design sets, lighting tips, run rehearsals, develop characters and how to present a play. Students need not have experience in acting or directing. The

fee for the class is $89 or $69 for seniors and will be held at the White Mountain Annex.

Coach Larry Smith now offers “Defensive Driving” through Community Education. This six-hour class is approved by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and satisfies court-ordered options for civil infraction tickets. A certificate of completion will be available the day of the class. Seating is limited, so early registration is strongly suggested. The first class will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 119. The fee is $75.

Coach Smith’s “Driver’s Education” class will be held beginning the following Monday, Aug. 19 through Sept. 4 from 6 - 9 p.m. at the main campus. Students must be 15 to 18 years old. The class consists of the staterequired 30 hours of classroom instruction, six hours of DWI Awareness/Prevention and seven hours of behind-the-wheel training. The fee for the class is $325 and seating is limited.

Learn the history and the techniques to make paper beads with Sherry York on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 21 and 22 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the main campus.

Students will experiment with cutting and rolling patterned and colored paper to make beads that will be strung into necklace the second night. The fee is $40 or $30 for seniors.

Also beginning Aug. 21 is Dr. Clara

Farah’s “Creative Aging” class. This class is a repeat of her enormously popular spring class and focuses on myriad aspects of adult development. Discussions include what it means to be a senior in Lincoln County and lectures feature local experts working in the field. The class may be taken for credit for students wishing to apply this information in their degree plans as well as students who merely want to understand and anticipate the rewards and challenges of aging. Registration for taking the class may be done either through Student Services (for college credit) or Community Education (for personal enrichment). Fees for the credit class are determined by the tuition base; the fee for taking the class through Community Education is $65. The class meets on Wednesdays from

Aug. 21 through Dec. 11 from 3:30 - 6 p.m.

Attendance is not recorded for Community Education students and tests and homework are not required.

The rewards on serving for a not-forprofit board are enormous, but there are many legal and interpersonal ramifications.

“Board Development for non-profit organizations” addresses topics such as recruitment, communication, best practices and how to maneuver effective meetings. Rachel Weber will lead this three-hour workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 5 - 8 p.m. in Room 119. The fee is $25.

For more information or to register for any of these classes, please call ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education at 257-3012 or come by Room 213 at the main campus.

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News from around the state AUGUST 2 Judge puts hold on Valley Meat

ALBUQUERQUE — Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo ruled Aug. 2 in favor of animal activists to halt a U.S. horse slaughter facility until the U.S. Department of Agriculture completes further environmental analysis.

That means Valley Meat near Roswell will not open Aug. 5 as planned.

Armijo set a bond hearing for Aug. 5 for all parties, including attorneys for the plant in Sigourney, Iowa, the Yakama Nation in Washington, and the plaintiffs.

Valley Meat’s attorney, A. Blair Dunn, said he’ll seek $10 million for the Roswell plant and the plant in Missouri he represents from the plaintiffs to cover financial impacts caused to the companies by the delay.

“It’s what I expected,” Dunn said, following Armijo’s judgment. “(The ruling) is just not supported. We’re going to now focus on how to protect the economic interests of the plant and the economic interest of Roswell in the future.”

The Humane Society of the U.S., Front Range Equine Rescue, and the other plaintiffs argued the USDA did not properly carry out a full review of all environmental impacts before issuing a grant of inspection to Valley Meat on June 28 and a plant in Iowa a few days later. Specifically, plaintiffs were concerned about drugs present in racehorses.

The USDA argued the permit was issued correctly and all permits were compliant with guidelines that considered horsemeat inspections.

— Roswell Daily Record

‘Nerd Road Trips’ lists three in N.M.

The Very Large Array outside Socorro, Spaceport America in Sierra County and the Chile Pepper Institute in Las Cruces were named in an August edition article in Popular Science magazine as three of the top of 25 “Best Nerd Road Trips” in the U.S. The article based the top 25 list on how “curious, mysterious, or otherwise beguiling the destination was to satisfy a person’ s inner science-history geek.” The two writers, Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley, toured a total of 150 sites in the U.S. then narrowed their favorite to 25; all of which are open to the public.

The Very Large Array was No. 4 on the list, Spaceport America was No. 5 and the Chile Pepper Institute was 24th. The VLA and the Chile Pepper Institute each offer free self-guided tours, though reservations are required to visit the Institute.

As for Spaceport America, Follow the Sun Inc./FTS Tours is the official tour operator for Spaceport America. It has been

offering guided exclusive access tours to the spaceport site for over two years.

The 3-1/2 hour tours, which typically sell out, offer guests an in-depth look at Sierra County’s Old West ghost towns and provide an up-close-and-personal encounter of the Spaceport only available during the pre-operational phase.

Other sites in the top 10 list include (by ranking, exluding the VLA and the spaceport): Soudan Underground Mine State Park at Soundan, Minn.; Aeorjet-Dad Rocket Facility at Homestead, Fla.; the National Radio Quiet Zone in the West VirginiaVirginia borderlands; McMarthPierce Solar Telescope near Tuscon, Ariz.; Fort Irwin National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.; Cinder Lake near Flagstaff, Ariz.; Bay Model at Sausalito, Calif.; and Koreshan State Historic Site at Estero, Fla. — Hidalgo County Herald

Growers club looking for restart

CLAYTON — The recent rains have caused more than just grass and weeds to spring up, as the Union County Network (UCN) is looking to also spring back its Growers Club.

Several years prior, UCN had successfully launched the Growers Club with much interest. However, the staff member responsible for keeping the meetings going resigned and moved from the community and with that person went the ability and organization to keep the club going.

This time, however, UCN has two specific goals for the Growers Club that will be extremely beneficial to anyone with a green thumb. The first goal is to “have fun with it,” said UCN Executive Director Kristen Christy. And the second goal is based on a partnership with Des Moines Municipal Schools — to develop a Farm-to-School program to increase fresh, locally produced fruits and vegetable, and locally grown beef, into the school cafeteria.

— Union County Leader

JULY 30 Recovery effort continues at burn scar

SILVER CITY — The effort to seed and mulch the Silver Fire burn scar is “progressing well,” according to Tracy Weber, implementation leader of the Forest Service’s Burned Area Emergency Response team.

Crews recently began seeding 11,500 acres and applying mulch to 2,800 acres.

The seeding of another 1,447 acres, on the north side of the burn scar, was also planned.

“Seeding reduces negative effects to downstream life, property and infrastructure by reducing erosion and water runoff,”

Whale watching Copyright © 2013 Jay McKittrick I took my family whale watching a while back, and it was a beautiful day. We saw seagulls, and sea weed and people getting sea sick – but not one fluking whale.

We didn’t see a grey whale; we didn’t see a blue whale; we didn’t see Moby Dick, the great white whale.

I did, however, see a very large man with a really bad sunburn so I took a few pictures of him, because what’s the difference between barnacles and a blisters anyway?

But when we got into port, the captain said on the radio: “Well, folks… sometimes you see ‘em, and sometimes you don’t...

But we sure have enjoyed having you aboard today... and if you save your ticket stubs, we’ll be happy to take you back out in the boat tomorrow.

Like any of us are go-

ing to take them up on that offer.

My family smelled like sardines and diesel fuel stumbling around on the dock like a bunch of drunken sailors. I was trying to get my balance before I had to drive: “Sir… have you been drinking this Jay McKittrick evening?” jaymckittrick@gmail.com “No officer. I took and sometimes you don’t.” my family out whale Maybe I should start watching!” a business like that where “Oh, well, I’m going to have to give you a ticket I live, I thought to myself, taking people out into the for swerving back there.” forest Bigfoot watching: “Fine, I’ll trade you “Well… there’s a deer, and tickets. You give me this one, and I’ll give you these there’s a tree, and there’s a squirrel, and there’s the – ‘cause I’m sure as heck not going to use them. I’m rain and that’s our time.

And well, folks… sometaking my family to Sea times you see ‘em, and World tomorrow where sometimes you don’t... we’re guaranteed to see but I sure have enjoyed a whale, and it’s a killer whale that does flips in the having you in the back of my old Ford truck today... air.” and if you save your ticket But what a business those whale watching guys stubs, I’ll be happy to take are in, I’m out $126 bucks: you out in the mud again tomorrow.”

“Sometimes you see ‘em

according to a Gila National Forest news release. “High burn-severity areas are being seeded with a quick germinating, annual barley seed that provides rapid ground cover for this year. After the first year, the barley grass dies and does not return.’

N.M. 152 remained closed because of the helicopter traffic, as well as heavy equipment like semitrailer trucks, carrying straw bales. Officials expected to reopen the road Aug. 5.

— Silver City Daily Press

JULY 29 Medical center’s CEO resigns

SILVER CITY — Gila Regional Medical Center’s board of trustees unanimously voted to accept the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Brian Bentley, effective Aug. 2.

In his letter of resignation, Bentley said: “After 37 years in health care and 27 as a hospital CEO, I believe I have arrived at an appropriate time to transition into retirement. I have truly enjoyed working with many of the talented physicians and caregivers at GRMC, and will miss the personal relationships.”

Brian Cunningham, who has served as CEO understudy in the GRMC Succession Planning Program the past three years, was set to take over as interim CEO on Aug. 5.

— Silver City Daily Press

JULY 27 City awarded grant for landscaping

LOVINGTON — The area around the city pool will be getting a facelift after it

closes for the season in August.

The city commissioner approved an agreement with the J.F. Maddox Foundation for a $15,000 grant that will be used for landscaping around the facility. The total cost of the project will run $21,504, while the city will be responsible for $6,504.

The city will xeriscape 21,432 square feet around the building which will include crushed granite for ground cover, trees (Desert Willows and Chinese Pistache) and evergreen shrubs.

— Lovington Leader

JULY 26 Cheeseburger Challenge returns

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s annual battle to find the state’s best green chile cheeseburger will be renewed Wednesday, September 11 at the New Mexico State Fair.

The New Mexico Chile Cheeseburger Challenge will be waged at the Agriculture Building Courtyard on the State Fairgrounds.

Entry deadline is 5 p.m, on Aug. 16.

Participation is limited to 12 established restaurants that do business and pay taxes in New Mexico and are located within in New Mexico. If there are more than 12 entries, a drawing by lot will determine the contestants.

Entrants must provide their own cooking equipment and materials including grill, ingredients and a 10x10 canopy to cover the food prep area. Canopies must be made of a flame retardant fabric, which includes manufactures tag affixed on the fabric stating as such.

— Clovis Livestock Market News

Weekly Featured Adoptable Pets This is Switzerland; she is about 1 year old and is already spayed and current with all her vaccinations.

Switzerland is a solid black Domestic Shorthair.

She is very social, and friendly with other cats, and kittens. She loves to be affectionate, and is a talker.

Lucy is a very sweet 8-9 month old Pit Bull mix. She is extremely friendly and playful with people and other dogs, male and female.

She loves toys, and enjoys going out for long walks. Lucy has a lot of energy and would be a great jogging companion. She is slightly kennel trained, but walks very well on a leash.

To adopt one of these featured pets, contact the Humane Society of Lincoln County. Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11-5 and Saturday 11-2. Location: 422 Gavilan Canyon, Ruidoso. 575-257-9841.

Website: adoptnmpet.com.

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August 7, 2013

Airing of the Quilts in the cool pines

a memorable weekend of outstanding era inspired festival will transcend the Step back in time at the third Anshopping. This one-of-a-kind, Victorian imagination and take you back in time. nual Vintage Inspired Airing of the Quilts and Artisan Show New this year: a VictoLabor Day weekend, Saturrian Garden Tea complete day and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 with traditional sterling silver p.m. at Sanctuary on the appointments, china tea cups, River, 207 Eagle Drive, just fine linens, finger sandwichoff of Sudderth Drive in es, petite pastries, cupcakes Midtown Ruidoso. Admisand music of the era, enjoyed sion is $5 and children in the Sanctuary’s beautiful under 12 are free. conservatory and fountain garden. Experience days gone With something to by for $20 per person and please everyone; antiquities, children under 15, $10. Seatartisans, crafters, fabrics, ing is limited. Call to reserve jewelers, apothecary, tera spot: 575-630-1111. For rarium artists, regional Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free Press more information visit, www. garden specialists and more are brought together to offer The 2012 Airing of the Quilts at Sanctuary on the River. SanctuaryOnTheRiver.com.

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Wildfire Safe, Sound & Codesmart Conference, Aug. 12-13 in Ruidoso The South Central Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council in cooperation with the International Code Council, Department of Homeland Security and the National Association of RC&D Councils will be presenting a Wildfire Safe, Sound & CodeSmart Conference at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort on August 12-13.

Organizers are billing this as a “Best Practices For Living in the Wildland Urban Interface” conference. It will be a great opportunity to learn more about Wildland Urban Interface Codes from the experts. Dan Bailey and Dave Nichols from the ICC will be the primary presenters with additional speakers on WUI topics to round out the conference.

August 7 through 13 Things to do every day Ruidoso River Museum - Open at 101 Mechem Drive. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs.

- Mon. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children.

Live horse racing at Ruidoso Downs Race Track, Friday - Monday through Labor Day weekend. Post time is 1 p.m. (with the exception of some holidays, special meets and horse sales). Visit RaceRuidoso.com for more information.

Flying J Chuckwagon Supper and Show, Hwy 48 north of Ruidoso. Every day except Sunday; gates open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and show is $27 for adults; $15 for children 4-12.

www.�lyingjranch.com for more information.

Smokey Bear Park is open in Capitan, located on Highway 380. Open every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s day. $2 for adults, $1 for children 7-12. Children 6 and under are free. Smokey Bear Historical Park is operated by EMNRDForestry Division.

Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs, just east of the racetrack. The �irst New Mexico museum to be granted “af�iliate” status with the Smithsonian Institution.

Open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Admission $6 for adults with discounts avail-

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7 Lincoln County Fair, LC Fairgrounds, 5th St. and Highway 48, Capitan, runs through Aug. 10. Indoor exhibits; art show, flower show, photography and fine art, and a sewing and quilt show. The Buyers dinner and livestock sale is Fri. Aug. 9. Food vendors available too. 575-648-2311. Free.

Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live every Wednesday night. $5 admission. Must be 21 or older to attend. 575-464-7028.

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

THURSDAY AUGUST 8 Deadline to enter Spencer Theater Golf Scramble: 575-336-4800; www.spenc e r t h e a t e r. c o m / s u m 1 3 / rain_13golf.html.

Tiny Tots Program, Ruidoso Public Library, 107 Kansas City Road, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. For infants and children through 3 years old. Programs can include: stories, dance, music, free play and sometimes a craft.

Jazz Piano with Michael Francis at Laughing Sheep Farm, 5 - 9 p.m. 575 653-4041.

1 mile west of Lincoln, Hwy 380, mm 96.

Mark Kashmar, country blues, Café Rio, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Karaoke with DJ Pete Cree Meadows Lounge, 6 - 11 p.m.

All-you-can-eat taco bar from 6 - 9 p.m. Open to the public.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

FRIDAY AUGUST 9 Susan Kolb performs at Tina’s Cafe, dinner reservations recommended. 257-8930.

Rascal Fair, White Oaks Community Market open every Friday 4 p.m. to dusk.

Located just east of No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks. Local, organic fruit and produce, fresh eggs, plants and seeds, hot weekly favorites at the Goldrush Grill, baked goods, pottery, woodwork, handmade soaps, baskets, jewelry and metalsmithing from local artisans. Pan for gold and sip free coffee by the campfire.

Hillbilly Potentates, outstanding bluegrass music, perform at Laughing Sheep Farm, 5 - 9 p.m. 575 653-4041.

1 mile west of Lincoln, Hwy 380, mm 96.

Mike Sanjku performs in Wendell’s Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 5 - 10 p.m.

Terry Bullard Band performs at Cree Meadows Country Club, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Friday night fish fry.

Mark Remington performs at the Swiss Chalet Inn,

Mechem Dr., 6 p.m.

The Eliminators perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant, Mechem Dr., 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth in the Boulder Plaza, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Hosted by Tradd Tidwell.

575-257-2273; www.sacredgroundscoffee.net. Free.

Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopelli Country 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.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

SATURDAY AUGUST 10 “Race To Whip Cancer” Day at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. “Horse Racing for a Cause” – help support Breast Cancer Awareness by creating a ‘sea of pink’ at the track.

For more information, contact Jamie Zamora at getracy@ prodigy.net.

Fourth Annual Deacon Bob Open Golf Tournament, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 1 - 5 p.m. This is the signature charity golf tournament held annually to benefit Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) and The NEST Domestic Violence Shelter. Entry fee includes green fees, cart rental, refreshments, a goodie bag and a BBQ dinner. For more information, call 575-378-6378; http://helpendabuseforlife.org/2013-deacon-bob-open-registration. $125 per golfer.

Susan Kolb performs at Tina’s Cafe, dinner reservations recommended. 257-8930.

Mike Sanjku performs in Wendell’s Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 5 to 10 p.m.

Cowboy Folk Music with Tim, Jay and Sally at Laughing Sheep Farm, 5 - 9 p.m. 575

able for seniors, military and youth. Visit www. hubbardmuseum.org or call 575-378-4142.

“Celebracion del Arte” Juried Art Show, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Runs through Sept. 9.

Original art from some of New Mexico’s best artists will be on display. The Celebracion del Arte is a juried �ine arts competition that seeks to recognize and honor excellence in the contemporary visual arts of the American West. Thirtytwo artists, representing 54 pieces of original art, were selected as �inalists for the show. 575378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org.

Cree Meadows is open to the public and 653-4041. 1 mile west of Lincoln, Hwy 380, mm 96.

Lincoln County Cowboy Crisis Fund Benefit Ranch Rodeo, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Capitan, 6 p.m. “Pass the hat” admission. BBQ dinner during rodeo. Dance and pie/cake/prize auction following rodeo. All proceeds go to the Cowboy Crisis Fund. Donations of baked goods needed.

575-937-0869.

Mark Remington performs at the Swiss Chalet Inn, Mechem Dr., 6 p.m.

Free movie “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. This is an amazing film about an amazing individual. Even so, it is difficult to watch. It is the true story of French magazine “Elle” editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn’t paralyzed. After the movie, the interview with the film’s director Julian Schnabel, which is a very interesting story itself, will be shown.

This is not a tear-jerker, but it may leave viewers ashamed to complain of their ailments, debilitating though they may be.

575-257-2273.

The Eliminators perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant, 7 - 9 p.m.

Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopelli Country Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p.m.

Chubby Checker, Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd., Alto, 8 - 10 p.m. The man behind this phenomenon is an amazing vocalist, singer-songwriter, rocker and arranger. Not only has his “The Twist” been ranked as Billboard’s biggest chart hit of all time, but he is the only recording artist to place five albums in the Top 12 all at once. Chubby has sold more than 250 million

invites all non-members to join the family and share the fun without membership. Cree offers golf with a view; Sierra Blanca view dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner; entertainment on Thursday nights: DJ Pete Karaoke and Friday nights: the Terry Bullard Band. The “19th Hole” bar and lounge offers libation at best prices in town and a dramatic Sierra Blanca view. Schedule weddings or meetings in the “North 40” banquet facility. Call 575-257-5815 for information about participating in a classic hometown Country Club where everyone can enjoy the atmosphere and services without membership.

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SUNDAY AUGUST 11 Sundays Under the Stars, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 6 11 p.m. Live music performed

by Cadillac Kings - variety; movie: “Brother Bear” after sunset. 1-800-545-9011; www. innofthemountaingods.com.

Free.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

MONDAY AUGUST 12 Spencer Theater Golf Scramble, Rainmakers Golf Course, 7 a.m. registration and breakfast. 8 a.m. shotgun start. This is the annual Golf Tournament to raise money for the Spencer’s artistic programming. Players receive continental breakfast, cart and green fees, goodie bag and lunch. Awards and lunch in the Founder’s Room at the Spencer following the tournament. 575-336-4800. Fourperson teams: $100 per golfer.

Limited to the first 18 foursomes. Deadline to register: Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Old-Fashioned Gospel Sing-along, First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road in Ruidoso, 3 p.m. The sing-along will be followed by an icecream social in the multi-purpose room. Free.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

TUESDAY AUGUST 13 Jesus, Mommy & Me. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1120 Hull Rd., Tuesday mornings, 9:30-11 a.m. for preschool-aged children.

Bible story, songs, finger plays, craft/art/learning activities and snack. No fee. 575-2584191.

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

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Altrusa supports survivors at the Nest Since the organization’s beginnings, Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) and the Nest have seen a rich history of community support. The organization is blessed to be in Lincoln County not only for its ability to help women and children in a community deeply affected by domestic violence, but also for its’ strong and dedicated force of volunteers and community service organizations, One of the more active organizations in Ruidoso is the local branch of Altrusa International, Inc. Altrusans have a long history of supporting HEAL since its founding. The group quickly latched on to its mission and played an active role in opening the doors to the Nest. In coordination with HEAL’s “Adopt a Room” project at the shelter, one of the club’s first generous deeds was raising enough money to furnish a bedroom. In true community spirit, several members of the club joined together to write a grant application to the Altrusa International Foundation. The grant was approved for $1,000, which the club matched. On April 6, 2007, the club wrote a $2,000 check and the ongoing relationship began. To this day, the room bears the Altrusa name so that all its residents can continue to feel the warmth and love of several lovely ladies, even years later.

Since October 2007, Altrusa of Ruidoso has donated $100 per month to HEAL and the Nest. Recently, the club approved a 2013-14 budget that increased the monthly donation to $150. “We are very excited about the excellent work the Nest does and want to help in our small way,” said club treasurer, Judy Griffin.

In January 2010, the club sponsored a table at the Heroes with Heart awards gala, HEAL’s annual community celebration of those who go above and beyond the call of duty in helping others. Just two years later, Altrusa of Ruidoso was nominated and named as one of the winners at the 2012 Heroes with Heart awards. Earlier this year, long-time supporter of the Nest, writer, chef and honorary Altrusan, Perry Champion, posthumously received a 2013 Heroes with Heart award.

“Altrusa’s support of the Nest has been particularly important because of its subtext. By choosing to make such a strong commitment to the Nest, the club sends the residents of the shelter a very clear, strong message that

July 2013 births at LCMC 7/1 Emmalee Hazel Bradburn; 7 lbs, 7.6 oz, 20 inches; Michelle L. and James H. Bradburn, III; Tularosa Chavian Valdez; 7 lbs, 2.2 oz, 19 inches; Dhani S. Saenz and Chavie Valdez; Mescalero 7/2 Breysen Danny Baldwin ; 7 lbs, 11.4 oz, 20-1/2 inches; Danielle M. and Spencer J. Baldwin, Ruidoso 7/3 Sean Tyler Martin; 6 lbs, 10.1 oz, 19 inches; Amber L. and Jason T. Martin, Alamogordo Fabian Puentes; 6 lbs, 2.2 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Esperanza Puentes, Ruidoso Downs 7/7 Camilla Rose Ochoa; 7 lbs, 7.9 oz, 20 inches; Angelica M. and Rudy A. Ochoa, Alamogordo 7/8 Brooke Elisabeth Jones; 6 lbs, 13.0 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Rachael E. and Austin T. Jones, Ruidoso Graeson Mark Whitley; 6 lbs, 9.1 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Ashley R. and Kamron L. Whitley, Ruidoso Kaleb Michael Taylor; 5 lbs, 15.6 oz, 18-3/4 inches; Krystal M. and Jonathan M. Taylor, Carlsbad (Ruidoso Downs) 7/9 Blakely Sarai Baker; 7 lbs, 5.3 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Tiffany and Erik Baker, Ruidoso Quinn Rose Chandler; 8 lbs, 10 oz, 21 inches; Kathryn and Zachery Chandler, Cumming, Ga. (Holloman AFB) Elizabeth Grace Sparks; 7 lbs, 10.8 oz, 20-1/2 inches; Melody and Jonathan Sparks, Alamogordo 7/14 Natalie Kim Enjadyy; 6 lbs, 3.6 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Frances A. Enjady, Mescalero 7/17 Jesus Gerald Blackmon, Jr.; 5 lbs, 11.9 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Ivy M. Agudo and Jesus G. Blackmon, Ruidoso Willow Emery-Grace Reeves; 7 lbs, 9.0 oz, 20 inches; Angela N. and Travis L. Reeves, Roswell (Ruidoso) Oziah James Stewart; 7 lbs, 6.6 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Jamie A. Estes and Mauricio A. Stewart, Ruidoso Downs 7/20 Aria Rose Basquez; 7 lbs, 2.8 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Jessica L. Silva and Ralph A. Basquez, High Rolls 7/22 Nyomi Ivette Wray; 8 lbs, 3.9 oz, 18-1/2 inches, Elysia and Justin Wray, Holloman AFB 7/23 Jase Anthony Sanchez; 6 lbs, 6.1 oz, 19 inches; Lana E. Dale and James R. Sanchez, Ruidoso Downs Samara Jade Romo; 8 lbs, 10.2 oz, 20-1/2 inches; Brandy M. and James P. Romo, Las Cruces Catalya Ranee Vigil-Hinds; 6 lbs, 14.5 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Tiffany M. Vigil and Arvel L. Hinds, La Luz 7/25 Kora Chastine Norton; 7 lbs, 7.8 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Jennifer Bookout and James Norton, Tularosa 7/28 Tinleigh Nicole Stanbrough; 8 lbs, 0.6 oz, 20-1/2 inches; Charlotte M. and Brandon J. Stanbrough, Alamogordo Bryssa Grace Telles; 7 lbs, 5.1 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Stephani and Bryan Telles, Tularosa 7/29 Kai Gabriel Morgan; 6 lbs, 1.3oz, 19-1/2 inches; Rudi Rachel Lugo and Jovien D. Morgan, Ruidoso and Mescalero

they are loved, their experiences have validity, they will always have support within our community, and that their lives matter deeply to all of us,” said club secretary Michael Hoppal. “I think a necessary part of supporting survivors is saying, ‘I care about you,’ enough to drown out the isolation many of these women face. They need a community. We do what we can to provide that.” Hoppal also works at HEAL as a staff writer.

The sheltering model at the Nest is grounded in the idea survivors can effect change in their lives with adequate support and encouragement from the community. According to HEAL Board President Mark Chino, “Altrusans have come together over the years to build our program of hope and change for survivors. With their support, we have jointly have helped many women and children who have resided at the Nest to transition into their new lives free of abuse.

We deeply appreciate their commitment and support.”

For more information about Altrusa of Ruidoso, go to altrusaruidoso.com, or join the club at its 3rd annual Vino Bingo night on Sept. 12 at Sanctuary on the River.

Obituaries

Korvus Kurilik

Korvus Kurilik, 71 of Capitan, died Aug. 1 in Capitan.

He was born Oct. 28, 1941 in Detroit, Mich. He was a teacher with Western Michigan University and worked for Upjohn Pharmaceu-

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ticals and upon retirement he moved to Capitan in 1998. During retirement he was a reserve deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office for 10 years. He married Nancy J. Hector on Jan. 13, 2002 in Grand

Rapids, Mich.

Korvus is survived by his wife, Nancy “Buckie” Kurilik of Capitan and two sons, Kahlin Kurilik and Lihrin Kurilik.

Services will be at a later date.

Robert Wilson Tate Robert Wilson Tate, known as Bob to his friends and family, was taken from us on July 28 at the age of 73 at his home in Orla, Texas. He died of natural causes peacefully in his sleep. The funeral was Aug. 5 at Fort Stanton Veteran’s Cemetery.

He is survived by his children Rusty Wade Tate and Bobbi Sue Tate Shearer; his grandchildren Zachary Steven Shearer, Wade Russell Shearer, and Maria Gerberta Tate; his sisters Peg Hamilton, Betty Tooten, Anne Puls, Dean Bartsch and their spouses; his brother Earl Tate and his spouse; his son-in-law Russell Shearer; his daughterin-law Yaritzse Lozada Tate; his former wife Mary Jane Tate; his friend and companion Reita Prewit; and many nieces and nephews.

Bob Tate was born on July 18, 1940 to John Harrison Tate and Tommie English Tate on the Nopal Ranch in Marfa, Texas. He was a graduate of Uvalde High School of Uvalde, Texas in 1958. He served in the US Navy from 1958 to 1961 as an enlisted man aboard the USS Ranger.

and the USS Coral Sea. In 1962 he married Mary Jane Cunningham in Utopia, Texas.

Bob Tate worked in various occupations in his life, including government trapper, ranch hand, heavy equipment operator, and over-the-road truck driver. He retired in 2005 from the Texas State Department of Highways.

After his retirement from the State of Texas he then worked part-time for the US Postal Service in Orla and Mentone, Texas.

Over the course of his life he lived in many places throughout Texas and New Mexico, but he loved West Texas the most of all. He was always sociable and made many lasting friendships wherever he went. He was quick with a smile, a joke, or a funny story for those he knew. His hobbies of many years were metalworking and welding.

Anyone that knew Bob Tate knew of the extensive collection of tools and equipment he amassed in his lifetime.

Bob Tate will always be missed by his family and the many friends touched by his generosity and spirit.

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“Race To Whip Cancer” Day at Ruidoso Downs on August 10, 2013!

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Altrusans Jackie Wilson (left) and Mary Jane Thomas (right) with Carrol Champion, accepting the 2013 HWH award on behalf of Perry.

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Thought for the week...

Deacon Bob’s dream Photo courtesy of Coleen Widell

Deacon Bob Racicot on the golf course.

By Sue Hutchison Reporter suehutch@valornet.com The greens and fairways at the Inn of the Mountain Gods’ Championship Golf Course will be filled Saturday with those who care about ending domestic violence. The event is an annual fundraiser for Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) and Executive Director Coleen Widell recently spoke with the Ruidoso Free Press about how the event began and its significance to Bob Racicot, a Catholic deacon who invested several years of his life with HEAL. Racicot’s influence with HEAL stretches beyond the tournament which bears his name.

“It was Deacon Bob who first introduced a faith element into the NEST (HEAL’s shelter for those affected by domestic violence).

“He was very instrumental in involving

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the Lincoln County Mescalero Ministerial Alliance in the regular operations of the NEST,” Widell explains. “It’s because of him we now have a strong relationship with our churches,” she said. Widell knows the value of having a connection with area churches to offer residents who ask for a faith-based support system.

With strictly volunteer attendance, Faith Hour is now facilitated by current HEAL board member Julie Gilliland, along with NEST staff member Corina Montoya. “It is good for our residents to have a source of strength and spirituality,” explained Widell.

“We’re the only domestic violence shelter to offer this resource to our residents and we consider it a flag of honor,” she said.

Racicot, a deacon at St. Eleanor’s Catholic Church in Ruidoso died Jan. 17, continued on next page

Charles Clary It is a great joy to see the mountains and woodlands turn green after the rains.

God truly blesses us with these rains. When I read in the Scriptures about the “spring rains” and the “autumn rains,” I am intrigued.

The first rains are for the sowing of seeds. And the early rains provide moisture for the seeds to germinate and produce a plant… wheat, tomatoes, squash, etc. The seeds sprout with the spring sunshine and rain.

Then, come the later rains, for the plant to produce its grain, vegetables or fruit. As a gardener, I was always aware of the special times of need of plants for moisture.

In some places the Bible speaks of the early rains and the latter rains in a spiritual sense. In those places, the Scriptures do not refer to rains… water, or moisture. The reference is made of the early and latter “rain” of the Holy Spirit.

The emphasis is on the planting of the Gospel seed and the “early” rain of the Holy Spirit. The “seed” sprouts as the person is brought to faith in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. The person receives the Gospel seed and the Holy Spirit makes it come alive unto salvation.

Then comes the “latter” rain as the fruit is produced in the Christian’s life. There is the “fruit” of good works, righteousness, and a holy life. But, there is another result.

The Christian also sows the Gospel seed and the “latter” rain of the Holy Spirit falls.

That seed falls into the heart of one who is not a Christian, and the “latter” rain causes the Gospel seed to come alive and the result is the salvation of another soul.

The “early” rain of the Holy Spirit in my life made my spirit receive the Gospel seed, and I became a Christian. Then, the “latter” rain fell and I produced fruit as I shared the Gospel with another person and they became a Christian.

You see, the Gospel seed is for consumption. We are to feed on God’s Word and grow as Christians. But, we must understand that the Gospel seed is also for propagation. So, there is a multiplication of “plants”, that is, Christians.

Our God is a fantastic gardener. He has developed a miraculous “seed” to plant in the life of a person. The seed is the Gospel Seed that, when planted, grows into eternal life. So, we have God’s help for today and hope for tomorrow.

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ANGLICAN Mescalero Family Worship Center Gary Dorsey, Pastor; 464-4741 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Carrizozo Community Church (AlG) Barbara Bradley, Pastor. Corner of C Ave. & Thirteenth One Church Pastor Todd Carter. 139 El Paso Road, Ruidoso.

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336-1979 First Baptist Church - Carrizozo 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968; Hayden Smith, Pastor First Baptist Church - Ruidoso 270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. 2572081; Dr. Alan Stoddard, Pastor First Baptist Church - Ruidoso Downs 361 E. Hwy 70, 378-4611, Randy Widener, Pastor First Baptist Church - Tinnie Bill Jones, Pastor Mescalero Baptist Mission 1016 Old Road Box 9, Mescalero, NM 88340, 973-0560, Pastor Zach Malott Mountain Baptist Church Independent-Fundamental KJV. 145 E. Grandview Capitan. 937-4019 Ruidoso Baptist Church Wayne Joyce, Pastor; 126 Church Drive, Palmer Gateway. 378-4174 Trinity Southern Baptist Church (south on Highway 48) 700 Mt. Capitan Rd. 3542044. Mel Gnatkowski, Pastor 808-0607 BAHA’I FAITH Baha’i Faith 257-8857 or 258-5595 BUDDHIST Buddhism of the Lotus Sutra George Brown; 257-1569 CATHOLIC Saint Eleanor Catholic Church 120 Junction Road, Ruidoso, 257-2330. Fr. AI Galvan Saint Theresa Catholic Church Corona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. Fr. Mike Williams Saint Joseph’s Apache Mission Mescalero. Father Paul Botenhagen, OFM Our Lady of Guadalupe Bent. Father Larry Gosselin Sacred Heart Catholic Church 299 3rd St, Capitan. Mass 5:00 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m. Sunday. 354-9102. Fr. Mike Williams Santa Rita Catholic Church 243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648-2853. Fr. Mike Williams CHRISTIAN First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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Capitan. 354-2288 Trinity United Methodist Church 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648-2846. Carrizozo. Jean Riley, Pastor NAZARENE Angus Church of the Nazarene Angus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336-8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor QUAKER Quaker Worship Group Unprogrammed meeting at the AndersonFreeman Visitor’s Center in Lincoln. For details, contact Sandra Smith at 653-4951 PENTECOSTAL Apostolic Pentecostal Assembly Retired Pastor and author Harry A. Peyton Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church of Ruidoso 613 Sudderth Dr. Unit D. Pastor, Art Dunn, Youth Pastor, Nathaniel Dunn. Free home Bible studies PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church

Universalist Fellowship, Call 336-2170 or 257-8912 for location NON-DENOMINATIONAL American Missionary Fellowship Rick Smith, 682-2999. E-mail: RickS@ americanmissionary.org Calvary Chapel 127 Vision, next to Cable Co., 257-5915. Pastor John Marshall Centro Familiar Destino 304 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345, 257-0447.

Services are bilingual Christ Church in the Downs Ruidoso Downs, 378-8464. AI and Marty Lane, Pastors Christ Community Fellowship Capitan, Highway 380 West, 354-2458. Ed Vinson, Pastor Church Out of Church Meeting at the Flying J Ranch, 1028 Hwy. 48, Alto. Pastors: Tim & Julie Gilliland. Mailing Address: 1009 Mechem #11 Ruidoso 88345.

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Cornerstone Church Cornerstone Square, 613 Sudderth Drive, 2579265. John & Joy Wyatt, Pastors Foot of the Cross Christian Ministries, 2812 Sudderth (Pine Tree Shopping Center) Pastor, Phil Appel. For more info please call 937-8677 or visit our website at www.thefootofthecross.org Grace Harvest Church 1108 Gavilan Canyon Rd, 336-4213 Iglesia Bautista “Vida Eterna” Pastor Rev, Ramon Robledo. 207 East Circle, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346, 361 E. Hwy. 70, 3788108. Email: revrobledo@lycos.com J Bar J Church 40 Hwy 70W, 257-6899 Pastor Charles W. Clary.

E-mail: jbarjcountrychurcb@ruidoso.net 101 Sutton Drive (Nob Hill), Ruidoso, 257-2220. Miracle Life Ministry Center Tony Chambless, Pastor Ron Rice & Catherine Callahan, Ministers Ancho Community Presbyterian Church Available 24 hours for healing, prayer. 354-0255; Pastor Terry Aiello, CLP e-mail miraclelife@ruidoso-online.com Corona United Presbyterian Church Open Circle - High Mesa Healing Center, Pastor Terry Aiello, CLP Sundays, 10-11 a.m. Call 575-336-7777 for information Nogal Presbyterian Church Reverend E.W. “Bo” Lewis Pacto Viviente 25974 Highway 70, la iglesia “J Bar J” en la REFORMED CHURCH granja roja. Domingos 12:30 p.m., Jueves 7 p.m.

Mescalero Reformed 937-6664. Es un lugar de familia, amistades y de Mescalero. Bob Schut, Pastor crecimiento spiritual SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Racetrack Chapel Ruidoso Seventh Day Adventist Horseman’s Entrance, Hwy 70, 378-7264.

207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs, 378Chaplain Darrell Winter 4161. Pastor Chuck Workman, 575-636-3773; 1st NON-SECTARIAN Elder Manuel Maya 937-4487 Spiritual Awareness Study Group SPANISH SERVICES Minister: George N. Brown, PhD. ULC. 257-1569 Iglesia del Nazareno Men’s Bible Study, Band Of Brothers Angus Church, 12 mi north of Ruidoso on Hwy 48. Call 937-0071 for times and location Marco Sanchez, Pastor. 336-8032 The 1st Iglesia Apostollca de la Fe en Cristo UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP Jesus Located at: 613 Sudderth Dr. Suite D, Ruidoso. 937-7957 · 973-5413 Sacramento Mountains Unitarian

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1211 Hull at Gavilan Canyon Road, 258-4250 Carrizo Christian Fellowship Leonard Kanesewah Ill, Pastor. 56 White Mt. Dr., 3 mi. W of Inn of the Mountain Gods Mescalero.

464-4656 CHURCH OF CHRIST Gateway Church of Christ 415 Sudderth, Ruidoso, 257-4381. John Duncan, preaching minister Church of Christ - Capitan Highway 48. Joshua Watkins, preaching minister CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LDS Church of Jesus Christ LDS Ruidoso Ward, 1091 Mechem Bishop Melvin Jenson, 258-1253 Church of Jesus Christ LDS Mescalero Branch, Mormon Missionaries 3172375 EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount, 121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso. Rev. Judith Burgess Rector 257-2356. Website: www.eclc.us St. Anne’s Episcopal Chapel in Glencoe Episcopal Chapel of San Juan in Lincoln St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel Carrizozo, 6th & E Street EVANGELICAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church 1035 Mechem Dr. 802-5242 FOURSQUARE Capitan Foresquare Church Hwy 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, Pastor, 9377383 FULL GOSPEL Mission Fountain of Living Water San Patricio Full Gospel Church Seed of Faith Fellowship, 517 West Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan. Pastor Beverly Sills, 973-3721.

6 p.m. Sundays & Wednesdays, pastorbev1@ gmail.com JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Jehovah’s Witness - Ruidoso Kingdom Hall 1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 3364147, 257-7714 Congregacion Hispana de los Testigos de Jehova 1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 378-7095 LUTHERAN Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 258-4191; 1120 Hull Road. Pastor Thomas Schoech. www.shlcruidoso.org METHODIST Community United Methodist Church Junction Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. Judy Shema, pastor. 257-4170 Capitan United Methodist Church Pastor Jean Riley and the congregation of Capitan United Methodist. White Oaks and Third in

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DEACON BOB, from pg. B9 in Westminster, Colo., where he had moved with wife of 54 years, Ellen, to be near their family due to a diagnosis he received of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Prior to moving, Deacon Bob was an active member of the HEAL board of directors from 2007-12. In his earlier days he earned master’s degrees from Montana State University and was an agricultural extension agent for MSU and the University of Arizona, also serving as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean conflict.

Ordained in 2000 as a deacon in the Catholic church, Racicot served at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Hollbrook, Ariz. and continued his service at St. Eleanor’s in Ruidoso until the time of his relocation.

Widell said at the beginning of Deacon Bob’s service with the HEAL board, there were no other members who golfed. “Because both our birthdays are in June, we would celebrate together and play nine holes,” remembers Widell. It was during Racicot’s time on the board the idea of a benefit golf tournament was born. “Our board at that time thought it might be a bit too ambitious to attempt, but Deacon Bob and I thought it would be a great way to raise funds,” Widell said.

The last HEAL board retreat Racicot attended was when the tournament was approved and it has been an annual event since. Along with the tournament, Deacon Bob delivered an annual homily at St. Eleanor’s to receive an offering to

prayed through each room, blessing both inside and out, acbenefit HEAL. “I went each year, and it was a marvel,” says Widell. “He worked very hard telling stories about residents, cording to Widell. “He invited pastors and the faith community to pray through the facility before we opened, and we’ve anonymously, recounting his own experiences working with our residents,” she continued. Racicot would break down and had a strong relationship with churches since that time,” said Widell. shed tears each time he delivered his address, according to Robert G. Racicot passed away peacefully at age 78 surWidell. “He would tell me, ‘I can’t help it. It is so moving’ rounded by his family. He left behind Ellen, three daughters and he was right,” she remembered. Raising an average of and seven grandchildren. Burial was planned for a later date more than $5,000 during those offerings each summer was in Montana. yet another way Deacon Bob showed his heart for HEAL Saturday’s golf tournament honors Deacon Bob’s legacy and residents he came to love. Widell said she is grateful and raises support for HEAL. Named The Deacon Bob Father Al Galvan, pastor of St. Eleanor’s, realized Racicot’s Open, Racicot’s influence continues. heart and encouraged him to seek support from the local Catholic community.

Rick Hutchison, pastor of Angus Church recalls when several area churches gathered together to assist in community service through the WATS Up (We Are The Sermon) effort.

“When I spoke with the deacon, he told me Sometimes everyone just needs a good hot meal. The Episcopal ‘Please be patient with us Catholics. We’re Church of the Holy Mount continues to host a free community supnot used to playing nice with others,’ but St. per each second Monday evening from 5:30 - 7 p.m. The next supEleanor’s offered a free lunch for community per will be on Monday, Aug. 12. The menu will include bratwurst, workers that year,” recalls Hutchison. “Deacon fixings and dessert. Come to the Church of the Holy Mount Parish Bob was one of the most genuine men I’ve ever Hall at 121 Mescalero Trail in Ruidoso. No reservations are needed, known,” says Hutchison. and there is no cost for the supper. Bring family and friends. For Prior to the official opening of the NEST, more information, call the church office at 575-257-2356.

Racicot brought holy water to the facility and

Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount community supper continues

Classifieds

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120 LEGAL NOTICES TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF LINCOLN STATE OF NEW MEXICO SOUTHWEST SECURITIES, FSB, A federal savings bank, Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN D. JACOBY and CINDY DENISE JACOBY, husband and wife, Defendants.

CV 2012-00312 Div. III NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNDER FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of the Default Judgment, Decree Of Foreclosure, Order Of Sale, And Appointment Of Special Master entered by the District Court of Lincoln County, New Mexico, on November 1, 2012 in civil cause number CV-2012-00312, the undersigned will offer for public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the front entrance of the Ruidoso Municipal Building at 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico on the 6th day of September, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., all rights of the defendants John D. Jacoby and Cindy Denise Jacoby to the following described real property located in Lincoln County, New Mexico; Lot 43A, Block 1, PONDEROSA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, Unit 1, Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico as shown by the replat of Lots 42 and 43, Block 1, Ponderosa Heights Subdivision, Unit 1, filed in the office of the County Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder of Lincoln County on May 23, 1991 in Cabinet E, Slide No. 22June 2, 1005 in Cabinet I, Slide No. 309; (hereinafter referred to as “the Property”).

Notice is further given that the court directed foreclosure of the mortgage and security agreement on the Property and that the amounts to be realized at said sale from the Property, with interest calculated to date of sale, are as follows: Principal Amount of Plaintiff ’s Judgment:. . . . . . . . $101,017.92 Interest from May 15, 2012 to date of Sale: . . . $11.67 per diem Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $451.89 Attorney’s Fees . . . . . . $2,500.00 In addition thereto there will be accruing interest, and costs of publication of this Notice, and the Special Master’s Fee fixed by the Court in the amount of $250.00.

The terms of this sale are that the purchaser must pay cash at the time the Property is struck off to him, except that the Plaintiff may bid all or any part of its judgment, plus interest without paying cash. /s/Jennifer Miller Jennifer Miller, Special Master RICHARD A. HAWTHORNE. P.A. 1221 Mechem Drive, Suite 2 Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 258-3483 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF LINCOLN TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JUDY W. WALSH, Plaintiff, vs.

THE ESTATE OF ROGER DUTCHOVER (a/k/a ROGER R. DUTCHOVER a/k/a BLUE DUTCHOVER), DECEASED, CONNIE DUTCHOVER, LISA DUTCHOVER, LETICIA S. RODRIGUEZ, BLUJE ROSE DUTCHOVER, SHAWNA MARIE SEDIK, RICHARD HOUGHTON, RICKY KENNETH DUTCHOVER, SANDRA GENT TORRES, RON BUSH, JANE CHAVEZ ADAMS, AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, OR CLAIMANTS OF ROGER DUTCHOVER, DECEASED Defendants No. CV-2013-00159 AMENDED NOTICE OF COMPLAINT; NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: THE ESTATE OF ROGER DUTCHOVER (a/k/a ROGER R. DUTCHOVER a/k/a BLUE DUTCHOVER), DECEASED, CONNIE DUTCHOVER, LISA DUTCHOVER, LETICIA S. RODRIGUEZ, BLUJE ROSE DUTCHOVER, SHAWNA MARIE SEDIK, RICHARD HOUGHTON, RICKY KENNETH DUTCHOVER, SANDRA

GENT TORRES, RON BUSH. JANE CHAVEZ ADAMS, AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, OR CLAIMANTS OF ROGER DUTCHOVER, DECEASED GREETINGS: You are hereby notified that a Complaint has been filed and is now pending against you in the District Court of Lincoln County, New Mexico, wherein JUDY W. WALSH is the Plaintiff and you are the Defendants in the above captioned and numbered cause, and that the object of said Complaint is to obtain a foreclosure judgment on an undivided one-half interest in the real property whose street address is 150 Loma Grande Road, Nogal, NM 88341, and whose legal description is: Tract 1 of the HICKS LAND DIVISION FOR FAMILY TRANSFER, Lincoln County, New Mexico, being a portion of the SW/4 SE/4 of Section 29, Township 9 South, Range 13 East, N.M.P.M., thereof filed in the Office of the County Clerk and Ex-officio recorder of Lincoln County, New Mexico, July 30, 2003, in Cabinet H, Slide No. 639.

(If there is a conflict between the legal description and the street address, the legal description shall control.) that unless you appear, answer, or plead in said cause, Plaintiff will take judgment by default against you for the relief prayed for in the Complaint; and that Jud A. Cooper, PO Box 1231, Ruidoso, NM 88355, phone 575-258-2585, is the attorney for Plaintiff.

WITNESS my hand and official seal this 24th day of July, 2013.

KATINA WATSON CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT BY /s/ Rhonda Wheeler Deputy Clerk REGION IX EDUCATION COOPERATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL MEETING - Thursday, August 15, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – REC IX Executive Director’s Office. The meeting is open to the public. Agenda items include budget adjustments/submissions, fiscal, program updates, and employment and recommendations/ resignations. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, community members are requested to contact Mary Reeve at (575) 2572368, if public accommodations are needed. /s/ Cathy Jones, Executive Director

130 EMPLOYMENT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB of Sierra Blanca has part-time openings for after-school Program Aides. You must have a passion for working with kids, be energetic, be able to pass background and drug tests. Applications are available at 134 Reese Drive. 575-808-8338 THE RUIDOSO PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC is looking for a physical therapy technician/aide. Must have great work ethics, gets along well with others and be willing and able to do a wide variety of tasks. Computer skills desired. Bring resume to 439 Mechem Drive or email lydia@ ruidosopt.com.

DENTAL ASSISTANT - Excellent career opportunity, no experience necessary. Will train the right person. Bilingual a plus. Starting salary 15.00/hr. Please fax or email your re-

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I’d Go Wireless, your local Verizon Wireless Premium Retail in Ruidoso is now accepting applications for a friendly, outgoing, professional Sales Manager/Customer Sales & Service Rep. Sales experience a plus. Will train. Please inquire in person at 26126 US Highway 80, Ruidoso, NM. sume to 575-257-0249/greatgrins@ aol.com Attn: Laura

140 GENERAL HELP WANTED COPY EDITOR wanted in Ruidoso area to work with local author. Call Randall 575-973-1841 TEACHING VACANCY Fort Sumner Schools – Secondary Art. Coaching an additional asset. Info: nc.ftsumner@gmail.com or swootton@ftsumnerk12.com; 575-3552231. EOE. STAGNER LANDSCAPE is looking for tree thinners, landscapers, laborers and yearly maintenance personnel. Call 575-336-2321 for more info or to schedule an interview.

ATTENTION DEDICATED & REGIONAL DRIVERS! Averitt Offers Excellent Benefits & Hometime. CDLA req. 888-362-8608. Recent Grads w/a CDL-A, 1/5/wks. Paid Training.

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INFORMATION EVENT for Owner Operators and Class A-CDL Drivers Tired of being on the road away from your family and friends? Then come visit with our recruiter: Wednesday, August 14th from 10am-2pm Holliday Inn Express 2210 W Pierce St. Carlsbad, NM and Thursday, August 15th from 10am to 2pm Fairfield Inn and Suites 1350 W Joe Harvey Blvd Hobbs, NM. Gibson is expandingadding drivers and Owner Operators in the surrounding area! All positions require a Class A CDL, 2 years driving experience, a clean MVR and a Hazmat and tank endorsement Call Gibson recruiting department for more details 866-687-5281 www. gibsonenergy.com EOE ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 33 New Mexico newspapers for only $100. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 288,000 readers.

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170 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ATTN: COMPUTER WORK. Work from anywhere 24/7. Up to $1500 Part Time to $7500/mo. Full Time.

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Payroll/Human Resources Generalist Salary $15.04 hourly.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Complete job description and applications at the Village of Ruidoso, 313 Cree Meadows Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345. Phone 2584343 or 1-877-700-4343. Fax 258-5848. Website www. ruidoso-nm.gov. “Drugfree Workplace.” EEOE. 130 EMPLOYMENT

Seeking dedicated participants to help further develop one of the fastest growing restaurants in Ruidoso.

Only looking for the best! Please apply if you demonstrate great character, loyalty, maturity, experience, positivity and the ability to work quickly under pressure. This is NOT AN EASY BUSINESS! If you do not do well with policy and procedures, or you do not take well to constructive criticisms, this is not the job for you. The following positions could be available: Server, Busser, Dishwasher.

I am seeking full time employees who wish to avoid hopping from job to job. Great dividends can be had for GREAT employees. The pay is very competitive and the hours are unbeatable. Come join our family today. Apply in person at Cornerstone Bakery Café, 359 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM. We look forward to meeting you!

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All American Realty SALES & RENTALS Long & Short Term Rentals Nice Commercial $ 1200 Available Now (575) 257-8444 220 MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE ADULT MOBILE HOME PARK. Several homes available at Pine Terrace Estates at 1108 Mechem Drive. For more details call Bill Pippin 575-2574228 or after 6 pm 575-258-3414.

235 HOMES FOR RENT: FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED 4 BEDROOM 2 BATH on Cree. $1200 plus utilities 257-7911

245 TOWNHOUSES/CONDOS FOR RENT IMMACULATE 2 BDRM, 2 1/2 bath condo, champion’s Run. Fully furnished, includes new washer/dryer, cable, garage, water, community swimming pool. Tenant pays elec, $900 month rent. No Pets, nonsmoking. Credit references + previous tenant references please. 6 Mo. lease, 1 month deposit. Available now. 575-802-3734

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275 RETAIL SPACE SALE/ LEASE COMMERCIAL/STORE-FRONT RETAIL. Approx 1800 square feet great location best price in town $1500.

RENTALS HOUSES CONDOS

323 HEATH DRIVE – FURN 3 BDR, 2 (3/4) BA (showers only) with knotty pine walls & wood floors. Approx.

1337 sq.ft. $975/Mo + utilities.

111 FIR – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. with large utility room & W/D hookups. Approx 1168 sq.ft. Pets ok with owner approval. $800/ Mo + utilities. (On the Market - Subject to showing with a lawful 30-day notice) 148 EAGLE RIDGE – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA. with 2-car garage and partially covered deck. Approx. 1800 sq.ft. Pets ok with owner approval. $1600/Mo + utilities. (On the Market - Subject to showing with a lawful 30-day notice) (Available August 20) 551 WHITE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS – UNF 3 BDR, 2 1/2 BA. with 2-car garage, large deck, study & utility room.

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406 SUNNY SLOPE #3 – FURN 2 BDR, 1 1/2 BA. $1100/Mo includes utilities. #416 CHAMPION’S RUN – FURN 2 BDR, 2 BA with carport. Approx.

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419 MECHEM DRIVE – Approx.

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FOR SALE Three P-235-75R-15 tires excellent shape $50. Two 103150x15 excellent shape $45. Four 15” chrome mods with caps 5 hole Chevy. like new $175. 575-973-4593

111 LAGUNA – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA with W/D hookups, office and large deck. Approx. 1435 sq.ft. $1000/Mo + utilities.

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