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USAF Band of the West Gateway Brass

The brass quintet from the United States Air Force Band of the West, which travels more than twenty thousand miles annually and appears in more than 100 concerts and clinics will be presenting a free concert at the Ruidoso Schools Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m. www.bandofthewest.af.mil. Free.

October 11

Music Supper Show at the Flying J Ranch

The evening’s performers include the Flying J Wranglers, Floyd Domino Revue with Redd Volkaert, devon dawson, John Shattenburg, Ron Knuth, Terry Thompson, Mark Lowe, e. Bob Baker, Tommy Allsup, Dave Alexander at the Flying J Ranch on Highway 48. Music in the meadow at 5 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., Flying J show at 7:30. 3364330, www.flyingjranch.com. Adults: $29, children:$19.

David Ball and the Pioneer Playboys

david Ball’s mellifluous tenor is as smooth and tangy as a slice of buttermilk pie. Performing with his band The Pioneer Playboys, he seemingly came out of nowhere in the late 90s with his mega hit “Thinkin’ Problem” and got himself nominated for every single award a new artist can possibly win. Spencer Theater. 336-4800, www.spencertheater.com. Enchilada dinner 5 p.m. $20, performance 7 p.m. $56 and $59.

October 12-14

23rd Annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium

The nation’s finest cowboy festival with old west storytellers, musicians, western artists and craftsmen for three days of events, cowboy competitions, horse demonstrations, western swing dancing, kids rodeo and educational activities. Evening concerts: Gatlin Brothers and Asleep at the Wheel. Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. 378-4431, cowboysymposium.org. $10/day tickets.

October 13

Ray Stevens at Inn of the Mountain Gods

The ever hilarious and entertaining Ray Stevens brings his unparalleled country music as well as novelty songs and humor. www.innofthemountaingods.com Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. 464-7777. Tickets start at $25.

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Fire scene investigation, Lincoln County style

mation officer during the crisis, By Sue Hutchison bivouacked in White Mountain Reporter Meadow. One of Smith’s duties suehutch@valornet.com during the Little Bear Fire was Twenty-four representatives to safely escort media personnel from public service entities gaththrough restricted access areas. ered just inside Copper Ridge’s He’s continuing and broadening gate in the Angus area to take a his training as a BLM worker by final exam. BLM, Forest Service, attending the class. law enforcement, local and state “Their job is to identify the firefighters, public information first point of origin for the fires in officers gathered last Monday for their final,” said Jennifer Myslivy, a week of intensive Interagency BLM media coordinator for the Wildland Fire Scene Investigaclass. “This particular fire was tion training. With winds at a mild begun with a matchbook and a cigbreeze, conditions were excellent arette, two very difficult sources to for the training, according to Carl identify.” Bartley, Bonito Fire Chief. Students are taught to investiLive fires were set and extingate the burn pattern, find the point guished with two possible sources of ignition and trace burn patof ignition for class members to terns back to the source. Colored investigate. Participating from Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free Press flags are used to identify specific Lincoln County were Kathryn Rico Smith participates in a fire investigation point of ori- areas of the investigation. “When Minter, county commissioner gin exercise during wild land fire investigation training. they’re finished, flags will narrow and Bonito volunteer firefighter, to a specific point where the fire origin is source of individual fires, proper marking Michelle Caskey, county information officer located,” said Myslivy. and reporting skills. with Bartley assisting in facilitation. Nita When students pass the final, they conRico Smith, working with BLM Las Taylor, county manager, along with Travis tinue their studies, which could take more Cruces remembers being in Lincoln County Atwell, county emergency services director this past June. A member of one of the type 1 than two years to receive certification in came to observe the final. Wildfire Scene Investigation. The final consisted of examination of the fire teams, Smith worked as a public infor-

ENMU-Ruidoso reports record enrollments

The number of students enrolled at ENMU-Ruidoso grew the fall semester, reaching a record number of 1,141. The number translates into a 5.2 percent increase over the fall semester of last year. Although the total number of students increased, the FTE (the number of students taking an average of 15 credit hours) fell, indicating that more students are taking fewer classes per semester. Students taking online classes to supplement degree plans from other institutions, non-degree seeking students taking a single class for personal enrichment or professional development, working students going to college parttime and dual credit students increasingly make up the student body at ENMU-Ruidoso. This trend is likely to continue as ENMU-Ruidoso encourages high school students to take classes while in high school that apply to post-secondary degrees or certificate programs. Additional classes in career technical fields and academic studies offered in more area high schools give these students exposure to the college environment, but are not capable of constituting a full load. Other aims of the college – increasing online classes and making online degree and certificate programs possible – will also likely increase students while adversely affecting FTE numbers. ENMU-Ruidoso’s online Cyber Security program is a model for

For team and country

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Ruidoso players enter the field at W.D. Horton Stadium proudly carrying the red, white and blue before their game against Tularosa on Friday. The game was both a continuation of the Ruidoso-Tularosa rivalry and a showcase for the Wounded Warrior Project, dedicated to care for men and women severely injured during service to their country. See full story on pg. 13. future learning for a small and rural institution. Two online formats are offered: one for professionals in the field; one for those who plan on applying their education in an entry-level position or continuing on to attain a degree from a four-year college. While providing two-year degrees, the administra-

tion recognizes the importance of programs to train and supplement students for the job market. “ENMU-Ruidoso plays a critical role in our community, serving students who are pursuing higher education and helping people prepare for new jobs,” explains President see eNMu-r, pg 3

Dig Pink ceremony for breast cancer awareness

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Capitan and Dexter volleyball players – as well as fans and parents – surround cancer survivors Linda Autrey and Willa Stone before the start of Thursday’s Dig Pink match at Capitan. The evening was dedicated to breast cancer awareness, with a silent auction and sales of T-shirts and other items to raise funds for Altrusa’s cancer prevention eﬀorts.

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CoMMUNitY CALeNdAr Brass concert Gateway Brass, the brass quintet from the United States Air Force Band of the West, will present a free concert on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Ruidoso School’s Performing Arts Center. The quintet travels more than 20,000 miles annually and appears in more than 100 concerts and clinics. Gateway Brass performs at military ceremonies, conducts educational clinics and presents entertaining community concerts throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and New Mexico. The band will also conduct a master class for the Ruidoso High School band that day.

State Finance Authority

The New Mexico Finance Authority hosts a meeting to assist businesses with their financial needs this Thursday in the First National Bank Atrium, 400 E. 10th Street in Alamogordo. Financial institutions are also invited to a discussion on helping meet customers’ borrowing needs. The business session is 9-10 a.m., while the lender session is from 11 a.m. to noon. RVsP to the Alamogordo Chamber at 575437-6120.

Early voting Early voting for this year’s elections will begin starting Oct. 20 at the Ruidoso Senior Center and Oct. 22 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s office in Carrizozo. early voting ends Nov. 3, three days before election day on Nov. 6.

Driver safety AARP will host a driver safety class, Oct. 22, at the Ruidoso Senior Center, starting at 9 a.m. The cost for the four-hour class is $14, or $12 for card-carrying AARP member. The course is a refresher for senior drivers, teaching methods for overcoming the eﬀects of aging on safe driving. Completion of the class qualifies attendees to car insurance discounts for three years in most states. Call the senior center at 2574565 to register.

Trick or Trunk Children birth through fifth grade – and their families – are welcome at this year’s Trick or Trunk, a joint halloween event between St. Eleanor’s and Community United Methodist Church. This year’s event will be Oct. 28 in the churches’ shared parking lot at 120 Junction Rd. from 4 to 6 p.m. Come in costume and trickor-treat from car to decorated car in a safe and family atmosphere.

The Tempest Ruidoso High School’s Red Feather Theatre Company will present all five acts of shakespeare’s The Tempest, Nov. 1-3 at the Ruidoso School’s Performing Arts Center. Forgiveness and reconciliation is a major theme throughout, with an array of characters including a sorcerer, monster, prince power hungry royalty, drunken mariners, goddesses

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and magical spirits. This was shakespeare’s last play, an eloquent farewell to the public and stage. show times are 10:30 a.m. Nov. 1, 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 2 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets at $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For reservations, call 630-7945. Tickets can also be purchased at Golden Yarn, Can’t stop smokin’, Zocca Coﬀee and the Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce.

Low-cost yoga A low-cost community yoga class for beginners and intermediate students is held every Friday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Blue Lotus healing Arts Center, 2810 sudderth in room 207 above schlotzsky’s. Room temperature is warm, so wear layered clothing and bring water. Mats and props are provided. Call Marianne Mohr at 575-802-3013 for more information. American Legion Post 79 – Jerome D. Klein Post, meets on the third Saturday of each month at the American Legion building located at the southeast corner of Spring Road and Highway 70 at 9 a.m. For more information, or to join, call Vic Currier, Post Adjutant, at 8025293. 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 4309502. 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. 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. The Democratic Women of the Sacramento Mountain Area meet the third Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.dwsma.org. The Federated Republican Women of Lincoln County meet the fourth Monday of each month at Cree Meadows Country Club at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 2574160 or visit www.frw.rplcnm. org The Federated Woman’s Club of Ruidoso, supporting community service organizations

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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. The group and hosts Yoga Wednesdays. For times or further information, call 257-2309.

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.

Firefighters for Christ meet monthly 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.

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.

Inspired Living at Sanctuary on the River is held every week from Tuesday through Thursday with various disciplines oﬀered. Tuesday – Iyengar Yoga in the conservatory, intermediate 10 a.m.-noon, gentle 4-5 p.m., beginner/mixed 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday – Tai Chi. Develop balance, flexibility and movement, 11 a.m.-noon Lunch and Learn with dr. sandra Lewis-davis, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Organic lunch provided by Wild Herb, $15 per person. The Wish Experience, Manifesting Your Destiny. 5:307:30 p.m. $20 per person and space is limited. Held the first Wednesday of the month. Thursday – Qi Gong. Cultivate energy, strength and health, 11 a.m.-noon. Available daily by appointment: Licensed massage therapy with Sandra Gussett. For more information, call 6301111. 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.

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 Region iX offices at 237 Service Road. Annual dues are $15 per family which includes lectures and field trips. Contact Leland deford at 257-8662 or herb Brunnell at 258-4003. Rotary Club of Ruidoso meets at Cree Meadows Country Club noon every Tuesday. Ruidoso Evening Lions Club meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 106 s. Overlook.

The Lincoln County Regulators, members of the Single Action Shooters Society, hold matches the second Saturday of every month at the Ruidoso

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 258-0028. The Ruidoso Noon Lions meet at 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Cree Meadows Country Club. 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 575-442-2026. Sacramento Mountain Village is a network of older adults in Ruidoso and surrounding communities who support independent living by oﬀering services and activities that keep seniors healthy and happy in their own homes. Benefits of membership in-

clude art and yoga classes, weekly walking and discussion groups, social functions and monthly member breakfasts at Cree Meadows Country Club, on the fourth Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Membership is open to any Lincoln County resident 49 years or older. For more information, call 258-2120 or visit www.sacmtnvillage.org. SAA meets every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church at the Holy Mountain at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. For more information, call 575-956-3101 or 575336-4187. Vietnam Veterans of America, Lincoln-Otero Chapter 1062, meets every fourth Wednesday at the American Legion Building, located at the corner of Spring Road and Highway 70 East in Ruidoso Downs. For more information, call President Jerry Ligon at 808-1114 or Vice President Vic Currier at 802-5293. Women Helping Women, a support group for domestic violence victims and survivors, meets Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. at Sweet Charity, 26156 Highway 70. The group oﬀers support, resource referral and information about children’s issues and problems. There is no cost and bilingual services are available. If you have questions, please call the Nest at 378-6378.

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The Lincoln County fibromyalgia and chronic pain support group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from noon-2 p.m. in the parlor at First Baptist Church, 270 Country Club Dr. All are welcome and may bring a brown bag lunch. For information, contact Mary Barnett at 257-9810. 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.

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 575464-7106.

The kitties are all spayed/ neutered, declawed and current on vaccinations. For more information, call Bob or Gail at 336-8229, leave a message.

PANDA Panda is just delightful... she is sweet, curious and gets along with everyone! Very pleasant to be around. 5 years old. CALLY Cally likes lots of attention and talks alot. She is 5 years old.

Lincoln County Medical Center Adds Experienced Physical Therapist Lincoln County Medical Center (LCMC) is pleased to welcome physical therapist Lisa Crenshaw, PT, DPT, as the new manager of our Rehabilitation Services department. Lisa has extensive experience in pediatric care and also provides wound care and therapy for orthopedics and elderly patients. A lifelong Lincoln County resident, Lisa returns to the LCMC Rehabilitation Services Department with 25 years of experience as a physical therapist in schools throughout the region and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy with a Pediatric emphasis. Lisa will see patients at the Therapy Center Monday through Friday, 8 am. to 5 p.m. For more information call (575) 257-8239 or ask your primary care provider for a referral.

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October 9, 2012

Downs police kill rogue javelina By Eugene Heathman Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com What many people are claiming is a feral hog invasion of Ruidoso Downs may actually be the work of a pack of javelina. Ruidoso Downs police cornered and shot a javelina Sunday in an area where numerous small children were playing. The javelina shot was suspected of a recent dog attack. Although area residents are still on edge, Downs officials warn that taking feral hogs or javelina with a firearm or bow in city limits is prohibited and request that citizens call police. There is a big difference in hunting feral hogs and javelina on public lands. Feral hogs require no hunting license and may be taken at any time. The New Mexico Game and Fish Department big game and furbearers hunting proclamation clearly outline what is required to hunt javelina. To hunt javelina in New Mexico, all residents and nonresidents first must purchase a game-hunting or game-hunting and fishing license before applying for a javelina draw license. Up to four persons may apply per application. Application must be made by March 28, 2012. That means the deadline has expired to obtain a new license to hunt javelina. For those who successfully drew a license, there is a bag limit of one javelina. Anyone applying for a draw license must pay the full license and nonre-

fundable application fee when making application. A Habitat Stamp is required for hunting, fishing and trapping on U.S. Forest Service and BLM lands. A Habitat Management and Access Validation must be purchased separately. Legal sporting arms to hunt javelina are: center fire rifle or handgun; shotgun no smaller than 28 gauge, firing a single slug; muzzle loading rifle or muzzle loading handgun; bow and arrows; crossbow and bolts. There are no over the counter licenses for javelina. For youth-only hunts, applicants must be younger than 18 on the opening day of the hunt, provide proof of hunter education certification to apply and carry their certification number while hunting with a firearm.

Judiciary awareness for November election

The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) released its recommendations to voters on one New Mexico Supreme Court justice and two New Mexico Court of Appeals judges standing for retention statewide. Under the New Mexico State Constitution, these appellate judges must receive at least 57 percent voter approval to remain on the bench. “Voters are urged to read the evaluations in order to know more about their judges’ performances before they go to the polls this November. There is no better source of unbiased information on whether each judge is rendering fair, efficient and impartial justice,” said Denise Torres, chair of the JPEC. The JPEC, which is comprised of seven lawyers and eight non-lawyers, has been evaluating judges standing for retention and providing information to voters since 1997. Judges are evaluated in four main areas: 1) fairness; 2) legal knowledge; 3) communication skills; and 4) preparation, attentiveness, temperament and control over the proceedings. To prepare its evaluations, the JPEC reviews information from several sources: written opinions, caseload statistics, interviews, judges’ self-evaluations, and independent surveys among attorneys, court staff (including law clerks), trial court judges and fellow appellate judges. The results of confidential midterm surveys from past years are also reviewed. Evaluations are based on the overall performance of the justice or judge instead of focusing on specific decisions or opinions. “Our retention recommendations are not intended to imply that every judge

received excellent or perfect marks from all groups surveyed. Instead, they indicate that their overall ratings were sufficient to recommend retention and that they responded positively to suggestions for improvement based on past confidential midterm evaluations,” Torres said. James Hall, a former District Court judge and vice chair of JPEC added, “Because all three individuals we evaluated this year are appellate judges, most voters will not have come into contact with any of them and will otherwise not have any information on which to base their decision. Our hope is that everyone eligible will vote in these very important elections, and will base their vote on the information we are making available.” About JPEC: In 1997, the New Mexico Supreme Court created the nonprofit, nonpartisan volunteer New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) to help justices and judges improve their performance on the bench and provide useful, credible information to voters on judges and justices standing for retention so they can make an informed decision. JPEC is made of volunteer members that include lawyers and non-lawyers from throughout New Mexico “We encourage each and every voter throughout the state of New Mexico to participate on Election Day by voting in all races and ballot measures, including the judicial retention elections,” Torres concluded. The JPEC has posted evaluations in English and Spanish on its website, www.nmjpec.org, and will also distribute information to voters statewide through printed brochures by calling the Administrative Office of the Courts at 505-827-4960.

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Letters to the Editor

Re: Many reasons to re-elect Obama

I’m truly amazed at the reasoning behind the writer of the letter of Oct. 2, same subject. Here we go again, liberals against conservatives. If you will recall in 2007 Obama campaigned on a message of “Hope and Change.” All we get is “Divide and Blame.” He’s now running a class warfare campaign of division. He plans to divide America along class lines, gender lines, party lines, age lines, racial lines and any other lines he can find. In my opinion, Dick in Alto should get out of Alto for a while to see what’s going on in this country. Or maybe travel to France to learn for him how “Socialism” worked for them. If you are an American citizen and you vote for Obama in 2012, you need to have your head examined. Except that you will no longer be covered for that kind of treatment under Medicare or Obamacare if he is re-elected. Larry L. Moses Ruidoso

Forward America

When Democrat Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States in January 2009, he and Vice President, Joe Biden faced a damaged and battered economy in free fall. The irresponsible fiscal policies of Republican President George W. Bush – two wars, the deregulation of the housing and banking industries, tax slashing for the elites, big oil and gas who control every aspect of our economic and political life, employment losses of 800,000 jobs a month, and the auto industry in crisis, adding up to the worse financial gridlock in American history – plunged America into “slow job growth, record inequality and financial collapse” (Senior Editor David Moberg, In These Times, October 2012, p. 20). By contrast, in 1998 the country had a balanced budget; President Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy and the economy boomed. In 2009 President Obama inherited a deficit of one trillion dollars representing a huge growth in government. The year 2012 is the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar deficits during President Obama’s administration. We know what happened to get the country in this difficulty. To avert a second Great Depression, President Obama enacted a massive stimulus package which passed without the support of House Republicans. President Clinton mused in his address to the Democratic National Convention, Sept. 5, 2012: “In a remarkable moment of candor, their priority was to put the President out of work.” The stimulus saved or created more than 3 million jobs. President Obama’s auto industry bailout—General Motors and Chrysler—saved 1.1 million jobs. A restructured auto industry in Michigan and

jobs in Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida came roaring back. At least 18 tax cuts to small businesses helped unleash job creation and reduce the deficit (with no House Republican support). House Republicans opposed President Obama’s jobs plan and cost the economy 700,000 jobs. Just 10 months later, the President passed Wall Street reforms, “placing limits on the kinds of malpractice that caused the 2008 financial crisis” (Moberg, ibid., p. 17). President Obama succeeded with health care reform legislation where others had failed with expanded services for women and children and historical investments in veterans’ benefits. He withdrew our troops from Iraq. He supported the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. President Obama’s first legislation, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, enables women to receive equal pay for equal work. Governor Romney opposed. President Obama saved the jobs of 400,000 educators. He increased funding for education from Head Start through college offering Pell Grants for students who are eligible to work toward a college degree. Approximately 10 million future jobs will be available in new energy programs if community colleges can recruit and train students in the necessary skills. President Obama doubled renewal energy programs insuring the country – our homes, towns, cities, autos and industries – can become clean energy independent in the ways we power tomorrow. Wind and solar plants can make a significant contribution to our energy supply. More than 5,600 solar businesses are scattered across the country. “In five states, electricity generation from wind equals or exceeds 10 percent. In South Dakota, the figure is 22 percent. Americans are buying hybrid and electric cars in record numbers” (Paul Rauber, Sierra, July/August 2012, p.24). On Saturday, April 30, 2011, halfway around the world, Navy Seals, under President Obama’s orders, took out Osama bin Laden. In the last 2½ years, private sector jobs increased to 4.5 million. Millions of people, including 250,000 veterans, are back at work, able to pay bills and taxes. President Obama favors a major jobs program to put more people in decent paying jobs in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure (roads, bridges, rails, airports, water systems, wastewater plants, deteriorating schools, etc.). Virginia Watson Jones Capitan

A Walking Steve story

My wife and I were saddened to read of the passing of Walking Steve. Shortly after moving here several years ago, we quickly became aware of Steve as he seemed to be present everywhere we went, either walking along in his peculiar

We want your letters

Ruidoso Free Press welcomes your Letters to the Editor on topics of concern to you and the community. Details: Letters, which should be no longer than 300 words, must include the name, address and telephone number of the author for verification. Deadline: The deadline is 3 p.m. the Thursday before publication, but letters may be held until the following week upon the editor’s discretion. Disclaimer: The editorial board or editor of Ruidoso Free

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gait or sitting on a bench outside some business. Because of his age, his limp, his usual khaki clothing and the omnipresent slouch hat, I suspected he might be a fellow Vietnam veteran and one day offered him the first of many rides. When I tried to probe him about his military service, he was unresponsive, so I dropped the questioning and did not know until reading of his death that he had indeed served his country. Many times after that I would detour from my own activities to take Steve home from IGA , the post office or elsewhere to his little shack high on a slope above Paradise Canyon. One very hot summer day as I was leaving the post office, I spotted Steve walking slowly down Mechem. When I pulled up next to him and he saw who it was, the relief on his face was evident, as was the sweat from his exertion and the summer heat. Throwing his backpack into the back seat, his usual routine when I was driving the convertible, he collapsed in the front seat, rubbed the sweat from his forehead with his long sleeved jacket, looked over at me and sighed, “Man, I’m gonna have to sign up for one of those exercise classes.” I simply could not keep from guffawing which caused Steve to cock his head,

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look at me quizzically with one of those “What’s so funny?” expressions. When I could finally stifle the laughing, I gasped, “Steve, you have to be one of the fittest people in this town with all the walking you do.” Recognizing the irony of his statement, he gave me a sheepish grin and said, “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” We both chuckled all the way to IGA. Even though I gave him many rides in the years following that, the Steve of that day is the one I’ll always remember. Rest in peace, Old Soldier. Russ Vaughn Ruidoso

Debates don’t matter

I normally don’t watch political debates unless they’re very focused on a specific policy. But since this year’s nationally televised circus event might actually involve issues that directly impact my family, I endured the entire hour and a half. As I expected, Gov. Romney lied, denied and flip-flopped like a Chinese acrobat. I gave him 10 points for style but an F for being Fact Free. As far as the President’s performance, he got an A for substance, and an incomplete for not calling out Gov. Romney’s more grotesque Continued on next pg

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LeTTeRs from pg. 4 distortions. But there was one specific statement that did catch my attention. The governor actually admitted that people like me, a 55-year-old veteran, would get a voucher instead of Medicare when I turn 65. Under Gov. Romney’s plan, when I turn 65, I will get a super-duper voucher worth some unknown amount to go find an insurance company willing to take a 65-year-old vet with more miles than the space shuttle. Gee, I can’t see anything going wrong with that. So after 90 minutes of debates I have a headache and after 20 years of service I get a lousy coupon. In the end the debate just confirmed what I already knew, if Mitt Romney wins I’m screwed. Chris Edstrom Alto

Taxed enough already?

To the Editor: David Frum, of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, has stated: “My conservative friends argue that the policies of Barack Obama are respon-

sible for the horrifying length and depth of the economic crisis.” My question: Which policies? Obama’s only tax increases — those contained in the Affordable Care Act — do not go into effect until 2014. Personal income tax rates and corporate tax rates are no higher now than they have been for the past decade. The payroll tax has actually been cut by 2 points. Total federal tax collections have dropped by 4 points of GDP since 2007, from 18+ percent to 14+ percent, the lowest rate since the Truman administration. If so minded, you could describe Barack Obama as the biggest tax cutter in American history. Reference: www.frumforum. com/if-the-conservatives-were-rightabout-the-economy. The Romney tax plan, such as we know about it, is going to tax you more than what the President’s plan will… unless of course, you’re a one percenter. So, Taxed Enough Already People, are you going to vote for President Obama? Tony Davis Alto

My wife and I have only been married for 14 years, so I’m still really attracted to her. But the other night we were in bed together, doing what married people do, (watching reality shows on television) when we discovered a series called Family Jewels. It’s about the everyday life of Gene Simmons, the demon bass player from the band KISS. And there he was, walking around his mansion wearing red, silk

embroidered pajamas. “Oh, you have got to be kidding me!” I said to my wife. “The God of Thunder and Rock ‘n’ Roll wears PJ’s to bed at night? I always thought he hung upside down in a dungeon, surrounded by domineering women with whips and chains.” What’s next? I thought to myself: Angus Young sucks his thumb? Alice Cooper sleeps with a snake and a teddy bear? Ozzy Ozbourne has a Spongebob nightlight? Can you imagine?... “Ozzy, turn Spongebob

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off and go to bed!” “I can’t Sharon — you know I’m afraid of the dark.” “But you’re the Prince of Darkness.” “Oh, yeah, um, well, during the day I am.”

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Forest slash amount not quite enough

Dick Cooke, village director of forestry, was asked to inch wood would disappear this time of year,” said Hall, By Sue Hutchison report to the committee regarding a meeting he had with indicating community members frequently remove cut Reporter contractors who schedule thinning projects village wide. slash from property owners land or the village right of suehutch@valornet.com “There’s a problem with longer lengths. There are smaller way to use for firewood. An idea which sounded like a win-win solution for lots where you can’t get equipment in, and getting a nine Cooke indicated two grants from the state totaling the abundance of forest and yard slash harvested in the foot log out is nearly impossible. The contractors do not approximately $225,000 were recently received to thin village won’t be sustainable, according to Russell Guilwant us to go with a specified length but didn’t have any two village property areas, including harvesting and lette, president of The Guillette Foundation and county problem with diameter,” said Cooke, who also mentioned disposal. “It’s still a finite amount,” said Cooke, who property owner. “Unfortunately, the village just doesn’t contractors didn’t see the issue as a large problem. brought the idea that anything over a five acre lot needing produce the consistent amount of slash needed for the With steep terrain on some village lots, it’s difficult thinning could be thinned with a custom plan. plant to be sustainable,” said Guillette after the monthly to bring heavy machinery in for thinning projects. BringWith compliance issues at the forefront, committee meeting of the village’s Forestry Waste committee last ing all village lots into compliance with thinning specifi members discussed additional aspects of the issue. Cost, Thursday. cations is a committee concern. Thousands of dollars in private vs. contracted thinning, safety, utilization of slash “I’d love to process material and have the village and waste disposal continued to be in focus. bring it to us. But what we get is typical of what someone noncompliance fines are still uncollected due to property owners not caring for their lots in a timely manner. Cooke Lee, along with committee co-chair Denise Dean rakes out of their yard. It’s poor quality. I’ve been studywill confer with the finance committee and will return to ing this for 16 years; I’ve been looking for any and every spoke with local contractors who schedule with lot owners in thinning projects. the Forestry Waste committee in November’s meeting to way.” Van Patton, committee member, saw the benefit of offer recommendations. “Nobody wants to do nine foot lengths or greater,” a pellet production plant but knew it wouldn’t work. said Robby Hall, committee member. “Separation (of “I think the contractors will work with us and do Prior to the committee meeting, Guillette met with longer and shorter lengths) is part of what they agreed whatever we have to do,” said Cooke. “We want to do Debi Lee, village manager and Jim Stoddard, village to. Money is money and sometimes we have to make what’s best for the community before we make any councilor and committee co-chair, to discuss several adjustments. I did mention to the contractors that 18 decisions.” possibilities, including the installation of a wood pellet processing plant to utilize the village’s slash in a productive manner. In previous discussions, Guillette mentioned the possibility of selling at a reduced rate the Renovating homes received a ton of will add to a property with a specific renoproduced pellets to area low income famiattention back in the pre-market crash days, vation plan. If you are going to add square lies in an effort to heat homes in colder and rightfully so, when you saw some of the footage or a garage or maybe just a comwinter months. profi ts which were generated from ‘fl ipplete upgrade, assess what the property will “He’s not your ordinary businessping.’ But like all things that are too good, look like when you’re finished and compare man,” said Lee in introducing Guillette to too easy to last long, the opportunities dried it against similar homes recently sold in the committee. “He has his fingers in lots up with the Great Recession. your neighborhood. of pots. He’s extremely brilliant and here Now, though, property prices are apThis, finding and understanding comto make a difference to our community proaching levels where renovation may parable sales, is the only way to determine children.” Guillette has studied biomass begin to make sense again or at least for the kind of value you might receive and an solutions in addition to creating a foundathose with a long term appreciation horizon. appraiser can keep you grounded in reality tion providing options for public educaAt one time property renovation was a great when your start dreaming a bit unrealistition to partner with classroom tutors. way for real estate investors to make pretty cally about the prospects of potential profits. good money over a short period of time. I Out of pocket at the start believe we’re nearing the time again where Bob Moroney Renovations cost money and you’ll modest profits may be available to the very bob@buyruidoso.com have to calculate the costs of every sheet of thoughtful, careful and meticulous investor. dry wall, every door knob, every light plate It’s good advice to consider anything you and each hour of labor necessary to get the property where you watch on the cable TV house shows as either ‘happy-happy’ need it to be. After these renovation costs, then factor in sales re-runs from a bygone era or a little premature in the estimatransaction costs like your Realtor’s commission, closing costs, tion that ‘house flipping’ is roaring back again. Where we’re at property taxes and insurance during your period of ownership in this market cycle renovating a property and selling for a big plus the costs of borrowed money if you are not paying cash. profit is not guaranteed. Your expenses are not simply the costs of the renovations Any real estate investor will tell you, a few quick calcuthemselves, giving you a lot more to think about than just lumlations will give you a rough approximation of your chance ber, screws and paint when you calculate any potential profit. for profit, be it large or small. Doing these quick calculations will not only provide you as reliable forecast of the future as Is it worth it? achievable but, more importantly, help you determine whether Some investors may forget to ask themselves this question a particular investment is even worth the hassle. as they evaluate a potential investment. If your profit mar-

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One common mistake newbies make is assuming you can use the amount of money you put into a particular piece of real estate as the basis for a price increase. If you bought a property for $150,000 and did $30,000 worth of work on it, you’re not guaranteed to get $180,000 out of it at sale. The market simply does not work that way. Recognizing this is a good first step toward pinning down an accurate end sales price for your project’s profit calculation. An appraiser is a great resource for determining an end sale value as the appraiser will be able to tell you value you

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County youth sports teams. Being able to play sports can be a very important role in the lives of children. Sports offer positive structured extra curriculum activities for youth. As many can testify without sports they may have elected to choose a more destructive path Eugene Heathman/Ruidoso Free Press in life. Local children Mark Flack and Bart Garrison enjoy a cool autumn have received some day on the Links supporting youth programs. great guidance from the coaches in their lives when they participation in this tournament the were young. With the community’s continued on next pg

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gins are narrow and any potential profit may only be near the $10,000 mark, you may be better off moving on and realizing the project is not worth the hassle of renovating, placing on the market and locating a buyer. Decide for yourself what your time is worth but just because there is a profit doesn’t mean that your time is best spent on that project. The few simple considerations we’ve discussed can save a real estate investor from getting involved with a property they are simply not ready for. Measure up all the costs before getting involved. Value your time, doing the math and make an informed decision. It’s the difference between the real estate investor who fail and those that can thrive in any market.

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Ask an entrepreneur – Basic steps to start a business The NMSBDC provides aspiring entrepreneurs with valuable information to help start a business. Visit the New Mexico Small Business Development Center site www.nmsbdc.org for this and additional information. Local representatives are also available to assist you at 575-937-9583. Step 1. Define the business: For whom, doing what, how and where. Step 2. Choose a business name: If you are planning on using a website then you should consider registering your trade name and logo with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. You can do the basic research at www.uspto.gov but will ultimately have to do a formal filing. The last thing that you want to happen is to receive a letter from some lawyer telling you to stop using the name you have chosen as it is trademarked. Step 3. Choose and register your legal structure: The following are registered with the Secretary of State, www.sos.state.nm.us who clears the name only in the state. Sole Proprietorship (Optional); Partnership; Limited Partnership; Limited Liability Partnership The following are registered with the Public Regulation Commission, www.nmprc.state.nm.us who clears the name only in the state. Corporation (C-Corporation); S Corporation (SubChapter S of the IRS Code); Limited Liability Company Step 4. Obtain your Federal Employers Identification Number (FEIN) from the IRS. The application

forms, SS-4, are available at www.irs.gov, by telephone, fax. The local IRS office or contact your closest SBDC for further assistance. Step 5. Register with the State Taxation and Revenue for CRS tax number. Step 6. Obtain your business license and other applicable licenses. Step 7. Even if you have no employees you need to fill out form ES802 at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. With no employees they will give you a letter exempting you from the $4.30 per quarter per employee assessment. www. dws.state.nm.us. Step 8. If you have employees, contact the IRS and the state Taxation and Revenue Office or a tax accountant for the appropriate forms and rates for the following: State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA), Federal Income Tax (FIT), State Income Tax (SIT) if applicable. Social Security Withholding (FICA), Medicare withholding, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification. Step 9. Check with an attorney regarding leasing agreements, contracts, patents, copyrights, intellectual property and licensing agreement requirements. Step 10. Determine the Necessary Guidelines for Compliance with Title I and Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The latest information on this can be obtained on the following

website: www. usdoj.gov/crt/ ada/adahom1. htm. Step 11. Establish a business bank account: If you plan to accept credit cards it will be necessary to setup a Merchants Bank Account. Marianne Mohr marianne@ruidosofreepress.com Step 12. Check your insurance coverage. The following are some, but not all, insurance policies that you need to consider. Property and liability; business interruption; product and professional liability; comprehensive general liability (sometimes call an umbrella policy); motor vehicle; special types such as bonds, completion bonds, credit, crop, cast, etc.; life and health: basic and major medical disability income and key person Insure major equipment for replacement value Worker’s Compensation: Required with 3 or more employees, contractors with no employees.

Marianne Mohr is a retired investor and business consultant from Southern California and currently Advertising Director at MTD Media. Reach her at 575-937-4015 or marianne@ruidosofreepress.com.

LC meets Barbara Vigil; Alred presents Bond C By Sue Hutchison Reporter suehutch@valornet.com With the general election looming in less than 40 days, Democrats invited two speakers to their monthly meeting last Thursday to define issues. Judge Barbara J. Vigil, candidate for NM Supreme Court, introduced herself and spoke about her qualifications for the position. Clayton Alred, PhD and president of ENMURuidoso presented information regarding Bond Issue C scheduled for the ballot. “I have presided over thousands of cases during my years of judicial service,” says Vigil. “I have extensive experience in children’s law, serving as children’s court judge for the First Judicial District Court for 10 years during my tenure as district court judge.” Citing 27 years of complex trial court experience in state and federal courts in the areas of civil rights, children’s law and tort litigation, Vigil also has experience in public education law, civil rights, employment law, domestic and family relations and business and corporate law. As a district judge first judicial court, she’s presided over an extensive civil docket. Since April 2011 she’s been the chief judge for the judicial district court. “I want to serve everyone. I’ve tried

BusiNess BuZZ from pg 6 chamber hopes to make a difference in the future of the youth in Lincoln County.

Fusion Medical Spa welcomes new staff

Fusion Medical Spa is thrilled to welcome Audrey Gochenour to the team. Audrey is a life-long resident of Ruidoso, with familial ties in the Lincoln County area spanning several generations. She loves her hometown and is thrilled to have the opportunity to serve its residents in such a positive and life changing way; by using the latest and most top of the line technology and products to help bring back and preserve healthy, ageless skin. When not nursing, Audrey loves spending time with her husband Brendan and their children Sara, Brianna, Jake, Aidan, Jude and Sadie.

without prejudice or bias and without my personal opinions in the way. Supreme Court issues are decided by a panel, not one person.” Vigil urged voters to cast their votes for the judicial races on the upcoming ballot. Presenting Bond Issue C at the monthly meeting, Clayton Alred, President of Eastern New Mexico UniversityRuidoso, listed the priorities developed by the university. “There will be no tax increase,” said Alred, explaining there was a referendum in 2002 for higher education. “If the bonding capacity is carried forward it will not create an increase,” said Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free Press Alred. As an example, Barbara J. Vigil candidate for NM supreme court. Alred said if a home is assessed for $100,000 the cases from the lowest to the highest court fee would amount to $6.88 annually. He says the fee is already covered from the and it’s been my pleasure to offer my service to anyone in need,” says Vigil. “I 2002 referendum, and NM constituents are accustomed to paying it, with no new pledge to work across the aisle. I know increase needed. as a judge, I need to treat each case

“My intent is to bring information. I strongly encourage you to vote,” urged Alred and listed the local university branch’s priorities, should Bond Issue C pass. Installing a rooftop solar array to produce power, renovating the entrance to the facility on Mechem, installing an energy management system and expanding video surveillance to the school topped the list. “As it stands now, we heat or cool the entire building when we have classes. If we could separate the building into zones, we’d be more cost conscious,” said Alred. “These priorities have been out there for four years. They are long standing needs.” If passed, Alred says aging higher education facilities across the state will improve, an estimate of 1,200 new construction jobs will be created and 21 New Mexico counties will be impacted by energy saving measures, including Lincoln County. $500,000 will come to ENMU-R from Bond Issue C.

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Josh Wilson, 18, came to Lincoln County’s Republican headquarters last Tuesday to represent his mother, Heather as she campaigns for the U.S. Senate. Speaking about Heather as his mom rather than a politician, Wilson delivered several anecdotes regarding his earlier years. He recounted his memories of 9/11 when his mom was in Washington, D.C. and his dad was on a flight from New Mexico when terrorists attacked, and the phone conversation with his mom the morning after. “She thought it was very important I knew she was a part of a bi-partisan group which stood on the capitol steps to sing ‘God Bless America.’” Saying the race for the senate seat would be “shin kicking” from here on out, Wilson encouraged the seven who attended to vote.

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There is an ESPN feature currently running about athletes who after being paid million dollar contracts reach their 30s and 40s and declare bankruptcy. The universities and sports teams that put the athlete on a pedestal and reward the 22-year-old with lucrative contracts do not give the athlete financial advice and training to manage their money. With a million dollars, even with a very short football career averaging five years, a person should have reserves to live comfortably for many years. The typical athlete with a million dollar contract spends every penny, thinks he will be paid that much forever, and does not prepare for a life after his professional sports career has ended. If he did not finish a degree while in college, his prospects for a career outside sports are limited. Everyone hopes to be able to earn a comfortable living. Athletes are notorious for living a life in the fast lane and valuing a material existence of excess. How many houses, cars, pieces of jewelry are enough? How many of those family members and friends are still hanging around when you stop scoring touchdowns? Amanda Beard is the rare swimmer who was able to cash in on her Olympic success and a lucrative modeling career. She swam in three Olympics, won seven medals including an individual gold and was the top women’s breaststroke swimmer in the world. Her biography, “In the water they can’t see you cry,” she tells of her growing up in southern California, living with her father after her parents divorced, having trouble in school because of dyslexia, and escaping her problems by swimming and competing in the pool. The pool became a place of solace and

refuge and even on the highest stage, the Olympics; she claims not to have felt the pressure of competing, but found comfort there. The book chronicles her bouts with depression and self-image and raises the question that highly successful athletes need sports psychologists, personal managers and a well-grounded family support system to navigate their version of life. Amanda Beard concludes that marrying her husband and having a child redirected her focus and gave her normal priorities. It is not just a cliché to say that love conquers all. Love may be the element that makes any of us get up in the morning and do what we do. I spoke to my sister last week and she believed only teachers and doctors have a passion for how they made a living. My landlord in Oregon believed that only 2 percent of us enjoy work. I asked her if that 2 percent were artists, musicians and athletes? After reading Amanda Beard’s book, maybe I need to reconsider that there are all kinds of people doing all kinds of things every day and they are basically happy and finding meaning from the family and friends that enrich their lives. In the movie, “Say Anything,” John Cusak says to his sister, “you used to be fun. And I mean that in a good way. Is it so hard to try and be in a good mood?” It would be nice if we could just flip a switch to have a positive mental attitude. Many people are better at being cheerful and friendly while others have to work at it. Most of the people we know we only see the tip of the iceberg and do not know what is going on under the surface and in the rest of their lives. Practicing random acts of kindness is a start. Opening our hearts and leading a more compassionate life has got to help ourselves and everyone around us. It all reflects on the type of neighbors and community we want to be here in Ruidoso. I just passed my one year anniversary here and have met a lot of wonderful people.

October 9, 2012

Tech fundraiser supports students

By Todd Fuqua Reporter todd@ruidosofreepress.com The field at White Mountain Athletic Complex was awash in children’s voices Friday morning, as hundreds of students from Nob Hill, Sierra Vista Primary and Mountain View Elementary joined forces for a walk-a-thon to raise funds for technology needs in Ruidoso Municipal schools. The annual fundraiser – which culminates in students from kindergarten through fifth grade walking a set amount of Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press laps around the socMembers of Jennifer Eldridge’s Pony Class at Nob cer field – raised more Hill Early Childhood Center warm up before their than $20,000 to be used walk at Friday’s walk-a-thon at White Mountain among the three schools. Athletic Complex. But according to Deanie Beavers, PAC president at Sierra “This affects no one else but the Vista Primary, those numbers are down kids,” Beavers said. “Last year, we had from years past. enough money left over that we actu“It’s perception,” Beavers said. ally went to the teachers and gave them “There were a lot of people who didn’t the remaining funds, to be used in their give because they weren’t interested in classrooms at their discretion.” paying legal fees.” Each school raised its own funds, The “legal fees” reticent donors rewith Mountain View topping the list at ferred to were those incurred by the Ruid- more than $10,000. Sierra Vista raised oso School Board’s fight against a recall more than $6,200, while Nob Hill pulled election targeted at two board members. in just over $3,800. Beavers insisted any money raised by In each case, money raised by stuthe walk-a-thon is dedicated to technoldents in each school is used specifically ogy and activity needs in those specific by that school for the express purpose of school. Not a dime goes anywhere else in updating and maintaining technology on the district for any purpose. campus.

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For those intimidated by their computer at home, this class guides students from turning it on to basic commands and the terminology behind the computer. This class demystifies computers and presents them as the harmless tool that they can be. Robert Walshe, who has years of experience teaching neophytes how to love their electronic devices, teaches this class on Oct. 19 and 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. The fee is $99 or $89 for seniors. For students who are more advanced and who wish to learn more about their Windows Movie Maker, Robert Walshe offers “Digital Film 101” on Oct. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. Movie Maker comes with WindowsXP, yet few PC owners know about this powerful video capture device. Learn how to cut, paste, put in transitions, titles and credits, and add background sounds to burn a video onto a CD or DVD. The fee is $35 or $25 for seniors. As the temperatures plummet, birds begin to migrate. Now is the time to view the myriad species that pass through New Mexico. Join Quentin Hays as he leads a group to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge on this introductory excursion into bird watching. Instructor Hays will cover the basics of migration before students meet a refuge biologist in a behind-the-scenes tour of the area. Transportation is included. Students should bring a lunch and plenty of warm clothing. Spaces are limited. The fee is $40 for the all day (8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) class. The cool temperatures affect reptiles, too. Zoologist Ray Pawley knows all too well what these much maligned creature’s experience. Come learn the fascinating facts and the myths about the many species of rattlesnakes that inhabit the area in “Living in Rattlesnake Country: How Safe are You?” on Oct. 27. This Saturday class runs from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and the fee is $45. Rachel Weber teaches “Workplace Etiquette” class on Oct. 11 from 9 to 11 a.m.

at the White Mountain Annex on White Mountain Drive. This free workshop faces interoffice relationships, team work and building, dealing with difficult people and appropriate and not-so-appropriate workplace behavior. Bring the whole office to identify, reinforce and improve the dynamics of the workplace. Call to reserve a space. This month’s free New Mexico movie is “Scandalous John.” The 1971, Disney comedy was filmed in and around Alamogordo and stars Brian Keith. John McCanless is a grouchy modern-day rancher who is unable to pay the mortgage on his land. When developers try to seize his property, he sets out across the desert to sell his last steer and save his ranch. The movie is rated G. The movie will be shown on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in Room 111. To register or for more information on any of these classes, call ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education at 257-3012.

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Ruidoso Schools fundraiser for the Red Cross in New Mexico According to Ellie Keeton, Ruidoso High School Librarian, the “Coins for Comfort” Campaign was conducted on Sept. 25, and a total of $1,153.24 was collected from all schools when students and staff donated pocket change. This gesture was especially important this year since the Red Cross offered assistance to so many in the aftermath of the Little Bear Fire. The Ruidoso Schools wanted to say thank you. Courtesy photos

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October is Breast C ancer Awareness Month

Why I am proud to be a human By Milu Abel For the Ruidoso Free Press Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a wonderful time to bring awareness to an extensive problem that so many of us have to face. For my mother it started as a cancer tumor in her breast that was misdiagnosed by doctors. Throughout those three years of my mother dealing with cancer, I found out why I am proud to be a human. “Julie handled her illness with incredible dignity – never complaining through her months of chemo and always kept a positive outlook,” said Patrice Jones, mother of Julie Abel. “Julie exhibited such a bravery dealing with her illness. Not just to help and protect her daughter and family, but she was such a strong individual, with deep internal fortitude.” Casimir Griglik, Julie’s older brother said, “She always operated

from a position of love and strength, never from a position of fear or surrender. She fought and fought and fought. She never complained. She kept working as much as her body would let her. She did everything she could to fight it to be there for her daughter.” “Julie was adamant about life and about living it. She didn’t look much past the now when dealing with people and her situation. She would cajole you with courage and grace, to enjoy the moment,” said ex-husband Marcus Abel. Cancer can mean so many different things to so many different people, a new outlook on life, or life and death itself. For me it did all of the above, and more. Losing my mother to cancer gave me a new outlook of life, I now understand that to live you must also die, and that death is not an experience to fear. Rather

death is a part of life that connects us all in countless ways. One month of the year is not the only time to be aware of cancer and ways to reduce it for you and loved ones. Here is some advice from some of my family members who have either survived from numerous types of cancer, or dealt with loved ones who have had cancer. “I’m a breast cancer survivor and my advice to other cancer patients is to be aware of changes in their bodies and seek early treatment for any problems. Also, get several opinions and let your intuition guide your decision on which path to follow,” said breast cancer survivor, Patrice Jones. “As a chef and a recent graduate of nutrition school, I would say first and foremost learn about the foods you consume, to lessen the probability of damage from altered, processed and modified food prod-

ucts. Keep the foods simple: real, whole foods, free of pesticides and other toxins. Then learn about all the other products we utilize in society that may contain toxicity,” Griglik said. “Focus on the person who is sick. Forget about all the negative crap going on. Julie Ann Griglik Abel 1961- 2009 Stay positive for that person, and know your love, your presence is what they need. Don’t dwell about what should have been done or what could have been done. That helps no one, and you can’t change the past. It may be difficult to keep your mouth shut, but you’re not the one who is sick, so muster up all your love and positive energy.”

Surviving breast cancer, my story

By Carol Brophy Cancer survivor My story started with my yearly exam, telling my doctor that I didn’t need to have my mammogram this year because I got my annual report which said to come back in two years and I had one year left. But my doctor spoke with me and asked, “Didn’t your mom have breast cancer?” I said yes, but she was much older. She insisted I get my mammogram. Well, I put it off for six or so weeks, but the year was coming to an end and if I waited much longer I would have to pay my deductible and out of pocket expenses for the New Year. I didn’t plan on getting sick during the next year so I made my appointment; which was two days before Christmas. All went normal until the technician asked if I would meet with the doctor who read the mammogram. I thought that it was nothing as I have lumpy breast tissue and sometimes a lump will calcify. Was I wrong? What happened next was a bit of a blur. I remember looking at my film which showed about 30 little white specks that I had no idea what they represented. It was impressed upon me that I needed follow up treatment. On my way home I had made up my mind not to say anything to anyone including my husband till after the holidays. I didn’t want to spoil them for us, and I wanted time to digest what I had been told. Plus I didn’t really know much of anything at this point, as more tests were needed. Well we work together, so when I saw him the first thing he said was how did it go? I just could hold it in, the concern in his voice when he asked and the way he looked at me, as if he knew something was wrong. We have been married almost 32 years. Well the holidays came and went; I enjoyed them overall but in the back of my mind was looming what was next and what would they find. I could not feel anything in my breast and I felt just fine. I was working full time at a clinic in town, plus doing the books for my son’s restaurant and our company. There was no time to get sick and I could handle anything as long as I was in control. Jan. 20 was here, I was in the hospital for a lumpectomy and out all in the same day, and back to work the next. All went well; I just had to wait for the results. The end of the week arrived and the call came that it was pre-cancer, which was good news. I would find out more on my follow up exam. It was a stage 0 on a 0 to 4 scale. This sounded really good to me till I found out that they didn’t get it all. The three of us, doctor, husband and I had a long talk, full of information for us to digest. On our next meeting we discussed what my options were from the surgeon’s perspective. 1- Remove a little more tissue and do radiation, as I was not a candidate for chemotherapy. Remove one fourth of my breast to get good margins (a clear area around the cancer cells) and keep a close eye on my breast, or have it removed. In the meantime arrangements had been made to meet with an oncologist. I had decided that I did not want radiation. It scared me more than the cancer, although I didn’t know why. I was just scared of it. During our meeting with the oncologist she stressed the importance of getting treatment ASAP. Yes, it was classed as pre-cancer but it was the kind that could change at any time. She recommended keeping my breast (just removing a small amount to get clear margins), but also having six weeks of radiation. We must have spent an hour while she explained everything and answered our questions. My husband and I talked about it over and over as he was a good sounding board; he heard some things that the oncologist said that I did not. So reluctantly I planned to have the surgery and radiation. Now looking back I was talking myself into it all the time knowing I was not happy with this option. A very good friend (and boss) gave me a number to call. I put it off for a few days but decided I had better

call because I knew she would ask what they said. So I very weak for months. I called the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I talked wondered if I would ever to a very knowledgeable person at the end of the phone – feel like my old self what he said sounded all too good to be true, They would again. My mind wanfly me and a caregiver to one of their hospitals depending dered back and forth, on which one took my insurance. Once there I would get why me, why had I been evaluated and have a treatment plan in place. My food so fortunate to catch it would be free at the hospital and I would only have to so early? What about pay $75 for six nights at a hotel. They would accept what my sisters, my son and my insurance paid for out of network as long as it was a daughter and grandchilcovered procedure. dren? Would they get I have had health insurance problems in the past, breast cancer? CTCA and was not easily put at ease. You see if I was to go to had thought of that too. Carol Brophy CTCA it would be out of state and out of network. What I was able to get gewould I have to pay? Plus I would be away from home, netic testing and found out my cancer was not hereditary which scared me. which was a big relief. They also arranged for me to meet with a dietitian and naturopathic doctor to help with my At work one day I heard a patient talk about her healing and recovery. husband getting over cancer, so I talked to her and found I am here now four surgeries and 10 months later, out he had gone to CTCA and that a mutual friend had also and cancer free! Well on my way to a full recovery. I gone there. After talking to both of them I decided that I have made many new friends, who are cancer free or still would go and get a second opinion. Before I could think working on it. I am much stronger mentally, and a more up a reason not to go, they arranged our air transportation, compassionate woman, with a calling to encourage you limo to pick us up at the airport, hotel and scheduled apto do your self breast exams and mammograms regularly. pointments at the hospital. They made it all so easy. I kept waiting for the ball to drop, but it didn’t. While there we found out that CTCA had all the latest equipment, top notch doctors and everyone cared about you. No question went unanswered. We found ourselves listening to other patients talking about what they had gone through at home. Several had been given only weeks or months to live and now they had been coming here for several years after treatment. This place not only gave them hope but quality of life. Well you guessed it. That is where I ended up 118 Lakeshore Dr. • Alto, NM 88312 going and I have never looked back. It was the best Free Wifi decision we could have made. I opted to have my mastectomy there, with the Make your lunch a healthy choice at The Treehouse Café possibility of eliminating radiation altogether. It was 30 days since my first surgery and in that time my pre• Wraps cancer became cancer, stage • Grilled Wraps 1, but they got all of it, with no need for radiation. I had • Sandwiches very mixed feelings by now, • Soups I was very pleased, no radia• Salads tion, but very scared that it • Desserts had changed so quickly. Everyone, family, friends and co-workers had all been so supportive of me during this www.treehousetea.com hard time. This, however, was just the start for me; I still had a long way to go. With everyone’s support I OPEN planned to have reconstrucMonday tive surgery which would Friday mean more time off and out 11:00 a.m. to of state. Could I handle it? 2:00 p.m. The mastectomy was Please call a very hard operation to recover from; I was left for evening

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Celebrating survival part one

I’m pretty sure Maria growing back curly. Pestrikoff regrets multitask“I was just too young to ing a couple Fridays ago. In die,” says Annie and I’m sure Kodiak, Alaska, Pestrikoff her beautiful, grown daughter was texting on her cell phone agrees. In her 40s, Annie is while finishing a cig, and a very positive and upbeat attempted to toss the extinperson who incidentally, guished butt over a nearby looks fantastic in a headscarf. beach cliff. The grass on the “My sister gave me two wigs, edge of the cliff was wet, and but they itched my head so Pestrikoff slipped and hurtled much I just went with the 60 feet down to land on the scarfs,” and Annie decided to beach in a heap of broken scarf her head throughout her Sue Hutchison bones and abrasions. The tide chemo months. I’m finding suehutch@valornet.com was still out at the time, and all the survivors I’m interfirefighters were able to rescue her. When viewing say the same thing about the itchy I checked her story the following day, she wig issue. was recuperating in an Anchorage hospital, I never heard Annie complain, never no doubt texting her friends while she ocsaw her slow down and found her focusing cupied her bed. on others throughout her treatments. Not a great choice there, Maria but My hat’s off to you, Annie. I am imI’m not critical. I’ve made equally poor pressed. I am so glad you’re a survivor, and choices in my fifty-plus years. Admittedly, haven’t lost your million-dollar smile. I’ve texted while I should have been paying Breast cancer awareness month began attention elsewhere. I am not advocating in 1985 as an American Cancer Socianyone follow my choices, just giving Ma- ety program to educate folks about this ria a bit of support. She’s a survivor. In one treatable-if-caught-in-time disease. Proof her publicity shots, Pestrikoff is wearing moting mammography as an early line of readers while sunglasses are perched on her detection, ACS teamed up with what is now head. Overachiever. Astra Zeneca. In 1991 the Susan G. KoWomen, by necessity, have always men organization distributed pink ribbons been multitaskers with survival in the fore- to participants in a NYC race to celebrate ground. I’m amazed how much a focused breast cancer survivors. Evelyn Lauder, woman can accomplish in the course of one president of Estee Lauder cosmetics, began hour. I’m sure there are men who also do marketing what we now know as the pink well, but ladies seem to have the ability to breast cancer awareness ribbon in 1993 and use every appendage simultaneously while it’s taken off from there. carrying on two or three concurrent converI headed to my annual smash-o-gram at sations. We just do what it takes. LCMC last Tuesday and took pictures. I’m There are decisions we make and so grateful for our local Altrusa organizathen there are those events which are not tion which provides low-cost mammograms of our choosing which invade our lives. for those who are un or under insured. The My friends Annie, Willa and Grace know low-cost Mammo program was established all too well about dealing with the curve in 1988. Altrusa meets once a month at the balls they were pitched. Each of them was First Christian Church on Hull Road and diagnosed with breast cancer a couple years loves new faces. ago. Since this is October, I thought I’d While I’m not usually happy with any major on my friends who have survived procedure whose technicians say, “Don’t this horrible diagnosis. breathe” or “Can I compress you a little Annie (she hates the limelight, so I’ve more?” I’m glad the technology exists. My changed her name) is the poster child for mom died a painful death due to metasusual procedures not working. Mammotasized breast cancer. In that area, I don’t grams and self-exams didn’t find her lumps, want to follow in her footsteps. but her radiologic technician did with an ulI’ll focus on my procedure and my trasound, and Annie’s been thankful that the friend Willa next week. As for the pictures tech didn’t give up until she had examined I took, don’t worry. I know this is a family every square millimeter of Annie’s breast newspaper. tissue. Both a mastectomy and a hysterectomy followed Annie’s diagnosis. She Realizing that friends don’t let friends skip finished her last chemo treatment earlier getting smashed, Sue can be reached at this year and her soft and shiny black hair is suehutch@valornet.com.

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Ruidoso bests fierce rival by four

Oct. 11 Pro football Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 6 p.m.

Oct. 12 High school football Ruidoso at Silver, 7 p.m.

Oct. 13 College football uNM at hawaii, 10 p.m.

Oct. 14 Pro football Green Bay at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 15 Pro football Denver at San Diego, 6 p.m.

Sports Results

Oct. 2

Boys soccer Ruidoso 4, socorro 1 Girls soccer Socorro 11, Ruidoso 1 Volleyball Corona d. Gateway Christian, 3-0 Carrizozo d. Capitan, 3-0 Lake Arthur d. hondo, 3-0

Oct. 4

Volleyball Hondo d. Gateway Christian, 3-0 Corona d. Vaughn, 3-0 Dexter d. Capitan, 3-1 Boys soccer Deming 3, Ruidoso 2 Girls soccer Deming 7, Ruidoso 2

Oct. 5

Football Carrizozo 52, Floyd/Elida 2 NMsd 62, hondo 12 Ruidoso 28, Tularosa 24 Capitan 54, NMMi 0 hagerman 54, Mescalero 0 Volleyball Corona d. Valley Christian, 3-0 Animas d. Carrizozo, 3-0

Oct. 6

Volleyball Goddard d. Ruidoso, 3-0 Boys soccer NMMi 6, Ruidoso 0 Girls soccer Chaparral 6, Ruidoso 3

Oct. 8

Volleyball Ruidoso at Lovington, late

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Oct. 9 Volleyball Valley Christian at Corona, 5 p.m. Vaughn at hondo, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 11

Volleyball Carrizozo at Mescalero, 5:30 p.m. Ruidoso at Tularosa, 6 p.m. hondo at Valley Christian, 6:30 p.m. Lake Arthur at Corona, 6:30 p.m. Boys soccer Ruidoso vs. Hatch at W.D. Horton stadium, 4 p.m. Girls soccer Ruidoso vs. Hatch at W.D. Horton Stadium, 6 p.m.

Oct. 12

Football Reserve at Hondo, 3 p.m. Ruidoso at Silver, 7 p.m. Capitan at Loving, 7 p.m. Carrizozo at Melrose, 7 p.m. Volleyball Animas at Carrizozo, 6 p.m.

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By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com Ruidoso and Tularosa tied in touchdowns during the Highway 70 showdown at W.D. Horton Stadium on Friday. But it was the Warriors that won in PATs. The Wildcats were unable to get a single point after any of their four scores, while Ruidoso was perfect in that respect and took a 28-24 victory. Flags were flying and the stadium was packed as the Warriors were able to keep their perfect record intact at 6-0 with the victory. They did it thanks to a solid offense that took a quarter to get going and a defense that held off the relentless Tularosa attack just enough to keep the Wildcats at arm’s distance. “We knew it would be a game like this against Tularosa,” said Ruidoso coach Keif Johnson. “I give them credit for having a good ball club over there. They’ve got a good ball team, but so do we. That was a good test for us going into Silver City next week.” Ruidoso was unable to get anything going in at first – having to punt the ball away three times. But that third punt in the second quarter was fumbled on the return, and the Warriors recovered at midfield. Bryce Pompos and Devon Carr then literally ran over a stiff Wildcat defense, driving 57

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Ruidoso kicker Travis Mosher (85) kicks an extra point oﬀ a hold by teammate Ismail LaPaz during Friday’s game against Tularosa at W.D. Horton Stadium. Mosher had four extra points, and that turned out to be the diﬀerence in the 28-24 victory for the Warriors. yards to 1-yard score by Pompos. That drive was almost stifled by Tularosa (4-2) at the Wildcat 1, as the defense stopped Pompos for no gain on quarterback sneak on third down. The Warriors elected to go for the score on fourth down, again with an apparent sneak, but Pompos ran to the outside and hit paydirt. Ruidoso scored again in with 2:41 left in the half on an 18-yard catch-and-scramble by Ismail LaPaz from Pompos to put the Warriors up 14-0 at the break. While Ruidoso was scoring, Tularosa wasn’t. After driving down to the Warrior nine yard line on their first pos-

Ruidoso harriers run well at Artesia By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com Now midway through the 2012 season, the Ruidoso cross country team appears to be hitting its stride. The Warrior boys claimed four of the top 10 individual spots in Thursday’s Artesia Invite, and those added up to a 34-point team total, good enough to win the team title. Avery Carr had his best finish this year with a time of 16:50.17, taking third overall behind Goddard’s Thomas Mason and Marchez Coriz of New Mexico Military Institute. Warrior teammates Rylan Vega, Aaron Shalley and Derrick Montelongo were fourth, sixth and 10th, while Raul Orona finished just out of the top 10 at No. 11 with a 17:32.19 time. As a team, Ruidoso was 33 points better than District 3-3A opponent Lovington. The Ruidoso girls also had a decent day, finished third overall with 70 points behind Carlsbad and Roswell. Regan Werito was the fastest Lady Warrior on the day with a time of 22:18.94, good enough for seventh place. Darian Magooshboy and TyLynn Smith weren’t far behind in ninth and tenth place. Arianna Montelongo was 22nd overall, while Waki Little Spotted Horse took 34th. Both teams will be a bit closer to hope this Saturday when they head to Roswell for the New Mexico Military Institute Invitational. –––

see HArriers pg. 15

session, Wildcat quarterback Robert Silva couldn’t connect on two passes in the endzone, and a run by Max Fagan gained only a yard on fourth down. After that, the nearest Tularosa got to the Warrior endzone the rest of the half was 29 yards. But the Wildcats proved they were not a team to take lightly, finally scoring on a 9-yard Fagan run less than five minutes into the second half. The point after kick was wide, and it became a recurring theme in the game, as Tularosa’s point-after woes came back to haunt them.

Tularosa scored three more times – including an 11-yard fumble return by Silva – but just couldn’t get those points after, whether by run, pass or kick. Ruidoso, meanwhile got two more scores from Parker Johnson, who had 83 combined rushing and receiving yards to lead the Warriors. He earned a majority of his yards thanks to Devon Carr, who had 67 yards to lead the team but was also a decoy the Wildcats keyed on to spring the rest of the Warrior offense. Johnson’s last score – an 18-yard pass from Pompos – came with 3:47 left in the game and showed both Pompos’ skill as a passer and Johnson’s skills as a receiver. “We just called a corner route, then I tried to push the safety inside,” Johnson said of the play which saw him catch the ball between two different Tularosa defenders. “Bryce threw a beautiful pass right into my hands. It was perfect.” “To be 6-0, you’ve got to be excited about that. These boys have worked their tails off, and we’re going to keep them healthy and playing hard. We’re excited,” Johnson said. “It’s hard to simulate a playoff atmosphere like this early in the season, and with Tularosa bringing a great crowd tonight, see riVALrY pg. 15

Ruidoso girls back on court By Tom Ruiz and Todd Fuqua For the Ruidoso Free Press ROSWELL – The rust showed a little bit for the Ruidoso volleyball team, as they took on Goddard in a road match Saturday that marked the Lady Warriors’ first competitive match in more than two weeks. The Goddard Lady Rockets forced Ruidoso to play at the net and swept the Lady Warriors 24-17, 25-15, 25-19. “We had been working on that most of the time in practice and other things it seemed to work,” said Goddard coach Sheri Gibson Ruidoso (7-5) was dealing with the injury bug and other problems, as front line player Chloe Whipple had turned her ankle during practice, while senior hitter Destri Vincent was unavailable. “We had to make some changes and get ready right away,” said Ruidoso coach Bernadette Garcia. “There’s no excuses, but this loss wasn’t that bad. It was hard to have someone injured like that and have only two days to adjust.” In Game 1, with Goddard leading 19-16 and with the teams trading points, Kate Carrica came up with the key point in the

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Ruidoso’s Jade Devara, left, makes a diving save in front of Vivian Mowdy, Saturday, at Goddard High School in Roswell. match when she threaded the needle with an open court kill. The Lady Warriors never recovered and scored just one more point in the

game. Carrica continued to be on her game in Game 2, making three more kills. see VoLLeYBALL pg. 15

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October 9, 2012

Ruidoso booters shut out by NMMI

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com The New Mexico Military Institute Colts wasted little time getting on the board and staying on top in their District 3-1A/3A win over Ruidoso on Saturday at White Mountain Athletic Complex. It was the second loss for Ruidoso in two contests, having fallen 3-2 to Deming on Thursday. This after earning a decisive 4-1 victory over Socorro on Tuesday. NMMI had a 4-0 lead at halftime, and ended up with a 6-0 victory by the end of the day to stay unbeaten in district contests. The Colts (8-4, 3-0 in district) got the first score of the game when Marco Fonseca took advantage of a missed slide tackle by Ruidoso defender Raul Tello and hammered home a goal in the fifth minute. Fonseca later shot the ball across the middle to teammate Jorge Garza, who shot on the run for the score. Garza, Fonseca and Gerardo Estrella each had two goals for NMMI in the victory. While Ruidoso (5-9-1, 2-3) didn’t score any goals, their defensive effort in the second half was much better, and coach Aaron Romero was happy to see

be huge,” Romero said. “With Hatch losing and Silver playing better, we’ve got to pick ourselves up, forget about this week and move on. We know we’re capable of beating Hatch, so now it’s my job to forget about this week and get them ready.”

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Ruidoso forward Luis Leyva (24) deflects a pass from NMMI’s Taylor Gordon (5) to teammate Jorge Garza, Saturday, at White Mountain Athletic Complex. his team improving in the face of a strong competitor like NMMI. “I came into the game wanting to compete with them, that’s a very good team over there,” Romero said of the Colts. “It doesn’t help when you’re missing three starters, and another gets a concussion during the game, so we had a lot of guys in positions they weren’t used to. “The Deming game was kind of

deflating. But no one’s going to feel sorry about us. We had to pick ourselves up and be ready to play,” he added. “We started off pretty strong, but we’re decimated by injuries right now.” The Warriors finish up their home season in the next two weeks with matches against Hatch and Silver, and Romero knows his team can win both of them. “These next two weeks are going to

Tuesday was Ruidoso soccer coach Romero’s birthday, and there was just one thing he wanted – a win. He – and the Ruidoso Warriors – got one – a 4-1 decision over Socorro that evened their District 3-1A/3A record and further solidified the R-Warriors’ chances at a post-season berth. “It feels good to be 500 in district now,” Romero said after the game. “This win is all I really wanted, and the guys asked if they could dogpile me afterwards, so I said OK. That’s kind of a birthday tradition here.” Ruidoso was led by Luis Leyva with two goals, and was just as excited about the victory as his coach. “This is a big deal, we haven’t had two wins in district in a long time, especially two wins in district,” Leyva said. “We can compete against anyone now. There’s no team that’s way above us. We can get them.”

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Ruidoso goal keeper Daniella Puente, left, and Socorro’s Dominique Molina fight for control of the ball in front of the Ruidoso net on Oct. 2 at W.D. Horton Stadium.

Defensive speed is the key for Ruidoso girls soccer By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com The Ruidoso girls soccer team still has yet to win a match this season, but what may be more frustrating to coach Darien Ross is their inability to make progress and then make it stick. The Lady Warriors started last week with an 11-1 District 3-1A/3A loss to Socorro on Tuesday at W.D. Horton Stadium, then lost to Deming 7-2 on Thursday. Saturday saw Ruidoso on the wrong end of a 6-3 score at Chaparral. The scores showed steady improvement, but the Lady Warriors (011, 0-3 district) have shown improvement before, then fallen back. “Where we get beat is the speed on defense,” Ross said after her team’s loss at Chaparral. “They did play a lot better, staying with their marks and pushing the ball through on a very narrow field, but sometimes the girls just got outrun.” Shalom Keller scored the first Ruidoso goal on Saturday on a penalty

kick, and the Lady Warriors actually had a 1-0 lead at that point. But the Lady Lobos retaliated with three goals before the half. Ruidoso got two more scores – by Yamilex Miramontes and Melissa Mota – in the second half to tie it, but their defense couldn’t hold it. Ruidoso’s loss to Socorro was particularly bad news for the locals, as the S-Warriors had only 10 players to put on the field due to injuries. But Socorro showed why they’re atop the standing with their play, continually shedding Ruidoso defenders and slamming home goal after goal that was over five minutes into the second half. The Ruidoso Lady Warriors were able to get on the board, when Keller put one in off a corner kick four minutes into stoppage time just before the end of the first half to make it 9-1. “We now have three days to work on our speed before we play Hatch on Thursday,” Ross said. “It’s really a mind thing, getting them to believe it will work and staying with their mark.”

Defensive miscues seal Hondo loss By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com Hondo coach Brandon Devine had no illusions about New Mexico School for the Deaf’s football team. He knew any team wanting a District 2 six man title would have to beat the Roadrunners. After Friday’s game at Santa Fe, they still do. The Eagles fell 62-12 in a game that should have been much closer, according to Devine. “There was a time that we were on their one yard line, but then fumbled and

they recovered. They also recovered a fumble in our endzone,” Devine said. We turned the ball over to them enough times that it made the score bigger than it really was.” Hondo (2-3, 1-1) trailed by only a touchdown at the end of the first quarter after Roberto Nores caught a five-yard pass from James Chavez, but offensive mistakes continued to pile up for the Eagles. They were mistakes that NMSD (5-1, 1-0 capitalized on to put the game out of reach by halftime. The game was over with just

over 2:29 left after Tyrell Wilding scored on a fouryard touchdown run. Hondo returns home this Friday with a 3 p.m. game against Reserve. It’s a district contest the Eagles hope can get them back above .500. The Mountaineers were supposed to have played Vaughn over the weekend, but no score is available. “I really don’t know that much about them, just that they have some big boys on their team,” Devine said. “I know they have a new coach, but not much else.”

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com After four weeks into the regular season, Capitan football coach Collin Justiss just wanted a break for his team. He got it with a scheduled off week for the Tigers, and they made the most of it in practice. That showed in Friday’s 54-0 thrashing of NMMI. “The week off helped us get healthy, and we’re almost at a full roster,” Justiss said. “We’re finally clicking. We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing and doing it well.” Capitan (2-3) didn’t have one player do everything, but every player did something. Tim Dickinson had 90 yards rushing

to lead the Tigers, while Jacob Wilcox had 82 yards and Dreamer Whipple 73. The Tigers had only one completed pass on the night, but it was a doozy, as Ruben Mendoza connected with Dickenson on the third play of the game for a 60-yard touchdown, the first one of many for Capitan on the night. Defensively, the Tigers held NMMI (0-6) to just 81 yards total and recovered three Colt fumbles. “I have all the respect in the world for NMMI and their players, they’re a great group of kids,” Justiss said. “But we’re playing really good football. We don’t have a superstar that stands out above all else. We can maneuver the ball around and have a great offensive line that’s clicking.”

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Bobcats shut down Mescalero gridders came out here and had a great Karen Boehler execution night,” said Bobcat For the Ruidoso Free coach Casey Crandall. “So that Press was good.” HAGERMAN – The ‘Cats needed only 22 Hagerman’s stuseconds and one play to make it dents and athletes 7-0 as Edgar Soto ran 67 yards all had a little extra on the game’s first possession time to celebrate at for the score. The Jose Bejathe homecoming rano kick was good – only two dance Friday, as the attempts weren’t – to get all the Bobcats demolished scoring they’d Mescalero 54-0 in a need. game that was over “They by halftime. Photo by Karen Boehler executed reHagerman (4-1) Daniel Cabrera (10) holds onto the ball as he’s ally well today,” scored early and taken down by Mescalero’s Stephen Orosco just Crandall said of often, rarely needshort of the goal line. his entire team. ing more than one “Mescalero is of two plays to get a young team. It was a good game last to the goal line, while using every player on the bench. year. They were good. We flip-flopped “The kids had a great week of practice, so they spots. It’s what happens when you’re a

small 1A school. But that coach is a really good coach. Coach (Godfrey) Cordova did a really great job.” Cordova wasn’t quite as happy with the effort of the Chiefs (1-5) “They’re a good program. I’m not going to take anything away from them, but we didn’t play worth a darn. We didn’t,” he said. “We didn’t tackle. We didn’t block. And when you don’t do those simple things, the game’s going to get lopsided. We got to go to work. The kids that come next week and work, those are the one’s we’re going to have to go to.”

’Zozo gridders win at Floyd By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com One week after experiencing their first loss of the football season in a big way, the Carrizozo Grizzlies got back on track Friday with a 52-2 victory over Floyd/Elida. Carrizozo was coming off a 68-14 thrashing at the hands of Foothill High School in Albuquerque, and was looking for a confidence builder against Floyd in the first District 2 game of the season. While the Grizzlies (5-1, 1-0) took an early lead, they led by 20 points at the half and had to make some adjustments with their young lineup. “The Foothill game was an eye-opener for us, and now we know we can lose,” said Carrizozo coach Kevin Sheehan. “Now we’re dealing with injuries and eligibility and we’re really thin. “But this team is tough and won’t quit,

it was very positive what I saw at Floyd,” he added. “There’s freshmen and sophomores on the line that have stepped up in key positions.” Carrizozo had 343 yards total in the game, led by Tavi Nash with 178 yards rushing and receiving. He even completed a pass for 63 yards on the day and scored two touchdowns. Nicholaus Chavez added 139 total yards. While the Grizzlies scored a lot of points, Sheehan said the game was actually very defenseoriented. The only score for Floyd/Elida (1-5, 0-1) came in the first quarter on a fumble that bounced out the back of the Carrizozo endzone for a safety. Carrizozo stifled the Bronco attack with three interceptions that were run back for touchdowns. While the win was nice, the Grizzlies are in need of a break that they won’t get, playing two more games on the road before seeing their home field again Oct. 26 against Tatum. “I would kill for an open date right now to heal up and get better practice in,” Sheehan said.

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VOLLeYBALL from pg. 13 Goddard raced out to a 6-0 lead before Ruidoso realized what hit them and went on to lose the game 25-15. Game 3 was where Goddard earned its pay. Trailing 1317 and with momentum on the Lady Warrior’s side, Goddard began its comeback. A block at the net by Shannon DuCharme completed a 4-0

Goddard run and tied the match at 17. After the teams traded points, Carrica’s smash serve landed at the feet of a Lady Warrior, to go ahead 19-18, and then a 6-1 run finished off Ruidoso. Garcia said serving was the Lady Warriors’ real problem, and as such didn’t reflect the type of high-velocity ball Ru-

idoso had been working on. “This team hasn’t had a lot of opportunities to make them more wellrounded,” Garcia said. “Once they’re anchored and have no more injuries, then we should be OK.”

HARRIERS from pg. 13 Artesia Invitational Boys team 1. Ruidoso 34, 2. Lovington 57, 3. NMMi 88, 4. Carlsbad 92, 5. Artesia 106, 6. Roswell 132, 7. Goddard 134. Boys individual 1. Thomas Mason, God, 16:31.87; 2. Marchez Coriz, NMMi, 16:38.17; 3. Avery Carr, Rui, 16:50.17; 4. Rylan Vega, Rui, 17:05.20; 5. Kevin Johnson, Carl, 17:07.48; 6. Aaron Shalley, Rui, 17:08.83; 7. Lorenzo Juarez, Lov, 17:09:99; 8. Luis Villasenor, Lov, 17:10.84; 9. Alexis Mata, Lov, 17:15.11; 10. Derrick Montelongo, Rui, 17:22.60; 11. Raul Orona, Rui, 17:32.19.

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Girls team 1. Carlsbad 43, 2. Roswell 52, 3. Ruidoso 70, 4. Artesia 77, 5. Goddard 117 Girls individual 1. Xochitl Ortega, Ros, 20:02.92; 2 Jayden Whitzel, Carl, 20:14.69; 3. Amira hindi, NMMi, 20:56.90; 4. ealiza Villanueva, Ros, 21:24.85; 5. Micah Brocker, NMMi, 21:39.97; 6. Jasmine Pabon, Carl, 22:04.18; 7. Regan Werito, Rui, 22:18.94; 8. dianna Valencia, Ros, 22:28.54; 9. Darian Magooshboy, Rui, 22:29.80; 10. TyLynn Smith, Rui, 22:34.85. Other Ruidoso finishers 22. Arianna Montelongo, 24:11.72, 35. Waki Little spotted horse, Rui, 25:46.89.

RiVALRY from pg. 13 that made for that atmosphere.” Notes: There were several reminders that this was a Ruidoso-Tularosa game, as the teams combined for 270 yards in penalties, with a lot of those being for unsportsmanlike conduct . . . You could also tell Halloween was coming when lights went out. After the Warriors kicked off following Johnson’s touchdown catch, someone on the north side of the field flipped a switch and the lights on Tularosa’s side went out, delaying the game for about 15 minutes.

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Capitan continues doggedly on By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CAPITAN – But for a game in which the Dexter Lady Demons couldn’t seem to click, this would have been a sweep. Instead, Capitan won a close game two and forced the Lady Demons to win Thursday’s “Dig Pink” volleyball match in four games – 25-12, 18-25, 25-8, 25-8. The scores of the last two games show how much confidence Dexter (9-3) had after losing a back and forth contest in the second frame. “We had a lot energy in the beginning, but then we started not communicating. That was our glitch,” said Capitan coach Rebecca Gonzales. “Toward the end of the third and fourth games, they weren’t moving their feet, but those are things that can be fixed in practice.” As for what happened in the second game, Dexter coach Andy Luikens had some theories. “They got some momentum on us, and we could not pass the ball,” Luikens said. “We just had way too many errors.

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Capitan’s Teyna Montoya makes a pass during the first game of the Lady Tigers’ Thursday match against Dexter. “Toward the end, we started to fight back, but every time we’d get the serve, we’d have a service error,” he added. “We just couldn’t get anything going.”

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Hondo earns sweep over Gateway Staff reports

ROSWELL – Two days after being swept by Lake Arthur in their District 3B opener, Hondo regrouped to earn a sweep of their own at Gateway Thursday, winning 25-16, 25-22, 25-23. The close scores in the final two matches reflected how each team struggled with unforced errors. The Lady Eagles (5-7, 1-1 district) were just able to get through the miscues better. Hondo coach Dwayne Morris said his girls played

with a little bit more spunk after he benched his starters last week for disciplinary reasons. Meanwhile Gateway (3-9, 0-1) didn’t get the effort that coach Keri Pirtle was expecting of them. “We did not play to our potential tonight,” Pirtle said. “The last week we’ve had a lot of trouble with want to for the drive behind the game. With the victory, Hondo evens their record and stands in a tie with Vaughn – which lost its district match in a sweep

against Corona. Vaughn and Hondo face each other next Thursday in Hondo. Against Lake Arthur, Hondo started with a lead in the first game, with Hondo leading 11-6 after an ace serve by Lauren Gomez. The miscues continued for the Panthers as the lead got to 12-5 and then to 15-7 following a kill by freshman Savannah Herrera. But The Lady Panthers battled back to win, then held off Hondo the rest of the way, including a 28-26

epic game three. “I was very pleased with the way we played,” stated coach Dwayne Morris of his Hondo squad. “Most of them don’t get a lot of playing time, but I was very pleased – we were in all three games. We should have done some things (differently), but we made a few mistakes at some crucial times and that cost us.”

in the second game, as previous communication issues seemed to disappear, and it was the Lady Demons on the defensive. The teams had fought to a 10-all tie before Capitan’s Maria Villegas got the serve, and the Lady Tigers proceeded to rattle off seven straight points to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Luikens may have been at a loss to describe his team’s collapse in game two, but what ever afflicted them was gone the next two frames, taking advantage of every Lady Tiger miscue to win handily. “I let them know that it wasn’t our game (in game two),” Luikens said. “We are capable, and I knew that’s not how we were used to playing, and they knew that. So they rebounded and served and played well.” For Gonzales, the match showed the Lady Tigers were still improving, despite the loss. “They are making improvements in every game,” Gonzales said. “No matter what the end result is in each game, we are making progress, no matter how small.”

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Carrizozo netters lose at Animas By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com The Carrizozo volleyball team lost only its third match of the year Friday after dropping a 25-23, 28-26, 25-22 decision at Animas. The scores in each game were close, but coach Pam Allen said her girls knew they should have won the match.

“They were competitive games, but we didn’t come with any enthusiasm,” Allen said. “We just didn’t play with a sense of urgency.” Carrizozo (10-3) now must beat the Panthers at home this Friday in three, and win by more than seven total points in order to host this year’s bi-district championship. “We’re more than capable of beating them,” Allen said.

Lady Cardinals open district unbeaten By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com Last week was a test of Corona’s volleyball toughness, as the Lady Cardinals had three District 3B contests in four nights against Gateway Christian, Vaughn and Valley Christian. They passed the test with flying colors, sweeping all three opponents and starting the district season undefeated. “We got the wins we needed, and I was able to play everybody,” said Corona coach Richard Gage.

“My younger girls need the experience, and you never know when you’ll need the experience.” Corona (11-2, 3-0 district) may have swept their opponents, but all provided a challenge. Valley Christian bowed out 25-17 in their final game with most of the Corona bench playing. “We had our younger kids out there, but Valley really hustled,” Gage said. “That’s a really young group of girls, and are like Vaughn with some tall girls. They just don’t have

a lot of experience getting up and blocking.” The Lady Cardinals also got a test from Gateway, winning 25-12, 25-15, 25-12 at home. It was the first time Corona had faced the Lady Warriors since the Gateway Christian tournament two weeks earlier. “Gateway is still a tough team to play, but they didn’t play as well,” Gage said. “Of course, we played better, too. We had a lot of blocks against them, which made them rethink their offense.”

AreA FootBALL stANdiNGs District 4-3A W L Ruidoso . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 Lovington . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Portales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 ––– Oct. 5 Ruidoso 28, Tularosa 24 Oct. 12 Ruidoso at Silver City, 7 p.m. Hope Christian at Portales, 7 p.m. hobbs at Lovington, 7 p.m. ––– District 3-1A W L Magdalena . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Capitan . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Mescalero . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Cloudcroft . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 ––– Oct. 5 Capitan 54, NMMI 0 Hagerman 54, Mescalero 0 Oct. 6 Tularosa JV d. Cloudcroft Oct. 12 Capitan at Loving, 7 p.m. Cloudcroft at Hagerman, 7 p.m. Oct. 13

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Bowling RUIDOSO BOWLING CENTER Tuesday Seniors team standings, week 4 of 32 Name Won Lost Spud & the Tater Tots . . . . . . . . 12½ 3½ Just Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11½ 4½ The Who? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 smokey Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 Ageless Wonders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 This week’s high scores Scratch series – Spud & the Tater Tots 1,973, Ageless Wonders 1,572 Scratch game – The Who? 613 handicap series – Just us 2,411 handicap game – smokey Bear 814 Men’s scratch series – Tom douglas 608, harry Allwein 518, Tom Bivens 492 Men’s scratch game – spud Mitchum 198, Gene Nitz 192, Larry Caywood 177 Women’s scratch series – sandi Meek 600, Rose Bivens 413, Martha Chavez 393 Women’s scratch game – Lucy servies 178, ursula eckersley 165, Gloria Wheeler 153 ––– Tuesday Mixed team standings, week 4 of 16 Name Won Lost Ruidoso Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Rhino Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 Ebowla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7 Team 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 Homies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 No Pin Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Energy 2 Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 This week’s high scores scratch series – Rhino Rose 1,855, homies 1,504 Scratch game – Ruidoso Bowl 606, Ebowla 512 handicap series – Team 5 2,581, No Pin Zone 2,378 handicap game – Team 7 877, energy 2 spare 811 Men’s scratch series – Ronnie Wright 598, Chris Mitchell 577, Mike Kim 496 Men’s scratch game – Tom Douglas 225, Keith 179, Etienne Turner 170 Women’s scratch series – Pam Bernard 442, Gracie Rheingans 359, Mary Gillett, Sam McCalister 309 Women’s scratch game – Diane Killingsworth 148, Millie Cimarron 130, Kim Mitchell 115

––– Wednesday Mixed team standings, week 4 of 32 Name Won Lost Team 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 Western Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 Ruidoso U-Haul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 Living energies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9½ 6½ Ruidoso Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6½ 9½ Team 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 No doubt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14 This week’s high scores scratch series – Western Auto 2,276, Living Energies 1,779 scratch game – Ruidoso Bowl 673, No doubt 612 handicap series – Team 8 2,640, Team 6 2,574 Handicap game – Ruidoso U-Haul 933, Team 7 875 Men’s scratch series – Keith Brower 673, Jim McGarvey 661, Tom Douglas 619 Men’s scratch game – Weldon Ganaway 266, Joe Shafer 236, A.J. Seidel 225 Women’s scratch series – sandi Meek 554, Lucy servies 429, Kathy Keifer 413 Women’s scratch game – Pam Bernard 187, shelley McGarvey 181, Jean Fanning 168 ––– Thursday Men’s team standings, week 4 of 32 Name Won Lost Insidhers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Good Ole Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 Ruidoso Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 Buckner electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 GsV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7½ 8½ Down’s U-Haul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Western Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Ruidoso Septic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3½ 12½ This week’s high scores scratch series – Western Auto 2,868, GsV 2,628 Scratch game – Down’s U-Haul 995, Good Ole Boys 968 handicap series – insidhers 3,388, Ruidoso Bowl 3,245 handicap game – Buckner electric 1,212, Ruidoso septic 1,064 Scratch series – David Hoﬀer 693, Darryl Bagley 650, Floyd Ganaway 636 Scratch game – Keith Brower 259, Billy Weddige 254, Ron Wright 236

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October 9, 2012

Good News Band at 23rd Annual Cowboy Symposium By Sue Hutchison Reporter suehutch@valornet.com The second full weekend of October brings to Lincoln County Old West storytellers, chuckwagon cook-offs, swing dancing and kid’s rodeo competitions. Along with the line-up, western and gospel musicians will entertain from three stages at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, home of the annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium. With an award of the Best Cowboy Cultural Event by the National Cowboy Symposium Association in 1996, and named one of the top 100 events by the American Bus Association, the event brings thousands to participate and enjoy authentic cowboy style. The Good News Band from Ruidoso’s J Bar J church is a fixture at the symposium, and this year’s no exception. This year’s band members Dave Schuetz, Dave Pickel, Tom Morris, Gilbert Evans, Jeff Schmidt, Charles Clary and Chuck Harrison will finish out the symposium with a gospel music concert Oct. 14 on the Ray Reed Stage at 9 a.m. Lincoln County’s symposium, according to its website, began in 1990 with founder Ray Reed’s dream of “preserving and promoting the cowboy way of life” out at the Glencoe Rural Events Center. Guitarist, bandleader, promoter, poet, singer and storyteller, Reed considered himself a cowboy. His family moved to New Mexico, covered wagon style in the early 1900s, settling outside of Clovis.

Reed spent some time in California where he became acquainted with musicians, and met Bob Wills of western swing fame. Becoming friends with the Texas Playboy band members, Reed watched several of his friends succumb to drug abuse. He eventually headed back to his home. Connecting with then owner of the Ruidoso Downs racetrack, Gene Hensley, Reed was hired to be the track’s public relations promoter. It is said Reed went from ranch to ranch with a truck-bed full of bourbon and his guitar recruiting horses for the world’s richest quarter horse race. His dream of creating a week long festival highlighting the cowboy way of life became reality when the Cowboy Symposium was born. He tried it one year with

Weekday Bible study groups available There are two Bible study groups at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church that meet during the week. The men’s ministry group will meet on the first and third Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. at El Paraiso Restaurant, 721 Mechem Drive (in the Sierra Mall). Hearts in Service women’s Bible study meets on Tuesdays at 1:15 p.m. at the church in the fellowship hall. All are welcome. CHURCH SERVICES

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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. 257-2324. wwwonechurchnm.com BAPTIST Canaan Trail Baptist Roland Burnett, Pastor; Located just past milepost 14 on Hwy. 48, between Angus & Capitan. 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. 257-2081; Dr. Allen 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. 354-2044. 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. Reverend AI Galvan Saint Theresa Catholic Church Corona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. 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, 354-9102 Santa Rita Catholic Church 243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648-2853. Father Franklin Eichhorst CHRISTIAN Christian Community Church

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The next four columns deal with the issues covered in the Christian Citizens Conference held at the J Bar J Country Church on the weekend of Sept. 28-30. Why Does Government Exist? As one considers the answer for this question, I look first to the Bible for the answer. In Romans 13:1-4, Paul writes, “there is no authority except that which God has established.” God has ordained that man operates best under governance of authority. In the book of Judges 17:6, 21:25, “Every man did what was right in his own eyes.” This indicates the need of government for the prevention of anarchy. And Jesus says in John 8:32, “Know the truth and the truth will set you free.” Government has as a goal the freedom and the preservation of liberty. The Preamble to the Constitution states that we need government to maintain law and order, suppress crime, preserve peace, serve justice, protect people, promote welfare and advance liberty. When we consider the basic philosophy of the ancients, Aristotle says that we need governance to promote the good life. From the Bible, we learn that man is a sinner and needs some outside restraint. What Is Required Of The Christian Citizen? Involvement-Refusal to participate in the political process leaves to others the tremendously important work of running the schools, enforcing the law, zoning the city, determining taxes, defending the nation, etc. Discipline – To learn the facts, participate in public affairs, understand the political process, work to support principals, candidates, parties and causes. Avoid negatives – Focusing on only one issue, only on the candidate, only the party line, and individual ism. Registering to vote and then voting according to the dictates of individual conscience. It is also of utmost importance to pray and seek the leadership of God as to the exercise the privilege and responsibility of being an American citizen and voting. Think about it. Does this give us help for today and hope for tomorrow? Next week: consider the question of separation of church and state, politics and religion.

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Tips on how to be realistically happy

“Do not search for happiness. Rather, commit yourself to pursuing something that is personally meaningful to you, and you might find happiness along the way.” — Windy Dryden I believe the real basis of living realistically happy is that change must first take place within you. Too often people insist that others must change first, or their world must change first, before they can be happy. People who tend to blame the outside world for their unhappiness are sabotaging their own ability to make themselves happy. Here’s a partial list of rational attitudes and values that can help you become happier in life.

First, stop blaming others for making you unhappy. Take responsibility for making yourself happy. Secondly, give yourself permission to be happy. This may mean that you have to create healthier boundaries with those who have a tendency to drain you of emotional energy. Thirdly, do things for others and your community without expecting anything back in return. Some of the most miserable people I know are those who tend to calculate everything in terms of what they are getting out of it. Conversely, some of the happiest people I know are involved in some kind of volunteer work for others without expectations of rewards. Fourthly,

accept the fallibility of others. Giving others the right to be wrong can save you a lot of heartache. Last, but not least, don’t take things so personally. Unhappy people have a tendency to put themselves down when they get rejected by significant people in their lives or are not as ‘successful’ in life as they think they ‘ought’ to be. Even when people think badly of you, you are still a worthwhile person. Tell yourself, “Although I prefer to be approved of by important people in my life, I don’t need to be. It’s not the end of the world to be criticized – I can stand it. I am a valuable person even when people think badly of me.”

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 Live Music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 Farmer’s Market at SBS Wood Shavings in Glencoe from 9 to 11 a.m. The Sterilizers perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant on Mechem Drive from 6 to 9 p.m. USAF Band of the West Gateway Brass performance, Ruidoso high school, 7 - 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Ainsley Davis; ainsley.davis@us.af.mil; www.bandofthewest.af.mil. Free. Live Music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 Music Supper Show, Flying J Ranch, N. hwy 48, 5 - 9 p.m. help us kick off the Cowboy symposium with great food and cowboy and western music. Music in the meadow at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 and the show at 7:30 p.m. 575-336-4330; www.flyingjranch. com. Adults: $29, children: $19. Mark Kashmar, country blues, Café Rio, 5:30 - 7:30. Karaoke with DJ Pete Cree Meadows Lounge, 6 - 11 p.m., every Thursday, evening. All-you-can-eat taco bar from 6 - 9 p.m. Open to the public Mark Remington performs at the Swiss Chalet Inn, Mechem Dr., 6 p.m. David Ball and the Pioneer Playboys at the spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd., Alto, 7 - 9 p.m. Come on out and see this true-blue country & western star and his Pioneer Playboys as a kick-off to the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium. Enchilada buffet at 5 p.m. 575-336-4800; www. spencertheater.com. Buffet, $20. Performance, $56 and $59. Susan Kolb, local favorite, performs at Grace O’Malley’s, 7:30 p.m. Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

information, go to cowboysymposium.org. Each year, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack plays host to the nation’s finest cowboy festival with old west storytellers, musicians (including the world famous Texas Playboys), western artists and craftsmen, cowboy competitions, horse demonstrations, western swing dancing, kids rodeo, and the World Championship Chuckwagon Competition. 575-378-4431. The Rascal Fair and White Oaks Community Market, 4 p.m. to dusk. Produce, plants, flowers, crafts and unique entertainment. Every Friday through the summer. 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 Resort & Casino, 5 10 p.m. Doug Fuqua performs in Wendell’s Lounge at the inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 5 to 11 p.m. Terry Bullard Band performs at Cree Meadows Country Club, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Friday night fish fry. Tomas Vigil performs at Landlocked Restaurant on Mechem drive from 6 to 9 p.m. Mark Remington performs at the Swiss Chalet Inn, Mechem Dr., 6 p.m. Open Mic Night, Sacred Grounds, 2825 sudderth in the Boulder Plaza, 6 - 8:30 p.m. hosted by Tradd Tidwell. 575-257-2273. The Eliminators perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant, Mechem Dr., 6 p.m. Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopeli Country Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p.m. Karaoke at The elks Lodge on Highway 70, next to the Ruidoso Em-

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. Simulcast Horse Racing at Billy the Kid’s Race Book at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino. Simulcast races are shown live from across the country and betting windows are open to place your wager. Billy’s Race Book also serves delicious food and has a full bar. If you love horse racing, it is the place to go. Smokey Bear Park is open in Capitan, located on Hwy 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 EMNRDporium, at 7 p.m. Gasoline Alley – Local favorites/ Classic rock. Club 49 at inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 Steve Waldorf performs at Grace O’Malley’s, 12 - 3 p.m. Susan Kolb performs at Tina’s Cafe, dinner reservations recommended. 257-8930. Doug Fuqua performs in Wendell’s Lounge at the inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 5 to 11 p.m. Mike Sanjku performs in Wendell’s Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 5 to 10 p.m. Tomas Vigil performs at Landlocked Restaurant & Bar on Mechem

Becoming aware of your own attitudes that are letting you down is the first step in moving toward a happier life. Once healthy adjustments are made in the way you think about yourself, you will find it easier to make the changes needed that can bring you happiness. James D. Martin is the program manager of the Heritage Program for Senior Adults at the Lincoln County Medical Center. Heritage is a program designed to improve the quality of life for the older adult. Confidential screenings are available by appointment. If interested please call 575-257-6283.

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Forestry Division. Flying J Chuckwagon Supper and Show, Hwy 48 north of Ruidoso. After Labor Day open Saturdays only through Oct. 13; gates open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and show is $25 for adults; $15 for children 4-12. www.�lyingjranch.com for more information. 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, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $6 for adults with discounts available for seniors, military and youth. Visit www. hubbardmuseum.org or call 575-378-4142. “Authentic Memories of the American West” exhibit, presented by the Snidow Museum of Art, running through Oct. 15 at the Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70, Ruidoso

from 6 to 9 p.m. Mark Remington performs at the Swiss Chalet Inn, Mechem Dr., 6 p.m. The Eliminators perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant and Cantina, Mechem Drive, 7 - 9 p.m. Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopeli Country Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p.m. Ray Stevens at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. enjoy the hilarious and entertaining Ray Stevens. This country music pop singer-songwriter has been keeping his fans entertained for the past 50 years, from his multi-million selling comedy hit, “The streak” to his Grammy-award winning pop standard “everything is Beautiful.” 575-464-7777; www.innofthemountaingods.com. Tickets start at $25. Gasoline Alley – Local favorites/ Classic rock. Club 49 at inn of the

Downs. Visit www.hubbardmuseum.org. Free with admission to the museum. “A Land So Strange” exhibit, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70, Ruidoso Downs, runs through Feb. 8, 2013. An educational journey of nearly 400 years of New Mexico history. Hundreds of artifacts and images from the 16th to the 20th century tell the story of the Native Americans, the Spanish, and the EuroAmericans who created the New Mexico we experience today. Visit www.hubbardmuseum. org. Free with admission to the museum. Pillow’s Funtrackers - Open weekends and most holidays throughout the year. 101 Carrizo Canyon Road just off Sudderth. Three go-kart tracks, miniature golf, arcade, Mountain Maze, and seasonal attractions such as Bumper Boats, Panning for Gemstones, Rock Climbing Wall, Extreme Air and Kiddie Bounce House.

Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 October Silent Auction, Capitan Public Library, 2 - 4 p.m. This is the annual October Silent Auction. Many of the items are already on display. Refreshments will be served during the

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Aging, health and aesthetic medicine, part 4 By Marianne Mohr For the Ruidoso Free Press The anticipation and thoughts of my upcoming Laser Resurfacing procedure for facial rejuvenation gave me a little queasy feeling in the tummy. Will it hurt? What would recovery entail? Will I have pain meds? Starting the process, my plan began with the Obagi skin treatment to prepare my skin, a photo facial a week prior; and finally the non-ablative and ablative laser treatment in one session. With the Obagi exfoliation effects noticeable within a few days I came to Dr. Rath’s office for my photo facial which uses pulsed light to break up melanin and hyper pigmentation - otherwise known as “age spots.” But I was in for even more. In preparation my face was numbed with a cream to minimize discomfort and indeed the “zaps” of pulsed light were unusual, perhaps a little zingy, but not painful. Dr. Stephen A. Rath and Janet Henley, RN both used their expert bedside manner to weave my attention away from the zapping, and the process continued from my face to décolletage and hands. As far as age spot blasting, I had The Full Treatment. But moving under the chin line, Dr. Rath’s and Janet’s happy faces turned to a subtle gravity as

they both noticed a suspicious spot. Their look of concern controlled, Dr. Rath told me to see a dermatologist immediately to determine if the nodule was cancer. Referring me to the nearest board certified dermatologist in Roswell - Dr. Rath instead decided it would be best to let a surgeon consider a biopsy immediately. My cheerful “aesthetic” event now turned serious, very serious as the M word was implied. Melanoma isn’t pretty and my black-purplish spot, up till now well hidden, caused us all concern. Wikipedia describes melanoma as a malignant tumor of “melanocytes” or the cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin which is responsible for the color of skin. Melanoma is not common compared to other skin cancers, but it is much more lethal if not removed in early stages. It causes the majority (75 percent) of deaths related to skin cancer and there are 160,000 new cases of melanoma yearly. It is more common in women than in men and among caucasians. The primary cause is ultraviolet light (UV) exposure. According to a World Health Organization report “Solar Ultraviolet Radiation: Global burden of disease from solar ultraviolet radiation,” about 48,000 melanoma-related deaths occur worldwide

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GOOd NeWs BANd from pg. 17 J Bar J Church has had the privilege of closing out the event with a gospel music concert for the last seven years. Charles Clary remembers how the Good News Band became a symposium fixture. “Tim Keithley told Larry Scott they needed a gospel group at the symposium. Larry called me and told me what he wanted. We were to lead the people in singing gospel songs.” Clary and the J Bar J band came to the first symposium with the understanding other performers would sing with the Good News Band as well. “We cancel our regular service at J Bar J so our people can come to the symposium and attend. They’ll set out

per year. The treatment includes surgical removal of the tumor. If melanoma is found early, while it is still small and thin, and if it is completely removed, then the chance of cure is high. The likelihood of the melanoma coming back or spreading depends on how deeply it has gone into the layers of the skin. Upon leaving the office with zapping complete, Dr. Rath had already set an appointment on my behalf with board-certified surgeon Dr. Lindsey. On Dr. Rath’s request, staff had pushed appointments to get me in at 8 a.m. Dr. Lindsey decided to surgically remove the spot. The wait for biopsy results began. My fear of melanoma was combined with gratitude for the concern and expeditious execution provided by Dr. Rath and Janet. My face hurt a little and my old spots began to rise to the surface in granules. I was distracted now with a loftier concern, we waited with heavy hearts for results of the biopsy. I dusted off my will and health power of attorney and considered what would be the most important things in my life, if the results were not good. One week later we still did not have a diagnosis.

more than 600 chairs at times and it seems they’re all filled. People are left standing in the back,” says Clary who mentions Sunday at the symposium is free of charge. “We won’t even receive an offering,” he smiles. The concert is musically focused, with no sermon, no denominational or doctrinal message. “We just sing for around an hour and let folks participate,” says Clary, who leads the band from his keyboard. “It’s got to have a swing beat for us to sing it at the symposium,” he laughs. Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium begins with fun for the entire family 9 a.m. Oct. 12 at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.

along great with other dogs. Jazmine is a sweetheart who loves to purr and gets along well with other cats. She has big beautiful eyes and the sweetest disposition.

JR is a very friendly boy about 7 months old. He loves to go for walks and is great on a leash. JR also gets

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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120 LEGAL NOTICES TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF LINCOLN STATE OF NEW MEXICO ALTO LAKES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

with the Americans With Disabilities Act, community members are requested to contact Cathy Jones at (575) 257-2368, if public accommodations are needed. /s/ Cathy Jones, Executive Director LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING

JAMES K. LAWSON, Sr., if living, if deceased, all unknown heirs and devisees of James K. Lawson, and EDWINA JUNE LAWSON, also known as EDWINA STEVENS, if living, if deceased, all unknown heirs and devisees of Edwina June Lawson, Defendants. CV -2010-00340 Div. III NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNDER FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the District Court of Lincoln County, New Mexico, on August 31, 2012, 1992, in civil cause number CV-2010-00340, whereas Alto Lakes Golf & Country Club, Inc. is the plaintiff and the Defendants Are shown above, the under-signed will offer for public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the front entrance of the Ruidoso Village Hall, 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345 on the 26th day of October, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., all rights of the defendants to the following described real property: Lot 111, DEER PARK VALLEY SUBDIVISION, UNIT 4, Lincoln County, New Mexico. As shown by the plat thereof filed in the Office of the County Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder of Lincoln County on April 17, 1981 in Cabinet D, Slide Nos. 7 through 10; (hereinafter referred to as “the Property”). Notice is further given that the court directed foreclosure of the lien on the Property and that the amounts to be realized at said sale from the Property, with interest calculated to date of sale, are as follows: Amount of Plaintiff ’s Claim of Lien . . . . . . . . $22,177.75 Interest to date of Sale . . . $303.04 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $553.75 Attorney’s Fees . . . . . . . $1 ,500.00 TOTAL: $24,534.54 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 Plaintiff may bid all or any part of its judgment, plus interest without paying cash. Witness my hand this 11th day of September, 2012. /s/ Jennifer Miller, Special Master REGION IX EDUCATION COOPERATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL MEETING - Thursday, October 18, 2012, 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 recommendations/resignations. In accordance

NOTICE is herby given that the Greentree Solid Waste Authority Board has called a Public Hearing for discussion of possible Rate Increase which will take place on October 23, 2012, beginning at 10:00 a.m., immediately followed by the regular monthly Board Meeting. The meeting will be held in the Greentree Solid Waste Authority Conference Room at 26590 US Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. Copies of Agenda may be picked up at the Greentree Solid Waste Authority office.

130 EMPLOYMENT CAREGIVER NEEDED for disabled businessman in the Ruidoso. Will train. Previous applications lost, please apply again. Call 575-5465505. DOLLAR CAB night drivers needed 575-973-1427 SANCTUARY ON THE RIVER Be part of our Inspired Living Center Coffee/Tea/Juice Bar/retail area for lease Only inspired entrepreneurs need reply! 207 Eagle Drive 575-630-1111 www.SanctuaryOnTheRiver.com

140 GENERAL HELP WANTED CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR NEEDED. Call Jim 575-808-1959

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LINCOLN COUNTY is now accepting applications for the position of FULL TIME DISPATCHER until filled in the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Department, located in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Applicant must be 18 years or over, have a high school diploma or G.E.D. and must be able to obtain a New Mexico Dispatcher Certification within one year from date of hire and N.C.I.C. Certification within six months of hire. Employment will be conditional upon applicant’s successful completion of a physical examination and substance abuse test. Obtain application and job description from Billie-Jo Guevara at 575/648-2385 ext. 100. Lincoln

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LOOKING FOR ROOM ATTENDANTS Requirements: People with passion, integrity, uniqueness, and excellence. If you fit this description please apply in person at 26147 US Hwy 70. Come work for the top hotel in Ruidoso Downs.

SALON RICH now has booth rentals available to qualified, licensed, motivated, honest, and reliable applicants. Drama queens and druggies need not apply. Call for info 575-258-2164 or 575-937-0851.

DENTAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Ruidoso, NM Seeking qualified and experienced Dental Assistants. Radiology Certified helpful;. We WILL train the right person. Administrative Office Positions available too. Must be computer literate and like working with children. Please fax resumes to Attn: Laura (575)257-0249

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481 PARADISE CANYON – FURN 3 BDR, 2 BA with log siding & a great deck. Approx. 1760 sq.ft. $1600/Mo includes utilities.

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105 KEYES DRIVE #A-2 – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA with appliances and W/D. Approx. 1100 sq.ft. $800/Mo + utilities. (Available November 1) WHISPERING BLUFF #207 – FURN 2 BDR, 2 1/2 BA. Approx. 1152 sq.ft. $750/ Mo + utilities, water included.

116 SECOND STREET – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA with gas fireplace, apCOMMERCIAL pliances & covered deck. Approx. 2900 SUDDERTH DRIVE – Large building 1410 sq.ft. $1100/Mo + utilities. Wa- at the corner of Sudderth & Mechem with ter included. (Available November 1) many potential uses. Come take a look. 148 EAGLE RIDGE – UNF 3 BDR, 419 MECHEM DRIVE – Approx. 1100 2 BA with 2 car garage, partially sq.ft. Come take a look. $650/Mo + utilities. covered deck. Approx. 1800 sq.ft. 2213 SUDDERTH DRIVE – Large retail Pets OK with Owner Approval. space in the heart of Midtown! Approx. $1600/Mo + utilities. 2018 sq.ft. $1800/Mo + utilities.

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225 MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT 1 BEDROOM PARK MODEL UNIT. Centrally located. $525/ $350. References and lease required. 575257-0872.

230 HOMES FOR SALE: FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED MFG. HOME ON 1/2 ACRE 2 BD 2 B 2007 Redmond. Many upgrades. Like new. A/C. Fenced yd. Alto. DBLwide. 1300sf. $87,500. Avail Oct 11. 354-1229.

235 HOMES FOR RENT: FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED 4/2 $1500 plus utilities. 2/1 $800 plus utilities. 575-430-7009.

250 FARMS, RANCHES OR LAND/ACREAGE **CAPITAN** BEST 1/2 acre, paved road, AWESOME landscape on drip, 300 degree views with Sierra Blanca, ALL utilities in, Must See! Asking $59,900. READY FOR YOUR HOME or MFH come see at 216 Main Road. 575336-1555 or 575-937-4553. STEAL MY 20 ACRES near Ruidoso, $29,900. Municipal water, maintained roads and electric. Won’t last at this price! Call NMRS 866906-2857.

260 APARTMENT RENTALS: FURN / UNFURN LADERA APARTMENTS now accepting applications for 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Stop by to pick up applications or call 575-378-5262.

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370 GARAGE SALES/ESTATE SALES GARAGE SALE AT IDLE HOUR LODGE 112 Low Terrace. Lots of great stuff for sale. Fri-Sat 8am5pm YARD SALE 179 Juniper Springs Road Loma Grande Estates Nogal, NM 88341 8am-3pm Complete set of Wizard of Oz plates, furniture, crystal, pig collection Oct 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st. 575-354-0930 CASH ONLY!

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