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happening October 23

Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club at IMG

Live Stand-Up Comedy Series with professional comedians performing every Wednesday night at Inn of the Mountain Gods. 7 p.m. 575-464-7053, Innofthemountaingods.com. $5 admission, must be 21 or older.

October 24

Brisket and Bingo

Ruidoso Middle School, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Help support the RMS ag mechanics, art and culinary programs. BBQ brisket sandwich, chips and drink for $7.

Silent auction. Bingo from 6 to 8 p.m. Single-play Bingo Cards are $1 each or 12 for $10. Three free kids bingo games (ages 7 & under). Homemade desserts, $1 each. Prizes donated by local businesses.

October 25

Ski Apache Job Fair

Inn of the Mountain Gods, Fri., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m. noon. Needed: Ski Instructors, full- and part-time; certified EMTs for Ski Patrol, full- or parttime positions; two full-time, year-round mechanics; plus positions in food & beverage, adventure center, guest services, maintenance, ski and snowboard rentals, retail, security and lift operations.

575-464-3600.

Free Business Development Lunch Workshop

Cree Meadows Country Club, 301 Country Club Dr., 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Military veterans interested in starting their own business or expanding an existing operation are invited as well as anyone interested in economic development of the area. A free hot lunch is included. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. 575-257-7395; www.ruidosonow.com. Free.

October 25-26 Haunted House

Sierra Blanca Boys & Girls Club (the oId Middle School), 134 Reese Dr., Fri. 7 - 10 p.m.; Sat. 7 - 11 p.m. A frightening good time. Food and drink available for purchase. WARNING: Due to scenes of intense nature, admittance is not recommended for those under 12. Adults $10; students $7; club members $5.

575-808-8338.

October 26

R&R in Ruidoso Party in the Park

Wingfield Park, Center St., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ruidoso celebrates its special relationship with our active and retired military personnel. 575-257-7395; www.ruidosomilitarydiscounts. com. Free.

Nob Hill Fall Fest

Ruidoso Convention Center, 3 - 6 p.m. Fun for the whole family. Bingo booth, engraving booth, face painting, jumping balloons, food court, costume contest, silent auction and a hay ride. 575-257-9041 or 575937-3032. Tickets are required to play at the booths – 25¢ each at the door.

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Fire destroys home, occupants narrowly escape

By Jeffrey Schmidt For the Ruidoso Free Press First responders rescued a 73-yearold woman after a house fire Friday afternoon trapped her and the family’s three dogs on the second story balcony of a residence on the 100 block of Sagebrush in Palo Verde, just outside Ruidoso Downs.

Meanwhile, other first responders worked to contain the fire at the residence of Jerry and Janie Perry.

“I had to catch the dogs as my wife dropped them from the balcony,” said

Perry. “No one was hurt but I got a black eye and still can’t remember how it happened.”

The fire was reported just before 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, after Perry, who was in the front yard, spotted flames through a window. Perry attempted to extinguish the fire with a garden hose but it was already out of control. He then went to the back of the house expecting to find his wife safe outside. What he saw was her and three of their pets stranded on the See FIRE, pg. A3

Photo courtesy of Angie Smith-Schmidt

Fire destroyed this house on the 100 block of Sagebrush in Palo Verde Friday afternoon.

Youth center prepares to open its doors

Still, the center won’t be taking on a full load desks and other furniture sometimes still wrapped of clients, maxed at 24 for the first year it’s in from shipping, the peace and quiet in the valoperation, all at once. Center staff will be able ley will only last until sometime in November, when the first batch of clients, juvenile offenders, to ease into their new roles as clients come in breaks in the bunks, said Henry Varela, public in- trios, spaced out to gauge the success of the pilot year, Varela added. formation officer with the New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department.

“Next year we can look to expand,” he said.

“Over the course of the last year, with this last “We brought in 50 jobs for this initial opening, if session, there was funding that was approved for it grows there’s a potential of up to 98 total jobs.” us to be able to get Dollar-wise, that’s about $1.8 million in salaLincoln Pines Youth ries and benefits alone coming into the commuCenter finalized so nity now, not counting the months of training inthat we could get vested in giving staff the skills and certifications Todd Fuqua/ youth in,” he said. necessary for the job – also applicable to other Ruidoso Free Press “We’re still making careers within the child care field, Varela said.

Thursday was Dig sure everything is Pink night at Rufinalized and good Community, client protection idoso High School, to go – there are a The camp has sometimes faced an uphill a night when the very few things left battle in public opinion, Varela admitted, well Ruidoso volleyball to be done.”

See YOUTH CENTER, pg. A3 team honored cancer survivors and helped raise money for cancer research. Among those honored were retired teacher Diorly Stierwalt (far right), and Romy Carr.

Hugging Carr is her son, Ruidoso High student Matthew Carr.

Carol argued it was not necessary

By Eugene Heathman Below, members of the Ruidoso boys soccer team line up to show because she had been getting a Editor their support for the Ruidoso volleyball team. mammogram every year since eugene@ruidosofreepress.com she was 40 years old and was told Not long ago Carol Brophy of Ruidoso, owner of the Tree House to return in two years. Dr. Rath insisted because Carol’s mom had Café in Alto, knew there would be plenty of dessert cooking at the breast cancer which resulted in a mastectomy. Brophy’s results new restaurant but had no idea were positive. she would be baking cookies for Following her surgery, treatbreast cancer awareness. ment and rehabilitation therapy Brophy, a 57-year-old female, Brophy said, “I am here now four was diagnosed with breast cancer surgeries, almost two years later, Jan. 26, 2012. This came after a and cancer free. I am well on my routine mammogram for her anway to a full recovery and have nual physical. She had the mammade many new friends, who are mogram done at the insistence of her doctor, Keri Rath, M.D. See COOKIES, pg. A3

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com The Lincoln Pines Youth Center opened its doors early for a sneak peek of its facilities on Saturday for a small crowd of dignitaries and area residents who have had a hand in shaping the facility, as well as its name.

Though the tour featured empty buildings,

Pink pride

Pink cookie campaign raises more than money

Lincoln County lawman laid to rest

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com Tom Sullivan was the only sheriff to be elected under different parties in Lincoln County, serving a total of 17 years in office. He was first elected in 1983-86 as a Democrat, returning to office from 19972004 as a Republican candidate ˆ something his friends never let him forget over the years.

As sheriff he oversaw many of the changes that shaped the department to what it is now, including the hiring of current Sheriff Robert Shepperd in 1999.

“He was a really good guy to work for,” Shepperd said. “He always had an open-door policy and he was just a good Sheriff. At least years I worked for him, he was really instrumental in getting

the department more progressive.

Lincoln County lost a really good leader – he’ll be sorely missed and always remembered.”

For Steve Sederwall, Sullivan was a friend for more than a decade, spending most of their time together on horseback, roaming through the hills of Lincoln County, though hopping back up into the saddle has grown harder over the years.

“He was an old copper from down in Texas,” said Sederwall, also hailing from a background of law enforcement. It was one of the things that brought the men together after they met through mutual acquaintances. “I met him after I retired. We knew the same guys – he went to the Police Academy in Joaquin, (Calif.) – the Texas Rangers I used to work with. It just

seems like we missed each other until we came here.”

Even after Sullivan left for his new home in Texas, the two stayed in touch from time to time over the phone, he added.

“The last thing we talked about was Billy the Kid, believe it or not,” Sederwall mused.

The investigation, disputably private or public, was subject to much scrutiny and controversy during the attempts of Sullivan and Sederwall to prove through DNA testing whether historic Sheriff Pat Garret actually shot the outlaw or if he let the Kid live, as alternate legends hold.

The investigation was never fully concluded, derailed by a lawsuit from a newspaper and an author.

“It was kind of funny, what happened is we stumbled into a

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Veteran meetings The Veteran Business Outreach Council is hosting a free luncheon at Cree Meadows Country Club “North Forty” room from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 25. There will be individual counseling by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, Wells Fargo Bank and others. Reservations are required

by Oct. 23. Call the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce at 2577395 to register.

Military 365 is hosting R&R at Wingfield Park on Oct. 26 starting at 11 a.m. There are numerous food and beverage vendors, several bands and entertainment, and organization booths.

Charity sale Come check out the wares at the Ruidoso Fall Harvest handcraft and baked goods sale, hosted by Foot of the Cross Christian Ministries on Oct. 25 from 2-7 p.m. and Oct. 26 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

The event is sponsored by Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause. To learn more, call 808-8320 or visit www.facebook.com/Coyote HowlingShopForaCause.

Trick or Trunk Come celebrate Halloween in a fun and safe manner this Sunday from 4-6 p.m. in the St. Eleanor’s Church parking lot. This year’s Trick or Trunk is jointly sponsored by Community United Methodist and St. Eleanor’s Catholic churches.

Bring your young ones for safe trick or treating and fun and games. Festivities are open to children from birth to fifth grade.

P&R Commission The Ruidoso Parks and Recreation Commission holds its regular meeting Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall. Agenda items include an update on a proposed zip line at Eagle Creek Recreational Complex, status of bike lines in the village, and a gift catalog idea from the Friends of Ruidoso Parks and Recreation.

Free conference “Shine Like a Diamond” at a free women’s conferece at Christ Community Church, 517 W. Smokey Bear Blvd, in Capitan.

The conference is Friday, Nov. 1 from 7-9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and a Sunday 1:30 p.m. worship service.

RSVP for this free event to Pastor Sills at 575-973-3721.

Cemetery clean up Join the Knights of Columbus and Boy Scouts of America to help clean up and refurbish the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Carrizozo, just prior to Veterans Day. The main work day is Nov. 2 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.

The cemetery is located at 17th Street and Water Canyon Road in Carrizozo. For more information, call 973-0474.

Alpine meet The Alpine Village Sanitation District holds its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. in the district’s building at 114 Alpine Meadows Trail. For more information, call 257-7776 or 973-0324.

Dei Corps The Dei Corps Disaster Relief Ministry is seeking individuals to fill relief volunteer and rescue specialist positions in Ruidoso.

The organization seeks those to fill positions in business affairs management and office assistance, relief Chaplains and assistant Chaplains, relief specialists and volunteers, and rescue, EMS and security specialists.

Rescue, EMS and security volunteers should call Bill McGeachy at (575)-973-8782. Chaplains and Ministers should call (575)-3541573.

Those wishing to make a financial donation to the Ruidoso Unit can do so through Wells Fargo Bank at 401 Sudderth Dr.

Firewood available For residents in Sun Valley, there will be wood until snowfall. Free,

cut firewood and un-cut logs are available at the Sun Valley, La Junta and Little Creek subdivisions north of Ruidoso west of Highway 48, behind the Alto Post Office.

Drive on the Sun Valley and connecting side roads; look for stacked wood next to County roads.

Call Jim Miller for details and/or locations at 575-937-2873.

Job fair A veteran’s job fair hosted by the Alamogordo Chamber and Otero County Economic Development Council is scheduled for Nov. 7 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the White Sands Mall, 3199 N. White Sands Blvd.

All booths are free. Call the Alamogordo Chamber at 437-6120 for more information and registration form.

Christmas Bazaar The Capitan Women’s Club is seeking vendors for its Country Christmas Bazaar at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Dec. 7.

Booth fees are reasonable and spaces are going quickly. For more information, contact Ashley Ivins at nmcanchaser@hotmail.com.

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

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

The Arid Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 1216 Mechem at 7:30 a.m., noon and 5:15 p.m. daily; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. There is also a Monday 6:30 p.m. women’s open meeting.

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

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

Al Anon of Ruidoso – for family members of alcoholics – meet at 1216 Mechem Dr. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous of Capitan meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center, 115 Tiger Dr., just one block off of Highway 48. For more information, call Ted at 354-9031. Alcoholics Anonymous of Carrizozo meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Baptist Church Hall.

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

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

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

The Federated Republican Women of Lincoln County meet the fourth Monday of each month at K-Bob’s at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 336-8011 or visit www.frw.rplcnm.org.

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service organizations and providing scholarships, meets Mondays at 11 a.m. at 116 S. Evergreen Dr. A pot luck lunch at noon is followed by bridge and other card games.

A special program is also presented most months, and hosts Yoga Wednesdays. For times or further information, call 257-2309.

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

Gamblers Anonymous meets every Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in the Mescalero Reformed Church, 336 Wardlaw Dr. in Mescalero. For more information, call 575-6826200.

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

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

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

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

The Lincoln County Regulators, members of the Single Action Shooters Society, hold matches the second Saturday of every month at the Ruidoso Gun Range located on Hale Lake Road. Registration is at 9 a.m., matches start at 10 a.m. The public is welcome to participate or watch the action.

Enchilada and

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Ruidoso Convention Center Dinner: 5-8 p.m.

Bingo: 5-9 p.m.

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During the shooting matches, all other shooting is suspended.

For more information, call Avery (AKA Rowdy Lane) at 937-9297.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Government gatherings Scheduled government meetings

• Ruidoso (Village Hall: 575-258-4343) Parks and Recreation Commission: Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall Village Council: Oct. 29, 3 p.m. at Village Hall RSVP Committee: Oct. 30 • Ruidoso Downs (City Hall: 575-378-4422) City Council: Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall • Corona (Village Hall: 575-849-5511) Village Council: Oct. 23, 1:30 p.m. at Village Hall information, call 575-464-7106.

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

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

Ruidoso Toastmasters meet every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the ENMU Annex, 201 E. White Mountain Dr., next to the elementary school. Ruidoso Toastmasters Club is for those who want to improve their thinking, listening, speaking and leadership skills for that next job, promotion, or just to be more effective. Call 575-

799-3215 or 832-444-3633 for more information. Free for guests and prospective members. There is a membership fee when you decide to join the club.

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

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 include art and yoga classes, weekly walking and discussion groups, social functions and monthly member breakfasts at K-Bobs, 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.

Born in Albuquerque NM 6/10/1958 Made his home in Alaska and Ruidoso. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

His suffering from cancer unexpectedly ended on September 26, 2013 at Lincoln County Meddical Center.

He left behind his wife, Lisa Mulrey, Alto NM. He was loved by many and will be missed by all.

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A Memorial Fund has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank to help with expenses. Account number is 3720694003.

“I can help you prepare for and recover from your surgery.”

Meet Toni Hays, PA-C.

Presbyterian Medical Group at Lincoln County Medical Center is pleased to welcome physician assistant Toni Hays, PA-C, to our growing family of providers. Ms. Hays will assist general surgeon,Tom Lindsey, DO, with patient care and exams before and after surgery. She looks forward to providing friendly, compassionate care to surgical patients.

Ms. Hays received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of New Mexico College of Nursing in Albuquerque and her Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree from the Texas Tech University Health Science Center Physician Assistant Program in Midland.

For more information or to make an appointment, please call (575) 630-4200. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Lincoln County Medical Complex 121 El Paso Rd., Ruidoso www.phs.org/ruidoso

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COOKIES, from pg. A1

cancer free or still working on it.”

The experience and community connections established during the process compelled Brophy to do something to give back to the community in addition to campaigning for breast cancer awareness, through cookies.

Three weeks ago, Brophy started selling pink ribbon cookies. For $5, anyone could buy a fresh baked cookie garnished with pink icing.

Brophy’s goal was to raise $500 for Altrusa of Ruidoso. A visit to Lincoln County Medical Center Friday to present the ladies of Altrusa with a $1,140 check to help cover costs of their programs was more than twice what Brophy anticipated.

“I was really surprised at the response we got for the cookies. People donated supplies Eugene Heathman/Ruidoso Free Press and with each cookie sale, I learned so much Carol Brophy, a breast cancer survivor, presents a check to the Ruidoso about the people in this community impacted Altrusans. The money was generated from pink cookie sales at the Tree by breast cancer,” Brophy said. She added that House restaurant in Alto. all the money generated from the cookie sales went to Altrusa. “ I am much stronger mentally, and a more Judy Griffin. The club’s projects include financial support compassionate woman, with a calling to encourage women of HEAL and The Nest, the Lincoln County Food Bank, the to do their self breast exams and mammograms regularly,” Food4Kids Backpack program, and several child and adult said Brophy. literacy programs. The club also champions a local low-cost All proceeds from Altrusa’s fundraisers are used for com- mammogram program, which is in its 25th year in partnermunity service projects in the Lincoln County area. Last ship with Lincoln County Medical Center. year, Altrusa’s efforts and community support allowed the For more information about joining Altrusa International club to give back more than $17,000 to improve the quality of Ruidoso or the club’s upcoming Christmas Home Tour of life to residents in Lincoln County, reported club treasurer fundraiser in December, go to www.altrusaruidoso.com.

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aware that memories of a 2006 escape from the former Camp Sierra Blanca are still fresh in some area residents’ minds, though several public meetings have given him and camp staff a chance to address those concerns and, in most cases, lay them to rest.

“When we had the town hall in April we did have some of the same individuals, local people that live in the Sonterra area, and they did voice their concerns,” he said. “We wanted to let them know that, obviously there were going to be changes from when Camp Sierra Blanca was here to when we’re opening up at Lincoln Pines Youth Center.”

The first, and unquestionably most obvious change is the new 14-foot chain-link fence, topped with a double roll of razor wire and illuminated by a series of floodlights and security cameras that dominate the first sight of the center.

“It would not be very easy for any youth to get out,” Varela said.

But just as important as the physical fortifications are the budding relationships with local law enforcement and emergency services, he added.

“One of our biggest things to make people feel more comfortable, we wanted to establish a relationship with the local Sheriff, with the local emergency management teams, to be able to utilize their systems in the event something does happen, people can be alerted right away.”

In the unlikely event that a client does escape from the center, staff would be able to get in touch with emergency services and issue a community alert via the county’s CodeRed system, he said.

“I think, before, there wasn’t that warning,” he said. “We truly understand, there’s going to be fears and that ‘not in my backyard’ mentality. But the key thing about CYFD coming back into this community is that we have youth in the system that are from this area. It’s very important with the programs we have in place that we can have the youth in a centralized area close to where their family which is an integral part of their reintegration with the community.

Sending these youth off to Las Cruces or Albuquerque doesn’t always make it easy for the family to go out and be a part of that.”

Having the southwestern center also offered more peace of mind for parents of youthful offenders, as clients will be in a state facility, with all the training, certification and accountability that entails, rather than gambling on the occasionally uncertain private facilities, he added.

Reason to reduce recidivism

Teaching youth how, and why they should stop repeating the behavior that got them incarcerated in the first place is a key aspect of the Cambiar (Change) New Mexico program, implemented by CYFD in 2009 to shift the focus of detention towards rehabilitation, Varela said.

Part of that change is shifting the scrutiny of parolees away from a visiting board into local hands – center staff take part in the new advisory panel to offer a day-to-day perspective. Yet a price to pay for the new program is an increased burden on youth center staff, dropping statewide incarceration levels in each facility, followed by the reopening of the southwestern center, LPYC, according to a 2010 report from the legislative finance committee (http://nmlegis.gov/lcs/lfc/lfcdocs/NewsLetter/lfcmay10.pdf).

Though the program necessitates increased expenses from the state in the short term, a 2012 LFC report estimated $8.3 million in savings by reducing the state’s recidi-

vism rate from about 40 percent to 30 percent, (http://www. nmlegis.gov/lcs/handouts/BHS%20101812%20NM%20 Corrections%20Department%20LFC%20Program%20 Evaluation.pdf).

That’s well over the annual operating budget for the center, about $2.2 million, Varela said.

“We wanted to take (the youth) away from a jail setting, where they’re in pods – they’re just there and they just do what they’re told until they’re out,” he said. “It doesn’t really give them an opportunity to grow or do anything beyond that. It’s made a big difference – parent involvement is so important in rehabilitating, and having a center is the southwest is an improvement.”

Education and motivation

To do that, the Cambiar program looks to education, counseling and peer support.

“What happens sometimes is you have youth who were sent here who were in the middle of their education – you also have youth who may not have gone to school,” he said.

“Whatever youth are sent here, they will go through an education program.”

The center’s campus will be locally lead by Principal Jim Rapp, formerly Special Education Director at Mescalero schools for the past decade, with perhaps three teachers on board, though that number will change with the number of clients. Youth will be able to go through all the curriculum necessary to complete their degrees or obtain a GED, depending on where they were at on their education and how long they will be at the center, he said. “We run like our own school district.”

Another option is the camp’s vocational program, run by Pat Ventura, a former Carrizozo shop instructor, who will offer classes in woodworking and welding towards state certifications. In the case that a client was already on the college track, Eastern New Mexico University–Ruidoso also will be providing help towards getting college credits, he added.

“These youth, they can leave this youth center and head out into the community with skills to where they can make a living and contribute to the local communities they go back to,” he said. “We feel that’s very important – that’s why, when the youth are sent to any of our facilities in the state, we want to give them an opportunity. They’re still young and, although they’ve committed crimes and done stuff that wasn’t good, it’s a part of that process for us to help them, to give them a chance when they get out.”

Yet skills alone won’t give clients a reason to change their behavior – that’s their own choice. Part of the treatment is simply providing the structure of a close-to-normal life, giving simple domestic habits a chance to form.

“It’s doing the basic chores youth would do at home – making their bed, ensuring you’re ready for the day, having your meal and attending school,” he said. “When they’re not in school they have meetings, like peer support, to reflect on the day, reflect on the issues that may be going on in their lives.”

Those meetings are peer gatherings within each group, 12 clients per group with each group taking up one wing of the two dorms at the center. At the same time, certified therapists will interact with the groups and “help get them back on track. Not everyone’s going to change when they get out, but giving them that opportunity to make a change, giving them those tools, we think that makes a very big difference.”

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second story balcony.

Responding to the home engulfed in flames were five fire companies consisting of six pieces of equipment and 27 personnel. Hondo, Glencoe, Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs Firefighters extinguished the blaze which had begun to spread to trees on the property.

Flames claimed the front half of residence, one vehicle parked in the driveway, shot up one tree and spread to a couple of other treetops before being extinguished. First responders on the scene rescued Mrs. Perry by grabbing a ladder from the side of the house and brought her down from the balcony.

The Perrys had recently moved in the house owned

by Bill Richardson. According to neighbors, Richardson had just finished thinning the lot by creating defensible space around the house. The residence is located in the Wildlife Urban Interface (WUI) with BLM property across the road, and the Lincoln National Forest just 300 yards from the home. A neighbor who wished to not be identified said that the fire could have been a lot worse if the wind had been as bad as it was earlier in the week and if the fire trucks hadn’t responded so quickly.

Perry said that they are staying with friends and are waiting to get back in the house to see if anything is left. Their car is a total loss and the building itself might be described as a total loss. Neighbors are on the lookout for the large gray tabby cat that hopefully escaped the fire.

According to Lincoln Office of Emergency Management representative, Spencer Baldwin, the fire is still under investigation and more details will be available as they become evident.

Pair of horses struck by semi

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com Monday morning saw a tragic accident on Hondo valley roads, as two wayward horses were struck and killed by a semi-trailer traveling through the region.

The horses were struck near milepost 283 on U.S. Highway 70 in the very early hours of the morning, said Lieutenant Chris Mydock with NM Motor Transportation Police, adding that an officer had been dispatched to the scene at 2 a.m.

“First the semi-truck driver saw one horse, standing on the shoulder of the road,” he said. “He was focusing on him while two more were standing in the road. Consequently, the first semi-truck driver hit the two in the road, killing them.”

A second semi-truck was following the first and also struck remains from the initial collision. Neither driver had sustained injuries or lost control of their rig, though both semi-trucks suffered “significant damage” from the impacts, he added.

The third horse’s whereabouts are currently unknown.

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Soup competition brings out the best of chefs

On a crisp October evening, nothing warms the heart more than seeing hundreds of people out to support the Empty Bowl, the Nest’s annual fundraiser and Lincoln County’s only soup competition.

With more than 30 soups to taste, and a variety of handmade bowls and pieces of fine arts and crafts to pick from, attendees were bound to have a great time while supporting the Nest.

First off, I want to thank everyone who came out to support this very important cause. Each one of you is a hero to us associated with the Nest, and to the women and children who reside there.

A wholehearted thank you goes out to Jamie and Shirley Estes. These wonderful people open their beautiful establishment, Mountain Annie’s Center for the Arts, each year to accommodate the Empty Bowl.

As the number of soup makers and soup eaters grows, the Estes’ have expanded their generosity by allowing HEAL to flow through their gorgeous building.

This year, the Empty Bowl was held in the stunning Mountain Annie’s theater, where there was plenty of room to sample soups, bid on items in the silent auction and admire the ambiance of one of Ruidoso’s finest treasures.

A huge thank you also goes out to Susan Kolb, who entertained the crowd with her amazing musical panache and who was also awarded a plaque in honor of her late husband Paul, the very first winner of the Empty Bowl soup competition with his amazing Mulligatawny soup.

This year, the Empty Bowl soup competition was divided into two categories; non-professional and professional. The winner in the professional division was Jim Bradburn. He is the head of the dietary department at the Mescalero Care Center and his winning soup was suitably named ‘Autumn Chowder.’ The soup featured acorn and butternut squash, pumpkin,

Chef Brendan Gochenour

sweet potatoes, and apples and was topped off with candied pecans. Bradburn admits he did not use a recipe for this soup but relied on years of chef-wisdom and sharp taste buds to create this tasty seasonal soup. Recipe or not, this soup was certainly a crowd favorite.

The winner in the non-professional division was Liz Orben. Her winning soup was fittingly named ‘White Bean, Chicken, Green Chili, Cheddar and Chili Soup’.

The soup featured the ingredients the name offers and then some. According to Orben, the main ingredient of the winning soup was lots and lots of love. Orben moved to Ruidoso about a year and a half ago from Los Angeles. When she moved here, we were experiencing one of the most tragic disasters in our village’s history; the Little Bear Fire. Orben was so moved and inspired by the Nest’s generosity to victims of the fire that she knew she had to be a part of the Empty Bowl fundraiser to give back to an organization that gives so much to the community. When asked what she thought made her soup extra special, she thoughtfully answered – friendship.

The recipe for Orben’s soup was given to her by the first person she met when she moved to the area, Em Gourley. Along with friendship and love, Orben’s soup won with the freshest ingredients, a stock made from scratch, and service by the spoonful with a bright and cheery attitude and bumble-bee inspired set-up.

Even though there were only two winners of the evening that’s not to say every soup was not a masterpiece! Among the artfully prepared professional soups was Zanna Dobbs from Lawrence Brothers, Chris Randall from The Ranchers, Chef Shawn Seymour, Ray Collier from Bonita Park, Joseph Hernandez from Dream Catchers, Paul Stevens from Tinnie’s Silver Dollar, Mario Salas of Mario’s Market, and Jeremy Sheehan from Billy the Kid Casino. The delightful and delicious nonprofessional soups were prepared by Kathlyn Kennedy, Sue Hutchinson, the HEAL Staff, Rachel Weber, Lynn Myers, Dave Easter, Jean Gremillion, Fredrick and Lynn Moras and Joe and Shannon.

The Empty Bowl 2014 is already gearing up to be bigger and better than this year, so if you have even the faintest desire to brush off your ladle and join in on some fun and friendly competition, spend the next year perfecting your favorite recipe to help support a great cause.

And if you don’t cook but love to eat, come and meet some of the chefs from your favorite eateries, dine on the best soups in town and bid on some one-of-akind pieces of art to add to your home.

On behalf of the Nest and Heal, we look forward to seeing you all next year!

Chef Brendan Gochenour, HEAL Treasurer

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October 23, 2013

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank you from HEAL

On behalf of the Board of Directors for Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL), I would like to extend a very heartfelt message of thanks to the elected leaders in our area for their public support of the efforts of the Nest domestic violence shelter.

We are proud to thank the Lincoln County Commission, the Village of Ruidoso Village Council, the City of Ruidoso Downs City Council and the Mescalero Apache Tribal Council for sponsoring official proclamations to recognize October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

We appreciate each of them emphasizing their personal commitment to ending this crime.

We stand with all those who have been affected by this terrible crime, recognize the individuals and groups who have stepped forward to break the cycle of violence and recommit to putting an end to domestic violence in America.

Rachel Weber Board Member, Help End Abuse for Life

A tribute to a lady who can’t say no

For the past 14 years I have been closely associated with an outstanding woman in all respects in our daily contact at the Ruidoso Senior Center. That daily contact has allowed me to observe and admire her as she goes about her daily routine of efficiently operating the Senior Center.

No matter who knocks on her office door, and it is a daily occurrence, she drops her busy schedule of typing reports and listens to a multitude of questions or problems the walk in will relegate to her for a decision.

I have never heard her say that she was too busy and had to finish her report and get it to Village Hall, which she does on a weekly basis.

Even with her many personal problems forever at the back of her mind, she never

utters the word no to the many people who seem to have problems and requests by the dozens. Her response always seems to be a word of advice and a smile of understanding. And as if this were not enough, she also prepares or helps to do the lunch on Wednesdays for a crowd of up to 50 or 60 people.

One further comment on this amazing woman is that of all the years I have known her, I have never heard her utter one derogatory remark or be critical of anyone, and I mean everyone who pass through her office doorway, or who uses the senior center for any or all reasons.

In a few short days, this woman will be retiring, what a loss to the senior center and the Village of Ruidoso. She has given more than 20 years of service to this beautiful village.

Farewell, Sandy Jourden, go with the knowledge that you were appreciated by the many people who have passed through your life here at the senior center. Go with the knowledge that there were many who loved you and that I was one of them Bob Brophy, one of the many To the Editor: In reference to Diana Well’s Letter to the Editor, Oct. 16 Diana Wells of Nogal writes that our country, in so many words, is going to hell in a hand-basket. Alas, the poor woman appears to be suffering from “future shock,” a phrase invented by sociologist Alvin Toffler in the 70s. “Future shock” refers to what happens when people, often the elderly, are no longer able to cope with the pace of change. All sorts of symptoms and maladies result, ranging from depression to bizarre behavior to increases in susceptibility to disease to absolute emotional breakdown. It’s so much healthier to embrace change.

Frank Thompson Ruidoso

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October 23, 2013

You’re right, you would not get away with that!

I am the mother of two that permanent damage is children. I have two bedone to trusting citizens. cause I have two hands Fit-throwing has reached and thought, rightfully, two quite a different level lately. was all I could handle. My While some say the recent mantra in the early days of tizzy in Washington D.C. their existence was: If you was a multi-trillion dollar can pick a kid up, you can stage-show-fit of garganmake it mind, and I picked tuan proportions, others say them up often. They’re both we have collectively gone grown now and successthrough a dress rehearsal ful and employed and are for the real crash coming two states away. The reason soon to a country near you.

Sue Hutchison they lived through their And while the District is far suehutch@valornet.com childhoods with me as their away and we think many mother? They were naturally legislators there may have obedient and had a great dad. A girl and a lost whatever grip we elected them to have boy, we seemed to get along fine. on reality, some of our local government And then they got to know other kids. leaders aren’t too far off their national counThere were times in their early years terparts. when we attended events with other children Municipal outbursts, surges of my-wayand their parents. When a child not my own or-I’m-not-voting-your-way, and some would decide on throwing a fit, I’d want to insisting that they’re not going to budge whisk my kids away. I’d panic, thinking my remind me of those parenting years when two would learn that behavior and assume it even my little children knew a fit when they would work in our home. I remember times saw one. both of them would watch some screaming, It may be time for some of our elected ofwrithing small person doing their thing in ficials to realize they’ve attempted to make front of anyone who would watch, looking their points, and now need to vote for what’s back up to me with wonder in their faces. best for the community. Like a dead skunk Usually one of them would ask in a quiet in the road, it’s simply useless to run over tone, “You would never let us get away with it again. It only makes the ill-fated-car reek that, would you, mom?” just like the dead vermin. And some scents I’m certainly not a model parent, and linger far longer than anyone wants. made my share of mistakes. I clearly How do we, as the electors, convey our remember making my 3-year-old daughter displeasure when one we’ve chosen to walk on her freshly broken leg across a represent us simply doesn’t…represent? room to get a drink of water, thinking she How can we convince an official to stop was just faking it. One hospital visit and a who keeps trying to run over roadkill? At white, plaster cast later, I willingly turned the least, we vote differently when an elecin my mother-of-the-year badge. I can be tion cycle comes around. In the meantime, taught and her second and third broken we can communicate with our officials and bones were dealt with forthright. deliver our two-cents worth of opinion. We Grow up they did, with the clear mandate can attend public meetings and become that fits were simply not allowed. Talking informed and involved. disagreements out, standing firm if they It’s time, in my opinion, for an end to powanted to make a point, of course. Conlitical fit-throwing. We’re overdue a season versely, a friend of ours who had an under of our elected officials, regardless of what graduate degree in child development expe- level they represent, standing up for what’s rienced what many parents endure, regardbest for the citizen. There may be opportuniless of how hard they try to escape. Her first ties in the near future to re-visit decisions child had a temper which would terrify an which were based on elected representatives ax murderer. Even at four months of age, trying to make a point. It is my hope our legour friend’s daughter could hold her breath islators will hear from their electorates and in sheer anger until she passed out. Much find that we’re all sick of fits. to her parent’s frustration and at times, utter One of my children has made me a granddespair, she began a lifetime of uphill chalma and is realizing for himself the adventure lenges. of staying ahead of the power games my Their child grew up to achieve a master’s grandson plays. As exhausting as they are degree in social work and works with chilfinding it to be, I think he and his wife are dren just like she used to be. doing a fine job.

I’ve been known to throw an adult fit Are politicians just like kids? Who gives from time to time, myself. Momentary our local and national politicians a time out lapses of control have broken several toes of when we feel they need one? And don’t mine. most children gladly take do-overs when But I’m not an elected official. I’m they’re offered? not responsible for a nation, a county or I wonder… a municipality. And while some outbursts send parents into submission just to end the Hoping our local leaders try to avoid any agony, most political eruptions don’t have roadkill in the near future, Sue can be any lasting positive results. It’s more often reached at suehutch1958@gmail.com.

Motel 6 and Mickey D’s Copyright © 2013 Jay McKittrick After landing at the airport and claiming his luggage, a businessman hails a cab to take him to his hotel.

“Motel 6?” the cabbie asks him.

“No… Take me to the Hilton, would you?”

“I take to Motel 6, OK?” the cabbie replies.

“No, thank you,” the business man says with diplomacy. “Please, just take me to the Hilton.”

“But you save money, they keep light on for you.”

“Yes I know, and I don’t care!” the business man explains with a temper. “I have a reservation

at the Hilton, and that’s where I would like you to take me... Do you understand?”

“MOTEL 6!... MOTEL 6!” the cabbie yells at the man.

“OK! OK!” the man complies out of fear.

“Take me to the gal darn Motel 6, but first will you take me to the IHOP ’cause I’m really hungry” “I take you to McDonalds, OK?” “No, that’s not OK!” The man debates.

“Look… I’m willing to stay at the Motel 6, but we’re eating at the IHOP – And that’s final!”

“But you save money, they have value meals and golden arches.”

Jay McKittrick

jaymckittrick@gmail.com

“Yes I know, and I don’t care!” the man retorts with anger.

“But the McRib is back,” the cabbie tells him.

“MICKEY D’S!...

MICKEY D’s!” the businessman yells at the cabbie.

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October 23, 2013

Ski Apache readies for winter

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com As the temperature drops and households break out the heaters and winter jackets in anticipation of winter, Ski Apache is gearing up for another ski season – this one looking to be wetter than last year.

“We’re hoping we’ll welcome back old man winter,” said Dorsey Grover, a supervisor at the resort. “It’s chillier today and I’m confident he’s on his way.”

The annual party, a celebration of the onset of the ski season, also closed down the resort’s new bike trail and rentals for the season, she added.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this winter looks to be a neutral winter in terms of the El Niño/La Niña currents, alternately bearing dry or moist air across the regions. While

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most of the states are up in the air for forecasting, We are proud of the investment our the southwest looks to continue it’s warm trend, Tribe has made in Ski Apache for with temperatures exthe upcoming season pected to be above winter averages and precipita– Frizzell Frizzell Jr., tion forecasts still up in chief operating officer for Ski Apache the air, hovering around average – still a step up.

With any luck, that will give resort staff said an official with the U.S. Forest Service.

“We are proud of the investment our Tribe a chance to really break in the lifts, with has made in Ski Apache for the upcomDecember forecasted as the opening of the ing season,” said Frizzell Frizzell Jr., chief ski season, snowfall permitting. operating officer for Ski Apache, Inn of the “Last year they didn’t get broken in very Mountain Gods Resort & Casino and Casino well,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll have more Apache Travel Center, in a statement on the snow this winter than last.” resort’s website. “Last year was a recordThe resort purchased a new Doppelmayr breaking year on the mountain and the gondola last year, doubling its capacity and effects of the Little Bear Fire will not stop us halving the travel time from the old gonfrom having another strong season. The new dola. Now, it carries a maximum of eight chair lifts and gondola will reduce lines and passengers up 1,646 feet to the top in about will give our guests the ability to spend more eight minutes. Add in two new lift chairs, a time skiing and snowboarding and less time triple and a quad, and that gives the resort waiting for a chair lift.” the highest uphill capacity in the state, with Grover added that the resort will be “3,600 guests ascending the mountain per hosting a job fair this weekend, beginning hour,” according to the resort’s website. on Friday with a fair for Mescalero tribal There will be more ground for the powder members from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and an open to cover as well, with parts of the resort still showing scars from the Little Bear Fire in June of 2012.

Piles of slash still remain in some locations along a handful of runs, though Five New Mexico Coalition Against removal will likely take until Spring of 2014, Domestic Violence (NMCADV) Community Heroes will be recognized for Erik LeDuc/Ruidoso Free Press support above and beyond our expectaAt left, Lori and Sacha Polakoff take a tions for local domestic violence shelters moment to rest after descending from the and programs statewide. The ceremony top of the new bike trail. At right, Shyne will take place Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the Lester made short work of the climbing Farmington Civic Center, 200 Arrington. wall, ascending the two-story tower well Pam Wiseman, NMCADV executive and ahead of other climbers during the Party director and Mayor Tommy Roberts will on the Mountain at Ski Apache. present the awards with special guest Navajo storyteller Robert Goodluck.

“On behalf of Pam Wiseman E.D. and the entire NMCADV membership and staff, we feel privileged to recognize and honor these outstanding community minded individuals, businesses and organizations that support our on-going bow and All-American futurities. He won his effort to eradicate violence in the homes Texas Classic trial by 1 3/4 lengths in 19.563 of New Mexicans,” said Peggy Luplow of Owned by R.D. Hubbard, William Maher, NMCADV.Families, friends and supportTom Maher and Johnny Cope, Hes Relenters from all over the state will gather in less was seventh in the All American FuFarmington to celebrate the Community turity at 7-2 odds after winning his trial by one-half length over eventual All American Futurity winner Handsome Jack Flash. The One Famous Eagle son from the Amber Blair stable raced to a one-length win in his Texas Classic Futurity trial with the fourth-fastest time of 19.583.

Jim Pitts’ Especially Tres was the 5-2 faREALTORS Association of New Mexico vorite in the All American Futurity and raced Home sales in New Mexico during to a fourth-place finish for trainer Blane September 2013 continue to show a steady Wood. She was third in her Texas Classic increase over numbers reported in 2012.

Futurity trial and barely made the finals with Median prices are also going up. In Septhe 10th-fastest time of 19.73 for trainer Trey tember, 1,476 sales were reported to the Wood. She stumbled badly at the start and REALTORS Association of New Mexico got up to make huge run, only to be beaten (RANM). That total represents a 7.9 perby one-half length. cent increase over numbers reported last Texas Classic Futurity second-fastest September. qualifier Kates Dynasty, owned by Billy September’s median of $177,250 is 4.3 Smith, Jerry Windham and Pat Guthrie, won percent higher than the $170,000 median her trials to the Ruidoso and All American reported in September 2012. Year-to-date futurities for trainer Mike Joiner. The Fdd (January through September) numbers Dynasty filly was also third in her Rainbow show similar increases to 2012. 12,646 Futurity trials. She won her Texas Classic sales have been reported for 2013. At the trial by 1 3/4 lengths in 19.497. end of September 2012, 11,335 sales had The other Ruidoso alumni to make the been reported and at the end of September Texas Classic Futurity, the richest race in 2011, 9,979 sales were reported.

Texas, are All American Futurity trial winner The $172,500 2013 year-to-date median Coronado Cartel, All American Futurity trial is nearly four percent higher than the 2012 winner Big Biz Perry, Rainbow Futurity trial year to date median. According to RANM competitor Mister Big and Rainbow Juvenile President Cathy Colvin, “As usual, New fourth-place finisher Cr Tuckernuck.

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fair on Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon.

Season passes for the slopes also will be on sale for a time, with the resort offering $25 off through Nov. 10, she said.

For more information, ski passes and resort conditions, visit www.skiapache.com or call 575-464-3600.

Outstanding heroes to be honored

Ruidoso juveniles shine on Texas Classic trials RUIDOSO DOWNS — There was a strong influence of Ruidoso Downs’ runners in Saturday night’s $1 million Texas Classic Futurity trials at Lonestar Park, with nine of the 10 finalists having raced at Ruidoso Downs last summer.

Joe Mills’ fastest-qualifier Skuze Please was making his first start since finishing fifth in the $2.4 million All-American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. He won his Texas Classic trial by two-lengths with a 19.450-second time for trainer Tana Pace.

Other All-American Futurity finalists to earn a spot in the Texas Classic Futurity are Houdini, Hes Relentless and Especially Tres.

Owned by Ellen Kennedy Living Trust, Houdini had a very troubled trip in the AllAmerican Futurity, however he bounced back to set the third-fastest qualifying time to the Texas Classic Futurity in 19.563 seconds. The Luis Villafranco-trained gelding

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NM home sales and median prices outperform 2012

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Heroes Awards, now in its third year.

Carl Parsons of Ruidoso was nominated by Ruidoso’s Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) Executive Director, Coleen Widell. Parsons is an electrician in Ruidoso who has a heart for the women and children who live at the Nest domestic violence shelter. His plumbing company has provided professional services on numerous occasions when a multitude of plumbing issues arose. HEAL’s budget primarily allows for direct client services, there is little wiggle room for facility maintenance.

Parsons is a business leader who understands the importance of giving back.

The other nominees who will be recognized for their service are; Betty Highland nominated by Valencia Shelter Services, Brandon Bishop nominated by Artesia’s Grammy’s House, San Juan Open Committee nominated by Farmington’s Family Crisis Center, and Mary Domito nominated by Taos Community Against Violence.

The Veterans Business Outreach Council luncheon, sponsored by the NM Dept. of Veterans Services, the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cree Meadows Country Club.

The luncheon is free but reservations are required by calling the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce at 575257-7395.

The program is targeting veterans and spouses, as well as economic development, and civic leaders from Lincoln and Otero County.

Michael John Wade and Anthony Armstrong, owners, cut the ribbon on the patio of Michael J’s, Ruidoso’s newest Italian-American restaurant. Specializing in homemade lasagna, eggplant

Mexico does not experience the drastic ups and downs seen in many markets. But our increases in both number of sales and median prices have been sustained for several months now and we are optimistic they will continue their upward progress.

As always, the state’s economy and job numbers play a big part in New Mexico’s real estate market trends.”

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is providing members with continual updates on the government shut down and its effect on the real estate market.

M. Steven Anaya, RANM CEO, shares NAR’s latest news, “If the government defaults on its debts, the likely consequence for homebuyers that will soon emerge is skyrocketing borrowing costs. The housing market is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Nationally NAR estimates a 1 percent increase in mortgage rates would result in a negative impact of 350,000 to 450,000 sales.”

parmesan, ravioli, beef, veal, chicken and seafood dishes, Michael J’s is located at 601 Mechem, 257-9559.

The Greeters, on behalf of the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, sponsored the ribbon cutting and presented Wade and Armstrong the turquoise bow of success and prosperity.

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Parks and Rec meeting

A regular meeting of the Village of Ruidoso Parks and Recreation Commission has been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall, located at 313 Cree Meadows Drive.

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Bank programs tailor credit to specific business needs

By Jim McCormick Senior Vice President, Century Bank One loan isn’t the same as another when borrowing money to build or sustain a business. Bank loan agents act as matchmakers, fitting business owners with the type of credit they need for specific business needs.

Most banks offer a menu of loan options tailored to an entrepreneur’s individual circumstances – his or her credit history, cash flow, collateral, capacity and capital.

The loans can be conventional, or they can be guaranteed with backing from the U.S. Small Business Administration if the business would otherwise have a hard time qualifying for a conventional loan and the owner needs more flexible loan terms, such as a longer repayment schedule and less stringent collateral requirements.

If a business needs money for working capital, an ideal product is a revolving line of credit, said David Valdez, a small business/commercial lender at Century Bank.

“The business uses the line when cash

coming in is slow and pays it down when the cash is flush.”

Working capital covers seasonal expenses, such as the purchase of inventory, supplies and materials, and it can be used to bridge timing gaps Jim McCormick when accounts receivable aren’t keeping up with payroll, urgent bills and unexpected expenses.

This loan type usually ranges from $10,000 to $200,000, but the amount can be higher. The typical line of credit matures every year and is renewed if it re-qualifies.

“The line should revolve, meaning that it’s paid down with the receipt of account receivables or sale of inventory,” Valdez said.

Banks also lend money to businesses to purchase essential equipment.

Banks require a down payment for this loan type, which is repaid through a manageable monthly payment, Valdez said.

David Valdez Many small businesses seek loans to consolidate business debt and simplify repayment. Debt consolidation loans are repaid on a monthly plan at a rate that’s considerably less than a business credit card would carry, Valdez said.

Banks also offer loans to businesses that need to buy commercial real estate, to construct a commercial building, or to expand or to pursue other costly business

opportunities.

Century Bank is one of many New Mexico banks that are approved SBA lenders, so many of its most popular loan products have this federal guaranty. “The SBA does not make loans itself but rather guarantees loans made by participating lending institutions,” Valdez said.

While most businesses are eligible for financial assistance from the SBA, some are not. The business must operate for profit, have reasonable owner equity to invest and exhaust alternative financial resources before seeking financial assistance.

“We will look for the best product for the small business and do our best in trying to help the small business succeed,” Valdez said.

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

Why were those men walking in high heels?

By Coleen Widell

pair of high heels really translated that message for me.”

Though the event played off with a light-hearted tone, the message is crucial to understand.

The heels show support for survivors where they believe they have none. The walk is a stand against violence – a proclamation that it will not be tolerated within our community – to dispel the thought that our community is willing to mind its own business when a life is in danger. The act of walking in someone’s shoes is a willful act of empathy and engagement.

These messages are important because they unite our community and gently, through humor, nudge us to have conversations about difficult topics, like violence against women and girls.

Life truly is different for women than it is for men. The courageous male models for HEAL’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” are role models in this community who opened themselves up to potential criticism and ridicule by donning red stilettos and publicly taking a stand against violence. HEAL salutes these men; Mark Chino, Rick Hutchison, Brendan Gochenour, Mike Myers, Mike Rice, Chris Weaver, Daryl Smith, Michael Friberg and Paul Chez Sanchez.

The men who participated in the parade returned home for a sleepy Saturday afternoon after braving the cold weather

Attendees of Ruidoso’s Aspenfest Parade were thrilled, amused and excited by one float in particular, the float that was put together by a team of progressive volunteers at Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) and The Nest.

The float was unique in many ways. It contained a large, six-foot red stiletto surrounded by men strutting the streets of midtown in their matching red high heels. Banners on the float called this interesting event, “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.”

The campaign focuses on gender violence and stems from the practice of empathy, with a literal twist.

“I learned so many things,” HEAL President Mark Chino said. “I learned how important it is for men to actually put themselves there – empathize and sympathize – in all situations. I learned we don’t make enough effort, and we take our situations for granted, that women’s issues are something we don’t think about unless we see it on a poster. It’s all a passing thought and it’s not pulled back out until we’re reminded again.”

HEAL board member Rick Hutchison echoed Chino’s thoughts, adding, “We should appreciate what women do for men. This experience makes me aware of the place victims are and it was important for us to stand up and say, “no more.’” He mentioned being grateful for the supportive audience. “The response from the crowd was incredible. People were thanking us. The blisters and pain are well worth it.”

Brendan Gochenour, HEAL Treasurer and unofficial chef at The Nest, said, “A lot of times victims suffer in silence – domestic violence is private, and many people don’t want to get involved. I hope victims realize we do care by watching us do that – by seeing that we’re willing to do anything to help them.”

Gochenour added that he got great satisfaction from taking a stand.

“Whoever invented those shoes should be tarred and feathered,” he said, “But I feel proud and I’m on cloud nine. It was humbling and embarrassing but it helped me Courtesy photo realize that women have Pictured are Chris Weaver, Brendan Gochenour and Rick Hutchison at the a very different path in “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event during the Aspenfest Parade in Ruidoso. life. It is funny how a

Zia Natural Gas Company files to adjust gas cost factor for 2014

By Aaron B. Dunn Business Development Manager Zia Natural Gas Company Natural gas is a commodity and its price is determined by the market, based on several factors. Every year Zia Natural Gas Company negotiates new contracts in an effort to get the best possible prices for our customers. This is done annually to eliminate the fluctuation of natural gas prices as it is being traded on a daily basis.

A regulated utility is not allowed to make or lose money on the cost of gas as mandated by New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission, so the cost of purchasing and transporting gas to Zia’s system is passed directly through to the customer as the Gas Cost Factor.

Zia Natural Gas Company has applied to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to adjust its Gas Cost Factor for the next year, effective Oct. 1.

When Zia Natural Gas Company buys gas on your behalf and delivers it to your home, business, or farm, we charge you exactly what we paid for it – we are not allowed to mark it up, by rule of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.

For the Lincoln County System, the new Gas Cost Factor is $0.3887/ccf up from $0.3118/ccf. Currently, the average residential customer uses 29/ccf in October. Therefore, the average October bill

will increase from $29.57 to $32, a slight increase of eight percent. For the Lea County System, the new Gas Cost Factor is $0.4431/ccf up from $0.3555/ccf. Therefore, the average bill will increase from $32.04 to $34.81, a minor increase of nine percent. For the Doña Ana County System, the new Gas Cost Factor is $0.4453/ccf up from $0.3072/ccf. Therefore, the average bill will increase 14 percent from $30.22 to $34.58. For the Colfax County System, the new Gas Cost Factor is $0.4111/ccf up from $0.3474/ccf. Therefore, the average bill will go from $30.93 to $32.94, creating just a seven percent increase.

As always, Zia Natural Gas Company encourages all of our customers to winterize their homes and conserve energy by lowering the thermostat when not at home. You can save as much as 10 percent on your heating costs by lowering your thermostat 10 degrees for just eight hours a day while at work or sleep. There are winterizing guides available through our website at ziagas.com or at any of our offices which offer tips aimed at increasing efficiency and lowering your energy costs.

For customers who need help with winter heating bills, assistance is available through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at your local New Mexico Human Services Division Office, 575-378-1762.

and blisters but, for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, the walk will continue, day in and day out, for the rest of their lives. That is what makes this “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” so important.

The Ruidoso Federated Women’s Club has been an avid sponsor of the HEAL and the Nest since before the doors of the shelter even opened. Recently, they invited HEAL’s Executive Director Coleen Widell to present at a luncheon and surprise “pajama party” for the Nest. The Women’s Clubs have long been a leader in the fight against domestic violence. Nationally, they sponsor the Success for Survivors Scholarship as part of their efforts to highlight the importance of rebuilding one’s life after experiencing intimate partner violence by obtaining a post-secondary education.

A Nest pajama party

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A Pajama Party for The Nest sponsored by the Ruidoso Federated Woman’s Club at their recent program resulted in a donation of many items of winter sleepwear for women and children residing at Ruidoso’s Domestic Violence Shelter. Nest director, Coleen Widell is shown with Club members. October is National Domestic Violence Prevention month and the Club has also supported the shelter’s important presence in our community since 2006 with annual donations from fundraising events.

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Common myths related to anger management part 1 “Give people the right to be wrong. They will exercise this right whether you give it to them or not.”

— Windy Dryden

dling difficulties effectively.

Over the long haul avoidance usually backfires. Avoidance means you’re not addressing problems that need solving.

Personal experience tells us “The only thing that hapthat difficulties will not just pens when you keep banging magically disappear. In realyour head against the wall is ity unresolved problems have that you get a bloody head.” a way of festering and grow— Nathan Massolf ing into even bigger ones.

Also, avoiding your feelings ‘How to handle anger’ James D. Martin stops you from discovering myth No. 1: Let it all how to manage them better. hang out!

Personal growth occurs when you confront This myth emanates from Freud’s diffi culties. hydraulic model of emotions. The idea being that angry feelings build up over time and create a reservoir of negative energy.

If you fail to let out the steam of all that pent-up rage it will eventually bursts out into physical outbreaks and emotional disturbances. Therapists who subscribe to this idea, will advise you to ventilate your anger (i.e. ‘scream therapy,’ etc…) thereby lessening your rage.

Recent studies have actually proven that letting out your anger directly and indirectly tends to reinforce and strengthen it! Like the old joke, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practice, practice, practice.” So, “How do you become a really angry person?” Answer (you guessed it!): “Practice, practice, practice.”

‘How to handle anger’ myth No. 2: Call a ‘time-out.’

While we can all agree that taking time outs in the short term can be helpful, as a long-term strategy time outs can hinder your gaining emotional control and han-

‘How to handle anger’ myth No. 3: Anger gets you what you want

It is true that some people may bend to your rage and accommodate you in the short-run. It would be their way of mollifying your fury. The danger in all of that is you’re not factoring the long-term damage incurred on yourself and others. Over time people will become resentful, bitter, and distant toward you. As a result, you will find that others will make it their goal to sabotage your control and that can make for a very sad life transition for you in the long haul.

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 575257-6283.

Obituaries Janice M. Cox

Janice “Jan” M. Cox, 59, of Nogal was called home to be with her Lord Savior on Oct. 15.

Jan was born June 20, 1954 in Tularosa to Tommy and Anna Mae LaMay. Jan was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County, graduating from Capitan High School in 1972. That same year a great love story began when she married the love of her life, Stan Cox. Not only was Jan an amazing wife, she was Stan’s business partner, best friend and a beautiful mother to their boys. If you knew Jan you would find her sitting right next to her husband in the front seat of their pickup.

Jan was so passionate about her garden, flowers, sewing, hummingbirds and her kitties. She was always a “hippy” at heart.

The memory of her beauty, grace and love for life will never be forgotten.

Jan is survived by her husband, Stan Cox; her parents, Tommy and Anna Mae LaMay of T or C; brother, Billy LaMay

and wife Elaine of T or C; sister, Edith Dobbins and husband Grover of Capitan; brother, Bobby LaMay and wife Sherry of Capitan. Her sons, Tommy Cox and wife Rhonda of Amarillo and Stacy Cox and wife Brittany of Alto.

Grandchildren Veronica Reeves-Lopez and husband Joseph; Stephanie Reeves and fiance Tyler Avent; Taylor Cox, Hayden Cox and Rylie Cox and greatgrandson Reeves Nathaniel Lopez, along with many cousins, nieces and nephews.

The family would like to give a special thanks to all the wonderful people and organizations, including those that came together this past Sunday in prayer, all across this region that helped throughout these past few years. Words cannot express the joy we saw in Jan knowing she was so loved.

Funeral services were Oct. 19 at The Flying J Ranch in Alto.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lagroneruidoso.com.

Bill Murry Bill Murry, 66 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Willis Murry, better known as Bill, was born in Craig, Colo. on Jan. 17, 1947 to Houston and Doris (Bourdette) Murry. Bill graduated from Rangely High School before going to Vietnam to serve his country.

Bill was involved in law enforcement and later worked for Bureau of Land Management from which he retired in 2011. Bill was very active in his church and he loved winning souls to the Lord.

He touched many lives during his time on earth. His love for God radiated from him and drew people to him.

Bill is survived by his wife of 31 years, Shirley Murry (Morgan); children James (Cindy) Wall, Michael (Mallory)

Wall, Sabrina (Glenn) Schuller, Phillip Murry, Leslie (Hondo) Blakley; 14 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and three sisters, Jean Hill, Bonnie Murry and Barbara Kemry.

Bill was preceded in death by his father Houston Murry and by his mother Doris Murry (Bourdette).

A celebration of Bill’s life was Oct. 21, at Ruidoso Baptist Church with Pastor Wayne Joyce officiating. Internment followed at Fort Stanton cemetery.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. — John 14:6.

Bill will be greatly missed.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lagroneruidoso.com.

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Oct. 24 Pro football Carolina at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Oct. 25 High school football Portales at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

Oct. 27 Pro football San Francisco vs. Jacksonville, 10:30 a.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 1:45 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 28 Pro football Seattle at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Sports Results

Oct. 15

Volleyball Hagerman d. Mescalero, 3-0 Corona d. Hondo, 3-0 Boys soccer Silver 4, Ruidoso 2 Girls soccer Silver 2, Ruidoso 0

Oct. 17 Volleyball Corona d. Gateway Christian, 3-2 Hagerman d. Capitan, 3-0 Ruidoso d. Carlsbad, 3-0 Hondo d. Lake Arthur, 3-0 Cloudcroft d. Mescalero, 3-0

Oct. 18 Football Hondo 49, Roy 0 Centennial 21, Ruidoso 20 Gateway Christian 58, Carrizozo 0 Magdalena 52, Mescalero 0 Capitan d. Cloudcroft (forfeit) Volleyball Carrizozo d. Quemado, 3-0

Oct. 19 Volleyball Carrizozo d. Animas, 3-0 Corona d. Lake Arthur, 3-0

Oct. 22 Volleyball Capitan at Mescalero, late Hondo at Gateway Christian, late Vaughn at Corona, late Ruidoso at Portales, late

Sports Upcoming To keep up on high school scores or view live gamecasts, use this QR code or visit www. ruidosofreepress. com Schedule is subject to change

Oct. 24 Volleyball Valley Christian at Corona, 5 p.m.

Hagerman at Mescalero, 5:30 p.m.

Cloudcroft at Capitan, 5:30 p.m.

Vaughn at Hondo, 6 p.m.

Ruidoso at Roswell, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer Ruidoso vs. Socorro at RMS, 6 p.m.

Girls soccer Ruidoso vs. Socorro at RMS, 4 p.m.

Oct. 25 Volleyball Reserve at Carrizozo, 3:30 p.m.

Football Hondo at Animas, 5 p.m.

Portales at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

Capitan at Mescalero, 7 p.m.

Carrizozo at Mountainair, 7 p.m.

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Oct. 29 Volleyball Hondo at Clovis Christian, 5 p.m.

Capitan at Hagerman, 5:30 p.m.

Mescalero at Cloudcroft, 5:30 p.m.

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Decisions, decisions...

• Warriors’ fourth-down attempt falls short

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com Hindsight is 20-20, so the saying goes. It’s also easy to second-guess yourself when a decision leads to a loss.

Ruidoso’s coaching staff is doing just that in the wake of its 21-20 loss to Centennial on Friday.

With less than two minutes left on the clock and facing a fourth-and-three situation on the Hawk 13 yard line, the Warriors opted to go for the first down rather than try for what would have been a 30-yard field goal.

Had kicker Travis Mosher made the kick – it was well within his range – Ruidoso (5-2) would have had a two-point lead with about 1:30 left in the game. True, Centennial had proved very good at moving the football effectively, but the Hawks would likely have had to drive the length of the field to even get in field goal range.

Johnson That’s not how it happened. Ruidoso instead opted to run for the first down and was stuffed. The Hawks (5-2) then just had to run out the clock.

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com The last time the Ruidoso volleyball team played Carlsbad, it was a three-game sweep for the Lady Warriors.

Another sweep was the result of Thursday’s showdown at Ruidoso High School, but the match was more of a struggle for Ruidoso than the final score indicated.

Ruidoso won 25-13, 25-21, 2519, and in every single game, they had to come from behind to win.

“It’s hard to answer why they had to come from behind like that each time,” said Ruidoso coach Bernadette Garcia.

“I think they might have been remembering the previous few points and think the whole game will be like that. But they answered very well.”

Game 2 was the most dicey, as the Cavegirls (2-13) led almost the entire way. Ruidoso (78) wasn’t able to even tie it until a Carlsbad error with Jade Devara serving knotted it at 15-all.

The Lady Warriors finally took the lead at 21-20 with Marikka Temple at the serve, and a block

by Lia Mosher solidified the end.

Mosher was on fire at the net, coming up with some spectacular blocks and kills throughout, including a pair of blocks in a row in game three which kept the Lady Warriors just in front.

Game three was a strange one, as neither team seemed interested in winning it to start. Ruidoso may have led it a majority of the time, but there were several ties and the Lady Warriors were never able to stay more than two points ahead.

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Ruidoso players Lia Mosher (6), Isa Lindsey (7) and Shandi Peso celebrate a block for a point during the Lady Warriors’ sweep of Carlsbad on Oct. 17.

That changed when Isa Lindsey got the serve, and Carlsbad started making mistakes.

Ruidoso scored the final four points in a row, ending with a decisive kill by Temple to end the match.

As exciting as it was to get another sweep, Garcia said the match was merely a warm-up for the important contest – an Oct. 22 matchup at home against District 4-3A rival Portales.

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“Earlier in that drive, we had another fourth-down play, and made it,” said Ruidoso coach Kief Johnson. “Looking back, maybe we should have tried for the field goal. Of course, if you line up and miss the kick, then you should have gone for it.”

The difference in the game was a blocked point after attempt following the Warriors’ third touchdown of the game – an interception return by Parker Johnson.

Now the score was 20-7 – Centennial had scored their only touchdown on a two-yard run by quarterback Quevin Redding in the first quarter.

This game might have been totally different

Ruidoso girls earn sweep

with a win, but that’s the main one,” Garcia said of the Portales matchup. “Tonight was great to see them stay focused in the match, they talked with each other and they came to win tonight.

“The girls understand the pressure. Last year, we weren’t expected to do as well as we did (get to the state title match),” Garcia said. “Now they’re all watching us, and the girls are using that well.”

Premature end to Hondo contest

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com HONDO – It seemed like such a waste for a team to come as far as Roy did to play a little more than one quarter of football.

The Longhorns had just six players on a six-man team, meaning they needed everyone healthy and performing in order to even play a game.

Early in the second quarter, things came to a head when two Roy players were injured on one play and the game came to a premature end with Hondo on top 49-0.

Roy wasn’t the only team to suffer from the short game.

“We needed the practice and work,” said Hondo coach Brandon Devine. “It is kind of disheartening. They (Roy) came to work tonight, but our offense was working pretty good.”

Hondo (7-1) was well on its way to ending the game early, anyway, making short work of the Longhorns’ run defense. It started with the Eagles recovering a Roy fumble on the Longhorn’s first possession less than a minute in.

After a long pass play from Billy Candelaria to Lalo Lerma put Hondo at the Longhorn four, Candelaria punched the ball in for the first score of the game with 8:54 left.

It was all Hondo after that. The Longhorns (1-6) were unable to stop the Eagles no matter what they tried. Beto Nores led his team with 84 yards on just three carries, scoring a touchdown every time he touched the ball.

Billy Candelaria was just about

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Lady Grizzlies cruise to more victories

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CARRIZOZO – The Lady Grizzly volleyball team appears to be on cruise control, winning its latest match 25-7, 25-13, 25-12 on Friday and continuing its winning ways with a 26-24, 25-20, 25-12 win over Animas the following day.

Carrizozo’s entire goal is to make it back to the Class B state playoffs and challenge for a state title. They’ve pretty much sewn up another trip to Rio Rancho, now it’s a matter of getting them

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Beto Nores Hondo football Nores was the picture of offensive efficiency during his team’s victory over Roy on Friday, gaining 84 yards and scoring three touchdowns on just three carries.

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Carrizozo’s Janae Willingham has a hard time with the Quemado serve, Friday, at Carrizozo.

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Lady Cards face toughest test yet Soccer twin bill unbeaten in district,

By Todd Fuqua they did so in somewhat Sports Editor unorthodox fashion, partodd@ruidosofreepress.com ticularly a second frame Corona’s volleyball which saw the Lady Carteam has been soaring dinals have to overcome above the fray in this a 10-4 Hondo lead to eke year’s District 3B schedout a victory. ule, flying past every “They were too opponent and sweeping relaxed, maybe,” Gage almost every one. said of Corona’s slow Almost, because Gatestart. “It was serve reway Christian has proven ceives that got us in that to be a tough competitor game. Passing was also indeed. off a little bit. That’s the The latest matchup concern with any team came Oct. 17, when to get that relaxed after a Corona sent the Lady big win.”

Warriors packing after Game three saw Cosurviving a 25-20, 23-25, rona really hit its stride, 25-9, 23-25, 15-8 match. while the Lady Eagles Corona then turned seemed cemented to around and brushed aside the ground as ball after Lake Arthur on Saturday, 25-8, 25-13, 25-4.

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Corona’s Aubrey Brandenberger, right, keeps the ball on “Gateway was a fun Corona had an 11-0 Hondo’s side of the net as Lady Eagle Monique Blackmon one for us,” said Corona tries to tip the ball back at Corona. lead before a Lady Carcoach Richard Gage. “It dinal error finally gave was the kind of match my girls had been needing to play. They needed someone Hondo its first point of the match.

“It was lack of focus, lack of intensity, lack of hunto push them hard.” ger,” said Hondo coach Dwayne Morris. “We were a The Lady Cardinals (17-1, 8-0 district) served well little bit shaky in the first, then started playing our game – missing only four in the match. But Gateway showed they were up to the challenge, picking up everything and in the second. But then they just quit moving like they had to.” sending it back over.

Hondo rebounded with a Corona wraps up its regular season this week with win in three on Oct. 17 over matches against Vaughn and Valley Christian, then takes Lake Arthur. a week off before the start of the district tournament.

“The difference was night The week off is due to several players attending the national FFA convention in Louisville, Kent. Gage plans and day,” Morris said. “We to have several productive practices with the players that just executed everything we didn’t against Corona. Overwill remain and be good and ready for the tournament. all I was pleased. I believe “I expect to see Gateway again in that tournament,” we can play with anybody in Gage said. “We’ll be good and focused by that point.” the state, if we play.”

Sweep of Hondo Hondo (7-10, 4-4) plays The Corona Lady Cardinals continued to win, Hondo Gateway and Vaughn this continued to lose in their District 3B matchup on Oct. 15. week, ending at Clovis Corona won in three, 25-14, 25-17, 25-7 to remain Christian on Oct. 29.

Bowling RUIDOSO BOWLING CENTER Tuesday Seniors standings, week 5 of 28 Name Won Lost Marx O Lot? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6 BLJ Trio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 Amigos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 Two Ace’s & a Queen. . . . . . . . . . 10 10 Golden Oldies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 12 Last week’s high scores Handicap series – Marx O Lot? 1,944, BLJ Trio 1,803, Amigos 1,859 Handicap game – Two Ace’s & a Queen 658, Golden Oldies 647 Individual scores Men’s handicap series – Tom Douglas 738, Hubert Lee 676, Gene Nitz 619 Men’s handicap game – Tom Douglas 264, Hubert Lee 242, Richard Gipson 227 Women’s handicap series – Martha Chavez 610, Myrna Douglas 616, Rose Bivens 501 Women’s handicap game – Martha Chavez 230, Rose Bivens 227, Myrna Douglas 209 ––– Tuesday Night Mixed standings, week 6 of 16 Name Won Lost Rhinorose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7 Four Feathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8 Scorgasm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15½ 8½ Sh’Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 9 Zocca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 Gypsyhound Outla . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 Team 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 13 Ruidoso Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10½ 13½ Bowl Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 16 Last week’s high scores Handicap series – Zocca 2,569, Four Feathers 2,502, Rhinorose 2,498 Handicap game – Scorgasm 906, Gypsyhound Outla 883, Sh’Dam 839 Individual scores Men’s handicap series – Jimmy Mauritsen 712, Ruben Peso 672, Keith Weber 660 Men’s handicap game – Alan Kirgan 245, TJ Sanders 241, Keith Elkins 230 Women’s handicap series –Pam Bernard 672, Shannon Silva 646, Samantha McAlister 601 Women’s handicap game – Rachel Weber 242, Honey Foyt 224, Brittany Gibson 219 ––– Wednesday Night Mixed standings, week 6 of 32 Name Won Lost

Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Western Auto-Napa 2 . . . . . . . . 15½ Down’s U-Haul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14½ Living Energies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Team 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13½ Team 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Team 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10½ Ruidoso Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Team 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Auto-Napa 1 . . . . . . . . . . 5

6 8½ 9½ 10 10½ 12 13½ 14 17 19

Last week’s high scores Handicap series – Team 7 2,578, Ruidoso Bowl 2,436, Team 6 2,350 Handicap game – Team 4 900, Western AutoNapa 2 831, Down’s U-Haul 818 Individual scores Men’s handicap series – Weldon Ganaway 701, Phil Fanning 669, Mike Bolden 660 Men’s handicap game – Ronnie Wright 240, AJ Seidel 240, David Cason 236 Women’s handicap series – Sharla Ganaway 670, Laura Flynn 620, Crystal Roller 608 Women’s handicap game – Trina Thomas 258, Michelle Lopez 245, Lucy Servies 226 ––– Thursday Night Men’s standings, week 6 of 32 Name Won Lost Good Ole Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 GSV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 9 Team 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 Down’s U-Haul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 Buckner Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 Western Auto-Napa. . . . . . . . . . . 11 13 Ruidoso Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 15 Last week’s high scores Stratch series – Down’s U-Haul 2,852, Western Auto-Napa 2,696 Scratch game – GSV 1,063, Ruidoso Bowl 824 Handicap series – Buckner Electric 3,085, Good Ole Boys 2,926 Handicap game – Team 4 1,065 Individual scores Scratch series – Evan Reed 639, Ronnie Wright 639, David Hoffer 629 Scratch game – Tom Douglas 269, Tim Vega 244, Gene Nitz 220 Handicap series – Max Cimmaron 649, Martin Espinosa 624, Ron Wright 621 Handicap game – Virgil Reynolds 257, Billy Randolph 243, Ron Slaten, AJ Seidel 221

finale at RMS

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com The regular season is winding down for the boys and girls soccer squads at Ruidoso, with the final games set for this Thursday at Ruidoso Middle School.

Socorro is coming to town, and the boys have a shot at evening their records – overall and District 3-1A/3A – to at least have an outside shot of earning a berth in the state tournament.

“That’s a must-win, and we’ve beaten them once,” said Ruidoso coach Aaron Romero. “Maxpreps has us ranked at 11 in the state, and we’re gunning for a win and a shot at state.”

A victory is imperative after a 4-2 loss at Silver on Oct. 15.

That game pretty much handed the district title to the Colts. It was a title Ruidoso (8-9, 3-4 district) wanted very badly, but was also a title that was up for grabs by just about every team.

The girls are also hoping for a victory after a 2-0 loss at Silver.

Without defensive miscues, coach Darien Ross believes the game might have ended in a scoreless tie, with a need for overtime play. The Lady Warriors (3-13, 1-4 District 3-1A/3A) had had success in overtime this year, having defeated Chaparral in double overtime on penalty kicks.

A win over Socorro Thursday wouldn’t guarantee them a post-season spot.

“We haven’t scored a lot of goals this season, so I just don’t know,” Ross said. “But this is a young team, and in the next three years, we’ll be a team to be reckoned with.”

The LOBO howl A loss to Utah State

By Richard Stevens Senior Writer/GoLobos.com There is an adage in life and sports about how sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.

The Lobos definitely were not dining on bear meat Saturday night on Branch Field in a 45-10 Mountain West loss to Utah State.

Give Lobo Coach Bob Davie credit. He did not try to whitewash this 35-point defeat. He gave the bear – Utah State – it’s due.

“They (Utah State) were every bit as good as I thought they’d be,” said Davie. “They overwhelmed us.”

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as efficient with his passing, throwing for 32 yards on two passes with a touchdown to Lerma at 4:43 in the first quarter.

In all, the Eagles scored seven touchdowns before the game came to a premature end.

Next week is the end of the regular season, with Hondo hosting Animas.

“They are pretty strong,” Devine said. “They’re young and learning, but they keep getting better and not a team we can take lightly.

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Hondo quarterback Billy Candelaria, right, avoids a tackle by Roy’s Aaron Fluhman on his way to a score during the Eagles’ win on Friday at Hondo.

“If we beat them, it will be something we have to work on,” he added.

“We need a challenge near the end of the season.”

EAGLES 49, LONGHORNS 0

Hondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 12 – 49 Roy/Wagon Mound . . . 0 0 – 0 First Quarter Hon – Billy Candelaria 4 run (Antonio Vazquez kick), 8:54 Hon – Beto Nores 31 run (Vazquez kick), 7:07 Hon – Nores 42 run (kick fail), 4:54 Hon – Lalo Lerma 15 pass from James Chavez, (Vazquez kick), 4:43 Hon – Marcelino Herrera 5 pass from Candelaria (Vazquez pass to Chavez), 1:15 Second Quarter Hon –Nores 11 run (Vazquez kick), 9:45 p.m.

Hon – Edwin Prudencio 15 run (kick fail), 9:31 ––– Team statistics Roy/WM Hon First downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 Rushes-yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-17 6-124 Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 47 Att-comp-int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0-1 5-3-0 Total yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 171 Punts-avg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 0-0 Fumbles-lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3 0-0 Penalties-yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9 0-0 Time of possession. . . . . . . . 37:23 2:37 ––– Rushing: Roy/WM – Alberto Rivera 3-19, Carlos Rios 9-9, Aaron Fluhman 1-4, Gabe Cruz 2-3, Marcus Cruz 3-(minus-18). Hon – Beto Nores 3-84, Marcelino Herrera 1-21, Edwin Prudencio 1-15, Billy Candelaria 1-4.

Passing: Roy/WM – Marcus Cruz 3-0-1, 0. Hon – Candelaria 3-2-0, 32; James Chavez 2-1-0, 15.

Receiving: Hon – Lalo Lerma 2-42, Herrera 1-5.

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prepared to win the whole thing.

“Today, Fantasia Dennis was home with strep throat, so we threw our little freshman setter (Kristie Gallacher) in there, and just went on down the road,” said Carrizozo coach Pam Allen of the Quemado match. “In practice, we all do the same drills and work on game situations.”

Friday’s sweep wasn’t exactly as easy as the score looked. Game one was easy enough for the Lady Grizzlies (17-1, 4-0 district), as Lisa Ventura and Sarah Ferguson powered down several kills and the Lady Eagles (3-6, 1-2) weren’t able to get any kind of a scoring streak going.

Tables were turned – sort of – in the second game, as the Lady Grizzlies suddenly made mistakes which allowed Quemado to keep the game tied and stay within one point for much of the frame.

Carrizozo started to steadily pull away starting with a strong kill by Ferguson, and Ventura’s four straight service points got her team to game point.

However, they weren’t able to earn that final point until the Lady Eagles got the

ers to get them some muchneeded court time.

The junior varsity team – essentially the girls Allen was putting in near the end – is unbeaten. They proved why with some solid play.

“I’m proud of them,” Allen said. “They’re a good little group and seem to love the game. This group of kids will travel to the state tournament and it will be nice to have kids we can rely on.”

Carrizozo hosts Reserve this Friday and wrap up the regular season with a match at Quemado the following day.

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Quemado outside hitter Clavita Martinez, left, tries to tip the ball over the outstretched fingers of Carrizozo’s Kristie Gallacher during Friday’s District 4B match at Carrizozo.

service back and made an error at the net.

Game three started out in similar fashion, with Quemado down by just four points before Ferguson got the serve and the Lady Grizzlies rattled off five straight points to earn

a sizable lead. From then on, Carrizozo cruised to a victory.

Ferguson led her team with six kills on the day.

She might have had more if she’d had more playing time, but Allen decided to put in a few younger play-

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Warriors’ final offensive play of the game had Johnson returned another interception – essentially ending the contest. for a touchdown just before the half. He “It was a frustrating loss, but good that ran it 70 yards but was taken down before we were able to play them as well as we getting into the endzone. did,” said coach Johnson. “This is some Ruidoso dominated the first half, as Warrior quarterback Cade Patterson set the good momentum going into district play.”

Ruidoso hosts Portales this Friday in the tone with an 80-yard scramble for a touchfirst District 4-3A match for either team. down on the first play from scrimmage in The Rams are 5-3 after a 38-21 loss against the game. He later connected on a 26Roswell. yard scoring strike to Johnson on another “We thumped them pretty good last fourth-down situation. year, but they’re much improved,” Johnson It was going along a lot better for the said. “They’re about 50-50 between run Warriors than when the teams faced each and throw, and this game will come down other to start the season in Ruidoso, but things started to go south in the third quar- to who can control the line of scrimmage.

We’re excited coming into this game with ter when Grant Weaver went down with everybody healthy.”

9:11 to play with what turned out to be a season-ending dislocated elbow.

That meant a long time off for both teams and when play resumed, the Warriors committed the second of three fumbles in the game. The Hawks eventually responded with a rushing touchdown with No. 41 Grant Weaver 8:41 left in the fourth.

On their next possession, Junior defensive back Ruidoso fumbled again, Weaver’s season came to an followed up by a four-yard unfortunate end during Friday’s punch-in by Centennial that Centennial contest, as he was put them in the lead for the carted off the field in the third quarter with a dislocated elbow. first time after Matt AlvaPrior to his injury, Weaver earned rez’ kick was good.

11 assisted tackles Then came the fateful against the drive that saw Johnson Hawks. stopped for a loss on the

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Sports shots Capitan football The Capitan Tigers have won their last two games without taking a snap, but winning in that manner has its consequences.

Capitan’s game against Cloudcroft, scheduled for Oct. 18, was cancelled when the Bears had to forfeit due to excessive injuries. The week before, the Tigers’ contest against Loving was also wiped out after the Falcons cancelled the remainder of their season.

“They’ve stayed positive in practice and still have a good attitude about it,” said Capitan coach Jim Hughes.

“We’ve got some people back and are looking forward to winning our next two games.

Capitan (4-4, 1-0 District 3-1A) is at Mescalero this Friday and winds up the regular season against Magdalena at home on Nov. 1.

Cross country Regan Werito won the varsity division at Saturday’s Rio Rancho Jamboree, a meet that’s run on the same course as this year’s state meet. Werito’s time of 20:41.42 was the fifth-fastest of all 3A times, including the Championship Division, which featured such squads as Hope Christian, St. Michael’s and Santa Fe Indian.

As a team, the Lady Warriors were just behind District 3-1A/3A opponent Socorro, with Elyssa Douds finishing 25th overall.

On the boys side, Ruidoso was fourth in the varsity division out of 36 schools. Rylan Vega was 12th overall, followed by teammate Jared Pollock in 19th, Tyler Davis at 31 and Cisco Bob at 35.

This Saturday is the Warrior Invitational, with the Warriors getting a chance to show the home fans their running skills.

“Being on our home course, we’ll run it fast,” said Ruidoso coach Trevor Rabourn. “We’re hoping to finish at the top.”

Runnin’ Grizzly

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Carrizozo running back Nick Chavez gains some yards in his team’s 58-0 loss at Gateway Christian in Roswell on Friday.The Grizzlies are at Mountainair this weekend.

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Education

Ruidoso Free Press

October 23, 2013

By Corey Bard

It might have been a feeding tube attached to the woman’s nose or an IV drip running to her arm. A hospital gown makes the most important people just another patient in recovery. Her hair mostly gray and in need of a shampoo and certainly not combed. She lay in bed with her eyes open and a pleasant smile on her face.

The sound of the Benny Goodman Orchestra filled the room.

The king of swing from the 1930s picked up people’s spirits during the Great Depression and he was at this moment the best medicine this woman would have all day.

A man entered the room. He might have been her son. At least 35 years ago he had been. Her smile was replaced with total seriousness and even fear. Benny Goodman’s licorice stick became a cacophony of squeals and misplayed notes. The piano accompaniment was pleasant. The teacher at the piano had filled the woman in the hospital bed with a dream that her son, the one who might have been standing at this very moment at the foot of her bed – yes, he

would be the next Benny Goodman.

The young eleven year old struggled through nine and half minutes of an unrecognizable piece.

The discordant tapping of his shoe, intermittent breaths, and squeaks and squeals of a child who did not practice. A small un-athletic-looking child more comfortable in the drive way shooting a basketball through a hoop than at home in the concert hall. The music was in front of him. He was not required to commit the recital to memory. And he just stopped. No longer wanting to play. No, this man in the room, he couldn’t be her son.

The Writers’s Workshop meets the second Wednesday every month at 11 a.m. Send your submission the week prior to coreybard@ruidosonm.gov. No more than five pages double-spaced. Each participant’s submission is sent out to the entire group by email for each to read before the meeting. The hour workshop is meant to give suggestions from the group on how to improve your stories, get your point across, use better language and grammar and relate and talk with other aspiring authors. The group has been waiting for me to write my story.

I welcome suggestions on how I could improve ‘You’re not Benny Goodman’ from the collection ‘You’re Not LeBron.’

Hawks Aloft

at the Capitan library

Capitan Public Library will host Hawks Aloft Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. Seating is limited as two elementary classes will be in attendance.

There is a maximum of 50 for each program. If you wish to attend you must call the library at 354-3035 and add your name to the list. You will be contacted prior to the program.

Hawks Aloft, Inc. (HAI) is a private, nonprofit 501c(3) organization located in Albuquerque that was founded in 1994. The program focuses on the conservation of birds of prey and other wildlife through research and education. Since 1994, it has reached thousands of students throughout New Mexico with hands-on, environmental education programs.

Hawks Aloft employs a team of dedicated professionals who are motivated to be part of a conservation organization that makes a difference in New Mexico and the southwest.

The project managers are experts in their field and are supported by a

team of qualified and experienced field assistants and administrative personnel. The team at Hawks Aloft includes avian and wildlife biologists; education specialists; GIS technicians and wildlife rehabilitators.

The program is being provided by the Lincoln County Bird Club.

Capitan Public Library 101 E. 2nd Street, 575-354-3035.

Courtesy photos

Ruidoso band ‘Wow’s pageant judges

By Greg Cory

Ruidoso High School took home three awards from the “Pageant of Bands” held at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque Oct. 12. The Warrior contingent was the second smallest band participating, competing against five other schools in the Class A division.

Ruidoso’s attendance marked a successful return to the event it skipped last year and its spirited performance reflected a budget that restricted purchases but not imagination or creativity.

Auxiliary Director Karrie Wren improvised with duct tape to con-

struct Color Guard costumes and the band’s uniforms were tailored by a number of parents. Among the three awards presented Drum Major Catie Cory and Lead Color Guard Taylor Wapaha was a first-place award for Auxiliary Performance (Color Guard) and a third-place award for the overall band performance.

The Pageant, which began in 1980, hosted more than 1,500 high school participants from 25 schools. Class divisions were based upon band member size, rather than school NMAA-designation.

The popular video game “World of Warcraft” provided the theme for Ruidoso’s performance which Band Director

Nob Hill 2013 Fall Fun Fest Join the fun Saturday, Oct. 26 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive.

Fun booths include bounce houses, face painting, photo booth, treasure dig, bingo, pumpkin painting, cookie decorating and much more. New this year, a hay ride will be offered. Food booth features Fall Fun Fest favorites: hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, drinks and more.

There will be a silent auction with items donated by local businesses.

Auction closes at 5:30 p.m.

This year marks the community’s 31st annual Fall Fun Fest. This event is hosted by Nob Hill Early Childhood Center. This event is the school’s major fundraiser and many community members donate to this function every year.

Please contact Michelle Perry 575257-9041 with questions.

Apparitions, pumpkin patches, monster treats What are you going to be for Halloween? This is the main concern of our Circle Time conversations. What they are going to be changes from week to week. We have super heroes, ninjas, ninja turtles, princesses, pirate princesses, etc. We have been learning a song along the lines of the Thirteen Days of Halloween.

After one session in which Tyler and Mulan surprised us all by remembering all 13 verses, I sent them off to the treat box in recognition of their accomplishment.

This did not set well with the rest of the class. They all proclaimed they could do it too. If they had known I was going to allow the treat box they would have tried harder.

In the interest of fair play, we did it again. Tyler and Mulan did it a second time as well as Evan and Casey.

They were then given a chance to go to the treat box.

Casey was pawing through the contents and not finding anything of value. He had already asked me if this was all I had. Didn’t I have refills in the cabinet? When the answer came back no, he looked up at with a desolate countenance and softly said, “Ms. Nisha, I think an apparition has been in our treat box and eaten all the candy.”

We were to go on a field trip to a pumpkin patch. All the necessary forms had been filled out and returned.

Parents were assigned groups of children. We were ready to go. The adventure started with our mode of transportation. We were to go on a school bus. Conver-

Gary Shaver considered among the best of the Warrior season.

It was enhanced by the Ruidoso Color Guard led by its director, Karrie Wren, and welcomed by enthusiastic applause from several hundred spectators.

Particular thanks were given to Walmart (lunch goods provided the participants), Martha’s Fabrics (additional material for Color Guard uniforms), Evergreen Cleaners (discounted cleaning of uniforms) and the faithful parents of band members who provided numerous volunteer hours and unwavering support.

Collectively, the efforts of our community members, faithful teaching staff and dedicated students resulted in an impressive showing at the pageant.

sation began and ended with the bus, the trip, the patch.

Matt had decided he was the ultimate authority on field trips. After all, his big brother was in high school and had been Nisha Hoffman on lots of field trips. Matt nishahoffman@yahoo.com was explaining about the seats, the windows, the extra doors, the monitors and the driver. He also told them he knew just what they were supposed to do on the bus. This brought a chorus of questions, “We have to do something. What?” “Is it hard? Are we gonna be able to do it?” Matt was ready with all the answers. “It is real easy. You have to sing!” Everybody looked stunned.

“What do we have to sing?” Matt grinned and launched into a loud and raucous rendition of “Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall...”

We round-robin snacks and the kids were surprised and pleased when one of our moms showed up with what they determined was a fine Halloween snack. It was two apple slices with peanut butter between and four tiny, colored marshmallows in the front. They declared it was the best monster smile they had ever seen.

Thank you to these

businesses for supporting Newspapers in Education:

Their contribution allows students at elementary, middle and high schools to receive the newspaper, to be aware of community events and use the paper for learning purposes.

For information, call 258-9922

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PNM offers tips to save energy, stay warm Forest health series for November ALBUQUERQUE — PNM wants customers to stay warm while saving energy this winter. There are many lowcost and no-cost ways to save on winter energy bills. Properly preparing the home for cold weather can help save on electric bills and keep occupants warm. Small changes can make a big difference. Many of these cost nothing.

• Seal off unused rooms by closing doors, return air vents and floor or wall registers.

• Open south-facing window curtains, drapes and blinds during the day to use the sun’s warmth. Close the window coverings at night to keep in the heat.

• Be sure the electric water heater is set no higher than 125 degrees. Use water-saving showerheads to ensure less heated water is used.

• Lower the thermostat when away from home or at night when sleeping.

• Dress for the season, wear socks and sweaters indoors.

• Use ceiling fans throughout the winter to allow warm air to circulate throughout the home. Reverse the blade direction for the winter setting.

There are many low-cost do-it-yourself options to weatherizing your home.

• Weather-strip and caulk drafty doors and windows.

• Install plastic film on windows.

• Install foam insulation gaskets behind electric outlets and switch plate covers.

• Installing a programmable thermostat can help save energy when programmed appropriately.

• Replace dirty furnace filters.

• Since lights will be on for longer periods more frequently, make sure to convert to compact fluorescent or LED lights for indoor and outdoor use, where appropriate. Adding lighting timers can help save more by ensuring lights turn off at the appropriate times.

Using electric space heaters can raise the electric bill.

Electric space heaters are best used for heating a small and occupied area. Be sure to turn other heating systems to 62 degrees or lower when using a space heater. For the safety of the entire family, please follow all operating guidelines for the use of space heaters.

For more information on ways to save electricity and PNM energy efficiency rebate programs, visit www.pnm.com.

With headquarters in Albuquerque, PNM is the largest electricity provider in New Mexico, serving 500,000 customers in dozens of communities across the state. PNM is a subsidiary of PNM Resources, an energy holding company also headquartered in Albuquerque. For more information, visit PNM.com.

“What a Healthy Forest Looks Like” is the next topic in the Forest Health series will take place Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at ENMU-Ruidoso in Room 103.

Frank Silva, Timber Manager for the Capitan District of New Mexico State Forestry will be the speaker and, along with a panel of experts, will be available to answer questions from the audience after the presentation.

The series is a collaborative effort among Smokey Bear Ranger District (USFS), NM State Forestry, Village of Ruidoso Forestry, Lincoln County, SCMRC & DC, Mescalero/BIA, LBFRC, ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education and private citizens and is presented as a public service to inform area residents concerning pertinent issues of living in a wildlife-urban interface. The discussions are offered the first Tuesday of the month and are free and open to everyone.

Seating is limited, so online registration is encouraged. A webpage for the Forest Health Speaker Series is part of the ENMU-Ruidoso website and may be found by clicking on “Community” and then clicking on the “Forest Health Series” link under “Community Education.”

Registrations will also be accepted by calling the College.

To register or for more information, please call ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education at 257-3012.

Oct. 23 through Oct. 29 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 Pre-school Story Time, Ruidoso Public Library, 107 Kansas City Road, 10:30 a.m. 575-2583704. This week: dinosaur stories; craft: make and hunt for dinosaur eggs.

Laugh Out Loud Comedy

Club, Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live every Wednesday night. $5 admission.

Must be 21 or older to attend.

575-464-7053.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 Tiny Tots Program, Ruidoso Public Library, 107 Kansas City Road, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. For infants and children through 3 years old. Programs can include: stories, dance, music, free play and sometimes a craft.

Brisket and Bingo, Ruidoso Middle School commons area, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Help support the RMS ag mechanics, art and culinary programs. BBQ brisket sandwich, chips and drink for $7. Silent auction. Bingo from 6 to 8 p.m. Single-play Bingo Cards are $1 each or 12 for $10. 3 free kids bingo games (7 years old or younger). Homemade desserts, $1 each. Bingo winners will receive prizes donated by local businesses.

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

Karaoke with DJ Pete Cree Meadows Lounge, 6 - 11 p.m. Allyou-can-eat taco bar from 6 - 9 p.m. Open to the public.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 Ski Apache Job Fair, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Fri., 8 a.m. 5 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m. - noon. Ski Instructors, both part and full time

needed. Training provided for competent skiers. Extra incentives for Spanish speakers. Also in demand are certified EMTs for Ski Patrol – full or part time positions. Maintenance shop is looking for two full time, year round mechanics. All Ski Apache employees ski free and receive comp tickets for family and friends. Other positions available: food & beverage, adventure center, guest services, maintenance, ski and snowboard rentals, retail, security and lift operations. 575-464-3600.

Geology of the Ruidoso area, Ruidoso Public Library, 107 Kansas City Rd., 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Join David White, former geology teacher at ENMU-Ruidoso, for a summary of the geology of Ruidoso, including Sierra Blanca (volcano or igneous rock intrusion?). 575-258-3704. Free.

Free Business Development Lunch Workshop, Cree Meadows Country Club, 301 Country Club Dr., 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Military veterans interested in starting their own business or expanding an existing operation are invited as well as anyone interested in economic development of the area. A free hot lunch is included. After the workshop, veterans can take advantage of private “walk-in” counseling sessions. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. 575-257-7395; www.ruidosonow.com. Free.

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

Mike Sanjku performs in Wendell’s Restaurant at the Inn

of the Mountain Gods, 5 - 10 p.m.

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

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

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

Open Mic Night, Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth in the Boulder Plaza, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Hosted by Tradd Tidwell. 575-2572273; www.sacredgroundscoffee.net. Free.

Haunted House, Sierra Blanca Boys & Girls Club (the oId Middle School), 134 Reese Dr., Fri. 7 - 10 p.m.; Sat. 7 - 11 p.m. A frightening good time. Food and drink available for purchase. WARNING: Due to scenes of intense nature, admittance is not recommended for those under 12. Adults $10; students $7; club members $5.

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

Karaoke at The Elks Lodge on Highway 70, next to the Ruidoso Emporium, at 7 p.m.

24/7 Blues Band, Funky Rocking Blues, Club 49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 R & R in Ruidoso Party In the Park, Wingfield Park, Center St., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ruidoso celebrates its special relationship

with our active and retired military personnel. 575-257-7395; www.ruidosomilitarydiscounts. com. Free.

Hubbard Museum/ENMURuidoso lecture series on Lincoln County history, at the museum, 26301 Highway 70 West, Ruidoso Downs, 2 p.m.

This week: Outsider Views of Isleta Pueblo. 575-378-4142; www. hubbardmuseum.org/scheduleof-events. Free with admission.

Ghost Hunter’s Package, The Lodge Resort & Spa at Cloudcroft, 601 Corona Place. One night’s lodging, Ghost Hunting Tour led

by El Paso Ghost Hunter’s and welcome gift. $159 per couple (plus tax & gratuity). Friday and Saturday night package, $258 per couple (plus tax & gratuity). Reservations: 800-395-6343; www.TheLodgeResort.com.

Nob Hill Fall Fest, Ruidoso Convention Center, 3 - 6 p.m.

Fun for the whole family. Bingo booth, engraving booth, face painting, jumping balloons, food court, costume contest, silent auction and a hay ride.

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Tickets are required to play at the booths. Tickets are 25¢ each at the door.

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

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

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

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

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 Highway 380. Open every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s day. $2 for adults, $1 for children 7-12. Children 6 and under are free. Smokey Bear

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Admission $6 for adults with discounts available for seniors, military and youth.

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ALBUM: Mid-20th Century Photographs by Carmon Philips of the People and Places of Lincoln County exhibit opens at the Hubbard Museum of the American West. 26301 Hwy 70 West, Ruidoso Downs, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily. 575-

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Cree Meadows is open to the public and invites all non-members to join the family and share the fun without membership. Cree offers golf with a view; Sierra Blanca view dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner; entertainment on Thursday nights: DJ Pete Karaoke and Friday nights: the Terry Bullard Band.

The “19th Hole” bar and lounge offers libation at best prices in town and a dramatic Sierra Blanca view. Schedule weddings or meetings in the “North 40” banquet facility. Call 575-257-5815 for information about participating in a classic hometown Country Club where everyone can enjoy the atmosphere and services without membership.

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

24/7 Blues Band, Funky Rocking Blues, Club 49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.

Danny Frazier Band, Mountain Annie’s, 2710 Sudderth Dr., 8 - 10 p.m. Hailing from Texas, the Danny Frazier Band has a “hard drinkin’, rockin’ country” that straddles rock and country, 575-257-7932; www.mountainannies.com.

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

MONDAY OCTOBER 28 Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 29 Jesus, Mommy & Me. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1120 Hull Rd., Tuesday mornings, 9:30-11 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Bible story, songs, finger plays, craft/ art/learning activities and snack.

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News from around the state OCTOBER 19 ‘Quality of Life’ plan launched

LOVINGTON — An unprecedented collaboration between four Lea County commissions and boards took place Oct. 17, with the County Commission, Hobbs City Commission, New Mexico Junior College board and Hobbs Municipal School board kicking off a countywide Quality of Life initiative.

Mimi Burns of Dekker, Perich & Sabatini Design presented results from a needs assessment study funded by the J.F. Maddox Foundation. The presentation laid out a multi-million dollar road map to a better quality of life through building and improving facilities that target recreation, health and entertainment. The purpose of the study was to investigate quality-of-life needs and opportunities countywide.

“We believe there is a significant need for quality-of-life facilities in Lea County,” said Burns. “This study is to establish high-quality recreational assets for all of the citizens of the county.”

Burns said quality-of-life projects are already underway, such as the proposed indoor equestrian center, renovation of the Ocotillo Golf Course, improvements at the Lea County Fair Grounds and recent funding to improve parks in Hobbs, Lovington, Jal and Eunice.

The big-ticket item discussed would be a multi-generational facility centrally located in the county. It would house an indoor swimming pool, running track and large turf area and have health and wellness programs for the entire county. It would also have rooms for meeting and community gatherings.

— Lovington Leader

OCTOBER 17 Parents benched for rest of season

FORT SUMNER — Four persons have

been suspended from attending Fort Sumner High School volleyball matches through end of the regular season for behavior that occurred during the recent Payton Chavez Tournament of Champions in Portales.

Fort Sumner Superintendent Nolan Correa confirmed Oct. 15 that Monty Terrell, Denny Landreth, Raymond Lopez and Kerri Webb will not be allowed to attend home or road volleyball matches through Oct. 31. Webb is a member of the Fort Sumner School Board.

Correa said High School Principal Sean Wootton had received a letter from the Clovis chapter of the volleyball officials association concerning the misbehavior of Fort Sumner fans during the Portales tournament.

Terrell was ejected from the Portales High School gym “for making a face” at an official. The letter criticized the conduct of the other suspended Fort Sumner fans for negative comments concerning Vixen players, Correa said.

“The letter gave Mr. Wootton the option of correcting the problems on our own, or the Clovis officials would take their concerns to the New Mexico Activities Association,” Correa said. Wootton was present at the tournament as the parent of a Vixen team member.

Correa said Wootton conducted an investigation of the matter and, after interviews with witnesses, students and coaches, the decision was made to be pro-active and suspend the four parents/fans for six matches.

“The letter put us on notice that action could be taken if we did not handle the situation,” Correa said. “This is a statement that we don’t condone this type of behavior and our student athletes shouldn’t be subjected to it.”

— De Baca County News

OCTOBER 16 Comments sought on Rail Plan

CLAYTON — The public is invited to provide final comment on the New Mexico

State Rail Plan that will serve as a five-year plan for the state’s railroad program.

The Rail Plan, which is a federal requirement, sets forth state policy regarding passenger and freight rail transcription. It identifies current and future passenger and freight rail facilities, services, needs, issues and opportunities. The plan also evaluates the benefits, costs and efficiency of potential new projects and prioritizes them.

The Rail Plan is at http://dot.state.nm.us, and public comment will be accepted through Jan. 3.

The state Department of Transportation will also hold additional public meetings in Las Cruces, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. Dates and locations for thee meetings have yet to be finalized.

— Union County Leader

OCTOBER 15 Competitive gas prices elusive

LOVINGTON — While many new Walmart stores and store expansions nationwide regularly face opposition groups that fear the retail giant will undercut locally owned businesses, residents in Hobbs are actually petitioning Walmart to expand its offerings and to compete with local fuel prices.

The online petition, which was published Oct. 11, says that Hobbs-area consumers have for years paid gasoline prices 10 to 75 cents higher than nearby cities and across the state. The rub for many is that the Hobbs area is New Mexico’s top producer of crude oil, from which gasoline and other hydrocarbon products are derived.

“There’s a joke among locals that we pay a premium for freshness,” Hobbs Chamber of Commerce executive Grant Taylor said. “But as the price disparity continues, fewer and fewer are finding it to be a laughing matter.”

An Oct. 10 search for gasoline prices on GasBuddy.com showed the lowest price in

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Hobbs was $3.56, while the lowest prices in nearby cities were $3.10 in Artesia, $2.97 in Roswell, $2.88 in Lubbock and $2.99 in Odessa. The prices for the other cities were reportedly offered by Walmart stores.

The Hobbs Walmart Supercenter does not have a fuel station.

— Lovington Leader

Biofuel plant breaks ground

ROSWELL — Gov. Susana Martinez joined local leaders Oct. 11 in celebrating the groundbreaking of a plant that will convert Chaves County dairy waste into biofuel.

The gathering of county, city and state officials were joined by community members along a county lane in front of AG Power Inc.’s future site, which promises to begin turning manure into money.

President of AG Power, Dewey Vaughn, said his team was exploring another project in Texas when they discovered the Chaves County opportunity. Dairy farmers were working on trying to find a way to deal with manure for the past seven years.

— Roswell Daily Record

Judge says at heart of dispute

ROSWELL — Court proceedings began recently between the New Mexico Military Institute and its former Alumni Association, in a case that has pitted brother against brother in a bitter dispute over money and reputations.

At the heart of the issue is whether the Alumni Association can legally keep using the Institute’s name and logos to continue raising money and hold onto $5 million it has collected in the school’s name.

“It all boils down to the money, obviously,” said Eddy County District Court Judge Jane Shuler-Grey, during the proceedings as the association was discussing the deteriorated relationship.

— Roswell Daily Record

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Cross-eyed

Are you a must-er or a should-er?

Let me help you decide. Do you find yourself saying “I should read the Bible more” or “I should spend more time with my family?” Then you may be more of a shoulder than a muster. The good news is that your heart is in the right place.

Phil Appel At least you want to phillip.appel@thefootofthecross.org want to. But what is holding you back? And what is a muster anyway? Is that any better?

In the Word, there were a couple of guys that just wouldn’t stop talking about Jesus and His resurrection and His amazing miracles and His wonderful love.

Eventually the religious rulers that killed Jesus captured these guys and severely threatened them that they should never speak the name of Jesus again. But the men answered them and said they had no choice. They had to keep speaking about Jesus. They were musters, not shoulders.

What makes a muster must and a shoulder shudder at following through? The difference is the acceptance or rejection of grace. The shoulder thinks he should because it will make God love Him a little more even though he is a failure. But deep down in, he knows that he will never really be good enough. So trying harder only amplifies his inevitable futility. Eventually he just stops doing and starts promising empty promises of guilt about what he knows he should do but never does.

But the muster can’t help herself. She does what she is free to do because she is already clean and forgiven and beautiful by the blood of Christ. It is not a matter of living up to a standard of perfection, but rather a habit of standing on His perfection. From atop the lofty righteousness of her Lord and Savior Jesus, she can never fall because He will never fail! So filled with this joyful spirit of truth, she cannot begin to contain the good works of fruitfulness that are welling up inside her.

She has passed from death to life, from shoulder to muster. And she will never go back.

Won’t you join her? Now go change the world, one person at a time… you must.

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336-1979 First Baptist Church - Carrizozo 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968; Hayden Smith, Pastor First Baptist Church - Ruidoso 270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. 2572081; Dr. Alan Stoddard, Pastor First Baptist Church - Ruidoso Downs 361 E. Hwy 70, 378-4611, Randy Widener, Pastor First Baptist Church - Tinnie Bill Jones, Pastor Mescalero Baptist Mission 1016 Old Road Box 9, Mescalero, NM 88340, 9730560, Pastor Zach Malott Mountain Baptist Church Independent-Fundamental KJV. 145 E. Grandview Capitan. 937-4019 Ruidoso Baptist Church Wayne Joyce, Pastor; 126 Church Drive, Palmer Gateway. 378-4174 Trinity Southern Baptist Church (south on Highway 48) 700 Mt. Capitan Rd. 3542044. Mel Gnatkowski, Pastor 808-0607 BAHA’I FAITH Baha’i Faith 257-8857 or 258-5595 BUDDHIST Buddhism of the Lotus Sutra George Brown; 257-1569 CATHOLIC Saint Eleanor Catholic Church 120 Junction Road, Ruidoso, 257-2330. Fr. AI Galvan Saint Theresa Catholic Church Corona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. Fr. Mike Williams Saint Joseph’s Apache Mission Mescalero. Father Paul Botenhagen, OFM Our Lady of Guadalupe Bent. Father Larry Gosselin Sacred Heart Catholic Church 299 3rd St, Capitan. Mass 5:00 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m. Sunday. 354-9102. Fr. Mike Williams Santa Rita Catholic Church 243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648-2853. Fr. Mike Williams CHRISTIAN First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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The town of White Oaks with the discovery of a vein of gold in 1879 grew from a few gold prospectors camped out, to a tent town, to a prosperous community with a population of around 2,500 by 1882. The new citizens of White Oaks wanted a place of worship. Mrs. E.W. Parker had organized Sunday School services for the White Oaks children, but there was no place for permanent Sunday worship. A town hall was built in 1882. It was here that the first church services were held in 1884. Because of its liberal doctrine, the Congregational Church was chosen as the first church.

The preacher was Lyman Hood, who was paid $75 each month. Later a Baptist Church was constructed of adobe and presided over by Dr. and Mrs. Lane. These churches, however, were abandoned when the majority of the population in White Oaks migrated after the gold ran out coupled with the railroad being built 12 miles away in Carrizozo. Not until 2006 did White Oaks once again have place of worship.

This place of worship is the Christian non-denominational White Oaks Community Church. In 2006 a White Oaks resident, Bob Reynierson, a minister, felt the calling to build a church in White Oaks. He used his life savings to buy a lot and a pre-fabricated building, going into debt to do so. With generous donations from Photo courtesy of Janie Smith various people, however, the church was paid for within Members of the White Oaks Church; Bob Reynierson, Benji 8 months. This new church invited everyone of faith, or Marks, Ed McWilliams, Betty Joiner and piano player Evelyn no faith, to attend. The community was supportive and Sidwell. services began in the summer of 2006.

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

464-4656 CHURCH OF CHRIST Gateway Church of Christ 415 Sudderth, Ruidoso, 257-4381. John Duncan, preaching minister Church of Christ - Capitan Highway 48. Joshua Watkins, preaching minister CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LDS Church of Jesus Christ LDS Ruidoso Ward, 1091 Mechem Bishop Melvin Jenson, 258-1253 Church of Jesus Christ LDS Mescalero Branch, Mormon Missionaries 3172375 EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount, 121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso. Rev. Judith Burgess Rector 257-2356. Website: www.eclc.us St. Anne’s Episcopal Chapel in Glencoe Episcopal Chapel of San Juan in Lincoln St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel Carrizozo, 6th & E Street EVANGELICAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church 1035 Mechem Dr. 258-8594 FOURSQUARE Capitan Foresquare Church Hwy 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, Pastor, 9377383 FULL GOSPEL Mission Fountain of Living Water San Patricio Full Gospel Church Seed of Faith Fellowship, 517 West Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan. Pastor Beverly Sills, 973-3721.

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

Capitan. 354-2288 Trinity United Methodist Church 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648-2846. Carrizozo. Jean Riley, Pastor NAZARENE Angus Church of the Nazarene Angus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336-8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor QUAKER Quaker Worship Group Unprogrammed meeting at the AndersonFreeman Visitor’s Center in Lincoln. For details, contact Sandra Smith at 653-4951 PENTECOSTAL Apostolic Pentecostal Assembly Retired Pastor and author Harry A. Peyton Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church of Ruidoso 613 Sudderth Dr. Unit D. Pastor, Art Dunn, Youth Pastor, Nathaniel Dunn. Free home Bible studies The 1st Iglesia Apostollca de la Fe en Cristo Jesus 613 Sudderth Dr. Suite D, Ruidoso. 257-

8053. Pastor Alex Castillo PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 101 Sutton Drive (Nob Hill), Ruidoso, 257-2220.

Tony Chambless, Pastor Ancho Community Presbyterian Church Pastor Terry Aiello, CLP Corona United Presbyterian Church Pastor Terry Aiello, CLP Nogal Presbyterian Church Reverend E.W. “Bo” Lewis REFORMED CHURCH Mescalero Reformed Mescalero. Bob Schut, Pastor SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Ruidoso Seventh Day Adventist 207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs, 3784161. Pastor Chuck Workman, 575-636-3773; 1st Elder Manuel Maya 937-4487 SPANISH SERVICES Iglesia del Nazareno Angus Church, 12 mi north of Ruidoso on Hwy 48.

Marco Sanchez, Pastor. 336-8032

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

Services are bilingual Christ Church in the Downs Ruidoso Downs, 378-8464. AI and Marty Lane, Pastors Christ Community Fellowship Capitan, Highway 380 West, 354-2458. Ed Vinson, Pastor Church Out of Church Meeting at the Flying J Ranch, 1028 Hwy. 48, Alto. Pastors: Tim & Julie Gilliland. Mailing Address: 1009 Mechem #11 Ruidoso 88345. 258-1388. www. churchoutofchurch.com. Keepin’ it simple ...

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

E-mail: jbarjcountrychurcb@ruidoso.net Miracle Life Ministry Center Ron Rice & Catherine Callahan, Ministers Available 24 hours for healing, prayer. 354-0255; e-mail miraclelife@ruidoso-online.com Open Circle - High Mesa Healing Center, Sundays, 10-11 a.m. Call 575-336-7777 for information Pacto Viviente 25974 Highway 70, la iglesia “J Bar J” en la granja roja. Domingos 12:30 p.m., Jueves 7 p.m.

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Chaplain Darrell Winter NON-SECTARIAN Spiritual Awareness Study Group Minister: George N. Brown, PhD. ULC. 257-1569 Men’s Bible Study, Band Of Brothers Call 937-0071 for times and location

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Community supper at St. Eleanor’s St. Eleanor’s Catholic Church announces its second community supper Monday, Oct. 28. We are extending a warm welcome to all who are hungry, lonely or desiring to share a meal with others. Good food, good companionship; come and make a new friend. Families are welcome. Supper will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. We look forward to meeting you. For more information or questions, please call the parish office at 257-2330.

Thought for the week Charles Clary As we enter into the holiday season of the year, various emphases catch our eye. We have Halloween, Day Light Savings Time (is that a holiday?), Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Pearl Harbor Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day. In addition to these, we move into the winter season of the year. We have snowy and icy roads, bitter cold and wind, and shorter length of daylight. All these things compromise the quality of our lives and usability of our time.

Get these things combined with personal birthdays, family emphases, physical problems and emergencies, and we have very complicated lives. Oh! For the lazy, crazy days of summer. But, who would want to live for a year with out winter and all that goes with this time of the year?

Personally, I look forward to and pray for a good season of winter snow. We need the moisture and the cold takes care of many of the unwanted insects that attack our forests and vegetation.

And, I would not want to give up the special family holidays. Family is so important in this day and time. We have opportunity to have an impact on our children, grandchildren and great

grandchildren. It is not so important what we leave our descendents of a physical nature. But, what do we leave our descendents of a moral and spiritual nature?

Do we make God, family and country an important part of our legacy? The question that I ask of you is this…Is family important to you? If it is, then it will be important to your family. Is the democracy in the United States of important to you? If it is, it will be important to your family. Is God important to you? If He is, then He will be important to your family.

I ask you to consider these questions and think about how you would answer them. I would ask you to plan some family times in these holidays. Use these special days as a time to teach your family the reasons why we recognize and celebrate the holidays. At Thanksgiving and Christmas, we celebrate God and His gifts. On Veterans Day and Pearl Harbor Day we celebrate our country and our freedom and its cost. On Daylight Savings and New Years Day there is a celebration of beginnings. I’ll let you figure how you handle Halloween.

However you emphasize and celebrate these days, make sure that they are teaching times to pass on your heritage.

You will give them help for today and hope for tomorrow.

Classifieds 120 LEGAL NOTICES

RESOLUTION NO. 2013/2014-02 ELECTION NOTICE WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Alpine Village Sanitation District in the County of Lincoln and the State of New Mexico has determined to submit to a vote selection of one director, Position 3, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED

BY THE GOVERNING BODY (I.E., THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS) OF ALPINE VILLAGE SANITATION DISTRICT: Section 1. In compliance with Section 73-21-14 NMSA 1978, an election shall be held in Alpine Village Sanitation District at 114 Alpine Meadows Trail on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at which time there shall be submitted to the taxpaying electors of Alpine Village a slate of persons interested in becoming a member of the Board of Directors to Alpine Village Sanitation District, Position 3.

Section 2. Position 3 shall have a term of six (6) years beginning January 15, 2014.

Section 3. Nominations for places on the ballot for Board Position 3 must be filed with the Secretary of the Board, Cheryl Knobel, Post Office Box 699, Ruidoso, NM 88355 on or before November 14, 2013.

Section 4. The polls for said election will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on the day of said election and will be closed at 7:00 p.m. Each voter, except absentee voters, will cast his or her ballot at the polling place.

Section 5. The election committee shall receive no ballot unless the person offering to vote is a taxpaying elector of Alpine Village Sanitation District. A “taxpaying elector” means a person, qualified to vote at general elections in the State, who either has paid or incurred a general tax liability on real property within the District in the twelve months immediately preceding the election or who is purchasing real property within the district under a real estate contract where a property tax has been paid or incurred on the real property in the twelve months immediately preceding the election.

Section 6. Absentee voting will be permitted by following the instructions on the absentee ballots sent out to non-resident electors who reside in the State of New Mexico.

Absentee ballots will be mailed to all New Mexico residents who wish to vote in the election prior to the January election. However, at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2014 (the day before the election), the secretary is required to destroy all unused absentee ballots. In accordance with Sections 1-6-1 through 1-6-18 NMSA 1978, the completed official mailing envelope containing the absentee ballots will be accepted until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 so that they can be counted with the election tally on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 (election day).

PASSED, ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this October 7, 2013. /s/ William Hanson, President /s/ Cheryl Knobel, Secretary

130 EMPLOYMENT UPPER CANYON LODGER looking for full-time front desk/assistant. Candidate must be outgoing;

130 EMPLOYMENT

130 EMPLOYMENT

I’d Go Wireless, your local Verizon Wireless Premium Retail in Ruidoso is now accepting applications for a friendly, outgoing, professional Sales Manager/Customer Sales & Service Rep. Sales experience a plus. Will train. Please inquire in person at 26126 US Highway 70, Ruidoso, NM. The City of Ruidoso Downs is accepting applications for Museum Technician for the City of Ruidoso Downs Hubbard Museum of the American West. Starting pay $12.00 per hour.

Full Benefit Package. High School Diploma or GED required. Some college education preferred. Must have and maintain a valid NM driver’s license. EEOE. Closing date for applications is November 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

For complete job description and application visit City of Ruidoso Downs website www.ruidosodowns.us or visit us at City Hall, 123 Downs Drive, NM, call 575-378-4422.

enced CDL-A drivers. Get home often & earn 38 cpm. Excellent benefits & CSA friendly equipment. Call 855430-8869. Paid training for CDL-A school recent grads and drivers with limited experience. Apply online at AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer.

TEMPORARY LABORER

The applicant must work hard and be able to perform minor maintenance on equipment and be able to do manual labor and drive a tractor to mow weeds.

Applicant must have a clean driving record; no felony convictions; and must possess a valid New Mexico Driver’s License. Must pass physical/drug screen.

Obtain application and job description from Billie-Jo Guevara at 575/648-2385 ext. 100. Applications accepted until 5:00 p.m., November 4, 2013. Lincoln County, Equal Opportunity Employer and in Compliance with ADA Requirements, Title II-A. County of Lincoln, PO Box 711, Carrizozo, NM 88301-0711. 575-648-2385 phone and problem solving skills necessary. Flexible hours required.

Duties include reservations, checkins, managing housekeeping, cabin inspections. Experience an asset.

Bring resume to 422 Main Road.

257-4311.

Well-established Ruidoso real estate firm now accepting resumes for bookkeeper with computer experience. Send or drop by resumes to Prudential Lynch Realty, 616 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso, NM, 88345.

A BUSY DENTAL OFFICE is looking for a front office staff member and a dental assistant. Dental and insurance experience required to apply.

Bilingual is a plus call 575-257-1136 ask for Dani.

140 GENERAL HELP WANTED MOUNTAIN AIR CABINS is looking for full/part-time housekeepers. Call

257-5600 or stop by 1129 Main Rd. WOULD YOU LIKE to make a difference in the life of a special needs person? New Horizon’s Developmental Center in Carrizozo is hiring motivated people to work with developmentally disabled adults – teaching, guiding and mentoring.

Starting wage is $7.65. Paid time off, sick time and health benefits plus company paid medically Certified Medication Aide training are available. You must be at least 21 years old and pass drug, alcohol and criminal background screenings. Pick up an application at New Horizons offices, 810 “E” Avenue. For more information, call Laura Rose, Executive Director, at 575-648-2379. Visit our website at www.newhorizonsdevelopmentalcenter.org. EOE ATTN: 29 SERIOUS PEOPLE wanted to work from anywhere using a computer. Up to $1,500-$5,000 PT/ FT. www.pticoncepts.com $1500 SIGN-ON BONUS for experi-

WHITE OAKS CHURCH, from pg. B7

family. Not only do the citizens of White Oaks attend this little rustic church, but people come from Nogal, Alamogordo, Clanch, Carrizozo and Capitan. A Sunday service sees more than a dozen people.

Everyone who attends is encouraged to tell of a blessing they have experienced.

When asked what his greatest blessing was Bob Reynierson said, “While I was pastor I baptized seven adults in this church. I am an evangelist, always was, always will be”. After every service is a pot-luck lunch. While this lunch was once held outside the church, in 2010 a fellowship hall was erected. The pot-luck lunch is now held in the fellowship hall. This gathering further strengthens the feeling of community.

The White Oaks Community Church does not now have a regular pastor. The

elders of the church, Ed McWilliams, Grady Stewart, Evelyn Sidwell, and David Spencer take turns preaching with Bob Reynierson preaching occasionally.

There is no organized sermon one Sunday a month. This is Participation Sunday where all parishioners are invited to read a passage from the Bible, give a message, sing a song or recite a poem. People become connected to their religion in a personal way. This is a sharing time.

The little church in White Oaks is a living testimony to old time values. You can feel the spirit of love, hope and charity within its walls. Here is no pomp and circumstance, but friendship and good will toward all mankind. With the Bible as its guide, the White Oaks Community Church looks to the future as a better world to live in.

Weekly Featured Adoptable Pets

This handsome little man is Pockets; he is about 1-2 years old and is a short coat Chihuahua. He is all white with cute little black and brown spots. Pockets is a very quiet well-behaved guy, he is kennel and leash trained and is very social with other small dogs and people. He doesn’t seem to mind cats, and bigger dogs.

Pockets does very well indoors and he likes to be held.

Ricky is a very cool, short haired grey tabby with classic black stripes and spots. He is about 8-10 months old and is neutered. Ricky is extremely playful, and is very affectionate, he loves to be held and he loves to cuddle and give kisses. He is very social and playful with other cats, and kittens, he loves toys and really enjoys playing out in our enclosed patio. Ricky is current with all his vaccinations including his Rabies.

Come and see our adoptable pets at 422 Gavilan Canyon Road or check out our new website at: www.petango.com/hslc

Call 258-9922 or stop by 1086 Mechem (MTD Media) to place your classified ad. Deadline for Legal Notices and Classified Display is Thurs. at 5 p.m.; Deadline for Classified Liners is Fri. at noon.

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CDL DRIVERS WANTED: Regional Routes, home weekends, competitive pay. Must have current physical and clean MVR. Positions to fill immediately. Call 575-461-4221, 800750-4221 or email: jimhayes66@ qwestofiice.net

150 HEALTHCARE CANADA DRUG CENTER is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90 percent on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-661-3783, for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping.

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IN CAPITAN – WITH HORSE FACILITIES

Double-wide manufactured home with 4 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms plus office on almost 2 1/2 acres. Stalls plus tack room, fencing for horses, and a 40 ft. pipe round pen. Property has workshop. Two decks, hot tub, paved drive and very nice mountain view. $124,500 MLS #113289

$200-$600/mo

200 Mechem 575-802-3013 190 REAL ESTATE TWO NEIGHBORING 20 ACRE RANCHES each just $12,900 or together for $24,000. Lender repossession. 1 hour 45 minutes southwest of Albuquerque. These ranches previously sold for 3x the new asking price. Remote, high dessert setting with good access and electric. Financing available. Call NMRS 1-888676-6979 ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY, to more than 284,000 New Mexico newspaper readers.

Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 32 newspapers around the state for only $100. Call this newspaper for more details or visit www. nmpress.org for more details.

All American Realty SALES & RENTALS Long & Short Term Rentals Top of Sunny Slope, 3br 2ba, garage, deck $1250 Nogal 3br 2ba, horses ok! $700 Available Now (part time/full time agents welcomed)

(575) 257-8444

Secluded feeling, in the trees. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms w/ open living area + a game room.

Located on a cul-de-sac and has an adjoining lot that can also be purchased separately w/ the home. Rock work inside & out give this home that old mountain charm. Mostly furnished, full golf membership. $299,500 MLS #112479

SOUTHWEST MOUNTAIN STYLE HOME IN ALTO LAKES GOLF & CC

Gorgeous 4 bedroom, 3 bath home on nearly 2 acres w/ cedar & stone exterior, 3 decks, engineered hickory floors, Brazilian granite and stainless appliances. Large ponderosa pines, attached 2 car garage, zoned refrigerated air, extra 700+ sq.ft. of unfinished storage & fenced yard. Full golf membership. Priced to sell! $395,000 MLS #112374

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RENTALS

HOUSES

323 HEATH DRIVE – FURN 3 BDR, 2 BA (showers only) with knotty pine walls & wood floors. Approx. 1337 sq.ft. $975/Mo + utilities.

111 FIR – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. Approx 1168 sq.ft. Pets ok with owner approval. $800/Mo + utilities. (On the Market - Subject to showing with a lawful 30day notice) 135 N. CANDLEWOOD – UNF 1 BDR, 1 BA. Approx. 575 sq.ft. $750/Mo + utilities (water is included).

962 GAVILAN CANYON – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. Approx. 1070 sq.ft. $1100/ Mo + utilities (water is included).

964 GAVILAN CANYON – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. Approx. 1011 sq.ft. $1100/ Mo + utilities (water is included).

114 LARCH – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA. Approx. 1326 sq.ft. $1050/Mo + utilities.

(Available 11-7) 176 JUNIPER – UNF 2 BDR, 1 1/2 BA. Approx. 1200 sq.ft. $800/Mo + utilities.

CONDOS

406 SUNNY SLOPE #3 – FURN 2 BDR, 1 1/2 BA. $1100/Mo incl. utilities. #416 CHAMPION’S RUN – FURN 2 BDR, 2 BA w/carport. Approx. 1320 sq.ft. $900/Mo + utilities.

108 TURNBERRY LANE – FURN 2 BDR, 2 BA. Approx. 1254 sq.ft. $1400/ Mo + utilities.

MANUFACTURED HOMES:

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

COMMERCIAL

2900 SUDDERTH DRIVE – Large building at the corner of Sudderth & Mechem with many potential uses.

Come take a look.

419 MECHEM DRIVE – Approx. 1100 sq.ft. Come take a look. $500/Mo + utilities.

575-257-4011 • 800-530-4597 View these rentals at: www.ruidosorelo.com

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220 MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 2BDRM, 2BTH with fireplace 806787-1935 14X70 MOBILE HOME. Owner financing. Down payment required.

575-937-9236.

225 MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT 1 OR 2 BEDROOM UNITS AVAILABLE. $480-$525 per month. References required. 575-257-0872

ONE BR, FURNISHED, remodeled.

Centrally located. $675 utilities paid.

575-937-9236.

235 HOMES FOR RENT: FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED 3BD/2BA $975 plus utilities on south Cree. 575-430-7009

260 APARTMENT RENTALS NEWLY BUILT, light and airy, views, large one bedroom loft apartment above a home: utilities included, near Midtown, $750/month.

575.937.6791.

SECTION 8 VOUCHERS WELCOME

Inspiration Heights Apartment Homes 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms.

Nestled in the pines of Ruidoso Downs 301 Sierra Lane

378-4236

Under New Ownership This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

TTY Relay - 711

310 MISCELLANEOUS TOPSOIL FOR SALE. Please call 575-937-3015 KOKOPELLI FULL GOLF MEMBERSHIP for sale. 512-401-9601 HONDA WALK-BEHIND SNOW BLOWER $600. Commercial concrete roof tiles 2 styles $1,500 each.

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320 AUCTIONS AUCTION P & M FARM AND MUSEUM. Nov 2, 2013 at 9:30. Preview dates are Oct 31 and Nov 1. Starting at noon, sale of vintage cars, wagons, carriages, farm equip. 478 Jarales Rd., Jarales, NM, 1/4 miles N of Jarales post office. www.bentleysauction.com. 505-344-1812.

370 GARAGE SALES/ESTATE SALES ESTATE SALE. Looking for Estate dealer or store. Auto, furniture, clothing, household goods. All high end goods. Call Stephen 575-7401821

630 GENERAL SERVICES REMODELER SEEKING WORK will consider trading labor for automobile. 937-1041

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