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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. 575-464-7028, Innofthemountaingods.com. $5 admission, must be 21 or older.

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Annual Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally at IMG Poker run, events and vendors. Saturday motorcycle parade starts at 10 a.m. Visit www.motorcyclerally.com for a complete schedule.

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Record-breaking monsoons soak county

By Eugene Heathman Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com The creeks did rise and the bridges did hold during the first real test of recent FEMA projects along the Rio Ruidoso, Cedar and Eagle Creek last week as what was once considered a healthy monsoon season turned heavy, then historic.

“Rain totals at the MTD Media studios stand at just more than 18 inches for the season – with 3.75 inches during this latest event,” said WeatherNow Meteorologist Ron Roberts.

Rain continued its steady deluge last week in Ruidoso prompt-

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A mobile home on the Rio Ruidoso at Sudderth and Mechem flirts with being washed away by rising floodwater.

ing the Ruidoso Fire and Police Department to close sections of a mobile home park at Sudderth and Mechem Drive. The park fell victim to the heavy 2008 flooding from Hurricane Dolly but the Rio Ruidoso jumped the constructed channel and began tearing away at the riverbank and even one mobile home.

The Hondo River crested to historic levels as livestock were caught in the torrential runoff. The National Weather Service reported the Rio Hondo reached flood stage Wednesday afternoon exceeding the 26-foot flood stage recorded on See MONSOONS, pg. A3 Photos courtesy of Tina Ives

At left, the force of Rio Hondo Floodwaters sent large concrete culverts rolling down the valley as if they were plastic. The Rio Hondo reached record flood levels during last week’s record rainfall.

September 19

Grand opening for Noisy River Cigar Lounge

137 Highway 70 (1/2 block east of Sudderth Drive), 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad and chips.

While in the lounge enjoy one of six TVs, play darts or shoot pool on the 8 ft. pool table.

A pet-friendly establishment.

575-446-4343.

Full Moon Drumming & Labyrinth Walk

High Mesa Healing Center, 133 Mader Lane in Alto, 7:30 - 9 p.m. Celebrate the full moon with a drumming circle and labyrinth walk. Participants may bring their own drums or use drums at the center. 575.336.7777; http:// highmesahealing.com. Free.

Valle del Sol looks at potential subdivision replat

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com CARRIZOZO — With sales of commercial lots struggling, the developers of the Valle del Sol subdivision are looking to do what they have had success with – sell residential lots.

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“This is a proposal to replat a portion of the Valle del Sol subdivision from commercial to residential,” attorney Alan Morel said. “The main reason for coming before you today is, they’re out of lots. They have sold 483 parcels out of 496 that were available.”

Lacking the traditional planning and zoning structure, Morel and Leon Ivey, director of sales for the subdivision, took their plans directly to the council, though a decision will have to wait on a second, if not third, meeting and public hearing after trustees tabled the motion.

“The requirement is that a public meeting is held,” he said. “The plats are done and that is what we’re proposing, unless you have some changes.”

If the slow sales trend for the currently commercial lots continued, the developer would

be looking at banking a good chunk of acreage for later years and improved markets, he added.

“Basically just close up shop and wait.”

Trustee Ray Dean asked Ivey if any commercial lots had been sold.

A few had sold but fewer stayed that way, Ivey said. Only three – tracts A2, A7 and A8 had not been reclaimed for lack of payment.

The commercial plat runs through 15 sections, A-O, with varying sizes. Tract A appears to be slightly larger than the norm.

“There’s 202 acres of commercial, the way it is now,” Ivey said, proposing to keep the commercial zone as a strip running alongside the highway, backed by fresh rooftops. “We know we can sell residential and there would still be about 61 acres of commercial.”

See VALLE DEL SOL, pg. A3

The winning point

933 White Oaks Ave. Cowboy Mafia performs 1 - 5 p.m. each day; also on Saturday, Mad Moe Zell Band, Las Vegas Dancing Girls. and a wet T-shirt contest at 5 p.m. 575648-5583.

September 21

Free movie “It Happened One Night” at Sacred Grounds

2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Directed by Frank Capra, this was the first movie to be honored with all five major Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

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Leon Ivey, director of sales for the Valle del Sol subdivision, points out the differences in the proposed replat.

Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally kicks off fall tourist season

By Eugene Heathman Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com The Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally, with its 30,000 cyclists and spectators are rolling into to the area this weekend which provides a fall season boost to the local economy. The headquarters for the rally is the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero.

Event organizers cited the larger amount of covered and paved space at the Inn, as well as more climate controlled areas for vendors, as the biggest attributes of the rally’s location. Last year, many business owners were concerned over less traffic in Ruidoso – and fewer dollars – but there were still plenty of

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Members of the Carrizozo volleyball team celebrate after clinching their third straight Mountain Top Tournament championship over Eunice on Saturday in Cloudcroft. The Lady Grizzlies won the match in five thrilling games. visitors to the area for the event, just not as much traffic on the streets.

Rally events stretch throughout Lincoln County to White Oaks as the No Scum Allowed Saloon motorcycle event will take place Sept. 20. That day White Oaks is transformed into a roaring mass of rolling thunder complete with live music, Las Vegas style dancers, wet T-shirt contests and BBQ. Motorcycle based organizations and individuals from all walks of life attend the annual fall event. With a goal of being the backbone of every motorcycle rally in the country, the O COND

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Spreading the word of how Christianity See RALLY, pg. A3

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Community Calendar

DAR meet

locations at 575-937-2873.

The Sierra Blanca Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at the Ruidoso Public Library, Thursday at noon. Interested women are welcome to visit.

Cemetery discussion Attention veterans and families, there will be a town hall meeting to gauge community support for local federally funded State Veteran Cemeteries – as announced

by Gov. Susanna Martinez. – This Friday at 10 a.m. at the VFW Post 7686, 700 Highway 70 West in Alamogordo.

Parks and Recreation The Ruidoso Parks and Recreation Commission will meet Sept.

23 at 5:30 p.m. in Village Hall.

Topics for discussion include a proposed prescription trails program, filling of two seats on the board, an update on a possible zip line at Eagle Creek Complex, and a proposed recreation program plan for 2013-2014.

GSWA meeting change The Greentree Solid Waste Authority Regular Board Meeting scheduled for Sept. 24 has been moved to Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. For more information, contact the GSWA office at 378-4897 or toll free at 1-877-548-8772.

WME sale A garage sale to benefit White Mountain Elementary will be held Sept. 28 from 7 a.m. to noon at the school’s parking lot.

Anyone with items to sell can purchase a space for $10, and all proceeds from each sale would remain with the individual. Only the space reservation fee goes to the school.

For more information, call or text Leslie at 937-9766.

Meeting in ’Zozo There is a Democratic Party meeting in Carrizozo on Oct. 3 at the Heart of the Raven, 415 12th St. Tacos will be served at 5 p.m., with the meeting to begin at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Steve Brockett, the newly elected CD2 Vice Chair.

AVSD The Alpine Village Sanitation District’s next regular meeting is Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. at 114 Alpine Meadows Trail. All residents of the district are welcome to attend. For more information, call 257-7776 or 973-0324, or email at knobelc@windstream.net.

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

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

Yoga by Donation Located at The Adobe Plaza, the Buddha Yoga Wellness Center offers yoga classes at 4:305:30 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The 4:30 p.m. class is a relaxed stretch/basic yoga format, and the 6 p.m. is more vigorous yoga with variations for beginners. Both include guided mediations, aromatherapy touch for stress reduction and relaxation.

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

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

Call 378-1177 to order a ride.

Costs are $2 for 19 and over, $1 for students ages 7-18, seniors for $1 and children under 7 free. An allday pass is only $5.

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

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

American Legion Post 79 – Jerome D. Klein Post, meets on the third Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at Veterans Plaza, 201 Second Dr. in Ruidoso Downs. For more information, or to join, call Harold Oakes, Post Commander, at 575315-5374.

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 The Federated Woman’s Club of Ruidoso, supporting community service organizations and providing scholarships, meets Mondays at 11 a.m. at 116 S. Evergreen Dr. A pot luck lunch at noon is followed by bridge and other card games.

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

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

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

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

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

The Lincoln County Garden Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Otero County Electric co-op, on Highway 48 in Alto, at 9:45 a.m. Visitors are welcome.

The Garden Club’s purpose is to encourage community beautification and conservation, and to educate members in the arts and sciences of horticulture. For more information, call 973-2890.

The Lincoln County Community Theater meets the fourth Monday of every month at 8:30 a.m.

All are welcome to come. Call 8080051 for the meeting location, or visit www.lcct-nm.com.

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

During the shooting matches, all other shooting is suspended. For more information, call Avery (AKA Rowdy Lane) at 937-9297.

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 2584003 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 information, call 575-464-7106.

The Lincoln County Health and Wellness Coalition meets the second Wednesday of each month at

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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 575-336-4187.

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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 575-7993215 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.

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

The meetings are hosted by Carol Borsello, a veteran of many words and a local member of the New Mexico State Poetry Society. For more information, call 575-2025709 or the library at 258-3704.

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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.

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.

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MONSOONS, from pg. A1 Sept. 12, 1996.

The area known as the ‘duck pond’ above the drained Alto Reservoir was catching the heavy runoff from Eagle Creek and the Little Bear Fire in the Ski Run Road area under the watchful eye of village utility officials who were posted nearly roundthe-clock. The runoff was inching toward cresting the back side of the earth dam. With the ashen water and subsequent debris, a breach would have threatened the clean Photo courtesy of Sue Hutchison reservoir bowl with Eagle Creek was raging past the recreation complex Friday as heavy rains sustained silt-laden water and late into the evening threatening to breach the earthen dam protecting Alto Reservoir. debris.

“On August 27, the yearly total at the mountains in dense gray clouds and inches of rain in the past several days the MTD Radio-Ruidoso Free Press steady rain once again. as drought stricken culverts, stream weather site was 13.31 inches. IncredWhile records are scarce for Ruidoand riverbeds bulged with fast moving ibly, almost 11.50 inches of this total so, this is the wettest monsoon searapids. Ranchers in the Hondo Valley has occurred since June 1 – with almost struggled to save livestock and several son since WeatherNow located a live 4 inches in August alone,” Roberts said. Lincoln County residents reported weather site in Ruidoso in 2005. On a Several public and private weather various degrees of water damage. The larger scale, this is the wettest monsoon watchers in Ruidoso and surroundstorms, though at times relentless, came season since the El Nino year of 2010 ing areas reported anywhere from for the state of New Mexico. More rain in waves, subsiding just long enough two inches and all the way up to five is expected through the weekend. to slightly recover before shrouding VALLE DEL SOL, from pg. A1 The only amendment to the subdivision’s covenants would be raising the proposed homes’ size requirements – 1,200 square-feet from the 850 square-feet currently mandated, he added.

“Basically, we’re proposing to take 166 acres out of commercial, which will convert into 13 new residential lots,” Morel said.

The proposed replat uses land earlier designated for a mobile home and RV park, “which just hasn’t panned out,” he explained.

Along with the proposed replat, Morel and Ivey laid out a possible land swap with the town, moving the future site of an emergency services station a few acres to the east and opening up a more contiguous commercial tract.

“We deeded three acres to the city when we started,” he said. “We would also propose, on those three acres, that we either buy it back from the city – I think, originally, the idea was to maybe have a fire station or police station there. We would trade the city for equivalent, or just buy it back.”

Ivey also argued that the proposed location for the swap, along the proposed Central Avenue and nudging against the cul-de-sac at the proposed Nogal Avenue would give any emergency station better access to the homes in the subdivision. “It’s kind of a bit more centrally located.”

“Once we get houses going out there, we’re definitely going to need to put a fire department, police and stuff out there,” Trustee Yovanne Lucero said.

Yet while most of the infrastructure can flex to fit a re-

plat, septic lines underneath the area would not be available for connection to two of the new lots, at least not without some work to connect to town services, Ivey said. “But they’re all big lots. Septic would not be an issue.”

One issue that trustees and the representatives from Valle del Sol came up short on was that of roads, proposed and actual.

“There’s not another access road here,” Trustee Chris Ventura pointed out of the proposed replat, which did away with a proposed northbound street connection on the western side.

Lucero agreed with Ventura, both expressing concern about limiting access in case of an emergency, such as fire, though Ivey pointed out that, even with the replat, the subdivision would have two access points.

Yet trustees were still reluctant to lose a stateapproved highway access, tabling the proposal for their October meeting to gather more information.

RALLY, from pg. A1 can permeate every aspect of life begins with the blessing of the vendors at the shows. The organization’s New Mexico coordinator, Roy Morrow, and his wife, Vicki, are honored to be a part of the Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally. He says that in the past five years not a single vendor has declined the blessing.

Morrow manages more than 100 volunteers from New Mexico, Missouri, Nevada and Texas for the Golden Aspen.

CMA has been a part of the Ruidoso rallies

since the mid-1980s and Morrow feels this long relationship has created a good rapport among those who participate in the rally.

CMA organizes their own rally, “Run for the Sun,” which takes place nationwide the first week in May, raising funds to purchase transportation for traveling Christian ministers. Open Door, a program to distribute bibles and the Jesus Film Project, getting the word out about salvation, also receive support from CMA.

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The Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally Parade will feature hundreds of participants through Ruidoso Saturday on the way to the main events at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Promoters estimate an excess of 20,000 participants will attend the weekend events.

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

GOT WOOD?

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

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

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

NEED WOOD?

Do you use wood to heat your home? Are you interested in picking up free wood from landowners looking to get rid of it? Go to www.scmrcd.org for terms and conditions.

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referees, when they see There is little more an emergency on the embarrassing to a football field or an undesirable player and teammates formation, can call a than to strut in open field timeout and resume play for an easy touchdown, at a later time. Quite only to start the celebrafrankly, a timeout during tion early and drop the the crucial conflicted moball before crossing the ments of nominating the goal line. political football hall of This time, during last famer would have been week’s village counquite appropriate considcil meeting, it was the ering the arguments on political football that was the field during the play. dropped before crossing Eugene Heathman Following a timeout, the goal line in front of a eugene@ruidosofreepress.com rather than being tempopacked gallery of spectararily benched on opening night, the hall tors. The watchful eyes of three village of fame political football player would council referees ruled ‘no touchdown’ have the opportunity to attend tryouts for Mayor Alborn’s nomination of powith the rest of the players vying for the litical football hall of fame player Tom position as professional league courtesy Battin. would suggest. By doing so, the political The playbook began to unravel football team would march on to an easy early in the nomination announcement victory with little or no room for controas Coach Alborn introduced the star versial play reviews. player’s resumé then forced his simple Coach Mayor Alborn said he didn’t majority confidence upon his colleagues. want to embarrass the candidates and he The gridiron scrum for the political did just that with the appointed ‘canfootball ensued with three referees citdidate.’ If everyone interested in a seat ing transparency issues on what they on village council has the guts to apply perceived as a trick play. Following an in the first place, there is no better test extensive review, the referees overruled the call on the field by Coach Mayor Al- to expose an applicant to the joys and perils that come with the position. A born and called ‘no touchdown,’ which candidate should seek such a position stunned the crowd and star player for what at first seemed to be an easy score. knowing there will likely be rewards, scrutiny, fear and embarrassment, or that In regular football, the coach barks person should not seek the endeavor of orders and, when the whistle blows, being nominated and possibly elected players cohesively and obediently run, into public service. tackle, do push-ups and practice until The old coach needs a lesson in the day is done. In political football, the teamwork and the village council referplayers who can also be referees have ees, though their stand was quite galsponsors they must answer to. So when the coach hollers and blows the whistle, lant based on principle, should consider tabling such sensitive items for future they must huddle up and decide what is best for their sponsors and overall integ- discussion when tensions or doubt escalate, rather than marching into a counter rity of the game being played. show of force at the expense of innocent In both regular and political footplayers in the game. ball, the coaches, players and even

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September 18, 2013

letterS to tHe editor

Councilor Joe Eby.

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Councilor Eby clarifies vote

This is my first letter to the editor ever, but I feel I must clarify and correct a couple of things written in the paper concerning the Tom Battin vote. The discrepancies of my position, and what I knew or didn’t know are too far off for me to ignore. First of all, I never claimed to not being notified of names being considered for the empty position. I had known for a week who the mayor was considering for the position, I had had a discussion with the mayor about the matter.

I had no idea that other councilors didn’t know the names of those being considered until at the meeting.

Second, when I addressed the room, it was to state that people had contacted me with concerns that an agenda item stating appointment and oath of a new councilor did not have a name on it. I did not see that printed in the paper. People expressed their concerns that there was a lack of transparency that we were going to just spring a new councilor on them without them knowing who it was.

I recall a lady coming to the council meeting recently, and telling all of us that we the citizens have lost trust in our governing body, that we were hiding and keeping important facts from them, and being applauded by the audience. Those applauds were asking for openness and being upfront with the people. I could not ignore what I saw, or didn’t see for myself, and the raised concerns of others in passing an agenda item that was not truly open. My vote at that time was not about approving or disapproving.

It was about keeping an openness for the public, to keep and earn that trust.

Councilor Eby (Joe)

ment, would like to extend a big ‘Thank you’ to all the volunteers and the businesses that sponsored our Saturday event.

Three groups entered the contest to raise funds for their organizations. The ENMU chapter of the Wildlife Society was a strong contender as they bagged and sprayed allaround Cedar Creek Forest area, prior to their second annual “Beast Feast” and representatives from The Ruidoso Disc Golf Club were in action around their local stomping grounds of Grindstone Disc-Golf Park, but the team that swept them all away (even before the rain did) was the group representing The Lincoln County Community Theatre. Team captain Daniel Waldo led an array of characters on a dramatic thistle-killing production all-around the White Mountain Sports Complex. They did not break any legs but they did break down a load of thistle that upstaged all other contenders. All groups who participated will earn $100 for their efforts and LCCT will be awarded an extra $50.

Thank-you-gifts, snacks and prizes were sponsored by Ruidoso Pizza Hut, Subway Restaurants of Ruidoso, Dream Catchers Restaurant and Thriftway of Ruidoso.

Though the rain put a serious damper on the after-party, it held off long enough to give teams a chance to do what they came to do: help eradicate Musk Thistle and Keep Ruidoso Beautiful!

Any groups interested in earning funds for their organizations should contact Parks a Recreation to find out about future events and other types of community services they can help out with.

Myranda Rodriguez Waldo Senior Recreation Leader, Village of Ruidoso

It’s 2013, time to move forward

Response to Marita Noon’s Sept. 4 Op-Ed I was discouraged to read Marita Noon’s Op-Ed in the Sept. 4 Ruidoso Free Press.

She called it “The Fight for Economic Freedom and Energy Reform.” But in it she turned her attention to forest issues, and expressed a perspective that is outdated, lacks facts and is misleading. Worst of all, it is unproductive and will foster divisiveness in place of the collaborative progress we sorely need. In the wake of the Little Bear Fire and anticipating future threats, our goal should be to improve forest condition, reduce fire hazard and stabilize local economies, while supporting wildlife habitat. It should not be one or the other.

A thistle round-up thank you Current high tree densities and related The Keep Ruidoso Beautiful program, crown fires here in Lincoln County, and through the Parks and Recreation departgenerally across the Southwest, are due to a combination of factors. These include a history of public and private land management since the 1800s that radically changed forest structure, often using techniques that were environmentally damaging and economically unsustainable. Examples are removal of old growth trees, clear-cutting, timber management for even-aged tree stands, excessive grazing, and suppression of natural ground fires that formerly limited establishment of new trees in open spaces. These factors combined with legal challenges to timber sales, competition from foreign producers that sell cheap wood products, weather impacts like drought, insect damage and climate change.

The result has been loss of the more open uneven-aged forests of the past, reduced timber quality and marketability, and the dense tree infill (“dog hair thickets”) and high fuels that characterize many of our forests now.

Development and insufficient thinning in the “WUI” (wildlandurban interface) has further increased the threat of destructive crown fires.

Scientific and anecdotal evidence that support the above understanding of how multiple factors led to the deterioration of Southwestern forests is substantial and readily available. But Noon chose only to stress past efforts of some environmental groups’ to protect the spotted owl. Noon should be straight with us and acknowledge these multiple factors. A balanced (though no longer updated) overview of relevant forest issues from Northern Arizona University is at the website, http:// www.forestfire.nau.edu/index. htm. More recent interviews on public radio surveyed a range of related topics (http://www.npr.org/ series/158936457/megafires-thenew-normal-in-the-southwest).

These are just two examples.

Courtesy photos There are many more information sources at local to regional scales, At top, a mini-weed warrior shows off his musk some specific to Lincoln County, thistle harvest. Above, Weed Warrior Pat Greener, demonstrates the proper way to handle discarded that range from primary research CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE musk thistle.

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LETTERS, from pg. A4 supports wildlife habitat. It will need to be combined with (formerly Forest Guardians), an organization vilified by other tools such as managing for uneven-aged and more some for its firm stands, is working with diverse partners open forests, restoring functional watersheds that limit eroand sees conservation benefits in tree thinning projects (see sion and retain quality water resources, utilizing prescribed the WildEarth Guardians’ opinion piece in the Sept. 4, 2012 fire and other restorative tree thinning techniques, and adapt- Ruidoso Free Press). Many environmental groups now proing to the reality of climate change. This is not to arbitrarily mote restorative tree thinning, realize that it can help plants exclude logging or other extractive industries from potential and animals, and seek collaborative rather than litigated sosolutions. But we must learn from the past, be straight about lutions. Like most Americans, these groups cherish our natupossible negative impacts, and strive for sound practices that ral surroundings, which is a value that can be appreciated will have long-term benefits for our community and natural broadly. I urge Noon to stop demonizing environmentalists, surroundings. largely based on past stereotypes, and instead seek common Restoration forestry that creates more open spaces, low- ground. That would be a more effective and practical apers the threat of crown fires and preserves old growth trees, proach to moving forward. has potential for the timber industry and new jobs. It can Noon should credit us, the public, with more awarebenefit wildlife habitat and there is some agreement that if ness and rethink her one-sided, divisive rhetoric. If she must carefully planned it can even help protect the spotted owl, make suspect claims as she did in her Op-Ed, she should at which is also threatened by least provide us with complete, supportive facts. The Little crown fires. Two recently Bear Fire was a wake-up call. It is time to move beyond our funded collaborative thindysfunctional history of conflict and find realistic solutions ning projects in Lincoln that all of us, in a constructive spirit, can embrace. The colCounty carry such mutual laborative thinning projects referenced above seem to be GOM just didn’t know There was once a benefits for people and the good examples. Economic viability, reduced fire hazard and how to tie bows. In fact, village named Whatever environment (see Ruidoso a sustainable and resilient forest ecosystem that provides most of the bows he tied in the land of Apathy.

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As Noon and others GOM met, the gift was be bothered to rear their 7 at the White Mountain Sports Complex such a success for have pointed out, local input Sue Hutchison presented. The GOM was offspring and left them to the children of our community. We couldn’t have seen so to forest management is suehutch@valornet.com pleased with the gift and their own defenses. many smiling faces and helped so many children enjoy the important. But many Forest took it home to wrap, In Whatever there great outdoors without you.

Service policies at regional also lived a Grizzled Old Man. He wasn’t tying a ribbon around it in his rather Thanks go to our kite flyers that traveled from New and national levels have particularly polished or liked by everyone sloppy way, and set it aside for the next Mexico and Texas to attend: Carveth and Luella Kramer, evolved, are improvements day when the orphanage managers would in the village but he decided early in his over the past, and make good Taos; Douglas and Dianne Brehmer Bailey, Albuquerque; meet. He was excited to present his gift life he wouldn’t let that bother him. He sense. As in other endeavors, Walt and Dorothy Mitchell, Lubbock; Brad Martin and his to the managers, and knew the children wasn’t wealthy, but had saved enough mother, Lubbock; Dennis and Barb Ware, Roswell; Had and both local knowledge and money to live comfortably and within his would benefit from the medication the Marilyn Robinson, Southwest Air Sports, El Paso. responsible, broad-based gift contained. means.

Thanks to all who donated to the event in one way or guidance are needed and And so the orphanage managHe was deeply disturbed by the way another: ENMU-Ruidoso; Ruidoso Parks & Rec; American neither should be casually ers gathered. The GOM was present some of the villagers seemed to desert Kite Fliers Association (AKA); Riker and Cindy Davis from abandoned. We also need and asked the WGM to attend as well. their young and decided he needed to try Condotel lodging; Schlotzsky’s; Craig & Craig @ EJ Signs; to accept the reality that we Several curious villagers came because and solve the problem of homeless chilKEDU/MTD/KWES; Ruidoso Free Press; Ruidoso News; live in an arid region with dren. The GOM purchased a small parcel they had heard a new gift would be ofSusanna Jade Angolani and Smokey Bear. limited water and frequent fered. New gifts at the orphanage usually of property, erected some buildings, Many thanks to the community volunteers, ENMU-Ruand long-term droughts, exinstalled swing sets and began an orphan- enticed even the villagers of Whatever to acerbated by climate change, idoso students and student organizations (Phi Theta Kappa/ attend out of curiosity. age. There were rules for the children to The Wildlife Society/White Mountain Art Connection) who and manage development The GOM presented the package and follow, but the GOM made sure that any and our natural surroundings helped with kite and T-shirt sales, to those who assisted so read a list of what was inside, saying how child who wanted to live at the orphanmany children make their own kite or painted faces, and to accordingly. much the children would benefit from the age was welcome. He tried to make sure those who flew the big kites and cleaned up the field at the Currently, many enevery child had the same opportunities to contents. He described how IAAM would end of the day: Matthew and Ariel Gonzales; Jason Larson; vironmental organizations be relieved, and how the WGM had succeed.

Dakota Lovelace; Amber Thompson; Jeff Schmidt; Skylar regard forest thinning as The GOM made sure there were also helped the village by offering to stay for Marsh; Charmaine and Mike O’Rourke; Noa Martin; Vira valuable tool for both six months and help the orphanage chilrules he followed and he tried to be a ginia and John Kraemer and Joey Garcia. ecosystem restoration dren as best he could. And, as a bonus, good example (well, most of the time-).

Please forgive us if anyone was left off the list. and reducing fire hazard. the GOM mentioned that the WGM had Sometimes he became very frustrated Kite Festival committee Even WildEarth Guardians brought even more gifts (which had not with the irresponsible village parents been wrapped yet) to help the children and said things he should not have, but during the time he planned to stay. The he was usually pretty warm hearted. The We want your letters WGM was acquainted with many others GOM also invited others who seemed to Ruidoso Free Press welcomes your of Ruidoso Free Press reserves the right to throughout the land who knew how to feel sorry for the parentless to assist him Letters to the Editor on topics of concern edit or withhold from publication any letter help children succeed and was pleased to in operating and managing the orphanfor any reason whatsoever. Once received, to you and the community. offer his support as best he could. age. all letters become the possession of RuDetails: Letters, which should be no longer Then an unbelievable thing occurred.

As time went on, the GOM began to idoso Free Press. than 300 words, must include the name, realize something rather disturbing. After A few of the village managers began to Letters refl ect the opinion of the author, address and telephone number of the aucomplain that they hadn’t seen the inside consulting with a doctor in a neighbornot necessarily that of Ruidoso Free Press thor for verification. of the gift before it was wrapped, and reing village, it was determined that many Deadline: The deadline is 3 p.m. the or its staff. marked that the bow on the package was children who had been born in Whatever Thursday before publication, but letters Email your letters to: may be held until the following week upon twisted. “We don’t like the rule that says were infected with a disease. IAAM was eugene@ruidosofreepress.com, or write: the editor’s discretion.

Letter to the Editor, Ruidoso Free Press, you get to wrap the gifts and we are upset diagnosed in most of the children in the Disclaimer: The editorial board or editor 1086 Mechem, Ruidoso, NM 88345 that the bow is crooked,” they said. They orphanage, much to the GOM’s regret. said that they weren’t going to receive A search ensued. The GOM sent the gift because they didn’t like the rule. inquiries throughout the land of Apathy, And when the ballot was taken, a few of asking if anyone had any remedy for the managers decided they would make IAAM. He knew he didn’t have riches a statement and voted to not accept the enough to spend a large amount but hoped he could find a person who had in- much needed medication the WGM had brought to the village. “We don’t like formation to help the children find relief what the GOM did and we won’t agree to from the disease which plagued them.

IAAM wasn’t fatal, but affected the chil- take the gift,” they concluded. They also dren’s lives, and the GOM’s heart almost said that a few of the villagers of Whatever had spoken with them before the broke because he knew the children manager’s meeting and told the managers would not get well without a remedy. He his consideration.

Copyright © 2013 they should refuse any more gifts unless hoped that if he combined his limited It’s also my underJay McKittrick the managers could see inside the boxes resources with the others who had been standing, though you have Dear Mayor, first and all the bows were tied neatly. invited to help manage the orphanage, not made the information As a comedian and The GOM had never been more frusthey could together help the children. public, that you are considconcerned citizen of the trated. He glanced at the WGM who held One day, the GOM was reading his ering the option of keeping Village of Ruidoso, I the gift in his hands, and realized that the mail and found a letter from a distant the seat vacant until the would like to ask you land. A Wise Gentle Man wrote to inform diseased children of Whatever who were next election. If that is your (with all due respect) to forced to live with IAAM would not be the GOM that he had information about take into consideration my decision sir, then so be it. able to find relief from the medication medication which might help those with However, if you are dog Freddie as a possible contained in the gift.

IAAM to live better lives. The WGM candidate for the appointed open to a suggestion from The WGM walked out of the meetsaid he was willing to bring a sufficient this humble member of position of Village CounJay McKittrick ing, and although he was gracious and amount of medication to the orphanage the citizenry then I would cilor. jaymckittrick@gmail.com kind, was disappointed for the children. and stay long enough to ensure the chilI will not use this letter personally recommend my They were destined to live with It’s All dren received adequate doses and were dog Freddie to fill the bill. to weigh in with my perbarks at bears and enjoys About Me and had no idea their fate had improving. The WGM said he’d stay He’s ready to go to work, sonal opinion on the decichasing motorcycles, but just been sealed by the orphanage managin the village for six months to see the sion that was made against and for a dog, he’s a good who doesn’t have a bias or process through and, wonder of wonders, ers. He knew it wasn’t that the gift was man. the appointment of Mr. eccentricity? from him, but what had been overlooked said he would offer the medication free It’s true that he was Tom Battin, but I would That being said, I can was that the gift could have helped the of charge. He loved children and said he not born in this country, agree with you, that as a tell you with all sincerchildren if the managers wouldn’t have would help because he cared. pillar in our community, he and that his birth certificate ity that Freddie is a dog been so upset at how the bow had been And so travel arrangements were was more than qualified for can’t be accounted for, but of character, with both tied. made. The GOM was excited and should that really matter the position. age and wisdom on his …and this fable is just one colcouldn’t wait for the day when the WGM in this age of progressive I do, however, underside, and on my street he umnist’s opinion. But she wouldn’t be would arrive. political thinking? It’s stand that Mr. Rick Albers is the Alpha. By the way, surprised if more didn’t agree with her.

One of the rules the GOM folalso true that he has never is deservedly the next in he loves a good game of lowed required that every item which had a real job, and that his line (as per the number of football.

Realizing that peace in the village of was brought to the orphanage was gift formal education is subject So please appoint my votes that he received in Whatever is pretty hard to come by these wrapped. The children were worth it, he to scrutiny, but can’t we dog Freddie to the Village the last election) and that days, Sue can be reached at suehuthought, however he wasn’t a good gift overlook that also?

And Council, and let’s go for a precedent has been set in wrapper at all. It was well known that the tch1958@gmail.com. then there is the fact that he the big win. the past that would justify

to personal accounts by long-term residents.

Based on past impacts, logging is no panacea for current forest problems. Unsound logging practices of the past are part of what led to today’s overgrown forests and habitat degradation. Noon relays information from Ann Forest Burns and the American Forest Resource Council in her Op-Ed. They are timber industry lobbyists. Citing them, without making their stake in the timber industry clear, including other viewpoints and acknowledging problems of poorlymanaged resource extraction, is unbalanced and irresponsible. Let’s be sincere about finding solutions, not disingenuous.

If logging is to be part of a solution, as Noon urges, it must be retrofit to be economically and environmentally sustainable. It should be part of a smart, integrated solution that values long-term job creation, reduces fire hazard and

A fable of realistic proportions

Appoint my dog Freddie

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Changing criteria an issue for grant applicants

New state process under review, standardization

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com Recent changes to state grant criteria have delayed a number of projects across the board for municipalities – some already funded, at least on paper – onto already crowded back burners as several agencies attempt to coordinate their standards.

For Carrizozo, it’s been about 14 months since their requests for funding were approved. Typically the town would have seen some money by now, but it’s still high and dry, waiting for the state ducks to get in a row.

“In order to receive the money, even though it says we received $865,953, you have to make sure, in your audit, it’s an unqualified, perfect audit,” Town Clerk Leanne Weibrecht said, recently returned with Mayor Wes Lindsay from a Colonias Infrastructure Grant meeting. “For small communities like us, we’ll never have a perfect audit. We do our financial statements on our own because we do not have a (Certified Public Accountant).”

Weibrecht said she was told that municipalities that don’t get an immediately passable audit, such as Carrizozo, will have to take some extra time to work with state staff to clear up the audit, but “they don’t come down now, why would they want to come down then,” she said. “We’ve been waiting 14 months for this grant money.”

Yet the situation had been resolved just two months ago, and the money was in the town’s “hot little hands,” she added. Still, work on Birch Street, the project in question, will have to wait until next spring – winter’s a bad time to lay water lines.

Though the delay presents a considerable complication to many municipalities that were hit with it, this looks to be a one-time implementation hiccup, said Hubert Quintana, executive director of the Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development District, part of the Council of Governments that helps facilitate grant applications, education and lobbying for municipalities.

“Around the middle of May, the governor issued Executive Order 2013-006 – essentially what that would do is try to enforce existing law. The law requires you to have a completed and published audit before you could receive state dollars for a grant, whether it’s capitol outlay or CDBG, NMFA money – whatever it was, you have to have an audit,” Quintana explained.

“Part of that was, it did make sense – the state is trying to assure that the entities they give money to have the financial wherewithal to be able to make good use of those dollars. From this point forward, communities are on notice that they must have their audits in place in order to be able to get capitol outlay, CDBG, whatever it might be. It’s just another set of eyes on the audits.”

“It’s always been in effect, but they’ve never pushed it,” Weibrecht said. Essentially, the order draws on the authority of the state’s Department of Finance and Administration to “devise, formulate, approve, control and set standards for the accounting methods and procedures of all state agencies” to pass audit approval not only through the state auditor, as was previously the norm, but also through the agencies relating to the request – an application for municipal street improvements must be approve by the state auditor as well as the Department of Transportation, for example.

There also are conditions requiring the agencies to conduct field audits, “of a statistical or stratified nature,” of capitol outlay projects and have the DFA “establish uniform grant management and oversight requirements” for the state agencies, according to the order.

But the minimum requirements for standardization only require that agencies use the DFA grant agreement template and ensure that grants are issued “in accordance with law.” The problem lay in that the agencies were not using the same criteria to judge applications, though an incomplete or erroneous audit would get hung up regardless.

Moreover, if an audit didn’t pass the first round with flying colors, the municipality or organization could clear up the issues and try again in a few months, Quintana said. “If the project and bonds were not sold in the June bond sale, then the applicant is going to have time to clear up the issue before the next bond issuance period in December.”

Still, it’s been a rough start, especially for municipalities that were approved in June, then hit with a fresh review process that put them back in “no man’s land,” waiting on uncertain standards, Weibrecht added. “Do we have it or don’t we? I don’t know. I’ve got an agreement, signed, that says we do.”

The town had submitted a second grant request during the delay, though it was technically ineligible, as there was another open application – the one delayed by the state, she added. “We did it anyway, but we weren’t approved.”

Hopefully that confusion won’t last for much longer, Quintana said.

“There’s been some real issues about how it was implemented, but they’re getting worked out,” he said. “There were about 22 capital outlay projects that have been held up, about $42 million of capitol outlay as a result of it, because there was not a real clear explanation. When the ability to review these was given, there were no real guidelines on what the different departments should look for.”

Tim Korte, public information officer for the DFA, said the money awarded but delayed during the transition is available and waiting in the state accounts that would fund the requests, once the issues the various departments have been resolved. Any interest gained during the holdover periods

would go back into these accounts to fund future projects by other municipalities and organizations.

Nor would an unqualified opinion on an audit, basically a perfect score, guarantee clear sailing for an application, Quintana added, citing Roswell as an example.

Last year the municipality had three capitol outlay projects approved by the state auditor after submitting its audit, complete with an unqualified opinion. “One project was going to be funded by DOT, one project was going to be funded by the environment department and one project was going to be funded by DFA. The state auditor said their opinion was unqualified, so they were OK,” he said.

The environment department thought the audit was acceptable. The DFA also agreed. But, “the third one, the Department of Transportation said, ‘nope, we find problems with the audit and we are not approving the transportation project for bond.’

So, here you had three departments and the state auditor disagreeing on whether the City of Roswell was a good steward of their money and that their audit showed they were capable of taking care of the money.”

Different standards that are just now getting ironed out to the same guidelines.

Not all municipalities get off to that good of a start either, he added. “There are very few communities that can get an unquali-

Nogal Mercantile gets a new look

Photo courtesy of Caroline McCoy

The former Nogal Mercantile is getting plenty of tender loving care as volunteers are remodeling the vacant building into the Dry Gulch Gallery. A volunteer crew of (left to right) Patricia Young, Matt Midgett, Rich Beer, Ray Dean and Caroline McCoy (not shown) painted the interior of the Dry Gulch Gallery (the old Nogal Mercantile) last Saturday in preparation for the Photography Exhibition which opens Oct. 12. The gallery will be open Thurs-Sun, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., until Dec. 10. There were 136 entries which have been sent off to the jurors in Albuquerque and NY Film Academy in California. There will be a final walkthrough judging when the images are hung to determine Best of Show, 2nd, 3rd, and honorable mentions. This “grass-roots” effort has been generously funded by local sponsors: Herb Brunell and Josie’s Framery sponsored 2nd place cash prize; Vista Del Valle Ranch sponsored 3rd place cash prize; paint was supplied

by William and Nora Midkiff; hamburgers and lemonade were supplied by Jim and Bama Crouse; the grill was supplied by Bob and Sue Stearns; website was designed by volunteer Rich Beer; Facebook page was mastered by volunteer Jodi of Century 21; McCoys have provided painting tools and beaucoup volunteer hours of administration; other cash donors for the project are Harvey Foster, Jan Arrowsmith, David Mandel and David Tremblay.

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A regular meeting of the Village of Ruidoso Parks and Recreation Commission is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall located at 313 Cree Meadows Drive. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Prescription Trails Program; fill two vacant seats on the board; update on the Eagle Creek Recreational Complex zip line; outline a Recreation Program Plan for FY 2013-2014, and discuss bike lanes in Ruidoso.

Lincoln County Solar Tour cancelled

The 5th Annual Lincoln County Solar and Sustainable Living Tour has been cancelled for 2013.

The annual selfguided tour will be rescheduled in 2014.

For further information, please contact Jim Miller at jamespmiller@ windstream.net.

fied audit, the best audit you can get. In almost every case, you’re going to find something, regardless of what it is – little things that don’t take much to clear up.”

The initial confusion also caused a few raised eyebrows, and voices, amongst municipalities and legislators, he said.

“Because of that, the whole review process has gotten a lot of scrutiny and they have begun doing some meetings and training, so everyone is on the same page as they review the audits. It won’t do anything for the projects that got stopped last June, but, from this point forward, everyone being on the same page will help the process a lot.”

Korte said that the DFA’s Capital Outlay Bureau held a training session on the issue with the “Chief Financial Officers and program managers from state agencies” to clarify what “types of issues the agencies should focus on regarding the audits.”

For example, Korte said, per diem and mileage numbers have no impact on capital projects, though any issues in purchasing would draw a red flag.

Additionally, for governments that receive funding from multiple agencies, a lead agency would be chosen, based on the total dollar amounts.

“This is consistent with what the federal government does and we hope the practice will avoid the inconsistencies we experienced earlier,” he said.

Lions party at the pavilion

Lion Kitty Callender, president of the Ruidoso Valley Noon Lions, and Lion Don Fowler, past president, cut the ribbon at the recently renovated pavilion at Two Rivers Park.

Sharing in the celebration are Ruidoso Valley Greeters; Chamber of Commerce director, Becky Brooks; Village mayor pro-tem “Rifle” Salas; Village Parks and Recreation personnel; fellow

Lions and friends. Updates to the pavilion include a new metal roof, paint and the adorable Lion-Bear, carved by Joe Magill who greets all who enter the park for family picnics, walks along the river or even weddings.

Greeter Marilyn Barnes presented the turquoise bow of prosperity and good fortune to “Miss Kitty” and offered congratulations and thanks to the Ruidoso Valley Noon Lions.

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Boys & Girls Club honored

By Tim Coughlin

The Exchange Club of El Paso recently bestowed the honor of dedicating a Freedom Shrine at the Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Blanca. The Freedom Shrine is a collection of historic American documents reproduced and displayed in thousands of locations throughout the United States. The purpose of the Freedom Shrine is to remind all Americans that their freedom is a result of the hard work and determination of our forefathers.

The Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Blanca was selected for this honor in part due to their rapid success in strengthening families, with a focus on youth, as addressed in National Exchange Club’s core values.

The Freedom Shrine was inspired by the Freedom Train, a traveling exposition of historic American documents which toured the United States shortly after World War II.

In 1949, the National Exchange Club agreed to install permanent displays of the most significant of these historical documents in communities throughout the nation so that all Americans would have access to their rich heritage.

The Exchange Club of Santa Monica, California presented the first Freedom Shrine to Santa Monica High School on May 26, 1950. Since then, Exchange Clubs have dedicated thousands of Freedom Shrines in communities across the nation, Puerto Rico, and at American outposts around the world.

Freedom Shrines exist in the capitol buildings of nearly every state, in the U.S. Capitol Building, at the base of Mount Rushmore, on U.S. warships, in libraries, at U.S. military establishments around the world, in hundreds of schools throughout the U.S., and now at the Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Blanca.

Carrizozo municipal business

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com CARRIZOZO — During their regular monthly meeting, trustees approved a number of business items, including a contract to have the town’s water storage tanks cleaned, accepting the low bid of $3,955 from Inland Potable for the procedure.

“The top two (bidders) will only clean two inches, but the last one (Inland Potable) will go three inches, and they’re cheaper,” Trustee Jamie Gieb noted.

Trustee Ray Dean added that each contract had some wiggle room for the business to add extra charges, inquiring if any of the businesses had worked with the town before.

“Every one of them has escape clauses for charging more.”

All businesses were new to the town, but had been reviewed by the town’s maintenance department before the meeting, Mayor Wes Lindsay answered. “I think we have to accept the low bid anyway.”

Trustees approved Yovanne Lucero, a trustee, for a one-time records retention contract for the town. Lucero abstaining from voting.

“We had two applications and one was withdrawn yesterday, so the only application we have left is Yo (Lucero),” Lindsay said.

“We’ve checked with the attorney and it’s legal to do this.”

The contract is for $1,500, paying Lucero to look through the town’s records, back to 2005, and sort through what must be kept, varying depending on the agency involved and the type of record - finance numbers are forever, Town Clerk Leann Weibrecht explained.

Those records past the required time limit for retention will be destroyed after getting approval from the state, she said.

“We need to get on that,” Trustee Chris Ventura said, making the motion to approve.

The council also approved a new hire for the maintenance department, approving a former town employee as a seasonal worker.

“We interviewed three people and Joey liked Mr. Monroe, because he had been with the town before,” Lindsay said. “He’s spent 31 years with us and we feel like he would be a good employee, because he knows where everything is.”

Trustees additionally approved a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration for support to apron rehabilitate on the town’s airport.

The project, scoped at $576,766 overall, will require a cash match of $2,887.23 from the town, backed by $54,792.77 from the state and $519,086 from the FAA, Weibrecht said.

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‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ with HEAL

By Erik LeDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com Telling someone to “walk a mile in my shoes” is a common euphemism telling us to stop, take a moment and try looking at an issue through someone else’ point of view.

It’s been immortalized by word of mouth and sung of, first by Joe South and the Believers, later by Elvis Presley and others.

But it seems like not all of the message made it through, which is why some folks have taken further artistic liberties.

Why not try to “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” alongside male and female volunteers from Help End Abuse For Life during the annual Aspenfest parade on Oct. 5.

“We wanted to do that event as a standalone event over at the Links (golf course),” said Coleen Widell, executive director of HEAL and the Nest, a domestic violence shelter. “We’d have folks walk a mile in their shoes, but, after talking a while, we realized we have so many events planned for (Domestic Violence Awareness Month) that we decided it would be easier to do in conjunction with the parade. We’ve got about 10 guys lined up and have a few extra sizes, in case somebody else wants to join us.”

After the parade wraps up, the men will be posing for a poster shot, men against domestic violence, she added.

Then it’s on to the Empty Bowl Event, an annual fundraiser for the Nest, held at 4 p.m., Oct. 6 at Mountain Annie’s. The competition pits chefs, 15 professionals and 15 amateurs, against each other to determine who has the best soup in Lincoln County – last year’s crown went to Paul Kolb for a Mulligatawny soup, Widell said.

Tickets are $15, and there will be handcrafted bowls from local potters available at silent auction, according to the Nest.

But the big show will be at the parade, though not all of the gentlemen brought to heels would be walking for the entirety – many of the less proficient stiletto strutters will be riding on a float, wobbling off at intersections to pass out information on HEAL and its programs, she added, laughing. “In Mississippi they had a Walk in Her Shoes, but they actually made the guys wear sundresses to get the full experience – so here are these bankers, lawyers out in sundresses in highheel shoes. We decided not to require that, because October is cold here, and it would be a deal breaker for a lot of the guys. We didn’t want to chase away all our models – we just said you have to roll your jeans up to the knees, you’ve got to show some leg. It’ll be a lot more fun for everyone and I think we can reach more people with our message.”

That message is designed to reach out to those Widell and other workers don’t typically interact with – the men of Lincoln County.

“The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is really about men standing up against domestic violence,” she said. “This is all kind of symbolic, but it’s getting a feel for what it’s like to be a woman. The experience you have and a women may have at Walmart, 8 p.m. at night will be totally different.”

Abuse and acceptance

While a shiner from may be the stereotypical sign of domestic violence, physical abuse is only one aspect. In fact, it’s not even the worst aspect, according to many survivors, Widell said. “Domestic violence is based on oppression. Our culture, our society, our media – all of those play a role to set the stage, setting an environment that is a little more receptive of this kind of abuse.”

What begins domestic abuse and does

the most harm is the emotional control an abuser exerts over their victims – hurtful words, told time and time again eventually become truth in the minds of victims. Broken women don’t fight back, Widell explained.

“If you talk to the women that live at our shelter, most of them will tell you, always, is that is the very worst form of domestic violence,” she said. “Broken bones will heal, bruises will disappear but the wounds of emotional abuse will stay with them forever.

Think about how important and influential that is in controlling somebody. If you tell them, time and time and time again that they’re a bad mother, a rotten lover, a terrible person – nobody else will have you, you’re fat, you’re ugly – if you say that enough, pretty soon people will believe that. Emotional abuse sets the foundation.”

Once that foundation is set, it’s hard to get away, and social mores that either accept the abuse or push blame onto victims don’t help.

Additionally, isolation, a ready commodity for many in the scattered populations of the county, reinforces that control. A victim can’t drive to get help without access to the car keys and she won’t always know or believe that she’s being abused if she never gets to talk to strangers.

So, while the Nest may serve as a sanctuary for those that attempt to escape, there also needs to be an outreach to prevent abuse before it happens, she said.

“We serve women from all across the county,” she said. “The security is so tight there, we have such an immense system it’s practically impenetrable. We have women that are not safe in their states often come to our facility because they know it’s a safe place.”

Those precautions aren’t in idle anticipation either – “one in three women will experience some kind of domestic violence abuse.”

Sometimes there’s even a need for more security in some cases, she added, bringing up one woman that fled to the Nest after being pursued by her abusive husband, a law enforcement officer, through several states.

“We were her fifth state,” Widell said.

“As she went from shelter to shelter, her husband would track her through the system.

For example, if she went to get food stamps for her kids or enroll her children in school, he’d find them through social security numbers. He found her here but couldn’t get to her, so we were able to change her identity, get her and her kids new birth certificates.”

That’s an extreme scenario that’s not often seen at the Nest, but not an unknown one either. Usually an identity change only comes when there’s an imminent threat that the abuser may kill their former victims, she said.

“Not, ‘if you’re not careful he may kill you’ – that’s true of almost all situations with survivors. These are the people that fall at the high end of the lethality scale we use for assessing danger.”

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ready. Many, isolated from outside views, don’t even believe they’re being abused, “even though a lot of things happen to them,” until someone else does, she added.

When the survivors do leave, “the majority of the time, it’s because of the kids,” she said. “The theory is, ‘I can live with it if you hurt me, it’s entirely different when you hurt my child.’” But regardless of why they leave, “it’s almost always about desperation.”

“People will say, ‘why don’t you leave if it’s so bad?’ It’s a classic question,” she said. “Instead of saying ‘why doesn’t she leave,’ we need to shift that standard so that we stop blaming victims and excusing perpetrators and start putting responsibility there. People who are living in a domestic violence situation think they don’t have the right to question. It has nothing to do with choice – it’s not like women are choosing to be in that relationship. One of the things I’ve seen in survivors of domestic relationships is that there’s so much hope and love,

it traps them to begin with. Hope for change, hope that he’s going to get counseling and things will get better, that if he really does go to treatment, he’ll really stop drinking.

Reflection back on the Prince Charming time of that relationship is a very powerful glue.

What I’ve learned in the 31 years of working this is that women generally underestimate what’s happened to them. They will tell you a piece, but not all of it, because hardly anyone would believe it. They’ll tell you a little bit – ‘yes, he raped me,’ or ‘he broke my daughter’s arm,’ but if you knew the truth, almost always the stories are so much more horrific than they first admit to.”

The real question is, ‘why is he hurting her,’ Widell contended.

Man to man to child

Rather than preaching to the choir, abused women and children that have already fled, the message against domestic violence needs to reach men, statistically the perpetrators, she said.

“We should be putting a lot of that money into dealing with, as communities, with the men,” she said. “We need to say, ‘this is not OK’ Guy to guy, they need to say it’s not OK to disrespect your girlfriend, to call her a slut. It’s not OK to hit your girlfriend or wife.”

The Men Against Violence movement has been gaining momentum in the past decade, creating an entirely different impact. “The power of that movement is when a guy says to a guy, ‘that’s not cool’ – that has a whole lot more power than 15 women Continued on next page

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September 18, 2013

Clinical depression, part 1: Myths and facts After the address when asked for her ‘zip’ code, wrote “not bad for my age!”

— An elderly lady filling out registration form for her doctor.

Myth No. 1: Depression is a character weakness.

Fact: Depression is a serious medical illness, and not just times of feeling “down” or “low.” It’s clearly not a personal weakness. Realistically, feeling depressed, sad and irritable for short periods of time are normal responses to the stresses of life. However, when feelings of sadness, hopelessness and despair increase in intensity or last for an extended period of time and interfere with daily functioning, clinical depression may have set in. Clinical depression is a very common, very diagnosable and treatable medical illness that should never be ignored.

Its symptoms can range from mild to severe.

Myth No. 2: Depression is a normal result of growing older.

Fact: Depression is no more a normal part of aging than it is to experience heart disease or cancer. This does not mean older people don’t get clinically depressed. They do. It does mean that depression should not be accepted as a normal part of the aging process. Suffering in quiet desperation is not wise or necessary.

Factors that may contribute to clinical depression may be: An imbalance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters; Specific illnesses or diseases; Negative thinking patterns; Family history of clinical depression; Difficult life events; Certain medications;

Frequent and excessive alcohol consumption.

Myth No. 3: It’s normal to feel extremely depressed for a prolonged James D. Martin period of time following the loss of a loved one.

Fact: While it is normal to grieve the loss of a loved one, prolonged (after more than a year of the loss) extreme grief may be correctly diagnosed as clinical depression. If an individual’s prolonged grief is accompanied by any of these symptoms, they should seriously consider seeking medical assistance: guilt unconnected w/ the loved one’s death; inability or refusal to acknowledge the reality of the death; intense emotion at the mention of the deceased, years after the death; inability to function at one’s usual level; recurrent thoughts of one’s own death (not just the fear of dying); persistent feelings of worthlessness; difficulty sleeping; or weight loss.

Remember: clinical depression is a serious illness that is best treated by a doctor and/or qualified mental-health professional.

James D. Martin is the program manager of the Heritage Program for Senior Adults at the Lincoln County Medical Center. Heritage is a program designed to improve the quality of life for the older adult. Confidential screenings are available by appointment. If interested please call 575-257-6283.

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Widell also contended that to fully change the social mores that accept abuse, they needed to start small – perhaps high school small, if the area schools are more receptive than they historically have been.

Hopefully HEAL may be able to bring in programs that teach young people respect across the sexes, how to pick a healthy partner and how to avoid dating violence – important lessons for both sexes that may or may not be taught at home.

Without strong role models to counter the impressions over-sexualized Hollywood icons – women in science, business, politics and the like – children are inclined to believe what they see and grow up around, repeating what they see as “acceptable” behavior.

This has been demonstrated many times over, such as with an 1963 experiment that included several groups of nursery school children. Some children watched an adult beat a stuffed doll, others watched a video of it. Some watched an animated version of the violence while the control group watched no scenes of violence at all, explains Donald G. Dutton, Ph.D., in his book, Rethinking Domestic Violence.

Then, experimenters put forth a scenario that was “mildly frustrating” for the children.

Unsurprisingly, the control group reacted the most calmly, whereas the children that had seen the adult acting violently in person expressed the most aggression, followed by those that had seen the video. “High-status adults,” such as parents or movie stars, are “the most effective models for aggression and the dependent children are the most effective learners,” Dutton asserts, also drawing on later experiments of similar nature.

“It’s interesting, because for both abusers and victims, most of those people were

raised in homes with domestic violence,” Widell said. “Children become what they live – that makes sense.”

Studies also have shown that having abuse in the home, much like other stress factors, can have a lasting effect on a child’s lifelong health, she added, citing the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, published May of 1998 in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine’s 14th volume, 4th issue.

The study sampled about 10,000 adults that had between 0-7 types of encounters with domestic violence, finding that adults who had experienced four or more childhood exposures “had four- to 12-fold increased health risks for alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, and suicide attempt; a two-to four-fold increase in smoking, poor selfrated health, (50 or more) sexual intercourse partners, and sexually transmitted disease; and a 1.4- to 1.6-fold increase in physical inactivity and severe obesity. The number of categories of adverse childhood exposures showed a graded relationship to the presence of adult diseases including ischemic heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, skeletal fractures, and liver disease. The seven categories of adverse childhood experiences were strongly interrelated and persons with multiple categories of childhood exposure were likely to have multiple health risk factors later in life.”

In other words, domestic violence isn’t healthy for anyone, and education of future generations looks to be the best way to make a lasting change.

“Until that shift happens, when we put responsibility on the perpetrator, we’re going to be putting on band-aids and patching stuff up,” Widell said.

For more information on HEAL and other programs, visit http://helpendabuseforlife.org/ or call 866-378-6378.

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Grounded: no show for air show Sue Hutchison Reporter suehutch@gmail.com The Fifth Annual Mountain High Fly In was rather subdued last week by the weather which threatened the safety of those who were scheduled to trick fly and sky dive.

David Pearce, Sierra Blanca Regional Airport Director said, “We’ve tried to make lemonade out of lemons today,” as he observed more than 50 vintage and specialty automobiles which came in spite of the threatening weather. Several local sponsors participated to make the abbreviated event

a success.

The scheduled air show was cancelled at Pearce’s call when he realized safety was the issue for those who would participate.

Although the crowd was less than hoped for, those who attended enjoyed seeing the cars, trains and several parked planes.

Stunt pilots planned for the event need at least 4,000 feet between the ground and cloud ceiling, but the scudding clouds, lingering from earlier rains, cut that down to about half of the minimum, he added.

For more photos of this event, visit us online at www.ruidosofreepress.com

By Sue Hutchison

Award winning His and Hers 2004 Ford Mustangs, owned by Scott and Patti Cannon of Las Cruces, drew a crowd.

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Frank “Chick” Waltrip returned to Ruidoso in time to check out the annual Fly In and car show after decades away. A resident from 1944-49, Waltrip said he had been part of the second class to graduate from Ruidoso High School.

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Above, from left, Frank Carrillo, Leonard Corona and Johnny Chavez of Roswell get caught up checking out a custom rig.

Below, Jim Foreman and Tim Hughes watch as a plane taxis in, one of the few that were flying during the event.

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Though all was quiet above, a lively crowd still flocked to the automotive end, perusing classic, custom and modern cars.

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Pro baseball Texas at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Sept. 19

Pro football Kansas City at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

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Sept. 20

Pro baseball Texas at Kansas City, 6 p.m.

High school football West Las Vegas at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21

Pro baseball Texas at Kansas City, 5 p.m.

College football Kansas State at Texas, 5 p.m.

Sept. 22

Pro football Green Bay at Cincinnati, 10:30 a.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 1:30 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 23

Pro football Oakland at Denver, 6 p.m.

Sept. 24

Pro baseball Houston at Texas, 6 p.m.

Sports Results

Sept. 10

Volleyball Fort Sumner d. Capitan, 3-0 Mayfield d. Ruidoso, 3-1 Boys soccer Ruidoso 3, Goddard 0 Girls soccer Clovis 11, Ruidoso 0

Sept. 12

Football Tularosa JV 22, Mescalero 16 Girls soccer Ruidoso vs. Roswell, cancelled

Sept. 13

Football Hodno 56, Floyd 0 Capitan 7, Ruidoso 6 Ruidoso at Hot Springs, cancelled Volleyball Zia Classic at Roswell Ruidoso d. Lubbock Christian, 3-2 Mountain Top Tournament Carrizozo d. Mescalero, 3-0 Eunice d. Capitan, 3-0 Evangel Christian Tournament Desert Academy d. Hondo, 3-1 Gateway Christian Tournament Corona d. Lake Arthur, 3-0

Sept. 14

Volleyball Zia Classic at Roswell Silver Bracket Valencia d. Ruidoso, 3-0 Silver Bracket third place Ruidoso d. Carlsbad, 3-0 Mountain Top Tournament Capitan d. Cloudcroft JV, 3-1 Hatch JV d. Mescalero, 3-1 Carrizozo d. Animas, 3-0 Championship Carrizozo d. Eunice, 3-2 Fifth place Capitan d. Hatch JV, 3-0 Seventh place Cloudcroft JV d. Mescalero, 3-1 Evangel Christian Tournament Hondo d. Graceway Christian, 3-0 Fifth place Evangel Christian d. Hondo, 3-1 Gateway Christian Tournament Corona d. Grady, 3-0 Championship Corona d. Gateway Christian, 3-0

Sept. 17

Volleyball NMMI at Hondo, late Cloudcroft at Carrizozo, late Capitan at Gateway Christian, late Tularosa at Ruidoso, late Boys soccer Ruidoso at Centennial, late Girls soccer Ruidoso at Centennial, 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

Sept. 19

Volleyball Hondo at Mescalero, 5:30 p.m.

Dexter at Capitan, 6:30 p.m.

Boys soccer Ruidoso vs. NMMI at Ruidoso Middle School, 6 p.m.

Sept. 20

Football West Las Vegas at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

Capitan at Estancia, 7 p.m.

Carrizozo at Springer, 7 p.m.

Lake Arthur at Hondo, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21

Boys soccer Ruidoso vs. Deming at Ruidoso Middle School, 11 a.m.

Girls soccer Ruidoso vs. Deming at Ruidoso Middle School, 1 p.m.

Cross country Ruidoso in Cavern City Invite at Carlsbad, 10 a.m.

Sept. 23

Volleyball Dexter at Mescalero, 5:30 p.m.

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Carrizozo girls earn third straight Mountain Top title

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CLOUDCROFT – With the exception of one match against Taos, the Carrizozo Lady Grizzlies had been perfect – winning every match without losing a single game – going into the Mountain Top Tournament.

The Lady Grizzlies brushed aside Mescalero and Animas to get to the championship match, then faced their toughest test in Eunice.

Carrizozo passed the test, winning 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 15-13 to earn their third straight Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press Mountain Top Title.

Carrizozo seniors (l-r) Sarah Ferguson, Erica Vega “We hadn’t played really well and Shayna Gallacher celebrate as they advance to since we’d left the Belen Tournaaccept the championship trophy after the Lady Grizment,” said Carrizozo coach Pam zlies defeated Eunice in the Mountain Top TournaAllen. “For us to get an opportunity ment at Cloudcroft on Saturday. to play somebody that’s as specKarina Lujan, M’Lee Vinson and Clarissa Fite tacular as Eunice and come away were an intimidating presence up front with their with a win is just huge.” hitting, and it was everything Carrizozo could Carrizozo (8-0) proved to be the toughest do to keep them in check. test Eunice had faced this season, as the Lady “This was a very challenging match. Eunice Grizzlies’ hitting led to numerous in-the-net is well-coached, they play hard on every touch calls against the Lady Cardinals. and didn’t get their heads down,” Allen said.

It’s something that plagued Eunice in their “It’s hard to beat somebody that doesn’t ever get semifinal match against Cloudcroft, as well. a chink in their armor.

“We have not had net problems all year,” The first three games were virtual copies Robinson said. “But we’re young with a freshman and two sophomore blockers, and for once, of each other, with neither team gaining much of an advantage until the very end. The second we were playing teams that were really hitting game was a particular nail-biter, as Carrizozo the ball over and over again.” inched to a 23-21 lead on a 3-0 run, only to see Even with the defensive issues, the Lady Eunice tie it on a strong kill by Vinson.

Cardinals were a force to be reckoned with.

Capitan wins messy game over Foxes

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CAPITAN – It was a sloppy, messy night at Tiger Field Friday, as the rains which have pounded almost every corner of New Mexico made the playing surface, the ball and the opposing players slippery and unpredictable.

It was hard for either team to hold on to the ball, but Capitan did so long enough to hold onto Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press a 7-6 victory over nemesis Capitan quarterback Ruben Mendoza (17) is Fort Sumner. tackled by Fort Sumner lineman Jerome Tompkins “We just didn’t have (78) as Fox teammate Randall Fuchs pursues dura whole lot of offense ing Friday’s game at Tiger Field. tonight, and they’re bigger and more physical up ning out there, because I had the line front than we are,” said Capitan coach to take care of me. They opened up the Jim Hughes. “We had a passing game holes so I could run all day.” planned out, but the weather didn’t coCapitan also had the ball deep in operate with us.”

Fort Sumner’s territory late in the secThe weather was the great equalizer, ond quarter, but eventually gave the ball as neither team could get an offensive up on downs. drive going – except for the very begin“We’re young and had to make a ning and the very end. patch-up offensive line,” Hughes said.

Capitan (2-1) got on the board “We just couldn’t move the ball on them first when Thomas Fields scored on a or get the ball behind them.”

46-yard run with 6:10 left in the first Capitan’s inability to score could quarter, and that was all the Tigers could have been a disaster against a team muster. like Fort Sumner, but the Foxes (1-2) It’s not like they didn’t have their weren’t exactly setting the world on fire chances. Fields chewed up 123 yards with their offensive effort, either. and Capitan had 180 ground yards as a Until their final drive of the night team. that got them their only touchdown, the “It’s always fun to play in the rain, Foxes had just two first downs, both in and I’m just glad our team stepped up the first half, and only one as the result and did what we needed to do to get the ‘W’,” Fields said. “I felt good runsee MESSY pg. B2

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Passing: FS – Hunter Sparks 9-2-1, 35; Michael Giannini 1-00, 0. Cap – Ruben Mendoza 6-0-0, 0.

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A tip kill by Lisa Ventura put Carrizozo back in front with the game-point serve, and a hit by Vinson went long to end it.

“We lost our focused at times and kind of killed ourselves,” Robinson said. “We weren’t in the proper coverage numerous times, and there were times we would get the serve and serve it right into the net.”

The Lady Grizzlies were unable to shut the door after game three, as Eunice minimized its mistakes and Carrizozo started making more. Eunice didn’t really streak to a victory – there were several times that the teams traded serves four or five times in a row – but the Lady Grizzlies were never able to take over.

Carrizozo never trailed the deciding game – the Lady Cardinals were able to tie it at 1-1 – but the lead was constantly in jeopardy throughout.

The largest lead Carrizozo had was 9-4.

Eunice got the serve and Fite came alive with a kill and block to get the Lady Cardinals back to within two, only to see the Lady Grizzlies go on another run and eventually end with the victory.

Fittingly, the match ended on a net-call against Eunice.

For Carrizozo, the win was important, particularly for seniors Shayna Gallacher, Sarah Ferguson and Erica Vega.

“That was a very good team,” Vega said of the Lady Cardinals. “This title was a lot tougher than the last two. Our next goal is the state championship.”

“Erica played her heart out in this tournament and in particular this final,” Allen said of the Lady Grizzlies’ libero. “She is just phenomenal, and I’m proud of all the girls.

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September 18, 2013

Fumble-itis strikes Chiefs vs. Tularosa

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com MESCALERO – Toughness.

That’s what Thursday’s football game came down to. The Tularosa junior varsity was just too tough for Mescalero in the Chiefs’ 22-16 loss.

“We made crucial mistakes, and we’ll have to go back to the drawing board,” said Mescalero coach Godfrey Cordova. “We’re not going to change what we do, but the guys have to get more physical.”

Mescalero (1-2) had its chances to win, but fumbles – never good under any circumstances – kept happening at the exact wrong time.

Mescalero has the ball at the Wildcat five-yard line with 4:45 left in the third quarter in a tie game? Ball is fumbled and Tularosa’s Cameron Sheppard uncorks a 94-yard run for a touchdown on the very next play to take the lead.

The Chiefs get the ball on

WildCatS 22, CHieFS 16 Tularosa JV 0 0 16 6 – 22 Mescalero 0 8 0 8 – 16 Second Quarter Mes – Dalton Hamilton 5 run (Kalin Fernando-Chino run), 2:22 Third Quarter Tul – Dakota Varbel 75 kickoff runback (Jerome Rocha run), 11:44 Tul – Cameron Sheppard 94 run (Varbel run), 2:59 Fourth Quarter Mes – Hamilton 4 run (Alex Kazhe-Kirgin run), 8:38 Tul –Varbel 6 pass from Sheppard (run fail), 6:20 Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press

doing stuff like that, you’re going to make mistakes.”

The game certainly started promising for the Chiefs, as Dalton Hamilton broke a scoreless tie near the end of the first half with a five-yard run. A run by Kalin Fernando-Chino for two put them up 8-0.

Mescalero then came up with an interception to kill a Wildcat drive with just under a minute left and preserve the lead.

Mescalero fullback Dalton Hamilton breaks through the Tularosa junior varsity line during the Chiefs’ loss on Thursday. downs deep in their own territory?

Another fumble near their 20 gives Tularosa the ball again late in the third.

Mescalero fumbled the ball six times, losing three of them.

“We’re young still, trying to make things happen and trying to take too many things on ourselves instead of working as a team,” Cordova said. “When you start

Tularosa wasted no time tying things up to start the second half, as Dakota Varbel took the kickoff 75 yards into the endzone for the score.

After Sheppard’s run, it looked as though the Chiefs would not be able to recover until Fernando-Chino rambled for 68-yards to set up a 4-yard punch-in by Hamilton with 8:38 left in the game.

That tied it at 18-all. Tularosa re-took the lead on a scoring strike from Sheppard to Varbel two

minutes later, but the 2-point conversion failed. If the Chiefs could score again, they’d only need a PAT kick to pull ahead and possibly win the game.

But Mescalero again squandered their chances and eventually ended up with the ball with 1:20 left in the game and 80 yards to drive for a score.

Three long passes by Hamilton were incomplete and Tularosa was able to hang on for the victory.

“This isn’t an offense that you can give up 10 points and then make up 20,” Cordova said of the single wing set he’s implemented.

“We get it five yards at a time, and every once in a while we’ll squirt one out. We just have to get a lot tougher.”

The Chiefs don’t play next week, giving Cordova more time to address what’s plaguing his team.

“We’re not in shape, cramping up during the game,” Cordova said. “This bye week, it’s going to be a gut check. We’ll have to get real physical and get after it.”

MESSY from pg. B1 of a Fort Sumner play – a 31-yard strike from Hunter Sparks to Nick Sanchez with just one second on the clock just before halftime.

That represented Fort Sumner’s best offensive drive of the night until the very end, when the Foxes recovered a Capitan fumble at midfield with a little more than six minutes left in the game.

From there, Fort Sumner spread the ball around among Michael Giannini, Nick Sanchez and Hunter Sparks to rack up the yards and first downs. It all culminated in a 32-yard pass from Sparks to Sanchez for the Foxes’ only score of the game.

The pass was actually the second such play in a row. Sanchez caught a Sparks strike that got his team to the 10-yard line, but it was called back on offsetting penalties.

“That pass was basically all they got on us, and they did it twice,” Hughes said.

“We should have been in different coverage on that, and we knew Sanchez was a guy to shut down.”

The Foxes elected to go for two points to take the lead after the touchdown, but a fumbled ball ended that shot.

Fort Sumner’s only chance now – so it seemed – was an onside kick, but the Tigers smothered it immediately.

All Capitan had to do now – with 1:45

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Capitan’s Dillon Trapp (32) lead blocks for Tiger running back Thomas Fields as he avoids a tackle

by Fort Sumner’s Michael Giannini during Friday’s game at Tiger Field. left on the clock – is take a knee and run out the time.

But the ball proved very difficult to hold on to. Ruben Mendoza lost the snap on the first play and fell on it, but on the very next play, Fox Jerome Tompkins fell on another fumbled snap to give Fort Sumner one last chance.

After a sack, incomplete pass and fumble for a loss, Sparks spiked the ball to stop the clock with three seconds left.

The referee crew, however, gave the

Bowling RUIDOSO BOWLING CENTER Tuesday Night Mixed standings, week 1 of 32 Name Won Lost Team 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Team 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Team 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Team 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2½ 1½ Team 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Team 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1½ 2½ Team 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Team 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4 Last week’s high scores Handicap series – Team 3 2,455, Team 6 2,429, Team 8 2,425 Handicap game – Team 4 860, Team 5 851, Team 2 825 Individual scores will be tracked starting week 5 Wednesday Night Mixed standings, week 1 of 32 Name Won Lost Team 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Team 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Team 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2½ 1½ Team 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Team 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Team 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Team 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1½ 2½

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Foxes one more down.

It turned out not to matter, as Sparks’ final pass attempt from midfield was incomplete, and Mendoza this time got the snap, took a knee and ended things for Capitan with a victory.

“Both teams just kept fighting, and it was one of those games,” Hughes said.

“We survived, and we have another tough game next week.”

The Tigers are set to take on Estancia on the road on Sept. 20.

“Defensively, we’re tackling a lot better, although we shoulder-tackled (Sanchez) near the end of the game,” Hughes said. “But we’re get-

ting better fundamentally. We’re playing teams that match us with what we can do.

Hopefully we’ll match up with speed and athleticism as we get more kids off the injured list.”

Notes: There were a total of 16 fumbles in the game – 11 by Capitan and six of those lost. It almost proved the Tigers’ undoing . . . But for all three of Hunter Sparks’ passing, the Foxes would have had no offense. Fort Sumner combined for one negative yard rushing thanks to fumbles and sacks. It was a decidedly un-Foxlike night . . . The Tigers are young, and injuries took their toll. At one point, they had to move freshman defensive end Jacob Luna to the line and put No. 50 on him due to an injury to regular guard Philip Payan.

As a result, Luna made several plays on the night in anonymity. There was no No. 50 on the roster.

Ruidoso Free Press

September 18, 2013

B3

Corona fights to earn second straight title

By Karen Boehler For the Ruidoso Free Press ROSWELL – Corona looked like it was breezing its way through the Warrior Invitational volleyball tournament at Gateway Christian this weekend, not losing a game through the entire tournament.

To end up perfect, the Lady Cardinals had to battle to repeat as tournament champs against the host Lady Warriors.

“Two years in a row to win this tournament, and to beat a really good Gateway team,” said Corona coach Richard Gage. “Coach (Kerri) Pirtle had them ready. She always does a good job. She graduated a lot of seniors last year. She easily could have been weaker this year.

“She’s got them right back, maybe better than they were last year,” Gage continued. “They covered the floor well. Early in the match we weren’t hitting the ball well. We were kind of playing timid, and I told them, ‘We’ve got to get back to our game. We’ve got to start hitting the ball.’ And the girls stepped up and really hit the ball today.”

But before facing Gateway,

Corona had to open the morning against Grady, a team they beat easily in pool play. And while the Lady Cards won 25-11, 25-20, 25-17, the Bronchos gave Corona a much better battle.

“Maybe it was an early morning game,” Gage said. “But Grady, in all honesty, they stepped up and played better this morning. Much better than yesterday. We took it in three, but they pushed us a little bit the first two games . . . They hung with us. They were picking up our hard hits. They handled our serves pretty well and they served well against us.”

Then came the championship match, which saw Gateway not spare an inch, at least through the first two games. After a 2-2 tie on an ace by Jordan Menagh, Corona led by a slim margin until Menagh came back to the line. She then served three straight – including an ace – to get the score to 16-14 Corona – and Gage called a rare time out.

But after the Lady Cardinals got the ball back, Emma Kieninger tied the game at 16-16 then put Gateway up by one on hitting errors by Corona. A service error again tied the game and Payton

Dunsworth put the Lady Cards back on top to stay, but the Lady Warriors battled to the final point.

Up 24-23, a Corona hit was ruled a double touch. Then, a tip by Cory Egan that looked to be good and had fans and players cheering was also ruled a double touch, but on a re-serve, Egan got the tip to fall and Corona had a 2523 victory.

Game 2 was equally close, with Gateway leading until Karen Boehler/Ruidoso Free Press midway through the Corona Lady Cardinal Aubrey Brandengame. after tying it berger sets up the pass for her teammates at 2-2 on a kill that during Saturday’s championship match of looked out but was the Warrior Invitational at Roswell. just in, the Lady Wardone, closing the edge to 24-22 Coriors went up 5-2 and stretched it to 14-8. But after a side rona. After another time out, Egan out made it 14-9, Angelina Romero got the 25-22 win with a backwards went on a serving run that included hit over the net.

The No. 1-ranked Lady Cardian ace, point-winning tips by Egan nals finally got a chance to breather and Hannah Gage and a Gage kill. a little bit in Game 3, going up 14-6 Corona stretched the lead to early and winning 25-16.

17-14 then 20-14 on a Dunsworth Corona made more mistakes kill. But the Lady Warriors weren’t

Saturday than they did Friday, both on the floor and at the line. And an observer might have attributed that to the 240-mile round trip commutes the Lady Cardinals had to make.

But coach Gage said it wasn’t that.

“I don’t think it was tired,” he said. “Gateway came out and put a really good match on the floor against us. That’s the hardest we’ve been pushed all year. They beat us down a little bit. And the girls would just dig deep and step up and get a little better. The first two games, especially.”

And as to the service errors?

“Part of that is the championship game, I think,” the coach said.

“And youth, out there on the floor.

And Gateway had some service errors. I think nerves got to them.

They want really bad to win their home tournament. I understand that. And they put a good game on the floor today. A really good game.

That’s the toughest team we’ve played this year, and we needed that. We needed somebody to push us, and they pushed us hard today.”

Hannah Gage and Jessica Leibold were each named to the all-tournament team.

Lady Warriors salvage weekend on the court

By Karen Boehler For the Ruidoso Free Press ROSWELL – After a slow start to the day, the Ruidoso Lady Warriors finally showed what they can do on the court, pounding 5A Carlsbad 25-10, 25-10, 25-12 in their final game of the Zia Tournament at Goddard High.

“We’re just playing more like the team we’re used to being,” said Ruidoso coach Bernadette Garcia.

“We came together in a time of need and that was definitely positive. We did a really good job keeping each other up and staying positive. Working as a team. Cheering each other on and we just played with the heart we came with.”

After a rough time in pool play Friday, the Lady Warriors dropped into the consolation bracket, where they just edged Lubbock Christian to put them on the championship side of that bracket. Saturday at 9 a.m. they then faced Valencia, and whether it was the early morning game or the commute back and forth, they didn’t look good, falling to the Lady Jaguars 25-17, 25-18, 20-25, 25-23.

Game 1 was definitely off, as they only managed five offensive points. Game 2 wasn’t much better, with Valencia going up 8-3 early and never looking back.

Game 3 was a close battle, with Ruidoso finally getting

the Lady Warriors wrapped things up with strong serving from Marikka Temple, Amber Crow and Whipple, with Lindsay serving the final point.

Game 2 saw no big serving runs, just a solid effort across the board, with only one Carlsbad offensive point allowed all game – on a Ruidoso block that went out – an ace from Andi Harrelson and the final point served by Temple.

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Ruidoso’s Marikka Temple gets the return during the opening Silver Bracket game against Lubbock Christian Friday at the Zia Classic in Roswell. the lead on seven serves by Chloe Whipple, but then having to hang on as the Lady Jags battled their way back.

Game 4 saw strong serving runs by Isa Lindsey – who gave the Lady Warriors an 8-5 edge – and by Jade Devara – who pulled Ruidoso to within two point of sending the match to Game 5 with eight straight —–but after losing the serve to Valencia, the Lady Jags ran the table to get the game and match victory.

“We are 100 percent a better team than that, but

even everybody at the top of their game cannot have a perfect game. So it happens,” Garcia said of the morning’s loss.

And the Lady Warriors did put it all together against Carlsbad, allowing only nine offensive points for the Cavegirls all match, and continuing the strong serving games they started against Valencia.

Game 1 was only close at 1-1. After that, Lindseyput Ruidoso up 7-1, and although the Cavegirls closed to 7-6 with their only offensive points of the game,

Sports shots Soccer fundrasier The second annual community/alumni soccer game, hosted by the Ruidoso High School soccer teams, is scheduled for this Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Ruidoso Middle School turf field. Last year featured a co-ed game, and organizers are hoping to get enough players this year for a men’s and women’s match. The game(s) would pit even vs. odd graduation years.

Cost is $20 per player, with all proceeds benefitting the Lady Warrior soccer program. Sign-up for players is at 5:30 p.m. before the game starts on Sept. 21.

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index – is Thursday at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Ruidoso Parks and Recreation at 257-5030.

Adult leagues Basketball and volleyball leagues are set to start in Ruidoso, with registration deadlines for each set for Friday by 5 p.m.

Each league has a five-team minimum, and all games will be played from 6-10 p.m. in the Upper Horton Gym of the Boys and Girls Club of Sierra Blanca. The co-ed volleyball league will play on Wednesdays, while men’s basektball plays Tuesday and Thursdays.

There will be a captain’s meeting for both leagues on Sept. 25.

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The Cavegirls had their only leads of the match in Game 3, going up 1-0, 2-1 then 5-2 before both sides traded side outs through 8-5. But then Devara came to the line and rattled off 14 straight serves – including two aces – before a service error finally gave the ball back to Carlsbad at 21-8.

An early Cavegirl time out didn’t stop Devara’s momentum – she scored 10 straight after that – and

it was only after a second time-out that she hit the ball out.

After that, it was back and forth again, with the Cavegirls getting a final offensive point on an ace and Temple serving the game and match-winning point on an ace.

“The serves were phenomenal also,” Garcia said.

“We went on a 10-0 serving (run), so that was pretty awesome also.”

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B4

September 18, 2013

Ruidoso baker’s dozen performs at Ocho Millas

Ruidoso girls soldier on

“We always question that every time we enter something like this, but it’s always fun,” Moebus laughed. “We love the camaraderie. Just to get together with good people and have a great time.”

And fun, said Tour organizer Perry Toles, is what it’s all about.

“I really like seeing these athletes that come down here from Karen Boehler/Ruidoso Free Press Albuquerque. From Cody Thurston (right) edged George Aranda by seven Ruidoso, Alamogordo, minutes at the finish despite being neck and neck going Hobbs who have their into the final lap of Saturday’s Tour de Ocho Millas near own cycling events, Roswell. and they say, ‘This is will find on the mountain ride. a great course. This is “The road’s rough, but compared to a great event. I really had fun. Man, it cooks Ruidoso roads, there’s very little climbing,” my legs but this is great. We’ll be back.’

Thurston said. “It’s fast. So nothing like So I like hearing that,” he said. “That’s the Ruidoso, where you climb 5,000 feet in the thing. We want to have a good event for the same distance. It’s hard in the sense it’s fast.” athletes. It’s all so we can raise funds for “You know, the laps were different, to Reflections and Recovery, because helping mentally figure out,” Corliss said. “But it was people come out of their addictive lifestyles good. It was fun and it was well supported is priceless.”

Ruidoso is one of those cities that hosts its and everyone cheered so it’s always fun to be own ride, with the Tour de Ruidoso scheduled a part of something this great.”

“I thought the course was challenging for Sept. 28. Training for that event is one of in the fact it was a very steep hill at the very the reasons so many Ruidoso riders made the start to break up the whole group, so there trip to Roswell, but not the only one. And the was no draft to be had out there,” Collins course is definitely a far cry from what riders

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com The Clovis girls put on a passing clinic in their soccer match on Tuesday against Ruidoso, winning 11-0.

Ruidoso coach Darien Ross said the Lady Warriors’ defense had problems, but many of the goals were “sheer

poetry in motion.”

“A couple of times I turned to my girls on the bench and said to them, ‘did you see how pretty that was?’” Ross said.

Now coaching an 0-6 team, Ross got philosophical.

“As we headed back from the long bus ride, I sat up front asking myself what oth-

er drills should I incorporate, what other changes should I make to get the girls to all be 5A players,” Ross said. “My thoughts were interrupted by laughter in the back of the bus. It was then that I realized that even though we have not won a game yet this season, these girls are learning some great lessons in life.”

said. “And about the sixth or seventh time you go up that big hill it gets a little tiresome.

It wears on you.”

But once the ride is over, then there’s fun to be had. The tour offered breakfast burritos before the race and a full-on hamburger and hot dog barbecue with all the fixings afterwards. Every rider who finished the full eight laps was given an award, with the top rider and the rider who has the fastest lap – Saturday both were Quattlebaum (20:58 was the fastest time – Thurston just missed that by 19 seconds) – getting extra awards.

Despite slightly lower numbers because of the recent very wet weather, Toles called the third-annual event a great success.

“The weather turned out to be beautiful,” he said. “Gosh, we couldn’t have asked for beautiful. Driving out here to Bottomless Lakes, after six inches of rain, it doesn’t even look like southeastern New Mexico.”

And while some of the Lincoln County riders used the event as a tune-up for their own upcoming ride, others just decided to have fun.

“I haven’t decided if I’m riding in the tour or not, but it’s just fun,” Corliss said.

“It’s fun to get a group of people and come down and ride and support a cause. We get turnouts in Ruidoso, so we try to turn out and support other organizations. That’s what we do.”

Four Ruidoso riders rode less than the full eight laps. Michelle Thurston and Angela Moebus each rode six laps, while Brooke Thurston and John Thurstonson rode four.

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By Karen Boehler For the Ruidoso Free Press BOTTOMLESS LAKES STATE PARK – Thirteen riders from Ruidoso’ Bike Shop challenged themselves at the tough Tour de Ocho Millas bicycle race just outside Roswell Saturday, with nine of the riders completing all eight laps (64 miles) and five finishing in the top 10.

Overall, the third-annual event drew almost 90 riders from across New Mexico, but the Ruidoso group was clearly the largest and most successful. Eric Collins finished fourth – just behind winner Kevin Quattlebaum of Alamogordo and Roswell’s John Martinson and David Rice of Albuquerque.

Collins and Shop owner Cody Thurston and George Aranda stuck together most of the way and that was key, especially when they got to the final lap.

“The last lap was fighting off cramps,” Collins said. “Making sure the two BS riders dropped the guy we were with so we finished ahead of him. That was the master plan.”

Thurston tied Collins for fourth overall, Aranda was seventh and Shop co-owner Dale Moebus was ninth. Finishing 11th, just out of the top 10, was Galen Farrington, and Paul Regalado, George Douds and Joseph also finished the full eight laps.

So did Capitan’s Gina Corliss, who said she was determined to finish the full course.

“It was fun and it was challenging then I was just mean for the last lap,” she said.

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Ruidoso Free Press

September 18, 2013

B5

Lady Tigers keep improving Ruidoso boys get another shutout

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CLOUDCROFT – Capitan volleyball coach Jessica Becker’s philosophy this season is simple – just get better, baby.

The Lady Tigers took a few steps toward improvement this weekend with wins over the Cloudcroft and Hatch junior varsity teams in the Mountain Top Tournament, finishing fifth overall.

That the wins were against junior varsity teams wasn’t a concern for Becker, only that her team is getting better.

“The more we play, the better we get,” Becker said.

Capitan (3-3) opened the tournament with a 25-16, 25-12, 25-18 loss to Eunice, a 2A team that ended up falling to Carrizozo in five games in the tournament championship.

“That’s probably the

best volleyball we’ve played all year,” Becker said of the Lady Cardinal match. “That’s a tough team, but we stepped up to the challenge. We have a tendency to play to the level of our opponent’s level.”

The Lady Tigers’ appearance Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press also followed a Capitan outside hitter Mary three-game loss Swanson, right, spikes the to 1A power Fort ball over Hatch junior varsity Sumner on Sept. blocker Alexis Glasson during 10.

Saturday’s match in the CloudIn that match, croft Mountain Top TournaCapitan sucment. cumbed in the final game after holdCapitan’s next touring off five straight match nament appearance is its point serves. own Capitan Classic next In the Mountain Top’s weekend, but not before a second day, the Lady pair of matches at Gateway Tigers needed four games Christian in Roswell and at to dispatch Cloudcroft JV, home against Dexter. but earned a 25-20, 25-12, All of this is in prepa25-18 sweep against Hatch ration of District 7-1A play, in the fifth-place game. which starts in October.

Mescalero girls hit rough waters

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CLOUDCROFT – There wasn’t much to the explanation for the performance of Mescalero’s volleyball team at the Mountaintop Tournament this year.

Youth and inexperience were the problems for the Lady Chiefs, who dropped three matches to Carrizozo and the Hatch and Cloudcroft junior varsity teams in the Mountain Top Tournament over the weekend.

“It’s just a young squad, this is a learning year,” said Mescalero coach Todd Fuqua/Ruiodos Free Press Julie Rocha. “That’s why we’re here, to Mescalero’s Cheralyn Lester, left, tips the see these other teams and see how they ball over the net in front of Cloudcroft play.”

JV blockers Aleah Rodriguez, center, and Mescalero (0-5) dropped a 25-14, Brianna MacDonald on Saturday.

25-12, 25-17 to Carrizozo – eventual momentum back when a tip kill by Cynthia tournament champions – then fell to Enjady tied things at 20-all. From then on, Hatch in four, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22 Mescalero went on a four-point run to get in the consolation semifinals. to game point serve and won it on a serve Then came the seventh place game, a out by Cloudcroft. four-game set against Cloudcroft Green Game three was similar, with Mesthat was competitive until the final frame. calero again getting to game point serve After losing the first game 25-18, the at 24-23, but the Lady Bears were able to Lady Chiefs stayed close to Cloudcroft all stave off defeat and win 26-24. through Game 2, never trailing by more Then came the fourth game, when than two points. There were several ties, everything fell apart. but Mescalero didn’t take the lead until a Cloudcroft cored the first eight points net serve by Cloudcroft’s Aleah Rodriguez and a Lady Bear error with Alexis Guydel- of the game and were never threatened en route to a 24-7 victory. kon serving put the Lady Chiefs up 11-10.

“Hopefully, they’ve learned from this, It was a short-lived lead, but then all leads were short-lived in the game. Cloud- and have another tournament like this in two weeks (the Capitan Classic),” Rocha croft looked to put it away with a threesaid. point run, but the Lady Chiefs got their

Hondo ends things early

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com Hondo’s football team didn’t waste any time defeating Floyd Friday, a 56-0 decision that was over at halftime on the state’s mercy rule.

But the Eagles weren’t originally interested in finishing the game that quickly.

“We started out with the approach that this would be a time to get some practice, get the backups in there,”

said Hondo coach Brandon Devine. “But the rain was coming – it started sprinkling during the National Anthem – and we figured we had to end it as quickly as we could.”

The Eagles (3-0) used Friday’s game as a tuneup for this weekend, when they take on the defending six-man state champion Lake Arthur Panthers. It’s a rematch of last year’s title game and a highly anticipated meeting of the No. 1 and

No. 2 teams in the state.

Devine, however, doesn’t see it that way.

“This is just game number four on the schedule,” Devine said. “We’re working on things, and this is just a preparation for district play.

“We worked on our running game and blocking,” he said of the Floyd contest.

“We also focused on defense as best we could. We only put the ball in the air three times and stayed with the basics.”

Lady Eagles falter at Evangel tourney

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com It’s not that Hondo volleyball coach Dwayne Morris wanted to sound harsh when discussing his team’s performance at the Evangel Christian tournament over the weekend – he just couldn’t hide his disappointment.

“We just fell apart in the final match,” Morris said of the Lady Eagles’ four-game loss to tournament host Evangel Christian in the fifth-place match on Saturday. “I was disgusted. The girls just didn’t show up, move or communicate. It was frustrating.”

Hondo (1-5) started things off with a

24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 25-16 loss to Desert Academy in the first round, then defeated Graceway Christian in the consolation semifinals with ease, 25-16, 25-9, 25-21.

The loss to Desert Academy was encouraging because of how competitive the Lady Eagles were. The win over Graceway was a concern because of how of-the-ball Hondo appeared.

That style of play manifested itself in the final loss to Evangel.

“We had issues with communication in which they weren’t talking at all during the match,” Morris said. “I know we’re much better than what we played. The girls weren’t happy with the play, and I wasn’t either.”

It did take a bit

By Karen Boehler though, as the first half For the Ruidoso Free was fairly evenly played, Press with neither team able to ROSWELL – The gain much of an advanRuidoso Warrior boys tage early. The Warriors soccer team got their (5-2) started to go to second shutout of the the net more as time young season Sept. went on, but it was the 10, downing Goddard Rockets (4-4) that got 3-0 to improve their the first chances – with a record to 5-2 while shot that bounced off the also improving a bit pole at 19:23 then a nice on their goals-against Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press save by Ruidoso keeper average.

Raul Tello with 11:45 Ruidoso’s David Aguirre, left, “We are leaking drives hard to the net with Rocket remaining. a ton of goals. We are Cruz Varela hot on his heels in The Rockets came fourth or fifth worst Tuesday’s match at Roswell. right back with another in the state,” said shot of their own that Ruidoso coach Aaron went high, but when the half ended, Ruidoso Romero. “Another clean sheet, that helps.” had the only goal, leading 1-0.

After a tough loss against Santa Fe Prep That score didn’t hold for long as with and a pair of closer-than-expected wins over only 1:11 gone in the second half, the Warthe past few weeks, Romero was happy with riors and Rockets were battling in front of the how his team came on the field.

Goddard net. Several Warriors took shots that “We just weren’t playing with a whole didn’t go in but finally Roque got a foot on lot of fire,” he said of the previous games. the ball and made it 2-0 Ruidoso.

“So we talked about it all week, coming off While Goddard had several more a loss on Saturday against Santa Fe Prep. We chances they couldn’t get anything past talked about needing to rediscover the fire Tello, and, with 30:43 remaining in the game, and the will to win, and they came out and Luis Leyva gave the Warriors their third goal. executed and found it.”

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Texas loses ground after Garza, bats falter

By T.R. Sullivan MLB.com ST. PETERSBURG – In his postgame media session on Monday, manager Ron Washington kept going back to the “shutdown” inning.

“We put ourselves in position, we just couldn’t come back and put up a shutdown inning,” Washington said.

“We just haven’t had shutdown innings lately.”

The Rangers haven’t been doing much of anything lately, but starter Matt Garza’s inability to deliver the shutdown inning was glaring in Monday night’s 6-2 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field.

The LOBO howl

Lobos fall to Pitt

By Richard Stevens Senior Writer/GoLobos.com PITTSBURGH – In an area that was crucial to New Mexico success in Pittsburgh, the Lobos came up huge.

New Mexico came up with four takeaways Saturday in Pittsburgh, which greatly helped the Lobos in reaching the scoreboard.

The Lobos went east hoping to dominate the clock and that stat also leaned toward New Mexico – 36:42 to 23:18 in time of possession. The clock and those opportunistic defensive gems helped UNM, but didn’t make much difference in the outcome.

The Panthers built a 35-6 halftime lead, pushed it to 42-6 on their first possession of the second half and then hung on for the 49-27 victory.

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Education

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By Corey Bard

Taking up residency in New Mexico, you learn its history sometimes without even working at being a student of history.

In Tony Hillerman’s “The Shape Shifter,” retired Navajo Tribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn investigates the mystery behind an old Navajo rug. The rug has woven into it the tragic story of the Navajo people’s forced march across New Mexico to live at Bosque Redondo in the north east part of the state with Mescalero, Lipan, Jicarilla and Chiricahua Apaches. When a man who gave Leaphorn a photograph of the rug turns up missing, Leaphorn finds himself in the middle of an unsolved case from his past.

As he gathers evidence, clues unravel the problem of tracking down a murderer who is still loose. To solve the mystery, Leaphorn must enter a world of lethal greed, shifting truths, and changing faces, where a cold-blooded killer still resides.

“The Shapeshifter” is book No. 18 in the Joe Leaphorn series. I suggest starting with a book earlier in the series to get a better sense of his main character and the southwest setting where they all take place.

Tony Hillerman was not a Native American himself. A decorated World War II vet, former journalist, and a life-

Art in your library – An exhibit featuring photos from the Lincoln County Photographic Society

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Tony Hillerman

long resident of the Southwest, he was highly regarded by the Navajo whom he wrote about; he was named a Special Friend of the Dineh by the Navajo Tribe.

He wrote about real places but often obscured their locations, and made sure he was always writing respectfully about tribal customs and people.

He passed away in 2008, at the age of 83. He was an award-winning mystery writer and former president of the MWA, and he’d written other books, but he was most famous for the eighteen Leaphorn/Chee novels. One of his books, “The Dark Wind,” appeared in theaters, while three – “A Thief of Time,” “Skinwalkers” and “Coyote Waits” – were made into TV movies for PBS Mystery. (Edited from inverarity. livejournal.com).

Come view photography of local photographers including Pablo Bianchi, Leland Deford, Herb Brunell, Harvey Foster, Harold Hall, John Soden, Sheryl Savas, Bob Haring, D.C. Hughes, Stephanie Morgan, April Simpson and more.

The Lincoln County Photographic Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the ENMU Annex on White Mountain Dr. Members provide photography instructions, field trips and critique members’ photos.

A new photo competition exhibit will be in the Dry Gulch gallery, in Nogal starting Oct. 12. See the website for details: www.drygulchgallery.com/sg_userfiles/DryGulch_PDF_for_

September ENMU-Ruidoso Community Ed classes Every semester ENMU-Ruidoso Community Education presents new and interesting classes. These classes range from jewelry classes with nationally acclaimed jeweler, instructor and author Janet Alexander in her studio in Alto, to safe driving classes brought to you by AARP. Note that for the jewelry classes, students will not have to bring tools, and the fee covers materials.

Workplace Computer Skills will happen on Sept. 20 and again on Sept.

27 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Coda Omness will be teaching basic computer skill to help students get through modern software like e-mail, spread sheets and the function and features of modern computer components. Students will be taught skills to help them become more efficient. There is a $129 fee.

A week after her first class, Sept.

21, Janet Alexander will be teaching Double Band Ring with Cabochon Stone - Beginning Fabrication. Students will learn how to make a double band

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ring by using a jeweler’s saw, metal file, torch, how to anneal metal, solder silver, and polish sterling silver. Students will also learn how to set a cabochon stone. The workshop lasts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a $140 fee.

On Sunday, Sept. 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. Janet will host a Copper and Sterling Silver Two Tone Ring - Beginning Silver Smithing workshop. Students will learn how to find their ring size, gauge metal, bend metal, use a torch, polish metal and texture metal. There will be a section on bench safety too.

Students will end the workshop with a unique ring. There is a $95 fee.

Saturday, Sept. 28, there will be an Arrow Head Copper and Silver Pendant with Cabochon Stone - beginning class.

Texturing metal, setting a cabochon stone with bezel wire and finishing metal and making a bail out of textured metal will be covered. Students will walk away with an arrow head pendant that is sure to be the talk of your

friends. The class is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students are encouraged to bring a lunch. There is a $95 fee.

Starting on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Cindy Carl will be holding Creative Writing classes. This is for people who feel like exploring their creative talent but feel that they do not have the skills to stand by famous authors. There are no test or textbooks, all a student needs is an imagination and a willingness to express how they feel.

There is a $55 fee.

Janet Alexander’s last class will be on Sept. 29 and is called Beginning Metal Clay Earrings Embedding Wire.

Students will tenure and color, using an alcohol ink, for the center of their very own earrings. The class lasts from 2 to 5 p.m. There is a $95 fee.

For more information on these or any Community Education class, please call us at 257-3012. Registration is available over the phone or by coming in to Room 213 at the campus.

I think you had a substitute ing, “There Ms. Nisha, we sucked your Different strokes for different folks blood!” I looked at the girls in surprise but I have always been fond of thematic and asked, “Don’t you know that vamcurriculum. During the week of Compires have big sharp teeth and bite your munity Helpers Miss Anne was reading neck to suck your blood?” Both looked a story to her class. The story told of a like they had just had a tablespoon of vinpoliceman and all the tools he used, one of egar then said, “That’s totally gross!” which was a billy. She confidently asked Bailey is a young lady who comes to her class what a billy was. A voice from our classroom whenever she is visiting the back of the group said, “It’s the fat her grandmother. This is on a semi regular around his belt!” basis so we see Bailey fairly often. Bailey Rob and Phyllis were waving goodwears glasses and is very good about takbye to each other. Phyllis blew Rob a kiss. ing care of them. She keeps them relaHe ignored the kiss. I asked him if he tively clean and puts them on the table at wasn’t going to blow Phyllis a kiss back. quiet time. Not long ago she asked if she This brought out an emphatic, “No!” I Nisha Hoffman could go to the sink and wash her glasses. looked at his mom and she said, “He has nishahoffman@yahoo.com She said they were really dirty and I really chapped lips.” agreed. She was meticulous. She used the dishwashing The kids have been heavy into zombies, vampires, liquid soap as opposed to the hand soap (she told me werewolves and monsters for some time now. Not the hand soap had lotion in it and that made her glasses anything I keep up with, they seem to be all in the know. yucky). When she finished she took a paper towel and Lauren and Lori, on this particular day were vampires.

They came running up to me and yelling, “Oh Ms. Nisha, dried them and put them back on. She then walked up to me and asked, “Can you see me now, Ms. Nisha?” we are vampires and we are going to suck your blood.”

Rachel was overheard telling her mother that they They proceeded to jab me in the upper arm with wood had had a prostitute for a teacher that day. Rachel’s chips I assumed represented needles. Both girls have mother replied, “I think you had a substitute.” “No mom, parents in the medical profession. When they finished they jumped back with big smiles on their faces exclaim- it was a prostitute. I know, I was there.”

Internet.pdf or pickup a flyer at the library.

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Above, “Crown Dancer” by Harvey Foster; below left, “Snow Dance” by April Simpson; below, “Bodie Memories” by Stephanie Morgan

Lions for education

It’s that time of the year again when the Ruidoso Noon Lions honor the student and educator of the month from Capitan and Ruidoso High Schools with a certificate and a small monetary award. Receiving the awards from Lion Doug Fuqua (top photo) on the left are Ruidoso senior Carmen Alvarado who plans on a career in criminal justice and her pick as educator, Sara Ames Brown, a life-long resident of Ruidoso and a Sigma Cum Laude graduate of Eastern New Mexico University.

The Capitan student honoree (bottom photo) is sophomore Hannah Perry, an honor roll student, who plans on a career in a science field and hopes to attend Colorado State. The educator from Capitan is Angela Romero, who began her teaching at Camp Sierra Blanca and has taught Special Ed., Language Arts, NM History, Social studies and World History during her 13 years at Capitan.

The Noon Lions meet every Wednesday at 11:30 at Cree Meadows. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about Lions and the work we do in the community.

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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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Ruidoso concert a first for Ellen Wilson This will be a special acoustic performance of songs from Ellen Wilson’s album, Destiny, with Ruidoso icon, guitarist Rich Chorné. A veteran of the national music scene, Chorné has opened for such bands as ZZ Top and toured with Hall & Oates, the Electric Prunes, and others. A songwriter himself, Chorné heard Wilson’s songs and agreed it was time for the two to do a performance together, giving Wilson’s songs the Chorné touch.

Wilson’s backup singer from El Paso, Gabriel Infante, will join the duo for this performance.

This is Wilson’s first performance

in Ruidoso, having just arrived in the area from El Paso, where she performed regularly about town with her band at such venues as Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss. A recipient of a CAP grant from El Paso’s Museums and Cultural Affairs Department from FY 2009 to FY 2011 and again in FY 2013, receiving an Artist Incubator grant in FY 2012 that provided support for the recording of her album, Destiny, at Clap of Thunders Studio in El Paso. The album was released in the fall of 2012 on the TMG record label.

Wilson was also on the music faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso as one of the studio voice teachers, working especially with Commercial Music majors. She has joined the ENMU-Ruidoso faculty as a music resource faculty member.

For long-time performer Wilson, this foray into adult contemporary music isn’t so much a new venture as a return to her roots. The singer and songwriter penned songs as a teenaged rocker before heading off to study classical Courtesy photo music in college. But

a more recent series of seemingly unconnected events led her back to the music of her heart and soul.

After the 2008 release of a solo album of songs and a signing to the Mid West Flawless Entertainment record label, Wilson’s return course seemed set when, in 2010, she met producer and singer/songwriter, T.L. Brown. Discovering a musical connection that seemed to be heavensent, the team began collaborating on song writing.

In the fall of 2011, an Artist Incubator Program grant from the City of El Paso MCAD and the Texas Commission on the Arts combined with an album deal from Tate Music Group gave the pair the support needed to write and record their first album together.

The classically-trained college professor and the self-taught singer/ songwriter/producer may not seem the likeliest of pairs, but the Wilson/ Brown songwriting partnership has created a sound that bridges generational and cultural chasms with the ease of old friends. It is no surprise that people of all backgrounds connect to their songs.

The concert will be at The Old Mill, 648 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited.

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September is library card sign-up month A free library card is a ticket to back-to-school savings during Library Card Sign-up Month – a time when the Ruidoso Public Library joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to ensure students have the most important school supply of all – a free library card.

Resources at the Ruidoso Public Library are available to anyone who has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials, programs and services that support academic achievement. Online resources help identify AR scores for reading selections and help students prepare for and write research papers.

Students can use their library cards from home, too. The library offers access to important educational resources, like Grzimek’s Animal Encyclopedia, which is full of color photos licensed for use in school reports; Opposing Viewpoints, which

brings together academic articles, news videos, and color pictures for research papers; and Mango Languages, a fun flash-card system to hear and learn 49 languages – including pirate – International Talk Like a Pirate Day is Thursday, Sept. 19.

Throughout the course of the month, the library will host a number of activities, including IMAX-format movies on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m.

Pre-school Storytimes are Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; September’s theme is Heroes and Superheroes.

For more information, visit the Ruidoso Public Library in person or visit the library online. The library is located at 107 Kansas City Road. Hours are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.youseemore.com/ ruidosopl/ or http://ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com/.

Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 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.

Flying J Chuckwagon Supper and Show, Hwy 48 north of Ruidoso. Now open Saturdays only through Oct. 12; gates open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and show is $27 for adults; $15 for children 4-12. www.�lyingjranch.com for more information.

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

Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs, just east of the racetrack. The �irst

of six TVs, play darts or shoot pool on our 8 ft. pool table. A pet-friendly establishment. 575446-4343.

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

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

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

Full Moon Drumming & Labyrinth Walk, High Mesa Healing Center, 133 Mader Lane Alto, 7:30 - 9 p.m. Celebrate the full moon with a drumming circle and labyrinth walk. Participants may bring their own drums or use drums at the center. Walking a labyrinth is effective for reducing anxiety, lowering blood pressure and breathing rates and decreasing chronic pain.

It can also help with conflict resolution, grief and depression.

575.336.7777; http://highmesahealing.com. Free.

Jeff Chaz Blues Band (Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally) THURSDAY – Memphis BBQ meets New SEPTEMBER 19 Orleans Creole, Club 49 at Inn of Tiny Tots Program, Ruidoso the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.

Public Library, 107 Kansas City Live music at WPS in Midtown Road, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. For in- Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. fants and children through 3 FRIDAY years old. Programs can include: SEPTEMBER 20 stories, dance, music, free play Cowboy Mafia, No Scum Aland sometimes a craft.

Grand Opening for Noisy lowed Saloon in White Oaks, 1 River Cigar Lounge, 137 High- - 5 p.m.

Susan Kolb performs at Tina’s way 70 (1/2 block east of Sudderth Drive), 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Cafe, dinner reservations recomThere will be hamburgers, hot- mended. 257-8930.

Rascal Fair, White Oaks dogs, potato salad and chips.

While in the lounge enjoy one Community Market open WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18 Pre-school Story Time, Ruidoso Public Library, 107 Kansas City Road, 10:30 a.m. This week: Superhero stories and make ninjabread men. 575-258-3704.

Annual Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd. Runs through Sunday, Sept. 22.

Poker run, events and vendors.

Saturday Motorcycle parade starts at 10 a.m. A tradition in Ruidoso for more than 40 years.

Visit www.motorcyclerally.com for a complete schedule. 575973-4977.

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

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

every Friday 4 p.m. to dusk. Located just east of No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks.

Local, organic fruit and produce, fresh eggs, plants and seeds, hot weekly favorites at the Goldrush Grill, baked goods, pottery, woodwork, handmade soaps, baskets, jewelry and metalsmithing from local artisans.

Pan for gold and sip free coffee by the campfire.

Hillbilly Potentates, outstanding bluegrass music, perform at Laughing Sheep Farm, 5 - 9 p.m. 575 653-4041. 1 mile west of Lincoln, Hwy 380, mm 96.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

New Mexico museum to be granted “af�iliate” status with the Smithsonian Institution. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $6 for adults with discounts available for seniors, military and youth. Visit www.hubbardmuseum. org or call 575-378-4142.

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. 575-3784142; www.hubbardmuseum.org.

Cree Meadows is open to the public and Jeff Chaz Blues Band (Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally) – Memphis BBQ meets New Orleans Creole, 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.

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.

New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Peter hopes to parlay the inside story of their misadventures into a job. But complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra, this was the first movie to be honored with all five major Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

575-257-2273.

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

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

Jeff Chaz Blues Band (Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally) – Memphis BBQ meets New Orleans Creole, 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 SEPTEMBER 21 Bike Rally, No Scum Allowed Saloon, 933 White Oaks Ave., White Oaks, Cowboy Mafia performs 1 - 5 p.m.; also Mad Moe Zell Band and Las Vegas Dancing Girls. Wet T-Shirt contest, 5 p.m.

575-648-5583.

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.

Cowboy Folk Music with Tim, Jay and Sally at Laughing Sheep Farm, 5 - 9 p.m. 575 6534041. 1 mile west of Lincoln, Hwy 380, mm 96.

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

Free movie “It Happened SUNDAY One Night,” Sacred Grounds, SEPTEMBER 22 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. Clark Gable and Claudette Cowboy Mafia, No Scum AlColbert team up for laughs lowed Saloon in White Oaks, 1 as mismatched lovers in this - 5 p.m.

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Live music at WPS in Midtown Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) Ruidoso, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. escapes from her millionaire MONDAY father (Walter Connolly), who SEPTEMBER 23 wants to stop her from marrying Live music at WPS in Midtown a worthless playboy. En route to

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 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 SEPTEMBER 13 City may crack down on lawn parking

LOVINGTON — When the city cracked down on commercial trucks and motor homes being parked on the street in residential areas, many of the offenders just moved their vehicles off the street and into their yards to avoid citations.

With the growth of the oil and gas industry, many startup businesses are operating out of residential areas, causing a growing problem for the city.

The city commission discussed the issue at a meeting last week, with plans to amend the parking ordinance. The Planning and Zoning Commission has already giving its recommendation for approval to the city commission.

The changes would prohibit commercial vehicle parking in the front, side, or rear yard setbacks in any residential zone and no more than 40 percent of the yard setbacks can be dedicated to off-street parking. Bare earth or grass parking would be prohibited.

— Lovington Leader

County tax rates down, revenue up

FORT SUMNER — De Baca County taxpayers will enjoy a rate decrease for the 2013 tax year, following action on Sept. 10 by the county commission.

The rate decrease may not mean taxes will decline, however.

De Baca County Assessor Denise Cones presented the commissioners with a breakdown of the various tax rates for consideration at the meeting. Her analysis shows a decrease in all of the various rates, but an increase in the potential collections in virtually every category.

The increases revenue, Cones said, is due to an overall increase in the taxable value of property. The county’s overall taxable value increased from about $58.7 million to $61.8 million.

Based on 100 percent collections – something the Assessor’s office never counts on – the increased valuation would generate about $66,661.57 in new revenue.

— De Baca County News

SEPTEMBER 11 Creek overflows its banks

ROSWELL — Flooding unleashed by

a sudden gush of rushing water delivered into Berrendo Creek on Sept. 11 caused widespread road closures, property damage, accidents and displaced residents.

“Right now, I can’t even assess the damage, it’s raining so hard,” said Chaves County Flood Control Superintendent Dick Smith. “We’ve got a really severe problem.”

The water that caused the Berrendo Creek to overrun its banks came from the Blackriver Draw region, north of Arabella.

That area had received up to six inches of rain night before.

— Roswell Daily Record

Rogers sworn in as magistrate

ROSWELL — Keith “K.C.” Rogers was sworn in as magistrate court judge following Eugene M. De Los Santos’ retirement at the end of May. Rogers has served as a hearings officer for the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, where he heard cases of misconduct of law enforcement officers throughout the state.

He gave up his position as the president and owner of ASPEN of America Inc. to take the office. ASPEN is a company he founded that provides educational programs for courts and other non-governmental groups. At ASPEN, Rogers developed an alternative sentencing program that uses education to combat crime.

In Roswell, Rogers has been involved in the DWI program and community strategy board. He told the Daily Record in a previous interview: “The average citizen who gets in trouble often doesn’t understand the law. This is what we in law enforcement see… that crime results from the behaviors people have,” said Rogers.

— Roswell Daily Record

Retail development coming

MORIARTY — Looking for national chains with the aim of pulling travelers from Interstate 40, a large retail development is underway in Moriarty, with 18,000 square feet of retail space planned.

The developer is C&G Corporation, said Lee Cordova, one of its owners.

Cordova is working with Larry and Perlene Garcia, who own the McDonald’s restaurants in town.

The property is just west of the fireworks outlet by Exit 196.

The development is called Shops at

Ruidoso Magistrate Court SEPTEMBER 4

Revoked license

Roger Harvey Phillips, 33, was found guilty for driving on a revoked license and sentenced to 357 days unsupervised probation and charged $381 in fines and court fees.

Driving under the influence

A.J. Richardson, 28, pled no contest to driving under the influence and given three years’ supervised probation and charged $741 in fines and court fees.

SEPTEMBER 5

Property damage

Steven Bascom, 35, was found guilty of property damage and disorderly conduct and sentenced to 364 days probation and fined $126 for both counts.

Providing to a minor

Christopher McAdams, 44, pled no contest to providing alcohol to a minor and was sentenced to 364 days probation and fined $173.

Serio Parga Lerma, 20, pled no contest to being a minor on a licensed liquor premises and was sentenced to 182 days probation and fined $273.

Amber Cruz Viarriel, 20, was sentenced to 364 days probation and fined $73 for participating in gaming while a minor.

No driver’s license

Tzra Lester, 22, was found guilty of driving without a license and given a deferred sentence of 90 days’ probation and $81 in court fees.

Concealing identity

Carlos Chavez, 53, was found guilty of concealing identity and sentenced to 182

days unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $73 in court fees.

Marijuana possession

Jorge Varela-Quezada, 20, pled no contest to possession of marijuana and was sentenced to 15 days unsupervised probation and fined $198.

Taylor Chavez, 19, was also found guilty of marijuana possession and sentenced to 304 days probation with credit for 60 days of time served at Lincoln County Detention Center. He was also fined $448 due to a bench warrant fee.

Battery

Cesar Ochoa, 29, was judged guilty of battery on a household member. He was given credit for 45 days served at the LCDC, with 137 days for unsupervised probation. He was also charged $173 in fines and court fees.

Benisha Shanta, 22, was found guilty of multiple charges, including battery on a household member, interference with communications, assault and criminal damage to property. He was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and charged $232 in court fees.

Manuel Steele, 28, pled no contest to battery on a household member and was sentenced to two year’s probation and charged $123 in fines and court fees.

Michael Yanez, 39, pled no contest to battery on a household member and was given 363 days probation and fined $323.

Old 66. In addition to two buildings in strip mall style on the west side of the property, future plans call for five pad sites with an additional 40,000 square feet of retail space. Cordova hopes to attract a hotel or motel, pharmacy, and a national restaurant chain.

— The Independent, Edgewood

Businessman joins Think New Mexico

CLAYTON — Local businessman and former statesman Brian Moore is joining the board of Think New Mexico, a resultsorientated think tank serving New Mexicans.

Moore is familiar with the organization from his time in the legislature, where he worked with members of Think New Mexico. Moore was a member of those New Mexico House of Representatives from 2001-2008, where he served on the Legislative Finance Committee.

— Union County Leader

’Copter crash the fourth for county

CLAYTON — The New Mexico State Police were investigating a helicopter crash that recently occurred three miles south of Amistad in the northeastern corner of the state.

Two persons aboard the Bell Long Ranger model helicopter working for the Department of Energy out of Illinois were reported to be unhurt. A Union County Sheriff’s Department officer arrived at the crash and transported the two individuals to the Union County General Hospital to be checked out and for drug testing.

The two men, it was reported, were en route to an air force base for training.

The cause of the crash was reported to be a flock of sizable birds; the pilot reportedly dodged or turned too steeply to avoid the birds and lost lift.

This marks the second helicopter crash in Union County in as many weeks, both with no serious injuries, and marks the fourth known helicopter crash in the county so far this year.

— Union County Leader

SEPTEMBER 10 Strange lights observed in sky

LOVINGTON — Multiple residents have reported seeing unexplainable bright colored lights in Lovington’s night sky.

The lights were not stationary, but moved slowly and then accelerated at times.

Graylon Wright was coming home from the Wildcat football game in Las Vegas in the early morning hours of Sept.

7 when he spotted the object between Roswell and Tatum.

“When I saw it, I didn’t say anything because I thought my friend, who was riding with me, would think I was crazy,” he said.

But Wright said he saw the object again the next night while he was repairing a flat tire. This time it looked like the object was just north of Lovington, he said.

“It was so beautiful. It looked like it was right there,” said Wright. “I’ve never seen nothing like that in my life.”

He said the lights, which were bright orange and yellow, seemed to move slow, but then moved fast across the sky.

“This time when I got back to the house, my father-in-law asked, ‘Did you see that UFO?’” added Wright. He has talked to several people since who also witnessed the unexplainable lights.

According to posts on Facebook, several people saw the lights. So far, the phenomenon has not been explained.

— Lovington Leader

SEPTEMBER 7 Unidentified body found

HOBBS — Hobbs Police responded to a call recently to resulted in a gruesome discovery – with a suspicious odor leading them to a dead body.

Police did not immediately release information about how or when the person died, but the decomposition was far enough along that authorities were unable to identify the person or even discern a gender.

Neighbors in the area say the home has been vacant for about nine months and that they initially thought the smell was from some sort of dead animal.

The body has been sent to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Albuquerque for autopsy.

— Lovington Leader

SEPTEMBER 6 Horses seized at residences

PORTALES — Inspectors from the New Mexico Livestock Board seized 13 horses from a Roosevelt County residence two weeks ago, just days after the seizure of 12 head from a residence in Curry County.

Charges are contemplated in both actions due to the strikingly poor condition of the animals, said Livestock Inspector Jimmy Butterfield of Fort Sumner.

Two of those horses seized at the Curry County residence were euthanized because of the advance stages of their deterioration. The remaining 10 head, which include a mule, a donkey, a pony and seven horses, were transported to Walking ‘N Circles Horse Rescue near Edgewood.

— Clovis Livestock Market News

Weekly Featured Adoptable Pets Here is Nack, about 8 months old and he is a beautiful Domestic Shorthair, with handsome tuxedo markings. He has been in our shelter since May 2013, and is the last of a furry litter of four. Nack is current with all his vaccinations including his Rabies, and he is neutered. He is extremely playful and curious, and is very social with other cats and kittens.

This is Ana, she is a beautiful Pointer mix, and is about 3 years old. She is a beautiful chocolate brown, with cute white speckles on her feet and chest. Ana is fully kennel and house trained, she does great walking on a leash or harness. She has some basic training (sit, stay) and Ana loves to go out on the trails. She would be a great hunting/bird dog, or a great jogging companion, Ana loves to go out for hikes, and run the hills. She is current with all her vaccinations, and she is already spayed.

Her adoption fee is $45.

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

Don’t forget to check out our website: adoptnmpet.com.

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Resisting an officer

Cedric Lucero, 33, pled no contest to the charge of resisting an officer and given credit for 14 days of time served in LCDC. He was sentenced to 350 days unsupervised probation and fined $323, including a $200 bench warrant fee.

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September 18, 2013

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I would like to get a song stuck in your head today, the theme song to Mission Impossible. Go ahead. Hum it. Get it stuck in your head as an earworm.

Now that we have that playing, it’s time for us to tackle the “s” word, submission.

Submission is one of those subjects that usually sends people running for cover. For many people, it immediately conjures up an image of a giant thumb pressing down on them and squeezing the life out of who they are. But that is exactly what the enemy wants us to think of submission because the real practice of submission can change the world!

Let me explain…

Phil Appel Let’s break down the word into its parts: phillip.appel@thefootofthecross.org sub and mission. Sub simply means to come pastorappel.com underneath something (e.g. submarine means Do your parents need to know that they under water). A mission is something that are making a difference? we do with conviction and passion because Does that person with tears in their eyes we believe that God has inspired us and just need to know how beautiful they really equipped us to do it. Conveniently, subare? mission simply means coming underneath What about our government, our someone else to help them in their mission. schools? That’s for another day.

In other words, when we are exhorted to For now, go find your secret sub-mission “submit to one another.” and change the world around you… one God is literally commissioning us as person at a time. secret agents to provide support to our families, co-workers, church members and neighbors. He is This month’s New Mexico movie for Nogal will challenging us to look past be presented on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Nogal Presourselves and see how we byterian Church beginning at 7:30 p.m. “A Bird of can apply our God given talthe Air” is a 2011 film about a man with no memory, ents and resources to “come a talking parrot, a basset hound and a woman who underneath” those around brings them all together. The romantic comedy/drama us and become the wind was filmed in Santa Fe and stars Rachel Nichols and beneath their wings so that Jackson Hurst. Buck Henry, Gary Farmer, Judith Ivey they can accomplish their and Anjanette Comer co-star. The film is rated PG-13 missions. and is free and open to the public. For more informaSo here is your secret tion, please call ENMU-Ruidoso Community Educasub-mission, if you choose tion at 257-3012 to accept it (queue the theme song). Take a look around today and see who needs your support.

Does your spouse need some encouragement or a little more time in their day?

Does your boss need your affirmation and loyalty?

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

257-2324. wwwonechurchnm.com BAPTIST Canaan Trail Baptist Roland Burnett, Pastor; Located just past milepost 14 on Hwy. 48, between Angus & Capitan.

336-1979 First Baptist Church - Carrizozo 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968; Hayden Smith, Pastor First Baptist Church - Ruidoso 270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. 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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Charles Clary In the course of the last few years, I have seen, heard and read of many crimes carried out against the citizens of our nation and against our nation, as well. In too many cases and situations, there is little or no punishment for the crimes. Some attorneys spend their lifetimes looking for loopholes in the laws and the circumstances of a crime to get their clients of the hook for their wrong doings.

Believe me, I am not down on lawyers and attorneys, they serve an important part in the processes of law and trials. They work to know the law and help their clients to be protected from other’s wrongs. In addition to that, all the contracts and agreements of which we can be a part, need to be legal and fair.

God’s Word has something to say about crimes being accepted or approved and no punishment being brought on the lawbreaker. Ecclesiastes 8:11 gives us this counsel, “When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong.”

The punishment, for those guilty of crimes, is a discouragement for those who consider committing a crime. But the truth is this… when people get away with a crime and receive no punishment, others are encouraged to do wrong.

They think that they can get away with it as well.

This is not just a local or national problem. It is an international problem as well. Those in power can get away with using poisonous gas on citizens who are not cooperative or those who fail to do what the leaders want them to do. There seems to be a human rule that leaders can mistreat their citizens any way they want to.

Of course, the main problem is this… those who don’t accept God’s rules and commands, will do anything they can to avoid judgment based on the laws of God. For them, it is alright to steal, if they can get away with it. It is alright to murder, if one can get away with it. It is alright to enslave another if one can get away with it. In fact, it is alright to break any law if you don’t like it and think that you can get away with it.

For some, might makes right. For others, trickery makes right. For still others, money makes right. But it is not right in God’s sight. And, He is the one to whom all men must give answer. Some folks may get away with crimes tried in human courts, but they won’t get away with them in the court of the Almighty God. CHURCH SERVICES

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

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

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

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

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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.

937-6664. Es un lugar de familia, amistades y de crecimiento spiritual Racetrack Chapel Horseman’s Entrance, Hwy 70, 378-7264.

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 The 1st Iglesia Apostollca de la Fe en Cristo Jesus 613 Sudderth Dr. Suite D, Ruidoso. 2578053. Pastor Alex Custillo

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September 18, 2013

USFS burns dampened by rain

Adios and so long, it’s been nice to have known you Aging and my future has prompted the following realization that a very vital decision must be made. And, after a long bout of in-depth thinking and facing a few obvious facts such as age and physical ability, it becomes apparent that the time for a serious decision is eminent, right now.

When I faced reality and admitted to myself that what I was hearing and feeling were the signals emanating from a body that was well past the rosy glow of youth. The present has arrived and the age of dimming eyesight, hair loss and failing health problems is here. Face up to it man, your future has arrived!

So with those thoughts in mind, I began looking around for an assisted living facility to help me in the few years I have left.

I have enjoyed my home away from home life here at the senior center for 14 years in which I have volunteered some 19,000 hours, whenever needed, and for the aid in getting to and from the senior center by the Lincoln County Transit; a great convenience at a door-to-door very low price. Since I no longer drive, it’s wonderful to have this door-to-door service and I very much appreciate having it.

After months of traveling about the extended area, I have found what I have been looking for; it’s a facility that I believe I can depend on to look out for me in the coming years. This facility is not that large that I would be lost in it, but still be comfortable and at ease in my day-to-day living.

The studio apartment that I have reserved is small, I must admit, but what does one elderly man need of a large apartment when he is not going to spend that much time in it? The rest of the facility and all its amenities are there to use with a dining room and a menu that seems to have all that one could want three times a day.

In your apartment you have a small kitchen with a small under the counter refrigerator to help make a light lunch if you do not care for a larger meal in the dining room.

The facility staff cleans your apartment and launders your bed linens all at a low price. You bring your own furniture and belongings so that you are, and do feel at home in these beautiful surroundings. All things considered I know I have made the right choice.

This beautiful facility and its many amenities is named the Peachtree Village and its address is 1301 W. Country Club Road, Roswell, NM 88201.

If you, who read this commentary, are considering retiring soon, maybe some assisted living facility should be considered. If so, please wait as I will be reporting as to how I am enjoying my new life with all these dedicated staff people caring for my comfort in my new surroundings. Goodbye.

I am Bob Brophy, a 93-year-old WWII veteran looking forward to a new life.

Editors note: Bob Brophy is a fine patriot and is a dear friend of the Ruidoso Free Press and my own family. We have been honored to publish his reflections of his service to the United States of America in World War II he has wished to share with the community, particularly on holidays commemorating our servicemen and women and their often life-long sacrifice for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

The Ruidoso Free Press family admires his years of tireless volunteerism to the Ruidoso Senior Center and the people of this community. Brophy has an everlasting candid zest for life and we wish the best of times for him and his family. My new American flag flies in your honor, sir.

— Eugene Heathman

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Though there was some smoke in the air over the weekend from a private burn operation along Gavilan Canyon Road, U.S. Forest Service burns have had a damper put on them from all the rain, a USFS official said. August had been a productive month, with about 1,500 acres treated, but all projects are on hold until conditions are a bit better for burning.

Next up are prospective projects, one to east of Carrizo Mountain, near the O Bar O Ranch; another, possibly in October, will bring pile burns behind the Ruidoso ranger station, clearing hand-piled slash – provided it’s still not too wet.

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120 LEGAL NOTICES TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF LINCOLN STATE OF NEW MEXICO EUNICE LANDRUM (ELIAS), Petitioner, vs.

ELIAS ISAAC ELIAS, Respondent.

D-1226-DM-2013-00083 Division III NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF SUIT TO: Elias Isaac Elias GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in the District Court of Lincoln County, State of New Mexico, a certain cause of action wherein Eunice Landrum is the Petitioner and you are the Respondent, the same being Cause No. D1226-DM-2013-00083, Division III. The object and purpose of the said suit is to dissolve your marriage as prayed for in the complaint.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that unless you enter your appearance or file pleadings herein on or before October 15, 2013, the Petitioner will make application to the Court for a Decree by Default, and Decree by Default will be rendered against you as prayed for in the complaint.

The name of the Plaintiff ’s attorney is RICHARD A. HAWTHORNE, P.A., Richard A. Hawthorne, and whose address is 1221 Mechem, Suite 2, Ruidoso, New Mexico, 88345.

WITNESS my hand and seal of the District court of Lincoln County, New Mexico this 27th day of August, 2013.

of the Town Clerk, P.O. Box 247, 400 9th Street, Carrizozo, New Mexico 88301, telephone number (505)6482371, no later than 3:00PM on Friday, September 27, 2013 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bids must be clearly marked 13-01 Renovations to Fire Stations. The successful bid will be awarded by the Board of Trustees at their regular meeting at 6:00PM, Tuesday, October 8, 2013, in the Council Chambers, 400 9th Street, Carrizozo, New Mexico. Bid specifications may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk. The Board of Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all proposals, and in the case of ambiguity or lack of clearness, to determine the best bid or to reject the same. Specifications will be allowed by fax. Questions regarding this bid should be directed to Leann Weihbrecht, Town Clerk/Treasurer, at (575)648-2371.

Leann Weihbrecht, CMC Town Clerk/Treasurer Town of Carrizozo

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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Gail Carter No. CV-13-216 For Change of name of the minor child, Lara Carter NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND NOTICE OF HEARING COMES NOW the Petitioner and hereby gives notice that a Petition for Change of Name was filed in Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico, on the 22nd day of August, 2013, requesting that the Petitioner’s minor child’s name be changed from Lara Nicole Carter to Elizabeth Nicole Carter.

Furthermore, Petitioner hereby gives notice of a hearing on the Petitioner’s Petition for Change of Name, which shall be held before the Honorable Karen L. Parsons at 8:15 a.m. on the 7th day of October, 2013, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Carrizozo, New Mexico, whereby the Petitioner will request the Court to sign the final Order changing the minor child’s name from Lara Nicole Carter to Elizabeth Nicole Carter. /s/ Gail Carter INVITATION TO BID BID NUMBER 13-01 The Town of Carrizozo Board of Trustees will receive sealed bids for the renovation of two fire stations.

Bids must be submitted to the Office

Application deadline: Until positions are filled. Incomplete packets will not be accepted. Send COMPLETE packet to: Cindy Gomez, Administrative Assistant, Hondo Valley Public Schools, P.O. Box 55, Hondo, NM 88336.

Applications available on Hondo Schools website: http://www.hondoschools.org. The Hondo Valley Public Schools is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, race, color, age, gender or nationality.

ASST MGR, MOTOR SCOOTER RENTALS Scoot Over Ruidoso needs an Assistant Manager for 3-4 days a week.

A fun job renting motor scooters to happy people looking to add some memories and excitement to their vacations. Excellent customer service skills a must. Basic mechanical skills a plus. $8.25/hr, 15 day review. Respond by email only, Info@ScootOverRuidoso.com MOUNTAIN AIR CABINS is looking for full and part time housekeeper.

Call 257-5600 or stop by 1129 Main Rd.

By: /s/ Gloria LaMay Deputy La Quinta is hiring for the following positions, please apply in person.

Full time and part time housekeeping, full time night audit, full time desk clerk and part time breakfast attendant.

Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

26147 uS Highway 70 Ruidoso Downs RAMADA INN is hiring for housekeeper and front desk. Apply in person at 26141 Hwy 70.

THE CITY OF RUIDOSO DOWNS is accepting applications for Part Time/On Call Lincoln County Transit Driver. Starting pay $8.01 hour. Must possess and maintain a valid NM Driver’s License. Must have proof of a good driving record and be able to pass and maintain DOT physical and drug/alcohol screening. EEOE. For complete job description and application visit City Hall at 123 Downs Drive, Ruidoso Downs, NM call 575378-4422 or email rreynolds@ruidosodowns.us.

HONDO VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACULTY/STAFF POSITION NOTICE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR Instructional Assistant: High School diploma or GED, Instructional assistant license, Pass background and criminal records check, Application, Resume, Reference letters, and Letter of Interest.

130 EMPLOYMENT

190 REAL ESTATE

190 REAL ESTATE

190 REAL ESTATE

190 REAL ESTATE

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.

140 GENERAL HELP WANTED

DISTRICT COURT CLERK

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF LINCOLN 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

130 EMPLOYMENT

P/T WEB ADMINISTRATOR for retail web site. Utilizing the Big commerce platform, using option sets, and entering inventory details and images. $10.00 per hour. Contact: mobrien@zianet.com ATTENTION DEDICATED & REGIONAL DRIVERS! Averitt offers Excellent Benefits and Hometime.

CDL-A req. 888-362-8608, Recent Grads w/a CDL-A 1-6 wks Paid Training. Apply online at AverittCareers. com Equal Opportunity Employer.

SUPER 8 RUIDOSO is hiring for housekeeping, night auditor, and front desk clerk. 575-378-8180 NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for golf course maintenance help.

Apply in person, Cree Meadows Country Club 301 Country Club Dr. Ruidoso ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 33 New Mexico newspapers for only $100. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 288,000 readers.

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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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616 Mechem • Ruidoso, NM • (575) 257-4011 • 800-530-4597

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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

All American Realty SALES & RENTALS Long & Short Term Rentals Nice Commercial $ 1200 Available Now (575) 257-8444 200 RENTAL SERVICES 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.

205 ROOM FOR RENT ROOM AND BATH with private entrance. $350 per month. 575-3788163

230 HOMES FOR SALE: FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED FOR SALE BY OWNER in Sun Valley Area. 2bd/2ba with bonus room.

1/2 acre lot with fenced back yard.

1093sf with 566sf back deck. Stove, fridge, swamp cooler, and washer/ dryer included. Relocating must sell well below market value. Asking 132k. Call 575-937-3369

235 HOMES FOR RENT: FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED CAPITAN HOME for rent or rent to own. 3 bed 2 full bath, covered porch, carport. 575-808-5542 3BD/2BA $975 plus utilities on south Cree. 575-430-7009 3BDRM/ 1BTH APARTMENT in Ruidoso Downs $550mo $300dep must pay gas and electric. Call 937-

ENJOY BREATHTAKING VIEWS

from this 2,400 + sq. ft., custom designed, high-end 4 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home. On 9+ tree-covered acres, partially fenced and backs up to the National Forest. Several delightful sitting areas and additional dwellings charmingly grace the grounds. A truly special place!! $334,500 MLS #111667

JUST MINUTES FROM SHOPPING GORGEOUS ALTO VILLAGE HOME with magnificent view overlooking the 15th AND RESTAURANTS

This extremely well-maintained condominium would be a great place to get away and relax. Two bedrooms, 2 baths and furnished with few exceptions. Enjoy the mountain views and cool breezes from each of the three decks. Located in the White Mountain Estates area. $155,900 MLS #113240

tee box and fairway. 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, media room, study and bonus room. Large 2 car garage, paved parking plus golf cart garage and very nice workshop. This home has custom features throughout and is very well laid out. This home is a real jewel! MLS #112185

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RENTALS HOUSES

323 HEATH DRIVE – FURN 3 BDR, 2 BA. $975/Mo + utilities.

111 FIR – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. $800/Mo + utilities. (On the Market - Subject to showing with a lawful 30-day notice) 148 EAGLE RIDGE – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA. $1600/Mo + utilities. (On the Market - Subject to showing with a lawful 30-day notice) 213 BRADY CANYON – UNF 1 BDR, 1 BA. $400/Mo + utilities.

MANUFACTURED HOMES:

111 LAGUNA – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA. $1000/ Mo + utilities.

481 PARADISE CANYON – FURN 3 BDR, 2 BA. $1600/Mo includes utilities.

112 HIDEAWAY LANE – FURN 3 BDR, 2 B. $1600/Mo includes utilities. (On the Market – Subject to showing with a lawful 30-day notice) 561 ENCHANTED FOREST LOOP – UNF 3 BDR, 2 BA. $875/Mo + utilities. (On the Market – Subject to showing with a lawful 30-day notice) Available Oct. 5.

176 JUNIPER – UNF 2 BDR, 1 1/2 BA. $675/Mo + utilities. Available Oct. 1 135 N. CANDLEWOOD – UNF 1 BDR, 1 BA. $750/Mo + utilities (water is included).

105 EVANS – UNF 2 BDR, 1 3/4 BA. $1000/ Mo + utilities. Available Oct. 1 962 GAVILAN CANYON – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. $1200/Mo + utilities (water is included).

964 GAVILAN CANYON – UNF 2 BDR, 2 BA. $1200/Mo + utilities (water is included).

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. $900/Mo + utilities.

108 TURNBERRY LANE – FURN 2 BDR, 2 BA. $1400/Mo + 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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245 TOWNHOUSES/CONDOS FOR RENT 3BDRM 2BTH FURNISHED CONDO for rent. Beautiful Sierra Blanca views. $800 mo + electric and security deposit call 575-651-0101 or 575-937-9323

260 APARTMENT RENTALS FULLY FURNISHED 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhome in nice residential neighborhood. Wood burning stove, front porch, back deck. All utilities paid. $1000/month. Call Sandy, 575258-4759

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

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

575-354-0365

300 WANT TO BUY WANTING ANTIQUE fishing tackle lures and reels, cir. 1940. Top cash dollar paid. 575-354-0365

1-800-264-0340 DISH TV Retailer. Starting at $19.99/ month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-315-7043

360 APPLIANCES

310 MISCELLANEOUS

WHIRLPOOL HE FRONT LOAD WASHER AND DRYER with storage drawers. $350 each or $600 for set o.b.o. 575-257-3465

TOPSOIL FOR SALE. Please call 575-937-3015

480 DOGS/SERVICES/SUPPLIES

KOKOPELLI FULL GOLF MEMBERSHIP for sale. 512-401-9601

6 WEEK OLD MALE YORKIE for sale. No papers. $200. 575-354-3288 home

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CALL Today. 888-706-8846 SAVE $$$ on AUTO INSURANCE from the major names you know and trust. No forms. No hassle. No obligation. Call READY FOR MY QUOTE now!

CALL 1-888-719-6435 DIRECTV - Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call Now! Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start saving today!

570 CARS MECHANICS SPECIAL, 2000 Pontiac Grand AM, 2door, sporty, econo, 4cyl, ATAC, clean car, has engine noise. As is, super buy $1950. Mel’s Motors 630-8399 2003 DODGE CARAVAN, nice! $4150 will finance. Mel’s Motors 630-8399

630 GENERAL SERVICES MUSICA VIVO SOLISTA CANTANTE GUITARRISTA toda ocacion.

Music Live guitar solo singer for every occasion. 575-973-4805.

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