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What is the difference between Ms. Jones said: “This is really a mom an antique,•aTULAROSA collectible and a vintage ALAMOGORDO • CLOUDCROFT and pop business, although we do 43 item? In 1930 the U.S. Government shows a year. The show in Ruidoso is made a legislative tax decision that always well received. Even during the objects had to be at least 100 years old downturn of the economy this show to be classified as antiques, in order to has been growing for sellers and buybe admitted duty free into the U.S. The ers. Attendance for the Ruidoso show Merriam-Webster online dictionary has gone up steadily for the past four defines “antique” as “1: existing since years. The show in Ruidoso has been or belonging to earlier times: ancient.” sponsored since its inception by the A collectible is an item with value that Ruidoso Lions Club, who are some of someone takes the time to collect. Colthe hardest workers I have ever met.” lectibles are valued by rarity, condiAccording to Jones, the public can tion, and the demand for that particular Continued on pg. 9 expect to see a well-rounded collection of quality antiques from the 1800s through midcentury and more, valued from August 23-25 $10 to $10,000. Some categories available will be: early AmeriRuidoso Convention Center cana and mercantile; primitive; 111 Sierra Blanca Dr. quilts; old dolls; early native 575-258-5445 American; western; post cards; 877-700-5445 (toll free) paper ephemera; and military. www.ruidosoconventioncenter.com There will be depression-glass and small furniture suitable for www.azantiqueshow.com trailers and cabins; jewelry and Facebook: Arizona Antique Shows LLC more; too much to list. Dealers

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Kittinger’s historic ‘step’

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE — Neil Armstrong might have made a “step” quote famous, but then-United States Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger Jr. made the “Highest Step in the World” famous more than 50 years ago this week.

On Aug. 16, 1960, just before 7 a.m., Kittinger stepped out of an open balloon gondola at 102,800 feet in an attempt to evaluate high altitude bailout techniques.

The gondola was positioned over White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base. Kittinger’s jump lasted 13 minutes, reaching a velocity of 614 miles per hour. That jump broke four world records: the highest open gondola manned balloon flight, the highest balloon flight of any kind, the highest bailout and the longest free fall.

Today, Kittinger continues to hold the longest freefall – four minutes and 37 seconds.

After a 90-minute ascent, the gondola reached its predetermined altitude. “Joe,” as his friends call him, had to wait 15 additional minutes as his gondola floated at the edge of space. His pressure suit had failed to inflate properly and his right hand was swelling to painful proportions.

“I couldn’t do too much but wait. My hand was in so much pain, but I had to wait. Had I jumped I would have landed in the Pacific Ocean,” he said in 2007. “I wasn’t about to do that.”

As he sat there and took in the

view from the top of the world, he described the feeling as being “a weird sensation.” He also said the edge of space was hostile and uninviting.

“There is a hostile sky above me. The sky is void and very black, and very hostile,” he told ground controllers who were listening in from Holloman. “Man will never conquer space. He may live in it, but he will never conquer it.”

Finally, the moment of truth came, and it was time to make history. Resting on the edge of space in a gondola that looked more like a tin can, Kittinger attempted to stand and prepare for his jump. A large group of technicians had helped him get his highly advanced, bulky suit into the position to jump, but no one was there to help him stand.

“We had practiced getting in, but no one was there to help me stand up,” he said.

“It took me a few tries to get myself up.”

After several tries, Kittinger stood up, snapped off the communications antenna, activated the onboard television camera, moved to the door, looked down and stepped out into space. The step lead to what he called a “long, lonely leap.”

Kittinger’s fall was captured by a camera onboard the Excelsior III balloon and made national headlines all over the world.

Life magazine displayed the historic photo on its Aug. 29, 1960 edition. The image shows a small figure “floating” toward a clouded blue marble.

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The upcoming racing week at Ruidoso Downs

Enjoy the final weekend of the summer season with a regular schedule before the Labor Day finale.

Racing runs Friday through Monday with a 1 p.m. first post time. Come on out to the races, have fun in the casino and have a relaxing time before the massive crowds arrive on Labor Day weekend.

Bon Accord, Wicked Courage set pace for $2.8 million All American Derby Photo courtesy of Gay Harris

Bon Accord won the trial with the fastest-qualifying time while it was mission accomplished for Wicked Courage who finished second and kept his derby-sweep hopes alive in the record 10 qualifying heats to the $2.8 million All American Derby on Saturday at Ruidoso Downs.

The All American Derby on September 1 will distribute the largest purse in Quarter Horse racing history and is the richest derby in North America. The Kentucky Derby has a $2 million purse.

Bon Accord got a sharp break from the inside post position in the ninth trial while 3-10 favorite Wicked Courage, winner of the Ruidoso and Rainbow derbies, stumbled at the start from the sixth post position.

The Rodrigo Aceves-ridden Bon Accord went on to the one-and-onequarter-length win in 20.977 for the 440 yards while Wicked Courage was

clocked in 21.164 for the second-fastest qualifying time.

“Honestly, coming into this race, I just wanted to finish close to Wicked Courage and qualify. He’s a great horse and if we could be close to him we would be in the hunt (to qualify),” said Bon Accord’s trainer Juan Aleman.

While Wicked Courage’s secondplace finish ended a nine-race winning streak, he is still a prime contender to sweep the three derbies. He won the $823,000 Ruidoso Derby by a neck and the $1 million Rainbow Derby by one length.

“He stumbled and you can’t win them all,” said Wicked Courage’s jockey Cody Jensen. “All good things must come to an end. Don’t worry about it.”

Owned by J. Garvin Kelly, Nancy Yearsley and Vinewood Farms, Bon Continued on next page

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agent. The filly is a daughter of Chicks Chamisa, a winning mare by Chicks A Blazin. Flashin Chamisa is a half-sister to three stakes winners: multiple graded stakes winners Sixy Chamisa and Rime Has A Chick, and graded stakes winner Me Chickie.

The second-highest seller, Perrys First Flash, was acquired for $57,000 by McGehee Horse and Cattle Co. Consigned by Double LL Farms, agent, the sorrel colt by First Moonflash is out of the Mr Jess Perry mare Ms Perry Mason. His third dam, the

Jet Deck mare Juno Reward, produced 1980 champion aged mare Lady Juno.

Flash That Money, a sorrel son of First Moonflash consigned by Double LL Farms, agent, sold for $55,000 to Fredda Draper of Ruidoso Downs. The colt’s dam, the winning Mr Jess Perry mare Jesstifiable Debt was a finalist in the 2004 Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park and he is a half-brother to the graded stakes-placed Jesstifiably Stoli and Pay It Back.

Quarter Horses show nine percent boost over 2012 in NM-Bred Sale at Ruidoso Downs The Quarter Horses sold during the New Mexicobred Sale Friday night at Ruidoso Downs showed a 9.1 percent increase over the Quarter Horses sold during the first night of the 2012 offering.

The average per horse sold final price was $9,601, up from $8,880 last year. Flashin Chamisa, a filly by 2009 champion aged stallion First Moonflash, sold for $60,000 to top the night.

Gary Thompson signed the ticket for Flashin Chamisa, who was consigned by Double LL Farms, ALL AMERICAN DERBY TRIALS, from pg. 5 Accord has finally found his stakes form. “We liked this horse since he was two,” said trainer Aleman. “He’s had talent and we’ve been working with him and made some equipment changes. He worked great here.”

The Shazoom gelding has four wins from six starts and will be making his stakes debut in the All American Derby.

A gelding by Captain Courage,

Andrew Smith’s Wicked Courage is a proven stakes veteran. He has been sensational and came into the All American Derby trials as the sport’s top-ranked older horse, garnering 99 of a possible 100 points, in the weekly AQHAracing.com/Horseplayer.com weekly poll.

Trained by Luis Villafranco, Wicked Courage won two futurities last fall in Oklahoma and then took

2013 All American Derby qualifiers

Horse/Trial # Bon Accord/9 Wicked Courage/9 Point Break Dash/8 Wonderboy/9 The Magic Dash/4 Tayte Me Down/8 Louisana Corona/7 Vancouver Moon/8 Elisas Secret/8 Feature Hero/7

Trainer Juan Aleman Luis Villafranco Paul Jones Michael Chavez Sleepy Gilbreath Mike Robbins Luis Villafranco Juan Gonzalez Blane Wood Eddie Willis

a minor stakes at Remington Park before coming to Ruidoso Downs for the three grade 1 derbies.

Wicked Courage would be the fourth horse to take three derbies if he can win the All American Derby.

The three horses to win the prestigious Ruidoso Downs’ derbies are My Easy Credit (1977), Dash For Speed (1988) and DM Shicago (2005). When My Easy Credit and Dash For Speed scored their wins, the first derby of the summer season was called the Kansas Derby.

Sunset Well Service, Inc.’s Wonderboy finished third in the trial behind Bon Accord and Wicked Dash with the fourth-fastest time of :21.204.

He was ridden by Roberto Valero for trainer Michael Chavez.

Jon and Donna McPherson’s Point

Jockey Wind Time Rodrigo Aceves 6t 20.977 Cody Jensen 6t 21.164 Cody Jensen 8c 21.170 Roberto Valero 6t 21.204 Roy Baldillez 7h 21.216 Jose Alvarez 8c 21.236 G.R. Carter Jr. 8c 21.253 Jaime Leos 8c 21.258 Ricky Ramirez 8c 21.275 Jimmy Brooks 8c 21.276

Break Dash won the eighth trial by one-half length with the third-fastest qualifying time of :21.170 with Jensen up.

“He had been acting up in the gate, so we took the blinkers off,” said trainer Paul Jones.

A son of First Down Dash purchased for $100,000 at the Ruidoso Super Select Sale, Point Break Dash came off a fourth-place run in the Rainbow Derby.

For complete Ruidoso Downs’ information, go to www.raceruidoso. com, visit the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino Facebook page and obtain the latest news by following the Ruidoso Press Box (@RuiPressBox) on Twitter. For All American Futurity/ Derby insights, check out allamericanruidoso.com.

For the latest news, picks and results from this summer’s racing season, use this QR code to visit our home page. Look for the Horse Talk logo.

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My thyroid is low but my doc doesn’t know released by the thyroid gland, is a much more accuFusion Medical Center, Ruidoso rate test that shows the level Based on reader feedback of thyroid hormone circulatfrom my last article, Love ing in the bloodstream. and Marriage, I thought I Typical Western medineeded to clarify an issue. My cal education now centers wife isn’t a zombie. She only more around looking at test occasionally acts like one and results on paper than lookthat behavior is usually proing at the patient’s sympvoked by a certain someone toms. It’s easier to treat the in her life. She is an excellent paper than the patient! After physician and her obstetric Dr. Stephen Rath all, why should we trust that and gynecology patients need the patient knows their body better than not fear any irrational behavior (unless we do?

I’m around).

What are the symptoms of low My anti-aging and wellness practice thyroid? Fatigue (Chronic Fatigue Synincludes medical weight loss. As such, I see quite a few patients that have experidrome), depression, weight gain, changes enced the “middle age spread.” Not familin hair, skin, and nails, increased choiar with the term? According to Dictionary. lesterol, cold intolerance, fibromyalgia, com, middle age spread is defined as “an constipation, forgetfulness and low sex increase in bulk, especially in the waist drive to name a few. Don’t recognize and buttocks, associated with the onset of any of your symptoms on this list? Visit middle age and the body’s decreasing abil- www.StopTheThyroidMadness.com for ity to metabolize calories efficiently.” a more complete list. Though not written Why does the body have a decreased by a doc, I haven’t seen anything yet with ability to metabolize calories efficiently? which I don’t agree.

One of the main reasons is a decrease in My patients? I will typically start with hormone levels. Most of my patients have a baseline TSH and free T4. If the patient a similar story. They were able to maintain has any of the above symptoms and the a healthy weight when they were younger; TSH is on the higher end of normal with but kids, work, and decreased time for a lower end of normal free T4 I’ll start exercise began to show on the scales and them on natural thyroid supplementation the clothing rack. Typically they have tried (Armour/ Naturethroid/Westhroid). What to lose weight through diet and exercise about Synthroid/levothyroxine (synthetic and come to see me when the avenues that T4)? I have quite a few patients that have worked previously are no longer effective. had poor response to Synthroid that have Many have seen their primary care great response to natural thyroid such as doc, their thyroid level has been checked Armour. Do I follow TSH? Long enough and come back “normal,” and they have to see that it comes down to the low been told that they just needed to eat less normal or low range as long as the free T4 and exercise more. How do we define (and sometimes free T3) are in the normal a normal thyroid level? We compare range with good symptom control. TSH the patient’s TSH (thyroid stimulating was never designed to track the effects of hormone) level, not against the patient’s thyroid replacement. My job is to listen to baseline blood levels drawn when they my patients and work with them to reach were younger, but against other people in their goals and help make their lives better. their age range who likely had their blood drawn because they were experiencing Disclaimer: Dr Stephen Rath, MD, similar symptoms.

DABA is a board certified anesthesiThe TSH test is a screening test ologist, Air Force flight surgeon, paradeveloped to detect very high and very medic, and pilot as well as the owner and low levels of thyroid production. Thymedical director of Fusion Medical Spa roid stimulating hormone is produced by located in Ruidoso. He firmly believes the brain, not the thyroid, as part of the that thinking inside the box doesn’t work metabolic feedback mechanism. The TSH and that zombies aren’t really real (other test’s broad range doesn’t do an adequate than his wife). Comments or questions? job in detecting early decreases in thyroid His email address is: DrRath@Fusionproduction. Free T4, free thyroid hormone MedicalSpa.net.

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SafetyFest of Southeastern New Mexico registration underway CARLSBAD — Registration for the Sept. 11-13 SafetyFest of Southeastern New Mexico begins today and runs through Sept. 6. The three-day SafetyFest is a free Safety and Health event to build awareness about hazards and accident prevention.

The conference begins Sept.

11 with expert speakers and panel discussions about safety issues and industry best practices.

The final two days of the conference, Sept. 12-­13, will feature classes emphasizing safety in the oil & gas, construction, general industry, transportation, and mine safety and health industries. New Mexico Junior College will provide instructors for the training classes.

Representatives from the oil and gas, mining, construction and transportation industries should attend along with any business – large or small – requiring safety-related training, as well as anyone who desires to improve the safety performance of their business.

The conference, which will be held at the Pecos River Conference Center in Carlsbad, is part of the

Southeastern New Mexico Roadway Safety Integrated Project (RSIP). The purpose of the RSIP initiative is to facilitate a strategic approach to improving traffic safety for southeastern N.M. Several area businesses, industry, law enforcement and elected officials are involved in this initiative. SafetyFest is one of the projects the RSIP organizing committee selected as a way to build safety awareness.

SafetyFest is sponsored by Nuclear Waste Partnership, Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, Carlsbad Department of Development, Apache, Xcel Energy, R360, Devon, Halliburton, Wizard Enterprises, Bradley School of Driving, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Eunice.

To register for the event or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, go to the SafetyFest website at safetyfestSENM.com. For more information, please contact Melinda Allen (Hobbs) at 575-­397-­2039 or Donavan Mager (Carlsbad) at 575-­234-­7586.

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Roswell youth basketball league, co-ed volleyball registrations now open

The Yucca Recreation Center will start registration Sept. 1 for ages 5 to 8 years for the Youth basketball league, and will continue to Sept. 30. The child must be of school age by Sept. 1. First-time players will need to bring a birth certificate to verify age. All children are required to play two quarters per game. The cost is $30 for the first child and $25 for each additional child. The Yucca Recreation Center is located at 500 South Richardson, For more information, call 624-6719.

The Yucca Recreation Center has also started registration for co-ed volleyball. It is open to men/women ages 15 and up. Registration is underway now through Sept. 6. Cost per team will be $130 for 10 players per team.

Registration forms can be picked up at the Yucca Recreation Center from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information contact the Yucca Recreation Center at 624-6719.

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KITTINGER from pg. 4 The image is said to have “taken your breath away,” but for Kittinger it was just another mission to prove man could go to space.

“The purpose of the Excelsior Program was to determine if we could put a man into space,” he said in 2000 during one of his many visits back to Holloman. “We were looking at how a man could work in space, then we were looking at how to have a means of escape from very high altitude.”

The temperature was estimated to be as low as 94 degrees below zero as he prepared to jump. His suit protected him from the extreme temperatures as he fell, but without it he would have lost consciousness within 12 seconds and been dead in two minutes.

“We identified yes, we could put a man into space, yes, he could work there and we also identified a means of escape from high altitude,” he said. “We didn’t do it to set a record, we did it to gather knowledge that we needed for the space program and the Air Force.”

Kittinger spent another two years conducting high altitude balloon research with the Stargazer Project, which carried astronomers to high altitudes, before embarking on the first of his three combat tours in Vietnam. His first two tours were with the Air Commandos, flying Douglas A-26 attack aircraft.

During his final tour as vice commander of a fighter wing operating the F-4D Phantom II, he scored a victory over a MiG-21. On May 11, 1972, just four days before the end of his third tour, Kittinger was shot down and spent the next 11 months as a prisoner of war.

Retiring as a colonel in 1978, Joe Kittinger most certainly did not retire from flying. Returning to his native Florida, he flew balloons and antique

biplanes for his own air show, Rosie O’Grady’s Flying Circus. He began entering and winning gas balloon races and events in 1982 and quickly emerged as a major international competitor. He won the re-established U.S. James Gordon Bennett Balloon Race four times: 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1988, retiring the Cup. Kittinger set a world record for the longest distance flown in a 1,000 cubic meter (35,300 cubic foot) balloon, traveling 3,220 km (2,001 miles) from Las Vegas, Nev., to Franklinville, N.Y., in 72 hours. He combined another world record for the longest distance flown with a 105,944 cubic foot balloon with the first solo balloon flight across the Atlantic, traveling 3,543 miles from Caribou, Maine, to Montenotte, Italy, in 86 hours.

Kittinger’s decorations include the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with five Oak Leaf Clusters, a Bronze Star with “V” device and two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Harmon International Trophy, and two Montgolfier Diplomas for achievement in the air. He has logged more than 11,000 hours of flight time in 62 different aircraft. In 2008, the National Air and Space Museum honored him with the Museum’s Trophy for lifetime achievement.

On Oct. 14, 2012, Kittinger would watch as a “fearless” civilian, Felix Baumgartner, took the leap and fell from 128,000 feet up, breaking Kittinger’s record held for more than 50 years. Kittinger assisted Baumgartner with his jump serving as his primary point of radio contact during his ascent.

He also provided additional knowledge that helped Baumgartner with challenges he would face on the way up and during his record-breaking fall.

ANTIQUES from pg. 3 item. A vintage item can be anything “old” although technically the correct usage of the word vintage must be used with a year – i.e., “this item is vintage 1943.” Many agree that an antique or collectible is whatever a person values it as.

Items stamped with a manufacturer or designer’s mark are often worth more than identical pieces with no signature. With hand painted and hand crafted pieces, finding an artist’s signature in addition to a manufacturer’s mark is a boon.

A professionally trained appraiser, like those educated by the International Society of Appraisers can be helpful in determining the value of an antique.

Jones said: “We don’t have appraisers at the show. We tried it for a time, but not many people brought things for appraisal, so we discontinued it, however most of the dealers love to share their knowledge of antiques.”

According to Bill Allen of the Ruidoso Lion’s Club there will be brisket sandwiches, hot dogs, beverages, cookies and pies available for purchase. The Lion’s Clubs’ share of the proceeds from the show will go to provide eye care and glasses for the area needy.

Tickets: $4; children under twelve free. Advance tickets: Don W. Fowler: 512-413-0260.

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Cottonwood Festival Scouts tour Roswell PD celebrates change of seasons The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce has attracted Arts and Crafts and Food vendors from all around the U.S. for more than 20 years. The Annual Cottonwood Festival is a part of an Alamogordo tradition and draws great crowds.

More than 80 vendors sign up year after year, to feature their amazing and unique homemade arts and crafts.

Get an early start to the festival on Saturday and Sunday morning with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Alamogordo Chamber Ambassadors. The breakfast includes pancakes, made-toorder eggs, sausage, coffee and milk or juice for $7 each. Purchase tickets in advance from an Alamogordo Chamber Ambassador or by calling the Chamber Office at 575-437-6120.

Bring the whole family out to enjoy the festival, featuring great food, lots of live music and entertainment and a carnival. This year’s festival will also feature an all new beer garden,

provided by Carino’s Italian Restaurant, which will be available to people ages 21 and over. Wristbands may be purchased, with valid identification, and are required in order to purchase alcoholic beverages in the beer garden.

Wristbands are $3 each or two wristbands for $5; minors are not allowed in the beer garden area.

Come out, grab a seat under the shade of the grand Cottonwoods and sip an ice cold drink. Enjoy events and entertainment that visitors from around New Mexico and West Texas have enjoyed for the past 22 years.

Please visit the Alamogordo Chamber website at www.alamogordo. com for information and registration for this event. For more information, call 575-437-6120 or 800-826-0624, or email Chamber@Alamogordo.com.

The Cottonwood Festival is sponsored in part by the City of Alamogordo Promotion Board and the Alamogordo Evening Lions Club.

ROSWELL — Some of Roswell’s youth got a special tour inside the Roswell Police Department (RPD) building Aug. 7.

A group of youngsters from the Boy Scouts and a group of children from the YUCCA Recreation Department learned about some of the various divisions within the Roswell Police Department. One of the areas the children especially liked was TSU (Technical Services Unit) where the kids took turns fingerprinting one of their peers. Afterwards Sergeant Smith showed the youngsters what TSU Detectives look for when identifying someone using fingerprints. Some of the children were excited to have a chance to see and get into one of the vehicles SWAT utilizes.

All of the youth seemed to enjoy

themselves and learn something new.

For additional information regarding how Officers may be able to assist your organization, or for a tour of the Roswell Police Department, contact Training and Recruiting Officer Brackeen at 575-624-6770.

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Fishing report for Southeast NM Bataan Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

Black River: Stream flow at Malaga on Monday was 2.8 cfs. No reports from anglers this week.

Blue Hole Park Pond: No reports from anglers this week.

Bonito Lake: Closed.

Bosque Redondo: Fishing was slow for all species.

Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was slow for all species. Check these lakes out during the winter trout stocking.

Brantley Lake: Anglers are to practice catch-and-release for all fish here as high levels of DDT were found in several fish.

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

Chaparral Park Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

El Rito Creek: Trout fishing was fair using worms, salmon eggs and beadhead prince nymphs.

Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

Green Meadow Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

Grindstone Reservoir: Trout fishing was good using Power Bait, salmon

eggs and worms.

Jal Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

Lake Van: No reports from anglers this week.

Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was slow for all species and fishing pressure was extremely light. Anglers are reminded that there is a two-fish limit on channel catfish.

Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday was 84 cfs.

Fishing was slow for all species.

Perch Lake: No reports from anglers this week.

Ruidoso River: Stream flow at Hollywood on Monday was 15 cfs. No reports from anglers this week.

Santa Rosa Lake: The main boat ramp has reopened to No Wake boating and the lake level continues to rise. The water was described as murky to muddy.

Fishing was slow to fair using cut bait, shrimp, hot dogs and night crawlers for catfish. No reports on other species.

Fishing pressure was light.

Sumner Lake: Fishing was slow with just a few carp and catfish caught by anglers using worms, and liver. Fishing pressure was very light. Both boat ramps are now open.

august 21, 2013

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ROSWELL: Aug Fri’s Summer Concert Series, Cahoon Park, 1101 W. 4th, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Presented by the Roswell Parks & Recreation Department. Performances will vary and different types of music will be showcased along with Country & Western, Rock and Roll, Jazz and many others. 624-6720. Free Sat’s Farmers and Gardeners Market, Chaves County Courthouse lawn, featuring high-quality fresh produce, flowers and crafts. 575627-2239 22-25 3-Day Horse Clinic with Craig Cameron, Felix Canyon Ranch, Flying H. Join the Felix Canyon Ranch – a working ranch in beautiful Southeast New Mexico – for 3 days from “Beginning and Winning” with Hall of Fame Cowboy Craig Cameron, who will provide instruction and tips to bring horses and owners to a new level of horsemanship. Registration includes meals, room, horse boarding and clinic. Spectator passes available. Space is limited.

888-242-5868; http://www. ranchlinehunting.com/leisure Sep 1-30 Youth Basketball League registration The Yucca Recreation Center, 500 S. Richardson. Registration for ages 5 to 8 years - must be of school age by Sept. 1. First-time players must bring a birth certificate to verify age. Children are required to play two quarters per game. $30 for the first child; $25 for each additional child. 624-6719 2 Roswell Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert, Spring River Park and Zoo, 5:30 p.m. “Romancing the Pecos” 2013-14 season begins with a Pops concert, featuring favorites by John Williams, John Pilip Sousa, Copland and Richard Rodgers. 575-623-5882; roswellsymphony.org 7 Dragonfly Festival, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Learn about dragonflies and damselflies from specialists. Fun kids activities including archery, crafts, fishing.

Reservations required for tours.

575-625-4011; www.friendsofbitterlake.com. Free 13-15 Piñatafest, Chaves County Courthouse lawn. A three-day cultural event, featuring live Mexican entertainment, food and family fun. Vendors with unique items, parade on Saturday and Mariachi Mass on Sunday. 575-624-0889

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ARTESIA: Thru Artesia Quilter’s Guild 8/30 Annual Show, Artesia Historical Museum & Art Center, M-F, 9 a.m.

- noon; 1 - 5 p.m.; Sat, 1-5 p.m.

575-748-2390 Aug 23-24 Relay For Life, Martin Luther King Park, from 6 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m.

Saturday. Support this worthwhile charity by entering a team. For more information contact Cheryl Bartlett mckenny5111@gmail. com or at First American Bank: cbartlett@firstamb.com CARLSBAD: Aug Thur’s Movies in the Park, 418 W. Fox St. Bring blankets and chairs and enjoy an outside movie along with fun and games. cityofcarlsbadnm. com; 887-0276 Fri’s Friday Focus, Best Western Stevens Inn, 1829 S. Canal St. 7:30 a.m. Carlsbad Chamber networking breakfast - share information about your business or organization. operations@carlsbadchamber.com Pre-School StoryTime, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. A short walk in the park and activity will follow the story. 575-887-5516. No fee; children must be accompanied by an adult Sat’s Carlsbad Downtown Farmer’s Market, Eddy County Courthouse lawn, 8 - 11 a.m. Fresh produce, handmade crafts, prepared food, entertainment. 628-3768 23-24 Hawgfest, Post Time Saloon, 313 W. Fox St. Friday night, Guns N Roses tribute band “NIghtrain”; Saturday night, wet T-shirt contest, KISS Army plus many more activities both nights

LEA COUNTY HOBBS: Aug 24 Jack and the Beanstalk, presented by the Missoula Children’s Theater and Hobbs Municipal Schools, Tydings Auditorium, 3 p.m. The adventure begins when a young boy plants Wonder Beans in his backyard. More than 50 local students will participate in the production. Free LOVINGTON: Aug Sat’s Lovington Downtown Farmer’s Market, Courthouse Square, 8 a.m. - noon. 575-3961418

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ALTO: Aug 22-23 Neal McCoy, Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd., 8 p.m. Neal McCoy’s brand of pop country, honky tonk, feel-good love ballads and sweet Texas swing has brought him a string of hits since the mid1990s. His rich, bouncy baritone, million-dollar smile and charming Irish-Filipino looks, have made him a favorite on the live concert stage.

McCoy has sold six million records and has 25 top singles. 575-3364800; www.spencertheater.com.

Tickets are $66 and $69 CARRIZOZO: Aug 22 Bosque Bassoon Band concert, 10th and D Ave., 2 p.m. (Carrizozo School Old Gym) and 7 p.m. (Trinity United Methodist Church). Carrizozo Music in the Parks presents a concert featuring a variety of musical genres followed by a reception to meet the performers. A pre-concert meal of burgers and hotdogs, salads, desserts and beverage will be served for $8 at the church, 5 p.m. Gwendolyn Watson, cellist, will entertain in the sanctuary from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. 575-648-2757; www.carrizozomusic.org. Free RUIDOSO: Aug 21 Open House at Ruidoso High School, Warrior Drive, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Celebrating the opening of the new science wing and the completion of the “Bog Springs” project 22 ENMU-Ruidoso Back to College Bash and Business After Hours, 709 Mechem Drive, 4:30 - 7 p.m.

Register for classes, free food, live music, demos and giveaways. www.ruidoso.enmu.edu. Free 23-25 Ruidoso Antique Show, Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Fri., 5 - 9 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Celebrating more than 21 years, this is one of the most exciting high-end antique shows of the west. Antiques, collectibles and decorative arts selected and presented by antique dealers from all over the U.S. www.azantiqueshow. com. $3 in advance; $4 at the door; $5 for all three days. 575-257-2776 24 Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting, Ruidoso Dance Ensemble, 143 El Paso Road, 5:30 7:30 p.m. Help the Ruidoso Dance Ensemble celebrate their new building (2nd floor of the Gateway City Bank building). Enjoy refreshments including wine tasting by National Distributing. 257-7395. Free

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Free movie “From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China,” Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. Murray Lerner’s Oscarwinning film chronicles the great violinist’s 1979 visit to China. Stern had accepted the government’s invitation to give a recital but wound up playing a formal concert, touring two cities and teaching many master classes. Stern offered a wealth of tips, bowing techniques, and motivational nuggets that all boil down to one theme: don’t play the music, live it. 575-257-2273 RUIDOSO DOWNS: Thru “Celebracion del Arte” Juried 9/9 Art Show, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Original art from some of New Mexico’s best artists. This is a juried fine arts competition that seeks to honor excellence in the visual arts of the American West. Thirty-two artists were selected as finalists for the show. 575-378-4142; www. hubbardmuseum.org WHITE OAKS: Aug Fri’s Rascal Fair, White Oaks Community Market open for 2013 season, 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

MESCALERO Aug Wed’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods.

7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live. $5 admission. Must be 21 or older. 575-464-7028 Sun’s Sundays Under The Stars, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 6 - 11 p.m.

Live music performed by The Mixx, country/classic rock; movie: “Treasure Planet” after sunset. www. innofthemountaingods.com. Free 22 The Gatlin Brothers, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. In their four-decade career, the brothers scored more than a dozen Top 40 hits, including “Denver,”“Houston (Mean That I’m One Day Closer To You),”“Midnight Choir (Mogen David),”“She Used To Be Somebody’s Baby,”“What Are We Doing Lonesome” and “Talkin’ To The Moon.” Tickets start at $20. www. innofthemountaingods.com

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ALAMOGORDO: IMAX NM Museum of Space History “HUBBLE,” Daily at 11 a.m. 2 and 4 p.m. The seventh awe-inspiring film for the award-winning IMAX space team. Accompany the walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history; experience the power of the launches, heartbreaking setbacks and dramatic rescues. Explore the galaxies and some of the greatest mysteries of our celestial surroundings “Tornado Alley,” Daily at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Join storm chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious effort ever to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding adventure. Experience the adrenaline of nature’s most dramatic phenomena Aug 23 Lynn Anderson, Flickinger Center, 7 p.m. Ranked among the Top-10 most successful female country artists, Anderson has charted 11 No. 1; 18 Top-10 and 50 Top-40 singles. “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” was the biggest-selling recording by a female country artists for more than 27 years. flickingercenter. com 27 Ribbon Cutting & Open House, Coordinated Home Health, 1701 E. Tenth Street, 5:30 p.m.

29 Business After Hours, Comcast Spotlight, held at Tulie Café, 313 Granado Street, Tularosa, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Aug 31 - Sep 2 23rd Cottonwood Festival, Labor Day weekend, Live entertainment, food, arts & crafts, carnival and Beer Garden. 575-437-6120 Chamber Ambassador Pancake Breakfast - Sat. and Sun., 7 - 10 a.m. Tickets $7 ea.

CLOUDCROFT: Aug 31 - Sep 2 Labor Day Fiesta Shop Celebration and Sidewalk Sales, 10 a.m.

- 5 p.m. each day. Sat.: Street Dance with the Corner Pockets featuring Preston Eldridge, 7 - 11 p.m. at the Skating Rink; Wild West Gunfights on Burro Street; Melodrama, CLOC Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Sun.: 3rd annual Outhouse Races, 2 p.m. 575-682-2733; www.cloudcroft.net

Wednesday Billy’s Seafod Night starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $21.95 Senior Day Senior Specials for $3.95 in Billy’s Race Book Thursday Bottomless Pasta — all you can eat for $3.95 Friday LIVE RACING Billy’s All American Cash Giveaway Surf & Turf starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $13.95 Homegrown Boyz Band performing starting at 8 PM Saturday LIVE RACING Prime Rib starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $13.95 Homegrown Boyz Band performing starting at 8 PM Sunday LIVE RACING Beer Specials in Billy’s Race Book Monday LIVE RACING $2 Beer and Hot Dogs in Billy’s Race Book Tuesday Billy’s All American Cash Giveaway Locals Day, 3X Points & 2 for 1 Lunch or Dinner $2 Beer and Hot Dogs in Billy’s Race Book

Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino 26225 US Highway 70 • Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346 For More Information Call (575) 378-4431 www.RaceRuidoso.com

Billy The Kid Casino is a Responsible Gaming Property. For more information, please call (800) 572-1142