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The Zine, southeast New Mexico’s most recognized entertainment and lifestyle magazine, is designed to accompany our readers throughout the region as they enjoy the diverse and entertaining activities and destinations.

The Zine can be found at the following locations, in addition to being inserted in each week’s Ruidoso Free Press.

OTERO COUNTY Kent Quick/ Texico, Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce, White Sands National Monument, Hampton Inn, Motel 6, White Sands Missile Range, Super 8 Motel, Imax/Space Hall, Holloman AFB, Plateau Expresso, Boothill RV Resort, Alamo Tire, 84 Lumber, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center

Eddy County CMC, Hotels/Motels, Sutherlands, La Tienda, Artesia Chamber of Commerce, Bennies Western Wear, Eddy Federal Credit Union, Artesia General, Yucca Health, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

Lea County Denny’s, Iron Skillet Café, Wagon Wheel, Rancher’s Steak House, Albertsons, Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, Back Porch Antiques, Broadmoor Mall, Lea County Event Center, NMJC Western Heritage Museum, Ocotillo Golf Course, Country Inn and Suites, Hobbs Family Inn, Econolodge, Executive Inn, Fairfield Inn, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Sleep Inn, Bob’s Thriftway, Radio Shack, MTD Radio-Lovington CHAVES COUNTY Roswell Chamber of Commerce, Visitor Center, IGA Lawrence Brothers, UFO Museum, Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn, Dennys, IHOP, Farmers Market, Albertsons, Days Inn, Farley’s, ENMU-Roswell LINCOLN COUNTY Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce, Ruidoso Athletic Club, Ruidoso Downs Race Track, Apache Travel Center, La Quinta, The Lodge, Hubbard Museum, Jorge’s, Lincoln Tourist Center, Smokey Bear Museum in Capitan

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java junction Sacred Grounds’ Honduran Capucas Cooperative coffee One of the best coffees of Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House – or anywhere else for that matter – is the current crop of coffee from the Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada in Honduras. It is a mild coffee and is appreciated all over the world as a coffee with full aroma and body and fine acidity. Its special flavor component is a chocolate taste, which makes Capucas one of the best specialty coffees of this country of Central America.

It is available in both a dark and medium roast at Sacred Grounds. Our purchase of this Fair Trade Organic coffee contributes to a better use of environmental, financial and human resources in order to improve the quality of life of the families and the quality of coffee produced in this region of Copan – actions that together support the development of this nation’s people.

Families of Capucas Cooperative

Mission of Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada

In 1885, Atanacio Rodolfo Romero, great grandfather of the RodriguezRomero family, bought big parts of land in the region of Capucas, Honduras, and began growing tobacco and a little bit of coffee for his private consumption. 75 years later, his son Atanacio Rodolfo Romero traveled to Costa Rica where he learned best practices to produce coffee of high quality, switched from growing continued on pg. 7

COCAFCAL promotes sustainable development of the local economy in the southern region Copan, Honduras.

It helps to develop financial, technical, productive and marketing services within the frame of cooperatives.

It is a shared effort trying to reduce poverty and increase the quality of life in the rural communities of the western Honduras.

In 1999, Omar Rodriguez Interiano, a coffee farmer in Capucas, wanted to share his knowledge about growing and successfully selling coffee with other farmers of Capucas, most of them relatives of the family. The same year the Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada, COCAFCAL, was founded. Within the next 10 years, more and more small farmers joined, though some left. Now the cooperative has more than 70 members who are actively involved in the vision and mission of COCAFCAL. “There is still a big potential for new members,” says Omar Rodriguez Romero, General Manager of the cooperative.

“But small is not only beautiful, small is our guarantee for good agricultural practices and best quality for our clients.”

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December 18, 2013

Ruidoso youth U.S. Championship Mountain Boarder also knits hats

Photos courtesy of Matt Silva

By Rosalyn Stevenson Matt Silva won the U.S. Open Mountain Board championship in 2004, in Aspen, Colo. Since then he has participated in “from 80 to 100” mountain boarding competitions all over the United States including Iowa, Idaho, California, Colorado, Washington and Utah.

He is sponsored by MBS Mountain Boards, the leading board company in the world. Silva says Never Summer, a snow, mountain and long board manufacturer, also sponsors him, supplying him with “gear and money for travel and competitions.”

Silva started mountain boarding at age 19. He is now 26. He said that the competitions he enters require that he demonstrate skills in “flipping, spinning, turning and in using rails and boxes for technical tricks” and that he is well-known for his “one footed back flip” where he does a back flip in the air with one foot still on the board and the other out of the board fittings.

You have to be tough to do what Silva does. You have to have muscles, strength and persistence. So what is this guy doing knitting?

Silva said his grandmother had crocheted some hats and asked him to take the hats for sale to his friends when he went mountain boarding at Ski Apache. He said the hats “sold like crazy” and he decided to make more himself for the money they would bring. Not being able to master crocheting,

he said he “took up knitting.” Silva says he sells “a lot” of his knitted hats to other mountain boarders. “Everyone seems to want one,” he said. He said that when he first started knitting hats, he and his grandmother would knit and crochet together, “staying up way past both our bedtimes.”

Silva has now started his own cottage industry, knitting and selling the “beanies” as he calls them.

The company name is OWL – Our Winter Love.

When asked if he has to take any guff from other tough mountain boarders or snow boarders, Silva laughed. “No, most people are really surprised that I do this, but no one ever gave me a hard time about it.

Most of the boarders ‘get it.’ The hats are a kind of fashion statement for the boarders.”

During the summer months, Silva, born and raised in Ruidoso, practices “several days a week” riding in varied terrain in the woods and mountains of the Ruidoso area. In the winter he does snow boarding to keep his skills up, frequently riding at Ski Apache.

He is currently preparing for a stay in Colorado where he will, he

says, up his skills and will prepare for “big mountain riding.”

Silva has also been flown to Salt Lake City and Cedar City, Utah to perform live in stadiums with up to 10,000 viewers as a part of the MTV Nitro Circus.

Not too bad for a kid who got his first inclination about boarding at age 15 when he saw others competing on television on “The X Games!”

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New K-BOB’s opens in Roswell K-BOB’S Steakhouse opened its doors in Roswell earlier this week.

The mission statement for K-BOB’S is “Church, family, schools and then K-BOB’S.” This supports our community involvement, and the philosophy in which our team members believe, so that K-BOB’S is a place for our communities to dine in an inviting atmosphere and enjoy great food and service.

Before opening, and consistent with this commitment, K-BOB’S completed a fundraising campaign for several local organizations in Roswell, raising $11,000 total: $2,000 for the 4-H Club of Chavez County, $1,500 for the two High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Programs and up to $4,000 each for the Goddard and Roswell High School athletic departments and bands.

K-BOB’S was founded in 1966 in Clovis, and now operates 14 company restaurants and an additional six franchised restaurants in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado, for a current operating system of 20 restaurants. K-BOB’S currently has additional new locations under construction to open over the next six months in the following communities: Dumas, Texas; Beeville, Texas; and Las Cruces.

Tinsley Hospitality Group LLC (THG) owns and franchises the KBOB’S brand. THG is owned and operated by Edward R. Tinsley III, who was born and raised in Lamesa, Texas, but often visited Roswell while grow-

ing up. Tinsley served as president of the National Restaurant Association in 2006-2007. Tinsley comments “we are proud and excited to be in Roswell and part of a community which had such a positive and significant impact on me growing up. I still have a number of close friends in Roswell, which gives me even more reasons to come here often.” The corporate offices for THG are located in Santa Fe. K-BOB’S believes in the “Pasture to the Plate” philosophy of food management, where every cut of beef is delivered from American owned and operated family ranches. Each ranch takes pride in their operations, providing the safest and highest quality standards for the cattle they raise. The aging and marbling of K-BOB’S steaks provide a flavor and tenderness profile found nowhere else at this price. Other popular food items served at K-BOB’S include: chicken fried steaks, burgers, seafood, fajitas, chicken and, of course, KBOB’S famous and fresh salad wagon.

K-BOB’S is known for “Serving the food America loves.”

K-BOB’S of Roswell is located at 2000 North Main Street and the telephone number is 575-755-5262.

K-BOB’S General Manager is Jay Arismendez. For more information, please contact Arismendez or K-BOB’S corporate offices at 141 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 or call 505-982-3438.

Christmas ‘did you know…?’

By Rosalyn Stevenson Did you know… the timeless classic Christmas story, “The Gift of the Magi”

by O. Henry is available for free download at www.projectguttenberg.org?

Did you know… New Mexico has its own public broadcasting station? One of their great offerings is a video about New Mexico’s diverse Christmas customs stemming from the cultural diversity in the state. Find it at: “COLORES | A Southwest Christmas” on YouTube.

“Featuring beautiful photography and great music this film celebrates some of New Mexicos most unique Christmas traditions. The religion and folk tales

surrounding the Christmas season of the Spanish, Mexican, Native American and Anglo cultures are told through four customs. We begin with the small paper bags with candles and the small bonfires known as luminarias and farolitos that serve as announcement and invitation to the Christmas season. We then show a beautiful procession and fiesta of La Virgin de Guadalupe, followed by the reenactment of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Las Posadas, and end with the exotic Los Matachinas dances.”

— (YouTube) New Mexico PBS For more New Mexico PBS content visit www.newmexicopbs.org.

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Back row: roswell’s Manager, Jay Arismendez and K-BoB’S owner, ed tinsley. Also featuring the friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming team members at K-BoB’S.

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Museum announces special holiday hours HOBBS — The Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, located on the campus of New Mexico Junior College, will be open Friday, Saturday and Sundays during the Christmas season from 12 until 5 p.m.

According to Executive Director Darrell Beauchamp, the Museum, which is usually closed when New Mexico Junior College campus is closed, is offering special hours this holiday season. “We want the community members to be able to bring their family and friends to see the beautiful Christmas decorations and Bonnie Moran’s North Pole Vil-

lage,” Beauchamp explained. “Our part-time staff has volunteered to keep the Museum open on a limited basis, this year.”

Museum will be open from 12 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 22; Friday, Dec. 27, Saturday, Dec. 28 and Sunday, Dec. 29; Friday, Jan. 3, Saturday, Jan. 4 and Sunday, Jan. 5. Admission during this time is free.

In addition, the Museum will present classic Christmas films every Sunday at 2 p.m. “We are sharing some of our favorite films from our classic film collection,” said

Director of Education, Mary Lyle. “We have a wonderful venue and invite the public to take advantage of this opportunity to see their favorite holiday films.

“We will be present ‘White Christmas’ on Dec. 22 and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ on Dec. 29. These films are so uplifting and are a perfect way to spend some time with family and friends,” said Lyle.

For more information call the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame at 575-493-2678 or visit www.westernheritagemuseumcomplex.com.

Lovington approves Red Cross responds to Lea Theatre purchase home fires in New Mexico Sixteen fires in 12 days

Published in the Lovington Leader Dec. 12

By John Graham Lovington Leader

LOVINGTON — The Lovington City Commission gave Lovington MainStreet the go-ahead to purchase the historic Lea Theatre in downtown Lovington. The purchase will be backed by money from Lovington’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funds and administered by the Lovington Economic Development Corporation.

Lovington MainStreet has a purchase agreement with John and Joyce Joy to purchase the theater for $250,000 through the newly formed Lea Community Foundation for the Arts.

The EDC will make a one-time grant of $50,000 from LEDA funds for the project’s start-up costs. The foundation would obtain a $400,000 bank loan from a local bank, secured by LEDA funds for a term of 10 years. The Lovington EDC also has agreed to allocate up to $200,000 to match donations to the Foundation dollar for dollar.

The first phase of the project is to have the theater up and running with new digital projection and sound equipment by April 30, 2014. The upgrades would include full digital projection with 3D capabilities and satellite live streaming.

The theater would employ a part-time manager, a projectionist and two concession workers.

The long-term goal would be to transform the Lea Theatre into a multi-purpose performing arts theater capable of offering performances, concerts, variety shows, community events and other activities when it is not showing first-run movies.

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ALBUQUERQUE — Volunteers from The American Red Cross have responded and offered assistance to 16 families since Dec. 1 due to home fires. The fires occurred in almost every part of the state.

Assistance has been provided across New Mexico from Shiprock, to Albuquerque to Anthony, dozens of towns in between. The Red Cross provides emergency shelter, replacement clothing, medication and eyeglasses to those forced out of their homes due to fire. Nine of the fires were in a 36hour window from noon Dec. 10 until early morning Dec. 12.

“Our hearts go out to those affected by home fires this holiday season.

More than 50 people have lost possessions and had their homes damaged or destroyed in a short amount of time. The Red Cross has been there to help,” said Rahim Balsara, regional CEO of The American Red Cross in New Mexico.

“We’re urging our communities to take safety measures to ensure that their homes and loved ones are safe from the threat of fire,” continued Balsara.

Christmas Day, Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving are the top three days for cooking fires, according to the National Fire Prevention Association.

Nationally, the Red Cross responds

to a disaster on average every eight minutes, and the vast majority of them are home fires.

Virtually every day in the state of New Mexico, Red Cross volunteers respond to disasters or emergencies. More than 90 percent of Red Cross responses in New Mexico are to single-home family fires and 74 percent of these fires are in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. In the past year our response has gone up by four percent over the previous year, and we are called upon virtually every day to assist those impacted by a disaster in New Mexico.

People should also download the free American Red Cross First Aid app, which provides instant access to information on handling the most common first aid emergencies. The apps can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for Android by searching for American Red Cross or by going to redcross.org/mobileapps.

People can test their knowledge on how to prevent home fires by taking the Fire Safety Quiz, and can learn more about fire prevention by visiting redcross.org.

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NM Department of Health encourages everyone to stay well; practice hand washing Santa Fe — The New Mexico Department of Health reminds residents this flu season of the importance of hand-washing to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.

Dec. 1 - 7 is National Hand-Washing Awareness Week, and despite widespread knowledge of the importance of hand-washing, there is still room for improvement. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 31 percent of men and 65 percent of women wash their hands after using a public restroom Frequent hand-washing can prevent not only common diseases like colds, but also more serious diseases like hepatitis A, and meningitis.

“It’s more than just a courtesy. It’s a genuine health concern,” said Department of Health Cabinet Secretary, Retta Ward, MPH. “Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to reduce the number of germs on them.”

The Department of Health reminds New Mexicans to wash your hands

• before/during/after preparing food, before eating • after using the toilet, after changing diapers or cleaning a child after using the toilet • before/after caring for sick people • after blowing your nose/coughing/ sneezing • before/after caring for cuts/wounds • after touching an animal or its feed or waste • after touching garbage.

The CDC reports the correct way of washing hands is to: 1. Wet hands with water and use soap.

2. Rub your hands together, making sure to scrub all areas.

3. Rub for a minimum of 15 seconds.

4. Rinse thoroughly, then dry hands on a clean towel.

5. Turn faucet off with the towel, not hands, to keep away from recontamination.

For more information log onto: www.health.state.nm.us/phd/handwashing.shtml.

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tobacco to coffee, and set the groundwork for Capucas to become one of the most favored coffee plantations in Honduras. In 1999 Omar Rodriguez, Antanacios son-in-law, founded the Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada, COCAFCAL.

Capucas Coffee

Capucas is located in the west of Honduras near the well known National Park “Celaque,” which means box of water. Thousands of tourists visit this region of the country, where one can find the famous Mayan ruins. The land about this small village is ideal for coffee growing due to the good soil and climate conditions and the high altitude which is between 1,200 to 1,800 meters. The cooperative

produces about 181 tons of green coffee, which is sold within a few weeks of the harvest’s end.

In Capucas, the cooperative has installed an excellent system for wet processing, new drying machines and last but not least a fully equipped laboratory enabling sample testing of roasted coffee.

Link for a map of the Co-op location: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q= Las+Capucas,+Copan,+Honduras&hl=e n&ftid=0x8f6475715cf2783d:0x323e48 51975502cd.

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An unusual competition with plenty of dummies room in the wallet for second, $750, and third-place of Technology) launched an eagle dummy which flew so high and far, it hit Vail Lodge at the base winners, $500. of the ski area.” According to Justin Rowland, “the Dummy Gelunde events are common throughout Dummy Gelunde has room for 35 entries.” ski areas such as Vail and are creative, notorious For more information, visit Ski Apache or call crowd pleasers. Ski Apache Director of Opera575-464-3600. tion, Justin Rowland said, “We will be having this competition every year.

The Dummy Gelunde is a great event for skiers and non-skiers alike.

Chaparral Park Lake: No reports Bataan Lake: No reports from anOne year in Vail, a from anglers this week. glers this week. group from MIT (Massachusetts Institute Black River: Stream flow at Malaga El Rito Creek: Trout fishing was good using salmon eggs. on Monday was 19 cfs. No reports from anglers this week.

Eunice Lake: Trout fishing was good using salmon eggs, salmon Blue Hole Park Pond: No reports peach PowerBait and worms. from anglers this week.

Greene Acres Lake: No reports from Bonito Lake: Closed.

Bosque Redondo: Trout fishing was anglers this week.

Green Meadow Lake: Trout fishing slow to fair using garlic-scented was fair to good using PowerBait PowerBait. and salmon eggs.

Bottomless Lakes: Trout fishing Grindstone Reservoir: No reports at the Devil’s Inkwell was fair for from anglers this week. anglers using Z Rays, small Kastmasters and chartreuse and rainbow Jal Lake: Trout fishing was fair to PowerBait. good using salmon eggs and PowerBait.

Brantley Lake: Anglers are to practice catch-and-release for all Lake Van: Fishing was fair using fish here as high levels of DDT were PowerBait and salmon eggs. found in several fish.

Oasis Park Lake: Fishing pressure Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Trout was light with the cold temperatures fishing was good using salmon eggs, but anglers that braved the cold did PowerBait and small spinners. well using Pistol Petes and PowerBait for trout.

Photo courtesy of Eugene Heathman Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday was 15 cfs. Fishing was slow for all species.

Perch Lake: No reports from anglers this week.

Ruidoso River: Stream flow at Ruidoso on Monday was 1.3 cfs. No reports from Erik LeDuc/Ruidoso Free Press anglers this week. powder flies as a snowboarder cruises down the freshly groomed and recently open capitan slope, the first of the blue-rated runs to open this season.

By Eugene Heathman Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com Competition for more than $1,500 in prize money at the annual Dummy Gelunde, set to launch this Saturday at 3 p.m., is fierce. The Dummy Gelunde is a sport of sorts, where teams of one to three people construct snow-riding dummies attached to a pair of skis or a snowboard and launch the handmade contraptions over a giant snow jump. Dummies are then judged on distance, air, creativity, takeoff, landing and the crash – always a crowd pleaser.

But even if teams don’t place first, there’s still

Fishing report for Southeast NM

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Snow a go, upper mountain to open Staff reports Ski Apache is readying to kick it up a gear as winter break draws closer. Though clear skies and sunny weather have been less than conducive to an early opening of the top of the mountain, snomaking operations have been going strong and the upper mountain – Terrible, Incredible, Meadows, Chino, Geronimo and more – look to open up on Saturday, Dec. 21 for an early Christmas present, along with the season opening of the Apache Star Race Course, offering skiers or boarders a competitive venue in the timed course.

Saturday also will open the Dummy Gelunde competition, the first on-slope event of the year, at 3 p.m. and wrap the day with the annual Torchlight Parade as night falls on the mountain.

Riders may sign up to carry a torch in the parade, but must be capable of taking controlled runs down black diamond-rated slopes. For more information on how to carry a torch for Ski Apache, check in at the main ticket office, Ski Patrol office or at the Ski & Ride School.

For those just aiming to watch, there will be drink specials to warm up the night.

Ski Apache continues to offer lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders, whether they’re on skis or snowboards. Beginner lessons include a lift ticket.

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A pair of skiers carve out close lines on capitan on Sunday, enjoying the more challenging and freshly groomed slopes. when the upper mountain runs open more challenging slopes will be offered, along with a wider selection of intermediate runs. to plan out your excursion to the top, take a moment to check out the trail map, available online at www.skiapache.com/themountain/trail-map/, or by purchasing one at the ski shop.

Ski report for Wednesday, Dec. 18 Weather: Clear with highs near 50 degrees Snowmaking: yes Road condition: clear now, check the NMDOT website for details Lifts open: 3,4,5 & Gondola for sightseeing

Trails open/groomed: Deep Freeze, Easy Street, Bunny Hill & Capitan — both sides of Capitan are open, offering more challenging terrain for skiers and snowboarders.

For the latest updates tune in to 101.5 FM in the mornings or visit www.skiapache.com.

Ski Apache’s snow report hotline is 575-464-1234. Ski packages may be pre-booked at 800-545-9011.

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Fab Four release, Love, the 2006 soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil troupe’s Fab Four-themed Las Vegas production, lands at No. 33. Other CDs in the top 50 of Amazon’s list include Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits at No. 39, Bruce Springsteen’s Magic at No. 43 and Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits at No. 47.

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Releases by Robert Plant, U2, The Beatles among Amazon’s Best-Selling CDs of All Time

Rounder Records — Amazon.com has just has tabulated its all-time sales figures, and a number of veteran artists have made the list of the CDs that have sold the most copies in the history of the online retailer.

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant’s 2007 Grammy-winning collaboration with bluegrass star Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, scored the No. 4 spot on the list, which was the highest of any classic-rock act. Another veteran rock artist to appear on the tally is U2, whose 2004 release “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” is at No. 17.

A bit further down on the list is The Beatles’ Original Studio Recordings box set at No. 24.

Another

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The Mix debuts ‘JamZone’

Debuting Saturday night! DJ Alpine has been bringing hip hop to the airwaves in southeastern New Mexico since 1996, and his new home is Mix 96.7. If you’re a fan of hip hop, R&B, rap, soul and old school, this is something you’ll want to check out Saturday nights from 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. It’s the official soundtrack to your weekend, and you can stream it with the free app for your smartphone or at http:// radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KNMB.

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“Get Me Some of That” is the follow-up to Thomas’s No. 1 hit “It Goes Like This.” Both songs are included on his debut album, It Goes Like This, in stores now.

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The Nerve announces a ‘Meltdown’ Taylor Swift marks 24th Hosted by birthday with $100,000 Meltdown and gift to Nashville Symphony programmed

by Steve Black from Detroit’s rock powerhouse WRIF, The Core is a two-hour show that evokes nostalgia with music and updates from the rock artists that thrived in the 90s including Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden and U2.

Tune in Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. for The Core on 107.1 The Nerve.

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Thomas Rhett recruits wife, Lauren, and a few fans to appear in ‘Get Me Some of That’ video

Rhett recruited his wife, Lauren, and a few fans selected from a contest on his Facebook page to appear in his new video, “Get Me Some of That.” The clip was shot last month in Nashville and uses green screen and special effects to capture that moment when two people fall in love.

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Image courtesy of Twitter via Taylor Swift

It was Taylor Swift’s 24th birthday on Friday, but someone else got the presents – to the tune of $100 grand.

The Nashville Tennessean reports that Swift marked her birthday December 13 by making a $100,000 donation to the Nashville Symphony.

The organization tweeted that it was “profoundly grateful” for the donation, adding, “Thank you, Taylor, for supporting musicians and music in #MusicCity!

Happy Birthday!” According to the paper, the symphony was in financial crisis this year, and nearly lost one of its performance centers to foreclosure.

This isn’t the first substantial donation that Swift has made to the city of Nashville. Two months ago, the Taylor Swift Education Center in Nashville opened; it was created thanks to a $4 million donation the singer made to the Country Music Hall of Fame last year.

Meanwhile, Swift was in Melbourne, Australia on Friday for her birthday celebration, and tweeted a series of photos of her party, which she called “the best birthday I’ve ever had.” It took place in a garden in Melbourne, and involved sparklers, beautiful floral centerpieces, red balloons, and special guest Lorde.

Taylor has apparently adopted the 17-year-old “Royals” singer as her new BFF – the two were spotted having dinner together earlier this week, and a month ago, they had lunch together in New York City.

Swift then wrapped up her RED tour for 2013 on Saturday. She’s back onstage in February, doing a string of shows at London’s O2 arena.

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December 18, 2013

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ROSWELL: Dec 19 Business After Hours at Holiday Inn, 3620 N. Main St., 5 - 7 p.m.

Door prizes, music, and networking. 575-623-5695 20-22 Horse-drawn Christmas Light Tours, tours start at the Boy Scout office, 2603 N. Aspen, 6 p.m. Take a wagon ride behind a two-horse team to see the lights of a Roswell country neighborhood, while singing along to Christmas carols. Enjoy warm drinks and a hot fire at the loading stable. $10. 317-8211 for reservations

EDDY COUNTY ARTESIA: Dec 21 Taylor Mason, Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 West Main St., 7:30 p.m. Taylor Mason’s quick wit, flawless delivery and polished material make him a hit with audiences of all ages. He is a ventriloquist, musician and standup comedian. Presented by Buffalo Oilfield Services and sponsored by Cottonwood Winery and Brewery.

Tickets are $25 CARLSBAD: Dec 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 Thru Christmas on the Pecos Dec 31 Take an evening boat ride on the Pecos River with illuminated backyards and island of blinking lights.

The tour starts at 711 Muscatel Ave. every night (except Christmas Eve). Adults $12.50 Sun - Thurs; $17.50 Fri & Sat; children 2-11, $7.50 Sun - Thurs; $12.50 Fri & Sat. christmasonthepecos.com 19 Mobile Mammogram at NMSU-Carlsbad, front parking lot.

In partnership with the NMSU Carlsbad Campus Health Clinic. Call 888-233-6121 for an appointment 20 Pre-School StoryTime, “Little Porcupine’s Christmas,” Living Desert Zoo, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. A short walk in the park and activity will follow the story. 575-8875516. No fee, however, regular admission fees apply to enter the zoo. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 575-887-5516

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HOBBS: Dec 20 Black & White Ball, Lea County Event Center, 5101 Lovington Highway, 8 p.m. - midnight. Annual scholarship fundraiser. Live DJ, cash bar, hors d’oeuvres. $20 single; $35 couple. Contact 575-318-3829 for ticket information 27-28 Hobbs Holiday Tournament.

Support the tournament with an advertisement, a sponsorship and attendance. Teams from New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma will converge on the Tasker Arena floor for this mainstay tradition. Team sponsors are needed to welcome visiting teams and to take them, as well as the hometown team, out for a meal.

Volunteers also needed to man shifts throughout each tournament day to sell programs. 400 N. Marland, 575-397-3202; info@hobbschamber. org LOVINGTON: Dec 18 Lovington Chamber of Commerce Open House, 201 South Main Ave., 4:30 - 6 p.m. Join the Lovington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and staff as we gather round the Christmas tree to bring in the holiday season. Complimentary snacks and refreshments.

575-396-5311

MESCALERO Dec 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. 575-464-7053 21 Fifth Annual Dummy Gelunde Competition, Ski Apache, Ski Run Rd., 2 - 4 p.m. Teams of one to three people construct snow-riding dummies attached to a pair of skis or a snowboard and launch the handmade contraptions over a giant on-snow jump. Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, judged on creativity, height, distance and originality. 575-4643600; www.skiapache.com.

Torch Light Parade, Ski Apache, Ski Run Rd., 6 - 7 p.m. A native drum will begin playing at 5 p.m. and the Parade is at 6. Veteran skiers and their lighted torches will ski down the mountain. There will also be a fireworks show. Assorted snacks and refreshments will be available.

Free admission. Spectators are encouraged to be there by 5:30 p.m.

575-464-3600; www.skiapache.com

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ALTO: Dec 21 Winter Solstice Celebration, High Mesa Healing Center, 133 Mader Lane, 10 - 11 a.m. Winter Solstice is the start of the solar year and a celebration of light and the rebirth of the sun. The celebration usually begins with smudging with sacred sage and an opening invocation, meditation and a labyrinth walk.

575-336-7777; www.highmesahealing.com. Free 21-22 “The Nutcracker,” presented by the Ruidoso Dance Ensemble, Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. An original adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic featuring gorgeous sets and costumes and outstanding student and professional dancers – choreographed to precision. The sets come to life: the Christmas tree grows to 40 feet before our eyes, the cannon shoots smoke rings above patrons’ heads and a swirling grandfather clock spins and flaps wings like a great hooting owl. 1-888-818-7872; spencertheater.com. Tickets are $32 for all performances 24 Church Out of Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Flying J Ranch, 1028 Hwy 48, 5 - 8 p.m. A special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with music and refreshments. A casual, come-asyou-are event. Keepin’ it simple, keepin’ it real. 575-258-1388; www.churchoutofchurch.com CAPITAN Dec 31 Inaugural Cattleman’s Ball, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Highway 48, 8 p.m. Come dance the night away with the Longhorn Dance Band featuring Russell Burris, Champion Fiddler. Fun for the whole family with door prizes and red chile posole at midnight. (This is an alcohol-free event.) Benefitting the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Posse Scholarship Pool and the Lone Tree Scholarship Fund. Adults, $15; students 13-17, $5; 12 and under free LINCOLN: Dec 24 Luminarias in Lincoln, 5:30 - 11 p.m. Drive through historic Lincoln and view the “little lights” – luminarias – along Hwy 380. The Lincoln State Monument and the Anderson Freeman Museum will

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be open on Dec. 24, but closed Christmas Day. 575-653-4372 RUIDOSO: Dec 18 Children’s Christmas Musical - “Carols for Kids,” First Baptist Church, 270 Country Club Dr., 6 - 8 p.m. Happy Birthday Jesus Fellowship presented by Sierra Blanca Christian Academy. 575257-2081; firstruidoso.com 19 Business After Hours at Adobe Day Spa and Chiropractic, 1810 Sudderth Drive, Rivercrossing Luxury Suites, 5 - 7 p.m. A great opportunity to network with fellow chamber members and enjoy festive goodies and refreshments.

575-257-7395. Free 21 Free movie “Joyeux Noel,” Sacred Grounds Coffee & Tea House, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. “Joyeux Noel” captures a rare moment of grace from one of the worst wars in the history of mankind, World War I. On Christmas Eve, 1914, as German, French, and Scottish regiments face each other from their respective trenches, a musical call-andresponse turns into an impromptu cease-fire, trading chocolates and champagne, playing soccer, and comparing pictures of their wives.

But when Christmas ends, the war returns. 575-257-2273 24 Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Service, First Baptist Church, 270 Country Club, 4 - 8 p.m. There will be a message, Christmas music, including singing along to Christmas carols, and the lighting of hundreds of candles.

575-257-2081; firstruidoso.com First Christian Church Christmas Eve Service, 1211 Hull Rd., 6 p.m. 575-258-4250 Community United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service, 220 Junction Rd., 6 and 8 p.m.

575-257-4170 RUIDOSO DOWNS: ALBUM: Mid-20th Century Photographs by Carmon Philips of the People and Places of Lincoln County exhibit at the Hubbard Museum of the American West. 26301 Hwy 70 West, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily.

575-378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org Dec 24 First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs Christmas Eve Service, 361 W. Highway 70, 6 p.m. 575-378-4611

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ALAMOGORDO: IMAX NM Museum of Space History “HUBBLE,” Daily at 10 a.m., 12 and 3 p.m. The seventh awe-inspiring film for the award-winning IMAX space team. Accompany the astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history. 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 Dec 18 A Swingin’ Christmas, Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 7 - 9 p.m. Swing in the holiday season with the Flickinger House Band and special guests singers Donnie Burt and Jason Brockett. Lots of favorite Christmas tunes in a Swinging Big Band style. All tickets $5. 575-4372202; www.flickingercenter.com.

All tickets $5, general admission 21 Celestial Cycles: Winter Solstice, Oliver Lee State Park, 409 Dog Canyon Road, 5 - 6:30 p.m. Learn about the celestial cycles and how early cultures used the night sky to time their daily lives. Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year.

Dress warmly. 575-437-8284. Dayuse fee required 28 Lake Lucero Tour, White Sands National Monument. Have you ever wondered how the white sands formed? Take this three-hour tour and learn about the formation of the sands and the special plants and animals that live in and around the dunes. Reservations are required. 575-679-2599. $3 adults; $1.50 kids and America the Beautiful Senior and Access pass holders CLOUDCROFT: Dec 24-27 Christmas Brunch Package, The Lodge Resort & Spa, 601 Corona Place. Create a holiday memory with this popular brunch and lodging package. The brunch features a buffet of sumptuous creations by our award-winning chef. Package includes three days lodging in a Superior room and Christmas Brunch for two. Call 575-682-3131 or 800-395-6343, or visit www.

TheLodgeResort.com for information and reservations

Wednesday Billy’s Seafood 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 BILLY’S “SHOOT OUT SIX” HANDICAPPING CONTEST IN BILLY’S RACE BOOK IS BACK! Bottomless Pasta — all you can eat for $3.95 Friday BILLY’S BLIZZARD OF CASH Surf & Turf starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $13.95 Saturday BILLY’S BLIZZARD OF CASH Prime Rib starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $13.95 Sunday BILLY’S BLIZZARD OF CASH

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Beer Specials in Billy’s Race Book Monday

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$2 Beer and Hot Dogs in Billy’s Race Book Tuesday

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SANTA’S SLEIGH RIDE OF CASH Locals Day, 2 for 1 Lunch or Dinner $2 Beer and Hot Dogs in Billy’s Race Book