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Lincoln County Regulator Shady Lady heats up the firing line during a Single Action Shooting Society benefit for the Sierra Blanca Boys and Girls Club last summer.

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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.

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CMC, Hotels/Motels, Sutherlands, La Tienda, Artesia Chamber of Commerce, Bennies Western Wear, Eddy Federal Credit Union, Artesia General,

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Ocotillo Golf Course, Hampton Inn, Hospital, Lea County Inn, Country Inn and Suites, Iron Skillet Café, Event Center, Albertsons, Denny’s, Rancher Steak House

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Roswell Chamber of Commerce, Visitor Center, IGA Lawrence Brothers, UFO Museum, Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn, Dennys, IHOP, Farmers Market, Albertsons, Days Inn, Farley’s

LINCOLN COUNTY

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Lincoln County Regulators LEA start the New Year with a bang PERMIAN BASIN

HOBBS • LOVINGTON Shootout, the Las Vegas Saloon ShootBy Jack Shuster Famous Gunfights of New Mexico out was a gunfight that took place at the Close and Patterson’s Variety Hall will be theme of the January Cowboy Action Shooting Match of the Lincoln in Las Vegas, NM in January of 1880.

On Stage Five, the participant will County Regulators on Saturday, Jan. be one of the rowdy cowboys in the 12. The cowboys and cowgirls will and on Stage Six will act the recreate some of the classic gunfi ghts CARLSBAD •saloon ARTESIA part of a deputy in a shootout with the of New Mexico in six stages, includrowdies. ing the shootout at Blazer’s Mill, the The public is invited to attend battle at the McSween house in the each of the Lincoln County RegulaLincoln County War and the Las Vegas tors’ monthly matches. Eye protecSaloon Shootout of 1880 at the Close tion is required (glasses) and hearing and Patterson’s Variety Hall in Las ROSWELL protection is suggested.

Eye and ear Vegas, NM. protection will be available. Bring The Lincoln County Regulators, a lawn chair, too. There will also be the Cowboy Action Shooting arm of some fun side-matches that could the Ruidoso Gun Club and an affiliate of the Single Action Shooting Society, include everything from Long Range Rifle Competition to shooting bowling holds a monthly shooting competition off a table with380 a six shooter. Visiin a unique Old West style at•“Old Lin- pins RUIDOSO RUIDOSO DOWNS • HWY tors can also try their hand at Cowboy coln,” the Cowboy Action Shooting Action Shooting following the match. area at the Ruidoso Gun Club range on Following an Opening ceremony and Hale Lake Road in Ruidoso Downs.

Safety Briefing, the Famous Gunfights Cowboy Action Shooting is a multiof New Mexico match will begin at 9 faceted shooting sport in which cona.m. on Jan. 12 at the “Old Lincoln” testants compete with firearms typical Cowboy Action Shooting area, located of those used in the taming of the Old ALAMOGORDO • CLOUDCROFT • TULAROSA at the Ruidoso Gun Club range, a West: single action revolvers, pistol half-mile off Highway 70 in Ruidoso caliber lever action rifles, and old time Downs.

For more information, call shotguns. It is the fastest growing famGunsmoke Cowboy at 575-808-0459. ily shooting sport in the world.

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In the Shootout at Blazer’s Mill, competitors will face off against Buckshot Roberts.

On Stage One the shooter will assume the role of George Coe who had his finger shot off and on the Second Stage, the competitor will take on the character of Buckshot Roberts.

Stages Three and Four will entail the Battle at McSween’s house during the Lincoln County War and contestants will shoot first as one of the Regulators and then take on the position of one of the Murphy-Dolan gang.

The last two stages will take shootists back to the Las Vegas Saloon shootout. Also called the Variety Hall

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A young gun steps up at the Ruidoso Gun Club giving some serious competition for a great cause proving that Shooting is fun for the entire family

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Exquisite beauty abounds in the world Fort Stanton Cave Study beneath our feet Project – ‘subternauts’ look forward to the New Year

In this special season of peace on earth and goodwill toward men, the name given to this particular section of the Snowy River Passage in Lincoln County’s Fort Stanton Cave is appropriate. According to Lynda Sánchez, public outreach liaison for the Fort Stanton Cave Study Project, “Harmony Hall exhibits hundreds if not thousands of stalactites formed over thousands of years (shown below). Called soda straws in this particular section they resonate as if in special orchestrated symphonic mode.”

What will the New Year bring to our resolute and undaunted “subternauts” and their continued exploration of Snowy River and other parts of Fort Stanton Cave?

No one knows of course, however, Sánchez noted, these men and women could be considered much like our own NASA astronauts… plowing ahead into the unknown.

“At this moment in time as the New Year approaches, in southern New Mexico, specifically in Lincoln County, the most remote place on earth is here, right now. The longest formation or speleothem is also on record and that is, of course, the fascinating and ever winding Snowy River Calcite formation.”

For more information about the project contact Sánchez at 575-653-4821 or check out the website at fscsp. org.

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Below left, an explorer takes notice of delicate ‘soda straws’ in the Snowy River Cave near Fort Stanton taken during the fall expedition of mapping and surveying. Above, the general scene nearing the most remote spot on earth, well over 10 miles from cave entrance revealing a world of great beauty and fragility.

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Wellness Watch –

PEMF: The earth’s natural force that keeps us alive

observed after Cosmonaut

By Tim Seay Yuri Gagarin from the Better Home and Health Soviet Union circled the “You don’t have to live Earth in April 1961. Yuri in agony anymore! Heal returned from space and your chronic pain. No pills, suffered from depression, no surgery but rather a new decreased metabolism, invisible treatment your impaired perception, bone doctor hasn’t heard of.” loss, and muscle degeneraThis is a quote from tion and died at the age the beginning of the Dr. of 34 from mysterious Oz show that aired Dec. Tim Seay circumstances. He was in 28, 2011 exactly one year space (without the Earth’s ago from today. As I write magnetic fi eld) for less than two hours. this article I reflect back on all that has Subsequently, research confirmed developed in the past year. human cells deprived of pulsed magnetThanks in part to Dr. Oz, Ameriic fi elds die quickly.

Unfortunately the cans are beginning to wake up to the Earth’s magnetic fi eld is getting weaker possibility that there may be more to and some research suggests that it is pain elimination than pills and surgery.

Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy almost 100 times less powerful as it was during the time of dinosaurs.

(PEMF) is beginning to play a signifiElectromagnetic energy can be cant role in this paradigm shift and the described in terms of frequency. The door has just begun to open.

Unlike most drugs, PEMF does not frequency is the number of waves emitted each second. Frequency is expressed block or mask pain signals, it treats the in “hertz” (Hz). One Hz equals one underlying cause. wave per second. One megahertz (MHz) So why the delay in exposing this equals one million Hertz. powerful, safe tool to the public? Well Each of the approximately 75 trilthat has a lot to do with Big Pharma, and lion cells in our bodies vibrates or resoBig Business in the form of a scalpel.

I don’t want to on dwell on the neg- nates using PEMF energy at certain low Hertz frequencies. Applying the approative points of our medical system. The goal now is to work together to improve priate frequency range of PEMF’s can induce vibrations to stimulate a variety it and to begin to care for our health of important cellular functions within through education and awareness. This the body. But only a specific window is my purpose here on Earth. or range of frequencies are readily acSpeaking of Earth, did you know that the PEMF’s of our incredible planet cepted and utilized by the body.

The fundamental frequency of are the “Fifth Element” that allows us to the earth (North Pole to South) is 7.83 survive and thrive here?

Hertz. A mere whisper, and like a tuning We all know you need have a few fork it is the earth’s fundamental “note.” basic elements to stay alive.

Our cells run most effectively when resOxygen comes first – you’re dead onating between 6 to 12 Hertz waves per in a matter of minutes with out it.

Then water – just a few days without second. The frequency of cell phones, cordless phones, and cell phone tower and you will be taking the big dirt nap. signals ranges between 800 and 2200 After that food and sleep become MHz. That is 800 million times plus the the critical forces for survival and wrong frequency range for the human several days in you will perish without them. Most of us are unaware that there body… Yikes! Tip for the day, use your speaker phone whenever possible. is a fifth element needed to survive, the Until next week, thanks for the read.

Earth’s Electro Magnetic Field.

Early proof of our need for the Any questions or comments to timEarth’s electromagnetic fields was seay@live.com or 575-770-0136.

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Ski Apache rings in the New Year

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Ski Apache celebrated Christmas with some much needed new snow, $15 million in capital improvements and their annual torchlight parade and fireworks show. For the New Year holiday, Ski Apache is reporting a machine-groomed base with 24-hour snowmaking and holiday storms set to arrive in time for some fresh New Year powder for some great skiing.

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mous bear. Watch Maggie unwrap her Living Desert Zoo and Gardens edible birthday gifts during the keeper State Park in Carlsbad will be cel- ROSWELL talk at 3:30 p.m. ebrating Maggie the black bear’s 8th Regular admission fees apply to birthday on Saturday, Jan. 19. There enter the zoo: children 6 and under will be children’s crafts and face free, 7-12 years $3, 13 and older $5. painting from 1 - 3 p.m. in the Visitor For more information call the park at Center. Guess Maggie’s weight for a 575-887-5516. chance to win a painting by our faRUIDOSO • RUIDOSO DOWNS • HWY 380

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A frontier style winter

By Jack Shuster

Few sites in the nation encompass the breadth of history seen at the Fort Stanton State Monument, an important historic site and the best preserved fort in New Mexico. A must-see attraction, Fort Stanton State Monument is in Lincoln County, nestled on Highway 220 that bisects the Billy the Kid Scenic Byway. New Mexico’s newest State Monument features more than 155 years of southwestern history ranging from its initial creation as a military garrison to its significance as the first Tuberculosis Hospital in the state, to an internment camp for German seaman during World War II. The Museum at Fort Stanton State Monument is now in winter hours, according to Clinton Smith, president of Fort Stanton, Inc. While Fort Stanton State Monument is now open to the public year-round, the Fort Stanton Museum will be open from January through March on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Begin your journey through the fascinating history of Fort Stanton at the Museum which features an excellent exhibit and introductory video that provides breathtaking images and informative interpretive content that bring the rich history and heritage of Fort Stanton to life.

The Fort Stanton Museum Store sells a variety of gifts and keepsakes that support the mission of Fort Stanton, Inc, in their efforts to preserve the history of New Mexico and the West as well as educate the public about the historical significance of Fort Stanton.

The Fort Stanton Museum weekend hours coincide with the public Living History interpretations of the Fort Stanton Garrison featuring

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CHAVES PECOS VALLEY ROSWELL

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Fort Stanton Artillerymen their precision firepower during RUIDOSO • demonstrate RUIDOSO DOWNS • HWY 380 the 2012 Fort Stanton Live!

Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery Detachments that exemplify the pre-Civil War military era of Fort Stanton. On the second full weekend of each month, the Garrison will set up camp at Fort Stanton on Friday, and on Saturday, will present Living History interpretations 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will enjoy the regular morning drill exercises of Company K, 8th US Infantry (1858) followed by a variety of military activities throughout the day. Visitors could witness everything from ALAMOGORDO • CLOUDCROFT • TULAROSA musket firing to cavalry saber drills to the roar of the artillery. Anyone interested in becoming a Living Historian is invited to join the drill at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Fort Stanton, Inc. has also started planning Fort Stanton Live! to be held July 12-14. If you are looking for action, be sure to mark your calendar. Fort Stanton Live! brings authentically outfitted Living Historians from the Civil War and Indian Wars era to Fort Stanton for demonstrations, presentations, a candlelight tour, concert and a military ball which will have visitors dancing into the night! Additionally, the event brings authors, historians, photographers, artists, and a variety of historical vendors to site to share their crafts and other handiwork. Special tours will also be available.

Volunteers are needed to help keep the Fort Stanton Museum open and expand the hours. Volunteers receive a one- to two-hour orientation to introduce them to the museum and gift shop. An additional orientation is available to those interested in conducting tours of the parade grounds. Following orientation, new volunteers are assigned to work with an experienced volunteer and, when ready, volunteers are put on the Fort Stanton Museum schedule for a three-hour shift. Contact Charlotte Rowe, 575-336-4015, for more information.

If you are looking for a special place to visit, a place to help you understand the history of New Mexico, and a place whose beauty and activity will leave an indelible impression on you and your family, please visit the Fort Stanton State Monument and watch New Mexico history come to life.

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Ruidoso Schedule an annual The reader question of visit with your doctor the week: Does bio-identical and ask how you can hormone replacement theradecrease your health py really work? Yes it does. risk. Annual visits are I spoke with three of last designed for just that week’s hormone replacement purpose. If you don’t therapy patients the day after ask questions, you Christmas. They reported won’t receive answers.

Dr. Stephen Rath better sleep, less fatigue, betMost physicians are inter memory, and an overall undated with visits from sick patients feeling that getting older wasn’t going to and will welcome the opportunity to be as bad as expected. Magic? If replackeep you on the well side of the waiting the hormones that your body proing room. duced when it was younger is magic, then yes, it qualifies as magic. Some people 3) Become more involved in your perare okay with getting older naturally. I sonal health. Have a health problem feel better feeling younger naturally. You or a new onset of symptoms? Do your make the call. homework. Internet research from My family was fortunate to wake up reputable sources such as WebMD to a white Christmas. Weather Undercan be a good start to your question ground says there is a chance we will list before you see your doctor. And wake up to a white New Year’s Day. before you go, don’t forget to do a Snow or no, the New Year offers a chance web search on your doctor. Make sure to change the status quo. We all have their credentials are in order. Don’t areas that need improvement. I’d like to be afraid to ask about their Continuoffer three suggestions regarding your ing Medical Education hours and healthcare. topics they reviewed over the past 1) Become more involved in your year. Patients sometimes have more personal health. Blow the dust off information about a particular condithe scales, take a reading, and then tion than the doctor. In medical school educate yourself on your numbers.

I was taught that medical knowledge Type the letters BMI into a Google doubles every five years. That means search box. One of the top hits will that some of what I learned in school be a link to the National Institute of is either wrong or outdated. Don’t be Health’s Body Mass Index calculaafraid to offer your doctor the opportor. Enter your height and weight and tunity to research a topic and get back see where you stand. A BMI of 25 of to you with an answer. greater puts you at increased risk for We all have an opportunity to high blood pressure, heart attack, and change. You can teach an old dog new diabetes. Dropping your BMI into tricks if you take the time. Resolve to the normal range in most cases will become more involved in your personal decrease the prescription medicahealth. tions you need to manage high blood Happy New Year from the Doctors Rath pressure, high cholesterol, and high and the staff of Fusion Medical Spa! blood sugar (diabetes). Tired of taking so many medications? Change your eating habits. Most adults need approximately 1,500 calories per day to maintain weight. Many adults consume 500 to 1,000 additional calories per day. Want to gain one pound per week? An extra 500 calories per day will do the trick. Make a New Year’s resolution to take an active role in

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Small Business Administration changes intensify business lending surge has helped train thousands

By John Woosley of aspiring entrepreneurs Director, New Mexico like the Garcias and put District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration more than $30 billion a year into the hands of Jerome Garcia comsmall-business owners. pleted 23 years of military In the fiscal year that service, multiple overseas ended in September, SBA tours and one combat deloan programs posted ployment before retiring in the second-largest dollar Las Cruces just before the volume ever, surpassed economy collapsed in late John Woosley only by the previous fiscal 2008. Garcia and his wife, year, which enjoyed loan Michele, proceeded with plans to incentives enabled by the Small Busistart their own business and launched ness Jobs Act of 2010.

Southwest General Construction in In New Mexico, 316 loans providFebruary 2009.

SGC is a service disabled veteran- ed $149.6 million in capital to small businesses through the agency’s 7(a), owned small contracting business 504 and microloan programs. that builds and maintains airfields, In the past year, SBA began railroads, roads and buildings in New streamlining and simplifying many Mexico and the Southwest. It also loan programs to broaden participabuilds fences, drills wells, maintains tion by lenders. Its updated processgrounds and conducts environmental ing systems allow 80 percent of loan remediation. applications to be processed online.

Garcia, a civil engineer, earned his general contractor’s license before These changes and other incentives prompted 1,300 lenders nationwide to starting the business. He and his wife return to SBA lending. completed numerous business training programs offered by the Small The results speak for themselves: Business Administration and secured • The Certified Development Comcertifications in the 8(a) Business pany (504) loan program extended Development Program. By 2012, the 9,471 loans, supporting $15.1 Garcias had 12 contracts with seven billion in small business lending. federal agencies and had built a team New Mexico accounted for 51 of to handle the growing workload. those loans, totaling $67.4 million.

For two consecutive years, the U.S. Small Business Administration • SBA revamped its CAPLines

program, which provides working lines of credit to small businesses such as manufacturers and government contractors. Loans jumped 400 percent in one year – from 108 loans and $118 million in fiscal year 2011 to 532 loans and $410 million in 2012. Here in New Mexico, CAPLine loans delivered $1.6 million to businesses.

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Lenders are making more lowdollar loans using the Community Advantage and Small Loan Advantage programs. The number of Community Advantage loans increased more than 11-fold from 2011 to 2012, with nearly 80 percent of the loans initiated after SBA simplified the process

in June. Small Loan Advantage ended the fiscal year with 820 loans for $150.6 million, of which almost $1.2 million spread over 10 loans helped New Mexico businesses grow.

The SBA’s loan-making pace is more evidence of a recovering economy and healthier credit markets, all of which will build New Mexico’s economy. For more information about the SBA, visit www.sba.gov.

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

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Time for tea and season 3 of ‘Downton Abbey’ Are you ready for the latest season of Masterpiece Theatre’s “Downton Abbey”? It starts Jan. 6, but you can catch up with other fans or earlier seasons at the Ruidoso Public Library. If you are curious about the book that inspired Julian Fellowes, “Below Stairs: the classic kitchen maid’s memoir” that inspired “Upstairs, Downstairs” and “Downton Abbey,” it is available to check out. Margaret Powell’s spunky voice, in the diary she kept as a maid, provides a very different view of life and history in London a century ago.

We also have the coffee table book, “The World of Downton Abbey;” it has behind the scenes photos from filming the second season. Be warned – some of the pictures may be plot-twist spoilers, so don’t leaf through it before seeing seasons 1 and 2.

If history is more to your taste, may we suggest “Lady Almina and

the real Downton Abbey: the lost legacy of Highclere Castle,” which is the autobiography of the Countess of Carnarvon, Fiona, who originally opened her family estate as a hospital in World War I. If you have missed the recent opportunities to watch the first two seasons of “Downton Abbey,” we also have a copy of those DVDs. Whether your interests are costumes, politics, or tea party recipes, Ruidoso Public Library has books for you. If you don’t have TV at home, ask us how to watch the episodes online from pbs.org. Join us for a spot of tea Saturday, Jan. 5.

Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso.

Library 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.

Preschool story time at the Ruidoso Library Children’s Library: Preschool Story time Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Theme: Winter and Snow Jan. 9: Snow Stories. Craft: Make simple snow globes.

Jan. 16: Winter and ice skating stories. Design ice skates.

Jan. 23: Winter and sled stories.

Craft: popsicle stick sled.

Jan. 30: Snow stories interactive day: Puzzles, water colors, ma-

nipulatives, etc. after story time.

Watch for Tiny Tots program on Thursday mornings starting in February.

Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road. Hours are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. www. youseemore.com/ruidosopl/ or http:// ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com.

Commercials gone wild

I’m going to get up out of my recliner, walk I was watching an across the room and old western on television stab my television with the other night when I a cucumber – ’Cause I saw an advertisement can’t take it anymore! with a pretty gal in a I understand that business suit who asked, erectile dysfunction is “Do you get a check in a problem, but it isn’t the mail every month the biggest problem from a structured settlethat we have in this ment or annuity?” country. What about the Jay McKittrick I thought to myself: economy? Why can’t jaymckittrick@gmail.com they invent a little green Wouldn’t you like to know – you little gold pill for that? digger!

And those sleazy Girls Gone Wild What ever happened to buying a ads: “Girls Gone Wild! ... Girls Gone guy a drink, and getting to know him Wild!” as a person, before you start asking Girls Gone Crazy, if you ask me. him questions about his income?

Where are your parents? I think to And there must be a personal myself. injury attorney advertisement on TV “I’m finally 18!” The young lady for every possible situation that could in the ad says with a giggle. befall a human being. In fact, I’d be Well then, put your top on and go willing to bet that there are personal vote. injury attorneys who do nothing but In addition, I’m convinced that help other personal injury attorneys Chevy truck commercials, (Like A who get hurt on the job. . .

Rock!) are the reason why millions “Are you an ambulance chaser of people immigrate to this country who has been run-over recently by every year... an ambulance? At the law offices of “Vladimir, come here – Watch!

Gedtha, Greene & Runn, we specialize See this cowboy man on TV? He work in helping good honest people, just like on farm, and make ’nough money to you, get the settlement they deserve.” buy brand new Chevy truck. Then fill And for the record, the next time full of boulders, drive through river I have to watch one of those ridicuand jump off small cliff. I’m telling lous male-enhancement commercials, you, everybody in America rich.”

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New Year’s resolution solution Here we are in 2013; it’s a new year, with new goals, new hopes and new dreams. Many of us have decided on our new year’s resolutions, and perhaps some of us are still undecided. It appears that year after year, many of the same ideas make the top ten lists, but according to an article published in Time Magazine in 2012 many of the top ten ideas also make the list of the most commonly broken New Year’s resolution list.

Weight loss or getting fit, quitting smoking, learning something new, eating healthier, getting out of debt or saving money, spending more time with family, traveling to new places, being less stressed, volunteering and drinking less all made Time magazine’s top 10 list of the most commonly broken new year’s resolution list. While many of us start out strong when working on our resolutions, many of us fade off around the middle of February and

by June; our resolutions have been long forgotten.

In an attempt to make things easier on myself and ensure that my focus stays strong throughout the year, I have found that I can make my commitment simple by making only one resolution. My declaration is to do one thing better every day.

By this statement, I have the opportunity to choose whatever I feel like each day. I also have the flexibility to slack on harder to reach goals, if

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the occasion feels right, but I can still become a better person than last year. With no obligation to a specific goal, I find that I never have to worry about disappointments as there is always something better I can do.

My commitment to do one thing better each day began in January of 2009. This commitment has been going strong and has not been forgotten. As there are 365 days in a year and I have now worked on this for four years, I have now completed 1461 actions that have made me a better person. I have also found that because I consciously seek opportunities to do better each day, I don’t just limit myself to one accomplishment and often achieve more.

Whatever your goals are, if any, I wish you luck and I also wish you the best year of your life.

Lincoln County Community Theatre auditions LCCT will be holding auditions for “Women and War,” a play intended to take to competition.

Performances will be in mid-March locally and a weekend in Los Alamos from March 21-23.

Brief synopsis: major conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries are seen through the eyes of soldiers who

write home to their wives and sweethearts. Strong female and male roles.

Audition schedule: Thursday, Jan. 3, 6 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 5, 10 a.m., both at Sacramento Mountain Village – the small building in the parking lot of Lincoln Tower.

For more information, call 575-3361530.

December 31, 2012

New Alcohol & Gaming Division director announced New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Superintendent J. Dee Dennis Jr. announced today that Governor Susana Martinez has appointed Jennifer M. Anderson, an Albuquerque regulatory attorney, as the new Director of the Division of Alcohol and Gaming.

“Jennifer’s experience in state regulation and policy and her legislative experience make her an excellent choice for this position,” Dennis said. “There is no doubt her legal background and other experience in government will be invaluable in administering the complex laws governing alcohol sales in our state.”

“I am honored by this appointment and appreciate the confidence placed in me by Governor Martinez and Superintendent Dennis,” Anderson said. “I look forward to furthering this Administration’s vision of responsible government and nurturing economic growth while still ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of New Mexico.”

Anderson previously worked as an attorney at the law firm of Lewis and Roca LLP in Albuquerque where she practiced state regulatory law in the

areas of water, telecommunications and energy. Anderson also worked as a legislative analyst for the Senate Minority during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 legislative sessions. As a legislative analyst, her job was to analyze and draft memoranda regarding the implications of proposed state legislation.

Anderson was born and raised in Roswell where her parents still reside.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Denver where she majored in English and Spanish.

Before law school, Anderson received a Fulbright Scholarship and lived in South Korea for a year as part of an immersion program. Anderson went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University Of New Mexico School Of Law. She has been an active member of the State Bar of New Mexico. She recently stepped down as co-chair of the Committee on Women and the Legal Profession “I look forward to serving the citizens of this great State in my new position as the Director of Alcohol and Gaming,” Anderson said.

IRS forms at the Ruidoso Library Stay tuned for when you can find a limited selection of IRS forms, instructions, and schedules at the Village of Ruidoso Public Library, one of the Tax Form Outlets.

Tax forms are not yet available at Ruidoso Public Library. Some forms are tentatively scheduled for printing beginning Jan. 10. This date may be pushed further back, depending on Congress. Forms cannot arrive at the library until later to allow time for shipping. The IRS will not begin processing 1040s until Jan. 22 at the earliest.

Forms are available online earlier than on paper. The staff at Ruidoso Public Library can help find these either on the public computers or the links to use on personal computers at home.

The Free-file Fill-able Forms require no income limits, offer no ads or any hidden charges. For paper records,

the library has a charge for printing a paper copy – 15¢ per page.

The library also offers free wi-fi so laptops may be used to access the IRS website. Paper copies of New Mexico’s state tax forms are expected. As with the federal forms, no specific date is yet available, but online access is an option. To find these, from the library’s homepage, click on the Reference tab, find “Tax Help” near the bottom of the page. When the NM Tax page opens, move your mouse over the “Forms and Publications” tab and click on “Current Year” when that sub-menu appears.

The library is located at 107 Kansas City Road. Hours are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. www.youseemore.com/ ruidosopl or http://ruidosopubliclibrary. blogspot.com.

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EVENTS CALENDAR LEA COUNTY

HOBBS: Dec 31 - Light Up Lea County! Lea Jan 1 County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., noon - 6 p.m. The attractions will be an artificial ice skating rink, “Snowzilla” 30’ slide, 30’ snowman bounce house, and a giant snowglobe for holiday photos. Free. 575-391-2900 Jan 17 Tracy Lawrence in concert, Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Selectaseatlubbock. com, 1-800-735-1288, and the Lea County Event Center Box Office, 575-391-2900 26 Tuff Hedeman Championship Bull Riding 2013, Lea County Events Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., 7:30 p.m. Tickets on sale at Selectaseatlubbock.com and the Lea County Event Center. Box Office, 575-391-2900

CHAVES COUNTY ROSWELL: Dec 31 Roswell Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Chaves County New Year’s Gala, Roswell Civic Center, 7 p.m.

- 12:30 a.m. Happy Hour, Dancing, Buffet and Casino. Tickets $100 per person. 623-5695.

EDDY COUNTY CARLSBAD: Dec Wed’s Coffee Connection, 7 a.m.

Trinity Hotel 31 Christmas on the Pecos, a night time boat ride on the Pecos River, looking at the backyards and boat docks decorated for Christmas. To purchase tickets, go to www.christmasonthepecos. com. Adults 12 & over, $12.50 Sun-Thurs; $17.50 Fri & Sat; Children $7.50 Sun-Thurs; $12.50 Fri & Sat. Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, 575-887-6516.

To post your event here send to: editor@ruidosofreepress.com or call 575-258-9922

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ALTO: Jan 29 Dan Goggin’s “Nunset Boulevard,” Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd., 7 - 9 p.m.

Pre-performance buffet at 5.

Indeed, it would be a shameful offense to miss Cindy Williams, the star of “Laverne & Shirley,” as Mother Superior in this zany musical comedy about the Little Sisters of Hoboken. Co-starring the original New York cast, this newest “Nunsense” adventure takes the sisters to Tinseltown, where they’re thrilled at the prospect of performing at the Hollywood Bowl. But they soon discover the actual booking is at the Hollywood Bowl-A-Rama. So bowling is their fate. Prayers are answered and spirits soar when they hear that a big-time producer is running auditions for a new movie musical about the life of Dolores Hart, the famous movie star who became a nun. Featuring all new songs and great doses of heavenly humor, Dan Goggin’s “Nunset” is gleeful, boisterous, and sinfully funny. 575-336-4800; www.spencertheater.com. Buffet $20; performance $66 and $69 CARRIZOZO: Dec 31 Carrizozo Country Club New Year’s Eve 2012, 14 Country Club Drive, 8 p.m. Live music with Longhorn Dance Band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lots of food and fun. $10 per person or $30 for family RUIDOSO DOWNS: Thru 21st Annual Fall American 3/17 Photography Competition & Exhibition, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70. 575-378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org.

Admission: Adults, $6; seniors and military, $5; ages 6 to 16, $2; under 6, free Thru “A Land So Strange” exhibit, 2/8 Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70. An educational journey of nearly 400 years of New Mexico history. Hundreds of artifacts and images from the 16th to the 20th century tell the story of the Native Americans, the Spanish, and the Euro-Americans who created the New Mexico we experience today.

Visit www.hubbardmuseum. org. Free with admission to the museum.

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RUIDOSO: Dec 31 Cree Meadows New Year’s Eve Party, 301 Country Club Dr., 7 p.m. Come party the night away. Food, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight.

Terry Bullard will be providing the music. Reservations are required: 575-257-9186. $20 singles, $30 couples. Tickets must be purchased in advance and can be bought at the Business Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Win, Place & Show New Year’s Celebration, 2516 Sudderth Dr., 8 p.m. Dance the night away with Brendan Dawes. Champagne and party favors. No reservations required. 575-257-9982. $20 at the door New Year’s Eve at Gracie’s Speakeasy, Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub, 2331 Sudderth Dr., 8 p.m. Join us for an evening in the Roaring 20s! Flapper and Gangster costumes encouraged.

Must be 21 and over. Limited reservations for tables and entry.

575-630-0219. Individual cover charge, $30 includes heavy hors d’oeuvres until midnight, champagne toast, party favors, photo op backdrop, entertainment by DJ Pete Davis. Table Reservations: Table for 4, $150 - Includes all of the above plus 1 bottle of Champagne; Table for 6, $200 Includes all of the above plus 1 bottle of Champagne; Table for 8, $250 - Includes all of the above plus 2 bottles of Champagne; Table for 12, $300 - Includes all of the above plus 3 bottles of Champagne Swiss Chalet New Year’s Eve Party, 1451 Mechem, 8:30 p.m.

Join us for food, party favors and fun with dancing and live music from Mark Remington and Friends. Champagne toast at midnight. 575-336-3333. Tickets are $20.

WHITE OAKS: Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Party, No Scum Allowed Saloon, 7 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Music by The Mixx. No cover. Dinner plates $10. 575-648-5583; www.noscumallowedsaloon.com

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MESCALERO New Year’s Eve Ball, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd. Join us for an Unforgettable New Year’s Eve event: Ballroom with a Twist! 11 a.m - 2 p.m. for the daytime show or 8:30 p.m. - midnight for the evening show. Both will feature Dancing with the Stars pros Dmitry Chaplin and Ashly Delgrosso Costa, American Idol alums Von Smith and Gina Glocksen and “So You Think You Can Dance” finalist alum Randy Strong, “Legacy” and Jonathan Platero. The daytime show will feature our grand buffet, music, ballroom dancing, countdown and champagne toast.

The evening show will feature grand buffet, music, ballroom dancing, balloon drop, party favors, countdown and midnight champagne toast. Daytime show from $75. Evening show from $125. www.innofthemountaingods.com Ron White at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. Don’t miss a night full of laughter when Ron White takes the stage. Ron White has toured with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. He has also appeared in the films Sex and the City 2 and Horrible Bosses.

Disclaimer: Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets start at $35. www.innofthemountaingods. com Johnny Rivers, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. Don’t miss an evening with Johnny Rivers, legendary rock ‘n’ roll singer, songwriter and guitarist. Some of his hits include the No. 1 hit “Poor Side of Town”, “Summer Rain”, and “Secret Agent Man.” 575-464-7777; www.innofthemountaingods.com. Tickets start at $25 Ski Apache Disabled Skiers’ Silent Auction, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 6 - 9 p.m. Guest speaker Dana Bowman, skydiver, retired Army Sergeant 1st Class and retired member of the elite Golden Knights parachute team. Celebrating its 37th season, SADSP is a notfor-profit organization dedicated to teaching people with disabilities to ski and snowboard. SADSP relies on the support of Ski Apache Ski Resort, fundraisers, and volunteers to host approximately 200 students each year. 575-464-3193; www. skiapachedisabledskiersprogram. com

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ALAMOGORDO: Dec 28 Last New Mexico State Centennial event, Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., 7 - 10 p.m. Live music, food, dancing and all the glamour of a formal holiday ball. Formal wear or vintage clothing requested (but not mandatory).

Tickets must be purchased prior to event at the library - one book in good condition donation per ticket.

575-430-7523 Jan 5 Zach Trak 2013 and the Fastest Kid in Town Race, AlamoShape parking lot, 700 E. First Street, Suite 765 in the Granada Center, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. The 4th annual Zach Trak supports the disabled children of Zia Therapy.

This family-oriented event will feature an additional race for the younger folks The Fastest Kid in Town Race with a 1K foot race open to children 15 and under.

Enjoy great food from Stella Vita, live music and door prizes along with finisher prizes for all age categories. 575-621-5911; www.alamoshape.com. $30 early registration fee 10 Ribbon Cutting/Business After Hours, 1200 New York Ave., 5 - 7 p.m. Join us for the ribbon cutting and Business After Hours of Edward Jones, Linda Schalk.

Refreshments will be available.

575-437-6120 26 Lake Lucero Tour, White Sands National Monument. Have you ever wondered how the white sands formed? Take a tour to Lake Lucero with a ranger and learn about the formation of the sands and the special plants and animals that live in and around the dunes. This three-hour tour is to the dry lakebed of Lake Lucero and only offered once a month.

Reservations are required.

575-679-2599. $3 per adult and $1.50 for kids and America the Beautiful Senior and Access pass holders.

CLOUDCROFT: 31 New Year’s at The Lodge, the evening starts at 5 p.m. with a Grand Dinner Buffet, followed by an Adult New Year’s Eve Gala and Children’s New Year’s Party (in the Lodge Trestle). Reservations required. 682-2566 or go to thelodgeresort.com