Ruidoso Free Press December 11, 2012

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressA medical helicopter takes off from the site of a one-vehicle roll-over near Arabela, Thursday. The fl ight was taking the driver of the vehicle – the only victim of the accident – to El Paso.

By Todd [email protected]

A one-car rollover south of Arabela made for some tense mo-ments on the winding, two-lane road Thursday afternoon.

The driver of the pickup – still unidentifi ed – was the only one in the vehicle at the time it lost control on a curve and left

the roadway. The truck was in such a shape that EMS person-nel needed to extricate the driver, move the victim to an ambulance, and then transport that person two miles down the road to the only spot where a medical helicopter could land.

Lincoln County Rescue Services have yet to identify the victim, who was taken to El Paso.

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Bonito Lake recovery time in question By Sue [email protected]

Johnny Bundick has lived on Bonito Road for 24 years, across from the Rio Bonito. He and his wife Sha-ron, award winning artist and teacher, usually notice RVs as they drive in for a summer of camping at Southfork, fi shing at the lake and catching up with fellow campers.

Not this past summer.The Bundicks fl ed their home in

fear of fi re and subsequent fl ooding, and now live in the aftermath of both. Bundick was at a town meeting last Monday, led by Marty Millar, to listen as alternatives were offered to restore the lake area sooner than later.

Millar, until recently a Ruidoso restaurant manager, is the co-founder of M3 Bio Tech, based in Ruidoso Downs. M3 Bio Tech uses microbes to “eat up waste, recondition soil and manage contami-nation,” according to Millar’s literature. He invited area legislators and representatives of affected entities to attend, along with the public. David Warnack, Smokey Bear District Ranger, found out about the meeting through reading a

newspaper. He said and attended with a bit of anxiousness, unclear about the purpose.

Millar stated the reason for the meeting was to gather entities together to derive a shorter recovery than what the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team predicted. BAER made predictions of more than 20 years for nature to

repair watershed issues, according to their report dated June 30. “We could get the lake back in two years,” Millar said during the meeting.

Ted Stallings of Aero Tech pre-sented information about the capacity to spread hydromulch in affected areas to encourage faster vegetation recov-ery. Hydromulching applies a slurry of water, wood fi ber mulch, and often a tackifi er to prevent soil erosion. The combo Stallings suggested contains 60 percent wood, 40 percent paper and a gum for adhesion.

Aero Tech, based in Clovis, con-tracts with land managers in the US Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bu-reau of Indian Affairs, among others. According to their website, they have logged thousands of hours providing air defense against wildfi res throughout

the US. With the addition of microbes from M3 Bio Tech, according to Millar, vegetation could be accelerated.

“I don’t think they were interested in talk-ing about the things I wanted to hear,” said Bundick. He wondered if Millar and Stallings

December 11‘Only In America’ fi lming for the History Channel at Winter ParkLarry the Cable Guy will be at Winter Park fi lming his show, “Only in America” for the His-tory Channel . Come tube and be on TV . 2-5 p .m . Winter Park, Ski Run Rd ., 575-336-7079, www .ruidosowinterpark .com . $9/$17/$20 .

December 13Flying J Wranglers White Mountain Christmas SpecialIt’s Christmas time – cowboy style – with Ruidoso’s favorite performance troupe, the Flying J Wranglers at Spencer The-ater . 108 Spencer Road, 7 p .m . 1-888-818-7872, www .spencer-theater .com . $30 .

Tony Orlando’sChristmas ShowHitting the national charts since the age of 16, Orlando brings us decades of classics like “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree .” Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p .m . (575) 464-7508, www .innofthemoun-taingods .com . $25 .

December 14Ski Apache opensThe base is set and the new gondola polished . 575-464-3600, www .skiapache .com .

December 15-16A Garrison Christmas at Fort StantonLiving history Christmas season re-enactment with drill musket and artillery fi ring, Christmas Tree raising, violin and guitar solos plus the Garrison Christ-mas dinner . Fort Stanton, just off Hwy 220 on Hwy 380 . fortstanton .org .

December 15Holiday Community Open House at the Hubbard MuseumMeander the artistic and his-toric rooms while visiting with Santa, listening to the Christ-mas choirs, and enjoy gifts and cheer courtesy of “Keep Ruidoso Beautiful .” 9 a .m . – 4:30 p .m . 575-378-4142, www .hubbardmuseum .org .

Cowboy Santa Parade in CapitanBringing the community together in this joyful time with Cowboy Santa and all non-motorized entries – horses, wagons, cars, walkers, bikers plus music by Cindy Fogelsong and students . 12:30 p .m . Capi-tan Library for parade entry registration . 575-354-3035 .

Free movie ‘The Bishop’s Wife’Free holiday movie at Sacred Grounds Coff ee & Tea House, 2825 Sudderth Dr ., 6:30 p .m ., Free . 575-257-2273, www .sacredgroundscoff ee .net .

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressThe Rio Bonito and surrounding banks show the eff ects of both fi re and fl ooding immediately after the Little Bear Fire in August. Offi cials are now discussing exactly how long it could take for the area to recover from the disaster.

See BONITO LAKE, pg. A3

See LEGISLATORS, pg. A3

Arabela accident requires airlift

It snowed! It snowed!

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free Press A Rancho Ruidoso resident works to clear off the driveway as wind knocks snow off the trees early Monday morning. A long-awaited winter storm blew through New Mexico, dropping between three to four inches of the white stuff in the Ruidoso area.

By Sue [email protected]

Several State legislators met at Ruidoso’s convention center last Tuesday to meet with local offi cials prior to Lincoln County Day in Santa Fe on Feb. 6. Although given an opportunity to deliver remarks, none who attended spoke at length from the podium.

Rep. Nora Espinoza, Sen. Bill Burt, Sen. Phil Griego, Rep. Zach Cook and two senate-elect mem-bers – Cliff Pirtle and Ron Griggs of Roswell – attended along with

county commissioners and munici-pal leaders.

Rutalee Todd-Jernigan offered greetings with Ruidoso Mayor Ray Alborn, welcoming the crowd. Todd-Jernigan invited Clayton Alred, President of ENMU-R and Chamber of Commerce member, to present Ruidoso’s four legislative priorities to gathered legislators.

Alred listed fi reworks control as the top priority. “The sale and distribution of fi reworks should be a local issue,” he said, citing statistics which showed fi reworks

Legislators converge in Lincoln County

Larry’s coming to RuidosoLarry the Cable

Guy stars in “Only in America!” high-lighting adventures in unexpected places from coast to coast – including right here in Lincoln County.

Larry will be fi lming his History Channel show and everyone is invited to be in the background at the Ruidoso Winter Park for a slid-ing good time today from 2-5 p.m. Other locations potentially included in the fi lm segment are

Bears R Us in Ruid-oso Downs, Smokey Bear Historical Park in Capitan and Old Lincoln County Courthouse and mu-seum in Lincoln.

This is not the fi rst time Ru-

idoso Winter Park has been on a national cable television show. Bert the Conqueror on the Trav-el Channel fi lmed an episode in 2010 with Tubin’ Tommy, who created a jump that was worthy of being conquered.

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressState legislators met local and municipal leaders at the convention center last Tuesday. With upcoming Lincoln County Day at the legis-lature in Santa Fe scheduled for Feb. 6, local leaders wanted to give state representatives an opportunity to become acquainted. Pictured are Ron Griggs, Senator-elect from Alamogordo; Zach Cook, Repre-sentative from Ruidoso; Nora Espinoza, Representative from Roswell; Phil Griego, Senator from San José; Cliff Pirtle, Senator-elect from Roswell; and Bill Burt, Senator from Alamogordo.

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COMMUNITY CALENDARPrescribed burningDespite the recent snow, the USDA Forest Service has sched-uled prescribed burning on proj-ects around Ruidoso until Dec . 21 during favorable weather conditions . Projects include sites near Ski Run Road, Brady Canyon, Lower Eagle Creek and near the Agua Fria subdivision of Ruidoso Downs .

For more information on these prescribed fi res, call the dis-trict offi ce at 257-4095 Monday through Friday from 7:30 a .m . to 4:30 p .m .

Open houseThe Hubbard Museum of the American West hosts a Holiday Community Open House this Sat-urday from 10 a .m . to 4 p .m . The Open House features free admis-sion to the day’s activities, includ-ing visits from Santa, choirs, gift bags courtesy of New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, refreshments and hands-on activities for the young and young-at-heart .

The museum’s gift shop’s annual holiday sale is also in full swing, with all inventory discounted at least 25 percent, with current or new museum members getting a 35 percent discount . The Hub-bard Museum of the American West is located at 26301 Highway 70 in Ruidoso Downs .

Toys for TotsIt’s a holiday tradition in Ruidoso, and it’s continuing this year . The Toys for Tots campaign, spon-sored by the U .S . Marine Corps, will once more ask for your dona-tion of toys for needy children in Lincoln County . Last year, more than 1,000 children in Ruidoso and Lincoln County received toys through this program .For more information, call 808-3267 or visit ruidoso-nm .toysfor-tots .org .

Cantata practicePractice for the Community Christmas Cantata in Carrizozo is every Tuesday at 7 p .m . at the Trinity United Methodist Church . This year’s cantata is entitled A Time For Joy, to be performed Dec . 16 at 3 p .m .

Santa LandCome to Cloudcroft’s Zenith Park on Dec . 22 to meet Santa and

Mrs . Claus, enjoy roasted marsh-mallows, hot dogs and more . The festivities begin at 4 p .m ., and Santa arrives at 5 p .m . For more information, call 575-682-2733 or 1-866-UPHIGH7

Bear raffl eThe Carrizozo Volunteer Fire De-partment will be raffl ing a bear carving during Santa’s Christmas visit to McDonald Park on Dec . 22 . Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 .Tickets can be purchased from any fi re department members at the Lincoln County Assessor’s Offi ce . The carving is two feet call and was donated by Grizzly’s Bear of Ruidoso . Retail value is $70 .

Poster contestThe Cloudcroft Chamber of Com-merce is already looking ahead to Mardis Gras, and invites art-ists to enter the poster contest for this year’s Mardis Gras in the Clouds celebration . This year’s celebration has the theme “How Sweet It Is,” and entries must be submitted to the chamber offi ce at P .O . Box 1290, Cloudcroft, NM 88317 no later than Jan . 10 by 5 p .m .Entry size is 16x20, and the ma-terials can be canvas or profes-sional grade paper . The artwork

should be signed by the artist and only one entry per artist will be accepted .

American Legion Post 79 – Je-rome D . Klein Post, meets on the third Saturday of each month at the American Legion building lo-cated at the southeast corner of Spring Road and Highway 70 at 9 a .m . For more information, or to join, call Vic Currier, Post Adju-tant, at 802-5293 .

The Arid Group of Alcohol-ics Anonymous meets at 1216 Mechem at 7:30 a .m ., noon and 5:15 p .m . daily; Thursdays at 6:30 p .m . There is also a Monday 6:30 p .m . women’s open meeting .The Sunny Spirit Group of Alco-holics Anonymous meets Mon-day and Thursday at noon and Friday at 5:30 p .m ., while the women’s group meets Wednes-days at noon in the parish hall of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount at 121 Mescalero Trail .For more information regard-ing AA meetings in Lincoln and Otero counties, call 430-9502 .

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

Alcoholics Anonymous of Capi-

tan meets every Wednesday at 7 p .m . at the Senior Citizens Center, 115 Tiger Dr ., just one block off of Highway 48 . For more informa-tion, call Ted at 354-9031 .

Altrusa Club of Ruidoso meets at 5 p .m . on the third Tuesday of the month at First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road . If you think an organization like Al-trusa may be a good fi t for your volunteer eff orts, contact mem-bership chair Barbara Dickinson at 336-7822 .

The Federated Woman’s Club of Ruidoso, supporting community service organizations and provid-ing scholarships, meets Mondays at 11 a .m . at 116 S . Evergreen Dr . For further information, call 257-2309 .


“This county’s extremely progressive,” said Robert Garcia, vice president of regional operations for Presby-terian Healthcare Services. Garcia, along with county and municipal offi cials, attended the breezy groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital’s new physician offi ce building on Dec. 3.

County commissioners Jackie Powell and Tom Bat-tin, Ruidoso Mayor Ray Alborn, Gary Mitchell, chair of the Lincoln County Medical Center board of directors, Rifl e Salas, Ruidoso councilman, and more than 30 com-munity leaders gathered at the site of the future offi ce building. When completed, the POB will house primary care, general surgery, lab, obstetrics and gynecology and internal medicine, among other services. Groundbreaking last Monday was the fi rst step of a four-phase approach to improve services for county citizens.

“The new rehab building is an example of the com-mitment we’ve made to Lincoln County,” Garcia said, explaining the partnership of Presbyterian and the county. The county owns LCMC and will also own the new offi ce building.

Presbyterian manages health care by a contract with the county. Garcia mentioned the 30-year history Presby-terian has with Lincoln County. “The new building will allow the community access to primary care,” he said, mentioning the effi cient design of the proposed building.

PHS is giving more than $2 million to the project for furniture, fi xtures and equipment once the building is completed.

Maury St. John, chaplain at LCMC, opened the proceeding with prayer, asking for God’s direction and protection for construction workers while the project is ongoing. With the unseasonably warm weather, con-

struction may not be as delayed as previously antici-pated. 12-14 months is planned for construction, with an estimated cost of $6.5 million for the 23,651 square foot building.

Powell congratulated the hospital, thanking the county for the mil levy support. “We’re looking forward to work-ing on continued projects with the hospital,” she said while thanking the village of Ruidoso, the hospital aux-iliary and foundation as well as residents and businesses. With mil levy funds of $4.5 million, no new taxes are anticipated to complete the building.

Alborn added his support, mentioning LCMC’s contributions to the community. “We’re fortunate to have this economic engine,” he said. Supplying more than 200 jobs with wages, benefi ts and salaries, LCMC is one of the largest contributors to the village’s economy. “Let’s keep our health care local,” encouraged Alborn.

LCMC’s auxiliary con-tributed $200,000 to offset architectural fees, and the foundation gave $400,000 to help acquire the neces-sary properties for the POB to be built.

Offi cially turning the ground were Al Santos, LCMC administrator, Alborn, Don Power, chair and CEO of Jaynes Compa-nies (contractors), Powell, Bobby George of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini architec-tural fi rm and Garcia.

With 19 exam rooms planned along with one procedure room, the POB will centralize many as-

pects of outpatient care, according to LCMC literature. All clinics will maintain electronic health records of patients making them accessible to patients who may need refer-ence when receiving health care elsewhere.

“We are a community hospital,” Santos said. “Our four-phase plan began in 2009 and we intend to complete the plan without any new taxes and with no disruption of service.”

Blustery groundbreaking for LCMC’s newest building

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressCounty and municipal leaders join builders at the groundbreaking for a future physician’s offi ce building being erected by the Lincoln County Medical Center.

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were there primarily to promote their prod-ucts. “I wanted to hear about how the lake water would be cleaned up from contami-nation, and if we can get the river running again,” he added.

Bundick was also hoping to hear about the road and what reparations were being planned for the near future.

The Bundicks evacuated for two weeks during the fi re’s fury. They were also required to evacuate twice after fl ooding became an issue on the Rio Bonito. Finally, when he was asked to evacuate again, he stayed put. “I told them, ‘I’m not leaving’ when I found out the danger was small,” he said.

Stephanie Bason, from the Upper Hondo Water and Soil Conservation District, spoke about the technology presented. Although she said wasn’t endorsing, she was im-pressed with the samples she was shown. She shared information that acequia owners downstream from the burn scar were still in the process of digging out culverts from residual sludge fl ow.

“I think they have the best of inten-tions,” Warnack said. During the next two weeks, Warnack and forestry are analyz-ing progress on the more than 19,000 acres which were re-seeded post Little Bear Fire. Additionally, 11,000 acres were mulched. More than two months ago, Warnack report-ed seeing volunteer aspen saplings of more than 18 inches in height in higher elevations of the burn scar. “We’ll take the time to as-sess the effectiveness of our re-seeding and mulching projects. We already have the areas plotted where we’ll take samples,” he said.

“Their plan may be a bit premature, but we applaud people who want to help out,”

said Warnack. Results of the upcoming analysis will be available soon. “The barley was successful, and we laid it down in good timing. There was a relatively gentle rain which followed the re-seeding,” he said and will fi nd out within the next two weeks if their effort was as successful as he hopes.

State Rep. Nora Espinosa, State Sen. Bill Burt and Zach Riley (representative for US Rep. Steve Pearce) were present, among other local and area legislators, to discuss funding for the recovery project as presented by Millar and Stallings.

Available funding from Washington D.C. and at the state level was appropriated due to immediate declaration of disaster by Gov. Susana Martinez within days of the Little Bear’s damage. Millions more would need to be available for the plan Millar pre-sented last Monday.

Bundick hopes to see the Rio fl owing again soon. “I’d like to see my water tap back, and our lake restored.”

as a signifi cant source of wildfi re. Alborn actively lobbied last year for local entities to have complete control of fi reworks bans but was unsuccessful. Alborn said during the 2011 session representatives from fi reworks manufacturers and distributors were very aggressive. The chamber hopes to revive the issue during the upcoming legislative session.

Water was a close second, with Alred stating the chamber was in complete support of water conservation efforts both locally and statewide. Third on the chamber’s list, according to Alred was doubling tourism funding to $5 million, stating state tourism dollars are vital to Ruidoso’s future. He

added a fourth priorty in Spaceport America, a commercial enterprise that would need state law changes to progress.

Senator Griego spoke from the fl oor, mentioning he’d traveled to Lincoln County 27 times during months prior to his elec-tion. “It’s 378 miles from my front door to Lincoln County,” he said, and pledged his continued support of local issues.

Lincoln County Day in Santa Fe is an opportunity for business owners and citizens to represent the voice of the county. Specifi c issues affecting local commerce and busi-ness concerns are focused. Sponsorships for the event are available by contacting Becky Brooks of the chamber at 575-257-7395.

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressJohnny and Sharon Bundick.


OpinionA plea for donations

Happy Holidays!The holiday season is here and it is once

again time for the volunteers at Santa’s Help-ers to prepare for Christmas. Last year, we were able to provide Christmas for approxi-mately 1,000 children in Lincoln County. Each year, we accept applications for needy children and attempt to provide them a suit of warm clothing and some great toys.

This year’s “Joy for Kids” Toy Run brought in a great number of toys and dona-tions. We also will be working with “Toys for Tots” to help us with our toy inventory. In addition, each family receives a food box for a Christmas meal including a turkey.

Each year we struggle to raise enough money, through donations, to be able to accomplish this task. We have been a

non-profi t organization for many years and Santa’s Helpers is very dear to our hearts.

We are asking you to add Santa’s Help-ers to your list of favorite charities. If you can see it in your heart, please consider a donation to Santa’s Helpers. This is truly a wonderful program and we do need your help. You may send your donation to Santa’s Helpers Inc., 931 State Highway 48, Alto, NM 88312, with the check made payable to Santa’s Helpers.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Stacey Miller, PresidentSanta’s Helpers

Dismaying lawsuitTo the Editor:

First let me begin with something posi-

tive. It is great to see Warrior football and Warrior volleyball doing so well. Nothing but good can come from both of their ac-complishments.

These young men and women are learning that hard work, discipline and per-severance can pay off and as we all know, those kind of lessons learned though extra-curricular activities carry right on into life.

Unfortunately, another lesson we are learning this week is that there are always people in this world who will stop at noth-ing to push their own agendas and place a dark cloud over other’s accomplishments.

I was confused and dismayed to read the article in the sports section of the Ru-idoso Free Press regarding John Pacheco’s assertion that his wrestling coach contract was not renewed because he alleges he is being treated unfairly due to the fact he is a whistle blower.

The article specifi cally states that he questioned coach Kief Johnson regarding a $4,000 football player meal from the Inn of the Mountain Gods that was alleg-edly paid for with athletic funds, and that Johnson responded, “This is none of your business.” Pacheco alleges that following this encounter, the school exercised their option to not renew his contract, giving him no apparent reason.

My confusion in this matter is that there seems to be absolutely no truth what-soever to what Pacheco is alleging. As a close relative of a player on the team, I am well aware that this meal was do-nated by the Inn of the Mountain Gods as a result of a player’s request to the Tribal Council.

My under-standing was that this gesture was offered due to the War-riors’ success in becoming our

district champions. No money was re-quired by the football program, or anyone else, for that matter. This is a fact.

Anyone can go to the school and ask for a receipt or a PO copy and they will fi nd that no money was ever paid to the Inn of the Mountain Gods for this meal. So this leads me to my next question: Why would a confrontation take place between Pacheco and Athletic Director/Coach John-son for a $4,000 meal purchase that never existed?

My humble opinion is that no such conversation has ever taken place, and his assertion is merely a case of sour grapes. In the very short time that Mr. Pacheco has been in the Ruidoso community, he seems to have made quite an unfavorable impres-sion on folks.

Anything I listed would be heresay and gossip, but I can tell you that he seems to be quite a fan of suing others, according to www.nmcourts.com. This current trend in our country seems to reward people for suing people for what others have worked hard for. One might even conclude that some people actually make a living out of it.

I am not saying that this is necessarily the case with Mr. John Pacheco, but look him up and draw your own conclusions. Hopefully, this situation will serve as a lesson for our youth as well. When you

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I don’t manage my fuels very well. I admit it in this public forum and of my own free will. When it comes right down to it, I don’t manage my back-yard, my forest feathered friends or fauna well either. It became clear to me as I attended a village planning commission meeting last week. I’m a misdemeanor waiting to be fi ned.

My crowns are too close. My ornamentals are not pruned. And, (here’s the big one) I feed the birds who frequent my yard. The neighboring deer, foxes, rac-coons and skunks clean up what the birds choose to leave behind. I’m a regular felon.

My front deck is surrounded by juni-per. My back deck is pinon proud. Never mind the fact that a couple of my trees are way closer than 10 feet. I have one which dangles delightfully over the deck corner in such a way that Better Homes and Gardens might come calling with a photographer. And right behind them would be the for-estry police to cite my tree and me.

As I sat and listened at the planning commission, I wondered if I had a guilty look plastered over my face. I asked for a copy of the current ordinance in place, requiring certain actions for homeowners to be fi rewise and in compliance. When I received the document, I noticed there were three columns: requirements, recom-mendations and comments. I began to read the requirements column in dismay. I’m obviously in trouble.

I don’t know my basal area density below original square footage from my minimum square footage per acre. And as for the standing dead, well that one can go in a dozen different directions. There are those who are interested in my roof, chimney, gutters, wood chip depth and planting wells. Frankly, I had no idea. I’m a county homeowner, rather than living in a municipality which may account for my ignorance, but I clearly vex forestry folks.

I have gravel or rock around my home, a chimney which doesn’t have any contact with trees, and juniper vegetation. Pine needles don’t congregate on my half acre because I have only four pine trees and they’re pretty young. I do create forest slash from time to time, and pile it on the right of way for pick up. I have not mea-sured 10 feet out from my house and have

no idea where 30 feet from my exterior begins, but I think my wood pile is more than 10 feet from my home. Whew, I thought. Then I read the require-ment states 20.

I truly thought I was a model citizen. I was wrong. I almost cried when I read that my wood chips needed to be treated. Where does one take wood chips for treatment? Is there a 12 step program?

I realize if there’s a natural disaster which begins with the letter f, we’ve got the market cornered. We’ve not had time between fi res, fl oods and freezes to recuperate. Those f disasters keep coming and we’re wiser after each one. Kudos to the forestry working group, planning commission, our Smokey Bear rangers, and Lincoln County’s fi nest. How-ever no one can be responsible to check the more than 7000 homes in our county for compliance. We can’t afford it.

Even during the holiday season, all of us who call this mountain home need to be safe. Formerly alive and now baking-in-the-living-room Christmas trees can become fi re starters, lights attached to standing dead outside can lead to live fl ame. All sorts of issues exist at this point in the year which can lead to another one of those f’s.

I’ll try to start paying attention to my place, you pay attention to yours. The planning commission plans (it’s just what they do) on making recommendations to Ruidoso’s village council to simplify regu-lations and make them understandable to people like me who haven’t a clue what my basal area actually is. But because I don’t want my home and half acre to become a problem for yours, I’ll keep trying to be fi rewise and safe. Work on thinning your yard and keep your pine needles raked. From what Dick Cooke, director of forestry said, a raked pile of pine needles is less a fi re threat than if they’re strewn across your lot.

I’ll try to manage my half acre as well. But I’m still going to feed the birds because sometimes, rules are made to be, well, broken.

Knowing robins and jays think she’s stellar, Sue Hutchison can be reached at [email protected].

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Support Tourism Department’s request for funds By Rep. Steve Pearce

The time to invest in the Tourism De-partment is now. Tourism is critical to New Mexico’s economy… and the numbers are up.

More than 32 million people traveled to our state last year – an almost 5 percent increase from the year before. Tourism generated $5.5 billion in visitor spending last year and $1.2 billion in taxes, $565 million of which are state and local taxes. These tax revenues effectively offset the tax burden for the average household by $747 a year.

The New Mexico Tourism Department has launched a new ad campaign branded “New Mexico True” leveraging the state’s unique visitor experience as “an adventure steeped in culture.” Early indicators reveal that the campaign is breaking through.

Website visits in targeted media markets in Texas, Colorado, and Arizona saw lifts ranging from 53 percent to almost 338 per-cent, with the average lift in the markets we launched the campaign being 130 percent. Tourism in New Mexico is experiencing positive momentum.

New Mexico’s overnight trip visits increased by almost 6 percent from 2010 to 2011. Primary overnight visitation increased

by more than 12 percent (people who are making the state their primary destination, vs. just a pass through on their way to somewhere else). Visitors are bringing more new dollars to New Mexico. Spending per trip is up more than 9 percent from the previous year.

Signifi cant growth in the industry means more jobs for New Mexicans. 2,500 new jobs were created in the leisure and hospital-ity industry in the past year, making it one of only a handful of industries in New Mexico experiencing growth in these tough eco-nomic times.

These are good jobs for New Mexicans. They are high growth potential jobs with ca-reer paths that lead to management positions and many lead to self-employment oppor-tunities. They are jobs in which important skills are learned that can be leveraged in many different fi elds.

It’s time to capitalize on this momentum by investing in “New Mexico True.” An additional investment of $2.5 million to go directly towards advertising will allow the Department to capitalize on the momentum. This investment will allow the department to expand its advertising presence in key fl y markets such as Chicago and San Diego.

are on top, there will always be someone that wants to knock you down. Keep your chin up and just keep truckin’. If you don’t, these unscrupulous people will have won.

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What’s wrong with going local?To the Editor:

While driving from Nogal to Carrizozo on Highway 380 today, there were 15-min-ute delays on both lanes. I noticed the road

work was being done by a contractor from Arizona.

Why isn’t the work being done by a New Mexico contractor?

Also, now that all the BLA, BLA, BLA, is over RE: cutting out pork in the national budget, New Mexico senator, liberal Tom Udall, received more than $1 million for pork barrel projects. Will these liberal Demos. ever stop spending tax dol-lars on meaningless pork?

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Brilliance recognized at LCMC By Sue [email protected]

The hospital has done it again. Awarded the “Brilliant Torch” award for each of the four quarters of 2011, Lincoln County Medical Center has been recognized for achieving the highest tier of three award levels from HealthInsight New Mexico. This is one in a string of awards during the past three years for accomplishing benchmark progress in patient care.

“Beth and I are 100 percent people,” says Patsy Parker, RN, MSN, director of patient care. Parker and Beth Bates, RN, BSN, MSN, manager of quality assurance and perfor-mance improvement, interact frequently with staff and physi-cians to continually improve outcomes. “Our staff is fantastic and it’s a collaborative effort,” says Bates who works closely with physicians to ensure current protocols are understood. With medicine being a fl uid and changing practice, order sets are reviewed regularly to present up-to-date methods for patient care.

“This achievement is no small feat. Only a handful receives the Brilliant Torch and even fewer achieve it con-sistently, like LCMC,” said Anne Timmins, BChD, MPH, project manager for HealthInsight, New Mexico. “We’re delighted they’re taking part in quality reporting to improve hospital performance and patient care. It shows they’re dedi-cated to providing the right treatment every time for every patient.”

Hospitals across the country that are making signifi cant improvements in the evidence-based practices supporting good patient care are awarded the Brilliant Torch award by achieving perfect rates for core measures. LCMC submit-ted quality measures to Hospital Compare, which contains information about the quality of care at more than 4,000 na-tionwide Medicare certifi ed hospitals. Hospital Compare has an online site which gives viewers comparisons and ratings from area hospitals by simply entering a zip code or mileage.

“We continually educate the staff to new measures iden-tifi ed for best patient care. There are changes that affect our core measures every six months which give us new things to teach,” says Bates. During medical committee meetings Bates says they evaluate order sets which determine proto-col for admitting patients while committing to constantly improving patient outcomes. “With consistent order sets, we deliver a high level of care to keep current treatments in the forefront,” she said and mentioned she dialogs frequently with hospital physicians regarding changes.

With new standards on the horizon with the upcoming Affordable Healthcare Act, Parker says they may affect the hospital from a fi nancial aspect. “It will never affect our patient care. We have to make sure our quality of care stays high,” she says.

Many staff members have been employed with the hos-pital for more than 20 years, says Parker. “We’re taking care of our family and friends. I think it’s what helps us get 100 percent ratings,” she says.

Notifi cation was received the hospital has been admit-ted into the New Mexico 100 Percent Core Measures Club, recognizing hospitals in the state which have achieved perfect rates for one or more core measures. Continuing their success, LCMC has been informed they’ve received the Bril-liant Torch for the fi rst quarter of 2012 as well.

Untangling credit repair A majority of people I speak to have

no idea how to begin managing their credit or why it is necessary. Just like car mainte-nance helps a car last longer, credit mainte-nance helps you to save money now and in the future. It is the consumer’s responsibil-ity to keep their credit in top condition to ensure they are not taken advantage of by paying more for items bought on credit.

The facts are scary.Credit bureaus do not work on behalf

of the consumer. Credit bureaus sell their reporting services to credit granting compa-nies like the massive credit institutions of Citibank, Discover card, and Walmart, as well as the local car company or your local credit union. Any company that is in the credit granting business (lenders) is usu-ally in the credit reporting business. Credit bureaus add ‘teeth’ to a sales contract with the unspoken promise to ruin your credit if you don’t pay as agreed. “If you don’t pay me, you can’t borrow cheaply in the future.” Your payment habits are shared with other credit granting companies and so a bad credit rating is considered more risky result-ing in the consumer paying a higher price.

Credit bureaus are not on your side and credit grantors use the information (right or wrong) to set the price you pay for anything bought on credit. If a credit granting com-pany can charge you more interest, they will. It’s solely up to you to assure that your credit profi le is correct.

The information stored within the credit bureaus describes you but it does not belong to you. Credit bureaus don’t care if the information reported about you is correct or incorrect; they still get paid every month by their lending clients. Even though

you are not involved in how the credit bureaus get your information, you can as-sure that what is reported about you in the bureau is accurate and up to date. When you control the accuracy of your credit fi le, you cannot be taken advantage of.

Successful credit repair is made up of three elements: investigation, commu-nication/negotiation and lastly, repair. In the investigation stage, isolate the items that negatively affect your credit score. For those items, verify the legitimacy of

the credit line by asking for records of the transaction directly from the reporting enti-ties. This step assures that they have a legal right to be reporting. In the communication and negotiation stage, work directly with debtors to negotiate an equitable settlement.

This may also require legal interven-tion. The fi nal stage is the actual credit re-pair stage where you must hold the debtors to their promises to update or remove incor-rect credit lines on the credit bureaus thus increasing your good credit and minimizing

bad. All of this with the ultimate goal of increasing your credit score permanently. Better scores mean lower credit costs.

Fixing a credit bureau fi lled with nega-tive information may seem like a daunting task. It is but with professional help, even the worst mess can be straightened out – it just takes time and perseverance. It can’t be worse than untangling that enormous box of Christmas tree lights you have been ignoring since last year – just gotta’ get started.

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Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressBeth Bates and Patsy Parker with the Brilliant Torch award for 2011.

Caliente Grill is hotWith any avid chile eater, the

hunt for an unexpected fi eriness in the menu is always on. Almost all of the items on the menu at Caliente Grill contain a zing and each fresh ingredient item is unique. Whether it be a classic hamburger with the zesty chipotle mayo, the spicy vin-aigrette on a vegetable salad or the Poblano chile stuffed with all kinds of delights, the chile fi x is fi xed at Caliente Grill.

Phil Davis, the owner of Casa Blanca from 1984-2006 comes back to Ruidoso bringing this upscale restaurant encompassing NM beef, free-range chicken and environmen-tally friendly paper products.

“I wanted to do something a lit-tle more upscale (than Casa Blanca) and to have a new challenge.” Davis missed the mountains, the restau-rant business and the community and saw the opportunity to open Caliente Grill in Ruidoso after several years of the concept “rolling around in his head.”

Davis’ construction experience is seen in the beautiful remodel. Uncovering the architectural details with stone, adobe and dark woods bring a defi nitive modern Southwestern quality to the restaurant. The downstairs was recently opened – with access from the main fl oor – for additional seating including groups. Caliente Grill is the place to either sit down with a glass of wine and the Habeñero-rubbed chicken or a lunch of tea and chipotle relish nachos.

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New owners at True ValueHailing from southern Oklahoma, Glen,

Nikki and daughter Ava Tomlinson are the new owners of the True Value Hardware store at 1013 Mechem. Looking for an an-chor to relocate to Ruidoso full-time, Tom-linson found a perfect fi t with True Value. Being a civil engineer and in-volved with construction one way or another in his professional life, Tomlinson knows the workings of a hardware store. “I have been wandering around one (hardware) store or another for years.”

Tomlinson bought the store and opened Nov. 6. His wife, Nikki, has experience in ac-counting and daughter Ava, with a bright smile, is the epitome of

customer service. Mike was kept on as the store manager.

Tomlinson says the fi rst order of busi-ness is to clean up the fl ow of the store, increase inventory and double the size. He has begun working with True Value corpo-rate to make the store a ‘destination’ which

involves becoming a full service location. Plans are to increase the store by 3,000 square feet and bring in more product lines, most specifi cally a garden cen-ter and pet supplies.

The local True Value has also taken advantage of the cor-porate service of ordering online with shipping to the store free. Hours are Mon. - Sat., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sun., noon - 4 p.m.

B U S I N E S S buzzNeighbors helping neighbors

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Dancing the night away at the Cowboy BallBy Marianne Mohr

This year’s Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse Charity Christmas Dance was fun for all and a great way to meet up with other Lincoln County residents.

Held in the grand ballroom of the Inn of the Mountain Gods, hand-somely displayed items donated by local merchants were displayed for auction and raffl e, while the infa-mous Texas Cowboys and Jody Nix provided music.

Do cowboys and gals love to dance? Well, heck yeah! On the very fi rst song, the fl oor was fi lled with two-steppin’, smartly-dressed couples, clearly enjoying a chance to get out on the town.

Mixed with the dancers were many prominent members of the community, such as Deandra Belatche – Miss

Mescalero Apache – and the many Posse member event organizers. Jan Aldrich, Jim Browning and all the volunteers worked tirelessly to make this year’s ball a great success.

The Sheriff’s Posse Christmas Dance annually raises funding for Lincoln County youth vocational scholarships.

The Posse welcomes new mem-bers and meets every 1st Sunday of the month at 12729 Hwy 54 one mile south of downtown Carrizozo. To join or get information about the Posse’s charitable events, Jim can be reached at 575-354-0115.

Photos courtesy of Marianne MohrAt far left, the Sheriff ’s Posse’s oldest member – and event or-ganizer – Jim Browning with his “bride of 20 years,” Betty. At top left, Capitan Councilman Dennis Haskell and his wife Judy. Above, Deandra Balatche - Miss Mescale-ro Apache XXXIV 2012-2013.

Crooks target businesses with creative scamsBy Fidel GutierrezSenior Vice President, Los Alamos National Bank

In an age when many products sell in cy-berspace and the buyer and seller never meet, creative crooks are fi nding new ways to de-fraud businesses – especially web-based busi-nesses and individuals selling items through online platforms.

One scheme involves counterfeit versions of a time-honored currency – the cashier’s check.

Scammers commit cashier’s check fraud using an authentic-looking cashier’s check to buy a product. The seller deposits the check and her account is charged for the amount when the check bounces back to the bank as a fake.

Another version of this scam involves checks written for more than the sales price. The “buyer” typically asks the seller to remit the excess funds via a wire transfer or Western Union, offering a superfi cially plausible reason for the over-payment. When the phony check bounces, the seller is liable for the entire amount.

While this scam usually targets individu-als, businesses can also fall prey. To protect themselves, businesses should accept only eas-ily verifi able payment methods.

Scams directed at businesses often exploit new technology to commit classic crimes.

Some crooks use bogus checks they design on a computer and print out at home. Others steal checks from the mail – especially mail left in unlocked mailboxes or even overstuffed curbside mailboxes – and use them to make purchases or get cash before the bank alerts the victim that her account is overdrawn.

Some thieves “wash” the checks, removing the intended recipient’s name and substituting their own. Sto-len checks can also become templates for new checks bear-ing the account holder’s account number and information.

Even a deposit slip provides enough information for a scammer to use the routing number and account number to divert money from the account holder’s account to an ac-count of his making.

When phony checks are used at a business, both the actual account holder and the business are victims. For this

reason, many merchants are rejecting checks from people they don’t know and accepting payment only by credit card, debit card or cash.

Other common scams involve tampering with merchan-dise to obtain refunds or to get big-ticket items for small-ticket prices.

One ploy is to swap a price tag or bar code from an inex-pensive commodity and place it on an expensive one, hoping an inattentive or distracted cashier doesn’t notice the switch-eroo. Or the scammer can attempt to attach the big-ticket bar code to something she bought earlier and returned it to the store for a refund.

Checkout clerks and returns department employees should be trained to compare bar code data against the item being returned or purchased.

Crimes like this can devastate a business, especially a small one with limited resources. To riff off the cautionary adage, “seller beware.”

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Courtesy photo Eric Padilla, left, of the Community Foun-dation of Lincoln County awards a check for $500 to the Ski Apache Disabled Skiers Program received by their Director, Ship-pen Salas.

The Ski Apache Disabled Skiers Program (SADSP) has been in operation since 1976, where anyone with a permanent physical or cognitive impairment is eligible for their services. Lessons are one to one and tailored to the individual. The benefi ts of sports and recreation for those with dis-abilities include physical well-being, social aspects, a sense of belonging to the commu-nity, and increased health.

The Community Foundation of Lincoln County (CFLC) supports and promotes charitable giving in order to improve the quality of life within our communities. The CFLC board has chosen to make 3 awards in 2012 to Lincoln County non-profi t organizations. The CFLC recogniz-es the great service that SADSP provides to people with all types of disability and particularly encourage accommodating the many veterans that can benefi t from the use of this service. The grant of $500 to SADSP will go towards instructor training in the newest adaptive equip-ment, technique and skills at all levels, the latest safety regulations and current best practices.

SADSP’s goal is to provide profes-sional instruction and recreation opportu-nities in a winter environment to disabled military individuals, through an event or

on-going program of adaptive snow sports recreation. In preparation SADSP, staff needs on-going training especially in the area of bi-ski and mono-ski operations. Many soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq are returning with limb amputa-tions and spinal/brain injuries. Individuals, who cannot stand, ski by sitting in a bucket that sits on one ski or two. Individuals are able to ski independently or with assistance, depending on their injury and skill level.

By helping fund this program, the community will be another step closer

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als with disabilities and the military. The potential participation of deserving military in this area has only begun to be realized.

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EcoServants, a nonprofi t in Ruidoso, New Mexico, has helped the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Manage-ment, and the Village of Ruidoso with recreational trail building and restoration, improvements to local parks, provided ed-ucational programs and helped numerous young people in the community through work experience and scholarships.

This year’s crew consists of three members. Recently a graduate of Ruidoso High School, Brian Blake is a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe who has lived in this area all his life. He is the youngest EcoRanger and joined to leave a lasting impact in his community.

Streisand Webb, who was born and raised in Ruidoso, joined because she wants to be part of something positive and to possibly open up doors for a career.

Nicholas Giusti, a second year Ameri-Corps member, joined to continue serving the community through direct action. For

the next year as EcoRangers, they will work together to fulfi ll their mission as members of the community.

From 2008-11 EcoServants has dedicated 53,279 service hours to Lincoln and Otero County projects and awarded $159,599 in scholarships.

EcoRangers, a yearlong AmeriCorps community outreach program now in its second year, aims to continue the mis-sion of directly engaging the community through service. Many new and ongoing projects include participation in White Mountain Search & Rescue and American Red Cross, developing youth education programs at Ruidoso Middle School, pro-moting responsible land ethic and invasive plant management, increasing Lincoln County recycling efforts, increasing Fire-wise education and awareness, volunteer-ing with local community garden efforts, and increasing involvement and awareness in regards to community service in general.

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Ordorica, Ruidoso.11/23: Kalayla Andrea Lueras, F, 7 lbs, 6.5 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Kendra M. and Frederick D. Lueras, Jr., Tularosa.Maleeah Rae Prins, F, 8 lbs, 4 oz, 20 inches; Tasheena Prins, Tularosa.11/25: Charles Dean Hugar Rice, M, 6 lbs, 14.8 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Robyn L. Hugar and Raleigh D. Rice, Mescalero.11/27: Mikayla Irene Sida, F, 6 lbs, 7.1 oz, 17 inches; Kassandra M. Carrillo and David Sida, Tularosa.Kiara Lynn Robinson, F, 7 lbs, 5.8 oz, 19-1/2 inches; Carlyn Pablo, Ruidoso Downs.11/28: William Britton Paul, M, 6 lbs, 2.5 oz, 20 inches; Grace Caroline and William Tyler Paul, Holloman AFB.Kaedin Raeann Fox, F, 6 lbs, 7.1 oz, 18-1/2 inches; Minerva D. Treas and Levin R. Fox, Mescalero.11/29: Laura Ann Browning, F, 8 lbs, 13.9 oz, 21 inches; Carmen A. Webb and Cody B. Browning, Ruidoso.

November 2012 births at LCMC

Gregg R. Goldman

Kelly Junge

ObituariesGregg R. Goldman, age

45, passed away peacefully on Dec. 4 in Ruidoso from renal cell carcinoma. He is survived by his mother, Karen, daughter Devyn, father Richard (Lynda), sister Danielle, aunt Joan, and brother Lance (Cami) Johnson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chet and Leona Badgett.

Gregg, a Sacramento, Calif. native, was born on Dec. 16, 1966 and lived in California, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico. Gregg was a 1985 graduate of Jesuit High School, attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas and

had successful careers in the auto-motive and gaming industries.

Gregg was an all-around athlete, animal lover, and music afi cionado. At the time of his death, Gregg enjoyed handicapping horses.

You’ve played your last game here, now it’s time

to go play and sing with the angels. Go with God, until we

see each other again. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord your

soul to keep. All my love, Mother.Condolences can be sent to P.O. Box

2785, Ruidoso, NM. 88355. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Kelly Junge passed away on Dec. 3, after battling hard against cancer. She passed peacefully in her Capitan home with her family.

She was born on Feb. 9, 1959, in Fort Worth, Texas.

She was loved by many, and active in our community, especially within the Democratic Party, and will be deeply missed. A lifelong student, she never stopped learning, and never gave up her positive attitude and smile.

The adventure of Pat and BuckyRiding duo’s trek comes through Lincoln CountyBy Todd [email protected]

A cross-country ride that began almost 20 years ago in Delaware is nearing its completion, and the pair that’s making the odyssey is spending the weekend in Lincoln county.

Patrick Tyre, a native of Ocean View, Del., started his trip in 1993, with the initial goal of raising money for fl ood victims in the Midwest, but was caught short in Texas, twice. The second time he stalled out in Tomball, Texas in 1995, and this year he’s determined to make it to his original destina-tion, Oceanside, Calif.

He got through Texas last month and spent his fi rst night in New Mexico in Arte-sia, from where he could see the Sacramento Mountains.

A quick call back home to his friend Kelly Howard – a writer who is in the publishing stages of her story of Tyre’s fi rst cross-country attempt – gleaned some infor-mation not just on the mountains, but also about Cloudriders on Horseback.

This was a group was made up of Lin-coln County riders, including Sage Leeyer.

“We responded immediately,” Leeyer

said of her fi rst contact with Tyre. “I was off Thursday through Saturday and had a trailer. I got up early Thursday morning and drove Pat to Lincoln and these mountains.”

This marked the fi rst time Tyre had set foot – or hoof, in the case of his horse, Bucky – in the southwest, and Tyre’s story has inspired more riders to join him in his stay in Lincoln County.

“Michelle Streeter saw the link to Bucky’s Adventure, read his story and packed up her horse and trailer,” said Leeyer, refer-ring to a Facebook blog chronicling this leg of Tyre’s treck. “She drove three hours just to meet and ride with Pat for the 10 days he’ll be spending in south central New Mexico.”

Leeyer has been spending his time at Fort Stanton, where Leeyer has parked her trailer, and has been invited to ride in this Saturday’s Capitan Christmas Parade.

“I’m making a sign for Bucky that says ‘California or Bust,’” Leeyer said.


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By Perry and Carrol Champion

According to Perry:It has been several weeks since

I last published Cancer Chronicles due to several factors but primarily due to the cancer, pain, and medi-cines leaving me with fewer lucid moments. I have trouble putting my thoughts in order. Hence, Carrol is helping me write and organize what I want to communicate.

Here is a quick update since my last article: went to Coleman, Texas for our annual Thanksgiv-ing White Tail deer hunt with my brother Greg and nephews Douglas and Richmond and upon our return was admitted to Presbyterian Hos-pital in Albuquerque for blood clots in my legs and Pulmonary Emboli result-ing in a procedure to place a blood clot fi lter in my lower vena cava; after 55 years of being single – got married to Carrol in the eyes of God and family; and hosted my own going-away Luau.

What I have learned in an up close and personal way is that Cancer Sucks. It is a horrifi c disease that affects not only the pa-tient but also those that love the patient and the community surrounding the patient. Carrol and I were at Thriftway yesterday, when a shopper quietly told us that she was praying for me.

I asked Carrol who the shopper was and when we bumped into her again at the checkout stand she told us her name. She explained that we did not know her but that she had read my articles. It has been so touching to see how Cancer Chronicles has affected those in our community.

Granted, most people with terminal cancer do not have a public platform like I do. We hear comments from readers that the articles are helping them put a face on cancer and they like that I am frank about my feelings and not politically correct. They often say that it gives them a very real perspective and helps them understand just a bit more about living with terminal cancer.

According to CarrolAs the primary caregiver for Perry,

I agree whole-heartedly with Perry that “Cancer Sucks.”

I have known family members and friends who succumbed to cancer over the years but have never been in the trenches before. I could always go home and move on with my day-to-day life. No longer is

this true.Caring for Perry as best as I know how

is my life for now. I cherish the moments when the “real Perry” is present with me and try to move past the moments when “pain fi lled and highly medicated Perry” says something hurtful to me. I try and stay in peace and harmony with the family members who are miles from the day-to-day struggles and heartache. I cry for the pain of Perry’s mother, father, and brother who, like many of us, are still trying to get their arms around what is happening to their beloved son and brother.

We all try to hold onto hope that God will choose to perform a miracle and save Perry but with each passing day the reality of the cancer overtaking Perry’s mind and body becomes greater.

Perry and I have begun discussing if it is time to bring Hospice into our lives and home. The idea that we are at the end stag-es of life and in need of Hospice is hard, as we both would rather stay in denial of the need for Hospice a bit longer. But accord-ing to Jennifer Chadwick with Ruidoso Home Healthcare and Hospice, it is better to start sooner than later to allow us all to adjust and begin to develop trust. I have found even trying to work a few shifts at my job extremely diffi cult. I am torn be-tween the need for a paycheck, the desire for a few hours of normality, and fear that Perry will need me while I am gone.

When asked how I am, the only word I can come up to describe my current condi-tion is “Exhausted” – mentally, physically, and emotionally. Yet, I do not want to be “Rested,” as that means that Perry has left me and I am not ready for that. Thus, the dilemma of holding onto a loved one who is suffering and letting them go…

The Cancer Chronicles

Courtesy photoPerry and Carrol Champion.


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Dec. 4Boys basketballCloudcroft 46, Corona 26Carrizozo 52, Vaughn 29Girls basketballCorona 70, Cloudcroft 46Carrizozo 66, Vaughn 33Dec. 6Boys basketballHondo 76, Capitan 54

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaCarrizozo 40, Hatch 31Girls basketballHondo 51, Capitan 27

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaHatch 50, Carrizozo 30Dec. 7Boys basketballHot Springs 48, Ruidoso 47

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaMagdalena 61, Carrizozo 29Girls basketballArtesia JV 55, Mescalero 52

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaCarrizozo 39, Bosque Prep 24Dec. 8Boys basketball

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaEvangel Christian 55, Carrizozo 43Girls basketballWest Las Vegas 68, Ruidoso 42

Steer Stampede at MagdalenaEvangel Christian 45, Carrizozo 44 (OT)

Dec. 10Boys basketballMescalero at Artesia JV, late

Dec. 11Boys basketballArtesia at Ruidoso, 6:30 p .m .Corona at Carrizozo, 6:30 p .m .NMMI at Capitan, 7 p .m .Girls basketballCorona at Carrizozo, 4:30 p .m .Mescalero at Tularosa, 6:30 p .m .

Dec. 13Boys basketball

Sundevil Invitationalat Albuquerque

Ruidoso vs . Pojoaque, 5:15 p .m .Mountain Top Tournament

at CloudcroftCapitan vs . Animas, 2:30 p .m .Mescalero vs . Cloudcroft, 5 p .m .

Lake Arthur TournamentHondo vs . Artesia sophomores, 3:30 p .m .Corona vs . Lake Arthur, 6:30 p .m .Girls basketball

City of Champions Tournamentat Artesia

Ruidoso vs . Artesia, 7 p .m .Mountain Top tournament

at CloudcroftMescalero vs . Lordsburg, 1 p .m .Capitan vs . Cliff , 2:30 p .m .

Lake Arthur TournamentHondo vs . Loving, 2 p .m .Corona vs . Lake Arthur, 5 p .m .

Dec. 14Boys basketball

Mountain Top Tournamentat Cloudcroft

Capitan vs . Cliff , 2 p .m .Mescalero vs . Animas, 3:30 p .m .Ruidoso in Sundevil Invitational at Albuquerque, TBAHondo, Corona at Lake Arthur Tour-nament, TBAGirls basketballRuidoso in City of Champions Tour-nament at Artesia, TBAHondo, Corona at Lake Arthur Tour-nament, TBAMescalero, Capitan in Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroft, TBAWrestlingRuidoso at Las Cruces Invite, TBA

Dec. 15Boys basketballRuidoso in Sundevil Invitational at Albuquerque, TBAHondo, Corona at Lake Arthur Tour-nament, TBAMescalero, Capitan in Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroft, TBAGirls basketballRuidoso in City of Champions Tour-nament at Artesia, TBAHondo, Corona at Lake Arthur Tour-nament, TBAMescalero, Capitan in Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroft, TBAWrestlingRuidoso at Las Cruces Invite, TBA

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By Todd FuquaSports [email protected]

Execution.That’s what was missing

in Ruidoso’s effort against Hot Springs on Friday.

Ruidoso couldn’t put together a cohesive offense against the Tigers, nor could they put in a number of shots in a 48-47 loss.

“We missed some easy op-portunities,” said Ruidoso coach Dennis Davis. “Our outside shots also weren’t falling, and I could see it start to weigh on the kids’ minds. They weren’t being suc-cessful like they were used to, and it kind of rattled them.”

Hot Springs (2-2) had the lead the entire night except for a 13-all tie midway through the second quarter on a three-pointer by Ismail LaPaz, but the lead was constantly in jeopardy.

The only time the Tigers had a comfortable lead was at the half after they had gone on a mod-est 4-0 run to earn a seven-point advantage.

“The fi rst couple of games we played this year were diffi cult, because I was assessing talent and trying to fi gure out what we needed to do to compete,” said Hot Springs coach Brad Bailey. “We’re now starting the gelling process, and we’re really happy with what we got tonight.”

Ruidoso started fi nding its shooting touch in the third quarter and was able to outscore the Tigers 21-15 in the period to get within one, but in reality they should have had some-thing like a nine or 10-point lead.

The Warriors (2-2) had numerous chances at easy buckets inside or on fast breaks, but the ball was either off or the pass was never

caught and went out of bounds.What kept the Tigers from completely

running away with the game was their inabil-ity to hold onto the ball. Hot Springs gave it away 17 times, while Ruidoso had only six unforced turnovers.

That’s not to say Hot Springs wasn’t get-ting the ball. They had fi ve steals on the night, but Ruidoso was still in the game until the end

“We didn’t turn the ball over much, but when you shoot that poorly and don’t do a good job of offensive rebounding, you won’t be in good shape,” Davis said. “We rebounded better in the second half, that’s why we were

able to come back a little bit. But we missed a lot of opportunities.”

“We have to take better care of the basket-ball, that’s for sure,” Bailey said of his team’s effort. “We’re working on that every day, but what made up for that was our hustle. We played good defense.”

The fourth quarter featured only 14 points by both teams, and Ruidoso had a shot at the lead near the very end.

The Tigers had a 48-45 lead with 2:38 left when a jumper by Luis Marquez with 1:35 left in the game put his team a point back. After that, Hot Springs played keepaway with the ball, forcing the Warriors to foul to stop the clock.

That put the Tigers at the line, but both times they were unable to convert the front end of a one-and-one, and Ruidoso got the ball back each time.

But the Warriors were unable to put the


Basketball is a team sport, but the Ruidoso Lady War-riors didn’t play like much of a team Saturday against West Las Vegas.

Coach Dean Hood would be the fi rst to tell you the team dynamic wasn’t there for his squad in a 68-42 loss.

“This was defi nitely a beating, I would say that,” Hood said. “We have to focus more as a team and work more cohesively after this game.”

West Las Vegas (4-0) wasted no time pulling out in front, as Lady Don Jayme Quintana took the tip off and

drove right to the basket for the fi rst score just two seconds in. Less than a minute later, WLV had a 7-0 lead and never looked back.

Ruidoso (1-2) couldn’t get an offense going against West Las Vegas’ press, although the Lady Warriors did get fairly close with just over two min-utes left in the fi rst quarter on a layup by Daisey Cuevas.

That shot put the Lady Warriors behind by just six points, but they would get no closer.

While the press put on by the Lady Dons was certainly a factor, Hood said that was only part of his team’s prob-lems on Saturday.

“We got a little worried about them, when we knew they were going to press,” Hood said. “But that’s not what really got us. Shots weren’t falling and passes weren’t getting made.”

Cuevas had eight points to lead the Lady Warriors. West Las Vegas had three players in double fi gures, led by Briana Hidalgo’s 15 points, Michelle Tapia with 14 and Jayme Quintana with 10 points.

Ruidoso now has three days to prepare for the always-challenging City of Champi-ons Tournament at Artesia, and they open up the three-day


The man now leading the Ruidoso wrestling team isn’t exactly a new face.

David Shriver has been named the of-fi cial head coach for the Warriors, return-ing to a position he had two years ago. He was placed at the helm just before the team appeared in their fi rst tournament at Santa Teresa over the weekend.

“It was a great tournament for us, I couldn’t be more proud of the kids,” Shriver said. “It was a great start to the season, and they did what they needed to do.”

The tournament was a round-robin af-fair, with Ruidoso taking on Fabens, East Lake and Eldorado, all of Texas.

Because the Warriors were still short on wrestlers – there are still a few foot-ball players that need to get into wres-tling shape – they were in a category with other squads missing athletes at various weight classes.

As a result, teams with duplicates in weight classes farmed out their athletes to other squads, and these hybrid teams wrestled in a dual format.

A tournament run this way doesn’t lend itself to team totals, but that wasn’t the point. The point of this tournament was to get the individual wrestlers as many matches as they can get.

“In that sense, it worked very well,” Shriver said.

Missed opportunities in Warrior loss

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso forward Luis Marquez, left, makes a run-ning jump shot as Hot Springs’ Marc Jimenez (10) and Omar Covarubias (obscured) attempt a block during Friday’s game at Ruidoso High School.

Tigers 48, Warriors 47Hot Springs (2-2)Marc Jimenez 1 2-2 4, Gus Barron 2 1-5 5, James Lipps 0 0-0 0, Forest Bolen 0 0-0 0, Brandon Rael 0 0-0 0, Owen Harrison 1 0-0 2, Alex Romero 0 0-0 0, Quaid Muncy 0 2-4 2, KC Swaim 0 0-0 0, Dylan Clen-denin 2 0-0 4, Adrian Bencomo 0 0-0 0, Nick Moreno 5 3-3 16, Omar Covarrubias 7 0-0 15, Darrin Welty 0 0-0 0 . Totals 18 8-14 48 .Ruidoso (2-2)Adam Ramos 2 1-1 6, Avery Carr 0 0-0 0, Jordan Pa-dilla 1 0-0 3, Rylen Vega 0 0-0 0, Danny Portillo 0 0-0 0, Joe Marquez 3 0-4 6, Isaac Gilliland 1 0-1 2, Ismail LaPaz 5 2-2 14, Devon Carr 0 0-0 0, Justin Platta 0 0-0 0, Blaine Maldonado 0 0-4 0, Keenan Kane 0 0-0 0 . Totals 19 5-16 47 .Hot Springs 11 15 15 7 – 48Ruidoso 10 9 21 7 – 47Three-point goals – HS 4 (Moreno 3, Covarrubias), Rui 4 (LaPaz 2, Ramos, Padilla) . Fouled out – None . Rebounds – HS 29 (Covarrubias 9), Rui 35 (JMarquez 7) . Steals – HS 5 (Harrison 2), Rui 2 (LaPaz, Maldona-do) . Blocks – HS 2 (Covarrubias 2), Rui 1 (JMarquez) . Total fouls – HS 16, Rui 18 . Turnovers HS 17, Rui 6 .

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Beto NoresHondo boys basketball

Nores – the Eagles’ quarterback – made the transition from the gridiron to the hardwood dur-ing last week’s season opener against Capitan, scoring 17 points to lead his team to a victory .

Ruidoso girls run over by Lady DonsLady Dons 68, Lady Warriors 42

West Las Vegas (4-0)Briana Hidalgo 5 5-8 15, Deanna Bustos 3 1-3 8, Celeste Trujillo 3 2-2 8, Louanna Valencia 0 0-0 0, Franny Gonzales 1 0-0 2, Jayme Quin-tana 5 0-0 10, Desi Gonzales 0 0-0 0, Jaylen Gutierrez 3 2-4 9, Heather Ulibarri 0 0-0 0, Jo-edy Quintana 1 0-0 2, Michelle Tapia 7 0-0 14, Maya Roybal 0 0-0 0, Shania Gallegos 0 0-0 0 . Totals 28 10-17 68 .Ruidoso (1-2)Alexa Davis 1 2-2 4, Chloe Whipple 2 0-0 4, Jules Apachito 0 0-0 0, Daniela Puente 0 0-0 0, Madigan Gonzales 5 0-0 10, Felicia Polaco 3 0-0 7, Lyndsey Saenz 0 1-2 1, TyLynn Smith 2 0-4 4, Daisey Cuevas 4 0-0 8, Kayla Belin 0 0-0 0, Darian Magooshboy 2 0-0 4 . Totals 19 3-8 42 .West Las V 25 11 19 13 – 68Ruidoso 15 11 2 14 – 42Three-point goals – WLV 2 (Bustos, Gutierrez), Rui 1 (Polaco) . Fouled out – None . Total fouls – WLV 14, Rui 13 .

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The LOBO reportLobos grind out win over ValparaisoBy Richard StevensSenior Writer/GoLobos.com

OK, you can use the word “sloppy” in this 65-52 Lobo win. But don’t aim that word at Lobos. That label is slapped on the Valparaiso Crusaders, who had 23 turnovers - 13 more than the undefeated New Mexico Lobos. It was a killer stat.

“We thought we could turn them over,” said Lobo Coach Steve Alford. “That’s 23 possessions that are empty. You do that against us at home and that makes it diffi cult.”

The Lobos were more or less “workmanship” in a game that did become sort of a grinder for the Lobos. The win will carry UNM into fi nals week and also will carry them undefeated into a full week of preparation for the New Mexico State Aggies.


HONDO – Last season, every time the Hondo and Capitan boys hooked up on the basketball court, it was a barn-burner.

That’s certainly how Thursday’s season-opener between the teams started, with Capitan using its size inside to counter the Eagles’ speed and outside shooting and make for a three-point difference at the break.

But then Hondo made the adjustment to put pres-sure on the Tiger guards and deny the pass inside, and their shooting stayed hot. The Eagles were able to pull away for a 76-53 victory.

Capitan (0-1) started playing to their strength, getting the ball in to 6-foot-8 center Jake Lamay, whose moves belied his size and enabled him to score a game-high 23 points on the night.

Lamay also led the Tigers with 11 rebounds and had three blocks, mak-ing things diffi cult on the smaller Eagles.

But Hondo (1-0) has the speed and shooting abil-ity to counter that kind of a size advantage, and coach Brad Holland said things really started to turn around when his team started put-ting a lot of pressure on Capitan’s guards.

“Early on, we were sitting there and letting the guards make easy passes inside to Jake,” Holland said. “We were in front and behind him, but we could put three guys on him and he’s going to get the ball if we let the guards stand up there with no ball pressure at all.”

While the Tigers found it hard to fi nd Lamay inside after halftime, they weren’t without options. It’s just that Hondo’s quickness and better shooting was too much to overcome.

“We made an adjust-ment too, to where the guards didn’t have to get in that situation,” said Capitan coach Ben Sanchez. “There just wasn’t discipline. In the second half, it got into

their heads and we let them (the Eagles) play their own game.

“We’ll have to come into practice and instill some more discipline,” he added. “I’m real confi dent with how big and quick we are. We’ve got everything a basketball team would want.”

Tory Padilla was the only other Tiger in double fi gures besides Lamay with 13 points, while the Eagles had four men scor-ing in double digits – Billy Candelaria with 21 points, Beto Nores with 17, Jor-dan Brady 14 and Adrian Vazquez with 10.

All four did their dam-age with the outside shot. Along with Andrew Padilla, the Eagles combined for 11 three-point goals.

They also stole the ball quite a bit, taking the rock away eight times while turning the ball over only seven.

“We blocked out a lot better than we had in the

past, and as little as we are, we have to do that,” Holland said. “We also handled the ball well. We’ve got a lot of guards, and most of the time anyone of our fi ve can bring it up. That also presents some prob-lems for some people.”

“Defense and shar-ing the ball on offense,

that made the difference,” Vazquez said. “We pres-sured them a lot. Also, last year we didn’t shoot as good as we did today. We all practiced and played all summer long.”


HONDO – The Hondo girls showed a lot of confi dence and skill in their fi rst game of the season Thursday, outscoring Capitan 17-5 in the second quarter to take a big lead they wouldn’t lose in a 51-27 victory.

“I was proud of the girls,” said Hondo coach Brad Holland. “I was pleased after coming out timid and playing on their heels last year. This time we got after it and were a lot harder from the start.”

The game was a close one through the fi rst quarter, with Hondo never leading by more than four points and the teams tied twice. The Lady Tigers (0-1) used a steady offense and got contributions from Kymbra Espinosa, Lacy Rice and Teyna Montoya to make things close.

But then Hondo (1-0) started to fi nd its groove, as center Selena Chavez took over inside, scoring eight of her game-high 20 points in the second quar-ter to help propel the Lady Eagles to a 25-11 lead at the break.

“I think this game was good for our confi dence, we’ve taken our lumps from them,” Holland said. “It’s a good start. We’re young, but Selena really holds us together.”

From then on, Hondo merely had to maintain the lead. Things dipped a little when Chavez fouled out in the fourth quarter and the Lady Tigers mounted a mini comeback, but the lead was too great.

Chavez was also strong on the boards with 13 rebounds for the Lady Eagles, and contributed a block. Lauren Gomez scored 13 points for Hondo.

Espinosa was the only Lady Tiger in double fi g-ures with 13 points, while Mary Swan-son cleaned up the boards with 14 re-bounds.

Hondo’s next appear-ance is at next weekend’s Lake Arthur Tournament, a tourney which will feature District 3B opponents Lake Arthur and Corona.


Corona’s boys are hard up as soon as they take the court this year, what with only fi ve boys on the roster and very little varsity experience among that number.

The lack of numbers almost bit them in their only win to date this year, a victory over Mosquero in the Vaughn tournament, and it thankfully didn’t rear its head during the Cardinals’ 46-26 loss to Cloudcroft on Tuesday.

What did hurt Corona was a lack of consistency.

“We were a little cold, colder than we wanted to be playing at home,” said Co-

rona coach Ronnie Dunsworth.The Bears worked hard to neutralize

Ethan Johnson, holding him to just four points after being the leading Cardinal scorer in three games at the Vaughn tourna-ment.

In his stead, Brandon Huey and Cutler Cox had eight points each to lead Corona (1-3).

Next up is a Lincoln-County show-down with Carrizozo on Dec. 11, a game that Dunsworth knows will be a diffi cult one.

“I just want the kids to step up, play and keep competing hard,” Dunsworth said. “We also want to control our free throw shooting.”

Eagles 76, Tigers 54Capitan (0-1)Cory Everett 0 0-0 0, Tory Padilla 3 6-8 13, Ruben Mendoza 0 0-0 0, Jacob Griego 0 0-0 0, Thomas Fields 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Clekler 4 1-2 5, Bobby Hughes 0 0-0 0, Tracker Bowen 1 0-0 3, Wyatt Berryhill 4 0-0 8, Dreamer Whipple 0 0-0 0, Jake Lamay 10 3-3 23 . Totals 23 10-13 54 .Hondo (1-0)Jordan Brady 5 1-2 14, Edwin Pruden-cio 0 0-0 0, Adrian Vazquez 4 1-2 10, To-bias Herrera 2 1-2 5, Antonio Vazquez 0 0-0 0, Irving Gomez 0 0-0 0, Beto Nores 6 2-2 17, Andrew Padilla 1 2-4 5, Juan Chacon 0 0-0 0, James Chavez 1 0-0 2, Billy Candelaria 9 0-0 21, Bryce Polido 1 0-0 2, Lalo Lerma 0 0-0 0 . Totals 29 7-12 76 .Capitan 13 22 8 11 – 54Hondo 19 19 15 25 – 76Three-point goals – Cap 2 (Padilla, Bowen), Hon 11 (Candelaria, Brady, Nores 3, AVazquez, Padilla) . Fouled out – None . Rebounds – Cap 40 (La-may 11), Hon 21 (Nores, Chacon 6) . Steals – Cap 5 (Bowen 3), Hon 8 (Nores 3) . Blocks – Cap 4 (Lamay 3) . Total fouls – Cap 13, Hon 15 . Turnovers – Cap 20, Hon 7 .

Speed trumps size in Hondo win

Corona boys cold against Bears

Lady Eagles 51, Lady Tigers 27Capitan (0-1)Jayda Silva 0 0-0 0, Teyna Montoya 3 0-2 6, Regan Pruett 0 0-0 0, Torri Trapp 0 2-5 2, Bryanna Parker 1 0-1 3, Jaquelle Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Kymbra Es-pinosa 6 1-2 13, Mary Swanson 0 1-7 1, Lacey Rice 1 0-0 2, Kalyn Hazen 0 0-0 0 . Totals 11 4-17 27 .Hondo (1-0)Yvette Medina 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Gomez 1 0-0 2, Lauren Gomez 6 0-0 13, Mon-tana Prudencio 3 0-0 7, Bobbi Chavez 0 0-0 0, Savannah Herrera 0 0-0 0, Shania Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Selene Me-dina 1 0-0 2, Destiny Lackey 0 0-0 0, Selena Chavez 8 4-6 20, Valeria Lerma 2 0-1 5, Josephine Prins 1 0-1 2 Totals 22 4-8 51 .Capitan 6 5 6 10 – 27Hondo 8 17 10 16 – 51Three-point goals – Hon 3 (Lerma, Prudencio, LGomez) . Fouled out – Hon (SChavez, Prins) . Rebounds – Cap 46 (Swanson 14), Hon 46 (SChavez 13) . Steals – Cap 7 (Espino-sa 3), Hon 10 (Lerma 3) . Blocks – Hon 2 (AGomez, SChavez) . Total fouls – Cap 11, Hon 17 . Turnovers – Cap 24, Hon 17 .

Confi dent Lady Eagles win opener

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressCapitan center Jake Lamay (33) is triple teamed by the Hondo Eagles during Thurs-day’s season opener at Hondo.

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So you’ve successfully de-fended your title belt for a fourth time, what’s next?

For WBA Light Middleweight champion – and Las Cruces na-tive – Austin Trout, the answer is pretty simple, keep on fi ghting.

Actually, it’s not particularly that easy. They can probably fi nd fi ghts fairly easily since Trout’s most recent defense – a 12-round unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto on Dec. 1 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden – but the fi ghts they really want could be diffi cult to come by.

“Floyd Mayweather would be a great fi ght to get,” Trout said. “But anyone that’s a top oppo-nent, that’s what we’re looking toward.”

Mayweather – despite not holding a belt in the division – is still considered the premiere light middleweight boxer in the world, and a bout against him would not only raise Trout’s profi le even further, it could also bring him a pretty signifi cant payday in a bout between unbeaten fi ghters.

Another top bout would be Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez, the current WBC title holder. The ultimate goal, of course, would be to unify the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles to become the undisputed light middle-weight champion of the world.

But right now, Trout is basking in the glow of his arrival on the world stage with his win over Cotto in the biggest venue he’s yet found himself.

“That moment right there was indescribable,” said Trout, referring to his reaction to hearing the judges’ scores after he had bruised and battered Cotto – who was practically fi ghting on his home fl oor thanks to all the Puerto Ricans in the stands. “I’m still kind of fl oating right now. I knew I could do it and God would help me, but to actually get it done was like winning a state championship. It’s shock-ing to get so far.”

While Trout was certainly good enough in the judges’ eyes to win the bout, trainer Louie Burke

actually gave him a C+.“He followed the game

plan about 60 percent. If he had followed it 100 percent, there’s no doubt in my mind we could have stopped Cotto in the eighth round,” Burke said. “All that grappling and mixing it up with him, I didn’t want, but he wanted to get in there and show that he wasn’t going to get pushed around.”

“I was drawn in a bit, but one thing I wanted to do was show that I could bang too,” Trout said.

“I wanted to show that I could get inside and brawl like that.”

Regardless of who Trout fi ghts next, he’ll be coming back to Ruidoso Downs to train.

“I didn’t think that high altitude training would make that much of a difference, because it was so long between our last training and the fi ght,” Burke said. “But he wasn’t even breath-ing hard in between rounds. If he realized how good of shape he was in, he might have picked it up more and put him away earlier.”


Corona girls basketball coach Nickey Huey knows if his team wants another shot at the Class B state title this year, they’ll need to face the best teams they can in the regular season.

The Lady Cardinals’ latest opponent on Dec. 4 was Class 1A Cloudcroft. While the Lady Bears proved tough in the fi rst half and had a three-point lead at the break, Corona’s press eventu-ally wore Cloudcroft down in a 70-46 decision.

“They do have a good ball club, and even though we pressed them and had them down by a lot after the fi rst quarter, they were able to battle back,” said Corona coach Nickey Huey. “I told the girls at half that they were doing everything well, but we had to keep the pressure on

them.”Pressure is

exactly what Cloud-croft (2-2) brought to Tuesday’s game, which is why they were able to take a slim lead at halftime. It’s not that the Lady Cardinals (4-0) were intimidated, but they were rushing a few shots.

“It took them a couple of quarters to settle down from that, and then our press started to wear them down,” Huey

said. “We were able to go with any combination we wanted and still did fi ne.”

Corona’s depth came in handy Tuesday, as leading forward Shelly Gensler was still hampered by a bruised rib she suffered last week and ended up fouling out. The Lady Car-dinals were also short Haleigh Erramoupse, who is nursing an injured foot.

Kelly Gensler was the top Corona player with 21 points, while Allysanne Huey had 15, Shelly Genlser fi nished with 10 despite her injury, and Saige bell put in 10 points.

Stacie O’Connor was the only Lady Bear in double fi gures with 16.

“Our pressure was relentless, and we kept picking at them,” said coach Huey. “Right at the end, we got some quick layups on steals that made it easier for us to score near the end.”

Another test of Corona’s mettle comes tonight, when they travel down the road to face county rival Carrizozo, a 66-33 victor over Vaughn on Dec. 4.

ball through the hoop when they got the rebound, and Hot Springs escaped with a victory.

Omar Covarrubias was the only Tiger in double fi gures with 15 points, while Marquez and LaPaz led Ruidoso with 16 and 14 points each.

Ruidoso’s next opponent is the al-ways-tough Artesia on Tuesday.

“I expect them to be talented and physical. They’ll be very tough for us,” Davis said. “We’ve only got one day basi-cally to work on that, and hopefully we can improve on making our shots, which will make us more confi dent and success-ful.”

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The Warriors combined to go 14-4 with 10 pins, and four wrestlers went unbeaten in four matches – Dillon and Ty Marshall, Michael Carpenter and Cannon Irons. Additionally, Joey Marshall and Alex Rosillo were each 3-1.

Ty Marshall arguably had the best weekend, winning all four of his matches with pins.

While a 14-4 aggregate record may

look good on paper, the weekend could have been better with a few less forfeits. But Ruidoso will get plenty more chances on the mat at the Las Cruces Invitational this Friday and Saturday.

“I just want them to get out there and wrestle their best, that’s all I can ask of them,” Shriver said of the upcoming tour-nament. “They just have to improve every time they’re on the mat.”

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event against host Artesia this Thursday.

“We have to play ball together without get-ting frustrated with each other,” Hood said. “We have to work through it without it getting between us as players. We’ve got some talent, but unless we are able to pull it together, we won’t be successful.”

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CAPITAN TIGERS

CARRIZOZO GRIZZLIESHONDO EAGLES

CORONA CARDINALS

MESCALERO CHIEFS

Corona/Carrizozo basketball• 5:30 p.m. today: Corona girls at Carrizozo

This is always a big showdown between Lin-coln County schools, but it’s even bigger with the Lady Cardinals unbeaten in four games and itching to get back to the state cham-pionship. Carrizozo is bat-tling injuries but wants to show they are a team to be reckoned with in Class B.

Capitan basketball• Thursday-Saturday: At the Mountain Top Tournament in Cloudcroft

When you’re in a tour-nament featuring a team like Cliff, you know it’s challenging, but the Tigers are looking at this as a good early-season test of their mettle.

RUIDOSO WARRIORSRuidoso wrestling• Friday and Saturday: At the Las Cruces Invitational

Ruidoso’s season began last week in a tourna-ment designed to get them matches. This is the fi rst tournament in which they can prove themselves as a team, but it’s a tough tournament with lots of big schools.Ruidoso basketball• Thursday-Saturday: Boys at the Sandia Prep tournament, girls at the Artesia tournament

Neither of these tourna-ments are easy, and both teams are smarting after losses to Hot Springs and West Las Vegas. The boys also play Artesia tonight.

Mescalero basketball• 6:39 p.m. today: Mescalero girls at Tularosa

No better way to get ready for the Mountain Top Tournament than a friendly rivalry game with Tularosa. There’s no shortage of history between these two schools.

Hondo basketball• Thursday-Saturda: Hondo at Lake Arthur Tournament

The Eagles may have fi nished second at state, but they do have one tourna-ment championship to defend – the Lake Arthur Tournament. They’ll be a likely favorite again this season.

Trout weighing his options Corona’s press earns a win

Photo by Michelle HueyCorona’s Corey Egan, left, drives the baseline on Cloudcroft defender Whitney Richardson, Tuesday, at Corona.

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressFighter Austin Trout, center, looks through a scrapbook of his title-winning fi ght during a break in training last month at the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs. The defending WBA Light Middleweight champion is now considering who to face next in the ring.


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Tuesday Seniors team standings, week 13 of 32Name Won LostSmokey Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 19Spud & the Tater Tots . . . . . . . . . 32 20Ageless Wonders . . . . . . . . . . . . 29½ 22½Just Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29½ 22½The Who? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 26Last week’s high scoresHandicap series – Spud & the Tater Tots 2,504, The Who? 2 .476, Ageless Wonders 2,413Handicap game – Just Us 864, Smokey Bear 862Men’s handicap series – Spud Mithcum 681, Harry Allwein 653, Larry Caywood 642Men’s handicap game – Gene Nitz 263, Tom Bivens 240, Hubert Lee 229Women’s handicap series – Gloria Wheeler 644, Rose Bivens 641, Martha ChavezWomen’s handicap game – Linda Clements 238, Myrna Douglas 207, Lucy Servies 207

–––Tuesday Mixed team standings, week 13 of 16Name Won LostHomies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4Rhino Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8No Pin Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11Living On a Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11Ebowla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12Ruidoso Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 15The Outlaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 16Energy 2 Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 19Last week’s high scoresScratch series – Rhino Rose 2,110, The Outlaws 1,615Scratch game – Ruidoso Bowl 709, Living On a Spare 465Handicap series – Homies 2,581, No Pin Zone 2 .357Handicap game – Ebowla 892, Energy 2 Spare 799Men’s scratch series – Mike Kim 631, Tom Doug-las 562, Don J 554Men’s scratch game – Gene Nitz 224, Jimmy Mauritsen 196, Ronnie Wright 186Men’s handicap series – Alan Kirgen 691, Tom Rheingans 660, Max Cimarron 655Men’s handicap game – Keith Elkins 242, Etienne Turner 234, Joe Terrell 234Women’s scratch series – Pam Bernard 492, Sher-rie 324Women’s scratch game – Millie Cimarron 154, Sam McAlister 115, Diana ProuseWomen’s handicap series – Ginger Williamson 631, Dena Mitchell 578Women’s handicap game – Diane Killingsorth 225, Mary Gillett 187

–––Wednesday Mixed team standings, week 12 of 32Name Won LostWestern Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7

Ruidoso U-Haul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12½ 7½Team 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 9No Doubt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10½ 9½Living Energies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10Team 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10Team 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 11Ruidoso Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16Last week’s high scoresScratch series – Western Auto 2,299, Living Ener-gies 1,772Scratch game – Ruidoso Bowl 734, Ruidoso U-Haul 604Handicap series – Team 7 2,658, Team 8 2,647Handicap game – Team 6 942, No Doubt 819Men’s scratch series – Jim McGarvey 755, Weldon Ganaway 626, Bob Layher 536Men’s scratch game – Keith Brower 258, Tom Douglas 221, Virgil Reynolds 219Men’s handicap series – Todd Fuqua 714, A .J . Seidel 668, Chris Carter 665Men’s handicap game – Ronnie Wright 256, Kevin Allen 239, Ken Brower 220Women’s scratch series – Pam Bernard 482, Sandi Meek 478, Irene Pawlowski 379Women’s scratch game – Lucy Servies 186, Kathy Kiefer 163, Laura Flynn 134, Women’s handicap series – Linda Sinclair 706, Gloria Wheeler 660, Sonia Younis 654Women’s handicap game – Sharla Ganaway 247, Michelle Lopez 243, Gail Bailey 223

–––Thursday Men’s team standings, week 12 of 32Name Won LostGSV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6Good Ole Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6Western Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 8Down’s U-Haul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10Ruidoso Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10Buckner Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 11Ruidoso Septic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14Insidhers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 15Last week’s high scoresScratch series – Western Auto 2,899, Good Ole Boys 2,486Scratch game – Down’s U-Haul 1,004, Ruidoso Bowl 842Handicap series – Buckner Electric 3,514, Ru-idoso Septic 3 .256Handicap game – GSV 1,129, Insidhers 1,049Scratch series – David Hoffer 750, Ron Buckner 632, Keith Brower 628Scratch game – Virgil Reynolds 252, Mike Bryant 238, Hans Dubay 238Handicap series – Donald Yeager 756, Ron Wright 723, Gene Nitz 710Handicap game – Max Cimmaron 272, Brad Bar-retta 255, Bob Layher 253

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This is a free tournament, with refreshments pro-vided and prizes to the top two finalists. All players are guaranteed two matches.

Sports brief


After earning their first win of the season at Vaughn last Tuesday, the Car-rizozo Grizzlies opened the Magdalena Steer Stampede with a 40-31 victory over Hatch on Thursday.

Unfortunately for Carrizozo, that was the last victory they would get the rest of the week, as they dropped decisions to Magdalena and Evangel Christian to finish fourth overall.

The Grizzlies (2-3) have been ham-pered since the beginning of the season with injuries that most of them suffered during the football season. One big blow came when Tavi Nash went down in his team’s win over Cloudcroft in the season opener, and hasn’t been able to play since.

Nick Chavez has also had problems, although he did play some. He was on the floor for the Hatch game, but had to stay home in the 61-29 Magdalena loss to get treatment. He was back on Saturday for the 55-43 loss to Evangel Christian.

With most of the experienced players on the bench, there was plenty of time for younger kids to get some time on the floor.

“Magdalena just outran them, but I wasn’t completely disappointed,” said Carrizozo coach Trampus Pierson. “We also got scoring from our key people against Evangel Christian. I’m starting to figure out who can score and who we can depend on.”

What has defined every Grizzly game so far has been their slow starts. Against Hatch, Carrizozo had a three-point deficit after three quarters, but then turned on the jets in the final period to pull away.

The Evangel Christian game was similar, but the hole the Grizzlies found themselves in was far too deep for a comeback.

Josh Ventura scored 20 points in that game and was honored with an all-tournament selection.

The Grizzlies’ next opponent is Corona tonight, and then they’re off for more than a week before the Mescalero tournament Dec. 20-22.

“If we can get everyone healthy and on the same page with our offense, we should do well,” Pierson said. “We have a lot of talented athletes here.”


The Carrizozo girls rebounded in a big way Tuesday night, following up their narrow loss to Cloudcroft in the season opener with a 66-33 shellack-ing of Vaughn.

Unfortunately for the Lady Griz-zlies, their winning ways didn’t continue through the weekend. They were able to beat Bosque Prep, but lost to Hatch and Evangel Christian at the Magdalena Steer Stampede.

“They did better, but that’s be-cause we had our starters into the fourth quarter,” said Carrizozo coach George Vega of the Vaughn game, pointing out the fact that all but one of his starters had fouled out by the end of the Cloudcroft contest. “They’re progressing pretty fast now.”

Kaitlyn Pierson poured in 26 points for the Lady Grizzlies (2-3), while Shayna Gallacher and Andrea Vigil each had 12 points. Sarah Fergu-son added 11 and Lisa Ventura came through with a number of rebounds.

While this was a good win for Car-rizozo, the luck didn’t continue against Hatch in the tournament’s opening game, a 50-30 loss.

“We didn’t show up, and I can’t figure out why they weren’t doing well,” Vega said. “It was like their first game out there.”

The game against Bosque was an easier test, a 39-24 victory, but then came Evangel Christian.

It was a game the Lady Grizzlies probably should have won – coach Vega certainly thinks so – but it was a game they lost in overtime, 45-44.

“We just let them hang around and couldn’t get anything to drop,” Vega said. “We got into foul trouble, so we need to work a bit more on our defense.”

Grizzly boys battling the injury bug

Carrizozo girls win big, fall in Magdalena


TUESDAYDECEMBER 11

“Only In America” Filming for the History Channel at Winter Park, Ski Run Road, 2 - 5 p .m . Larry the Cable Guy will be at Winter Park fi lming for his show, “Only in America”, for the History Chan-nel . They are looking for people to come and “tube .” 575-336-7079; www .winterpark .com

Live Music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p .m . to 1:30 a .m .

WEDNESDAYDECEMBER 12

Farmer’s Market at SBS Wood Shavings in Glencoe from 9 to 11 a .m .

Crystal Skulls Activation, High Mesa Healing Center, 11:30 am . All invited . 575-336-7777 .

The Sterilizers perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant on Mechem Drive from 6 to 9 p .m .

Live Music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p .m . to 1:30 a .m .

THURSDAYDECEMBER 13

Business After Hours, Adobe Day Spa and Chiropractic, 1810 Sudderth Drive, Rivercrossing Lux-ury Suites, 5 - 7 p .m . Adobe Day Spa and Chiropractic has moved and expanded their Day Spa . They now off er a full menu of services including many types of massage, facials, body wraps, yoga and in-frared sauna . Everyone is invited to come see their new place and see what they have to off er . Every-one is invited . 575-257-7395 . Free .

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

Karaoke with DJ Pete Cree Meadows Lounge, 6 - 11 p .m ., eve-ry Thursday, evening . All-you-can-eat taco bar from 6 - 9 p .m . Open to the public .

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

Flying J Wranglers White Mountain Christmas Special, Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd ., Alto, 7 - 9 p .m . The Flying J Wran-glers return to celebrate the herit-age of the west and the beauty of the holiday season with rich me-lodious western yodeling, vocals, fi ddle and guitars . Spirituals like “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” and “Beautiful City” along with old time

cowboy Christmas tunes like “Corn, Water and Wood,” and “Christmas For Cowboys,” plus original songs like “White Mountain Christmas” and “Riding To Ruidoso,” remind us why we love country living . 1-888-818-7872; www .spencertheater .com . Tickets are $30 .

Susan Kolb, local favorite, per-forms at Grace O’Malley’s, 7:30 p .m .

Tony Orlando’s Christmas Show, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd ., 8 - 11 p .m . “Orlando, born and raised in New York City, began hitting the na-tional charts at the age of 16 with Halfway to Paradise and Bless You as the fi rst vocal artist to sign with Epic Records . He later became one of the youngest vice-presidents for CBS Records, heading their April-Blackwood music label . In 1973, he recorded “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree .” The song was number one for the year, became Orlando’s theme song and grew into an American anthem of hope and homecom-ing, reunion and renewal .” - www.

tonyorlando.com . Minors must be accompanied by an adult 575-464-7508; www .innofthemoun-taingods .com . Tickets start at $25 .

Live music at WPS in Midtown Ruidoso from 8:30 p .m . to 1:30 a .m .

FRIDAYDECEMBER 14

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

Mike Sanjku performs in Wen-dell’s Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 5 - 10 p .m .

Doug Fuqua performs in Wen-dell’s Lounge at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 5 to 11 p .m .

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


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

Open Mic Night, Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth in the Boulder Plaza, 6:30 - 8 p .m . Hosted by Tradd Tidwell . Lincoln County Community Theatre will present readings and monologues includ-ing ‘Twas the Night before Christ-mas . LCCT contributions accepted but not required . 575-257-2273; www .sacredgroundscoffee .net . Free .

Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopeli Coun-try Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p .m .

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

In the End – Albuquerque rock-ers return for another explosive show, Club 49 at Inn of the Moun-tain Gods, 8 p .m .


SATURDAYDECEMBER 15

Holiday Community Open House, Hubbard Museum of the American West, Hwy 70, Ruidoso

Downs, 9 a .m . - 4:30 p .m . Santa, choirs, gift bags courtesy of “Keep Ruidoso Beautiful”, hands-on ac-tivities, refreshments and more . 575-378-4142; www .hubbardmu-seum .org . Free .

A Garrison Christmas at Fort Stanton, just off the Billy the Kid Scenic Byway (Hwy 380) on Hwy 220 at the Bonito River . The turnoff to Hwy 220 is 4 miles southeast of Capitan on the By-way or 10 miles west of Lincoln, Events starting at 10 a .m . www .fa-cebook .com/pages/Fort-Stanton-Garrison/309729472411423 for schedule .

Steve Waldorf performs at Grace O’Malley’s, 12 - 3 p .m .

Cowboy Santa Parade, Capi-tan, 12:30 - 1 p .m . Gift Bags and musical presentation by Cindy Fogelsong and students . 575-354-3035 .

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

Mike Sanjku performs in Wen-

dell’s Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 5 to 10 p .m .


Free movie, “The Bishop’s Wife,“ Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sud-derth Dr ., 6:30 - 9 p .m . Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing and Christmas joy is blanketing the world - but the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham’s (David Niven) Victorian home . Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergy-man has neglected his loving wife Julia, and now only divine intervention can save their mar-riage . But the powerful and hand-some angel sent from above (Cary Grant) has a mind of his own and teaching mortal Henry an immor-tal lesson in romance isn’t all he’s got planned . 575-257-2273; www .sacredgroundscoff ee .net . Free .

The Eliminators perform at Casa Blanca Restaurant and Can-tina, Mechem Drive, 7 - 9 p .m .

Luke West will perform at No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks, 7 p .m . to close . No cover

Michael Beyer performs older songs and jazz at Kokopeli Coun-try Club in Alto from 7 to 10 p .m .

In the End – Albuquerque rock-ers return for another explosive show, Club 49 at Inn of the Moun-tain Gods, 8 p .m .


SUNDAYDECEMBER 16

A Garrison Christmas at Fort Stanton, just off the Billy the Kid Scenic Byway (Hwy 380) on Hwy 220 at the Bonito River . The turnoff to Hwy 220 is 4 miles southeast of Capitan on the Byway or 10 miles west of Lincoln, Events start-ing at 10 a .m . www .facebook .com/pages/Fort-Stanton-Garri-son/309729472411423 for sched-ule .


MONDAYDECEMBER 17


ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR • 12-11 thru 12-17Things to do every day

Ruidoso Winter Park Tubing Area, a quarter of a mile west of Hwy 48 on lower Ski Run Road in Alto. Open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on designated nights. The tubing experience offers twists, turns, bumps, jumps and bobsled curves. Featuring exclusive-ly designed tubes for 3-6 riders and super size tubes for 3-10 riders plus a Kidz Korral for the smaller guests. Full snack bar. (575) 336-7079; www.ruidosowinterpark.com. Kids thru 7 years of age $9; juniors 8-17 $17 reg. rates and $20 holiday; adults 18 and up $20 reg. rates and $25 holiday. All tickets good for 3 hours or until end of the day whichever is shorter. Snow clothing available for rent.

Ruidoso River Museum - Open at 101 Mechem Drive. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs. - Mon. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children.

Simulcast Horse Racing at Billy the Kid’s Race Book at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino. Simulcast races are shown live from across the country and betting windows are open to place your wager. Billy’s Race Book also serves delicious food and has a full bar. If you love horse racing, it is the place to go.

Smokey Bear Park is open in Capitan, located on Hwy 380. Open every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s day. $2 for adults, $1 for children

7-12. Children 6 and under are free. Smokey Bear Historical Park is operated by EMNRD-Forestry Division.

Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs, just east of the racetrack. The �irst New Mexico museum to be granted “af�ili-ate” status with the Smithsonian Institution. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $6 for adults with discounts avail-able for seniors, military and youth. Visit www.hubbardmuseum.org or call 575-378-4142.

Annual Fall American Photography Competition & Exhibition, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70, Ruidoso Downs, runs through March 17, 2013. The Hubbard Museum of the American West and the Photographic Society of Lincoln County are proud to present the 21st Annual Fall American Photography Competi-tion and Exhibition. The Hubbard Museum will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 575-378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org.

“A Land So Strange” exhibit, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70, Ruidoso Downs, runs through Feb. 8, 2013. 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.

Pillow’s Funtrackers - Open weekends

and most holidays throughout the year. 101 Carrizo Canyon Road just off Sudderth. Three go-kart tracks, miniature golf, arcade, Moun-tain Maze, and seasonal attractions such as Bumper Boats, Panning for Gemstones, Rock Climbing Wall, Extreme Air and Kiddie Bounce House.

Blue Lotus Healing Arts Yoga Center – Fun that’s good for you and the family. Daily mind-body activities ranging from meditation and relaxation classes to athletic, energizing classes and Hot Yoga are scheduled through-out the day at the Yoga Center. Classes are available for all levels from beginner to advanced. Located at 2810 Sudderth Suite 207, above Schlotzsky’s. Drop-in or purchase a package of classes with tuition ranging from $13 per class for drop-in to $108 for 20 classes in one month. For more information, go to www.ruidosodayspa.com or call 575 202-8010 or 802-3013.

Christmas tree permits available through Dec. 21. The Lincoln National Forest has Christmas tree permits available for $5 each, one per household, at the Lincoln National Forest Ranger Stations in Carlsbad, Cloud-croft, and Ruidoso or the Supervisor’s of�ice in Alamogordo. For more info: Smokey Bear Ranger District of�ice at 575-257-4095 or Sacramento Ranger District of�ice at 575-682-2551; www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lincoln/home/?cid=stelprdb5336243.


EducationI read biographies be-

cause real life experiences are often more interesting to me. Two years ago, my sister, Betsy, and I compared notes while reading Melissa Gilbert’s tale of growing up on the set of Little House on the Prairie. We grew up watching Michael Landon’s TV program.

Recently, Melissa Sue Anderson, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder’s sister, Mary, completed her version of be-ing a child actress. I bet the years playing the blind Mary were challenging.

When I saw Andrew McCarthy had written “The Longest Way Home,” I was intrigued. I recently attended a library conference in Carlsbad and a representative from National Geographic presented how a library can now purchase all those maga-zines your grandfather saved available in one database.

Imagine the entire history of travel, culture from seven continents, the complete articles and pictures accessible by com-puter in the library. So what does this have to do with Andrew McCarthy?

Andrew McCarthy – teen actor from the fi lms “Class” with Jacqueline Bisset, “Less Then Zero” with Robert Downey Jr. and star of numerous other brat pack fi lms – has used travel as way to fi nd himself. He has explored the world, gone off the beaten path, and convinced National Geo-graphic he has something to write about. His biography tells of failed marriages, his relationships with women he loved, rais-ing children, auditions for fi lms, life as an actor, and escaping to every corner of the globe, embracing solitude, and trekking to incredible places.

I have enjoyed reading history for years. When I sat through the presentation

on National Geographic databases, I imag-ined myself walking up Cahokia Mounds outside St. Louis and researching and writing the article for the magazine taking people back to this strange civilization of 3,000 years ago.

Imagine walking the lakes in Min-nesota tracing Norwegian heritage back to the Vikings, exploring North America at the time of Leif Erickson and Erik the Red. How many New Mexicans make the drive to Clovis to see the sites of where Clovis man and Folsom man were discovered? How many people even know what I am talking about? History. Boring.

One reason for not becoming a history teacher was fear of being boring to all the students I have heard for years who just do not care of the country’s heritage.

The same sister who I watched Little House on the Prairie and the Walton’s with – we both completed 4th grade teacher, Miss Coleman’s History hunt in Deerfi eld, Ill., where we had our parents drive to the Casper Ott log cabin, the Schmidt’s residence which was the original school house, settler Daniel Wright’s marker on Milwaukee Avenue, the cemetery where we learned what each person buried had done in Deerfi eld in the 1830’s.

It is all about connections. When I read about Lincoln serving in the army during the Black Hawk War, men had left Deer-fi eld during that time to fi ght too and so that’s why there is a statue of Chief Black Hawk in Oregon, Ill., a town more recently known for its proximity to a nuclear power plant.

My sister Betsy taught 4th grade for more than 20 years and now runs her school library. Congratulations to her school for not moth balling the library when a librarian retired. Betsy completed project pathfi nder when she was 12, reading books from all different subjects and numerous children’s fi ction authors. She is headed to Africa this summer on her own educational trek. She will make a great librarian.

By Corey BardInvestigating higher education student debt: it’s personalEditor’s note: This is the fi rst of a two-part series on debt issues facing today’s college graduates


Amy was elated to receive admission notifi ca-tion to her favorite univer-sity during her senior year of high school. A California resident, Amy chose a pri-vate, four-year liberal arts university with plans to become a special education teacher. Her twin brother, Allen, chose the same school, majoring in management and communication. Amy stayed on campus while Allen moved off the last two years, studying abroad for one semester. Graduating in four and four-and-a-half years respectively, both Amy and Allen had degrees in hand, in their mid-20’s, ready for life.

They also had a combined debt of more than $150,000. With a living to make, cars to fi nance, groceries to buy and a roof to rent, both of them have a dismal outlook for the foreseeable future. They’ll be paying off their student loans for de-cades. They’re not alone.

With grant and aid funds coming in more slowly than the need to give it out, many universities are nearing the breaking point. Raynard Kington, head of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, says, “It just became clear that if we continue to give more and more aid, the numbers don’t add up.” With Warren Buffett as an alumnus, Grinnell has an endowment bigger than many schools can ever hope to achieve. Most schools don’t have that advantage.

Jerrett Perry, Capitan High School principal, is concerned.

“I’ve recently spoken to one my ex-students and he told me that he has gradu-ated with is BA in education but that he can’t afford to teach because he owes so much in student loans. He will make more money if he works two menial jobs to pay off his student loans quicker,” says Perry and adds “Isn’t that sad?”

“I have several teachers who gradu-ated over a decade ago and still owe on their student loans,” he continues. “When student loan debt comes due it becomes a harsh fi nancial reality.”

His staff is not alone. Some post-graduation students end up fi ling for bankruptcy, or have wages garnished to deal with debt. Perry attributes part of the problem to the sagging economy, but returned to the issue of student debt and the tremendous monthly payments that can be incurred. “As you know, federal loans must be repaid; there is no option to defer forever so the burden inevitably will have to be dealt with.”

Rebekah Stephens, Capitan school counselor, is a specially trained resource, according to Perry. She’s been vigilantly educating students in post-degree debt management. But Perry admits it’s a vi-

cious cycle of debt, versus a lack of income, versus choosing higher education or passing.

Allen chose to put a year’s distance between high school and college. He worked and tried to save for expenses, which became a negative fac-tor later. His academic scholarships awarded in high school faded as time progressed, forcing Allen to fi nd additional funding.

Eastern New Mex-ico University-Ruidoso partners with local high

schools to provide debt management ser-vice. Clayton Alred, ENMU-R president, offers advice. With spring semester about to begin, potential students are advised, ac-cording to Alred, about fi nancial concerns.

ENMU’s tuition per credit hour is $34.65 with adjustments for in district, in state and out of state fi gures. “We do not offer students information about student loans as their fi rst alternative. We pur-sue scholarships and grants,” says Alred. “We’ve begun to counsel and advise every student who needs to secure a loan, to give them accurate information on the front end.”

Cornell University recently converted some of its longstanding grants into loans. Provost Barbara Knuth says the school is still committed to supporting needy kids. “There are very, very few institutions who will be able to say, ‘We could pay it all for you.’ On the other hand we have institu-tional fi duciary responsibilities and to future Cornell students to have an approach that is truly fi nancially sustainable,” she says.

Students in Capitan’s dual credit composition class weighed in. “With these twins being in their mid-twenties now, debt is the last thing they need,” says Cheyenne Swistak, age 16 who plans to complete a vocational Certifi ed Nursing Assistant degree after high school. She says she’ll work as a nursing assistant to pay bills as she attends college to get a BA in business management. She continues. “Should we make students choose the rest of their lives so early?”

Tenya Montoya, 16 and Natalie Barnwell, 16, eleventh graders in Capitan, wonder if Allen might frequently reminisce about the freedom and simplicity of his childhood years as he lives in the confi nes of current debt. Kymbra Espinosa, 16 and Tristan Romero, 16 state Allen and Amy have slim choices for family and fun, because their debt likely overshadows all other choices.

It seems to boil down to choices, says Alred. “Community colleges represent a tremendous value, with many students staying at home to get prerequisites fi nished and then go off to complete their degree elsewhere,” he says.

More alternatives exist to offset a por-tion of student debt, but the problem won’t go away soon, according to colleges and universities nationwide.

Clayton Alred, ENMU-R president

Reading Fiesta

Courtesy photoAs many schools look for ways to increase parent involvement, Nob Hill hosts many evening parent- events throughout the school year. The latest was the “Reading Fiesta.” Families were invited to come to the school for free Nachos and fun literacy activities. Even the mayor of Ruidoso Downs, Gary Williams, got in on the fun, coming to the event and reading the children a book. Chil-dren and their families got to enjoy the annual book fair as well, which raised more than $800. Book fair money is used to supply the Nob Hill library with updated books and equipment.

Story time at the libraryThis month’s pre-school events at the

Ruidoso Public Library:Dec. 12: Preschool open house – Mer-

ry Beary Christmas. Join us for Christmas stories and brunch in the classroom.

Dec. 19: Reindeer stories. Craft: Rein-deer craft and reindeer chow snack.

Dec. 26-28: Holiday kids movies – movies shown in the morning will be

appropriate for younger children. Movies shown in the afternoon will be appropriate for older children. The fi lms will be shown at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Rd. in Ruidoso. Li-brary 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.

Ruidoso Library celebrates 1,000 e-titlesRuidoso Public Library has provided

neighbors with ebooks and e-audios. In fact, the 1000th title just checked out, and the library thanks readers, visitors, questioners, presenters and music program attendees.

RPL just began offering ebooks – popular titles, such Riordan’s “The Light-ning Thief,” Patterson’s “11th Hour,” and Paolini’s “Eragon” – this June, so reaching 1,000 before Christmas is a major accom-plishment.

This year has been an infl ection point for digital books at Ruidoso Public Library. With the uncertainty of digital books, ques-tions abound – “…which platform will be around in 3-5 years? Why can’t I share or sell this ebook to a friend? Why does an eb-ook cost the same price as the hardback?” –

the library is here to answer your questions.If you are ready to try the convenience

of an audio book on your smart phone plugged into your car stereo, or have a book in your pocket (on your smart phone) for that unexpected wait at an offi ce, visit the Ruid-oso Public Library. The librarians are ready to help you with how to use free ebooks on your particular digital reading device.

Just like a printed book, you can read up to four ebooks at a time for a two-week checkout period. Late charges are a thing of the past, at least on ebooks. You can even save gas because you can checkout ebooks wherever you fi nd WiFi.

Marie, Cheryl, Kari Dawn, Sharon, Jen-nifer and Corey look forward to reading the next 1,000 ebooks

School board meetingThe next regular meeting of the Ruidoso Board of Education will be today at 5:30 p.m.

at the schools’ administration offi ce at 200 Horton Circle.On this month’s agenda are policy reviews on general school administration and fi s-

cal management, approval of budget adjustments, consideration for approval of a bond sale resolution, and sending out a survey to school district staff.

The board will also consider awarding the contract of renovating the Ruidoso High School science wing to ESA Construction of Las Cruces for $1.4 million.

EDUCATION brief


Worship Services

ANGLICANMescalero Family Wor ship Center Gary Dorsey, Pastor; 464-4741 ASSEMBLY OF GODCarrizozo Community Church (AlG) Barbara Bradley, Pastor. Corner of C Ave. & Thir teenthOne ChurchPastor Todd Carter. 139 El Paso Road, Ruidoso. 257-2324. wwwonechurchnm.comBAPTIST Canaan Trail BaptistRoland Burnett, Pastor; Located just past milepost 14 on Hwy. 48, between Angus & Capitan. 336-1979First Baptist Church - Carrizozo; 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968; Hayden Smith, PastorFirst Baptist Church - Ruidoso; 270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. 257-2081; Dr. Allen Stoddard, PastorFirst Baptist Church - Ruidoso Downs361 E. Hwy 70, 378-4611, Randy Widener, PastorFirst Baptist Church - TinnieBill Jones, PastorMescalero Baptist Mission1016 Old Road Box 9, Mescalero, NM 88340, 973-0560, Pastor Zach MalottMountain Baptist ChurchIndependent-Fundamental KJV. 145 E. Grandview Capitan. 937-4019 Ruidoso Baptist ChurchWayne Joyce, Pastor; 126 Church Drive, Palmer Gateway. 378-4174Trinity Southern Baptist Church(south on Highway 48) 700 Mt. Capitan Rd. 354 -2044. Mel Gnatkowski, Pastor 808-0607 BAHA’I FAITH Baha’i Faith257-8857 or 258-5595 BUDDHIST Buddhism of the Lotus SutraGeorge Brown; 257-1569 CATHOLIC Saint Eleanor Catholic Church120 Junction Road, Ruidoso, 257- 2330. Reverend AI GalvanSaint Theresa Catholic ChurchCorona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. Saint Joseph’s Apache MissionMescalero. Father Paul Botenhagen, OFMOur Lady of GuadalupeBent. Father Larry GosselinSacred Heart Catholic Church 299 3rd St, Capitan, 354-9102Santa Rita Catholic Church 243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648-2853. Father Franklin EichhorstCHRISTIAN Christian Community Church

127 Rio Corner w/Eagle, Mid-town. For more information call: 378-7076 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Rev. Ryan Arnold; 1211 Hull at Gavilan Canyon Road, 258-4250Carrizo Christian FellowshipLeonard Kanese wah Ill, Pastor. 56 White Mt. Dr., 3 mi. W of Inn of the Mountain Gods Mescalero. 464-4656CHURCH OF CHRISTGateway Church of Christ415 Sudderth, Rui doso, 257-4381. John Duncan, MinisterChurch of Christ - CapitanHighway 48. Joshua Watkins, MinisterCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LDS Church of Jesus Christ LDSRuidoso Ward, 1091 Mechem Bishop Melvin Jenson, 258-1253Church of Jesus Christ LDSMescalero Branch, Mormon Missionaries 317-2375EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso. Rev. Judith Burgess Rec tor 257-2356. Website: www.eclc.us St. Anne’s Episcopal Chapel in GlencoeEpiscopal Chapel of San Juan in Lincoln St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel Carrizozo, 6th & E StreetFOURSQUARECapitan Foresquare ChurchHwy 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, PastorEVANGELICAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church1035 Mechem Dr. 802-5242FULL GOSPEL Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Int’lK-Bob’s Hwy. 70 in Rui doso. Ron Rice, 354-0255, e-mail fgbmfi@ruidoso-on line.com Mission Fountain of Living WaterSan PatricioJEHOVAH’S WITNESSESJehovah’s Witness - RuidosoKingdom Hall 1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 257-7714Congregacion Hispana de los Testigos de Je hova1102 Gavilan Canyon Rd., 336-4147, 378-7095LUTHERANShepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church258-4191; 1120 Hull Road. Pastor Thomas Schoech. www.shlcruidoso.org METHODISTCommunity United Methodist ChurchJunc tion Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. 257-4170

Capitan United Methodist Church Pastor Jean Riley and the congregation of Capitan United Methodist. White Oaks and Third in Capitan. 648-2846Trinity United Methodist Church 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648-2846. Car-rizozo. Jean Riley, PastorNAZARENE Angus Church of the NazareneAngus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336-8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor QUAKERQuaker Worship GroupUnpro grammed meeting at the Anderson-Freeman Visi tor’s Center in Lincoln. For details of this and other Quaker activities contact Sandra Smith at 653-4951 PENTECOSTALApostolic Pentecostal AssemblyRetired Pastor and author Harry A. PeytonAbundant Life United Pentecostal Church of Ruidoso613 Sudderth Dr. Unit D. Pastor, Art Dunn, Youth Pastor, Nathaniel Dunn. Free home Bible studiesPRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church101 Sutton Drive (Nob Hill), Ruidoso, 257-2220. Tony Chambless, PastorAncho Community Presbyterian Church; Pastor Terry Aiello, CLPCorona United Presby terian ChurchPastor Terry Aiello, CLPNogal Presbyterian Church Reverend E.W. “Bo” LewisREFORMED CHURCHMescalero ReformedMescalero. Bob Schut, PastorSEVENTH DAY ADVEN TIST Ruidoso Seventh Day Adventist207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs, 378-4161. Pastor Andrew Spooner 437-8916; 1st Elder Manuel Maya 937- 4487SPANISH SERVICESIglesia del NazarenoAngus Church, 12 mi north of Ruidoso on Hwy 48. Marcho Sanchez, Pastor. 336-8032UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPSacramento Mountains Unitarian Universalist FellowshipCall 336-2170 or 257-8912 for locationNON-DENOMINATIONAL American Missionary FellowshipRick Smith, 682-2999. E-mail: RickS@americanmission ary.org Calvary Chapel; 127 Vi sion, next to Cable Co., 257-5915. Pastor John Mar shallCasa de Oracion Comu nidad CristianaRuidoso 304 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345. 257-6075. Pas tor: Carlos & Gabby Carreon. *All Services are Bilingual* -

Translators AvailableCentro Familiar Des tino304 Sudderth Dr., Rui doso, NM 88345, 257-0447. Services are bilin gualChrist Church in the DownsRuidoso Downs, 378-8464. AI and Marty Lane, PastorsChrist Community Fel lowshipCapitan, High way 380 West, 354-2458. Ed Vinson, PastorChurch Out of Church; Meeting at the Flying J Ranch, 1028 Hwy. 48, Alto. Pastors: Tim & Julie Gilliland. Mailing Address: 1009 Mechem #11 Ruidoso 88345. 258-1388. www.churchoutofchurch.com. Keepin’ it simple ... Keepin’ it real!Cornerstone ChurchCornerstone Square, 613 Sudderth Drive, 257-9265. John & Joy Wyatt, PastorsFoot of the Cross Chris tian Ministries2812 Sud derth (Pine Tree Shopping Center) Pastor, Phil Appel. For more info please call 937-8677 or visit our web site at www.thefootofthe cross.org Grace Harvest Church1108 Gavilan Canyon Rd, 336-4213Iglesia Bautista “Vida Eterna”Pastor Rev, Ramon Robledo. 207 East Circle, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346, 361 E. Hwy. 70, 378-8108. Email: [email protected] J Bar J Church; 40 Hwy 70W, 257-

6899 Pastor Charles W. Clary. E-mail: [email protected] Miracle Life Ministry CenterRon Rice & Cather ine Callahan, Ministers Available 24 hours for heal ing, prayer. 354-0255; e-mail miraclelife@ruidoso-on line.com Pacto Viviente, 25974 Highway 70, la iglesia “J Bar J” en la granja roja. Domingos 12:30 p.m., Jueves 7 p.m. 937-6664. Es un lugar de familia, amistades y de crecimiento spiritual.Peace Chapel Interde nominational (ULC), Alto North, 336-7075. Jeamsie Price, PastorRacetrack Chapel; Horseman’s Entrance, Hwy 70, 378-7264. Chaplain Darrell WinterThe Word of Life Church Rev. Chuck Fulton, pas tor/648-2339. 711 ‘E’ Ave., Carrizozo, NM. Af liated with the Evangelistic Assembly ChurchNON-SECTARIANSpiritual Awareness Study GroupMinister: George N. Brown, PhD. ULC. 257-1569 Men’s Bible Study, Band Of BrothersCall 937-0071 for times and location The 1st Iglesia Apos tollca de la Fe en Cristo JesusLocated at: 613 Sudderth Dr. Suite D, Ruidoso. 937-7957 · 973-5413

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Thought for the week...Charles Clary

There are prophecies in the Old Testament that speak of the coming of the Christ child. In Genesis 3:15, the statement is made that “I will put enmity between you (the Satan) and the woman (Mary) and between your o� spring and hers; he will crush your head and you will strike his heel.” And in Isaiah 7:14, “therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

The name Immanuel translates into English from the Hebrew, and means “God with us.” In Isaiah 9:6-7, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”

As we enter the Christmas season, we must understand that there are spiritual, religious, and historical reasons that we celebrate. Jesus is the reason for the season. The prophecies of Isaiah were written some 800 years before the birth of the Christ child. The statement in Genesis was given thousands of years before the birth of Jesus.

The word “prophecy” has two biblical emphases… one is “foretelling” and the other is “forth-telling.” The � rst is an address of future things. The second is the address of present things. In all three of these Scriptures, there is the reference to future as well as present things.

In the celebration of Christmas for spiritual and religious reasons, there is the acknowledgement of the ful� llment of the prophetic Scriptures. In the cultural celebration of Christmas, there is no emphasis or recognition of God or the birth of His Son, Jesus Christ. We live in a world that mimics the important, lasting things and lessens the reality of reason for the celebration.

At Christmas, believers celebrate the greatest gift… Jesus Christ. Other folks just leave CHRIST out of it. All that is left is … MAS! In the Spanish, that means MORE!

God help us if we miss the reason for the season… Jesus.

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Christmas plans: Carrizozo and Ruidoso’s First Baptist ChurchBy Sue [email protected]

The Christian community of Carrizozo will offer a musical presentation A Time for Joy. The performance is scheduled for Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1000 D Avenue in Carrizozo. The public is encouraged to attend and celebrate the Christmas season with neighbors and friends.

A Time for Joy, written and arranged by well-known gospel musicians Bill and Gloria Gaither, compiles many beloved carols and Christmas songs and adds new creations.

Gaither’s popular Homecoming con-certs gather hundreds of legendary gospel musicians for spectacular events worldwide. A Time for Joy is one in the Homecoming series and includes “songs of the seasons and stories from the heart,” according to Gaither’s website. The afternoon concert in Carrizozo will have something for the entire family.

After the community musical, a light reception with refreshments will be shared. Phone Pastor Jean Riley of the Capitan Unit-

ed and Trinity United Methodist churches at 575-648-2893 for more information.

Volunteers with Carrizozo’s annual Lu-minaria display will begin their preparation at the Carrizozo Fire Department Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. A burger fry will follow the work. On Dec. 24, volunteers can meet at the fi re department at 9 a.m. to assist in placement of the Luminarias throughout town.

The village welcomes as many vol-unteers who can participate. According to organizers, Christmas Day will fi nd help-ers removing luminarias from town streets. “With everyone’s help again, the aftermath can be easily resolved in just an hour or two,” organizers say and encourage fi rst time volunteers to help maintain the town’s tradition.

Ruidoso’s First Baptist Church is in full season celebration. With several opportuni-ties for involvement, the public is invited to visit and participate, according to Dr. Alan Stoddard, pastor.

A holiday hayride is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14. Everyone is invited to wear their favorite Christmas apparel and join in the festivities. During the evening, the church will visit shut-ins to carol and bring

joy. For those who are allergy chal-lenged, alternate transportation will be provided. The evening begins at 6 p.m. at the church.

Changed by a Baby Boy is the gospel musical scheduled to be performed Sunday Dec. 16 at both the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services by the adult choir, according to Kay Dabbs, church administrative secretary.

Who would have imagined that a tiny baby born in a small stable more than 2,000 years ago could and would change the entire world? Changed by a Baby Boy rejoices in The Greatest Story Ever Told and how God’s miraculous plan impacted the world then, and now according to the musical’s writers.

Arranged and orchestrated by the Grammy and Dove Award-winning Lari Goss, who brings his inimitable style to this Southern Gospel-fl avored musical, Nan

Allen has collaborated by creating narration which uplifts and inspires, while weaving the dynamic songs from “foot-stomping” to heartfelt and soaring ballads, into a seamless 42-minute Christmas worship experience. Nursery facilities for babies and children’s

Sue Hutchison/Ruidoso Free PressDr. Alan Stoddard, Pastor First Baptist Church.

The next Musical Theatre at the Church will be “A Christmas Carol” at 6 p.m. this Thursday. Kelsey Grammer (TV’s Frazier) brings Ebenezer Scrooge to life in this musical adaption of Charles Dickens classic tale.

During a Christmas dream that evolves into nightmarish proportions, embittered and miserly Scrooge is visited by three Christmas ghosts: Past, Present and Future, who show him the life he has lived and the future consequences of that life.

For more information, please call the

church offi ce at 258-4191. December’s craft class will be this

Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the church. We will be making Christmas earrings. This craft is fast and easy and you don’t need to be a “crafter” to do it. Make a pair of earrings for yourself or as a gift.

Please come and bring a friend. If you happen to have a pair of needle-nose pliers, bring those too. For more infor-mation, please call the church offi ce at 258-4191 or Jan Sawyer at 336-4672. The church is located at 1120 Hull Road in Ruidoso.

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran ChurchMusical Theatre and Craft Class schedule

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120 leGal NOtICesResOlutION aNd pROClama-tION OF easteRN NeW meXICO uNIveRsItY-RuIdOsO bRaNCH COmmuNItY COlleGe bOaRd

autHORIZING aN eleCtION FOR tHe puRpOse OF eleCtING tWO

bOaRd membeRs

WHEREAS, the voters of the Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community College District (herein the “Community College Dis-trict”) elected the fi ve members of the present Eastern New Mexico Uni-versity-Ruidoso Branch Community College Board (herein the “Board”) in an election that took place on Febru-ary 6, 2007; and

WHEREAS, upon the drawing of lots by members of the Board pursuant to law and the Board’s resolution of March 7, 2007, it was determined that the terms of offi ce for the Board members serving for Positions 2 and 3 will expire and come up for elec-tion on February 5, 2013; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that an election shall be held in the District to elect Board members for Board Positions 2 and 3 on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, (the “Election”), in accordance with NMSA 1978, §§ 1-22-1 through 1-22-19.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVER-SITY-RUIDOSO BRANCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN AND THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO THAT THE FOLLOWING PROC-LAMATION IS HEREBY ISSUED:

pROClamatION

section 1. On Tuesday, the 5th day of February, 2013, there will be held an Election for Positions 2 and 3 of the Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community Col-lege Board, in Lincoln County, New Mexico.

section 2. One Board member shall be elected for Position 2 and one Board member shall be elected for Position 3 for a total of two Board members. Positions shall be desig-nated on the ballot as Position Two (2) and Position Three (3).

section 3. Declarations of candi-dacy are to be fi led with the Lincoln County Clerk, at 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico, on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 1-22-8. In making a declaration of candidacy, the can-didate shall submit a sworn state-ment of intent in substantially the following form:

“DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY -- STATEMENT OF INTENT

I, ___________________, (candidate’s name on certifi cate of registration) being fi rst duly sworn, say that I am a voter of Precinct No. _________ of the County of Lin-coln, State of New Mexico. I reside at _____________________ and was a resident at that place on the date of the Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Commu-nity College Board’s proclamation calling the election for which I am a candidate;

I am a qualifi ed elector of the State of New Mexico residing within the East-

ern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community College District;

I desire to become a candidate for the Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community College Board, Position No. ______ at the Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community College Board election to be held on Febru-ary 5, 2013;

I will be eligible and legally qualifi ed to hold this offi ce at the beginning of its term; and

I make the foregoing affi davit under oath, knowing that any false state-ment herein constitutes a felony punishable under the criminal laws of New Mexico.

______________________(Declarant)

______________________(Mailing Address)

______________________(Residence Address)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of ____________, 20 ___.

_____________________.(Notary Public)

My commission expires : ___________.”

section 4. Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate are to be fi led with the Lincoln County Clerk, at 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Stan-dard Time on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.

section 5. Precincts shall be con-solidated for the Election pursuant to NMSA 1978, §1-22-6, all as hereinaf-ter set forth. The precincts, including consolidated precincts, and the loca-tion and designation of each polling place shall be as follows:

Voting ElectionDistrict Precincts Consolidated

3 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, and 22, plus those parts of 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14 and 21 that are within the boundaries of the Ruidoso Municipal School District No. 3

Polling PlaceRuidoso Convention Center111 Sierra Blanca Dr.Ruidoso, New Mexico

Voting ElectionDistrict Precincts Consolidated

3 Absentee/Early

Polling PlaceLincoln County Clerk’s Offi ce300 Central Ave.Carrizozo, New Mexico

section 6. A person is a qualifi ed elector if he or she is a citizen of the United States, at least eighteen years of age, and a resident of the Com-munity College District on the day of the Election. In order to vote, quali-fi ed electors must have previously registered with the County Clerk of Lincoln County or any voter registra-tion agent in accordance with law. Any qualifi ed elector of the Commu-nity College District who is not now registered and who wishes to vote at such Election should register dur-ing regular offi ce hours prior to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on

Tuesday, January 8, 2013, that being the twenty-eighth day immediately preceding the Election at the offi ce of the County Clerk of County, at 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico, or by any registration agent at a des-ignated agency as provided in NMSA 1978 §§1-4-47 and 1-4-48.

section 7. Only residents of Com-munity College District may vote for candidates running for Board posi-tions 2 and 3.

section 8. The polling places will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Mountain Stan-dard Time on the day of the Election, Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

section 9. Absentee voting will be permitted as authorized by NMSA 1978, § 1-22-19, and the Absent Voter Act of the Election Code, NMSA 1978 §§ 1-6-1 through 1-6-18. Ap-plications for absentee ballots may be obtained from the offi ce of the County Clerk of Lincoln County, at 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico; however, at 5:00 p.m. Moun-tain Standard Time on Monday, Feb-ruary 4, 2013 (the Monday before the election), the County Clerk is re-quired by statute to destroy unused absentee ballots. Therefore, com-pleted applications must be returned to the County Clerk prior to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Friday, February 1, 2013. Absentee ballots of District voters may be marked in person at the offi ce of the County Clerk of Lincoln County, 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico, and delivered to the County Clerk from Friday January 11, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time until Friday, February 1, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. Moun-tain Standard Time. At any time prior to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Monday, February 4, 2013, any person in the Community Col-lege District whose absentee ballot application has been accepted and to whom an absentee ballot has been mailed, but who has not received the absentee ballot, may execute, in the offi ce of the County Clerk of Lincoln County, a sworn affi davit stating that he or she did not receive or vote his or her absentee ballot. Upon receipt of the sworn affi davit, the County Clerk shall issue the voter a replace-ment absentee ballot. At any time prior to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Stan-dard Time on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, any voter in the Community College District who has applied for, but not received an absentee ballot, may present himself or herself at his or her assigned polling place and execute an affi davit of non-receipt of absentee ballot. Upon execution of such affi davit, such voter shall be permitted to vote on an emergency paper ballot.

section 10. The County Clerk of Lin-coln County, New Mexico is required by law to close the registration books for the election at 5:00 p.m. Moun-tain Standard Time, on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, and a person will be allowed to vote only if he or she is an elector of the Community College District and currently registered to vote in the Community College Dis-trict at that time. Any qualifi ed elec-tor of the Community College District who is not now registered and who wishes to vote at the election should register during regular offi ce hours

at the offi ce of the County Clerk of Lincoln County, at 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico prior to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. For fed-eral qualifi ed electors and overseas voters, the County Clerk shall ac-cept a certifi cate of registration by electronic transmission from a voter qualifi ed to apply for and vote by absentee ballot in the Community College District if the transmission is received before 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on February 1, 2013, the Friday immediately preceding the election.

section 11. The President of Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso is further directed to fi le a copy of this Resolution and Proclamation with the County Clerk of Lincoln County.

section 12. The President of Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso is hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary or appro-priate to eff ectuate the provisions of this Resolution and Proclamation.

section 13. All actions heretofore taken by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Secretary of the Board and the President of Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso or his agents to facilitate and eff ectu-ate the Election that are not incon-sistent with law and the provisions of this Resolution and Proclamation are hereby ratifi ed, approved and confi rmed.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of November 2012.

______________________Chairman, Eastern New Mexico UniversityRuidoso Branch Community College Board

[SEAL]

Attest:

______________________

Secretary, Eastern New Mexico Uni-versity Ruidoso Branch Community College Board

ResOluCIÓN Y pROClamaCIÓN del CONseJO COmuNal uNIveR-

sItaRIO de la sede RuIdOsO de la uNIveRsIdad easteRN

NeW meXICO autORIZaNdO uNa eleCCIÓN CON el pROpÓsItO

de eleGIR dOs mIembROs del CONseJO

DADO QUE, los votantes del Distrito Comunal Universitario de la Sede Ruidoso de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico (de ahora en adelante “Distrito Comunal Universitario”), ha elegido a los cinco miembros del pre-sente Consejo del Distrito Comunal Universitario de la Sede Ruidoso de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico (de ahora en adelante el “Consejo”) en una elección que se llevó a cabo el 6 de febrero de 2007; y

DADO QUE, luego de sorteos llevados a cabo por miembros del Consejo de acuerdo a la ley y a la resolución del 7 de marzo de 2007, se determinó que el término del cargo para los miembros del Consejo que sirven los Distritos de Sufragio 2 y 3 terminarán y estarán disponibles para elección el 5 de febrero de 2013; y

DADO QUE, el Consejo ha determi-

nado que una elección debe llevarse a cabo para elegir a miembros del Consejo para el Distrito de Sufragio 2 y el Distrito de Sufragio 3 el martes 5 de febrero de 2013 (la “Elección”), de acuerdo con el decreto NMSA 1978, §§ 1-22-1 hasta 1-22-19.

AHORA, DEBIDO A ESTO, SEA RE-SUELTO POR EL CONSEJO COMUNAL UNIVERSITARIO, SEDE RUIDOSO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD EASTERN NEW MEXICO, DEL CONDADO DE LINCOLN Y EN EL ESTADO DE NUEVO MEXICO QUE HA SIDO EMITIDA LA SIGUIENTE PROCLAMACIÓN:

pROClamaCIÓN

sección 1. El día martes 5 de febrero de 2013, se llevará a cabo una elec-ción para los Distritos de Sufragio 2 y 3 del Consejo de la Universidad del Distrito Comunal Universitario de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico, Sede Ruidoso en el condado de Lin-coln, Nuevo Mexico.

sección 2. Un miembro del Consejo será elegido del Distrito de Sufragio 2, y un miembro del Consejo será elegido del Distrito de Sufragio 3, por un total de dos miembros del Consejo. Las posiciones serán desig-nadas en el voto como Posición Dos (2) y Posición Tres (3).

sección 3. Las declaraciones de candidatura deben ser entregadas en la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln ubicada en 300 Central Ave., Car-rizozo, New Mexico, el día martes 18 de diciembre de 2012, entre las 9:00 AM y las 5:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña. Siguiendo lo indicado en la sección 1-22-8, NMSA 1978. Al hacer una declaración de candi-datura, el (la) candidato (a) debe entregar una declaración jurada de intento siguiendo substancialmente el siguiente formato:

“DECLARACIÓN DE CANDIDATURA – DECLARACIÓN DE INTENTO

Yo, ___________________, (nombre del candidato(a) como aparece en el certifi cado de inscrip-ción) habiendo primero declarado juramento debidamente, digo que soy un votante del Precinto N° ____ del condado de Lincoln, es-tado de Nuevo México. Yo resido en _____________________ y era residente de aquel lugar a la fecha de la proclamación de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico de la sede Ruidoso del Consejo de la Universidad del Distrito Comunal Universitario llamando a elección en la cual soy candidato(a);

Soy un elector que cumple con los requisitos del estado de Nuevo México que reside dentro del Distrito Comunal Universitario de la Univer-sidad de Eastern New Mexico de la sede Ruidoso;

Yo deseo convertirme en candi-dato (a) para el Consejo del Dis-trito Comunal Universitario de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico, Sede Ruidoso, en la Posición No. ______________ para la elec-ción de Consejo del Distrito Comunal Universitario de la Universidad East-ern New Mexico de la sede Ruidoso, que será llevada a cabo el 5 de fe-brero de 2013;

Cumpliré con los requisitos y las cali-fi caciones legales para trabajar en esta ofi cina al inicio de mi término; y

Hago la presente declaración bajo juramento, en conocimiento que una declaración falsa de ahora en adelante constituye una felonía que recibe castigo de acuerdo a las leyes criminales de Nuevo Mexico.

______________________(Declarante)

______________________(Dirección de correspondencia)

______________________(Dirección de residencia)

Suscrito y jurado ante mí este día____de ____________, 20 __.

_____________________.(Notario Público)Mi permiso expira:

_________________”.

sección 4. Las declaraciones de in-tento de ser un(a) candidato(a) en el registro deben ser enviadas para archivo de la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln, ubicada en 300 Central Ave. Carrizozo, New Mexico hasta las 5:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña, el día miércoles 2 de enero de 2013.

sección 5. Los precintos deben ser consolidados para la elección de acu-erdo a lo indicado en 1-22-6, NMSA 1978, de aquí en adelante dispuesto. Los precintos que incluyen los pre-cintos consolidados, y la ubicación y designación de cada lugar de sufra-gio deben estar establecidos como a continuación:

Distrito Elección enVotante precintos consolidados

3 8, 9, 10, 11,18 y 22, más aquellas partes de 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14 y 21 que están dentro de los límites del Distrito No. 3 de la Escuela Municipal de Ruidoso

Lugar de sufragioRuidoso Convention Center111 Sierra Blanca Dr.Ruidoso, New Mexico

Distrito Elección enVotante precintos consolidados

3 Sufragio en Ausencia/ Temprano

Lugar de sufragioLincoln County Clerk’s Offi ce300 Central Ave.Carrizozo, New Mexico

sección 6. Una persona es un votante califi cado si él o ella es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, si tiene al menos di-eciocho años de edad y es residente del Distrito Comunal Universitario al día de la elección. Para poder su-fragar, los votantes califi cados deben haberse inscrito con anterioridad en la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln o en otra agencia de votantes de acuerdo a la ley. Cualquier votante califi cado del Distrito Comunal Universita-rio que no está inscrito ahora, y que desea votar en esta elección deberá

inscribirse en el horario habitual de ofi cinas antes de las 5:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña del día martes 8 de enero de 2013, que es el vigésimo octavo día que precede in-mediatamente a la elección en la ofi -cina del condado de Lincoln, ubicada en 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico o por otro agente de inscrip-ción en una agencia designada como estipulado en el decreto NMSA 1978 Sección 1-4-47 y 1-4-48

sección 7. Sólo los residentes del Distrito Comunal Universitario pu-eden votar por candidatos que com-piten por la posición en el Consejo de los Distritos de Sufragio 2 y 3.

sección 8. Los lugares de sufragio estarán abiertos entre las 7:00 AM y las 7:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña en el día de la elección, el día martes 5 de febrero de 2013.

sección 9. El voto en ausencia es permitido como lo autoriza la Sección 1-22-19, NMSA 1978, y el decreto del votante ausente del có-digo de sufragio, Secciones 1-6-1 a la 1-6-18, NMSA 1978. Las solicitudes para votos en ausencia pueden ser obtenidas en la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln, ubicada en 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico; sin embargo, a las 5:00 PM hora están-dar de la montaña del día lunes 4 de febrero de 2013 (el lunes antes de la elección) la ofi cina del condado requiere, por estatuto, destruir todos los votos en ausencia sin usar. Por ello, las solicitudes completas deben ser enviadas a la ofi cina del condado antes de las 5:00 PM hora estándar de la montaña, el día viernes 1 de fe-brero de 2013. Los votos en ausencia de los votantes del Distrito pueden ser emitidos en persona en la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln, ubicada 300 Central Ave., Carrizozo, New Mexico, y entregados a la ofi cina del condado desde el día viernes 11 de enero de 2013 a las 8:00 AM, hora estándar de la montaña hasta el día martes 5 de febrero de 2013 a las 7:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña. En cualquier momento antes de la 5:00 PM hora estándar de la montaña del día lunes 4 de febrero de 2013, cualquier persona del distrito cuya solicitud de voto en ausencia haya sido aceptada y que se le ha enviado por correo el voto en ausencia, pero que no lo ha recibido, puede hacer en la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln una declaración jurada declarando que él o ella no recibió o no votó usando el voto en ausencia. Luego de recibir la declaración jurada la ofi cina del condado debe emitir al votante un voto en ausencia de reemplazo. En cualquier momento antes de las 7:00 PM hora estándar de la montaña el día martes 5 de febrero de 2013, cualquier votante del distrito que ha solicitado, pero que no ha recibido su voto en ausencia, puede presentarse en su lugar de sufragio asignado y hacer una declaración jurada estab-leciendo que no ha recibido el voto en ausencia. Luego de llevar a cabo la declaración jurada, a ese votante

se le permitirá votar en un papel de voto de emergencia.

sección 10. La ofi cina del condado de Lincoln de Nuevo México requiere por ley cerrar los libros de inscrip-ción para la elección a las 5:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña, el día martes 8 de enero de 2013, y se puede permitir a una persona votar solamente si él o ella es un votante del Distrito Comunal Universitario y está actualmente inscrita para votar en el Distrito Comunal Universitario en ese momento. Cualquier votante califi cado del Distrito Comunal Uni-versitario que no está inscrito en este momento y desea votar en la elección deberá inscribirse durante el horario normal de ofi cinas de la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln, ubicada en 300 Central Ave., Car-rizozo, New México antes de las 5:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña del día martes 8 de enero de 2013. Para votantes federales califi cados y los electores fuera del país, la ofi cina del condado debe aceptar un certifi cado de inscripción enviado en forma electrónica de una votante califi cado para solicitar y votar por medio de voto en ausencia en el Distrito Comu-nal Universitario si la transmisión es recibida antes de las 5:00 PM, hora estándar de la montaña, el día 1 de febrero de 2013, el viernes que precede inmediatamente al día de la elección.

sección 11. El presidente de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico, Sede Ruidoso, debe también enviar una copia de esta Resolución y Proc-lamación para archivo en la ofi cina del condado de Lincoln.

sección 12. Por medio de la pre-sente se autoriza y solicita al presi-dente de la Universidad Eastern New Mexico, Sede Ruidoso, a tomar todas la acciones necesarias o apropiadas para llevar a cabo las provisiones de esta Resolución y Proclamación.

sección 13. Todas las acciones tomadas aquí por el Consejo, el presidente del Consejo, el secretario del Consejo y el presidente de la Uni-versidad Eastern New Mexico, Sede Ruidoso, y sus agentes para facilitar y efectuar la Elección que son con-sistentes con la ley y las provisiones de esta Resolución y Proclamación quedan ratifi cadas, aprobadas y confi rmadas.

PASADA Y ADOPTADA el día 26 de noviembre 2012.

_____________________Presidente del Consejo de la Univer-sidad Eastern New Mexico, Sede Ruidoso del Consejo Universita-rio Comunal

[SELLO]

Doy Fe:

______________________

Secretario del Consejo Comunal Uni-versitario, Sede Ruidoso de la Universidad East-ern New Mexico

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church age 4 through 6th grade is available.Sunday evening services for Dec. 23

and 30 have been canceled to allow church members time with family and friends.

The Baptist church’s Christmas Eve Candlelight service begins at 5 p.m. Family oriented and refl ec-tive, the service will include favorite carols, a message of hope and a time for fellow-ship.

To complete the year, a New Year’s Eve celebration will begin at 5 p.m. with a potluck and games. Prayer, praise and fellowship will follow along with viewing a movie. Those who choose may stay until midnight to usher in the new year. Youth will have a lock-in beginning at 7 p.m. For information or to make reservations, youth may phone Brandon Phillips at 575-257-2081.

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120 leGal NOtICesReGION IX eduCatION COOpeR-atIve COORdINatING COuNCIl meetING - Thursday, December 20, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – REC IX Execu-tive Director’s Office. The meeting is open to the public. Agenda items include budget adjustments/sub-missions, fiscal, program updates, and employment recommendations/resignations. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, community members are requested to contact Cathy Jones at (575) 257-2368, if public accommodations are needed.

/s/ Cathy Jones, Executive Director

Region IX Education Cooperative is seeking Request for Proposals for 80 Web EPSS Reviews that encom-pass the State of New Mexico school districts. Each review cannot exceed $125. Travel will not be required.

Contract amount: Contractor must submit complete compensa-tion requirements in proposal, gross receipts tax, other taxes and fees. Contractor will agree to execute the form of professional services agree-ment appended hereto.

proposal submission: Contractor must address all contract specifica-tions in his/her proposal submission.

All proposals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., december 17, 2012 at:

Region IX education Cooperativeattn: Cathy Jones237 service RoadRuidoso, Nm 88345phone: 575.25.2368 Fax: 575.257.2141 essential Requirements:· Web EPSS tool embedded func-

tionality – filing cabinet features, budget features

· How to provide target and con-cise feedback based on Web EPSS school reform goals and strategies

· How to interface with PC and Apple technology

· New Mexico Instructional Audit process and it’s components

· New Mexico ESEA Flexibility Waiver requirements as they relate to Web EPSS

· Technical Assistance practices that support school reform

130 emplOYmeNtdeNtal emplOYmeNt OppOR-tuNItIes-Ruidoso, NM. Seeking qualified an experienced Dental As-sistants. Radiology Certified helpful. We WILL train the right person. Must have vast computer experience/knowledge and like working with children. Please fax resume to, Attn: Laura 575-257-0249.

deNtal emplOYmeNt OppOR-tuNItIes-Ruidoso, NM. Seeking qualified and experienced front office Medical Administrator. Must have experience working in a medi-cal office, computer literate and like working with children. Please fax re-sume to, Attn: Laura 575-257-0249.

HOspItalItY busINess looking for a professional person to help manage a small restaurant. Profes-sional appearance and attitude a must. Call for an appointment. 575-802-2222

advOCateJoin TEAM HEAL as an Advocate for the Nest Domestic Violence Shelter in Ruidoso Downs. This is a part-time position on weekends. Please bring resume with cover letter to the Nest at

26374 US Hwy. 70Ruidoso Downs

or email to [email protected] deadline is Dec. 15th

admINIstRatIve assIstaNt (paRt-tIme)

In this capacity, the Administrative Assistant will:• Prepare and maintain correspon-

dence, documents, spreadsheets, files;

• Process expenses; • Assist with budgeting & pricing; • Act as office accounts payable liai-

son;• Handle additional administrative

projects as assigned by Manager.Send resume to [email protected]

lINCOlN, N.m. Small Irrigated livestock farm seeks experienced, mature, non-smoker for farm duties; tractor-mechanic, field prep, seed-ing, firt, irrigation, weld and fence. References required. 575-653-4041

eXpeRIeNCed HOusekeepeR needed at Super 8 Motel. Good Pay. 100 Cliff Dr.

Ramada INN is looking for front desk and housekeeping personnel. Apply in person 2191 Hwy 70 West

mOtel 6 is now hiring full and part time Housekeepers. Experience pre-ferred but will train. Apply in person at 412 US HWY 70W. No phone calls please.

140 GeNeRal Help WaNtedHealtH CaRe NavY ReseRve. Serve part-time. Elite training. Great pay & benefits. Sign-on bonus up to $20K. $ for education. Call Mon-Fri (800) 354-9627

150 HealtHCaReatteNtION sleep apNea suF-FeReRs with Medicare. Get FREE CPAP Replacement Supplies at NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, prevent red skin sores and bac-terial infection! Call 866-938-5101

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medICal aleRt FOR seNIORs - 24/7 monitoring. FREE Equipment. FREE Shipping. Nationwide Service. $29.95/Month CALL Medical Guard-ian Today 888-416-2099

190 Real estate

20 aCRes FRee! Buy 40-Get 60 Acres. $0-Down $168/mo. Money Back Guarantee, NO CREDIT CHECKS Beautiful Views, West Texas 1-800-343-9444

220 mObIle HOmes FOR sale

$19,900 bRaNd NeW Mobile Homes with Warranty! Wholesale Division. Open To The Public. Floor-plans, Pictures, and Prices: www.TheHomeOutletAZ.com or Call for FREE Brochure: 1-800-887-9359

230 HOmes FOR sale: FuR-NIsHed / uNFuRNIsHed

3/2 HOuse in Upper Canyon with new upgrades. Must See! 575-973-7777

235 HOmes FOR ReNt: FuR-NIsHed / uNFuRNIsHed

2 bedROOm HOuse on Nob Hill St. Walking distance to hospital and school. $650/mo water paid. 575-257-9857

2/2 kitchen appliances and w/d, fur-nished. Covered deck. Large fenced yard, pets ok. $600 deposit $750/mo. You pay utilities. 937-6454 or 937-6453

3/1 for rent. $300/dep $550/mo. Tenant pays gas and electric. In Ru-idoso Downs. 575-937-1081 or 575-808-2182

2 bedROOm 2 batH mobile home on large private lot $575 plus de-posit. Large 1 bedroom apartment with sunporch $500 plus deposit. 575-378-4661

260 apaRtmeNt ReNtals: FuRN / uNFuRN

1 aNd 2 bedROOm apaRtmeNts for rent. 575-258-3111.

2/1 117 Wingfield. Kitchen ap-pliances and w/d, furnished. Gas, water, electric paid. Small pet ok. $600 deposit $850/mo. 937-6454 or 937-6453

310 mIsCellaNeOusFOR sale Full voting chair of stock. Cree Meadows Country Club $1500. 575-491-4778

dIReCtv for $29.99/mo for 24 months. Over 140 channels. FREE HD-DVR Upgrade! FREE NFL Sunday Ticket w/CHOICE Package! Call TODAY for details 888-719-9465

pROFlOWeRs. Send Flowers for Ev-ery Occasion! Anniversary, Birthday, Just Because. Starting at just $19.99. Go to www.proflowers.com/save to receive an extra 20 percent off any order over $29.99 or Call 1-877-837-1671

Get FRee OF CRedIt CaRd debt NOW! Cut payments by up to half. Stop creditors from calling. 877-639-3441

dIsH NetWORk. Starting at $19.99/month PLUS 30 Premium Movie Channels FREE for 3 Months! SAVE! & Ask About SAME DAY Instal-lation! CALL - 877-867-1441

kOkOpellI Full GOlF membeR-sHIp for sale. 512-401-9601

340 FuelJuNIpeR, pIñON, aNd pINe cords and 1/2 cords. Call Robert 575-973-0739

630 GeNeRal seRvICestOuCH OF utOpIa tHeRapeutIC massaGe tHeRapY now at the Rejuvenation Center. Ruth Walker LMT NM LIC#7445. Introductory pric-ing on gift certificates, two 1hour sessions $105.00, one 1hour session $65.00. Come in or call us, 575-630-3739 or 575-997-7880. 101 Reeses Dr. Ruidoso, NM 88345

to place Your Classified ad, Call 258-9922

We Want YOuR business!

El CapitanApartments

Large 1 & 2bedroom apartments,

long or shortterm lease.

$450-$550/ month. Convenient Village

location, School Sys-tem walking distance.

354-0967

130 emplOYmeNt 130 emplOYmeNt 130 emplOYmeNt

Seeking dedicated participants to help further develop one of the fastest growing restaurants in Ruidoso.

Only looking for the best! Please apply if you demonstrategreat character, loyalty, maturity, experience, positivity and the

ability to work quickly under pressure. This is NOT AN EASYBUSINESS! If you do not do well with policy and procedures, or

you do not take well to constructive criticisms, this is not the job for you. The following positions could be available: Cook, Baker, Server, Manager and Hostess. I am seeking full time employees who wish to avoid hopping from job to job. Great dividends can be had for GREAT employees. The pay is very competitive and the hours are unbeatable.

Come join our family today. Apply in person at

Cornerstone Bakery Café,359 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM.

We look forward to meeting you!

AllAmerican

RealtyRENTALS

Homes for Rent

RV SpacesAvailable

Call Pat at

257-8444

SECTION 8VOUCHERS WELCOME

Inspiration Heights Apartment Homes

1, 2, and3 bedrooms.

Nestled in the pines of Ruidoso Downs

301 Sierra Lane378-4236

Under New OwnershipThis institution is an Equal

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