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New Year’s EveCelebrationsDecember 31‘Ballroom With A Twist’A daytime and evening show featuring Dancing with the Stars pros Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo, American Idol alums David Hernandez & Gina Glocksen and So You Think You Can Dance alum Randi Lynn Strong. 11 a.m. $75 and 8:30 p.m. $125. Inn of the Mountain Gods, 575-464-7777, www.innofthe-mountaingods.com.

Billy’s New Year 2013Live music with the Home-grown Boyz at 8 p.m. and $2,013 cash giveaway beginning at 5 p.m. Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino, 26225 Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs, 575-378-4431, www.raceruidoso.com. No cover

Cree Meadows New Year’s Eve PartyParty the night away at Cree. Food, favors, and cham-pagne toast with music by Terry Bullard. Cree Meadows Country Club, 301 Country Club Dr. 7 p.m. 575-257-9186. Reservations required, $20/singles and $30/couples

New Year’s Eve PartyNo Scum Allowed Saloon, 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. Music by The Mixx. No cover. Dinner plates $10. 575-648-5583; www.noscumallowedsaloon.com

Win, Place & Show New Year’s CelebrationDancing and good cheer with Brendan Dawes. Cham-pagne and party favors. No reservations required. Win, Place, & Show, 2516 Sud-derth Dr. 8 p.m. 575-257-9982, $20

Swiss Chalet New Year’s Eve PartyFood, fun and dancing with live music from Mark Rem-ington and Friends plus mid-night champagne toast. The Swiss Grill, 1451 Mechem, 8:30 p.m. Swiss Chalet. 575-336-3333. $20

New Year’s Eve atGracie’s SpeakeasyA Roaring 20’s party with fl apper and gangster cos-tumes encouraged. Must be 21 and over. 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Individual and table reserva-tions. Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub, 2331 Sudderth Dr. 575-630-0219.

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1 Little Bear Fire

While summer in June usually brings thousands of tourists to the com-munity, more than 2,000 fi refi ghters swarmed into

the White Mountain Athletic Complex to join with incident command fi ghting the Little Bear Fire. When a naturally caused fi re spread with 40 mph winds, an acre suddenly grew to more than 45,000 acres due to high winds. “The fi re started on Sierra Blanca and ran northeast across six watersheds, including the Rio Bonito in the mountains directly adjacent to Ruidoso, Alto and Angus, NM. The burn severity was high to moderate throughout 53 percent of the fi re,” stated the offi cial Burn Area Emergency Response report.

More than 250 structures, many of them homes, were destroyed. The fi re was so intense at times that refrigerators, stoves and automobiles were reduced to ash. In its wake, fl ooding, FEMA assis-tance and a federal declaration of disaster have given national awareness to Ruidoso and Lincoln County. While there are many who question why a small fi re turned into such a large one, conversations and pos-sible legislative changes have taken place post fi re which hope to bring forest ser-vice fi re management issues from federal

to local level. “The Little

Bear Fire was the largest and most complicated inci-dent I was involved with during the year,” said Joe Re-inarz, fi re manage-ment offi cer and LBF incident com-mander in a recent interview with the Ruidoso Free Press. “Once everyone started talking and determining what each one was sup-posed to do, it made the operation go much more smoothly,” he said. He was IC at another fi re in Wash-ington State but says the Little Bear was by far the larger of the two.

His command team numbered 60, but more than 2,000 fi refi ghters came from across the nation to join in the effort to manage and control the Little Bear Fire. From NYC to local volunteers, fi refi ght-ers fought the fi re to extinction and stayed longer to ensure the village’s safety. Press conferences and town hall meetings were a daily routine for the remaining month of June.

2 Rally sparks movement for policy change

Members of the community turned out in

force at Wingfi eld Park to rally against US Forest Service pub-lic wild land management poli-cies. The rally, dubbed ‘For our Forest’s Health’ was sponsored by the Ruidoso/Lincoln County Association of Realtors.

“With the recent disaster of the Little Bear Fire, our community will suffer for many years to come due to the

mismanagement of the forests,” said James Paxton, Association president. “We feel that there are a number of people in Ruidoso and New Mexico who agree with our position that the forests have been mismanaged and we want our voices to be heard across the state and in Washington.”

Paxton pointed out that the Association supports the fi re fi ghters in their heroic efforts to contain wildfi res, but it is the Forest Service’s policies where the group takes issue. People who attended the rally brought signs protesting the Forest Service’s

current policies and promoting new, common sense management of wilderness wildfi res, thinning and encouraging healthy forest conditions, and bring-ing back a once-thriving logging industry to New Mexico. The rally prompted the formation of the Little Bear Fire Coalition, a grassroots group that now holds regular meetings and public forums to initiate and monitor these changes.

3 Horse doping and reform

Ruidoso Downs Race Track, already the target of claims that it’s the “most dangerous” track in the nation, was again scrutinized when trainers with horses at the track were

found to have used illegal substances in getting their steeds ready to run.

John H. Bassett and Carl Draper – both previous winners of the All American Futurity – were fi ned and suspended for using drugs which were meant to increase the performance of and reduce pain in horses. Bassett was fi ned $10,000 and suspended 10 years, while Draper received a $6,000 fi ne and 300-day suspension.

J. Heath Reed and Carlos Sedillo were also hit with fi nes and suspension. Reed was banned by the New Mexico Racing Commission for 21 years and

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5 Local crowned Miss New Mexico

The reigning Miss Ruidoso, Candice Bennatt, was the recipient of the coveted Miss New Mexico crown Aug. 23 at Spencer Theater. One of 19 contestants competing for the title, Bennatt won while recovering from a day of illness.

“We’ve found a home to hang our crown,” said Carol Henry, the pageant’s executive director who stated Spencer Theater will be their choice for hosting the pageant annually. She said she was appreciative of Ruidoso’s encourage-

ment and support. With The Lodge being home base and supportive county residents and businesses, Ruidoso stands to gain statewide interest and tourism dollars with each pageant.

Bennatt will represent the state in the Miss Ameri-ca 2013 pageant in January. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and has worked as a medical consul-tant. She travels across the state extensively and her interests include activism in domestic abuse awareness,

Operation Helmet, dance and fi tness and is a former NFL cheerleader. Miss New Mexico Scholarship Pageant is scheduled for August 2013 at Spencer Theater.

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TreecyclingThis year’s annual Christmas tree recycling program – hosted by Keep Ruidoso Beautiful, Village of Ruidoso and PNM – is ongo-ing through Jan. 13 at School House Park in Ruidoso. All tree stands, lights, ornaments and other decorations must be re-moved. Please do not illegally dump Christmas trees at other trash disposal sites or compactor locations.Lincoln County residents with trees cut into pieces four feet or less may also place them in their normal yard waste locations. For more information, call Ruidoso Parks and Recreation at 257-4030 or email [email protected].

Yoga by donation“Practice often, donate as able,” is the motto of the new Yoga by Donation class series, of-fered by Blue Lotus Healing Arts Center at 2810 Sudderth above Schlotzsky’s.The classes include meditation and moderate Hatha Yoga postures for all level, Fridays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Sundays from 3-4 p.m.Drop in or sign up online at www.ruidosodayspa.com, or call 575-802-3013.

Sanitation meetThe January meeting of the Al-pine Village Sanitation District will be Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. in the district building at 114 Alpine Meadows Trail. For more informa-tion, call 257-7776 or 973-0324.

Poster contestThe Cloudcroft Chamber of Com-merce is already looking ahead to Mardis Gras, and invites artists to enter the poster contest for this year’s Mardis Gras in the Clouds celebration. This year’s celebra-tion 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.

Little Bear meetThe next meeting of the Little Bear Forest Reform Coalition will be Jan. 14 in the Ruidoso Village Council chambers at 3 p.m. John Bemis, New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Mineral and Natural Re-sources, will speak about the fea-sibility of having a Single Engine Air Tanker stationed in the area.

American Legion Post 79 – Je-rome D. Klein Post, meets on the third Saturday of each month at the American Legion building located 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 family members of alcoholics – meet at 1216 Mechem Dr. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous of 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 Altrusa may be a good fi t for your volunteer ef-forts, contact membership chair Barbara Dickinson at 336-7822.

The Democratic Women of the Sacramento Mountain Area meet the third Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. For more informa-tion, visit www.dwsma.org.

The Federated Republican Women of Lincoln County meet the fourth Monday of each month at Cree Meadows Coun-try Club at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 257-4160 or visit www.frw.rplcnm.org

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. A pot luck lunch at noon is followed by bridge and other card games.A special program is also pre-sented most months. The group and hosts Yoga Wednesdays. For times or further information, call 257-2309.

Firefi ghters for Christ meet monthly at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Chapel at 7 p.m. This service is open to fi refi ghters and their families. For more informa-tion, call 258-4682.

Inspired Living at Sanctuary on the River is held every week from Tuesday through Thursday with various disciplines off ered. For more information, call 630-1111.

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

The Lincoln County Garden Club meets on the third Tues-day of each month at the Otero County Electric co-op, on High-way 48 in Alto, at 9:45 a.m. Visi-tors are welcome. The Garden Club’s purpose is to encourage community beautifi cation and conservation, and to educate members in the arts and sciences of horticulture. For more infor-mation, call 973-2890.

The Lincoln County fi bromy-algia and chronic pain support group meets on the fourth Thurs-day of each month from noon-2 p.m. in the parlor at First Baptist Church, 270 Country Club Dr. All are welcome and may bring a brown bag lunch. For informa-

tion, contact Mary Barnett at 257-9810.

The Lincoln County Commu-nity Theater meets the fourth Monday of every month at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome to come. Call 808-0051 for the meeting lo-cation, or visit www.lcct-nm.com.

The Lincoln County Regulators, members of the Single Action Shooters Society, hold matches the second Saturday of every month at the Ruidoso Gun Range located on Hale Lake Road. Reg-istration is at 9 a.m., matches start at 10 a.m. The public is wel-come to participate or watch the action. During the shooting matches, all other shooting is suspended. For more informa-tion, call Avery (AKA Rowdy Lane) at 937-9297.

The Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Posse is part of American West-ern history that continues today. The Posse meets the fi rst Sun-day of each month at 2 p.m. at the headquarters located a mile south of Carrizozo on Highway 54. For more information, visit www.lincolncountysheriff sposse.org or call 575-512-7077.

Optimist Club meets at noon ev-ery Wednesday at K-Bobs.

The Photographic Society of Lincoln County – dedicated to the advancement of digital pho-tography – meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Region IX offi ces at 237 Service Road. Annual dues are $15 per family which includes lectures and fi eld trips. Contact Leland Deford at 257-8662 or Herb Brunnell at 258-4003.

Rotary Club of Ruidoso meets at Cree Meadows Country Club noon every Tuesday.

Ruidoso Evening Lions Club meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 106 S. Overlook.

Ruidoso Gambling Support meets the fi rst and third Wednes-day of every month at 5:45 p.m. in the Lincoln Tower at 1096 Mechem Dr., Suite 212. For more information, call 575-464-7106.

Ruidoso Home Care and Hos-pice off ers bereavement and grief support groups for those who have losses in their lives. Two groups are available – Tues-day from 5-6 p.m. or Friday from noon to 1 p.m.

The groups meet at Ruidoso Home Health and Hospice, in the conference room, at 592 Gavilan Canyon Rd. For questions or di-rections, call Lyn Shuler at 258-0028. The Ruidoso Noon Lions meet at 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Cree Meadows Country Club.

Ruidoso Masonic Lodge No. 73 meets fi rst Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. If the fi rst Mon-day is a national holiday, the

meeting will be held on the sec-ond Monday. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 575-442-2026.

SAA meets every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church at the Holy Mountain at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. For more information, call 575-956-3101 or 575-336-4187.

Sacramento Mountain Village is a network of older adults in Ru-idoso and surrounding commu-

nities who support independent living by off ering services and ac-tivities that keep seniors healthy and happy in their own homes. Benefi ts of membership include art and yoga classes, weekly walking and discussion groups, social functions and monthly member breakfasts at Swiss Cha-let, on the fourth Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Membership is open to any Lincoln County resident 49 years or older. For more information, call 258-2120 or visit www.sacmtnvillage.org.

CourtesyRepresentatives of Team Apple Corps, Common Ground, Gateway Church, New Mexico Alliance For Children and Smokey Bear Ranger District have put Smokey’s Community Garden to bed for the winter. Despite a very dry and challenging year, 134 pounds of produce were harvested and donated to the Lincoln County Food Bank and more than 100 youth took part in outdoors educational activities at the garden. For information on 2013 garden plans, visit: www.nmhealthykids.org/index.html.

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fi ned $23,000, while Sedillo is out for 10 years and $10,000.

In the wake of these decisions, Ruido-so Downs Race Track announced stronger guidelines regarding drug offenders, with track owner R.D. Hubbard stating anyone using Class 1 or 2 drugs would be booted from the track in 2013.

“Everyone will have had plenty of no-tice that the sign is out that drug offenders are not welcome at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and in New Mexico,” Hubbard said.

4 Election brings new sheriff , senators and commissioners

This year’s general election saw some politcos remain in offi ce, while

some were sent packing.Perhaps the most high profi le election

locally was for the Lincoln County Sher-iff’s offi ce, which saw former undersheriff Robert Shepperd defeat challenger Dr. Walter Ray Seidel following a campaign that had all sorts of legal wran-gling.

Races that featured new faces were for State Senate seats, as Democrat Phil Griego defeated Aubrey Dunn, while Republican Candidate William Burt of Alamogordo defeated Stephanie DuBois.

Both Burt and Griego now represent portions of Lincoln County. Their candidacies were made possible by redis-tricting in the wake of the 2010 census.

6 Ruidoso showcased on national airwaves

As part of a week fi lled with land use conferences and politics, nationally syndicated conservative

talk show host Roger Hedgecock broad-cast his radio show live from the Quarters Saloon and Grill before a packed house.

High profi le local politicians shared their mission to propose better public land management in the wake of massive and devastating wildfi res that plague New Mexico, most recently the Little Bear Fire in Lincoln County, and the most destruc-tive fi re in the state’s history.

Hedgecock’s radio show naturally touched on key presidential politics but continually reverted to forest manage-ment and the need for better relationships between the public and private sector, using tribal land management as examples of responsible forest management several times.


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There are moments when I fi nd my-self eagerly anticipating morning. They’re rare. I’m a dedicated morning hater. If there was a club for folks like me, I’d join. I’d pay dues and run for president. I certainly don’t mind morning people as long as they keep their distance, but I’m not one. I won’t smile or converse or even attempt civility until I consider myself awake and the “awake” varies daily.

In recent weeks I’ve covered a few events which don’t exactly add up to fun for this reporter, but last Thursday was one which made me happy to head out my front door at oh-seven-hundred hours. Dressed, camera, pen and pad packed, coffee hot and in my travel mug, ready to roll. I was invited to Holloman Air Force Base to attend the annual briefi ng for Op-eration Assist Santa. Since 1942, HAFB has participated in OAS successfully. Like the acronyms? There’s more. The military doesn’t believe in wasting whole words when a letter or two will do.

HAFB is a self-contained community. One could live on base and never need to leave. Groceries, supplies, entertainment and fast food, it’s all there. With more than 750 children attending the base K-8 school and new base housing available, more than 3,000 call it home. Add civilian workers into the mix and the population grows to more than 4,500. The number swells with those who come and go. And they do Christmas. Well.

From the briefi ng with base commander Andrew Croft to the guards at Santa’s sleigh’s landing pad, each airman took his or her responsibility very seriously. I knew Santa was in good hands when we were told about the fuel they had prepared for the sleigh. Very ignorantly I had no idea his sleigh traveled at hypersonic speed which re-quires specifi c fuel for the Dec. 24 task. The airmen also knew and stocked specialized food the reindeer need. When I asked for its name, they protected the info as top secret. Then it hit me, imagine if that reindeer food got into the wrong hands. We’d have fl ying deer all over the planet. With our deer prob-lem in town, we’d probably need to wear helmets whenever we were outside. I know I’d put some in my backyard just to watch our deer try.

I did have the presence of mind to inquire exactly which List my name was found. I had my suspicions I was on the naughty list, but hoped if so, I’d be able to do what was required to switch my name to the nice list with the remaining fi ve days before Christmas. I was informed the List was also highly top secret and guarded, and if I didn’t know by now which list I was on, there was little hope.

On par with the Indy 500, HAFB airmen can refuel Santa in less than 15 seconds. They performed a drill while we watched. We also learned that Holloman is Santa’s fa-vorite base, and has each plane marked with HO on its tail to signify such distinction.

When he calls, “Ho, ho, ho,” he’s actually indicating he needs air support and security. I had no idea. Even Santa needs protection.

Just a few media types were invited with me, and our escorts transported us across the base in a military bus. When we were stopped and searched after arriving at a highly guarded area on base, I assumed we were following protocol. That’s when the men in tights showed up. A1C Ryan Feller and Staff Sgt. Jacob Smith, a collective 13 years in the service became elves Thursday last, in full elf attire.

Stating OAS was generously funded by a grant from the North Pole, the airmen escorted us to the highly guarded Basic Ex-peditionary Airfi eld Resource (BEAR) area where we viewed generators, air circulators and a massive amount of storage containers. (I was simply relieved BEAR meant some-thing unrelated to fi re.) Feller and Smith showed us the contents of one container, jam-packed with gifts. Santa has chosen Hol-loman as his gift depository and refi lls from the base while in North America. Is New Mexico important, or what?

So, tights. What makes a man don tights willingly? Is it the thrill of fi nally identifying

with the female population of the world which do the pull-them-up dance daily? Are they hoping for the smooth leg sensa-tion most non-professional-swimming men rarely feel?

I have a suspicion Feller and Smith did the tights dance for one reason. It’s Christmas, we’re all in this together, and my guess is the airmen were showing the media they’re team players. Here to train, supply, defend, prepare and serve, Feller and Smith portrayed great elves, and even better airmen. So did each who played a part in OAS Thursday. When I asked those with whom I chatted if their chil-dren knew they were helping Santa, some of them smiled and told me their kids were impressed. I would be. Everyone volunteers for OAS on their own time, all supportive of the base and each other. Holloman is a well-oiled machine which

has taken time to make the season bright since the base’s birth in 1942. Participat-ing in area charities and Toys for Tots, they

contribute greatly to Alamogor-do’s holiday goals.

It was truly a pleasure to be asked to cover their event. I al-ways count it a privilege when military installations invite me to pass through their portals and see their lives with a civvy’s set of eyes. We’re in good hands, and from the looks of what was under my Christmas tree on Dec. 25 so was Santa.

Yep, obviously and with great relief, I was on the nice list. Whew.

Glad the big guy checked his list twice for her name, Sue Hutchison can be reached at [email protected]

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G round water contamination changes village supply source

The Little Bear Fire burned more than 45,000 acres according to the Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER) report. With surface water in Eagle Creek, Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso being affected by subsequent fl ooding, the village needed to change from surface to ground water supplies. Grindstone Reservoir’s supply was lowered signifi cantly as was Bonito Lake to keep sludge buildup from destroying both areas. Randall Camp, village utilities director and his team took the village from surface water sources to well water to protect the village from surface water contaminants.

“We’re doing fi ne,” says Camp. “The Grindstone water color issues have been resolved and we’re moving forward,” he said. Grindstone water was in violation more than twice due to a few fac-tors, one of which was deter-mining the balance between purifi cation additives and residual water color reaction. The problems are resolved. As for river contamination,

Camp is hoping for a slow spring melt. “With a slow melt off and fl ow, new water contami-nation issues will be lower,” he said. “A rapid melt may cause us problems,” said Camp, referring to the possibility of warm tempera-tures in the spring melting snowpack quickly or rainwater washing down the still exposed watershed at a rapid rate.

“We’re not seeing a lot of river fl ow right now possibly because of evaporation and refreezing melt off on the mountain,” says Camp. He’s hoping for steady, slow wa-tershed in spring, 2013 as the best outcome for river water quality issues.

H ubbard Museum

A major cultural icon was at a crossroads in November, as the

Ruidoso Downs City Council met to deter-mine the future of the Hubbard Museum of the American West.

The museum – which has been owned by the city since 2005 – needed a combina-tion of funding increases and spending cuts to keep the doors open, moves which were approved by the council. .


Q uality of life tax fails

Part of the city’s effort to save the Hubbard Museum included a

proposed quality of life measure that would have added .0025 percent to the city’s gross receipts tax on retail purchases. Offi cials expected the tax to raise about $200,000 an-

nually, money that would have been used to support not just the museum, but any cultural entity in need of additional funding.

But the voters – all 105 of them – struck down the tax in a September special election, and the city is restricted from bringing another tax question for a full year from that vote.


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McArthur, Brooks named toRuidoso Racehorse Hall of Fame

Trainer James McArthur and jockey Roy Brooks join owner/breeder Bobby Cox and leading sire Corona Cartel to complete the 2013 class to be inducted into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame.

The announcement of Cox and Corona Cartel came earlier this week.

Each year one owner/breeder, trainer, jockey and horse are inducted into the Hall of Fame located on the second fl oor at Ruidoso Downs. It is open every racing day and weekdays (except holidays) the rest of the year. There is no admission charge.

McArthur has been one of Quarter Horse racing’s most important trainers for four decades. His stable has been primarily based in New Mexico; however he has also found success in California. Up until recently, his wife Donna ran their operation based at Los Alamitos Race Course.

James sent out Walter Merrick’s world champion Easy Date to win the 1973 All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs and then to win the 1974 Champion of Champi-ons at Los Alamitos. Easy Date became the fi rst horse to sweep Quarter Horse racing’s premier race for 2-year-olds (All American Futurity) and older horses (Champion of

Champions). The only other horse to perform this feat is world champion Refrigerator. Easy Date also became the fi rst horse to win the All American Futurity who was sired by an All American Futurity winner, Merrick’s Easy Jet. The fact that everyone’s hall of famer Merrick sent Easy Date to McArthur is testament to his skills as a horseman. Easy Date is in the AQHA Hall of Fame.

McArthur also won the 1984 All Ameri-can Futurity with Eastex. The gelding set a then stakes record of :21.42 while winning the 440-yard classic by one length. He is still the seventh all-time leading money earner at $1.87 million and was the all-time lead-ing money earner until he was surpassed by Refrigerator.

McArthur’s other major Ruidoso Downs stakes wins include the All American Derby, Rainbow Futurity, Rainbow Derby and Kansas Futurity. At Los Alamitos, he won the Kindergarten (twice) and the Dash For Cash Futurity (twice). He also won the Golden State Derby at Bay Meadows and the Dash For Cash Futurity at Lone Star Park.

Brooks defi nes longevity. He turned 71-years-old in August and has won the latest

Launch of newunemployment insurance system announced

Workforce Solutions Secretary Celina Bussey announced the Jan. 6 launch of New Mexico’s new, fully-integrated Unemployment Insurance system. New Mexico will become the fi rst state in the nation to simul-taneously launch a fully-integrated Unemployment Insurance Tax and Claims system.

Secretary Bussey spoke Dec. 28 at the Tiwa Building in Albuquerque about the benefi ts to unemployed workers, employers, and other customers, as well as the functional-ity and enhancements of the new system to prevent, detect, and re-cover both fraudulent and improper unemployment payments.

Lincoln County Dayin Santa Fe

The Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce (RVCC) Board of Directors and staff would like to encourage all Chamber members and Village businesses to join us in representing the voice of our com-munity at the Chamber’s annual “Lincoln County Day in Santa Fe” on Feb. 6.

There will be a Chamber hosted Reception with Legislators at 5 p.m. at The Inn & Spa at Loretto. Busi-ness leaders from Lincoln County, Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, and Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso will be in attendance to address specifi c issues affecting local commerce and business and to initiate dialogue with respective leg-islators. The chamber’s top priority is to represent our membership by making our voices heard and to be certain the legislators recognize the needs of our Village and County. In support of our nearly 500 Chamber members, the Chamber specifi cally supports initiatives that emphasize tourism advertising dollars, wa-ter availability and conservation, restrictions on the sale and use of fi reworks being decided by each

municipality rather than the State and support of the Informed Consent Act of 2010 that provides relief from liability to vendors and suppliers for Spaceport America.

The Chamber has a block of rooms for Feb. 5 and 6 at the Inn & Spa at Loretto. The rate for rooms is $109 per night. To book your room at that rate call the Central reserva-tion number 1-866-582-1646 and ask for the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce group rate. They have also created a website for our attend-ees to be able to book their reserva-tions through Innatloretto.com.

To sponsor the “Lincoln County Day in Santa Fe” or to make res-ervations to attend, please contact Becky at the Chamber at 575-257-7395.

Lincoln County EMS sponsors Basic EMT class

Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services, LCEMS, is of-fering a basic EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) class beginning Jan. 12 in Capitan. The deadline to register for the class is Wednesday, Jan. 9.

The class will be Saturdays be-ginning at 8 a.m. and ending about 5 p.m. for approximately 16 weeks and will be held at Capitan Munici-pal Schools located at 150 Forest Avenue. There is no cost for par-ticipants that complete the program, obtain their EMT Basic NM License and join LCEMS within 12 months.

Reservations are encouraged as the class will be limited to 18 participants. This class is provided for citizens living in Lincoln County with a desire to help those in need and to become a part of LCEMS.

To reserve a spot in the class or for additional information, contact LCEMS at 575-257-8290.

Lincoln County Medical Center is a county-owned facility leased by Presbyterian Healthcare Services. This partnership has existed since 1972 and is dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families and communities. Lincoln County

Medical Center and Presbyterian Healthcare Services operate a hos-pital, 6 clinics and a countywide ambulance service. Lincoln County Medical Center employs more than 250 people, including more than 15 providers throughout Lincoln County.

New Mexicounemployment rate improves from 2011NM Dept. of Workforce Solutions

New Mexico’s seasonally ad-justed unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in November 2012, down from 6.3 percent in October and also down from 7.1 percent a year ago.

The rate of over-the-year job growth, comparing November 2012 with November 2011, was negative 0.6 percent, representing a loss of 4,800 jobs. The current round of job loss started in June after ten months of over-the-year job growth. Seven industries are currently adding employment and six industries are losing jobs.

Large gains continue to be re-ported by the leisure and hospitality industry, with a gain of 3,000 jobs since this time last year. Job growth in the much larger educational and health services industry has de-creased in recent months, and the current over-the-year increase was 1,600 jobs. Gains in other industries ranged from 100 to 700 jobs. The professional and business services industry reported the loss of 3,900 jobs, and the information industry reported a loss of 900 jobs over the year. Government employment reg-istered a net loss of 4,800 jobs since last year, with job losses reported at the state and federal levels. State employment reported 4,300 fewer jobs than last year.

Federal government reported that employment was down 1,200 jobs. Local governments have 700 more jobs than this time last year. Over-the-year losses in the remain-ing industries ranged from 300 to 900 jobs.

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P rofessional Offi ce Building’s progress

Hurdles have been jumped during 2012 allowing Lincoln County Medi-cal Center to progress with construction. “The contract has been executed

with the county,” said Nita Taylor, county manager. “The weather will determine when construction will begin, but they will begin as soon as possible,” she said. Ground and site preparation and retention issues are in the process of being assessed.

During the year architectural design was determined using provider input. With specifi c needs for exam and diagnostic space the building has been designed to maximize space while keeping costs low, according to Al Santos, LCMC admin-istrator. El Paso Road (home of the new POB) adjustments have been ironed out for the time being between the county, the hospital and the village of Ruidoso, allowing for easements on both sides of the road. Jaynes Corporation of Albuquerque was awarded the contract having the lowest bid for the more than 22,000-square-foot building. Visible construction will most likely begin spring, 2013.

Vendors move on Donnie and Julia Glover, former vendors for

Bimbo Bakeries, retired in September. In July, the Ruidoso Free Press reported diffi culties some vendors were experiencing at the Ruidoso Downs Walmart. With employee and management issues still unresolved, the Glovers have sold their bread route. They no longer deal with local Wal-Mart issues and are sleeping better, says Donnie. Current vendors say nothing has changed at Walmart with manage-ment and employee issues remaining the same.

After retiring, the Glovers donated their time working on construction and set design for the countywide presentation Walk Through Bethlehem from September to early Decem-ber. “We’re doing what we can to make it, and waiting on the Lord,” says Donnie, who works construction jobs from time to time. They continue vending salsa and chips to Ruidoso and Capitan markets, with more than 150 items and 75 differ-ent NM-made salsas. “We’re not delivering to Walmart,” says Glover. He’s looking into other employment opportunities to make ends meet, but they’re holding their own at the current time.

River Trail on its way

The Rio Ruidoso has a trail alongside for visi-tors and walking enthusiasts to enjoy. Construction

began in the fall with phase one completed prior to the town’s fi rst snow.

“Phase one’s construction is complete. We’ll add benches and aesthetics in the spring,” says Lau-ra Doth, project manager. She’s been the driving force of the river trail for several years and is pleased with the current progress. Phase one of the trail begins behind the visitor center on Sudderth Road and extends along Rio Ruidoso west to River Crossing. “The village did a great job with construction, and it’s a real asset to the community,” she says. The trail is paved with bridge crossings over the Rio Ruidoso as it meanders.

Phase two will continue the trail to Eagle Drive in Midtown, according to plans. “We’re awaiting the contract from the Department of Transportation, and we’ll probably be able to begin phase two construction sometime in 2013,” says Doth. A sculpture garden is planned with the fi rst bronze already donated by internationally known artist and village resident Gordon Snidow. The garden will originate at the trail-head, and plans are for additional sculptures to dot the trailside in years to come as donations are made. “We’re waiting now on the concrete bases to place the sculpture,” says Doth.

Ruidoso earns Certifi ed Community distinction

The New Mexico Economic Development De-partment approved Ruidoso’s Certifi ed Communities

Initiative Applications, for Economic Development efforts. This is the fi rst time ever that Ruidoso

has been awarded the certifi ed community distinction. In 2010 the Village tasked the Ruidoso Valley Economic Development Corporation to prepare the application for the current application cycle. Applications are submitted every three years. Village manager Debi Lee said, “This is a great step forward for local economic development. I re-ally enjoyed the benefi ts of economic development programs benefi ting from the Certifi ed Communities Initiative while in Hobbs and Portales and am very motivated to bring Ruidoso into the mix.”

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Entrepreneur highlight – Rickey and Selena Crow

When a new business pops up in Lincoln County, we are thrilled to watch the dreams of another entrepreneur blossom. When that businessperson is also an inspired reader of our paper it’s even more exciting. I fi rst met Rickey Crow when he called in response to my column last fall. I learned of his family Bar-B-Q Sauce originat-ing from wife Selena’s great-grandfather Johnny Jones’ recipe dating back to the late 1800’s in East Texas. Rickey and Selena had achieved some success with the sauce – which is stocked at Thriftway and Lawrence Brothers among other grocery stores – but Rickey called because the message in my column that day hit home. The topic was entrepreneurial tenacity and the statistics that most entrepreneurs fail more times than they succeed, and yet they carry on.

Rickey and I chatted of the famed story of Colonel

Sanders who pitched his chicken batter recipe for years before achieving success. We talked of the general entrepreneurial wisdom - believe in what is right, what is good for all and believe in your passion – and ended the conversation upbeat, but a linger-ing feeling remained. I wished I could have done more for this kindly-voiced gentleman.

Rolling forward, I learned that Rickey and his wife had opened a Carrizozo restaurant, honoring the soon-to-be-famous Unka Pete’s BAR-B-Q SAUCE. For you editing types, yes, it is Unka with a “k.” I learned

Unka Pete is Selena’s father and was the inspiration behind the family barbeque sauce which had been handed down through generations. Of the 19 children in the family, it was Pete who showed interest in the sauce. He spent many years perfecting it to excellence. Selena recalls the night he

called her at 3 a.m. to announce “The sauce is right.” She didn’t fi nd the late night announce-ment unusual because that’s the kind of family they were, always there for each other.

Sometime in 2009 Rickey asked Unka Pete for the honor of carrying on the tradition and to commemo-rate not only the family, but the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West.

For further information, go to www.unkapetesbbqsauc-es.com, or call 575 937-6080.

As part of an ongoing series following local entrepre-neurs, we will continue the Crow’s story as it unfolds in upcoming issues.

Marianne Mohr is a retired investor and business consul-tant from Southern California and currently Advertising Director at MTD Media. Reach her at 575-937-4015 or [email protected].

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Simple ratios off er symptoms of fi nancial health or malaiseBy Gary LenzoLas Cruces market president, Century Bank

Operating a successful business requires attention to numbers — especially to basic fi nancial ratios derived from the business’s fi nancial statements.

The current and quick ratios calculate a company’s liquidity, while the debt ratio evaluates its long-term solvency. The gross profi t margin shows if sales revenue cov-ers the expenses incurred in making those sales. Lenders and investors use business health assessments like these to determine if a company qualifi es for a loan or is a good candidate for venture capital. Business own-ers should use them to regularly evaluate their business’s fi nancial standing.

Liquidity ratiosLiquidity ratios divulge whether a

company has enough liquid assets to meet its short-term obligations. To get the current ratio, the owner divides available assets (such as cash, inventory and accounts receivables) by immediate liabilities (such as accounts payables or bills owed). Current assets are a balance sheet category repre-senting cash and assets the business expects to convert into cash within a year. Current liabilities represent fi nancial obligations that should be settled within a year.

The quick ratio is derived using the same formula but subtracting inventory from

the current asset total. It ac-knowledges that many inventory items can’t be quickly turned into cash.

A ratio of 1.5 to 1, for example, means the company has $1.50 in assets for every dollar in liabilities. The higher the ratio, the easier it is for the company to meet its immediate fi nancial commitments.

Creditors tend to see less risk in a company with a higher ratio, while shareholders see a lower ratio as evidence the company is putting more of its assets to work building wealth. If the ratio seems excessively high, though, the company might have too many assets in inventory or too many outstanding accounts receivable.

More mathThe debt ratio shows how much debt a

company has relative to its assets, and this reveals whether the company might not be able to pay off its loans.

A business owner calculates the debt ratio by dividing total debt by total assets.

If the number is one, debt and assets are in balance. If the ratio is 1.2 to 1, though, the company has $1.20 in debt for every dollar in assets. Ideally, the debt ratio should be less than 1.

Investors and lenders scru-tinize a business’s debt ratio, and they also look at gross profi t margin to measure a business’s profi tability. This number — also used by owners — shows whether sales revenue covers the cost of materials used in sales.

To calculate the gross profi t margin, net income — total sales revenue minus the cost of goods sold — is divided by total sales revenue. The margin

is expressed as a percentage that represents the total sales revenue a business keeps after paying sales-related costs.

The higher the percentage, the better, as a bigger profi t margin leaves the company more money to cover other obligations or to invest.

These three ratios aren’t the only ones used to evaluate a business’s fi nancial stabil-ity, but they do give business owners a basic understanding of where things stand.

Century Bank uses these tools and more when analyzing business fi nancial records. To learn more about Century Bank, visit www.centurynetbank.com.

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

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two runnings of the Heritage Place Derby (Grade 2) at Remington Park. He won the 2011 Heritage Place Derby aboard Capo De Capi and the 2012 edition with Priceless Feature. Then, after win-ning this year’s Heritage Place Derby, he came to Ruidoso Downs and rode Priceless Feature in the Grade 1 $903,000 Rainbow Derby. They held the lead until the fi nal jump when champion Ochoa caught them and they fi nished second by a head. Less than two weeks later, Brooks celebrated his 71st birthday.

He was born and still lives in Blanchard, Okla. on his fam-ily’s farm. He began his race riding career in 1969 in his native Oklahoma. He scored his fi rst of three Oklahoma Derby wins in 1971 and also has three wins in the Oklahoma Futurity and two

wins in the Oklahoma-bred Futurity. He was second in the 1987 All American Futurity aboard Elaina Rae and third in the 1983 All American Futurity with Racy Roman.

Brooks most productive year came in 2007, when he turned 66, with 93 victories and his horses banking $1.6 million. His most important win came in the Speedhorse Gold and Silver Cup Futurity at Fair Meadows.

He won the fi rst Sam Thompson Award in 2011.The Ruidoso Racehorse Hall of Fame induction ceremonies

will be held in late June with a reception in the Hall of Fame fol-lowed by dinner and induction ceremonies in the All American Turf Club. Tax-deductible tickets will be sold.

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S nidow Museum of Fine Art’s plans

At a Spencer Theater event Oct. 29, 2011 plans were unveiled to present The Snidow Museum of

Fine Art to the community. A community minded museum, complete with classroom space, fi ne event venues and a gal-lery honoring artist Gordon Snidow’s more than 50 years of documenting the American West is planned. Architects Con-ron and Woods designed a stellar museum to match SMFA’s board’s inspiration. 2012 began with the board making plans for a capital campaign to begin construction.

Snidow didn’t set out to be a historian, but his work has defi nitively documented the progression of the west, accord-ing to museum publicity. He’s not afraid of painting subjects which may be sensitive, from the homeless to veterans, from women in the west to his depiction of graffi ti, Snidow’s work spans across a half century of observation. His invitation to display a solo exhibit in the Smithsonian, and internationally at the Kremlin and in Beijing gives even more credibility to his work.

With the damage left in the wake of the Little Bear Fire, adjustments have been made. The original site for the mu-seum is at the T of the airport road and Highway 48 and rests on the banks of the Little Creek, one of three rivers which have been drastically affected by watershed issues. Flooding

has occurred more than twice, resulting in a needed change of location.

“We’re moving forward with the museum and are in the process of securing a new home,” says Lee Arnone, president of the SMFA’s board of directors. The capital campaign has begun with donations being accepted and an electronic news-letter has been created to keep interested patrons informed. “With different levels of donations, we’re excited about how those who love Snidow’s work can become involved. It’s a dream we’re making into a reality,” says Arnone. TheSnid-owMuseum.org gives patrons current information.

R uidoso’s Earle Breeding, Maj., USMC

Earle and Pat Breeding, long time Ruidoso residents, hosted a reunion last summer of USMC

battalion members in Major Breeding’s Vietnam unit. At the reunion, Breeding was presented with Lincoln County Com-mission Resolution 2011-36 by personal friend Commission-er Tom Battin, honoring him and his men for their sacrifi ce and service. The Ruidoso Free Press was honored to share the event with several of the men who survived the attack on Hill 861 Alpha Feb. 5, 1968.

During the early morning hours Breeding’s Company E was occupying a defensive position on Hill 861 near the Khe Sanh Combat Base when the perimeter came un-der a fi erce attack by a North Vietnamese Army battalion supported by artillery and mortar fi re, according to his Silver Star documentation.

Quickly assessing the situation, Major Breeding (then Cap-tain) re-deployed his Marines to strength-en the perimeter at the point of heaviest contact and coordi-nated the delivery of a large volume of concentrated fi re at the enemy.

During the ensuing fi refi ght, he repeatedly disregard-ed his own safety as he moved from one position to another,

directing and encouraging his men and adjusting support-ing arms fi res. By his courage, extraordinary initiative and unfl agging devotion to duty at great personal risk, Major Breeding contributed signifi cantly to the accomplishment of his unit’s mission and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

Breeding deals with residual effects of his service years. After he arrived home, he spent a bit of time in a military hospital to treat his malnutrition and skin issues. Eventually he retired from the military and was recruited by the FBI serving as a Special Agent the next 20 years. Pat and Earle moved to Roswell to retire, where he worked as a private investigator and conducted background checks for govern-mental agencies. 15 years ago, they moved to Ruidoso and continue to enjoy mountain life.




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The physicians of Alamogordo Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine are now on staff at Lincoln County Medical Center. They treat a wide range of bone, joint and muscle conditions and perform surgeries, including total joint replacements, at Lincoln County Medical Center.

Residents of Lincoln and Otero counties now have another option when they need orthopedic surgery.

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By Carrol Champion

During the last 60 days, since Perry’s diagnosis with terminal pancreatic cancer, we have been experiencing the balancing act of living and dying.

In my life, before the cancer entered into the picture, I strove for balance in life. Attempting and many times unsuccessfully to bal-ance faith, family, fi nances and physical wellness. I have discovered that living with and likewise dying from cancer is a delicate balanc-ing act. As a caregiver, I struggle with time to feed my faith, fi nding time for family, balancing our fi nances and taking care of myself.

As for Perry, the balanc-ing act centers on pain management and how much trade off comes in losing lucid coher-ent moments of one’s day and thus what remains of one’s life. Quality of life over quantity of life.

This brings me to the topic of balancing science and emotion. I have been operating primarily on emotion since the cancer entered our lives. Some would say this is good. Oth-ers such as my father-in-law, Dr. Champion, would say not so that science and medical facts are how one should handle this situa-tion and make decisions. I propose that it is a balance of the two. I am with Perry virtually 24 hours a day, seven days a week and that is emotional in itself, but when you see the one you love suffering in pain, struggling to walk, and doing and saying crazy things day after day, that is an extremely emotional experi-ence. I completely respect Dr. Champion, his knowledge, experience and opinions. I am learning much from him and the major lesson I have learned is to dig into the science and facts and educate myself so I can do what is best for Perry. This is a valuable lesson for us all: explore and weigh your options, educate yourself and ask questions.

So, lesson learned the hard way this week – fi nd a balance between science and emotion. My heart aches for Perry who wants a balance between the pain medicine and the trade off in lucidity. My proactive decision was to fi nd a solution, seek balance. Being a relatively educated person and experienced in online research, I began seeking a solution

to balance the pain and coherency. Going to trusted professional resources (staying away from blogs fi lled with agendas and emotion) I began to educate myself on dosing, side

effects and options. I know Perry better than anyone and I am the one he communi-cates his fears and feelings with the most. I live many of the side effects with Perry. After consulting with the hospice nurse who in turn consults with the doctor, we began implementing changes in Perry’s medicine schedule this week.

We began by making simple changes. For example, we switched from three pills twice a day to two cups of hot green tea mixed with

Miralax for treating the constipation caused by the opiated pain medicine. The hot tea soothes Perry’s sore throat, calms his mind and jump starts his bowels. It’s a simple solution to swallowing pills which is becoming harder for Perry to do. More next week after we make the other changes. Maybe Perry will even be able to write part of next week’s article.

Update on my goal to take time for my-self. Perry and I traveled to the Sierra Grande Spa in T or C. We received a wedding gift of pampering and rejuvenation from thoughtful friends. We found the mineral waters to truly be healing. I watched the swelling go down in both of Perry’s feet and a natural color return while he soaked in the mineral waters. I was treated to a facial, massage and private soak in the large “Spirit” spa bath, a beautifully painted room adorned with peaceful desert scenes. Wow, what an experience soaking in the hot mineral waters, the candle light fl ickering as the sun set, and the crisp desert winter air fl owing through the door to outside contrasting with the steam of the bath. Yes, I relaxed and came home refreshed.

I also went to the movies with my daugh-ter, Jessi. We saw “The Life of Pi.” It’s an amazing movie and I viewed the movie which is about living, dying, faith and survival with a whole new perspective. I highly recommend the movie or the book, if you prefer.

Feel free to follow Perry’s story on Facebook by ‘Liking’ Facebook.com/thecan-cerchronicles

Happy New Year from the Champions.

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Dec. 26Girls basketball

Goddard Holiday TournamentRuidoso 54, Gadsden 45Roswell JV 64, Ruidoso JV 11

Dec. 27Girls basketballRoswell 71, Ruidoso 35Carlsbad JV 50, Ruidoso JV 25

Dec. 28Girls basketball

Goddard Holiday TournamentThird place

Goddard 74, Ruidoso 63JV seventh place

Roswell C 35, Ruidoso JV 32

Jan. 4Boys basketballRuidoso at West Las Vegas, 3 p.m.Fort Sumner at Hondo, 7 p.m.Mescalero at Dora, 7 p.m.Girls basketballRuidoso at Robertson, 3 p.m.Fort Sumner at Hondo, 5:30 p.m.Mescalero at Dora, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 5Boys basketballHatch at Ruidoso, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 7Boys basketballFoothill at Mescalero, 5 p.m.Ruidoso at Socorro, 6 p.m.

Jan. 8Boys basketballCorona at Cloudcroft, 7 p.m.Hondo at Capitan, 7:30 p.m.Carrizozo at Mountainair, 7:30 p.m.Girls basketballCorona at Cloudcroft, 5 p.m.Hondo at Capitan, 5:30 p.m.Carrizozo at Mountainair, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 10Boys basketballRuidoso at Tularosa, 3 p.m.Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Mescalero and Hondo at Smokey Bear Tourna-ment in Capitan, TBAGirls basketballCapitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Mescalero and Hondo at Smokey Bear Tourna-ment in Capitan, TBA

Jan. 11Boys basketballRuidoso at Dexter, 7 p.m.Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Mescalero and Hondo at Smokey Bear Tourna-ment in Capitan, TBAGirls basketballSocorro at Ruidoso, 6 p.m.Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Mescalero and Hondo at Smokey Bear Tourna-ment in Capitan, TBA

Jan. 12Boys basketballCapitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Mescalero and Hondo at Smokey Bear Tourna-ment in Capitan, TBAGirls basketballRuidoso at Silver, 3 p.m.Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Mescalero and Hondo at Smokey Bear Tourna-ment in Capitan, TBAWrestlingRuidoso at Pinto Duals in Moriarty, TBA

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Dec. 31College basketballUNM at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

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Madigan GonzalesRuidoso girls basketball

The Lady Warrior center scored 22 points and was 10-for-12 from the free-throw line during her team’s win over Gadsden in the fi rst round of the Goddard Holiday Tournament.

A look back

It was another year to remember for local sports fans – a year that saw numerous local teams at the pinnacle of state competition, as well as some ac-tions that made us wonder. This issue features one last chance to look back on the year that was.

By Todd FuquaSports [email protected]

ROSWELL – For one game at least, the Ruidoso girls’ characteristic sluggish start didn’t hurt them enough to drop a victory at this year’s Goddard Holiday Tournament.

The Lady Warriors opened on Wednesday with a 54-45 victory over Gadsden after spot-ting the Lady Panthers a 7-1 lead in the fi rst quarter. They picked things up and took the lead by the end of the period, but there was no such comeback against Roswell and Goddard in the next two rounds.

Roswell’s stifl ing pressure defense caused numerous Lady Warrior turnovers in a 71-35 blowout in the semifi nals on Thursday, while Goddard was able to withstand a Ruidoso run in the second half on Friday to win the third place game, 74-63.

“We know we can come back, we’ve done it several times now,” said Ruidoso coach Dean Hood after the Goddard loss. “The prob-lem is we have to quit putting ourselves in a position where we have to come back. That’s what I talked with them about in the locker room.”

Goddard had the hot hand from the outside early, scoring the fi rst eight points thanks to a pair of three-pointers by Alexan-dria Zumbrun from the outside and a layup by Courtney Villalpando on the inside.

Zumbrun had a trio of threes by the end of the game and 16 points, but it was center Abbie Blach who led the Lady Rockets with 18 points, seven rebounds and all four of her team’s blocks.

For all her dominance, however, she didn’t have a single point until a short jumper with 1:30 left in the fi rst quarter. By that point it was 19-9, and illustrates how much of a team effort Goddard’s win was. Danielle Hub-bard, Camille Martinez and Megan Meeks all contributed 11 points each, and every Lady Rocket scored.

But as well as they were playing the fi rst half, things started going a little south for Goddard in the second.

“I thought Roswell did us a favor yester-day when they ran Ruidoso’s legs off,” said Goddard coach Greg Torres, referring to the Lady Warriors’ loss in the tournament semifi -nals on Thursday. “We took advantage of it in the fi rst half, but we didn’t in the second. Ru-idoso found it in themselves to keep digging and fi ghting and we didn’t fi nish it off there.”

Ruidoso (4-6) showed more patience on offense in the third quarter, and guard Lynd-sey Saenz started fi nding the basket. She scored 13 of her game high 25 points in the period, and the Lady Warriors had shaved the lead down to 10 points by the start of the fourth quarter.

Ruidoso center Madigan Gonzales also

found the shooting touch in the fi nal frame, putting in eight points in a 90-second stretch, including a pair of three-pointers.

But that little scoring run was about all the Lady Warriors had left, as Blach came back into the game and took over inside to fi nish things off.

“I wish I knew the answer to this. We can play ball,” Hood said. “We weren’t blocking out well or moving our feet on defense, but the reality is, when we decide we want to play ball, we can play well. We showed that today.”

‘Feels weird’Coach Hood didn’t have the

answer you’d expect when describing his feeling after the Lady Warriors beat Gadsden in the fi rst round.

“It feels kind of weird,” Hood said. “It doesn’t feel right today. It doesn’t feel like a ball game day. It just feels kind of strange.”

For a team that was missing a few players – and had just regained one from the holiday vacation, as Lynd-sey Saenz had come back that very day from Texas – Ru-idoso looked pretty solid as the game went on.

“We made our mistakes today, but all in all, we played a pretty good ball game,” Hood said.

Gadsden had an early lead, thanks mainly to strong inside play by center Lizeth Jones, who fi nished with 20 points and nine rebounds.

But the Lady Warriors were able to tie it up on a jump shot by Dan-

iela Puente and took the lead on a pair of foul shots by Saenz by the end of the fi rst quarter.

Gadsden tied it a couple of times to start the second quarter, but a layup by Daisey Cuevas with 6:19 left in the second quar-ter put the Lady Warriors up for good.

It wasn’t a big lead until Jones fouled out in the third quar-ter, and Ruidoso started making its free throws.

Ruidoso was also able to pull away once they started running. The Lady Warriors used a com-bination of crisp passes by Saenz and wide open layups to go with those free throws and go from a two-point lead with 47 sec-onds left in the third quarter to a 12-point lead with 5:31 left in the game.

“We hit our free throws today, and Madigan (Gonzales) shot 100 today before we ever got on the bus,” Hood said, referring to the Ruidoso center, who scored 10 of her 22 points at the foul line. “She started shooting at 10:30 this morning and it paid off. We would have won that game the other day (against Chaparral) if we had done this.”

As a team, the Lady War-riors went 19-of-25 from the free throw line – a 76 percent average.

Gonzales also led Ruidoso with 13 rebounds.

“After I missed my fi rst two foul shots, I told myself I had to start making those,” Gonzales said. “I got fouled a lot more after that, so it’s a good thing I did.”

Slow starts not kind to Lady Warriors

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso guard Lyndsey Saenz, right, is fouled by Gadsden’s Aimee Gonzales, Wednesday, during the fi rst round of the Goddard Holiday Tournament at Roswell.

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressRuidoso’s Dasiey Cuevas (with ball) grimaces as she tries to get through the Goddard defense during Saturday’s third-place game of the Goddard Holiday Tournament at Roswell.

B2 Ruidoso Free Press December 31, 2012

1 Corona girls basketballThe Corona Lady Cardinals come as close as any team from Corona

has come to a state title, playing for the Class B championship against Elida at The Pit in Albuquerque. This marked the fi rst time any basketball team from Corona had come this far, and marked only the third time any Cardinal team – in any sport – had reached a championship game.

Alas, the Lady Cardinals were destined to earn second place trophy, as Elida survived a third-quarter comeback and won their second straight championship. It may have been a disappointing ending, but Corona went 20-5 on the season – nothing to sneeze at – and are on a tear in the 2012-13 season, having started 7-1 and itching to get back to the state championship game.

File photoThe Corona Lady Cardinals pose with their second place trophy after losing, March 9, to Elida in the Class B girls state championship game at The Pit in Albu-querque.

The LOBO reportLobos shock No. 8 CincinnatiBy Richard StevensSenior Writer/GoLobos.com

More than a few national voters who pushed the New Mexico Lobos out of the national rankings this week probably are re-thinking their ballots - and maybe their thinking.

The New Mexico Lobos walked into hostile Cin-cinnati territory Thursday night and clawed their way to a 55-54 win, handing the No. 8 ranked and formerly undefeated Bearcats their fi rst loss of the season.

The Lobos, who fell from No. 16/17 out of the Top 25 after a Pit loss to South Dakota State, got redemption – and maybe a return to national ranking – in a big way.

The Lobos, now 13-1, got a bucket by Tony Snell with 2:28 to play and then muscled down on defense.

In chronological order

2 Hondo boys bas-ketball

The Hondo boys

were the top seed in the boys Class B tournament, and proved their worth by getting to the state title game – also in The Pit – against Wagon Mound. This was the fi rst time any Hondo basketball had made it this far, but Wagon Mound had a solid defensive strategy and relegated the Eagles to second place as well.

This season, Hondo is 7-1 – their fi rst loss was to Capitan in an overtime thriller in the title game of the Mescalero tournament last week – and is No. 1 in the state once more.

Capitan – by the way – is hoping to make noise at the 2013 championship as well. They lost to eventual 2012 state champion Logan in overtime in the quarterfi -nals back in March.

File photoHondo’s German Lerma, left, tried to put up a shot as Wagon Mound’s Corey Muniz goes high to defend during the Class B State championship, March 9, at The Pit in Albuquerque.

3 Capitan on the diamond

The Capitan baseball team

showed the best way to celebrate a state champion-ship is to win another, as they earned a 5-4 win over Floyd in the Class 1A state title game at Albuquerque’s Isotopes Park in May.

The game was decided by a run-scoring triple by freshman Robert Miller, while Raul Villegas earned the complete game victory on the mound.

While a blast just shy of 400 feet may have won the championship, it took a bleeder just past the mound by Mikey Hamm to get the Tigers past Questa in the semifi nal.

The Wildcats misplayed the ball and Hamm was safe

at fi rst, while teammates Jacob Wilcox and Dreamer Whipple came in to score the deciding runs.

The Tigers see no rea-son why they can’t play for a third straight title in 2013, as they lost no one to gradu-ation and relied on a corps of sophomores and juniors to get the job done.

The Capitan softball team didn’t have as much success, fi nishing second to Loving in the Class 1A/2A division, but it was the sec-ond time in three years the Lady Tigers took home the red trophy.

File photoThe Capitan Lady Tigers greet teammate Jamie Fields (9) after the Capitan catcher hit a home run in the fourth inning of their win over Navajo Prep in the Class 1A/2A state tournament at Rio Rancho in May.

File photoMembers of the Capitan baseball team converge on the infi eld to celebrate their second straight Class 1A state championship at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque.

December 31, 2012 Ruidoso Free Press B3

4 Ochoa wins AA Derby

Most horse rac-ing fans

felt Ochoa was the best 3-year-old Quarter Horse in the world even before he set hoof on the track at Ruidoso Downs for the 2012 season.

By the time he crossed the fi nish line fi rst in the All American Derby, he had solidifi ed that position, win-ning for his sixth time at 440 yards and pushing his career earnings to more than $2.5 million. It was the second time he had won a big race dur-ing the Labor Day weekend, having won the previous year’s All American Futurity.

File photoJockey Roy Baldillez

raises his arm in triumph while astride Ochoa,

the horse that won this year’s All American

Derby in decisivefashion at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.

5 Hondo football second in the state

It was the fi rst of several appearances by area teams in state cham-pionship games this past fall, as the Hondo six-man football team got all the way to the title match against Lake Arthur, only to fall in a thriller.

It was the third game in which the Eagles faced a team they had lost to earlier in the season, as Hondo had defeated San Jon and Dora in the quarters and semifi nals. Hondo got to within seven points in the second half, but Lake Arthur was just too strong.

File photoThe Hondo Eagles hold up the red six-man state runner up trophy after falling to Lake Arthur in the championship game.6Another football

runner up

Capitan was the other football

team from Lincoln County to see its season end in frustration at the state championship level. The Tigers fi nished the year 8-4 after roaring into the Class 1A title game against Escalante having won eight games in a row and searching for their fi rst football title since 1982.

Alas, it was not to be for Capitan, as Escalante earned their fi rst state title ever with a punish-ing second half to fi nish 12-1.

File photoCapitan’s Tory Padilla, right, fi ghts off a tackle by Escalante’s Dominic Montano in the Class 1A state championship game at Capitan.

7 In the playoffs

Carrizozo and Ruidoso also were in the football post-season, they just didn’t make it

all the way to the title game. The Griz-zlies – playing for the fi rst time as a full competitive member of the eight-man ranks – lost to Foothill high in the fi rst round, while Ruidoso lost to Silver in the Class 3A semifi nals.

In both cases, the teams lost to schools they had fallen to earlier in the year.

Ruidoso’s loss was particularly frustrating, as the Colts were the only team to beat them at all in 2012. The Warriors came into the contest with a 10-1 record and were ranked No. 3 in the state. It was the best season they’d had since winning a state championship in 2002.

File photoRuidoso quarterback Bryce Pompos, left, fi ghts off a tackle by Silver’s Dakota Ben-coma in the Class 3A state semifi nal game at Silver City.


Co-ed volleyballThere is an open gym and mandatory coaches meeting on Jan. 7 or 9 for

the upcoming Ruidoso Parks and Recreation co-ed volleyball league.League games start Jan. 14, and roster forms, rules and waivers can be

picked up at the Parks office, 535 Resort Drive, or at the meeting.A maximum of ten teams will play in the league, with a double elimination

tournament at the end. Cost is $250 per team, plus an official’s fee for each match.

All matches will be played at the Boys and Girls Club. Call 257-5030 for more information.

Sports brief

8 Volleyball seconds

For one team, a red trophy was frus-trating, for the other, it was a reward.

The Carrizozo and Ruidoso volleyball teams both got to the title match in their respec-tive divisions, and both fell to de-fending champions, but they didn’t go without a fi ght.

The Lady Grizzlies were on familiar territory, having lost to Elida the year before in the Class B championship, and were determined to win it all this season.

For a while, it looked like Carrizozo would make it happen, winning the fi rst game and holding the Lady Tigers down in the third, but Elida made a comeback and won their third straight state champion-ship.

For Ruidoso, it was a wild ride that saw the Lady Warriors knock off top-ranked Hope Christian in the semifi nals before falling to Pojoaque in four games in the championship.

It was the Elkettes’ fourth straight title, but it was the fi rst time that any team had even won a game from them. It was also a fi tting end to a volleyball season in which Ruidoso wasn’t given much chance to get past the quarterfi nals, much less get to the fi nal match.

Those two teams weren’t the only ones representing Lincoln County. The Corona Lady Cardinals also got to the semis in Class B, and also fell to Elida.

File photoCarrizozo’s Shayna Gallacher (4) and Lisa Ventura attempt to double-block a hit by Elida’s Reda Allison in the Class B state championship match at Rio Rancho.

9 Trout defends his titleIt’s a long way from Las Cruces – or the Ruidoso Downs First Bap-

tist Church – to New York City’s Madison Square Garden, but that’s just the journey Austin Trout took in defending his WBA Light Middleweight title in December.

Trout, who lives in Las Cruces but uses the Rocks Boxing facility in Ruidoso Downs when he’s preparing for a major fi ght, took on Miguel

Cotto and won a 12-round unanimous decision in what was his fourth successful title de-fense. He doesn’t know who – or where – he’ll fi ght next, but he knows he’ll be coming back to Ruidoso Downs to prepare.

File photoAustin Trout, right, spars with Lanardo Tyner at the First Baptist Church of Ru-idoso Downs.

File photoRuidoso senior Destri Vincent spikes the ball during the Class 3A state championship at Rio Rancho.


TUESDAYJANUARY 1

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

WEDNESDAYJANUARY 2

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

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.

THURSDAYJANUARY 3

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

Karaoke with DJ Pete Cree

Meadows Lounge, 6 - 11 p.m., every 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.

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

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

FRIDAYJANUARY 4

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

Mike Sanjku performs in Wendell’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. Host-ed by Tradd Tidwell. 575-257-2273; www.sacredgroundscof-fee.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.

The Pontiax – Classic rock, Club 49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.


SATURDAYJANUARY 5

Steve Waldorf performs at

Grace O’Malley’s, 12 - 3 p.m.Susan Kolb performs at Tina’s

Cafe, dinner reservations recom-mended. 257-8930.

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


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

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

The Pontiax – Classic rock, Club 49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m.


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MONDAYJANUARY 7


E N T E R T A I N M E N T C A L E N D A R • 1-1 thru 1-7Things 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. Featur-ing exclusively 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.ruidosow-interpark.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 chil-dren 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�iliate” status with the Smithsonian Institution. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $6 for adults with discounts available for seniors, military and youth. Visit www.hubbardmu-seum.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 Hub-bard Museum of the American West and the Photographic Society of Lincoln County are proud to present the 21st Annual Fall American Photography Competition and Exhibition. The Hubbard Museum will be closed 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 Span-ish, and the Euro-Americans who created the New Mexico we experience today. Visit www.hubbardmuseum.org. Free with ad-mission to the museum.

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The Ruidoso School Board will be the topic at the Republican Party of Lincoln County membership meeting on Monday, Jan. 14 at Cree Meadows Country Club in Ruidoso. Devin Marshall, incumbent school board member and current presi-dent will be joined by Kevin Flusche, who is active in many community activities, in-cluding serving as Scoutmaster of Ruidoso Boy Scout Troop 59. Each candidate will be afforded time to address party mem-bers and then will have the opportunity to answer questions from the floor, according to Diane Harlan, First Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Lincoln County.

The Republican Party of Lincoln County seeks to inform the electorate on issues of the day as well as political party activities and invites the concerned community to become involved. Party Chairman Jack Shuster will brief members on upcoming events with the Republican Party of Lincoln County, the Republican Party of New Mexico and nationally. “We pledge to uphold the purpose and promise of a better America, knowing that to whom much is given, much is expected and that the blessings of our liberty buoy the hopes of mankind,” Shuster said, pointing out

EducationTwo movies were

recently added to the col-lection at Ruidoso Public Library. “We Bought a Zoo,” starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, depicts the life of a Benjamin Mee trying to start over after los-ing his wife and best friend and struggling to raise his troubled teenage son and young daughter. He moves the family to a zoo and begins the building process with a staff of characters operating and taking care of exotic animals.

It’s the rare family mo-tion picture that is not being made very often today from the director of “Jerry Maguire.”

Forget Clint Eastwood’s speaking at the Republican National Convention – he can still make pretty good movies. “Mil-lion Dollar Baby” was excellent. “Gran Torino” was full of grit and realism. Recently, I watched “Trouble with the Curve” about Gus Lobel, baseball scout, who has a strained distant relationship with his daughter, an aspiring corporate lawyer. She goes to visit Gus whose base-ball franchise is encouraging him to retire. We learn the daughter picked up quite a bit of knowledge about baseball while being raised by a scout who traveled in

search of the next Albert Pujols. John Goodman keeps turning up in supporting roles in movies and seems to be making a living as a character actor. I am a fan of sports movies and this one delivers.

Here is a run through about some of the best sports movies ever made: “The Natural,” “Field of Dreams” and “Pride of the Yankees” are some of the best baseball movies. “Rocky” and “Rocky V” are pretty good. Skip “Rocky II, III and IV.” The all-time best boxing movie remember Robert DeNiro as Jake La-motta imitating Marlon Brando from “On the Waterfront” in the closing scenes of “Raging Bull.”

“Cinderella Man” about the life of James Braddock with Russell Crowe holds its own about a boxer struggling to feed his family during the Depression. I watched “Leatherheads” with George Clooney that traces the origins of profes-sional football in the United States and it is entertaining. “Hoosiers” with Gene Hackman is a must-see and a great story about Indiana high school basketball. “Remember the Titans” might be the best movie about high school football. The original “The Longest Yard” with Burt Reynolds, not the more recent Adam Sandler version, was just plain funny. The original “MASH” movie ended with a football game and not technically a sports movie, but worth a revisit if you are look-ing for a classic comedy.

Happy New Year from the Library.

By Corey Bard

Region IX bringstechnology to classrooms

Region IX Education Cooperative is dedicated to helping its member school districts transition to the recently adopted Common Core State Standards. These education standards build on the strengths and lessons of the previous state stan-dards and include rigorous content and application of knowledge.

Region IX’s educators and technol-ogy team are joining forces to bring innovation, creativity and technology to classrooms. IPads and Apple TV are becoming choice classroom tools for both teachers and students. Under the new standards, students are expected to read informational text and refer back to the text to answer questions.

According to Kayce Patterson, Region IX reading coach, using the “Explain Everything” application on an iPad, students are able to read the text, search for evidence, circle, underline, and highlight text to better understand what they are reading.

“This is the strategy of close reading, which ties di-rectly to the Common Core State Standards,” Patterson said. “Students are examin-ing illustrations and text with an increased amount of intensity and enjoying every minute of it.”

Not only are students using iPads, they are inter-facing with Apple TV in the classroom. Apple TV is resource that interfaces with iPads to enrich learning en-vironments, said Region IX technologist, Jana Shafer. Apple TV allows users to connect iPads to a projector, so students can see what is happening on the teacher’s and other students’ iPads. “One of the coolest features of Apple TV is students have the ability to share what they have done on their iPad with the class by projecting it through Apple TV,” Shafer said.

The Region IX team has created vocabulary lessons that invite students to use words in multiple contexts. With the iPads, students choose vocabulary words that relate to a given picture and then record why they chose the vocabulary word. Using the iPad/Apple TV interface, students can then project their screen for the class to see, and play re-sponses they have recorded for their class. This interac-

tive learning facilitates discussion with classmates. These activities help support the Common Core State Standards rigor-ous expectations.

“Education is ever changing and this new technology is a fun and exciting way to draw students into learning,” Shafer said. “We have seen amazing responses from teachers and students when using iPads in the classroom. The students are engaged and love having the technology in their hands.”

Through these innovative approaches, Region IX Cooperative uses current tech-nology to improve student learning and increase familiarity with technology. For more information about the innovative use of technology in education contact Jana Shafer or Kayce Patterson at Region IX Education Cooperative 575-257-2368. For more information about the Common Core State Standards, visit http://new-mexicocommoncore.org.

School board candidates square off

R MS superintendent Harris ousted, placed on leave

Outcry from citizens during a special Ruidoso Municipal School Board meet-ing in May after the board voted to place RMS Superintendent Bea Harris on

administrative leave with pay pending an investigation for unknown reasons after returning from an executive session to specifically discuss Harris’s position.

The special meeting followed a busy Memorial Day holiday weekend and the start of summer vacation for RMS students. Harris quietly left the room following the decision. The decision was adamantly opposed by Board members Kerry Gladden who vehemently proclaimed the decision as a personal mission to stain Harris’ position by certain board mem-bers. Although Gladden announced her tiring of the strife within the board, her duties as an elected board member motivated her to stand. The gallery filled to capacity with citizens and elected officials from the Village of Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs and immediately erupted with discontent and tears from supporters of Harris when the decision was announced. Har-ris’ contract was bought out later in the year and Patty White is serving as interim Superin-tendent as the search for a Superintendent continues.

R ecall-free RMS Board gets back to business The first Ruidoso Municipal School District Board meeting was held since

a 3-2 Supreme Court ruling in Santa Fe Sept. 11 vindicated RMS school board members Devin Marshal and Curt Temple of corruption charges, halting a scheduled recall election. The decision overturned District Judge Jerry Ritter’s ruling which allowed a recall election to move forward on Sept. 18. Marshall and Temple have emphatically proclaimed their innocence of the charges behind the recall, contend they followed procedures and refuted conspiracy allegations when placing RMS Superintendent Beatta Harris on paid administrative leave. RMS Board President Devin Marshall told the Ruidoso Free Press, “I am very thankful to have this final judgment determined by the state’s highest court. The Supreme Court found no evidence of malfeasance. This has been a very difficult yet neces-sary process.”

P acheco lawsuit

It’s not the best news regarding Ruidoso athletics, but it was certainly high pro-file when former wrestling coach John Pacheco – removed from his position with

less than a week to go before the beginning of the 2012-13 season – sued the school district. The outcome of the suit remains to be seen, but Pacheco is still allowed to run his youth wrestling program, out of the same room at the high school where he once ran the show as the RHS wrestling coach.

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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. Alan Stoddard, PastorFirst Baptist Church - Ruidoso Downs, 361 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 Church

Corona. 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 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 Mount, 121 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 StreetEVANGELICAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church1035 Mechem Dr. 802-5242FULL GOSPEL Mission Fountain of Living WaterSan Patricio

Full Gospel Church, Seed of Faith Fellowship, 517 West Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan. Pastor Beverly Sills, 575 973-3721. 6 p.m. Sundays & Wednesdays, [email protected]’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 Church, 258-4191; 1120 Hull Road. Pastor Thomas Schoech. www.shlcruidoso.org METHODISTCommunity United Methodist ChurchJunc tion Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. 257-4170Capitan United Methodist

Church Pastor Jean Riley and the congregation of Capitan United Methodist. White Oaks and Third in Capitan. 354-2288Trinity 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, contact Sandra Smith at 653-4951 PENTECOSTALApostolic Pentecostal AssemblyRetired Pastor and author Harry A. PeytonAbundant Life United Pentecostal Church of Ruidoso

613 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 Church, Pastor 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 Fellowship, Call 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 shallCentro 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 Ministries, 2812 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 Open Circle - High Mesa Healing Center, Sundays, 10-11 a.m. Call 575-336-7777 for informationPacto Viviente, 25974 Highway 70, la iglesia “J Bar J” en la granja roja. Domingos 12:30 p.m., Jueves 7 p.m. 937-6664. Es un lugar de familia, amistades y de crecimiento spiritual.Racetrack Chapel; Horseman’s Entrance, Hwy 70, 378-7264. Chaplain Darrell WinterNON-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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After the birth of Jesus Christ, we read of the Wise men, coming to bring gifts to the baby Jesus. They came from the east and some have surmised that they were from Persia. Whoever and where ever is not of great importance. The fact is this… they studied wisdom literature from many di� erent philosophies, religions and nations. They, honestly, were seeking truth.

In some manner or means, they had found the Jewish Old Testament. They studied the prophecies and had come to the conclusion that the Jewish Messiah would be born in Bethlehem of Judea. To them, the star was a symbol that would lead them to the birthplace of the Christ child.

They made their trek over months and brought gifts be� tting the birth of a royal child… gold, frankincense, and myrrh. To make sure of their understanding and interpretation of the prophecies, they stopped in Jerusalem to consult with rulers and priests. Herod, the king of the Jews, told them to let him know if they found the baby.

They found Jesus in a Bethlehem manger. They presented the gifts and gave honor to Jesus. And they were warned in a divine dream not to tell Herod and not to go back through Jerusalem. Joseph was warned in a divine dream to leave Bethlehem and take Mary and the baby to Egypt.

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Winter Solstice and planetary shift celebration at High MesaHealing CenterBy Sue [email protected]

With the new year quickly approaching, High Mesa Healing Center is making plans for a year with new focus and purpose says Barbara Mader, RN, CHTP, founder and director. With the center dedicated to personal wholeness, Mader says she feels change is in the air. At the Winter Solstice celebration Friday, the 21st, Mader says the event was spectacular and fi lled with synergistic energy.

The center has existed for more than 23 years. Goals and purposes are ever evolving while meeting the needs of those who partner with Mader. “We focus on new levels of acceptance, higher forms of peace and connection and try to make everyone who decides to come feel a calm sense of authenticity,” she says.

“We have been celebrating the annual Winter Solstice here at HMHC for more than 20 years,” says Mader. “This year it was very special for it was the day of the plan-etary shift, cycling in something like an upward, evolving spiral.” Happening once every 26,000 years, the shift was celebrated globally according to Uplift, 2012. “This is the greatest opportunity that humanity has ever consciously faced together: the effort to co-create a planetary shift in time to avert global catastrophe by helping humanity cross the gap from “Here” – our current breakdowns – to “There” – our future of infi nite possibility,” said Barbara Marx Hubbard founder of the global Birth 2012 event.

Mader described the events of Dec. 21 at the center. “After applying sacred sage to each other, we gathered together, all 24 of us, in our yurt. There were guests from out of town and state. We formed a circle for the opening invocation and centering mediation, as we welcomed our Guides and Angels to be with us and a part of our cer-emony,” she says. “With paper and pencil, each wrote our releasing statement which we placed in the bowl to burn as we entered the labyrinth.”

HMHC’s labyrinth is a circular area which guides par-ticipants in a maze, encouraging cleansing thoughts and redirected focus. The destination of the maze is the center of the labyrinth, with new mental and spiritual direction as the result. “We walked a meditation of release, giv-ing up what no longer served us.” Mader says the group then wrote their “seeding statements. These are things we would like to manifest into our lives for our highest and best result.”

The group placed their new seeding statement papers in their pockets to go with them. “We use them as a focal point in prayer and meditation for the coming year,” said Mader. Finishing with a closing prayer of gratitude for those who participated and the ceremony, Mader reports there was a time of sharing and visiting after prayer.

“There was a defi nite sense of calm and peace as

we visited,” she says. “There were those who felt lighter, having reached a new level of working together with unity and sensing the potential of the coming year. We enjoyed coming together and sharing our unique gifts with each other,” Mader said.

She hopes HMHC will become a center for healing and restoration for all who need hope. For more infor-mation about the center contact Mader at [email protected].

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Open Circle, which meets each Sunday morning at 10 a.m. at High Mesa Healing Center focuses on personal spiritual growth. The purpose is to assist in healing and deepening mental and spiritual attitudes and sharing the under-standing and joy that are a natural result of awareness. What is discovered can be applied in one’s personal life, relation-ships with family and friends and life in general.

Open Circle is not about learning how to “control” or change outer events or people, rather, it is about changing

one’s perception which leads to a deep-ening in spiritual growth and conscious-ness. Open Circle embraces a belief in a “loving source” called by many different names depending on one’s belief.

There are two Open Circle facilita-tors. One was founder of the El Paso/Juarez Attitudinal Healing Center and has served the psycho-spiritual community for more than 30 years. The other is an ordained minister, counselor and world religions teacher, having served for more than 45 years in the fi eld. Both have lead Open Circle groups internationally.

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residents plan a safe Dec. 31. As people prepare for New Year’s Eve festivities, the Free Press reminds citizens to keep a few safety tips in mind.

Remember to lock all windows and doors prior to attending celebrations. Burglars often take advantage of residents who leave their homes for extended pe-riods of time. Be cautious of what is posted on social media. Don’t alert others that you are not at home. Do not drive under the infl uence; have a designated driver. The consequences of impaired driving can cost much more than the price of paying a taxi driver. Re-member, it is against the law to shoot fi rearms within the city limits. Be cognizant of what you are drinking, where your drink is and how many drinks you have consumed. Police will be out in full force and have a zero tolerance for driving under the infl uence.

that the mission of the Republican Party is to effective-ly communicate conservative principles to the people of New Mexico.

The Republican Party works hard to represent the interests of Lincoln County Republicans and money raised through memberships helps to make sure that the best candidates make it to the ballot and get the support needed to win. Memberships in the Republican Party of Lincoln County will be available at the meeting.

Dinner is set for 6 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Cree Meadows Country Club in Ruidoso. To help with a head count for the optional $14-per-per-son dinner, contact Barbara Dickinson at 336-7822 by 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12.

For information about the Republican Party of Lin-coln County, call 258-2750, email to offi ce@rplcnm.

org or stop in at Room 313 in the Lincoln Tower at 1096 Mechem Drive in Ruidoso.

SCHOOL BOARD, from pg. B6E ditor gets a break

An epic event occurred in 2012 when Ruidoso Free

Press Editor Eugene Heathman took a real vacation, the fi rst of such since taking the helm in 2011. Heathman did not call into the offi ce, or check his email as he and a friend from El Paso went pheasant hunting near Enid, Okla. in December, leaving the complete production of the Ruidoso Free Press to his trusted staff in his absence. He typically directs produc-tion from clandestine New Mexico hunting and fi shing locales during days off, which remain classifi ed.


120 LEGAL NOTICESTWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTCOUNTY OF LINCOLNSTATE OF NEW MEXICO

ALTO LAKES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC., a New Mexico corporation,

Plainti� ,

vs.

MARCIA M. FRIBERG, a married woman dealing with her sole and separate property,

Defendant.

CV 2011-00451Div. III

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNDER FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of the Default Judg-ment, Decree Of Foreclosure And Of Sale And Appointment Of Special Master entered by the District Court of Lincoln County, New Mexico, on December 17, 2012 in civil cause number CV-2011-00451, the under-signed will o� er for public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the front entrance of the Ruidoso Municipal Building at 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico on the 31st day of January, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., all rights of the Defendant to the following described real property lo-cated in Lincoln County, New Mexico;

Lot 75 DEER PARK VALLEY SUB-DIVISION, Unit 3, Lincoln County, New Mexico, as shown by the plat thereof � led in the o� ce of the County Clerk and Ex-o� cio Recorder of Lincoln County on April 17, 1981 in Cabinet D, Slide Nos. 7 to 10;

(hereinafter referred to as “the Prop-erty”).

Notice is further given that the court directed foreclosure of the Plainti� ’s claim of liens on the Properties and that the amounts to be realized at said sale from the Property, with in-terest calculated to date of sale, are as follows:

Amount of Plainti� ’sJudgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,249.51

Interest to date of Sale: . . . $150.36

Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235.75

Attorney’s Fees . . . . . . . . $2,500.00

In addition thereto there will be ac-cruing interest, and costs of publica-tion of this Notice, and the Special Master’s Fee � xed by the Court in the amount of $250.00.

The terms of this sale are that the purchaser must pay cash at the time the Property is struck o� to him, ex-cept that the Plainti� may bid all or any part of its judgment, plus inter-est without paying cash.

/s/Jennifer Miller, Special Master

RICHARD A. HAWTHORNE. P.A.1221 Mechem Drive, Suite 2Ruidoso, NM 8834(575) 258-3483

130 EMPLOYMENTIMMEDIATE OPENING for an Ac-count Payable Clerk. Must have a minimum of a high school educa-tion. Computer skills in Excel and Word required. Must be able to ob-tain a New Mexico Racing license. Flexible schedule with a target of 35-40 hours per week. Salary de-pends upon experience. Applications available at the receptionist desk located in the Executive O� ces on the 2nd � oor of the Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino. Resumes wel-come. Applications and resumes can be mailed to PO Box 449, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346 or faxed to 575-378-6104.

THE CITY OF RUIDOSO DOWNS is accepting applications for the posi-tion of Full Time Public Works O� ce Manager. Starting pay $10.73hr with Full Bene� t package. EEOE. Closing date for applications is Jan. 8th, Fo Complete job description and ap-plication visit City Hall at 123 Downs Drive, Ruidoso Downs, NM, call 575-378-4422 or email us at [email protected].

140 GENERAL HELP WANTEDI’D GO WIRELESS, Your local Ve-rizon Wireless Retailer in Ruidoso, is now accepting applications for a friendly, outgoing, professional Sales Rep. Sales experience a plus. Will train. Please inquire in person at 26126 US Hwy 70, Ruidoso, NM.

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205 ROOM FOR RENTROOM + BATH w/ private entrance $350 + dep. 575-378-8163

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

BANK OWNED RUIDOSO DOWNS 4+2 good condition, side built, only $97,900. Call Fisher Real Estate 575-258-0003

235 HOMES FOR RENT: FUR-NISHED / UNFURNISHED

3/2 HOUSE in quiet neighborhood.

Available January 1, 2013. Has large corner lot with fenced dog run. Ap-pliances included. $900 plus utilities. First Month, $450 deposit, and 6 month lease required. 575-257-3881

260 APARTMENT RENTALS: FURN / UNFURN

310 MISCELLANEOUSKOKOPELLI FULL GOLF MEMBER-SHIP for sale. 512-401-9601

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We Want YOUR Business!

Call 258-9922 or stop by 1086 Mechem (MTD Media) to place your classifi ed ad. Deadline for Legal Notices and Classifi ed Display is Wed. at 5 p.m.; Deadline for Classifi ed Liners is Thurs. at 5 p.m.

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UPPER CANYON – CLOSE TO THE RIVER

Unit #33 (Little Adobe) Fully furnished. Hot tub and pristine location. Can be added with the 3 units next door (Units #32, #31 and #30 - Singing Pines, Spurs & Lace and Sleepy Hollow) for a larger package or Little Adobe can be sold by itself. Showings by appointment only. $269,500 MLS #106868

VERY ATTRACTIVECONDOMINIUM

On Cree Meadows golf course with view of the golf course and mountain view. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is fully furnished and has easy access. Nice decks and that real mountain feel. $149,500 MLS #111480

KENTUCKY-STYLE BARN WITH LIVING QUARTERS

This property has a beautiful 360° view! This barn is built better than a lot of homes in the area. 36.27 +/- acres with well and very usable flat land for most parts. Owner was going to build large home on the hill overlooking the whole mini ranch. MLS #108199

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jurisdictions worldwide. Used under license with no other affiliation with Prudential. Equal Housing Opportunity.

RENTALSHOUSES

323 HEATH DRIVE – FURN 3 BDR, 2 (3/4) BA (showers only) with knotty pine walls & wood floors. Approx. 1337 sq.ft. $975/Mo + utilities.116 JUnIPER – UNF 4 BDR, 2 1/2 BA with 2 car garage. Approx 1296 sq.ft. $1000/Mo + utilities.105 EVAnS – UNF 2 BDR, 1 3/4 BA. Approx. 1466 sq.ft. $1000/Mo + utilities. (Available February 1)

CONDOSWHISPERInG BLUFF #207 – FURN 2 BDR, 2 1/2 BA. Approx. 1152 sq.ft. $750/Mo + utilities, wa-ter included. (Available January 15)406 SUnnY SLOPE #3 – FURN 2 BDR, 1 1/2 BA. $1100/Mo includes utilities. (Available January 4)

CONDOS, cont.1230 MECHEM DRIVE #15 – UNF 3 BDR, 3 BA with appliances. Ap-prox 1533 sq.ft. $1100/Mo + utilities.

COMMERCIAL2900 SUDDERTH DRIVE – Large building at the corner of Sudderth & Mechem with many potential uses. Come take a look.419 MECHEM DRIVE – Approx. 1100 sq.ft. Come take a look. $650/Mo + utilities.2213 SUDDERTH DRIVE – Large retail space in the heart of Midtown with additional parking! Could also be used as residential or office space as well as retail space. Possible tenant improvements. So many options. Approx. 2018 sq ft. $1800/Mo + utilities.

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Weekly Featured Adoptable PetsGinger is a very gentle girl who is about 6 years old. She is a sweet-heart who is house trained and gets along well with other dogs. Ginger loves to go for long walks and very much enjoys the exercise.

Ivy is a beautiful young girl who is very play-ful and friendly with every-one she meets. She would love to ring

in the new year with a wonderful new home and family.

To adopt one of these featured pets, contact the Humane Society of Lincoln County. Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, � ursday, Friday 11-5 and

Saturday 11-2. Location: 422 Gavilan Canyon, Ruidoso. 575-257-9841.Website: adoptnmpet.com.

PNM tree recyclingThe Village of Ruidoso will offer

free Christmas tree recycling. This marks the 21st year PNM has donated time and equipment for the holiday event. More than 20,000 trees are expected to be recycled at all of the New Mexico sites during the days following Christmas, saving valuable landfi ll space, generating water-saving and protective mulch. Crews from PNM Vegetation Management, City of Albuquerque’s Solid Waste Manage-

ment Department, Rio Rancho’s Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful Division and the Village of Ruidoso will grind the trees into mulch, which can then be used to provide a better growing environment for plants in city common areas and residential landscapes. Crews will accept trees that have removed decorations, tinsel, tree spikes and stands. The Ruidoso Village will be accepting trees through Jan. 12, any time at School-house Park, 501 Sudderth Drive.

GSWA launches scrapmetal purchasing program

Greentree Solid Waste Authority (GSWA) has announced that it will now pay Lincoln County and Mescalero residents and businesses for discarded hot water heaters, furnaces, washing machines and other scrap metal items transported to the Greentree SWA yard at 26590 Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs at the posted daily rate. Posted rates may vary with the regional and nation metal market. Currently GSWA will pay 1 cent per pound for loads under one ton and more per ton for larger loads delivered to the Recycling Center on Highway 70 in Ruidoso Downs.

Disposal sites at municipalities out in the County are also available at a small cost.

Refrigerators and aluminum wheel rims

will not be accepted in the new incentive program. Greentree employees are on the alert for stolen metal including copper and work with law enforcement offi cials to ap-prehend individuals involved in metal theft.

It is against Lincoln County Ordinance No. 2009-3, State and Federal law to drop discarded metal equipment items or con-struction metal material next to trash dump-sters or compactors.

For more information on recycling at the Capitan Schools, contact Karen at the Solid Waste Authority offi ce at 378-4697, extension 13 or toll free at 1-877-548-8772. Information is available on the Authority website at www.greentreeswa.org.

Sandra G. MarshallSept. 11, 1940 - Dec. 18, 2012

ObituarySandra “Sandy” Marshall, 72 of

Mescalero, passed away on Dec. 18 in Mescalero.

She was born on Sept. 11, 1940 in Clovis to John and Dorthy (Carter) Dun-lap. She graduated from Portales High School and married Roger Marshall in Portales in 1958. The next day she and Roger moved to Ruidoso and owned a hardware store on Sudderth. They moved back to Portales in 1989 to be with family. She was a member of the Beta-

Sigma-Pi Women’s Club for 30 years. Sandra is survived by her daughters:

Nina Pedroni and husband Steve of Alto, Karen Collazo of India, a son Roger Marshal and wife Leslie of Alto. Her sis-ters: Kaye, Debe, Rhonda, DeAnna, and Tami, along with many loving grand-children and great-grandchildren also survive her. She is preceded in death by her husband Roger in 2007.

Services are pending at this time for a later date.

The Ruidoso Free Press news team is dedicated to providing Lincoln County with dynamic, professional, no-nonsense news.

Eugene Heathman | Editor1st Investigative Reporting (Category 5) “ChargesfiledinWhiteFire”2nd Editorials (Category 7)“Commissioners’disdain forlowincomeresidentsisunacceptable”1st Business Writing (Category 11) “Granttohelplocalcompanyflow”1st Headline Writing (Category 16) ”Extensionfundingextended,foraprice”

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Kathy Kiefer | GraphicArtist2nd Supplements and Special Editions (Category 21) 2011LincolnCountyCowboySymposium2nd Classified Ad Section (Category 28)

1st Shared/Signature Page (Category 29) “GoingtoSTATE2011VolleyballTournament”

Staff2nd Design & Typography (Category 22)

The Ruidoso Free Press celebrates its thirdanniversary as Lincoln County New Mexico’s 2012 NMPA No. 1 award-winning newspaper

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