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It’s the

19th annual Car-A-Fair and Chili Cook-Off

in Carlsbad

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SCHEDULEFriday June 1 @ The Quarters

The Pleasure Pilots • 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

SaTurday, June 2 @ Wingfield ParkMark Kashmar • 12 to 12:45 p.m.Hard Knock Blues Band • 1 to 2:25 p.m.24/7 Blues Band w/ Gary Stamper2:30 to 3:45 p.m.Buzz & The Soul Senders • 4 to 5:30 p.m.

The Pleasure Pilots • 5:45 to 7:15 p.m.The Kinsey report • 7:30 to 9 p.m.

SaTurday, June 2 @ The QuartersFestival Musician’s Jam – Buzz & The

Soul Senders • 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday June 3 @ The QuartersSunday Blues & Bar-B-Q • 24/7 Blues Band

3 to 7 p.m.

Tickets $20 in advance $22 at the gate • All Active Military $15 in advance $20 at the gate • Kids 12 & Under FREE

advance sales call 866-207-4816 or 575-257-9535Buy online at www.ruidosoblues.comOr at The Quarters, 2535 Sudderth

Beer Tasting Tent presented by BudweiserFood • Beverages • Vendors • Games

Ok to bring water. No coolersor pets please.

MARK KASHMAR

HARD KNOCK BLUES BAND24/7 BLUES BANDBUZZ & THE SOUL SENDERS

THE PLEASUREPILOTS

THE KINSEY REPORT

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Welcome to MTD Media Radio and The ZineKim SmithTraffi c Director

When I fi rst came to southeast New Mexico fi ve years ago from southern California and started to work for MTD Radio, as a new-comer to the area I felt a little “uninformed.” But soon after learning about, and listening to, all fi ve of MTD Media’s broadcast stations I was surprised to learn about the wealth of events, sports, weather and news – in addition to the great music and advertiser’s sales or services. I recall after that, almost anything anybody would ask… I knew what was happening in southeast New Mexico. My experience with the broad-cast formats of MTD Media Radio included coverage of Lea County’s Hobbs and Lovington, Eddy County Carlsbad and Artesia, Chaves County Roswell as well as Lincoln and Otero

Counties Ruidoso areas and Alamogordo.

Now with The Zine mirroring the MTD radio geographic coverage and compli-menting the content… I feel listeners and readers will fi nd our radio broadcasts, live programs, including internet on-demand streaming - and the newsprint magazine - will give them the best source of news, current

topics, fun, entertainment, wide music formats and local travel. With many businesses now also advertising with MTD Radio and The Zine across coun-ties, listeners and readers can also learn more about their great offers, sales and services. Whether you are a local or a visitor, make MTD part of your family and use our wonderful sources to help you learn about the great goings-on in all of southeast New Mexico.

Kim [email protected]

THE NERVE 107.1 KTUM embraces new rock and

incorporates every aspect of the media listeners use

— online, social media and mobile.

• Area: Roswell, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia, Lov-ington and extreme west Texas

• Age group: 18-49• Daily & weekly rock-orient-

ed features• Rock Solid Morning Show

with Will Rooney, Full Metal Jackie

W105 KWMW provides the largest coverage area of any country station in SE New Mexico and West

Texas and is relayed to 99.1 Ruidoso. The popular

classic country format appeals to a broad age

listenership in the areas served.

• Area: Roswell, Artesia, Carlsbad, Hobbs, Loving-ton, Ruidoso and West Texas

• Age group: 18-54• Local and national sport-

ing events

MIX 96.7 KNMB fuses today’s best hit music

with local personality and information. MIX 96.7 is everywhere the listeners are, incorporating web, mobile and social media

as additional ways to reach potential customers.

• Cloudcroft and Ruidoso; soon to include Roswell & Alamogordo

• Age group: 25-44• Listener: adult contempo-

rary audience• All Request Wednesday

and the Morning Mix, both hosted by EZ Geezy

THE KID is one of the area’s most popular and powerful classic rock stations featuring the greatest album rock of the past 35 years.

• Area: Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Alto, Alamogo-rdo, Roswell

• Age group: 25-49• Listener: adult mainstream

audience• Daily & weekly rock-orient-

ed features• Rock Solid Morning Show

with Will Rooney, Frank’s Magic Bus, Little Stevens Underground Garage

Offering you focused messaginganchored to MTD Media’s weather and news programs. Choose from a variety

of demographics and geographies to send your message to attentive listeners

tuned into a wide range of weather and news formats.

KRUI is news, talk and tourism information for the well-informed and

loyal listener.

• Area: Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Alto

• Age group: 25-54• Listener: educated, middle

class• Rush Limbaugh, Glenn

Beck, Sean Hannity and more

• Local and national news• Upcoming tourism events• Local and national sport-

ing events

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direct mail to homes and post offi ce boxes located exclusively within Lincoln County.Over 3,000 papers are available at newsstands, stores and hotels throughout Lincoln, Lea,

Eddy, Chaves, and Otero Counties. First class subscriptions to the Ruidoso Free Pressare available for $80 by calling 575-258-9922. Classifi eds, legals, obituaries, wedding an-

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For submission of all editorial copy, press releases or letters to the editor, please email [email protected], or call 575-258-9922.

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Mexican Canyon trestle restorationCourtesy of the US Forest Service

The Lincoln National Forest is celebrating the successful stabilization of the Mexican Canyon Trestle and con-struction of the Trestle Vista Overlook on Saturday, June 2, in conjunction with American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day. It has rained in the moun-tains, trees are greening up, and it is time to get out and enjoy your National Forest.

Festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Trestle Recreation Area on the west side of Cloudcroft, with Smokey Bear sharing his fi re prevention message with kids of all ages. A short Children’s Hike will leave from the Trestle Recreation Area at 10 a.m. For those looking for a more strenuous experience, visit with guides who will be sharing information about the local history, vegetation, and wildlife along the Osha and Cloud-climbing Rail-Trails between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.

For philatelists, or stamp collectors, we will have a special stamp cancella-tion from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Trestle Vista along Highway 82. Justin Munoz of High Altitude outdoor store will lead a mountain bike ride down T-5002, the Old Cloudcroft Highway trail. Please reserve a space on that ride by calling 719-433-6590 or 575-682-1229. A shuttle will return you and your bike to the Trestle Recreation Area. Participants in any of these activities will receive a one-dollar off coupon re-deemable June 2 or 3 at the Sacramento

Mountains Historical Museum.Built in 1899 and currently listed

on the National Register of Historic Places, the Mexican Canyon Trestle is the signature icon for the mountain village of Cloudcroft, and an important symbol of the Sacramento Mountains’ rich railroad history. Standing 59 feet high and 323 feet in length the site was abandoned in 1947. The deterioration of the trestle compelled the Forest Ser-vice, the Village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association, and interested individuals to explore options to stabilize the trestle and provide a safe, inviting overlook for people to enjoy, where they could learn about this historic treasure. Commu-nity outreach resulted in a broad array of partners whose dedication laid the groundwork for the trestle restoration project to be one of the fi rst projects in New Mexico to take advantage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

For additional information on this event and the Lincoln National Forest, please contact the Supervisor’s Offi ce at 575-434-7200; the Smokey Bear Ranger District Offi ce at 575-257-4095; the Sacramento Ranger District Offi ce at 575-682-2551, or the Guadalupe Ranger District Offi ce at 575-885-4181, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Mon-day through Friday. You can also fi nd us at www.fs.usda.gov/lincoln and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Lin-colnUSForest.

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Eugene [email protected]

The Carlsbad Automotive Res-toration Society (C.A.R.S.) will be sponsoring the 20th Annual Car-A-Fair on June 1 and 2. C.A.R.S. is a club dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the vehicles that define our automotive history. The club wel-comes automobiles of interest from any age and country of origin. There are nearly 100 members - also of any age or country of origin.

The club was started 22 years ago by combining membership from two smaller Carlsbad clubs - the Mustang Club and the Classic Chevy Club. Since Carlsbad is really too small to support single car make clubs,

C.A.R.S was opened up to all makes and members. Owning a car is not a requirement to join the club. The only requirement is just have to have a keen interest in the automobile.

The annual Car-A-Fair has had as many as 193 vehicles attend the show from as far away as Florida. The show is a big hit and well attended by New Mexico and West Texas classic car owners. The club hosts h a picnic on Friday night providing weenies, chips, cookies and drinks for early regis-trants, as well as a cruise through town ending up at the Fiesta Drive-in Theater for a free movie. Registration and the show itself is Saturday. There will be many door prizes, DJ mu-sic, food and car-related vendors.

The car club is also partnering with the folks running the Chili Cook-Off. The chili cook-off, in its 19th year will have some keen competition and tasty chili and many other activities for adults and kids such as a volleyball tournament at the Beach Band Shell. There will also be a Fire Fighters Combat Challenge for the best chili.

Come out for a day of fun and HOT food.

C.A.R.S. also sponsors the United Way Car Show in Carlsbad every October with proceeds going to the United Way of Carlsbad. We are proud to be able to support this worthy orga-nization.

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Active duty U.S. military offered free entrance to all national parks

SALT FLAT, TEXAS - To show appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, beginning May 19 – Armed Forces Day – the National Park Service began issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for ac-tive duty military members and their de-pendents. “We all owe a debt to those who sacrifice so much to protect our country,” said Guadalupe Mountains National Park Superintendent Dennis A. Vásquez. “We are proud to recognize these brave men and women and hope that a visit to this or any national park will offer an opportu-nity to unwind, relax, rejuvenate, and just have fun with their families.”

Active duty members of the U.S. Military and their dependents can pick up their pass at the Pine Springs Visitor Center, which is open every day, except Dec. 25, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. They

must show a current, valid military iden-tification card to obtain their pass. More information is available at www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm.

This military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass also permits free entrance to sites managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Forest Service. “Through the years, military members, especially those far from home in times of conflict, have found inspiration in America’s patriotic icons and majestic landscapes, places like the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon that are cared for by the National Park Service and symbolize the nation that their sacri-fices protect,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis.

Brantley Lake – Eddy County’s water wonderland

Brantley Lake has a rich, colorful past. Located north of Carlsbad, the lake was created in 1988 by completion of a four-mile-long dam across the Pecos River. The dam holds back some 42,000 acre-feet of water that keep the secrets of one of the wildest Wild West towns.

Seven Rivers, so named for the seven arroyos entering the Pecos, was a booming town of 300 in the 1880s. This once-raucous town now lies silent beneath Brantley Lake. At its height, it boasted a post office, two stores, a hotel, a school and two saloons – one reportedly had eas-ily removable doors that served as stretch-ers for those who were slow on the draw.

The town’s desperado image was re-confirmed with archeological excava-tion of the graves in Seven Rivers’s Boot Cemetery and reinterment of remains in Artesia’s Twin Oaks Cemetery. A memo-rial in their honor reads: “This monument was erected in memory of all whose lives ended at Seven Rivers, many as victims of the time and place in which they lived. Only a few were old. All played a part in

settling the last frontier.” Of the 14 bodies of men between ages 18 and 45, ten bore fragments of bullets and knives. They died over trespassing and rustling accusa-tions, Union and Confederate alliances, and personal vendettas. The nearest sher-iff was 125 miles away in Lincoln. Fugi-tive Billy the Kid, rustler Bob Edwards, rancher John Chisum, saloonkeeper Les Dow, and the Jones family are among the characters who made Seven Rivers legendary.Southern lake

Brantley Lake is the southernmost lake in New Mexico, offering water sports and year-round camping to visitors.Fishing fun

Anglers can catch a variety of warm water fish such as largemouth bass, wall-eye, channel catfish, white bass, bluegill and crappie.Getting there

Brantley Lake State Park is 12 miles north of Carlsbad via U.S. 285, then 4.5 miles northeast on Eddy County Road 30.





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Safari Club supports youth and conservation eff orts

The Southern New Mex-ico Safari Club Chapter has a strong commitment to the mission of Safari Club Interna-tional and also to the education of hunters, sportsmen, women, and especially youngsters, who are interested in the outdoors, hunting and shooting.

To help accomplish the goals of this Mission, the Chapter has been active in sending local teachers to the “American Wilderness Leadership School” (AWLS). These workshops are held each summer at SCI facilities in Jackson Hole, Wyo. and also in Bryant Pond, Maine. Our chapter has sponsored numerous local teachers from School Districts all over Southern New Mexico to the AWLS program.

The Chapter also provided the funds to place and maintain a Sensory Safari at the New Mexico School for the Visually Handi-

capped. A most rewarding and moving program whereby indi-viduals with visual impairment are offered a unique opportu-nity to “see” wildlife through the sense of touch. By utilizing donated and borrowed animal mounts, skins, skulls and horns, thousands of individu-

als who are visually impaired and disabled have been able to gain a “visual” perspec-tive of what nature’s animals are like. Whether touching the inside of an alliga-tor’s long snout, feeling the serpentine neck of a giraffe, stroking the thick fur of a bear, or hearing the game calls of waterfowl and big game, the participants get to experience what even many sighted people have not.

Other programs available through SCI include B.O.W. (Becoming an Outdoors Woman), the Student AWLS Program and the Hunter Apprentice Program.

Mainstreet Hobbs –‘It all happens here’

“It All Happens Here” is the offi cial slogan for our town, and it’s lived out at Hobbs MainStreet. In our downtown area we have a shopping, entertainment, restau-rants, and a park. Come visit us for food, fun and great stores.

The essence of MainStreet Hobbs is to identify new market opportunities for the traditional commercial district, fi nd new uses for historic commercial build-ings and stimulate investment in property. With a comprehensive approach, our goal is to develop a thorough understanding of the districts economic condition; identify opportunities by focusing on incremental changes that will gradually improve the

area’s economic foundation and eventu-ally enable large-scale investments. This effort will only be possible through active partnerships with community members and organizations.

MainStreet Hobbs, Inc. is a New Mex-ico Department of Economic Development offi cially-certifi ed MainStreet Program that is also recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Main Street Center as an offi cially national Main Street Program that follows precisely the Four Point Approach of the National Trust. Established in 1997, the program in Hobbs has been working in many ways to improve the heart of the community.


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Here’s a sample of our lunch fare featuring our new sandwiches:

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Grilled Cheese $5.95Choice of American, cheddar,

Mozzarella, Swiss or pepper jackon Texas Toast or Rye Bread

BLT $5.95Choice of cheeses, apple wood smokedChoice of cheeses, apple wood smoked

bacon, green leaf lettuce, tomatoon Texas toast or Rye bread

BBQ Chicken Sliders $6.95Smaller version of our BBQ chicken sandwich, your choice of mild, wild,

or volcanic

Breakfast Baguette Sandwich $8.95Breakfast Baguette Sandwich $8.95Baguette sandwich made with over hard eggs, rashers, sausage, served with chips

Crab Sandwich $7.95One of our Doolin Crab

cakes on a corn dusted bun

Fish Sliders $7.95Battered cod on slider buns





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Photo courtesy of David Tremblay, Lincoln County

St. Joseph Apache Mission –New life for a legacy

Courtesy of St. Joseph Apache Mission, Mescalero

More than 20 years went into the building of St. Joseph Apache Mission. The Mission was mainly the inspiration and work of Father Albert Braun, O.F.M., who fi rst came to Mescalero as a young Franciscan friar in 1916. Soon after he arrived he saw the need for a new church because the old adobe structure was too small and in poor condition.

Father Albert’s work in Mescalero was interrupted in 1918 when he went to Europe as an Army Chaplain. Upon return-ing to Mescalero after the war he was determined to build a church like the grand Cathedrals in Europe to serve the Apache people and as a memorial to those who had died in the war.

Father Albert received permission to build a church, but was given no fund-ing. Armed with $100 left from his Army pay and a free pass to ride the railroad, he went to Philadelphia to see noted architect, William Stanton. Inspired by the dream of Fr. Albert, Mr. Stanton drew the plans as a gift. In 1920 with a couple of volunteers the foundation, which is seven feet deep in places, was dug and construction was underway.

Tony Leyva, a stonemason and friend of Father Albert’s from Santa Barbara, Calif., volunteered to come to Mescalero and help Father Albert build the Mis-sion. Tony asked only for room and board and to be returned to Santa Barbara to be buried next to his wife upon his death. The construction was done mostly by volun-teers, including Father Albert and several Franciscan friars.

All material used is native to the local-ity. In the winter stone was quarried about four miles west of the Mission in Bent. The stones were then hauled to the building site in the spring. The lime for the mortar was burned in pits near the Mission. The stones were laid during the summer and fall. The timbers for the ceiling and roof were purchased from a local sawmill. The tiles for the roof and fl oor came from the old La Luz Pottery Plant in nearby La Luz. The lighting fi xtures were designed and made in

Juarez, Mexico.In 1939 the building was considered

complete, and a grand dedication ceremony was held on the fourth of July. For many years the windows were boarded up for lack of funds. The present windows were specially designed for the Mission and in-stalled in 1961 by a glass company from El Paso. The Mission is laid out in the form of a cross. It is 64 feet wide and 131 feet long. It is 50 feet to the rafters, and 80 feet to the roof peak. The tip of the cross on the bell tower is 103 feet high. The bell tower walls are four feet thick at the base.

The grave outside of the Mission is for a Franciscan friar, Brother Salesius. He was killed during construction of the mission while trying to unload one of the heavy stones from the truck. Brother Salesius had been an artilleryman for the German Army in World War I.

Father Albert served as a Chaplain in World War II and survived three and a half years as a prisoner of war in the Philippines. After the war, Fr. Albert returned to Mescalero and rededicated St. Joseph Apache Mission to the veterans of both World Wars. In 1947 Fr. Albert was transferred to Phoenix; where he went on to serve the Mexican-American popula-tion with the same zeal he had brought to his ministry among the Apaches. He died in a nursing home in Phoenix on March 6, 1983 at the age of 93. His remains were returned to his beloved Mission, and are buried in the sanctuary.

Improvements have been made to the Mission through the years. The roof has been repaired, the center arch has been reinforced, and the windows have been strengthened and replaced.

In the 1960s the tile roof was redone. In 1986 a radiant heating system was in-stalled which involved retiling the fl oor. At that time the baptistery at the base of the bell tower was turned into a daily chapel.

Artwork has been added over the years, including the pictures of the Apache leaders in the back of the Mission, and the three-part mural depicting an Apache puberty ceremony with the traditional crown dancers. The Stations of the Cross

were brought over from the Philippines and mounted on backgrounds painted by a local parishioner, Bruce Klinekole II. The icon of the Apache Christ above the altar in the front of the Mission was painted for the Mescalero Apache people in 1989 by artist Robert Lentz of Albuquerque.

Today the Mission remains an active parish church with 385 parish families and thousands of visitors from around the world. It is an important center for com-

munity activities. The food bank serves hundreds of people a year. There is a gift shop with many Native American items for sale, and an information center for visitors to enjoy.

The goal of the Restoration Commit-tee and crew is to keep the Mission open and usable during the nearly $3 million restoration process. Visitors are always welcome and are encouraged to visit this cherished and sacred space often.



Joe said it would be easy. All I’d need to do was pass a driving test and then ask for a motorcycle endorsement and I’d be ready to explore William Least-Heat-Moon’s blue highways. I was about to turn 19 and I’d never driven (legally), much less a manual transmission 289 Mustang. But Joe was a confi dent soul.

To my utter amaze-ment, Joe drove me to the Portales DMV where I passed a written test I hadn’t studied for (“No books.”), passed a driving test I wasn’t ready for (abrupt clutch engagement), and received a mo-torcycle endorsement for a vehicle I didn’t have (or know how to operate) and all this “certifi cation” took less than an hour. I wanted to shout to those enslaved by the bus and subway schedules of the East that freedom awaited them in the desert paradise of the Llano Estacado. Now I needed a non-pedal vehicle. I also kept my mouth shut.

I had saved the massive sum of $400 as a result of my line work at the Melrose Peanut Factory and Joe (my ride) said it was time for the next step, the actual purchase of a motorcycle (the operation of which was still a mystery) from the Clovis Honda dealer. Mom was not happy but it’s amazing how much courage can be acquired in a 2,000-mile separation. Joe knew I couldn’t ride the bike back to the dorm at Eastern, so after I paid my peanut cash for a used Honda CB 160, I drove (my fi rst solo) his “four on the fl oor” Mus-tang the 19 miles back to Portales and he

parked the bike in front of my dorm window where I could see but not touch it.

“Pull in the clutch lever with your left hand. Press quickly on the shift lever with your left foot for fi rst gear. Ease off the rear brake lever with your right foot. Twist the rotational right hand grip, the throttle, with your right hand as you release the front brake and clutch levers,” said Joe. Obviously, I was a

limb or two short. “Oh, and look straight ahead, not at the controls,” he continued as he nonchalantly sucked on his fi lter-less Camel.

Well dear readers, you guessed it. Not enough clutch slippage and too much throttle resulted in one heck of a wheelie as I slid off the seat, almost ripping off the tail light assembly with important, personal body parts, and my feet pound-ing spiritedly across the parking lot with my hands frozen on the handlebar and throttle. My feeble grey matter processed the information – “Reverse twist.” And I did so with my torso slamming into the seat as I wheelied no more. In pure, cat-like instinct, my now splayed feet kept me upright and with my hands (and body) registering a solid 10 on the Richter Scale as adrenalin replaced my normal blood supply. What seemed like an eternity lasted but a few seconds; it was one of those defi ning moments of life.

Or rather, it was the life of the mo-ment that enabled a lifetime of motorized two-wheeled adventure.

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Lucky for us, bananas are available all year long. They are rich in simple carbohy-drates, vitamin B6, vi-tamin C, Folic acid and potassium, magnesium and manganese. Ba-nanas are also a natural source of the nutritional compound Fructooligo-saccharide also known as FOS, which accord-ing to Bridgette Mars, a nutritional consultant out of Boulder, Colo. “are chains of sugar molecules that help support populations of regularity along with its support in both immune and liver functions.

Bananas are considered ripe when they are completely yellow without any green. Unripe bananas can be diffi cult for the body to digest, so consuming unripe bananas should be avoided. It has been suggested that we purchase or-ganic bananas because they are primar-ily less processed.

Bananas can be used in several dif-ferent ways to create more than a few tasty and healthy snacks. Check these ideas out:

Vanilla banana ice cream - mix two frozen bananas, ½ tsp. vanilla and fi ve pitted dates (soaked in water for 20

minutes) in a food pro-cessor until smooth. Liven it up a bit by adding fresh fruits as a topping such as blue-berries, strawberries or fresh peaches. Almond slivers, peanuts or crushed pecans add to this healthy delight.

Strawberry banana ice cream - you can follow the instructions for vanilla ice cream, minus the vanilla and then add a

handful of fresh strawberries.Smoothie - 1 banana, 1 cup of fresh

strawberries, ½ cup of fresh peaches, ½ cup water and ½ cup of ice. Blend, serve and enjoy.

Banana and apple wraps - Warm up whole wheat tortillas (read ingre-dients for healthiest choice) add sliced bananas, sliced apples, cinnamon and honey to taste and you have an excel-lent breakfast, snack or dessert.

Fruit salad - 1 banana sliced, 1 apple sliced, 1 cup sliced grapes and 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries. Mix these items and devour.

They can also add fl avor to your favorite healthy breakfast cereal and lessen the need for added sugars be-cause of their natural sweet fl avor.

Angie [email protected]

Go bananas for health






LEACAPROCK COUNTRY

HOBBS • LOVINGTON


CHAVESPECOS VALLEY

ROSWELL




An evening with piano manDoug Montgomery

ALTO – Back by popular demand, pianist Doug Montgomery returns to the Spencer Theater on Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. for a concert of classical music and popular show tunes.

A resident of Santa Fe since 1982, Mont-gomery spends most summers as the featured entertainer at the famed Vanessie Restaurant where he enchants audiences from all cor-ners of the planet. Acclaimed by the Hol-lywood Reporter as being “The best piano bar we have ever experienced,” the affable and entertaining Juilliard-trained pianist is often regarded as the Michael Feinstein of the southwest and is fondly considered New Mexico’s own “Piano Man.”

Equally at home performing Chopin, Puccini and Rachmaninoff, or singing hit songs by Gerswin, Lloyd Webber or Billy Joel, Montgomery is the consummate show-man whose talents both mesmerizes and ingratiate to marvelous effect.

With 12 versatile piano recordings, Montgomery’s most recent release, “Medi-terranean Nights” is a 23-track compilation of classic songs of romance like “Besame Mucho,” “Theme from ‘The Godfather,’” “Amor Amor Amor” and “O Sole Mio.” Critics have applauded the release for its dreamy elegance and sophistication. “Doug Montgomery is a rare and gifted pianist who knows how to perfectly showcase a movie theme or popular song with just the right amount of embellishment and sophistica-tion to captivate, inspire and entertain. Each interpretation is a masterful rendering of elegance and artistry.”

Tickets to the performance are $49 and $46. Call the Spencer Box Offi ce at 575-336-4800 or go online to www.spencertheater.com for tickets and information. The event is sponsored in part by Fran Redinger. A pre-show Lasagna buffet will be in the Crystal Lobby at 6 p.m. Buffet tickets $20.


EVENTS CALENDARLEA COUNTY EDDY COUNTY CHAVES COUNTY LINCOLN COUNTY OTERO COUNTY

HOBBS:JuneSun’s Sunday Traditional Worship

Service, 8:45 a.m. First United Methodist Church Of Hobbs

Sunday Morning Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. First Baptist Church

Sunday Contemporary Wor-ship Service, 11 a.m. First United Methodist Church Of Hobbs

1-2 Urinetown, 8 p.m. The Com-munity Players of Hobbs

3 Urinetown, 2 p.m. The Com-munity Players of Hobbs

8-9 Urinetown, 8 p.m. The Com-munity Players of Hobbs

19 School Board Meeting, 6 p.m. Hobbs Municipal Schools

July17 School Board Meeting, 6 p.m.

Hobbs Municipal Schools 19-21 Disney’s Aladdin, Junior, 7 p.m.

The Community Players of Hobbs22 Disney’s Aladdin, Junior, 7 p.m.

The Community Players of HobbsAug25 Crystals n Cowboys Fashion

Show and Auction, 4 p.m.

LOVINGTON:June15-16 Smokin’ on the Plaza, New

Mexico State Championship, IBCA Sanctioned BBQ Cook O� , Central Plaza. For more information, call Lovington Mainstreet, 396-1418

To post your event here send to:[email protected]

or call the 575-258-9922

CARLSBAD:JuneWed’s Co� ee Connection, 7 a.m. Trinity

Hotel2 Music and the Moon, 6:30 p.m.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park

Full Moon Walk, 8 p.m. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park

5 Transit of Venus and Solar View-ing, 4 p.m. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park

15-17 Roadrunner Gem and Mineral Show, 9 a.m. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park

30 Music and the Moon, 6:30 p.m. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park

Full Moon Walk, 8:15 p.m. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park

ARTESIA:June6 Brown Bag Theatre in Heritage

Walkway - OPAC7 Summer Classic Movies – OPAC9-10 Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball

– CoC. Come out and show o� your street ball skills!

9-10 Georgia Loyd Memorial Swing N Scramble - CoC

13 Brown Bag Theatre in Heritage Walkway - OPAC

14 Summer Classic Movies - OPAC Relay For Life - CoC18 Missoula Children’s Theatre

Week Begins - OPAC20 Brown Bag Theatre in Heritage

Walkway - OPAC21 Summer Classic Movies – OPAC22-24 Roswell Comic Con & Roswell

International Sci-Fi Film Festi-val – CoC

23 Missoula Children’s Theatre Performances - OPAC

ECSRA Registered Sporting Clays Shoot - ECSRA

28 Summer Classic Movies - OPAC29-30 Tate Branch Auto Group 1st An-

nual Smokin’ On The Pecos BBQ Cook-O� – CoC

First Annual Kansas City BBQ Society and Rocky Mountain BBQ Society sanctioned compe-tition, presented by Devon Energy

29-30 E-Waste Collection - ACB29 Films Made in New Mexico

“Westerns Part 4” - OPAC30 United Way Sporting Clays Fun

Shoot – ECSRA

ROSWELL:JuneSat’s Enchanted Evening, 8 p.m.

Bottomless Lakes State Park 1-2 Proposals, 7:30 p.m. Roswell

Community Little Theatre 9 Enameling with Logan Howe

and Jeremy Howe, 10 a.m. Roswell Museum and Art Center

23 Star Party, 8:30 p.m. Bottomless Lakes State Park


or call the 575-258-9922

JuneSun’s Sundays Under The Stars, 6-11

p.m. Inn of the Mountain Gods. Live music and a movie after sun-set. www.innofthemountaingods.com, 800-545-9011

3 St. Joseph Apache Mission Parish Bazaar, 12 - 5 p.m. 626 Mission Trail. Games, arts & crafts, entertainment. www.stjosephmis-sion.org, 575-464-4473

4 Kellie Pickler, 8 p.m. Inn of the Mountain Gods. Country music art-ist made famous on the 5th season of American Idol. Her latest album “100 Proof” was released in Janu-ary. www.innofthemountaingods.com. 800-545-9011


or call the 575-258-9922

ALTO:May26 Gregg Rolie Band, 8 p.m. Spen-

cer Center For The Performing ArtsJune2 Masonic Lodge #41 Bene� t

Poker Run, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Eagle Creek RV Park, Ski Run Road. 575-354-5707.

RUIDOSO:May31 Line Dance Jamboree, 2-4 and

6-9 p.m. Ruidoso Convention Cen-ter; begins with a workshop with local choreographers and resumes with an all-request dance session. 575-336-7034

June1 Line Dance Jamboree, 10 a.m. -

3 p.m. Ruidoso Convention Center; continuation from 5/31. 575-336-7034

1-2 “The Day They Kidnapped The Pope,” 7 p.m. ENMU-R Annex, 203 White Mountain Drive. Presented by the Lincoln County Community Theater. www.lcct-nm.com

1-2 “Next to Normal,” 7:30 p.m. both days & 2 p.m. June 2. Presented by the HUB Theatre Group, RHS Performance Art Center, 125 Warrior Drive. 806-300-5962, 222.hubtheatregroup.org

2 Mountain of Blues Festival, 12 - 8:30 p.m. Wing� eld Park. www.ruidosoblues.com, 575-257-9533

2 Kid’s Fishing Day, Grindstone Lake, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Canoe rides, lectures, refreshments and Smokey the Bear. 575-257-5030

9 Ruidoso Sprint & Kids Triath-lons, 8 a.m. Wing� eld Park

RUIDOSO DOWNS:June2 Free Spirit Handicap, Ruidoso

Downs Race Track9 Ruidoso Futurity & Ruidoso

Derby, Ruidoso Downs Race Track Rag Rug Festival and Gift

Show, 10 a.m. The Hubbard Museum of the American West

10 Rag Rug Festival and Gift Show, 10 a.m. The Hubbard Museum of the American West

WHITE OAKS:JuneFri’s The Rascal Fair and White Oaks

Community Market, 5 p.m. to dark. Produce, plants, � owers, crafts and entertainment

ALAMOGORDO:June2 Summer in the City, 10 a.m.

Celebrate NM Statehood Centennial at the Historic Alameda Park on White Sands Blvd. Live entertain-ment, food booths, carnival rides and vendor stands. Sponsored by the Alamogordo CofC and the City of Alamogordo. 575-437-6120

4 White Sands National Monu-ment Full Moon Concert, 9 p.m., dedicated to the NM Statehood Centennial. Nothing is more breath-taking than the white sand dunes bathed in moonlight and wonderful music adds to the enchantment. 575-679-2599 ex 210

6-7 Mammoths to Missiles; The Human History of the Tularosa Basin. Wed. afternoon and Thurs. morning. Join this White Sands Institute � eld seminar and visit locations at White Sands Missile Range rarely open to the public. 575-439-3626

10-16 Honoring our Wounded Warriors NM American Legion Riders Centennial Run. Contact Ed Darrell Winfree 430-7755 or Milton Chestnut 446-9045.

16 Celebrate New Mexico Centen-nial by attending a book signing by Author Loretta Hall. Signing “Out of This World: New Mexico’s Contributions to Space Travel” 5 - 7 p.m. at Books Revisited in White Sands Mall. 575-443-1011

Centennial Relay for Life at Griggs Field on North Florida Av. Celebrate cancer survivors and to raise money for cancer research. Begins Sat. 5 p.m. and ends Sun. 7 a.m. Contact Patti Ren 572-3047 or Pat Tedford 575-437-5164.

16-17 Model Rockets Discharge Expo Contact Hugh Malcolm, 575-434-5441. Location is on Mesa Verde Ranch Road. Follow signs.

17-23 Juneteenth NAACP Parade and program on Bu� alo Soldiers. 575-437-8118

20, 21-23 Southern New Mexico Centennial Quilt Show. Hundreds of quilts on display many of them antique quilts and some for sale. Located at the Otero County Fair Grounds, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. 575-437-4880

29-30 Folklore Tale Lady of White Sands portrayed in Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Dept of Dance, NMSU-Las Cruces. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. 575-491-5972

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