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. Eugene Heathman!Ruidoso Free Press Above, several armored vehicles were deployed by the New Mexico State Police during an early morning raid in Ruidoso Tuesday. Below, both Aaron Ramos and Britta11y Caughron are being sought on arrest warrants for the charges affiliated wi~h Tuesday's raid. Anyone ~lth

Eugene Heathn,an Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com

The early morning peace and q~iet of midtown Ruidoso was shattered by explosions and a state polic~ helicopter as a SWAT situation developed in the early hours Tuesday morning at Pipe and W~gfield roads in Ruidoso. The situation began at approxi­mately 4:45 a.m., awakening residents with a New Mexico State Police helicopter searching the area.

approximately 5 a.m. Tuesday, a search warrant was executed by the White Mountain Narcot­ics Enforcement Unit and the . New Mexico State Police Spe: cial Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) at 203 Ridge Road in Ruidoso on property occupied by Aaron Ramos, 36, and Brittany Caughron, 23.

.,.....,.,.· • information on their where­abouts or with other informa­tion relating to Ramos or Caughron are encouraged to call the Lincoln County Sheriff's office at 800-

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- ni.e White Mountain Narcotics Enforcement Unit is a task force comprised of officers from the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office, Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs Police. The search warrant was

See RAID, pg. A3

Crowded field of candidates ready to run in election

Head in the clouds

Eugene He~thman . EditQr eugene@iuidosofreepress. com

With the March municipal elections just around the comer, the field of candidates throwing their hat in the ring to :till a variety of · vacant seats is crowded and competitive.

Ruidoso Village Clerk Irma Devine re­ported that Rafael Salas, Tim Coughlin and John Cornelius submitted candidate packets for

Rafael Salas

village council. Gloria Sayers, Dan

Jones atl.d Tom Battin are running for mayor.

In the Ruidoso regu-

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lar municipal election, up for grabs are the fol­lowing elective offices: One mayor for a four­

See ELECTION, pg. A3

New Year, same fight, no resolution in ~ight County and 'GSWA continue to drift

Erik LeDuc/Ruidoso Free Press Matt Silva, Saturday's leading snowboarder in Ski Apa~he's second Terrain Park Competition, flies high on a back-flip, slowly arcing over the jumps before coming down to earth. For more on this event, see page 82.

By Erik leDuc Reporter erik@ruidosofreepress.com

Editor~ note: this is the second of a two-part series covering issues between the county. Alto a.nd Greentree Solid Waste Authority.

Despite recent hints at compromise be* tween Lincoln County and Greentree Solid Waste Authority, any chance of an agreement between the two entities seems to have gone out the windo~ as commissioners moved to continue their plans to depart the Joint Powers Agreement that forms GSWA during a special meeting on Jan. 2.

Commissioner Mark Doth, the county's representative on GSWA's board, made the motion to direct County Manager Nita Taylor and County Attorney Alan Morel to "negoti-

ate on our behalf with the firm Melendres Melendres & Harrigan for our withdrawal from GSWA."

The law firm is based out of Albuquerque. Commissioner Preston Stone added, "for

the record, 1' that the withdrawal would be "with prejudice.'' ·

The motion carried unanimously, followed by another motion from Doth to draft a letter of support for Morel against GSWA's com­plaint to the New Mexico Disciplinary Board, which also carried unanimously.

The basis of GSWA's filing against Mo-rel is a perceived conflict of interest in his representation of Lincoln County as well as representation of Sierra Contracting, the trash hauler that won the bid to handle Alto's waste after it discontinued GSWA's services. Alto is an unincorporated part of Lincoln County, and

thus subject to county rulings and contracts, the complaint contended.

County issues Though the-relationship between the

county and Greentree was mostly soured by the withdrawal of Alto from the collection area in late 2012 -legally or illegally is still a matter in the courts - a number of issue have existed between the two entities,

Under the initial JPA, the county had two votes -not much to Ruidoso's former five, but significant in the face of the single vote from the other participating entities that still remain active. Though GSWA representatives have stated that number was amended to a single vote each in 1998, when Ruidoso formalized its changed relationship with the authority,

See LC/GSWA, pg. AS

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Plloto courtesy Katherine Sanchez Meador Another Lincoln County ranch Corrientes caWfacing' the new year.

Aki Apache Disabled Skiers Program

Courtesy pllolo Frederic Moras, race director of the Ski Run Road Challenge Runs1 presents a check for $3,300 to Shippen Salas, program director of the Ski Apache Disabled Skiers Program (SADSP). The 12.5-mile run, held the last July, has donated $15,000 to the program since 2007. "We are so grateful every year to the Ski Run Road Challenge:' Salas said."lt helps

·tremendously in our goal to give everyone the opportunity to enjoy skiing and the outdoors:' Another fund~raising event for SADSP is the annual silent auction Jan. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. To donate items or to volunteer, call 575- 464· 3193. Pictured are Back row (1-r): Marty Davenport, tori Lamphere, Shippen Salas, Joanne Habelt, Frederic Moras (with hat); Front row (l~r): Riley the dog & owner Sarita General, craySmith.

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LCMC welcomes first baby of 2014 ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ Yanel Gutierrez and Dr. Deborah Hewitt delivered Adamari is a top priority for everyone at LCMC John Mendez, from Mendez, newborn female, at 12:30 p.m. and especially in her department. · Tularosa, sit with their Jan. 3, to Yanel Gutierrez and John Men- Patsy Parker, Director of Patient Care firs.t baby1 Adamari dez of Tularosa. Baby Adamari weighed Services said LCMC strives to provide the Mendez who was LC- six pounds, 14.4 ou11ces and was 19 best birthing experience possible for every MC's first baby of 2014. inches long. patient and family the hospital serves. Adal'flarl was born LCMC is owned by the county of "It is a privilege that so many families Friday, Jan. 3, at 12:30 Lincoln and is managed by Presbyterian choose to share this life-changing mo-

p.m, and she weighed Health care Services; an integrated, not- ment with LCMC," Parker said. "The La-six pounds 14.4 for-profit healthcare system. bor and Delivery staff does an outstand-ounces and was 19 Adamari is the couple's first child. ing job handling the volume of deliveries, inches long. "While baby Adamari was the first' baby which can be as many as six deliveries in

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_ Gloria Sayers

year term to be elected at · large and three councHors

for four-year terms to be elected at large.

The regular municipal election for the election of municipal officers will be March 4.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center,

RAID, from pg. A 1

Dan Jones

111 Sierra Blanca Drive. For tWo Ruidoso Downs

council seats, Tom E. Ann­strong Sr.,· former mayor of Ruidoso Downs, who was voted out in the 2012 mayoral election,

Wayne G. Williams, who can be described as a "pro­fessional watchdog," at­tends every meeting where

Tom Battin

he and his wife continually take th~ council, mayor and city staff to task for various issues.

TQnuny L. Hood, the in­cumbent, runs the Ruidoso Downs Senior Center.

William R. Duniap and Margie R. Morales also filed for the vacant council positions.

the result of an ongoing three-month inves­tigation by Agents from White Mountain Narcotics Enforcement Unit that resulted in arrest warrants being issued for Aaron Ramos and Britanny Caughron,· both of whom reside at 203. Ridge Road.

were present in the residence at the time. Residents nearby reported at least one

"flash bomb" -type explosion and other 'popping' sounds were reported at 5:10 a.m. The rental complex was surrounded by New Mexico State Police Department officers in tactical gear. Police officers on the scene announced to neighbors they were making an arrest and ordered resi­

A separate investigation also was being conducted by the Otero County Narcotics Enforcement Unit with Ramos and Caugh­ron· as the suspects. Ramos is charged dents indoors for their safety.

Shortly afterward another loud flash bomb type explosion was heard. At ap­proximately 6:30 tactical VeP\clf1Sf~- :· ; , mainedon the scene. Ruidoso' Police· '

ing one set of twins. LCMC's L&bor and ·Delivery department cared for 858 outpa­tients in 2013.

"Everyone at LCMC is truly honored to be a part of this memorable experience for Yanel, John and baby Adamari," said Felicia Garwood, Labor and Delivery Manager at LCMC. "We're glad they chose LCMC as a part of this milestone in their lives.

· Garwood said ItCMC has focused on more community outreach programs including prenatal, breastfeeding and sib-

Lincoln County Medical Center is a · county-owned facility leased and man- . age~ by Presbyterian HealthcareSer­vices. This partnership has existed since 1972 and is dedicated to improving fhe health of individuals, families and com­munities. Lincoln County Medical Center and Presbyterian Healthcare Services op­erate a hospital, six clinics and a county~ wide ambulance service. Lincoln County Medical Center employs more than 250 people, including more than 15 providers throughout Lincoln County.

Missing horse found in good health By Matthew Midgett .

"Pasha," an 18-year-oldArabian horse, lost near Fort Stanton since Thursday, Dec. 26, was found Jan. 2 by local pho­tographer JosephArcura, who was hiking in a rugged canyon below Highway 220. Arcura spotted the horse in deep brush. · He was unaware of the recent week-long search for the horse by numerous indi-

. viduals and groups. The former endurance horse was still

wearing the bridle and saddle which had slipped under the horse when he became spooked ana lost his rider.

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member Matthew Midgett, who had or­ganized the search, took the horse to vet­erinarian Becky Washburn, who declared Pasha "in remarkable condition."

Pasha waited at Midgett's Followed Dream Ranch for his owners to pick bini up and return him to their Roswell home.

Said owner Kevin Bradley, "You don't often see a real miracle. I can't thank Matt and all the others enough."

Courtesy photo Joe Arcura (center), who spotted the horse in deep brush, along with other volunteer searchers at the recovery site near Hi$)hway 220.

. with two counts of trafficking a controlled substance, one co wit each of possession of a dangerous drug for sale, possession of a. firearm by a .felon and possession of<lrug paraphernalia. He is also charged, ~ith tWo counts ofpei.jury. Caughron is also·wan:te:d for failure to comply with conditions of release following an arrest for possession of heroin.

S~cured the area and roads ,~Q,Jh.e~ C,~!.J:lpl~~ , r•: . .·.· were blocked. ·--' .,.l, .,,.' _,. " ... o~ .. c •..

Both Ramos and Caughron are being sought on arrest warrants for the charges listed: ·

Additional charges are pending on both individuals. New Mexico State Police con­ducted a dynamic entry into the residence at 203 Ridge Road to execute the search warrant, but neither :Ramos nor Caughron

Anyone with information on their whereabouts or with other information relating to Ramos or Caughron are encour­aged to call the Lincoln County sheriff's office at 800-687-2419 or 575-648-2341.

Important oew facts to consider for 2014 "The art of life is to know how'to enjoy a little and to

endure much." ~Ludwig Wittgenstein

Here are some updates that may serve you weli this year: • Too muclt sitting may lead to depression. The Ameri­

can Journal of Preventive Medicine cited a study saying that women who sit for more than seven hours · a day are 47 percent more likely to be depressed than those who sit for four hours or less a day. More importantly, women who don't exercise were found to be 99 percent more likely to have depression.

• Music and prayer. According to a new study, play­ing music' and praying are as effective as a good diet, exercise, or not smoking in preventing heart attacks. The analysis of nine trials found that mortality rates and heart attacks were cut by 55 percent.

• Combating snoring witlt singing during tlze day. The International Journal of Otolaryngology (try say-ing that three times really fast) released a new study concluding that vocal exercises similar to those used • by professional singers can stop snoring by strength­ening muscles in the soft palate and upper throat. In terms of relationships, you single folk may want to consider marrying a singer to avoid sleepless nights!

• Too much sle.ep. The Journal of Psychiatric Research published a study concluding that people in their 60s and 70s who sleep more than nine hours a n,ight could cause memory loss and raise the risk of dementia. Those who slt::pt the longest suffered almost twice as

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• An encouraging word for us older folks. A study recently published in Psychology and Aging found that although it gets harder to learn new infonnation as one gets older (fluid intelligence), it is offset by an increased ability to make decisions; due to knowl­edge and experience (crystallized intelligence). In a series of test older folk had a better understanding of :finances than younger people, thus making better financial decisions.

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OPINION Just the post-Christmas facts, ma 'a~

I should have created a questionnaire before I married.

There are all sorts of issues i would have listed in an effort to cover all the bases, so there would be· minimal surprises.

But I didn't

their obvious ignorance. It's like trying to add ketchup to dessert, because the stories just don't mix at all.

Now, post-Christmas and in the midst of de-decorating in prepa­ration for next Y€.lar's holiday season, here are , the facts.

I had no idea there were so many opinions a,bout the correct way to accomplish menial tasks. Hanging toill.'lt pape1~ squeezing toothpaste· tubes;folding socks and

Sue Hutchison

Mr. Claus travels the entire globe on Christ­mas Eve. He. deposits gifts into homes of deserving recipients,

suehutch@valornet.com

U'nderwear, how to cut a boiled egg to name a few, there are those who are po­larized and absolutely {:ertain the.ir way is the only right way. And while I used to think those things simply didn't matter, . I've come to realize it's all about power.

And nagging until the one who dis;. agrees gives in out of sheer exhaustion.

So when mY :first Christmas as a, Hutchison arrived more than three de-

' cades ago, I was shocked to realize I was a part of a group of folks who believed the correct time to open Christmas gifts was, wait for it, Christmas Eve. In my opinion, that threw the whole Santa­down-the-chimney-to-bring-presents-on­Christmas-Eve story right out the frosted window. ·

Christmas morning is the proper, sensible, and logical time to do the deed.

· What were they thinking?. But wait, there's more. Beyond the whole problem ofiftur­

key, ham, prime rib or roast beef is the proper Christmas afternoon meal, and if same said meal should be consurped in ~e early afternoon or evening, thef(f's the issue of the turkey stuffing. Oyster? Cornbread? Sausage? If one is married to cornbread stuffing, adding pecans or grapes or any seafood at all is simply reprehensible.

I tried to :fight the cornbread vs. standard stuffing battle early on, only to succumb to cornbread. I learned at that point to choose niy battles better.

J wasn>t about to surrender to the dark ·side of Christmas Ev~ gift molestation .. · · There,tfito thyme orreason why those who wish to ruin Christmas Eve have chosen to take hostage all of us who believe it is the wrong time to open gifts. Those who choose to rip into beautifully wrapped packages on Christmas Eve have created alternative Santa stories to keep children everywhere confused, and it's just not right. In fact, it's almost cruel.

Family members who trade gifts on Christmas Eve and proceed to tell their children that Santa will bring additional gifts overnight are simply trying to hide

both with or without chimneys, while residents are asleep. Whether family . members have assisted Santa in gift pro­curement or are depending on the Big, White-bearded Guy for the whole stash, the gift pile simply isn't complete until, well; Christmas morning.

If gifts are open on Christmas Eve,. the whole story goes up the chimney in smoke.

Surprisingly, after I explained the above.-listed facts, our Hutchison family· unit adopted the proper gift~excbange moment right .after awakening on Christ­mas rooming. Our children never hfld to suffer through the obvious deception of Christmas Eve corruption. There were times I allowed one gift to be opened the night before Christmas, but only one. We still plunge into the pile on Christmas morning while wearing PJs and barely able to focus.

Even the year our daughter broke her arm the night before, in her codeine­induced fog the next morning we insisted that she open her gifts. She sat in my lap, we tackled her pile together, got 'er done and only after did 1 aUow her to go back to sleep. I'm hard core.

Inciqentally,J've worked on the other issues, one at a time. Toothpaste dif- · ferences? Give each person a tube to squeeze as des.ired. It's also more sani­tary. Socks? Keep a stretched out sock to show that your way of single folcli.qg is best and most economical {socks. stay stretchy longer). , . . ':;,.:::,;.i l~:~tif

It took me more than two decades .to· win the toilet ·fl'ilP~J:llatt1e buinow:;w~,:;~ hang all our paper over, not under. Bam! Success. · · · ·

You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, you'd 'better not open on Christ-· mas Eve next year, I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town and he shows up on Christmas Eve. .

He's watching all year. There are 50 weeks to change your ways. ·

Working all year to make it on 2014 ~ nice list, Sue can be reached at suehutch1958@gmail.com.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor:

I cannot understand why most New Mexi­cans are more concerned about the lives of adult murderers than they are about the lives of children. Cmel adults can torhrre and take the lives of innocent babies without the fear of losing their own lives.

Our state repealed the death penalty in 2009. Unbelievably, the vast majority of parents and grandparents either vocal1y sup­ported or silently condoned the repeal. ·

When New Mexico had the death penalty, a murderer couldn't be sentenced to death, for murdering a child, unless the murder was in conjunction with a rape or to silence a witness. A baby cannot be a witness; therefore, an adult who murdered a baby cou1dn 't receive the death penalty as l9ng as he didn't als.o rape the child. However, an adult prisoner could be sentenced to death if he killed a fellow inmate during an actual or attempted escape.

Instead of acting on my voiced concems, my state representative, Dub Williams (R),

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introduced a bill that would have allowed judges and only judges to carry concealed weapons. He was far mote concerned about the lives of judges than he was· about the lives of children. My state senat01;, Tim Jen~ }lings (D), introduced a hill that increased th~ penalty for anyone who shoots a Game and Fish Department's game decoy. He was far more concerned about someone shooting a decoy than he was about someone murdering a child.

Why does New Mexico humanely eutha~ nize animals instead of inhumanely daging them for life, but inhumanely cages people for life instead of humanely euthanizing them?

Tragically, many of our state's children are victims of violent crime. Between 1875 and 1896 Judge Isaac Parker ("the· hang­ing judge") proved that "timely'' executions drastically reduce violent crime. The death penalty must be reinstated for adults who murder kids. ·

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Dan Jones announces Ruidoso mayoral candidacy Staff repofts

A well-respected member of the Republican Party and a

· co~erstone of the Tea Party of ~ Lincoln County, Dan Jones is a civic icon whose dedication · to the constitution and honest government is unquestionable.

A full-time resident of Ru­idoso for more than 13 years, Jones is a retired grocecy store manager and military veteran. He is one of the most politi­

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village employees can attend. I support the Village Council. I believe that they should be given back the power to make policy and better represent their constituency. I also sup­port the small business com­munity of Ruidoso and want ·to help them increase their bottom line. Our retirement community is also a concern of mine. I understand their real estate and medical concerns

cally outspoken and active members of our community, often fighting single handedlY. for the civil liberties ·of the people. Dan was instrumental in opposing Mayor Ray Alborn's executive order banning firearms, and led the campaign to re-open public input at Village Council meetings.

. "I believe that our local governtU.ent should be 'for the people and by the people,' riot subservient to special interests. I don't want to be a dictator. I want to be a leader, a facilitator of the people's best interests. I want to find out where all,the,money is go­ing, why the dam is not being repaired, why lodgers tax money is being spent on projects that clearly aren't increasing tourism, why · courtroom revenues are up 400 percent, why so many village employees are resigning, and why the city isn't cleaning up their own

· land while they fine the residents for the same. I want to restore fatth and trust in local government by improving transparency, by opening mee~ngs to more public input, and by changing the Village Council Meeting time to 5:30p.m. so that more residents and

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Commissioner Mark Doth said he has yet to see a genuine signed document agreeing to that.

"We have asked for a copy, if it exists, we have gone to the state, we have gone through every record of the county - i~ doesn't exist, the old JPA was still in ef­fect," he said. "Someone had mocked one up in pen, written off to the side, but it· was never an approved document. Every· amendinent has to be approved by all the members."

Doth also contended that a cost analysis of the operation was sorely needed, both in· tenns of voting authority and in how much revenue was being redistributed to balance the budget between municipalities.'

"We were told no one community sup­ports or subsidizes any other qommunity," Doth said. "Basically, the formula is they look at how much each entity bring in income, extrapolates that ·in a percentage basis and applies it towards the bottom line expenses- that's not the way to do that. You have no idea what area or community is the most cost effective or least expen­sive in the overall analysis. The issue on hand, one that has never been resolved, is that the county is a 50-plus percent owner. Basically, our revenues contribute 60 percent of revenues for Greentre~. For that, we have little or no representation on the board,_ the level of service continues to decline, things aren't being done the way they should and our residents are the one who suffer."

Rate setting authority has been an issue as well, with commissioners strenuously pbj ecting to the increased rates during their July meeting.

The rate increase, budgeted at two percent per year over 10 years, comes after the decreases in pickups between Alto and the Little Bear Fire, a combined total of about 1,500 homes, 300 from the fire, and the end of the "gold mine'~ of asbestos disposal, GSWA Operation Supervisor · Debra Ingle said previously at a December village hall meeting in Capitan, aiming for a gradual increase, rather than a dramatic change.

According to the 2012 U.S. Census, there are about 17,600 households in Lin­cob County. About 40 percent, or roughly 7,000, counting Alto, of these homes are in rural, unincorporated areas, according to the 2010 census. The withdrawal of these homes would represent a significant finan­cial impact to GSWA, which has posted negative revenues of about $50,000 for the past two years.

and am open minded to their ideas." In support of the Dan Jones campaign, Jay

McKittrick, comedic entertainer and colum­nist proclaims: "Dan Jones has my vote. I .J

can't think of a better candidate for Mayor than Dan JQnes. I have personally known him for more than a decade and in that time he has proven himself to be a man of his word, a generous and friendly neighbor who .cares more about his community and constitution than he does of himself- Dan is a wise man, a real man of the people."

Jones is a country gentleman who re­spects women's rights and who often gives financially to support school events and local charities.

Quoting Jones: "Lets s~art with our town. The constitution has seriJed the American people for more than 200 years. Its time to take back our community, our constitu­tion and our rights. 'We the people have the power to turn things around. There are 8, 000 voters in the Villgge. Don tlet others vote on your behalf. Alii need is your vote and your support. Thank you. " ·

Alto 'lawsuit' "What is was, basically there was a

disagreement between us and the county on what they could or could not do related

· to the Alto Lakes Water & Sanitation Dis­trict," GSWA Consultant Joe Lewandows­ki, referring to a court case adjudicated on earlier in the year by First District Court Judge Sarah Singleton. "What occurred, we tried discussing that. with the county, the county attorney, the county manager - every facet we could to try to figure out how to resolve this issue."

Lewandowski said GSWA's board elected, rather than pay thc;msands in at::: ... tomey fees, to instead move ahead with a declaratory jud~ent- alhparties! GSWA1 the county and Alto, would stand in front of a judge for about an hour, present their case and hand over what documentation they had to support their positions.

In the initial filing for a· declaratory judgment, GSWA requested that Lincoln County "transfer all it jurisdiction and authority" for the collection of trash in unincorporated areas, including Alto, to GSWA, continue payments on the author­ity's debt though the county's Environ­mental Gross Receipts Tax and order the county not to withdraw from the author­ity until "at least s]lch time as the (New Mexico Finance Authority) facilities improvement loan ($4.9 million) is paid in full." The authority also sought compensa­tion for legal fees "and further relief as to the court feeis just and proper."

Lewandowski added that while the judge had received the authority's docu­ments on the matter, she had ruled based on an interpre~ation of state statutes, never touching the original dispute. "She felt the county had no right to enter into any exclusive contract on solid waste similar to what a municipality can do. Reality is, it's not true."

The case will return to court on Jan. 24, for reconsideration after GSWAfiled on June 21. ·

The new documents contend that under state law the county may "establish and maintain, manage and supervise a system of storage, collection and disposal of all refuse and pay the cost of contracting" - ar­guing that allowing Alto to begin business with Sierra Contracting was a breach of the existing contract between the county and · GSWA. The motion further contends that "it.is settled law in New Mexico that mu­nicipalities have the exclusive 'authority to enforce a general system for refuse collec­tion," a right retained equally by counties.

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BUSINESS RK's to· be served u soon on Mechem By Erik LeDuc R~porter erik@ru;dosofreepress.com

Ruidoso will soon ~ee another op­tion for dining out or to-go, as RK's Burgers prepares for a tentative Feb. 1 opening, provided plans stay on track.

"You might picture us kind of like Dairy Queen," said owner Ray Eidson.

The difference will be quality, he added. From theil; burgers through the frozen custard, Eidson said the business will be using higher qual­ity ingredients than a regular drive through, balanced against keeping affordable costs for his diners.

"Everything \ve do will be pre­mium, a little bit different from what everyone else is doing. We're trying to give a better product for the price. We're looking to stay open 'til around 6 p.m., seven days a week."

. Still, there's a lQt of work to be done on taking the menu from conceptual qualitY to the table- Eidson had originally planned to open tlie location as a franchise branch, but circumstances were against him. .

"We were gonna go with Freddy's, which is a new franchise out of Albuquer­que, but a couple of guys got the whole thing so we decided to start our own," he said. "We're going to have tastings with major suppliers, like Cisco, bringing in . their chefs and everything. We'll see what kind of sides we want and get the general opinions."

Once the menu is ironed out it will still be up for review from the public, he added .

"We're going to leave room for tak­ing stuff out, putting stuff in -whatever the community wants," said Ryan Wright, manager of the diner. "We want to give

· them something different." · Eidson, who has been an "off and on" · resident of the village since 1973, said that now that he's retired from his major ven­tures, oil field work and other endeavors, he "wanted something to do," and opening a restaurant seemed like a fine idea.

RK's is located next to Pioneer Bank on Mechem Drive. ·

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L~ft, work has moved indoors at RK's as the · interior proc~:~eds towards completion.

Below, visitors will be greeted by a large mural painted by Mescalero art­ist Nathania! Chee.

·All American nominations Veterans Council 62~~c:!:;~:~~~idprogramisfurtheren- ··forming in, Ruid_OSO Originalnominations for foals of 2013 to all

the Grade 1 races at Ruidoso Downs- highlighted by the record $2.7 million All-American Futurity -are due by Jan. 15 at Ruidoso Downs.

hanced. Starting this summer thtee new $100,000

The All American Futurity had a $2.6 million purse in 2013 and will again this Labor Day. It is hon;eracing's highest purse for any two~year-old race in North America.

In addition to the 2015 All American Futurity, for the initial .payment of $25 0, the foal of 2013 gains eligibility to the 2015 runnings of. the $1 million Rainbow Futurity and the $750,000 Ru­idoso Futurity. The 2013 foal also gains initial eli­gibility to the·2016 editions of the $2 million (est.) All American Derby, the $900,000 (est.) Rainbow Derby and the $700,000 (est.) Ruidoso Derby.

The total estimated purses for these six. Grade 1 races exceeds $8 million.

If any horse sweeps the All American Futurity, Rainbow Futurity and the Ruidoso Futurity, the connections of that horse earn the $4 million All American Triple Crown bonus.

Therefore, the total available money from the­initial payment of $250 for each 2013 foal is more than $12 million.

The following two payments of$350 (due March 15) and $400 (due June 15) also maintain eligibility to all six Grade 1 futurities and derbies. Then, siarting with the Nov. 15 payment, owners may chose to remain eligible to any or all of the futurities and their respective derbies.

All of the Grade .1 futurities and derbies at Ruidoso Downs have shown an astonish-

stakes are to be held on the same weekend as each The recent Southern Veterans ofthe Grade 1 derbies. The $100,000 Mr Jess Advisory Council approved by the Perry at 400 yards will be held on Ruidoso Derby Ruidoso Village Council on Dec. 10, day (June 7), the $100,000 Corona Cartel at 440 · is structuring with nine voting Mem-yards is set for Rainbow Derby day (July 19) and hers on the council with up to 15 the $100,000 First Down Dash will be run over , .. advisory members (non-voting) from 440 yards on All American Derby day {Aug. 31J.: ' ' various entities around the State Preference is given to horses who raced in the tri- such as the New Mexico Small Busi-als to their respective derbies. ness Administration, the Las Cruces

The futurity program has also shown impres- Vet Center (separate from the VA), sive growth in the number of'eligible horses for the New Mexico Dept. ofVeteran the 2014 futurities from five years ago. When Services, Western NM University, evaluating comparable :figures, the All American Eastern NM University, NM State Futurity is up 18 percent, the Rainbow Futurity is University, local or regional VFW, up 22 percent and the Ruidoso Futurity is up 26 American Legion, Vietnam Veterans, percent. Disabled American Veterans and

Additionally, the All American Gold Cup other veteran related groups. for three-year-old and older horses will have a The Southern New Mexico Veter-$200,000 guaranteed purse in 2014. That is up ansAdvisory Council (SNMVAC) is from $40,000 in 2013. a non-political council set up as are-

To download the nomination form for 2013 gional effort to advise communities;· foals to gain eligibility, go to www.raceruidoso. designed to become a pattern for comlhorsemens-links-nominations-forms.php other councils across Southern New and then plick on 2015 Triple Crown Nomination Mexico from Silver City to Hobbs Form. and Iriterstate Highway 40 south of

Fully read the nomination form for in~depth Albuquerque to El Pa~?o. information.· · The region has more than 69,500

For additional info~ation, contact nominations veterans out of the total176,000 secretary Annelle Reynolds at 575-3 78-7224. statewide.

ing growth in participation over the past :five years through the most recent payment for the 2014 runnings. The derbies lead the increases, shoWing Ruidoso Downs's increased emphasis on older horse stakes.

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Add active duty veterans, spouses and children and that total is more than 300,000 veteran-related indi­viduals in the region .

Those veterans constitute more than 25 percent of all eligible yott;:rs in Southern New Mexico. · ' . · ' ·

Organizer Vic Currier said1 ,

"There are more than 2,200 veterans in Lincoln County, 8,800 veterans in Otero County and 5,200 in Chaves County. I have prepared written information to review about the mis­sion of the VAC.

"The intent is to have a very informal monthly meeting to discuss veteran issues outside ofthe rtormal . veteran service organizations and ta, work toward raising awareness for veterans in the areas ofeconomic opportunity, re-training. jobs, physi­cal and mental health programs."

Interested members are invited to meet Friday, following the Mescale­ro tribal officer installation ceremo-. ny at the Inn of the Mountain Gods at 12:30 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. at Zecca's Coffee Shop on Mechem near club Gas.

When comparing the currently eligible horses to the 2014 All American, Rainbow and Ruidoso derbies to similar figures from five years ago, the All American Derby is up 45 percent, the Rainbow Derby is up

Welcome to Tribal Officers . Tourism director to continue at Village Hall.

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The ceremony fot newly elected MescEdero Tribal Officer installation will be held on Friday at Inn of the Mountain Gods.

There will be traditional tribal music and dancing at 12:30 p.m. and the instal­lation ceremony will be at 1 p.m.

The public is invited to att;end this event.

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will be hosting the Harlem Ambassadors for a high-flying, hilariousl Harlem style basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Cummins Gymnasium.

The Harlem Ambassadors will play against a team of collll!lunity members during this event.

This is an unforgettable event With litnited seating so get your tickets now.

Call Gayla 336-8435 or the Capitan Elementary.of:fice 354-8501.

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Gina Kelley's contract as the Village of Ruidoso's Director ofTourislh was unani­mousiy renewed· during a special meeting of the village lodgers tax committee Jan. 2

Kelley has been in the position since 2010. Despite the Little Bear Fire that had a significant impact on lodging revenues in 2012 and a disappointing snow year,

Eugene Heathma111R11idoso Free Press Village of Ruidoso Tourism Direetor Gina Kelley and Kerry Gladden ofrhe Agency discuss the assignment of the late Brad Coopers creative services. ·

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FY13 Lodgers Tax Reve­nues were the second high­est~ io years. OnlyFY12 revenues were higher. FY13 Lodgers Tax Rev­enues totaled $1,246,285 according to the Ruidoso Lodgers Tax Committee.

The committee also approved the assigrunent of the remainder of Btad Cooper's creative design contract to Kerry Glad­dert of The Agency due to Cooper1s recent untimely death. Both of the approv­als wHI be on the next village council agenda fot ratification Jan, 14.

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Grow It project helping New Mexico By William Fulginiti Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League

~obin Hartrow, partner in the Alamogordo nonprofit spay­neuter clinic All About the Animals, didn't have time before opening her business last Octo­ber to lt>ok carefully through a "welcome packet" of i~fonnation she received while registering her business at City Hall.

By the time she caught her breath and reviewed the mate­rial- prepared by Finance New Mexico ~n partnership with the New Mexico Municipal League - she was pleasantly surprised to

· learn of the many free and low­cost resources available to busi­ness owners in New Mexico.

"It's crazy all the stuff we didn't know," Hari:row admitted

during a recent break between clients. "We got the idea and hit the ground running, and things kept popping up that we didn't

: anticipate." The welcome packet- part of

the Municipal League's "Business -Let's Grow It Together" project - includes materials on how to get a business off the ground and where to find information about choosing a legal structure and obtaining a federal tax ID, gross receipts tax number and neces­sary permits and licenses. One document lists contact informa­tion for dozens of organizations that exist to help business owners with technical assistance, advice, industry expertise and financing.

Hartrow and.business part­ner Dawn Sage did a lot of the groundwork for their business before registering and pickiJ?-g up

the Grow It packet. They rounded up four vet­

erinarians who shared their goal of cutting euthanasia rates by reducing the population of home­less animals, found a facility and equipment, and secured all the permits required to provide spay and neuter services.

A lot they learned the hard way, as many business owners do. But as the business evolves, Har­trow said, "things will still come up, so we'll keep this information close at hand. Grant information will be most helpful."

'John Haynes owns another ani­mal-oriented Alamogordo busi­ness - a for-profit venture called Darkside Serpents. The business opened last fall as a limited liabil­ity company co-owned by Haynes and two friends who agreed the town needed a one-stop shop for

people who keep reptiles, am­phibians and arachnids and need supplies and food for their exotic pets.

"We want to [provide] good­quality animals - healthy animals and to teach people to be respon­sible pet owners," Haynes said. "We're just trying to be a legiti­mate, good reptile store."

Unlike a lot of people who start small bu~inesses, Haynes

·spent three years developing his business model. He did his own homework to find out what permits he needed and got startup funding from his partners and relatives.

Moving forward, he said, the packet "will probably help us," especially if the packet is up­dated regularly to include lists of professional services essential to businesses, such as accoun-

tants and legal services. Even so, Haynes said, "There's more than enough useful stuff" to help a new business get off the ground.

The Municipal League initi­ated the Grow It program to encourage economic development and to demonstrate to business owners how cities can serve them. Business success is critical to cities large and small, because tax-paying businesses provide jobs and generate revenue that funds public services that im­prove communities and keep resid~nts safe.

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

Everything from Head 2 Toe County Dems to host delegates . '

. By Hilary Romig Reporter

. hilary@ruidosofreepress.com · When it comes to looking yo~ very best, the ladies of Head 2 Toe salon are the place to gq. Their clever name is just one of the many reasons to enter their welcoming doors.

"The name just seemed tight. When we first opened we offered eveiything from head to toe. We had hair stylist, nail technician, massage ther­apist and Esthetician," stated hairstylist, Michelle Mullins as she cahnly finished up with a client.

Previously they were located at the Jira Plaza, their current location is 2825 Sudderth Suite G and sits behind Sacred Grounds.

"We have been at the Boulder plaza for three years q.ow. We have three hairstylists and one full

From the Democratic Party of· Lincoln County

The Chair of the Demo-. cratic Party of Lincoln County, Steve Duffy, an­nounced the time and loca­tion ofthe Lincoln County Convention as Feb. 7, from 3-7 p.m. at the Village Lodge Clubhouse on 1000 Mechem and Inns brook Roads in Ruidoso.

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While walk-in clients may be fit in if the days' ·Nail technician, Sonia Wanamaker, busy at work.

All registered Democrats are invited and encouraged to attend. Delegates elected . at the ward and precinct levels are certified at the County Convention, and will attend the State Pre- · Primary Convention will take place in Albuquerque at the Route 66 Casino and Resort March 8. ·

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ROSWELL- The Police Department here has set aside two days for victims of vehicular and residential burglaries and larcenies to view stolen items and perhaps recover their assets.

Victims of such crinles will be able to view items Jan. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the police department in Roswell.

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lJANUARV.3 ·spring runoff expected to be be­low normal in basins

SILVER CITY- The volume of the water runoff in this area's rivers this spring will be significantly less than normal if cur~ rent conditions continue, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. It based its stream~ flow forecasts on precipitation and mountain snowpack.

The runoff in the Gila and San Francisco river basins is on track to range from 49 percent of the historical average, on the Gila below Blue Creek near Virden; to 95 percent of normal, on the San Francisco at Glen-wood. .

"Precipitation (in) October was a1t11ost nonexistent (in the two basins), with 3 per­cent of normal received," the NRCS wrote in

the fust of its monthly State Basin Outlook reports this winter.

''November saw a slight upswing in mois~ ture, with 64 percent of normal precipitation (in the Gila and San Francisco basins). De~ cember precipitation picked back up some­what, with 105 percent of normal recorded. Snowpack is at 119 percent of median, compared with last year's 150 percent at this time (Jan. 1)," the report stated.

- Silver City Daily Press

District judge delays hearing on horse slaughterhouse

ROSWELL- A Santa Fe district judge delayed Attorney General Gary King's re­quest to permanently stop a Roswell com­pany :from opening a horse slaughterhouse after his attorneys admitted they were not prepared for the hearing. .

District Judge Matthew Wilson extended atemporary ban on Valley Meat Company's operations for 10 days.

"The plaintiff indicated that he did not have witnesses ready for today's hearing and · that he was not ready to proceed to a hear­ing on the preliminary injunction," Wilson wrote in his order to reschedule the hearing for Jan. 13. .

Wilson found that immediate and irrepa­rable injury may result if the temporary re- . straining order issued the pr.evious week was not extended and that the public interest "is ·

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LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW-

Money, education, politics· always dominate sessions By Tom McDonald under her belt to improve her odds of Dispatch New Mexico winning a second term. And for an-

This may be the year for a short session other, two state senators, Linda Lopez;_ -which officially convenes on Jan. 21 - D-Albuquerque, and Howie Morales, · but it's already off and.running. Halfway D-Silver City, as well as the state's-tbrough the period set aside for pre-filings, ·chief law epforcer, Democrat Attorney,·~ · some 119 measures have already been . Ge~e~al Gary King~ h~ve all announ~ed entered into contention. '-' . · ' ' ~ --therr mtent to run agamst the Repuelioan ..

f th rth d Martin. ez - so her "loyal oppositi_on" · ·' Some o em are notewo y an controversial, while others are obligatory will be particularly strong this time and safe. But before we tap into what's around: A good example is Sen. Lopez's been filed so far, let's review a few of the promise to have a vote in the Senate parameters for getting things done in the Rules Committee she chairs on 'Skan~ upcoming session. · dera's confirmation as PED secretary ..

As always, there are bills, resolutions That 'Said, based on what I see with and memorials. Bills. are proposed laws, the pre~ filings so far, the session is shap~ and they'll dominate the session by their ing up in a somewhat predictable fashion. sheer numbers - four -fifths of the filings Education is already getting plenty of · as of Jan. 3 are bills. Resolutions, how- attention -I counted 28 education-related · ever, must be passed to get an issue before measures filed as of Jan. 3, -including one the voters. Memorials, on the other hand, that's sure to stir up a hornet's _nest: Se_nate create studies, which can set the tone for Joint Resolution 2, :filed by Sen. Michae1 future legislative activity. Padilla, D-Betnalillo. If passed, it would

This being a 30-day session, the legisla- eliminate Skandera's cabinet~level position tive agenda is limited to fiscal or budgetary and replace it with a 1O-m ember board of- _ matters, items on Gov. Susana Mar:tinez's education. Politics, not smart _government, "call" or agenda, and bills that were passed will undoubtedly drive the. coming debate in the2013 session then vetoed by Martinez. over that one. · ·· · -

· Now let's look at what I'll call "three · Then there is what I call the corporate realities" to all legislative sessions: Money, measures, of which I'd say there are at education and politics. It's all about least a dozen filed so far. These are the:> money; education gets the most money; bills being pushed not so much by the and to control the money, one must play sponsoring lawmakers as they are by busi-the politics. ness and industry interests. For example,

Allow me to be more specific about I seriously doubt that House Bi1124, these realities as they relate to this year's · which would give a tax: break for selling session: heavy commercial or military carriers, is • Money: The state spends more than the brainchild of its sponsor, Rep. Bob

$5 billion annually, and lawmakers are Wooley, R-Roswell. More likely is that the ones who figure out how to divvy it it was brought to him by those who will all up. This year there's an anticipated benefit from the tax break. surplus in funds- nearly $300 million Health care and human services gets more than is currently being spent- so a quarter of the state's revenue, so it's no. everybody will be salivating over where surprise that, as of Jan. 3, there are seven that extra money will go. And don't ex- related bills and one resolution filed. And pect much of it to go into some sort of a since water is always an issue, I searched rainy day fund. Instead, lawmakers will for and found five related bills filed. Inter-be more interested in bringing home as estingly, health and water issues are both much bacon as possible, since that's the being touted by Martinez, so expect some way they get re-elected. movement on these issues.

• Education: Nearly two~thirds of state Most bills, however, never get any-revenues g6 into the state's educational where. Expect a thousand or more to be systems and, these days, how education filed, while only a relative handful wiU ac-is being rwi is one of the hottest of the tually become law. Time, and the up com~ hot-button issues. One name more than ing short session, will tell us which ones any other- Hanna Skandera, secretary- actually matter this year. designate of the Public Education So stay tuned, because it's only getting Department- has become a lightning started, rod. And that takes us to the third reality -------------1 mentioned ...

• Politics: It will be especially intense t11is year. For one thing, Gov. Martinez is up for re-election in November, and she needs some serious legislative successes

Tom McDonald is 'editor of the New Mexico Community News Exchange and owner-manager of Gazette Media Services LLC, He may he rea,ched at 505-454-9131 or tmcdonald@ga7ettemediaservices.com,

Wilson also ordered that the court will consider Valley Meat's motion to dismiss the case on grounds that the court lacks juris­diction and that the court should require a security of bond from the attorney general in the matter.

-Roswell Daily Record

p_.(.MBER 31 Veterans cemetery dedicated despite Washington

" ROSWELL- After years of struggle, it took the strong will oflocal veterans, of­ficials and community businesses to provide Roswell with its own official cemetery to honorits service men and women.

U.S. Army Vietnam vetel,'an Robert Jensen stood in the bitter cold Dec. 30 on a freshly paved street, to watch the dedication ceremonies.

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· Surrounding the stage were Southeast New Mexico Legion Riders standing at

·attention, holding the American Flag. An honor guard marched forward before the crowd stood for the singing of the "Star-Spangl~d Banner." ·

"To see something like this, is very heart~ warn:llng," Jensen said. ;rn: his time, veterans were spat on, he said. _

On stage, Air Force· veteran and congress­man Steve Pearce, a pilot who served in mis­sions over Viet.-Qam, said, ''I think Roswell is setting an example nationwide for other places that are just tired of waiting 011 a fed~ eral government that is too slow, too bureau­cratic, and sometimes gets caught up in the mundane pieces rather than the willingD.ess to remember," Pearce said.

"We will remember here. We will dedi­cate. We will hallow this ground ... locally. If Washington chooses to join, good for them," Pearce said. "But we're going to do it on our. own."

Though plans for the cemetery were years in the making, the final pieces fell into place

_ quickly in the past few months. The McBride family donated 20 acres north of, and di~ -rectly adjacent to, the South Park Cemetery.

- Roswel/Daily Record

OJCEMBER ;17 Southwest Hay Conference on tap latest this month

RUIDOSO -Hay producers will come together to learn about the different produc~ tion aspects and limitations to forage produc­tion in the Southwest, including pests and fertilization, drought and water supplies, and marketing barriers at the annual Southwest Hay and Forage Conference here Jan. 15-17.

Other highlights of this year's conference include saline soil management, updates on the dairy situation in the Southwest, new mobile device technology for agriculture and alternative waste management and energy generation on farms,

New Mexico Hay Association and NMSU will host the annual event.

-'- Clovis Livestock Market News

Businessman, rancher to run for land commissioner .

ROSWELL-Aubrey Dunn, chair of the Chaves Cohn.ty Soil and Water Conservation District, announced his candidacy this week to run for the position of New Mexico com­missioner of public lands.

A New Mexico native, businessman and rancher, Dunn said that management of state iands today is critical to the future ofNew. Mexico and its educational system ..

"I am running for our children and grand~ children," Dunn said. "I am running for jobs for New Mexicans. This state deserV-es a land commissioner that understands that maxi­mizing the responsible use of our natural resources is how we put money into our permanent fund for education and create op­portunity for industries to aod jobs."

Dunn has served Chaves County for more · than 10 years as a member of the conserva­tion district and is a board member of the Farm Credit ofNew Mexico. While serving, he has helped establish a noxious weeds control program, worked on land leveling for farms, livestock watering systems, wildlife fencing projects, watershed work and .solar well projects.

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Jan.ll Pro football

, NFLplayoffs New Orleans at Seattle, 2 p.m. lndiahapolls at New england, 5:45p.m.

Jan.12 .· Pro football

. . NFLplayoffs San Francisco at Carolina, 10:30 a.m. San Diego at Denver, 2:15 p.m.

SPORTS RESULTS ' Dec. 27 Girls basketball

~oddard Holfday Tournament Gadsden 49, Ruidoso 23

·Dec. 28 Boys basketball

White Mountain lnvitotional ·Championship

Capitan 63, Hondo 55 Girls basketball

Goddard Holiday Tourname,r 7th place game

Hatch 45, Ruidoso 30 White Mountain fnvltational

7th place game · Hondo 57, Mescalero 36

Jan.3 · Boys basketball Reserve 67, Corona 13 West LasVegas 58, Ruidoso 49 Girls basketball Corona 37, Reserve 28

Jan.4 Boys basketball Mosquero 31, Corona 23 San Jon 75, Corona 22 Girls basketball Socorro 47, Ruidoso 42

. Corona 49, San Jon 32

Jan~6 Boys basketball Socorro 57, Ruidoso 46

Jan~7 Boys basketball Immanuel Christian at Mescalero, late C::ioudcroft at Corona, late Mountainair at Carrizozo, late Capitan at Hondo, late Girls basketball Cloudcroft at Corona, late Mouhtainair at Carrizozo, late Capitan at Hondo, late Ruidoso at Goddard, late

SPORTS UPCOMING

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Jan.9 Boys basketball

Smokey Bear Tournament at Capitan

Carrizozo vs.lmmanuel Christian, 3:30p.m .. Mescalero vs. Capitan JV, 3:30p.m. Hondo vs. Cloudcroft, 6:30 p.m. Capitan vs. Evangel Christian, 6t30 p.m. Girls basketball

Smokey Bear Tournament ' at Capitan

Carrizozo vs. Mescalero, 2 p.m. Hagerman vs. Hondo, 2 p.m. Capitan vs. Immanuel Christian, 5 p.m.

Jan. tO Boys basketball Dexter at Ruidoso, 7 p.m. . Corona at Cloudcroft, 7 p.m.

Smokey Bear Tournament at Capitan

Mescalero/Capitan JV vs. Cloudcroft/ Hqndo,4p.m. Capitan/Evangel Christian vs. Car­rizozo/lmmanuel Christian, 7 p.m. Girls basketball Corona at Cloudcroft, 5 p.m.

Smokey Bear Tourn1;1ment at Capitan

Carrizozo/Mescalero winner vs. Capi­tanllmmanuel Christian, 5:30p.m. Hondo vs. Valencia JV/Cioudcroft JV, 2:30p.m.

Jan~ll Boys basketball . Hot Springs at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

• Smokey Bear Tournament at Capitan

7th place game, 1 0:30a.m. Consolation championship, 1:30 p.m. 3rd place game, 1 :30 p.m. Championship,S p.m. Girls basketball Ruidoso at Silver, 4:30p.m.

Smokey Bear Tournament at Capitan

7th place game, 10:30 a.m. Consolatiol'l championship, noon 3rd place game, noon Champlohship,3:15 p.m.

By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com

MESCALERO - In recent years, the Capitan-Hondo boys games have become the contests to watch in Lincoln County.·

.Dec. 28 was no exception, as the Tigers out-ran and out-shot the Eagles for a 63-55 victory in the championship of the Mescalero White Mountain Basketball Invitational.

"It's a challenge every time we face them," said Capitan forward Tracker Bowen. "We

·just had to stay calm and play our game, let them play theirs."

It was a game that was postponed for a week due to snow, but that didn't concern Cap~tan one bit.,

"We just had Christmas day off, that was it," said.Capitan center Jake LaMay. "We were practicing every day to get ready for this."

TIGERS 63, EAGLES ;55 Hondo (5·.3) . . . ~I moo Gonzale$ 0 3-4 s, Jordan Brady 7 6-8 24, Antonio Vasquez 2 0-<> 4, Marc~llm> Herrera 1 2·2 4, Christopher Torre:;: Q 0.0 0, Roberto Nores 2 3-7 9, ,Jesus GulllenM-0 0, Blffycandel<tria 4 h'3 9, 5ryce Po lido 0 2·2 2, Luis Maslas. .o o-oo.Totafs 161HQSS. Capitan {5-2) Bobby Hughes 1 0-o 2, Robert Miller () 1·21, DaVId Efllspn 0 0-G 0, Jacob Dickinson o 0·0 0, Ja(ob Griego 11•2 · 3, Thomas' Fields 1 2-44, KalebCieclder 4 1-4 9, Jacob Morrow o o-o ~. RuJ®h

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Capitan (5-2) started with a 6~0 run thanks to strong inside play by LaMay and Bowen. The pair combined for 40 points in the game and were both named to the all-tournament team, with LaMay named as the tournament MVP.

Lamay did more than just score points, he also came up with a couple of blocks and had 19 rebounds to control things in the paint.

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For Hondo, the big problems were shooting and keeping start­ers on the court.

Todd F11q111r/Ruidoso Free Press Capitan forward Tracker Bowen, right, puts up a shot in front of Hondo's Simon Gonzales during the champion­ship game ofthe Mescalero White Mountain Invitational, Dec.28.

"I think we'll be a lot better in district with games like this," LaMay sai~. "We're just a bet­ter team with our chemistry, we're passing the ball around, we'r~ just a better team this year."

Normally deadly from outside, the Eagles (5~3) had six three-pointers- in­cluding four from top scorer Jordan Brady -but there were several more shots from

· beyond the mark that didn't find their mark. When Antonio Vazquez, Beta Nares and

Billy Candelaria fouled out of the game­all three strong three-point shooters in their own right- things really went south for the Eagles.

See ROUND TWO pg. 83

Warriors in basketball overload By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com . Five games in 10 days.

loss to Socorro Monday.

That's the immediate schedule for the Ru­idoso 'boys basketball team, and the new year

. hasn't kicked off to such a great start for the Warrior!?.

"I know what it is, we're missing a lot of players that can't play," said Ruidoso coach Dennis Davis. "It's hurtful to our opportuni~ ties to be successful when three out of your top six won't be able to play.

"I knew Socorro wouldn't be an easy team to beat, many of their losses were to very

.Ruidoso started their.home stand , .. whbva.58-49Ioss. to West Las Vegas~-: Fnday, follow~dup with a 57-46

SocoRRo 57, RuiDoso 46

· Socorro (2·8) Sean Moore 1 '1-6 3, Dennis Woods 0 o-o o, Zeb Esqulvel3 3-4 9, Dru Ware 0 0·0 O,Joe ArmUo 2 4-4 8, John Brannan · o 0-0 o, Gene Jaramillo o oco o, Gibo Padilla 0 0·0 0, Ethan Smith 5 2·2 12, .

. Matthew Jojola 7 4-5 22, Will Brannan 1 '1·2 3. Totals 1916-23 57. Ruldoso(3·7J Cade Patte~on 1 0'0 2, Isaac Gilliland 4 1·2 9, Brendan O'Connor 0 0-0 .o, Branden Atchley l 0·0 3, Anfernee Ro· cha 3 0-0 81 Jesse Valdez o 0-0 0, Luis ' Marque::: 61-2 14, TristanYazzi 0 0.0 0, Justin Platta 1 0·0 2, Blayne Maldona· do 2 4-4 8, Davis:! Perez 0 o-o d. totals 186-846. Socorro 1 17 16 17 - 57 Ruidoso 5 · 7 ·12 22 - 46 Three-point goals - Soc 4 (Jojola 4), Hom (names). Fouled out - Soc (Smith), Rul (Atchley), Rebounds- Soc 24 "(Jojola 7), Rul 17 (Maldonado 5). Steals - Soc 5 (Jojola 2), Rul 7 {Mar· quez 2). Technical. Fouls- Soc (Smith), Ru! (Atchley). Total fouls- Soc 18, Rul 19.Turnovers-Soc12, Rul12.

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Todd Fuqua!Ruidoso Free Press Ruidoso's Justin Platta, right, drives into the defense of Socorro's Matthew Jojola during Monday's game at Ruidoso High School.

Ruidoso girls. lose close· one at Socorro By Todd Fuqua floor. About the only difference between Sports Editor ·Ruidoso and a victory was a 9-0 lead they todd@ruidosofreepress.com allowed Socorro at the beginning of the

After a narrow loss - any Joss - a game. basketball team might naturally be a little "We were tied by halftime, but So-

good teams," he added. ''But I was hoping we'd have a better game against them." ·

Monday's game was low-scoring to begin with, as Socorro had a 7-5 lead after the first quarter. Things remained close 1Ultil the S­Warriors (2-8) went on a slowly developing 12.·3 run to take a big lead by the half.

Many of Socorro's points came at the free throw lme- the S-Warriors were 16-for-23 from the charity stripe, while Ruidoso didn't get to the line that often.

Things got a bit more interesting in the :final period, as the R-Warriors (3-7) went on a six-point run of their own following a foul of Blayne Maldonado.

Maldonado made both his free throws, then mage foul shots stemming from a technical foul on Socorro's Ethan Smith. On the ensu­ing possession, Ruidoso's Luis Marquez got a layup.

Ruidoso was playing much better after that, attacking the basket and getting either layups or fouls, but the initial Socorro lead had been so much that the R-Warriors were unable to get apy closer than 10 points.

"Our effort was certainly better in the last five minutes," Davis said. "We did a better job of attacking the basket on the offensive side, and we had better aggressiveness on defense."

Marquez led Ruidoso with 14 points, while Isaac Gilliland had nine points. Maldonado and Anfemee Rocha put in eight points each.

Matthew Jojola was the big man for

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down, but Ruidoso girls coach Dean corro kept pulling ahead and we'd have . Hood was actually very happy with how to catch up," Hood said. "They pulled Brought to you by

his Lady Warriors performed in a 47-42 · away right at the very end and we ran out loss at Socorro Saturday. of time."

"We handled the ball well, made better The score may have been narrow, but passes and moved the ball cleaner," Hood a five-point loss is still a loss, and Hood said. "We didn't shoot very well, though, is looking down the line to seedings if and that's been a problem in our last few the Lady Warriors can make it to the state games." · tournament.

Defensively, tile Lady Warriors (2~6) "This loss does hurt us, but the fact played much better, and handled the defensive pressure Socorro brought to the See GIRLS pg. 83

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Attendance at tb,e Terrain Park Chal­lenge usually picks up after the first event, with a dedicated core of com .. petitors supplemented by visitors and newer riders, and last weekend was no

. exception. Fifteen skiers and snowboarders

stepped up, nearly triple the number that showed at the :first event, said Bob Walker, special events coordinator for the resort.·

sliding across or around a small rail to the little jump. Only a handful of contestants, notably Isreal Davis, elected to hit other trick lines, like the "Battleship," a larger, angled rail.

"We're going to change it up to where they hit one line of this, one line of that and they all have to hit the big jump," he said.

A number of Ski Apache instructors, such as Sean "Panda" Bailey and Gage Wipple, also partici-pated showing off their

Beyond the practice one will get from taking the jumps over and over again, there's also another bonus to showing up for all events, as a sea­son winner will be declared when the events wrap up towards the end of the ski season, based on total points col­lected over th<:: series of ev~nts, Walker said. "For the lead, right now, is Alex Davis. His total points are 47.5, lead­ing in advanced and novice."

abilities, he added, laughing. "I don't know how they got out ofwork to do it."

Erik LeDilc!Rilidoso' Free Press Isreal Davis catches major air during Saturday's Ter­rain Park challenge at Ski Apache.

In addition to the increased num­bers, there was a noticeable growth in the abilities of many annual competi­tors, "a lot ofback-:flips and front-flips are going on, they're doing a lot more tricks," he said. "They're all getting better every year."

Results Matt Silva dominated the competi­

tion, placing first in the Advanced Snowboard division with 38 points, followed by Homer Romero, 24 points, with Bailey in third at 21 points.

held down by Martin Kuprianowicz at 33.5 points.and Isreal Davis coming in at 23 points in the novice division.

Walker also created a children's alpine division for a handful of yol.IDg competitors, led by Diego Gonzales with Pablo and Andreas Sepalveda close behind. · That's not to say there was as

diverse a repertoire as he'd like to see, Walker added.

Most riders were "hitting that one line last time," riding off the "Can­non," a painted propane tank, before

Alex Davis sandbagged to the top of the Novice Snowboarders at 29.5 points, with Zack Jennings close behind wi~ 28.5 points as Wipple rounded it out at 23 points.

Mariana Sepalveda, alpine, was the sole female competitor and left the event early. Erik LeDuc/R11idoso Free Press

Sean Bailey goes heels-over-head during the Terrain Park thall~nge, Saturday, at Ski Apache.

Skiers were more sparse in the com­petition, with the advanced division

The next event will be this Saturday at noon. Entry fees are $10 per person.

Hoop Shoot celebrates youth By Eugene Heathman Editor eugene@ruidosofreepress.com

What do you get when you combine talented children, passionate Elks and a community-minded Elks Scholar? One fantastic Hoop Shoot! Hoop Shoot contests begin with local Elks Lodges. Eligible youth may compete in one Lodge contest per season.

The local contest took place Saturday and Rakim Stokes and Tristan Edwards are headed to Roswell Jan. 18 for the district round of the national tournament. Ruidoso Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Treasurer, Al Bused said," Turnout was less than previous years but 1s still successful in being able to :find creative ways to make a meaningful difference in their communities."

The Elks desire through their "Hoop Shoot" program, to provide an interesting, character-building, competitive program for all girls and boys in the contest regardless of their previous athletic competition or abilities.

This nationwide, sanctioned program gives children

ual-effort program, but parents, classmates, teachers and commu­nity are included.

The Benevolent and Protec­tive Order of the Elks has al­ways considered youth its most treasured national resource. By affording America's children an

· opportunity to sharpen individual athletic talents through the largest non-commercial, co-educational sports programs in the nation while teaching lessons of self­discipline, respect, d,edication, ~loyaltY and individual r~sponsi­bility .. ''The contestants,are better prepared for the challenge of · today's world and tomorrow's productive opportunities," Buse said.

Parents accompany contestants

. . Eugene Heatl11nan!Ruidoso Free Press . From left to right Cary Stokes, Rakim Stokes, with Elks Club mascot Elroy the Elk, Tristen Edwards and Donna Edwards celebrate advancing to the district competi­tion in Roswell.

an opportunity for spirited competition, :fine relation­ships with their peers, and travel statewide, regionally and nationally- at a minimal expense to their parents. Not only are the participants in,volved in this wholesome, individ-

throughout the competition. The parents of :finalists at the state, regional, and national levels attend the competition

. as guests of the Elks. An awards ceremony complete with

a free piz.za party for the participants and their families will be at the Ruidoso Elks Lodge 609 Highway 70, Sun­day at 3 p.m.

Rocky Gulch named to Hall of Fame The first New Mexico-bred thorough- ·

bred to earn $1 million, Rocky Gulch, will be honored as the horse inducted into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall ofFame during ceremonies in late June.

Rocky Gulch reached millionaire status in 2006 and then the midefeated (19 for 19) Peppers Pride became the second New Mexico-bred thoroughbred millionaire two years later. Peppers Pride was inducted into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame in2011.

The 2014 class in the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame also consists of owners/breeders R. C. "Punch" and Su­zanne Jones, trainer Carl Draper and jock­ey/trainer Cliff Lambert. The 2014 class celebrates New Mexico racing with each of the inductees being historic contributors to racing in The Land of Enchantment.

Bred and raced by Larry Teague of Hobbs, New Mexico, Rocky Gulch won 18 of 38 starts and amassed $1,151,725 in earnings with his career ending in December, 2007. He counted 14 stakes from those 18 wins with each of his stake.s wins com­ing against New Mex­ico-bred company. He gained acclaimed when he stepped up against top open company to run second in the $105,000 Borderland Derby and finish third in the second running of the $500,000 WinStar Derby; each at Sunland Park. The WinStar Derby is now the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby and has Rocky Gulch

become an important race on the trail to the Kentucky Derby.

Trained by Terry Walker, Rocky Gulch gained fame not only for his millionaire status and his 14 stakes wins, but also for carrying imposts in his victories: At Sun­land Park in 2004, in successive starts, he won stakes races carrying 123 pounds, 124 pounds, 127 pounds and 128 pounds.

At Ruidoso Downs he was undefeated from five starts. His freshman summer in 2003 ai Ruidoso Downs was a coming-out party for the promising youngster. After winning his maiden at first asking and finishing a close second in the $172,000 Copper Top Futurity at Sunland Park, he stepped up at Ruidoso Downs to win his Rio Grande Senor Futurity trial by more than 11 lengths and then winning the $87,000 Rio Grande Senor Futurity by 15 lengths at 3-10 odds while setting a five­and-one-half-furlong track record of 1:02.

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The next summer, Rocky Gulch con­tinued to show his affection for Ruidoso Downs with a three-and-one-half-length win in the Road Runner Handicap as the

. 1-5 favorite while toting 126 pounds. He concluded his Ruidoso Downs racing two

years later, in 2006, with back-to-back al­lowance wins.

Rocky Gulch now lives in pampered comfort under the care of trainer Bar bra Brown, Walker's wife, as a member of the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame.

The LOBO howl Bairstow scores 29 in victory By Richard Stevens Senior Writer/Golobos.com

"The journey started today," said Lobo Coach Craig Neal. "It goes up a notch. The intensity. What it means."

What the scoreboard that :flashed 80-73 m New Mexico's favor over Colorado State mea11s is that the Lobos begin the Mountain West wars where they plan to finish them- on the top of the standings. . ,

The Lobos (10-3, 1-0).opened MW pJay Saturday in , . The Pit and muscled and ran past the 0-2 CSU Rams. The nuining was provided by several Lobos highlighted by Kendall Williams scoring 22 points and adding eight rebounds and seven assists.

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that the girls are feeling much better about themselves is good," Hood said. "We can hopefully carry that into Tues­day against Goddard. I think we can play well with them and win.as long as we don't have a bad quarter or two." One quarter

Bad quarters is just what Ruidoso had in their final game of the Goddard Holi­day tournament against Hatch, falling 45-30 in the seventh place game Dec. 28.

"I don't fault our effort today," Hood said. "We didn't always play well- we had fumble fingers and dropped the ball. But the effort was there. We were trying to do things without being ready for it." · Ruidoso actually led by one at the end of tl).e first period, thanks to the outside shooting · of Darian Magooshboy and Jules Muniz. The duo ended with a pair of three-pointers each and combined for 15 points in the game.

Hatch took the lead in the· second quarter, but it was still only a four-point contest at the break. It wasn't until the third quarter that the Lady Bears Pllt the press defense on and went oh a run to put distance between themselves and the Lady Warriors.

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said. "We've' got to be smart and de­velop a much better basketball IQ. That's what's killing us."

While Ruidoso had another poor quar­ter leading to a loss Saturday, Hood said the effort was there, unlike their 49-23 loss to Gadsden during the tournament's

· second day. ."I don't where we were yesterday.

We came ·aut so flat and so down," Hood said. "We just didn't have the effort that we did today."

Gadsden qoubled up the Lady War­riors in the first quarter and never let up. Magooshboy and Muniz led Ruidoso with just six points each.

4!,~i,1out was Hatch's inability to score that many points themselves. Ruidoso outscored the Lady Bears 6-4 in the final frame. Had the Lady Warriors been able to make layups and good passes, they might have narrowed the gap quite a bit.

''We started making mental miscues, and we made some in the half-court, too," Hood

Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free Press Ruidoso's Denise Martinez, right, grabs a rebound · over 1-:Jatch's Alyssa Martinez, Dec. 28, at Roswell High School.

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"We've just got to stay out of foul trouble and keep our players on the floor," said Hondo coach Brad · Holland. "We also shot free throws very poorly in this game. We've just got to play smarter defensively and do the little things to win."

After a bad first half - and a "motivational speech" from Holland to

. his team in the locker room -Hondo was able to put together a better game in the third quarter and got two within two points a couple of times. But they were never able to find the buck that could put them over the top. ·

The wind really went out from under the Eagles' . wings when- with Hondo trailing 55-53 with less than two minutes to go in the game - Simon Gonzales was called for an intention­al foul on Bowen during a fast break.

Bowen made both free throws, and the Tigers scored pn a layup by La­may on the ensuing posses­sion.

This was the second time the teams had faced each other, and they played each other Tuesday. The two could face each other again in the Smokey Bear Tour­nament beginning Thurs-

Todd Fuqlla!Ruidoso Free Press Hondo's Jordan Brady, left, puts up a shot after getting past Capitan defender Kaleb Cleckler, Saturday, at Mes­calero.

day. Ifthey did, it would be on the tournament's last day.

"We have a game plan for them," Sanchez said. "Their twos can't hurt us, we can· get those back. We

just have to concentrate on tbeir tluee-point game. We had them spread out and the kids played good. When Hondo got close again, the kids kept their heads."

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Socorro, pouring in 24 points and grabbing seven rebound.s. Smith followed with 12 points.

Ruidoso still has three more games to play before

. the week is out-Thlarosa on Thursday, Dexter Friday and Hot Springs on SatUrday. Add to that another game against Hatch on Jan. 14.

That's a lot of basketball. to play in a short time; but at least they're all home games.

''It's good we don't have to do all that traveling, but it's tough when you don't play . well at home," Davis said. "I would like to put on abetter . show for the people who come and watch us play." Just short vs. Dons

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Blayne Malda­nado had 17 points to lead Ruidoso (3-6), followed by Luis Marquez with 13.

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" ... black men are in prison in far greater numbers than their proportion in the pppulation .... the black convict is most perfectly preconditioned to hear the words, 'the white man is the devil. 'You can tell that

By Lisa Maue ENMU-Ruidoso

Dr. Clara Farah of Alto was appointed to the Aging and Long­Term Policy Advisoxy Coxnmittee by Governor Susana Martinez. Farah, an instructor at ENMU­Ruidoso and longtime advocate for' seniors, will serve a three-year termthatbeganDec. 10.

The first Creative Aging class developed a questionnaire to determine needs for individuals over the age of 55 who live in Lincoln County. The question­naire is available through the Col­lege website under the Communi­ty Education tab and will remain open until Jan. 18. When the results are tabulated, the group plans on presenting its findings to area governmental, civic and . social agencies with the aim of improving challenges to not only residents over the age of 55, but

to any Negro. Except for those relatively few 'integra­tion' mad so-called 'intellectuals' and those black men who are otherwise fat, happy and deaf, dumb and blinded, with their crumbs fi-om the white mans rich table, you have struck a nerve center in the American black man. He may take a day to react, a month, a year,· he may never respond, openly; bill of one thing you can be sure- when he thinks about his own life, he is going to see where, td him, personally, the white man sure has acted like a devil. "-from "The Autobi­ography of Malcolm X" as told to Alex Haley.

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m., I will lead a discussion of"The Autobiography of Malcolm X." It is the open­ing lecture for "Created Equal: America's Civil Rights

Struggle" -made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as a part of the Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of Amer­ican History. Eight copies of the book are available to check out.

The advisory committee is made up of 11 members and meets four times a year tht:oughQut the state for the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Depart­ment on issues in healthy aging. The cabinet-level department was created in 2004 by the New Mex­

Cortrtesy photo the community as a whole. Dr. Clara Farah "There are spe9ific things that

Each Thursday evening at 6 p.m. during the month ofFebru-ary, we will show the following films as a part of this Civil Rights Series: Feb. 6, "The Abolitionists;" Feb. 13, "Slavery By Another Name;" Feb. 20, "The Loving Story;" Feb. 27, "Freedom Riders." For those of you who cannot make Thursday evenings, each movie · will be shown a second time the following Friday at noon- Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28. All the films are available for viewing from the Ruidoso Pu.blic Liorary website: www.youseemore.com/ruidosopl. Go to the Library News tab and click on the Library Blog.

The Civil Rights Lecture schedule is as follows: Feb. 1, "Au­tobiography ofMalcolmX," discussion led by Rllidoso Librarian Corey Bard; Feb. 8, Chautauqua about Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King by Brenda Hollingsworth; Feb. 15, ''No Mexicans, Women or Dogs Allowed," by ENMU History Professor Cynthia Orozco; Feb. 22, ''Benching of Jim Crow," the integration of college sports by UTE:P History Professor Charles Martin. Each lecture begins at 11 . a.m. Saturday mornings. A complete brochure of ~·created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle" is available at the library.

Jan. 17: GIS Specialist Lori Carpenter will join Sharon Stewart at noon for a program on GEO Caching.

Ja11. 23: Our Music Series at the library will begin at 6 p.m. Come hear LUke West's rich voice 'Sing Me Back Home' with local favorite Tyler Jones featured on guitar, banjo and vocals.

Library concerts, Chautauquas, speakers and the Summer Reading Program are supported by funds from the Friends of the Librmy.

Aging creatively By Sandi Aguilar

ico State Legislature to address the needs of a growing senior population. New Mexico has been identified , as a state that will experience an increasing number of residents over the age of 65. The Aging and Long­Term Services Department serves more than 200,000 New Mexicans each year with resources aimed at older adults, adults with disabilities and their caregivers in addition to providing protective services for adults who are the victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation. Such services include an Ombudsman Program to protect the rights ofindividuals living in nursing homes, a Senior Medicare Patrol to alert the public to possible Medicare fraud and abuse and assisting aging network organiza­tions to provide meals and health promotion initiatives. Local efforts by the department include support for the Carrizozo Senior Center and Ruidoso Downs Center's lunch program.

Farah hopes to further bring attention to the region to address the needs of aging baby boomers. "This genera~ tion is not interested in the concept of traditional senior centers," she explained. "They are looking for places to connect with others who are active and wanting to experience and share new things, whether it is through physical activity or being exposed to new ideas. Com­munity colleges are the perfect environment for this

. type of engagement, and, in my involvement wit!t · · developing a Creative Aging curricula, I am seeing first­hand the need and rewards ofworkilig with this vexy vi­brant population. In just a few class cycles, my classes have become groups who are dedicated to improving their own lives and, more importantly, the commuiri­ties in which they live. It's been extremely gratifying, and I am committed to fostering more of these groups through the classes I teach at ENMU-Ruidoso." . . .

With the American society putting great emphasis on staying young and looking good, growing older can be met with personal It was the last day of school before the Christmas resistance and conflict. Regardless of health, physical activity as break. Tyler came in wearing a Santa hat, looking jaunty well as mental acuity adjusts with age. Lifestyles, factors of im- and funny. He asked if! liked the hat, hung Up his coat

· portance and legal and financial issues all change the older people and asked to keep the hat on. I said it would be cool to . get. How to accept the aging process and all of the changes that have Santa Claus in class for a day. accompany it is the topic of a class offered at ENMU-Ruidoso by Our day started with snack and moved on to circle Dr. Clara Farah, Ruidoso psychiatrist. time where Tyler played Santa. He asked everyone if they

"Having the wisdom and vision to find peace and happiness had, sent him a letter yet. Most said yes but a couple said in adapting to a less hectic life," is a major component ofFarah's no and sadly declared it was too late now. I explained that class. \Vhen describing her class, Farah said she didn't like calling if they went home and wrote their letters and threw them· it graceful aging because people don't necessarily age gracefully. in the fire (with help from mom or dad) that the smoke She didn't want to call it successful aging as people shouldn't be would carry their wishes to the North Pole. Tyler listened grading themselves on how they adapt. Creativity is the key com- to their wishes and gave a big Ho! Hot Hoi ponent to making oneself flexible in life changes and situations and We talked about Christmas being the birthday of Je-thus keeping a happy character. sus and the animals that were there in the manger when

Discussio? focus on health care; psychological adjustments to he was born. We :read a story based on the old English lifestyle changes; finanCial situations; the legal issues of probates, carol, Jesus Our Brother; Kind and Good as it tells the trusts and wills; the process of dying; and how families take care story of the tnanger animals. Later the pat was discarded of loved ones. Farah explains one of the biggest adjustments is the and left on a table. drop in income by about 30 percent and how people need to plan When I called pickup time, Tylvr found a doll on the for daily as well as long term living. . floor naked. He picked it up along with the clothes he

Aging is not only fraught with concern, but qoes have its benefits. found next to it and began to dress it. He commented "Older people have the ability to focus on what is really important that the baby was tired and needed to go to bed. He and this is really rewarding,",she says. Older people tend to serve straightened the bed and put the baby down and

need to be put in place or, in some cases, overcome, in order for a large segment of our residents to live here. And these are the people that we need to draw from, to learn from," Farah said. "Many are moving away because they can no longer live here or looking to move soon because of medical issues, be­cause of the possible loss of transportation and the lack of other services. It is a huge loss for all of us."

The group is also workfug with the Village of Ruidoso to transform the Senior Center into a multi­generational community meeting place that will be a nucleus for community groups, information and resources. "Anthony (Montes) and Walt (Bratton) of the Village have been so open and willing to listen to our ideas. Hopefully, we this can be seen as a first step to making Lincoln County more senior- and citizen­friendly," Farah said.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2011, 22.6 percent of Lincoln County residents were over the age of 65. The percentage for the state ofN ew Mexico was 13.6 percent. As this trend continues, Farah is convinced that new, more creative approaches to aging are necessary. She hopes that, through her work on the advisory coinmittee·and her class at ENMU-Ruidoso, she and her students will contribute tangible ideas and . real solJ.!tions to the chfUlgip.g needs-ofNew Mexicans over the age of 55 .

·Farah's sprillg class on·Creative Aging will be held as a credit or for non-credit beginning Jan. 15. She will be going to Santa Fe on Jan. 28 for Senior Day at the CapitoL For more information on the Aging and :(,ong-Terrn' Policy Advisory Committee, the Creative Aging class or the current work by past Cryative Ag­ing students, Farah may be reached at ENMU-Ruidoso at 257-2120.

the break can sometimes be a hassle. Trying to remember all the names, places and events can be a little much for the young ones. We had been discussing the Three wlsemen. I. asked for their names and received Balta­zar, Melchior and Casper. Pushing my luck I asked for the gifts. Brandon

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said, "One gave gold." Joey said, "One gave'myrrh." Emmy said, ''One gave Frankenstein!"

After all this discussion on Epiphany and what it meant and why the Wisemen were also called Kings and the Magi, we did an art project using shapes to make . the :figures of the Three Wisemen. Danny completed his project and brought it to me. His Wisemen were a little different in that one had hair all-around the edge of his crown and all were beardless. As I started to ask Danny about his picture, he slapped it down on the table in front of me and said, ~'Here ya go, Ms. Nisha, the Three Wise Guys, Curly, Moe and Larry!"

their community and are out experiencing more. They are not caught covered it up. He noticed it did not have a pillow. ~ up in what society feels needs to be done, but what they want to do. .Looking around he spied his hat, "I'll use my hat

Case in-point, the past class participants have been so motivated for a pillow. It is nice and soft. and the baby can by the class, they created a community-based action gtciup called the sleep on it and be warm. I'm gomg to call the baby 'Creative Agers.' Once an alumnus, students are invited to be a part Jesus because like the animals I gave him some-of this advisory committee to identify and address senior needs in thing for his manager bed." Lincoln County. Currently the group is directing the Senior Center Covering all parts of the Christmas story before onhowtobeco:ryeaninter- -·····-·"·-~·--~-~~--~-·-.-----· -~·----"-.. _ generational community cen- i ter. "We are the move!" states Farah. The alumni group is helping the Village develop a plan to make the Senior Cen­ter a life-long learning place for all ages to enjoy.

'Creative Aging,' a 16-week class, is highly interac­tive with small group discus­sion and guest speakers. Farah encourages people to come and go as they please as the c~asses are not necessarily dependent upon each other. The course can be taken for continuing education or psy­chology credit. It is offered Wednesday afternoons at ENMU and Thursday morn­ings at the Senior Center for $65 and begins Jan. 15. Reg­istration is through ENMU­Ruidoso, 257-3012.

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Daily 1 Weekly The Arid Group of Alcoholics 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 6:30p.m. women's open meeting.

The Sunny Spirit Group of Alcoholics Anonymous r:neets Monday and Thursday Q.t noon and Friday at 5:30p.m., while the women's group meets Wednesdays at noon in the parish hall of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount at 121 Mescalero Trail.

For more information regarding AA meetings in Lin~oln and Oter9 counties, caf/575-~30-9502. ·

AI Anon of Ruidoso - for family members of alcoholics -meets at 1216 Mechem Dr. Tuesdays at 6:30p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30.a.m. . Alcoholics Anonymous of Capitan meets every Wedn~sday

at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center, 115 Tiger Dr., just one blockoffofHighway48. 575-354-9031.

Alcoholics Anonymous of Carrizozo meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Baptist Church Hall.

A ber.eavement support group meets Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. at the Ruidoso Public Library. All residents of Lincoln Coun­.ty are welcome. For more information, call Ruidoso Home Care & Hospice/Encompass at 575-258-0028.

The Federated Woman's Club of Ruidoso meets Mondays at 11 a.m. at 116 S. Evergreen Dr. Pot luck lunch at noon, followed by bridge and other card games. A special program is presented most months and hosts Yoga Wednesdays. 575-257-2309.

Gamblers Anonymous meets every Thursday at 7:15p.m. in the Mescalero Reformed Church, 336 Wardlaw Dr. in Mescalero.

. 575-682-6200. . The Kiwanis Club of'Ruidoso meets-every Tuesday at noon

at K-Bobs. · Optimist Clob meets at noon every Wednesday at K-Bobs. Rotary Club of Ruidoso meets at Cree Meadows Country

Club noon everyTuesday. Ruidoso Noon l.,ions Club meets every Wednesday at 11:30

a.m. at Cree Meadows Country Club .. 575-257-2476. · Ruidoso Evening Lions Club meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at

1 06 S. Overlook. Ruidoso Gambling Support meets the first and third

Wednesday of every month at 5:45 p.m. in the Lincoln Tower at 1096 Mechem Dr., Suite 212. 575-464-7106. · ·

Ruidoso Toastmasters meet every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 . p.m. at the ENMU Annex, 201 E. White Mountain Dr., next to the elementary school. 575-799-3215 or832-444-3633. ·

SAA meets every Thursday from 5:30:6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Mount at 321 Mescalero Trail Road. 575-956-3101 or 575-336-4187. .

Women Helping Women, a support group for· domestic vio­lence victims and survivors, meets Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. at

·Sweet Charity, 26156 Highway 70.There is no C?st and bilingual services are available. 575-378-6378. . ·

. Monthly Alpine Village Sanitation District meets the first Monday of

the month at 4 p.m. at 114 Alpine Meadows Trail. Th!=! agenda may tontai.n ,discussion regarding the election on Jan. 14 of a director and/or. committees -to address the Conservation and Dr,ought.<:ontingency Plan and Capacity Assessment. Residents of the district are welcome to attend.

American Legion Post 79 -Jerome D. Klein Post, meets on the second Monday of each month at Veterans Plaza, 201 Sec­ond Dr. in Ruidoso Downs. 575-354-0138.

American Legion Post 11 meets thethird Saturday of each month at Wells Fargo Bank in Carrizozo at 9 a.m.

Alt~usa Club of Ruidoso meets at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at First Christian Church, 1211 Hull Road. For in­formation on volunteering, contact membership chair Barbara Dickinson at 575-336-7822.

The Federated Republican Women of Lincoln County meet the fourth Monday of each month at Cree Meadows Country Club at 11:30 a.m. 575-336-8011 i www.frw.rplcnm.org.

. Firefighters for Christ meet on the second Thursday of the month at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Chapel at 7 p.m. This service is open to firefighters and their families. For more infor­mation, call575-258-4682.

Keep Ruidoso Beautiful Committee will meet Monday, Jan. 13 at noon at the Senior Citizen Center, 501 Sudderth Drive.

The Lincoln County Garden Club meets on the third Tues­day of each month at the Otero County Electric Co-op, on High-way 48 in Alto, at 9:45 a.m. 575-973-2890. ·

The Photographic Society of Lincoln County meets the sec~ ondThursdayofeach month at 7 p.m. in the ENMU Community Education Annex on White Mountain Drive. Contact Leland De­ford at 257-8662 or Herb Brunnell at 258-4003 or 937-0291.

Ruidoso Masonic Lodge No. 73 meets first Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. If the first Monday is a national holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. 575-354-0111. . .

Veterans of Foreign Wars LCpl Steven M. Chavez Post 12071 meets on the third Monday of each month at c;ree Mead­ows Country Club »North Forty» Room. Social hour starts at.6 p.m. with the regular meeting at 7 p.m. For more information or to join, call575-808-1114 or 575-973-0007.

Vietnam Veterans of America, PFC Robert G. »Bobby" Mon­toya Chapter 1062, meets every fourth Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, 201 Second Dr. in Ruidoso Downs. For more information, call575-802-5293.

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'I'llrough l/10 Christm!ls Tree Recycle, Schoolhouse Park, Sudderth Dr., next to the public pool. Drop off Christmas tree inside the orange fencing. Do not put trees in trash compactors, dumpsters or on the street. After Jan. 10, the trees will be mulched and the mulch will be available at Schoolhouse Park for. residents to pick up. Sponsored by PNM, the Village of Ruidoso, Ruidoso Parks. and Recreation, and Greentree Solid Waste. 575-257-5030. Free.

Friday~ l/10 ·Johnny & the Crashers, Clas- , sic Rock, Club 49 at Inn of the ~ountain Gods, 8 p.m.

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Saturday,lfll Terrain Park Competition No. 3, Ski Apache, Highway 532/Ski Run Road, noon -1 p.m.Tryyour skills in our terrain park compe­tition located at the bottom of the mountain on the gondola lift line. Compete for prizes, medals and bragging ril;lhts. 575-464-3641; www.skiapache. com. Johnny & the Crashers, Clas­sic Rock, Club 49 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. "Copying Beethoven:' free movie, Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. Set in the days before the· first per­formance of the Ninth Sym­phony, Beethoven (Ed Harris) needs help with copying out the charts, so a promising stu­dent of composition, Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) is sent to assist. During the final years of Beethoven's life, Holtz provides assistance to the deaf, tempera-

mental, ailing man. In return, he tutors her in composition and explains to her the ideas · and principles of Romanticism. Harris' Beethoven is wracked by pain, but not overwhelmed by iti he understands his re­sponsibility to nature too well to merely disintegrate. "God whispers. in most men's ears:' Beethoven says~ "He shouts in mine:' 575-257-2273.

Monday, l/13 Spring classes begin at ENMU­Ruidoso. www.ruidoso.enmu. edu.

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Laugh Out Loud Com­edy Club, Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods,7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live~ $5 admis­sion. Must be 21 'Or older to attend. 575-464-7053.

Thursdays. Karaoke· with OJ Pete, Cree Meadows Lounge, 6 - 11 p.m. All-you-can-eat taco ba( from 6 - 9 p.m. Open to the public.

Fridays ~ rljike.'Sanjku performs in

Wendell's Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 5 - 1 0 p.m. Terry Bullard Band per­forms at Cree Meadows ·country Club, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Friday night fish fry. Open Mic Night, Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Hosted by Tradd Tidwell. 575-257-2273.

Satrutdays Mike Sanjku performs in Wendell's Restaurant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 5 - 10 p.m.

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Book, Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino. Si-mulcast races are shown I live from across the coun- .· try and betting windows are open. Billy's Race Book also serves food and !l' has a full bar.

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Hubbard Museum of the American West, Rui­doso Downs, just east of the racetrack. Seven days il a week, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $6 for adults; discounts avail­able for seniors, military and youth. 575-378-4142i Hil

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Ten:a~-ycling this phil/ip.appel@thefootoflhecross.org an excttmg way at · we can all help turn our waste into meals for starving children all around the world. Picking up where Recy­Cling leaves off, Tt;lrraCycling allows you to repurpose an amazing plethora of eclectic things such as shampoo bottles, out-of-date. cell phones, used toner cartridges, that old geeky calculator (no pocket protectors at this time), empty scotch tape dispensers, unwanted pairs of shoes (that a.re still wearable), cheese wrappers and even cigarette "bottoms" (not sure if I can use the other word on this page).

Just take your items to Coyote Howling Shop ·with a Cause, 1803 Sudderth Drive .(right next to Domino's Pizza), 575-808-8320, coyotehowlingnm@gmail:com.

Then they will turn your trash into meals for starv-ing children. If you haven't "discovered" this amazing store, you really·need to. The people who runthis place are basically angels on loan from God. The whole store is dedicated to hard-hitting causes around the world and-. around the block that really help peopie in ne~d. From 1 0 to 1 00 percent of every purchase is donated directly to causes like Feed MY. Starving Children (~.finsc. org). Get on the website at www.coyotehowlingshop­foracause.com and click on the TerraCycle® link to find out about all tlte items that you can start collecting. Then take your loot to the store and plug into something really worthwhile, .

· "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepar~d for you from the foundation of the world for I was hungry and you gave Me food,· I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me,· I was in prison and you came to Me. '"

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Mescalero Family W~nhip Cent~r Gary Dorsey, Pastor; 464-4741 i1$SEMJ~YOF ~i:JD Carrizozo Community Church (AIG) Barbara Bradley, Pastor. Corner of CAve. & Thirteenth One Churdt Pastor Todd Carter. 139£1 Paso Road, Ruidoso. 257-2324. wwwonechurchnm.com Q4PTISY Canaan Trail Baptist Roland Burnett, Pastor; Located just past milepost 14 on Hwy. 48, between Angus & Capitan. 336-1979 First Baptist Church- Carrizozo 314 Tenth Ave., Carrizozo. 648-2968; Hayden Smith, Pastor First Baptist Church- Ruidoso 270 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso,NM 88345. 257-2081; Dr. Alan Stoddard, Pastor First Baptlstehurch- Ruidoso Downs 361 E. Hwy 70, 378-4611, Randy Widener, Pastor first Baptist Church -'llnnie -Bill Jones, Pastor Mescalero Baptist Mission 1016 Old Road Box 9, Mescalero, NM 88340, 973-0560, Pastor Zach Malott Mountain Baptist Church Independent-Fundamental KJV. 145 E. Grandview Capitan. 937-4019 Ruidoso Baptist Church Wayne Joyce, Pastor; 126 Church Drive, Palmer Gateway. 378-417 4 Trinity Southern Baptist Churdt (south on Highway 48) 700 Mt. Capitan Rd. 354-2044. Justin Bowman, Pastor 336-7761. www. trinltycapitan.org

BAHA'I Fo\11" Baha1 Faith 257-8857 or258-5595 ~V!>DlfiST BUddhism of the Lotus Sutra George Brown; 257·1569 I:ATifO~It; Saint Eleanor Catholic Church 120 Junction Road, Ruidoso, 257-2330. Fr. AI Galvan Saint Theresa Catholic Church Corona. Sunday Mass: 6 p.m. Fr. Mike Williams Saint Joseph's Apache Mission Mescalero. Father Paul Botennagen, OFM Our lady of Guadalupe Bent. Father larry Gosselin Sacred Heart Catholic Church 299 3rd St, Capitan. Mass 5:00p.m. Saturday; 8:30a.m. Sunday. 354-9102. Fr. Mike Williams Santa Rita Catholic Church 243 Birch, Carrizozo. 648·2853. Fr. Mike Williams ctiAis'iiAN First Christian Church (Disdples of Christ)

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It is not hard to see that rebuilding a life free ofviole.nce is a difficult endeavor, oftentimes taking years to accom~ plish. Even more challenging, though, is the work cut out for mothers - and their children -who enter The Nest domestic violence shelter. Growing up in a violent home throws chil­dren for a loop. Many have a seemingly impossible struggle ahead of them.

That strng¥le just got a little easier, thanks to Matt Bridg­es, board chatr of the Boys and Girls Club of Sierra Blanca, a local non-profit organization that offers cost-effective educa­tional and inspirational services to children from a variety of families in Lincoln County.

Bridges contacted Coleen Widell, executive director at Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) and The Nest domestic violence shelter, to discuss how to collaborate on providing services to kids from families at The Nest. The two of them met with Tim Coughlin, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, to discuss how to roll out this partnership.

The afterschool program run by the Boys and Girls Club is an effective supplement to what The Nest provides in­house. Participation in the program helps children learn and develop new skills with help from youth development pro~ fessiomils. Activities focus on developing children's minds, bodies and spirits, so kids can expect to learn everything from physical education, martial arts and healthful eating to positive relationships, communication, decision-making and leadership skills.

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Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount hosts- community supper

On Monday eveb.ing, Jan. 13, Church of the Holy Mount will' host its ninth monthly Community Supper from 5:30-7 p.m. The free community supper is open to the entire com­munity and no reservations are needed .. The menu this morith will iiJ..clude meatloaf; macaroni and cheese, Waldorf salad,

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I ment full of stimulation for their budding curiosities and imaginations. Finally, the program offers children a chance to build the tools they need to navigate difficult situations through drug awareness and anti-bullying lessons.

The organization has chosen to take its support of The Nest above and beyond. It has begun offering a sliding scale payment plan for residents of The Nest during and after their 90-day transitional period. This cooperation illustrates an ac­knowledgement of th~ challenges families will face and a sup­port of their efforts to live as a healthy family unit once again.

Though this partnership is certain to change and mold young lives in our community, the two organizations still need help. A single $50 donation will fully sponsor a child's participation in the Boys and Girls Club afterschool program for the entire 90 days that she or he resides at The Nest. While the donation is a one~ time donation, the effects of it will have lasting, long~ term impact in the life of a child recovering from domestic violence.

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CHIJilCH OF JESUS t;tiiii$T~!JS Church of Jesus Christ LOS Ruidoso Ward, 1091 Mechem Bishop Melvin Jenson, 258-1253 Churdt of Jesus Christ LDS Mescalero Branch, Mormon Missionaries 317-B75 EPI$(0PAL Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount, 121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso. Rev. Judith Burgess Rector 257-2356. Website: www.eclc.us St. Anne's Episcopal Chapel in Glencoe Episcopal Chapel of San Juan in Lincoln St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel Carrizozo1 6th & EStreet ~! .. iij!CAL The Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Churdt 1035 Mechem Dr. 258-8594 FOURSQUAIIE Capitan Foresquare Church Hwy 48, Capitan. Harold W. Perry, Pastor, 937-7383 FilL~ GOSPEL Mission Fountain of Livhig Water- San Patricio Full Gospel Church Seed of faith Fellowship, 517 West Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan. Pastor Beverly Sills, 973·3721. 6 p.m. Sundays & Wednesdays, pastorbevl@ gmail.com )EilOVAil'$ YllTN~SES Jehovah's Witness- Ruidoso Kingdom Halll102 Gavilan Canyon Rd.,336-4147,257-7714 Congregadon Hlspana de los Testigos deJehova 1102 Gavilan Canyo·n Rd., 336-4147,378-7095 LUTHEAAN Shepherd ofthe Hills Lutheran Church 258·4191; 1120 Hull Road. Pastor Alfred Ebel. www.shlcruidoso.org METHODIST Community United Methodist Church Junction Road, behind Wells Fargo Bank. Judy Shema, pastor. 257-4170 Capitan United Methodist Church White Oaks and Third In Capitan. Pastor Jean Riley 354-2288

Trinity United Methodist Church 1000 D. Ave. 648-2893/648·2846. Carrizozo. Jean Riley, Pastor

MAZARUIE Angus Church of the Nazarene Angus, 12 miles north of Ruidoso on Hwy. 48, 336·8032. Rick Hutchison, Pastor QUAJ(ER Quaker Worship Group Unprogrammed meeting atthe Anderson­Freeman Visitor's Center In lincoln. For details, contact Sandra Smith at 653-4951

PENTECOSTAL Apostolic Pentecostal Assembly Retlted Pastor and author Harry A. Peyton Abundant Life United Pehtecostal Church of Ruidoso 613 Sudderth Dr. Unit D. Pastor, Art Dunn, Youth Pastor, Nathaniel Dunh. Free home Bible studies _ The 1st Iglesia Apostollca de Ia Fe en Cristo Jesus 613 Sudderth Dr. SuiteD, Ruidoso. 257· 8053. Pastor Alex Castillo

~RESBYllRIAN First Presbyterian Church

101 Sutton Drive (Nob Hill), Ruidoso, 257-2220. Tony Chambless, Pastor Ancho Community Presbyterian Church Pastor Terry Aiello, CLP Corona United Presbyterian Church Pastor Terry Aiello, CLP Nogal Presbyterian Church Reverend E.W. "Bo"Lewis

REFOiti!'Eb_cau~CH • Mescalero Reformed Mescalero. Bob Schut, Pastor

SMNTH I>AY ADVflinST Ruidoso Seventh Day Adventist 207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs, 378· 4161. Pastor Chuck Workman, 575-636-3773; 1st Elder Manuel Maya 937-4487

$PA,.ISH SEilV"ES Iglesia del Nazareno Angus Church, 12 mi north of Ruidoso on Hwy 48. Marco Sanchez, Pastor. 336-8032

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELlOWSifiP Sacramento Mountains Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Call336-2t70 or

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120 LEGAL NO.TICES REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LINCOLN

COUNTY

PRE·PRIMARY OFFICIAL CALL

Call Is hereby made for Prednct Caucuses of the Republican Party of Lincoln County to be held January 25, 2014, at 10:00 am at the Cree Meadows County Club, 301 Country Club Dr., Ruidoso New Mexico to Elect Precinct Delegates to the Pre·

' PrfmaryCounty Convention.

Callis hereby made for the County Central Committee Meeting of the Republican Party of lincoln County to be held January25, 2014, at 9:00 am at the Cree Meadows Country Club, 301 Country Club Dr. Ruidoso, New Mexico to consider contests to delegates from the Precinct Caucuses to the Pre-Primary County Conven· lion, and consider any other proper business.

Call Is hereby made for the Pre­Primary County Convention of the Republican Party of lincoln County to be held January 25,2014, at 10:00 am at the Cree Meadows Country Oub, 301 Country Club Or, Ruidoso, New Mexico, to Elect Delegates to the Pre-Primary Republican State Convention, to be held March 01, 2014, In Albuquerque, New Mexico. ,

Registration begins at8 am and end­Ing at 9 am. Elected Delegates to the Pre-Primary State Convention will be expected to pay the $55 convention fee by close of the meeting on Janu­ary 25,2014.

Submitted by, Evelyn Webb Secretary, Republican Party of Lin­coln County ........ ·~ ....................... . TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEW MEXICO

• COUNTY OF LINCOLN

FIRST SAVINGS BANK a South Dakota banking corporation,

Plaintiff,

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HOMBRE GORDITO,aJic/a HOMBRE GORDITO, INC., a New Mexico corporation, NICOLINE H.M. ANGENENT, aJic/a NICOLINE H ANGENENT, individually and as President of Hombre Gordito, Inc., FRANS HULST, FRED DE LEON and ANELLADEE DE LEON, and JON SCHOEMANN atid PEGGY SCHOEMANN,

Defendants.

No. D·1226-CV·2013-00093

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS GIVEN that on January 14,2014, at 10:00 A.M, at the front entrance to the Village of Ruidoso Municipal Building located at 313 Cree Meadows Drive in Ruidoso, New Mexico, the undersigned Sp~dal Master will offer for public sale the following described real property to the highest bidder for cash:

Parcels 7 and 8, WINDMILL RANCHES DEVELOPMENT, lincoln County, New Mexico, as shown by the platthereoffiled in the office of the County Clerk of lincoln County, New Mexico, on April9,2002, in Cabinet H,Siide No.334. •

AND

A tract of land in the W/2 NW/4SW/4ofSection 13, Township 9 South, Range,15 East, N.M.P.M., Lincoln County, New Mexico, described by metes and bounds as follows:

Beginning at a point from whim the Southwest corner of said Section 13,amound of stone in place, bears South 00'57'56'West a distance of 1227.68 feet; Thence North 00'5756'Easta distance of 940.47 feetto a point on the South ri9ht of way line of NM State Highway No. 380; Thence along said right of way South 71 ·orOO" East a distance of186.48 feet; Thence along the arc of a rurvetothe right whose central angle 15 24'29'00' and whose radius is 768.60feet an arc d"islance of 328.43 feet (CH=South5B'47'30"East 325.94 feet); Thence South 46'33'00"Easta distance of 243.23 feet; Thence leaving said right of way and going South 01'50'38'Westa distance of 522.40 feet; Thence South 88'03'14'West a distance of631.17feet to the said place of beginning;

ALONG WITH

A tract of land lying North of NM State Highway No. 380 in the W/2 NW/4 SWf4 of Sec­tion 13, Township 9 South, Range 15 East, N.M.P.M., Uncoln County, New Mexico, described by metes and bounds as follows:

Beginning at a point on the North right of way line of NM State Highway No. 380, from Which the Southwest corner of said Section 13 bearsSouth 19'29'48"West a distance of2019.23 f!et; Thence along said right of way North 46"33'00"West a distance of74.06 feet; Thence leaving said right of way and going North 21'30'30" East a distance of 46.97 feet; Thence South 73'5rt37" East a distance of 43.66feet; Thence South 03"44'30'West a d~tance of 7 4.06 feetto the said place of beginning.

Both of the parts described as the SELL TRACT are one tract as shown by the Claim of Exemp· lion Boundary Survey Plat of a Tract of land in the W/2 SW/4 NW/4 and the W/2 NW/4 SW/4, Section 13, Township 95outh, Range 15 East, N.M.P.M., Lincoln County, New Mexico, recorded In the office of the County Clerk of lincoln County, New Ml!lllco on

AND

A tract of land lying in the E/2 SE/4, Section 14, Town· ship 9 South, Range 15 East, N.M.P.M., lincoln County, New Mexico, and being more particu­larly described as follows:

8eglnnlng at the East one­quarter corner of Section 14, Township 9 South, Range 15 East; thence North 87"53'00' West 1316.36feettoa point on the Westline oftheE/2 of said SE/4; Thence South 01'04'10'West along the West line of the said E/2, 1087.05feet; thence South 88'48'03'East 131458feet to a point on the East line of said SE/4; thence North 01 '09'26' East al on~ said East line, 1065.98 feetto the point of beginning;

AND

A tract of land lying In the E/2 SE/4, Section 14, Town· ship 9 South, Range 15 East, N.M.P.M., lincoln County, New Mexico, and being more particu­larly described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the Eastllneofsald E/2SE/4from which the East one-quarter comer of Section i4, Town· ship 9 South, Range 15 East, bears North 01'09'26"East, 1065.98 feet; thence North 88'48'03"West, 131458 feet to a point on the West line of theE/2 of saidSE/4; thence South 01'04'10'West along said West line, 1087.05 feet; thence South 89.43'11'East, 1313.02 feet to a point on the said East line; thence North 01'09'26' East along said East line, 1065.99 feetto the point of beginning;

AND

A part of Lot 1, Section 4, lying South of a fence line, Township10South,Range 13 East, N.M.P.M.,lincoln County, New Mexico, described by metes and bounds as follows:

Starting at th ~North east cor­ner of said Section 4; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes

· 49 seconds East a distance of853.06 feet; thence along a fence North 89 degrees 20 minutes 28 seconds West a distance of 660.79 feet to the place of beginning ofthe herein described tract of land; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West a distance of26.54 feetto the South boundary of said lot 1;thence along said South boundary North 89 degrees 28 minutes 29 seconds West a distance of 660.92 feet; thence along the West boundary of said lot 1 North 00 degrees 29 minutes 29 seconds East a distance of 28,08 feet; thence South 89 . • degrees 20 minutes28sec­onds East a distance of 660.78 · feet along a fence to the said place of beginning;

AND

W/2 Sf/4 NE/4, Section 4, Townsliip 10 South, Range 13 East, N.M.P.M., Lincoln County, New Mexico;

TOGETHER WITH that certain Grant of Easement filed In the of· fice of the County Clerk of lincoln County, New Mexico on Septem· ber 15, 1978 in Miscellaneous Book 55, page 568.

The two tracts of land in Section 4, Township 10 South, Range 13 East, N.M.P.M., lincoln County, New Mexico, being also described as follows:

Tracts AI andA2,asshown by the Exemption Survey of a tract of land in the Wl/2 SE1f4 NEl/4 of Sec· tion 4, Township 10 South, Range 13 East, N.M.P.M., lincoln County, New Mexico, filed In the office of the County Cleric and Ex·officio Recorder of lincoln County, New Mexico on July2, 20071n Cabinet I, Slide 745;

AND

iract B, as shown by the Boundary Adjustment Plat, A tract of land In the W1/2 SE1/4 NE1/4 of Section 4, Township 10 South, Range 13 East, N.M.P.M., lincoln County, New Mexico, filed In the office of the County Clerk and Ex·offido Recorder of Lincoln County, New Mexico on August 22, 2005,2007 In Cabinet I, Slide 361.

The Special Master's sale will be conducted pursuant to a Default Judgment and Summary Judgment entered by this Court on December 11,2013, In an action for collection of Plaintiffs Promissory Notes and foreclosure of Plaintiffs Mortgages.

Plaintiffs Judgment directed fore­dosure of the real property to satisfy the following aggregate Judgment liens;

Principal, Interest and late fees through 12/11/2013 ..... $149,167.72

Costs of suit .. , ....... 1,958.85

Attorney fees ....... 13,566.74

Special Master's fee .... 325.87

$165,019.18

In addition to the judgment liens re­ferred to above, Plaintiff will accrue additional costs, Including costs of publication of this notice, which will be added to Plaintiffs liens.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special Master may continue the date of sale without republishing this Notice of Sale by appearing on the date and at the time designated In this notice and announcing the postponement to another specific date.

November24,20031n Cabinet H, /s/ Sarah Prothro Slide No. 724; Sarah Prothro, Special Master

lrE GRIFFIN~ ASSOCIATES, P.C.

By:($/ lee Griffin Lee Griffin 1044 Mechem Drive Ruidoso, New MexiCl> 88345 (575) 258·9404 i\ttomey for Plaintiff 0 o o I~ 0 ~+t 0 II I o o '• o • • 4 o 0 o I 0 o ' '• '

IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF LINCOLN IN THE TWElFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CO~RT

MARIA OlVERA, Plalntlffs,

Vs. SALVADOR HERRERAa/kfa SALVADOR HERRERA GOMEZ,

Defendants.

Cause No. CJ 13-222

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS GIVEN that on January 21, 2014, at 10:00 A.M., at the front entrance to the Village of Ruidoso Downs Municipal Building located

· at 123 Downs Drive, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, the undersigned Spe· dal Master will offer ·for public sale the following described real prop· ertyto the hlghestbldderfor cash:.

lot 14, Block 2, Valley View Subdivision more commonly known as 208 Turkey Canyon Road, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346

The Special Master's sale will be conducted pursuant to a Default Judgment and summary Judgment entered by this Court on December 2, 2013, In an action for collection of Plaintiff's Judgment.

Plaintiffs Judgment directed fore­closure of the real property to satisfy the following aggregate Judgment liens:

Principal and Interest through 1(21/14 , .••.• $38,059.74 Costs of suit. ............. $618.00 Attomeyfees ........... 3,817.00 Special Master's fee ........ 250.00

$42,744.74

In addition to the judgment liens re­ferred to above, Plaintiff will accrue additional costs, Including costs of publiCation of this notice, which will be added to Plaintiffs liens.

• NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Spedal Master may continue the date of sale without republishing this Notice of Sale by appearing on the date and at the time designated in this notice and announcing the postponement to another specific date.

fsflori Plant Lori Plant, Special Master FREDA HOWARD MCSWANE, P.C.

By:/s/ Freda Howard McSwane, Esq.

Freda Howard McSwane, Esq. 1100Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, New Mexico 88345 (575) 258-9404 Attorney for Plaintiff . ~ .................... ·~ .............. .

CITY OF RUIDOSO DOWNS

NOTICE OF WORK SESSION

NllTfCE Is HER~BY GIVEN that Governing of the City of Ruidoso Downs has called for a Work Session of the Governing Boqy of the Gty of Ruidoso Downs, Representative from the Village of Ruidoso, Representa­tive from the County of lincoln and Representatives from the New Mex­ico Department of Transportation for Wednesday, January 15, 7014 at 10:00 a.m. The Worlc Session will be held at the City of Ruidoso Downs Council Chambers, 123 Downs Drive, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. The purpose of the Work Session is as follows:

Discussion of what action to take regarding future opera­tion ofllncoln County Transit

I certify that notice has been given In compliance with Section ltHS-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 2013-25. Seventy-Two (72) hours prior to meeting date and made available to the publiC. Meetings of the Oty of Ruidoso Downs Governing Body are open to the public.

If you are an Individual with a dis­ability who is In need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other fonm of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate In the hearing or meet­Ing, please contact the City of Ru­Idoso Downs at least one week prior to meeting or as soon as possible.

Carol Virden MMC

~o/. ~.e!~r:?~~~r .............. . COUNTY ASSESSOR ORDER NO.

13·34 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT CERTAIN MATTERS

RELATING TO PROPERTYVALUA· liON AND CLAIMING EXEMPTION

FROM PROPERTYTAXATION

The County Assessor hereby pub­lishes notice to property owners; pursuant to Section 7·38-18 NMSA 1978, as follows:

1. All property subject to valu­ation for property taxation purposes not valued by the Assessor In 2013 for property taxation purposes must be re­ported to the Assessor no later than the last day of February 2014, unless It Is not subject to valuation for property taxation purposes In 2014. The report must contain the required Information and be on a form that Is obtained from tHe As­sessors office. Section 7-38·8, NMSA 1978.

2. If you have made Improve· ments to real property during 2013 and the Improvements

cost more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), the lm• provements must be reported to the Assessor no later than the last day of february 2014. The lnform~tlon required and the form may be obtained from the Assessor~ office. Sec­tion 7-38-8 (C), NMSA 1978.

3. All real property owned by any nongovernmental entity and claimed to be exempt from property taxation under the provisions of Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of Section 7·36-7 NMSA 1978 shall be reported for valuation purposes to the appropriate valuation author· lty.lfa change In ellglbllltysta· tus or ownership of the prop­erty has changed, the change shall be reported no later than the last day of February 2014. se-uon 7-38· 8.1 NMSA 1978.

4. If you own property that has decreased In valu.e during 2013, and that property Is sub­ject to valuation for property taxation purposes, you must • report the decrease In value to the Assessor no later than the last day of February 2014. The report must contain the required lnfonmationand must be on a form that Is obtained from the Assessor's office. Sec­tion 7-38-H,NMSA 1978.

5. if you believe that your real property Is entitled to head­of-family exemption, veteran exemption or disabled vet­eran exemption from property taxation, you must apply to the Assessor for exempt status no later than thirty (30) days after the mailing of the Co,unty Assessors notices of valua­tion In order to be entitled to the exemption from taxation in 2014. Exceptions: If an ex- · emption from taxation was in effect for 2013 and the basis of the exempt status or u~e is unchanged from that year, ap­plication for exemption need not be made for 2014. If you have previously been granted an exemption and now have a· change in ownership or status you must notify the Assessor of the change no later than the last day of February 20F! of the mange. If required, application for exemption must contain the required information and must be on a form that is obtained from the Assessor's office. Section 7-38-17, NMSA 1978.

6. Property subject to valuation is presumed to be nonresidential and will be so recorded by the assessor unless you declare the property to be residential no later than the last day of February 2014. If your prop­erty has manged in use from · residential to nonresidential or from nonresidential to residen­tial use you must declare this status to the Assessor no later than the last d~y offepruary 2014. The ~eclaratlon must contain the required Informa­tion and must be in a form that may be obtained from~he . Assessor's office. Section 7-38-17,1 NMSA 1978.

7. If you are a person who Is sixty­five (65) years of age or older or disabled, and whose"modified gross income" was not greater than $32,000 in 2014 and you own and occupy a slngle-faml· ly dwelling you maybe eligible for a limitation on the taxable value of your residence. The limitation of value specHied In Subsections A, B and C under Section 7-3621.3 NMSA 1978 shall be applied in the tax year in which the owner claim· log entitlement files with the . county assessor an application for the limitation, The applica­tion must contain the required information and must be on a form that Is obtained from the Assessor's office. Section 7·36-21.3 NMSA 1978.

8. If your landwasvalued In 20.13 in accordance with the special method of valuation for land used primarily for agricultural purposes, and the land Is still used primarily for agricultural purposes, you need not reap· ply for that special method of valuation In 2014. If your land was valued in accordance with the special method of valua· tion in 2013, but it Is no longer

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used· primarily for agricultural purposes, you must report the change to the Assessor no later than the last day of February 2014. If your land was not valued In accordance with that method of valuation In 2013 and It is now used primarily for agricultural purposes, applica· lion must be made under oath, in a form and contain the ,infor· matlon required by department rules and must be made no later than thirty (30) days after the mailing of the County Assessor's notices of valuation In order to be .entitled to the exemption from taxation in 2014. Section 7-36-20 NMSI\ 1978.

9. If you own 'livestock" that is subject to valuation for prop­erty taxation purposes, you must report such livestock to the Assessor. All such livestock present In the county on Janu­ary 1,2014 must be reported to the Assessor no later than the last day of February 2014. If the livestock is transported into the county after January 1, 2014, it must be reported to the, Assessor no later.than the firs~.day ~o[ the,imQnth ·follpw­lng the first month in which the livestock has been pr~sent in 1he:·io'untyforwenty>·(20)

• days. The report must contain the required infonmatlon and must be on forms obtained from the Assessor's office. Sec­tion 7·36-21 NMSA 1978.

10.1f you own a manufactured home [that was not previously assessed) and it was present In the ·county on January 1, 2014, you must report It to the Assessor no later than the last day February 2014. The report must contain certain required Information and must be on a form obtained from the As­sessor's office. Section 7-36-26 NMSA 1978.

THIS NOTICE IS ONlY A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF SEGIONS 7·38-8, 7·38·8.1, 7-38-13, 7-38-17, 7-38·17.1, 7-36-21.3, 7-36-20, 7-36-21, and 7-36-26 NMSA 1978, and related Taxation & Revenue Department Regulations. It is not Intended to reflect the full content of these provisions, which may be examined at the office of the County Assessor,

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