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Fourth of July weekend. , • Tuesdaydecisio~ dayonwater improvementprogram by DAVID SHEPPARD As evidenced by the comments of many employees, feels it would not be fair to Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Hospital and a sonnel Board, commented on the predic ing "scare tactics" to teU residents their Starf Writer of the persons who were contacted, the limit housing opportunities. member of tbe Parksand Recreation Com tion by the village council that, if the issue water bills will double or triple if the bond bond election is clearly seen as an issue of I'We do not have the authority to mission, believes Ruidoso "should fails, Ruidosoans will pay much higher issue fails. f. Tomorrow is the day of decision.. growth. discriminate against people wanting to capitalize on all viable alternatives" for water bills to finance a new treatment Also, Estes said she is "suspicious" of \ The $8 miJIion capital improvements Richard Sandoval, manager of Gibson's move into Ruidoso," he said. acquiring additional means of storing plant and stOrage tank. the fact the dam site was switched from water bond election is upon Ruidoso, and, Discount Center, Chamber of Commerce But local Realtor James Taylor, who water. "A vote against it is a vote for higher Flume Canyon to Grindstone Canyon last after months of studies, a succession of director and past president of the sides with Mayor George White in oppos~ HIt <the present proposal> seems like a water rates," he said, "and the rates will year. She added that she had Uno proof to meetings and intense debate both in the Chamber, said he sees Uno other alter ing the issue because the village council viable alternative:' he commented. "Ifwe . primarily be borne by the year-round peo substantiate" her suspicion, but she said public scope and in local coffeehouses, native for the town," but to pass the im will not impose a moratorium on annexa don't get off dead center, we're going to ple here." she would like to know who upadded their Ruidosoans will officially voice their opi provements program. tion, said he is "against it because plann get rationed." He added that he feels the improvements pockets" from the change in location. nion at the polls. UWe obviously can't stop building," San ing is not correlated with d~velopment." "I don't particularly like brown water," project is an "absolute necessity if we're 'Safeway manager Carl Franzer, who is What are some of the opinions? In an ef doval said. UIt's impossible to impose a "If you could get four city councilmen to he added, noting that last summer, during going to see any kind of continued in charge of 65 employees, feels "we need fort to record the pulse of the community moratorium; we can't stop people from agree to restrict any more annexation for periods of high demand, murky water growth." it (extra storage) badly" to maintain a on this issue, The News asked several moving to Ruidoso." a term, I would be for it 100 percent," he flowed out of village water taps. But OveUa Estes, who works for thriving community. business and civic leaders last week to Sandoval, who oversees the operation of added. Jerry Bigham, owner of the Cousins' Prestige Real Estate, feels the council has comment on the water bond proposal.. one of ~uidoso's largest businesses with 35 Ken Moore, executive administrator of complex and a member of the village Per- overstepped a "fine line of ethics" by us- (SEE PAGE 2) .. ;::-.- .. 25c PER COpy The .. ' MONQAY, JULY 5,1982 - .:.;. CAPTURES RAINBOW DERBY SUNDAY ute nv·estment cas eSlne' CUTE INVESTMENT slipped on the Iccted a generous $106,260. She finished on- didate for the upcoming $1 million All· WISE III, packing odds of over 19-1, first jump, recovered her balance, and lya head in (rontor the persistent 20-1 shot, American Derby, the third and final leg of loomed up on the far outside and stuck his roared down the stretch to Wtn Sunday's Tarbug. the Triple Crown for three-year-olds. head in front as he hit the finish of Friday's 18th staging of the Rainbow Quarter Horse The laUer, owned by Betty Lou DOUBLE B.EXPRESS. an iron-legged $96,962 Rainbow Derby Consolation at Derby at Ruidoso Downs. Shebester of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, gelding with a long history of stakes sue Ruidoso Downs. The split-second heroics on the final finished an extremely game third under cess in the Southwest, swatted his foes into The col~ was ridden by Jerry Burgess for jump translated' into a financial windfan Larry Byers and banked $54.557. submission in Saturday's renewal of the Charles Shofner of Huntington, Texas. ., for the filly. She collected one of the year's The large Independence Day crowd was Governor's Handicap at Ruidoso Downs. Following the late defection of Triple ~ fattest victory purses-$232,445. unable to decide on a solid favorite in the Double B. Express, a seven-y.ear-old, Crown champ Special Effort (who had the J The gross- purse of the Rainbow Derby Derby field. The honor eventually went to ran like a sprightly youngster while boom j top qualifying time for the Consolation), , (inclUding a consolation race and a five Cute Investment. The second choice was ing into the lead at the head of the lane in Go For Bugs was selected for the role of grand breeding award) reached a thump Rebelier at 4-1, but the filly broke a bit the six and one half furlong sprint which favorite. ing $668,620. slowly, was involved in some squeezing offered a total jackpot of $13,525. uBugs" got away at 6-5 but 'Carried con· The amount dished out in Sunday's and nudging, and never established a Captense. a 4-1 shot who'd snared the siderable show money. The colt broke in finale was $567,167. foothold. She ran sixth. lead shortly after the break, was in no con- third place, appeared to be laboring all the Cute Investment was guided down the Cute Investment, who came out of the diUon to resist when Double B. Express way, then was overwhelmed on the final 44o-yard straightaway by Jimmie Hunt at Rainbow with career earnings of $314,951 suddenly shifted into high gear. Jiltaloom, strides. He finished fourth, which ac just over 3-1 in the Io-head field. Cute In· (including almost $80,000 as a lwo-year-old the public choice at just over 2-1, tried counted for the overbloated show payoffs. vestment is the property of Fletcher J. last year), handed out mutuel payoofs of vainly to get a foothold at the turn for Wise Hi collected $20,501 to go with his Huskey and Sam Womack of Poolville, $8.20, $4 and $4.40. The fIlly, who turned borne. But the roan colt tossed in the towel previous '82 money line of $2,518. The win Texas. The trainer is W. Larry Stevens. her third outing of the year into an without much argument and drifted into a was his second of the year in four tries. , "t, . Summer Encounter, a 5-1 shot handled awesome financial strike, sliced throughl8---third-place finish. OuUegged in the early going, Wise Hi, • , J by Jacky Martin, appeared to have the headwind to stop the clock in 21.94 Double B. Express, well-ridden by t ~'- - who broke from the number nine slot, was Rainbow Derby sewed up as she nashed seconds-well under the top qualifying youthful Casey Lambert of EI Paso, Texas well out of the running in the early portions over the final yards, but the filly was nosed time of 22.23, shared jointly by Hempens hit the wire with a one and one half length INVESTMENT, with smiling rider Jimmie Hunt aboard, is led to the of the 44().yard scramble. He approached cun out just as she reached the wire. Chicgay and Bojaes Magic. lead and stopped the clock in 1:20 2/5 the leaders in ·the tast 10 yards or so, and winner's circle by trainer W. Lorry Stevens after winning Sunday's rich .' Summer Encounter, ihe property of Cute- Investment, by Good Investment seconds-Which was only three fractions nailed the win - just barely - on the last Rainbow Quarter Horse Derby ot Ruidoso Downs Race Track. Jerry Wells of Purcell, Oklahoma, col- out of My Cutie, now looms as a major can- short of the gelding's own seasonal record. thrust. Mayor ite reiteratesstandis againstannexations I by DAVID SHEPPARD meeting Friday night at the Ruidoso tank. raise'the $8 inUlion solely in General improving the water system, according to ..It isn't a question of needing more Staff Writer Public Library befqre a group of about 30 The mayor acknowledged that he Obligation <GO> bonds that would be the law.