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DOSO ')()cents Ru1ooso, NEw MExrco • WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 • OuR 56TH YEAR, No. 5 Fire ban • Off with m area their heads • Lincoln County renews its annual battle remams with the dreaded, but pretty, musk thistle
Rl III X >SO 'llt"lJI"\ ~TI\ff WRJlF.R BY DIANN£ STilliNGS and kept until the heads rot, RUIDOSO NEWS ST!U'f WRITER then discarded. For the third month, Lincoln County She is so dedicated to the .J Commissioners say fire restrictions will Like most newcomers to control of the purple plant remain in effect becaUBe of the continuing Ruidoso, when Carolyn that she is offering a reward high danger of wildfire. Felder saw her first musk to the first 100 people who "We'd need six to seven inches of rain thistle in 1999, she was bring her a 30-gallon bag of before the US. Forest Service would feel delighted with its striking thistle heads. comfortable opening up the (Lincoln purple bloom. On a trip to Costa Rica, National) forest." County Manager Tom "I thought, what a pretty she noticed a girl wearing a u Stewart told commissioners Friday. 'The flower," she said, but now ring created out of a dollar little showers we've received don't she shudders at the damage bill. She learned how to amount to much.n the invasive foreign species make the rings and will The forest closed May 22. Countywide CRuses to natural grasses exchange one of the "rings of restrictions prohibit any open flames, and other more beneficial honor" for each bag of musk including charcoal grilling outside. plants. She can't walk past a thistle hea miRIPading. In Ruidoso, I gueBS it's po88i first year, or at any subse White Mountain (Uld·H~" .~ ble RDmeone oould be cited while smoking quent time when they are Participants should:_ be in a hot tub. I don't want people to think detected, but many J)OOple sure to wear leather gloves, .~ 1 'we're that picky." are either physically unable she said. They can reach Commissioner William Schwettrnann or don't have the equipment wtder the head of the plant said that's one misimpression with bene or the time, she said. and lift - they will pop off, ficial oorwequences. Felder is asking that peo Felder said. "I think it's a good deterrent," he said. ple throughout the county at Keeping the heads "Believe it or not, smoking is a very seri least carry gloves and plastic bagged is important because ous .• ~ PAGE 2A • RUIDOSO NEWS LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 THISTLE: Flowers look nice, but harmful to surrounding~. FROM PACE !A Rafael "Rifle" Salas, head of the declared a noxious plant in the working toward, Felder plant and the seed pods could village's ·Parks and Recreation United States in Davidson County. said. spread. One head can · produce as Department, said the city sprays all Tenn., in 1942. It grows from sea "But we have to start many as 1,200 seeds - a single park areas with a non-selective her level to about 8,000 feet in elevation somewhere. If people just plant up to 120,000 seeds. Those bicide and then mows on rights of in neutral to acidic soils, and also is pick flowers. it will help seeds could remain viable for more ways and other areas of city-owned found in Asia. It invades open natur so much" she said. "Even than 10 years. property as a means of. control. al areas such as meadows, prairies if people aren't inte~sted "They're biennial and we try to and grassy balds, boning in on places in .the rings, I would like Greg Gray, with the Smokey catch them before they Rower," he disturbed by fires, floods and other to hear from them about Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln said. "But many infected areas are occurrences. -The plant doesn't grow what they're doing to con National Fore&t, said the U.S. Forest on private land and there's nothing well i-n. excessively wet, dry or shady trol the plant and where Service has battled the we can do." conditions. they find them. n tough and fast-spread Village Manager The musk thistle takes two years ing plant for several ..Unless we can Alan Briley said he to complete a reproductive cycle. Some people may be years. scheduled a report this Seedlings emerge in mid to late July, ad verse to "wasting" a "We have a pretty get the city and week to the village although many of their purple heads plant. According to intensive program to private council on the program are visible right now along sidewalks "Edible Wild Plants: An treat them with an and that staff has in Ruidoso. They grow to from four to Outdoor Life Book," musk herbicide," he said. landowners attended meetings of six feet in height. thistles, called bell this- uThey're not of any more involved the Lincoln County They now are found throughout . ties in the book, are edi benefit and do plenty Noxious Weed the Unites States except for Maine, ble. of harm. Birds may cat in eradication, Committee. The village Vermont, Florida, Alaska and The author wrote that them, but there are we can't do it." has no ordinance to Hawaii. the roots of the first-year lots of other plants to force eradication on pri Their leaves are dark green, growth or the leaves and DIAHHf STALLIHOSISTAFF feed the birds. (t would Greg Gray vate property, he said. coarsely lobed with a smooth waxy stems of young second Smokey Bear To remove the bloom without a knife. place your gloved be much better to have Ranp,er Disttict In Wyoming, proper surface, even in the rosette stage. year growth can be har hand under the head and lift. They will pop off. the grass for other ty owners are responsi- If a parson's lot is small and so is vested. wildlife." ble for destroying the the number of musk thistle plants, Peel the young stems and remove U.S. 70 that will be disturbed du.riDg The area burned in 2000 by the plant because of the harm to pasture digging up the offenders may be the the spines from the leaves before reconstruction of that road and vul Cree Fire is one of the hardest hit and range land and degradation of best route, Gray said. But for larger using them raw in salad or boiling nerable to the establishment of new from the plant invasion, he said. property values. Felder also read of a tracts, treatment with an herbicide them until te~der· as a green veg patches of musk thistle: "The disturbed area has seen a woman who hires out her herd of is about the only effective approach, etable. She also is asking business own big influx, especially because we goats to chow down on the plants, he said. . Boil stem cores with washed and ers to check around their buildings have a ready source (of seeds) com spines and all. Even when a plant appears to be peeled roots for about 15 minutes, and take responsibility for eradicat ing from the city with the winds that "I would love it if someone would dead, because the herb is biennial, it and serve with butter or vinegar, he ing musk thistles in the area. blow from the southwest. Unless we do that here," she said. may re-emerge the next year. suggests, or slice the boiled roots and For more information about the can get the city and private landown Introduced from Europe in the The effort to dig up or treat needs fry them until browned. $1 rings or about controlling the ers more ;nvolved in eradication, we early 1800s, the musk thistle, also to be countywide, something the Felder especially is worried for plant, contact Felder at (505) 268- can't do it." called the nodding thistle, first was county noxious weed committee is the next few years about areas along 1347 or e.:mail [email protected]. SVOA.f ·Li'ttleGuy LkZ-DOY. Recliners on All Dewalt Power 'ltfOis Big Print 00 In Stock•• Suwting I# $299 Come see my lifesize. Check out our speCial prices on cut-out color photo print at Nlko'ta Power Tools. J:G!f!!, 2957 Sudderth Drive 5051257-3777 Order yours today of the grandk:ids, pets,etc ... fromS5400 DIGITALCOLOR. PRINTJNG - 2028 w. 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WHDNESDAY, jU~E 12, 2002 .LOCAL NEWS RVIDOSO NEWS • PAGE 3A IIIII Judge could be removed· from firefighter case BY DUINNE S11U1NGS After setting the date for the hear of. the petitioners' actions," Parsons invol""ed in allegations of cri~al lagf? and the village has· a civil action , . ing, District Court J1,Jdge KOren wrote. · , misconduct against Herrera. pending ·against Ammons for mone- ~~ons recused herselffrom the pro She is satifdled' that the two men • He~ra is the subject of a crimi tary damages. , A hearlng is set for 9 a.m., June 17, hibition petition last month. have no other speedy remedy except n~ prosecutiop. in which the village is • Ammons was a member of the to determine if Ruidoso Downs In her notice to Mansell; ParB()ns the district court's intervention, ·she the alleged vic~. village's volunteer fire department ..,.Municipal Judge Harrold MaJ}sell wrote that it appears Mansell will, wrote. Until the bearing, Mansell • Herrera•s attorney also is ·the and resigned in protest over the ter .. should recuse himself from cases unless prohibited,· hear the case and: was ordered not to take any other attorney for. MiWsell's ex-wife in a mination. of Herrera. involving former town volun~r fire decide actions against the two men ,actions in ~terence to the proceed- municipal election ·contest in which Beauvais wrote that be repeatedly . fighter Jeff Ammons and fire chief who also are being sued by the town ings. . .she has alleged Manaell .was Dot a, · called ·Mansell's attention to the : Nick Herrera. for recover-Y of money. . · In his petition, Beauvais wrote qualified elector. apparent conflict, but, the judge Filed in Lincoln County District "Further, you have declined to that the two men repeatedly objected "Such allegations, if proven, would denied the appearance ~filnpropriety :Court by attom.ey J. Robert Beauvais, recuse yourself after receipt ftom the to ManSell bearing or deciding ·the require Mansell to give up his posi· and set hearings on e'ach of the cases :.. his. petition for a writ of prohibition pe~tioner of a statement of facts, case. His participation wouldn't be · tion as municipal judge,., Beauvais for June 10. . and superintending control asks the which if true, could raise an appear propet: because: . . wrote. The s~te judicial ethics code pre , court to order Mansell to ste'p down ance of, if not an actual, impropriety. • Mansell stated ·a personal bias . • Ammons has a federal civil vents judges from tallrlng about cases f. from the c~s involving the two men. if you are allowed to sit in judgment against Herrera to Beauvais and was rights case pending against the vii~ in which they are involved. I l OFFICER: State chooses FIRE: Restrictions start· third month they flip out a cigarette." arer grounds off Sierra Blanca Airport ~Downs woman fOr meeting 1: tend to agree with Commissioner Com,missioners approved the resolution lWad. . • liOM fACE~--- __ . _ _ ~-~.. of a cartoon dogcatcher with a Schwettmann," he. Sllid. i"Let's not go on without ·any changes. Although he voted "I said fm not one (who's) ready to with net. the record (as endorsing outside smok-: for the resolution, Simpson said with a draw the resolution. but I told them there Williams' first priority in Animal control officers mg)." ' . 6,000-square..mile county that is diverse in is a pennitting process and they can her position is to protect the require 40 hours of in~service Simpson ~ if' the signs aren't topography and vegetation, "'lll.ere are apply." .community. Her extensive training a year to keep their gojng to be changectthat the commission places you oouldn't start a fire with 15 ~· '1f(BQnito Fire Chief) Chris Denne will · training ensures her ability to certification. add an outside sm.o1Png ban to the :reaolu· · Ions of gas. There are p1aces where the sign the. permit, fine," Stewart said. do so. "We're highly trained pro tion so that people who tJip cigarettes out :restrictions don't make sense." Scbwettmann pointed out that theater She has acquired CPR and fessionals," Williams· said. of cars can be prosecuted. Oscura resident Schwettmann said he was contacted by officials line up experts tA) handle the fire first aid skills, basic, advanced The NACA conference Jerry Carron agreed. re~tativ.es of the Spencer Theater for works and pl~ty of fire fighting equip - and teacher training, and state takes place June 13-15 in "'''m a fonner smoker," he said. "But I the Performing Arts about the annua1 ment and manpower to guard against any · and national certification. Reno. think you should be able to cite someone if members-only fireworks display on the- fires starting. Williams describes herself The New Mexico Animal -as happy-go-lucky. About the Control Association holds its . only way to dampen her verve conference June 27~29 m Proctor ~o start early as judge; spot empty would be to invoke the image Albuquerque. clerk without a leader and a general there," he said. "The· special concerning whether she would election coming up in meeting is mo:re for housekeep be willing to step in early, if Two fonrier imnates charged November. The governor fills ing items. HQwever, if we need asked. 'Td like to investigate Jll)' When Gerald Dean Jr. judicial and county commission to take action, I will move it options." : retires July 31 as Division I vacancies, but county conuni& onto the agenda." Proci;Qr said she's «reaJ.1y wit4 arson during ~mini-riot'. Magistrate Judge in Carrizozo, sioners appoint people to fill Contacted Tuesday, Maddox excited" about her new career.: BY OlANH£ SWUHGS Vancouver. British Columbia. Martha Proctor will take his vacancies in other county elect said she hadn't heard about the "I hate to leave tlrls Jl()Qt Canada, as his home, was place. ed offices. Procoor explained. Proctor appointment and before the election, but 1 have charged with battery against Procror, who now is Linooln "It would be logical to ask resulting vacancy. little ch<»oe:" she said. "I will be Two fanner inmates at the· a police officer for an incident County clerk. was elected in the (Ruidoso Village Clerk) Tammie "rm just not prepared to available for any information, Lincoln County Detention involving a detention center Republican primary to be Maddox to step in early, but I ~make a statement," ~e said, ·help and consultation... · Center in Carriwzo were guard, and with aggravated De,an's streeeSBOr. Her only don't want to speak for the com charged with arson in oonnec~ battery and conspiracy. opposition came from· within mission." said Proctor, referring tion with a fire in the jail The arson charges stem · her own party. Normally, she to the winner ofthe Republican Neett a speaker for your group meellng? Keep from btfnO ripped ott March 10. from what has been called a would take office Jan. 1, but primary for county clerk. No by con artbta. TtHr Uirw Moldco Securities DMslon present& the Luis Abeyta, 29. and mini-riot at the jail March 10, Dean's decision to retire before Democrats signed up to run for "&am llrtHMM'" program. ~$0Rt:r.>>....-. listed on Gary that poet. ~· •. 14ll . ..,;.· . "*"~-! .. ~·~~_nti.w;es to ~ County~· ~r ~~ .. &.'VW • 21, ~ . ·. Cj~. . intrtatep ile!:f sru1 ~tact. ·P.ioet;pr: ., l il.bbll:lt.. sf.epJ~ing Stewart said Maddox wO'Uld be 4th~ felony after receiv-· btnnl:!d ·~ plbgged inearly. .. his reconunendation. but he ing information from a wit- drains and broke windows WJb.e governor approved my doesn't plan to put the item on ness, according to a report after they were denied com appointment as of Aug. 1," the agenda of a special meeting ThiS p LlncoJrliQiero Counties , other counties ~One y~&,r--.: ••• ·.. ~ $34.00 ...... > ••••••• : ••• $43.00 _6 morlths .•..... $20.00 . ~,. ~· ...... ~ $27.00 __,$.~onttl$ .••..... $14.oo ...... s21.oo · · · · • Hi.!rry I Offer eJ>Cplres • f .. f :' .. . ' : 1" . '" BEST AVAILA2LE COPY RUIDOSO NEWS - ..... ~ i .. PINION .·! PAGE 4A CALL Us: KEITH GREJ!N, EDITORIAL AoVISER • 257..,4001 • [email protected]· WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002. =- RUIDOSO NEWS. Brad L. Treptow, publisher Wes Schwengels, editor ' A MediaNc:ws. Group Newspaper. Published every Wednesday and Friday al 104 Park Avenue, Ruidoso, New Mexico COPYRIGHT :ZOO:Z OUR OPINION Critical fire ordinance package due hearing Detailed language to be reviewed Tuesday ount on a substantial People living in Lubbock tum.out of property own and Dallas don't hear the slur •,.j· C ers at the P&Z ry bombers over their homes • ·! Commission public hearing like the rest of us; they aren't Tuesday afternoon on four new personally threatened. But ''i proposed village ordinances some are here now. .... designed to reduce Ruidoso's The Ruidoso Forest Task ..,.... . fire danger. Force has come up with a hard ...... , Count on lots of full-time nosed pack~t of ordinances residents looking for infonna which can make a difference. tion. Detailed language. will be YOUR OPINION Count on a few private-prop reviewed by P&Z commission erty-rights extremists touting ers Tuesday. their beliefs, regardless offacts. Never has a more important The insurance industry keeps a watchful eye on uS . - But how many will be there - or necessary - regulatory who really need to take heed package been proposed in our To the editor: reinspections from time to time. ous people who brought "good things" -:') the hundreds of vacation-home village. Every property owner I would like to thank Ms. Roberta Defensible apace is of critical impor- for the sale. owners whose property is must understand what these Booker for her. kind words concerning tance to every underwriter. During the All proceeds from Altrusa fund-rais insured, but who don't live ordinances would do. and at the Ruidoso Fire Department in the Cree and Cerro Grande fires; one JIU\ior ing projects remain in the Ruidoso com~ with the real fear of wildfire what cost~ before they become May 31 (Ruidoso News). She is certain company that writes many policies in munity. that ccimes to be part of the life law. But, whatever the coot. ly correct in stating that we have a very New Mexico placed a moratorium on all Scholarships are given to adults who .. of full-time residents? they are worthwhile. good fire department. I have been a new business throughout the entire go back to college; books are given to ., member of the ... department since state. Head Start students; GED graduates 1949, both as a volunteer and paid Insurance companies want to write are treated to a receptit>n; and money is member, although on senior status for policies in our area. That is their busi- donated to individual community pro-' .., Corruption in the breech the past few years. Both of my sons have ness. They also evaluate the risk in each jects. worked as firefighters for the depart ... area. At the present time, I am not Altrusa also is responsible for the It is somewhat painful to sur be (ring the alarm, here comes a ment. I have nothing but the highest aware of any insurance company that is mammogram program in October, dur vey the New Mexico scene and horrible punt) brief. regard. for the ... departmenes dedica canceUng or non-renewing existing poli- ing which women can get low-priced have to report that it ia in Here's the long and short of it. tion and capability. cies ~use ofthe.~eJ!~.clm~r,: m'h!JlmOS!'f!D.ls._ . . ~ . . _._ ~ Car)&'bad where this season'a- Because · ·nine Sberifrs It seems that I have not been clear ·New risks a& ~'d~tefY~" cYlo1S) on~ ag,d}D, th~ AJtru8a·duf, aiD~. politi!:al- . cbrru..._1'- · Department employees are some- enough in stating my reasons for con nized more closely than before. If the cerely appreciates everyone who tAJok tion has sur times required tD appear in~ cem regarding possible problems in area were to sustain another fire similar the time to shop at our GUS ~e and ... faced. and because, apparently, none of obtaining fire and/or homeowners insur to the Kokopelli •.. there is certainly a wants them to know that they have · Carlsbad, them is ever invited to a wedding ance in Ruidoso and the surrounding danger of vastly restricted insurance ... helped to fUnd our many community -:? where ·1 spent and therefore does not own a suit, aJ'ea. For all of the 43 years I ·have been both in availability and price. The eco- projects. nearly 25 years each gets a $1,000 annual cloth an insurance agent in Ruidoso, I have noinic impact of such an ~nee Sue Ludwig /GUS co-chair toiling for the · ing allowance. had to discuss the potential exposure to would be devastating. Alto loca.l newspa These are all apparently catastrophic fire inherent to all forest It is our duty as citizeilB of this vil- per, ia a warm, males. A thousand bucks will areas. All insurance companies have lage and the surrounding area to show Concealed weapons ...... friendly ~wn. It I.OOKING dress up a male real apifiY for concerns about such conditions. My that our entire community ia willing to is a town where ASKANCE about five years. For a woman. it standard justification for writing cover~ dC) everything possible to reduce the To the editor: all the warm, NEb CANI'ftU. is about six months of matching age in Ruidoso and the surrounding danger of a JIU\jor fire. Question: What ia the greatest secu- • friendly folks purses and shoes. ("' wore that area is as follows: The only solution ia to do all we can rity blanket a criminal or terrorist has? .... know your name. It is a town dress to court last year!") to prevent such an occurrence. We must Answer: Knowing that their victim(s). · • 'I'bere is an euellent fire departuwnt ... with' where (ring the alarm: cheap shot The problem surfaced when it a dedicated volunteer group. be proactive. Providing defensible space will be unarmed and defenseless to -·, · due any moment}) half of them was learned some of the nine • There are mutual aid agreements between around all buildings, building fire-resis thwart any action against them. "',. can spell it. employees were buying socks and Ruidoso, Ruidoeo Downs, Alto, Glencoe, Capitan. tant homes and other buildings, and The arguments used by those Actually, that is not true. underwear with their clothing and Hondo, all good volunteer departments. thinning vacant lots must be done. opposed to the passage of conceaJed .,. • • The U. S. Forest Service maintains an excel· Carlsbad is not the center of stu a11owance! Believe me when 1 ten lent atafl' and firefigbtiDg capabilities. that ere The village of Ruidoso, Forest Service carry laws permitting law-abiding citi.- .. ~ pidity in New Mexico. The guy you The Great Underwear Caper available at an times. and Mescalero Apache Tribe have zens, meeting licensing requirements to who is without doubt the dumb caused (sorry, I can't help myself) • The Mescalero Tribal firefighters and equip . already done much thinning of the for carry a concealed weapon, is ludicrous. ""'t ment are available and respond immediately est person in the state, if not the quite a stink. when requMted. est southwest of Ruidoso. This wm· The criminal and terrorist ~ always t entire Southwest, lives in You figure the discount store • Many citizens of our area are familiar with make it much less likely that a crown managed to be wen~ re«arddess of t Albuquerque. sells a pair ~f socks for $3 and firefighting techni~ and will respond quickly if fire will enter the village from the direc the severity of the statutes prohibiting t needed. · CB.I' underwear for and, say, tion of prevailing wind. We must see to restricting ~ t I refer to. the 21-yea.r-old $4 each, • Cooperation between an mthe above entities or the purchase, Sl;lle or jacker who, having taken a 1991 each of the nine bought 10 pair of historically bas been excellent. regardless of it that the village also will meet these · rying of a concealed weapon. _t Acura. at gunpoint, later aban socks and 10 pair of undies. What wbichjurisdi.ct:i.on needs help. criteria. Statistically, every sta~ with eon~;~: I doned the vehicle after removing we are ta11dng here in the amount Having said that, the situation This is certainly a long-winded rep]jr cealed-carry licensing has see~ a:; its expensive sound system. He of dollars is an annual rip-off in remains: The forest overgrowth and to a short letter, but I cannot fail to marked decrease in violent crime. ~ then called the victim and said, "'' the neighborhood of $630. health has been severely compromised make the case for things that must be However, New Mexico should under t don't want there to be hard feel But, admittedJ.y, it is not the during the past. several decades. - done to protect the safety and future no circumstances "do anything that r ings," but, "hey, how do you book amount of money~ but the princi We have allowed trees and under 6:ntmcial wellbeing of all our citizens. . would adversely aft'ect the livelihood or _J: up your amp?" · ple of tile thing. For his part, brush to grow in.~ cases with no · · DaveParks pleasure of the crimina1 or terrorist ele (Note for follow-up column: Sheriff Waller, an· honorablJ! thqught to fire prevention or defensible Ruidoso ment by allowing law abiding citizens~~ check to see if this young man man, has vowed to get to (this is space~ There is an extremely severe meeting statutory. requirements to was valedictorian of his high the last one, I promise) the bot drought. If a fire had started in Upper Watering restricted carry a concealed weapon. school class.) tom of thlnga. Canyon, Camelot, or almost anywhere Serafino •s~;eve• Carri There are muc\l 8lllaJ"ter peo Within Rui~ on 'tile ~ day as the To the editor: . BllidOBQ ple in Carlsbad, a town where two Ned Cantwell. (cantwell@ Kolmpelli fire, ·the re~ts would proba I am writing to you about the water stories tend to dominate the zianet.com) is' a retired -newspa b~ have been the sante or worse. No ing in the village of Ruidoso. EVeryone news, the Waste Isolation Pilot pernum. living in Ruidoso. Boros number ofskilled ... firefighters can atop knows all the restrictions about water LEITERS POUCY Plant and former sheriff Chunk;y or briefs? He-s IWt Baying. a crown fire dri~ bY'· strong wind with ing. their yards and plants. ~ · Click. The press is fascinated by gusts up to 60 Pliles·l)er~hour. I do see people watering when they Chunky, who the Albuquerque - I would welCIOJi;).e and even urge you· are not sU.ppased to in the village••• Journal dubbed "The Singing to visit with R.uidoso Fire Chief Virgil I do warn them not to db it. Sheriff." Reynolds or :ini'Orinati.on officer James I would like everyone to know, let's Media outlets tell us when ~ cim~ t.his. sltuation. They save. all our water in the vm.se, for Chunky geta a new-job, loses a me·. aware ofthe ·danger, and I can· . when we do need the llloBt, it job,.l.)r, now that he QSUI'e you the.~ iQd'Usby alSo rru1b ln the V~ oU..c)VliDJ!I,,IlOW ia .·.aware. 1'hO:SfMb~ ·after. .the •, ; :'fi"~-..A~11t.,. 'D.:....:O..' •. ;,;..t~~.'i:.O.' c.:..,·-:: ·• ..... _.t. ;~.. -ft ticketS . :he i~;~. ··"M!i.f:iq~ ·, · ~- -~~~ A-~--~~J.~~~ w"' *w..-~~ All~Pt'~~·t answer. nonb. , ~ . . · fire:and.bo:meo~~ur~through IJg>we·ver., it is not <;lb~'. · ·s&vemt' aaent.s m '~·first~ enacted . ClilCX wt1o· is at the t~ulQect bftbe an U'tldenvriting·I'Qle that~ that JafA~. pOlilti.CEll. seipldal to rock no· bUilding QOuld· be ~ ·Within Cali.lljj~•~. No, it is his successor, 1 000 feet of trees or brush.,> · ~- · · · · . . . . ' . . ' . ·. 'l'h~·ve SbiCe muced the distance . to 100 leet.olp.at inYt;IUB oommw;Dty ·~~ · !!~.ki.e.~' ... ':JlPB.. t .. "'~.~m.. es uninsUi'abl~· -~ t;bJlt,wiiticular . . ·T(t_the'~~bt lby . .,.,,_,,,.,., I -, • ·r:,."'~ . ~ ·:~ ;;;;;:~:~i;~.iL:!::{(:~:;t~:.:~sf . ;f_. '- . ~ •'' •'"· ... ,,.,.~,., .~·-- }t~~·:(·,~~.~~::};\ •. .. ' t ii;~·~,~~~~;/~' ·' WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 L()CALNEWS RUIDOSO NEWS • PAGE 5A .. Pets· need to be evacUated iiiNiSii.i DEATHS Kenneth Wade Public Service Company in Andy, of Austin, Texas; sisters Hobbs after many yelU'S of ser Jean Hamilton. of Odessa; and from fires too, shelter says Services for Kenneth Wade, vice. Mr. Wade moved to' Patsy Rainwater~Maddux, of 64, ofRuldoso, will be Thursday . Ruidoso in 1997. · San Angelo,. Texas; and his . • Th.e county Humane Pet doors can solve that as well as two, legs, she said. at 2 p.m. at laGrone :Funeral · SurvivuJ;S include his wife, father, Johnny Wade, of - St:Jciety cared for 23 pets problem ifthey access an area The s.igns should state clearly Chapel Qf Ruidoso, . 341. Sherry, of the home, sons Carlsbad. . durin:g the Kokopelli Fire. where the ani.-nlll would be. how many cats and dogs for Sudderth Drive.· Johnny Wade, and . his wife ·He was preooded in death by . saf~ from flames and s.rnoke. which they should search, Mr. Wade,died.Monday, June Tracy, of Ruidoso; Craig Wade of a son, Ro~ Wade, his mother, 10, 2002, in Albuquerque. BY DIANNE STALUNGS Another backup is to create a Ford said. Abilene, Texas; Trey Upton and Bessie Rainwater; and his step bU(Jdy system with your Always take pets with you He was bom in Carlsbad and his wife Kristi of Fort Worth, father, R.C. Rainwater. RUIDOSO NEWS STAFF WRlTER neighbors, she said. if you are evacuated, she married his wife, Sherry, in Texas; daughters Robin Wade of During the K.okopelli Fir~ "Let them ·meet your pets emphasized. 'Odes~j~a, Texas, in 1987. He Kileen, Texas; and Lori · More obituaries can be found ' and eY,acuation earlier this and then explain to them "If you are home when an retired from' Southwestern Sofinowski and her husband on page 7A. year, 'the shel~r operated by where the pets will be and evacuation of your area is the Humane . Society of . how you would like them to called, always take your pets BRIEFS . Lincoln County took care of be. transported if there is an with you. Never leave· them, R•1¢Miii¢iitl 23 "dogs and cats from dis emergency," Ford said. "Have hoping for ·the best or think Miss Mescalero. abnormalities that can cause ing results. . placed." owners. pet taxis and leashes handy. ing your home isn't really in ip'egular blood flow. The tests take no more than Sh~lter administrator Make it clear it is all right to danger," she said. "Prepare The crowning ofthe 24th Miss A release by Life Line 10 minutes each and (X)~t $35-40 Sandra1·:'. F1>rd· said six pets just let the animals loose if for the worst. Chances are Mescalero is planned for the con~ Screening l:'!tates that physicians each, or $99 for the carotid vas w~re teported killed in the the situation dictates. Pets you will not be allowed ·to elusion of the selection pageant "typically cannot order an ultra cular, abdominal aortic tire. . will run, if given the chance, return to your home for days, that begins at 7 p.m., SatUrday sound evaluation on someone aneurysm and ankle brachial "Though it is impossible to· away from danger and often even if it is untouched by the at the Mescalero .Community who has no symptoms of vascu index. be completely prepared for a · return once the~. danger .has ·fire." Center Gymnasium. lar disease or os.-.enpc>rosis." A Preregistration is required. · disastet of this magnitude, passed. At least, they will Ford is trained profession The public is invited to board-certified physician Call (888) 312-5433 for more the IJtjunane Society reminds have that chance." ally for disaster response and attending the .pageant and reviews and confil-ms all screen- information. pet o'itners of a few •simple . She also suggests placing she has written a brochure crowning ceremony. The winner things that can be done to stickers in widows around the describing how to prepare for represents the Mescalero .... increa~ the likelihood your. home, front ,and back, to alert emergencies. Stop at the shel.:. Apache Tribe at official and cere .. pet wiP,' ~urvive a fire," she fl.re fighters about the pets ter on Gavilan Canyon Road monial functions and other I WOULD LIKE TO said. "Pets that die in fires' inside the structure. They from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ·· events, EXPRESS MY SINCERE are pets that. are trapped." want to save those with fou,r, Tuesday through Sunday. Disease screenings APPRECIATION TO ALL Life Line Screening will give WHO SUPPORTED ME IN Historic fireann show; lecture tests for stroke, aneurysm, coro naey heart disease and · osteo THE RECENT porosis at the Ruidoso PRIMARY ELECTION. Saturday afternoon in Lincoln Convention Center on Thursday, June20. · Some rifles, pistols like those used by Billy the Kid, Geronimo The company provides As your Magistrate Judge,. I will work hard to serve screenings for vascular disease , the people on a fair and impartial basis. BY DWitl£ STALUNGS thems.elves during rough times on the New using Ultrasound Doppler tech Martha McKight fln>ct4orl RUIDOSO NEWS STAFF WRlTER Mexico and Texas frontier. nology that detects arterial The program is cosponsored by the society Paid for by committee to el«l MMP Masif.tssta Jl!dJ~i~, Tori\ Orift\ft, ~ Antique rifles and pistols similar to models and the Lincoln State Monuments. used by Billy the Kid and Geronimo. will be dis Refreshments will be served. While visitors played during a program on the "Guns That are in town, they should check out the new Won the West," by historian Bill Thorp. Hugh and Linda Fox exhibit "Child's Play." at A member of the L~ncoln County Historical the Tunstall Store across from the church. The Society, Thorp will share his knowledge of. display feature~ old fashioned children's toys, The family of Glen c~ane weaponry from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in dolls, doll houses and other related items. the historic settlement of Lincoln on U.S. 380. For more information about the program or He also will show weapons of preference by the society, call (505) 653-4372 or (505) 653- wtshes to thank everyone for ranchers of the era and others who defended 4821. .: ' • Temporary workers thetr ktndn~ss and. .sympathy . _AVAILABL& NOW; 24 State Police thanked for patrols .... ,.; hours a day, seven 4ays a ekyressed. ·durinfi this time of need. week.. Extra officers may have prevented Memorial Day wrecks, commission says .. ·.... • Clerical, Housekeeping BY DIANNE SW.UNGS "I think they gave out about 200 in front of we t:J.J'J1reciate your prayers RUIDOSO NEWS STAFf WRITER Food Service. .·• -·-~-·- my house,"' said Simpson, who lives on the two-lane section of the highway east of Construction Homeowner Stepped-up traffic patrols by the New Ruidoso Downs. ' Services a.nd continued ·suyyort. Mexico State Police on U.S. 70 over Memorial Simpson said he· asked. County Manager • RISK FREE 1 Hour ' Day weekend probably prevented accidents, Tom Stewart to write Secretary Thomas L. Guarantee. you pay only . Lincoln County commissioners said last English of the state Department of Public for the hours worked week. Safety, letting him know how much the coun & "I've never seen this many cops and trans ty appreciated the effort. The letter was sent (4 hr. min.) The family friends of portation (truck) inspectors," Commissioner during the week after the holiday. Rick Simpson said. "They were visible every Simpson has been among the most vocal on Call Today! Glen crane where and worked hard slowing that traffic the board calling for increased patrols on the 257-7876 down." two-lane portion of the highway, which has Prud~ntial Commissioner Bill Schwettmann said he some of the highest fatality statistics in the www.ruidosolabor.com beard that more than 400 citations were state. The state has approved the expansion handed out for traffic-related infractions. of the road to four lanes. FACT· THANK YOU to ALL the people who voted for me In 1846 ·in the primary. Mexican-American War begins. The next step is the General flection Stephen Watts Kearny annexes in November. Please remember New Mexico to the · your vote does countf United States. Paid tar by Candklste Ru.idosos New Tavern! · ·· ·food & Spirits . . 1llQO square fool Donee floor · llilli~rds. ~:G(Itne Room· • Daily Drink Specials OJ tnb( of' co·m1frvp· rCKk & rolt, R&B. and dub !f'USiC:. ,q~.:~. ··'·'& Casino .'I.J ~;:-·2 SIBIES ' for More ··or Tlekets CallS05-S78-4t40 1461 B., 70 Wed: NM 88346 ~ ~.~-uldoso D~was. . . ·~ ' .. ·.·_,-/. ' ,i I I RUIDOSO NEWS 'I I I I I TION ' l PAGE 6A -CALL Us: SANDY SUGGITI, EDUCATION WRITER • 257-4001 • SSUGGlTI@RUIDC?SONEWS:co~ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002 --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDl 'C:\TIO:\' BRIEFS .pace Acbieving students Appropriations and Contingent Operating Budget Approva1 of . Nathanael Edward 200212003, ·among other things. Camp Hedin, a Ruidoso High Schoc;~l graduate, received a merit State gets grants .j scholarship from Baylor I University in Waco, Texas.. WASHINGTON-U. S. Sen.. enlivens I Hedin was .a National Merit Pete Domenici reported June 3 ., finalist and indicated Baylor as that the UniversitY of· New I his university of choice and iB to Mexico at Albuquerque was I receive .full tuition beginning in awarded $190,000 to support' summer the fall of 2002. an effort to improve its out I reach to potential students, Thomas Chase Montes, particularly those from low • For the lOth an Eastern New Mexico income families. University student from The UNM grant is one ·or ye,ar running, Capitan majoring in agricultur three awarded to New Mexioo · high school al education, is among the 385 schools by . the U.S .. students on the 2002 spring Department ofi!:ducation. campers use semester dean's honor roll. Education Opportunity Students must complete at Centers program grants were Ruidoso as a base least 15 hours for the semester also awarded to the Northern for travel to learn and maintain a 3.25 grade New Mexico Community . point average. College in Espa:iiola ($478,988) about space, sci- Five Ruidoso High School and Eastern New Mexico ence and tech SNfDY $UGGITTI&TAfl' graduates are also on the honor University-Roswell ($324,353). S.clance students attending Summer Science Camp watched NASA expert PI eddie Baker demonstrate the construction roll at Eastern New Mexico The program is designed to nology.. of a paper rocket. University: Gerald A. Gomez, provide counseling and infor elementary education; Kath mation about college admis BY SANDY SUGGIIT erine Lee Lykins, general sions to students who are at Mexico State University. Monday, they school, and that she enjoys the lack of studies; Tiffany Lynn least 19 years old. RU_J_~ N!;WS_~~ WRITER.="----- visited New Mexico Tech and spent the pressure for grades. Skinner, music; Rachel Beth The N9V\! Mexico grant win; night, for a taste of college life. Today Nathan Miller, a Ruidoso seventh. Warren, general studies; and ners may use the funding for, he fire hazard didn't stop 39 bud they'll watch a demonstration by New grader attending science camp for the Karl Henry Wenner, non among other things, academic ding young scientists ftom launch Mexioo Power Company, and Thursday first time, said he's loved robotics the degree seeking. advice, infonnation on access ing rockets at Summer Space they'll visit a planetarium in Roswell. most. ing student financial aid, per TCamp - Friday they compressor Friday's rocket launching had these "We made robots and got to see them go CHE meeting slated sonal counseling, collegiate launched paper rockets under the direc students mentoring the younger children into battle and race them," he said. "' application completion, tutor tion of a NASA expert in the field beside in the summer Rascals program, chil- loved White Sands and Slrtokey Bear The New MeXico ing, mentoring and t:ommumty White Mountain Elementary School. dren from kindergarten through fifth Monument." Although he isn't interested Commission on Higher awareness activities. The young scientists come from grade. in a career in science, he eqjoys "messing . Education will hold a full com At ENMU-Roewell, the pro Ruidoso, Hondo, Capitan, Cloudcroft and Pleddie Baker, who wor~ in technical with science," and finds camp "better than mission meeting on June 13 gram has been serving resi TulRTosa schools. and many return year assistance for technology and educational school or sitting home." · and 14 at the Albuquerque dents since 1991, offering assis after year to the three-week NASA outreach for NASA's White Sands Test Although Carla Bums, a Ruidoso High Technical Vocational tance to 1,4l00-1,500 students Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Facility, had all the yonng people making School science teacher, isn•t coordinating Workforce Training Center, in academic advice, personal Summer Space 'Camp. and launching straw rockets and learning the program this year, many of the other 5600 Eagle Rock Avenue, NE, counseling, career workshops, In the first week of camp, the sixth· about different designs of paper air- teachers retumed this year, said Patti Albuquerque. information on ,post-secondary through eighth-grade students and five planes, as well as watching a video on Tobin, a Ruidoso High School teacher who Meetings on June 13 begin educational opportunities, older student mentors visited White White Sands Testing Facilities. is coordinating the program. Frieda at 8:30 a.m. and those on the information on financial aid, Sands National Monument and Trinity orr~ii''1' rr! •. ~'kson, a teacher from Dallas, Texas, has -·~1itll J,l.\. 8 a.m. Key issues l\Mistance in completing college Site, Smokey Bear Museum in Capitan V eteran science eamper an& student- ' ·participaWdtin Stimlner Science Camp fo;r ···~~de> .. -· approval of admissions appHcations, test to learn about life zones of the forests, mentor Jessica Frances, a junior from ·nine years. . . - · ltlStitutions' General Fund ing, tutoring and mentoring. Valley of Fires for a hike to learn about Ruidoso, has been attending camp for Ida Maldonado, a teacher from Ruidoso biology and the environment, and a tour five years. High School, has been teaching the scien~ of the Engineering Department at New "' love science camp," she said. "The camp for about five y~ and sent he! Web-based courses OK, but: ... field trips are a lot of own children to camp-"'That's how good fun, learning a lot." I think it is," she said. Gabby Alaniz, a LUBBOC~ Texas based students. The most exciting technical ·teacher, comes from Las Cruces. Students skilled at multimedia Comprehension skill level field trip in all those Maldonado pointed out some of the comprehension get higher and course fonnat interacted years, Jessica said, family groupings busily building paper grades with Web-based than significantly to affect how well was the first year rockets: "There's a family of four from lecture courses-but they still students learned the course when students went Bent," she said. "There are triplets from don't like them. content of introductory pay- mining in a cave -. Ruidoso, two Frances girls, four Herreras, Psychologists at Texas Tech chology. As comprehension but the Socorro visit two Gonzaleses from Glencoe, and chil University compared how well skill increased, there was a Big is also the "most fun dren from Cloudcroft, Tularosa, students did in the same nificantly greater advantage trip," because stu- Alamogordo, Dallas and Indiana." course presented in traditional for the Web-based course. dents stay overnight The program came into existence in classroom lectures and online, Higher-skilled Web students in dormitories - 1992 when a grant writer for ENMU and found a critical diifeience did better than two groups: "and we used to go to Ruidoso was looking for a way to reach in students who did better lower-skilled Web students EMRTC (Energetic young people early to encourage them to Web-based work. The findings and all lecture students. Thus, Materials Research attend college, said Jim Miller, director of may help educatorS searching Maki and Maki discovered an & Testing Center) ENMU-Ruido8o. for effective means of mQVing individual-difference variable, and blow up things, "We found mon~y to encourage kids if coursework onto digital media, ~comprehension skill, or get to see them do they choose careers in math, science ar to provide "distance learning" _ that appears to explain why it," she said. technology," be said. "For the first three and enable more students to some students in the Web M i c h a e 1 a years, the. U.S. Department of Energy enroll. According to the based courses had an edge. Frances, her funded it, then we convinced NASA to pick research, which appears in the That medium-to-highly yonnger sister who it up." - June issue of the Joumal of skilled students tended to do will be in eighth a Experimental Psychology: better in the Web-based format grade in the fall, Oummer Science Camp bas four goals; Applied, special skills prepara- raises the question of whether said she didn't really Miller said: to encourage students to stay tion may help level the virtual students with lesser multime want to come to sci~ in school, to encourage· them to choose academic playing field. The dia comprehension skills would ence .camp at first, classes in math, science and tecluiology, to Joumal is published by the benefit from instructional but lias loved it so- encourage them to go on to college; and to American Psychological intervention. far. She partiQH}arly encourage them to choose a career in Association (APA). Although teating predicted liked building rock~ math, science or technology. William Maki, Ph.D. and performance, lltudent self- ets and launching First preference is given to minority Ruth Maki, Ph.D. extended reports about ~ir multimedia them in the soccer children and girls since they're und~-rep- five years of research into comprehension skiDs did not. fields. resented in those fields, he said. online course effectiveness by Comp~ension slqll did oot Ca:Ssie Valdez, a Next week is the last week; of the pro- ' ' ~,$tigating why some stu- predict cdurai& satisfaCtion. seventh-grader from ~- Students will visit ENMu•PortaleS dents do better online. At Generally, students ~f all skill Tularosa. said the on Monday, Cedar Creek P~kon Tuesday Texas Tech, they evaluated levels preferred . the lecture Up. liP and awayllt doesn't take a rocket scientist to compressor-launch a field trips are more imdCarlsbadCavernson WedQ.escJay. n and paper rocket, but it does take students fascinated by science. · outcomes for 143 women courses-, a finding that echoes interestiQg . ·.tb~ They~ graduate here on~day. u 55 men in actual introductory the pail's prior research. Maki psychology courses offered and Maid· discounted lower online orin lecture.f.~~ ..for perl"onnanee.a&asourc:e·ofdi&<, each semester of two -~~mic satisfaetionj ~use e\ten the years. Maki and ~~~so ., high· pe_~C)t$~rs liked the tested th&~e~ff.\w''sili:t'"~.'Otillim ~--:-.Ada\itwiiF·•: how well t:liijY,--~J.n~~ a't'the w.~liasedinteri'ace pet" tJtnri~J»l'888ntecl'ina ~a,; .-: ·ste~ ~-~ the Wei). ~a 'formats -:-. .on.Ji.u.dio buect.~ •pi)Jlents hi~Jh- 'f.ape•. as comp~~ ~~ or )y. . *: ...... ;) ~ ~p~a, on:~~~·~·-'fb.ey ":, 'th, ... 'MYchqlo~ sua~ . ·Qe~ ·. ·•~w~..:. :.tMktt.,..· ·.···~. .·.•.·. t,.:; 4... ~•0t6r. -e:nthusiasm. . ' . b()*led8e h6\h''l~aii -~ah'l'and'lo~a";tbin ... for exams··· . • .;.;:AiM. flte\'~;~:'ift" i'<.~,;.-::..,_ l!k ~·- 'ha¥ , lfd·~tl~ea .. r-.~ \ i~.<:.·~~Tt~uttt~l~·=\.~\-, ,.. ,~.··:WJll-:--.rJL/. .•. .·. ·'· ...... '~..;..'~.n:...... •. ···."~tu~f..~o'· .a.r,'""~••.·.. ;.em!=. :·:·~~~~'··.m-1~. ~~~..;t.:.«».urses.· tb:.a:J·~··, . ·!: .. :V&i::7::.DZ=·~:;~~if"' de~~· :.. ·. , . : .;,.::.~ EtQ~~ · "'~·. :,•1'\~tbe ·.C)eak, 8IJ ~-=.le Culprit · ~~"' · ··~e-·(~·&l~.,Sd'a1'·web- ''"'iii'· · ··-~--~·' ·' ,.,, · :. :J~ >~~,~~~ ';is·:f ~ ;,'.i7:~r . .. .,. . ,'" ,, +, . .,.. ,;./ ·. . . .. - , .·. - "f'~(''t)~\t~.;~. _-r(, "4' " ,_-IJ,Yf •i rl' ,r • ft\...t~; ~~; ;~;¥ >--~~-.:: ::: :::::;:·:;: -~.. Yfif~W-Z~:J-t~~-< :· ~ .. ":· , ·. , ~ -: · WEONESDAY,}UNE 12, 2002 LOCAL NEWS . RUiDOSO NEWs.• PAGE 7A .. f.7ired count+ employee gets $22,00~ settlement BY DIANNE Slll.liNOS ity board and operations of interest in allowing the con legal advice to the (authority) tired for job abandonment. He RUIDOSO NfiWS STAFF WRm!R supervisor Debra Ingle were · tract atto:rneyto represent the board sitting as the post-ter con~nded during the hearing lo;. represented by their contract authority and its manager mination hearing board," that he left a message about An employee ofthe Lincoln attorney, Don Dutton. and give. ongoing legal advice Beauvais stated in the law his absence and later tried to --- • The Lincoln County County Solid Waste Authority In the suit, Shelby asked to the decision: making board suit. contact authority employees Soli9 Waste Authority , ·received a $22,000 settlement for reinstatement to ·his job duririg the hearing; and the Only three other authority by telephone. opted to stay out of after suing the coalition over and back wages and benefits. rendering of a decision in directors besides Ingle were The court-approved settle court by paying Harold hjs firing. : · His attorney . J. Robert direct contravention to the present and one was . repre' ment stipulated that Shelby -~ .··--"' De~n Shelby the sum. Harold De$ Shelby con- . Beauvais cited the lack of e~tablished policies and prac sented by proxy. Beauvais could ~ke no furt'Q.er legal ' ..'""" ,.r.,. tended in, a lawsuit filed in legal quorum, the "obvious tices or'the authority and the stated that Shelby objected to action against the authority, U.S.- DiBtrict· Qo~ that his and apparent conftict" when evidence presented at the the hearing, claiming lack of· would dismiss the suit, that termination J~e 28, 2001, as the manager, as the only testi- ; hearing. quorum, but the motion was Shelby would be listed as hav a route driver was improper fYing witness for the authori- "Despite repeated ohjec-. denied on· the advice of the i.rig resigned and that the set and that a su sequent griev:. ty, also'was seJTVing as chair- tiona by Shelby:'s attorney contract attorney: tlement is not an admission of ance heann.·tg w~s mishandle.d. rnan of the board decidh~.g during. the hearing, . the Shelby received notice on liability on the part of the At the hearipg, the author- Shelby's complaint, a conflict LCSWA attorney provided July ~5, 2001, he was being authority. · ! .C IIIMitiji.i DF.ATHS l ·-~ j Glen Crane and was ~tly on othe L Ray Walker Jerry Dennis als to Carpenters .Chureh, 639 Church. _;.... Capitan School J\oard. He was S. Barnes, Pampa, Texas 79065 He· married Wynell '':;; VISitation for Glen W. Crane a member of.thtl First Christian No services are·. planned for Services for Jerry Derinis, 71, or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, McDonald on June 14, l958, in .::; of Alto were Friday, June 7, at Church. He ~ed Barbara L. Ray Walker, 57, of Ruidoso. were June 1, in fampa, Texas. Amarillo, Texas 79176. · Lo~gton . •' ..... Mr. Dennis died Friday, May ..-::~41" LQ.Grone· Funeral Chapel in Barnett on Match 12, 1994 in Mr. Walk.eJ;' died Thursday, SurviV'ors include his wife, · ·~ Ruidoso. Fune:ral services were Ruidoso. . . June 6, 2002, at his home in 31, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas. Aubrey Lee Dobbs Wynell, of Ruidoso; daughters. .-~ Saturday, Jun.e 8, at First Mr. Crane is: survivec:l by his Ruidoso. He was born Nov. 19, 1930. Shamara Metts of 'Ruidoso, ~-~ Christian Chutth and burial wife, 'Barbara of Alto; a daugh He was born Nov. 16, 1944, He attended school in Clovis. Graveside services for Shannan Gabaldon of Ruidoso, ;::: followed at Forest Lawn ter, Stephanie Bam.ett of Alto, in C~Isbad. · He married Eva Griffin and Aubrey Lee Dobbs, 68, of Shawna Bradley and her hus ~ ce~tery with the Rev. Jim brother~ Bobby l Crane and his He was a longtime member , worked for Texaoo for 28 years Ruidoso ·were Tuesday, June band, Ken, of Roanoke, Texas, ..:;, Smith officia..,; ....._ •. ""'- ...... "6 • wife Betty of! Portales, two of the B.P.O.E. Elks Club and a before retiring as plant opera 11, at Ruidoso-Hondo Valley and Sha Lene Layher of ·. ..;;.{ Mr. Crane was born m nephews, ~ and Kevin former Ruidoso Downs· fire tor. He moved to Pampa in 1969 Cemetery near Ruidoso Downs. RUidoso; a brother, Dale Dobbs, Portales and moved to Lincoln Crane and ni Leslie Crane. chie£ and was a member of Mr. Dobbs, died Saturday, of Alamogordo; a sister, Laverne County in the early 1970s from The ·family , has requested Survivors include his wife of Carpenter's Church and deliv June 8, 2002, in Ruidoso. Halferty, of .J\lamogordo; grand Roswell. He had been high. memorials to ~ Portales High 36 years, Jeanne Walker; a son, ered Meals on Wheels. He was bom June 7, 1934, in children Teeatta Layher, school principal at Hondo and School Golf'I1:i in care of Jim . Clinton Ray Walker ·of Survivors include his wife, Bent. Shaubrey Metts, Shale Layher, Capitan High Schools. He was Davis at Portal Public Schools Portales; a daughter, Lori Jean Eva, of the home; a son, Greg He lived in the Bent Shauntal Bradley and Saiben broker-owner ofPru.dential-Lela or to the Glen rane Memorial McCarty of Rio Rancho; three Dennis of Lubbock, Texas, a Tularosa area until 1958 when Gabaldon.. , Easter Realtors, he was past Scholarship Fm',td in care of the granddaughters; and brothers daughter, Rhonda Hamel of he moved to Ruidoso. He retired Arrangements were under president of the Ruidoso Board Ruidoso Board of Realtora, 700 L. Richard Walker of Capitan Alpharetta, Ga.; a brother, Ed from Texas-New Mexico· Power the direction of. LaGrone of Realtors, past director of Mechem, No. 10, Ruidoso, NM and James Wallrer of Carlsbad. . Dennis of Roswell; sisters in 1993 after 38 years and was · Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso, 341 Realtors Association of New 88355. The f8.mily suggests memori Maxine Garrett of Ruidoso, and a member of the 13aptist Sudderth Drive. · Me'Xioo, past Realtor of the Arrangements were under als to the American Cancer . Dorothy Grant of California; Year, past board member of the the direction: of LaGrone Society or the Albuquerque and five grandchildren. Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce Funeral Cha~I of Ruidoso. · Christian School. The family suggests memori- Miche lijillti):f+l POUCE Italian Restaurant ' casual Family Dining Criminal. damage Window b~oken $900, was last seen at the On June 9, police cited U.S. Forestry Service office in Richard Harold Callahan; 51, variety of The rear window of a vehi A window on the old minia Capitan at 6 p.m. and discov of Ruidoso. for improper han LuNCH SPECIALS cle was broken and minor ture golf buil~g· in the 200 ered missing at the Ruidoso dling of fire in the parking lot S<.•n•ecf Dully damage done to the body in block of Sudd¢rth Drive was Fire Station No. 1 at 6:30 p.m. of Pub 48,441 Mechem Drive. Tuesday • Prldny the 100 block of Sunnyslope broken between May 31 and A citizen had called the police rronl 1 1 mn · 4 pm drive about 11 p.m. June 5: June 5. department reporting that an Hnr I • £.. ..• No fires . Officers investigating report individual was smoking in the PIZZA ed that the damage appeared Police cited David Torres, parking lot on a motorcycle. - · . •· to have been done by a ·bullet. .~~~ ~~nu "f ·,..;.' I ·'. ' ' .' ( \ 'h\,C,L~.~ ... ~~.__;-...... 1it.tloJ....--~ilii.il.tli;,~~..oliiloo.iiO------IIIIIIItllii--litilitilltiilttiiatilliltll...... _ ...______...... '·· ~ . ·~1J~" ; :~·rr· . RUIDOSO NE"WS BEST AVAlLI.Ct..E COPY ., SPORTS PAGE 8A CALL U~: SPoRTs EmroRTOoo FuguA • 257-40of-.:[email protected] WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 . side Zip First no-w the· horse ..to beat :line . Spo~ on Tap . . ~·~ · ········-~··~-·~········~····· . Thurstlay, June13 ·;: Horse Racing , Thoroughbred and quarter horse' • ·.· claiming, malden and allowance :: racing at Ruidoso Downs, 3:30 p.m. •• ,,~· Friday. June 14 " Horse Racing .. Thoroughbred am:l quarter horse ":. claiming, malden and allowance ., ,. racing at Ruidoso Downs. 3:30p.m. _.': Softball / ~ , Cool Pines Cfasslc at Eagle Greek - Sports Complex · ~·: TODD fUQUAJSTAFF TODD FUQUA/STAFF ..... llafanl••• Zip First gets some extra attention in the paddock from trainer G. · Saturday, Jun~ 15 During••• Zip First, far left, narrowly beats oufFast First Call during the Ruidoso Futurity June 9 at Ruidoso Downs. Horse Racing . ' leon Bard. right, before The June 9 Ruidoso Futurity. First Lady Handicap at Ruidoso Downs, 1 p.m. -: . IY 1IDD fUQUA he· did last time (in the Futurity race having won his first four Softball " RUIDOSO NEWS 51'01\TS EDITOR trials}, then I knew they'd have times out of the gate - but Cool Pines Classic at Eagle Creek ------~---- -·- to catch me,'" Brooks said. every one of those r.aces Sports Complex ;; From 224, to nine, to one. "Everything was feeling good occurred just down the road $unday, Juna 16 Only one horse now has a and ready this time." from his home stall. Corning to Horse Rating · shot at· the · $4 million bonus Gary Hartsack, Zip First's Ruidoso Downs w~s a com Bayer Legend Derby at Ruidoso : : Downs, 1 p.m. • offered for the quarter horse owner, said his horse had a dif pletely different experience, Softball triple crown, and that horse ficult time in the trials because something which showed in his Cool Pines Classic at Eagle Creek =- • : struggled just to get into the of adjustment he and trainer G. perfonn~ce during the trials. Sports Complex race. Leon Bard made in transport "He didn't like the barns out Zip F'ir8t, the leading two ing the horse from his horne in here, and I guess you could say On Deck year-old in the American Bryan, Texas. •· this horse is claustrophobic," ··············-··············· . Quarter , Horse Association "He was a lot more calm on Bard said. "I watched him after Cancer Awarenea Banent Run . I The 2002 Run the Mesa will be polls, shook oft' the problems he the way up here this time," he took him home, and a bell held Saturday, and this year's had during the trials and came Hartsack said. "The first time, :rung - we had to simulate event will be presented by the through Swulay with a win in he was a little rowdy, so we home. Southern New Mexico Medical the Ruidoso Futurity, but it was brought him a special stall just "We bought us a portable Association to benefit colon can~ awareness. •. still a close one. like one at home. I think it was stall,~. got a feed trough for him cer The race will feature a 10K run. a The colt quite literally beat worth it." to eat" out of just like he dues at 5K run and 5K walk and will begin . Fast First Call by a nose at the Bard concurred, and' was home, and he's been happy at 8 a.m. at the Spencer lheater '· · end, as each finished the finish extremely confident in Zip since he got here." for the Performing Arts In Alto. · line at 17.57 seconds. First's chances at a Ruidoso Zip First paid $7.80, $5.80 TODD FUQUA/STAFF Registration Is $20. Awards will - and $3.60. Fast First paid be given for the overall mala and "' was a little worried at the Futurity win. Call After-.. Zip First. Tidden by jockey James Brooks. is led to the winner's circle female In each event, as well as end that I was going to get "I was very confident before . $10.60 and $5.60 with atter finishing first in the Ruidoso Futurity June 9. nine different ag~MJrOups. caught," said jockey James this race," Bard said. "I told . Southern Cartel paying $3.40. For more information. contact Brooks, who rode Zip First to everyone beforehand to ·get The 8-9 Exacta paid $65, Next up for Zip First will be next 10-best two-year-olds not Rafael Salas at 258-5030. the victory. "l didn't know for ready to be in the picture. I quinella paid $54.80 and the a $25,000 supplemental into to make it to the Ruidoso Volleyball camp al Ruidoso sure." c>. knew -for him to run as good trlfecta paid $154.30. the Rainbow Futurity trials, to Futwi~. S~er 0~ner took first This year's volleyball camp at • ' . . ·•'tti . " .. '"'ud.:vl. m.:u ''F'' t. • • • 2ip J'ii'lit wu slov.t at the as be did and not be hilnself- With e~gs of $233,443 be held at the "Downs July 5. an ne u1 oso u unty Ruidoso High School will be held • ~ llfart, but overcame that and 1 knew he was fixing to run his from the Ruidoso Futurity, Zip Juvenile after heading into a July 10-12 In the RHS gym from Ruidoso Futurity Juvenile 9 a.m. to noon dally. The camp ran bard aD. cbs way to the end. race, and he did." First's lifetime .earnings are will feature Instruction In basic • "'f he got away better than Zip First came into Sunday's now $392,527. In the race representing the See RUIDOSO. page 9A volleyball skills by Charity ' · Savedra, head Junior college vol- · · • Ieyba II coach at New Mexico ·. Military Institute. • Cost for the camp is $40 per stu- . , dent if paid by June 15. with North beats South in s~n1.an all~star game camps costs $50 thereafter. The • camp is open for studentS grades • ' 7-12. for more Information, con- ,• in tact Brigid Herrera at 258-4910 ing fun on defense. They really bought receiving - and had a part four sack in the endzone of Floyd's Brandon or 336-7433. ;: into the philosophy, and it paid off." North touchdowns. He passed for two Reed by Quinton Day from Logan for a CARRIZOZO - More than seven Stevenson, who also led Ramah to scores, ran for another and caught a 40- safety. Team Roping Sel months after Ramah set a state record said yard pass from Mountainair's Guch The Corrlente CowBelles will their state championship, he would Another big play came when Roy's sponsor the Janice Herd . by scoring 101 points against Lake have gladly taken any. six players from Quintana. Niko Esquibel - all 6-foot, 210-pounds Memorial Team Roping Saturday ' Arthur in the six-man state champi either team and played a full regul~ But for all his· offensive fireworks, of him - carne up with a critical inter at the Lincoln County onship, the North again showed it's season. Simons still acknowledged his defense's · ception late in the game, Fairgrounds in Capitan. Ropers -,. p10wess on the gridiron last weekend, "You tell them what you want them ability. "I was watching his back, twned will enter at 9 am. and begin rop- · : taking a.60-41 win OV$"cthe South in the to do and they'll go do it," Stevenson "You ean 81ways have a good offense around and thought, 'I can have it,'" ing at 9:30p.m. Randy Matheney : . <'ll'll\n ':A ..... ~ .... "-..1. • ·~~· . ' will furnish the cattle. ; ~"'" ftll~RII" SIX-man •.. . said. "You don't have to teach them, they in six-man, but defense is what really Esquibel said. "So I just took it. It helped ~~.":"' Tfi'i"", ·, ' .. - - '"". . ' ' The high money winner of the .. . i.·~ ·· ··,···· · · '· · · · New -~·~. .· .,~s -~~~,.by,,{the . already know the basics. It was every wins the game," Simons said. "These are that I was taller and bigger." day will rei:eive $1,000 with jack- : ·-~·?~ ~.~.'").~.,sa ... 'tl-!~ .~es ASsociation, coach's dream." a great bunch of guys and they really Zac Ebell of Roy was named the ets going to the top header and ~ ''~ fea~.:tlle best 'players from small While the North ended _up winning· like to hit, that's why they liked playing ·defensive player of the game, and was heeler of each roping. There will : be No. 6, No. 8 and No. 10 rop-- • · schools t.hrt;ughout the state-and they by a hefty margin. it was actually a close · defense so much." grateful the North's offense could score ing, with USTRC numbers being : gave all attendees at the game their game at halftime, as the South - after The defense came through big time in as many points as they did. . used. Ropers may enter six times : money's worth. spotting a 20-7lead in the first quarter, the second half, as the South saw scor 'We all helped each other out, and per roping. ·: That only 101 points were scored at roared back with 20 points of their own ing opportunities fall short because of our offense worked for every inch," Ebell The CowBelles Is a non-profit : all in the game shouldn't come as too in the second to take a 27-26 lead at good open-field tackling. said. "All our guys played with a lot of organization dedicated to the ~ preservation of the livestock · ~ much of a SUt'Priee - these may have halftime. Two of the most obvious plays carne heqrt." Industry through education and : ~n the .best offensive players in the Floyd's Fide Davalos did much of the in the fourth quarter, as Davalos was "It was a Jot of fun to play with these i t • ,:. ,;· ate~ ~Ut,tbey yu-~ al$0 the best defen- damage for the South, scoring on a 14- wrapped up at the South's 3-yard line by .:~~:s. ~~r~~~~~:~::~ : yard rush 'and again on a spectacular Vaughtl'a Andres Aguilar, followed by a contact Pat SChear at 354-2476. ;.. ~ ·~~Y ~~T~~~fyJ~ri'ave.J?Uile for 79-yard kickoff retunl with one second See 6-MAN, page 9A USSSA Baseball in Hobbs. ; '~~i •-znan/t"'~·liijUd,. ··'~Q~ coJ{ch Ron left to bring the half to a• close. There will be a USSSA youth · ~ · ·· Steven~-::· ilt.We ·'hil'd r· some awesome Davalos ended the game with 235 ~- baseball tournament July 3-6 In : ~ Las Cruces for age groups 8U- ;:_ in this ~e. purpose yards in the game. · l defensive players 16U. The top two teams In each -: ~n we.lltarted out, we were going But the true offensive star was division will qualify for the 2002 : ·i to pick 4 defensive team for the first Thcker Simons of Ramah, w~ had. 242 USSSA state tournament. Ently .• : fee Is $350 with $100 given to the ::... ' half." he added.._, "Those guys were hav- ,Yards - including 92 passing a.Dd 13 ' . ' state's world tournament teams. •· : ·. For more Information, contact : Philip Lath ram at (915) 689-8718 ~ or Rodriey Lathram at (505) 392- "' 3644.' ....: GoH School at Ute Links ! A Perlormance Golf SChool will .. : be conducted at Th9 Unks at ; ·• Sierra Blanca June 29--30. 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OUinella- 11.2() 4.00. Ms Kokopelli 2.60. Ouinella Eleventh - 7 1/2 furlongs. Caliban 5.40 SlxtiJ ~. 350 yards .. Super Caper 7.00 · Tbumtay. June 6 Bghth - 6 furlongs. Escondlclo 4.80 9.40. Exacta- 12.00. Trifecta- · - 22.60. Exacta - 38.40. Trifecta - 2.40 2.20. Radar TraR 2.40 2.40. The· 3.40 3.20. Famous Signature 4.20 3.40. Firat - 300 yards. Monday Morning a.oo 2.40, Jose Can You see 3.00 2.60. 101.60. T- 27.70. 13.20. T -18.18. Scirge 2.60. Ouinella- 4.60 Exacta - Full Frontal Assault 4.60. Quinella __._ MVP 9.40 6.20 3.60. Lawanda Fay 5.60 Sllver·lnfluence 2.40. Ouinalla ...... 13.00. Sixth- 6 furlongs. Valevee 7.80 5.40 . Fourth-:- 350 yards. Relegator 10;20 10.80. Trifecta- 23.30. T- 1":32.00. 15.00. Exacta ___, 22.20. Trifec~a- 4.00. Race Valentine 6.40. Qui nella · ...._ Exacta- 18.20. Trifecta- 15.20. T- 2.60. Mega Breeze 6.20 2.80. lndi Eiimbo 5.40 3:60. Modica 10.80 6.60. Twelfth - 870 yards. Flipsider 21 .00 51.60. T -17.60. 23.00. Exacta :-66.40. Trifecta ~ 99.70. 1:12.20. . 2.20. Quinella - 21.00. Exacta ....- 55.80. Dragonseye 7.80; Quinella- 54.60. 10.80 5.60. Pynelope 8.40 5.80. Shes A Seventh- 5 1/2 furlongs. Nashville T-15.51. , Nlnlb 7 . 1/2 furlongs, Trifecta- 71'.40. T- 1:11.40. EKacta - 77.60: Trlfecta - 606.30. T little Dash 3.:40. Ouinella - 76.80. 6.20 3.60 2.80. Jesses Scandel 5.40 Sei:Oftd- 870 yards. Classy VaW127.00 Mercywbataleader 21.60 8.00 5.00. Will . Seventh --' 6 furtonl)s. Restless Kind 17.87. Exacta- 130.00. Trifecta- 217.70. 4.00. Johny Creole 4.40. Quinella - 8.00 4.20. Count Klta Rose 3.20 2;60. Bye Be Rockin' 10.20 6.20. Tiger Moon 4.20. 6.80 4.40 2.20. Sky Sprite 4.60 2.20. La Fifth -'- 350 yards. Rebs Pyote 5.20 3.60 Pick 3 - 175.20. T - 46.53. '22.60. Exacta-'- 21 ,80. Trifecta - Bye Habanaro 2.80. Oulnella - 16.60. Oulnella ~ 139.60. Exacta - 166.00.· luz Del Sol 2.·20. Quinella - 11.00. 3.20. Sunlight RefiQction 5.00 4.40. Uno Sunday, June g. 95.70. T - 1:03.40. . Exacta - 193.60. Trifecta - 262.80. Trifecta ~ 744.60. Pick 3-199.80. T- Exacta - 22.80. Trifecta - 18.90. T :__ Mas Corona 6.20. Ouinella-- 20.80. First - 5 1/2 furlongs. Lacy Lou 14.00 Eight,-.- 6 furlongs. Crown Affair 4.40 . Dally Double - 388.40. T-46.43. 1:34.30. 1:12.10. Exacta- 27.00. Trifecta- 132.30. T 6.20 3.40. Dawson Creek 3.60 2.60. Third - 300 yards. Property !iye Opener 2.20 2.20, Picacho N.M. 2.60 2.40. Frld.-y, Juno 1· . Elghlh--'- 350 yarqs. Dashers Moon Bar -17.62. Lovely Jessica 3.00. Ouine11a - 26.00. Chompar 2.40. Quinella- 4.40. Exacta -.. 30.20 13.20 9.80. Edge Of Elegance 7.40 . First- 6 furlongs. Money Set. 8.20 3.40 9.20 4.40 3.80. No Hens Here 9.40 3.20. Sixth- 5 1/2 furlongs. Gee Wally 5.60 Exacta- 49.00. Trifecta- 127.60. T . .. -7.20. Tritecta ~ 14.80. T -1:10.10. .. s:ap. The lllver Cat 9.()0. Qulnella - 2.60. Smoke Dancer 3.20 2.60. Brown · Loveabte Streak 4.00. Ouinella - 54.40. 4.00 2.60. ·in A Run 8.80 4.20. J W Jet . -1:04.30. .. 698.90. Exacta ~ 209.80. Twin Trifecta Nlnlfl -'- 400 yards. Genuine Strawfly .. · Chequer 2.60. Qulnalla -7.60. Exacta Exacta- 63.00. Trlfecta-'- 106.20. T 2.80. Quinella- 31.20. Exacta- 73.40. . Second - 350 yard~.lma Running 10.40 4;80 3.60 .. First Down Dandy 5.00_ - 698;90. T- 15.70. - 16.00. Trifecta- 31.40. T....:.... --,-17.76. - Trifecta - 87.00. T - 1:03.40. Hussy 4.00 2.80 2.20. Pure D Revenge -.... Fourth - 350 yards. Shes · Hempens 1:11.20. Ninth-870 yards. Sweet Sound Of Sevenih- 51/2 furlongs. Wild Time 4.60 2.60. Wicked Wandie 2.20. Ouinella 2.80. Dashin' Prince Henry 4.60. Ouinella ... - t3.00. Exacta ~ 29.20. Trlfecta - Chick 24.20 6.80 6.40. My Darlln Blaze Se.:ond - 5 1/2 furlongs. • Jazz·4.00 3.00 ~.40. YQUT Delight 5.40 4.80 3.00 3.00. lit De Danseur 3.00 - 216.80. Exacta- 18.40. Trifecta -'- · -.. 3.00 3.00. Dains The Name 4.60. Quinella Sllemoveslikeaghost 4.00 2.80 2.40. 4.20. Tough Ole Sbc 3.60. Quinella.- 3.20. Kookle Gambler 4.20. Ouinella - · 40.00. Dally Double.~ 30.80. T ~ 188.00. T- 19.68. Tenth- 6 furlongs ..Slim's Secret 13.60 ... - 27.80. Exacta - 66.20. Trifecta - Double D Silver 2.80 2.20. Tee Jay 2.20. 18.20. Exacta ~ 15.60. Trlfecta- 8.40. Exacta ~ 15.60. Trifecta - 26.00. '17.77. .. 376.60. T- 18.18. . . Oulnella- 6.20. Exacta- 9.60. Trifecta 52'.30. Pick 3 -'- 87 .00. T - 46.50. T -1:05.30. . Third - 350 yards. First Place Queen 7.00 4.40. Mixie's Hoolia 13.60 4.20. .. Filth - 5 1/2 furlongs. Smokester's -13.80. Daily Double -15.00. T- Saturday. June 8 Eighth -'- 5 furlongs. Double lntrlque 12.00 5.80 3.60. Streakin Corona 4.20 Shaggar Rhaughton 3.20. Ouinella - - Da~ 5.00 2.60 2:80. Hadlf Time 1:06.40. . Flm- 350 yards. BRC Major Red 3.80 14.40 5.80 4.00. Bobbie Lou 3.60 2.60. 3.00. Lead By Example 2.40. Quinella - 118.60. Exacta.- 150.80. Trifecta - - 418.30. T -1:12.00. • -.. Machine 3.20 . 2.60. Hadastar 2.60. Third- 350 yards. Phoebes Cartel 2.40 2.60. Eyes For. Fashion 2.60 2.60. Marked Private 2.80. Ouinella - 29.40. 22.80. Exacta - 35.00. Trifecta ~ ... Qulneua-6.80. Exaata -11.80. Trtrecta 17.20 7.60 4.80.18 Serious 9.00 7.00. Pearl Of Houston 3.20. Qulnella- 4.80. Exacta - 65.80. Trilecta - 59. 70. T- 16.20. T -17.91. . E.levenlh - 350 yards. Zip First 7.80 .. -42.20. T-1 :0~.20. Hustle Hustle Hustle 4.80. Ouinella - Exacta ..__ 8.20. Trlfecta - 20.1 0. T - 59.40. Fourth- 350 yards. Selenas Special 5.80 3.60. Fast First Calt 10.60 5.60. ... Sixth - 7 112 furiDI1gs. Popple's Plan 54.40. Exacta - 69.60. Twin Trlfecta _.._ 17.92. Ninth - 5 furlongs. Mr. Tipsy 12.60 · 21.60 8.00 5.80. Rydin Royalty 8.80 Southern Cartel 3.40. Qulnella ~ 54.60. t- 5.40 4.20 2.80. Rio Rocket 18.60 5.40. 255.50. T- 17.75. Second ~ 6 furlongs. Magic: Midas 4.60 3.00. Dunson 3.60 2.80 .. Kyler 4.60. Royal Rumors 6.00. Quinella- Exacta- 65.00. Trlfecta- 154.30. T ... Iron Cloud 3.00. Qulnella- 70.20. Exacta Fourth - 350 yards. Sin Til Late 8.40 11.00 6.60 3.60. Vision Of Hope ~.oo Chase 4.60. Quinella -12.80. Exacta- 22.40. Exacta - 88.00. Trifecta - -17.57. . -• - 297.40: Trlfecta - 129.00. T - 3.60 3.00. Send Me Dash 10.40 5.40. A 4.80. My Bouquet 3.20. Oulnella - 30.00. Trifecta -122.00. T- 57.40. 620.10. T -17.99. TWeiHh - 7 112 furlongs. Tlz Fleet 21.20 ... 1:35.80. Unique Streak 5.20. Quinella - 93.20. 62.40. Exacta- 72.20. Trlfecta- Tenth- 6 furlongs. Hurry On Reality FIHh - 7 1/2 furlongs_ Slew In The Face 8.40 6.00. High Gun Ryder 11.00 5.20. .. Seventh - 300 yards. Catch This EKacta- 142.00. Trifecta- 466.10. T 119.20. Daily Double 23.60. T-'- 6.40 4.00 3.40. OHice Gigolo 3.40 2.60. 4.tl0 3.00 2.40. Haytaxi 4.40 2.40. Big Zumbi 4.60. Qui nella- 32.20. Exacta- ' SnoWball 4.40 3.00 3.20. Karl Dancer -17.89. . 1:12.00. Coronado Del3.20. Ouinella -19.60. Change 2.60. ·Qui nella - 13.40. Exacta 195,00. Trifecta - 398.1 D. Pick 3 - ~' 11.20 7.80, the Mlllennlm Star 5.40. Fifth - 550 yards. Fast And Far 3.40 Third- 350 yards. Now You Know Exacta- 22.20. Trifecta- 53.50. T- - 23.60. Trifecta- 37.50. T- 497.40. T- 1:33.40. with a three-quarter length they make it.. " \ 6-MA1.'J: N~rth proves they're the best RUIDOSO: victory. . Draper had two horses in "This colt last year was a this year"s derby, as Straw Fly fROM PM;£~ ·Super Gaper terrible gate horse," said Boy tQok fourth in the race · Genuine Strawtly trainer Carl after slipping early on. That guys," said Lane DiXon, Carrizozo's sole entry on the North team. Draper. "1 ()nly started him the two horses performed as "They play real well, and I leamed a lot from them .., · ,• first in juvenile three times, and he messed up well as they did comes as no Dixon, who will be attending New Mexico State in the fall to FIIIINGEM all three tUnes. We X-rayed surprise to Dr~per. ride bulls, said there's little difference between that endeavor and -; him and he had two little chips, "Theyre phenomenal, and playing six-man football. .• stiff wind. so we turned him out. this horse (Genuine Strawfly) "You still get hit a lot," he said. "The wind was similar (to "But I knew he was. mega might be the fastest horse tal the trials), but if you've got the talented, and I don't think it ent-wise Pve ever had," Draper ... fastest horse, it d~an•t mat CARRYOUT matters when a good horse said. "Of course, h~ was bred to Cree Meadows country Club =· ter,'" said Super Caper trainer makes his money, as long as be that way." ONLY John Bassett. "You can see the ·will be hosting a time he ran (17.60), and that's awful fast for a headwind like Fishing report for Ruidoso area, Jon~ 12, 2002 Junior Golf ·clinic this." Ruldom River: The Wdter leuelln the Rive.r has been purple or black Sbipl. from June I 'l auv1,Get1 Super Caper won the race Is stil at the loweSt flow reported for the past The lake Is once agaln open to noo-mo!or ··.,through June 21 year. Weare under 1 CFS Md dropping. tzed craft Dig out your ftoat tube, alr It up / by three-quarters of length Special note: The Ruidoso River has a new and go fiShing. . / a 9:30 I 0:30 AM .• bag limit as of April1. In the past a fr.te fish Please remembel' to squeem the barbs to fREE. and earned $101,380 by com in limit was In effect The new limit Is tllme fish, down on aD hooks; tl\is Wilt reduce Injury to Cost will be ing first. a good move bt the NMGF Department to MJ fish caught and retumed to the water. "I was really pleased with help oonseMllion and a quality fishery. ~. if you pack It In, Pack It out. Utter $50 per person .. this horse," Bassett said. "He's Concentrate efforts between Gavilan continues to plague the area lakes and ages 5-1 yeal"s. turned into a hell of a horse, Canyon bridge and the Chamber of streams. s Commerm building. Them Is plenty of l.alat Mescalero: The~ level is quite low. and really came into his own water hem em a good amount of fish. Toss but Is fishing well. Dam wooty buggers con For more because he can run at the end Pheasant Jail nymphs and bead head Prince tinue to lake fish 1ate In the day. A fewfoiG of these races. At the end of it, Nymphs. Tie a Parachute Adams or Humpy have been successful with Parachuta Information. call dty fty on ~ a lead fly. Ulel1 .tie a nymph Adams, Mosqulto, ar Hendricl So that our _e~nplo~ees ntay_ spend the boEiday wi~h eheir.fiz:rnilies•••• :. Featuring:· The RUIDOSO NEWs Tile YelloiN Pag•s r------~The White Pages · will be closed on '. The Uost Complete Alphabetical Listings . Thursd~y" July 4th . · . Yellow Pages. . Of Residttnces & lfi obserV-ance· _pf Independence Day. For Lincoln & Bu~inesse~ In Lincoln . Otero. Counties & Otero Counties Adve·rrising DE.A_DL,INES fo·r The Blue Pages A Ctnnplru Rlso»ru For: . -F·riday~ July 5th w~ll· be · Government Oftlws Schools ZII*Codn Tue~~ay; Jg!y· 2nd (jP· 3·:00p_in. 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ADS: 5PM MONDAY FOR WEDNESDAY, 5PM WEDNESDAY FOR FRIDAY LEGAL ADs: 4PM FRIDAY FOR WEDNESDAY, 4PM TUESDAY FOR FRIDAY. CowwrnuN Pourv: Check your ad J>I'Dmptly tor accurucx. Claims for errnn; rnust he received by The Rulooso N£ws within 24 hours of the first publication date. . Cancellatlpp P~llcy: No cm•h refunds or charge curd creilit. The RI'IDOSO :"'EWS rcscrv..-s the right to edit, categorize or refuse classified ads due fo inappropriate content, space conslderohons. etc. . • 100 Ill' J\L ESTATE 101 HOUSES 1m1 HOUSES 105 HOUSES lOB MOBILE HOMES 112 lOTS t C(-. f. JOB II F I 101/lf c.-.1 I ( ... .., FOR SAI..E FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR R~NT "PUBLISHERS NOTICE: FOH ·~AL FOil HI r!T FULL TIME malntenanQe AU real estate advertising . MODIFIED A-FRAME, 3 3 BDRM HOME on G-4 VERY NICE 2BDI2BA. l.g CAPITAN GREAT view ALTO FULL golfing mem PosiUon - Crown Point in this newspaper is sub Bd/2Ba, Completely fur Ranch, 4 mi North of Capi I!Viing room, appliances, Sierra Blanca. Available bership lot. $21,500. 257- Condos. 220 Crown Or., ject to the Federal Fair nished. w/ decks on three tan. One stall in barn in WID, garage, qu1et loca June 1 - 3 Bd/2 Ba on one 1899 is now accepting appliCA Housing Act of 1968 which sides, partially covered. cluded. Adjacent Nat'l For tion. $700 + deposit. No· acre. Storage sheet. 11<1COMMERCIAL PHOPE:RTY tions. Please apply In per mal •' CIASSIFlEDS WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 1 .-; {Hi 111LPVVAt.J:1LO .l-OU i It L P VV/\Nl t l1 .·oo HH f' WAN ff 0 ·HHl r-.. 11St 1 l l A.f H ou~, foH!. lifll\l~H)'i1\l'• PART TIME dishwasher THE SUPER 8 Motel is STORE SHOWCASE . For HUGE GARAGE Sale, YARD MAINTENANCE, · 1115023 4T (5)28 (8),5,12,19 ft50561T (6)12 ·· needEKI at Alto Cafe, Hwy taking applications · for a .. ·sate. Set o' .three,· excel Wednesday only, 7:30 AM mowing, weedeatlng, ra~ '48 & Gavllan Canyon. AP CustOdiaUMalnlenance · po lent condition. Front coun to 6 PM, 255 Hemlock Cir ing, gutters clea'leo, naul LE~AL ~O"JlCE LEGAL NOTICE :,Piy In person be_ tween 6:30 sition. This is a full · time ter also ava.ll. at no cle. ing. Free estimates. 257- _AM-3:00PM dally. position and requires refer charge. $100 · Call 258- 3007. lWELFTH JUDICIAL REQUEST FOR ences and. applicable 5656 ° • MOVING SALE , DISTRICT COUNTY OF PROPOSALS : PART-TIME 'DESK Cle.rk Permanent Position skills. Pay Is based on e,!C LINCOLN STAT!; OF . needed. Apply In person I'm Moving & My Friends Tlrcll ot UNSIGHTLY with well-· perlence. No applications WE CHANGED our minds. Decided to Join the Fun! Dea11 Branches? NEW MEXICO "Independent contr8ctor · · )nnsbrook LOdge 601 Sud on file. BrQnd new 42"x42" · Gla~s So,rvlcea tor Mllldamean : derth or call 257-4071. established locally Several Families Lots of Trees trimmed up BloCk window in steel Good·stuffll BARNEVRUE. . or Complllince Pro- owned business. - TR'S MARKET Now Hir frame. heU pl'ice. 258-9.447 sta~lng @ $5.00 & up. Plaintiff, gram." : PART.,TJME HOUSE ing Cashier/Kitchen He.lp Furniture, Collectibles, ,. AI} shifts available. HJ I 1\~HIOUf S•l\111 VB. : KEEPERS. • $7.00 . per $7-8/Hr. Paid. Vacation ev B~by & Kid's Stuff References Available . :flour. Must have some ex ~lkes, Household ucensect & lnsurea. Due: Wednesdav, Benefits available . ery 6 mos. Apply· In Per REBECCA ANNE HAMM, July 10, 2002 at 2:0lJ p.m. : perlence. Apply at the Hol- son. Alto 336-7819. Ask for Vogt · . MDT ,day Inn Express. 400 Health/Retireti}ent FRIDAY & SATURDAY Defendant. : West Hwy'70. Savings PJan. 61t4- 6/15 157·0610 or 450·5112 Perfonnance raises, cv-oz-ss Dlv. 111 The County of Uncoln Is : ·POSmON OPEN ·part 700 Wingfield. requesting (;Ompetitlve . :time to teach Spanish to APPLY IN PERSON sealed proposals for an in ' kindergartners. Also need Come Grow .with dependen' con\ractor to administer the "Misde· violin teacher; 378-4661 • us! MOVING SALE: 'saturday, l~<'i'2'i:'iflt\'\\-IA ~une 15th - 9:00 AM to FORECLOSURE meaner Probation Pro JUDEA WANTED person 2812 Sudderth Drive 5:00 PM. Housewares, JUDGMENT gram" for the Lincoln 10 work on ·ho..Se farm In TEEN COURT. 10:.0 /\PPL lANCES clothing, small and large County Magistrate Court, .Maryland. main dutY would COORDINATOR 30 IN Electric Range with appliar,1ces, furniture, tools. GOt AUTOS FOR SI\L.E NOTICE Is h8reby 9iven Lincoln Cou,nty, New Mexi . -be riding and breaking that under and by VIrtue of co. Full details of the pro Vent Hood. Almond, self Location - 7P2 High Mesa 1988 XL Mustang, elCcel · :thorobred- race horses for For OWl Prev~ntion clean oven, 2 yrs old' $200 Rd., alto, past Kokopelli. Judgment of Foreclosure gram and the setvlces re.,. : ·the track. Call 41 0-675- lent condition, 78,600 · entered by the District . qulred of the contractor Program, interest in working OBO. 354-8047 336--4611 miles $2700. 257·7577 · . :2284 ' ·HJ<} COMPUTEf1S Court of Lincoln County, are f1rovlded In the Pro- with teei\S, FT. $1600 mbnth Mum family yard sale. .New Me>tiCO, on May posal Packet. . Furniture, tools, house 1993 NISSAN Infinity RN (JOB # 02-03~N10) Secmta~/BeCeptiOOfat plus mileage, on a contrnc~ 3 YR old PC, 8.MG. 512 White with Tan leather. 20,2002, in civil cause ·Presbyterian · Medical nee ed In busy · resume RAM, pentium II Modem, hold, clothing freezer. Sat V6. All Power. Luxury!!! number CV-02-55, In the Copies of the Request for .services Home Health & tua1 basis. Bring to urday and Sunday 8 to 5 . Community Mental 301 Hwy. 70 W between Win 98. No Monitor. $125. NAOA. Book. $8200. case of Barney Rue vs. Proposal can be obtained Hospice of LJricoln County Health Agency Minimum 1983 Color Monitor. 1 06 Jack Little $5500. 257-1304. Rebecca Anne H.amm, in person at the Office of based in Ruidoso Is seek- requirements: High 8 and 5, M-F. Some cxperi· Games, $100. Epson UPPER CANYON Moving whereas Barney Rue Is the County Manager, ~00 : ing an AN to perform a va school graduate or ence preferred in counseling LQ570, · Very Good, $50. Sale.. Everything ..cheap. '89 CADILLAC Coup de the plaintiff and Rebecca Central Ave., Carrizozo, riety of nursing _services to equivalent, one year of or teen activities but training Herb 258-4003 Some furniture and deco Ville. · Very clean. Runs Anne Hamm is the defend NM,or will be mail~ upon · patients In their place of general office eMperie:nce "" ·1 J:l FURNITURE rative items. Friday and good. '107,000 miles. ant, the under-signed will wrltlen of teiGJ!honlc re -residence dlre;cted by a or technical job training; will be provided. $1800.00 OBO Call Sandy offer tor public sale to the quest to Jane Williams 1 SOFA beige back Saturday, 8:30 • ? 119 physician. Requirements: excellent communication Deadline for application is or Pete 256-3678 or 257- highest bidder for ~h at (505) 648-2385. ground. Makes a que~n Ebard Dr.. graduate of. approved skills, experience dealing 5 p.m. June 12,2002. 5444 the front entrance of the }>Chool of nursing, either with the. public, and baslc size bed. $300. Maple lull· Lincoln County Court All proposal responso .AO, BSN, or diploma, have size bed w/matress and MUSTANG CONVERTI computer skills. BLE, 1999, 35th anniver house, Carrizozo, Lincoln must be clearty marked on : current NM nursing licen WANTED OFFICE Man boK-sprtng $75. 1 small County, New Mexico on the outside of the see,led ageriReceptlonlst- for the antique dresser $200. sary model, 36K, w/ ex , )sure and be CPR certified Send letter of Interest c the 5th day of July, 2002 envBSo~ with the Propos Ruidoso Physical Therapy 257-7789. tended warranty. 258-3529 : .with a valid NM driver's 11- an~ resume to: The HILL ELEC'rRIC at 10:00 a.m., an rights ot a• Title, Proposal Number. . ·cense. To apply: send cdv- Counseling_ Center, 206 Clinic. Non-smoking office Sei'VIce Repair 655 FOUR WHE'EL the defendant to the fol and Date and Time ot "439 Mechem. 257-1800. FOR SALE: 1 aueen size er letter stating Job #02- Sudderth Qr., RuldoSQ, ·Aemo~ling 1997 DODGE 3/4 Ton lowing described real Opening. If the proposal Is ;:-, Lo_ts 7,8 and 9, block o. ~ •. MOUNTAIN VIEW ADO&- . ~ ~ f.: ~ '~ . ~i 1 ;. .;:~' ~ :.,( ~ ~ ~ ' ,. 0 '' ·-~';,::·~!Gi;·:~·: : ,·.~ , ·:, . j~-.. lf· ''" 0 f .•.. ' ~ ~;t~;<~¥{. ~"'"'- ; -}' ---~-~:~:~~~,{~t~t~-~~7~ -'~:~:~ ,~-]-~\<~/{ ~- ~\\: . j . f~',~·\t;}~.;;r .<>it6l' '~ ...... ~ ~--, ~:·~--::. _.\ -._ .Jl~~-i::\t~k;'f~~:;J-~:\;3\)~-~~:!-~~· -.& ;, ; ,; •..., - X..;,._r}r'fitv4:--t& ({tre· JJlxVi'w-.r_._:L~+..~ ·, :.~ '~-t~ n..•·-...... ~ f -; WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 CLASSIFIEI)S RUIDOSO NEWS • PAGE 12 A Jill ~ Bb t l C~A L N< ) fl ( l .. • TION to the Town of Carri zozo, Lincoln county, New RUIDOSO NEWS Mexico, as shown by the plat thereor filed in the of flee of the County clerk of ADVERTISING Lincoln county, August 18, 1911. DEADLINES THE FOREGOING SALE will be made to satisfy a judg_ment rendered by the FOR; above Court In the above . ' entitled and numbered WEDNESDAY cause on August 7, 2001, being an action to tore EDITION New Mexico's AutomotiVe Website close a mortgage on the above-described property. the PlaintiH's judgment, Legals/Classified: which includes interest • and costs, is $51,271.75 4:00 pm, Friday prior and the same bears inter est at 9.75% per annum C Section for Fri. from May 16, 2001 . the Addition: 3~CLICKS AND amount of such interest to the date or sale will be 4:00 pm, Friday prior $5,765.97. The Plaintiff has, the right to bid at such Vamonos: sale ano submit Its bid ver bally or In writing. the 4:00 pm, Friday prior Plaintiff may apply all or YOU'RE IN YOUR NE\\/TOY. any part of Its judgment to . Classified Display • • • the purchase price in lieu of cash. the sale may be Ads: 3:09pm, Monday postponed and resched uled at the dlseretlon of prior the Special Master. Classified Line Ads: NOTICE IS FURTHER 5:00 pm, Monday prim PICK IT~ PREVIEW IT. GIVEN that the real prop erty and improvements concerned· with herein will Main News be sold subject to any and PRICE IT. 'PURCHASE IT. all patent reseryations, Display Ads: easements, all recorded and unrecorded liens not 3:00pm, Monday foreclosed herein, ami all recorded and unrecorded prior special assessments and taxes that may be due. VISIT Plaintiff and it's attorneys disclaim all responsibility FOR: FRIDAY for, and the purchaser at NEW MEXICO the sale takes the property subject to. the valuation ol EDITION the property by the County Assessor as real or per sonal property, afflxture of Legals/Classified: CARS ONLINE @ RumosoN any mobile or manufac tured home to the land, 14:00 pm, Tuesday prim deactivation of title to a Classified Display www.ruidosonews.com mobile or manufactured home on the property, If Ads: 3:00 pm, Wed. any, environmental con tamination on the property, prior It any, and ?:Onlng viola tions concerning the prop Classljied Line Ads: erty, If any. 5:00 pm, Wed. prior NOTICE IS FURTHER TV Guide: GIVEN that the rurchasor at such sale stlal take title 3:00 pm, Wed. prior to lhe above de5Crlbed re al property subject to a (1) Main News Display one month right of re demption Ads: 3:00 pm, Wed. prior 1$1 Nick Vega Special Master PO box 383 Carrtzozo, NM 86301 Please, help us (505) 648-2217. maintain our deadlines so that we can deliver your copy of the RUIDOSO NEWS ~l:Y evay Wednesda:Y and Friday morning! To Place an ad· An11JJ:. ·.rm: CALL: 5d.®l!JID 11'1~ ·r.m: ~~J J ·r J~l'l~- '(505) l:Y.!!nl' .r1U !01\Y - Ro•IJ105DNI,.. -257-4001 ~ 101 1'11\ i\rt ·~ ..."'\I 'lUI) .... ~f;t;G Ul ~,.E HVJCF s r,n I ... f r-tVtC! S •,01 Sf f~VICf S !>01 SERVICES 501 SEnVICLS 6BG lEGAL NOTICES fiBf> LEGAl NOTICf '• ICE ENJOY·· • ~ '.IOucb of.it#ag'c - (\&OOCt or? ...... -·--In a NEW Localionl ,-~~.. ~ . Pamela Jamison - Bernd Kompfe Uct/13598 1Jd#2088 257-643-' or 430•{)209 · _ AIU>,. Two Ianning Boolhs Availabl. 2825 Sudderlh••• next fo Santino'S · ""renaction o1 s~ ~ Mec;h.nt • •• • ' . ·-"""•,•w.':.,-.-'-":-' • ... :..;: ...... _ ..... ~----...,..--.------~-----.------.------~--~....--- -~ ...- ~- -,. _.. --- ' RUIDOSO NEWS . . - Rl'lDOSO NEWS • lB ,. WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12,2002 lJII >E •• fB r.m .· em ,, __ _ .f. ' . "l~ ... : _\_ ..... ~.. -- ...... - ~·~~1r:. .. ~- -·- ·· :r;;f-"t.~J}~·?J~'It.Ji~ . 'f)* 28 • RUlDOSO NEWS 'IV GUIDE WEDNESDAY, jUNE 12, 2002 I- SCOOP BY DIANNE STALLINGS RUIDOSO NEWS STAFF WRITER A wonderful book called these gentle giants prefer one and will gladly play if invit "Raising Rover'; by Judith being inside and love people. ed. Halliburton looks at training • Australian shepherds, • Akitas join the digger from the unique personality she warns, will nip at pajamas category because they too are traits of each breed. . and slippers when they are a northern dog. Below are some of the • pups. "These are very unassum author's observations: "All along you thought you ing dogs," she wrote. "Plan on • Siberian Huskies are could make it down the hall by a lot of wrestling-type play." diggers. yourself," she wrote. "Rover You'll definitely be . "I yell this at you because can't imagine how you man impressed with his loving and I've seen far too many Huskies aged before he came along." mellow nature. lose their happy homes He will gather other dogs, • Airedales are best in a because of digging," she cats or kids and herd them to one-dog situation because wrote, They dig in ttie summer dinner. Australian shepherds when they fight, it's for real for a place to stay cool and irr are smart and time has to be and with intent to injure the the winter to get warm. spent outsmarting them. other dog. She advises not to make Aussies easily car Tremendously tenacious, a big deal out of the holes. become one-owner dogs. so but not stupid, they will be Ttie dog will dig a few, keep a she recommends all family gentle with children and play couple of favorites and then members get involved In train with them until they drop. grow out of it. ing and play. Halliburton advises to be • Great Pyrenees is a • Alaskan .Malamutes also .sure you show him that you wonderful breed. are diggers and for the same love him as much as he loves "The hardest time in this reasons as Huskies. you because without that dog's life is when he realizes Halliburton recommends show. he can become he's too big to sit~in your lap:' this dog for families with chil depressed quickly. Halliburton wrote. "lf you allow dren. him on the furniture. he'll love "You'll notice that as an yo_u to death if you sit on the adult, Rover will lie quietly in couch so that he·can at least the shade and ••. watch every lay across your lap." • move the kids·make." Despite their heritage. He'll kee~ track of each 'Wt'~~::""""""" :II:ou~ TtmSDAY •.. ·· :iihtouc& -... ,..:.• ...... ~ $~~1(; • '• . 11 ~j,f~ ;.;..;.4 P~M~ ...... ~···- '• ,.· ' ...... ' .• ...... 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Juinp aboM • ' · ...0: . ~~ SAGII'I'AIIIUS: ~ AIIIISI ~ (.lui 23. Aug 22) ...... (Nov 22 ~ Dec 21) or- ....21·Apr19) •. The risk you mJght.bave to Steady as she goes. Don't The reason· you feel Uke take,. wiD determine the · rock the boat when the you're not fast. outcmne t"or the water Is nteky. tU is because year! Ma)t ., . · · still wa1te1rs drlve l"n1-wsam Don't do a I out with the brakes res~hingi~ Something CAPRICORN: . TAURUS: •· -.....t iiiiiiiiil r::.. ~ 22) liP --22· ..... 1.9) ..... (Apr 20. MaF ~) -...,., ~~~~!l.i7i~~iiiY;iiiiiiii1~,.~ Don't let your catch You might have to telr., Get out and meet new peo up with you in someone,. something that ple. Start this §_WinDle~ the end. you really new @DIP!niV-•• needs to talk about. you.yto you don't r'ee~ • ...... '; ... . ~-. ~-i- .• ~: .. ,.;·. o>4' ..-. ··.J· l"... fi·.;J<. - ": ·~ ·~ 7 - ~ - ...... , •• -...-,;.. ..., .. •.o:-- • - . -~ .. - ...... ~·· . " • BEST COPY ' AVAILABLE I . j . .. .. 48 • Rlli>OSO NE\\ 'i TV GUIDE WEDNESDAYt jUNE 12, 2002 I ~ i I I ' .. ' . I I • I -E 3-CLICKS A-ND YOU'RE IN ... -YOUR NEW TO~ PICK IT. PREVIEW IT. . ' ' PRICE IT. PURCHASE IT. VISIT NEW MEXICO CARS ONLINE @ ,.RumosoN www.ruidosoncws.com i". i I I • I ! I ..' l 1. 1,. jllllf...... ,____ ._ZU..__....,...... W#•t .. L~SIIIU•NN!! ..""'* ___. -...... ,--...... -....--~-w--- ____, ___...,,,_w __ ir"w~'\'"--~~,_-• __....,.,._.....,--- -. - -· • , - est ,'II. •' f;,Ji;• Aspecial publication of the CURRENT-ARGUS Summer 2002 ' 1 • - ---.~~--~~------~------~---- I I r "' ' • . • . , I • ' I I 2 Welcome to the West _.t:'. " • ' ' I I ' \ , , ' I t • ~ < ' ' • I I ~ ~ , I 'r . 1 II ' I ~ 1. .., · Welcome to the West 3 ' t:t;anr;n:rzi:IUiil!i!D:S!::s:n:H::mJ:lc::t!iii:!i:t::m:s:!ii:!:mli!!IM!!?Miitti:t!!l ,.. .._ ... 1 Inside--··---- Welcome' to the West. · \ Carlsbad Caverns National Park Is a publication of the ' Mystery underground ~ CURRENr-ARGIB I . I Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park 6 Escape the ordinary Sammy M. Lopez Publisher i Brantley Lake State Park David GluHan1 A water wonderworld Managing Editor \ Karen Wllfllmaon : Sitting Bull Falls Circulation Manager I . Unexpected treasure Dawn Htggtna Business MaiUlger : Rattlesnake Springs · Nature preserved Mlkt Summtr1 Operations Manager ' ! Discover Carlsbad Scenic Driving Tour 121 Tom White lnfonnation Systems Manager ..... - .... Get there from here • Culi.EHT· Ala us I -- I Edllor j Pecos River 14: TeriBums On the Cover Carlsbad's blue gem I Current -Argus file photos VJsnor's Guide Is pubiiBhed by the Ct.rrent· Argus Pubi!Bhlng eo. 1nc., 620 a Main, Nine Holes Anyoncl 16 I Catfsbad, NM 88220-62..a. Ctnttr: Carlsbad Caverns National Pork's Hall of Giants. ' Top left: This Wells Fargo Stagecoach may be seen Carlsbad's golf courses at rhe Carlsbad Museum and Art Center. Top right: Pratt Cabin in McKiurick Canyon Down the Road 17 at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Entertainment within a day's drive- Artesia; Bottom right: Tht Pecos River. Guadalupe Mountains National Park; Pecos, Bouom ltft: The Eddy House near the Pecos Flume. Texas .. . INN 3820 National fmks Highway • Carlsbad, NM 88220 (505) 887-0341 • MA Approved • Microwave &Refrigerator Available • L1rge Rooms • 25"1Vs in All Rooms 1'1, •3BedUnits • Honeymoon &Executive Suites .f I Wreldy Rates ,.._v. I INN • Micrmvave/Refrlgemtors •Playground •VCRs •All Remote Cable 1V •Restaumnt Next Door •Cominercial & withHBO •1luck Pdddng Weekly Rates • Heated Pool •Touch Phones ® ~~~0~~~~ &I• .~proved 2019 s. Canal• Fax #887 -6577 ' I .,... . ' f , ' I I, • 1 i • • f 1 I I I ~ t , 1 ~ · ol 1 . . I J .... t t ~ • ~ ~ • i I ~ ' ~ I 0 '· 4 , I Welcome to the West The showcase destination ---- Carlsbad Caverns. By Mark J. Madba CIJrhbiUI Owma Natimual Prl" ARlSBAD CAVERNS Chances are that a nip to CCarlsbad Caverns National Park is on the top of your Ust of thinp to do while travcling through Eddy County. While·there arc lots of other places to explore and thinp to do here, a trip to the Caverns may wcU have been the thing that prompted your visit to our area. One of the fixtures at the park, Ranger Rocque Garda -also known as the "oldest living fossil" at the cave - has lived in southern New Mexico all of his life and has been working at Carlsbad Caverns since 1988, after retiring from the New Mexico State Police. Although there is certainly a lot to learn about cave fonnations, the Chihuahuan desert and all the nature: in and· around the park, Rocque said he: worl ' . ~ ···-. - ,' re'l:· .. r~'\- ,..,~. .~ t. . . . . · ·.t ·...... ,, .. ,-,' ,. ' .:. • ' ~- ·.··< . :·! o· ·~-~--:~::_. _. ... rJ ~ I I ' I j ,/ I •. ' ' 1 ' • ' l 1 j ' ' I I I ~ I I ' I ' .~·~l't!+lttlll •. ' ' ' I Welcome to the West· · · ••"'nw 1" w·r· • · !II ·unmr:n t1 rrr · 11 adventure in·low places· ByMarkJ.-Da : ;l ,;·1 l, OlrlslU Cnmu Nlliomll P11rk rli- j ~ .~ ARlSBAD CAVERNS i T~ur options at Carlsbad Cav~ ' . .C ems National Park have afit .. ~e something for everyone -from a walking tour on paved trnils to excit .. ing cave explorations cmwling through small passages . .Walking tours through the· Nat· ~ ~ llfi\1 Entrance and the Big Room j . arc for just about everyone and in ., many cases, whet visitors' appetites I'• for something· more adventurous. (') Rangers offer a variety of guid .. ""'t:-1.~ · · ~. to ""'"'rviM liking, . Slaughter. ' Canyon Cave is the place for~,· 1his tour is oflauJ.at 8 a.m. and ll a.m.. · · · · ·· ·the...... sUmtner· ' times· sca!On!an~us!ottatll oil" ,., ' . ' l ..,. •. .. ' ' } , i • , I I ' , ' ' ' I o i 1 1 i I t •• I 1 ' ' 6 Welcome to the ·west AI 1 T at" L ' i I i . [ F* Escape ~e ordinary ... step into the exotic ' . From the C.mnt·A'JJUS . . . L { .·· .... ~ ,;, ~ ARLSBAD -Step onto the trail and enter another d at Living Desert 'bJo and Gardens State Park. The plants arc exotic, almost flamboyant in their prickly defense. The animals, more numerous than you might suppose, seck shelter from the sun in these brown, yel· low and red surroundings. Welcome to the beautiful abun dance of the Chihuahuan Desert. The state park is located atop C Hill in w~cm Carlsbad. It is open every day of the week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. thereafter. Last entry onto the tnill is 6:30 p.m. during the sum mer and 3:30p.m. during the win ' ter months. Workers plan to finish construction of a new eat facility at Living Admission to the park is $4 for Destrt Zoo and Gardtns State Park for tm August opening. adults and $2 for chifdren ages 7 to 12. Children 6 and under may visitors are Cn.countged to tour at beauty. It's really a more intimate .. -;9MI.\1U~·~Jm.,.f~ilft'lq_~UJ~r~ enter free of charge. A special rate their own pace and stOp any of the expericncc." · :At·.-~+ of $2 per person is available for numerous park personnel along Parmts are cautioned to keep IVQI*t;UiO•htta•~••! groups of 20 or more~ the trnil if there are any questions. dill~ on the trail to prevent an For more information, call the VISitors should wear comfort accidental. meeting with a ca~. park at 887-5516. To get there, able walking shoes, sunscreen and · "Our plants ~tc,~·Fmtk likts to play pebble toss with visi- the hearts ofloal residents when watch for the park's sif! in north have plenty o{ water on hand. wamed with a chuckle. . tors. She tosses small stones iurt he scaled the walls of his com· Carlsbad oft' U.S. Highway 285. Along the way, visirom will find For many of the animals, Living outside her cage and waits furfulks. pound and took a stroll through Plan at least llh hours for a visit various shady spots to sit down for Desert is a refuge that has given to throw them back. town~ El Patron, which is Spanish to living Desert If more time a few minutes' retreat from the: dt~ ~ ~n~ chance .at life after "She amuses people by ruflJing fur "The Boss," was captured and exists, allow yourself a good hour sun. ~g m~ m the wild or caught , up her neck feathers. She looks just taken to the Roswell Zoo while his more to enjoy the visitor centtr's The landscaping plays an almost illcgally. like Don King," Frmk said, laugh- Carlsbad home could be made educational displays and make a theatrical role in aeating the park's . ~ese are animals that have ing. more escape .. proo£ El Patron quick ttip to the gift shop. magical feeling of being some unpnnted on humans. ~ey Next stop is the waJk .. in aviary, returned to his Carlsbad home in The park tr.lil winds through where else. The native Chihuahuan wouldn,t stand a chance mthe designed to give visitors the feel of August 1999. 1.3 miles of intricate landscaping plants, shrubs and trees are all wild," Frank said. "living Desert's a stroH through the woods. Living ~s hoofed animals and aninW displays. Peoples' reac .. rooted into tall, rolling beans that ~are education ~d conserva- The trail then· leads tluOugh -mule deer, elk and bison-are tion is always one of surprise. ofttn block the view of SUlTOUnd tton. Now, these~~ sort of exhibits q>ntaining aitters like fox, located at the fur end of the trail's "I think people are shocked to ing areas. Fnmk said visitors are ~dors ~r.~or parncular javelinas (small desert bOOis), Mex- loop. This is often a point where sec such a large, beautiful park in often impressed by the variety of ~es. After VISltmg the park, I ican gray wolves, and "Du..lde visitors also enjoy the wonderful Carlsbad," said Unda Frank, a plants native to an area wrongly think t>C?Ple have a new respect for Underhill" the badger. . view of Carlsbad down below. trained volunteer with living .stereotyped as barren. these animals when they see them This is the area where visitors Around the bend and back Desert "They always leave thank "People sec these same plants as in the wild." will meet the animal that is toward the visitor anter are the ing us and 8aying how much they they are whizzing by on the high ~e first of the ~ ~IS arguably living Desert's biggest prairie dog town, waterfowl pond , want to return." way and think "look, weeds!" she ~n~ sev~ vanety ofbitds, celebrity- "El Patron," the and reptile house. Although fonnal toum must be said. "Here, they can get up close including the infamous raven - escape-artist bear. The 265-pound The tour ends with a ttip made at least one week in advance, to the plants and see their true named "Amazing Gmce" who Chihuahuan black -bear captured through a greenhouse. • ' ... . - ' , , , I I ' 1: ,. , I l ' I > I I II I '1-."' f • ' ' \\ t I . 11 ' . Welcome to the West . ,;,D''I''''''EllriiF!T!ID'i'W'mT!If''':IPBilRSiivR!'B!?'!!!'"¥'2 '1 \ Brantley,· the best~kept secret &m the Cumnt-~ ARlSBAD- Shhh! Keep it tb ~but 12 miles . Cnorm ofcahad along u.s. Highway 285 is a large dam and lake -in the middle of the desert. It is pe~ ,one of Eddy County's best kept secrets. The dam and adjoining Brant .. ley Lake State Park offers fishing, water skiing, jet skiing, hiking, swimming, camping~d bird . watching for those with an urge to escape their desert surroundin~. . VISitors have the option of '•. camping in acampground that ·' ~ ~ offers water and electric hookups, ,,•I /1 covered picnic tables at each camp Boaters mjoy a day at Brantley Lake State Por/4 II I site and a restroom and shower l'l facility, or camping in the park's improved area on the west side C?f re~ovable hinged doors that primitive area, where there are no the lake, and boat owners can also · served as stretchers for customers i1o amenities, but where nature launch their boats on the east side too slow on the draw. ~ abounds. of the lake. The park also offers a The decline of the cattle indus .. ~t The park recently completed 2lh·mile hiking trail, which takes try and the development of a new rl .\ renovations of its campgrounds to about llh hOlliS to hike. community to the south -now ~'l.\ .l upgrade services there. · • Landlubbers an use the park's Carlsbad- connibutcd to the '·.f.,· ' I \ The park's trails offer a chance shdtercd picnic areas, tables and abandonment ofSevcn Rivers in . :'l '.{ to sec many of the local animals, grills. Agroup shdter is available 1896. including mule dcc:r, jackrabbits, by reservation, and a sand volley The patk is open year round ., Q " ' Texas homed lizards, coyotes, red ball court and sever.d nature tr.1i1s with a $4 ~charge per vehide. Sites ~. t • tailed hawks, scaled quail and great arc nearby. with electricity run $14 a night, ,. I.. honicd owls. According to local historians, in developed amping rwu $10 per Brandey Dam was completed in 1876 the area that is now Brantley night and primitive camping costs July 1988, and Br.mdey lake State Lake was the site of the Wdd West $8 a night Use of the group she( .. Park was officially opened to the toWn of Seven Rivets. Some of the ter is $30 per day for less than 750 public in November 1989. · initial settlers ttavded by ox wagon square feet and $60 for anything After more than 75 years of from Vttginia to the spot where over. A group less than 30 costs study and discussion, Congress seven arroyos led into the Pecos $60 and a group more than 30 authorized the consttuction of the River, costs $90. four .. mile Brmdey Dam. The At its peak in the 1880s, the set Facilities include picnic areas, dam's main purpose is to provide dement had a population of 300, and campsites with shelters, RV flood protection for Carlsbad and w.ith two stoi'(S, a post office, a electric hookups, a dump station, a to store irrigation water fur area schoolhouse, a hotel and two modem comfort station and a visi farmers. saloons; tor's center. The park offers a total But the dam has brought It became a popular stop-over of 51 campsites with electricity, bonuses fur local residents and oth· for cattle drivers, a gathering place water, shelters, tables and grills. A The park also offers special at around 59 degrees, with spring ers in surrounding communities. for Pecos Valley ranchers and a primitive campsite also includes · events throughout spring and fiill, temperatures of about 80 degrees B~ fishing is popular, but hangout for outlaws, gamblers and water acecss. including the ."Go Fly a Kite~ rally starting in April. VISitors experi dwmd catfish, bluegill and wall· cattle rustlers. Shootouts were a Alock box-collects fees, with in March and the "Kids Fishing ence average temperatures of about eye are also stoCked in the lake. fact oflife in the frontier town. rangers checking permits through Clinic" in May. . 96 degrees in July, dipping back to '. ~~. There are boat ramps in the Folklore boasts a saloon with out the park. Wmtet high temperatures hover 80 for full. 8 ,~ ' I • Custom Conversions SERVICE CENTER • Remodeling & Mainl$nance 4307 NAt PARKS HWY. 'I.' . CARLSBAD, NM 88220 • Complete Line ofRVParts & Accessories • Assotteti Travel , I . . . • I ,.0 ·Uteratum . it ! t. l ' . . I l)li,, f , • • '• ' ./ • • ~ • I / ·,,. . ; ~ "' ' .. I • • .. ' t • IJ 1 It ...... ,.. ' .... ilf • ~ N •. • .. 'IOo IL "' I ' . I J ~ f ' I ' .. Welcome. to the West 8 1 II! I Hl!lm i J• •&!iili Sitting Bull Falls: ·Beat the heat ARLSBAD- Eyebrows tend to rise when Carlsbad Cresidents tell visitors they should visit Sitting Bull falls. The last thing visitors expect to sec in the middle of tlw drsrrt i~ a water· .,. ·t·~/' . '} .. taJI spilling over into (ool, dear ,JI::Carlsbad cav2~s pools of wJtcr shimmering in the National Park: 3~ ~unlight. Silting Bull ·Falls is a promlne11t Natlona' Parks Highway, The area, located 43 miles and oft-visited oasis in the c.tsbad, N.M., 8S220i (505) northwest of Carlsbad, is one of Guadalupe Mountains. It offers_. 185-2212; ,; the distinctive rccrciltion sites in hiking, iwlmmlng and ••ptJa.gov/ca¥e. . the Lincoln National forest. Its picnicking facilities, but best of natural settings of rock difts, cas all, a place to cool off during a · .:~-~Chamberof cading watcrfa.tls and riparian '\!A.."-"'Wlt-t hot Chihuahuan summer day. ~-· COromerce: (505) 887..e516. vegetation, along with historic .· ~~ ~ structures built by the Civilian Current-Argus fil~ photo Conservation Corps, has attract ed thousands of visitors over the years. The picnic site is constructed . ~A in Sitting Bull Canyon at an ele vation of 4,660 feet. The site covers about six acres. A ISO· foot high limestone cliff supports the waterfall and a variety of mosses and ferns grow in the immediate area. There are many natural pools above and below the falls Many believe that Sitting Bull VISitors to Sitting Bull Falls Falls was named after Sitting will find covered picnic facilities, •The coat to enJoy Bull, an Arapaho Indian prophet paved parking and restroom fucil~ the falls and Its Area of the Ghost Dance Religion. itics. The area is handicap &iend flcilltielll $5 per But one Eddy County pioneer ly and wheelchairs can reach the vehicle and $10 per Par_ks' . ' fmilly says fcunily members lookout area at the falls. van or bus. Visitors named the fhlls. ~ are on the honor system to pay the tee. The U.S. Forest Service pur· The cost to enjoy the falls and chased Sitting Bulls Falls in the its facilities is $5 per vehicle and $10 per van or bus. VISitors are • Stttlng Bull Falla mid-1920s. By 1931 visitors can be reached by could reach the falls by hiking on the honor system to pay the taking State Road one mile from the end of a grad .. fee. 137 off u.s. 285, Sitting Bull Falls can be then turning onto ed Forest Service road. Forest Road 276, As then, the area today con· reached by taking State Road which stops at the tinues to be a popular recreation 137 off U.S. 285, then turning falls. Signs along the area to swim in the crystal .. clear onto Forest Roid 276, which h~wa'/ direct pools, to hold fumily and group stops at the falls. Signs along the motorists where to picnits and to hike in the highway direct motorists where tum to go to the falls. canyon trails. to turn to go to the fulls. • No~~- rtesialnn Univet$i1y-Colege . , "Your.Offic~ Away Frqrn ·Home"' ~ ~ ~ I • II' 1111 • Business Management De~es for Working Adults , _Jlt JforthwoOd, ~e·pel~e kqming i·~ · should be a lifelong pursuit.~ getting your degree ~houldn 't. : ' Call for your free evaluation 1400 Commerce Drive • Carls~~d, NM 88220. Phone 505·628 .. 3306 • Fax 505· · 1 628 .. 0656 . I. [email protected].· . . · . • . ,. . . ·. ·~ .. . , ~ ·I f....A..LA.t.U.J~ .td~J , f '~ t .. ._ r t '1:1 ~ , • • • • • • • • , . . http ~ UV1.t..UW\I\I\,lot: U · • 'f Y " " ., -. .. -. • • • • ~ • • t t , I . ' ' t ., I I I t I t ,, Welcome to the West . ~. · a r:nr np·ctmm · ·•na· Time travel into histofy at Rattlesnake Springs ' . ·, Prt»n the Crmtnt--AriJUS ver want to just close your eyes, dig your toes in the dirt; Ethrow your head back and magically ttanspOrt yourself 100 years in .the ~t- just to see what thin~ loo~d· like? Such a jowney into the history of Pecos Valley's natural environ ment is possible at Rattlesnake Sprin~. Local ~turalists say Rattlesnake Springs is one of the few areas around that actually looks like the whole area did 100 years ago. Because of years of foresight, the area remains an oasis of diversity. "It serves as a reminder of what all the riparian environment around here was probably like, n biologist Steve West said "Cotton woods, bcave{S and all that stuff, not salt cedars and tires and trash. We probably.Jttve more biological · Current·Algul file photo richness per~ {at R3trlemake . ~.· ,, ' !\ ., • Sprin~) than any place in the statt Rattlesnake Springs, seen htrt during tht winter months, Is allvt G . .!.. . ~ ,, of New Mexico." with color and sound during the summer 'as aparadise for llun Rattlesnake Springs. a popular drtds of bird and plant sprdes, The arta Is also a haven for histo ~ . I haven for bird watchers, picnickers ry with an aura of another era aboutiL l and scicntists1 is a portion of Carfs .. bad Caverns National Park a few raJ and contemporary history of and because of the readily available miles south ofWhite's City along the area. The original Civilian water, the area serves as a migrato· Highway 62/180. Access is free Consemtion Corps amp, some ry stopover for hundreds of species but be sure to bring your binocu- roads .and the homestead house of birds. Iars. site are preserved to look as they "Rattlesnake Springs is the best The United States first gained were in 1934. spot in New Mexico for bird sight- ownership of Rattlesnake Springs More importantly though, the ing," West said, citing more than in 1934 and the area eventually native ttees have been preserved. 300 species in the area. became a recreation base for the West said salt cedar and other The diversity of plants and ani .. Air Force. The area was eventually foreign ftora were introduced to mals in the area has also provided restored to its original state and · southeast New Mexico in the ' numerous scientists with study became part of Carlsbad Caverns 1930s and 1940s and quickly oust· subjects. National Park in 1963. Domestic ed the native plants in most loca· "Rattlesnake Sprin~ is just a water tbr the park still comes from tions. whisper of what a lot of these areas Rattlesnake Sprin~4 Because the cottonwoods and probably looked like," Wtst.. · Since then, park officials have other native plants have been pre.. "It's one of those places where ~·. Worked to presetvt both the natu- senrcd around Rattlesnake Springs· we've done it right." 8 I · -'RkaM~InTheatre ,. San Joe Blvd. at Fieata ·. Cerlabtd,mt, . ' ' ·~ ' , • 50s.a&54l26 or 4 I • Wh'.flritidHter..:cOm • I ,,. . , 1 ; I I 1 1 t J I I 1 ' ' ' ' . Weleome w.the West 1. • l l,' ' ' ' ' ' . ' .' • \· ~...!111'!111111111!"~·-··11··"!··'!""1'"0::"'"-":'"':"'"'"~ - . . . .. ~ .. --··~.,,...,,.' ~~-· .. -...... -. ~., ...... ~--...... "'' ..····-'"'"''"'"-""·''"''"'------,.,.! ,.,---c.. '. "· 11 • ~. ., ' • ""·''·-··ce'c.""'._;·,';_"""".;'"_""""""""""'"~~ ...... llllllllliilllllilllllllllllllllillllllililllllilllllllllillllllllllllillllllllilllllllilllll ' ' ' I I '' Welcome to the West 12 • MSJI!JfWR'QP''I!I-RBF''TSE"¥•$WPWmsm.. z· DiscoVer Carlsbad tour is all about history I 1 , ' ,, - ,...... t... . ' • '-- • ' • .!'• ...... --_ .• - ..___ .. :...__ '., ~- ·_,..:..:...:. • . ... u ! ...... -~ • I I ' . ,. Welcome to the West 13 Meinories abound at· Carlsbad's oldest hOuse From the Current-Argus Etienne Bujac, a prominent Carls ncssman, was president of the bad attorney during the early Carlsbad Museum Board. He ARLSBAD- Hwalls of the 1900s. _was getting ready to move out of small rock house at Flume The house was originally locat town so I and Nadine Rosenberg Park could talk, what stories C ed just off North Canal Street, (the wife of the late·Mike Rosen a would they tcm about two miles from its current berg, a well-known Carlsbad Located on d1e north side of location on Callaway Drive and · lawyer) agreed to spearhead a Carlsbad Medical C.tCntcr a block Wcsnidgc Drive next to the fund-raising drive to pay for the cast of U.S. 285, the house could "Eddy House," Flume. It had fuUcn into disrepair as locals call·;,, moving and restoration of the tell of the lonely nights of the and the Carlsbad Museum ana house," Hick said. 1870s when ditch riders rested was moved to Fine Arts Board of Directors put uThc first c:srimat~ we got was rhcrc after releasing water to farm its cu"ent into motion a plan to restqr~ the position 111 1991 $5,000. But it ended up costing ers. house. about $12,000. We rnk.·d the The walls surely heard the from Its original money and moved the J · 1use to its grumbling of the cowboys who Many local citizens contributed location on , current location in 199 l ,, he used the house as a line camp for time and money to preserve this North Canal added. cl1c VVN Ranch owned by one of piece of Carlsbad's history. Street. The Eddy County's foWJders, Charles The house, referred to by locals house can be Moving and restoring the house Eddy, and his business partner, as "Eddy House." is believed to be viewed from the was a ditlicult and tcdi•)\IS job. Amos Bissen. the first pennancnt structure in outside during "We hired Raymond Najar, a And, there is no doubt the wallS Eddy Cowuy. lhe$ummer. local contractor, and b1' son Robcn, to move the~' n1se. They ... heard the laughter of children in Local historians beficve the Current-Argus took each block and RUI I tber«i it the winter of 1888 when Robert house was originally constructed file photo W. Tansill, another founding for the ditch rider whose job was and wrote down c:xacdy the area of father, arid his family lived there. to allocate water from Halagueno to restore the house and move it to Hicks recalled. the house the block came from. At the tun\. of the ccnrury the Ditch to fiumcrs. Halagueno Ditch its current laation. He marvels We were fortunate that the Bujac He said the house continued to &mily had photos of the house and town's first dentist, a Dr. Berup, was the first irrigation project in that the structure, ravaged by time, sit on the Tracy property until Bob the La Huerta area in North Carls~ still stands. we were able to restore it by look· also used the house as his office. Forrest became mayor. Forrest bad. The area at that time was "The house was located on the ing at the photos," Hick said. · The walls, if they could talk, proba approached the muscwn board bly would tell stories of the patients undeveloped and considered to be Sam Tracy Fann in l.a Huerta. He Although the house can be be who entered the door, Wiacked "out in the COWltry." gave it to the city in 1982, but it and asked if it would interested viewed trom the outside, it is , in restoring the house. · with ~, in their search for relie£ Fonner museum board mem- was falling apart The city was not opened to the public only ~ Octo The house for a short period her Harvey Hicks remembers the interested in doing anything with it "At that time, Joe Rose, a for· ber during the annual Heritage also served as a law office for Col. day he agreed to help raise money . and they didn't want to move it," mer Carlsbad resident and busi- Days celebrations. • 1609 S. Canal ...... -:.1887 .. }933 Friday & Saturday Night ~e - , Cavern Supply Company, Inc. '. t!-t~ . Serving Park Visitors for 75 Years • Full SeNice Restaurant • Gift Shop • Underground Lunchroom I I • Kennel ' ' Telephone. 505-885-6636 • P 0 Drawer Y • Car·isbac .NM: 8220 ' I• . ,. ·• • ~ ... .u.-: •'. : ' ~ Lo. • .... !. ~. ' p I ~ ' ···••lJ' 0 "n • .,. .. < ' • ' .. ~ . "" ... I I ( ' ' 14 Welcome to the West w··e•··~·w!!r:m:mammem·erma'f"'lili'lflin5iU'li'l1'r'"""'!£» I I Carlsbad's jade jeweJ the Pecos River Parka--Stevens of wood. After a flood in the early part of the century, it was rebuilt and was the largest concrete struc~ -Water-a turc in aistince at the time. ~au ...... commodity in the In use to this day, the Flume sits .~~~-.,.... It means life. In Carls- in a riverside park near Eddy· bad, it allo means fun. The Pecos House, the area's first substantial River wat the key player more than structure, which is maintained and ·I 00 ycam ago in the development of used for special events. the town that would become Carls- After entering Carlsbad, the The Pteos River, central not bad. Catdcmcn first used the river as Pecos takes on a different counte- .only to the loyout of Carlsbad but Its existence as well, Is a thcy drove their herds to market. nancc, broadening to become a popular spot for resldtnts and But settlement required irriga- · 100-meter-wide channcJ known as visitors alike. Offering boating, tion to withstmd drought years~ Lake Carlsbad. Wmding along the fishing, swimming, a walking and d1e first irrigation company eastern side of town, the river area, a rlversldt playground was fonned even befOre the town. remains strong, replenished by nat .. park and the chance to simply The project was huge, with dams, ural springs. sit and watch tht water roll by, miles of canals and a Flume. It was the sprin~ that resulted It's no wonder the river still With plans to develop furmland in a residents' vote 100 years ago drt~ws people Into the city on the eastern side of the Pecos, to change the citis name from limits of Carlsbad. the irrigation company developed a Eddy to Carlsbad - after Karls- tlume -or an artificial water~ bad, Bohemia, a famous European Current-Argus file photo course - to aansport water over health resort with waters said tO be the river. Since the river thus identical in healing properties to appears to cross itsdf, the Flume those found in Carlsbad. has given Carlsbad fmlc with an Then, city leaders hoped the entry in "Ripley's Believe It or name change would bring tourists, Not, and today, they still look to the I..oatcd where the Pecos enters , river for economic prosperity. Carlsbad from the north, the Flume was originally constructed See JEWEL, Page 15 January Auto&po2002 Summer '• ~- -·-·~~~· -~-~-~- I I I' I • I ' \ .Welcome to the West 15 t5 " ' H a P i S?lB?'P?Ff'Se72T ,I Jewel .f.r.~.'!!.. !.'Ml.~.!l .. ~ ...... : ...... The city's current focus is on the eastern shore adjacent to the downtown area, where a confer· ence center atnacts visitor doUars to the area. The ctnta is part of the Pecos River Village, a complex that includes Western storefronts. Conventions as well aS company banquets, school reuni~ns and fiunily events such as weddings utilize the center, drawing both residents and out-of-town-visitors. Nearby, to tl1e south, is a reno vated powerhouse, now nutlby the dty as the Rivcrwalk Recre A variety of activities await ation Center. A community cen· near downtown is mostly dedicat· visitors to the Pecos River ter, the space holds not only bas· cd to a city park, with large shade banks In Carlsbad. kctball hoops and video games, · trees and grass that, along with but room for area groups and the abundance of water, create the In the early morning, fisher families to use for activities. illusion visitors are tar from the men can be seen aJpng the banks Along both sides of the river, desert. casting for bass, trout and catfish. there are additional sports facili· Summer days find parents There is also a paved boat lilll1p ties, such as soccer and baseball spreading feasts on picnic tables near the beach parking area Cor fields. and starting grills,. while children those who wish to ca~t away from On the eastern shore, public are entertained by playground shore. golf courses run along the river, equipment and swimming at the Throughout the day, into tht and on the western shore, tennis sand beach, staffed by lifeguards. evening, a riverside p~th extending and racquetball courts are avail Taking full advantage of the I the river, and those who enjoy Paddleboats are available for more thart five miles along both able. water, boaters, Jet-Skiers and quieter pursuits arc seen paddling rental near the beach, and a large sides of the river allows for a The western shore of the Pecos water-skiers speed up and down canoes and kayaks. paddlewhecler offers Pecos tours. lengthy jog or aquiet stroll. I Keeping I I ' ; I . ';l . ' . .' ~- '.- ', ' .., .',' ....>1 • j !· I I "/ .. • ! L ~ 1 I ' I I ' . r I ' 16 Welcome to the West '"!T'RWJF?P''!JJIPI'tt!PI?s-''!t!!M'!'yt··'~'N!'W''S'''W''''l''M Playing nine in the desert s~hine . LeAnda Staebner/Current·Argus graphic Left and below, area golfers take advan· tage of Carlsbad's two golf courses. Current-Argus file photo .. Carlsbad courses offer variety for visiting golfers Frmn lbt Curmii·Argus Prices are $20 per player with a can on . weekdays and $23 per player with a cart on ARLSBAD -Carlsbad's two golf courses weekends. The Par 3 COW5e is $5.50 per 18· both incorporate the east bank of the Pecos hole round per player. There is a full-service CRiver into their design. Golf Pro Shop-stocked with merchandise The Lake Carlsbad Golf Facility is located on and staff to help golfers with their needs. the east bank of the Pecos River. It is about a 5· The facility also has a snack bar with fOod to 1O·rninute drive from just about anywhere in and beverage service on the course. There is a Carlsbad. It is the only public golf course in conference room located on the west side of Eddy County. the building, which overlooks the Pecos River, TI1c l 8-holc course wanders throughout the for small groups of 75 or fewer. fingers and hills that surround the Pecos River The course's head pro is John Heaton. For Basin. The nine·hole Par 3 course fullows the more information, call 885-5444. east bank along the scenic rivcrwalk. Both Lake Carlsbad's other golf course can be found at Carlsbad courses offer a challenging annos Rivmide Country aub. phert to all golfers no matter what their ability. Tuesdays through Fridays, golf at the Cowt~ The facility is located nat to the Pecos River try Club costs $29 for a rowtd of golf with a Out-of-town visitors can play golfanytime Conftrtnce Ccnttr. Being so dose to the center cart Prices go up slighrly to $34 for a round of theywish. . gives eotporations and golfers a chance to plan golf with a cart on weekends. The course is open from 8 a.m. until dark a golf outing, just play a quick round of golf Members of the general public can play on every day except Monday. It includes a par 70 after a meeting or hit some practice balls during Tuesdays for $29 with a cart course for men and women. .. a lunch break. Fec:s at the Country Oub are $170 per Adriving range is available. The facility has 25 dectric golf cans and month for use of all facilities. This includes a Ted White is the course's head pro. For access to more ifneeded. $40 fee for food and beverages. more information, call885-4253. • ·------,1 Bring 1n this ad and receive I $B off (Single bed) $10 off (2 . I • lo II f f t- 'I' ·I .i . ,-·-- ~-- ,____,...--- -. W4l!":""' . :"'•w,(;I~·;·. ~~ -· - -.-~~~--~!#5- """~ ' . '~ . ' ' '' ·Jt": ' ' • • ;~(~ l .. Welcome to the West 17 i!l l"'i' r 'we I I Iii I I Pi I I fil :i Artesia offers plethora of activity From the C11mnt-Areru out the list with the finest in Chip The youth of Artesia have a ncsc and Oriental dishes as well as large selection of activities from own for its abundant water · American classics. . and namal after the artesian which to choose. Baseball, basket The Land of the Sun, or Cine .. }G that tim atttacted set .. ball, indoor voUeyball, ftag football, rlers, the community of Artesia is a ma Twin Theater, in downtown soccer and swimming are aU pro· Artesia has the latest movies on its tribute to the hard work and deep· grams offtrcd to kids of all ages. rooted pride ofits people. two screens and its small size gives Artesia "s location in the middle the movic~goer an intimate cine~ At an elevation of 3,380 feet, Brng~~ of the area's narurnl and manmade the city of Artesia is in the north matic experience at a &action of the cost of a big-city cinema. attractions makes it a great place to ern part of Eddy County, and \isit or to live. when it comes to recreation and BQwlers Dock to the Tumble weed Bdwl, and the fucility also Arich and colorful history sur .. leisure, Artesia has a range of activi rounds Artesia, and it is a history ties to offer. · houses a lounge, game room and the city wears well. Aperson would The parks and recreation dance fi90r. live bands arc always department stays bmr maintaining on hand, and the bowling league not have to look fur· to find an Artesia's many and diverse parks competition is hot and heavy year.. adventure or two in southeastern and offering the sports fanatic a round. Nc:w Mexico and Artesia. I wide variety of rccrcational·facili ' tics. 1lte department has fields for Current·Argus file photo baseball, softball, soccer and model airplanes and courts for tennis, rac Artesia children enjoy a summer day In Central Park,~ one of quetball and volleyball. Running many parks throughout the city. walking courses and remote con trol car racctrack.c; are all available at NHRAdrag racing, IMCAsanc to be found anywhere. the spadous Jaycee Park. Only one tioncd circle track racing, and mud K-Bob's Steakhousc, Chapz) of eight parlcs within Artesia, the bogs draw competitors from The Chaos Cafe and the Wellhead park is host to Artesia's giant aroW1d the state. all provide fine dining experiences Fourth ofJulyfire\vorks display. Artesia's many fine rcstmrants and Artesia's large number of fast Race fims have a lot to cheer can please even the most demand food restaurants also give the hun- about at the Pecos Valley Motor ing palate. The La Fonda Rtstau ~.gry a large selection from which to Sports Complex south of town. rant serves the finest Mexican food choose from. Kwan Den rounds . ·Living Life to the Fullest~.-..~F I!IJ .. Your needs may be many, your needs may be few, -~-' ~ttt C,~ttrts],~ e,ttvems! or you may simp~ be ready to retire from the daily chores · involved in caring for-your home. · lover 8 Caves ~At,.. lcr RV Parks & Campgrounds ITextls' Highest Mountain lOver 53 Restaurants Whatever your situadon, Landsun is awonderful 'Pince to Live:' ZSitting Bull. Falls IJ 0 Swimming Pools . W19' »Ylii?. .. "··---····ean ~oday! 14 Museums &1 Zoo IDrive·ln Theater l-800-274-9'XI6 13 Art Gaileries IBeautiful Pecos River TOW1llrmte Living •lndepetrlent Living •AsSisted Living •long-Terrn Nrnilr'Care •Home Care IWhite 's City Water Park ' _. ' We're Close, Safe & A.lfordable fiRiilMI\ .. -- . __ ._-. · With Lots to See & Do/ ~}" SUN A1iuly UniqueRdin:meot Community ·. ·.1~118'-'fOO-~~ LANDSUN <:snbad,NewMexim LANDSUN t_ t ' ' .... , .,...... , ~--- •-- _..., '*'- ...... ,.. I I .I_ ..... t t ... , • ~ ' - "" -- r-'-. ~ _.. -~- •- · .. • ~ • ... • ~· • - •• ~~----..:.! ____ - - .. ; . .,...... _,_-~' ' . ' • '1 I 1 ' . ' ' · I • I Welcome to the _Wost 18 . . ;:":.:,·····z;i''"?!J!'''r;E!n:::::::c:t:r .. ···r··u·'!!'"'r"''"''' .. ru"·rr·r:··,·uw~ Guadalupe Mountains:· Rock -solid history By Valerie Cranston C'urrem·At;!1tU Smj)' Writu ALT FLAT, Texas- 1ust an hour's drive south dmvn the El SPaso highway is Guadalupe Mountains NationaJ Park, a narural wonder of geologic irnport.mcc to the world. The exposed geology of me GuadaJupe Mountains divulges a pictorial narrative of an ancient marine tOs.sil reef fi>rrncd 250 mil lion ~·cars ago during Permian times. Southwest tourists, in the past, havrn 't put the park at the top of Curront-Argus file photos their vacation destination tists, pos sibly, because of its undeveloped Left, Pratt Cabin stsnds in th' cool greenery of MtKIIIrlck remoteness and its 80 miles of hik Canyon. Abovt, stageeoachu like this ont housed at Carlsbad ing trails. However, the park has Museum and Art Ctnttr often stopped at tht Pinery, a station on always been at the top of the must the Butterfltld Overland Mail Routt. study lists for geologists around the world. learning tool by which petroleum Bell stated. R«ently the park received inter geologists gain important and use· The ancient reef in the national designation and recogni fuJ information when searching for Guadalupes was first described by tion during the International Geo similar strata and layering in other geologist Dr. G. G. Shumard. Shu· logic Conference in Rio de Janciro, parts of the world that will assist rnard visited the area while partici Brazil, for the best exposed gco· them in oil exploration, Richards pating in an expedition looking for logic representation of middle Per· explained. artesian water in 1855. However, rnian .. aged geology (Guadalupian Park geologist Gordon Bell not enough interest was generated series). agreed the park reveals a "wonder· for an intense stUdy at that time. At the same time, an area in ful classic geology" that petroleum It wasn,t until petroleum was South China received the upper geologist Wallace Pratt realized discovered in the Pcnnian Basin in Pennian·agcd geology honor and immediately in the 1920s and oth· the 1920s that the Guadalupe Penn', Russia, will receive the ers came to recogniu. Pratt once Mountains became the focus of an lower Permian-aged honor. owned a portion of the land that in~depth detailed geologic study. "This is an academic and scien· now makes up the park. It was Pratt, an early petroleum tific designation that's truly an "The whole reef profile is visi geologist for the company known honorary recognition by the ble," said Bell. "Very much so on today as Exxon, who studied the world's scientific commwtity," said the western ~ment." Guadalupcs extensively and who Ellis Richards; park superintendent. "It's like a reference others can was instrumental, through his con "The patt is the best, most-typ use to compare to other places in tributions, to the understanding of ical example of classic middJe .. Per· the world," he added explaining the area's significance and impor mian geology," Richards added. that if particular fosms found and tance to the entire .geologic world. "It has one of the best extensive identified in the park were also Prntt was so taken, not only ~sections of what happened in found elsewhere in the world, that with the Pennian~aged geology acres efland, including the canyon Desert- to the Department of the Pennlan Basin millions of years discovery would define the area as but also the beauty of McKittrick he called home for many years. the Interior. This donation played , ago. The exposed reef gives the middle Permian. Canyon, whece the Permian Reef , He later donated his land hold-. a major role in the creation of the perfect picture., . "This is like the Webster's Dk~ Geology Trailhead is located, that ings and two homes he built- the national park and protection of the The park's exposed geology is a tionary for the middle Pennian," he purchased more than 5,000 Pratt Cabin and Ship on _the area's natural wonders. 8 QUALITY INN • Carlsbads fmtSt fuU.·service motor inn • AAA ttt 124largemodern rootm •Olildren JSand under FREE with par en~ • FREE hot buffet breaJctm for our~ O.aparraJ Dining Room •19th Hole Sports Lounge and Outdoor Dining•l.argtm · outdoor swimming pool and hot tub • Video game room -Guest Jaundcy ftdlitim • Executive roorm, microlfrid~ • Full-mrvice caterer and ronlerena! center • Non>61110king roolll'i available • Ample parking • Free airport shuttle Lu!lt~h Buffet Sunday-Friday Me:ficttn 1l American Cuisine "Thanks for Traveling" 2flr I Ylain St~ • Artes"ia, NM.82201 800..321·2861 teVfax 505·887·2861 .>46-9411 • 746-9377 3706 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220 qualityinn01carlsbadnm.com "Jpe n 11 am til ·9 pm ·daily www.carb:badn~.com/qualityiBn BY CK()ICE HOTUS • • I , • I . 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Located 90 miles south of Carlsbad on U.S. Highway 285, Terl Burns/Current-Argus Pecos is a sleepy town of 12,000 that boasts five motels, a railroad fJelow, the park and bus line depot, noncommercial adjoining the Wut of airport, golf course, three swim the Pecos Museum ming poo~, four parl Home of Carlsbad Caverns Natitnud Park •FREE Full Breakfast Buffet for Adults •Kids 12 and Under FREE with Adult in Room · Full Setvice Motel• 220 Rooms •AAAJ++ Mobile Rtited . Grab your popcorn· New Pool• Fitness Center ·the _..ovle is about to beglnl ... ·····-·---·--·, BFSf WFSrERN STEvENs INN :z 01111 for : · Restaurant & Lounge iI Movie Listings: :&.w 885·0777,:. ,_ ~-·····-·-·-··· . ' . I .. •• I I i ' . ' . ' " t''•t .' ..,,, •,,:,,,;·<· "L ·--- -~-- .,~~~.-1"-:"":"·ll""r~-~ ·--,.-.·~~-·~---·.r-.;,.. ...- " . "' ,-~11' ~~. ~· ,',"' · · I ...... -.-,-· • -;,]'• ,. ',T··---~---:-' •'"''t·~ ~,111•_·-..,. ~ , 1 I . ' ., I I ~ ~ I I I 1 I . I I I I ' I . I . 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" When asked to identifY his tivorite part of the cave, Rocque responded, "The Big Room -I love it all from one end to the other." So, take your time to take it aU tures and to draw attention to in and enjoy your walk through ~you might otherwise miss. one of the world's greateSt won The audio guide covers both the ders. Natural Entnmce and the Big Unlike the majority of public Room Trails. Audio guides are caves in the country, most of Cads- . available at the VISitor Center bad Cavern is open for a self-guid information desk wh~ YQU pur- of child-carrying backpadcs arc · before sunset Can 785-2232, ext · ed experience. You might choose chase your cave tickets. available fur fi:ce usc at the VISitor •m (the • is important), for the 10 \Wilt down the Natural Ranger-led tours through the Center infOrmation desk. program~ . Entrance, a tour of a little D10IC King's Palace have been desaibed While the cave stays cool all There is·a short nature tr.Jil near than a mile that will rake you down as the "dessert" of a trip to Qrls.. sununer long, ttmpcratures on the ~~VJSitorC¢.ttr ~a 91h-mile 750 vertical feet to the SWt of the Big Boom tniL This will give you bad Caverns. The 1Ill-hour tDU1'8 srice can be quire warm. If Wamut Omyo.tll)aat Drive on a the best fed fix descending imo take you to four ditferent bigbly . you're tmdingwjth pets, you gtavCl, one-wiy·~ duougb dra· decorated chambers: the King's should leave them at the kamc1 in matk dcat DlOl1lltin scenery. the cavern's tfPntbs. .Wnt out imt'VV'btlt features and Palace, Papoose Boom, Queen's the VISitor Cmttran4 not in These both for For those~th medical condi- ~~~;b; ave is contin- Your · arc .-.aaivitics tions that might prevent a steep uing to be formed. Ownber and Gr«n Lake Roool. car. Tempcn.tures inside vehicles time in~ ca-c tours and the treat is exceed walk, elevat011 arc awilablc to ride The Big Room trail is rdativdy Another a "blackout" when can 150 degrees on a typi- bat fiig1lf ~ YOI1 ahou1d aJso the ranger toms out all of the . · . cal SUDlll1a' day..Just bring your ·dled: ~ pQIICd in the down to the Big Room. The Big 8at and is abQut }tt4 miles long. SdtCdUIC Room is one of the largest caverns &pts for a few mOJllellts. You've pet on a leash or,in a carrier inside VISitor CaJ.tcrQ: ~propos in the wodd in tams of volume- There is a shortcut about halfWay ncverrcally~thedatkuntil · ~ciont~of~VJSitorCcn·· ~-· ·~, . some arc longer in length of pas-- into the rour for doe not quite up you've seen it in a King'slalaee . . tt.r and fook.for the·kmnel sign.'' ' . .. ~1\1·~~ tbiough sages, but most are not as open. to a long walk. . · blaCkout . The·~~·bat·Bight' Labot:~,tt\C;V11itDrCcntet is Both the Natuml Bnttmcc and Ifyou would like more of a The cave stays at 56 degrees · program is·yct.anotheifbi~sllt'of .~~~·~4.!rd. 7.pdl}.1he cave . Big Room trails are ~vcd and haVe "guided" experie,nc.e,.audio guides year·round, SQ a light ja.ckct Qr · a trip to~ cavern&.'[email protected]·visitoiJ ·'· Qpcns..~ 8:3Q.a.ll\.¢adl day, with enough Ugbting that ftashlights are are available for a nominal fee that, sweater is nmmmended. plan their arrivals. w·the parkin .. ~. the Nat\lQl~.dosing at not nccdcd to view the fOnnations. in a way, provide your own Although stroHem are not permit- time fur the .. nighdy ptQ~, tbaf . a;~O P.ll\~·~~ Qis Boom dosM . mf -th·,.,~,..; alimi·-:..a~·-t...;;;;.. p·~·~· '· :.~..L ...... t~~~·. t:< ·<~·.··:o~~~•.S·'R-·~--'-.)•.~t, .. ,.. _'.. . c? ted ~ "'41""'' I~ ~~r ' ~ iiUUU au ~--~-- J•L· 1 1 i r t 1 l , ', "., •. , ' T ' 1. ,.f''II ,, -.. ,-.' ... ,.. -. • · ~~al~g~~~h~.l9 .. ·.. 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