Weathennan Predicts Qvlong=Handled Wintervv for Rui(Los([))
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' Highway 48 project is stilR on track byCHARLESSTALUNGS Ruidoso News Staff Writer A divergent agenda, with nu ap parent burning issues, will providp the Ruidoso Village Council with (t When the trees in the Hondo begilUling and an end for Tuesday's Valley start turning orange, yellow council meeting. and brown, it's just a matter of time Somewhere in between, eJT1 0 before Mother Nature splashes her tions will be stirred for the best magical golden paintbrush part of an hour. It's a council throughout the rest of Lincoln trademark and always ensures tht> County. meetings will be inte·resting. Aspenfest, named for the stately Regular agenda items inc1 ude: mountain trees that grace the high -A report on the reconstrUCltlOn er reaches, are the stars of of Highway 48. State highway rep Ruidoso)s annual fall festival. resentative Alan Whitesel willi Visitors and locals always find present an outline of the work plenty to do during Aspenfest scope on the reconstruction of HJgh from a street dance on Friday to a way 48. parade Saturday, arts and crafts This version, several optlOn~. exhibitions in three locations and will not be the five-lane proposal much more - but the weekend of that angered residents several events owes its existence to the years ago. However, a recent public brilliant golden aspens. relations meeting with local offi Read all about it in the Aspen cials indicates several problem fest special section inserted in areas regarding turn off lanes. today's edition. biking lanes and the civic events Included in the special section is center area. a schedule for the weekend's -Discussions of the New Mexico events, details of various events, in Self Insurers. Ed Zendel, executive formation on the parade and an The Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount in Ruidoso is and Father John Penn (in the picture at right) were on director of the fund, has requested time to make a presentation to the entry form for the pet parade. providing a nutritious meal free of charge to all comers hand to serve and clean up after last Monday's meal. r It's not too late to enter the pa council. I froom 5 to 6 :30 p.m. every Monday, at the church lo No "screening" or religious activities are required for l. rade or the pet parade, 80 contact Zendel is expected to present a t. cated at 121 Mescalero Trail. The meal. consists of anyone. ·Especially invited are those who don't eat fluff piece to balance out criticism the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of soup, a sandwich, a dessert and a beverage - cof regularly or well, particularly children. For more in Commerce at 257~7395 to join in formation, call John Penn, 257-2356. the fun. fee, tea or milk. Gayle Nuessle (left). Marge Garner Father Please see HlghV'Jsy, page 2A Weathennan predicts QVlong=handled winterVV for Rui(los([)) bV IEULL H OSTETTIEIA about two years and disappear in well below average temperatures. overfall winter totals are expected Meieorologist four to five. These au masses have already to be near average (46.6 inches in Although January of 1992 with a resulted In many record cool Ruidoso, 180 inches on Ski Apache) As the warm Pacific waters of EI I '0 ' monthly average temperature of 4.6 temperatures over the Northern or below. I Nino rapidly return to normal and I the high atmospheric pollution by degrees below normal was last Portions of the U.S. during the In contrast to the limb-breaking IDO winter's only threat to the records, summer, and have spread to the wet snows of last winter, the up the Philippine Volcano Pinatubo 90 continues to filter world-wide sun the heavy wet snoWB followed by a Northern Rockies even before fall coming snows are expected to con record wet May, a relatively cool officially began. tain considerably less water. light, it is again time to speculate so I on the up-coming winter weather June, . and below average rainfall These intrusions of cold au In summation, an early cold 7 0 ~ from to the middle of September UBually move into Southern New winter with only average or below u> for our unique mountain village. -.&J weather~year Since Pinatubo's initial eruption have made 1992 a to Mexico from the east with a shal average snowfall is expected. 0 &0 f in June of 1991, the resulting layer remember. Assuming that the jet low layer of low clouds and fog ac NOTE: The 1993 Old Farmer's Z of sulphuric acid droplets 12 to 14 stream and stonn paths of our up companied by freezing light precipi Almanac, which just reached the magazine shelves following its suc I miles above the earth's surface has coming winter follow those of the tation in the form of drizzle, sleet 40 ' lowered the world-wide average years immediately following an El and snow. Since these clouds are cessful 1992 prediction of the South I temperature by one degree Fahren Nino, and the character of the cold normally only two to three thou Florida hurricane in late August )0 ~ along with the warm dry Septem heit. Over the northern hemisphere au masses continues to be In sand feet thick in our ::nountain 10 a decrease of 1.5 degrees has been fluenced by the decreased sunlight, area, higher elevations frequently ber for New Mexico, presents a con recorded. Measurements of direct a logical conclusion would be an miss much of the precipitation. A trasting temperature outlook for '0 few winter storms moving eastward the 1992-93 winter over the South solar radiation have shown a 20 to early cold winter for us. o A major influence on our winter over the Southern Rockies should west U.S. by calling for slightly 7071 30 percent decrease while the total 6061 SOBl radiation (direct & reflected) has weather is expected to be rather occasionally spread this unusually above normal temperturest but frequent invasions of cold Canadian cold air over all of New Mexico agrees that winter precipitation fallen three to four percent. This SEASONS (YRS) cooling is expected to bottom out in and occasional Arctic air containing producing significant snowfall, but could be beloVlJ average. Planneln~ ~et set fOJr fEJr§1{ W €O'men )) s Confej"enc~ Women of all ages and walks of of the Zig Ziglar Corporate life will find something of interest Speakers Bureau, at 8:45 a.m. • ...,....-o!_ ~' .... ~ __~_ _~..::..tioo .........;..<, .... .~ • ~_~ ... _ •• _.~ at the first Ruidoso Women's Con '''ou Know You're Great - Does ference on Saturday, October 10, at Anyone Else?" will be Rush's topic. the Ruidoso Civic Events Center. Futurist and NMSU professor Ann Phillips, chairperson for the Dr.. Lowell Catlett will be the fea event, reported to her steering com tured speaker for the luncheon buf mittee Thursday that registrations fet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. His are coming in and the facilities are topic wi!l be "The Future ..' What It being prepared for a great confer Is ... What It Shall Be..." ence. Morning ~-J'orhshops will inclqde ... The Ruidoso conference will be "Managing Conflict" by Mary Feld gin at 6 p.m. Friday, October 9, bum; uThe Daughter Tract-the 'With ,8 'reception and tour of the Snnd'rnch Geueration," by Verna Museum of the Horsl9 in Ruidm~o Adams; tIThe Age of AIDS.'· by Downs, with a Chauttlauquq peT Sharon Matzek; "Publication" by formance on Susan B. Anthony by Sta~e Havill and 'Your Voice Is Dr. Glenda Gray. Your Povlsr" by Sandra McKnight.. 'Women'q issues. opportunities Cost to register incluc!ing the and options, vlill be the theme for is $40 after September 25. '\"llorkshops and spsQcnes on Satur- Half-day registrations are available day. at $25, and.the lunch only is $10. Tho oonfer@nce, sponsored by To regiawr or to learn more E~~~tn N&t:rl .11fem(io Utlivermty.. nbnut lluidos(J 'Women's Confer.. ~120' Ruidosoj opsns .t"lith r~rgitib:'ation 'ul \meG, '. ccill '$37.. or atop by Ann Phillips and Dr. Jim Miller, co..chairpersons for th19 '/:45 n.m. Saturdayfollowed by ney ~Nrv1U·RuidoSlOIlS OfiiC0 at 1400 Ruidoso Women's Conference, go over plans during a now f]p~QlterJMet :auah. t1 m~mher Sudder.th Drive. meeting Thursday. ft • ~ ~ __ ~._~~.~~~_~~.__d_~~_L~~__.~~__.~.~_~__~~~~~~~~~~~. " ",.. ". ,. '.. ,": .'<. "'.... ' • • " '. '. '.' . ' : . ~ , • •• , "'·1 , ...• ,. '.. ' . '- " , 'I ", .•,': ;".... <.; : "'.' ,\ ,". 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