~J ~-\- 1(11 c <) ~,. 1 . - ~~ M M1 cP.t.l-1 --- The 25c PER COPY NO. 90 IN OUR 38TH YEAR RUIDOSO, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88345 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1984 Stars sign for Summer FestivaJ by BILLY ALLSTETTER virtuoso with the poetic sensibility News Staff Writer and organizational clarity of Dinu Lipatti," wrote New York Magazine's The Ruidoso Summer Festival has Peter Davis. "This talented young signed contracts with performers and pianist seems ready for an important set the schedule for the week of music career." in June. The F'ort Worth Chamber Or­ The festival will be June 1 through chestra will take listeners on a June 9 in thE' Wende11 Chino Ballroom musical voayage into a distant galaxy at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Thursday evening. The performance. Classical ce11ist Leonard Rose; titled "Starship Encounters," will in­ pianist Santiago Rodriguez; vocalists clude a light show. Joy Simpson and James Tyeska; anu The orchestra will return to a more ,, the Kingston Trio will join the Fort traditional {avorite Friday evening Worth Chamber Orchestra and con­ when it accompanies vocalists Joy ductor John Giordano in several per­ Simpson and James Tyeska in formances during the week. highlights from George Gershwin's The festival will kick off with "Porgy and Bess." Casino Night Friday. June 1. The Wrapping up the week of music be Wendell Chino ballroom will Saturday evening, June 9, will be the transformed into a gambling casino popular Kingston Trio. One of the where patrons can try their luck at longest lived musical groups in the roulette, blackjack, craps and a country. the Trio will be performing number of other games of ehanee. their own classic tunes such as "Tom Money used to purchase chips will be Dooley," "Tijuana Jail," "Scotch and donatt"d toward the Hu1doso Summer Soda," and "Charlie and the MTA." Fest1val Incorporated Pr1zes will be awarded to the biggest winners of the Led by original member Bob Shane. night. the group has added other favorites THE KINGSTON TRIO Classical cellist Leonard Hose will "Early Morning Rain," "Amazing perform wtth- lhP 1:-'ort Worth Grace" and "The First Time <Ever I Chamber Orchestra the se<.·ond night. Saw Your F'ace) " Saturday, June 2 "We genuinely love to perform and A Champagm• Bruneh wtll he we work hard at making it look like followed by a fn•t• com·pr! Sunday fun To keep the Kingston Trio idea mormng at !ht• Inn The r'ort Worth aliv€', our goal is simply to be the best ('harnllt'r ()rchestra will p<-rform a at what we do." said Shane sp)pcf 1011 of light classa·s Tickets, ranging from $15 to $35, <·lass1cal p1an1st Santiago will be available to the publtc around Hogngut·z will pt'rform wtth the or· mid-April. Those who wish to becomP chestra 'J'upsda~ t'VPnmg. JunE' 5 Benefactors or Los Huidos by Hodngw•z. a s!l~·t•r rrwclal wmner at donating $500 to $1.000 will have prior the 1981 Van t 'lthurn lntt•rnatwnal seat selection. Ticket sales cover onlv Blowin' in the wind P1ano ('ompelltton. 1s a nattvt• of 20 percent of the festival costs. wrot~ Cuba and madt" h1s debut with the festival president Ann Denton, and New Orleans Symphony at the agP of contributions are what really support Young Grady Daugherty of Ru1doso took advantage nmt• HP has won st'veral other the week of music of breezy conditions Sunday to fly a k1te at the White awards and played w1th symphon1es For more information call Ruidoso Mountain Elementary School playground. around the world Summer Festival lncorporatt"d at "HP combmes the t(•chnique of a <5051 257-7929. Council to consider afternoon inee.ting time The Ruidoso village council v. ill The mayor statt>d thai ht> thought COn.<!lder a change to an afternoon IX'OPle could take ad\.'antage of thE' op t1me for 1!.s regular me-et1ngs when 1t portumly to ai!Pnd counnl m!'f'tmgs meets m special S('SS!On at 4 p m just as well m the afternoon as m the Vvedne5day, March 19, at v11Jage hall E'Vt>nmg. or t>t'tt!'r A suggestiOn has !)e(>n madE' hy Also on the agenda for V. ednt>sda~ 's Mayor c;rorgP Wh1te that rpgular spe<>1al meetmg are meetings be moved to 4 p m DISCUSSIOn of Work sturl\ ~~ Tuesdays The council has met for SIOnS sE>veral years at 7 30 p m Tuesdays -How O\JI of stalE' travel .,., til ~· "It's only a suAAest10n I'm not handlE-d even mak1ng 11 as a - DIS('US~lOn of r:xtra!Prntonal recommendation," sa1d White this Zomng Authonty and Comm1ss1on morning He sa1d 5 p m would be fm{' -Discussion of water proftle with him Any other matters of uq!ent nN'<l SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ LEONARD ROSE SKI REPORT Dry conditions raise forest fire danger by TIM PALMER the fu£>1s News Ed•tor "We're in a pos1tion now where WE' can't make up." said Makowski "If Slf'rra Blanca. A trace of snow fell Saturday night Sur "Spn ngt 1me m th1s area ~~ hy far we get more snow it's gomg to be gone the most en I teal flrt> penod " race conditions are spnn~ ski­ so fast it's not goin~ to affect thos€' That statement made last we£>k by Ing conditions-hard snow in larger fuels ·· 1· S r-or£>sl Senncl' fire management the mominli( softening through spectal1st StevE> Makowski-is Ram would not help much either. h€' the day Sk1in~ conditions arE' said. unless it came in a weE>k-Jong fair with all lifts and tralls open f'SJ){'Clally true this year. An abnor mally dry January, February and drizzle. daily. weather permitttng March have helped create conditions The F'orest Service has taken extra Weather at report time was clear and chains were not re­ for hi~h-intensity forest fires steps to prepare for this year's fire quired on the road to the ski Makowskt said precipitation is run­ season. The 18-member Hot Shot fire fighting crew has been called to duty area Monday ning about 25 percent of normal for the three months About .20 inches two weeks earlier than usual. were recorded in January and in About a dozen Hot Shots started to Eaglf' Cref'k. The resort will f"ebruary. he pointed out. while nor· work Sunday. March 18. and be open only on Friday, Satur­ mal levels for those months are 1.31 Makowski expects the crew to be at day and Sunday from now until and 1.29 full manpower by April 1. He pointed out that virtually the same personnel the end of the season ·Most of that precipitation takes the as last year make up the crew. which form of snow. In a normal year. snow minimized training requirements. stays on the ground for extended periods and the larger fuels on south­ "We will be fully operational just WEATHER REPORT facing slopes or the forest get quite right off the bat," he said. wet. Makowski explained. The Ruidoso Model 70 600-gallon pumper truck is also operational and Sunday's low 26 This year that extended cover has its four- to five-member crew has Sunday's high 53 been lacking. been on duty since before March 1. Monday's low 20 "The things have just been drying The Capitan Model 70 also stands Monday's predicted high near 57 ready, and the Bonito Model70 will be Tuesday's predicted low out and drying out." said Makowski. near 20 The "things" he refers to are the so­ on line before April 1. Tuesday's predicted hi~h near 63 called 1,000-hour fuels-those over Two Forest Service employees are three inches in diameter. working full time on fire prevention, The National Weather Service in Roswell is predicting mostly sunny and Makowski expects the Mon Jeau and breezy weather for today, with northwesterly winds of 15 to 25 miles The hour figure for a fuel is related to the time required for it to take on or lookout tower to be manned for seven­ per hour. Tonight it will be fair with light winds. Tuesday will be mostly day a week coverage by the end of sunny and warmer. give up moisture. The 1,000-hour fuels this month. The extended forecast for Wednesday through Friday calls for variable contribute to fire intensity-how hot a high cloudiness and windy weather Wednesday, with partly cloudy fire burns. Makowski noted that the opening of weather Thursday and Friday. The highs throughout the period will be in Smaller fuels affect a fire's rate of fishing season April 1 and the spring the upper 50's to mid 60's and the lows wi.ll be 20 to 30 degrees. spread. In a normal spring, there can turkey season later in April will mean be fast-spreading fires 1 with high increased use on the Lincoln National winds a contributing factor), but they Forest. Picnic and camping use TODAY will not be of great intensity because already has picked up. INSIDE the larger fuels are wet. Persons building campfires at That Ruidoso is a happening This type of ftre has a low flame unimproved areas present a potential place is evident reading today's length and is not particularly damag­ fire hazard, Makowski noted. He sug­ Ruidoso News. In addition to 3A ing to the environment, according to gested that pine needles, dry grass People the exciting lineup for the Makowski.