WEEKEND EDITION SC SERVING THEIR COUNTRY 18 GrnlNG HIS KICKS Ruidoso, it turns out, i-; not Forn 1er Ruidoso resident jin1n1y Sto\·er so far removed from world events will boot Saturday for a national audience o;o n:nt~ Rtii>OS(), 1\E\\ iVIF\1(.() • FH!Dr\Y, N(J\. 25. 2001 • () l R ') S ·1 II Y E.'\ R, N U. ') 2 They converged on the Murder stately old church with a sense of purpose and a will­ ingness to work. They are retrial ONA Monday N • Thl' fir~t tri~d ()f j()hnnv R.a\' Gutil'rrl'Z MISSION in thL· 199~ ~bying; >fa ninvl'iliL'IKc qorl' dl'rk ended in a hung jut'\'. BY DIANNE STAlliNGS BY DIANNE STALUNCS 1-.:l II 1t N l \.F\l'' .._I "FI \\ I·U"l 1-H 1-:1 1: ~~ ~-..~ 1 '' \1' .... r 1.11 ,ll·l r 1 H Two years ago, it wasn't unusual for bits of crumbling mortar from the 50-foot high stone ThL' man chargPd with stabbing to death an walls of St. Joseph Mission to hit the floor whilt> Allsup's cll'rk in August 199R is set to stand trial Franciscan bruthern prepared for a service. fi1r murdl'r for thl' Sl'cond time. v The deteriorating conclition of the massive .Jury selPction will bl'!-,rin Monday morning in church in Mescalero sparked a restoration and Alamogordo. repair effort in 1999, which is expected to con­ Thl' first trial of Johnny H.ay Uutierrez con­ tinue for several years. ducted in Lincoln County in .July 2000 ended in a Brother David Paz estimated that about 10 dP:ullockPd jur:v with 10 jurors voting for acquit­ percent of the huge project is complete. tal and two fi1r conviction. Working Wednesday with Thmmy Spottedbird, BPcaus<' of publicity concerning thP slaying of Paz patiently scraped out old mortar and cil'rk ,John DiPhiPr, ( ;utif>rrpz's arrPst "'nd first replaced it with a new lime mortar mix in line trial. tht• stntl' askt·d fCJr thl' case t.u be moved to with traditional building materialR. Otero County. "'''hE" work progressE"s liS donntinnA corn.- in," DIAIIN~ Sl t.WNGS!Sl AFf Diebler was stabbed '27 times. His body was 2 Paz said. "During the winter, we work insidP Tommy Spottedbird, 1·!: :·'II lf'dJc,j~( j .. ' r; • I • '~ . f<n;nd ''PT':Lwl .. d on tlw floor in the ml'n's and in the summer, we move outside.~ MtSStOfl targeled lor repan n·,.,tn•orn. :-.1nnt·.v and O(.•pr· Wf'r~· mis.9Jng fron1 the The latest money-ralSing effort will feature ..;ton· 011 l · ~- "71) the talents of the five members of the Crisol­ The troupe ha..-. performl'd IntPmatinn:tlly J!-J:l9. Althot1gh wt!Jwsst's plan•d GutierrC'z at thP Bufons theater troupe, who will lend their tal­ for the 14 years and for the p<I ~t fiv1' ·'"a r;; ·nw sumt· wa.s quarrited in wmt1·1 :.t.'"lt i(Jur st{>n· dunng !ht· p<>ssihl<· tinw of the murder. no ents for a free performance at 7 p.m. Dec 6, at were based in Chimayo. liHir•s 'outh of till' l'hurch In Bent TLt iliill' was <>Ill' saw him w1th Dwhlt•r. No fing-erprint.-; or the mission. The nanw Crisul-Buf(ms nwans "cru('Jhlt· of '·""'' 111 pits lll';rr the· L·hurc-h Ji,,. ,,,,. !IHH'tar hlood Pvidl'n('(· ltnk1•d 111n1 to th!' crirnl' 3 Mary Sema, restoration project administra­ buffoonR." ""''' · la.v tiH· stnnt•s in th•· ,.,unrn>< .11Hl bll. (;utiPrn·z admittl'd tn a night of drinking and tor, said the group performs in full medieval Sema !'XplainPd that a ('rucihh· IS a nH·It::,~· '111riJ!'r fi>r th•· roof and ,., .. ]"If-' "'''" dn1gs, hut contenckd hl' stayed at a f'rwnd':> costume. pot ancl buffuons are clowns. so thr· '"'"' l•nu.:l• ' •Ill <> lo(';r] """'111IIl Tht ' - •>ll tiH· housl' wtth hi,.; -l•·•·p•ng -<on whi!.. others from th1· "'The concl'rt beg-ins with a solemn means, "pot of clowns" or jPstPrs. flo~· ··{HJt n.J.lllf.' f'rurn a IJ(J\1•·'" ~;Ltnt 111 party IPfl. Gregorian Chant and continues with a variety ThP pPru)nnancP i1< being fund<·d in p:111 I >y ll<'<Irl•.\ La Lu'f. ('an.VoJJ Th•· hgl''"'f.! fixtun•-.; AnotiH•r par·t.vg•••·r tl',.:tifi<·d that sht· accompa­ of mediPval and Parly Renaissance pieces,~ shp a grant frnm N .. w MPxicn ArL><. a rli\'hion ofth<:> Wt•n· rlt•>"Jglll'd ;utd mach·"' .hwn 1 !\1•·x!co "'"d ( ;llliPrre:.- to thP stort• and ht>Jp,.d htnl e·urry said. "The auclience will be transported on a Office of Cultural Affairs. and till' r\'at10nal Tlw 1111ssion was thP dn·am ot 1,.:~: ht•r· Alh.. n toll! hl'l'r. hut d,dn't ""'' Du·hlt•r or an.\· sign~ ofvio­ magical tour through ancient Spain and its Endowmpnt for tltP Arts B1·;ttll1. who first CCJ.llH' to th1· an•a 111 1916 as :l lt•nn•. thrP~· culturPI' SPphardic~h·wish, Moslem and Tht• P\'!'nmg will indue!!- a short pn·s!·nt:t­ vo11ttg mun and n•turn!'d afu·r sL·rving- as a 2 Chnstian. tion about th•· rP."<tonttion projPct nt tfw mis­ dt:~pbnn 111 World \Var II. survl\'ing thP Rat.aan "ThP group performs an eclectic mix of tra­ ~Ion. Dt·ath !\1;~n·h. Midtown merchants ditional Spanish art from the middle ages to The comer-stone ofth(' 1:n-foot-long and 64- For mor·f' information :~hout donating tmH' the present. combining PIE'ment..'l of the thealt'r, foot-widr• building wn-; laid in 1920. hut thP tnlr-nt or nwncy to thr• rroJPCt. cnntact SPrna at brace for shoppers song. mime and dance.~ structl:n· wasn't e·on-.;HIPrPd compleU: until •r.o:,' 4 n4 -·ts:m BY AMANDA WITT 1-\! ..- ..... () I. 0 !\1 idtown m•·rch;mb an· reudv for Fnday's Charges dropped against former Do~ns clerk laund1 of th!' y<'ar·s b1ggpst ,.;hopplllg ,.,,.,J,.,on and hl·liPvt· husm!'s.~ will come despttt• a lack of snow. District attorney says he lacked enough evidence tu convict \Vcihbrecht r m the J1inL·-cou l1l i IH I it t 111ent "Vi1· still .. xpPd l<> gPt a lot ofp.. npiP, .. \lanha Kl'tth managf'r of.')() Mtllion B ( · ,.;aH!. citing BY AMANDA WITT Weihbrecht was indicted along ult was not beyond a rea­ doubt becau,.;<' thPn' wns not manv farnil_v n•unions In the ar!'n. 0 Rl I!X"N 1 \F\1' "r"n "X1<IT'ER with other former Ruido.'<o Downs sonable doubt." <•nough PVIdPnc•• to eonvicl her." !',() Million H< "s b1g holidny "eiiPr 1s impnrt{•d employees on Oct. 23 hy :-1 Lincoln KPy .«aid. p<'rfunw bottlPs from Chinn Criminal charges against for­ County grand jury. Scot Key l>il'trict .Judg•· KarPn Parsons C'hri«lif' Larson. manag•·r of :\ltchp)]p',.:. said mer ,{uidoso Downs village clerk They were accusf'd of submit­ d1"1 r I! r .If Jc ~~ 1 \c '\ di~misR~d all nim· counts on Nov. l. ht'r big .-.;pJiprs an• mufl;..- \\ hrdt can hi' worn Leann Weihbrecht. nine count..'l of ting or of approving vouchers for Chargt•s against former fire around tlw lwad or nPck. m I j,.,,,,l.iv jal'kt•t." and making or permitting a false serviceR never deliverPd. wlwn IIHlil't mg Weihbn·c·ht and chil'f Nirk Jl!-rrPra, 2H, formPr SWPat!TS voucher, havp been dismissed due Weihbr!'ch t was subpoenaed l)('lil'n·d that sllf' was mvoln·d in dqmty fin• chirf Don Smith, fj;J, "{ 'suall.v th•· y<·;u-s Wt' don't hav•· :-now pt·ople 1 to "insufficient evidence." District and submit!Rd to an interview. The the crimes, Kf·:;· said. and firpfighter .Jimmy Smith, 28, still want to gl't away. E:>p<'ciall.v thrs .vPar. Peopl(• Att.omey Scot Key said. grand jury had probable cause "It was not hPvond a rl'asonable art• still pPnding. K!'.\' said. llPf'd a brt>ak from renhty." Larson smd_ Public tneetings planned next tnonth on U.S. High~ay 70 study BV DIANNE SI'ALUNCS • A draft suppk­ Downs, said WedneAday that Vi!'W it.<; piigf'S. The Aupplemental study comment," Pennington said. mcntal environ­ rneetinJ,Tfl on the draft Hrt' Het for Th" draft. was prepared focuses on thl' left-tum system "We mailed out 800 flyers on Four issues are coverPd in a Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. The docu­ based on additional n·s(·arch on the highway and the han­ the meeting!'! Thesday and are mental impact draft of a supplemental ment also will he available for and anal.vsis conduct..Pcl afkr dling of school busps: irrigation advertiRing in the nPwRpaper.~ statement will he Environmental Impact St.nu._ review fllarting Monda.v at puhlic comnwnt.9 at hPanngH on ditchPs: cultural n•<-<ourc<'s, M('Pting time!' ar(' 7 p.m. U> availahle for ruhlic ment on thP widening of U.S Hundn VallPy School, thf> vii­ thf> issuP in .June. Pennington including archaPological nnd R:10 p.m. De•c. 11. at thP revic\v heginning 70, set for public reviPw next law• halls at Ruidoso and said. hiAtorical; nnd community Ruidoso ConvPntion Center Monday. month. Ruidoso Down~ and the San The curn·nt rPcomrnenda­ impact.