• \ ~ .. BEST COpy AVAiLABLE J J / '. / ' ••/ 991 :? ~:'. 1 1 , ,I )11 : !IVJ' '~; I f~ I r· (,of JF·' lJ H f T ":::' HTN Ci 'r'" i ,: ~ r ,r..,! IIr : J 'v't: Warriors bury Dan Storm columns Socorro deep date back to 19408 See story, photos, Page 4A See story, photos 0'0 Page 14A NO. 52 IN OUR 43RD YEAR 35¢ PER COpy . MONDAY, OCTOBER 31,1988 RUIDOSO, NM 86345 Mechem Drive project is analyzed at session by FRANKIE JARRELL Zoning Commission (P&Z) met Design engineer LeRoy Givens of Ruidoso News Staff Writer Wednesday at Ruidoso Municipal Boyle Engineering Corporation said The new and improved Mechem Administrative Center to discuss the meeting was called in response Drive, also known as State High­ the upcoming multi-million dollar to a letter from assistant village at­ way 48, will keep its present align­ road improvement project. tomey Mike RUIUleis that called for ment. That project, in the works for the further study on an alternate route. State Highway Department past five or more years, calls for Givens and other engineers con­ staff, design engineers, . village widening and improving Mechem ducted a public hearing some staff, members of the Ruidoso Vil­ from Sudderth Drive to Ski Run months ago over the current versus lage Council and the Planning and Road in two phases. an alternate alignment that would . have taken the highway through a [;;;;;~;;;;;:--:::-::-:--~..«;:::-:..,.,::"::'•.."'!""'". ...,.,.... =-<..._.-r------~--;------Iresidential area and out Gavilan . .."" dr",> .,. ~...... Canyon Road. ('1$r.: Soon after that meeting, the Highway Department and engineers agreed to go forward with the present alignment which can be accomplished in the present right of , ,.; way. P&Z and the council authorized Halloween fun Runnels to write the letter asking that the alternate route be given Teachers and volunteers sell tickets carnival. A huge crowd turned au,t for , further consideration. It was noted Saturday night to the many attractions the, carnival that featured bingo, a ! in discussions before his letter was at the Nob Hill Elementary School hayride, food and games. sent that the proposed widening project will impact many Mechem Drive businesses. ''Why don't you build it and argue about it later-it's only five years behind," said Mayor Lloyd L. Davis Jr. Boyle Engineering Corporation The - -KirktQ~ard "ctlildren has the contract on both halves of pause lon{;J enough for a J t to 1 the project thn is expected take picture and a bite of cotton I more than two years in the con­ struction pha~e. Givens said the candy at the Nob ·Hill Engineer LeRoy Givens (standing) describes plans for im­ contractor will be instructed to \~~ carnival Saturday. Spooks, proving Mechem Drive (State Highway 48). Givens and ~,....- goblins, pirates a~d prin­ State Highway Department staff met Wednesday with Vil­ Please see MECHEM, page 2A cesses crowded the school lage of Ruidoso officials and staff. / hallways. (Photos by "'rr­ .~ .... ..,-. ...... Frankie Jarrell). J. -' -i'- --, County's property owners Tiger teams win district overcharged through error The Capitan Tigers and Lady Tigers C8ptured their district A printing error on the 1988-89 The $12.83 levy was to apply to crowns last weekend in Capitan. Lincoln County Property Tax bills only one bill, Haner added. In football action the Tigers p~ople resulted in an overcharge of $12.83 But the program error added the defeated the Carrizozo Grizzlies, NM school finance convene each for Lincoln County property $12.83 to all but 20 of the Lincoln 31-8, on Tl(!er Field in Capitan owners. County property tax bills. Friday night, by DORIS CHERRY R.B. Holmes, president of First Tony Armijo representing the According to chief deputy Haner said to look for the $12.83 The Lady Tigers volleyball Ruidoso News Staff Writer National Bank. of Alamogordo, New Mexico Public Schools Insur­ treasurer Mike Haner, a computer error in the lower left corner on the team earned their district crown School business officials from spoke on the Educational business ance Authority (NMPSIA) spoke on program error resulted in an over~ tax bill, under Chaves-WTR-RES. If by winning three of four games: New Mexico gathered for a three­ related activites ofthe state of New the need for "solidarity'.' within the charge for the 24,000 bills mailed to the amount is shown on the bill, the 15-10, 12-15, 15-5 and 15-11, day conference at the Inn of the Mexico on Thursday. After lunch, members ofschool insurance pools. property owners. taxpayer has some options: against the ~loudcroft Bears, in Mountain Gods in Mescalero last the group sessions began. Armijo said the pools spread the The $12.83 error was a levy for -To pay the first half, as Capitan Saturday. week. Group sessions were geared insurance premiums in a fair and the Chaves Soil and WatRr Conser­ printed. Haner said there is no er­ Both teamR will participate in The conference included work­ toward school superintendents, equitable way, with overall higher vation District. The district does ex­ ror on the halved payments only in regional play-offs next weekend. shops on various school finance business managers and support premiums, as opposed to each dis­ tend into Lincoln County and por­ the total amount due. For more details and pictures topics and procedures conducted by personnel. Caron Snow, financial trict paying separate, and often tions of school districts 20 (Hondo), -To pay the total, as printed on see The Capitan Range in the State Department of Educa­ manager 9f Ruidoso Public Schools, larger, premiums. 28 (Capitan) and 13 (Corona), but the bill, then receive a refund for Thursday's issue of The tion's School Finance Division, as­ moderated a group session which The insurance pools also could does not apply on most of the prop­ Ruidoso News. sociation business meetings, key­ dealt with insurance problems and erty tax bills. Haner said. Please see COUNTY, page 2A note speakers and gTOUp sessions. new insurance legislation. Please see FINANCE, page 2A INSIDE Water rights people 8A Opinion __ .. __ 1B Sports 4A-5A Classified 6B-8B dispute facet The ..Dreamer" __ .13A TV Gulde Section. B. Buslness 9A may fade out WEATHER REPORT Members of the Water Defense SWlday's low 36 Association hope to have one phase Sunday's high 66 of the ongoing Pecos River Basin Monday's low II " 27 water rights dispute resolved by December 31,1988. Monday's predicted high middle 60s "The judge has said we'll have a Tuesday's predicted low near 30 decision by the end of the year," 1't.Ieaday's predicted lrigh near 70 said Hubert Quintana, WDA execu­ tive director. Ruidoso meteorologist Bill HosAter predicts today, October 31, In a telephone interview last to be sunny and mild with light variable winds. Tonight will be clear week, Quintana said members have and rather cold again with light winds. Tuesday will be fair and only to tlwait and see" on the little warmer. Winds will become mostly southwesterly 5 to 15 miles quantification phase of the compli­ per hour. cated water dispute. He said briefs Precipitation probabilities are for today. 0 percent, tonight; 0 per- and replies have aU been filed, and cent and tomorrow; 0 percent. the case is in the hands of former SCf1'Ol)tS>fl~$qt~ The extended forecast for Wednesday through Friday shows fair supreme court Justice LaFel Oman Caron Snow, business manager of of the New Mexico Public ., to partly cloudy skies with temperatures above the average low of who was appointed to hear the Ruidoso Municipal Schools. introduces anca Authority, to a group of .. ;$tift()ol<.ff~', 22· and the average high of57·. No.precipitation is indicated. caee. group session speakers Larry Binkley, as­ nanee officials gathered at the,."nn,~,of.'h$; Quintana said the quantification The total precipitation in October in Ruidoso was .019 inches, sociate superintendent for Buslness' and Mountain Gods last. week,(Phf)fO)!>:y il;)Q.ri$·c" .112 inches below the average, making October, 1988, the driest phase deals with the request by the ,Oherry).. ", ,.... .... since 1980. Finance of the Gallup-McKinley County Please see WATER, page 2A Public Schools,. and Tony Armijo, director . , t , ' , oil .•:~~" ;;;.,~~·'-::",:-rl-_ ~j,~ .: ,_,,:'~~.'. : .:-~ ,,-'.. .....~. _ ....... •....,..._....... ...UL'1It "'.. _ ....... ...Ai t ,.--rL* ""lit. ';:-310.- '. .. 'r 01; " >, 1 . .~ . " '. ,'". <... • ~::"4 .~ (" . upcoming mlllti-miUlon dollar! State Hig~~ ,': .wa,y . l;>epartO,l~nt project .' .' ~o .imprOVe Mechem Drive,'. " " ." I:.! ... ., " , . " '.. : -;"" , ,,' '<.~ .• , Water-"'.,...--.- Finance·..,--·-.:...............-.----.---...,.,...'~..." .' tricts about the lnsUfancll 'camilm';" ," Continued from page 1A. ' Continued from Page 1A '(lilrrice, the NMSaE will sl!l@t'the '. Meacalero Apache lil.dian Tribe for apply to worlmtan's oolztpensation l'ij-ms with: the bilst service l'IlllQrd . 18,000 acre feet ofadditio/lal water insurance preniiums, by ''holding and contracts will bl! fuializedby. ' rights. WDA, and other water right the line" on those districts with June,'AtnlljIHillid. .' . :'. ... ~ .' . owners, have tried to make a case severe losses, Armijo said...' ·AtniijQ'al~o rivillw!,d the ~st of for cutting that amount back and . 0 Ji'ailure ofa Texas insurancepro. hl!alth insurance fol' -retired. em.,. ., .s~ adjudicating fewer water rights to gram was the example Armijo used ploY8!!B'lInd the plllblems with '" >• • the tribe. .' to emphasize the .~ for support' progtlmis. The terniination'of'biln~ " "Everybody's gilt numbers," said from school di~cts invllived with !,its by earri.em or lnsUl'4nce eQJll-. '. Quinta.na, who couldn't .estimate . insurance pools. The ~exas. pro- 'pa~es, is' uphell1 in, co~, ~jo. how much water WDA believes the. gram, a voluntary medical heQ1th,· Bald. ,. .. :.. tribe sho~d receive. He ~aid the lnsUl'ance program, 'Yent b~pt .....