[Best Available Copy WEEKEND EDITION RlJ ID() S(), NEW MEXIC() • FRID AY, 0 CT, 31, 2003 • 0 lJ R 57THY EAR, N(). 46 • 50 CE ~ T S r------------------------~--- .. --------.. INSIDE Chino, Misquez face off • Trihal council positions arc also up for e1cction (Jl1 '1l1csda\, ivAMONOS! BY DIANNE STAWNGS Where to entertain In 11 rematch of two yearn those ghosts and ago, MeHculero Apache PreHident Sara Misquez faceH goblins today challenger Mark Chino Tuesday in a geneml election expected to drdwa big turnout ofthe eligible votprH of thp 4,OOO-mpmbpr 4A OPINION tribe AttA>mpts to bnng 10 an indp­ MOUNTAIN ASIDES pendent group to momtor thp voting hawn't b('('n successful, More assistance for accordmg to spypral tribal mpm­ saving Fort Stanton bern In ~001, ChIllO, a sl)('Clal agent with Burpau of Indian Affalni law enforct>mpnt, won PHOTOS BY OfAHHE STAlUHGS/STAFF thp firnt count But that ple<:llOn Mescalero firefighters march during aresplle lrom lighting the Ski Run FIre near RUidoso Nrarly 300 ~w()ple all' cO(jpe~allf1g 10 control the 250­ 58 LINCOLN was thnJwn out whpn a tnbal acre fire Below flames are slicking mostly to the ground Instead 01 crowning and spreadlrlg qUickly ITll'mb('r chBllpngl-'d the Ust' of i COUNTY pledromc votmg machlOes, con­ tendlllg a changp from trarutlOn- Corona receives al paper balloL'i wasn't Ipgally grant for a ne\\' authunz(·d by the tnhal couflnl ~1IsqUI'Z won tf1l' s(,(~Hld l'!P('­ Crews gaining wastewater plan tlOn ('hlno, ;;on of the latt' WPfldpll ('hmo, who Il'd thp tnbt, for 40 years, gathered more voles 10 the September primary I'lection \\ Ith 127 to more control + MiBquez's 299, but thJ"e(' other opponpnL'i " all council mpmbers an' out of thp fipld for thp gpn­ Winds cause spot fires, evacuations pra] electIOn Mlsqupz IS no nl'W('(Jml'r to tnbal administratIOn Shp ~ MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 2A of tfw ~,'O.. a(Tl' fin' that was relxlrt­ sPr\'pd as I'XI>(llUye spen'tary to I'd at H: 17 pm :\lollday The 1n;~)Or Wl'ndpll ('hlflo filr ~() .\'l'ars, trih­ BY DIANNE STAWNCS damage /Ja:llrTl'd that mght as thp al admlfllstratm for SIX .Vl'ars, as ~I I:. '" '·r"'··' '..II Hill!< blaze "rumt-d up slopps alx)\'l' (}ak a council member from (;T\JYf' '..:ampgroullo No\'t'mhpr 199H tn AUgLl.'it 1999, In May 'LOOO, Lisa Bartley Il'arned how '\\, wen' hl'n' tJH' first mght." and thf'n su'pppd IOU) the presi­ It I'pit to litO(' her home threatened by a Wild she SaId ''Thl' hot brancb Wl'n' float­ dpnt's chair as an appOIntee fin> lllg t11:111:gh thl' wr I1kl' h'avps" untIl confirmpd lf1 an elpctlOn Shl' I'y('n clImbed onto thl' roof of her )11 ['hursday, the fin' was l~msld­ 18 PORTS A pJ\'(Jtal ISSUl> III Tuesday's ham to wnte a message of thank..'i to air pred ll' percent contanwd and confrontatIOn could be thp tankpr pIloLs dumping slurry on the Cn'P remamt'd pnmarily on thl' h'TtJUnd UPPER HAND appmach u.~ lf1 appmvmg a Fire as It lTPsted on Howpyer, ,.;trong $11" mIllIon rpconstructlOn of the ndge above the 'W1nds spuITpd Ruidoso and \\1.\11 thp Inn of the \1ountain God" rural subdivision "We've gotten more embers UJ.Jump a fin' and CiJ.smo. where she and her resources than I linp CTPated tlJ pmtt'l1 the thrPl'-fourth,.; of a mile away, said Beth to battle it out for Runnmg for \lCI' prpsldent family lIve and keep approach to Eagll' ('rel·k WII,.;on wlth the l~.S Forpst Service. the lead in District an' mcumbent Fpms Palmer nding horst's at their antiCI"pated••• " Summpr ('abms, and ,.;tart­ ,.;ppaklllg for thl' Southwpst Area Incident and NaomI Sainz, who IS 'With T'W1stpd ('l-dar Ranch. I'd a J,')-acn' fif!' That \1anagl'ml'nt Team Dan Oltrogge 4-3A tonight the Mescalero Gas ('ompany. She's playing a far 111\ Illt-Ill llirnnulillt-r pnJmpted a sp(~md Yolun- "We lust saw the last family leave," Eight candidates an' y.ving dlfferpnt role on thp tary evacuatIOn from Eagle l)ul'mlll1g said ahout :l p.rn "\\7e haY(' for four seaL" on the tribal coun­ Ski Run Fiw Creek, according to Bill prt'lt.Y hig wllIds aho\'P the area. but below. Cl!. Thpy are fcJrmpr associate I Wpdm'sday, she waH pulling on her Duemling with thp statt' FOrl'stn I)1\1SlOn. thl' hlggp,.;t h'Ust has been around ~1 mph. INDEX .Judgp Alt<l :'v1a.v Branham, for­ firpfightmg gpar as she prepared to ResidenL" of those pliYatt' \',I(';\t Ion cah­ Tlwy'n' J'q.;f{)uping to n'l.'onstnJli the line mer coun(1lor Harl.vn (~('fommo, dpscpnd a stePp slop!' scorchpd two nighL'i ins on l·S. Forrst Spn'1C(, land fir;;t wI'n' \\111'1'1' It wa" hrl'al'hl'd But thl' brl'ach Business ... , ... ',6A mcumhpnt Michaf'lenf' Ahidley, parll('r hy a fast-moving, wind-driven fif(> asked to Ip<I\'(' early Tupsdm dunng thl' \\;1- <l t rlggl'r to rl'-('\'acuau' as a precau­ formf'r councilor Christl(' La Paz that raced thmugh the thickly treed area mitial day of fighting l.hl' fin'. hut \\pn' t 11111 .. Classifieds "., .1-12C .1 r, former councilor Bf'rle of the Lincoln National Forest northwest a!lowrd to nturn U) tfH' an'a Wl'drH'sdav '[11(' ( ;<ltl'wav olsa,.;t!'r n·IH'f tA'am WR." Crossword ,Vamonos Kanspah, forml'r viC(' prpsident of Ruidoso. ThP "slop-fJVer" fin' that jumppd thl' fin' acl \\'<lkrl ,md <l sl1l'lter was 0pt'nl'd at the Frpderick Chino Sr, former She was part of a mlxpd CT1.>W of firp linp n>sulll'd in a second call fill' I'\'acua" (;atl'\\<l\ ('hurch of ('hnst on Sudderth {etters, .,, ... ,,, ,4A counlilor Dorlynn Simmons and fighU>rs chpcking on still smoldering spoL'i tion, alt.hough thl' firl' n'maHll'd ;I!>oul "n FIRE 11,1~(' q .O' ptruon.. ...,. ,.4A mcurnbent Sandra PlaU>ro. Obituaries, , .. ,, ..9A County News .. " ,58 Simpson charged with per diem improprieties ~ports District AtU)mpy Scot Key filpd the .lunp :1O, ~OOl. Thl' audItor said Ill' According to docunwnls fill'd by Key, 18 • Thc (I Hlllt\' « lmmi""i( lI1er i" chargl's in thp 12th .1udicial District ('()uld not find nppropnatl' docunll'nla­ tIll' pl'r <hl'm and mileagl' payments ;\llu"cd of an'cptillg cxccss Comics , Vamonos Couri, in Camzozo accusing Simpson, tion and thp issue was rl'fl'rrl'd to tIw ('x('('('dl'd a1I0wabll' lim its, or were $5,~S() ~ Estate ... ,., .IC parl1lcnt." toullillg ill 2()()() Sf), of accppting a spries of paymenL'i in district au'ornpy by thp authority hoard ;Iut honzl'd hy Simpson or wprp in excess of amounts approved by thp gov­ By that time, Simpson had n'siglll'd hi"; ('x('(',.;,.; of 1hI' amounts authorized by the BY DIANNE STALLINGS erning board of the Lincoln County .lob as authority managl'f in May' ~()O I gm'('J"lllllg hoard Solid WastA' Aut.hority. HI' was rpplaced hy Dl'hra Ingle, \\ hll {'nd('r a sPlJaratl' lwgotlation, ThP paympnL" ranged from $100 to was hriVl'n a diffprpnt titll', that of 0lll'l Slll1pSOn rl'pald thp authority, but did Lmcoln County CommisslOnpr Rick $SOO Hnd wpn' rpcPlvpd from May n. at ions supl'rintl'ndl'nt not adllllt an.\' h'gal wrong-doing. Simpson was charged Monday with 2000 to Aug. :{O of that year for a tot.al The audit prpspntl'd at a .January TIll' chargl's, which an' npithpr mis­ nine ('ounL'i of violating thl' statl' Prr of $J,Rf)O, according to court documenL'i. ~OO~ llwpting of thl' authority hoard dl'nll'anOrs nor felonies, are considered Dll>m and MilPage Act whilp worklllg as ThP apparl'nt dlscn'pancies camp t{J also noted thrpe posslhlP \'lol~lt IOnl-o III' ,,!WCla I pl'na Ity I";SUl'S under which acting managpr ofa garhagp coalition in lIght during an annual audit of the the statl' prOcurl'nll'nt COdl' during Slllljll-oon could hI' assl'sspd up to twice ~()(I() authority for thp fiscal year pnding Simpson's time as managl'r. "l'l' MONEY. p,lgc~A o 40901 19701 0 Here's 2 great ways for you i~\~ National..."._ .. _._.... ,-_._----, ~ to save on al/ ofour famous name brand furniture...But 'ftfilcEAl sale days -. ..l 1 tI' hurry sale ends this Sunday! 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