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Guadalupe Mountains National Park lifts restrictions on smokingGuadalupe Mountains National Park Superin-

tendent Dennis A. Vásquez announced that, ef-fective immediately, the park is lifting restrictions on smoking that have been in place since June 25. However, open flames, fireworks, campfires or char-coal or wood barbecues are never allowed within the park.

Vásquez stated “recent monsoon rains have set up a typical pattern of afternoon storms, which have reduced fire danger levels from high to moderate, so we are comfortable lifting the restrictions on smoking at this time. However, we will continue to monitor conditions and will re-evaluate this decision if conditions change and increase the danger of fire. We remain, as always, concerneded for the safety of park visitors and staff, as well as park resources and structures, and are remaining vigilant. Visitors should continue to be fire safe and not have a false

sense of security about the possibility of fire igni-tions due to the recent rainfall, and should continue to be careful with ignition sources. Under moderate fire danger levels, fire can still ignite and spread rapidly from natural causes, such as lighting, as well as from accidental causes, such as an unextin-guished cigarette.” Vásquez emphasized, “We hope that visitors will continue to recreate and enjoy the park safely.”

Guadalupe Mountains National Park offers a great variety of recreational opportunities, including camping, hiking, backpacking, wildlife watching and birding, picnicking, horseback riding, nature photography or painting, ranger-led interpretive programs and Junior Ranger programs. Horseback riders must bring their own stock, however, as there are no rentals available in the park.

Park information, including current conditions,

restrictions or closures, may be found on the park’s website (www.nps.gov/gumo/) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Guadalupe.Mountains) or by contacting the Pine Springs Visitor Center at 1-915-828-3251 x2124. The Pine Springs Visitor Center is open daily (except Christmas) from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (8 a.m. until 6 p.m. through Labor Day).

Motorists traveling past the park along Texas Highway 62/180 may tune in to the park’s Traveller Information System radio broadcast at 1560 AM for up-to-date park information.

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The Hubbard Scholarship Foundation –A little bit goes a long way

Eugene HeathmanThe very fi rst recipient of a Hubbard

Foundation Scholarship, Cary Gumbert recently visited with R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard to express his appreciation 22 years after receiving the very fi rst Hub-bard Academic Scholarship. Gumbert, a 1990 graduate from Ruidoso High School, received a $2,000 scholarship and went on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Gumbert worked at the track the summer before going to MIT. “The summer after my freshman year I was testing and designing the most advanced satellite systems in the world at Hughes. So you could say Ruidoso Downs Race Track and MIT were two key stepping stones to my dream job,” Gumbert said.

Performing well in his undergradu-ate studies Gumbert was lucky enough to be accepted into the graduate Aero/Astro program at MIT with a full fel-lowship from Hughes. Gumberts thesis was focused on evaluating the fi nancial and technical viability of mobile satel-lite systems like Iridium that were just starting to be proposed. Gumberts thesis advisors were the Department Head of aero/astro who later became the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, one of the founders of Orbital Science Corporation who was taking a year off to teach, and a professor who worked on the Apollo missions.

MIT based fi nancial aid on historical income (not future) which made the tran-

sition and timing very challenging for Gumbert. Tuition at the time was $20K per year and he didn’t qualify for much aid outside of his scholarships and loans.

“The generosity of the Hubbard’s along with several other organizations in the community really helped. I prob-ably wouldn’t have been able to stay at MIT without it. The Hubbard scholar-ship was the only four-year scholarship I had and it helped keep that fi rst door open for me,” Gumbert said.

President of the Hubbard Founda-tion, R.D. Hubbard said, “We are very pleased to recognize and assist these top graduates of Lincoln County in attaining their college educations and reaching for their dreams.” Hubbard noted that the scholarships are a way of actually procuring immediate results and in the smaller increments assist each student directly rather than being absorbed in administrative operations of large non-profi t corporations. “It is always my hope that the scholarship recipients will become a productive member of their community and they too will fi nd a way to give back,” Hubbard said.

“Now I’m an executive at Avaya responsible for the strategy and program management of their service business with about $2 billion in revenue. My wife Cynthia and I try to give back and follow the example the Hubbard’s set for me. We support an organiza-tion called Breakthrough Austin (www.breakthroughaustin.org) which mentors

and supports about 500 low-income students as they progress from 6th to 12th grade with the objective to help them become the fi rst generation in their family to attend and complete college,”

Gumbert and his wife Cynthia have talked about doing something for Ruidoso at some point. Perhaps estab-lishing a scholarship for students that are accepted and attend MIT or Harvard as a carrot to apply or somehow men-tor ones who are interested in going. “The Ruidoso schools and community are so unique and did so much for me but looking back there were not enough mentors or encouragement to try to apply. I was lucky because I had a 10th grade teacher in Alamogordo who went to MIT who convinced me to apply. I would like to help change that and see a few accepted every year from Ruidoso,” Gumbert said.

Since 1990, when the Hubbard Foundation established the scholarship awards program in Lincoln County, more than $1.4 million has been award-ed in scholarships. In 2011, $115,780 was awarded to students in various areas in the U.S from The R.D. & Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation. Scholarships are awarded each year based on aca-demics, student potential, community service and other criteria.

Each of these scholarships will generate $16,000 during a four-year period toward the Scholarship Award recipient’s education expense. Gradu-ates of all fi ve county high schools are eligible to apply each year. Eligibility requirements call for individuals to have maintained a minimum fi rst seven-se-mester high school GPA of 3.5 or better. This year, 31 students applied for the three scholarship awards.


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ENMU-Roswell students helpfacilitate Project Heart Start

Seven EN-MU-Roswell re-spiratory therapy students served as facilitators at the Project Heart Start event held June 23 at New Mexico Military Institute.

Facilitators used mannequins to show participants how to do the hands-only CPR technique.

Sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 300,000 people each year in the United States. Most people who arrest from a cardiac cause outside the hos-pital do not survive.

The event was co-spon-sored by the Roswell Fire Department, Frontier Medical and New Mexico Heart Institute.

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Ruidoso Art FestivalMany people consider Ruidoso an

“artist community.” Not only are there multitudes of artists living there and many art-centered events, Ruidoso also has one of the nations’ première juried fine art shows. This year’s Ruidoso Art Festival will have more than 100 artists displaying their work. The success of this art show is a testament to the energy and dedication of all the people in-volved, making the Ruidoso Art Festival a respected and prestigious event.

This year will showcase the work of Michael Hurd, son of the famous Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth-Hurd and owner of the Hurd - La Rinconada Gallery & Guest Homes. A signed print, “Winter Bramble,” will be available for purchase. There will be a drawing for a signed and framed Giclee of this piece.

There will be a lovely 2,400 square foot enclosed tent for the “Fare of New Mexico,” featuring local restaurants and wine tasting, offering guests a comfort-able venue for dining during their shop-ping experience.

To make it possible for visitors from the race track to attend the show, the hours have been extended. Hours are Fri-day, noon until 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Support the Ruidoso Valley Cham-ber of Commerce as it hosts an event that gets international acclaim for Lincoln County. The community is en-couraged to get involved with this event through sponsorships and volunteerism. Let’s have some fun growing Southern New Mexico as the avant-garde art capital of New Mexico.


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Affi rming hope and remembranceJoin the Ruidoso Hospice

Foundation for 8th annual live butterfl y release on Saturday, August 8 at the White Moun-tain Meadows Subdivision on Gavilan Canyon Road from 11a.m. to 1 p.m.

This is a life affi rming expression of hope and re-memberance that honors and memorializes loved ones.

Reserve your Monarch butterfl y by Aug. 13. Butter-fl ies ar $12 each and quantities are limited.

The butterfl y release is a fundraiser event for the Ruidoso Hospice Foundation, a non-profi t organization that assists Lincoln County residents with end-of-life care. Ninety-two percent of all donations are returned to the community.

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To support this memorable event and reserve your butterfl y, call 575-258-0028 or visit www.rhch.org to order.




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‘Sheet Music’ dedicationBy Alisa Day Kenyon

Inspired by a woman who suffered with Alzheimer’s and dedicated to all Alzheimer’s and dementia suf-ferers.

I found my favorite piece of sheet music the other day,

crumpled …in a box full of photos from the past.Family and friends whohave all moved onthank God the memories still last.

I found a page of sheet musiclying there…on the dining room table.I keep trying to remember the

melodybut for some reasonI’m just not able.

That paper is over on the piano today,

tomorrow…no tell where it may be found.Every morning I wake upit is all so confusing,everything has been moved all

around.

Where did it go?Did you see it?It is white and has all those lines.That old gal has been here moving stuff around.Where did that come from?No that’s not mine.

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Hubbard Museum of the American West ‘Celebrating

20 Years of Excellence’In preparation for the celebration of

its 20th Anniversary during the annual fundraising gala, the Hubbard Museum of the American West will be closed to the public commencing Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22. The Museum will re-open 9 a.m. on Monday, July 23.

The July 21 event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of New Mexico’s first Smithsonian affiliate museum and is organized by the Museum’s fundrais-ing arm, the Hubbard Museum of the American West Foundation. The gala includes a full dinner, hosted bar and dancing to the music of local favorites, the Graham Brothers. Reservations for the event are just $130 per person or $1,250 for a table of ten, and can be purchased by calling 575-258-5919 or 575-378-4142, ext. 227.

The Museum’s annual fundraiser

also also includes live and silent auc-tions and a $50,000 cash raffle. A list of auction items can be found on the Museum’s website at www.hubbard-museum.org. Bids on any item can be phoned in to the Museum up to July 20. Only 500 raffle tickets ($200 per ticket) will be sold and the winning ticket holder will receive $50,000. Raffle tick-ets can be purchased by calling either of the phone numbers above.

The Hubbard Museum of the Ameri-can West Foundation is registered 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation. The Hubbard Museum of the American West is owned and operated by the City of Ruidoso Downs and is located at 26301 Highway 70. Visit the Museum’s web page at www.hubbardmuseum.org or call 575-378-4142 for more information on the 20th anniversary gala fundraising event.


Lincoln County Fair celebrates 59 yearsBy Eugene Heathman

In early 1953 The Lincoln County Fair was started during a meeting of the Capitan Chamber of Commerce. On March 11, 1956, the founders of Achievement Day met and renamed the event The Lincoln County Fair. A Fair Board was formed, with Charles Jones elected president and Eleanor Jones elected secretary-treasurer, posi-tions they retained until 1985.

The rodeo events were for local cowboys and one was a timed event called The Modern Cowboy Race. The contestant entered the arena with a horse in his pickup or trailer, unloaded the horse, roped and tied a calf, loaded the horse, and drove across the finish line.

The early Fair buildings were all built with donated labor. The Smokey Bear Stampede was organized to raise

money for the Fair. The Stampede quickly grew to a three-day event with a dance on the fourth. The rodeo usu-ally paid the expenses and the dance was the profit.

The 1960s and 70s brought some big changes. The Fair was incorporated in 1960. The arena was lighted in 1961 and land was purchased from Frank Pino to enlarge the parking lot.

The next big change was the addi-tion of the Junior Livestock Sale in the early 60s. The addition of the sale cre-ated more interest in the Fair and extra days were added to accommodate the increased events.

In 1969 The Fair building burned to the ground just before the Stampede. A trailer was rented for an office and school superintendent Bud Darling allowed the gym to be used for dances. The animal barn burned just before the

Fair and the school was used for inside exhibits. Johnson Stearns, the Lincoln County Commissioners, the Capitan Village Council, and the American Legion, to name a few, are credited for the construction of a new fair building and animal barn.

In 2011, the Lincoln County Commission with the help of Tom Stewart provided funding to improve the rodeo area and livestock pens. The

Lincoln County Fair continues to be an important part of the rural and local communities of Lincoln County. 4-H, FFA and local citizens look forward to participating in the events that the fair brings year after year.

The 2012 Lincoln County Fair and Livestock Auction will be Aug. 6 - 11 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Capitan. For information: Mozie Sparks 575-648-2311.

Should your company incorporate?Part of WESST’s free Brown Bag

Lunch Series for Roswell entrepreneurs. This discussion will be held Wednesday, July 25, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at WESST Enterprise Center, 500 N. Main St., Suite 700 in Roswell.

The instructors, Anthony Urqui-dez, Regional Manager; Cindy Wilson, regional program coordinator/trainer, WESST will present a step-by-step guide to understanding what the best business structure is for your company. Discussion includes exploring vari-ous corporate structures and their pros and cons, the value of tax benefits and

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WESST – Roswell’s ongoing series of free business and technology Brown Bag Lunch seminars are geared to help emerging and established entrepreneurs expand and promote local businesses. Go to www.wesst.org, to check for upcoming Brown Bag Lunches for Real People held every month in Roswell.

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Everybody has a Volkswagen story involving the classic “Beetle” whether it was their’s as they smelled the fl owers in an en-hanced ’60s state of olfactory stimulation or someone else’s search for peace and love. As I rode out to the Ruidoso airport recently on my 1971 Raleigh Profes-sional, I refl ected on how my VW enabled the purchase of the original “Pro” I’d purchased in very late 1970s.

The Texas state cycling champ had advised me to get a “real racing bike” as a result of our shared podium fi nish but the cost of such a machine was beyond my savings at the time. He suggested that I take out a bank loan. I did and I used my 1966 VW as collateral for the exorbitant $350 buy-in to the world of bicycle racing. A crash in a California road race terminated my immediate plans for competition and I sold the bike in 1973, a decision I would learn to regret. A couple of decades later I would begin the nostalgic search.

The Internet and the various elec-tronic classifi ed lists provided me with hours of searching for the aberrantly large sized, 1971 Raleigh I had ridden so many years ago. No other year would suffi ce for numerous, youthfully memo-rable reasons: training, competition, and touring. I had ridden up to 400 miles a week in training, competed in three states of cycling signifi cance, had taken my fi rst multi-day tour of New Mexico on that bike and it was the last of a dying breed. It was a bike designed to race fi rst and secondly, with a luggage

rack, fenders, and dif-ferent wheels, the owner could tour the country; a Swiss Army bicycle so to speak.

Thirty-nine years after the sale I found the “correct and original” replacement. The bike was stripped of every nut, bolt, and bearing. Every original part was inspected for wear and if needed, replaced with a “period correct” compo-nent. The seat had been

replaced, a common occurrence due to most riders not wanting to “break in” a Brooks leather saddle. I had sold my bike without the saddle and had kept it for four decades and it now is serving me again.

It took about fi ve months of refur-bishing to bring the bike back to its for-mer glory and during those fi ve months I remembered the youthful experiences enjoyed on that bike along with the three “10-speeds” that preceded it. I remembered how carefully I’d take the bike apart and put it in the collateralized VW each Friday night before a week-end of racing. I remembered the tour of northern New Mexico with three other cycling teammates. I had learned to not be hasty in the recycling of the old machine and memories. I knew the day would come when the “Pro” would be ridden again.

There I was on Airport Road riding the “Pro” on its recycled maiden voy-age. The ride was nostalgically smooth and the bike whispered along the road as we united as one mobile entity.

And for fl eeting moments even my age had been recycled.

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The Four Freshmen – Open Pop-Jazz harmonies, classic Big Band sound, carefree mood

The Four Freshmen made their timeless mark with jazz and pop har-monies that spread through a com-plex range of five chords among four voices. And unlike most vocal groups, each of its four members played more than one instrument, which allowed the others to switch off to different roles and improvise – jazz style.

The Four Freshmen’s tightly synchronized trademark sound came on the heels of the big bands and swing era, capturing the ear of many students and service personnel, and most definitely jazz figures of the era like Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. Their work formed the bridge between 40s ensembles like Mel Tormé’s Mel-tones and harmony-based rock & roll bands such as the Beach Boys and Manhattan Transfer. Actually, their work not only built the bridge it paved it by way of eloquence and sophisticated ease!

With captivating tunes like “It’s A Blue World,” “Mood Indigo,” “Gradu-ation Day,” “Angel Eyes,” “How Can I Tell Her,” “Whistle Me Some Blues,” “In This Whole Wide World,” “Candy,” “Day By Day,” “And So It’s Over” and “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,” the group accomplished an astounding number of “firsts” in their career. They were the first to be self-contained by each playing instrumen-tal jazz while simultaneously singing harmonies a half-step apart, with all four voices smartly aligned at lush falsettos and swelling tempos. Another first was lengthy albums that would allow their sound to flow into concep-tual works or as thematic arrays.

First joining forces in 1948, the Four Freshmen were discovered by the great progressive jazz bandleader-

pianist-composer Stan Kenton during a performance in Dayton, Ohio in 1950. Kenton was so impressed with what he heard that he quickly arranged for an audition with Capitol records with which, over the next 16 years, the Freshmen released more than two dozen hit albums. Their work created many a Freshmen fanatic, scores of which belong to the “Four Freshmen Society” and gather at annual reunions to this day.

In 2000, the Four Freshmen were voted Vocal Group of the Year by Down Beat magazine readers, so let it be know that The Four Freshmen are not a period piece. They stay forever fresh with continuous creativity due, in part, to the changing talents that have composed the over the past 60 years. But, because The Four Fresh-men is a trademark sound, fans can trust that the current line-up comes as close as any edition in its history, and many a critic have raved that today’s Freshmen, which have performed together for 12 years, are more precise in their vocal unity and instrumental flare than ever.

Today’s Four Freshmen feature Brian Elchenberger –on lead vocals and guitar, Curtis Calderon, 2nd vocal, trumpet ad flugelhorn, Vince Johnson, 3rd vocal and upright bass and Bob Ferreira, 4th vocal and drums. They’ll be appearing center stage at the Spen-cer Theater, courtesy of show sponsor Walton Stations of New Mexico, on Saturday, July 28 at 8 p.m. Excellent seats are available for $69 and $66. Call the Spencer Box Office at 575-336-4800 for tickets or go online to www.spencertheater.com. A pre-show pork tenderloin buffet ($20) will also be available at 6 p.m.




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Public invited to propose forest projects for fundingThe Southern New Mexico Re-

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The estimated funds (approxi-mately $628,000) are limited to Catron ($293,387), Grant ($82,610), Lincoln ($38,700), Otero ($66,627), Sierra ($78,912) and Socorro ($67,431) coun-ties. Projects must be located on, or benefi t, the Cibola (Magdalena Ranger District), Gila or Lincoln National Forests. Funding would be available no earlier than the February 2013. Propos-als and Title II monies will be recom-mended by the RAC to the Designated Federal Offi cial (DFO), Kelly Russell, based on each affected County’s avail-able Title II monies.

All applicants must contact the af-fected National Forest District Ranger (http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r3/about-region/offi ces) prior to submit-ting a proposal(s) for their input and to obtain the list of required elements for a complete proposal package. You can fi nd the required items document at the Southern New Mexico RAC website https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfi les/unit/wo/secure_rural_schools.nsf/RAC/Southern+New+Mexico?OpenDocument.

The Secure Rural Schools legisla-

tion encourages cooperative agreements with willing Federal agencies, state and local governments, private and nonprofi t entities, and landowners for protection, restoration, and enhancement of fi sh and wildlife habitat, and other resource objectives consistent with the purposes of the Act that benefi t resources on national forest system lands. The types of proposals eligible for funding may include:

• Road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance or obliteration;

• Soil productivity improvement; • Improvements in forest ecosys-

tem health; • Watershed restoration and main-

tenance; • The restoration, maintenance, and

improvement of wildlife and fi sh habitat;

• The control of noxious and exotic weeds; and

• The re-establishment of native species.

There will be two sessions made available to the public to assist in fi lling out project submission forms. The fi rst session will be held July 30 at the Lin-coln National Forest Supervisors Offi ce, 3463 Las Palomas Road, Alamogordo, NM 88310; and second session on July 31at the Gila National Forest Super-visors Offi ce, 3005 East Camino del Bosque, Silver City, NM 88061.

People should submit proposals one of two ways:

1) Online at https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfi les/unit/wo/secure_ru-ral_schools.nsf and then connect

to the Southern New Mexico RAC (click on ‘Propose a Title II Project’ and select the link to the on-line form at the bottom of the text); or

2) Download the rich text format document at the website as cited in #1, fi ll it out, and mail it di-rectly to the RAC Coordinator at [email protected] and attach it to an email.

Proposals sent hardcopy are to be mailed to Patti Turpin/RAC Coordi-nator at the Lincoln National Forest Supervisor’s Offi ce, 3463 Las Palomas Rd, Alamogordo, NM 88310 after input has been received from the affected District Ranger and include the items required by the RAC.

The public is welcome to attend all RAC meetings which are announced through the Federal Register and news releases in the local newspapers of record. For more information on the RAC or to learn more about propos-ing projects please contact RAC DFO, Kelly Russell, at 575-388-8304 or RAC Coordinator, Patti Turpin at 575-434-7230.

Photo courtesy of Eugene HeathmanSouthern NM Resource Advisory funding assisted with a multi-use trail system near Ruidoso.


Beans, beans the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more nutrients your body receives. Beans are known as legumes which are seed pods that split along both sides. Other popular legumes are peas, peanuts, soybeans and lentils. Beans contain excellent amounts of Iron, fi ber, Vitamin B1, phosphorus and protein. Here are a few other considerations:• Canned beans should always be

rinsed to reduce sodium and other additives.

• Rinsing bean water after pre- soaking is believed to reduce 33 percent of its fl atulence-causing agents.

• Beans are an inexpensive protein source and fi t every budget.

• Both the American Diabetes As-sociation and the American Cancer Society give beans the thumbs up!

• Because of the protein and fi ber combination, beans are an excel-lent choice when trying to regulate blood sugar levels.

• Beans are known to reduce Cardiovascular disease, lower blood pressure and also contain anti-infl ammatory properties.

• In an effort to reduce saturated fats, skip the ham hock or bacon and season your beans with onions, garlic powder and sea salt.

• Beans freeze well, so feel free to cook more than you need and freeze some for later.

Here are a few recipes:“Un” fried beans –

Instead of refried beans, try them “unfried.” Cooked beans can be mashed on low in the blender or food processor, slowly adding bean juice until a desired consistency is reached.

No-cheese nachos – corn tortilla chips, “un” fried beans, green lettuce or spinach in bite-size pieces, diced tomato and onion, avocado chunks and diced jalapeño, cumin, sea salt, garlic powder. Layer corn tortilla chips with “un” fried beans. Next add veggies and seasoning. Repeat for the multiple layers.

Black bean tacos – cooked black beans, diced tomatoes, diced red onion, spinach, diced bell pepper, and

fi nely chopped cilan-tro and corn tortillas. Heat corn tortillas until warm and soft, and then layer with spinach, beans and other veggies adding sea salt, cumin and garlic powder to taste. For even more fl avor, add diced avocado and a squeeze of lime juice to each taco.

Angie [email protected]

Beans – truly magical


Ask an entrepreneur – New Mexico in national business news

New Mexico was ranked No. 36 on CNBC’s list of America’s Top States for Business 2012 as reported by New Mexico Business Weekly’s Joe Renaud. The CNBC report, found at www.cnbc.com/id/46414199/ ranked Texas No. 1, an honor the Lone Star state shared with Virginia for years. “While the Land of Enchantment was on the lower half of the list, it has improved its standing by seven spots since 2011.”

That’s good news for those who would like more businesses and jobs coming into our state. The report used data from the U.S. Census, S&P, Tax Foundation, American Petroleum Institute, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Moody’s and others to measure each state in 10 different categories. These categories measured economic variables most valued by businesses. According to the study, New Mexico improved in some categories: cost of doing business, workforce, infrastructure and transpor-tation and economy - but slipped in the categories of education, technology and innovation, business friendliness and access to capital. “Its standings in the cost of living and quality of life cat-egories remained static.” New Mexico got highest marks for infrastructure and transportation, ranking 13 of 50 states and our lowest ranking in “business friendliness” 47 of 50 states.

At homeHe burst into my

offi ce gleaming “I got something for you! You wanted a miniature don-key (did I?) so I found one that needs a home.” As I followed Greg Hathcock to the little paddock, he shared the story of a lady who came to his Grazing Bull diner in Capitan for burgers to-go, the fi rst Saturday of the Little Bear Fire. He saw her weep and asked why. “I

just escaped with fl ames all around and surely lost my home.” Her sorrow fi lled the room.

Without thinkin’ much, Greg grabbed her hand and without hesita-tion another cowboy joined in to pray with them right then and there. Greg recalls he didn’t how or what to say but felt himself “an instrument as my words asked for open hearts and strength.”

Then with a burger and a hug Greg sent her off . Returning on Tuesday, this time with a smile she shared that her home was spared. Silence. “You know who to thank?” he replied.

By now we were at the paddock and found the little fella who perked up to see us - anxious for company. I promised I’d look for a home and enlisted Pat Duna-gan where my 2 miniature mares are boarded. Although Pat just took in a weak and starving little fi lly and had not much space for another she off ered temporary boarding if we could fi nd no other.

I thought “I know who to thank” - and how much I love living in Southeast New Mexico. It’s the people and business owners who are friendly and they rank #1 in my book.

Marianne Mohr is a retired in-vestor and business consultant from Southern California and currently Advertising Director at MTD Media. Reach her at 575-937-4015 or [email protected].

Marianne MohrAdvertising Director

[email protected]

Category Score 2012 Rank 2011 Rank

Cost of Doing Business 160 31 36Workforce 175 25 28Quality of Life 197 24 24Infrastructure & Transportation 204 13 30Economy 178 15 25Education 63 46 39Technology & Innovation 86 32 31Business Friendliness 43 47 46Access to Capital 49 26 25Cost of Living 22 29 29OVERALL 1177 36 43


AUGUST 3, 4, 5pageant grounds In Old LincolnPerformances Fri & Sat, 8:30 p.m.

and Sunday at 3 p.m.Adults: $6; Children 3-12: $2; 2 & under: free

FRI & SAT • 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. SHOPS & MUSEUMS OPEN; HISTORICAL CENTER & COURTHOUSE

ALL DAY FOOD CONCESSIONS • ARTS & CRAFTSLIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT TOWN

sunday • 11 a.m. • old lincoln days parade

Seehistory come to

life!

The longest-running theatrical production in Lincoln County historyBy Eugene Heathman

In 1940, a small town folk pageant “The Last Escape of Billy the Kid” centering on the life of the legendary outlaw, Billy the Kid began an almost continuous 70-year run when San Patricio artist Peter Hurd donned the costume of and portrayed one of Lincoln County’s most notorious legends.

Lifelong Lincoln County resident Dave Parks has been a narrator for the pageant for nearly 50 years. “I think I have been working the pageant long enough to have actually shaken hands with the Kid himself,” Parks said, with a chuckle. Four generations of the Parks family have participated in the pageant.

Aside from a few missed episodes during World War II, the pageant’s hearty history has involved long-time Lincoln County residents and attracted spectators from all over the world. “The Last Escape of Billy the Kid,” is held annually during the fi rst full weekend in August as a part of the Old Lincoln Days festival. “The pageant in itself is a part of Lincoln County history,” Parks said.

“The pageant is amazingly simple yet so success-ful,” Parks said. The event is not without the trials and tribulations of many stage productions. “Every year we wonder how this thing is going to come together yet everything falls into place. No two pageants are alike. In fact, we use a few recorded narrations from folks that passed away 20 years ago,” Parks said. The pageant is one of the very few in the United States made up entirely of local players without any profes-sional help.

The episodes of the pageant are based on historical incidents which took place during the notorious Lin-coln County War, and in particular its focus is centered upon the best remembered of its fi ghters, Billy the Kid. The Pageant portrays many scenes to include the kill-ing of John Tunstall which precipitated Billy’s wrath-ful vengeance, the Battle of Blazer’s Mill in which the courageous “Buckshot Roberts” stood off Billy and his twelve cohorts, the siege of the McSween House, up to Billy’s incarceration in the Lincoln County Courthouse and his remarkable escape. Courtesy photo


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HOBBS:July20 Teen Center Dance 7 - 10:30

p.m.21 Skate Park Competition @ Teen

Center27 Movie Under the Stars - “Soul

Surfer”28-29 Gus Macker 3 on 3 Basketball

Tournament @ NMJC CampusAug10 Teen Center Back to School

Dance 7 - 10:30 p.m.17-18 Hobbs August Nights24 Movie Under the Stars @ Del

Norte Park - “Sherlock Holmes 2”Sept8 Dog Daze of Summer @ Del

Norte Pool29 United Way Chili Cook-O� -

event center parking lot LOVINGTON:Aug7-11 Lea County Fair and Rodeo

CARLSBAD:JulyWed’s Co� ee Connection, 7 a.m. Trinity

HotelSat’s Carlsbad Downtown Farm-

ers Market, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Eddy County Courthouse lawn. Runs through mid-October. Fresh produce, crafts, entertainment, kids’ activities and more.

ARTESIA:JulyWed’s Summer Classic Movies - OPAC17- 12th Annual Quilter’s Guild8/25 Exhibit - AHM22-28 67th Annual Eddy County Fair

& Rodeo - OPAC27-28 National Day of the Cowboy -

OPAC28 Kevin Harper Memorial Golf

Tournament - CoC

ROSWELL:JulySat’s Enchanted Evening, 8 p.m.

Bottomless Lakes State Park Farmers & Gardeners Market,

Chaves County Courthouse lawn, 9 a.m. - noon. 575-627-2239

19 International Summer Film Series “Remembrance,” Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St., 7 p.m. Free. 575-624-6744

20 Sienna Fleming, “Playing Hookey,” Opening reception at Tinnie Mercantile, 412 W. Second St., 5 - 7 p.m. Recent NM School for the Arts graduate Sienna Fleming will exhibit an eclectic mix of past and current work, including photographs, ceramics, collages and graphic works.

29 Back To School Bash, featur-ing The Letter Black, MYFDC Community Center, 65 Yakima Rd. Doors open at 5:30. Meet the band, have some food & enjoy some rockin’ music! 575-347-5309. Free

July22 Sundays Under the Stars, Inn

of the Mountain Gods. Live music at 6 p.m. with SK Band; movie at dusk, “Up.” 575-464-7777; innofthemountaingods.com

Aug15 Ronnie Dunn, Inn of the

Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. Known for being half of the duo Brooks & Dunn, Dunn began working as a solo artist in 2011. He released his self-titled debut album in June of 2011, reaching top 10 with its lead-o� single “Bleed Red.” 575-464-7777; innofthemoun-taingods.com

ALTO:July28 The Four Freshmen, Spencer

Theater, 8 p.m. Pre-concert bu� et, 6 p.m. The Four Freshmen made their timeless mark with jazz and pop harmonies that spread through a complex range of � ve chords among four voices. Unlike most vocal groups, each of its four members played more than one in-strument, which allowed the others to switch o� to di� erent roles and improvise. 1-888-818-7872; www.spencertheater.com. Tickets are $66 and $69; bu� et $20.

RUIDOSO:JulyThru “Up From The Ashes” Art8/24 Bene� t, Ruidoso Regional Council

for the Arts, 1712 Sudderth. A bene� t for those who su� ered losses during the Little Bear Fire. A portion of the proceeds from sales will be donated. 575-257-7272; www.ruidosoarts.org

20 “Harvey” presented by the Lincoln County Community Theater, Mountain Annie’s, 2710 Sudderth Dr., 7 p.m. The unforget-table story of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary 6 ft., 3 1/2 in. tall white rabbit companion. A classic comedy. 575-257-7982; www.lcct-nm.com. Tickets are $20 and are sold only at the door.

21 Christmas in July Bazaar, Epis-copal Church, 121 Mescalero Trail, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Garage sale, bake sale, candy sale, crafts, boutique, silent auction and a luncheon. 575-257-4156.

WHITE OAKS:JulyFri’s The Rascal Fair and White Oaks

Community Market, 5 p.m. to dark. Produce, plants, � owers, crafts and entertainment

Sun’s The Rocky Plateau Band Open Music Jam, No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks, 2 - 6 p.m. Every Sunday thru the summer.

LINCOLN:Aug3-5 The 72nd Billy The Kid

Pageant, “The Last Escape,” Pageant grounds in Old Lincoln, Performances Fri. & Sat. 8:30 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m. Old Lincoln Days Parade, Sun. 11 a.m. Shops, museums, historical center & courthouse. All day food conces-sions, arts & crafts, living history demonstrations.

ALAMOGORDO:JulyTues- Shroud Exhibit and MuseumSun The Turin Shroud interactive

exhibit at White Sands Mall o� ers a backlit, full-sized picture, the only interactive VP8 Image Analyzer 3D experience, making the Turin Shroud available to all, including the visually impaired. Tues-Fri, 1 - 6 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sun, 2-4 p.m. Free admission. 575-446-2113, ShroudNM.com

Wed’s Farmer’s Market, Alameda Park, & Sat’s 1987 White Sands Blvd., 5 p.m.

Wed & 9 a.m. Sat. All vendors grow, raise or make the items they sell. 575-682-3323

22-28 Toy Train Depot Tour, Take a trip back in time with a train ride and a tour of the Toy Train Depot. Fun and educational for all the family. 575-439-1124

CLOUDCROFT:JulyFri’s Family Movie Night. 8:30 p.m. in

Zenith Park behind the Chamber, weather permitting.

Fri’s & “Shoot-Out at Hole-in-the-Wall”Sat’s or “Thou Shalt Aim For

Honesty” Cloudcroft Light Opera Company’s Melodramas; 7:30 p.m.

MESCALERO

Member Hobbs Chamber of Commerce • Member Lovington chamber of commerceMember Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce • Member Artesia chamber of commerce

Member Roswell Chamber of Commerce • Member Alamogordo chamber of commerceMember ruidoso Valley chamber of commerce

LongCoat Fine Art2012 Summer Show Schedule

LongCoat Fine Art is proud to present the work of California artist Richard Aliers. Richard currently resides in Escondido, Calif., but will be moving to Lubbock in the near future. Richard is a perfect fi t for our gallery. Watch for more of his wonderful work coming here very soon. Richard works in oil, as well as does beautiful pencil works. We will see if we can work a show in at the end of the summer.

JULY 2012Saturday, July 21 – Watercolor artist William K. Schumpert will be here with a show of his new works. William’s love of the Native American culture is re� ected in his wonderful paintings. Artist’s reception: from 4 - 8 p.m.Saturday, July 28 – Chuck Mardosz from Colorado Springs will be here with a show of his new works. Chuck’s lush, representational style of painting follows in the tradition of American art, and makes Chuck one of the most popular artists in the gallery. Artist’s reception: from 4 - 8 p.m.

AUGUST 2012Saturday, August 4 – James Roybal, master sculptor, pastel and oil painter, and McCreery Jordan, a husband and wife duo, will be here with a show of new works. James’ many awards in the various mediums he works in, makes him a very popu-lar artist. McCreery’s beautiful impressionist style has also won her many awards throughout her career. Artist’s reception: from 4 - 8 p.m.

To post your event here send to: [email protected] or call the

575-258-9922

Download - The Zine, July 17, 2012

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