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Staff member Sandy Stambaugh witnessed ENMU-Ruidoso growBy Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco

Sandy Stambaugh is a familiar face at ENMU-Ruidoso. During her tenure of 16 years, Sandy watched as the college transformed from a store front operation into a branch college. Sandy similarly changed, taking advantage of the educational and professional opportunities ENMU-Ruidoso provided over the years. In many ways, the story of the college is the story of people like Sandy Stambaugh.

The college was an off-campus instruction center when Sandy was hired in 1995. With no classrooms and limited office space in a small building on Sudderth, Sandy quickly pitched in beyond her duties of registering students to do whatever was needed. The camaraderie and the excitement of being on the ground floor of a new and important en-deavor buoyed the college’s first few employees. “We were like a family,” says Sandy. “Even though we all had different job titles, we all jumped in. Even Dr. Miller would come out to the front desk to register students. I remember him using his truck to haul trash--even doing janitorial work. But that was the atmosphere. These people were my family away from my family, and ENMU-Ruidoso was my home away from home.” As more and more students registered for classes and the college grew, so did Sandy’s official job duties. She quickly took on the job titles of ad-ministrative secretary and computer technician. In 1997, she set up the bookstore and served as the college’s first bookstore manager.

It was in the field of computer science that Sandy found a calling. She started taking computer classes just after being hired and graduated with an Associate’s of Art degree. Her job responsibilities shifted to the fast-paced field of technology with a promotion to computer techni-cian. “My associate’s degree opened so many more doors. I would have never believed that doing something that I loved and working towards a

degree would have resulted in my being where I am today. It was hard work—there were many late nights studying and then getting up early to go to work, but it was worth it. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.”

As a computer technician, she ordered computers, dealt with licens-ing issues and purchased software, making many connections with people in the industry along the way. She oversaw the acquisition and installation of 26 computers when the campus moved to the Mechem location. She also helped to launch a computer lab in Mescalero, and when Dr. Jim Miller, College Direc-tor, convinced Gateway to donate10 more computers, Sandy helped to set them up in the computer lab at the new Mescalero Empowerment Com-plex and traveled monthly to assist students there.

As the demand for computer literacy grew, Sandy was asked to teach an introductory computer class. Teaching, combined with her technical knowledge, opened up a new world of possibility for Sandy, culminating in her own home-based business, “Personal Touch Computer Services.” Meanwhile, opportuni-ties at the college opened up again when a new position in the mar-keting department was formed to handle in-house and printed publi-cations such as course schedules, academic catalogs, posters, flyers and advertisements for area media to be produced using state-of-the-art computer graphics programs. While no longer able to practice her inter-personal skills that came so naturally to her, Sandy was able to explore her creative side and keep up with the newest developments in graphic arts.

The last few years have seen shifts in the college’s focus and shifts in Sandy’s activities. After a brief stint as an academic support techni-cian assisting instructors with online classes, forms and procedures, she now finds herself coming full circle as the bookstore manager. She is able

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to use her customer service skills with the community and her creativity in designing a working space. She keeps current with the retail computer sector. The bookstore offers special discounts on Dell computer products to faculty, staff and students.

Sandy Stambaugh reflects the story of ENMU-Ruidoso. From the modest beginnings where everyone chipped in through focusing on the needs of a growing student body, to taking advantage of the newest tech-nologies to put the college on the map,

Sandy has seen and been part of it all. Today, as she stocks the bookstore with art and office supplies not found elsewhere in town and assists students with the best deals in computers and laptops, ENMU-Ruidoso is develop-ing a computer cyber security program while priding itself on the kind of per-sonal attention to its students that San-dy has been providing from the start. “I think that after all these years, I’ve finally found my niche at the college,” she laughs. “I think I finally found my new home away from home.”

Higher education bond on November ballot

On Nov. 6, voters in New Mexico will consider Higher Education Bond C that would make $119.4 million available for colleges and universities in the state, including $1.5 million for infrastructure improvements at ENMU-Roswell. ENMU in Portales would receive $9 million from Bond C for renovation and infrastructure up-grades of the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building. ENMU-Ruidoso would also receive $500,000 for infrastruc-ture projects. NMMI would receive $5 million for the renovation of Lusk Hall. Because other bonds are retir-ing, the net increase in property taxes would be zero. Absentee voting is from Oct. 9 to Nov. 2.

Early voting will be open from Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. With the passage of Bond C, ENMU Roswell plans to target several infrastructure problems associated with an aging campus. The boiler serving the west side of the Lawrence C. Harris Occupational Technology Center (OTC) will be re-placed. The roof will also be replaced on the Arts and Science Center (ASC).

The ASC was a Walker Air Force Base structure built in 1954. “The Roswell campus has 34 buildings on 124 acres,” said Dr. Madden ENMU Roswell president. “Our physical plant is a combination of former Air Force structures built in the 1950s and other construction that dates back to the

1980s.Many of our buildings are in des-

perate need of renovations or repairs. This bond issue will help us address some of the critical problem areas for the comfort and safety of our students, employees, and the public who utilize our facilities.”

Voters will also consider Library Bond B on the Nov. 6 ballot. Bond B will provide $3 million to fund aca-demic library acquisitions statewide. The roof on the Arts and Science Cen-

ter was replaced when the building was renovated in 1996. The boiler on the west side of the Lawrence C. Har-ris Occupational Technology Center dates back to 1978.

Chaves County will receive a total of $90,129 for public and school libraries. ENMU Roswell will receive $34,239 if Bond B is approved by voters.

The cost for Bond B is approxi-mately 56-cents per year for a home with an assessed value of $100,000.

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While driving to our county seat last week, I realized I had fewer minutes than I planned. I thought I left plenty of time to arrive in Carrizozo with time to spare, but when I found myself behind persons who thought speed limit signs are law and not suggestions, I realized I would be cutting it close.

A driver behind me felt the same way. He was hugging my bumper for miles until I took charge. I passed sev-eral cars in the process of getting down the hill quicker. The driver behind me had a function at the meeting for which we were aimed which was much more important than this reporter’s, and in my community spirit, I determined I’d be his front door. When I sped around a vehicle (sorry if that was you) he continued to follow close behind. I was ready to take one for the team and accept the citation to allow him to get to our meeting in a timely manner. I’ve deserved a boatload of citations in my driving career.

I need a siren. I need to alert those in front of me that I want to go faster. Are there sirens for sale? I can only imagine how much revenue we could generate if Lincoln County’s Finest would offer to retail sirens. I’d buy one. I’d attach it to my car and I’d blow it (ever so gently) when I’m behind a driver who feels compelled to sight-see. My horn just doesn’t do it. It’s a siren I need.

Truly, I’m kidding. I realize sirens are for our Finest’s use to get me out of the way. When I hear a siren I know

someone some-where is in dire need. Whether it’s a fi re or emergency, I know to move. I respect the siren. I respect the siren blower.

Today is nine-eleven and all of us remember where we were when we watched the coverage of NYC and listened to hours of sirens broadcasted across the world. We watched towers disintegrate while desperate folks hurled themselves to the ground in an effort to escape the fi re’s fury. We gathered our families around if we could, and hunkered down to protect them as our collective ire rose in protest against those who would dare to assault the US of A on our own soil.

We began to see the courage of First Responders around the country as they stopped living what was normal and headed to what we now call Ground Zero. A new normal was forced upon those whose loved ones were killed whether in the twin tower area or the Pentagon, or the fl ights-turned-bombs passengers whose lives were wrested from them that horrifi c day.

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cies. I’m not a long term care giver. I’m not alone in the need for an adrenaline rush when it comes to assisting in a cri-sis. But stress takes on all sorts of forms as we try to live past an emergency. Whether directly affected by 9/11 or our latest local stressor with the Little Bear, chest pain, dizziness, anger, fear, feeling lost, nausea, diffi culty concentrating are not out of the ordinary.

So here’s the bottom line. Ameri-cans get through it. We fi nd a way. We’ll come through the Little Bear’s after-math as we have with all the crises so far. We’ll fi nd a way to rest more, listen carefully to our loved ones, understand when we snap at each other we’re not really that way. We’ll try to be appropri-ate with our responses, but realize when we get it wrong that we all deserve a

break. We’ll fi nd resources to help us survive, whether it’s Lincoln County’s assistance program, clergy and church, or a trusted friend.

And when we hear a siren behind us, we’ll realize we need to pull over, get out of the way and offer support for our local Finest as they respond to an emergency.

Unless it’s me behind you and I’m hugging your bumper – then you can get mad, salute me with any fi nger you choose and I’ll tap my horn as I’m pass-ing you with a smile. Only my horn.

You deal with stress your way and I’ll deal with it mine.

Wondering if there’s a black market for sirens, Sue Hutchison can be reached at [email protected].

Photos courtesy of Sue HutchisonLeft to right: Steve Gonzales, four and a half years fi re, EMT-Basic; Chase Tanner, four and a half years fi re, EMT-Basic; Lt. paul Hart, 23 years fi re, EMT-Basic; dayne Hall, six years fi re, EMT-Basic. All fi refi ghters in Ruido-so are currently certifi ed EMT’s. Hart will retire in November.

Left to right: Randy Eikenger, 9 years fi re, EMT-Intermediate; Lt. Jerry Corliss, 11 1/2 years fi re, EMT-Basic; Luke Wilson, eight years fi re, EMT- Basic; Christian Hurst, one and a half years fi re, EMT- Basic; not pictured, Jared Wilson, 9 years fi re, EMT- Intermediate, and Capt. Cody Thetford, nine years fi re, EMT-Intermediate.


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Mark your calendars for the free Fun, Fit, Family Night on Monday, Sept. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Fami-lies and their children, grades K-5, are invited to participate in fun wellness activities, obtain educational informa-

tion, and eat healthy snacks. The event is coordinated by the RISD Wellness Committee with sponsors including ENMU-Roswell, the NM Department of Health, Healthy Kids Chaves County, Chaves County Extension office and Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico.

More than 100 quilts were donated by quilters throughout the southwest area to the sur-vivors of the Little Bear Fire disaster that cost many Lincoln Country residents their homes.

Each family received as many quilts as there were fam-ily members.

The event offered vendors with quilting supplies as well as a variety of activities for at-tendees, such as quilting tech-

nique classes, participating in a contest, and checking out, or even trying out what the many vendors had to offer.

“Airing of the Quilts” attracted hundreds of people from all over the southwest.

After viewing all of the quilts, attendees were asked to vote on their favorites per category. “Heart’s Delight” by Rita Greenberg won the Viewers Choice Award for

the large quilt category. Greenberg also took the prize of Viewers Choice for me-dium quilts (pictured above, on the right).

Cathy Osantowski’s quilt, “Summer Breeze” (above left) won Viewer’s Choice for miniature quilts.

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The New Mexico Department of Health is recommending that people start to make appointments now to get vacci-nated against the fl u. While fl u season in New Mexico typically starts in the winter, getting a fl u vaccination now will help people build immunity.

“Getting a fl u shot every year is the best protection against the spread of the disease, and I advise all New Mexicans to get vaccinated as soon as possible before the start of the fl u season,” said Depart-ment of Health Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Catherine Torres. “It is especially impor-tant for children to be vaccinated against the fl u every year. I also advise everyone to follow good hand hygiene practices to help minimize the spread of the fl u this season.”

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The Department’s public health of-fi ces provide vaccine to people who are at high risk for serious illness or death from complications of fl u, and people who have no health insurance.

Public health offi ces are listed in the phonebook’s blue pages under state gov-ernment. Contact information for public health offi ces is listed at www.nmhealth.org. As the fl u season progresses, you can fi nd information about the fl u and fl u clin-ics by calling toll-free at 866-681-5872 or visiting, www.immunizenm.org/fl u.shtml. More clinics will be scheduled later in the season.


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Volunteer fi refi ghter paul Garber By Sue Hutchison

Evacuation is personal with Paul Gar-ber. As a volunteer fi refi ghter with the Bo-nito team, it’s a part of his training. June 9 Garber and his family awaited news to evacuate their home at Bonita Park the early morning hours. Garber was listening to the Bonito team on his radio and had fi rst hand information about the speed and power of the fi re. “People kept dropping in on us to fi nd out the latest about the fi re,” says Garber who says he could picture the places where he was hearing transmissions of his fi refi ghting team.

Just one problem: Garber was nursing a broken pelvis which occurred in April and couldn’t join his team as they fought the Little Bear. “I couldn’t even help load up the house. I had an empty pick up bed and couldn’t lift any weight,” remem-bers Garber, no stranger to heavy lifting. “Twenty pounds is like a loaf of bread to Paul,” says wife, Brenda.

Earlier in April Garber was in a tree topping a dying willow, as a part of the work he provides with his business, Mountain Tree Service. He says he had done the same thing for 18 years. “A four

inch branch broke out from under my foot. I tried to pinch the tree with my feet but it broke. The last thought through my mind was ‘this is going to hurt’ and I thought, ‘life has just changed for me.’”

He fell from the tree and landed on his back. While fi rst responders and fi re-fi ghters tried to cover him with blankets, it rained and hailed, soaking the team. Multiple doctor visits and a stay in an Al-buquerque hospital diagnosed him with a cracked central pelvis with pulled tendons and ligaments which produced temporary numbness in his legs. Garber wondered if paralysis was in his immediate future.

Now in June, along with hundreds, their home and all its contents burned to the ground, leaving Garber and family homeless. Along with stored fi refi ghting equipment, all his woodworking tools, his Tree Service equipment and his wood mill were burned.

Garber was born and reared in Farm-ington and his parents worked with the Navajo people most weekends. Garber was reared in the ways of the Navajo, learn-ing their lifestyles and culture. His love for nature and natural elements grew as

his grandmother introduced him to gardening and a respect for the land. When he was young, Garber went with his grandparents on a trip to New York, speaking at churches to earn funds to help Native Ameri-cans. “The rest of the time I would go out with my grandfather to help him with building repairs and roof-ing,” says Garber.

Garber had two sons who were one quarter Navajo and they assimilated into the lifestyle. Garber soon found himself in mechanical drafting courses at the Arizona Automotive Institute of Education. When he returned home during the oil boom, he worked drafting pressure vessels and piping for large oil companies.

“When the oil bust happened in the end of ’84, I began working for the Parks and Recreation department in Farmington, and expanded my love for the outdoors. It started me into better training as I worked with nurseries and learned about plants for more than 10 years,” says Garber who became a certifi ed member of the Interna-tional Society of Arborculture. He kept his certifi cation for six years, but determined he could learn more by teaching himself using materials indigenous to his area.

He moved to Bonita Park with his two sons and earned his living as a cell tower construction and maintenance worker. He also met Brenda Tucker, who later became his wife. While at camp, Garber became acquainted with Stan Yo-com, a volunteer fi refi ghter with Bonito. “I thought it would be great to be a part of Bonito Fire. That was more than eight years ago,” says Garber, who’s been a part of the First Responder team ever since.

“We trained with structural fi re, ap-paratus training, and we also evaluated homes for fi re safety.” Using training lit-erature and the benefi t of those who train alongside, Garber recalls learning the ropes quickly with hands-on training with equipment. “I’d already done climbing with my business and it became a big part of my training for the fi re department.” Garber’s business afforded him many op-portunities to climb trees in the process of felling or tree maintenance.

“Rescue training became a vital part of the team. Growing with Bonito Fire has been amazing. Initially we were as-signed to a 1953 truck parked at Bo-

nita Park. I remember being called on a wildland mix fi re in Sonterra using that truck. We were given the task of struc-ture protection. Since then Bonito Fire has grown. We now have more than 38 volunteers, lots of new people and better equipment.” Garber credits Carl Bartley with City Bank, who has spearheaded grant writing opportunities.

“We have county support with the emergency management team. The county benefi ts with cooperation between us and they are a big part of the grant writing process,” says Garber.

Garber is healing slowly but surely. He’s a crafter and artisan who creates art with harvested wood. Tables, furniture, shelves are produced with his artful touch. He’s waiting to see what their fi nal plans look like before he purchases replacement tools for his hobby, but his stash of burled wood was burned along with the rest of his belongings. He still has the heart of a fi refi ghter.

“I think fi refi ghting is one of the most important jobs in our area. It’s a drive I have – I know I can do good and help people. Now I’m one of the old guys with Bonito and the mentoring part is really picking up. Our top guys in Bonito Fire bring almost 40 years of experience. We feel responsible for this county and we’re growing better communication and inter-action with county offi cials.

“We also have the fi ve year contract for monitoring fl ooding from Ski Run Road through the Bonito Corridor. We’ve hiked those trails and this area is like our own backyard. The Forest Service also calls us for rescues,” remarks Garber, who is making progress and hopes to be back on the front lines soon.

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Sept. 17-20 and Sept. 24-26 join us at the Ruidoso Public Library for a visual tour of the history of music in the U.S. Movies will be shown at noon in the downstairs classroom with stereo sound. Bring a lunch and drink.MONdAY, SEpT. 17: “Broadway: the American Musical” Episode 2. Focuses on the Jazz Age, Broadway’s most prolific era. The 1920’s brought sweeping changes transforming American culture: new roles for women, the mix of social classes in Prohibition speakeasies, creative opportu-nities for African Americans in jazz clubs. The descendants of Jewish immigrants in-cluding the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, and Rogers and Hart combined the syncopated rhythms of jazz with lyrics that established a vibrant witty new American argot. TUESdAY, SEpT. 18: Martin Scorsese’s “Feel Like Going Home” Vol. 1. Travels from the banks of the Niger River in Mali to the cotton fields and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta to trace the origins of the blues in a lyrical combination of origi-nal performances (including Corey Harris, Willie King, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Otha Turner, Habib Koite, Salif Keita and Ali Farka Toure) and rare archival footage.WEdNESdAY, SEpT. 19: “Ken Burns Jazz” Episode 6. In the 1930’s, the De-pression deepened and swing jazz thrived. The saxophone emerged as an iconic in-strument; Kansas City became the center of a vibrant new music scene epitomized by Count Basie. Basie refined his sound in New York where Benny Goodman held the first Jazz concert in Carnegie Hall. Billie Holiday, Mary Lou Williams and Ella Fitzgerald women musicians emerged on the Jazz scene.THURSdAY, SEpT. 20: “History of Rock and Roll” Episode 3. The reinvention of rock and roll in the mid 1960s. From the folk scene in Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan transformed what rock communi-cated. Dylan’s meeting with the Beatles moved the British Group toward greater experimentation with lyrics and led him to “go electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. See thrilling performance foot-age with social and musical commentary

from critics and musicians.MONdAY, SEpT. 24: “High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music.” From the hills of Appalachia through the innova-tions that shaped Bluegrass’s current form, archival footage from the 1930s and 1940s, toe-tapping recordings and per-formances, the film shows how country music enlivened and dignified the lives of the folk it sprang from. Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass, whose musical genius melded the Scots-Irish traditional melo-dies of his childhood with new instrumen-tation and driving rhythm to produce the “high lonesome” bluegrass sound.TUESdAY, SEpT. 25: “Latin Music USA.” This is the origins of Mambo. The Cuban hybrid of traditional Danzόn fused with Afro Caribbean rhythms migrated to New York City in the 1940s where it fur-ther developed by great barrio born Latin band leaders including Perez Prado and Tito Puente. The music and dance craze swept the country and was mainstreamed by television and the music industry. It’s popularity loosened some of the stiff so-cial rules of the time, as its appeal across classes and ethnic groups integrated the dance floor and helped prepare the way for less restrictive social interaction be-tween sexes.WEdNESdAY, SEpT. 26: “From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale.” The emergence of Hip Hop. In South Bronx where Mambo had its heyday a generation earlier, hip hop was created and prac-ticed by Jamaican and African American youngsters and then by Latinos in aban-doned parks and burned out buildings. Break dance competitions and battles of songs and words redirected gang fight-ing into creative expression and brought a measure of fame to the most successful artists. Hip hop reflected and defied the economic deprivation of its creators.

Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso. Library hours are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.yousee-more.com/ruidosopl/ or http://ruidosopub-liclibrary.blogspot.com/




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Quickbooks class offered

NMAG hosts Anti-Meth training

The Small Business Development Center at NMJC is offering a Quick-Books class on Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Larry Hanna Training and Outreach Center.

Through a partnership with the Small Business Development Center at New Mexico Junion College, Hobbs Chamber members can learn in a hands-on format how to use the popular business accounting software Quick-Books. The class, normally offered at $150, is available to Hobbs Chamber members at $125 per student (price

includes a QuickBooks Learning Guide, a $50 value). The discounted class and lunch are made possible by the Hobbs Chamber’s Firm Foundation corporate sponsors. QuickBooks allows busi-nesses and organizations to take care of daily transactions such as writing checks, making bank deposits, transfer-ring funds, tracking inventory items and invoicing customers. Reporting tools in these various areas also helps manage-ment in making decisions that could be crucial to operations and growth.

Call the SBDC to register, 492-4701.

The Community Drug Coalition of Lea County is partnering with the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office to offer an Anti-Meth Initiative Training. Due to the extremely negative impact methamphetamine abuse is having upon our young people and others, the At-torney General’s Office has developed a comprehensive tool to assist in educa-tion for communities to act against methamphetamine abuse, manufactur-ers, and from those that would benefit from addicting others.

For those who agree to become a trainer, this program is free of charge. Anyone can volunteer to receive this training, participants will be taught everything needed to know to become a trainer. Once training is completed, par-

ticipants will receive the materials neces-sary to make their own presentations.

The Attorney General’s Office has requested to film our training in order to share with other communities. Parents, school staff, community advocates and/or concerned citizens are all to be a part of this free training and expand your knowledge of the substances that are hurting our communities, 48.4 percent of Lea County students know at least one adult who sells drugs.

The training will be held on Thurs-day, Sept. 27 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner will be provided. To sign up for the training, you may contact the CDC at 391-1301. More information: Com-munity Drug Coalition of Lea County 575-391-1301.


Eddy Co. NM United States

Youth Seriously Considered Suicide 18.6% 15.9% 13.8% (NM rated 5th in the nation)

Youth Attempted Suicide 12.3% 9.7% 6.3% (NM rated 4th in the nation)

Youth Binge Drinking 30.1% 25.0% 23.4% (NM rated 6th in the nation)

Youth Drinking & Driving 16.6% 9.7% 9.7% (NM rated 2nd in the nation)

Youth Marijuana Use 27.4% 28.0% 20.8% (NM rated 19th in the nation)

Youth Cocaine Use 8.5% 5.6% 2.8% (NM rated 5th in the nation)

Youth using Pain Killers to get high 26.8% 14.3% No data (NM rated 1st in the nation)

Youth other drug use 23.2% 13.4% 8.0% (NM rated 1st in the nation)

Youth Cigarette Smoking 31.9% 24.0% 19.5 (NM rated 3rd in the nation)

Grants available to improve housing for farm workers

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is accepting applications for technical assistance grants to develop domestic and migrant farm labor housing.

“These grants will help commu-nities submit quality applications to increase their chances of getting fund-ing to build much-needed affordable housing for farm workers,” Vilsack said. “Increasing the supply of afford-able housing in rural communities not only helps the residents, it helps the entire community.”

Grants are available to organiza-tions that will help housing authorities, state and local governments, Indian tribes, non-profit organizations, and community- and faith-based groups apply for loans and grants to build farmworker housing. The purpose of the grants is to increase the number of high-quality applications USDA receives. Vilsack announced on July 18 the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for loans and grants to build or preserve affordable rental farm worker

housing. This technical assistance funding is to organizations that assist potential borrowers under that NOFA.

Upon hearing about the availability of this funding, USDA Rural Develop-ment State Director Terry Brunner said, “Since a major part of New Mexico’s economy is based on agriculture production this funding is especially important because our farm workers should be given every opportunity to attain the dream of homeownership for their families.”

Technical assistance grantees must have the knowledge, ability, exper-tise or practical experience necessary to develop and package farm labor housing loan and grant applications. They also will be required to submit a minimum number of applications to USDA, based on their location. For additional information, see page 54877 of the Sept. 6 Federal Register, www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-09-06/html/2012-21885.htm.

The deadline for submitting ap-plications is Nov. 5.

Spencer Theater kicks-off its phe-nomenal Fall-Winter-Spring Season 2012-13 of shows on the very day curtains first rose 15 years ago. In the spotlights will be the amazing Cirque Chinois, the highly theatrical national troupe of acrobats from Beijing. This is the company that inspired creation of the Cirque du Soleil in North America, and as winners of over 20 Gold and Silver medals at Interna-tional circus festivals (a circus in Asia has a broader acrobatic, non-animal tradition), the company of 45 acro-bats, contortionists, trapeze artists and dramatists are considered the very best in the world. Their performance at the Spencer Theater on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m., will included spectacular theatricality and acrobatics on a death-

defying scale, a demonstration much like the victorious athletic feats of the Olympics taking place in the midst of the games’ grand opening ceremonies.

Tickets are on sale now, as they are for all performances in the sea-son’s line-up. Call the Spencer Theater Box Office at 575.336.4800 or go to spencertheater.com for information.

Chinese acrobats open fall season at the Spencer Theater


Whether you are planning a party or just looking for a healthy snack idea, fi nding a chip replacement is a great solution to add a little health to snacks or hors d’oeuvres.

Our attachment to food is not just limited to fl avors, it includes textures as well. When we enjoy chips and dip, we often look for taste and crunch. So the next time you want to enjoy dip, look no further than the produce isle in your grocery store for a chip replacement that will offer the crunch and nourishment your body is looking for.

Cucumber slices – contain beta-carotene, phosphorus, potassium, folic acid, chlorophyl and vitamin E.

Zucchini slices – include miner-als such as calcium, potassium, beta-carotene, folic acid and vitamin C.

Carrot sticks – fi ber, phospho-rus, pectin, potassium, calcium and contain vitamin B6 and vitamin B.

Celery sticks – are rich in beta-carotene, folic acid, calcium, mag-nesium, potassium, sodium, chloro-phyll and contain vitamin C.

Broccoli fl orets – are loaded with fi ber, beta-carotene, chromium, iron, potassium, calcium, along with numerous antioxidants. Broccoli also contains vitamins B2, C and K.

Caulifl ower fl orets – contain folic acid, boron, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur along with vitamins B6 and C.

A few excellent dips include:

Hummus – 2 cups or one 16 oz. can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans); ¼ cup pea juice; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1-½ tablespoons tahini; 2 cloves garlic, crushed;

½ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil. Drain chickpeas and set aside liquid from can. Combine re-maining ingredients in blender or food processor. Add ¼ cup liquid from chick-peas. Blend for 3-5 minutes on low until thoroughly mixed and smooth.

Place in serving bowl, and create a shallow well in the

center of the hummus. Add a small amount (1-2 tablespoons) of olive oil in the well. Garnish with parsley (optional). Serve immediately with fresh, warm or toasted pita bread, or cover and refrigerate.

Guacamole – ingredients: 2 me-dium-size avocados; 2 medium-size tomatoes, diced; ½ cup diced purple onion; ½ cup diced bell pepper or jalapeño pepper; sea salt and garlic powder. Mix diced tomatoes, onions and peppers in a bowl, adding sea salt and garlic powder to taste. When you are ready to serve, mash avoca-dos and mix with diced veggies.

Bean dip – ingredients: cooked beans, garlic powder and sea salt. Mash beans in a food processor or blender; slowly add bean juice until desired consistency is reached, adding sea salt and garlic powder to taste.

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Holistic Living and High Mesa Healing Center

As defined by the American Heri-tage Medical Dictionary, holistic, an adjective which comes from the noun, holism, is“the theory that living mat-ter or reality is made up of organic or unified wholes that are greater than the simple sum of their parts.” Holis-tic medicine, practiced at High Mesa Healing Center, is the art and science of healing that addresses the whole person, body, mind and spirit. Techniques integrate conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease to promote optimal health.

The life purpose and passion of Barbara Mader, owner and executive di-rector of HMHC, is to see an integration of complimentary/alternative care and conventional medicine. She believes another component in this integra-tion includes the religious community, addressing the spiritual component of health and wholeness. The optimal heal-ing environment addresses the social, psychological, spiritual, physical and behavioral aspects of health care to sup-port healing and wholeness.

Throughout history, many cultures have believed in the existence of some sort of energy that permeates all living organisms, including human beings. This universal life energy circulates throughout the body and in an energy field surrounding the body. Health ac-cording to this model is the harmonious flow of life energy. Imbalances in the flow (due to unhealthy habits or emo-tions) may result in dis-ease. Healers in

many cultures have used their hands to transmit energy to the sick in order to balance the flow of life energy.

While these ideas may sound strange, conventional medicine has long used machines that emit or record vari-ous forms of energy to diagnose or treat disease. For example, x-ray and laser devices give off different kinds of en-ergy, while ECG’s and EEG’s record the electrical activity of the heart and brain.

Alternative therapies such as Heal-ing Touch, a therapy where practitio-ners use their hands to transmit subtler forms of energy not easily measured by current scientific methods, are being shown to induce relaxation, relieve pain, speed wound healing, and even boost immune function. Barbara Mader, RN, HTP (Healing Touch Practitioner) provides healing touch for her clients at HMHC. Other complimentary healing practices provided at HMHC include massage, crystal therapy, Reiki, flower remedies, the Migun bed, SRT (spiritual response therapy) and more. A labyrinth (a place for walking meditation that assists in balancing energy and helping release stress and tension) is available for the public anytime. Pilates and Tai Chi classes are available. Attitudinal Healing and Open Circle, both open to the public, are spiritual groups that meet routinely.

For more information, visit www.highmesahealing.com, email [email protected] or call 575-336-7777.


Somehow the early morning air of eastern New Mexico’s llano estacado didn’t seem quite as crisp as the less-pressured oxygen of the south central mountains but the “Alpine Shifters” of Ruidoso knew we had the eleva-tion induced breathing advantage as we waited for the start of the ENMU-Portales Marathon. The Portales event was created due to the popularity of the College of Artesia (1966–1973) race which started fi ve miles west of Hope and ended in Artesia’s down-town, 26 miles later. The event format included two starts, one for cyclists who started just before a second wave of aspiring runners. The races were at the dawn of America’s fi tness craze and were successful community ef-forts.

Chris and I waited patiently as the individual cyclists milled around us and quizzically observed our mount, a Schwinn tandem. There was no division for tandems but we were welcomed into the small participatory group.

Another element that separated us from the other athletes was that in our haste to depart with the other Ruidoso cyclists after school, we had forgotten our suitcase with our athletic accouterments – we were to race in our school attire. So we stood there, slightly embarrassed due to our lapse of memory, anticipating the duel partnership that would propel us twenty-six miles, 385 yards on the out and back scenic ride past the land-mark Greyhound Stadium.

As I refl ect on the event with blurred and faded memory, I recall the beginning of the running and cycling that would evolve into today’s imper-sonal mega events. It started innocu-ously with Kenneth Cooper’s Aero-bics (1968) that lauded the benefi ts of running, swimming, and cycling as activities for the average person to increase the quality of their life. Two years later Eugene Sloane wrote “The Complete Book of Bicycling” which ignited bicycling involvement to lev-

els that hadn’t been seen for almost eighty years. Then Jim Fixx’s, “The Complete Book of Running” (1977) completed the popular press trifecta that produced the American fi tness tidal wave and was arguably the literary alarm that woke the dormant marathon boom.

Oftentimes, as we age, we wax nostalgic about the good old days. Our brains often fi lter into a neither region those experiences we sim-ply don’t want to remember and we attempt to correct the frustratingly challenging “now” times by seeking sanctuary in our “best of times.” The ENMU-Portales Marathon no longer exists either in actuality or concept. It was a simpler time and we liked our tandem but life necessitated (we thought) selling it and I realized the mistake too late as I attempted for years to buy it back but the new owner was smarter than me.

Tandeming promotes a together-ness that seeks a common, uncompli-cated goal wherein personal agendas are sacrifi ced for the communal good.

Some “best of times” are worth revisiting to provide community advancement. Sometimes we need to look back to go forward before it’s too late.

The psychling chronicles:Tandem

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White Sands Balloon FestivalPhoto courtesy of Eugene Heathman

The NM Centennial Celebration Balloon is expected to fl y at this year’s festival.

The dates for the 21st White Sands Hot Air Bal-loon Invitational are Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15 and 16. Launch time is 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. Launch will be from various sites in Alamogordo and also at the White Sands National Monu-ment. Admission is free except a gate fee for White Sands National Monument of $3.

How did the 2011 event turn out? It was

totally windless at the 20th Annual Hot Air Balloon Invitational, and very mild in the 80s with little humidity.




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HOBBS: Centennial Art Show: Call for

Artists The Llano Estacado Art Association and the Lea County Commission call for entries for the 2012 fall juried art show, ”100 Years of Enchantment,” Oct. 6 to Nov. 3, at the Center for the Arts, 122 W. Broadway. The prospectus can be downloaded from the LEAA site, llanoestacadoartassociation.com.

Sep26 Winning Workshop: Quickbooks

Basic, presented by the Small Busi-ness Development Center at NMJC, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $125. Call 492-4701 to register

29 United Way Chili Cook-O� - event center parking lot

Oct4 Find It in Hobbs Expo!, 11 a.m. - 7

p.m. An opportunity for chamber members with products and services which residents and businesses have traditionally gone to other markets to � nd. Sign up now to reserve booth spaces. Businesses with products best suited for outdoor display are welcome. Call the Hobbs Chamber for more information.

6 - “100 Years of Enchantment”Nov 3 juried art show presented by the

Llano Estacado Art Association and the Lea County Commission for the Arts. Center for the Arts, 122 W. Broadway. llanoestacadoartas-sociation.com.

LOVINGTON:Sep15 Johnny Rodriguez concert/

street dance, Courthouse Square 575-396-4805

15- Celebrating New Mexico: Oct 18 Cultural Bridges to Lea County,

Lea County Museum, 575-396-480521 Deadline for application for

35th Annual Arts & Crafts Fall Festival (event is Nov. 3 - 4); http://lovingtonchamber.org/docs/brochures/Fall%20FestivalArtsand-CraftShowApplication.pdf

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

HotelFri’s Pre-School Story Time, Living

Desert Zoo, 1504 Miehls Dr., 9:30 - 10: 30 a.m. 575-887-5516

Sat’s Carlsbad Downtown Farmers Market, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Eddy County Courthouse lawn. Runs through mid-October.

29 Music and the Moon, Living Desert Zoo, 1504 Miehls Dr., 5 - 6: 30 p.m. - free concert by Carlsbad Community Band followed by full moon walk, 6:45-7:15 p.m. Regular admission fees apply for moon walk. 575-887-5516

ARTESIA:Sep11 Eddy County Power Lunch, ‘Art

of Leadership,’ First Baptist Church, TLC Building, 322 W. Grande. 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Series by professional leadership trainer Walter Nus-baum. This month: How to create and manage change e� ectively. $5

13 Eddy County Safe Workplace Solutions, Artesia Drug & Crime Coalition, Pecos River Village Conference Center 711 Muscatel Dr., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free

Homeless Veteran Outreach, West Main Baptist Church, 1701 W. Main St., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Artesia VA Clinic. Information includes how to access VA Homeless Veterans services, VA bene� ts, assistance with dis-ability claims and identi� cation of employment opportunities. There will also be a limited supply of food, clothing and personal care kits. 746-3531. Free

15 F.E.A.R. (Female Empowerment And Readiness) Self Defense Class, Park Jr. High School, 8 a.m. Sponsored by the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. For all women, basic course. Space is limited. 575-746-2744 or email [email protected]. $45

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

Bottomless Lakes State Park

Farmers & Gardeners Market, Chaves County Courthouse lawn, 9 a.m. - noon. 575-627-2239

13 MainStreet Roswell Alive After 5, on Main Street from 2nd St. to 4th St., 4 - 7 p.m. Farmer’s Market, sidewalk sale, entertain-ment. 420-5718

14 ‘Hank the Cowdog’ books author John Erickson, Roswell Convention Center, 912 N. Main, 7 p.m. Presented by Roswell Public Library. Tickets are required; pick up free tickets at the library, 301 N. Pennsylvania. 622-7101.

14-16 7th Annual Chisum Shootout, E. NM State Fairgrounds, Bob Crosby Arena. 623-1133; cowboy-mountedshooting.com

Pinatafest, Chaves County Court-house lawn, sponsored by the Hispano Chamber of Commerce. Vendors, live entertainment, car show, dance contest, taco eating contest and of course, pinata breaking. 624-0889.

15 Xcel Energy Tour de Ocho Millas, cycling tour around Bot-tomless Lake State Park. Several options available for riders of all abilities. www.TourdeOchoMillas.com

17 Fun, Fit Family Night, Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 6 - 8 p.m. Families with children grades K-5, are invited to partici-pate in wellness activities, obtain educational information and eat healthy snacks. Coordinated by the RISD Wellness Committee; sponsored by ENMU-Roswell, the NM Department of Health, Healthy Kids Chaves County, Chaves County Extension o� ce and Blue Cross Blue Shield NM.

20 Business After Hours, House of Flowers, 405 W. Alameda, 5 - 7 p.m. Great business networking opportunity. 623-5695

21-22 Pecos Valley Quilt Show, Roswell Convention & Civic Center, 912 N. Main St., Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Over 200 quilts, merchant mall, demonstra-tions, door prizes. $2, children free with adult. www.pecosvalleyquil-ters.com

Sep12-16 Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally

Inn of the Mountain Gods. Poker run, events and vendors. A tradition in Ruidoso for more than 40 years. Saturday Motorcycle parade starts at 10 a.m. 575-973-4977; visit www.motorcyclerally.com or call for schedule and admission prices

Oct6 Roots & Boots, Inn of the Moun-

tain Gods, 8 p.m. Three country greats are part of the Roots & Boots tour: Aaron Tippin, Joe Di� e and Sammy Kershaw. Pure country at its best! Tickets are on sale now from just $25. www.innofthe-mountaingods.com

ALTO:Oct3 Chinese Cirque, the National

Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China, Spencer Theater, 7 p.m. Pre-performance Chinese bu� et at 5 p.m. $69 and $66 (bu� et $20). 888-818-7872 or 575-336-4800. www.spencertheater.com

RUIDOSO DOWNS:Sep11- ‘Authentic Memories of theOct 15 American West,’ the Snidow

Museum of Art, partnering with the Hubbard Museum of the American West present more than 80 works of world-renowned artist Gordon Snidow in a unique setting at the Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70 West, open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 378-4142. hubbardmu-seum.org

RUIDOSO:Sep14-15 Golden Aspen Hog Battle, Rui-

doso Convention Center, 107 Sierra Blanca Drive. Trade Show, Live mu-sic, Paws and Stripes Demos, Cook-ing Competitions. Check website for complete schedule. 575-538-8370; www.hogbattlebbq.com

20 Business After Hours at Rio Rui-doso Company, Ltd., White Moun-tain Plaza, 1204 Mechem Drive, 5 - 7 p.m. Catered refreshments and a chance to network with your fellow chamber members.

21-22 The Bennett Trust Bene� t Gala, at the historic Old Mill, 641 Sudderth, 7 p.m. Two evenings of performance art, including the premiere of Robert Patrick’s new comedy, “You’re Family.” Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, 720 Sudderth. For information call 575-257-7395. All proceeds will bene� t the Bennett Trust ENMU Scholarship Fund.

ALAMOGORDO:SepWed’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

15-16 21st Annual White Sands Bal-loon Invitational, Balloon Park, LaVelle Road - Sat. launch at 7 a.m., ‘Balloon Glow’ - Sun., 7 p.m. White Sands National Monument- Sun. launch at 7 a.m. 800-826-0294 or 437-6120

Tularosa Basin Wine & Music Fest, Alameda Park, Noon - 6 p.m. Live music, wine samples, local artists, vendors, food & fun. Live art auction, 4 p.m. $12 (must be 21 years old or with parent or legal guardian). 575-522-1232; www.TularosaBasinWineFest.com

20 Business After Hours, Desert DJ’s; held at Flickinger Center, 1110 New York, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Oct6 Trinity Site tour, Caravan leaves

from the Tularosa High School Football Field Parking Lot at 8 a.m. 800-826-0294 or 575-437-6120; www.wsmr.army.mil

CLOUDCROFT:Sep15 19th Annual LumberJack

Day, Zenith Park, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Lumberjack competitions including axe throwing, block chops, ob-stacle racing and chain saw races. 575-682-2733, 1-800-UPHIGH7. Chamber of Commerce ra� e - win a Polaris Ranger 500 EFI

22 Cross-Eyed Moose Jeep Jambo-ree; lot next to Cross-Eyed Moose Cafe, 4th Saturday of every month. 575-495-8075

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

ALAMOGORDO - Wed’s 5 p.m. & Sat’s 9 a.m., Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. 575-682-3323CARLSBAD - Sat’s, Eddy County Court-house lawn, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Runs through mid-October GLENCOE - Wed’s, SBS in between MM 274 and MM 275 US Highway 70, 9 - 11 a.m. 575-653-4980HOBBS - Sept. 15, Del Norte Park, 4143

N. Grimes, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Future dates: Sept. 29; Oct. 13 and 27. 575-390-5974MAYHILL - Mayhill Community Center and Park, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sept. 29. Ven-dors needed – call 687-3334 or 687-2003 ROSWELL - Chaves County Courthouse lawn, 9 a.m. - noon. 575-627-2239WHITE OAKS - Fri’s, 5 p.m. to dark, located just east of No Scum Allowed Saloon

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