December 1998 - Mountain Times

Mountain Times
December 15, 1998
From the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico
Sunspot
Weed
Sacramento
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Timberon
The Lincoln National Forest
Celebrating PAVING THE ROAD
the Holidays
INTO TIMBERON
The meeting, sponsored by the Timberon
in the
Community Action Group, was held on NoSacramento vember 21 . Geri Rivers and her assistant,
Johnson, came up from Alamogordo and
Mountains Dave
proceeded to literally cover the back of the
st
The TTimberon
imberon Elementary School Children performed a
community.. Afterwards, everyChristmas Program for the community
one was busy picking out their favorite foods from a huge,
overflowing buffet table.
This “pot luck” Christmas dinner and the children’
children’ss program was sponsored by the TTimberon
imberon Chapel, and attended
by the better part of the TTimberon
community..
imberon community
Holidays are great on the mountain with your friends!
QUICK INDEX
RECIPES FROM THE MOUNTAIN CHEF
PAGE 2
STORY BY DENISE CORDER
PAGE 3
FINANCIAL BY CHARLES WAGNER
PAGE 5
THE YEAR 2000 BUG (Y2K)
PAGES 6 AND 7
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST
PAGES 8 AND 9
SUNSPOT /APACHE POINT SECTION
PAGE 11
WEED / SACRAMENTO SECTION
PAGES 12 - 14
SACRAMENTO METHODIST ADVENT
WORKSHOP
PAGE15
TIMBERON COMMUNITY SECTION
PAGES 17 - 21
NEW CROSSWORD PUZZLE
PAGE 22
THE TRADING POST (BUY & SELL)
PAGE 23
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YEAR 2000 BUG
The Author: Pete E. M. W
arren is an internationally acclaimed
Warren
electrical engineer renown for his gift to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. His experiences, driven by his God
given compassion, have brought him recognition as an expert in
many fields. As a young man he developed the telephone system
for the nation of Kashmir
Kashmir.. Because he found many people in the
remote regions without any medical services, he took up the study
of medicine and became a physician. When the physical condition of his wife required him to return to the U.S., he saw that
many were being excluded from the marketplace of ideas by their
lack of funds. He developed so many very low cost broadcast
stations the Federal Communications Commission deemed him
an expert in the field. Dr
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Dr.. W
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people’ss pain caused him to study
fields from aeronautics, alternative medicines, botany
botany,, communications, dry land farming, and electric power generation…
through microwave transmissions, navigation, and optical instruments, to water purification, x-ray technology and Y2K. As a recognized expert in fields literally from A to Z, his concern continues to be the terrifying price that many will pay for their lack of
preparation. “Ignorance,” he notes, “may be bliss but it is very
expensive.”
I have been asked to write a series on Y2K (Y
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(Year
2000) computer problems. I did not seek to become a Y2K expert, nor do I think of myself as being one. Others point out that I have become the
most knowledgeable expert they know
know.. In the kingdom of the blind, a one eyed man will lead.
I am often asked, “how bad will it be.” Ed YYourdon,
ourdon,
one of the most respected authors and experts on
Y2K, published an early December Internet article,
“The Y2K Crystal Ball: What’
What’ss Going to Happen on 1
Jan 2000?” His response, “I don’
don’tt know
know.. Neither
do you. Neither does anyone else.” This parallels
-continued on page 6, Y2K section
meeting room with an extremely long map of
the 14 mile Sacramento River Road. The map
of proposed routes seemed to be as long as
Geri Rivers shows onlookers possible road routes .
the actual road itself. There were a lot of
places in the proposed routes were they deviated from the existing road, sometimes going
above or below it. Geri told the group attending that this would be the last meeting she
would host on the road, as she had accepted a job in Washington DC Geri’s assistant, Dave
Johnson, will be taking over as project leader.
The Draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) should be out in the next couple of months.
Some mapping still needs to be done before the document is turned over to Federal Highway
for final review. Federal Highway will then make any last minute changes they think appropriate, take it to a publisher, and get it into the mail. There will then be a public meeting in
Timberon, with all of the appropriate experts from the different organizations and government offices attending. Geri assured those attending that the road improvement was still on
track for the year 2000, probably in early Spring, and that it was not only the States #1
priority, but Federal Highway and the Forest Service were also committed to getting this
project done.
-continued on page 20, Road
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The hayride was only one of the many things to do at the Advent W
orkshop in Sacramento - see page 15
Workshop
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LETTERS FROM OUR READERS
STILL MORE TO BE THANKFUL FOR
An open letter to all who contributed to Timberon’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner
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We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the many members of our
community who gave generously of their time, talents and money to make the Thanksgiving Dinner a huge success. The dinner would never have been possible without each
of you who purchased food, prepared food, decorated the dinning room so beautifully,
stayed and cleaned up, and the local businesses who generously donated to help with the
cost of food, decorations, and necessary supplies. Thank you, also, to our two fine
Timberon newspapers that were kind enough to advertise the event so successfully, and
T.W.S.D. for copying our menus for us.
As we set aside a special day to give thanks to God for all He has given us, we find that
we have still more to be thankful for. We in Timberon have the privilege of living in a
community where people enjoy working together and celebrating life together. It is our
sincere hope that everyone involved experienced a new or renewed understanding that
there is a good God who cares for all of us and the way He shows it is through inspiring
people to share the love He puts in our hearts with one another.
May God continue to bless you all,
Timberon Thanksgiving Dinner Committee
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DECEMBER 15, 1998
MOUNTAIN TIMES
VETERANS CLINIC
MA
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MAY
PLACED
IN ALAMOGORDO
CONFESSIONS OF A
HOLID
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offf icials in Albuquer
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ma
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or ma
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a doctor
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Tis the season for a diet,
fa la la la la, la la la la.
start today and join the riot,
fa la la la la, la la la la.
don we now our tight apparel
fa la la la, la la la, la la la!
diet now, or look like barrelsfa la la la la, la la la la!!
Thanksgiving has just passed and Christmas is only a few weeks away. I have
given myself a long-overdue gift in advance. It’s not a gift you can buy at the
store, nor is it one you can wrap up and put a cheap bow on, because its priceless. I should have given it to myself years ago. I am giving myself a “diet-less”
holiday season. In giving this gift to myself, I am guaranteeing a smooth
seasonal passage not only for myself, but for everyone who knows me.
I’m speaking from experience. Everyone who knows and loves me, knows
that I have been on a diet for over twenty five years, still trying to lose that last
10 pounds. By now I should look like a cinnamon stick with a head on it. I do
not consider myself an expert on the subject, however I do admit that I have
psychological tendencies that predispose me to brainwashing techniques. In
other words I am gullible.
I am the classical example of an individual suffering from the “diet-burnout
syndrome”, and I’m mad. Try finding someone to encourage you on your quest
for a diet-less life. There is no one to turn to. If you’re looking for support and
a shoulder to cry on, you’re going to have to look hard. Everyone is on a diet! It
gets really bad during the holidays, too. The mind games are more than I can
bear. I know because I have played them.
The Bible says “ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” With
God’s help, I intend to rid myself of this obsession once and for all! The mind of
the holiday dietier is in my opinion, questionable. I use to love to attend the
little neighborhood holiday parties. That’s where I could really prove myself.
While everyone was filling their little holiday plates with delicious once-a-year
treats, I would put a single carrot stick on mine, and maybe a mini cheese ball.
While all the other plates in the room were overflowing with food, you could
still see the design on my plate. And if you moved the carrot to the side of the
plate, it looks like your carrying around an empty plate.
If this isn’t sick enough, then I would casually stroll around the room with
the carrot in my hand, flashing my empty plate without shame or remorse. I
was not satisfied until I heard a “is that all your eating?”. Then I would move on
to the next victim.
I’m over the hill now, and I have seen the “light”. The people on this side are
slowing down, and eating delicious pastries. And the best part is that no one
really cares! It’s as if we are finally
“getting it”. I am not condoning unhealthy life-styles in the least. I intend
to get all the fresh air my lungs will
hold, and eat anything I want to in moderation. I enjoy walking and to me it
is not exercise, just a chance to be alone
with God for a few minutes each day.
We tell our kids that Christmas is not
about the amount of presents they get,
nor the packages and the ribbons that
surround our gifts. That it’s the love
and the thought that goes into the gift.
Yet we contradict ourselves by our obsession with our own looks, the packages that we come in.
I believe there is much more to us
than the containers we happen to be
in. After all, isn’t Christmas about
someone who was more than the package he came in? I hope you think so.
About that goofy song at the beginning
of the article, just ignore it. It’s the
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PIANO DONATIONS SOUGHT
by Susan Burton
The Baldwin Piano Company believes that Alamogordo and Otero County may be the perfect home for
one of their nine-foot concert grand pianos. The Otero County Community Concerts Association is sponsoring a drive to buy this nine-foot concert piano to be used at the Flickinger Center for the Performing
Arts.
The grand piano being offered by Baldwin had been used for two years by concert artists touring in Utah
and adjacent states. Now it is time for the instrument to retire from life on the road and find a permanent
home. The Baldwin Company is interested in assisting communities such as Alamogordo in trying to keep
the arts alive. They are offering the piano to the local Community Concerts Association for just $35,000.
This is $20,000 less than
their normal asking price for a used piano for this type and $40,000 less than a new one.
The Otero County Community Concerts Association currently owns a much smaller six-foot Baldwin
piano which is housed at the Flickinger Center
Center.. Artists appearing during the Community Concerts’ season
are not happy using this smaller piano. In fact, some pianists will only agree to appear where a seven or
nine foot grand piano is available.
Alamogordo in general, and not just the Community Concerts Association, will benefit if we can acquire
the nine-foot concert grand piano. It is the Association’
Association’ss stated policy that its piano is available not just to
artists on the Community Concerts’ season but also to all responsible performers who appear at the
Flickinger Center
Center.. In addition to Community Concerts, the present piano is used by professional performers who visit the Flickinger and by local school and other performing groups. When it comes to Alamogordo,
the nine-foot concert grand piano will be available to the same basis.
The Community Concerts Association had long felt that Alamogordo deserves a full-sized, concert-class
instrument and, since 1992, has solicited contributions to a piano fund. Now that the Baldwin Company
has made this generous offer
offer,, these fund raising efforts must move into high gear
gear.. The Association is
asking for contributions in the form of memorials, birthday and anniversary gifts, and direct donations to
the piano fund. All contributions are tax deductible, and all, no matter how small, are sincerely solicited.
Any amount will be welcome.
Currently
Currently,, the Otero County Community Concerts Association has about $20,000 available. It should be
able to sell its smaller six-foot Baldwin piano for approximately $10,000. If Alamogordo will pitch in and
help raise the rest of the required funds, we will all share the musical benefits. TToo make a contribution or
for further information on both the pianos, call 437-2606, 437-0494, or 437-8810.
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DECEMBER 15, 1998
COUNTY HAS NEW SAFEHOUSE
Comm
unity suppor
ong in ggetting
etting a ne
w saf
ehouse ffor
or se
xuall
y aabused
bused
Community
supportt has been str
strong
new
safehouse
sexuall
xually
o County
childr
en of
hildren
offf the ggrround in Oter
Otero
County..
Accor
ding to Sher
if
ohn lee, who has been a dr
iving ffor
or
ce behind Kid’
s, Inc., a
According
Sherif
ifff JJohn
driving
orce
Kid’s,
iv
ate, non-thr
Saf
ehouse ffor
or Kids will pr
ovide a pr
eatening en
vir
onment wher
e ffor
or
enSafehouse
pro
priv
ivate,
non-threatening
envir
vironment
where
orensic inter
vie
ws of cchild
hild se
xual aabuse
buse victims can be conducted b
y tr
ained pr
of
essionintervie
views
sexual
by
trained
prof
ofessionals.
y conducted at the police station or
vie
ws w
er
e usuall
In the past, Lee said, suc
intervie
views
wer
ere
usually
such
h inter
sher
if
y la
w enf
or
cement of
y tr
aining in suc
h delisherif
ifff ’s of
offfice b
by
law
enfor
orcement
offf icer
icerss who had little if an
any
training
such
cate matter
s. Childr
en w
ould then be subjected to the tr
auma of a n
umber of intermatters.
Children
would
trauma
number
vie
ws b
y vvar
ar
ious aag
gencies in
volv
ed in the cr
iminal in
vestigation.
views
by
arious
inv
olved
criminal
inv
Under the ne
w pr
og
vie
wer will question a cchild
hild while being
new
prog
ogrram, Lee said, one inter
intervie
view
lude those submitmonitor
ed b
y a police of
oom. Questions will inc
monitored
by
offf icer in another rroom.
include
ted b
y case in
vestigator
s, and the inter
vie
w will be video taped. All concer
ned par
ties
by
inv
estigators,
intervie
view
concerned
parties
mation needed in their
can then vie
w the video as often as necessar
y to glean the inf
or
view
necessary
infor
ormation
in
vestigation, Lee said.
inv
The sole inter
vie
wer will then testify in cour
t, making ffor
or consistent testimon
y. In
intervie
view
court,
testimony
the past, eev
v er
y one who inter
vie
wed the cchild
hild ma
y ha
ve been called to testify
ery
intervie
view
may
hav
testify.. The
def
ense could use an
y vvar
ar
iations in testimon
y to its adv
anta
ge, Lee said.
defense
any
ariations
testimony
advanta
antag
osecutor
e mor
e
Single inter
vie
ws conducted at Kid’
s, Inc., should help pr
intervie
views
Kid’s,
prosecutor
osecutorss secur
secure
more
con
victions of the guilty par
ties, Lee said.
convictions
parties,
In ggetting
etting the pr
oject of
actor
o
project
offf the ggrround, the Building Contr
Contractor
actorss Association of Oter
Otero
esponding
County had rrequested
equested donations of la
bor and mater
ials. Among those rresponding
labor
materials.
wer
e Hof
fman and Sons Constr
uction of Cloudcr
oft, and P
k y’
ere
Hoffman
Construction
Cloudcroft,
Por
ork
y’ss Heating & Cooling
or
and S & C Glass of Alamog
or
do.
Alamogor
ordo.
The space w
as donated rrent
ent fr
ee ffor
or six months b
y the shopping center’
was
free
by
center’ss longtime
o wner
son. After six months, Lee said, rrent
ent and other eexpenses
xpenses will be
wner,, Nor
Norma
Anderson.
ma Ander
paid with ggrrants and pr
oceeds fr
om local fundr
aiser
s.
proceeds
from
fundraiser
aisers.
naEarlier
bout $2,000 w
as rraised
aised ffor
or Kid’
s, Inc., via a glo
wball ggolf
olf tour
Earlier,, Lee said, aabout
was
Kid’s,
glowball
tournament held at Deser
es Golf Cour
se.
Desertt lak
lakes
Course.
Kid’
s, Inc., is located at 713 Suite D on the east side of the Gr
anada Shopping Center
Kid’s,
Granada
Center..
It should be up and rrunning
unning b
y the time yyou
ou rread
ead this paper
we ver
y cases of
by
paper.. Ho
How
er,, an
any
suspected aabuse
buse should ffir
ir
st be rrepor
epor
ted to the la
w enf
or
cement aag
gency near
est the
irst
eported
law
enfor
orcement
nearest
victim, or the local Childr
en yyouth
outh and FFamilies
amilies Depar
tment, Lee said.
Department,
Children
“Kid’
s, Inc., is not a place (concer
ned adults) can just br
ing their kids to,
“Kid’s,
(concerned
bring
to,”” Lee said.
“The police ha
ve to br
ing them ther
e.
bring
there.
e.””
hav
Br
ought to yyou
ou cour
tesy of
Brought
courtesy
the Alamog
or
do Dail
ws
Dailyy Ne
News
Alamogor
ordo
Staf
iter Shar
on Ander
son
Stafff Wr
Writer
Sharon
Anderson
Mountain W
ildflowers Gift Shop
Wildflowers
in Timberon, New Me
xico
Mexico
MOUNTAIN TIMES
DECEMBER 15, 1998
MAKE YOUR POINT WITH THE IRS
by Charles Wagner, CFP
The purchase of a home can be one of the most significant financial planning events of a
lifetime. For most families, the home is their most or next-to-most valuable asset. Millions
of recent and soon-to-be homeowners could be in for a pleasant surprise from an unexpected benefactor: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS agreed to allow the deduction of “seller-paid points” related to the purchase of an individual’s principal residence.
Not only was this new position helpful to prospective home buyers, but the rule change has
also been made retroactive (to 1991) and entitled many taxpayers to a refund check as a
result.
Points are a form of prepaid interest on a mortgage and would not normally be deductible
until the tax year to which they relate under normal tax rules. Under the old rules on home
purchases, home buyers were permitted to deduct any points they paid for a mortgage to
purchase their principal home. To be deductible, points must be designated as such on the
closing statement, computed as a percentage of the borrowed amount, charged as an established business practice within the area of the real estate, paid for the acquisition of a
primary residence and paid directly by the taxpayer with funds not borrowed for this purpose.
Previously, it wasn’t clear within the tax code whether buyers could deduct points paid by
sellers on their behalf. The IRS now has said that seller-paid points are deductible. When
sellers pay points for the buyer, they are acting as a middleman between the buyer and the
lender and facilitate a completed sale by reducing the buyer’s closing costs.
If the buyer takes a deduction for seller-paid points, he must reduce his cost basis in the
home by subtracting the amount from his purchase price. Thus, he will have a larger capital
gain when he eventually decides to sell. Yet, this gain-for-deduction tradeoff is a beneficial
exchange when you consider the time value of money and the deferral and exclusion rules
available for home sellers.
Sellers were generally unaffected by this rule. Sellers usually increase the price of the
home to cover the points and increase their selling expenses upon the sale by the same
amount. Thus, it’s a wash for them and should make selling homes easier to buyers faced
with the squeeze of closing costs.
If you purchased your home in 1997 and still haven’t filed your return yet, you still have
time to take advantage of this rule change. For the rest affected by this rule, filing an amended
return is your route with Form 1040X. You should write “seller-paid points” in the corner
and attach a copy of your settlement statement. There is a three year deadline after your
return was due to take advantage of this provision. Knowing these and other rule changes
helps your financial planner advise you in structuring a home purchase. However, be sure to
check with your CPA or tax advisor for a detailed review.
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AGE 1
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Alamog
or
do Pub
lic Libr
ar
y.
Alamogor
ordo
Public
Librar
ary
ead
McGr
eg
or Rang
e, a 699,000-acr
e spr
McGreg
egor
Range,
699,000-acre
spread
of land in Souther
n Oter
o County
ed
Southern
Otero
County,, is shar
shared
by FFor
or
eau of Land
ortt Bliss,Texas, and the Bur
Bureau
or
Mana
gement. (18,000 acr
es of McGr
eg
Manag
acres
McGreg
egor
is contr
olled b
y the U
or
est Se
vice. Alcontrolled
by
U.S.
orest
Sevice.
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though it’
ed par
eg
or
it’ss consider
considered
partt of McGr
McGreg
egor
or,,
it’
it’ss not par
partt of the withdr
withdraawal aag
greement,
accor
ding to the dr
aft LEIS).
according
draft
This unique ar
ement per
mits a wide
arrrang
angement
permits
r ang
e of use. Soldier
ang
e ffor
or
ange
Soldierss need the rrang
ange
Patr
iot missile tr
aining and other tr
aining
atriot
training
training
exer
cises; hunter
er
or rrececercises;
hunterss and hik
hiker
erss use it ffor
r eation; rranc
anc
her
e; en
viancher
herss ggrraze cattle ther
there;
envior its rrar
ar
e
r onmentalists pr
ize the rrang
ang
e ffor
prize
ange
are
blac
k ggrrama ggrrasslands. In 1997, mor
e than
lack
more
300 people rrequested
equested access to the rrang
ang
e
ange
for rrecr
ecr
eational use, accor
ding to the LEIS.
ecreational
according
In ggener
ener
al, militar
y tr
aining is conf
ined
eneral,
military
training
confined
y to the south and southw
est, and the
mostly
southwest,
mostl
nor
th and nor
theast ar
e dedicated to pubnorth
northeast
are
lic use and ggrrazing.
McGr
eg
or Rang
e emer
ged in 1957, thr
ee
McGreg
egor
Range
emerg
three
year
viets detonated their ffir
ir
st
earss after the So
Soviets
irst
hydr
og
en bomb. The ffeder
eder
al ggo
over
nment
ydrog
ogen
ederal
ernment
decided it needed eextr
xtr
ver
gainst
xtraa le
lev
eraa ge aagainst
anc
hing
the Cold War
ar,, and condemned rranc
anching
land ffor
or militar
y use. Cong
ew
military
Congrress withdr
withdre
the land ffor
or 20 yyear
ear
s.
ears.
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my ask
ed the Bur
eau of Land
arm
asked
Bureau
Later,, the ar
Mana
gement to mana
ge ggrr azing because
Manag
manag
liv
estoc
k left b
y rranc
anc
her
oamed the
livestoc
estock
by
ancher
herss rroamed
rang
e. Enter the BLM in 1966.
ange.
Although the cong
xpir
ed
congrressional plan eexpir
xpired
in 1977, the ar
ain on
my contin
train
arm
continued
ued to tr
McGr
eg
or
McGreg
egor
or..
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gain withdr
e w the
Congrr ess aagain
withdre
land ffor
or 15 yyear
ear
s. This aag
g r eement is due
ears.
to eexpir
xpir
e in 2001. Thr
ough the yyear
ear
s,
xpire
Through
ears,
McGr
eg
or has eev
volv
ed into one of the
McGreg
egor
olved
militar
y’
tant tr
aining ar
ea.
military’
y’ss most impor
important
training
area.
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partt of a long pr
process
ne
w the withdr
g r eement in its
new
withdraaw al aag
w aag
greement,
pr
esent ffor
or
m, to appr
ove a ne
present
new
orm,
appro
or to discontin
ue militar
y use altog
ether
discontinue
military
altogether
lic doand tur
n the rrang
ang
eo
ver to the pub
turn
ange
ov
public
main.
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xamines the impact of eac
h
each
ety
alter
nativ
e on the en
vir
onment, saf
alternativ
native
envir
vironment,
safety
ety,,
water rresour
esour
ces and se
ver
al other ar
eas.
esources
sev
eral
areas.
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my pr
ef
er
nativ
e 1, whic
h
arm
pref
efer
erss Alter
Alternativ
native
which
would eextend
xtend the cur
currr ent withdr
withdraaw al
a greement until 2051.
e
If an
y of Alter
nativ
es 2 thr
ough 6 ar
any
Alternativ
natives
through
are
chosen, the ar
my will need to assess what
arm
actions ar
e necessar
y to cclean
lean up or
dare
necessary
ordxic substances and other hazar
dnance, to
toxic
hazardous mater
ials.
materials.
Her
e is a summar
y of Alter
nativ
es 2
Here
summary
Alternativ
natives
thr
ough 6:
through
Alter
nativ
e 2: W ithdr
Alternativ
native
ithdraaw most of
McGr
eg
or
xcept ffor
or the Sacr
amento ffootootMcGreg
egor
or,, eexcept
Sacramento
hills ar
ea whic
h inc
ludes most of the Culp
area
which
includes
Can
yon Wilder
ness Stud
y Ar
ea. Culp CanCany
ilderness
Study
Area.
yon WSA is vvalued
alued ffor
or its deer hunting and
natur
al beauty
natural
beauty..
Alter
nativ
e 3: W ithdr
Alternativ
native
ithdraa w most of
McGr
eg
or
xcept ffor
or Oter
o Mesa and Culp
McGreg
egor
or,, eexcept
Otero
Can
yon WSA.
Cany
Alter
nativ
e 4: W ithdr
Alternativ
native
ithdraa w most of
McGr
eg
or
xcept ffor
or all por
tions nor
th
McGreg
egor
or,, eexcept
portions
north
of NM506 and the Oter
o Mesa. This w
ould
would
Otero
r educe the size of withdr
withdraawn lands to
a bout 455,000 acr
es.
acres.
Alter
nativ
e 5: Retur
n the entir
e rrang
ang
e
Return
entire
ange
Alternativ
native
to the pub
lic domain, eexcept
xcept a small porpublic
tion wher
e McGr
eg
or Rang
e Camp and a
where
McGreg
egor
Range
few other ar
my holdings ar
e located.
arm
are
Alter
nativ
e 6: Designate Culp Can
yon
Alternativ
native
Cany
WSA, Oter
o Mesa and the Sacr
amento
Otero
Sacramento
Mountain FFoothills,
oothills, plus other ar
eas, as
areas,
wilder
ness ar
eas. Withdr
est of the
wilderness
areas.
ithdraaw the rrest
rang
e.
ange.
Other pub
lic hear
ings ar
e sc
heduled ffor
or
public
hearings
are
scheduled
Las Cr
uces and El P
aso in JJan
an
uar
y.
Cruces
Paso
anuar
uary
Br
ought to yyou
ou cour
tesy of
Brought
courtesy
the Alamog
or
do Dail
ws
Alamogor
ordo
Dailyy Ne
News
and Staf
iter Lisa Tur
Stafff Wr
Writer
urner
ner
Char
les Wagner
Charles
gner,, CFP
1655 La F
onda Dr
Fonda
Dr..
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Call 505-521-1840 or
Toll F
Frree 1-800-230-1840
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2
YK
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN THE YEAR 2000
YEAR 2000 BUG
my own, “I don’
don’tt really know
know,, and I haven’
haven’tt heard of
anyone that does.” Nevertheless, with others, I want
to be a Paul Revere not a Chicken Little.
My challenge to those who say
say,, “it’
“it’ss
easy to fix,” or “Bill Gates will find a
fix,” or “the government will fix it”,
or any such uneducated answer
answer,, get
educated!
It is not an easy fix, no one fix will work for any
other of the hundreds of programming languages,
further the most difficult part is in Embedded Cir
Cir-cuits (commonly erroneously called Embedded
Chips), which are mini-computers all to themselves.
Many of them have no date function at all but know
the date, have no method of being reprogrammed ,
and are not compliant with Y2K. When they reach
the year 2000 some will think it is 1900 but most
will think it is Jan 1, 1980, others will say it is Jan 4,
1980, others will become confused and die. Those
that think it is 1900 or 1980 and have no date function will continue to work. Those that have date
functions will cause system conflicts and failures.
In electrical generating plants and power grids there
are hundreds of thousands of them. Many of them
have look ahead and report back or have look back
functions that are date dependent. This combined
with the all important zero current crossover function that is required to switch generators and power
distribution switches at near no current points to
avoid burning up the switches and tripping the loads,
causing load rejections and generator shutdowns.
This is of great concern to many in the power industry even if the main computers are made Y2K
compliant. The British IEE has a WEB site explaining the massive problem confronting Engineers and
computer experts in all areas but especially in the
electrical power industry and their experience that
shows 13% of embedded circuits will cause problems and that just one failure may bring down the
entire grid.
While there are hundreds of areas that still concern me, because industry and government are so
far behind, I am definitely most concerned for the
power generation industry and the effect of its failure on civilization as we know it. Many leaders in
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the Industry share my concern. I cannot say with
absolute certainty that there will be massive blackouts lasting hours, days, weeks, months, or longer
longer,,
but from what is known today I would favor months
rather than hours. Without significantly faster
progress in hundreds of vital areas to our modern
society
society,, which I believe it to be to late to achieve, I
believe we will have to learn to adapt to a life style
similar to rural America at the turn of the century
century.. I
don’
don’tt consider myself a pessimist but rather an optimist, and I believe we should prepare for the next
millennium before it is too late. I receive no income from anything Y2K related and spend my own
funds to advise and warn so that others may be ready
ready..
YYou
ou may recall a recent headline news item where
49 square miles of San Francisco lost electrical
power for 6 to 8 hours because of disconnecting a
ground by mistake. It was immediately discovered
and corrected but not before tripping a ground fault
protection embedded circuit causing generator shutdown, causing generator overloads on other generators and shutting them down all by computer
control. Imagine this multiplied many times nationwide but requiring real troubleshooting and repairs.
Because I am a strong believer (Southern Baptist
minister
minister,, ex-missionary) I do have beliefs about
spiritual significance of the Y2K problem, but none
of what I have said above comes from that belief.
Rather what I conclude from the Y2K problem causes
me to wonder if Biblical prophecy may not be fulfilled through it. I also believe it may offer greater
areas of witnessing for believers and of service for
them.
I am not alone with a bunch of “KOOKS” in my
concerns, several state governors, mayors, congressmen and senators are issuing warnings, as well as
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve,
and Caspar W
einberger
Weinberger
einberger,, former Secretary of Defense.
Many cities have put out Y2K preparedness lists for
their residents to follow and today the American Red
Cross put out a preparedness list for Y2K.
I hope you will find encouragement from my ar
ar-ticles rather than despair and begin immediately to
prepare and share with friends and relatives, even
strangers, the need to be prepared. People ask me
if I won’
won’tt feel silly having prepared and then Y2K is
a “non-event”. I answer no. I will be delighted that
it was and still glad I had the sense to prepare. I tell
people how I trust in the Lord but still pay thousands of dollars a year to insure my home and business for fire, an event in the 100,000 to 1 category
of likelihood. I consider a major Y2K problem
greater than a 10 to 1 likelihood. What if I’m right
and those that trust industry and government are
wrong? Will you and your family be ready?
If you have access to the Internet try these sites:
www
.cbn.org/y2k/ www
.y2kcommunity
.com/
www.cbn.org/y2k/
www.y2kcommunity
.y2kcommunity.com/
www
.garynorth.com
www
.y2k.com/
www.garynorth.com
www.y2k.com/
Till next time, God Bless,
His servant Pete
Note: Mountain Times is not turning into a Y2K newsletter. However,
it appears that the year 2000 is on
peoples minds right now - and the
articles we are getting mirror that!
DECEMBER 15, 1998
Open Letter to President Clinton
by Peter de Jager, a speaker on year 2000 computing issues along
with the topics of change, creativity, and management technology.
On Sept. 9, 1998, U.S. Rep. Stephen Horn released his latest summary of your government’s
Y2K activity. The summary, if accurate, should raise an outcry of concern.
It hasn’t. This document, and its implications, has received little if any serious coverage by
the media. And, to the best of my knowledge, little attention by your office.
The report focuses on the progress made towards fixing the mission-critical computer
applications at risk due to the well-documented Y2K problem.
“Mission-critical” is a term used to describe those systems which, if allowed to fail, would
cause an organization to lose the ability to deliver services ‘critical’ to their stated ‘mission.’
It is important to note that Rep. Horn did not receive the raw data from consultants or
other third parties who we could accuse of having a bias towards delivering bad news. There
are no vested interests being served here. His summary is based upon information provided
to him directly by the administrations themselves.
Here are some of the items extracted from the report, which cause others and myself some
serious concern:
- The Department of Defense, by its own count, has some 2,965 mission-critical systems. All
of these will not be fixed until sometime in 2001. This means that during the entire year of
2000, they will be incapable of performing all the functions described in their mission statement. I am sure there are many individuals who are eagerly anticipating the failure of the
DOD to perform its duties.
- Department of Labor, 61 mission-critical systems, not 100% ready until 2001.
- Department of Interior, 91 mission-critical systems, not 100% ready until 2001.
- Department of Health and Human Services, 298 mission-critical systems, not 100% ready
until 2002.
- Department of Energy, 411 mission-critical systems, not 100% ready until 2002.
- Department of State, 59 mission-critical systems, not 100% ready until 2027 (this is not a
typographical error, The - Department of State estimates they will not be able to provide you
their full services for the next 27 years.)
- Department of Justice, 207 systems, not 100% ready until 2030+ (the ‘plus’ sign indicates
they have no idea when they will be ready.)
- Department of Education, 14 systems, not 100% ready until 2030+.
- Agency for International Development, 7 systems, not 100% ready until 2023.
If an agency’s response to you is that the above summary is not an accurate statement, then
its officials should remove from their list of mission-critical those applications which are not
mission-critical, and/or they should provide more accurate delivery dates.
Agencies’ predicted objections aside, these are the precise estimates they provided to Rep.
Horn.
What exactly does this report mean? Nobody knows, because the mission-critical systems
counted have not been identified. I think it would be useful to have some idea of which of the
many services will not be available to the American people.
If this report is accurate, then action must be taken by you to correct it. It is not acceptable
to anyone that the Department of Defense, who’s mission is to defend the interests of the
United States at home and abroad, knowingly, and apparently willingly, fails in that endeavor.
If they are short of resources, make those resources available, or announce publicly that
the DOD is not really a critical service to the United States and shut it down.
The same goes for every other department listed above. Either they are fully operational on
Jan. 1, 2000, or declare their contribution to the American people non-critical and shut them
down and save your taxpayers the unnecessary expense.
If this report is not accurate, then action must be taken by you to correct it. It describes a
totally unacceptable situation. As it is reported, it raises unnecessary concern, uncertainty
and even fear. Three emotions no political party should be fostering as it heads into an
election year.
Either way, action, real action, not soothing words and platitudes, is required at the highest levels either to correct an unacceptable situation or to correct the notion that your administrators are incapable of executing their mandated mission statements.
You might respond that you have taken action. That the Year 2000 office headed up by John
Koskinen is charged with the responsibility of fixing this problem.
With respect, I suggest that more is called for, I suggest that the administrators who appear, by their own account, incapable of handling this problem be either replaced or supported by those who can get the job done.
We have about 13 months left; congressional hearings in year 2000 to figure out who
dropped the ball will be too late.
We have 13 months left; the ball is in your court today, do something with it.
With respect,
Peter de Jager, Nov. 17, 1998
DECEMBER 15, 1998
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN THE YEAR 2000
PAGE 7
AMERICAN RED CROSS ADDRESSES Y2K
WHA
T YOU SHOULD KNOW
WHAT
For more than 100 years, the American Red Cross has been at the cutting edge of
disaster relief activities, helping people prevent, prepare for, and cope with disasters and
other emergencies. That’s why your Red Cross has published the following information
about “Y2K”—its potential effects and what you can do to be prepared.
FREQUENTL
Y ASKED QUESTIONS
FREQUENTLY
What is “Y2K” and why are people concerned? The Year 2000 technology problem, or bug,
as it is sometimes called, was created in the early days of computers, when memory in computers was scarce and expensive. Programmers took shortcuts whenever possible to save
space. Instead of using a four-digit code for year dates, a two-digit entry was used. This
practice persisted, long after the need for saving space was eliminated. The two-digit code
also was used in embedded chips, which exist in many devices that control processes, functions, machines (like cars), building ventilation systems, elevators, and fire and security
alarm systems, which are part of our everyday lives.
When the year 2000 comes, programs that have been coded with two-digit year codes will
not distinguish between the years 2000 and 1900. If the program includes time-sensitive
calculations or comparisons, results are unpredictable. No one knows what problems may
occur, how widespread they may be, or how long they will last. The good news is that federal,
state, and local governments; banks and other financial institutions; retail businesses, and
every other group affected by this problem have been working to resolve it, and a great deal
of progress has been made.
When could Y2K problems happen? Most people anticipate Y2K problems may happen
December 31, 1999, at midnight. Many experts predict that the problem is more likely to be
a persistent one over a few years rather than a single “crash.”
For example, there may be a computer-based problem with other dates, such as April 7,
1999, which is the 99th day of the year, or on 9/9/99. In the past, a series of nines was used
to indicate termination of a computer program, and some experts believe that when all nines
show up in a date sequence, some computer systems could read it as a program termination
command. There also is some concern regarding fiscal year 2000 dates in those organizations with fiscal years that start earlier than December 31, 1999. Also, the year 2000 is a leap
year, and the leap year date 02/29/00 may be a problem for some computer programs as
well.
What kinds of things could happen as a result of Y2K problems? The President’s Council
on Y2K Conversion, established by the White House, as well as a special Senate Committee,
have focused their attention on defining the scope of the Y2K problem. Hearings have been
conducted by the United States Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem and have focused on the following eight areas:
Utilities and the national power grid
International banking and finance
Health care
Transportation
Telecommunications
Pension and mutual funds
Emergency planning
General business
CO
VERA
GE
COVERA
VERAGE
OF Y2K
We will keep our
readers updated on
the Y2K situation.
There will be a
page devoted to this
subject from now on.
The potential effect of the Y2K technology problem on any of these areas is unknown, and
the situation continues to change as federal, state, and local governments; industries; businesses; and organizations, as well as the general public, take actions to reduce the problem.
Experts who spoke at the Senate hearings believe that there may be localized disruptions.
For example, in some areas, electrical power may be unavailable for some time. Manufacturing and production industries may be disrupted. Roads may be closed or gridlocked if traffic
signals are disrupted. Electronic credit card transactions may not be processed. Telephone
systems may not work.
Because no one can be certain about the effects of the Y2K problem, the American Red
Cross has developed the following checklist for you. These are some easy steps you can take
to prepare for possible disruptions. All of these recommendations make good sense, regardless of the potential problem.
WHA
T YOU CAN DO TO BE PREP
ARED - Y2K Checklist
WHAT
PREPARED
___ Check with manufacturers of any essential computer-controlled electronic equipment in
your home to see if that equipment may be affected. This includes fire and security alarm
systems, programmable thermostats, appliances, consumer electronics, garage door openers, electronic locks, and any other electronic equipment in which an “embedded chip” may
control its operation.
___ Stock disaster supplies to last several days to a week for yourself and those who live with
you. This includes having nonperishable foods, stored water, and an ample supply of prescription and nonprescription medications that you regularly use. The Red Cross doesn’t
recommend hoarding supplies. See Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit for suggestions.
___ Have some extra cash on hand in case computer-controlled electronic transactions involving ATM cards, credit cards, and the like cannot be processed. Plan to keep cash in a safe
place, and withdraw money from your bank in small amounts well in advance of 12/31/99 to
avoid long lines at the bank at the last minute.
___ Plan to fill your automobile gas tank a day or so before 12/31/99.
___ In case the power fails, plan to use alternative cooking devices in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions. Don’t use open flames or charcoal grills indoors.
___ Have extra blankets, coats, hats, and gloves to keep warm. Please do not plan to use gasfueled appliances, like an oven, as an alternative heating source. The same goes for woodburning or liquid-fueled heating devices that are not designed to be used in a residential
structure. Camp stoves and heaters should only be used out of doors in a well-ventilated
area. If you do purchase an alternative heating device, make sure it is approved for use
indoors and is listed with the Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
___ Have plenty of flashlights and extra batteries on hand. Don’t use candles for emergency
lighting.
___ Examine your smoke alarms now. If you have smoke alarms that are hard-wired into
your home’s electrical system (most newer ones are), check to see if they have battery backups. Every fall, replace all batteries in all smoke alarms as a general fire safety precaution.
___ Be prepared to relocate to a shelter for warmth and protection during a prolonged
power outage or if for any other reason local officials request or require that you leave your
home. Listen to a battery-operated radio or television for information about where shelters
will be available.
___ If you plan to use a portable generator, connect what you want to power directly to the
generator; do not connect the generator to your home’s electrical system. Also, be sure to
keep a generator in a well-ventilated area_either outside or in a garage, keeping the door
open. Don’t put a generator in your basement or anywhere inside your home.
___ Check with the emergency services providers in your community to see if there is more
information available about how your community is preparing for any potential problems.
Be an advocate and support efforts by your local police, fire, and emergency management
officials to ensure that their systems will be able to operate at all times.
The American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
We’re in your neighborhood every day, providing disaster preparedness information and
teaching classes in first aid and other lifesaving skills, to help keep families like yours safer.
For more information, please contact your local American Red Cross.
OTERO COUNTY NOT PREPARED
FOR COMPUTER BUG PROBLEM
Otero County Commissioners acknowledged recently that the county is way behind on the
Y2K “computer bug” problem.
With about 400 days left until 2000, commissioners and County Administrator Ruth Hooser
are working to coordinate with local banks, utilities and other groups in Otero County to
prepare for Y2K.
The county already has begun an internal program to grapple with Y2K.
Just what effect the bug will have on Otero County, or the nation, isn’t certain, said Mike
Nivison at the regular commission meeting.
“Nobody knows. It could be a speed bump or a train wreck,” Nivison said. Later, he said,
“It’s not a technical problem. It’s a managerial problem.”
It’s not a technical problem because computer experts know what has to be done to fix
Y2K. The real problem in addressing Y2K is sluggish momentum.
Some computer experts argued as far back as 20 years ago or more that when computers’ internal clocks roll over to the year 2000, many systems will crash because they will
read the time change as 1900. This is because computer code streams interpret a year in
only two digits to save memory space.
With 2000 fast approaching, computer programmers don’t have the time to rewrite all
the world’s code streams and replace the billions of embedded computer chips that are
used today in everything from auto engines to coffee makers.
Commissioners didn’t set dates but agreed that the county must meet publicly on a regular basis with bankers, utility representatives and others to create a community-wide plan.
Brought to you courtesy of
the Alamogordo Daily News,
taken in part from an article
by Staff W
riter Lisa TTurner
urner
Writer
MOUNTAIN TIMES
PAGE 8
DECEMBER 15, 1998
WELCOME!
Br
ad Or
amil
y to the Lincoln National FFororBrad
Orrr and his ffamil
amily
est! Br
ad will be joining the Sacr
amento Rang
er Distr
ict as the Recr
eation, Lands, and
Brad
Sacramento
Ranger
District
Recreation,
Miner
als Staf
inning JJan
an
uar
y 31.
Minerals
Stafff beg
beginning
anuar
uary
less than 50 inc
hes in width). These tr
ails ar
e sho
wn in
inches
trails
are
shown
or
est Tra vel Map. Trails
orest
green on the Lincoln National FFor
hanized
e open to non-motor
ized and non-mec
that ar
e rred
ed on the Tra vel Map ar
are
are
non-motorized
non-mechanized
tr
y. Please be consider
ate of all tr
ail user
s.
traavel onl
only
considerate
trail
users.
OFFICE HOURS
The Sacr
amento Rang
er Distr
ict Of
w open Monda
y thr
ough FFrr ida
y, 7:30
Sacramento
Ranger
District
Offf ice is no
now
Monday
through
iday
am to 4:30 pm. If yyou
ou w
ould lik
e specif
ic inf
or
mation on an eev
vent, campg
would
like
specific
infor
ormation
campgrr ound,
fuel
wood ar
ea, or other topic, please wr
ite to : Distr
ict Rang
er
.O
x 288, Cloudcr
oft,
fuelw
area,
write
District
Ranger
er,, P
P.O
.O.. Bo
Box
Cloudcroft,
NM 88317, or phone (505) 682-2551.
BUYING LAND????
w a ys mak
e sur
e that it has legal access fr
om a
If yyou
ou ar
e pur
c hasing land, al
alw
make
sure
from
are
purc
iv
ate land betw
een the land yyou
ou ar
e pur
chasing
pub
lic rroad.
oad. If ther
e is other pr
public
there
priv
ivate
between
are
purc
and a pub
lic rroad,
oad, ther
e should be some type of documentation that yyou
ou will
public
there
y inc
lude an easement or docuha
ve access acr
oss that land. Documentation ma
hav
across
may
include
mentation in the deeds. (W
e ar
e NO
T legal eexper
xper
ts and this is NO
T legal ad(We
are
NOT
xperts
NOT
of
essional). If yyou
ou m ust
vice—if yyou
ou ha
prof
ofessional).
hav
v e questions, please consult a pr
est to gget
et to yyour
our pr
icr
oss land administer
ed b
y the Lincoln National FFor
or
cross
administered
by
orest
priv ate pr
oper
ty
our pr
oper
ty is sur
y FFeder
eder
al land and no
proper
operty
ty,, i.e., yyour
proper
operty
surrr ounded b
by
ederal
er Station.
pub
lic rroad
oad accesses it, please ggiv
iv
e us a call at the Rang
public
ive
Ranger
EMPLO
YMENT OPPOR
TUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
The Sacr
amento Rang
er Distr
ict is no
w accepting applications ffor
or it’
Sacramento
Ranger
District
now
it’ss Senior Community Ser
vice Emplo
yment Pr
og
og
Service
Employment
Prog
ogrram (SCSEP) pr
prog
ogrram.Applicants that meet aag
ge and income rrequir
equir
ements ma
y be selected.
equirements
may
y, contact Earlene Ellett at the phone or addr
ess listed by Andr
To appl
apply
address
ea Gehrke
Andrea
under OFFICE HOURS.
RECREA
TION
RECREATION
The sno
w has ar
ed and winter rrecr
ecr
eation activities ha
ve besnow
arrr iv
ived
ecreation
hav
gun! Sno
wpla
y (inner tubing etc. is al
ways a popular activity
e
Snowpla
wplay
alw
activity,, and w
we
y it! We encour
w ant visitor
visitorss to enjo
enjoy
encouraa ge visitor
visitorss to use the Upper Kar
Karrr
Recr
eation ar
ea or to visit Ski Cloudcr
oft or Tr iple M ffor
or saf
er sno
wpla
y activiRecreation
area
Cloudcroft
safer
snowpla
wplay
ties. Please be aaw
w ar
e that ther
e ar
e hazar
ds in
volv
ed with sno
wpla
y activities
are
there
are
hazards
inv
olved
snowpla
wplay
along the highw
ety hazar
ds, par
king along the highw
highwaays. In addition to the saf
safety
hazards,
parking
highwaays can
cong
est tr
af
les par
k ed o
ver the white line along a
congest
traf
afff ic due to limited pull-outs. Vehic
ehicles
park
ov
highw
y be tic
k eted b
y highw
ol. US 82 betw
een the Villa
ge of Cloudcr
oft
highwaay ma
may
tick
by
highwaay patr
patrol.
between
illag
Cloudcroft
and Ski Cloudcr
oft is cclosed
losed to sno
wpla
y eexcept
xcept ffor
or a small ar
ea at the entr
ance of
Cloudcroft
snowpla
wplay
area
entrance
Sleep
y Gr
ass Picnic Gr
ound.
Sleepy
Grass
Ground.
amento Rang
er Distr
ict ma
y be rreser
eser
ved fr
om 5
Gr
oup campg
Group
campgrr ounds on the Sacr
Sacramento
Ranger
District
may
eserv
from
da
ys to a yyear
ear in adv
ance b
y calling 1-877-444-6777. Reser
vations ar
e being tak
en b
ya
days
advance
by
Reserv
are
taken
by
ne
w contr
actor kno
wn as P
ar
kNet. Ther
e is no
w a World Wide Web site set up to
new
contractor
known
Par
arkNet.
There
now
access the National Recr
eation Reser
vation Center
eser
vation site is
Recreation
Reserv
Center.. You can see if a rreser
eserv
availa
ble or not, ffor
or an
y National FFor
or
est site that accepts or rrequir
equir
es rreser
eser
vations. Ther
e
ailab
any
orest
equires
eserv
There
is inf
or
mation aabout
bout some state and pr
iv
ate campg
ess is: http:/
infor
ormation
priv
ivate
campgrrounds, also. That addr
address
/www
.r
eser
veusa.com. At this time, yyou
ou can access the w
eb site to ffind
ind out onl
y
/www.r
.reser
eserv
web
only
whic
h sites ar
e aav
vaila
ble. Ther
e ar
e plans to mak
e it possib
le to actuall
y mak
e a rresereserwhich
are
ailab
There
are
make
possible
actually
make
vation o
ver the inter
net b
y earl
y spr
ing.
ov
internet
by
early
spring.
Visitor
y hik
e, camp, ski, picnic, or otherwise enjo
y themselv
es an
ywher
e on
isitorss ma
may
hike,
enjoy
themselves
anywher
ywhere
National FFor
or
est land that is not posted cclosed.
losed. Motor
ized vvehic
ehic
les m
ust rremain
emain on
orest
Motorized
ehicles
must
open rroads
oads eexcept
xcept ffor
or camping purposes when the
y ma
y be dr
iv
en up to 300 ffeet
eet of
they
may
driv
iven
offf
open rroads.
oads. Accor
ding to Ne
w Me
xico state la
w, it is unla
wful to par
k an
y motor
According
New
Mexico
law
unlawful
park
any
vehic
le or to camp within 300 yyar
ar
ds of an
y man-made w
ater hole, w
ater w
ell, or w
aterehicle
ards
any
water
water
well,
watering tank used b
y wildlif
e or domestic stoc
k without pr
ior consent of the pr
iv
ate landby
wildlife
stock
prior
priv
ivate
owner
iv
ate land lessee, or pub
lic land mana
gement aag
gency
wner,, pr
priv
ivate
public
manag
ency..
The special use per
mit ffor
or concessionair
e mana
gement of campg
permit
concessionaire
manag
campgrrounds on the Sacramento Rang
er Distr
ict eexpir
xpir
es this ffall.
all.A ne
w per
mit or contr
act will be aaw
war
ded in
Ranger
District
xpires
new
permit
contract
arded
the Spr
ing of 1999. An
yone inter
ested in additional inf
or
mation aabout
bout this oppor
tuSpring
Any
interested
infor
ormation
opportuea at (505) 682-2551 to
nity ma
y call Andr
may
Andrea
be added to the mailing list.
FREE WOOD CHIPS
y the Distr
ict Of
Stop b
ee-use per
mit ffor
or all the
Offf ice to gget
by
District
free-use
permit
et a fr
e located just outside the gate at
wood cchips
hips yyou
ou desir
e. The
y ar
desire.
They
are
Sunspot Obser
vator
y.
Observ
atory
FUEL
WOOD
FUELW
The Hor
nbuc
kle fuel
wood ar
ea will rremain
emain open as long as w
eather perHornbuc
nbuckle
fuelw
area
weather
mits.Wood gather
er
iv
e vvehic
ehic
les to access the ar
gatherer
erss will need 4 wheel dr
driv
ive
ehicles
area.
ea. Please
stop b
y the of
or mor
e inf
or
mation and to pur
chase a per
mit. Fuel
wood per
mits
by
offfice ffor
more
infor
ormation
purc
permit.
Fuelw
permits
ma
y be pur
c hased b
y mail. Send a cchec
hec
k made out to “USD
A FFor
or
est Ser
vice” to the
may
purc
by
heck
“USDA
orest
Service”
of
our wr
itten rrequest
equest ffor
or a fuel
wood per
mit ffor
or Hor
nbuc
kle. The cost is
offf ice with yyour
written
fuelw
permit
Hornbuc
nbuckle.
$10/cor
d and eac
h household is limited to 10 cor
ds per yyear
ear
$10/cord
each
cords
ear..
y
NM State la
w rrequir
equir
es that an
y per
son cutting, rremo
emo
ving, tr
anspor
ting, or selling an
law
equires
any
person
emoving,
transpor
ansporting,
any
wood
y mater
ials m
ust ha
ve the wr
itten consent of the o
wner or pr
oof of o
wner
ship
oody
materials
must
hav
written
owner
proof
owner
wnership
with them. This is rrequir
ed whether the w
ood
y mater
ials ar
e cut fr
om pub
lic or pr
iequired
wood
oody
materials
are
from
public
priequir
vate land.
Fuel
wood is sometimes aav
vaila
ble fr
om the Bur
eau of Indian Af
o. Call
Fuelw
Afffair
airss at Mescaler
Mescalero.
ailab
from
Bureau
671-4410 ffor
or inf
or
mation. Se
ver
al local sa
wmills and timber companies also sell ffir
ir
einfor
ormation.
Sev
eral
sawmills
irewood. Contact them dir
ectl
y ffor
or mor
e inf
or
mation.
directl
ectly
more
infor
ormation.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREST PR
ODUCTS
PRODUCTS
P
er
mits ffor
or wildings (small tr
ees to be tr
ansplanted to yyour
our yyar
ar
d) ma
y be pur
chased
Per
ermits
trees
transplanted
ard)
may
purc
at the Rang
er Station. Pr
ices vvar
ar
y depending upon tr
ee size. FFall,
all, after the ffir
ir
st fr
ost, is
Ranger
Prices
ary
tree
irst
frost,
the best time to tr
ansplant tr
ees.
transplant
trees.
P
er
mits ffor
or posts and poles (pin
yon, pine, aspen, or juniper) ma
y also be pur
chased
Per
ermits
(piny
may
purc
at the Rang
er Station.
Ranger
WINTER WEA
THER
WEATHER
inite cchill
No
w that ffall
all w
eather is upon us, ther
e is a def
venings and
Now
weather
there
definite
hill in the air eev
mor
nings. Although the after
noons ma
y be sunn
y and w
ar
m, the cclimate
limate can cchang
hang
e
mornings.
afternoons
may
sunny
war
arm,
hange
instantl
y. If yyou
ou ar
e planning on being outdoor
epar
ed ffor
or sudden w
eather
instantly
are
outdoorss please be pr
prepar
epared
weather
e accor
dchang
es and w
ear appr
opr
iate cclothing.
lothing. Be pr
epar
ed ffor
or icy rroads
oads and dr
iv
hanges
wear
appropr
opriate
prepar
epared
driv
ive
accordingl
y.
ingly
HUNTING SEASON
eful and w
ear br
ight colPlease be car
careful
wear
bright
or
ou’
oods. Seasons
orss when yyou’
ou’rr e in the w
woods.
f or vvar
ar
ious game will be open thr
ougharious
throughout the winter
winter..
Ev
er
ything in the stor
e
Ever
erything
store
is 10% of
u Chr
istmas
offf thr
thru
Christmas
if y
ou br
ing this coupon
you
bring
Mountain
Wildflowers
Gift Shop
Timberon
505-987-2561
ROADS and TRAILS
ails ar
e open. Often, tr
ees and other
All tr
are
trees
trails
debr
is ffalls
alls on tr
ails. If yyou
ou rrun
un acr
oss an
y
debris
trails.
across
any
vice attention,
ar
eas that rrequir
equir
e FFor
or
est Ser
areas
equire
orest
Service
please call or come b
y the of
iv
e
by
offfice and ggiv
ive
us a descr
iption of the pr
ob
lem, inc
luddescription
prob
oblem,
including the location. As al
e appr
eciate
ways, w
alw
we
appreciate
an
y assistance fr
om the pub
lic with small
any
from
public
tr
ail obstr
uctions that can be saf
el
y cclear
lear
ed.
trail
obstructions
safel
ely
leared.
Most tr
ails on the Sacr
amento Rang
er
trails
Sacramento
Ranger
or non-mec
Distr
ict ar
e open ffor
hanized uses
District
are
non-mechanized
sebac
k rrider
ider
s, skier
s,
(suc
h as hik
er
s, hor
(such
hiker
ers,
horsebac
seback
iders,
skiers,
and sno
wmobiler
s) and mec
hanized uses
snowmobiler
wmobilers)
mechanized
(mountain bik
er
ized vvehic
ehic
les
biker
erss and motor
motorized
ehicles
Aspen Co.Carpet Care
Carpets - Upholstry / Commercial - Residential
Free Estimates
Denise Corder (505) 987-2372 / PO Box 143 * Timberon * NM 88350
MOUNTAIN TIMES
DECEMBER 15, 1998
PAGE 9
SAFETY TIPS FOR CUTTING
YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE
CARE AND HANDLING OF
YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE
by Denise Ottaviano, National Forest Service
from the Nation Forest Service
Alamog
or
do, NM, December 2, 1998 - The Lincoln National FFor
or
est w
ould lik
e the
Alamogor
ordo,
orest
would
like
lic to k
eep saf
ety in mind as the
y enjo
y rrecr
ecr
eating on National FFor
or
est land this
public
keep
safety
they
enjoy
ecreating
orest
pub
winter
ing the w
eather
ehic
le condition and the saf
ety of yyour
our equipwinter.. By monitor
monitoring
weather
eather,, vvehic
ehicle
safety
ment, yyou
ou can ha
ve a saf
e and enjo
ya ble time in the FFor
or
est.
hav
safe
enjoy
orest.
- Chec
k the w
eather ffor
or
ecast bef
or
e yyou
ou lea
ve home. The w
eather in the mountains
Check
weather
orecast
befor
ore
leav
weather
hang
e suddenl
y and mak
e yyour
our cchosen
hosen tr
ee cutting ar
ea inaccessib
le.
can cchang
hange
suddenly
make
tree
area
inaccessible.
- Remember to tak
e an ax
e or sa
w (in pr
oper w
or
king condition) to cut yyour
our tr
ee.
take
axe
saw
proper
wor
orking
tree.
- Dr
ess w
ar
ml
y (in la
yer
s)—it is at least 10 to 20 deg
Dress
war
arml
mly
lay
ers)—it
degrrees cooler in the mountains.
our da
y with a full tank of gas and perf
or
m a basic maintenance
- Star
Startt out yyour
day
perfor
orm
chec
k on yyour
our vvehic
ehic
le.
heck
ehicle.
lank
ets, matc
hes and eextr
xtr
ood in case of an emer
gency
- Car
Carrr y b
blank
lankets,
matches
xtraa ffood
emerg
ency..
e to tak
e yyour
our sno
w cchains
hains with yyou
ou if yyou
ou ha
ve them. Some rroads
oads
- Be sur
sure
take
snow
hav
e them dur
ing sno
wf
all. FFor
or
est Roads ar
e not plo
wed of sno
w
r equir
equire
during
snowf
wfall.
orest
are
plow
snow
ing winter
dur
during
winter..
opr
iate shoes, as yyou
ou ma
y ha
ve to w
alk a slight distance to
- Wear appr
appropr
opriate
may
hav
walk
our perf
ect tr
ee.
find yyour
perfect
tree.
iv
e slo
w and cautiousl
y on FFor
or
est rroads.
oads. Watc
h out ffor
or b
lind
- Dr
Driv
ive
slow
cautiously
orest
atch
blind
ves and rrough
ough ter
cur
curv
terrrain.
iend or rrelativ
elativ
e wher
e yyou
ou ar
e ggoing
oing and when yyou
ou
- Tell a fr
friend
elative
where
are
expect to rretur
etur
n home.
eturn
or cutting yyour
our Chr
istmas tr
ee:
Guidelines ffor
Christmas
tree:
ust be 10 ffeet
eet or less and cut fr
om the ggrround up.
- Tree m
must
from
y not cut a tr
ee on pr
iv
ate land, in Wilder
ness
- You ma
may
tree
priv
ivate
ilderness
eas, within 300 ffeet
eet of a rrecr
ecr
eation site (campg
ar
areas,
ecreation
(campgrr ound,
Rang
er Station, scenic vista, etc.), or within 100 ffeet
eet of a
Ranger
pa
ved rroad.
oad.
pav
- Because pr
iv
ate land does not ha
ve to be mar
ked as suc
h,
priv
ivate
hav
mark
such,
tr
y to aav
void FFor
or
est Roads that inc
lude pr
iv
ate land and
try
orest
include
priv
ivate
r esidential ar
eas (i.e. Russia Can
yon on the Sacr
amento
areas
Cany
Sacramento
Distr
ict; Cedar Cr
eek, the bottom half of Nogal Can
yon,
District;
Creek,
Cany
and Ski A pac
he on the Smok
e y Bear Distr
ict). Maps with
pache
Smoke
District).
these ar
eas mar
k ed ar
e inc
luded with the pur
c hase of the tr
ee
areas
mark
are
included
purc
tree
per
mit.
permit.
Saf
ety Tips 2
Safety
- Remember to tak
e yyour
our tr
ee per
mit and map.
take
tree
permit
- You ma
y cut mor
e than one tr
ee as long as the
y ar
e ffor
or separ
ate households and yyou
ou
may
more
tree
they
are
separate
ha
ve a separ
ate per
mit with yyou
ou ffor
or eac
h tr
ee.
hav
separate
permit
each
tree.
- You ar
e per
mitted to dig up a tr
ee if yyou
ou ffill
ill in the hole b
y ca
ving in the sides and
are
permitted
tree
by
caving
scr
aping in mater
ial fr
om sur
eas.
scraping
material
from
surrrounding ar
areas.
ee per
mits thr
oughout the w
eek and on
Additional locations that sell Chr
istmas tr
Christmas
tree
permits
throughout
week
week
ends inc
lude the Alamog
or
do, Ruidoso, and Cloudcr
oft Chamber
ce,
eekends
include
Alamogor
ordo,
Cloudcroft
Chamberss of Commer
Commerce,
the Ros
well Con
vention Center and Visitor’
eau, and the Queen Stor
e near Carlsbad.
Rosw
Conv
isitor’ss Bur
Bureau,
Store
CHRISTMAS TREE SAFETY
from the National Forest Service
1. When picking a tree - check the needles. Run your fingers through the needles on the branches and
shake the tree. If the needles come off easily
easily,, choose another tree. This is a sign the tree is drying out
out.. A
dry tree will not tolerate the temperature of Christmas lights.
2. Cut one inch off trunk to help tree absorb water
water..
3. Christmas tree should be clear of exits and paths of exit travel.
4. Secure tree and tree stand to prevent tipping over
over..
5. Make sure the tree has water
.
Christmas
trees
need lots of water
water.
water.. Make sure you check and fill the
container with water everyday
.
This
will
prevent
the
tree
from
drying
out.
everyday.
6. TTree
ree stand should hold at least one gallon of water
.
A
six
foot
tree
should
use one gallon of water every
water.
two days. Mix a commercial preservative in the water
.
water.
7. Keep tree away from heating devices. These will dry tree out even if it has enough water
water..
8. Keep an eye on the decorations. The decorations on the tree can be poisonous to children and pets. Be
sure to keep tinsel, garlands, and greenery out of reach of small children and pets. Check all light strings
to ensure wires are acceptable. Look for signs is of wearing, frayed, or blackened wires. Throw away
worn 1ight strings.
9. After the holiday remove all decorations and remove tree from house before it dries out. A dry tree can
be dangerous.
Here are some tips to keep your Christmas tree more attractive and safe.
1. After you cut down your Christmas tree, gather the extra branches lying about. They can be used as
wreaths, mantel decorations, fillers for bare spaces in your tree and for other decorative purposes.
2. When you load your Christmas tree to transport it home, be sure the tip of the tree is pointing toward the
tailgate/trunk of your vehicle so the limbs are not against the wind. YYou
ou could also wrap it in plastic or a
tarp for protection.
3. When you arrive home, immediately place the base of the tree into a bucket of wet sand or water
(add a little sugar to help feed the tree) and keep it there until it’
it’ss moved into the house. Keep the
tree outdoors or in a non-heated room until you put it up.
4. If you wait more than two days before putting up your tree, sap will seal the base and
restrict the absorption of water
water.. TToo get the water into the tree, cut a little off the base before
moving it into the house. Keeping the tree in water will add to the fragrance, keep it from
drying out and dropping needles plus reduce the chance of a Christmas tree fire!
5. Keep the tree away from sources of drying heat like the fireplace and furnace
vents. Even though your Christmas tree is standing in water
water,, continued heat will dry
it out and create a fire hazard. Use low heat lights and NEVER USE CANDLES on
your tree.
6. Ensure that wiring on your Christmas tree lights is in good condition and
there are no damaged parts or bare wires in the string. Don’
Don’tt overload
your electrical outlets with extension cords and multiple plugs.
7. Check in your community for recycling or other special projects
that will put your old Christmas tree to good use after the holidays.
8. Don’
Don’tt pass up a tree with a flat side. They fit great against a wall..
FIREPLA
CE SAFETY
FIREPLACE
from the National Forest Service
1. Have chimney checked. Have a chimney sweep check your chimney to make sure there
isn’
isn’tt a buildup and to clean it out if there is one. This will reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
2. Don’
Don’tt burn wrapping paper
paper.. Burning wrapping paper can cause problems because it burns hotter than
wood and creates embers that may float up the chimney causing fire inside the chimney or outside wher
wher-ever they land (on the roof, in the yard).
3. Ash Removal - Remove ashes by placing them in a container designed for holding them. Remember
Remember,,
although ashes may look out, they can burn and retain heat for several days. If you are going to dump them
out, make sure it is away from flammable material.
4. Christmas Stockings - When you hang the stocking by the fireplace, make sure they are out of the way of
the heat from the fire.
5. Smoke Detectors - Remember to check batteries in your smoke detectors and replace if needed.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & SAFETY
from the National Forest Service
1. Outdoor lights and wires - Before you put light strings or extension cables outside, check and make
sure they are UL approved and marked for outdoor use. Make sure plugs are hung above the ground away
from where rain or snow could
get inside the plugs.
2. Check all bulb sockets. Make sure all sockets have bulbs in them. IfIf’’ you have a bad socket, put a bulb
in it anyway to protect from shock and the possibility of fire.
3. Connect no more than three strings together on the Christmas tree.
4. Again, check the wires. Look on the wires for signs of wear
wear.. Discard worn light strings.
5. Have an operable fire extinguisher readily available.
MOUNTAIN TIMES
PAGE 10
ANIMAL
NEWS
BY G.L. WILEY, DMV
When J.J. asked me to write something for the Mountain Times, I agreed. Little did I know how I would
agonize over what to write. Having been a Veterinarian for over 30 years, it should be just as easy to
write about a subject as it is to discuss it face to
face with a client. Wrong! I decided to discuss
rabies as a disease, and vaccinations to prevent it,
as my initial endeavor.
Rabies is a viral disease affecting all warm
blooded animals. It attacks primarily the nervous
system and is shed in saliva. Incidence in humans is
extremely low in the United States and several countries are classified as rabies-free. The usual source
of the virus for both human and animals is the bite of a wild,
rabid animal - most commonly a skunk, raccoon, bat, or fox. Otero County’s last reported
case in a dog was approximately six to eight years ago.
The incubation period (from bite to signs of the disease) is usually two to eight weeks.
Virus shedding in saliva may begin a short time (less than ten days) prior to signs of rabies.
Thus the quarantine of animal for at least 10 days after someone is bitten.
There is no treatment for rabies. It is fatal in domestic animals. Because of the extreme
public health danger, all animals suspected of rabies are either quarantined or euthanized.
Local public health agencies must be notified of any suspected cases.
Prevention of rabies is by vaccination of domestic animals and preventing their contact
with wild animals that may be carrying this disease. New Mexico state law mandates the
vaccination of dogs and cats at three months of age, and with annual vaccinations. Horses,
cattle, sheep, goats, and ferrets may also be vaccinated. No wild animals can be vaccinated,
even if they are kept as pets.
The vaccine to protect against rabies must be administered by a veterinarian in New Mexico,
and a vaccination tag and certificate issued for that animal at the time of vaccination. This
applies to dogs and cats, however, horses and farn/ranch animals may be vaccinated by their
owners.
Probably, children are the most likely humans to be exposed. As parents, we need to warn
them not to approach any wild animals that may be carriers of rabies, or any dogs or cats that
are not known to be friendly and vaccinated.
Thanks J.J., my first attempt at journalism really turned out to be an enjoyable experience.
something USEFUL
.;1
The Paragon Foundation is dedicated to preserving the Constitutional Principles established by our founding fathers in the Constitution of the United States.
Their primary mission is to strive to offset those forces prevailing in our society that
are attempting to:
- Destroy the fundamental principles established by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution of the United States of America that guarantee individual freedom, private property rights, and protection from tyrannical government edicts.
- Stop all productive uses of the public lands.
- Force land management decisions that are detrimental to the environment.
- Destroy the customs, culture, and lifestyles of our rural communities.
TTo
o accomplish this mission, they provide financial support to individuals and organizations involved in litigation, education, research, and exchange of ideas related to their
mission. Also, they strive to bring these individuals and organizations together to develop a well-planned and coordinated effort to focus all their available talent, energies,
and knowledge on combating those destructive forces that are determined to destroy
our way of life, the environment, and our country
country..
They support activities that (1) protect private property rights; (2) defend the principles of governance established by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution of the United
States of America; and (3) protect the environment through application of sound science. Their activities include support for efforts to protect rural customs, culture, and
lifestyles indigenous to the rural populations.
For more information call 505-434-8998 or fax 505-434-8992.
Taken from informational material supplied by the Foundation
DECEMBER 15, 1998
440 ACRES TO BE ADDED
TO STATE PARK
After a 20-y
ear delay
er Lee State P
ar
k is finally on its way to expanding mor
20-year
delay,, Oliv
Oliver
Par
ark
moree than
threefold, and federal and state park officials are ready to celebrate.
On December 15th, National Park Service and state officials will hold an official ceremony to
wn as the Dog
transfer 440 acr
es of federal land to the state of New Mexico. The pr
oper
ty
acres
proper
operty
ty,, kno
known
Cany
on tract, will be transfer
om White Sands National Monument and add to the par
k s
Canyon
transferrred fr
from
park
200 acres.
“This has been kind of a long-ter
m, ongoing pr
ocess,
long-term,
process,
ocess,”” said Dennis Vasquez, superintenar
k
dent of White Sands National Monument. “. ... We wanted to highlight Oliv
er Lee State P
Oliver
Par
ark
and the fact that it s going to be a much bigger ar
ea.
area.
ea.””
The ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Oliver Lee Ranch House and is open to the
public. Speakers include John King, Deputy Regional Director of the Intermountain Region
ar
of the National P
vice and JJennifer
ennifer Salisbur
etar
Par
ark
Service
Salisburyy, Cabinet Secr
Secretar
etaryy of the New Mexico
k Ser
Energy
ces Depar
tment.
Energy,, Minerals and Natural Resour
Resources
Department.
Refreshments will be served and a tour of the historic Oliver Lee Ranch House will follow
the cer
emony
ceremony
emony..
An environmental assessment was required by federal law before the transfer could be
done, and last month was the deadline for public comment and rreview
eview
eview.. The assessment
included a survey for archaeological resources and endangered plants within the area. NPS
officials say no endangered plants were found on the tract, and no adverse impacts are anticipated on natural and cultural resources.
Existing rights of way on the tract include a Holloman Air Force Base water pipeline and
aerial power line. The federal government will retain the water rights.
er
ee or four
erall, NPS of
ficials
“W
eceiv
ed a vver
Overall,
officials
“Wee rreceiv
eceived
eryy few comments - thr
three
four,,” Vasquez said. Ov
didn t expect the issue to become complicated or contr
oversial, he said.
contro
Among the comments received were those from Air Force and state officials and a Las Crucesbased Nativ
ecognized, Vasquez said. Oter
o County CommisNativee American tribe not federally rrecognized,
Otero
sioners also had questions about the land transfer
transfer..
“The county will be seeing a little less money than they nor
mally do,
normally
do,”” Vasquez said. Since
the state will no longer own the land, the county will not be seeing the $250 to $440 of
federal money it rreceiv
eceiv
ed per yyear
ear
eceived
ear,, he said.
Despite the transfer
nment o
wns thousands of acr
es of land elsewher
e,
ernment
owns
acres
elsewhere,
transfer,, the federal go
govver
Vasquez added.
Congress authorized NPS to transfer federal property to state recreational park services as
far back as 1978 - tw
o yyears
ears befor
er Lee State P
ar
k was established. No
w, par
k of
ficials
two
beforee Oliv
Oliver
Par
ark
Now
park
officials
are anticipating the celebration.
“I think personally it s gr
eat w
war
d Thomas, a par
k ranger at
great
wee re going to get it,
it,”” said Ho
Howar
ward
park
er Lee. “W
oper
ty finally
Oliver
“Wee ll be in charge of the pr
proper
operty
finally..”
Oliv
Brought to you courtesy of
the Alamogor
do Daily News
Alamogordo
Staf
yl M. Har
Stafff Writer Cher
Cheryl
Harris
ris
Hey kids
E-mail Santa
With the speed of e-mail, Santa
will get your wish list faster than
ever before! Santa will even send
a response to all the kids that mail
him at the North Pole by way of
www.netaddress.com
DECEMBER 15, 1998
WANTED
Input from the people of Sunspot!
The Sunspot section is suppose to take
up two pages in this paper!
If you have an interesting article,
idea, or story concerning our area - get
in touch with this paper!
We would love to hear from you. Send
us your stories, pictures, old family
recipes, etc... We can’t pay anything,
but you will be given the full credit.
NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY
SACRAMENTO PEAK
WWW
.SUNSPOT
.NOAO.EDU
WWW.SUNSPOT
.SUNSPOT.NOAO.EDU
AND
APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY
WWW.APO.NMSU.EDU
PAGE 11
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN SUNSPOT/APACHE POINT
WHO SAID THAT?
Inspiration is, I think, a rare event in life. The
poet has said of it;
T’hath come in Summer’
Summer’ss broadest noon,
By a gray wall or some chance place,
Unseasoned time, insulted June,
And vexed the day with it’
it’ss presuming face.
It is different from thrill; we can produce that
deliberately,, but inspiration comes unexpectedly
unexpectedly.. W
Wee
deliberately
can’
can’tt order it like a pizza.
In fact we probably often mistake awe for inspiration. The poet also said;
Always the general flow of things
Floats in review before my mind,
And such true love and reverence brings,
That sometimes I forget that I am blind.
But now there comes unsought, unseen,
Some clear divine electuary
electuary,,
And I who had but sensual been,
Grow sensible and, as God is, am wary
wary..
Inspiration does not necessarily overwhelm or fill
with awe, but it produces an effect that cannot be
ignored. It allows one to see beyond the obvious, to
hear the unheard, in short to do what one could not
otherwise do and it is humbling.
How much of life is inspired? How many ever
experience inspiration? How does one seek it - if
one dares? Just a few thoughts for fertile imaginations.
The author of last month’
month’ss quotations was
Longfellow in his poem “A Psalm of Life” — but
you probably knew that. Who wrote the lines quoted
above? TTell
ell me if you can.
from Jim Mason
SUNSPOT NOVEMBER
WEATHER SUMMARY
Sno
wf
all:
Snowf
wfall:
November total 7.3"
Normal 7.94"
98-99 total 7.8"
Normal 10.83"
Pr
ecipitation:
Precipitation:
November total 0.95"
Normal 1.36"
1998 Total 26.55"
Normal 24.43"
Temper
atur
e:
emperatur
ature:
The Sunspot Area
Editor for the
Mountain Times is
Brian Armstrong.
Contact Brian at
(505) 434-7103
or email garfield
@sunspot.noao.edu
High/Date 58/29th
Low/Date 17/10th
Average High 47.1
Average low 34.04
October Recor
ds:
Records:
Snowfall 35.00" 1984
Precipitation 4.55" 1986
High Temperature 69 1967
Low Temperature -4 1976
by Doug Gilliam
The observatory at Apache Point - just a little down the road from Sunspot.
PAGE 12
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN WEED/SACRAMENTO
DECEMBER 15, 1998
A MEMORABLE MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS
We asked around the Sacramento/Weed/Mayhill area, for some of our friends to tell us about special Christmas memories in our beautiful mountain community.
The responses brought us joy, laughter, fond memories, and the warm feeling that should always be part of this season celebrating Christ’s birth.
Cyndy Roberts-Nesbit
Hay Canyon
R. L. Posey
Mayhill
Rita O’Hare
Hay Canyon
Around here, there is either no winter or a
big winter. One December a few years back,
right smack-dab during the Christmas holidays, a big storm hit.
Power lines were knocked down for miles,
school buses didn’t run and life as we knew
it was greatly changed.
It took lots of work to get the toppled trees
off the lines, and power wasn’t restored for 4
days. But after it was, I was almost sad to see
the electricity come back on.
Everyone in the family worked hand in
hand, and it brought us all closer together.
Staying warm by the fireplace and depending
on candlelight brought back the simple life.
If you hadn’t gotten your day’s work done
by the time the sun went behind the mountain, it had to wait until the next day. Instead
of sitting around the TV, we read, played
games and just talked about how things went
that day and what was planned for the next
day.
Bedtime came a lot earlier, with the couches
pulled close to the fireplace and the covers
and quilts piled on. As winter approaches,
I’m secretly hoping for another storm.
There are three different Christmas seasons that I specifically remember; therefore they
are special to me.
... My widowed maternal grandmother Raley lived alone approximately 3 miles WNW of
Orogrande, NM. Nearly every year at Christmas, we’d go to visit her. Since we left before
Christmas day, we would always open our presents early so we wouldn’t have to take them
with us. One year, when I was 12 or 13, we had not planned on going to Grandmother Raley’s
for Christmas. Dad said that we were not going to get our Christmas gifts early. My parents
ordered a 22-caliber rifle for my brother and me. The rifle came early and Dad just couldn’t
wait. He assembled the rifle and we had target practice several days before Christmas.
... I was invited to join the U.S. Army when I was 18. After basic training in Alabama, I was
transferred to Ft. Ord, California. In December, our ordnance company was transferred to
Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Since the move was during the holiday season, I was able to get a delay in
route furlough and was able to spend Christmas at home. What a treat. I rode the bus from
Alamogordo to Wichita Falls, Texas and then on to Lawton, Oklahoma. It was after dark when
we left Wichita Falls and I had to sit next to the emergency exit door in the rear of the bus.
There was a crack around the door and cold air came through. When we arrived in Lawton,
I learned that it was minus 12 degrees. A very cold ride.
... The year I was a freshman at NMSU the fall courses were very little different than what my
high school courses had been, and therefore college was not much of a challenge at that
time. (My, how things changed shortly after.) I was able to be at home for the holidays and my
parents gave me a sports jacket. I had the sports jacket for years. After my freshman year, I
met a girl from Anthony and priorities changed. Imagine that!
My most memorable mountain Christmas was
this past year (1997). The Sacramento Methodist Assembly strung lights on a large pine tree
at the bottom of our big hill. You could see
those lights for miles! We had several feet of
snow which made it look & seem like the Christmases of many years ago: sleigh rides, carolers
and most of all peace, joy and the Lord all
wrapped up in one beautiful package.
Then we proceeded up the hill past the tree
to the chapel, for Christmas Eve service, and it
was a very spiritual and restful event. Walking
out the doors -after the service, the sky was filled
with stars and a soft snowfall had begun.
This is my memory of a great Christmas in
1997.
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The W
eed-Sacramento
Weed-Sacramento
Area Editor for the
Mountain Times paper
is Nancy Conner. Y
ou
You
can either call Nancy at
(505) 687-2476
(Reprinted with Cyndy’s permission from
her article “Snowed in and Happy”, published in the Dec/Jan/97 issue of Country
magazine.)
or try e-mailing her at
sm
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A snow at Christmas makes it a special
Christmas to remember. Several years ago,
we decorated a large tree in our yard. We
put lights on it, and then Mother Nature
flocked it for us with a beautiful snowfall!
Family arriving for Christmas, seeing that
beauty on the outside; on the inside the aromas of good food, with the warmth and the
happiness of family being together: these are
memories of a special Christmas.
This past year was my favorite mountain Christmas. You see, I used to live in the Dallas
area for many years and we didn’t have any snow at Christmas time. I was born in Boulder,
Colorado, and I really loved the mountains and the snow and the wildlife and the nice people
in the mountains. So, I was really glad when my people-parents moved to Sacramento and I
got to play outside again. You see, I am a cat.
My sister-cat hates the snow. Her name is Belle. You’d think she would like it when it’s cold
and snowy, because she is very fat and has a thick winter coat, but she hates to get her feet
wet. On Christmas Day last year, our people-Mom let us out on the back deck. Mom was real
concerned that we’d jump off into the 3foot drifts beside our house, but Dad said, “Oh,
there’s no way they’d want to get into that deep snow!” Belle didn’t want to, and went back
inside to lay down & purr in front of the fire. But I said, “You only live once!” and jumped off.
Besides, it was Christmas and we’d both gotten catnip toys in our stockings, so I was feeling
a bit giddy.
Imagine my people-parents’ surprise when they saw me “swimming” through the snowdrifts outside the front windows of our house! It’s great to be a cat, but it was the best
Christmas ever for me: a snow-loving kitty!
Julia Parker
Sacramento
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DECEMBER 15, 1998
Carrie Frances Goss brought us a poem she wrote
especially for this publication. Her reflections on
the Christmas season remind us, joyfully & thoughtfully
fully,, of the real “Reason for the Season.”
CELEBRA
TE
CELEBRATE
Christmas, what a wonderful time of year!
I’m so glad it’
it’ss finally here.
That special feeling is in the air
air,,
Folks are dashing here and there.
Gifts to be chosen and food to prepare,
Preparations being made everywhere.
Greetings being sent far and near
near,,
Oh! This season to me is dear
dear..
Festivities and parties most every day
day,,
Friends stopping by as they pass my way
way..
Nothing’
Nothing’ss too much effort for this special day
day..
For we’re celebrating the Light and the W
ay!
Way!
I’ve thought of something I never did see,
Joy and laughter rise up in me.
What a joke on those who don’
don’tt know the reason,
For they as we celebrate the season!
When God himself gave us his Son,
That we through him the victory have won!
They go all out for a special day
day,,
Never knowing that in their way
way,,
They
They,, too give glory to our Lord and King,
The one of whom the angels sing!
Though they celebrate what they call the season,
And we celebrate with joy
joy,, the reason.
What a day of joy and hope and peace.
So let the celebration continue to increase,
To give great glory to our Lord and King,
Let earth and the angels together sing!
So celebrate now this joyful season,
Celebrate now
now,, and with good reason.
Carrie Frances Goss
Weed
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN WEED/SACRAMENTO
PAGE 13
A COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS
Gather round buckaroos and I’ll tell you a tale
How Santa herded cattle on the Santa Fe Trail.
Then Santa pulls up where we stood in the snow,
A-huffin’ and puffin’ and blowin’ so.
It was Christmas Eve and wouldn’t you know
A Norther blew in with a mountain of snow.
“Now that was some ridin’,” he said with a grin,
“Tie your horse to my sleigh, come on and hop in.”
Would have buried them cows with their tails to the wind
If a sleigh and eight reindeer hadn’t rounded the bend.
“We’ll gather those critters and put them away
In that old box canyon, so none of them stray.”
I was workin’ right hard a-proddin’ that herd
Toward a little box canyon they call Snowbird.
He reaches around and pulls from his pack
A lariat meant for someone named Jack.
These cows weren’t movin’ too fast don’t you know
And that Norther kept dumpin’ that mountain of snow.
Unwindin’ the coil and feedin’ his loop,
To his team gave a whistle, a holler and whoop.
And oh how those cows did beller and lunge
Through those drifts of white snow as soft as a sponge.
I couldn’t believe what was happenin’ just then.
He roped that whole herd and said with a grin,
Mv nerves were all ragged, I was chilled to the bone,
A terrible night to be out all alone.
“We’ll move ‘em right in and settle ‘em down,
Build up a camp fire, then I’ll head into town.”
Then off to my left movin’ faster than sound
Came these reindeer a-pullin’ a buckboard around.
My mouth is stuck open, I still can’t believe
That I’m sittin’ in Santa’s sleigh Christmas Eve.
“Oh no, this can’t be,” I said to myself.
“That ain’t no old buckboard, that’s Santa himself !
“There’s young ones a-waitin’ for me and my pack.
I’ll see you next year, Merry Christmas, Jack.”
On closer inspection as best I could tell,
Them reindeers red harness was fitted with bell.
Next mornin’ I looked all around for some sign
Of hoof prints or sleigh prints, I’m loosin’ my mind!
Them broncs were sure wild ones, I want you to know,
As they stood there a-snortin’ and stompin’ the snow.
But there on my saddle horn, tied with a bow,
Was the same new lariat I’d seen him throw.
My herd was beginin’ to scatter about.
As to holding them in, I sure had my doubt.
Now the boys at the bunkhouse will never believe
That Santa drove cattle on Christmas Eve.
While Dasher and Dancer were pawin’ the snow,
My little cow pony put on a good show.
So I won’t say a word of what happened that night,
When a sleigh and eight reindeer flew in like a kite.
He bucked and he pitched in time with them bells
And Santa was no help at all with his yells.
And the bow that he tied on my saddle horn,
I tied to the canyon wall Christmas morn.
That jolly old elf was havin’ some fun
A-watchin’ this show until it was done.
So bright and so red hangin’ there on the wall.
It seemed to be sayin’, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
My herd, in the meantime, was scattered around
Like tumbleweeds boundin’ across the white ground.
Julie Burris
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MOUNTAIN TIMES IN WEED/SACRAMENTO
DECEMBER 15, 1998
GATHERING SPOTS
HOLIDAY EVENTS AT THE WEED CAFE
On December 10, we held the W
eed Post Office Appreciation Day
Weed
Day.. From 9am to 1pm, we served donuts
& coffee, and hosted a display of all the decorative postal items available for sale in the Post Office.
Fun, fun upcoming events to celebrate Christmas & the New YYear
ear are as follows:
Saturday,, December 19th from 6 to 8pm: Junior Daugherty on the Fiddle, backed up by Gary
Saturday
Stone, Don Brown and Steve Stone. Dinner will be served during this session.
Sunday
Sunday,, December 20th from 5 to 1Opm: Weed Community Christmas Party.. The people
eed will provide meat and bread for this event, and attendees are asked to bring a vegetable dish or a
of W
Weed
dessert.
Thursday
Thursday,, December 31st from 6 to 8pm: Jammin’ Local New Years Eve Bash.. Local talent
will get a chance to join in with their music, during this dinner period (Limited menu this evening).
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SOME SACRAMENTO HISTORY
donated by Frances Visser, Postmaster
Many thanks to Fran Visser, for submitting these items detailing the past in Sacramento.
Fran received the CHIQUITA-SACRAMENTO document from the Postal Service, some years
past. Subsequently, when Dr. Thomas Todsen, of Las Cruces, asked for information about the
area to assist in his collection of postal cancellations, Fran was able to forward the document
to him. You’ll see by Dr. Todsen’s handwritten response, he was grateful for the information,
and he sent Fran the pictured cancellations stamps: from 1988, 1935 (when the area was
called Chiquita), 1944, 1957, 1965, &1974.
CHIQUITA - SACRAMENTO
The small mountain community of Sacramento is located fifteen miles southeast of
Cloudcroft. When the area was first settled, the residents named the community Chiquita
because of its location on Chiquita Creek.
The Chiquita Post Office was established on March 22, 1935. After only a month in operation, the residents decided to change the name to Sacramento. The word is Spanish meaning
“the Most Blessed Sacrament,” and refers to the Holy Eucharist.
The postmaster officially changed the name of the post office on April 30, 1935.
Sadie Munson was appointed to the postmaster position on September 10, 1947. Sadie
served the small community for twenty one years and died on November 21, 1968, while still
the postmaster.
Patti White was installed as the acting postmaster and was appointed to the position on July
31, 1971. Patti resigned her position on June 9, 1989, and was replaced by several Officerin-Charges (OIC).
The first to be assigned was Frances Visser. Frances served for three months and turned
the office over to the second OIC, Debbie Stone. Debbie, the postmaster relief at the Weed
Post office, served seventeen months before she was relieved by John Montoya on February
12, 1991.
John, a Part Time Flexible clerk from the La Luz Post Office, spent three and a half months
as the acting postmaster and turned the office over to Billie Jean Jones, the High Rolls Post
postmaster relief, on May 28, 1991.
The post office had been operating with acting postmasters for almost two and a half years.
Finally, Billy Ellis was appointed to the postmaster position on November 16, 1991.
Billy became medically unable to perform the duties of the office and was replaced by an
OIC. Again, on August 17, 1995, Frances Visser was placed in charge of the Sacramento Post
office.
Postmaster
Elizabeth Wasson
J. David Allen (act)
Lillie Louise Riley
Sadie C. Munson
Patti B. (White) Brady
Frances M. Visser (OIC)
Debbie Stone (OIC)
John R. Montoya (OIC)
Billie Jean Jones (OIC)
Billy Joe Ellis
Frances M. Visser (OIC)
Frances M. Visser (PMA)
LOC
AL AR
TIST’S WORK ON DISPLA
Y
LOCAL
ARTIST’S
DISPLAY
AT THE MUSEUM OF THE HORSE
“FREE SPIRITS” SHO
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SHOW
RUIDOSO
TTwo
wo sculptings by local artist Dennis E. Conner
Conner,, of Sacramento, were recently selected for the current
exhibit at the Museum of the Horse. The Free Spirits Show includes work by 99 artists, selected for the
juried event from submitted work by nearly 200 artists.
Conner’
armer Place” which depicts a cowboy on horse, carrying an or
Conner’ss bronze pieces are: “T
“Too a W
Warmer
or-phaned calf home from a blizzard, and “Distant Disturbance” of a grizzly bear
bear..
The exhibit continues at the museum through January 6, 1999.
Dear F
rances
Frances
rances,,
Many thanks for the information on Chiquita-Sacramento. I enclose photocopies of the
diff
erent types of postmarks that I have
different
have,, used before January 1st, 1988
Sincerel
Sincerelyy,
Tom Todsen
Belo
w ar
e tw
o of the postmar
ks - the photocop
y
Below
are
two
postmarks
photocopy
is poor on the Chiquita one, but leg
ib
le.
legib
ible.
Appointment Date
March 22, 1935
November 19, 1943
April 15, 1944
September 10, 1947
December 31, 1968
June 9, 1989
September 9, 1989
February 12, 1991
May 28, 1991
November 16, 1991
August 17, 1995
March 10, 1994
Look real close, and you’ll see a Christmas visitor from 1997, to the Sacramento Methodist Assembly
DECEMBER 15, 1998
MOUNTAIN TIMES
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The 2nd Annual Advent Workshop on December 6th, at Sacramento Methodist Assembl,y
attracted attendees from all over the area. Through the craft-making tables, over $400
was raised for the Cloudcroft Chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and for the
Teen Center in Cloudcroft. Youth from the high school manned the booths, alongside
SMA employees, teaching the individual crafts. The United Methodist Women held a
baked sale, raising an additional $130 for local families in need.
Nearly 200 people attended the Advent Workshop. Music was plentiful & good, with
locals performing throughout the afternoon. Debbie & Gary Stone sang & played guitar,
and many performers from the Cloudcroft Methodist Church provided bell music, singing, and a worship band performance of Christmas songs. Sysco Foods donated snacks to
sell, which also benefitted the youth organizations.
If you missed the Advent Workshop, make sure to watch for the “3rd Annual” next
December!
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN TIMBERON
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DECEMBER 15, 1998
SETTING THE CLOCK BACK FIFTEEN YEARS
These are stories and events taken, by the permission of Editor Bill Davis, from the old Timberon News. The first couple of articles will contain information
that is only in the general time-frame of fifteen years back, as we had trouble finding some of the earlier issues and Bill’s sister (Grace Meyers) was away.
Little Red Schoolhouse Moves And Picks Up A Friend ....
The Timberon school (little red schoolhouse) has moved from its former location
next to the Church down the valley about 400
yards on to “school” property where it will
be a permanent facility for the children of
Timberon. Additionally, it picked up a friend
on the way. Another building, same size, provided by the Alamogordo School District. The
two buildings and the restroom building are
joined, making one building. Upon learning
there might be a building available, School
Boosters began making phone calls to Sidney
Bryant, President of the Alamogordo School
District, resulting in the Board agreeing to
loan the building to Timberon.
Considerable organization of manpower
began and on a Monday in July Clarence
Bookout and his and his son, Jackie of
Bookout House Movers from Tularosa began
the “longest day” project of moving the “new”
building from Holloman AFB in Alamogordo
to Timberon.
Volunteers went out to meet the Bookouts
on Hwy 506 (Missile Range road), taking
down trees in front of the movers and replacing them after they had passed, making roads
in the river beds, holding trees out of the way
and assisting in any way available. The move
was accomplished without incident - except the same tree that damaged the roof of the
first building (brought in several years ago)
managed to make its mark on the new building.
After the building arrived, Bookout House
Movers located it on the area prepared by
NALD- then loaded the old building on the
truck and moved it to the new location. Work
is now being done joining the two buildings
with a main entrance, hallway and storeroom.
Everything will have a fresh coat of paint
and the Timberon Elementary School will
begin its first full year season August 22nd
in a facility of which we all can be proud.
Recently, County Commissioners Gage and
Oliver and Road Superintendent Tom Wisdom
met in Timberon with Johnny Mobley and
Murt Murtishaw for a tour. They inquired
about the school and were taken down to see
it. They were quite interested in what was
taking place at the school site.
Some of the hard workers who jumped in
to assist in moving the school and/or in the
remodeling of the buildings are: Murt
Murtishaw, Don Roberts, Jason Belmont, J.J.
Hinjosa, Sean Carr, Steve Hollabaugh, George
Thatcher, Ben Weems, James Rich, Joe
Roseborough, George Corder, Dennis
Michael, Lew Perry, Jordan Schaaf, Bill Davis,
Dave Stout, Elise Schaaf,, Sam Pruit, Willie
Fenske, Lee martin, and Wilbur Fry.
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GOLD MEDAL TO CURTIS REECE
Barbara McMahon, Secretary of the Fire
Department and President of the School
Boosters Club has moved to Ruidoso, NM.
This was a suprise to everyone on the mountain, but as Barbara puts it, “you have to do
what you feel is best for you and your family.” She has been employed
by two firms around the
Ruidoso area.
Many things have been donated to the new
school, but one thing most of us would never
think of donating is a “septic system.” Never
doing exactly what anyone else might do,
Curtis Reece not only donated the system to
the school but installed it himself, tank, lines,
leach field and all. Without the assistance
given to the school and numerous
other entities by “REECE-BILT,”
Timberon residents would
shell out many more dollars.
Matter of fact - without Curtis
and Betty Reece, and people
like them, Timberon
wouldn’t be growing the way
it is. -- Give this month’s gold
medal to Curtis Reece.
MURT SAYS
Barbara McMahon To Ruidoso
The man
who moved
mountains began
by carrying away
small stones.
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FORE!! by Ernie Haller
Each guy picked out a doll and entered a 2
person scramble tournament on July 16th.
Three teams tied for 1st place. Tom & Debbie
Sandenaw, Jesse Duckett & Betty Reece, and
Bill & Dot Bell. That evening over 100 people
enjoyed a delicious steak dinner at the Pro
Shop.
15 ladies were determined to beat the pro,
George, on July 19th. 5 ladies succeeded they were Shay mobley, Mary Fran Seidl, Grace
Meyers, Dot Bell and Rose Whitesell. I don’t
know who was more nervious, the ladies or
George.
“round the mountain”
With the 4th of July only a memory now, the
mountain is back to its leisurely pace. Yours
truly’s son Charlie and wife Marianne are back
in Galveston, Texas after a short week in
Timberon. Charlie’s presence was appreciated by our fire department as was the assistance given by all who pitched in to save our
beautiful mountian forest during the fires
over that weekend. Grandson Bryan Spears
leaves the mountain August 13th after a good
long visit and things will be boringly quiet
around my house.
Everyone was releived that J.J. Hinjosa was
not seriously injured as was feared when the
M.A.S.T. Unit was called in to remove him to
the hospital. I understand it will still be a
long time before all his sore bruised muscles
are back to normal. I sympathize with you
J.J., I’ve been down that road also.
Dittmars have returned from their European trip. Bernice says, “it was wonderful
but fast paced”. They’ll be on the mountian
most of the rest of the summer, playing golf
and relaxing.
Guess who’s after a pilot’s license? Parker
Hinesly. He has already soloed and completed
a cross country to Odessa. Flying is a wonderful experience as we who have had that
fortunate experience of flying a small plane
can relate. Until you’ve done it yourself,
words fail as expressions of its true rapture.
There are plenty of us here who will gladly
jaw with you Parker ... just remember, there
are Old pilots and there are Bold pilots - but
there are NO OLD BOLD PILOTS. (signed “an
Old Pilot”)
The Whitesell Steak cookout was, as expected, a huge success with 112 people joining in for the warm and friendly comradeship. Mother nature cooperated as well ....
thanks.
Cows Cows everywhere. All over the golf
course and generally wandering everywhere
on Timberon. As any rancher will tell you,
its no easy job stringing fence. Its also no
easy job for cows and calves to CUT THE
FENCE - here - there and everywhere. If their
teeth are that tough, you can’t help but wonder if the same holds true of the beef.
Some people surely can be mum about
things like major surgery. Well, even if it’s a
lot late we are glad that Belinda is back and
we hope that by the time you read this you
will be as fit as a fiddle.
The Williamsons were here in force with a
full house. Besides Bobby, Dorothy and
daughter Cindy, house quests included
Dorothy’s sister Loretta Bums of Roswell,
brother Milton & Jean Creek and their two
sons from San Diego. More of the good company included JoAnn and Charles Foster and
son Michael. Sorry you all had such a hard
time getting carts for golf!!
The Wm E. Cobbs combined a business trip
with pleasure and while they were gone, Ed
Breck held down the fort here in Timberon.
He seemed to enjoy showing us off. It was
with Mary Fran
nice to meet you Ed. (He is from Columbus,
NM)
Frank and Dormalee Wheeler had their two
daughters, Julia Hallcraft and Karen (and
husband Rex James) visiting. Weekends are
such short times when we’re with family.
Vic and Don Chvarak were here with
daugher Vicky and son-in-law Don plus three
children.
Grace Meyers had a nice week long visit with
granddaughter Michelle Delcambre and her
friend Terry Scott. Michelle’s mother (Grace’s
daughter) Sharon drives 18 wheelers for
Texas Instruments out of Arlington, Texas.
Mamas are happy and children sad as
school gets into full swing. We are all proud
of our school Boosters Club and all who
helped get Timberon a full time school beginning this year.
Judy Ruiz (former manager of the restaurant at the Lodge) and David Chesser were
married Saturday evening July 30th at the Jean
Trouche residence in Timberon. A reception
followed at the Lodge patio. Marti Hinesly
did a beautiful wedding cake for the occasion. David Chesser is the grandson of Alvena
and Ernie Miller.
The Hinselys had guests from Odessa and
her mother was also visiting. Really had a
house full.
On a solemn note, its been a year now since
we lost our beloved friend and one of
Timberon’s first residents, Joe Fetters. The
following is one of his own compositions - it
reflects the person he was.
A TRUE FRIEND .... By Joe Fetters.
Is one in whom you can confide your innermost secrets, wishes and ambitions.
One who gives companionship and never
chides no matter how impossible and irritating are your actions. Who sympathizes
with you in your dark moods and expects
very little in return. A true friend delights
in your presence, sees not your faults, but
instead whatever virtues mayhap only the
friend can discern. It behooves us to thank
God for a good true friend.
We all thanked God for Joe .....
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN TIMBERON
DECEMBER 15, 1998
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DECEMBER 15, 1998
HOW TO PREPARE FOR Y2K
by Pastor Jim Moss
Many people are beginning to feel a sense of alarm as they look on the present economy, the out of
control stock market, the out of control government spending, and Y2K. I personally feel the alarm
bells should be going off and that we do need to prepare for the future, but I caution you to not allow
a spirit of fear to guide you as you make decisions on how to cope with what is coming. It has been said
the greatest fear is fear itself. The fear of the unknown. I see a paranoia beginning to set in on many
people and their making decisions based on their fear of what will happen rather than looking on
these coming events with faith, hope, and the practical common sense that God gave us.
We Americans have become very prosperous compared to at least 2/3 of the world. We have become
accustomed to living the good life. Our lifestyle is comparable to kings in the past. We travel the
world, we live in fine homes, drive fine cars, and eat very well.
We have need of nothing and we like it that way. Anything that threatens this lifestyle we’ve created
for ourselves brings waves of fear across us. No one wants to have to go back to the lifestyle of 60 to
70 years ago, but let’s get realistic, how long can this wonderful ride we’ve been on last? Forever? I
don’t think so. Coming events does not mean we are all going to be forced back into the horse and
buggy days, but I feel it does mean there will have to be some lifestyle changes. There will not be so
much spending money floating around to buy anything our hearts desire. For a while it could be very
bad and not just because of the Y2K computer glitch. It’s a much deeper problem than that.
Over the past few decades the masses have stopped trusting in God and have begun trusting in
themselves and their money and what it can do for them. Because of this a spiritual blindness has set
in on many. It’s just like cataracts, it slowly covers your eyes until finally your totally blind. This
spiritual blindness has slowly crept across this wonderful nation of ours to this present day leaving
many in a depressed, turned upside down world not knowing what to do next. I’ve counseled many
people over the years. They had plenty of money but yet they were unhappy, confused, empty, bewildered and wondering why they exist. This spiritual blindness once again parallels the cataracts on our
physical eyes. There is a surgery that can be performed to restore both blindness’.
To obtain both, you have to submit fully to the doctor to get help. God wants to restore spiritual sight
to the blind. To try and prepare for what lies ahead and not prepare yourselves spiritually is a waste
of time. Have you ever looked on the worlds system of finance, business, and politics. In the last 100
years our knowledge has expanded greatly.
We’ve come from walking the trails to walking on the moon. With all this knowledge and all the big
business and money, why is it that worldwide were having all these problems. Why did Japan go belly
up? Why is the USA stock market spinning out of control with huge ups and downs? Why do we even
have to face the coming threat of Y2K? We have some of the brightest and most educated men in all of
history. So why then is everything falling apart? Could it be because as a nation we have turned our
backs on God as our supreme overseer? This spiritual blindness that I’ve been talking about has
caused many people in authority to make bad decisions based on greed, bad politics, and personal
opinions not based on God’s written word. The only hope is in repentance, from turning away from
God and His written guidelines in the Bible and accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior along with His
wise teachings. At that point we can begin to look for some practical ways in which to prepare for the
future. Lets look at just a few practical things we can do to prepare for the future.
1. Matthew 6:33 says, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things
shall be added unto you.” That simply says when you truly put God first everything seems to work out
in the end.
2. Instead of trying to continue living like kings right now, tighten up a little in these good times. Get
out of as much debt as possible, especially your home mortgage, and prepare for a lifestyle change.
3. Banish fear of the unknown out of your life. If you truly turn your life over to God, something
begins to take place. You just have an inner confidence and peace that God is in control and everything
will somehow work out.
4. Self-centeredness must go. A sense of community is very important in hard times, relying on one
another instead of building a fort and hoarding everything you have. Be willing to share. Friends are
one of the most important things we can have. And to have good, reliable friends you must first show
your friendliness.
5. Living here in this remote, mountain village it’s always good to have non-perishable food items
such as dried beans, canned meat, peanut butter, flour and anything that does not require refrigeration.
6. Again, here on the mountain it’s wise to have backup lighting such as oil lamps, or even better yet,
propane lights or solar.
7. Backup heat is also very important. Most gas furnaces will not work without electric, so some form
of wood or solar heat is a must.
8. From living in remote tribal areas in different parts of the world we have found that refrigeration
is not a necessity. You can live quite comfortably without it.
9. Spending time in the forest is not only a very rewarding quiet time but you also can learn to forage
the many wild foods that grow here. These wild foods come up in the same spot every year. There are
many books you can buy on wild, edible foods. Knowing how to can is almost a lost art. We’ve canned
everything from vegetables to fruit to meats and the quality is much better than you get in the stores.
10. Concerning water. Water in this community is not a major problem. Maybe running water to your
house could be a problem but with our two streams and various springs, water is available. Most of
the tribal groups we’ve lived with function well without running water. Instead of bringing the water to
the house to perform daily tasks, you take your tasks to the stream and do them there. For drinking
water there are many ways to purify it. Boiling, charcoal filters, catidine filters, solar filters. I often
use a back pack filter when I travel in remote 3rd world areas. With just a little change in lifestyle,
water is not a big problem.
11. Concerning transportation. Walk. Walking is actually very fun and very healthy once your body
gets used to it. At first your body cries out in pain but after conditioning, walking becomes more
enjoyable. Your energy level goes way up and you realize that your capable of traveling long distances.
I walked many days with a heavy back pack through rugged mountainous and jungle areas. When I
first started this years ago I thought, “This is stupid.” But now I’ve learned to enjoy it.
12. Being a jack-of-all-trades is very important. Everyone would be better off if they knew a little
about everything instead of learning one or two trades and then hiring someone else to do everything
else for them. I encourage anyone who is concerned about the future to tackle every job needing to be
done and learn from your experiences.
13. There is so much knowledge that has been lost in this jet age concerning living off the land. You
can recapture this knowledge by buying books of this nature and talking with older people who have
lived this life style. My wife and I have tried to re-acquire this lost art for the past 25 years. We’ve been
fascinated by that lifestyle and have learned to enjoy much of it. It’s not something to be afraid of but
to enjoy. Look at it as an alternative lifestyle, not something to hate.
I want to invite you to our Sunday morning meeting out on Rocky Trail at 10:00 AM every Sunday
morning. If you have any questions call me at 987-2323.
MOUNTAIN TIMES IN TIMBERON
DECEMBER 15, 1998
The Lions Den
by Tom Banks
Timberon Lions Club is now on hiatus for the holidays and will resume operations early in
1999, probably February 25. We will let you know if there are any changes. We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Due to the generosity of the community of Timberon and the Lions Club members, we were
able to donate checks for $500 each to the Lions Leader Dog School and New Mexico Lions
Eye Foundation. The Leader Dog School is located in Rochester, Michigan and provides
leader dogs for the blind when they have no other way to obtain a dog. Each dog is trained,
along with its new master, at no cost to the recipient. The only charge is transportation to
and from the school and this cost is usually borne by the local Lions Club. The New Mexico
Lions Eye Foundation provides the mobile eye screening unit, a van loaded with testing
equipment which is used to provide free eye testing throughout the state. This van visited
Timberon in May, 1997 and about 38 residents and visitors had their eyes tested free of
charge. The unit was in Alamogordo recently and will probably be back in the area next year.
It will be stationed in the Southern New Mexico area through March, 1999. If you would like
to have your eyes tested, get in touch with me and I will find out where it is located so you can
make your visit.
Lions Jim and Suzy Sims of Sierra Propane have installed a new radiant heater in our new
Lions Den and they tell me it will drive you out - so we do have a good, efficient heater for the
winter months. We are working to get electric power connected when we can.
Lions Bingo is still being held in the lodge at 7:00 P.M. every Saturday night unless there is
another event scheduled for that night. Come and join the fun. Bring the kids and any
holiday visitors you happen to have. Everyone will have a great time and you may help
someone regain their eyesight and if you are lucky, you may walk away with the $100 jackpot.
Good luck!
See you at the games.
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TIMBERON
EMS
by Louise Kennedy
Well guys, another year is almost gone and
another one is about to start. Our year has
been fairly normal (as normal as it can be).
The year went like this January - We had 5 calls; 3 required MAST
and 2 involved an intercept with Cloudcroft.
Four of these calls were falls.
February - There was a work session and
only 1 call, transported by POV. Thank goodness for a slow month!
March - We had 4 calls; 2 involved an intercept with Cloudcroft, 1 was a no transport,
and 1 was a standby. There were some training videos on diabetic Ketoacidosis. A storage closet and some shelves were built in the
EMS room.
April - We had 3 calls; 1 involved an intercept with Cloudcroft, 1 required MAST, and 1
was a no transport. We had another cleanup session in our new EMS room.
May - There was only 1 call, a standby for a
fire. Thank goodness there were no injuries
or transportation needed!
June - We had 3 calls; 2 required MAST and
1 involved an intercept with Cloudcroft. We
had just practiced with our extrication equipment and thank God that we had, because
there was a bad wreck on “the 14 miles” and
we had to use the equipment to get someone
out of a car. Boy what a call …
July - There were 6 calls; 1 required MAST,
1 was transported by POV, 3 did not require
transport, and 1 involved an intercept with
Cloudcroft. One was a “Good Samaritan” that
got bitten trying to help get a dog out of the
dumpster… don’t bite the hand trying to help
you! It sure was a busy month.
August - We had 4 calls; 2 required MAST,
1 did not require transport, and 1 was a
standby for a fire. Again, during our standby
for a fire, there were no injuries or transport needed. We watched videos on airway
adjuncts, bleeding, and shock.
September - What a month, there were 9
calls; 2 involved an intercept with Cloudcroft,
1 was a standby for a fire, 5 did not require
any transport, and 1 was transported by POV.
A couple of these calls involved lost kids, talk
about a big turnout to look for them!
October - There were 4 calls; 3 were transported by POV and 1 did not require any
transport. It’s about time we slowed down.
Thank goodness that everyone was okay.
November - We had 4 calls for the month; 1
was a standby for a fire, 1 was transported by
POV, and on 2 no transport was needed. Gee
guys, these standbys for fires are enough already. OK? We had another lost one …but
everyone was okay. There was a CPR class
for the EMS people.
December - As of now, no calls!! Keep up
the good work, we don’t mind. We had another CPR class and watched videos on spinal and brain injuries.
I would like to take a minute to thank all of
my EMS personnel - EMTs, First Responders,
Drivers, Apple, Fire, Communications, and all
the other people who help. All of these people
give up their time and give of themselves without expecting anything from anyone. Without these people our community would not
be what it is today. A big heartfelt THANK
YOU one and all!!
Hey guys, let’s make next year a safe one.
Remember, call 911 if you need us!
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TIMBERON FIRE
DEPARTMENT
by a Fireman
Another month and another year has gone by for the Timberon Volunteer Fire Department.
It has been a very eventful year.
Fortunately, there have been no fires this month to date and for the year very few. “In other
words, things have been very quiet this month—and we like it that way,” was the way Captain
Kevin Ross put it.
During the past year, “Your Timberon Fire Department was blessed with many friends who
donated time, money , materials, energy and many other things,” Chief Dave Ayers said. “We
would not have existed in such good manner without these many friends—our heartfelt
thanks to all of you,” Ayers continued.
There seems to be some confusion of how the Tiinberon 911 system works. Timberon is
not in the Otero County Enhanced 911 System. “At times we are just as happy that we are not
‘enhanced’,” Lieutenant Debby Goss said.
Timberon has its own 911 System. When a 911 call is made locally, phones ring at the fire
department and at seven residences of fire department members. The first person answering the call then makes the appropriate announcement to department members.
This system gives the TVFD direct communication with the caller and is not dependent on
another party to take the message then notify Timberon personnel.
The 911 system is for emergencies only. There have been calls in the past—usually in the
middle of the night—that “our electricity has gone off..” This is PIOT a 911 emergency and
ties up the line when a real emergency might occur.
All personnel of Your Timberon Fire Department says “Thanks for 1998” and “Wishes the
best to each of you for 1999!”
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SCHOOL BOOSTERS
by YYvonne
vonne Ross
The Boosters have settled down after the big
Florida Shuttle Launch TTrip.
rip.
W
Wee are going to reorganize and become more
structured. It was suggested that we write up our
experiences on fund raising to help us in the future.
A big THANK YOU goes to Deana Sofolo, Mrs.
Green, and Cathy Love for completing the calendar
project.
The calendars are now in and ready to distribute.
There may be a few extras to sell. Please contact
the school if anyone is interested in buying one.
Thanks to Jesse Duckett for contributing the special Shuttle Launch edition to each of the children.
Once again, thanks to everyone involved in contributing to a successful and once-in-a-lifetime trip!
W
Wee are looking into buying a couple of computer
stations for the school with the donation from Dell
Telephone. W
Wee are open to all options, with the
exception that they need to be structured towards
the special needs of the kids and the computers the
school already has.
YYes,
es, we are still going to have the community
Embrace Space Party
Wee are waiting on the SignaParty.. W
tures in Space poster to come back to us, then we’ll
display pictures and a video of our trip.
Have a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy
New YYear!
ear!
A Community
Thanksgiving
photos courtesy of the
Timberon Mountaineer
A terrific Thanksgiving Dinner that was held at the
Timberon Lodge - see letter on page two.
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MOUNTAIN TIMES IN TIMBERON
TIMBERON W
ATER
DISTRICT MEETINGS
WA
by Debbie Goss
A meeting of the board of directors of the
Timberon W
ater and Sanitation District was held
Water
on November 10, 1998 at 10:00 A.M., in the community center
center.. Board members present were Lester
Johnson, Ray Wilson, Jack Deaton, Jean Campbell
and Richard YYoung.
oung.
The employee health insurance bid was discussed.
Current coverage expires November 15th and recommendations were made to change to Blue Cross/
Blue Shield for medical coverage and continue with
Principal for term life and dental coverage.
The bids submitted were $2,185.80 per month
from Principal and $2181.31 per month from Blue
Cross/Blue Shield. It was determined that Blue
Cross/Blue Shield offered a better policy
policy..
Jean moved to have TT.W
.W
.S.D. pay 75% of the in.W.S.D.
surance premiums including life and dental cover
cover-age; with employees paying the remaining 25%. Ray
Wilson seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Scott informed the Board of progress made on
the pro shop renovations, remarking that he was
impressed with the quality of the work performed
to date. He thought he might need to ask the Board
for an extension of time for the contractor to finish, but after allowing for weather and recalculating the contractor’
contractor’ss thirty day limit, he felt the deadline could be met without an extension of time. He
also stated that the project would be completed right
at budget without including the extra electrical work
that would be needed.
Richard YYoung
oung moved to adjourn and Ray Wilson
seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned.
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A meeting of the TTimberon
imberon W
ater & Sanitation DisWater
trict board of directors was held on November 21,
1998 at 10:00 AM in the community center
center.. Board
members present were Jean Campbell, Ray Wilson,
Richard YYoung,
oung, and Jack Deaton. Lester Johnson
was absent.
The minutes of the October 17th and November
10th meetings were read and approved.
The treasurer’
treasurer’ss report for October was read and
approved.
Old Business
The general manager
manager,, Gary Scott, proposed that
T.W
.S.D. buy yardage signs for the golf course out.W.S.D.
right instead of opting for signs paid by advertising.
No decision was made and the subject was tabled.
A bid was awarded for a 1995 Ford water truck in
the amount of $24,100. A new snow plow blade has
been purchased for $4,950. The only compactor
bid received was for $16,900 for a 1971. This bid
was rejected. It is expected that the purchase of
heavy equipment will be under budget.
New Business
Suggestions for the use of County Recreation Funds
were requested. The only suggestion made was for
a light at the basketball court.
Jack Deaton reported that the 97/98 fiscal year
Licensed Massage Therapist: TMT 762
audit has been completed and all of the previous
year’
year’ss problems have been corrected.
98 Ranger Ave.
After cemetery fees were discussed, Jean Campbell
Timberon, NM 88350
moved to charge the following rates:
1-888-291-5064, Prompt 6831
Purchase of lot.......................................$200
Gravesite opening and
closing for a casket................................$175
Benefits of Theraputic Massage
Marker setting........................................$40
Improves Circulation of blood and lymph
Richard YYoung
oung seconded the motion and the moRelaxes muscles, Increases tissue elasticity
tion passed unanimously
unanimously..
Relieves aches and pain of muscle tension
A member of the audience asked about the cost of
Decreases or eliminates tension headaches
opening and closing for a cremation urn. The board
Improves joint movement and flexibility
decided unanimously to charge $35.
Improves immune system functioning
The Cloudcroft Area Sustainability TTeam
eam (C.A.S.T
.)
(C.A.S.T.)
Promotes healthy, well-nourished skin
requested
that
T
.W
.S.D.
approve
$4,000
in
matching
T.W
.W.S.D.
Restores a calm mind, and a feeling of well being
funds, supplies or labor to complete a study to proFull sessions take 60-90 minutes mote economical development of the Sacramento
mountain communities if the C.A.S.T
C.A.S.T.. grant is approved.
The
Board
declined
any commitment to
Timber
on
imberon
this
study
.
study.
Special
Director’
Director’ss Remarks
Regular Rates:
Rates
Jack
Deaton
announced
that the lawsuit regard50% Off
Massage
ing
election
issues
won
by
T
.W
.S.D. is currently beT.W
.W.S.D.
-Adult (18 years and older)
$40. $20.00
ing
considered
by
the
appellate
court.
-Adolescent (11 to 18 years old) $20. $10.00
Jean
Campbell
presented
a
proposal
to reduce
-Children (Birth to 10 years)
$10. $5.00
property taxes from 28 mil to 21 mil for the fiscal
year 1999/2000. He proposed forming a commitOn-Site
tee to recommend spending cuts for the District.
(home or business) - $5.00 additional
Richard YYoung
oung requested that the two abandoned
vehicles on the airstrip apron be removed by conI will be in Timberon on the following Dates:
tacting the owners and enforcing county ordinances.
Manager’
Manager’ss Report:
January 9th and 10th
Gary Scott commended Betco, Inc. for the fine
February 6th and 7th
workmanship on the pro shop renovations. Mr
Mr..
March 6th and 7th
Beagles has gone out of his way to remain within the
April 3rd and 4th
quoted price and provide quality work. Final inMay 8th and 9th
spection will be conducted next week.
June 5th and 6th
Helen Cook requested that a guardrail be installed
at the bottom of TTres
res Marias. Meeting was adjourned.
DAVID HASKINS
DECEMBER 15, 1998
TIMBER
ON R
OAD CONTINUED
TIMBERON
RO
Some good news - since Federal Transportation Bill (TEA 21) was passed, the road budget
went up significantly and it appears the Sacramento River Road will be completed in one
phase, instead of two or three. Even though it may be done all in one phase, it still will
probably take more than a year to complete. The road will not be closed during construction, but there may be short delays for travelers. Some delays may be as long as a couple of
hours, but they will try to keep them down to
15 minutes. When long delays are inevitable,
like when they are blasting, the public will be
notified in advance.
The road is currently set up to have a 30
mph design speed, with 11 ½ foot lanes and 2
foot shoulders. It will be a fenced right-ofway, with some guard rails and retaining walls.
In some locations there will be cattle crossings that will pass beneath the road. There
will be designed parking spots along the road
for recreation use and pull-offs at some side
canyons. The majority of the road should not
have more than an 8% grade at most, with a
few stretches going as steep as 10%. The area
around Sacramento Lake (the Switchback) is
currently 14% plus - it is one of the places
that will have a 10% grade. It will be designated a County road and Otero County will be
responsible for maintenance.
Dave Johnson
There is some question on what the road will
be called after completion. It presently has
many names - County Road 001, County Road 002, Forest Road 537, Forest highway 45, and
Sacramento River Road. Since it will be an extension of Scenic Byway 6563, with Sunspot
being a turnoff, there is talk of continuing that designation into Timberon. Gary Scott, TWSD’s
General Manager, was volunteered by Bill Berkebile to pursue this possibility with the appropriate agencies.
On a side note - it was brought up that
the present blind curves on the road presented a danger and were in need of the
appropriate signs. Geri Rivers said she
will go to the County herself to attempt
to get the signs out on those curves with
blind spots.
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Timberon Backhoe
-Earth Moving & Materials
Sacramento River Lodge
-Motel Type Lodging
Timberon RV Park
-Coast to Coast
Riverside Condos
-Duplex Lodging on the River
Masonic Lodge
Roberts Realty
-Land & Home Sales
Timberon Post Office
Timberon Mercantile & the
Patty Wagon
- Hardware & Camping
Equipment / Food service
Reece-bilt Construction
Blue Water Real Estate
-Land & Home Sales
Sacramento Energy
-Propane, Appliance, Heating
Sales & Service
Timberon Mall
-Gas & Grocery
Air-Lock Log Homes
Mountain Wildflowers
-Gift Shop
Mountain Times
-Newspaper
Cathy’s Tall Timber
-Cafe, Laundry Mat
and Cabin Rental
Timberon Realty
-Land & Home Sales
Timberon Fire Department
Moss Ranch -Horseback Riding
-Currently Closed
Riverside Condos
Roberts Realty
Sacramento Energy
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Timberon Lodge Pool
Timberon Water District offices,
Community Center, Library
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Timberon Fishing Lakes
Mountain Millworks
-Cabinetry & Woodworking
Timberon Mountaineer Office
Timberon Self Storage
-Storage Unit Rentals
Sacramento Energy Storage Site
Community Dumpster
Sierra Propane
-Propane Sales, Service,
and Plumbing
Chateau de la Shay
-Redmans Club
Golf Course Rentals
-Cabins & Duplex Lodging
Casa Sacramento
-Lodging, Kitchenettes
Timberon Golf Course
-Nine Hole Golf Course,
Driving Range & Pro Shop
High Country Bar & Grill
-Food, Drinks & Atmosphere
Timberon Chapel
Timberon Memorial Park
-Cemetery
Timberon School
Dell Telephone
Timberon Tire
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area, let us know and we’ll add you to the
map.
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imberon, New Mexico
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come and be treated as if they are in a small town store. The purpose of this web site is
to promote the community of Timberon and to show people about our beautiful valley
that surrounds this community. Every day in the morning a new weather report is put
up on our weather and roads page and the road conditions are the conditions that I was
last told about. We are going to be running local news courtesy of The Mountain Times
where we will have local pictures and events and news for you to read. The wildlife page
is going to have pictures of the local wildlife in color so people can see the variety of
beautiful creatures we have in our community. People are welcome to submit anything
they think is of importance to the community or any good story about their visit here.
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The road up Scott Able Canyon is all covered with snow for the winter!
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DECEMBER 15, 1998
SA
O MOUNT
AIN EVENT CALEND
AR
SACRAMENT
CRAMENTO
MOUNTAIN
CALENDAR
CRAMENT
WEDNESDA
Y, DECEMBER 16TH
WEDNESDAY
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
eed Baptist Church.
Weed
the W
*W
eed Cafe from 5 to 1Opm: Weed Community
*Weed
eed will proChristmas Party.. The people of W
Weed
vide meat and bread for this event, and attendees are
asked to bring a vegetable dish or a dessert.
*Posada at 6:30pm at the Catholic Church in
Cloudcroft.
imberon Lodge with
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
Earl Morris.
imberon
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
Chapel.
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
Weed Baptist Church.
MONDA
Y, DECEMBER 21ST
MONDAY
*Start of Christmas Holidays in the Cloudcroft School
District.
THURSDA
Y, DECEMBER 17TH
THURSDAY
WEDNESDA
Y, DECEMBER 23RD
WEDNESDAY
imberon Fire Department will have its monthly
*The TTimberon
meeting at 6:30 PM in the TTimberon
imberon Firehouse.
imberon Extension Club (Christmas Party) meets at
*T
*Timberon
10:15 AM in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
FRIDA
Y, DECEMBER 18TH
FRIDAY
*Cloudcroft Academy of Ballet Christmas performance
at the Cloudcroft Lodge Pavilion.
SA
TURDA
Y, DECEMBER 19TH
SATURDA
TURDAY
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge with
Earl Morris.
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
imberon
Chapel.
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
Weed Baptist Church.
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
the W
eed Baptist Church.
Weed
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge with
Earl Morris.
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
imberon
Chapel.
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
Weed Baptist Church.
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge with
Earl Morris.
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
imberon
Chapel.
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
WEDNESDA
Y, DECEMBER 30TH
WEDNESDAY
Road 244
to Ruidoso
US 70
to Ruidoso
Highway 54
to Carrizozo
Tularosa
High Rolls
Alamogordo
Holloman Air Base
US 70 to
Las Cruces
US 82
-P
aved
Paved
SUNDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 10TH
SUNDAY
JANUARY
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
eed Baptist Church.
the W
Weed
Mayhill
Lin
col
nN
ati
on Sacramento Weed
al
Sunspot
For
est
US 82
to Artesia
Road 130
-P
aved
Paved
Road 24
-P
aved
Paved
Road 24
-P
aved
Paved
MAP OF THE
SACRAMENTO
MOUNT
AINS
MOUNTAINS
For
est Road 537 - Dirt
orest
Frequently Maintained
Timberon
Pinon
Road 537 - Dirt
Frequently Maintained
McGregor Range
Road 506 - Dirt
Periodically Maintained
SA
TURDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 16TH
SATURDA
TURDAY
JANUARY
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
SUNDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 17TH
SUNDAY
JANUARY
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
the W
eed Baptist Church.
Weed
WEDNESDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 20TH
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge with
Earl Morris.
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
imberon
Chapel.
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
Weed Baptist Church.
SA
TURDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 23RD
SATURDA
TURDAY
JANUARY
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
SUNDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 24TH
SUNDAY
JANUARY
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
the W
eed Baptist Church.
Weed
WEDNESDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 27TH
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge with
Earl Morris.
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
imberon
Chapel.
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
Weed Baptist Church.
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
Mountain P
ark
Park
Bug Scuffle
WEDNESDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 13TH
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY
*Computer class at 10am in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge with
Earl Morris.
*Bible Study / Service at 6:00 PM in the TTimberon
imberon
Chapel.
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
Weed Baptist Church.
SA
TURDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 30TH
SATURDA
TURDAY
JANUARY
US 82
-P
aved
Paved
Road 521 - Dirt
Periodically Maintained
US 54
aso
Paso
to El P
SA
TURDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 9TH
SATURDA
TURDAY
JANUARY
Cloudcroft
Westside Road
For
est Road 90 - Dirt
orest
Seldomly Maintained
Scenic Byway
6563 - P
aved
Paved
US 54
SUNDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 3RD
SUNDAY
JANUARY
WEDNESDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 6TH
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY
SUNDA
Y, DECEMBER 27TH
SUNDAY
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
SA
TURDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 2ND
SATURDA
TURDAY
JANUARY
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
*Mountain TTop
op Daylight Lodge meets in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
THURSDA
Y, DECEMBER 24TH
THURSDAY
SA
TURDA
Y, DECEMBER 26TH
SATURDA
TURDAY
SUNDA
Y, DECEMBER 20TH
SUNDAY
THURSDA
Y, DECEMBER 31ST
THURSDAY
*T
orch Parade at Ski Cloudcroft.
*Torch
*Church New YYears
ears Party at the TTimberon
imberon Lodge.
*End of Christmas Holidays in the Cloudcroft School
District.
*W
eed Cafe from 6 to 8pm: Jammin’ Local New
*Weed
Years Eve Bash.. Local talent will get a chance
to join in with their music, during this dinner period
(Limited menu this evening).
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
the W
eed Baptist Church.
Weed
*Mr
*Mr.. and Mrs. Claus tell Christmas stories at the
Cloudcroft Lodge.
venue until 9pm in
*Late night shopping on Burro AAvenue
Cloudcroft.
imberon Lodge.
*Lions Bingo in the TTimberon
imberon
*A Y2K meeting will be held at 2:00 PM in the TTimberon
Lodge - all are invited.
imberon W
ater District’
*T
*Timberon
Water
District’ss Monthly meeting at 10 AM
imberon Lodge.
in the TTimberon
eed Cafe from 6 to 8pm: Junior Daugherty
*W
*Weed
on the Fiddle, backed up by Gary Stone, Don Brown
and Steve Stone. Dinner will be served during this
session.
*Adult Bible Study - 2pm / YYouth
outh Meetings - 7pm at the
Weed Baptist Church.
Road 24 to Dunken
then Highway 82
E
S
Exercise Class is held every Monday and W
ednesday
Wednesday
imberon Lodge.
at 9:00 AM in the TTimberon
Smith Memorial Library is open:
Mondays & W
ednesdays
Wednesdays
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fridays
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturdays
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Senior Citizen’
an leaves the TTimberon
imberon Lodge
Citizen’ss VVan
uesday mornparking lot promptly a 8:30 AM every TTuesday
ing for Alamogordo. The van leaves Alamo-gordo at
approximately 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the return trip
to TTimberon.
imberon.
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SUNDA
Y, JANUAR
Y 31ST
SUNDAY
JANUARY
*Church Service with Pastor Jim Moss at 10:00AM out
on Rocky TTrail
rail in TTimberon.
imberon.
*Sunday School at 9:45 AM / Service at 11:00 AM at
the TTimberon
imberon Chapel.
*Sunday School at 10:00 AM / W
orship at 11:00 AM at
Worship
the W
eed Baptist Church.
Weed
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