November 2006 - Mountain Times

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by Don Vanlandingham
November 7 is election day and the political ads on radio,
TV and in the newspapers seem to have taken on a certain
aroma.
I’ve had an interest in politics since I was a kid. I can remember when my main concerns were how to clear up my
complexion and how to make a certain girl notice me and
who might be elected president.
Back then there seemed to be a difference in the way people
tried to get elected. It seems the candidates concentrated on
what their accomplishments were. Experience, education,
etc.
Today it’s different.
Take the synopsis of an ad I heard on the radio this morning
...please.
“(opposing candidate) ignores the needs of our children.
He is a puppet of his political party. Besides that, he’s not very
nice”.
(I’ve noticed over recent election cycles that being mean to
kids has become a popular battle cry.)
Thirty seconds of that. Not one second devoted to why us
voters should vote for her instead.
Skeptical thoughts run through my mind when I hear ads
like that. I want to ask the ad’s author:
What are YOUR qualifications for the job? Do I want to vote
for a candidate that gives me a reason to vote for them or
someone that has already established themselves as an insufferable tattle tail?
You have established yourself as an expert dirt digger. How
good will you be at doing the business of your constituents?
We haven’t heard anything about THAT in your ads.
There are some elected politicians that spend less time doing their jobs and more time piling on the mud for their next
election.
Sure, there are voters that will vote because they heard or
saw or read an ad like that. It’s a dang shame. The solution
to that problem is an informed group of voters but people say
they’re too busy making a living to research the qualifications
of the people on the ballot.
I guess that’s just the way things are.
As a voter, I consider myself as the boss. The candidate to
The Mountain Times is a monthly newspaper that covers the Sacramento
Mountain Communities. The Publisher, Editor and Ad Sales person is Kathy
Worrell... with various writers from the mountain communities. I am always
looking for more writers! If you are interested, call. This newspaper is
published monthly by Mountain Times Publications - P.O. Box 266, Timberon,
New Mexico 88350.
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Pogo and Misty are getting the Big Head.
As I was leaving the post office today, there was a couple at
my pickup petting my dogs through the window.
When the couple spotted me, he said “So, THIS is Pogo and
Misty! We read about them all the time.”
I’ve often told Pogo and Misty they’re special but I’m afraid
they’re beginning to believe it.
Next thing you know, they’ll be asking for a raise.
It rained all weekend this past weekend here in the Sacramentos.
Since we have faced an extended drought situation here for
the past several years, I always welcome the rain but even I am
beginning to suffer from rain burn-out.
I had planned to do some exterior home improvement Sunday but here came the rain. Instead I ironed clothes while
watching football until my ironing arm got tired. I looked
outside and it was still raining. I was feeling a little closed-in.
I came up with an idea.
I went to my golf bag and pulled out a handful of golf tees. I
lined them up on top of the T.V.
I have a bowl of rubber bands I save from the daily newspaper delivery. I horde rubber bands. Never know when
you might need one. A habit handed down to me
from my rubber band hoarding dad.
I sat down on the couch with my rubber band bowl
and while I watched The Saints beat Philly, I engaged
in some rubber band target practice.
Who knows? Some day some bad guy may try and
break into my house. Bad for him. I’ll shoot him
down with a fusillade
of rubber bands.
Seriously, the rubber band target practice alleviated
my cabin fever a little and it helps with your hand-eye
coordination which can help with your golf game,
your pool shooting and an accurate self trim
of your mustache.
There is a down-side of rubber band target
practice. You eventually have to get up and
retrieve all those rubber bands from behind
the T.V. set.
I think rubber band target shooting should
be added to the events at The Olympics.
I lead such an exciting life.
LOOKING AT THE CLOUDCROFT WEATHER
More precipitation this past week, capped by a good snowfall early Thursday morning. Almost 2 inches of new precipitation this reporting period.
High temperature 62 at 11:30am Friday (10-13).
Low 23 at 3am Thursday (10-19).
Total precip for the year to date -- 35.64 inches.
Visit Cloudcroft’s only online weather station with current
Cloudcroft conditions updated every 10 minutes... http://
cloudcroft.com/
Snow in The Sacramentos early Thursday morning (1019). Temperatures in the middle 40s during the day made
for heavy melting.
COMING EVENTS... ATTRACTIONS WITHIN A DAY-TRIP
OF CLOUDCROFT
November 4, 5... Antique and Collectables Show and Sale.
Alamogordo Civic Center.
November 9... Santa’s Workshop- Elk’s Lodge -Alamogordo.
November 10-12... Murder Mystery weekend - Cloudcroft
Lodge.
November 14... Dervish - Irish band - Flickenger Center Alamogordo - 7:30pm.
November 25... Santa Land - Cloudcroft’s Zenith Park.
“Don Vanlandingham writes a weekly newsletter about
life in the Sacramento Mountains. Contact him at Don.
[email protected].”
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PO Box 1005
Timberon, NM 88350
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MOUNTAIN TIMES - NOVEMBER 2006 ISSUE
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The Sacramento Mountains Museum... Museum Musings
by Patsy Cornelius
The spectacular autumn foliage at the Museum in Cloudcroft came and went in a flurry, and does not die but recovers from his wound.” Many think this was due to their hunter/gatherer
already the walkway from my car to the office is covered in an icy layer of snow. Where does the lifestyle, their diet rich in protein, high in fiber, and yes, rich in fats. De Vaca further reported
time go? Things are whirling so fast at the Museum that I hardly noticed as the autumn colors that these Indians kept the skin of the bear and ate the fat. Others ate the whole animal, but
came and went. I may need to consult our jars of bear grease to make my plans for what the recognized the fat as the most valuable part. Bear grease was believed to make them physically
strong, and was even used to enhance reproduction capabilities. It was said that a man could
almanac predicts will be an unusually cold wet winter.
Doubtless you’ve heard of Gordon Wimsatt and his bear grease weather predicting, par- enter into a Bear diet for six weeks and “’tis great odds but he makes (his wife) a mother
ticularly if you have visited this Museum. The story goes that Gordon moved to the Sacramento in nine months.”
So if bear grease is so useful, if it can make us healthy, bear strong children, grow beautiful
Mountains in 1927 when he was 12 years old. A few years later he struck up a friendship with
an Apache employee of the State Game and Fish Department who gave him the present of a jar thick hair, run like the deer and know when to come in out of the rain, why aren’t Wal-Mart
of bear grease. His new friend told him how the Indians predicted the weather by observing shelves loaded with it? I searched the internet and did find a company marketing bear grease,
the changes in the grease. Gordon was hooked, and bear grease weather predicting became a but the charlatans admit that their grease is petroleum based. So what’s a person to do who
lifelong hobby, bringing him notoriety from far and wide as he consistently predicted weather wants to learn firsthand the magical qualities of this mysterious goo?
changes, earthquakes and even nuclear explosions.
That’s where you come in. That is my quest for the month. Bear grease. Since the time is
The Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum & Pioneer Village in Cloudcroft was lucky right for you hunters to bring in a trophy bear, I’m asking that you share the grease with the
enough to fall heir to some of Gordon’s bear grease along with the chart he developed showing Museum. I’ll accept as much as you can bring, render it down, put it in canning jars and make
20 identifiable conditions that can happen to the grease in the jar. The grease can point to it available in our Museum shop for locals and visitors alike. Then we can all sample the gift of
moisture close at hand or imminent local heavy winds, along with a host of other common and one of our forests mightiest creatures.
So if you have some bear grease to share (no bacon drippings please), please call me and
not-so-common weather-related situations. Why it works, no one seems to know. But it’s best if
you’re a stranger around these parts that you not poke fun at the practice that many residents let’s talk. My regular office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 10am until 4pm, and
you can catch me there many times other than that. The number is 682-2932. Let’s make this
take very seriously.
Weather predicting is not the only reason to keep a jar of bear grease on hand. Bear grease Museum a bona fide community project.
References... Pat Rand, “Gordon Wimsatt and His Famous Bear Grease.” Sally Fallon
has long been prized for cooking, in medicinal and cosmetic preparations, as water proofing,
and even for painting. Early Native Americans sometimes used bear grease mixed with blood, and Mary G. Enig, PhD, “Guts and Grease: The Diet of Native Americans.” Digger Odell
red ochre or charcoal as paints for pictographs or for decorating their bodies. An ad for Bear’s Publications, “Looks Like the Bears Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet.”
Oil dated c. 1840 reads, “Of all preparations for the hair or whiskers, nothing equals the
oil prepared from Bear’s Grease. In most instances, it restores the hair to the bald and will
Pinon
effectually preserve it from falling off in any event.” And some still tout the grease as the
by Margaret Merritt
best water-proofing for boots.
And what about the trend towards “fat-free” diets and the fact that you’re practically shunned
Beautiful country here. Native Blue Gramma grass heading out and knee high. Just after a
as a renegade these days if you enjoy a big juicy steak or eggs cooked in bacon fat, like my
Dad consumed every morning of his healthy 88 years? Explorer Cabeza de Vaca wrote that good shower, the grass seems higher. Soaked boots and wet pant legs above one’s knees. Weeds
Indians he met were very healthy, and reported that an Indian “traversed by an arrow . . . he are thriving, higher than grass. Of course, expected frost hits the weeds and seeds and all shelter grass stays mostly until a hungry animal eats it.
Hunters are having a good time. More hunting than shooting since extra fine
grass and weed growth in the Tularosa Basin has
abundant feed and water for game. Fewer game
TIMBERON CHAPEL
animals need to range so far.
Sunday Morning Bible Study
505-987-2553
Some quality elk have been reported as harat 9:45am
vested locally. Hunters quotes: “Beautiful counSunday Morning
try,” “Lots of deer,” “Game predators here,”
Worship at 11:00am
and “I plan to come back.”
October 16 - Today there is a Yucca bloomYouth Bible Study
ing on Hwy. 24 right-of-way. This week, spotted
from 4:00 - 6:00pm
fawn were seen. April stuff going on here.
Prayer and Bible Study at
Velpar sprayers are back at work hanging tisin Timberon, New Mexico
6:00pm Wednesday
sue markers on bushes, hopefully helping our
Come Enjoy the Best Mexican Food in Timberon!
Sacramento Mountain/Pecos River watershed
water table by eliminating water-hogging types of
cedars.
Piñon News
Del Corazon Restaurant
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Condos and at Del Corazon in Timberon.
I would like your ink cartridges, so that
I can trade them in for a ream of paper.
Our school has a very limited budget, and
I need to supply my own paper in addition
to many other supplies. Your donations
are appreciated. Thank you for supporting
Archie’s classroom.
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Women: Don’t try to Change them,
just Celebrate the Differences by Judge Al Cornelius
One of the greatest services that a father can render his son is
to help him understand that the woman he will one day marry
cannot be understood. To insist that the female of the species
exercise logic and reason is like demanding that the leopard remove his spots. It ain’t gonna happen. Case in point: A couple
of days ago, wife Patsy, while briskly walking through the living
room where I was observing the University of Texas football team
humiliate a bunch of fellows from Oklahoma, said, “would you
please vacuum the living room and bed rooms”? While the
male may never understand the female, there are certain indicators on the part of women that men would do well to study. For
example, a comment, request or question that your wife throws
out while at full gallop means, “I don’t want to discuss it, just
do it.” Having “lived on the edge” since getting married, and
fully aware of the consequences of my comment, I asked, “why”?
You might think this a dangerous venture, but it actually is almost
always seized upon by the woman to address standing grievances.
This simple question then, is not as threatening as it might appear
and often serves to clear the air regarding issues like why you
referred to your wife’s aunt Emma as a Water Buffalo at the 1976
family Christmas gathering in Dallas.
At any rate, my question was not threatening and offered the
benefits described above. The wife just did a maneuver similar
in execution to a “to the rear march” command in a military
organization. She explained that we must clean the house before the house cleaners arrive on Thursday to clean the house.
“Wait a minute”, I protested. “Are you saying that we have to
clean the house before we clean the house?” I suppose it has
to do with impressing the house cleaners with how tidy we are. I
knew better, but decided to dig myself in a little deeper. “What,”
I inquired, “is the difference between what you are suggesting and running the truck through a car wash before I run it
through a car wash. Am I trying to impress the attendant with
how spotless I maintain my four wheel drive?” That pretty well
did it for the afternoon, because next came, “The Look”. Any
man who has been married for more than fifteen minutes knows
about, “The Look”.
“The Look”. I’ll try to explain. The wife’s lips and chin quiver,
the face becomes flush and fire shoots from the eyes with the
intensity of a laser. During this time, the woman issues forth
with a sound that appears to come from the nose. Somewhat
like a cross between rapid breathing and a sinus infection. She
then does an “about face” and marches to the nearest bedroom
with a door, slams it, picks up a copy of “Family Circle” and
sequesters herself, refusing to talk for whatever length of time
she chooses while pretending to read the magazine. There are
a couple of issues men must remember. (1) Do not, under any
circumstances point out that the wife marched into the wrong
room. For example, the room must have a door that can be easily
slammed. Otherwise, the gesture is meaningless. I once knew
of a case where the wife tried unsuccessfully to slam the door as
hard as possible. In her zeal, she missed the door and knocked
over a lamp. (2) Never point out that she is holding the magazine
upside down. After all, she is just listening for your approaching
steps so she can put on “The Look.”
When she does pass you in the house, “The Look” takes on
a strange aura. Depending on the man you talk to, “The Look”
means different things. To summarize, it means, “You have
highly offended me, I don’t want to discuss this any more and
you might want to practice up on your cooking skills.”
The husband can only recover from “The Look” by complying
with the rules set down by the wife. While these traits might be
difficult for men to follow, they are obviously not unbearable or
else we wouldn’t endure “The Look” as often as we do.
WOMEN: DON’T TRY TO CHANGE THEM, JUST CELEBRATE THE
DIFFERENCES
Letter from the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Hello, my name is Kathy Worrell I am the new owner of the
Mountain Times. I moved from Florida to Timberon about 14
months ago with my husband, Steve and two children Jacob and
Sam. I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive to move so
far away from civilization and Wal-mart! But, I love Timberon!!!
My family and I have been very welcomed into our small community.
My children attend the Cloudcroft School System. I believe that
for the first time they feel like a student and not just a number.
The principals, teachers and faculty helped my children feel like
a part of their own family.
I am so excited to have purchased the Mountain Times Newspaper! I promise to keep the same home town tradition and
high standards as Jesse and Kim Duckett have worked so hard
to achieve.
If you have any questions, concerns or great stories that you
would like to share, please contact me at serendipity@dellcity.
com. I would love to hear them!!!
FROM JJ AND KIM DUCKETT
We have been publishing the paper for 10 years now and look
forward to moving on to other things here in the Mountains. We
know Kathy will do a great job and have the support of all those
who have helped us!
If you can read this,
thank a teacher.
If you’re reading it in English,
thank a soldier.
HOMES AND LAND
Price Just Reduced to $162,900.00! 1999 Oak Creek
Double Wide mobile home 1,512 sq. ft. (+/-) with a large
covered back deck that looks out over a fantastic view! The
home has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, the master bedroom
and bath very roomy, large open living room with a large
bay window overlooking one of the very best views in Timberon! The dining area has French doors that open out onto
the back deck. The kitchen is large with lots of cabinets and
work area. Walk through laundry room. 30x40 metal garage
and a 12x50 1974 mobile home being used for storage. The
land has easy access, setting up on a gentle slope, has been
trimmed and groomed and is 6.84 acres+/-
$98,500.00 This unique frame-built house has a wellestablished front yard with underground watering system. 1590 square feet +/-. Four bedrooms, two full
baths. Two large sun rooms, one on front of house,
other on back. Home has new floor coverings throughout. Wood heater plus propane and electric heat. Refrigerator, stove, washer/dryer sell with house. Furniture
is negotiable.
Dear Timberons:
We couldn’t help subscribing to your friendly newspaper. We had
such a unique experience to your community on Friday September
15th, 2006. We attend the Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally in Ruidoso
every year for fourteen years. This year we took the road from Pinon
to Timberon and crossed the Sacramento River twelve times on a
Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Of course the road was closed due
to your recent floods, but we were only informed of this after we
reached the Lodge by your extremely hospitable welcoming committee. We feel a newfound zest for life and a bond that will be forever
tied to Timberon.
Yours truly,
Robert and Ter Ernst
Arlington, TX
$67,320.00! A-frame located on .535ac+/-. This home
is located in the Ponderosa Pines. Home is approximately 1122 sq. ft. with wood burning stove. Loft/bedroom
upstairs and 1 bedroom downstairs. One full bath. Cook
stove, washer & dryer, microwave and dishwasher will
stay with home. This home was built in 1984. Adjacent
1/2 acre lot is also for sale for $8,000.00
ROBERTS
REALTY
PO Box 1, Timberon NM 88350
505-987-2440 WWW.TIMBERONNM.COM
THE WEED CAFE
Beginning Saturday, June 24, there will
be music every Saturday night starting at
6pm with dinner -- the only exception wilol
be during Bluegrass Festival when music
night is held -- Reservations Appreciated
Home Cooked Meals
Daily Special Priced From $3 to $5
Home-Made Desserts - Mexican Food
Call for Entertainment Info
505-687-3611
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NM State Forestry
FOREST NEWS
What’s Happening on the
Sacramento Ranger District
OFFICE HOURS
The Sacramento Ranger District Office, located in the Village
of Cloudcroft, at 61 Curlew Place, is open Monday – Friday
from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.
INFORMATION REQUESTS
Questions regarding management practices of the Sacramento Ranger District may be addressed to: District Ranger
Frank Martinez; P.O. Box 288, Cloudcroft, N.M. 88317.
The Sacramento Ranger District is within the Lincoln National Forest. Questions regarding management in the Lincoln
National Forest may be addressed to: Forest Supervisor Lou
Woltering, Lincoln National Forest, 1101 New York Ave., Alamogordo, N.M. 88310.
Our website containing visitor and forest management information for the Lincoln National Forest is: http://www.fs.fed.
us/r3/lincoln/
TOLL FREE FIRE DISPATCH
There is now a 24-hour toll free phone number to call and
report possible wildfires. The number is 1-877-695-1663.
We encourage all our readers to contact the ranger district
at 505-682-2551 and the County Sheriff’s Office at 505-4372210 to report any visible smoke, your call has priority, size
up what you see and report the location as accurately as you
can.
CHRISTMAS TREE CUTTING PERMITS
Will again be available on November 1st at the Sacramento
Ranger District Office, Mountain Mercantile and Cloudcroft
by Jerry Lutz
Chamber of Commerce. Permits are
only $5.00 for a pleasant family outing in the forest.
FUELS REDUCTION
Burning on the Sacramento District Residents and visitors may
see and smell smoke in the coming
weeks. Our engine and fire crews
will be conducting prescribed burns
district wide. Signs will be posted
along roads however do not hesitate to
call the ranger station when you wonder about smoke in the forest.
BACK COUNTRY ETHICS
It is important for us to remember
that in the back country forest lands you
are on your own, be prepared. Our environment and conditions change rapidly and we should adjust our safety
awareness to avoid potential trouble.
We must realize we are ruled by the
authority of nature in the backwoods. Be
willing and able to take care of yourself and
the back country you admire and enjoy. Pack out what you
pack in and leave your public lands better than you found
them.
WHY NOT FEED THE DEER?
We live in black bear country and mountain
lion share the forest lands with us. The old saw
““A fed bear is a dead bear
bear” is almost absolute. Feeding deer or any wild animals is a risk
and sure to attract their predators, bear and
cougar.
SLASH PIT SCHEDULE
The slash pit located on Highway 244 near
the junction of Highway 82 will be open again
in November dependent on weather, call the
Ranger District for dates.
CAMPGROUNDS
The campgrounds and picnic
sites at James Canyon, Karr Canyon, Upper Karr, Bluff Springs,
and Trestle Recreation area will
remain open until snow closes
access. We would like all forest
guests to be aware that there are
hundreds of traditional, pleasant,
and remote throw-down areas
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US Forest Department
for tent and small RV camping throughout the Sacramento
Ranger District. Please call our district office at 682-2551
for further information.
FUELWOOD AREAS
Two fuel wood areas are currently open to the public for personal fuel wood gathering.
Nelson Fuel wood Area (7 Miles
South of Cloudcroft on Hwy 6563
forest road 623) mixed species, 4
cords for $20.00 and Bailey Canyon west of Cloudcroft 3 miles on
US 82. Please contact the Sacramento Ranger District Office for permits, maps, and the most current
information on these areas.
New Mexico state law requires that any person cutting,
removing, transporting, or selling
any woody materials must have
the written consent of the owner
or proof of ownership with them.
OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLES
Our district office receives many
inquiries on the use of OHV’s, and all
terrain vehicles (ATV’s) on Forest Service land. The Sacramento district has 235
miles of trails and 2000 miles of forest roads,
of which 80 percent are considered suitable for ATV’s and motorcycles. New Mexico state motor vehicle laws apply on Forest Service roads, only “street legal” motorized vehicles that
are registered and operated by a licensed driver are allowed.
ATV users are to bear in mind the trails and roads are shared
with other users, hikers, horses, backpackers, children and
adults. The Forest Service has a list of trails that will suit your
needs.
BUYING LAND?
If you are purchasing land, always make sure that it has
legal access from a public road. If there is other private land
between the land you are purchasing and a public road, there
should be some type of documentation that you will have access across that land. Documentation may include an easement
or documentation in the deeds. (Forest Service personnel are
not trained in legal matters – if you have any questions, please
consult a professional.) If you must cross land administered
by the Lincoln National Forest to get to your private property,
i.e., your property is surrounded by Federal land and no public road accesses it, please give us a call at the Ranger District
and speak to Ms. Marcie Kelton.
JOIN US IN THE FOREST SERVICE
All position openings are listed on-line at (www.usajobs.
opm.gov). You will find the application process is complete
and easy to do. Your office could be in the great outdoors.
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NM Game and Fish
WILDLIFE NEWS
Late Season Archery Deer and
Elk Hunts Available
SANTA FE – Bow hunters who did not draw a license or permit for deer and elk hunts this season will have another chance beginning October
17, when the Department of Game and Fish will
make 405 late-season archery elk licenses and
349 deer permits available online and over-thecounter at Department offices in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Raton, Roswell and Las Cruces.
Licenses for November and December archery
elk hunts in Big Game Management Units 12, 34,
37, 43 and 50; and January archery deer permits
for Units 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 40 will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning
at 8am October
17. The Department
is encouraging
hunters to save time,
gas and to avoid long lines by using the online
application system at www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
The online system should be faster, improving
hunters’ chances of securing preferred permits.
Applications are limited to one person per form.
To keep lines moving, each walk-in applicant will
be allowed to submit no more than two individual
applications at once. Walk-in applicants will use
Form 2006.
The special late-season elk archery hunts are
designed to provide additional elk hunting opportunities without severely impacting the state’s elk
herds. Hunter success for elk is expected to be
low because the hunts are for archery only, late
in the season, with a bag limit of one mature bull
elk with six or more points on at
least one antler.
Elk license fees are $89 for
residents, $541 for nonresidents.
Deer license fees are $39 for residents, $355 for non-residents.
Elk license fees will be charged
at the time of successful application; deer licenses must be purchased from a vendor or at a Department office after a permit is
issued. Only hunters who do not
already hold deer permits or elk
licenses for hunts this season are
eligible for the late-season hunts.
It is illegal for any hunter to hold
more than one elk license or
deer permit in the same license
year.
US Fish and Wildlife
Woman will Serve 9 Years
for Illegal Hunting
RESERVE – A former Catron County outfitter was sentenced to serve nine years in jail
Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to racketeering and fraud in connection with an
illegal hunting operation.
Rita Floyd, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering, a second-degree felony;
one count of fraud over $2,500, a third-degree felony; and two misdemeanor counts of
outfitting without a license. She originally was charged with 101 counts, including 60
felonies, for her role in an illegal scheme to sell hunts to out-of-state hunters.
Seventh Judicial District Court Judge Matthew Reynolds sentenced Floyd to 18 years
in jail, with 9 suspended, followed by five years probation to be served concurrently
with two years of parole. It is believed to be one of the harshest sentences ever handed
down in New Mexico for a wildlife-related crime.
The criminal complaint alleged that Floyd, along with her partner, Celeste Core,
forged licenses and sold hunts for deer, elk, bear, mountain lions, bobcats and turkeys
to numerous out-of-state hunters on eBay, over the telephone and by e-mail. The fraud
charges included allegations that after receiving money for the hunts, Floyd and Core
did not provide a hunt at all, did not provide the services advertised, or did not provide
the type of hunt that was promised.
Floyd and Core, formerly of Pleasanton, N.M., operated Get Gold Adventures and
Outfitters. Floyd was arrested in February 2006 in Sonora, Calif., where she was on
probation for previous felony convictions, and returned to New Mexico. Core, 55, was
arrested in Pleasanton and is scheduled for trial Dec. 4, also in the Seventh Judicial District Court in Reserve. The arrests followed an investigation by the Department of Game
and Fish that began in October 2004 when two Minnesota hunters noticed something
wrong with their licenses and called a conservation officer.
The Catron County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, New Mexico State Police,
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assisted the Department of Game and Fish in the
case.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish encourages citizens to report poaching
and other wildlife-related crimes by calling the Department’s toll-free Operation Game
Thief, (800) 432-4263. Callers can remain anonymous and receive rewards if charges
are filed.
For more information, visit
the Department Web site at
www.wildlife.state.nm.us
or call (505) 476-8000.
LOOK AT WHAT TIMBERON HAS TO OFFER.
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JOSIE’S HAS NM LOTTERY TICKETS NOW!
VISIT TIMBERON’S WEBSITE
Pictured above are Richard Rodrigues amd Rusty VanCuren. On the morning of
the Halloween party at the Timberon Lodge, Richard and Rusty went looking for the
mountain lion. Richard killed the lion when he turned around and saw it stalking him
from behind. It had been hanging around the Lodge for several weeks and the residents
were afraid for the children. Colin Duff, Game Warden estimated its size at about 5 1/2
ft and 160 pounds. Colin removed a tooth to better determine the cats age.
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on
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Below are articles taken out of “The Hitchin’ Post” from Weed, New Mexico. You can find the full version on the internet at www.mountaintimes.net, under Weed. You
can also drive to Weed and grab a couple of copies. Editor - Patsy Ward.
Weed
Better yet, come to the next meeting and join up. Volunteers are always needed and there’s lots
for people to do to help. Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month at the Weed Station at
7 p.m.
If You‛re Lucky Enough to Live in the Mountains, You‛re Lucky Enough!
SYMPATHY
Our condolences are extended to Patsy & Tom Ward on the death of Patsy’s mother. Memorial services will be held on November 4, 11 a.m., in the Lakeview Christian Home Chapel in
Carlsbad.
THANK YOU
by Patsy Ward
Tom & I thank each and every one of you for your prayers, cards, phone calls, visits, food,
and flowers following the death of my mother on October 17. Words cannot adequately express
how much your love and friendship mean to us. We are truly blessed.
“Acts of kindness warm the heart, soothe the soul, and make the world turn more gently.”
KUDOS
RavenWind Ranch B&B was featured in the October issue of the Maverick Press, a Denver
monthly newspaper serving the “Rocky Mountain Horse Community.” The article by Jennifer Ball emphasized the beautiful horseback country in the Sacramento Mountains as well
as the fine fall riding weather and introduced readers to the accommodations and amenities
offered at the B&B, Guest House and spa at RavenWind.
TRASH COMPACTOR REPLACES DUMPSTERS
Had you noticed lately how our two dumpsters were filled to capacity and then some? Had
you noticed appliances, furniture, mattresses, and other unacceptable items left in and beside
the dumpsters? Maybe you didn’t, but our neighbors who live in that area certainly did. Have
you helped police the area? Other neighbors have. Perhaps you should, too!
It isn’t the responsibility of the county truck driver to pick up trash left on the premises. It’s
YOURS and MINE! Now for some really good news! About 2 years, Patsy (affectionately known
by some as the Dumpster Diva) & Tom Ward, Barb Schuessler, and Elaine Wright met
with Otero County Commissioners, not to complain about the trash problem in our community
but rather to offer suggestions for a solution. According to Vice Chairperson Clarissa McGinn, that meeting and Patsy’s presentation had a direct bearing in replacing our unsightly
dumpsters with a trash compactor which will hold three to four times as much trash as the
two dumpsters.
The compactor is for household trash only, per Randy Horn of the County Convenience Center
(landfill). One of the dumpsters will be left for all other items, i.e. appliances, furniture, mattresses, construction material, tree cuttings, etc. Items such as batteries, oil, and tires are not
to be put in the compactor or dumpster nor left in the area. These items must be taken to the
landfill. They will not be picked up per County regulations.
As soon as the electric company gets everything hooked up, the compactor will be available
for use.
If you have usable household items (furniture, appliances, bedding, etc.), please take them
to the Weed-Mart located in the new school building. Usable clothing may be taken to the Weed
Thrift Shop located adjacent to the Weed-Mart.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO
...Mike & Karen Schuhen, 11/3 ...Will & Jammie Stevens, 11/11
...Don & Norma Sadauskas, 11/21 ...Gary & Loraine Gardner, 11/23
...Al & Teri Alvarez, 11/30
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
...Francis Newell, 11/2 ...Doug Miller, 11/3 ...Phyllis Newton, 11/4
...Larry Wilde, 11/5 ...Jenna Livers, Amber Schueltz, Abigail Schuhen, 11/7
...Frances Goss, 11/11 ...Billy Weddle, Teri Alvarez, 11/12
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GET WELL WISHES TO
...Cliff Halls - Please pray for Cliff who is battling a serious illness. Cliff is the manager at the
Alamogordo office of AMR (the professional ambulance service)and is a very good friend to
our community.
...Pansy Northrup who developed a blood clot in her chest and was air lifted to Albuquerque
where they found she had also had a mild heart attack. Fortunately, they got her to the hospital
in time, and she’s doing okay.
...Jan Rauch (continuing back problems)
...Slim Stewart
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EMS NEWS
Firefighters, EMS personnel and auxiliary members of the Sacramento Weed Volunteer Fire
Department spent several hours on Saturday, October 21, training with Southwest Med Evac
personnel.
Maybe you saw the helicopter flying around in circles and eventually landing in the Goss’s
pasture behind the Weed firehouse shortly after noon that day.
We did this a few years ago, but the department brought them in again to train our new folks
and refresh our veteran volunteers on Southwest’s policies and, very importantly, to give us
Landing Zone training. There are all kinds of important details we need to understand when
we call for Southwest to evacuate a serious injury or medical emergency: communications with
dispatch and the helicopter pilot; identifying and setting up a safe landing zone; giving the pilot
correct GPS coordinates; assessing weather conditions; transmitting patient information; packaging
the patient for the flight; approaching the helicopter safely, etc etc. It was fascinating and everyone
learned a lot.
When we have a seriously ill or injured patient,
your volunteers always consider whether to call in
the helicopter. Sometimes, of course, Southwest
can’t come due to weather (that’s the pilot’s call).
Or they may already have been dispatched to anWEEKDAYS & WEEKENDS other emergency and can’t reach us in a reason9:00am - 4:00pm
able time. But if they can come, they will, and their
fine crew (a nurse and a paramedic fly with the
Closed most Wednesdays pilot) will do their best for the patient on scene,
then fly them either to Las Cruces (medical) or El
& Thursdays (Call)
Paso (trauma) for definitive treatment. When time
is critical, these guys can get the patient to the care
1590 Sacramento Drive
they need faster than anyone else. We are fortunate
Timberon, NM
to have them.
Next time you see a Fire Dept volunteer, thank
987-2565
them for all the time they spend training. You’ll
After Hours... 987-2398
know them because they’ll be wearing the nifty
new caps Southwest gave away during the training!
TIMBERON
HARDWARE
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CONGRATULATIONS!
...Cyndy & Dean Nesbit on the birth of their granddaughter, Jessi Devon, born October 6 to
Josh & Amber Bullard. Jessi weighed 7 lbs 13.7 oz but has already gained 2 lbs!
COMINGS & GOINGS
...Dub & Barb Schuessler enjoyed some quality time with family in Mason, TX.
...Kendra Mydock will be coaching girls’ basketball in Hatch, NM for the next 5 months.
UPCOMING EVENTS
...November 3-4, Murder Mystery Weekend at the Lodge in Cloudcroft. Call 800-395-6343 for
info.
...November 10-12, Christmas Jubilee, Ruidoso Convention Center. Call 505-257-3122 for
info.
...November 10-12, Murder Mystery Weekend at the Lodge in Cloudcroft. Call 1-800-395-6343
for info.
...November 25, Cloudcroft’s Santa Land opens in Zenith Park.
...November 29-30, Cirque on Ice, Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Hwy 220, Alto,
NM, 8 p.m. Call 505-336-4800 for more info.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ABOUT THE SALT BASIN WATER APPROPRIATION
by Russ Wright
Bill Hume from the Governor’s Office and Craig Roepke from the Interstate Stream Commission attended a recent South Sacramento Water Group (SSWG) meeting. They spoke about
several waterrelated issues of concern to local residents. I will give my thoughts on just one of
those issues, The Appropriation Of Water From The Salt Basin For Commercial Sale.
First of all I must say that I am heartened that finally our message is being heard. That is an
enormous step. All of you who have expressed your concerns, attended public meetings and
stepped forward to give of your time on this issue deserve our thanks. This doesn’t mean we
are out of the woods. It simply means that those in power are listening. We now have to ensure
that our political leadership doesn’t move ahead of the State Engineer’s (OSE) position: that
the water in the Salt Basin should not be mined until we know what we are doing and what the
effects will be.
Here is what I heard at the meeting. Last Chance Water Company disclosed some of the data
collected by David Chase of Sandia Labs to the OSE. (Last Chance refuses to make all of the
data public.)
The OSE gave the data to an independent expert for review and analysis. This review seems
to indicate that the expectations for annual recharge of the Salt Basin’s aquifers is not as high
as Last Chance predicted (300,000 acre feet per year). The independent review places it
somewhere between 15,000 and 100,000 acre feet per year. Craig Roepke and Bill Hume
said that the OSE and the Governor do not want to make the same over-appropriation mistakes
in the Salt Basin that have occurred over and over throughout New Mexico. They believe that
at least another 2-3 years of study of the Salt Basin is required. The data from this study will be
made public, and the study will be as thorough as it can be given the realities of water needs
in New Mexico. The OSE and the Governor’s office will keep the community informed through
the SSWG.
There is still considerable political pressure to tap into the Salt Basin supply now and send
it off to meet needs throughout the State. There will be bills proposed in the next legislative
session to such an end.
Please ask your Legislators to listen to the communities, the staff of the OSE and the Interstate
Stream Commission and not repeat the overappropriation mistakes in the Salt Basin that continue to plague New Mexico. And don’t forget to vote.
WANTED
Christmas Cantata volunteers for Community Concert to be held on December 17, late afternoon, at the Cloudcroft Methodist Church. Practice will be held every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the
Cloudcroft High School Band Room. Bob Myers is Director.
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Timberon
Timberon Development Council’s October Meeting
The October meeting was called to order at 10am by Everett Putney – President. A motion
was made by Sid Benson and seconded by Charlie Bain to accept the minutes as submitted,
the motion passed.
Jackie Fioretti gave the Treasurer’s report for the month ending September 30, 2006.
She reported on the fraudulent activity on the account by Michael R. Robinson. $1,446.15
in checks were written without authorization and $10,387.33 in fraudulent electronic transfers. The checking account balance as of 09-31-06 was $8,591.96 and should be around
$20,425.00. This has been reported to the Sheriff Department. The Branch Manager in Cloudcroft was very quick to stop the electronic transfers which will be credited in October. Our
CD and Money Market was not touched. Jackie will work on the individual components of the
checking account this afternoon. A motion was made by Sid Benson and seconded by Charlie Bain to accept the Treasurer’s report as given, and it was approved.
Bills submitted for the October meeting totaled $130.46 which included $59.43 reimbursement to Everett Putney for diesel and a $71.03 reimbursement to Jackie Fioretti for replacing the broken shredder at the office. Sid Benson made a motion to pay our bills. The motion
was seconded by Mary Jane Davis and it was approved.
Everett advised our by-laws indicate we are to have nominations in October and an election
in November for elected officers to take office in January for the ensuing year. He advised
Roger O’Dell will not be able to take an office next year due to a heavy workload and previous
commitments. He will complete this year as Vice President. The following were nominated for
the ensuing year: President, Everett Putney; Vice President, Bill Gideon; Secretary, Jackie
Fioretti and Treasurer, Gwen Adams. The election will be held at the October meeting.
Everett Putney and Jackie Fioretti met with Martin Moore, Ph.D., Otero County Administrator and his Assistant, Ray Backstrom on Thursday, October 12th to discuss the county
owned parks within Timberon. The Mary Glover Park’s thinning is close to being finished. The
chips need to be spread on the walking path which will require volunteers from the communi-
by Jackie Fioretti
ty. The county will order four tables, three benches and signage for the Mary Glover Park. The
next parks to be thinned will be the Shallow Creek Park and the Tres Marias Park. Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) will let us continue to use their chipper when thinning these parks.
Everett introduced our guests from the Bureau of Land Management as follows: Ryan
Whiteaker, Fuels Manager and Tom McKibbin who are from the Las Cruces Office. Ryan
gave a report on the thinning of McGregor Range during the physical year 2006. Over 1,000
acres have been thinned and the average cost is $160.00 per acre. The slash is on the ground
and BLM will start burning this shortly. The Timberon Fire Chief is on the list to be notified
prior to burning. They have treated about 1300 acres. The fuel break looks good and they
have achieved their objective. He advised Hector Madrid, State Fire Management Officer;
Lisa Bye, State Fields Specialist and Steve Bumgardner, Fire Management Officer for Las
Cruces made a tour of this area, Soccoro, Silver City and Mescalero and was pleased with the
fire mitigation process that has been completed. Ryan commented the Mary Glover Park is
looking good and requested a written report once the thinning is completed.
Everett advised he has signed a requisition to purchase a weather station for the airstrip and
has given it to the County Purchasing Agent, Ginger Herndon. She will secure two more bids
and then notify us. Everett requested the weather station to be direct cable instead of wireless.
He also requested the county to complete the written contract for the Shallow Creek Park thinning. The east side of the airstrip tree thinning is almost complete and we asked if prisoners
could be used to move the rocks along the runway in order to mow the grass. The county said
this could be done. Larry Hanson advised the remaining stumps will need to be manually cut
in order for the mower to go over them.
Sid Benson thanked Everett Putney, Jackie Fioretti and the Timberon Development
Council for having a good working relationship with the Otero County Administrator, the Assistant Administrator and the Otero County Commissioners who recognize the needs within
Timberon.
Everett advised, due to the recent rain, Bill Lee Parker, Road Superintendent is running
about 2½ months behind of schedule. It looks like it will be November before any work can
begin on the double chip and seal of the airstrip.
Tourism Committee – Rick Merrick advised it will be another month before the Timberon
brochure will be ready. He thanked Gwen Adams for completing the paper work submitted
to REDTT (Rural Economic Development Through Tourism) to request funding. REDTT has
approved the paperwork. Rick spoke with Donna at the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce
concerning display of our brochure. Since the Timberon Golf Course is a member of the
Cloudcroft chamber of Commerce, she will be delighted to put it in the advertising with no
additional cost. There was discussion on where to display the brochure ie. tradeshows,
museums, state information centers, web site, etc. Charlie advised he needs 500 brochures.
Rick will check on the cost of an additional 1,000 brochures and those who need them
would purchase them. Sid Benson advised if TDC had a web site they could also display it
there. A web site is not that expensive, The cost runs approximately $3.00 per year for the
domain and Host Net Firm charges $49.00. Maintenance required would be about once per
week. Sid Benson made a motion for TDC to create their own web site and it was seconded
by Rick Merrick. The motion passed. Sid Benson and Scott Millar volunteered to work
on this and get us started.
Everett advised he has an extra podium which could be placed in the Community Building
for a guest registry. People who visit Timberon would sign the book and there would be a
place to put their e-mail address. He advised Steve Griffith, Jackie Fioretti, Rick Merrick and himself met with visitors Linda Ledesma from USDA & Espy Holguin with HUD
on Friday morning, October 13th to discuss what grants are available for Timberon. It looks
like Timberon could use a feasibility study.
Motorcycle Rally – Rick Merrick thanked TDC for paying the registration fee for the
2006 Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally. He thanked Tom Tannehill for donating the nice pins
which were for sale at the event.. There were craft booths and he thanked everyone for their
hospitality and friendliness. This trip was 240 miles round trip which is a little longer than
their normal trip of 60 miles. Plans are to do it again next year. There was discussion on
needing a sign to identify Timberon. The large sign board as you come in to Timberon belongs to TWSD. Timberon needs a sign that says “Welcome
“
to Timberon, NM”. Sid Benson
made a motion and Bill Gideon seconded it to pay Freddy De La Cruz to make a sign.
The motion was approved.
Rick Merrick advised there has been a change in personnel for the “Reach for the Stars
in Rural New Mexico”
Mexico program and he has been trying to make contact with the new person. He also gave a REDTT report and advised there is a lady who went to the space station
and has money to invest for the Space Museum and White Sands in Alamogordo. Allen Hale
also attended the REDTT meeting and he is starting a program in Sixteen Springs for students
to come out and star gaze. The ““Star Gazing” program is a state park project. Rick will get
brochures on light pollution. Rick talked about a new event being developed for Timberon.
Days in Timberon”. Last months meeting established
Everett suggested calling it “Frontier
“
a weekend in July but the first weekend in August would be much better. This would draw
more visitors and it would be the last weekend prior to school starting. The first week end
in August, 2007 is August 4th. More on this later.
Rick Merrick made a motion to adjourn and Scott Millar seconded the motion which
was approved and the meeting adjourned at 11:30am. The next meeting will be held on November 11, 2006 at 10am in the Community Lodge. These are open meetings and everyone
is invited to attend.
ASPEN CO. CONSTRUCTION
George Corder
Phone 505-987-2372
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Fax 505-987-2374
NM LIC # 30323
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Mayhill
The Mayhill Extension Association
Monday, October 2nd was a wonderful fall day in the mountains. It was also the day Mayhill
Extension Association (MEA) hosted the council meeting in Mayhill. This was a combined
meeting of all three clubs that form the county level of our organization. Members from Alamogordo and La Luz were welcomed with the smell of fresh made apple muffins. The center
was decorated for all the celebrations of October in the mountains. The many decorations
made the community center very festive. We welcomed new guests, one of whom joined the
Alamo Doce club after the meeting. We were pleased to have 35 members attend this council
meeting.
Cheryl Miles, our president, discussed the CASA project. Next month we will be selecting
names for our CASA Christmas Stocking Project. Each year we try to make the abused and
neglected children in foster and group homes in Otero and Lincoln counties feel wanted and
special. We provide a stocking full of toys and a special gift for each child. Last year the 3 clubs
gave gifts to 125 children. In addition, we will give each child a stuffed animal. If you would
like to help or donate an item, contact Cheryl Miles.
Claire Ellen Simpson, a member of Calico, was announced as co- state choice for “Pioneer
Woman of the Year”. She will receive her award at the state meeting in October.
The council elected Mayhill’s Cheryl Miles to serve as president for the next two years. June
Defibaugh, also from the Mayhill club, was elected to the position of Treasurer.
June reminded us that on October 7th we will host the “Family Fair” in Alamogordo at the
fair grounds. Each club will have both hands on crafts and demonstration tables as well as
refreshments. Mayhill and the other two clubs hope to make this a fun day for the kids and
their parents.
Next month there will be a board meeting at the fair grounds at 10am Monday, November
6th. All members are encouraged to attend. Board meetings are held every other month. This
is where we discuss upcoming events. Your thoughts are welcomed and needed.
Timberon
by Carole Fenberg
Following the council meeting our program was “Fun Fall Facts” presented by Eva Hale.
Besides learning why leaves turn color and the origin of Oktoberfest, Eva turned this in to a
cute mixer.
Our pot luck lunch was hosted by Audrey Corona, Karen Torres, Kay Wilson and
Carole Fenberg. Our food theme was Oktoberfest. We served Brats and kraut with lots of
mustards. Everyone brought the most delicious side dishes and desserts. No one left hungry.
At our regular club meeting on Wednesday, October11th many of the topics from the council
meeting were discussed in detail. The family fair, was a big success. Over 170 attended. One of
our hands on tables taught kids to make peanut covered pinecones for the birds.
Carole Fenberg, our VP for Public Policy, announced that highway clean up went very well
Fifteen members completed the task in about an hour.
Patty Posey presented the new slate of officers for 2007. Most current officers will serve
again. Sandra and Sharon Justice will serve as co-V. P. of programs. Jo Ellen Kaminski
will assist Tammy with secretarial duties.
Joyce Komaraus and Pam Green demonstrated weaving on Monk cloth. Many were practicing straight lines after our delicious pot luck lunch. Marsha Slane and Anna Hunter made
Green Chili Stew and Vegetable Beef Soup.
At our November meeting, we will ask people to volunteer for hostesses for 2007. We will also
be giving ideas to our program V.P. for the year 2007.
Next month our meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 8th at 10am at the Mayhill
Community Center. Come and join us as a guest or new member. We will be making a Christmas
ornament to put in the stocking of each of the CASA children on our list. Remember to bring
items for the Thanksgiving food basket for a needy family in our community. If you have any
questions, please call Cheryl at 682-1257.
The Timberon Home
Extension Club
What a wonderful month it has been. The weather is cooler and it is actually time
to start thinking about the upcoming Holidays.
We are doing very well on the Joyce Williams Blanket Project. We have fifteen
blankets and ten hats to be donated to the Lone Tree Mexico Mission. On November
16th Chris and Kim DeLuca will be guests at our meeting to show us a short
video and presentation.
We would like to invite anyone from the community to come down to the Timberon Lodge and join us. Afterwards we are going to have a Christmas in November
sale at 1:00. Various crafters and vendors will be there selling their items. You can
purchase early Christmas presents for everyone on your list!!
Monday, November 27th at 9:00 a.m. we will be decorating the Lodge for Christmas. Come on down and bring your spouse! It will be a morning of fun and good
cheer!
The following blankets were made and donated by: Joan Eerkes,
Eerkes Deloris Cannedy,
Cannedy Peggy Goss,
Goss Peg
Bullard, Shirley Enyeart, Betty Phillips, Kathy Worrell and Phyllis O’Dell.
CORRECTION TO LAST MONTH’S EXTENSION CLUB ARTICLE... Lone Tree Mexico Missions serves poor families in Juarez,
Mexico. We do not aim at aiding families to cross the border into the U.S. Rather, we take groups of students and
adults to them, into Mexico to help them improve the situation in which they are currently living. Our goal is to help
improve their physical living conditions and even more importantly, offer Spiritual hope through Christ.
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TIMBERON LISTINGS
MEMBER RUIDOSO AND OTERO BOARD OF REALTORS AND MLS
*MACKEREL DR. - T#12, LT 28 - .344 ACRE, STAND BY WATER, POWER NEARBY , FLAT,
6850’ ELEVATION -$4,850.
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SHALLOW CREEK RD. - T#6, LT 9 - .573 ACRES, POWER NEARBY, NOT ON STAND BY WATER
- $4,900.
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- $6,000.
OAKMONT DR. - GC#6, BLK 17, LOTS 10 & 11 - 0.544 & 0.507 ACRES - STAND BY WATER
- BIG ENOUGH FOR CONVENTIONAL SEPTICS - $6,000 EACH .
CONROD CT. - T#14, LT 138 - .573 ACRE CORNER LOT, 6940’ ELEVATION - $6,500.
PLEASANT VALLEY - GC#1, BLK 2, LOT 11- 0.517 ACRES - BEAUTIFUL VIEWS - STAND BY
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- $2,500.
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SITE - $2,500.
*CATFISH DR. - T#12, BLK 121, LT 14 - 0.422 ACRE, STAND BY WATER - HOMES IN AREA
- $4,000.
CALCITE DR - LT 12- 1.216 ACRE, SOUTH FACE, STANDBY WATER, GOOD VIEW - $10,500.
*CIBOLA DR. - LT 19 - 4.02 ACRE, YOUNG PINES, WATER, POWER W/N BLOCK - $10,500.
RIVERSIDE DR. - LOT 37 - .511 ACRE, HEAVILY WOODED, EAST FACE-STAND BY WATER,
POWER NEARBY - $10,500.
CORONADO DR. - LOTS 10 & 11 - .513 & .51 ACRE, BEAUTIFUL LOTS, STAND BY WATER,
PRICED SEPARATELY at $10,500 EACH.
KEATS COURT - LOT 22 - .833 ACRE, OVERLOOK GOLF COURSE, PLUS GREAT SUNSET VIEWS,
WATER - $11,500.
WAILAIE DR. - LOT 3 - .504 ACRE, FLAT LOT W/TALL PINES, STAND BY WATER & POWER
NEARBY - $12,500.
WINTER LANE - LOT 22 -.502 ACRE, FLAT WOODED LOT, STAND BY WATER & POWER NEARBY - $12,500.
LONDON HUNT - ADJOINING LOTS 9, 10, & 11 - .477, .533, & .541 ACRE, GOOD BUILDING
SITES SOUTHERN SKY VIEWS, PRICED INDIVIDUALLY AT $12,500 EACH.
LONDON HUNT - ADJOINING LOTS 4, 5, 6, & 7 - .514, .504, .504, .504, FLAT LOTS W/GOOD
BUILDING SITES, SOUTHERN VIEWS, PRICED INDIVIDUALLY AT $12,500.
ELDORADO at LONDON HUNT - LOT 2, CORNER LOT, GREAT VIEW ACROSS GOLF COURSE,
STAND BY WATER - $13,500.
LAKEWOOD DR. - LOTS 61, 62, 65, & 68 - ALL ON THE 6TH HOLE, PRICED TO SELL INDIVIDUALLY AT $14,000.
LAKEWOOD COURT - LOT 52 ON 6TH TEE - $14,000.
QUAIL HOLLOW - LOT 5 - .613 ACRE, STAND BY WATER AND POWER NEARBY, INTERIOR,
WOODED LOT - $16,000.
PARADISE VALLEY DR. - GC#7, LOT 114, BACK OF LOT ON HOLE #3, BEAUTIFUL FLAT
LOT WITH TALL PINES, ADJOINING LOT AVAILABLE, STAND BY WATER, POWER NEARBY $16,500.
TUNA WAY - T#12, BLK 113, LT 39 - .4 ACRE, SLIGHT SLOPE, ADJOINING LOT AVAILABLE,
$5,000.00.
HOOVER - T#12, BLK 121, LT 23 -.50 ACRE, OVERLOOKS AIRFIELD, ALL UTILITIES AVAILABLE, PARTIALLY WOODED. $10,000.00.
ELECTRUM CIRCLE - T#5, BLK 72, LT 39 - 1 ACRE, GOOD MTN VIEWS, UTILITIES AVAILABLE
- $12,000.00.
TRAILER RD - T#2, BLK 28, LT 39 - 1 ACRE, BEAUTIFUL SOUTH VIEW - $11,500.00.
BAGDAD RD - T#9, LOT 2 - .502 ACRES, NICE FLAT LOT, NO STAND BY WATER, OTHER UTILITIES AT PROPERTY LINE. $8,900.00.
TRAILER RD. - T#12, BLK 45, LOT 5 - 1.22 ACRE - $22,000.
HARVEST DR. - T#4, LT 18 - 5.612 ACRES, ADJOINS MCGREGOR RANGE ON 2 SIDES, FLAT
BUILDING SITE, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, STAND-BY WATER, $23,500
WISHITA DR. - .502 ACRES, UTILITIES AVAILABLE - $8,900.
SACRAMENTO DR. - SAC. RIVER ESTATES, BLK 1, LOT 14 - 0.501 ACRES - LEVEL BLDG. SITE
ON CORNER OF CUL-DE-SAC. $14,900.
ACACIA & FAIRGROUNDS - T#3, BLK 57, LOT 14 - 1.03 ACRES, LEVEL, STAND BY WATER
- $19,500.
TROUT DR. - R312, BLK 117, LT 17 - 0.344 ACRE - TOO SMALL FOR CONVENTIONAL SEPTIC
- $4,000.
* THESE LOTS DO NOT MEET NEW CONVENTIONAL SEPTIC REQUIREMENTS
HOME - 1260 SQ. FT. CUSTOM SITE BUILT HOME ON 2.15 ACRES - 2 BDRM, 1.75 BATH -10’
X 24’ WORKSHOP/STORAGE BLDG. WONDERFUL 360 DEGREE VIEWS - $150,000.
HOME - 1999 PALM HARBOR DOUBLE WIDE ON 5.268 ACRES - 3 BDRM, 2 BATH, SUPER
KITCHEN - WOOD STOVE IN LIVING ROOM, SUNROOM, COVERED BACK DECK, SMALL FENCED
AREA IN BACK FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND - GARDEN STORAGE BLDG - RV HOOK-UP - 20’ X 40’
METAL BLDG. WITH RV DOOR AND GARAGE DOOR - IMMACULATE CONDITION ON MANICURED
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HOME - 1300 SQ. FT. LOG-SIDED HOME ON 1.868 LEVEL ACRES, BUILT IN 2000 - 2 BDRM,
1.5 BATH -14’ X 20’ STORAGE BLDG. W/UTILITIES. HORSES ALLOWED. UNDER CONTRACT
HOME - 1584 SQ. FT. MODIFIED A-FRAME ON .525 ACRES - 3 BDRM, 2 BATH - NEWLY
REMODELED THROUGHOUT, CUSTOM BIRCH CABINETS, PERGO FLOORING, BERBER CARPETBEAUTIFUL BATHROOM TILE WORK, FLAT TREED LOT. $131,900.
HOME - 2108 SQ. FT HOME ON 3.18 ACRES - ALSO INCLUDED ARE 850 SQ. FT OF DECKS
AND A 15’ X 45’ PATTION WITH BUILT IN BAR AND OUTDOOR FIREPLACE - EACH OF THE 3
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ON A PERMANENT FOUNDATION - COMES PARTIALLY FURNISHED - THIS IS A WONDERFUL
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HOME - 5 ACRES - LODGE STYLE CABIN - LARGE WINDOWS ALLOW YOU TO ENJOY THE MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS - SALTILLO TILE FLOORING - COVERED FRONT PORCH RUNS LENGTH
OF HOUSE - HORSE PROPERTY - GARDEN SHEDS - GRAVEL DRIVE & PARKING - ALL FOR
$100,000.
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Timberon Fire Department
On October 2nd, the Timberon Volunteer Fire Department was treated to a delicious turkey dinner. Bill Patterson deep fried two turkeys and some steak fries. Many
volunteers brought in various side dishes and desserts.
Thank you, Bill! We appreciate you thinking of us and for
all of your hard work!!
The Fire Department has a new Snaptank. A Snaptank
is a portable free standing 2,500 gallon water tank made
of heavy duty vinyl and quality aluminum components. Snaptank is light yet durable and can be assembled in about
four minutes without the need for any tools. When placed
in its own carrying case it weighs about 90 pounds.
Arden Schug, Fire Chief, stated, “The benefit of the
Snaptank is its ease of transport. We can throw it in a
brush truck, the fire command vehicle or almost anywhere, whereas the old folding tanks have to be mounted on the side of the truck and most of them except the
tender don’t have room for them without covering up
doors.”
Tom Ward had a quick comment of, “It’s water where
you need it!”
The Snaptank is a registered trade mark of Western
Shelter.
Come to our next meeting on November 2nd at 6:30.
Snowfall Allows Deerhead Burn
Project to Resume
Alamogordo, NM (October 20, 2006) – Reports of up to
two inches of snow at various locations around the Sacramento Ranger District has created burn conditions for fire
management officials to resume the Deerhead prescribed
burn project. The project, which began in 2005 and is part
of the Rio Penasco Watershed Environmental Analysis will
begin October 24 and continue through the month of December 2006, weather conditions permitting. If snowfall
amounts increase over the next several months, fire management official will target additional areas, to accomplish
their objectives.
The prescribed burns will be in the Piney Woods and
Lost Lodge subdivisions. Residents of these subdivisions
will see and smell smoke and may be impacted by smoke
inversions for the duration of the burn and during nighttime hours. The Deerhead project is approximately 100
acres in size.
The project is designed to remove fuels in ponderosa
pine and mixed conifer stands, reduce the potential for
damaging crown fires, and enhance firefighting capabilities. The areas were thinned and slash was piled two to
three years ago.
When the project begins, signs will be posted along highways affected by the smoke and motorists are urged to use
caution. Forest Service personnel will be posting current
information regarding progress of the burns for communities and residents in the area. As always, firefighter and
public safety are a top priority.
For additional information, please contact the Sacramento Ranger District Office, (505) 682-2551, between
7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The mailing address is:
Ranger District will conduct prescribed burns in the
When the burning begins, signs will be posted along
highways affected by the smoke and motorists are urged
to use caution. Forest personnel will be posting current
information regarding the progress of the burn for communities and residents in the area. As always, firefighter
and public safety are a top priority.
For additional information, please contact the Sacramento Ranger District Office, (505) 682-2551, between 7:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The address is:
Sacramento Ranger District Office
P.O. Box 288,
Cloudcroft, N.M, 88310
Sacramento Ranger District Office
P.O. Box 288
Cloudcroft, N.M., 88317
Smoke in Cloudcroft Area
The Lincoln National Forest Sacramento
Cloudcroft area over the next couple months, weather
conditions permitting. These projects are part of the Rio
Peñasco Watershed Environmental Analysis.
The Eight Mile, Deerhead and Bailey hand and tractor
pile burns are all in the Cloudcroft area. Residents of the
Cloudcroft, Waterfall, Lost Lodge and Pineywoods subdivisions will see and smell smoke for the duration of the
burns.
Prescribed burns are designed to remove hazardous fuels from the landscape in order to reduce the intensity of a
future wildland wildfire.
Lower intensity wildland wildfires are much easier to
contain and control. And, another benefit will be to increase grass and forbs, providing better forage for various
woodland animals. Prescribed fires are conducted under
specific weather conditions to ensure minimal impacts due
to smoke and a low risk of escape.
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The Water District’s October Meetings
Timberon
A regular meeting of the Timberon Water & Sanitation District Board of Directors was held on October 21, 2006 at 10
am in the community center. Board members present were
Scott Millar, Tom Tannehill, Glenda Gentry, Rick Merrick and Sid Benson.
Scott Millar announced that Sid Benson, Glenda Gentry,
Tom Tannehill and himself were at the budget meetings on
October 11th and 12th. The budget was discussed and no action was taken. There was a quorum present at the TDC meeting on October 14th but no TWSD business was discussed.
There was also a quorum present at a capital outlay meeting
held at the Otero County Courthouse on October 18th. [Sid
Benson, Tom Tannehill and Glenda Gentry were present.]
Capital outlay was discussed but no action was taken. Scott
Millar stated that the entire board has been busy volunteering
their time. He and Glenda Gentry have been working with
FEMA, Sid Benson has been working on the roads to cover
water pipes, Tom Tannehill has been working on the budget,
and Rick Merrick has been working on economic development with TDC.
Scott Millar announced that a closed session had been held
at 9am [pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H) (2)] to discuss the
general manager performance. No action was taken.
The agenda was approved after “General Manager Performance” and “Bylaw Committee” were struck and it was
agreed that the Budget Committee report would be addressed
during the 2006/2007 Budget item.
Ron Wyatt presented the manager’s report. A capital outlay
meeting of the board of directors will be scheduled before
November 12th.
Minutes of the September 13the, and 16th of 2006 meetings were approved with one change to the September 16th
meeting.
Tom Tannehill read the Treasurer’s Report for September
of 2006 and revised reports for July and August based on audited numbers for 2005/2006.
OLD BUSINESS
Rick Merrick requested that pending litigation be placed
on the agenda hoping that the plaintiffs in the Gambel et al
lawsuit would be at the meeting so they could possibly iron
out their differences. Virgil Beagles was not present at the
meeting.
Scott Millar presented the 40 Year Water Plan. Tom Tannehill moved to accept it and Sid Benson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The budget committee reviewed the first quarter revenues
and expenses. He then presented a revised final budget as
requested by the DFA. Capital reserves have been depleted.
There was discussion about how to pay for future legal fees.
The budget committee suggested that TWSD contact NMSU to
see if their law school might adopt TWSD for litigation, put the
legal contract out for bid, sell property, notify their lawyer that
a quote is required for all actions costing more than $250 and
negotiate with Virgil Beagles. The Golf Course submitted a
list of needs for the next season. More discussion about the
budget ensued. The resolution was modified and Sid Benson
moved to accept the amended Resolution 06/07-002. Tom
Tannehill seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Tom Tannehill moved to authorize payment of check #13729
in the amount of $5,159.00. Rick Merrick seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Sid Benson moved to put the legal service contract out to
bid. Tom Tannehill seconded the motion. After discussion,
Sid Benson withdrew his motion. Tom Tannehill moved to
retain current counsel. He requested that the board conference with Tom Sandenaw prior to renewal. Rick Merrick
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The board unanimously accepted a letter from Souder
Miller and Associates clarifying the term of the agreement for
on-call engineering services as four years instead of having
one year renewals for up to four years.
The Water System Improvement Preliminary Engineering
Report was discussed and tabled until next month.
Grant Agreements for SAP 06-1022 and SAP 04-0199 were
approved unanimously Sid Benson made the motion and Rick
Merrick seconded it.
Scott Millar will schedule an open session later in the week
to discuss 2007 legislative grant requests. The Infrastructure
Capital Improvement Plan will be on the agenda so it can be
modified to reflect the items being requested.
COMMITTEES
Glenda Gentry reported for the disaster committee that
a list of sites will be posted. If anyone notices road damage
from flooding that is not on the list, they should contact her.
Bids have been advertised for road repairs.
AGENDA REQUEST
Larry Hanson complained about a water account that did
not get disconnected after it was two months delinquent. It
had accumulated a balance over $500. The board of directors agreed to allow Ron Wyatt to negotiate a settlement with
Larry Hanson because the error was TWSD’s fault. Ron
was directed to pursue the remaining balance from Larry
Hanson’s renter. The general manager will get a copy of the
aged accounts each month to monitor past due accounts in
the future.
DIRECTOR REMARKS
Rick Merrick thanked the audience for attending and urged
anyone that would like to help with the golf course committee
to see him after the meeting. He reminded everybody that it is
fire prevention week; suggesting that people should check the
batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Glenda Gentry and Tom Tannehill thanked everyone for
coming.
Sid Benson thanked Kevin Ross, Ken Bradshaw, Joe
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611
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987-2233
Sacramento River Lodge...
Sierra Propane...
Timberon Backhoe...
Timberon Chapel...
Timberon Lodge Restaurant
Timberon Post Office...
Timberon Fire Dept...
Business Calls
Emergency
Timberon Golf Course...
Timberon Development (TDC)
Timberon Mall...
Timberon Pool...
Timberon RV Park...
Timberon Water District...
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After Hours
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911
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If we left your business or an Important
phone number out, please contact us 505-987-2523 or email
[email protected]
UNSCHEDULED CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS
Bill Curtis stated that if Judge Valentine had ruled in
timely manner he would not have had to file a lawsuit against
TWSD.
Eva Dysart requested more prompt notification by the
meter readers of customer leaks.
Dick Dysart reported a leak on Tokatee.
Helen Cook asked the board to reinstate the one time
forgiveness of water bills.
The meeting was adjourned. (not official finalized
minutes)
Manager’s Report October 2006
1. Received refund from the Federal Highway Administration
in the amount of $5,059.34. This was for work that was done
in 2005.
2. The covering of water lines continues if the rain will leave
us alone. Hope to be finished with this in about 3 weeks.
3. The sealed bid for repair and reconstruction of culvert and
road damage caused by the flooding was published in the
newspaper October 13, 2006. The bid deadline will be November 6, 2006. This project covers only the roads damaged
by the flood. Once the bids have come in, they will be forwarded to FEMA for approval and then sent back to TWSD for
approval by the Board of Directors. Hopefully the permanent
repairs to the flood damaged roads will begin within 90 days.
4. The electrical work on the new well has been completed
this week. Will have another flow test scheduled as soon as
the well man can get out here.
5. Budget meeting was held on October 11-12.
6. Meeting was held on October 13, 2006 with Souder/Miller
engineering firm to discuss the status of the Moss Ranch water
project. There are still items that need to be pursed further
before work proceeds.
7. Attended legislature council meeting October 18th in Alamogordo concerning capital outlay projects for next year.
Glenda Gentry, Sid Benson and Tom Tannehill were also
present. Arden Schug was there representing the fire department.
8. Golf agreement is coming up for renewal in January. I am
working on putting numbers together to submit to the board
before the end of the year. More on this as it happens.
9. I want to thank all of the volunteers who have helped out
on the road work and also the girls who have helped out in
the office.
10. I want to thank Suzie Sims and Larry Woods for helping
clean out the meter boxes. I forget to mention it last month.
CLOUDCROFT FFA
CHAPTER
by Chelsea Flora
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS IN TIMBERON
Aspen Company...
Burton Electric...
Circle Cross Ranch...
Circle Cross RV Park...
Casa Sacramento...
Dell Telephone...
Timberon
Main Office
Nights & Holidays
Trouble Line
Equal Access
Time & Temperature
High Country Bar/Grill...
Josie’s Country Market
Kevin’s Kustom Welding...
Mountain Times Newspaper...
Mountain Energy...
Otero County Electric...
- For Power Outages...
Riverside Condos...
Roberts Realty...
Sacramento Appl Repair
Sacramento Mtn Construction...
Wheeler, and Richard Rodriguez for helping on the roads
to cover water pipes. He also reminded the audience that
the directors were not at meetings to be abused on a monthly
basis. He urged people to thank the members of the board
for their hard work.
The Cloudcroft FFA Chapter advised by Mr. Robert Booky has held their Chapter and
Greendhand Officer election. The Chapter Officer Team consists of: Jessica Mitchell as
President, Clete Powell as Vice-President, Fatima Booky as Secretary, Britney Mitchell as Treasurer, Tamara Richline as reporter, Teddy Martin as Sentinel and Shawna
Sheppard as Historian.
The Greenhand Officer Team consists of Marion Martin as President, Skyla Green
as Vice-President, Callie Nunn as Secretary, Ethan Hays as Treasurer, Chelsea Flora
as Reporter and Chaney Rabon as the Sentinel.
There are nineteen students in the FFA class. The Cloudcroft FFA Chapter students have
been given the opportunity to start their own businesses as a class project so they have a
chance to make a little money of their own.
So, that’s what is happening in the Cloudcroft FFA Chapter this nine weeks. As the year
goes on we will keep you updated on our activities.
Chelsea Flora, Green-Hand Reporter is a Sophomore at Cloudcroft High School.
VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
WWW.MOUNTAINTIMES.NET
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FISHIN’ WITH CHIP
... Not So Fast
by Chip Chipman
LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST
Christmas Tree Permits ...Continued
Please be considerate (and legal) and do not cut
“You have to fish where the fish are,” said Harvey. trees on private lands, within Wilderness areas or
“If you notice, my line is in the water and as I District Ranger Office locations. You may purchase a
understand it, fish live in the water and not in the permit at the following locations:
All Lincoln National Forest Offices - Alamogordo,
woods,” I replied somewhat exasperated.
“I wasn’t sure you knew that,” said Harvey. “When- Cloudcroft, Ruidoso, and Carlsbad.
Chamber of Commerce Offices - Alamogordo, Cloudever I looked, your fly was in a tree.”
croft,
Ruidoso and Roswell.
“Very funny, Harvey P., very funny.”
I didn’t think it was very funny at all. I had been
fishing for an hour and had caught one trout while
Harvey caught ten.
Harvey Phineas Farkle was the local fly fishing maven and, from my first year of high school until I left,
he was my fly fishing mentor.
Would you kindly print this in honor of all who
“Where do you go when you want to buy food?” asked Harvey.
went into the dark night of battle over the past two
“Dairy Queen.”
hundred years.
“How about a grocery store”
“That too,” I replied.
IT IS THE SOLDIER
“So do trout,” said Harvey.
It is the Soldier, not the minister
The old boy is losing it, I thought.
He continued, “ But their grocery store is the current that brings food to Who has given us freedom of religion.
them. See that line of foam and bubbles that goes sometimes from one side of
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
the stream to the other?”
Who has given us freedom of the press.
“Yeah”
“Well that’s the main current and carries all the goodies that trout eat. Think
of it as a stream within a stream. Fish the foam and bubble line, especially It is the soldier, not the poet
where it runs under overhangs and against the bank. The current undercuts the Who has given us freedom of speech.
bank and like overhangs, an undercut bank provides protection from predaIt is the soldier, not the campus organizer
tors.”
Harvey continued,“ Trout also like shade, so that’s another reason to fish the Who has given us freedom to protest.
undercuts and overhangs, trout will seek out the tiniest bit of shade, so when
It is the soldier, not the lawyer
your fishing around rocks, fish the shady side, that’s where they’ll be.”
Following Harvey P’s advice, I had the best trout- fishing day ever. As we were Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
driving home, I asked if there was anything else I ought to know about trout
It is the soldier, not the politician
fishing.
Who has given us the right to vote.
“Oh yes,” replied Harvey. “Ooooooh yes.”
FOR VETERANS DAY
November 11th, 2006
It is the soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
The Timberon Development Council has the below listed donated properties Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
open for public bid. As a guideline the listed tax evaluation is considered the
By Charles M. Province
minimum, but all bids will be considered.
Timberon Unit 1, Blk 34, Lot 6 - Palomino Dr. - 1.004 Acres
Tax Evaluation $4500
Timberon Unit 1, Blk 34, Lot 7 - Palomino Dr. - 1.035 Acres
Timberon Unit #8, Blk 85, Lot 50 - San Juan Drive - .402 Acres
Tax Evaluation
$3700
Timberon Unit #8, Blk 84, Lot 33 - Tonto Dr. - .429 Acres
Timberon Unit #8, Blk 82, Lot 3 - Homewood Dr. - .335 Acres
Please mail your sealed bid with $100 dollar check earnest money to:
Timberon Development Council, Inc.,
P.O. Box 417,
Timberon, NM 88350.
TDC Properties for Sale
Wal Mart Stores – Alamogordo, Las Cruces (both
locations), Carlsbad, and Ruidoso Downs (customer
service department)
Smokey Bear Historical State Park – Capitan, Mountain Top Mercantile – Cloudcroft – Available for purchase 7 days a week.
Mail-in applications are available at...
Lincoln National Forest Offices – Alamogordo,
Cloudcroft, Ruidoso, and Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Offices – Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso,
Carlsbad, Artesia, Clovis, Hobbs, Jal, Las Cruces (Hispanic Chamber also), Lovington, Portales, Roswell,
NM, and El Paso, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa, TX.
U.S. Post Offices - Alamogordo, Tularosa, Carrizozo,
NM, and El Paso, TX.
JC Penney Stores (catalog dept.) – Las Cruces, NM,
and El Paso, TX. (Gateway W & Sunland Park)
Holloman Air Force Base - Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center.
White Sands Missile Range - Public Affairs, Community Center and Outdoor Recreation
U.S. Border Patrol - Las Cruces
N.M. Game and Fish - Las Cruces
Bureau of Land Management Offices - Las Cruces
and Roswell
Roswell Convention Center – Roswell
Outpost Gallery - Dell City, TX
Chamizal National Memorial - El Paso, TX
To purchase a permit, visit any Lincoln National
Forest Office from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Maps and specific instructions are
provided with each permit. Visitors are urged to call
ahead for the latest travel and weather conditions.
All sales are final. For more information, contact the
Smokey Bear Ranger District Office at (505) 2574095, Sacramento Ranger District Office at (505)
682-2551, Guadalupe Ranger District Office at (505)
885-4181, and the Supervisor’s Office at (505) 4347200.
For more information about the Lincoln National
Forest, please review our website at: www.fs.fed.us/
r3/lincoln.
VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
The Cloudcroft Municipal Schools will be having their Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration on November 9,
Bids will be opened the 2nd Saturday of each month. All transfer fees will be
paid by the buyer. $9.00 to transfer title, $200 if you want a Title Search from 2006 at 1pm at the Cloudcroft Middle School Gym.
The theme for this year’s program will be “Sing for the Red, the White, and the Blue” featuring the work of
Pioneer Title in Alamogordo, NM. If your bid is not accepted your check will
Teresa
Jennings.
be returned. Bids will be opened on November 11, 2006 at 10:00 am. If you
would like additional information – call 505-987-2464 on Tues or Sat between Musical selections will be performed by Elementary School music students, the Middle School Choir, and High
School Choir directed by Pat Gaskill, and the High School Band directed by Bob Myers. Also, we will invite
the hours of 9 am – 12 pm.
a guest speaker and the Cloudcroft Cub Scouts will be presenting the flag. At the conclusion of the performance
we will be serving cake and punch to the veterans in attendance. Please plan
to attend and help the students pay tribute to those who served our country in
military service.
Timberon
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Taxpayers should get a head start on tax planning for 2007
The indexing of many features of the tax code will bring
some relief to taxpayers next
year, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, which
recently released estimated
income ranges for each 2007
tax bracket.
Unlike many changes to the
tax laws that are effective for only limited periods of time, indexing has become well established within the tax code.
Inflation Adjustments. Since the late 1980s, the Code has
required that federal income tax brackets be adjusted for inflation annually, and inflation adjustments have been inserted
into the Internal Revenue Code in recent years with increasing frequency. For example, the Code now requires over 50
other inflation-driven computations to determine deduction,
exemption and exclusion amounts in addition to the 40 separate computations needed to inflation-adjust the tax bracket
tables each year. Tax legislation in 2006 added to the number
of required inflation adjustments.
The adjustments are based on Consumer Price Index figures for September through August immediately prior to the
adjusted year. CCH’s projections are based on the relevant
inflation data released Sept. 15, 2006, by the U.S. Department
of Labor.
The IRS usually releases official numbers by December each
year. CCH tax bracket projections are provided for illustrative
purposes only, and should not be used for income tax returns
or other federal income tax related purposes until confirmed
by the IRS later this year.
Some items not indexed. Some items in the Code are not
indexed for inflation and stay the same, while others rise by
dollar amounts already written into the tax law to ensure Congressional oversight. The exemption amounts for the alternative minimum tax, for instance, are not indexed, which means
that each year Congress must either increase the amounts by
statute or expose additional households to the alternative tax.
By contrast, the adjusted gross income limits on the ability
to make full contributions to Roth IRAs have been established
by law at the $95,000 level for singles and $150,000 for joint
filers since 1998. Now they have been made inflation-sensitive
through 2006 legislation. For 2007, the AGI phase-out levels inflation adjustments are rounded to the next-lower multiple
of $50, so if the adjustment produces an increase of less than
rise to $99,000 and $156,000, respectively.
Standard deduction, personal exemption also rise. The stan- $50, no increase is made. The “kiddie” standard deduction,
dard deduction and personal exemption amounts are also used on the returns of children who are claimed as depensubject to indexing and these are projected to increase for dents on their parents’ returns increased in 2001, from $700
2007. These increases can produce lower taxes by reducing to $750, and jumped next to $800 for 2004. For 2006, it
increased to $850, where it will remain for 2007.
the taxpayer’s taxable income.
The tax code only allows the gift tax exemption to rise when
Single taxpayers and married taxpayers filing separately
could see a $200 increase over 2006 in their standard de- the inflation adjustment would produce an increase of $1,000
duction, to $5,350, while the standard deduction for joint fil- or more. The last increase occurred at the beginning of 2006,
ers will increase by $400 to $10,700. Heads of households when the exemption increased to its current $12,000. This
will see an increase in their standard deduction of $300, to year’s inflation figures aren’t enough to push it over the next
$7,850.
threshold, so it will stay at $12,000 for 2007.
The additional standard deduction for those age 65 or older
This column is produced by the Financial Planning Asor who are blind, which did not rise in 2006 from the year sociation, the membership organization for the financial
before, will take a $50 jump in 2007 to $1,050 for married planning community, and is provided by Charles Wagner,
individuals and surviving spouses, and $1,300 for single filers. a local member of FPA.
The personal exemption amount will go up in 2007 by
$100 to $3,400.
These inflation adjustments can add up over time. For
example, since the 1987 tax year, the standard deducNOVEMBER 2006
tion for joint filers has increased more than two-and2ND
a-half times, from $3,780 to the anticipated $10,700
-Timberon Fire Department Meeting - Fire Station - 6:30pm.
amount for 2007.
4TH
Taxpayers can, however, lose a good portion of the
-Timberon Lions Club Bingo - Timberon Lodge - 7pm.
value of personal exemptions and itemized deductions
9TH
when their incomes rise above certain levels. Those
-Timberon Fire Department Training - Fire Station - 6:30pm.
“phase-out” levels are also adjusted for inflation. For
11TH
2007, married couples filing jointly will begin to lose
some of the value of any itemized deductions when
-Timberon Development Council meeting - Lodge - 10am.
their adjusted gross income exceeds $156,400. Like15TH
wise, they will begin to lose some of the value of their
-Timberon Water District business meeting - Lodge - 6pm.
personal exemptions when their adjusted gross income
16TH
exceeds $234,600.
-Timberon Extension Club Meeting - Lodge - 10am.
In 2006 and 2007, the reduction in personal ex-Christmas in November -Timberon Lodge -1pm
emptions and itemized deductions is scheduled to be
18TH
only two-thirds of what it was in 2005. That’s because
-Timberon Water District Meeting - Lodge - 10am.
“phase outs,” first started under the Revenue Reconcili-Timberon Lions Club Bingo - Timberon Lodge - 7pm.
ation Act of 1990, are themselves now scheduled to be
23RD
phased out by one-third in 2006 and 2007, two-thirds
-Timberon Lions Club Meeting - Lions Den - 6:30pm.
in 2008 and 2009 and completely repealed for 2010.
25TH
“Kiddie” deduction, Gift tax exemption. In general,
-Decorating the Weed Christmas Corner and Weed proper, 2
p.m. Come join in the fun. If you have a surplus of decorations,
we can use them. Let’s light up the whole town!!!
-Santa Land... A celebration of the holidays in Cloudcroft... Bonfire, marshmallow roast, hot chocolate & cider, holiday music,
and games. Santa & Mrs. Claus arrive with candy & cookies at
Zenith Park. (505) 682-2733.
27TH
-Timberon Home Extension Club will be decorating the Timberon Lodge, at 9am, for Christmas. Come on down and bring your
spouse! It will be a morning of fun and good cheer!
Community Calendar
Timberon Chapel - Little Chapel - A Prayer Meeting on
Wednesday at 6pm, and on Sunday - Sunday School at 9:45am to
10:45am and Sunday Service from 11am to noon.
Timberon Library - Timberon Lodge - Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday 11am to 2pm.
Timberon Senior Van - Goes to Alamogordo every Tuesday at
8am from the Timberon Lodge parking lot.
For corrections or additions to the Timberon portion of this
calendar - contact BF Adams at 987-2552 or Kathy Worrell at
987-2523. For the Weed Portion, contact Patsy Ward in Weed
and for Cloudcroft contact the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce..
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Recycle your ink cartridges
at Riverside Condos and at Del
Corazon in Timberon.
I would like your ink cartridges, so that I can trade them in
for a ream of paper. Our school
has a very limited budget, and I
need to supply my own paper in
addition to many other supplies.
Your donations are appreciated. Thank you for supporting
Archie’s classroom.
Cloudcroft DRINKING WATER
Storage Tanks
Catch Rain!! Black, algae
resistant, from 100 to 5,000
gallons, reasonable prices, free
delivery. Please give us a chance
to serve you!!
MasterCard/Visa
1-800-603-8272 or (505) 6822308.
THE MOUNTAIN TRADING POST - CLASSIFIED SECTION
SERVICES
ITEMS FOR SALE
SAVE YOUR MEMORIES ON CD
All the home movies you took over
the years with your camcorder
(VHS) are slowly loosing the battle
with time. Magnetic tape, as found
in VHS and cassettes, don’t fair
well over long periods. Turn you
home videos, record albums, and
cassette tapes into CDs. Safeguard your memories! Call Mark
Clarke at 505-987-2585.
FUEL TANK FOR SALE
600 gal fuel tank - Slit-Level, 300
gal per level with Switch Valve.
Has steel ladder and hose. $600.
Call B. Jordan 505-987-2558 in
Timberon.
-------------------------------------CHEVY TRUCK
1996 Chevrolet Crew Cab with
Camper Shell, Centurian Package,
Towing Package, Excellent condition, $7,000. 505-987-2323.
------------------------------------LOCAL CHIMNEY SWEEP
If you can’t remember the last
time your chimney was cleaned,
now is the time!
Cleaning and Inspections for fireplaces and woodstoves.
987-2523
(JCM-88350TRD)
WANT ADS
REAL ESTATE
PERSON WANTED
Person to Remove Splitting-Sized
Round Wood from 9 Hillside Acres
- 5 Miles North of Cloudcroft, at
1217 La Luz Canyon Road. $500
per Acre. Call 915-877-2143.
(RUNTHRU-0706)
-------------------------------------HELP WANTED
We need help Thursday–Sunday.
Apply at the Timberon Lodge Restaurant, Call 987-2642 or 9872449, Monday–Wednesday.
REWARD OFFERED
Weed Store For Sale
Call Bernard Cleave at...
687-3040 for details if you’re
interested.
$1000 REWARD
Red and White Bobcat SR185 Skid
Steer Loader and Black Big Tex
Tandem Gooseneck Trailer
Tr
stolen
from the Circle Cross Ranch property on Tuesday
T
night October 18
or early October 19.
19 A $1000
reward is being offerred, Call
505-987-2652. (TB88337/0406)
ITEMS FOR SALE
FIREWOOD FOR SALE
Mostly Ponderosa Pine. Long
sections and shorter pieces, unsplit. $40 a pick-up load. You
come and get it in Timberon. Call
505-987-2561.
--------------------------------------CUSTOM VAN FOR SALE
1992 Chevy Mark 3 Custom Van
- 85,000 miles, very mechanically
sound. Burgandy color, located in
Lubbock, Texas. $3,000 obo.
Call 806-793-6655.
-------------------------------------45 KW GENERATOR
Detroit Diesel Generator, KS19584, 45 KW, 600 hours, $4,500.
Inquire at Josie’s Country Market
in Timberon, 505-987-2323. (JCM88350TRD)
HOME - SALE/TRADE
Home for sale or trade for equal
value Cloudcroft, HighRolls home/
proper ty. 4bdrm/2bth, newly
remodeled, paint, appliances,
fenced back yard, great location
in Alamogordo.
Call evenings 505-824-0090.
-------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Lot 38, Block 6, Timberon Golf
Course #2 - .607 acres. Call
505-821-0212. (RS87111/0306)
-------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Lot 25, Block 111, Timberon Unit
#10 - .500 acres. Call 505-8210212. (RS87111/0306)
-------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Lot 1, Block 7, Timberon Golf
Course #1 - .503 acres. Call
505-821-0212. (RS87111/0306)
-------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Timberon Lot, 1/2 Acre with Electricity and Water Available
Available. Phone
505-622-7963. (ST88203/0906)
-------------------------------------TIMBERON LAND
FOR SALE BY OWNER
1.03 Acre Lot, Nicely Wooded on
a Ridge - Timberon #3, BLK 54,
Lot 24. The Street Address is 23
Fairgrounds. Phone 505-5222345. (JS88011/0306)
-------------------------------------TIMBERON LAND
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Golf Course Lot on #2 fairway,
#128 Paradise Valley Drive.
Cleared - Water - Electric near.
Asking $17,500. Cell Phone 817371-1684. (LI76058/1006)
--------------------------------------TIMBERON HOME FOR SALE
3 bedroom 1 & ¾ bath sitebuilt
home on 1 ac lot. Eat in kitchen,
living room - ctr heat + wbf
-oversized dble car garage - completely furnished + washer/dryer,
turn-key. Location: 12 Oakmont $82500 firm. Cell 817-371-1684.
(LI76058/1006)
Owner Finance. 219 Carson, Timberon, NM. 2 Bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, newly refurbished. New metal
roof and porches. Best view!! Lots of deer. Owner will consider trade (anything of value) in lieu of
down payment. $59,500. 505 987-2563.
THE TRADING POST CLASSIFIED FORM
Classified ads (up to 50 words and 1 photo) are free to subscribers. You must be a subscriber to the paper in
order to run a classified. Subscriptions are $12 a year, see order form at the bottom of second page. The ad will
run until you stop it, or your subscription runs out. Individuals only, no business ads... we have low box-ad rates
for businesses ($2.75 a sq.in. for monthly and $2.50 a sq.in. for contracts, priced per month)
_____________________________________________________________________
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ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________
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Mail to Mountain Times, PO Box 266, Timberon, NM 88350
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--------------------------------------WANT TO BUY LOTS
I want to purchase 2 adjoining
lots, 1 to 2 acre minimum total
in Timberon. Power and water
on site. Wooded and mostly flat.
Will pay cash up to $6,000 total, if
accepted. Email dawireless@cs.
com or call Dave at 505-5658350. (DA87031/0407)
-------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Lot 33, Block 112, Timberon Unit
#10 - .5 acres. Call 505-3927095. (JC88242/0807)
ROAD CLOSURE
ROAD CONDITION
INFORMATION
White Sands Range
505-678-1178
McGregor Range
915-569-9280
NM Road Advisory
800-432-4269
REAL ESTATE
TIMBERON HOME FOR SALE
Very unique custom built home on
very private cul-de-sac, borders
national forest. 2,660 sq.ft. home,
central heating and Fisher wood
stove, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths,
master bathroom has jacuzzi tub.
$206,500.00. Call 505-9872469. (GS88350/0707)
--------------------------------------MOUNTAIN CABIN FOR RENT
Large screened porch, high deck
in rear, 2 bedrooms (king and
queen), fireplace, VCR. Modern,
attractive, fully equiped. $75 a
night and $420 a week. Located
in Timberon. Call 505-987-2201
or 432-550-3406. (HW79761/0706)
--------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
1 acre plus in Timberon described
as T02-040-003. Water line
at front of lot on Trailer Street.
Near top of hill with good views.
$7,500.00. Timberon. Contact
Bob or Glyna Koelbl at 719-2647907. (BK80918/0606)
--------------------------------------TIMBERON PRICE REDUCTION
Timberon Trout Drive Lot For
Sale... Lot 3 Block 117, Unit 12,
.344 acres, Water and Power
Available. $4,000. Contact R.C.
Vitovec, Anacortes, WA 98221 or
call 360-293-3467. (RV98221/0306)
--------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Lot 1, Block 4, Timberon Commercial Area #1 - .715 acres. Call
505-821-0212. (RS87111/0306)
-------------------------------------LOOKING FOR LOTS
Looking to buy vacant lots in Timberon. Please email land@1881.
com or call 512-478-9999, with
info and asking price. (KT78727/0306)
-------------------------------------LOT FOR SALE
Timberon Unit 14, Block 134,
Lot 42 - .622 Acre Ponderosa
Pine Wooded Lot on North Facing Slope. Beautiful Mountain
Views, Less than 400 Feet from
Timberon Lodge and Pool. Electricity, Water and Phone Available
on Property Line. $4500. Call
505-244-0409. (DB87104/1106)
TIMBERON
LOT FOR SALE
One lot in Timberon Unit
12 514 Perch
$5,000.00
OBO
Call Arland K or
Betty J Allen
(505)437-8752
SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAIN UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Services in the Smith Chapel
at the Sacramento Methodist
Assembly in Sacramento New
Mexico.
Worship Service - 10am
Sunday School - 11am
687-4016
1-505-987-2523
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Josh Stovall
is a Freshman
at Cloudcroft
High School
1-505-987-2523

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