FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009

AFTER GETTING ASSURANCES A FEDERAL LOAN FOR THE REGIONAL WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PLANT IS GUARANTEED … NOW THERE’S ANOTHER HURDLE IN FUNDING A NEW 35-MILLION DOLLAR PLANT. IT INVOLVES MILLION OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL STIMULUS MONIES. THE VERY HIGH TECH FILTERS PURCHASED FOR THE FACILITY ARE MADE IN JAPAN. THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND RE-INVESTMENT ACT REQUIRES AMERICAN MADE.

Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce kicks off the 38th Annual Ruidoso Art Festival with a Benefit Concert for the Chamber Music Festival in Ruidoso.

World renouned cellist Zuill Bailey will perform Bach Cello Suites, Thursday, July 23rd, 8pm at the Performing Arts Hall located at 125 Warrior Drive.

LeRoy Neiman Spices up Summer Season in the Ruidoso Area with a Special Exhibit at the
Hubbard Museum of the American West

Ruidoso Downs, NM – The vibrant summer season in the Ruidoso area is full of color and activity. From raucous fields of vibrant wildflowers, to the multi-colored silks of the riders at Ruidoso Downs Race Track, the summer season in the mountains of Southern New Mexico is full of action and color. Adding to that color this summer is an exceptional exhibition of 58 rarely seen paintings by the legendary artist, LeRoy Neiman. On loan from a private collection, the exhibition, entitled “A Season with the Paintings of LeRoy Neiman” will be on display at the Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs from May 23 through September 13, 2009.

1450 KWES AM is now a full time Fox Sports Radio affiliate. Now you can tune in anytime for latest sports news..the games and the personalities. This network is also very interactive, you can participate in FSR by phone, by internet or text. Informative and fun to listen to. Heres the line up:

12am – 4am Fox Sports Radio Daily Rewind
4am - 7am Steve Czaban Show
7am - 10am Dan Patrick Show
10am - 1pm Jim Rome
1pm - 5pm Chris Myers & Steve Hartman
5pm - 8pm The Money and Petros Show
8pm - 12pm J.T. The Brick

When the Ruidoso Optimist Club started looking for a fundraiser, former Club President Tom McElligott had a truly unique and spicy idea. "Since we have two motorcycle rallys each year, I think we should do something that ties in with that," McElligott told the club. "I can get us our own salsa made and we can sell it." McElligott has been in the chili business for many years and guided the project from inception to reality. Thus H.O.G. Salsa was born. The H.O.G. name has obvious motorcycle connotations but actually stands for "Help
Optimist Grow."