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Returning Students: Anna Cochise will be at the Carrizo Head Start on Tuesday, June 4th, from 4 PM to 6 PM and Mescalero Head Start on Wednesday, June 5th, from 4 PM to 6 PM for any parents that have not yet came in for Re-Enrollment.

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Mescalero Service Unit (IHS) is currently experiencing a staffing shortage that is impacting our operations. Due to this shortage and to ensure we continue to provide safe, quality care for our patients, beginning June 3, 2024, we will temporarily change our clinic hours to 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Pharmacy will be available for medication pick-up until 6:00 pm. You may still contact us at (575) 464-4441 to schedule an appointment or walk in for an urgent care visit.

While we are actively working to address our staffing situation, we want to remind the community it is our priority to provide accessible, quality care in a safe manner. Thank you for your understanding.

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RUIDOSO N.M.– Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU)-Ruidoso Branch Community College Foundation’s 2024 AIM HIGH clay shooting competition fundraiser will be held June 14-15 at the Inn of the Mountain Gods 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero and the College at 709 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso.

The main event, a 100-target sporting clay course takes place on both Friday and Saturday, which includes the main course, course meals, shooting exhibition and branded shirt. Entry fee is $250 per person and $200 per person for ages 17 and under. Register online at scorechaser.com or call 575-315-1216. Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams, top lady shooter, top youth shooter and overall high shooter. The Aim High sporting clay shoot began in 2016 and has raised over $300,000 to benefit ENMU-Ruidoso student scholarships, campus programs and student engagement activities.

New this year at the College, at no cost for shooters’ families and for members of the community, is a ladies luncheon and fashion show featuring the Mescalero Apache Princesses Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. At the same time activities are planned for youth at the campus including disc golf, Apache crafts, cornhole toss and lunch.

For more information contact ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation Director Rochelle Lentschke at 575-315-1216 or Rochelle.Lentschke@enmu.edu. Sponsors of Aim High include Sandman Armory, Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, Creek Side Clays, City of Ruidoso Downs, paid for in part by the Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Lodgers Tax.

The vision of ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation is to generate support from individuals, corporations and foundations to assist the college in fulfilling its far-reaching mission of optimizing the growth and development of its student community.

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Report your anonymous tip to either numbers provided below for information on possible arrest or conviction due to arson.

SOMEONE KNOWS.

BIA/OJS is not responsible for the monetary award.

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Daily Update: May 29, 2024 

Fire Information Phone Number: 575-386-5077; open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  

Media Phone Number:  575-386-5108; open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Email address: 2024.blue2@firenet.gov 

Acres: 7,402

Start Date: May 16, 2024  

Location: White Mountain Wilderness approximately 8 miles North of Ruidoso  

Personnel: 643

Cause: Lightning 

Containment: 0%

Fuels: Timber (litter and understory) 

Resources: 12 crews | 38 engines | 7 helicopters | 9 bulldozers | 10 Water Tenders 

Highlights: Firefighters continue to use multiple tactics to fully suppress the fire. Hotshots have been igniting fuels by hand near Bonito Creek Campground on the northwest side of the fire to bring the fire safely down to the road. They are also setting up sprinklers near the intersection of Tanbark Canyon road and the 107 road. On Soldier Mountain, hotshots connected handline all the way around the spot that is north of the 107 road and will continue reinforcing this line. Crews are also removing fuels in preparation to build more fireline using bulldozers along the Forest Service boundary. Sprinklers and hoses set up in Villa Madonna are tested daily and supplied with water. Retardant was dropped on the southern side of the fire to allow crews to continue working along the fire’s edge. On the southwest side of the fire, crews are improving the Crest Trail to use as a holding feature if needed. The public should expect to see smoke across the fire area.  

Fire Activity: Smoke will be visible during the day because of active fire burning within the fire area.    

Weather: Breezy winds continue with very dry and hot temperatures.   

Closures: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lincoln/alerts-notices  

Evacuations: For the latest information: https://www.lincolncountynm.gov/news_detail_T2_R25.php 

For Ready, Set, Go Status definitions, please visit: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/fire-prevention-programs/ready-set-go-new-mexico/ 

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Local Helitack crews getting buckets of water from Mescalero Parks & Recreation Eagle Creek lake for the Blue 2 Fire located near Ruidoso on the White Mountain Wilderness.

Mescalero’s Emergency Management observing and monitoring the lake water levels at Eagle Creek as firefighters continue to fight the Blue 2 fire.

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