The Nutcracker at Spencer Theater

Dali Ballet Company in Ruidoso presents its twelfth annual production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" Friday, December 8 at 7 PM and Saturday, December 9 at 2 PM and 7 PM at the Spencer Theater in Alto, north of Ruidoso. This eagerly-anticipated production features local dancers and guests artists in original choreography to such well-loved music as "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy," "March of the Toy Soldiers" and more.  Tickets for this popular holiday classic are available at the Spencer Theater, 575-336-4800 or http://www.spencertheater.com/ .

Another date to save! Christmas decorations at N2SS

One Stop Shopping @

The Not 2 Shabby Shop

The N2SS has a gargantuan supply of Christmas decorations. 

 Beginning November 30, come and shop!

Hours

Thursday - 10:00 - 5:30

Friday - 10:00 - 4:00

Saturday 10:00 - 2:00

Due to lack of space and storage, the shop will not be accepting clothing donations from Nov. 30 - Jan. 1.  (BUT - Christmas-themed sweaters will be accepted.)

PLEASE NOTE ! : The shop will be closed during the week of Thanksgiving for the installation of new flooring.

Library closed for Thanksgiving - Nov 22 & 23

Ideas for those that want to give the turkey a break this year:

just too cute

salt lover turkey

turkey pie

an apple a day keeps the doctor away turkey

Mr. Bill turkey (oh noooo!)

colorful as a peacock turkey

You know, I'm not just a blogger.  I'm also a bookkeeper, recording and depositing payments for a small water district.  Let me tell you, when a payment comes with a note - it just makes my day!  I can't stop smiling.

I think I became an angel.  I have wings... but no halo like Bella.

We're just not going to let you forget the upcoming Holiday Bazaar at the Capitan Library

Saturday, Dec 2: from 8 am to 2 pm

Poinsettias and SEE's Candy

Did I mention SEE's Candy?  Where else do you see SEE's during the holidays?
Hmmmmm!

Once again: SEE's candy seen at CPL at the Holiday Bazaar.  You sure won't forget now.

Creative Aging announcement

Be prepared! These forms could save your life in an emergency

Also available at:  http://www.vialoflife.com/print-free-vial-kits/

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Capitan Library

We need your support!

Be sure to go see the artwork of Maria Hamilton before it leaves the library Nov 21st!

Just saw Maria's art in the Ruidoso Convention Center this weekend while at the Christmas Jubilee.  The Convention Center commissioned local artists for the artwork hanging in the hallways. This painting is very large and beautiful!  And it is the same theme seen in the library right now.  Go see before it leaves!

Saturday, Dec 2 - Holiday Bazaar 8 am to 2 pm

The Holiday Bazaar is one of two large sales the Capitan Library has yearly to support itself. 
 The Not Too Shabby Shop and donations also greatly support this 100% volunteer library. 
DO your part and come SHOP!

At last year's Holiday Bazaar, volunteer Linda Oxsheer helps customers in selecting
 from all the yummy treats  baked by volunteers

It's coming - Save the Date!

Capitan Library Holiday Bazaar!  Saturday, December 2:  8 am to 2 pm.  Lots of goodies.  I'll be sending you photo teasers up until the date.  Here's what last year looked like:

Christmas ware, guitars and furniture

Lots of Wreaths, hand-made goodies, furniture and X-mas ware

Christmas ornaments and decorations

Ornaments and hand-made toys

Ornaments, bags and scarves & hats

Oodles of hand-made and one-of-a-kind gifts

National Novel Writing Month

Source: https://nanowrimo.org/

Creative Aging announcement.

Grand opening of new state veterans cemetery set for Nov. 6

The place is beautiful and well worth it to attend the opening.  If you are a Veteran, know one, this will be a good time to find out more information if you wish to be buried there.  Please pass this on.

Fort Stanton was the first to be completed of four sites selected for state veterans cemeteries

(Photo: Dianne Stallings/Ruidoso News)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Setting offers solitude and scenery

A grand opening for Ft. Stanton State Veterans Cemetery, New Mexico’s first state-managed cemetery for honorably discharged veterans and their spouses, is set for 1:30 p.m., Nov. 6.

The cemetery at 1398 New Mexico Highway 220, also known as Airport Road, features 650 in-ground crypts and 480 columbarium niches for cremated remains. It was built through an application sent by the state to the Veterans Administration’s Cemetery Grants Program that provides funding for VA-funded, but state-managed cemeteries for rural areas.

That application was submitted as the result of the State Cemetery Program Initiative launched by Gov. Susana Martinez in 2013 to build veterans’ cemeteries for rural New Mexico’s veterans living too far from the state’s two existing national cemeteries in Santa Fe and Ft. Bayard.

The new cemetery was built based on to VA standards and will be managed by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services. The cemetery is situated on land adjoining the existing Ft. Stanton Merchant Marine and Military Cemetery on the grounds of historic Ft. Stanton, which opened in 1855 as a territorial outpost of the U.S. Army. The area now is a New Mexico State Historic Site.

Well, winter is off to a slow start. Come find out what's up with our weather from the guy that's in the know.

November's First Friday will be at Canaan Trail Baptist Church

Every Saturday in November

$1 for a bag of books.  

Library open 10 am to 2 pm
 on Saturdays

Library notes (to take note of)

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 7, the library will close at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The library has four Windows 10 computers (home) for sale for $75.  These are the towers only.  If you are interested, please see Barbara, Pat or Debbie.

Sunday, Nov. 12, the library will hold an open house primarily for the County, Village and School.  We hope to generate some interest in the library.  The open house starts at 3:00 and will run until 5:00 or so. Capitan library volunteers can help by providing finger foods and tasty treats for this event.  They need to know we have a GREAT bunch of volunteers that keep this library running.

Friday, Nov 3 at 10:30 am in C'zozo

On Friday, November 3^rd, at 10:30 AM, The D'Amore Duo will play classical guitar and oboe duets in the Carrizozo Town Hall.  

Founded in 1991 and based in Washington, DC, the D'Amore Duo has toured internationally and domestically to enthusiastic reviews.  Their program features tangos, jazz and composers Bach and Handel.  Come early to grab a cup of coffee and a pastry. 

The Carrizozo Town Hall is located at 409 9^th Street (corner of 10^th and E Ave).

For information about Carrizozo Music, Inc.,  the 2017 season schedule and concert updates please check www.carrizozomusic.org, email carrizozomusic@gmail.com or call Elaine at 575-648-2757. 

Carrizozo Music sponsors a series of classical concerts, summer Portico Concerts and school outreach performances and workshops with a commitment to providing free quality music to the residents of Lincoln County and the surrounding area.

After the concert, plan to mosey over to the Carrizozo Woman's Club for the annual Holiday Hoedown! 

Friday, November 3^rd, from 12 noon till 6 pm

Saturday, November 4^th, from 9 am till 3 pm

Carrizozo Womans Club – 11^th Street at D Avenue, Carrizozo

Wreaths Across America

Supporters of Wreaths Across America hope to raise

$3,200 to place wreaths on military graves at Fort Stanton Cemetery.

Dianne L Stallings, Ruidoso News

Last year, wreaths were laid on graves at the cemetery during a downpour.

(Photo: Courtesy Photo/Jill Harper-Duncan)

For those who know Cecile Kinnan, it comes as no surprise that she has taken on another challenge. The inexhaustible community volunteer is trying to raise $3,200 by December 1^st to order wreaths to be place on military graves at Fort Stanton Cemetery.

"Picture a loved one or friend in the military shivering alone in the cold. Now picture a dead veteran lying unrecognized in a cold grave at the Fort Stanton Military Cemetery," Holly Braden, a retired professor, Creative Aging Board member and an usher with Kinnan at the Spencer Theater, said. "Although the state is now restoring this military cemetery, many of these veterans are never visited or recognized for their valor, except for a group of dedicated volunteers. Until this year, these graves were decorated with wreaths at Christmas by these volunteers. The funding source for this tribute has ceased to exist, and the state is not allowed to provide money. Funding is desperately needed to purchase wreaths."

Each wreath costs $15, and a total of $3200 must be raised by Friday, December 1^st, she said.

This project is part of the "Wreaths Across America" program that was started in 1992 by Morrill Worcester when he placed wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery, Braden said.  "He continued to quietly practice the tradition until 2005, when a picture of the wreaths on the graves went public," she said. "The result was volunteers stepping forward to honor veterans at other military cemeteries. This happened in Lincoln County. The ushers from the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts have taken it on as one of their many community projects. Volunteers from as far away as El Paso have joined local people yearly in placing the wreaths on the graves."

Those volunteers feel honored to be able to recognize those who gave so much to the country, she said. Veterans have been interred at the Fort Stanton Cemetery for 117 years. 

According to the "Wreaths Across America" website, "In 2008, over 300 locations held wreath-laying ceremonies in every state, Puerto Rico and 24 overseas cemeteries. Over 100,000 wreaths were placed on veterans' graves. Over 60,000 volunteers participated. And that year, Dec. 13, 2008, was unanimously voted by the US Congress as 'Wreaths Across America Day'."

In 2014, "Wreaths Across America" and its national network of volunteers laid more than 700,000 memorial wreaths at 1,000 locations in the United States and beyond, including ceremonies at the Pearl Harbor Memorial, as well as Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and the sites of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Lincoln County is part of this great national project and they need the support of residents and long-time visitors to continue, Kinnan and Braden said. The deadline to submit the order is December 1^st.

All checks or money orders are to be made out to the Ruidoso Valley Noon Lions Club Charities, c/o Don Fowler, Treasurer, POB 7366, Ruidoso, NM 88355. The organization is helping out with the project and also will handle cash. Checks and money orders should have a memo that states for Wreaths Across America, and attach a note with any cash donation.

A $15 donations allows a person to adopt one veteran's grave. Any amount would be appreciated and used solely for the purchase of the wreaths. The hope of the wreath project supporters is that individuals, businesses, civic organizations, and veterans' groups will step forward to support the purchase of the wreaths.

"What a beautiful way to teach children the meaning of giving during the season of giving," Braden said.

The ceremony is set for 10 am, Thursday, December 16^th, at the cemetery.  Everyone is welcome to participate either through donating money or in the laying of the wreaths, or both.