Ski Apache set to open as 6 inch storm arrives in Ruidoso
Winter season momentum builds in Ruidoso as 6 inches of snow reaches White Mountain prompting Ski Apache to edge toward a Friday opening. Marketing chief Riker Davis says lower lifts and slopes will be ready with snowmaking credited for strong prep. Ski area details include 9,600 foot base, 1,900 vertical, 11,500 top, 16,500 hourly lift capacity, 55 trails, and 750 plus acres for snowboarding with 100 plus instructors and multiple rental options.
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Ruidoso
White Mountain
Ski
Zianet.com
Ski Apache
Super 8
Action Ski & Snowboard
Ruidoso Ski Rental
Comfort Inn
Ski Ruidoso
High Country
Rick Vincent
New Farm Tax Formulas Ease Agricultural Levy In New Mexico
A state task force set new formulas for agricultural property taxes to apply in 2002. The changes lessen increases from earlier proposals, with irrigated farmland valuations rising modestly in 11 counties and no rise in 22 others.
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Albuquerque
State Department of Taxation and Revenue
Curry County
Torrance
New Mexico State University
Bernalillo
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Witte
Anam
Uuwil
Jeff Witte
Mescalero Apache reject New Mexico gaming compacts
Tribal President Sara Misquez says Interior’s New Mexico gaming compacts fail the Mescalero Apache, citing an illegal 8 percent revenue share and expanded slot machine limits at race tracks. Misquez notes escrow of disputed funds while Gov. Johnson touts 13 years of negotiations.
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Department of the Interior
New Mexico
Sara Misquez
Misquez
Gary Johnson
La Cueva player alleges discrimination over pregame team duties
La Cueva junior varsity player Susie Morrison filed an ACLU complaint alleging she was demoted for not joining pregame team activities and prayer. Coaches deny claims, saying her suspension as captain stemmed from skipping dress-up days. she was reinstated after two weeks.
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Albuquerque
la Cueva
Susie Morrison
American Civil Liberties Union
Sheep industry in Idaho’s fading past and uncertain future
A historical look at Idaho and U.S. sheep farming traces its rise on the West’s pastures to near decline. Rancher Brad Little, widowed by price gaps and foreign competition, sells his sheep to focus on cattle as demand and packing consolidation shrink the industry.
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Boise, Idaho
West
Idaho
Brad Little
Little
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Andy Little
Snake River
Aide
Sydney
Australia
U.S
Texas
California
Cindy Siddeway
American Sheep Industry Association
Snake River Valley
New Zealand
United States
University of Idaho
C. Wilson Gray
Gray
Pete Cenarrusa
Cenarrusa
Carey
Denver
Tom McDonnell
McDonnell
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