1951
3/9/51 A pair of unusual travellers passed through Ruidoso. Julia St. Clair and her nine-year-old son, Dolphy, were walking from Jacksonville, Fla. pushing their belongings, including a kitten they had rescued in Arkansas, in a wheelbarrow. They had made a similar trip a few years earlier, after Dolphy recovered from a serious case of the measles. St. Clair, who was born in Austria, thought that the fresh air and exercise would be healthy for them. They thought they might settle somewhere in California.
1976
3/18/1976 Ruidoso Downs residents vigourously opposed plans to build a new Lincoln County Humane Society shelter on a property on Highway 70 that had been donated for the purpose, claiming that it would “depreciate the surrounding properties.”
The Ruidoso Rollerettes, a recently-formed precision skating group, whose dance routines were choreographed to popular music, performed at Hondo and Capitan schools. The group of boys and girls was organized by the owners of Skateland Ruidoso, Bill and Ann Wilson.
2001
3/2/2001 Three members of the Ruidoso Ski Team qualified to participate in the Rocky Mountain/Central Division Junior Olympics after meets in Steamboat Springs and Crested Butte, Colo. Aaron Goeller, Rett Smith and Peter Zagone would represent New Mexico at the Chevy Truck Junior Olympics. Olympic skiers Picabo Street and Bode Miller had been competitors in the event in the early part of their careers.
“Our skiers were so awesome at the qualifying meets,” said coach Hubert Seigmann. “The other, larger, ski teams were really impressed with our performance.”
Following the 125-acre Musketball fire that was started by a burn on private land, county commissioners discussed alternative ways to dispose of forest waste. A collection site on Forest Service land was proposed, with Forest Service employees burning the material when conditions permitted. It was pointed out that Sierra Contracting in Ruidoso Downs accepted yard waste for a fee, but was not allowed to burn it. The company had recently purchased a $100,000 shredder to dispose of the tree trimmings.