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“With 75,000
homes in this immediate area,
there is a tremendous need for
after-hours medical care in
this neighborhood. Our com-
mitment is to bring that af- (Left to Right) Marvin McClellan, Administrator, Associate Ad-
fordable healthcare to the ministrator for Business Development • Fernie Quiz, Physicians
community. We are not here Relations Manager • Edmundo Castaneda, CEO Sierra
to compete with local doctors Marvin McClellan, Director
offices. We’re here to be help- of Business Development for The 4,800 square
ful to the community,” says Sierra Providence Health Net- feet of the Urgent Care Center
maintains eight exam rooms,
two procedure rooms, digital
x-ray and a state-of-the-art
on-site lab. It has two work-
place drug testing restrooms
and is equipped to provide
employee health services.
“We are staffed with a doctor,
RNs, and full technicians. We
have a high caliber team to
serve the community.”
Continues on page 6
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“We Serve”
The Latest Technology
and a Passion for Caring
DAY have done just that in the past and I intend to do the same to
achieve the desired changes in law this session.
Armed Forces Day 2011 Part of the logic for doing that is because the El
comes to Fort Bliss Paso delegation is so isolated. Other districts cluster in
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, areas where there are naturally ten, fifteen, maybe as much
May 21, at BIGGS PARK. as twenty members. Bills originating in areas like that auto-
It's FREE and open to the matically have a lot more votes than bills coming out of El
public. Activities Paso.
include: equipment static dis- This session I filed a bill that would add some
plays, demonstration by the more oversight to customs brokers who authorize refunds to
Military Police international travelers. My office worked with brokers and
Working Dog Teams, enter- merchants to write a bill that was favorable to all. The bro-
tainment by the 62nd Army kers and merchants were fearful that more conservative
Band; Chili Cook-Off, bills would eliminate their program so they eagerly put
Car Show, Historical Tours more regulation on themselves.
and food and drink A similar but less inclusive bill was filed by a
concessions. south Texas representative and senator. I worked with the
house member to incorporate very important parts of my
Armed Forces Day at BIGGS bill into his. That bill is now a better bill and more likely to
PARK is an open house event pass since south Texas has more members clustered there.
that provides you I plan to do the same with one of my bills dealing
the opportunity to meet with with bars where violence or illegal activity had occurred.
service men and women and Both mine and the other bill addressed the frequency of
learn about the those bars turning into a club allowing the crowd to bring
equipment they use in sup- their own booze.
port of this nation. I have never been concerned with passing a lot of
Armed Forces Day 2011, bills. I have worked with many members to produce posi-
Saturday, May 21, FREE tive changes in the law by negotiating and compromising.
AND OPEN TO Changing the laws rarely happens on a grand scale; things
THE PUBLIC are improved a little bit at a time with a lot of collaboration.
Ski Apache – A
Bad Season! As the mountain snow has melted for another season, skiers that
hit the slopes at Ski Apache continue to reminisce about a dis-
mal year. Ski Apache received only 59” of snow this year.
Many business owners in Ruidoso indicated that this year was
reminiscent of 2009 when they had only 54” and had to deal
with the terrible economy, compounding the problem.
Ski Apache typically gets about 180” of snow per year. The re-
sort ended up 120” below normal! This season ranks as one of
the worst all time. Notice the best year was 1973 when they had
360”
The following data relates to the past 35 year’s and the
amount of snow Ski Apache recorded. Notice the year 2006 –
this was the worst season for snowfall.
Weather Trivia:
When did Ski Apache, or as it was once known, “Sierra Blanca Ski
“Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch Resort,” first open?
his forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler
Dave to address (explain) any weather issues you can email him at Dopplerdave@kvia.com. in 1963.
Answer: C – 1961. It was built and started by a wealthy oil man who then sold it to the Mescalero Indian Tribe
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 15, 2011 PAGE 6
Easter Activities
with El Paso Parks and Recreation
after a tough day of building
homes, roads, parks – simply
put, building the structures
that support our cities. Or, a
contact lenses, or daughter
needs to buy school clothes –
cool school clothes.
gers inherent therein.
He’s thinking of retirement.
His wife doesn’t work. In
fact, she has never worked
Mexican/Chicano could be a He is wondering how he’s outside the home. Her job
All events Free college professor, a police of-
ficer, a lawyer, a doctor, a
ever going to pay the insur-
ance premium on the new-old
raising the kids is more im-
portant, so that was never an
The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will host free children bon-vivant. You get my drift. car he just bought. In fact, he issue. But, now, will he have
Easter activities at numerous Recreation Centers listed below. He may go home to a stay-at- is wondering how he’s going enough money on which to
home wife; someone he loves to make the payments on the retire? Will his grandchildren
dearly, but who might not un- car, what with a looming lay- all grow healthy, strong, and
derstand the pressures and the off at work. The old jalopy happy? Will they be sickly,
stresses to which he is sub- just couldn’t cut it anymore, will they be a drain on their
jected on a daily basis. Or it so he had to take the plunge mom and dad? Will he and
could be the other way and buy what is considered his wife be able to take in
around. She could be the one not a “cool car” by his kids. A their grandkids, if, god forbid,
bringing home the bacon, Mexican/Chicano is con- something should happen to
while he stays home with the cerned about the weather, their parents?
kids. But, let’s say, for the about filling up the gas tank
sake of argument, that our at today’s high prices. Can he The bottom-line is this: Mexi-
hero is a man. He goes home at least pump in $5 worth of cans/Chicanos are exactly
to rowdy children, and to gas, and how long will that like everyone else. They don’t
dogs who bark at the slightest last? He is happy with his always go around singing the
noise. wife and kids and, generally, Mexican national anthem, or
he is happy to go home, just the American national an-
A Mexican/Chicano also has like anyone else. His home is them, for that matter. They
to go to the grocery store, to a respite from the tough, cruel don’t always hum tunes by
stock up the fridge for his world. Javier Solis, or by Jose Al-
growing brood – those young- fredo Jimenez. And they don’t
sters who may not know the Sometimes his wife isn’t so always hum the golden
meaning of – “there’s no thrilled at having to scrimp oldies. No. they live life.
money.” The children want, and save, and she gives him They love life. They hurt,
they demand, they cajole, a hard time. She loves him they ache, they fear, they
they threaten – in short, they well enough, but, it’s not the worry, they laugh, they cry,
are used to having their way sort of life she envisioned they die.
Information – (915) 544-0753 on such basics as eating, when she married him. When Sin Fin
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 15, 2011 PAGE 7
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Continued from page 8 Don't worry. They'll get over it. They'll think
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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY with Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery
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pets such as rabbits and fer- managed appropriately, the
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Lady Gaga
Continued from page 19 Why did Gaga sell out in San TWO SCOOPS OR
Diego in 2009, but not now, NONE?
"People say it's artistic and when her fame is even greater
stuff," Bieber said of her no- and her new album is due out The exotically attired and
yoke Grammy entrance. "I'm in May? Apparently, the price coiffed Lady Gaga has many
just like, 'You're an egg'." of newfound superstardom things. A sense of humor may
doesn't come cheap. not be one of them.
Gaga's 2009 San Diego Sports
Arena concert, which came The top ticket price for her Earlier this month, she had her
barely 10 months 2009 San Diego lawyers file a cease-and-desist
after her local debut Sports Arena show order against Icecreamists, the
at House of Blues, was $45. Reflecting London-based makers of Baby
seemed like much the higher ticket Gaga, a vanilla/lemon ice
too much, much too prices at each stop cream that also contains
soon. It suffered on her ongoing tour, human breast milk. It's "nau-
from dim lighting, a the lowest price for sea-inducing," said Gaga, who
sparse stage set, her Viejas Arena also objected to the name
clumsy choreogra- concert is $67.50, Baby Gaga.
phy and consistently muddled with a top price of $205 (plus
sound (even though much of service charges). VIP ticket Responded Icecreamists'
the show's "live" music ap- packages cost $235 to $435 owner Matt O'Connor: "This
peared to have been pre- each. from a woman with a pen-
recorded). chant for wearing rotting
During Gaga's 2010 summer cows' flesh? At least our cus-
Buoyed by the mega-buzz she tour of England, similarly in- tomers are still alive when
was generating, Gaga's San flated prices in some instances they contribute to our 'art.' She
Diego Sports Arena concert led to tickets being slashed by claims we have 'ridden the
sold-out two weeks in ad- 50 percent, in a last-minute ef- coattails' of her reputation. As
vance. Yet, despite going on fort to fill unsold seats. In someone who has ... recycled
sale Sept. 28, tickets were still good times and bad, offering on an industrial scale the en-
available the night of her value for money never goes tire back catalogue of pop cul-
March 29 concert at San out of style. That's a lesson ture to create her look, music
Diego's similarly cavernous Lady Gaga might do well to and videos, she might want to
Viejas Arena. remember next time around. reconsider this allegation.
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Continued from page 20 included prose, plays and annual native plant sale is 9 present a program on plants will mark the end of her 6th Timer.
El Paso Artists Stu- spoken word recordings. A a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and recommended for desert gar- season in El Paso. Steadman This year’s annual celebra-
resident of Los Angeles for Sunday, April 16-17, at the dens as well as share his ad- will perform her final con- tion is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thurs-
dio Tour ..Tours are 10 over 40 years, Ford is a fre- museum, Wiggins and Uni- ventures collecting plants and certs with the El Paso Sym- day through Sunday, April
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and quent instructor for the Pen versity. Nursery-grown native his experiences as a nursery- phony Orchestra after 50 14-17, at the Special Events
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, both USA, Pen in the Classroom trees, shrubs, flowering man. Reception follows at the years of service. Center, 2300 E. Pine, in Dem-
weekends. Sponsored by Program. He has performed perennials and other plants Centennial Museum. Admis- ing. Information: (575) 546-
Plein Air Painters of El Paso many times with a wide range will be sold. Proceeds benefit sion is free. 6594.
and El Paso Scene. Art lovers of jazz musicians. the museum’s Chihuahuan
will be able to browse the pri-
vate studios, meet the artists
Desert Gardens. Admission is Alfresco! Fridays — Mustang Round-Up
and shop for fine art. Admis-
Animal Rescue The free outdoor concerts — The annual Mustang and
sion is free with refreshments League’s ‘Dinner begin at 5:30 p.m. Fridays Specialty Ford car show is all
April 1-Sept. 30 at Arts Fes- day Saturday, April 16, at
served at each studio. with Friends’ — Animal tival Plaza (between El Paso Alameda Park on White
Rescue League of El Paso’s Museum of Art and Plaza Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo,
An Evening with 2011 fundraiser celebrating Theatre). No outside food or hosted by Alamogordo Mus-
Michael C. Ford — the league’s 16th birthday is beverages, or pets allowed. tang Club, Inc. Special prizes
Tumblewords hosts an Saturday, April 16, at Sun- Information: 534-0600, or al- given throughout the day.
evening with jazz poet land Park Racetrack and frescofridays.com. April 15 Spectator admission is free.
Michael C. Ford at 7 p.m. Casino, 1200 Futurity Drive — Austin Jimmy Murphy Information: (575) 442-1402
Saturday, April 16, at the in Sunland Park. “Cat-Tail” & The Blues Alliance (evenings) or
Santa Teresa Country Club. hour (cash bar) and Barket (Blues). alamostang@hotmail.com.
Ford will be joined by local Market silent auction is 6 Web: alamostang.com.
p.m. with dinner served 7 to 8 The “Opening Notes” dis-
poets Gene Keller, Donna
p.m. Tickets: $50 (open seat- free. Information: 747-8994,
EPSO with Dmitri cussion is at 6:30 p.m. both
Preregistration and get-to-
Snyder, Robin Scofield and gether for participants is also
Leslie Council. An open mic ing). Reserved tables for 8 are 747-5565 or Berlinsky - The guest vio- nights in the Philanthropy planned for Friday, April 15;
follows the reading. Admis- $400 (deadline is April 1). In- museum.utep.edu. linist joins conductor Sarah Theatre led by Assistant Con- call for locations
sion is free. Information: 328- formation: 821-7283 or The annual FloraFest lecture Ioannides and the El Paso ductor Andres Moran with
info@arlep.org. Web: is 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, in Symphony Orchestra for its Ioannides and Berlinsky. Dis-
5484 or
arlep.org. the UTEP Undergraduate 80th season finale at 7:30 cussions are free and open to
Renaissance Festival
tumblewordsproject.com. — The Shire of Ghillie Shu
Ford has published more Learning Center, Room 116, p.m. April 15-16 at the Plaza the public.
and Gallery 408 hosts a the
than 25 books of poetry. Over FloraFest 2011 — The featuring guest speaker Greg Theatre. Selections are
renaissance festival 9 a.m. to
the years, his work has also UTEP Centennial Museum’s Starr, author of “Cool Plants Sibelius’s “Finlandia,” ‘Cool Music for a 8 p.m. Saturday, April 16, on
for Hot Gardens.” Starr will Glazunov’s Violin Concerto,
op.82, A minor and Mus-
Hot Garden’ — The 12th Street in Carrizozo,
sorgsky “Pictures at an Exhi- Centennial Museum and Chi- N.M. The family event fea-
bition.” Tickets: $11, $17, huahuan Desert Gardens at tures artisans and craft ven-
$28, $32 and $37, plus serv- UTEP hosts a series of live dors, performs and more.
ice charges (Ticketmaster). music events featuring UTEP Visitors are encouraged to
Student tickets: $6 and $8. In- music students through April dress in their fantasy wear for
formation: 532-3776. in celebration of spring. All the event. Information: (575)
Born in Peters- performances are free. Infor- 937-6957 or
burg, Russia into mation: 747-5565. sghilliedhu@yahoo.com.
a family of musi- • noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
cians, Berlinsky April 16 — UTEP Mariachi
performed as soloist performing at the annual Flo-
with the St. Peters- raFEST Native Plant Sale
SOUTHERN
burg Symphony
and the Moscow
Philharmonic at a
very early age. He ar-
NEW MExICO
rived on the international
scene as the youngest winner Old Timers Celebra-
in the history of the Paganini tion — In 1913, a Deming
International Violin Competi-
businessman decided that all WNMU Great Race
tion in Genoa, Italy. His play-
Luna County residents age 30
ing was featured in — the 44th annual race is
and older should get together
Emmy-Award documentary noon Saturday, April 16, on
once a year and renew friend-
“Life on Jupiter” and “New the Western New Mexico
ships. Nearly 100 years later,
York Canvas.” University campus’s Old
the Old Timers Association is
This is also the farewell per- James Stadium, in Silver City.
still meeting — and dues are
formance for Ioannides and The competition features
still $1 a year. To be eligible,
Principal Cellist Ida Stead- teams pushing their cars with
“old timers” must be 30 years
man. Ioannides became the one team member in the dri-
old, have lived in Luna
first female conductor and the ver’s seat of specially-made
County 10 years, at least 30
6th music director of the El race cars around the hills of
years of age, or be the de-
Paso Symphony Orchestra in campus with pit stops and a
scendant of a registered Old
June 2005. The April concerts ..Continues on next page
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 15, 2011 PAGE 25
Continued from page 24... lascrucessymphony.com. by the Boston Globe and was
WNMU Great named to the “Top 10 Re-
Race...water hazard. A Antje Duvekot - The leases of the Year” by NPR’s
German-American folk Folk Alley.
week full of events and com-
petitions will lead up to the singer/songwriter performs at
big race Saturday. All events 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Look Who’s Dancing
are open to the public, includ- the Buckhorn Opera House in 2011 — The celebrity dance
ing alumni dinners and re- Pinos Altos, N.M. as part of event is 7 to 9:30 p.m. Satur-
unions, car trips and more. day, April 16, at NMSU’s
Cost: $25. Information/regis- Pan American Center. Las
tration: WNMU Alumni Af- Cruces community leaders
fairs (575) 538-6675 or and local personalities and
wnmu.edu. their DanceSport partners
Registration and pizza lunch compete against each other in
is 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 15, friendly contest. DanceSport
at WNMU’s Hunter Hall. students choreograph the
Campus tours are 10 a.m. to 3 dances, instruct, and perform
p.m. with the local celebrities.
Pre-race breakfast begins at Tickets: $11 general admis-
8 a.m. at the stadium, with an sion; $16 reserved rows 1-8;
after-race social at 4 p.m. at $6 students. (Ticketmaster).
Wrangler’s Bar and Grill. the Mimbres Region Arts Information: (575) 646-1420
Council’s Folk Series. Tick- or panam.nmsu.edu.
ets: $20 ($15 members). In-
Historic Home Tour formation/showtime: (575)
This year’s contestants in-
— The Las Cruces Symphony clude Mesilla Mayor Nora
538-2505, 1-888-758-7289 or Barraza, Amanda Cruz of the
Orchestra Guild will host its mimbresarts.org.
19th fundraising walking tour Hispano Chamber of Com-
Duvekot has solidified her merce, The Rocket 99.5’s
1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17, reputation as one of Amer-
in Las Cruces, featuring sev- Lynsey Green, author Audrey
ica’s top emerging singer Hartley, NMSU’s first gentle-
eral of the area’s most beauti- songwriters with her debut re-
ful homes. Tickets: $15. man Paul Couture, Pulse
lease “Big Dream Boule- Magazine editor Lucas Peer-
Information: (575) 646-3709, vard.” The CD was voted
(575) 524-7390 or man,..Continues on next page
“No. 1 Folk Release of 2006”
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 15, 2011 PAGE 26
Continued from page 25... Cruces. Directed by Nikka
NMSU Army ROTC Com- Zeimer. Performances are 8
mander Lt. Col. Andrew p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
Taylor, and Savonne Griffin 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17
of FirstLight Federal Credit and April 24, and 7 p.m. All relationships involve compromise. The healthiest ones
strike a mutually agreed-upon balance between personal
Union, Big Brothers Big Sis- Thursday, April 21. Tickets: interests and the greater good. The full moon in Libra at
ters, and the Greater Las $10 ($9 students and seniors the top of the week sheds light on relationships and fo-
cuses in on what is fair and unfair about them. With Mer-
Cruces Chamber of Com- with ID, $7 all seats Thurs- cury retrograde and Mars and Saturn in opposition,
merce. day). Information: (575) solutions may not come naturally or easily, but for those
willing to put in the work, they will come.
523-1223 or no-strings.org.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The effort you expend carrying
‘We are One Dance A feisty parolee follows her out responsibilities and tending to the wishes of others takes
dreams, based on a page you far away from your original intention. When the voice of
One Drum’ — The 5th from an old travel book, to a your inner will is a distant echo, it means it's time to remem-
ber why you started this journey in the first place and make
annual student dance and small town in Wisconsin and your way back. Listen inwardly.
drumming showcase is 2 and finds a place for herself
6:30 p.m. Saturday, April TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are very strong. The only
working at Hannah’s Spitfire problem with this is that you don't know your own strength
16, at the Rio Grande The- Grill. and have made comments that assess your strength inaccu-
rately. Say no more on the matter. You will be offered chal-
atre, 211 N. Downtown Mall lenges, and you will find it rewarding to take them on. You
in Las Cruces, highlighting ‘Simply Maria or will learn that there is more to you.
the talent of local dance the American GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This week, you'll gain greater
troupes and celebrating the Dream’ — Doña Ana levels of self-control. It's time to tell your "id" who's boss.
variety of philosophies and Community College Arts and Coming from your higher mind, set an unusual short-term
goal for yourself — like eating only green foods or speaking
styles in belly dance. Tick- Humanities Department strictly in the most positive terms. Tell yourself it's just for
ACROSS Maschera”: Verdi
3 Fab Four devotion
ets: $8 ($5 matinee). Infor- presents the one-act by Jose- one day — not very long. You can do anything for one day.
1 State of decline mation: (575) 639-1616. fina López at 7:30 p.m.
4 Spent a season CANCER (June 22-July 22). Things are changing in an or-
4 Uses a blender This year’s performance Thursday through Saturday, ganization, and your whole group is affected. Imitative and
5 Theater audience
9 It may include latte
6 Meaning features Susan Jewell, April 14-16, at the Dona rule-bound behavior used to be an asset in this environment.
14 Scotsman’s no Now this is precisely the mindset that will sink the ship. Get
7 Bullfighter’s lance Karuna Warren and Terry Al- Ana Community College creative. Innovation is what's needed, and you're just the one
15 Old Asia Minor region East Mesa Auditorium, 2800 to shake things up.
16 “___ Smith and Jones”:
8 Old dance varez.
9 Succulents, of a sort N. Sonoma Ranch in Las
‘70s TV show LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will perpetuate your reputation
10 Chemical compound Cruces. Performance will be
17 Stevedore’s org.
11 For shame! ‘The Return of Her- followed by a talkback ses-
as an exciting force as you engineer a dramatic change. You'll
put a fun twist in the way you approach a friendship or man-
18 Holiday tools
20 Top model Carol
12 “A Bridge Too ___” bert Bracewell; sion. Admission: $5 (free for age a responsibility. You'll call for a different kind of participa-
tion than is usually required. It's premeditated to some degree,
13 Curve ages 12 and younger). Infor-
21 Lao- ___
19 Bitter Why I’m Always and yet you also improvise.
22 Official proceedings mation: (575) 528-7048 or
23 Irish lass
24 “Had I ___ for a century Alone When I’m dabcc.nmsu.edu.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your courage ebbs and flows this
week. Just remember that the fear of rejection is practically
dead...”: Tennyson
25“‘Twas ___ and the slithy
26 Reruns for kids With You’ — Las Lopez’s first play is a universal. That's why people admire those who are willing to
put themselves on the line. Most people want to say "yes." So
toves...” wildly funny story about a
29 Musical asset
27 “___ grow up,” says Cruces Community Theatre have the chutzpah to ask for what you want. If you don't ask,
Peter Pan presents the play by Andrew young Latina aspiring to be you don't get.
30 East Asian
32 Presidential primary
28 Looks astonished Johns April 1-17. Directed an actress and her dream of
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People who say that "it never hurts
state
31 You gotta have it
by larrychandler. Showtime going to college. The one to ask" are not taking into account what happens after the
33 Humorous bits act, written in the ‘80s, still question leaves the lips. There's a risk involved. Emotions
33 ___ Lee Curtis is 8 p.m. Friday and Satur- hang in the balance. And yes, there is the potential for hurt.
34 Wide awake raises questions facing
35___ of the line day and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tick- Taking this into account, you won't "ask" until the moment
38 Jacuzzis, e.g. young people today. feels absolutely right.
36 Alley, of old comics
37 Antelope
39 Continued the bet ets: $10 ($9 students, seniors
40 Arab garments and military; $8 per seat for SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your awareness of what people
38 “The ___ News Bears”
39 Velvet fabric
42 Salad additives groups of 10 or more; $7 ‘An Inspector Calls’ need and want helps you predict the next big thing. Also, you
45 Silence know when it benefits you to ride a trend and when it isn't.
41 EMK, e.g. ages six and younger).Infor- — American Southwest The- These talents will be put to good use this week, especially
47 TV news anchor’s place
42 Lawyers’ group mation: (575) 523-1200 or atre Company presents J.B. since some of your friends and colleagues are so clueless
50 “The Highwayman” au- about pop culture and the state of the arts.
43 Helps a burglar
thor lcctnm.org. Priestly’s stylish thriller
44 Decoration April 15-May 1 at NMSU’s
46 Mems. of 42 Across
52 Mexican basket grass In the year 1909 Herbert SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A past letdown has influ-
53 American dogwood Hershel Zohn Theatre. enced you to view your present circumstance in a less than
48 Bob and ___, of old Bracewell has retired to the helpful way. This week, you'll rethink and rewrite your his-
radio
54 Single name musician attic of his New York home Showtime is 7:30 p.m. tory. It was always your opinion of what happened that mat-
58 Depression org. Thursday through Saturday tered anyway — and that's something you can change. Your
49 Steadfast
59 Norwegian rug
with plans to stage a come- new fantastic attitude will make you lucky.
51 “Anna Karenina” author back in a one-man review of and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
60 Half an aerial defense CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You know yourself. It has
55 Suit of the ‘50s
61 Japanese theater his long, if undistinguished $10-$15. Information: 1- taken a long time to get to this point, and you've earned the
56 Theater’s Ms. Hagen 800-525-ASTC (2782).
career. He assembles five an- feelings of satisfaction and confidence that come with the terri-
57 ___ “Today” Set in 1912, the play fo- tory. Furthermore, you may realize that you're not the least bit
58 Scott Fitzgerald tique match-lit footlights to worried about what anyone else thinks of you. You are free-
short story mark a playing area and pro- cuses on the well-to-do Bir- dom personified.
62 Diarist Anais ceeds to ad-lib ideas for his ling family at their home in
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You've held a certain unful-
63 Bike show. Brumley. The family is vis- filled dream for a long time, and now you're wondering
64 Nightclub: Fr. ited by Inspector Goole, who whether you might be happier if you were to just give it up.
The answer is no — this is no time to bail on your wishes. But
65 Poetic contraction questions them about the sui-
66 Tortes ‘Spitfire Grill’ — No it is time to come at them from a different angle. Brainstorm
alternative approaches to making your dreams come true.
cide of Eva Smith. Over the
67 Did a farrier’s job Strings Theatre Company
68 ___ Lanka course of the evening, as se- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Observe your own behavior in-
presents the musical by
crets are revealed, the inter- stead of judging it. You are who you are, and you're doing your
James Valcq and Fred Alley best. You may feel that you're stuck with certain people or cir-
DOWN based on the film by Lee
rogation pushes the family to cumstances, and you may be right, more or less. But when you
1 Early computer their breaking point. surrender to the reality of your current situation, you'll see
2 “Un___ in David Zlotoff April 8-24 at what's absolutely great about it.
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Talladega’s bump-and-grind
racing promises excitement, risks
fter several weeks of close together we can all stay.” pushing guys around, and we
to Talladega Superspeedway, “Big Wrecks” that have been a going.’ It’s not that intimidat-
where the restrictor-plate rules factor in restrictor-plate races ing until things go wrong.”
make it a necessity to find for years. Johnson’s Hendrick Motor-
drafting partners on the race sports teammate Jeff Gordon,
track. “If we’re all in a big pack, a six-time winner at Talladega,
At Daytona in February, regardless of the tandem push- said that when it comes to
drivers perfected the tandem, ing or not, your chances of a two-car tandems, he’s more
or push draft, where two cars big crash are there,” Johnson comfortable out front than in
hook up bumper-to-bumper said. “Then if we get into a the pushing position.
and stay that way all the way spread-out situation where “I kind of like to be the
around the race track, a ma- cars are separated, you might guy seeing where I’m going,”
neuver that allows a tandem to have a single car spin or some- he said, adding that since Tal-
run far faster than one car by thing like that. It just depends ladega is wider than Daytona,
itself. on where the pack is.” there’s going to be more room
At Daytona, which is nar- Johnson, who has a win at for more tandems, especially
rower than Talladega, the pair- Talladega in 2006 and four at the end, and that makes the
ings didn’t result in the big top-five finishes in 18 career role of spotter even more criti-
packs of cars that used to be starts on the Alabama track, cal. At Daytona, teams set up
common at Daytona and Tal- said that even though nearly their radio communications so
ladega, the two tracks where every driver has been in a Big one spotter could direct two
restrictor plates are used to Wreck in the past, the poten- drivers, even two from differ-
slow speeds, and the only two tial of danger doesn’t seem to ent multi-car teams and manu-
tracks where the tandem draft affect the way they race or facturers.
or push draft pays off. make them uncomfortable be- “It’s really going to be
But Jimmie Johnson said hind the wheel. more about the spotters and
last week on a teleconference “The fact that we can getting the spotters in sync and
with reporters that the big bump and push and do what trying to communicate well
packs might return in Sun- we do shows how comfortable with what’s coming up,” Gor-
day’s Aaron’s 499 at Tal- we are,” he said. “The fear don said. “That’s going to be
ladega. part is pretty far removed. It intense in the final laps. It’s
“That possibility is defi- runs through your mind about being there at the end
nitely there,” Johnson said. quickly when you’re side- and then just how intense it’s
“We’re all learning a lot about ways, but up until then you’re going to be, and hopefully you
the push drafting and how it confident and comfortable and make good decisions.”
works. It just depends on how bouncing off one another,
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