Garbage:
Lincoln County Solid Wast Authority
Recycling Center
505/378-4697
Propane:
AWC Propane Company
Hondo, NM 505/653-4220
Ikard & Newsome LP Gas
Ruidoso Downs, NM 505/378-4998
Servi Gas
Ruidoso Downs, NM 505/378-4613
Synergy Gas Corp.
Ruidoso Downs, NM 505/378-4036
CLIMATE:
Temperatures and climate vary greatly within the county, as does the terrain. Ruidoso average temp in degrees Fahrenheit:
Low-------- High
January 19/ 45
February 19/ 49
March 24/ 53
April 27/ 62
May 37/ 71
June 44/ 82
July 47/ 82
August 46/ 77
Sept. 41/ 73
Oct. 30/ 66
Nov. 23/ 52
Dec. 19/ 53 |
Natural Gas:
Capitan Carrizozo Natural Gas Association
Capitan, NM 505/354-2260
Zia Natural Gas Co.
Ruidoso Downs, NM 505/378-4277
SEWER:
Carrizozo
505/648-2371
Ruidoso Water & Sewer
505/258-4014
Water & Sewer Maintenance
505/257-2386
Regional Waste Water
505/378-8417
NM STATE INCOME TAX
NM income tax based on a sliding scale from 1.7% to 8.2% of taxable income.
PROPERTY TAXES:
Property taxes are levied on the taxable value of the property and vary depending on the location and use of the property. The levy ranges from a low .015997 to a high of .032985
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX:
Capitan.......................6.1875 %
Carrizozo........................6.25 %
Corona ........................6.0625%
Ruidoso ......................7.1875 %
Ruidoso Downs............6.1875 %
Lincoln County.............5.375 % |
| TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM RUIDOSO:
Abilene,TX.................................397
Albuquerque, NM......................191
Amarillo, TX...............................288
Carlsbad Caverns, NM..............170
Dallas, TX..................................558
El Paso, TX................................124
Ft.Worth, TX..............................529
Houston, TX...............................750
Los Angeles, CA.........................860
Lubbock, TX................................220
Midland/Odessa, TX....................308
Oklahoma City, OK......................548
Phoenix, AZ.................................477
San Antonio, TX...........................551
Santa Fe, NM..............................204
Tucson, AZ..................................369
White Sands, NM..........................70
MEDICAL:
Carrizozo Healkth Center & Clinic
505/648-2317
Lincoln County Medical Center
505/257-7381
Ruidoso Care Center 505/257-9071
Hospice care through private providers |
CABLE TELEVISION
Charter Communications
505/257-5121
117 Vision Dr.
Ruidoso, NM 88345
American Entertainment
South of Carrizozo, NM
505/648-2700 or 800/221-6819
Telephone:
Valor Customer Service 811
Phone Books 877/520-5220
Valor Repairs 611
INTERNET PROVIDERS
Local/Trail Net 505/258-5321
ZiaNet 505/2573962
HOUSING
Avg. per sq.ft. of single family home:
Low: $80, Med. $100, High: $170
Avg. sales price of single family home: $126,000; Avg. sales price of a mobile home:
$60,000; Avg. sales $ of a condo/townhome: $95,000 |
RUIDOSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS STATISTICS
Operating Budget FY ‘99-’00 : $14,127,493
Total Enrollment: ‘99-’00 - $2,459
1999 Graduation Seniors: 150
% applying to 4 year colleges: 71.4%
% applying to 2 year colleges: 10.3%
CONVENTION FACILITIES
Ruidoso Convention Center Over 33,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space. Call 505/258-5445
Glencoe Rural Events Center 28,000 sq.ft. plus an outdoor area. Call 800/827/8972 for information
ACCOMMODATIONS Call the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce at 800/253-2255 or 505/257-7395 for an area lodging guide.
AIR SERVICE
Sierra Blanca Reg. Airport 505/336-8111
Carrizozo Regional Airport 505/648-9996
El Paso Regional Airport 915/772-4271 (124 miles SW of Ruidoso)
Albuquerque Internt’l Air 505/842-4366 (190 Miles NW of Ruidoso)
TAXI SERVICE
Ruidoso Taxicab, Inc. 505/378-4848
BUS & SHUTTLE SERVICE
Carrizozo Bus Station 505/648-2144
Ruidoso Bus Station 505/257-2660 (Tx, NM, OK Coaches, Inc.)
Shuttle Ruidoso 505/336-1683
GOLF COURSES - PRIVATE
Alto Lakes Golf & Country Club 100 Country Club Drive Alto, NM 505/336-4231
Innsbrook Village Country Club Country Club Drive Ruidoso, NM 505/258-3589
Kokopelli Golf & Tennis Club Alto, NM 505/336-1818
GOLF COURSES - PUBLIC
Carrizozo Golf Course Highway 380 505/648-2143
Cree Meadows Country Club,Ruidoso, Country Club Drive 505/257-5815
The Links at Sierra Blanca 105 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso, NM 505/258-5330 or 800/854-6571
SKI AREA
Ski Apache Office 505/336-4356
Daily Ski Report 505/257-9001
TELEVISION STATIONS:
Trident Media
Ruidoso Comm. TV Ruidoso Downs, 505/378-8083
RADIO STATIONS
KBUY AM, KWES FM 505/258-2222
KRUI AM, KWMW, KIDX 505/258-9922
KHFM 95.9 (Classical Music)
KOBR FM 91.3 (public radio) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFO:
Capitan:
Mayor & Trustee
Full Time Police: 3, Firefighters: 20
Carrizozo:
Mayor & Trustees
Full Time Police:3, Firefighters:20
Corona:
Law enforcement by Lincoln Co.
Sheriff’s office, Firefighters: 12
Ruidoso:
Mayor and Council
Full time Police: 7, Firefighters: 11
Ruidoso Downs:
Mayor & Trustees
Full Time Police:7 Firefighters: 11
Lincoln County Manager’s Office:
505/648-2385
Village of Capitan
505/354-2247
Town of Carrizozo
505/648-2371
Village of Corona
505/849-5511
Village of Ruidoso
505/258-4343
Village of Ruidoso Downs
505/378-4422
Motor Vehicle Department
505/648-2371
Carrizozo, NM
Motor Vehicle Department
505/378-8550
Ruidoso, NM
NEWSPAPERS
Lincoln Co. News
505/648-2333
The Ruidoso News
505/257-4001
LIBRARY
Ruidoso Public
505/258-3704
107 Kansas City Road |
FISHING
Alto Lake, Bonito Creek, Bonito Lake, Eagle Creek, Grindstone Lake, and Rio Ruidoso.
These lakes and streams are stocked annually by NM Game and Fish Dept. Fishing licenses can be purchased at many sporting goods stores.
NM ame & Fish, Roswell District 505/624-6135
Ruidoso Parks & Recreation 505/257-2795
STATE PARKS
Smokey Bear State Park Capitan, NM 505/354-2298
Historic Lincoln (Billy the Kid) 505/378-4124
Three Rivers Petroglyphs Off Hwy 54 near Carrizozo,NM
Valley of Fires State Park 4 miles West of Carrizozo, NM |
FOREST SERVICE:
United State Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest
Smokey Bear Ranger Station
901 Mechem Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345 505/257-4095
Capitan Mountain Wilderness
White Mountain Wilderness
Bonito Lake (camping and picnic)
Cedar Creek Picnic Area
Campgrounds: Monjeau Lookout |
Area Churches and Places of Worship
Assembly of God
Apache Indian Assembly of God Mescalero, 505/671-4747
First Assembly of God El Paso Rd., Ruidoso 505/257-2324
Baptist
First Baptist, 314 10th Avenue Carrizozo, NM 505/648-2968
First Baptist, 420 Mechem Drive Ruidoso, NM 505/257-2081
First Baptist, 361 Highway 70 E.Ruidoso Downs, NM 505/378-4611
First Baptist, Tinnie, NM 505/653-4135
Iglesia Bautista, Vida Eterna Hwy 70, Ruidoso Downs, NM
Mescalero Baptist Mission, Mescalero
Ruidoso Baptist Church, 126 Church Drive 505/378-4611
Southern Baptist Church Capitan (south on Hwy 48) 505/354-2925
Baha’i Faith
Baha’i Faith, Meeting in member’s homes 505/257-2987 or 336-7739
Catholic
St. Eleanor Catholic Church , 120 Junction Rd. Ruidoso, NM 505/257-2330
St. Jude Thaddeus, San Patricio
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 299 3rd St. Capitan, NM 505/354-9102
Santa Rita Catholic Church, Carrizozo 505/648-2853
St.Theresa Catholic Church, Corona
St. Joseph Apache Mission 114 Mission Trail Mescalero, NM 505/671-4473
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hwy. 70, Bent
Church of Christ
Church of Christ, Capitan, Hwy 48
Gateway Church of Christ, 415 Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, NM 505/257-4381
Church of Jesus Christ LDS
Church of Jesus Christ LDS, Ruidoso Branch North Hwy 48,505/336-4359 or257-9691
Church of Jesus Christ LDS, Mescalero Branch 505/671-4630
Disciples of Christ
First Christian Church, Hull & Gavilan Canyon Rd. Ruidoso 505/258-4250
Episcopal
Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount 121 Mescalero Trail, Ruidoso 505/257-2356
Episcopal Chapel of San Juan, Lincoln
St. Anne’s Chapel, Hwy 70, Glencoe 505/378-4590
St. Matthias Episcopal Chapel, 6th & E.St. Carrizozo, NM 505-258-4144
Foursquare
Capitan Foursquare Church Highway 48, Capitan
Full Gospel
Mission Fountain of Living Water, San Patricio
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Ruidoso, Kingdon Hall 106 Alpine Village Rd. 505/258-3659
Congregacion Hispana de los Testigos de Jehova, 106 Alpine Village Rd. 505/258-3659, 505/336-7076 |
Lutheran Missouri Shnod
Shepherd of the Hills 1120 Hull Rd. Ruidoso, 505/258-4191,257-5296
Methodist
Community United Methodist Church Junction Rd. Ruidoso 505/257-4170
Capitan United Methodist Church White Oaks and Third 505/648-2846
Pentecostal
Spirit of Life Apostolic/Pentecostal Tabernacle, Capitan 505/257-6864
Nazarene
Angus Church of the Nazarene, 12 miles N. of Ruidoso on Hwy 48, 505/336-8032
Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church 101 Sutton Dr. Ruidoso, (By hospital) 505/257-2220
Presbyterian, Mt. Ministries:
1st Presbyterian Church, Corona, At the corner of Franklin & Key Streets
Community United Presbyterian Church, Ancho
Nogal Presbyterian Church, Hwy 37, Nogal
Presbyterian Church at Claunch
Reformed Church
Mescalero Reformed Church 210 Wardlaw Dr. 505/671-4471
Seventh Day Adventist
Seventh Day Adventist, 207 Parkway, Agua Fria, Ruidoso Downs 505/378-4161
Non-Denominational
Abundant Life Family Church, 2810 Sudderth Dr. Ste 210, Ruidoso 505/257-1188
American Missionary Fellowship, Capitan Calvary Chapel, Ruidoso
433 Sudderth, Gateway Center, 505/257-5915
Centro Christiano Casa de Oracion (en Gateway Church) 415 Sudderth, Ruidoso505/630-0066
Christ Church in the Downs, 604 W. Harris Lane, Ruidoso Downs, 505/378-8464
Cornerstone Church, Ruidoso, Cornerstone Sq., 613 Sudderth Dr., 505/257-9265
Cowboy Church, Glencoe Rural Events Center, Noon Sundays, 505/378-4840
Living Word Church, 441 Mechem, Ruidoso, 505/257-3470
Grace Harvest Fellowship, Gavilan Canyon Rd., Ruidoso, 505/336-4213
Peace Chapel Interdenominational (ULC), Alto North, 505/336-7075 |
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