New Water Rates go into effect Dec. 23, 2014

Attorneys Give Free Legal Help in Lincoln County on Oct. 18

A free legal fair will be held in Ruidoso from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, at the Ruidoso Community Center, 501 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso.  State Bar of N.M. Attorneys will be available to provide free consultations on a first-come, first serve basis on a variety of civil legal topics.

This clinic presented by the 12th Judicial District Pro Bono Committee.  For more information, contact Aja Brooks at 505-797-6040 or abrooks@nmbar.org

2014 Fall Lincoln County Electronics Recycling Day

Date: Saturday, November 1st, 2014

Time: 9 AM – 12 Noon Cost: FREE!!!

Where: All American Park, Ruidoso Downs

   What: Eligible Electronic Devices (EEDs) (see list below)

No large kitchen appliances of any kind or size!

Please drop off your obsolete, outdated and replaced electronic items during this 3-hour E-cycling event. Acceptable items include:

COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS OFFICE EQUIPMENT SMALL and 

Circuit boards Computer workstations HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS

Desktop towers & laptop computers Calculators Gaming hardware

Hardware Audio/visual equipment Cell Phones

Monitors, Keyboards, & Mice Pagers Satellite Receivers and Dishes

Network hardware Fax machines Radios

Modems Telephones CD & DVD ROMs

Printers and toner cartridges  Wireless devices & plotters Televisions

Toner Cartridges  And other consumer electronics

Sponsored by:

Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

Keep Ruidoso Beautiful

Greentree Solid Waste Authority

Lawrence Brothers IGA

 Ruidoso Downs Parks & Recreation 

                   Schlotzsky’s  

Keep Ruidoso Downs Beautiful

In Conjunction with:

Keep America Beautiful New Mexico Recycling Coalition

For more information or to volunteer to help at the E-cycling event, please call 

GSWA at 378-4697 or Toll Free at 1- 877- 548 - 8772.

Appliance Recycling/Tire Disposal Roundup

Free drop off recycling event for old major appliances and discarded tires will be held from 8 am to 4 pm on Thursday & Friday, September 25 & 26, and from 8 to Noon on Saturday, September 27, at All American Park in Ruidoso Downs for all Lincoln County and Mescalero residents.

Old damaged or discarded furnaces, hot water heaters, dryers, washing machines, refrigerators, stoves and freezers will be accepted. Other types of scrap metal will also be accepted except for (Chain Link Fence) wire. No trash of any kind should be in the appliances.

Passenger vehicle, SUV and light truck tires with less than 20” rim diameters will also be accepted at no charge. No heavy equipment, tractor or large semi-truck tires will be accepted, but tires on rims or just rims will also be collected.

Commercial tire companies are no longer eligible to participate in the amnesty event.

For more information, contact the Solid Waste Authority office at 575-378-4697, extension 10 or toll free at 877-548-8772, via email at gswa@greentreeswa.org or at www.greentreeswa.org.   

Give away your dead tree wood & get ready for WINTER!

Just a reminder to keep cutting down those dead trees. Cut the larger wood into stove size and stack next to the road with a simple sign stating "FREE WOOD". People WILL pick it up and you won't have to pay for disposal. ALSO - with winter coming early this year -- it's not too early to winterize your house. TURN OFF your water shut-off valve if you don't intend to be back before winter sets in. Thank you from your Directors of the Sun Valley Water Board

Beware of Lightning

On July 31 when lightning hit this tree on Rialto Dr. in Sun Valley, it made everyone jump!  Blew large chunks of tree to the houses on both side and across the street.  If you don't get hit by lightning-you could get hit by flying wood. This web page shows where lightning strikes occur.  Too bad it wouldn't show us July 31 strikes.

http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Severe/Lightning.aspx

Summer 2014 ECHO Newsletter