The snow has melted. We are back from our winter hiatus. We intend to have as much fun this year as we did last year. Come help us achieve our minimum yearly requirement of fun.
What's Happening in
Lincoln County
The Ruidoso Valley
Chamber of Commerce maintains a schedule of
local area events on their website. We at the Wortley will be
happy to see you any time, busy or not. We sometimes have rooms
available during the busier weekends, when the rooms in Ruidoso get
booked up.
Lincoln County War
Symposium
A symposium on the Lincoln County War is being held Saturday September
29, 2007. It starts at 8:30AM and runs till 5:00PM. The price of
admission is $25 at the door. The symposium is being sponsored by the
Lincoln County Historical Society and the Hubbard Museum of the
American West. The $25 admission includes a tour of Lincoln
on Sunday, guided by Drew Gomber. A complete schedule is posted here.
Fire Up Your Harley
Motorcycles will be converging on Lincoln County September 12th through
16th, 2007 for the 38th annual Golden
Aspen
Motorcycle Rally. The September air is crisp and it is a
perfect time to cruise to historic Lincoln.
Fire Up Your Chuck
Wagon
Chuck wagons will be converging on Lincoln County October 12th through
14th, 2007 for the 18th annual Lincoln
County Cowboy
Symposium. There will be cowboy cooking, concerts and more.
Knocking on Heaven's
Door
Billy the Kid will have
J. W. and Bob (Ollinger, not Dylan) "Knocking on Heaven's Door" daily,
August 3rd through 5th, 2007. It is time for our annual "Old Lincoln Days" pageant. The
reenactment of the "Last Escape of Billy the Kid" will be at 8:30PM
Friday and Saturday and 3:00PM Sunday. Eddy Harrison will be singing his
own special brand of cowboy music at 7:00PM Friday and Saturday and at
1:30PM on Sunday. Our grand parade will be making it's way down the
main street at 11:00AM on Sunday. The museums, exhibits and living
history groups will be going on all day every day, so come early and
stay late.
Update: The pageant has
come and gone. Bob is safe until next year. Pictures are posted on our photos page.
