Faith and preparation in Ruidoso

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JoEllen Chavez holds her two sons, Micah Chavez, 11, left, and Jedidiah Chavez, 8, right, with her daughters, Gianna Chavez, 17, far left, and Giavanna Chavez, 14, while attending Sunday Mass at St. Eleanor Catholic Church in Ruidoso on Sunday. Heavy rains on the burn scar last Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding that brought havoc to the village, killing three people, including two children.
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Justin Sanchez and Mesha Rue salvage a pellet stove from her father’s mobile home at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Sunday.
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Rev. Emmanuel Stephen rings a bell at the start of Sunday’s Mass at St. Eleanor Catholic Church in Ruidoso. Heavy rains on the burn scar Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding that brought havoc to the village, killing three people, including two children.
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Tony Rue, center, speaks with the Journal outside his mobile home that was destroyed in the flood, alongside Jose Lozoya, left, and Sergio Ortiz, right, at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Saturday.
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Justin Sanchez holds his 2-year-old daughter, Lily, during Sunday Mass at St. Eleanor Catholic Church in Ruidoso. His daughter lived with her mother at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park, which was severely damaged and destroyed during Tuesday's catastrophic flooding.
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People attend a Sunday Mass at St. Eleanor Catholic Church in Ruidoso on Sunday. Heavy rains on the burn scar last Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding that brought havoc to the village, killing three people, including two children.
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A person salvages metal from the rooftop of a mobile home at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on July 12.
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Justin Sanchez holds his 2-year-old daughter, Lily, while helping residents move their belongings at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Sunday.
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Rosalie Rohn, 2, during Sunday Mass at St. Eleanor Catholic Church in Ruidoso on Sunday.
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Mason Garcia, 17, of EcoServants, is seen with sandbags reflected in his sunglasses while helping to load sandbags for residents to pick up at Wingfield Park in Ruidoso, N.M., on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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An American flag hangs in the shattered window of a mobile home at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso, N.M., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Heavy rains last Tuesday brought catastrophic flooding to the village, killing three people, including two children.
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Razaiya Chavez, 16, with EcoServants, unloads sandbags for residents to pick up at Wingfield Park in Ruidoso, N.M., on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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Tom and Sissy Burgess from Albany, Texas, view the Ruidoso Downs Race Track in Ruidoso, N.M., on Friday, July 10, 2025. The racetrack holds a special place in their hearts, as they have celebrated their anniversary in Ruidoso and the racetrack every year. This year marks their 28th wedding anniversary, and they were shocked to witness the damage caused by flooding.
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Gavin Bigger, president of the Rotary Club of Ruidoso, right, hands sandbags to Delton Chambers as they place them near Ponderosa Drive in Ruidoso on July 10. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a major disaster declaration that had been requested by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
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