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Contents 6 GUEST COLUMN • Public Lands Diversity needs to be reflected by James Jemenez 7 FUNNIES • Beezwax Seasonal issues with the Beez 7 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • Year in Review Actually the year in writers by Elva K. Österreich 7 DESERT DIARY • Holiday Cheer Some new contributors share some new thoughts 9 ON SCREEN • Wild & Scenic Annual Gila Coalition film festival 10 WATER WAYS • Gila Trout Swim Fire clears path to trout recovery by Craig Springer 11 ARTS SCENE • Happenings Area galleries busy for September 12 TULAROSA TALES • Horse Feathers Gallery/gift shop reopens by Jennifer Gruger 12 ON SCREEN • Acting Workshop Las Cruces film festival brings in pro for seminar 13 ON STAGE • Remember Then AAUW holds “One for the Girls” benefit 13 POETRY CLUB • River Trip Silver City group meets monthly 13 CALL FOR AN ARTIST • In Residence Program Organ Mountains/Desert Peaks hosts artist for a month 14 STAGECRAFT • Workshop Silver City’s SCCT teaches stage management, directing 14 ON STAGE • “Out of Sterno” Las Cruces Black Box Theatre presents a fairy tale twist 15 CHROMATIC SCALE • Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust Rush Cleveland in New Mexico by Marty Racine 16 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Guide Area Gallery Locations 17 ON THE SHELF • “Tortugas at 100” Climbing a Literary Mountain with Pamela Porter
22 STARRY DOME • Cetus, the Whale Dispatched to punish a queen by Bert Stevens 24 SPACE KEEPER • State Looks to Stars Innovators tag state for adventure by Michael Shinabery 26 ORGAN MOUNTAINS • Jewell Visits National monument heralded by Marty Racine 27 FOREST WORK • 100 Miles Back Country Horsemen hit the trail, clearing
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17 ON STAGE • Singing Out “Moments in American LGTBQ History”
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18 RANDOM ACTS OF NONSENSE • Tale of Two Grannies Schrödinger’s cat theory by Jim Duchene
54 WINTER WORKSHOPS • Conference time Cotton growers gather and concrete school convenes
19 PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • Legends & Legacies Mother Hubbard and a star to the stars by Richard Coltharp
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20 BORDERLINES • Trump Talk Border communities wait and watch by Marjorie Lilly
54 FOOTBALL FOLLIES • On the Hop When wearing the gear flips a switch in the brain by Susie Ouderkirk
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Our Public Lands Must Reflect the Diversity of Our People
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y father and mother raised my four siblings and me to appreciate the beauty of our environment by hiking, mountain climbing, and visiting parks and other natural sites. At the time I didn’t think much about it but when I reflect back on those outings I realize that there weren’t that many people who looked like us visiting or working in the parks. One of the reasons was that the Hispanic population in Oregon was pretty small back then, but another reason was likely that Hispanics didn’t feel the same connection to our public lands that my family did. The good news is that this has changed somewhat, but during recent visits to some national parks my wife and I noticed that the diversity of our nation is still not reflected in these places. Organizations like our National Park Service still need to be much bolder in reaching out to racial and ethnic groups. One hundred years ago, the National Park Service (NPS) was charged with not just the preservation of our nation’s natural history and beauty, but of cultural resources, as well — all of it for the “enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations.” These public spaces enrich our lives in countless ways and are especially important for helping children build a connection to and appreciation for the natural environment in its own right and an understanding of our cultural heritage. In New Mexico, the NPS pre-
serves a wide range of natural and cultural treasures: ancient cultural heritage in monuments like Bandelier and the Gila Cliff Dwellings; more recent culture in places like Salinas Pueblo Mission and Fort Union; the unique geology of Carlsbad Caverns and El Malpais; and some of the state’s breathtaking natural beauty in Valles Caldera and White Sands. While all Americans should feel welcome to enjoy our nation’s natural and cultural treasures, data show that racial and ethnic groups are less likely to view our national parks as part of their heritage and birthright as Americans. This makes them less likely to visit these places. There are many reasons for this, including a lack of racial and ethnic diversity within the NPS staff. Without systemic change, much of the fastest growing segment of our nation’s child population—children of color—will lose out on the educational and enriching benefits of visiting our national parks. With fully three-quarters of New Mexico’s children being members of racial and ethnic groups, this is particularly an issue for our state. With such extraordinary places right in our own backyard, it’s easy to take them for granted and become complacent. But now, more than ever, we need to stand up for their continued preservation. James Jimenez is executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children.
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH
2016 Year in review 2
016 flew by in the blink of an eye. But so many things happened. For me, it was strange that so many people important to my psyche passed away — David Bowie, Prince, Allen Rickman, Leonard Cohen — but there you go, I am revealing my age, my generation, whatever that may be. And how does that make sense, there are so many generations? Gen X, baby boomers, millennials, Gen y. What does is all mean anyway? Ok, here you go (courtesy of Wikipedia): The Lost Generation are those who fought in World War I. The members of the lost generation were typically born between 1883 and 1900. The G.I. Generation, also known as the Greatest Generation, is the generation that includes the veterans who fought in World War II. They were born from around 1901 to 1924, coming of age during the Great Depression. The Silent Generation, also known as the Lucky Few, were born from approximately 1925 to 1945. It includes some who fought in World War II, most of those who fought the Korean War and many during the Vietnam War. The baby boomers are the generation that was born following World War II, generally from 1946 to 1964, a time that was marked by an increase in birth rates. Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation following the baby boomers, typically starting birth years ranging
from the early to mid-1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s to early 1980s. Millennials, also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X. Demographers and researchers typically use the early 1980s as starting birth years and ending birth years ranging from the mid1990s to early 2000s. As of April 2016, the Millennial generation surpassed the Boomer generation in size in the USA, with 76 million Boomers and 77 million Millennials. Generation Z, also known as the “Founders” or Post-Millennials, the iGeneration, or Homeland Generation, is the cohort of people born after the Millennials. Typically starting birth years rang from the mid-1990s to early 2000s, while there is little consensus yet regarding ending birth years. Why does this all matter, just because we need more ways to stereotype each other it seems. But perhaps I digress too far afield since we were supposed to be reviewing the year. This is the thing — as I look through the 2016 “Desert Exposures” I see much writing I am proud to see in our “Biggest little paper in the Southwest.” We have embraced numerous topics from the Gila River diversion to living the creative life — work full of humor, useful information and thought provoking questions. But what touches me the most is not the writing, but the writers themselves who have put together en-
gaging, interesting and thoughtful work throughout the year. I am surprised at the names I see in the January 2016 issue that still appear in our paper, it seems such a short while ago that I encountered these contributors. Some of these writers have become dear friends, some are valued coworkers, and all are unique characters. So I am changing the title of this column now:
A Year of Writers Susie Ouderkirk, who is primarily a writer for our sister paper, the Las Cruces Bulletin, has been a regular in Desert Exposure all year with insightful pieces about music, art and other parts of life. In May 2016, Susie took on a new adventure — at age 50 she joined a full-contact women’s football league, and has been writing about the experience ever since. The column, “Football Follies,” has proved more about life and how to live it with honor than about football and so will go down in the annals of Desert Exposure as some of the most creative, insightful writing in southern New Mexico. Humor columnist Jim Duchene is always good for a startled moment or two in his work. “Is he saying what I think he’s saying?” is a pretty common question in the mind of the reader. Starting as a regular contributor in our Desert Diary section, Jim has proven himself a clever and controversial part of the lineup and can be read in the “Random Acts of Nonsense” section every month.
When I started with Desert Exposure, Vivian Savitt was writing a column about gardens and gardeners and had been doing so for a good while. Now she has expanded to a new forum, exploring aging with her experience and knowledge contributing to insight in her “Maneuvering Elderdom,” pieces. Sitting down with Vivian for coffee and conversation is one of the things I most look forward to when I am in Silver City. Marjorie Lilly plays a hugely important part in Desert Exposure with her intrinsic connection with people who are normally not in our sphere of thought. In her column, “Borderlines,” Marjorie often takes us into realms, just across our country’s borders, where people subsist in a different world. Santa Fean Morgan Smith also shares views of Mexico. His photography and words create pictures that stay in the mind. Keeping tabs on the Tularosa Basin, Jennifer Gruger is often focused on business matters and writes about artists, music and hometown economics for Desert Exposure in “Town News.” Natural horsemanship master Scott Thomson offers insight and inspiration to those who love horses in “Talking Horses.” This month, Scott has written his 68th column for the publication. Bert Stevens keeps our readers up to date as to what is happening in the skies with “The Starry Dome,” sharing not only where the stars are during the season, but offering background and myth about the constellations. Fr. Gabri-
el Rochelle brings us back to the earth with “Cycles of Life,” about everything relating to the bicycle life. In the back of every issue can be found “Living on Wheels,” by veteran RVer Sheila Sowder with tales of people she has met in RV parks across the nation and some very practical advice for practicing the wandering life. “High Places,” with Gabriele Teich, keeps us on the trail, hiking throughout southern New Mexico. And of course, my boss, Richard Coltharp provides the “Publisher’s Notebook,” in his light-hearted seriousness about all things important including Christmas music, posolé, notable people and the Dog Days of summer. Many, many other people contribute to the creation of this publication and I can’t say how much I appreciate each one of them. The people listed are those who come through for us just about every month with their creativity, vision and knowledge. I look forward to seeing what 2017 brings and hope to continue this tradition of variety and spice for your enjoyment. Elva K. Österreich is editor of Desert Exposure and delighted to be holding office hours in Silver City. In 2017 the day changes and I will be there on the third Thursday of the month (Jan. 20) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Yankie Creek Coffee House. Please drop by and say hello.
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estern New Mexico University alumna Edna Reyes has recently received various recognitions as a law student at Washburn University School of Law. Reyes, who earned two degrees from WNMU, was announced as the first recipient of the Washburn Law Clinic Public Interest Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a clinic student whose employment upon graduation will be primarily serving underrepresented or underserved individuals, communities and/or nonprofit groups. Reyes was recognized for her successful completion of the Law Clinic, for demonstrating interest in public service and for her commitment to legal employment in the public interest field. Reyes’ experience in the Law Clinic was also recognized with the Irvine E. Ungerman Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice. The Ungerman Award is awarded twice yearly to legal interns who have distinguished themselves by providing highly competent representation to clients in a manner exemplifying the ideals of the law
profession. A 2017 candidate for the Juris Doctorate, while at Washburn, Reyes has served as the President of the Hispanic-American Law Student Association, Diversity Chair of the Black Law Student Association and a member of the Washburn Law Trial Team. Upon her graduation, Reyes will be receiving a Pro Bono Certificate for the substantial number of volunteer hours completed during her law school career. In 2014, Reyes received a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from WNMU. She previously received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Reyes was raised in Deming, New Mexico and was the first in her family to earn a degree.
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New Thinkers on Board POINTS TO PONDER Ron Cooke has been thinking on the road a lot. I spend a lot of time on a bicycle. Over the last 20+ years I have logged over 100,000 miles and upwards of 3 million feet of climbing. I say this not to brag — I know many people who have done more — but just to suggest the opportunities, when not dodging distracted or irate motorists, to let my mind wander. When I ride my bike I sometimes ponder the great questions of human existence and try to make sense of what it all means. You know the kinds of questions. Things such as: • Why are strawberries sold by the pound and blueberries by the pint? • If you are what you eat why is it healthier to eat a little scrawny chicken than a big strong beef cow? • If you are blue it means you are sad, so where did the bluebird of happiness come from? • If women are from Venus and men are from Mars does that mean the puppies are from Pluto? • When I do something dumb I say I’m having a senior moment so when kids do dumb things are they having a junior moment? • I rode by the Reformed Church of Schodack and I wondered what are they reformed from. Whatever it was I’m glad they are better now. • Einstein says that time slows down as speed increases and that at the speed of light time stops. Does this mean that I will get home earlier than those people whizzing by me in their vehicles? • Why is it that the more successful people are the more they like to talk about how poor they were when they started out? • Why are we so eager to repudiate career politicians in favor of inexperienced amateurs? I don’t know anyone who opts for an amateur heart surgeon or any business who wants an inexperienced CEO. • I used to think that a hammer and a saw were the most important tools, now I believe it is the ruler and the level. • Why is it that garbage truck drivers usually are more polite and careful than school bus drivers? • If, as Garrison told us, the children are all above average does that mean that the adults are all below average? That might explain a lot. • Why do my fingernails grow twice as fast as my toenails? • Why is it that I remember that I forgot but not what? • Why do cities have mayors, towns have supervisors and states have governors? • Why is it that noon and midnight are the only hours of the day to get names? • I feel bad for runners, they never look like they are having fun. • Since time is money I thought when I retired and had more time that I would have more money. • Maybe love is the answer but, like cell phone
service, I’m surprised that something so unreliable is so popular. • I like those signs that say No Farmers No Food. Soon I expect to see one that says No Bankers No Money. • I wonder if one day police officials who recommended people buy guns for safety will be considered as misguided as doctors who once recommended smoking. • Why is a monthly magazine that wants to simplify your life 240 pages long? • Why do I feel that I accomplished something when I get rid of things? • Why, after all these miles, do I not have my life figured out?
SUNNY SAM SEZ David Hooffmaann’s friend Sunny Sam has a lot to say. Watch for his wisdom in future editions of Desert Diary as well here today. • “Tellin’ the truth ain’t near as fun as lyin’, an’ya’ll will get in just as much trouble fur either. Trouble is, a twisted stomach comes with lyin’, an’ a sigh of relief follows the truth.” • “Politicians are like pit bulls. Once they sink their teeth inta somethin’, they ain’t got sense enough ta let go — even if it means thar jaw’ll be broke.” • “Gotta tell ya actual: It ain’t so that moss grows on the north side of a rock. Moss grows on whatever side the sun don’t hit real hard. An’ thar’s another thing too: ya can’t always eat whatever ya sees a squirrel or bluegjay eaten — such as mushrooms and the like. Once somebody said, ‘lookey thar that squirrel dun ate that mushroom, must be good.’ I piped up an’ tried to tell ‘em, but they was already stuffin’thar mouth with them thar mushrooms. An’ an hour later, they was sick as a dog.” • “Did ya ever notice when the wind’s blowin’ and the sun’s shinin’, one side of ya’s hot an’ the other side’s cold?” • “I’ve been told a time or two that whenever they waz given out brains, I missed mine. Now if that’s actual, how come I got sense enough ta use my turn signal when makin’s a turn, an’ the guy ahead of me always makes me guess whar he’s a turnin’?” • “I’ve heard said that ya gotta start life on the right foot. Now, I’ve ben wonderin’ ‘bout that, what if you’re left footed?” • “The other day I had had a few an’ waz sit’n on the curb. Officer Jones comes by an’ sez, ‘Problem Sunny?’ ‘Can’t find my house,’ sez I. Waddza number?’ officer Jones sez. ‘829,’ I sez. ‘well,’ sez he, ‘it’s over there, across the street.’ ‘Nah,’ sez I. ‘The people there sez it’s over here.’” “To succeed in anything, begin. To fry a fish, you gotta catch him first.”
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free. A special price for admission plus a GCC membership will be offered for $20. Prizes from national sponsors Patagonia, CLIF Bar, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Orion Magazine, Klean Kanteen, Earthjustice, and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly as well as local sponsors will be awarded as part of the raffle, free with admission. More than 10 films will be screened locally, including “Martin’s Boat,” “Mother of All Rivers,” and “CO2ld Waters.” “Martin’s Boat” by Peter McBride honors the legacy of Colorado River conservation hero Martin Litton. The film follows the newest boat in the Grand Canyon Dories fleet, the Marble Canyon, on its maiden voyage down the legendary Colorado River through the grandest canyon on Earth. Martin pioneered whitewater dories on the Colorado River in the 1960s and started a proud tradition of naming the boats after wild places that had been lost or compromised by the hand of man. “Mother of All Rivers” by Will Parrinello and Mill Valley Film Group tells the story of how Berta Cáceres rallied her indigenous Lenca people to wage a grassroots protest that successfully pressured the government of Honduras and the world’s largest Chinese dam builder, SinoHydro, to withdraw from building the Agua Zarca Dam. Narrated by Robert Redford, this film illustrates how an ordinary person can effect extraordinary change. Berta was a true environmental hero who placed herself squarely in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries while building strong grassroots support. In 2016, Berta was assassinated in her home by armed intruders, after years of threats against her life. In “Co2ld Waters” by Jeremy Roberts, five of the most respected names in the fly fishing world converge on a single creek in Montana to talk about their passion and to discuss the single biggest threat to their timeless pursuit, climate change. Can 4 million fly anglers make a difference? Legendary fishermen, including Yvon Chouinard, believe it is possible. For more information contact Siwik at info@gilaconservation.org, 575-538-8078 or visit www.gilaconservation.org
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ear and tear on boot soles and a helicopter — that’s what it took to get 1,033 Gila trout safely placed in the remote headwaters of Mineral Creek, well inside the Gila National Forest of southwestern New Mexico. On Nov. 18, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working with its partner agencies the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the U.S. Forest Service, released two age classes of Gila trout into Mineral Creek, ranging up to a foot long. The rare yellow trout were spawned, hatched and raised in captivity in 2015 and 2016 at the Service’s Mora National Fish Hatchery. Hatchery fish are carefully paired and spawned to maximize genetic diversity of offspring which provides a safeguard for their survival in the wild. The captive fish also purposely face rigorous swimming conditions in the hatchery to further ensure their fitness when released. These 1,033 trout traveled by truck eight hours to meet a helicopter at the Gila National Forest’s Glenwood Ranger Station. The aircraft made multiple flights carrying an aerated tank at the end of a long-line, each time full of Gila trout. Biologists from the three agencies had hiked in several miles in the rugged country to meet the trout and place them in the cool, shaded runs and pools of Mineral Creek. Mineral Creek is tributary to the San Francisco River near Alma, New Mexico. Streams in this watershed harbor one of five known relict genetic lineages of Gila trout. The species lives only in New Mexico and Arizona along the Mogollon Rim, an area of conservation emphasis for the Service. This release is a large step forward in conserving Gila trout, noted Andy Dean, lead Gila trout biologist with the Service’s New
Gila trout stocked in Mineral Creek Gila National Forest. Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, based in Albuquerque. “This repatriation into Mineral Creek adds another stream to harbor Gila trout, as outlined as a necessity in the Gila Trout Recovery Plan,” Dean said. “Not only does this add a population within the San Francisco River drainage, it also helps establish Gila trout populations across a larger geographical area. More Gila trout over a larger area adds greater security to this rare fish.” That desired security will be achieved when the Mineral Creek population is naturally reproducing, and multiple year classes swim its waters, perhaps in 2018. Mineral Creek came to the attention of biologists as a candidate stream to receive Gila trout following the massive Whitewater-Baldy Fire of 2012. Destructive as it was, the forest fire made Mineral Creek suitable for Gila trout. The fire burned in the headlands of the stream and summer rains washed a slurry of ash and debris down its course, removing unwanted competing non-native fishes. Though the mountain slopes and streamside vegetation are not fully stabilized post-fire, sufficient habitat exists to harbor Gila trout in Mineral Creek. With so few suitable streams available to repatriate Gila trout, biologists seized the opportunity. Mineral Creek Canyon is steep to be sure. It’s among the more remote and more difficult Gila trout habitats to reach, but it’s not the
only stream to receive Gila trout from Mora National Fish Hatchery this autumn. Another 8,621 Gila trout have been placed in several other waters that advance the species’ recovery and should entice anglers to go after native trout in native habitats of southwest New Mexico. Willow Creek received 3,039 Gila trout; Gilita Creek, 1,022; Sapillo Creek, 2,270; and West Fork Gila River, 2,290. These waters are readily accessible and won’t require shedding lots of boot tread to reach them as is the case with Mineral Creek. These trout—shards of sunshine—lie in dark water behind boulders and in the scour pools beneath log jams, waiting for bugs to come drifting by. They also wait for what anglers may throw their way. Anglers should visit the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish website to learn more about fishing regulations, which requires a free Gila trout permit. The Gila trout is protected under the Endangered Species Act. The species was listed as endangered in 1973, and through conservation measures it was downlisted to threatened in 2006. A year later select Gila trout populations were opened to angling for the first time in 50 years. To learn more visit www.fws. gov/southwest Craig Springer is with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSouthwest Region external affairs department.
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The soft luscious work of Donna Foley is on display at the Copper Quail Gallery I Silver City. (Photo by Elva K. Österreich) To start off the New Year, Copper Quail Gallery presents “Inner Landscapes,” a show of hand-woven tapestries by Donna Foley. She is new to the gallery. She uses natural dyes on high luster wool or silk/ wool blends. Many of her colors are derived from plants of the Gila region. She also offers alpaca and chenille scarves as well as shawls and unique purses. We invite you to meet Donna at her reception from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7. Light refreshments will be served. The Copper Quail can be found at 211-A N. Texas St. in Silver City. New gallery hours at the Copper Quail are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. The Western New Mexico University McCray Gallery exhibit and reception for artist Tina Mion is at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 19. Mion is primarily a self-taught artist with a long celebrated history of art and travel. For information visit www. wnmu.edu/culture or call 575538-6469.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery features the work of Ruth Ann Sugarman and Yvonne Postelle in January. The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located at 2470A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre, features two artists, Ruth Ann Sugarman and Yvonne Postelle. Sugarman, born a New Englander, came to the Southwest after retiring as an educator. Her love of landscapes fascinated her to communicate in color, shape, line and texture. Postelle works primarily in oils and mixed media oil pastel as a landscape painter. The love of art has been a constant passion as long as she can remember. She retired from the business world in 1989 to pursue her art. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Sunday. For information, call 575-5222933 or visit our web site: www. mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
tural Center. All three will be there until Jan. 21. “An Enduring Tradition: 20th Century Navajo Weaving,” explores the traditional roots of contemporary Navajo weaving and discuss materials used and the influences on styles and designs the featured textiles, on loan from the New Mexico State University Museum, demonstrate both the individuality and adherence to tradition of Navajo weavers. “Howard Clinton Tibbitts: Historic Advertising Photography of the Southwest,” consists of prints taken by Tibbitts in the early 1900s. Included in this collection are photos of New Mexico’s Pueblos, scenes of the Santa Fe Railroad, Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest, and other little known and rarely seen locales. The exhibit is split between the Branigan Cultural Center and the Las Cruces Railroad Museum. In Service to Country: Military Equipment 1860 to Present features various military uniforms, equipment, photographs and personal items dating from the Civil War era to present day. The collection is on loan from the collection of local veteran Kevin Dasing. A selection of local veteran’s stories will also be included in the exhibit. Admission is free to the Branigan Cultural Center, located at 501 North Main Street. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. For additional information, visit the website at museums. las-cruces.org or call 575-5412154.
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The January exhibit at Custom Framing and Gallery in Alamogordo features portraits by artist Isabel Sariñana. Sariñana found pastel is one of her favorite mediums. A fascination for the human face and its endless expression is her main inspiration. The gallery is located at 917 New York Ave. in Alamogordo and can be reached at 575434-4420.
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The Las Cruces Museum of Art current exhibition is “Transforming Space, Transforming Fiber.” Curated by Susan A. Christie, this invitational exhibition brings together nine nationally and internationally recognized artists whose work is “informed by or engages with fiber as a medium and concept.” Working with a diversity of materials, these artists create space, light, movement, volume, rhythm, transparency, intimacy, simplicity and surprise. The works reflect their individual explorations, thoughts and intentions. For more information call 575-541-2137 or email JMiller@ las-cruces.org. Three exhibits are currently on display at the Branigan Cul-
The work of sculptor Tomi LaPierre has been accepted for display on the new ArtJet website. lage. LaPierre’s sculpture has been shown nationwide and has garnered national, regional and local awards.
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Isabel Sariñana’s portrait of her son, Gerardito, is but one of the pastels on display in Alamogordo’s Custom Framing and Gallery for January.
Las Cruces sculptor, Tomi LaPierre, has been juried into the new website ArtJet – Contemporary American Art which launched Dec. 1. The site is partnering with non-profits and donating 10 percent of sales profits to a charity selected by the art buyer. The list of charities varies month to month and covers a wide selection of needs. This arrangement is a win-win for the buyers, artists and charities which participate. The art selected covers a range of abstract through traditional art including paintings, sculptures and col-
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“Moons, Mandalas and Meditiation,” the works of Corina Gabaldon, are on sight at the Tombaugh Gallery through Jan. 27. The Tombaugh Gallery presents “Moons, Mandalas and Meditations,” work by Las Cruces artist Corina Gabaldon. An exhibit reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 6. Inspired by the beauty and magic of the moon, Gabaldon traveled a “wondrous journey into the mystical, universal, and divine circle — the Mandala,” discovering the sacred circle residing in herself. The Tombaugh Gallery is located inside the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, and is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. There will be a second opening 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. The show continues through Jan. 27, 2017. For details call the church at 522-7281.
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rt gallery and gift shop, Horse Feathers — an Otero County favorite that has been closed for several years — has just reopened on Granado Street in Tularosa. “Jacque is back!” as owner, Jacque Day likes to say. After a six-year hiatus, the multimedia artist has re-opened Horse Feathers in essentially the same location as it was before. The building, located at the corner of St. Francis and Granado Street, has been divided and now houses both Horse Feathers and The MERC, also featuring local artists as well as gift and trend items. The story of Horse Feathers dates to 1995 when Day first bought the building. For the next 15 years, she worked almost every day in the store herself, selling both her work and the work of artist friends as well as Southwest furniture. She said in the beginning she had so much furniture she sold it for a time out of the Fountain Room at the old Cantina restaurant across the street (now Grill 49). She tired of scurrying back and forth across the street and ended up adding on to her building within the first year so that she could keep everything in one place. Recalling the start of her adventure into the world of art, Day said, “My mom signed me up for art class. The first day I made mud pies and (the teacher) told me mine was the best in the class. That was in 1978 and I’ve just been making things ever since!” This love for creating and her appreciation for the work of other artists proved to be especially valuable after her husband passed away as it gave her something to focus on during that difficult time. She loved running the business, but just realized she was missing out on lots of other things so in 2010 she sold the building to Tularosa resident Joe Ben Sanders who ran it as Horse Feathers for a while as well. Fast forward to 2016 and the business is back. “I hadn’t thought about Horse Feathers for a long time,” Day said. “Then I was coming out of Laredo’s (bakery and restaurant) across the street and said to myself, sort of out of the blue ‘How sad that Horse Feathers doesn’t have me!’ What a funny thing to say, huh? Anyway, then I had a dream about it and then I just started calling up friends!” This time, Day decided to take the co-op approach so she has more help from others and she doesn’t have to be in the shop quite as much. Some of the items in the store are from the co-op participants, some are from artists represented by co-op members and some are there on consignment. AndaRee Pierce is one of the many artists featured in the shop. Her embroidered towels, handmade baby bonnets and mixed media crosses are
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perfect compliments to a “home on the range” décor. “My mother taught me to sew when I was eight years old and I have always made things,” she said. “One day I dusted off my Athena 2000 that I’d had since my oldest son was born and just started sewing again.” Living in the small rural area of Piñon, Pierce was happy to commit to the time she contributes as “shopkeeper for the day.” “Tularosa is such a sweet town I just thought it would be fun to be in it,” she said Horse Feathers is filled with art gifts as well as Southwest furniture and décor. It is worth the stop and a great place to start a stroll down Granado Street. As the revitalization of the main-street district on Granado Street continues, Tularosa is happy to report that “Jacque is back!”
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he Las Cruces International Film Festival (LCIFF) Creative Team announces plans to host an acting intensive workshop for Hollywood Casting Directors Seminar. This year’s acting seminar will feature Hollywood casting directors during the festival on March 11 and 12. The intent of the seminar is to provide area actors ages (6 and up) a chance to hear what it takes to break into the business and what casting directors are looking for in an audition. There will be a separate work session where participants will have the chance to perform scenes for the casting directors and get real world critique and advice from these industry pro-
fessionals. The popularity of New Mexico as a choice for filming has caused an opportunity for area actors to be hired for such shows as “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul” and “Longmire” and recent films such as “Independence Day: Resurgance;” “Magnificent Seven” and the upcoming “Horse Soldiers” starring Chris Hemsworth. It is with this in mind that the LCIFF presented by New Mexico State University is hosting an 8-week intensive acting workshop from Jan. 9 to March 5, coordinated by Los Angeles talent manager and producer Priscilla Moralez. Originally from Las Cruces, Moralez has spent the
last 16 years working in Los Angeles with A-level and developmental talent both in front of and behind the camera. The classes will be taught by carefully selected coaches with real world experience. The 8-week session will offer students hands-on training and preparation once a week for the 8 weeks leading up to the festival Casting Seminar. The cost of the workshop is $200 for the entire 8-week session. The Las Cruces International Film Festival presented by New Mexico State University will be held March 8 through12. Film submittals, tickets and general information may be viewed at www.LCIFFEST.com.
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office of the Rio Grande Theatre. Individual and Business sponsors are also sought to support the program that will help fund projects including AAUW’s annual Girls Can! career day, now in its 23rd year showing sixth grade girls of Doña Ana County possibilities for a bright future. Funds will also go toward AAUW’s Tech Trek NM, a week-long collegiate program giving eighth grade girls hands-on experience in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. To find out more about becoming a sponsor for “One for the Girls,” contact Beverly Chambers flagbab@me.com.
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in theaters, and deals with the creative process, what it is and how it is used in theater. The fee is $60, and the class requires a minimum of five students. Deadline for registration is Feb. 17. Elder has been teaching since 2002. She first served as the production manager for WNMU’s Fine Arts Theater and taught technical classes as well as mask making, make-up for the stage and introduction to theatrical design. She has been directing shows at WNMU since 2006 in cooperation with Theatre
Group New Mexico, which she helped to found. Elder’s most recent professional credits include serving as the sound designer and production stage manager for Mark Medoff’s new play, “Marilee and Baby Lamb: The Assassination of an American Goddess,” at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces. For further information on either or both classes, contact Ted Presler at 575519-8375 or presrub@gmail.com, or write to SCCT, PO Box 402, Silver city, NM 88062.
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Dotty (Nora Thomas) scrubs a toilet as a mystery woman (Marissa Bond) watches her in “Out of Sterno.” board operator, and Darrel Lowry is the Backstage crew. “Out of Sterno” opens on Friday, Jan. 27 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 12. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.
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THE CHROMATIC SCALE • MARTY RACINE
Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust
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e filtered into the Warehouse like Gabby Hayes, all whiskers under a straw brim pulled low. I pegged him as another resident character of the First Monday Jam sponsored by the Mesilla Valley Musicians Guild. Ten minutes later he’s onstage dealing slabs of blues on a shiny red Fender Jaguar, pleading “You gotta help me” as if, well, you gotta help the boy. Rush Cleveland, 71, is a native Iowan who snowbirds in Las Cruces, five winters now. You’ll find him at the Warehouse the first Monday in February and March before he migrates north. “You go to these blues jams, you never know what you’re going to get,” he says of his monthly set. “I just front the tunes and they do the best they can playing along. Try to keep it pretty simple. Three chords and a cloud of dust.” Back home he releases two albums a year on Wild Midwest records, a blues under his name, and country-rock with the Rush Cleveland Trio. He’s written hundreds of songs and could play till tomorrow without repeating, if you like. He keeps a “houseful” of guitars, and an incident in Albuquerque taught him long ago not to take the collector’s items to town. He has, however, brought the prized Jaguar. “There’s something about the front pickup sound of the jagwire that I really like for blues. Also, the shortscale neck. You lay your hand on there, you can cover a lot of frets. She’s right up the alley.” Cleveland grew up in Cedar Falls and enlisted in the Marines just before Vietnam. Returning home in 1967, he was in the Des Moines bus station when a Navy man and his girl approached. “They’re 40 or 50 bucks short of having enough money for their tickets so he’s not AWOL. So, I bought a guitar from him. It was a Japanese gut-string and it had a book in there showing you where to put your fingers.”
Rush Cleveland
Rush Cleveland plays his "jagwire." (Photos by Marty Racine) New to this thing, Cleveland put his fingers where the diagrams pointed and hung with the folkies at the University of Northern Iowa in the Falls. “We were all learning together. Once I got into it I just never stopped.” He missed the memo about lessons, picking it up as he went. “In some ways, I met who I needed to meet when I needed to meet him.” A furniture mover showed him some Lightnin’ Hopkins licks. A medical supplies driver revealed the magic nineth
and seventh chords. He studied Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, but concerts by such bluesmen as Albert Collins and Otis Redding kept him wired for hours. “The enormity of what I had seen just blew my mind. That was it, amigo.” In ’69 Cleveland wound up in San Francisco, absorbing the era’s soundtrack at the legendary ballrooms and playing open mics in North Beach and at houses “where you could jam 24 hours a day.”
He was also, shall we say, doing business on the side. “I’d go and stay six months in California, load up a carload of pills and pot, drive back to my hometown, sell everything, go back to the Bay Area. I did that three times. Then Nixon slammed the border shut, you couldn’t get any pot and everybody was doing crank [meth].” It got weird, so Cleveland returned home in 1971, playing bass in Waterloo, a rusty industrial town near Cedar Falls. “We’d play the ghetto Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. Saturday afternoon you got a free barbecue with the matinee performance. Black-and-white band, salt-andpepper crowds. Everybody got along --- after-hours parties, just a good time.” But the factories closed, crack cocaine blew in and the neighborhood turned mean. Playing lead in Vern & The Roadhogs, he landed on the Midwest bar circuit. “Took me six years to get out of Wisconsin,” he says. “Every little town had a bar.” His hometown, too, offered a living, up to five nights a week recycling the college crowds at the Octopus and at the motel lounges.
“We’d do Quality Inns, Holiday Inns, they’d pay us good, half-off on your meals, the rooms were free. We all thought that was going to last forever.” No. The drinking age rose to 21 and the $600 gigs dropped to $250. The band widened its reach to both coasts. The money worked, but those were the “no-sleeping years; you sleep later,” Cleveland says. “Any musician, if you’re out on the road, things come up. The guy at the crossroads --- you gotta deal with him. He’ll bring the women, he’ll bring the drugs. Everybody had to come to grips with that. I’ve played drunk, I’ve played higher than a kite, I’ve played low. That’s just a part of it, you’ve got to see your way through that.” On a band break one night in Florida they were out back, doing the usual, sitting in the van smoking weed. “Cop yanks the door open, sticks a gun to my head and off we go to jail. The bar owner is selling drugs, he’s hot, nobody tells us. He owed us four nights, he should be able to bail us out right away.” Three days later, the keyboard player’s parents wired the money. The party’s over. Now, the music is a lifeline, keeping a grizzled guitar-slinger sane. “I play now, I give it everything I’ve got, because there might not be a next time. Last five, six years I’ve been able to improve every year. I’m a better player this year than I was last year. I don’t know how long I can keep doing that, but I keep trying, man.” Marty Racine spent 22 years as a music critic for the Houston Chronicle. After leaving the Ruidoso News in 2011, he fell back in love with the guitar. Racine can be contacted at martyracine@hotmail.com; 575-973-4644.
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Alaska Mudhead Studio-Gallery, 371 Camino de Vento in Wind Canyon. By appointment, Letha Cress Woolf, potter, 907-783-2780. Ann Simonsen Studio-Gallery, 104 W. Yankie St., 654- 5727. [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. Seventh St., 538-3333, aspace.studiogallery@ gmail.com. Azurite Gallery, 110 W. Broadway, 538-9048, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.azuritegallery. com. Barbara Nance Gallery & Stonewalker Studio, 105 Country Road, 534-0530. By appointment. Stone, steel, wood and paint. Sculpture path. www. barbaraNanceArt.com. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, 534-8671. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. www.bluedomegallery.com. The Cliffs Studio & Gallery, 205 N. Lyon St. and Yankie, (520) 622-0251. Diane Kleiss’ encaustic multimedia art. By appointment. doart2@yahoo. com, www.dianealdrichkleiss.com. Common Ground, 102 W. Kelly, 534-2087. Open by chance or appointment. Copper Quail Gallery, 211-A Texas St., corner of Yankie and Texas streets, 388-2646. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fine arts and crafts. Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Trail in Arenas Valley. Monday, 12-3 p.m. or by appointment, (706) 533-1897, www. victoriachick.com. Dragonfly Studio, 508 W 6th St., 3888646. By appointment. . Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 College Ave., WNMU, 538-6517. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Gallery Guide The Glasserie Studio and Store, 106 E. College, Monday to Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Guadalupe’s, 505 N. Bullard, 5352624. Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Contemporary art ranging from realism to abstraction in a variety of media. www. LeybaIngallsARTS.com, LeybaIngallsART@zianet.com. Lois Duffy Art Studio, 211C N. Texas, 534-0822. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Original paintings, cards and prints. www.loisduffy. com, loisduffy@ signalpeak.net. Lumiere Editions, 108 W. Broadway, 956-6369. Vintage and contemporary photography. Monday to Friday. Mary’s Fine Art, 414 E. 21st St., 9567315. Mary A. Gravelle. Mimbres Region Arts Council Gallery, Wells Fargo Bank Bldg., 1201 N. Pope St. www.mimbresarts. org. Molly Ramolla Gallery & Framing, 203 N. Bullard, 538- 5538. www. ramollaart.com. Moonstruck Art Gallery, 110 W. Yankie St., featuring fiber, mixed media, pottery, and jewelry. 575654-5316. Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile, 104 W. Broadway, 388- 1811/313-2595. Daily 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Place@108, 108 Yankie Street.
Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., 534- 1136. Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. info@ seedboatgallery.com. Studio Behind the Mountain, 23 Wagon Wheel Lane, 388- 3277. By appointment. www.jimpalmerbronze. com. The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St., 534-9291. www.jessgorell.com. Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., 574-2493. By appointment. 21 Latigo Trail, 388-4557. Works by Barbara Harrison and others. Soul River Gallery, 200 N. Bullard St., 707-490-4367. Tree Spirit Gallery, 206 N. Bullard St., 303-888-1358. Vibrations Gallery, 106 W. Yankie St., 654-4384, starxr@ usa.net. Wild West Weaving, 211-D N. Texas, 313-1032, www.wildwestweaving. com. Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wind Canyon Studio, 11 Quail Run off Hwy. 180 mile marker 107, 574- 2308, 619-933-8034. Louise Sackett. Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Wynnegate Gallery & Studio, 1105 W. Market St., (214) 957-3688. Monday and Thursday to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment. Yankie St. Artist Studios, 103 W. Yankie St., 519-0615. By appointment. Zoe’s Gallery, 305 N. Cooper St., 654-4910.
Pinos Altos
Pinos Altos Art Gallery-Hearst Church Gallery, 14 Golden Ave. Pinos Altos, 574-2831. Open late-April to early October. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mimbres
Chamomile Connection, 3918 Highway 35N, 536-9845. Lynnae McConaha. By appointment. Kate Brown Pottery and Tile, HC 15 Box 1335, San Lorenzo, 5369935, katebrown@gilanet.com, www.katebrownpottery.com. By appointment. Narrie Toole, Estudio de La Montura, 313-7390, www.narrietoole.com. Contemporary western oils, giclées and art prints. By appointment.
Bayard
Kathryn Allen Clay Studio, 601 Erie St., 537-3332. By appointment.
Cliff
Gila River Artisans Gallery, 8409 Hwy. 180. Eclectic collection of local artists. Friday to Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Mesilla
Adobe Patio Gallery, 1765 Avenida de Mercado (in the Mesilla Mercado), 532-9310. Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Galeri Azul, Old Mesilla Plaza, 5238783. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Galeria on the Plaza, 2310 Calle de Principal, 526-9771. Daily 10 am.-6 p.m. Galería Tepín, 2220 Calle de Parian, 523-3988. Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Potteries, 2260 Calle de Santiago, 524-0538. Rokoko, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, 405-8877.
Las Cruces
Alegre Gallery, 920 N Alameda Blvd., 523-0685. Azure Cherry Gallery & Boutique, 330 E. Lohman Ave., 2913595. Wednesday to Thursday 12-5
Ruidoso
p.m., Friday to Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar (intersection of Valley and and Taylor roads), open by calling 523-2950. Casa Blanka Home Décor & More, 1615 N. Solano, Ste. C, 575-5265272. Charles Inc., 1885 W Boutz Rd, 5231888, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cottonwood Gallery, 275 N. Downtown Mall (Southwest Environmental Center), 522-5552. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo,541-0658. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Galerie Accents, 344 S. San Pedro #3, 522-3567. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Griggs & Reymond, 504 W. Griggs Ave., 524-8450, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Justus Wright Galeria, 266 W. Court Ave., 526-6101, jud@ delvalleprintinglc.com. Las Cruces Arts Association, Community Enterprise Center Building, 125 N. Main St. www. lacrucesarts.org. Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 541-2137. Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. Downtown Mall, 647-0508. Tuesday to Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Mesquite Art Gallery, 340 N. Mesquite St., 640-3502. Thursday to Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 2-5 p.m. M. Phillip’s Fine Art Gallery, 221 N. Main St., 525-1367. MVS Studios, 535 N. Main, Stull Bldg., 635-5015, www. mvsstudios. com. New Dimension Art Works, 615 E. Piñon, 373-0043. New Mexico Art, 121 Wyatt Dr., Suite 1, 525-8292/649- 4876. Wednesday 1-6 p.m., Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. NMSU Art Gallery, Williams Hall, University Ave. east of Solano, 6462545. Tuesday to Sunday Nopalito’s Galeria, 326 S. Mesquite. Friday to Sunday, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Ouida Touchön Studio, 1200 N. Reymond St., 635-7899. By appointment. ouida@ ouidatouchon.com, www. ouidatouchon. com. Quillin Studio and Gallery, behind downtown Coas Books, 312-1064. Monday to Thursday and Saturday. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, 522-7281. Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment. Unsettled Gallery & Studio, 905 N. Mesquite, 635-2285. Virginia Maria Romero Studio, 4636 Maxim Court, 644-0214. By appointment. agzromero@zianet. com, www. virginiamariaromero. com.
Deming
Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold St., 546-3663. Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Gold Street Gallery, 112-116 S. Gold St., 546-8200. Open Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call first to be sure they are open. Orona Art Studio, 546-4650. By appointment. lyntheoilpainter@gmail. com, www.lynorona.com. Reader’s Cove Used Books & Gallery, 200 S. Copper, 544-2512. Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Photography by Daniel Gauss. Studio LeMarbe, 4025 Chaparral SE, 544-7708.
Art Ruidoso Gallery, 575-808-1133, www.artruidoso.com, 2809 Sudderth Drive. The Adobe, 2905 Sudderth Dr., 2575795. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dizzy Lizard Tile, 254 Hwy. 532, 3364061. Hand sculpted and painted tile. Call first. DJ’s Jewelry, 618 Carrizo Canyon Rd., 630-1514. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Specializing in turquoise, Native American traditional, New Mexican contemporary and estate jewelry. Earth-N-Stone, 2117 Sudderth Dr., Ste. 14, 257-2768., 808-1157. Pottery studio/gallery of Alan Miner. Gazebo Potters, 2117 Sudderth Dr. #7, 808-1157. Pottery classes, workshops, wheel time, kiln firing, works by local potters. Josie’s Framery, 2917 Sudderth Dr., 257-4156. Framing, gallery representing regional artists and photographers. LongCoat Fine Art, 2825 Sudderth Dr. (at Mechem), 257-9102. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contemporary Masters and historical works of art. Burnett Interiors showroom. Mountain Arts, 2530 Sudderth Dr., 257-9748, www.mountainartsgallery. com. Daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tanner Tradition, 624 Sudderth Dr., 257-8675. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Quality Native American art and jewelry. Thunder Horse Gallery, 200 Mechem Dr., Ste. 1, 257-3989. info@ thunderhorsegallery.com. Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m.-5p.m. Bronze sculpture by Rory Combs, Sarinova Glass and fine art. The White Dove, 2825 Sudderth Dr. #A (at Mechem), 866-257-6609, www.thewhitedove2825.com. Daily, 9:30 a.m-4 p.m. Authentic Native American jewelry and artifacts. Kenneth Wyatt Galleries of Ruidoso, 2205 Sudderth Dr., 257-1529, www. kennethwyatt.com. Fine art by the Wyatt family.
Ruidoso Downs
Pinon Pottery, MM. 26465 Hwy. 70, 937-0873, 937-1822, www. pinonpottery.com. Pottery by Vicki Conley and other area artists, fine art by Anita Keegan and Virgil Stephens.
Alamogordo
Creative Designs Custom Framing & Gallery, 575-434-4420, 917 New York Ave. Patron’s Hall/Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 575-434-2202, 1110 New York Ave.
Tularosa
Red Door Gallery and Gifts, 575491-5100, 1201 St. Francis Drive. Thursday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Carrizozo
Heart of the Raven, 415 Twelfth St., 937-7459, www.JudyPekelsmacom. Functional and decorative pottery, classes.
Lincoln
Old Lincoln Gallery, across from Visitor’s Center in Lincoln, 653-4045. Coffee bar featuring 45 New Mexico artists. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
San Patricio
Hurd La Rinconada, MM 281 Hwy. 70, 653-4331, www.wyethartists. com. Monday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Works by Peter Hurd, Henriette Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth and resident artist, Michael Hurd.
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White Oaks Pottery, 445 Jicarilla Rd. (3 miles past White Oaks), 6482985. Daily 10 a.m-5 p.m. Porcelain pottery by Ivy Heymann.
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Chiricahua Gallery, 5 Pine St., 557-2225. Open daily except Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Barbara Massengill Gallery, 8949511/895-3377, open weekends and by appointment.
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Climbing the Literary Mountain
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NMSU’s Porter writes book about Tortugas traditions
or more than a century, Tortugas Pueblo has hosted its vibrant Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe each Dec. 10-12, when Roman Catholic and Native American rituals meld for a three-day event devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of the Americas. In 2016, the Pueblo also celebrated a book that details its history, enriched with personal stories and photography: “Tortugas at 100: Steps in Time & Grace.” The book recognizes current participants and remembers the “antepasados,” the ancestors who built the foundation for the fiesta and instilled a reverence for traditions carried out the entire year. A collaborative effort by Los Indigenes de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, the organization created in 1914 to protect Native American traditions, and NMSU journalism college professor Pamela Porter, the 150-page book contains 225 black-and-white photographs, several contributed by Pueblo member Jose Luis Nevarez “It has never been my intention to write about the people of Tortugas, but with them,” said Porter, who is both writer and photographer. After connecting with a few tribal elders years ago, she sought
permission to document the Pueblo’s complex heritage, with a book in mind. A committee of Pueblo members Pamela met regularly Porter with Porter in an effort to combine images and text that reflect Tortugas at this point in time. “For me this process was truly inspiring. Looking through all the photos, I realized what our Pueblo has accomplished throughout the years,” said Arianna Fierro, current president for Los Indigenes de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. “In a time of constant change, it is reassuring to know that our Pueblo continues to uphold the customs and traditions that our elders and ancestors have entrusted us with. Every year I look forward to sharing these sacred traditions with our children and our community, and this book will give others an opportunity to see just how special Tortugas Pueblo is.” “For some, this book will provide a glimpse of who we are, what we do and what we believe in,” wrote Dominic Fierro, 20122015 president of the Pueblo’s organization, in the book’s introduction. “For others, it will bring back memories of
a time long forgotten, while for others it provides an opportunity to show their family, friends
and acquaintances a place where they may have visited and were a part of our annual three-
day December fiesta.” “Tortugas at 100” is available from the Pueblo and on line.
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inging Out Las Cruces,” a LGTBQ and Allies community chorus presents its winter concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 E. Missouri Ave. in Las Cruces is hosting “Moments in American LGBTQ History” event. The event features rich, moving, inspiring songs. During intermissions, treats are served and a silent auction fund raiser will be held. Tickets are $10 at the door. For information, visit www. singingoutlascruces.org. The chorus is entering their
sixth year of practice and performance and has come together as a warm, supportive, extended family group striving to reach out through the power of music to entertain, heal and inspire the community to respect and value the differences of all people. Last July, the chorus was invited to perform at the International Gala Choruses Festival in Denver, Colorado. They sang a program of seven songs before an audience of 2,000 people at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The audience rose to their feet applauding and cheering loudly after each number.
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Schrödinger’s cat theory as it applies to health and clam chowder
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hose of you who have read the Desert Diary section of Desert Exposure — the premiere magazine of art and leisure in southern New Mexico — know that my brother Henry takes care of our elderly father. He got this honor when we had a family meeting to discuss who was best suited for this task and he was the only one who showed up. I, myself, had the pleasure of having my mother-in-law move in with my family and I for a blissful few months. Blissful, because they were so few. What my wife didn’t tell me was that her mother would be an additional person we’d have to take with us wherever we went. To dinner, on vacation, even our romantic date nights weren’t safe. Let me tell you, that’s not the kind of third wheel a man fantasizes about. Not me, of course. I don’t need to fantasize because I’m happily married. My wife is the sexiest woman I’ve ever been told “Not tonight, I have a headache” by. Fortunately, my mother-in-law wasn’t with us very long before she decided to move out. I don’t know if my telling her to get the heck out had anything to do with it, but I don’t think so. I think she just missed being alone and hungry, with the utilities shut off. Everybody cried on the day she left. “It’s okay,” I comforted the kids. “We live in the southwest where the winters are very mild.” “Oh, Jim,” my wife told me, “how could you? It’s the holidays.” “I’m just getting an early start on my New Year’s resolution,” I explained. She had made me promise I would lose 150 pounds of ugly fat and this seemed the most expedient. “I don’t want to go!” my mother-in-law wailed as I pried her wrinkly old fingers from the doorknob. I must admit, even I had a few tears in my eyes as my foot
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helped her out the door. In the end, my wife took it well. As time has passed she’s come to accept my decision. I no longer wake up with bruises I didn’t have when I went to bed. I no longer require the services of a food taster. We may even start having date nights again, with heavy emphasis on the “date” part, if you get my drift. When I push for a specific date, she assures me, “When Hell freezes over.” Ha! The joke’s on her. With climate change, that may be sooner than she thinks. My buddy Maloney, however, wasn’t so lucky. His mother-in-law moved in for what was supposed to be a few days to take care of his children while his wife recuperated from a nasty bout with the flu. It’s been seven years and he’s still waiting for her to leave. Interestingly enough, it was the flu that was responsible for his marriage. Back when Maloney and his wife first started dating, HE caught the flu and SHE moved in for a few days to take care of him. When he got better, she showed no signs of moving out, and, after her sacrifice, he felt guilty asking her to. “Jim,” he confided to me, “she won’t move out!” “That’s YOUR problem,” I confided back. That was more than 20 years ago. Maloney’s a lucky man, though. At least his mother-in-law cooks. The only thing my mother-in-law ever brought to the dinner table was her appetite. That, and a revolving door of free-loading relatives who never met a meal they didn’t like. “What’s that?” “Leftovers.” “My favorite!” Why, just the cost of Hot Pockets alone was driving me to the poor house. Maloney may complain — in fact, that’s what he does best — but I’ll say one thing about his
mother-in-law, she makes an excellent clam chowder. “I love clam chowder,” I told him. “That’s because you don’t have to eat it every day,” he told me. “You ever have clam chowder for breakfast?” Hmm... maybe he has a point. “She makes her own version of Eggs Benedict,” he continued, “only, instead of Hollandaise sauce, she uses clam chowder. She says it’s healthy for me.” “Maybe she has a point,” I told him. “You ever hear of Schrödinger’s Cat?” “Who?” “Schrödinger.” “He has a cat?” “Yes.” “Never heard of him.” “Well, Erwin Schrödinger, the Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist, had a box, and in that box he put his cat. He also put something that could kill the cat in the box as well, and then he sealed the lid. Now, it was his theory that the cat could be both alive and dead at the same time just as long as he never opened up that box and cause the theoretical to become the physical.” “I know you have a point,” Maloney told me, “I just don’t know if you’ll ever get to it.” “My point is this: you opened Schrödinger’s box and now you have to live with his dead cat.” Maloney considered that. “Jim?” “Yeah?” “Are you drunk?” Now it was my turn to consider. “You’re thinking about my mother-in-law,” I said. Born in the Southwest, President-elect Jim Duchene invites you to his inauguration on January 20th. Visit JimDuchene.BlogSpot.com, RaisingMyFather.BlogSpot. com, or @JimDuchene for free VIP tickets.
INNOVATION • BILLY HUNTSMAN
NMSU engineering students design smart homes Challenge draws useful technology plans
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he Aggie Innovation Space, a student-managed and Intel-funded program under the Engineering New Mexico Resource Network at New Mexico State University, recently hosted a home-automation design challenge for undergraduate engineering students. The challenge was an opportunity for engineering students to put their skills to use on a real-world application by designing smart sensors for use within a home. “Teams of students were challenged to complete a series of
innovative solutions for home-automation using programmable sensors and other technologies to create smart homes,” said Lenny Mendoza, a senior electrical engineering student working as an Aggie Innovator in the AIS. The goal of the home-automation challenge was to design model-home prototypes with feasible features that can anticipate an owner’s needs. “The participants were tasked with placing sensors in various
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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • RICHARD COLTHARP
Legends & Legacies Mother Hubbard a star to the stars
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hree of the many musical legends who passed away in 2016 were Prince, Merle Haggard and Maurice White, the leader and founder of Earth Wind & Fire. Those were among the many, many great musical acts who performed at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The Pan Am is nearly 50 years Barbara old now, but has Hubbard long had a reputation for hosting impressive concerts. When it opened in 1968, Las Cruces was still a sleepy small town. Lou So why did Henson these great artists stop there? One theory is geographical. Back then, the Pan Am was the largest arena between Phoenix and Houston. So acts playing in those cities, or Dallas or Denver, found Las Cruces a nice in-between stop to do another show and earn a few more dollars. It didn’t hurt that Las Cruces was on two major highways. Another theory is theological. “It’s also because Barbara Hubbard is pretty much Jesus.” Those are the words of Bryan Crowe, CEO of Destination El Paso. He’s just one of thousands of entertainment/ event industry professionals who will preach to you the gospel of Mother Hubbard, her long-standing nickname. Hubbard arrived in Las Cruces in 1954, fresh from Arkansas State University, where she was teaching in her home state. What brought her to the southern New Mexico desert? “Allergies,” she said. “I had to get away from the cotton fields. Wouldn’t you know, though? Today I live right among more cotton fields. But I felt good for
a long time, at least 20 years.” If you ever go to an NMSU Aggie football or basketball game, there’s a good chance you’ll hear her voice, with that Arkansas twang backing a sharp voice that can cut through the din of any crowd.
THE OKIE AND THE ARKY AS AGGIES She started teaching at Las Cruces High School, where she first met the Aggies’ legendary basketball coach, Lou Henson, an Oklahoma native who was coaching at LCHS. Henson would lead the Bulldogs (before they spelled it Bulldawgs) to the Class A state championship for three straight seasons (1959-61). Henson and Hubbard both left LCHS, Henson to coach at Hardin-Simmons University, and Hubbard to teach physical education at NMSU. In 1966-67, Henson returned to Las Cruces, this time to coach the Aggies. Great things were on the very near horizon. Not only would Henson have some outstanding teams for the next decade, a brand new arena was coming, the Pan Am. When university officials asked Henson if he knew of anyone who could handle the task of running the building, that Arkansas twang of his former Bulldog colleague came to the front of his mind. The coach recommended Barbara Hubbard. Hubbard, now a spry 89, was a spry 41 back in 1968. In addition to hosting basketball, the Pan Am quickly became a site for circuses, conventions and, yes, concerts. The very first act booked into the arena was the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She saw how the handlers and agents of those first shows swooped in and conducted things, including renting the building to the acts. “I saw that and said, ‘We need to learn to do this ourselves!’” she says today.
THE OLD COLLEGE TRY Charley Pride was one of the biggest country-western stars of the late 1960s. “I saw Charley was going from Dallas to Phoenix, and thought he ought to stop in and do a show here in Las Cruces,” Hubbard said. “So I called.” During the phone conversation, Hubbard was asked a question: “Have you ever done this before?” “No,” she replied. “But I’m going to give it the old college try.” Hubbard’s maneuvering earned Pride an additional $10,000. Those kinds of things obviously endeared Hubbard to performers. Current country star Keith Urban has found spots on his tour for Las Cruces, remembering how Hubbard helped him out before he was such a big star. Hubbard’s house is a museum, walls lined with photos with various members of the Rock and Roll and Country Music halls of fame, signed personalized pictures from entertainment legends and awards from all over the world. She’s particularly proud of an honor she earned earlier this year, the “Golden Circle Award,” from Billboard Magazine Touring International. She’s only the second person to win the award, which she received at a ceremony at New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel. She could talk all day about the celebrities she’s known, but she would much prefer to talk about “her kids.” You see, Mother Hubbard resembles another nursery rhyme mom in that she’s had so many children she didn’t know what to do. In addition to her biological children, she had hundreds of NMSU students work with her during her 30 years at the Pan Am and beyond. She builds in revenues in the concerts to help pay for scholarships and works with community businesses to provide internships. She’s worked with the university to create a minor in entertainment business/venue management that should be available in the fall of 2017. For the first 20 years of her
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I hear from past students. They still add to my life.” Desert Exposure Publisher Richard Coltharp is a former Okie, a former Arky and an Aggie at heart. He can be reached at richard@ lascrucesbulletin.com.
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continued from page 18 rooms within a model-home prototype,” Mendoza said. “For example, they integrated a sensor within a ceiling fan to detect a room’s temperature and programmed the sensor to adjust the fan settings to accommodate a person’s temperature preference.” Sensors were also integrated in various household light fixtures and programmed to automatically adjust a room’s lighting depending on the person’s pre-programed preference, Mendoza said. “Another task challenged the students to put sensors on the front door, so that when the door is opened, the bell automatically
work directing the Pan Am, Hubbard did not have an assistant, so she used student employees to keep the building going. Hubbard’s biggest satisfaction is hearing from these former students, who are now working literally all over the world, in all facets of the entertainment and venue business. “They made me proud,” she said. “I’m so blessed by the love and appreciation I get, and things
rings,” Mendoza said. “The Aggie Innovation Space design challenges are part of the College of Engineering’s outreach efforts to provide students with opportunities to apply their academic skills in a real-world setting,” said Patricia A. Sullivan, associate dean for outreach. “Through a variety of outreach efforts like design challenges, we work closely with industry to bridge the gap between classroom and real-world application so that students are ready to enter the workforce on day one. Our outreach programs focus on enhancing multidisciplinary team-
work and many of the soft skills required of today’s global workforce.” “The AIS design challenges are open to all NMSU majors,” said Mendoza. “One of the objectives of the AIS is to encourage multidisciplinary projects across all majors.” Winners of the AIS home-automation design challenge were Christian Brieske, Alejandro Quintana and Juan Mendez, all three of whom are students in the engineering technology program at NMSU. They received Arduino development boards donated by the Engineering New Mexico Resource Network at NMSU.
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BORDERLINES • MARJORIE LILLY
Trump Talk Causes Uneasiness Border communities wait and watch
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ll the Trump talk about deporting millions of illegal immigrants and punishing sanctuary cities has made Latinos in Deming scared. An elderly man at the flea market north of town said, “They’re going around worried, even the people with papers.” He wanted me to use just his first name, Efren. “They’re going to change a lot of things, including the laws, against us,” he said. He said he has lived in Deming 30 years. “Yes, they’re very afraid,” said a woman named Maria. “There aren’t many ilegales here, because it’s close to the border. They go to California or Washington.” In the 20 years I’ve lived here I’ve always heard farmworkers say the massive presence of the Border Patrol pushes undocumented Mexicans away from the border. Recently, at this writing, Trump has said he only intends to deport criminals. But what he says shifts wildly like a weather vane and may be different when this column is read.
Trump is extremely unpopular to Mexicans both here and in Mexico, ever since he called Mexican border-crossers “criminals and rapists.” Pinata figures of the billionaire are popular, giving little children the chance to beat him up with a stick at their birthday parties. I was surprised a couple months ago by a man in Chepas who knew something I didn’t know — that Trump had physically imitated a handicapped writer for the New York Times. A woman in Palomas who had little education, when I said Trump was “malo,” replied, with a sober look, “Esta muy malo” (He’s very bad). A woman named Amanda, who grew up in Deming and was selling used clothes at the market, said, “If they’re going to be here, they should be legal. But many people work in agriculture, and the cost of attaining citizenship is way too high, even if they wanted to — something like $4,000.” She said her great-grandparents, the first in her family to come to the U.S., got their citizenship early.
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People shop at a Deming flea market. (Photo By Marjorie Lilly) “I know a woman who was deported,” the woman said. “She was a wife and stay-at-home mom and was working toward her citizenship. She left with her children. She had to, because no one could take care of them. “Her husband had to fight to get her back. The last I heard, they got a visa and were working on her citizenship. It was a little hard, a little devastating. He was a tax-paying citizen.” An elderly man named Pedro, who was selling used clothing with his wife, when asked if he had known anyone who was deported, said, “Many! Every year!” He was a farmworker. He knew children who had had one of their parents deported. “They can’t learn, because they’re thinking about their father or mother who is in Mexico. It’s going to be worse with Trump,” he said. “They’re going to take everyone. Put in your article: ‘Pedro said, “Trump is worthless.”’” In contrast, Felix Evangelio at the market says of Trump’s rants, “There’s no change in the deportation laws. Some people do but don’t say. Others say, but don’t do.” He may be right — no one knows.
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President-elect Donald Trump said in several of his campaign speeches that he’d cut all federal funding from “sanctuary cities.” The mayor of Santa Fe, Javier Gonzalez, had called his city a sanctuary city and has spoken with NPR, Fox and other media. Ira Pearson, Luna County manager, said emphatically that county commissioners “have never discussed” the possibility of Luna County being a sanctuary county. If it were considered one, it could conceivably lose the program called Operation Stonegarden, whose purpose is
to help apprehend drug dealers and human traffickers in Luna County. Funds worth $860,350 were given to Deming police and state police in 2014 with the fiscal oversight of Pearson. Sheriff John Mooradian of Luna County describes the practices of the Sheriff’s deputies. “Let’s say we respond to a ‘domestic’ or something along those lines. We don’t ask for immigration paperwork. We treat them as any other person. We give them First Aid, we take down information, make sure the partners are separate, and go about our day. We don’t try to be immigration officers. We have our own jobs to do. “In terms of the victim, we’re afraid they would take a lot of abuse and not report it. “In cases of burglary, criminal damage to property, and DWI, we would notify the Border Patrol.” Santa Fe Mayor Gonzalez recently stated in an interview with NPR that “If there is a violent criminal requested by the federal government, we will work with ICE,” counteracting the popular belief that criminal aliens will be harbored in Santa Fe. Doña Ana County commissioners recently codified rules for county employees dealing with immigration, including the Sheriff’s Department. The statement is called “Safe Communities.” It says employees can’t share information about people’s immigration status or condition services or benefits on immigration status. They also can’t cooperate with ICE or Border Patrol personnel in arrests for “violations of civil procedures of federal immigration law.” There’s no hard-and-fast definition of what a “sanctuary city” is. Santa Fe’s and Doña Ana County’s policies are not as radical as some people might
think and Luna County’s more informal policies are more liberal than people might think. The “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy is the norm. Anabelle Carbajal is director of the Migrant Office (Title I) of the Deming Public Schools. She potentially deals with students and their parents who are undocumented. “I’ve never asked if they do or they don’t have papers,” she said. “What I’ve heard is that there is a fear among kids that are barely getting their papers. Also, people who have their papers worry about other people who are coming to stay with them.” The most likely place to find undocumented Mexicans in the county might be in the chile and onion fields. Eddie Diaz, partner in Diaz Farms, has been known among farmworkers as a good guy who often helps workers get immigration papers. When asked if growers were talking about Trump’s proposals, he replied a little nervously, “Not much. But what they might say is that we can get a program to get farmworkers legally.” Cassel Keeler of Keeler Farms said, “We don’t hire illegals anymore. I don’t think it’s going to affect us.” But he added, “They might work in fields with certain contractors.” Anyone planning a raid in Luna County might be disappointed to find that undocumented workers are very tight-lipped, and that there are so few anyway. Carbajal’s attitude, like that of millions of Americans at this important juncture in history, is, “We’re just waiting to see what happens.” Borderlines columnist Marjorie Lilly lives in Deming.
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HITTING THE STREETS • PRINNIE MCCOURT
Dead Poets in Deming
Who labeled the streets after 19th century writers?
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nyone cruising the streets of Deming will be sure to notice a number of prevailing themes in street names. Driving west on Florida (pronounced Flor ee’ da) Street (named to honor our most prominent mountain) you will notice the cross streets are named after minerals or gems, from Pearl and Ruby Street to Diamond, Platinum, and Silver Avenues, down to Lead, Granite and Slate. Of course these names aren’t surprising in a town where the surrounding area is pocked with mines, both prehistoric and contemporary. But then, as you proceed around Deming you will eventually pass a group of fruit trees — Pear, Apple, Plum, Peach, and Mesquite (the streets, but probably not the trees, since none of them, except the Mesquite, are indigenous to the Chihuahuan Desert.) But there is one set of street names that boggles my mind: those named after American and English poets — all male, all white and all dead. If you go east on Florida, after crossing Route 11, and head toward Country Club Road you will discover the first of the poet streets. All poets so honored were born in the 19th century and range from Rudyard Kipling to John Greenleaf Whittier. None of them were from Deming, or New Mexico, or from anywhere west of the Mississippi River. So who named these Deming streets after 19th century poets, and when, and most importantly, why? Intrigued, I did what all self-respecting researchers do today. I Googled. I found lots of information on Deming, and on street names, and even on 19th century poets, but nothing about who had named these particular streets. So after I had Googled and learned nothing that would answer my questions, I did what most local folks do (or should do) when they have questions about Deming’s history. I Sylvia-ed. Sylvia Ligocky, the archivist/ historian at our Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, is my primary source of information about Deming and Luna County. Sylvia told me that most of the poet streets were named in 1960 by developer and builder Richard “Dick” Gilmore. He purchased 80 acres from the Whitehill sisters, Olive and Pricilla, who had both taught math in the Deming schools. He built the homes because he had always dreamed of creating a housing development. Dick named the streets after poets whose works he had memorized in school, adding a touch of the classics to our street names. Although the poet streets were named in the broad-mind-
ed 1960’s, it still surprised me to learn that the writings of one of them influenced both Mahatma Gandhi and Karl Marx. That poet was also a bigamist and a self-proclaimed advocate of free love, socialism and atheism. Another poet is today considered a racist. The third was a lapsed Unitarian minister who denied the “special divinity of Jesus.” Another became the first white to be honored by the NAACP. And the last poet was color-blind, both literally and figuratively. But, putting those facts aside for a minute, let’s continue our tour. Going east, the first poet street we come to is Kipling. If I were to move out of Luna County and into Deming, I’d move to Kipling Drive, because he’s been my favorite writer since I was a child. Born in Bombay, India in 1865 of British parents and educated in England, Rudyard Kipling’s poems have a great rhythm that make them easy to memorize and fun to read out loud. They also tell fascinating stories. One of my favorites is Gunga Din, written in 1892, about a water carrier in India who died while saving the life of a British soldier. I was 10 when I first read it, and didn’t realize it was about overcoming prejudice and recognizing the humanity and equality of someone from a different race. “Gunga Din” (an excerpt) ….Though I’ve belted you and flayed you by the livin’ Gawd that made you/ You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din! Kipling also wrote “The White Man’s Burden,” now considered one of the most controversial poems in English literature because it voices the racial prejudice rampant in 19th century Britain. It also contradicts his sentiments in Gunga Din. Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. The next poet we encounter is William Cullen Bryant (17941878). Born in Cummington, Massachusetts, he was a poet and a journalist who wrote about nature and the rights of workers and immigrants. If you’ve every strolled through Central Park or the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, you can thank Bryant, who helped establish them both. In this excerpt from his sonnet, “Mutation,” he honors what many of us fear today: change! Weep not that the world changes — did it keep A stable changeless state, ’twere cause indeed to weep. The next street is Emerson Drive. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), was born in Boston, Massachusetts.. He was a
Unitarian minister in the Second Church of Boston, but resigned after declaring that he no longer believed in the “special divinity of Jesus.” He was also a poet, essayist, philosopher, and Transcendentalist — a believer in the philosophy that thought and spiritual things are more real than ordinary human experience and material things. And yet in his poem, “Concord Hymn,” Emerson’s subject is an ordinary human experience: war; specifically, the shot that started the American Revolution. (excerpt) …Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. Continuing our tour (by going east off East Poplar) we cross Tennyson Drive, where I always think of my mother, who — like developer Dick Gilmore — could recite dozens of poems by heart, including The “Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). It was written as a tribute to British Cavalrymen killed in an incident during the Crimean War. (excerpt)…Forward the Light Brigade! Theirs not to make reply Theirs not to question why Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Tennyson, born in Somerby, England, was Queen Victoria’s poet laureate for 42 years. Our next crossroad is Shelly Drive. Percy Bysshe Shelly, 17921822, was born in Horsham, England. His theories of economics influenced Karl Marx, while Mahatma Gandhi embraced his message of non-violent resistance. After he wrote a pamphlet, “The Necessity of Atheism,” Shelly was expelled from Oxford and disowned by his father. Later, although Shelly was an advocate of free love, he married twice, but without the formality of a divorce decree. An incident, known as the Peterloo Massacre, that occurred in 1819 in Manchester, England inspired Shelley to write “Mask of Anarchy,” in which he challenged governmental oppression. An unarmed crowd had formed in St. Peters Square to protest poverty and demand more equitable representation in parliament. Cavalry charged them, leaving an estimated eighteen men, women, and children dead, and over 700 others suffering from saber wounds and from injuries after being deliberately trampled by horses. “Mask of Anarchy” (excerpt) Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable numberShake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you-
Ye are many-they are few. In his poem, “Mutability,” Shelley reveals his belief that life is brief and insubstantial. Ironically, he drowned when he was 29. “Mutability” (excerpt) We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon; How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver, Streaking the darkness radiantly! — yet soon Night closes round, and they are lost forever … Another block east and we cross Sandburg. Carl Sandburg, (1878-1967) born in Galesburg, Illinois (east of the Mississippi River,) won three Pulitzers, two in literature and one in history. Sandburg was a socialist, celebrating the working man and his environs. “Chicago” (excerpt) Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: Carl Sandburg supported the Civil Rights Movement and became the first white to be honored by the NAACP with their Silver Plaque Award as “a major prophet of civil rights in our time.” Our final poet sign reads “Whittier.” John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He
was a Quaker and against slavery. Whittier was ‘color-blind’ both physically, and in his political and moral beliefs. In his poem, “Barbara Frietchie,” he tells of an incident in Maryland in 1862 when a 95-year-old woman defied a group of Confederate soldiers by displaying the American flag. “Barbara Frietchie” (excerpt) “Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country’s flag,” she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman’s deed and word: “Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!” he said. Seven poets, seven intriguing stories, and seven bodies of work that deserve, at the least, to have a street in Deming, New Mexico, named in their honor. If, or when, you pass through the poet streets I hope you get the urge to continue on to the library (on one of the tree streets) and read a poem, or two. And if you are among those fortunate enough to live on a poet street in Deming, congratulations!
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THE STARRY DOME • BERT STEVENS
Cetus, the Whale
Creature dispatched to punish a queen
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he monster in last month’s Greek mythological story was a sea monster identified with the modern constellation of Cetus, the Whale. Even in the 17th Century, Cetus was depicted as a dragon fish, with the head of a dragon, the arms of a mammal and the tail of a fish. Today, Cetus is listed as a whale, a transformation that begun in the late Seventeenth Century as well. The brightest star in Cetus, called Menkar, is just magnitude 2.5, with the rest of the stars forming that constellation being quite a bit fainter. In the myth, Cetus was sent by the sea-god Poseidon to ravage the kingdom of Joppa, which was sometimes called Ethiopia. Queen Cassiopeia had boasted that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautiful than the sea nymphs were. The outraged sea nymphs asked Poseidon to punish the queen. He dispatched Cetus. To keep the monster from destroying his kingdom, King Cepheus had Andromeda chained to the rocks at the seashore for Cetus to devour. As he was about to consume the maiden, Perseus flew over on the winged horse Pegasus and killed Cetus. Some versions of the story have Perseus pulling out Medusa’s head and turning Cetus to stone, while another version has Perseus running his sword into the beast’s back, killing him.
In his epic poem, Fourth Century Roman author Marcus Manilius associated Cetus with fishermen and others working on the salt-water shores. He describes Cetus rising as the tails of the fishes (Pisces) appear above the horizon, chasing Andromeda into the sky. The monster enlists fishermen in an onslaught on scaly creatures of the deep sea with their nets spread wide. Before the Greeks, the Mesopotamians had Cetus as the monster Tiamat, a ferocious beast swimming in the river-constellation Eridanus. Cetus is home to the barred spiral galaxy M77, which is estimated to be 170,000 light-years across at a distance of forty-seven million light-years. Through a telescope, it is an ellipse 7.1 minutes-of-arc by 6.0 minutes-of-arc in size, about a quarter of the size of the full moon. It was discovered in 1780 by French astronomer Pierre Méchain. This galaxy is face-on to our line of sight. This exposes the entire galaxy to our view, making its structure readily visible to us, so it is easy to classify. Galaxy classification started with Edwin Hubble (who the Hubble Space Telescope was named after). Using the 100inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, he took photographs of galaxies, which were at the time just grouped in with all the other neb-
Just over halfway up in our southern sky, Cetus, the Whale (or sea monster) covers more than 45 degrees of the sky. The stars in this constellation are not very bright, with only two brighter than magnitude three. It is near the ecliptic, so there are times you can actually find planets, or even a little part of the Sun in this constellation. ula. Looking at the photos, he realized that many of the galaxies looked similar and began devising a system of classifying the galaxies based on how they look in visible light. He also discovered that galaxies were outside our Milky Way and were each an individual island universe. Hubble’s classification system can be diagrammed as a horizontal “Y,” frequently called the tuning-fork diagram. At the base of the tuning fork are the featureless spherical galaxies, no arms, no bars, just a round fuzzy patch in the sky. Moving along the tuning fork are the elliptical galaxies, becoming more egg-shaped the further along they are on the fork base. At the fork, the classification system breaks into two branches. One branch contains the barred spirals with the stars increasingly concentrated in the galaxy’s arms while there are fewer stars in the disc area between the arms, as they are further out from the fork. The other branch is the non-barred (normal) spirals, also with an increasing number of stars concentrated in their arms and more arms the further they are from the fork. Hubble believed that his tuning-fork classification system also represented galactic evolution. Galaxies would start as a spherical galaxy, then becoming elliptical and eventually ending up as spirals or barred spirals. Astronomers now think exactly the reverse. Huge gas clouds collapse to form many spiral and barred spiral galaxies in large clusters. The gravity of the largest spiral in a cluster attracts the other galaxies that eventually collide with the largest one. These col-
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lisions eventually destroy the spiral arms of both galaxies and spread the stars out into a uniform elliptical galaxy. This modern interpretation makes M77 a young galaxy that will someday be a part of a giant elliptical galaxy.
The Planets for January 2017 Venus continues its visit to our evening sky, shining at magnitude -4.5. Its disc is 25.3 seconds-of-arc across and 49 percent illuminated. The Goddess of Love is 36 degrees above the southwestern horizon as it gets dark and sets around 9 p.m. Venus moves eastward from western Aquarius to western Pisces during the month. Mars is slightly east of Venus and it is also moving eastward, just a little more slowly than Venus. The God of War travels from central Aquarius to western Pisces this month. It sets around 9:45 p.m. with a disc that is 5.4 seconds-of-arc across. It shines with a reddish glow at magnitude +1.0, forty-three degrees up in the southwest as it gets dark. The King of the Gods rises around midnight shining at magnitude -2.1. It will be 48 degrees above the southern horizon as it starts to get light. Jupiter’s disc will be 34.8 seconds-of-arc across at midmonth as it moves slowly
eastward in central Virgo. Shining at magnitude +0.6, Saturn moves eastward in eastern Ophiuchus after rising around 4:15 a.m. It is eighteen degrees above the southeastern horizon as it gets light. The Ringed Planet’s disc is 15.2 seconds-of-arc across, while the rings are 34.6 seconds-of-arc across and they are tilted down 26.7 degrees with the northern face showing. Mercury makes an appearance in the morning sky this month. It will be in the east-southeast just before it starts getting light all month, reaching its highest point of eleven degrees above the horizon on January 18. The Messenger of the Gods rises around 5:30 a.m. It is in Sagittarius all month, first moving westward and then turning east to reach east-central Sagittarius by month-end. At midmonth, its disc is 54 percent illuminated with a diameter of 7.2 seconds-of-arc across. With all the planets once again visible in our sky for you to see, take some time to “keep watching the sky”! An amateur astronomer for more than 45 years, Bert Stevens is co-director of Desert Moon Observatory in Las Cruces.
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SPACE CASE • MICHAEL SHINABERY
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he New Mexico Museum of Space History, keeper of artifacts integral to the history of the Tularosa Basin’s participation in the Space Race, celebrated its 40th anniversary in October. At opening ceremonies the founders billed the facility as the “Birthplace of American Space Flight.” During an event, “Cowboys and Astronauts,” held Nov. 12, the museum recognized its 40th year and also inducted Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, into the International Space Hall of Fame. Astronaut, moon walker and former New Mexico Sen. Harrison Schmitt provided the keynote presentation. Forty years earlier, at opening ceremonies, the founders billed New Mexico as the “Birthplace of American Space Flight.” “No other state can claim to be the birthplace of both nuclear energy and space flight,” states “Past, Present and Future,” a presentation the International Space Hall of Fame made to the National Space Club in July 1976. “Nuclear energy and rocket propulsion together release mankind from the shackles of gravity that have bound him to Planet Earth for eons.” Businessman Dwight Ohlinger, a former Alamogordo mayor, dreamed of creating the ISHF. When he talked of it on July 24, 1973, a cadre of supporters immediately came on board. They included “the Fastest Man on Earth,” Dr. John Stapp, and Dr. Ernst Steinhoff, one of the first German V-2 scientists to come to New Mexico after World War II. State Sen. Aubrey Dunn and Rep. George Fettinger were also enthusiastic.
Space industry innovators Only two days passed before Gov. Bruce King, on July 26, issued a proclamation of support. The city passed a similar resolution on July 27. On July 31, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici entered the idea into the Congressional Record. The very next day, Aug. 1, the Chamber of Commerce established an Executive Committee. The group operated until May 3, 1974 when King installed the commission with Ohlinger as chairman. Until then, the city’s executive committee was able to pay the bills thanks to Jerry Yates, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Committee of 50. He secured a $2,000 donation for overhead, as well as the promotional material members created and the artist’s conception they presented to the Legislative Finance Committee in late 1973. Just who would be the first inductees was considered very early in the process. On Oct. 19, 1973 Steinhoff raised the matter when he attended the International Academy of Astronautics in Baku, Russia. The paper “Resume: International Space Hall of Fame” (July 6, 1981) states, “IAA efforts culminated two years later in the IAA submitting a recommended list of potential inductees for the ISHF. ... In early 1976, the Governor’s Commission firmed up the first 35 inductees for induction into the ISHF.” A year later, on Oct. 16, 1974, the U.S.
Senate authorized NASA’s involvement. An undated document in the New Mexico Museum of Space History archives indicates the institution might have been named the Rockwell International Space Center. The site would have been leased to Rockwell for 99 years for only $1. On Feb. 26, 1976 G. Harry Stine (interim director during planning and construction) wrote to Ohlinger, outlining priorities to be accomplished before the ISHF was completed. That list included updating brochures, writing magazine articles and coordinating publicity with NASA, continuing to acquire artifacts, and beginning “soon on various aspects of ISHF museum planning.” Stine also discussed building a planetarium. He wrote, “I have described to Dr. Stapp a concept for a ‘space planetarium’ with which he desires to approach Rockwell International for funding.” Stine’s concept became the Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater and Planetarium. Stine declined the job of permanent director in a letter dated Aug. 20, 1976. That letter is in the museum’s archives, as are Stine’s pencil drawings of a proposed logo. Stine, considered the father of model rocketry, published more than 30 fiction and nonfiction books. He wrote the article “A Program for Star Flight” in the
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seconds. From that Stapp learned how force affected a pilot ejecting from a jet traveling at 1,000 mph. Seatbelts also came from his studies at Holloman Air Force Base. Next to the sled is the Little Joe II rocket which tested the Apollo emergency capsule-ejection system at White System Missile Range. A stage two F-1 engine from the Saturn series rockets that launched Apollo from the Earth is also in the Rocket Park. A short walk away is Stapp’s Daisy Track, used at Holloman for Apollo testing. Inside the museum — known as the “Golden Cube” nearly from the initial planning — is one of three Soviet Sputnik 1s known to be left in the world. Adjacent is the United States’ response to Sputnik: a mockup of Explorer 1. The first U.S. satellite held James Van Allen’s radiation detector that discovered radiation belts surrounding Earth. Early in his career, Van Allen tested similar devices at White Sands Proving Grounds. The museum also displays a basalt rock from the Moon, one of 832 pounds of rocks Apollo astronauts returned with; as well as the Moon hemisphere sculpture that hung behind CBS newsman Walter Cronkite on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon.
Other artifacts include trinitite from the world’s first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945 at the WSMR Trinity Site, along with mementoes from Joe Kittinger’s jump from 102,800 feet during Project Manhigh. Ed Dittmer, an Alamogordo resident, is featured in displays training chimps HAM (an acronym for Holloman Aero Medical) and Enos. Dittmer participated in Manhigh, too. He and Kittinger were the first Americans to perform the first parabolic flights over White Sands that create 20-30 seconds of weightlessness for astronaut training. Today the maneuver is done in what is called the “Vomit Comet.” And, HAM is buried on the grounds. A Nazi Askania film reader which Mike Smith, the late museum registrar and astronomer, used when he worked at Holloman. Smith first worked at the museum from April to December 1978 as a tour guide and in outreach. He died in 2015. A portion of the DC-X or Delta Clipper, which flew at White Sands in the mid 1990s and ended its testing phase with a fiery explosion, has been partially restored and is on display in the Daisy Track building. A paper titled “Suggested Overall Theme,” written before the ISHF opening, sums up the facility’s purpose, stating, “There are still empty niches in the (ISHF). There will always be empty niches here, awaiting those who would forge the frontier of space.”
From Left to Right: Scientist-astronaut and former U.S. senator from New Mexico Harrison Schmitt, talks about his experience on Apollo 17 and walking on the moon during the Nov. 12 “Cowboys and Astronauts” event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. Behind Schmitt is a photo of his younger self aboard Apollo 17. (Photo by Michael Shinabery/ NMMSH) Dr. Ernst Steinhoff, one of the first German V-2 scientists to come to New Mexico after World War II is interviewed as one of the first supporters of the International Space Hall of Fame at its inception in 1973. (Photo courtesy NMMSH) The New Mexico Museum of Space History as seen from the Stapp Rocket Park next to the facility. (Photo by Michael Shinabery/ NMMSH) Dr. John Paul Stapp stands in front of the Sonic Wind 1 on display at the John P. Stapp Air and Space Park at the New Mexico Museum of Space History. Stapp earned the title of “Fastest Man Alive” when he rode that same rocket-propelled sled to a land speed record of 632 mph in five seconds at Holloman Air Force Base’s High Speed Test Track. (photo courtesy NMMSH) Nathan Stipes (left), along with Karla Craft (center) and her husband Bill Kraft (right) got a VIP behind the scenes tour of the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Museum Support Center when they were in the area as special guests for the museum’s recent 40th Anniversary Celebration and Gene Roddenberry Induction. They’re looking at a wheel that was used on a prototype lunar rover from the Apollo era. (photo courtesy NMMSH)
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ABOVE: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is interviewed by reporters about Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. (Photos by Tabitha Rossman) RIGHT: Sally Jewell and the Co-Owner of Becks Coffee Arianna Parsons talking about how the Organ Mountains National Parks has helped her business.
ORGAN MOUNTAINS ï MARTY RACINE
Jewell Visits New Mexico National monument heralded as success
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he granite spires of the Organ Mountains have defined the eastern skyline of the Mesilla Valley for millennia, paralleling the Rio Grande and El Camino Real and framing a rich tapestry of Native cultures, Spanish settlement and modern-day Las Cruces. Their rugged beauty --- and, some feel, spiritual presence ---is protected as The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, established in 2014 through executive action by President Obama. The monument spans 496,000 acres including the Robledo Mountains, Sierra de las Uvas, Doña Ana Mountains and Potrillo Mountains. Though not without controversy, the designation was supported by both New Mexico U.S. Senators, five local governments – Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Doña Ana County, City of Las Cruces, Town of Mesilla, and City of El Paso --and a roll call of local businesses. Polls indicated a majority of residents in favor. A vocal critic of the designation has been Congressman Steve Pearce, who claimed it would hamper law enforcement near the border. He proposed protecting about a tenth of the land under consideration and sponsored the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Corrections Act “to secure our southern border. Residents of Doña Ana County deserve the assurance that first responders and Border Patrol can protect the public.” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who manages the monument through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), visited Las Cruces Dec. 9 for a mountain hike followed by a business roundtable addressing the monument’s impact on the local economy.
McKinney Briske and Angel Peña with the Conservation Land Foundation and Sally Jewell’s security detail. “This is an incredible story of success,” Jewell said. “It’s clear that this has been good for Las Cruces.” This was Jewell’s third visit to the Organ Mountains. “The secretary is winding down her tenure just like all Obama Administration officials,” said Jessica Kershaw, communications director for the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. “She’s sort of taking a look back at some of the progress that we’ve made in this administration for collaborative management of public lands, water and wildlife, and our responsibilities to American Indian tribes. “This is a good place to do that because the community came together, and though Congressman Pearce wasn’t in support of the full package that the president signed, he was in favor of some protections.” Kershaw touted the economic benefits of a nearby national monument. “There’s more restaurant-goers, more in coffee shops, bars, hotels, gas stations,” she said. “And it’s a road map that we’d like to pro-
vide for the next administration, because you’re hearing rhetoric in certain circles about the new administration repealing monument designations.” “This is a very big deal; for the secretary to be here is an honor,” said Ben Gabriel, executive director of Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, which was chartered in 2011. Friends board member Angel Peña, a New Mexico State University archeology graduate and owner of Outback a’Horseback outfitters, agreed. “We feel very privileged that she’s decided to visit.” The 3-mile hike, with a moderate elevation gain of about 600 feet, began at the Soledad Canyon Day Use trailhead. “Typical desert setting, the BLM park ranger McKinney Briske announced to an assemblage of agency officials, local support groups, scientists and security detail. “We do have snakes. It is chilly, so I’m not expecting the snakes to be out, but this time of year is kind of a transition, so they may still be out. But because it’s cold they won’t rattle. Just make sure to
watch where you put your hands and your feet.”Media Center The Organs are a sky island, she explained, home to unique plant and wildlife species. They were homesteaded in the late-19th century. When the hikers reached the remains of a stone house built by a goat herder, Pena thanked Jewell on behalf of NMSU archeology students for protecting “our outdoor laboratory so that we don’t have to be shipped out to a bunch of places where we can’t afford to live and can be home and do this with our families.” The university is partnering with the BLM in geology, anthropology and wildlife programs to collect and monitor data. Prior to the monument designation, the land could theoretically be subject to a variety of uses such as hunting, farming, ranching, grazing, mining, logging, drilling, recreation and vehicle travel. Now there will be no development. “I know at the outset there was nervousness from some opponents,” Peña said. “But the idea to protect these lands is from the
1970s. There were developments proposed for parts of the Desert Peaks.” “Protections and legislation that have been called for — usually by businesses, the mayor, the council, that sort of thing — went nowhere,” Kershaw said. “The monument designation happened after a pretty collaborative process.” During her previous visit, Jewell hiked Dripping Springs and met with about 700 citizens. “We heard all points of view, people that were supportive of the monument designation, people that were concerned about it, issues with the Border Patrol,” she said. “I actually met with the Border Patrol to make sure there weren’t any concerns about the ability to apprehend as necessary on the border.” Jewell is especially interested in reaching out to youth. Back at the trailhead, she praised young interns for “bringing a young face to these public lands” and for being “an inspiration” to their generation. After the hike, Jewell visited Beck’s coffee shop in the Mesquite Historic District, which markets an Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks blend. Stephanie Baumann of Let Them Eat Cake made her Organ Mountain cupcakes for the occasion. Carrie Hamblen, president and CEO of the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce, sees the tie-in. “There are businesses like this that are co-branding the monument with their goods and services. I’m encouraging one of the wineries here to do an OMDP wine. That’s a great example of how businesses can become stewards of the monument and help encourage more people to go out and enjoy it.”
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FOREST WORK
Back County Horsemen, Gila Chapter, Logs More Than 100 Miles of Trail Work on Gila National Forest
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n 2016, Back County Horsemen, Gila Chapter members have cleared trails both inside and outside of wilderness including about 17 miles of the Continental Divide Trail. This year's season started in February. Members have put in about 1,100 accident-free volunteer hours cutting or removing more than 500 trees from trails and contributing more than 160 days of stock use. This work passed the 100 mile goal for trails maintained or logged out. Trails cleared included many popular trails adjacent to Silver City like the Little Cherry Creek Trail, parts of the Continental Divide trail, the Railroad Canyon Trail and the Tadpole Ridge Trail. Some trails, like the Tadpole Ridge Trail, are still difficult because of brush and narrow trail tread, but all trails worked on were at least passable when completed “One of the highlights of this year’s season was a six-day pack trip 17 miles back into the Woodland Park/Prior Cabin part of the Gila Wilderness,” said Gerry Engel, service project coordinator. “During this trip, eight members of the group cleared almost 70 trees from 15 miles of trail using only axes and crosscut saws. Trees cut with a crosscut saw included the trophy tree of the season that was about 34 inch-
Gila Back Country Horsemen, Gila Chapter members work to clear trails in the Gila National Forest. (Courtesy Photo) es in diameter. This was a beautiful late spring trip with many wild flowers blooming. We had great weather, incredible food prepared by Mickey Lemon and Cheryl Roth, fantastic scenery and the amazing solitude of the Gila Wilderness. There were many interesting tales told in the evenings around the campfire. Some of the stories were probably even true. “We came out from this trip on Memorial Day weekend. It was satisfying to see all of the
people parked at the trailheads near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument knowing that those people were experiencing a higher level of enjoyment during their hikes and horseback rides because of the 35 miles of trails we had cleared around that area earlier in the spring,” Engel said. The Gila Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen is one of seven Back Country Horsemen chapters in New Mexico. Nationally, Back Country Horsemen of America has chapters in 31 states.
The purpose of the Back Country Horsemen of America is: • To perpetuate the common-sense use and enjoyment of horses in America’s back country and wilderness. • To work to ensure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use. • To assist the various government and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resource. • To educate, encourage and solicit active participation in the
wise use of the back country resource by horsemen and the general public commensurate with our heritage. • To foster and encourage the formation of new state Back Country Horsemen's organizations In assisting with trail maintenance, Back Country Horsemen improve trail recreational opportunities for not only horsemen, but for hikers, bikers and others that use public land trails. For more information on the Back Country Horsemen, you may check out their website at https:// www.bcha.org/. Nationally, Back Country Horsemen contribute more than $12 million annually in volunteer time to keep trails open on public lands. There is a huge trail maintenance backlog on public lands. Locally, as a result of recent fires and floods, trail travel on the Forest is becoming more and more difficult. Many individuals and groups volunteer to help keep trails open. These volunteers are becoming more important as time goes on. For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at http://www.fs.usda. gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook at www.facebook. com/GilaNForest/ or follow us on Twitter @GilaNForest.
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Standing with Standing Rock A woman and her mother travel to North Dakota
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here are about 1,400 miles of highway between Socorro, New Mexico, and Cannonball, North Dakota, where the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is trying to stop the multi-national corporation, Energy Transfer Partners, from completing a 1,200 mile pipeline to transport crude oil from the Bakken oil fields to a distribution point in Illinois. My mother and I have only been on the road for about 15 of those 1,400 miles when a coyote crosses the highway in front of me. I get just a bare glimpse of him in the headlights before he fades into the darkness at the edge of the pavement. We pass through Colorado Springs at the beginning of evening rush hour, and cars are pouring onto the highway by the thousands. Our dependence on gas and oil, and on the industry that extracts it, processes it, and delivers it to our doorsteps, is obvious. At some point the fossil fuels will run out, but in the meantime, using them is becoming so detrimental to the environment that we’ll soon be forced to stop, or risk causing our own extinction. Most climate scientists think we’ve already reached the tipping point, and are calling for a radical paradigm shift. Historian and philosopher Thomas Kuhn, who coined the term “paradigm shift,” said that crisis leads to insight, at which point old frameworks give way to new ones. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is an example of old
Maryann Barteau is ready to hit the road to Standing Rock, North Dakota, where she and her daughter traveled in support of those protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project. (Photo by Suzanne Barteau) framework. Pipelines are prone to leaking and spilling. They’re supposedly a safer way to transport oil and gas than by train, but that doesn’t take into account the people, disproportionately poor and voiceless, whose water is regularly contaminated, whose health is negatively affected, and whose lives are disrupted by the leaks and the occasional explosions. The fuels that gush through the pipes, when burned, release CO2 into the atmosphere, contribute to global warming and ocean acidification, and cause new cascades of crises at every level of the ecosystem. Many people don’t realize that
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the DAPL route, if it went in a more or less direct line from its start in Stanley, North Dakota, to its end in Patoka, Illinois, wouldn’t cross the Missouri River at all. The route wasn’t designed to be the shortest distance between two points, though, or to cross the minimum possible number of waterways the minimum possible number of times. Instead, it goes some 200 miles out of its way to cross the Missouri River not once, but twice. This way, the company is able to stay mostly on private land, to make use of eminent domain, and to circumvent all kinds of regulation and oversight. The first crossing, near Trenton, North Dakota, is narrow. The second was supposed to be near Bismarck, the capitol, but there were concerns about the number of people whose water supply would be affected if the pipeline leaked, so they moved it south, where there were only the Standing Rock Sioux to complain. When we get to Cannon Ball, the fog is so dense we can barely see the signs, and we pass the turn-off for the Sacred Stone Camp before I realize it. We keep going, and turn in at Sicangu, also known as Rosebud Camp. Just past the entrance to Sicangu is a short bridge across the Cannon Ball River, which feeds into the Missouri, and on the other side is Oceti Sakowin, the largest camp of the three. Sacred Stone and Sicangu are on reservation land. As I understand it, Oceti Sakowin is on land that was established as belonging to the Sioux in the 1851 Treaty of Ft. Laramie. Ten years later a local gold rush caused the 1851 boundaries to be essentially ignored. While the Sioux consider it to be “unceded treaty land,” the land where the camp sits is currently under the control of the Army Corps of Engineers, which dammed the Missouri in the late 1950s (when thousands of dams were being built all across the country) creating Lake Oahe. Because of this, it’s the least safe place of all three camps. The Water Protectors can’t be kicked off reservation land, but their continued and growing presence on Army
Corps of Engineers land is risky. At 8 a.m. in the cold and fog, there aren’t many people up and moving at Sicangu. Someone emerges from tent right to the side of the entrance to make sure we’re friend, not foe. We find the head of camp security and the camp manager at the cooking and supply tents and unload our supplies. Then we ask what we can do to be useful, and are invited to help ourselves to coffee and warm ourselves at the Spirit Fire while we wait for the camp to wake up and breakfast to be over. Every camp has a Spirit Fire, and the bigger camps have more than one. The best wood is set aside for this fire, and it’s never allowed to go out. In the larger camps, there’s usually an elder or tribal leader watching over it at all times. From this one, we can see across the river, and we can hear a big commotion, so we walk across the bridge into Oceti Sakowin. Hundreds of vehicles are lining up, in four lines corresponding to the points of the compass. People are jumping into cars, and cramming themselves into the back of pickup trucks. Finally a tribal elder starts chanting and hitting a small drum, and the cars begin peeling out of camp. It takes almost a half an hour for them all to leave. People are lining the road with their arms raised high, their hands clenched in fists, signaling warrior-like solidarity with the departing Protectors. They’re headed, we learn later, for a peaceful demonstration at the state capitol building in Bismarck. It’s less than 30 miles away on Highway 1806, but because 1806 has been barricaded by law enforcement, they have to take a 60-mile detour. When they finally get there, they demonstrate in front of the main entrance for several hours. No one is arrested, or sprayed with tear gas. If we were planning to take part in a demonstration, that would have been the one to go on, but they prefer you to attend a Non-Violent Action Training first, for your own sake and everyone else’s. So, back to Sicangu Camp we go.
There are essentially three ways to be helpful to the Sioux in this struggle. One is to help build winter structures, and winterize the camp. Another, for people with medical or legal training, is to help the Water Protectors who are injured or arrested in non-violent actions. Lastly, people who are able are needed to participate in non-violent actions and risk arrest. We end up doing none of those things. Instead, we sort donations. People have been sending all kinds of clothing to Standing Rock, much of it unsuitable for a harsh North Dakota winter. There’s a tent already filled with summer weight blankets and sleeping bags, and another tent entirely filled with tents of the kind you would not want to be stuck in when the weather turned cold and wet. We pull clothing out of boxes and bags and make piles. Women’s sweaters go in one pile, men’s jeans in another, gloves here, hats there. Everything unsuitable, dirty, or torn goes into a discard pile, to be used as insulation in the walls of the new winter structures they’re building. You can only sort clothes for so long. Mom stays at the fire, talking with people who come by to warm their hands and take a break from their work. I walk around, looking at the huge variety of shelters people have constructed, at the flags flying everywhere. I watch a teepee being built in under an hour. There’s a sweat lodge, and a moon tent for women who are menstruating. Most women walking around the camp are wearing long skirts over their pants, in deference to local custom, as am I. It’s warmer with a long skirt, but it tends to get tangled in my legs and I have to walk slowly and deliberately or I’ll trip myself up. Within the camps, there are smaller enclaves. A yellow flag with a Zia symbol and a few other flags I don’t recognize mark a settlement that’s been continuously occupied by Native Americans from New Mexico and Arizona since June. They come for a few weeks at a time, then when a truck from home comes rolling in with more people and supplies, they take the return trip south. I’d like to take some pictures, but it feels awkward to ask, and asking is necessary. At two o’clock, I go back over to Oceti Sakowin for the Non-Violent Action Training. This camp is so big I underestimate the amount of time it will take to find where the training is being held. I take a wrong path in what I think is the right direction, and wind up completely turned around. The place is a little like Mad Max meets a Rainbow Gathering, with whole neighborhoods that have their own distinct look and feel. There are a lot of raggedy-looking people with ratty hair and mismatched clothing, and art of all kinds is being made
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continued from page 28 everywhere you look. Sixty of us new arrivals show up for the training. At the front, in charge, are two women who don’t look much older than my 20-something daughters. They begin with a list of 11 basic principles – be respectful of others, keeps your – isms (racism, sexism, dogmatism, settler colonialism) to yourself, remember what you are here for, and understand that your actions ripple outward and can have unintended consequences. For example, don’t bring children who are under the age of 18 on an action; if there is an injury or arrest, child welfare officials will get involved. This could be an excuse to come into the camps with law enforcement officer to inspect living conditions, and one family’s situation could end up having repercussions for all. Most of the discussion comes back to the same basic idea: think before you act and remember why you’re here. It’s not a festival, and it’s not about you. A short, thin man comes to the front to talk about getting arrested. He’s an attorney volunteering with the legal collective, which is made up of lawyers who fly out here from all parts of the country for a week or two at a time, bailing people out of jail and handing off cases to each other as they come and go. He starts with the basics: if you’re arrested, you do not need to provide any information other than your name, address, and date of birth. There’s a chance you won’t be taken to the nearby Morton County Jail, but will be transported to a jail in Fargo instead, or some other part of the state, and it may take a while for the legal collective to find you. If you arrive at jail with a wallet and cell phone, don’t count on getting either of them back, especially the cell phone. The best policy is to take nothing with you on an action except a $20 bill that you can use to purchase a phone card at the jail. Write the number of the Jail Support Team on your body in two places with a Sharpie. If you can bear it, stay in jail until your arraignment, which will be helpful for two reasons: you won’t have to return in two to four weeks for your arraignment (you’ll still have to return for your trial, though) and it keeps the jail full and helps put stress on the system. At your arraignment, plead not guilty. Ask for a jury trial. Bail costs $1,600, by the way. Before we go out on any actions they want us to fill out a Jail Support form. If you’re in an action and get arrested, and your name is
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on the list they get from the police, that form lets them know who to contact on your behalf, whether you have medications or other immediate needs, and other information that will help them help you. The two young women are back, and now we’re getting to the good stuff: what to do if you get teargassed. With any luck, someone near you will have a Milk of Magnesia solution to pour over your face and skin, to ease the burning. (Helpful hint: don’t wear contacts to an action. If you get maced with the lenses in your eyes, it will be bad. Very bad.) After some more rudimentary street medic advice, we start working through scenarios. How would you protect an elder who was standing in prayer, for example? We have two minutes as a group to decide what we’re going to do. We get the first part right: we form concentric circles around him and link our arms tightly. Some of us are facing in, some of us are facing out. We try it both ways, and realize it’s better if we’re all facing out. We practice different ways of linking arms with our own thumbs linked so we won’t be too easily pulled apart. After a few more exercises, we’re put to the test. We must imagine we are marching en masse toward a target the police don’t want us to reach. We line up, one hand on the shoulder of the person next to us, the other clutching the shoulder of the person in front. Someone starts chanting. “Mni wiconi! Water is life! Mni wiconi! Water is life!” We all join in and set off around the camp. Protectors playing the role of law enforcement ambush us and try to pull us out of line. I have no idea this is happening because I’ve been pushed into the center and all I can really see is arms and armpits. But it doesn’t matter. I’m all fired up to demonstrate, so I hike up to Facebook Hill where the Legal Collective is using the back of a truck for an office, and fill out a Jail Support form. The next day is cold and windy. My mother and I try to formulate a plan in case there’s an action I can go on, but there’s a lot of uncertainty involved. Because there are believed to be infiltrators and spies at the camps, people generally aren’t informed about an action until right before it happens — the idea is not to telegraph the Water Protectors’ moves to the police. Some actions are riskier than others, and the odds of getting teargassed and arrested are higher. Once you find out what kind of action is planned, you won’t have a lot of time to decide. I may not have time to run back to the Spirit
Fire to tell my mom where I’m going, and I might not be able to tell her when to expect me back. Our cell phones don’t seem to work up here in North Dakota and when it starts getting dark, which is pretty early in the day, it will be hard for my mother to find her way around if I something happens to me. I decide to skip the day’s action, and am glad later for that decision when I find out it was organized by the Red Warrior Camp, a slightly more confrontational group within the larger Oceti Sakowin Camp. They’ve gone to an equipment yard where pipeline company equipment is parked, to try to chain themselves to some machinery. Tires have been slashed, people have been teargassed, and some have been arrested. Snow is expected in the next day or two. We’ve done as much as we could, and everything we came to do, namely drop off supplies and money for firewood and horse feed, so we start the 1,400-mile journey back home. Driving away from Standing Rock we see brightly colored pheasants, flying up into the air and running in the fields by the road. The night I got back home was the night they sprayed the Protectors with water cannons in the middle of the night in the freezing cold. Having been there and seen the place where it happened, it felt more real to me than it might have otherwise — but it still seemed unreal. Five days later, the Army Corps of Engineers issued the Oceti Sakowin Camp a blanket eviction notice, saying everyone had to go, for their own safety. Instead of pouring out of camp, more people poured in. Some estimates have put the population of Oceti Sakowin that week at 11,000 people, and that was before 2,000 US Veterans showed up in support. The day after the veterans arrived, the news came that the Army Corps of Engineers had decided not to issue the permit that would allow the pipeline company to tunnel under the Missouri. People are pretty happy, and some are saying “We won!” Others are saying, “Wait, stay, let’s see what happens next.” I’m with the second group, still worried for the safety of the people camped out there. I’d like to think that the tide is turning. The fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice is being fought on many fronts. The Sioux and their allies have won an important, if perhaps only temporary victory. But if there are enough victories of this kind, we may eventually force the old frameworks to give way to something new and better for people and planet alike.
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In the Winter Adapting our bodies to seasonal changes
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ife withdraws from green plants and sinks down into the roots, wherever winter has settled in. It can be a season for humans to go within, to take in the minerals and nutrition of plant roots, stored grain, and meat. The stillness of winter can be a wonderful time to practice stillness of mind. As an Ayurvedic physi-
cian, I advise people how to care for body, mind and soul by tuning themselves with the cycles of Nature. From the ancient practice of Ayurveda it is understood that the elements of air, water, fire, Earth and ether manifest in our world and in our bodies in varying degrees. Depending on what our
unique constitution is as individuals, we react differently to the mix of elements in our environment. Each person is treated very specifically in Ayurveda, according to their individual DNA and condition. This, then, is some very general information from this ancient healing system that applies to most people in the colder months.
Circulating Through Winter One important health consideration in winter is blood circulation. Cold temperatures can make the circulatory channels contract, and people tend to exercise less when they don’t go outside as much. Exercise though, is one of the best ways to stimulate metabolism, circulation and digestion. Practicing “Sun Salutations” can be a great startup for your day. This yogic exercise builds heat and warms all the major muscles.
Digesting Fire The digestive fire of the stomach (agni) can become irregular with poor circulation. Improperly digested food leads to the formation of toxins in the gastrointestinal tract. The toxins can be absorbed
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The lymph system is stimulated by the movement of the feet. You may not want to hike on windy days or snow-covered paths. Instead you might do yoga or bounce on an indoor trampoline to keep the lymph stimulated — which makes up the immune system. If you do get a cold eat light, warm, foods — such as soup — while you rest and recover. Avoid dairy products, sweets, fried foods, and breads with yeast. These can make congestion worse. For coughs and colds, ginger tea is often helpful. You might also find effective the Ayurvedic formula to kill virus. It includes kalmegh, eleuthero and licorice root. Emotional Health It is understood in the Ayurvedic tradition that our balance of energies can be disrupted by the weather. Cold,
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icycling all across the country and in local areas of New Mexico is on the rise. The League of American Bicyclists is the grandparent of cycling organizations and was founded in 1880. Lots has happened since then! There are programs across the State of New Mexico that advocate for sustainable transportation. Here are some currently working in our state. The program in Las Cruces is still in the building stages, but the pieces are coming together for an Earn-A-Bike program particularly geared to children and a Community Bike Shop (The Hub) where low-income folks can fix their bikes. This joint effort will also offer education in safe cycling, local laws, and bike maintenance. The Earn-a-Bike program is focused on assisting children to improve their learning skills in all areas. The program uses people who are already working in these areas through the schools, through Velo Cruces (the local advocacy committee), the the Optimists Club, and the City of Las Cruces Bike Friendly Task Force. We began work in January 2015 to establish our own local programs. For further information or to donate to the program, contact Velo Cruces at: http://velocruces.org/ Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center in Albuquerque works on education for cyclists. The Center provides classes and programs in bike safety, traffic laws, and riding skills. These pro-
grams include an open bike clinic, where anyone can come and work on a bicycle; the center has a lot of donated parts to assist people in maintenance. This is a handson program where people learn to fix their own bicycles. Esperanza also runs an earn-a-bike program that involves a small fee for classes, but in which people can earn a rebuilt bicycle along with a lock and helmet. Esperanza Center is operated under the auspices of the City of Albuquerque’s Parks and Recreation Department. Contact them at: https://www.cabq.gov/ parksandrecreation/recreation/ bike/esperanza-bicycle-safety-education-center The Bike Works in Silver City has two locations, which they call the Root and the Branch. Bike Works has a stocked workshop and they offer refurbished bicycles for sale to support their educational programs, which include an earn-a-bike program and open work stations for folks to come in and fix up their own bicycles. Bike Works has a mobile bike repair workshop, which is a growing concept across the nation. Instead of having to come to the center to fix your bike, the center comes to your neighborhood. Bike Works also sponsors rides in and around Silver City. Contact them at: http:// bikeworksnm.org/ Chainbreaker Collective was launched in Santa Fe specifically to deal with issues of cheap and alternative transportation. The
Collective focuses on rehabbing bicycles and teaching mechanical skills to people who need access to alternative transportation. Chainbreaker is an advocacy organization in the city as well as a program that offers education in bike building and maintenance. You become a member and go through their training program, called BRC University, then you have access to the shop where you can work on your own bicycle and help run BRC. Chainbreaker is definitely oriented toward low-income folks who cannot afford to buy or fix their own bikes. Further information at: https://chainbreaker.org/ Let’s give thanks to all these organizations and those who work with them for reaching out into their communities to make a difference for alternative transportation, bicycle safety, and bicycle maintenance. Special thanks to all those who rode in the Jingle Bell Ride on December 4th to support the Las Cruces program. Ride safe – but keep riding. Fr. Gabriel Rochelle is pastor of St Anthony of the Desert Orthodox Mission, Las Cruces, an avid cyclist and secretary for Velo Cruces, a local advocacy committee. Contact Velo Cruces at velocruces.org. The church web site is http://stanthonylc.org.
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coconut, and sesame. Avoid cooking with vegetable oils. Cooked vegetables are particularly healthy in the winter as the cooking makes minerals easier to assimilate. Include foods in your meals that are naturally high in vitamin D like; salmon, cod, dairy products, eggs, mushrooms, yogurt, cheese, zucchini or tomatoes. The Ayurvedic drink known as Golden Milk is helpful for many people at this time. This link to my site will take you to the recipe for this warming and joint healthy treat www.curanderahealing.com/ recipes.
Massage The Ayurvedic self-massage technique called abhyanga can be comforting, grounding and healthful. Put a small amount of organic sesame oil in cup. Then place the cup in a pot of water on the stove. When the oil is heated, remove and use to massage your whole body.
Change With seasonal fluctuations Nature gives us the opportunity to drop old habits and make transformations in our lives. Our adventure on this good Earth can
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Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group — First Friday, 10:20 a.m.12:30 p.m. at Hidalgo Medical Center. Ask at the front desk for the room number. 575-3884539. Free senior care service available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Silver City Senior Center. Call Gigi at 575-388-1319 for more information. Overeaters Anonymous — 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. 575-654-2067. Silver City Woman’s Club — Second Friday, 10:30 a.m., lunch is at noon, 411 Silver Heights Blvd. Kathleen at 538-3452. Taizé — Second Friday. Service of prayer, songs, scripture readings and quiet contemplation. 6:30 p.m. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 538-2015. Woodcarving Club — First and third Fridays except holidays. 1 p.m.
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include meeting challenges, transitions and loss with understanding and compassion. All phenomena contribute to our experience of life. May warmth and light fill your heart and comfort your body and mind this winter. Athena Wolf practices curanderismo and Ayurveda in Mimbres, she has been teaching and practicing for more than 10 years.
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Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners — 6 p.m. Lions Club, Eighth & Bullard (entrance at Big Ditch behind Domino’s). Newcomers and seasoned members welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous “Black Chip” —11 a.m. to noon, at First United Methodist Church. Double Feature Blockbuster Mega Hit Movie Night — 5:30-11 pm. Satellite/Wellness Coalition. Evening Prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition — 5 p.m.
Theotokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@zianet.com. Kids Bike Ride — 10 a.m., Bikeworks, 815 E. 10th St. Dave Baker, 388-1444. Narcotics Anonymous — 6 p.m. New 180 Club, 1661 Hwy. 180 E. Spinning Group — First Saturday, 1-3 p.m. Yada Yada Yarn, 614 N. Bullard, 388-3350. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 10 a.m. All levels. Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404-2345331.
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Al-Anon family group — 6 p.m. at Arenas Valley Church of Christ, 5 Race Track Road, Arenas Valley (the old radio station). Contact: Tom, 575-956-8731; Karen 575313-7094; Dot, 575-654-1643. Open meeting. Archaeology Society — Third Wednesday of every month, October-November, January-April 7 p.m. Silver City Women’s Club. Summers 6 p.m. location TBA. 536-3092, whudson43@yahoo. com. Babytime Sing & Play — 10:30 a.m. for infants 0-12 months and their caregivers to enj stories, songs and rhymes, and movement. Free, no registration necessary. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, 575-538-3672 or ref@ silvercitymail.com. Back Country Horsemen — Second Wednesday, 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. Subject to change. 574-2888. Bayard Al-Anon — 6 p.m. Bayard Housing Authority, 100 Runnels Drive 313-7094. A Course in Miracles — 7:15 p.m., 600 N. Hudson. Information, 5349172 or 534-1869. Curbside Consulting — Free for nonprofits. 9 a.m.-noon. Wellness Coalition, 409 N. Bullard, Lisa Jimenez, 534-0665, ext. 232, lisa@ wellnesscoalition.org. Future Engineers — 4-5 p.m. For children ages 6-12. Creative construction fun with Lego, K’NEX, and Strawbees! Free, no registration necessary. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, 575-538-3672 or ref@ silvercitymail.com. Gilawriters — 2-4 p.m. Silver City Food Co-op’s Market Café Community Room, 615 N. Bullard St. Gin Rummy — 1 p.m. Yankie Creek Coffee House. Grant County Democratic Party — Second Wednesday, potluck at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sen. Howie Morales’ building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. Ladies Golf Association — 8 a.m. tee time. Silver City Golf Course. Prenatal Yoga — 5:30-6:30 p.m. at La Clinica Health & Birth Center, 3201 Ridge Loop. 388-4251. Free to patients, $5 for non-patients. Prostate Cancer Support Group — Third Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. 388-1198 ext. 10.
Senior Center. 313-1518. Youth Space — 5:30-10 p.m. Loud music, video games, chill out. Satellite/Wellness Coalition.
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ARTS Anonymous — 5:30 p.m. Artists Recovering through the 12 Steps. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan St. 534-1329. Blooming Lotus Meditation — 5:30 p.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, 313-7417, geofarm@ pobox.com. De-stressing Meditations — 1212:45 p.m. New Church of the SW Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 3134087. Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society — Second Thursday, 6 p.m. Senior Center, 204 W. Victoria St. Kyle, 538-5706. Historic Mining District & Tourism Meeting — Second Thursday, 10 a.m. Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave., Bayard. 537-3327. Little Artist Club — 10:30-11:30 a.m. For children ages 0-5. Creative fun for children. Free, no registration necessary. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail. com. Tai Chi for Better Balance — 10:45 a.m., Senior Center. Call Lydia Moncada to register, 575-5340059. TOPS — 5 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 11:30 a.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. WildWorks Youth Space — 4 p.m. For children ages 10+ Space for youth to hang out, experiment, create and more. Free, no registration necessary. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, 575-538-3672 or ref@ silvercitymail.com. Yoga class — Free class taught by Colleen Stinar. 1-2 p.m. Episcopal Church fellowship hall, Seventh and Texas.
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As a reporter, I found Silver City retirees fascinating. And as a former college professor who’d delved into the field of developmental psychology, some questions began to rumble in my mind. How would you classify these people? Were they “retirees?” If so, they were somewhat non-traditional, showing up in Silver City ahead of the timeline for Social Security payments. The late social psychologist, Bernice Neugarten, would have said they’re off the “social clock.” By that she meant “a set of anticipations of the normal, expectable life cycle: expectations of what the major life events and turning points will be and when they should occur.” (Some thought she’d taken a lifelong interest in that subject because she’d left the little town of Norfolk, Nebraska, for the University of Chicago when she was only 16. She knew what it was like to be off schedule.) So, what about the folks who showed up in Silver City while still in their 50s? That’s a neglected decade, as we ordinarily think of the adult life cycle: a placid plateau when the kids are on their own and the mortgage may be paid up. For some, it’s a time to winterize the summer cabin, maybe go on a cruise. But the 50s also may be an era of stagnation for those who sit tight in the same jobs (on the radio six hours a day for 27 years, to take one example). Yet, elements of data from several fields suggest that we may underestimate the potential energy in this period. Some classicists believe that when Homer’s Ulysses completed his legendary Odyssey, he was about 50 years of age. In a 1993 study of artists who had long lives, social scientist Martin Lindauer found that the average age of their peak performance was 50. More recently, in a 2008 Gallup telephone survey, when 340,000 Americans were asked to rank their overall life satisfaction on a 10-point scale, the researchers found a sharp upturn in happiness at age 50. Neugarten, who became a pioneering developmental psychologist at the University of Chicago, believed that the process we customarily think of as “aging” actually consists of two phases. There are the “old old,” those, say, in their 80s and up — “that particularly vulnerable group who often are in need of special support and special care.” But, she said, another cohort of older people are “healthy and vigorous, relatively well-off financially, well-integrated into the lives of their families and communities and politically active.” Neugarten called them the “young-old,” defined not by age but by “health and social characteristics.” She said, “A young-old person may be 55 or 85.” Maybe what I was seeing as these vibrant 50s and early 60s people turned up in Silver City was an alternative to the institution of traditional, age-65 retirement, led by the young-old.
If so, it seemed to me that retirement was an institution ready to be reconsidered. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a management professor at Yale, notes that it’s “a 20th century practice. Company policies requiring older people to cease working did not exist prior to 1900.” He believes retirement was driven by two factors: “humanitarian concern for the condition of workers” (as advanced manufacturing put older people with outmoded skills at risk) and “massive unemployment of young people unable to find jobs” in the early 20th century. “In the Social Security Act of 1935,” Sonnenfeld continues, “age 65 was earmarked as the national retirement age, based upon Bismarck’s use of the same age cutoff in his German social-welfare system decades earlier. Participation in the U.S. labor force by men over sixty-five fell from 68.3 percent in 1890 to … 19.1 percent in 1980.” That official retirement date of age 65 has inched upward to 67, while workforce participation by older Americans has steadily increased. But our average longevity, which was 62 in 1935 (so that the average American wasn’t expected to live long enough to collect benefits at 65), is now 78 and rising. In other words, we’ve created a whole new chapter in the American life cycle with nothing but time to fill. One script offered to retirees is leisure. The other day, I picked up a magazine in the doctor’s office titled “Where to Retire.” It looked like a guide to places wherein readers could while away their sunset years. Depending on one’s preferences, there appeared to be lots of options: towns with farmers markets in the summer, college football weekends in the fall. But is there more to the latter decades of life than recreation? Quite often, the search for where to retire involves the question: why. Joan Neubauer lived in Yankton, South Dakota – an historic town on the Missouri River – throughout all of her educational years, right through a degree from Yankton College, until the late 1950s. When she moved to California, she began a career in education that lasted till 2007. It was then, after almost 40 years, that she reversed course and, rather than retiring in the balmy climes of the West Coast, she came back home to the Midwestern winters of Yankton. Since then, Neubauer has been active in almost every organization imaginable – 16 at last count, president at one time or another of a half-dozen of them. She has breathed life into an alumni organization of Yankton College which
had gone bankrupt and died in 1984, and a local historical society that is restoring a beautiful old building at the state mental hospital as a museum that will house memorabilia of the College. “She can make you believe you can do something that sometimes seems insurmountable,” a fellow citizen commented the other day. That was at a reception where Neubauer was named 2015 Citizen of the Year. “She just delicately folds herself magically somehow into the batter of whatever cake the community needs baking,” added the city manager, as reported in the Yankton Press & Dakotan. “I always knew someday I’d come back to Yankton,” Neubauer responded. “I grew up here, and I love this town. Yankton was like a spot in the center of the earth where all good things happened.” But what if you don’t have a home town to come back to? Here is a story from a blog on Baby Boomers’ lifestyles, Boomer Café, about a peripatetic couple no less purposeful. When Silvana and Allan Clark of Bellingham, Washington, retired, “Like many empty nesters, we looked around our family-sized home and asked, ‘now what?’ On the one hand, there was no reason we couldn’t just pack up and leave. But on the other hand, leave for where? As avid travelers, we needed a purpose to travel. Sitting on a beach in Maui deciding between a luau or surfing lessons wasn’t for us.” So the pair set out to create a way to make a living via traveling. They’d heard of people working as “Brand Ambassadors” for companies such as Oscar Meyer Wieners – traveling around the country in motor homes giving out product samples. With a little marketing savvy, they located ad agencies that specialized in recruiting brand ambassadors and were able to line up some profitable gigs driving vans provided by corporations while passing out their wares. At length, they decided to apply their skills to charity, volunteering to become brand ambassadors for a non-profit organization that sent disadvantaged children to summer camp. With a van of their own decorated with photographs of the children, they wrote to Boomer Café: “So once we find ourselves traveling with a purpose. This time, though, the purpose isn’t to help a corporation increase its profits, but to help abused children learn self-confidence and selfworth. Whether helping with staff
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HIGH PLACES • GABRIELE TEICH
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f you are an avid hiker, you probably have them too: a few favorite hikes. The ones you’ve done many times, the ones that are closest to home, the ones you recommend to out-of-towners. You know exactly what to expect and how long they will take you — in case you need to be back in time for dinner. New hikes on the other hand offer a whole different thrill: You don’t know how hard, how long, how strenuous it will be. Will you find your trail head and subsequent trail? Will there be obstacles like water or boulders? What follows is a story about a new hike. All we had was a description in Greg McGee’s “Day Hikes and Nature Walks in the Las Cruces — El Paso Area” Our goal: Tonuco Mountain, the table mountain on your left as you drive north on I-25, past Radium Springs. First obstacle: Water in the underpass under I-25. Normally a reason to turn around (and not drown) but we had just driven more than nine miles from the Radium Springs exit on a pretty smooth dirt road.
So instead we parked the car and tried to cross on foot. The ground was too mucky even for that. Luckily the freeway isn’t very busy there. Once across go through the gate and head west towards Tonuco. The trail stays almost level for the first two miles — easy. Then you turn left out of the wash and head up into the canyon — a gorgeous canyon, I might add. No water was present (end of November) but it doesn’t take much imagination to see what it would look like with a good flow. Less than a mile into the canyon it splits and you will have to make a decision: Do you want to go on towards Tonuco Mountain? Then by all means stay on the left (straighter) trail. Or else you will end up half a mile further at the bottom of a 15-foot rock wall — which is what we did. Did the book say to make that turn? No. So I can’t blame McGee. We chose it because it happened to look more inviting (read: less boulders in the way). Well, we turned around and headed back to the car at that time. It was a nice three and a
Finding Tonuco Mountain can be a challenge on foot by trail. (Photos by Gabriele Teich) half hour hike on a great sunny, not-too-hot day. There were no regrets, even if we didn’t reach our goal. Those are the charms of trying a new hike. This way we will be back probably sooner rather than later. One funny incident on the return route: Hubby remarked that he was surprised there weren’t any petroglyphs on these canyon walls. Two seconds later I looked up and there
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Bill Charland is a freelance writer for the Silver City Sun-News. A former careers columnist for the Rocky Mountain News and Scripps Howard News Service, his work has appeared in newspapers across the country. He has written extensively for the Christian Science Monitor—
mostly on major league sports, which he claims was his most fun on the planet. Bill has had a long career in higher education—he is a Professor Emeritus at Western New Mexico University—and is the author of a half-dozen books in the career field. He’s married to Phoebe Lawrence, a potter and native New Mexican, from Tucumcari. This is the second segment of his article about where to retire and why.
they were — several boulders covered with beautiful petroglyphs, facing south, so that we had passed them before without noticing. If you go, plan on at least five hours (rough guess) and take enough water and food. Oh, and say hello to the gorgeous owl in the canyon from me. We must have scared it because we were definitely the only visitors that day. It flew up in front of us with a big whoosh of its wings.
Happy trails! Of German origin, Gabriele Teich has called Las Cruces her home for the last 18 years — and loved every minute of it, hiking the mountains in the immediate surrounding and all over this beautiful state.
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Community helps Hidalgo County Extension Service plant 17 trees munity garden benefit Hidalgo County residents by providing them with fresh fruits and vegetables,” Shockey said. “And the desert willow trees are part of a beautification project to enhance the looks of the fairgrounds.” Volunteers also helped paint the concrete slab in the community garden. Shockey said the aesthetic appeal and eventual fruit aren’t the only benefits of the tree-planting event. “When the youth in our community take part in events like the tree planting, it really gives them a sense of ownership,” Shockey said. “It also adds to their leadership skills. When they enter the job market, they can show they have community service and volunteer-type experience.”
The tree planting was made possible by PNM Resources Foundation. The foundation awarded more than $17,000 to NMSU’s Hidalgo County Cooperative Extension Service for its youth community garden. In addition to the trees, the grant has allowed for a new greenhouse, a composting worm bin, egg-laying hens, an improved watering system and painting of the vegetable washing station’s concrete slab. Community members may stop in to select fresh vegetables — and eventually, fresh fruit — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Shockey said the garden is in constant use by groups such as 4-H and Boothill Youth Association. For information, contact Shockey at 575-542-9291 or jeshocke@nmsu.edu.
More than 30 people helped New Mexico State University’s Hidalgo County Cooperative Extension Service plant 17 trees at the Hidalgo County Fairgrounds Nov. 5. The event was made possible by PNM Resources Foundation, which awarded over $17,000 to NMSU’s Hidalgo County CES for its youth community garden. (Courtesy photo)
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CAFÉ OSO AZUL AT BEAR MOUNTAIN LODGE, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, 538-2538. B L, special D by reservation only. CHINESE PALACE, 1010 Highway 180E, 538-9300. Chinese: Monday to Friday L D. COURTYARD CAFÉ, Gila Regional Medical Center, 538-4094. American: B L, with special brunch Sundays. DIANE’S RESTAURANT, 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722. Fine dining (D), steaks, seafood, pasta, sandwiches (L), salads: Tuesday to Saturday L D, Sunday D only (family-style), weekend brunch. DIANE’S BAKERY & DELI, The Hub, Suite A, Bullard St., 534-9229. Artisan breads, pastries, sandwiches, deli: Monday to Saturday B L early D, Sunday L. DON JUAN’S BURRITOS, 418 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5440. Mexican: B L. DRIFTER PANCAKE HOUSE, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916. Breakfast, American: B L, breakfast served throughout. EL GALLO PINTO, 901 N. Hudson St., 597-4559. Mexican: Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday B L Thursday to Saturday B L D. FORREST’S PIZZA, 601 N. Bullard St. Unit J. 388-1225. Tuesday to Friday L D, Slices only at lunch time.
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to Thursday L, Friday L D. MILLIE’S BAKE HOUSE, 602 N. Bullard St., 597-2253. Soup, salads, sandwiches, baked goods and now serving barbecue on Saturdays: Tuesday to Saturday. NANCY’S SILVER CAFÉ, 514 N. Bullard St., 388-3480. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. THE PARLOR AT DIANE’S, 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722. Burgers, sandwiches, homemade pizzas, paninis: Tuesday to Sunday L D. PRETTY SWEET EMPORIUM, 312 N. Bullard St., 388-8600. Dessert, ice cream: Monday to Saturday. Q’S SOUTHERN BISTRO AND BREWERY, 101 E. College Ave., 5344401. American, steaks, barbecue, brewpub: Monday to Saturday L D. SILVER BOWLING CENTER CAFÉ, 2020 Memory Lane, 538-3612. American, Mexican, hamburgers: L D.
TAPAS TREE, 601 N. Bullard St. in The Hub, Wednesday to Sunday L, Fridays L D. TERRY’S ORIGINAL BARBEQUE, Hwy. 180 and Ranch Club Road. Barbeque to go: L D. TRE ROSAT CAFÉ, 304 N. Bullard St., 654-4919. International eclectic: Monday to Saturday L, D. VICKI’S EATERY, 315 N. Texas, 3885430. American: Monday to Friday L, Saturday B L, Sunday B L (to 2 p.m.). WRANGLER’S BAR & GRILL, 2005 Hwy. 180E, 538-4387. Steak, burgers, appetizers, salads: L D. YANKIE CREEK COFFEE HOUSE, 112 W. Yankie St. Coffee shop, coffee, home-made pastries and ice cream, fresh fruit smoothies.
menudo (takeout only): B. SUGAR SHACK, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-0500. Mexican: Sunday to Friday B L.
SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1530 N. Hudson, 388-2027. Coffee shop: Monday to Saturday B L, early D. SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1212 E. 32nd St., 534-9565. Coffee shop, bakery: Monday to Friday B L, early D, Saturday B L only.
Bayard
FIDENCIO’S TACO SHOP, 1108 Tom Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. LITTLE NISHA’S, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-3526. Mexican: Wednesday to Sunday B L D. LOS COMPAS, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, 654-4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot dogs, portas, menudo: L D. M & A BAYARD CAFÉ, 1101 N. Central Ave., 537-2251. Mexican and American: Monday to Friday B L D. SPANISH CAFÉ, 106 Central Ave., 537-2640. Mexican, tamales and
Cliff
D’S CAFÉ, 8409 Hwy 180. Breakfast dishes, burritos, burgers, weekend smoked meats and ribs: Thursday to Sunday B L. PARKEY’S, 8414 Hwy. 180W, 535-4000. Coffee shop: Monday to Saturday.
Mimbres
ELK X-ING CAFÉ, (352) 212-0448. Home-style meals, sandwiches and desserts: B L. RESTAURANT DEL SOL, 2676 Hwy. 35, San Lorenzo. Breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches, Mexican: Daily B L early D.
Pinos Altos
BUCKHORN SALOON AND OPERA HOUSE, Main Street, 538-9911. Steakhouse, pasta, burgers: Monday to Saturday D.
DOÑA ANA COUNTY Las Cruces & Mesilla
ABRAHAM’S BANK TOWER RESTAURANT, 500 S. Main St. 434,
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523-5911. American: Monday to Friday B L. ANDELE’S DOG HOUSE, 1983 Calle del Norte, 526-1271. Mexican plus hot dogs, burgers, quesadillas: B L D. ANDELE RESTAURANTE, 1950 Calle del Norte, 526-9631. Mexican: Monday B L, Tuesday to Sunday B L D. AQUA REEF, 900-B S. Telshor, 5227333. Asian, sushi: D. THE BEAN, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla, 527-5155. Coffeehouse.
A BITE OF BELGIUM, 741 N. Alameda St. No. 16, 527-2483, www.abiteofbelgium.com. Belgium and American food: Daily B L. BOBA CAFÉ, 1900 S. Espina, Ste. 8, 647-5900. Sandwiches, salads, casual fare, espresso: Monday to Saturday L D. BRAVO’S CAFÉ, 3205 S. Main St., 526-8604. Mexican: Tuesday to Sunday B L. BURGER NOOK, 1204 E. Madrid
Bear Mountain Lodge
Ave., 523-9806. Outstanding greenchile cheeseburgers. Tuesday to Saturday L D. BURRITOS VICTORIA, 1295 El Paseo Road, 541-5534. Burritos: B L D. Now serving beer.
CAFÉ A GO GO, 1120 Commerce Drive, Suite A, 522-0383, www.cafeagogonm.com. Bistro with an eclectic menu. “We have a passion for delicious food and it reflects in our dishes:” Monday to Saturday L D. CARILLO’S CAFÉ, 330 S. Church, 523-9913. Mexican, American: Monday to Saturday L D. CATTLEMAN’S STEAKHOUSE, 3375 Bataan Memorial Hwy., 3829051. Steakhouse: D. CHA CHI’S RESTAURANT, 2460 S. Locust St.-A, 522-7322. Mexican: B L D. CHILITOS, 2405 S. Valley Dr., 5264184. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. CHILITOS, 3850 Foothills Rd. Ste.
January• Dinner Menu Café Oso Azul
January will feature a new menu each week: the goal is to pair wines and beer to new recipes. Please help us pick some of the new dishes for 2017! The menus will be posted online. We will be serving the new menus each week WednesdaySunday. Monday and Tuesday will be soup nights in front of the fireplace. Here are the themes: January 4th-8th: The Cafe will have Italian night January 11th-15th New Orleans Fare January 18th-22nd Chinese Themed January 25th-29th County French Cooking $26. plus wine and beer Dessert will pair with the theme: $6.
Soup Nights: January 2nd and 3rd- Beef or Veggie Stew with an island of cheesy potatoes served with a salad and dessert January 9th and 10th- Smoked Butternut Squash Bisque served with homemade cornbread, salad, and dessert January 16th and 17th -New Mexico Green Chile with Pork or Veggie served with tortillas, apple slaw, and dessert January 30th and 31st Hot and Sour Soup served with salad,crispy wontons and dessert $24.
Reservations a must! 575-538-2538 or info@bearmountainlodge.com ASK YOUR SERVER ABOUT OUR WINE AND BEER SELECTION
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10, 532-0141. Mexican: B L D. CRAVINGS CAFÉ, 3115 N. Main St., 323-3353. Burgers, sandwiches, wraps, egg dishes, salads: B L. DAY’S HAMBURGERS, Water and Las Cruces streets, 523-8665. Burgers: Monday to Saturday L D. PECAN GRILL & BREWERY, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521-1099. Pecan-smoked meats, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, craft beers: L D. DELICIAS DEL MAR, 1401 El Paseo, 524-2396. Mexican, seafood: B L D. DICK’S CAFÉ, 2305 S. Valley Dr., 524-1360. Mexican, burgers: Sunday B L, Monday to Saturday B L D. DION’S PIZZA, 3950 E. Lohman, 521-3434. Pizza: L D. DOUBLE EAGLE, 2355 Calle De Guadalupe, 523-6700. Southwestern, steaks, seafood: L D, Sun. champagne brunch buffet. DUBLIN STREET PUB, 1745 E. University Ave., 522-0932. Irish, American: L D. EL SOMBRERO PATIO CAFÉ, 363 S. Espina St., 524-9911. Mexican: L D. EMILIA’S, 2290 Calle de Parian, 652-3007. Burgers, Mexican, soup, sandwiches, pastry, juices, smoothies: Tuesday to Sunday L D. ENRIQUE’S MEXICAN FOOD, 830 W. Picacho, 647-0240. Mexican: B L D. FARLEY’S, 3499 Foothills Rd., 522-0466. Pizza, burgers, American, Mexican: L D. FIDENCIO’S, 800 S. Telshor, 5325624. Mexican: B L D. THE GAME BAR & GRILL, 2605 S. Espina, 524-GAME. Sports bar and grill: L D. GARDUÑO’S, 705 S. Telshor (Hotel Encanto), 532-4277. Mexican: B L D. GIROS MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 160 W. Picacho Ave., 541-0341. Mexican: B L D.
GO BURGER DRIVE-IN, Home of the Texas Size Burrito, 1008 E. Lohman Ave. , Las Cruces, NM 88005, 575-524-9251. Monday - Saturday, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Specializing in Relleno Burritos and Other Mexican Food GOLDEN STAR CHINESE FAST FOOD, 1420 El Paseo, 523-2828. Chinese: L D. GRANDY’S COUNTRY COOKING, 1345 El Paseo Rd., 526-4803. American: B L D. HABANERO’S 600 E. Amador Ave., 524-1829. Fresh Mexican: B L D.
HIGH DESERT BREWING COMPANY, 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew pub: L D.
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INTERNATIONAL DELIGHTS, 1245 El Paseo Rd., 647-5956. Greek and International: B L D. J.C. TORTAS, 1196 W. Picacho Ave., 647-1408. Mexican: L D. JOSE MURPHY’S, 1201 E. Amador (inside Ten Pin Alley), 526-8855. Mexican, American: L D. JOSEFINA’S OLD GATE CAFÉ, 2261 Calle de Guadalupe, 525-2620. Pastries, soups, salads, sandwiches: Monday to Thursday L, Friday to Sunday B L. KATANA TEPPANYAKI GRILL, 1001 E. University Ave., 522-0526. Meals created before your very eyes. Japanese: Monday to Friday L D, Saturday D. KEVA JUICE, 1001 E. University, 522-4133. Smoothies, frozen yogurt: B L D. LA GUADALUPANA, 930 El Paseo Road. 523-5954. Mexican: Tuesday to Saturday B L D. Sunday B L. LA MEXICANA TORTILLERIA, 1300 N. Solano Dr, 541-9617. Mexican: L D. LA NUEVA CASITA CAFÉ, 195 N. Mesquite, 523-5434. Mexican and American: B L.
LA POSTA RESTAURANT DE MESILLA, 2410 Calle De San Albino, 524-3524Mexican, steakhouse: L D, Saturday, Sunday and holidays also B. LAS TRANCAS, 1008 S. Solano Dr., 524-1430. Mexican, steaks, burgers, fried chicken: L D, Saturday and Sunday also B. LE RENDEZ-VOUS CAFÉ, 2701 W. Picacho Ave. #1, 527-0098. French pastry, deli, sandwiches: Tuesday to Sunday B L. LET THEM EAT CAKE, 1001 E. University Ave. Suite D4, 680-5998. Cupcakes: Tuesday to Saturday. LORENZO’S PAN AM, 1753 E. University Ave., 521-3505. Italian, pizza: L D. LOS COMPAS CAFÉ, 6335 Bataan Memorial W., 382-2025. Mexican: B L D. LOS COMPAS CAFÉ, 603 S. Nevarez St., 523-1778. Mexican: B L D. LOS COMPAS, 1120 Commerce Dr., 521-6228. Mexican: B L D. LOS MARIACHIS, 754 N. Motel Blvd., 523-7058. Mexican: B L D. MESILLA VALLEY KITCHEN, 2001 E. Lohman Ave. #103, 523-9311. American, Mexican: B L. N.M. GRILLE & BAR, 1803 Avenida de Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbecue, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: L D.
METROPOLITAN DELI, 1001 University Ave., 5223354, www.metropolitandeli.com. Sandwiches and catering: L D. MIGUEL’S, 1140 E. Amador Ave., 647-4262. Mexican: B L D. MI PUEBLITO, 1355 E. Idaho Ave., 524-3009. Mexican: Monday to Friday B L D, Saturday and Sunday B L. MILAGRO COFFEE Y ESPRESSO, 1733 E. University Ave., 532-1042. Coffeehouse: B L D. MIX PACIFIC RIM CUISINE AND MIX EXPRESS, 1001 E. University Ave. D3, 532-2042. Asian, Pacific: Monday to Saturday L D. MOONGATE CAFÉ, 9345 Bataan Memorial, 382-5744. Coffee shop, Mexican, American: B L. MOUNTAIN VIEW MARKET KITCHEN, 1300 El Paseo Road, 523-0436. Sandwiches, bagels, wraps, salads and other healthy fare: Monday to Saturday: B L early D. NELLIE’S CAFÉ, 1226 W. Hadley Ave., 524-9982. Mexican: Tuesday to Saturday B L. NOPALITO RESTAURANT, 2605 Missouri Ave., 522-0440. Mexican: L D. NOPALITO RESTAURANT, 310 S. Mesquite St., 524-0003. Mexican: Sunday to Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday. L D. OLD TOWN RESTAURANT, 1155 S. Valley Dr., 523-4586. Mexican, American: B L. ORIENTAL PALACE, 225 E. Idaho, 526-4864. Chinese: L D. PAISANO CAFÉ, 1740 Calle de Mercado, 524-0211. Mexican: B L D. PEPE’S, 1405 W. Picacho, 541-0277. Mexican: B L D. PHO A DONG, 504 E. Amador Ave., 527-9248. Vietnamese: L D. PHO SAIGON, 1160 El Paseo Road, 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D.
PICACHO PEAK BREWING CO., 3900 W. Picacho, 575-680-6394. PLAYER’S GRILL, 3000 Herb Wimberly Drive. (NMSU golf course clubhouse), 646-2457. American: B L D. RANCHWAY BARBECUE, 604 N. Valley Dr., 523-7361. Barbecue, Mexican: Monday to Friday B L D, Saturday D. RASCO’S BBQ, 125 S. Campo St., 526-7926. Barbecued brisket, pulled pork, smoked sausage, ribs. RED BRICK PIZZA, 2808 N. Telshor Blvd., 521-7300. Pizzas, sandwiches, salads: L D.
RENOO’S THAI RESTAURANT, 1445 W. Picacho Ave., 373-3000. Thai: Monday to Friday L D, Saturday D. ROBERTO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 908 E. Amador Ave., 523-1851. Mexican: B L D. ROSIE’S CAFÉ DE MESILLA, 300 N. Main St., 526-1256. Breakfast, Mexican, burgers: Saturday to Thursday B L, Friday B L D. SAENZ GORDITAS, 1700 N. Solano Dr., 527-4212. Excellent, gorditas, of course, but also amazing chicken tacos. Mexican: Monday to Saturday L D. SANTORINI’S, 1001 E. University Ave., 521-9270. Greek, Mediterranean: Monday to Saturday L D. SALUD DE MESILLA, 1800 Avenida de Mesilla B, 323-3548. American, Continental: B L D. THE SHED, 810 S. Valley Dr., 5252636. American, pizza, Mexican, desserts: Wednesday to Sunday B L. SI SEÑOR, 1551 E. Amador Ave., 527-0817. Mexican: L D. SPANISH KITCHEN, 2960 N. Main St., 526-4275. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. SPIRIT WINDS COFFEE BAR, 2260 S. Locust St., 521-1222. Sandwiches, coffee, bakery: B L D. ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-2408. Wine tasting, bistro: L D. SUNSET GRILL, 1274 Golf Club Road (Sonoma Ranch Golf Course clubhouse), 521-1826. American, Southwest, steak, burgers, seafood, pasta: B L D. TERIYAKI CHICKEN HOUSE, 805 El Paseo Rd., 541-1696. Japanese: Monday to Friday L D. THAI DELIGHT DE MESILLA, 2184 Avenida de Mesilla, 525-1900. Thai, salads, sandwiches, seafood, steaks, German: L D. TIFFANY’S PIZZA & GREEK AMERICAN CUISINE, 755 S. Telshor Blvd No. G1, 532-5002. Pizza, Greek, deli: Tuesday to Saturday B L D. VINTAGE WINES, 2461 Calle de Principal, 523-WINE. Wine and cigar bar, tapas: L D. WOK-N-WORLD, 519 E. Boutz, 5260010. Chinese: Monday to Saturday L D. ZEFFIRO PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA, 136 N. Water St., 525-6757. Pizza, pasta, also sandwiches at adjoining Popular Artisan Bakery: Monday to Saturday L D. ZEFFIRO NEW YORK PIZZERIA, 901 E. University Ave., 525-6770. Pizza: L D.
Anthony ERNESTO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 200 Anthony Dr., 882-3641. Mexican: B L. LA COCINITA, 908 W. Main Dr., 5891468. Mexican: L.
Chapparal EL BAYO STEAK HOUSE, 300 Paloma Blanca Drive, 824-4749. Steakhouse: Tuesday to Sunday B L D. TORTILLERIA SUSY, 661 Paloma Blanca Dr., 824-9377. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L.
Doña Ana BIG MIKE’S CAFÉ, Thorpe Road. Mexican, breakfasts, burgers: B L D.
Santa Teresa BILLY CREWS, 1200 Country Club Road, 589-2071. Steak, seafood: L D.
LUNA COUNTY Deming
ADOBE DELI, 3970 Lewis Flats Road SE, 546-0361. Bar, deli, steaks: L D. BALBOA MOTEL & RESTAURANT, 708 W. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, American: Monday to Friday L D, Sunday B. BELSHORE RESTAURANT, 1030 E. Pine St., 546-6289. Mexican, American: Tuesday to Sunday B L. CAMPOS RESTAURANT, 105 S.
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Akela APACHE HOMELANDS RESTAURANT, I-10. Burgers, ribs, etc.: B L D.
Columbus IRMA’S KITCHEN, B L D, Highway 11, 575-694-4026, Mexican food.
LA CASITA, 309 Taft, 575-531-2371. B L D, Mexican food. PATIO CAFÉ, 23 Broadway, 5312495. Burgers, American: B L.
HIDALGO COUNTY Lordsburg
EL CHARRO RESTAURANT, 209 S. P Blvd., 542-3400. Mexican: B L D. FIDENCIO’S, 604 E. Motel Dr., 5428989. Mexican: B L early D. KRANBERRY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT, 1405 Main St., 542-9400. Mexican, American: B L D. MAMA ROSA’S PIZZA, 1312 Main St., 542-8400. Pizza, subs, calzones, salads, chicken wings, cheeseburgers, shrimp baskets: L D. RAMONA’S CAFÉ, 904 E. Motel Dr., 542-3030. Mexican, American: Tuesday to Friday B L D, Sunday B mid-day D.
Animas PANTHER TRACKS CAFÉ, Hwy. 338, 548-2444. Burgers, Mexican, American: Monday to Friday B L D.
Rodeo RODEO STORE AND CAFÉ, 195 U.S. Highway 80, 557-2295. Coffee shop food: Monday to Saturday B L. RODEO TAVERN, 209 U.S. Highway 80, 557-2229. Shrimp, fried chicken, steaks, burgers, seafood: Wednesday to Saturday D.
CATRON COUNTY Reserve
ADOBE CAFÉ, Hwy. 12 and Hwy. 180, 533-6146. Deli, American, Mon. pizza, Sunday BBQ ribs: Sun.-Mon. B L D, Wed.-Fri. B L. BLACK GOLD, 102 Main St., 5336538. Coffeehouse, pastries. CARMEN’S, 101 Main St., 533-6990. Mexican, American: B L D. ELLA’S CAFÉ, 96 Main St., 5336111. American: B L D. UNCLE BILL’S BAR, 230 N. Main St., 533-6369. Pizza: Monday to Saturday L D.
Glenwood ALMA GRILL, Hwy. 180, 539-2233. Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, Mexican: Sunday to Wednesday, Friday to Saturday B L. GOLDEN GIRLS CAFÉ, Hwy. 180, 539-2457. Breakfast: B. MARIO’S PIZZA, Hwy. 180, 5392316. Italian: Closed Friday, Monday and Wednesday.
Other Catron County PIE TOWN CAFÉ, Pie Town, NM, 575-772-2700, Open Friday to Monday.
JAN 1 - Hangover Feast & Music Bash Live Music Noon to Midnight Surf & Turf Menu, Bloody Mary Bar
SIERRA COUNTY Arrey
ARREY CAFÉ, Hwy 187 Arrey, 575-267-4436, Mexican, American, Vegetarian, B L D.
Chloride
CHLORIDE BANK CAFÉ, 300, Wall Street, 575-743-0414, American, Thursday-Saturday L D, Sunday L.
Elephant Butte
BIG FOOD EXPRESS, 212 Warm Springs Blvd., 575-744-4896, American, Asian, Seafood, B L. CASA TACO, 704, Hwy 195, 575744-4859, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Thursday to Monday L D. HODGES CORNER, 915 NM Highway 195, 575-744-5625. American, Mexican, B L. IVORY TUSK TAVERN & RESTAURANT, 401 Hwy 195, 575-744-5431, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Seafood, Daily L D, Sunday Buffet. THE CLUB RESTAURANT, 101 Club House Drive, 575-744-7107, American, Seafood, L D. Reservations recommended.
Hatch
B & E BURRITOS, 303 Franklin, 575267-5191, Mexican, B L. Closed on Sundays. PEPPER POT, 207 W Hall, 575267-3822, Mexican, B L. Closed on Sundays. SPARKY’S, 115 Franklin, 575-2674222, American, Mexican, Thursday-Sunday L D. VALLEY CAFÉ, 335 W. Hall St. 575267-4798, Mexican, American, B L.
Hillsboro
HILLSBORO GENERAL STORE, 10697 U.S. Highway 152, 895-5306. American, Southwestern, Vegetarian, Friday-Wednesday B L. BARBER SHOP CAFÉ, 200 Main St., 895-5283, American, Mediterranean, sandwiches, Monday-Saturday L.
Truth or Consequences
A & B DRIVE-IN, 211 Broadway, 8949294, Mexican, American, Vegetarian, B L D. BAR-B-QUE ON BROADWAY, 308 Broadway, 894-7047, American, Mexican, B L. CAFÉ BELLA LUCA, 303 S. Jones St., 894-9866, Italian, American, Vegetarian, Seafood. Wednesday to Monday, D. CARMEN’S KITCHEN, 1806 S. Broadway, 575-894-0006, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Monday-Friday B L D, Saturday, B L. EL FARO, 315 N. Broadway, 575-894-
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2886, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Monday-Friday B L D, Saturday, B L. GRAPEVINE BISTRO, 413 Broadway, 575-894-0404, American, Vegetarian, B L. JOHNNY B’S, 2260 N. Date Street, (575-894-0147, American, Mexican, B L D. LA COCINA/HOT STUFF, 1 Lakeway Drive, 575-894-6499, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, L D. LATITUDE 33, 304 S. Pershing, 575-740-7804, American, Vegetarian, Asian. Tuesday to Sunday L D. LOS ARCOS STEAK & LOBSTER, 1400 N. Date Street, 575-894-6200, American, Seafood, D. MARIAS, 1990 S. Broadway, 575894-9047, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Monday-Saturday B L D. PACIFIC GRILL, 800 N. Date St., 575-894-7687, Italian, American, Vegetarian, Asian, Seafood, Tuesday-Thursday-Friday L D, Saturday D, Sunday L. PASSION PIE CAFÉ, 406 Main, 575894-0008, American, Vegetarian, B L. POINT BLANC WINERY, 820 Cedar St., 575-894-7467. Monday to Saturday D, Sunday L. SUMTHINS, 902 Date St. 575-8941040, American, Thursday to Tuesday L. SUNSET GRILL, 1301 N. Date, 575-894-8904, American, Mexican, Thursday-Monday B L D. THE RESTAURANT AT SIERRA GRANDE LODGE, 501 McAdoo, 575894-6976, American, Seafood, B L D. TURTLEBACK OASIS MARKETPLACE, 520 Broadway, 575-8940179, American, Vegetarian, Monday-Saturday B L. YOUR PLACE, 400 Date St., 575740-1544, American, Monday-Saturday L D, Sunday L.
Williamsburg MEXICAN GRILL, Shell Gas Station 719 S. Broadway, 575-894-0713, Mexican, Monday-Saturday B L.
LINCOLN COUNTY Ruidoso
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Mechem Dr., 575-630-0000: Monday-Sunday L, D CASA BLANCA, 501 Mechem Dr., 575-257-2495: Mexican, Monday-Sunday L, D CATTLE BARON STEAK & SEAFOOD, 657 Sudderth Dr., 257-9355: L, D CHEF LUPE’S FAMILY RESTAURANT, 1101 Sudderth Dr., 257-4687: Mexican, Monday-Sunday B, L, D CIRCLE J BBQ, 1825 Sudderth Dr., 575-257-4105: Monday-Sunday L, D COMAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 2117 Sudderth Dr., 258-1397: Monday-Sunday L, D EL PARAISO, 721 Mechem Dr., 2570279: Mexican, Monday-Saturday, B, L, D THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA RESTAURANT, 2913 Sudderth Dr., 257-2522: Tuesday-Sunday L, D GRILL CALIENTE, 2800 Sudderth Dr., 630-0224: Mexican, burgers, Tuesday to Saturday L, D HALL OF FLAME BURGERS, 2500 Sudderth Dr., 257-9987: Monday-Saturday L, D LINCOLN COUNTY GRILL, 2717 Sudderth Dr., 257-7669: American, Monday-Sunday B, L, D LUCY’S MEXICALI RESTAURANT, 2408 Sudderth Dr., 257-8754: Mexican, Monday to Sunday L, D LOG CABIN RESTAURANT, 1074 Mechem Dr., 258-5029: Breakfast, Wednesday-Saturday B, L MICHAEL J’S ITALIAN-AMERICAN RESTAURANT, 601 Mechem Dr. 575-257-9550. Tuesday to Sunday D, Reservations recommended. NEW CALI CAFÉ, 201 Eagle Dr., 257-8652: Comfort food, Monday-Saturday B, L PENA’S PLACE, 2963 Sudderth Dr., 257-4135: Breakfast, Mexican, B, L PORKY’S, 2306 Sudderth Dr., 2570544: Mexican, Monday-Sunday B, L, D THE RANCHERS STEAK AND SEAFOOD, 2823 Sudderth Dr., 257-7540: Monday-Sunday L, D SACRED GROUNDS COFFEE & TEA HOUSE, 2704 Sudderth Dr., 575-257-2273: Coffee, pastries, B, L, D
Have a Happy New Year 2012
Silver, 546-0095. Mexican, American, Southwestern: L D. CHINA RESTAURANT, 110 E. Pine St., 546-4146. Chinese: Tuesday to Sunday L D. EL CAMINO REAL, 900 W. Pine St., 546-7421. Mexican, American: B L D. ELISA’S HOUSE OF PIES AND RESTAURANT, 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, 494-4639. Southern soul food: Tuesday to Sunday L D. EL MIRADOR, 510 E. Pine St., 5447340. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. “FORGHEDABOUDIT” pizza & wings, 115 N. Silver Ave., 275-3881. Italian, pizza, wings: Monday to Sunday L D. GRAND MOTOR INN & LOUNGE, 1721 E. Pine, 546-2632. Mexican, steak, seafood: B L D. IRMA’S, 123 S. Silver Ave., 5444580. Mexican, American, seafood: B L D. LA FONDA, 601 E. Pine St., 5460465. Mexican: B L D. LAS CAZUELAS, 108 N. Platinum Ave. (inside El Rey meat market), 544-8432. Steaks, seafood, Mexican: Tuesday to Saturday L D. MANGO MADDIE’S, 722 E. Florida St., 546-3345. Salads, sandwiches, juice bar, coffee drinks. MANOLO’S CAFÉ, 120 N. Granite St., 546-0405. Mexican, American: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. PATIO CAFÉ, 1521 Columbus Road, 546-5990. Burgers, American: Monday to Saturday L D. PRIME RIB GRILL (inside Quality Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Steak, seafood, Mexican: B D. RANCHER’S GRILL, 316 E. Cedar St., 546-8883. Steakhouse, burgers: L D. SI SEÑOR, 200 E. Pine St., 5463938. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. SUNRISE KITCHEN, 1409 S. Columbus Road, 544-7795American, Mexican, breakfasts: Monday to Thursday B L, Friday B L D. TACOS MIRASOL, 323 E. Pine St., 544-0646. Mexican: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday B L D, Tuesday B L. TOCAYO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1601 E. Pine St., 567-1963. Mexican, dine in or take out: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L.
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From Farm to Kitchen
Project promoting environment-friendly farming techniques receives $250,000 grant
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our Las Crucens, currently engaged in developing a farm using sustainable agriculture methods and who hope to spread awareness of sustainable farming to the rest of Doña Ana County, recently received a $250,000 grant to expand their efforts. Shelly and Bryce Richard and Patrick and Lea Sophiliazo are the organizers of the Meetings for Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture (MESA) project, which was one of 29 projects to receive funding from ArtPlace America, through the National Creative Placemaking Fund, after more than 1,400 were submitted nationwide. “The creative placemaking fund looks to leverage the arts to achieve societal change and improvement,” said Patrick, who serves as the farm’s marketing manager. “And, in this case, we decided to go with the culinary arts to help protect the environment.” Issues the four are looking to address in this project include educating local farmers how to get the best yields from their crops without eroding their land’s topsoil and salinizing the soil with traditional irrigation. The farm is also using specialized compost that David Johnson, an agricultural scientist at New Mexico State
TEXAS CLUB, 212 Metz Dr., 2583325: Steak and seafood, Wednesday to Sunday D TINA’S CAFÉ, 522 Sudderth Dr., 257-8930: Comfort food, Tuesday-Sunday B, L THE VILLAGE BUTTERY, 2107 Sudderth Dr., 257-9251: American, Monday-Saturday B, L YEE’S EXPRESS, 633 Sudderth Drive, 630-1120: Chinese, Monday-Saturday, L, D
OTERO COUNTY Alamogordo ALAMO PANCAKE AND STEAKHOUSE GRILL, 2913 N. White Sands Blvd., 575-434-5982: Burgers, breakfast food, Monday-Sunday B, L, D BROWN BAG DELI, 900 Washington Ave., 437-9751: Monday-Sunday B, L, D CAN’T STOP SMOKIN’ BBQ, 900 E.
Shelly Richard stands with a turken (a naked-necked chicken), called simply Turken. The farm houses several dozen chickens and roosters in large open pens.
University, has shown can retain large amounts of carbon each year, reducing the harm to the atmosphere, said Patrick. They will receive the grant in January and will start construction on a “Southwest greenhouse,” which will allow more control of the inside’s climate than typical greenhouses, shortly thereafter, Patrick said. They also want to spread awareness of how to farm without using chemicals, some of which can have harmful side effects, such as with Bryce’s uncle, who developed leukemia from exposure to such chemicals, said Bryce, the farm manager. “(Those kind of risks are) pushing people out of agriculture because nobody wants to live that way,” Bryce said. The farm will hold a series of five community dinners from July 2017 to October 2018. Up to 300 culinary students, chefs, farmers and agricultural/ environmental scientists are welcome at each. Each dinner will be made with produce from the three-and-a-half-acre farm and at the end of 2017 and again
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10th St., 437-4227: Monday-Sunday L, D COWBOYS STEAKHOUSE, 606 Hwy. 70 W., 446-6300: Monday-Sunday B, L, D EDDIE’S BURRITOS, 700 E. First St., located in Granada Shopping Center, 575-437-0266: Monday-Saturday B, L EL CAMINO, 1022 N. White Sands Blvd., 437-8809: Mexican, Monday-Sunday L, D HI-D-HO DRIVE IN, 414 S. White Sands Blvd., 437-6400: Monday-Sunday B, L, D LA HACIENDA, 804 N. White Sands Blvd., 443-1860: Monday-Sunday B, L, D MARGO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 504 E. First St., 434-0689: Monday-Sunday B, L, D MEMORIES RESTAURANT, 1223 N. New York Ave., 437-0077: American, Monday to Friday L, D MIZU SUSHI ASIAN CUISINE, 1115
S. White Sands Blvd., 434-2348: Monday-Sunday L, D NUCKLEWEED PLACE, 526 Laborcita Canyon Rd., La Luz, NM, 575-434-0000: Comfort food, Thursday-Friday D, Saturday-Sunday B, L, D OUR COUNTRY KITCHEN, 1201 N. New York Ave., 434-3431: Breakfast, Monday-Saturday B, L PEPPER’S GRILL, 3200 N. White Sands Blvd., 437-9717: American Monday-Saturday L, D, Sunday L PIZZA MILL & SUB FACTORY, 1315 10th St., 434-1313: Monday-Sunday L, D PIZZA PATIO, 2203 E. First St., 575434-9633: Monday-Saturday L, D RIZO’S RESTAURANT, 1480 N. White Sands Blvd., 434-2607: Mexican, Tuesday-Sunday L, D ROCKET NATIONAL BUFFET, 607 S. White Sands Blvd, 437-5905: Chinese, Tuesday-Sunday L, D ROCKIN’ BZ BURGERS, 3005 N.
White Sands Blvd., 434-2375: Tuesday-Sunday L, D SI SEÑOR, 2300 N. White Sands Blvd., 437-7879: Monday-Saturday L, D WAFFLE & PANCAKE SHOPPE, 905 S. White Sands Blvd., 437-0433: Monday-Sunday B, L TAIWAN KITCHEN, 110 N. White Sands Blvd., 434-4337: Monday-Friday L, D
Tularosa GRILL 49, 313 Granado Street, 5854949. Wood grilled meats, craft beer, artisan breads, roasted chicken: Monday through Sunday, including full brunch on Sunday. Closed between 3 and 5. LOREDO’S RESTAURANT AND BAKERY, 603 St. Francis Drive, 5853300. Mexican menu and traditional Mexican pastries, Tuesday through Sunday, B L. CASA DE SUENOS, 35 St. Thomas
Drive, 585-3494. Open daily, L D. YUM-YUM’S, 460 Central Ave., 585-2529. AL-O-MAR RESTAURANT, 205 Central Ave. 585-2129. Classic drive-in, carside service or dine in, B L D. LA ROSA STEAKHOUSE, 21 St. Francis Drive, 585-3339. Open daily, B L D. JAY’S PIZZA & WINGS, 1108 St. Francis Drive, 585-3111. Dine in or deliver. Open daily, L D. TULIE FREEZE, 419 St. Francis Drive, 585-2525. Open daily except Tuesdays, L D. Note—Restaurant hours and meals served vary by day of the week and change frequently; call ahead to make sure. Key to abbreviations: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner. Send updates, additions and corrections to: editor@desertexposure.com.
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TALKING HORSES • SCOTT THOMSON
The Only ‘App’ You’ll Ever Need L
ike so many holiday seasons, this past one was filled with a flood of new books, DVDs and how-to videos about how to be better with horses. I see this as evidence that being with horses continues to be an activity that surprises a lot of people in its complexity, especially during these times when “instant” is the goal for self-improvement or taking up a new recreational pursuit. If there’s no app available, how can I get any better? I’m excited to be starting off this New Year with a great group of new students. They vary in ages and skill levels, but they’re all committed to real learning, not just looking for a quick fix or a magic bullet to make horses easy. Like so many, they all have bookshelves filled with every conceivable “answer” and have all invested good money with various trainers and clinicians trying to figure it all out. But, they’ve all arrived at the same point — “it’s so hard and there’s so much to learn.” I certainly empathize with these feelings because I was there myself years ago. Now, however, I’m here to help (and I’m not from the government!). What I’ve learned over the past 20 years of studying and teaching natural horsemanship is that if you’re willing to make the adjustments, the path forward is pretty
easy to follow. It is more about philosophy, psychology and mindset than you might think. Over the years I’ve focused my training approach on the human first. I’ve tried to reduce things down to a relatively small number of critical points that, if adopted and followed, will definitely accelerate your skills with any horse. Here they are, an “app” free of charge in a great free paper! Always start from a point of view of safety for you and your horse. I always assume the worst when I’m with a horse, even my own. What I mean by that is that I never assume for a second that a horse, no matter how well trained, can’t become a flight or prey animal in the blink of an eye. I don’t let this view make me nervous, scared or tentative but use it to stay focused on good habits and preparation, even with simple or routine tasks I may have done a million times before, whenever I’m with any horse. Most accidents with horses are not riding accidents, but happen during simple and routine tasks. Practicing good habits all the time will keep you safe and make you a better leader for your horse. Accept that the farther you take a horse away from his natural life, the more problems will develop. Many of the issues that annoy us or seem like training/
behavioral issues are really just the horse reacting to his situation in the only ways he knows as a horse. He only knows how to be a horse! Take a horse-centric view of the world every time you interact with your horse. Understand and accept the nature of the horse. This means to the best of your ability and given your situation, giving the horse what he needs as a horse, what his species needs, not what you think he needs as a human. Always prepare yourself and your horse to a position for any transition (where virtually everything you do with a horse is a transition). This one of the most important aspects of a good working relationship with a horse; have you put yourself and your horse in a position to succeed, have you set him up so he can actually do what you’re asking, no matter how simple the task? Understand that logic drives the thought process of the human, but the horse’s thought process is driven by the search for comfort, safety and no pressure. Understand that you have to EARN the horse’s respect before he can trust you, and that this is a continuous process. Take whatever time is necessary to practice so you become proficient with the basic equipment used to teach and commu-
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every horse and can limit how a horse performs, even a recreational horse. Understand the horse is an athlete that needs to be conditioned to carry our weight and perform under saddle, and that we have an equal responsibility for developing our riding abilities and conditioning as well. Always be in the moment and focused for the horse (ride every stride, even on the ground), while always using soft eyes to evaluate the surroundings for things that may frighten, injure or spook the horse (herd leadership). Continually play this tape from the Spanish Riding School: “good horsemanship is the ability to understand the difference between a horse that doesn’t want to do something, a horse that is confused and doesn’t understand what is being asked, and a horse that is not physically or mentally capable of doing what is being asked.” Happy New Year! Scott Thomson lives in Silver City and teaches natural horsemanship and foundation training. You can contact him at hsthomson@msn.com of 575-388-1830.
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continued from page 38 at the end of 2018, attendants will be eligible to win $10,000 in farming equipment, said Lea, the event/ community organizer. “The goal for these meals is to bring the farming community, the culinary arts community, the agricultural science community together to share knowledge in their mutually beneficial ways,” said Patrick. The farm has three priorities: 1) to prove that sustainable farming techniques, as recommended by agricultural scientists such as Johnson, are economically worthwhile for local farmers, 2) to encourage people to adopt these methods, so installations are cheaper with bulk purchases, and 3) create best management practices technical manuals, as well as multimedia materials. The four are currently leasing the farmland from Steve Zins, whose late wife had wanted to create a sustainable farm. The two couples pay rent in the form of milk, eggs and produce, and hope to purchase the farm outright from Zins over the next five years with revenue from the farm’s production, Bryce said. “(Zins is) an incredibly gracious individual,” said Bryce. The Richards and the Sophiliazos met through NMSU’s Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Sustainability (OASIS) club, of which all four have previously served as president and have facilitated Earth Day celebrations
nicate with a horse. Move the horse before he moves you — the essence of the herd hierarchy. Learn how to send and drive the horse. Learn how to lead a horse from the most dominant positions (front, rear, side). Understand that the horse only learns on the release of pressure. Develop the skills to use pressure and release to teach. Learn to speak with body language and communicate with the horse in a sequence that he understands. Every gesture means something to a horse and their language is very precise. Accept that pain, punishment and force do not work when trying to build a relationship with a prey animal. Look at ground work as riding the horse from the ground, and strive to bring the same techniques to your riding. Understand your goal is to have the horse respond to the lightest level of pressure possible, but to accomplish that you may have to do “more now to do less later.” Accept that horses have different personalities, levels of sensitivity and abilities to learn, so you may have to adjust your approach to each individual horse. Accept that conformation and physical abilities are different in
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What’s Going On in January FRIDAY, DEC. 30
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4
Silver City/Grant County Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614 N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Farmers and Artisans Market — 6-9 p.m. at All American Park in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-8080630.
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
Silver City/Grant County New Year’s Eve Party with Jerry G and the Cold Cash Band — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Info: 575956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market — 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Downtown Main Street in Las Cruces. Info: www.lascrucesfarmersmarket.org. Chile Drop Festival — 9 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. at 125 S. Main St. in Las Cruces. Food, vendors, beer garden and a countdown. Info: 575-640-8283.
In a Launch Pad Lecture, “Some Gave All: The Apollo 1 Incident,” at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, Chris Orwoll looks at what could have been different during the disastrous flight. (NMMSH Courtesy Photo) Ruidoso/Lincoln County Farmers and Artisans Market — 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at All American Park in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-8080630. New Year’s Eve Party — 8 p.m.12:30 a.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero. Info: innofthemountaingods.com. New Year’s Eve Party and Dance
The Gila Native Plant Society visits the Western New Mexico University herbarium on Jan. 20. (Courtesy Photo)
— 8 p.m.-11:55 p.m. at Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House, 2704 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso. Info: 575-257-2273. Truth or Consequences/ Hillsboro/Sierra County Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Street in Truth or Consequences. Info 575-744-9137. Alamogordo/Cloudcroft/ Otero County Lake Lucero Tour/Hike — 1 p.m. at White Sands National Monument. Must register to participate in this hike with the ranger to the source of the sands. Info: 575479-6124, Ext. 236.
SUNDAY, JAN. 1
Silver City/Grant County Hangover Feast and Band Bash — Noon-midnight at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Music Improve at Art Ruidoso Gallery — 2-5 p.m. at Art Ruidoso Gallery, 2809 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso. Info: 469-363-7066.
TUESDAY, JAN. 3
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Silver City/Grant County Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burgers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certificate prizes for top three teams. Info: 575-597-6469.
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Photo Club — 4-7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 3845 North Swan in Silver City. Tom Vaughan describes the multilayered complexity of the National Park System and Sonnie Sussillo tells the story of how a Gila National Forest wilderness inventory works. Info: 860-670-4543. Trivia Night at the Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery — 7 p.m. at 200 N. Bullard St. Info: 575-956-6144.
THURSDAY, JAN. 5
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Playhouse, 710 Elm St. Mainstream dancing every Thursday evening. Cost is $3 per person; no charge to come and watch. Visitors always welcome. Info: 505-8043842 or 575-313-9971.
FRIDAY, JAN. 6
Silver City/Grant County Hard Road Trio in Concert — 6 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City. Las Cruces based band blends Bluegrass and Americana with a taste of the Southwest. Info: 575-538-3672. Shotgun Calliope — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Local “jamasourus rock” band. Info: 575-956-6144. Alamogordo/Cloudcroft/ Otero County Some Gave All: The Apollo 1 Incident — 9 a.m. at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001 in Alamogordo. This Launch Pad Lecture is presented by the museum’s executive director, Chris Orwoll. Info: 575-437-2840.
SATURDAY, JAN. 7
Silver City/Grant County Co-op Explorers Kids Craft — 1-2 p.m., 614 N. Bullard St. Children 12 and under make bird feeders with using peanut butter
and pine cones. Info: 575-3882343. Contradance Callers and Dancers Workshop — 2-4:30 p.m. at the Old Elks Club, 314 Texas St. in Sliver City (behind Vickie’s Restaurant. Guest caller Deb Comly will teach calling techniques and dances. Info: 575-534-0298. Breaking up Christmas 12th Night Dance — 7-10 p.m. at the Old Elks Club, 314 Texas St. in Silver City. The Big Ditch Crickets and the Fiddling Friends present fun for the family with guest caller from Flagstaff, Deb Comly. Benefit event for KURU/GMCR.org Radio. Info: 575-534-0298. Deltaphonic — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Funky blues and roots band from New Orleans. Info: 575956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market — 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Downtown Main Street in Las Cruces. Info: www.lascrucesfarmersmarket.org. Harlem Globetrotters — 7:30-10 p.m. at the New Mexico State University Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Ave. in Las Cruces. Info: www.ticketmaster.com. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Street in Truth or Consequences. Info 575-744-9137.
SUNDAY, JAN. 8
Silver City/Grant County Live performance — 1-3 p.m. at the Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City.
MONDAY, JAN. 9
Silver City/Grant County What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger tomorrow — 10:30 a.m. with the Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County at cross Point Assembly of God Church, 11600 U.S. Highway 180 E. Nancy Miller is the presenter. Info: 575537-3643.
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“How Does the Brain Work?” — 4:30-5:45 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Info: 575-538-3672. Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burgers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certificate prizes for top three teams. Info: 575-597-6469.
the Macey Center, Olive Lane in Socorro. Part of the Presidential Chamber Music Series III. Info: 575-835-5688.
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
Silver City/Grant County Suits and Citizens: New Mexico’s Unique Legislative Culture — 4 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Feldman’s talk illustrates this culture with tales of heroes, villains, unlikely alliances, special interests and successful advocates informed by her 16 years in the Legislature. Info: 575-538-3672. Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burgers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certificate prizes for top three teams. Info: 575-597-6469. Pianist Awadagin Pratt — 7 p.m. at Western New Mexico University’s Light Hall. A meet the artist reception follows the event. Info: 575-538-6469.
Ruidoso/Lincoln County Art Jam Party — 2-5 p.m. at Art Ruidoso Gallery, 2809 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso. Info: 469-3637066.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11
Silver City/Grant County Gila Back County Horsemen — 6 p.m. at Western New Mexico University’s Watts Hall, Room 224, corner of U.S. Highway 180 and Swan Street. Info: evideo@ mymacmail.com. Trivia Night at the Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery — 7 p.m. at 200 N. Bullard St. Info: 575-956-6144.
THURSDAY, JAN. 12
Silver City/Grant County What is a Co-op? — 10-11 a.m. 520 N. Bullard St. A tour of the Silver City Food Co-op and how it works. Info: 575-388-2343. Interpreting Mimbres Women’s Lives — Noon-1 p.m. at the Silver City Museum Annex at 302 W Broadway. Dr. Cynthis Ann Bettison examines and presents archaeological, ethnohistoric, ethnographic and biological evidence about the daily lives of prehistoric Mimbres women. Info: 575-5385921. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Playhouse, 710 Elm St. Mainstream dancing every Thursday evening. Cost is $3 per person; no charge to come and watch. Visitors always welcome. Info: 505-804-
The Breaking up Christmas 12th Night Dance is Jan. 7 in Silver City at the Old Elks Club with the Big Ditch Crickets. (Courtesy Photo) 3842 or 575-313-9971. Alamogordo/Otero County Vendor Blendor Craft and Vendor Show — 5-8 p.m. at St. Jude Catholic Parish, 1404 College Ave. in Alamogordo. Info: alamogordovendorblender@gmail.com.
FRIDAY, JAN. 13
Silver City/Grant County Open Technology Lab — 10 a.m.-noon at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Bring in laptop or mobile device for troubleshooting or try out tablets at the library. Info: 575-538-3672. Cosmic Strings — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. A jam, folk, rock band from Wisconsin. Info: 575-9566144.
Free — 11 a.m.-noon, with the Silver City Co-op at 520 N. Bullard St. Learn about gluten free foods with Dietitian Bret Sarnquist with a tour. Info: 575-388-2343. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Second Saturday Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. in downtown Truth or Consequences. Info: promotions@ torcmainstreet.org. Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Street in Truth or Consequences. Info 575-744-9137. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market — 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on
Downtown Main Street in Las Cruces. Info: www.lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
SUNDAY, JAN. 15
Silver City/Grant County Live performance — 1-3 p.m. at Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Music Improv at Art Ruidoso Gallery — 2-5 p.m. at Art Ruidoso Gallery, 2809 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso. Info: 469-363-7066.
MONDAY, JAN. 16
Socorro/Socorro County Awadagin Pratt, Piano Soloist and String Quartet — Noon at
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
Las Cruces/Mesilla Beginner bird walk — 7:45 a.m. at Tellbrook Park, 4290E. Winchester Road in the Las Alturas area. Walks guided by members of the Mesilla Valley Audubon Society to help birders observe the ever-changing birdlife that lives and visits. Info: way1mike@ yahoo.com.
THURSDAY, JAN. 19
Silver City/Grant County Tech Workshop: Internet Basics — 10 a.m.-noon at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Info: 575-538-3672. Sign Up Social for WILL — 5:30 p.m. at the Western New Mexico University Global Resource Center
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Piano Soloist Awadagin Pratt plays the Socorro Macey Center on Jan. 16 and Western New Mexico University’s Light Hall on Jan. 17. (Courtesy Photo)
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www.desertexposure.com Las Cruces/Mesilla One for the Girls with Remember When — 2 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces. The Las Cruces branch of the American Association of University Women sponsors this fundraiser performance which includes students from Michele’s Dance Academy. Info: consultcooke@ hotmail.com. T.J. George Performs — 7 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. An award winning songwriter who has written for television and movies. Info: 575-523-1223.
Auditorium, 12th and Kentucky in Silver City. The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning is hosting its spring semester social. Info: 575538-6835. McCray Gallery Opening Reception — 6:30 p.m. at WNMU’s McCray Gallery. Artist Tina Mion is the featured artist for the exhibit. Info: 575-538-6469. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Playhouse, 710 Elm St. Mainstream dancing every Thursday evening. Cost is $3 per person; no charge to come and watch. Visitors always welcome. Info: 505-8043842 or 575-313-9971.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
Silver City/Grant County Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614 N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. Botany at Western New Mexico University: Greenhouse, herbarium and landscape projects — 7 p.m. on the second floor of WNMU’s Harlan Hall on the corner of 12th and Alabama streets. A Gila Native Plant Society presentation. Info: gilantive@gmail.com. Elizabeth Ghandour — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Lyrical and emotive singer songwriter. Info: 575-956-6144.
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
Silver City/Grant County Hands-On Activity: God’s Eye — 10:30 a.m. - noon at the Silver City Museum, 302 W Broadway in Silver City. Woven with yarn and wood, God’s eyes have traditionally been made as a symbol of blessings and presented as gifts. Info: 575-538-5921. Stage Management Basics — 1-5 p.m. with the Silver City Community Theatre. Workshop includes a workbook and sample forms. Registration deadline in Jan. 14. Info: 575-519-8375. The People’s Procession — noon-1:30 from La Capilla to Gough Park. Walk united for diversity, compassion and justice. Organizers ask groups and individual citizens to create a flag bearing a message under which to walk. Plan to be peaceful and carry a strong message of unity. Info: 575574-2902. Andrew Dahl-Bredine — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Singer songwriter with world music influences. Info: 575-956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market — 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Downtown Main Street in Las Cruces. Info: www.lascrucesfarmersmarket.org. Singing Out Las Cruces winter concert — 7 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 E Missouri. “Moments in LGBTQ History�
The every second Saturday Art Hop in Truth or Consequences happens on Jan. 14 and features local galleries, shops and restaurants. (Photo by Richard Coltharp) presenting by a LGTBQ and allies community chorus. Info: www. singingoutlascruces.org. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Street in Truth or Consequences. Info 575-744-9137.
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
Silver City/Grant County Live Performance — 1-3 p.m. at the Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City. Las Cruces/Mesilla Singing Out Las Cruces winter concert — 3 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 E Missouri. “Moments in LGBTQ History� presenting by a LGTBQ and allies community chorus. Info: www. singingoutlascruces.org.
TUESDAY, JAN. 24
Silver City/Grant County Addiction and Aspiration workshop — 2 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Joni Kay Rose leads workshop applying Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and the 12 steps of recovery Info: 575-538-3672. Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burgers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certificate prizes for top three teams. Info: 575-597-6469.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Playhouse, 710 Elm St. Mainstream dancing every Thursday evening. Cost is $3 per person; no charge to come and watch. Visitors always welcome. Info: 505-8043842 or 575-313-9971.
FRIDAY, JAN. 27
Silver City/Grant County Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614 N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. Tech Workshop: Email Basics — 2-4 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Info: 575-538-3672. Tiffany Christopher — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Rockin’ one-woman band. Info: 575-9566144.
Silver City. World music. Info: 575956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market — 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Downtown Main Street in Las Cruces. Info: www.lascrucesfarmersmarket.org. “Out of Sterno� — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A coming of age play in an Alice in Wonderland world explores growing up and the contradictory societal pressures women face just trying to make it across town. Info: 575523-1223. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm St. in Truth or Consequences. Info 575-744-9137.
Las Cruces/Mesilla “Out of Sterno� — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A coming of age play in an Alice in Wonderland world explores growing up and the contradictory societal pressures women face just trying to make it across town. Info: 575523-1223.
Socorro/Socorro County Beauty and the Beast — 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at the Macey Center, New Mexico Tech University, 1 Olive Lane in Socoro. The Scaffolding Theatre Company re-envisions the classic tale including the Disney songs and a magical journey. Info: 575-835-5688.
SATURDAY, JAN. 28
Silver City/Grant County Live Performance — 1-3 p.m. at the Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City.
Silver City/Grant County Compasito — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
Ruidoso/Lincoln County Pavlo, Mediterranean Music — 2-4 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Road, Alto. Fusing flamenco, Greek, Latin, Balkan and classical music into a mesmerizing sound. Info: 575-336-4800.
TUESDAY, JAN. 31
Silver City/Grant County Storytime with special guest singer Jesse Seaberry — 10 a.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. Info: 575-5383672. Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burgers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certificate prizes for top three teams. Info: 575-597-6469.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1
need county here Demographic Growth and Political Power: The Latino Reality in the United States — Noon at the Western New Mexico University Global Resource Center Auditorium, 12th and Kentucky in Silver City. The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning’s first Lunch and Learn of the year. Info: 575-5386835.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Playhouse, 710 Elm St. Mainstream dancing every Thursday evening. Cost is $3 per person; no charge to come and watch. Visitors always welcome. Info: 505-8043842 or 575-313-9971.
FRIDAY, FEB. 3
Silver City/Grant County Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614
need county here Demographic Growth and Political Power: The Latino Reality in the United States — Noon at the Western New Mexico University Global Resource Center Auditorium, 12th and Kentucky in Silver City. The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning’s first Lunch and Learn of the year. Info: 575-5386835.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Truth or Consequences/
Join with us for our Sunday morning program 10:00 AM Enjoy Fellowship & Stimulating Topics Cookies, Coffee and Conversation to Follow
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The Scaffolding Theatre Company brings Beauty and the Beast to the new Mexico Tech Macey Center in Socorro on Jan. 28. (Courtesy Photo)
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FUTURE TECH
Girls summer camp held in Socorro Tech Trek invites seventh graders to STEM adventure
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Tiffany Christopher is a rockin’ one woman band and featured at Little Toad Creek in Silver City on Jan. 27. (Courtesy Photo) N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. Groove Session — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Rock and blues with a funky flare. Info: 575-956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla “Out of Sterno” — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A coming of age play in an Alice in Wonderland world explores growing up and the contradictory societal pressures women face just trying to make it across town. Info: 575-523-1223.
SATURDAY, FEB. 4
Silver City/Grant County Missy Anderson — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St. in Silver City. Blues, soul, r&b from “one of the great voices of our times.” Info: 575-956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market — 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Downtown Main Street in Las Cruces. Info: www.lascrucesfarm-
Cosmic Strings jam at Little Toad Creek Jan. 13. (Courtesy Photo) ersmarket.org. “Out of Sterno” — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A coming of age play in an Alice in Wonderland world explores growing up and the contradictory societal pressures women face just trying to make it across town. Info: 575-523-1223. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Street in Truth or Consequences. Info 575-744-9137.
ech Trek NM, a weeklong residential summer camp focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for current seventh grade girls, is coming to the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro from June 18-24, sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Cheri Burch is the Camp Director. Seventh-grade science and math teachers in New Mexico are encouraged to nominate up to five students for the program. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2017. After being nominated, students will complete an application and interview process before final selections are made in early April. Cost for the camp is only $50 per student, as the program is funded by AAUW, a national organization dedicated to empowering women and girls, as well as by New Mexico businesses and individuals. Forty-eight to 60 girls will be chosen from across the state of New Mexico to attend the camp, where they will gain firsthand knowledge of real world applications of STEM in a funfilled, hands-on college environment. Visit TechTrek-NM.aauw. net for information. “The feedback we received from girls and their parents in the past three years has been
Tech Trek NM, a residential summer camp focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for current seventh grade girls, is coming to the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro June 18-24, sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Left to right are Samantha Thompson of Silver City, La Plata Middle School; Sierra Dean of Bayard, Snell Middle School; and Kenedy Pyper of Silver City, La Plata Middle School, all of whom attended Tech Trek 2016. overwhelmingly positive,” Karyl Lyne, past president of AAUW-NM, said. “This camp has the potential to lead girls into exciting and successful STEM careers.” The American Association of University Women (AAUW) sponsors the Tech Trek summer camp, both nationally and in New Mexico. The camp builds on AAUW’s research report “Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engi-
neering and Math” which identifies camps like Tech Trek as increasing girls’ interests in STEM fields. Local community, corporate, personal and in-kind contributions are needed to make the camp a success. Anyone wishing to support this exciting opportunity for local girls by contributing or volunteering should contact the Tech Trek planning team at techtrekNM@gmail. com.
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“White Sands Sunset” by Seth Madell
2016 Photo of the Year “Foggy Forest” by Ben Tyson
“A Time Before the Latest” by Lisa Mandelkern, Members’ Choice Award
“Desert Stargazing” by Wayne Suggs
PHOTOGRAPHY • JULIE SCHMITT
Doña Ana Photography Club Posts Awards Photographers turn out high quality images
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or the third time in four has made her a master at her years Lisa Mandelkern craft. She has been the DAPC’s has been chosen 2016 Photographer of the Year by Program Chair for the last the Doña Ana Photography four years and frequently gives Club. The award is based on illustrated lectures on how to the quality and excellence of create better photos. One of her photos submitted through- Lisa’s night sky photographs out the year in three quarterly is currently on the cover of the print competitions and the dig- new New Mexico State University’s Library 2017 Calendar. ital Photo of the Year contest. Her photo titled “A Time BeMandelkern’s background in art and art history and her fore the Latest” won the DAPC enthusiasm for exploring new Members’ Choice Award and DESERT EXPOSURE ADS.qxp_Layout 1 7/1/16 8:05 AM Page 1 digital photographic topics, was created using HDR by
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combining three photos with different light exposures to capture all of the details perfectly, including the outdoor scene. “This photo was taken in Germany at the Beuren open air museum,” Mandelkern said about the winning image. “There, one can visit about 10 or so historic farmers’ houses from the Southwestern region of Germany. The houses come from different counties, and were reassembled stone
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by stone at the museum site. Each house is slightly different, but most have one thing in common. This kitchen bears a striking resemblance to a kitchen my family had in the late 1950s. The sink, faucet, dishes, furniture and tablecloth are the standard of the day. My memories are sketchy at best, but they look a lot like this photo: it is summer and the kitchen is filled with mellow light and with wonderful aromas.” In the November digital Photo of the Year Contest, Ben Tyson took top honors for his black and white photo “Foggy Forest.” Ben is a former Las Cruces resident now living in California, and still participates remotely. His photo is an excellent example of using light and photo processing to highlight the surreal nature of the scene. Others taking top honors in the digital Photo of the Year Contest were Wayne Suggs, Lisa Mandelkern, Seth Madell, Diana Powell and Debbie Hands. Also in the blue ribbon category are Jim Rodgers, Mi-
chael Chastain, Bob Peticolas, Catherine Lucas, Cathy Day, Tom Devine, Tabitha Rossman and Robert Kitcey. More than a hundred photos were evaluated by the judges. Photography judge Paul Schrantz commented that the quality of the photos has improved dramatically over the past five years with so many good photos. The print and digital competitions are an integral part of the club’s yearly programs and are designed to foster participation in club activities and encourage old and new members to exchange ideas on photography. Educational programs are held on the first and third Tuesdays at Southwest Environmental Center, as well as photo field trips and beginner Saturday workshops throughout the year. For current activities and more information see www.daphotoclub.org or Facebook. For information contact Mandelkern at 575-526-0917, or DAPC president Erik Winter at 575-496-1953.
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Keep Learning
NMSU’s 53rd Quality Concrete School set for January
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ew Mexico State University’s Engineering New Mexico Resource Network will start off the New Year with its 53rd annual Samuel P. Maggard Quality Concrete
School that includes workshops and lectures covering various concrete-related topics. The Quality Concrete School will be held Jan. 13-14 for professional engi-
neers and others involved in the construction industry to provide information on the latest technologies used in concrete applications. The course will be held on the
NMSU main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. For more information or to register, visit https://2017nmsuqualityconcrete. eventbrite.com.
COTTON CONFERENCE • DARRELL J. PEHR
Cotton Growers to Gather Jan. 11 for Annual Conference
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he New Mexico Cotton Growers Association Conference provides an opportunity for cotton growers in New Mexico to update their knowledge on important production practices and to also learn about new technologies in cotton production coming out from the industry. It also provides an opportunity for cotton growers to network among themselves and discuss matters that are of mutual benefit. The 2017 New Mexico Cotton Growers Conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso. This year’s conference will focus on cotton nutrition and fertilization, disease manage-
The 2017 New Mexico Cotton Growers Conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico. (NMSU photo) ment, cotton varieties, cotton economics, the current regulatory environment and cotton
classification and grading. “We have a lineup of great speakers, from within and
outside of New Mexico, who will deliver cutting-edge information related to cotton production practices,” said John Idowu, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service agronomist. “We will also have representatives from seed, chemical and irrigation industries, to provide information on products that can lead to cost savings for farmers.” All New Mexico cotton growers, extension educators, crop consultants and stakeholders are welcome to attend. Registration fee is $25 per person, which includes lunch. Registration form can be downloaded at http://aces. nmsu.edu/ces/ifcpm/documents/conference-registration-form-2017.pdf.
Mail, email or fax completed registration forms to Patrick Sullivan, 1946 S. Valley Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005, nmbollweevil@zianet.com, phone 575-541-0584 or fax 575-5410788. Those who wish to come the day before the conference can stay at The Lodge at Sierra Blanca, 107 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso, 575-258-5500. The hotel offers a discounted conference rate in conjunction with the New Mexico Hay Association Conference. Please reference the NM Hay Association Conference when making reservations. If you have any questions, contact Idowu at jidowu@ nmsu.edu, 575-646-2571, or Sullivan at nmbollweevil@ zianet.com, 575-541-0584.
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We are more than courses, we are a Community! Join us for WILL’s Spring Sign-up Social Thursday, January 19, 2017 5:30 pm WNMU’s Global Resource Center Corner of 12th and Kentucky Streets
New Spring WILL Course Lineup Courses in the Arts, Literature, History, Current Affairs, Science, Technology, Health, Outdoors, Travel, Cooking, and Local Issues. WILL Social is open to the public, so bring a friend and enjoy an evening of fun. Visit will-learning.com for the complete list of Fall Courses and full information on WILL membership.
WILL Lunch & Learn Free and Open to the Public
Wednesdays, Noon-1:00pm Room ABC in the WNMU Global Resource Center at 12th St & Kentucky
WILL Office
Room 108, Juan Chacon Bldg WNMU Campus Silver City, New Mexico
Jan. 25 - “Demographic Growth and Political Power: The Latino Reality in the United States.” Feb 1 - “Hot Cross Buns to Spotted Dick: Why English Food Isn’t One of the World’s Great Cuisines?” Feb 8 - “Not So Easy: Images of Middle-Class Men Accosting Un-Chaperoned Women on the Streets of Paris c. 1840s - 1890s.”
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FOOTBALL FOLLIES SUSIE OUDERKIRK
On the Hop with the Boom Boom
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houlder pads and helmets have arrived. They’re awkward. You can’t dress yourself because your shirt gets stuck on the pads and you can’t reach all the way around to the back with your own arms. The helmets are heavy and block out both hearing and sight. The mouth guard is a stinky rubber “U” that goes over your top teeth, complete with a gag or two. But damn, we look good. If I appear half as tough as my teammates, I’m proud of myself. If your idea of an attractive woman is a lithe cover girl in a form-fitting sparkly dress, then this won’t trip your trigger. But looking around at my Coyote teammates, padded and helmeted, I’m excited to “mess things up” out on the field. (“Mess things up” is an edited version of our real slogan, which I will not share with the Bulletin readers.) Whether or not the pads and helmets can really protect us isn’t even a thought in our minds. Just wearing the gear flips a switch in the brain of total trust, and a sneaky desire to hit something, or as we call it, “Boom Boom.” For two months we’ve punished the big red tackling dummies which are, according to the Krausco Equipment Company website, large bags that “simulate a player that you can use to teach footwork, hand placement, and hitting with force and speed without worrying about your players’ safety. Practice dummies have a wide range of uses for drills that maximize your team’s skills without risking injury from man-on-man drills.” We’ve been face-to-face on our all fours, bumping shoulders at 50 percent power. We’ve pushed and pulled each other by the chest pieces in our shoulder pads and we’ve heard the coaches tell us, repeatedly, that it’s about to get real. And wherever we go on the field, we do it “on the hop,” which means we run. For most of the team, getting body slammed is an unknown experience, one which will affect each of us differently. My husband, a former Navy SEAL, tells me I’ll know it when I feel it, and one of two things will happen. I will either get my bell rung and immediately know I’m in over my head, or I’ll get mad and start seeing things differently. Every woman on the Coyotes will be one or the other. There is no crystal ball. I’ve found comfort in knowing my life long career has prepared me for what’s to come. For 34 years I’ve trained horses to jump. It might sound glamorous: cantering in slow motion through a field of daisies with my hair blowing in the wind. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Real horse training is not for the faint of heart. You’re dealing
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Hay is for Everybody
Hay and Forage Conference coming to Ruidoso Jan. 11-13
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with an animal that weighs, on average, 1,200 pounds with the temperament of a cat and the instincts of a rabbit. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been knocked over, often into a wall or a fence, by a horse traveling 25 miles per hour. When a horse kicks you, your body flies through the air; I’ve been punted as far as 15 feet. When you get tossed off the top (not the side) of a horse who has all four feet off the ground, your body drops over a dozen feet and all you can do it hope to land on a part of your body that doesn’t break easily. A horse has a set of teeth strong enough to fling a 250-pound man clear off his feet and deposit him across the barn aisle. Even a small horse can knock you to your knees just swinging his head sideways into yours. And the list goes on. Imagine your cat doing what cats do but being the size of a horse. It’s not child’s play. I’ve had broken bones: clavicle and hip. Don’t tell Coach Avalos, but I have two fractures in my right hip. And, although I ride in an ATSM-approved helmet every time I get on a horse, I’ve had a concussion or two. Or three. Comes with the territory. I don’t dread getting hit, but I’ll admit to wondering just what it will feel like. Maybe it’ll be worse than what I’ve experienced with the horses; maybe it’ll be too rich for my blood. But with these bad-ass pads and helmet, bring it on! Desert Exposure writer Susie Ouderkirk recently made the Las Cruces Coyotes fullcontact women’s football team and is be sharing a play-byplay of this journey.
ay operation resilience and flexibility during tough economic times will highlight the 2017 Southwest Hay and Forage Conference Jan. 11-13 at the Ruidoso Convention Center in Ruidoso. “Low hay prices and high input costs have caused producers to question traditional practices and consider how they can do things differently in order to increase their profit margins,” said Mark Marsalis, New Mexico State University Extension forage specialist. “This conference will address concerns of financial uncertainty and how to use new technology and alternative crops to improve crop and economic diversity.” The conference is sponsored by the New Mexico Hay Association and NMSU. NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Dean Rolando Flores’ opening remarks will kick off the conference’s general session Thursday, Jan. 12. Flores promotes the importance of NMSU’s College of ACES in the state’s economic development through research and education in the areas of better water utilization/conservation systems, stewardship of the environment, a better food production system and healthier New Mexicans. “This year, we’ve assembled a broad range of forage knowledge and expertise from universities, farmers and industry interests
Hay and forage is the New Mexico agricultural industry’s third-largest crop in value, with an annual production level of $298 million. Growers will learn ways to boost their operation’s resilience and flexibility during tough economic times during the Southwest Hay & Forage Conference in Ruidoso Jan. 11-13. (NMSU photo by Darrell J. Pehr) across the United States,” Marsalis said. “This panel of speakers is sure to provide valuable information that our New Mexico producers don’t want to miss.” Among the speakers will be specialists from across the country with vast experience of producing forages in challenging environmental and economic conditions. Preregistration is $100 per person before Dec. 28. Attendees can register at the door for $120. Annual membership dues to the association are $45. Register online at: http://www.nmhay. com/2017-conference.html. Registration includes the two-day conference, two meals and entertainment. Lodging is available, at a discount, adjacent to the Ruidoso
Convention Center at the MCM Elegante Lodge & Resort (formerly the Lodge at Sierra Blanca). A number of rooms are reserved at the special rate. You can reach them at: 1-866-2117727 or online at: http://www.mcmeleganteruidoso.com/. For more information on the conference, including a full agenda, visit http://www.nmhay. com or contact Cassie Sterrett by phone at 575-626-1688 or by e-mail at nmhay@yahoo.com. Registration forms are available online at http://www.nmhay.com or http://forages.nmsu.edu. Marsalis can be contacted at 505-865-7340 or marsalis@nmsu. edu. Contact Sterrett for a copy of the registration forms and exhibitor information.
Learning to Sell
Fire Equipment Vendors Invited to Information Session
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he USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region announces two upcoming informational meetings for vendors interested in providing resources to support wildfires and other emergency incidents. The first meeting will focus on Tents, Fuel Tenders, and Mechanic w/Service Truck resources and is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, via video teleconference at Forest Service offices throughout New Mexico. The second meeting will focus on heavy equipment resources and is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, via video teleconference at Forest Service offices throughout New Mexico. The meetings will discuss a variety of topics including: • How to become a government vendor • How to locate and respond to solicitations through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system • How to read and under-
stand contract requirements for specific equipment In fiscal year 2017 the southwestern region is seeking competitive quotations for water handling equipment, which includes engines, support water tenders, and tactical water tenders with trained operators to support wildfires during the course of a three-year agreement. Interested vendors can obtain copies of the solicitations at https://www.fbo.gov. Type VIPR into the keyword search box and press Search to obtain a list of VIPR solicitations from all over the country. Look for the ones from the Southwestern Region, Region 3. You can also search for Solicitation Numbers: AG8371-S-17-7000 (Heavy Equipment), AG-8371-S-17-7001 (Tents), AG-8371-S-17-7002 (Mechanic w/Service Truck), AG-8371-S-17-7003 (Fuel Tender). Vendors can attend the meeting at any of the following New
Mexico locations: • Carson National Forest – Supervisor’s Office, 208 Cruz Alta Rd., Taos, NM 87571 • Cibola National Forest — Supervisor’s Office, 2113 Osuna Road Northeast, Albuquerque, NM • Gila National Forest — Supervisor’s Office, 3005 E. Camino del Bosque, Silver City, NM • Lincoln National Forest — Supervisor’s Office, 3463 Las Palomas Road, Alamogordo, NM 88310 Santa Fe National Forest — Supervisor’s Office, 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM For information about VIPR go to: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php or contact Stephanie Archuleta, Region 3 Fire Contracting Officer at snarchuleta@fs.fed.us. For additional information about the Lincoln National Forest call 575-434-7200, or visit www.fs.usda.gov/lincoln. Follow the forest on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LincolnUSForest.
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LIVING ON WHEELS • SHEILA SOWDER
RVing For People With Disabilities I ran into my friend Carla a while back, and she said, “Hey, can people with physical challenges go RVing? Because I’d love to take off in an RV even though I have some vision impairment.” I thought back on my years in RV parks and remembered a few diabetics, a couple of people living with congestive heart disease. And God knows I have to shout directions at a lot of elderly deaf guys here at the RV park office (although maybe they’re just practicing the “selective hearing” I’ve noticed in many husbands). But what about people with mobility impairments, or those actually confined to wheelchairs? Or with vision problems. What about people with chronic conditions that need regular treatment? And what would even motivate this group to leave the security of a permanent dwelling for a life on the road? So I started researching, and was surprised to find a considerable amount of information is out there. First, to answer the question of motivation, like all RVers, those with disabilities have an unquenchable spirit of adventure, love the freedom of the open road, blah, blah, blah. But they often have an additional motivation. Once their RV is customized to their needs, they can travel anywhere and not worry about hotels, restaurants, public transportation, or vehicle rentals being able to accommodate their physical limitations. With a little planning, RVing can actually be their most convenient method of travel. I discovered that there are RVers on the road with everything from acrophobia to a recent hip replacement, even people with kidney disease who need regular dialysis. And many are sharing their stories and giving advice (two things RVers love to do almost as much as they love hooking up and moving on). One of the best resources I
found is at goodsameclub.com/ forums, scroll down to “RVing with Disabilities and General Health Issues.” If you don’t find your particular condition already discussed, you can begin your own conversation. As with all would-be RVers, the first item on the to-do list is finding an RV that has the adaptations you need, but before you begin looking you might want to rent one to test it out for size and features. There are companies that handle accessible RV rentals throughout the country, and you can find listings for your area by searching the internet for “RV rentals for disabled.” When purchasing, there are several options. Certain manufacturers will create an RV to your specifications. A good website for sourcing these is gorving.com, click on “Where To Find,” then “Manufacturers,” then “RVs for Disabled.” Another option is to buy a new or used RV and have it converted to your specifications. Common vehicle customizations include: a) Installing a wheelchair lift or ramp access; b) Widening the existing entrance and interior walkways; c) Installing hand-controlled driver controls; d) Lowering counters and cabinets;
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e) Installing a roll-in shower and roll-under sinks; f) Lowering the RV’s control center. There are many companies that convert RVs for accessibility, and a good place to find them is on the websites rvproperty. com and rv-info.net. A third option is to purchase an RV that has already been converted for the features you need. There are many websites that list these for sale, including rvproperties.com/handicappedrvs-for-sale, rvtrader.com/handicapped, and most Camping World websites. A serious problem that most RVers encounter is how to access medical services anywhere in the country. This is an even greater problem for RVers that require frequent medical attention. The VA has provided a system to address this issue which requires signing up for their “MyHealthVet” service to facilitate your medical records being immediately available at any VA facility. To use a VA facility to which you are not registered, pre-approval is necessary, and the VA will reimburse for ER visits and non-VA hospital stays, again with pre-approval. Recipients of Medicare who have no supplemental or Advantage plans can receive care all over the country with any doctor or medical facility that ac-
cepts Medicare. For those with a Medigap supplemental policy, their insurance is also probably valid anywhere in the country, although it would be wise to verify this with the insurer before joining a plan. The Medicare Advantage plans are by state or even smaller regions, so if you are going to need medical services on a regular basis outside that area, don’t join one of these plans. Some of their PPO’s do cover “out of network” services but the co-pays are extremely high. There are organizations specifically for RVers with disabilities; one of the best is the RVing Accessibility Group (rvingaccessibility.org). This organization is run by “professional accessiologists” — accessibility specialists — who are aligned with the National Center on Accessibility at Indiana University. The organization sponsors both national and regional rallies for RVers with all types of disabilities, and the website is full of valuable information and advice. Along with its other services, the group’s representatives visit RV parks throughout the country and rate them according to their accessibility, citing the availability of ramps, bath and shower assist bars, paved sites, etc. This invaluable information is shared on their website.
Another online resource is the Handicapped Travel Club which caters to people with disabilities who travel in general, but also has specific information for those who travel in RVs. It also organizes rallies, and its website lists accessible RVs for sale. Their website, handicappedtravelclub.org, is well worth checking out. Last, for those disabled RVers who are interested in workamping or volunteering on the road, yes, there are opportunities to do so. One helpful resource is Passport in Time, a historic preservation program of the USDA Forest Service (volunteer@passportintime.com – “PIT and people with disabilities”). For workamping, check out job opportunities with some of the national parks and with the larger national parks resorts and campground management companies, such as Xanterra. Sheila and husband Jimmy Sowder have lived at Rose Valley RV Ranch in Silver City for four years following four years of wandering the US from Maine to California. She can be contacted at sksowder@aol.com.
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