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enchantment May 1, 2017 • Vol. 69, No. 05 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 102,426

enchantment (ISSN 0046-1946) is published monthly by the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505. enchantment provides reliable, helpful information on rural living and energy use to electric cooperative members and customers.

Over 102,000 families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $12 per year or $18 for two years, payable to NMRECA. Allow four to eight weeks for delivery.

Periodical Postage paid at Santa Fe, NM 87501-9998 and additional mailing offices.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Postmaster: Send address changes to 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505-4428.

Readers who receive the publication through their electric cooperative membership should report address changes to their local electric cooperative office.

THE NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION provides legislative and educational services for the 17 cooperatives that deliver electric power to New Mexico’s rural areas and small communities. The mission of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association is to strengthen, support, unify, and represent Cooperative member interests at the local, state, and national levels.

Each cooperative has a representative on the association’s board of directors, which controls the editorial content and advertising policy of enchantment through its Publications Committee.

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles Pinson, President, Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Artesia George Biel, Vice President, Sierra Electric Cooperative, Elephant Butte Tim Morrow, Secretary-Treasurer, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Duane Frost, Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Mountainair William C. Miller, Jr., Columbus Electric Cooperative, Deming Arsenio Salazar, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Grants Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Clovis Cristobal Duran, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Tomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Jerry W. Partin, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Gary Rinker, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma

INSIDE READS

NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer

A spin at the Uranium Capitol Speedway.

Be Wise about Fires

Fire safety tips for outdoors and your home.

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Gears, Grease and Good Times

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Hale To The Stars

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Enchanted Journeys

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On The Menu

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Energy Sense

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Book Chat

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Two ways to connect a standby generator safely.

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Electrical Safety Tips

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Keven J. Groenewold, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop

Life on the Ranch Photo Contest

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Copyright ©2017, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

Co-op Newswire

Generator Safety Tips

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE William C. Miller, Jr., Chairman, Columbus Electric Cooperative Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric Cooperative

DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Susan M. Espinoza at 505-982-4671 or email at sespinoza@nmelectric.coop.

National representative: National Country Market, 800-626-1181.

Advertisements in enchantment are paid solicitations and are not endorsed by the publisher or the electric cooperatives of New Mexico. PRODUCT SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY LIE SOLELY WITH THE ADVERTISER.

DEPARTMENTS

It's the law, move over for utility roadside crews and emergency responders.

Tips to remember throughout the year.

Photos for co-op contest due June 5.

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On the Cover: A driver racing

a go-cart at the Uranium Capitol Speedway in Milan. Photo courtesy of Rick O’Neil.

Vecinos 16 Backyard Trails

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Trading Post

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Youth Art

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Your Co-op Page

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Co-op Newswire Kudos to the Safety Poster Coloring Contest Winners (Text edited in letter to fit in space)

First Place: Lilly Palomares

Second Place: Haley Elias

Third Place: Korinne Morrison

Truth or Consequences Elementary School Sierra Electric, Elephant Butte

Animas Elementary School Columbus Electric, Deming

Yeso Elementary Central Valley Electric, Artesia

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tudents from across the state gathered their crayons, coloring pencils and markers to show their talent of coloring a poster themed, “Mr. Lineman Says… .”

On March 7, Olivia Ortega and Peter Ortega of The Camera Shop of Santa Fe, judged 15 electric co-op firstplace statewide winning posters. “All the posters were wonderful, and to just choose three was hard,” says Peter. With careful review, lots of laughter and much discussion, the Ortega’s selected this year’s winners for the 2017 Safety Poster Coloring Contest. See winning names above.

Electric cooperatives strongly support the communities they serve. One way of showing their support is by sponsoring the annual Safety Poster Coloring Contest.

This contest, which first began in 1984, is held to promote electrical safety and awareness among the youth.

Electric cooperatives in conjunction with the New Mexico Marketing & Member Services Association hold this contest for second, third and fourth grade students in cooperative service areas. Annually, over 15,000 posters are distributed across the state. Each

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cooperative then selects an overall winner for the statewide competition where first, second and third place prizes are awarded by the Marketing & Member Services Association.

Congratulations to all winners and a “thank you” to all students who participated in this year’s Safety Poster Coloring Contest.

This contest, which first began in 1984, is held to promote electrical safety and awareness among the youth.

Thank you to Olivia and Peter for taking time out of their busy schedules to judge the posters. The mom and son duo owns The Camera Shop in downtown Santa Fe. Olivia has worked at the store for 42 years, Peter for 26 years; and have owned the store for 12 years, which first opened its doors in 1937. Olivia says, “we had a blast” judging the posters.

30 Feet Safety Zone The article on "Energy Efficient Trees? How Landscaping Can Help You Save Energy" (March enchantment), fails to address wildfires—a primary concern in New Mexico, Colorado and other western states in particular. While planting trees close to a house may provide summer shading and wind blocking, it poses a much more serious wildfire threat that could result in the loss of the house. Firewise educators recommend a safe zone of 30 feet surrounding a house to avoid a loss due to a wildfire.

—Dave Bates, Pagosa Springs, CO Thanks Dave for your informative note. You inspired us to include helpful and useful tips in how to prevent forest fires, and save homes from wildfires. This information is on page 7 of this month's enchantment.

—Ed.

How to Contact enchantment Phone 505-982-4671 Email comments@nmelectric.coop Facebook facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca Mail 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Community Events events@nmelectric.coop

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Legislative Session Co-op Round-up

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We receive great support as cooperatives from our rural legislators— and some key urban legislators. They support rural interests and help us achieve objectives determined to be important by co-op members.

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hen this edition of enchantment hits your mailbox, the 2017 legislative session will be in your rearview mirror. It was a relatively successful session for electric cooperatives.

Several bills intended to help promote the availability of rural broadband service were considered and signed into law. Notable among these bills were House Bill 60, House Bill 113 and Senate Bill 308. Each of these pieces of legislation helps further rural broadband deployment.

House Bill 199 also was passed and signed into law. This legislation was sponsored by Representative Debbie A. Rodella (D-Española) and is a consumer protection bill that requires minimum disclosures to the consumers in connection with the lease or sale of a distributed energy generation system. As more and more of our members become interested in rooftop solar and other distributed generation technologies, they will now receive necessary information from the salesperson to make an informed choice.

Senate Bill 76 was sponsored by Senator James P. White (R-Albuquerque). This bill was signed into law and modifies the law which requires drivers to slow down or move over when approaching emergency vehicles that are on or near the roadway to include recovery or repair vehicles with flashing or hazard lights

on. This helps co-op line crews operate in safer conditions.

There were also two memorials passed asking the interim Water and Natural Resources Committee to look at electrical rates applied to customers in oil and gas production. The co-ops will participate in this study of electrical rates on energy production and make suggestions to the Committee for its findings and recommendations.

Another memorial set forth a New Mexico Energy Road Map. This will be a collaboration of state agencies, interest groups and utilities to work together to develop an energy road map to determine the most efficient and viable energy future for the state.

One conclusion that is clear from the 60-day session—there was no meeting of the minds between the legislature and the executive branches on the issue of the budget.

The governor issued a partial veto of the budget by striking portions of House Bill 2. “Partial veto” is somewhat misleading in the sense that the governor has vetoed the entire budget for the Department of Higher Education, including the public universities, colleges and community colleges, and also the budget for the legislative branch of government, including the Legislative Finance Committee, the Legislative Education Study Committee, and the Legislative Council.

Keven J. Groenewold. P.E. Executive Vice President New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Democratic leaders are proceeding with a legal challenge to the governor’s actions, and preparing for the inevitable negotiations which now must occur over the next few weeks. The governor also vetoed the tax package proposed by the legislature and in the absence of any new revenue enhancements there is a strong likelihood more state agency cuts are on the way.

Both sides will now get down to business and hammer out a compromise prior to a special session to balance the budget for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1st. As is usually the case in a special session, there should be very little going on that impacts rural electric cooperatives.

However, we will watch closely. After all, we had to help defeat a tax on the generation of electricity in the regular session that would have increased generation costs in New Mexico by $327 million.

We had a lot of help with our legislative efforts this year. We receive great support as cooperatives from our rural legislators—and some key urban legislators. They support rural interests and help us achieve objectives determined to be important by co-op members across the state. With that said, we now move back to the business of running the co-op. And doing what we can to make rural New Mexico a better place to live.

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Enchanted Journeys

Hale to the stars

BY ALAN HALE

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he Red Planet, Mars, has been a fixture in our nighttime skies for well over a year.

In fact, it was a year ago this month, it passed through “opposition” directly opposite the sun and came fairly close to Earth.

Ever since then, it has remained in our evening sky, gradually sinking lower to the horizon and fading as Earth continues to pull ahead of it during the course of their respective orbits around the sun.

This month marks the end of Mars’ appearance in our evening sky. It remains visibly low in the western sky after dusk the beginning of May. By month’s end, it disappears into the evening twilight.

After passing behind the sun in late July, Mars will emerge into the morning sky by the end of September, enroute to its next opposition in July 2018.

During that time, the Red Planet will come closest it has ever been to Earth in 15 years, and will be a prominent object in our nighttime sky.

Meanwhile, a prominent object in our current nighttime sky is the giant planet, Jupiter.

It went through opposition last month and dominates our evening sky this month. A decent pair of binoculars will easily reveal the four large “Galilean” moons, and relatively small backyard telescopes will show

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Close-up of clouds in Jupiter’s atmosphere, obtained by the Juno spacecraft during a close flyby of the planet on February 2, 2017. NASA photograph, processing by Roman Tkachenko.

some of the “belts” and “bands” in Jupiter’s clouds.

Saturn rises in the southeast around the same time Jupiter is highest above our horizon.

Saturn is at its highest above the southern horizon during the mid-morning hours. The rings, detectable with even a small backyard telescope, are currently about as wide open as they can ever appear from Earth.

Venus—now emerging into our morning sky after passing between Earth and the sun back in March—rises around the beginning of dawn all month. It is at its brightest right at the beginning of May, and remains a brilliant object in our morning sky until November.

Throughout this time, Venus’ apparent size shrinks as it pulls ahead of Earth in the planets’ respective orbits, while at the same time its phase increases from its present crescent until almost full.

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May 13-14 • Ruidoso Hondo Iris Festival Hondo Iris Farm 575-653-4062

May 6-7 • Edgewood Wind Festival Wildlife West Nature Park 505-281-7655

May 17-24 • Angel Fire Mountain Retreat Veterans Wellness & Healing Center 575-377-5236

May 6 • Gallup Community Health Fair Rio West Mall 505-863-7282

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May 6 • Mountainair Fiesta de La Primavera Community Art Center 505-553-2875

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May 25-29 • Red River Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally Main Street 575-754-1708

May 6-7 • Magdalena Open Studio and Gallery Tour Village of Magdalena 575-854-2400

May 27 • Chama Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad Chama Village 888-286-2737

May 13 • Artesia Paperbound and Silver Screen Artesia Public Library 575-746-2122

May 27 • Watrous Night Sky Party Fort Union National Monument 505-425-8025

May 13 • Clovis Clovis District Team Roping Curry County Events Center 575-935-7000

May 27-29 • Socorro Memorial Day Barrel Race Rodeo & Sports Complex 915-539-9411

BE WISE ABOUT FIRES

Help Prevent Forest Fires

With the increase in hotter temperatures and drying winds, drier fuel moistures have escalated the potential for an increase of unwanted wildland fire starts.

Based on current weather and fuel conditions and the increase in public and recreational activities within the If you plan to visit a National Forest, forest during the upcoming weeks, please follow these safety tips: the fire danger rating could transition to HIGH. A fire danger rating of HIGH ➥ Make sure campfires are dead out! means fine dead fuels will ignite readily and fires will start easily from ➥ Park vehicles in areas that are paved most causes.

Unattended brush and campfires are or bare—NOT in tall, dry grass. likely to escape. Fires will spread rapidly ➥ If you smoke, do so in areas that are and short-distance spotting is common. clear of vegetation.

High-intensity burning may develop on slopes or in concentrations of fine fuels. ➥ It’s ALWAYS illegal to possess or use Fires may become serious and their fireworks on public lands. control difficult unless they are successfully contained, while small in size.

“Forest visitors should be very aware of the conditions on any National Forest and do their part to prevent unwanted wildfires,” says Ryan Whiteaker, Fire Staff Officer, of the U.S. Forest Service, Lincoln National Forest. As the season progresses, prescribed fire operations on certain projects may still be conducted, but the determination to move forward with ignitions on any given day will be based on site specific prescriptions for each project.

The biggest difference between an unwanted wildfire and a prescribed fire is that the prescribed fire is a planned event and fire is used to treat certain fuels under the management of a Burn Boss and fire fighting resources that are on scene to ensure resource management objectives are being met.

Firefighters have the advantage because they are able to control the intensity and rate of spread of the fire. With an unwanted wildfire, firefighters respond to an unknown situation and have to make appropriate on-the-spot decisions as the wildfire progresses.

New Mexico Fire Information 877-864-6985 • www.nmfireinfo.com

Help Save Your Home

Wildfires don’t have to destroy everything in their path. Science and research have proven using Firewise principles in your landscaping can minimize damage and prevent losses.

The work you do today can make a difference. Follow these simple action steps below to prepare and help reduce the risk of your home and property becoming fuel for a wildfire:

è Clear needles, leaves and other debris from the roof, gutters, eaves, porches, and decks. This reduces the chances of embers igniting your home.

è Remove flammable items within 30 feet of all structures including firewood piles, portable propane tanks and dry and dead vegetation.

è To reduce ember penetration, replace or repair loose or missing roof shingles or tiles, and caulk any gaps or openings on roof edges.

è Dry grass and shrubs are fuel for wildfire so keep your lawn hydrated and maintained. If it is brown, trim it to reduce fire intensity, and don’t let debris and lawn cuttings linger. Dispose of these items quickly to reduce fuel for fire.

è Cover exterior attic vents, and enclose under-eave and soffit vents with metal wire mesh no larger than 1/8 inch to prevent embers from entering the home. è Remove items stored under decks or porches; replace vegetation in these areas with rock or gravel. è Replace mulch with hardscaping, including rock, gravel or stone. If it can catch fire, don’t let it touch your house, deck or porch.

è Fire can spread to tree tops. If you have tall trees on your property, prune low hanging branches 6 to 10 feet from the ground and for smaller trees, prune low hanging branches no more than a third of the tree’s height. Remove tall grasses, vines and shrubs from under trees. è Talk to your neighbors and create a plan for how to address your wildfire safety challenges together.

Firewise Communications Program 720-475-1931 • www.firewise.org National Fire Protection Association 800 344-3555 • www.nfpa.org

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On The Menu BY SHARON NIEDERMAN

C I L R A G Garlic, that flavorful member of the lily family, is known for its medicinal as well as its culinary properties. It is essential in just about every cuisine in the world from American, Indian, Italian, French, or Asian foods. Highly recommended to read: A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm. By Dixon farmer, Stanley Crawford.

Garlic Soup

Probably the best-known version of this dish is the paprika-flavored version with a cooked egg on top featuring Serrano ham favored by Catalan sheepherders. My version contains ingredients easier to come by. Chopping the garlic by hand is the best way to prepare the key ingredient and preserves the garlic’s mild taste. This soup makes a luxurious first course; grown-ups will appreciate the garlic's subtle flavor.

1 large garlic head 1 qt. chicken broth, homemade 1 cup whipping cream ¾ cup dry sherry Salt and pepper

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❧ Peel and chop each clove from a large-sized garlic head. Simmer garlic in chicken broth, stirring from time to time, for 20 minutes.

Homemade broth is crucial for the end product.

Add whipping cream and incorporate. Keeping heat low, add dry sherry. With an immersion blender, blend soup well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve either hot or cold. Serves 4.

chicken pieces. Place garlic heads around chicken pieces. Sprinkle nutmeg. Arrange parsley sprigs on top. Pour wine over chicken.

Cover tightly. Bake 1½ hours or until chicken is golden brown but before it sticks to the bottom of the pan. Place chicken on top of some sautéed vegetables, also known as mirepoix. Serves 4.

Squish roasted garlic head over crusty bread.

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

Pink Hen’s Roasted Garlic Puree

❧ Heat oven to 3750 F. Saute onion and celery, then place on bottom of baking dish. In a heavy Dutch oven (I use a Magnalite), gently melt butter and heat olive oil together. Season chicken generously with salt, pepper, thyme, and oregano. Separate, but do not peel garlic cloves from each head. On medium heat, brown

❧ Preheat oven to 4000 F. Wrap 5 to 25 whole unpeeled heads of garlic, however many you want, in aluminum foil. Bake until soft, about 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool, enough to handle.

Separate cloves. Set fine mesh sieve in a bowl and squeeze each clove. Press baked cloves through sieve with the back of a spoon. Add salt to taste and a dab of olive oil. Mix. Pack into a glass jar and pour thin layer of olive oil over the top. Stored this way, puree will last about a month. Add roasted garlic puree to soups, stews, mashed potatoes, and salad dressings. Or mix 50-50 with softened butter and use on bread or crackers.

This gourmet dish of the 1950s is easy to fix, and makes a delicious dinner for weeknights or Sundays. Here’s my version of the dish.

1 cup onion, chopped 4 celery ribs, chopped 3 Tbs. butter 3 Tbs. olive oil 10 pieces chicken (legs, thighs) Salt and pepper 1 tsp. thyme 1 Tb. oregano 4 heads garlic, skin Dash nutmeg ½ bunch parsley 1 cup white wine

Pink Hen Specialty Garlic originated in Estancia, but is now produced by Avrum and Kristen Davenport Katz on their Boxcar Farm, located on the High Road. They sell their many garlic varieties at the Santa Fe Farmers Market.

5 to 25 whole garlic heads, unpeeled Salt Olive oil

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Energy Sense

BY PATRICK KEEGAN AND BRAD THIESSEN

Where to start when replacing your windows

Windows to the World

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ear Pat: We recently bought a home with windows from the 1960s that are drafty and need replacing. We would like to ensure our new windows are energy efficient. Can you offer any tips? —Lena Dear Lena: Replacing your windows is often the most costly and least cost-effective energy efficiency investment you can make. But there are sound reasons besides energy efficiency to invest in new windows, such as comfort, resale value and aesthetics.

As you look into window replacement, think about your goals. If reducing your energy costs is important, you should weigh an investment in new windows against the other energy efficiency opportunities you may have. An energy audit by a qualified auditor is the best way to compare your options.

The auditor can perform a diagnostic test to determine how leaky your windows are. These tests often show that windows, even old ones like yours, are not as leaky as you might think and that you have more significant air leakage problems elsewhere in the home.

You may discover there are ways to reduce heat loss through your windows without replacing

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them, such as storm windows or window coverings.

As you begin to explore window replacement, ask yourself if you’re happy with the number of windows you have and with the size and location. You could decide to increase or decrease the size of a window or replace a window with an exterior door. Sometimes these types of changes are quite affordable, but the cost can be much greater if significant changes to the wall framing are required.

When considering whether to add more windows, remember even very efficient ones are much less effective insulators than a home’s exterior walls, which means they will be colder to the touch than the wall in the winter.

Depending on orientation and shading, windows can let in too much direct sun in the summer, driving up indoor temperatures and air conditioning costs.

Window buyers have a number of choices to make. Double-pane windows are necessary to meet code for most applications, but the additional cost for triple-pane windows could be worth the investment if you live in an area with extreme

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An energy auditor uses an infrared camera to look for areas around the window that are leaky or poorly insulated. Photo Credit: Piedmont Electric Membership Corp.

temperatures. Choosing Argon or Krypton gas between the panes adds a little more efficiency.

A common option is adding a low-emissivity coating to the glass.

The most important benefit of this “low-e” coating is its ability to reflect heat back into the interior space, which reduces heating bills and increases comfort. These coatings reduce solar heat gain as well, which can help with air conditioning costs.

Window frames can be made of wood, composite materials, fiberglass, aluminum or vinyl. Each has pluses and minuses in terms of cost, maintenance, durability, and energy efficiency.

Fortunately, windows are rated for energy efficiency. The most important indicator of a window’s energy efficiency is the U-factor, which measures the rate the entire window loses heat. Lower U-factors are more efficient. The window framing material, the number of layers of glass and the special coatings on the glass all contribute to the overall U-factor.

In more extreme climates, it

makes sense to have more efficient windows.

Another simple measure to look for is the Energy Star label.

Only windows that are substantially more efficient than the code requires receive the Energy Star label. The Energy Star website, www.energystar.gov, which is maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy, has a climate zone map and a list of windows, doors and skylights that qualify for the Energy Star label.

Working with a professional is important because a poor installation can result in long-term damage. Moisture problems are common if windows are not installed properly, which can create mold, mildew and rot in the wall. This can prevent the window from operating properly, or cause the paint to peel.

Bids for new windows vary a great deal, so it’s worth requesting more than one and comparing qualifications as well as price for something that will change the look and comfort of your home for many years to come.

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nown historically for its prosperous yields of carrots and uranium, west-central New Mexico is also fertile ground for gears, grease and good times. For nearly 50 years, the Uranium Capitol Speedway near Milan has been a seasonal, weekend destination for drivers and race fans of all ages.

From late April through the end of September, the need for speed is satisfied on a three-eighths mile, oval track. Since 1969, its clay surface has shaped lives and molded memories.

“Kids have started racing at our track, as early as eight years old. Several families have deep ties to the beginnings with some having four generations of racers involved with the track,” says Rick Stevenson, the current president of the speedway’s board of directors.

The speedway is a member of Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Grants, which in 2015 provided several rolls of scrap wire so the speedway could install LED lighting at the track.

“Commitment to the communities we serve is one of our core values. And that commitment has always extended beyond providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity,” CDEC’s Chief Executive Officer Robert E. Castillo says.

“Commitment” is something those involved with the speedway know all too well. Like a cooperative, it, too, is a not-for-profit entity. “I’ve got to thank the people of Cibola County. The track is totally run by volunteers. It’s their dedication that keeps this track open,” Stevenson says.

Uranium Capitol Speedway’s roots trace back to the Grants-Milan area’s mining industry boom. In fact, United Nuclear-Homestake Partners is among the entities that donated the use of heavy machinery and equipment operators to build the track.

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of people, as well as Anderson Development and Homestake Mining,” says Bo Baker, a five-time New Mexico Motor Racing Association sprint car champion.

Bo’s dad, George, moved to Grants from West Virginia, worked in the mines and raced cars throughout the Southwest. The year before the development of the Milan speedway, George and others would race in a dirt pit owned by an asphalt company, off Historic Route 66 on the east end of Grants.

“If dad cleaned up the land by Wilson Paving, we could race our motorcycles there,” Baker says. “I was 11 or 12, at the time. We didn’t have graders, but we had a pickup and an old mattress bed spring.”

Once Uranium Capitol Speedway opened, most of the racing families and friends spent their free time prepping for race day—working on cars and preparing the track. “Pretty much everyone took care of the track. Come Friday and Saturday, everyone was cleaning and painting and nailing and getting ready for Sunday,” says Mark Bahl, field operations manager for Continental Divide Electric Cooperative.

Back then, Bahl worked at a local machine shop, whose owners were among the speedway’s founders.

Bahl was a “pitman” for the owners/racers, but he, too, saw his share of time behind the wheel.

“I had a blast. I won a couple of trophies and jackets. It’s a good little hometown track for the community and a very family-oriented thing,” Bahl says.

Throughout the years, Uranium Capitol Speedway has offered something for everyone, including racenight qualifying heats, points races and trophies.

There have been motorcycle, bicycle and go-cart races for kids, charity races, end-ofseason races for pit-crew mechanics, and even a powder-puff derby for women, who also race side-by-side with the men throughout the season.

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Milan area during the uranium mining boom days that women drivers had their class of competition. But in the 80s, as mines scaled back operations and eventually shut down, the population declined, and so did the number of speedway participants. One of the upsides to combining race classes has been the resulting competition between brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.

“My brother and I raced in the same class when I first started,” says Lynette Antonio, a 25-year-old student at New Mexico State University’s Grants campus. After sharing a car with her brother, Leo, and taking turns at the wheel every other Saturday night, Antonio’s mom helped her buy a race car of her own, a 1986 Pontiac Firebird.

Painted purple and green, her favorite colors, Antonio’s Firebird has finished first-place in total points in the hobby stock class in past seasons. Now in her seventh year of racing, Antonio is excited to debut a new car, a 1983 Monte Carlo. “It’s going to be a different experience. I’ve got to learn the car,” she says.

Over the years, the track may have taken a toll on the cars that have raced it. But there is still plenty of fuel left in the speedway’s tank, itself, as its 50th anniversary approaches in 2019, speedway board president Stevenson says.

As part of the celebration, Stevenson would like to, “maybe make it a three-day show. I would like to have a $10,000 prize purse. Get vendors and have them set up like they did for the Fire and Ice Bike Rally. I want everyone to see what we are trying to do out here,” he says. “I have a special place in my heart for this track.

I want to see it grow.”

So, buckle up and take a drive to the Uranium Capitol Speedway. It is located off North New Mexico Highway 605, about two miles north of Milan.

Photos courtesy of Rick O’Neil, Uranium Capitol Speedway, Bo Baker, and Lynette Antonio.

Let's Get Racin' Several active race tracks in New Mexico. Call for or search online to find 2017 race schedules.

Albuquerque National Dragway, Albuquerque 888-925-2227 • www.abqdragway.com Alien City Dragway, Roswell 575-840-8959 • www.aliencitydragwayllc.com Arroyo Seco Raceway, Deming 575-494-4794 • www.arroyosecoraceway.com Aztec Speedway/Four Corners Kart Club, Aztec 575-258-3978 • www.aztecspeedway.com Cardinal Motor Speedway, Eunice 575-441-1941 • www.cardinalspeedway.com High Plains Speedway, Clovis 575-799-5293 • FB: HighplainsMotorSpeedwayClovisNM Hobbs Motorsports Park, Hobbs 575-392-3724 • www.hobbsmotorsportspark.com Sandia (NAPA) Speedway, Albuquerque 505-400-0611 • www.racesandia.com Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces 575-524-7913 www.snmspeedway.com Uranium Capitol Speedway, Milan 505-240-7190 • www.uraniumcapitolspeedway.com

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Book Chat BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

COYOTA IN THE KITCHEN

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In this juicy cornucopia of recipes and family history, legendary events funnel into meals that steam and froth with the author’s mixed heritage. Growing up in Taos, as a “coyota,” half gringa, half Hispanic (aka Mestizo, aka Chicano), Rodriguez was a misfit. But a bold and attractive one. Her father was the local pharmacist who perpetuated family legends—the worse the better. Her mother was a painter from the “auld South” of Austin, Texas who advised, “A lady must never serve Jell-O.” The family history is wrought with secrets, rumors of murder and witchery that Rodriguez, the accomplished painter, enjaradora (mud finisher) and chef supreme, resolves in her art by bringing both sides to the family table. An accomplished and entertaining writer, great with dialogue and description, she paints a vivid life as she rebuilds her burned-down house, storms the macho citadel of construction and proves her worth; smashes scorpions in the Yucatan; butchers and eats a horse that died on her doorstep.

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“The belly of the beast” near the American/Mexican border in Texas roils with racism and faltering humanity: the weak, the bizarre and the addicted. A dead whale rots in a failed refrigerator truck, then explodes onto the sizzling tarmac. At a carnival, a two-headed baby in a jar of formaldehyde is washed away by the flooding Rio Grande. A fumbling idiot, moving his family in a flatbed truck, tosses a cigarette butt and burns up all their possessions. An innocent fool picks up a girl at a bar who leads him into the fetid mouth of the crank monster. Terror, cusswords, booze and drugs, blood and vomit are splattered everywhere.

Warning: Even well-written fiction can leave a stain on your psyche.

Which might be the point. The shock could rattle the middle class like a brick through a window, but for the homeless and maimed, shattered glass is familiar territory.

In New Mexico, drugs, poverty and rage are just down the street.

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Melinda Miles (1944-2009) joined the artists of Santa Fe in 1980. An art major from California State College, she had studied with Sergei Bongart, a graduate of the Russian Academy. In Santa Fe, she married, built a studio and exhibited regularly at the Riggs Gallery in San Diego, and various groups and museums in New Mexico and California. Her final, posthumous exhibit (2010) was at Argos Gallery in Santa Fe. Miles was best known for her meticulously detailed still life series.

Her paintings of old bottles, caches of hand-written letters, wooden spools and antique doll heads invite a wistful glimpse into the past, complemented by loving views of her grandmother.

Her haunting train series and sense of constant change becomes a metaphor for her final departure. Most of her train stations, doors and disappearing tracks are empty of humans, except for the passenger lost in tunnels of the unconscious, looking for the right exit.

It’s a tender body of work, beautifully presented. Five stars!

Rackley teaches children how to make their voices heard more distinctly by coming together in community. This slim book adapts the “Story of Aesop,” and his familiar fables: “The Dog and the Wolf,” The Fox and the Crow,” “The Hare and the Tortoise,” and “The Lion and the Mouse.” If you’ve ever wondered why the Easter Bunny brings eggs, dive into “The Origin of Easter Eggs.” The word “Easter” comes from Ostera, the Greek Goddess of Spring with her rainbow-colored bird, Nepus. To keep Zeus from stealing Nepus, Ostera decided to disguise her bird as a rabbit in the constellation of Nepus. Rackley offers sound advice to adult directors about every aspect of how to organize and produce a simple play at elementary school level.

She includes nine scripts that run about three minutes in which young actors take turns narrating or acting out the parts. Rackley discourages elaborate technical efforts and suggests children make their own masks and costumes. A great creative tool!

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If you approach a crew while traveling on a two-lane road, moving over to the next lane might not be an option. In this case, please slow down when approaching roadside crews.

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Tommy Barela: Nuts and bolts have always been a part of Tommy Barela’s life.

As the shop foreman for Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Barela has installed more parts on more heavy-duty bucket trucks, diggers and service vehicles than he can count in his 10 years at the co-op.

His passion for all-things mechanical goes back to grade school and an oval track of clay in Milan. As a kid, Barela would tag along with his older brother to the weekend races at Uranium Capitol Speedway.

“I don’t know if it was the sounds, the colors, the noise,” Barela explains. “Then you get to see the cars close up. And then you get to put a face to the car. And then you want to hang out there as a teenager and start helping with the cars.”

“Next thing you know,” Barela says, “you’re strapped into safety harnesses with a restless foot idling on the gas pedal and an unwavering eye fixated on a green flag.

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When the flag drops, the adrenaline rush that follows is indescribable. And once you cross the finish line, you’re ready to do it again, and again, and again. You’ve become addicted to the torque and speed.”

Debbie Olivar: “You wouldn’t believe the power, the way your body gets pushed down on the turns,” says Debbie Olivar, who works in the co-op’s engineering services department.

Olivar “crews” for her boyfriend Bo Baker, a five-time New Mexico Motor Racing Association sprint car champion.

Last year at a race in Las Cruces, Olivar experienced, firsthand, the speed and power when she rode passenger in a twoseater sprint car. “Until you do it, you don’t realize the power they have,” she says.

Barela, a past vice president of the Uranium Capitol Speedway, doesn’t race as often, these days. But he accompanies

Olivar, Baker and Baker’s son, Jesse, to crew for the father-son team at races elsewhere in New Mexico, Arizona and even Knoxville, Iowa—the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.”

“That’s hallowed ground, man,” Barela says. “Knoxville embraces the sport. The RV park has a sprint car on a pole as its welcome sign.”

Knoxville Raceway boasts 25,000 seats, 22 VIP suites and a $1 million purse with $150,000 going to the winner. More than 100 cars from 30 states, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand gather every August to compete in the prestigious Knoxville Nationals four-day event.

“If you love racing of any kind, it’s something to experience. The track is immaculate. The fans are the best. Drivers from around the world race,” Olivar says. “Once you get there, the whole town—all the people and businesses—they are all about sprint cars.”

Electrical Safety Tips

MAY IS ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH

In May, electric cooperatives across the country promote safety awareness to coincide with National Electrical Safety Month. Every year, thousands of accidents occur due to shock hazards, and electric co-ops are committed to educating you about potential electrical dangers. Following are safety tips to help you and your family be safe around electricity: Tip 1: Little ones should always ask an adult for help when plugging or removing cords from an outlet.

Tip 2: Any time you see an overhead power line—you should assume the line is energized, even if the wire is down or appears to be insulated.

Tip 3: Working outdoors? Play it safe and use a wooden or fiberglass ladder. Remember to keep a minimum of 10 feet between the ladder and power lines.

Tip 4: NEVER touch anyone or anything that’s in contact with a downed power line! Power lines may be live, so it’s best to stay a safe distance away.

Tip 5: Test smoke detectors every month to ensure they are properly working.

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Turn off the fan and tighten the screws to correct the problem.

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Backyard Trails BY CRAIG SPRINGER

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The sun has risen over Texas, and the plains of eastern New Mexico are coming alive in the first light of day. The shadows slowly recede eastward as the sun climbs on its westward path while the light turns from a golden glow to a clear platinum.

It’s going to be a bluebird kind of day you can tell. You know the feeling. It’s more about your spirit than the weather, but the calm, warming and windless spring days hoist your spirit. It’s lifting much in the way seeing a bluebird flit about which may lighten your load.

Luckily for us, we New Mexicans are blessed with three different species of bluebirds: Mountain, Eastern and Western Bluebird.

The Mountain Bluebird is the bluest of blue and reminds me of a line from a Buffalo-Springfield song titled Bluebird.

“There she sits, a lofty perch, strangest color blue.” Aptly put.

This one colored an electrified pale azul lives throughout New Mexico at higher elevations, from the piñon-juniper woods and higher to the mixed conifers.

In the winter, the Mountain Bluebirds move to lower, warmer elevations to ride out the cold. This bird is almost entirely blue, save for a patch of white on the rump.

The Western Bluebird lives statewide and is commonly seen where the woods edge up to fields, be they open prairie pastures or cultivated lands. This bird is dressed a darker blue with a rusty cinnamon-red breast and sides.

The Eastern Bluebird’s range slightly overlaps with the western cousin and only so in the eastern third of New Mexico. It’s the least common of the three in our parts, but still a sight to behold, similarly adorned in blue and rust but told apart by having a white belly and rusty throat.

All three birds have other commonalities. Their feeding habits are similar—they perch on fence posts or shrubs and sally forth to the ground to catch a bug then return to a low perch. You might also see them hover before pouncing on the ground or picking a berry off of a plant.

If you would like to have bluebirds near you, consider installing a nest box. All three need cavities to reproduce. It’s not too late; they produce multiple clutches through summer.

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DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, HEAVY DUTY Black Poly, proven algae resistant. 125 to 11,000 gallons, NRCS and EQUIP approved. Please give us a chance to serve you! MasterCard or Visa accepted.

Call 575-682-2308 or 1-800-603-8272.

TRACTOR PARTS: SAVE 15-50% ON QUALITY Replacement parts for tractors. Large inventory for 8N and 9N Fords and TO20 plus TO30 Massey Fergusons.

Visit us at Valley Motor Supply, 1402 E. 2nd, Roswell, New Mexico 88201. Or call 575-622-7450.

AFFORDABLE SOLAR WATER PUMPS. REPLACE THAT broken windmill with a solar pump. New well with no electricity? THINK SOLAR! Less expensive, easier maintenance. Contact us and see if we have “Solutions 4 U.” Email Solutions4u@yucca.net or call 505-4076553. www.solar-waterpump.com POWRQUIP CONTRACTOR SERIES PORTABLE WELDER/GENERATOR, $3,500. Portable Air Compressor, $1,200. Portable Generator, $1,500. Self-priming water pump with hoses, $500. New, demo equipment, $16,000 value, purchase separate or all for $5,500. Las Cruces, 915-202-2956.

ROAD GRADER, FIAT-ALLIS F85G, FRONT ARTICULATING, 8.3 Cummins Engine, 14 foot blade, 4364 hours, 80% Michelin Radials, Block Heater, very good condition, work ready. $31,500 USD. Located near Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Call 575-430-1010.

IRRIGATION PIPE. USED AND READY TO put in the field. 6”, 8”, and 10” PVC and aluminum pipe. Have T’s, elbows, bonnets, valves. Delivery available. Call Sierra at 575-770-8441.

BOX TRAILER FOR SALE: WW BOX Trailer, 16’x7’ wide, side door, tandem axle, 10K capacity kept in shed, 2002 model in excellent condition with excellent tires. $2,500. Call 575-398-6121.

SUMNER ROUSTABOUT HAND CRANK HOIST 1,500 lb. capacity, 15 foot height reach.

Has had very little use. $2,100. Taos, 575-770-0140.

USED GREENHOUSE FRAMES-BOWS/PURLINS W/ HARDWARE FOR 14’ x 7’ overwinter structures/greenhouses, place on 4’ spacing $12/bow, hundreds available. Air Stapler used very little with thousands of 1”x1” staples. Large amount of 2”, 4” aluminum sprinkler line, 20’ joints w/risers and sprinklers, Tees, Ells, End cap fittings available, $1/foot. 575-398-6121.

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GREAT OFFER ON SOLAR SUBMERSIBLE SHALLOW/DEEP well pumps! ‘NRCS’ approved with 2-year warranty on selected pumps with affordable, easy installation! Call 505-429-3093 for a custom quote or order online at: www.solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com You can email us too, 24/7 service at: sales@solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com HONDA 90 TRAIL BIKES, SKIDOO SNOWMOBILE, air compressor with jackhammers, Ford flat bed truck, wheel tractor-scraper, rotary tiller, Old Barn Siding $3.50 board foot, doors, windows. Call 575642-2218 or 575-640-2592.

1955 JOHN DEER 70D DIESEL TRACTOR. Pony motor. Bot engines in good condition. New front tires. Wide front. After market 3 point hitch with top link.

Power steering. New wiring. $4,250.

Email: fstillger@earthlink.net or call 505-425-7443.

COMPLETE METALS FOUNDRY WITH LOTS OF extra tools. Vermeer backhoe attachment, pipe tapping machine and pipe alignment tools. 8 feet x 26 feet tandem dual trailer with half tip. Call 575-760-5529.

345 C INDUSTRIAL FORD TRACTOR: LOADER, 4-wheel drive, good rubber, 3-point hookup, Backhoe GR 8-has own pump, good condition, $18,500. Big Tex Gooseneck, Dove Tail trailer, tandem axle, 25 ft., new tires, $4,500.

575-653-4821.

OVERHEAD FEED BINS:1 TO 4 COMPARTMENT, 12 to 48 tons, save $45 to $75 per ton bulk vs. sack feed. Solar Pannel Rack: 3 or 4 pannel racks, 4 to 6 inch pipe. 20 and 40 foot shipping containers. Emery Welding, Clayton, NM, 575-374-2320. eweld98@yahoo.com

Country Critters A.K.C. REG GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. WORKING Blood lines. First shots. Call 575-776-3179.

Livestock Round-Up NEW MEXICO DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, Heavy Duty Black Poly. Fittings customized to your needs NRCS and EQUIP approved. High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight, Long Warranty, Algae Resistant, Black NRCS Water Tanks.

Call 1-800-603-8272 or 575-682-2308.

MAMMOTH DONKEY, 6 YEARS OLD. UNUSUAL color, shaggy coat. Hand-reared. Kid friendly. $2,000. Call 505-281-1821.

MOUNTAIN TOP GOATS-BABIES ARE ON THE ground-we have Milkers, Bucks, Babies, Pets, Cabrito and Weed Eaters for sale.

All 4-H and Show Quality. Nubians, Mini-Nubians, LaManchas, MiniLaManchas and Nigerian Dwarfs. In Capitan, call 575-354-2846.

NOT ALL WATER TANKS ARE CREATED Equal!

Is Quality, Value and Longevity important to you? Buy High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight, Long Warranty, Superior Black NRCS tanks. Lowest prices only provide minimum standards, lower weights, and shorter warranties. Find out more! 575-430-1010.

LIVESTOCK BRAND: BRIDLE S S BIT RIB COWS, Shoulder Horses. Send bid with name and phone number to: P.O. Box 421, Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico 87513.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE. THICK, easy fleshing, low maintenance, raised at high elevation. Trich and fertility tested.

Top quality herd and heifer bulls available. All yearlings starting at $1,700.

Call Bobby Salvo at Y Ranch, 575-6420962. Datil, New Mexico.

Odds & Ends IT’S WOOD SAWMILL AROMATIC RED CEDAR lumber, Tongue and Groove paneling, closet lining, $3 a square foot. Call 575278-2433 in Folsom, New Mexico.

COFFINS, CASKETS & URNS. Simple, Natural, Unique. Shipping or delivery available.

Call 505-286-9410 for FREE funeral information. Visit our website at www.theoldpinebox.com WANTED: “OLD” FISHING TACKLE. PRE-1950, LURES, reels, complete tackle boxes.

Paying cash, “TOP” prices paid. Call Rick at 575-354-0365. Send photos to: tacklechaser@aol.com USED LUMBER 100 YEARS OLD, PLUS. 2” rough aprox. 2800 BD. FT. 1” rough and planed aprox. 3800 BD. FT. 99¢ per BD. FT. Call Wes Burris, 575-835-2340.

FOR SALE: 2 SADDLES, MISCELLANEOUS HORSE tack, 2003 Chevy Shortbed bedliner, 2 propane tanks-100 lbs. and 28.7 lbs., chili sacks, 6 storage bins, electronics sign, miscellaneous jars, Meade Telescope w/lenses, 2 Asphalt rakes, Flatbed Tandem. Contact Robert Hambrick, 505-249-6232.

HOWDY! PECOS PABLO. INTRODUCING MIRACLE MARY! Capulin jelly, jams and raw mountain wildflower honey. Search: Blue Toyota Tundra and American flag in either Santa Fe or Glorieta. Call 505-6032310 or email: pecospablo@hotmail.com

1-800-432-6612 WagnerEquipment.com Roof Over Your Head COUNTRY LIVING! 2 & 3 BEDROOMS, 2 bath, Mobile Homes on 1 acre in Highland Meadows Estates, 25 miles west of Albuquerque off I-40. Low down, low monthly, owner financing. Call 505-814-9833.

4 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL FARM OR Residential tranquil land in San Acacia, NM. All utilities on property. 31x36 quality steel building with cement slab. 1/2 bath, well-house insulated. Irrigation Rights.

Pictures upon request. Call Lisa at 505-992-3716.

HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER, IN Cimarron, NM. 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom, kitchendining room, living room with attached carport. Newly remodeled. 1,400 square feet on 4 city lots plus storage shed 12’x16’. Will consider reasonable offer.

Call 575-760-8194 or 575-760-8200.

HAVE: PRIME 60 ACRES! HEAVILY WOODED, with power, 8 miles north of Edgewood, priced slashed to $238,000. Have: 80-300 acres, beautiful grassland with power, 7 miles north of I-40, east of NM 41, price slashed to $1,400/acre. Have: fix up business opportunity! 44 space RV park, Moriarty, NM, needs some TLC, includes all city utilities, zoned commercial, price slashed to $295,000. Seller financing and trades considered! Call Glen today at 505-379-5300.

10 ACRES FOR SALE ON SAN Clemente Addition off of Villa Linda, on Highway 6. A beautiful location 6 miles west and 3 miles south of Las Lunas, NM. $40,000. Call 850-532-8144.

SAN JUAN RIVER PROPERTY. CABIN ON 21 acres.

River runs through it. Deeded water rights. 13 irrigated acres. All fenced. All utilities. Hay barn and two out-buildings. Excellent hunting and fishingUnit 2. $619,000 OBO. Call David at 575-937-3135.

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160-ACRE PROPERTY WITH CHARMING, COZY RESIDENCE and various out-buildings with two wells. Three bedroom, one bath, with sun-room. Eighteen miles west of Grady, NM; State Highway 209 frontage. Tom Sidwell, Qualifying Broker, 575-403-6903. View property at www.sidwellfarmandranch.com I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THE Real Estate Contract, Mortgage or Deed of Trust for which you are receiving payments.

Please call for fast pricing and quick closing. Email: pinonview@aol.com or call Barbara Baird at 1-800-458-9847.

20 ACRES IN GATED COMMUNITY, ALL utilities, undergrown Pinon and grassland, private air strip, $125,000. $1,000 down, Owner financed. Call 505-690-0308.

12.5 ACRES, 2 MILES FROM VILLANUEVA, utilities at Lot line, no covenants, $45,000.

Owner Financed. Call 505-690-0308.

RETIRE IN BEAUTIFUL MORA COUNTY. ENJOY beautiful views and natural beauty.

Approximately 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountain land. If interested, please call Mike at 505-753-6338.

FISHING? BUY A CAMPSITE OR HOME south side of Bluewater Lake. 1/2 acre in trees, view of lake, water, septic, electric, $12,000. 1 acre, all utilities, $16,000. 1/2 acre, $8,000. 2 acres, small house, all utilities, $42,000. 4 bedroom, 3 bath, fully furnished, all utilities, $80,000.

Call David, 505-228-8439.

FSBO: MOUNTAIN HOME BUILT OF PREMIER Building System panels on 23 acres of pine, horse pty. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 16’ ceilings, metal roof, 2 fireplaces, 2,000 square feet. Pie Town. $199,000 OBO. 575-772-2569 or 520-730-5053.

LOOKING FOR WATER: GIFTED TO FIND underground streams. Reputable dowser 50 years experience. To God Be The Glory!

Contact Joe Graves at 575-758-3600. In Taos, 75 miles north of Santa Fe. God Bless You!

RARE OFFERING IN WHITE OAKS. PROPERTY consisting of historic two-story adobe home, 25 fenced acres, three wells with 7 AFPA water rights, shop, barn, and tack room. $159,900. See details and pictures at www.highdeserthomesandland.net or call Anne New, 575-648-2665.

SMALL RANCH FOR SALE. 350 ACRES. Good water (5 wells), 2 windmills. Electricity and phone lines. Cash or contract. One mile off Highway 60, near Pie Town, NM in Unit 15-A. Call 970-731-2846.

BREATHTAKING 360 PANORAMIC VIEWS OF CAPITANS,SIERRA Blance Mountains from two-story (3,120 ft) house on 9.40 acres in Capitan, NM. Parkside setting, open frontroom, dining, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Flexspace on first floor for Artist Studio Home/Office/ playroom, poolroom home theater, etc.

Rock entryway/rock waterfall, insulated garage/workshop, carport. Residential/ Commercial. Can be all family or a two-in-one home/business on first floor.

Stress/air pollution free. Total investment ONLY $364,900. 704-965-3331.

5.05 ACRES NEXT TO SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN near Datil, New Mexico. Electricity on property, community well. $18,995. Call 575-740-8432 or 575-744-4086.

FORT SUMNER. REASONABLY PRICED COZY 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, fenced front and back, metal roof, plenty of storage inside and out, garage, carport and patio. One block from medical clinic and school, Lake Sumner 22 minutes away. FSBO. Call 575-760-2875.

BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF BRAZOS CLIFFS. NEVER lived in. 2013 Cavaco MH on 1 acre; 1,344 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

Open floor plan. 2 decks. $78,000. For details and pictures, call 575-756-8376.

CONCHAS, 204 CONCHAS PLACE. 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, 2-car garage, large open RV storage, upstairs deck, coop water. $179,000.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461. bigmesarealty.com

70 MONTE VISTA, BOSQUE, NM IS a 35 acre property which overlooks the Rio Grande Valley, Sandias, Manzano, and Ladrone ranges. Family-sized septic and 290-foot well. 1.7 miles off of I-25 at Exit 175. Contact Phyllis at: 505-7103529, email: ptapia@cblegacynm.com or Coldwell Banker Legacy 505-865-5500 for information.

PRIVATE RETREAT NEAR ALBUQUERQUE. DEVELOPED 40 acre ranch, 2 custom log houses, custom log sauna, 2 rock houses, small log cabin, wooden barn house, small shop, chicken house, 2-40’ steel storage containers. 26 miles south of I-40, Tijeras exit. Extras: lower Torrance county taxes, private dead-end county road, pistol shooting range, 3 gates onto property, south facing slope with views of mountains and Estancia Valley, good well, good neighbors, fenced, cross fenced, roads, meadows plus Pinon-Juniper, access to National Forest. Perfect for large family, movie set, artists colony, MMA camp, church camp or Bed & Breakfast. Compare structures, price, convenience to Albuquerque, amount of developed land, setting, then come see this. $419,000. Owner, 505-898-0509 or 505-270-8935.

99 GOLF COURSE ROAD, MOUNTAINAIR, NM. Beautiful home with spectacular 360 degree views on 39.76 acres. Energy efficient, never been lived in. Contact Phyllis at: , ptapia@cblegacynm.com or 505-710-3529. Coldwell Banker Legacy, 505-865-5500 for information.

CONCHAS, 613 BULLHEAD DRIVE. 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, boat shed, storage building, co-op water. $39,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. bigmesarealty.com BEAUTIFUL SAN ACACIA, NM. 1.51 ACRES, community water and electric. Trees outline property watered by solar powered well drip line, faucets everywhere for gardening, 10’x24’ cinder block greenhouse, 35’x55’ shop. Horse corral, RV with add on. $65,000. Call 520-403-2824.

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Life on the Ranch

The American Flag ♦ Horseshoes and Ranch Gear on Barn Walls Cowboy Hats on Fences ♦ Boots and Spurs ♦ Ranch Weddings Mama's Favorite Flower Garden ♦ Horses and Cattle Weathered Fences, Chairs and Tables ♦ Making Supper Kiddos Working the Ranch ♦ Rodeos and Roping

Entries Due Monday, June 5 Photos featured in the July enchantment.

Prizes

9 winners receive $50 each; 1 grand prize winner receives $100, and photo is featured as the July cover photo

Contest Rules

• Photos must be taken in New Mexico • Entrants must be a New Mexico electric cooperative member • Multiple entries allowed

Information Required

• Full Name • Mailing Address • Phone Number • Electric Co-op Name • Details of Photo

Enter Submissions By

• Email to: enchantmentphotos@nmelectric.coop • Post to Facebook: facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca • Mail to: Life on the Ranch Photo Contest enchantment, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Questions? Call 505-982-4671

enchantment reserves print and web rights for all winning photos. 1705

QUIET COUNTRY LIVING! WELL KEPT, 1660 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with sunroom. Large covered front porch, open air kitchen deck. Recent propanel roof. Pellet stove, fridge, w/d.

Detached 30’x40’ garage/shop with 1/2 bath, all on fully fenced 1.12 acres in Mountainair, NM. $145,000. Serious, qualified buyers only. 505-847-2377.

CONCHAS, 609 BOAT DOCK DRIVE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large front deck, coop water. $130,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. bigmesarealty.com VIGAS FOR SALE, MOST SIZES AVAILABLE. And, 2 acres of land for sale in Canjilon, New Mexico, good access, utilities at road, nice views. Call 575-638-5619 for more information.

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CHAMA VALLEY OFF US 64. 32 acres with power at Lot. Private wildlife pond scattered Ponderosa Pines and Oak trees.

Forever views into Colorado. Partially fenced with gravel road access. Seller Financing, $155,000. 505-249-4415.

1970S MODULAR HOME FOR SALE (AS is, where is: must be moved from current location). 4 bedroom, 2 bath, mudroom/ laundry, formal dining and living rooms, kitchen/family room combo. $20,000 OBO. 505-778-5757.

HOME IN COLUMBUS, READY FOR YOUR family. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths on 6 lots (1/2 of block). Owner will finance with down payment. Easy walk or bike to post office, library, city hall. $115,000.

Live cheap and healthy. Call Dianne, 575-531-1017.

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GRADY, 300 MARSHALL. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, attached carport, horse property on almost one acre, village water. $65,000.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 18743, 575-7605461. bigmesarealty.com LEGACY ESCROW. IF YOU HAVE AN Escrow somewhere else, give us a call and see what we can do for you. Phone: 575546-0218. Fax: 575-546-8880. 301 E. Ash Street, Deming, NM 88030.

Things That Go Vroom!

2006 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB LONG bed 4x4, Powerstroke Diesel with only 66,000 miles, nice one owner truck, $24,950.

2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Crew Cab short bed 4x2, Cummins, 157,000 miles, $16,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2010 CHEVY TAHOE LS 4X4, 5.3L V8 engine, one owner, clean CARFAX, 105,700 miles, $20,950. 2012 Ford Flex SEL, FWD, 97,000 miles, nice car, $15,950.

Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com for more information.

2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ONLY 107,000 MILES, very nice and well cared for, AWD, 6.0 V8, $13,950. 2016 Volkswagen Jetta SE, 3,000 miles, factory warranty, FWD, leather interior, one owner, clean CARFAX, $17,950. See pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL, AWD, 129,000 miles, gorgeous car, $14,950. 2005 GMC Yukon SLT 4x2, only 99,000 miles, one owner, beautiful leather interior, $13,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www. uniqueenterprises.com 2007 DODGE RAM 3500, 6.7L, L6 Diesel, Quad Cab, Dual Rear Wheels, TRX4 OffRoad, 211,840 miles, $23,950. 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, auto transmission, 228,000 miles, nice running truck, $5,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2016 CHEVY 2500 DURAMAX 4X4, CREW Cab. 2 to choose from. One with 11,000 miles for $43,950 and one with 4,000 miles for $46,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2013 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4, GORGEOUS truck, one owner, 6.0 Gas engine, 156,000 miles, $23.950. 2011 GMC 2500 SLT, 6.0 Gas, 4x4, fully loaded, 129,000 miles, one owner, $25,950. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

Vintage Finds RAILROAD ITEMS WANTED: KEROSENE LANTERNS, BRASS locks, keys, badges, uniforms, bells, whistles, and pre-1950 employee timetables. Always seeking items from any early New Mexico railroad, especially D&RG, C&S, EP&NE, EP&SW, AT&SF, SP or Rock Island.

Call Randy Dunson at 575-356-6919 or 575-760-3341.

WANTED: NEW MEXICO MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATES 1912-1959. Paying $100-$500 each. Also buying some New Mexico car plates 1900-1923. WANTED: New Mexico Highway Journal magazine, 1923-1927, New Mexico Automobile License Directory (”The Zia Book”), Motor Vehicle Register books, 1900-1949. See the New Mexico Transportation History Project website NMplates.com for 2,500+ color photographs and 100+ year history of New Mexico license plates. Bill Johnston, Box 1, Organ, NM 88052-0001. Email: Bill@NMplates.com or telephone 575-382-7804.

THANKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS ADVERTISERS. WANTED: “OLD” FISHING TACKLE. PRE-1950, LURES, reels, complete tackle boxes.

Paying cash, “TOP” prices paid. Call Rick at 575-354-0365. Send photos to: tacklechaser@aol.com BUYING OLD STUFF: GAS PUMPS AND parts 1960’s or earlier, advertising signs, neon clocks, old car parts in original boxes, motor oil cans, license plate collections, Route 66 items, old metal road signs, odd and weird stuff. Fair prices paid.

Have pickup, will travel. Gas Guy in Embudo, 505-852-2995.

B & C TRADING COMPANY. NOW open for business. Buying, selling, trading authentic antique Western Colonial memorabilia, saddles, spurs, bronzes, Navajo tapestries, jewelry, rare collectibles. Cash paid for antique firearms! Open 10-5, Monday-Saturday. 397 Highway 518, Mora, NM. Call 512-571-7733.

SUBMIT YOUR AD AND PAYMENT BY May 9th for the June issue.

ROUGH RIDER ANTIQUES IN LAS VEGAS is looking to add dealers whose merchandise compliments our great inventory. We are interested in signs; railroad; western; industrial; early Northern New Mexico furniture. Dealers pay rent and work a few days a month. Clean and bright store, open every day, good parking. Across the street from a Fred Harvey hotel and historic train depot.

505-603-6906. Send references and photos to henryavigil@hotmail.com

Super Racing Speed!

Awesome Job Youth Artists! The Youth Editor buckled up and put on a helmet before looking at all the May drawings. Let's go camping in June! Do you camp in a tent, RV trailer or in a sleeping bag under the stars? For June, Sleepy Starry Nights, draw where you get some shut-eye during the summer nights. Alrighty partners, let's take off our cowboy hats to the American Flag. For July, draw cowboy hats and our American Flag. Show your American Spirit for July's topic!

Send Your Drawing by Email: We accept Youth Art drawings by email. Send jpg file and required information by the 9th to: enchantment@nmelectric.coop

Remember: Print your name, age, mailing address, phone number, and co-op name on your drawings. Otherwise, your drawings are disqualified. Remember: color, dark ink or pencil on plain white 8.50 x 11.00 size paper is best. Accept artwork up to age 13. Mail to: Youth Editor, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Entries must be here by the 9th of the month before publication. Each published artist receives $10 for his or her work.

Bode Atencio, Age 7, Rociada

Michael Cisneros, Age 5, Questa

Sean DeAguero, Age 12, Grants

Fernando Garcia, Age 9, Lake Arthur

Nellie Heinen, Age 12, Farmington

Isaac Herrera, Age 11, Ft. Sumner

Christopher Lopez, Age 5, Vadito

Jayci-Bella Maes, Age 13, Cleveland

Millie Turnbow, Age 7, Capitan

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