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enchantment October 1, 2017 • Vol. 69, No. 10 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 102,149

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.

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

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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 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 Antonio Sanchez, Jr., 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 NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer 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 NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Phone: 505-982-4671 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Fax: 505-982-0153 www.nmelectric.coop www.enchantment.coop

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Co-op Newswire

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How REA Changed Life in the Country 11 View from enchantment 5 A memory of receiving electricity for the first time.

Co-ops Help Protect Birds from Power Line Risks

13 Hale To The Stars

Safety a Top Priority for Co-ops

14 On The Menu

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Energy Sense

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Book Chat

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Enchanted Journeys

Protecting birds from getting electrocuted.

Co-ops make safety job number one on the job.

Cyber Safety Checklist

Eight tips to keep hackers away.

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

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Co-op Newswire Looking Back at the Signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 CEO Keven J. Groenewold addresses in his column this month the loss of a co-op friend with the passing of Senator Pete Domenici; and Senator Domenici’s development of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

We went back in archives and found this file photo of the signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 held August 8, 2005, during a ceremony at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque.

The photo caption from the 2005 archives reads as: President George Bush and U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (second from left) hold the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for reporters as U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (rear) looks on. Also shown is U.S. Representative Joe Barton (R-TX), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which originated the energy bill. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf).

Winter Shut-off Protection Notice Protection from winter shut-off begins November 15, 2017. To avoid potential disconnection of services, please call the Human Services Department at 800-283-4465, or the appropriate tribal or pueblo entity for eligibility information for the Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Your service will not be disconnected from November 15, 2017, through March 15, 2018, if you qualify for LIHEAP and you remain current on any payments you owe under a payment plan, or as of November 15, 2017, you have no past due amounts.

For more information call the Human Services Department at 800-283-4465 or your local electric cooperative.

Nota de La Protección de Desconexión del Invierno El 15 de Noviembre del 2017 empezara la protección de desconexión del invierno. Para prevenir una posible desconexión de servicios, por favor de contactar al Departamento de Servicios Humanos al 800-283-4465 o a la organización trival o pueblo para información sobre elegibilidad para el pro-

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grama de bajos recursos de energía, (LIHEAP). Su servicios no serán desconectado durante el 15 de Noviembre 2017 hasta el 15 de Marzo del 2018 si usted califica para el programa de bajos recursos de energía, (LIHEAP) y si usted continua al corriente en los pagos que usted deba bajo un plan de pago, o hasta el 15 de Noviembre del 2017 y no tenga ningún pago astrasado.

Para información en español llame al Departamento de Servicios Humanos, 800-2834465 o su cooperativa de electricidad.

For more information call Human Services Department Para información en español llame al Departamento de Servicios Humanos

800-283-4465

Rural Population Continues to Decline According to the Census Bureau, rural America experienced an overall loss of 21,000 people between July 2015 and July 2016, after accounting for births, deaths and people leaving small towns for larger areas. The rural population now stands at about 46.1 million people, or about 14 percent of the U.S. population. It was at 21 percent in 2000, though definitions of rural America and data collection techniques have since changed. Source: Steve Johnson, NRECA.

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Farewell to a Co-op Friend: St. Pete

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Senator Pete Domenici left the electric co-op program in a better place for having been one of its champions.

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ew Mexico electric co-ops lost a great champion and a dear friend last month with the passing of Senator Pete Domenici. He was a stalwart for all of New Mexico for six terms in the United States Senate.

Senator Domenici was born May 7, 1932, in Albuquerque, graduated from University of New Mexico (UNM) and UNM Law School. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972, where he served with distinction for 36 years.

In 1984, Senator Domenici became only the 30th recipient of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the progress of electric cooperatives in the United States, primarily through essential support in the United States Congress, in the Administration, and among the American people. The Distinguished Service Award has been typically awarded to presidents and distinguished members of congress.

The Distinguished Service Award recognized Senator Domenici’s contributions in public policy, programs, development and continuing progress of rural electric cooperatives. The Senator was an exceptional leader in the advancement of electric cooperative issues at the national level.

Nowhere were his contributions more evident than in the develop-

ment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

As Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, and working across the aisle with the ranking member and fellow New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman, Senator Domenici crafted an energy bill that passed the Senate by an overwhelming bipartisan margin.

The bill was signed into law at a Sandia National Laboratories ceremony on August 8th of that year.

It was not easy getting to the finish line on the Act. The introduced version of the bill left out key rural electric cooperative provisions. However, Senator Domenici was even-handed and fair—as he always was. He assured the cooperatives if they could demonstrate support for their amendments, he would gladly offer those amendments as the bill made its way to the floor for debate. The cooperatives were able to demonstrate support, and he championed the amendments.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is but one example of Senator Domenici’s contributions. All of this was commonplace. What he accomplished through his years of public service was just doing his job, as he would say. He was quick to credit the electric co-ops with their success—and he was only partially right.

Senator Domenici established several rules of the road necessary for cooperatives to build and flourish.

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

The Senator was always about people first—New Mexico people in particular.

One of the many stories the Senator was always fond of telling our New Mexico co-op contingent involved an old washboard hanging on the wall in his Senate office.

An elderly rural farm wife once showed up to his office in his early days in the Senate and handed him the washboard. He was keenly intrigued by where this conversation was going.

The lady explained to the Senator she no longer had a need for the washboard. She now had electricity on the farm and a washing machine. She thanked him for his help with the REA budget and appropriation, and wanted him to have the washboard. Senator Domenici was very proud to display that washboard.

There certainly isn’t enough room in this column to mention all the noteworthy things accomplished through the Senator’s 36 years of public service to New Mexico and this nation. We can honor Senator Domenici’s memory by continuing on with the work he was so passionate about. The Senator left the electric co-op program in a better place for having been one of its champions.

Here in New Mexico, he was known as St. Pete for all his steadfast hard work on behalf of New Mexico. St. Pete will be dearly missed by all of us.

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Enchanted Journeys

Hale to the stars

BY ALAN HALE

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nly three worlds are visible during October. The inner world Mercury passes on the far side of the sun from Earth on the 8th and is invisible all month, while mighty Jupiter sinks into the dusk early in the month and passes behind the sun on the 26th.

Our only bright evening-sky planet is Saturn. It is low in the southwest during the early evening hours, setting over an hour after the end of dusk by month’s end. On the positive side, the rings are about as wide open as they can appear to us, although Saturn’s overall low altitude (and resulting air turbulence) will keep them from appearing too sharp when viewed through a telescope.

October is the first month in over 13 years when the ringed planet will not be accompanied by the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere last month.

Venus, which has dominated the pre-dawn skies for the past few months, rapidly sinks lower each morning, and rises with the beginning of dawn by month’s end.

Mars began emerging into dawn late last month, and rises higher in the morning sky throughout October. Venus and Mars pass each other on Thursday morning, the 5th, when they are close enough to

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Halley’s Comet—the parent comet of the Orionid meteors—from near Mt. Wilson Observatory in southern California, March 7, 1986.

Photograph by Alan Hale.

each other to be visible in the same telescopic field of view.

Our solar system’s two other large, but more distant, planets are well-placed for viewing this month. Neptune, which can be detected with binoculars, is in Aquarius and is highest above the southern horizon during the later evening hours. Uranus, easily detectable in binoculars and potentially detectable with the unaided eye if viewed from dark rural sites, is in the constellation Pisces and is high above the southern horizon during the hours around midnight.

The Orionids which peak Saturday, October 21, are relatively strong and may produce 15 to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids appear to emanate from the constellation Orion— specifically, just slightly north of the bright star Betelgeuse which marks Orion’s eastern “shoulder—and are best viewed during the hours before dawn.

The Orionids are dust grains from the well-known Halley’s Comet, which last returned in 1986, and which will come our way again in 2061.

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Have a Spooktacular time at your local Pumpkin Patch Festival.

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October 14 • Mountainair WestFest Manzano Mountain Arts 505-847-0109

October 7 • El Morro Ancient Way Fall Festival Near El Morro Nat’l Monument 505-369-4047

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October 7-8 • Ruidoso AspenFest Parade Downtown 575-257-7395

October 21 • Clovis 13th Annual Buddy Walk Spring River Park and Zoo 575-622-1099

October 7-8 • Taos Wool Festival Kit Carson Park 800-684-0340

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October 14 • Gallup ArtsCrawl: Whodunnit?

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On The Menu BY SHARON NIEDERMAN

Fresh from the Garden

The cool, crisp season is upon us. This time of year makes me want to get in the kitchen and make something warm and nourishing. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

Mixed Garden Squash Soup

This simple soup is a great way to use your abundant squash supply. Its surprisingly delicious flavor depends on the freshness of your ingredients.

Homemade chicken stock is a must.

Butter and olive oil for sautéing 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, sliced 2 carrots, sliced 1½ lbs. mixed squash (zucchini, calabazas, pattipan), sliced ¼-inch thick 4-6 cups homemade chicken stock 2 stalks fresh herbs, minced, for garnish (oregano, parsley, marjoram, dill, thyme, or any combination)

2 tsps. salt 1 tsp. pepper ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed ¾ cup lemon juice

❧ Melt butter and olive oil in sauté pan. Saute garlic and onion 5-10 minutes, stirring. Add celery and carrots, continue sautéing another five minutes. Mix in squash. Sauté another 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to soup pot. Add broth, stir to mix well. Cover, bring to boil. Lower to simmer. Simmer 20 minutes. Serve in soup bowls with dusting of fresh herbs. Serves 4.

Roasted Balsamic Beets with Steamed Beet Greens

Cabbage Borscht

This aromatic soup that works as a one-pot supper with rye bread sustained my Russian ancestors for generations. It’s a perfect early fall dish and hearty enough to carry you through the coldest winter days. Add boiled potatoes to make it even heartier if you like. Serve with a dab of sour cream or yogurt. From “Shalom on the Range: A Roundup of Recipes and Jewish Traditions from Colorado Kitchens” 3 lbs. beef chuck roast or short ribs 2 Tbs. vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 (3-lb.) green cabbage, thickly sliced 3-4 cups water 1 (28-oz.) can tomatoes, undrained 1 (103/4-oz.) can tomato puree

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❧ Cook meat in preheated 425 F oven until brown. While meat is browning, heat oil in large stock pot. Add onion and sauté until soft. Add cabbage and sauté 3-5 minutes. Add browned meat. Add water to cover, 3-4 quarts. Boil, reduce to simmer, skim foam as it rises. Add tomatoes, puree, salt, pepper, sugars, and lemon juice. Simmer 1 hour. Taste and adjust seasonings. Cook 1 hour more. Adjust seasonings. Cook, remove fat, cut meat into pieces. Reheat before serving. Best if made a day ahead. Serves 8.

This tastes like a dish from a fine dining restaurant. Again, the success of the dish depends on quality of your ingredients. I like to pull baby beets from my garden and fix them the same day. The greens are super-nutritious.

6-8 small to medium beets with their greens 1 head garlic, with peeled cloves Sea salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ❧ Preheat oven to 425 F. Rinse beets well. Chop beets from their greens.

Chop greens roughly and set in steamer over boiling water until tender, about 20 minutes. Quarter beets. Place in baking dish with garlic, salt, pepper, oil. Mix well, coating everything with oil. Roast until tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and sprinkle beets with balsamic vinegar. Mound beets and garlic on steamed greens, or divide into separate portions. Serves 3-4.

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Energy Sense

BY PATRICK KEEGAN AND BRAD THIESSEN

Heat and cool your home without blowing your budget

Ductless Heat Pumps

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ear Pat: My husband and I are tired of paying high electric bills during the winter. We think our winter bills are high because of our baseboard heaters, and our summer bills are high because of our window AC units. Our neighbor just installed a ductless heat pump system in their home. Do you think that would work for us? —Karen Dear Karen: Mini-split ductless heat pumps are becoming more popular for good reason. They can heat efficiently even when winter temperatures drop below the freezing point, and they are an economical and energy efficient replacement for window AC units.

Ductless heat pumps are often installed as the primary heating source and paired with a backup system that kicks in when outside temperatures are extremely cold.

Baseboard heaters are an electric resistance system, and use much more energy than a heat pump, which is just moving heat in or out of the home. If you make this change, you should reduce your heating costs considerably. Heat pumps work harder as the outside air temperature drops, but combining the

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heat pump with a backup heating system solves that problem.

I spoke with Joe Hull, an Energy Services Advisor with Midstate Electric Cooperative in Oregon.

Members there have found ductless systems with a backup heating system can work effectively to as low as -28 Fahrenheit.

Ductless heat pump systems could be an ideal solution if your home doesn’t have a duct system. If your existing ductwork is in poor condition, installing a ductless heat pump may be more practical or less expensive than repairing, sealing and insulating ducts.

A ductless heat pump has two main components: the outdoor compressor and the indoor air handler. Coolant and electrical lines run through a conduit from the compressor outside the home through the wall to the inside air handler(s).

Ductless heat pumps can be configured in different ways. A common approach that could deliver the most value is to provide heating and cooling to one large zone in the home by using a single compressor and a single air handler.

Or you could

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The indoor air handler can provide hot or cold air.

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A typical ductless heat pump setup. Credit: Collaborative Efficiency.

use one compressor to power as many as four inside air handlers, each with its own thermostat. A home could even have more than one outside compressor.

Scott Mayfield, an expert from Kootenai Electric Cooperative in Idaho, said installing a ductless system in his home had benefits beyond cost savings. “With baseboard heaters, the heat used to rise along the walls, but with the new ductless system, it flows throughout the rooms evenly. It would have been worth switching to ductless for the comfort alone.”

In some parts of the country, ductless mini-splits are becoming more popular in new home construction as well. In fact, a friend of mine in Hood River, Oregon had a ductless system installed in her new home.

Ductless heat pumps are often a great solution, but as you explore this option it would be wise to consider the following:

• What are the other investments you could make to reduce your energy costs or improve comfort? Is the ductless heat pump the best option? A thorough energy audit of your home will help answer these questions.

• Are rebates offered by your electric co-op?

• What is the best size and efficiency level for a ductless heat pump in your situation?

• Are there contractors in your area with experience installing ductless heat pumps?

Contact your local electric cooperative for a list of recommended contractors, and visit www.energystar.gov for tips on hiring contractors.

How REA Changed Life in the Country A co-op board member shares his memory of getting electricity for the first time.

By Charles D. McMath Board of Trustee Sierra Electric Cooperative Elephant Butte Charles D. McMath's childhood home which received power in the 1940s. Photo courtesy of McMath.

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y family and I lived on a dry bean farm and small ranch 12 miles NE of Mountainair, and 13 miles SW of Estancia in the small community of Ewing.

As a small boy, in 1939, I remember a man driving up to our house and asking for my Dad, W.P. McMath. He said he was from REA (Rural Electric Association) and wanted to know if we would like to have electricity. He told my Dad he would have to sign-up and pay a $5 deposit. After questioning the man thoroughly, my Dad decided to sign-up.

At this time, my Dad and older brothers, Robert, Ellis, Gordon, and Jack were building a new house on the farm. Since we found out we were getting electricity one of my older brothers, Gordon, said he could wire the house. We did not have the funds to hire a contractor, so Gordon went to the Torrance County Agent in Estancia to see if he had plans to wire a house. All he had was a “Popular Mechanics” magazine printed in the early l930s with instructions. Gordon used it to wire our house which consisted of drop cord lights in every room with a pull chain.

Sometime around l940, the REA brought the electric line to the house. Shortly thereafter, a man came to inspect the wiring and said it was OK and that it met the code, but it was very old-fashioned! He, however, put in a meter and WOW we had electricity!!!

What a change it made in our life! We had lights in every room (no more kerosene lamps) and we put a pressure pump on the water line to the house, and bought an electric hot water heater. Now we had a bathroom with a bath tub and hot water, and no more out-

houses! My Mom bought an electric stove and refrigerator and no more chopping wood for the cook stove!

Actually, it was the refrigerator that made the biggest change in life in the country (no more north side window boxes). It made such a difference in how we used our dairy products as they were the first to spoil. The refrigerator had two small trays to make ice. In the summer, my Mom would fill the top tray with an ice cream mix (with “Junket”). We had ice cream for lunch and for the first time ever, we had ice! Sometime later, my folks bought a deep freezer which made another profound difference in the way we preserved meat and vegetables.

I remember my Dad saying, “We are getting a real bargain on electricity today, but people will still be paying for what we receive today for years to come.”

I would like to thank the Congress of the 1930s who voted for the REA Bill that brought the rural areas from darkness to light and is still making our life easier today.

Today, my wife (Betty) and I live in a very comfortable home in Elephant Butte which is served by Sierra Electric Cooperative. I have served on the board of trustees of the cooperative for the past 12-13 years and have come to appreciate the hard work, knowledge and engineering of the past 75 years that gives us the luxuries and reliability we enjoy today.

If you have a memory you would like to share with us, send your story to: comments@nmelectric.coop

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Thank You Co-op Members Electric cooperatives have come a long way.

In the mid 1930s, nine out of 10 rural homes were without electric service—a service that now, the majority of us greatly depend upon in order to live our dayto-day lives.

Electricity is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity. Today, in order to meet members’ electrical needs, electric co-ops are providing reliable power using the most advanced technologies available.

In honor of National Co-op Month, enchantment is taking a moment to thank you—our memberowners for being a part of enchantment.

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Surfing the web takes energy. Some of that energy comes directly to your screen from rivers and streams all across the West. Twenty-seven percent of the electricity delivered by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and our member systems come from renewable sources. #generatepossibilities

Visit Randy at www.tristate.coop/renewables

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ave you ever driven down the highway and seen a large stick nest on the crossarms of a power pole? If so, you have spotted a raptor nest. Raptors, which include hawks, owls and eagles, are birds with keen eyesight, large hooked beaks for tearing flesh and sharp talons for capturing live prey. They are drawn to these poles for the vantage point they give for hunting and nesting. But there is danger nearby that can't be seen.

Having worked with birds of prey for over 15 years, I've become an avid hawk watcher. I look for hawks in their natural environment and I have discovered many red-tailed hawk nests on the crossarms of electric poles and seen the dangers to birds with large wings.

We’ve all seen small birds sitting side-by-side on a power line, but a bird with a wingspan over two feet may touch two wires at once while landing or taking off, and in doing so, it completes a circuit and gets electrocuted. This can cause a power outage or even a fire that interrupts service to cooperative members.

Adult birds are less likely to become victims than nestlings who are often clumsy as they begin stretching their wings and learning to lift off the nest. Many hawks and owls are electrocuted at power poles in their first year of life. Anything that can be done to mitigate this danger can help improve their survival rate.

Electric cooperatives such as Columbus Electric Cooperative in Deming, have raptor protection systems in place to prevent birds from

getting electrocuted and improve the odds for continued healthy populations of birds of prey.

Red-tailed hawks are one species that build their nests on power poles. When the hawks nests are vacant, opportunistic Great Horned Owls (which don't build their own nests) may claim the empty nests.

Sonny Parra, operations manager at Columbus Electric, explains the co-op’s effort to protect birds while efficiently providing electric service to its members. Line crews place polymer covers, called bushing covers, over the insulators and line hose (a rubber hose that fits over the lines on all new installations). The co-op also uses polymer triangular perch shields, which can be retrofitted on troublesome crossarms to prevent the birds from landing between the wires.

If you call to report a potentially dangerous pole where hawks are perching regularly or building a nest, Columbus Electric will make every effort to respond within one day. During inspection, line crews will verify the power lines are de-energized and not a danger, and will retrofit the existing lines with polymer covers and perch shields, or in rare cases, relocate the nest by building a safe perch nearby.

In north-central New Mexico, nesting ospreys contribute to the challenge, but Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative (NORA) in Chama has an aggressive and successful program to protect these birds. ‌continued on page 16

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SAFETY

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Lineworkers practice pole top rescues during safety training. Photos, top to bottom: Jeremy Neal, lineman, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative (RCEC). Photo courtesy of RCEC. Adam Garrison, apprentice lineman, Central Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC). Photo courtesy of CVEC.

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tanding next to a training dummy weighing over 100 pounds, Trish Fenton, engineering technician for Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative in Portales, says when an employee suffers catastrophic exposure to an energized line, rescuers have four minutes to get the worker out of harm’s way and begin CPR before lack of oxygen to the brain can become fatal.

If a bucket truck is not available, a co-worker must climb the pole as quickly as possible to reach the injured employee and get him or her down.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, utility line work is among the 10 most dangerous professions in the United States. In 2015, there were 26 fatalities nationwide (20.5 per 100,000 workers). That’s a higher rate than for police officers and firefighters. Many others suffer non-fatal loss of limbs from electrical burns and mechanical trauma. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration requires lineworkers be trained in bucket and pole top rescue.

Since local authorities are not trained for such emergencies, it is up to lineworkers to save their coworkers. Rescuers have to stay calm and remember six steps: Evaluate, Protect, Climb, Determine, Get, Give.

(Evaluate the situation, Protect from injury, Climb into position, Determine the victim’s condition, Get the victim to the ground, Give CPR and first aid.)

Included in these steps is calling emergency services immediately, having all necessary safety equipment, clearing the victim from contact with energized wiring or equipment, rigging the victim safely for transporting to the ground, getting air into the victim’s lungs, and stopping bleeding. Of course, the first rule in either a bucket or pole top rescue is for the rescuer not to become the second victim.

Fortunately, thanks to the emphasis on safety throughout New Mexico’s electric cooperatives, injuries—especially catastrophic ones—are on a downward trend. Ed Rougemont, who administers the New Mexico Rural Electric Self-Insurer’s Fund (NMRESIF), reports there were 71 claims for injuries in 2016, but only 19 through July 31 of this year. Through a service contract with the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives

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since 2000, members of the NMRESIF receive yearround safety training from program director Roy O’Day who is a certified loss control professional, and Mark Niswonger, also a certified loss control professional.

Dividing the state, the two travel to monthly safety meetings at the cooperatives for the over 800 employees. The topic for May was “Pole Top Rescue/Proper Fall Restraint Use.” In support of the line superintendents, O’Day and Niswonger also conduct three- to four-day schools on such topics as climbing, splicing, live-line training, apparatuses, circuits, and cable termination. The 2017 Underground and Climbing School is October 16-20 and will be held for the first time at the Central New Mexico Rio Rancho Campus in Rio Rancho. O’Day and Niswonger also host a rotating school on transformers and metering which is an annual two-day meeting for electric cooperative lineworkers and meter technicians from around the state.

O’Day says, thanks to the emphasis on safety, New Mexico’s electric cooperatives have not experienced a pole top fatality, or even need for a rescue, in years. He says once there is contact with high voltage, it’s usually serious or catastrophic, resulting in severe burns.

“It can result in amputations or death. If the employee survives, he or she may never recover and may be permanently disabled.”

Brad Pollard, safety coordinator at Central Valley Electric Cooperative in Artesia and a lineman for 12 years, has seen one big accident involving a worker.

“While workers were installing primary metering equipment on a pole, one piece had an internal defect, overheated and blew up,” Pollard says. “The employee was injured by shrapnel, and was never able to return to work.”

In addition to public safety campaigns and at county fairs, Central Valley Electric Cooperative puts on a traveling safety demonstration for every fifth grade class in its service area. “Our biggest concern about public safety is curiosity, especially with younger people when they see a line down,” Pollard says. “They want to touch and play with it. The public should never touch or try to move a line. Call us and let us know.”

SAFETY

“Safety is our number one priority. We’re told that from the day we start.” —Brad Pollard, safety coordinator, Central Valley Electric Cooperative.

Photos, clockwise: Employees from various New Mexico electric cooperatives attend the Safety Coordinator's Conference in September. Photo by Tom Condit, enchantment assistant editor. Roy O'Day safety training program director and a certified loss control professional, presents Mark Niswonger, with a certificate for completing an intensive program in electric utility safety and loss control. Photo by Trish Fenton, engineering technician, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative. Brad Pollard, safety coordinator at Central Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC), conducts a safety demonstration. Photo courtesy of CVEC.

One of the seven guiding principles electric cooperatives follow is cooperative principle number 5 which is, “Education, Training and Information. Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperative.”

Rougemont says the state safety committee meets six times a year. The Safety Coordinator Conference is held once a year in Albuquerque in which all electric cooperatives participate in. The conference is a day and a half and covers compliance, safety issues, and much more. This year, the conference was held September 6-7.

“We work toward minimizing accidents, and our monetary losses from accidents have decreased over the last several years,” Rougemont says.

He also coordinates the Long Rope Safety Award presented at the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meeting to the most safety conscious employee. After receiving nominations from the cooperatives, the 2016 winner was Michael Montaño of Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative headquartered in Chama.

O’Day says New Mexico electric cooperatives have taken an active role to improve safety culture and performance. There are numerous people involved in the training, including experts from the cooperatives.

“I am aware of trends in the country, and New Mexico is right up there with the best safety training programs,” O’Day says. “We have improved a lot in the last four or five years, and our goal is to be one of the top states in safety performance. We need the continued support of all the cooperatives to keep moving in the right direction,” he says.

Many of New Mexico’s electric cooperatives participate in the Rural Electric Safety Accreditation Program. This is a national program sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association where safety must be embraced as a core value with an unwavering commitment to safety at all levels.

Cooperative leaders and employees together take ownership of the systems and processes to create a safer working environment.

Pollard says employees are on call 24 hours a day.

“When we go to work, we are married to our jobs. It’s a

responsibility we don’t really have a chance to get away from. Safety is our number one priority. We’re told that from the day we start,” Pollard says. “We have all the equipment we need to do the job safely, so there is no reason not to do the job safely.”

“The last thing linemen are told each morning when they head out from the yard is each one is expected to come home safely that night,” Pollard says.

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Photos, clockwise: A diagram shows how line hoses and bushing covers are used by Columbus Electric Cooperative (CEC) in Deming to protect birds from getting electrocuted. Photo by Debb Johnson. Northern RĂ­o Arriba Electric Cooperative in Chama protects ospreys from power line risks by constructing high nesting platforms. Photo courtesy of the cooperative. CEC installs perch shields on double crossarms to protect birds from landing between wires. Photo by Debb Johnson.

Protect the Birds ‌continued from page 13

John Blea, director of operations at NORA, explains how the co-op works with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to protect birds from electrocution.

Each year, Blea works with a bird biologist to determine where nest platforms are needed. Then four or five new platforms are placed before the nesting season begins. The higher the platform, the more attractive it is to the birds. Ospreys return to the same location year after year to raise their young, so by installing platforms a bit higher and close to the previous nest site, and removing the old nest, NORA encourages the birds to use the man-made platforms instead of the electric poles.

If the birds attempt to rebuild their old nest on the crossbeams, crews discourage the birds by knocking down the sticks. This gives the ospreys an incentive to build their nest on the platform on the pole without electric lines. If a nest is completed and eggs are

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already present on a power pole, the nest is left alone until the nestlings have fledged.

A nest cannot be moved until USFWS gives its approval, and then only after the nesting period has ended. All of these measures have increased the number of successful nests and decreased the number of electrocutions and power interruptions.

Removing nests from power poles, helps prevent nest debris and bird excrement from falling onto lines, thus helping to alleviate power shortages or causing transformer fires. NORA's avian protection plan has reduced bird and animal caused black-outs from 33 to just 14 percent of annual outages. This is good news for ospreys and great news for co-op members.

Be aware when you see these impressive birds perching or nesting on power poles. If you see a nest on a pole without protections, call your local electric cooperative. Note the location of the pole and the number on the pole if possible. Responses are usually within a day or two and will help both the birds and electric cooperatives co-exist efficiently and safely.

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Book Chat BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

WORLD WAR I: NEW MEXICO

THE ROUNDERS

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KIT COYOTE: A BRAVE PUP

By Daniel R. Cillis, PhD 2017, 128 pages, $21.99 The History Press 844-882-1651 www.arcadiapublishing.com

By Max Evans 2010, 147 pages, $16.95 University of New Mexico Press 800-249-7737; www.unmpress.com

By Christina Nealson 2017, 229 pages, $15.95 Wildwords Publication www.amazon.com

By Rosemary Zibart 2017, 32 pages, $9 Z Productions Zproductions505@gmail.com

This 50th Anniversary Edition of The Rounders was originally published in 1960 as Max Evans’ first novel, a desperate move to bust him out of crushing debt. This raucous adventure, based on his youthful cowboying, is about camaraderie, long stints on the lonesome land and rare visits to town. Today, it’s known as his best work. In the forward—worth the price of the book—Evans brags on how he hobnobbed with the stars of TV and Hollywood as The Rounders morphed into a film. In the novel, Dusty is the downtrodden hero who keeps trying to get the best of Old Fooler, a horse that’s out to kill him. Dusty takes off on a beautiful bay after a steer he plans to shoot and eat. By dawn, too ashamed to be caught dead, he lies trapped under his horse because he accidentally shot the bay’s brains. He is saved by Wrangler, his part-Indian pardner who mostly grunts. From mud bog to rodeo, it’s five shooting stars.

This remarkable travel adventure is a wild ride, even for a self-proclaimed “womad” (woman nomad) who keeps a revolver on her bedside table. Recently divorced, she heads north from Colorado for a tryst in Alaska with a handsome fisherman she barely knows.

She tows her home-on-wheels thousands of miles with no goal or itinerary and doesn’t hold back about her misadventures. “Quest is the art of discovery through serendipity,” she writes. It’s a fecund combination of sensual experiences and mystical revelations. She takes advice from ancient trees and excels in delicate nature descriptions.

Later, she works as a park ranger for the U.S. Forest Service and bears witnesses to the tragic Yarnell Fire that killed 19 hotshots in Arizona. This is Nealson’s fourth book with a nature/ spirit theme. She was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and named “Author of the Year,” Focus on Women Magazine. Bravo, Christina!

In this unique book, Kit Coyote is rescued by social workers after his parents disappear. (Coyotes are known to stay out all night and howl with the pack.)

Zibart, who was a foster parent for three years, wrote it to aid foster children, child therapists and social workers. It’s a positive tale with great illustrations designed to help children express their feelings, adjust to new situations, and trust helpful adults. When Officer Bear and Cynthia Rabbit, a social worker, step in to take Kit Coyote “someplace safe” and Rayna Fox becomes Kit’s Foster Mom, Kit has many anxious questions: “Do my parents know where I am? Why don’t they come and get me? Do they still love me? What will happen to me?” Judge Owl will decide whether or not Kit’s parents can provide a safe home. The story walks a child through foster care, therapy and adjusting to a new school.

It is one of “Therapeutic Stories for Children Generated from Psychological Assessments.” Well and gently done.

In 1917, five years after New Mexico became a state, the United States entered World War I. About 16,000 New Mexicans joined the military while civilians donated blood, and groups like the YMCA and Salvation Army raised military funding. This book covers the major battles of the Great War both before and after the doughboys went “over there.” New Mexican soldiers had been trained and tested in the Mexican Revolution led by Poncho Villa.

Germany had offered financial support if Mexico would attack the United States in the Southwest. In return, Mexico would recover lost territories and the U.S. would divert resources to defend their borders. The last half of the book honors New Mexican soldiers with photos and brief histories. Three daring soldiers crawled under a barbed wire fence and across no man’s land for 300 feet, attacked a German machine gun nest and drove out the enemy. For this, the leader, Lauriano Martinez, from Colfax County, received the Distinguished Service Cross.

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Cyber Safety Checklist How to keep hackers out of your home so you can enjoy the internet

By Paul Wesslund, NRECA

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his month, electric cooperatives across the country will join forces to raise awareness about cybersecurity. We hope you will join us in taking action and recognizing October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Electric co-ops protect the private information of members and ensure hackers don’t tamper with the reliability of the electric grid, but consumers have a lot at stake too. Think about losing all the photos on your smartphone or having bank or credit card information stolen from your computer.

Cyber criminals all over the world are on the prowl through the internet, and they’re getting better at what they do, according to the team of cybersecurity experts at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

“The bad guys tend to be a step ahead and we’re always going to be playing catch-up, so you’re never going to be 100 percent secure,” says Barry Lawson, a senior director of regulatory affairs at NRECA. He adds, “But it’s not something to be afraid of. There are basic steps people can take to provide good layers of protection.”

Lawson, along with two other NRECA cybersecurity specialists, Cynthia Hsu, cybersecurity program manager, and Bridgette Bourge, senior principal for legislative affairs, recently discussed steps consumers can take to protect themselves and their valuable data.

They suggest thinking of cybersecurity as cyber hygiene. “Just like washing your hands will help keep you from getting bacteria,” says Bourge, “there are simple things you can do to protect yourself online.”

The first step, says Hsu, is to make cyber hygiene a habit. She advises people at work and in their homes to “incorporate basic security steps into their daily mindset.”

To the right, are top tips for protecting yourself from internet danger at work and home, as recommended by the NRECA experts.

Internet Protection Tips 1. Create a strong password: If it is hard to keep up with all the passwords for the different software and applications you use, at least focus on the main password which allows the primary internet access, like the ones that open your computer, phone and wireless router. Make it complicated, with a mix of upper and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters like “%” or “&.”

Change the password at least every six months.

2. Keep software updated: Notices of updates don’t just add flashy features to your apps—they often add security patches to protect against new security threats. Updates usually come automatically from the software company, whether it’s for the computer, mobile device operating system, one of the many functional apps (like Facebook). But take a level of caution on updates as well. You can check regularly for updates either from your device or by going to the application’s website. Be suspicious of update notices that arrive by email, especially if they claim to require urgent action.

3. Don’t click on any link or attached files you don't recognize: A lot of the computer hacking problems you hear about in the news result from people clicking on links or attached files that infect their computers or mobile devices. An email can even be disguised to look like it’s coming from your best friend, so simple diligence can be extremely beneficial. Take a moment and move your cursor over a link to reveal the full address before clicking it. You’ll see a lot of confusing symbols, but you should also be able to recognize the name of the legitimate source. If you don’t, find another way to verify the link.

4. Install and use virus protection: Buy your anti-virus software from one of the major recognized companies, and make it a subscription-type service that regularly sends automatic updates.

5. Don't use flash drives: Those little thumb drives or jump drives you insert into your USB port may be handy ways to share lots of photos or other

large documents, but as your mother might say, you don’t know where they’ve been. These portable memory devices are another common way computers get infected with damaging software. Instead, learn to use Dropbox or other software solutions for transferring large files.

6. Back up your devices: Make sure you have a current copy of everything on your computer or mobile device. Every few weeks, transfer your contents to an external storage system you then unplug from your computer. You can buy an external hardware drive or online storage designed just for this purpose. Think of it this way: What if your computer or phone was lost or stolen? Recent computer attacks involve ransomware that locks your computer and threatens to delete or prevent access to everything on it unless you pay a ransom to the hackers. The hackers might not unlock it even after a ransom is paid. If you suffer a ransomware attack you might need to take your computer to a professional to wipe everything off your hard drive and start over.

But with a backup you will be able to restore your most valuable documents.

7. Secure all your internet-connected devices: Hackers have started invading wireless printers and baby monitors that work through the internet. These devices tend to have extremely weak, preset passwords that you probably don’t even notice. Read the instructions carefully, set good passwords, keep the devices updated and make sure any wireless routers in your home are secure as well.

Any internet-connected device is vulnerable—smart TVs, cameras, voice-activated speakers, thermostats, video games, fitness bracelets, internet-connected refrigerators and light bulbs.

8. Protect the kids: Children also need to be aware and practice good cyber hygiene. They should know not to send out information such as birthdates and other ID numbers, as well as details like how long the family will be away on vacation. Learn to use parental control options on your hardware and software.

To learn more about National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and to view other cybersecurity tips, visit www.staysafeonline.org

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Vecinos BY PAUL WEIDEMAN

Photos, clockwise: Mario A. Romero, CEO and general manager of Otero County Electric Cooperative, and Shelley Hughes, architect, on the balcony of the co-op office; a glimpse of a wooden walkway; and the custom-made wood countertop. Photos by Paul Weideman.

An Architect Comes Home Shelley Hughes comes home after 10 years, and designs a breathtaking office for an electric cooperative.

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he new headquarters of the Otero County Electric Cooperative (OCEC) in Cloudcroft was built with energy efficiency in mind, but it’s also a beautiful building.

A feature front of stone and glass is framed by an exposed wood truss at the top and by covered wooden walkways that extend out to the Burro Avenue boardwalk and wrap around on both sides.

When you go through the front door, straight ahead, behind the lobby seating, is a tall flat column of Corten steel panels that looks modern, but also recalls the past.

“I love contemporary architecture, personally, but then in Cloudcroft it has to fit in with the area,” says architect Shelley Hughes. “I was like, ‘Hmmm, how can we do both?’”

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The Village of Cloudcroft code requires new commercial buildings “conform to the western/railroad motif according to the architectural styles utilized between 1850 and 1920 in the western United States.”

Mario A. Romero, the co-op’s CEO and general manager, says, “I think Shelley was picturing the Corten being the centerpiece, but everyone who walks in, the first thing they notice is this countertop.”

The beautiful bar-type custom-made countertop with high-gloss varnish is 32 feet long, 36 inches deep, and more than three inches thick. It was made by Hughes’ father, Jim Maynard. “The trees were cut to build a new subdivision at the end of town and we stockpiled that material,” she says.

CO-OPS FIRST DELIVERED AFFORDABLE POWER TO RURAL Board members and the CEO and general manager of Otero County Electric Cooperative stand in front of the new co-op office headquartered in Cloudcroft. Photo by Shelley Hughes.

By “we” the architect meant Green Mountain Construction, the company she and her husband, Dan Hughes, bought from Maynard about eight years ago.

The headquarters office at 404 Burro was built

by Gentry Construction, a company located in Alamogordo. The site previously held an abandoned gas station. “It was an eyesore in the center of town and this finished off the boardwalk on the north side of Burro,” says Hughes, who grew up in Cloudcroft.

She was gone for 10 years, earning her degree from the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture & Planning, and working for JLS Architects in Albuquerque. “After I came back, I would see people shopping, but they’d look down that hole in the block and just turn around. I’d walk by and think what it could be. It was like, ‘Hey, Lord, what should it be?’ and I just got an image and it didn’t change much after that.”

The building, basically a big U-shape that was inspired by the old cavalry posts, was completed in May 2016. It totals 18,000 square feet, accommodating the 30 employees of the co-op. There is an equipped employee exercise room, a board room, and a vocational classroom that’s open to the community for meetings. There are also 11 offices, averaging 150 square feet, that are available for leasing.

OCEC has about 14,000 memberships and over 19,000 electrical hookups in Chaves, Lincoln, Otero, and Socorro counties. Hughes has done four other projects for the co-op: a remodel in Carrizozo, a remodel for a linemen’s office in Alto, and linemen office/warehouses in Cloudcroft and in Tularosa.

Like most buildings in this mountain town, the main challenge in the new building is heating. Romero says the water heater and HVAC units are all heat pump-based, and for summer there are operable win-

dows in every room. Those windows are energy-efficient. Other green-building points are the LED lighting throughout, hefty insulation in the 2 x 6 frame walls, and roof-rainwater catchment into two 2,600gallon tanks, that can be used to water landscaping and as storage for the fire department if needed.

Romero, a native of Tularosa, says the building “was very much a collaborative effort” between him and Hughes. For the front and side walkways, she employed rough-sawn wood except for the railing, which are finished smooth. “We hire a couple of high school students in the summer to re-stain the handrails and some of the decking,” Romero says. “It’s good work for them and it’s good work for the co-op.”

The two talked about using Trex (a composite decking material made from recycled wood, sawdust and plastic) instead of wood, “but when you walk on it, the sound is different” Hughes says. “We talked a lot about the boardwalk and the sound and the feel of the town.”

Cloudcroft was established in 1898 by the Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railroad. The first building, the Pavilion, was completed in 1899; it is now part of The Lodge Resort. Logging and tourism were the important early industries.

Hughes chose to use materials that reflect on the local history and vernacular architecture. That shows in the wood shiplap siding and stucco; the use of stone on the front facade and on the post piers and front-plaza landscaping containers; and the boardform concrete walls on the east and north sides.

“I wanted something that had a splash of color, so we went really wild and crazy with the brick-red windows,” she says, adding that the red was inspired by the historic Lodge Pavilion.

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Backyard Trails BY CRAIG SPRINGER The Spirit of the Past is Alive in Lincoln Town

to shave, busted out of jail in the twostory Lincoln County courthouse. He murdered his two jail guards and made an improbable getaway over Capitan Pass to the west. The boy was two weeks away from hanging by the neck The burr of tires over the pavement of for murdering the county sheriff and a U.S. 380 rises and falls as a car travels deputy. Two months later, he met his through Lincoln. From where it came and maker with a bullet from the lawman, where it goes, I know not. But it’s passed Sheriff Pat Garrett.

The Kid played only a supporting role through a town steeped in history—a in the Lincoln County War, but came to place of legend. overshadow the principal players who Lincoln is of course named in honor viciously sought economic advantage of the martyred president who once over one another to deadly effect. penned how the chords of memory This horrid story of death and destrucafford a direct line from the past to the tion and the town’s history are preserved present. Lincoln is a town of a bygone in the Lincoln Historic Site, composed of era, and that is not meant in the pejorative by any means. It’s a place you should remarkable 48 structures which contribute to the historic district. Many of them visit and see for yourself.

It’s easy to imagine the late April day are private residences and should be in 1881 that would secure the town’s treated as such. Seventeen buildings are place as a precinct in American history. owned by the New Mexico Department Spring winds probably blew down-can- of Cultural Affairs, some of which are yon under a cloudless sky. Cottonwoods open to the public. that stood up along the Rio Bonito were You can walk back in time through the busting out in lime-green delta-shaped old Tunstall Store or mosey through the leaves. Billy the Kid, hardly old enough preserved county courthouse where the

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infamous outlaw was last incarcerated.

Step down the stairwell that Billy bolted down. Under the protection of plexiglass, is a bullet hole believed to be an artifact of that last break from the law.

If you’re headed down U.S. 380, do more than slow down. Stop. The dead live here in Lincoln. Not the ghostly kind.

The spirit of the past is alive.

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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.

GREAT OFFER ON SOLAR SUBMERSIBLE SHALLOW/DEEP well pumps! ‘NRCS’ approved with 2-year warranty on selected pumps with affordable, easy installation! For a custom quote call 505-429-3093 or order online at: www.solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com Or, you can also email us too at: sales@solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com 24/7 service.

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 expense, easier maintenance. Call us and see if we have “Solutions 4 U”, 505-407-6553 or 575-742-8050 or email: Solutions4u@ yucca.net USED ALUMINUM IRRIGATION SYPHONS: DOUBLE BEND, 5”x96”, 26 tubes at $28 each or 10 for $250 (less than cost of one new tube). 5”x120”, 3 tubes at $38 each or 3 for $100. In Logan. Call 925683-8095, leave message/text.

MASTER AC GENERATOR WITH PROPANE POWERED Chrysler Hemi engine. PF 90, KW 60, Cycles 60 Phase 3 RPM 1500 AMP 185. Inspect at location 6 miles north of Santa Fe. Make an offer. Call for more information, 505-603-8637.

18” DELTA BANDSAW: ROLLER GUIDES, ROLLER base 220v, excellent condition, a beast, $2,000. Two Delta wood-working lathes: one with Vega duplicator, accessories; one cabinet lathe Novachuck many Sorby and other tools; both excellent condition, $1,200 each. Call 575-289-3608.

1940’S KOERING KWIKMIX LBS. WAGON CONCRETE mixer: includes separate hopper scales for exact batches, mixes 2/3 yard, with auto water control, pump, V4 Wisconsin engine. The mixer and hopper scale have both been re-built to excellent working condition. A virtual small batch plant. $7,500. Call 575-289-3608.

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GOULD SUBMERSIBLE PUMP 33GS 4” 1-1/2 horsepower. 3 years old. In excellent condition. Looks and runs like new. $920. Call Mark at 505-344-1110.

DOUBLE CROSS RANCH-MINIATURE HORSES. NORTHEASTERN NEW Mexico. Mares, foals, registered studs for sale. Call 228-265-0632.

HOVEROUND POWER CHAIR, THE TEKNIQUE SERIES, still brand new, 2 weeks use, $500. Black Smith special anvil, $400.

Perfect grinding wheel, like new, $400.

Call 575-758-2564 and leave a message.

I will send pictures upon request.

CIRCLE A FARMS AND SUPPLY IN Capitan, NM has premium quality Hay and Feed. We are a dealer for Farmway Feeds. Alfalfa, Wheat Hay, Oat Hay, Sweet Cane Hay, Grass Hay, in 2 string bales, round bales, and large square bales. Loading and delivery available.

Weather King portable buildings dealer and American Steel Carports. Come check out all we have to offer. Lincoln County’s most experienced and best priced for your animal feed needs. Call 575-491-7518.

FOR SALE: CAT MOTOR GRADER #12, 14-foot side shift and rippers, new tires, runs well. Lots of other stuff for sale including cable tools and small crawlers. Call 575-779-1977.

HORSE TRAILER COMBO GOOSENECK 1997 SS Duraline, 25’ long, two or three horse, stud gate, tack room, living area, 14’ awning, new wiring, good tires, dark gray, great shape. $6,500 OBO. Call Trish, 505-290-2699.

FOR SALE: FLORY PECAN SWEEPER, MODEL #6644, $4,500. Flory Pecan Harvester, model #210, $4,500. New Holland Hay Cutter, model #2550, $9,000. Call 575365-5968 or 575-365-2264.

WANTED: OLDER AIRSTREAM, SPARTAN, SILVER STREAK, Avion or similar style travel trailers. Any condition considered.

Wrecked or gutted trailers included.

Please call Rick at 505-690-8272.

Livestock Round-Up 14-FOOT PORTABLE LOADING CHUTE, ADJUST 30” to 50”, step stair design, load cattle pots, etc., $3,100 new, asking $2,800, excellent condition. Calf chute lay down table, 5 feet long, 4 feet high, asking $695, was $900 new. 400 bales of grass hay, barn-stored, $5 a bale.

Forest grazing permits: 53 head, 2 bulls, 4-1/2 months, May through September, Peñasco/Truchas area. Call Archie Velarde, 505-852-2581, leave message.

Velarde, NM. 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.

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.

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, Mini-LaManchas and Nigerian Dwarfs.

In Capitan, call 575-354-2846.

EXCELLENT BREEDING RAMS. RAMBOULLIET COLUMBIA CROSS, multiple birth, progeny.

Polled, open face, treated for parasites.

Taos County. Call 575-586-1323 or 575-770-2881.

Odds & Ends 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 BEEF-WHOLESOME GRASSFED START TO FINISH BEEF. Economical-less than grocery store prices, and you decide how you want it cut. Humanely raised on my New Mexico ranch. Half or whole available. Call 575-420-5868.

HEADSTONES (I.E. CEMETERY MONUMENTS) IS OUR BUSINESS. Over 1,000 designs. An eternal memory of a loved one. TAOS MOUNTAIN HERITAGE. Email: taos_mt_heritage@msn.com or call 575-770-2507 or visit our website at: www.taosmountainheritage.com

Roof Over Your Head HORSE PROPERTY. 3 BEDROOM, 3 BATH home, barns, cross fenced, workshop, studio, storage and carports. 4 acres, good well, near I-25 in Rowe. Radiant heat, brick floors, woodstoves, vigas. $268,500. Owner/Broker-contact Alan of Keller Williams at 505-470-7153.

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

Approximately 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountain land. For more information contact Mike at 505-753-6338.

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SECLUDED 2-STORY MOUNTAIN COTTAGE WITH AN upper deck. 2-car garage, workshop and great views. Small 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Elevation 7700. On 10 acres.

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1-888-891-7057 toll free WATER DOWSING AND CONSULTING. PROVEN SUCCESS, 41 years experience in Lincoln County. Will travel. Elliot Topper, 575354-2984 (home), 575-937-2722 (cell).

HOME FOR SALE ON 1.25 ACRES. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage, detached workshop, finished basement, refrigerated air, central heat, sunroom, gazebo, city water, swimming pool, EBID irrigation. $319,000. And/or 21 Acre Pecan Farm For Sale. Las Cruces. 2 wells, Elephant Butte irrigation water rights, $589,000.

Possible owner financing. Call Sam at 575-647-0320.

PRICE REDUCTION: 7-1/4 ACRE LIVESTOCK FARM south of Las Cruces along Rio Grande River, livestock facilities, irrigation well, mobile home with refrigerated air, natural gas, domestic well, completely fenced with 6-foot “V”mesh fence. $220,000. 575-434-2221.

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FREE MOVE IN-NEW HOME. VILLAGE OF Contreras. Contract & closing costs, 2017 Property tax, 200 gallons propane, washer & dryer, microwave oven, range, refrigerator/freezer/ice maker and one year builders warranty included. Near I-25 and Highway 60, Socorro County, .75 acre fenced, 2 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, fully carpeted, refrigerated air, stone fireplace, huge walk-in closet, 30-foot wide porch, double carport. Private well.

2,466 square feet under roof(s)-1,529 heated area. $158,000. Call Paul at 505-417-1515.

PIE TOWN: SAWTOOTH LANDOWNERS LOT, 13 beautiful acres with 12’x24’ cabin, electricity connected, community well, partially furnished, $33,000. 90 miles west of Socorro off Highway 60. Call 505-603-5734 or 623-322-4039.

LAND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: 1,045 ACRES, 7 tracts, approved subdivision in San Miguel County. Excellent location with I-25 frontage, 10 minutes to Las Vegas, 1 hour to Santa Fe. Underground utilities, roads and culverts, surveys and covenants included. Beautiful land with great home rites ready to market.

Price reduced to $1.4 million. Make offer, 254-899-8772.

MOBILE IN HIGH ROLLS, NM. 6750 elevation. Adult Juniper Park Mobile Home park, country setting. Trees overhang 1970 12x54 mobile. Windowed porch, fenced yard. Two bedroom, one bath.

New furnace, combo washer/dryer, newer gas range. Partially furnished, drapes. Owner finance. $12,500. Call 575-437-0814.

VALLE DEL SOL NEAR RUIDOSO. 5 acres, water, electricity, great road, close to golf course on Gopher Road. Must sell! Half price, $12,000. Call 575-403-5936.

10 ACRE HORSE PROPERTY, VIEWS! TIERRA Grande. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2069 square feet, cathedral ceilings, refrigerated air, cross-fenced, with topnotch barn, 2-story shed, 3-car garage + carport, spacious master, fireplace, woodstove, sunroom. Reduced-$299,999!

Laura, Century 21 Camco. 505-2394796 or 505-292-2021. MLS#889498.

LOOKING FOR WATER? GIFTED TO FIND underground streams. Reputable dowser with 50+ years experience. To God Be Thy Glory! Contact Joe Graves at 575-7583600. In Taos, 75 miles north of Santa Fe. God Bless You! ONE BEDROOM MODERN AND WELL-KEPT HOME on fenced 80 acres has it all: peace, privacy and comfort with great views, deep water well and easy access to Columbus, Deming El Paso and Las Cruces. A/C, ceiling fans, laundry room and carport. RV parking.

Appliances included. Listed at $139,000.

For more information and photos, email lunahacienda@aol.com or call 505-660-1112. Ask for Gene.

10 LOTS FOR SALE ON BROWN Street in Folsom, New Mexico. Over an acre for $12,000. Call 505-470-9353.

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 CONCHAS: TBD BIG MESA AVENUE. IMPROVED high level waterfront lot with septic on .83 acres. $98,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com

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The name and complete mailing address of the publisher is: The New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.

The name and complete mailing address of the editor is Susan M. Espinoza, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.

The owner is The New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. (NMRECA). There are no known bondholders or other security holders.

NMRECA is a nonprofit organization mailing under DMM Section 423.12. Its purpose, function and nonprofit status for Federal income tax purposes has not changed in the preceding twelve months.

The average number of copies of each issue during the preceding twelve months are: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months a. Total No. Copies (net press run) ............110,856 b. Paid Circulation (1) Outside County................................108,075 (2) In-County ................................................ -0(3) Sales Through Dealers ............................. -0(4) Other Classes........................................... -0c. Total Paid Distribution (Sum of 15b(1) through 15b(4)) ...........108,075 d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (1) Outside County....................................1,556 (2) In-County ................................................ -0(3) Other Classes........................................... -0(4) Outside the Mail.....................................532 e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15d(1) through 15d(4)) ...............2,088 f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e).........110,163 g. Copies Not Distributed .................................693 h. Total (Sum of 15f and 15g) ...................110,856 i. Percent Paid (15c divided by 15f times 100) ...98.10% No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date a. Total No. Copies (net press run) ............103,413 b. Paid Circulation (1) Outside County................................101,710 (2) In-County ................................................ -0(3) Sales Through Dealers ............................. -0(4) Other Classes........................................... -0c. Total Paid Distribution (Sum of 15b(1) through 15b(4)) ...........101,710 d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (1) Outside County.......................................523 (2) In-County ................................................ -0(3) Other Classes........................................... -0(4) Outside the Mail.....................................524 e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15d(1) through 15d(4)) ...............1,047 f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e).........102,757 g. Copies Not Distributed .................................656 h. Total (Sum of 15f and 15g) ...................103,413 i. Percent Paid (15c divided by 15f times 100) ...98.98% I certify the statements made by me above are correct and complete.

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CONCHAS: 192 GREEN PLACE. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, permanent foundation, 32x36 steel building, attached carport, coop water, $149,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS: 7543 NM 104. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, double-wide with sunroom on 2.91 acres, detached garage, carport, outbuildings, chain link fence with remote gate. Highway frontage with commercial potential. $135,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com GRADY: 300 MARSHALL. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, attached carport, horse property on almost one acre, village water. $59,000.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461, bigmesarealty.com PEACEFUL RENOVATED MOUNTAIN HOME, $119,900. GREAT well. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, .84 acres. 30 minutes to Albuquerque.

Call Annie St. Claire, Realtor, License #48252, Realty One of NM, 505-8839400, 7441 Alameda Blvd., Suite B, Albuquerque, NM 87113. Call for information at 505-730-0051.

49 ACRE FARM IN HOPE, 20 miles to Artesia, F.L.E.T.C. Homesteaded in 1896. 6 hours water rights. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, hardwood floors, fireplace, woodstove, plaster. Outbuildings: studio, toolroom, carport, 20’ Conex, barn. New roof March 2017. $275,000. Lois Oliver, R.E., 575-748-9735.

THANK YOU FOR ADVERTISING IN ENCHANTMENT! ADOBE HACIENDA, 2500 SQUARE FEET. NORTHWEST Tucumcari. Nearly new, custom counter tile, R-57 insulation. 7 acres. 2 fireplaces, passive solar, great horse property on Pajarito Creek. $210,000. Will take late model motor home in trade. Call 575-403-5936.

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2012 FORD F350, CREW CAB, LONG Bed, Powerstroke, 4x4, XLT, $30,950. Or 2008 Ford F350, Super Cab, Lariat, 4x4, Powerstroke, fully Deleted, nice truck, $21,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2011 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 LTZ, CREW Cab, 4x4, 6.0 gas, automatic transmission, leather, backup camera, One Owner, nice, $19,950. Or 2008 Chevy 2500 LT, Crew Cab, 4x4, Duramax, One Owner, nice, $26,950. See pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

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1984 MERCEDES 300SD. CAR WAS RUNNING when parked. One dent, otherwise very good body, no rust, sunroof, complete. $800. Call 575-289-3608.

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT, CREW Cab, 4x4, 5.9 Cummins, Automatic, Bully Dog Tuner, $18,950. Or 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 Off Road, 5.9 Cummins, automatic, One Owner, nice truck, $24,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com for more information.

2014 RAM 2500 CREW CAB LONG Bed, 6.7 Cummins, automatic, 4x4, nice truck, $34,950. Or 2012 Ram 2500 Mega Cab, 4x4, Cummins, Lifted, wheels, nice, $37,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2013 RAM 2500 TRADESMAN, CREW CAB, 4x4, Cummins, excellent shape, 432,000 miles (correct mileage!), One Owner, $19,950. Or 2013 Ram 3500 Crew Cab, Dually, 4x4, Cummins, fully deleted, One Owner. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

2015 SUBARU FORRESTER PREMIUM, 2.5 ENGINE, automatic transmission, Eyesight package, nice, $19,950. Or 2007 Subaru Outback Legacy, 5-speed, leather, new clutch, nice, $10,950. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

2015 GMC 3500 SLT, CREW CAB, Long Bed, 4x4, Duramax, automatic, Z71, Loaded, One Owner, $39,950. Or 2014 Ford F250, Crew Cab, Lariat, 4x4, Powerstroke, automatic, $38,950. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

Vintage Finds 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.

THINKING CHRISTMAS? WE ARE PACKED. SHOP early for great selection at Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas. Holiday oilcloth and red glass dinnerware.

Family coming? We have chairs for the kids’ table. The store has added several new dealers since your last visit. Bring the truck. Open every day. Across the street from the Fred Harvey Hotel where “Midnight Texas” was filmed.

501 Railroad and East Lincoln Street.

505-454-8063.

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.

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.

ANTIQUES: 1950’S DUNKIN FIFE DROP LEAF table, Mahogany color, 3-leg pedestal with extra leaf and two cane seat chairs, $350, very nice. Early 1900s handmade baby crib/rocker, very good shape, $275. Pictures upon request via email. 575-354-3661.

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.

When Opportunity Knocks THE TOWN OF VAUGHN HAS AN opening for the position of Town Clerk/ Treasurer. Full-time position, 40 hours per week, salary will be according to Certifications and Experience.

The Town of Vaughn offers a Benefit Package including, Dental, Vision, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, PERA Retirement. Applicants must have advanced knowledge of Financial Management and Accounting. For a complete Job Description, contact Clerks Office. Applications may be obtained from the Town of Vaughn Clerks Office. Phone: 575-584-2301.

Email: townofvaughn@plateautel.net.

Send applications to: Town of Vaughn, P.O. Box 278, Vaughn, NM 88353.

Email to: townofvaughn@plateautel.net Position available until filled.

Teachers Make School Cool Thanks for showing your appreciation to your teacher for making school so cool. November 11th is Veterans Day. Let's honor and remember those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces by drawing our U.S.A. flag and/or an eagle thanking members of the U.S. Armed Forces for serving our country.

December is nearly here and that means snow. Draw a big, colorful and bubbly Snowman for December's topic: Bubbly Snowman. Have fun!

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.

Kalisha Kierstyn Boyd, Witt, Age Age 11,10, SanLemitar Antonio

Liliana Abby Brockman, Romero, Age Age 9, Anton 10, Clayton Chico

Isaac AbbyHerrera, Brockman, AgeAge 11, Fort 10, Clayton Sumner

Kalisha Boyd, Age 12, San Antonio

Rebekah Sledge, Age 12, Mountainair

Noah Wickline, Age 9, Sandia Park

Ariana Romero, Age 8, Anton Chico

Adelita Trujillo, Age 6, Vadito

Josiah Sledge, Age 8, Mountainair

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