2019 July MORA enchantment

enchantment The Voice of New Mexico's Rural Electric Cooperatives

Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative July 2019

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July 1, 2019 • Vol. 71, No. 07 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 88,980 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 88,000 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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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 to the cooperatives who are members of the Association 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.

Charles Pinson, President, Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Artesia Tim Morrow, Vice President, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer Duane Frost, Secretary-Treasurer, Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Mountainair BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Thomas G. Rivas, Chair, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative Chris Martinez, Columbus Electric Cooperative Keith Gottlieb, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative

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Truth be told Lure of mystery, keys to a city, and the big elephant.

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Hale to the Stars

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Energy Sense

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

Music in the woods A fun-filled music festival awaits you in the foothills.

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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chris Martinez, Columbus Electric Cooperative, Deming Keith Gottlieb, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Grants Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Clovis Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Thomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Antonio Sanchez, Jr., Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales George Biel, Sierra Electric Cooperative, Elephant Butte Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Travis Sullivan, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma

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18 On the Cover "Genesis" the 11,000 pound steel sculpture by artist Otto Rigan, greets visitors at the roundabout by the entrance to Spaceport America. Inlaid in the metal arc are glass and mirror elements that are designed to represent the stars in the summer sky over the Spaceport.

Photo by Jeff C. Pifer.

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Market Place

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Backyard Trails

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Youth Art

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current news I research • trends • letters

Officials speak at NMRECA annual meeting

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ver 300 electric cooperative leaders and guests gathered May 28-30 in Santa Ana Pueblo for the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NMRECA) 74th Annual Meeting.

Numerous officials from New Mexico spoke during the general sessions including Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, U.S. Congressman Ben R. Luján, State Senator Clemente Sanchez, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, Vice Chair Valerie Espinoza of the Public Regulation Commission, and Commissioner Stephen Fischmann also of the Public Regulation Commission.

Audience members also heard reports from speakers of trade affiliates including CEO Jim Matheson of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), CEO Sheldon C. Peterson of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Regional Vice President Tamra Reynolds of CoBank’s Electric Banking Distribution Division, Western Regional Business Manager Chris Bradley of NRTC, Sales Manger Luke Falke of Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, General Field Representative Larry McGraw of the Rural Utilities Service, Dr. Satish Ranade who is Professor of the Klipsch

Congratulations to this month’s photo winner: As the saying goes, "Christmas in July."

This photo of Patsy Lyles holding the December 2018 enchantment is right on time. Thank you for your cheerful smile!

Lyles who is a co-op member of Central Valley Electric (CVE) writes: “Have been a member for over fifty years in Eddy county and depend on service for all farm business and personal use. Great people at our local CVE office in Artesia, NM.

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School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Mexico State University, Senior Associate Amanda Wolfe of the Grassroots Advocacy Program at NRECA, Director of Loss Control Roy O’Day from Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, CEO Duane Highley at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, and Vice President Mark Faulkenberry of Member Relations at Western Farmers Electric Cooperative.

A highlight of the meeting, was hearing from Cooper Autrey who represented New Mexico as the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) Delegate for year 2018-2019. Autrey, sponsored by Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, spoke about his experiences on the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, his experience as the YLC delegate; and thanked electric co-ops for sponsoring such an educational opportunity for youth.

Officers of the NMRECA Board of Directors On May 30, after the adjournment of the NMRECA Annual Meeting, reorganization of the NMRECA Board of Directors occurred. Charles T. Pinson was reelected as president, representing Central Valley Electric Cooperative; Tim Morrow was elected vice president, representing Springer Electric Cooperative; and Duane Frost was elected secretary-treasurer, representing Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative.

The New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative

NMRECA Board Officers, left to right: Tim Morrow, vice president, representing Springer Electric Cooperative; Charles T. Pinson, president, representing Central Valley Electric Cooperative; and Duane Frost, secretary-treasurer, representing Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative.

Association, which publishes enchantment, is a statewide not-for-profit service organization for New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives who are members of the association. Organized in 1944 and headquartered in Santa Fe, NMRECA represents the interest of the electric cooperatives who are members of NMRECA and their members through actively working to protect cooperative interests before regulatory, political and governmental bodies as well as the general public; administering the New Mexico Rural Electric Self-Insurer’s Fund, a workers’ compensation fund owned by New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives; and coordinating specialized training for its members.

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Leading the way to affordable health care for rural America

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hen medical students take the Hippocratic Oath, they pledge to do no harm to their patients. It’s time for policymakers in Washington to take a similar approach as they consider ways to stop a punitive health care tax on more than 180 million Americans.

For decades, New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives have worked with policymakers to ensure our employees and their families have access to comprehensive, flexible and affordable health insurance programs.

But a Washington, D.C., policy poses a significant threat to the future of these plans.

Known as the “Cadillac Tax,” it will upend access to affordable, quality health care for millions of rural Americans. Under the tax, if the cost of health coverage exceeds certain thresholds, the federal government will tax those coverage costs at 40 percent. The tax is set to take hold in just three years.

Fortunately, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich is leading the fight to stop this tax before it harms thousands of New Mexican employees and dependents, including electric co-op employees and the 400,000 member-consumers we serve.

Health care costs are higher for rural residents due to the closure of many rural hospitals and limited access to care in those communities. The Cadillac Tax threatens to disproportionally impact rural residents, including tens of thousands of electric co-op employees. Taxing any part of an employee’s health care benefits will result in additional and unnecessary financial strain for their families and their communities.

Rural residents have fewer plan choices in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance marketplace than urban residents. One driver of this disparity is the fewer number of health providers in rural areas. Commercial insurers are less likely to provide coverage through the marketplace in rural counties. As a result, costs are higher. A 2014 study found rural residents pay more for insurance premiums than urban residents.

A smaller number of plans offered in rural areas is associated with the fact that rural risk pools are financially more unsound and smaller than urban risk pools. Of those enrolling in health coverage plans, residents of more rural states are more likely to enroll in lower-coverage plans, which only cover approximately 60 percent of total health care costs. This means, generally, we expect rural Americans have higher out-of-pocket costs for care.

No electric cooperative, nor any other employer for that matter, should be penalized for providing health care coverage to employees. We need a common-sense solution to this problem.

Rural Americans benefit less from the employer-sponsored insurance tax exemption (ESI). The ESI is beneficial to many privately insured Americans because it promotes employer-provided coverage by exempting health insurance premium costs for both employers and employees from federal and state taxes. The lowest wage earners will experience a 10 percent benefit of the health insurance tax exemption. For the highest wage

earners, the benefit is nearly four times that (37 percent). Because rural Americans are more likely to be uninsured and earn lower wages, the ESI is generally less beneficial to them.

Raising taxes on working families who receive health care coverage through their employer is wrong. U.S. Senator Heinrich gets it. We support U.S. Senator Heinrich in this effort and encourage all New Mexican voters to do the same.

Congress has already voted twice to delay the start of the Cadillac Tax. Rather than kicking the can down the road again, Congress should pass U.S. Senator Heinrich’s bill and eliminate the Cadillac Tax once and for all.

By Keven J. Groenewold. P.E. Chief Executive Officer New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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hale to the stars I by alan hale

50th anniversary of the "one small step"

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his month marks the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. It was on Sunday evening, July 20, 1969, that Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong took his famous “one small step” onto the surface of the Sea of Tranquility.

Following the New Moon on July 2, the moon gradually becomes visible in our evening sky during the subsequent nights, being at its “First Quarter” phase on Tuesday, the 9th, with Full Moon coming a week later, on the 16th—the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. The moon will be a bright object lighting up the late evening and morning skies on the night of the 20th, and will be at its “Third Quarter” phase on the evening of the 24th— the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s return to Earth.

The bright planets, meanwhile, are somewhat scarce this month. Mercury and Mars are both disappearing into the dusk, although they are near the very thin crescent moon close to the western

horizon on the evening of the 3rd. At nighttime’s end, Venus, which dominated the morning sky earlier this year, is sinking low into the dawn.

The two remaining planets, however, are both well placed for viewing in July. Jupiter, which was at “opposition,” i.e., directly opposite the sun in the sky, last month, is at its highest point above the southern horizon—a little to the east of the “head” of the constellation Scorpius—near the end of dusk and sets during the mid-morning hours. Saturn is at opposition on Monday, the 8th, and is visible all night, in the southern sky a little to the east of the “teapot”-shaped constellation of Sagittarius.

There are two eclipses this month, although neither will be visible from New Mexico. A total eclipse of the sun takes place on July 2, along a narrow path which crosses the southern Pacific Ocean and then central Chile and northern Argentina late in the day; the accompanying partial eclipse will be visible

The Apollo 11 landing site on the Sea of Tranquility, as imaged from 15 miles above the lunar surface by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on November 5, 2011. Image courtesy NASA/GoddardSpace Flight Center/Arizona State University. throughout most of South America. Two weeks later, a moderately deep partial eclipse of the moon takes place on the 16th, and is best visible from central Africa and the Middle East.

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July 5-7 • Rociada 16th Annual Art League Show • Pendaries Community Center • 505-401-8953

July 13 • Fort Stanton Fort Stanton LIVE • Fort Stanton Historic Site • 575-354-0341

July 21 • Cloudcroft Church in the Park Zenith Park Pavilion • 480-823-5407

July 4 • Lovington Park Party and Famous Lizard Race Chaparral Park • 575-396-5311

July 5-7 • Roswell 2019 UFO Festival Downtown • 575-914-8018

July 13-14 • Abiquiu Lavender in the Valley Festival • Purple Adobe Lavender Farm • 505-685-0082

July 26-27 • Corona Summer Festival Main Street • 575-849-5511

July 4• Socorro 4th of July Celebration • New Mexico Tech Campus • 505-835-5688

July 6 • Gallup Alice N Wonderland Party • Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center • 505-863-1595

July 15-21 • Silver City Clay Festival 2019 • Tourism and Visitor Center • 575-538-5560

July 27 • Radium Springs Summer Kids Class • Fort Selden Historic Site • 575-202-1638

July 4-6 • Alamogordo Fireworks Extravaganza Museum of Space History • 575-437-2840

July 6 • Portales Star Party Oasis State Park • 575-356-5331

July 20 • Weed Weed Bluegrass Festival Weed Road • 575-687-3316

July 27 • Villanueva Fiesta de Santiago • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish • 575-421-2548

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July 6 • Timberon 4th of July Parade Downtown • 575-987-2542

July 20-21 • Red River Plein Air Festival • Rail Haus on Main Street • 505-974-5314

July 29 • Cuba Sandoval County Fair 37 Rodeo Road • 575-289-006

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Friends of the Museum Heritage Week Program

Music from the Ranch and Open Range

by Singer/Songwriter, Steve Cormier Sponsored by Friends of the Museum, City Museum and New Mexico Humanities Council Steve Cormier earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of New Mexico, with a dissertation on twentieth century New Mexico ranching. He has published chapters on ranching in two books, “Essays in Twentieth Century New Mexico History”(UNM Press) and “The Multicultural Southwest” (University of Arizona Press). From 1979 to 1988, he worked on ranches and farms in the Flint Hills of Kansas and around Santa Rosa and Fort Sumner, NM. His music derives from that experience. He also has played supporting roles in numerous television shows and films, including “Breaking Bad”, “Gunsmoke” and “Wyatt Earp.” He has recorded several albums.

www.jandjauction.com 575-485-2508 Cowboy music has evolved from the open range and ranch employees who worked and rode after cattle during the late 19th and early to mid 20th century. These include songs written by ranch hands about horses, cattle and lost love.

Others add death and the devil to the story. But all have in common the expression of what ranch and farm work was like during this time. Steve Cormier performs these and also songs he has written, reflecting his years as a ranch and farm hand.

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2019 Time: 5 – 6:30 pm Location: Historic La Castañeda Hotel Admission: $5 per person* Refreshments Served

*Space is limited: Reserve tickets at friends.clvm@gmail.com or call 505.426.3205.

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energy sense I by patrick keegan and brad thiessen

Keeping your pets (and energy bills!) comfortable We love our pets, and we love saving energy! This month, we’re taking a look at three common energy efficiency questions from pet owners. We hope these tips will be helpful as you work at saving energy while caring for your favorite furry friend.

Q: To save energy, we keep our home cool during winter nights and warm during summer days. How much “hot and cold” can our pup and tabby handle?

A: Cats and dogs can handle the cold better than humans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which regulates facilities that house cats and dogs, requires these facilities to maintain temperatures above 50 F. Some exceptions are allowed for breeds accustomed to the cold or if some form of insulation for the animals is provided. Your pet’s tolerance really depends on their breed and the thickness of their coat.

A report by the Purdue Center for Animal Science says that Siberian huskies can tolerate temperatures below freezing, but some short-haired dogs require temperatures of 59 F or higher. Older animals may require warmer temperatures than younger ones.

During summer, cats and dogs handle the heat in different ways. Cats clearly enjoy warmer temperatures than dogs, and they do a good job of reducing their activity level as temperatures climb.

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But both cats and dogs can get overheated. The USDA says room temperatures in facilities housing dogs or cats should not exceed 85 F for more than four hours at a time.

Q: We’ve thought about installing a pet door. Will this impact my energy bill?

A: Pet doors are convenient for pet owners and pets, but can impact energy bills. A pet door that is poorly made or improperly installed will create unwanted drafts that increase energy bills and

so before taking the leap, we suggest doing your homework. There may be other strategies that will give you and your pet some of the convenient benefits without the downsides.

Q: Is it okay if my cat or my dog sleeps in the garage overnight?

A: USDA rules suggest this should be fine if your

reduce the overall comfort level of your home.

The wrong type of door may also be pushed open during high winds.

Consider installing a pet door that is certified by the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) or has a double or triple flap. These types of pet doors can reduce energy loss and make life easier for you and your furry friends. The best solution may be a highquality electronic door that is activated by a chip on your pet’s collar.

It’s difficult to undo a pet door installation,

garage temperature stays between 50 F and 85 F. Pets might be able to handle a lower temperature if they have a warm, insulated bed.

I do not recommend heating or cooling your garage for your pet. This could lead to extremely high energy bills, which makes sense because an uninsulated but heated garage could easily cost more to heat than a home. A better solution is a heated pet house, which you can purchase from multiple retailers. If you’re willing to spend a little more, you can even find climate-controlled pet houses that include heating and cooling options.

You can also purchase heated beds for cats and dogs. Some beds use as little as four watts of electricity, so they won’t drain your energy bill.

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Music in the woods

By Ariana Kramer

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he Santa Fe Traditional Music Festival, also known as the SFTradFest, takes place August 23-25 at Camp Stoney, a beautiful setting in the foothills overlooking Santa Fe. The festival offers a wide range of acoustic, traditional music from Northern New Mexico Spanish songs and Native American drumming to Old Time and bluegrass tunes, to Creole, Cajun, mariachi, and even Balkan singing. There are concerts, workshops, and scheduled and unscheduled open jams all weekend long.

All ages are welcome to the family-friendly event.

Weekend and daily passes can be purchased for a fee for adults and teenagers. Children 12 and under are free. Free camping is available for tents and RVs (no hook-ups) and there are affordable indoor options for bunkhouses and private rooms. Camp Stoney is set in among the piñon-juniper and ponderosa forest. The festival atmosphere is laid back and fun.

“We encourage people to bring instruments to play with others at whatever level, or to sing along.

And, of course, a lot of people just come to listen.

We’ll have lots of kids activities and a fairly large arts and crafts fair,” says Dave Dillman who serves on the board of directors of the non-profit organization that runs the festival.

Run entirely by volunteers, TradFest attracts newcomers as well as people who have been coming to the festival in its various forms since its beginnings in 1974 as the Santa Fe Banjo and Fiddle Contest.

TradFest provides a comfortable place for both novice musicians and experts to learn and play.

“We’re a unique regional festival. It’s a smallish festival,” says Dillman. “We try to diligently make it

Photos, left to right: Lone Piñon; and Chris Jones and the Night Drivers. Photos courtesy of Santa Fe TradFest. one of the most diverse festivals musically, everything from Native American drummers, bagpipe players, bluegrass, Old Time, and Hispanic music from north and south of Mexico.”

This year’s line-up includes internationally known as well as locally loved artists. Some of the performers featured this year are Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, South Carolina Broadcasters, Cedric Watson, Lone Piñon, Lara Manzanares, and the Sevda Choir.

For more information, visit sftradmusic.org

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Why you receive enchantment from your co-op

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Brighter together We prepare for the future while you plan for theirs.

Together, Tri-State and our family of electric cooperatives are working together to power your tomorrows.

We are brighter, stronger and better together. www.tristate.coop/together

id you know enchantment magazine is provided to you by your local electric cooperative?

You get a copy of enchantment each month because it is the most convenient and economical way for your co-op to share information with its members.

Cooperatives are founded on seven co-op principles with the fifth principle being “education, training and information.” To live up to this principle, New Mexico’s electric co-ops use enchantment to educate and inform their members. Each month, the co-ops publish information about co-op services, trustee elections, annual and district meetings, rate changes, energysaving options, safety tips, and more.

Sending all that information in individual mailings would increase costs and add to your electric bill.

Many co-op members have a tendency to simply toss flyers and newsletters that only contain electric news. By weaving the electric information you need to know throughout an interesting magazine that covers a wide variety of interests, readership increases. And, you learn more about your electric cooperative.

By working with other New Mexico electric co-ops (that are members of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association) to publish part of the magazine, your local co-op can send all of this information to you at an affordable cost.

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Truth Be Told

By J. Adam Burch and Stacey Lane

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A little town with a big-name marks time in popculture history and bubbles 22 gallons per second hot springs that are considered healing waters for yearround resort-style vacationing. The truth about Truth or Consequences is that it was originally named after its natural wells of heated water and rightfully called Hot Springs, until 1950. Stephen King also soaked up this community when mayor-at-the-time, Elmer Darr, declared an official Stephen King Day, November 19, 1983, as he was given the keys to the town.

A radio game show led by Ralph Edwards called “Truth or Consequences,” wanted to celebrate its 10-year anniversary and did so with a well-received contest that took place for any town or city in America that would be willing to change its name to Truth or Consequences. Despite the multitude of entries, Hot Springs, New Mexico, bubbled over with its local healing resources and “a real friendliness for people and desire to help mankind.” On April 1, 1950, when the town officially changed its name, it also began a tradition, continuing to celebrate with a yearly fiesta.

Previously advertised as the City of Health, renewed interests in natural holistic approaches to health and wellness are welcomed by the town which remains a rising center of diverse healing arts and practitioners.

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Canyons and mesas, desert shrub and lava fields hide me of New Mexico’s greatest eco-treasures. This has un the new trend of eco-tourism that attracts people m all over the world. Leading the way in this latest nd, and in Truth or Consequences, the Sierra Grande ge and Spa is the place to start. Located in the heart istoric downtown, and walking distance to muses, shops and galleries, this private oasis is the perfect nching point for the Ted Turner Expeditions.

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in the Rio Grande Valley, 150 miles south of Albuquerque and over 200 miles from the infamous Roswell, is this historical region that served as an important place of healing and gathering for the Native Tribes of the area.

One of the tribes also referred to the hot springs as ‘Grandmother’ because of the healing properties of the water. The Anasazi Indians called this land the ‘Place of Truth’ centuries before the town changed its name from Hot Springs.

Amongst the historic downtown bathhouse district of Truth or Consequences and since the 1930s, the historic Hoosier Hot Springs and Mineral Baths provides the flavor of the town while its private baths, both indoors and out, sweep you back in time as you nestle into the natural hot springs that will nurture your mind, body and soul.

Five miles north of the town of Truth or Consequences, a geologic gem floats among the Fra Cristobal Mountains. When you talk about it, it could be hailed as the pachyderm in the Land of

the lake, there remains the ancient volcano shaped like an elephant.

Adventure and the urge to explore are woven into the fabric of humanity. Crossing endless deserts to unforgiving ocean, finding the highest peak and unlocking the secrets of our reality, there are few directions left to go. It is a pattern of firsts, going where no one has gone before, finding territory and searching for secrets so hidden that Virgin Group is a fitting name for the company aiming for the stars.

Curtis Rosemond, of Final Frontier Tours, is the Official Tour Operator for Spaceport America. A Final Frontier Tour launches from The Spaceport Visitor Center in Truth or Consequences. The astronomical half day journey allows visitors to interact with Spaceport America crew members, a visit to the Gateway to Space terminal hangar and interactive

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Enchantment. Somewhere in this landlocked state where pelicans stand sentry, the former hunting ground for the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex near lies 200 square miles of shoreline. Fossils from the stegomastodon are at home in this reservoir with a volcanic core.

The largest lake in New Mexico commands the arid land and the giant elephant in the room, Elephant Butte.

Shaped like an elephant and poking from the surface of

exhibits that include a simulation for interested parties in the G-Shock simulator giving the feel of what an astronaut may experience.

Today, this unconventional township’s proximity to Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America will soon be the world’s gateway to commercial extraterrestrial tourism.

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ummer is in full swing along with fantastic outdoor weather. Nothing represents the carefree life quite like a picnic. Our state offers some of the most tranquil or thrilling locations for exploration, depending on tastes.

July’s recipes are designed to make ahead of time in preparation for a day filled with New Mexican adventures or an evening under Fourth of July fireworks and stars. Each process takes a minimum of time and simple to prepare. So, pack up the picnic and pleasure.

The great outdoors awaits!

Ciao Chicken Planks 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1- to 2-inch strips 1 egg 1 cup milk ½ cup cornflakes, crushed 1 (6 oz.) pkg. cornbread mix 1½ cups flour ½ tsp. ground coriander 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 (6 oz.) pkg. dry Italian dressing mix ¼ cup parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Cooking oil for frying

1. Prepare two bowls with dipping mixtures: one bowl with egg and milk stirred together, and the other bowl with the remaining dry ingredients stirred together.

2. In a heavy skillet, heat approximately 1 inch of cooking oil.

3. Dip each chicken plank first in egg mixture, then press into flour mixture on both sides until completely coated.

4. Fry each side to a golden brown. May be served warm or cool and with any favored dipping sauce.

Serves 4-6.

Italian Black Bean Salad ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 Tb. granulated sugar ½ tsp. ground pepper ½ tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. chile powder 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 (12 oz.) pkg. frozen corn, rinsed and thawed 2 avocados, peeled and diced Dried parsley to garnish

1. Blend vinegar, oil, sugar, pepper, cumin, and chile powder together in bowl to make dressing and set aside.

2. In separate bowl, stir black beans and corn together. Gently fold in avocados. Drizzle dressing over bean mixture and blend to incorporate.

3. Place in airtight container and refrigerate 2 or more hours. Travels well in cooler.

4. When serving, garnish with dried parsley.

Serves 6-8.

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3. In a separate bowl, blend butter, then add sugars, eggs and vanilla. Blend until smooth.

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By H. Alan Day With Lynn Wiese Sneyd • Morgan James Publishing • www.alandayauthor.com

The wit and wisdom of ranch life comes from the horse’s mouth with 35 astute stories and lessons from Day’s personal experience such as: “Expect the unexpected! You never know when you and your horse might start rolling down a mountain.” Drink up, with a chuckle, some juicy advice on friendship, family, business, community, conservation, and politics. From a broader perspective, Day earned a law degree. He created a wild horse sanctuary in Arizona, where he trained 1,500 wild mustangs. When he experimented with cloud seeding, using flares on his own plane, he was happy with the results until one day a voice said, over and over, “Don’t fly today.” That afternoon a huge storm flooded the Gila, washed away part of the town of Duncan and drowned three people.

He never seeded again. Playing God was a dangerous game. “Some life lessons are just more painful than others,” he wrote. An entertaining read.

Voices From the Past: The Comanche Raid of 1776 & Other Tales of New Mexico History

By Robert J. Tórrez • Rio Grande Books • 505-344-9382 • www.LPDPress.com • robertjtorrez@gmail.com

Tórrez, a renowned historian, draws from the “extraordinary documentary legacy left by the Spanish colonial government,” Mexican and New Mexican historical archives, church records, personal letters, and even corridos (folk ballads) to garner many vivid details of life in New Mexico’s long and colorful history. “The Convict Soldier-Colonist of 1677” tells how 47 convicts in Mexico were sent to the northernmost outposts of New Mexico to help defend the desperate frontier colonies from raiding Indian tribes.

They brought with them a hundred firearms and a thousand horses. Recordings of nine simultaneous burials reveal “death at the hands of Comanche.” Other documents show the struggle to build lasting bridges across the Rio Grande; personal tragedies; and the eagerly awaited arrival of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Excellent.

River of Spirits: A Natural History of New Mexico's Las Animas Creek Edited by Harley G. Shaw • Photographs by Matilde Holzwarth • Foreword by Tod Wilkinson The History Press • 888-313-2665 • www.historypress.net

This lucid book with glossy pages and artful photos shines like a labor of love. Shaw includes a number of informed naturalist authors and poignant historical records to provide a broad, historic overview of the Black Range, (Emory Caldera) and impact of the Animas Uplift. Contemplate 15 million years of continuous super-volcanic eruptions, then the Caldera collapse that covered a 1,000 square miles of southern New Mexico with ash 100 feet deep. Cut to Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch, his ecological land use and goal to support well-managed bison herds. Travis Perry tells a riveting tale about tracking a female lion with cubs to give her a new radio collar. Wilkinson calls “this mosaic of human presence … and ecological natural history … a crucible for pondering our human relationship with the earth.” Five gold stars.

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Journey to Forgiveness: Through the Life and Death of a Farmer

By Eve Bauer • bauer06@comcast.net

As her father lies dying of cancer, Bauer delves into family patterns that have been passed from generation to generation. She was raised on a farm in the beautiful San Luis Valley in Colorado, but was she really a farm girl at heart? Her father had been a hard man. Trying to run a farm with five daughters, he expected them to drive the tractor and help with the potato harvest. Her mother had higher aspirations; she had been the first in her family to graduate from college, yet she found herself married to a life of drudgery. In mid-life, Bauer left an alcoholic husband, went to college and earned a degree in chemistry, which led to an 18-year career as a research chemistry experimentalist at Los Alamos. It was a long, slow struggle to forgive the men who tried to keep their women down. She says, “I know today that we are all born human, with lessons to learn and defects to overcome.”

Well done.

Mail your book with contact information and where to order to: enchantment Book Chat, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505.

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Longtime Librarian

Pat Garrett is a familiar name in New Mexico; he was the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid. Patricia (Pat) Garrett is well known in the town of Capitan for her work as library director, a volunteer position she held for 20 years.

P

at Garrett was born in Santa Rita in the Silver City area. Her father worked for Kennecot, then as a civilian employee for the air base in Deming. When the base closed, the family moved to Los Alamos. She says it was a great place to grow up, though the city was closed then until 1954, and a pass was necessary to go in and out.

She worked toward her elementary education degree at Western New Mexico University in Silver City until she married. Then was a substitute teacher in Silver City, Albuquerque, Lordsburg, and Estancia. After moving to California, she worked as a high school guidance technician.

After 23 years in the California schools, Garrett retired in 1997, and with her husband moved to Capitan. After building their home, she found herself needing something to do. An ad in the local newspaper requesting volunteers at the library prompted her to apply and she began working a three-hour shift. In 2000, the director at Capitan Library passed away suddenly and the library board approached Garrett. Though she was open to library work, she protested she didn’t have any experience. Not wanting to leave the position open, she agreed to serve, on a volunteer basis, for six months. Ultimately, she served as library director for 20 years, entirely as a volunteer.

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on the market. With a large donation from a patron, the library board was able to secure the property and after several months of renovation, the library space was doubled. But by 2007, the library was out of room, again. Grants, donations and fundraisers, and many dedicated volunteers made it possible to again double the library size. A retired structural engineer volunteered to take on the building of the expansion, working diligently to see it through.

When Garrett took over, the library had two computers, one in English, the other Spanish.

Finding that the Spanish speaking residents did not read Spanish, the second computer was converted to English. Twelve public computers are now available, plus free Wi-Fi. As a non-profit, funding for the library is often a problem. With many volunteers and hours of fundraising, free programming for children and adults as well as books, DVDs, audiobooks, and access to eBooks are available.

Garrett says, her husband, Gerald, was supportive all her years of volunteering at the library which involved workshops, staff meetings, fundraising, and board meetings, especially while learning the job. Though the library has been exclusively volunteer for many years, it now has two paid employees.

Since her retirement in December 2018, Garrett has continued her involvement in the library. There are still staff meetings, things to take to the library, and events where she is expected to attend. She still works Thursday afternoons. Since there is no Community Center or Chamber of Commerce in Capitan, the library doubles as the community meeting place and tourist information center. It is always busy.

Garrett says she does get many comments on her name. She recalls a time she and her husband stopped to help a lady with a flat tire and later received a “thank you” note simply addressed to Pat Garrett in Capitan. The lady said she didn’t have an address, but remembered Pat’s name.

Pat Garrett, right, accepts the NMLA Community Achievement Award. Photo courtesy of Pat Garrett.

Pat and her husband, Gerald. Photo courtesy of Pat Garrett.

THE MARKET PLACE

Animals SIX LATE CHAROLAIS yearling Bulls for

sale. Just now one year old. Price: $1,200 each.

A good investment for next year. Excellent blood-lines. Can be registered or not. Will cost more next year. Tucumcari area. Cell: 575-8158155, home: 575-461-3851.

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High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight, Long Warranty, Algae Resistant, Black NRCS Water Tanks. Call 1-800-603-8272 or 575-682-2308.

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MasterCard or Visa accepted. Call 575-682-2308 or 1-800-603-8272.

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MASSEY FERGUSON! WANT to buy the

bales at 1000 lbs. Tested 22.5% protein; very few heads. $210 per ton by semi load or $110 per bale. Call 575-276-8425.

MOUNTAIN-TOP GOATS HAS great

goats for great deals! You need it-we have it!

Milkers, Kids, Bucks, 4-H, weed eaters, pets.

Nubians, mini Nubians, La Manchas, mini La Manchas and Nigerian Dwarfs. In Capitan, New Mexico, call 575-937-0342 or 575-354-2846.

Equipment SIZE 11 DAN Post Elephant Hide cowboy

boots, light grey. Like new, $110, includes shipping. Call Richard at 575-336-7755.

YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR: WATER WELL • WINDMILL SOLAR • ELECTRICAL 575.895.3306 10849 HWY 152, HILLSBORO, NM 88042

Installations • Repairs and Supplies

TO20 and/or TO30 engine for parts. Contact: 575-308-7143.

MILLER BLUE STAR 185 welder with only 50.5 running hours-not even brokenin. Excellent condition. $1,800 firm. Call 575-743-0091.

30’ TANDEM AXLE Goose Neck trailer.

12,000 pound axles with loading ramps. Made

by H&H Trailers. Included: heavy duty 100’ steel cable winch. Like new. 75% tires. $6,000. Call Richard at 575-336-7755.

FOR SALE: L.P. Fueled Massey Ferguson

Model 65 tractor, $500. New parts installed, asking $1,500. 2-speed transmission and engine excellent. Hydraulic P.T.O. works well. Rear blade included. Pictures are available. Call Richard at 575-336-7755.

FOR SALE: FOUR 24” JD Agriculture Fans with Luvers. New, never used. $250 each. Call 505-384-5163.

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4. Price: $20 up to first 40 words per ad, per category, per month. After 40 words, each word is 50 cents. Add $5 for small graphics such as cattle brands. Phone numbers, emails and websites count as one word.

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2. We reserve the right to reject any ad.

SOLAR WATER PUMPS at an affordable price. NRCS compliant. Call 575-742-8050 or contact solutions4u@yucca.net or visit www.solutions4u.info IRRIGATION PIPE. USED and half price of

new. 6”, 8” and 10” PVC and aluminum pipe.

Also have T’s, elbows, plugs, valves & bonnets.

Quantities vary, call today to order. Delivery available. Contact Sierra at 575-770-8441.

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 email us at: sales@solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com Order online: www.solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com, 24/7 service.

Great Finds BOOKS FOR COWBOYS and City Slickers at Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas. Westerns, history, horse care, Hardy Boys, Lone Ranger, Bobbsey Twins. Gently read and low prices. Earl is bringing in signs: Mickey is making wood tops; and Martha has the candy you remember as a kid. Open every day at 501 Railroad and Lincoln (across the street from the Castañeda Hotel, now open for guests). 505-454-8063.

3. Questions: Call 505-982-4671.

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LOOKING TO SELL your RV? We will

sell your RV for a reasonable rate. Kay’s RV specializes in consignments for 5th Wheels, Travel Trailers & Motorhomes. Because we are a consignment-focused lot, we don’t have our own inventory competing with the sale of your unit. Kay’s RV, Moriarty, NM. 505-220-5796. www.kaysrv.com HEADSTONES (i.e. CEMETERY

MONUMENTS) IS OUR BUSINESS. Over 1,000 designs. An eternal memory of a loved one.

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Unique. Quality Craftsmanship. Go to www. theoldpinebox.com or call 505-286-9410 for FREE funeral information. Proudly serving New Mexico since 2004.

Real Estate MOUNTAIN CABINS. 1800+ and 700+

PREPPER’S PARADISE: 5 acre oasis

surrounded by thousands of acres of heavily wooded National Forest. 2x6 house, steel roof, well insulated, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 5KW grid-tie battery backup solar system, 100GPM private well, 750 gallon propane storage, wildlife abounds. Year-round natural spring just off property. $363,500. Call 505-838-7241.

3 ACRES IN Polvedera Heights #79, good

8.15 ACRES; LEMITAR, NM. Agricultural

land with Pre-1907 surface water rights in the Rio Grande Valley. Property includes over an acre of heirloom vines, large workshop/garage for equipment and storage, electricity, and groundwater well. Acreage could be expanded for additional farming or specialty crops or greenhouses. Price includes all water rights. $250,000 OBO. For additional information, call WestWater Resources, Bill Turner or Matthew Rawlings at 505-843-7643, NMREL 13371.

well, electricity on the property. Small cabin, not completed. Make reasonable offer. Will conCONCHAS, TBD 1, 2 and 3 Big Mesa Avenue. sider down payment and monthly payments.

Waterfront accessible lots. TBD 1 is 4.4206 acres, Serious inquiries only! Call 505-610-3612. $75,000; TBD 2 is 1.231 acres, $25,000; and TBD MOUNTAIN TOP RETREAT at Lake Valley 3 is 0.908 acres, $25,000. Big Mesa Realty, RAILROAD ITEMS WANTED: KEROSENE Ranch, Hillsboro, NM. This great getaway 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, MORA/GUADALUPITA. Highway 434.

LANTERNS, BRASS locks, keys, badges, uniincludes mountain views for miles, 3 bedroom 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com 4 bedroom, 2 bath, office, open porches, forms, bells, whistles, and pre-1950 employee split plan, oversized garage, tremendous attached carport, two-story home. Shop, barn, kitchen with hickory cabinets, beamed ceilings, CONCHAS, 631 CONCHAS Drive. 3 bedtimetables. Always seeking items from any water well, 80+/- acres, pasture and pine room, 2 bath manufactured home on 1.02 acres. early New Mexico railroad, especially D&RG, kiva fireplace, walk-in closets, tile throughout trees. $450,000.

Call owner at 817-559-9778 or Detached garage/shop. Front and rear covered C&S, EP&NE, EP&SW, AT&SF, SP or Rock and more! Call Cosette, 575-312-9512, with email: ehg36@yahoo.com decks. Community water. $149,900. Big Mesa Island. Call Randy Dunson at 575-356-6919 or Keller Williams Realty. For appointment to Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 575-760-3341. show, 575-527-0880.

FOR RENT: NICE 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com Tajique, New Mexico. Large living room, dining CABALLO LAND FOR Sale. 7/8 acre, metal WANTED: NEW MEXICO Motorcycle area, laundry. $900 per month. Deposit and FENCE LAKE, 295 Pine Hill Road. Price License Plates, 1912-1959. Paying $100-$500 boat shed, 12x44 mobile home, well with security.

Call the owner at 636-294-4075 Reduced!

2 bedroom, 3 bath log home on just each. Also buying some New Mexico car plates submersible pump, septic tank, 2 propane tanks over 60 acres. Well, outbuildings, corrals, hunt1900-1923. Visit NMplates.com for history and and storage shed. $64,000 or best offer. #12 640 ACRES, FENCE Lake-tree cover, fenced ing opportunities. $295,000. Big Mesa Realty, 3,500 photographs of NM plates. Bill Johnston, and well, new pipeline and drinkers, lots of Palo Road. Call 575-437-1810 or 575-921-1478.

575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, Box 1, Organ, NM 88052-0001. Telephone 575- elk, County Road two sides, $300,000. 78+/ADJACENT LOTS FOR Sale, Milan, New 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com 382-7804 or email: Bill@NMplates.com deeded acres, 16 miles west of Pie Town, NM of Mexico. Parcels R19466 and R19468. Asking treed seclusion, on property is a 3/2 Fleetwood $11,000 for both. Text message to 602-376-1755 SAN ANTONIO, NM, Zanja Road. Price GRASSFED BEEF: NEW Mexico 100% Reduced! 4.66 acres irrigated farmland in Grassfed beef. No hormones, No growth stimu- doublewide and outbuildings, great well, com- or email: bawolek@cox.net pletely fenced on County Road with lots of wildMiddle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Has lants. Processed to your specifications. From life, $149,900.

160 acres, Fence Lake-paved SH CONCHAS, 000 BOAT Dock Drive.

Vacant produced alfalfa and grass hay crops. Utilities $2.85 per pound plus processing. Mention this 36 scattered tree cover, some fencing, electric, land just over 1/2 acre.

Water access at high nearby, $69,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456ad for a discount. Edgewood/Cedar Grove, NM, phone, possible owner terms, $88,000. 40 acres, mark. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. 2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575505-286-0286. www.moonbeamranch.com very secluded north of Pie Town, trees, views, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. 760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com $15,900. 12.92 acres off SR603 NW of Pie Town, www.bigmesarealty.com WANTED: VW VOLKSWAGEN Bus or GRADY, 300 MARSHALL. 3 bedroom, 2 Pickup 1967 or older, any condition, to restore or nice tree cover, community well backs up to CONCHAS, 0000 BOAT Dock Drive.

Vacant bath, two-story home. Corrals and outbuildfor parts but will consider any other older VW. large places, $17,500. Contact Gregg Fix, Broker land just over 1/2 acre.

Water access at high ings, Village water, $59,000. Big Mesa Realty, #14699, Tri-County Real Estate, 575-838-6018.

Or any bus parts. Call or text 575-544-5999. mark. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, www.landsofamerica.com/member/12695 THANK YOU FOR advertising with us!

Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com LOGAN. TWO ADJOINING, lake view lots www.bigmesarealty.com BUYING OLD STUFF: Gas Pumps and PORTALES, 1715 WEST 17th Lane. Price in Ute Creek Subdivision. Designated open spaces parts 1960’s or earlier, advertising signs, neon CONCHAS, 107 CAMP Circle.

2 bedroom, Reduced!

2 bedroom, 1 bath home with on east and west. State park on west. Very clocks, old car parts in original boxes, motor oil private. Utilities available. 1.17 acres-$59,900. 1/2 1 bath mobile home on .68 acres. Community small studio in back. Recent paint and carpet. cans, license plate collections, Route 66 items, acre-$39,900. Broker “Deanna,” 575-487-3434. water. $39,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456$69,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul old metal road signs, odd and weird stuff. Fair 2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. prices paid. Have pickup, will travel. Gas Guy in LAS PALOMAS, WILLIAMSBURG, 760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com www.bigmesarealty.com NM. 2 fenced acres, 1 bedroom, 1 bath with Embudo, 505-852-2995.

WEST OF CONCHAS/GARITA, 134 MORA/EL CARMEN, TBD County Road potential for expansion, 800 square feet, 3 WANTED: OLDER AIRSTREAM, Spartan, sheds, pergola, pecan trees, drip system, full A012. Sale Pending! 10.5 fenced acres, electricity, Paisano. 1bedroom, 1 bath home with 1 bath guesthouse. Just over 7 acres, $34,000. Big Mesa Silver Streak, Avion or similar style travel trailers. RV hookup, barn, corral, greenhouse. 3 acre beautiful mountain views. $52,000. Big Mesa Any condition considered. Wrecked or gutted feet water rights. $150,000. Call 575-952-0201. Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL trailers included. Please call Rick at 505-690-8272. Riomesarealestate.com 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com 24

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square foot cabins on 25+ acres. At 8,000 feet in the Wildhorse Ranch Subdivision, Pie Town, adjacent to the community property with pond.

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ELEPHANT BUTTE, 89 Lost Canyon Drive.

3 bedroom, 2 bath home with computer room/ office, custom interior features, covered patio, 30x30 shop with attached carport, lakeside view. $290,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

SUMNER LAKE, TBD State Road 203. Lot in River Ranches Estate, highway frontage just over 20 acres. Scenic views just west of lake. $25,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com WANTED! FARMS AND Ranches. Broker has over 45 years of experience working on and operating a family farm in New Mexico and has been a farm owner since 1988. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com BUILD YOUR HOME on good land. 1 acre

properties, improved and unimproved. In Highland Meadows Estates, 25 miles west of Albuquerque. Low Down, Owner Financed. Call 505-814-9833.

CLOVIS, 209 PLAZA. Price Reduced! 3 bedroom, 1 bath refurbished with new appliances. $105,900. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul 20 December • enchantment.coop Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461.

SOCORRO:CHOICE OF 2 or all! Two www.bigmesarealty.com 5-6 acre irrigated organic farms with homes.

SUMNER LAKE, 0 and 00 River Ranches Road Located in city limits with all utilities with direct access to Rio Grande. 360 degree mountain (near intersection with State Road 203). Two views, all water rights, mature fruit trees. New lots just over 20 acres each. Scenic views just 30 million dollar levy with miles of trails and west of lake. $18,900 per lot. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, parks. Call for pictures or details. $170,000, OBO. Call owner, 505-550-3123.

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Vehicles 2012 TOYOTA SCION. 88868 miles, good

condition. Estate sale. 4 door, 4 cylinder, 27-32 mpg. $6,400 or best offer. No lowballing.

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ELEPHANT BUTTE, 208 Pinto Trail. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on permanent foundation with large front porch, shop, carport, pine trees, just over 1 acre. Recent flooring upgrades. $198,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

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MANZANO MOUNTAINS, 10 acre to 24 acre residential home sites, adjoining USNF. Gated community. Offering homesites for second home, retirement or interim RV use.

Located in a highly desirable vacation area, close to the city of Albuquerque and Santa Fe (45 & 60 minutes). The location offers the benefit of investing in an appreciating real estate property. Paved access by way of NM State Highway 337 (Old so, 14). Ten lots available for development. Prices start at $3,000 per acre. By Owner, information & photos, call 505-384-3248 or 505-228-2116.

FOR SALE: 3 bedroom, 2 bath house on 30 acres, with water rights. Call for more information, 575-772-5856.

10 ACRE LOT on Mesa above Villanueva,

New Mexico. Power, water and road. Great views. $60,000. $3,500 down, $420 a month, owner financing. Mobile Homes OK. Call Doug Baltzley at 505-690-0308.

WATER DOWSING AND Consulting.

Proven success. 43 years experience. In Lincoln County, will travel. Call Elliot Topper at 575937-2722 or 575-354-2984.

Valve. New transmission and Transfer Case.

100,000 miles or 3 years warranty. 145,000 miles. Excellent condition. $14,000, price not negotiable. Call 505-862-7766.

1991 GMC SUBURBAN SLE 1500, red.

208,900 miles. 4-wheel drive. Tires at 188,000.

12/2017 Interstate battery. Runs great. $1,450.

Email: kareninnewmexico@hotmail.com or call 702-371-1725.

28’ 1993 FIRAN Telstar class C motor home.

Has not been started in 8 years. Ford 460 engine. Needs TLC. Newer (2005) rebuilt transmission. Must be towed. Email: Ivanazima57@ gmail.com or call: 575-740-2541 Williamsburg, NM. Pictures available. $1,500.

2015 PRIMETIME TRACER Ultra-lite

3150BHD bunkhouse. Only used 7 times and in immaculate condition. Sleeps 8-9 comfortably.

Outdoor kitchen, shower and grill. Will include Husky anti-sway kit. $26,000 or best offer. Call Adrian, 505-304-1359.

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Only 13780 miles. Garage-kept, excellent condition. Includes helmet and large cargo case. Comfortable seat. $6,000. Call Richard at 575-336-7755. Pictures available. enchantment.coop • July 2019

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youth art

backyard trails I by craig springer

Eastern Fish at Home in the West

The longear sunfish is a native New Mexican. It occurs naturally in the Pecos and Canadian rivers, and was introduced to Elephant Butte Lake.

The longear sunfish was one of the first game fishes of North America described for science. This American fish was described by a French naturalist, Constantine Rafinesque, on one of his forays down an Ohio River tributary around 1815.

Rafinesque, a professor of natural sciences at Transylvania University in Kentucky, was an eccentric of the highest order.

Learned and accomplished—and not shy about letting others know it. He was quarrelsome and recalcitrant and easy to dislike.

When Rafinesque gave a name to the longear sunfish, he likely had no way of knowing this gaudy fish lived in the desert Southwest.

Longear sunfish make a living in lakes and nearly still streams of clear and shallow waters that are warm and have a good amount of aquatic vegetation. The lower Pecos and Canadian rivers naturally provide that sort of habitat, as do Ute and Sumner lakes.

The one-pound, twelve-ounce world-record was pulled from Elephant Butte Lake.

Longear sunfish take up station near the cover of logs, brush and undercut stream banks, lying in wait letting the groceries come to them. They feed on the surface, making these bantamweight battlers good on a dry fly.

Terrestrial insects, like mayflies and caddisflies and moths, make up a large part of the fish's diet. It will also follow along behind suckers and eat what they stir up from the bottom.

This species is sedentary and stays in its home pool for nearly all of its life, rarely wandering beyond a couple hundred feet.

Their affinity for a home pool is strong, and they remain there even to spawn.

Longear sunfish spawn in the spring, with the males building a two-foot circular nest in shallow water over a gravel bottom. They nest in colonies, sometimes so densely packed that discerning the nest is not possible, save for the attending male. The males build the nest by sweeping tail motions and even move debris in their mouths. Their bright colors attract the females that may lay several thousand eggs. The eggs hatch in less than a week.

With fluorescent turquoise flecks, wavy streaks, blotches of orange and a huge “ear" tab, the longear sunfish looks over-dressed.

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July 2019 • enchantment.coop

Genavese Atencio • Age 8 Rociada

Paul Cates • Age 5 Grenville

Esben Encinias • Age 4 Santa Rosa

Hudson Gleaton • Age 6 Clovis

Giovanni Gutierrez • Age 9 Lemitar

Justine Scott • Age 10 Bernalillo

Barn Day

Deadline

What wonderful barns. Awesome job!

Submit your drawing by the 9th, one month prior to publication.

August's Topic: Prickly Cacti Draw "Prickly Cacti" for August or any cactus native to our Land of Enchantment.

Maybe there's some in your backyard.

Hooray! You Get Paid!

Each published artist receives $15.

Have a Youth Art Topic?

September's Topic: State Fair Fun Draw what you like at the State Fair. The food (turkey legs), carnival rides, barn animals, vintage cars, the clowns. Have fun.

Send Your Drawing by Mail or Email Mail: Youth Editor 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Email: enchantment@nmelectric.coop

Mail or email your suggestion to us at enchantment@nmelectric.coop or with your current entry. Or, call us at 505-982-4671.

Include on the back of your drawing:

Name:________________________ Address:_______________________ ___________________________ City:_________________________ State:_______ ZIP:_______________ Phone:__________________ Age:___ Cooperative:____________________ Accept artwork up to age 13.

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MSMEC District 3: 2019 Board Election Results

D

uring our 78th Annual Meeting, to be held on June 29, 2019, James Ortiz will be sworn to the position of District 3 MSMEC Board Member. Ortiz was unopposed for the election/ meeting which was held May 7, 2019, in San Miguel. Ortiz will continue to represent his district as he serves his third-term on the Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative Board.

Dilia Line Upgrade Project Status MSMEC contracted with Gila Cut-Out Construction LLC, to complete a 32.6 mile overhead distribution line upgrade project (24.9/14/4 three phase) that is in alignment along State road 84. The project Rstretches 32.6 miles from Sheridan to the Substation south of Dilia.

The contractor has been delayed in completing this project and continues working to complete all work required. MSMEC set a deadline for construction be completed by June 30, 2019.

The contractor has committed to complete all work required in the $2.3 million project by this time.

Once the contractor has completed all work in the area and out of the project area, residents from Sheridan to Tecolotito and along this line should see electric reliability improve.

The Cooperative wishes to thank all consumers in the construction area for their cooperation and understanding over the past two years.

General Manager, Les W.J. Montoya

Launch of New Facebook Page!

Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, (MSMEC) recently created a Facebook page. This group was created to allow for an additional channel of communication between Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative staff and its members. This page will be utilized by MSMEC to provide outage information and updates.

Follow this link and click on Join Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2281902492076135

If you need assistance, please contact us at 575-3872205 or 800-421-6773 Ext. 11. We look forward to hearing from you.

Stay Back and Stay Safe Working with electricity can be a dangerous job, especially for lineworkers. In fact, USA Today lists line repairers and installers among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. That’s why for Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, safety is the number one priority. This is not empty talk. Over time, we have created a culture of putting our crews’ safety and that of the community above all else.

Our mission is to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to you, our consumer-members. Yes, we strive to deliver affordable and reliable electricity to you, but equally important, we want our employees to return home safely to their loved ones. This requires ongoing focus, dedication, vigilance—and your help!

Robert Quintana Robert Baca Virginia Mondragon Joseph A. C de Baca James Ortiz

Board of Trustees President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Trustee Trustee

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