Enchantment March 2013

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Last train out to get off the grid?

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Amazing “Solar Generator” Is Like Having A Secret Power Plant Hidden In Your Home!

BY MIKE WALTERS STAFF WRITER, OFF THE GRID NEWS

Gas Stations Can’t Pump Gas Without Electricity!

It’s true. When the power goes out, you’re left with whatever gas you have on hand because the gas station pumps all run on electricity. A few gallons stored in a gas can means a little electricity for a little while, then it’s quickly “back to black.”

Here’s the thing: I could go on and on about life without electricity and what a nightmare gas generators can be. But here’s the bottom line: Solutions From Science is now offering an amazing power generating system that can provide plenty of electrical power in the event of an outage or emergency. And the best part is that you can have the power safely in your house.

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ew solar powered backup provides instant electrical power in any outage or disaster.

If you have ever wanted to have an emergency backup system that supplies continuous electrical power, this will be the most important message you will ever read. Here is why.

There is now a completely portable (and ultrahigh efficient) solar power generator which produces up to 1800 watts of household electricity on demand when you need it most. News of this “solar backup generator” (it’s the first “off-the-grid” breakthrough in 50 years) is spreading like wild fire all across the country!

Why? A True Breakthrough In The answer is easy. You see, this solar generator Home Power Generation! is extremely powerful and yet very simple to use.

Let me try to explain the features and benefits It produces continuous electricity and runs with of a solar generator as simply as possible. If I could absolutely no noise whatsoever. It emits no fumes. bring one over to your house and let you start But the best part about the solar generator is that plugging in appliances, you would immediately once you own one, you can... understand what all the fuss is about. But I can’t do Generate Free Electricity From The Sun! that. Anyway, here are some of the reasons I think Charged by the sun with a powerful solar panel, the you’ll want a solar generator: unit then stores the power for your use when you need it.

We all face natural disasters, with hurricanes, tornadoes, snow and ice storms cutting off electrical power to millions of Americans each year.

Then there are man-made disasters and outages.

Blackouts and rolling brownouts are becoming common in many parts of the United States as our grid gets stretched beyond its capacity.

The truth is, we are extremely vulnerable to all kinds of meltdowns that can create temporary or even permanent electrical outages. That’s why if you are one of the few Americans that thinks ahead, you need to…

Have A Solar Powered Backup In Place!

#1. Maximum Power In Minimum Time.

The solar generator can be set up in just a few minutes. Then, all you have to do is start plugging things in. It can run both AC & DC appliances anywhere… anytime.

#2. Back Up Power When You Need It Most.

It’s called a “solar backup” because it’s designed to come to your rescue when power trouble starts and your lights go out. Run a small refrigerator (high efficient ones are best) to keep your food from going bad.

#3. Portable Power.

#5. Multiple Uses.

You can use your solar backup to run essential appliances when emergencies arise. You can recharge phones, run shortwave radios, televisions, lights, fire place or furnace fans, as well as computers and printers. Plus, if you need to work in the woods at the cabin or in a boat, you can use the solar backup to run power tools, trimmers, blowers and coffee makers.

#6. Plug And Play Means Instant Power.

The emergency backup system comes ready to go. Just start plugging in your favorite household essentials.

By the way... the units go for about $1697.00 plus shipping and handling.

But I’m going to show you a way around that. I have negotiated a very special offer for Enchantment readers.

Here’s the deal. You can use coupon code NM102 to get one for $200.00 off as an Enchantment reader. To do that, the absolute fastest way to get one is by going to the website at:

www.MySolarBackup.com If you would like to order by phone, you can call toll-free by dialing 800-214-3872. Tell whoever answers that you want the “Solar Backup Generator” system rushed to you and you have a coupon from Enchantment.

Or, if you prefer to pay by check or money order (payable to Solutions From Science), simply send your payment to:

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enchantment (ISSN -) is published monthly by the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association,  Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM . enchantment provides reliable, helpful information on rural living and energy use to electric cooperative members and customers.

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Over , families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $ per year or $ 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.

THE NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION provides legislative and educational services for the  cooperatives that deliver electric power to New Mexico’s rural areas and small communities. 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 Jerry Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos BOARD OF DIRECTORS Leandro Abeyta, 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 Levi Valdez, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Española Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert M. Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Tomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Jerry W. Partin, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales Donald Wolberg, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Gary Rinker, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Paul Costa, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado John Ingle, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Donald Woldberg, Chairman, Socorro Electric Cooperative William C. Miller, Jr., Columbus Electric Cooperative Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Levi Valdez, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Robert M. Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION  Don Gaspar Avenue Phone: -- Santa Fe, NM  Fax: -- www.nmelectric.coop www.enchantment.coop Keven J. Groenewold, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Jordan Benard at -- or e-mail at jbenard@nmelectric.coop. National representative: The Weiss Group, --.

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DEPARTMENTS FEATURES Shale Shock

Natural gas may edge out coal as nation’s primary power source.

Adventures in Science

Two scientists who love their jobs.

Annual Photo Contest

Flowers in Bloom is this year’s theme.

On the Cover

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the pilots and science crew of the 08-09 Gamburtsev mountains season represented the United states, Canada and Japan; and three american universities (Penn state, Washington University of st.

Louis, and iris PassCaL at new mexico tech). mouse reusch is in the brown fleece on the sled. Cover story by Chris eboch, and photo courtesy of mouse reusch.

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Hale To The Stars

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On The Menu

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Energy Sense

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Book Chat

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Vecinos

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Enchanted Journeys

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Trading Post

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Youth Art

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Co-op Newswire Small Town Student, Visits the 'Big Easy'

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t’s 4:30 in the morning, a car pulls in next to the company truck. Out hops a teenager with back pack and luggage in tow. When most teens are in deep sleep, Leonard Tapia, unbelievably, is wide awake.

Tapia was on his way to the airport to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana.

There, he joined 41 other students from across the country to serve on the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) during its 71st Annual Meeting, February 18-20, 2013.

Tapia, a junior from Pecos, was sponsored by Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative to represent New Mexico on the YLC, a national leadership group formed by NRECA. YLC members play an important role at NRECA’s Annual Meeting, which drew more than 6,000 electric co-op leaders from around the country last month. In addition to performing specific jobs at the big event, YLC members became familiar with national issues affecting electric cooperatives and the members they serve.

“It was really awesome to be part of NRECA’s Annual Meeting,” Tapia says.

“I learned so much about the energy industry and how public policy affects it. And I met people from all across the country. I even met Jo Ann Emerson in person, the new CEO of NRECA. It was an amazing experience.” In addition to meeting Emerson, Tapia also met many board of trustees and management from 4

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several New Mexico electric cooperatives who were attending the meeting.

Tapia worked at the NRECA Congressional Action Center, encouraging cooperative members to contact their U.S. senators and representatives on key co-op issues, including protecting consumers and keeping electricity bills affordable. The YLC kicked off the meeting, which showcased Tapia carrying the New Mexico flag to the stage to open the first general session. Other typical YLC duties included providing assistance to NRECA staff during the resolutions meeting and participating in educational forums.

The Youth Leadership Council is an extension of the Government-in-Action

Youth Tour, a group of more than 1,500 high school students who are sponsored jointly by NRECA, local electric cooperatives and statewide associations in 47 states. The Youth Tour meets in Washington, D.C., in June each year, where students visit with their elected congressional delegation, attend educational seminars and visit historic landmarks.

When asked how Tapia heard about the Government-in-Action Youth Tour,

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he answered he heard about it for several days at the high school. Finally, he went to the counselor’s office and asked about the tour. “I had nothing to lose.

Instead, I gained a lifetime of experience, new friendships and I got to meet the U.S. senators and representatives from New Mexico” he says.

Each state attending the Youth Tour selects a representative for the

NRECA Youth Leadership Council. The YLC delegate then attends a weeklong summer Leadership Conference back in Washington, D.C., where participants take courses on leadership and deliver a speech on what inspired them during the June Youth Tour.

“I wanted to represent our state as a YLC member, but I knew the chaperones on the trip selected the person. So I waited anxiously and finally the name was announced. It was me! I was so excited,” Tapia says.

The leadership skills Tapia learned were indeed used at the meeting. He walked and spoke with confidence as he greeted attendees to encourage them to contact their congressional delegation. Each time, getting the attendees to sign-up.

It wasn’t all work though. The YLC members squeezed some time into their busy schedules to have some fun and visit parts of New Orleans. With a chaperone from the New Mexico Rural

Electric Cooperative Association, Tapia and his YLC counterpart Malasia, from Maryland, got to stroll the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans—The French Quarter.

There they visited different shops and ate authentic New Orleans food from oysters to crawfish to gumbo. To end on a sweet note, they ate beignets at the world famous Café Du Monde on the French Market. The twinkle in Tapia’s and Malasia’s eyes and their endless smiles summed up how they felt about the adventure of tasting new food and seeing a whole new culture— ecstatic! “This is an experience I will never forget,” says Tapia.

He says if it wasn’t for walking into the high school guidance counselor’s office and learning more about Youth Tour, he would have missed out on such a great opportunity. He also says he is appreciative to the board of trustees of Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative for sponsoring him on the Youth Tour. “I am very grateful, and I encourage any student to participate in the Government-in-Action Youth Tour when the opportunity arises.”

For more details on the Youth Tour and how you can participate, contact your local electric co-op.

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Planting Grassroots

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Whether it’s through an e-mail, a phone call, or a quick cup of coffee at your local diner— your elected officials are ready to listen.

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very spring I start planning for the emergence of my lawn from its winter dormancy. The timing must be right.

You can’t water too early, because a late freeze could break the sprinklers. You can’t fertilize too late or the growth may be stunted. Without the protection of water and a strong grassroots system, most varieties of grass can’t survive a hot summer.

Oddly enough, great ideas are the same. If you share an idea too early without a community’s support, it gets lost in the shuffle. If you lobby for an idea no one knows about—even something that would help everyone—lack of interest may cause the idea to wilt and die.

How do great ideas thrive? They need grassroots support.

Here in New Mexico your electric co-op is looking out for you, making sure you have affordable, reliable and safe electricity.

Sometimes state or federal laws and regulations threaten this, so we lobby hard on your behalf. But without your support, our ideas often don’t reach the right ears.

No matter how loudly we speak out on how legislation or an agency rule may impact electric bills, our

voice dims in comparison to one of the most untapped resources in our community—YOU. We’re a statewide association—YOU are a voter.

We’re working hard on your behalf, but your support helps ideas take root and survive.

Let me give you a good example.

Here in Santa Fe we are in the middle of a -day legislative session. The pace of action is fast and furious. Finding time to talk to legislators is a couple minutes here and a few words there. Sometimes you have to catch them on the go as they rush from committee to committee.

This changes when the visit with a legislator includes a constituent from back home. Legislators are always eager to catch up on the latest local happenings. They are very interested where you stand on the issues. At these meetings there is always much more time for discussion. The bottom line is that you matter!

Whether it’s through an e-mail, a phone call, or a quick cup of coffee at your local diner—your elected officials are ready to listen. After watching this for 1 years now, I can say they truly care about what you have to say.

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

So, are you ready to help your electric co-ops build a deeper grassroots base? Contact your local co-op trustee or employee. Or visit their website. They can show you ways to sign up for ways to make your voice heard to keep your electric bill affordable.

Here at the Statewide Association and at our 1 electric distribution cooperative members across the state, we are committed to powering your community and empowering you to improve your quality of life.

We work closely with political leaders and want to arm you with the tools needed to help us plant deeper grassroots. Learn more by contacting your local electric cooperative.

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Hale to the stars

BY ALAN HALE • A MONTHLY GUIDE TO THE STARS OF NEW MEXICO

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omewhat in contrast to what the sky situation was during the latter months of last year, only two of our solar system’s bright planets are easily visible during the nighttime skies of March. The first one is Jupiter, which is high in our western sky during the evening hours, and located slightly north of the V-shaped Hyades star cluster in Taurus, the bull. (The Hyades are often considered as comprising the “face” of the bull.) After sinking progressively lower in the west as the night progresses Jupiter sets during the first two hours after midnight. Meanwhile,

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the ringed planet Saturn rises in the east during the later evening hours, and reaches its highest point above the southern horizon one to two hours before dawn.

The only other bright planet that might be seen at all this month is Mercury, which is visible in the eastern sky during the latter half of March, however it is very low above the horizon in twilight. Over in the western evening sky Mars and the distant planet Uranus have an extremely close conjunction on the nd— the closest planetary conjunction in over  years —but the two planets are so close to the sun that this event will almost certainly not be detectable.

Probably the most significant celestial event of March will be the appearance of a fairly bright comet, known as Comet

PANSTARRS (discovered a little Comet PANSTARRS is likely less than two years ago by an only a prelude to an even better automated survey program-based show coming later this year. Comet in Hawaii). The comet should ISON, discovered last fall, has the appear very low in the western potential to become one of the sky during dusk the second week brightest comets of the past several of March, and gradually climb centuries when it passes near the higher into the sky as it travels Sun and Earth in November and northward over the next few December, and may shine brilliantly weeks (although it should fade as in our morning sky at that time. it does so).

While the initial predictions suggested that Comet PANSTARRS might become quite bright, the most recent data indicates it may not be as bright as was first hoped; still, it should be bright enough to see with Comet ikeya-Zhang, a moderately bright comet that the unaided eye, and appeared in our evening sky during the spring of 2002. should be a prominent Comet Panstarrs may appear somewhat similar to this, sight when viewed although the tail direction should be mirror-reversed. with binoculars.

Photo by alan Hale.

40 Years Ago

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March : The Great Icing of . It was tough all over the east side of NM. Had the heavy fog that engulfed the area been accompanied by colder temperatures, the situation might have been more severe. It’s ironic a severe weather condition like this should occur just when the REA was stripped of its lending authority.

Cooperatives were knocking ice off conductors. There was enough reserve to get over this storm…we built up that reserve for emergencies with  percent money.

If another crisis such as this comes along—we have to wonder what the consequences might be.

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March : La Cuaresma—The Lenten Season. The Lenten tradition of the Cuaresma is a -day fast beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Sunday. As children in San Mateo during the Great Depression, we did not have much so there was not much to give up. We did offer to be better behaved. Most of us also promised to attend rosary services every Friday at La Morada (The Chapel). I recall the long service prayed on our knees. After five sorrowful mysteries, our knees were numb and our legs felt like jelly.

—Abe Peña

March : Not Your Typical Walk in the Park. Edgewood Caverns formed when the caverns filled with water below ancient Lake Estancia some , years ago. Caves possess a very unique system of living creatures. Cave organisms have potential for battling cancer. There’s very limited nutrients and energy in a cave and living organisms have developed toxins to fight off competing microscopic organisms.

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—Craig Springer

On The Menu BY MARY GERLACH, R.D.

HEALTHY SPRINGTIME Meals

Serve your delicious, homemade soup along with thick slices of warm crusty bread, and a green salad.

Shrimp Pad Thai

Curried Lentil Soup

Sicilian Chicken Vegetable Soup

 ounces wide Banh Pho or Pad Thai rice stick noodles (soak an hour before preparing) ¹∕₃ cup ketchup  Tbs. sugar ¼ cup fish sauce ½ tsp. crushed red chile pepper  tsp. hot sauce (optional)  tsps. olive oil, divided  lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined  large eggs, lightly beaten  cup fresh bean sprouts ¾ cup sliced green onion  tsp. bottled minced garlic  Tbs. chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts, or prepared peanut sauce

 Tbs. olive oil  cup chopped onion  clove garlic, minced ½ cup chopped carrots ½ cup chopped celery  tsp. kosher salt ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper  lb. lentils, picked and rinsed  cup peeled and chopped tomatoes  quarts chicken or vegetable broth ½ tsp. freshly ground coriander ½ tsp. freshly ground toasted cumin  tsp. mild or hot curry powder Grated cheese (for topping)

 Tb. olive oil ¾ cup chopped red onion ½ cup chopped celery ½ cup chopped carrots  cloves garlic, minced  boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces ½- tsp. red chile pepper flakes ½ cups canned plum tomatoes in purée, chopped (with juice)  oz. kale, stems removed, leaves chopped  oz. green chard, stems removed, leaves chopped  cup canned cannellini beans, rinsed and drained  cups chicken broth, divided ¼ cup chopped fresh basil Salt and pepper to taste ¾ cup sourdough bread cubes ¼ cup shaved Parmesan cheese

❧ Place noodles in a large bowl. Add room temperature water to cover completely; let stand 5- minutes or until tender; drain. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine ketchup, sugar, fish sauce, red chile pepper, and hot sauce; set aside. When noodles are soft, heat  teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; sauté - minutes or until shrimp are pink throughout. Remove shrimp from pan; keep warm. Heat  teaspoons oil in same pan over medium-high heat.

Add eggs; cook  seconds or until soft-scrambled, stirring constantly. Add sprouts, green onions and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add noodles, ketchup mixture and shrimp; cook  minutes or until heated. Sprinkle with peanuts or top with peanut sauce. Makes  servings.

❧ In a large heavy pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, carrot, celery, and salt; sauté until onions are translucent, about 5 to  minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer until the lentils are tender, approximately 5 to 55 minutes. Top with your favorite grated cheese. Makes  servings.

❧ Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat.

Add onions, celery and carrots; cook until the vegetables begin to soften. Add the garlic and chicken; sauté about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add pepper flakes, chopped tomatoes (with juice), kale, and chard; cook until kale is wilted. Purée 1 cup of the beans and 1 cup broth in a food processor. Add to the soup along with the remaining beans and  cups broth. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for  minutes. Stir in the basil, salt, pepper, and bread cubes; simmer until the bread thickens the soup. Top with shaved Parmesan. Makes  servings. enchantment.coop

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Energy Sense BY JAMES DULLEY Keep Indoor Air Healthy

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ear Jim: I want the best air quality at home for my family.

Which type of central air cleaner is best, and will installing a central air cleaner make my heating and cooling more efficient?

—Steve D.

Dear Steve: Indoor air quality is becoming a greater issue for families as homes become more airtight for energy efficiency. And with all the synthetic products used in homes today, indoor air is often more polluted and hazardous to your health than outdoor air.

Installing a high-quality central air cleaner or filter in the furnace/ air conditioner duct system does not technically improve the efficiency of your heating and cooling system. What it will do is keep the units running at their highest original efficiency levels. Most air cleaners use little or no electricity to operate.

With a lower-quality air cleaner, such as the standard one-inchthick fiberglass filter, dust and dirt can build up on the heat exchanger and cooling coil surfaces. This dust creates a layer of insulation so that heat is not transferred as effectively as it should be.

This reduces the overall energy efficiency.

If you don’t change the filter often enough, dirt can

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clog the many pores in the filter medium and reduce air flow through it. This further reduces efficiency because the heating and cooling coils and heat exchangers are designed for a specific air flow rate.

Within the past several years, manufacturers have begun producing new, super-efficient central air cleaners. They use a combination of electronic air charging and filter media to trap almost all of the tiniest particles in the air. They can even catch flu viruses and bacteria as they pass through the duct system.

Standard electronic air cleaners use wires to give air particles a negative charge. A collection cell has plates with a positive charge so the negatively charged particles stick to it. When the collection cell is dirty, you can wash it in the dishwasher or bathtub and slip it back into the unit.

For many people, this standard type of electronic air cleaner is adequate. I use one in the heat pump in my own home. For people with allergies to some of the smallest particles in indoor air, the new electronic air cleaners with the charged filter media may be more

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effective. The electricity cost to operate either type of electronic air cleaner is not significant.

It’s important to regularly clean the collection cell of the standard electronic air cleaner to keep it operating at maximum cleaning performance and reduce the amount of ozone generated. When the cell gets dirty, the charge can arc from the wires to the collection plate. This may produce excessive concentrations of ozone gas, With its great thickness as compared to a standard fiberglass filter, a pleated media air cleaner usuto which some people are ally requires professional installation for the duct sensitive. I set mine to a modifications needed. Photo courtesy of Aprilaire. lower charging voltage to reduce ozone.

Another option is a bypass Another option is a pleated HEPA (high efficiency particle media air cleaner. This type of air) cleaner that has its own air unit is less expensive and relies circulation motor. A HEPA is a on many square feet of folded very dense media filter, which filter material to catch particles makes it very effective, but it may as the air passes through it. create too much resistance for the There are various levels of media furnace blower to force adequate quality and price. The cleaning air flow through it. The bypass effectiveness of various models can be compared by their MERV design has its own blower so the air flow through the coils or heat (minimum efficiency reporting exchanger is not impeded. value) rating.

If you don’t want to have the With any central air cleaner, ducts modified to install a new air it cleans only when a furnace/air cleaner, consider a self-charging conditioner blower is running. electrostatic model. This slips into To get around this, Aprilaire the existing furnace filter slot and offers a new controller which is many times more effective than mounts next to the wall thera fiberglass filter. Just the air flow- mostat. It allows you to autoing over the resin filter material matically run the blower for any creates a charge that tends to trap length of time when no heating more dirt particles. or cooling is needed.

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Before The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission IN THE MATTER OF TRI-STATE ) GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ) ASSOCIATION, INC.’S ADVICE NOTICE ) Case No. 12-00375-UT NO. 15 ) _____________________________________ ) NOTICE OF PROCEEDING NOTICE is hereby given of the following matters pertaining to the above-captioned case pending before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (“Commission” or NMPRC): On October 19, 2012, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (“TriState”) filed at the Commission Advice Notice No. 15. Advice Notice No. 15 includes: (1) Original Rate Schedule NM-A-37; (2) Eighth Revised Rate Schedule NM-S; (3) Fourth Revised Rate Schedule NM-SE-3; and (4) Fourth Revised Exhibit A of Third Revised Rate Schedule NM-EX-7. The Advice Notice states that the rates are effective January 1, 2013.

On November 7, 2012, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“CDEC”) and Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“Kit Carson”) filed protests of Tri-State’s rates contained in Advice Notice No. 15 pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 62-6-4(D). On November 8, 2012, Springer Electric Cooperative (“Springer”) did the same.

On December 20, 2012, the Commission entered an Order Appointing Hearing Examiner and Suspending Rate Schedules (“Order”). The Order found just cause in the three protests for the Commission to suspend Tri-State’s rates and for the Commission to conduct a hearing and establish reasonable Rate Schedules pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 62-6-4(D). The Order therefore suspended Tri-State’s rates and provided for the appointment of a Hearing Examiner to preside over the case and submit a Recommended Decision containing proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding this case to the Commission. On January 8, 2013, the Commission issued an Order designating the undersigned to preside over this case.

Further information regarding this case can be obtained by contacting the Commission at the addresses and telephone numbers provided below. The Commission has assigned Case No. 12-00375-UT to this proceeding and all inquiries or written comments concerning this matter should refer to that case.

By Order issued in this case on February 15, 2013, the Hearing Examiner has established the following procedural schedule and requirements for this case: A. Any person desiring to intervene to become a party (“intervenor”) to this case shall file a motion for leave to intervene in conformity with NMPRC Rules of Procedure 1.2.2.23(A) and 1.2.2.23(B) NMAC no later than March 29, 2013.

B. On or before May 7, 2013, Tri-State shall file direct testimony in support of Advice Notice No. 15, including but not limited to the fairness, justness and reasonableness of the rates at issue.

C. Party-Protestants CDEC, Kit Carson and Springer shall, and any intervenor may, file direct testimony shall be filed on or before September 3, 2013.

D. Staff shall file direct testimony on or before September 16, 2013.

E. Any rebuttal testimony shall be filed on or before October 9, 2013.

F. A status and pre-hearing conference shall be held on October 16, 2013, commencing at 2:00 p.m. at the Commission’s offices in the P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the purpose of addressing the following matters: 1) The order of presentation of the parties and their respective witnesses; 2) Designation by each of the parties of the witnesses to be cross-examined and the proposed length of time of cross-examination; 3) The identification of any stipulated or uncontested issues; 4) The possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and documents which will avoid unnecessary proof;

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5) Arrangements for exchanging exhibit lists prior to the public hearing, efforts to secure agreements on the authenticity and admissibility of exhibits, and consideration of any other means of facilitating the efficient distribution, presentation, disposition of objections to and admission of exhibits at the public hearing; 6) The identification and submission of any pre-hearing motions or other pleadings; and 7) Any other matters that may expedite orderly conduct and disposition of this proceeding.

Each party planning to present and/or cross-examine witnesses shall develop a written list setting out the information required by subparagraphs 1 and 2 above. All such lists shall be e-mailed to all Parties and the Hearing Examiner no later than October 14, 2013. Stipulated or uncontested issues and admissions of fact and documents shall be specified in a separate writing prepared by a designated party or parties. Such writings shall also be e-mailed to all Parties and the Hearing Examiner no later than October 14, 2013.

G. A public hearing in this case shall be held on October 22, 2013, commencing at 9:30 a.m. MDT, and continue as necessary through October 29, 2013, at the Commission’s offices in the P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, for the purpose of hearing and receiving testimony, exhibits, arguments and any other appropriate matters relevant to this proceeding.

The procedural dates and requirements of this case are subject to further order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner.

The Commission’s Rules of Procedure, 1.2.2 NMAC et seq., shall apply to this case except as modified by order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner. A copy of such Rules may be obtained from the offices of the Commission and are available at the official NMAC website, http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/nmac/.

Any interested person may appear at the time and place of hearing and make written or oral comment pursuant to 1.2.2.23(F) NMAC without becoming an intervenor.

All such comments shall not be considered as evidence in this case. Written comments, which shall reference NMPRC Case No. 12-00375-UT, also may be sent to the Commission at the following address: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission P.E.R.A. Building • 1120 Paseo de Peralta P.O. Box 1269 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269 Telephone: 1-888-427-5772 Any interested person may examine Advice Notice No. 15 together with any pleadings, exhibits and other documents filed in this case at the offices of Tri-State, 1100 W. 116th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80233, telephone 303-254-3130, or at the offices of the Commission at address set out above.

Other procedural details and requirements governing the conduct of this proceeding are set out and can be found in the Procedural Order issued by the Hearing Examiner in this case on February 15, 2013.

Interested persons should contact the Commission for confirmation of the hearing date, time, and place since hearings are occasionally rescheduled.

ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT THE COMMISSION AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE HEARING. ISSUED at Santa Fe, New Mexico this 15th day of February 2013.

NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION Anthony F. Medeiros Hearing Examiner

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ver the past decade, the natural gas industry in North America has experienced a dramatic renaissance thanks to a combination of horizontal drilling and a shale fracturing technique called “hydraulic fracking.” With this technology, previously unrecoverable gas reserves located in shale formations deep underground are now flooding the market and should continue to do so for several decades.

This “shale gas revolution” promises to have a major impact on our nation’s energy future, particularly in shifting reliance from burning coal for power generation. Studies show that the U.S. will overtake Russia as the world’s largest gas producer by 2015, according to International Energy Agency Chief Economist Faith Birol. She notes the resulting cheap domestic supply should lead electric utilities toward a heavier reliance on natural gas for generating power.

Given the fact that consumption of natural gas for electricity has increased every year since 2009, Birol’s predictions appear to be well under way. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas’s share of electric power generation in the U.S. will increase from 25 percent today to 28 percent by 2035, with renewable energy’s share growing from 10 percent to 15 percent and coal falling from 48 percent to 38 percent. However, preliminary 2012 numbers indicate that pace of change may be accelerating.

When it comes to electricity, natural gas is most commonly used to fuel peaking plants—power stations that

in excess of 1,800 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour, to achieve.

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operate for brief periods during times of high electricity demand—and intermediate plants—those whose output changes in response to changes in electricity demand over the course of each day. Today, gas accounts for about 15 percent of the power produced by generation and transmission cooperatives and 16 percent of all electric cooperative power requirements nationwide.

Over the past two years, the relatively low price for gas combined with increasing federal and state regulation of power plant emissions have led to natural gas-fired plants being run for longer periods, while many older coalfired baseload power plants—those that provide dependable electric power year-round at a low cost— are being shut down or converted to gas operations. In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last March proposed a New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) rule that aims to curb the release of carbon dioxide and

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In the cooperative spirit, your local electric co-op and its power supplier, Tri-State, are doing our part to ensure rural businesses receive value for the electricity they use. Tri-State provides incentives through its member co-ops to help farms and ranches manage electricity use – which helps reduce all of our costs and keeps communities thriving. Learn more about where we’re headed at www.tristate.coop.

of member & external relations at Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), a generation and transmission co-op based in Glen Allen, Va., told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment in June 2012. “No company will take the risk to invest billions of dollars in a power plant in the hopes that CCS will be developed.”

NSPS, as outlined, will push power plants away from coal and toward natural gas baseload generation because most newer combined cycle gas facilities produce emissions within range of the 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour limit. But natural gas prices are more volatile than coal, making the fuel a dicey option.

“Historically, natural gas prices have varied widely, making reliance on gas as the sole fuel to provide affordable future baseload power risky at best,” says Rae Cronmiller, environmental counsel for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the trade organization representing more than 900 electric co-ops in the U.S. “These risks are significantly enhanced because the cost of electricity derived from natural gas is largely driven by cost of the fuel itself.

This differs from coal power, which is driven by capital costs. Also, natural gas in quantities necessary to provide yearround baseload generation is unavailable in some geographic areas.”

Despite this, utility experts believe that natural gas production will continue to increase and that the “blue flame” will surpass coal as the nation’s leading source of electric energy.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Agency.

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ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE

BY CHRIS EBOCH

Photos (l to r): When the weather was too poor for flying at the AGAP-South camp in Eastern Antarctica, Mouse Reusch learned how to be a weather observer and measure cloud cover, ceiling height and record temperature, and humidity and wind speed using the stand alone weather system (pictured). Photo courtesy of Mouse Reusch. Pnina Miller is warmly dressed in "Big Red," a heavy down jacket, while deploying an instrument on Mt. Erebus volcano in Antarctica. Photo courtesy of Pnina Miller.

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any people picture a certain stereotype when they hear the word “scientist”—male, antisocial and stuck in a lab. Pnina Miller and Mouse Reusch of Socorro counteract the cliché.

Both work at IRIS PASSCAL, the short name for the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Program for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL) Instrument Center at New Mexico Tech. In layperson terms, they work with scientists studying the interior of the Earth.

While in a PhD program, Miller researched jobs and discovered PASSCAL. She got a job with the manufacturer that some of the equipment seismologists use to record earthquakes. “I knew I wanted to get to PASSCAL, and through

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the manufacturer was my path.” At PASSCAL, she says, “I could go into the field and do fun research and play with the equipment. It was absolutely perfect for me. I was born to do this.”

In , she met Reusch, who says, “We were similarly scientifically inclined, similar in age, similar interests, fun, loved field work, and I spent many, many hours asking her about PASSCAL.” Reusch came to PASSCAL at the first opportunity.

Despite their similarities, their jobs are different. “I do a little bit of almost everything,” Miller says. “I go to the field and support our Principal Investigators (PIs) in their research, I do logistics, which means I schedule the equipment. I do a lot of training sessions now. I supervise the two warehouse guys and count inventory. My job has changed over the nine years I’ve

been there, so now I’m more in a supervisory role. The last thing that I do, and the main thing that I used to do, is evaluate the sensors and test them on our seismic testing piers.”

“I do what she doesn’t,” Reusch says. “I’m in the data group, working with the researchers who Miller trained to collect data. They’re required by National Science Foundation guidelines to make their data publicly available. I help them archive it in a consistent and standardized format. Then it becomes available for anyone in the world to use. The place that we work really does help further seismology around the world.”

“Our PIs study a lot of different things,” Miller explains. “We deploy to different kinds of places: volcanoes, glaciers, plains, rift valleys, mountainous regions.”

Reusch adds, “They study from the upper tens of meters of the crust, things that are very shallow subsurface, to things that extend to , kilometers down to the mantle and core.” One group in Africa was studying elephants, trying to determine if their stomping was random or they were sending messages.

Others study why earthquakes happen, trying to better gauge hazards. “For volcanoes, they’re usually studying the interior structure,” Miller says. “They study changes in ice sheets, which can be tied to climate change.

They study how glaciers move structurally.”

Mouse Reusch and locals in Cameroon, Africa, stand at the edge of a freshly installed temporary seismic vault. Photo by Doug Wiens.

Scientists on Mt. Erebus, taking a break from servicing a station.

Photo courtesy of Pnina Miller.

Pnina Miller and team member Hussam recover an instrument in Jordan. Photo courtesy of Pnina Miller.

A World of Work

To support this science, PASSCAL employees may travel around the world to install or maintain instruments. Miller’s international travel destinations include Spain, Morocco, Antarctica, Tanzania, Uganda, Jordan, Canada, Costa Rica, and Venezuela.

“Through all the places, the people I work with in geosciences are very excited about it and want to learn more,” she says. “The PIs are really fun and friendly. You do the work, but afterwards, there’s some opportunity to tour around.”

She worked with a local man in Morocco.

“He brought me to his house with his family, and we had a big dinner after a long field day. You get to see things tourist don’t necessarily get to see.”

With PASSCAL, Reusch has been to Antarctica and Botswana. For other seismic experiments, she’s been to Cameroon, Tanzania, South Africa, and Chile. “I enjoy the adventure, meeting new people, trying new foods, new cultures, frequent-flier mile status,” she says.

Antarctica is one of the most unusual travel destinations, and Miller has gone there four times, each visit between six and eight weeks. One year, Miller got delayed by a storm while working on Mount Erebus.

“The cloud layer was just below us, so the supply helicopters couldn’t come up to us.

But where we were it was sunny, and we were happy, zipping around on our snowmobiles.”

Fortunately, the storm cleared before they needed to break into the emergency caches.

“Erebus is one of my favorites,” she says, “because it’s absolutely beautiful. There is usually a plume coming out and you can go up to the rim and see the open lava bubbling away at the bottom. We put out instrumentation the year I was ‘stuck’ there. The next year, I went to service them, and every day I would fly to the volcano by helicopter, which was awesome.”

Mount Erebus, which is the southernmost active volcano in the world, has an open lava pit. It throws “lava bombs” that can be as big as a bus. “When I was there it only threw small lava bombs, but they are frightening enough.” Miller loves “the sense of adventure, the sense of being someplace different, the fact that it’s remote. There are only a few people in the world who go there, so there’s something special about them.”

Understanding the Earth

Besides the excitement of travel, Reusch notes the value of the work itself. She worked on a project in Chile one month after the big 1 earthquake. “A lot of the science that I did in grad school seemed kind of esoteric. Why do you care about the mantle structure beneath Cameroon, West Africa? But this was recording aftershocks.

We were in Concepción, where the 15-story building had fallen over, the bridges were damaged, and people were displaced. It felt very meaningful, worthwhile, a reassurance of the importance of the work we do. We are contributing to this great body of knowledge and understanding of the Earth.”

Miller advises young scientists, “If there’s something you want to explore, head in that direction. You never know what you might discover.”

Reusch adds, “There are so many mysteries out there, in the ground, above the ground, in the water, in space. You need imagination and curiosity. I have fun nearly every day.”

As these women prove, science doesn’t just take place in a lab, so there are opportunities for the most adventurous spirit.

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SPIDER WOMAN'S GIFT

By Darlis A. Miller ,  pages, . University of Oklahoma Press --

Edited by Shelbey J. Tisdale ,  pages, . Museum of New Mexico Press --

This biography easily grabs any reader interested in the early homesteading days of New Mexico, especially in the areas of Cimarron, Socorro and the Datil Mountains.

The author does a superb job of tracing the life of Agnes Morley Cleveland, who is most noted for writing the book, No Life for a Lady. In that book of memoirs we see a spunky, self-reliant woman.

In this book the reader is given glimpses of a great backstory—a mysterious failed teenage marriage, her determination to finish college despite needing to drop out a few times to run the ranch, marrying a mineralogist, starting a career as a short story writer, and then her emergence into politics to become president of a national political federation. She raised three children. The book is well-written with plenty of source material at the end. The author prepared a compelling book offering a great overview of one of New Mexico’s leading literary figures.

This finely designed and produced book is a catalog for part of the 1th Century collection of Navajo weavings at the Museum of Indian Arts. Essays by weaver Joyce Begay-Foss and anthropologist Marian Rodee offer good historical and cultural insights.

Color plates that represent textiles from the Diné (Navajo for “the people”) along with vintage black and white photographs help portray Diné weaving with the land where the weavers live.

The aim of the catalog is to share aesthetics of historic weavings and variety of textiles (with some baskets represented), information about materials, dyes and construction techniques. For instance, from shearing the sheep to carding, spinning and dying the wool, then weaving totals 5 hours. The book is well-laid out and reads well, even offering stories about Spider Woman who gave the art of weaving to the Navajos.

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NATIVE HISTORIANS WRITE BACK Edited by Susan A. Miller and James Riding In ,  pages,  Texas Tech University Press --- No matter what you know about Lewis and Clark, Wounded Knee or the Seminole Freedmen claim, this book tells another story. The essays tell the histories of crucial events through the eyes of Native people. In this first-of-its-kind anthology, America Indian scholars examine turning points with another perspective. Much of the writing is slow and academic, but many nuggets of truth about how the indigenous tribes were displaced of land, culture, language, and more are plentiful. Fur trappers came in the early 1s, then missionaries, the U.S. Army.

Between the 1s and 1s thousands of settlers cut through the center of Pawnee homeland.

Numerous passages look at broken treaties. Heavily endnoted the book holds solid research for historians and scholars.

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By Jimmy Santiago Baca ,  pages, . Sherman Asher Publishing www.shermanasher.com Powered by conviction, anger and love with an eye toward the every day, these poems can’t be taken lightly. This first book in the Breaking Bread with the Darkness series is written for/to/about Baca’s young son and mainly pummel the American dream and how it no longer is. Yet, when Baca watches his young son study his little hands, the reader is taken into those sweet, tender moments that still happen all around us, if we only look. The poet’s own story creeps in fairly easily—five years in prison where he taught himself to read and write. A strong book.

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Vecinos BY CRAIG SPRINGER

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he drive from Edgewood to Moriarty is a pleasant one. From autumn through the beginning of summer, the hills are a pleasant amber color like wheat, or like the pelage of the pronghorn that bound overland on the open spaces at astonishing speeds.

That was a sight seen on foot recently by Morgan Ware of Moriarty. The high school sophomore is at home in the open with wildlife, and like the pronghorn, she owns a gait that gets her over long spaces in short periods of time. She’s put that talent to good use.

Morgan and other church members were challenged last fall

by Pastor Dennis Garcia at The People Church—First Baptist of Moriarty, to parlay God-given talents into something to benefit others. Garcia challenged Morgan and others to collect funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy who are still sadly suffering from the great loss of property all these months later. “Our church wanted to help hurricane victims on the East Coast,” says Garcia. “I challenged our people to do more than throw money into a plate, so we got creative.”

So what did Morgan do? She ran, and ran fast, and for a really long way. It may have been mostly downhill and the prevailing winds may have been at her back, but no matter, Morgan was motivated to make time and make money for the needy.

Last December Morgan ran from Edgewood to Moriarty on Old Route  by herself, escorted by her parents, grandparents, sister, and friend on the road. If she made the distance under  minutes, she had the promise of donations. The young lady ran . miles in 5 minutes. Let’s unpack that: that’s 5 feet per minute or about  miles per hour. No matter how you cut it, that’s moving. And moving is something that Morgan is used to doing. She runs cross-

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county for the Moriarty High School Pintos and prefers that over running track, quipping “I have no desire to run in circles.” Morgan simply does not stand still—she’s on the student council and is a pitcher on the girls’ softball team. You can see her team spirit even on her fingernails which are ornamented with the likeness of the object she hurls at opposing batters.

Morgan’s run to Moriarty made its mark, and made an impression on Garcia. “I was so impressed that she could use could use running to make a difference in the lives of others,” says Garcia. “She and her sister Tyla are fantastic kids. To see students involved in bettering the lives of others, it makes me proud. It is easy to look around you and see the self-centeredness and materialism, and then to see kids go out of their way to be self-sacrificing is very refreshing.”

Garcia’s church raised a total of ,1.1, all of which was sent to three churches in New York and New Jersey that are directly supporting hurricane victims. Of that amount, Morgan’s run generated 1,. “It felt good that I was helping other people,” Morgan says. “I was surprised that it was so successful.”

Does she have plans to do it again? Not just yet, she says, “it’s too soon, but I do want to organize a charity run next fall,” says an enthusiastic Morgan. “I’d like to raise money for the Bethel Ministry or do something for soldiers in Afghanistan.”

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Enchanted Journeys March  • Portales Saturday Night Lab ENMU Theater, 55-5-11

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March  -  • Clovis Clovis Livestock Auction Spring Horse Sale 5 S. Hull Street --5, 55--

March  • Sipapu Cardboard Derby Sipapu Ski Resort, 1--5-

March  • Portales Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band ENMU Buchanan Hall, 55-5- March  • Taos Taos Chamber Music Group Presents: American String Quartet Community Auditorium, 55-5-15 March  -  • Deming th Annual Gem & Mineral Show SWNM Fairgrounds, 55-5-5 March  • Columbus 1th Annual Camp Furlong Day and Cabalgata Binacional Pancho Villa State Park, 55-51-11 March  • Clovis Windrush Alpacas Open Farm Day  CRM, 55  51 March  • Velarde Wine Tasting and Appreciation Class Black Mesa Winery, 55-5- March  -  • Taos Coyote Classic 1th Annual Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament Taos Youth & Family Center, 55--51 March  - April  • Tome Santos Show Tome Art Gallery, 55-55-55

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March  • Alamogordo Sunrise Photography White Sands National Monument, 55--1 March  • Red River Pond Skimming Contest Red River Ski Resort, 1--5-1 March  -  • Artesia 1th Annual Main Event Car Show & Cruise Heritage Plaza, 55-- March  -  • Elephant Butte Pecans & More Arts and Craft Sales Community Center, 55--1 March  • Alamogordo Lake Lucero Tour White Sands National Monument, 55--1 March  • Socorro Socorro County Arts Spring Open House 1 N. California Street, 55-5- March  -  • Taos Taos Chamber Music Group Presents Art of the Cello, Part Two: Cello Chicks Arthur Bell Auditorium, 55-5-15

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Spring Break Health Tips Spring break—a time for sun, fun, and relaxation. But if there’s too much sun and fun, spring break vacation can be an unhealthy experience. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) offers the following tips to protect you and your children during spring travels. ▶ Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen. Excess sun exposure is especially dangerous for young children. Sunscreen of at least SPF 15 should be applied before venturing out for the day and reapplied after sweating or swimming. Babies younger than six months should be covered completely by clothing and kept in the shade, but you may apply sunscreen to exposed areas like their faces and hands. ▶ Reduce travel stress. Changes in children’s routines can be upsetting and stressful. Involve your kids in planning the big trip, and bring along favorite toys or stuffed animals for added comfort on the road. ▶ Prepare for air travel. You can’t predict whether your child will be fussy on an airplane, but you can reduce their discomfort during ascent. Some children experience ear pain as the plane rises, so chewing or swallowing can help. ▶ Assemble a travel health kit.

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This year’s theme is Flowers in Bloom.

Winning photos will be published in the June issue. So grab your cameras and capture some beautiful blooms!

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Suggestions Blooming cacti; bees, butterflies, lady bugs, caterpillars, insects, hummingbirds, water drops on flowers; creeping flower vines; unusual shaped designs on flowers.

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Flowers in Bloom Entry Form Name: _______________________________ Address: ______________________________ City: __________State: ___ ZIP code:______ Phone: _______________________________ Co-op Member of: _____________________ Location of Photo: _____________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Details about photo (or submit on a separate sheet of paper): ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Entries due Monday, April 22, 2013. Mail to: Flowers in Bloom Photo Contest, enchantment Magazine, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505.

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• Mail one photo of your choice with a completed entry form.

• Entrants must be a New Mexico electric cooperative member.

• Entries must be the original work of the photographer. No studio or professional photos.

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HAY EQUIPMENT: WIRE BALER; SWATHER AND bale wagon; 580 E backhoe; 920 case diesel tractor; 2 (7) yard dump trucks; 2 (20) F flat bed trailers; 1 gooseneck; 1 pull type; 246 International engine overhauled; 5.9 Cummins diesel engine, 100K miles, transmission and rear end. 505-617-4141 or 505-454-0781.

FOR SALE: CASE 1030 COMFORT KING, 90 hp, 5300 hours. Sudan hay, $5 per bale.

Call 575-442-0394.

WANTED! ALLIS CHALMERS!! SNAP COUPLER, 3 bottom plow for D-17/WD-45 Allis Chalmers Tractor. Usable condition. 2 bottom plow for CA considered. Call 505-470-4638.

TRAILER: 2012 PJ PINTLE HOOK. 24,000 lb., 20’ flat deck, 5’ dovetail w/three ramps, 8’ wide, tandem axle, dual wheel w/ spare. Less than 700 miles, $9,000. Call 575-682-6922.

REDUCED! MUST SELL!! 2004 SANDPIPER, 37’ 5th wheel toy-hauler. Used very little, in good condition. 15,000 BTU Central/Ducted /AC; 21,000-28,000 BTU furnace; Micro., 6 gal. water heater; AM/FM Cassette Stereo; TV antenna with booster; 5 kw gas generator; crank down stabilizer jacks, power jack hitch; 15’ awning; ceiling fan; luggage rack with ladder; outside shower; power slide outs in bedroom and living room; 28 gal. gas tank for the generator and toys. Includes 2 installed motorcycle stands. $20,000. 575-421-7009.

Serious inquiries only.

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We are a licensed and insured New Mexico General Contractor providing services statewide to public and private entities. References and resume available on request. Rangeland Hands, Inc. Website: www.rangelandhands.com; E-mail: rangehands@gmail.com; Call 505-470-3542 or 505-455-0012.

NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR TC29DA WITH 5’ front loader, blade, brush hog and trailer.

Tractor has 140 hours. 30 hp with live PTO. Trailer is 18’ with ramps and tandem axle, $17,000. Call 575-421-7009.

AMERICAN SECURITY GUN SAFE MODEL: SIERRA Series #SE 6831 Sandstone 72 x 35 x 29. $2,200. You must pickup, will not deliver. Call 575-421-7009.

KOBALT 9 DRAWER 41” STAINLESS STEEL tool chest. Like new!!!! $350. Kobalt 11 Drawer 41” wheeled Stainless Steel tool chest. Like new!!!! $500. Call 575-421-7009.

FOR SALE: 1996 DODGE AVENGER, PARTING out, new engine, no front end. Call 505-4122658. 1992 Jeep Cherokee, parting out.

Pictures on request. Good prices. Call 505-753-9845 or 505-692-9311.

Country Critters REGISTERED AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. BORN 12/18, Blue Merles and Black Tris.

Working stock, great pets. kandylopez2@aol.com or 575-536-9500.

Livestock Round-Up NEW MEXICO DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, Heavy Duty Black Poly. Fittings customized to your needs NRCS and EQUIP approved. NMwatertanks. com, 1-800-603-8272. Also new Servel propane gas refrigerators, 8 cubic feet.

Kitchen or remote cabin. 575-682-2308.

FOR SALE: 7 YEAR OLD SANTA Gertrudis bull, registered, $2,500; 3 year old Santa Gertrudis bull, $2,000. Call 575-517-7225.

MOUNTAIN TOP GOATS FOR SALE. EXCELLENT milkers, bucks, cabrito, 4-H, weed eaters, and pets. Nubians, La Manchas, mini Nubians, mini La Manchas, Nigerian dwarfs, and boer goats.

Capitan, 575-354-2846 after 7:00 p.m.

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS FROM 50 year old herd, Low birth weight, high performance. Trich & Fertility tested. 18 month-2 years old. Delivery available. tristateangusranch@aol.com or 575536-9500. Tri-State Angus Ranches.

BUFFALO MEAT, GRASSFED, ALL CUTS, USDA inspected. All natural (no hormones, antibiotics, chemicals) low cholesterol, heart-healthy, non-allergic, wholes.

Skulls, Hides, By-products, Gift Certificates, 575-278-2316 Tom and Inge Bobek.

ADORABLE LAWN MOWERS! TWO PAINT MINIATURE horses. 3-year-old stud and 15-year- old mare, very gentle. $1200 for both or $600 each - Firm. Call Carolyn, 575-430-6889. Alamogordo area.

MINIATURE DONKEYS FOR SALE. LOTS OF fun.

E-mail: donkeysfarm@yahoo.com or call 254-965-7224.

MURPHY PANEL BED CABINETS. SAVE SPACE and money. www.bergmanwoodworking.com or call 505-286-0856.

GRASS HAY. BARN STORED. TWO STRAND bales, orchard, brome, timothy and fescue mix. Great for horses. $10 a bale.

Contact Doug or Cathy Figgs: 575-8351955, Lemitar, NM.

SCHRADER WOODCOAL STOVE, 32”X35”X26”, $300 OR best offer. Four good Michelin tires, 225/70-R19.5, $75 each or best offer. Call 505-869-6125.

FOR SALE: GENTLE, JERSEY MILK COW. Registered, 3-years-old. Also, used as a nurse cow. Northeastern New Mexico.

Asking $1,500. Call 575-375-2972.

2 WW HORSE/STOCK TRAILERS. ‘87 HEAVY WEIGHT 16 ft. bumper pull, 6 1/2’ tall x 5’ wide, asking $1800. ‘85 18 ft.

Gooseneck, 6 1/2’ tall x 6’ wide, asking $2500. Socorro. 575-838-7342.

Odds & Ends COFFINS: HANDCRAFTED SOLID WOOD FROM $680. Several models suitable for burial or cremation. Statewide delivery available. For a FREE catalog and funeral information booklet, please visit www.theoldpinebox.com or call 505-286-9410.

THANKS FOR ADVERTISING IN ENCHANTMENT! LIQUID STORAGE TANKS, MANY SIZES/SHAPES IN stock. Agricultural, commercial, industrial, water. FDA specs. www.westerntank.com or 1-888-999-8265. Discounts to everyone! Delivery available.

LOOKING FOR WATER? GIFTED TO FIND underground streams. Reputable dowser, 45 years experience. To God be the glory!

Contact Joe Graves at 575-758-3600. In Taos, 75 miles north of Santa Fe. God Bless You. WOULD YOU LIKE A NEW KITCHEN? Complete kitchen - light knotty oak, oven, microwave, sink, dishwasher, cooktop, very nice. Must see to appreciate. Moriarty, NM. Lee Cordova - 505-469-0181.

BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT: DEEP, MEDIUM, SHALLOW BOXES with frames, $15 each; tops, bottoms and queen excluders, $5 each; bee blowers, $200 each; Dadant steam (hot water) generator (like new), $150; electric knives, $45 each; bee feeders, $1 each; shallow wired foundation, $5 per lb. Lots more miscellaneous equipment. We buy and sell used beekeeping equipment. Give us a call at 575-623-4858. Don Mason, Roswell, NM. RUGER MARK 1 .22LR PISTOL, 5” barrel, 90%95% new condition. Two magazines, magazines, magazine loader & hunter holster. Seldom fired. Call 575-7768615, keep trying.

PEELED FIRE LOGS, 16 FEET LONG, - $40 each.

Call 575-653-4647.

Roof Over Your Head RESERVE, NM. HALF ACRE WITH CABIN. Borders Gila National Forest. Concrete slab, septic system, beautifully landscaped. Electricity and water to property line. Located at end of paved road. $39,000. 575-533-6274.

FOR SALE: MORA VALLEY, APPROXIMATELY 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountains.

Serious inquiries only. Contact Mike at 505-753-6338.

LIVE THE DREAM. RIVER FRONT MOUNTAIN Lodge for Sale in Jemez Springs, NM. 15 guest rooms, manager’s apartment, 2 bedroom office, 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. $650,000, possible owner financing. www.lacuevalodge.com; 575-829-3300.

FOR SALE: VIGAS, HOUSE LOGS CUT from standing, dead, dry Spruce. Up to 45 ft. Will custom cut. Forked Cedar posts for ramadas, corn driers. Call 575-638-5619.

READY FOR YOUR OWN RURAL GETAWAY? 10 acres in western New Mexico’s high country. Seventy miles south of Gallup, 25 miles north of Quemado at Fence Lake, $22,500. Call 505-454-1159.

RUIDOSO HOME LOTS FOR SALE IN Upper Cedar Creek Area. Great Views.

Favorable Owner Financing. Live in the Tall Pines! Shane Garner, Associate Broker @ 575-937-3053, BuyRuidoso. com LLC 575-257-8516.

20 ACRES, 45 MINUTES FROM SANTA Fe, meadow, forest. $800 down.

Owner financed, all utilities, end of road. $125,000. 505-466-2941 or 505-690-0308.

10 TO 180 ACRE LOTS. NEXT to Villanueva.

Power and water. Down payment negotiable. $3,000 per acre. Call 505-6909953 or 505-690-0308.

I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THE Real Estate Contract, Mortgage or Deed of Trust for which you are receiving payments.

Please call for fast pricing and quick closing. E-mail: pinonview@aol.com Barbara Baird, 1-800-458-9847.

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ESTATE SALE: LARGE SITEBUILT MAGDALENA HOUSE. Ten rooms, 2,500 sf. 3-4 beds/2 baths. Family room w/beamed ceiling & floor to ceiling brick fireplace. Game room/full wet bar. Stepdown living w/2nd fireplace & separate dining. Dual zone heat. Central A/C. Recent kitchen appliances (DW/island stove/built-in oven/disposal/triple sink). Three entries & covered porches. 1 car garage & separate carport. Three site-built storage buildings. 1/2 acre fenced corner lot. Recent metal roof on all buildings.

Excellent condition. Schools 3 blocks.

Includes 1-year homeowner warranty. $155,000. Can be purchased furnished.

Photos & info contact owner: smvhou@ msn.com (713-655-7081). Will consider trade for NM or TX property.

TAOS LAND FOR SALE: 1.3 ACRE; 2.0 acre; 3.0 acre with well share, electric.

Manufactured housing approved. Seller financing. Monthly payments starting at $329/month. Lower Colonias/ Camino Tortuga. Some is owned by Licensed-New Mexico Real Estate Broker.

Call for details. 575-770-0831. Mark @ Crossroads Realty, 575-758-3837.

FOR SALE: 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH on 37 acres, all fenced. In Arizona near Rodeo, NM. Electricity, propane and good well water.

Beautiful scenic views, $140,000. Call 520-558-1192.

7.199 ACRES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST from Tres Piedras with 277 feet of frontage on US 64. Electricity is connected to property, $28,796. Owner financing available.

Call Bobby at 713-466-7200.

FOR SALE: HOME, BARNS, 20 ACRES, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, garage, good well, fencing, trees, wood stove, propane, 1½ story, hardwood/tile, near school/ church, peaceful, private $165,000. Near Mosquero, NM. 575-673-0088.

4 ACRES FARMLAND. UTILITIES INCLUDE: WELL, septic system, and electricity. Steel metal garage/cement slab. Pipe fencing and regular fencing surrounds property.

Irrigation rights. Fawn fesque grass with alfalfa mix. Contact Lisa, 505-699-1137.

Property located in San Acacia, NM. KENNA, NM. NICE HOME IN COUNTRY setting.

Three bedroom, 2 bath on 2 acres; 2 car garage, barn, multi-vehicle carport; half mile off four-lane highway. $54,000.

E-mail: whiskerflats@gmail.com or call 575-799-5512.

TWO BEDROOM, 1.5 BATH, 2009 KARSTEN manufactured home on two acres near Des Moines, NM. Will sell land/utilities and home together or separately. Very clean and priced to sell! $65,000. (negotiable). For more information visit: www. forsalebyower.com/23934635 or e-mail: burchard.amy@gmail.com

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MOUNTAINS. DATIL AREA. MARCH AND APRIL only! $45,000. Rustic cabin home.

Electric, phone, propane heater, wood stove, generator, dish, four level, split level needs finished. More! Mark: 575-772-5312.

40 ACRE LIVESTOCK PROPERTY FOR SALE. 12 miles north of Roswell, NM. Four bedroom, 2 bath, double wide mobile home, 30’x40’ metal shop, 22’x41’ barn, 16’x36’ covered pipe corrals, 24’x30’ covered hay storage area. New 6’x6’ pump house for 180’ well, 12 gallon per day. Reverse osmosis system for house water, 18’x21’ carport, 11’x21’ covered front porch, 8’x10’ covered back porch, fenced yards and garden area, entire 40 acres fenced with 4 strand barb wire, some interior fence is 4’ chain link, owner will carry with 25% down, $180,000. Call 575-4200052 or 575-627-6101.

FOR SALE BY OWNER  1,704 acres farm/ranch.

Consisting of: 314 acres dryland, cultivated, 1,390 acres native grass. Southwest Bailey County, Texas. East of Causey, NM. Phone: 575-273-4220.

TWOSTORY, 4 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME. Sedan, NM. 160 acres native grassland. 2-car attached garage. Nice landscaped yard with rock patio. Fruit trees, 2 wells, small pens, outbuildings. Low taxes. Call 575-374-4888.

ADOBE HOUSE FOR SALE: FIXER UPPER sitting on six lots within city of Capitan. $80,000 or reasonable offer. Can be subdivided. Call Amanda: 575-973-1478.

ALBUQUERQUE, SUBURBAN 5 ACRE FARM WITH acequia-irrigated alfalfa, many trees, horse corral, close to airport and downtown. Nice 2,500 sq. ft. home, 3 bedroom, 2¾ bath - $475,000. Call 505-417-2480 or 2483.

FOR SALE: 20 ACRE BUILDING LOT near Rodeo/ Portal area. Nestled in the San Simon Valley with spectacular views of the Chiricahua and Pelincillo Mountains.

Easy access. Power on property. 20% down, Owner will carry contract. $29,000. E-mail: w5abi@hotmail.com or 575-936-5292.

Things That Go Vroom!

1998 CHEVY 3500, 4X4, 350 VORTEC, Automatic, Crew Cab, Long bed, White, Two New Tires, New Battery, Tool Box, 300,000 miles. $4,000. 575854-2083 in Magdalena, NM. YAMAHA VINO MOTOR SCOOTER, 150CC, 5070 mpg. Constant velocity transmission. 1940 miles, large storage under seat. Always garaged. Very clean. Call 575-776-8615.

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1999 FORD JAYCO E450 CLASS C Motor Home.

32 ft., electric jacks, 138,000 well cared for miles, V10 engine, clean, every option, electric step, built in microwave, Onan quiet generator, full length awning, 80% tires. Sacrifice, $10,000. 575-418-6439.

Vintage Finds I BUY SPANISH COLONIAL SPURS, STIRRUPS, horse bits with jingles, weapons, etc.

Also, old New Mexico handmade/carved furniture. Call 505-753-9886.

WANTED: NEW MEXICO MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATES 1900 - 1958. Paying $100 - $1,000 each. Also buying some New Mexico car plates 1900 - 1923. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, NM 88052-0640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804.

WANTED: NEW MEXICO AUTOMOBILE LICENSE DIRECTORY (“The Zia Book”), and Motor Vehicle Register books, 1900 - 1949.

Library discards OK. Paying $75 $100 per volume. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, NM 88052-0640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804.

FROM THE MOVIE SET OF “3:10 to Yuma.” We have a Victorian settee with tea-color fabric. Also sitting pretty at Rough Rider Antiques a Victorian settee with red velvet and a Victorian settee tufted in silver brocade with a “sweetheart” back.

Nancy has a red hand-painted Chinese dresser with a gorgeous oval mirror. It would make a great bar. And a large cast iron schoolhouse or church bell made in 1886. You never know what you’ll find at Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas.

Open every day at 501 Railroad and East Lincoln across from the train depot and the Castaneda, a Fred Harvey Hotel.

505-454-8063.

WANTED: NEW MEXICO HIGHWAY JOURNAL MAGAZINE, 1923 - 1927. Paying $10 - $25 single issues, $400 - $800 bound volumes.

Library discards OK. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, NM 88052-0640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804.

BUILDING OR REMODELING  TWO 5 ft. antique claw foot tubs. One with all fi xtures and curtain rod, all brass. In perfect, perfect condition, must see! The price is right.

Call 575-779-4864, Taos, NM BUYING OLD STUFF: GAS PUMPS AND parts 1960s 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.

RAILROAD ITEMS WANTED: LANTERNS, LOCKS, KEYS, badges, uniforms, dining car china, etc. Especially seeking items from early New Mexico railroads such as: AT&SF, D&RG, EP&NE, EP&SW, and C&S. Randy Dunson, 575-356-6919.

WHOLESALE ANTIQUE FURNITURE  ROUGH OR refinished. I buy, sell or refinish furniture. Reference available. Please Call 575-447-0686.

TWO JOHN DEERE TRACTORS, 1947 G and 1948 A. Both run but need restoration. $1,000 each. 1959 G that has been restored and has 4 new tires, $4,000. Call 575-420-0052.

“COW DUST AND SADDLE LEATHER,” “THESE Also Served,” “Cow People” and other collectible books. Call Deb for availability and prices. Leave message: e-mail: boodlerbennet@yahoo.com or call 575-533-6089.

When Opportunity Knocks RURAL CONVENIENCE STORE WITH PACKAGE LIQUOR License, living quarters on 1.3 acres with 3 acre foot well. Borders Gila National Forest. Serious inquiries only.

Call 575-533-6720.

FOR SALE BY OWNER: CABALLO LAKE RV Park.

19 full hookup, 35x55 pull throughs with 30-50 amps. 5 dry camp sites. Wi-Fi-.

Easy on/off I-15. Walk to beach. Close to boat ramp, fishing, ghost towns, museums, stores, galleries & Laundromats.

Completely remodeled house w/central heat & air, furniture & appliances.

Guesthouse & furniture. Tool shed, well house, carport, golf cart. Good landscaping and interior roads. Asking $485,000 for all. Will consider any reasonable offer.

Motivated to sell! Call 575-743-0502.

Afternoons best.

RV/MOBILE HOME PARK. WALKING DISTANCE TO Caballo Lake State Park. Eighteen spaces, storage units, building set up for café.

Commercial water rights. House with shop and 3 acre water rights. All on 3.6 acres. Plenty of room to grow your business. Asking $325,000. E-mail: anjeans@ yahoo.com or call 575-740-9344.

FREE TIRE BALES: SIZE 3½X4½X5½.

APPROXIMATELY 2,000 lbs. Environmentally safe and approved. Will load. Pick up in Española (Arroyo Seco), NM. Garcia Tires 505-753-2043. M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat. 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: CENTURY II MAGNETIC sign making machine, 220 volt; five sizes of letters and numbers - many extras. Emblems and Plaques: Swinger B, license plate making machine, 110 volt. Frames - Protectors - Air Brush and accessories, many extras. 10x10 space needed. Original cost: $18,000 plus; sell for $9,9995. Will train. Call 505-287-4312.

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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 . x . size paper is best. Mail to: Youth Editor,  Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM . Entries must be here by the th of the month before publication. Each published artist receives $ for his or her work.

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