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enchantment March 1, 2017 • Vol. 69, No. 03 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 102,516

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.

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Nearly 103,000 families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $12 per year or $18 for two years, payable to NMRECA. Allow four to eight weeks for delivery.

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

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

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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 18 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 Tim Morrow, Secretary-Treasurer, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Duane Frost, Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Mountainair William C. Miller, Jr., Columbus Electric Cooperative, Deming Arsenio Salazar, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Grants Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Clovis Cristobal Duran, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Tomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Jerry W. Partin, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Gary Rinker, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE William C. Miller, Jr., Chairman, Columbus Electric Cooperative Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro 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, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Susan M. Espinoza at 505-982-4671 or email at sespinoza@nmelectric.coop.

National representative: National Country Market, 1-800-626-1181.

Advertisements in enchantment are paid solicitations and are not endorsed by the publisher or the electric cooperatives of New Mexico. PRODUCT SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY LIE SOLELY WITH THE ADVERTISER. Copyright ©2017, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

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INSIDE READS Legislative Almanac at Your Fingertips 7 An informative and useful legislative guide and app.

Batteries of the Future

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Bringing Them Home: The Buzz about Pollinators

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Storing electrical energy in large batteries.

DEPARTMENTS Co-op Newswire

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View from enchantment 5 Hale To The Stars

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Enchanted Journeys

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On The Menu

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If You Like to Do It Yourself, You Might Be a Prosumer 23

Energy Sense

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Book Chat

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Life on the Ranch

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Why bees, birds and butterflies work so hard.

Educating Teachers about Electricity Power supplier hosts educational conference.

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A unique group of utility customers.

Ready your cameras for this year's photo contest.

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On the Cover: Two honeybees

head-to-head on a flower petal. Note the partially filled pollen sacs of the bee on the left. Photo credit: Pixabay.

Backyard Trails

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Trading Post

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Youth Art

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Your Co-op Page

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Co-op Newswire Central Valley Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Artesia, begins the annual meeting season on March 18.

Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Electric Co-op Annual Meeting

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id you know every cooperative is required to conduct an annual meeting of the membership? The purpose is to hold the election for the board of trustees, share important financial information, occasionally vote on other matters such as bylaw changes and of course—the great door prizes!

Your co-op’s annual meeting is a community gathering where neighbors can meet new neighbors—or catch up with old acquaintances.

As our lives get busier with the “errands of life” and more of our interactions with others are online (via social media), we must renew the value of face-to-face human connections. Very few organizations are uniquely positioned like co-ops to bring together all members of our local communities.

While rural Americans probably do a better job of staying connected to our neighbors (in part because we need too), it is not something we should take for granted. The simple act of smiling, saying hello and shaking someone’s hand truly lifts both parties.

Our country and community face many challenges. Our economy feels like it has been stagnant for years.

Overcoming these challenges will only happen if we come together.

Your electric co-op’s annual meeting is designed to take care of the important business of your

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co-op and the equally important business of building a real sense of community. All cooperatives serve both an economic and social purpose. While safe, reliable and affordable electric power is crucial to our mission, improving the quality of life for all members is at the core of what we do every day.

If you have not attended the annual meeting in the past or if it has been a few years, we urge you to take the time to be with your fellow co-op members. It’s a time to make your voice be heard and your vote count because it’s your electric co-op annual meeting.

We get out of life what we put into it. Your co-op is connected to you by more than just powerlines.

We are your neighbors, and we look forward to seeing you at your annual meeting.

Fourteen more electric co-ops will have their annual meetings throughout the year. Contact your electric co-op to find out when your annual meeting is scheduled.

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Emissions Drop as Electricity Use Trends Upward

While the population grew and the economy expanded between 2005 and 2015, the amount of electricity generated in the United States dropped slightly, and the amount of carbon dioxide generated by that electricity trended down significantly.

According to the January 2017 U.S. Department of Energy's Quadrennia Energy Review, changes in fuel sources and energy efficiency programs are having an effect on carbon dioxide emissions in the United Sates.

More people were added to the population in the past 10 years, but those people are using electricity more efficiently and conserving electricity, thanks to programs and services that were implemented. Also, more of that electricity is coming from natural gas rather than coal and from fuel sources that do not emit carbon dioxide.

That means a strong downward trend in the amount of CO2 being produced by the country's electric utilities.

In a news release, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson expressed appreciation for DOE's "willingness to listen to stakeholders and take a fresh, open-minded and comprehensive look at the nations's energy landscape."

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SAVING TIME Don’t forget to spring forward on March 12!

Set your clocks ahead by one hour.

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Your Investment Keeps the Power On

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Your co-op appreciates and values the investment you, as a member, make in the co-op each month.

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s a member of a rural electric cooperative, you make an investment in the co-op every time you pay your bill. This collective investment in the co-op benefits you and the community immediately and over time. So what exactly is this monthly investment, and how do you benefit from it?

The customer charge, or sometimes referred to as system charge, is a monthly investment that helps your co-op cover the expenses of maintaining the overall electric system. Restoring service after a storm and maintaining poles, wires, substations, and co-op equipment take strategic planning and significant resources.

The customer charge essentially ensures all equipment operates properly, and staff is trained and ready so the lights turn on when you need them. And, every member of your customer class pays the same customer charge.

Regardless of how much electricity a particular family uses, the cost of delivering power to that house is the same. These are the day in, day out expenses of running the co-op.

As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, we believe the operational costs should be spread fairly and equitably across all of our members,

regardless of the level of electricity used. That is why every member pays the customer charge each month to cover basic operational costs. All members are charged the same amount for the cost of operation since all members benefit from the same service. In essence, this gives each co-op member an equal share in the co-op’s operation.

Now, there are different customer charges based on which customer class you are in. The three main classes of customers are residential, commercial and industrial. The fixed costs are divided up between these groups, based on the amount of fixed costs they cause on the cooperative’s system, so each class pays a different customer charge. There may also be slight differences in the customer charge if you are a full-time resident or vacation home owner.

Keeping as much of the fixed costs in the customer charge as possible treats all the membership fairly. It’s kind of like your cell phone plan. You pay a monthly access fee and get minutes, data and text messages—some plans have unlimited options.

In today’s electric business that is where your co-op bill is trending. Members have so many more

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

options today than they did a generation ago. A member may want to self-generate by putting distributed generation at their house (usually solar—or possibly wind). And, when your generator isn’t generating, the co-op will deliver what you need from the wholesale supplier. Or, a member may choose to invest in highly efficient appliances or other electrical devices, which lowers his or her monthly consumption. And, many members sit back and let the co-op worry about where the electricity comes from.

If the rates are designed and implemented properly, your cooperative is indifferent to where your power comes from or how much you use. Your monthly investment ensures you have access to safe, reliable and affordable power when you need it. Your co-op appreciates and values the investment you, as a member, make in the co-op each month; and cooperatives strive to use that investment wisely for the benefit of all members of the co-op and their local communities.

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Enchanted Journeys

Hale to the stars

BY ALAN HALE

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he most dramatic planet this month is our “sister” world, Venus. Venus has dominated our evening skies the past few months, however, this month it races past Earth on our respective orbits around the sun, and is at “inferior conjunction,” between the Earth and the sun, on March 25.

At the start of March, Venus is still fairly high in the western sky after dusk, and sets 2½ hours after sunset. This time difference shrinks to 1½ hours by mid-month, and not too long thereafter Venus completely disappears, into sunlight.

However, since Venus is located north of the sun at this particular inferior conjunction, it starts to become visible in the morning sky around mid-month.

And for a few days, may be visible in the evening after sunset and in the morning before sunrise.

By the end of March, Venus rises almost an hour before the sun does. In a telescope (or even binoculars) Venus will appear as a very large, but very thin crescent, and can be seen in the daytime sky for those who know where to look.

Mercury makes a good appearance in the dusk sky during the latter half of the month. It is about the same distance above the horizon as Venus on the 18th, but well higher than that afterwards.

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Venus near inferior conjunction on August 8, 2015. Image courtesy of Damian Peach of Selsey, England, used with permission.

Mars, meanwhile, remains visible in the western sky after dusk, and sets about three hours after sunset. It continues to fade slightly as Earth continues pulling farther and farther ahead of it.

The giant planet, Jupiter, rises in the east during the early evening hours, and shines brilliantly high above the southern horizon a couple of hours after midnight. Saturn rises at around this same time and is moderately high up in the southeast around the beginning of dawn.

On Saturday evening, March 4, the moon will “occult,” or pass directly in front of the bright star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus.

As seen from New Mexico, Aldebaran will disappear behind the moon’s dark side around 8:30 p.m., and reappear from behind the moon’s bright side a little over an hour later.

Aldebaran, along with a bright cluster of stars, the Hyades, typically represents the “face” of the bull in Taurus, however, it is not a member of the Hyades cluster but rather is located in the foreground along the same line of sight.

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March 3 • Capitan Riders on the Orphan Train Capitan Public Library 575-354-3035 March 4 • Rodeo Annual Concert and Dinner Rodeo Tavern 575-557-2225

March 11-12 • Tularosa Tulie Motocross, MX- Racing Tulie MX 575-491-9455

March 4 • Taos Taos Chamber Music Group Arthur Bell Auditorium 575-770-1167

March 18 • Alto Altan Spencer Theater 575-336-4800

March 10 • Red River Kid’s Glow Stick Parade Ski Area 575-754-2223

March 18 • Socorro Community Youth Fishing Derby Escondida Lake 575-835-7537

March 11 • Columbus Cabalgata Binacional & Raid Day Commemoration • Downtown 575-494-1912

March 18-19 • Ruidoso Home & Garden Show Ruidoso Convention Center 575-808-0655

March 11 • Gallup ArtsCrawl: It’s a Generational Thing Downtown 505-722-2228

March 23-25 • Floyd Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree Floyd High School Gym 575-760-1317

March 11 • Portal St. Patrick’s Day Parade Downtown 520-558-3133

March 24-25 • Portales New Mexico Ag Expo Roosevelt County Events Arena 800-635-8036

March 11 • Sipapu 14th Annual Cardboard Derby Sipapu Ski Area 575-224-0659

March 25 • Clovis Team Roping Event Curry County Events Center 575-763-3435

March 11-12 • Hillsboro Gold Mine Murder Mystery Theatre Hillsboro Community Center 575-895-5154

March 31 • Artesia Car Show and Cruise Heritage Plaza 575-746-9477

2017 Legislative Almanac at Your Fingertips

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he New Mexico 53rd Legislature, First Session (60 Days) is still in full swing. The session adjourns at noon on March 18.

New Mexico's electric cooperatives are still offering the 2017 Legislative Almanac in traditional print form and in a free app for smartphones and tablets.

The annual Legislative Almanac, in both of its forms, is a public service of New Mexico's rural electric cooperatives.

The helpful Legislative Almanac and app both feature photos of all of New Mexico's legislators, a brief bio as well as their committee assignments and contact information.

Also, the Legislative Almanac and app contain photos and contact information for the state's constitutional officers, commissioners of the Public Regulation Commission, and New Mexico's congressional delegation, as well as a list of meeting times and locations for legislative committees.

Both also have contact information for New Mexico's rural electric cooperatives.

The free app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play by searching for "NMRECA Legislative Almanac."

In addition to the same features as the guide, the app features single-push contacts for your legislators. With the press of an icon, you can email or call any legislator. The app is updated throughout the session if committee assignments, meeting places or times are changed.

The print version of the 2017 Legislative Almanac is available free at the information desk or in the mail room at the Capitol. Visit www.nmelectric.coop to download a pdf. If you would like a print edition, send a $1.36 stamped, self-addressed, 9”x12” envelope to: NMRECA, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505.

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On The Menu BY SHARON NIEDERMAN

MMM...Mac and Cheese Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese Cooking spray 10 oz. cooked elbow macaroni (or shells, spiral pasta) ½ stick butter, cubed 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk 1½ cups whole milk 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, plus extra for garnish 1 cup romano cheese, grated 3 cups cheddar cheese, grated ½ tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. salt ½ tsp. ground black pepper

Lemon-Tahini Sauce ¼ cup tahini 2 Tbs. yellow or white miso ½ to ¾ cup hot water 2 tsps. fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. paprika (can use smoked Spanish paprika) ❧ Mix tahini well with miso. Gradually add hot (not boiling) water, stirring well until a smooth consistency is reached. Add lemon juice and paprika, blend. Sauce should be consistency of a thick salad dressing. Add to roasted vegetables and mix well. Serves 4 as side dish.

Hotel Eklund Pecan Pie

cooked dish of the cheeses,

❧ Spray a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place cooked macaroni in slow cooker and add butter. Stir until butter is melted. Add evaporated and whole milk, Parmesan, romano and cheddar cheeses, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Stir well. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours. Stir well, and sprinkle with extra parmesan and another dash of nutmeg. Serve hot.

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Roasted Vegetables with Lemon-Tahini Sauce

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❧ Chop a pound of assorted mixed fresh vegetables to uniform size. I like to use a mixture of red peppers, Brussel sprouts, and peeled butternut squash, as the colors make a beautiful presentation and the flavors and textures go well together. Preheat oven to 400 F. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Spread vegetables out evenly. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Douse with olive oil. Mix well to coat. Bake 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables become fragrant. Remove from oven when vegetables are tender and just as they are beginning to lightly char.

❧ Turn oven on to 325 F. Place pecan pieces on baking sheet and toast 3 to 4 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool. Mix sugar and chile powders in bowl, stir well.

Otherwise, the chile will lump in the batter. In another bowl, mix corn syrup, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Add the sugar/chile mixture and pecans to the batter and mix well.

Pour into the crust. Set pie pan on a baking sheet to catch any spillovers. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream. For a little extra flair, add a splash of rum to the whipped cream before serving.

There's always room for macaroni and cheese and this slow

vegetables with lemon-tahini sauce will definitely add a spring to your step. And of course, there is always room for dessert! Jeannette Barras of the Eklund Hotel in Clayton shares her pecan pie recipe which has a little chile twist. Enjoy!

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Roasted Vegetables Assorted fresh vegetables Cooking spray ½ tsp. sea salt ½ tsp. black pepper ¼ cup olive oil

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BY PATRICK KEEGAN AND AMY WHEELESS

Energy Efficient Trees? How Landscaping Can Help You Save Energy

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ear Pat: This year, I am planning to redesign my yard. Are there landscaping features I can incorporate that will help my home be more comfortable indoors? —Nancy.

Dear Nancy: Late winter and early spring are great times to think about changes you want to make to your home’s landscape. While the goal of most lawn and garden projects is to bring beauty to your outdoor space, a well-designed project can also improve your energy bill, increase the overall value of your home and provide additional benefits, such as reduced noise pollution, optimized water use and cleaner air around your home.

The two best strategies for improving the energy efficiency of your home with landscaping are to incorporate shading in the summer and wind blocking in the winter.

Summer Shading

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, shading your home is the most cost-effective way to reduce heat gain from the sun and reduce your air conditioning costs in the summer.

Having more plants and trees in your yard can

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reduce the air temperature by up to six degrees Fahrenheit.

Planting deciduous trees on the south, southwest and west sides of your home can cut heating during hot summer months, while allowing sunlight through during the fall and winter, when the trees have lost their leaves.

When planting trees, consider the expected shape and height of the mature trees and where they will shade your home. A tree with a high mature height planted on the south side of a home, for example, will provide all-day roof shading in the summer, while a lower tree on the west side of your home can protect your home from the lower afternoon sun.

Plant trees an appropriate distance away from your home so they do not disrupt your foundation or your roof as they grow.

While it will be five to 10 years before a newly planted tree will begin providing shade to your roof, it can start shading windows immediately.

Incorporate other plants to provide nearterm shade.

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Your home’s climate zone will dictate the best energy efficiency landscaping strategy. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Energy.

Shrubs, bushes and vines can quickly shade windows and walls.

Also consider any paved areas around your home and how you can shade them during the summer. Think about walking across your driveway barefoot on a hot July afternoon—if your driveway or patio is unshaded, it is probably quite difficult.

That absorbed heat is also reflecting onto your home, causing your air conditioner to work even harder. You can use trees, hedges and other landscaping structures such as arbors to shade these paved areas.

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If your home is in an open area without many structures around it, cold winter winds may be increasing your heating bills.

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Another insulating technique is to plant shrubs and bushes closer to your home, but at least one foot away. The space between these plants and your home is “dead air space,” which helps insulate your home during winter and summer months.

The particular landscaping strategies you should focus on will depend on your climate zone. If you live in a hot, arid climate, you should focus on maximizing shading to your roof and windows for much of the year, while a home in a hot, humid climate will want to maximize summer shade.

Regardless of where you are located, if you live near powerlines, talk with your electric co-op about how far away newly planted trees should be from these lines before making any final design decisions to your yard.

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Batteries of the Future

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atteries will eventually be part of a huge change in how you receive electricity from your electric cooperatives. Utilities are currently running into electricity supply challenges, and batteries are stepping up with solutions. Here’s what electric utilities are currently facing: • Hi-tech equipment can fail during a power interruption of even a few milliseconds.

• Interest in renewable energy is increasing, but solar power won’t work when the sun doesn’t shine, and wind turbines won’t spin when the wind doesn’t blow.

• Consumers want electric service to be restored more effectively after outages.

Even if a storm leaves homes and businesses without power for several days, consumers want plans in place to quickly restore power to essential services, like gas stations and pharmacies.

A solution for these dilemmas lies in the emerging technology of battery storage, which could provide additional power when the demand for electricity is high. Currently, these large batteries are extremely expensive. But the demand for better smart devices and electric cars has fueled a race for batteries that are lighter, smaller, longer-lasting and less expensive.

These demands are being met through research into technical improvements and by the economics of mass production.

The Lithium-ion Battery Breakthrough What’s behind all these developments is the 40-year-old lithium-ion battery, named for the lightweight metal lithium it’s made of, and ions, which are pieces of atoms that move back and forth inside the battery to produce and store electricity.

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“One of the breakthroughs has been the adoption of the lithium-ion battery for vehicles as well as consumer products,” says Andrew Cotter, a program manager for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Business and Technology Strategies group.

“A lot more lithium-ion batteries are being produced so there are a lot of companies able to package them more cheaply. And that has spurred more companies to start investigating and investing in research.”

In a 2016 report titled “Welcome to the Lithium Age,” The Germany-based international financing giant Deutsche Bank wrote, “Lithium-ion battery costs are falling rapidly as global battery producers expand manufacturing facilities, unlocking economies of scale.”

The next step for the battery industry, says Tom Lovas, a technical liaison and consultant with NRECA, “is scaling up for applications in the electric utility industry.”

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“There’s a lot of hype out there,” says Lovas, as marketers tout batteries as “the linchpin of putting together the smart grid” to modernize the flow of electricity.

Cotter says, “The technology is available, people are interested, but no one knows the flaws yet.” He continues, “As utilities gain experience using batteries in routine operations, they will learn

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While beneficial in theory, in practice it is not clear whether there is a broad economic case for this. Each utility will have unique factors that will play into this decision.

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Bringing Them Home: The Buzz about Pollinators

BY PAMELA A. KEENE

If not for bees and other pollinators, the world would starve.

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hose buzzing honeybees and bumblebees, colorful butterflies and quick-darting hummingbirds have a huge job to perform—pollinating plants that grow into the fruits and vegetables we eat and the blossoms we enjoy.

But to get a bountiful crop to harvest, gardeners need to feed the pollinators. Dolores Savignano, climate change coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, encourages people to make their landscapes pollinator-friendly.

“Plant native plants and provide nesting sites,” she says. “Native pollinators are adapted and attracted to native plants. Even though the cultivated varieties of natives are sometimes more attractive to humans in your landscape, they may not have all the traits of their native relatives.”

Many hybrid plants or hybrid varieties of natives have been developed with their appearance in mind, but little consideration for the plant’s ability to produce nectar, pollen or fragrance. This is especially true of blooms that have been bred to have double flowers, such as new colors of coneflowers and some daisies.

“Pollinators play a crucial role in the health of the ecology, and even more so in our food sources,” says Savignano. “More than 75 percent of all crops require natural pollination.”

Honeybees enable the production of at least 90 commercially grown crops in North America, according to a White House fact sheet. Globally, 87 of the leading 115 food crops are dependent on animal pollinators, the fact sheet noted.

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from a A bumblebee harvests pollen

ela purple hyssop. Photo by Pam

It said pollinators contribute more than $24 billion to the United States economy, with honeybees responsible for more than $15 billion of that through their vital role in keeping fruits, nuts and vegetables in our diets. Native wild pollinators—such as bumblebees and alfalfa leafcutter bees—account for the balance.

Created for a Purpose

In the great scheme of pollination, bees do the heavy lifting—not only to ensure continued food production, but to ensure reproduction of plants, shrubs and trees. Their pollination creates seeds so plants can reproduce.

“Bees are the real workhorses in the world of pollination,” says Gail Langellotto-Rhodaback, associate professor at Oregon State University in Urban and Community Horticulture and statewide master gardener program coordinator.

“Butterflies are beautiful, but they’re not nearly as efficient as bees.

“The face of our food system would change remarkably if it weren’t for bees. It would be

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impossible for humans to replicate natural pollination because of tiny flowers and plant parts.”

Bees are created to be pollinators, with hairy bodies and pocket-like structures on their back legs to transport pollen back to the hive.

Bee larvae feed on pollen, so they are conditioned to seek it as adults. For bees, it is a matter of their survival. Pollination is part of nature’s balance in the environment.

Creating bee-friendly places around your landscape can help. Bees that nest above ground or on the surface can quickly convert a clump of grass, a pile of sticks and twigs or a cavity in an old tree trunk into an ideal home.

Some bees prefer underground nests. They typically take over an unused rodent hole or tunnels from other insects.

“Without thinking about it, many of us limit the places that underground pollinators can nest when we try to regrow grass or vegetation in a bare spot in our yards,” says Savignano.

“Bees will naturally look for sandy, loamy bare soil to make their nests, or they may seek out soft

wood or the base of a clump of grass. They also prefer pithy stems of perennials or old vegetable plants, so delay your garden clean up over the winter to provide other options.”

Incidental Pollinators

Butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, flower flies, beetles, and wasps pollinate with varying degrees of efficiency. Unlike bees, their success is almost by accident.

“They’re called incidental pollinators because in their flitting from flower to flower, butterflies and hummers harvest life-giving nectar for themselves,” Savignano says.

As they dine on sweet nectar, pollen may dust their wings or their feathers and is transferred to other flowers and plants upon which they light. The rapid beating of their wings also aids in pollination.

Some butterflies are indigenous by region.

Others are commuters, such as the Monarch, known for its annual migration from the United States and Canada to warmer climates each winter.

In October, Monarchs head to Southern California and a group of specific mountaintops in Central Mexico to hibernate until mid-March. After mating at the end of the winter, they return north in search of Monarchfriendly plants, such as milkweed, Joe Pye Weed and other native wildflowers, where they lay their eggs. continued on page 16 An adult Monarch butterfly visits a mountain aster from the Dogbane family. Photo credit: Pixabay.

A Bit about Bees

More than 4,000 species of bees are native to the United States. None of the natives produce honey. Their only job is to pollinate plants to ensure the production of seeds that provide a food source for other animals and reproduction of flora.

The bees Europeans imported—what we call honeybees—are the ones that produce honey. Man made hives provide a structure for the bees to build wax honeycombs, where they lay their eggs.

A honeybee with pollen-laden sacs on its legs approaches the center of a red and yellow flower. Photo credit: Pixabay.

Each hive has a queen, whose main job is to lay eggs to create the next generation. Male bees in the hive are drones.

Their sole purpose is to fertilize the eggs laid by the queen. They have no stingers and do not leave the hive or nest to collect pollen. Other females in the hive are called worker bees. They are sterile, have stingers and perform work ranging from building the honeycombs and nursing young bees to gathering pollen and defending the hive.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1947 there were nearly six million honeybee colonies in the United States. By 2005, that number declined to fewer than 2.5 million colonies.

“The decline can be attributed to a number of factors,” says Dolores Savignano, climate change coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Fisheries and Habitat Conservation.

“Disease, poor nutrition, the increased use

of pesticides, and the disappearance of suitable habitats are just a few of the reasons. But we can help reverse these issues by avoiding broad-spectrum pesticides and providing options for habitats.”

Africanized Honey Bees’ Arrival in New Mexico

The first Africanized honey bees (popularly known as "killer bees") in the United States were collected and identified after a stinging incident in south Texas in 1990.

By the end of that year, eight Texas counties were confirmed infested. Arizona was the second state to become infested after Africanized honey bees arrived there in the early 1990s.

New Mexico’s first encounter with Africanized honey bees followed in October 1993, when a rancher in Hidalgo County complained of persistent stinging attacks at a corral for range cattle.

The offending bees had established their colony in an old tire used by the rancher to hold salt. He reported several bees stinging him every time he checked his cattle, forcing him to take refuge in his vehicle.

Over the next few years, other southwestern New Mexico counties became infested with Africanized honey bees, which arrived in Eddy County by the midto late 1990s. By 2009, virtually all New Mexico counties north to I-40 and Santa Fe County were infested.

Following their introduction to New Mexico, Africanized honey bees also became established in southern California, virtually all of Arizona, southern Nevada, southern Utah, most of Texas, more than half of Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana. In 2005, Africanized honey bees were also accidentally introduced via a ship into the port of Tampa, Florida, and are now widespread in that state.

Source, Africanized Honey Bee Article: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences of New Mexico State University.

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Catering to Pollinators

A national movement to increase habitat for pollinators has created a plethora of information about what attracts pollinators, how to create habitats and even how to become certified as a pollinator habitat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture/Forest Service offers the following tips:

Photos, clockwise: Hummingbirds are among the smallest and lightest birds. Their bills are adapted to harvest nectar from flowers. A Monarch caterpillar hungrily feeds on leaves to build energy for the next stage of its life as a pupa in a chrysalis.

Photo credits: Pixabay. A butterfly pollinates a yellow wildflower in Hyde Memorial State Park in Santa Fe. Photo by Tom Condit, enchantment assistant editor.

The Buzz about Pollinators continued from page 15 When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on these plants and grow into colorful black, white and yellow striped caterpillars. They shed their skin five times before undergoing metamorphosis to form the chrysalis that hangs from a plant stem or twig. After about 10 days, the pupa—the skin of the chrysalis—opens and a fully grown butterfly appears.

“Monarchs are by far the most wide-ranging butterflies,” says Langellotto-Rhodaback. “They are somewhat at risk because of the loss of the habitat they require.”

For Monarchs in their caterpillar stage, green leaves and tender stems are the best food source.

As they morph into butterflies, their diet changes from chewing leaves to seeking out nectar and juice from certain fruits.

You can put out bits of oranges, overripe bananas or other fruits for butterflies to provide additional nutrients to complement their diet.

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Help expand the food source for hummingbirds by hanging a feeder filled with four parts water to one part table sugar. There is no need to add red food coloring. Hummingbirds can find the feeder as long as there is something red on it.

Because hummingbirds are territorial, put up several feeders around your yard. Be sure to clean them regularly.

Mother Nature has created an intricate system to take care of all creatures big and small, but sometimes she could use a little help. “Bees and other pollinators have small brains, so they can only search for one or two things at a time,” says Langellotto-Rhodaback. “Anything we can do to attract them to our yards and gardens for pollination will encourage even more pollination.”

For More Information

✿ New Mexico Beekeepers Association: • www.nmbeekeepers.org ✿ Visit the New Mexico State University website to locate your County Extension Office for a list of local beekeepers or master gardeners:

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✿ Consider plants with a range of bloom seasons from spring through fall. Include both daytime and nightblooming species. ✿ Pollinators more easily find plants in clumps rather than single plants.

This also makes your garden more attractive and easier to care for.

A colorful and bountiful flower garden in full bloom in the heart of Santa Fe. Photo

by Susan M. Espinoza, enchantment editor.

✿ Choose native varieties of plants rather than their “prettier” hybridized relatives. ✿ Mix in annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs, and trees. ✿ Provide a water source for pollinators. You can put a bird bath directly on the ground or install a drip irrigation line.

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Bubriski rolled into Santa Fe in 1984, captured by not just the light, but the feeling of a foreign country and the dark, intriguing faces he noticed in parks, at weddings and other celebrations, gazing out of car windows in Chimayo, Santa Cruz, Española, El Rito, at the San Juan carnival, the New Mexico State Fair, and especially in San Gabriel Park in Albuquerque. Using a small hand-held 35mm camera, he “loved the immediacy of connection.” Many shots bear witness to the pain, a sense of loss. Some are suspicious, or even hostile. But apparently they all held still for the camera.

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Oikos is a Greek word that means “the study of the home,” says the author.

Ecology is the study of the relationship between humans and nature, Tapia continues. This attractive little handbook is beautifully illustrated by a native from Taos Pueblo who seems to have changed his name from Warm Day to Warm Day Coming. The text covers a broad range of nature from insects and birds to invertebrates, fish, plants, weather and ecology. Tapia's wildlife experience spans nearly three decades in six different states.

His easy colloquial style and flare for short vignettes enlivens the text and makes it an easy read for all ages. He includes tidbits of information such as the courting dance of the male and female ouzel that ends “in an upward jump with breasts touching. . .kinda’ like the pro football players do when one scores a touchdown!” Learn all about the diverse habitats of the Rocky Mountains, cactus, glowworms, dragonflies, aspens, and our sacred wildlife legacy. Well done, Steve!

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FREE LOVE, FREE FALL

BEYOND THE ROADHOUSE

By Merimée Moffitt 2016, 272 pages, $17.95 ABQ Press www.abqpress.com

By Patricia Barlow-Irick 2016, 408 pages, $16.49 Little Wind Talks Friends and Family Publishing www.amazon.com

Looking for the Beatnicks of the sixties, this bookish dropout “tagged along with crazy men, unaware of my own voice, unconsciously trying to find one…depression of self esteem seemed to be what good girls bought into.” Living hand-to-mouth became “living in the moment.”

In the Haight she cooked, sewed and baked bread. She hung with the Grateful Dead and later with “drinkers and druggers, not thinkers dedicated to social change.” Love was “like graphite particles up against an anvil” as she and Steve hopped a train from Ontario to Calgary. With sharp wits and a strong survival instinct, she escaped several times from being raped and once from being dragged over the edge of the Grand Canyon. In New Mexico, she nested in a plastic tent in a field.

At last she discovered heaven in Taos, had a baby and joined Natalie Goldberg’s writing group. A bold and revealing analysis of her past to comprehend what happened and why. Vivid writing. Five stars!

This isn’t a fast-paced whodunit, but Barlow-Irick is deft with language; her murder mystery is full of lively characters and convincing dialogue. Set in southern New Mexico close to the oil fields, she declares her tale is 53 percent true. The plot is channeled through the meticulous details of a wild horse “gathering,” the Roadhouse menu and other fascinating research. If you have the time and patience you can ponder the disparate values of happiness vs. freedom; learn about Navajo thunderbird legends and pictographs; shapeshifting Navajo skin walkers; activist Russell Means; and animal rights advocates for wild mustangs. But most of the action revolves around the Navajo City Roadhouse where Aletta is an alert and friendly waitress. Like the author, she spends time in jail writing this novel plus a blog to keep her isolated community informed. Beyond…should get the “Sounds True Award.” Onward!

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Educating Teachers about Electricity School teachers interested in the electric industry have an opportunity to learn more about it this summer. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the power supplier to 11 of New Mexico's 15 electric co-ops, will bring together educators (teaching grades 4-12) who are electric cooperative members, teach at schools that are members or teach students whose parents are co-op members in Tri-State's service area.

Those attending the three-day conference in Westminster on June 27-29 receive the most up-to-date information on all aspects of energy including the science of energy, sources of energy, transportation, consumption, electricity, efficiency, and environmental and economic impacts. Participants leave with the training and materials to implement innovative, hands-on energy units for their classrooms, teams and afterschool programs.

Thanks to the support of Tri-State's member cooperatives, there is no cost to educators in the Tri-State service area who participate. Educators outside of the Tri-State service area are welcome to apply and funding will be sought on their behalf. Lodging, meals, transportation and conference materials are provided.

The program is sponsored in cooperation with the National Energy Education Development Project, which works with the education community to promote an energy conscious and educated society by helping deliver multi-sided energy education programs.

This conference will help teachers integrate energy curriculum materials into classrooms at any grade level, with any group of students and with all learning styles. It will also focus on the successful achievement of state education goals in math and language. Attending teachers receive a NEED Science of Energy Kit, a class set of NEED Energy Infobooks (at grade level), access to all NEED Curriculum Guides, and supplemental resources.

Visit www.regonline.com/needtristate2017 to register. For questions, contact Michelle Pastor at Tri-State at mpastor@tristategt.org or call 303-254-3187.

TEACHER TRAINING THAT WILL ENERGIZE YOU.

As part of its efforts to support electricity and energy education, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association with the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project is hosting its sixth annual Energy Conference for Teachers.

How to apply Determine your eligibility. If you live in, teach at a school in or teach students who live in one of the following member territories, you are eligible to apply:

Conference tuition, lodging and meals are provided at no cost to attendees, as well as mileage reimbursement up to $300.

Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Inc. Columbus Electric Cooperative, Inc. Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc. Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc. Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative, Inc. Otero County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Sierra Electric Cooperative, Inc. Socorro Electric Cooperative, Inc. Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. Springer Electric Cooperative, Inc.

About the conference Tri-State G&T will accept up to 50 teachers (grade 4-12) from schools in our 43 member service territories to this conference. Educators will learn about electricity, fuel resources and energy over three engaging days. In addition to a look into the energy industry, participants will receive a hands-on Science of Energy kit for the classroom, valued at $300.

Event details June 27-29, 2017, at Tri-State G&T headquarters in Westminster, Colorado.

Apply online, hurry space is limited: www.regonline.com/needtristate2017. If you have questions, please contact Michelle Pastor, 303-254-3187 or mpastor@tristategt.org

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Vecinos BY ARIANA KRAMER

Poetry

from the Heart

Nightwatch Some nights clouds drift across the moon.

This night sky is saturated with stars and I’m a whirling part of the cosmos.

His arm stretches out to me and I whisper, wish you were here.

~ Phyllis Hotch from “3 A.M.”

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aos resident Phyllis Hotch has written poetry since age twelve. She remembers “it was that terrible feeling of being a teenager” when “you’re not a child and you’re not a grown-up” that inspired her first poems. She has continued to write throughout her life, with life’s changes as a perpetual theme. Hotch’s poems are bright, pithy and observant.

This January 2, Hotch celebrated her 89th birthday. She was born in the Bronx to Jewish parents in a neighborhood of mostly second-generation Italian and JewishAmericans. The Bronx had plenty of undeveloped open space to explore when she was a child, and Hotch enjoyed playing in it. Her parents were socialists, and her father worked as a labor union organizer and a clothing designer.

“He was very talented and could make spin-offs on what was fashionable, depending on what was needed. I would go watch him work off of Fifth Avenue. I used to love to watch him,” recalls Hotch.

After marrying her husband, Sylvan (Sy) Hotch, Phyllis earned a degree in English from Brooklyn College with minors in Psychology and Sociology. She graduated in 1948 and worked as a welfare investigator in Harlem until becoming pregnant with her first daughter, Deborah.

Hotch recalls her time in Harlem as ripe with “lessons that have served me to today.”

Hotch had two more daughters, Amy and Janet. When her youngest was in kindergarten, Hotch began to teach high school English in Framingham, Massachusetts. Over the course of her teaching career, Hotch also taught Creative Writing, Humanities and Journalism. She especially enjoyed introducing her students to Langston Hughes, a poet she describes as “smart, deep and wonderful.”

As a poetry coordinator for Arts Wayland, a creative arts center in Massachusetts, Hotch organized readings,

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seminars, and workshops, and supervised competitions for poetry manuscripts. She worked with poets Denise Levertov and Edward Hirsch among others.

They moved to Taos in 1989, and both Phyllis and Sy became involved with SOMOS, a literary organization.

Phyllis served on the board for 23 years, and as the president of the board for most of those years. She and Sy also became active in the Taos Jewish community.

In 2013, the Taos Jewish Center (TJC) honored Hotch and her writing. TJC member Marianne Furedi remarked to The Taos News, “Phyllis Hotch has been a leading light in the literary community of Taos. She and her husband Sy have also been lights in the life of the community at the Taos Jewish Center through their generosity, steadfastness and faithfulness since its inception…”

Hotch’s first poetry book is “A Little Book of Lies.” Her second, “No Longer Time,” chronicles her experience of losing a daughter. In her most recent book, “3 A.M.,” Hotch explores aspects of aging, including her husband’s Alzheimer’s disease which led to his death at the end of 2013. She said writing these poems was like having “a thread to hold onto.” Published by 3: A Taos Press, “3 A.M.” won first place in the Poetry Book category at the 2014 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.

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Backyard Trails BY CRAIG SPRINGER Soaring Vultures are a Sure Sign of Spring

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ere I sit on my quiet porch in Hillsboro, alone with my heartbeat and meandering thoughts about the coming season. I have a commanding view of the valley from the Black Range to the Caballo Mountains. It’s a wide expanse—a big open sky. I’m on the lookout for signs of spring.

March can be a formidable month in New Mexico. It’s not quite spring yet and it still reminds us now and again that winter is still fairly close behind us. Seems like steady and hard winds if anything are a harbinger that warmer times are sure to follow. But my eyes are turned upward on the watch for a bird to herald that spring has arrived—the turkey vulture.

Almost like clockwork, the big birds will show up in this little Sierra County

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town along about March 8, give or take a day or two. Some evening in the coming days a few of these birds will come drifting in the waning light of dusk. They will waft on the wing over the groves of ancient and muscular cottonwood trees that line Percha Creek.

A few will arrive at the beginning of the month as if on scout to find the right place to take up housekeeping until summer turns to fall. They should already know the cottonwood trees are a great place for turkey vultures to nest and roost. They have been doing this every March for a good long time.

Turkey vultures are among the largest of birds that grace New Mexico’s blue skies. By the end of March, flocks of vultures will have reached over much of the state. They are easy to identify. Sheer size is the first clue. You might mistake them for an eagle.

But here’s a few tips to tell them apart from other large birds. If flying, their spread wings make a shallow V, and they teeter in circles as if unsteady.

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Their wingtips appear like “fingers” of feathers. Birds perching on electric line poles or trees are rarely alone. Another familiar site is turkey vultures on roadways eating carrion. They do not kill their food.

I welcome the sight of turkey vultures and I welcome spring—the sense of renewal that comes with it.

If You Like to Do It Yourself, You Might Be a Prosumer

By Paul Wesslund, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association If you have a backup power generator for your home, you might be a prosumer. If you have photovoltaic solar cells on your roof, you might be a prosumer.

Tom Lovas is among the electric utility experts using that term to describe a unique group of utility customers. Lovas is a technical liaison and consultant with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He sees prosumer as a useful word to describe one of the ways utilities are changing.

“It’s the proactive consumer,” says Lovas. “Where the consumer becomes a more active participant in the electric utility system operation, in order to serve their own needs.”

Lovas says the trend of people wanting to do for themselves helps explain the growing popularity of what are called microgrids—small utility systems that might contain backup power sources, renewable energy production equipment and batteries. A microgrid might be a village or a military base that is connected to the larger national utility grid, but can also operate separately from the grid to protect it from power outages, or to allow more flexibility in electricity sources.

“To me, a prosumer is anybody who installs their own backup power system or installs their own self-generation, or gets involved with rooftop solar or even in community solar,” says Lovas. “It’s a more active consumer than just using kilowatt hours and paying for them.”

The term was coined in the 1970s and 1980s by popular futurist Alvin Toffler, to mean “producing consumer.”

To Lovas, it reflects the growing options that electric co-op members have to participate in their electric service, as changing technology offers a wider range of flexibility.

HAPPY TO WORK ALL NIGHT.

If it means getting the lights back on for even one family, we are glad to do whatever it takes. We’re not your typical electric company, we’re local not-for-profit public power districts and electric cooperatives.

That means our customers are our members and our top priority.

To learn more about the cooperative difference, visit TouchstoneEnergy.com

YOUR SOURCE OF POWER. AND GREAT SERVICE.

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To Place a Classified Ad 1. Type or print ad neatly.

2. Cost is $20 for up to the first 40 words per ad, per category.

Each additional word is 50¢. Ads with insufficient funds will not be printed. Ad published once unless paid for several issues.

3. Graphics such as brands or QR codes are an additional $5 to the original cost of ad.

4. Only members of New Mexico electric co-ops may place ads.

5. We reserve the right to reject any advertisement.

6. Ads due the 9th, one month prior. Ex: Ads due February 9 for the March issue. Ads postmarked after the deadline of the 9th will be placed in the next issue.

7. Fill out contact information and select a category: Name:____________________ Address:__________________ Name:____________________ City:______________________ Address:__________________ State:_____ ZIP:_____________ City:______________________ Telephone:________________ State:____ Zip:_____________ Cooperative:_______________ Telephone:________________ Big Toys (Tools______________ & Machinery) Cooperative:_ Country Critters&(Pets) Big Toys (Tools Machinery) LivestockCritters Round-Up Country (Pets)(Livestock) Odd & Ends (Camping, Music, Digital) Livestock Round-Up (Livestock) Roof&Over Head (Real Estate) Odd EndsYour (Camping, Music, Digital) Things That Vroom! (Vehicles) Vintage FindsGo(Antiques & Collectibles) Vintage Collectibles) Roof OverFinds Your(Antiques Head (Real& Estate) When Opportunity Knocks Things That Go Vroom!

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DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, HEAVY DUTY Black Poly, proven algae resistant. 125 to 11,000 gallons, NRCS and EQUIP approved. Please give us a chance to serve you! MasterCard or Visa accepted. Call 575-682-2308 or 1-800-603-8272.

IRRIGATION PIPE. PRE-ORDER FOR SPRING TO guarantee your delivery! 6”, 8”, and 10” PVC and Aluminum pipe. Have T’s, Elbows, Bonnets, Plugs, and Valves.

Limited quantities available, while supplies last! Call Sierra at 575-770-8441.

GREAT OFFER ON SOLAR SUBMERSIBLE SURFACE/DEEP well pumps! ‘NRCS’ approved with 2-year warranty on selected pumps with affordable, easy installation! Order online: solarwellpumpsonline.com with a custom quotation or call 505-429-3093.

Designer Carports and fencing material available too. 24/7 service.

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

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

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

Wrecked or gutted trailers included.

Please call Rick at 505-690-8272.

POST DRIVER FOR SALE. PNEUMATIC POST Driver, Roher Manufacturing Model 99E-W. Will drive up to three inch wood post. Used less than 20 hours. $400. In Santa Fe, call 505-470-3542 or email: rangehands@gmail.com USED GREENHOUSE FRAMES-BOWS AND PURLINS WITH hardware for 14’ wide 7’ tall overwinter structures or greenhouses, place on 4’ spacing $12 per bow, hundreds available. Air Stapler used very little with thousands of 1”x1” staples.

Large amount of 2” and 4” aluminum sprinkler line, 20’ joints with risers and sprinklers, Tees, Ells and End cap fittings available $1 per foot. 575-398-6121.

PHASE CONVERTER 5 HP, $400. TANOWITZ Bandsaw, 36”, $2,000. Atlas Metal Shaper, $750. P&W Knee Mill, $750.

Small Delta Surface Grinder, $1,500.

Call 505-281-1821.

OVERHEAD FEED BINS. 1 TO 4 compartment, 12 to 48 tons. Save $45 to $75 per ton bulk vs. Sack feed. Emery Welding, Clayton, NM. eweld98@yahoo.com or 575-374-2320.

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WEAVING STUDIO FOR SALE: 48” 16 harness AVL dobby, 60” 16 harness computer driven, 40” harness jack loom. All sectional beam looms and lots of extras.

About 900 cones of rayon chenille, rayon boucle, cotton and wool. Eleven, eighty cone yarn trees, non-smoker, very cheap.

Call 575-336-1986, leave a message.

NM LIVESTOCK BRAND W (W over Lazy E) LHC LHH. Retired, moved out of state.

Make offer. Call 575-403-8737.

A TILLER, THE HUN! 8 HORSE Gardenway Pro Tiller. Under 100 hours. Strong, excellent condition. Rociada, NM. $950 or first best offer. Call 505-249-8612.

QUALITY HAY MORA AREA. SMOOTH BROME/ ORCHARDGRASS mix. Barn stored and not rained on. $7 per bale at my barn.

Will deliver minimum 100 bale load for additional charge. Call 575-387-5924.

FOR SALE: 10,000 GALLON DIESEL TANK, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Willing to send photos to legitimate inquiries. Call 505-250-7044.

NOT ALL WATER TANKS ARE CREATED Equal! Is Quality, Value and Longevity important to you? Buy High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight, Long Warranty, Superior Black NRCS tanks. Lowest prices only provide minimum standards, lower weights, and shorter warranties. Find out more! 575-430-1010.

OLG BEER DISPENSARY FOR SALE. 3-BARREL. 2-beer and water. $300 or best offer. In Gallup, NM. Call 505-713-7599.

SOLAR PANNEL RACK. 3 OR 4 pannel racks.

4 to 6 inch pipe. 20 to 40 foot shipping containers. Emery Welding, Clayton, NM, 575-374-2320. eweld98@yahoo.com ROAD GRADER, FIAT-ALLIS F85G, FRONT ARTICULATING, 8.3 Cummins Engine, 14 foot blade, 4364 hours, 80% Michelin Radials, Block Heater, very good condition, work ready. $31,500 USD. Located near Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Call 575-430-1010.

Country Critters PUREBRED AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. BORN 12/28/16. Blue Merles ($450). Red & Black Tris ($350). First shots. Parents on premises. Call 505-699-8048.

10-MONTH OLD FEMALE, BLUE AUSTRALIAN CATTLE Dog: all vaccinations, dewormed, microchip, spayed; had to rescue from previous owner. Three-year old Mustang gelding, gentle and adventurous. Call 505-615-6455.

Livestock Round-Up WANTED! OLD COWBOY NEEDS GENTLE, WELLTRAINED gelding ranch horses for ranch work. Call 505-470-3542 or email: rangehands@gmail.com REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS, MANY SUITABLE FOR heifers, sons of OCC Paxton, Coleman Charlo, and others. Bulls, bred cows, and heifers for sale privately and at the NM Angus and Hereford Sale, March 4 in Roswell. Cimarron Angus, Maxwell, call 575-375-2972 or email bgoebel@bacavalley.com

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ROPE HORSE: 15 YEAR OLD MARE has been heeled off of and roped calves on her.

Still has a lot of good years left in her.

For information, call 575-644-2955.

NEW MEXICO DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, Heavy Duty Black Poly.

Fittings customized to your needs NRCS and EQUIP approved. High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight, Long Warranty, Algae Resistant, Black NRCS Water Tanks. Call 1-800-603-8272 or 575-682-2308.

MAMMOTH DONKEY, 5 YEARS OLD, UNUSUAL color, shaggy coat. Hand-reared. Kid friendly. $2,000. Call 505-281-1821.

HAYGRAZER-4’X6’ BALES ONLY. 2014 CROP, STILL good, $40B, $70T. 2015 Crop, still quality hay, $55B, $90T. 2016 Crop, rain on before baled, $40B, $70T. All in field prices. 30 miles SE of Portales. 575-2734220, 575-760-4223.

THANKS FOR ADVERTISING IN ENCHANTMENT! FOR SALE: HORSES. BEAUTIFUL BLACK REGISTERED thoroughbred gelding, 16-1/2 hands, professionally broke, trail ridden at our ranch and trained at the track, $1,500 OBO. Registered New Mexico bred 7-year old dark brown mare, broke, gentle, sound, sold at auction for $7,500 as a yearling, Gold Case breeding, $2,000 OBO. Fourteen-year old registered thoroughbred broodmare, open 16 hands, good breeding, sold for $31,000 in Kentucky as a yearling, $1,000 OBO. Duane Freeman, Yellow Dog Ranch, Holman, NM. 575-387-2800.

REGISTERED/PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE. ONE year old in February, March. Double polled, excellent blood lines. Fair price. Call 575-461-3851. If no answer, leave message. Location: Tucumcari, NM. RANCH FENCING. BARBED WIRE, NET, OR smooth, etc. Prices to be discussed. For details, photos and references, contact nonidad@aol.com

25 Year Warranty • Easy Bolt-Together Design Engineered Stamp Blueprints

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Odds & Ends BEE-KEEPING EQUIPMENT-PARTIAL LISTING: MEDIUM HONEY SUPERS with Frames, $10 each; 4-Frame Honey Extractor (SS), like new, $600; Heated Bottling Tank (SS), $600; Crimp-wired Foundation 4-3/4”x16-3/4”, $6 per lb. I buy, sell and trade Bee-keeping equipment. Don Mason, 575-623-4858, Roswell, NM. COFFINS, CASKETS & URNS. Simple, Natural, Unique. Shipping or delivery available.

Call 505-286-9410 for FREE funeral information. Visit our website at www. theoldpinebox.com CEDAR TIMBERS AND POSTS, JUST REMOVED from forest restoration project near Taos. Exceptionally straight 6”-14” diameter rounds, up to 20’ long. For milling, building timbers and posts of all sizes. Reasonably priced. Call 575-751-4314 or email: nmwatershed@ gmail.com ENSERADO SALVE FOR SKIN PROBLEMS. DRY skin, acne, infections, spider and insect bites, sunburn, itching, rashes, splinters, lip balm, burns, psorisis. Also for pets and large animals. 1/3 oz. $6.50, 1 oz. $12. Call 505-753-4698.

WANTED: “OLD” FISHING TACKLE. PRE-1950, LURES, reels, complete tackle boxes.

Paying cash, “TOP” prices paid. Call Rick at 575-354-0365. Send photos to: tacklechaser@aol.com BIG GAME HUNTER WILL TRADE QUALITY alfalfa hay. 900 lbs. big bales or twostring small bales for hunting permits or trespass fee. Will consider any location in New Mexico and all species.

Call Joe at 505-681-0357.

STEFFES ETS MODEL 2106 WORKING ELECTRIC heater. Five feet wide, large unit.

Bought from CNMEC 8 years ago. $200. Call Tom at 505-321-4463.

MUZZLELOADER BONE COLLECTOR TC TRIUMPH .50 caliber Weather shield Real/tree camo stock 28” barrel 6.5 lbs. Bushnell Trophy XLT DOA 250 3x9-40 Scope with sling. Fired 5 times. $700. Taos.

Call 575-776-1415.

500 GALLON COMMERCIAL FUEL TANK AND stand, $700. Woodstove, Efel, $250.

Call 505-281-1821.

CEMETERY MONUMENTS IS OUR BUSINESS. OVER 1,000 designs. An eternal memory of a loved one. TAOS MOUNTAIN HERITAGE. Call 575-770-2507 or email: taos_mt_heritage@msn.com Website: www.taosmountage.com

Roof Over Your Head 2,614 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE PLUS TWO-STORY building and 750 square foot RV garage on 1.19 acres; plus 7.864 irrigated, cross fenced pasture. Corrals and sheds for animals. All in Socorro, NM city limits. Call Dorothy at 575-835-0259.

LOT FOR SALE IN TRUTH OR Consequences, NM. Can be seen at 413 Maple Street.

Needs work. Close to schools and hospital. For information, call 575-6442955. Please leave message.

LAND FOR SALE: 6.35 ACRES, FENCED, septic tank, well with new pump, phone and electric. Older mobile home, 20x40 metal barn, small storage shed. Located 2 miles east of Monticello, NM in Placitas. For information, call 575-6442955. Please leave message.

LOVELY 3 BEDROOM KARSTEN HOME WITH many upgrades on 30.56 acres of pinon/ juniper fenced land near Magdalena, New Mexico. Includes barn/garage, loafing shed, well house, greenhouse, studio and hen house. Well priced at $159,900. Call 575-418-7333 or email: nmmommallama@gmail.com

CORONA. GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! 2,200 sf energy efficient Santa Fe style custom built home. 40 acres. Village water, garage, barn. Great community, great views, quiet living. Easy access to Ruidoso, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. $279,000. Pcitures available. Call 505-350-9450.

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

Contact Joe Graves at 575-758-3600. In Taos, 75 miles north of Santa Fe. God Bless You. 21 ACRE CORNER LOT. WILD HORSE area, just a walk away from BLM land. Great area for hunting, with power and well, partially fenced. Also a 10x20 Weather King building, corrals for horses. $79,000. Contact Jerry at 505-573-5982.

LAND FOR SALE: 160-ACRE PROPERTY WITH charming, cozy residence and various out-buildings with two wells. Three bedroom, two bath, with sun-room.

Eighteen miles west of Grady, NM; State Highway 209 frontage. View property at www.sidwellfarmandranch. com Tom Sidwell, Qualifying Broker, 575-403-6903.

ILFELD, NEW MEXICO. 83.942 ACRES FOR sale. Property located 36 miles north of Santa Fe, next to I-25. Property is completely fenced and a survey was completed in 2016. A prescriptive easement runs from Ilfeld Frontage road to property. Asking $12,000 per acre.

Please contact David, 575-421-3919 or 505-426-4419.

CONCHAS, 613 BULLHEAD DRIVE. 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, boat shed, storage building, coop water, $39,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 609 BOAT DOCK DRIVE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large front deck, coop water, $130,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com

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

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461, bigmesarealty.com 21 ACRE PECAN FARM FOR SALE. Las Cruces.

2 wells, Elephant Butte irrigation water rights, $589,000. Possible owner financing. Call Sam at 575-647-0320.

CONCHAS, 204 BASS PLACE. 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, RV/Boat port with coop water on 2-1/2 acre lots, $49,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com GRADY, 300 MARSHALL. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, attached carport, horse property on almost one acre, village water, $65,000.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461, bigmesarealty.com LOGAN, 707 FOX. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, RV port, 6-bay boat storage, 1/2 acre, village water and sewer, $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000, Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461, bigmesarealty.com TOWN OF TAOS HOME FOR SALE. 3 bedroom, two bath, with wrap-around deck, all City utilities on 1/2 acre. Walking distance to Albertsons Grocery and Taos Plaza. $99,000. Serious inquiry only.

Call 575-751-7251.

HAVE: PRIME 60 ACRES, HEAVILY WOODED, with power, 8 miles north of Edgewood, price slashed to $238,000.

Have: 80-300 acres, beautiful grassland with power, 7 miles north of I-40, east of NM 41, price slashed to $1,400/acre.

Have: a fix-up business opportunity, 44-space RV park, Moriarty, NM, all city utilities, needs TLC, price slashed to $295,000. Will consider seller financing, trades! Call Glen, 505-379-5300.

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LOT: 335 ROLLING HILLS. 21+ ACRES situated in picturesque Highland Springs Ranch. Own a piece of history for $21,000! Lot is part of the Armendaris Land Grant. Contact Sarah Hammack, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker Legacy. 505-865-5500. 575-5170550 cell.

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS II, 4 CYLINDERS, gas/electric, 37,000 miles, $10,000. In excellent condition. Call 575-539-2881.

TWO, 20+ ACRE LOTS IN WHISPERING Meadows. Situated in picturesque Highland Springs Ranch these lots are part of the Armendaris Land Grant.

Priced under $10,000 per lot! Contact Sarah Hammack, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker Legacy. 505-865-5500.

575-517-0550 cell.

2010 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, 4X4, TOWING package, 5.4L V8, 6-speed auto transmission, brush guard, clean, runs and drives great, 140,000 miles, $10,250.

Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2009, 4x4, V8, towing package, auto transmission, clean, 105,000 miles, $9,995. Call 505-603-1312.

10 ACRE HORSE PROPERTY. PRICE REDUCED, Tierra Grande! 2,069 square foot home.

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, remodeled master bath, jetted tub, 2 walk-ins. Cathedral ceilings, tile/laminate floors, 2 living areas, woodstove & gas fireplace. 3-car garage, outstanding barn, fenced/ cross-fenced, turnout areas, more! Now $322,999. Laura, Century 21 Camco, NMBroker@earthlink.net or 505-2394796 or 505-292-2021.

2009 ENCLOSED TRAILER, 12K GVW, 25’ inside, 28’ total length. Excellent. Needs tires. $6,500. Edgewood, New Mexico. Call 505-362-1665.

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

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

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

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

Owner Financed. Call 505-690-0308.

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

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

Things That Go Vroom!

FOR SALE: COMPLETE DODGE 360 CI, 4 bbl engine with extremely low miles, $650.

OR Wanted: 1977-79 Dodge Power Wagon 3/4 ton, 4x4 pick-up. No junk or rust buckets please. Call or text 505-310-3632.

1965 B-MODEL, MACK FLATBED DUMP, $3,500 project. 1965 Ranchero, $1,200. 1973 Ford F-750 Car-Hauler, $5,000. 1973 F-350 for parts, best offer. 1979 I.H. Scout Traveler, 4x4, $1,000. 1974’s Toyotas, Hi-Lux pickups, project for beginning driver. 1963 F-800 Crane Truck, $5,000. Call 505-281-1821.

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1981 CHEVROLET C20 PICKUP. LOW MILEAGE, 454 engine, runs good. Recently rebuilt automatic transmission. $2,250. Call 575-586-2054.

Vintage Finds BUYING OLD STUFF: GAS PUMPS AND parts 1960’s or earlier, advertising signs, neon clocks, old car parts in original boxes, motor oil cans, license plate collections, Route 66 items, old metal road signs, odd and weird stuff. Fair prices paid.

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

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

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

WE ARE BACK FROM MULTIPLE SHOPPING TRIPS and Rough Rider Antiques is loaded with cupboards, tables, couches, chairs, chests and benches we hauled and cleaned just for you.

Two 8-foot WPA benches with wheels came from the Ocate School. As always, the store has tin panels, tools, traps, military, coins, cowboy gear, books, beads, gently worn clothing, hats, bags, lamps, mirrors and art.

Toys, firetrucks, trains. Fred Harvey flatware, dinnerware. Estate, costume and Native American jewelry, fetishes and rugs. We keep adding primitive, rustic wood and industrial-look iron pieces. You never know what you will find! Open every day, 501 Railroad and East Lincoln in Las Vegas, NM. 505-454-8063.

WANTED: “OLD” FISHING TACKLE. PRE-1950, LURES, reels, complete tackle boxes.

Paying cash, “TOP” prices paid. Call Rick at 575-354-0365. Send photos to: tacklechaser@aol.com THE DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL ISSUE is March 9th.

When Opportunity Knocks WORK FROM HOME. SIMPLY RETURN CALLS. Receive $1,000 per week or more.

Set own schedule. No selling! Not network marketing! Not a job! Call 505- 685-0965.

~ enchantment photo contest ~

Life on the Ranch

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

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

B & C TRADING COMPANY. NOW open for business. Buying, selling, trading authentic antique Western Colonial memorabilia, saddles, spurs, bronzes, Navajo tapestries, jewelry, rare collectables. Cash paid for antique firearms!

Open 10-5, Monday-Saturday. 397 Highway 518, Mora, NM. 512-571-7733.

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

WANTED: NEW MEXICO MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATES 1912-1959, paying $100-$500 each; also buying some New Mexico car plates 1900-1923. Wanted: New Mexico Highway Journal Magazine 1923-1927, paying $10-$25 single issues, $400-$800 bound volumes, library discards OK. 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, New Mexico 88052-0640. Email: NMhistory@totacc. com or telephone 575-382-7804.

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

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Contest Rules • Photos must be taken in New Mexico • Entrants must be a New Mexico electric cooperative member

Enter Submissions By • Email to: enchantmentphotos@nmelectric.coop • Post to Facebook: facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca • Mail to: Life on the Ranch Photo Contest enchantment, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Questions? Call 505-982-4671 enchantment reserves print and web rights for all winning photos. 1703

In Full Colorful Bloom Spring is in the air thanks to these colorful flowers and cacti.

Awesome job! Youth Artists, the Youth Editor wants to go on a fossil dig. But is stumped on what tools to take and protective clothing to wear. For April, Fossil Dig, draw what tools and clothing are needed to go on an adventurous fossil dig. Let's get in full speed with race car driving. For May, Super Speed, draw a race car or bike at a race track. Have fun and drive safely.

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

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

Kalisha Boyd, Age 11, San Antonio

Abby Brockman, Age 10, Clayton

Isaac Herrera, Age 11, Fort Sumner

Clea Kerr, Age 11, Animas

Stella Dean Lopez, Age 10, Vadito

Tianna Martinez, Age 7, Dixon

Ariana Romero, Age 7, Anton Chico

Madison Strange, Age 8, Portales

Tearza Valencia, Age 12, Grants

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