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April 1, 2019 • Vol. 71, No. 04 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 89,335 enchantment (ISSN 0046-1946) is published monthly by the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505. enchantment provides reliable, helpful information on rural living and energy use to electric cooperative members and customers.

Over 89,000 families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $12 per year or $18 for two years, payable to NMRECA. Allow four to eight weeks for delivery.

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Postmaster: Send address changes to 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505-4428. Readers who receive the publication through their electric cooperative membership should report address changes to their local electric cooperative office.

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THE NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

provides legislative and educational services to the cooperatives who are members of the Association that deliver electric power to New Mexico’s rural areas and small communities. The mission of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association is to strengthen, support, unify, and represent Cooperative member interests at the local, state, and national levels. Each cooperative has a representative on the association’s board of directors, which controls the editorial content and advertising policy of enchantment through its Publications Committee.

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

What's on that pole?

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

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

614 Don Gaspar Avenue Phone: 505-982-4671 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Fax: 505-982-0153 www.nmelectric.coop www.enchantment.coop Keven J. Groenewold, CEO, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop

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Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico display advertisers email Shaylyn at enchantmentads@nmelectric.coop or call 505-2522540. National representative: American MainStreet Publications, 800-626-1181.

Advertisements in enchantment are paid solicitations and are not endorsed by the publisher or the electric cooperatives that are members of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association. PRODUCT SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY LIE SOLELY WITH THE ADVERTISER. Copyright ©2019, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

Lineworkers join forces and a linemen poem A thank you to a co-op linecrew, and a poem for lineworkers.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

Clayton Barber: Lineman for the county One of many lineworkers who keep the power on for co-op members.

On the Cover Bulls contort their bodies any which way to dislodge the rider.

Photo by Myke Groves.

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Hale to the Stars

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current news I research • trends • letters

YLC delegate attends national meeting

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ooper Autrey, from Stanley and sponsored by Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, represented New Mexico electric cooperatives at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) annual meeting held in Orlando, Florida this March. Autrey represented New Mexico at the Government-in-Action Youth Tour last June, and was selected as the New Mexico delegate for the Youth Leadership Council for 2018-19. As such, he had the opportunity to participate in the NRECA annual meeting.

He said it was a fun, busy, and learning experience.

enchantment Photo Contest 2019

Icons of the West

Ristras to cacti • Spurs to sunsets Rodeos to wagons The winning photos will be featured in the August enchantment.

Prizes: 9 winners receive $75 each; 1 grand prize winner receives $150 and the photo is featured as the August cover photo.

Contest Rules: Photos must be taken in New Mexico. Entrants must be a New Mexico electric co-op member.

Information Required: Full Name • Mailing Address Phone Number • Electric Co-op Name • Details of Photo Send By: June 21, 2019

Congratulations to this month’s photo winner: Jack, who is reading the December enchantment in front of Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue restaurant in Cloudcroft. He is a member of Otero County Electric Cooperative.

Jack writes: “Mad Jack and his customers love reading enchantment!"

He wins $20!

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One lucky member will win $20. Deadline is April 9, 2019. Submitting your photo(s) gives us permission to publish the photo(s) in enchantment, Facebook, and other media outlets.

Email jpg file to enchantmentphotos@nmelectric.coop Mail to: Icons of the West Photo Contest • enchantment 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Questions: Email tcondit@nmelectric.coop or call Tom at 505-982-4671 enchantment reserves print and web rights for all winning photos. facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca How to Contact enchantment Phone 505-982-4671 Email enchantment@nmelectric.coop Facebook facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca Mail 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Community Events events@nmelectric.coop Display Ads enchantmentads@nmelectric.coop Book Chat Inquiries enchantment@nmelectric.coop

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pril is the fourth month of the year in the Grеgоrіаn calendar. Its name is derived from the Latin word aperit, which means to open. It is considered that April is the month of the growing season and when trees and flowers begin to blossom. It is also believed that the month’s name is named after the Greek goddess, Aphrodite (Aphros).

This is also the month New Mexico’s electric cooperatives will celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day. In 2013, the U.S. Senate declared April 18th of that year as Lineman Appreciation Day. This was a one-time resolution, not an ongoing designation.

However, April 18, 2014, fell on Good Friday—not the best day for an appreciation day. So many utilities used another date.

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) board of directors decided that for subsequent years, the second Monday of each April would be Lineman Appreciation Day—April 8th this year. The board took this action to ensure the date always falls on a weekday and never falls on Good Friday. This year, April 18th is the day before Good Friday and a web search says its national lineman’s day.

No matter what is recognized as the “official” date, the recognition is well-deserved.

Linemen are truly “first responders” during storms and other catastrophes, often working to make the scene safe for other public safety personnel. It’s a dangerous job that doesn’t respect family time, distance from home, or the hour of the day.

Our cooperative linemen leave the comfort of their warm beds to brave the elements,

sometimes even crossing co-op boundaries to help neighboring cooperatives. We have sent crews to places as far away as Louisiana and Florida to help repair storm ravaged electric systems. And they do this without expectation or fanfare. Once, a New Mexico lineman was called out at night to rescue a little girl’s cat from the top of a pole—it was Christmas Eve. He went without hesitation.

That’s what linemen do. They don’t wait until it’s convenient before beginning to restore power. No matter the conditions, if they can safely perform the work, linemen stay on the job until your electricity is back on. It is a dangerous job that requires keeping your wits about you and never losing focus. Linemen and linewomen are very proud and conscientious of what they do.

In April 2018, NRECA, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, and electric co-op statewide safety leaders introduced the Commitment to Zero Contacts initiative, an initiative designed to provide cooperative CEOs, senior leaders, and field personnel with ideas and resources they need to help eliminate serious injuries and fatalities due to electrical contact and enhance co-op safety programs.

There is only one end game. These talented and courageous individuals go where few others would dare. We should all appreciate that commitment. The singular goal each day is that they are trained and reminded that the ultimate success is coming home at the end of the day safely to family and friends.

What day is really Lineman’s Appreciation Day? The answer lies in the words of Senate Resolution 95 from 2013: “…linemen work

with thousands of volts of electricity high atop power lines 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to keep electricity flowing.”

So, the next time you see one of these courageous individuals, take a moment to say hi and let them know how much reliable electricity means to you. No matter the “official” date, for those of us who recognize the importance of the job they perform, Lineman Appreciation Day is every day.

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

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hale to the stars I by alan hale

Small World: Ultima Thule

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n a continuation of the pattern that began earlier this year, all five bright planets remain visible through the course of a single night during April, although some may be a bit difficult to see at times.

For most of the month, Mars has the evening sky to itself, located in the west and setting about two hours after the end of dusk. However, it continues to grow dimmer as it lags farther and farther behind Earth. During the first half of April, Mars traverses the constellation of Taurus, between the prominent star clusters of the Pleiades and the Hyades.

About an hour or so after Mars sets, the giant (and currently much brighter) planet Jupiter rises in the southeast, and is highest above the southern horizon around the beginning of dawn. Following along about two hours after Jupiter is Saturn, located somewhat to the east of the “teapot” shape of the constellation Sagittarius, and which is starting to get somewhat high in the southeast by night’s end.

Our remaining two bright planets are only visible during dawn. Venus continues to sink closer to the horizon. Meanwhile, Mercury can be found close by but lower; the two worlds are closest right around mid-month. Meanwhile, sky-watchers with backyard telescopes may glimpse the distant planet Neptune when it is close to Venus on Wednesday morning, April 10.

The evening skies of April are relatively sparse when it comes to bright stars, and the hazy band of light we call the “Milky Way” is not visible. This time of year we are looking “out” away from our galaxy, and while we don’t see all that many stars, we do see many galaxies. Many which are visible in relatively modest backyard telescopes.

Meanwhile, we do see the Milky Way in our eastern sky during the morning hours. Buried amongst the many Milky Way stars in Sagittarius is the very distant world known as “Ultima Thule,” located in

The small world known as “Ultima Thule,” located in the outer regions of our solar system. This image was taken by the New Horizons spacecraft during its encounter with Ultima Thule on January 1, 2019. NASA photograph.

the very distant reaches of our solar system. At the start of this year, the New Horizons spacecraft mission successfully flew by Ultima Thule and it continues to send pictures taken during that encounter.

These show Ultima Thule to be made up of two smaller objects which apparently joined together during the early days of the solar system.

enchanted journeys: Submit your community event to: events@nmelectric.coop April 5 • Portales Jack Williamson Lectureship 1500 S. Ave K • 575-562-2315

April 13 • Deming Desert Native Plant Sale Rockhound State Park • 575-546-6182

April 14 • Carrizozo Lyric Complex Tour 12th Street • 575-648-8711

April 27 • Pecos Arrowhead Pueblo Hike • Pecos National Historical Park • 505-757-7241

April 6 • Glenwood Kite Flying and Tailgate Picnic Whitewater Mesa • 575-313-1002

April 13 • Gallup ArtsCrawl Downtown • 505-863-5577

April 20-21 • Hobbs The Science of Fear • Western Heritage Museum • 575-492-2678

April 27-28 • La Union Spring Festival La Vina Winery • 575-882-7632

April 6-7 • Clovis Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show Curry County Events Center • 575-762-4342

Apri 13 • Truth or Consequences Art Hop Downtown • 575-894-1968

April 26 • Tularosa Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest Dry Goods Store • 575-430-8854

April 27-28 • Socorro William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Socorro Community Theater • 575-418-7753

April 10 • Farmington Brown Bag Birding N. Browning Parkway • 505-599-1422

April 13 • Tucumcari The Early Days • Tucumcari Historical Museum • 575-461-4201

April 27 • Belen Science Fiesta 2424 State Highway 47 • 505-864-8914

Look at the back page, is it your electric co-op's annual meeting?

April 11 • Mountainair Historic Preservation Resources & Benefits MMAC Center • 505-847-0109

April 13 • Velarde Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project Public Tours Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project • 505-852-1351

April 27 • Faywood Stars in the Park City of Rocks State Park • 575-635-0982

See the rodeo listings on page 15.

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energy sense I by patrick keegan and brad thiessen

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Clayton Barber: Lineman for the county

By Wendel Sloan

Clayton Barber, a lineman for the Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative (RCEC) since 2003, gets special satisfaction from “trouble calls" during and after normal work hours to restore customers’ power. “You never know what you’re getting into during storms or when you are getting to go home,” Barber says.

“It’s physically and mentally demanding work.”

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ustomers are usually understanding about power being out. Many have brought them food, and some have even told his crew to go home and get a good night’s sleep and come back the next day. “That’s just not in our blood,” Barber says.

Appreciative customers is a stark contrast to the time he was helping in Houston after Hurricane Rita, and a property owner came out with a .357 and ordered them to leave. They quickly obliged.

General Manager Antonio Sanchez of RCEC, describes Clayton as “a oneof-a-kind, warm-hearted person. Although he appears comical through his verbal discussions and mannerisms, he is safety-focused and is looked up to by peers for his knowledge of working with and around electricity.”

“Outside of work he is all about family and leading a Christian lifestyle. He is truly a valuable employee and it can be said there is never a dull moment when he is around,” says Sanchez.

Barber says his co-workers are like brothers. “We are the biggest bunch of jokesters and have a lot of fun with each other,” he says. “However, when it’s time to get serious and do ‘hot’ work, there isn’t one guy I wouldn’t trust my life with.”

Cade Standifer, a co-worker, says Barber is “always in a great mood no matter the situation. He takes his work seriously and is a very safe and capable lineman. It’s a pleasure working with him.”

Barber’s most memorable experience was when a contractor failed to follow protocol on a substation south of Causey.

After failing to re-fill some equipment with oil, when the power was turned on about 3:00 a.m., “It went off like a small bomb and lit up the night like daylight,” Barber says. “When we arrived, we found a substation full of dead frogs, an exploded ‘recloser,’ the contractor’s burnt trailer, and some wide-eyed coworkers with singed hair and eyebrows.”

The Portales resident grew up on a ranch near Grady, 30 miles from the nearest convenience store. Cody Morrow, a lifelong friend who lives on a ranch near the Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeastern New Mexico, says, “Clayton’s the friend you have on speed dial because no matter your predicament, he’s got your back. He’s a fervent believer in Jesus and exudes this by being one of the most gregarious, fun-loving and most caring people I know.”

Although Barber has lived in more scenic places, he would not trade them for the High Plains of eastern New Mexico. “I have lived in greener places, wetter places, and places where the wind hardly ever blows,” Barber says.

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Clayton Barber, lineman from Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative. Photo by Tony Bullocks of ”The Eastern New Mexico News.”

“I have lived where you could walk out your back door and go fishing, and where there are so many things to do it’s hard to choose one. You will be hard-pressed, though, to find a place with nicer people than around here. I absolutely love the wide open spaces, the beautiful sunsets, sunrises, and the star-filled nights.”

Barber hobbies include taking scenic pictures, riding all-terrain vehicles in the sandhills with his family, and hunting arrowheads.

Barber attended school in Grady, a 20-mile drive on dirt roads from the ranch where he lived. When they rode the bus, it took at least an hour because of detours to pick up kids. “My granddad (Lee Ross Hammond) was one of the crankiest men you’ve ever met,” Barber says. “The locals would take bets every time he hired someone on how long they would last. The great thing about growing up working for him was that later in life I could work for anyone.”

Barber’s wife, Cheryl, grew up in California on a dairy. Their family moved to Portales in 1988 and Barber worked with her mom at Portales Homes— where her mom set them up.

They have an “absolutely wonderful” daughter, Cree, who is active in sports and recently won an essay contest which paid her way to Washington, D.C.

Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 8, 2019

Lineworkers Join Forces Thank you for offering an opportunity to thank our great Lineworkers! We live in Deer Park Meadows, near Kokopelli (in Alto, NM). We received notices that a long power outage was planned on 1/30/2019, to install new power lines. We knew that our aging infrastructure was the source of past power outages, so updated equipment sounded grand. However, it was a BIG project: the projected outage time exceeded the safe hours cited for some refrigerated items. So, we dutifully froze large blocks of ice for the frig/freezer. Our Super Lineworkers started the project right on the dot, as promised.

But the reason that I'm writing this kudo, is that these spectacularly dedicated individuals pulled together as a team and finished the large neighborhood project TWO HOURS EARLY! Talk about delighted customers!! So thank you to everyone on this project that day—you made our day, AND you really improved our lives going forward!

Very gratefully and respectfully, E. Hass.

Linemen Poem

By Rauni Montoya, Socorro Electric Cooperative God chooses only a select few, to be linemen, to do what you do.

On days when it's windy and cold, you take a risk, and put your life on hold.

Stronger together Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and our family of electric cooperatives are working together to lead the charge in an ever-changing energy industry, so you can cheer on your favorite team.

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

Your sacrifices are not forgotten, big and small. We are grateful for our linemen, heroes to all.

To give power to those all around, you take a risk and leave the ground.

We could never thank you enough.

Our linemen. Brave. Selfless. Tough.

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his quintessential extreme sport originates from real ranch work. The players are many and varied, ranging from the two-footed variety to the fourlegged creatures. Rodeo comes from the Spanish word “rodear”—to surround.

With the 1865 Civil War end, cattle herds spread throughout the West, and proportionately, the number of cowboys. Once or twice a year, cowhands rounded up cattle on the open range and drove them hundreds of miles to market centers (stockyards).

At the end of the drive to blow off a little steam and, to prove who’s the best/fastest/bravest rider or roper, the men would gather for some friendly competition. Rodeo was born.

The term rodeo was first used in 1924 in connection with the Prescott, Arizona, Frontier Days. Rodeos were billed as Cowboy Tournaments, Wild West Shows, Fiestas, Cowboy Carnivals, Rangeland Sports, RoundUps, Shows, or Gatherings.

Until 1936, contestants themselves remained unorganized. A group formed the “Cowboy Turtle Association (CTA).”

The CTA became the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) in 1945, renamed the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) 30 years later.

Rodeo events fall into two categories—scored (roughstock) and timed.

Scored (roughstock) include: bareback bronc, saddle bronc, and bull riding. Timed include: steer wrestling (bulldogging), calf (tie down) roping, barrel racing, and team roping.

These contests of riding and roping require only two things of the horses and cattle—either to buck or to run, and both are natural. Roughstock animals are not trained.

Scored (roughstock) events Up to 100 points are divided between the rider’s form and the animal’s performance.

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Bareback bronc riding, introduced during the 1912 Calgary Stampede, involves a man seating himself on the back of an untamed horse and holding on to nothing but a suitcase handle for eight seconds.

Saddle bronc riding, the classic event, is rodeo’s cornerstone. In order to get a wild horse to work, ranch hands have to catch and gentle a horse, then halter and saddle the animal.

Bull riding is the only part of rodeo that didn’t grow out of ranch chores.

Riders sit on the back of a 2,000-pound Shar-Pei radiator and try to stay on eight seconds. Exploding in popularity, bull riding is considered the most dangerous of rodeo events.

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Heart pounding, blood pumping, the cowboy Eight seconds of adrenaline rush. Eight second seconds underneath bucks and twists attempting to d dismounts, tips his hat to the cheering

Timed events For steer wrestling, formerly known as “bull dogging,” the object is simple: wrestle a 550-pound steer down to the

Riders says saddle bronc riding is easier on the body than other roughstock. Photo by Myke Groves.

Bulls contort their bodies any which way to dislodge the rider. Bull bells hanging under their belly helps keep the bull rope in place. Photo by Myke Groves.

ground. At a 1905 Wild West Show in Madison Square Garden, Bill Pickett, an African-American cowboy, was trying to guide a steer out of a chute.

The steer ran toward the arena’s fence and jumped over. The audience

panicked. Pickett dismounted, ran after the steer, catching it on the third balcony level. After cornering him, Pickett grabbed the horns and brought the animal back to the arena. Thus steer wrestling was born.

Calf (tie down) roping is rodeo’s most technical event requiring hours of practice to perfect the skills of both the cowboy and of his horse. Experts in the field contend the unique blend of skills used by the cowboy and his horse make calf roping the most complex and difficult of rodeo’s most popular events.

Barrel racing, done at about 30 miles per hour with a timer ticking away milliseconds, involves hairpin turns in a cloverleaf pattern, around three barrels in less than 17 seconds.

Barrel racing ranks just behind bull riding in crowd popularity. In 1948, a group of Texas women brought the sport into the rodeo arena, known as the Girls’ Rodeo Association (GRA) and renamed in 1982 as Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA). Rodeo cowgirls were among the first women in the U.S. to achieve

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nods, chute gate opens and his world begins. ds of gripping, pulling, holding on. The animal dislodge the rider. The buzzer sounds, cowboy seconds g crowd. Just another day at the office. seconds

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→ Barrel racing is not part of the PRCA and men are not allowed to join the WPRA, so it is difficult to find professional male barrel racers.

Personally speaking Few things happen that change your life forever. Being on the back of a one-ton bull falls into that category.

Not too many years ago, I too, sat on the back of that beast, heat radiating into my body, my hand clenching the leather handle. Made me stare into my very soul. From then on, nothing has been the same.

While I never rode the full eight seconds, for this writer there’s nothing better than getting on top of that bull, gripping the rope and nodding to the gateman.

If you’ve been a cowboy even once in your life, it will forever define who you are.

New Mexico Rodeo Listings Plan ahead to attend any of these rodeos in our Land of Enchantment.

APRIL April 6-7: Socorro HS&JH Rodeo, Socorro April 13-14: Farmington HS&JH Rodeo, Farmington April 19-20: Jesse & Mike Memorial Pro Rodeo, Roswell April 27-28: Wayne Wilson Scholarship Rodeo, Los Lunas MAY May 4-5: Gallup HS&JH Rodeo, Gallup May 10-11: NMRA Kickoff Rodeo, Socorro May 17-19: PBR Albuquerque Invitational, Albuquerque May 17-19: HPJRA Fort Sumner Rodeo, Fort Sumner May 18-19: 4-H Rodeo, Truth or Consequences May 24-25: Carlsbad Memorial Day Rodeo, Carlsbad May 24-27: HS&JH Rodeo State Finals, Gallup May 31-June 2: HPJRA Clovis Rodeo, Clovis JUNE June 1-2: Red Rock Classic, Gallup June 6-8: Pioneer Days Rodeo, Clovis June 7-9: Rockin Horse Ranch Red, White & Blue, Moriarty June 8-9: Fort Sumner Ranch Rodeo, Fort Sumner June 12-15: Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo, Silver City June 14-16: HPJRA Carlsbad Rodeo, Carlsbad June 19-22: Rodeo De Santa Fe, Santa Fe JULY July 26-27: 4-H Rodeo, Tucumcari AUGUST August 2: Sandoval Co. Fair Rodeo, Cuba August 5: Lea County Fair and PRCA Rodeo, Lovington August 8-11: 98th Annual Intertribal Ceremonial, Gallup

A good buck involves the bull’s back legs extending up over the shoulders. Photo by Myke Groves.

recognition as professional athletes. By 1920, women had achieved a prominent place in rodeo as roughstock riders, trick riders, and relay racers.

Team roping comes directly off the range. Cattle must be caught to be doctored, inspected, branded, and more. Cowboys learned early on that working these large, strong steers was a two-person operation. Therefore, they developed a system of team roping involving a “header”—person who lassoes the head, and “heeler” who lassoes the hind feet.

Tantalizing trivia → Eight seconds was selected for roughstock events because the first eight seconds are deemed the animal’s best effort. After that time, the animal tends to tire. → Saddle bronc riding was just bronc riding in rodeos until the 1920s because there was no bareback riding and everyone knew bronc riding was with a saddle. → Bulls don’t charge at the color red because…they’re color blind. They charge because they see movement.

Every precaution is taken to ensure animals’ safety.

Splint and overreach boots protect the horse’s legs.

Photo by Melody Groves.

Growing up, Melody Groves tried barrel racing, then as a “mature” adult, she rode several bulls at a bull riding school. Many bruises later, she gained a major appreciation for all rodeo athletes, both two and four-footed.

Her book, Ropes, Reins and Rawhide, explains the exhilarating sport called rodeo.

SEPTEMBER September 20-21: Otero County Fair Rodeo, Alamogordo September 20-21: 4-H Rodeo State Finals, Albuquerque OCTOBER October 11-12: NMRA Finals Rodeo, Socorro For more rodeo listings, visit: → www.newmexicorodeoassociation.org → www.nmhsra.com → aces.nmsu.edu/4h/4-h-rodeo.html → www.rodeosusa.com/rodeo/new-mexico

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It's Spring, Let's Get Cookin' We welcome enchantment's new recipe writer, Sue Hutchison. She writes from her home serviced by Otero County Electric Cooperative. Welcome Sue.

Hearty OK Beef Stew

Springtime Jellybean Bark This simple recipe is a delightful homemade surprise to enhance any meal’s end. As a personal touch, Bark pieces may be added to an Easter basket or given as a holiday gift to friends. Quick to prepare, the ingredient list is short and very sweet. Courtesy of Taste of Home.

A lifelong Oklahoman dairy farmer shared this recipe with me decades ago and has remained a family favorite. Mary stated that in her opinion, if any other ingredients were added, stew became soup. This recipe is easily prepared in a slow cooker during the morning, leaving last minute supper (as Mary called the final meal of the day) preparations to a minimum. Serves 4.

1 (16 oz.) pkg. of white chocolate melting candy 1 pkg. small, multi-colored jellybeans 1-2 oz. flaked coconut and 2 drops green food coloring (optional)

Meat coating: 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. ground black pepper) 2 lbs. beef stew meat 2 cups peeled, diced potatoes 2 cups peeled, diced carrots 4 ribs diced celery 1 medium diced onion 1 (15 oz.) can undrained diced tomatoes 1½ tsp. salt (more or less to taste) ½ tsp. ground black pepper 2 cloves diced garlic 2 tsps. Worcestershire sauce 4 whole bay leaves 3 heaping Tbs. cornstarch

double boiler.

3. Spread melted candy on parchment paper.

4. Sprinkle jellybeans on top of melted candy, pressing gently into candy.

5. Optional: in a plastic bag, place coconut and 2 drops green food coloring. Shake until coconut is coated with color, gently press into melted candy along with jellybeans.

6. Cool until firm, break into pieces and serve. Store in an airtight container.

1. Spray inside of slow cooker container with cooking spray for cleaning ease.

2. In a sealable bag, mix “meat coating” and add stew meat. Seal bag and

shake to coat meat.

3. In a slightly buttered, hot skillet, brown all sides of coated stew meat until seared. Place meat in slow cooker container.

4. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce, stir to coat.

5. Add sufficient water to slow cooker container to barely cover stew.

6. Add bay leaves and lightly stir, not breaking leaves.

7. Cover and set slow cooker on high for 6-8 hours.

8. Half hour prior to serving, remove a portion of the liquid, mix in cornstarch until smooth, stir cornstarch mixture into stew. Remove each bay leaf and discard. Cover and allow to thicken.

9. Ladle into bowls and serve. May be accompanied with cornbread, sliced cheese, or any other favored addition.

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1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Melt white chocolate melting candy in either microwave or

its colorful presentation. If desired, adding spiced cheese gives this salad an extra kick. It’s perfect for a lunch main dish and maintains freshness for 2-3 days when refrigerated in an airtight container. Serves 2.

6 oz. whole wheat spaghetti pasta 1 cup cooked, diced skinless breast of chicken ½ cup peeled, chopped carrots ½ cup fresh, diced tomatoes 1 cup diced pepper jack or white cheddar cheese 3 Tbs. parmesan cheese ¾ tsp. salt ½ tsp. ground black pepper Pinch of dried basil Balsamic vinaigrette dressing to taste Pinch of dried parsley to garnish 1. Break whole wheat spaghetti into thirds and cook as per directions. Rinse

in cool water and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine chicken, carrots, tomatoes, cheeses, salt, pepper, and basil. Stir to coat.

3. Fold in cooked spaghetti.

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Blend salad together.

5. Place salad in a serving dish, sprinkle with dried parsley. Serve and enjoy.

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book chat I by phaedra greenwood

Detour New Mexico: Historic Destinations & Natural Wonders

The Corn Whisperer

By Arthur Pike and David Pike • The History Press • 844-882-1651 • www.historypress.net

By Sue Houser • Irie Books www.iriebooks.com • www.amazon.com

This intriguing guide takes you down obscure back roads and overlooked off-ramps along 17 “Detours” criss-cross New Mexico for surprise discoveries and some “unalloyed delight.”

Each tour is defined by a short introduction, the mileage involved, “What's In It For You” highlights and Special Notes. For instance, the Turquoise Sky Tour from Cedar Crest to Santa Fe is some 80 miles of driving and two miles of hiking. Maybe you're in Roswell looking for some UFO action, or visiting the grave of Billy the Kid, exploring the Glorieta battlefield, kneeling to pray and spoon up some holy earth at Sanctuario de Chimayo; following a rugged trail to the overlook of a waterfall at Nambé Pueblo or wandering through Las Golondrinas, an authentic ranchero and living history museum, watching a horse shoer or the re-enactment of a battle. If your Detour includes a visit to one of New Mexico’s many living pueblos, you might want to read the Pueblo Visitor Etiquette page first. Well done.

Trail Sisters: Freedwomen in Indian Territory, 1850-1890

By Linda Williams Reese • Texas Tech University Press • 800-832-4042 • ttupress.org

Trail Sisters is the detailed account of the travails of black Indian slaves who were caught up in the brutal Indian Removal Act when 15,000 Indians were relocated to Indian Territory in Oklahoma and thousands died along the Trail of Tears. The Five Tribes, Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek had acquired black slaves through raids, warfare, and exchange.

The chaos of the Civil War also decimated families as slaves were separated and sold, or the men ran off to fight. In 1890, black slaves were declared “forever free.” Alone, black women struggled to make homes for their children, find work, and acquire an education. They had useful skills: gardening, cooking, sewing, and nursing with homeopathic remedies. Reese drew their memories from historians, interviews, or oral histories collected during the New Deal era. The Cherokee Nation adopted a written language created by the genius of Sequoyah that still survives in Cherokee documents and newspapers published as early as the 1820s. An important book.

The Inward Path: A Toltec Journey to Wholeness

By Jai Cross • www.amazon.com

This wakeup call follows a gentle but explicit path on the Toltec journey to wholeness. Set in Northern New Mexico, Cross conjures up believable characters and authentic details from his own life that range from constructing a chicken coop to performing planting ceremonies.

“This land wants to share her secrets with us. All we have to do is watch and listen,” says Granpo, Abe Montoya, who is determined to save the family land in spite of his broken leg.

Nostalgic for the simple life, Granpo says, “The days were long and the work was hard. But we were happy. We didn’t know that we were poor.” Now he has to produce a crop of corn to save his agricultural exemption. Zeke, a wandering Toltec guru, joins the Montoya family to help Abe’s troubled grandson, Tom, transform from harsh self-judgment to self mastery.

Zeke teaches Tom mind control through deep breathing, electrical grounding, journeying out of the body, and other exercises in consciousness. A practical spiritual guide.

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This spirited trio of traditional teaching stories from different pueblos offers a slice of wisdom for both young and old. Shiloh’s illustrations are at once modern and ancient, vibrant and lively as they dance across the page. Little Charlie is worried about missing his single mom when he stays with Grandfather Joe at the pueblo while she goes for a job interview in California. He doesn’t want to leave his school and his friends.

But Charlie soon feels secure as he stacks wood, learns how to make clay pottery, and how to hear the corn grow. Grandfather Joe says, “Give me a listen and I'll give you a lesson.” Charlie learns about spider, the creator and teacher who is sometimes considered a go-between for the People and Old Man Above. When the holy ones were carefully arranging the stars, sassy Coyote ran in and tossed the rest of stars all over. That looked good, too, and Charlie learned not to be afraid of change. Five stars!

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

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vecinos I by debb johnson

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even miles west of New Mexico’s bootheel at the base of the Chiricahua Mountains is the little community of Portal, Arizona. Being closer to New Mexico than any towns in Arizona, Columbus Electric Cooperative is the closest provider of electricity. And, one member of Columbus’ service which benefits the entire community is the Portal Postmistress, Joan Jensen.

1977, Jensen helped in that post office and trained new owners, as the store changed hands several times. After an unfortunate incident of theft, the Post Master decided the post office would close.

The residents of Portal rallied and attended a meeting with the Post Master. They convinced him the post office was imperative for the local economy. The Southwest Research

Little post office…

Big hearted postmistress The hub of this community is a tiny country post office. This is the meeting place residents connect and visit with one another. The signs along Rock House Road read “Congested Area” and from 10:45 a.m. to noon, Monday through Saturday, it is congested as local residents check their mail and the bulletin boards for announcements, and visitors buy stamps or mail postcards. The person who has kept this post office operating for nearly 40 years, is Joan Jensen.

For years, the post office was inside various homes and businesses, and lastly in the Portal Peak Store. The community was small and everyone picked up their mail there. Since 22

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Station received a lot of mealworms and crickets by mail to feed the lizards and other reptiles being studied there.

Local entomologists supplied insects and habitats to zoos and museums through the U.S. mail. Where else would you see “live animals” on multiple packages on any given day?

Seeing the importance of this office, the community was given time to find a new location and bids were collected for someone to run a contract station. It was 1983 when Jensen won the bid and contracted as a branch of the San Simon Post Office in the little red building that was once a one room schoolhouse in the San Simon School District. Because

Thank you Joan for all you do!

Jensen and her husband Chuck believed so strongly in the need for this service, they put in a low bid which included them paying utilities and maintenance bills, as well as the necessary bond and insurance.

The Post Master was so impressed with their dedication to keep the post office open, he brought the banks of old mailboxes and a service window from a warehouse in Phoenix. The post office has no computer and no meter. Everything is done by hand.

Over the years, Joan and Chuck never asked for a new contract. They maintained the post office and the grounds, but when Chuck died suddenly, a little over a year ago, Joan continued to provide the community with the service they were accustomed to in spite of her income being cut in half as a widow.

Jensen goes above and beyond the expectations of a postmistress. She works six days a week, and doesn’t hesitate to give a neighbor a call to inform them of a package waiting to be picked up. Sometimes she’ll even walk to a neighbor’s house to deliver a package.

At 82-years-old, Joan says she enjoys her work and it keeps her mind sharp and active. She has met people from around the world visiting Portal and Cave Creek Canyon, and considers everyone a friend. There have even been a few famous people like Jeff Corwin from Animal Planet and Nigel Marven from BBC who have used the services of the little post office.

Being a contract station, Jensen is not a postal employee and gets no benefits. When Jensen had to purchase a new chip for the scale or an air conditioner for the summer days, neighbors contributed to share the cost. After paying the utilities, bond and insurance, she averages less than minimum wage, so recently the neighbors and the Sew What ladies charitable organization organized a fundraising effort to help defray the costs of operating the post office and maintaining the building.

This community loves its post office and the lady who keeps it running.

Stop by and say hello to Jensen when you visit Portal, Arizona; and see why she is so much appreciated in the community.

THE MARKET PLACE Business

Animals GRASSFED BEEF: NEW MEXICO 100% Grassfed beef. No Hormones, No growth stimulants.

Processed to your specifications. From $2.85 per pound plus processing. Mention this ad for a discount. Edgewood/Cedar Grove, NM, 505-286-0286. www.moonbeamranch.com 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.

ELK TAGS. LOOKING to buy Unit 15 Bull Elk Tags open or possibly closed. Please call Andre at 716-866-9795.

BEAUTIFUL, BLACK/WHITE REGISTERED male Border Collie. 15 months, started on sheep. Very friendly and well-mannered. Great family dog, current on all shots. Northeastern New Mexico. Asking $800. Call 575-375-2972.

FOR SALE: YOUNG Charolais bulls. Yearlings and 2 year olds. Good bulls for the right price. Call 575-815-8155 (c) or 575-461-3851. If no answer, please leave a message. Tucumcari, NM. GREAT PYRENEES PUPS. Available midApril. First shots. Call 505-861-1946.

FOR SALE: ANTIQUE saddles, horse cart and driving harness, horse tack, pack saddles. Call 505-281-1821. Serious inquiries only.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS for sale. Thick, easy fleshing, low maintenance, high elevation. Range raised, not pampered. Trich and fertility tested. Herd and low birth weight heifer bulls available. Yearling bulls available April 10th. $1,800 each. Delivery available. Bobby Salvo, 575-642-0962.

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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.

BUSINESS LIQUIDATION AUCTIONAPRIL 20th-9:00am-1526 South Broadway, Truth or Consequences, NM. Turtle Back Plumbing: assortment of plumbing supplies, tools, office furniture, household items, vehicles, work pickups, storage truck van, scrap iron. For more information, contact Willard Hall Auctions at 575-740-0757.

RETIREMENT AUCTION-HATCH MERCANTILE Company-Saturday, April 13th9:00am-140 W. Hall Street, Hatch, NM. Assortment of Wrangler pants, Levi pants, shirts, boots, felt hats, kids clothes. All merchandise new. All fixtures, showcases, office furniture. For more information, contact Willard Hall Auctions at 575-740-0757.

WE ARE SEEKING privately owned businesses who would like to offer their customers locally grown, pesticide free, 2018 pinto beans. We have them in 2 pound bags and 20 pound bags. Terms negotiable. Delivery available. GE Farms, 505-8324065, aimeee60@yahoo.com

OVERHEAD FEED BINS. 1 to 4 compartment, 12 to 48 tons. Any size free standing cattle guards, no footing needed. Bobby Emery Welding, Clayton, NM. 575-374-2320 or 575-207-7402. eweld98@yahoo.com WANTED: 2 REAR tires and rims for a Model A John Deere tractor 1942 model to use as yard art. Will consider buying whole tractor, if priced reasonable. Call 505-384-2695. Ask for Antonio or leave a message.

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.

WATER RIGHTS-167 DOMESTIC water rights in Torrance County. Call 505-898-5931. Please leave a message.

MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE SHOP Tools.

Hoffco 2-man earth auger, $250. P&W horizontal Knee mill, $500. Delta 6” wood jointer and drill press. Large and small horizontal band saws. B&D magnetic drill, $250. Tannewitz 36” band saw, $1,500. 300 amp Hobart welder, $1,500. Pedestal grinders. Bobcat loader attachments, back hoe and rock hammer. 50 lb. Little Giant hammer, $3,500.

Call 505-281-1821. Serious inquiries only.

Equipment

Great Finds

GREAT OFFER ON Solar Submersible Shallow/ Deep well pumps! ‘NRCS’ approved with 2-year warranty on selected pumps with affordable, easy installation! For a custom quote, email us at: sales@solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com or call 505-429-3093. 24/7 service. Order online at: www.solarsubmersiblewellpumps.com

WILL TRADE: NEW, 4-burner glass-top electric stove for VW Buggy-bus in running condition, or anything of equal value. Call 575-387-2243.

WOODMIZER LT15 SAWMILL. Excellent condition. $6,500. Call Sid Goodloe at 575-3542379. Check it out at Woodmizer.com IRRIGATION PIPE. USED and half price of new. 6”, 8” and 10” PVC and aluminum pipe.

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

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

2003 BIG TEX Utility Trailer, 29’x8’, dual tandem spread axle, good tires, good floor, kept in shed.

Asking $7,500. Call 575-895-3373.

JOHN DEERE 336 Twine Bailer/780 Self Propelled Swather. Both in working order. $2,500 each or $4,500 for both. Call 575-743-2026.

SOLAR WATER PUMPS at an affordable price.

NRCS compliant. Contact solutions4u@yucca.net or 575-742-8050. www.solutions4u.info

To Place a Classified Ad 1. Visit www.enchantment.coop/classifieds and complete form. You will be contacted with price and to pay by credit card (5% processing fee).

2. Or, complete form and select category.

3. Write ad on another sheet of paper.

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

To Send and Pay Your Classified Ad 1. Mail ad and payment (Payable to NMRECA) NMRECA • 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Deadline 1. Due the 9th, one month prior.

Ex: Ads due February 9 for the March issue.

Good to Know 1. Only members of New Mexico electric co-ops may place ads.

2. We reserve the right to reject any ad.

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.

HEADSTONES (i.e. 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.taosmountainheritage.com BUYING OLD STUFF: Gas Pumps and parts 1960’s or earlier, advertising signs, neon clocks, old car parts in original boxes, motor oil cans, license plate collections, Route 66 items, old metal road signs, odd and weird stuff. Fair prices paid.

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

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.

FOR SALE-OLD: BARN wood, Viga poles, knotty Pine tongue & groove panels, oil cans, tools, doors, records, Lionel 313 Bascale Drawbridge, collectibles, much, much more. Must see! Plus: 1949 Chevy Cabover truck, 1939 Chevy, 2 ton truck, 1953 Pontiac 4-door, antique Hussman walk-in cooler. In Floyd, New Mexico. Call 575-478-2574.

3. Questions: Call 505-982-4671.

4. 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. Name:________________________ ___________________________ Address:_______________________ ___________________________ City:_________________________ State:_________ ZIP:_____________ Phone:________________________ Cooperative:____________________ Select Category Below

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On behalf of everyone at Williams Windmill, we want to thank all our customers for their patronage and look forward to serving the Southwest for many more years to come!

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SPRING HAS SPRUNG at Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas. We have yard art, plant stands, benches, gardening tools and brightlypatterned oilcloth to cover your picnic table. There’s more: colorful furniture for inside and out, cast iron, crocks, lovely lamps, handmade quilts, tables and desks, corner cupboards, wonderful wicker. for the collector: coins, cowboy, signs, toys, military, railroad trains, Victorian photos, books, records, religious items and a mother lode of license plates.

Our dealers travel far and wide to add to our growing collection of costume and fine jewelry as well as sterling sliver and turquoise jewelry made by native American artisans. Open 7 days. 501 Railroad and Lincoln, across from the Castañeda, a Fred Harvey Hotel. 505-454-8063.

WANTED: VW VOLKSWAGEN Bus or Pickup 1967 or older, any condition, to restore or for parts but will consider any other older VW. Or any bus parts. Call or text 575-544-5999.

ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION of Socorro: Annual Yard Sale. Gently used to new items. Furniture, antiques, art, tools and more. April 27-28, 2019. 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 901 Duggins Lane, Socorro, New Mexico.

Real Estate MOUNTAIN CABINS. 1800+ and 700+ square foot cabins on 25+ acres. At 8,000 feet in the Wildhorse Ranch Subdivision, Pie Town, adjacent to the community property with pond.

Excellent well, 5000 gallon storage. $400,000.

Contact Dave at: hannemans@cox.net

WANTED: NEW MEXICO Motorcycle License Plates, 1912-1959. Paying $100-$500 each. Also buying some New Mexico car plates 1900-1923. Visit NMplates.com for history and 3,500 photographs of 20 December • enchantment.coop NM plates. Bill Johnston, Box 1, Organ, NM 8805212 ACRE PARCEL beautiful view of Rowe Mesa.

0001. Email: Bill@NMplates.com or telephone Easy access to I-25 and park & ride to both Santa 575-382-7804.

Fe and Las Vegas. Includes well. $75,000. Call 505-426-5565.

COFFINS, CASKETS & URNS. Individually handcrafted of solid wood. SIMPLE. Natural.

BLUEWATER LAKE (Prewitt side). 1900 square Unique. Quality Craftsmanship. Go to www. foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1.23 acres. New high-effitheoldpinebox.com or call 505-286-9410 for FREE cient furnace. All major appliances included. Great funeral information. Proudly serving New Mexico room with large stone fireplace. 1200 square foot since 2004. garage. $110,000. Call Trish at 505-290-2699.

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BLUEWATER LAKE SOUTH (Thoreau side).

40 minutes to Gallup or Grants, less than 2 hours to Albuquerque, 5 minutes to National Forest. Nice two bedroom, one bath, furnished mobile home on community water. Refrigerator, washer, dryer, wood stove, evap cooler; propane furnace, water heater and stove. Great views from the 8x12 deck. 6x10 shed. Excellent neighbors, superior views and great access. $36,500 cash sale or part trade for classic car, truck or pontoon boat. Call 505-604-0635.

LOG HOME KITS Custom Packages based in New Mexico. Call 575-202-0180 or check us out on Facebook @JLDees.enterprises SOCORRO: CHOICE OF 2, 5-6 acre irrigated organic farms with homes. Located in city limits with direct access to Rio Grande. Mountain views, all water rights, mature fruit trees. New 30 million dollar levy with miles of trails and parks.

Call for pictures or details. $190,000 OBO. Owner, 505-550-3123.

32X64 DOUBLEWIDE (1994 model) for sale to be moved. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 1,948 square feet living space. Good shape, fixer upper. No water damage. $20,000 firm! Located in House, New Mexico. For more information call 575-760-5655.

IN TAOS, 2 bedroom home, private well on 1.193 acres. Call 505-238-8675

HOME FOR SALE in Las Cruces on 1.25 acres, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage, detached workshop, finished basement, ref air, central heat, sunroom, gazebo, city water, swimming pool, EBID irrigation, $319,000. And/or 21 acre Pecan Farm for sale, Las Cruces, 2 wells, Elephant Butte irrigation water rights, owner financing available on the land, $589,000. Call Sam at 575-647-0320.

INVESTOR’S DREAM. LARGE 4 bedroom on 1.9 acres, shop, garage and 2 apartments! Call 505-238-8675, leave message. Won’t last!

UTE LAKE: MOBILE home, vehicle & boat storage, clean level lot, paved road close to boat ramp.

House updated inside, new bathrooms, electrical, plumbing and flooring. New appliances. City water and sewer. Fish are healthy and plentiful. 2019 will be a banner year! In Amarillo, call 806-681-8782 or email: brent@moneymethods.com HORSE PROPERTY OUTSIDE of Ramah, NM. All 5 acres fenced. 1,928 square foot beautiful log home with 12-14 inch Engleman Spruce logs surrounded by Ponderosa pines. 1 bedroom with potential for 2. metal roof, custom home built in 2005. Wrap-around deck, basement/2-car garage, 2 horse stalls, RV storage and underground “man cave”, good well, HOA. $316,000. No contracts. Call 505-269-5022.

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CONCHAS, TBD 1, 2 and 3 Big Mesa Avenue.

Waterfront accessible lots. TBD 1 is 4.4206 acres, $75,000. TBD 2 is 1.231 acres, $25,000 and TBD 3 is 0.908 acres, $25,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461. www.bigmesarealty.com

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1.5 ACRES IN Taos/Los Cordovas. $25,000 FIRM. Call 210-649-0939.

17.9 ACRE FARM on Pecos River. 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath home built in 2015. Good irrigation rights using gated pipe. 7.5 acre new seeding grass/alfalfa hay. More information and pictures on Santa Fe Craigs List. Call Owner at 208-315-1178.

CONCHAS, 000 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant land just over 1/2 acre. Water access at high mark. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 0000 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant land just over 1/2 acre. Water access at high mark. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 141 GREEN Place. 3 vacant lots at 1.02 acres. Has new septic system with RV hookups installed February 2018. Community water. $37,000.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 107 CAMP Circle. 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home on .68 acres. Community water. $39,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

WEST OF CONCHAS/GARITA, 134 Paisano. 1 bedroom, 1 bath home with 1 bath guesthouse. Just over 7 acres, $34,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461. www.bigmesarealty.com

PORTALES, 1715 WEST 17th Lane. 2 bedroom, 1 bath home with small studio in back. Recent paint and carpet. $79,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461. www.bigmesarealty.com WEST OF PORTALES, 41392 US 70. Sale Pending! 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, 1.5 stories on just over 3 acres. Outbuildings, small corral. $175,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

ELEPHANT BUTTE, 208 Pinto Trail.

FENCE LAKE, 295 Pine Hill Road.

Price Reduced! LOCAL 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on permanent foundation Showcasing 2 bedroom, 3 bath log home on just over 60 acres, large front porch, shop, carport, pine trees, just businesses andwith services well, outbuildings, corrals, hunting opportunities. over 1 acre. $198,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456East Mountain lifePaul THE $295,000. Big MesaMaking Realty, 575-456-2000.

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5461. www.bigmesarealty.com bigmesarealty.com SAN ANTONIO, NM. Zanja Road. Price GRADY, 300 MARSHALL. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Reduced! 4.66 acres irrigated farmland in Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Has produced two-story home, corrals and outbuildings. Village alfalfa and grass hay crops. Utilities nearby, water. $59,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. $69,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461.

Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com www.bigmesarealty.com TULAROSA, 509 RIATA Road. 4 bedroom, 2 CLOVIS, 915 ASH. Sale Pending! 2 bedroom, 1 bath log home on 70+/- acres with office room and bath, detached garage. $35,000. Big Mesa Realty, detached garage. 13 acres have pistachio orchard, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, barn. $640,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000.

575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CLOVIS, 209 PLAZA. Price Reduced! 3 bedroom, 1 bath, refurbished with new appliances.

MORA/EL CARMEN. TBD County Road A012. $129,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul 10.5 fenced acres, electricity, beautiful mountain Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. views. $59,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. www.bigmesarealty.com Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461.

SUMNER LAKE, 0 and 00 River Ranches Road. www.bigmesarealty.com (Near intersection with State Road 203.) Two lots just over 20 acres each, scenic views just west of WANTED! YOUR FARMS and Ranches. Let us list and sell your rural property today. Broker has lake. $18,900 per lot. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760over 40 years of experience working in production 5461. www.bigmesarealty.com agriculture in New Mexico and is currently a farm owner and operator since 1988. Big Mesa Realty, 575-546-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, Vehicles 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

2000 FORD MUSTANG GT 5-speed. Black with tan convertible top. 12,000 original miles.

Pretty much a brand new car! $13,900. Call Patrick at 720-205-8831.

LOOKING TO SELL your RV? We will sell your RV for a reasonable rate. Kay’s RV specializes in consignments for 5th Wheels, Travel Trailers & Motorhomes. Because we are a consignmentfocused lot, we don’t have our own inventory competing with the sale of your unit. Kay’s RV, Moriarty, NM. 505-220-5796. www.kaysrv.com PROJECTSAsTO Davidson theFINISH: largest, 1995 mostHarley active EM/EV chamber, our FXSTC, $5,000 $5,500 with business trailer; 2006 Buellfocus isorsupporting & community prosperity replica 1920 Board Track Racer, $1,500; 1959 Ford 800 Diesel tractor, $2,000; Polaris 335 Sportsman ATV, $500; 1975 Mercedes 450 SLC, $3,500; 1978 FELP flatbed trailer holds 3 cords of firewood, $1,500. No credit cards. Call 505-269-5022, Ramah, NM. 2005 KEYSTONE COUGAR Fifth Wheel RV, 28 feet long with one slide out, sleeps eight, one owner, very clean, good condition, and lots of storage. $8,900. Call 575-354-8405.

2016 FORD ESCAPE Titanium with Ecoboost, all leather, power seats, loaded. New tires, Weather Tec mats. Service records available, immaculate inside/outside. 68,000 miles. $16,885. Call 505-2812189, leave a message.

FOR SALE: 1973 Impala Station Wagon. 135,000 miles. Always garaged. Like new inside and out. $10,000. Call 575-485-2591.

2013 DODGE CHARGER SXT factory warranty $12,800. 1970 Chevy shortbox 454 Pickup restoration project, make offer. 2005 Dodge Pickup Box, nice, $600. 360 Dodge motor, $350. Mechanic Shop, wash Bay, Paint booth, Mobile home, 3 acres. Call 989-292-2741 in Lemitar.

TWO HONDA MOTORCYCLES: 110 cc trail, $2,000 and 100 RS dirt bike, $650. 1965 Ford Ranchero, solid, stripped ready for paint and body work, $3,500. Call 505-281-1821. enchantment.coop • April 2019

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youth art Marcus Cates • Age 3 Grenville

Aaron Gallegos • Age 7 Plains, TX

Gena Davis • Age 10 Cloudcroft

Alanda Rougemont • Age 6 Grants

Arielle Senior • Age 9 Bosque Farms

Zyamarah Zaldivar • Age 8 Las Vegas

Albert Bacon Fall

A picture is worth a thousand words, but Backyard Trails only has space for four hundred. There simply isn’t enough paper and ink here to tell the story of these two men whose lives threaded through New Mexico history.

Dating to the territorial period and well into statehood, Albert Bacon Fall, left, and Edward Doheny made their marks, some good, some not so much. This was particularly so for Fall.

Albert Fall came to New Mexico in April 1886, landing in the bustling mining camp of Kingston on the east flank of the craggy Black Range. It was there he and Doheny first crossed paths as hardscrabble miners.

Fall’s biographer, David Stratton, says Kingston had swelled to several hundred people before its decline commenced only two years after Fall arrived. Fall lived in a dugout south of Kingston and moved to Las Cruces after 18 months.

Doheny was among the first prospectors to locate silver in the Black Range in 1880. He spent a decade in Kingston and then made tracks for Los Angeles. Doheny made a mint in California crude oil. And some of that money, a bribe, would help buy Fall’s Three Rivers Ranch near Alamogordo 40-some years later.

Fall trained himself in law and became an attorney in Las Cruces. Albert Fall served as a district attorney and district judge in southern New Mexico and he served in the territorial legislature in Santa Fe. As a defense attorney, he kept Oliver Lee and James Gilliland from swinging from a rope for killing an eight-year-old boy. He defended Sheriff Pat Garrett’s accused murderer. He shot and wounded Doña Ana County deputy sheriff Ben Williams in downtown Las Cruces. Fall was one of the first two U.S. Senators from New Mexico. He may be most infamously known for taking a bribe as President Harding’s Secretary of the Interior in the Teapot Dome Scandal.

And that’s the nature of this photo. The two former hardscrabble miners are seen on a Washington, D.C. sidewalk at the height of Fall’s bribery trial. Guilty was the verdict. For $100,000 cash to buy a ranch near Alamogordo, Doheny’s oil company got access to crude reserves under Fall’s control. So, Fall served elsewhere in Santa Fe: the state penitentiary. He was the first presidential cabinet member to look through the gray bars of prison. He died penniless in 1944.

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

May's Topic: Graduation

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Graduation is near. Draw someone or yourself wearing a cap and gown. Or, how about a pup or kitty wearing a graduation cap.

Each published artist receives $15.

June's Topic: Rockin' Veggies Eat Your Vegetables Day is June 17. So, stew up some rockin' drawings of your favorite veggies. Have fun!

Have a Youth Art Topic?

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

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NORA Implements Rate Increase to Fund Necessary Improvements

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ffective January 3, 2019, NORA Electric Cooperative implemented a rate increase affecting all residential and business accounts. The primary objective of this increase is to prepare for various much needed capital improvements to the cooperative’s infrastructure.

The first of these projects, which began in mid-March, will be the new construction and modernization of the Cebolla Substation. The current substation will be taken offline and completely rebuilt.

During this time, that area will be powered by a back feed from the Tierra Amarilla Substation. This project has a tentative completion date of mid-June 2019.

The contractor selected to complete the Cebolla Substation is Caribou Construction.

Caribou has previously worked with NORA on other projects. They were selected primarily for their extensive knowledge and background building substations. The estimated total cost of the completion of the Cebolla Substation is $869,504.20.

Following the completion of the Cebolla Substation, the next project on schedule, to begin in August or September, will be the construction of 10.2 miles of new 69kV transmission line from the Spill’s Ranch in Las Nutrias to State Road 115 in Canjilon.

It is the intention of NORA to completely refresh 45 miles of aging transmission line in order to maintain and increase service reliability. The first 30 miles, which involves one of the oldest sections of line at approximately 70 years old, will be completed

These pending structural improvements will dramatically increase system reliability resulting in fewer outages.

over a three year-timeline. This area covers the Spill Ranch to the Coyote Switch at Abiquiu Lake. The average useful life of most power poles is around 40-45 years. The age of this section, at nearly twice the age of the normal lifespan. Once this section is complete, the remaining 15 miles from the Spill Switch to Chama will begin construction in 2022.

Executive Vice President and General Manager, Abran H. Romero, cannot stress enough the necessity and importance of this major undertaking. “This is the only transmission line into the Valley,” commented Romero. These pending structural improvements will dramatically increase system reliability resulting in fewer outages. Romero is also very appreciative of the ongoing support NORA has received from landowners directly impacted from the vegetation clearing in preparation for the construction as well as those members indirectly affected.

The January rate increase has been the first for NORA since 2014. It is an overall increase of approximately 8.5%. Residential members will recognize an increase in the system charge from $24/month to $27/month.

Emergency Upgrade to Chama Substation An urgent matter recently came before the Board of Trustees at NORA Electric Cooperative. Following a series of inexplicable outages originating at the Chama Substation (Feeder 1200), a non-routine inspection by engineers revealed some critical maintenance issues in need of attention. The cause of the first issue was a set of bad batteries in the circuit 1200 recloser. NORA crews were able to resolve this by replacing the batteries the same day.

However, the second issue turned out to be much more serious. It was discovered that two of four feeder overcurrent relays on the feeder 1200 were in a failure alarm state.

Having been installed nearly 20 years ago, the aging relays known as Alstom KCGG Series are out of warranty, no longer supported by the factory, and at the end of their useful life.

The engineering firm, Transmission & Distribution Services LLC (T & D) of Albuquerque, evaluated the situation and submitted a proposal of their recommendation for the repairs and upgrade to the Chama Substation protection and controls (PnC) to bring it back to an acceptable status.

They recommended replacing the failing Alstom relays with a more modern relay produced by Schweitzer Electric Laboratories (SEL). The SEL devices were selected, in part, for their favorable reputation for excellent support and warranty assistance.

The cost associated with this emergency upgrade is estimated near $50,000. This includes $14,500 for the seven replacement relays, expedited shipping, and taxes.

Labor for the three engineers for two weeks, or 240 hours, is estimated at $35,000 which also includes mileage, room and board.

Board of Trustees Steve Rendon Thomas G. Rivas Gilbert Martinez Leroy Martinez Paul Cordova Michael Gomez David M. Martinez

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Trustee Trustee Trustee

Chama Chama Los Ojos Canjilon Tierra Amarilla Lumberton Canjilon

District 2 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 3 District 1 District 4

Board Meeting The board of trustees meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in the cooperative boardroom.