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33 4 RAISINGDAD • Never Fight an Angry Monkey Dad was a scrapper by Jim and Henry Duchene
15 CULTURAL EXCHANGE • ¡Fiesta Latina! New cultures, ancient traditions
5 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • Becoming Tribal Reverting to the basics by Elva K. Österreich
16 QUILT TALES • Festival of Quilts Alamogordo event has worldly flavor
6 DESERT DIARY • Thinking too Much Prinnie McCourt, Geerichard, Bobby Cowbones contribute
17 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Guide Art venues across the area
COLUMNISTS
30 CYCLES OF LIFE • Staying Visible If you ride with light, you’re riding right by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle 31 TALKING HORSES • You Are Unique Get horsemanship help that fits your needs by Scott Thomson
18 ARTS EXPOSURE • Arts Scene Latest area arts happenings
32 HIGH PLACES • It’s all About the Journey Hiking with or without bears by Gabrielle Teich
19 ARTS EXPOSURE • Calling Artists, Filmmakers Opportunities for creative types
33 WINGING IT • Eyes to the Skies World environment day by Yvonne Lanelli
8 BLACK RANGE TRAILS • Stroll Through History Museum hosts visit to the past
20 BORDERLINES • Making Changes Repairs can take too long in colonias
35 TABLE TALK • Cactus Jacks Gluten free groceries by Lucy Whitmarsh
8 INDEPENDENCE DAY • Las Cruces Celebrates Jefferson Starship, Music of Styx highlight event
21 STARRY DOME • Musca, the Fly A view from the south by Bert Stevens
9 SUBORBITAL • Spaceport Cup Event brings students from across world
22 PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • Alamogordo Author Wheeler’s karma builds up to “Acid West” by Richard Coltharp
6 LETTERS • Delusional Bill Writers speak on the landscape 7 ON SCREEN • Fort Bayard Film Series From the Native American point of view
10 ARTS EXPOSURE • Studio Tour Lincoln Count Art Loop 11 ON STAGE • Family Friendly Music with Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers
23 ARTS EXPOSURE • Purchase Prize Arizona artist selected as judge
11 ARTS EXPOSURE • Community Quilt Gallery projects solicits fabric
24 HITTING THE GILA • Map Reading in the Mimbres Of frogs, fish and quiet places by Craig Springer
12 CULTURE EXPOSURE • Lowriders, Hoppers and Hotrods Car culture exhibit motors into Mesilla
26 KIDS SUMMER FUN • Creative Opportunities Southwest New Mexico offers arts, music camps
13 GUEST ART COLUMN • News from Vertu Socorro gallery destination
28 TUMBLEWEEDS • Go Float! Rio Grande more than just irrigation
13 ON DISPLAY • Braceros Melding art and history at Brannigan
29 BODY, MIND SPIRIT • Grant County Events Weekly happenings in Grant County
36 RED OR GREEN • Dining Guide Restaurants in southwest New Mexico 38 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS • Events Guide Romance and art in March and a little beyond 44 TUMBLEWEEDS • Mogollan A ghost town waiting to be discovered by Laurie Ford 45 PRACTICING COMPASSION • Therapaws A dog, a book and a child by Mike Cook 45 REJOYCING • “Celebration of Freedom” NAACP president in Las Cruces for Juneteenth 47 LIVING ON WHEELS • When the Unthinkable Happens Sometimes life shifts into Alzheimer’s mode by Sheila Sowder 47 REFRESH • Fairy Garden in the Mountains Take a stroll in the Shady Pines in Cloudcroft
Fr. Gabriel Rochelle, Sheila Sowder, Scott Thomson, Bert Stevens, Jim Duchene
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Porfirio Gutiérrez, Zapotec Textile Artist, participates in ¡Fiesta Latina! at Western New Mexico University, June 22-24. He was born and raised in the Zapotec textile community of Teotitlán del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico. His appreciation for his Zapotec heritage and a deep concern about the danger of losing the knowledge of natural dyeing in his home community motivated him to research and document the stories told by his elders about cultural rituals, ceremonies and the ancient ways of creating natural colors which he uses in his work. His website can be found at www.porfiriogutierrez. com. Gutiérrez travels the world exhibiting his artwork and giving lectures and workshops. At ¡Fiesta Latina! his work is available at the Artisan Mercado, open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. For information on Fiesta Latina see Page 10 or visit fiestalatina.org or call 575-538-6469.
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bartender told them to take it outside. They obliged, both of them wanting to continue drinking after it was over. My father was the first one out the door. When the other man was one foot across the threshold, my father slammed the heavy door against him. It knocked the poor guy back several feet. He never got back up. When the bar closed, they moved him to the sidewalk out front and left him there to spend the night. I write all that because my father and I were watching “Blazing Saddles” the other day. When he saw Mongo, played by Alex Karras, knock out a horse with one punch, he said, “I could do that.” I looked up from fussing with my laptop. It’s about 10 years old, and on its last legs. I’d buy another, maybe even a MacBook Pro since I’ve never owned an Apple, but that takes money, and these days my money goes to fixing the things my father breaks. But I digress... “Do what, pop?” I asked him. “Knock out a horse.” “Is that right?” I said. My father shrugged. I thought about that. Then purposely picked the toughest animal I could think of, “What about a rhinoceros?” “Rhinos,” he said, “are the bullies of the animal world. Stand up to one, and he’ll back down. With that big horn up front, it makes them look tougher than they are. It’s intimidating, but that’s about it. The horn protects his face, so that makes a rhino overconfident. Just grab that horn to steady yourself. He’ll grunt, because that’s the way rhinos laugh, but he won’t be laughing when you give him a roundhouse to his temple. That’s his weak spot. He’ll go down quick.” That was more words in just a few seconds than my father had spoken to me my entire life. I wasn’t sure if he was serious, or, like Mel Brooks, was just having fun with me at the expense of the animal kingdom, but I played
along. “How about a dolphin?” “Cover Flipper’s blowhole. When he starts to panic because he can’t breathe, an uppercut to his jaw will do the trick,” he told me. “Dolphins have a glass jaw.” “Have you ever punched a cow?” “Who do I look like? Rocky?” he wanted to know, and then went back to the ocean. “Now seals, seals are tough. It’s like fighting a beach ball smeared with Vaseline, but step on a flipper and he’s all yours.” “Giraffes are pretty big,” I pointed out. “They could be tough to knock out.” “A karate chop to the windpipe will take him out,” he said, karate chopping the air in front of him with one muppet-like arm. “You just have to get out of the way when he falls.” “I heard a Komodo dragon bit off Sharon Stone’s husband’s foot.” “The actress?” “Yeah, remember her from ‘Casino’?” “No, I remember her from ‘Basic Instinct.’ I don’t know why her husband was fighting a giant lizard, but one thing he should have known is anything with a tail is gravy. Grab the tail, lift it high, and whatever it is will just hang there looking ridiculous.” With my father’s tall tales, I felt like a kid again. He did, too, I bet. “What about a chimpanzee?” My father looked at me. “You don’t ever want to fight a chimpanzee, son. They have that monkey strength going for them, and the angrier they get, the stronger they get. They don’t fight fair, either. They’ll bite off your nose, tear off your face, anything to win the fight.” With that, he paused, and then said, “You leave those monkeys alone.” Good advice, I guess. The advice is always good at RaisingMyFather.BlogSpot. com, JimDuchene.BlogSpot. com, and @JimDuchene.
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y dad was pretty tough in his youth. These days, I could probably take him in a fair fight, but the fear he instilled in me as a young boy has me trembling at the thought of a fight with him, fair or otherwise. Back when I was still in single digits, I came home crying because my best friend’s father had booted me in the can. “Get the Hell out of my house!” he yelled. I had broken something. I don’t remember what, but he must have been pretty fond of it. When my father, who was in the street changing his car’s oil, saw me crying, he immediately wanted to know who did it. “Mr. Sanchez,” I sniffed. My father dropped his tools. They hit the pavement with an angry clank. He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me along to our neighbor’s house, banging on the door when he got there. Mr. Sanchez opened it and stood there with a tough-guy smirk on his face. He had a revolver stuck in the waistband of his pants. The implication was clear. You’ve got to remember, this was a different time. A time when people took care of their own problems. There was no scurrying off to call the police. “Qué, buey?” Mr. Sanchez said, lifting his chin defiantly. What, ox? Trust me, it sounds worse in Spanish. My father fought in the Philippines during World War Two. It wasn’t the first time he faced a man with a gun. In a move even Rambo would envy, my father grabbed the gun, cracked Mr. Sanchez’s skull with it, and stuffed it back into his waistband before he had a chance to start falling. When he did fall, he crumpled to the ground hard. I thought it was over with, but I got it, too, when we got home. “I don’t know what you did,” my father told me between whacks, “but I know you did something.” My father once told me about a fight he got into at a bar. The
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH
Becoming Tribal
Remaining conscious of our human roots
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he other day friend and fellow editor Duane Barbati told me the world is becoming tribal. I think what he meant is that people, rather than identifying and gathering in family or neighborhood groups, are moving toward banding in broader but like-minded fashions. The migration is to connect entirely with other people who believe what you believe, behave like you behave and think what you think. Certainly, this is not new, in terms of friends groups, people are drawn to those they have the most in common with and can talk comfortably about the things they care about. This is human nature. But the worldwide connections forming between those who are similar is unprecedented. And with the drawing together of “types,” it becomes easier to see only what you want to see. From people who come together on special-needs animals but stop seeing human tragedies, to those with political agendas who are experts on manipulation, tribes are becoming more prevalent. The double-edged sword of communication around the world links people to one another in ways we sometimes don’t see outright. Tribal marketing has become the way to focus businesses on social media patterns. Neil Davey, editor of the social media platform mycustomer.com, sees the
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Getting together, 9-10 year old boys of the Yao tribe in Malawi participating in circumcision and initiation rites. (Photo by Steve Evans courtesy of WickiCommons)
internet as “tribal behavior that has now stepped from the pages of sociological textbooks into the real world” (2009). My first encounter with the word “tribe” in its current context is because my niece, Sage, started using it as a term for her friends, her companions, like-minded coworkers and so forth. It made sense to me; in my mind, I could see Sage and her friends, who are scattered across the country, as a tribal entity. It was a good connection, a way to be part and apart at the same time. But does social media tribalism contribute to intolerance? Does friendship fail more at a local lev-
el because people have become so drawn to the like-minded that relationships fracture. Tranquilbuzz Coffee Shop owner Dale Rucklos reminded me of the fracturing that occurred during the last presidential election which pitted friend against friend because of political party and who one was voting for. On Facebook, the rash of “unfriending” simply because of party politics and disagreements was massive. People who would cheerfully sit at the table, chatting and drinking coffee together suddenly walked past one another in social settings. The natural mingling and discussions of those who were
once face-to-face friends with different opinions began disintegrating. This disintegration may be destroying some people’s capacity to see things from other points of view, to have reasonable discussions about the world and what direction things are going, to learn about differing views. I am not attacking Facebook or other social media, I think there is a vital role those things play in our lives. Recently I asked, on my Facebook page, what Facebook means to my friends. The answers were overwhelmingly positive – about keeping in touch, connecting with friends and family across the world and even a way to net-
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work with people in the same profession, namely teachers. “I love that I can keep in contact with my family members who are far away, find ones that I haven’t connected with in years, and connect with some of my past clients as well,” was the response from my real estate agent. “It means staying in touch with friends and family thousands of miles away at times, a place to vent, a place to learn, a place to grow and a place to create memories,” said another friend. And a longtime friend is now retired from teaching and has lived in Indonesia for many years, Bruce wrote: “It means I can keep in touch with teachers, and especially, former students; most of us teachers always wonder about how the kids we taught turn out! Facebook helps a lot on this. Also, helps me to keep in contact with longtime friends, like you.” So, it is clear to me that part of the vital social media role is a double-edged sword, both connecting and divisive. There is something superficial about distant, typed conversations that we need to be conscious of, but also something gratifying in knowing how those old friends have lived and learned over time. We just must remind ourselves that nothing replaces face-to-face interaction. As human beings, we have to see and react to living faces and exchange and bounce our opinions off each other. It’s how we learn best.
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Some People May Think Too Much PLUG NICKEL Bobby Cowbones knows what the deal is. One day at a local café, a woman suddenly called out, “My daughter’s choking! She swallowed a nickel! Please, anyone, help!” Immediately a man at a nearby table rushed up to her and said he was experienced in these situations He calmly stepped over to the girl, then with no look of concern, wrapped his arms around her and squeezed. Out popped the nickel. The man returned to his table as if nothing had happened. “Thank you!” the mother cried. “Tell me, are you a doctor?” “No,” the man replied. “I work for the IRS.”
A LITTLE TROUBLE Geerichard has found a bit of trouble to share. Do you ever wake up, kiss the person sleeping beside you, and feel glad that you are alive? I just did and apparently will not be allowed on this airline again.
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THE POOP AND THE PARK RANGER Jim Duchene’s brother might be in trouble. It’s always a learning experience. I remember the time my brother told me he was hiking and ran into a park ranger. “What’re those bells you’re wearing around your ankles?” the park ranger asked. “They’re to scare away bears,” my brother answered. “When they hear the tinkling, it gives them a heads up, and they’ll leave the area.” The park ranger nodded his head thoughtfully. “Is that so?” he commented, rubbing his chin. He walked with my brother for a while, and the two of them came to an area of the trail which several
wild animals had used as a bathroom. There were scattered piles of animal poop all around. “Can you tell which dropping came from a bear?” the park ranger asked him. “No,” my brother admitted. “Which one?” The park ranger smiled. “The one with the bells in it,” he said.
GLASS HOUSE Prinnie McCourt is thinking about starry skies and sunny days. I would love to live in a glass house. Or at least one with a glass roof. It would be like camping in a Plexiglas tent: being sheltered and having access to the beauties of nature, all in one. In our mobile home we do have skylights, four of them, strategically located in the kitchen, living room, and in both bathrooms. My favorite is in the tiny windowless guest bathroom where you can now read during the day without turning on the light. The whole room glows like an undersea chamber, full of
soft, diffused illumination. And if this flickers off for a second, it’s the shadow of a passing bird, not an electrical outage. Of course, I’ve heard how glass houses attract rocks. Maybe, maybe not. But I know for certain skylights can attract the curious and the hungry. One morning we heard impatient tapping on the clear plastic cover over the skylight in the kitchen, directly above our cereal and toast. A beady eyed roadrunner was determined to remove the invisible obstacle between her and our breakfast. I love our portals to the sky, which is why I wish I could convert our roof (and ceiling) into one giant skylight. I know the metaphor glass ceiling conjures up visions of subtle limitations and barriers. But an actual ceiling of clear glass, or plastic, would accomplish just the opposite. It would open up the natural world from inside your home, luring even a “couch potato” out to partake of the ‘real thing,’ while al-
lowing the ‘house bound’ to continue enjoying nature’s beauty. We live on 25 acres in the Chihuahuan Desert, so I don’t worry about privacy issues. We’re miles from the nearest town, so the chance of a high-rise popping up next to us (complete with resident “Peeping Toms” or “Nosy Parkers”) is quite low. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to lie in bed or on the recliner and watch the lightening scribble graffiti across the sky, or on clear nights enjoy constellations and shooting stars? And the only hovering craft would be the humming birds waiting for the orioles to leave the bird feeder. We could stretch out and contemplate clouds morphing into giraffes and dragons, or watch vultures surf the thermals. As long as our prayers for no hail are answered, a glass house, or roof, fitted with remote controlled shades, would fulfill my dreams to have access to shelter, and the great outdoors, all at the same time.
Letters to the Editor Heinrich should drop bill Dear Editor: New Mexicans who care about their national parks and public lands resources need to be aware that Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is touting a bill that is literally both a snare and a delusion — and Sen. Martin Heinrich is a cosponsor. First, the delusion. A backlog of deferred maintenance needs at areas of the National Park System has been growing through several administrations. The cost of the total backlog nationally was estimated to be $11.6 billion at the end of Fiscal Year 2017. New Mexico’s share of that comes to $123,362,733 needed to bring roads and buildings and other facilities up to snuff for ever — growing numbers of visitors. The identified need is greatest at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, where $46,819,348 is needed. Every one of the 15 NPS areas in New Mexico needs $1 million in funds for deferred maintenance, with Chaco Culture National Historical Park next largest at $17,156,313 and Bandelier National Monument just behind at $16,356,529. Sec. Zinke recently did a CNN op — ed with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to tout the National Park Restoration Act (S.2509), recently introduced by Sen. Alexander with seven cosponsors, including Sen. Heinrich. This bill purports to address the NPS deferred maintenance backlog by earmarking funds from the government’s energy development revenues — leasing public lands for coal, energy and mineral exploitation — until FY 2027. That’s the delusion — money will be generated to fix up the parks. Here’s the snare — it can only
happen by increased corporate exploitation of the marketable natural resources on the public lands and in the end, it will probably produce nothing at all. Do the math. The bill says the money will only be transferred to the NPS after a certain threshold is reached in energy development revenues. For FY 2019, for example, that threshold is $8 billion. The total of such receipts was $7.1 billion in FY 2017. So, for any money to be generated to attack the backlog in FY 2019, the oil and gas leasing revenues will have to increase by 7.1 percent! And the bill’s graduated schedule sets the threshold higher and higher, so in FY 2027, the minimum income from energy development has to be $9.4 billion — almost one — third more than it is today! Oh, and the bill also says that, if the threshold is exceeded in a given year, only 50 percent of that overage will go to the NPS for deferred maintenance. In the end, if S.2509 is enacted, it is highly unlikely that ANY money will ever make its way into NPS coffers to be used to fix roads or facilities in New Mexico’s NPS areas. We can be certain, however, that the delusion of doing that will be widely proclaimed as a justification for more leasing of the public lands within New Mexico for corporate exploitation of oil, gas, coal and mineral resources that belong to us all. And guess who will pay for reclamation and for mitigation of environmental impacts after the profits have been made and the companies are gone? New Mexico’s taxpayers! There is another bill that will do a much better job of addressing the park maintenance backlog, one that doesn’t depend on expanding the digging and drilling of public lands. That is S.751, introduced a year ago by Sen. Mark
Warner (D-VA). Sen. Alexander is one of the 19 cosponsors of this bill; Sen. Heinrich is not. Warner’s bill, the National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017, straightforwardly takes existing “mineral revenues” (equivalent to “energy development revenues”) and transfers them to the NPS for use on the backlog. It does so on a regular schedule from FY 2018 through FY 2047 until a total of more than $11 billion has been made available (without further Congressional action) to the NPS. No thresholds, no 50%, no use as a bait to spur more digging and drilling! I hope others in New Mexico will join me in urging Sen. Heinrich to drop his cosponsorship of the snare and delusion that is S. 2509. Instead, he and the rest of the New Mexico delegation should be working to get S. 751 (the Warner bill) enacted so that it can be starting to bolster our economy with improved recreation resources. Tom Vaughan, Silver City
Looking for a sustainable plan Editor’s note: This letter consists of informal comments to the Gila National Forest in response to their recent release of the “Revised Preliminary Draft Revised Forest Plan.” The comments are focused primarily on regional climate issues and their impact on the Forest Planning process as submitted by Silver City Resident Mike Fugagli. The theoretical loss of a stable climate has been a burden to me personally for many years. With Aldo Leopold’s “world of wounds” clearly in mind, I have watched my whole adult life, as a conservation biologist, as my Government and
its Agencies, despite their knowledge of probable future climate changes, have supported an optimistic laissez-faire, market-directed ideology over a more cautionary path based on anticipatory planning, and adaptive management. The outcome is now clear: anthropogenic climate forcing has ended humanity’s 10,0000 old year era of climate stability. It’s a human tragedy of monumental proportion, and it clearly threatens human life, liberty, property, the sustainability of public trust resources, as well as the rights of our children and future generations to an environmentally equitable future. The predicted effects of climate change in coming decades on the American southwest, including the greater Gila region, are staggering. There is a clear scientific consensus that the climate envelopes for many of our least resilient species and ecosystems in the Gila region may be exceeded by the end of the current century. As a husband, father, and U.S. citizen, the fact that this tragedy has been allowed to happen leaves me feeling substantially injured and tread upon. To have that magnitude of threat now held over our public trust resources – our forests and woodlands — like a guillotine, and to have our constitutionally protected concept of inter-generational equity so irreparably injured leaves me feeling almost speechless. It’s not a fun place to be, and I know that it puts the USDA Forest Service in a very awkward position, as well. “Sustainability,” the central concept that governs The Forest Service’s multiple-use mandate, is rapidly losing its meaning as your baseline conditions recede swiftly behind you in the rear-view mirror. So, sadly, are terms like “native” and “natural community”; a
hard thing for a long-time conservation biologist, like me, to admit, but thus is the reality of climate change. You cannot manage to an historic range of variability that no longer exists. It is no longer sustainability that can be achieved – that ship has sailed – but rather it is the more meaningful concept of resiliency that must guide your actions now. What meaning sustainability still has as a management objective is tied to the continued presence or absence of those fundamental ecological processes that we know underpin the health and vigor of all ecosystems. Working in crisis-mode to protect and restore principal ecological processes like soil formation, soil retention, water storage, trophic cascades, natural hydrologic regimes, and the presence of keystone species, is the clear remedy for the now irreparable injustice of this unprecedented crisis. The public has a right to be told clearly that you are managing a landscape in crisis, and that your ability to sustainably provide goods and services is in serious jeopardy because you are no longer managing ecological systems within their historic range of variability. The public needs to know that without a stable climate system, or a stable ecological baseline, increasing uncertainty is complicating decision-making, making the precautionary principal even more applicable. In the Gila, the long-term persistence of many of these habitat-restricted species may depend entirely on the topographic richness of the landscape, and the availability of micro-climatic refugial areas characterized by local climates that are significantly
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Fort Bayard Film Series From the Native American point of view
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he Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society will be holding an eight-part Summer Film Series, running on Thursday evenings from June 28Aug. 16. “The Spirit of the Human Being: Indigenous Peoples’ Survival through Humor and Tragedy” examines the turbulent, tragic, and yet resilient history of Native Americans, seen through Native American eyes. The series features both documentary and theatrical productions, around this theme. The Historical Preservation Society series was developed and will be introduced weekly by Joe Saenz, of the Chihenne Apache. June 28: “Reel Injun”
July 5: “Rumble” July 12: “Elijah” July 19: “Lozen: Apache Woman Warrior” July 26: “Wind River” Aug. 2: “Apache Warriors” Aug. 9: “We Shall Remain” Aug. 16: “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” All showings are at the Santa Clara Armory, located north of US Highway 180, just across from the Village of Santa Clara. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and showings begin at 7. The films are free to the public, and economically priced concessions are available. Donations are welcome. Anyone desiring more information can contact Doug Dinwiddie at 388-4862 or Cecilia Bell at 388-4477.
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ew Mexico MainStreet has selected the Hidalgo County town of Rodeo to participate in MainStreet's Frontier Communities Initiative. The Frontier Communities Initiative serves New Mexico's rural communities, less than 7,500 in population, through catalytic economic development projects that have substantial impact on job creation, business development, leveraging of private sector reinvestment, and/or enhancement of the community's economic environment. "The Frontier Communities Initiative is an innovative way to create positive economic impact in rural New Mexico communities," said Economic Development Secretary Matt Geisel. New Mexico MainStreet will provide architectural and design
assistance to support the preservation and restoration of the deteriorating historic adobe building that currently houses the Chiricahua Gallery. The preservation and prevention of further deterioration to the building is essential to the community as the gallery is a critical economic driver in southwestern New Mexico, supporting 42 artisan businesses and averages 1,800 visitors a year. Business owners and local stakeholders will use the designs and training assistance to begin reviving the historic storefronts and spur additional property investment. For more information about the Frontier Communities Program, contact Daniel Gutierrez, at 505827-0151, or email daniel.gutierrez2@state.nm.us, or visit the website at www.nmmainstreet.org.
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continued from page 6 cooler and wetter than regional averages. My hope is that the Final Draft Revised Forest Plan will clearly make the identification, long-term monitoring, and protective management of these special areas the highest priority. I am mindful that I was one of the lucky ones; I was blessed with an ecological education. I understand the drama and complexity associated with the present moment. Still, as the Forest Planning
Team moves forward toward the development of the Draft Revised Forest Plan, I believe that the best way to deal with that complexity is to remember the simple words of Roger Tory Peterson, my hometown hero, and one of the 20th Century’s greatest naturalists: “We, alone of all creatures, have it within our power to ravage the world or make it a garden.” Mike Fugagli Silver City
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Nichole Trushell shows the useful fibers from the banana yucca leaf. Nichole will present the “Plants and People” station at Stroll through History in Hillsboro on June 16. Other presentations will include mining, ranching, blacksmithing and a presentation on Hillsboro Historical Society’s plans for their outdoor museum displays.
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16. The museum is developing an outdoor component which includes a working blacksmith, historic adobe water tower, as well as mining, ranching and ethnobotany areas. Area history presentations will rotate all evening and music, snacks and cold drinks are available. The museum is located at 3 Carro Lane, just off Highway 152. Hillsboro Historical Society volunteers Nichole Trushell and her husband, Steve Morgan, developed a conceptual landscape plan for the area behind the museum that is in the process of becoming an outdoor museum. Morgan is retired from a career in landscape architecture and Trushell directed a natural history education center and bring their expertise to the plan.
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Schedule of Events July 3 7:30 p.m.: Electric 5K & Onemile Fun Run starts at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave. For race details contact the Las Cruces Running Club at www.lascrucesrunningclub.com 9 p.m.: The Electric Light Parade on Solano Avenue (Begins at Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid
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July 4 6 p.m.: Jefferson Starship (Classic Rock) 8 p.m.: Dennis DeYoung and the Music Of Styx (Classic Rock) 9:45 p.m.: Fireworks display Gates open at 4 p.m. Food vendors will be on site. No grilling, personal fireworks, alcohol, RV’s or overnight parking will be allowed. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 575-541-2550. For information relating to NMSU, contact Marketing and Communications at 575-646-5981.
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he Silver City Museum is closed to the public through June 6 as it changes out exhibits, but the museum store is maintaining regular hours during this period. The museum is reinstalling the popular interactive Victorian Parlor exhibition in the Ailman House section of the museum. Also, the next special exhibition in the Dodge Gallery is Contemporary Casta Portraiture: Nuestra “Calidad,” by Delilah Montoya. The exhibition will open at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 15, and be on view until Sept. 30, 2018.The first look at the exhibition will be a special opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, June 15. For a sneak peek at Silver City
Museum Society Store, the exhibition Contemporary Casta Portraiture: Nuestra “Calidad,” features a companion catalog published by Arte Publico Press that includes the portraits and an essay by Delilah Montoya, professor of photography and digital media with the School of the Art, University of Houston as well as other related materials. The catalog is available for purchase in the Silver City Museum Society Store now in advance of the exhibition opening. Admission to the museum is free; suggested donation $5. For more information, contact the museum at 575-538-5921, info@ silvercitymuseum.org, or go to the museum’s website. www.silvercitymuseum.org.
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IREC teams and spectators search the sky above the Spaceport America Vertical Launch Area (VLA) for a recently launched competitive rocket as it comes down. For safety, everyone looks for rockets, chutes and payloads as they approach the ground, then points as items are spotted. (Photos by Elva K. Österreich)
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he second Annual Spaceport America Cup will be held June 19-23. This is an intercollegiate rocket launch competition in various categories at two altitudes: 10,000 feet and 30,000 feet. This year there will also be about six non-competitive teams that will try for 100,000 feet. Last year there were more than 1,100 students and faculty consisting of 91 different teams. The event is designed around the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition for student rocketry teams from all over the country and around the world. With over 110 teams from colleges and universities in 11 countries, 2017 was the competition’s biggest year yet. Students launched solid, liquid, and hybrid rockets to target altitudes. “They were drawn by the opportunity to collaborate and compete at a world-class spaceport facility and they represented the best and brightest from more than 70 higher learning institutions located all across the USA and around the world,” said Chief Executive Officer Daniel Hicks. “I was truly impressed with some of our future space industry workforce at last year’s event. I was also impressed with the sponsors from many big space companies – they had some very energetic recruiting efforts throughout the week.” This year the Second Annual Spaceport America Cup will occur June 19-23. During the first day an opening ceremony and team presentations/judging take place at the Las Cruces Convention Center. Wednesday through Saturday is integration and launch at the Spaceport America Vertical Launch Area. An Awards Ceremony Saturday night wraps up the event back at the Las Cruces Convention Center. Blue Origin Senior Vice President Robert Meyerson is this year’s special guest speaker. According to a press release, Meyerson has overseen the steady growth of Blue Origin since 2003, evolving a 10-person
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Studio Tour Lincoln County Art Loop Two Deer Gourd Art
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he 23rd annual Lincoln County Art Loop Studio Tour will be from 10 a.m.5 p.m. daily July 6-8. This year’s tour offers many new artists as well as one artist who has been in the tour since the beginning. Art Loop began as a creative venture among artists 23 years ago and continues as one of the most successful studio tours in Southern New Mexico. Set in the cool mountains of Ruidoso and Lincoln County participants are invited to follow the map and visit the artists in their studios, many of whom will be demonstrating their craft for the days. At each studio visitors are asked to fill out a survey form which makes the guest eligible for a drawing for an art gift. In addition, that same form will be entered into a drawing for one of the gift certificates donated by tour sponsors. Prizes include two tickets to a performance of
Steve and Madeline Sabo open their studio to art lovers for the days of the studio tour in Lincoln County.
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VIRUS THEATER presents...
A WEASEL in the HEN HOUSE or...
Ladies A’ Peril
A Bawdy Melodrama of Good, Evil, & Meteorological Events
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Byron Ripley on tuba, Zoltan Szekely on guitar and voice and Fernando Garavito on the drums make up Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers. (Courtesy Photo)
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oming to Southern New Mexico, Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers will be performing their quirky musical style at several locations in June. Hitting two venues on June 8, they will play noon-3 p.m. at Sparky’s in Hatch and at 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theater with Alison Reynolds, in Las Cruces. Then It’s up to Alamogordo on June 9 to play the Flickinger Center for the Arts Tailgate Concert Series, at 7 p.m. Group leader and songwriter Zoltan Szekely describes the band’s style as “fun, family-friendly, goofy and weird.” He said the band writes a number of novelty songs. Promoting their new CD, “Mad as a Hatter,” the band will be traveling all over the Midwest he said. They will hit Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Albuquerque with the new tour. New Mexico has been Szekely’s home for about 20 years he said. He lives in Albuquerque. The great weather, and great nature all around make it a beautiful place to live.
He’s been making music with his band for close to a decade, he said. “I write all the music,” Szekely said. “It’s really a great joy for me.” Inspiration comes to him in bursts, sometimes from dreams, many times from his children. “A lot of times I wake up very early,” he said. “In my head is something I’ve been dreaming about really weird that I think that would make a great song. Sometimes my kids will say something really off the wall. I work myself up about it, get excited about an idea. I work myself into a songwriting frenzy and out pops a song.” For example, Szekley said his son, now 6, and daughter, now 4, were always asking for cheese. “My son was always saying something about cheese this and cheese that and I asked him if he thought I should write a cheese song and he said yes,” Szekley said. “I submitted the song to a cheese festival in Wisconsin and was invited in Wisconsin to play the song.” Other songs in the bands repertoire include “Heartless Man,” “Old Fashioned Peepin’ Tom,” Pickin
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University Art Gallery project solicits fabric
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he University Art Gallery at New Mexico State University is hosting a community art project with artist John Garret for the production of three distinct quilts that will be constructed through July 14 in the gallery at 1390 E. University Avenue. The building will be open from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Members of the community are invited to participate by contributing fabric from their clothing, household fabrics, even old dishtowels or curtains and sewing scraps. All materials, colors and designs are welcome, and the fabric can be from any time period. “Participants will use their distinct styles and fashions to help construct the quilts and bring the visual narrative of Las Cruces to a wide audience through the completion of this communal work in the UAG,” said Marisa Sage, director of the gallery. “What do you have in your closet that you never dared to part with, but is no longer wearable, for whatever reason? Bring it out, donate it to Community Quilt, and have it represent you in perpetuity.” The event will run during the UAG’s “Here & Now” regional juried exhibition through July 14 and at the Las Cruces Museum of Art through July 21. “Here and Now” includes works created by artists living and working within a 150mile radius of Las Cruces. Paintings, prints, photographs, video, ceramics and sculpture highlight the diverse approaches to creative expression found in Southern New
Members of the community are invited to participate in the process by contributing fabric for a community art project at the University Art Gallery at New Mexico State University with artist John Garret for the production of three distinct quilts, through July 14. (Courtesy photo)
Mexico and West Texas. The gallery will host a joint opening reception for both shows from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 1. There will be a free shuttle between the museum and the UAG from 5-7:30 p.m. Artist John Garrett will host a community day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the University Art Gallery with a design workshop for kids from 1-2 p.m. He will host another community day at the Las Cruces Museum of Art during the farmers market from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your fabric. Garrett’s community day is in conjunction with the new 10-10 Arts Hop series. Through the 10-10 Arts Hop, the UAG is partnering with local participating galleries and arts organizations from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. for 12 hours of art in Las Cruces every second Saturday. Jasmine Woodul may be reached at 575-646-2545, artglry@nmsu.edu.
Pecans,” and “Duke of Fluke,” all written by Szekley himself. The best part of live performance is the connection with the audience, he said. “It’s kind of like an adventure,” he said. “You never know what’s going to happen or who you’re going to meet. I really enjoy trying to connect and when my music connects with people, it’s great.” More of Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers can be found at zoltanszkly. wixsite.com/zoltanorkestar.
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owriders are on display in Mesilla. The Doña Arts Council (DAAC), 1740 Calle de Mercado, is hosting a photography exhibit on loan from the New Mexico State History Museum archives focusing on the art of the lowrider car. The exhibit opens
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Tuesday, June 5 and runs through Monday, June 25, including during the Saturday, June 9, 10 – 10 Arts Hop. This exhibit also has inspired a special concert and car show event, Dale Gas! to celebrate with music, dance, food and cars on June 22. A lowrider is defined as a car that is lowered, painted with intricate, colorful designs, rolls on wire-spoke wheels with whitewall tires, and fitted with hydraulic or air bag systems that allow the vehicle to be raised or lowered at the flip of a switch. Lowrider shows and parades feature elaborately decorated cars that bounce like a rubber ball or can be raised on just one side. Lowriders have been around since the early part of the postWorld War II era. They first gained popularity in Southern California, and by the 1970s, Mexican-American lowriders were commonly seen cruising Whittier Blvd. in the barrio of Los Angeles. With a slogan of “low and slow,” the proud owners of the elaborately decorated and technically enhanced vehicles cruised to see and be seen. The culture of lowriders spread around California and then gained popularity around the country. The iconic song “Low Rider,” which came out in 1975 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, may have been many people’s first introduction to lowrider culture. An early version of Lowrider Magazine was launched about that time and later foundered, but is now going strong. The magazine’s website features articles about lowrider cars and bikes, technology, art, and even food re-
lated to the lowrider culture. “This is a celebration of the art form of these cars,” said DAAC Executive Director Kathleen Albers. “That’s what we’re trying to promote, elevate, and embrace. The exhibit will also provide education about lowrider cars and the people who create them. These people invest thousands of dollars in their cars. They’re pieces of art.” The Lowriders, Hoppers and Hot Rods photography exhibit to be displayed at the Arts & Cultural Center at the Doña Ana Arts Council is curated by the state of New Mexico, featuring photographs through the decades of these specialized cars. The exhibit will be on display until June 25 from 9 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Friday but also opening for the Second Saturday 10-10 arts hop from 4-7 p.m. June 9. On Friday, June 22, the arts council will host a celebration of the lowrider culture with a party on the courtyard next to their Arts & Cultural Center. The event’s theme is “Dale Gas,” which translates as “give it gas!” or “step on it!” It begins at 5:30 p.m., with two car clubs, The Imperials and the Good Times Car Club, exhibiting 15 lowrider cars. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase from Paisano’s Restaurant on the patio or inside the restaurant. The enormously popular cumbia band from Mexico, Jarabe Mexico, will perform from 8:30-10:15 p.m. Ticket holders can visit the car show and photography exhibit and enjoy the music and dancing. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and are available at the DAAC office or online at www. daarts.org. For information call 575-523-6403. (Photo by Jack Parsons)
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A detail from “Flying in Spite of it All,” by Michael Goettee, June guest artist at Virtu Gallery in Socorro. (Courtesy Photo)
works from 22 artists, including Giesen’s “Desert Dunes,” and will be on display at Tansey Contemporary in Santa Fe, through June 17. The exhibition will then travel to Denver, where it will be on display at Tansey Contemporary Denver July 7 through Aug. 5. If you’ve not seen Linda’s work, please stop by the gallery (easy to find on Socorro’s historic plaza). Or simply view her work on the web at www.vertuarts.com. Speaking of the web, Vertu has just launched a brand-new WooCommerce-enabled website. Check it out, especially the new events page. We think you’ll like it. Create an account and maintain your own wish list, or join the mailing list and be kept up to date
on our many events. Speaking of events, put June 8 on your calendar. Well known Western artist Michael Goettee is flying in from Georgia and bringing with him his latest work, “Flying in Spite Of It All.” We’ll have a catered reception for him from 6 to 8 p.m. June 8. He’ll have with him a few signed and numbered giclée prints of his “Western Stories,” as used as the banner for the Western Writers of America convention in Las Vegas, Nevada in June 2013 and on the cover of their August 2013 issue of “Roundup” magazine. More info about the gallery and our artists is available at www. vertuarts.com. Please check the website for directions and hours. Prescott C. Grey is the general manager of Socorro’s Vertu Fine Art Gallery and may be reached at pgrey@vertuarts.com.
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Columbus illustrate the resonance of the Bracero program in southern New Mexico. Deming sculptor Diana LeMarbe learned of the Braceros program from friend and mentor Velva Hurt, whose family had first-hand experience with the program and employed braceros on their farms. The exhibit features sculptural works by LeMarbe accompanied by paintings by Las Cruces artist Jeri Desrochers and historical research of Raymond Cobos as well as photographs from the Smithsonian Collection. The exhibit will run through Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Branigan Cultural Center at 501 North Main St. in Las Cruces. For more information contact Diana LeMarbe at 575-544-7708 or Jeri Desrochers at jeri@jerisstudio.com.
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Latin culture through traditional activities, children’s workshops, music and dance performances and, for the first time ever this year, a film and discussion series. With Darren Cordova y Calor headlining ¡Fiesta Latina! and National Heritage Fellow Eva Ybarra, who is known by as La Reina del Acordeón (The Queen of the Accordion), in the lineup, ¡Fiesta Latina! features nightly concerts and several live afternoon performances. The event also provides Central American artists an opportunity to share their cultures and goods with those of us north of the border. Vendors include representatives from women’s cooperatives and artists working to preserve ancient traditions, methods and materials, such as Don Habacuc Avendano, a Mixtec master weaver in coastal Oaxaca, who works to save the endangered purpura pansa snail, the world’s only source of tixinda, the Mixtec people’s sacred purple dye. Attendees can get handson at ¡Fiesta Latina! through a community-building workshop on Saturday, too. Patricia Castillo of Taller Artesanal de Don Alfonso Castillo Orta and Paul Jolet are creating a clay Árbol de la Vida (Tree of Life), and the
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10 a.m.-6 p.m.: Artisan Mercado includes more than 40 Artisans from all over Mexico, demonstrations, musica and a children’s activity tent as well as food booths with traditional Mexican fare and spirits. 4:30 p.m.: Transcending Borders film “Taller Artesanal de Don Alfonso Castillo Orta – An Introduction to the Unique Creative Process of the Castillo Family” (Parotti Hall) 6:30 p.m.: Artisans presented with fiesta Latina certificates/sponsor thank you. 7 p.m.: Dance with Nosotros & the Santa Rueda Salsa Dancers. Salsa lessons throughout the evening. Tickets $10 public will use that foundation to build a Community Tree of Life that represents our region’s landscape and way of life. To build global relationships and honor Latin traditions, ¡Fiesta Latina! is introducing a fivepart film and discussion series this year. Five of the more than two dozen visiting Central American artisans will appear for Q & A sessions after screenings of documentaries about their work and their families. Events take place at Old James Stadium on the WNMU Campus in Silver City. For more information visit fiestalatina.org or call 575-538-6469.
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Cheerful arts and crafts are sold at the Artisan Mercado during ¡Fiesta Latina! in Silver City at Western New Mexico University.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Artisan Mercado 10:30 a.m.: Huacha Tournament. $25 to join in 10:30 a.m.: Transcending Borders film “El Maestro del Arte Don Roberto Ruiz: Su Vida Sigue junto con Su Arte.” (Parotti Hall)
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lamogordo is slowly but surely becoming a quilters’ destination. The Ninth Annual Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts welcomes world-renowned quilter, artist and musician Ricky Tims this year. Perennial Australian visitor, photographer, author, tutor and quilter Pam Holland; nationally known quilter, teacher, and textile artist Sue Rasmussen from California; and international travelers Quilters de Mexico will also be at the SNMFQ in Alamogordo June 20-23. Ten years ago, the original idea for the festival was hatched during a Pam Holland visit with an Alamogordo friend. The SNMFQ has subsequently blossomed into a full three-day celebration of quilting, textile art and charity event. Thousands of dollars have been raised over the years to support various youth and children’s programs in Otero County. The event takes place at the Otero County Fairgrounds and the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts downtown. Classes will be June 20-23, and the public event will be Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23. A special musical concert headlining Tims will be held on Friday, June 22 as part of the Festival.
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Most quilters have instant name recognition of this award winning, multi-talented artist. Tims is a world-renowned TIMS quilting celebrity and inspirational educator. He will be conducting his unique educational and inspirational classes at the 2018 Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts. A lifelong passion for music predates Ricky’s quilting successes. He began formal music lessons at the age of three, and he is a pianist, conductor, composer, arranger, music producer, and performing artist. His music is neither classical, new age, pop, nor world, and yet it could fall under any of those classifications. He will share his musical talents in concert at 7 p.m. Friday night, June 22, at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts. Tims’s music can be sampled at www.rickytims.com.
Pam Holland Frequently visiting a local Alamogordo quilting friend, Pam Holland grew to love the stark beauty of this HOLLAND community in Southern New Mexico. Asked to present a lecture for the Alamogordo First National Bank’s “Lunch and Learn” series, she readily agreed. The quilt she talked about “1776, Heritage, Heartache and Happiness,” was the winner of the coveted Best of Show at the Houston International Quilt Show and on display in Alamogordo along with many of her other award winning quilts. Almost 10 years ago, Holland agreed to lend her talent, time and name to help make the dream of a local quilting event in Alamogordo a reality. Her only request was that the proceeds be used to benefit the children of the community. It is no wonder that children would be her focus as Holland and her husband Keith have, in addition to their three biological children, 12 adopted children from around the world. The family, including 26 grandchildren, lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Holland, known also for her photography, will hold classes at the SNMFQ to share how what she sees through the lens of her camera evolves into a quilt. Students will use illustration, thread painting, color, quilting and technology to expand their quilting into art and learn to bring the world into their quilts. Holland’s blog, “I am Pam,” can be found at www.iampamholland. com.
Sue Rasmussen Three years ago nationally acclaimed quilter and Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival Judge’s Award RASSMUSSEN winner Sue Rasmussen flew in from California to join Holland in sharing her extraordinary talents in the classes she teaches during this event. Rasmussen loves to inspire her class participants to stretch beyond traditional confinements
through quick methods of paper foundation piecing, machine pieced landscapes, and free motion quilting. Her classes on free motion quilting give students the techniques and confidence to tackle the final quilting process. Rasmussen is online at www. suerasmussenquilts.com.
Quilters de Mexico Joining the event again this year will be a spectacular display of quilts by Quilters de Mexico. Their current travelling display of quilts, recently displayed throughout Australia, represents the growing interest in quilting throughout Mexico. Lourdes Cruz and Eduardo Ramirez Cato accompany the display and will be on hand to answer any questions. This will be the third year Quilters de Mexico can be found at www. quiltersdemexico.com. The Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts has grown from a two-day event in 2010 to 2018’s three-day event filled with classes, quilt displays, a variety of vendors (not only quilting related), and a musical evening. Handcrafted items including woodworking, baskets, unique jewelry, and custom-made shoes, among other items give the event a festive feeling. Specialty machine dealers representing a wide variety of equipment manufacturers will set up machines, including embroidery and long-arm machines, for demonstration. Come test drive the machine of your dreams and take one home with you. Doors open at the Otero County Fairgrounds to general admission on June 22. Cost is $7 per day or $10 for two-day pass. The Alamogordo Mustang Club, and the Golden Gears vintage car club will display their rides Saturday and Sunday. A food court is available on the premises. Quilters wishing to enter quilts can do so between 9 a.m. and noon June 21. For requirements and additional information on how to enter visit www.snmfq. com, the official SNMFQ website. For information not available on the website contact Rainee Mackewich at Rainee.mackewich@fnb4u.com or by phone at 575-437-4880.
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We strongly recommend gallery patrons call locations first as gallery hours are subject to change and do so often. Contact Desert Exposure at 575-680-1978 or editor@desertexposure.com to update listings. All area codes are 575 unless indicated otherwise. Silver City Alaska Mudhead Studio-Gallery, 371 Camino de Viento in Wind Canyon. By appointment, Letha Cress Woolf, potter, 907-783-2780. Anthony Howell Studio, 200 W. Market St. 574-2827. By appointment only. [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. Seventh St., 5383333, aspace.studiogallery@ gmail. com. Barbara Nance Gallery & Stonewalker Studio, 105 Country Road, 534-0530. By appointment. Stone, steel, wood and paint. Sculpture path. www. barbaraNanceArt.com. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, second location at 60 Bear Mountain Road, 534-8671. Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. www. bluedomegallery. com. The Cliffs Studio & Gallery, 205 N. Lyon St., corner of Yankie and Lyon streets, 520-622- 0251. By appointment. Common Ground, 102 W. Kelly, 5342087. Open by appointment. Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Trail in Arenas Valley, 12-3 p.m. Monday, or by appointment, 706-533- 1897, www. victoriachick.com. Creative Hands Roadside Attraction Art Gallery, 106 W. Yankie St. 303-9165045. Elemental Artisans, by appointment only, 215-593-6738. Finn’s Gallery, 300 N. Arizona St., 406790-0573 Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 College Ave., WNMU, 538-6517. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday. The Glasserie Studio and Store, 106 E. College Ave., 590-0044. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Guadalupe’s, 505 N. Bullard, 535- 2624. Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Contemporary art ranging from realism to abstraction in a variety of media. www.LeybaIngallsARTS.com, LeybaIngallsART@zianet.com. Lloyd Studios, 306 W. Broadway St. 5901110. Sculpture, custom knives and swords. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Lois Duffy Art Studio, 211C N. Texas, 534-0822. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday or by appointment. Original paintings, cards and prints. www.loisduffy. com, loisduffy@ signalpeak.net. Lumiere Editions, 104 N. Texas St., 956-6369. Vintage and contemporary photography. Monday to Friday. The Makery, 206 N. Bullard St. 5901263. Freestyle weaving studio and school of fiber, book and paper arts, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Thursday to Monday, www.makerysvc.com. Manzanita Ridge, 107 N. Bullard St. 388-1158. Mariah’s Copper Quail Gallery, 211-A Texas St., corner of Yankie and Texas streets, 388-2646. Open 11 a.m. to 4
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Gallery Guide p.m. Tuesday – Thursday and Sunday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Fine arts and crafts. Mimbres Regional Arts Council Gallery, Wells Fargo Bank Bldg., 1201 N. Pope St. 538-2505, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday www.mimbresarts.org. Molly Ramolla Gallery & Framing, 203 N. Bullard, 538- 5538. www. ramollaart. com. Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile, 104 W. Broadway, 388-1811/313-2595, 8:30 -10 a.m. Monday to Friday. The Place at the Palace, at 201 N. Bullard St. 575-388-1368. Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., 534- 1136. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday or by appointment. info@ seedboatgallery.com. Studio Behind the Mountain, 23 Wagon Wheel Lane, 388- 3277. By appointment. www. jimpalmerbronze. com. Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., 5742493. By appointment. Syzgy Tile Gallery, 106 N. Bullard St., 388-5472. Tatiana Maria Gallery, 305 N. Bullard St. 388-4426. Tree Spirit Gallery, on-line only at www. cogan-cogan.com. 303-888-1358. 21 Latigo Trail, 941-387-8589. Sculpture by Barbara Harrison. By appointment only. Wild West Weaving, 211-D N. Texas, 313-1032, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, www. wildwestweaving.com. Wind Canyon Studio, 11 Quail Run Road off Hwy. 180, mile marker 107, 5742308, 619-933-8034. Louise Sackett, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and by appointment. Wynnegate Gallery, 1105 W. Market Street, 575-534-9717, noon – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, also open for Red Dot Tour, artist showings and by appointment. Yada Tada Yarn, 621 N. Bullard St. 3883350. Zoe’s Studio/Gallery, 305 N. Cooper St., 654-4910. By chance or appointment. Pinos Altos Pinos Altos Art Gallery-Hearst Church Gallery, 14 Golden Ave. Pinos Altos, 574-2831. Open late-April to early October. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays,. Mimbres Chamomile Connection, 3918 U.S. Highway 35, 536-9845. Lynnae McConaha. By appointment. Kate Brown Pottery and Tile, HC 15 Box 1335, San Lorenzo, 5369935, katebrown@gilanet.com, www.katebrownpottery.com. By appointment. Bayard Kathryn Allen Clay Studio, 601 Erie St., 537-3332. By appointment. Northern Grant County Casitas de Gila, 50 Casita Flats Road,
Gila, 535-4455. By appointment. gallery@ casitasdegila. com, www. galleryatthecasitas.com. Deming Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold St., 546-3663. Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Gold Street Gallery, 112-116 S. Gold St., 546-8200. Open noon-4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Orona Art Studio, 546-4650. By appointment. lyntheoilpainter@ gmail. com, www.lynorona.com. Reader’s Cove Used Books & Gallery, 200 S. Copper, 544-2512. Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Photography by Daniel Gauss. Studio LeMarbe, 4025 Chaparral SE, 544-7708. By appointment. Columbus Village of Columbus Library, 112 Broadway, 531-2612, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Rodeo Chiricahua Gallery, 5 Pine St., 557-2225. Open daily except Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hillsboro Barbara Massengill Gallery, 895-3377, open weekends and by appointment. Mesilla Doña Ana Arts Council Arts and Cultural Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado, Suites B and D, 523-6403, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Galeri Azul, Old Mesilla Plaza, 523-8783. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Galeria on the Plaza, 2310 Calle de Principal, 5269771. Daily 10 am.-6 p.m. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 522- 2933. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ouida Touchön Studio, 2615 Calle de Guadalupe, 635-7899. By appointment. ouida@ouidatouchon. com, www. ouidatouchon. com. The Potteries, 2260 Calle de Santiago, 524-0538, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Rokoko, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, 405-8877. Las Cruces Big Picture Gallery, 2001 Lohman Ave, Suite 109, 647-0508. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday to Friday. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar (intersection of Valley Drive and Taylor Road, open by appointment, 5232950. Camino Real Book Store and Art Gallery, 314 South Tornillo St. 5233988. Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cottonwood Gallery, 275 N. Downtown Mall (Southwest Environmental Center), 522-5552. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo, 541- 0658. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Justus Wright Galeria, 266 W. Court Ave., 526-6101, jud@delvalleprintinglc. com. 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Las Cruces Arts Association, Community Enterprise Center Building, 125 N. Main St. www. lacrucesarts.org. Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 541-2137. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tuesday to Friday; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday. Mesquite Art Gallery, 340 N. Mesquite St., 640-3502. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday to Friday; 2-5 p.m. Saturday. M. Phillip’s Fine Art Gallery, 221 N. Main St., 525-1367. New Dimension Art Works, 615 E. Piñon, 373-0043. By Appointment. NMSU University Art Gallery, Williams Hall, University Ave. east of Solano, 646-2545, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. Nopalito’s Galeria, 326 S. Mesquite, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Quillin Stephens Gallery, behind downtown Coas Books, 312-1064. By appointment only. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, 522-7281. Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment. Unsettled Gallery & Studio, 905 N. Mesquite, 635-2285, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday to Friday; 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment. Virginia Maria Romero Studio, 4636 Maxim Court, 644-0214. By appointment, agzromero@zianet.com, virginiamariaromero.com.
Ruidoso Art Ruidoso Gallery, 808-1133, artruidoso.com, 615 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, 11a.m.-5 p.m., ThursdaySunday. The Adobe, 2905 Sudderth Drive, 2575795, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. DJ’s Jewelry, 618 Carrizo Canyon Road, 630-1514, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Specializing in turquoise, Native American traditional, New Mexican contemporary and estate jewelry. Earth-N-Stone, 2117 Sudderth Drive, Suite 14, 257-2768, 808-1157. Gazebo Potters, 2117 Sudderth Drive No. 7, 808-1157. Pottery classes, workshops, wheel time, kiln firing and works by local potters. Josie’s Framery, 2917 Sudderth Drive, 257-4156. Framing, gallery representing regional artists and photographers. LongCoat Fine Art, 2801 Sudderth Drive, Suite D., 257-9102, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday Contemporary Masters and historical works of art. Mountain Arts, 2530 Sudderth Drive, 257-9748, www.mountainartsgallery.
com, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Tanner Tradition, 624 Sudderth Drive., 257-8675. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Quality Native American art and jewelry. Thunder Horse Gallery, 200 Mechem Drive, Suite 1, 257-3989. info@ thunderhorsegallery.com, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Bronze sculpture by Rory Combs, Sarinova glass and fine art. The White Dove, 2825 Sudderth Drive, No. A, 575-257-6609, 9:30 a.m-4 p.m. daily, Authentic Native American jewelry and artifacts. Kenneth Wyatt Galleries of Ruidoso, 2205 Sudderth Drive, 257-1529, www. kennethwyatt.com. Fine art by the Wyatt family. Ruidoso Downs Pinon Pottery, MM. 26465 U.S. Hwy. 70, 937-0873, 937-1822, www. pinonpottery.com. Pottery by Vicki Conley and other area artists, fine art by Anita Keegan and Virgil Stephens. Alamogordo Creative Designs Custom Framing & Gallery, 575-434-4420, 917 New York Ave. Patron’s Hall/Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 575-434-2202, 1110 New York Ave. Tularosa Horse Feathers, 318 Granado St. 575585-4407. Art, southwest furniture and decor. The Merc, 316 Granado St. 505- 2386469. Art gifts by regional artists, books. Capitan Heart of the Raven, 415 12th St., 937-7459, Functional and decorative pottery, classes. Carrizozo Malkerson Gallery 408, 408 12th St. in Carrizozo, 575-648-2598. Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography, 401 12th St. in Carrizozo, 575-9371489, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday to Monday; noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Exclusive exhibit venue for the winners of New Mexico Magazine’s photography contest and the largest photo gallery in the state. Lincoln Old Lincoln Gallery, 1068 Calle la Placita, across from the visitor’s center in Lincoln, 653- 4045. Coffee bar featuring 45 New Mexico artists, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday San Patricio Hurd La Rinconada, NM 281 U.S. Hwy. 70, 653-4331, www. wyethartists.com. Monday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Works by Peter Hurd, Henriette Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth and resident artist, Michael Hurd. White Oaks White Oaks Pottery, 445 Jicarilla Drive (three miles past White Oaks), 6482985. Daily, 10 a.m-5 p.m. Porcelain pottery by Ivy Heymann.
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SILVER CITY • The Place at the Palace opened a new exhibit May 26, 201 N. Bullard St., featuring Mark Bowen’s vibrant, petroglyph-style sculptures, Jo Thomas with glass mosaic totems and wall art, Denise Friedrick’s rustic iron sculptures, and Susan Rice’s stained glass works. Open to the public. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Info: 575-388-1368. • At Finn’s Gallery, 406 N. Bullard St., during the month of June, the boss will be away so check out what Deborah Hutchings is up to as she will be minding the gallery. Hutchings has new paintings in both oil and water color, new cards, magnets and mini paintings too. With Father’s Day coming soon, check out Myron Wentwerth’s bolo ties, and medallions featuring hand painted Mimbres style animals. Glenn Claire is displaying men’s southwestern Style jewelry using turquoise, coral, mother of pearl and Native American fetishes. Laurie Finnicum Wilson is premiering several styles of jewelry for summer as well as is featuring jewelry for the bride and her wedding party. For more information concerning special order jewelry at Finn’s Gallery call 406790-0573. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Info: 844-645-4213.
“This is Me,” artist Caleb Jimenez debuts at Copper Quail for June.
• Mariah’s Copper Quail Gallery, in Silver City’s historic art district at 211A N. Texas St. This month, the gallery introduces emerging artist, Caleb Jimenez, with his debut show, “This is Me.” which will run from June 3 through July 5. Each piece of this young artist’s portfolio tells a little part of his story. An opening reception welcomes the artist from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 8. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sundays, closed Mondays. Info:
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Upcoming area art happenings 575-388-2646. • Creative Hands Roadside Attraction Art Gallery, 106 W. Yankie St., features large pastel abstract paintings, mystic Southwest paintings on recovered metal, whimsical ceramics, re-purposed chairs for functional wall art, Smokin’ Hot Cigar Box Guitars, and more. Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; Monday and Tuesday by appointment. Info: 303-916-5045 or Roadside Attraction and Creative Hands on Facebook. • a)Sp...”A”©e Contemporary Studio•Art•Gallery, 110 West 7th St., is hosting “Abstractions” by artist Chris Lemme with a new sampling of recent resin paintings and “Dream Logic” by artist Ben Rico with new acrylic works on large canvasses. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Also available by appointment. Info: 575-538-3333.
ALAMOGORDO/ CLOUDCROFT/ TULAROSA • A reception for artist Bob Shepherd will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 15, at Creative Designs Custom Framing and Gallery, 917 N. New York Ave., Alamogordo. Bab ShepShepherd was an herd’s work is highlighted in account executive for Wrangler June at CusJeans for 30 years, tom Framing Sales and Gallery in winning Alamogordo Person of the Year five times. After retiring in 2011, he’s devoted his full energies to painting. Info: 575-4344420. • The Tunnel Stop Gallery is located approximately one mile
east of the tunnel on U.S. Highway 82 heading toward Cloudcroft. The gallery is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., seven days a week, year-round. There is a large garden room where many different classes are held year-round (jewelry, pottery, stained glass, spinning and weaving, TaiChi, flute playing and more). The building is 5,000 sq. ft. and filled with the work of 300-plus local artists. Info: 575682-5676.
CARRIZOZO • Malkerson Gallery 408 on 12th Street, 408 12th St., continues “A Rose is a Rose is a Rose.” The In Carrizozo, “A exhibit inRose is a Rose cludes Caris a Rose,” at rizozo artists’ the Malkerson interpretation Gallery 408. of “The Rose” by Gertude Stein. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Info: 575-648-2598.
DEMING/COLUMBUS • The June 2018 exhibit at the Deming Art Center will once again feature the Potters of Mata Ortiz from Chihuahua, Mexico. They are bringing their work which will be on display and for sale from June 2-28. Mata Ortiz pottery is known and appreciated worldwide for its unique hand-painted designs. The Deming Art Center is also pleased to introduce local artist Steve McCluskey, a landscape painter, who will have his work on display. The Deming Art Center will host First Friday from 5-7 p.m. on June 1. The Artist Reception will be held at this time instead of the usual Sunday afternoon time. The gallery is located at 100 S. Gold St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays. Info: 575-546-3663, www.demingarts.org.
• “Bye, Bye, American Pie,” an exhibit of protest art collages, is being hosted by the Village of ColumThe Columbus bus LiPublic Library jumps into the gal- brary. 112 lery business with Broadway, “Bye, Bye, Amerthrough ican Pie,” and Aug. 11. The exhibit of protest series of art collages. twenty-four hand-made, original collages by Sylvia Brenner, focus on current social and political issues. A percentage of art sales is a fund-raiser for Friends of Columbus Library. The library is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, contact Director Maria Ehlers at 531-2612.
LAS CRUCES • Flo Hosa Dougherty and Amy Hosa present a feast for the eyes painted by the mother-daughter team. “From Garden to Mother-daughTable” feater team Flo the Hosa Dougherty tures bounty of and Amy Hosa garden and present “From Garden to Table” baked goods. in an exhibit at The paintings the Dragonfly are on exhibrestaurant. it in The Gallery Room at Dragonfly Restaurant, 139 N. Main St., which is open daily, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For art info, call 575-523-2950. • “How Does Your Garden Grow?” is an exhibit at the Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, featuring artists of the New Mexico Region of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), who have applied their ef-
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, they are asking “How Does Your Garden Grow?”
fort to the creation of an enormous rack of fiber art seed packets. Each artist chose a flower or vegetable, real or imagined, and created its image in a 16” x 16” quilt, which was then mounted to resemble a traditional seed packet. The show will be in the Museum’s Arts Corridor through Aug. 5. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 575-522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. • The Southwest Environmental Center Cottonwood Gallery, 275 N. Main St. Las Cruces, is hosting a “No Walls in the Wild” mixed-media show from May 1 to June 30. The exhibit features many local artists and is centered around the message that the border wall is expensive, ineffective, and part of the greater militarization of our border. This wall in the borderlands is a direct threat to our values, our communities, and our wildlife. The opening reception will be during this month’s Downtown Art Ramble from 5-7 p.m. on May 4. Info: sonya@wildmesquite.org. “Hotel California” by Meredith Loring is but one featured piece at the Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery.
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artists for the month of June. Meredith Loring and Lori Shalett. Loring combines her life-long love of fabric and needle crafts with her artistic vision of developing objects and materials to be reborn into new forms. Shalett works with gemstone jewelry. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Info: 575-522-2933, www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com. • Las Cruces Arts Association has moved to a new location, 326 S. Mesquite St., next to Nopalito Restaurant. Two gallery rooms allow exhibits for members’ artwork, as well as use of the patio. Exhibits will be held monthly. New displays will open during the First Friday Art Ramble events each month. Gallery hours: 5 to 8 p.m. during the art ramble and noon to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Info: 575-524-0003 (Nopalito Restaurant) or 575-5321046 (LCAA). • The Las Cruces Museum of Art, in collaboration with the New Mexico State University Art Gallery, presents Here & Now, a regional, juried exhibition featuring works in all media. The exhibition continues through Saturday, July 21 at the Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St. At the University Art Gallery opens Here & Now continues through July 14. Here and Now includes works created by artists
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living and working within 150 miles of Las Cruces. Paintings, prints, photographs, video, ceramics, and sculpture highlight the diverse approaches to creative expression found in southern New Mexico and West Texas. The Museum of Art is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Special summer hours at the Museum of Art, from June through August, will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. Info: 575-541-2137 or las-cruces.org/museums. • Rokoko Art Gallery, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, will exhibit “Mud Masters,” a showcase of mud work by Elaine Allen, Janice
Cook, Amanda Jaffe, Jeanne Rundell, Susan Weir-Ancker and Suzanne Kane. The exhibit runs through June 23. Gallery hours: 12-5 p.m. Saturday. Info: 575-405-8877. • “Dressed for the Occasion,” an exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, runs through March 3, 2019 in the museum’s Legacy Gallery. Learn about women’s clothing from the pioneer days of the 1870s to the Depression Era of the 1930s. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 575-522-4100, www. nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Calling artists, filmmakers, vendors • The Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts held in Alamogordo is accepting vendor applications for an event to be held June 21, 22 and 23. The event includes classes and workshops with Ricky Tims, Sue Rasmussen and Pam Holland as well as quilt show and vender booths. Contact Rainee Mackewich at 575-4374880 for information. • Borderlands Film Festival, a multi-city celebration bringing the best in independent films from around the world, is calling for submissions which are currently being taken through Film Freeway for the six-day event in southern New Mexico, Oct. 2-7. Festival organizers also looking for sponsors and volunteers to help bring the dream to life. For more information visit www.BorderlandsFilmFestival. org. To discover more, call 575408-9026 or send an email to info@ BorderlandsFilmFestival.org. • Deming Art Center is looking for science fiction and fantasy material for the July 2018 exhibit. Intake will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 29. A fee of $25.00 will cover from 1-3 entries and the show will be judged with prizes awarded. The show will run from July 1-30. Call 575-546-3663 for more information. • The Grant County Art Guild’s 33rd Annual Purchase Prize Show dates are in September and October. This show is legendary, and the $1,500 Best of Show purchase prize and other generous cash awards draws in artists from across the state of New Mexico. The show opens with a gala reception on Sept. 25 and will also be available for viewing and for purchases on Sept. 28 to 30 and again Oct. 5 to 8. Entry
forms are due with a postmark date of no later than Aug. 2. The entry forms as well as complete information are available online at www.gcag.org. This year’s show is titled “The Enduring West.” • The Calavera Coalition is looking for artists to submit original artwork for the 2018 Dia de los Muertos on the Mesilla Plaza official t-shirt and poster design. Artists of all ages and regions are eligible. All work submitted for consideration must reflect the spirit and celebration of El Dia del los Muertos. Artwork must be in a black and white format and in pen and ink line art with the understanding that their work must be easily converted for screen printing. The winner will receive one free booth space for Mesilla’s Dia de los Muertos on the Plaza 2017, valued at $175. Entries should be submitted on a CD or through e-mail as JPEG or PDF files. Files must be accompanied by a list detailing artwork title, size, a brief description and artist’s name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number. Deadline to receive submissions is Aug. 1. Digital files can be e-mailed to calaveracoalition@gmail.com. CDs can be mailed to P.O. Box 1308, Mesilla, NM 88046. The Calavera Coalition is a not-for-profit organization and all proceeds from t-shirt and poster sales will be donated to charity. • The Silver City Art Association invites southwest New Mexico artists to enter the Dias de los Muertos Poster Contest and exhibit. There is no entry fee and the winning entry will be awarded bragging rights and a $100 gift certificate to Leyba and Ingalls Arts. A juried exhibit at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center in Silver City will
run from Oct. 22 to Nov. 4 and will feature the winning entry along with other selected entries. The winning art will also be featured in flyers, posters and advertising for the annual Dia de los Muertos events taking place in Silver City. Email photos of entries to rebecca@visitsilvercity.org by Aug. 15. All media are welcome to enter and all sizes of work will be considered. For hanging pieces, artwork must be ready to hang, piece must be framed and wired for hanging. Artists must provide necessary items to exhibit free-standing pieces. Instructions to those entering will be sent by email regarding delivery and pickup dates of their artwork. Artists may enter up to three pieces and include up to three pictures of each piece. Include your name and telephone number along with description, dimensions and display requirements for each piece submitted. Artists will be notified as to the status of their pieces by Aug. 22. Contact Diana Ingalls Leyba at 575-388-5725 or leybaingallsarts@questoffice.net for more information. • Rokoko Art Gallery in Las Cruces. is now accepting proposals for monthly solo or group exhibits for the months of September through December 2018. For consideration, send information and or images to rokoko@ rokokoart.com. • The MERC, a fine art and gift shop co-operative, 316 Granado St. in Tularosa, is seeking new artists. There are two levels of participation with varying levels of commitment and obligation. Interested artists can email founder, Darryl Willison at greatrepnm@ gmail.com.
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When I started bringing in more money this year, I thought I’d have time to do something about this situation. So I sat down and wrote a letter to the Luna County Road Department about the pit and the muddy roads. I went there to talk to an employee, and two of them nervously told me their wives were “educated Mexicans” — to show they weren’t racially prejudiced. They must have thought I had an army of civil rights lawyers behind me. In reality, I’d only spoken to Director of Legal Aid of Southern New Mexico Linda Paz in Las Cruces. She said she didn’t know much about this kind of case and couldn’t recommend other lawyers to talk to. Later, when I interviewed County Manager Ira Pearson, he laughed and said they were just then getting a project underway to remedy the road problem. By a wild coincidence my protest coincided with their road job. Luna County is getting assistance from the New Mexico Colonia Infrastructure Fund for a “Road, Drainage, and Infrastructure” project. The cost is projected to be $669,903.46. There are officially eight colonias in Luna County. The names are Catfish Cove, Sunshine, Bell
School, Village of Columbus, Franklin Farms, Rockhound, Ventura and Keeler Farm. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of a colonia is “an unincorporated settlement (as of Mexican-Americans or Mexicans) in the U.S. usually near the Mexican border that typically has poor services and squalid conditions.” “All I know is that definition doesn’t have anything to do with ours,” said Jessica Etcheverry, director of Community Projects and Economic Development for Luna County. What she’s interested in is whether there are problems with roads, water, waste treatment, or utilities in a locale. Another requirement for colonia candidacy is being within 150 miles from the Mexican border. There are 37 colonias in Doña Ana County, including four that existed before the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. The city of Deming considers the entire town to be a colonia.
Hidden dangers I talked to a man, Edgar Munoz, who lived right across a dirt road from the edge of the pit. He worked at the Mizcan chile plant and spoke English. I asked him how he felt about raising small kids so near to the pit. “I was always taking care of them, so they wouldn’t get near over there,” he said. Another night I spoke to Hilda Casas. She was in her front yard with relatives and a neighbor, on El Gordo Road. Casas knows the gravel pit is dangerous. She said people could fall into it when it rains. But her immediate concern has been with the miserable state of the roads. “I’ve been here seven years, and it had gotten worse and worse, especially when it rains — oh my God!” She said. “It broke the joints in my car, that’s how bad it was.” Rene Gomez, who works for Animal Control, is a cheerful man and says he actually liked the pit. He used to bring his grandson there and eat with him under a certain tall mesquite tree. “There were two drunk drivers who did fall in,” he chuckles. “They ran.” He said these people weren’t hurt but that drunk drivers definitely could get hurt. Everyone I spoke to, including Pearson, had heard about the man, Trini Grijalva, living across the street from the pit, who had to fill in some holes himself so he could use the road in front of his house. None of these people knew if the bad condition of the gravel pit was legal or not. In my research I found the federal law regarding inactive mines: “...berms or guardrails shall be provided and maintained on the banks of roadways where a drop-off exists of sufficient grade or depth to cause
a vehicle to overturn...” 30 C.F.R. SS56/57.9300(a). The description of the conditions fit the gravel pit, but I wasn’t sure if the law applies to gravel. Jane Tabor at the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department of New Mexico said New Mexico has no law regarding inactive gravel pits. In 2015 there was an attempt to introduce a Sand, Gravel and Quarries in Mining Act (HB190) on the issue of inactive mines. But because the case wasn’t well-prepared, it failed. Pearson makes no bones about the fact this project is about the condition of the roads, not about the pit and its safety issues. They only built the berm along the edge of the pit to stabilize the roads. “Two spots needed fixing, on two sides of the pit,” he said. “To fix the roads we had to fix those spots, because they had eroded so bad.” The berm goes all the way around the pit. Pearson said this is a one-time deal. When its finished the county will give up its responsibility for the roads in the colonia. “We have no jurisdiction, because it’s private land,” he said. The subdivision belongs to the family of Justin Nicoll.
Moving forward A few roads in the colonia have been graded this year (El Bordo, El Ensueño, El Gordo, and Honduras). The project includes a radical change on Rockhound Road, with the creation of a canal-size drainage ditch. The project will continue through next year, when they’ll work on the roads on the east side. Rockhound Colonia is in a much better condition already than it was last year. “Es mucho muy necesario (It’s very much needed),” Grijalva said. “I’m very happy with what they’re doing. I couldn’t enter my own yard.” But it remains to be seen if the work on the berm will really be enough — if it’s high enough, whether it will have barbed wire, or if in some parts it needs a solid wall. It’s not likely it will be maintained, considering precedent. What’s important to me is how the state of disrepair went on for so long. It was in this state for over a decade. There’s something to be learned from a situation like this. It doesn’t necessarily take racial prejudice, greed, or even neglect to create a dangerous situation like the gravel pit. It just takes inadequate laws. Or maybe you could say it takes a combination of these things. Borderlines columnist Marjorie Lilly lives in Deming.
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Musca, the Fly View from the south
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ere in the desert Southwest we are able to see quite far south on the celestial sphere. The further north you travel, the less of the southern sky you can see. By the time you reach the North Pole you can only see as far south as the celestial Equator. Conversely, if you are at the Equator, you can see the entire celestial sphere at some time during the year. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere lose their view of the northern sky as they travel further south. At the South Pole, the entire northern sky is below the horizon. Explorers during the scientific revolution of the 1500s-1600s who sailed south observed and cataloged new stars invisible from Europe. Even though they would never see them, celestial mapmakers like Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius created a celestial globe in 1598 with the new stars that he formed into new constellations. Even though we can see quite far south, just like Plancius, there are some constellations that we cannot see from the desert Southwest. One constellation that Plancius created that is invisible to us is Musca, the Fly. He unfortunately did not name it on his 1598 globe and it was miss-identified as a bee. For two centuries it was known as Apis, the Bee. In 1756, French explorer and astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille changed the name to the Southern Fly. Perhaps he was thinking that it might be nourishment for the neighboring constellation of Chameleon, whose open mouth looks about ready to devour Musca. Among today’s constellations, it is the only constellation representing an insect, so the “southern” was dropped leaving it just Musca. Musca is a small constellation, 77th out of the 88 official constellations in size. The stars that compose Musca are third magnitude or fainter. The brightest is Alpha Muscae, a magnitude 2.7 blue star that is 310 light-years away. It has over eight times the mass of our sun, making for a larger core that fuses hydrogen more rapidly, generating much more energy than our sun and burning its hydrogen fuel much more rapidly. With a diameter five times that of the sun, this 18-million-yearold star has been fusing hydrogen so rapidly that it is running out of hydrogen in its core. As it runs out of fuel, it will begin to change from a normal main sequence star into a subgiant star. Someday it will explode as a supernova. There are many nebulae that fill our sky, virtually all of the
Calendar of Events – June 2018 (MST) 06 12:32 p.m. Last Quarter Moon 13 1:43 p.m. New Moon 20 4:51 a.m. First Quarter Moon 21 4:07 a.m. June Solstice-Summer begins 27 7 a.m. Saturn opposite side of the Earth from the Sun 27 10:53 p.m. Full Moon 28 8 a.m. Mars stationary
well-known nebulae glow from the ultraviolet energy of a nearby star or stars energizing the gas of the nebula, allowing it to glow in our sky. There is another class of nebulae, formed out of the same gasses in the glowing nebulae, called dark nebulae. They are scattered around the sky, especially along the Milky Way. The main difference between the glowing nebula and the dark nebula is that the dark nebula that do not have any stars nearby to light them up. Spreading into Musca from neighboring Crux, the Coal Sack Nebula is a dark nebula that we are only able to detect because it blocks the light from the stars behind it, leaving a dark patch in the sky against the bright Milky Way. It is about six hundred light-years away from us. While the Coal Sack appears black, it scatters enough light from the stars behind it to keep it from being completely black. It has a very dim glow, amounting to about ten percent of the surrounding Milky Way. It was first reported by Spanish explorer Vicente Yáñez Pinzón in 1499. The Coal Sack takes up an area of about five degrees by seven degrees, translating to a size of about 35 light-years across. Since the Coal Sack is a dark nebula, we are unable to observe its spectrum like we do with bright nebula. However, it is probably composed mostly of hydrogen gas, with some helium and smaller amounts of even heavier gases mixed in. In fiction, it is a popular nebula mentioned in both science and historical fiction.
The Planets for June 2018 Down near the west-northwestern horizon, Mercury makes an appearance in the last half of the month. While it will be getting higher each day, it will not reach its greatest height until next month. Traveling from central Taurus, through Gemini and into western Cancer during the month, the Messenger of the Gods’ disc will be 61 percent illuminated and 6.6 secondsof-arc across at the end of the month. Then you can find it eleven degrees up as it gets dark and sets around 10:00 p.m. Mercury shines at magnitude -0.1. Venus is twenty-three degrees above the western horizon as
it gets dark. It shines at magnitude -4.0, making it the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon. At midmonth it has a disc that is 14.3 seconds-ofarc across and it is seventy-five percent illuminated. The Goddess of Love moves from central Gemini, through Cancer and just over the border into western Leo. Now in the evening sky, Jupiter shines at magnitude -2.4 as it moves slowly westward in western Libra. At midmonth, its disc is 42.9 seconds-of-arc across. The King of the Gods is thirty-eight degrees above the south-southeastern horizon, setting around 3:45 a.m. The Ringed Planet is in opposition this month, being on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. This position makes it visible all night, being highest around 1 a.m. (midnight standard time) when it will be 35 degrees above the southern horizon. Saturn’s Rings are 41.4 seconds-of-arc across and they are tilted down 25.9 degrees at midmonth. Its disc is 18.2 seconds-of-arc across. It is moving very slowly westward in north-central Sagittarius and it shines at magnitude +0.1. Mars is the last planet to rise, popping over the east-southeastern horizon around 11:15 p.m. Shining at magnitude -1.7, its disc is 18.0 seconds-ofarc across at midmonth. Mars moves eastward in western Capricornus, slowing down and stopping toward the end of the month. It then stops completely, turning back westward. The God of War’s is 32 degrees above the south-southwestern horizon as it gets light. The North Pole will be pointing nearest the sun this year on June 21 when the June Solstice will occur, ushering in summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun will be at its highest point in our sky that day, making it the longest day of the year. Make the most of the short night to “keep watching the sky”! An amateur astronomer for more than 45 years, Bert Stevens is co-director of Desert Moon Observatory in Las Cruces.
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Musca, the Fly, never rises above our horizon. This small constellation is in the Milky Way with many deep sky objects scattered through it. The relatively nearby Coal Sack Nebula is a dark nebula easily visible with the naked eye. Covering five by seven degrees, the Coal Sack has been mentioned in a number of historical novels and science fiction.
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magine a drive-in movie, one you know no longer exists, but did a long time ago, yet through some glitch of time, it is here and now in, say, Alamogordo, New Mexico. The screen shows John Wayne’s 1956 movie “The Searchers” (That’ll be the day, the Duke says …), yet it is present-day. In the car with you is your favorite Saturday night date, the one who’s the most fun, the most interesting, the most attractive date you’ve had in a long time. At the concession stand, ordering a box of popcorn and an ice-cold RC Cola, you learn from the acne-decorated clerk that a psychotic, sledgehammer-wielding man is roaming the premises. Your cell phone rings and it’s your best friend from eighth grade, who is now here at the drive-in, somewhere between the hot dog stand and your best date and the sledgehammer dude and your favorite uncle is also here, and then you hear the barking of your dog, who has just run up to you, with cactus needles all stuck in his face. Meanwhile, you realize you forgot to turn off your virtual reality glasses, and it’s stuck between two channels, so you’re simultaneously getting a lecture on 16th century English literature and the experience of sitting in your cousin’s college apartment while his friend is playing Funkadelic’s 1971 “Maggot Brain” album on his vintage turntable. That’ll be the day. And that’s what the day will feel like when you read “Acid West,” a collection of essays from Alamogordo’s own Joshua Wheeler. “Acid West,” has been favorably reviewed by several publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Las Cruces Bulletin and, now, Desert Exposure. These essays are not like anything you, and especially your mama, ever wrote in high school. “It’s not the formulaic thesis structure we learned in school, but a striving to understand,” said Wheeler, who now teaches writing at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. “If you look at the French and Latin roots for the word essay, it points to a trial, an attempt, a weighing, a test.” As you read, you’ll feel Wheeler struggling, then succeeding, to find meaning behind the events and people of our backyard. As soon as he appears to succeed in finding meaning, he’ll take a
different look and then, well, no. There’s not meaning there, but what if we look at it through this prism? He pulls out his prism time and again, to twist time and space on such New Mexican subjects as the 1945 atomic bomb test, the urban legend of the thousands of E.T. Atari game cartridges buried in Alamogordo, Spaceport America, the wiles of an 1880s jackrabbit hunter, the highest parachute jump, a trip through Roswell, a White Sands Pupfish baseball game, drones from Holloman Air Force Base, the last man executed by the state, Josh’s own living room and more. Many of the topics are fresh, but even the ones well known feel fresh after Wheeler applies his prism. And fresh really ain’t the word for it. Wheeler weaves in Mark Twain, the Shroud of Turin, 4th century monks, bluesman Blind Willie Johnson, century-old newspaper reports, John Wayne and dozens of other unexpected sources to re-evaluate and re-discover perspective on the people, places and events he explores. After graduating Alamogordo High School in 2003, Wheeler headed to the University of Southern California. “When I got to L.A., I realized there was so much I didn’t understand about the world,” Wheeler said. At USC, Wheeler wound up majoring in religion. “After I didn’t make a million dollars writing screenplays, I wanted to explore some more,” he said, undertaking the study of another topic to seek more understanding, again influenced by things discovered in California.
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paint,” she said. Her paintings are also recognized for bold expressive color. She teaches painting classes and workshops in both plein air and studio disciplines. Mullenneaux is a member of many different art organizations. She served as the Tucson Plein Air Painter Society’s president for 2009-2011; took first place in the Bisbee After 5 Plein Air Festival in 2015; was a Plein air judge for the Bisbee After 5 Festival in 2016; and more. This year Mullenneaux is showing in the Phippen Museum and the Western Art Show. The Pinos Altos Art Gallery at the historic Hearst Church is the location for the Sept. 25 show opening and gala reception. For complete information on the Purchase Prize Show, visit
he Grant County Art Guild has announced the judge for its 33rd annual Purchase Prize Show will be southern Arizona artist and art instructor Barbara Mullenneaux. The Purchase Prize show is open to artists across the state of New Mexico. This is the incentive to secure an out-of-state judge for the show and one who can lend their talents to leading a three-day workshop for area artists who are wanting to learn new techniques in painting. Mullenneaux moved from southern California to Arizona in 1994. She joined the Tucson Plein Air Painter’s Society in 2002. To create rich, bold texture in Barbara’s paintings, she prefers to use pallet knives rather than brushes. “It is kind of like sculpting with
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continued from page 22 After that degree, he came home to earn an MFA in creative writing at New Mexico State University, emphasizing poetry. He then earned a doctorate, studying non-fiction at the University of Iowa. In the sticky, steamy air of Baton Rouge, things fomented, and “Acid West” emerged. “I could have written this book 10 years ago,” he said. “But, you know, sometimes you just gotta write bad poetry for a few years.” Well, I don’t know what kind of poetry Wheeler wrote back then, but he writes a hell of a lot of good poetry in “Acid West.” Those long sentences create a rhythm which, combined with Wheeler’s facility with language and his ability to write like people talk, creates a flowing poetic prose that puts me in mind of Bob Dylan rapping a duet with an African-American Baptist preacher. Wheeler’s prism reflects the way life folds over on itself, and stark crudeness butts right up against tender poignancy.
What makes you smile and think of the love of your life? Is it the combined joy and challenge of raising your children together? Is it the thrill you still get from being with your best Saturday night date? Well, for Wheeler, pointing the prism at his own grandparents, true love is spotting a one-gallon plastic bucket of peach sherbet in the grocery store. And then, because of your stroke, you can’t even pick it up by the handle, but have to cradle it, like a newborn baby. Like love. Richard Coltharp, is publisher of Desert Exposure and the Las Cruces Bulletin. He previously reviewed a Josh Wheeler work in 2003, when Wheeler, then a high school senior, wrote and produced a thought-provoking play called “Forever Building Karma.” He can be reached at richard@ lascrucesbulletin.com.
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Threatened Chiricahua leopard frog. (Photo by Jim Rorabaugh USFWS)
HITTING THE GILA • CRAIG SPRINGER
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Map Reading in the Mim M
aps make interesting reading and you can find all genres including poetry, biography and natural history. A map of southern New Mexico’s Mimbres Valley has a little of it all. First, the verse: There’s poetry in the habit of rivers. The Mimbres River seeks to bend and curl and let its energy go in meanders. All rivers want to do it at some point and riparian ribbons are among the most beautiful shapes in nature. Biography: Stitzel Canyon steers summer monsoons downhill into the Mimbres, feeding it water and rock with the seasonal freshets. David Stitzel came to New Mexico a Union soldier in the California Column during the Civil War. The Rebels had already vacated New Mexico by the time the Californians arrived. Stitzel mustered out in Mesilla, married local, and stayed. He killed a man in an argument over a farm implement—manslaughter—and earned a place name. Natural history: The Mimbres River valley and its springs are home to the Chiricahua leopard frog and Chihuahua chub. The Mimbres flows out of the Gila Wilderness and off the west flank of the Black Range, part of a physiographic province called the Mogollon Rim which spans in a massive arc-shaped form over parts New Mexico and Arizona. After pouring off the cragged mountainsides the river threads through canyons that most anywhere along the way look like scenes on tourism advertisements. The Mimbres feeds otherwise friable flat fields of alfalfa, orchards, pasture and chile. What’s left of the river is soaked up by sun and sand well downstream. And the fact that the river naturally terminated on the desert floor leads partly to the valley’s
An excavator worked in tight spaces to build fish and frog habitats. (Photo by Angel Montoya USFWS)
biological diversity. The threatened Chihuahua chub swims nowhere else in the United States, save for the Mimbres. This is a curious artifact of natural history: the shiny chub persists far to the south in the Guzman Basin of Mexico. The native chub must compete for food and space with non-native fishes, and that has contributed to its decline. The Chihuahua chub was thought extinct for many years until it was rediscovered in 1975. What’s harmed the chub has diminished the number of Chiricahua leopard frogs as well, the lack of habitat. “Mimbres” is Spanish for “willows.” The Mimbres River was at a time profusely lined with willow thickets—a sure sign of soppy soils.
Those thickets and soils are fewer and so are the frogs. So, a patch of flat field just upstream from Stitzel Canyon holds the promise of improving the lot of two animals in greatest need. A 208-acre spot of ground owned by The Nature Conservancy encompasses much of Moreno Spring, named for former landowners who left an imprint. The spring emanates over a large spongy area with hummocks of dry ground between pockets of mushy soil with some open waters interspersed. The Mimbres River probably at a time not too distant meandered into the foot of a low bluff where the spring now exists. The spring may be a relic of a former river channel. The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program teamed up to improve Moreno Spring for the benefit of Chihuahua chub and Chiricahua leopard frog. Partners for Fish and Wildlife is a cost-share program whereby private landowners volunteer to conduct wildlife conservation work in partnership with the expertise and funding provided by the Partner’s program. That expertise came through Service biologist Angel Montoya. Montoya facilitated the spring rehabilitation alongside Martha Cooper representing the landowner, The Nature Conservancy. The project yielded more fish and frog habitat—habitat used by a litany of other creatures as well. “The return on investment was significant,” Montoya said. “You could see right away dramatic results; the leopard frog responded and chubs swim in the open-water pools and the spring-run to the river.”
What had been akin to a bog was transformed into a glade with a dozen pools of varying sizes, shapes and depths. Chiricahua leopard frogs have more habitats to loaf and breed, and deeper water where they dive to escape predators. The spring has a reliable open source to the Mimbres River where Chihuahua chub can swim to and from. Inspired by the work completed and the conservation benefits readily apparent, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish amplified what had been done. Using a State Wildlife Grant through the Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, more chub and frog habitat was added along the Mimbres River. “Backhoes using rock, trees and root masses reconfigured river banks toward a natural shape and reconnected the Mimbres to the floodplain,” Cooper said. “Small, off-channel ponds built on the floodplain next to the river are prime habitat for Chiricahua leopard frog. They will offer frogs much-needed safe refuge during high flows.” Cooper notes another benefit. Water slowed up in soppy soil and off-channel swales keeps the water on the land a little longer. That’s good for wildlife—but it’s also good for people downstream—particularly those who irrigate crops. There’s another genre in map-reading: autobiography. Place names are our story, a transcription. The Mimbres River and attendant Moreno Spring on this piece of private land reside on a contour that’s coming around full circle—to the way things used to be—for the betterment of fish and wildlife. Craig Springer, is with External Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Southwest Region.
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Recovery refuge The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center in Dexter, New Mexico, remains pivotal in the conservation of Chihuahua chub. Some 400-plus individual fish are held on station at present. These are the brood stock used to produce future fish that make their way back to the Mimbres River. Since 1992, the federal fisheries facility as stocked 50,385 Chihuahua chub into the Mimbres to augment the natural population. The facility is also a refuge of sorts, a place to ensure the security of the rare fish in time of need. Witness the devastating Silver Fire of 2013 that sent slugs of ash flowing down the Mimbres River.
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RIGHT: Chihuahua chub (Photo by Chris Kitcheyan USFWS)
LEFT: Black bears use Moreno Spring habitat too as demonstrated by claw marks on alder. (Photo by Craig Springer USFWS)
RIGHT: The Moreno bog pool after restoration provides more and healthier habitat for creatures and plants. (Photo by Craig Springer USFWS)
Learn More If you would like to learn more about conserving wildlife on your property, be it game animals or imperiled species, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, visit www.fws.gov/partners/contactUs.html or contact Matt Filsinger at 703-358-2011 or matthew_filsinger@fws.gov.
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K DS SUMMER FUN! OPPORTUNITIES, ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE NOW IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO! WE DANCE
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Offering a creative summer dance camp, Sallyann Mulcahy of Silver City brings her expertise at dance and working with people to “We Dance.” The camp is about “energizing the body, imagination, and
spirit with strength, confidence and fun,” according to an informational release. Mulcahy said students don’t need dance experience, they will learn through a fundamental five program structure de-
signed to address dance from basic forms, through history and into dance creation theory. The foundation part of the program provides basic movement skills found in ballet, modern, and theatrical performance dance. Benefits include improved coordination, balance, flexibility, strength, complete body-movement integration, discipline, concentration, memory and right-left brain enhancement, the release said. Students will be introduced to cultural dance forms from around the world that emphasize and accomplish working together for cooperation, celebration, community and unity, she said. “Rhythm promotes the understanding of music and counting with hands-on coordination of sound and body while under-
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standing and fine-tuning listening skills,” the release said. Finally, with creation and presentation, the students can share what they have learned and accomplished with their
Students at the 2017 We Dance! Classes pause to visit with their teacher.
families and community. Mulcahy’s career as a professional ballerina included principal performance with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Finis Jhung’s Chamber Ballet USA, and New Jersey Ballet. She founded and directed Ballet Montana and was Artist in Residence at Carroll College in Helena, Montana for 19 years. For more about Mulcahy see balletmontana.us. We Dance! is offered from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. during the weeks of June 18 (ages 7-11) and June 25 (ages 12-15).The camp is $100 for the week ($108 with tax) and Mulcahy can be reached at thelifedancer@ gmail.com for information and registration.
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n art teaching adventure known as Summer Art Camp for Young Artists ages 6-10 is being brought to Silver City by visual artist Carmen Ruiz after a favorable kick-off in 2017. Ruiz is an award-winning professional visual artist and a bilingual art educator with more than 30 years of teaching experience. In addition to running her own studio and producing and marketing her own art, Ruiz is a private art tutor to young
award-winning art students and a bilingual art instructor with public and private schools and educational institutions in Texas and New Mexico. “Teaching art to young children is a learning experience as well,” Ruiz said. “The young artists are so inspiring! They constantly surprise me with their talent and enthusiasm.” This will be the second season for the Summer Art Camp, which “pops up” at a different location every summer, she said.
“This season, we found a home for our Summer Art Camp 2018 in the Old Elk’s Lodge building at Texas and Market Streets downtown Silver City,” she said. “We will hold our classes in the building’s ballroom, a vast room where we can comfortably work large and small, alone and in teams, and have space to think, and create.” For information and registration (deadline June 8) email: carmenruiz@gilanet.com.
he Seventh Annual Aldo Leopold Kids’ Fishing Derby scheduled for Saturday, June 2 at Lake Roberts, north of Silver City. Mora National Fish Hatchery is planning on stocking retired Gila trout for the event. The derby coincides with New Mexico’s Free Fishing Day, so no licenses are needed, however daily bag limits still apply. Registration for the event is free and begins at 7 a.m. The derby continues through noon. There will be an awards ceremony to follow. There will be display booths, a concession stand to buy food and drinks (cash only), demon-
strations and prizes throughout the morning. The event is sponsored by the Wilderness District of the Gila National Forest, as well as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Morningstar Outdoors, and numerous other local businesses and organizations. Reminder: the Gila National Forest is in Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. Campfires are only allowed in campgrounds with a fire ring. For information on the Gila National Forest, visit www. fs.usda.gov/gila. Brenyn Dills and her Gila trout caught during the 2017 Kid’s Fishing Derby. (Courtesy Photo)
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Honoring Dad
Fort Selden hosts fun day, camps
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ort Selden Historic Site, in southern New Mexico, is getting ready for summer, setting aside a special day to honor fathers, and announcing a series of summer kids classes for children. On Saturday, June 16, the Fort hosts a family fun day in honor of fathers which includes a continental breakfast served outside by the fire from 9 to 11 a.m. along with games and activities for the whole family until 1 p.m. Admission to the site is $5 for adults. Children 16 and under are free. Fort Selden also hosts a series of four classes for children this summer. Registration is requested at least one week ahead for Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s classes. Snacks are provided. All activities are outside. Call 575202-1638 for Information or to
Register for classes. • Building with Dirt: 9 a.m.noon, Friday, June 22, Ages 8-12: Learn about adobe construction and make and take your own adobe building. • Soap Making: 9 a.m.-noon, Friday, June 29, Ages 8-12: Making soap was part of daily life in the past. Make your own molded soaps to take home. • Bats of the Chihuahuan Desert: 9 a.m.-noon, Friday, July 13, Ages 6-10: Everything has gone batty as we learn to appreciate our furry friends. • Games & Toys of the Past: Friday, July 27, 9 a.m.-noon, Ages 6-10: Children have always loved to play. Join us for a day of play and learn about the games and toys of the 1800s. To get to Fort Selden take I-25 to Exit 19, Radium Springs and follow the signs.
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Fort Selden Summer Kid’s class participants get their hands dirty during the 2017 event. (Courtesy Photo)
Gallery Offers Camp
A Bella Hazel paints a rock during an event at Art Ruidoso Gallery. (Courtesy Photo)
Visual, Storyteller’s Camps
The Doña Ana Arts Council has opportunities for creative children
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rt Ruidoso Gallery offers Art Camp for Kids every Wednesday and Thursday June 6 to Aug. 16 (except July 4. There are two sessions a day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. and sessions cost $30, or $25 for those who pre-register. Classes are limited to 6 artists
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per class so early registration is recommended. All supplies and snacks are included. Call 575-808-1133 or vist www.RuidosoArtWorkshop.com for more information. Art Ruidoso Gallery is at 615 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso.
areer Art Path Visual Art Camp for fifth to eighth grade students is 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. June 11-22, at Alma d’arte Charter High School, 402 W. Court Ave., in Las Cruces. This camp offers hands-on ceramic, painting, sculpture, textiles, jewelry and print making. Students take field trips to local galleries, museums, and businesses for exploration of the many career avenues available in the arts. Tuition is $100 per student for the two-week camp. Partial scholarships are available. The program culminates with an art show featuring the students’ art work on June 22 at 1 p.m. at Alma d’arte
Charter High School. Opera Storytellers Camp with the Santa Fe Opera is for third to 12th grade students and held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 18-29, in the Theatre Room at Centennial High School. This camp will use elements of opera including libretto writing, music composition and theatrical staging to compose and perform their own musical drama based on the hero’s journey. Tuition is $300 per student for the two-week camp. Partial scholarships are available. For additional information or to register visit www.daarts.org or call 575-523-6403. A student taking part in the Career Art Path Visual Art Camp focuses on her mandala painting skills. (Courtesy Photo)
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Grant County Weekly Events SUNDAYS Archaeology Society — First Sunday of every month, field trip. 536-3092, whudson43@ yahoo.com. MONDAYS AARP Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County —10:30 a.m., second Monday, Cross Point Assembly of God Church. All singles welcome. Contact Sally, 537-3643. Al-Anon family group, New Hope —12:05 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 20th and Swan St., Silver City. Open meeting. Contact: 534-4866 or 574-2311. Meditation for Beginners — 5:30 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. Jeff, 956-6647. www. lotuscentersc.org. Silver City Squares — Dancing 7-9 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St. Kay, 3884227, or Linda, 534-4523. TUESDAYS Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support —1:30 p.m., First Tuesday, Senior Center. Margaret, 3884539. Bayard Historic Mine Tour —9:30 a.m., Second Tuesday, meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Ave. $5 fee covers two-hour bus tour of historic mines plus literature and map. Call 5373327 for reservation. Figure/Model Drawing — 4-6 p.m. Contact Sam, 388-5583. First Tuesday, 6 p.m. at the headquarters, next to the Chevron/Snappy Mart in Arenas Valley. Dan Larson, 654-4884. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — 11:30 a.m., first Tuesday at a local restaurant; email for this month’s location: huseworld@yahoo.com. PFLAG Silver City — First Tuesday, 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan. Confidential support for LGBTQ persons and their families. 575-590-8797. Republican Party of Grant County — 6 p.m., second Monday, 3 Rio de Arenas Road (the old Wrangler restaurant). Slow Flow Yoga — 11:30 a.m.12:45 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. Southwest New Mexico Quilters Guild – 9:30 a.m., first Tuesday, Grant County Extension Office, 2610 N. Silver Street, North entrance. Newcomers and visitors are welcome. 388-8161. WEDNESDAYS ACA Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) — 7-8:15 p.m. meets every Wednesday at the New Church of the Southwest Desert (behind The Food Basket). Contact: Athena, 575-590-8300. Al-Anon family group — 6 p.m., Arenas Valley Church of Christ, 5 Race Track Road, Arenas Valley (the old radio station). Open meeting. Contact: Karen 313-7094 Archaeology Society — 6 p.m., third Wednesday every month, October-April at 2045
Memory Lane, Silver City; May-September meetings begin with a pot-luck dinner at 6 p.m. at Roundup Lodge in San Lorenzo-Mimbres, convening for business at 7 p.m. Visit www.gcasnm.org, or email webmaster@gcasnm.org, or call 536-3092 for details. Babytime Sing & Play — 1 p.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Stories, songs, rhymes and movement for infants 0-12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. 538-3672 or ref @ silvercitymail. com. Back Country Horsemen — 6 p.m., second Wednesday, WNMU Watts Hall, opposite CVS Pharmacy, Hwy. 180. Subject to change. 574-2888. A Course in Miracles — 7:15 p.m., 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 or 5341869. Future Engineers — 4-5 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Free creative construction fun with Lego, K’NEX, and Strawbees! For children ages 6-12, no registration necessary. 538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com. Gilawriters — 1:00-3 p.m., Silver City Food Co-op’s Market Café Community Room, 615 N. Bullard St. Contact Trish Heck, trish.heck@gmail.com or call 534-0207. Gin Rummy —1 p.m. at Tranquilbuzz, corner of Yankie and Texas Streets in Silver City. Grant County Democratic Party —5:30 p.m., potluck; 6:20 p.m., meeting, second Wednesday, Sen. Howie Morales building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. 654-6060. Grant County Federated Republican Women – 11:30 a.m., Third Wednesday, WNMU Cafeteria, Sunset Room. 3137997. Ladies Golf Association — 8 a.m. tee time, Silver City Golf Course. Prostate Cancer Support Group — 6:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. Storytime — 10:30 a.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. For children ages 0-5, no registration necessary. 538-3672 or ref@ silvercitymail.com. THURSDAYS ARTS Anonymous —5:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan St. Artists recovering through the 12 Steps. 534-1329. Blooming Lotus Meditation — 5:30 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. 313-7417, geofarm@ pobox.com. De-stressing Meditations — Noon-12:45 p.m., New Church of the SW Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 313-4087. Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society —6 p.m., second Thursday, 2045 Memory Lane, Silver City. Anita, 907-830-0631. Historic Mining District & Tourism Meeting — 10 a.m.,
second Thursday, Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave., Bayard. 537-3327. Little Artist Club — 10:30-11:30 a.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Free creative fun for children ages 0-5. No registration necessary. 538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail. com. TOPS — 5 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. WildWorks Youth Space — 4 p.m. For children ages 10+ Space for youth to hang out, experiment, create and more. Free, no registration necessary. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, 538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com. Yoga class — Free class taught by Colleen Stinar. 1-2 p.m. Episcopal Church fellowship hall, Seventh and Texas. 5745451. FRIDAYS Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group — 10:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m., First Friday, Hidalgo Medical Center. Ask at the front desk for the room number. 3884539. Free senior care service available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Silver City Senior Center. Call Gigi at 388-1319 for more information. Overeaters Anonymous — 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church. 654-2067. Silver City Woman’s Club — 10:30 a.m., second Friday, 411 Silver Heights Blvd. Monthly meeting, lunch is at noon. Lucinda, 313-4591. Women’s Al-Anon Meeting: Women Embracing Recovery — 5:30 p.m., La Clinica Health and Birth Center, 3201 Ridge Loop, Silver City. Contact: 3137094 or 313-1032 SATURDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous “Black Chip” —11 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church. Double Feature Blockbuster Mega Hit Movie Night — 5:30-11 pm., Satellite/Wellness Coalition. Evening Prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition — 5 p.m., Theotokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Clara. 5374839. Kids Bike Ride — 10 a.m., Bikeworks, 815 E. 10th St. Dave Baker, 388-1444. Narcotics Anonymous — 6 p.m., New 180 Club, 1661 Hwy. 180 E. Spinning Group — 1-3 p.m., First Saturday, Yada Yada Yarn, 614 N. Bullard, 388-3350. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 10-11:30 a.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. All levels. Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. All phone numbers are area code 575 except as noted. Send updates to events@ desertexposure.com.
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relationship and be safer around my horse? Wouldn’t it be smarter for me to just give my horse to a trainer and have the trainer make him a push-button, bomb-proof horse? I believe there are many more people with horses that have these kinds of questions than there are riders with the skills, knowledge, time, and facilities to move ahead without some professional help. In my columns over the next few months, I’ll look at each one of these questions and give some thoughts and practical suggestions that should be of use if you find yourself in a similar situation or with similar questions about how natural horsemanship can improve life for you and your horse. As I’ve often said, there’s not a lot you have to do — a few tweaks to your thinking, a bit more knowledge and some basic techniques — to have more fun, be safer and give you and your horse longer and healthier riding lives. Scott Thomson lives in Silver City and teaches natural horsemanship and foundation training. You can contact him at hsthomson@ msn.com of 575-388-1830.
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ou have probably heard the saying “The journey is more important than the goal.” That could be said about for today’s hike – or at least “just as important.” We ventured into Arizona recently, Tucson was our destination. Since it’s always 10 degrees hotter there than here in Southern New Mexico, we felt that a little altitude might bring us into a more pleasant temperature range. So up to Mt. Lemmon we drove. This gorgeous 27-mile drive is well worth the trip by itself. The mountain road is wide enough to not freak anyone out as in “Waaaah, honey, we got awfully close to the edge there!” It weaves up slow enough to see and appreciate the vegetation of the different climate zones you go through. And on every other turn there is a parking lot with a trailhead inviting you to get out of the car and into the wilderness. Sometimes it’s accompanied by a sign of a mama bear and cub. Do you want to hike with or without bears? You choose. We decided to drive all the way up and take a short (1.8mile long) hike called Meadow Loop. Beside the fact that it is very short, it also is on fairly flat terrain, going mostly parallel to the mountain side rather than up or down. Some days all you need
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Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, the road to Arizona’s Mt Lemmon is in very good condition. (Photos by Gabrielle Teich)
is a leisurely walk to stretch your legs – Meadow Loop fit that bill. The only ‘hard’ thing about this trail is the relative high altitude of 9,000 feet which can get you out of breath quicker than you might think. And since you are wandering through a meadow you have fantastic views of the valley all along. And no, we didn’t encounter any bears. The short hike took us well over an hour, simply because we had to stop so many times to take in those views (and yes, also to catch our breath in that fairly thin air). The drive took just as long; you cannot go fast on those 27 miles and you wouldn’t want to rush this drive anyway. There are plenty of pull-outs beckoning you to stop and look. Maybe you even want to turn off and check out the village of Summerhaven, at over 8,000 feet, probably one
of the coolest places in all of Arizona. Apparently, this road is also a popular exercise route for street bikers. We saw many of them pedaling up. Another good reason to take your time while driving. Hats off to those who tackle that mountain by bike. The return route must be very rewarding – if not scary. Think curves and bears. At the parking lot for the Meadow Loop you will find the trailheads for various other longer hikes as well as a vault toilet and a sign explaining the double “M” in Mount Lemmon (spoiler: It was a last name rather than a citrus fruit the mountain was named after). As always, come prepared with enough water and a sun hat. Hiking boots might not even be necessary on this particular hike, just don’t try it in flip-flops. At this altitude I want to emphasize the use of sunscreen. You are more than 1.5 miles closer to the sun here! That is a lot less atmosphere those rays have gone through before they hit your nose. As the youngsters say: Don’t be shtoopid! Enjoy the trails! Of German origin, Gabriele Teich has called Las Cruces her home for almost 20 years — and loved every minute of it, hiking the mountains in the immediate surrounding area and all over this beautiful state.
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WINGING IT! • YVONNE LANELLI
Cast your eyes to the skies! It’s World Environment Day!
“Elk tracks!” “Is that a black hawk’s head peeking out from that nest?” “Golly, I’ve never seen a Northern mockingbird down here.” “Isn’t the sky wonderfully clear today?” Birding is more than simply recognizing a certain bird by its feathers or flight. When my friends in Lincoln County Bird Club (LCBC) go birding, we also appreciate what it means to live in our southern New Mexico mountains and deserts. It’s therefore appropriate to include birding as a fun activity to mark World Environment Day June 5. Created in 1972 by the United Nations (U.N.), World Environment Day is one of U.N.’s many efforts to raise global awareness for positive environmental action. Observances in different countries can include parades, concerts, tree planting, clean-up campaigns and the like. In our little corner of the planet, you can observe the day by simply going outside and casting your eyes to the skies. You will be surprised and delighted by what you see. That’s what my friends Jim Edwards, Pat Kelly, Beth Hood and I did recently when we drove around Alto and Lincoln, north of Ruidoso. As early morning sun reflected Sierra Blanca Peak in calm pond water at Alto Lakes Golf and Country Club, Brewer’s blackbirds flew over a male and female pair of mallards. At Little Creek Road off Paso Monte Road in Rancho Ruidoso, we found waterfowl in a quiet creek — an American coot and a female mallard paddling and ducking. “Coots resemble black chickens, but their most distinctive feature is their bill. It goes back onto the forehead like a horny shield,” Jim said. Mallards are easily recognized by their brilliant iridescent emerald green necks, “but that’s only the males. Females are just brown,” Jim added. A Say’s phoebe, recognized by its cinnamon-colored belly in a brownish-gray body, perched on a mullein stalk and red-winged
A Nature Trail in Lincoln follows the Rio Bonito for about a quarter-mile through tree-studded grassland, providing perfect birding opportunities. (Photos by Yvonne Lanelli)
blackbirds darted from reed to reed. The latter are easy to spot because of their bright red wing patches visible in flight or at rest. Continuing along Ft. Stanton Road (N.M. Highway 220), we turned off at the Spencer Theatre and followed signs to Rainmaker’s Lake. Sunlight shimmered on two male mallards’ iridescent emerald green necks. Two American wigeons paddled energetically. Smaller than mallards, males also show iridescent green on their heads, but it’s only a stripe below a white head. A chipping sparrow flew across our path into a juniper. I almost missed its rufous-colored cap as it whizzed past. As we paused to admire a clump of bright purple sand verbena, Pat spotted the elk tracks. “We’re seeing elk lower and lower,” she observed. We all agreed that in the several decades that all of us had lived in the area, it is only in recent years that elk have migrated from higher altitudes and taken
up residence around Alto and Ruidoso. “Look at this!” Pat whispered when we got out of our car at the equestrian trailhead on N.M. Highway 220. Through her binoculars, she’d spotted a pinyon jay pulling a worm out of the ground. While we were silently absorbed in watching the birdvs-worm tug of war, a cottontail rabbit paused to check us out, then hopped away. Our next stop was the little historic town of Lincoln along the Rio Bonito. Although folks typically visit Lincoln for tales of the Old West, it’s also a terrific birding area. A quarter-mile long trail begins behind the Visitor Center parking area, crosses a wooden bridge over the Rio Bonito and
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continued from page 33 parallels the river west into a grassland of piñon, juniper, algerita, cottonwood, cholla and the occasional wild rose. Then it crosses another bridge to end behind the community park. This trail is best enjoyed by a slow stroll and frequent stops to let the birds re-settle in the trees. Listen for bird calls. You’ll easily recognize mourning doves and white wing doves. “Look! In that cottonwood — that bright red bird!” Beth’s keen eyes spotted a male summer tanager perched high in a leafy cottonwood. We wouldn’t have noticed him had we not followed the flight of a Eurasian collared dove as it settled on a branch just in front of something bright red — the tanager. The dove flew off, leaving the tanager in full view. A distinctive “pring-pring” alerted us to a Cassin’s kingbird, but we couldn’t see it. A few feet further on, we spotted the source of those calls — not the kingbird but a Northern mockingbird, “seldom seen here,” added Jim as he made notes in his field guide. Two American robins hopped
on the far bank of the full-running Rio Bonito as we crossed. From the community park, we strolled historic Calle la Placita toward the car park, but the birding wasn’t over. “There’s that kingbird!” Beth spotted the medium-sized bird on a power line in the middle of town. Its lemon yellow lower body, a distinctive field mark, was easily identifiable from street level. A noisy rustle alerted us to the yard of a private residence where flocks of house sparrows flew in and out of a blooming lilac bush, its delicate fragrance caught on a light breeze. A lone chipping sparrow ignored not only them, but also a black-headed grosbeak and white-crowned sparrow that flew back and forth. Instead, it concentrated on building a nest in a nearby rain gutter. Leaving Lincoln and driving west on U.S. Highway 380, we pulled off the pavement to seek a large nest high in a stand of cottonwoods alongside the road. “It’s a black hawk nest. See the bird’s head peeking from the top,” Jim said. During the winter when the tree is bare, the nest is easily visible, but of course, the baby
In Rancho Ruidoso, this creek at the corner of Little Creek Road and Paso Monte Road provides excellent spotting of waterfowl and other birds.
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he Town of Silver City Public Library’s Summer Reading Program offers such fun and entertaining programming that adults may find themselves wishing they could participate – and they can This year’s theme, “Libraries Rock,” emphasizes music and geology. Each Tuesday features a special program. Pre-registration has already begun, though June 5 is the
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Trent Bohl and Tonia Neilson in front of the counter at Cactus Jacks. (Photo by Lucy Whitmarsh)
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strategy includes a smoothie in the morning, a healthy lunch and a smoothie in the afternoon with the goal of eating only in an eight- to 10-hour window with only water for the next 14 hours. It is called intermittent fasting and has its own set of benefits to allow the body to heal and detox with the biggest bonus being more energy. While Bohl saw the benefits and improvements of his healthy lifestyle, Nielson also saw benefits and improvements with less pain and inflammation from lifelong arthritis and years of migraine headaches as well as weight loss. Pre-menopause more than 20 years ago had caused Nielson to gain an extra 50 pounds that she couldn’t manage to lose until she made the change to a healthier lifestyle, she said. When asked the question, “Why gluten free?” Bohl’s response is, “If nothing else, you can lose weight and feel better. “Personally, we have expe-
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DIANE’S BAKERY & DELI, The Hub, Suite A, Bullard St., 534-9229. Artisan breads, pastries, sandwiches, deli: Monday to Saturday B L early D, Sunday L.
day L D Sunday B. JAVALINA COFFEE HOUSE, 117 Market St., 388-1350. Coffeehouse. JUMPING CACTUS, 503 N. Bullard St. Coffeeshop, baked goods, sandwiches, wraps: B L. KOUNTRY KITCHEN, 1700 Mountain View Road, 388-4512. Mexican: Monday to Sunday B L D. LA COCINA RESTAURANT, 201 W. College Ave., 388-8687. Mexican: L D. LA FAMILIA, 503 N. Hudson St., 388-4600. Mexican: Tuesday to Sunday B L D. LA MEXICANA, Hwy. 180E and Memory Lane, 534-0142. Mexican and American: B L.
Silver City 1ZERO6, 106 N. Texas St., 575313-4418. Pacific Rim, South East Asian, Oaxacan and Italian: Friday to Sunday D, by reservation only. ADOBE SPRINGS CAFÉ, 1617 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-3665. Breakfast items, burgers, sandwiches: Sunday B L, all week B L D. BURGERS & BROWNIES & BEER, OH MY! 619 N. Bullard St., 575597-6469.
CAFÉ OSO AZUL AT BEAR MOUNTAIN LODGE, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, 538-2538. B L, special D by reservation only. CHINESE PALACE, 1010 Highway 180E, 538-9300. Chinese: Monday to Friday L D. COURTYARD CAFÉ, Gila Regional Medical Center, 538-4094. American: B L, with special brunch Sundays.
DIANE’S RESTAURANT, 510 N. Bullard St., 5388722. Fine dining (D), steaks, seafood, pasta, sandwiches (L), salads: Tuesday to Saturday L D, Sunday D only (fami ly-style), weekend brunch.
DON JUAN’S BURRITOS, 418 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5440. Mexican: B L. DRIFTER PANCAKE HOUSE, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916. Breakfast, American: B L, breakfast served throughout. EL GALLO PINTO, 901 N. Hudson St., 597-4559. Mexican: Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday B L Thursday to Saturday B L D. FORREST’S PIZZA, 601 N. Bullard St. Unit J. 388-1225. Tuesday to Friday L D, Slices only at lunch time. FRY HOUSE, 601 N. Bullard St. Suite C. 388-1964. GIL-A BEANS, 1304 N. Bennett St. Coffeeshop. GOLDEN STAR, 1602 Silver Heights Blvd., 388-2323. Chinese: L D. GRANDMA’S CAFÉ, 900 Silver Heights Blvd., 388-2627. American, Mexican: B L. GRINDER MILL, 403 W. College Ave., 538-3366. Mexican: B L D. HEALTHY EATS, 303 E. 13th St., 5349404. Sandwiches, burritos, salads, smoothies: L. JALISCO CAFÉ, 100 S. Bullard St., 388-2060. Mexican. Monday to Satur-
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Bullard St., 388-3480. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. THE PARLOR AT DIANE’S, 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722. Burgers, sandwiches, homemade pizzas, paninis: Tuesday to Sunday L D. PRETTY SWEET EMPORIUM, 312 N. Bullard St., 388-8600. Dessert, ice cream: Monday to Saturday. Q’S SOUTHERN BISTRO AND BREWERY, 101 E. College Ave., 5344401. American, steaks, barbecue, brewpub: Monday to Saturday L D.
casual fare, espresso: Monday to Saturday L D. BRAVO’S CAFÉ, 3205 S. Main St., 526-8604. Mexican: Tuesday to Sunday B L. BURGER NOOK, 1204 E. Madrid Ave., 523-9806. Outstanding greenchile cheeseburgers. Tuesday to Saturday L D. BURRITOS VICTORIA, 1295 El Paseo Road, 541-5534. Burritos: B L D. Now serving beer.
REVEL, 304 N. Bullard, 3884920. Elevated comfort food. Weekdays LD, weekends BD, closed Wednesdays.
LITTLE TOAD CREEK SILVER BOWLING CENTER CAFÉ, BREWERY & DISTILLERY, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144. 2020 Memory Lane, 538-3612. American, Mexican, hamburgers: L D. Burgers, wings, salads, fish, pasta, craft beers and cockSUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1530 tails: Monday to Sunday L D. N. Hudson, 388-2027. Coffee shop: Monday to SaturMEXICO VIEJO, Hwy. 90 and day B L, early D. Broadway Mexican food stand:
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CAFÉ A GO GO, 1120 Commerce Drive, Suite A, 5220383, www.cafeagogonm. com. Bistro with an eclectic menu. “We have a passion for delicious food and it reflects in our dishes:” Monday to Saturday L D.
A BITE OF BELGIUM, 741 N. Alameda St. No. 16, 5272483, www.abiteofbelgium. com. Belgium and American food: Daily B L.
CARILLO’S CAFÉ, 330 S. Church, 523-9913. Mexican, American: Monday to Saturday L D. CHACHI’S RESTAURANT, 2460 S. Locust St.-A, 522-7322. Mexican: B L D. CHILITOS, 2405 S. Valley Dr., 5264184. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. CHILITOS, 3850 Foothills Rd. Ste. 10, 532-0141. Mexican: B L D. DAY’S HAMBURGERS, Water and Las Cruces streets, 523-8665. Burgers: Monday to Saturday L D. PECAN GRILL & BREWERY, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521-1099. Pecan-smoked meats, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, craft beers: L D. DELICIAS DEL MAR, 1401 El Paseo, 524-2396. Mexican, seafood: B L D. DICK’S CAFÉ, 2305 S. Valley Dr., 524-1360. Mexican, burgers: Sunday B L, Monday to Saturday B L D. DION’S PIZZA, 3950 E. Lohman, 521-3434. Pizza: L D. DOUBLE EAGLE, 2355 Calle De Guadalupe, 523-6700. Southwestern, steaks, seafood: L D, Sun. champagne brunch buffet. DUBLIN STREET PUB, 1745 E. University Ave., 522-0932. Irish, American: L D. EL SOMBRERO PATIO CAFÉ, 363 S. Espina St., 524-9911. Mexican: L D. EMILIA’S, 2290 Calle de Parian, 652-3007. Burgers, Mexican, soup, sandwiches, pastry, juices, smoothies: Tuesday to Sunday L D. ENRIQUE’S MEXICAN FOOD, 830 W. Picacho, 647-0240. Mexican: B L D. FARLEY’S, 3499 Foothills Rd., 522-0466. Pizza, burgers, American, Mexican: L D. FIDENCIO’S, 800 S. Telshor, 5325624. Mexican: B L D. THE GAME BAR & GRILL, 2605 S. Espina, 524-GAME. Sports bar and grill: L D. THE GAME II: EXTRA INNINGS SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 4131 Northrise Drive, 373-4263, Live music on weekends. American, Southwest, now serving weekend brunch 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays: L D GARDUÑO’S, 705 S. Telshor (Hotel Encanto), 532-4277. Mexican: B L D.
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SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1212 E. 32nd St., 534-9565. Coffee shop, bakery: Monday to Friday B L, early D, Saturday B L only. TAPAS TREE, 601 N. Bullard St. in The Hub, Wednesday to Sunday L, Fridays L D. TERRY’S ORIGINAL BARBEQUE, Hwy. 180 and Ranch Club Road. Barbeque to go: L D.
VICKI’S EATERY, 315 N. Texas, 388-5430. www.vickiseatery.com Fresh...made just for you!. Saturday-Sunday breakfast; Monday-Saturday lunch; and Friday-Saturday dinner. WRANGLER’S BAR & GRILL, 2005 Hwy. 180E, 538-4387. Steak, burgers, appetizers, salads: L D. TRANQUILBUZZ CAFÉ, 112 W. Yankie St. Coffee shop, coffee, home-made pastries and ice cream, fresh fruit smoothies.
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Las Cruces & Mesilla ABRAHAM’S BANK TOWER RESTAURANT, 500 S. Main St. 434, 523-5911. American: Monday to Friday B L. ANDELE’S DOG HOUSE, 1983 Calle del Norte, 526-1271. Mexican plus hot dogs, burgers, quesadillas: B L D. ANDELE RESTAURANTE, 1950 Calle del Norte, 526-9631. Mexican: Monday B L, Tuesday to Sunday B L D. AQUA REEF, 141 N. Roadrunner Parkway, 522-7333. Asian, sushi: LD. THE BEAN, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla, 527-5155. Coffeehouse.
DESERT EXPOSURE rito, 1008 E. Lohman Ave. , Las Cruces, NM 88005, 575524-9251. Monday - Saturday, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Specializing in Relleno Burritos and Other Mexican Food GOLDEN STAR CHINESE FAST FOOD, 1420 El Paseo, 523-2828. Chinese: L D. GRANDY’S COUNTRY COOKING, 1345 El Paseo Rd., 526-4803. American: B L D. HABANERO’S 600 E. Amador Ave., 524-1829. Fresh Mexican: B L D. HACIENDA DE MESILLA, 1803 Avenida de Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbecue, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: L D.
HIGH DESERT BREWING COMPANY, 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew pub: L D. INTERNATIONAL DELIGHTS, 1245 El Paseo Rd., 647-5956. Greek and International: B L D. J.C. TORTAS, 1196 W. Picacho Ave., 647-1408. Mexican: L D. JOSE MURPHY’S, 1201 E. Amador (inside Ten Pin Alley), 526-8855. Mexican, American: L D. JOSEFINA’S OLD GATE CAFÉ, 2261 Calle de Guadalupe, 525-2620. Pastries, soups, salads, sandwiches: Monday to Thursday L, Friday to Sunday B L. KEVA JUICE, 1001 E. University, 522-4133. Smoothies, frozen yogurt: B L D. LA MEXICANA TORTILLERIA, 1300 N. Solano Dr, 541-9617. Mexican: L D. LA NUEVA CASITA CAFÉ, 195 N. Mesquite, 523-5434. Mexican and American: B L. LA POSTA RESTAURANT DE MESILLA, 2410 Calle De San Albino, 524-3524Mexican, steakhouse: L D, Saturday, Sunday and holidays also B. LAS TRANCAS, 1008 S. Solano Dr., 524-1430. Mexican, steaks, burgers, fried chicken: L D, Saturday and Sunday also B. LE RENDEZ-VOUS CAFÉ, 2701 W. Picacho Ave. #1, 527-0098. French pastry, deli, sandwiches: Tuesday to Sunday B L. LET THEM EAT CAKE, 1001 E. University Ave. Suite D4, 680-5998. Cupcakes: Tuesday to Saturday. LORENZO’S PAN AM, 1753 E. University Ave., 521-3505. Italian, pizza: L D. LOS COMPAS CAFÉ, 6335 Bataan Memorial W., 382-2025. Mexican: B L D. LOS COMPAS CAFÉ, 603 S. Nevarez St., 523-1778. Mexican: B L D. LOS COMPAS, 1120 Commerce Dr., 521-6228. Mexican: B L D. LOS MARIACHIS, 754 N. Motel Blvd., 523-7058. Mexican: B L D. LOS MARIACHIS, 5600 Bataan Memorial East, 373-0553. Mexican, L D. MESILLA VALLEY KITCHEN, 2001 E. Lohman Ave. #103, 523-9311. American, Mexican: B L.
METROPOLITAN DELI, 1001 University Ave., 5223354, www.metropolitandeli. com. Sandwiches and catering: L D. MIGUEL’S, 1140 E. Amador Ave., 647-4262. Mexican: B L D. MI PUEBLITO, 1355 E. Idaho Ave., 524-3009. Mexican: Monday to Friday B L D, Saturday and Sunday B L. MILAGRO COFFEE Y ESPRESSO, 1733 E. University Ave., 532-1042. Coffeehouse: B L D. MIX PACIFIC RIM CUISINE AND
JUNE 2018 • 37 MIX EXPRESS, 1001 E. University Ave. D3, 532-2042. Asian, Pacific: Monday to Saturday L D. MOONGATE CAFÉ, 9345 Bataan Memorial, 382-5744. Coffee shop, Mexican, American: B L. MOUNTAIN VIEW MARKET KITCHEN, 1300 El Paseo Road, 523-0436. Sandwiches, bagels, wraps, salads and other healthy fare: Monday to Saturday: B L early D. NELLIE’S CAFÉ, 1226 W. Hadley Ave., 524-9982. Mexican: Tuesday to Friday B L. NOPALITO RESTAURANT, 2605 Missouri Ave., 522-0440. Mexican: L D. NOPALITO RESTAURANT, 310 S. Mesquite St., 524-0003. Mexican: Sunday to Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday. L D. OLD TOWN RESTAURANT, 1155 S. Valley Dr., 523-4586. Mexican, American: B L. ORIENTAL PALACE, 225 E. Idaho, 526-4864. Chinese: L D. PAISANO CAFÉ, 1740 Calle de Mercado, 524-0211. Mexican: B L D. PEPE’S, 1405 W. Picacho, 5410277. Mexican: B L D. PHO A DONG, 504 E. Amador Ave., 527-9248. Vietnamese: L D. PHO SAIGON, 1160 El Paseo Road, 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D.
PICACHO PEAK BREWING CO., 3900 W. Picacho, 575680-6394. www.picachopeakbrewery.com PLAYER’S GRILL, 3000 Herb Wimberly Drive. (NMSU golf course clubhouse), 646-2457. American: B L D. RANCHWAY BARBECUE, 604 N. Valley Dr., 523-7361. Barbecue, Mexican: Monday to Friday B L D, Saturday D. RASCO’S BBQ, 125 S. Campo St., 526-7926. Barbecued brisket, pulled pork, smoked sausage, ribs. ROBERTO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 908 E. Amador Ave., 523-1851. Mexican: B L D. ROSIE’S CAFÉ DE MESILLA, 300 N. Main St., 526-1256. Breakfast, Mexican, burgers: Saturday to Thursday B L, Friday B L D. SAENZ GORDITAS, 1700 N. Solano Dr., 527-4212. Excellent, gorditas, of course, but also amazing chicken tacos. Mexican: Monday to Saturday L D. SANTORINI’S, 1001 E. University Ave., 521-9270. Greek, Mediterranean: Monday to Saturday L D. SALUD DE MESILLA, 1800 Avenida de Mesilla B, 323-3548. American, Continental: B L D. THE SHED, 810 S. Valley Dr., 5252636. American, pizza, Mexican, desserts: Wednesday to Sunday B L. SI SEÑOR, 1551 E. Amador Ave., 527-0817. Mexican: L D. SPANISH KITCHEN, 2960 N. Main St., 526-4275. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. SPIRIT WINDS COFFEE BAR, 2260 S. Locust St., 521-1222. Sandwiches, coffee, bakery: B L D. ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, 5242408. Wine tasting, bistro: L D. SUNSET GRILL, 1274 Golf Club Road (Sonoma Ranch Golf Course clubhouse), 521-1826. American, Southwest, steak, burgers, seafood, pasta: B L D. Anthony ERNESTO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 200 Anthony Dr., 882-3641. Mexican: B L. LA COCINITA, 908 W. Main Dr., 589-1468. Mexican: L.
Bayard FIDENCIO’S TACO SHOP, 1108 Tom Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. LITTLE NISHA’S, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-3526. Mexican: Wednesday to Sunday B L D. LOS COMPAS, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, 654-4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot dogs, portas, menudo: L D. M & A BAYARD CAFÉ, 1101 N. Central Ave., 537-2251. Mexican and American: Monday to Friday B L D. SPANISH CAFÉ, 106 Central Ave., 537-2640. Mexican, tamales and menudo (takeout only): B. SUGAR SHACK, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-0500. Mexican: Sunday to Friday B L. Chapparal EL BAYO STEAK HOUSE, 300 Paloma Blanca Drive, 824-4749. Steakhouse: Tuesday to Sunday B L D. TORTILLERIA SUSY, 661 Paloma Blanca Dr., 824-9377. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. Cliff D’S CAFÉ, 8409 Hwy 180. Breakfast dishes, burritos, burgers, weekend smoked meats and ribs: Thursday to Sunday B L. PARKEY’S, 8414 Hwy. 180W, 535-4000. Coffee shop: Monday to Saturday.
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continued from page 35 gluten-free and organic products. Dietary supplements and numerous health and beauty products are available. The business also includes food made to order for dining in or take-out. Plans for the future include expanding the existing outdoor dining patio. Popular items include gluten free grilled paninis, burrito bowls, and even a full vegan pizza, as well as the “must try” White Wizard or Zia which is a pepperoni, salami and green chile pizza. Cactus Jacks also offers coffee, roasted locally by monks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery. Local roasting means the freshest flavor possible and the monks are dedicated to crafting the most delicious Abby
Roast Coffee, Bohl said. Another treat that features a local business are specialty teas from Bear Creek Herbs. Meal replacement smoothies round out the dining selections. The menu can be accessed on the Cactus Jacks Facebook page and orders can be placed on the page. Cactus Jacks is open on Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a Weight Loss Challenge Club that includes educational materials, discounts and accountability with a self-guided program where you can win pizzas and smoothies when you complete the classes and tests. Call 575-538-5042 or visit www. cactusjacksgf.com for additional information, the restaurant menu and online ordering.
Doña Ana BIG MIKE’S CAFÉ, Thorpe Road. Mexican, breakfasts, burgers: B L D. Mimbres ELK X-ING CAFÉ, (352) 212-0448. Home-style meals, sandwiches and desserts: B L. RESTAURANT DEL SOL, 2676 Hwy. 35, San Lorenzo. Breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches, Mexican: Daily B L early D. Pinos Altos BUCKHORN SALOON AND OPERA HOUSE, Main Street, 5389911. Steakhouse, pasta, burgers: Monday to Saturday D. Santa Teresa BILLY CREWS, 1200 Country Club Road, 589-2071. Steak, seafood: L D.
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Deming ADOBE DELI, 3970 Lewis Flats Road SE, 546-0361. Bar, deli, steaks: L D. BALBOA MOTEL & RESTAURANT, 708 W. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, American: Monday to Friday L D, Sunday B. BELSHORE RESTAURANT, 1030 E. Pine St., 546-6289. Mexican, American: Tuesday to Sunday B L. CAMPOS RESTAURANT, 105 S. Silver, 546-0095. Mexican, American, Southwestern: L D. CHINA RESTAURANT, 110 E. Pine St., 546-4146. Chinese: Tuesday to Sunday L D. EL CAMINO REAL, 900 W. Pine St., 546-7421. Mexican, American: B L D. ELISA’S HOUSE OF PIES AND RESTAURANT, 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, 494-4639. Southern soul food: Tuesday to Sunday L D. EL MIRADOR, 510 E. Pine St., 5447340. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D. “FORGHEDABOUDIT” pizza & wings, 115 N. Silver Ave., 275-3881. Italian, pizza, wings: Monday to Sunday L D. GRAND MOTOR INN & LOUNGE, 1721 E. Pine, 546-2632. Mexican, steak, seafood: B L D.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Silver City/Grant County Music in the Park — 6:30-9 p.m. in Viola Stone Park, Santa Clara. Info: 575-912-3263. “A Weasel in the Hen House” or “Ladies A’ Peril” — 7:30 p.m. at El Sol Theater, 406 N. Bullard St. Silver City. A bawdy melodrama of good, evil and meteorological events written by Douglas Shelton and the Virus Theater. Info: www. virustheater.com. Alamogordo/Otero County “America’s First Woman in Space: Sally and Her E-Ticket Ride” — 9-10 a.m. at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. Launch pad lecture presented by museum curator Sue Taylor. Coffee and donuts provided. Info: www.nmspacemuseum.org. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” — 7-9:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. Truth or Consequences. One woman show performed by Cheryl E. Zeeb. Info: 303-2571801.
What’s Going On in June Las Cruces/Mesilla “With Love, Marilyn” — 6:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre Downtown. Erin Sullivan in a one-woman tribute to Marilyn Monroe. Info: 575-408-9026. “Legally Blond” the musical production — 8 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-5231200. Ruidoso/Lincoln County “The 39 Steps” — 8 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Dr. Tony Award play presented by the Wayland University Theatre and Sacramento Mountain Theater. Info: 575-336-4800.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Silver City/Grant County Sunrise Instameet — 5:30-7:30 a.m. at Western New Mexico University, first meeting place is at the top of Mustang Village on Rhoda Road at the top of 12th St. RSVP: socialmedia@visitsilvercity.org. Aldo Leopold Kids’ Fishing Derby — 7 a.m. at Lake Roberts north of Silver City. Coincides with Free Fishing Day so no licenses are needed. Info: www.fs.usda.gov/ gila.
Silver City Farmers’ Market — 8:30 a.m.-noon, 700 Bullard St. Silver City.Info: 575-538-5555. “Diamonds at Dawn” book release party — 507 p.m. at Javalina Coffee House in Silver City Author Catalina Claussen and her daughter, Ajalaa, will be hosting the party with Catalina reading from her work and Ajalaa’s new photographic exhibit opening. Info: catalinaclaussen@gmail.com. “A Weasel in the Hen House” or “Ladies A’ Peril” — 7:30 p.m. at El Sol Theater, 406 N. Bullard St. Silver City. A bawdy melodrama of good, evil and meteorological events written by Douglas Shelton and the Virus Theater. Info: www. virustheater.com. Alamogordo/Otero County Jericho Prayer March — 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Washington Park in Alamogordo. Info: jerichoprayermarch@gmail.com. Shady Pines Chamber Players Garden Stroll — 9-11 a.m. and 2-5 p.m. at the Shady Pines fanciful fair garden, 200 Fox (facing Wren, halfway up the hill to the Lodge) in Cloudcroft. Eavesdrop on chamber musicians if they are jamming as you explore garden trails or watch the birds form the deck. Continues through the week, call to check hours. Info: 361-557-1960. Tularosa Art and Music Festival — 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on Granado Street in Tularosa. Regional artists, food and agriculture vendors fill the street. There will be free ice cream and entertainment all day. Info: 575-629-0787. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Wandering Paws Walk/Hike — 7:30 a.m.-noon on the Cedar Creek Trail System near the Smokey Bear Ranger Station. National Trail Day Event benefiting the Humane Society of Lincoln County. Info: 575-808-1389. Great High Mountain Bed Race and Green Chile Cookoff — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. begins with parade starting at the corner of Sudderth Drive and Eagle Drive, followed by bed race and continueing with activities at Wingfield Park. Info:
“We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” is a one woman play in Truth or Consequences running for the first two weekends of June. (Courtesy Photo)
917-446-1140. “Flatland Cavalry” in concert— 8-10 p.m. at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack & Casino. Part of Red Raider Weekend cvents. Info: 575378-4140. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Spaceport tour — Departs at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from Spaceport America Visitor Center, 301 S. Foch, Silver City. Reservations required. Info: 575-267-8888. Winston Community Center Annual Fiesta — 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. on Broadway between Axtel and McConky in the town of Winston. Info: 575-743-2081. Old Time Fiddlers community dance — 7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-744-9137. “We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” — 7-9:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. Truth or Consequences. One woman show performed by Cheryl E. Zeeb. Info: 303-2571801.
WRITING CONTEST
Las Cruces/Mesilla “With Love, Marilyn” — 5 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre Downtown. Erin Sullivan in a one-woman tribute to Marilyn Monroe. Info: 575-408-9026. “I Write the Songs” with Singing Out Las Cruces — 7 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 E. Missouri Ave. in Las Cruces. Info: singingoutlascruces.org. “Legally Blond” the musical production — 8 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1200.
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
Silver City/Grant County Thomas Zachary on the blues guitar — 11a.m.-2 p.m. at Javalina’s Coffee House, 117 W. Market St. in Silver City. Info: 575-5385555. “A Weasel in the Hen House” or “Ladies A’ Peril” — 2 p.m. at El Sol Theater, 406 N. Bullard St. Silver City. A bawdy melodrama of good, evil and meteorological events written by Douglas Shelton and the Virus Theater. Info: www. virustheater.com.
Desert Exposure continues its longstanding writing contest.
Winners will be featured in the October and November issues of Desert Exposure.
Submit your best article, short story, essay, poem or There are two categories: Prose and poetry other piece of writing by Aug. 15. Entries must be previously unpublished and will be judged on quality Mail entries to: Prizes include publication, and how well they express some aspect of life in Desert Exposure 1740-A Calle de Mercado southern New Mexico. Please limit entries to a maximum four $25 runner-up prizes Las Cruces, NM 88005 of two. Maximum length per entry is 4,000 words. or email to: Include name, postal address and email if you and a $100 grand prize. contest@desertexposure.com have one. Entries cannot be returned.
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Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” — 2 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. Truth or Consequences. One woman show performed by Cheryl E. Zeeb. Info: 303-2571801.
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” — 7-9:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. Truth or Consequences. One woman show performed by Cheryl E. Zeeb. Info: 303-2571801.
Ruidoso/Lincoln County Afternoon Tea & Fashion Extravaganza — 2-4 p.m. at the Sanctuary on the River. Info: 575-9376244. Carrizozo Music, Inc. presents Folias Duo — 5-7 p.m. at the Carrizozo Woman’s Club in Carrizozo. Tangos and milongas performed on flute and guitar. Tango lessons at 4 p.m. Carrizozo Youth Sports will be serving up burgers and dogs. Info: 575-648-2757. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra — 8-10 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Drive, Alto . Spanish gypsy with contemporary grooves. Info: 575336-4800.
Ruidoso/Lincoln County “Ruidoso Weekend” Futurity Final — 1 p.m. post time at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino. Info:www.raceruidodo.com. “Gulliver’s Travels” — 7-9 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Alto. A Missoula Children’s Theatre Production Young Actors Workshop. Info: 575-336-4800.
Las Cruces/Mesilla “Legally Blond” the musical production — 2 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-5231200. “I Write the Songs” with Singing Out Las Cruces — 3 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 E. Missouri Ave. in Las Cruces. Info: singingoutlascruces.org. Music in the Park— 7 p.m. at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. in Las Cruces. The Abe Mac Band from El Paso play country and Las Cruces Gents from La Mesa play variety. Info: 575-541-2550.
MONDAY, JUNE 4
Silver City/Grant County Laughter Club — 1-1:45 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway St., Silver City. Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health. Free, donations accepted. Info: Mary Ann Finn, 575-388-0243. Open mic with Byron Trammell — 7 p.m., Buckhorn Saloon, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos. Info: 575-5389911 Las Cruces/Mesilla Tango dance instruction — 7-8 p.m. Monday nights Mesilla Community Center 2251 Calle de Santiago. Instructor Tommy Nations. Dance 5-9 p.m. Cost: $10. Info: 575-635-6903.
Fort Selden in Doña Ana County offers a Father’s Day event and camps for children During June. (Courtesy Photo)
TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Silver City/Grant County Mountain Bike Ride — 5:15 p.m., bicycles, Little Walnut Picnic Grounds. Carpool and meet up for 1.5 hours of riding. Level of difficulty: intermediate. Las Cruces/Mesilla “A New Sky” and a showing of night photos — 7 p.m. at the Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Main St. Las Cruces, Doña Ana Photography Club programs with Dave Brown, Victor Gibbs and Fred Moore. Info: highlight1@juno. com.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Silver City/Grant County Gin Rummy — 1 p.m., Tranquilbuzz Coffeehouse, 112 W. Yankie St., Silver City. Beginners welcome. Experts challenged. Info: 575-535-9355. Stories from our Streets ribbon cutting — 10-11 a.m. at the Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. Info: 575-538-5555. From Clay to Metal: Krissy Ramirez & Chelsea — 5-6 p.m. at WNMU Miller Library, 1000 W. College Ave. Silver City. Artist in residence talk. Info: 575-538-5555.
Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences, hosted by the Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club. $3 per dancer. Info: 505-804-3842, 575-313-9971. Las Cruces/Mesilla Pre-K programs — 9-10 a.m. at the Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St., every Thursday for exploration designed for preschoolers. No registration required. Free. Parents asked to stay with their children throughout the program. Info: 575-522-3120 or visit museums.las-cruces.org. Arts, culture seminars: Impressionism — 5:30 to 7 p.m., Doña Ana Arts Cultural Center, 1740 Avenida de Mercado Suites B–D. Info: 575-523-6403 or daarts.org. Las Cruces Ukes — 5:15-6:15
p.m. Thursdays beginner group; 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays performance group at Good Samaritan Society, Las Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Free. Info: lascrucesukes.blogspot.com, 575405-7133. Thursday Night Jam — 7:309:30 p.m. Thursdays, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Friends of Visit Las Cruces present local and up-and-coming musicians. Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase. Cost: $5.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Silver City/Grant County Music in the Park in Santa Clara — 6:30-9 p.m. at Viola Stone Park in Santa Clara. Info: 575-912-3263.
Las Cruces/Mesilla 10-10 Arts Hop — 4-7 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Mesilla Mercado and NMSU area galleries open at various times for a day meeting artists, visiting galleries and participating in art activities. Info: daarts.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Farmers’ Market — 8:30 a.m.-noon, 700 Bullard St. Silver City.Info: 575-538-5555. Jump into Summer — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Gough Park, 1201 N. Pope St. Silver City Info: 575-534-0248. Stars n Parks Program — 9:30 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park. The presenter is Charles Turner. Info: www.astro-npo.org. Ruidoso/Lincoln County “Ruidoso Weekend” Futurity Final — 1 p.m. post time at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino. Info:www.raceruidodo.com.
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Truth or Consequences/Sierra County Spaceport tour — Departs at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from Spaceport America Visitor Center, 301 S. Foch, Silver City. Reservations required. Info: 575-267-8888. Elephant Butte Chili Cook-off — 5-10 p.m. at the Elephant Butte Community Center, 313 Rio Grande Circle, Elephant Butte. Info: 505604-5046. Second Saturday Art Hop — 6-9 p.m., Downtown Truth or Consequences. Info: MainStreet, promotions@torcmainstreet.org. Old Time Fiddlers Dance — 7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-744-9137. “We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” — 7-9:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. Truth or Consequences. One woman show performed by Cheryl E. Zeeb. Info: 303-2571801. Los New Mexico Playboys — 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway. Info: 575-2970289. Alamogordo/Otero County Science Saturday — 9 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. Hands on science for kids of all ages. Info: 1-877-333-6589. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Art in the Park — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wingfield Park. All painters invited to participate. Info: 575322-0866. “Ruidoso Weekend” Futurity Final — 1 p.m. post time at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino. Info:www.raceruidodo.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla Crafts for Kids: Mother’s Day — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-4100. OutsmART: Design workshop for kids — 1 p.m. at the University Art Gallery, 1390 E. University Ave, Las Cruces. In conjunction with John Garrett Community Day and part of the Today’s Kids/Tomorrow’s Artists program. Info: 575-646-2545.
SUNDAY, JUNE 10
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “We Ain’t Mad! We Got Issues?” — 2 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. Truth or Consequences. One woman show performed by Cheryl E. Zeeb. Info: 303-257-1801. Alamogordo/Otero County The Art of Wine — 1-4 p.m. at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70 between Tularosa and Alamogordo. Sip wine and take an art lesson, no experience required. Info: 575-434-0035. Las Cruces/Mesilla Music in the Park— 7 p.m. at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. in Las Cruces. The Fundraisers play late 1990s, early 2000s rock & roll, and Rust plays rock and reggae. Info: 575-541-2550.
MONDAY, JUNE 11
Silver City/Grant County Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County — 10:30 at Cross Point Assembly of God Church, 11600 U.S. Highway 180 E. Respect and care for the American flag presentation by 4-H. Info: 575537-3643..
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
Silver City/Grant County Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo — At the Southwest Horseman’s Park off U.S. Highway 180 and Caballery Road just east of Silver City. Info: silvercityprorodeo.com. Silver City Farmers’ Market — 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180, Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. Alamogordo/Otero County Free Summer Flix at the Flick: “Monsters vs Aliens” — 1 p.m. at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. in Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202. Wine Down Wednesday — 6-9 p.m. at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70 between Tularosa and Alamogordo. Live music, relaxation, dinner options. Info: 575-434-0035. Las Cruces/Mesilla Wednesday Night on Main: Mexican Fiesta — 6 p.m. on the Plaza de Las Cruces. Entertainment, vendors, activities and food trucks. Info: 575-522-1232.
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Silver City/Grant County Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo — At the Southwest Horseman’s Park off U.S. Highway 180 and Caballery Road just east of Silver City. Info: silvercityprorodeo.com. Truth or Consequences/Sierra County Square dancing — 6-8 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences, hosted by the Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club.
Every Tuesday a mountain bike ride begins at the Little Walnut Picnic Grounds near Silver City. (Courtesy Photo)
$3 per dancer. Info: 505-804-3842, 575-313-9971. Las Cruces/Mesilla Pre-K programs — Join the Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St., from 9-10 a.m. every Thursday for exploration designed for preschoolers. No registration required. Free. Parents asked to stay with their children throughout the program. Info: 575-522-3120 or visit museums.las-cruces.org. Las Cruces Ukes — 5:15-6:15 p.m. Thursdays beginner group; 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays performance group at Good Samaritan Society, Las Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Free. Info: lascrucesukes.blogspot.com, 575405-7133. Thursday Night Jam — 7:309:30 p.m. Thursdays, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Friends of Visit Las Cruces present local and up-and-coming musicians. Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase. Cost: $5.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Inspeccion De Cheli, Jeri Desrochers
Braceros:
Melding History and Art
An exhibit by Diana LeMarbe, Jeri Desrochers, and Raymond Cobos Friday, June 1 – Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Branigan Cultural Center 501 North Main Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001 575-541-2154 museums.las-cruces.org
Silver City/Grant County Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo — At the Southwest Horseman’s Park off U.S. Highway 180 and Caballery Road just east of Silver City. Info: silvercityprorodeo.com. Opening: “Contemporary Casta Portraiture: Nuestra Calidad” — 4-6 p.m. at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway in Silver City. An exhibition celebration of work by Delilah Montoya. Info: 575-5385921. Music in the Park — 6:30-9 p.m. in Viola Stone Park, Santa Clara. Info: 575-912-3263. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Christopher Smith-Escarcega
— 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway. Info: 575-2970289. Las Cruces/Mesilla Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Concert — 6 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Main St. in Las Cruces. Multi-cultural concert. Info: naacpdac@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Silver City/Grant County Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo — At the Southwest Horseman’s Park off U.S. Highway 180 and Caballery Road just east of Silver City. Info: silvercityprorodeo.com. Just Words — 2-4 p.m. at Tranquilbuzz Coffee House, 112 Yankie St. in Silver City. Reading by Silver City’s former poet laureate, Bunnie Bukley Maldonado, Melanie Zipin and Jessica Tumposky followed by open mic. Info: sigriddaughter@ gmai.com. Artist’s Talk: “Contemporary Casta Portraiture: Nuestra Calidad” — 4-6 p.m. at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway in Silver City. An exhibition celebration of work by Delilah Montoya. Info: 575-538-5921. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Annual Junior Open Fishing Tournament — 6 a.m.-1 p.m. at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Highway 195, Elephant Butte. Info: 575-740-0119. Spaceport tour — Departs at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from Spaceport America Visitor Center, 301 S. Foch, Silver City. Reservations required. Info: 575-267-8888. Stroll Through History — 6-9 p.m. at the Black Range Museum in Hillsboro, 3 Carro Lane, just off Highway 152. Explore the begin-
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nings of the new outdoor museum. Info: ntrushell@gmail.com. Community dance — Old Time Fiddlers Dance, 7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-744-9137. CW Ayon Combo — 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway. Info: 575-297-0289. Alamogordo/Otero County Father – Daughter Sock Hop — 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 2290 Hamilton Road in Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-6562. Most Fabulous Diva Event — 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Sgt. Willie Estrada Civic Center. Info: 575437-8438.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Ruidoso/Lincoln County Aim High: Sporting clay competition fundraiser — At the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso fundraiser includes drawing for 2018 Polaris Ranger. Info: 575-937-1475. “Taste of the Spencer” fundraiser — 6-9 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts. Info: 575-3360021. Las Cruces/Mesilla Raft the Rio Festival — 8 a.m. registration starts, rafting starts at 10 a.m. from La Llorona Park at the Picacho Bridge. Recycled materials encouraged, prizes awarded. Info: 410-925-9126. Family fun Father’s Day — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Fort Selden, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. A continental breakfast served outside followed by games and activities for the whoe family. Info: 575-202-1638. Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Banquet — 6 p.m. at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor Blvd. in Las Cruces. National NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Esq. is the keynote speaker. Info: naacpdac@gmail. com.
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Annual Junior Open Fishing Tournament — 6 a.m.-1 p.m. at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Highway 195, Elephant Butte. Info: 575-740-0119. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Aim High: Sporting clay competition fundraiser — At the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso fundraiser includes drawing for 2018 Polaris Ranger. Info: 575-937-1475. Las Cruces/Mesilla Music in the Park— 7 p.m. at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. in Las Cruces. Mariachi Buena Ventura, Santa Fe, Mariachi music and the Derrick Harris Band with Motown, funk, blues and rock music. Info: 575-541-2550. Footprints Jazz Band — 7 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo Road in Las Cruces. A Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Society monthly concert. Info: 575-6408752.
MONDAY, JUNE 18
Las Cruces/Mesilla Tango dance instruction — 7-8 p.m. Monday nights Mesilla Community Center 2251 Calle de Santiago. Instructor Tommy Nations. Dance 5-9 p.m. Cost: $10. Info: 575-635-6903.
Erin Sullivan appears as a musical Marilyn Monroe on June 1 and 2 at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces in “With Love, Marilyn.” (Courtesy Photo)
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Silver City/Grant County Mountain Bike Ride — 5:15 p.m., bicycles, Little Walnut Picnic Grounds. Carpool and meet up for 1.5 hours of riding. Level of difficulty: intermediate. Living an Unconditioned Life Within a Conditioned World — 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway St. in Silver City. Michael freeman of Southwest Sangha with a public talk. Info: www.lotuscentersc.org. Las Cruces/Mesilla Photo print competition and how to photograph fireworks — 7 p.m. at the Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: highlight1@juno.com.
Alamogordo. Vendors and workshops all day. Info: www.snmfq. com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla Pre-K programs — Join the Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St., from 9-10 a.m. every Thursday for exploration designed for preschoolers. No registration required. Free. Parents asked to stay with their children throughout the program. Info: 575-522-3120 or
Silver City/Grant County Fiesta Latina free events — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Old James Stadium, Western New Mexico University campus. Artisan Mercado, food court, live music, children’s activities and Transcending Borders folk art documentary film series. Info: fiestalatina.org. Music in the Park — 6:30-9 p.m. in Viola Stone Park, Santa Clara. Info: 575-912-3263. Fiesta Latina ticketed event: Nosotros and the Santa Rueda Dancers — 7 p.m. at the Old James Stadium, Western New Mexico University campus. Info: fiestalatina.org. Alamogordo/Otero County Southern New Mexico Festival — Otero County Fairgrounds in Alamogordo. Vendors and workshops all day. Info: www.snmfq. com. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Calista Sing — 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway.
Info: 575-297-0289. Ruidoso/Lincoln County “The Mills Brothers” — 8 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Drive. Simple joys with pop-jazz-Americana. Info: 575336-4800. Las Cruces/Mesilla Kids Summer: Building with Dirt — 9 a.m.-noon at Fort Selden, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. A New Mexico Historic Sites program for ages 8-12. Get dirty and learn the traditional art of making adobe bricks. Info: 575202-1638. Dale Gas concert and car show — 5:30-10:30 p.m., 1740 Calle de Mercado in Mesilla. Celebration of lowrider culture in New Mexico. Cumbia/salsa tour band, Jarabe Mexico, from Mexico City dancing. Info: daarts.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Farmers’ Market — 8:30 a.m.-noon, 700 Bullard St. Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. Fiesta Latina free events — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Old James Stadium, Western New Mexico University campus. Artisan Mercado, food court, live music, children’s activities and Transcending Borders folk art documentary film series. Info: fiestalatina.org. Fiesta Latina ticketed events— 9 a.m.-11 p.m. at the Old James Stadium, Western New Mexico University campus. Tree of Life Workshop; Tequila Tasting; Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto Siempre; and Darren Cordova y Calor. Info: fiestalatina.org. Permaculture Silver City — 1-3 p.m. at the Commons (aka The Volunteer Center), 501 E. 13th
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Silver City/Grant County Silver City Farmers’ Market — 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180, Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. Gin Rummy — 1 p.m., Tranquilbuzz Coffeehouse, 112 W. Yankie St., Silver City. Beginners welcome. Experts challenged. Info: 575-5359355. Alamogordo/Otero County Free Summer Flix at the Flick: “The Emperor’s New Groove” — 1 p.m. at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. in Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202.
THURSDAY, JUNE 21
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Square dancing — 6-8 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences, hosted by the Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club. $3 per dancer. Info: 505-804-3842, 575-313-9971. Jen Exten — 7 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway. Info: 575-2970289. Alamogordo/Otero County Southern New Mexico Festival — Otero County Fairgrounds in
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JUNE 2018 • 43 Lee Roy Parnell in concert — 8 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Dr. Texas country music. Info: 575-336-4800.
St., Silver City. Features a plant of the month and skill sharing. Info: permaculture-silver-city@googlegroups.com. Just Words — 2-4 p.m. at the Tranquilbuzz Coffee House, 112 Yankie St. in Silver City. Info: sigriddaughter@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Farmers’ Market — 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180, Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. Gin Rummy — 1 p.m., Tranquilbuzz Coffeehouse, 112 W. Yankie St., Silver City. Beginners welcome. Experts challenged. Info: 575-5359355.
Ruidoso/Lincoln County San Juan Day Celebration in Lincoln — 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the San Juan Church in Lincoln. Flying J Wranglers perform until noon then DJ Pete, followed by Los Pinon at 6 p.m. Info: 575-653-4251. Brewdoso — noon-7 p.m. at Wingfield Park. New Mexico beer, wine, food and fun. Info: 575-9372582. Schlotzsky’s Bun Run (5K and Kids 1 mile) — 5-7 p.m. at the White Mountain Recreation Complex. Elektro Kumbia in Concert — 8 p.m. at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack & Casino. Info: 575-3784140. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Spaceport tour — Departs at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from Spaceport America Visitor Center, 301 S. Foch, Silver City. Reservations required. Info: 575-267-8888. Old Time Fiddlers Dance — 7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-744-9137. Alamogordo/Otero County Warehouse 1402: Behind the Scenes Tour — 9-10 a.m. at the Hubbard Library and Archives in Alamogordo. Topic: “What Lurks in all Those Papers? Discover the Archives!” with coffee and donuts. Info: 1-877-333-6589. Southern New Mexico Festival — Otero County Fairgrounds in Alamogordo. Vendors and workshops all day. Info: www.snmfq. com. Las Cruces/Mesilla OutsmART: Monochromatic Monoprints — 1 p.m. at the University Art Gallery, 1390 E. University Ave, Las Cruces. In conjunction with the work of Susan A. Christie exhibit and part of the Today’s Kids/Tomorrow’s Artists program. Info: 575-646-2545.
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sam Pace and the Guilded Grit — 2-5 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway. Info: 575-297-0289. Alamogordo/Otero County Classy Glass — 1-4 p.m. at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70 between Tularosa and Alamogordo. Sip wine and paint a
Ruidoso/Lincoln County Mescalero Apache Ceremonial & Rodeo — 1 p.m. at the Mescalero Rodeo Grounds. Info: 575-646-4494.
Calista Sing performs at the Brewing Company in Truth or Consequences on Friday, June 15.
wine glass or bottle, no experience required. Info: 575-434-0035. Las Cruces/Mesilla Music in the Park— 7 p.m. at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. in Las Cruces. Smokin’ Mirrors plays variety music and Geni& the Starliners plays oldies and variety. Info: 575-541-2550.
MONDAY, JUNE 25
Las Cruces/Mesilla New Mexico Watercolor Society — 2-4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month, except May which meets the third Sunday, at Good Samaritan Society’s Arts & Crafts room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Info: nmwatercolorsociety.org.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26
Silver City/Grant County Mountain Bike Ride — 5:15 p.m., bicycles, Little Walnut Picnic Grounds. Carpool and meet up for 1.5 hours of riding. Level of difficulty: Intermediate.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Farmers’ Market — 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180, Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. Gin Rummy — 1 p.m., Tranquilbuzz Coffeehouse, 112 W. Yankie St., Silver City. Beginners welcome. Experts challenged. Info: 575-5359355. Las Cruces/Mesilla Wednesday Night on Main: Country Western — 6 p.m. on the Plaza de Las Cruces. Entertainment, vendors, activities and food trucks. Info: 575-522-1232.
Alamogordo/Otero County Free Summer Flix at the Flick: “Meet the Robinsons” — 1 p.m. at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. in Alamogordo. Info: 575-4372202. Wine Down Wednesday — 6-9 p.m. at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70 between Tularosa and Alamogordo. Live music on The Patio with Papa Jim’s Cook Shack onsite with dinner choices. Info: 575-434-0035.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
Silver City/Grant County Film series: “Reel Injun” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara Armory, north of U.S. Highway 180 across from the village of Santa Clara. Part of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society “The Spirit of the Human Being: Indigenous Peoples’ Survival through Humor and Tragedy” film series. Info: 575-388-4862. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Square dancing — 6-8 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences, hosted by the Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club. $3 per dancer. Info: 505-804-3842, 575-313-9971. Las Cruces/Mesilla Pre-K programs — 9-10 a.m. every Thursday at the Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St., from for exploration designed for preschoolers. No registration required. Free. Parents asked to stay with their children throughout the program. Info: 575-522-3120 or visit museums.las-cruces.org. Thursday Night Jam — 7:309:30 p.m. Thursdays, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Friends of Visit Las Cruces present local and up-and-coming musicians. Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase. Cost: $5. Las Cruces Ukes — 5:15-6:15 p.m. Thursdays beginner group; 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays performance group at Good Samaritan Society, Las Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Free. Info: lascrucesukes.blogspot.com, 575405-7133.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
The “Contemporary Casta Portraiture: Nuestra ‘Calidad’” exhibition opens at the Silver City Museum with a reception at 4 p.m.
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County 3 Rivers — 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Brewing
Company, 410 N. Broadway. Info: 575-297-0289. Alamogordo/Otero County Fourth Friday at Alameda Park Zoo — 6-10 p.m. at Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo. Live music, movie, food, alcohol service. Info: 575-439-4203. Las Cruces/Mesilla Kids Summer: Soap Making — 9 a.m.-noon at Fort Selden, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. A New Mexico Historic Sites program for ages 8-12. Info: 575-2021638. Mesilla Valley Speakers Series: Arts and Cultural District plan — noon-1 p.m. at 1740 Calle de Mercado. David Chavez, Andy Hume, Irene Oliver Lewis and Kathleen Albers speak. Info: daarts.org. “Servetus”: The Radical Reformed Musical — 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S. Solano. Original music and dramatic reading with the Rev. Dennis McCarty is about UU icon Michael Servetus. Info: xiqana100@aol.com. Theatre Dojo’s “Songs of Un-Creation” — 7 p.m. at 1740 Calle de Mercado. Randy Granger and Algernon D’Ammassa perform their latest work. Info: daarts.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Farmers’ Market — 8:30 a.m.-noon, 700 Bullard St. Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. The Uncommonly Good Evening — 6-10 p.m. at the Volunteer Center of Grant County, 501 E. 13th St. Fundraiser includes free drink, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and music. Info: director@tvcgrantcounty.org. Truth or Consequences/Sierra County Spaceport tour — Departs at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from Spaceport America Visitor Center, 301 S. Foch, Silver City. Reservations required. Info: 575-267-8888. Old Time Fiddlers Dance —7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-744-9137. Elephant Butte Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza — 9-10 p.m. at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, U.S. Highway 195, Elephant Butte. Info:575-744-5923. Ruidoso/Lincoln County
Alamogordo/Otero County Free Summer Flix at the Flick: “Captain America The First Avenger” — 1 p.m. at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. in Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202. Red White and Blue Brew & Music Fest — At the Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex, 3000 N. Florida Ave. in Alamogordo. Info: 575-4376120. Fireworks Extravaganza — 9 a.m.noon at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. Hands on science for kids of all ages. Info: 1-877-333-6589.
THURSDAY, JULY 5
Silver City/Grant County Film series: “Rumble” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara Armory, north of U.S. Highway 180 across from the village of Santa Clara. Part of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society “The Spirit of the Human Being: Indigenous Peoples’ Survival through Humor and Tragedy” film series. Info: 575-388-4862. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Square dancing — 6-8 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences, hosted by the Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club. $3 per dancer. Info: 505-804-3842, 575-313-9971. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Mescalero Apache Ceremonial & Rodeo — 1 p.m. at the Mescalero Rodeo Grounds. Info: 575-646-4494. Las Cruces/Mesilla Pre-K programs —9-10 a.m. every Thursday at the Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main St., for exploration designed for preschoolers. No registration required. Free. Parents asked to stay with their children throughout the program. Info: 575-522-3120 or visit museums.las-cruces.org. Las Cruces Ukes — 5:15-6:15 p.m. Thursdays beginner group; 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays performance group at Good Samaritan Society, Las Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Free. Info: lascrucesukes.blogspot.com, 575405-7133. Thursday Night Jam — 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Friends of Visit Las Cruces present local and up-andcoming musicians. Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase. Cost: $5.
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An old sign welcomes visitors to Mogollon but makes it clear the town is on private property.
The “General Store” was constructed in Mogollon by a Hollywood producer as a set for the 1973 Western “My Name is Nobody,” starring Henry Fonda. (Photos by Laurie Ford)
TUMBLEWEEDS • LAURIE FORD
Mogollon
A ghost town with heart
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s you begin the nine-mile climb to Mogollon (pronounced Muggy-YOUN), leaving the San Francisco River Valley behind and entering some of the most rugged country along the western Mogollon Mountain Range in Catron County New Mexico, imagine making the trek in a wagon packed with gold and silver ore pulled by a train of 20 mules. In bad weather, it could take you well over a week. Or, envision having made the 14-hour trip by stagecoach from Silver City – robbed 23 times in one year – along the narrow winding road, full of hairpin turns and bordered by steep walls and dramatic drops. Either way, you will be going through spectacular scenery before descending into Silver Creek Canyon, and the ghost town of Mogollon. The only inhabitants of the canyon were deer, turkeys, and other wildlife when James Cooney, while leading a cavalry expedition in 1870, discovered gold and silver deposits in the hillsides. Keeping his find a secret, Cooney returned five years later to file his mining claims. Chased off by hostile Apaches, he returned, soon to be followed by masses of fortune seekers. But, the Apache also returned, led by Chief Victorio, killing Cooney along with 35 sheepherders from the nearby town of Alma. Despite its remoteness, and location in mountains that were the Apache Indians’ final stronghold, prospectors continued to come, and by 1892 Mogollon was a booming “camp town” with working mines and an estimated population of 3,000-6,000. Tent camps gave way to cabins, followed by numerous saloons, a sawmill, post office, jail, the little red schoolhouse and other businesses any thriving town would demand. Along with prosperity came the claim jumpers and outlaws, but the biggest constant threat was fire, and the ensuing floods that perpetually ravaged the narrow canyon. While leaving mayhem behind, these disasters
Getting to Mogollon: The road to Mogollon is located north of Glenwood off U.S. Route 180 at the end of N.M. 59.
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also created townspeople who persevered, and rebuilt, much like the few remaining residents of Mogollon today. Business was booming until the onset of World War I and a dwindling demand for gold and silver. By 1930 the population, once in the thousands, had fallen to a few hundred. Despite a short-lived recovery in the late 1930s, the fate of Mogollon was sealed with the eruption of World War II and a devastating fire in 1942. The town was on the brink of becoming an official ghost town as the mines closed and residents left. At the entrance to Mogollon is a clock painted on the rock that commemorates the end of the last shift worked at the mine during this time. Having never fully recovered, the biggest, and most profitable “Little Fanny Mine,” closed in the early 1950s and now lies silent. The chalky white tailings – residue from the milling process – from “Fanny” splay across the hillside like hardened cement as you approach Mogollon. In its day the mine was one of the most productive in the US, and in 1915 produced 40 percent of New Mexico’s precious metals. The surrounding area is dotted with old mine structures and abandoned, crumbling houses, once called home by thousands of miners, that still struggle to stand. And, as you finally descend 600 feet into town, look up the narrow canyon and imagine it filled with all these miners and their families sharing the single road with wagons and horses and gunslingers as they went about their daily lives. These visions come to life at the Mogollon Museum through a vast array of photographs, min-
ing artifacts and local memorabilia. Once a mercantile store, the museum should be your very first stop to better understand the town and its turbulent history. Across the street is the historic Silver Creek Inn, where you can still rent a room, and maybe meet the ghost of a miner. Next door is the post office and old Kelly Store, which now houses a beautiful gallery full of local artists’ work. Farther up the road is the Mogollon Theater where silent films were a favorite, and a saloon and general store left behind from the filming of the 1973 Henry Fonda movie “My Name Is Nobody.” Directly after Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, perched high on the hill, you will reach “Graveyard Gulch,” where you can make the toiling trek past miner ruins and the red-light district to the Mogollon cemetery. “Fanny” brought fortune and success to many, but not for those miners buried here who inhaled lethal dust from the mine’s tailings and succumbed to “black lung disease.” Not only does the cemetery document this trail of death, but also that of the infants and children, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers, who perished from a flu epidemic that ripped through the town in 1918. During this time there were so many bodies to be buried that they were laid out in the dance hall while awaiting graves to be blasted out. The true testament of those who called Mogollon home lay deep under the ground in this sobering place: overgrown and shadowed by pines and towering alligator junipers. Each gravesite has a story to tell about “loving mothers” and “a close friend,” or a person who
Walking through Mogollon today is a quiet affair, but pleasant and interesting. Store fronts Bursum Road, lead to the community museum located at the far end.
Mining brought fortune and success to many, but not for those miners buried at the Mogollon Cemetery who inhaled lethal dust from the mine’s tailings and succumbed to “black lung disease.”
might have brought people joy by being a “musician,” or a “writer and artist.” Some headstones share a thoughtful, poetic verse while others lay barren; their epitaph erased away by the elements. The markers themselves speak with their ornate iron, finely engraved gray-blue granite, simple pinewood, or scraps bound together by wire. Plots, many surrounded by wrought iron fences, or simple posts and wire, include entire families who all died in less than one week’s time. Miners, shop owners, all realms of life were laid to rest together here. Making this pilgrimage is a tribute to the dead, and the price many paid in their quest for fortune. If you head back towards town and are hungry, the Purple Onion Cafe, a favorite with residents, can satiate your appetite with such novelties as chicken tacos and their famous coconut custard pie. Or, if you decide to push deeper into the Gila National Forest and Wilderness, follow Bursom Road north to Snow Lake – a must in the fall with magnificent towering aspens and oaks.
But, the real treasures that can be found in Mogollon are the estimated 15 residents whose determination mirrors that of the earliest settlers. In 2012 history repeated itself with the devastating Whitewater-Baldy Fire. The following year torrential floodwaters, running 15 feet deep, and 60 feet wide in areas, swept through the canyon and destroyed the only road into town. Residents who had been evacuated returned to rebuild the town, and the life they love. Surviving here wasn’t easy when James Cooney discovered gold, and still isn’t today. Mogollon is open for business once again, May-October, on Saturdays and Sundays. As you wander among the 100 remaining structures there are few reminders of the modern day and it is easy to get lost in the past. It will only be when you head back to Silver City, realizing that you are not jostling along on the buckboard of a wagon, that you will be thrust back into the present. And, when you reach town, imagine having to make that trip because you needed a part for your car.
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Tyler Trevino, 7, reads from “Watch Out for Rattle Snakes” Saturday afternoon at Branigan Library with the help of ‘Therapaws Reading Team’ members Laurie Floyd and Scout. (Photo by Steve MacIntyre)
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Therapaws
A dog, a book and a child
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cout is not only a good dog, he’s also a good listener. The 8-year-old shepherd and spaniel mix rescue dog and his owner and reading partner, Laurie Floyd of Las Cruces, are regular visitors to Thomas Branigan Memorial Library as part of the library’s Therapaws summer reading program. Scout loves it when children of all ages come to meetings and read to him, Floyd said. Scout was rescued on Trans Mountain Highway in El Paso when he was 3 months old, and Floyd and her husband adopted him a month later. Floyd and Scout have been reading with young children for the past two years, beginning when Floyd and Scout started a reading program at Jardin de los Niños early childhood education and homeless daycare program at the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope. The two began a monthly reading program at Branigan last fall and are one of several Therapaws teams that will host bi-monthly reading programs at the library throughout the summer. “Get a book and come and read,” Floyd said. Or, if the child prefers, Floyd will read to him or her. The reading program welcomes children of all ages, is free and does not require pre-registration. Anywhere from five to
15 kids have been showing up for each session, Floyd said, and more are expected as the summer continues. Floyd is an English teacher at NMSU and Doña Ana Community College and she and Scout are certified through both Therapaws and the Read Education Assistance Dogs (READ) program. Floyd said she has great respect for Las Cruces teachers and the hard work they do to help children learn to read, and the Therapaws reading program is intended to augment school reading programs. Floyd said the program is designed to be “very relaxed and low-key,” and Scout makes it even more fun and stress-free. Reading with Floyd and Scout doesn’t “feel remedial” for struggling readers, she said, and she only helps with word pronunciations and other reading skills if a child asks her. Floyd engages with young readers to make sure they understand what they read. Floyd said she got involved with the Therapaws reading program because she wants to share her life-long love of reading with children and help struggling readers improve their reading skills. “I love reading,” Floyd said. “It’s had such a huge impact in my life. I want to pass that along to little kids.” It’s especially important to make sure that young children
Layla Vendrely, 7, reads from “The Big Dipper” by Frank M. Branley at Brannigan Library with the help of Therapaws Reading Team member Scout. (Photo by Steve MacIntyre)
are developing good reading skills, Floyd said. Many studies show that reading proficiency by the end of the third grade can have a big impact on a child’s educational development. Floyd and Scout joined Therapaws in 2011, she said. Therapaws visits local hospitals, classrooms and nursing homes with friendly and stress-relieving dogs. Contact Charlene Curry at charlenecurry@gmail.com for more information. “What a big deal to learn to read,” Floyd said. Scout just barked.
NAACP president in Las Cruces for Juneteenth
uneteenth has been an African-American tradition in this country since 1865 when slaves were finally told that they were no longer in bondage. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier on Jan. 1, 1863, but word of the emancipation was withheld from those for whom freedom was intended until a Union officer disclosed the news on June 19, 1865. Since then, annual commemorations of the emancipation have been referred to as Juneteenth. NAACP organizations nationwide sponsor Juneteenth celebrations with soul food, music and festivities. Locally, the Dona Ana County NAACP celebrates this momentous occasion by hosting programs intended to encourage and enlighten citizens about a bright moment of progress in an otherwise dark period for people of color in this country. This year, Juneteenth festivities in Doña Ana County will rise to a new level when the national president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, Esq. attends. In his honor, this year’s activities have been named, “A Celebration of Freedom!” The Doña Ana County NAACP is planning to mark the occasion with a multi-cultural concert at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 15. The concert will be at the Rio Grande Theatre, originally built in 1926. This theatre has been restored and converted to a performing arts center in the heart of Downtown Las Cruces.
Derrick Johnson
“We want to expose the National NAACP president to the vast spectrum of talent which is representative of the demographics in New Mexico,” said Bobbie Green, who is on the concert planning committee. “We plan to highlight some excellent local performers and groups from the Southwest.” The culminating event will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday June 16, as the Doña Ana County NAACP hosts its annual Juneteenth Banquet at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces with Johnson as the keynote speaker. Recently, Johnson received a victory on a lawsuit filed by the NAACP in support of DACA. Federal Judge John Bates said the decision by the Trump administration to rescind DACA was “virtually unexplained” and as such, “unlawful.” Tickets are $75 for both events. Email naacpdac@gmail.com for more information, or to purchase tickets.
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Valley Community Church
19-A Racetrack Road, Arenas Valley, NM Phone: 575-538-9311 Website: www.vccsilvercity.com Where Everyone is Welcome! Sunday Worship at 10 A.M.
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Alamogordo Corps community center being re-designated as a service center
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he Salvation Army’s Southwest Divisional Headquarters is re-designating the Alamogordo Corps Community Center, located at 1900 E. 1st St., as a service center. “This was not an easy decision, but it was the most fiscally responsible one for our long-term viability in the Alamogordo community and The Salvation Army’s mission of doing the most good,” said Lt. Col. Kelly Pontsler, The Salvation Army Southwest Divisional Commander. “The most important thing for people to know is that the service
center will continue to provide the Alamogordo community with a variety of social services.” Those social services include feeding the hungry; clothing vouchers; Medicare, utility and rent assistance; school supplies; holiday meals and toys. The final church service at the Alamogordo Corps will be on Sunday, May 27. After that date, the nearest Salvation Army corps community center offering worship services will be in Las Cruces. Approximately 24.2 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each
year through a range of social services: food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter for the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. Around 81 cents of every dollar donated to The Salvation Army are used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (HumanNeedsIndex.org). To find out more, visit NewMexico.SalvationArmy.org.
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LIVING ON WHEELS • SHEILA SOWDER
When the Unthinkable Happens Sometimes life shifts into Alzheimer’s mode
My sister sat across from me trying to eat tomato soup with her fork. When I handed her a spoon, she looked at me in confusion, and I began to understand the reality of Alzheimer’s, and the unique problems it poses for fulltime RVers. In the late 1990s, my sister Sharon and her husband Marty took early retirement, bought a motorhome, and started wandering around the country. The only RVers I’d ever known were some elderly relatives who, during my childhood, had pulled their tired-looking travel trailers from Indiana to Florida every winter where I assumed they sat around watching soap operas and dining on early bird specials. Old people with boring lives. But Sharon and Marty weren’t old, they weren’t boring, and soon they were talking about all the fun they were having. I’d never heard of workamping until they bought some karaoke equipment and were able to stay free at expensive resort RV parks in exchange for providing entertainment. Several years ago, Sharon suffered an attack that resulted in complete loss of memory for 24 hours. A few months later it happened again, this time lasting longer. The result of these frightening episodes was that Sharon could no longer remember many of the square dance routines she’d known for years and was having trouble remembering her words. She got lost between their RV site and the laundry room close by. However, they continued fulltime RVing, spending winters in Arizona and summers on the Oregon coast. Eventually, though, Marty had to take over all the household chores while trying to keep an eye on Sha-
The author and her sister Sharon enjoy a Reno pedicure. (Courtesy Photo)
ron in case she wandered off, and the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s was offered. After a couple of episodes, when she wandered off and the police had to help find her, they went to Reno where her daughter lived, and Marty found a facility that cared exclusively for Alzheimer’s patients. He stayed in Reno until she was comfortably settled in, and then went down to Phoenix for the winter, flying back to Reno one week each month for a visit. I flew up to Reno a few weeks ago with a lot of trepidation. What would I find? Would my sister still be the person I’d always known? Would she recognize me? I’d never spent time with anyone with Alz-
heimer’s before, and even though Marty was back in Reno and my niece would be with us, I was nervous. When I entered Stone Valley Alzheimer’s Special Care Facility, I was impressed with the pleasantly open, modern décor and the fresh, clean scent. Sharon was sitting in a community room with other residents, playing trivia, and when she spotted me, she jumped up in excitement. We went to her large, sunny room where she and her roommate both had double beds. She had trouble conversing but could generally follow a simple conversation and offer brief answers to questions. She and Marty
and I went out to lunch and it was there that I began to realize her limitations. One of us held onto her hand when we were walking about. She needed help ordering, and compulsively folded the napkins and rearranged items on our table. We spent the afternoon together, and Sharon was obviously delighted with the outing. She seemed happy, although she made it clear that she was hoping to be able to move back in with Marty. Occasionally I caught glimpses of the old Sharon, such as when Marty told me she had her hair styled once a week at the beauty shop located at the facility, and I exclaimed, “Oh, you’re so lucky!” The “are you nuts?” look she gave me was pure Sharon—before Alzheimer’s. And her memory, which failed short term, was amazingly good when we talked about people we’d known fifty years ago. On the second day my niece had scheduled pedicures for herself and Sharon and me. It was one of the activities that seemed to work for them, she explained. That and lunches and occasional movies. Not shopping, that was too hard. When they told me her roommate never had any visitors and never left the facility, I realized how fortunate it was that both Amy and Marty were willing make sure Sharon had experiences outside the facility As I flew home, I thought about the situation from an RVer’s perspective. I think most of us have discussed with our partner our arrangements in case of death. And I’ve known RVing couples where one had a serious medical condition that necessitated regular medical treatment, but they were still
able to live the RV lifestyle. The long-term care situation, though, that’s something most of us don’t want to think about. Most full-timers have given up their homes, and often their children are scattered geographically. The questions of where that long-term care should be located, how it should be financed, and what it means to the other partner’s lifestyle should probably be discussed no matter how uncomfortable the subject. Marty told me, “I can’t just sit in Reno where I don’t know anyone. I want to be with my friends, out and doing things, but then I feel guilty that I’m not here for Sharon.” Clearly, he was conflicted about what his role should be. Sharon and I had talked about her condition once during the early stages. “It must be so hard for you,” I said. She looked surprised. “No, not for me. But it’s hard for Marty.” Do you have a plan? Have you decided on a certain location in case a long-term care facility is needed? Decided how it would be paid for? Have you talked about the role of the healthy partner? And have you involved your children in these discussions? It’s never too soon to start planning, because yes, sometimes the unthinkable does happen. Sheila and husband, Jimmy Sowder, have lived at Rose Valley RV Ranch in Silver City for four years following five years of wandering the US from Maine to California. She can be contacted at sksowder@aol.com.
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Fairy Garden in the Mountains Take a stroll in the Shady Pines in Cloudcroft
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here is a garden in Cloudcroft they call Shady Pines, it has paths to stroll along with fairies and trolls who hide in the leaves and flowers. Guests are invited to enjoy the atmosphere and stroll, or lounge during the first week of each summer month as some of New Mexico’s best cello, and other stringed instrument, players jam inside the cabin in the middle of the garden. On July 7, a concert highlights the summer with “Oh! So Cello in the Round,” held at Cloudcroft High School, 310 James Canyon Highway 82, bringing the Shady Pines Chamber Players together with classical and more modern compositions. Concert proceeds benefit the school’s music programs. A “love gift” of $20 is encouraged. The program will feature return cellists from Albuquerque, Joel Becktell and Lisa Donald, as well as Las Cruces residents
Erin Eyles Espinosa and Jorge Espinosa along with SPCP co-founder John Cox. Added sparkle will come from drop-in cellist Dorian Ramirez (summer Cloudcrofter from Corpus Christi) and oboe soloist and Cloudcroft full-time resident Kendra Johnson. “Because audience will be placed all around the musicians, you will feel you are making the music with them,” said Suzannah Barnaby, SPCP co-founder. “With the live acoustics of the Commons area and your proximity to performers, your cockles are sure to shiver with these cellistic sounds.” Dates for the Garden Stroll are June 2-10, July 1-6, Sept 1-9. The music drifts through usually 9–11 a.m. and 2–5 p.m. Shady Pines is at 200 Fox Street in Cloudcroft facing Wren Street; halfway up the unpaved middle road (Wren) to The Lodge. Visitors are asked not to enter the cabin.
Cello quintet in the Shady Pines garden “Tea Room.” From left are Joel Becktell, John Cox, Erin Espinoza, Jorge Espinoza and Lisa Donald is seated in front.
Spay / Neuter Awareness Program Kendra Johnson who makes her first appearance with Shady Pines Chamber Players on July 7.
Donations are welcome and benefit Cloudcroft Schools music programs as well as help defray production costs. For information call 361-557-1960 or email shadypinestwigs@gmail. com or visit facebook.com/ shadypineschamberplayers.
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