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14 4 PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • Millennial Madness Are we better than them? by Richard Coltharp 4 EVERYDAY OBSERVATIONS • Like an Old Friend Friendships aren’t perfect by Abe Villarreal 5 RAISINGDAD • Walking Papers? No, walking SHOES by Jim and Henry Duchene 6 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • History Alive Journey into the future through the past by Elva K. Österreich 6 LETTERS • Responding to “Invasion” Readers share their opinions 7 FISH TALES • Gila Trout Release Whitewater Creek welcomes little fish 7 EXPLORING THE PAST • Ranching in Grant County Silver City Museum shares unique traditions of area 8 FLOUR POWER • Gristmill Exhibit Open Wheat comes to America with the Spaniards 10 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Guide Art venues across the area 11 ARTS EXPOSURE • Arts Scene Latest area arts happenings 12 MUSIC EXPOSURE • Four Shillings Short Celtic, folk, world music at the UU 13 ON STAGE • ‘The Crucible’ This is not your father’s “Crucible” 13 CALLING ARTISTS • Opportunities New Mexico artists take note 14 ON STAGE • A Curious Incident A play about difference
LAYOUT AND DESIGN
18 SOUTH OF THE BORDER • La Casa del Migrante Coming face to face with asylum seekers by Morgan Smith 19 BORDERLINES • The Wheels of Progress Port of Entry improvements by Marjorie Lilly 20 ON SCREEN • Going International Las Cruces Film Festival roars into town 21 CYCLES OF LIFE • 80 is the New 60 Keeping up in a healthy way by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle 22 TALKING HORSES • Schooled by a Youngster Don’t skip grades with a new horse by Scott Thomson 23 BODY, MIND SPIRIT • Grant County Events Weekly happenings in Grant County 24 HIGH PLACES • The Dark Side of Hiking Pushing yourself to the limits by Gabriele Teich 25 HITTING THE TRAIL • Heart Of the Gila It’s not the destination, it’s the journey by Alexandra Tager 27 TABLE TALK • Keep Your Leftovers New Mexican households food waste by Kate Bateman 28 RED OR GREEN • Dining Guide Restaurants in southwest New Mexico
COLUMNISTS
Fr. Gabriel Rochelle, Sheila Sowder, Bert Stevens, Jim Duchene, Gabriele Teich, Abe Villareal, Laurie Ford and Morgan Smith
ABOUT THE COVER: The New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter, celebrates trains along with the Las Cruces Railroad Museum with an exhibit called “Toy Trains, Model Trains, Miniature Trains.” An opening reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at the museum, 351 N. Mesilla St. Clockwise from the top left, on the cover, artists are Laurie Churchhill, Janet McLenan, Paul Vakselis, Beverley Pirtle, Nancy Tipton, Jacques Barriac, Richard Harris and Sue Ann Glenn. At right are paintings by Sue Ann Glenn and Pat Bonneau White. For information, visit the City Museums System website or call 575-5283444.
Postcards From the Edge Desert Exposure Travels
30 STARRY DOME • Reticulum, the Reticle Constellation named for visionary device by Bert Stevens 31 HITTING THE CDT • Historic Effort Continental Divide Trail if fully signed
14 ARTS EXPOSURE • A Heart for Art Simon’s collection goes to auction
32 ON THE RIGHT PATH • Sanctuary Expanding Institute of gentle horsemanship gets more land
15 ON STAGE • Winter Concert New Horizons strings go to work
33 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS • Events Guide What’s going on in February?
15 ARTS EXPOSURE • Las Cruces Arts Fair Event brings arts and crafts together
39 LIVING ON WHEELS • Stationary RVing Why RVers give up wandering but live in their RVs by Sheila Sowder
17 ARTS EXPOSURE • ‘Parts of Self’ Dolls connect artist back to childhood
Stacey Neal and Monica Kekuewa
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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • RICHARD COLTHARP
Millennial Madness
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dults love to complain about young people’s smartphone habits. “Can you even breathe without your eyeballs stuck on that thing?” is something we would say to a teen or even a thirtysomething. “When I was young, we’d go do things. We’d go outside. We’d ride our bikes. Our moms would have to call us in to the house. You Millennials ...” Those are some more things we would say. We say all that, yet who was complaining the loudest Dec. 27 when CenturyLink service was out all day? Mostly us older folks. Every generation has to knock its successors for one reason or another. They knock not necessarily because the young people are worse, just different. Sometimes, we ought to refresh our memories. I was a teenager in the late
1970s. I was a decent kid. Made mostly A’s. Did my homework. Never skipped basketball practice. And I certainly wasn’t constantly on my cellphone. However, I spent a good amount of time talking on my bedroom extension of my parents’ landline Southwestern Bell telephone, talking with friends or prospective girlfriends (there never were any actual girlfriends). I also spent a good amount of time watching my little black-andwhite TV (with its four receivable channels). And listening to the latest Earth Wind & Fire LP on my Technics turntable, often with big, bulky headphones. Or spending hours playing a tabletop game called Statis Pro Baseball (which may explain the no actual girlfriends). My folks criticized all of these things.
I recently chastised my 15-yearold daughter for being on her phone while doing her homework. Then she pointed out to me she was using it to listen to music. I don’t think I ever did any studying in high school or college without listening to music. So it would certainly be hypocritical for me to not let her listen to music. The thing is, today, a teen’s phone, television, stereo, games, calculator, encyclopedia, study group, assignments and curriculum are all in that one handheld device. Those things and a thousand more. I have yet to use the word “whippersnapper” to refer to young people, but I’ve done other old fogey routines worthy of drawing eye rolls from every teen in a 50-yard radius.
The truth is, we’re all addicted to technology today, whether we want to be or not. Nearly every job in America is either dependent on or enhanced by the Internet or some form of wired or wireless technology. When my mom was a teenager in the late 1950s, she also talked on the phone and listened to records, including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Mathis and the Clovers. I knew that, because she still had those LPs, and I occasionally listened to them. If she hadn’t kept them, I would have had a difficult time checking out her music. With today’s technology, my daughter could be listening to my music, my mom’s music, or nearly any music in the history of recording in a matter of seconds. I’m still not sure if this is good
thing or a bad thing. But I have started – instead of knee-jerkingly criticizing the way she uses her phone or other technology – to stop, look and listen as she explains what she’s doing. I still can get annoyed. I’ve also learned a few things. Richard Coltharp is publisher of Desert Exposure. His Statis Pro Detroit Tigers won the 1979 Rich-and-Tom baseball championship of Tulsa, Okla., led by the .420 batting average of a young Lou Whitaker (or at least his cardboard statistical facsimile). He can be reached at richard@ lascrucesbulletin.com.
EVERYDAY OBSERVATIONS • ABE VILLARREAL
Like an Old Friend
Friendships aren’t perfect and that’s OK
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like seeing those old side-of-theroad signs that seem to pop up on empty roads outside small towns like Buckhorn, New Mexico. You’ve seen them: the roadside marquees. They advertise the last bathroom stop for the next 30 miles or the coldest beer you’ve ever tasted. Their messages are often missing letters. Lights flicker and they wear a coat of dust that gives them a sense of belonging to our picturesque rural roadways. I like them because they remind me of friendships. The best kind of friendships. The ones full of character and familiarity, and just like that old marquee sign, they aren’t perfect. Perfect friendships don’t exist, and that’s OK. Like the bright neon signs down the Las Vegas strip, a perfect friendship is somewhat imaginary. It’s there for a weekend or a vacation moment you look back on with wonder. I prefer the roadside marquee friendship. It might be worn out af-
ter a while, and sometimes you can’t read what it’s trying to tell you. The lights are not always on at the same time, and the wiring is wearing old. But that’s true of friendships as well. Roadside marquee friendships last forever. You know that the sign will always be right there, the same place you last saw it. You’ll see it and smile. The message may not be clear but it will be welcome. That’s a roadside marquee and that’s a true friend. A roadside marquee friendship will be there far beyond those kinds of relationships you create on newer communication technologies like Facebook and other online platforms. With Facebook you get a pretty smile, a birthday notice and a work anniversary. You might feel you really know the person, but you don’t. Not like you know the roadside marquee. You see, with your roadside marquee friend, you want to pay attention. You’re happy to see what he or she has to say. Happy to notice. Friendships are not easy things.
They aren’t as easy as hitting the like button on your phone, but they are worth the work. I’ve been blessed with a few roadside marquee friends. I don’t see them as much as I’d like to, but when I do, I know what to expect. So the next time you’re driving down a worn-path road to the middle of nowhere, and you feel like you’re the only car for miles and miles, keep an eye out for that roadside marquee. It will be there. Might look older, with a little more dust and a few hanging letters. But it’s there, waiting for you, just like a true friend. Abe Villarreal is the assistant dean of student activities at Western New Mexico University. When not on campus, he enjoys writing about his observations on life, people and American traditions.
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ing a green dress gets on a blue and white airplane. What is she? A passenger • I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it. • What time is it? I don’t know, I left my watch upstairs. Aren’t you afraid it will “run down”? No, we’ve got a winding staircase. • Weekend frivolity: Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. • If walking is good for your health, the postman would be
immortal. • If all is not lost, then where the heck is it? • It was a whole lot easier to get older than it was to get wiser. • Some days, you’re the top dog, some days you’re the hydrant. • I wish the buck really did stop here, i sure could use a few of them. • Kids in the backseat cause accidents. Accidents in the back-seat cause kids.
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always have to say “please” or “thank you,” and, once grown, I understood the importance of those words. My father, on the other hand, has grown older backwards. “Please” and “thank you” no longer have any importance to him. My wife comes outside to bring him a cup of coffee and then goes back inside. “Whew!” my father says, letting out a big rush of air. “I’m beat. That was some walk, let me tell you.” “Where’d you go?” My father had to think about it a bit. And then he thought about it some more. “Oh, I just went to the end of the block and back.” “To the end of the block and back?” “Yeah, the end of the block and back. Can’t you hear?” I ignore that. My Dad’s tired. I’m sure he’s got various aches and pains to contend with. As do I. Especially once my father wakes up. Walk on over to RaisingMyFather.BlogSpot. com, JimDuchene.BlogSpot. com, or @JimDuchene. Your stomach will ache… from laughter.
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There was a time when he could work all day and dance all night, but that time has come and gone. Myself, I like to hike. I can go off into the mountains and hike for hours. Sometimes I’ll take my dog, but most times I’ll just hike by myself. The time will come for me, too, I suppose, when a walk up and down the street will be more effort than it’s worth. My father sits down beside me. “I need a new pair of walking shoes,” he tells me again. I’m sure he’s been thinking about this his whole walk. “These hurt my feet.” I don’t say anything. I don’t want to travel the same trail I hiked down earlier. “After I walk three miles, my feet hurt,” he explains. “They’ve never hurt before.” I want to stay out of it... but I can’t. “Are you sure it’s the shoes that make your feet hurt?” I ask him. My father makes a disgusted, snorting sound. “Of course, it’s the shoes,” he says, and snorts again. “My feet have never hurt before.” I must admit, he has a point, but, then again, he’s not the young pup he used to be, either. Even at my age, after a good night’s sleep, the first thing I want to do is take a nap. “If you want, pop, I’ll take you to the store and you can buy a new pair of shoes.” “Don’t trouble yourself, son. I’ll go with your wife the next time she goes to Costco.” I smile to myself at this. I know the reason he would rather go with my wife. If he goes with me, he’d have to pay for them himself. If he goes with my wife, he’ll just put the shoes in her cart, and SHE’LL pay for it. I don’t mind buying things for my father. What I mind is he doesn’t even pretend to take out his wallet, and we usually end up with things we don’t need, like 48 corn dogs or 120 miniature cream puffs. I tell my wife constantly, “I don’t mind spending money. What I mind is WASTING money.” My father, on the other hand, doesn’t mind wasting money, as long as the money being wasted isn’t his. Another thing that bothers me is he refuses to say “please” or “thank you.” You know who taught me that particular quirk? My father. Growing up I would
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y father walks every day – EVERY day – rain or shine. Maybe it’s a habit he picked up when he was in the military. Maybe it’s a habit he picked up as his body started showing the wear and tear of aging. Maybe he just wanted to be ready whenever the opportunity to be romantic with my mom in their later years presented itself. Personally, I think my father walks because he believes that as long as he’s walking, he’ll never die. The only problem is his mind is willing, but his body is letting him down. Starting with his feet. “I need a new pair of walking shoes,” he tells me, as he walks into the kitchen where I’m at. I’m reading the newspaper at the table, and he’s carrying with him a well-worn pair of New Balance that he has never complained about before. “These hurt my feet.” “What’s wrong with them?” I ask. He looks at me as if I’m stupid. “I told you, they hurt my feet.” “Yeah, but HOW do they hurt your feet? Are they too tight? Rubbing against your heel? Giving you blisters?” “They just hurt.” Having made his complaint known, he then puts them on, and goes on his walk. My wife walks into the kitchen about then. “Want some coffee?” she says. “Of course, sweetie,” I tell her. “I would have made some myself, but nobody makes coffee like you.” “You just say that,” she tells me, “because you’re too lazy to make your own.” She thinks I’m kidding when I compliment her, but it’s true. She does make excellent coffee. I don’t know how she does it. I can use the exact same ingredients, the exact same equipment, and make it the exact same way, but her coffee will always turn out better than mine, so, even though the first thing I want when I wake up is a cup of coffee, I’ll wait for my wife to make it for me. Armed with a freshly brewed cup of coffee, I go out to the front patio to finish reading my newspaper. After a while, my father returns. He looks tired. He was gone less than a half-hour, but he still looks pretty beat. I look at him walking toward me.
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So Much History Alive Around Us Journey into the future through the past this spring
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Roswell which may or may not be a UFO complete with otherworldly aliens (June 14, 1947). • The “fastest man on earth” rides a rocket sled at Holloman Air Force Base finishing his last run of 29 reaching a speed of 632 mph (46.2 g’s) and having profound implications for both civilian and military aviation (March 19 - Dec. 10, 1954). • A man takes “the highest step in the world,” as he steps out of a balloon gondola, launched from the Tularosa area, at an altitude of 102,800 feet from the ground (Aug. 16, 1960). • The first purpose-built commercial spaceport breaks ground in Sierra County. (June 19, 2009) And this is only a smattering of the historic background of our area. Spring in southern New Mexico blooms with celebrations recognizing the past. The Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival is on Saturday, Feb. 2, bringing previously unheard and unseen bits of the Billy the Kid legacy to the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces. The day’s programs, starting at noon, feature two movies, cowboy music ballads of outlaws and lawmen, the letters of Garrett to his family and more. For Black History Month in February, park ranger and interpreter Alex Mares is holding nature walks and discussions about the Buffalo Soldiers and
outhern New Mexico is full of activity, virtually puffed up and exploding with legacy and active history. • The Treaty of Mesilla finalizes the Gadsden Purchase in the town of Mesilla. (June 8, 1854) • Blue and Gray meet in the Civil War Battle of Valverde near Socorro, N.M., which was a tactical victory for the Confederacy, followed by the capture of Albuquerque and Santa Fe for the South. (Feb. 21, 1862) • A man and his 8-year-old son are brutally murdered at the edge of the white sands area, never to be seen again (Jan. 31, 1896). • The man who killed Billy the Kid is shot in the back of the head by one of his companions when he takes a break to relieve himself as they are traveling through the Organ Mountains to Las Cruces (Feb. 29, 1908). • The Mexican Revolution flows into New Mexico as Pancho Villa attacks Columbus, the only time and place that war enters the United States (March 9, 1916). • A man finds a fabulous treasure trove in Victorio Peak on White Sands Missile Range (1937). • The Atomic Age is born in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico with the first detonation of a nuclear weapon at the Trinity Test Site (July 16, 1945). • Something crashes north of
area black history at Leasburg Dam State Park. Territorial Charter Day is celebrated in Silver City Feb. 16-17 with a ball, fun run and activities at the Murray Hotel. Silver City is the only New Mexico community still operating under its pre-statehood charter. The Civil War battles in Socorro are reenacted Feb. 22-24 with full dress, leadership and weaponry including cannons. On March 9 Human Systems Research, Inc. is having its annual Buffalo Roast Fundraiser at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. The fundraiser will feature a program called “Fields of Fire: Indian and Army Tactics at the 1876 Little Bighorn Battle and the Application of Firearm Identification in Revealing the Story,” by Douglas D. Scott. The work that the Las Cruces nonprofit Human Systems Research, Inc. is doing on the analysis of canis (including dogs) and turkey DNA as part of HSR’s ongoing Cañada Alamosa research project will have a major impact on the understanding of the migration of pre-historic humans in the Southwest. On Saturday, April 6, White Sands Missile Range opens the Trinity Site to visitors who want to see and learn more about where the bomb went off. April 7-12 the Las Cruces Space Festival recognizes the history of all things space relat-
ed and the close ties of the area with space history as well as the future of space exploration. That we live in an area so steeped in human drama is a privilege and something to be fascinated by. And there are so many mysteries, so much debate as to the things that really happened and the things that did not. Southern New Mexico is alive with the children and children’s children of those who know, those who lived these histories. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid stories, for example, are different county by county, yet all the counties claim them as their own. In Lincoln there was the Lincoln County War and Fort Sumner where Billy was killed; In Otero there was the Wildy Well incident with Oliver Lee; in Doña and in Sierra there were trials; and Grant, where Billy grew up in Silver City, is where his first jail break happened and where his mother is buried. And ancient cultures have left their prints on so many of our rocks and cliffs from the petroglyphs Otero Mesa and Three Rivers to the Gila Cliff Dwellings and Mimbres villages across the southern part of the state. People lived here once before and again and again. So, take a journey to those museums, Geronimo Springs in Truth or Consequences, Tularosa Basin Historical Museum in
Alamogordo, newly renovated Black Range Museum in Hillsboro and so many more scattered across the state. Visit the La Luz Pottery in La Luz, the Billy the Kid house in Silver City, the Old Dowlin Mill in Ruidoso or the Oliver Lee House in Dog Canyon. The Farm & Ranch Museum in Las Cruces has the history and importance of the gristmill on display this year, and ranching in Grant County is a Silver City Museum exhibit for the year. This is not dry and dusty stuff, it’s lessons learned and passions burned into our past and carried into our future for consideration. Wherever you are in southern New Mexico, you will find a story full of energy and life, even if it’s an old one. Elva K. Österreich is editor of Desert Exposure and would love to meet Desert Exposure readers during her office hours in Silver City on Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Tranquilbuzz Café, located at the corner of Yankie and Texas streets. If that is not a good time, Elva will be glad to arrange another day to meet and you can always reach her at editor@desertexposure.com or by cell phone at 575-4434408.
Letters to the Editor Ironic, it seems, the concept of karma, what goes around comes around. Nora Fiedler Gila
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Editor, Uh, “invasion” of the border again. Ghenghis Gonzales is at the gate with “caravans” full of MS-13, murderers, rapists, taco trucks, and actual, real, undeniable escapees from Central American violence. Death chatter. Woe is we. A reality check: Part of our current American immigration
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policy comes from the M.S. St. Louis, an ocean liner carrying 900 Jewish refugees to America in 1939. Refugees who were escaping persecution, threats of death, and economic hardship as they attempted to escape an impending war in Europe. The St. Louis was denied port in Cuba and Canada. They were turned away from America under the guise of the Quota law of 1924 and were ultimately forced to sail back to Europe where most of the passengers found shelter in the Netherlands, France, England and Belgium. But 254 of the 900 only found refuge in the Nazi gas chambers at Auschwitz and Sobibor. In 2012, the U.S. solemnly
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admitted its mistake in not accepting the Jewish refugees and formally apologized to survivors and their families for its failures. In other words, we finally had a Jesus moment and were embarrassed into actually living up to our “give me your tired, your poor” rhetoric. So, fast forward: Let’s say there are 900 refugees fleeing economic hardship and persecution in Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador. Per the St. Louis, you might as well shoot 254 of them on some American border bridge because if you send them back, as you want to and surely will, they’re going to die. The soulless bark that this issue is a “legal vs. illegal” immigration policy is a straw man, making false distinctions based on bad law indiscriminately enforced. The people who make and enforce this law are the same ones who drive by Home Depot looking for someone brown to landscape their yard. Let’s talk numbers: You say that in one “caravan” there are 14,000 people, some of which are ISIS, MS-13 and pregnant mothers squeezing tight to get to the border so they can have an anchor baby. OK, let’s up that number to 28,000. Not enough im-
migrants? Well, let’s up the ante to 100,000 immigrants seeking entry into the U.S., legal or not. 100,000 is 0.0309 percent of the U.S. population of 323,000,000. Are we so lame and afraid that we can’t accept 100,000 poor people in distress, legal or illegal, onto our sovereign shores? Illegal immigration is down 67 percent since 2005, fewer immigrants than after the Great Depression. What exactly, are we afraid of? The U.S. military is spending $5 to $50 million “defending” our southern border. The U.S. is spending $13 million to fly Trump to Mar-a-Largo for golf. Jaklin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl, suffering from malnutrition and dehydration, dies in ICE custody near Lordsburg. Her immigration crime – trying to reach America. Millions spent on presidential junkets. Millions more on a national defense charade? Not a dime to save a 7-year-old girl. Which of these reveals our character as a nation? If it isn’t saving Jaklin Caal Maquin, I have a ticket for you to a hotter place than Texas. Richard Earnheart Silver City
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Gideon Lyda (seated) foreman, and D.C. McMillen (standing) owner, A.T. Cross Cattle Co., Grant Co. NM (circa 1900). (Silver City Museum Collection)
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he Silver City Museum has opened a new exhibit for 2019, Ranching in Grant County. This exhibit explores the history, art, social organizations, sports, and culture that surround the ranching lifestyle. People have raised livestock in Grant County since long before the county’s founding in 1868, and to this day ranching continues to play an important role in the economy and culture of the region. The exhibit, Ranching in Grant County, presents historical
photographs, artifacts, and family histories to tell the story of this place and how ranching in Grant County and surroundings has changed over time. Ranching families arriving in Grant County brought a diversity of practices and traditions from Mexico, Texas, California and the Great Plains, which they combined and adapted to create a ranching culture unique
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isitors to the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces are invited to enjoy learning about the technology, history and importance of gristmills. The new “Grist for the Mill” exhibit is open and will be on display through November. People have used gristmills to grind grain (grist) for thousands of years, and at one time there were hundreds of gristmills in New Mexico. The technology of these mills evolved throughout
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the centuries, but the basic concept remained the same, with grain placed between two prepared stones and then ground to produce flour and meal that could be used for cooking. The first recorded evidence of a gristmill in New Mexico occurs in a letter written in 1599 from Don Juan de Oñate to his family in Chihuahua, Mexico. Writing from the village of San Gabriel, he states “the wheat is growing well, and the molino (mill) is ready.” “Wheat was an old-world grain that did not exist in the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish,” said Leah Tookey, the museum’s history curator who curated this exhibit. “Oñate arrived in New Mexico to find Native Americans grinding their corn, a new-world crop, with manos and metates. With this ancient technology, it was not possible to grind the wheat fine enough to expose the gluten and allow the bread dough to rise before baking. Bread was a food staple in Spanish culture, so they brought seed and milling technology with them to the new world.”
This exhibit in the Museum’s North Corridor includes a portable gristmill from the Museum’s collection, a stone set from Mora, and two separate stones that were used in the Las Cruces area; one from the Lemon Mill in Mesilla, and the Schaublin Stone, which was on display for years next to the tall bank building in downtown Las Cruces. Visitors will see different flour samples, explore the technology of this process, and test their knowledge. The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $3 for children ages 4 to 17, and $2 for active U.S. military members and veterans. Children 3 and under, and members of the Museum Friends receive free admission. The Museum is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. For information, call 575-522-4100 or visit www.nmfarmandranchmuseum. org.
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to southwestern New Mexico. Ranching families have been active and creative in expressing their culture and in contributing to their community. The exhibit shocases distinctive Grant County expressions including the outdoor sport of cowboy polo, local Western musicians, ranch management education and community charity programs. The exhibit is made possible thanks to the generous contributions of the Copper CowBelles and members of the local community who have given or loaned historical objects, family histo-
ries, or financial support. The Silver City Museum creates opportunities for residents and visitors to explore, understand, and celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of southwestern New Mexico by collecting, preserving, researching, and interpreting the region’s unique history. Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $5 helps to support the museum’s education programs, collections care and exhibitions. For more information, contact the museum at 575-589-5921 or visit www. silvercitymuseum.org.
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We strongly recommend gallery patrons call locations before visiting 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, 907-7832780. Anthony Howell Studio, 200 W. Market St. 574-2827. By appointment only. [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. Seventh St., 538-3333, 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. Borderlands Gallery, Stephan Hoglund Studios, 211 W Yankie St., Silver City. 218-370-1314. www.stephanhoglund.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, 534-2087. Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, other times by prior arrangement. 575-5342087. Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Trail in Arenas Valley, 12-3 p.m. Monday, or by appointment, 706533- 1897, www. victoriachick. com. Creative Hands Roadside Attraction Art Gallery, 106 W Yankie, Silver City. 303-9165045 Hours are 10:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. By appointment at other times. Elemental Artisans, by appointment only, 215-593-6738. Finn’s Gallery, 300 N. Arizona St., 406-790-0573 Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 College Ave., WNMU, 538-6517. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday. FringeArtz, 519 N. Bullard St. 678-457-3708. Hours are 10
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or by appointment. info@ seedboatgallery.com. Soul River Gallery, 400 N. Bullard St. 303-888-1358; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Sterling Fine Art, 306 N. Bullard St. Silver City, 505-699-5005, sterlingnm.com. Studio Behind the Mountain, 23 Wagon Wheel Lane, 3883277. By appointment. www. jimpalmerbronze.com. Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., 574-2493. 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. 303888-1358. 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, 574- 2308, 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 Yada Yarn, 621 N. Bullard St. 388-3350. 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 lateApril 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. Monday 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, 5442512. 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, 5236403, 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, 526-9771. Daily 10 am.-6 p.m. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 5222933. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ouida Touchön Studio, 2615 Calle de Guadalupe, 6357899. 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, 523-2950. Camino Real Book Store and Art Gallery, 314 South Tornillo St. 523-3988. 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, 5410658. 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, 3121064. 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, noon5 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., Thursday-Sunday. The Adobe, 2905 Sudderth Drive, 257-5795, 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, 8081157. 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. 575-585-4407. Art, southwest furniture and decor. The Merc, 316 Granado St. 505238-6469. 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, 575-937-1489, 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), 648-2985. Daily, 10 a.m-5 p.m. Porcelain pottery by Ivy Heymann.
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ARTS EXPOSURE
Arts Scene
Upcoming area art happenings “Reynard,” a visiting grey fox is part of the FeVa Fotos work on display at the MRAC office in Silver City.
• “Critters We Have Known” is the title of the new FeVa Fotos photography exhibit at the Mimbres Region Art Council gallery with a reception from 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1. Part of the fulfillment of the FeVa Fotos motto “Share the Joy” is, when the opportunity presents itself, to capture a moment with wildlife or not-so-wild life and share the images with others. Silver City photographers Sandy Feutz and Tom Vaughan have been showing their work for the last decade in galleries in Colorado, Utah and southern Arizona, as well as Silver City. The MRAC office is located within the Wells Fargo Bank building, 1201 North Page Street in Silver City. Following the Feb. 1 opening reception, the exhibit will be available for viewing from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday throughout the month of February. • Mariah’s Copper Quail Gallery in Silver City’s historic art district at 211A N. Texas St. features “Divided,” an art installation by local potter Krissy and Western New Ramirez’s Mexico Artist in work “DiResidence, Krisvided,” is sy Ramirez. A featured at the Copper reception, with Quail this refreshments, month. will be held Saturday, from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 16. All are invited to meet this young artist, hear her story, and learn about her inspiration for this show. Info: 575-388-2646.
A Drawing Room Salon takes place Sundays at Geisler Studio for February.
• A Drawing Room Salon takes place all Sundays in February at Geisler Studio, 102 West Kelly in Silver City. For a brief interval between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. a facilitator will elucidate the five laws of linear perspective ( Science, works the same every time ); hatching and cross -hatching; scale; focal point and more. The rest of the time participants will draw. On breaks participants will practice “ArtSpeak.” A formal critique will be held every other week. • The Grant County Art Guild is open at its new location, 316 N. Bullard St., formerly the Hester House in Silver City. The Art Guild Gallery represents the fine art and fine crafts of 35
local artists and artisans who create original paintings, photography, prints, greeting cards, ceramics, sculpture, clay works, fiber arts, jewelry, metalworks, home décor, Japanese gyotaku and more. GCAGG is open every day except holidays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Info: Karen Stephenson at karenphotoarts@gmail.com.
DEMING/COLUMBUS • The February show at the Deming Art Center features artwork from Deming Junior High and Deming High School students. There will be a reception for the students and the public from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2. On Monday Feb. 18, the Deming Quilting club will have their quilts on display and for sale through Feb. 27. A reception for this event will be from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Local country-western singer Bob Eller will provide music during the reception. The gallery is located at 100 S. Gold St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays. Info: 575-5463663, www.demingarts.org. • The Columbus Village Library hosts a community show called “What Dies Love Mean?” through February. Also featured is an ongoing rock collection. The library is at 112 W. Broadway in Columbus. Info: 575-531-2612.
CARRIZOZO
Gallery 405 in Carrizozo looks to space this month with “Lucy’s Universe,” on display.
• The Malkersons over at Gallery 408 in Carrizozo are presenting an art show called “Lucy’s Universe.” Joan Malkerson describes the show like this, “Lucy is the three-millionyear-old fossil and bone remains who anthropologists consider the first evidence of bipedal ancestors to our human race. I have installed nine footprints in clay depicting a walking biped. In my imagination, she and her daughter were looking up to the stars – heavens – and seeing the wonder of the universe.” Info: www. gallery408.com or 575-648-2598.
LAS CRUCES
Woman in Orange Dress, a sculpted figure on canvas, is part of Kathleen Deasy’s open studio February Las Cruces event.
•Las Cruces Artist Kathleen Deasy will open her studio Saturdays 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m. on Feb. 1,2, 8, and 9 for The Love of Art Month and Love of Animals. She will be donat-
ing 15 percent of her sales to the Action Program for Animals, 800 West Picacho Las Cruces, and also collecting items for APAs’ wish list. The wish list includes dog and cat food, kitty litter, laundry detergent, dog and cat toys and more. Email Deasy kdarts2u@gmail.com for a complete list. The studio is at 625 Van Patten Ave., four blocks west of Alameda Street and one block south of Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces. • February Love of Art Month kicks off during the First Friday Arts Ramble on Mesquite and Main Streets, with Las Cruces Arts Association and the Gypsy Sage Artists members joining forces to exhibit their work at Nopalito’s Galeria on Mesquite Street during the First Friday Arts Ramble. LCAA members will have their Opening Reception that Friday night and are joined by the Gypsy Sage Artists for the entire month of February. Resulting in a combination of styles, mediums and creativity from many talented artists. The Nopalito’s Galeria opening is from 5-8 p.m. during the Arts Ramble on Friday Feb. 1, and another reception 4-7 p.m. on Feb. 2. The Galeria will also be open noon-4 p.m. weekends during February. It is located at 326 S. Mesquite St. next to Nopalito’s Restaurant. The Gypsy Sage Artists are also having a reception from 4-8 p.m. on Feb. 1 at Amaro Winery, 402 S. Melendres St. in Las Cruces. Info: Jack LeSage, LCAA 575-532-1046 or Marj Leininger, Gypsy Sage Artists at 575-520-9245. • Debra Vance’s Studio, 2200 W. Union Ave. in Las Cruces, is celebrating For the Love of Arts Month with snacks and goodies from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 2 and noon-4 p.m. Feb 3. Alison Reynolds will be playing on the 3. Look for the blue flag. Info: www. HaciendaVance.com or DebVance@HaciendaVance.com. • The Bell Avenue Studio, 319 Bell Avenue, Las Cruces, is holding an artists’ open studio event in February featuring plein aire artists Arlene J. Tuegel, watercolorist; Rhoda Winters, acrylic painter; Linda Hagen, Oil painter; and Michelle Augustyniak oil painter. The studio will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays Feb. 9 and 23 and noon-4 p.m. Sundays Feb. 10 and 24.
The work of Weeden Nichols and Mary Zawicki is featured at the Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery.
• The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, across from the his-
toric Fountain Theatre, features two local artists for the month of February, Weeden Nichols and Mary Zawacki and is pleased to announce its newest member, Jane Peacock. Nichols, first
learned photography as a military investigator in 1964. Zawacki moved to Las Cruces from Los Angeles where she had a 20-year career as an advertising graphic designer working for the major movie studios. Peacock studied art at the University of Texas El Paso. She has been a lifelong painter and has focused on por-
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MUSIC EXPOSURE
Four Shillings Short Celtic, folk and world music at the UU
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our Shillings Short are coming to Silver City to perform a benefit concert at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, at the fellowship at 3845 N. Swan St. The Celtic, folk and world music duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland, and Christy Martin from California, perform traditional and original music from the Celtic lands,
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Medieval and Renaissance Europe, India and the Americas on an array of more than 30 instruments including hammered and mountain dulcimer, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, recorders, tin whistles, medieval and renaissance woodwinds, north Indian sitar, charango, bowed psaltery, banjo, Native American flutes, bodhran, guitar, ukulele, doumbek and darbuka, spoons, vocals and even a krummhorn. Touring in the United States and Ireland since 1997, Four Shillings Short are independent folk artists who perform 130 concerts a year, have released 12 recordings and live as fulltime troubadours traveling from town to town performing at music festivals, theaters and performing arts centers, folk societies, libraries, house concerts and schools. O’Tuama grew up in a family of poets, musicians and writers. He received his degree in Music from University College Cork, Ireland and received a
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continued from page 11 traits of people of the Borderland as well as landscapes. The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery is celebrating its 25th Anniversary during February. An open house is from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., Feb. 16. The First American Bank, Mesilla, is well represented by gallery members who rotate their artwork on a monthly basis. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Info: 575-522-2933, www. mesillavalleyfinearts.com. • The Tombaugh Gallery in February features “The Tree of Life,” a collection of artwork “The Tree of by Maria Life,” is blooming C r i s t ina. at the Tombaugh All forms Gallery. of nature are represented, from the tiniest creatures to towering mountains, from the bottom of the sea to the boundaries of the universe. The gallery will host an opening reception 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. The Tombaugh Gallery is located at 2000 S. Solano. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Info: lurenej@gmail.com.
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Fellowship from Stanford University in California in Medieval and Renaissance performance. He plays tin whistles, Medieval and Renaissance woodwinds, recorders, doumbek (from Morocco), bowed psaltery, spoons and sings in English, Gaelic and French. Martin grew up in a family of musicians and dancers. From the age of 15, she studied North Indian Sitar for 10 years, studying with Tony Karasek (a student of master Sitarist Ravi Shankar) and Rahul Sariputra (a student of Allaudin Khan). She began playing the hammered dulcimer in her 20s. In addition, she plays mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, banjo, guitar, bodhran (Irish frame drum), charango, bowed psaltery, ukulele and sings in English, Irish and Sanskrit. There is a $10 recommended donation for the concert, which benefits the UU Social Justice Committee. For information, call 575-574-2170 or visit www. uufsc.com.
“Earth Matters,” are addressed with the 10 O’clock Artists in Las Cruces.
• “Earth Matters,” a multi-media exhibit at South-
west Environmental Center, 275 Main Street Las Cruces, by The 10 O’clock Artists opens with a reception from 5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 during the Art Ramble kickoff of Love of Art Month. Music will be provided by Allison Reynolds and refreshments served. • At the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. in Las Cruces, “Lightning Field,” featurs artist Ken Morgan, and continues through Feb. 16. Lightning Field is an interplay of light and dark that challenges the boundaries of painting mediums and brings the digital age to the forefront. The museum 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. Info: 575-541-2154. • “Dressed for the Occasion,” an exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, runs through March 3 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. • At the Farm & Ranch “Watercolors by Penny Thomas Simpson” is on display through March 31. This exhibit will be in the Arts Corridor and features 33 paintings of life around the farm and ranch, from fruits and vegetables to old cooking utensils.
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ON STAGE
‘The Crucible’
Community theater re-imagines American classic
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as Cruces Community Theatre (LCCT) continues its effort to bring socially and politically relevant theatre to local audiences with its upcoming production of Arthur Miller’s classic “The Crucible.” The play is set during the Salem witch trials of 1692. The production features actor (and Centennial High School theatre and English teacher) Darin Robert Cabot as the reluctant hero, Nora Brown as his accused wife and Jazmin Buchman as the seductive accuser. “I’m attracted to plays that strongly resonate with contemporary audiences, and I think ‘The Crucible,’ although it opened on Broadway in 1953,
still shines a powerful light on our current society and culture,” said the play’s director, Norman Lewis. “Many of us only know ‘The Crucible’ as a play we had to read in high school that was written as a reaction to the McCarthy hearings and was promptly forgotten along with trigonometry and conjugations of French verbs. “My goal is to create a dynamic production that makes this play and its universal themes come alive again,” Lewis said. “This is a play about one man standing up to a society gone mad with the only weapons he has: truth, honor and dignity. “’The Crucible’ was the most produced American play of the
Calling Artists • Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., seeks proposals for exhibits with themes of cultural and historical significance relating to the Southwest to be presented in 2020. Branigan Cultural Center is accepting submissions from individual and group artists, from formal and informal scholars, and cultural heritage organizations. Proposals will be accepted through April 7. To apply, complete the form at www.surveymonkey.com/r/LCMS2020. Proposals must be received by 5 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019. Applications must include a brief narrative, one to paragraphs, and should include: an artist(s) statement or group’s mission; eight to 10 jpg images of the proposed work, or those of similar style and quality; and linear and/or square footage needs. Exhibits will run for a 6- to 12-week period. For information, visit the City’s Museums System website or call 575-541-2154. • Book space available: Moonbow Alterations and Gift Shop, 225 E. Idaho No. 32, has space available to display and sell
local books that have been published any time. Info: 575-527-1411 or alicebdavenport@gmail.com. • Exhibit space: One or two private rooms, approximately 12-by-15-feet with common greeting area, available in the Gallery on Mesquite Street in the Arts & Cultural District and on the Art Ramble route. Hours are determined by exhibiting artists. Cost: $175 a month per room for LCAA members, $200 a month for non-members. No commission charged on sales. Info: Jack LeSage 575-532-1046 or jacklsg1@ gmail.com. • Watercolor opportunity: 2019 New Mexico Watercolor Society Southern Chapter Spring Show is “Color and Light: The Joy of Watercolor” Artists are encouraged to enter this juried exhibit to be held at the Dona Ana Arts Council Gallery, May 6-29. The deadline for entries is March 1. For information on the exhibit and how to become a member of NMWS at nmwatercolorsociety. org.
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20th century, and it is even more important in the 21st,” Lewis said. “With the help of an extraordinary cast and an equally talented set of designers, I can promise that this production will erase any dusty memories you have of a boring high school ‘classic’ and bring this story to scorching, searing life. Set against a background of Satanism, sexual seduction’ and mass hysteria, this is not your father’s ‘Crucible.’” The Crucible opens Friday, Feb. 1 at LCCT, 313 N. Main St. downtown and plays Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons through Feb. 17. For tickets and more information, visit www.LCCTNM.org. Call LCCT at 575-523-1200.
Rehearsals began in January for a new “The Crucible” production in Las Cruces. (Photo by Mark Boudreau)
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Joshua Taulbee and Joseluis Solorzano rehearse for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” a February production at the Black Box Theatre in Las Cruces.
Left to right are Ashley Dahl, Luz Resendez, Joshua Taulbee, Joseluis Solorzano, Kathie-Jane Alvarado (standing, center), Scott Broacato and Monte Wright. (Photos by Peter Herman, Black Box Theatre)
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he Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. downtown Las Cruces includes Joseluis Solorzano, Joshua Taulbee, Autumn Gieb, Gina DeMondo, Kathi-Jane Alvarado, Scott Broacato, Luz Resendez, Bekah Taulbee, Monte Wright and Ashley Dahl. The play is directed by Ceil Herman, who saw the play in London. Fifteen-year-old
Calling Artists! May 23 is World Turtle Day I thought it would be cool to have a Turtle cover for May’s edition of Desert Exposure, so I am putting out a call for artists to submit Turtle art to choose from for May. The artwork should be vertical and the image should be between 2MB and 10MB. It can be any kind of medium: photo, watercolor, fiber, sculpture, oil, mixed media, etc. Deadline for submissions is April 5 to editor@desertexposure.com I look forward to seeing your beautiful turtle work! Elva Osterreich, Editor, Desert Exposure
Christopher has an extraordinary brain. He is exceptional at mathematics but ill equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is seven minutes past midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who mur-
dered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a journey that upturns his world. Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 1-2 and 8-9; at 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 3 and 10; and at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Tickets are $15 regular and $12 for students and seniors over age 65. All seats on Thursday are $10. Call 575-5231223 for reservations or visit www.no-strings.org.
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silent auction of selected pieces from the late Elisabeth Simon’s collection of work by local artists, including Marilyn Gendron and Peter Glaberman, will be held Feb. 13-15 at Common Ground Gallery (Geisler Studio), 102 West Kelly in Silver City. Viewing and bidding will begin at 11a.m. on Wednesday, Febr. 13. With the theme, A Heart for Art, the event will benefit Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (GMCR), KURU 89.1 FM. Elisabeth Simon was well known throughout Grant County for her dedication and service to the community, and especially as a supporter of local artists. After her death on Dec. 1, 2015, her family donated some of her favorite art pieces to GMCR/ KURU in recognition of Elisabeth’s appreciation of this community radio station. GMCR and KURU broadcast music, news and public affairs, cultural and educational topics, and commentary, with Spanish-language in addition to English programming. The event will include a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at
Common Ground, featuring watercolor artist and youth mural coordinator Marilyn Gendron, who was a close friend of Elisabeth Simon and her husband, Gene, a renowned newspaper publisher and columnist whose weekly column, “Think About It,” appeared regionally for many years. “We are calling the show ‘A Heart for Art’,” said Curator & Arts- Activist, Paula Geisler, who has worked non-stop since moving here in 1989 to encourage a culture of philanthropy in support of the Arts in Grant County.
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he New Horizons Symphony winter concert is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the New Mexico State University Atkinson Recital Hall in Las Cruces. The program will be led by newly appointed music director and conductor Jorge Martinez-Rios, associate professor at NMSU. The concert is free and open to the public. The program highlights the talents of the NMSU music department’s string program. Simón Gollo, NMSU assistant professor of violin, will per-
form the lyrical “Thais Meditation” by Massenet and “Zigeunerweisen” (also known as Gypsy Airs) by Sarasate. Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante” will feature Amalia Zeitlin on violin and Julio Campos on viola. Zeitlin is working on her master’s degree and Campos just completed his. Also, on the program are Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri Overture” and the ever-popular “Mars” and “Jupiter” movements from Holst’s “The Planets.” New Horizons Symphony
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he Doña Ana Arts Council’s (DAAC) Las Cruces Arts Fair, the area’s most expansive collection of art and fine crafts, returns for the ninth year to the Las Cruces Convention Center March 1 through 3. More than 100 artists from across the country, some returning favorites and other firsttime exhibitors, will offer work in eight categories, including jewelry, mixed media, fabric, painting and drawing, print making and photography, porcelain-pottery-glass, recycled materials, and woodwork-metalwork-sculpture. The fair kicks off from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday evening, March 1, giving collectors the first opportunity to see and buy work directly from the artists. The Las Cruces Arts Fair continues Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be entertainment by flamenco guitarist Jake Mossman Friday evening and Saturday and food and beverages will be available to purchase. This year’s featured artist is Hal Marcus of El Paso. Marcus is a self-taught artist whose sense of color originated from the influences of Mexico, where as a child he accompanied his grandmother on weekly visits to the Juarez market. He was inducted into the El Paso Artists Hall of Fame in 2003, served as chair of the El Paso Museum of Art Ad-
visory Committee, and is of the owner of Hal Marcus Gallery, which exhibits only local art. DAAC is donating space for two student booths, representing emerging artists from New Mexico State University and Doña Ana Community College. In addition, each exhibiting artist will contribute an item to a silent auction, which will close Sunday at 2 p.m. All fair proceeds benefit DAAC’s many children’s art programs. For the third year, a Quick Art contest will be part of the fair, with 16 artists creating art as the audience watches. The Quick Art contest will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon. Tickets are $10 for adults at the door or $15 for a two-adult pass when purchased in advance. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free. Ticket holders may reenter the event one additional day at no charge. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at www.daarts.org or in Las Cruces at the DAAC offices, 1740 Calle de Mercado in Mesilla; Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road; The Frame and Art Center, 1100 S. Main St., and in El Paso at the Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon Avenue;. The Las Cruces Convention Center is located at 680 E. University. For more information, go to www.daarts.org or call the DAAC office at 575-523-6403.
The Gathering, James Aldridge, 2010, acrylic on canvas
Dusk to Dusk: Unsettled, Unraveled, Unreal February 1 - March 30 Dusk to Dusk was organized by the Samek Art Gallery at Bucknell University, curated by Richard Rinehart, Director of the Samek Art Gallery, with works generously loaned from THE EKARD COLLECTION. The exhibition is toured by Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions, Pasadena, California.
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‘Parts of Self’
Dolls connect artist back to childhood and those she loved
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nce upon a time, artist Sara Austin got a bit tired of painting and made some dolls for a break from that medium. Then one day, she and her friend went for a walk with the dolls and found a little store called Wild Fiber in Santa Monica, California. The owner who ran Wild Fiber asked to put Sara’s dolls in a case in her store, and there they drew interest from far and wide. Then the owner asked if she would teach people about doll making and “before you know it I was being asked to teach all along the California coast,” Sara said. “It was so fun,” she said. “And they all sold (from the case).” All that began in 1990. Most of her dolls were made two decades ago, before she moved on to participate in a fiber program in Long Beach and began to do whole installation work, eventually getting a degree in sculptured installation. “Further along into making these, the dolls/figures started to become less doll-like and more about pushing the boundaries of what is a doll,” Sara said. “Working with sculpture, environments and installation, I started working out ideas for new work with paper collage. The collage became work that stood on its own and I ended up making dolls that had elements of books or journals with more writing involved.” Today, after much moving around and growing her life, Sara lives in Las Cruces, creating a different sort of art involving self-portrait images with themes about aging. But it is Sara’s dolls that speak out starting this weekend at the Rokoko Gallery. The exhibit is titled “Parts of Self,” and reflects Sara’s life and those who are important to her. An artist’s reception takes place from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the gallery, 1785 Avenida de Mercado. “[This show] is my past, a bit biographical,” she said. “It’s like a retrospective of my history.”
The dolls reflect Sara’s heart from early in her life. “I remembered a doll I once had,” Sara wrote in a statement. “Being a curious child, I had to look under her scarf to see if she had hair. It upset me to see there was no hair. And so, with my figures the surfaces, front, back, face, feet, hands – from every point of view the doll had to be complete, whole, honest and with strong structure.” And she gave them all plenty of hair, made from yarn or torn rags and obsessively tied to the head. They all had their stories, and soon these figures became personal stories about Sara’s own life. “When I was just a little girl, three of us were running around the yard and the boys took their shirts off but I was told I can’t take my shirt off,” she said. Not understanding, she caused a fuss and her dad bribed her, giving her a bride doll. After that, when Sara caused a fuss, her mom told her, “Oh, forget about it, it will all go away when you get married.” Sara began making dolls and created an entire series of dolls called “The Bride Series,” followed by another project called “Bride in a Box.” She created four “Angela” dolls, named after somebody she had been close to when she lived in Virginia prior to California. “It helped me cope with the loss,” she said. “It helped me feel still connected. Dolls have that power, they keep you connected.” She made a doll for her mother who was dying. “I made her a doll with her face and clothes made of fabrics and colors she would love,” Sara said. “I gave it to her and she held it and slept with it.” The work that comprises “Parts of Self” is exceedingly personal, she said. But the more personal the dolls and her work may be, the more universal they become. Since making her dolls, Sara
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ACROSS THE BORDER • MORGAN SMITH
La Casa del Migrante Coming face to face with asylum seekers
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lthough the news has focused on the migrant crisis in Tijuana and now the tragic death of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal from Guatemala, hundreds of migrants have also arrived in Juárez in hopes of having an asylum interview with United States officials. Many were sleeping on the pedestrian bridge in the brutal cold until Juárez Mayor Armando Cabado went to the bridge with buses and transported several hundred to La Casa del Migrante, which I’ve now had two opportunities to visit. La Casa was originally founded by the Misioneros de San Carlos, known as Scalabrini priests named after their founder in Italy many years ago. It has always been a shelter for migrants and since 2011 it has been managed by the charismatic Padre Javier Calvillo of the diocese of Juárez. In an emergency, it could provide space for 2,000 migrants. I went with Father Peter Hinde and Sister Betty Campbell, friends of Padre Javier. Security is tight so it would have been difficult without their presence. They have had a ministry – Tabor House – in Juárez for 23 years. Father Peter is now in his 90s, was a pilot in World War II and actually flew over Nagasaki two days after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. Sister Betty has several programs for the women in her area. They typify the extraordinary dedication of so many people on the border – Mexican and American. There were roughly 600 migrants at La Casa waiting for their asylum interviews when we first visited and 203 on the second visit. Only 20 to 30 were being processed a day and each person had a number on their forearm to show their place in the line. This is an astonishingly slow process because the number of Border Patrol agents
Sonedi and her son, Santiago, from Venezuela.
more than doubled between 2004 and 2009. The total number of agents now is between 19,000 and 20,000, a slight decline since President Trump’s election. As for the migrants at La Casa del Migrante, I had an opportunity to interview several. First, Sonedi and her baby boy, Santiago who had just arrived. She and her husband (who is waiting for them in Miami) had a construction business in Venezuela but were members of the political opposition. As a result, everything they owned was taken and they had to flee the country. She actually has a permit to enter the United States, but Santiago doesn’t. It would seem like her chances of getting a permit for him were excellent. On the other hand, I spoke with five young Hondurans who were told that they could come to the United States for better employment opportunities. As in the case of Jakelin Caal’s father, they were probably hoodwinked by smugglers who took their money and promised that entering the US would be easy. Rolando from Cuba flew to Guyana, then made the rest of the journey on foot, by boat and in buses. His tales of walking through the jungles in Central America were terrifying – you
can’t help but admire his courage and persistence. Incidentally he spoke excellent English. He is also seeking a better life and improved economic opportunity. On my second visit, I spoke to another young Cuban, Bismark, whose goal is the same. Sadly, these are not asylum issues and I don’t see how the two of them can succeed. In fact, both their cases and those of the five young Hondurans would seem to be easy to resolve in their initial hearing. Thelma and Angela, mother and daughter are fleeing violence in Guatemala, a level of violence that seems incomprehensible to us. The per capita murder rate in Honduras is 15 times higher than in the United States. Guatemala and Salvador have murder rates that are almost as high. Therefore, it is understandable that people would flee and it’s encouraging that the new president of Mexico is committed to working with those Central American countries to resolve the root causes of this violence. These two women as well as two sisters – Guillerma, 20, and Silvia, 22 – who had traveled north from the Oaxaca, Mexico area with their five small children would seem to have good cases. In short, many of these cases
Two sisters from Oaxaca with their children.
are not complicated, especially during the initial asylum hearing where you must show “credible fear” in regard to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinions. The claim of Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security that there is a backlog of 786,000 asylum cases awaiting hearings before a judge also seems outrageous. Compared to the squalid conditions in Tijuana, migrants waiting in Juárez for their initial hearing are extremely lucky to be able to stay in a facility like La Casa del Migrante, but the underlying issue is the same. Are we going to stand up for American values and administer this asylum law with fairness, efficiency and decency? Morgan Smith has been traveling to the border at least monthly for the last eight years in order to document conditions there and assist various humanitarian organizations. He can be reached at Morgan-smith@ comcast.net.
Rolando from Cuba.
Thelma and her daughter Angela from Guatemala.
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The Wheels of Progress
Port of Entry improvements scale up Columbus/Palomas area
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ast summer at the US-Mexican border it looked as if someone was building a little city just east of the Columbus highway. A new wider Port of Entry (POE) is a $96 million project being built by the US Department of Homeland Security. It started officially at the groundbreaking event on April 17 last year and will continue until the middle of this summer. The main purpose of the expansion is to create more space for the inspection of commercial trucks, especially the ones carrying chile from the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The NAFTA trade agreement allowed Mexican producers to bring their chile across the border without tariffs. It’s a huge construction project and a beehive of activity. They’re tearing down and building up at the same time, while managing everyday traffic. I watched in December as workmen wrenched out metal parts of the former “canopy,” or roof, of the inspection booths for private vehicles. They were 16.6 feet high. They used a specially made machine, like a steam shovel but smaller, called in Spanish a “mano de chango” (hand of a monkey), described for me by a couple of grinning Mexican-American workers. The size of the new POE has grown many times over, looking something like a park with its Southwest plants, small pools, and big rough-hewn rocks. The style is low and lean. There are many low walls in the area with bricks arranged in horizontal stripes of different shades of brown. It looks to me as if it was a visitors’ center on the border between California and Arizona, made in about 1964. (Some sketches of the project on-line do show sketches of 1964-type long, aerodynamic cars passing through the booths.) At a groundbreaking ceremony in April, former Congressman Steve Pearce (Rep.) said, “Not only will the new port aid in the overall strategy to secure our southern border and keep communities in New Mexico safe, but it will increase the economic opportunities for Columbus and the County.” The issues of maintaining the security of the border and producing jobs may be controversial. The extent of the border “crisis” in the last couple of months was two small groups of migrants from Honduras who were in the caravan – women and children – who stayed a few days at the Fire Station in Palomas. They were helped with blankets, food, and clothes by Border Partners, Promotoras de Salud, and Grupo Beta. They then moved on to Tijuana. But it’s clear the POE will be busy. There will be 14 inspection fa-
a museum about Pancho Villa open to people in Mexico and the United States. The building was constructed in 1910 and used as a casino until 1931, when it became the Aduana. Others are considering the possibility of creating or paving two streets on either side of Palomas to unclog the main street from traffic. The east side road would be for trucks and the west side would be for regular traffic waiting in line to cross the border. Help us continue food donations for Palomas. Please send checks to: Light at Mission Viejo, c/o Jim Noble, 4601 Mission Bend, Santa Fe, NM 87507. Also, write: “Casa de Amor food donations” on check. A shipment of green hot chile awaits inspection by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialist who checks for pests and signs of disease at the Columbus port of entry in 2014. (Photo by Chad Gerber/Wikimedia Commons)
cilities in the new port, instead of the six there used to be. They are mostly huge docks that haven’t been built yet. Big trucks loaded with chile and other produce used to park in the sweltering heat for hours on the street to the east of Cinco de Mayo, Palomas’ main street. It was the NAFTA agreement of 1994 that caused the chile harvest in Mexico to soar to 90,000 acres a year because growers didn’t have to pay tariffs anymore to cross over their northern border. The flip side of this development is that the New Mexico crop plummeted from 34,500 acres down to about 8,000 acres a year. New Mexico can’t compete with the low wages in Mexico. There will also be three booths for private vehicles crossing north of the border, instead of the former two, in order to free up the traffic. But two workers in the inspection booths told me the same number of employees will be working when the project is finished, so the lines waiting to cross will still be long. Work on the US side of the POE project has mostly been for Hensel Phelps Construction Company, a $3.4 billion business with an office in El Paso. Isabel Gutierrez, owner of the San Jose Grocery in Columbus, remembers a year ago when Irma’s Restaurant was filled with local residents filling out application forms for Phelps. But almost nobody got the jobs. Almost everyone working with Phelps comes from El Paso every day, in vans with a few men in them. Gutierrez said there are people in Columbus with skills, especially in driving and carpentry, that could have been hired, but she says she knows of only two local people working on the Port of Entry project. But the few businesses in town, including her own, have
benefited from the POE project. “The first year, the construction was great,” Lawrence Haddad, owner of the Borderlines Café, said. On the Mexican side, the workers were from many Mexican states. They were part of a “military project,” but only the very top echelon of employees are army people. Manuel Sorut, chief manager of the project, said various Mexican states are identified with certain skills. For example, bricklayers come from Puebla and Oaxaca, painters are identified with the State of Mexico and electricians come from Mexico City. According to Sorut, 550 people were employed in the POE jobs last year, 80 of whom were Palomas residents. With the low level of education in Palomas, these tended to be involved in clerical work, cleaning and cooking. Workers worked regular Mexican hours, from 8-10 hours from Monday to Saturday. But certain people worked seven days for 12, 14, or even 16 hours. Sorut said they slept in private houses at 30 or 40 people per house. But another man, Ramon Diaz, who got to know the workers because he sells used clothes and other things, said that wasn’t true. He said there were about six or eight people per house. Diaz also said the workers earned from P1,500 to P2,500 per week ($79 to $132). As for restaurants where workers ate, it was the lower-priced ones that benefited the most. Axel Figueroa of Tortas Chacon said they earned about $30 extra from the workers each morning and evening. But the more expensive San Jose Restaurant was not affected. Most Mexican workers have already left Palomas – with some extra money to give to their families. In line with the radical reno-
vations at the border, there are plans to turn the current customs building in Palomas into
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Las Cruces Film Festival roars into town
n their fourth year of running the Las Cruces International Film Festival, Executive Director Ross Marks and Executive Producer Marsha San Filippo call themselves the “executive lunatics.” But a growing event keeps their mission refreshed. “This year the theme is international,” Marks said. “We have 40 international films. The theme is ‘The world through international imagination.’ The international side makes a big difference, and the quality of the films is the highest it’s ever been.” The festival is growing in popularity and exposure. Ninety films were chosen to be screened out of 500 submissions received this year, he said. Last year they received 300 submissions. Marks notes that film is a collaborative medium from the production side but once it’s finished and in circulation there is not a lot of interaction for filmmakers. But with a film festival the interaction is front and center. “I love movies obviously,” he said. “I teach it (filmmaking), I make it my life outside of my
If you go: What: The Las Cruces International Film Festival When: Feb. 19-24 Where: Allen Theatres Cineport 10, the Rio Grande Theatre and other locations. Special events: • Edward James Olmos will receive the “Mark Medoff Humanitarian Award” on Tuesday, Feb. 19,, at the Rio Grande Theatre following a screening of his film, “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” at 7 p.m. • George Lopez will receive the “Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment Award” at a VIP reception on Thursday, Feb. 21. The festival will screen his film “The Chicano” at Allen Theatres Cineport 10 at 7 p.m. Info: lascrucesfilmfest.com
family. But it’s a very solitary experience. You sit in the dark, you are by yourself, you watch the movie, you go home and maybe you have a conversation with who you went to the film with. “But with a film festival, you
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actually get to hear from the filmmakers and they talk about their film. You ask them questions, they answer. You work on the film with them, you go to workshops, parties, interact with the filmmakers. It makes film a very interactive.” San Filippo said she is excited about the 2019 festival with international films screening from India, Canada, France, Australia, Iran, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Israel, Hong Kong, Poland, the United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, Benin, New Zealand and the Ukraine. And this year, there is a space category. “We are working with Virgin Galactic too,” she said. “We are actually doing a workshop with a script that was kind of inspired through Virgin.” Screenwriter Bill True’s script will receive a table reading by actors while workshop participants experience the process and provide feedback. The idea for his script was inspired during the film festival two years ago when he did the Spaceport America tour.
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Las Cruces International Film Festival Executive Director Ross Marks and Executive Producer Marsha San Filippo. (Photo by Elva K. Österreich)
“If all goes well, it may hit the TV screens maybe a year from now or so,” Marks said. One space-themed animated short, “One Small Step,” has been nominated for an Oscar, San Filippo said. Students have always been an important part of LCIFF, Marks said. New Mexico State University is one of the sponsors of the festival and there is even a Film Festival Production Class. “A big part of the class credit is working on the film festival, soliciting, programming, cataloging,” San Filippo said. “There are adults in the room, but the students are given a lot of responsibility. They do the marketing and the social media.” She said one of their assignments was to distribute film festival posters. They each had to take 10 posters, place them and take a picture of where they are placed. “When you get to be Robert Redford at Sundance you do have other people to do it for you,” she said. “But in our case, it’s the same thing that Ross (Marks) and I do all the time.” There were more submissions this year than ever in the student film category, Marks said. “Student involvement is really rewarding. This inspires and excites them and leads them into a career in the industry.” The class is valuable also because it gives students experience for their resumes, including business experience. The Border Studies department at NMSU is also a sponsor. Marks said he views the film festival as a massive open house
in which to showcase the community. “We are bringing 60 or 70 filmmakers into Las Cruces and showing them that this is a viable place for filmmaking or television projects,” he said. Imagine for the first-time filmmaker coming in and seeing their film on a full-sized screen in a real movie theatre with an audience,” San Filippo said. “It’s a thrilling experience for them too. Sometimes just watching the filmmaker watching their film is inspiring. It really enriches our community as much as the international film community.” San Filippo also believes the celebrity component is important for a variety of reasons. It draws attention to the area and inspires students who are exposed to someone successful in the business. This year, Edward James Olmos and George Lopez will be onsite receiving special awards at the festival as well as having some of their films screened. The opening night film will be “The River Runs Red,” starring Lopez. The director, producer and several of the film’s actors will be present for the Feb. 20 event. “There is there life south of I-40,” San Filippo said. “We are starting to make enough noise that the film professionals are beginning to realize that and be happy about it. We are growing. We are excited.” LCIFF runs Feb. 19-24. For more information. watch the website, lascrucesfilmfestival. com.
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CYCLES OF LIFE • FR. GABRIEL ROCHELLE
80 is the New 60
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turned 80 at the end of last year and I plan to continue cycling as long as I am physically able. But wait a minute: that sentence is written backward. I remain physically able precisely because I cycle. I logged 6,414 miles on bikes last year. Thirty-five per cent of those miles were commuting, the rest recreational cycling. No long rides, no biking trips or centuries (unfortunately), nothing over 40 miles on any given day of the year. Just regular riding, no attempt to be a hammer on the road bike. Riding anywhere from 12 to 18 miles an hour does it. The medical reports will tell you that your body remains essentially the same once you’re past 50, barring any chronic or catastrophic illnesses. Sure, you lose aerobic fitness, some amount of muscular strength, stamina, and joint flexibility. This means that you have to compensate for those losses in whatever way you can, like joining a gym to work out on upper body strength. That’s where so much of the loss is in cyclists, anyway. Cycling is great for heart, lungs, and lower body strength, not so much for your upper body. Other forms of fitness training may work as well; I was heavily invested in Tai Chi for over a decade, lost my edge,
and I’m trying to return to it once again. British studies conducted recently have indicated that people over 80 who regularly cycle can develop an immune system as tough as that of people in their 20s; older riders also have better muscle strength and tend to maintain good levels of body fat and cholesterol. In any case regular riding slows down the process of aging. While all forms of exercise will improve blood flow to the brain, cycling also aids our brains to overcome depression and helps ward off dementia or the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. These studies show that people don’t exercise because they are healthy, but they are healthy because they exercise. Pro-activity in all areas of health care helps. Try adding vitamin C to your supplements for your immune system and add vitamin D for bone health. Make sure you are mounted on your bike properly so that you’re not working against your aging bones and musculature. The goal, from my experience, is to keep going. Sometimes, however, we’ve got to be off the bike because we are on a trip or can’t go out because of the weather (almost never a problem in southern New Mexico). I’ve checked with other older riders and we agree: a
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week or two off the bike and it will take longer than when you were young to achieve the level at which you were riding prior to the stop. I mentioned this book years ago, but I want to give it a boost again. If you are past 60, in particular, pick up a copy of “Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100,” by Roy M. Wallack and Bill Katovsky. A revised edition is on the market. It’s chockfull of information that you will find useful, including a section from old teacher Bob Anderson, the guru of stretching, on stretching for longevity. If you are reading this column and you’ve been off the bike for many years, it’s not too late. You might want to try an electric-assist bicycle to get started again. For some people a tricycle may be necessary because of issues with balance. Don’t let age stand in the way of rejuvenating yourself. Remember: 80 is the new 60. Fr. Gabriel Rochelle is pastor of St Anthony of the Desert Orthodox Mission, Las Cruces, an avid cyclist and chairman of the Hub steering committee. Email, gabrielcroch@aol.com.
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ne of my early mentors would often say there is one word in the world of horses that should always be viewed with caution. The word? Trained. I found this odd at the time. “Trained” usually refers to a person who is qualified, skilled or at least competent at some particular job or profession. It implies a level of education, a certification or experience that translates to being a doctor, auto mechanic, electrician or other professional you can trust to do a job right. We all know that’s not always the case, but for the most part you’ll do better with a trained professional than with someone doing something for the first time. When it comes to the animal world, we usually equate “trained” with obedience rather than skilled or intelligent. A “well-trained” dog will come when it’s called, sit when told to do so or won’t beg at the table. It is obedient and does what we ask it to do. If it doesn’t, then it’s a “bad” dog and is in line for more training or discipline. We also see “trained” animals performing tricks or cool stunts, or sometimes, the infa-
mous “stupid pet tricks,” almost always in response to the inducements of food or a favorite treat. We’ve all been amazed by some of the animals on TV and in the movies or at theme parks (not the CGI varieties but the real ones), and what top-level animal trainers can get them to do. I think we believe that humans can train any animal to do what we want them to do on our command – well, except for cats. But, is it different with horses? One of the primary reasons handling and riding horses can be such a dangerous activity, and why so many people get injured, regardless of their level of experience, is that we believe a trained horse should be obedient and do only what we want when we want it. We’ve put the horse in the same category as any other animal that can be trained, and so our expectations for their behavior are almost the same as what we would expect from a loyal pet. This is an easy trap to fall into when you’re around horses, but it is a trap that should be avoided at all cost. No one, not even a good trainer, is immune from the feeling of surprise when behavior doesn’t seem to match training. Probably the most frequent frustration I hear from horse owners is something like “he was really well trained so I can’t understand why my horse can’t or won’t do something he should know how to do, or why he suddenly kicked me or bucked me off for no obvious reason. He should know better.” These comments can apply to a million different situations. The horse has been in trailers all his life but won’t go into yours. The previous owner said he was trained to stand perfectly quietly for the vet or farrier, but he won’t stand still for yours. He was a ranch horse that had “seen it all” but seems nervous around everyday things you encounter. He was supposed to be a well-trained, calm kid’s horse, but he just bucked your inexperienced husband off. I’ve been working with horses for a long time, and have worked with literally hundreds of horses, all ages, breeds and levels of experience or training. I’ve tried to follow the wisdom of another one of my mentors, who said “treat every single horse like it’s a green horse that knows nothing and you’ll probably never get hurt and will rarely be caught off-guard by unexpected behavior. You will also be a better teacher for the horse.” Recently I’ve had a chance to work with an owner’s new horse that should “know it all.” Great bloodlines on both sides of the family tree, a perfect natural upbringing, imprinted and comfortable with humans and
early training done the right way, with constant attention paid to the mental and physical development of the horse. Surprisingly, I met with resistance and confusion on many of what I would consider basic tasks, as well as some advanced work that I thought should be easy for a horse like this. The horse was calm with one style of trailer but refused to load in another style. The horse would stand quietly just groundtied in an open space but get agitated in a barn or cross ties. The horse was perfect at a mounting block but would not come up to a fence for mounting. It seemed like every day I hit one of these inconsistencies. I had to take a step back and remind myself I was forgetting the most basic part of a horse’s nature, the one that makes horses different and challenging for humans. Despite any amount of prior training, horses live in the moment and gauge their behavior and responses to the person handling them at that time. In this case, this horse had to figure out my movements, my techniques, what equipment I was using and my body language. He had to decide whether he could respect me enough to trust any request I made that put him in a situation that felt uncomfortable. Having come from another part of the country, the horse had to examine the look of his new home – the sights, sounds, smells, climate, altitude are all variables that a prey animal has to evaluate and understand. Basically, I had to go back to the first grade with this horse It wasn’t as if this horse hadn’t done everything I was asking at some point in his life. He had, and then some. But he hadn’t done it with me or his new owner in this new location at this point in time. It reminded me of why it takes time – sometimes much longer than you think – to make a horse truly your own. Take a bit of time to go back to basics so your horse understands how you communicate and what you want. Don’t be in a rush to hit the trails or start competing. Respect the nature of the horse enough to understand every situation is new to him and be willing to take the time to start from the beginning as if he’s never been touched. It will make him “your horse” a lot faster, and will lead to a safer, more enjoyable working relationship for both of you. 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.
DESERT EXPOSURE 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, corner of 20th and Swan Streets, Silver City. Open meeting. Contact: 313-7891. Meditation for Beginners — 5:30 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. Jeff, 9566647. www.lotuscentersc. org. Silver City Squares — Dancing 6:30-8:30 p.m., Methodist Church Santa Rita Street entrance. Kay, 3884227 or Linda 534-4523. Southwest New Mexico ACLU – noon, first Monday (except September when it’s the second Monday), Little Toad Creek, 200 N. Bullard St. in Silver City. Bob Garrett, 575-590-4809. TUESDAYS Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support —1:30 p.m., First Tuesday, Senior Center. Margaret, 388-4539. 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, 3885583. 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
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Grant County Weekly Events 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, 714 N. Bullard St. 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). Contact: 3137891. Archaeology Society — 6 p.m., third Wednesday every month, OctoberApril at 2045 Memory Lane, Silver City; MaySeptember 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 5363092 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. 5383672 or ref @silvercitymail. com. Back Country Horsemen — 6 p.m., second Wednesday, WNMU Watts Hall, opposite CVS Pharmacy, Hwy. 180. Subject to change. 5742888. A Course in Miracles — 7:15 p.m., 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 or 534-1869. 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 5340207. 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. 313-7997.
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. 5341329. Blooming Lotus Meditation — 5:30 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. 3137417, 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 — 10:3011:30 a.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Free creative fun for children ages 0-5. No registration necessary. 5383672 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. 574-5451. FRIDAYS 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
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Hikers stop on the summit of Cooke’s Peak to look around on a clear day and congratulate themselves for a job well done. (Photo by Gabriele Teich)
breath. You’re at the “whatever” stage. At some point on some 7500 feet altitude – your brain can’t be working right – how could it with so little oxygen? – you definitely want to call it quits. Two steps and a huff and a puff, that’s your speed. You rummage for your camera to take a picture of the glorious view – actually you only want to squeeze out another minute of standing still instead of walking. Laboriously you pack your camera away again. Your hiking buddy cheers you on: “You can make it!” he says. Okay, another two steps, pause again. When you reach the others, they have decided to call it lunch time. Relieved you sit down and gobble up your sandwich. Sitting, aaaah! That feels good. And 15 minutes later you are suddenly ready. You get up, your legs are still tired, yes, but you feel a new energy inside – wherever did that come from? The ham and cheese? The mountain still looms overhead, the top part of Cooke’s Peak incidentally is sheer rock, no vegetation. When you get to the foot of that rock, one of your buddies comments: “Pretend you’re Spiderman, just go up the slope on all fours.” It’s actually fun, the granite rock is coarse enough to provide good traction and there are plenty of nooks and crannies to hold on to.
The top flattens out and after a few more steps you are there! The top of the mountain. The three-sixty view is phenomenal and – hard to believe – there’s not the slightest breeze. You can see Sierra Blanca over in Ruidoso (true to its name covered in snow in December), the Black Range by Hillsboro, the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces, the Franklins in El Paso, the Floridas of course and further on the Tres Marias and some farther mountain ranges in Mexico I cannot even name. After a food and photo break you head back down. Halfway down, still with tired legs and all, a thought crosses your mind: “That wasn’t so bad. I think I could do that again.” That’s when you know you have a serious addiction to hiking. This hike took 4.5 hours up and 2.5 hours down and is extremely strenuous. It is only recommended to very physically fit hikers. 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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rail..…”a rough path across open country or through forests”…. Walking along the West Fork Trail of the Gila River, each turn reveals another clear, pristine pool of water, a dripping waterfall in a steep arroyo of mossy rocks, or an expansive view of towering hoodoos – the elegant piles of rock that characterize the canyons of the Gila. High above the river, a pack string and rider wind their way up a century old path, high into the old growth Ponderosa Pine forest and emerge into a meadow clearing filled with grazing elk.
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erman, birders, horse-packers and the thousands of people who use them each year to access the remote expanses of the Gila. But mounting evidence suggests we are losing our wilderness trails. “Trail-based recreation is the number one activity on the Gila National Forest (GNF), yet despite this fact there has been two decades of severe budget cuts to trail maintenance funding,” said Melissa Green, Heart of the Gila Trails Partnership manager. “Large landscape level wildfires followed by flooding com-
pounded this problem. The fact is, trails become exponentially more expensive and labor intensive to maintain if they are not worked on every three to five years, so the problem will get worse if we don’t
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Melissa Green near Aspen Mountain in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness – surveying hazard trees after the Silver Fire of 2013.
do something soon.” Green should know. She has hiked her share of trail miles in the Gila. In 2005, Green worked as a Conservation Corps Crew Leader in the Gila National Forest then did seasonal trail work in the Black Range. Since 2008, she has worked on professional trail crews in both the Gila and Aldo Leopold wilderness areas. Green is a passionate advocate for wilderness trails and works with the Forest Service on bringing current trails information to the public. Her field surveys revealed that of the 490 miles of trails east of Mogollon Baldy, over 75 percent are difficult to access because of lack of maintenance. “We don’t think about trails as part of the economic infrastructure of an area,” Green said. “But we should. Trails in the Gila Wilderness are fundamental to our economy.” Tourism is the second largest industry in New Mexico and the state’s abundant natural resources and extensive public lands are essential to that equation. A study by the Outdoor Industry Associ-
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ABOVE: Wilderness Trail Work requires the use of only Hand Tools. A crosscut tool used by the Gila Backcountry Horsemen RIGHT: No Barriors Warriors Veterans Group volunteering for Trail Work with HOTG-fall-2018 above the Middle Fork, Gila Wilderness (Photo courtesy of No Barriers Warriors).
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trail access to the treasures of the Gila Wilderness.”
ation of New Mexico’s Second Congressional District concluded that 65 percent of its residents participate in outdoor recreation, spending $1.51 billion each year – most of it within the state. That doesn’t include the over $5 billion brought in by visitors from other places. Surveys of visitors to Grant County and Silver City show people say access to the Gila National Forest and the Aldo Leopold and Gila wilderness areas are the main reasons for choosing to visit. Grant County Commissioner Alicia Edwards is a long-time advocate for trails and open space. “Well marked and well-maintained trails attract visitors to our community, which is important for our economy,” Edwards said. “The better our trail system is, the longer people will want to stay and enjoy the other amenities of our area.” The disappearance of trails also negatively affects the local economy by limiting access for professional guides, hunting opportunities and family outings. This, in turn, reduces the number of people actively supporting the protection of our wild places. Gila National Forest Service surveys show fewer trails are being managed to basic standards and this directly decreases user satisfaction. “When I first became a District Ranger in 1987, I could pretty much go anyplace on the trails shown on the Forest map,” said Gerry Engel, a 20-year employee of the Gila National Forest. “I have talked to many trail users who are finding travel more difficult all the time. As a result, some will not come back.”
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A different way forward Looking at public lands across the country you’ll see the answer – people coming together on a volunteer basis to maintain trails and advocate for their importance. In the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Appalachian Mountain Club has been organizing volunteer trail work since 1876 – before the Forest
National Outdoor Leadership Group, fall 2018 doing trail work with HOTG Trails Partnership-Fall 2018 (courtesy photo-HOTG) Melissa Green, on the trail near Mogollon Baldy, Gila Wilderness surveying trail conditions.
National Outdoor Leadership School volunteering with HOTG Trails Partnership in the Gila Wilderness-Fall, 2018. (Photo courtesy of HOTG)
Service was created. And since the 1970s, Westerners have been advocating for the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). The Continental Divide Trail Coalition is now the official nonprofit tasked with partnering with the Forest Service to maintain the CDT. Public/private partnerships are leading the way in stewardship and trails management across this country. In our own backyard, the Gila Backcountry Horsemen (GBCH) have been a critical part of maintaining access for trail riders in the GNF and the Gila Wilderness
for 15 years. The GBCH have logged over 11,000 volunteer hours clearing over 900 miles of trails in the Gila National forest since their founding in 2004. “In addition to keeping trails maintained, trail work gives volunteers an opportunity to perform satisfying work in what is often an amazing and beautiful environment,” said Engle, now service project coordinator and liaison to the Forest Service for GBCH. “Volunteers often leave with a feeling of pride and ownership in the public lands they help to maintain.”
Now, a comprehensive effort is underway to get boots on ground in the Gila Wilderness with the Heart of the Gila Trail Partnership. The goal is to foster relationships with volunteer organizations, job corps programs, and other outdoor advocacy organizations to maintain trails. In 2018, the Heart of the Gila Trails Partnership organized projects with GBCH, the National Outdoor Leadership School and No Barriers Warrior Program-a national group which, according to their website, “improves the lives of veterans with disabilities through curriculum-based experiences in challenging environments.” “This is just the start,” Green said, “We are excited to have many more groups lined up for 2019. By working with partner groups, we can greatly improve our capacity for trail maintenance and provide trail information to the public. Heart of the Gila is committed to maintaining
An open trail allows us, as hikers and riders, to stay on the path. When we do that, our footsteps enhance the tread of the trail. That makes it easier for the next person. Through repeated use, we maintain our trails together. Local know-how and commitment to our shared public places can be put to work to maintain our trails and support our economy. “Recreational activities on public lands affect more people directly than any other use,” Engle said. “If people enjoy their recreational activities, they support the continued existence of public lands.” “Experiences in wilderness give us a sense of rejuvenation and inspiration,” Green said. “During these fast-moving times we live in, visiting pristine places with solitude is a way many people find renewal and healing. Having people be able to access these wilderness areas is vital to their continued protection. We need more advocates for the wild.” “Perhaps even more important is encouraging locals to use our trails, not just for their health and well-being but so we all learn to appreciate and support the amazing cultural and natural resources that surround us,” Edwards added. “It’s up to us to ensure these resources are available to be enjoyed by our children, grandchildren and beyond.” Alexandra Tager is an active community member with many years of experience in fundraising, marketing, community outreach and rafting the precious Gila River. Patrice Mutchnick contributed to this story. She is a board member of Heart of the Gila and feels fortunate to call the Gila home.
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Keep your Leftovers
New Mexican households wasted almost $1,000 worth of food in 2018
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inter tends to be a very foodie time of year; we've just had Thanksgiving and Christmas. Across the nation, families filled up the freezer, stocked up the fridges, and are preparing for the next food-focused gathering. But what happens to everything we buy? Are we as good as we could be about using everything up? Or are we guilty of food waste? Klein Kitchen & Bath, a remodel and design firm, wanted to find out just how wasteful we Americans are, and surveyed 3,200 of us to find out how much we threw away this past year. The first discovery was that New Mexican households waste $998 worth of food annually, or in other words, a quarter (24.7 percent) of their food each month – because it's gone past its expiration date. In fact, households here are among the most wasteful in the country. The data was calculated by using the amount spent annually by each American household (figure taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics), and asking households how much food they throw away at the end of every month by estimated percent. Broken down by state, the survey found that South Carolinians are the most wasteful, who get rid of $1,304.68 worth of food every year. The least-wasteful state is West Virginia, who’s residents only throw away $404.90 worth of their annual groceries.
So why are we being so wasteful? It seems that the misunderstanding of food labelling might be a huge factor. The survey found that nearly half of respondents (48.9 percent) won't eat food that's marked as past its sell-by date – but perhaps that's because they are misinformed about what the sell-by date actually means – it is the last date by which it must be sold in a store; however, after that, it's still good to eat (even if it's past what's marked as the use-by date). Again, the label – use-by date – caused confusion: only one-quarter knew that it signifies the last date for use of the product at its peak quality. Nearly a third (30.4 percent) believed that it was the last date the product was edible, almost a quarter (22 percent) thought it meant that it was the last date the food product could be displayed and sold in a store, and finally, 21 percent thought it meant the date that the product would be at its best flavor and quality - when, in fact, this is the “best-by” date (while these guides are in place, they don't actually say that this is the last date a product can be eaten by – that part is up to you, the consumer. You can eat something beyond the guidelines, but just give it a check over, or a sniff test first before eating). Over half (51.1 percent) of people believe that best before dates on fruits and vegetables
should be scrapped altogether because they say it's easy to tell if something has gone off just by touching it. The survey also found that the foods Americans would be most likely throw away are dairy products (46.6 percent); followed by meat (22.3 percent); fish (19.2 percent); bread (5.1 percent) and vegetables (8.5 percent). Klein Kitchen & Bath have provided advice below on how you can be more resourceful with your food, and so hopefully will be able to throw less away in the future: • Freeze your food. You can freeze the food right up till the use-by date, and it will be good to eat months later. (Just double check what you can or can’t freeze – not everything can go in, like soft cheeses). • Freeze milk into an ice cube tray. As the survey revealed, most people will throw away dairy products first - well now they can use this handy tip instead of wasting. Use the frozen milk cubes in coffee or tea. • Put your herbs into a glass of water to prevent them from wilting quickly, they will last much longer. • If yogurts are getting near their use-by date, you can mix them up with some over-ripe fruit for a smoothie or even freeze into ice-lollies. • Turn stale bread or crusts into breadcrumbs by putting them in a food processor. Fantastic when mixed with herbs or
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onions as a stuffing for chicken or to top baked fish. • When cooking with foods such as potatoes, broccoli, or carrots, use it all. You don’t need to remove the peel or cut the stems off, as they often have additional nutrients in. And if you don’t like the peel or stem, you can compost what you don’t use. • Donate the items you might be close to throwing out which
aren’t yet out of date. There will be plenty of food kitchens nearby that would really appreciate anything you have which is going spare. “It seems we need to educate ourselves a little better on what we can eat and when,” said Eric Klein from Klein Bath & Kitchen. “Just being familiar with the difference between, say, sell-by dates and use-by dates can help us be less wasteful.”
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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 until 7 p.m. FRY HOUSE, 601 N. Bullard St. Suite C. 388-1964. Seven days L, Sunday L, D. GIL-A BEANS, 1304 N. Bennett St. Coffeeshop. Monday to Saturday 8 a.m.-noon. 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. JALISCO CAFÉ, 100 S. Bullard St., 388-2060. Mexican. Monday to Saturday 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: Tuesday to Saturday 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 ADOBE SPRINGS CAFÉ, 1617 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-3665. Breakfast items, burgers, sandwiches: Sunday B L, all week B L D. CACTUS JACKS, 1307 N. Pope St. 538-5042. Gluten-free, healthy groceries, grill fast foods and beverages. Monday to Friday B L D, Saturday and Sunday L.
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.
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 (family-style), weekend brunch. 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. DON JUAN’S BURRITOS, 418
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LITTLE TOAD CREEK BREWERY & DISTILLERY, 200 N. Bullard St., 9566144. Burgers, wings, salads, fish, pasta, craft beers and cocktails: Monday to Sunday L D.
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.
L D. Now serving beer. CAFÉ DON FELIX, 2290 Calle de Parian, 652-3007. Mexican, street tacos, mini-burgers: Wednesday to Saturday L D, Sunday brunch only 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 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., 526-4184. 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: Saturday D. EL SOMBRERO PATIO CAFÉ, 363 S. Espina St., 524-9911. Mexican: 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. GO BURGER DRIVE-IN, Home of the Texas Size Burrito, 1008 E. Lohman Ave. , Las Cruces, NM 88005, 575-524-9251. 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
MEXICO VIEJO, Hwy. 90 and Broadway Mexican food stand: 956-3361. Monday to Saturday B L early D. MI CASITA, 2340 Bosworth Dr., 538-5533. New Mexican cuisine: Monday to Thursday L, Friday L D. MILLIE’S BAKE HOUSE, 602 N. Bullard St., 597-2253. Soup, salads, sandwiches, baked goods: Tuesday to Saturday B, L. NANCY’S SILVER CAFÉ, 514 N. Bullard St., 388-3480. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B 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., 534-4401. American, steaks, barbecue, brewpub: Tuesday to Saturday L D.
REVEL, 304 N. Bullard, 388-4920. Elevated comfort food. Weekdays LD, weekends BD, closed Wednesdays. SILVER BOWLING CENTER CAFÉ, 2020 Memory Lane, 5383612. American, Mexican, hamburgers: Daily L D.
SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1530 N. Hudson, 388-2027. Coffee shop: Monday to Saturday B L, early D. SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1212 E. 32nd St., 5349565. Coffee shop, bakery: Monday to Friday B L, early D, Saturday B L only. TAPAS TREE, 601 N. Bullard St. in The Hub. 597-8272. Monday to Thursday L, Friday and Saturday L D (closes at 4 p.m.). TASTE OF VEGAS, 303 E. 13th St., 534-9404. Daily L. VICKI’S EATERY, 315 N. Texas, 388-5430. www.vickiseatery. com. 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. Bayard FIDENCIO’S TACO SHOP, 1108 Tom Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. LITTLE NISHA’S, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-3526. Mexican:
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Tammy’s Café, U.S. Highway 180, Cliff, 575535-4500. Visit Tammy’s Café on Facebook.RVs/Big Rigs welcome, Mexican/ American food. Gluten free and vegetarian by request. Thursday to Saturday LD, Sunday L. “Bring home cooking to your table” Mimbres 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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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. A BITE OF BELGIUM, 741 N. Alameda St. No. 16, 527-2483, www. abiteofbelgium.com. Belgium and American food: Daily B L. BOBA CAFÉ, 1900 S. Espina, Ste. 8, 647-5900. Sandwiches, salads, 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
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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. JOSEFINA’S OLD GATE CAFÉ, 2261 Calle de Guadalupe, 5252620. 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 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. LA MEXICANA TORTILLERIA, 1300 N. Solano Dr, 541-9617. Mexican: B 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 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. 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, 541-
FEBRUARY 2019 • 29 0277. 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, 575-6806394. 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. 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. TERIYAKI BOWL, 2300 N. Main St., 524-2055. Japanese: Mon.Sat. L D. TERIYAKI CHICKEN HOUSE, 805 El Paseo Rd., 541-1696. Japanese: Mon.-Fri. L D. THAI DELIGHT DE MESILLA, 2184 Avenida de Mesilla, 5251900. Thai, salads, sandwiches, seafood, steaks, German: L D. TIFFANY’S PIZZA & GREEK AMERICAN CUISINE, 755 S. Telshor Blvd #G1, 532-5002. Pizza, Greek, deli: Tuesday to Saturday B L D. VINTAGE WINES, 2461 Calle de Principal, 523-WINE. Wine and cigar bar, tapas: L D. WOK-N-WORLD, 5192 E. Boutz, 526-0010. Chinese: Mon.-Sat. L D. ZEFFIRO PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA, 136 N. Water St., 525-6757. “Owner Gary Ebert and his very attentive and efficient staff serve up gourmet-style pizza on handtossed crusts.” (August 2009) Pizza, pasta, also sandwiches at adjoining Popular Artisan Bakery: Mon.-Sat. L D. ZEFFIRO NEW YORK PIZZERIA, 101 E. University Ave., 525-6770. Pizza: 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. 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. Doña Ana BIG MIKE’S CAFÉ, Thorpe Road. Mexican, breakfasts, burgers: B L D.
LUNA COUNTY
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. IRMA’S, 123 S. Silver Ave., 5444580. Mexican, American, seafood: B L D. LA FONDA, 601 E. Pine St., 5460465. Mexican: B L D. LAS CAZUELAS, 108 N. Platinum Ave. (inside El Rey meat market), 544-8432. Steaks, seafood, Mexican: Tuesday to Saturday L D. MANGO MADDIE’S, 722 E. Florida St., 546-3345. Salads, sandwiches, juice bar, coffee drinks. MANOLO’S CAFÉ, 120 N. Granite St., 546-0405. Mexican, American: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. PATIO CAFÉ, 1521 Columbus Road, 546-5990. Burgers, American: Monday to Saturday L D. PRIME RIB GRILL (inside Quality Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Steak, seafood, Mexican: B D. RANCHER’S GRILL, 316 E. Cedar St., 546-8883. Steakhouse, burgers: L D. SI SEÑOR, 200 E. Pine St., 5463938. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. SUNRISE KITCHEN, 1409 S. Columbus Road, 544-7795American, Mexican, breakfasts: Monday to Thursday B L, Friday B L D. TACOS MIRASOL, 323 E. Pine St., 544-0646. Mexican: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday B L D, Tuesday B L. TOCAYO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1601 E. Pine St., 567-1963. Mexican, dine in or take out: Monday to Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. Akela APACHE HOMELANDS RESTAURANT, I-10. Burgers, ribs, etc.: B L D. Columbus IRMA’S KITCHEN, B L D, Highway 11, 575-694-4026, Mexican food. LA CASITA, 309 Taft, 575-5312371. B L D, Mexican food. PATIO CAFÉ, 23 Broadway, 5312495. Burgers, American: B L.
HIDALGO COUNTY
Lordsburg EL CHARRO RESTAURANT, 209 S. P Blvd., 542-3400. Mexican: B L D. FIDENCIO’S, 604 E. Motel Dr., 5428989. Mexican: B L early D. KRANBERRY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT, 1405 Main St., 542-9400. Mexican, American: B L D. MAMA ROSA’S PIZZA, 1312 Main St., 542-8400. Pizza, subs, calzones, salads, chicken wings, cheeseburgers, shrimp baskets: L D. RAMONA’S CAFÉ, 904 E. Motel Dr., 542-3030. Mexican, American: Tuesday to Friday B L D, Sunday B mid-day D. Animas PANTHER TRACKS CAFÉ, Hwy. 338, 548-2444. Burgers, Mexican, American: Monday to Friday B L D. Rodeo RODEO STORE AND CAFÉ, 195 U.S. Highway 80, 557-2295. Coffee shop food: Monday to Saturday B L. RODEO TAVERN, 209 U.S. Highway 80, 557-2229. Shrimp, fried chicken, steaks, burgers, seafood: Wednesday to Saturday D.
CATRON COUNTY
Reserve ADOBE CAFÉ, Hwy. 12 and Hwy. 180, 533-6146. Deli, American, Mon. pizza, Sunday BBQ ribs: Sun.-Mon. B L D, Wed.-Fri. B L. BLACK GOLD, 102 Main St., 5336538. Coffeehouse, pastries. CARMEN’S, 101 Main St., 5336990. Mexican, American: B L D. ELLA’S CAFÉ, 96 Main St., 5336111. American: B L D.
UNCLE BILL’S BAR, 230 N. Main St., 533-6369. Pizza: Monday to Saturday L D. Glenwood ALMA GRILL, Hwy. 180, 5392233. Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, Mexican: Sunday to Wednesday, Friday to Saturday B L. GOLDEN GIRLS CAFÉ, Hwy. 180, 539-2457. Breakfast: B. MARIO’S PIZZA, Hwy. 180, 539-2316. Italian: Closed Friday, Monday and Wednesday. Other Catron County PIE TOWN CAFÉ, Pie Town, NM, 575-772-2700, Open Friday to Monday.
SIERRA COUNTY
Arrey ARREY CAFÉ, Hwy 187 Arrey, 575-267-4436, Mexican, American, Vegetarian, B L D. Chloride CHLORIDE BANK CAFÉ, 300, Wall Street, 575-743-0414, American, Thursday-Saturday L D, Sunday L. Elephant Butte BIG FOOD EXPRESS, 212 Warm Springs Blvd., 575-744-4896, American, Asian, Seafood, B L. CASA TACO, 704, Hwy 195, 575744-4859, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Thursday to Monday L D. HODGES CORNER, 915 NM Highway 195, 575-744-5625. American, Mexican, B L. IVORY TUSK TAVERN & RESTAURANT, 401 Hwy 195, 575-744-5431, American, Mexican, Vegetarian, Seafood, Daily L D, Sunday Buffet.
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Reticulum, the Reticle Constellation named for visionary device
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ticking up from our southern horizon is the northern bootheel of the constellation Reticulum. This constellation has only few naked-eye stars and they all stay below our horizon along with the rest of the constellation. As one of the modern group of constellations, there is no Greek mythology associated with it. This section of the sky was originally called the Rhombus on a celestial globe produced by German astronomer Isaac Habrecht II in 1621. It was considerably larger than Reticulum, which took its place in the 1756 star chart created by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. There he charted 14 new constellations, including Reticulum, which have become part of the 88 official constellations in use today. Lacaille observed the southern sky from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa with a small telescope between 1751 and 1752. The eyepiece of his telescope contained a diamond shape formed by silk threads that he used to judge the position of the stars. The threads are called a reticle and Reticulum was created to commemorate this little device. Before the advent of electronic detectors, reticles were commonly found in special telescopes called transit telescopes. Transit telescopes only can look straight north or straight south, never east or the west. An observer looking through the reticle eyepiece would watch a star cross the field of view and an assistant would note the time the star crossed a vertical thread in the reticle. The vertical thread marks the meridian, the invisible line that runs from directly south on the horizon, through the zenith to the directly north point. This measurement provided the right ascension of the star. Right ascension, or R.A., is similar to longitude on Earth. However, instead of being measured in degrees, it is measured in hours, minutes, and seconds of time. Twenty-four hours of right
Only the northern quarter of Reticulum ever rises above our southern horizon. All the brightest stars in this constellation are below our horizon, so all that is visible to us is an empty patch of sky. The brightest star is Alpha Reticuli, which is just magnitude +3.3. Being far from the Milky Way, there are few deep sky objects to be found here. Zeta Reticuli is a wide binary star system where the two stars are each similar to our Sun. They are 309 seconds-of-arc apart in our sky.
Calendar of Events – February 2019 (MST) 04 2:03 p.m. 12 3:26 p.m. 18 7 a.m. 19 8:53 a.m. 26 4:28 a.m. 26 6 p.m.
New Moon First Quarter Moon Venus 1.1 degrees north of Saturn Full Moon Last Quarter Moon Mercury greatest distance east of Sun (18 degrees)
ascension represents an entire circle, just like 360 degrees. The amount of time it takes for a star to cross the meridian until it passes through the meridian again is called a sidereal (star) day. This is how long it takes the Earth to make one physical rotation. It is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.0905 seconds of our clock time, which is solar time. While the Earth has made a physical rotation in that time, it has also moved almost a degree
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in its orbit around the Sun. The Earth must continue turning for another 3 minutes and 56 seconds to get the Sun back to the same position in the sky. This makes the time for the Sun to return to its position the previous day a total of 24 hours, a solar day. The right ascension of an object in the sky can tell an astronomer where to point his telescope east or west of the meridian, to determine where to point the telescope north and south, they have to know the object’s declination. Declination works the same way as latitude on Earth. The celestial equator is zero degrees, while the poles are at 90 degrees. When you look straight up, the declination of the sky you see is the same as your latitude. The reticle in a transit telescope has calibrations on the vertical thread that tell the observer how far the star is north or south of the declination where the telescope is pointing. This allows both the right ascension and declination to be measured at the same time. Star atlases were published with the measured positions for other astronomers to use. Today the entire sky is imaged with electronic cameras, much more sensitive than those in your phone. A computer scans the images and computes the position
of each star. While this sounds simple, taking all the factors into account to produce precise positions is very complex and time consuming. Even higher precision is coming from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft that is orbiting the Sun. It is in the process of making measurements of the position of over a billion stars. While this is only one of many goals of this spacecraft, it has already greatly improved the positions of stars with the first Gaia star catalog release.
The Planets for February 2019. The last two-thirds of the month has Mercury putting in an appearance in our evening sky. Reaching a maximum distance of eighteen degrees from the Sun on February 26, Mercury’s disc will be 7.2 seconds-of-arc across and forty-eight percent illuminated. It shines at magnitude -0.2. Setting around 7:15 p.m., the Messenger of the Gods is 11 degrees above the western horizon as it gets dark. During the month, it moves from central Capricornus eastward through Aquarius and ending up in western Pisces. Mars is 55 degrees above the west-southwestern horizon as it gets dark. Still in the evening sky, Mars shines at magnitude +1.0 at midmonth with a disc that is 5.6 seconds-of-arc across. It moves from eastern Pisces into western Aries during the month, setting around 10:45 p.m. It is 12:45 p.m. before Jupiter rises in the east-southeast.
It reaches 31 degrees above the south-southeastern horizon shortly before sunrise. The King of the Planets is shining at magnitude -2.0 with a disc that is 34.9 seconds-of-arc across. During the month it moves slowly eastward in eastern Ophiuchus. Just like last month when Venus passed Jupiter, this month Venus passes Saturn, which just entered the morning sky. For the first half of the month, Venus rises first, then after Feb. 18, Saturn rises first. At midmonth, Venus’s disc is 17.1 seconds-of-arc across and with sixty-eight percent illumination. It is a brilliant magnitude -4.2. Rising around 4:15 a.m., the Goddess of Love is 21 degrees above the southeastern horizon as it gets light. During the month, it moves from far western Sagittarius to far eastern Sagittarius. Saturn is moving slowly eastward in north-central Sagittarius. Rising around 3:45 a.m., the Ringed Planet will be eighteen degrees above the southeastern horizon as it starts to get light. It shines at magnitude +0.6. The Rings are 34.8 seconds-of-arc across, tilted down 24.4 degrees with the northern face showing, while the disc is 15.3 secondsof-arc across. Enjoy the planets dancing in the early morning and “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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HITTING THE CDT
Heather “Anish” Anderson became the first woman to complete a Calendar Year Triple Crown when she arrived in Grants in November 2018. (Courtesy Photo)
Historic Effort
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Continental Divide Trail is fully signed
he Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) has long been known as the toughest long-distance trail in the nation. It sits at high elevations along the Continental Divide, traverses deserts and snowfields, and passes through areas so remote that hikers sometimes go an entire day without seeing another soul. But now, thanks to the efforts of volunteers, federal agencies, and non-profit partners like the Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC), there is one less challenge for those wishing to enjoy the CDT: for the first time in its 40-year history, the Continental Divide Trail is fully signed. The CDT was designated by Congress as a National Scenic Trail in 1978, making this year its 40th anniversary. To celebrate, the CDTC intended to finally “Blaze the CDT” completely and consistently from Mexico to Canada (“blazes” are trail markers). In 2017, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, youth conservation corps and volunteer trail adopters signed over 2,000 miles of the 3,100-mile trail. This spring, CDTC recruited volunteers from all over the country to tackle the remaining sections, and by the end of the summer, volunteers had installed more than 1200 signs along hundreds of miles of trail to successfully complete the project. Heather “Anish” Anderson finished her third thru-hike of the CDT on Nov. 8, 2018, when she
arrived in Grants. “When I first hiked the CDT in 2006, there were almost no trail markings,” Anderson said. “Constant attention to our maps and the descriptions in our guidebook were necessary. More than that, there was also a lack of trail tread in many areas. We simply followed our compass, animal trails, 4WD tracks, or open ridgelines. We celebrated when we arrived in Colorado and merged with the well-traveled and wellmarked Colorado Trail. I cried when we had to depart from it.” After hiking the CDT again in 2017, Anderson set her sights on a much more extreme goal for 2018: to become the first woman to hike all three trails that make up hiking’s Triple Crown – the Continental Divide, Pacific Crest, and Appalachian Trails – in a single calendar year. After hiking the coastal trails and a section of the CDT in New Mexico, Anderson found herself standing once more at the Canadian border in Glacier National Park, ready to head south on the CDT. By this point, it was mid-August – long after others attempting CDT thru-hikes had begun their journeys, and after Blaze the CDT volunteers had surveyed and marked their sections of the trail. “If I had been impressed with the markings in 2017, I was blown away by fall of 2018,” said Anderson. “The CDT has gone from a line on a map to a marked trail on the ground in 12 years.” And while Anderson has
earned celebrity status in the small but growing community of thru-hikers with this year’s 8,000-mile stroll, she feels that the CDT’s new signage should excite anyone who likes to walk and enjoy the outdoors – not just those who want to hike from Canada to Mexico. To learn more about Blaze the CDT and the Continental Divide Trail, visit continentaldividetrail. org.
About the Continental Divide Trail The CDT is one of the world’s premiere long-distance trails, stretching 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Continental Divide. Designated by Congress in 1978, the CDT is the highest, most challenging and most remote of the 11 National Scenic Trails. It provides recreational opportunities ranging from hiking to horseback riding to hunting for thousands of visitors each year. While 95 percent of the CDT is located on public land, approximately 180 miles are still in need of protection.
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ON THE RIGHT PATH KATHARINE CHRISLEY SCHREIBER
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harmahorse Equine Sanctuary has acquired property near its present facility for expansion and refinement of the services it offers to horses and people. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, licensed by the New Mexico Livestock Board, Dharmahorse has been caring for unwanted and abused horses since 2015 at its present location under the compassionate direction of Mark and Katharine Schreiber. Dharmahorse was established in 1996 as an institute of gentle horsemanship. As its founder and now president, Katharine was caring for horses on her own, even bartering for hay in those days. Becoming a nonprofit meant that donations could be made to the sanctuary for the feeding and care of the (mostly) special needs horses. Volunteers help with the daily horse care needs and sponsors can pay a monthly amount to help a specific horse or pony. In 2017 and 2018, a generous Patron of the horses made donations specifically for the acquisition of land. This was planned so that Dharmahorse could have its own sovereignty through ownership of its facility. This would mean no longer using the private home of the Schreiber’s as its base of operations; the Sanctuary can now build the facility needed
Volunteer and horse communicate at Dharmahorse Equine Sanctuary. (Courtesy Photo)
for the dynamic requirements of a special needs herd. After finding the right property, others, including a Foundation that supports animal rescue and advocacy, joined to gather needed funds. On Jan. 9, Dharmahorse closed on the property that will become the new, primary location for the horses. This location has a home and large building for hay storage. There is a swimming pool in need of repair that we plan to adapt for Equine Water Therapy. We have a caretaker lined up to live in the house, as Mark and Katharine will stay on their own property and keep the horses there who cannot live in a herd environment.
A “paddock paradise,” path around the land will be constructed as funds become available. It will create a natural, varying terrain track that the horses will live on as a herd with water and food dispersed in different areas to encourage exercise. There will be roofs and wind break walls; trees and eventually, an herb pasture. The programs for special needs persons will be able to expand. There will eventually be room for more horses to be saved, healed, fostered, adopted or just able to live here in sanctuary. Dharmahorse is an Herbal Stable Yard using phytotherapy (healing with plants) to support the horses’ wellbeing. Located on the east mesa of Las Cruces, the sanctuary survives on donations, which are tax deductible, to buy feed and pay for equine health care. We have established a building fund for purchasing fence materials, plumbing supplies to run the needed water lines and materials for shelters for the horses that will live there. The new facility is owned entirely by the sanctuary and will live on for many decades, providing compassionate care for unwanted horses. To connect with the Sanctuary, go to www.dharmahorse.org ; call 575-541-0137 or email at katharinechrisley@yahoo.com.
Silver City
Territorial Charter Day Urban Challenge Fun Run
Saturday, February 16, 2019 EARTHWORKS & CONSTRUCTION
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Sponsored by Silver City MainStreet the Town of Silver City, and Western New Mexico University WHERE: Downtown Silver City, NM, approximately a 5K Start under the Downtown Arch on Broadway St, finish at the Market St. Walking Bridge Entry Fee: 3 cans of food for the WNMU food pantry and the Grant County Food Pantry WHEN: Saturday, February 16, 2019 Race time: 9:00 am REGISTRATION Pre-registration - To be sure to get a t-shirt in your size mail to Silver City MainStreet by February 2, 2019. Race day registration: 8:00 am next to the Murray Ryan Visitor Center, 201 N. Hudson St. For more info contact: 575-534-1700 Forms online at www.silvercitymainstreet.com FEATURES The first 100 registered participants will receive a t-shirt to be picked up on race day at the registration table. Medals will be awarded for first, second and third place for each age category. Fluids will be provided on the course and at the fnish line. Markers and volunteers will direct the course through downtown. For more information call Silver City MainStreet at 575-534-1700 www.silvercitymainstreet.com
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What’s Going On in February Jam Session — 2-4 p.m. at Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. Deming. The Jammers play and serve coffee and cookies. Info: 575-546-2674.
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Las Cruces/Mesilla “The Crucible” — 2 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www. LCCTNM.org. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 2:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Silver City/Grant County Springs ecosystems in southwest New Mexico: assessing conditions and restoration opportunities — 7 p.m. in Western New Mexico University’s Harlan Hall, Room 219 on the corner of 12th and Alabama streets. Audubon monthly meeting features John Money, environmental scientist with the NM Environment Department. Cost: free. Info: swnmaudubon@ gmail.com. Ranching in Grant County exhibit opening — 4-6 p.m. at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, in Silver City. Exploring the history, art, sports and culture that surround this rural lifestyle. Info: 575-597-0222.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
In Silver City the Chocolate Fantasia day, Feb. 9, features businesses across town with chocolate offerings. (Photos by Tabatha Rossman)
Alamogordo/Otero County Launch Pad Lecture: The Big Bang and Its Afterglow — 9-10 a.m. at the Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo. Speaker is Museum Education Director Dave Dooling. Info: 575-437-2840, Ext. 41132. Las Cruces/Mesilla First Friday Art Ramble — 5-9 p.m. Downtown Las Cruces. Galleries and restaurants open and holding receptions. Info: 575-5412150. Break of Reality — 7:30-9 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Alt-classical chamber music ensemble. Cost: $5-$25. Info: 575-541-2290. “The Crucible” — 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www. LCCTNM.org. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Silver City/Grant County Celebration of Imbolc, aka Brigid’s Day — noon-1:30 at the Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway, Silver City. Celebration includes singing, dancing, some traditional Celtic prayers and individual or small group exercises to discern the spiritual path for the year. Cost: Free. Info: 575-956-6647. Surviving Wildfire — noon-2 p.m. at Tractor Supply2707 US Highway 180 E. in Silver City. Topics include defensible space, emergency preparation, checklists, pets and livestock, evacuation and resources. Emergency personnel will be on hand to answer questions. Info: 575-263-1845. Deming/Luna County Stars-N-Parks Program — 6:50-
Las Cruces/Mesilla/ Doña Ana County “Fragile Beauty” photo presentation — 7 p.m. at the Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Main St., Las Cruces. The Doña Ana Photography Club with Lisa Mandelkern talking about techniques and ideas for photographing plants and insects in the desert. Info: 575323-3624.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Silver City/Grant County “Get with the Program: Maladaptation to Climate Change” — noon-1 p.m. in the Western New Mexico University ABC Room of the Global Resource Center, corner of 12th and Kentucky streets. Presented by Sam Schramiski. Cost: Free. Info: 575-538-6835. 8:20 at Rockhound State Park near Deming. Mike Nuss is the presenter. Mars is in the West, Orion in the East. Canopus is rising. Info: 575-635-0982. Socorro/Socorro County Hammel Museum Open — 9 a.m.noon, corner of Sixth and Neal streets in Socorro. Info: 575-8353138. First Saturday Star Party — 8 p.m. at the New Mexico Tech Etscorn Observatory on Buck Wolf Drive in Socorro. Info: 575-8356431. Las Cruces/Mesilla Navajo Rug Auction — Preview 9-11:30 a.m., auction begins at noon at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Fundraiser for Las Cruces Museums. Approximately 250 lots of ruts and other Native American Art will be offered. Info: foundationalcm. com. “Buffalo Soldiers, Outlaws and Apache” ranger led hike — 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Leasburg Dam State Park, Meet at the visitor Center for a tour of exhibits and a 2.5-mile hike. Cost: $5 day use park entry fee. Info: alex.mares@ state.nm.us. Crafts for Kids: Groundhog Day — 10 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces. Children of all ages welcome to create their own craft to take home. In celebration of Groundhog Day, make your own pop-up groundhog. Info: 575-5224100. Sing the Legend — Noon, at the
Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival: A live musical presentation of nine historic western songs with presenters talking about the history of the song. Cost: free. Info: 575-541-2150. Felting Workshop — 1-3 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces. Participants are invited to create their own piece of felted artwork out of wool. Materials provided, Cost: $10. Info: 575-522-4100. “Four Faces West” — 1:30 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival: 1948 film based on a story by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Cost: free. Info: 575-541-2150. Killing Pat Garrett — 4 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival: Presentation by David Thomas of the events leading to the killing of Pat Garrett. Cost: free. Info: 575-541-2150. Wayne Brazel Preliminary Examination — 4:30 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival. Cost: free. Info: 575-541-2150. The Wayne Brazel Trial — 5 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival. Cost: free. Info: 575-541-2150. Querida Esposa: Travel Back in Time on a Journey of Love — 6 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival: reading and discussion of Pat Garretts love
letters to his wife. Cost: free. Info: 575-541-2150. “The Crucible” — 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www. LCCTNM.org. History of Movie Theaters in Las Cruces and “Billy the Kid” (1930) movie — 7:30 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Las Cruces. Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival. Cost: $5 Info: 575-541-2150. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Open Acoustic Jam — 3 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Café, 422 N. Broadway in Truth of Consequences. Info: 575-551-8156.
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Alamogordo/Otero County Wine Down Wednesday at Heart of the Desert — 6-9 p.m. at The patio at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70. Live music with Ross Boyd and Jamie Fineberg, an alternative duo from New Hampshire and libations. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Silver City/Grant County Women in the Arts: Marietta Patricia Leis — 6:30 p.m. lecture at WNMU’s Parotti Hall; 7:30 exhibit opening at McCray Gallery. Part of the Edwina and Charles Milner Women in the Arts programs. Cost: Free. Info: 575-538-6273. Free Film: “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara National Guard Armory, six miles East of Silver City on U.S. Highway 180. This film is part of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society movie series “Not Just a Man’s World: Hollywood’s Wild Women of the West,” and stars Debbie Reynolds. Info: 575-3884862. Las Cruces/Mesilla “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 7 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Five Sax plays at the Fine Arts Center Theater in Silver City on Feb. 15. (Courtesy Photo)
Alamogordo/Otero County Prime Time Business Expo — 3-7 p.m. at the Sgt. Willie Estrada Me-
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morial Civic Center, 800 First St. in Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-6120. Las Cruces/Mesilla Ray’s Illusions — 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Challenging your senses with illusions and magic. Cost: $15. Info: 575-541-2290. “The Crucible” — 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www.LCCTNM.org. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Silver City/Grant County Chocolate Fantasia — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at various downtown Silver City locations, headquarters is at the Family Karate Center, 416 N. Bullard St. Chocolate confections offered at dozens of chocolate stops. The theme is Children’s Storybook Fantasia. Tasting tickets: $25 for 20 samples. Info: chocolatefantasia.org. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Polar Bear Plunge — noon-3 p.m. at the Damsite Marina, 77B Engle Star Route, Truth of Consequenc-
Amy Grant, one of the original Christian music superstars, is playing at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero Feb. 23. (Courtesy Photo)
es. Go for a swim or watch from the dock then enjoy lunch ad a movie. Info: 575-894-2041, Second Saturday Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. in Downtown T or C along Main, Broadway, Foch, and Austin streets. Galleries, studios, shops and restaurants open late for exploration. Info; promotion@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. Open Acoustic Jam — 3 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Café, 422 N. Broadway in Truth of Consequences. Info: 575-551-8156. Alamogordo/Otero County Science Saturday — 10 a.m.-noon at the Museum of Space History New Horizons Dome Theater, 3198
State Route 2001, Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2840, Ext. 41132. Citizen Science — 10 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1010 E. 16th St. in Alamogordo. A presentation of the Otero Chapter of the New Mexico Native Plant Society. Info: 575-443-4408. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Gene Watson in Concert — 7-10 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Road, Alto. Watson’s voice and multi-octave range makes him one of the most masterful voices in country music. Cost: $39-$65. Info: www.spencertheater.com. Rodney Carrington at the Inn of the Mountain Gods — 8-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero. One of the top 10 highest grossing touring comedians for the last 10 years. Cost: $20. Info: inofthemountaingods.com. Socorro/Socorro County Community Arts Party — 10 a.m. at Finley Gym at McCutcheon and Center streets. Hands-on arts workshops for all ages. Food available for sale. Info: 575-835-5688. Las Cruces/Mesilla Celebrate Black History Month at Leasburg Dam State Park — 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Leasburg Dam State Park. Meet at the visitor Center for a tour of exhibits and a 2.5-mile hike to learn about the African-American history of the area and the flora, fauna and geothermal springs. Cost: $5 day use park entry fee. Info: alex.mares@ state.nm.us. Crafts for Kids: Valentine’s Day — 10 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs
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Road, Las Cruces. Children of all ages welcome to create their own craft to take home. In celebration of Valentine’s Day make a woven heart. Info: 575-522-4100. Acro-Cats perform — 3 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Rock Cats Rescue and their human staff promote the mental and physical health benefits of cat training through clicker training. Cost: $22$40. Info: 575-541-2290. “The Crucible” — 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www.LCCTNM.org. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 8 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Deming/Luna County Jam Session — 2-4 p.m. at Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. Deming. The Jammers play and serve coffee and cookies. Info: 575-546-2674. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Galentine’s at the Barn — 1-4 p.m. at the Enchanted Vine Barn, 104 Alto Pines Trail, Alto. An afternoon of yoga, clothing swap and cardmaking crafts. Cost: $25. Info: 575-457-9335. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Poetry Readings — 1-2:15 at Geronimo Springs Museum, 211 Main St. T or C. Info 575-202-8642. Las Cruces/Mesilla “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — 2:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. A young man with math skills finds his neighbor’s dog dead and works to solve the mystery. Cost: $10-$15. Reservations and info: 575-523-1223.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Silver City/Grant County Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County — 10:30 a.m. at Cross Point Assembly of God Church, 11600 U.A. Highway 180 E. The present is Linda Locklar with cowboy poetry. Info: 575-5373643.
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Las Cruces/Mesilla “Hobos of the Great Depression of the Southwest” — noon at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St. Brown Bag Lecture with Patricia Kiddney, president of the Concordia Heritage Association of El Paso. Info: 575-528-3444. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Silver City/Grant County A Heart for Art — 11 a.m. at Common Ground Gallery, 102 W. Kelly in Silver City. Fundraiser for Gila/Mimbres Community Radio, KURU 89.1 FM with a silent auction offering fine artwork by local artists from Elisabeth Simon’s collection. Info: jnewton@sfsu.edu. “History of Wild and Scenic Rivers” — noon-1 p.m. in the Western New Mexico University ABC Room of the Global Resource Center, corner of 12th and Kentucky streets. Presented by Nathan Newcomer. Cost: Free: Info: 575-538-6835. Thinking Like a Watershed— 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Miller Library, 1000 College Avenue, in Silver City. A Chautauqua Program by Jack Loeffler addressing differing cultural perspectives regarding water and land use within the commons of the North American Southwest. Alamogordo/Otero County Wine Down Wednesday at Heart of the Desert — 6-9 p.m. at The patio at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70. Live music jazz music with Cheri Chandler and libations. Cost: $7. Info: 575-4340035.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Silver City/Grant County A Heart for Art — 11 a.m. with a reception from 4-7 p.m. at Common Ground Gallery, 102 W. Kelly in Silver City. Fundraiser for Gila/Mimbres Community Radio, KURU 89.1 FM with a silent auction offering fine artwork by local artists from Elisabeth Simon’s collection. Info: jnewton@sfsu.edu. Free Film: “Cat Ballou” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara National Guard Armory, six miles East of Silver City on U.S. Highway 180. This film is part of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society movie series “Not Just a Man’s World: Hollywood’s Wild Women of the West,” and stars Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Info: 575-388-4862. Las Cruces/Mesilla Mrs. Prickett and her charming
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DESERT EXPOSURE puppets — 11 a.m. at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St. Preschool event with a book and activity. Info: 575-528-3444. Lincoln County Carrizozo Woman’s Club Valentine’s Day Bake Sale and Gifts — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Lincoln County Extension Office, 409 Central Ave. in Carrizozo across from the library. On sale are baked goods, gift basket and floral arrangements for this scholarship fundraiser. Info: 575-686-0794.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Silver City/Grant County A Heart for Art — 11 a.m. at Common Ground Gallery, 102 W. Kelly in Silver City. Fundraiser for Gila/Mimbres Community Radio, KURU 89.1 FM with a silent auction offering fine artwork by local artists from Elisabeth Simon’s collection. Info: jnewton@sfsu.edu. Seed Gathering and Propagation of Native Plants — 7 p.m. at Western New Mexico University’s Harlan Hall, Room 219 on the corner of 12th and Alabama streets. This Gila Native Plant Society meeting features Tricia Hurley of Lone Mountain Natives as the speaker. Cost: Free. Info: www.hilanps.org/events/programs/. Five Sax concert — 7-9 p.m. at Western New Mexico University Fine Arts Center Theater in Silver City. Info: 575-538-5862. Alamogordo/Otero County President’s Day Drawing Contest — Before 5 p.m. at White Sands Mall office. Draw a picture of a past or current president. Categories available for all grades, K-12. Info: 575-434-3990. Las Cruces/Mesilla “Buffalo Soldiers, Outlaws and
FEBRUARY 2019 • 35 Apache” ranger led hike — 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Leasburg Dam State Park, Meet at the visitor Center for a tour of exhibits and a 2.5-mile hike. Cost: $5 day use park entry fee. Info: alex.mares@ state.nm.us. The Long Run: Colorado’s Tribute to the Eagles — 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Cost: $20. Info: 575-541-2290. “The Crucible” — 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www.LCCTNM.org. Contra Dance — 7:30-10 p.m. at the Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago in Mesilla. Sponsored by the Southern New Mexico Music and Dance Society and features Bayou Seco from Silver City playing and Lonnie Ludeman calling. The theme is Mardi Gras. Cost: $6; youth $4; family $15. Info: 575-522-1691. “Love is All You Need” — 7 p.m. at the Arts & Cultural Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado in Las Cruces. Megan McQueen and friends present an evening of love songs. Cost: $20. Info: 575-644-7136.
Four Shillings Short in concert — 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City. Benefit concert with Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California who play multiple instrument and Celtic, Medieval and Renaissance music. Cost: $10. Info: 575-574-2170.
Vines in the Pines Art and Wine Festival — noon-6 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso. Ticket prices include entry, complementary wine glass and tastings at each winery. Cost: $20-$30. Info: 575-258-5445. Las Cruces/Mesilla Crafts for Kids: Great horned owls — 10 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces. Children of all ages welcome to create their own craft to take home. Visit the owls at the museum and make a pine cone owl to take home. Info: 575-5224100. “The Crucible” — 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County 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. Open Acoustic Jam — 3 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Café, 422 N. Broadway in Truth of Consequences. Info: 575-551-8156. Ruidoso/Lincoln County
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Megan McQueen and New Mexico State University students present some songs from “Hamilton,” and an active discussion about its creator on Feb. 18.
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Silver City/Grant County Territorial Charter Day — 9 a.m.11 p.m. at the Murray Hotel and the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, in Silver City. Activities celebrating Silver City’s status as the only New Mexico community still operating under its pre-statehood charter. Info: 575-597-0222. Permaculture meeting — 1-3 p.m. at the Silver City Visitor’s Center, Conference Room, 201 N. Hudson St. Silver City. Info: agelbart@gmail.com.
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www.desertexposure.com Las Cruces/Mesilla Rail Readers Book Club — 11 a.m. at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St. Discussion of Part I or “Appetite for America” a biography of Fred Harvey. Info: 575-528-3444. Climate Change Seminar— 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Dr. Joel Berger, keynote speaker, is the author of “Extreme Conservation: Life at the Edges of the World.” Cost: Free. Info: 575-541-2290.
N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www. LCCTNM.org.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Deming/Luna County Jam Session — 2-4 p.m. at Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. Deming. The Jammers play and serve coffee and cookies. Info: 575-546-2674. Las Cruces/Mesilla “The Crucible” — 2 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. The most produced American play of the 20th century addresses issues of bigotry and deceit. Cost: $10-$15. Info: www. LCCTNM.org.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Silver City/Grant County Performance-“Hamilton: The Inventive Storytelling of a Musical Sensation” — 7 p.m. at WNMU’s Light Hall Theatre. Megan McQueen and NMSU students perform selections and McQueen will talk about the genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda and his lyrics. Cost: $10, students free. Info: 575-538-6273.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Alamogordo/Otero County The Phil Leas Writer’s Group: all writers welcome — 11:30 a.m. at Desert Lakes Golf Course, 19 Hole Restaurant, 2351 Hamilton Road in Alamogordo. Enjoy lunch together and bring some of your work to read after dining. Info: 575-5855545. Las Cruces/Mesilla Story Time — 10 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping
Women in the Arts artist Marietta Patricia Leis talks and exhibits at Western New Mexico University’s McCray Gallery on Feb. 7. (Courtesy photo)
Springs Road, Las Cruces. Indoor adventure for ages 3 to 6. Info: 575-522-4100. Introduction to macro photography and focus stacking — 7 p.m. at the Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Main St., Las Cruces. The Doña Ana Photography Club with Carl Maier talking about what is needed to produce quality close-up photos. Cost: free. Info: 575-323-3624.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Silver City/Grant County “Everything you ever wanted to know about City of Rocks
State Park” — noon-1 p.m. in the Western New Mexico University ABC Room of the Global Resource Center, corner of 12th and Kentucky streets. Presented by Tim Geddes, Gabriel “Gabe” Medrano, Corrie Neighbors, Bill Norris, Roxanne Solis-Snyder and Kathy Whiteman. Cost: Free: Info: 575-538-6835. Alamogordo/Otero County Wine Down Wednesday at Heart of the Desert — 6-9 p.m. at The Patio at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70. Live music with Selmo and libations. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035.
Silver City/Grant County Brown bag lecture: Cowboy poetry with Stuart Hooker — noon at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, in Silver City. Local rancher and published poet reads from his works about life on the range. Info: 575-597-0222. Free Film: “The Ballad of Cable Hogue” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara National Guard Armory, six miles East of Silver City on U.S. Highway 180. This film is part of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society movie series “Not Just a Man’s World: Hollywood’s Wild Women of the West,” and stars Jason Robards. Info: 575-388-4862.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Las Cruces/Mesilla Celebrate Black History Month at Leasburg Dam State Park — 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Leasburg Dam State Park, Meet at the visitor Center for a tour of exhibits and a 2.5-mile hike. Cost: $5 day use park entry fee. Info: alex.mares@ state.nm.us. Socorro/Socorro County Battles of Socorro Civil War reenactments — All day at Fort
Escondida, two miles north of the North Socorro Interstate 25 exit. Info: Socorro-reenactment.com.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County 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. Open Acoustic Jam — 3 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Café, 422 N. Broadway in Truth of Consequences. Info: 575-551-8156.
Silver City/Grant County Family Fun: Cowpokes and Catchy Poems — 1:30-3 p.m. at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, in Silver City. Hands-on activities exploring both the work side and creative side of the lives of cowboys and cowgirls in the new Ranching in Grant County exhibit. Info: 575-597-0222. Indie/Folk series: Abbie Gardner (Red Molly) — 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Buckhorn Opera House, 32 Main St. Pinos Altos. Gardner is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile. Info: 575-538-5555. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Murphy’s Celtic Legacy — 7-10 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Road, Alto. Some of the quickest, most expressive legs in the world percussively invigorating traditional Irish dance. Cost: $69-$75. Info: www.spencertheater.com. Amy Grant at the Inn of the Mountain Gods — 8-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero. Cost: $20. Info: inofthemountaingods.com/event/amygrant/.
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Socorro/Socorro County Battles of Socorro Civil War reenactments — All day at Fort Escondida, two miles north of the North Socorro Interstate 25 exit. Info: Socorro-reenactment.com. Las Cruces/Mesilla Crafts for Kids: Rocks! Gem and Mineral Show — 10 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces. Children of all ages welcome to create their own craft to take home. Design a painted rock inspired by the landscape art of Peter Hurd. Info: 575-522-4100. Orion at Night, Monthly night sky program — 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Leasburg Dam State Park, See Orion and his companion constellations through various telescopes. Volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces will be on hand to assist and answer questions. Cost: $5 day use park entry fee. Info: alex.mares@state.nm.us. Four Shillings Short in concert — 7 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Benefit concert with Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California who
State University’s Atkinson Recital Hall in Las Cruces. Led by music director and conductor Jorge Martinez-Rios. Info: 575-521-8771.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Silver City/Grant County Third Annual President’s Chamber Music Series: Featuring Willy Sucre and Friends concert with Steinway Artist Teresa Walters — 7 p.m. at WNMU’s Light Hall Theatre. Featuring New Orleans native Peter Erb on the horn. Cost: $17, students free. Info: 575-5386273.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Ross Boyd and Jamie Fineberg play for Wine Down Wednesday at Heart of the Desert in Otero County Feb. 6. (Courtesy photo)
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Deming/Luna County Jam Session — 2-4 p.m. at Mor-
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Socorro/Socorro County Battles of Socorro Civil War reenactments — All day at Fort
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Alamogordo/Otero County Wine Down Wednesday at Heart of the Desert — 6-9 p.m. at The Patio at Heart of the Desert, 7288 U.S. Highway 54/70. Live music with the music of Rudy Wood and libations. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Silver City/Grant County Free Film: “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara National Guard Armory, six miles East of Silver City on U.S. Highway 180.
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Las Cruces/Mesilla Ilya Yakushev in concert — 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Award-winning Russian pianist with compositions by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Gershwin. Cost: $25. Info: 575-541-2290.
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Socorro/Socorro County Aquila Theatre’s Frankenstein — 7:30 p.m. at the New Mexico Tech Macey Center, 909 Olive Lane in Socorro. Info: nmtpas.org.
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Silver City/Grant County Heart of the Gila Trails Partnership fundraiser — 5-7 p.m. at A-Space Gallery in Downtown Silver City. Features a short program with trails manager Melissa Green and special guest Phil Conners, author of “A song for the River” and “Fire Season.” Cost: donations appreciated. Info: heartofthegila.org. Alamogordo/Otero County Launch Pad Lecture: Unsung Women Heroes of the Space Race — 9-10 a.m. at the Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo. Speaker is Museum curator Sue Taylor. Info: 575-437-2840, Ext. 41132.
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County 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. Silver City/Grant County Stars-N-Parks Program — 7:10-
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8:40 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park. Bill Nigg is the presenter. Mars is low in the West, Orion in the East. Orion is transiting as has Canopus. Info: 575-635-0982. Deming/Luna County Stars-N-Parks Program — 7:108:40 p.m. at Rockhound State Park. Mike Nuss is the presenter. Mars is low in the West, Orion in the East. Orion is transiting as has Canopus. Info: 575-635-0982. Socorro/Socorro County Hammel Museum Open — 9 a.m.-noon, corner of Sixth and Neal streets in Socorro. Info: 575-8353138. First Saturday Star Party — 8 p.m. at the New Mexico Tech Etscorn Observatory on Buck Wolf Drive in Socorro. Info: 575-835-6431.
SUNDAY, MARCH 3
Deming/Luna County Jam Session — 2-4 p.m. at Mor-
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
Las Cruces/Mesilla Climate Change Seminar— 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Drought, water security and ecosystem disruption, the SW climate challenge with keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Overpeck. Cost: $15. Info: 575-541-2290.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Silver City/Grant County Free Film: “Once Upon a Time in the West” — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara National Guard Armory, six miles East of Silver City on U.S. Highway 180. This film is part of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society movie series “Not Just a Man’s World: Hollywood’s Wild Women of the West,” and stars Henry Fonda. Info: 575-388-4862.
GETTING OUT
Expanding Your Horizons Girls STEM program celebrates 26 years in Silver City
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he Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference is a one-day program of fun, hands-on science and technology workshops for girls in Grades 5 through 8. The goal of the conference is to inspire girls to recognize their potential and pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. For many girls, this conference is their first opportunity to see the inside of classrooms on a college campus. Studies show that grade-school girls are frequently intimidated by math and science courses, and some girls mistakenly believe that STEM jobs are only for men. But the EYH workshops are held in an atmosphere that helps build confidence and lets girls know that they can be successful in STEM fields, too. Through these workshops, students can experience the excitement of STEM fields by working with teachers and in-the-field professionals who can share their own experiences and help girls understand how to succeed both in school and on the job. EYH conferences are now held worldwide in 42 states and 5 coun-
tries, and our local EYH has a proud history. The Southwest New Mexico EYH conference was established in 1992 and is now celebrating its 26th year in Silver City. It has grown from the early days into a program that currently draws students from Grant, Luna, Hidalgo, and Catron counties, covering 22 schools and 300–350 students annually. Students have come from as far away as Columbus and Rodeo, NM, to attend EYH in Silver City! Of the five statewide EYH conferences, including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Silver City’s conference is the largest, and we serve one of the most culturally and economically diverse regions of the state. As part of this year’s event, EYH is looking to past attendees or presenters from the years 1992–2018. Contact Mikki Jemin at eyhsilver@ gmail.com to let us know that you would like to participate. This year’s Expanding Your Horizons workshops in Silver City will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 on the Western New Mexico University campus. Registration is free, and open to all girls in grade 5 through
8. Registration information will be distributed to the schools, and students can register ONLINE at www.eyhn.org. Attendees at the Silver City EYH are provided with lunch and a commemorative t-shirt, and there is a drawing for prizes such as a Kindle or a tablet computer. Local students are generally expected to provide their own transportation; schools from outlying areas bring students to EYH by bus. This year’s Silver City EYH workshops include “From Jurassic Park to Jaws — Discover the world of fossils;” “Inside a Strawberry — You are a molecular biologist;” and “Junior Vet for Your Pet.” In order to attend, you need to register! Workshop choices are available on a first-come, firstserved basis, and they fill up quickly. You can register online at www. eyhn.org. The registration deadline is Feb. 4 for Deming area schools and Feb. 8 for all others. If space is still available, you can register at the event. For information contact Mikki Jemin at 575-590-1041, eyhsilver@gmail.com.
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LIVING ON WHEELS • SHEILA SOWDER
Robert Pittman
Stationary RVing
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Why RVers give up their life of wandering but still live in their RVs
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n the old days, there was always plenty of room at the RV parks, even at the last minute. Now you better have a reservation, or you’ll be spending the night in Walmart’s parking lot.” So runs a grievance we’re hearing more and more from RVers visiting our area. One day when I had some extra pondering time, I spent some of it thinking about why that should be so. Now all your smart alecks out there will say it’s because there are more people RVing; ergo, more full parks. And I can’t argue with that logic. But I have another theory, based on a trend we’re seeing here at Rose Valley. I call it “stationary RVing” – people living in RVs but staying in one RV park permanently. It’s the reason we’re having increased difficulty scheduling monthly sites for our regular summer guests – too many RVs are coming into the park and never leaving! But why? What prompts fulltime RVers to give up traveling in order to stay in one location, yet continue to live in their RVs rather than a house or apartment? All the articles in RV publications and websites give the impression that fulltime RVing is one endless journey, but this is far from the truth. I wanted to understand the motivation behind stationary RVing. I gathered up a group of Rose Valley long-term residents by promising them the opportunity to talk about themselves. And free food and cold beer. The group was top-heavy with men, but they seem to have more free time than their wives. My question: What led to your living fulltime in an RV but staying in one permanent location? After a few minutes of arguing the meaning of “living fulltime” and the definition of “permanent,” the panel settled down to some serious contemplation. Finally, Dick set down his Heineken. “I’ve owned RVs for the last 50 years. Weekends and vacations, it was the best way to visit the US, gave us the freedom and flexibility to broaden our horizons. Of course, when we started, gas was 65 cents a gallon.” “I remember when it was three for a buck,” George said. “We all do,” Dick said, “We fell in love with Silver City, for the environment, the culture, the climate. Moved here, bought a home, got a job. And when I retired, I weighed the costs of the house versus our fifth wheel – property taxes, maintenance, utilities – and the RV won out. Made life simpler. “Plus, now RVs have all the comforts of home,” piped up Phyllis, “Washer/dryer units and dishwashers, full-sized refrigerators, kitchen islands, media centers and office space, recessed lighting,” “Patios with sliding glass
doors, outdoor kitchens,” Dick said. “Guests rooms. I even saw a motorhome with an extra sleeping loft. Great recliners, kingsized beds with memory foam mattresses.” “My wife loves our extra bathroom,” George said, “says she never wants to share a bathroom with me again as long as she lives.” “We can all guess why,” said Dean, as the others snickered into their beer bottles. “Back to my question. So far, we’ve got economics – it’s cheaper to live in an RV fulltime. And house-like amenities. Anything else?” “Here’s my story,” George said, “and I bet there’s lots of folks could tell you the same thing if they’re inclined to be honest. We’d lived in the same town for years, and our kids all lived close by. When my wife and I were getting ready to retire, I started thinking what life would be like when we weren’t working all day. Babysitting the grandkids, chauffeuring them to and from activities, running errands for the parents. Hell, we’ve got six grandkids, with another on the way. And I know my wife – no way she’d ever say no.” He took a sip of his Dos Equis. “So, I started talking up the RVing life, made it sound romantic and adventurous-like. She bought into it and off we went.” “Yeah, but why settle down permanently then?” I asked. “Oh, we moved around all the time the first couple years, even worked at a few campgrounds. But then we realized you have to stay at least a month to get to know a place.” “Moving around is really expensive, don’t let anyone tell you it’s not,” Dean said. “And it’s also a pain in the ass.” “Eventually I started longing for more connection, I guess you might say more community,” said Phyllis. “And once you stay for a while, you get to know the people, get involved in things.” “But I thought that’s one of the things RVers are trying to escape,” I said. They all gave that idea some thought while they sipped a little more beer, ate a few more chips. Finally, Dick said, “That’s what we THINK we want to do, but really, we just want a little adventure, maybe to feel a little freer of routine obligations.” “After a couple years of wandering, we start looking for a place to call home,” added Dean, “only better than the home we left. Better climate, better environment.” “And no grandkids to babysit,” chimed in George. “But knowing we can leave anytime,” said Phyllis, “just pack up the RV and move on down the road.” “I’ll drink to that,” said George, and they all clinked their bottles
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