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15 4 EVERYDAY OBSERVATIONS • Thank You Taking golden advice by Abe Villarreal 6 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • The Year Begins January and February adventures by Elva K. Österreich
COLUMNISTS
19 PANCHO VILLA ATTACK • Border Crisis: 1916 From hero to villain by Paul Hoylen 20 LGBQ+ AT NMSU • A Safe Place A guiding star by Mike Cook
6 GUEST COLUMN • Video Games The Secret to College Success? by Henry C. Foley
21 TALKING HORSES • Breaking Up is Hard Know when to switch horses by Scott Thomson
7 RAISINGDAD • Who’s Paying? I guess I am by Jim and Henry Duchene
22 BODY, MIND SPIRIT • Grant County Events Weekly happenings in Grant County
8 LETTERS • Calls To Action Readers share their opinions
23 CYCLES OF LIFE • 80 is the New 60 Keeping up in a healthy way by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle
10 ON STAGE • Strange Sounds in Las Cruces The problem with David Liege Hart 11 ARTS EXPOSURE • Fount Objects Las Cruces Arts Fair features jeweler, 100 vendors 12 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Guide Art venues across the area 13 ARTS EXPOSURE • New Art Spaces Open Animalia Studio, FringeArtz open 14 ARTS EXPOSURE • Arts Scene Latest area arts happenings 15 THEATRE 101 • Want to Write? Start Vehemently by Mike Cook 15 DOUBLE EXPOSURE • Going Burlesque Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue in T or C
23 HEALTH MATTERS • A Matter of Heart Heart attack vs. cardiac arrest 24 SEEDLING SALE • Spring Conservation State Forestry has seedlings available 25 DELVING INTO THE PAST • Cañada Alamosa Project changes the face of archeology by Mike Cook 27 RED OR GREEN • Dining Guide Restaurants in southwest New Mexico 29 TABLE TALK • Corner Kitchen A clean, well-lighted place by Elva K. Österreich 30 STARRY DOME • Pictor, the Painter Stuff goes in, stuff goes out by Bert Stevens
15 ARTS EXPOSURE • Pottery Sale WNMU students, faculty work available
31 PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • Breaking Bad Improving customer service by Richard Coltharp
16 ON SCREEN • ‘Combat Advisor in Vietnam’ Documentary released to streaming service
32 A VIEW FROM THE FUTURE • Gila, Year 2029 Navigating rules yet to come by Aunt Varmit
16 ON STAGE • ‘Beer for Breakfast’ T or C produces play by local writer
33 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS • Events Guide What’s going on in March?
16 CALLING ARTISTS • Opportunities New Mexico artists take note
38 TAKING OFF • Making Space For Everyone Festival brings big bang to NM by Elva K. Österreich
17 CLAY MATTERS • Clay Bosses Silver City potters join up for March display 18 COMMEMORATION • Cabalgata Binacional Columbus recognizes Villa’s influence
39 LIVING ON WHEELS • Traveling Tiny Mini RVs can mean freedom by Sheila Sowder
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“The King of Hearts and His Muse,” is by Las Cruces Arts Fair featured artist Hal Marcus. Lifelong El Pasoan Marcus had an unlikely beginning for an artist. There was no art or even a record player in his home. His father owned a grocery store and the entire Jewish-Arabic family worked in it. What he did learn at the store, he says, was how to run a business, which has helped him successfully own and operate the oldest art gallery in El Paso. Hal Marcus Gallery has been part of the community for 23 years, featuring the work of Marcus and hundreds of other artists. To see examples of his work, visit www.halmarcus.com.
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The Las Cruces Arts Fair at the Las Cruces Convention Center kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday, March 1 and continues through Sunday. For more information and hours visit www.daarts.org or call the Doña Ana Arts Council at 575523-6403.
Postcards From the Edge Desert Exposure Travels Lifelong friends, Bea Ramirez, (AKA Betty Garcia) and Twana Sparks, both originally from Central (AKA Santa Clara), took Desert Exposure on a trip to beach resort and fishing village Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico in early January. If you have guests from out of town who are having a blast and reading Desert Exposure, shoot them with your camera and send us the photo with a little information. Or, if you are traveling, don’t forget to share, do the selfie thing and take a photo of yourself holding a copy of Desert Exposure and send it to editor@desertexposure.com or stick it in the mail to: Desert Exposure, 1740-A Calle de Mercado, Las Cruces, NM 88005.
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EVERYDAY OBSERVATIONS • ABE VILLARREAL
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Taking ‘The Golden Girls’ to heart
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es. I admit it. Each night, just before bed, I turn on “The Golden Girls.” I’ve seen every episode, laughed at every joke, but still, like a security blanket to a toddler, the sound of the opening theme song makes me feel at home. What is it about familiarity that makes us feel comfortable? Humans are creatures of habit. We like to visit the same restaurant and go for that old familiar seat. In church, we find the pew we feel has our name on it – usually in the back toward the door. It’s the familiar that gives us a sense of order and peace. It’s “The Golden Girls” that reminds me of the goodness and innocence in life. We can all relate to the characters on the show. How many of you have a Sophia at home? Picture It! A grandmother figure, spicy and old world in her views, the Sophia in your life reminds you of a time almost gone forever. Who’s your Sophia? For me it was my late grandmother. She was a storyteller, had hard-tobelieve home remedies for the
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common cold, and when you least expected it, shared her pearls of wisdom. I lost my grandmother Rafaela a couple of years ago. In her later years, she didn’t know who her children were. Living in a nursing home, nana Rafaela spoke few words, ate from a straw and took affinity to a baby doll. She wasn’t the nana I grew up with, but she was the nana that helped raise me and 11 other grandchildren. When she passed away, I was reminded how much we all need a Sophia in our lives. In a favorite “Golden Girls” episode, 80-year Sophia meets a new friend, Alvin, during a visit to the Miami boardwalk. She meets him regularly, shares Italian food and swaps favorite stories from their previous marriages. One day, Alvin snaps, he raises his voice, sounds confused and lost. He can’t remember his deceased wife and cries on Sophia’s shoulder. Sophia learns about his Alzheimer’s, and we, the audience, learn about the fragility of life. I think of my Sophia often. I
think about her constant prayers for her grandchildren. I think of her morning coffee and toast, her cookie jars, her old furniture. I think of her lipstick and makeup, how she got herself worked up just to visit the supermarket. For the Sophias of our time, presentation was always important. I’ve learned so much about how life’s little things, the familiar things, were so important to the greatest generation and I’ve learned this from watching “The Golden Girls.” The next time you tune in, think of your Sophia, and if you’re lucky enough to have her around, give her a big hug and say to her, “Thank you for being a 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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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH
The Year Begins
January and February adventures
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hese two months have been fascinating, heartbreaking and sometimes beautiful – things that are perhaps better explained with the help of photographs. So here is a different sort of column, reflections and photos combined – the strange, the lovely and the not so lovely.
Palomas I went to Palomas, Mexico, for the first time in January. A Desert Exposure friend and contributor met me on the American side so we could walk over. She has been there many times and the people often greeted her and said “hello” as we walked through the town. We went to the Pink Store for lunch where they have a vast space for serving delicious Mexican dishes and mariachi minstrels offer to serenade you. They also sell plenty of kitsch, bulk coffee, and I don’t know what other tempting things, maybe honey. I was doing a little exploring in the area of medical tourism, namely dental work. I visited several offices and looked around a bit. When I ask around southern New Mexico, I get both glowing reports and a few tales of disaster regarding Palomas dental options. I would love to hear from our readers about this, what is your experience? Coming back into the U.S. was the easiest border crossing I have ever had. Slid my passport through a machine, answered a single question, and I was done. The new border facilities are vast and clean. Driving to the port of entry requires some construction navigation, but the signs are pretty clear.
Ride Along I rode along with a state police officer (Paul) for a clear Saturday morning.
As soon as I sat in the car, a call came in sending him to a Border Patrol station to investigate a missing person who had been stopped there. Sadly, we found a story of extortion and terror as he related his experience of being threatened during a stay at an Eagle Pass, Texas, hotel. Because he was told he couldn’t use his cell phone, his family, in California, didn’t hear from him and reported him missing. Because he was reported missing in the NCIS system, every time he went through a checkpoint as he was trying to get home, he was detained and questioned. Paul and I stayed there long enough to make sure he was taken off the missing list so he could get home without further detainings. The rest of the morning we spent with the radar pointed at the road. Only one speeder was unlucky enough to get caught. It turned out the speeder was driving on a suspended license as well and someone Paul was familiar with and had arrested before. He said unfortunately this is common; those who do bad things usually continue to do them. But sometimes, he added, people do pull themselves out of the cycle of self-destruction.
Critters We, at home, have had two dogs, both 8 years old now, acquired during the summer of 2010. In the second week of January one of them, Axel, was diagnosed with cancer, lymphoma, and given two months, tops, to live. In the third week of January, the other one, Zelda, got out of the yard and we haven’t found her yet. We are devastated. These two have been part of my son’s life for close to half his lifetime. I don’t write this so you feel sorry for us. I write it because the journey of the experience has brought me the extraordinary compassion and kindness of strangers. This lost dog has been spread, through Facebook, over southern New Mexico. So many have responded with condolences and support that she should be drawn just by the love to come back to us.
This is another reminder of how amazing people can be, each in his or her capacity. Some people don’t understand how animals, pets, can be considered “fur babies,” or called “my children,” when there is so much human need and human children who crave help and support. But it’s the interaction of animal and human, pet and individual, that helps seal the capacity of empathy in us and reach out to humanity as well as quell some of the loneliness in the world.
civil and polite, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat or not.) 10) Check out the protest rally on the other side of the street.
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Donald Trump rally Ten things you need to know about attending a Trump rally by Dee Dee Goldberg who was there (in El Paso on Feb. 11) and actually got in (unlike myself; I was stuck in the parking lot outside watching the speechifying on a big screen). 1) All the merchandise outside of the venue are knock-offs and fakes. Only buy your memorabilia inside. 2) Eat before you go. After spending forever in line, standing in another long line for food will be out of the question. 3) Arriving later than three hours before the event is cutting it close; you may not get in. Go early and have a tailgate party. Protesters can get in, but the minute a sign goes up, they get thrown out. 4) Security is terrible. We were not ever asked to produce ID’s until you bought a red hat with a credit card. 5) In order to use your credit card to buy merchandise you will be subjected to a battery of questions for Tump’s fundraisers. 6) When the crowd starts chanting “TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP,” look around. Someone is getting evicted. 7) Listen closely to Trump, check what he says later. 8) Leave the children at home. It’s not safe for them. 9) So much hate in the building. (While outside in the parking lot people were
I watched a German Tornado aircraft exit Holloman Air Force Base on its way to the New Mexico Museum of Space History as a donation from the departing German air force. After 19 years of training at the Alamogordo base, the Germans are heading home and pulling out of the community much to the sadness of both community and the people leaving. The aircraft can currently be seen at the museum even as they create a permanent exhibit space for it. Having lived and worked in Alamogordo from 1995 to 2012, I experienced the positive influence of the Germans on the community, bringing both money and friendship to the city. Also, in this photo, taking photos on the left, is long-time friend and former managing editor of the Alamogordo Daily News, Duane Barbati, whose departure this month from the paper and from New Mexico, delineates another blow to the institution of community news. When I started working there in 1998, the editorial staff consisted of a managing editor, a city editor, a community life reporter, three full-time news reporters, a sports editor and a photographer. Today, the Alamogordo News has a single reporter on site and is edited from Carlsbad (there is a position open for a regional reporter). 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, March 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 575-443-4408.
GUEST COLUMN • HENRY C. FOLEY
The Secret to College Success? Video Games
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ollege students need to play more video games. Seriously. New research shows that gaming actually improves cognitive and social skills. It’s one of the most accessible, inclusive activities for students. And, unbeknownst to many, professional video gaming has become a big business, so job opportunities are swelling. In other words, far from being just a virtual reality, esports teach
people how to operate in the real world. Colleges can play a role in preparing students for this industry by investing resources in video gaming and related programs. Video games have long received a bad rap. The stereotypical gamer is a young man, isolated in a dark basement and staring at a screen. Plenty of critics argue that video games have few practical applications and even stunt intellectual growth. But that conventional wisdom
has been proven wrong. Many games actually improve attention, memory, and decision-making, according to a analysis of video game studies published in the American Journal of Play. Video games also improve “computational thinking,” a problem-solving approach that is becoming increasingly crucial in the professional world. It involves breaking down a problem, identifying patterns, and developing solutions. A 2016 study by re-
searchers at Northwestern University and Columbia University found that games in which players explore, build their own world, and set their own goals are particularly good at cultivating this type of thinking. Meanwhile, the gaming industry offers a wide array of career opportunities. Competitive video gaming leagues, in which players face off in regulated tournaments, generated $655 million in revenue in 2017 and likely brought in more
than $900 million in 2018. So there will be a slew of jobs to fill -- from marketers and consultants to communications specialists and video game designers. Some universities are already exposing students to this growing field by setting up esports teams. Illinois’ Robert Morris University founded the first varsity esports team in 2014. Since then, more
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RAISINGDAD • JIM AND HENRY DUCHENE
Who’s Paying? I Guess I Am
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y father walks every day – EVERY day – rain or shine. Trust me, I know because I have to listen to him complain how much his feet hurt when he gets back. Part of me wishes he’d stay home, that way I can keep an eye on him, but another part of me realizes when he’s not here I don’t have to watch baseball on TV. It also gives me a chance to sneak away and do something special with one of my grandkids. Like in January, for example, I took my granddaughter to see a special showing of “The Wizard of Oz.”* Interestingly enough, there were mostly adults in the audience. Very few kids. A group of ladies sat next to us. They came in late, then left to go get food. They couldn’t have done that BEFORE they entered the theater? I said nothing, even though I wanted to. My granddaughter was enjoying the experience, plus this is a different time we live in. The lady who sat right next to us then answered a few text messages on her phone. It was distracting. To me, at least. Again, my granddaughter was transfixed by what was on the screen. I held my mud and said nothing. A few minutes later, my granddaughter finished the popcorn in her kid’s box and wanted more, but she didn’t want to miss whatever came next for Dorothy. I weighed my options. The lady sitting next to us came in with three other women. They were all grandmotherly types, so I asked if she would watch my granddaughter while I made a quick trip to the concession stand. She was glad to. I was off and back as quick as a flying monkey. When I got back I thanked her. “Your granddaughter is a darling,” she told me. “She’s a good girl,” I agreed. I thought to myself: “Sometimes it’s better to hold your mud.” Getting back to my father, I’ve mentioned before I enjoy hiking. I know a thing or two about shoes. My father benefits from this knowledge. As a result, he wears the best shoes my money can buy. I say “my” money, because my father can afford to pay for his own shoes but affording to and actually doing it are two separate things. Many a time we’ve gone to Costco and I’ll see an item in our cart magically appear out of nowhere. It could be a pack of 50 little cheeses with a smiling cow on the label. I like cheese, but I don’t want to eat 50 little packages of them. Neither does my father. He’ll eat one, complain about how it stopped him up, and then the
rest my wife will have to imaginatively include in the meals she prepares. Or it could be a box of 48 corn dogs. I like corn dogs, but FORTY-EIGHT? “Pop,” I’ll tell him when the box mysteriously appears in the cart. I don’t know how he does it. One moment something’s not there. The next something is. He’s pretty quick for an old guy. Anyway… “Pop, are you in the mood for a corn dog?” “What?” is his usual reply. “A corn dog. Are you in the mood for one?” “Am I in the mood for what?” “A corn dog.” “A what?” “A corn dog.” I think my father tries to wait me out. If he keeps asking me to repeat what I’ve just asked him, he probably figures I’ll get tired and quit, but I’m shopping with my wife. What else is there for me to do? “Why do you ask?” my father says, suspiciously. “I can’t help but notice you put a box of 48 corn dogs in the cart.” “I did?” he’ll say. I’ll point at the box. He’ll look at it as if he’s never seen it before in his life. “If you want a corn dog,” I’ll tell him, “why don’t we go to the snack bar? I’ll buy you one.” See? I’m not such a bad guy. I don’t mind buying my father a corn dog. What I mind is buying 48 of them, him eating only one, and then us having to get rid of the remaining 47. It’s gotten to the point my dogs run into the other room whenever I open
the fridge. “Oh, I don’t want one now,” my father will reply. “I want one for later.” “Are you sure? We can go to the snack bar. A corn dog sounds pretty good.” “I’m sure.” “I’m kind of hungry myself.” “I said I’m sure.” When my father’s sure, he’s sure. Unless he isn’t. Although, even when he isn’t, it still costs me money, because, out of stubbornness, he’ll pretend he is. Which is a long way of explaining how my father loves buying things. What he doesn’t love is PAYING for those things, so he’ll drop them in our cart, knowing they will magically get paid for. No “Hey, can you buy me this?” No “Thanks, son.” No “What are you going to do with the 47 corn dogs you’ll have left over?” My point, and I do have one, is when it comes to buying my father shoes, I don’t skimp. I don’t skimp with what goes on my feet, and I’d be a jerk if I skimped on what went on his. The only problem is my father’s feet. They’re old. Just like the rest of him. You know what DOESN’T get old? The laughs at RaisingMyFather.BlogSpot.com, JimDuchene.BlogSpot.com, or @ JimDuchene. *Special thanks to Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Cinemark. Some movies are meant to be seen on the big screen.
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Dear Editor, How disturbing when Desert Exposure receives “some passionate, reasoned, responses” to a letter concerning illegal immigration on the southern U.S. border, and Richard Earnheart’s reply warranted publishing (Desert Exposure February). A reality check: many of the Central Americans escaping their homelands admit they are not fleeing violence, but poverty. Federal law does not include poverty as an acceptable claim to asylum. Despite numerous large cities across the nation calling themselves “sanctuary cities,” these actions are not consistent with the rule of law either. How would the secular humanists treat cities that were sanctuaries for unborn and born babies in morally free-falling states like New York, Virginia, and New Mexico? To equate our current immigration law with what happened to the Jews of the M.S. St. Louis is a miscarriage of truth. No one privy to events in Central America would agree that poverty-stricken immigrants returning to their native countries will be rounded up and sent to New World equivalents of the ghastly ovens of the previous century’s German National Socialists. Such rhetoric is a slap to families devastated by the Holocaust and another example of the constant diluting of the evils of actual despicable catastrophes in history. How does anyone know if illegal immigration numbers are down? What organization has an accurate tally of those living here in the shadows? “What exactly are we afraid of?” We are afraid our representative republic is being reshaped by the purveyors of lies, who want to make this combination free-market and welfare-safety-net state into a Stalinist-Maoist hellhole, where those who speak truth are persecuted, where the unborn, born, and sick or elderly are liquidated in a society that steadily dilutes the meaning of sanctity for
all human life, where freedom of thought is replaced with equality of outcomes, utopian nonsense. We are afraid that an invasion of like-minded souls, that do not care for the rule of law, will accelerate this process that has found a home in Cuba and Venezuela. If immigration ever shifts to people fleeing full-throttle communism, and who vote for constitutional affirmations such as liberty, watch the left build a transcontinental wall to replicate the ones that surround their gated communities. We are afraid that our children and grandchildren will inherit a debt so outrageously massive that they will never see a nation in fiscal solvency in their lifetimes, when the able-bodied will be working to pay the bills of a previous generation – outlandish selfish irresponsibility! We are afraid that a nation that has believed in God is quickly abandoning the sacred for the profane, for a belief in a delusional self-grandeur that doesn’t see its suicidal progressive barbarism. Who would want to turn back an immigrant? Remember what government and media did with the Cuban exile, Elián González? In a jack-booted raid, they ripped the boy from his Miami family and sent him back to murderous Marxist castroistas in Cuba, where his father lived. Actions speak louder than words: the civilized have grown weary of the coddlers of sexual predators and other criminals, who support under-the-table cheap labor, abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia, crying over how much they love migrants and children. New Mexico, wake up before it is too late! Craig McEwan Portal, Arizona/ Rodeo, New Mexico
Don’t waive laws already in place Dear Editor: For most New Mexicans, the REAL ID Act of 2005 has meant nothing more than a pesky requirement for more identification
to get a “real” driver’s license. That may be why there’s been little or no attention paid to the recent introduction of “S.254 - A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive Federal law to facilitate the construction of border barriers.” Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have cosponsored this bill to do away with the least known – and perhaps most damaging – provision of the REAL ID Act, “Section 102: Waiver of laws necessary for improvement of barriers at border.” That section gave the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security the authority to waive all laws he or she “determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section.” Not only that, but a subsection declares that “no court, administrative agency, or other entity shall have jurisdiction” to challenge the waivers or hear claims against the DHS Secretary. I remember thinking at the time that this provision was President George W. Bush’s way of using the continuing fears of 9/11 to throw a bone to his base that loathes regulations. If the DHS says so and they have the money, there are no regulatory barriers to their building whatever they want wherever they want in the name of “border security.” It’s carte blanche, and to hell with wildlife, water quality, antiquities or anything else! All along the border at the south edge of New Mexico we see the Wall, the “Normandy” vehicle barriers, access roads two lanes wide and hilltop monitoring stations, big and small. And there’s more to come – all without any consideration of other impacts such construction may have on the land and its people. Thank you to Senators Udall and Heinrich for taking this first step to roll back this lawless measure. I hope Representative Xochitl Torres Small will sponsor and support a companion bill in the House of Representatives, and that it will pass both houses of Congress! Tom Vaughan Silver City
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continued from page 6 than 100 U.S. schools have joined the National Association of Collegiate Esports. My own school, New York Institute of Technology, recently started a team. There’s plenty of room for more schools. After all, the NCAA has more than 1,200 members. Additionally, colleges could create and open up campus spaces
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dedicated to esports at all levels of competition -- including intramural or club esports teams. Unlike traditional athletic programs that require extraordinary athleticism, virtually all students can participate on this playing field. And since esports require very little equipment, they’re more affordable than many other activities. Only a relative handful of students will ultimately become professional gamers, a lucrative career that can pay millions of dollars per year. But many students could work in the wider esports industry, as long as schools equip them for success. Several schools are leading the way. Becker College in Massachusetts, for example, offers a Bachelor of Science in Esports Management. Many schools have video
design programs, which can set students up for well-paid careers. Esports careers abound in the medical field, too. Here at NYIT, we have a Center for eSports Medicine that employs a year-round team of physicians and physical therapists to assist the school’s esports athletes and conduct research on the medical implications of competitive gaming. Far from being a waste of time, video games offer significant social, cognitive, and economic benefits. They prepare people for real-world scenarios. It’s up to colleges and universities to up their game and prepare students for this booming industry. Henry C. Foley, Ph.D., is president of New York Institute of Technology.
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be comedians, it seems that their sense of humor is rooted in making the audience feel awkward, disgusted or just confused. Jonah Mociun, when probed, is cagey, claiming that “bending minds is (he and David’s) business.” Hart himself further clouds the issue, oftentimes contradicting himself by praising and insulting his facilitators, apparently depending on his mood. As for Mociun, the waters get even muddier when we discover that the 40-year-old (caucasian) man has taken to rapping under the name Chip the Black Boy. It seems racially insensitive at best, but again, digging below the surface leads into a rabbit hole. Performing under a multitude of pseudonyms (MC Dissolving Soap Sliver, Whatever Your Heart Desires, etc.) Mociun’s eclectic and experimental back-catalog suggests a proclivity for the hard-to-categorize. Fans of Hart know Chip the Black Boy as one of his many puppets. “He kept saying ‘You should do your rap music with Chip,’ and I resisted at first,” says Mociun. “It seemed like a bad idea. But then one day I just got inspired and started writing lyrics. The concept is that the puppet is possessed by an outer-dimensional entity. There’s a story I’m unfolding …” Exactly what is going on with David may be a problem that can’t be solved. But for the intrigued, Hart and Mociun can be witnessed firsthand on their southwest U.S. tour throughout March, and David’s very own Adult Swim series, entitled “I Love David,” is set to premiere early this spring. More info at ArtByLiebeHart. com.
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celebrity following. “We are known for the couture designer series, with pieces selling in the $500 to $700 range. At the Las Cruces Arts Fair, we’ll have pieces starting at $25 and going up to hundreds of dollars.” See examples of Lisa’s jewelry at www.lisacarlsonjewelry.com. The Las Cruces Arts 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 fair opens on Saturday at 10 a.m. with a special “Quick Art” competition from 11 a.m. to noon. The fair is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and continues from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be entertainment by flamenco guitarist Jake Mossman Friday evening and Saturday and food and beverages will be available to purchase. 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. Children aged 12 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased in advance in Las Cruces at the Doña Ana Arts Council offices, 1740 Calle de Mercado; Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road; Frame & Art Center, 1100 S. Main St.; in El Paso at the Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon Avenue; and online at www. daarts.org. The Las Cruces Convention Center is located at 680 E. University. Proceeds from the Las Cruces Arts Fair go to support the DAAC’s many arts education programs in the community. For more information, go to www. daarts.org or call the DAAC office at 575-523-6403.
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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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Out Loud Poets Speak at Library
The Silver City Public Library will host a poetry reading with Leonore Hildebrandt, Beate Sigriddaughter, and Elise Stuart at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 4. For more information about library events, see silvercitypubliclibrary.org or contact Lillian at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com. The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 W. College Ave. at the corner of College and Cooper Street in Silver City.
A unique species by Suzanne Ens in its natural habitat at FringeArtz. (Photo by Vivian Savitt)
ART’S EXPOSURE • VIVIAN SAVITT
New Art Spaces in Silver City Animalia Studio and FringeArtz open their doors
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xpect to be assailed by myriad colors, textures and yes, creatures, at two new Silver City galleries on Bullard Street. Both are owned by newcomers to town who formerly sold their multi-faceted work at art fairs throughout the country. Primary colors sizzle at Animalia Studio, a happy-making space where Karen Pritchett and her husband Todd Shelby work collaboratively in clay. Their output encompasses functional items ranging from platters, mugs and plates, to smaller pieces like drawer pulls and pins. Indeed, sweet beasts like frogs, fish and blackbirds imprint the studio’s character. Pritchett also designs oneof-a-kind clothing for women. Sewn from up-cycled fabrics, her distinctive yet light-hearted tunics and skirts feature handdrawn, silk screened images and intricate appliqué. Especially amusing are her shrunken wool pussycat hats and mittens created in support of the National Women’s March. “At that time, Todd and I were living in Columbia, Missouri. Instead of knitting pink hats like my friends, I sewed some from shrunken sweaters to wear at our local event,” Pritchett said. Before making the move from Columbia, they had developed friendships with several Silver City artists, including Linda Brewer of Blue Dome Gallery. In 2012, one of Pritchett’s cement pieces — a cat bench —found a home at Contemplation Point on the grounds of Bear Mountain Lodge. The Pritchett-Shelby partnerA creative assortment of arts and created clothing can be found at Animalia in Silver City. (Photo by Elva K. Österreich)
ship first got underway in the arts program at Berea College, Kentucky, where they were trained in production work. Since then, they have had “30 years to figure things out and develop a work ethic for our first brick and mortar space,” Shelby said. Animalia Studio emerged from a “dingy lawyer’s office” shortly after the couple purchased the Bullard street building a year ago. They had decided that “a combination living and working space was a good low-overhead solution” for their lifestyle. With major remodeling now behind them, there is more time to enjoy hiking together. Another plus-point for Pritchett is the ease of commuting here by bicycle. Animalia Studio is at 214 N. Bullard St. At FringeArtz, Suzanne Ens uses mixed media, including textiles, to create animal sculptures that could be characters in Caldicott award-winning children’s books. Yet over time, Ens has discovered that older men are stalwart purchasers of her captivating creatures adorned with abalone beads for claws, faceted glass for eyes — plus decoration ranging from coins and sticks, to rusted bits and buttons. While Ens has set up her studio on-site, Ron Roland, her partner for 30 years, paints from their home. Some of his work with its dots and cross-hatching is derivative of Australian aboriginal art. His color spectrum blends well with Ens’ fiber pieces, including her hand-loomed shawls and tunics which she often wears in the gallery. The couple moved here from
the Atlanta area last October. “We were eating at Nancy’s restaurant and saw a ‘For Rent’ sign across the street,” Ens said. “We don’t overthink anything or prioritize money and opened FringeArtz in November.” On March 15, Ens, Roland and several other artists, will exhibit at the gallery’s grand opening, “Beware the Ide(a)s.” Included will be art by Ens’ son, Damon Soule, and her sister Maggie Ens. Expect to see collage, mixed media and, of course, fiber creature sculptures. FringeArtz is at 519 N. Bullard St.
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SILVER CITY
Light Art Space brings “Dead Art: An Analog Approach to a Digital World,” to Silver City. (Courtesy photos)
Arts Scene
Upcoming area art happenings
• Light Art Space, located at 209 W. Broadway in Silver City’s historic art district, has several exhibitions coming up in March. “Crafting Art: Explorations in Mixed Media,” is a pop-up exhibition featuring the work of five artists from Silver City and Santa Fe. Each artist presents the viewer with a variety of materials and artistic concerns presented in dynamic visual forms. The exhibit runs March 6 to 17 with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8. “Dead Art: An Analog Approach to a Digital World” is a challenging exhibition in which four young photographic artists grapple with identity by picturing bold bodyscapes using Beginning March analog pho6 a pop-up exhibi- t o g r a p h i c tion, “Crafting Art: techniques. Explorations in This exhibit Mixed Media,” is runs March on display at Light Art Space in Silver 23 to April 28 with City. a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday March 23 including a walk and talk with the artists at 6 p.m. Works by Karen Hymer are also on display March 23 to April 28 presenting a variety of photographic media and concepts including botanicals and figurative works. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, also 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays and by appointment. Info: lightartspace. com, email info@ lightartspace. com or 520-240Mariah’s 7075. Copper Quail Gallery in Silver City hours have shifted, visit the gallery Thursdays through Mondays.
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• Mariah’s Copper Quail Gallery in Silver City’s historic art district at 211A N. Texas St. is
announcing new hours. Beginning March 1 the gallery is open Thursday through Monday. Visit www.facebook.com/mariahscqg for more information. The ceramics of guest artist Krissy Ramirez, her installation, along with items for sale, will be available until March 21. Info: 575-388-2646. • 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.
ALAMOGORDO
The art of Tristan Hyde is featured at Creative Designs Custom Framing and Gallery in March in Alamogordo.
• Tristan Hyde is the Featured Artist at Creative Designs Custom Framing and Gallery, 917 New York Ave. In Alamogordo. The show called “Art by Tristan” was founded on three core principles, “Empowerment, Love, Encouragement.” Hyde is a selftaught realism artist and his pride and joy are his Pencil Realism Creations. A reception open to the public takes place 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 15 at the gallery. Info: 575-434-4420
DEMING/COLUMBUS • For the March exhibit at the Deming Art Center works by Roy Van der Aa and Michael
Pavao are the feature. Pavao works in acrylic and w a t e r c o l o r, figurative and abstraction. He has shown The art work of e x t e n s i v e l y Michael Pavao throughout joins that of Roy the Northeast Van der Aa at and the Souththe Deming Art west and lived Center in March. in Las Cruces since 1996. Van der Aa was born in Amsterdam in 1956 and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1989. He works in mixed media in a non-objective style he calls Geometric Transcendence. Roy is a founding member of ArtForms and helps to organize the Love of Art Month held in February for the past 21 years in Las Cruces. Pavao and Van der Aa have known each other for 10 years. This is their first show together. There will be an artist reception from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3. The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold St., Deming, NM. Info: 575-546-3663, or www.demingarts.org. • The Columbus Village Library hosts a community show called “What Does Love Mean?” Also featured is an ongoing rock collection. The library is at 112 W. Broadway in Columbus. Info: 575531-2612.
CARRIZOZO • The Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography in Carrizozo is the exclusive photo gallery in the state to host At the Tuthe New Mexico larosa Basin Magazine photo Gallery of contest winners Photography, this year’s for the fourth year winning art in a row. As the from the New largest photo galMexico Mag- lery in the state, azine photo it will have the 26 contest is on winning photos display. on display and for sale throughout the year. The
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gallery is open from Wednesdays through Mondays, Sundays noon to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the days in the week. Closed Tuesdays. It’s located at 401 12th St. in Carrizozo. Info: 575-937-1489. • 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-million-year-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 575-6482598.
LAS CRUCES • The Las Cruces Arts Association is moving from Nopalito’s Galeria by March 31. The management is doing long overdue repairs and remodeling of the Galeria. The final First Friday Ramble at Nopalito’s will be March 1 for huge sale of artwork, prints, artists supplies, LCAA furniture and equipment. The sale is from 5 to 8 p.m. only. The new LCAA meeting space is at Cruces Creatives, 205 Lohman Ave. Cruces Creatives is a Makerspace non-profit committed to furthering economic development, education , the arts, the environment, science and technology connecting the community to make practically anything. The LCAA has a members’ meeting with art demo on the third Sunday of the month starting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on March 17. The meetings are open to LCAA members and the members of Cruces Creatives.
Matt Henn’s vast photo works are on display at Rokoko in Las Cruces.
• “Seasons at the Bosque,” features landscape painting by Matt Henn at the Rokoko Art Gallery. The exhibit is on display through April at the gallery, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, Las Cruces with a reception on March 9, 4 to 7 p.m. Info: 575-522-5553. • The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, across from the historic Fountain Theatre, The works of features two loNanci Bissell cal artists for the month of March, and Frank Rimbach are Nanci Bissell and featured at Frank Rimbach. the Mesilla Bissell graduatValley Fine ed from Texas Arts Gallery A&M University for March. with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education
with a minor in art studies. She has been an educator, teacher, principal and assistant principal in the elementary schools, retiring after a 26 year career. Her artistic interests include seascapes, portraits and landscapes. Rimbach holds has studied extensively both old and modern masters in Europe and the United States. his work is primarily in landscapes, bookcase series and his modern abstracts. 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 displays the work of two photographers who focus “Into the Night.”
• The Tombaugh Gallery presents the work of photographers Victor Gibbs and Bob Peticolas, in the exhibit “Into the Night” from March 3 through April 13. Both photographers are featuring night images of the Southwest. An artist reception will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3. The gallery is located at 2000 S. Solano in the Unitarian Universalist Church. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. A second opening, with artist talks, will be held , 5 to 7 p.m. on March 29. Info: 575-642-1110. • At the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. in Las Cruces, “Waiting for Rain,” an exhibit by Brenda Perry-Herrera is on display through March 23. “Waiting for Rain” is a series of work that investigates themes of ecological and sociopolitical significance, specifically centered around the Rio Grande between Las Cruces and El Paso. 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. • 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. 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. • In the Doña Ana Arts Council Arts & Cultural Center Gallery for March, “Figures & Flowers – D e c i d e d l y “Figures & Flowers” works by Feminine,” Jan Minow are with new up at the Doña works by Ana Arts Council Jan Minow is gallery for March. up through March 29. There will be an opening reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 as part of the Second Saturday 10-10 Arts Hop. The gallery is located at 1740-B, in the Bulletin Plaza. Info: 575-523-6403.
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THEATRE 101 • MIKE COOK
Want to Write? Start Vehemently
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ou know what separates successful writers from everyone else? They’ve actually written something. Period. Full stop. There are other factors, of course, like command of the language, a comfortable chair and the way the early-morning light peaks through the east window and falls encouragingly on the crisp, white page. But the simple truth is, nothing else matters if you haven’t written anything. Aye, there’s the rub: Actually putting quill to parchment, pen to paper, fingers to keyboard. The truth is, you can ponder and pontificate loudly and at length about your internal struggle over that novel or screenplay, stage play, musical, magazine article or song lyric you’ve been planning since you graduated from elementary school, but until you have the actual (manu)script in hand, it’s just much ado about nothing; or, as my mother used to say, “What the little boy shot at.” My interest is theatre, so I’m all about stage plays. I’ve actually written three – all one acts, including one I just finished after about 20 years of thoughtful consideration. The theatre group I belong to, lo-fi productions, produced one of my plays years ago. Las Cruces Community Theatre produced a very short musical (one song) I wrote, and I’m hopeful LCCT will use the play I just finished in its upcoming one-act festival. (This is how I’ve imagined the conversation as that play is evaluated: N (sighing): “It’s okay, but it’s about the murder of prostitutes in England 130 years ago.” J (sighing): “I know, I know.
But he writes the reviews for the Bulletin. Maybe we could tell him the theatre burned down?”) What’s the secret to actually writing something? Think Nike, but even better than the ubiquitous slogan is the etymology: “to attack, start vehemently.” Turn off the television, your cell phone and all the negative voices in your head and write. Something. Anything. Start at the beginning: “A long time ago in a Ford Galaxy far, far away …” (11 words already!); the end: “And they all lived happily ever after. Except the mouse. The end.” (12 words; and you’re using your math skills); the middle: pick a scene, chapter, paragraph, sentence or line and start vehemently. You’ll never know if you can write, if what you write will be published or produced, if audiences (or critics) will love it or hate it, if you’ll see it on Broadway (ask Mark Medoff) or whether it makes The New York Times Bestseller List (ask Jennifer Cervantes), or if it will become one of the best-loved songs of all time (ask Nacio Herb Brown, born in Deming, New Mexico, who wrote the music for “Singin’ in the Rain.” Note: You’ll need a Ouija board for this one; Brown died in 1964.) Until you have pages in hand to wave in the cat’s face and say, “See? I told you I’d do it! Nothing to it.” Here are my further suggestions: • Write about something you’re interested in and/or know something about. For whatever reason, I have an abiding fascination with Jack the Ripper. When I get writer’s block, I just do more research.
Your passion will help drive you. • Write for yourself. Don’t worry about what anyone else might think. That can come later. • Make it a discipline. Set a time and a place to write every day, even if it’s only for 15 or 20 minutes at a time. Imagine how much you would have written by now if you’d started that first day you thought about it: 15 minutes x 365.25 x ____ years = wow. •Use the internet. There’s information available about everything from how to format a screenplay to all the words that rhyme with love. And read books if you want to be an author, see plays if you want to be a playwright. • Light a candle, play music (I’m hooked right now on “Rule, Britannia!” Ever the anglophile), look out the window at the Organ Mountains – inspiration is everywhere once you start. • Don’t decide at the outset what the finished product should look like or what has to become of it. Trust yourself and the gods and let the process unfold. It’s about intention, which you control, not outcome, which you don’t. • Enjoy yourself. Writing, like painting, sewing, cooking, dancing, acting or cursing in traffic, is an art. It’s a way to express yourself, to tell the story that is uniquely yours. It’s intensely personal and possibly extremely public. You’ll never know unless you just do it. Right? Write. Mike Cook may be contacted at mike@lascrucesbulletin.com.
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Burlesque Show Comes to T or C in March Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue is a grown-up variety show featuring comedy, burlesque, variety arts, and drag with a touch of blue humor, a lot of glamour, and tons of fun. This show will drop on the Truth of Consequences Brewing Company at 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. Hosted and curated by Dr. Lucky, hailed a “Big Bad Bold Drag Queen” by “Bust Magazine” and a “Burlesque Expert” by NY1 and Big Think (New York City), it features Madame Pearl (El Paso), Nasty Nancy (Albuquerque), Avery Taureaux (Belen), Miss Dee (Albuquerque), Miss Fortuna (Truth or Consequences), and more to be announced. Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue “Brewery Late Night” event at Truth or Consequences Brewing Company, where an Imperial Red Ale will be newly available, is also a resident show at the Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque. Advance tickets are strongly recommended as is staying the night in one of the many Hot Springs hotels within walking distance to the brewery. Dr. Lucky is an award-winning female-female impersonator, performer, educator and producer. Dr. Lucky’s unique comedic timing, over-the-top theatricality and glamorous excess have won her acclaim across the globe. She has hosted/headlined the Bur-
lesque Hall of Fame, New York Burlesque Festival, Helsinki Burlesque Festival, Toronto Burlesque Festival, Key West Burlesque Festival, and the Southwest Burlesque Showcase for six years at the KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque. Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue is a culmination of decades-long experience producing and hosting variety and burlesque shows. When not on stage, she is a burlesque scholar who has published, lectured and taught extensively, including over a dozen years at New York University in the Drama Department. She is currently completing an academic monograph for Lexington Press on neo-burlesque as a new sexual revolution. Advance tickets are available at the T or C Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway, T or C. or at www.BrownPaperTickets.com.
Presents:
A variety of ceramic work is available March 23 during the Friends of Clay Pottery Sale. (Courtesy Photo)
Seri Art & Culture Weekend
Francisca Moreno
Patricia Moreno
Basket Making * Ironwood Carvings * Sea Shell Jewelry Available for sale March 29th - April 1st Monday, April 1st: Workshop + Demonstration
Email: wildwestweaving@gmail.com for more information.
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Pottery Sale
WNMU students, faculty work available
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tudents and faculty of Western New Mexico University’s clay department will hold their 14th Annual Friends of Clay Pottery Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.on Saturday, March 23 at 206 N. Bullard in downtown Silver City, two door down from The Pink Store. The sale features a selection of pottery and clay art works donated by current and former WNMU clay students, faculty and professional potters. All pro-
ceeds from the sale will be used for the benefit of Western’s clay program. Sponsored by “Friends of Clay,” the annual pottery sales have grown in size each year since 2005. Funds raised by the group are used to enhance and promote ceramics and the WNMU clay program through the offering of lectures, workshops, trips, scholarships, as well as assisting in the purchase of equipment and supplies for
the university clay studio. A main attraction of the annual sales has been the wide variety of clay works offered, from beginning-student pots to gallery-quality pieces, all at reasonable prices. The sale is a unique opportunity to support the arts, and there will be something for everyone – parents and kids, artists and collectors, homemakers, gardeners and gift-givers. For information, call 575-3137278.
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ON SCREEN
Borderlands Film Released to Stream
‘Combat Advisor in Vietnam’ kicks off local video on demand service
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orderlands Media is releasing a world-wide streaming of the documentary film “Combat Advisor in Vietnam.” The first title to be released on Borderlands Media’s freshly launched video on demand streaming service, “Combat Advisor in Vietnam,” was shot entirely in the field between 1966 and 1967 and is a one-of-a-kind documentary by former New Mexico State University professor Bob Worthington. The film presents a fascinating and humane look at the role of military advisors leading up to the Vietnam War. “Combat Advisor in Vietnam” makes its streaming premiere on March 1. Produced by Bob Worthington Films, “Combat Advisor in Vietnam” is a one-hour documentary depicting the roles of combat military advisors, serving alongside South Vietnamese combat units, before and during the Vietnam War. Featuring never-before-seen footage and eye-witness insights from the filmmaker, the film presents a view of the infamous Vietnam War few have ever encountered, including the United States military’s efforts to provide adequate housing, health care and nutrition to the people
Original footage shot between 1966 and 1967 is used in the new documentary film “Combat Advisor in Vietnam.” (Courtesy Photo)
of the region. Lauded by military experts for its unique viewpoint, “Combat Advisor in Vietnam” has been called a “comprehensive authentic film focused on a largely unknown but significant aspect of the Vietnam War,” by Colonel Ed Brady, U.S. Army, retired, while Colonel Tom Fincher, U.S. Army, retired, extols the “heroic effort of American advisors for their work with South Vietnamese soldiers and compassion shown to the Vietnamese people,” calling the documentary “a remarkable testimony to a great group of Americans.” This documentary was filmed
and edited by Worthington, a decorated war veteran, based on information included in his book “Under Fire With ARVN Infantry.” Over the last 50-plus years, Worthington has authored more than 2,400 publications, mostly magazine and professional journal articles and several co-authored books on a wide range of topics, including military, aviation, business, travel, firearms, psychology, four-wheel drive vehicles and motorcycles. He and his wife Anita live in Las Cruces. To see “Combat Advisor in Vietnam,” visit www.BorderlandsMedia.com.
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
ON STAGE
‘Beer for Breakfast’ T or C produces play by local writer
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ruth or Consequences Community Theatre presents “Beer for Breakfast,” a two-act comedy opening March 15 at the Civic Center. It’s been 12 years since T.J. (Bob Alvarez), Mark (Rick O’Neill), Richard (P.J. Waggaman) and Adrian have seen each other. The quartet plans a “Glory Days Reunion” at Adrian’s mountain retreat cabin. It’s time to drink and reminisce and avoid actually looking at the reality of where their lives have led them, in favor of reviving those great party times. As darkness falls and with it the snow, they start on a few beers while waiting for the last of the quartet’s arrival. But instead of their old friend, Adrian, his wife, Jessie (Sandra Williams), shows up. It’s an invasion of the Male Cave! Her surprising message goes awry at first, lost in an old conflict between herself and T.J.; resulting in an epic battle of the sexes. “Beer for Breakfast” is a funny, revelatory morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Each actor brings a unique talent to their role; the dialog is full of wit (and more than a little wisdom).
“Beer for Breakfast” cast members rehearse for the Truth or Consequences production. (Courtesy Photo)
Carol Anton’s direction along with that of co-director, Carol Borsello, polishes up the production to a droll, yet witty statement on dreams and reality – as the truth sets all of them free. Written by Sean Grennan and directed by Carol Anton, “Beer for Breakfast” will be at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St., at 7 p.m. on March 15, 16, 22, and 23 and at 2 p.m. on March 17 and 24. Tickets are $9 general admission and $7 for students until March 14. After that add a dollar. For dinner and the play, beginning at 6 p.m. both Saturdays, the cost is $20. Info: 609226-5987.
Calling Artists • The Rokoko Art Gallery is calling artists to submit their work to an exhibit called “Fantasy Free for All.” The exhibit is open to all media. Submissions should be delivered between noon and 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4 to the gallery, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, Las Cruces. Exhibit dates are May 11 through June 22. For information call 575522-5553. • Book space available: Moonbow Alterations and Gift Shop, 225 E. Idaho No. 32, in Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces 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. • The Tombaugh Gallery is calling for regional artists within a 200-mile radius of Las Cruces to submit proposals for exhibitions for the 2020 calendar year. Non- traditional media or subject matter is welcome. All artwork must be for sale. Submissions should contain a proposal with information about the artist, type of work to be shown and USB flash drive containing eight representative images as JPG files. For group shows, supply a list of
all members and one or two images from each member. The Tombaugh Gallery has 44 linear feet for wall display, and in addition, has several pedestals. Submissions should be postmarked no later than April 15 and applicants will be notified by May 15, at which time possible show dates will be discussed. Artists who want their media returned, must send a SASE. Artists who prefer to send an electronic submission may contact Judy Licht at jelicht@gmail. com for instructions. Gallery Website: www.uuchurchlc.org/2011/10/ tombaugh-art-gallery. Address submissions to: Judy Licht, Committee Chairperson, Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 South Solano, Las Cruces, NM, 88001. • Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., Las Cruces, 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 575541-2154.
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CLAY BOSS • BY ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH
Channeling Tradition
Silver City potter’s work flows through heritage
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hen the Navajo Code Talkers and other Native Americans went overseas as they served in World War II, they took some things with them. Some carried corn, pollen, sage, tobacco and cedar to give offerings and put everything back in harmony after all the crazy things they encountered during wartime. “A lot of times they were out there for a long time so they would run out of corn, pollen, tobacco and sage but they always had water,” said potter Romaine Begay. “Every code talker was telling me they had water and they would sit down and grab a cup of water from the river, or wherever they are at, and say a prayer and blessing to put things in harmony again.” The idea, Begay said, is that they were still connected all the way back to the reservation they came from through that water. The water came through the earth and the earth is all one. That concept led to a design, more of a design conglomeration, Begay was hold-
If you go: What: Studio Sale Who: Romaine Begay and Marghie Seymour, potters; Patty McDonnell, jeweler When: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 9 Where: 39 Ridge Road, in Silver City ing forth on a ceramic cup and explaining. Begay, along with fellow potter Marghie Seymour and jeweler Patty McDonnell, are hosting an event showcasing their work at their studio from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 9, 39 Ridge Road, Silver City. “In all my work I am incorporating Navajo designs and traditions,” Begay, who is Navajo, said. But rather than traditional Navajo pottery, Begay creates vessels of utility and colors of complexity when he sets out to complete each piece.
Potter Romaine Begay throws a vessel at his pottery wheel in preparation of an upcoming ceramics show.(Photo by Elva K. Österreich)
Begay currently teaches art and ceramics at Cobre High School in Bayard in addition to selling his pottery across the U.S. He creates many of his pieces as he teaches the students at the school, demonstrating the different techniques to work with clay. Sometimes he will work on his pieces during lunch
hours, then take them home to fire. Between 4 and 10 a.m. he puts in his time at the studio, in the quiet, at his wheel or carving designs into the clay with his homemade tools. For the one he uses most, he used part of a slinky to get the right edge. “I went to school for this fine arts degree in 1988 at Western (New Mexico University), started as a painter actually, started making pottery in 1994,” he said. “And I’ve had to go through all the art disciplines at Western and I feel I am pretty competent in all areas. Pottery can encompass all art disciplines, event photography and, now, technology.” As Begay is talking, he is at his wheel, his hands – sometimes holding tools, sometimes not – never stop. His eyes are on the clay as it takes on shapes rapidly. Spiral designs appear in the center of his work. “I’m always thinking about the piece, all the time, I don’t just
throw whatever,” he said. The traditional Navajo background is never far as it flows from his hands into everything he makes. For example, the number four is sacred, and he always aims to work in fours. “I’ll pull it up (the work he is throwing) four times,” he said. “I try my best to pull the form up to its final height in the fourth time.” Begay has made a name for himself over the years. In December his shelves were bare of pottery because he had sold most of it at a recent show. He can be found on social media accounts Facebook (Romaine Begay) and Instagram (robegay), where he is “consistently posting images about my work and making videos.” Begay often streams his process on social media for his followers who can follow a piece’s process from the ball of clay to the finished form to the firing process, the glazing and the second firing process as well.
Bringing out the Birds Six years ago, New Hampshire attorney Marghie Seymour closed her law office to become a potter. “I was a lawyer and I hated it,” she said. “I took a pottery class six years ago for stress relief, and I discovered that I could.” She started making ceramic garlic graters at the urging of a friend and thought she might be able to make a living at it. “I made my first grater because I was looking at everything and I thought, ‘Oh, I can make those’ when a friend gave me a grater from France,” Seymour said. “I made one of those, then five or six, then I sold all of those, then I made 10 or 15, then I sold all of those, then I made 25 and sold them all. So, I slowly got rid of my law business and started making graters.” In the first year she sold about 6,000 graters, then 5,000, and last year 3,500. Overall, Seymour has
Marghie Seymour loves the meditative quality of spending hours carving her clay creations. (Photos by Elva K. Österreich)
made 18,000 garlic graters since she started. They can be found at her website, grategarlic.com. “I used to sell the vast majority of my graters at craft fairs and garlic festivals,” she said. “Now I’m doing mostly wholesale. I don’t do my demonstrations so much anymore, although I will when we do our sale.” But Seymour’s passion is not entirely about graters, it’s about creat-
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ing in clay, and she has been exploring the medium since the first day. Today she throws bowls and pots on the wheel and creates pinched pieces which she carves. Currently she is working on birds carved in saltshakers and other tableware. “I really like the carving,” she said. “I find it very meditative. Sometimes I sit down and listen to a book or a podcast and next thing I know I’ve been carving for hours.”
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20th Cabalgata Binacional Columbus recognizes Villa’s influence March 9
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olumbus Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Columbus host the 20th Cabalgata Binacional and Fiesta de Amistad. The annual Cabalgata (horse procession) started the last week in February near Guerrero, Mexico when Mexican cabalgantes set off (gathering riders as they head north) along the route Gen. “Blackjack Pershing” and his U.S. cavalry took 103 years ago as they chased Pancho Villa into Mexico after his attack on the sleepy, dusty little village of Columbus. Eighteen Americans and an estimated 100-400 Villistas were killed and a large part of Columbus was left in smoldering ruins after the raid which began in the early morning hours of March 9, 1916.
After two weeks on the trail, the Cabalgata will reach Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico on Friday, March 8, where they will be honored guests at celebrations. The long journey will end Saturday, March 9, with a threemile “Ride of Remembrance” as the Mexican riders join American riders at the U.S./Mexico Port of Entry. The group will parade three and a half miles north along N.M. Highway 11 to the Columbus Village Plaza. The Remembrance Ride commemorates those killed in the 1916 Raid. “It also is meant to unite communities on both sides of the border as good neighbors and friends, and to boost tourism, economic development and cultivate the unique border culture of the area, according to
organizer Norma Gomez of the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the parade of horses and riders, this year’s event features ceremonies, presentations, musical performances, folklorico dancers, a commemorative service on Columbus Historical grounds, vendors, Columbus Library activities and speakers at Pancho Villa State Park which will present its annual Camp Furlong Day. All day entertainment starts at 9:30 a.m. The parade is expected to reach the Plaza in Columbus between 11 and 11:30 a.m. For information, to reserve a vendor space, ride your horse in the parade, perform, volunteer or make a donation to the Chamber to help defray costs call 575343-0147 or 575-494-0009.
Riders arrive in Columbus, N.M. from Mexico in 2016 as part of the Cabalgata Binacional for the 100th commemoration of Pancho Villa’s raid. (Photo by Elva K. Österreich)
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PANCHO VILLA ATTACK • PAUL HOYLEN
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he crisis at the border is not a new phenomenon. Turmoil erupted there in the first part of the 20th century in the form of the Mexican Revolution, and Pancho Villa rode in the center of the maelstrom. At the beginning of the revolution, General Villa, the “Centaur of the North,” seemed invincible. Astride his fabled steed, Siete Leguas (Seven Leagues), and with sombrero pushed back on his head, Villa charged fearlessly into battle at the forefront of a formidable army. Colorful and charismatic, he stood at 5 feet, 10 inches, with a barrel chest that glistened with bullets in crisscrossed bandoliers. A bristly mustache covered brown, broken teeth. But his most notable features were his black, beady eyes – eyes that could flash intense anger one moment and express tender gentleness the next. Pancho Villa had a weakness for women and a soft spot for children, especially orphans, who he fed and clothed. He valued loyalty above all else and would not hesitate to execute anyone who betrayed his trust. Villa loathed the wealthy landowners and the country’s Spaniards and Chinese who he felt were living off the sweat of Mexico’s peons. For a time, Villa loved all things American. In 1910 he could be frequently found eating peanut brittle and ice cream at downtown El Paso’s Elite Confectionery shop. Villa enjoyed tooling around on his Harley-Davidson “Indian” model motorcycle. He valued the friendship of General John Pershing and General Winfield Scott, as well as the support of President Woodrow Wilson. However, Villa’s American romance ended when he suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Celaya in 1915. There, General Alvaro Obregon utilized the latest World War I tactics and technology to decimate Villa’s army. Obregon’s use of barbed wire, trenches and machine guns proved too much for Villa’s outdated cavalry charges. After Celaya, the writing was on the wall, Pancho Villa was no longer the dominant player in the Mexican Revolution, so President Woodrow Wilson threw his support to the provisional president, Venustiano Carranza and
The Border Crisis of 1916 General Francisco “Pancho” Villa (Photo courtesy of the El Paso Public Library, Border Heritage Center, William C. McGaw Collection)
General Obregon, the victors at Celaya. Wilson went so far as to allow Carranza’s troops safe train travel from Texas to Arizona in order to hasten their arrival at the then Carranza-held Mexican border town of Agua Prieta, just across the Arizona line. At Agua Prieta, Villa again suffered a major setback when his brave cavalry charged across barbed wire, land mines and machine guns. Huge American-supplied search lights made easy targets of the advancing army. This devastating debacle was made all the more bitter because Wilson had tipped the scales in favor of Villa’s sworn enemy, Carranza. A furious Villa swore revenge against the “gringos.” In January 1916, 18 American workers set out to re-open a silver mine in Cusihuiriachic, a small town 100 miles from Chihuahua City. The train was forced to halt at the town of San Isabel, where it was held up by a force under the command of Villa leader, Pablo Lopez. The men looted the workers’ personal belongings, trunks and suit cases, as well as sacks of silver. The miners were then marched to the railroad tracks where Lopez mocked them by saying, “Tell President Wilson to save you now.” These men were gunned down by two Villistas while the rest cried out “Viva Villa!” The riflemen continued firing long after the miners were dead. A riot broke out in El Paso when the mutilated corpses arrived there by train. It began when a couple of soldiers knocked two Mexicans off a downtown sidewalk. Fort Bliss troops were called in to quell
the violence, but some of the soldiers joined the melee, which resulted in 25 Mexicans being beaten. Mexican soldiers across the river in Juarez attempted to join the fight but were stopped in their tracks by a fire hose. Following the San Isabel massacre, Pancho Villa and his followers arrived at the Palomas Land and Cattle Company, a huge American-owned ranch just south of the border. Henry McKinney and William Corbett, two cowboys who worked there, were taken prisoner. When Villa muttered the words, “Matan a los hombres (Kill the men), “ they were hung from a cottonwood tree; a third ranch hand, James O’Neal, was trampled to death by mounted Villistas. The ranch’s Mexican vaqueros were forced to join Villa’s army on pain of death. Villa’s vengeance was not yet satisfied. He set his sights on the village of Columbus, New Mexico, just a few miles from of the border. He hesitated about attacking the small town because of the presence of 13th Cavalry troops stationed at the adjacent Camp Furlong. Villa gave the goahead when scouts reassured him that there were no more than 50 soldiers there. In fact, the troops consisted of 274 fighting men at the camp. The Villistas numbered 485, but Pancho Villa had lost many men at Celaya and Agua Prieta, and his new recruits were untrained and inexperienced, a good number being 15- and 16-year-old boys. In addition, Villa had lost much of his weaponry, horses and supplies in previous engagements, so Columbus was chosen as the
place to replenish stockpiles of horses and equipment. Despite rumors of Villa being in the vicinity of Columbus, citizens and soldiers there were not terribly concerned. Convinced that no one would dare attack a military garrison, camp commander Colonel Herbert Slocum attended a party in Deming on March 8, 1916. Villa and his men made a raid on Columbus at about 4 a.m. the next day. Surprised soldiers and civilians woke to the sounds of “Viva Villa!” and the cracks of rifle fire. The 13th Cavalry responded with devastating effect, killing 80 raiders. The Villistas killed nine civilians and eight soldiers. In addition, they looted and burned much of downtown Columbus before they retreated at dawn. The raid netted eighteen American-bred horses and 30 mules from army stables, as well as 300 German-made Mauser rifles taken from Sam Ravel’s mercantile store. Within a week President Wilson mobilized 10,000 troops under the command of General John Pershing. Pershing’s mis-
sion was to capture or kill Pancho Villa wherever he was found in Mexico. Though the mission was not accomplished, several of Villa’s top leaders were killed and his forces significantly weakened in the campaign. With the border crisis over and U.S. involvement in World War I looming, Pershing’s punitive expedition into Mexico was ended in January 1917. Sources: Haldeen Braddy, “Cock of the Walk” 1970; Larry A. Harris, “Pancho Villa and the Columbus Raid,” 1949; Paul J. Vanderwood and Frank N. Samponaro Frank “Border Fury,” 1988; and Eileen Welsome, “The General and the Jaguar,” 2006. Paul Hoylen has lived close to the border for most of his life, mostly in Deming with a brief stint in El Paso. He has been a “student” of Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution since the 1980s and has done research in Columbus, Deming, El Paso and Juarez as well as Mexico City’s history museum in Chapultepec Park.
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ew Mexico State University has had an LGBT program since 2005, when it was student run. Today, NMSU LGBT+ is “on par with other diversity programs” on campus said its full-time director, Zooey Sophie Pook. The LGBT+ office is open on campus in the Garcia Center every weekday plus Thursday nights for student group meetings. And just down the hall from the office in Garcia Annex is one of more than a dozen gender-neutral bathrooms scattered across the NMSU campus. Getting those gender-neutral bathrooms and a commitment from the university to put one in every new building on campus have been part of the “policies and strategies for inclusion” Pook has fought for since she took over the LGBT+ program three years ago. Gender neutral bathrooms provide more privacy for a mother and child and for the university’s gender diverse population, Pook said. Pook also has led the way for adoption of NMSU’s Preferred Name Rule, which allows students, faculty and staff “to represent their first name as they see fit,” according to lgbt.nmsu.edu/ preferred-name-policy. An important issue for “transgender inclusion,” Pook said, the rule allows anyone to use a preferred name
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instead of a legal first name on unofficial documents and forms of identification like email, Canvas, student ID, phonebooks and class rosters, the website said. Another major policy change was inclusive housing on campus, Pook said, which was created to help “gender variant students, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transitioning and questioning students experience a greater sense of safety and belonging in NMSU’s residential communities,” according to housing.nmsu.edu/ inclusive/. “Inclusive housing provides a living environment where a student can room with any other student regardless of sex, gender, gender identity/expression or sexual orientation.” Pook and her staff are now at work on a change to NMSU enrollment applications to include an LGBQ identification checkbox. The university has seen a 200300 percent increase in the number of its students identifying as transgender since these policies
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went into effect, Pook said. Among 1,500 NMSU students who signed up directly with the LGBQ+ program in 2017, Pook said, half identified themselves as LGBQ. LGBT+ “exists to meet the needs of our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex community and to welcome and encourage the identities and expression of our diverse student population,” according to a program brochure. The program provides a comfortable space where students can do homework and relax (it has computers, free printing a television and a lounge with a nap-friendly couch, Pook said. The office hosts three student groups every Thursday night: • Gender Diverse Aggies (GDA), “a social and advocacy group for
people of all gender expressions.” Creative Media Institute major Sam Salas is president of GDA and works in the LGBQ+ office. A native of Las Cruces, Salas said GDA is “the place where students can come and just socialize, hear concerns and have relationships.” • AgGays, “an LGBT+ social and advocacy group. Everyone is welcome at both gatherings, Pook said. • A new “LGBT+ graduate-student group focused on networking and socializing,” Pook said. LGBQ+ can also help students learn more about NMSU and their studies and personal finances, make referrals and even escort them to on-campus medical and behavioral health services and counseling and share the office’s LGBTQ-themed library. The program also hosts events throughout the school year, including OUTober to celebrate National Coming Out Month, Pride Season events and the Rainbow Graduation ceremony held each May to “celebrate our LGBT+ students and allies.” “We really want to think of all the intersections from all these sectors of life,” Pook said. “We are going to end up seeing everybody.” The program welcomes anyone
“not seen as being accepted,” she said. At LGBQ+, students of all sexualities “can be who they are. Having an LGBQ-inclusive landscape at NMSU can be especially important to students who aren’t accepted at home or have kept their sexuality or gender-identity issues a secret, Pook said. These students experience issues like substance abuse and homelessness at a higher rate than others, she said. “Campus may be the only space where they feel okay,” Pook said. The LGBQ+ program is “just a place where you want to go,” she said. It’s “the difference between being an individual and just existing.” It also helps to see a transgender woman as the program’s director, Pook said. A Detroit native, Pook started her teaching career in Michigan before anti-sex discrimination laws were in place. “There were active attempts to have me fired for being transgender,” she said. She came to NMSU to earn a Ph.D. in rhetoric and cultural students and decided to stay. “I see Doña Ana County continuing its progression,” she said. For more information, visit lgbt. nmsu.edu.
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TALKING HORSES • SCOTT THOMSON
Breaking Up is Hard
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ecently I had a call from one of the well-known horse magazines, asking for some thoughts on a column being written for an upcoming edition. The topic was an interesting one – how or when should a rider decide to move on from their current horse? This was not going to be about issues like retiring a horse, getting out of riding and horses, or having to euthanize a longtime equine partner, the most emotional and difficult decisions you ever have to make with horses. Nor was this article going to be about competitive riders who realize they will never win or even have a chance at success with the horse they’re riding. The focus instead was going to be on recreational riders and how to decide you simply have the wrong horse for your abilities and interests. One of the things I try to do for people is pretty obvious, but unfortunately it rarely happens. That is, take whatever steps are necessary to avoid having to make this decision at all by making sure you buy the right horse in the first place. Again, this seems obvious, but buying a horse often becomes an emotional decision driven by beauty or anthropomorphized behavior, or by lack of knowledge, quick decisions, over-confidence or just plain bad advice. Buying the horse is probably THE most important point in the whole process of being with horses. You need solid, objective advice from someone who knows you and is skilled with horses. You must be honest with yourself about your skills and the commitment you want to make. You have to know how to “look under the hood” of a potential purchase to see what might show up down the road and decide whether or not you want to or can deal with what might be coming. There are no 100 percent guarantees when buying a horse, but if you don’t do your homework or get some help from somebody other than your best friend during the purchase process, then you increase the chances you’ll be faced with this very decision. Sadly, most people start to ask this question only after they’ve had a wreck or experienced regular scary situations. Whenever I can, I try to get people to look for some of these subtle early warning signs before anything bad happens. • If going to the barn to see your horse, or all the care and work around having the horse, starts to feel more like work and less like fun and something you can’t wait to do every day, then you may be saying to yourself this isn’t the right horse for me. If you’re finding it easier to come up with reasons not to do
something with your horse, that should tell you something. • If you find yourself starting to talk about the things your horse can’t or won’t do, or you’re complaining more and more about the horse’s behavior, performance, attitude or perceived lack of respect, then maybe it’s time to think about a change. • If you’re laying more of the blame for what you don’t like about your horse on someone else, like a trainer or helpful friend, rather than on your own skills and commitment, then it’s time for a conversation about moving on. The same holds true if you’re using a horse’s breed, history, or conformation as justification for your frustrations. • If you find yourself uncomfortable or frustrated when riding with your friends because your horse is much faster, or slower, than the group, then you need to decide if fitting into the group is more important than the horse you’re riding. This is an issue I’ve seen frequently with speed variations between breeds, especially gaited versus non-gaited breeds, and it frequently leads to disasters on the trail. I constantly try to look for any of these signs as a way to identify a relationship going sour before anybody gets hurt. But, what should you do if you’ve already had an accident and find yourself scared of your horse? In my experience, it’s a rare person who reaches a point of fear and lack of trust with a horse and can turn things around. It’s hard for the average horse owner to figure out if the events that caused these feelings (or injuries) were oneoff situations where a horse was just being a horse, or where the rider just did something stupid at that particular moment. For the most part, if you’ve reached this point, it’s best to think about moving on to another horse before your feelings effect your ability to be a good partner and leader for your horse. That’s smarter than risking another, perhaps more serious, injury. What I find a little sad in these situations, especially for the horse, is that many of these situations can be saved. Often, what’s been happening is less about the particular horse and more about the human, and if a person was willing to commit to developing the skills and knowledge necessary to work with a horse in ways that make sense to him and fit his personality, really good things could happen. I speak from experience on this point. When I bought my first horse, I was confident in my riding and the fact that this horse was well trained. On the very first ride after handing over the check, the horse became
unglued and I was lucky to get off before something really bad happened. Similar things happened on and off for months, to the point where I wasn’t embarrassed to admit that I was afraid of this horse and felt ill every time I went to ride him. He was given the name “old Bucky” at the stable. I thought I’d made a huge mistake. I decided to take a nine-day clinic with Dennis Reis to see if I could get through this or if it was time to abandon ship. The clinic was a disaster, but Dennis pulled me aside and offered this thought: “this is a really tough horse with a lot of bad stuff in there, but if you can reach him, he’ll make you a great hand and he may be a great horse. He’s not going to give you anything, but if you get good at your craft, put the time in and go at his pace, not yours, you might be surprised at what you get in the end.” This was all a nice way of saying I was the one that had to change to make this work. It took a very long time, almost two years, and a lot of work, but I rode that horse for 17 years without a mishap and he helped me train hundreds of people and their horses. He was a solid, trusted partner who helped me solve and get out of too many messes to count. I know I’ll never have a better one. Yet, at one point I was ready to kick him down the road and look for something else (as all eight of his previous owners had done). It’s naïve to think there aren’t lots of bad marriages between horses and human, and in most cases a swift divorce before somebody gets badly hurt is the smartest course of action. It should probably happen more than it does. Make sure you’re looking for all the signs you could be heading in that direction. But, remember this. If you’ve been through it with one horse, you’re likely to carry some of that fear, anxiety or tension with you to the next horse – and the next horse will know it. If a familiar uncomfortable situation surfaces, you will quickly fall back into the same hole you experienced with your last horse. You’ll have to work hard to avoid establishing a personal pattern of looking for something better or easier. Try to avoid all this by getting it right the first time, and buy a horse that really works for 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.
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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, 3884539. Bayard Historic Mine Tour —9:30 a.m., Second Tuesday, meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Ave. $5 fee covers twohour bus tour of historic mines plus literature and map. Call 537-3327 for reservation. Figure/Model Drawing — 4-6 p.m. Contact Sam, 388-5583. First Tuesday, 6 p.m. at the headquarters, next to the Chevron/Snappy Mart in Arenas Valley. Dan Larson, 654-4884. Gilawriters — 1:00-3 p.m., Visitors Center at Hudson and Broadway in Silver City. Contact Trish Heck, trish.heck@gmail. 201 534-0207. com or call 7S um Multiple Sclerosis Support m r Sp Group — 11:30 a.m.,efirst eci Tuesday at a local restaurant; al email for this month’s location: huseworld@yahoo.com. PFLAG Silver City — First Tuesday, 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan. Confidential support for LGBTQ persons and their families. 575-590-8797. Republican Party of Grant County — 6 p.m., second Monday, 3 Rio de Arenas Road (the old Wrangler restaurant). Slow Flow Yoga — 11:30 a.m.12:45 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. Southwest New Mexico Quilters Guild – 9:30 a.m., first Tuesday, Grant County Extension Office, 2610 N. Silver Street, North entrance. Newcomers and visitors are welcome. 388-8161. WEDNESDAYS ACA Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) — 7-8:15 p.m. meets every Wednesday at the New Church of the Southwest Desert, 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: 313-7891. Archaeology Society — 6 p.m., third Wednesday every month, October-April 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 536-3092 for details. Babytime Sing & Play — 1 p.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Stories, songs, rhymes and movement for infants 0-12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. 5383672 or ref @silvercitymail. com. Back Country Horsemen — 6 p.m., second Wednesday, WNMU Watts Hall, opposite CVS Pharmacy, Hwy. 180. Subject to change. 574-2888. A Course in Miracles — 7:15 p.m., 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 or 5341869. Future Engineers — 4-5 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Free creative construction fun with Lego, K’NEX, and Strawbees! For children ages 6-12, no registration necessary. 5383672 or ref@silvercitymail.com. Gin Rummy —1 p.m. at Tranquilbuzz, corner of Yankie and Texas Streets in Silver City. Grant County Democratic Party —5:30 p.m., potluck; 6:20 p.m., meeting, second Wednesday, Sen. Howie Morales building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. 654-6060. Grant County Federated Republican Women – 11:30 a.m., Third Wednesday, WNMU Cafeteria, Sunset Room. 3137997. Ladies Golf Association — 8 a.m. tee time, Silver City Golf Course. Prostate Cancer Support Group — 6:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. Storytime — 10:30 a.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. For children ages 0-5, no registration necessary. 538-3672 or ref@ silvercitymail.com. THURSDAYS Blooming Lotus Meditation — 5:30 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. 313-7417, geofarm@ pobox.com. De-stressing Meditations — Noon-12:45 p.m., New Church of the SW Desert, 1302 Bennett
St. 313-4087. Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society —6 p.m., second Thursday, 2045 Memory Lane, Silver City. Anita, 907-830-0631. Historic Mining District & Tourism Meeting — 10 a.m., second Thursday, Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave., Bayard. 537-3327. Little Artist Club — 10:30-11:30 a.m., Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue. Free creative fun for children ages 0-5. No registration necessary. 538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail. com. TOPS — 5 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. WildWorks Youth Space — 4 p.m. For children ages 10+ Space for youth to hang out, experiment, create and more. Free, no registration necessary. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, 538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com. Yoga class — Free class taught by Colleen Stinar. 1-2 p.m. Episcopal Church fellowship hall, Seventh and Texas. 5745451. FRIDAYS Overeaters Anonymous — 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church. 654-2067. Silver City Woman’s Club — 10:30 a.m., second Friday, 411 Silver Heights Blvd. Monthly meeting, lunch is at noon. Lucinda, 313-4591. Women’s Al-Anon Meeting: Women Embracing Recovery — 5:30 p.m., La Clinica Health and Birth Center, 3201 Ridge Loop, Silver City. Contact:313-7891. SATURDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous “Black Chip” —11 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church. Evening Prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition — 5 p.m., Theotokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Clara. 5374839. Kids Bike Ride — 10 a.m., Bikeworks, 815 E. 10th St. Dave Baker, 388-1444. Narcotics Anonymous — 6 p.m., New 180 Club, 1661 Hwy. 180 E. Spinning Group — 1-3 p.m., First Saturday, Yada Yada Yarn, 614 N. Bullard, 388-3350. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 10-11:30 a.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway. All levels. Becky Glenn, 404-234-5331. All phone numbers are area code 575 except as noted. Send updates to events@ desertexposure.com.
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CYCLES OF LIFE • FR. GABRIEL ROCHELLE N
A look at bicycle propulsion systems
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ow does your bike move? You pedal and off you go. The chain connects the front chainring to the the rear hub which has a cog on it. You are transferring power from the front chainring to the rear hub and that’s how you propel the bike. That’s the old single speed bike that many of us grew up with as small children. Most of us adults, however, ride bikes with a set of cogs called a cassette on the rear wheel (on a derailleur) or an internal set of planetary gears. On most derailleur systems there are two front chainrings for adjustment of speed. The chain’s an integral part of the process. The chain system for bicycles was invented in 1880 by Hans Renold in Manchester, England. The Renold company still exists today. Other propulsion systems are now in place; you can find bikes with a belt drive such as motorcycles use. Breezer Bikes can be purchased that use the Gates Carbon Belt Drive. Belt drives are popular on tandems and mountain bikes. They are easy to clean and last longer than a regular chain. Some mechanics claim they will last 10,000 miles. Shaft-driven bikes are also available. The system has been around for a century but rarely marketed because chains rules the market. In America the Columbia Bicycle
Company tried to market shaft drives in the early 1900s. The problem at that time was the cost of manufacturing the parts necessary for the drive system. The precision necessary to make the system work also led to heavier bicycles. Nonetheless they are making a comeback. Back to chains: Bicycle chains are called roller chains and they consist of a series of links which are held together by pins. When you consider it, the chain has the most moving parts on your bicycle: most chains come with 116 links and some bikes require even more. When you ride you inevitably stretch out the links; the metal will expand given time and use. It’s partly a matter of mileage and partly a matter of how you use your gearing system. It should be obvious that the less strain you put on the chain, the longer the chain will last. How do you reduce strain? By choosing a gear that does not tax the chain more than necessary. This is called riding at high cadence, but you don’t need the term; all you need do is remember that the more strain you put on a chain by using gearing that is tougher on and for the chain, the less mileage you’ll get from your chain. How long before you replace your chain under normal riding conditions, which include some
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tough and some easy rides? Most mechanics will tell you 3,000 miles is a good time to check to see if your chain has stretched. There are also tell-tale clues; your chain may slip a link, you may hear clatter as you ride. You don’t want to wear off the teeth on the chainring or the cogs; they’re costly to replace, although you’re going to have to do that eventually if you keep your bikes for years. You can buy a chain checker and find out if your chain needs replacing and do it yourself; or you can consult your local mechanic, and have it done. The last word about chains is this: They need to be cleaned, degreased and lubed on a regular basis. This is easy to do at home. You can clean them with a brush dipped in degreaser; some people simply wipe them off after rides and occasionally clean and lube. It’s up to you but remember to keep that chain in good repair.
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HEALTH MATTERS
A Matter of Heart Know the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest
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rushing chest pain, shortness of breath and pain in the neck and arms are all classic telltale signs of a heart attack, but aren’t those also the symptoms of cardiac arrest? Contrary to what many people may believe, these two conditions are different, even though both are heart-related medical emergencies that need immediate lifesaving attention. First and foremost, if you believe someone is having a heart attack or cardiac arrest, call 9-1-1. If the individual loses consciousness, stops breathing or you can’t feel their pulse, start CPR immediately and have someone else call 9-1-1. Always continue CPR until emergency medical services arrive and take over. So now that you know what to do if you witness a person having a heart attack or suffering from cardiac arrest, let’s understand the difference between the two. A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction, occurs when an artery is blocked and prevents blood from reaching the heart muscle. The blockage can be caused by a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances. If the artery is not reopened promptly, part of the heart muscle could become damaged and even begin to die from a lack of nourishment. Symptoms can begin hours, days or even weeks before a heart attack hits. The most common signs in-
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• Shortness of breath • Fatigue, lightheadedness or
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continued from page 23 dizziness • Nausea, heartburn or abdominal pain Cardiac arrest is triggered by an electrical malfunction in the heart and occurs suddenly. The malfunction then causes an abnormal heartbeat, known as arrhythmia, which disrupts the heart’s ability to pump blood to the brain, lungs and other organs. The person becomes unconscious and the heart stops beating effectively, resulting in the person having no pulse. If they don’t receive treatment within minutes, they may die. It happens that quickly. In fact, sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, with more than 320,000 annual cases occurring out of the hospital in the United States. Cardiac arrest often happens with no warning, but a person may experience a combination of the following symptoms before actually suffering from cardiac arrest: • Fatigue or weakness • Fainting • Dizziness • Chest pain or palpitations • Shortness of breath • Nausea or vomiting One reason people may confuse these terms for one another is because they can be related. According to the American Heart Association, a heart attack can send a person into cardiac arrest, either at the time of the heart attack, during recovery or even in the future. Other conditions can also cause cardiac arrest, such as heart failure and cardiomyopathy (which is when the heart muscle is thinned and weakened or abnormally thickened). Other conditions may cause cardiac arrest, such as drug overdoses, trauma, drowning, suffocation or electrocution. Although a heart attack and cardiac arrest are different, the lifesaving action steps you should take are the same – call 9-1-1 and perform CPR if the person becomes unconscious, is not breathing or has no pulse. These steps could help save that person’s life. The American Heart Association also offers the reminder that you can double or even triple a person’s chance for survival by performing CPR to the beat of the song “Stayin’ Alive” until medical services take over. This information is provided by UnitedHealthCare staff writers.
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Monticello Canyon, the site of the Cañada Alamosa project. (Photos courtesy of Human Systems Research, Inc.)
DELVING INTO THE PAST • MIKE COOK
The Legacy of Cañada Alamosa Project yields 400,000 artifacts, changes the face of archeology
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roundbreaking field work by a Las Cruces nonprofit will change forever archaeology’s understanding of the migration patterns of ancient people in the Southwest. During the course of 13 years on site at Cañada Alamosa, an area of more than 700 square miles of desert and forest that lies roughly between Truth or Consequences and Socorro, Human Systems Research, Inc. (HSR) staff and dozens of archaeologists, scientists and volunteers from across the country and around the world have recovered more than 400,000 artifacts, along with enough data to complete seven master’s theses at three different universities and 21 oral histories, and to publish multiple archeologically significant research papers. The project is a study of the various Native Americans who lived for 4,000 years along Alamosa Creek, an ancient perennial stream that runs deep within Monticello box canyon in present-day Sierra and Socorro counties. It includes a detailed analysis of the mitochondrial DNA of domesticated turkeys and dogs which may show that the Pueblo peoples who were their keepers in the region were direct descendants of the Pueblo Indians who abandoned the Four Corners region in the 13th century. The project began as a feasibility study in the 1980s to generate an overview of pre-historic sites near the warm springs at the head of the canyon to eventually create a national monument to honor the Warm Springs Apache. The monument never happened, but the project evolved into a monumental excavation of four
HSR’s Buffalo Roast is coming up WHAT: Human Systems Research, Inc. 2019 Buffalo Roast fundraiser WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 WHERE: New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs road HOW MUCH: $50 per ticket Tickets are $50 each and will only be sold in advance. No tickets will be available at the door. Cash and checks are accepted but credit cards are not. The 2016, 2017 and 2018 buffalo roasts sold out. KEYNOTE: Douglas D. Scott, “Fields of Fire: Indian and Army Tactics at the 1876 Little Bighorn Battle and the Application of Firearm Identification in Revealing the Story.” TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION: Call 575-524-9456 or stop by the HSR office at 535 S. Melendres St.
Pueblo sites located on private land and a redrawing of the archaeological blueprint for the entire area.
The heart of the mission This effort to “understand and relate the stories of the people who lived along Alamosa Creek” goes to the very heart of HSR’s mission “to add to our knowledge of New Mexico prehistory and history through archaeological survey and excavation, archi-
Ojo Caliente, the warm spring that is the source of Alamosa Creek.
val research and the gathering of oral histories,” said HSR Executive Director Deborah Dennis, Ph.D. “While we were keeping track of who controlled the land and the sites, we really weren’t thinking about a project like the one that transpired,” said HSR Project Archaeologist Karl W. Laumbach of Las Cruces, who has devoted thousands of hours to the project on site and in the lab during the past 20 years. The excavation began with a single-room dig at the previously undiscovered 500-room Victorio Site (ca. 600-1300 AD) with six graduate students from Eastern New Mexico University, Laumbach said. It grew to include the Pinnacle Ruin (ca. 1200-1400 AD), Kelly Canyon Site (ca. 1100-1200 AD) and Montoya Site (ca. 2000 BC-1100 AD), along with more than 40 other small-
er sites that have been surveyed and recorded in Monticello Canyon. Human occupation of the four major sites spans from 2000 BC-1400 AD and includes the Pit House, Early Pueblo and Late Pueblo periods. Warm Springs Apaches began coming to the area at least by 1500 AD and lived there until about 1890, Laumbach said, and their history and artifacts are very much a part of the project.
Discoveries A well-preserved midden (layers of trash) was found at Pinnacle Ruin, Lombaugh said, where the ground was so hard, “even the rats went horizontal.” Seventeen “different discernable layers” were discovered, he said, containing bones, pottery, corn
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An Earthwatch volunteer with a pottery sherd she found during work on the Cañada Alamosa project.
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The scope and value of the Cañada Alamosa Project By Deborah Dennis, Ph.D. Executive director, Human Systems Research, Inc.
In 1999 Human Systems Research, Inc. accepted the offer to partner with Dennis and Trudy O’Toole, owners of the 5,000acre Monticello Box Ranch, in a study to understand and relate the stories of the people who had lived along Alamosa Creek. Twenty years later we now better understand migration and trade patterns of ancient people of the Southwest and the canyon’s agricultural history spanning 4,000 years. Technologies available to professional archaeologists have radically changed in our lifetimes. Our expectation is that our profession and all scientific endeavors will continue to evolve. Based on that assumption, HSR thoughtfully organized, recorded and in detail documented every aspect of the project, hoping the next generation of scholars and graduate students would expand upon the research HSR started, able to ask new questions with new technologies. Housed at the Frank Hibben Archaeological Center at the University of New Mexico will be field reports from each of 13 field seasons, field notes and maps, thousands of photographs, background studies on ceramics, lithics, groundstone, Apache period artifacts and a history of the Cañada Alamosa, along with more than 400,000 analyzed and cataloged artifacts. Like HSR itself, the project was born in an act of imagination and faith. Today, the Cañada Alamosa Research Project is described as “an educational milestone in Southwestern archaeology,” by the New Mexico State Historian, Rick Hendricks. When you think of research identified as a milestone in Southwestern archaeology, the projects that come to mind tend to be those of academic institutions, such as the ongoing (since 1929) UNM Archaeological Field Schools and research at Chaco Canyon National Historical Monument. HSR is honored to be in such elite company. It is only possible because of dozens of scientists who share our fascination, hundreds of energetic volunteers and the constant financial support and unflagging care of our corporate and academic partners, private foundations and community donors. Since its inception, the Cañada Alamosa project has been fueled by a curiosity for exploration, wonderment of discovery and a passion for the preservation of southern New Mexico’s cultural heritage. Archaeology is a field of possibilities, full of chances to tell fascinating stories about the human past. We at HSR embrace both our role in understanding, interpreting and preserving the past and the opportunity to share these stories with the public. HSR was founded in 1972 and is the oldest nonprofit in New Mexico doing archeological research. HSR has been involved in a wide range of research and excavation projects since its founding. HSR has served as the sole-source archeological contractor for a host of historic sites on White Sands Missile Range for more than two decades. HSR’s office is at 535 S. Meledres St. For more information, call 575-524-9456 or email info@humansystemsresearch.org. Visit humansystemsresearch.org.
The Cañada Alamosa project’s Pinnacle Ruin in Monticello Canyon. The ruin, ca. 1200-1400 AD, sits 125 feet up, atop a rhyolite (igneous rock) outcropping.
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continued from page 25 and carbon-painted pottery like that found in the Mesa Verde area. “Pinnacle was hard to dig,” Laumbach said. Some room excavations went six feet below the surface and digs that went under walls and large rocks required hardhats. Radio carbon dating shows the pueblos at the Victorio and Pinnacle sites were occupied at the same time during the later half of the 13th century, meaning that “locals and migrants were contemporary for a while,” Laumbach said. As artifacts were recovered from each site, he said, they were washed, catalogued, photographed and charted by location. More than 200 botanical samples from the various digs were also taken, allowing archaeologists to track the incursion and retreat of creosote into Monticello Canyon as climate varied. “One of the most useful things that only archaeology can provide is a longterm look at the interaction of the human population and variable environments,” Laumbach said. “This project gives us a 4,000-year window on local climate change and the human response.”
Cañada Alamosa Project Archaeologist Karl W. Laumbach of Las Cruces at the mouth of Monticello Canyon with project crew chief Dean Hood and Earthwatch volunteer Lena Baker.
tons, a homemade butcher knife, glass beads, metal arrowheads, expended cartridges and a tiny bell that was likely obtained from the Spanish during the early 17th century. The Cañada Alamosa site has also yielded more than 800 pieces of obsidian, obtained through trade from a variety of sources in Arizona and New Mexico, Laumbach said.
Knocked their socks off More than 160,000 pieces of pottery – including 73 distinct types – were found at the various sites. “We looked at every sherd,” Laumbach said, from glazed-painted wares from the 1300s to San Francisco Red from centuries earlier. “Neutron Activation Analysis of the ceramics at the University of Missouri (Columbia), revealed that almost none of the painted pottery was made locally,” said project ceramicist Toni Laumbach. Instead, it was traded into the canyon from several different areas depending on the time period, she said. “This information knocked our socks off.”
It all started with a corn cob
Animal bones link sites across the Southwest
Cañada Alamosa project artifacts drying.
About 25,000 bones have also been analyzed, Karl Laumbach said, including the bones of domesticated turkeys and dogs that provide the vital link between Cañada Alamosa and Mesa Verde and other Four Corners sites. “It’s amazing what we can ferret out of
a little piece of bone,” he said. “Dogs and turkeys came with people,” Laumbach said. “We’ve got a migrant population. Pueblo people moved a lot more than we thought they did.” Discoveries from Apache sites have included both military and household but-
The oldest artifact found is a 4,000-yearold corn cob from the Montoya Site, he said. It has been identified as the oldest corn found east of the Continental Divide and among the oldest ever found in the Southwest. A “sequence of corn” at Cañada Alamosa covers the entire four millennia the area was occupied by Native Americans, ending about 1400 AD. “It all started with a corn cob,” Laumbach said. HSR staff continue their studies of ceramics, tools, bones and other artifacts from the sites, but all the various components of the project are “coming to completion,” he said. With an outline of a final document detailing the entire project in hand, he said HSR staff should have “something for a publisher” within two years. For more information, visit www.canadaalamosaproject.org.
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9565. Coffee shop, bakery: Monday to Friday B L, early D, Saturday B L only.
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.
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.
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 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, 5238665. 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. EL SOMBRERO PATIO CAFÉ, 363 S. Espina St., 524-9911. Mexican: L D. ENRIQUE’S MEXICAN FOOD,
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 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.
HONEEBEEGOODS “Making Life A Little Sweeter,” 116 N. Bullard. 714-5150832. Specialty Bakery and
LITTLE TOAD CREEK BREWERY & DISTILLERY, 200 N. Bullard St., 9566144. Burgers, wings, salads, fish, pasta, craft beers and cocktails: Monday to Sunday L D. 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, 538-3612. 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., 534-
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Bayard FIDENCIO’S TACO SHOP, 1108 Tom Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. LITTLE NISHA’S, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-3526. Mexican: Wednesday to Sunday B L D. LOS COMPAS, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, 654-4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot dogs, portas, menudo: L D. M & A BAYARD CAFÉ, 1101 N. Central Ave., 537-2251. Mexican and American: Monday to Friday B L D. SPANISH CAFÉ, 106 Central Ave., 537-2640. Mexican, tamales and menudo (takeout only): B. SUGAR SHACK, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-0500. Mexican: Sunday to Friday B L.
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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,
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28 • MARCH 2019 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., 5264803. American: B L D. HABANERO’S 600 E. Amador
www.desertexposure.com Ave., 524-1829. Fresh Mexican: B L D. HACIENDA DE MESILLA, 1803 Avenida de Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbecue, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: L D.
HIGH DESERT BREWING COMPANY, 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew pub: L D. INTERNATIONAL DELIGHTS, 1245 El Paseo Rd., 647-5956. Greek and International: B L D. 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,
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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, 5410277. Mexican: B L D. PHO A DONG, 504 E. Amador Ave., 527-9248. Vietnamese: L D. PHO SAIGON, 1160 El Paseo Road, 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D. PICACHO PEAK BREWING CO., 3900 W. Picacho, 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.
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Deming ADOBE DELI, 3970 Lewis Flats Road SE, 546-0361. Bar, deli, steaks: L D. BALBOA MOTEL & RESTAURANT, 708 W. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, American: Monday to Friday L D, Sunday B. BELSHORE RESTAURANT, 1030 E. Pine St., 546-6289. Mexican, American: Tuesday to Sunday B L. CAMPOS RESTAURANT, 105 S. Silver, 546-0095. Mexican, American, Southwestern: L D.
CHINA RESTAURANT, 110 E. Pine St., 546-4146. Chinese: Tuesday to Sunday L D. EL CAMINO REAL, 900 W. Pine St., 546-7421. Mexican, American: B L D. ELISA’S HOUSE OF PIES AND RESTAURANT, 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, 494-4639. Southern soul food: Tuesday to Sunday L D. EL MIRADOR, 510 E. Pine St., 544-7340. 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., 544-4580. 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., 546-3938. 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., 5671963. 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., 542-8989. 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.
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TABLE TALK • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH
Corner Kitchen A clean, well-lighted place
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oward Richardson came to Silver City three and a half years ago. He cooked at Little Toad Creek for about a year. “Then this place became available, and it was an opportunity I felt could not pass up,” he said. And the Corner Kitchen in Silver City became a reality, a dream come true. “It was an opportunity to start a business, work for myself and try to really develop my creative side,” Richardson said. The place, located at 300 S. Bullard St., came equipped with a baker’s oven and a six-burner wolf stove and Richardson was ready to go. He said he would not have been able to open the place if it had not been for all the goodwill of the community. “Everybody stepped up and said, ‘how can I help?’” Richardson said. “That doesn’t happen in California.” He said he was lucky to mentor with a little Sicilian gramma in San Diego who taught him how to make bread and some of her desserts. “She was the best chef I ever worked with, and she was all about traditional Sicilian food and sea food,” he said. “One day I bought too much eggplant and I was afraid I was going to lose it, and she made an eggplant soup right off her shoulder and we ran it as a special and we sold out. So, I was able to learn. I really became a chef working for her.” That was Richardson’s first business, he was partnered with the woman for eight years. “I got an education,” he said. Now he just wants to bake (and cook) for the people of Silver City. “I just want to live in Silver,” he said. “That’s my goal. I just want to give back to the community, provide a good product at a reasonable affordable price and make bread.” He said it took about three months to get used to the altitude. Because the recipes at sea level didn’t translate at all, and he never went to school for it, he had to figure it out. “But now I do, now I have it.” Richardson has been in the cooking and hospitality business since 1987 when he started with Marriott Hotels and later worked at the Red Line Hotel. “I really fell in love with the service industry,” he said. “I had
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Open a year, the Corner Kitchen is brought to the community by chef Howard Richardson. (Photos by Elva K. Österreich)
The Buddha Bowl is one of the Corner Kitchen’s regular menu items, served with a delicate miso dressing on the side.
March 5, Fat Tuesday One year anniversary Cajun menu at the Silver City Corner Kitchen includes: Jambalaya Red beans and rice Muffuletta sandwich Crab cake sandwich and more a hell of a lot of mentors. They taught me that even when you have a high maintenance customer, you have to like them. Take care of them, don’t stand above them. Get below them so they can talk to you. Listen and be truthful, and if you say you are going to do something, you have to do it.” Richardson needed a change in his life. When he came to Silver City to visit a friend during the Clay Festival, he said it changed everything. The town was welcoming and there is an abundance of active seniors. “I’ll be 62 in May,” he said. “Why would I look anywhere else. Everybody fits, people don’t look down at you, don’t judge you, it doesn’t matter where you go. And there is hiking, hot springs, the Gila.” He said he loves to hike and doesn’t get to do it as much as he would like. “The environment helps your body chemically,” he said. “It helps your vibration.” Richardson said everything at the Corner Kitchen is for sale to take home as well. He is going to start making sourdough loaves several days a week for people to buy. He runs different specials
Howard Richardson
Tortilla soup is served as a delightful special at the Corner Kitchen, 300 S. Bullard St., in Silver City. (Courtesy photo)
daily and those will be available in family sizes. With a smoker out back, when the weather gets better, he said he smokes half chickens and whole chickens. “You can get two sides and a half chicken for $14,” he said. “You can feed your family. You can have a movie night and not have to go anywhere, do anything. Just come pick it up.” Newly on board and helping out at the Corner Kitchen Janice Worley, a Silver City resident since 1983, is now making deserts there. She said she loves walking into the restaurant. “Everything is so fresh,” she said. “You walk in and you can just smell it.” “We are collaborating, and our chemistry is so natural that I think we are going to do really great things,” Richardson said. “We both seem to have a passion for food and the service industry, so I’m over the moon.” On March 5, Fat Tuesday, Richardson is inviting the community to celebrate his first year as a business owner in Silver City by creating New Orleans-style specials. “It’s a Fat Tuesday anniversary party,” he said. Richardson said ever since he and his girlfriend went to New Orleans he has had a passion for the food. His girlfriend’s nephew made reservations for everything, he said. “The first night it was seafood, the second night we went to a local Cajun place,” he said. “Everything we had there just seemed to be better than the previous meal. So, New Orleans made a big impact on me. “My favorite is not the gumbo, jambalaya, or po’ boy – it’s the muffuletta sandwich. It’s mortadella, which is Italian bologna with pistachio in it, and then you put salami and ham and provolone cheese and fermented relish, which is made with cauliflower, green beans and more. I make the bread for it. So, we ran that here and I sold 10 the first day.” Not surprisingly muffuletta sandwiches are on the Fat Tuesday menu. “I’m kind of all over the board,” Richardson said. “I just like to cook.”
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THE STARRY DOME • BERT STEVENS
Pictor, the Painter Stuff goes in, stuff goes out
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f a constellation is in the far southern sky, it is almost certainly a modern constellation without any Greek mythology behind it. These far southern constellations were also most likely created by French astronomer Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille from his star catalog compiled using observations made during a two-year stay at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Such is the case with this month’s constellation, Pictor, the Painter. This constellation started out in 1756 as The Easel and Palette. Lacaille’s 1763 chart showed this area as Equuleus Pictorius. After a few other changes, English Astronomer Francis Baily shortened the name to the current Pictor in 1845, after receiving a suggestion to that effect from fellow Englander John Herschel. The northern two-thirds of Pictor extend above our southern horizon. It is just to the west of the first magnitude star Canopus, which is easily visible just above our southern horizon during March evenings. Canopus (Alpha Carinae) actually belongs to the neighboring constellation of Carina. Only a few stars of third and fourth magnitude mark Pictor in the sky. The brightest star in Pictor, Alpha Pictoris, never rises above our horizon. This magnitude +3.3 star is 97 light-years away from us. It is a young main sequence star only 660 million years. With twice the mass of our Sun, this star has a spectral class A8, meaning it is a white star. Surrounding the star is a disc of gas that is currently falling back toward the Alpha. It is believed that this gas was ejected from the star in the past. An A-type star does not usually emit x-ray, but astronomers have detected x-rays coming from this system. There may, however, be a secondary star orbiting Alpha at the same distance that Earth orbits the Sun. While we do not have much information about the secondary,
Most of the constellation Pictor is visible above our southern horizon, but its brightest star, Alpha Pictoris, always remains below our horizon. Being outside the Milky Way, there are only a few deep sky objects in this constellation. Pictor A is a bright radio source that is powered by a supermassive black hole that is drawing in gas from the surrounding galaxy and expelling some of it in two enormous jets. The jets cause not only the radio signals, but x-ray emissions as well.
Calendar of Events – March 2019 (MST) 4 10 p.m. 6 9:04 a.m. 10 2:00 a.m. 14 4:27 a.m. 14 8 p.m. 20 3:58 p.m. 20 7:43 p.m. 27 6 a.m. 27 10:10 p.m.
Mercury stationary New Moon Daylight Time Begins First Quarter Moon Mercury passes between the Earth and the Sun March equinox Full Moon Mercury stationary Last Quarter Moon
it is possible that the secondary is the actual source of the x-ray emissions. Looking at Pictor in the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum, astronomers discovered that it is home to a powerful radio source. Pictor A (the A indicates it is the brightest radio source in the constellation) is a galaxy in northern Pictor that is one of the strongest radio sources in the Celestial Southern Hemisphere. Like many, if not all, galaxies, there is a supermassive black hole at its center. The supermassive black hole
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at the center of a galaxy can be active or inactive. The amount of activity that a black hole exhibits depends on how much material is falling into it. If little material is being drawn in from the surrounding galaxy, the black hole that forms the nucleus of the galaxy is inactive. If a large volume of material is falling inward, the galaxy’s nucleus (the black hole) will be an active galactic nucleus (AGN). Some of the infalling material is focused by intense magnetic fields into jets that stream out from the black hole at speeds near that of light. The jets emanate from the poles of the black hole, so they shoot outward in opposite directions. Pictor A has one jet moving somewhat toward us and to the right, while the other is to the left and away from us. The right jet is the longest known jet at 300,000 lightyears in length. Some of the particles scatter outward from the edge of the jet and excite the surrounding atoms, creating a cloud of radio emission on each
side of the nucleus along the jets. The jets are held together over such vast distances by an intense magnetic field. As the material in the jets moves away from the black hole, the electrons spiral around the intense magnetic field lines that hold the jet together, creating x-rays from synchrotron radiation that the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was able to detect all along the length of the jet. The jet coming toward us ends in a hotspot where the energy of the jet is dissipated as it strikes the intergalactic gas surrounding Pictor A. This marks another bright x-ray source. While there are many active galactic nuclei in the universe, Pictor A has allowed astronomers to see the details of the an AGN up close.
The Planets for March 2019 Mercury finishes its appearance in the evening sky early this month, dropping back into the Sun’s glare after only a week and half. At the beginning of the month, Mercury’s disc will be a 34 percent illuminated crescent that is 7.9 seconds-of-arc across. It shines at magnitude +0.2. Mercury will be 10 degrees above the western horizon as it gets dark and sets by 7:30 p.m. MST. The Messenger of the Gods will set earlier each night. Mercury moves eastward in western Pi-
sces for the first few days of the month. It then turns westward moving into central Aquarius by month end. Mercury will be back in the morning sky by month end. The God of War moves from central Aries into central Taurus during the month. At mid-month, Mars is 49 degrees above the west-southwestern horizon as it gets dark, setting around 11:30 p.m. MDT. With a disc that is 5.0 seconds-of-arc across, it shines at magnitude +1.3. Jupiter shines at magnitude -2.2 with a disc that is 37.9 seconds-of-arc across. It rises around 2 a.m. MDT in the east-southeast and it will be 35 degrees above the south-southeastern horizon as it gets light. During the month, the King of the Planets will move slowly eastward in eastern Ophiuchus. Now moving away for Venus after last month’s close approach, Saturn is moving slowly eastward in central Sagittarius. Saturn rises around 3:45 a.m. MDT and it is twenty-eight degrees above the southeastern horizon as dawn breaks. The Ringed Planet’s disc is 15.9 seconds-of-arc across, while the Rings are 36.1 seconds-of-arc across, tilted down 23.9 degrees with the northern face showing. It shines at magnitude +0.6. The brilliant Venus shines at magnitude -4.0, 14 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon as it gets light. The Goddess of Love’s disc is 14.2 seconds-ofarc across which is 77 percent illuminated at midmonth. During the month, it moves from far eastern Sagittarius, though Capricornus and into central Aquarius. Venus rises at 5:30 a.m. MDT. March 20 marks the beginning of the season of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere when the March Equinox occurs at 3:58 p.m. At that instant, the center of the Sun will cross the celestial equator, heading northward. The length of day and night will be equal in length, hence the term “equinox”. So enjoy the night before it gets any shorter 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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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • RICHARD COLTHARP
Breaking Bad Customer Service Habits Can businesses learn from the fictional Albuquerque meth makers?
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’m a decade behind the curve, but when I signed up for Netflix in January, I finally started watching “Breaking Bad.” The groundbreaking AMC series was filmed in New Mexico from 2008-13 and arguably the progenitor of binge-watching TV. Now I know what all the fuss was about. The show is incredibly well done. Well-acted, well cast, amazingly well written, interesting, innovative, unpredictable. At times hilarious and at times deeply moving and thought provoking. For those of us who live in New Mexico, where everyone goes to Albuquerque two or three times a year whether we need to or not, it’s fun to see the familiar sights and scenes. For those unfamiliar, here’s the gist: Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, contracts cancer. In order to pay for his medical bills, he “breaks bad,” using his science skills to cook super-high-quality methamphetamine. This immerses him into the dark world of crime, drug lords, big dollars and shady lawyers. At the same time, he interjects his own background into this environment, transforming some aspects of it. By now, we’re all familiar with Spaceport America, and Virgin Galactic’s plan to send citizen astronauts to the edge of space. Virgin head Richard Branson has said this is the year that will happen. In anticipation of the uber-rich coming to Truth or Consequences and Las Cruces in the days before and after their flights, the communities have had customer service seminars and classes for businesses and servers who will interact with the high-level tourists. When I first heard of this, I thought it is easier to see Madonna in space than to imagine out-of-this-world customer service from folks in southern New Mexico. That’s not to slight our people; southern New Mexicans are the most genuine and friendly people I’ve ever encountered. And I grew up in hyper-friendly Oklahoma. The thing is, we’re not often exposed to the amazing benefits and value of over-the-top cus-
tomer service. If you’ve spent any time in Santa Fe, which for generations has attracted millionaire and billionaire tourists from all over the world, you’ve recognized the difference between customer service there versus here. Our customer service is not necessarily bad, just underdeveloped. I started watching “Breaking Bad” at the start of this year’s New Mexico Legislative Session. I’ve been to Santa Fe three times during the session, and there has been a lot of talk and optimism about Spaceport America, both in and out of the Roundhouse. That talk, combined with receiving great customer service in Santa Fe, and watching “Breaking Bad,” led me to an unexpected conclusion. There are some solid business and customer service lessons to be had from watching “Breaking Bad.” I’m crazy, you say? Attempting to find valid tips from criminals? Well, here’s what passes for customer service in 2019. You walk into the restaurant. It’s windy and there are loud trucks and cars near the door when you open it. As you walk in, you vaguely hear some yelling, but can’t make it out. Then, as you go through the food line, and the server is about to ask you if you want something else, she yells right in your face, “Welcome to Panda Express!” Then she goes right back to ringing up your order. Other stores do this obviously corporate-mandated routine that serves only to confuse and annoy. So next time someone yells “Welcome to Walgreens!” it might be fun to yell back, “Oh dang! I thought I was at CVS!” and walk out. There is plenty of yelling in “Breaking Bad” too but see what you think of these lessons. Lesson one: Focus on the quality of your product or service. White brought learned insight to the chemistry of methamphetamine, and insisted on using good ingredients and equipment. Turns out doing things the right way creates a quality product customers love. Lesson two: Attention to detail. There’s one entire episode of White and his partner trying to catch a fly in the lab,
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to prevent contamination. The fly would not have made a difference, especially to the end users of the product. Still, the attitude of getting things right is an important habit for serving customers and taking care of people. Lesson three: Work together toward the same goal. During the series, every time business partners and/or family members tried to go out on their own, bad things happened. In the world of customer service, the bad things don’t likely include violent death, but they could include the loss of critical business. Lesson four: Rely on experts. Whether it was drug distribution, drug making, money laundering or “fixing” problems, things went better when the characters used experts to take care of situations. When an amateur tried to solve an unfamiliar issue, it usually went badly. Lesson five: Know your competition. Understanding what the other guy is doing can help you do your business better and, in “Breaking Bad,” it could keep you alive. Lesson six: Express love in your work. Constantly during the show, business partners and family members would clash and argue. Inevitably, though, they would come back together and accomplish things as one.
Whenever a character was not completely straightforward or honest, that behavior eventually created additional, often dangerous, problems. Most important, when characters offered encouragement, and reminded the other of their unique skills, things got better. Now, mind you, I’m only partway through Season Four. The wheels might fall off in the next two seasons and render moot everything I’ve just written. Please, don’t give me any spoilers.
Richard Coltharp, publisher of the Las Cruces Bulletin, is by no means encouraging anyone to make, sell or use methamphetamine. But he is a big fan of the 1970s rock group Badfinger, whose song “Baby Blue” was the closing song on the final episode of “Breaking Bad.” He can be reached at richard@lascrucesbulletin.com.
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drove up from Tucson to take a day hike in the Gila, planning to meet my old friend Sylvester for dinner in Silver City afterwards. He’d told me things had changed since 2015, the last time I’d hiked in the Gila, and that I would need a permit. Driving into Silver City, I noticed a lot of boarded-up businesses and for-sale signs. Even the Buy-ItAll parking lot was almost empty when I drove by on my way to the Forest Service office. When I arrived, I was surprised to find only a small log cabin. A sign in front read USNaPS with a logo of a pine tree wrapped in concertina wire. “Wonder what happened to
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“Welcome to the Gila,” the image said in a flat tone. “I’m Ranger Ricky and I’ll be your wilderness facilitator today.” A drawer slid open, revealing a keyboard. “You may begin by filling out the application form. The Mentalwork Reduction Act requires me to tell you that the form takes the average person 15 minutes to complete.” I focused on the monitor and started typing in my name, address and other I.D., but balked at the next question. “What’s this?” I asked incredulously. “It wants me to list all my social and political affiliations, and all known medical conditions?” “Our methods were designed by a professional psycho-economic team,” Ricky droned. “Your retinas have already been scanned to run a security check. We need to assess your wilderness compatibility to help us meet our mandate, ‘Lawsuit free by 2033.’ Your cooperation is appreciated.” “Why do you need my credit card number?” “So we can directly bill you for your wilderness hiking permit, the cost of any rescue operations, and fines for violating our regulations.” “Fines?” “Minor infractions like collecting rocks, spitting tobacco or texting while walking could cost you $75. Things like feeding the wildlife, picking wildflowers or lighting a fire of any kind –- that includes smoking –- could land you in the hoosegow.” Her green eyes brightened. “My use of the vernacular is meant to make our interaction more user-friendly.” I rolled my eyes. Then frowned. “You’re watching us?” “Our methods of monitoring are classified information,” Ranger Ricky said in a not-so-friendly tone. “We strongly recommend that you purchase the downloadable version of our regulations manual, available for $49 with free updates for one year. I can bill it to your credit card now.” “OK, go ahead. How much is the hiking permit?” “Depends on the location.” I sighed. “I was hoping to hike up the West Fork of the Gila.”
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“Regrettable choice. That area is very popular and there’s a sixmonth waitlist for permits, even with the $300 quality-trip fee. Besides, you can’t take your own vehicle up there anymore, and our shuttle bus has already left for the day.” “Six months? Three hundred dollars???” My voice rose despite itself. “I used to go there all the time for free!” “Please do not use that tone of voice with me, sir. If you cannot control your temper, you will not be allowed to proceed. Wilderness is about finding peace and tranquility.” The background sounds increased in volume and the sweet scent of wild roses was added to the mix. It made me woozy. Ranger Ricky’s voice modulated to a consoling tone. “I understand and deeply sympathize, but times have changed. The taxpayers have spoken. Even though most will never get to places like the Gila, they still want these areas preserved in a natural state. It gives them a warm fuzzy feeling. Something we all need more of in this day and age.” “And you,” I inquired. “Forgive me for asking, but are you a real person?” “Of course. Although my image has been altered and a computer helps generate my answers. The Gila is now managed remotely from an underground complex overseas, in line with our ‘handsoff’ policy. Eliminating our resource staff saved us lots of money. Firefighters too – now we just let the forest burn up. After the fires of the past few decades, the forest has been reset to zero and can regenerate or degenerate naturally. It’s a beautiful plan.” “Yeah, great. What’s USNaPS, anyway?” “NaPS stands for Nature Protection Service. A few years ago, Congress made drastic cutbacks and merged agencies like the Forest Service, Park Service and about 50 others to focus on protecting America’s natural areas. We’re all under Homeland Security these days.” Ranger Ricky continued to lecture in a singsong voice. My head started to nod as she droned on. “When the Forest Reserves were first created, lands withdrawn were to be inaccessible to the public … proposed using the U.S. Army to defend them … Organic Act … protect forests and watersheds … no more private inholdings … achieve management goals …” I forced myself to snap out of it. “Can you wrap this up? I’m still hoping to hike today.” Ranger Ricky’s eyes flared a brighter green. “Don’t interrupt; it’s bad for our circuits. As I was saying, we’d restricted logging and mining and closed most of the roads, so it was easy to designate it all wilderness. We still issue a few grazing permits, but that’s mainly because the wolves and jaguars require supplemental feeding and cows are easier for them to catch than elk.” “Whatever happened to the idea
of multiple use?” “Our trails are all multiple use. You may walk, skip, run, hop, or even walk backwards on them. You are even allowed to bring dogs but they must stay on a leash and wear government-approved diapers.” I murmured under my breath, “We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.” I typed in a few more answers. A map of the Gila Wilderness appeared so I could select a destination. I noticed that access had been limited to a few trailheads at places like Pinos Altos, Mimbres, Winston and Reserve. “What’s this big X’d out swath across the map?” “About half of the Gila Wilderness is now off limits for practice flyovers by the Air Force. Besides, you can’t get that far on a day hike.” “Day? What about backpacking?” “The Service recently issued a stricter interpretation of the 1964 Wilderness Act’s phrase, ‘man himself is a visitor who does not remain.’ We now restrict visits to a maximum of 24 hours.” With growing trepidation, I said, “I’d hoped to do a little stream fishing.” “Absolutely not. There is no fishing. Biologists poisoned out all the non-native trout, bass and catfish to save the Gila trout and endangered minnows, but those died out because of the fires and climate – bleep! I mean global – bleep!” Ranger Ricky’s image faded and then reappeared. “Sorry, I meant to say ‘natural variations in temperature and rainfall.’” I took a deep breath. A powerless resignation came over me. “Is there any place that I can hike today? For a reasonable fee?” “We have a few openings left at Burnt Mesa. The views are spectacular. A true high desert experience. The fee has been discounted to a very reasonable $19.99.” “Yeah, OK.” I’d already come this far. Maybe Sylvester would pay for dinner. “How many other people will be hiking there?” I asked, recalling the many times I had never seen another soul. “Only 18. This is a lightly used area,” Ricky said. She went on to explain that the NaPS was continually cutting back on the number of trails. “Squeezing more people into smaller spaces reduces the overall impact. Plus, they don’t seem to enjoy it as much so we have fewer visitors. It’s the very ideal of a positive feedback loop.” “Wonderful,” I muttered. I was starting to feel nauseated from culture shock and the wafting wilderness scents that now smelled more like a mixture of disinfectant and stale air freshener. But a vague memory surfaced amidst the confusion. “I’d read somewhere that Aldo Leopold originally wanted the Gila Wilderness set aside because it was big enough to accommodate a two-
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continued from page 32 week hunting trip.” “You will find no proof of that,” Ricky said, her eyebrows raising slightly. “Huh?” “Revisionist Act of 2019. All records were selectively modified to reflect our current mission, digitized and the originals destroyed. There may be a few copies of old papers around, but we deny their validity. It saved the Service a bundle on storage space. The documents were shredded, composted and returned to the earth.” “How very green of you.” “Absolutely. I should also mention that there are a limited number of parking spaces at trailheads to encourage carpooling. There are local trail angels who can give you a ride.” “Let me guess. They charge a fee.” “Well, certainly. People need to earn a living. The small towns around the Gila are drying up economically. But it’s no great loss. When the towns die, we can expand our holdings. All part of our long-range mission.” My mouth had dropped open, but I shut it again quickly. I halfheartedly tapped a few more answers into the computer. “There’s a question here about cameras.” “Yes, if you plan to take photographs, your camera must be an approved model, and the NaPS has the right to censor any photos of areas considered sensitive or sacred, which is most of them. There’s a $20 fee per trip. Should I add that to your bill?” “No thank you,” I said, feeling desperately in need of fresh air. The computer screen indicated that my application was completed and was flashing the words “Pay Now.” I leaned back and stared up at the beams in the ceiling. “You know, I used to go to the Gila to relax and get away from it all. All these rules and fees really take the enjoyment out of it. I think I’m going to skip the hike and head downtown for a couple of stiff drinks.” I looked back at the screen and punched “Cancel.” “Ah, yes, that is the preferred response,” Ricky said with a smile. “Thank you for visiting us today. And just remember, hiking is a privilege, not a right.” Her voice and image drifted off dreamily as she concluded, “NaPS is working on a virtual reality hiking trip using the technology you experienced today. In a few years, no one will need to go into the forest, and the wilderness will once again be truly wild.” I shook my head sadly and watched as the green light died in Ranger Ricky’s eyes. An earlier version of this article appeared in the final issue of the now-defunct newspaper “The Hatch Courier,” Feb. 13, 1997. Aunt Varmit was fortunate to hike in the Gila when trails were in better shape and access easier. She lives in Silver City.
What’s Going On in March Desert Exposure would like to include your special events, from any southern New Mexico community, in our listing. Please submit your event title, time, location and contact information to editor@desertexposure.com; Desert Exposure 1740-A Calle de Mercado, Las Cruces, NM 88005; or call Elva at 575-680-1978.
New Mexico Tech Etscorn Observatory on Buck Wolf Drive in Socorro. Info: 575-8356431.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
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. Concert Series: Danny Cordova — 6 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-5555. Mike Montoya live music — 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Buckhorn Saloon, 32 Main St. in Pinos Altos. Info: 575-538-5555. Audubon program: Roland Shook — 7 p.m. at Western New Mexico University, Harlan Hall, Room 219, 12th and Alabama streets. Shook is professor emeritus of biology at the college. Cost: free. Info: swnmaudubon@ gmail.com. Las Cruces/Mesilla Castilla live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Duo from Las Cruces. Info: 575556-9934. 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. Cloudcroft Mardi Gras in the Clouds —On Burro Avenue in Cloudcroft. Cajun cooking contest, Mardi Gras Parade, much more. Info: 575-682-2733. 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. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces Arts Fair — 5-8 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center. More than 100 artists from across the country offering work in eight categories: jewelry, mixed media, fabric, painting and drawing, print making and photography, porcelain/pottery/glass, recycled materials and woodwork/metalwork/sculpture. Info: 575-523-6403. First Friday Art Ramble — 5-9 p.m. Downtown Las Cruces. Galleries and restaurants open and holding receptions. Info: 575-541-
Cowboy Days at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum brings the old west alive on March 2 and 3. (Courtesy Photo)
2150. Moody Little Sister live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
Silver City/Grant County Silver City Community Theatre Annual Meeting and Extravaganza — 6-8:30 p.m. at the Ballroom at the Ole Elks Lodge, 303 N. Texas St. Silver City. Complimentary food catered by Vickie’s Restaurant, cash bar and local music. Info: 847-867-8056. Stars-N-Parks Program — 7:10-8:40 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. Gila River Band live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Local country music. Info: 575556-9934. 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: 575-7449137. Deming/Luna County Stars-N-Parks Program — 7:10-8:40 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. Cloudcroft/Otero County Cloudcroft Mardi Gras in the Clouds —On Burro Avenue in Cloudcroft. Cajun cooking contest, Mardi Gras Parade, much more. Info: 575-682-2733. Socorro/Socorro County Hammel Museum Open — 9 a.m.-noon, corner of Sixth and Neal streets in Socorro. Info: 575-835-3138. First Saturday Star Party — 8 p.m. at the
Ruidoso Downs/Lincoln County Mardi Paw Celebration — noon-6 p.m. at the Lost Hiker Brewing Company, 26394 U.S. Highway 70 E, No. 6, Ruidoso Downs. Crawfish boil, live music, adoption day for the Lincoln County Humane Society dogs and a special release brew just for this event. Pooch adoption starts at 2 p.m. Cost: $25. Info: 512653-7486. Las Cruces/Mesilla Cowboy Days — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces. Museum’s annual tribute to the state’s ranching heritage brings together skilled riders, talented musicians, outstanding cooks, great performers and offers lots of activities. Cost: $5. Info: 575-522-4100. Las Cruces Arts Fair — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center. More than 100 artists from across the country offering work in eight categories: jewelry, mixed media, fabric, painting and drawing, print making and photography, porcelain/pottery/glass, recycled materials and woodwork/metalwork/sculpture. Info: 575-523-6403. Oñate the Spanish Conqueror: Neither Spanish nor Conqueror — 10 a,m,-12:30 p.m. meet at Leasburg Dam State Park Visitor Center. Find out little known facts and history about he often glamourized and often demonized historical figure of Don Juan de Oñate through a hike with park ranger Alex Mares. Cost: $5 day use fee. Info: 575-524-4068. Chris Baker live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934.
SUNDAY, MARCH 3
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. Cloudcroft/Otero County Cloudcroft Mardi Gras in the Clouds —On Burro Avenue in Cloudcroft. Cajun cooking contest, Mardi Gras Parade, much more. Info: 575-682-2733. Las Cruces/Mesilla Cowboy Days — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces. Museum’s annual tribute to the state’s ranching heritage brings together skilled riders, talented musicians, outstanding cooks, great performers and offers lots of activities. Cost: $5. Info: 575-522-4100.
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Las Cruces Arts Fair — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center. More than 100 artists from across the country offering work in eight categories: jewelry, mixed media, fabric, painting and drawing, print making and photography, porcelain/pottery/glass, recycled materials and woodwork/metalwork/ sculpture. Info: 575-523-6403. Coffee House Series: Sean Costanza — noon at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934.
MONDAY, MARCH 4
Las Cruces/Mesilla Willie Green Project live music — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Modern jazz from New Orleans. Info: 575-556-9934.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
Silver City/Grant County Mardi Gras! — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Modern Jazz from New Orleans. Cajun feast from 5 to 10 p.m. Info: 575-556-9934. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Fat Tuesday at the Hidden Tap — 6-10 p.m. at Hunt and Harvest, Midtown Ruidoso. A Mardi Gras celebration with themed food, and music. Cost: $25. Info: 575-258-1193. Las Cruces/Mesilla Cold Cash Band Mardi Gras Party — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Fire dancers, Cajun food trucks and a street party. Info: 575556-9934.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
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 Gerardo Capdevila performing classical guitar and libations. Cost: $7. Info: 575434-0035. 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: 575-5412290.
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. Oliver White live music — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Rock, blues and Americana on tour. Info: 575-556-9934. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance — 5:30-8 p.m. at the Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm in T or C. Main stream and plus dancing. Info: 505-804-3842.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
Silver City/Grant County Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra — 7 p.m. at Western New Mexico University, Fine Arts Theater. Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto N. 2 and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini. Cost: $20. Info: 575-5386469. Las Cruces/Mesilla Oñate the Spanish Conqueror: Neither Spanish nor Conqueror — 10 a,m,-12:30 p.m. meet at Leasburg Dam State Park Visitor Center. Find out little known facts and history about he often glamourized and often demonized historical figure of Don Juan de Oñate through a hike with park ranger Alex Mares. Cost: $5-day use fee. Info: 575-524-4068.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9
Silver City/Grant County Rhythm Mystic live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Local dance band playing soul, funk and rock tunes. Info: 575-556-9934. Columbus/Luna County Pancho Villa raid memorial service — 10 a.m. behind the Columbus Depot Museum at the intersection of highways 9 and 11. On the 103rd anniversary of Pancho Villa’s raid on the town the Columbus Historical Society hosts a memorial for the soldiers and civilians who died on that day. Info: 575-531-2612. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Second Saturday Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. in Downtown T or C along Main, Broadway, Foch, and Austin streets.
more. Bring your sick doll to the Dolly Doctor. Cost $3. Info: jandoll246@ gmail.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
Silver City/Grant County Blues Brunch: Connie Brannock Band — 1 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Info: 575-556-9934.
Eryn Bent plays at Cloudcroft Brewing March 8. (Courtesy Photo)
Galleries, studios, shops and restaurants open late for exploration. Info; promotion@torcmainstreet.org. Stars-N-Parks Program — 7:208:50 p.m. at Caballo Lake State Park. John Gilkison is the presenter. Mars is low in the West, Orion in the East. Orion is transiting as has Canopus. Info: 575-635-0982. Old Time Fiddlers Dance — 7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-7449137. 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: 575437-2840, Ext. 41132. Eryn Bent live music — 6-9 p.m. at Cloudcroft Brewing, 1301 Burro Ave. in Cloudcroft, 1301 Burro Ave. Info: 575-682-2337. Las Cruces/Mesilla Oñate the Spanish Conqueror: Neither Spanish nor Conqueror — 10 a,m,-12:30 p.m. meet at Leasburg Dam State Park Visitor Center. Find out little known facts and history about he often glamourized and often demonized historical figure of Don Juan de Oñate through a hike with park ranger Alex Mares. Cost: $5 day use fee. Info: 575-524-4068. Crafts for Kids — 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. Info: 575522-4100. El Paso/Texas Sun Country Doll Folks 45th Annual Sales Event — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Best Western Plus Hotel, 6655 Gateway Blvd. W. El Paso, Texas. Southern New Mexico participates in this event which features dolls, antiques, collectables, miniatures and much
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FRIDAY, MARCH 15
Silver City/Grant County Moths of the Gila National Forest and Vicinity — 7 p.m. at WNMU, Harlan Hall, Room 219, corner of 12th and Alabama streets. Gila Native Plant Society meeting free and open to the public. Info: www.gilanps.org/ events/programs. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “Beer for Breakfast” — 7 p.m. at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. T or C. A two-act comedy, morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Cost: $10. Info: 609-226-5987.
Ruidoso/Lincoln County The Wizard of Oz live performance — 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts in Alto, 108 Spencer Road. Based on the 1939 MGM movie classic, this musical follows the yellow brick road from Broadway to the Spencer with a cast of more than 30. Cost $79-$85. Info: spencertheater.com.
MONDAY, MARCH 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.S. Highway 180 E. Entertainment is music by Ella May and Billy Burns. Cost: Lunch is $12. Info: 575-537-3643.
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
Columbus/Luna County Columbus Book Club — 11 a.m. at the Columbus Village Library, 112 W. Broadway. Meets every second Tuesday. Info: 575-531-2612.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
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 Julia Cozby performing country, Americana and pop and libations served. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035.
Las Cruces/Mesilla Contra Dance — 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago in Mesilla. The Big Ditch Crickets, a Silver City band, is playing and Lonnie Ludeman is calling. Wear green. No partner is needed. Beginners and newcomers are welcome and should attend basic instruction at 7:30 p.m. Cost $6, youth $5, family $15. Info: 575-5221691. Ghetto Blaster live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Mountain Smoke BBQ Festival — All day at Wingfield Park in Ruidoso. Two-day BBQ, beer and wine festival. Cost: $20 a day; $30 for both days. Info: 575-937-2582. Brett Young in concert — 8-11 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero. Cost: $39. Info: inofthemountaingods.com/event/brett-young/.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
Ruidoso/Lincoln County New Mexico Game & Fish Big Game Hunt Application Event — 5-7 p.m. at the Eastern New Mexico
Silver City/Grant County Michael Martin — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Folkrock
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Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance — 5:30-8 p.m. at the Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm in T or C. Main stream and plus dancing. Info: 505-804-3842.
Las Cruces/Mesilla Coffee House Series: Eryn Bent — noon at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934. Outsider artist David Liebe Hart — 8 p.m. at Art Obscura, 3206 Harrelson St. Cost: $10. Info: artbyliebehart.com.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 14
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.
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DESERT EXPOSURE singer songwriter. Info: 575-5569934. 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. “Beer for Breakfast” — 7 p.m. at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. T or C. A two-act comedy, morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Cost: $10. Info: 609-226-5987. Pie Town/Catron County Chili Cook-Off — 1 p.m. at the Pie Town Fire and EMS station. Fundraiser for the department. Info: 575-7722666. Alamogordo/Otero County Sip into Spring Wine Festival — noon-6 p.m. in Alamogordo, at the Otero County Pavilion, at the Fairgrounds. Cost: $12. Info: www. lascruceseventplanning.com. Abe Mac Band live music — 6-9 p.m. at Cloudcroft Brewing, 1301 Burro Ave. in Cloudcroft, 1301 Burro Ave. Info: 575-682-2337. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Granger Smith in concert — 8-11 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero. Cost: $29. Info: inofthemountaingods.com/event/granger-smith/.
SUNDAY, MARCH 17
Silver City/Grant County St. Patty’s Pub Crawl with music by Shotgun Calliope — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Info: 575-556-9934. 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. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “Beer for Breakfast” — 2 p.m. at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. T or C. A two-act comedy, morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Cost: $10. Info: 609-226-5987. Alamogordo/Otero County Sip into Spring Wine Festival — noon-6 p.m. in Alamogordo, at
MARCH 2019 • 35 the Otero County Pavilion, at the Fairgrounds. Cost: $12. Info: www. lascruceseventplanning.com.
MONDAY, MARCH 18
Socorro/Socorro County President’s Chamber Music Series: La Catrina String Quartet — 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico Tech, Macey Center. Cost: Free. Info: 575-538-6469. Las Cruces/Mesilla Salsa Dance Party — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Latin DJ. Info: 575-556-9934.
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
Silver City/Grant County President’s Chamber Music Series: La Catrina String Quartet — 7 p.m. at Western New Mexico University, Light Hall Theater. Cost: $15. Info: 575-538-6469. Las Cruces/Mesilla Story Time — 10 a.m.-noon at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces. Indoor adventure for ages 3 to 6. Info: 575-522-4100.
— 5:30-8 p.m. at the Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm in T or C. Main stream and plus dancing. Info: 505804-3842. Ruidoso/Lincoln County The Illusionists — 7 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts in Alto, 108 Spencer Road. Broadway’s biggest selling magic spectacular features a cast of five individual artists, The Daredevil, The Deductionist, The Grand Illusionist, The Manipulator and The Trickster. Cost $79-$85. Info: spencertheater. com. Red Light Cameras and Sleep Spent live music — Enchanted Vine, 104 Alto Pines Trail, Alto. Indi-pop and Indi-rock music. Info: 575-937-5866.
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Silver City/Grant County Santa Clara-Fort Bayard Visitor’s Center opening — 11:30 a.m. at the Santa Clara Armory Building, 11990 U.S. Highway 180 E in Santa Clara. Part and Parcel live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Funk, punk, folk and rock bluegrass. Info: 575-556-9934. Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “Beer for Breakfast” — 7 p.m. at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. T or C. A two-act comedy, morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Cost: $10. Info: 609-226-5987. Las Cruces/Mesilla Kimi Bitter life music — 8 p.m. at
Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934. Tularosa/Otero County “Helluva Way to Treat a Soldier” — 6:30 p.m. at the Tularosa Dry Goods Building on Granado Street in Tularosa. Park behind the building. Brought by the Jornada Research Institute, this is a film that was produced by the Bureau of Reclamation as a documentary of the looting at Fort Craig and efforts taken to stop it. Cost: Free. Info: tularosaartsandhistory@ gmail.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Old Time Fiddlers Dance — 7-9 p.m., New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers
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Ruidoso/Lincoln County The Illusionists — 7 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts in Alto, 108 Spencer Road. Broadway’s biggest selling magic spectacular features a cast of five individual artists, The Daredevil, The Deductionist, The Grand Illusionist, The Manipulator and The Trickster. Cost $79-$85. Info: spencertheater.com.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
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 Dale Young performing alternative rock and libations available. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035. 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: 575528-3444.
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Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences. $4 Info: 575-7449137. “Beer for Breakfast” — 7 p.m. at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. T or C. A two-act comedy, morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Cost: $10. Info: 609-226-5987. Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue — 10 p.m. at the T or C Brewing Company, 410 N. Broadway in T or C. Grownup variety show featuring comedy, burlesque, variety arts and drag with t touch of blue humor, a lot of glamour and tons of fun. Cost: $15. Info: www.torcbeer. Silver City/Grant County Friends of Clay Pottery Sale — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 206 N. Bullard in downtown Silver City. Sale features a selection of pottery and clay art works donated by current and former WNMU clay students, faculty and professional potters. All proceeds used for the benefit of the clay program at the university. Info: 575313-7278. J-Calvin live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Neo-soul funk band from Durango, Colorado. Info: 575-556-9934. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Girlfriends Wandering Art and Craft Gift Market — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso. Features eclectic blend of handcrafted one of a kind items, shabby and vintage bliss, home décor and inspiration and more. Cost: $5. Info: 915-269-5465. Las Cruces/Mesilla Discover Camp Robledo — 10 a,m,-12:30 p.m. at the Camp Robledo Restoration Area. Experience the classic Chihuahuan desert uplands
Sergei Teleshev and Veronika Shabashava play at the Western New Mexico University Fine Arts Center Theater on March 26. (Courtesy Photo)
and the riverine, riparian environments along the Rio Grande through a hike with park ranger Alex Mares. Cost: $5-day use fee. Info: 575-5244068. The Casual Fridays live music — 8 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934.
bliss, home décor and inspiration and more. Cost: $5. Info: 915-269-5465.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
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: 575-585-5545.
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County “Beer for Breakfast” — 2 p.m. at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. T or C. A two-act comedy, morality tale of postponed dreams and lost affections. Cost: $10. Info: 609-226-5987. Las Cruces/Mesilla Coffee House Series: Jamie O’Hara — noon at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934. *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 Girlfriends Wandering Art and Craft Gift Market — 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso. Features eclectic blend of handcrafted one of a kind items, shabby and vintage
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Silver City/Grant County Sergei Teleshev and Veronika Shabashava Concert — 7-9 p.m. at the WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. Info: 575-538-5862.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
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 Wait for What?! Performing blues, country and classic rock. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance — 5:30-8 p.m. at the Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm in T or C. Main stream and plus dancing. Info: 505804-3842.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
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Silver City/Grant County Brothers Reid live music — 7:30 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Folk rock and bluegrass on tour. Info: 575-556-9934. Stars-N-Parks Program — 7:108:40 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park. Bill Nigg is the presenter. Mars is low in the West. Orion is transiting as has Canopus. Info: 575-635-0982.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
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: 575-7449137. Silver City/Grant County Indie/Folk Series: Monica Rizzio live music — 7 p.m. at the Buckhorn Saloon, 32 Main St. in Pinos Altos. Outlaw country/folk singer-songwriter who grew up in the Bible belt. Cost $25. Info: 575-538-5555. Las Cruces/Mesilla Celebrate Spring Equinox at Leasburg Dam — 5-9 p.m. at Leasburg Dam State Park. Join in for Native American song and dance, adobe overn baked pueblo bread demonstration and stick around for the night sky program. Cost: $5-day use fee. Info: 575-524-4068. Layers of Pink live music — 9 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934.
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
Silver City/Grant County Blues Brunch: Missy Anderson and Her One Man Band — 7 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St. Silver City. Info:
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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 Coffee House Series: Tom Foster Norres — noon at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 119 N. Main St. Las Cruces. Info: 575-556-9934.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
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 and libations. Cost: $7. Info: 575-434-0035.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Truth or Consequences/ Sierra County Sierra Twirlers Square Dance — 5:30-8 p.m. at the Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm in T or C. Main stream and plus dancing. Info: 505-804-3842.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Silver City/Grant County Audubon program: Shen the swallows return to Silver City — 7 p.m. at Western New Mexico University, Harlan Hall, Room 219, 12th and Alabama streets. Ornithologist Carol Ann Fugagli and the Audubon Swallow Monitoring Team review the results of last year’s cliff swallow nesting season on campus. Cost: free. Info: swnmaudubon@gmail.com. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Granger Smith in concert — 8-11 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero. Cost: $29. Info: inofthemountaingods. com/event/urban-cowboy-reunion/.
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as Cruces Space Festival Director Jonathan Firth can’t contain his enthusiasm. He said the project is entering a new stage. The 2019 festival, scheduled for April 7-13, is expected have a major economic impact. “Last year we had three speakers; this year we have 23 and probably more,” Firth said. “But it’s not all about speaking, it’s not all about talking, it’s not a festival just about ideas of the mind. There is activity and entertainment and fun as part of it. “[The festival] is inspiring and exciting our youth and all ages. It’s supporting the sustainable development at the spaceport. It’s rais-
Las Cruces Space Festival Director Johnathan Firth updates the festival committee. (Photo by Elva K. Österreich)
ing awareness and shining a light on all the space-related activity in New Mexico.” “We want to draw in people from the region, the state and outside. Relatives are coming from overseas for this,” Firth said. A series of events will take place
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prior to the festival. On Feb. 23 at Plaza de Las Cruces, the committee will preview the content of the festival. From March 1-3, they are participating in the Las Cruces Arts Fair, and on March 23 they will be on the plaza again, creating art. “One of the themes this year is to try and bring more arts and culture content into the festival,” Firth said. “On March 23 people will be doing space-related art that hopefully will be part of the ‘Our Place in Space’ exhibition that will be part of the festival and beyond. The exhibition is about not just images from the telescope but about artists’ interpretation of what they see and our feeling about our place in the universe.” Open houses will be held April 6 at the Trinity Site and the Very Large Array and April 7 at Spaceport America. For more information and to register for activities and events, visit lcspacefestival.com.
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LIVING ON WHEELS • SHEILA SOWDER
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ongratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! – Dr. Seuss: Oh, The Places You’ll Go! I’ve noticed a trend lately among both fulltime RVers and traditional house dwellers. They’re trading in their tents for mini-campers (less than 20 feet long), causing that niche of the RV market to skyrocket. Compared to the larger RVs, these miniature travel trailers can go where their bigger relatives can’t, are often lightweight enough to be pulled by a car or small truck, and they’re far more comfortable and secure than a tent. Rose Valley resident Rene Blalock spent a month researching small campers online before deciding on the 2019 InTech Chase Flyer (chaseflyerintechrv. com). She told me, “I like where my larger 5th wheel is parked, and don’t really want to move it when I go off on little trips, so I needed something compact.” She’s taken it on several trips already and reports that “It’s been wonderful, easy to tow. I can set up quickly and get outside, and I haven’t noticed an increase in gas consumption.” Inside the Flyer are two single mattresses that can be separate or stacked, and a cabinet along the front end for storage and for any cooking equipment the owner brings onboard. There are no built-in cooking facilities although there is a small microwave. No plumbing, but it has electrical hookups, and with its air-conditioning and heat, Rene can leave her two small dogs inside while she enjoys the outdoor activities. There’s also solar capability for comfortable, dry camping. “It has a nice radio and can hook up to cable,” she pointed out, “indoor/ outdoor lights, and the entire rear end opens to the outdoors. Also, there’s an optional canopy that attaches to the right side.” List price
The Chase Flyer makes your camping experience comfortable and safe. (Photos by Sheila Sowder
No luxury inside the Chase Flyer, but cozy and comfortable for a single camper.
The Little Guy Mini Max gives a couple all the room and amenities they need for great camping.
is around $10,000. The Flyer is 12 1/2 feet from back to hitch, 7 feet wide, and weighs around 1,100 pounds. Perfect for one person (and two small dogs) for short getaways. “It gets a lot of attention when I pull into a park,” Rene said, “I usually get a thumbs up from the guys.” But as I stood inside the microlite camper, I thought, “Could I survive a couple of weeks in here with my 6-foot 3-inch husband?” Friends of mine, a couple who lives here in Silver City, have always been avid campers. But a couple of years ago, while
camping at City of Rocks, a high wind blew their large, strong tent onto its side. “And we couldn’t even make sandwiches outside because of the dust.” It was time for an upgrade from tent camping. For the next two years, they researched. Total weight was important, but they also wanted a bed comfortable enough for two, rudimentary kitchen facilities, possibly a toilet and shower, as well as a high-clearance package, and they wanted a model that could be serviced conveniently. Bells and whistles were not necessary, but a certain amount of
comfort was desirable. They searched online and in person, and slowly whittled the list of models down to just a few. One model was eliminated because the underbelly was made of a soft fabric which they felt rodents could easily chew through. Some models came without a good warranty; some had axles that might not hold up on dirt and forest roads. Light was important to them, so their choice had to have plenty of windows. Initially, they wanted a separate bed and dinette, but changed their minds when they saw how space-efficient the combination of the two is. After months of searching, they almost settled on the T@B (pronounced tab), a teardrop camper by nuCamp. Then, late in the process, they saw an online video about the 2019 Mini Max from Little Guy, also a teardrop model like the T@B but with some additional features. A Santa Fe dealer had both the T@B and the Little Guy Mini Max side by side, and it turned out the drive was worth it. The Mini Max is slightly larger, clearance is higher, and they liked the design better. The list price was $24,000. Their decision was
made. So far, they’re quite happy with their choice. Its weight is just under 2,000 pounds, and they have 119 square feet of interior space. The kitchen has a sink, 2-burner stove, microwave, and a 3-way roomy refrigerator. The dinette converts to a queen-sized bed, and there’s a shower and toilet. It has air conditioning and heat, a 19inch TV and a flexible solar panel on top that can charge phones and the battery. They purchased the Mini Max in October, and so far, have made three trips to City of Rocks, although they’re planning some longer journeys this year. Both Rene and the Silver City couple have some advice to offer those who are looking for a small camper trailer. The large variety of these pint-sized units, in size, amenities and price, guarantees that anyone can find a model that fits their needs. So first, make a list of your priorities – the absolute must-haves and the optionals. Read the product reviews, and look for product service bulletins on the manufacturer websites to discover any parts recalls. Carefully check out the warranties and take the time to visit dealerships to do personal inspections. Finally, when the choice has been made, read an article on negotiating RV prices before you visit the dealership for final buy. I also recommend checking out smalltrailerenthusiast.com and thespruce.com/glamping.worthy. camping.trailers for photos and information on many of the new models. Sheila and husband, Jimmy Sowder, have lived at Rose Valley RV Ranch in Silver City for four years following five years of wandering the US from Maine to California. She can be contacted at sksowder@aol. com
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