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Sacred Grounds’ Peruvian Café Femenino coffee Balancing gender inequality in the coffee business Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world next to oil.

Women coffee producers make up 30 percent of the 25 million coffee growers that are responsible for producing 75 percent of the world’s coffee. Harsh gender inequality, poverty and abuse are rampant in these coffee production regions. Most women coffee producers have no rights, no income and are abandoned by their husbands. Of the world’s estimated one billion poor, 70 percent are women. Women own less than one percent of the world’s titled land.

The Café Femenino Coffee Project was founded in 2004. With determination and desire for a better future, more than 460 women coffee producers in Peru united to take a step toward achieving empowerment. This step came in the form of growing, harvesting and producing their own coffee called Café Femenino. Organic Products Trading Company (OPTCO) along with CECANOR Cooperative, PROASSA*, CICAP and Cordaid joined forces to support the women in their efforts to achieve their goals.

Today, the Café Femenino Coffee Project is a social program for women coffee producers in rural communi-

ties around the world. More than 1,500 women in Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru are active in the project to achieve empowerment, build social and support networks, and earn incomes through the production and sale of the Café Femenino Coffee.

The success of the Project initiated the creation of The Café Femenino Foundation, which provides grants to select programs and projects that enhance the lives of women and their families in coffee growing communities around the world.

Café Femenino Coffee is imported exclusively by OPTCO and distributed by more than 80 roasters who pay a premium above the fair trade price.

Café Femenino is high-quality, organic coffee that is left unblended to preserve the acidity, body, flavor and aroma that are unique to each Café Femenino Coffee variety. Café Femenino Coffee is sold at retail locations nationwide including Ruidoso’s own Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House.

The Café Femenino brand started as a collaboration between women growers in Peru and coffee importers Gay and Garth Smith in Vancouver, Wash.

Several years ago, the Peruvian women – who are part of a larger cooperative – asked Garth Smith whether Continued on next page

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March madness

Irish dance spectacular at the Spencer Theater Re-live the journey of the Irish Celts in the inspiring Rhythm of the Dance, the Irish dance spectacular appearing center stage at the Spencer Theater Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. This two-hour dance and music extravaganza stars the National Dance Company of Ireland with 22 dancers, three tenors and a live band.

Featuring modern art forms of step dance, jigs and reels, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient with the most up to date stage technology. Rhythm of the Dance celebrates the Celts’ 1,000-year-old story with all the advantages of a stateof-the-art theater.

Rhythm of the Dance has heralded a new era in Irish entertainment, internationally rated as one of the most popular Irish step dance shows in the world!

Rhythm of the Dance will bring you on an epic journey through the ages, from ancient mythology to the travels of the Irish emigrants, from the rolling hills and stonewalls of Connemara all the way to the modern skyscrapers of New York, with some surprises along the way. The French revolution in the late 18th century stirred in the Irish a thirst for equality. Our hero, the military commander is too pre occupied with

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the impending battle and as a result, is unable to see the love that awaits him. Troops stand ready to protect their lands and as potential invaders approach, it soon becomes apparent that they are neighboring allies. Irish storytelling has inhabited every corner of the world through song.

This cheerful medley embodies the exuberance that exists in this art form.

The introduction of show bands to Ireland in the 1960s heralded an opportunity to feel the rhythm of the music and dance. Not to dance alone but to find a dance partner, someone who could share the passion of rhythm in motion. The history of Ireland will always be marked by struggle; for Irish independence from English rule. However, the people of the North of Ireland have shown great courage in accepting their neighbors in the hope of a peaceful future. Communities divided by religion led to many years of turmoil, but they’ve endeavored to forgive, move forward and accept each other’s differences.

Sean nós dance, translated from the Irish meaning, “old style,” is the oldest form of dancing in

Ireland. Over time it gave way to a more intricate and controlled form known as Irish Step dancing, which is much more common today. The strong revival of Sean nós, force the two forms to compete. Who will dominate, or is there a possibility that the two forms can come together as one synergy?

After the potato famine in 1849 many people left the homeland; the multitudes landed on the shores of the United States. The Irish embraced a new and vital community of diversity; they fused their traditional style of music with the diverse sounds of their new home. New sounds and rhythms emerged, ones that could never be imagined at home in the Emerald Isle.

Get your Irish on at the Spencer. Excellent seats are available for $69 and $66. A pre-show corned beef and cabbage buffet is also available at 1 p.m. ($20).

Call the Spencer box office at 575-336-4800 or go online to www.spencertheater.com for more information.

PERUVIAN COFFEE, from pg. 2 he could sell their coffee separate from the men’s. His wife, Gay, decided to work with the women, many of whom are abandoned or abused by their husbands. Together they created the Café Femenino program, which also requires roasters to give at least 5 cents per pound to a women’s crisis organization or to the Café Femenino Foundation.

The foundation distributes grants to women and children in coffee-producing communities around the world.

In 2005, $1,500 went toward books and other school supplies for 600 girls in Peru. The following year, the women growers requested and received money for four projects – a small animal breeding project, seeds, a microlending fund and kitchen remodels.

“They cook on stone outdoor stoves that are so low to the ground that the women have to bend over all the time,” Smith said. “They want to raise the height of their outdoor stoves, and they’re calling that kitchen remodeling.”

Smith is expanding the Café Femenino program to include women growers in Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Bolivia.

since 1992 to the coffee bean producers in different places of Cajamarca and Lambayeque which became in a pioneer experience on production and export of organic coffee bean in northern Peru.

The criteria used to organize PROASSA which are reinforced every day with its praxis are: transpar*PROASSA, Promoter of Sustainable Agriency, trust, horizontal and democratic relations with culture S.A. is a producer and exporter of certified its suppliers and customers, improvement in producer organic coffee bean, was set up in 1995 as a result life conditions, permanent commitment with quality, of the endeavor of producers human capital development, associations from Cajamarca, equity genre, viability, and ecoLambayeque, Amazonas and San nomic equity, social responsibilMartin, all of them organized ity, environment protection, and in the North-East Coffee Bean long term vision.

Producers Central (CECANOR, by During its 15 years of its Spanish acronym), Center of existence and due to the seriousInvestigation, Training , Consulness it always assumes with its tancy and Promotion (CICAP by relations; PROASSA has received its Spanish Acronym) and a group a positive evolution and is ascenof professionals involved with the dant in different aspects. It grows sustainable development of the a reciprocal benefit relationship North-East of Peru. with producers, trust with cusThe enterprise was orgatomers, and cooperative relations nized upon the integral work on Workers with institutions from the region, CICAP-PROASSA y CECANOR technical advisory done by CICAP the country and abroad. Patri-

mony strengthens and is recognized as an innovative experience to the development contribution on the regional economy on its balanced relation minor producers and the environment.

PROASSA started its operations with 50 producers, nowadays works directly with 3, 694 producers who are organized in 50 regional centralized organizations CECANOR (by its Spanish acronym), also works with three independent associations and one cooperative.

Product – Arabica coffee bean organic washed.

Variety – Typical 95 percent and Bourbon 5 percent.

Origin – Amazons, Lambayeque, Cajamarca and San Martin.

Height – 1,200 to 1,800 meters over sea level.

Shadow – Native trees and Inga SP. Harvest – April to September.

Quantity – 56,000 quintals of organic coffee beans.

Preparation – American or European 5-9 defects per 300 gr.

Organic Certification – OCIA, Natureland, IMO Control, NOP. Social Certification – FLO. Producers – 3,694 producers organized in 54 associations.

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Wellness Watch –

Oxygen therapies: A little more about ozone by a number of reputable

By Tim Seay “allopathic” medical docBetter Home and Health tors. This announcement As we have learned was that Ozone could from the last couple of definitively be used to articles “Hypoxia” also successfully treat herniknown as oxygen starvaated discs. tion at the cellular level, Despite worldwide has been shown to be the reception of this news it underlying cause of most was essentially ignored if not all, disease. At the by the U.S. medical very least it is a contributsociety. Meanwhile, ing factor to reduced immost of our physicians munity, poor circulation and surgeons continue and increased inflammato administer minimally tion in the human body.

Tim Seay effective injections for After more than 60 years short-term relief and cut up patients’ of domination by the AMA (American spines often with catastrophic results Medical Association) and the FDA (Food including increased pain and paralysis. and Drug Administration) America’s In addition to great success with spinal health care system is unraveling before injuries, ozone therapy is being used our very eyes. Manipulation for profit by huge pharmaceutical corporations and around the world to treat a wide variety of medical insurance companies has taken its health challenges including cancer, heart toll on our country both financially and in conditions, Lyme disease, AIDS, diabetes, the form of compromised health care. stroke, depression, chronic fatigue, Lupus, The positive side of this reality is that Multiple Sclerosis and Fibromyalgia just it is giving re-birth to a number of excelto name a few. lent forms of natural therapy that had been The bottom line is that it is time to left behind in the 40s and 50s. Pulsed self-educate if you want to maximize your Electromagnetic Field Therapy and varihealth and wellness in this day and age. ous forms of oxygen therapy including the Ozone and other forms of oxygen use of ozone fall into this realm. therapy are a vital part of the health and Medical ozone therapy has been used wellness equation and despite the politics worldwide for more than 50 years with and capitalism of our current health care dramatic success (and safety). system they are shining through as imporDespite this fact, ozone therapy in tant tools. Take the time to study and learn North America remains “controversial.” about these tools not only for improving There are websites that label it as “toxic” or eliminating current health challenges and dangerous which it can be, if used im- but also as preventative measures. On a properly. Of course this can also be said technical note, if you would like to review about other natural substances like water; past Wellness Watch articles just do a if you take too much in at once you drown search for “Ruidoso Free Press, Wellness and die in a matter of seconds.

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Every two years there is a World Until next time… thanks for the read.

Ozone Congress held by the International All the best to you in health and happiOzone Association (IOA) where new ness. Tim Seay: 575-770-0136 or timresearch and procedures are shared in seay@live.com. discussions. In addition several countries Please note, this article is for inincluding Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy, formational purposes only and is not intended for use a medical advice. If you Turkey and Austria hold annual conventions where physicians and scientists from have medical issues see your doctor. around the world present their studies and new findings. At one of these conventions Brought to you by: The Better Home Betheld in Toronto, Canada in 2009 there was ter Health Center, 2500 Sudderth, Suite #12, Ruidoso. a ground breaking announcement made

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Yoga: Ancient wisdom, modern health WILLIE

“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”

— B.K.S. Lyengar

safely stretching your muscles. This may release the lactic acid that builds up with muscle use, which may cause stiffness, tenMany people ask, sion, pain and fatigue.

“How is Yoga different In addition, yoga from other exercise proincreases the range of grams?” Or, “Isn’t Yoga motion in joints. It may about twisting into also increase lubricaexotic pretzel poses?” tion in the joints. The While we admire outcome is a sense lithe yoginis who can of ease and fluidity touch their toes (with Marianne Mohr throughout your body. the back of their heads Yoga stretches not only of all things), the fact your muscles but all of the soft tissues is the original practice of Yoga was of your body.

That includes ligaments, intended to calm the mind and enable tendons and the fascia sheath that surmeditation. rounds your muscles.

And no matter The Yoga Sutras, composed your level of yoga, you most likely around 200 CE, describe the practice will see benefi ts in a very short period as “calming fluctuations of the mind, of time.

In one study, participants had or to steady the mind.” Surprisingly, in up to 35 percent improvement in flexthis ancient text not a single physical ibility after only eight weeks of yoga.” pose is discussed. Instead of pretzelWhile all physical exercise is poses, the first steps in the Yoga Sutras good, Yoga’s therapeutic, relaxation were ethical behaviors for everyday and meditative benefits offer results life such as non-hurting, truthfulness, not always found with other practices. not stealing (or getting something not earned), right use of sexual energy and Feeling good inside as well as outside, improving agility and infirmity may freedom from greed and desire.

These ethical fundamentals sound help a student to want to continue practicing. more like good advice you’d get Seek the advice of a medical from a wise elder, than the basis of an professional to ensure you are healthy exercise program. Over time, physienough to practice Yoga. Inform your cal poses combined with breathing instructor of limitations or injuries you practices became more defined, and the Hatha style of Yoga recognized in may have. this day and age, evolved.

Marianne teachFast forward to now, other comes weekly Power mon questions and (mis)conceptions and Stretch include: “Do I need to be flexible to Yoga classes do Yoga?” “Am I too old?” “Isn’t the by donation at exercise class at the gym like Yoga?” the Blue Lotus For answers, I defer to mainand has been practicing Yoga for 37 stream medical wisdom from www. years. She is trained in the school of webmd.com: “When some people Paramahansa Yogananda; holds a think of yoga, they … worry that Mindfulness Training certification; they’re too old, unfit, or “tight” to do and received transmissions from Dalai yoga. The truth is you’re never too Lama. Reach her at 575-802-3013 or old to improve flexibility. The series joyoflife2@gmail.com. of yoga poses called asanas work by

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William Goodman – Tinnie New Mexico’s ‘Man of Steel’

By Rosalyn Stevenson William Goodman, 75-years old, runs six miles every morning and hand hammers plates of steel into curling, curving sculptures that arch against the turquoise sky in Tinnie.

He has sculptures in places ranging from Santa Fe to Kruda Bay, Alaska, and pieces at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art in Roswell.

Stevenson: When did you sell your first sculpture?

Goodman: 1967...in Albuquerque to a lawyer.

Stevenson: What childhood experiences influenced your becoming a sculptor?

Goodman: My becoming a sculptor is a result of my interest in painting. The first painter I ever met was named John Turnard. He visited my father. It was during the war and I was about 6 years old. He was in the Coast Guard in England. He had a machine gun, but no ammunition. He was strange and he threw himself down on the ground and pretended to shoot. I saw his paintings and they were completely abstract. This man gave me a great impression. He made it clear that you could be that and get away with it, but I never thought of doing this seriously until I was 21.

Stevenson: You are from England. Why did you leave your homeland?

Goodman: I was tired of living with my parents.

Stevenson: And so you came to America.

Goodman: Yes and went to art school. I went to the San Francisco Art Institute back in the late 50s. I studied painting under Richard Diebenkorn and others, and sculpture under Alvin Light. Light worked in wood, but I enjoyed working in steel because the premises at the SF Art Institute for doing welding were pretty chaotic and nobody seemed to interfere and a lot of people were just doing what they felt like and I did too and that’s where I learned to weld for better or for worse. I couldn’t get a job as a trained welder. I continued to paint but I haven’t painted now for years.

Stevenson: How or by what name do you identify the force or urge that motivates you to create sculpture?

Goodman: I don’t think I have a name for it.

Stevenson: Would it be Life Force or the Psyche perhaps?

Goodman: Absolutely not. There’s nothing spiritual in it. I don’t have a spiritual bone in my body. It’s not money, I can tell you that. I just get a kick out of it. I enjoy making shapes and putting them together. Sometimes it can take up to three years. The last one did. The one I’m working on now I hope will take not more than two years. Most of the ones I’ve done recently have taken three years.

Stevenson: Your work is very flowing and curvaceous. Does music or poetry influence your work?

Goodman: I don’t know if music influences my work, but I enjoy listening to music when I work. Shastakovich and Bartok are my favorites. Poetry did influence other parts of my life – painting perhaps, but I don’t think it influences the sculpture.

Stevenson: Describe a typical working day.

Goodman: I get up at around 3 a.m. and go for a six mile run.

The workday starts at 6:30 in the morning continuing with what I’ve already started the day before. I take off at exactly 11:30 for lunch and return at 12:30. I quit at 5 p.m. promptly.

If I try to go on more than that it becomes drudgery. When I

finish work I go home and have a beer. and the parts touch, the galvanizing can wear off. I truck the finished pieces to Stevenson: Describe your work proDenver for sand blasting and galvanizcess. ing.

Galvanizing makes the pieces last Goodman: It’s hand hammering out longer and gives them a bluish color. shapes and forms from slabs of steel Stevenson: Do your pieces feel finished to conform to some idea I have in to you, or as with some artists, never mind and then applying the shapes to fi nished, just stopping in interesting something else I’ve already made, then places? pursuing from there. It’s like building Goodman: I can understand that, stopwith bricks. It doesn’t really have to be ping in interesting places, but no, these a blank surface. It can have crenulapieces are finished. These are complete. tions and it can also be knocked down with holes and such. It’s a process of Stevenson: Is your vision of your work adding towards a vague end. The end changing? is sometimes much more vague than Goodman: No, I don’t think it is. If you at other times. were to look at work I did when I was in I use a Viktor cutting torch to cut. It art school back in the early 60s. You can heats the steel and sends a beam tell that it is clearly by the same person. of oxygen through the heated area, It is a lot better than it was, I use stronger which cuts the steel. I use an acetymaterial than I did and it’s a lot more lene and oxygen welding torch which expensive. I have to go to Farmington melts a welding rod which fuses steel sometime next week to get materials to steel. I never get bored. I enjoy the and it will be more than $1,200. Also, it’s challenge of bolting the steel together. a lot bigger. The one I’m currently workThere is a certain fulfillment in that. ing on will be forty feet tall. I shall be Every joint is different. about 77 or 78 when I finish this piece.

I may have to go back to painting after Stevenson: Why do you use metal that. versus clay?

Stevenson: Why have you settled in TinGoodman: I was just thinking recently nie? It’s such a rural area, away from the how very like working with clay this central cities. is because you apply clay to a surface Goodman: Gravitational force. I lived in building up pieces of clay and this is San Francisco for quite some time. I was like that, but this is above all an addia mariner and I finished a job in SF then tive process. You don’t as with clay or shipped out of NY. In 1966 I got a job particularly stone or wood take anyteaching at UNM. By that time I had marthing away or not very often. You are ried a young woman from New Orleans. mostly adding one thing to another She had to finish her degree so she and until it gets done. Sometimes it just I both went back to the Art Institute doesn’t work, and whole pieces get cut where I got my Masters degree. We then off. It being metal you can cut those moved to Albuquerque together. Since pieces off and use them again, which then, Madrid, New Mexico and Roswell. often happens.

Donald Anderson of the Anderson MuStevenson: Can you describe your seum in Roswell bought some pieces. inner working process? What do you This place in Tinnie came up for sale think about as you work?

Photos courtesy of Rosalyn Stevenson with 6 acres and all these old buildings.

Goodman: I think an awful lot about At top, Sargasso Sculpture: I paid cash for it. The studio is an old gas what I’m doing. It does require a cerstation.

28.5 feet tall, Tinnie.

Above, tain amount of concentration and I see William Goodman hammering Stevenson: Do you have work anywhere what I’ve already done in retrospect else? steel in his studio in Tinnie. and sometimes it looks great and Goodman: Yes. The Federal Courthouse sometimes it doesn’t. If it doesn’t evenin Las Cruces; Museum of New Mexico; University of NM; tually it gets cut out, and this is very natural. Certain things if they don’t sit right, just don’t survive. They can survive for Bicentennial Albuquerque; College of Santa Fe; Kruda Bay, up to a year and then they get cut out.

Alaska, Anderson Museum and here in Tinnie, New Mexico.

The piece titled Gordian Knot took three years. It is made of Stevenson: What would you like for people to know about you and your work?

21 pieces of tensile steel, bolted together in 60 joints. After about a year and a half or two years, I cut the whole thing Goodman: I sometimes I feel I’m an oyster and I create this apart. There was a great clatter and the whole thing just fell pearl, whether good or bad, but it’s a matter of producing something. I don’t think the oyster is a very attractive apart into several pieces. I was using a gauge of steel that was too light. Now it can be hit by a very strong wind and it creature. I don’t think I really care if people know anything will move but not much and none of the parts touch. That’s of me or not. I just want to keep doing it until I come down really important, because if you have something galvanized with arthritis or something else stops me.

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AGELESS MEDICINE Retirement

Dr. Stephen Rath

live extra years feeling like I am just punching Fusion Medical Center, Ruidoso the clock. I have already Reader question of the received my 20-year letter week: “My friend told me from the military telling that you recommended that me that I am eligible for she have sex a minimum of retirement. Why retire? three times per week. Isn’t I have finally achieved a this excessive?” rank where my opinion is Answer: From whose valued and I can make a point of view? Her husband difference. Moreover, my might think three or more Dr. Stephen Rath body doesn’t feel like it is times a week is excessive if ready to retire now that my hormones his testosterone (T) is low. I was there. are balanced.

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Guadalupe Mountains National Park mourns loss of first Park employee PINE SPRINGS, TEXAS — Roger E. Reisch, the first employee at Guadalupe Mountains National Park passed away peacefully in Edmond, Okla. Feb. 12. He was 89. Roger Eugene Reisch was born in the Richmond Heights area of St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 6, 1924. He was the second of five children of August and Hilda Reisch.

Roger enlisted into the United States Marine Corps as a radar operator on Dec. 15, 1942, during World War II, reaching the rank of Technical Sergeant (E6). In February 1945, he was aboard the Carrier Escort USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68).

Roger served until Nov. 29, 1945 and then rejoined the Marine Corps April 7, 1951 as a radar instructor. On April 8, 1952, Roger was reclassified to Inactive Reserve and was honorably discharged June 18, 1952.

He enlisted in the Marine Corps volunteer reserve in July 1952 as a Technical Sergeant. Roger did a stint as a temporary civilian Clerk with the U.S. Army from May 1, 1946 until Aug. 23, 1946.

In 1947, Roger enrolled in the

University of Dayton, graduating in 1950 with degrees in English and History. His younger brother, Jack, roomed with him for a few years, while he was in college, and said that Roger tried some jobs after graduation, but he had always been an outdoorsman and really wanted to be outside. Roger would work the hay harvest in Kansas, and then began his National Park Service career as a Seasonal Park Ranger (Historian) at Fort Laramie National Historic Site from June 1, 1959 until Sept. 5, 1959 and a Seasonal Park Ranger at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument from Nov. 15, 1959 until April 16, 1960.

On May 2, 1960, Roger received a Career-Conditional appointment as a Tour Leader at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. During his career with the National Park Service, he would work at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Padre Island National Seashore, as the South Padre District Ranger from Sept. 8, 1968 until April 19, 1969, returning to Carlsbad Caverns National Park April 20, 1969 and Guada-

lupe Mountains National Park, where he is legendary and would become known as “Mr. Guadalupe Mountains,” from Dec. 28, 1969 until his retirement in 1998.

Roger was a Park Ranger (Resource Management Specialist) at Carlsbad Caverns National Park at the time that Guadalupe Mountains National Park was established on Sept. 30, 1972. He had such a good feel for the land, was skilled in backcountry foot and horse travel, and knew and understood the natural resources of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and in 1964 was asked to go to the new park to begin considering how the park should be available to the public. For several years, Roger was the only employee at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which was administered by Carlsbad Caverns National Park until October 1987. On Aug. 23, 1981, Roger moved to Dog Canyon, where he would be the Dog Canyon District Ranger until he retired.

During his Park Service career, Roger held the positions of Tour Leader, Supervisory Tour Leader, Park Guide, Park Ranger, Supervisory Park Ranger, Management Assistant, Park Manager, Resource Management Specialist, District Ranger and Natural Resource Specialist.

Roger had good relationships with all of the ranching families neighboring the park and, along with Guadalupe Mountains Ranch foreman Noel Kincaid, helped and guided visitors and did search and rescue. Mike Capron, who ran neighboring Nickel Creek Station and Aston Ligon Ranch, said that “all of the locals called the new park ‘Roger’s Ranch,’” and stated that Roger was “on call all day and night, always on duty and never missed a call.”

Capron described Roger as a “man of the outdoors” with a “quick laugh and short, witty wisdom.”

Roger worked diligently to protect the land, learn more about it, and help visitors appreciate its beauty and importance. Roger enjoyed the solitude of the new park, and loved the fact that the park did not have any through roads and was a hiking and horseback riding park, a characteristic of the park that remains to the present day. Roger pushed for the construction of a trail to the top of Guadalupe Peak to provide visitors with a safe and enjoyable hiking experience and to

Photos courtesy of Guadalupe National Park

Roger Reisch his horse, Blackjack. prevent them from becoming lost, as there were tricky and dangerous places on the old routes up to the peak. According to Dr. John Baker, former Wilderness Areas Task Force Chairman of the Sierra Club and Wilderness Society and former Chairman of the Citizen’s Conservationist Wilderness Committee, “if you went the wrong way, you could find yourself in the dark on a cliff face.” Roger’s first priorities at the new park were resource management and care of the park. Although law enforcement was among his duties, Roger preferred to use education as his primary means of enforcing park regulations.

Roger has been described as “a bridge between early and modern rangers” and is often described as a “ranger’s ranger.”

Guadalupe Mountains National Park was authorized by an act of Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on Oct. 15, 1966. Don Dayton, who was Superintendent of Carlsbad Caverns National Park at the time Guadalupe Mountains National Park was formally established on Sept. 30, 1972, originally wanted to designate Roger as the Area Manager of the new park.

However, Roger refused that assignment, preferring to remain a field ranger rather than an administrator “tied to a desk.”

John Chapman would be brought in as the park’s first Area Manager in 1971, and worked closely with Roger. By that time, Roger knew the park very well and, as he and Chapman hiked and rode the park, Roger had well-developed ideas on where public trails should be, where Continued on next page

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days, and that he would lead them and work as hard as they did, and that ‘if that did not seem to them what they wanted, that perhaps this was not the best place for them.’

He was firm, but fair and the seasonal employees appreciated and Roger Reisch and Lynn Chelewski at Dog Canyon. worked very hard for him. signs should go and where to establish In January 1966, Roger, along designated backcountry campsites. Roger with Noel Kincaid, the foreman of J.C. and Chapman made signs in the barn at Hunter’s Guadalupe Mountains Ranch, Frijole Ranch, and led teams of seasonal Bob Burleson and Frank Tolbert, a writer employees to establish backcountry for the Dallas Morning News, would camping areas, install boundary fence, guide Supreme Court Justice William O. fight fires and patrol the park.

Douglas in the Guadalupes for Douglas’ Among his pioneering efforts at the 1967 bestselling book “Farewell to Texas: park were conducting the park’s first A Vanishing Wilderness.” vegetation survey and resulting vegetaAs she was leaving Guadalupe Mountion map, development of old land use in- tains National Park in February 1990, formation, such as the history of livestock Superintendent Karen Wade, who went on grazing, through years of conversation to serve as the Intermountain Regional Diwith ranchers and field observation, and rector from October 1999 through August completion of basic inventories of park 2003, wrote to Roger, ”you have been an resources. inspiration to so many employees over the Chapman described Roger as a good years that your impact is felt well beyond and strong man, and a “real” ranger, who the boundaries of this park. The example “stayed on the ground, loved and learned you have set has molded and shaped the ground, and without the advantages of several generations of park rangers and today’s professional resource research or some of those have moved into top level planning, just “knew” his area. Chapman leadership jobs in the organization. The stated that “Roger listened to people who ripple effect has magnified your impact came and studied [the park], and had the to the point that doing your job well at internal wisdom and common sense to Guadalupe is no longer the full extent of come up with the best ways to protect and your achievement. Of inestimable value to preserve the area for the long term.” Roger any observant person is the example you spoke slowly and evenly-paced, and was set of personal integrity achieved through straight forward in what he said. Roger living and working for what you believe. would oversee several seasonal employees Through this simple formula, you have during the summer months, and Chapachieved significance and stature well beman described him as being a “very good yond what you may realize. And so, I now mentor for young seasonals. Roger led join those who have carried lessons from them in the field and never asked them you away with them and put them to use to do anything he would not, himself, do. elsewhere… Thanks for all the times you He trained them and looked out for their pushed for something to happen because it well-being. At the end of a long day in the was the right thing to do for the resource.

Thanks for all the times you responded in saddle working in the backcountry, Roger extraordinary ways to park visitors and would often greet his charges with the reminded the rest of us what our most horse trailer and refreshments.” important job is. Thanks for loving this Chapman recalled Roger telling place so much that it encourages others to new seasonal employees one year, that love it too.” One such employee is current they should be proud that they had been National Park Service Director Jonathan selected to be National Park Rangers and Jarvis who, in the early1980s, was the that he would treat them as ‘men’ and expect them to act like ‘men’ in return. He Frijole District Ranger at Guadalupe told them that they would be working long Mountains National Park. Said Jarvis upon

learning of Roger’s passing, “he [Roger] was a classic old ranger we all loved him.”

Roger was proud to be a National Park Ranger, himself and was dedicated to his work. He owned two horses, Alejandro and Blackjack, which he always rode at the park because he trusted them, and was almost always seen on horseback. Roger bought tack for his horses and the three park horses, out of his own pocket from a saddle maker he knew in El Paso and never asked for reimbursement from the government. He drove his personal pickup for most park work, but never requested reimbursement for mileage or fuel. He would use it around Carlsbad after his retirement. In 1985, Roger, then stationed at Dog Canyon, submitted an award nomination to the park’s Incentive Awards Committee for his “faithful assistant” for transplanting some native wild turkeys which had become “overly aggressive and bothersome to campers and picnickers” to a more remote area of the park. The Incentive Awards Committee, after some deliberation and thought, unanimously recommended approval to Superintendent Bill Dunmire. The award nomination read ‘I hereby put my horse, Alejandro, in for the Superintendent’s Triple Cleaned Oats Award, ‘100 lbs.’ On Feb. 7, 1985, Alejandro carried me and three young turkeys up to our release site, some four miles out and up to the 8,000-foot level.

We rode through snow and mud all the way with no stumbles or falls and without tree bumping the birds in their burlap sacks. Upon reaching our goal, the turkeys were released in good shape.

They are now another wonderful site to remember. Alejandro and I headed off the mountain to home feeling good about how things worked out for us. Without the horse, the job wouldn’t have been done by one man. But with him, it was. So here is to the long line of good horses.”

Roger learned all of the ins and outs of the canyons, trails and pools, and the “secret” places of the Guadalupe’s, and was instrumental in the wilderness designation for Guadalupe Mountains National Park in 1978. Roger provided logistical support to Sierra Club and Wilderness Society sponsored trips into the park’s backcountry, which brought policy makers and others to the Guadalupe’s to push for wilderness status and gain national publicity for the idea. Roger would haul water to them on horseback so that they could stay in the backcountry longer and served as a guide. Roger shared his insights with them regarding the Wilderness Area Proposal for the park. Roger

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would write the Wilderness Area Proposal, although he had it credited to Dr. John Baker, then Wilderness Areas Task Force Chairman of the Sierra Club and Wilderness Society and Bob Burleson, then Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the National Park Service.

Roger also was instrumental in the development of the master plan for Guadalupe Mountains National Park, advising Dr. Baker, who credited Roger’s ideas as being reflected in comments he presented as Chairman of the Citizen’s Conservationist Wilderness Committee.

On July 28, 1989, Roger was awarded the Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award by Secretary Manuel Lujan, Jr. in recognition of his contributions to Guadalupe Mountains National Park and for his legacy of stewardship to the National Park Service. The citation stated, in part, “Mr. Reisch’s career exemplifies meritorious devotion to park resources protection…Mr. Reisch has brought and continues to bring to the job not only his dedication and enthusiasm for the park and its resources, but a history acquired over many years.

This history has accumulated and been passed along to all who have worked at Guadalupe since its establishment.

Through his intimate exposure to every inch of the mountains of the Guadalupes, Mr. Reisch has learned about the geography, history, plants and animals – the foundation for present day resource management efforts… These and many other projects would have taken much longer to accomplish without Mr. Reisch’s in-depth knowledge of the area, its culture and its people. For his dedication to Guadalupe Mountains National Park and for his legacy of stewardship to all past, present and future park employees, Roger E. Reisch is granted the Meritorious Service Award of the Department of the Interior.”

Roger retired from the National Park Service as a Natural Resource Specialist May 2, 1998 and relocated to St. Louis, Mo. where he lived with sisters Geraldine “Geri” Reisch and the late Marian Reisch. He and sister Geri moved to Edmond, Okla. in 2012. Roger is survived by his brother, Jack Reisch, of Oklahoma City, Okla. and sisters Geraldine Reisch, of Edmond, Okla. and Joann Liebermann, of Providence, Rhode Island. A funeral mass was held Feb. 21, in Edmond, Okla. and internment took place Feb. 26 in St. Louis, Mo. At the request of the family, Roger will be buried in full National Park Service dress uniform.

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Heart health and physical therapy February is American Heart Month.

The impact of heart disease is significant since it affects the quality of life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; one in every three deaths is from

heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. The good news is that life style changes can make a difference. A physical therapist can play an important role in improving your heart health. Don’t wait until your physician tells you it is time to exercise, take some preemptive

Fresh spinach for health Spinach is a nutrient-dense leafy green. Spinach is rich in betacarotene, vitamins B6, C and K and contains a beneficial amount of folic acid, calcium, iron, potassium and is said to contain more protein than most vegetables. Because fresh spinach has a neutral flavor, it can be added to many of our favorite meals to enhance our nutritional experience. Here are a few ideas: Smoothies – Add one banana, a handful of strawberries (fresh or frozen), handful of blueberries, handful of cherries, handful of fresh spinach leaves, ½ cup of water, and 4 ice cubes in a blender, then blend and serve.

Keep in mind that spinach makes a healthy replacement in meals usually served using iceberg lettuce which is lower in nutritional content. A few great suggestions would be tacos, burgers sandwiches and wraps.

Spinach and strawberry salad – 2 cups baby spinach, 1 cup washed and diced strawberries, ½ cup sliced almonds or walnut chunks and ¼ cup of your choice of poppy seed dressing. Mix ingredients in a large

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Veggie calzone – follow the directions for your favorite uncooked pizza dough, then roll out into a circle. In a separate bowl, mix together a cup of shredded baby spinach, ½ cup diced tomatoes, ¼ cup diced red bell pepper, ¼ cup diced green bell pepper and ¼ cup chopped basil. Mix ingredients in a bowl, and layer on one-half side of the pizza crust. Fold pizza crust over and press outer edge of the crust with your fingers to seal veggies into the calzone. Bake as instructed and serve.

ALT (avocado, lettuce and tomato) – This is a great alternative to the BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) which has contains harder to digest saturated fats. Toast two slices of whole wheat bread, and then add slices of avocado, tomato and several pieces of spinach adding a little sea salt to taste. This item is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

action. Call our office today and ask us to craft a “Heart Healthy” exercise program.

Even if you have never exercised before we will improve the health of your heart with a safe progressive exercise program.

Expect to work closely with us and together as a team we will improve the way your heart functions.

If you currently suffer from heart related issues your physical therapist can help you regain an active lifestyle by working on three specific areas.

1. Mobility issues.

2. Healthy eating and lifestyle changes.

3. Physical activities geared toward your specific abilities and goals.

Understand the impact of lifestyle.

While genetics play a part in heart disease, lifestyle choices have a significant impact. Smoking, overeating, eating unhealthy food and a sedentary lifestyle are factors which must be eliminated, especially when heart disease runs in the family. Eat healthy. Minimize the consumption of sodium and trans fat. Eat

healthy fruits and vegetables daily. Try frozen versions when fresh produce is not in season as they hold the most nutrients.

Keep moving. Being active does not mean having to run on a treadmill or attend a workout class. Simple things like taking a daily walk on the fitness trail behind the ranger station or just around your neighborhood can make a big difference – just keep moving.

What can The Ruidoso Physical Therapy Clinic, Inc. do for you? They can teach you good cardio workout programs that will strengthen your heart and get you into shape. We offer a wide variety of equipment for this purpose such as the treadmill, stair-stepper, recumbent bike and the UBE (an upper body bicycle). Gym memberships are available for those who do not need physical therapy but still want to get into shape. The therapists are always around to supervise and to help with exercise programs and to make sure that you don’t do anything that will cause you harm. For more information, call 575-257-1800.

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ROSWELL: Thru Roswell Artist-in-Residence Feb 10 Jerry West, “ A Trip to Roswell, New Mexico: Memory, Dream and Myth” in celebration of New Mexico’s Centennial. Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 West 11th St. Feb 28 Duane Swierczynski Free Literacy Discussion, ENMU-Roswell, room 123 in the Lawrence C. Harris Occupational Therapy Center, 7 - 8 p.m. Super crime fiction and comic book writer; published works include “Secret Dead Men,”“The Wheel Man,” “The Blonde,”“This Here’s a Stick Up: The Big Bad Book of American Bank Robbery,” and comic titles that include “Moon Knight,”“Punisher,”“Cable,”“Iron Fist,”“Godzilla” and more. Q & A session to follow Mar 1 “Camp” movie premiere, Galaxy 8 Theater, 4501 North Main. Inspired by true stories; rated PG-13 for mild language and themes dealing with child abuse. $15 includes movie ticket, poster and admission to party. thecampmovie.com “Stretch” exhibit - an installation by Ryder Richards, The Cube, 8 Howard Cook Rd., 6 - 9 p.m. Light refreshment and energetic conversation. ryderroswell. com/thecube 2-3 Kristen Kieffer Workshop, RMAC Ceramics Studio, 100 W. 11th St., March 2, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; March 3, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Attendees will get a rare glimpse into the mind and methods of a ceramics artist who is pushing the art form in new directions.

The workshop will explore various techniques and methods of embellishment - stamping, slip-trailing, sponging and resists.

Presented by the Pecos Valley Potters Guild. $165; seating limited.

575-624-6744 ext. 28 21 Business After Hours “Spring Garden Party,” Lifestyles Kitchen & Design, 1400 N. Kentucky Ave., 5 - 7 p.m. Sponsored by Roswell Chamber of Commerce, 575-6235695; www.roswellnm.org ARTESIA: Feb 28 Prima Trio, Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. $20 adults; $10 children. 575-746-4212; artesiaartscouncil.com

HOBBS: Thru Crime Lab Detective exhibit May 5 opening, Western Heritage Museum. Visitors can solve a crime using the same tools and methods that detectives use.

Gather evidence, investigate suspects and determine who committed the crime. Fun for the whole family. 575-492-2678 575-492-2678; www.westernheritagemuseumcomplex.com. Free Mar 2 Monster Truck Winter Nationals and Thrill Show, Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., 7:30 p.m. Buy tickets at the Lea County Event Center box office (Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) or charge by phone 575-391-2900.

Day of show box office opens at 9 a.m.

Apr 4-14 Wright’s Canival, Lea County Event Center, 5 - 11 p.m. week days; 5 - midnight weekends.

Tickets and arm bands only available at the carnival 12 An Evening with Trace Adkins, Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., 7:30 p.m. Get tickets at Selectaseatlubbock.com and the Lea County Event Center.

800-735-1288

ALTO: Mar 3 Rhythm of the Dance, the Irish Dance Spectacular, Spencer Theater, 3 - 5 p.m. This two-hour dance and music extravaganza stars the National Dance Company of Ireland. Using modern art forms of dance and music, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient. Featuring a live band, three tenors and 22 dancers, Rhythm of the Dance is internationally rated as one of the most popular Irish step-dance shows in the world. Corned beef and cabbage buffet at 1 p.m. 575336-4800; www.spencertheater. com. Buffet is $20. Performance is $66 and $69.

9 Fiddler on the Roof, Spencer Theater, 7 - 9 p.m. “One of the most glowing creations in the history of musical theatre.” – The New York Times. Starring Broadway veteran Jimmy Ferraro as Tevye and a cast of 30 singers, dancers and orchestra musicians. Grilled chicken and pasta buffet at 5 p.m. 575-3364800; www.spencertheater.com.

Buffet is $20. Performance is $76 and $79 RUIDOSO: Mar 3 4th Annual HEAL Heroes With Heart Gala, Mountain Annie’s, 2710 Sudderth Dr., 2 - 4 p.m.

Celebrating local heroes who have shown exceptional and unselfish care for others. Twelve winners will be selected from nominations which were open to any individual or group whose heroism, heart and philanthropic efforts have made a substantial contribution to the health and well-being of our community. Recipients receive a custom Hero with Heart medal and a letter of congratulations from Governor Susana Martinez.

575-973-1385. Free. Call to make a reservation.

Donkey Basketball Tournament to Benefit Crimestoppers, Ruidoso High School Gym, Warrior Dr., 2 - 4 p.m. Donkey basketball is a variation on the standard game of basketball played on a standard basketball court, but in which the players ride donkeys. 575-258-1431.

Advance tickets are $6 and can be purchased at Lincoln County Farm Bureau Financial. Tickets at the door are $8. Preschool-age kids are free.

RUIDOSO DOWNS: Thru 21st Annual Fall American 3/17 Photography Competition & Exhibition, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70. 575-378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org.

Admission: Adults, $6; seniors and military, $5; ages 6 to 16, $2; under 6, free

ALAMOGORDO: IMAX NM Museum of Space History “HUBBLE,” Daily showings: 11 a.m. 2 and 4 p.m. The seventh awe-inspiring film for the award-winning IMAX space team.

Accompany the walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks every undertaken in NASA’s history; experience the awesome power of the launches, heartbreaking setbacks and dramatic rescues. Explore the grandeur of the nebulae and galaxies, the birth and death of stars and some of the greatest mysteries of our celestial surroundings.

“AIR RACERS,” Daily showings: 10 a.m. 12 and 3 p.m. The first-ever IMAX theatre film devoted to the fastest race in the world: the legendary Reno National Championship Air Races. Enter into Nevada’s Valley of Speed to experience the intensity and high-speed thrills of a sports event like no other combined with spectacular air show entertainment. También en español.

Feb 26 Wine Dinner presented by Carino’s and Heart of the Desert Pistachio and Wines, 260 Panorama Blvd., 7 - 10 p.m. Enjoy an evening of food and wine at Carino’s Italian Restaurant featuring Heart of the Desert Wines. $49.95 per person (not including tax and gratuity).

RSVP at 575-434-2615 Mar 16 Chamber St. Patty’s Party, Willie Estrada Civic Center, 800 E. First St., 8 p.m. - midnight. Music by DJ Rico, food and dancing. Cash bar - 21 & over. $10 - tickets are available at the Chamber office. 575-437-6120 24 Alamogordo Bridal & Event Extravaganza, Willie Estrada Civic Center, 800 E First St, 1 - 5 p.m.

Calling all brides! Come and meet local wedding vendors - there will be door prizes, Bridal & Prom Fashion Show and giveaways. Plan your wedding all in one place.

Interested in becoming a vendor at the Bridal Extravaganza? Call Diamond Events-Wedding & Event Planning at 575-442-6624; www. diamondeventsnm.com. Free CLOUDCROFT: Mar 13 Easter Egg Hunt , Zenith Park, Sponsored by the Kiwanas. 575682-2733

EDDY COUNTY CARLSBAD: Feb Wed’s Coffee Connection, Trinity Hotel, 201 S. Canal St., 7 a.m.

Meet people interested in our community, discuss local events and issues, share ideas, create energy and excitement for our community Mar 21 Taste of Carlsbad, Pecos River Village Conference Center, 6:30 - 9 p.m. Wine tasting from local wineries, food samples from local restaurants, cash bar (must be 21 or over). This annual fundraising event includes a silent auction; this year’s theme: Western. $25 per person. 575-887-6516; tickets available at the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, 302 S. Canal St.

To post your event here send to: editor@ruidosofreepress.com or call 575-258-9922

MESCALERO Mar 3

Willie Nelson, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. Country icon Willie Nelson is famous for hit songs like “Crazy,”“On the Road Again,” ”Always on My Mind” and many others. The multi-Grammy award winner was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998. *Minors must be accompanied by an adult. 575-4647777; innofthemountaingods.com SKI APACHE: Mar 2 Big Mountain Challenge. Skiers and snowboarders are invited to participate in the second GPS event of the season that encourages athletes to explore Ski Apache.

Two-person teams are tracked by GPS while one team member takes blue runs and the other takes black runs in an effort to get the most mileage from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $20 per team and the team with the most mileage is recognized during the awards ceremony on the Plaza at 3 p.m.

13 Beach Bikini and Pond Skimming Competition. This fun-filled day begins with contestants dressed for the beach, along with ski or board boots. Winners are selected with the top female contestant becoming a pond skimming judge. For the Pond Skimming Competition, costumed skiers and boarders attempt to gain enough speed during a single run to make it across the pond. Prizes are awarded to the top finishers in both competitions 16 Ski Apache Scavenger Hunt.

Three-person teams scour the mountain to find hidden objects.

Each skier or boarder is tracked using Flaik GPS and team work is crucial in order to find all items in the 1 1/2-hour time limit. $30 per team. Awards are given out at 3 p.m. on the Plaza.

For more details on Ski Apache, visit www.SkiApache.com or call 575-464-3600