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Kent Quick/ Texico, Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce, White Sands National Monument, Hampton Inn, Motel 6, White Sands Missile Range, Super 8 Motel, Imax/Space Hall, Holloman AFB, Plateau Expresso, Boothill RV Resort, Alamo Tire, 84 Lumber, Gerald Champion Hospital
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Sacred Grounds’ Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee One of Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House’s favorite and most distinctive coffee is from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia. Yirgacheffe coffee is sold by the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) and comes to us from the coffee importer OPTCO. Oromia Coffee Farmers’ Co-operative Union was founded in 1999 by 35 small, certified organic cooperatives. Its members are indigenous farmers located in the vast Oromia State of southern and southwest Ethiopia which produces 65 percent of the country’s coffee. The farms are located in mountainous, rainforest areas at altitudes of 1,500 to 2,000 meters where electricity and running water are rare. The average farm is about two hectares (five acres) in size and produces around 400kg of coffee a year. Farmers rarely employ labor as all the work is done by family members except at peak periods such as harvest when families traditionally help their neighbors without payment. Ethiopia is the region where coffee first originated and it is by the Oromo people that the usage of coffee as a food started in the beginning of the 5th century. Oromia is located approximately between 3 degree and 15 degree North latitude and 33 degree and 40 degree longitude. The
region is known for its unique native vegetation as well as for being the center of diversity for many different species of plants. The region is the birth place of coffee. The Oromo’s use coffee as food, drink, trade, spiritual nourishment and as a tool for peace-keeping. Oromia exports traceable fair trade and organic certified coffees. The fair trade premium and support from roasters are invested in social projects like schools, health posts, clean water, bridge, etc. More than 200 different projects have been completed and provided to the farmers. OCFCU pays 70 percent of its net profit back to the cooperatives and the cooperatives also pay 70 percent of their profit to the member farmers. This shows that farmers are benefited by being paid three times in one coffee season. This has enabled OCFCU to grow from 34 primary cooperatives representing 22,691 household farmers to 217 primary cooperatives representing 200,000 household farmers. The life of farmers has improved and there are more social services in their villages. OCFCU now has a cupping lab for quality control located at its office and has a large central facility Continued on next page
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airmen hit the trail By Airman 1st Class Colin Cates 49th Wing Public Affairs HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE — As the sun begins to shine through the morning desert sky, a driver approaches the face of a bluff. Three all-terrain vehicles ahead of him each proceed to crawl over the five-foot boulder blocking their path. Without hesitation, the driver pressed on the accelerator and ascended the uneven rocks, in the process bending and flexing his 4x4 vehicle frame like a human contortionist. With only two of its tires on the ground through most of the course so far, the boulder was just another obstacle in its path. Then, with two of its wheels on the wall of the bluff, the vehicle flew down the boulder as if it were on the down side of a roller coaster. With two of its headlights smashed, the vehicle’s driver smiled as he looked in his rearview mirror to see the line of vehicles behind him attempt to crawl over the same boulder. The scenario above was just part of Master Sgt. James’, (last name withheld due to operations security) experience during the 23rd Annual Chile Challenge,
an Off-Road Trail event, in Las Cruces, Feb. 20-23. According to the event flyer, the Chile Challenge, sponsored by the Las Cruces Four-Wheel Drive Club, gave drivers of all experience levels the opportunity to ride on trails led by an experienced trail leader. Because the event was not a competition, each driver was able to enjoy the challenge of the trail at their own pace. For James and other airmen, offroading and rock-crawling events like the Chile Challenge provide a positive outlet to release stressors incurred from work and other daily activities. “My job has caused some real hardships for me and when I go off-roading, it helps keep my mind busy and in a better place,” James said. “People can enjoy off roading in so many different ways from becoming a serious off-roader, to being a weekend warrior, or just tagging along for a ride.” Off-roading and rock-crawling can also give airmen a sense of belonging, said Staff Sgt. Mark Morris, 7th Fighter Squadron weapons load crew chief. “This has become a huge passion of
mine, and a lot of that has to do with the camaraderie at these events,” Morris said. “You meet people you don’t know that are just as excited about off-roading as you are. Everybody just wants to have a good time and people feed off each other’s excitement and positivity. I’ve made some really good friends and connections from off-roading, and some of my best memories I have were from being at these events meeting people and just having fun.” Because Southern New Mexico has some of the best off-road trails he’s seen, Morris said his time at Holloman AFB has been memorable. “I love being stationed here because the surrounding area is perfect for offroading,” Morris said. “It’s so important to get out of the dorms or your house to go see what the community has to offer. I think New Mexico off-roading is some of the best in the county. It’s really important to expand your horizons and meet new people and enjoy life to the fullest.”
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Master Sergeant James (last name withheld due to operations security) drives over an obstacle during the 23rd Annual Chile Challenge Off-Road Trail Event in Las Cruces Feb. 21. James has been off-roading for more than 30 years and uses off-roading as a positive outlet to release stress incurred from work and other daily activities. The Chile Challenge, sponsored by the Las Cruces Four-Wheel Drive Club, gave drivers of all experience levels the opportunity to ride on trails led by an experienced trail leader.
eThioPiAn coFFee, from pg. 2 for technical, financial, administrative and also high tech processing facility with capacity of 5 - 7 tons per hour. The processing facility has created jobs for 600 - 900 temporary employees. OCFCU has recently created its own members’ bank which is one of the greatest benefits to its own members for the much needed pre-harvest financing. They also provide their farmers with insurance options to cover coffee against loss. Mission The organization’s mission is to make its members economically self-sufficient and ensure families can feed themselves when the harvest fails and famine threatens. It aims to maintain the quality
of coffee production, increase farmers’ incomes and strengthen the capacity of the organization so that members are less vulnerable to external forces such as the current crisis in world coffee prices. Oromia operates under an Auction Market Waiver which allows it to export directly to specialty markets in the US, Europe and Japan. This means it can bypass both middlemen and the Ethiopian coffee auction and therefore achieve a much higher price for its members’ coffee. Oromia provides credit facilities and technical assistance and has acquired funding from the Common Fund for Commodities to set up a cashew nut project to diversify incomes. Oromia’s wider mission is to promote the reputation and boost sales of Ethipoian coffee,
particularly to: • Improve the quality and productivity of Ethiopian coffee • Improve and maintain the sustainability of the national coffee industry • Regulate and stabilize the local coffee market Characteristics of Oromia’s Yirgacheffe Coffee: • Washed and sun dried • Altitude : 1,770-2,200 m (5,790-7,210 ft) • Cup : Bright acidity, medium body marked jasmine and lemon flavors • Harvest: October to January • Shipment: November to June
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gang, to include Billy Morton, Frank Baker, Jim McDaniels, Buffalo Bill Spawn, Dolly Graham, Tom Hill, Bob Martin, Nicholas Provencio and Manuel Segovia. Although usually referred as the “Jesse Evans Gang,” they referred to themselves as The Boys. They became involved in numerous acts of robbery and cattle rustling. Stage Three recreates late 1877 when the gang was hired by the “MurphyDolan faction” prior to and eventually during the Lincoln County War, to face off against Billy the Kid and his faction. Despite the fame that Billy the Kid would eventually receive due to the war, by many accounts Evans was the most feared of the two factions. Evans and members of his gang harassed rancher John Tunstall, and on Feb. 18, 1878, Evans, Frank Baker, William Morton, and Tom Hill murdered Tunstall, which ignited the Lincoln County War. The Evans Gang became associated with the Seven Rivers Warriors on Stage Four and on April 30, 1878, gang members Tom Green, Charles Marshall, Jim Patterson and John Galvin were killed in Lincoln, and although the Regulators were blamed, that was never proven, and there were feuds going inside the Seven Rivers Warriors at that time. On Stage Five, after the Lincoln County War ended, Evans and gang member Billy Campbell killed an attorney named Huston Chapman on Feb. 18, 1879, who was the lawyer hired by Susan McSween on behalf of her husband Alexander McSween, who was killed during the battle in the town of Lincoln, and the gang was again on the run from lawmen. Texas Rangers caught up to the Jesse Evans Gang on Stage Six, near Presidio del Norte, in Old Mexico. In the ensuing gun battle, Evans shot and killed Ranger George Bingham, while gang member John Gross was wounded by the Rangers, and gang member George Davis was shot and killed by Courtesy photo Rangers D.T. Carson and Ed Sieker. Ranger Carson was Single Action Shooting competitors race the clock during a competition shoot out. continued on next page
Jesse Evans and the Jesse Evans Gang will be theme of the March Cowboy Action Shooting Match of the Lincoln County Regulators on Saturday, March 9. The cowboys and cowgirls will recreate, in six stages, one of the more well known gangs of the New Mexico Territory. The Lincoln County Regulators, the Cowboy Action Shooting arm of the Ruidoso Gun Club and an affiliate of the Single Action Shooting Society, holds a monthly shooting competition in a unique Old West style in “Old Lincoln,” the premier Cowboy Action Shooting town at the Ruidoso Gun Club range on Hale Lake Road in Ruidoso Downs. Cowboy Action Shooting is a multifaceted shooting sport in which contestants compete with firearms typical of those used in the taming of the Old West: single action revolvers, pistol caliber lever-action rifles and old-time shotguns. It is the fastest growing family shooting sport in the world. On Stage one, on the night of Dec. 31, 1875, Kinney, Evans, Pony Diehl, and Jim McDaniels went into Las Cruces. While there the gang members became involved in a disagreement and later a brawl with soldiers of the US Cavalry stationed at Fort Seldon. The outlaws lost the fight, and left, only to return and open fire on the saloon, killing two soldiers and one civilian, and wounding another two soldiers and one civilian. Evans broke away from the Kinney Gang to form his own on Stage Two. Several of the Kinney Gang members followed him as members of his new
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park tourism creates almost $11 million in local economic benefit Part of $30 billion impact that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide PINE SPRINGS, TEXAS — A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 152,645 visitors to Guadalupe Mountains National Park spent almost $11 million in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 165 jobs in the local area. “Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a wonderful place to learn about America’s story,” said park superintendent Dennis A. Vásquez. “We attract visitors from across the U.S. and around the world who come here to experience the park and then spend time and money enjoying the services provided by our neighboring communities and getting to know
this amazing part of the country. The National Park Service is proud to have been entrusted with the care of America’s most treasured places and delighted that the visitors we welcome generate significant contributions to the local, state, and national economy.” The information on Guadalupe Mountains National Park is part of a peer-reviewed spending analysis of national park visitors across the country conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service. For 2011, that report shows $13 billion of direct spending by 279 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park.
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First Smithsonianaffiliated state museum now in Alamogordo By KRWG News and partners Alamogordo — The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is the first museum within the state system to become a Smithsonian Affiliate. An Apollo Boilerplate Command Module, the first artifact to arrive as part of the Smithsonian Affiliations Program, was scheduled to be delivered to the museum on Friday, March 1 (weather and road conditions permitting). The official announcement will be made on the patio of the museum upon arrival of the boilerplate. “New Mexico was a pioneer of the United States’ space program,” said Cabinet Secretary Veronica N. Gonzales. “Being chosen as a Smithsonian Affiliate is a significant milestone for a museum and the New Mexico Museum of Space History is privileged to be among those chosen.” “The Apollo Boilerplate represents the first of many new artifacts and exhibits that the Museum will be able to share with its visitors because of our Smithsonian Affiliation,” stated Chris Orwoll, New Mexico Museum of Space History executive director.
Affiliate organizations are selected for their record of presenting high quality exhibitions, scholarship, professionalism, and museum educational programs. The New Mexico Museum of Space History will be offering new museum membership packages beginning May 1, that will include Smithsonian benefits such as a one year subscription to either Smithsonian Magazine or Air & Space Magazine, personalized Smithsonian membership cards, and travel and tour opportunities. Of the thousands of museums across the country, there are currently only 177 Smithsonian affiliates representing 41 states, Puerto Rico and Panama. Now there are four affiliates in New Mexico. The Department of Cultural Affairs is New Mexico’s cultural steward and is charged with preserving and showcasing the state’s cultural riches. With its eight museums, eight historic monuments, arts, archaeology, historic preservation and library programs, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest state cultural agency in the nation. Together, the facilities, programs and services of the Department support a $3.3 billion cultural industry in New Mexico.
LC REGULATORS, from pg. 5 also shot and wounded. Evans was arrested, tried and sentenced to prison. However, he escaped while on work detail one day, but was recaptured a few months later. Sent to Huntsville Prison, he was released in 1882 and was never seen or heard from again. Where Jesse Evans went and what happened to him remains a mystery. The stages have been designed by Dirty Earl with historical research by Sgt. Shuster. The public is invited to attend each of the Lincoln County Regulators’ monthly matches. Eye protection
is required and hearing protection is suggested. Eye and ear protection will be available. Bring a lawn chair. There will also be side-matches and visitors can try their hand at Cowboy Action Shooting. Following an Opening Ceremony and Safety Briefing, the Jesse Evans and the Jesse Evans Gang match will begin at 9 a.m. on March 9 in the foremost Cowboy Action Shooting town of “Old Lincoln,” located at the Ruidoso Gun Club range, a half-mile off Highway 70 in Ruidoso Downs. For more information, call Gunsmoke Cowboy at 575-808-0459.
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not be necessary or put patients on antibiotics for Fusion Medical Center, Ruidoso a viral illness (antibiotReader question of ics do nothing to viruses) the week: “My friend told when the patient requests me that you started her we do so. Constrained and on bioidentical hormone packed schedules only replacement therapy without make things worse. Instead first checking any of her of educating the patient hormone levels. Is this a on why their request is good idea?” unnecessary and could acAnswer: The American Dr. Stephen Rath tually cause harm, we tend College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) just released an to comply to ensure we get the smiley updated version of screening guidelines (don’t get me started on patient satisfac(dated Feb. 6). They do not recommend tion surveys again). As patients, we want to be validated checking hormone levels. Instead, they and feel like the visit has been producrecommend asking the patient about tive. If we walk out of a doctor’s office her symptoms. While I don’t always without a new Dx (diagnosis) that can be agree with consensus statements, I wholeheartedly support the new ACOG Tx (treated) with an Rx (prescription), we feel like the visit has been wasted. guidelines. They have adopted a very Our docs have taught us we don’t have unique position in medicine- Treat the to participate in our own wellness other Patient! Too many medical schools center their education on treating the lab than to take the medications prescribed. I would like to again suggest a pararesults printed on paper. The problem digm shift. As physicians, we need to rein treating the paper is that we don’t turn to patient based medicine. Treat the have an appropriate baseline; we don’t patient, not the paper. Only order labs or know what the patient’s testosterone tests that will create a change in the treatand estradiol levels were when she was ment plan. As patients, we need to hold younger and symptom free. The gold our physicians and healthcare providers standard treatment is to start the patient accountable. If you are overweight and a on bioidentical hormone replacement and follow their symptoms. I will check physician doesn’t provide some counseling as to how to lose weight, ask them thyroid levels and start my patients on natural thyroid replacement (Armour) if why they didn’t. If you smoke, expect they haven’t had thyroid levels checked to hear about smoking cessation. If your doc orders labs or tests, ask them what recently, but otherwise – no labs necesthey are looking for and how the results sary. Keep up the great questions! will change the treatment. Be interactive Any Ruidosoan who drives on Hull with your healthcare! Road has seen the new interactive speed Change is difficult and often limit signs. The signs incorporate radar resisted. Sometimes, small things like speed tracking and rate your compliance interactive signs can be the catalyst with an icon. We like to receive positive needed to help effect change. I pay feedback, and these interactive signs better attention to my speed now that I capitalize on the studies that have verihave a goal. I’m shootin’ for the smiley! fied their effectiveness. I use the signs as a personal challenge to make sure I Disclaimer: Dr Stephen Rath, MD, get the smiley face from the moment the DABA is a board certified anesthesiolosign “sees” my vehicle. I’m sure Judge gist, Air Force flight surgeon, paramedic, Rankin will appreciate seeing me in and pilot as well as the owner and mediher courtroom less frequently as well! cal director of Fusion Medical Spa lo(Sorry, ma’am.) cated in Ruidoso. His possible career in As physicians, we tend to shoot law enforcement has been (temporarily?) for the smiley when we interact with curtailed by his moving violations. Comour patients. We like to please, and ments or questions? His email address is: DrRath@FusionMedicalSpa.net. the tendency is to order tests that may Dr. Stephen Rath
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Two ENMU-Roswell students have been named to the 2013 New Mexico All-State Academic Team sponsored by the New Mexico Association of Community Colleges (NMACC) and the New Mexico Independent Community ALAMOGORDO CLOUDCROFT • TULAROSA Colleges (NMICC) in recognition• of their top academic achievements. DeAnna Jerge and Michael Lawing were among a group of 37 outstanding New Mexico community college students honored Feb. 20 during All-State Academic Team Recognition Day at the State Capitol in Santa Fe. Dr. Jose Garcia, Secretary of Higher Education, proclaimed Feb. 20 as Community College Day in the legislature. The program for the day included recognition of team members in the House and Senate Education Committees and House of Representatives and State Senate floors, and a formal awards ceremony. Jerge and Lawing are both members of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society on campus. Jerge will receive an Associate of Arts degree in University Studies from ENMU-Roswell in May. She plans to continue her education at New
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Mexico State University and pursue a degree in nutrition. Jerge enrolled as a Presidential Scholar in 2011 and has maintained a 4.0 GPA. Lawing will receive an Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding Technology, in addition to multiple American Welding Society (AWS) welding certifications, in May. During his time at ENMU-Roswell, Lawing also served as a Regional Vice President for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. He plans to transfer to New Mexico Tech and pursue a double major in Materials Engineering (Metallurgical focus) and Mathematics. Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, annually conducts a national community college student achievement competition: the All-USA Academic Team for Community Colleges. New Mexico’s community colleges have actively participated in this program for many years and annually recognize the students who have been nominated by their institutions as members of the New Mexico All-State Academic Team. These students are recognized for outstanding achievement with certificates, medallions, and academic scholarships offered by New Mexico public universities.
Do you know the RPD? The last segment of the “Do You Know the RPD” series was fixated on some internal aspects of the Roswell Police Department; the Support Services Division and their dedication not only to RPD personnel, but the public as well. This segment of the “Do you know the RPD” series highlights the Traffic Division (a subsection of the Patrol Division). The Traffic Division provides a full range of traffic related services. The Traffic Division performs all functions Patrol Officers execute, as well as investigating crash scenes. Many accidents occur due to driver inattention. The Traffic Division encourages drivers to focus on driving, and not be distracted. Various distractions include passengers, cell phones, and driving while eating. Drivers are
strongly suggested to take necessary precautions and perform defensive driving tactics to help prevent accidents, such as utilizing “hands free” devices, and ensuring passengers know to not distract the driver. If a person visits the Roswell Police Department website (www.roswellpolice.com), the Traffic Division tab states the Division is “also responsible for safe and effective movement of dignitaries and other special events in the city.” Some special events in the City require streets to be barricaded for safety precautions, such as the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade. The Traffic Division helps to ensure all safety measures are met. The Traffic Division is committed to serving the citizens of Roswell by ensuring all traffic laws are obeyed.
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Interview: Elizabeth Fackler, American Southwest author By Rosalyn Stevenson
She has written over a million words. She has written 30 novels, including “Billy the Kid: The Legend of El Chivato,” called, “a magnificent achievement in historical fiction” by Western Writers of America, and she has written the critically acclaimed Seth Strummar series. She touts her writing heroes for inspiring her towards “the exuberance of self expression and the need for resolution.” Is she a recluse who “channeled” the Spirit of the West as if by magic in a two year marathon of writing which yielded twelve novels, or is she a woman whose childhood demons drove her to seek redemption through her craft? Her literary journey takes us with her into hidden histories while providing entertaining, ruggedly insightful reading. She is Elizabeth Fackler, winner of the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards for historical fiction, for her book “My Eyes Have A Cold Nose.” In the following brief interview, I catch up with the elusive writer and she reveals a few facts about her reasons for writing. Stevenson: Your first book “Seven Rivers” had a male pen name, “Eli Fackler.” Fackler: Yes, I started with that male name. The agent I had then encouraged me to use my given name and I’ve used Elizabeth on all my books since then. I think it’s hurt my career. Most of the readers of the Western genre are men, and they don’t trust a woman to be accurate. Stevenson: How did you come to be a western historical novelist? Fackler: I entered a contest for writing a novel in the style of Louis Lamour. I didn’t win, but I enjoyed it and thought that I’d like to write more in that style. I had read Rimbaud’s “No Sign For An Inn” and was influenced by him. In 1985-1986 I wrote a novel about a teenage girl who meets up with a poet who has dropped out and is living in the California desert, selling junk to support himself, and she kills him because he won’t go back to the literary world. No one liked the book. Everyone hated
it in fact, agents and everyone. So I decided not to try that kind of writing again. I had always liked Billy the Kid and I liked writing about the West, so I did research and wrote my novel about Billy the Kid. That was The Legend of El Chavito. It was published in 1995. That experience inserted me into the Western genre and I’ve continued there.
Fackler: No, oh no. Story is the foundation of the house and language is the brick that you build with. Stevenson: Do you find it difficult to discipline yourself to write? Fackler: No, not at all. For 30 years it’s all I did. I isolated myself and I just stayed alone all day every day and I researched and I wrote. I had to force I wanted to show the myself to stop to cook Elizabeth Fackler human side of the dinner. I lived with the desperadoes who are venerated by readers, characters I was writing about, I couldn’t especially the male readers, of Western let go of them. I lived in that world even if novels. I wanted to explore how they it took a year to write the book. might have behaved in their relationships I started the Seth Strummar series in the with women. I wanted to balance the masmid-90s. Although it’s about two men who culine glorification of these characters who were partners, their relationship goes deepwere really not very nice men in many er than that. They loved each other, but ways. could never show it. Homosexuality was Stevenson: So, balancing the glorification of male desperado heroes with some reality about their not so good side was or is a prime mover for you in your writing career? Fackler: Yes, but I’ve really always written to escape reality. Stevenson: To escape reality? Was there something in your life you wanted to escape from? Fackler: I had a terrible childhood. My father had been a wealthy, privileged man with a lot of influence and then something happened to change him and he became an alcoholic, sadistic bully. He was very hard on me and on my mother. But we loved him and so we had to deal with loving an abusive alcoholic person. It was not easy. Stevenson: Are you a feminist? Fackler: Yes. Stevenson: Is writing a masculine act? Fackler: No. It’s feminine. It’s a need to understand and express the hidden histories, the ambience of things. By ambience I mean the sounds, the colors, the light, the room, people’s voices, their clothes – all of it – all of the details. Stevenson: Are story and language the same thing?
not an option for them. So instead, they shared women. This kind of repression may have caused them to despise women. They had to be with women to be accepted back then and they subconsciously resented women because of this. I explore this in my book “Road From Betrayal.” Actually, the character Ben Allister loves Seth and Seth is really unaware of why things seem occasionally awkward between them. It’s an interesting area to explore and the book is popular today because of that, I think. Concepcion, one of the characters in Road From Betrayal is the re-incarnation of Ben Allister, Seth’s first partner, who dies in the book and comes back as Concepcion to love Seth. Stevenson: Has living in Lincoln County in “Billy the Kid Territory” influenced your writing? Fackler: No, not at all. I’ve lived here for five years and I haven’t written anything but journals since I’ve lived here. I spent 30 years writing historical novels, living in the past. Now, I’m mature and I want to
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Rethinking breakfast
For years I gave my child cereal for breakfast; thinking I was giving her a hearty and wholesome start to her day. I now know better and you should too. Here are a few things I have learned about cereal: •
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Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a preservative commonly found in our breakfast cereals and according to the “Consumer’s Guide of Food Additives,” BHT is prohibited in the United Kingdom as a food additive and researchers at Michigan State University recommend more research on this subject as they suggest there is a possibility that BHT may convert other ingested substances into toxic or cancer-causing additives. The vitamin and mineral content added to our cereal is often synthetic, therefore we do not fully understand the effects on the human body whether they be beneficial or harmful. Keep in mind that we can add a little health to our cereal by adding fresh fruits, berries and nuts. Milk is not as healthy as we once thought and the creators of the “Healthy Food Pyramid” suggest we minimize our dairy consumption to only one to two servings per day. By choosing almond or coconut milks we can reduce our dairy intake.
A few delicious and healthy alternative breakfast items are: Rolled oats and fruit - mix ¼ cup of diced apples, ¼ cup diced bananas and ¼ cup rolled oats in a bowl, sprinkle with a little cinnamon and serve. Breakfast smoothie - add 1 banana,
eLiZABeTh FAcKLer, from pg. 9 live in the present. The way things are going in this world, we could wake up tomorrow covered in nuclear ash. I want to be in the present and enjoy the now. But I would like to write something about our present times – something important about the times I live in now – something of value to women. I feel we are collectively one woman seeking one ultimate answer.
Many breakfast cereals contain large amounts of sugar, often in the form of corn syrup which is not good for our body. The best way to choose a breakfast cereal is to choose cereals that have minimal ingredients, avoiding corn syrup as a sweetener.
Stevenson: What writers have influenced you?
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½ cup frozen or fresh strawberries, ½ cup peaches, ½ cup ice and ½ cup water in a blender and mix until smooth. For the sweet tooth, you may wish to add a little honey or agave sweetener. Toast - choose a healthy whole wheat bread (avoid products containing corn syrup) and toast, adding honey, apple and banana slices or you can add avocado, fresh spinach and tomato. Fresh fruit - whether we enjoy a fresh banana, orange or a combination of our favorite fresh fruits, we can be sure this is a great way to start the day. Other ways to ensure a healthy day are to: • Start our day in gratitude as this will shift our mind into a positive and happy state. This can be achieved by prayer or thinking of a few things for which we are grateful. • Send a nice email or text that will spread cheer to another. • Sit in the sun for five minutes and enjoy its warmth, beauty and boost to our immune system. •
Tell ourselves we will have a fabulous day (even if we have to lie to ourselves for a second), there is much to be said for faking it until we make it.
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Fackler: Jack Kerouac definitely, the exuberance and the free flow of his writing. Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Sartre’s story Nausea were important. I was nauseous a lot as a child and this made me feel, well, I could relate to it. Will Rogers was another influence. I remember his story “Smoky” about a horse. When I was in high school I was in an honors English class and we had to read a book a week. I also read a lot of beatnik poetry. I started to write seriously when I was in elementary school. I remember walking home from school one day, and being really angry and upset about something someone had said to me, and I thought, OK, I’ll just be a writer then, because writers can be weird. I had a friend in high school, Marjorie Clark, who made me believe that my writing was worth something. Her encouragement was very important to me. I’ve tried to find her since then, to tell her how much she helped me, but I haven’t been able to. Stevenson: You won the 2009 New Mexico Book Award for best historical novel for your book, My Eyes Have A Cold Nose. Could you tell me about that book? Fackler: The heroine of the book is based on Elizabeth Garrett, the daughter of THE Pat Garrett who is famous for tracking down and shooting Billy the Kid. She lived in Roswell and in 2003 I actually purchased what used to be her home there. I did research on her because I owned her former home and the book came from that. She was blind, and the heroine of the book is blind, yet she helps to solve a murder. I made a museum of Elizabeth Garrett’s home while I owned it and my husband and I gave performances of readings and music and other things there. We moved out in 2004. It’s not a museum any longer. Stevenson: How did it feel to write from the perspective of someone who is sightless?
Fackler: It was scary. I thought of wearing a blindfold to get the real sensation of sightlessness, but it was too much, I didn’t need to as I was already so empathically into the blind experience. Stevenson: Of the 30 novels you’ve written, which is your favorite? Fackler: “Bone Justice.” My agent didn’t like the book and no one would publish it. I was told that in the story Seth didn’t have enough reason to hang Oriana but I think it was rejected because it was politically incorrect to hang a woman, even for a desperado like Seth. She killed his partner, and he wanted revenge. He would have killed anyone who killed his partner. I felt that he had to do that because she kept egging him on, testing him and pushing him until he had to kill her, being who he was. He was undecided but she pushed him until he did it. It’s a powerful scene when he kills her. I think a lot of people just couldn’t accept it. I finally published it myself because I didn’t want to die without it being published. It was a finalist for the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards, so I felt vindicated that I had published it. “Road From Betrayal” is another favorite. I think those two books are what I was trying to say for all those years with all those words. Stevenson: How important are reviews and awards to you? Fackler: Very important. As a writer I spent all of my time alone and the only feedback I really got was when someone would say something about my writing or a new book. Reviews told me how my writing was perceived by others. I’m really happy about winning the New Mexico Book Award, but it would have meant a lot to me to have won a similar award when I was a young, struggling writer. Stevenson: In “Road From Betrayal” you included the idea of re-incarnation. Do you personally believe in re-incarnation? Fackler: Yes, I’m an aspiring Buddhist and that’s a part of it. I also feel like I have a past life association with the Lincoln County War. Stevenson: Would you like to be a writer in your next life? Fackler: No, I don’t think so. It’s much too painful. I’d like to be almost anything else, a painter, or a singer. But I don’t think it’s a choice. I think writers have to write.
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ROSWELL: Mar 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: Mar 8 Artesia High Track Boosters Annual Fundraiser, Artesia Junior High School Cafeteria, 5 - 8 p.m. Tickets are $8, carry out or dine in, and can be purchased from any AHS Track athlete or by calling 308-9130 29-30 16th Annual Main Event Car Show & Cruise, Heritage Plaza, 575-746-9477
LEA COUNTY 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 Apr 4-14 Wright’s Carnival, 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
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CARLSBAD: Mar 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 Fri’s Pre-School Story Time, , Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, 1504 Miehls Dr., 9:30 a.m. March 8: The Golden Egg Book; March 15: Lizard’s Home; March 22: Easter Egg Hunt. A short walk in the Park, weather permitting, and an activity will follow the story. The volunteer Docent program, sponsored by Friends of the Living Desert, presents StoryTime. There is no fee for this special program; however, children must be accompanied by an adult. There will be no PreSchool StoryTime on March 29 because school is not in session on those days. 575-887-5516. 9 Gila Monster Program, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, 1504 Miehls Dr., 2 p.m. Learn about the amazing survival strategies of the Gila Monster, the only venomous lizard found in the United States. This free program will be presented by Carol Hurst, PhD. 575-887-5516 15 Star Party, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, 1504 Miehls Dr., 7 p.m. Large telescopes will be set up to look at wonders of the night sky, including the planet Jupiter. This event will be cancelled if the sky is too cloudy. 575-887-5516 17 Assai String Quartet performing at Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, 1504 Miehls Dr., 2 p.m. Irish music for St. Patrick’s Day. 575 887-5516 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.
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ALTO: Mar 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. 575-336-4800; www. spencertheater.com. Buffet is $20. Performance is $76 and $79 CARRIZOZO: Mar 8 Free concert: Mezzo soprano Katherine Calcamuggio with pianist John Elam, Carrizozo Methodist Church, Ave. D, 7 - 9 p.m. Sponsored by The Piatigorsky Foundation of NYC and Carrizozo Music in the Parks. Featuring award-winning mezzo soprano Katherine Calcamuggio accompanied by pianist, John Elam. Prior to the concert, Thomas Radcliffe will perform on guitar in the sanctuary. Reception will follow the concert. 575-6482757; www.carrizozomusic.org. Pre-concert Irish dinner from 5 to 6:30, $8. Concert is free RUIDOSO: Mar 7 Business After Hours, Coyote Howling, 1803 Sudderth Drive, 5 - 7 p.m. Join us at Coyote Howling for an evening of refreshments and networking. This is your chance to discuss and share ideas with your fellow chamber members. 257-7395. Free 9 Free Movie, “Away We Go,” Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. Burt and Verona are very much in love and find they are expecting. Verona’s parents are deceased and when the couple learns that Burt’s parents are leaving the country just before the baby is due, they realize that they have no reason anymore to stay put. So, the couple embarks on an ambitious (and comedic) trip across America to visit friends and family in order to find their perfect home. 575257-2273 Miss Ruidoso Pageant, 2710 Sudderth Dr., 7 - 9 p.m. Miss Ruidoso is a part of the Miss America system of pageants, and supports their main sponsor, “Children’s Miracle Network.” 575-630-0275
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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
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Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live every Wednesday night. $5 admission. Must be 21 or older to attend. Food and drink specials, doors open at 6:30 p.m. 575-464-7028 Aaron Lewis, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. Aaron Lewis was known for his more rocker music, he has since ventured into country music with his debut solo album, Town Line. Lewis’ first full-length solo release, “The Road,“ was released by Blaster Records in November, 2012. 575-464-7777. Tickets start at $25
SKI APACHE: Mar 13 Beach Bikini and Pond Skimming Competition. Contestants must dress for the beach, along with ski or board boots. Winners are selected and the top female contestant becomes a pond skimming judge. Pond Skimming Competition: costumed skiers and boarders attempt to gain enough speed during a single run to make it across the pond. Prizes awarded to the top finishers in both competitions 16 Ski Apache Scavenger Hunt. Three-person teams scour the mountain to find hidden objects within a time limit. Each skier or boarder is tracked using Flaik GPS and team work is crucial. $30 per team. Awards are given out at 3 p.m. on the Plaza 17 Shamrock Relay. Test those teamwork and racing skills during this hour-long race. Teams of two are pitted against each other for a competition including snow tubing, a three-legged race, taco eating and a tandem dash back to the finish line on East Easy Street. Entry is free and prizes 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
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ALAMOGORDO: Thru Mar 23 Daffodils for Hospice. Alamogordo Home Health Care and Hospice is hosting their Annual Daffodil Fundraiser. Proceeds go towards assisting Hospice patients in Otero County. Delivery: March 21 - 23. For prices and to place your order call 575437-3500 or come by the office at 1859 Indian Wells Rd. www. alamohhcandh.org Mar 7 Lincoln LIVE! Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., 6 p.m. The presenter for March is Mickey Mauter, timber sale administrator for the Lincoln National Forest. Get information about tree harvesting and logging operations, wood products and forest health. The topic of drought, insects and disease, and their effect on forests in the southwest will also be discussed. 575-439-4148 9 & 10 DreaMusiCinema presents: AngelOrGhost “Light,” Rohovec Theatre, NMSU - Alamogordo, 2400 N Scenic Dr. Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. AngelOrGhost is the stage name of Frank Wolf, a Los Angeles music producer and sound engineer who has spent his life creating music that imparts a positive message with fresh and original sounds. Proceeds benefit the Theatre Guild Scholarship Fund. 575-439-3670. Adults $12; children $5 10
Spring Fling 5K & 10K Run, Parking lot across from NMSU -Alamogordo on Scenic Drive, 7 a.m. registration. Race start, 8 a.m. Sponsored by the Sacramento Lodge No. 24, A.F.& A.M., benefitting the Otero Masonic Charity Fund. 575-442-2264, www. alamogordomasons.org. 5K: Preregistered $30, Day of Race Registration $35; 10K: Pre-registered $40, Day of Race Registration $45
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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
CLOUDCROFT: Mar 13 Easter Egg Hunt , Zenith Park, Sponsored by the Kiwanas. 575682-2733