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QUESTA • RED RIVER • CERRO • COSTILLA • AMALIA • LAMA • SAN CRISTOBAL Wishes Do Come True, Just Ask Liam Martinez! By LAURA VALLEJOS Rap Song For Liam ALTA VISTA EDUCATIONAL By Laura Vallejos ASSISTANT AND FIRST GRADE Liam, Liam where are you? SUBSTITUTE You thought we were finished But we’re not through Liam Martinez is a cheerful first grader We have a little song and dance at Alta Vista Elementary School in Questa. We’re not that good He is an energetic, brilliant student who but give us a chance brightens our days at school. We found out Liam is an awesome boy – from his mother, Samantha Griffin, that he He comes to school had been selected by the Make-A-Wish- and brings us joy!! Foundation to visit Disney World in Orlan- Heard that he’s a baseball player do, Florida for a week. His mother said that He’s pretty cool. one of his doctors had submitted his name He could be the mayor to the foundation and— as we all know— Did you know that he’s a Super Star? wishes really do come true! His mother I really think joined him on his trip to Florida as well as He can go far his cousin, second grader Drake Ortega. Photo by Emily Wilde Is it true he’s going to Disney? We knew we had to do something spe- Liam Martinez in his classroom at Alta Vista Elementary School, Questa. Well if he is, he better cial to celebrate for Liam. Some of the ele- Get busy mentary staff members planned a surprise ebration was about. We told the students to Lisa Rael, and instructional coach Pamela Liam our friend BON VOYAGE party at school on Friday, be very quiet until Liam walked in the door. Goodwind for your help in making the par- We’re going to miss you September 27th, the day before he left. With He was totally surprised!!! We crowned him ty a great success. With everyone working Hurry back so we can his mom’s help, we invited family members King for the Day. together we were able to honor this won- Kiss you as well as Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 2nd After the cookies and lemonade, three derful student who brightens everyone’s Wait! No kissing in school. of the teachers performed a rap that I wrote world. We honor every student at Alta Vista grade classes to the party in the cafeteria. I mean kick you We set up balloons and served lemonade for Liam. We had a great time! Elementary because we know that each one No kicking in school either and cookies. We gave all the students noise Thank you to kindergarten teacher of them is special and worthy of our time Come back Liam we’ll miss you makers and explained to them what the cel- Ms. Connie Martinez, Pre-K teacher Ms. and respect.

before the dill was harvested and dried pounds of green tomatoes of four varieties for its seeds. was gathered the next day. Positive Thoughts The tomato plants started to cry “It’s Back home, frost comes long after all by Donna Mitchell-Moniak cold,” speaking of the nights by middle the tomatoes have ripened on the vine and September, so I wrapped each plant with been eaten, but what to do with all this Bountiful and beautiful, those are the dark colored sheer curtains. Clothespins green fruit? Give it away, store some in the words for this year’s gardens. This being held the maroon covering in place and closet for slow ripening, and (drum roll) my first growing season in the high desert, allowed easy access to collect the ripening pickle the tomatoes. Hooray, for the dill everything was a wonder and an experi- fruit. Then, a one-night frost killed all seeds! Thank you, Vicki, for pointers on ment. The dill and the cucumbers didn’t the vines but the protected fruit was still HAVE coordinate their timing, so cukes got eaten perfect - green but perfect. Between 60-80 POSITIVE THOUGHTS continued page 28 YOU

Cover Story...... Page 1 Los Vecinos...... Page 14 In the Lens...... Page 27 NOTICED? Letters...... Pages 2-3 Honoring Our Volunteers...... Page 15 Jump Page...... Page 28 Spotlight on Lodging...... Page 4 Celebrating Veterans...... Pages 16-17 Astrology/Dates to Remember...... Page 29 Business Profile...... Page 5 Education...... Pages 18-19 Classified...... Page 30 Police Blotter Local History...... Pages 6-7 Library...... Page 20 Bulletin Board...... Page 31 Health & Wellness...... Pages 8-11 Literary Locals...... Pages 21-22 Business Directory...... Back Page page 24 Arts & Culture...... Page 12 Community News...... Pages 23-25 Enchanted Eats...... Page 13 Travel Section...... Page 26 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Questa Del Rio News At Your Service NOTICIAS QUESTA DEL RIO elcome to our Second Annual Veteran’s Edition. In these pages we are proud to offer you stories by, for and about our Military Service Published Monthly by the QUESTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND Veterans, who we honor on Veterans Day, November 11th. Let’s Publicación mensual por make every day Veterans’ Day! Take a vet to lunch, hug a vet, and EL FONDO PARA EL DESARROLLO ECONOMICO DE QUESTA always remember to thank a vet! LOU McCALL Editor Did you know that approximately 22 veterans commit suicide every single day in LINDSAY MAPES Business Manager/Administrador de negocios W the U.S.? Many young men and women go into the military unprepared for combat or EMILY WILDE Graphic Design & Layout/Diseño gráfico y delineación other stressful service jobs. Serving in the military and in combat can be very traumatic, ROBYN BLACK Food Editor/Editor de comida leaving permanent scars on our service members. When they return, they are not the SARA MARTINEZ Copy Editor/Editor de copia same people they were when they left, and their lives will never be the same. NICHOLAS NAGAWIECKI Americorp VISTA Volunteer Here in the United States, we are not doing enough to honor and help our veterans TERESA DOVALPAGE Translator overcome injuries, disabilities, and trauma. There is a national movement to change

ROBYN BLACK that. In these pages, you will read about individuals and organizations making a big DINA COLEMAN difference in the lives of veterans. Thank you to our veterans and thank you to veterans MARIA GONZALEZ CHARLENE R. JOHNSON helping veterans. CATHY GONZALES TONER MITCHELL Anyone who gets the news is aware of the many military conflicts happening at any DONNA MITCHELL-MONIAK one time, “wars and rumors of wars” as it says in the Bible. Just seeing the news, though, SHARON NICHOLSON BARBARA TRACY does not make one aware of the immense pain and suffering that is happening in war ELLEN WOOD MICHAEL YOUNG zones. Our veterans have experienced it and it is not easy for them to forget. Americans, Columnist/Columnistas for the most part, have been blessedly sheltered from the realities of war. With a few ex- Monthly Features/Presentaciones Mensuales ceptions such as the Civil War and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, war is something that SARA MARTINEZ, Amalia/Costilla SHELBY WERLEY, Red River happens on other people’s soil. Our veterans bring these experiences back to us. We can Correspondents/Correspondientes view them as gifts that remind us to be compassionate. Without their stories, how would THANK YOU TO ALL OUR NOVEMBER CONTRIBUTORS! we know what a few disgruntled individuals around the world are leading their military See Page 3 personnel into? It is important to share our veterans’ stories and to listen. CHUCK KROON Distribution Manager/Gerente de distribución [email protected] • 575.586.2360 With the eruptions of civil unrest in the world, what are we doing to prevent conflict and war in the first place? It seems that our species has not evolved much in recorded JESSICA ARBOUR Subscription Manager/Gerente de subcripciones FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS VIA EMAIL history—still using the same primitive means in a futile attempt to bridge barriers. SUBCRIPCIONES POR CORREO ELECTRONICO Contact us to subscribe/Pónganse en contacto para subscribir What is changing our world? Courage. In our newspaper, along with honoring our [email protected] courageous veterans, we celebrate courage on many levels; the courage to speak up, the TO VIEW PAST ISSUES OF THIS PUBLICATION courage to listen, the courage to step forward and the courage to change. PARA REVISAR PUBLICACIONES ANTERIORES https://www.facebook.com/Questadelrionews.com It also takes courage to let go of our personal concerns and step up to serve the big- https://www.facebook.com/VisitQuesta www.Questa-nm.com ger world. Here at the Questa Del Rio News, we take pride in offering our readers stories about many types of service. The communities of the Northern Taos County are serious QUESTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS about their volunteer work. So many individuals shine as volunteers that we created a CONSEJO DE ADMINISTRACION DEL FONDO PARA EL DESARROLLO DE QUESTA Volunteer of the Month feature. If you know anyone who is making our communities Malaquias Rael Chairman/Presidente, a better place with their selfless volunteer work, please tell us about them so we can Mark Gallegos Secretary/Treasurer/Secretario y Tesorero Louis Herrera tell others. Christian Isely Brent Jaramillo We have been told that it was courageous of us to start this newspaper in a time Marcus Rael, Jr. when small-town journalism and rural life, in general, has closed down, rather than QUESTA DEL RIO NEWS started up. We believe that we can thrive and we have, with a lot of support. Please re- NOTICIAS QUESTA DEL RIO QUESTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND member that we are a nonprofit organization. With your end of the year, tax-deductible DE LA COMUNIDAD DE QUESTA FONDO PARA EL DESARROLLO DE QUESTA donation, we can continue to offer you this monthly newspaper, your monthly newspa- PO Box 1072 • 1 Highway 38 • Questa, NM 87556 • (575) 586-2149 per. Can you step up and support us? Thank you. OUR MISSION It is no coincidence that November celebrates Veteran’s Day AND Thanksgiving. Let To Inform, Inspire, Connect and Unite the Communities of Northern Taos County. NUESTRO OBJETIVO us celebrate Thanksgiving every day with a grateful heart for the cornucopia of abun- Es informar, inspirar, contactar, y unir a toda la comunidad del norte del condado de Taos. Like us on FaceBook/Questa Del Rio News! dance that our great nation and its inhabitants are blessed with. Remember that it is impossible to be grateful and miserable at the same time, just try it! Advertising/Anuncios 575-586-2258 LINDA MILLER • [email protected] “We transcend our suffering to the degree that we are able to passionately employ DINA COLEMAN • [email protected] our gifts in the service of others.” PLEASE SEND ALL COMMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS –Bhagavad Gita BY THE 15TH OF THE MONTH NOS PUEDEN CONTACTAR PARA INFORMACIÓN ENVÍE ANTES DEL DÍA 15 DEL MES [email protected] Gratefully yours, Lou McCall and the folks at Questa Del Rio News

2 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

THANK YOU TO OUR I’ve ever been in. Do our leaders think The proposed Dollar General would in the popular, non-scientific, literature. CONTRIBUTORS FOR OUR this will bring economic prosperity to be erected on one of the most scenic There is still a huge question about NOVEMBER EDITION! our town? The only prosperity will be parcels of land in the Village, where just how advanced the Native American revenues funneling to the large corpo- fiestas were once held. Here visitors and culture was at the time. The mound JILL ANSELL, LEN NILS BEKE, ALBERTA rate conglomerate that already owns residents can view the beauty of our ma- builders of the Ohio River Valley did BOUYER, LARRY BROWN, DINA COLEMAN, PETER CRIDER, MARIA 16,000 stores nationwide and is taking jestic mountains throughout the seasons. some pretty spectacular things and the DIMAS, TERESA DOVALPAGE, VICKI away revenues from locally owned busi- People come to my door to photograph current theory is that they did most DUNCAN, KELLY FITZPATRICK, LYNN nesses while gobbling up precious land this colorful and dramatic landscape. of the mining. Their culture stretched GITTER, CATHY GALLEGOS, JULIE and resources. This conglomerate has Will visitors remember the grandeur from Lake Superior down the Ohio and GONZALES, KATHY GONZALES, no investment in our people, our place, of the Dollar General, obscuring the Mississippi River Valleys into Louisiana MARIA GONZALEZ, SAMANTHA or our future. The people of El Prado mountains and forests? This property is and eastward as far as Georgia. Over GRIFFIN, DEBORAH HUTCHISON, rallied against a Dollar General in their zoned “Commercial”, like my own, and the last couple of years we have visited MEGAN JENKINS, GILLIAN JOYCE, community and successfully prevented it I was hoping that the Village would be several of their sites including Ocmulgee CHUCK KROON, ALFRED LEMOTTE, from opening. more sensitive to our population and the in Georgia, Effigy Mounds in Iowa, and MARGARET LEJUSTE, DIANE LEON, historic, scenic nature of our commu- CARRIE LEVEN, JESSICA MANLEY, Questa already has adequate mer- Hopewell Culture in Ohio. As some of ANNIE MATTINGLY, ERNESTO chants such as the Questa Market, nity. I hope that Questa doesn’t go the these mounds are researched via scien- MARTINEZ, SARA MARTINEZ, GAEA Questa Lumber, the Family Dollar, and way of modern development in the West tific digs, examples of copper products, MCGAHEE, JONA OLLSEN, DENISE many other small businesses, which pro- and start to look like Anytown, USA, with origins at Isle Royale or the Ke- OTTAVIANO, HANNAH CRIDER vide good products in clean and friendly with a strip of franchises greeting locals weenaw Peninsula, have been found and STEBBINS, TORRE STRONG, KARLTON environments. We do not need a Dollar and tourists. the sources verified. There is certainly no TERRY, SARA TRUJILLO, TONER General to deprive our small business- As the owner of the land adjacent need to attribute spectacular works to MITCHELL, DONNA MITCHELL- es of income. to this proposed development, I have non-American cultures. MONIAK, MARTHA SHEPP, RODNEY There are serious issues inherent with never been contacted by anyone about SLATER, LAWRENCE VALDEZ, LAURA this blight on our community moving VALLEJOS, JENNIFER VIALPANDO, the building of this store. It could inter- Michael Young in next door to me. Are other residents DARLENE VIGIL, QUETTA VIGIL, rupt the lateral irrigation ditch that flows concerned that this was kept a total MATTHEW WOHLBERG across the developed property. This ditch Author’s response: was restored in 2018 through the efforts secret from us all? Is there any transpar- of the Cabresto Lake Irrigation Ditch ency in our governing body, with no ac- When I first read of Minoans mining Association with the State Engineer’s countability to its tax-paying residents? in the Lake Superior region thousands Will Questa become a part of a new plan Office in Santa Fe. The parcientes beyond of years ago, it sounded far-fetched to for the “Disenchanted Circle”? the Dollar General may not get their me as well. Research has me convinced restored water access. there is more truth than fiction to this Betty Richter, Dollar General In Questa Is Not a How does the Village of Questa twist in our prehistory. Here are some Questa Good Thing! plan to handle the increased traffic to of the facts about those copper mines See more about the the proposed store’s parking lot, just one and the Minoans. Readers can judge Dollar General on page 23 Few Questeños seem to know that block south of the traffic light? Because for themselves… there are plans to erect a Dollar General of increased development it can already Lake Superior is the only place in the Response to our Travel Section Article- Store in the very heart of Questa. Those take up to 10 minutes to get out of my world with 99% pure copper. Metal anal- Around the Bend: Greece who know are not happy. It will border driveway during heavy traffic in both ysis easily IDs if an item is from those my property on Highway 522, opposite directions. Has Mayor Gallegos and mines. Museum artifacts showcasing The idea that Minoans in the Greek the CarQuesta Auto Parts Store. the Village of Questa conducted traf- Ohio River Valley Native tribes positive- I was alarmed that our Questa lead- Isles mined copper at Isle Royale is one fic studies? ly came from Lake Superior. Exhibits ers would facilitate the building of such a of those pseudo-science theories largely Additionally, there is the possibility include copper spearheads, fishhooks, centrally located store. I have been inside predicated on the belief that American that the store will dig up Highway 522, needles, ornamental jewelry, breastplates one Dollar General Store and heard Indians were too primitive to have done to connect with the natural gas line and headdresses, among other things. stories about others. The one I visited so. The notion has been thoroughly directly in front of CarQuesta. New The Lake Superior peninsula has was among the most disorganized, over- debunked and is no longer considered Mexico Gas Company denied my own credible by archaeologists and anthro- stuffed, and seemingly unsafe businesses MAIL CALL continued page 28 property that access to gas. pologists, although it is still entertained

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Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 3 SPOTLIGHT ON LODGING

take over and they can have the house and the property their grandparents left to them." After a conversation with Domingo Gallegos, who had told Julie about his casita that he offers on AirBnB, Julie de- AIRBNB IN CERRO cided to give the short-term rental idea BY LINDSAY MAPES a chance. "I wanted to do a short-term rental because I was afraid I wouldn't Born and raised in Cerro to Marvin be able to go in and check on things if I and Betty Archuleta, Julie Gonzales is rented it out long-term," said Julie. She raising both her kids and grandkids called the Questa Economic Develop- there. Julie has spent almost her whole ment Fund in August, listed her proper- life in Cerro. She graduated from Questa ty for short-term rent in September, and High School, left for a short time to she's off to the races this fall! attend college before returning home. "I got a little worried because nothing Julie has had many jobs over the years. "I was happening. But then, the first week- tell the kids we're entrepreneurs because end of October, we had our first AirBnB we have to learn to do everything in this guests. We've had a couple of different place," joked Julie. Today, she owns and groups and now a rental for 11 days," operates G&G Automotive in Questa. said Julie. In addition to running the busi- "I'm feeling very lucky and blessed ness, Julie raises her twin sons, Juan because these are the things that are and Marcus Gonzales (14) and her two going to help me as a single mom and a granddaughters, Aalyiah (16) and Jordan Photo by Lindsay Mapes single grandma to make things work out Martinez (14). And, Julie operates the Julie Gonzales. for the kids," said Julie. latest short-term rental in the area. If you have a spare home or bedroom that She came upon the idea of short- Ortega, a registered nurse in Taos, lost over a year. Julie decided to buy it so she you're interested in renting out, either for a term rentals when struggling to figure her battle with cancer in June, 2018. could keep it for the girls someday. "In weekend here and there or more long-term, out what to do with her daughter's The home Jennifer had purchased to case they want to come back to Questa call the Questa Lodging Project to help you home. Julie's daughter, Jennifer Vigil raise her two girls was left vacant for after college, then they can eventually find a great tenant at 575-586-2258.

Have a spare home, bedroom or casita that you're interested in renting out, either for a weekend or long-term? Call us, we can help.

QUESTA LODGING PROJECT Call 586-2258 or e-mail [email protected]

4 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund BUSINESS PROFILE

also rents out tables and chairs for special occasions. And while you are there you can also make black and white or color photocopies. The Kiowa also sells ice! Lawrence is currently working on getting KIOWA THRIFT STORE local herbs to offer in the store, such as By LOU MCCALL wildcrafted mullein, sage and mint and will soon be selling colloidal silver. One thing people say about Questa is But that is not all. There is an upstairs that it has great thrift shops and now there to the building which will be home to a are three. Questa has a new thrift shop! women’s gym. There is a need in this area The Kiowa Thrift Store opened in late for women to have a private club where July by Questa native Lawrence Valdez. they can work out without feeling like It was named the Kiowa Thrift Store they are on stage. They hope to open as because for many years the store at 2422 soon as November and are signing up Highway 522, was home to the Kiowa Lounge, which belonged to Lawrence’s members now. Stop by the store or call to grandparents, Eugenio and Cicy Rael. In get started. the store is an old photo of an 8-year-old The Kiowa Thrift Store is open- be Lawrence dancing with his grandmother tween noon and 6 p.m. (and sometimes later) seven days a week, unless something in the same building he now rents from Photo by Lou McCall comes up. They will be open with a big his mother, Anita Valdez. Younger locals Lawrence Valdez in front of his store. may not remember the Kiowa Lounge but sale for Black Friday, the day after Thanks- do remember the building’s most recent and very nice clothing, especially kids’ Gilbert Vargas, a well-known furniture giving and also the following day for occupant, Pat’s Place. Yep, that’s the place! clothing and lots of toys. He has sound maker and fine craftsman, whose work Small Business Saturday for your holiday Lawrence, who retired at age 50 from equipment, jewelry, gems and miner- is featured in the New Mexico Capital shopping convenience. The Kiowa Thrift the New York Life Insurance Company, is als and a nice collection of music CDs, Collection in Santa Fe. The Kiowa Thrift Store is located at 2422 NM Highway 522 putting the large building to good use. The DVDs and books. Store also has original artwork from other just north of CarQuesta. Stop by, call 575- store has a nice mix of antiques, furni- Lawrence is proud to feature fine local artists. 224-5551 or e-mail lawrencemvaldez@ ture, tools, household items, electronics, hand-crafted woodwork from the late In addition to selling furniture, he gmail.com for more information.

Since 2013, TU has supported the Village of Questa’s expansion of its fishing-based economy through re- storing the Red River, developing a restoration work force, and improving the village’s capacity to lodge and serve visitors. Trout Unlilmited’s Upper Rio Grande Community Initiative seeks to strengthen New Mexico’s rural economies by enhancing and protecting the watersheds that have sustained traditional communities for centuries.

TU has joined a diverse coalition of local stake- holders opposing a proposed copper, gold, and zinc mine in the Pecos River watershed. The mine would destroy the economy of the Village of Pecos, which depends heavily on revenue generated by the river

For over a decade, TU has engaged in restoring the Comanche Creek watershed, supporting reliable irrigation flows and imperiled Rio Grande cutthroat trout, a species of significant cultural value.

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 5 LOCAL HISTORY Visible Progress along the Questa History Trail

Photo by Alberta Bouyer Photo by Alberta Bouyer Michael and Joan Young on the Questa History Trail. Flavio Cisneros at the Acequia sign along the Questa History Trail.

co-hosted by the Questa History Trail spirit! A big thank you to all involved! and culture. Tell your friends. Share the and the BLM that took place at the Wild What the team has not yet completed .6-mile walk with your family from near Rivers area of our Rio Grande del Norte is the bridge across the acequia at sign and far. Stay tuned for news of the bridge National Monument (managed by Tim #5. So please use caution here if you completion, watch for the installation of Long with Flavio Cisneros, Jeannie Mas- bushwhack across or detour to the nar- historic photos around town, and mark ters, Kate Cisneros, and Bob Jaramillo). row, steep Cisneros Road as you make your calendars for an official Ribbon This was a wonderful series that we hope your way to sign #6. The Cabresto Lake Cutting in the spring of 2020! FROM THE becomes an annual one. Irrigation Community Ditch Associa- None of this would have been possi- QUESTA CREATIVE COUNCIL Meanwhile, other team members tion has given permission to re-build the ble without the support of the Northern designed the new sign faces, researched bridge here at their Acequia de la Plaza. The Questa History Trail is a project Rio Grande National Heritage Area, new long-lasting frames plus wrote and The materials are ready, plans made, and of the Questa Creative Council that is an invaluable program that benefits all edited the new sign content (chores the project will be completed in the next of northern New Mexico. This is one visible every day of the year. It is a re- using the skills of Martha Shepp, Alberta few months as team members balance of only 55 National Heritage Areas in minder of this non-profit’s commitment Bouyer, Betsy Irwin, and Carrie Leven). work and family commitments. Please the country. Questa now takes its place to honor our community in long lasting They considered much feedback from contact Mark Sideris if you’d like to alongside many more well-known and interactive ways. You can now see guests at their 2018 events and sought to lend a hand. the permanent new structures along the address questions that had been raised This trail truly offers a microcosm of areas of cultural significance across the decorative walkway on Highway 522 and to flesh out topics of interest. The Northern New Mexico history. It is the United States. along Cabresto Road and through the new signs arrived in August and were hope of the Creative Council’s project In addition to the NRGNHA, this historic church plaza. installed by Mark Sideris with help from team that it will become the hub of project got off the ground with the lead- It was another busy year for the His- Evelyn and Gary Coggins, Jean Rael, artistic and scholastic interface as the ership of the U.S. Park Service and the tory Trail’s diverse project team. Fund- Ann and Walter Dunlap, and Gordon seasons go on. So, take note, teachers input of the U.S. Forest Service. Chevron raising, grant-writing, and planning Robinson. Tim Long used his toy-mak- and students, of this new local resource! was also a generous supporter, along took up much of last winter and spring ing workshop to produce route arrows This project has been designed to not with several other organizations and the (spearheaded by Alberta Bouyer and that have been added for ease of fol- only beautify our village but to inform individuals who answered the call for Betsy Irwin). The summer saw events lowing the final ‘trail’. True community our visitors of Questa’s unique history funding. You are all greatly appreciated!

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6 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund LOCAL HISTORY Contesting Place-Name Erasure in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado

The author, Len Nils Beke, on the Sierra de las Truchas, officially called Truchas Peaks, during an 18-day walk from Santa Fe to Amalia in Summer 2017. On top of the Picacho del Medio (Middle Truchas Peak), at left is the PIcacho del Sur (South Truchas Peak), in the background at right Sierra de Santa Fe and the very faint outline of the Sierra de Sandía or Sandia Mountains.

Photo by Anonymous Backpacker

By LEN NILS BEKE an impoverished and heavily comes Questa; upstream from Arroyo The majority of the examples pro- Anglicized namescape: Hondo, San Antonio becomes Valdez. vided here were gleaned from fieldwork Place-names allow people to create done between June 14 and July 22, 2019. meaningful places in their environment. • Many names in local use are absent • Spanish names get translated fully During that time, I rode my bicycle They tell us more than just the lay of from the map. Examples from the area or partially into English. Outside the land. They record folk knowledge of around Amalia include the canyon Costilla, Cerro de la Yuta becomes Ute some 500 miles between Española, New local fauna, flora, soil composition, nat- known as Cañada de los Gallegos, the Mountain; Cañón del Cedro becomes Mexico and Gardner, Colorado, inter- ural and human history and culture . In Río Costilla tributary called Rito de Cedro Canyon. viewed almost two dozen people with los Vigiles and the highland meadow northern Nuevomexicano culture, where expert knowledge of their local geogra- named Vega del Jol (Haul). These ex- • Sometimes the translations used are maps were historically rare, the names phy and collected more than 400 correc- amples all reference to local families. made in error. Near Pecos, el Rito de are the map. los Soldados becomes singular Soldier tions and additions to the official place Unfortunately, official maps pro- • Unrelated English names are used Creek; Carpintero Creek makes name record. I will continue this effort duced by the U.S. Geological Survey where Spanish names exist. The name reference to the woodpecker bird, next summer, revisiting some of the Big Costilla Peak is rarely used by the (USGS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) but is translated as Carpenter Creek same places but also adding communi- people of El Ventero, Amalia and Cos- do a less than adequate job of repre- (Spanish carpintero being used for ties on the eastern side of the mountains. tilla, who instead use La Sierra Pelada, senting the rich oral traditions that both meanings). The deliberate erasure of Nuevomexi- La Pelada or Las Peladas. Often, the grew out of generations of Indohispano cano place names from official maps is a English names are references to Anglo • In other instances, names are misren- New Mexicans living off the land and crime against the people of New Mexico do not represent indigenous toponyms ‘alpha-males’ such as Army Major dered because the mapmakers lacked and threatens much traditional knowl- outside the names of the Pueblo settle- George Wheeler (commemorated by knowledge of local dialect forms or edge. It should be contested, urgently ments themselves. The greater part of Wheeler Peak) and General Zachary even family names. Above Arroyo the names printed on these maps were Taylor (who led the invasion of Méxi- Seco, the ridge called Cuchilla del and systematically. I hope my own schol- collected in the 1960s and 70s by USGS co during the Mexican-American War, Medio is misgendered as Cuchillo del arly efforts can be a start to that contes- workers who relied principally on the commemorated by Mount Taylor). Medio. In northern Nuevomexicano tation and a resource for community testimony of postmasters, the Bureau of • The traditional names for villages Spanish, the feminine cuchilla is used members wishing to carry it forward. Land Management and Forest Rangers. are often ignored in favor of names exclusively to refer to knife-edge ridg- If you are interested in learning more about They failed to consult meaningfully with chosen by early postmasters. The es and the words for knife are cuchillo this research, please follow my Facebook page local experts (farmers, shepherds, cattle- northern half of Costilla was renamed and navaja. On the Río Costilla, el at www.facebook.com/manitotopos or read men, hunters, miners) with a direct link Garcia, because an arbitrary border Rito de los Vallejos - named for the my contributions to www.manitos.net. If you to oral tradition. meant it was suddenly in Colorado; family that operated a sawmill there - have information, or know someone who The result is that official maps show San Antonio del Río Colorado be- is left meaningless as Ballejas Creek. does, please contact me at [email protected].

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 7 HEALTH & WELLNESS The Threat of Alzheimer’s Resulted in My Extraordinary Life I had read that Alzheimer’s was hered- to use those techniques to grow younger. Nine years ago, I tested positive for the itary, so it was no surprise when I found So, I relied on books and seminars, con- Alzheimer’s gene, APO-e4, but my daily myself in the early stages of the disease five ferences and meditation retreats to give practices are keeping that gene in the OFF years later. Then one day about 15 years me action steps to reverse aging, including position. I’m living proof that this pro- ago, I ‘woke up’ and realized my beliefs those for the body. Soon a whole program gram really does work. I will celebrate my and programming about aging were cre- started to emerge, and I began making my ating a life that I did not want. I saw that I daily program of youthfulness techniques 83rd birthday on November 18. Because of was just slipping into old age and having into habits. my practices, I am calmer, more focused, Sometimes it’s what we don’t want that watched my mother, I was all too familiar My results were so astounding I had to more loving, happier, my brain works creates the biggest impetus for change with that path. share these body/mind/spirit practices and better, and my creativity is supercharged. in the course of our lives. That’s what I didn’t want my mind and body to fall my first book, The Secret Method for Grow- Sure, I’m still a work in progress, but this happened to me when I started following apart. I wanted to be fresh and young and ing Younger, was born. Talks on the subject is fun work! You can grow younger too—if in my mother’s footsteps after she wasted alive. So right then and there I decided to soon followed. Because this program had you have a strong desire and are willing away with Alzheimer’s. change the course, not just to reverse any reversed my early stages of Alzheimer’s, to take the time to do daily practices that I was in my late 50s when she died, mental decline but to actually become given me tons more energy and kept the make a difference. and for the previous 10 years or so I had more youthful. breast cancer I was diagnosed with in 1992 watched mom slowly deteriorate. The Once I had a clear intention to reverse from recurring, I felt it was my purpose to Ellen Wood of Questa is the award-winning last three years of her life she spent in a aging, the next step was to learn how. I had help our culture change its views on life in author of a series of books,“The Secret Method nursing home and every time I visited practiced body/mind/spirit techniques our later years. for Growing Younger.” Her website is www. her, I focused on her mental and phys- successfully for decades to manifest my Growing younger is mostly about howtogrowyounger.com. Contact Ellen at ical decline. desires—but it had never occurred to me having more joy every day you are alive. [email protected] La Amenaza Del Alzheimer Me Condujo A Una Vida Extraordinaria A veces lo que no queremos es lo que el Alzheimer la consumiera. ancianos y cada vez que la visitaba, me que tuve que compartir estas prácticas nos proporciona el mayor impulso para Yo tenía casi 50 años cuando mi madre enfocaba en su deterioro mental y físico. de cuerpo / mente/ espíritu y así nació cambiar el curso de nuestras vidas. Esto murió, y durante los últimos diez años la Había leído que el Alzheimer era mi primer libro “The Secret Method for fue lo que me sucedió cuando comencé a vi deteriorarse de a poco. Los últimos tres hereditario, por lo que no fue una Growing Younger.” Charlas sobre el tema seguir los pasos de mi madre después que años de su vida los pasó en un hogar de sorpresa cuando me encontré en las siguieron pronto. Debido a que este pro- primeras etapas de la enfermedad cinco grama había revertido las primeras etapas años después. Entonces, un día, hace de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, me dio unos quince años, me “desperté” y me di mucha más energía y evitó que el cáncer cuenta de que mis creencias y mi manera de seno que tuve en 1992 se repitiera, sentí de programarme mentalmente sobre el que era mi propósito ayudar a nuestra envejecimiento estaban creando una vida cultura a cambiar sus puntos de vista sobre que no quería. Vi que me estaba acercan- cómo puede ser la vida cuando avan- do a la vejez y luego de haber observado zamos en edad. a mi madre, estaba ya muy familiarizada Rejuvenecerse se trata sobre todo de con ese camino. tener más alegría cada día que vives. Hace No quería que mi mente y mi cuer- nueve años el gen de Alzheimer, APO-e4, po se derrumbaran, quería estar fresca, apareció en mí como positivo, pero mis joven y viva. Fue entonces cuando decidí prácticas diarias mantienen ese gen en cambiar el curso de mi vida, no solo para la posición de APAGADO. Celebraré revertir mi deterioro mental, sino para mi cumpleaños 83 el 18 de noviembre rejuvenecerme. y soy una prueba viviente de que este Una vez que tuve una intención clara programa funciona de veras. Gracias a de revertir el envejecimiento, el siguiente mis prácticas, me siento más tranquila, paso fue aprender cómo hacerlo. Había más centrada, más cariñosa, más feliz, mi practicado con éxito técnicas de cuerpo/ cerebro funciona mejor y mi creatividad mente/ espíritu durante décadas para está cargadísima. Claro, todavía estoy en manifestar mis deseos, pero nunca se me proceso de evolución, ¡pero este es un había ocurrido usar esas técnicas para proceso divertido! También tú puedes rejuvenecerme. Así que busqué ayuda en rejuvenecerte si tienes un gran deseo de libros y seminarios, conferencias y retiros que esto suceda y estás dispuesto a dedicar de meditación a fin de encontrar pasos el tiempo a hacer prácticas diarias que de acción para revertir el envejecimiento, producen la diferencia. incluidos aquellos que tenían que ver con Ellen Wood de Questa es la autora el cuerpo. Pronto comenzó a surgir un galardonada de la serie de libros. Su sitio web programa completo, y pasé a convertir en es www.howtogrowyounger.com. Póngase hábitos mi programa diario de técnicas en contacto con Ellen escribiéndole a ellen@ para rejuvenecerme. howtogrowyounger.com Mis resultados fueron tan asombrosos Traducido por Teresa Dovalpage

8 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund HEALTH & WELLNESS

In those days there were no cell gives us for physical and emotional health. not be as effective as those that cost a little BODY | MIND | SPIRIT phones, tablets or computers. The beauty When we are watching blue light more. Information is available on line at of that is that while everyone was gathered frequency emitting devices, our brains get EMF Academy. By BARBARA TRACY at the big table there were stories being the message that it is time to be awake and I use a Kindle reader which comes told, conversations about this and that, as active. There are many who are looking with a blue light blocker that I have turned THANKSGIVING WITH well as a lot of laughter and sibling inside at their computer screen or cell phone on. Other devices that have this feature CLEMENTINE AND CHARLIE jokes between the boys. Everybody was screens at night. Too much exposure to are the I-phone and Androids. I also have present at the table, joining in with all the blue light, especially at night, prevents our an Android cell phone and if you go to My grandparents, Clementine and activity and fun. There were no phones brain from calming down and secreting tools you will find a setting for the display Charlie, had five sons, known as “the ringing or fingers tapping away sending melatonin, which is our sleep hormone, that says blue light filter. You can set it to boys”. They also inherited a sixth son from a text message. The TV was in the living our anti-aging hormone and an anti-can- come on from sunset to sunrise. my grandmothers’ twin brother, Clem be- room and was not turned on until the 6 cer hormone. When this happens, it pre- Have a lovely Thanksgiving. Technol- cause his mother had passed away when o’clock news. A computer was unheard of. vents us from getting a good night’s sleep, he was a small boy. So we had a house full, Now we live in a world of heads buried and poor sleep patterns lead to stress and ogy is wonderful, but an old-fashioned as all the boys had wives and children. It’s in cell phones, laptops and TV’s, even at health problems. Some of the problems Thanksgiving without the electronics a good thing it was a large house. It was a the dining table. attributed to poor sleep are diabetes, could be a very memorable one. two story turn of the century house com- There have been interesting discov- neuro-degenerative issues, weight gain, A Thanksgiving poem plete with filigree trim on the porch posts eries made concerning the “Blue Light depression and anxiety. The year has turned its circle, and a parlor in the house that was seldom Frequencies” that are emitted by these Here are some suggestions that can The seasons come and go, used as it was more like the museum of devices. This blue light is not only on cell help lower the exposure to harmful blue the family treasures. phones, computers and TVs, streetlights, light frequencies: The harvest all is gathered in We always had eggnog, which we car lights and camera screens. It is in our Use blue light screens during the And chilly north winds blow, made from scratch and ladled out from light bulbs, unless they are incandescents. day and limit night time use as much as Orchards have shared their treasures, a huge crystal punch bowl. The chil- Blue light is a frequency that is isolated possible. There are blue light blocking The fields, their yellow grain, dren were allowed to have their share of from the full spectrum of color and is a glasses with yellow lenses available if you So open wide the doorway, egg nog before grandpa poured in the toxic amplified concentration of a pulsat- feel the need to use blue light screens Thanksgiving comes again. bourbon and ruined it for the younger ing frequency. The human body and brain after sunset. It is important to know that a set to drink. need the full spectrum of color as the sun cheaper pair of these blocking glasses will -Author unknown

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Friday • November 8 8:00 am - NOON-ish 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM: (QHS CAFETERIA) BREAKFAST with OUR VETERANS 9:00 AM: (QHS GYMNASIUM) VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION Veterans The Great American Smokeout is an annual event sponsored by the American Cancer Society

(ACS). It is held on the third Thursday of November, this year it is November 21st. This social we will be honoring World War II Veteran and Bataan Death March engineering event focuses on encouraging Americans to quit tobacco smoking. To learn survivor Valdemar De Herrera along with presentations by Alta Vista Elementary Classes, more: www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html. Art Work by students in grades 7-12, Musical performances, and more! we thank you & we look forward to honoring you on this day! We hope you can join us!

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 9 HEALTH & WELLNESS Butterfly By JILL ANSELL camp and went on to be exterminated at of these people as disenfranchised immi- land in the future only to oppress those Auschwitz. Each of the young contribu- grants who escaped the Holocaust. Out who might want to share it? Will the May we find release from the ocean of tors was credited if known, though most of their tragedy spawned a new culture. oppressed become the oppressors? Or unbearable sorrow… died prior to the liberation of this camp. Each day they published a newspaper of will broad-mindedness and compas- Auschwitz, then, posed as a cultur- extensive coverage which provided the sion prevail? The dawn offered a sense of peace but al venue which featured parks, flower means to uphold their culture and ways. As I sit in this pure land of clean air the absence of birds was startling. As I gardens, statues, and grassy areas all of This seemed a testament to the resilience and incredible beauty, I am reminded of awakened, the silence was deafening and which were a facade to hide the truth of the human spirit. my privilege. Each day I witness butter- seemed matched only by the impenetra- of the death-fate of its occupants. The I think now of the immigrant chil- flies alighting on flowers and wonder ble darkness of night. Drifting back into majority of people sent there were dren who are being separated from their what we're creating. Daily images are slumber, I fell instantly into a dream. artists, musicians, scholars, and profes- families and the sense of cruelty and inscribed on my mind through jour- In it masses of birds had organized sionals. This front was created by the violence affecting their impressionable into flocks and departed south to visit Nazis who hoped it would deceive the minds. It seems a mass trauma is being nalistic bombardment: the children of the prison camps at the borders where International Red Cross into believing perpetrated with the potential long term Mexico, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, and children are being held. They seemed to how well the people were being treated. result being a culture of imbalance and now America. Will they ever see anoth- have an instinctual sense of where their 144,000 were sent there. Approximately hierarchy. As a therapist, I have wit- er butterfly? songs were needed. When I awakened I 17,000 survived. nessed the effects of such trauma. lay in reverie hearing these words repeat When I moved to New York in the When ICE knocks on their doors May they find release from the ocean in my mind like a mantra, “I Never Saw mid 1960s, I was given a copy of this promising food and treats only to of unbearable sorrow…. Another Butterfly”. book. I recall its poignancy now. A mix- deceive and remove their relatives Some impressions are indelible. This ture of children's drawings and poetry, it under the guise of trust, how can trust Jill Ansell LPCC is a psychotherapist in was one of them. Published originally was a colorful chronicle of a tragedy in develop? Is ICE the new Gestapo? Will private practice in Taos. She writes about in 1959, “I Never Saw Another But- word and image. these vulnerable, innocent beings grow issues of injustice and trauma and is a terfly” was a collection of works of art Upon my arrival in New York I began up viewing the United States much the frequent contributor to the Questa Del Rio and poetry by children who lived in the to observe elderly European patriarchs same way as the Jews viewed Germany? News. Jill is a lifelong artist whose work has Nazi concentration camp Terezin. The on park benches in Manhattan reading Will they have the means to recall, con- been shown extensively throughout the book was named after a poem by Paul the Daily Forward in Yiddish. My sense tinue, and possibly resurrect their own U.S. and beyond. She has lived in the Friedman, a child who resided in the of compassion grew upon consideration culture? Will they claim a long-promised Questa area for the past three years.

Phone App to Rank Purity of Questa Health Center Common Household Items Has a New Dentist! By HANNAH CRIDER STEBBINS The app is easy to use. You scan the By LOU MCCALL barcode of products you already have Although the name will leave you Welcome, Dr. Rodney Slater, DMD in your house and get a rating. It is a guessing and perhaps blushing, Think to the Questa Health Center! Dr. Slater DirtyTM, is a free app that you can detailed but easy way to understand started at the Questa Health Center in download to your iPhone or Android. the list of the ingredients. You can also August. He came to us from his home- It’s for anyone who wants to know scan it while you are shopping to help town of Provo, Utah. Dr. Slater earned what is in their everyday household you decide whether to bring it home. his Doctorate of Dental Medicine from items and if they are safe to use or have Don’t be surprised if, like me, you the Oregon Health and Science Uni- Courtesy Photo unpleasant side effects. find that your household products are versity in Portland, Oregon and had Welcome our new dentist, Dr. Rodney Slater, DMD Think Dirty looks at household “dirtier” than you were expecting. If previously received a Bachelor of Science to Questa Health Center! from Brigham Young University in cleaners, soaps, makeup, skincare, that is the case, the app gives recom- hair care as well as baby care products. Provo, Utah. mendations for “cleaner” products. The Questa Medical Clinic provides It instantly (or very quickly) ranks Dr. Slater has always been fascinated The Think Dirty app makes it easy to full dental services and offers a sliding common and popular products on a with teeth and the science surrounding pay scale to those who need it. They also choose overall healthier options for scale of 1-10 with 10 indicating that the teeth and the human body. “I strive to accept Medicaid, Medicare, and other product has known carcinogens and everyday products. Think Dirty, shop make every effort to help the patient feel dental insurance. hormone disrupters known to cause clean, find out more at https://www. at ease, to calm their fear and anxiety and Many of you will be happy to hear fertility issues. thinkdirtyapp.com to provide painless dentistry as much as that our old friend, Sue, dental hy- possible. I also believe that education is the key to establishing and maintaining gienist extraordinaire, is back at the ADVERTISE IN YOUR COMMUNITY! optimum oral health,” said Dr. Slater. He Questa Clinic after working in Santa LINDA MILLER • [email protected] or is happy to be a part of our community. Fe for a time. Next time you go to the dentist's office To make an appointment, call 575-586-0315. DINA COLEMAN • [email protected] here in Questa say hi and tell him. “Wel- The Questa Health Center is located at 2573 come to Questa!” State Highway 522 in Questa, NM.

10 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund HEALTH & WELLNESS La Sala: Hosting Events and Classes with Health in Mind

Photo by Emily Wilde LEFT: Before the concert performed by Taos Soundscapes at LaSala this past Oct. 12.

Courtesy Photo RIGHT: Making skulls out of sugar is a traditional Day of the Dead activity, come and make some on November 2nd at La Sala for El Dia de Los Muertos!

CONTRIBUTORS: GAEA MCGAHEE, practicing mindfulness, movement, and where he lived. He has taught across ongoing since March of 2019 to sup- CARRIE LEVEN, MONIQUE meditation which have been shown to Australia, New Zealand and the USA port Questa Health Center’s behavioral PARKER, MICHAEL GRANEY build resilience. Contact Carrie, carri- as a dedicated practitioner of both yoga health program. [email protected], to determine if this and tai chi and has worked as a sub- Each offering needs dedicated par- La Sala, the yoga and multi-use class is a fit. For more information see stance-abuse counselor and professional ticipants to make them viable programs. studio and event space, which opened the article on page 16. guide for most of his adult life. Cost We want your feedback! Sala Reach in Questa in October, aims to support is $30 for each two-hour workshop. needs to know what you want. Your community health by providing regular SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN E-mail [email protected] to input and interests are key. And if you classes, special events and workshops. NOVEMBER reserve your space. are committed to your health, but need Their mission is health. Michael Graney is offering two Monique Parker will offer an intro- La Sala offers a beautiful space for workshops this month. The first is ductory workshop titled, “Vedic Chant support, Sala Reach will sponsor you dance, meetings, or workshops. This “Foundations Of Yoga,” on Saturday, for Auspicious Beginnings” on Sunday, with scholarships to attend classes. Please same space is also available for nonprofit November 16, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This November 10 from 2-4 p.m. Monique e-mail [email protected] or outreach and educational activities. workshop explores basic foundations of Parker is a certified Vedic chant instruc- call 575-224-2102 for more information alignment and theory, which can be acti- tor, yoga teacher and yoga therapist in on scholarships. “Nonprofits and community groups vated in all yoga poses whether standing, the tradition of Sri T. Krishnamacharya. Please let us know if you are interest- with missions that align with ours can sitting or lying down. Newer students She has been a practitioner of yoga for ed in building with us! These are a few contact us about using this space, and we will appreciate the simple thoroughness 25 years and owns Taos Yoga Therapy, of the new offerings being considered have our own nonprofit program called of the presentation. More experienced www.taosyogatherapy.com, www. for the future. Sala Reach” says Gaea McGahee, building students will enjoy the technical con- theyogaofmantra.com. • Yoga and Tai Chi (at La Sala) for ner- owner and yoga teacher. nections between the five energies Vedic chanting is the oldest unbro- vous system health, geared to support of the body. ken oral tradition in existence and has people in recovery, coping with post Sala Reach is a program of the The second offering is the “Tai Chi been declared an Intangible Heritage of traumatic stress or coping with addic- nonprofit organization called Localogy. Workshop: Yang-style Original” 10- Humanity by UNESCO. Hailing from Localogy is a Northern New Mexico Form” on Saturday, November 23, ancient India, chanting and incorporat- tion in their family system nonprofit moving local people and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is the practice ing sacred Sanskrit mantras can trans- • Tai Chi and Yoga for kids communities from passive consump- that can be seen in the early morning in form our practice into a sacred expe- • Dance and music programs for youth tion to active production of livelihoods many parks throughout Southeast Asia, rience. Chanting mantras have many • Grant-supported cultural and celebra- and culture. with groups of 20 or more people partic- benefits, including calming the mind, tory events (music, dancing etc.) During the month of November, in ipating. In this two-hour workshop you lowering blood pressure, reducing stress, addition to ongoing yoga classes, Tai Chi will learn the movement sequences of improving digestion, enhancing memo- and Vedic chant workshops; a special the 10- form or “first form” of the Yang- ry, and improving self-confidence. Cost celebration of the Day of the Dead is style of tai chi. The 10-form is the initial is $30 for two hours. Please pre-register among the offerings. The full schedule of and essential step on the path to ev- with Monique directly to reserve your To learn more about La Sala, go to recurring events is listed on this page. er-more complex forms of this practice space for this workshop: monique@ LaSalaQuesta.com and subscribe to Once a month, for free or by do- that has existed on some level for as long taosyogatherapy.com. “News” or go to YogaSalaQuesta.org. nation, Sala Reach is offering Yoga for as 7,000 years. Also, Instagram and Facebook at Military Veterans, Gold Star Families, Mike has been practicing yoga for SALA REACH NEEDS YOU TO Yoga Sala Questa, or First Responders, Peace Corps Veter- over 30 years as an aid to general health CONTINUE TO GROW contact Gaea McGahee at ans, and Civil Servants. Carrie Leven is and well-being and has been presenting In addition to the many offerings 575-224-2102, offering the class the second Saturday trainings and classes since earning his at the La Sala location. Sala Reach is or [email protected]. of every month. Join her on November certificate from Prana Yoga Teachers now sponsoring a teacher at the Questa La Sala is located at 9tth, from 10-11:15 a.m. The focus is College in 2007. He opened the first Health Center offering mindful move- 2331 State HWY 522, how to effectively deal with stress by studio in the town in New Zealand ment and meditation which has been Questa, NM 87556.

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 11 ARTS & CULTURE Torre Strong of Lynx Leatherwork By NICK NAGAWIECKI

Torre Strong is a local leather worker in Questa. She says that she “has lived in Questa for only a short 30 years.” She moved here after traveling the world. Her work has become another bright spot in the Questa art scene and has garnered a lot of attention. Any chic New Yorker would be lucky to have leather work of this caliber. You might have seen her painted feather earrings or cell phone cases. She also is explor- ing painting and metal work to add to her practice. “Leather working has been a passion since I was a child. I was raised in alter- native cultures, so we worked creatively with materials we had on hand. Leather is appealing because it's so functional as opposed to purely aesthetic. You can use these things on a daily basis to help with orthopedic needs or just keep your stuff in a bag, utilitarian and artistic. Courtesy Photos I've always had a propensity to work Torre Strong’s leather book covers. with the materials and just never got away from it. “After a while what you do becomes who you are and then there's no getting away. So that's what happened there. It just became who I am because it's been about 40 years of really serious leather work. So, it's ingrained in me. Every- thing from the function of the piece, to the material that it's made out of, to different cultural influences. Because I've traveled all over the world and looked at leather work and art in every country I've been to, I have influences every- Photo by Nicholas Nagawiecki where from Native American all the way Torre Strong’s leatherwork including a hide, a belt, cell phone cases, and a key chain. to Norse and European influence. South American leather workers influenced me with the lace work and its finer aspects. influence. And I like to combine styles. incorporation of metal in with the leath- Courtesy Photos “It's basically a global influence to I was focused on Norse cultures because er work. I think that may be my next Torre Strong with her dog, Kato. style. I try not to get stuck in any niche that is my heritage. The Viking cultures direction in my craft, to try and learn because it's always changing. What I made amazing garments and utilitarian more because I like the elaborate metal do one year might evolve into some- leather work, combining leather and work that they did, and it's something I thing else in the next year. Also the wood and antler to make knife sheaths haven't really done yet. market does dictate what I make. Cell or other things that were made to be “Cell phone cases are my biggest phone cases are a perfect example. I extremely durable. sellers now, I have to continually update make a lot of those because that is what “Spanish edge lacing with fancy my patterns to fit the next size of cell people need. knots used to make jewelry. I take phones. My deerskin feather earrings “What influences what I make is certain styles and apply them in my own are certainly the fastest selling, hottest Courtesy Photos what people buy. What will the market manner to get the job done. Mongolian little item I've ever made. I love to make Torre Strong’s earrings made from deerskin that bear? What kind of skin do I have right and Scythian leatherworking is also a fitted deer skin bodices and then paint look like feathers. now? I also like working with fur. A lot huge influence. them with my airbrush. That's the most I'm too busy making earrings and cell of people are bringing old family leath- Unfortunately, my journeys in avant-garde thing I do. I paint them with phone cases. erworks and asking for adjustments. So those areas (Mongolia and Scythia) got varnish or finishing leather dye like I “I'm very lucky in that I buy the scrap that is a new craft that I am exploring. thwarted due to politics of traveling with do on the earrings. The garments have leather from a moccasin maker in Col- “South American leather has beau- a U.S. passport. It is very limiting in designs that accentuate a woman's body orado who I have known since I was 18. tiful and intricate lace work which I those areas. The things I like about that and fit. I like to fit things really nicely. I pull from. Native American fringe is an leather work, just like Tibetans, is the don't get to do this very often because LYNX LEATHERWORK continued page 28

12 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund ENCHANTED EATS Spilling the Beans ENCHANTED EATS RESTAURANT GUIDE! Many of our region’s restaurants have seasonal hours and it is tricky to keep up with them. About Major Bean Please call first to make sure they are open! Major Bean has become a favorite for from October 22 until November 20 for locals and tourists alike in Red River. In some much-needed time to recuperate Wildcat's Den Shotgun Willie’s 2017, Margy Spillers and her husband and gear up for the winter crowd. The 575-586-1119 575- 754-6505 2457 Highway 522, Questa 403 W. Main Street, Red River Pat opened the delightful coffee and atmosphere is a great little coffee shop, 11am-6pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7am-2pm, daily sandwich shop. After traveling to Red one where friends meet, and you can Saturday & 11am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday River with their kids for 15 years, they find a few business meeting lunches Yesterday’s Diner saw an opportunity to be there more going on there too. Margy is always Frank's Eats & Sweets 575- 754-6233 than just part time. Margy has another looking for responsible people who 575-586-2303 612 W Main Street, Red River Major Bean eatery in Elk City, Oklaho- would like to be part of a booming (and 2366 Highway 522, Questa 7am-2pm, daily ma, which is run by her daughter-in-law. delicious) business in Red River. You can Monday-Thursday 11am-7pm, Major Bean has all the coffee and find Major Bean on FaceBook or just Friday-Sunday 11am-8pm. Old Tymers Cafe drinks on their menu that you would take a little ride down Main Street in Red 575- 754-2951 find in any big city coffee house, but that River and stop by for breakfast, coffee My Tia's Cafe 201 E. Main Street, Red River 575-586-2203 7am-2pm daily isn’t all. Do you want a smoothie? Grab or lunch. This is definitely a great place 107 Highway 347, Cerro one! Are you hungry for breakfast or to hang out! Tuesday through Friday 11am-6pm, Capo’s Corner lunch? There are so many sandwiches, Major Bean Coffee & Sandwiches Co. Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm, 575-754-6297 salads, and breakfast items to choose 575-754-2700 • 121 E. Main Street, Red River closed Mondays 110 Pioneer Road, Red River from, you absolutely will not go away Closed Tuesday. 11:30am-2pm and 5-9pm daily hungry. Their food is delicious; they are 7am-3pm Wednesday- Thursday Deb's Deli vegetarian and vegan friendly items, too. and 7am-5pm Friday- Sunday. (inside the Questa Center Super Market) Major Bean Coffee & Sandwiches Co. This year has been an especially busy 575-586-0233 575-754-2700 To order online, check out 5 Supermarket Rd, Questa 121 E. Main Street, Red River one for them, which is also good for www.places.singleplatform.com Red River. Major Bean will be closed 9am-6pm, daily 7am-3pm Wednesday- Thursday and or www.chownow.com 7am-5pm Friday- Sunday Primetime Pizza 575-586-2328 The Motherlode Saloon 2431 Highway 522, Questa 575-754-6280 11am-7pm, closed Mondays. 406 E. Main Street, Red River 4:30-9pm Daily El Monte Carlo Grille 575-586-0004 Bull o’ the Woods 2435 Highway 522, Questa 575-754-2593 Call for hours. 401 E Main Street, Red River 11am-12am Daily Brett’s Bistro 575-754-9959 Red River Brewing Co. 201 W Main Street, Red River 575-754-4422 11am-9pm, daily 217 W. Main Street, Red River Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm & The Magnolia Kitchen Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm 575-754-9955 305 Pioneer Street, Red River Costilla Gas & Grocery (Snack Bar) Thursday-Monday 2-8pm 575-586-8010 Highway 522 & Highway 196, Costilla Sundance Mexican Restaurant Monday-Saturday 6am- 9pm 575-754-2971 Sunday 7am- 9pm 401 E. High Street, Red River 5-9pm, daily Mrs. Rios’– Thai Kitchen 719-672-0211 Texas Red’s Steakhouse 218 Main Street, San Luis, CO and Lost Love Saloon 9am- 9pm Daily 575-754-2922 400 W. Main Street, Red River Crazy Beaver 4:30-9pm, daily 719-672-9022 101 County Road 13.2, Garcia, CO Wednesday- Friday 12-8pm, Saturday 9am-8pm, Sunday 9am-5pm

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Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 13 LOS VECINOS

Courtesy Photo-Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Ernesto Photo by Nick Nagawiecki Martinez, 1975, Ernesto Martinez, at his home in Questa. nominated Colorado’s Park Person of the Year. Courtesy Photo-U.S. Army Ernesto Martinez in the U.S. Army, Ft. Benning, Georgia, 1956.

Georgia and Glenda joined him in Co- owner, president and broker of Queen ers and field operations personnel, too lumbus, Georgia. He described Glenda as City Realty. numerous to mention by name. the most beautiful and truthful Hispanic In 1974, there was an opening at Col- Ernesto has three children and five Lady in Colorado. orado State Parks for a land negotiator grandchildren. His son, Ronald graduat- Ernesto was assigned to the Con- and Ernesto got the position. Ernesto be- ed with honors from Columbia Uni- tinental Army Command in charge of came the land grant officer for Colorado versity, majoring in Finance. He lives in testing radar for the U.S. Army. He flew State Parks. At that time, he was the only Colorado Springs and is chairman of the to Arizona frequently and supervised a Hispanic employee in the Colorado State ENT Credit Union. Ernesto’s daughter By QUESTA DEL RIO NEWS STAFF crew of seven soldiers. He admired the Parks system. Gina was a manager for Sunrise Senior way the Notre Dame cadets demonstrat- With the State Parks Ernesto, or Ernie Ernesto A. Martinez, born and raised ed the weapons, which inspired him to as he was known, was responsible for the Living for 10 years on the East Coast in Questa, remembers his first job herd- enroll in night classes for public speaking acquisition of 14 State Parks in Colorado before moving back to Denver and is ing sheep at the age of six in the Pinabete with commissioned officers. Along with and was featured in numerous articles currently their Resident Service Director Hills and working in the fields in Col- public speaking, he took English and in newspapers and magazines. He had for Colorado. Ernesto’s daughter Linda orado. After his father died in 1945, he math courses. All this time, soldiers were many professional accomplishments and Martinez Battey also lives in Denver and worked in Red River during the summer, being shipped off to the Korean war. his job was very complicated, involving recently retired as a GS 12 after 25 years eventually becoming the manager at the After Ernesto’s discharge, they moved recreation, scenic development and mu- with the U.S. Geological Survey, as a Black Mountain Place House. Sometime back to Denver where he was employed nicipal rights. Water rights and adjudica- financial specialist. later he moved to Santa Fe and then to by the Martin Marietta Aerospace Cor- tion was a big part of his work. Ernesto Due to asthma Ernesto took early Denver with $20 in his pocket, where poration. He worked there for 15 years facilitated many land donations to the retirement in 1987 and moved back to he worked construction the summer of and became a supervisor in charge of state parks system. He received numer- Questa. He has been spent winters in 1952. He came back to finish high school missile wiring, including the three stages ous awards, certificates and commenda- Tucson, Arizona for nine years. He plays at Questa High School in 1953. After that took people to the moon, receiving tions, including 1975 Parks Person of the the guitar and is a member or four differ- high school graduation, he returned to numerous commendations. Later, he was Year and several LULAC awards. Ernesto ent musical groups. Ernesto played guitar Denver, working construction during in charge of microelectronics packing was instrumental in the success of pass- at St. Anthony’s Church for many years. the day and went to college at night. He design, receiving commendations for ing Senate legislation for Conservation studied engineering and drafting and that as well. Easements for the State of Colorado. Ernesto Martinez, un vecino de Ques- graduated in 1956. While working for MMC, he en- Over the years he worked with highly ta, has given our community a lot to be After going with Glenda Martinez for rolled in real estate classes and received skilled and professional people and put proud of. His many professional accom- three years, they were married in June his broker’s license to sell real estate. At together winning teams to accomplish plishments through various careers prove 1956. Soon after Ernesto got drafted into that time, there were only two Hispanic great things. Ernesto says he had a lot of that with a lot of hard work and a strong the U.S. Army. After completing basic owned real estate companies in Denver help and they deserve credit, especially foundation in small-town upbringing, training, he was sent to Fort Benning, and his was one of them. He was the the planning departments, park manag- one can do great things in the world.

14 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund HONORING OUR VOLUNTEERS

The donation of food allows families to cover the basics, or staples, of their diets so they can spend their food budget on other things. For those who have food stamps (EBT) or SNAP, it allows their food dollars to go a lot further. Kate and Jeannie say that there is JEANNIE MASTERS & a misconception that all the food they KATE CISNEROS receive and distribute comes to them By LOU MCCALL for free. Much of it is free and there are also big orders every month that the Few have done so much to make the non-profit group pays for. They wish world – and the community of Questa they had more cash on hand to order –a better place, than the dynamic duo specialty items like meat. The Food Pan- of Jeannie Masters and Kate Cisneros. try is responsible for all the fuel costs to These two friends grew up in Cerro and get the food delivered twice a month. are both now widows. So as Jeannie Volunteer Tammie Arvilla, who Kate jokes, they give back to the community describes as her right hand, says many to keep themselves out of the bars! visitors leave a donation of $2.00 to They set the gold standard. Because $3.00 and go home with as much as $50 of that, they are supported in everything or $100 worth of food, or more. If each they set out to do by other eager volun- visitor left a couple dollars, that would teers in the community. It is hard to get Photo by Alberta Bouyer pay the huge freight bill every month. Kate and Jeannie to talk about them- Our Volunteers of the Month, from left Kate Cisneros and Jeannie Masters. The Food Pantry is also responsible for selves and also hard to give them credit paying for the electricity bill, which can for their work because the conversation during the restoration of St. Anthony’s truck to unload and unpack boxes. Kate be quite high, more so in the summer always turns to their wonderful fellow Church. He kept a calendar of volun- also works on Tuesdays or Wednesdays when produce needs to be kept cool. volunteers. teers’ names whom he rotated to provide to clean the entire building, so please Please consider making a donation, The duo have big ideas and big proj- meals at noon on Saturdays. He, himself, volunteer to help if you are able. even small donations are accepted and ects and are busy in a big way. They have baked weekly to feed them a snack Every two weeks they, along with very much appreciated. Jeannie and been involved with the Questa Creative mid-morning with coffee. their close family of volunteers, provide Kate tell us that Living Word Ministries Council since the beginning and they Kae and Jeannie are active in the food at no cost to about 150 people. and Chevron are major donors and the help with NeoRio. Kate and Jeannie Cerro/Questa Friendship Circle and They have so much food to give away, Village of Questa gives them a lot of sup- were also founding booth-holders at have been since Gilbert Segura (Kate's they wish more people would come! port providing space in their building the Alumbra Christmas Fair, hosting a brother-in-law) started the organiza- They get big trucks full of produce, for $1.00 a year! The local Knights of benefit booth for the Food Pantry. tion several years ago. It's a group of which can be difficult to store. They Columbus are very generous and help Kate and Jeannie were also instru- folks that feed families after funerals of almost always have potatoes, onions, them a lot. There are local individuals mental in developing the Questa History a loved one. It's a membership organi- carrots, cabbage and it is always fun who donate $100 a month and some- Trail, starting in 2015. They shared in- zation, where everyone pay dues on a to see what they have. Sometimes it is one who gives them $500 a month, and valuable local perspectives about Ques- yearly basis. The money is then used to whatever is in season, like squash or many families donate once or twice a ta’s early days and between them, they buy groceries to prepare meals for the apples. They recently received 15 cases of year. It is important to Kate and Jeannie always knew who to call to obtain what- grieving families. pistachios. Kate and Jeannie call it their ever bits of information, large or small, to let everyone know how much they Feeding the locals is what Kate and mountains of produce and they are not love the support of their donors and were needed as the project developed. Jeannie do. They are probably most exaggerating, “Do us a favor and please They hosted meetings, made snacks, and their family of volunteers who keep the well-known for the North Central Food come get produce!” they say. place going. answered the phone endlessly. Members Pantry, which they started together a Kate says there are many families and of the History Trail team say they could To make a tax-deductible contri- few years ago. They attribute its coming individuals who are hungry and really bution, please send a check payable to not have held together or produced together to prayer and received support need the help. Some may not come something of lasting value to the com- North Central Food Pantry to P.O. Box from Chevron, Mayor Mark Gallegos because they don’t know about it, are 1076, Questa NM 87556 or bring cash munity without these contributions. and the Village of Questa, the St. James too embarrassed, or too proud. There on a distribution day to the Pantry on Last summer, Jeannie and Kate par- Episcopal Church Food Pantry and are some who don’t think they deserve the hill. Call Kate at 586-1807 or Jeannie ticipated in the storytelling presentations so many others who Kate and Jeannie it, she adds sadly. Kate says for those at 586-0486 if you would like more at Wild Rivers, co-hosted by the History love to give credit to. They formed a people, think about volunteering on information, would like to volunteer or Trail team and the BLM (organized by non-profit, tax-exempt organization and Fridays so you can see how it works and to make a contribution. Tim Long, with help from many includ- it keeps them hopping. can take home free food, no questions Everyone is welcome to participate in ing Flavio Cisneros and Bob Jaramillo). The Food Pantry is their baby. It is al- asked. It’s surprising how many more the food distribution on the second and They shared their memories with locals most a full-time job by itself. Besides dis- people would come if they had trans- and visitors alike. It seems everything tribution days which are the second and portation so offer to bring a friend! You fourth Fridays of every month between they do is a little piece of maintaining fourth Fridays of every month, they also don’t have to be starving and homeless 11A.M. and 2P.M. The Food Pantry is on the best of Questa's cultural heritage. work on Thursdays meeting the delivery to receive food from the Food Pantry. the top of the hill next to Questa Head Kate and Jeannie are active in their Start and the Ancianos Senior Center church and goodness knows it is appre- National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week on Embargo Road off Route 522. And ciated. They like to share the glory with while you are there, please give Kate and the innumerable Questeñas who helped November 10-16, 2019 Jeannie a hug and a big thank you for Flavio Cisneros feed the workers during everything they do.

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 15 CELEBRATING SERVICE VETERANS Veterans Upward Bound

Above: This coin is something that VUB partici- pants carry in their pockets to remind them that they are rich in resources. When they are at the library doing research or sitting at a coffee shop, they put this on the table or computer desk and another member of the program may recognize it, introduce themselves and feel a part of the brotherhood, or sisterhood. Left: From left, Veterans Upward Bound Recruiter Matthew Wohlberg and Program Coordinator Kelly Fitzpatrick making a difference in the lives of many veterans. Visit them on Facebook/unm.vub.

Courtesy Photos: Questa del Rio News

By LOU MCCALL to another agency, including the VA, to a week to ensure the students grasp The VUB has been around for de- housing programs, or other community the material well enough and provide a cades. It was started in 1965 by Lyndon For veterans of military service, service providers. They offer application foundation to proceed on their own. and Ladybird Johnson who penned the UNM-Taos has a well-kept secret and assistance for health programs, college The boost that veterans receive from Higher Education Act granting funding Kelly Fitzpatrick and Matthew Wohlberg admissions, financial aid, and veteran’s VUB is a real confidence builder. There for Veterans Upward Bound and other of the Veterans Upward Bound Program education benefits. Does the veteran is a marked difference in the veteran helpful programs for those with academ- are spilling the beans. VUB offers exten- have a disability, need glasses, or dental who first walks in their door and those ic need. The program currently serves sive services for veterans to get back on work? Maybe he or she is hungry and leaving who have availed themselves five northern New Mexico counties: track with many opportunities for those does not know about the food bank, of VUB’s services. Kelly Fitzpatrick, Taos, Colfax, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, who have been out of the service and public assistance, or other community Program Coordinator, and U.S. Army and Santa Fe and can make exceptions perhaps out of school for a while. The services? The friendly and compassion- Veteran is well aware of the needs that on a case-by-case basis for non-residents program’s primary focus is on low in- ate folks at VUB have answers to the veterans face. She is saddened by the sta- of those counties. There is funding for come or underemployed, first generation questions veterans may ask and if they tistic that approximately 22 U.S. military 125 students in these counties and the college students. If you are a veteran who don’t know the answers, they will make veterans commit suicide every day. All program has served 110 for the 2018-19 fits into that category, you are especially it their mission to find them. have problems that can be addressed and school year. VUB partners with other in luck. There is no age limit for the Re-entering the workforce or going mitigated by programs such as Veterans veterans’ outreach programs to provide program and VUB hopes to enroll more back to school can be a challenge. To get Upward Bound. These deaths are pre- scholarships, social and other types of female veterans. veterans up to speed with advances and ventable. The military, defense budget, support. One partner group awarded VUB provides free, individualized changes in work or academic environ- and Office of Veterans Affairs are sadly scholarships to four worthy veterans attention to determine needs, interests, ments, they offer free academic and underfunded and understaffed to handle for the 2019-20 school year. In August, and goals that support academic success career counseling. Education oppor- the great need that so many veterans there was a Veterans Benefit Fair in Taos, and facilitate a smoother transition from tunities range from traditional classes have but VUB has made a difference in where many agencies were represented. military service to whatever comes next. on-campus including college prepara- the lives of many. Kelly has made it her The fair included representatives from Their goal is to be the best first step tory instruction plus computer skills. mission to include more women in the for veterans preparing to enter college. They also offer customized workshops, program and she also has a commitment the NM Workforce Center, Disabled Are you a veteran and not interested in often on weekends to fit tight schedules. to creating more opportunities in small American Veterans, NM Department college? No problem. VUB can assist you VUB also has focused, online, self- towns and rural America. of Veteran Services, and other govern- with many services. Should you choose, paced instruction for those who want to Matthew Wolhberg, the VUB pro- mental and private organizations which you can receive assistance to get into a improve their skills at home or on their gram’s recruiter, is a 25-year veteran of provide services to veterans. These college, university, or a training program own schedule. the U.S. Army and works closely with events are becoming widespread across of your choice, and it doesn’t have to be The VUB’s Academic Boot Camps the veterans who sign up for their ser- the country and offer a one stop resource at UNM-Taos. are very effective for getting veterans up vices. He came to be part of the program to address veteran’s needs. VUB understands that veterans to speed. The boot camps are provided quite by accident by walking into the Does Veterans Upward Bound sound face many obstacles–financial, person- based upon need and the number of VUB office asking for online help one like a good fit for you? For more infor- al, healthcare, housing. You name the veteran students who require the same day to access his college transcripts. mation, check out their website at www. problem and VUB extends a hand. They type of instruction, i.e., math,, English, He was hired that day to help recruit taos.unm.edu/veteransupwardbound recognize that these needs must be met computer skills, etc. They tend to require veterans into the program. He says that or visit them on Facebook/unm.vub. and personal issues resolved before at least five to ten students in order to everyone has a story, especially veterans. Call them toll free at 1-855-357-3725 anyone can move forward and thrive. schedule a boot camp. These are inten- Matt has become their ambassador and or 575-737-3725. You can also e-mail Sometimes it is as simple as a referral sive classes that last from a few days tireless advocate. [email protected].

16 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund CELEBRATING SERVICE VETERANS Carrie Leven Teaches Yoga for Service Veterans By LOU MCCALL “This is not a work-out,” military service–or any trauma, learning mindfulness techniques can be an essen- Yoga teacher Carrie Leven is now Carrie said, “It’s a work-in!” tial aspect of recovery. teaching again with a monthly Yoga for The class ended with participants Service Veterans class at La Sala. Her first Day of 2017 from heart disease asso- serving by offering free community yoga ciated with exposure to Agent Orange classes to veterans and their families for asking Carrie about her most recent trip class was Saturday, October 12th and to India. She described her Panchakarma defoliant during his service. He also a few years.” will be offered on the second Saturday experience in a village, where she spent suffered symptoms of Post-Traumatic The Saturday Yoga Class for Service of every month from 10 to 11:15 A.M. three weeks receiving care from Ayurve- Stress Disorder or PTSD. He didn’t like Veteran’s alternated between guided The class may evolve into a regular dic physicians. Ayurveda is an ancient taking medication. Instead he preferred meditations and gentle movement, which weekly class with enough interest and form of medicine that is very simple, meditation, gardening, reading, spending could be performed in a chair. “This is participation. The class is free and open down to earth and natural. The treatment time with animals, and being in nature to not a work-out,” Carrie said, “It’s a work- to all service veterans, including those in was individualized and is different for ev- calm his nerves. in!” A major component of the morn- the military, civil servants, Peace Corps eryone, depending on their constitution Carrie said, “I happened to see a TV ing’s class is mindfulness training, which volunteers, Gold Star Families and First and symptoms. Carrie described giving special about how yoga is shown to help is becoming more mainstream and the Responders. For the first class a service up meat, coffee and alcohol and drinking Veterans deal with PTSD and decided subject of significant scientific research. dog was even in attendance! herb teas, eating a nutritious, non-spicy to learn more about it to possibly help With practice, developing mindfulness is “I’m not a veteran myself, but I grew diet of freshly-prepared foods every day up in a military family. My dad was de- Monte and other veterans who might a way for individuals to live in the pres- and she felt terrific! ployed to Vietnam when I was six years benefit. I went to Yoga School at UNM ent moment, with less dwelling on the Please join Carrie and her class on November old, and my older brother served in the Taos with Monique Parker and stud- past or worrying about the future. Being 9th and the second Saturday of every month ied Yoga Therapy with Svastha Yoga & mindful can lessen anxiety, relieve stress Gulf War in 1991, so veterans have al- from 10 to 11:15 A.M. The class is offered at ways been dear to my heart,” said Carrie. Ayurveda. I also took special training and improve our health. It is basically La Sala at 2331 State Highway 522 (across the Her late husband, Monte Doeren, for bringing yoga to veterans and first about paying attention, a habit that can road from ArtQuesta and the laundromat). served two tours in Vietnam. Sadly, he responders. I was grateful that I could improve every aspect of our lives. For If you would like more information, please died almost two years ago on Christmas make use of my training and passion for those suffering from PTSD, as a result of contact Carrie at [email protected].

What the Veteran's Creed Means to Me By MATTHEW community of my cherished fellow hu- CORVIN WOHLBERG, man beings. My physical and mental U.S. ARMY, RETIRED capacities will certainly dwindle with the passage of years, but the strength From the very instant a veteran of my oath and commitment thereto raises his or her hand to accept the never will. I carry those to my death sacred and solemn oath of service, and beyond and hope to serve as a the Veteran's Creed or "Code" must reflection and beacon for others to be become a commitment to which one adheres until the moment of beckoning guided by. I lead as an example while by those final bells and then beyond. on this earth and beyond and fervently To do any less is to commit a breach of hope to make a proud difference in the THE VETERAN’S CREED lives of those I touch directly and those trust for which there can be no forgive- 1. I am an American veteran I do not. I am human, and I will surely ness. The Code demands that a person 2. I proudly served my country falter from time to time. But my legacy set aside any innate and selfish agenda 3. I live the values I learned in the military is timeless. I honor and guard it with a and dedicate himself or herself to a life 4. I continue to serve my community, my of service. I am an American veter- selfish pride as I do my fallen comrades country and my fellow veterans an who served in uniform and who who I shall miss through eternity. I 5. I maintain my physical and continues to do so forever. I dedicate will make a difference in the lives of mental discipline my life to my honor and courage and others. I will defend this country, the thereby to my family, my community, constitution and the right and obliga- 6. I continue to lead and improve my country and ultimately to a world tion to make a difference with my life. 7. I make a difference 8. I honor and remember my fallen comrades RESOURCES FOR VETERANS HEROES HANGOUT is a nonprofit resource and recreation center for veterans and their families. Come join us for billiards, camaraderie and fun! We are right next-door to the VA clinic at 1353 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur and are You served. Let us serve you! open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (575) 751–2803. Phone: 1-855-357-3725 or 575-737-3725 NOT FORGOTTEN OUTREACH WELLNESS CENTER, 461 Theodora Lane, Taos, offers free events and services, including free yoga Email: [email protected] for military families, 10 a.m., Tuesdays; relaxation and pain management techniques classes, Wednesdays, Website: taos.unm.edu/veteransupwardbound 3 p.m.; acupuncture services for military families, second Friday of each month; Warrior Canine Connection Fridays, Mail: 1157 County Road 110 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (veterans train service dogs for fellow veterans); 12-step recovery meetings for veterans and military families Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 recovering from addiction, noon Fridays; caregiver (physical or mental) support meetings, first Saturday of each month, 11 a.m.; Veterans Upward Bound VFW regular meetings are second Saturdays, 2 p.m. Call (575) 741-1503 or visit notforgottenoutreach.org.

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 17 EDUCATION QISD School Board Candidate Race By QUESTA DEL RIO NEWS STAFF

There was a great turnout for the Candidates Forum on Wednesday, Oc- tober 9th, which was held at the Questa VFW. All School Board candidates were present along with approximately 80 people, including members of the press, QISD staff and many former staff, families of students and local politicians. Two positions on the board are up this election which could ultimately change the way the school board votes on issues. Juan Cisneros is running against incumbent Daryl Ortega, for Position 1. Ellis Garcia, Position 2 incumbent is in a constest running against Cori Jenkins, Vivian Apodaca-Vallejos, and Rebecca Ortega. Recently, Vivian Apodaca-Vallejos dropped out of the race, stating that Questa Del Rio News her husband has been diagnosed with Pictured from left to right are candidates Cori Jenkins, Juan Cisneros, Vivian Apodaca-Vallejos, Rebecca Griego, Daryl Ortega and Ellis Garcia. Standing is forum cancer and will be receiving intensive moderator Jason Medina of San Luis, CO. Get out and vote on November 5th! chemotherapy and radiation treatments right demeanor to represent them on the What specific steps will you take to until January. Her heart is still with the school board. address this problem? students and staff of the school district. Sponsors for the Forum, Rio Costilla 9. How will you advocate for both I VOTED While it would be wonderful if the Cos- Community PTA and the Questa Teach- the students and the employees tilla community was represented on the I voted. ers Union compiled this list of questions of the public education system school board, she has every faith in Re- I voted for the rainbow. for the candidates. Along with questions in your role? I voted for the cry of a loon. becca Griego to represent their interests posed by community members who and is endorsing Griego as a candidate. 10. Think New Mexico, a non-partisan I voted for my grandfather’s bones attended the forum. The questions asked think tank, released a study in 2017 that feed beetles now. As the election approaches, QISD resulted in a lively and informative school board has made the news at the which suggests that the percent- I voted for a singing brook that sparkles discussion. Some answers had the whole state level with damaging accusations. age of a state’s education budget under a North Dakota bean field. room in roaring applause while others Numerous complaints filed with the that makes it to the classroom, as I voted for salty air through which the whimbrel flies caused visible anger and frustration New Mexico Secretary of State’s office opposed to administrative costs, South along the shores of two continents. among those in attendance. I voted for melting snow that returns to the wellspring regarding previous school board elec- is related to student performance. tions resulted in requests to the Board of of darkness, where the sky is born from the earth. 1. What is motivating you to run for Do you agree? Will you advocate Elections to monitor the polls in Questa I voted for daemonic mushrooms in the loam, the school board? for an increased percentage of the on November 5th. and the old democracy of worms. 2. What will your priorities be as a budget going to the classroom? In addition, there were rumors cir- I voted for the wordless treaty that cannot be broken school board member? Why or why not? If so, how will you culating that potential voters were being by white men or brown, because it is made of star semen, address the issue? paid to vote for a certain candidate. 3. What have you done in the past to thistle sap, hieroglyphs of the weevil in prairie oak. These rumors have been reported and help your community thrive? 11. New Mexico is combating a “teacher I voted for the local, the small, the brim are under investigation. There continues 4. How have you previously advocat- shortage.” A recent study by NMSU that does not spill over, the abolition of waste, to be a bit of turbulence with current ed for students and educators in said New Mexico’s “teacher attrac- the luxury of enough. school board members such as allega- your community? tiveness score” is 2.18 on a scale I voted for the commonwealth of the ancient forest, tions of bribery for a school board vote 5. How did your educational experi- of one to five. What will you do a larva for every beak, a wing-tinted flower on the closing of the Costilla School. ences shape you, and what lessons to increase this score and make for every moth’s disguise, a well-fed mammal’s corpse The question remains about whether will you take with you from those sure these vacancies are filled by for every colony of maggots. a school board member can serve on experiences? qualified individuals as quickly I voted for open borders between death and birth. 6. Have you ever worked as an the board having admitted to a felony as possible? I voted on the ballot of a fallen leaf of sycamore employee in public education? that cannot be erased, for it becomes the dust and rain, conviction. According to KOB 4 News, 12. How can you make your school If so, how did your school board and then a tree again. school board incumbent Ellis Garcia is board an example of excellence for being forced to resign and drop out of affect you? What lessons will you I voted for more fallow time to cultivate wild flowers, the other boards in the state? the election. The New Mexico Attorney take from your experience into more recess in schools to cultivate play, General’s office sent Mr. Garcia a letter, this position? more leisure, tax free, more space between days. giving him 14 days to do so. 7. New Mexico has the lowest high If you have wondered what you can I voted to increase the profit of evening silence It will be up to the community to school graduation rate in the nation. do to help QISD take steps to improve and the price of a thrush song. vote for the candidates who they think What specific steps will you take to the lives of our students and staff, I voted for ten million stars in your next inhalation. have the best qualifications, who have address this problem? please show up to the polls on Tuesday, the best plan to move the district for- 8. New Mexico ranks 49th in 4th- November 5th and participate in our de- - Fred LaMotte ward, and the candidates who have the grade reading and math scores. mocracy by exercising your right to vote.

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office. Kathy Gonzales and I have had they need to fulfill their own personal receive a “robo-call” letting them know our hands full keeping things running goals, to learn, get a good education that we are conducting the drill, which as smoothly as possible. We are excited as we continue to be a caring family should be finished by lunch. Afterward, to announce that one of Questa’s own, for each other. administration and law enforcement will Domingo Torres, will be joining us at We have had some safety scares meet to debrief and make any needed the central office. He will fill our vacant lately. I want to assure everyone that the changes to the plan. The school board is CORNERbusiness position and we are looking Questa Independent School District is committed to ensuring we are ready for forward to having him join our team. committed to working with local law en- emergencies, and they have given their By CATHY GALLEGOS, With his help, we are already moving forcement to create the best safety plan full support to the district’s plans. INTERIM QISD SUPERINTENDENT closer to the goal to get our district up possible for our schools. To that end, During my time here it has been my Happy November, Questa Wild- to speed, on track, and moving ahead the district is purchasing much-needed experience that this district is full of cat Community! It has been my great toward a well-organized school district. supplies for our classrooms, to ensure staff, parents, students, and community pleasure to serve our community as Maintenance and transportation have we have the safest environment for stakeholders that are very committed to your Questa Junior/Senior High School been all hands-on deck making sure our students and staff. In the month of each other. The plan is to keep that going Principal and as your interim super- that our schools are as safe as can be. We November, we will have a full shelter in and see how we can become the most intendent. As you can imagine, things want to take care of our students and place, lockdown, and evacuation drill. successful school district in North- have been busy for us at the central staff, making sure they have the support The morning of the drill, parents will ern New Mexico.

took classroom activities to the Elemen- tary level. Harvest Questa held a vigil on October 29th for those who have lost VOTE REBECCA GRIEGO someone to substance misuse. To end our Questa School Board • Position 2 week we had a Haunted Hayride. Prior to the hayride the community enjoyed Tuesday , November 5, 2019 By MARIA GONZALEZ traditional ghost stories of our culture that were recorded by the Manitos Proj- Vida Del Norte Coalition’s Active ect. Riders also received a goodie bag that 8 and two Senior Mentors painted the included valuable prevention material for town red to kick off Red Ribbon Week. both children and their parents to read. A better tomorrow for our kids. There were several drug-free messages on businesses throughout Questa, bringing the message of prevention to our com- munity. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated annually during the last week of October, and this year it was October 23- 31. Vida Del Norte teamed up with Harvest Ques- ta, Q-Town Drama, and Non Violence Works Questa Mentorship Program to bring awareness and prevention about the substance misuse issue in our com- munities and around the world. The Coalition’s campaign, “Be Spooked to Take a Look” was a way to bring awareness to the behavioral conse- quences of substance misuse. Throughout the week Active 8 led classroom activities at the Questa Junior and Senior High School. The Youth Mentorship Program

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Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 19 QUESTA PUBLIC LIBRARY Sharon Nicholson: An Unsung Hero cilmembers Louise Gallegos and Brent including the annual Summer Reading By MARGARET LEJUSTE Jaramillo, and numerous volunteers. Program. When Questa schools went to They cheered Sharon on as she accepted a four-day school week, Sharon picked Every library has a list of tasks nec- the traditional glass bear created for the up the slack and started an afternoon essary for functioning operation. Most occasion by local artist, Tony Jojola. children’s program based on the science libraries have staff to oversee the various Nicholson was commended for the and arts principles of STEAM for those departments. The Questa Public Library work she has done over the years to Fridays when children are not in school. is unique because the library director build the Questa Public Library into a STEAM is an educational approach to is responsible for all the positions. The vibrant hub that serves northern Taos learning that uses Science, Technology, success of the Questa Public Library is County communities with programs Engineering, the Arts and Mathemat- largely due to the tireless efforts of its and services to enrich their lives and ics as access points for guiding student Library Director, Sharon Nicholson, who promote literacy in the rural area. inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. was recognized on October 9th as a 2019 In addition to the traditional books Earlier this year, the New Mexico Taos News Unsung Hero. Many support- and media available to borrow free of Photo by Margaret LeJuste State Legislature appropriated funds to ers of the Questa Public Library were charge, the library, under Sharon’s direc- Sharon Nicholson, Director of the Questa Public expand the Questa Public Library. Sha- in attendance at the award ceremony, tion, offers computer classes for adults Library, recently honored by Taos News as an ron Nicholson’s recognition as an Un- including Mayor Mark Gallegos, Coun- and reading programs for children, Unsung Hero! sung Hero is timely and well deserved. The Library Collection Rocks

By LIBRARIAN HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF • Poms SHARON NICHOLSON THE NEW ADDITIONS: • Pioneer – James McCullough • A Dog’s Way Home Did you know the library has DVDs • Secret Life of Pets 2 for you to watch? Your Questa Library • Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton • The Testaments – Margaret Atwood has a movie selected with you in mind! • Art of Racing in the Rain • Wife Come and check one out today. Prefer • Dark Matter - Blake Crouch • Tidelands – Phillippa Gregory to immerse yourself in a good book? • Can you Ever Forgive Me? • Ken Burns: Country Music We have several new titles for you to • New Girl – Daniel Silva • Things You Save in a Fire – Katherine Center choose! See a complete list of new books at the library. • Harry Potter Complete 8-Film Collection • Biggest Little Farm • Old Bones – Douglas Preston • Crazy Brave – Joy Harpo

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NOVEMBER 1 – 1:00 -3:00 PM NOVEMBER 14 – 10:30 AM -1:00 PM NOVEMBER 28, 29, 30 Fun Friday Wildcat Kitty Club Library Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Children and their parents are invited to build and decorate Kids ages 0-3 meet to play together and do fun activities. We THURSDAYS - DROPPED STITCH an altar to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos. Bring photographs, sing, play instruments, hear stories, and have yummy snacks. 2:30-5:00 PM candles, and favorite food items to remember the deceased, It’s a great time for parents and caregivers to share experiences Bring your latest project! while we will make tissue paper flowers and papel picado and tips on life with tiny humans! Mend those pesky socks! Share your current adventure! No (cut-out banners of tissue paper), to give the altar a festive NOVEMBER 15 – 1:00 - 3:00 PM gossip, no judgement, just good fun. look. Once the altar is complete, we will listen to your favorite Fun Friday stories about the honored family members. Monique Belitz, a Clay Studio with Peggy Trigg. This month we will make THE LIBRARY NEEDS YOU: local artist, will lead the session. A BONUS! Face-painting by items using coil construction and do a pit firing. Be sure your - we need volunteers to assist with shelving books Peggy Trigg. children take advantage of this unique opportunity. and cataloging NOVEMBER 11 NOVEMBER 25 – 3:30-5:00 PM - we need volunteers to help create Fun Friday Library Closed For Veterans Day Questa Library Book Club at Rael’s Coffee House STEAM programs NOVEMBER 12 – 2:30 PM This month we will focus on Native American authors both - we need a volunteer to help us with Facebook, FQPL Board Meeting fiction and non-fiction. The Questa Library has some excellent program publicity, anything electronic Help us make our library the best! All are welcome to attend. titles to choose from. Join the conversation! - We need YOU

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separated by Castro’s final sanctioned popular drag show at the local hot spot raft exodus. Café Arabia. Elsa has married a wealthy Queen of Bones Juan, a Cuban construction worker NEW NOVEL foreigner, and Rosita, still single, works who has settled in Albuquerque, returns at the Havana cemetery. When one of By TERESA DOVALPAGE to Havana for the first time since fleeing these women turns up dead, it will cost Havana native and novelist, Teresa Cuba by raft twenty years ago. He is trav- Padrino, a Santería priest and former eling with his American wife, Sharon, Dovalpage (whose name you may recog- detective on the Havana police force, and hopes to reconnect with Victor, nize as Questa Del Rio News’ translator) more than he expects as he untangles the his best friend from college—and, group’s lies and hunts down the killer. has a new book out, a murder mystery unbeknownst to Sharon, he also hopes entitled Queen of Bones. Set between two to discover what has become of two Teresa Dovalpage, Ph.D. very different Cubas, twenty years apart, ex-girlfriends, Elsa and Rosita. Professor of Spanish and ESL the gripping story explores lingering Juan is surprised to learn that New Mexico Junior College grudges between old friends and lovers Victor has become Victoria and runs a http://teredovalpage.com/ November is NaNoWriMo: Time off For Sara Martinez!

By QUESTA DEL RIO NEWS STAFF NaNoWriMo is a great way to get nary Arts, English, and Creative Writing perfect environment for creative writing. started on a novel. It is an incubator for for the past three years. She, along with She is a busy gal, we look forward to her Many of us miss Sara Martinez's writ- novelists. Best-selling books such as several other QISD teachers, were not novel and future articles for the paper. ing in the Questa Del Rio News. She is Like Water for Elephants, Fangirl, and given a contract for this year due to SOMOS in Taos will contin- taking time off for National Novel Writ- WOOL began as rough drafts in Novem- budget and declining enrollment. Sara ing Month, which has come to be known ue Prose Month and hosting weekly ber. NaNoWriMo is also a non-profit currently works at Taos High School and as NaNoWriMo for short. NaNoWriMo readings from local published authors, is a month-long quest for writers to com- which works year-round to help writers hopes to continue to write and work in workshops and “write-ins.” plete 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. of all ages with writing tools, tricks and the schools as opportunity allows. In the It is a great way for new and seasoned lessons for creative writing. It is a won- spring, she will complete a School Coun- To learn more, check out these writers to push themselves to draft a derful resource for teachers because of selor’s certification to get her school online resources: its free content as well as having a young counselor license. Sara and her husband, new novel with the support of an online SOMOS- https://somostaos.org/prose-month/ community. NaNoWriMo began online writers’ program for youth 17 and under. Robert, chose to raise their two daugh- in 1999 and plus has the real-world Sara won’t give away any details ters in the mountains of Amalia to be NaNoWriMo -https://www.nanowrimo.org component of in person get-togethers all about her novel just yet. Mrs. Martinez close to family. Living in the quiet of the Young Writers’ Program NaNoWriMo–https:// over the world. was a teacher at QJSHS teaching Culi- mountains also happens to provide the ywp.nanowrimo.org Benefits of Writing Letters to the Dead Going on

Annie Mattingley, former resident of a trip? Questa, will be facilitating a workshop WORKSHOP entitled “Benefits of Writing Letters to “Benefits of Writing Letters to the Dead” the Dead” as part of the Before I Die New Before I Die New Mexico Festival Take us Mexico Festival. This event will be an Monday, Nov. 4th opportunity to write a letter to someone 3:45pm with you! you love who has died and to find out DeVargas Funeral Home for yourself what a benefit this practice 1520 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. can be. Send photos Mattingley has taught writing at UNM-Taos, John F. Kennedy University bring guidance or protection, some heal and also teaches privately. She is known old, deep wounds, and that all can bring and stories to many Questeños for having led the relief and be very comforting. “Writing Letters to the Dead” workshop Mattingley will also participate in a at Day of the Dead celebrations in Ques- panel discussion in Santa Fe on Novem- for our new column ta. Mattingley is the author of The After ber 6th, entitled, "Is There Life After Death Chronicles: True Stories of Com- Death?" at the Berardinelli McGee Life fort, Guidance, and Wisdom from Beyond Events Center, 1399 Luisa Street. To see Around the Bend the Veil, in which she relates her own the entire schedule of Taos, Española, story of verbal contact with her deceased Courtesy Photo Santa Fe, and Albuquerque events for 575.586.2149 or daughter and also gives accounts from Annie Mattingley the Before I Die New Mexico Festival scores of others who have had contact check out www.BeforeIDieNM.com. You [email protected] with the deceased through experiences with nature, or physical manifestations. can contact Mattingley at www.Annie- such as dreams, visions, experiences Her stories reveal that some contacts Mattingley.com.

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Dancing the Dead their contents tenderly reshaped, Yo también hago esto reassembled into human form, Los vivos con mis muertos In the central highlands sprinkled with perfume entran a los hogares —los saco, of Madagascar, and with wine, de los muertos. reorganizo los huesos. they bring the ancestors out swathed in fresh white cloth, Manos tibias Pero no from family crypts, out returned to their cool beds. aún envueltas en carne lo llamaría from cool shadow The living say, aún cruzadas por tendones baile. into the bright subtropical day, “It is good retoman lo que queda: and dance them to thank the ancestors polvo, Deborah Pender Hutchison through village streets. in person huesos deshilvanados ha sido cantante y compositora, pastora laica, because we owe them envueltos en sudarios, directora espiritual, esposa y madre. La poesía es Yes, dance. everything. se colocan los casi ingrávidos el hilo conductor que une a todas estas formas de We do not come from mud,” abuelos estar en el mundo. Cuando era niña, estaba con- To the cheerful trill they say. abuelas vencida de que todo estaba vivo y la edad adulta of flutes, the happy wheeze “We come tías y tíos no ha hecho nada para cambiar esa percepción. La of squeeze boxes. from these bodies.” en los hombros poesía mantiene abierto el espacio liminal donde Drums beat acostumbrados a cargar ladrillos se puede experimentar y comunicar esta vitalidad. arterial throb, irresistible. I do this, too, o cántaros con agua La obra de la señora Hutchison ha aparecido with my dead o cargas invisibles recientemente en Late Bloomers: The Movement, The quick -- bring them out, pero de mayor peso. una antología de poemas, ensayos y ficción de enter the houses rearrange the bones. escritores “maduros” de Taos. of the dead. But, I wouldn’t Y entonces, bailan. Warm hands call it Traducido por Teresa Dovalpage still wrapped in flesh dancing. Bailan still worked by sinew desde las casas de los muertos Deborah Pender Hutchison has been a pasando take up what remains: singer-songwriter, a lay pastor, a spiritual director, dust, por las casas de los vivos a wife, a mother. Poetry is the common thread unfettered bones stringing together these ways of being in the enshrouded, cargando a aquellos world. When she was a child, she was convinced que los cargaron place nearly weightless that everything was alive and adulthood has done grandfathers en vientres desaparecidos, nothing to change that perception. Poetry holds brazos y corazones que ya no están. grandmothers open the liminal space where this aliveness can be aunts and uncles experienced and communicated. Hutchison’s work Nada sombrío hay aquí. on shoulders has appeared most recently in Late Bloomers: The used to bearing bricks Muchedumbres alborotadas. Movement, an anthology of poems, essays and Risas, sonrisas de amor. or water jars fiction by “mature” Taos writers. or burdens invisible but of greater weight. Cuando el baile termina, las bolsas de huesos grises y manchadas And then, they dance. se depositan en la tierra pedregosa, Bailar los muertos su contenido acomodado con cariño They dance reensamblado en forma humana, up from the houses of the dead En las tierras altas del centro rociado con perfume past de Madagascar y con vino the houses of the living, sacan a los antepasados envuelto en tela blanca y fresca, de las criptas familiares, regresado a sus camas frías. carrying the ones de la sombra fría who carried them al brillante día subtropical, Los vivos dicen: in long gone wombs, y los bailan “Es bueno vanished arms and hearts. por las calles del pueblo. agradecer a los antepasados en persona Nothing heavy here. Sí, bailan porque les debemos Crowds of revelers. todo. Laughter, loving smiles. Al trino alegre No venimos del barro,” de las flautas, al jadeo feliz dicen. When the dancing’s done, de los cajones. “Venimos soiled gray bags of bones Los tambores palpitan de estos cuerpos.” are laid out on stony ground, en un ritmo arterial, irresistible.

22 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund COMMUNITY NEWS Full up: Cambalache Frito Pie Contest By TONER MITCHELL rules definitely validated my decision or he would get up off the mat and ask to sit out the contest. The first, “Do you for another bowl of goodness. When I was a kid, I was known for have to use a fork or can you just shovel Quetta Vigil, the eventual winner of my eating. Pizza, burgers, enchiladas. A it into your mouth?” mutually reinforced the contest, had this to say about how friend of mine’s mom didn’t invite me the second, which was, “Are you disqual- she and her fellow athletes persevered to his birthday party one year because ified if you vomit?” through their pain, “My opponents today I’d eaten too many hot dogs the year So, if the rules allowed it, someone are the best in the business, so you take before. Like who thinks ten hot dogs was actually prepared to go on eating nothing for granted. Nothing. You’ve is too many? Frito pies after vomiting. Which put in got to give 115%. OK, maybe 110%, but That was then, this is now, or so I told crystal clear terms that, if I was foolish never less than 108%. You leave it all myself at the 2019 Cambalache as Master enough to enter the contest, Cuccui’s box out on the table. Well, except the Frito of Ceremonies, Lindsay Mapes, intro- wasn’t big enough to contain my penas. pies. Those go in your stomach, or else duced what was certainly the world’s The battle got off to a fast start, with you lose.” first Frito Pie Eating Contest (definitely each of the eight contestants seeming to Quetta won $50.00 in prize money Photos by Toner Mitchell Questa’s first). I had halfway committed take a bowl or two to work out the kinks. after establishing the Cambalache record Quetta Vigil won first prize and established the to competing, but as the day arrived, I’d It was a long three minutes, like a round of nine Frito pies consumed in three Cambalache record of nine Frito pies consumed in realized that not only had I never eaten a of Ali vs. Frazier at their punch-for- minutes. Martin Maes came in a close three minutes. Frito pie quickly before, but my opportu- punch best. A bowl went down the hatch, second, winning $30.00 for downing nity for adopting such a hobby was surely a hand went up (signal for a fresh serv- eight pies. And for her six-pie perfor- sportsmanship of its contestants. There in my past. One can’t be too careful ing), and then someone else promptly mance, Gabriella Ortiz took the bronze was no end zone dancing here, no bat about his salt intake at my age, and you did the same. Like a prizefight, there was and a crisp $20.00 bill. flipping, or hanging on the rim. When never know how potent the chile will be plenty of sweat and faces smeared in red The first annual Cambalache Frito pie the winners left the stage, they were as in a northern town like Questa. (chile, of course). Each time I thought a eating contest created a jovial atmo- cool as cucumbers, true professionals Two contestant questions about the competitor wouldn’t answer the bell, she sphere and was notable for the superb until the end.

CALL OR E-MAIL US FOR ADVERTISING RATES! 575.425.5318 Concerns about Dollar General LINDA MILLER • [email protected] or DINA COLEMAN • [email protected] By MALAQUIAS RAEL ance would be required from the Village of Questa. The building plans include Developers who build for the Dollar metal siding and a combination of ma- General Corporation provided plans to sonry, glass and metal for the facade. build a store in Questa to the Village of Councilor Charlie Gonzales stated, he Questa Del Rio News Questa governing body at the regular has spoken to citizens who are concerned WORKING HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY council meeting on Tuesday, October about the need for another variety store 22nd. Representatives with 12 Oaks De- in Questa. Councilor Gonzales also stat- Reporting on this diverse and wide-spread velopment from Tennessee presented the ed, he did not support the new business community requires many eyes. council with proposed plans and draw- coming to Questa. Mayor Mark Gallegos We always welcome and need your help. ings showing a 9100 square foot building mentioned to the council and public, that they would like to use as retail sales he has met on several occasions with 12 space for the Dollar General Corporation. Oaks to encourage the developer to build NEWS Dollar General is a publicly traded in the Questa Business Park. Mr. Crosby organization based out of Goodlettsville, stated, it is unlikely Dollar General would N Tennessee. The company generated $25.6 consider the offer. Concerns from the billion in revenue from its almost 16,000 council and public ranged from traffic stores in the United States in 2018. CNN safety to signage and lighting. reported that Dollar General has plans Concerns about the effects on local to open 975 new stores in 2019. The family owned businesses and market dilu- company plans to build in Questa on the tion were brought up at the council meet- East side of NM 522 across from the Car ing. Mr. Crosby said that Dollar General Questa auto parts store. Drew Crosby studied the area and determined that with 12 Oaks stated that the presentation the Questa area is prime for a new store. was intended to inform the community Mayor Gallegos stated that the Village volunteerism of its plans to develop the property and will consider the proposed building at the noun that the property is zoned for commercial November Council meeting. Citizens are 1 voluntarism(def2). development. encouraged to attend. Plans will be made available to the 2 the policy or practice of volunteering one’s time or talents for charitable, educational, or The Village Council meets on the second and other worthwhile activities, especially in one’s community Taos County Planning Department for fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6:00 p.m. review. The real estate is owned by 12 in the Village Council Chambers, Oaks and will build to suit for Dollar 2500 Old Highway 3. The next meeting is Interested? Contact us at [email protected] General. Mr. Crosby stated that no vari- Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 23 COMMUNITY NEWS What Does Property Reassessment Mean for Taos County Agricultural Lands? By TAOS COUNTY ASSESSOR, agricultural lands. We have this agricul- duction, then the only way taxes can go that agriculture and the traditions, lands, MARIA DIMAS, DARLENE VIGIL, tural classification to help farmers and back down to the agricultural classifica- and people who have developed along- AND GILLIAN JOYCE ranchers keep their overhead down and tion rate is to get land back in produc- side it are in danger of being lost. It is a to encourage people to keep agricultural tion. Land will need to be in production reminder that we as communities need The Reassessment lands producing. Essentially, we are all for a full year in order to qualify, and the to think about how dearly we value our In 2014, the Taos County Assessor’s chipping in to give farmers and ranchers property owner must go to the Assessor’s agricultural traditions and come together Office began the reassessment of all a small break on their property taxes. Office and apply for the agricultural as communities to care for our agricul- properties in Taos County. This process classification. tural lands and the traditions and people is required of all County Assessors by the What does this mean for who have kept them alive. State of New Mexico on a regular basis to owners of agricultural land? What does this mean for ensure the property tax burden is fairly Land must currently be in agricultur- our community? Moving forward: we’re in this together. distributed among all property owners. al production under the State’s definition Already owners of historically agri- The Taos County Assessor’s Office During 2014 and 2015 much of the in order to maintain agricultural classi- cultural lands in Taos County have lost and Alianza Agri-Cultura will be holding Taos Valley area was reassessed and the fication resulting in a lower property tax their agricultural valuation and have community meetings throughout the Assessor’s office found 264 properties rate. The state of New Mexico’s definition seen their taxes rise. This is particularly communities of Taos County as the under agricultural classification that were includes the production of plants, crops, challenging for the elders and those with re-assessment continues. We will be no longer producing agricultural goods. trees, forest products, orchard crops, limited and/or fixed incomes in our there to answer your questions, try to These properties, as mandated by state livestock, animals for fiber or leather, communities whose families have been address your concerns, support you law, lost their agricultural tax classifica- poultry, fish, and bees. Products must the stewards of our agricultural lands through the protest process if you need tion, and saw their property taxes rise, be for personal consumption or for for decades, if not centuries. Our elders it, and provide you with resources to some by a great deal. sale. Properties must be a minimum of are often living on a fixed income which help get your agricultural lands produc- Now, in the fall of 2019, the Assessor’s one acre excluding buildings, with the leaves them challenged to pay the vacant ing once again. Office is continuing the reassessment exception of orchard lands, which can be land tax rate. Simultaneously, many have In the meantime, if you are the owner with the intention of covering the entire as small as half an acre. reached an age when keeping the land of agricultural land and you would like county by the end of 2022. This fall If the Assessor’s Office determines in production is no longer realistic, and to get your land back under production, the Assessor’s office is in the process of that a tract of historically agricultural many members of the younger genera- or need help keeping it in production, reassessing properties in Arroyo Hondo land is no longer under production as tions have moved away from agriculture, here are a few among the many resources and will be moving north from there. At defined by the State, the land owner will if not also away from the community. available to help: this time there is not a scheduled date for receive a notice of the change of classifi- This leaves families in danger of Taos County Assessor’s Office when the Assessor will start the reas- cation in the mail and property taxes on having to sell their lands into real estate (575) 737-6360 sessment in the Questa area, but we can the land will rise from the agricultural development which has the potential to Taos County Extension Office expect the process to start in 2020. classification rate to the vacant land affect the fabric of our communities, the (575) 758-3982 Why do we do this re-assessment? classification rate. If a property owner ties of our long-time families to the land, Taos Soil & Water Conservation District The amount of County revenue col- receives a notice of change of valuation and the capacity of our communities to (575) 751-0584 lected through property taxes is pre-de- but believes the activities on the land carry on our agricultural traditions and Taos Valley Acequia Association termined by the County budget and the in question meet the State definition of retain any ability to ensure the contin- (575) 758-9461 burden is distributed across property agricultural production, the notice of uation of food production and food New Mexico Acequia Association owners. If more land is classified as re-valuation will provide instructions security in our communities. (505) 995-9644 agricultural, owners of property in other on how to submit a protest. If a property The re-assessment sounds an alarm. Alianza Agri-Cultura de Taos & classifications pay more in property owner loses agricultural classification It’s not the first alarm or the second or LandLink New Mexico for Taos taxes to make up the revenue loss from and indeed the land is no longer in pro- even the third. The alarm is telling us (505) 289-1085

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SEPTEMBER 3 6:14 PM Harassment Casitas de Questa - A caller said 11:57 AM Accident with Injury State Road 522 - A caller some children were left alone in a vehicle at the lake 2:12 PM Welfare Check State Road 38 - A caller said a there is a male who is harassing them said someone hit a deer 2:31 PM Fraud/Forgery Eagle Rock Road - A caller said female is walking in front of cars SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 19 someone stole her credit card and has been using it. 7:27 PM Welfare Check Wildcat’s Den - A caller said a 7:16 PM Accident, No Injury State Road 522 - A caller said 3:58 PM Welfare Check S Kiowa Road - A caller said a SEPTEMBER 25 female is walking in front of cars someone hit her vehicle and took off female is walking down the road and crying 1:37 AM Temporary Restraining Order Violation Cot- SEPTEMBER 4 SEPTEMBER 13 SEPTEMBER 20 tonwood Road - A caller said someone with a TRO is at her 8:45 PM Harassment Casitas de Questa - A caller said 12:53 AM Welfare Check Eagle Rock Road - A caller said 3:42 PM Harassment State Highway 522 - A caller said residence someone is harassing her there is a vehicle parked on the roadway with lights on two individuals are harassing her and her family SEPTEMBER 26 SEPTEMBER 6 5:41 PM Reckless Driver Questa Parish Center - A caller 8:45 PM Welfare Check Questa - A caller said he can hear 4:04 PM Criminal Damage State Road 522 - A caller said 5:58 PM Reckless Driver Old Red River Road - A caller said said a vehicle tried running her off of the road shots fired and people yelling a truck passed her and dropped an item that broke her somebody is driving a motorcycle recklessly 5:50 PM Welfare Check State Road 522 - A caller said a SEPTEMBER 21 windshield SEPTEMBER 7 female walking down the road appears to be intoxicated 10:44 AM Assault Eagle Rock Road - A caller said some- SEPTEMBER 28 1:54 PM Fraud-Forgery Avenida de Eliz - A caller said a 5:54 PM Trespassing State Road 522 - A caller said a male body was stabbed with a screwdriver 9:57 AM Domestic Disturbance Old Red River Road - A female is trying to steal money from him individual is trespassing on her property 2:25 PM Child Neglect Eagle Rock Lake - A caller said caller said that she was hit but was refusing an ambulance.

24 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund COMMUNITY NEWS Latir Volunteer Fire Department U.S.Capitol Christmas Tree Tour By DENISE OTTAVIANO Chamber of Commerce (101 Calle de Auxiliary Activities las Españolas #F, Española, NM) Every year a different national forest · 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Chama Town Hall is selected to provide a tree to appear (2994 4th Street, Chama, NM) on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol · 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Jicarilla Apache building for the holiday season. This Supermarket Parking Lot (13603 US- year, Carson National Forest, in part- 64, Dulce, NM) nership with the New Mexico Tourism From there the tour will travel Department and nonprofit organization around New Mexico to Shiprock, Choose Outdoors, will bring this special Bloomfield, Cuba and Santa Fe, Al- gift from New Mexico to Washington, buquerque, Truth or Consequences, D.C. by way of a cross-country tour Capitan, Mescalero, Alamogordo. Then involving more than 25 communities on to the great state of Texas, starting along the way. with El Paso, San Antonio, Georgetown The festivities will be hosted by and Lufkin. Then to Monroe, Louisiana; local communities at parks and plazas, Brent, Alabama; Lawrenceville, Geor- schools, memorials and monuments, gia; Chattanooga, Nashville and Knox- stadiums, main streets and even a pa- rade. Well-wishers will have a chance to ville, Tennessee and Raphine, Virginia. sign banners on the sides of the truck, The Tree will be delivered to Joint Base learn more about the Carson National Andrews in Maryland on November Forest and the great state of New Mex- 24th and then on to the Capitol. All ico, purchase U.S. Capitol Christmas dates are subject to change, for the latest Tree merchandise and more. Beginning updates, go to: uscapitolchristmas- Nov.11th, the tree’s journey can be tree.com/tour tracked in real time online at capitol- The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is treetracker.com hosted in partnership made possible with cash and in-kind with sponsor Spireon, Inc. Local tour contributions from companies large and stops include: small as well as volunteers locally and Monday, Nov. 11 across America, providing vital support · 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Carson National of time and resources. Sponsors include Forest Eagle Rock Lake (State Route Kenworth Truck Company, Wilbanks 38, Questa, NM) Trucking Services, LLC, Spireon, Inc., · 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eagle Nest Elvis Duran & Alex Carr, Hale Trailer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- Photo by Lynn Gitter Town Hall (151 North Willow Creek Drive, Eagle Nest, NM) tration, Alaska Airlines, Meritor, Public Volunteers with the Latir Volunteer Fire Department and the LVFD Auxiliary during their clean-up and inventory day on Saturday, October 12th. From left to right; standing, Bobby Fowler, kneeling, · 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Veteran’s Memo- Service Company of New Mexico, Trav- Mark Lewis Wagner, second row, Janie Corrine, Mary Rose, and Carla Santos Lima. Behind is Jim Lobell rial (34 Country Club Road, An- el Centers of America, Truckload Car- and Amy Kamble, with Cynthia Najim and Jill Kamas in the back. Not pictured are Lynn Gitter and gel Fire, NM) riers Association, Great West Casualty Vicki Duncan. · 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Taos City Hall (120 Company, Taos County, New Mexico Civic Plaza Dr., Taos, NM) Oil and Gas Association, Presbyterian By VICKI DUNCAN the fire station clean-up and invento- Tuesday, Nov. 12 Healthcare Services, National Forest AND CHUCK KROON ry!” said, Vicki Duncan of the LVFD · 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Taos Pueblo (120 Foundation, Christmas Tree Promotion Auxiliary, which the neighborhood Every few years fire department gets Veterans Highway, Taos, NM) Board, National Press Club and Lexis- calls the Burrito Brigade. There was a inspected by ISO, the Insurance Stan- · 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Española Valley Nexis VitalChek Network, Inc. great turnout from the auxiliary and dards Organization. The rating that the they were all happy to help the volun- fire department receives is then used teer fire department. It also made the by insurance companies to determine auxiliary appreciate the firefighters household insurance rates, which affect even more seeing how much they must Falling Back on November 3rd all houses in that department's district. As part of that inspection, the do in their volunteer capacity to be By NICK NAGAWIECKI During the winter season, we fall back equipment on each fire truck is ready for emergencies. because our sleepier, non-agricultur- checked against the manifest. On LVFD acting fire chief, Jona Ollsen, Tired of waking up before the sun al society no longer needs the extra Saturday October 12th, the newly explained that the preparation for an rises to go to work? Well, your dark daylight. The system was engineered formed LVFD Auxiliary showed up ISO inspection is very important; not mornings will be temporarily suspend- by none other than Benjamin Franklin to work with the department’s first only does it rate our fire station but ed on November 3rd when Daylight in a letter to the Paris Review when responders to do a top to toe cleaning also affects our homeowner's insurance Savings time is over for the year. At 2 he was the U.S. ambassador to France. at the Latir Fire House. Their job was rates. More reason to support our fire AM, time will “Fall Back” one hour to So, when you are annoyed at having to to empty all of the compartments so department! The Auxiliary recently 1AM and everybody will get an extra change your clocks on Sunday Novem- that the equipment can be verified and gained another member, Jill Kamas hour that day. For those who like to get ber 3rd, just remember our comrades it was a good opportunity to clean the of Ute Mountain A.I.R. in Sunshine up in the dark, sorry. to the north who are trying to salvage compartments. Valley. Welcome Jill and thank you Look to your phone or computer every second of the little daylight they “Great job on Saturday morning for for joining us! if you want to check the correct time. receive to improve their mental health.

Questa Economic Development Fund • November 2019 25 TRAVEL SECTION

Around the bend: ALASKA

Photo by Joan Young Photo by Joan Young A Mother Grizzly and her two cubs at Katmai National Park. Lunch on the shores of Surprise Lake in a volcanic caldera at Aniakchak National Monument - the least-visited national park in the country!

OUR ALASKAN ODYSSEY Skagway where we absorbed the town’s By MICHAEL YOUNG Klondike Gold-Rush history. And then, we took an Air taxi (a small airplane) Alaska is every-bit as amazing as it to Gustavus, a town of 400 people just appears! Joan and I had the good fortune outside the headquarters for Glacier to spend two months visiting the state Bay National Park. After that, we took a and enjoyed every precious moment. We park service tour boat, appreciating the knew that it was unlikely we would ever whales, sea lions, glaciers, and moun- return so we decided to pull out all the tain views that the park offers. We even stops and see as much of the state as we rescued some kayakers from a grizzly could in as many different ways as we bear that had ransacked their camp, a could. We went everywhere, including most memorable experience! Then, it more than a week north of the Arctic was further south as we took the ferry to Circle and several days in Native Alas- Sitka and learned about Alaska’s Russian kan villages and towns to learn what we heritage as well as the amazing totem Photo by Michael Young Photo by Jason Tucker could of indigenous culture. poles of the Tlingit people. Mountains and glaciers in Wrangell-St. Elias Standing on the sand dunes at Kobuk Valley Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, was For our second trip we took the National Park! National Park - North of the Arctic Circle! our hub and we found a hotel where we Alaskan railroad south down the Kenai stayed a few days at a time, making five Peninsula to Seward. There we took an- and it is so remote that only a dozen Anaktuvak Pass and Kotzebue. We saw trips to different parts of the state and other terrific boat trip in and around the or so people a year get to see this park. the Brooks Range mountains in Gates of then returning to Anchorage to rest up, coast exploring Kenai Fjords National Aniakchak is the least visited park in the the Arctic and the sand dunes of Kobuk do laundry, and prep for the next leg of Park with many more glaciers, sea lions, United States! Valley National Parks. On the last leg of the trip. In addition to sampling several plus a whale or two. Back to Anchorage, we rented an old of the city’s best restaurants (Moose’s We then took a small plane to Katmai pick-up truck and drove into the inte- our trip, we spent three days in Nome, Tooth has the best pizza), we also visited National Park and stayed three nights rior of Alaska spending time at Denali the end of the famous Iditarod dog sled many of Anchorage’s museums and local at Brooks Lodge. We were able to spend National Park, Fairbanks, Tok, Copper race, before returning to Anchorage and attractions. lots of quality time watching grizzly Center, and the towns of McCarthy and then flying home. Our first mini-trip was to fly to bears catch salmon. From the town of Kennecott in Wrangell-St. Elias Nation- It was a trip we will always remem- Juneau in the Alaskan panhandle King Salmon, we took a small plane al Park. We were lucky enough to take ber, and we feel very fortunate to have where we had the best crab dinner at to Aniakchak National Monument another small plane over some of the seen Alaska while it is still frozen! If Tracy’s Crab Shack and watched the where we ate lunch on the beach of a largest remaining glaciers in the world! you’d like to see more pictures and read cruise ships navigate the harbor. From small lake in the middle of an exploded Finally, we flew to Inupiat (Eskimo) more about our trip please visit www. there we caught the Alaskan Ferry to volcano! The weather is usually so bad villages north of the Arctic Circle at misterparkstravels.com.

26 November 2019 • Questa Economic Development Fund IN THE LENS

MICHAEL’S MOVIE MOMENTS in the same way—it is a confection of at that. As Brian Tallerico (RogerEbert. effect. Your own reaction may depend on Reviews of the Year’s very thickly applied movie-making brush com) writes “(Schnabel) delivers a film how much you like expressionistic art. Oscar-Nominated Movies strokes. The question, for any viewer, more interested in philosophy and process What cannot be doubted is how good Available for Rent or Streaming is whether you like this thick, almost than product...(it) can be a challenging Willem Dafoe is as the title character. Da- over-powering approach to film-making. experience for the viewer.” foe has primarily been a supporting actor By MICHAEL YOUNG The director and co-writer, Julian Schna- It is indeed challenging in many re- receiving Oscar nominations in Platoon bel, has attempted to make a movie about spects. The music is minimalistic— focus- (1987), and Shadow of the Vampire (2000). November’s Movie Review: Van Gogh that tries to replicate in film, the ing on single repetitive notes from a violin He also did a great job as the villain in At Eternity’s Gate approach Van Gogh used in his paintings. or piano. The intensity and volume can Quite likely, whether you like this movie, range from supportive to oppressive. The Spider Man (2002) and played a significant depends greatly on whether you appreciate cinematography is, much like an abstract supporting role in Grand Budapest Hotel art that is laid on thick! painting, applied with thick strokes—a (2014). As Van Gogh, though, Dafoe deliv- If you don’t recognize the name Julian hand-held camera delivers the sense of ers a compelling, masterful performance. Schnabel, who is largely responsible for impermanence; yellow filters project Van Although Dafoe is significantly older At Eternity’s Gate is about Vincent van this movie, he was one of the world’s most Gogh’s obsession with sunlight; a singu- than Van Gogh when he died, the lines Gogh, one of the most famous and influ- successful neo-expressionist artists, rising lar black and white still shot that then in his face, and the tranquil but desperate ential figures in the history of Western art to fame and great fortune in the 1980s. fades back into color; a strangely twisted look in his eyes, all portray a man trying and is well known to many. If you are not Schnabel began his film career in the late lens, initially, made me think that my TV to keep his grasp on reality through his familiar with his work, before you see this 1990s, receiving many awards and much screen had broken until I realized that art. Dafoe deserves this nomination and movie, do an online search for “van Gogh” acclaim. He received a directing nomina- he was trying to portray how the world possible Oscar. to see his amazing paintings. Notice how tion for The Diving Bell And The Butterfly might appear to a madman! In the second As Manohla Dhargis (New York thick the paint is, how much has been in 2008. That, too, was another exercise in half of the movie, Schnabel starts to layer Times) writes “the movie is a freely sub- applied to the canvas. As van Gogh’s con- film-making creativity. images on top of each other and then to jective portrait of Van Gogh by another temporary, fellow artist and friend, Paul The script for At Eternity’s Gate from repeat lines of dialogue, all in the service of Gauguin says to him, “Your surface looks Schnabel, Jean Claude Carriere, and portraying insanity. artist trying to see, paint and feel as he did like it’s made out of clay. It’s more like Louise Kugelberg is an interesting exer- How successful all this movie-making … Schnabel has made not just an exquisite sculpture than painting.” Van Gogh’s work cise that, in the context of exploring the magic is will depend entirely on the view- film but an argument for art.” The question is notable for its layers of paint, applied in final three years in Van Gogh’s life, also er. I found myself going back and forth be- is whether that makes it good. Because of broad, thick strokes. attempts to capture the essence of what tween being irritated at the manipulation some of the challenges to the viewer, I give You could describe At Eternity’s Gate being an artist is all about and a crazy one and being mesmerized by the intriguing At Eternity’s Gate 3.5 stars.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

By Larry Brown “Pot of gold, anyone?” Taken from family and friends campground behind the Kachina Motel.

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POSITIVE THOUGHTS from page 1 if growing food in a garden space is not as Teachers Day, World Kindness Day, treats all members of the female gender currently part of your Spring, Summer, the Great American Smokeout, Day of with respect, then that will mean all chil- this. All I can say is that pickled cherry and Fall, consider it. Mother Nature Listening, and Native American Heritage dren are being raised without violence tomatoes are divine. Who knew! And gives more than the produce. Our minds Day. November invites us to be aware of near them; all men are living from the pickled green tomatoes, supreme. are soothed as our hands are in the dirt stress, its causes and remedies; of nation- Five households received produce or our face among the leaves; and with al hunger and homelessness; of reading, presence and power of the heart, and from this garden, plus random others. insanity happening in Washington, DC, and of gratitude. It’s a month when all cultures and societies have put away Is there anything better than sharing the and the rest of the world, it’s a joy and Alzheimer’s Disease, lung cancer, COPD, barbaric practices of the past and are flowers and zucchini, snow peas, and blessing to take care of something that diabetes, and pancreatic cancer are stepping forward into a more evolved tomatoes with everyone you know? Or gives back so freely and fully. remembered so that we might abandon humanity. May it be so. cutting the flowers for beauty inside the November begins with All Saints their causes and support health and long Lastly, Thanksgiving. What are house? Or listening to the plants talk to Day, which reminds us of the capacity of life for ourselves, family, and friends. the pollinators hum and yum, and the a human being to discover the fullness of November 25th is International you thankful for? Share abundance of sound of a car sitting and not being driv- the heart and bring it into the world. Day for the Elimination of Violence the heart, food, and simple being with en to the grocery store? So, my friends, Other days of note are: Parents against Women. Ah, when humanity everyone you see on that day.

MAIL CALL from page 3 off the coast of Turkey sank in 1305 BC. be found anywhere in the USA. This is to. Please remember to send us infor- The ship was loaded with several tons puzzling given copper is quite capable of mation about all the fun activities that over 5,000 abandoned copper mine pits. of copper and tin. Ten of the copper surviving the millennia. My take is the you are offering and thank you for all Conservative estimates put the total ingots that were salvaged from the wreck copper was brought across the Atlantic. that you do! copper taken from the mines at over 3 without a doubt came from the Lake What do you think? Last month in the La Sala article we million tons. Likely the number is high- Superior mines. incorrectly reported that the building er. That’s an awful lot of metal taken out The Ohio Valley Native culture flour- OOPS! that is now La Sala was previously a of the ground! ished circa 100 BC to 500 AD, long after We had more mistakes than usual in yoga studio. People remember it as a The origins of the Lake Superior most of the copper had been excavated. the October issue. We were under such daycare, bookshop, thrift store, coffee mine pits are quite ancient. Timbers And while museum holdings prove strict time constraints that we had to and charcoal found at the bottom Native tribes had smelting abilities, there skipped a couple days of quality control! shop, chamber of commerce, glass of the shafts have been dated to at is no evidence of the large-scale smelt- We are sorry that some events did not blowing studio, a residence and a space least 2500 BC. ing that 3 million tons of metal would make it into the calendar. We would where yoga classes met. According to Minoan copper ingots have been require to process. Additionally, larger like to let all our esteemed contributors the author of the article, there were yoga positively matched to the Lake Superior scale copper weapons, shields or cooking know that less mistakes happen when classes held there and we mistakenly mines. The Uluburun shipwreck found vessels from Native tribes have yet to our timeline is respectfully adhered changed it, it was not a yoga studio.

LYNX LEATHERWORKS from page 12 process, from killing the deer to skin- “I am an amalgamation of my experi- “My plans are to increase my online ning it out and slipping the hair and ence which is vast: culturally and other- presence and also to get more involved I buy his extras which makes it possible tanning the hide. That was a lot of work. wise. I try and reflect as many influences in the developing Questa art scene for me to do this because the price of I have really got to hand it to the people as I can but bringing it into my own with the Questa Creative Council and leather is prohibitively high. I source a who used to do that every day. It's a lot style. Then each and every piece is differ- all the events that are happening here. lot of my leather out of Napa California, of work but they come out really nice if ent, like a melting pot of influences. I And I would like to be more involved most of which is sourced from South you know what you're doing. bounce around different techniques and with the public and customize items for America. They are grown and skinned “If you're starting out in leather work, styles frequently. In each culture, each people in my area instead of all going on farms and then the leather is tanned keep your tools sharp and your eyes piece depends on what it's used for and down to Santa Fe or being shipped off in Napa. A lot of the deer skins and goat open. It can be very dangerous. That's who it's being made for. That dictates the cross country. skins that I use are fun. The bull and the why they call it leather work, not leather direction that I go artistically. I also am “I would like to express sincere bison leather that I use is all from North play! Mm hmm. It’s great to keep your shooting for who my client or subject gratitude to my husband, Mark Sjoberg. America and is tanned here. horizons open as far as what you can might be. For a biker, or a mountain All of this is made possible by my hus- “The tanning process is extremely make because you can literally make climber, a chic person from the city? You band”, she says. toxic. As far as tanning my own hides, anything. Be careful to not stick your- have to observe your audience to know You can visit Torre’s Etsy page by typing in when I was a young woman and I was self in a rut because it's a medium that's who you're serving. I’m not a machine Lynx Leatherworks. She also has a Facebook a buck skinner, I used to do the whole applicable to so many different uses. and there's good and bad to that. page that you can visit. Fall Back SUNDAY November 3

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ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY DATES TO REMEMBER SKYDANCE ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY by Charlene R. Johnson NOVEMBER 2019 NOVEMBER 2019

BLESSINGS NOVEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 22 11:00AM-2:00PM All Saints Day Free Food at North Central NM Food Pantry! “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Carl Gustav Jung NOVEMBER 1 1:00-3:00 PM NOVEMBER 23 Fun Friday, Questa Library Kid’s Program Day of Listening On November 9th we have a lovely day of relationships between Sun, Earth, Neptune and Saturn, along with a NOVEMBER 2 4:00-7:00 PM NOVEMBER 23 couple days leading up to and leaving this day of exactness. In Esoteric Astrology we are less concerned with specific Dia De Los Muertos Event at La Sala Native American Heritage Day relationships between planets, than the fact that they are having relationships. A blessing for instance can be a NOVEMBER 3 NOVEMBER 23 drawback if unrecognized, while a challenge is opportunity for growth. In astrology relationships are Daylight saving time ends, set your clocks back one Small Business Saturday determined by geometry, or the angles between the planets. Because the Sun and the Earth are always in hour (see page 25) NOVEMBER 25 opposition to one another, they are always in relationship which implies a relationship with any other planets either NOVEMBER 4 3:45 PM Benefits of Writing International Day for the Elimination of Violence one of them might be experiencing. against Women Day The Sun will be in an exact blessing – 120 degrees – to Neptune retrograde while the Earth is relating in the same Letters to the Dead workshop at DeVargas Funeral way to Saturn. Thus, all 4 can be said to be relating to one another in positive ways because of the constant Sun-Earth Home, Taos (see page 21) NOVEMBER 25 3:30-5:00 PM Questa Library Book Club at Rael’s Coffee House link. The Earth in Taurus and Saturn in Capricorn is all Earth, all solid, dependable, faithful and practical. A good day for NOVEMBER 5 6:00 PM getting things done, finishing projects. Meanwhile the Sun in Scorpio and Neptune retrograde in Pisces are more “out Questa School Board Meeting NOVEMBER 26 6:00 PM there.” Since Neptune retrograde is our most spiritual expression of a planet, this offers opportunities for serious Soul NOVEMBER 7 Questa Village Council Meeting, Village Hall seeking, enlightenment and intuitive understandings. Altogether this day could be very good for bringing spiritual Stress Awareness Day NOVEMBER 26 6:00 PM ideas down to Earth, for making practical and tangible the esoteric concepts we are trying to take into our hearts. NOVEMBER 7 10:30-11:30 Questa School Board Meeting AM Bookmobile in Lama, Roots & Wings School NOVEMBER 26 10:00 AM Everyone: And on Thanksgiving day not a challenge in the sky. Happy Thanksgiving! NOVEMBER 7 1:00-1:45 PM Red River Chamber Board Meeting, Bookmobile at Questa Post Office RR Conference Center ARIES a Planet: Mercury C MARCH 20 – APRIL 19 LIBRA g Planet: Uranus H SEPT 22 – OCT 22 NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 26 5:00 PM Dynamic: Some shifts regarding decisions and decision-making Dynamic: Though there may be financial struggles no outright Parents as Teachers Day Red River Town Council, RR Conference Center but the energy is stable. challenges exist. NOVEMBER 27 Direction: Ponder it until the 20th, then make the decision. Direction: Sometimes it’s about learning how to be sound within NOVEMBER 8 1:00-3:00 PM Questa Library Kid’s Program, ArtKids! Red River Ski Area’s and opening day, Torchlight Soul Thought: It’s all good! yourself. Parade/Fireworks kicks off season Soul Thought: As within, so without. NOVEMBER 8 11:00AM-2:00PM TAURUS b Planet: Vulcan APRIL 19 – MAY 20 Free Food at North Central NM Food Pantry! NOVEMBER 28 Dynamic: You may experience a sense of freedom minimizing by SCORPIO h Planet: Mars E OCT 22 – NOV 21 Thanksgiving Day, So much to be grateful for! the end of the month. Dynamic: The energy shifts from a reasonable logic to a more NOVEMBER 8 8:00-8:45 AM Direction: Remember that senses are not always accurate. impassioned approach. Breakfast for Veterans, Questa High Cafeteria NOVEMBER 28 Frozen Turkey Race, Rd River Ski Area Soul Thought: “Only the one who is seeking can ever hope to be Direction: Carry the logic into the passion. NOVEMBER 8 9:00 AM free.” Thoth, Emerald Tablets Soul Thought: Now we have Determined Will. Veterans Day Celebration, Questa High Gymnasium NOVEMBER 30 Small Business Saturday GEMINI c Planet: Venus D MAY 20 – July 20 SAGITTARIUS i Planet: Earth O NOV 21 – DEC 20 NOVEMBER 11 Veterans Day Dynamic: It’s time to set the world on fire. Dynamic: It’s a nice season for your wandering heart to build a For a complete list of November events in Red River, Direction: Let’s make it in a good way. home. NOVEMBER 12 2:30 PM go to https://redriver.org/events/calendar/2019/11 FQPL Board Meeting, Questa Public Library Soul Thought: What is Spiritual Fire? Direction: Or you might call it your foundations. NOVEMBER IS: Soul Thought: What does “Home” look like to the world traveler? NOVEMBER 12 6:00 PM CANCER d Planet: Neptune I July 20 – JULY 22 Questa Village Council Meeting, Village Hall Gluten-free Diet Awareness Month Dynamic: Things are as clear this month as it is possible to be. CAPRICORN j Planet: Saturn G DEC 20 – JAN 19 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Direction: Take a good look around. Dynamic: Still strong, and the challenges ease. NOVEMBER 13 World Kindness Day Military Family Month Soul Thought: “The eye sees what it brings to the seeing.” Shelley Direction: Time to make progress up that mountain. NOVEMBER 14 10:30 AM -1:00 PM Alzheimer’s Month Soul Thought: How can you help others up the mountain as LEO e Planet: Sun A JULY 22 – AUG 22 Wildcat Kitty Club, Questa Public Library COPD Month well? Diabetes Month Dynamic: A potential time of transformation with positive energy NOVEMBER 15 1:00-3:00 PM Family Caregivers Month behind it. AQUARIUS k Planet: Jupiter F JAN 19 – FEB 18 Fun Friday, Clay Studio with Peggy Trigg, Gratitude Month Direction: Determine what needs transforming. Dynamic: Expansion on cosmic levels is the current possibility. Questa Public Library Soul Thought: “If you can live your life through a code of compas- Direction: By remembering the joy of living. Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month sion, gratitude and love, you can change your body. When you Soul Thought: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” John Keats. And NOVEMBER 19 change your body, you change your life, your world.” Buddha & Jesus a thing of joy is a beauty forever. International Men’s Day National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week – First Full Week of November f B l J NOVEMBER 19 6:00 PM VIRGO Planet: Moon AUG 22 – SEPT 22 PISCES Planet: Pluto FEB 18 – MAR 20 World Kindness Week – Week of the 11th Dynamic: Your goal is always to serve. Dynamic: It’s a serious time for sure, but you can still be light. Questa School Board Meeting Geography Awareness Week – 2nd Week Direction: Determine whom, or what. Direction: Determine: How can a thing that is heavy be light? NOVEMBER 21 Soul Thought: Let the goddess of the Hunters’ Moon come out. Soul Thought: How heavy is a feather? How heavy is light? Great American Smokeout NOVEMBER 21 10:30–Noon To discover your Rising Sign, or for more information, contact Charlene R. Johnson, Wildcat Kitty Club Questa Public Library www.SkyDanceAstrology.com, or email: [email protected] NOVEMBER 22 Esoteric Astrology is focused on the rising sign more than the sun sign (we suggest you read both) and provides Native American Heritage Day clarity, direction and answers for those seeking a higher level of life. NOVEMBER 22 1:00-3:00 PM Questa Library Kid’s Program, ArtKids!

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HELP WANTED WANTED NOTICES Our wonderful old wood stove is on her Veterans Day Celebration SNOW REMOVAL BIDS last legs. I'm seeking her replacement: Questa High School, Friday, wanted for San Cristobal Post a slightly used wood stove for our November 8th Office. Please respond to large house, efficient and affordable. 8am-12-ish - Community SCMDWCA at PO Box 113 San Please contact gabrielle.herbertson@ members and ALL Veterans in the Cristobal, NM 87564. Douglas gmail.com communityare welcome to attend! Kaufman 575.741.6744 or Jim Special recognitions, presentations by Gilroy 575.779.8142 LAND FOR SALE students,musical performances and a special presentation to MIA, POW, Housecleaner Looking for someone Half acre Lots for sale by Bataan Death Marchsurvivor, Mr. QUESTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT to clean for a person with disabilities, owner with financing 10% down, Valdemar DeHerrera! 16 hours a month (2 days) at $13 an $250.00 a month payments. 8:00-8:45 am Veterans Breakfast at JOB VACANCIES hour. Must have reliable transportation, Located in Questa, Village water Questa High Cafeteria Superintendent references and undergo a background and Sewer, natural gas, power 9:00 am Veterans Day Celebration, check. Call 575-640-8789. and telephone. Close to schools Questa High Gym Special Education Director with village maintained streets. Wild and Scenic Rivers Visitor Red River Ski Area's opening day History Teacher High School Located on Shirley Drive off Don will be November 27th & the Torchlight Center is seeking seasonal volunteers Superintendent’s/Board Secretary Martinez Street. Call Jana Parade and Fireworks will be every to help operate the Center. Starting 575-770-3812. October 1st, 6 hours per day from Saturday during ski season! Application Packet Available at http://qisd-nm.schoolloop.com 1 to 5 day per week, days per week FOR SALE The Questa Visitor Center is now Application packet should include: Complete QISD Certified Application, Letter of Interest, Current Resume, (3) depending upon your availability. closed for the winter, see you in the Three Employment or Education References (Include Current Names, Titles, Addresses and Phone Numbers) Please contact the Wild Rivers Visitor Full-size Frigidaire refrigerator/ spring! Satisfactory Background Investigation. All applications will be screened. Selected applicants will be invited for an Center for more information at 586- freezer and gas stove and oven. interview. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Used but very clean. Too large for my Music lessons - piano, guitar, ukulele, 1150. Submit Applications to: cabin! $400 OBO. Tel (561)290-9173 or accordion, base, saxophone and Do You Have a Home Rehab e-mail [email protected] recorder, contact Nat Wilson, 575-779- Kathy Gonzales, Human Resources Specialist Business? 2725, lessons at La Sala in Questa, 2331 Solid oak regulation pool table, Questa Independent School District The Questa Lodging Project is compiling Hwy 522. cue sticks, balls, lights. Great P.O. BOX 440 a list of Questa-area GB-98 contractors, condition. Previous owner: Ray Vinella. Bluegrass Music Jam The Juice Questa, NM 87556 roofers, landscapers, electricians, $1500, call Lynn or Krissie at 586-0515. Caboose in Red River, every Thursday plumbers, and handymen and women night at 6:30 pm to rehabilitate homes in Questa. If you If anyone needs chile, Mariachi Weekly Music Jam Rael’s Coffee own a business in the Questa area, Questa still has green ($9) and red House in Questa, Every Thursday at have a Questa business license, and fall medium and hot ($7). Please spread 6:00 pm. into one of these categories, please call the word! Ask any Mariachi member or Yoga andTai Chi to get in our directory so we can send call 779-5601. Some of the best things in life home rehab customers to you! 575- Freshly harvested Tipi (teepee) are free, but some need funding. November Schedule 586-2149 (more details on page 4) poles for sale. Poles are pre-order and So it is with your favorite Questa Del Rio newspaper. We are a 501(C) Housesitters: The Questa Lodging harvested for you. Denubbed, peeled, WEEKLY CLASSES SPECIAL CLASSES (3), not-for-profit organization. Your Tuesday: 9:00-10:30 am Nov 9 Sat. morning, 10:00-11:15 am Project is compiling a list of and dried. Delivery and set up available donation pays for the newspaper Yoga, Gentle Flow + Restore • Gaea Yoga for Service Veterans housesitters. If you would like to be in for an extra charge. Multiple lengths printing, delivery and the layout, design Explore foundational poses, facilitate greater Carrie • FREE the directory, please call so we can tell available. Contact Wendy for price: and administrative costs of this valuable mobility, increase body awareness, and build people about you! 575-586-2149. [email protected] or 541-497- Nov 10 Sun. afternoon, 2:00-4:00 pm 0287. community resource. Please mail your stamina. Vedic Chant for Auspicious Beginnings Housecleaners: The Questa Lodging check or money order with a note that Wednesday: 5:30-6:30 PM Monique • $30 Project is compiling a list of people who it is for the Newspaper to Questa Del Yoga, Restore + Meditate • Lou clean houses, especially for short-term VOLUNTEER Nov 11 Mon. evening, 5:30-6:30 pm Rio News, PO Box 1072, Questa, NM A graceful and grounding practice for building and vacation rentals. If you would like to Community Yoga Class OPPORTUNITIES 87556. Your donations are always most bone strength and brain function; turn inward be in the directory, please call so we can Michael •FREE Questa Del Rio News is looking for gratefully welcome and appreciated. with breath awareness and meditation. This tell people about you! 575-586-2149. an assistant editor, must be computer Thank you! restorative class ends with Yoga Nidra. Nov 16 Sat. morning, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm literate, have some background in Foundations Of Yoga ROCKY MOUNTAIN Thursday: 10:00-11:30 AM writing or journalism, social media skills Michael • $30 YOUTH CORPS Gentle Basic Yoga • Willow a plus. Grant writing and fundraising LIST IT IN THE Built for those beginning their practice, coming Nov 23 Sat. morning, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Join a team of young adults skills appreciated. E-mail news@ CLASSIFIEDS! back after a break, or caring for a mobility issue. Tai Chi Workshop serving AmeriCorps terms. We questaedf.com or call 575.586.2149. Michael • $30 are accepting applications for our Can start immediately! Starting at flat rate Thursday: 5:30-7:00 PM Fall Conservation Crews. Multiple $10 for 25 words or less Yoga, Flow + Deep Stretch • Gaea Questa Del Rio News is always looking (25 word min. positions for 18-25 year-olds this Invigorating flow for all followed by a restorative for writers. We could use Questa, San 50 word max) NEW LOCATION! Fall season. Earn $760 every two practice to rest and open. Develop strength and Cristobal, Lama, Cerro and Educational weeks, and $1,612 Education LINDA MILLER balance, connect to your body, and create space. Correspondents and a Social Media Award. Apply online: [email protected] or Coordinator. E-mail news@questaedf. 2331 HWY 522, QUESTA NM www.youthcorps.org, DINA COLEMAN com or call 575.586.2149. Can start or call (575) 751-1420. [email protected] YogaSalaQuesta.org • [email protected] • 575-224-2102 immediately!

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CHURCH QUESTA LODGING PROJECT CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTORY Call 586-2258 or e-mail [email protected] LAMA LOFT. LAMA FOREST SERVICE AREA. Unique lofted 1-bedroom, 1 bath home in 3-bedroom 2 bath trailer home nestled next QUESTA KAGYU MILA GURU SANGHA Lama, house sits on 3 acres and is only 5 years to the forest. Nice quiet area with great views, Tibetan Buddhism old. Perfect for a 1 person or a couple. There large yard space, full size washer and dryer ST. ANTHONY DE PADUA CHURCH IN QUESTA Thursday at 4pm Chenrezig are many special features to this home. Rent in a nice sized laundry room, semi furnished, Father Andrew Ifele 586-0470 Friday 8am-Green Tara is $1250 per month, plus utilities. this home is perfect for a small family want- Saturday 6pm, [email protected] AVENIDA DE ELIZ. ing to live quietly in Questa. All utilities are Sunday 7am in Spanish -11am in English www.earthjourney.org tenants’ responsibility. Propane heat. No pets. 586-1454 or 586-1038 Beautiful 3-bedroom, 2 bath home tucked MISSION CHURCHES: away in the heart of Questa off of highway Housing assistance considered. $1000 per Sagrado Corazon in Costillo - Sunday 9am 522, located close to the elementary school. month, $1000 deposit. Available now. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Cerro- RED RIVER This restored, authentic adobe home has a full 2nd & 4th Saturdays 4PM kitchen, washer and dryer, two bathrooms, Santo Niño in Amalia- 1st & 3rd Saturdays 4pm CROSS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP three bedrooms, one common room and HARVEST QUESTA (Standing in the Gap) incredible views. There is fenced property for Pastors Kristi & Johnny Gonzales The Way Coffee House, 201 W. Main Street someone with horses or cows and old corrals 2558 Hwy 522 Sunday 10:00am, Wednesday 6:30pm (No dog or cats accepted inside or outside of Sunday 11 AM- 12:30 PM Children’s Church at Both Times the home). It’s also on an acequia/water ditch Phone 575-770-5906 Pastor Chris Torres (505) 600-5859 for folks who want to garden. Visit us online: HarvestQuesta.org FAITH MOUNTAIN FELLOWSHIP The landlord lives right next door, an elderly LIVING WORD MINISTRIES Corner of River Street and Copper King Trail man who is quiet and respectful $1200 per Pastors Peter and Gayle Martinez Sunday 10:30am month, $1200 deposit. Tenant responsible for all utilities. Available now. 12 Llano Road FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF RED RIVER Service: Sunday 10:30 am 103 High Cost Trail Nursery and Kids’ Church at 10:30am Sundays 8:15am and 10:30am Wednesday Bible Study 7pm Pastor Joe Phillips 754-2882 www.lwmsite.org ST. EDWIN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 586-1587 North End of Silver Bell Trail PATH OF LOVE Saturday 6pm (Confession prior to Mass or by appt.) Teachings of Herman Rednick Father Andrew Ifele 586-0470 Fuelwood Permits, Maps & More Sunday 8am class and meditation 586-1454, Hilece Sunday 11am Alice Bailey Theosophy Study Group available from Carson 586-4641, Francis QUESTA CHURCH OF CHRIST National Forest 2 miles north of Questa on State Road 522 We are excited to offer Bible Class at By Denise Ottaviano Forest maps are $14. Maps for the CNF and all 9:30am on Sundays Followed by worship at 10:15am Fuelwood permits, maps, Interagency Passes, other national forests in the country can also be We pray you will join us! and other products will once again be available purchased online at http://www.nationalforest- for purchase at the Carson National Forest (CNF) mapstore.com/. Supervisor’s Office in Taos. These products are also For a listing of our forest maps, visit our available at all ranger district offices. webpage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/car- AA son/maps-pubs AA WORDS OF As an added convenience, we will also be MEETINGS offering Saturday sales on a temporary basis. The America the Beautiful Interagency An- Sundays 10-11:00 am INSPIRATION Supervisor’s Office will be open on five Saturdays nual Passes are $80. For more information from August 31 through September 28 from 9:00 about these passes visit the following webpage: Open Meeting FOCUSING AND LISTENING a.m. to 1:00 p.m. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/carson/passes- permits/?cid=fseprd553944 Questa Youth Center There is a direct linkage among Starting Monday, August 26, office hours at the Supervisor’s Office in Taos will be 8:00 a.m. Rock permits must be obtained at the Ranger

Mondays 7:00pm self-examination, meditation, to 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. until District office where the rock will be collected. Harvest Questa and prayer. Taken separately, further notice. Customers may purchase all products by check, 2558 Highway 522 Dead & down fuelwood permits are $20 credit/debit card or cash. these practices can bring much for 5 cords, with a maximum of 10 cords per For more information about the Carson NF Tuesdays 7:00pm relief and benefits. household per year. Fuelwood permits are valid visit our webpage www.fs.usda.gov/carson or Erik's Workshop 12 STEPS AND 12 TRADITIONS until December 31, 2019. Facebook page www.facebook.com/CarsonNF/.

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