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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR...... 4 East Mountain Attractions...... 6 DAY TRIPS Destination: Mountainair ...... 7 Supporting and Promoting Local Made in New Mexico Businesses in the East Mountains Local Western Movie Sets...... 10-15 MeyersArt, Inc. DBA: East Mountain Directory Turquoise Tales 12126 North Hwy 14, Suite B The Lost Mine of Montezuma...... 16 PO Box 331 Cedar Crest, NM 87008 profile Tel: (505) 281-9476 Fax: (505) 281-6787 [email protected] Paul Thompson: An Author Among Us...... 18 On-line Directory: THE GREAT OUTDOORS eastmountaindirectory.com Bike the East Mountains...... 20 Publisher: Michael Meyer Restaurant Guide...... 22 Editor: Rena Distasio area artist Contributors: Jeff Warren...... 24 Greg Allen Jeanne Drennan LOCAL MUSEUM Sonya Ewan Sandia Mountain Natural History Center...... 26 W.G. Hill S. J. Ludescher Dining Chris Mayo Katrinah’s East Mountain Grill Has a Mission to Serve...... 28 Beth Meyer Neala Schwartzberg profile Mike Smith East Mountain Pilot Soars to New Heights...... 30 Printed By Starline Printing • (505) 345-8900 A Perfect Day ...... 31 Copyright 2012 by MeyersArt, Inc. COMMUNITY The information provided in East Canine Good Manners on the Trail...... 32 Mountain LIVING is intended to inform the reader about activities and events REAL ESTATE market Overview...... 34 in the East Mountain communities. While every effort is made to verify LoCAL FLAVOR the facts published, MeyersArt, Inc. does not hold itself, any advertiser, or Schwebach Farm: A Family Tradition...... 38 anyone writing for this publication responsible for any error or any possible Farmers’ Markets...... 40 consequences thereof.

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2 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 Let’s Talk About Recycling Everybody knows about the Bart and Rayne at East Mountain Disposal importance of recycling, right? obtained East Mountain Recycling in April 2012. So why does the average Amer- They currently supply a 95 gallon container that is ican throw away 600 times his picked up from homeowners once a month. Their or her weight in garbage in their lifetime? Enough goal is to add enough customers in order to allow plastic bottles are thrown away each year the business to expand to twice-a-month pick to circle the earth four times? Without up. Their service minimizes the need for the giving it a second thought, Americans customer to sort waste materials. They guar- also throw away enough aluminum every antee that all materials are sorted, recycled, three months to rebuild our entire com- and will never end up in a landfill. No one mercial air fleet. If everyone in the U. S. likes to think about what might happen when recycled just one-tenth of their newsprint, all the landfills are full—or even the possibility we would save an estimated equivalent of having one in their own backyard! Let’s all of 25 million trees a year. These statistics pitch in and do our part to inhabit a healthier are shocking, but we all have the power to planet by recycling. make a difference and increase the number of available jobs at the same time. Accordingly East Mountain Directory uses paper produced incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates one job. from sawmill waste combined with recycled paper. Placing that same amount of waste into a landfill No trees are harvested to produce our phone book. creates six jobs. Recycling those same 10,000 tons Please be kind and recycle our publications after creates 36 jobs, while saving our environment for you are done reading them. future generations.

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Greg Allen and his wife, Suzanne, moved to Sandia and extensively throughout Latin America. She makes her Park in 2011 following his retirement from active duty in home in Sandia Park. the Marine Corps and Army. They arrived from Clovis, Chris Mayo relocated to the East Mountains from where he worked as the chief of internal information for Prescott, Arizona, in 2006. He started as a freelance writ- the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force er with Navy publications when he was in the service and Base. has continued writing for a variety of trade magazines Jeanne Drennan has lived in New Mexico since since leaving the Navy in 2002. He and his wife are the 1976. She moved to the East Mountains with her hus- parents of two young boys. band, pets, and three children in 2004. An occupational Beth Meyer is a former teacher, private tutor, and therapist, home school mom, and freelance writer, she certified Reading Specialist. She has taught creative and has published numerous health-related articles in na- analytical writing in both public and private schools. She tional and local publications. moved to the East Mountains in June of 2010 to join her Sonya Ewan has been an avid mountain biker for husband, Mike, owner and publisher of the East Moun- nearly 15 years. Yes, she’s been lost. Yes, it was once in a tain Directory and East Mountain Living magazine. rain/hail storm with a single breakfast bar split between Neala Schwartzberg writes about travel for print three people. The moral of her experience is ride with and online publications, specializing in travel with an good friends and remember: A challenge makes a great art, culture, and history orientation. A passionate lover of story. Check out Sonya’s sports blog and fitness Q&A at New Mexico, she has created OffbeatNewMexico.com to sportsSlant.com. showcase the state, and writes a regular column as the S.J. Ludescher has worked as an award-winning Albuquerque Travel Examiner for examiner.com. staff writer for the Albuquerque Tribune and Gallup Inde- Mike Smith is a freelance writer and author of Towns pendent and in Eastern Europe for an English language of the Sandia Mountains. weekly. A freelance writer and photographer, she has covered stories from coast-to-coast in the United States

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Just Imagine Gallery Sierra Blanca Brewery 488 Hwy. 66 Moriarty 1016 Industrial Municiple (505) 832-2337 (505) 281-9611 Airport The Watermelon Gallery Sundance Aviation 12220 Hwy 14 N Soaring Flights (505) 281-2005 (505) 832-2222 thewatermelongallery.com Moriarty Historical Society & Museum Sandia Ranger Station (505) 832-0839 Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site & Visitor Center cityofmoriarty.org South on NM 337 Tijique (505) 281-3304 Single Action Shooting Society Fourth of July Campground Founders Ranch Camping, Hiking, Mountain Biking (505) 847-2990

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Mountainair ter of Historic Places) is still in good By Neala Schwartzberg shape, and the nearby former bean Photos by Michael Meyer processing plants are still standing. Art and Architecture ocated about an hour and More recently, Mountainair has a half from Albuquerque at become a magnet for artists drawn L the foot of Cibola National to the area’s serene beauty. The Forest, Mountainair is a town to sa- Cibola Arts Gallery is a co-op show- vor. Drive in with the expectation of casing jewelry, paintings, sculpture, a checklist visit and you could miss and other arts and crafts from over its friendly down-home feel and its a dozen Mountainair artists. Although slow, gentle pace. No one hurries in there are currently no other galleries, Mountainair, and everyone is happy there is abundant spirited public art to chat. throughout the town. The Shaffer Hotel Historical Overview Strolling the main streets reveals a number of murals, mosaics, and dec- discovery in present-day Mountainair. Like many Western towns, Moun- orative touches. The east wall of the B In the 1920s, Art Deco, with its rich tainair’s founding, in 1907, coincided Street Market at 204 West Broadway, colors, bold geometric shapes, and with the arrival of the railroad. In for instance, features a mural honor- artistic embellishments, was all the those years, sufficient rain made ing Mountainair’s founding. Across rage. Locally, designers fused the the street at 118 West Broadway is colorful geometry of Art Deco with a long wall anchored at one end by the Santa Fe Railroad train and at the other with scenes from the town. The Public Library and the Senior Center both feature mosaics, and at the corner of US 60 and 55 a closed storefront sporting the word Gypsy features two gorgeous iron gates de- Jerry’s signed by Pamela Armas and created by Orlando Lopez. The Abo Trading Decorative Concrete Fence by Shaffer Hotel Company across the highway at the Ancient Cities same intersection is undergoing reno- farming a viable occupation, and Café Mountainair soon became known as the Pinto Bean Capital of the World. As the nation’s largest bean process- ing center, it was the sole supplier of this nutritious and filling staple to American soldiers throughout World 605 W. Hwy 60 War II. Drought eventually ended farming, and ranching became a Mountainair NM tentative economic base for the com- munity. Artists were attracted to the 505-847-2368 charming town as well. Part of impressive mural on West Broadway Even today Mountainair sports vation. Great Food remnants of its agricultural prime. But it is probably its architectural Although closed to visitors, the train heritage that is the most astounding at a Great Price! depot (listed on the National Regis- eastmountaindirectory.com 7 DAY TRIPS traditional Native American motifs family members was also a taxider- to create the regionally distinctive mist and practiced his art on animals Pueblo Deco style, which enhanced ranging from bob cats to zebras, the facades and interiors of buildings many of which are in the store. Also Whoever named New Mexico throughout Texas and the Southwest. be sure to check out the huge collec- “The Land of Enchantment” Albuquerque’s Kimo Theatre is an tion of baseball-style caps mounted must have been sitting outstanding example of Pueblo Deco, on the ceiling, and pay Fluffy the rat- on the balcony at Elaine’s as is Mountainair’s Shaffer Hotel and tlesnake a visit in his cage at the back restaurant, listed on the National of the store. Don’t worry, he can’t get Register of Historic Places. Accord- out. ing to the hotel website, Clem “Pop” Dining and Lodging Shaffer, arriving in Mountainair from Mountainair is small, but you won’t Indiana in 1908, was the son of a go hungry. The restaurant in the Shaf- blacksmith. Not trusting flammable fer Hotel is expected to re-open soon wood, Schaffer created a building out under the hotel’s management and of cast-concrete that he reinforced there is also the nearby Alpine Alley. with scraps of old iron and incised On the other side of town at 511 West with Southwestern motifs, including Highway 60 is the Ancient Cities Café. Serving the East Mountains and all of the swastika. Visitors unfamiliar with New Mexico for over 25 Years! Of course, the Shaffer Hotel offers Native American lore should know lodging, as does the Rock Motel at (505) 281-2467 • 1-800-821-3092 that long before the swastika was ap- 901 West Highway 60 and Turner Inn www.elainesbnb.com propriated by the Nazis, it was the and RV Park at 303 East Highway 60. Approved and Inspected by: ancient Navajo symbol for life, free- • New Mexico Bed & Breakfast Association • New Mexico Lodging Association dom, and happiness. Outdoor Adventuring • Albuquerque Bed & Breakfast Association While at the hotel, make sure to Mountainair offers easy access to • Professional Association of Inns International (PAII) See Map on Page 22 pick up a copy of the town’s Art & His- the Cibola National Forest, including toric Sites Walking Tour. With it you’ll Red Canyon, with both camping and discover the architecturally signifi- day-use. A local favorite is Capilla cant City Hall (also sporting Pueblo Peak, which can be reached by a sce- Deco touches) and the Dr. Robert nic drive of several miles. Manzano Saul Community Center, which was State Park is currently closed and visi- built as part of the Work Projects Ad- tors should call (888) 667-2757 for ministration (WPA) program in that updates. era’s distinctive style. Even buildings that are closed help form a pastiche Ancient Cities Members of several Tewa- and of architectural, historical, and artis- Tompiro-speaking Native Ameri- tic photo ops, including the Rosebud can tribes had inhabited the lands Saloon, with its wooden Wild West around Mountainair for centuries be- façade and remnants of its past as a fore Spanish missionaries discovered Greyhound bus stop. them in the early 17th century. Today, Finally, head out of town about one the ruins of this cultural interface are mile south on Route 60 to Rancho Bo- preserved at the Salinas Pueblo Mis- nito. There is no sign—just look for it sions National Monument, whose when the road curves to the right. Al- Abo, Quarai, and Gran Quivira sites though closed, this home once owned contain some of the best examples by Shaffer and his family is a great of 17th-century Spanish Colonial example of American folk art and is churches in existence. Although the also listed on the National Register of sites are open to visitors, the visi- Historic Places. tors’ center in Mountainair has been Mountainair is a town not only of closed for renovations. It is expected artists but also of ranchers, and the to reopen in May 2013, so call (505) Gustin Hardware store at 117 West 847-2585 for more information. Broadway preserves the heritage of See Turquoise Trail Guide Pg 22 that way of life. One of the Gustin

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eastmountaindirectory.com 9 Made in New Mexico Local Movie Sets Provide Filmmakers With Authentic Wild West Ambiance ver since Thomas Alva Edison aimed his camera at a group Below: The Doc West film crew working at Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, just south of Santa Fe. Eof children at the Indian Day Starring Terence Hill and Paul Sorvino and released in 2009, Doc West was a made-for-Italian- School on Isleta Pueblo in 1898, television production that did not show in the United States. continued on Page 12 Photos by Linda Carfagno.

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Continued from page 10 filmmakers have found New Mexico to be an enchanted place in which to make movies. The state’s temperate climate, quality of light, stunning geography, and abundance of undeveloped, wide open spaces have made it especially popular with Western film- makers. The first film of the genre ever filmed here was D.W. Griffith’s 20-minute love story titled A Pueblo Various shots of Main Street at Eaves Movie Ranch. Photos by Michael Meyer. Legend. Made in 1912 and staring Mary Pickford, it was also shot on location at Isleta Pueblo. Since then, filmmakers from John Ford and John Wayne to Billy Bob Thornton and the Coen Brothers have flocked to New Mexico to tell their tales. Although some critics assert that the golden era of the Hollywood Western ended in the 1960s, the genre nonetheless endures as one of the most popular of all time. Each year, directors and writers bring fresh perspective to classic West- ern film conventions—and New

Mexico’s breathtaking landscape and authentic movie sets continue to be their locations of choice. Built on sprawling Central New Mexico ranches amid panoramic scenery, these sets embody the ambiance of life in the Old West.

The Eaves Movie Ranch was established in the 1960s as part of the 1,500-acre Rancho Allegre cattle ranch owned by J.W. Eaves. It first hosted production on the television show Empire and several years later was the location for The Cheyenne Social Club, starring Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda. It was for this movie, in fact, that the sets were built, and over time, various production companies added their own buildings. Eaves has been the location for hundreds of television shows, commercials, and films, including The Cowboys, Silverado, and Wyatt Earp.

12 East Mountain LIIVINING|Spring//Summer 2013 Although the Eaves Movie Ranch still serves as a working movie set, it can also be rented as a venue for special events, festivals, and parties. Photos by Michael Meyer.

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the blanket was re- The Lost Mine of moved, he saw a group of enraged Native Americans. Montezuma They threatened him Story and Photos By Mike Smith against ever going back. tories say that somewhere One almost cer­­­ in the Sandias, around their tain­ly fictional account Snorthern end, along the rock- of this treasure in- and-juniper-studded fringes of the volves Montezuma, village of Placitas, there lies a bur- once the Aztec em- One of at least two mining sites still visible in the area. Probably part ied treasure of immense wealth—the peror of Mexico, of the community of Montezuma (1879-1880). Lost Mine of Montezuma. Some of sending a caravan loaded with trea- natives as slave labor to work them. these stories are obviously just leg- sure north out of Mexico City in 1520 Five native men allegedly died when ends, while others involve fleeting with the intent to hide the treasure one of the Montezuma’s lower shafts snatches of actual history. from the Spanish. The riders alleg- caved in on them. Understandably, This part of the legend, if it’s edly made it to some mountains, the native population did not enjoy true, would have taken place some- perhaps in New Mexico, where they any of this, and in 1680, as part of time in the first half of the 1800s. hid the treasure in a cave. Even if the much-larger Pueblo Revolt, they I think I first came across it in Lou this story is misplaced, or a complete rose up, drove their oppressors from Sage Batchen’s Las Placitas: His- fiction, it’s likely that it did influence the region, and filled in all the mines torical Facts and Legends. A young the story of the Sandias’ most fa- with dirt. man had been herding goats in the mous lost mine—that its details were In the two centuries after that, northern Sandia Mountains, when conflated with other stories. Other- Spanish settlers returned to the area, one of them, a kid, wandered off. wise, why would the name founding the settlements of Placitas, Hunting all across the mountainside, Montezuma be applied to it? Ojo de la Casa, Tecolote, Tejon, the young shepherd became lost But there were real old-time Span- and others. Stories and evidence of ish gold mines in the Sandias. A letter the area’s mining legacy must have written around 1899 by a Placitas persisted, because on one 1875 local named Bill Echart mentions old map, the area’s most prominent Spanish documents dating back to ridge is labeled Sierra de la Mina— 1667—documents that describe five or Mountain of the Mine. Today that old Spanish gold and silver mines ridge is known as the Crest of Mon- near Placitas—“five lost mines in this tezuma. district, of which the Montezuma is In the 1870s and ‘80s, the one.” That same let- northern end of the ter mentions a man Sandias experienced named Antonio a minor silver boom, Another of the Montezuma mining sites from Jimenez who load- bringing with it the the 1870s and ‘80s. ed 12 mules down mountains’ first sig- with bullion from the nificant influx of and wandered into a dense tangle mines, set off south white settlers. Some of some kind of oaks—a thicket so into Old Mexico, of them must have dense he had to crawl through them. and was never seen heard stories of the Then, right in front of him, he saw a again. legendary mine, or cave with a ladder sticking up from These mines were mines, and been it. He climbed down the ladder, and apparently known drawn to that spe- in a small room in the side of the to the local Native cific area as a result. cave he beheld stacks of gold and Americans long be- One story tells of a silver bullion. While he was stand- fore the Spanish era, prospector named ing there, staring, someone threw a but once the Spanish A filled-in cave that's near the old Dick Wooten who blanket over his head. Later, when arrived, they used the mining community. nursed an old Native

1616 EastEast MountainMountain LLIIVVINING|G|SSprinpringg//SSuummemmerr 20132013 American man back to health and in The Lost Mine of Montezuma return was shown the location of an seems to inhabit a world somewhere old mine, perhaps the mine, which between the two. When you hear the he reopened. stories, they seem fanciful, legend- Las Placitas: Historical Facts and ary. But when you get out and walk Legends recounts a bit about that the Crest of Montezuma and see the mining boom: ruined entrances of the 19th-century On the high tide of the excite- mines, it seems as if you’d only need Quality Senior Living ment, a prospector named Wilson to stumble onto one grove of densely In A Residential Setting came into Ojo de la Casa. He lo- wooded oaks to make the whole un- cated claims at the north end of believable story seem suddenly very The Next Best Thing the Sandias where legend located real.

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eastmountaindirectory.com 17 profile He grew up on a Paul Thompson: farm in Porter, New Mexico, a An Author small town just outside San Jon, Among Us the only one of By Chris Mayo 14 children born in a hospital. “My mother just nyone who has attended happened to be a writing class has heard shopping when these words: “Write what she went into la- A bor,” he says. you know.” In fact, they become something of a mantra. Paul L. His father died Thompson, an East Mountain author of Western novels, not only embraces that advice, you could argue it’s his creed. Thompson, an Paul Thompson East Mountain resi- dent since 1966, his education, eventually earning a didn’t begin writing when Thomp- degree in Mechanical Engineering until after he retired son was just from UCLA. As soon as he earned from a career in 13 and the his sheepskin, he moved back to Mechanical Con- family moved New Mexico, where he worked in struction. Always to Tucumcari. Mechanical Construction at Kirtland a lover of Western But the teen and Sandia Labs. novels, he recalls soon realized Thompson began writing seri- reading one by a he couldn’t ously almost as soon as he retired well-known author take living in in 2000. “When I was ranching, and being offended town, and so there wasn’t much else to do at night by its inaccuracies. he headed for but read, and Westerns were read- “I thought, I could Texas, land- ily available,” he says. “I continued do better than that,” ing work at the reading them during my career and, he says. “So that’s famed Good- when I retired, it seemed natural to what I did.” night ranch. He continued living the begin writing them.” It comes as no surprise that life of a cowboy until he married, Asked why the genre’s popular- Thompson was drawn to the genre. had children, and decided to finish ity is so enduring, Thompson says, “People have always tried to get back to the Old West, and the schools teach little about those days. But they Old 66 Car Wash & U-Haul are a compelling part of our history; Propane the stories never get old.” A diligent researcher, Thompson U-Haul Rental often spends days on horseback ex- ploring the setting for a novel and makes sure that any real events he Mike Falsone includes in a book are historically accurate. He also writes strong fe- 505-281-5388 male characters, including the 665 Route 66 (Hwy 333), Tijeras, NM 87059 justice-dealing Janice McCord, the

18 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 main focus of two he’s been writing. Two of his novels. of his unpublished and “There wouldn’t one published work were have been an recently optioned as Old West without screenplays. women,” he says. His advice for aspir- “Women came ing writers? “Number one with their husbands is do your research. Edit Family Practice and children in at least five times. Have GYN Women’s Care wagon trains. They friends and planted gardens relatives read Well Child Care and had more it with pencil in X-Rays children, and then hand. Have a Manipulative Therapy one year the hus- zinger that will D.O.T. Physicals band would go off to stock catch a read- Immunizations up on staples for the winter er’s attention and, quite often, not be heard in the first few Orrin McLeod, D.O. from again. They’d be killed pages. Make Timothy Klein, M.D by Indians, outlaws, or bad sure your end- Effie Medford, M.D. luck. Then ing makes Hal Messec, M.D. the women sense—a sto- Robert Gardner, M.D. had to raise ry can’t just John Bray-Morris, M.D. their chil- stop.” Marc Beverly, P.A.-C dren alone. Thompson They raised can frequently Julieann Nipp, C.F.N.P. farmers and be found at Monique Keulen-Nolet, C.F.N.P cowboys, book signings Linda Agnes, C.F.N.P. doctors and in East Moun- Sandy Wilson, C.F.N.P. lawyers, tain libraries, or Melissa Fowler, P.A.-C. and shop- heard on local Mikal Smoker, P.A.-C. keepers—all radio talk shows. of whom To learn more, All the Care You Need, Close to Home stayed in visit his website the West at oldwestnovels. and helped com. it thrive. Without those strong women, all that might not have happened.” With over 30 published novels, Thompson has been prolific in the dozen years

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ountain biking enthu- When you’re ready to step up siasts will tell you that your game, East Mountain single Mnothing quite compares track beckons. Most well-known in to the thrill of tackling a trail on two the Sandias is King of the Moun- wheels. Not only does the sport offer tain, an ego-jolting, eight-plus mile, a great cardio workout, it also pro- 1,800-ft climb that crisscrosses the vides that rush of adrenaline so many ski hill, becoming more technical as outdoor enthusiasts crave from their it goes. Bikers willing to earn their adventures. And it’s a great way to post-ride libations park at the San- Top of the Otero Canyon Trail enjoy some awesome scenery along dia Peak Ski Area, pedal uphill as far the way. Long-time rider and Trail options abound Cedar Crest resident in the East Mountains, Randy Wells bought his although many of them first mountain bike in are best enjoyed with ex- 1992 and rides a few perience acquired on times a week peak-sea- smoother, less-technical son. His pick for a great trails. If you’re new to ride is Oso Corredor, mountain biking, the San- connecting Faulty to Tree dia foothills on the front Spring trail off the Crest side are the better place to Highway. “It’s a rocky hone your skills and trail trail, so it’s technically etiquette. You can then difficult,” says Wells. “It’s tackle the less forgiving always a challenge, but trails accessed at Bartolo within reach, and when I Baca, just off I-40’s Zu- do clear everything with- zax exit on NM 333 (Old out putting a foot down, Route 66). Not counting I’m really stoked.” the immediate, straight- South of Tijeras is a up-rock-steps to start, network of trails on ei- the trail is somewhat less ther side of NM 337, or technical than much of “South 14.” A mile and a the East Mountains and half, just past the Forest, includes several meadow ...Service Ranger Station stretches. Heading south, on the left is the turn onto the trail merges with the Forest Road 462. Motor- highly technical Cedro ized dirt bikes often park Peak area trails. in the lower lot, but the Regardless of where recently-constructed up- you ride, remember that, per lot has bathrooms within reason, right-of- Biker navigating Otero Canyon Trail and picnic tables. From way goes to those on there, you can access foot (certainly horseback) and other as time and energy allow, then enjoy the advanced-level trails of Coyote bikes going uphill. Try to get started the downhill fork on Golden Eagle. and Racecourse. on a steep section and you’ll quickly “Downhillers” repeatedly take the ski On the west side of South 14 is agree. lift up and bomb down, so be wary Tunnel Canyon, about two-and-a- of speedsters. half miles south of Tijeras. Driving 20 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 Approximately seven miles south of Tijeras on the east side is Pine Flat Picnic Ground, heading a newer A-1 FIREWOOD, INC. network of less technical trails that meander through ponderosa pines. 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eff Warren has spent a lifetime steeped in the Arts, studying his Jcraft and developing his skills while searching for ways to instill a voice of his own.

Hello Dali In his teenage years, Warren fell man’s five-hour epic, Fanny and in love with acting. He was blessed Alexander,” says Warren. with a superb singing voice, which One well-known hazard of pursu- opened many stage doors to him, ing an acting career is poverty, but including an apprenticeship at the the years spent designing and build- Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. ing sets in repertory and regional His impressive credits include theatres rescued him. “Fortunately,” the National Touring Company of he says, “I was a good carpenter Fiddler on the Roof, the Hedgerow and did a lot of handiwork for stars As a child, he painted with paint- Theatre Company in Philadelphia in the industry to stave off hunger.” by-number kits, but it wasn’t until as resident set designer and lead- After 25 years onstage, Warren he broke the rules and blended the ing man, and numerous musicals joined the Theatre Arts faculty at a strict borders that he felt that first cre- including 300 performances as Don prestigious Los Angeles private high ative satisfaction. On the other hand, Quixote in Man of La Mancha. Mov- school. There, he found the opportu- first grade finger-painting frustrated ing to Los Angeles in the 1970s also nity to share his passion for theatre him with its lack of structure. Find- provided him with voiceover work and the artistic skills he had spent ing a way to express himself while dubbing foreign films and television. a lifetime honing. He directed and “staying in the lines” has defined “A highlight of that period was play- designed more than 75 productions Warren’s life—one spent pursuing ing the English dubbed voice of the as an Advanced Acting and Techni- music and theatre and now, as an villainous Bishop in Ingmar Berg- cal Theatre teacher. Now, after more encore, a return to painting. than a quarter century of teaching, Warren is extremely gratified that many of his former stu- dents have not only kept in touch with him, but are working as actors, writers, and lighting and set designers. “It was never my in- tention to guide my students into ‘the business,’” he says. “My aim always was to acquaint them with their own power of expression and to understand Once In a Blue Moon and love the Arts.”

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Retiring to the East Mountains, Jeff almost immediately threw him- self into painting full-time. He has the time and freedom to develop his signature style, which he refers to as Romantic Realism. Ideas for his paintings occur when “certain imag- es just come into me like a gasp of

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don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing most restaurants don’t I have mission statements. Or, if they do, they’re probably not as comprehensive as Katrinah’s East Mountain Grill’s: “To serve the community by providing an excellent food product at reasonable and fair prices; to be a community partner through involvement with its people; and to build a positive and happy the Lowrys there. They told her they Schuit is pleased with the restau- workplace that embraces diversity could no longer run the restaurant rant’s success, but that doesn’t mean and encourages individuals to live and that it had been for sale for a she’s ready to rest on her laurels. up to their dreams.” while. “Without thinking, I blurted, She hopes to expand the business The funny thing is, Kathy Schuit ‘You should sell it to me.’” by purchasing or leasing an addi- wasn’t really planning to own a res- They created what Schuit calls a tional building and adding a bakery, taurant when she bought the Grill “napkin agreement,” and the deal meeting spaces for local clubs, and in 2008. “My daughter and I were was done. It still stands as the en- catering. working in her horse business and tire contract between the Lowrys One might think that Schuit would we had lunch at the restaurant pretty and Schuit. No lawyers, no reams be proudest of taking a restaurant often,” Schuit recalls. “I also got to of documents, no back and forth— that went out of business and reviv- know Mark and Carol Lowry, the just a friendly agreement. “From the ing it. Not so. “What gives me the original owners, fairly well.” beginning it just seemed like it was most satisfaction is our employees One day Schuit went there for supposed to be,” says Schuit. seem to be happy. At least that’s lunch to find signs on the doors say- And, despite the sputtering econ- what customer feedback reflects. I ing it was closed permanently. “I had omy, she has made it work. During no idea why they would close such a the first year, the Grill was open good restaurant,” she says. “I wasn’t only for breakfast and lunch. That aware of any financial difficulties, required less staff and kept the bills and I was barely aware of a national lower. After about a year, Schuit economic decline.” decided it was time to reestablish She went back the following day, dinner hours. knocked on the door, and found “The community wanted dinners,” She says. “It’s our best meal now.” Schuit believes in an expansive • Espresso Bar Part of Katrinah’s dinning area but reasonably priced menu. “We • Pastries kept most of the Lowry’s menu, spent a lot of my life in the restaurant • Homemade and have added to it. The menu is business, and people aren’t always Soups a reflection of the huge diversity of enjoying themselves. I think about • Sandwiches tastes in our community,” she says. 40 percent of our staff has been “Some people need vegetarian here for three years or more. That’s choices, while others are more meat almost unheard of in this business.” Daily specials • Catering • Events and potato types. There has been a And about that mission state- 505 847-2478 real movement toward gluten-free ment? “We work hard to serve good Mountainair, NM too. We offer gluten-free breads for food at fair prices. I think we’re 6am-2pm M-F Sat 8am-2pm sandwiches and as an alternative to doing that,” says Schuit. “With com-

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hen W.G. (Bill) Hill ar- war. He died young, not doing what “At 53, I was the oldest first officer rived late to a friend’s he loved—flying.” they ever hired,” he says. “Beyond a Wbarbecue on August, Hill, a native of Washington, shadow of a doubt, it was the finest 11, 2012, he feigned his apologies. D.C., vowed he would be differ- job I ever had.” He had, after all, spent that beauti- ent. He earned his pilot’s license He said the FAA, the same or- ful day gliding over New Mexico and in nearby Maryland as a teen, and ganization that paid his retirement, southern Colorado for more than six the veteran of the skies flew aircraft also forced his retirement as a com- hours. such as the Otter at Fort Rucker, Ala- mercial pilot in 2003 due to age That warm summer day was bama, during his time in the Army. restrictions (60). It’s something Hill made even more perfect when his He later worked as an air traffic considers capricious and arbitrary. 650-mile trek, accomplished at an controller and manager for the Fed- Nonetheless, he once again rein- average speed of around 101 mph, eral Aviation Administration, while vented his life, this time around the was recognized by the German-led maintaining his pilot’s status. He world of gliding, which he learned Federation Aeronautique Internatio- said he survived the turmoil of the how to do two years after receiving nale for its duration and length. The early 1980s—when federal air traf- his pilot’s license. It has become his group, headquartered in Lausanne, fic controllers were fired by President mistress for life. Switzerland, is an organization that Ronald Reagan—because he was in Gliding, Hill explains, is differ- tracks and certifies glider records management at the time. ent from flying, not just physically, worldwide. His arrival in Cedar Crest, where but also mentally and emotionally. “The Germans led world sail he now lives, took a circuitous route Flying is procedural—you follow a plane [glider] development follow- that included stops in Denver and series of checklists. Gliding, on the ing World War I,” says Hill. “Today, Grand Junction, Colorado, as well other hand, is ethereal, a poem pilots use a GPS data logger, which as Seattle and then Albuquerque. written on wings rather than physi- is verified and then certified by the He retired from the FAA in 1993 cal adjustments on machinery. “You organization.” and then moved on to become an must read the sky and the clouds,” Hill’s love of the sky was passed air ambulance pilot, all the while he explains, “not so much your in- down to him from his father, a World yearning to fly commercially. When struments. You feel the wind outside War II pilot. “He flew in China with he learned there was an opening at and discern where it wants to take the Flying Tigers,” Hill remembers. Sky West, a regional airline, he put you.” “He loved flying, but gave it up and in his application, took the test, and As he now nears his 50th anniver- became a car salesman after the was hired. sary as a licensed glider pilot, Hill continues his love affair with engine- less flight. Not only does he mentor young pilots, he is also the chief tow GLIDER FLIGHTS pilot and provides tow plane mainte- Gift Certificates Available From $95 nance for the Albuquerque Soaring Club, which flies out of the Moriarty Municipal Airport. Any future barbecues for Hill will depend, as they always have, on whether he will be writing a poem in Call day or night SUNDANCE AVIATION, INC. the sky with his mistress. 832-2222 Moriarty Municipal Airport All major credit cards accepted www.soarsunance.com

30 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 fering me a line of clouds—known On the fourth leg, the lift was A Perfect Day as a shear line—that defined two somewhat sparse, and by the time W.G. Hill describes different air masses. Because the air I arrived at the northwest end of under this cloud line was rising, it the Sandia Mountains, I was at an his record-breaking flight was unnecessary for me to stop and altitude of 11,000 feet. Yet again circle. As long as I did not fly too fast Mother Nature smiled on me as I As I drove to my hangar, the skies (on the order of 90 to 100 mph) I rolled into a thermal that was going were clear and the air crisp. This was not loosing much altitude. When up in excess of 1800 feet per min- begged the question, “What would I arrived over the mountains between ute. This took me back to almost Mother Nature have in store for Taos and Angel Fire, my airborne 18,000 feet and on course to the an avid air gypsy whose pulse was super highway had ceased to ex- south again. From this point I was quickening as he approached the ist and it was time to reverse course able to take advantage of clouds that airport and a moment of truth?” and head south. By now, the shear were not associated with the shear Would she be coquettish and line had moved a bit west, and so I line, which by then had dissipated. shy? Would she hide her charms overflew the Rio Grande Valley while This required a slightly slower cruise and make my quest for her elusive taking advantage of the lift along my speed in order to optimize altitude updrafts a fruitless search, or would route of flight. and avoid stopping to climb. My fifth she flaunt her wares as well-formed Because air is less dense as one and last leg took me from just north- cumulus clouds dotting the sky? flies higher, the actual true airspeed east of Socorro back to Moriarty. As I prepared my sailplane to, as I had been in the air over six hours we fliers say, “slip the surly bonds of and I was beginning to wear down earth,” I gazed skyward and not- just a bit. When I landed back at Mo- ed clouds of the type that mark the riarty, I had flown over 650 straight presence of rising columns of warm line miles between turn points. The air—clouds that will allow me and actual miles flown making course my glider to sally fourth. Time to fly! changes in order to stay with the I was towed aloft by a powered air- clouds was actually somewhat more. craft, which allowed me the latitude I had managed to achieve an aver- to search for the elusive and invisible age cross country speed of 101.6 rising column of warm air necessary miles per hour. to climb high above the airport and Because this flight was made on depart on my cross-country journey. a weekend and our group of glider My glider, tethered to the tow plane View from Bill Hill’s Glider cockpit pilots were racing against clubs all by two hundred feet of rope, would over the world, we were being scored be released from the tug at the first of any aircraft—gliders included—is on our fastest two-and-a-half hours indication of lift or when sufficient increased on the order of 2 percent of flying during the course of the day, altitude was achieved. As our collec- per 1000 feet. This means that if my in addition to the distance flown. My tive climb took us 1800 feet above average altitude is 14,000 feet, then best two-and-a-half hour speed was the ground, my instruments as well the 100 mph shown on my airspeed 109 an hour, which made me the as the seat of my pants said we were indicator means I’m actually travel- fastest cross country pilot in the world in strong lift. I released, and banked ing at a true airspeed of 128 mph. on that day—and, as it turned out, into a turn to keep me centered in My actual ground speed would de- during the course of the 19 weeks of the thermal. At times, I climbed at pend on the direction and velocity of “speed” flying. over 1000 feet per minute to an alti- the wind at my cruising altitude. When I released from tow some tude of 17,000 feet. The soaring conditions were such six or so hours earlier, I had a big Because the clouds were aligned that day that I continued south to smile on my face and said to myself, on a north/south track, I headed Socorro before reversing course “Today is going to be the Perfect toward the Sangre de Christo Moun- and heading north again. Later that Day.” tains and the Santa Fe Ski area evening, when I downloaded my where, because I had lost about flight from my GPS data logger, I 3000 feet working my way north, I discovered I had flown for over two- stopped to climb. and-a-half hours and a distance of Although the day would afford me 430 miles without stopping to circle some challenges, for the most part back up. Mother Nature was in rare form, of-

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NAME: SIGNATURE: DATE: REAL ESTATE - Buying, selling and renting For those of you thinking of buying or sell- sales are being closed. Interest rates are at or near all- ing property in the East Mountains, some of our time lows, which also makes housing very affordable. region’s top real estate experts weigh in on the The month of February 2012 compared to February 2013 looks like this: current state of the market:

Things are looking brighter in the real estate world. ENTIRE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA Homes sales in Albuquerque picked up nicely last year, 2/2012 2/2013 Change and we are also doing better in our mountain communi- ties. Although some homeowners still face “short sale” Active 2554 2394 -6.3% situations (their homes are worth less than they owe), Pending Closings 475 546 +14.9% lenders are finally becoming easier to work with and Sold & Closed 392 404 +3.1% many of these homes are selling. Homes that are in a good location, well maintained, Mos. of Inventory 6.5 mos 5.9 mos +10.2% and priced competitively are selling quickly—and for close to their asking prices. Homes suffering from de- EAST MOUNTAIN AREA ferred maintenance stay on the market longer, and often 2/2012 2/2013 Change undergo several price reductions before they sell. So it is Active 427 426 -0.2% always best to “Dress Your House for Success” and do it before your put it on the market. Pending Closings 30 50 +66.7% Although some sellers want to test the water by listing Sold & Closed 24 34 +41.7% their homes higher than the market data demonstrates, Mos. of Inventory 17.8 mos 12.5 mos -42.4% it is seldom the best strategy. Buyers are very savvy these days, and they study the market data carefully. Price it For many people it is a great time to buy or sell a right from the start! home. If you are considering buying or selling in 2013, After being comfortably in the 3 percent range for check with your Realtor, who can complete a market some time, mortgage rates are creeping up towards 4 analysis on your home and/or provide specific informa- percent—still very affordable. Home values have also tion on the neighborhood in which you want to buy. As reached bottom, and are now beginning to appreciate you know, the greater Albuquerque area is geographi- again. 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Property Management 2 sandia Crest Rd., Sandia Park www.coldwellbankerlegacy.com Cedar Crest • (505) 281-9177 DOUBLE JK Alta Mae’s RANCH, INC. Heritage Inn home of Santa Fe Bey Purebred Arabian Stallion East Mountains’ New & used horse, Premier Center for livestock, flatbed Weddings, & cargo trailers. Events, Aluminum & Steel Welding & Fabrication Retreats, (You think it up, we’ll build it!) Workshops, 1/2 miles east of Luncheons, Hwy 217/Mtn Valley Rd on Route 66 Siring Beautiful, Open Tuesday thru Saturday Graduations, Athletic Foals 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Stud Fee: Private Treaty or Private Partys (505) 281-9860 www.doublejkranch.com (800) 832-0603 Comfortable & Enchanting Owners: Jeff & Jan Kokos Our website never closes: Atmosphere, Event Services www.sandiatrailer.com (505) 281-8712 & Spinning Too! Repair in the 316 Frost Road, E. Mtns since 1970 Sandia Park, NM 87047 www.AltaMaes.com Email: [email protected] 505.281.5000 eastmountaindirectory.com 35 For All Your Real Estate Needs, Call The Kniffin Team By Jeanne Drennan

Edgewood residents Dan and Lora Kniffin of The Dan saw 2008 as the opportune time to join Lora, Kniffin Team Real Estate Professionals offer exempla- who was already enjoying success in the real estate ry service stemming from their 13 years of combined business. At the worst perceived time for real estate real estate experience. The Kniffins serve clients in the in many years, they formed The Kniffin Team. Today, East Mountain, Albuquerque, and Rio Rancho areas. the partnership continues to thrive in a market that is Clients can expect to benefit from their expertise no “steadily getting better,” according to Dan. matter what their real estate The Kniffin Team remains needs may be—residential, competitive in the real estate commercial, ranch, or horse market by offering many unique properties. strategies to their clients. They Specializing in short sales, are a completely virtual team, Dan holds several distressed allowing them to “be every- property designations including where,” which provides for a Certified Distressed Properties great deal of flexibility when Expert (CDPE) and Dignified scheduling client meetings, Transitions. Lora has received showings, etc. “We are a very numerous awards for excel- hands-on team,” says Dan, lence as a professional Realtor. “We will assist our clients in any For many years, the couple had way needed,” including heavily bought and sold real estate of advertising each listing for max- their own, including everything imum exposure. from handyman specials to vacant land. So entering The current market calls for creativity in listings, the real estate market professionally was not a stretch and The Kniffin Team is on the cutting edge in this for them. They are naturals. respect. Their stellar website offers a wealth of infor- A lifelong animal lover, Lora brings a unique per- mation, including relocation assistance, short sale spective to their real estate business. As the owner information, mortgage calculations, and all their fea- of Prairiewood Ranch, she tured listings, complete with raises miniature goats and photos tours and/or videos paint horses. So, in addition of each property. As a new to her real estate knowl- client of The Kniffin Team, edge, Lora is no stranger one can expect to be fea- to the ins and outs of the tured on the front page of ranching and animal com- their website. munity that is so prevalent Contact the locals, Lora in the East Mountains. Being or Dan Kniffin, The Kniffin well known in this commu- Team Real Estate Profes- nity allows Dan and Lora to Our new location at 5 State Rd 344, Suite 1, Edgewood sionals, for all your real give their clients pertinent in- estate needs. formation from a personal perspective that may not Office:505 281-3119 otherwise be available, such as issues pertaining to wells, septic tanks, moving animals to a new home, Lora Kniffin direct: various inspections, and other costs. 505-379-2975 When extensive international travel requirements [email protected] of Dan’s career in manufacturing for a large cor- Dan Kniffin direct poration began to keep him away from home and 505-440-6878 family, he started looking for ways to utilize his busi- [email protected] ness and marketing skills in a challenging manner. Website: www.TheKniffinTeam.com

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KING’S BUTANE COMPANY, INC. Farm & Home Realty Myra Oden Cherie Wallin Qualifying Broker Qualifying Broker 505-410-9951 505-553-3504 HOME DELIVERY Office:505-832-7008 Specialist in homes, SALES & LEASES farms & ranches, TANK INSTALLATIONS • GAS PIPE vacant land, SERVICING THE GREATER EAST MOUNTAIN commercial, business, development property AREA AND THE ESTANCIA VALLEY MoriartyNMRealEstate.com PO Box 2778, MORIARTY... 832-4273 200 US Route 66 East Moriarty, NM 87035 eastmountaindirectory.com 37 local flavor Schwebach Farm: A Family Tradition By Jeanne Drennan

f you live in the East water, and mow—I trusted Mountains, you have God to bring forth the Isurely tasted the harvest.” heavenly sweet corn or The Schwebachs’ phi- scrumptious pinto and losophy is simple and bolita beans grown by refreshing. They strive Schwebach Farm in Mori- to honor God in all they arty. Visiting Dean and Ive do, provide for their Schwebach’s quaint farm family, be good stew- store or one of several ards over what has been roadside markets during entrusted to them, and the August thru mid-Octo- offer good quality food ber harvest is a seasonal that their neighbors can favorite for many folks. In afford. They are commit- addition to sweet corn, ted to growing the best, beans, and potatoes, they healthiest, non-genetically also grow approximately modified (GMO) produce 35 different vegetables and The Schwebach Family they can. The entire fam- fruits that are sold in their ily is involved, to some farm store, along with other locally- The 46-year-old history of Schwe- degree, in running the farm—right made products. bach Farm is one of family and down to the littlest Schwebachs, who It’s the corn, however, that peo- faith. Dean’s parents moved to the are the designated taste testers. ple are most intrigued by. Just what Estancia Valley in 1960. Eight years Although not certified organic makes it so delectable? Dean cred- later they purchased the land that growers, Dean uses organic prac- its our region’s high elevation, cool would become the farm and built tices whenever possible. Food safety nights, and good soil as primary fac- the home that Dean, Ive, and their is a priority, so growing anything tors. “We pick early in the morning,” four children live in today. Although genetically modified is not an option he adds, “to catch the corn when education and career took him away for them. “There just isn’t enough the sugar is the highest.” Dean’s fa- from the farm for several years, af- evidence to say that eating geneti- ther, who built the sweet corn side of ter prayerful consideration, Dean, cally modified products is safe,” says the business, once had a man drive a sixth generation farmer, returned Dean. “If God didn’t design seed from Tallahassee, Florida, to Mori- to his roots with his family in 2002. that way,” Ive adds, “then that’s not arty to purchase 100 dozen ears of The following year, the Schwebachs how seed should be developed.” corn for a block party. Dean is al- grew their first crop. Ive, a native of Unfortunately, Dean reports, nearly ways experimenting with different Puerto Rico who grew up in the Los 75 percent of products sold in stores varieties of corn, but so far the one Angeles area, jokes that back then are GMO. “We’re eating it, and we they’ve used for many years proves she couldn’t even keep a house don’t even know it.” to be the favorite. plant alive. “But I knew I could plant, The Schwebachs give back to the community by offering growers

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38 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 classes at Bethel Community Store- They want people to know that even house in Moriarty. Intended for all on a smaller scale, they can be very experience levels, the classes cover productive. ground preparation, planting, fer- The Schwebachs realize that peo- tility, irrigation, and weeding. They ple have choices when it comes to also participate in community events buying their produce and they are such as the upcoming Self-Reliant grateful for the support of the com- Fair in Edgewood on June 15, where munity. B & R they will be teaching self-sufficiency For a complete listing of their pro- CONSTRUCTION and drip irrigation. The Schwebachs duce visit schwebachfarm.com INC. have a heart to teach people to grow their own food so they can in turn “Complete Projects From teach their children and perhaps re- Slab to Roof” cover a way of life that’s being lost. Combine with Farmers and Save Hundreds Engineered Steel Buildings Factory Direct

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eastmountaindirectory.com 39 Farmers’ Markets Cedar Crest Farmers’ Market Contact: Lynn Messick, Location: Mountain Christian (505) 314-3020 Church parking lot in Cedar Crest or [email protected] Their new location with easy access Season: June 19–October 23, weather permitting makes visiting this long-time mar- ket a must-stop while out and about Schedule: Wednesdays, on the weekends. Visit localharvest. 3pm–6:30pm org/edgewood-farmers-market- Contact: Bob Thompson, M18035 for more info. Shop Your Local (505) 269-1577 Members include a wide variety of Mountainair Farm & Garden area growers, producers, and bak- Farmers’ Market! eries, and they are always looking Market for new vendors. For more informa- Location: In front of T&C Auto at Shopping local farmers’ markets is 201 Broadway a great way to combat high energy tion, call Bob at 505-269-1577 or prices and support local agriculture. email him at [email protected]. Season: May–September or October Not only will you find a wide variety Schedule: Saturdays, 9am–noon, of fresh-from-the-farm produce and or when they sell out. other foodstuffs, you can also speak Edgewood Farmers’ Market directly with the folks who are putting Location: Tractor Supply Co. in Contact: Rebecca Lueras, the food on your table. This way, you Edgewood. (505) 847-0973 know exactly what you are buying and Season: June 22­–mid-November, Market features a variety of vegeta- how it was produced. Here are a few weather permitting ble growers and a half dozen or so of your options for this growing sea- that sell bedding plants. The market Schedule: Saturdays, 8:30–noon son: also participates in WIC.

Schwebach Farm in Moriarty Location: 807 W. Martinez Road Schwebach Farm Season: August–October Schedule: Tues–Sat 10am–6pm, (505) 832-6171 Sundays 11am–4pm, closed Mondays Contact: (505) 832-6171 Known primarily for their delicious sweet corn, Schwebach also pro- duces a variety of naturally grown garden vegetables, including sweet yellow onions, carrots, beets, and 807 W. Martinez Rd. heirloom tomatoes. Sweet corn Moriarty, NM 87035 is available for purchase starting around August 1, with other produce available through October. Winter vegetables go on sale starting in “A great place September. All times and locations are subject to to grow!” change, so call or check with each market’s www.schwebachfarm.com website for the most up-to-date info.

Sweet Corn • Potatoes • Vegetables • Pinto & Bolita Beans WRITERS WANTED Family owned and operated in the same location for 45 years. At least 3 years of Know your farmer and your food! Professional Writing Experience and an EAST MOUNTAINS resident. BUY LOCAL - BUY FRESH - BUY GMO FREE Call Rena Distasio at (505)-281-4864.

40 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 community events ONGOING: Tijeras Open-Air Arts, Crafts, and CrawDaddy Blues Fest Grower’s Market May 18 & 19 • Noon-7pm • Old Coal Chuck Wagon Sunset Suppers & Saturdays and Sundays • May through Mine Museum • Madrid Shows October • 10am–5pm • Just Imagine The folks at the Mine Shaft drive the Saturdays • June 15–August 31 • 6pm • freshest crawfish up from southeast Gallery • Tijeras Texas and cook it right in front of A juried arts and crafts event fea- Wildlife West Nature Park • Edgewood guests, accompanied by plenty of turing music, food, and fun. Enjoy a barbecue dinner, wildlife catfish, shrimp, and barbecue. Satur- (505) 281-9611 presentations, and a western mu- day’s headliner is Wayne “The Train” or email [email protected]. sic show or bluegrass band. Shows Hancock while Junior Brown leads on take place rain or shine in the am- MAY Sunday. Additional acts include Felix phitheater. Jackets recommended Los Gatos, Mississippi Rail Compa- and reservations required. Veg- Wind Festival ny, CW Ayon, the Attitudes, Connie etarian meal options available. Long, and Fast Patsy. For tickets and wildlifewest.org or (505) 281-7665. May 4 & 5 • 10am–6pm • Wildlife West info: (505)-473-0743, CrawDad- Nature Park • Edgewood dyBluesFest.com, or email info@ Gymkana Rodeo Series Kite flying demonstrations and con- themineshafttavern.com. April 14, May 19, June 9, June 23, July 14, tests, renewable energy exhibits, and JUNE and July 28 • 8am • Mountainair Rodeo more. wildlifewest.org Grounds East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio discovermountainairnm.com Santa Fe Century Bike Ride Sunday, May 19 Tour Madrid Rebirth Day Exhibition and Explore the historic Turquoise Trail, June 1 & 2 • 10am–4pm including the villages of Golden and Come help celebrate their 10th year! Special Celebrations Madrid, in this 100-mile bike ride. Spend the weekend learning all about May 1 to Oct 31 • Madrid Old Coal Town Also offers 25- and 50-mile routes. the region’s fiber arts industry. Meet Museum • Madrid santafecentury.com the artisans, their animals, and pur- This special exhibition showcases Ma- drid’s rebirth from its ghost town past to Lic # 85616 vibrant modern day community. Kicks Bonded off with a special month-long celebra- EQUIPMENT &Insured TOOL RENTALS tion of weekend events, starting May 4. madridculturalprojects.info BOBCATS • BACKHOES TRENCHERS • WELDERS • TRACTOR FOREST, GARDEN & Saturdays at the Johnsons POST-HOLE DIGGERS • COMPACTORS LAWN EQUIPMENT Johnsons of Madrid Gallery • Madrid FLOOR SANDERS • CHIPPERS • HAMMER DRILLS Enjoy a variety of performances ev- Husqvarna Chain Saw BRICK, TILE & CONCRETE SAWS Sales and Service ery Saturday from 1–3pm and gallery receptions for new exhibits the first 2083 Old Hwy 66 Monday - Saturday Saturday of every month. (505) 471- 1.5 miles East of Edgewood 8am - 5pm 1054 Closed Sundays Watermelon Gallery Artist Shows First Saturday of each month • 4pm-8pm Mountainair Cedar Crest The Watermelon Gallery hosts a re- MEDS & MORE ception each month, featuring two Tending to the needs artists. Come see the latest from both of our rural communities local and national artists. (505) 286-2164 Pharmacy 505 847-0242 Soda Fountain • Gifts • Cards Sundries Herbs Vitamins Find Local Businesses at 505 847-2923 EastMountainDirectory.com 111 W. Broadway, Mountainair eastmountaindirectory.com 41 community events chase beautiful yarns, fabrics, jewelry, Wildlife West Music Festival music, a Big Foot demonstration, and garments, etc. For more info and a fireworks that evening, weather per- studio map, log onto eastmountainfi- July 19–21 • Friday Barn Dance 7pm, mitting. edgewoodchambernm.com bertour.com Saturday 11am–10pm, Sunday 11am–6pm Wildlife West Nature Park • Edgewood Cerrillos History Walk Wildlife Festival Enjoy the best bluegrass, tradition- August 17 • 10am–noon • Cerrillos June 15 • 10am–6pm • Wildlife West al western, world music, and other Join the Cerrillos Historical Society for genres at Wildlife West’s covered am- a free and friendly group walk through Nature Park • Edgewood phitheater and indoor “bean barn,” Learn how to co-exist with and protect the village of Cerrillos, with periodic providing plenty of shelter, shade, and a variety of New Mexico’s wildlife. Ob- stops at the town’s main features and seating. Festival also includes work- serve Mexican wolves in their habitat, houses. Meet at First and Main Street. shops, contests, open jams, and other get a behind-the-scenes tour of Ko- Bring a hat, water, and comfortable events. shari, a 500-pound black bear, and shoes. Great photographic opportuni- wildlifewest.org enjoy a monarch butterfly demonstra- ties. For more information, call Todd tion. AUGUST Brown at (505) 438-3008. wildlifewest.org Bernalillo County Open Space East Outlaw Trail—SASS Four Corners End of Trail Mountain Interpretive Series Regional Championship June 22–30 • Single Action Shooting Archaeology 101 • August 3 August 21–25 • Single Action Shooting Society Founders Ranch Society Founders Ranch. The World Championship of Cowboy 10am–noon • Sabino Canyon Archeologists from the New Mexico (505) 843-1320 or sassnet.com Action Shooting & Wild West Jubilee Office of Archaeological Studies will celebrates its 32nd anniversary this talk about discovering, excavating, Cerrillos Village Yard Sale year. The fun takes place at the Sin- and caring for artifacts that are casu- gle Action Shooting Society Founders August 24 & 25 • Cerrillos ally found in the landscape and the Ranch located six miles off I-40 exit Nosh on Greek pastries while enjoying stories locked into these fragments of #131. The eight-day event features the warm late summer weather at this time. Attendance is free, but space is vendors, continuous entertainment, town-wide event, where residents put limited. Visit bernco.gov/openpsace to and social activities. out tables of treasure in front of their register. (505) 843-1320 or sassnet.com homes—just waiting to be discovered by their next owner. For more informa- JULY Run, Rally, Rock tion, call Todd Brown (505) 438-3008. August 17 • All day • Edgewood Fourth of July Jubilee Sunflower Art Festival July 6, 2013 • Chavez Memorial Park • This year the popular annual event cel- ebrating Edgewood’s founding is tied August 24 • Dr. Saul Community Center • Mountainair in with the Revive the Route Project, discovermountainairnm.com Mountainair which honors the history and legacy of Enjoy crafts, music, and food at this Route 66 and those who live and work annual festival. Visit mountainairarts. along its length. Come out and enjoy Please note that all dates, times, and org for more information and vendor the parade, fun run, business expo, application forms. prices listed here are and family-style activities at Rich Ford subject to change. on Plaza Loop Road. Enjoy free food, Harvest Festival August 24 & 25 • 10am–6pm • Wildlife West Nature Park • Edgewood Celebrate the region’s culture and ag- ALPINE MOTORS ricultural heritage with locally- grown Serving Mountainair & Surrounding Area Since 1985 products, tractor parade, 5K fun run, wine tastings courtesy Anasazi Fields Winery, blacksmith demonstrations, Cars • Trucks • SUVs • Vans a display of antique farm equipment, snake identification presentation, black bear tours, chainsaw art demon- 505 847-2758 stration, music, vendors, chuck wagon 222 W Broadway, Mountainair, NM dinner, 5K fun run, and much more.

42 East Mountain LIVING|Spring/Summer 2013 wildlifewest.org Visit bernco.gov/openpsace to regis- rides, rock climbing wall, and much ter. more. (505) 384-2708 Cow A Bunga World Blacksmith Championship May 18 • Starting at noon • Rich Ford in Please note that all dates, times, October 25–27 • Wildlife West Nature Edgewood and prices listed here are subject to Enjoy Cow Patty Bingo with a twist— Park • Edgewood change. and help raise money for the Cow Experience the vintage artform of Awards honoring East Mountain vol- blacksmithing as over 40 professional unteers for their community service. farriers from all over the world com- Make sure your The event culminates with a dinner pete at this 4th annual event. Sunday Business is listed and awards ceremony. Tickets are activities include horseshoeing dem- onstrations. wildlifewest.org Your Locally Owned only $10 and are available at Mail & Business Directory Copy in Edgewood. for 33 years edgewoodchamber.com Annual Punkin Chunkin’ Festival TBA • Estancia East Mountain Directory It’s a bird? It’s a plane? No, it’s a pump- • Mailed to Every EM Resident and Business SEPTEMBER kin! Every year since 1995, people get • Mailed to Every EM Resident and Business together in Estancia to hurl pumpkins •• ListingsListings areare alsoalso publishedpublished on-lineon-line andand Cerrillos Village Fiesta using their homemade pumpkin hurl- foundfound byby Google,Google, BingBing && YahooYahoo searchessearches September 21 • 9am to 3pm • Cerrillos ing machines. The event also includes •• IndependentIndependent pollspolls findfind thatthatover over 80%80% stillstill Celebrate the end of summer with free a daylong Pumpkinfest, starting with useuse phonephone books.books. a parade down Main Street and end- food, music, games, and rides for the Our Customers Get Results kids. For more information, call Todd ing up with the Chunkin’ about a mile Brown (505) 438-3008. or so away. In true festival form, there 505 281-9476 will be all the usual arts, crafts, and 2014 Deadline: August 31st, 2013 food booths, a chile cook-off, carnival Bernalillo County Open Space East Mountain Interpretive Series SUMMER FUN JUST FOR KIDS Forest Ecology in the East Mountains • East Mountain Centre for Theatre 3rd, or 4th grade in fall 2013 September 28 • 10am–noon • Ojito de Summer Performing Arts Camp with the opportunity to explore San Antonio the wonders of the Sandia Moun- Learn about the history and complex June 3–21 • Monday–Friday, 9am– tain ecosystem. Campers will learn nature of our dryland forests and best 3pm • Vista Grande Community Center about the mountain’s geology, management practices used by pro- • Sandia Park plants, and animals, while also tak- fessional land managers to promote Children ages 7 to 12 learn the ins ing exploratory hikes and enjoying biodiversity while preventing forest and outs of putting on a full-scale hands-on science activities, crafts, fires in times of drought. Attendance is theatrical production—from set games, stories, and field trips to free, but space is limited. Visit bernco. design to performance. Taught by the Sandia Crest, NM Museum gov/openpsace to register. theater professionals who live and of Natural History & Science, and other locations. Each session is lim- OCTOBER work in the community, the classes are also a great way for kids to hone ited to 13 participants and is taught their verbal and visual communica- by two adult instructors. Field trip Bernalillo County Open Space East tion skills. Program culminates in a transportation is included. Camp- Mountain Interpretive Series performance held Saturday, June ers are required to wear clothing and footwear appropriate for hik- Heirloom Apple Orchards in New Mexico 22 at 7pm. Cost is $300 per child. emct.org. ing in the outdoors and to bring October 19 • 10am–noon • Carlito their own lunch, snacks, and water Springs bottles. Cost is $285 per child with The story of apple orchards in New Base Camp to Summit a 10 percent discount for Museum Mexico goes all the way back to the of Natural History & Science Mem- 1600s, when Spanish settlers brought July 15–19 • 9am–4pm • Sandia bers. Scholarships are available. To a variety of fruit trees to our region. Mountain register, log onto to nmnaturalhis- Learn about the fascinating history of Natural History Center • Cedar Crest tory.org/. For more info, call (505) heirloom apple orchards at Carlito This five-day program is designed 841-2861 or email programs. Springs, where fruit trees continue to to provide children entering 2nd, [email protected] thrive today. Attendance is free, but space is limited. eastmountaindirectory.com 43 Community LISTINGS Museum Of Archeology...... 281-2005 Forest Meadow Baptist...... 281-4105 Natural History and Science...... 281-5259 Grace Baptist...... 832-6771 EMERGENCY Sandia Natural History Center...... 281-5259 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.... 281-2013 Call 911 Soaring Museum Inc...... 832-9222 Intercontinental Church of God...... 286-0995 Tijeras Historic Church...... 286-7222 Jesus Christ of LDS...... 281-5384 Tinkertown Museum...... 281-5233 Liberty Ranch School...... 384-2530 — Fire Departments — Mountain Christian...... 281-3313 Bernalillo Fire Dept...... 314-0100 Chambers of Commerce Mountain Valley...... 281-5566 Mountainair Christian Center...... 847-2773 Edgewood Fire Dept...... 281-4697 East Mountain...... 281-1999 Mountainside Methodist...... 281-5117 Estancia Fire Dept...... 384-4338 Edgewood...... 286-2577 New Beginnings Christian Academy.847-2773 La Madera Fire Dept...... 286-5468 Moriarty...... 832-4087 Prince of Peace Lutheran...... 281-2430 McIntosh Fire Dept...... 384-2810 Mountainair...... 847-2795 Moriarty Fire Dept...... 832-4301 Valley View Christian...... 281-8373 Mountainair Fire Dept...... 847-2201 Woods End Church...... 281-5091 Stanley Fire Dept...... 832-2664 — Post Offices — Tijeras Fire Dept...... 281-3511 Cedar Crest...... 281-5668 Willard Fire Dept...... 384-0048 Edgewood...... 281-3535 — Schools — Estancia...... 384-2721 A. Montoya Elem. School Tijeras...... 281-0880 McIntosh...... 384-2879 — Senior Centers — Calvary Estancia Christian...... 832-6995 Moriarty ...... 832-4914 Edgewood Christian School...... 281-5091 Edgewood Senior Center...... 281-2515 Mountainair...... 847-2206 Edgewood Middle...... 832-5880 Estancia Senior Center...... 384-5010 Sandia Park...... 281-5916 Edgewood Elementary...... 832-5740 McIntosh Senior Center...... 384-3064 Stanley...... 832-4596 Estancia High...... 384-2002 Moriarty Senior Center...... 832-4425 Tijeras...... 281-5656 Estancia Middle...... 384-2003 Mountainair Senior Center...... 847-2885 Torreon...... 384-3122 Estancia Upper Elementary...... 384-2004 Willard Senior Center...... 384-4097 Willard...... 384-3217 Estancia Lower Elementary...... 384-2005 — Youth Services — Estancia Valley Classical Academy... 832-2223 — Churches — East Mountain High...... 281-7400 Child Care Food Program...... 384-3053 Assembly of God...... 847-2498 First Steps Child Care ...... 286-1482 Edgewood Pediatric Clinic...... 281-4620 Assembly of God Parsonage...... 847-0616 Moriarty High...... 832-4254 Estancia Youth Center...... 384-1092 Bethel United Methodist...... 832-4200 Moriarty Middle...... 832-6200 Inlow Youth Camp...... 384-2410 Catholic Health Initiative...... 286-8931 Moriarty Elementary...... 832-4927 Cedar Crest Baptist...... 281-1114 Mountainair Grade...... 847-2231 — Animal Services — Church of Christ...... 832-6466 Mountainair High...... 847-2211 Animal Control...... 832-2043 Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal.. 281-7722 Mountainview Elementary...... 832-6827 Animal Kingdom Healthcare...... 281-2345 Community Church of the Sandias... 281-3833 Prince Of Peace Lutheran...... 281-6833 Canyon Crossroads...... 281-1515 Crossroads Church of the Nazarene.832-4390 Roosevelt Middle Elementary Tijeras.281-3316 Edgewood Animal Clinic...... 281-1115 East Mtn. Assembly of God...... 832-6320 Route 66 Moriarty Elementary...... 832-5760 High Plains Veterinary Services...... 281-9290 East Mountain United ...... 286-0865 San Antonito Elementary...... 281-3931 Mountain Veterinary Clinic...... 281-5900 Edgewood Church of Christ...... 281-3477 South Mountain Elementary...... 832-5700 Western Trails Veterinary Hospital.... 286-4604 Emmanuel S. Baptist Church of Estancia...... Zoo Animal Hospital...... 281-7100 ...... 384-9565 — Instructional Classes — Estancia First United Methodist...... 384-5215 Forgery School of Blacksmithing...... 281-8080 First Baptist Church of Edgewood..... 281-1555 — Museums — Headstart...... 832-9369 First Baptist of Estancia...... 384-2286 Lewis Antique Auto and Toy...... 832-6131 Liberty Ranch School Church...... 384-2530 First Baptist of Moriarty...... 832-6385 Moriarty Historical Museum...... 832-2513 Read Write Adult Literacy...... 832-9469 First Baptist of Mountainair...... 847-2394 Moriarty Visitors Center...... 832-0839 Torrance County Headstart...... 832-1922 First Baptist of Tijeras...... 281-3342 Mountainair Heritage Center...... 847-0032 — Libraries — East Mountain Library...... 281-8508 Davis Edgewood Community Library...... 281-0138 Moriarty Library...... 832-2513 • Lawn & Garden 505-281-4072 Mountainair Library...... 847-9676 • Paint and 12168 N Highway 14 — Community Centers — Painting supplies Edgewood Community Center...... 281-3921 • Electrical and Cedar Crest, NM Los Vecinos Community Center...... 314-0240 Vista Grande Community Center..... 286-2108 Plumbing supplies • Hand Tools To Find Local Businesses at • Power Tools START RIGHT. 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