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6 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • Why I Write historically significant by Tom Drake 31 BIRTHDAY • 149 years at Fort Bayard Editor Contest celebration coming up by Elva K. 20 BORDERLINES • Revolution in Historic fort to resound with music once Elva K. Österreich Österreich Palomas? Government programs working more 575-680-1978 • [email protected] by Marjorie Lilly 32 RED OR GREEN • Dining Advertising Coordinator 7 LETTERS • PNM CONTENTS Guide for southwest New Anna Lueras 575-680-1980 Plan may not be so 22 BODY, MIND & Mexico [email protected] good SPIRIT • Grant County Weekly events 36 WILD SIDE • Growing Distribution Coordinator 9 DESERT DIARY • Our Roots The resurgence of Teresa Tolonen 575-680-1841 Partnership issues 23 PUBLISHER’S herbalism by Kiva Rose Hardin [email protected] NOTEBOOK • The 10 SOUTHWEST Write Stuff good 39 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS Advertising Sales GARDENING • Peaceful Places writing by Richard Coltharp EVENTS GUIDE • For August and a little Silver City: One man’s calm vision by Vivian Savitt beyond Ilene Wignall 575-313-0002 25 PUBLIC LANDS • Southern New [email protected] 13 ARTS EXPOSURE • TRUTH Mexico A Mecca for the Adventurous by 47 BAYARD • Every Hero has a Story Deming: Movie filmed in Silver City area showing Jay W. Sharp library welcomes heroes by Raven Claire Frohs 575-680-1844 at El Paso festival Rooney [email protected] 28 TALKING HORSES • Doing the Right 14 ARTS EXPOSURE • Arts Scene Thing the trainer’s 47 ARCHAEOLOGY • Heritage Ad Designers Latest area arts biggest Days rodeo event focuses on Cary J. Howard happenings challenge by dig by Kim Vacariu Eddie Hodges Scott Thomson 17 ARTS 48 MIMBRES EXPLORATION Web Designer EXPOSURE • 29 THE STARRY • Field School Adventures David Cortner Gallery Guide DOME • Ursa Students Look at Gila National Minor Nova Forest Site Page Designer 18 CYCLES explosion Monica Kekuewa, MK Design House, LLC OF LIFE • explained by 49 MOVING FORWARD • Consciousness Bert Stevens Downwinders Speak Cancer Columnists Shift Life is better at 12 ½ mph by Fr. culture brought to light by Joan Price Fr. Gabriel Rochelle, Marjorie Lilly, Gabriel Rochelle 30 SUBORBITAL • Five Join Space Hall Scott Thomson, Jay Sharp Film Greats to be Inducted by Cathy 50 SEVENTY YEARS AGO • Birthplace of 840 N. Telshor Blvd., Suite E 19 HISTORIC PRESERVATION • Lordsburg Harper the A-Bomb Nuclear New Mexico by Tom Las Cruces, NM 88011 High School Abandoned building Vaughn 575-524-8061 www.desertexposure.com About the cover: Supercharged Vintage Chrysler Airbrush artist Luis Navarro created the flames for car collector Da- vid Cheek’s Supercharged vintage Chrysler. Navarro originally began his career as an artist at the Art Institute of California and then worked as a film industry artist on the West Coast. About 10 years ago, Navarro Desert Exposure is published monthly and opened up shop in Las Cruces and has been kept busy mainly by word distributed free of charge at establishments throughout Southern New Mexico. Mail subscriptions of mouth. In addition to vehicle designs, Navarro creates a host of other are $19 for 6 issues, $37 for 12 issues. Single copies airbrush media from paint cans to T-shirts and murals in people’s homes. by mail $4. All contents © 2015 OPC News, LLC. All His workspace is at the West End Art Depot, 401 N. Mesilla Street in Las rights reserved. No portion of this publication may Cruces. See more of his talent at luisnavarroart.com. be reproduced without written permission. David Cheek is active with Cruisers Unlimited Car Club New Mexico All rights to material by outside contributors and an enthusiastic participant in car shows across the Southwest with revert to the author. Views expressed in articles, historic cars, of which he has several. Cheek can be spotted reflected in advertisements, graphics and/or photos appearing in the chrome on the photo. Desert Exposure do not necessarily reflect the views It is the Copper County Cruzers who are running the Run to Copper of the editors or advertisers. Country car show in Silver City Aug. 14 and 15. Vehicles from across Desert Exposure is not responsible for unsolicited New Mexico and southern Arizona will be driving into town for the submissions of articles or artwork. Submissions by mail must include a self-addressed, stamped event which begins with a Hot Dog Burn at 5:30 p.m. Friday and shows envelope for reply or return. It will be assumed that off the cars at Gough Park Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. all submissions, including email letters, are intended for publication. All submissions, including letters to Gila Trout Restoration the editor, may be edited for length, style and content.
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Written Life EDITOR’SFestival, NOTEBOOK contest winners • ELVA on tap K. for ÖSTERREICH October
hey say newspapers are Coming to Silver City in Octo- This quote from Tom Hester runners up will be published ei- New Mexico and catch them with going the way of the dodo, ber, the Southwest Festival of the came from the Southwest Festival ther in that issue or subsequent a copy of Desert Exposure and Tslipping into obscurity, slid- Written Word will be celebrating of the Written Word website. He ones. send it to us. Traveling? Whether ing away into the slippery Internet talent and the area, with three came to Southern New Mexico Submit your best article, short you’re going to Nebraska, New mania. days of free events including with his wife, Consuelo nine years story, essay, poem or other piece England or Nepal snap a photo of I disagree. workshops, readings and presen- ago after he retired from the De- of writing by Aug. 26. Entries must yourself holding a copy of Desert “No man is an island,” accord- tations from more than 40 poets, partment of Justice, where he was be previously unpublished and Exposure and send it to diary@de- ing to John Donne, and while the novelists, nature writers and other the head of the editorial staff of will be judged on literary quality sertexposure.com or stick it in the Internet may serve to tie us to- non-fiction writers, many of them the Bureau of Justice Statistics. and how well they express some mail to: Desert Exposure, 840 N. gether in extraordinary ways once prominent in the literary world. Tom also won the grand prize aspect of life in southern New Telshor Blvd., Suite E, Las Cruces, impossible, the community news- Keep an eye on www.swwordfi- story, “Josephine Lives!,” last year Mexico. Please limit your entries NM, 88011. paper and its ilk are more about esta.org for presenters and sched- in the Desert Exposure writing to one or two submissions. Maxi- what is in our neighborhoods, ule. contest. mum length per entry is 4,000 what people are thinking that you words. Top prize is $100 and pub- would never think of, what’s hap- “Living under a wide sky, tur- The deadline for this year’s lication, runners up will get $25. Elva K. Öster- pening in our immediate world. quoise bright, in a land where crin- contest is coming right up on Aug. Mail entries to: Desert Ex- reich is editor for Desert Newspapers are made with kled mountains rise purple and 26, so get those pens, typewriters posure Writing Contest, 840 N. Exposure and words and; newspapers like Des- brown behind stretches of grass and computers moving before the Telshor Blvd., Suite E, Las Cruces, delighted to ert Exposure are made with the or cacti, some write of their days. deadline. But I can’t ask you do NM 88011, or email to contest@ be here and words of those with beliefs and Living in that crease where the anything I wouldn’t do myself, so desertexposure.com. Include holding “of- passions they need to share. Any- past and present meet, where Eng- I include here a piece I wrote for name and postal address, plus fice hours” in Silver City one can pick up the paper and be- lish and Spanish and languages of a writing contest in 2009. The con- email address if you have one. En- on the second gin a journey of discovery into the the indigenous meld, some write test topic – “Why I Write.” tries cannot be returned. Wednesday of the month (Aug. thoughts, actions and activities of their encounters. The Festival 12) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 going on in Southern New Mexico. celebrates those who write in or Writing contest: The Desert Postcards from the edge: p.m. at the Yankie Creek Coffee Nothing reflects and serves a com- about the Southwest, and brings Exposure grand prize winner will Hosting travelers? Take them to House. Please drop by and say munity like a news product, one together their readers to touch the be featured in our October issue, your favorite place in Southern hello. that you can pick up, hold in your rough and smooth of their words, hands, open and choose what is to taste the fire and cool of our interesting to you and relative to written life.” – Tom Hester Why I write? And for the people leaving, who should be re- your world. membered Pages, words scatter, name my name With adventures, history, quiet ways that There it is fade away. Byline, on the fresh newsprint, or Suite 101, I chronicle a place to die slowly, gold and red echoofthedesert or WordHustler fiestas, magnificent achievements from old mis- Elva K. Österreich sions to failed rockets, children building magi- That’s me, I can say something and cal labyrinths. Maybe I’ll be on someone’s fridge With the magnetic poetry and I write because without the words flowing out Last week’s meatloaf recipe. somewhere they might get jammed in I could be word constipated, with just a trick- I write because I must be immortal le of thoughts left, Because I will die and me, I will remain be- Or so piled my brain could explode. call Daniel Freeman at 590-6081 hind Or they could get confused with my blood and Clawing through the Ethernet, on servers ga- act like the cholesterol lore Causing a stroke, where the words instead of Climbing through the future universe, maybe blood go coursing through WINDOWSWINDOWS to Mars or Betelgeuse The synapses and frying the little ends of the Or creeping into the smallest heart, where brain cells DOORSDOORS A dancing child, a lonely gentleman, an old- And then, well, who is to say how my brain ster in purple will would compensate, what new dark paths my CABINETSCABINETS Feel a touch thoughts would find to be released. A word touch . 3WAN 3TREET s 3ILVER #ITY .- And that will be me. I write with no choice in the matter, Just me. With no ability to not do so, 575-534-4110 This is my spirit, soul, heart and flesh too, I write for butterflies, my children, darkness. Even with no name, For making others understand what they No byline, can’t and No going down in history. Know people they never thought they would Still would I have to write. care about
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Replacement Power to “personalize” the cyclist as “a woman on a bicycle” seems to be general consensus that that is a good idea, but Plan questionable then instead of “theLETTERS driver of a car” shouldn’t it be “a man PNM’s plan to replace the power has drawn much scrutiny Besides threatening a livable future and strapping New or woman driving a car?” And to be fair, how does he and the process has unveiled PNM’s deceptiveness: Mexicans with an unnecessary financial burden in merely know “the driver of a car crashed into” the woman on the PNM claims that their plan is the most cost effective trying to keep our homes comfortable and alight, PNM’s bicycle? This implies that the impetus for the crash came plan for its NM ratepayers: Replacement Power Plan (RPP) Proposal has been awash only from the car. Was he a witness to the accident/col- For the majority of the replacement capacity, PNM with questionable ethics, a lack of transparency, and a lision? Could the “woman on the bicycle” have swerved wants us to purchase coal power from SJGS unit 4 and demonstration of its lack of technological understanding into the path of the car and been accidentally struck? The nuclear energy from Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Sta- of renewable energy. Following a several month history rhetoric used in Fr. Rochelle’s statements reveals his quite tion unit No. 3. The plan also calls for construction of a of hiding and misrepresenting figures and misleading the substantial bias. And the use of “people walking” instead natural gas peaking plant and a very small amount of solar public across the board in presenting their plan, the state of “pedestrians” is laughable. A pedestrian is a person power. More specifically, PNM’s plan would replace the Public Regulatory Commission (PRC) generously gave walking, at least according Webster’s, and “a person walk- power with 38 percent nuclear, 32 percent coal, 26 percent PNM an extended deadline to modify their proposal by ing” is no less a “category” than “pedestrian.” Anyone with natural gas, 4 percent from solar and 0 percent from wind Aug. 1, with the stipulation that the process be completely at least a high school education should know the meaning energy. transparent this time. of the word “pedestrian.” No amount of politically correct Meanwhile in the eastern part of New Mexico, South- With righteous indignation, PNM filed a motion to the word wanking will change this. Of course there is another western Public Service Company (SPS) recently pur- PRC requesting confidentiality on much of the documen- definition for “pedestrian” that does not belong in this chased wind energy for about ¼ the price of PNM’s pre- tation regarding its coal deal with the “captive” San Juan discussion. ferred energy sources. Additionally, in recent applications coal mine, claiming they had a right to “trade secrets,” one So let’s try to be fair when discussing the roadway in- submitted to the same, NM PRC, SPS has cited saving of its many little secrets driving up utility rates in their terface between motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. customers’ money as the reason that they want to increase Plan. Undoubtedly, there are many motorists on the roads who their investment in solar power. Solar prices are continu- It’s time to say “enough” to the last desperate gasps are careless, confrontational, or impaired in some way. ing to come down; Nevada Energy recently announced its from a dying fossil fuel industry. Most New Mexicans I believe the same can be said for some cyclists. Some purchase of solar power for only 3.9 cents / kWh. seem to be more than ready to become the poster child for would say that a cyclist speeding downhill on a blind powering with renewables. PNM’s plan is unacceptable curve on the wrong side of Highway 15 has a death wish. Costs of electricity: and we need a new plan that works toward a healthy, re- Some would say that riding four abreast on a highway and newable-energy future at rates New Mexicans can afford. not moving over for overtaking traffic is inconsiderate and SPS PNM Debaura James, discourteous. With courtesy and consideration for others Silver City using the road, we can all share the road safely. This Solar - 4.2 cents / kWh Solar - 6.8 cents / kWh Retired Educator, Aldo Leopold Charter School brings up the major complaint I hear from motorists about cyclists: they don’t contribute anything by way of licens- Wind - 2.3 cents / kWh Wind - 3.8 cents / kWh Bears shouldn’t be fought by hand ing fees for care and maintenance of the roads. This is a Re: Predator Alert feature. The NM Department of valid point. Perhaps if we required licenses and plates for NVE Nuclear PV3 -8.1 cents / kWh Game and Fish is remiss in its advice about handling a cyclists we could use the revenue to create more bicycle Solar -3.9 cents / kWh Coal SJGS # 4 - 9.0 cents / kWh black bear attack. The write “fight back using anything at friendly roadways that could be safely shared by all. And if your disposal, such as rocks, sticks, binoculars (a new one you spot someone operating a motor vehicle unsafely, you • PNM rates were 49% higher than SPS rates in 2014 to me) or even your bare hands.” can often get a license number and report them. The same They fail to advise people who enter black bear country can’t be said for cyclists. • SPS costs as cited in PRC case numbers: 2 new solar that this species looks upon humans as a food source facilities 15-00083-UT, SPS Wind 13-00233-UT much more often than grizzly bears and only a firearm PNM’s plan bad for ratepayers, bad of sufficient caliber will stop a determined black bear for environment • PNM costs as cited in case numbers: 13-00390-UT, 13- assault. Check that out in Stephen Herraro’s classic book, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has a 00138-UT, and other PNM Renewable Energy Filings “Bear Attacks.” I have been a wildlife field biologist in plan to commit New Mexico ratepayers to expensive dirty the Southwest for more than four decades, and one time fossil fuel technologies for the next 20 years. It has been • NVE (Nevada Energy) has contracts to purchase a had to use pepper spray on an adult black bear that was demonstrated that clean renewable options would save 100 MW of solar at 3.9 cents / kWh attacking me at a distance of two to three feet. The effect ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and yet New was sufficient to drive the bear off long enough for me to Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission (PRC) appears The SPS and NVE prices were obtained through a reach a vehicle and vacate the area, but the bear returned poised to give approval to PNM’s replacement power plan. Request For Proposal (RFP) process. So far our PRC has shortly and tore up the trailer I had been staying in. After multiple extensions, PNM has until Aug. 1 to not required PNM to issue a competitive RFP for most of The Boy Scout motto “be prepared,” should be fol- submit final documents including a coal fuel contract and the replacement power. Yielding to public pressure, PNM lowed when entering bear country. Both E.P.S. approved a restructuring contract between partners in the San Juan did recently issue an RFP for the Natural Gas portion, pepper spray (as suggested by the Arizona Game and Fish Generating Station (SJGS). The PRC should come out with resulting in a $50 million, 40 percent savings for its New Department) and a reliable firearm should be at one’s its decision shortly thereafter. Why the PRC has given an Mexico customers. But, PNM continues to avoid putting disposal in bear country; your bare hands, sticks or rocks additional extension to PNM to work out contracts toward out an all resource RFP on the nuclear and coal portion of aren’t up to the task of protecting yourself or those around a plan that is obviously not in New Mexico’s best interest their plan; RFPs should assure ratepayers cost efficiency. you in the rare instance of a bear attack. These predators is perplexing and suspect. So what would PNM’s motivation be to have its NM are powerful beyond belief and well equipped with stout To comply with current environmental regulations, customers purchase dirty coal power at 9.0 and dangerous claws and heavy-duty teeth. PNM and other parties settled upon a “Stipulated Agree- nuclear power at 8.1 cents per kWh when clean sources of Dexter Oliver ment” to shut down two coal plants (SJGS 2, and 3). There energy are available for 2.3 – 4.2 cents per kWh? Duncan, Arizona LETTERS continued on next page
Bicycle column unbalanced It is unfortunate the “Calling it What it is” article could not have been a little more fair, balanced and thoughtful. As a long time distance runner and coach, I can com- New Bikes! pletely understand Fr. Rochelle’s frustration with many motor vehicle operators and the apparent adversarial at- titude toward both cyclists and pedestrians many of them exhibit on our roadways. But from the behavior exhibited by many of the cyclists in the area, it would appear this adversarial attitude goes both ways. 2016 Although paved roadways were primarily created for the use of motor vehicles, without question pedestrians and cyclists have every right to use them, as long as they MODELS abide by the rules of the road. But as a coach with often upwards of 20 runners out on the roads, the rule was always: “Even if you know you have the right-of-way, you ARE IN. will always lose in a confrontation with a car. Don’t ever cross in front of one unless you are certain they have seen you and are going to stop.” But the real problem I had with Fr. Rochelle’s article is Come browse our selection. the attempt at twisting language to make his point. That point, apparently, was that whenever a collision between a ADVENTURE DOWN! cyclist and a motor vehicle occurs, the driver of the motor CORNER OF COLLEGE & BULLARD 575-388-3222 vehicle is automatically at fault. If Fr. Rochelle is going GILA HIKE & BIKE WWW.GILAHIKEANDBIKE.COM 8 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com
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1) If PNM is allowed to transfer their share of Palo equipment, or if PNM decides to switch to renewables at Verde 3 nuclear and SJGS 4 coal plants onto the New that point, in addition to paying for the renewables, we Mexico side of their ledger, they will convert what are may have to pay stranded asset costs toward no longer us- currently liabilities to shareholders, into assets. Right now ing the coal or nuclear plants. In fact, incorporated in the shareholders are selling the Palo Verde 3 power on the Stipulation Agreement is $115 million dollars of stranded open market for 3.7 cents / kWh. If they can transfer their asset reimbursement to PNM. Of this, $67 million is for share in Palo Verde 3 to us they will be assured 8.1 cents / pollution control equipment put on units 2 and 3 that will kWh. Additionally, we would assume significant responsi- no longer be used as a result of their retirement. The pollu- bility for reclamation and decommissioning costs. tion equipment was just put on these units in 2005. It was 2) The more expensive PNM’s plan is, the more money well known that this equipment was wholly inadequate they make. PNM is generally allowed cost plus 11.4 per- to address the other known environmental issues such as cent on capital expenditures once they are incorporated carbon emissions and water usage, etc., but PNM chose into our rates. If they invest in less-expensive technolo- that route and we are now apparently going to pay them gies like wind and solar, then our bills are lower and they to no longer use this equipment. I call costs such as these make less profit. PNM knows that wind and solar would “Hidden Costs.” cost us less than the resources that they already own. But the unquantified potential Hidden Costs such as They want to shackle us with high electricity bills simply stranded assets and the underestimated reclamation and to enrich shareholders. decommissioning costs of Palo Verde 3 and SJGS 4 are by PNM spokespeople often try to justify their plan by say- no means PNM’s only Hidden Costs. ing that the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t New Energy Economy (NEE) aided ratepayers when always blow: they paid more than $17,000 to gain two months access In reality renewable energy sources fairly closely match to “Strategist,” PNM’s preferred modeling program. Thus, user demand and they have the advantage of flexibility. more than $1.1 billion in other Hidden Costs were uncov- Nuclear and coal plants can not easily stop and start to ered. These discoveries included a $367 million fuel cost Mary Penn and her husband, John Robert Penn meet customer demand. PNM has more of these, less-flex- “error,” a $532 million omission of the normal operating ible, “base-load” power resources than any of its regional and maintenance (O and M) costs and a “demand forecast peers. As for PNM’s implications that it is not possible, or change” whereby PNM determined that its New Mexico Thanks to the community for all the help that renewables would be less reliable, other companies customers all of a sudden needed 54 more MW (appar- I would like to pay tribute to my neighbors in the com- are successfully switching to renewables. ently because Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems munity and area of Wind Canyon, also to the the business- So what would happen if PNM’s plan obtained PRC ap- didn’t want it) costing us $222, million. es of Silver City for all of the help given to me at the time proval and then some future federal regulations on water If PNM’s plan is approved, this $1.1 billion in Hidden of the loss of my husband, John Robert Penn. use, or methane pollution, or ozone, or nitrogen oxides, or Costs would be passed on to NM ratepayers. False figures While John was being cared for in the Providence Me- carbon dioxide pollution were implemented (new rules on were the basis for negotiations during the Stipulated morial Hospital at El Paso, my neighbors took care of the emissions are due out later this summer)? Agreement. As a result of NEE’s discoveries, a majority of sale of our RV and also dealt with the removal of our be- If PNM’s plan is implemented new regulations would the signatories have withdrawn from the agreement. Ad- longings by the shipping company to be sent to England. cost us, ratepayers, even more, either for pollution control ditionally, these omissions made PNM’s plan look closer I cannot thank all of my neighbors enough for all they did into cost of renewable resources than they for us at this difficult time. actually are. But even utilizing above market We never dreamed when we left England in 2002 that LAND TRACTS figures for renewables, PNM tried to keep its we would come and go from the USA for 13 years and internal comparisons out of the public record find ourselves living in such a caring community as Silver 5 - 50 ACRES in because they showed wind and solar to be City for 10 of those years. We became enchanted by New Grant County: more cost efficient! Mexico and every time we returned I felt the love of the several with wells and/or Solar and wind power out compete coal place and the people and our home. This will never leave and nuclear on every measure: cost, health, me. power, owner fi nancing regulatory risk, environment, climate, and I wish to thank all of those people on those trails in on some parcels, a few border US Forest land. jobs. Getting power from Palo Verde would every state of the USA for their unselfish help and support. Call for details. 575/534-7955 or 575/536-3865 not create any New Mexico jobs. God bless you all and God bless your America. Tom Manning Mary Penn Silver City Devon, England
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Even though I asked the question, deep down Thirty seconds later she said: “Then you used to I knew my father wasn’t really dead. If he had been, bite my neck.” my wife wouldn’t have been worried, she would Angrily, he threw back the bed clothes and got out have been hysterical. As ornery and cantankerous of bed. as my father is, the alternative, while eventually “Where are you going?” she asked. unavoidable, is not something we look forward to. “To get my teeth!” “But what?” I say, encouraging her on. “Well,” she begins, slowly explaining, “when he wor Time and circumstance didn’t get up for breakfast this morning, I thought I’d ood king istening to his wife always leads Jim Duchene check in on him, and...” W by back to his dad. She’s right. 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Still, saying he’s dead.... fourth of your sex life?” That’s a bit of a stretch. Thinking the man is crazy and his answer will be Even for my father. meaningless, the golfer also feels that maybe this I really don’t want to go check on my father, is a good omen, so he says, “Sure,” and sinks the even though I know I have to, because I don’t know putt. what kind of nonsense he’ll get me into, but I go. Two holes later, he mumbles to himself again, My father no longer lives in the father-in-law house “Gee, I sure would like to get an eagle.” in the front of our property. Time and circumstance The same stranger is at his side again and whis- stuck its ugly nose into my business and he’s moved pers, “Would it be worth giving up another fourth into the main house and has his own room with us. of your sex life?” When I’ve talked to my wife about renting out the Shrugging, the golfer replies, “Okay.” And he little house, my dad, like time and circumstance, makes an eagle. sticks in his nose and vetoes the idea. On the final hole, the golfer needs another eagle “Why, dad?” I’ve asked him. to win. Without waiting for him to say anything, “Because I might want to move back in,” he’s the stranger quickly moves to his side and says, answered, even though the two of us both know “Would winning this match be worth giving up the that that will never happen. 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In the Mimbres SOUTHWESTEnlightened GARDENING by garden and • VIVIAN creatures SAVITT
Michael Gilman’s garden facade displays an Asian allure and an array of tree species. (Photo by Vivian Savitt)
ot long after daybreak, the – as if wishing to converse. tory meshes with Gilman’s degree in mountain ridges near San This garden surrounding man anthropology. The GI Bill provided NLorenzo appear as endless and beasts is now mature with fruit his college education. hazy undulations, majestic and se- trees and New Mexican olive, as He joined the U.S. Navy after rene. After epochs of mountain for- well as desert willow and Italian cy- graduating from high school in Jo- mation, time-weariness is indetect- press. Lush stands of black bamboo plin, Mo., “Gateway to the Ozarks.” able in this light. evoke a foreign realm. Only 17 years old at the time, Gil- Farther on, past the Mimbres Long before Gilman’s arrival on man’s parents had to sign an under- River, a side road allows a sweep- the property, the ailanthus trees had age consent form. ing view of monsoon-verdant pas- secured their invasion. Ten days “I didn’t know anything about tureland. In one field among grazing of clearing were required to make the world then,” he said. “I was an horses, a lone donkey trots cheer- space to park his VW bus. innocent kid with no bad habits and fully – looking more free spirit than The “tree of heaven/tree of hell” a good physique. Back in Joplin, I beast of burden. monikers are ascribed per one’s dis- would walk along the river at night Then comes one of those in- position toward the species. Even watching otters and mink search evitable sights blemished by hard now, as “pruned” ailanthus highlight for crawdads. I had an appreciation Who is infl uenced by our founder luck and human callousness: rust- the Asian atmosphere of the trans- of nature, but was lacking when it Emanuel Swedenborg? ing, burned-out cars; one wheelless formed landscape, their manage- came to people.” junk-filled pickup; a caved-in trailer ment is an ongoing task. Gilman served in the Navy from RalphR Waldo Emerson, (1803-1882) home assailed by broken glass and “But,” Gilman said, “they remind l962-65 as the sole cryptographer on “Th e most remarkable step in the religious history of crumpled cans. Only the green of ai- me of the tropics – the way they a salvage ship, home ported in Pearl recent ages is that made bt the genius of Swedenborg.” lanthus trees, normally unwelcome, move with subtle breezes.” Harbor. helps blunt the calamity. At age 70, Gilman is an elder who “We didn’t use computers,” he Sunday Services 11:30am Amidst these varied Mimbres lives and gardens on an ancient site. said. “Our technology was from New Church of the Southwest Desert scenes, Michael Gilman has spent Its rich soil and available water is 1943 when the ship was built. There 1300 N. Bennett St. Silver City, NM the past decade creating a half-acre what drew him there. were 70 guys on board, including 13 (575) 519-2579 sanctum that once held garbage and “Humanity and nature have been salvage divers who wore those big debris alongside buried ancient ar- part of this site for millenniums. I diving helmets that bolted to their tifacts. can see why it drew prehistoric peo- suits.” Seated on his patio, one hears ple,” he said. “Both the University of During this period, Gilman trav- birdsong and a flurry of creature Minnesota and the Museum of San eled throughout the Pacific Rim. In activity. Diego dug here in 1926 and 27, ex- Formosa (now Taiwan), he saw his Hummingbirds nest in low ailan- cavating about a quarter-acre of this first Buddhist temple situated high thus branches. Phainopepla eat the property. In those days, archeology above a river gorge. berries from Sambucus trees. was more fantasy than science. Ar- “Trees inhabited by monkeys Both doves and Gambel’s quail cheologists were pot hunters seek- and birds hung from the cliffs,” he gobble seeds that have dropped to ing museum-quality specimens.” said. “At the bottom of the gorge the ground from the native bee balm Gilman has heard that objects was a river and at the top, a temple. plant. Some think that its stems pro- left behind, like mortar and pestles After that day, I was always pulled vided the black pigment painted on (metates), were collected by locals to Buddhist sites. I sat on the steps Mimbres pottery. who were hired to help excavate. and photographed them, but it was Reptiles and amphibians also As a college undergraduate he too early to ask myself what I was Y a r d s B e a u t i f u l enter the picture – the monsoons spent years illustrating artifacts at doing there.” Our Crew is available for your landscaping needs! have stirred previously burrowed the Archeological Research Lab at Today, the shipshape quality of We’ve got a truck, a trailer and a tractor!! toads; a resident bull snake slithers the University of Missouri. Conse- Gilman’s home and grounds is not THANK YOU FREEPORT McMoRan!! through tree limbs irking the nest- quently, owning such objects no only attributable to the Navy’s in- Call Cole @ 575-534-5063 for a free estimate ing wrens; a twin-spotted spiny liz- longer holds any appeal for him. stilled fastidiousness, but also to his ard approaches Gilman very closely Living among 2,000 years of his- building skills and artistic eye. 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A blooming castor bean. (Photos by Vivian Savitt) Buddha watches over the plantings.
“The good money that I made in the building trades allowed me to travel six months of the year,” he said. “I was drawn to creative custom work – finish carpentry. Eventually I got the name ‘Tight-fit Gilman’ because my work was exact, never sloppy.” On a big ranch in eastern Oregon, he worked as a cowboy-handyman and also branded and butchered pigs. In Bend, Ore., he created playground equipment for the Parks & Recreation District and also helped re- store a lodge. During this period, Gilman ceased living solo and was married for 13 years. Then came a brush with mortality. At age 36, Gilman suffered encephalitis, a disease that attacks brain cells. He was not supposed to survive. “I breathed mechanical air for 27 days in the hospi- tal.” Afterwards, he endured a lengthy period of neuro- logical and spinal problems – making his future uncer- tain. What Gilman explains as “pivotal clarity” came in his mid-50’s. For Sale By Owner “I was living in Prescott, Ariz. and the mail carrier – she was a Buddhist – left me a flyer announcing that Ripoche Garchen was coming to give a teaching on Ti- betan Buddhism,” He said. ”Ripoche Garchen triggered my awareness of the ‘knowing’ that has always been with me, but I could never explain. Under his influence, I heard the dharma.” For the next three years, Gilman lived among monks and stupas at the ashram outside of Prescott. Devotees like him helped to landscape meditation trails and other An exotic cactus and a wind chime mark the entry to areas on the 76-acre site. the living quarters. Aspects of Gilman’s varied experiences – his inner landscape – are reflected on the Mimbres property. A salt cedar gate evokes mysteries beyond it. Elements like bamboo, bird baths set on terra cotta pillars, stones and prayer flags appear throughout the grounds. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Soaking Tub, Granite Counters, Gilman said the prayer flags are connected more Saltillo Tile, Greenhouse on 5 acres with “the sentiment that the world needs help” than View at www.forsalebyowner.com Listing #24026131 with Buddhism per se. About six years ago, he began building “Non-Ado,” a Call 575.956.3158 for an appointment small, cool abode “for tranquility and rest – not medita- tion.” “At this point, there is nothing else I need to do in the physical world,”Gilman said. “And in the garden, I am THE MARKETPLACE happy watching Nature take her course.” IN DOWNTOWN SILVER CITY In June, his place was a stop on the 24 Club home OPEN SUN 11-3 • TUES-SAT 10:30-5:30 • CLOSED MON tour. A sign on the door at Non-Ado requested that visi- tors remove their shoes before entering the spirit house. • 8000 SQ. FT. WITH OVER “I accompanied a young Hispanic woman inside, and 35 VENDORS... during our conversation explained how nothing can be • NOW ACCEPTING QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS. accomplished, learned or experienced that instanta- neously brings enlightenment,” he said. “There’s a point • AFFORDABLE FURNITURE - VENDOR SPACES where you’re just waiting, and grace taps you the shoul- AVAILABLE der and says that you are now.” FOR INFORMATION PHONE “The woman turned to me, and said sweetly – ‘my Michael Gilman in his Mimbres garden. During name is Grace.’ ” his travels abroad, he visited rural areas to learn 575-388-2897 Today – back in the now – Gilman finds life “kind of what people were doing for food. Now he enjoys 601 N. Bullard a sweet time.” a productive vegetable garden, cans for year-round Suite D produce, and also keeps chickens. New Rustic Furniture IN THE HUB 12 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com
N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W N E W CASH & CARRY CARPORTS Arts Scene The ARTSlatest area EXPOSURE art happenings Silver City he 2015 Silver City Art Guide has been pub- lished. Its 28 pages are arranged to feature galler- Ties, artist’s studios, and independent artist mem- bers with photos and a brief description, along with maps indicating art locations. All galleries, studios and the Silver City Visitor Center have free copies available. The Silver City Art Guide can also be downloaded from the website: www.silvercityart.com. CHOICE OF SEVERAL COLORS ***DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED AS A SEPARATE CHARGE CHOOSE FROM 3 CARPORTCARPOORT KIKITSTS STANDARDSTANDARD FEAFEATURES:TURES EACEACHHK KITIT INCINCLUDES:LUDES (BRING YOUR TRAILER, TAKE IT HOME, & INSTALL IT) 26 GUAGE ROOF SHEETS, ERECTION DRAWINGS SINGLE CAR 12X20 30 YR. WARRANTY ALL REQUIRED SCREWS AND BOLTS DOUBLE CAR 20X20 SQUARE TUBING AND PURLIN FRAME PRE-CUT PARTS DOUBLE CAR 24X24 OPTIONAL TRIM KIT AVAILABLE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS 1110 E. PINE ST. • DEMING, NM 88030 Para Español across from Walmart LONNIE RINCON GLENN 575-545-3879 575-202-6347
Roxanne Swentzell’s creations are on display at the Retirement. Common Ground Gallery all month.
September at the Deming Art Center will feature, Lyn Orona: A One Woman Show; Painting, Sculpture How do you and Jewelry. Orona has shown all over the Southwest and California and has been an integral part of the lo- get there? cal art community for a decade. This exhibit will dis- play her mastery of three widely varied and difficult mediums. The show will run from Aug. 29- Sept. 30 at the Deming Art Center, 100 S. Gold St., Deming. Check Jon P Saari, Agent Your good neighbor has 1103 N Hudson Street The Silver City Clay Festival continues across town through www.Demingarts.org for more information. Silver City, NM 88061 a roadmap just for you. Aug. 2 with workshops, exhibits, mud pie contest, exhibition Bus: 575-597-1111 Fax: 575-956-6392 Black Range and Plein Air Artists are hosting a [email protected] Does planning for your and marketplace. (Courtesy photo) juried fine art show to benefit the St. Jude’s Research retirement leave you feeling Hospital, Oct. 9 at the Event Center, 2300 E. Pine St. in a bit lost? I can get you headed The Silver City Clay Festival continues across Deming, the show will remain up Oct. 10 and 11. in the right direction. town through Aug. 2 with workshops, exhibits, mud pie The membership of the Black Range Artists covers Like a good neighbor, contest, exhibition and marketplace. On Aug. 1 a CLAY all of southern New Mexico and west Texas and is a State Farm is there.® CALL ME TODAY. in the Streets celebration downtown offers live music and dancing, a beer garden and art for the whole family from 7 to 10 p.m. visit clayfestival.com for more infor- mation. At the Copper Quail Gallery Mariah Walker’s fan- ciful art is featured this month with an exhibit called, “Look What the Wind Blew In!” Walker, paints in watercolor and mixed media. She 1001026.1 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL creates unique subjects in bright colors with a joyful style. Walker offers framed originals, matted prints and notecards. A reception for the show will be held Aug. 8 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Copper Quail, 211-A N. Texas St. in Silver City. The show will remain featured through Yada Yada Yarn Aug. 30.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, Black Range and Plein Air Artists are hosting a juried fine art show to benefit the St. Jude’s Research Hospital, at the Event KNITTING SEASON IS JUST Center, 2300 E. Pine St. Oct. 10 and 11.
AROUND THE CORNER...RNE not-for-profit art organization. The group’s mission is to give back to the community. In doing so this year, we elected to do a benefit for the St. Jude’s Research Hospi- tal cancer treatment for our sickest children. St. Jude’s Hospital is located in Memphis, Tenn. It’s CLASSESSES STARTINGSTARTING SOON.SOON mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, CALL OR STOP for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research The creative talent of Mariah Walker is featured this month at and treatment. No child is denied treatment based on BY FOR DETAILS. the Copper Quail Gallery. race, religion or family’s ability to pay. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, hous- ing and food – because all a family should worry about ExperiencedExperien d knitters: Come in Common Ground Gallery features Roxanne is helping their child to live. Swentzell’s show through Aug. 29. The gallery is also Each participating artist attending the Black Range & let us help you with your expanding its hours to Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. and Plein Air Show has agreed to donate 20 percent of holiday projects. We have in to 6 p.m. A Native American potter, Swentzell focuses their sales to St. Jude. Also, they are shouldering the on interpretative female portraits with the idea of re- expense of travel, food and lodging expenses. stock an unbelievable array of turning a balance of power between the male and the As an important addition to the Show will be the Plein female. She uses humor as a tool to communicate the Air landscape painters. This remarkable event is hap- colors & fi bers to choose from. messages through her work. Common Ground is at 102 pening with the support host of Black Range Artists, West Kelly in Silver City. Plein Air Painters of New Mexic, International Plein Air Painters, and Tucson Plein Air Painters Society. Deming There are a few spaces left for artists, and the group n August, the Deming Art Center presents a Fine is still looking for sponsors and silent auction items. For Bullard & 7th in Downtown Silver City Arts Photography Show. Call the Deming Art Center more information go to the Black Range website: www. (575) 388-3350 • yadayadayarn.com Iat 575-546-3663 or check the website at www.Dem- blackrangeart.com or [email protected] or call Open Mon – Sat 11am – 5pm • Sunday 11am – 3:30pm • Check us out on ingarts.org for more information. Lyn Orona at 575-546-4650. DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 13
is from 5 to 7 p.m., Aug. 6. Popovich 2014 and a special assignment pho- Sierra County moved to New Mexico from Wichita tographer for the Tulsa Oklahoma The Hillsboro Historical Soci- and lived here for five years, long Gayly newspaper. ety is sponsoring a sealed bid auc- enough for her to fall in love with Blue Gate Gallery will be show- tion of original works by Leonard the state which she uses liberally in ing available works from a private Peltier (Anishinable/Lakota); Dan her photographs. collection including oils and water- Viets Lomahaftewa (Hopi/Choc- In Wichita she was the featured colors with an opening reception taw); and Bernie Granados, Jr. artist at Botanica Gardens, the offi- Aug. 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. An example (Apache/Zacatec) from its collec- cial photographer for Wichita Pride is George Zoretich’s abstract oil, tion of Native American paintings. Bids will be accepted through Sept. ART SCENE continued on next page 7, including during the Hillsboro An- tiques Festival, Home Tour and Wine and Microbrew Tasting Labor Day weekend. Proceeds will support the education efforts of the HHS. For information and bid forms, contact Robin Tuttle, Hillsboro Historical Society Board of Directors, at 575- Desert Blooms, photographs by Gerald Moore is at Creative Designs 895-5187 or at [email protected]. Custom Framing & Gallery on New York Avenue in Alamogordo all month.
New York Avenue in Alamogordo. Las Cruces An artist’s reception for the photog- Lulu Fine Art Gallery is proud rapher, Gerald Moore, will be held to announce its newest exhibition from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 21. by Wichita photographer Renee Popovich. A reception and opening
Leonard Peltier’s “Buffalo Hunter,” is one of four featured artworks as part of a silent auction to benefit the Hillsboro Historic Society.
Alamogordo Desert Blooms, a photography 211-C N. Texas St., Silver City exhibit of flowers that bloomed in www.loisduffy.com 575-313-9631 the foothills east of Alamogordo between March and June 2015, is Open Saturdays from 10 - 4 PM on display throughout the month of August 2015 at Creative Designs Custom Framing & Gallery on Wichita photographer Renee Popovich provides a solo Show at the Las Cruces Lulu Gallery for August.
Gila Conservation Coalition presents 11th annual river festival finding balance in a changing world The Southwest’s Premier Nature Festival! September 24–27, 2015 silver city, new mexico featuring Godfrey Reggio, world-renowned filmmaker, director of “Qatsi Trilogy” VICTORIA CHICK Thinking Like a Watershed with Jack Loeffler, Enrique Lamadrid, Rina Swentzell & Steve Harris Gila Time-Lapse Film Fest featuring films of Godfrey Reggio, Victor Masayesva, Peter Bill & more! Gala for the Gila street dance & Time-Lapse Film Fest projections We Are the River, the River Is Us Lotus Center meditations on our connection with the Gila Kayaking, birding, guided hikes, peter bill & more! schedule & registration
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Art Scene continued
Micah’s work can be found at www. micahpearson.net. The exhibit reception is from 5 -7 p.m., Aug. 7 at the Downtown Ramble and continues through the Frank month of August. The Big Picture Rimbach is Gallery is located at 311 N. Main one of the Street. Hours are Tuesday to Friday featured from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday artists at 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more in- the Mesilla formation call 575-647-0508. Valley Fine The featured artist for August at Arts Gal- El Paso Electric Gallery will be lery for professional artist and art teacher August. Sally Quillin, who uses color to “The Gateway,” exhibition is presented at Big Picture Digital Image Experts & Gal- express her emotional and physical Council. For clarification, photos or and the United States. Rimbach’s lery and features the digital art of Micah Pearson. reactions to a variety of subject mat- additional information, visit www. work is primarily in landscapes, ter, thus expressing what she can- RioGrandeTheatre.com or contact bookcase series and his modern Mountain City, representing the a return to Pearson’s roots as an art- not say in words. Quillin’s exhibit the Doña Ana Arts Council, 575-523- abstracts. He is currently exploring seven hills of Rome which received ist. Embracing a rougher, more nat- will begin with an opening recep- 6403, located on the second floor of landscapes, as he continues to cap- an award in a mid-year show at the ural feel in both texture and form, tion on Aug. 7. the Rio Grande Theatre. ture the rugged beauty of surround- prestigious Butler Institute of Amer- as well as fully utilizing his training Every month the Doña Ana Arts The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts ing Las Cruces. ican Art. as a photographer; this collection Council welcomes local artists to Gallery located at 2470-A Calle de In addition, the 30 artists of the The works will remain on display of artwork explores themes of the exhibit in the El Paso Electric Gal- Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Gallery offer art in many media’s, through the end of September. The nature of reality and perception as lery in the lobby of the Rio Grande Fountain Theatre, will feature two which include original paintings, gallery is located at the intersection well as reframing familiar stories Theatre. Regular exhibit hours are artists, Nanci Bissell and Frank acrylics, pastels, fused glass art of Valley Drive and Taylor Road, from literature. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Rimbach in the month of August. jewelry, unique one of a kind wood- 4901 Chagar in Las Cruces. For In order to capture the feeling of Friday. For more information, or to Bissell is a graduate of Texas turning objects, stained glass, pho- more information or appointment each individual artwork, Micah will book an exhibit, call the Arts Coun- A&M University, having a Bachelor tography, mixed media, unusual call 575-523-2950. be presenting his pieces in special- cil offices during regular working of Science in education and minor decorated gourds, handmade textile Big Picture Digital Image Ex- ized methods tailored to each piece hours. in art and English. weavings, art tile, affordable natural perts & Gallery presents “The using a diverse range of materials The Rio Grande Theatre is locat- She has been an educator, teach- quality gems stone jewelry, prints, Gateway,” by digital artist Micah such as mirrors, acrylics, chalk- ed at 211 N. Main, in Las Cruces and er, principal, and assistant principal cards, and miniature paintings. Pearson. This exhibit demonstrates board and flagstone. Examples of is managed by the Doña Ana Arts in the elementary schools, retiring The First American Bank, Me- after 26 years. Her paintings have silla, is well represented by gallery been exhibited in numerous art members and continues to rotate shows. Bissell’s artistic interests in- their artwork on a monthly basis. clude seascapes, street scenes and Gallery hours are Monday to Sun- landscapes. day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For in- Rimbach holds a bachelor’s de- formation, call 575-522-2933 or visit gree and Master of Fine Arts from www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com New Mexico State University. He At the University Art Gallery also has studied extensively both in Millee Tibbs is one of the featured at the crossroads of Yankie & Texas Streets in old and modern masters in Europe artists in the UAG’s summer exhibi- Historic Downtown Silver City
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ists’ reception on Sept. 11, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., The renovations will require the BCC to be closed from with an awards presentation by exhibition juror Monday, Aug. 3, through Thursday, Oct. 1. The Cultural Center Marcia Selsor. will reopen to the public during the First Friday Downtown The Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main Ramble on Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. Street between the Branigan Cultural Center and In keeping with the rules and regulations of the building be- the Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science. ing on the National Historic Register, this project is being done The exhibits and events are free and open to the with permission and guidance from the New Mexico State His- public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday toric Preservation Division. from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9 To continue service to the public, center staff have devel- a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For additional information, visit oped a plan to continue summer operations and obligations the website at: las-cruces.org/museums or call by working and providing programs at the Museum of Art and 575-541-2137. the Museum of Nature and Science. Before attending a BCC The Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces program, check the website at las-cruces.org/museums and will be undergoing some building renovations the museum’s Facebook page or call 541-2154 for up-to-date From the Ground Up XXVII, Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition opens in the Las starting in August and continuing through the location information. Cruces Museum of Art Aug. 7. (Courtesy photo) end of September. tion, “Re: Visioning the West.” An- other featured artist in the current exhibition, Kathleen Scott, will Albuquerque be on hand from noon to 2 p.m., Aug. 22, to lead a beginner’s guide to stop-motion videos workshop. ind your This event is free and open to the F public. For more information email [email protected]. essence From the Ground Up XXVII, Re- gional Juried Ceramics Exhibition opens in the Las Cruces Museum Albuquerque is closer than you think for a quick, fun getaway. of Art Aug. 7. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. during the First Friday Ram- Plan your trip now to visit named the Botanic Garden as one of the ble in the Las Cruces Museum of New Mexico’s #1 attraction: best in the country! Art. The show is co-hosted by Pot- The ABQ BioPark. There’s more to do in Albuquerque – ters’ Guild of Las Cruces and the Las Enjoy lush gardens, exotic animals Some of our attractions include: and sea creatures galore at the BioPark’s s THE !LBUQUERQUE -USEUM Cruces Museum of Art. Botanic Garden, Zoo, Aquarium and s (ISTORIC /LD 4OWN 0LAZA This year’s show features 32 art- Tingley Beach. The Travel Channel has s )NTERNATIONAL "ALLOON -USEUM ists exhibiting a total of 54 sculptur- s !LBUQUERQUE )SOTOPES "ASEBALL al and utilitarian ceramic artworks. Cultural Services Department The Museum of Art will host an art- City of Albuquerque, Richard J. Berry, Mayor For more information visit ABQtodo.com Shop Historic Downtown Silver City Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery open every day 11am-11pm
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LocalARTS movie EXPOSURE returns • DAVID SALCIDO to area Grant County based horror film, TRUTH, part of El Paso festival
After a very successful year of selected from 70 submissions, that explore who we really are screenings in theaters from Santa “TRUTH” will receive a screening when we lose the ability to live by Fe to Buffalo, NY, Silver City-made at the Philanthropy Theatre in El deception. Shot primarily in Silver feature film “TRUTH” will receive Paso, at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. City by PRC Productions – from a one final screening as part of the 8. script by actor/director Michael J. Local Flavor Film Series at the Winner of the Audience Award Cramer (Weird Science, Summer Eighth Annual Plaza Classic Film for Best Horror/Sci Fi Feature Camp Nightmare) and starring Festival, before being released at the 2015 Buffalo Niagara Film William McNamara (Dream A to DVD by Borderlands Media in Festival, “TRUTH” is a speculative Little Dream, Copycat), along early November. One of only three thriller that entertains while at the with New Mexico actors Johnny locally-produced feature films same time offering deeper themes Tabor, Sabrina Gomez, Kenneth McGlothin, Marcelle Bowman, Jack Lutz and many more – “TRUTH” follows a diverse SNOWDENEXTERMINATING group of college students who Serving Southwest New Mexico since 1947 fall victim to a life-threatening virus when they stumble into a top secret facility deep in the Deming 575-546-9052 mountains of the Gila wilderness. Silver City 575-388-9300 The Eighth Annual Plaza Las Cruces 575-526-9300 Classic Film Festival runs Aug. 5-16. The Philanthropy Theatre FAX 575-546-8307 is located at 125 Pioneer Plaza PO Box 230, Deming, NM 88031 Toll Free 1-800-471-9052 in El Paso, Texas. Admission for the screening of “TRUTH” is $4. William Dean, Johnny Tabor and Sabrina Gomez are students who For more information, visit www. discover the truth really is out there when they stumble onto a secret plazaclassic.com. government conspiracy in a remote hospital, in the suspense thriller LOOK WHAT THE PRC Productions (PRC- TRUTH, by PRC Productions. (Courtesy Photo) Productions.com) is a Las Cruces- based, full-service production and commercials and nearly 50 vs The Mummy” and Day of the BLEW IN! company formed in June of aired television programs. PRC Mummy” starring Danny Glover. WIND 2010. Since that time, it has Productions has produced and For more details on “TRUTH,” freshresh new works bby produced several shorts films, assisted in several feature films visit www.WhatIsTheTruthMovie. MARIAH award-winning documentaries including “Eaters,” “Frankenstiein com. WALKER Mud Pies RECEPTION: Aug 8 2-6 pm Aug. 1 Silver City Clay Festival holds creative contest SHOW DATES: July 28 - Aug 30 The Silver City Food Co-op is sponsoring the judging and tastings begin at 10 a.m. Copper Quail Gallery Silver City CLAY Festival’s Fourth Annual Edible Mud pies will be awarded based on taste, 211 A NN. TTexas-Corner C of f TTexas and d YYankie ki iin SilSilver CitCity • OOpen TTues.-Sun.11-4 S 11 4 • 575575-388-2646 388 Mud Pie Contest on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Silver presentation, and creativity with prizes given City Farmers’ Market. Bakers and chefs, this is for first, second, and third place. Spectators are your opportunity to show off your creativity. welcome to a sample of the entries after the Seedboat Gallery Pies are due in before 10 a.m. to enter (for free); judging. For further details, visit CLAYFestival.com or call 575-538-5560. ▪▪▪ Mud Fun For Kids invites children to get their Flower and Flourish hands dirty and play with clay and is for youth grades Pre-K – sixth grade. Children cannot be left unattended. This event, also held Saturday, is hosted by Jared Carpenter, Frances Miller, and CLAY 2015 the Silver City Food Co-op. Mud Fun will be held under the portico in front of the Market Café Clay in the Garden located at 614 N. Bullard Street from 9 a.m. to 3 Exhibition p.m. For more information, contact the Co-op at 575-388-2343, or visit www.silvercityfoodcoop. July 31–Aug 2 com.
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Matthew Sommerville Yoga Therapist Yoga Therapy Gallery Guide Bringing Body ARTS EXPOSURE and Mind into Balance Silver City Hurley Ann Simonsen Studio-Gallery, 104 W. Yankie St., 654- JW Art Gallery, Old Hurley Store, 99 Cortez Ave., 537- 5727. 0300. Wednesday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and 575-535-2681 [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. 7th St., 538-3333, aspace. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., www.jwartgallery.com. [email protected]. yogahridaya.com Azurite Gallery, 110 W. Broadway, 538-9048, Wednes- Cliff Chronic Pain, Spinal Issues, Injury Recovery, Stress Management, day to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.azuritegallery.com. Gila River Artisans Gallery, 8409 Hwy. 180. Eclectic Barbara Nance Gallery & Stonewalker Studio, 105 collection of local artists. Friday to Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Depression/Anxiety, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders. Country Road, 534-0530. By appointment. Stone, steel, wood and paint. Sculpture path. www.barbaraNanceArt.com. Northern Grant County Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, 534-8671. Monday to & Catron County Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. www.bluedo- Casitas de Gila, 50 Casita Flats Road, Gila, 535-4455. megallery.com. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. gal- The Cliffs Studio & Gallery, 205 N. Lyon St. and Yankie, lery@casitasdegila. com, www.galleryatthecasitas.com. (520) 622-0251. Diane Kleiss’ encaustic multimedia art. By appointment. Mesilla [email protected], www.dianealdrichkleiss.com. Adobe Patio Gallery, 1765 Avenida de Mercado (in the Common Ground, 102 W. Kelly, 534-2087. Open daily, Mesilla Mercado), 532-9310. Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. except Mondays; other times by prior ar- p.m. rangement. Galeri Azul, Old Mesilla Plaza, 523-8783. Monday to Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway, 538-5733. Monday, Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Retail and gal- Galeria on the Plaza, 2310 Calle de Principal, 526- lery space for fiber arts. www.fiberartscollective.org. 9771. Daily 10 am.-6 p.m. Galería Tepín, 2220 Calle de Copper Quail Gallery, 211-A Texas St., corner of Yankie Parian, 523-3988. Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Texas, 388-2646. Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Guada- Fine arts and crafts. lupe, 522-2933. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Trail in Arenas Valley. The Potteries, 2260 Calle de Santiago, 524-0538. Monday, 12-3 p.m. or by appointment, (706) 533-1897, Rokoko, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, 405-8877. www. victoriachick.com. An� que and Collec� ble 19th and 20th Century Creations & Adornments, 108 N. Bullard, 534-4269. Las Cruces Original Prints and Drawings Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Work by Diane Reid. Alegre Gallery, 920 N Alameda Blvd., 523-0685. Azure Dragonfly Studio, 508 W 6th St., 388-8646. By appoint- Cherry Gallery & Boutique, 330 E. Lohman Ave., 291-3595. ment. Wed.-Thurs. 12-5 p.m., Friday to Saturday, noon-8 p.m. American ar� sts Four Directions Weaving, 106 W. Yankie St. Monday, Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar (intersection of Valley Wednesday, Saturday. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday. noon-3 p.m. and and Taylor roads), open by calling 523-2950. and ar� sts of 263-3830. Charles Inc., 1885 W Boutz Rd, 523-1888, Monday to New Mexico Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 College Ave., WNMU, Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 538-6517. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cottonwood Gallery, 275 N. Downtown Mall (Southwest Guadalupe’s, 505 N. Bullard, 535-2624. Thursday to Environmental Center), 522-5552. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. p.m. www.victoriachick.com Hutchings Fine Art, 406 B N. Bullard, Downtown Silver Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo,541-0658. Tuesday to Cow Trail Art Studio City. Open Wednesdy to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 313- Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 119 Cow Trail, Arenas Valley, NM 6939. Galerie Accents, 344 S. San Pedro #3, 522-3567. Mon- Upland Bernard Steff en Noon - 3 Monday or by appt. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725. day to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Contemporary art rang- Griggs & Reymond, 504 W. Griggs Ave., 524-8450, ing from realism to abstraction in a variety of media. www. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. LeybaIngallsARTS.com, [email protected]. Justus Wright Galeria, 266 W. Court Ave., 526-6101, Lois Duffy Art Studio, 211C N. Texas, 534-0822. [email protected]. August 2015 Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Original paintings, cards and prints. Las Cruces Arts Association, Community Enterprise Cen- www.loisduffy. com, [email protected]. ter Building, 125 N. Main St. www.lacrucesarts.org. July 31 - August 6: A Little Chaos Lumiere Editions, 108 W. Broadway, 956-6369. Vintage Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 541-2137. August 7-13: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and contemporary photography. Monday to Friday. Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mary’s Fine Art, 414 E. 21st St., 956-7315. Mary A. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. Downtown Mall, 647-0508. August 14-20: Testament of Youth Gravelle. Tuesday to Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Mimbres Region Arts Council Gallery, Wells Fargo Bank Mesquite Art Gallery, 340 N. Mesquite St., 640-3502. August 21-27: (THEATRE CLOSED THURSDAY NIGHT. Bldg., 1201 N. Pope St. www.mimbresarts.org. Thursday to Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 2-5 p.m. MATINEE INSTEAD.) Gueros Molly Ramolla Gallery & Framing, 203 N. Bullard, 538- M. Phillip’s Fine Art Gallery, 221 N. Main St., 525- 5538. www.ramollaart.com. 1367. 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla • www.mesillavalleyfi lm.org • (575) 524-8287 Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile, 104 W. Broadway, 388- MVS Studios, 535 N. Main, Stull Bldg., 635-5015, www. Shows nightly at 7:30 - Saturdays at 1:30 - Sunday at 2:30. 1811/313-2595. Daily 11 a.m.-6 p.m. mvsstudios.com. The Fountain Theatre—featuring the best independent, foreign and alternative Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., 534- 1136. New Dimension Art Works, 615 E. Piñon, 373-0043. fi lms in the Southwest. Home of the Mesilla Valley Film Society since 1989! Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. New Mexico Art, 121 Wyatt Dr., Suite 1, 525- info@ seedboatgallery.com. 8292/649- 4876. Wednesday 1-6 p.m., Thursday to Satur- Shevek and Co. Restaurant, Features Ann McMahon day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Photography during open hours or call for appointment, 575- NMSU Art Gallery, Williams Hall, University Ave. east of 574-7194. www.AnnMcMahon.com. Solano, 646-2545. Tuesday to Sunday Studio Behind the Mountain, 23 Wagon Wheel Lane, Nopalito’s galeria, 326 S. Mesquite. Friday to Sunday, 8 388- 3277. By appointment. www.jimpalmerbronze.com. a.m.-8:30 p.m. The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St., 534-9291. www. Ouida Touchön Studio, 1200 N. Reymond St., 635- jessgorell.com. 7899. By appointment. [email protected], www. Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., 574-2493. By ap- ouidatouchon. com. pointment. Quillin Studio and Gallery, behind downtown Coas 21 Latigo Trail, 388-4557. Works by Barbara Harrison Books, 312-1064. Monday to Thursday and Saturday. and others. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Tree Spirit Gallery, 215 W. Broadway, 388-2079. Solano, 522-7281. Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or Vibrations Gallery, 106 W. Yankie St., 654-4384, by appointment. starxr@ usa.net. Unsettled Gallery & Studio, 905 N. Mesquite, 635- Wild West Weaving, 211-D N. Texas, 313-1032, www. 2285. wildwestweaving.com. Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-5 Virginia Maria Romero Studio, 4636 Maxim Court, p.m. 644-0214. By appointment. [email protected] , www. Wind Canyon Studio, 11 Quail Run off Hwy. 180 mile virginiamariaromero.com. marker 107, 574- 2308, (619) 933-8034. Louise Sackett. Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Deming Wynnegate Gallery & Studio, 1105 W. Market St., (214) Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold St., 546-3663. Tuesday 957-3688. Monday and Thursday to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. p.m., Sunday 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday by Gold Street Gallery, 112-116 S. Gold St., 546-8200. appointment. Open Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call first to be sure Yankie St. Artist Studios, 103 W. Yankie St., 519-0615. they are open. By appointment. Orona Art Studio, 546-4650. By appointment. lyntheoil- Zoe’s Gallery, 305 N. Cooper St., 654-4910. [email protected], www.lynorona.com. Reader’s Cove Used Books & Gallery, 200 S. Copper, Pinos Altos 544-2512. Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Photography Pinos Altos Art Gallery-Hearst Church Gallery, 14 by Daniel Gauss. Golden Ave. Pinos Altos, 574-2831. Open late-April to early Studio LeMarbe, 4025 Chaparral SE, 544-7708. October. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rodeo Chiricahua Gallery, 5 Pine St., 557-2225. Open daily Mimbres except Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chamomile Connection, 3918 Highway 35N, 536-9845. Lynnae McConaha. By appointment. Hillsboro Kate Brown Pottery and Tile, HC 15 Box 1335, San Barbara Massengill Gallery, 894-9511/895-3377, open Lorenzo, 536-9935, [email protected], www.katebro- weekends and by appointment. wnpottery.com. By appointment. Narrie Toole, Estudio de La Montura, 313-7390, www. Chloride narrietoole.com. Contemporary western oils, giclées and art Monte Cristo, Wall St., 734-0493, montecristogallery@ prints. By appointment. windstream.net. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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NOW LOCATED IN A STUDIO SETTING. QUALITY FREE-MOTION LONG ARM QUILTING. SEWING MACHINE REPAIR. 1000’S OF YARDS OF 100% COTTON QUILTING FABRICS. BATTING BY THE YARD. EXTRA WIDE MUSLIN AND GUTTERMAN THREADS. CYCLESConsciousness OF LIFE • FR. GABRIEL ROCHELLEshift Life is better at 12 ½ mph Call Or Email Cindy (575-538-2284) For Directions And Information [email protected] everal months ago I wrote about my new com- the effi ciency of public transportation or human-pow- “JOIN OUR FACEBOOK FABRIC SHOP” muter or transport bicycle. It has proven to give ered alternatives, and now we are paying the price. Sme even more use and enjoyment than I antici- I want to urge people to begin to think of alterna- ~SEW MUCH FABRIC~ pated – and I anticipated a lot. As I’ve said to a number tives. Most of us realize that we need to reduce our of people, “If I discover that I need an onion or two, I’ll use of fossil fuels. We need infrastructure to support just hop on the bike to and from the grocery. It doesn’t the increasing use of alternative modes of transporta- take that long and I don’t have to look for a parking tion that enable us to make these reductions. We need spot.” to begin to think like city planners of Davis, California, The purchase of this bicycle has measurably in- who made Davis the safest cycling city in the U.S. for creased my commut- half a century! Check a ing, and the novelty has “If I discover that I need an video at this link: https:// not worn off. Nor do I www.youtube.com/ think that it will. In six onion or two, I’ll just hop on the watch?v=o6vcBMyx5p8 months of ownership I Practically, this will have ridden one thou- bike to and from the grocery.” mean more dedicated sand two hundred plus bike lanes, more bike miles, or an average of racks at stores and med- two hundred miles a month. I ride to stores, to friends’ ical offi ces and schools, more signage that reminds auto houses, to church, to NMSU, to doctors and dentists, and truck drivers that ALL roads are open to bicycles, to dinner or a beer, and on and on it goes. I also tend to not merely those marked “share the road,” and more keep the bike clean and treat it as I would a car, perhaps education for the general public on the rules of the road better than my cars. as they apply to cyclists. We need to gain clarity about I have shifted almost entirely to using the bicycle exactly what “share the road” means in actual road over a car for my local needs and wants. I’ve gone for space and lane usage. Kudos to those in our commu- two and three-week periods without using a car. My nity who revised a map that shows not only bike lanes, consciousness has shifted; it now feels more natural to but estimates of safety on various roads. We need to ride a bicycle than to hop in a car for any trip less than encourage law enforcement agencies to recognize the seven miles for which I don’t need a vehicle to haul big right of cyclists to the roads and enforce such laws as stuff. “Seven miles” was an arbitrarily chosen fi gure but the three-foot margin required for cyclists on the part of it works as a measuring rod for the moment. cars, fi ve feet on the part of trucks. Life can be better at Years ago I made a promise to myself that I would 12 1/2 mph. never live so far away from the central location of my work that I would have to use a car for my primary transport. When I lived in Chicago I had trouble cycling from my neighborhood to my place of work, so I com- Fr. Gabriel Rochelle is pastor of St Anthony of bined public transportation and walking, but aside from the Desert Orthodox Mission, Las Cruces, an that I managed to keep the promise, and in the Las Cru- avid cyclist and secre- ces area it has become quite easy to keep that promise tary for Velo Cruces, a once again. local advocacy commit- American society as it developed west to California, tee. The church web site became more dependent upon the automobile. People is http://stanthonylc. org. 505-469-7505 began to live farther and farther away from the locus of their work, and so the demand for cars grew bigger. Whole cities were planned with no thought whatever to Western Stationers Office Supplies We are your local connection in downtown Silver City. We off er a quick turn around on all your special order for your school and offi ce supply needs. Check us out! 113 W. Broadway In Downtown Silver City M-F 10-3, Closed Saturday • 575-538-5324
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VisualHISTORIC anchor PRESERVATION to • TOMthe DRAKE past Abandoned Lordsburg High School is historically significant
Lordsburg High School after Trost & Trost Architects expanded and restyled the building in 1927. (Photo courtesy of Historic Preservation Division Register files, date unknown) Elliott Roosevelt, the President’s 22-year-old son, contemplated relocat- ing to Lordsburg during a tour of the Southwest. (Photo courtesy of HPD grassroots effort in southwestern New Mex- Built in 1916 as Lordsburg’s first high school, the Register files, March 14, 1933) ico to avert demolition of Lordsburg’s early buildings significant architecturally for alterations Atwentieth-century high school paid off when completed in the Mission Revival style by the notable the state Cultural Properties Review Committee El Paso-based firm Trost & Trost Architects and Engi- agreed the building was worthy of preservation at neering in 1927. Henry C. Trost added two classroom the national level. wings and a two-story auditorium with a full stage Gianna Settin, PhD. The committee unanimously decided to forward and balcony that was used for performances, movie Reiki Master Teacher/Psychologist a National Register of Historic Places nomination to screenings, community events, a study hall and for Treatment & Training Silver City the National Park Service for inclusion on the offi- staging New Deal programs during the Great Depres- cial United States. list of properties that should be sion. The building was shuttered in the late 1970s. • COUPLES COUNSELING SPECIALTY preserved. Although inclusion would not prevent the The nomination also states the building is historic Lordsburg Municipal School District from demolish- for education because it reflects a period of growth • PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC REIKI SESSIONS ing the brick school once attended by former U.S. in Lordsburg during a mining boon that fueled op- Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, it does timism for the town’s future and spurred a commit- • GENDAI REIKI HO WORKSHOPS draw attention to what still is one of Lordsburg’s ment to establishing a modern setting for education. LEARN REIKI: HELP YOURSELF & OTHERS most significant buildings. Sandra Day O’Connor attended classes at Lords- CALL FOR INFORMATION “This is the only building you have that is substan- burg High School for one year when she grew home- tial and shows where you’ve been as a community,” sick while attending a private school in El Paso, for said Reginald Richey, an architect from Lincoln, and her Lazy B Ranch near Duncan, Ariz. But tired of the Phone: 970-685-0008 vice-chairman of the committee. “This is the best long commute over rutted ranch roads to the border [email protected] AvantiHealingArts.com thing you’ve got.” where she had to wait for a bus and resumed her Lordsburg Municipal School superintendent Ran- schooling in El Paso the following year. dy Piper told the committee the district has wanted The building holds strong memories for many in to tear down the building for seven years. He said the community as mentioned by Aida Saucedo Es- the building is trada who was “a maintenance one of four nightmare” that people from costs the small Lordsburg who district $12,500 a attended the year in insurance June 12 meet- premiums. That ing. A graduate money, he said, of Lordsburg would be better High School, spent hiring ad- Estrada admit- ditional teaching ted she was staff. sentimental The school has about sav- been the focus of ing it but said 10 years of work it should be by local citizens preserved so to raise awareness younger gen- of its history and erations have to save it. In 2007, a visual anchor the New Mexico to Lordsburg’s Heritage Preser- past. vation Alliance Recent photograph of the front entrance of Lordsburg High School. Mothballed included it on the (Photo courtesy of John Murphey/HPD Register files) for 30 years, nonprofit’s Most the school re- WALK-IN CLINIC APPOINTMENTS Endangered List. The Hidalgo County Heritage Soci- mains one of the largest buildings in town. Its roof T & TH: 9 - 11:30AM & 2-4PM M-F PHONE: 575.519.2724 ety, which commissioned the National Register list- leaks and has collapsed in places, letting in water People Treatments ing, gathered signatures from 379 citizens and former that has damaged plaster walls and hardwood floors students who want the building saved. In 2013, the on both stories. Adjusting horses by appointment school district gave permission to list the property in The committee acknowledged the building was in New Mexico’s State Register of Cultural Properties. “dire condition,” as stated by member Matthew Ban- If listed in the National Register, the building dy. In recommending it for the National Register, the • Auto Immune Disorders would be eligible for federal preservation tax cred- CPRC said it was basing its decision on the impor- its, which have been used successfully to rehabilitate tance of the building to Lordsburg’s history. • Shoulders, Knees & Hips buildings in communities as large as Albuquerque The nomination was completed by historian John • Traumatic Brain Injury and as small as Clayton, Silver City, Deming and Murphey, a consultant, who also wrote the State Reg- Hobbs. Notably, Old Albuquerque High School, built ister nomination in 2013. • Headaches & Migraines ca. 1914, was shuttered for decades until it was re- Tom Drake is a public relations representative purposed for housing and helped spur revitalization for the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, DR.LOUISE CASH, D.C. of the area now known as EDO for East Downtown. Department of Cultural Affairs in Santa Fe. He can be reached at [email protected]. 309 E. 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Nestle is and the much higher salaries in who fall through the cracks in the of course famous for their low-nu- the United States, it’s not surpris- system. Most people I talked to trition infant formula marketing ing people in Palomas are not knew one other person, or a few in third world countries. They’ve over-enthused about the pay. others, who weren’t getting the developed milk formulas for Mex- I was talking to one man I know card and needed it. ico that are sold at the DICONSA who had started work at Foxconn. Corner Florida & Columbus Hwy. The SinHambre program was store in Palomas, where SinHam- I congratulated him on his job, but PO Box 191, Deming NM 88031 inaugurated at a big meeting in bre clients buy their food. he just stood there with a slight Palomas in July last year, where While all these points may be smile on his face. I wondered how (575) 546-3922 low-income residents could sign valid, and probably some if not a to encourage a man who’s getting up. The lunch kitchen manager lot of refugees from these rural about $57 there (the pay varies Brenda Rodriguez said there policies have arrived in Palomas, depending on hours worked). He hadn’t been another meeting un- these arguments would seem like was used to earning that much til April this year. The SinHambre abstractions to most of the moth- sometimes in a day in the fields of people in Juarez had planned an- ers who have actual food to give Deming, before he was deported. other Palomas meeting for June, to their kids now when they get He has five young kids and a wife but the regional elections got in cranky and want to eat. to feed. I don’t know what to say the way. to him. Those involved in the pro- Foxconn A couple of women workers gram in Palomas say a meeting’s alomenses are obviously said they needed daycare centers planned for August, but not one glad to get work assembling for their children. Mayor Talaco person knows on what date that Pcomputers at Foxconn, or Sanchez says, a little defensively, will be yet. Their meetings are they wouldn’t be flocking there to that no one has come to his office advertised by flyers in store win- work. There are four buses that to ask for that. dows and notices on Juarez TV take people to San Jeronimo in channels. Amazingly, there’s no the early morning and three buses Feeding the children one to go to in Palomas and no in the afternoon for the night shift. he system as it is has real phone number to call if you need Maybe even more important drawbacks. But it’s unbe- a SinHambre card. to the people in Palomas than the Tlievable how much more ef- pay they get is the benefits offered fective the stroke of a president’s Criticism by Foxconn, from what I hear. pen or the forces of pure, heartless here’s some pretty fierce Ramon Tovar had just started capitalism have been to fill chil- criticism of the SinHambre working at Foxconn two weeks dren’s mouths than the hundreds Tprogram by the Left in Mex- earlier. He’d worked as a stone of well-meaning church people ico. The arguments circle around mason before, making enough for and others who have raised dona- the fact that the program isn’t ad- just one meal a day sometimes. tions and brought sacks of beans dressing the root causes of Mexi- He sat in his yard with his wife and flour to poor people in Palo- can poverty and inequality. They in front of their house on the far mas for decades (including my- say the poor have been getting west side of town. self). 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Sundays Bayard Al-Anon—6 p.m. Bayard Archaeology Society—First Sun. Housing Authority, 100 Runnels Dr. of every month, field trip. 536-3092, 313-7094. [email protected]. A Course in Miracles—7:15 p.m., Bingo—1st and 2d Sun. Doors open 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 12:30 p.m., games start 1:35 p.m. or 534-1869. Benefits Salvation Army and Post 18 Curbside Consulting—Free for charities. American Legion Post 18, 409 nonprofits. 9 a.m.-noon. Wellness W. College Ave. 534- 0780 Coalition, 409 N. Bullard, Lisa Jimenez, Holistic Presentations—11 a.m. 534-0665, ext. 232, lisa@wellnesscoali- PeaceMeal Coop Deli. 534-9703 tion.org, Prayer and Study in the Eastern Food Addicts Anonymous Orthodox Tradition—Sunset. The- Women’s Group—6:30 p.m. 1000 N otokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Hudson St., 519-1070. Santa Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@ Gin Rummy—1 p,m. Yankie Creek zianet.com. Coffee House. Mondays Grant County Democratic Party— 2nd Weds. Potluck at 5:30 p.m., meet- AARP Chapter #1496—Third Monday. 12:30 p.m. Senior Center, ing at 6:30 p.m. Sen. Howie Morales’ 205 W. Victoria. Contact Marcia Fisch, building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. 388-1298 Ladies Golf Association—8 a.m. tee time. Silver City Golf Course. AARP Widowed and Single Lego Club—Ages 4-9. 4 p.m. Silver Persons of Grant County—Second Mondays. 10:30 a.m. Glad Tidings City Public Library, 515 W. College Church. Contact Sally, 537-3643. Ave., 538-3672. Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant Al-Anon—12:05 p.m. First Presby- terian Church, 1915 Swan, Silver City. County Convention Center. Beginners Contact Valerie, 313-2561. 7-8 p.m. Prostate Cancer Support Group— Art Class—-9-10:45 a.m. Silver City Senior Citizen Center. Beginners to 3rd Weds. 6:30 p.m. Gila Regional advanced. Contact Jean 519-2977. Medical Center Conference Room. 388- 1198 ext. 10. Gentle Yoga—5:30-6:56 p.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Reiki Share - Noon, Thursdays. For Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Reiki practitioners any level & lineage. 211-B N.Texas. Contact Gianna, The New Hope Al-Anon Fam- 970.685.0008. ily Group–– meets every Monday @ Republican Party of Grant 12:05 - 1:00 PM, at the First Presbyterian County—Third Weds. 6 p.m. Red Barn. Church, 20th and Swan, Silver City. Al Storytime—All ages. 10:30 a.m. Sil- Anon Family Groups are for family and ver City Public Library, 515 W. College friends of alcoholics. Contact: Jerry: 575- Ave., 538-3672. 534-4866; Matt: 575-313-0330; The Wednesday Evening Al-Anon Diana: 575-574-2311. This is an Open Family Group–– meets every Wednesday Meeting of Al-Anon. @ 6:00-7:00 PM, at the Arenas Valley Old-Time Country Dancing—3rd Mon., 7-9 p.m. Pin Room, Silver Bowling Church of Christ, 5 Race Track Road, Center. Free. Arenas Valley (Old Radio Station). This is an Open Meeting of Al-Anon. Contact: Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant County Convention Center. Beginners Tom: 575-956-8731; Karen: 575-313- 7-8 p.m. 7094; Dot: 575-654-1643. Traumatic Brain Injury Support Silver City Squares—Dancing 7-9 p.m. Presbyterian Church, 1915 Group—3:30-5 p.m. All-Purpose Room, N. Swan St. Kay, 388-4227, or Linda, Billy Casper Wellness Center, Hudson 534-4523. St. & Hwy. 180. James, 537-2429, or COME JOIN US AT THE Danita, 534-9057. Tai Chi for Better Balance—1 p.m., Senior Center. Call Lydia Moncada Thursdays to register, 534-0059. ARTS Anonymous—5:30 p.m. Art- Tuesdays ists Recovering through the Twelve Steps. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 Alcoholics Anonymous—Men’s group, 7 a.m. Unitarian Fellowship Hall. N. Swan St. 534-1329. 3845 N. Swan. Jerry, 534-4866. Cancer Support Group—1st Thurs. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— 1st Tues. 1:30 p.m. Senior Center. Board Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. Margaret, 388-4539. De-stressing Meditations— 12- 12:45 p.m. New Church of the SW Bayard Historic Mine Tour— 2nd Tuesday. Meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 313-4087. Central Ave., by 9:30 a.m. $5 fee cov- Gila Writers—2-4 p.m. Silver City ers two-hour bus tour of historic mines Public Library. Trish Heck, trish.heck@ plus literature and map; call 537-3327 gmail.com, 534-0207. for reservation. Reike Share—Thursdays at noon, free to Reiki practitioners for hour of Compassionate Friends—4th Tues- day. 7 p.m. Support for those who’ve meditation, discussion and practice. lost a child. Episcopal Church, Parish Interpersonal Peace Center, 211-B N. Hall, 7th and Texas St. Mitch Barsh, Texas St., Silver City. Please confirm 534-1134. meeting schedule beforehand by contacting Gianna at 970-685-0008 Figure/Model Drawing—4-6 p.m. Contact Sam, 388-5583. or [email protected]. For informa- tion about Reiki visit www.AvantiHeal- Los Comadres Cancer Support ingArts.com. Group—1st Tues. 6 p.m. Business and Conference Center, 3031 Hwy. 180 E. Grant County Rolling Stones (next to Ace). 388-1198 ext. 10. Gem and Mineral Society—2nd Thurs. 6 p.m. Senior Center, 204 W. Victoria Multiple Sclerosis Support St. Kyle, 538-5706. Group—First Tuesday. 11:30 a.m. at CAR SHOW local restaurant; email for this month’s Historic Mining District & Tour- location: [email protected]. ism Meeting—Second Thurs. 10 a.m. Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Reiki Circle—First Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. 2035 Little Walnut. Ave., Bayard. 537-3327. Saturday, August 15 Treatment for those in need of healing. Progressive Pilates—5:30-6:30 Vicki, 388-8114, or Virginia, 388- p.m., 315 N. Bullard, 2d fl. 519-8948. 4870. TOPS—5 p.m. 1st Presbyterian 9:00AM - 3:00PM Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Slow Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Women’s Cancer Support GOUGH Park Broadway, Becky Glenn, (404) 234- Group—1st Thurs. 6-7 p.m. GRMC 5331. Conference Room, 1313 E. 32nd St. 388-1198, ext. 10. Silver City, NM Social Services—Noon. Red Barn, 707 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-5666. Vinyasa Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, TEA Party Patriots—2nd and 4th Food - Music - Cars Tues. 6 p.m. Red Barn Steakhouse, 708 Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Silver Heights Blvd. 388-4143. Yoga class—Free class taught by Colleen Stinar.12:30 1:30 p.m. Visitor Photo Contest Wednesdays Episcopal Church fellowship hall, 7th Archaeology Society—Third Weds. and Texas. of every month. Oct.-Nov., Jan.-April 7 Hosted by Copper Country Cruizers p.m. Silver City Women’s Club. Summers Fridays 6 p.m. location TBA. 536-3092, whud- Overeaters Anonymous—6 p.m. Sponsored, in part, by Silver City Lodger Tax [email protected]. Gila Regional Medical Center confer- ence room. 313-9400. Back Country Horsemen—2nd Weds. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Silver City Woman’s Club—2nd Center Conference Room. Subject to Fri., 10:30 a.m., lunch 12 p.m. 411 change. 574-2888. Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3452. DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 23
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ast month David Siddens, that have to be written. earning Lee as much as $9,000 a Chamber of Commerce a senior at Silver High I was encouraged recently day. Her net worth is about $40 LSchool, got his byline in a by the national buzz about the million. DESERT EXPOSURE statewide publication. release of “Go Set A Watchman,” We can’t guarantee a simi- The topic of one of his articles the recently re-discovered novel lar future for writers who win was Derek Salas, a football player by Harper Lee, the author of “To awards in the annual Desert Ex- imply e, nc. at the University of New Mexico, Kill A Mockingbird.” posure writing contest, but you S M I and another Silver High grad. All over the country, July 13, can earn you a published byline I had the opportunity to work people read aloud from “Mock- like young David Siddens. Addressing Dyslexia. Changing Destinies. with Siddens and about a dozen ingbird.” I’d forgotten how much You can submit an unpub- other students at the annual New poetry is in that book. And how lished article, short story, essay, ERTIFIEDC.C.YSLEXIA ManningPECIALIST Mexico Press Association High much humor. The book came poem or other piece of writing by C D S School Journalism Workshop in out in 1960, and the movie of Aug. 26. Entries will be judged on [email protected] Albuquerque in June. Together, the same name hit theaters in literary quality and how well they TEL | 575.571.3895 WEB | SimplyMelnc.com CLUTTER those students from throughout 1962. Lee’s book won the Pulitzer express an aspect of life in south- TO CLARITY IN OFFICE OR ONLINE SESSIONS AVAILABLE the state created the 34th edition Prize and Gregory Peck won the ern New Mexico. No more than of The Future Press, a nice little Best Actor Oscar for his perfect two entries per writer. Maximum newspaper produced on deadline. portrayal of Lee’s lead character, length is 4,000 words. It’s encouraging to see young Atticus Finch. Send Entries to: Desert Expo- people excited about writing. There is humor and poetry in sure Writing Contest, contest@ Whenever I’m asked to speak the movie, but even more in the desertexposure.com or Desert in front of students, I talk about book. Exposure Writing Contest, 840 newspapers, of course, but I talk The re-discovery and subse- N. Telshor Blvd., Suite E, Las more about writing. quent release of “Watchman,” Cruces NM 88011. Include name BECK FAMILY DENTAL Learning how to write and long thought lost to the ages, has and postal address, plus email ad- creating healthy smiles to write well, can serve a young re-ignited interest in Lee, who did dress. Entries cannot be returned. person in myriad ways. not have a published book prior We look forward to seeing Jonathan Beck, DDS Ever read a newspaper? Ever to “Mockingbird,” and, until now, your creative work. 2109 Pinos Altos Road, did not have one published since. 575-534-1133 read an article on online site? Silver City, NM 88061 www.beckfamilydental.com Ever read a magazine? Ever read Publishing a book every 55 years [email protected] a book? Ever watch a movie? may not be the typical pattern for See what you Ever watch a TV show? Ever authors, but for Lee it worked. can do to spread some of watch or listen to a commercial? I guess it would have worked the happiness Ever read a comic book? Ever for anyone who could have cre- today.Richard play a video game? Ever read ated a masterpiece like “Mocking- Coltharp is Desert Exposure? bird.” I read recently “Mocking- editor and pub- If you ever do any of those bird” still sells between 750,000 lisher of Desert Exposure things, you are consuming things and a million copies a year,
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Taizé—2nd Friday. Service of prayer, songs, scripture read- Blooming Lotus Meditation— 12:45 p.m. Lotus Center at ings and quiet contemplation. 6:30 p.m. Episcopal Church of 211 W. Broadway, 313-7417, [email protected]. the Good Shepherd, 538-2015. Double Feature Blockbuster Mega Hit Movie Women’s Al-Anon Meeting: Women Embracing Recov- Night—5:30-11 PM. Satellite/Wellness Coalition. ery – We R Group (a Women’s Feelings Meeting). Meets Fridays Evening Prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition—5 4:30-5:30 p.m. at La Clinica Health and Birth Center, 3201 Ridge p.m. Theotokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Clara. Loop (off of 32nd Street, just up the hill from GRMC). Contact 537-4839, [email protected]. Theresa M 388-4670. Kids Bike Ride—10 a.m., Bikeworks, 815 E. 10th St. Dave Woodcarving Club—2nd and 4th Fridays except holi- Baker, 388-1444. days. 1 p.m. Senior Center. 313-1518. Narcotics Anonymous—6 p.m. New 180 Club, 1661 Youth Space—5:30-10 p.m. Loud music, video games, Hwy. 180 E. chill out. Satellite/Wellness Coalition. Spinning Group—1st Sat., 1-3 p.m. Yada Yada Yarn, 614 Saturdays N. Bullard, 388-3350. torytime Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners—6 p.m. Lions Club, S —All ages. 10:30 a.m. Silver City Public Library, 8th & Bullard (entrance at Big Ditch behind Domino’s). New- 515 W. College Ave., 538-3672. comers and seasoned members welcome. Vinyasa Flow Yoga—10 a.m. All levels. Lotus Center at Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— 10 a.m.-noon. Gila 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Regional Medical Center Conference Room. Margaret, 388- Free FlowingFlowingn Hot Mineral BBathsaths with “Noble” Water 4539. All phone numbers are area code 575 except as noted. Send updates to [email protected]. Two hihistoricsttooric artesian naturanaturall flow ow bathhouse bathhousess LLodgingodging incincludesludes rrusticustic hhistoricistoric cacabinsbins ororr ccontemporaryoontemporary SuitesSuites 24 hhourour acaccessceess ttoo hhotot springs for lolodgingodging guestsguests Early Printed Maps exhibition of the American Southwest extended CChildhilld & Pet FrienFriendlydly rooms At the Silver City the discovery, explo- Massage, RReflefl eexology,xology, FaciaFacials,ls, PPedicuresedicures Museum an exhibi- ration and settlement tion, “Crossroads of of the area. Courtyard with hhammocks,ammmom cks, fi re pits,ga gardensrdr ens and and grill grill Empire: Early Printed “Crossroads of RefrigerRefrigeratedata ed air in all ununitsiti s Maps of the Ameri- Empire” spans the can Southwest,” will mapmaking enter- WiWiFiFi CCable/Satelliteable/Satellite TTVV continue running until prise from 1512 to HoHHolisticlistic support aandndd mmore...ore... Sept. 2. The exhibition 1873. The exhibition explores the idea that examines the ro- historical maps pro- mance of maps, the vide an opportunity to legacy of mapmak- discover how land has ing and the profound “Come“Come anandd ttakeake the wwaters”aters” been seen throughout influence of early LaLa Paloma Hot SSpringsprings && SSpapa time. Crossroads: The Silver City Museum features an exhi- mapmakers on our 311 Marr SStreettreet The Southwest re- bition exploring early printed maps of the southwest. world today. Cap- Truth or ConConsequences,sequences,,N NNewew MexMexico,ico, 8879017901 (Courtesy photo) mained a land of mys- tions and text are in LaLa Paloma Too tery long after the rest English and Spanish. 300 AAustinustin SStreettreet of the continental United States had been surveyed For more information, contact the museum at 575- Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, 8790879011 and recorded on maps. 538-5921, [email protected], or go to the This exhibition details the fascinating story of museum’s website www.silvercitymuseum.org. 575-894-3148 • lapalomasprings.com 24 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com
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Organ Mountains, west side, after a winter storm. Purportedly, the mountains were named by the early Spanish, who saw a resemblance to the pipes of the great organs in the cathedrals of their home country. (Photo by Jay Sharp)
ore than three decades cies and yielded up occasional alli- longed for the steamy summers historic human history. Moreover, for another example, you can ex- ago, when my wife, Mar- gators. The daytime sky, deep blue or relentless rainfall. We never we could contemplate our new- plore perhaps the most infamous Mtha, and I moved from between cloud banks, changed yearned for mosquitos buzzing found life in museum-like historic segment of the trail that John But- Texas’ Galveston Bay area to the continuously. The nighttime sky, around our faces or ticks embed- buildings, over a good dinner with terfield’s Overland Mail Company Chihuahuan Desert basin and frequently overcast, clouded our ded in our dogs’ ears. fine local wines. stages and many other travelers mountain range country, we ex- view of the stars. Rains came in Then, thanks to friends who After more than 30 years in the followed across the desert South- perienced some environmental steady drizzles and, in many in- had spent lifetimes in the north- region, we have found our home, west. About six miles in length, it shock. stances, thunderous downpours. ern Chihuahuan Desert, we would but we’re still discovering new threads through Cooke’s Canyon, In our old neighborhood, oak (We once got some 23 inches of discover over time that we had wonders, nearly all accessible be- at the southern end of Cooke’s and loblolly pine trees towered rain in 24 hours — about as much moved to one of the most diverse cause they lie within public lands. Range — named for Captain Phil- above the houses and arced as we had during the years 2012 arid regions in the world, a land ip St. George Cooke, who guided across the streets. Dense growths through 2014 in southern New magical for adventurous residents Prehistoric Trackways the Mormon Battalion through the of shrubs and vines choked path- Mexico and far west Texas.) and adventure travelers, a land, National Monument mountains in 1846. “A journey of ways through the woods. The land In our new home, scattered the Spanish would say, that often or instance, on the western death,” W. Thornton Parker, M. lay virtually flat. The soil — fine- creosote bushes, mesquites and has “duende,” or “a mysterious side of the Rio Grande, just D., called the canyon passage in grained, dark and rich — bore no cacti grew across the open desert and ineffable charm.” At length, it Fnorthwest of Las Cruces his Annals of Old Fort Cummings, stones whatsoever. Two nearby landscape, and juniper, pinyon drew us, in 1996, to the Las Cruces and Mesilla, you can find stunning New Mexico, 1867-8. “… in this bayous teemed with estuarine spe- pine and Gambel oaks grew along and Mesilla area. tracks of wildlife and imprints of Canyon many an emigrant train, the lower mountain drainages. A We would soon learn that that plants’ stems and foliage left in and travelers, and hunters, as well nearby range rose thousands of our new communities — along the the mud of what was a tidal flat as soldiers of the regular army,” feet above our neighborhood. A rich Mesilla Valley — lay in a land some 280 million years ago, tens said Parker, “have gone to their dry arroyo ran 100 feet deep im- grandly sculpted by the geological of millions of years before the di- deaths at the hands of the cruel mediately behind our back yard. forces of Rio Grande Rift, one of nosaurs. Now designated as the (Chiricahua) Apaches.” Distant ranges, thinly veiled by only five such active continental Prehistoric Trackways National At the east end of the Cooke’s desert haze, lay on the desert fractures in the world. We would Monument, covering some 5,200 Canyon, at Cooke’s Spring, you horizon. Sandy, rocky soils spoke see plant and wildlife communi- acres, it ranks as the world’s most will come upon the ruins of Fort of long-past flash floods and river ties remarkably adapted to des- important known fossil record of Cummings, a Butterfield way sta- flows. The daytime sky, typically ert aridity, spotty and irregular its kind and time — the Permian tion, and a spring house (don’t a faded blue with scattered gos- rain showers, blistering summer Period of the Paleozoic Era. With drink the water). Nearby, you can samer clouds, changed little from temperatures and, sometimes, some 150 Permian Period sites wander through the fort’s ceme- early morning to late afternoon. below zero winter temperatures. discovered in the monument so tery, which recalls, hauntingly, the The nighttime sky, with the desert We would find that we lived at the far, the area has yielded, investi- dangers and hardships of the fron- haze cleared, offered crystalline junction of two of the most histor- gators say, unparalleled insights tier. If you have a high-clearance, views of the stars, the planets and ic trails in the Americas — John into the animals and plants of the four-wheel drive vehicle, you can the full moon. Rains, when they Butterfield’s Overland Mail Com- period, with lifetimes of discovery still follow the trail — the “journey came, usually fell randomly, in pany Trail and El Camino Real de awaiting. of death” — westward from Fort Prehistoric Trackways National scattered showers. Tierra Adentro (The Royal Road Cummings, through the canyon, Monument, a 280-million-year-old At first, we missed the rich to the Interior). Within a day, we Cooke’s Canyon possibly coming across isolated track, which predates the dino- greens of our former, wooded would soon realize, we could vis- bout 60 miles west of Las saurs by tens of millions of years. home near the Gulf Coast, al- it — or even discover anew — re- Cruces and Mesilla, a few PUBLIC LANDS (Photo by Jay Sharp) though I can’t say that we ever cords of our area’s prehistoric and Amiles northeast of Deming, continued on next page 26 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com stone-covered graves of those Rock Art Sites — in secluded alcoves and caves plant life, and geometric and ab- pass occasional scattered ruins who perished along the way. f prehistoric images on stone suggest a rich story of the mysti- stract designs. These petroglyphs, and markers. You may see occa- Near the western end of the — rock art — should seize cal beliefs of early spear-carrying many of them probably produced sional stone-covered graves — re- passage, you can still see trail Iyour interest, becomes your hunters and gatherers and, par- by Jornado Mogollon Puebloan minders, as Josiah Gregg said in remnants and the iconic hill called “thing,” you will find many more ticularly, more recent Puebloan peoples who lived nearby, in a his classic Commerce of the Prai- “Massacre Peak,” for reasons sites to explore not far from Las farmers and Apache raiders. De- small village to the south, suggest ries, that “…this dangerous pass you can imagine. Near the mouth Cruces and Mesilla. For just a few pictions of goggle-eyed figures, a rich and mystical spiritual heri- has cost the life of many travelers of Frying Pan Canyon, at a site examples, rock art imagery left plumed serpents and a collared tage. in days of yore…” overlooking the trail, mysterious by prehistoric peoples decorates jaguar suggest contact with Me- About half way up the Jornada images engraved into stone sur- stone surfaces in the Tonuco and soamerica. Masked ceremonial The Jornada del Muerto — as far as you can conveniently faces — “petroglyphs” — some by Doña Ana Mountains and in Lu- figures may speak to the origins he 90-mile-long Jornada del follow this section of the trail any- prehistoric people millennia ago, cero Canyon to the north; along of the Pueblo Indians’ Kachina Muerto — another “Journey more — you will come to Laguna stand as symbols of long forgotten a lava flow near the Rio Grande’s masked dancing cults. Historical- Tof Death” — ranked as the del Muerto (Lake of the Dead, faiths and beliefs. At the nearby western escarpment to the south; ly, Butterfield’s coaches paused at most dreaded passage of El Cami- usually dry) and the isolated little Pony Hills formation, more petro- and in Fort Bliss’ Castner Range Hueco Tanks as they traveled over no Real de Tierra Adentro, which community of Engle, now a virtual glyphs, these left by a prehistoric area within El Paso’s Franklin the desert. began at Mexico City and ended ghost town. This is where famed people mere centuries ago, whis- Mountains. The fabled Three Rivers Petro- at the San Juan Pueblo, north of early 20th century western novel- per of different faiths and beliefs, At Texas’ Hueco Tanks State glyph Site, located about 30 miles Santa Fe. (Our segment was des- ist and short-story writer Eugene and at least one image indisput- Park and Historical Site, located north of Alamogordo, near the ignated as a National Historic Manlove Rhodes once worked as ably points to contact with the about 30 miles east of El Paso, western slopes of the Sacramen- Trail under the Omnibus Public a cowboy. great city-states of Mesoamerica. prehistoric images painted on to Mountains, offers more than Lands Management Act enacted stone surfaces — “pictographs” 20,000 images of humans, wildlife, by Congress on March 30, 2009.) Still More Adventure Located north of Las Cruces and Destinations Mesilla, the Jornada, once defined s you learn the area, you along its length by stone-covered will keep finding other ad- graves, lies in the desolate desert Aventure destinations that basin between the San Andres you can visit within a day. Mountains to the east and the Ca- For instance, to the west of ballo and Fra Cristobal ranges to Las Cruces and Deming, you can the west. explore Columbus and Camp Fur- Traveling up the Mesilla Valley, long, an isolated desert settlement $200,000 $170,000 $122,000 following the El Camino Real de located just a few miles north of Mimbres Beauty waiting Cold Springs home north Tyrone home- small-town Tierra Adentro corridor to reach the border and the Mexican hamlet for your artist’s touch. of Silver City. 2 with po- atmosphere yet 7 miles to the Jornada, you will pass the Ro- of Palomas. It was here that Pan- View to die for! Inside is tentially 4 bedrooms, 2 shopping. Remodeled with bledo Mountains, where, in May of cho Villa and his force attacked drywalled. 2111 s.f., 2 baths, 2106 s.f., .62 acres. tile in kitchen and family 1598, Juan de Oñate’s expedition the community and military en- bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths 2 Open floor plan. Chef’s room. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. buried Pedro Robledo (in a grave campment on March 9, 1916 — car garage 1.940 acres kitchen! 1430 s.f., one-car garage. long lost, with, according to leg- the last time a foreign force dared 222 Caballo Blanco 3605 Vic Culberson 415 Cuprite end, a substantial treasure). You strike America until that fateful will drive near Fort Selden (listed day of September 11, 2001. It was on the National Register of Histor- here that John J. Pershing and the Linda Pecotte, Broker 575.538.1623 ic Places), where the famed World U. S. Army marshalled America’s [email protected] War II general Douglas MacArthur latest military technology — air- Www.LindaSellsNewMexico.com lived as a four-year-old child with craft and motorized vehicles — to his family in the 1880s. launch a pursuit of Villa into Mex- Leaving the valley and follow- ico—marking the beginning of ing a dirt road that roughly paral- mechanized warfare. lels the Jornada, you soon come Northwest of Las Cruces and to Point of Rocks, a small range of Mesilla, between Deming and hills. Point of Rocks lies near an Silver City, you come to City of HILLSBORO arroyo where, in May of 1598, a Rocks State Park, named, as New HISTORICAL SOCIETY small companion dog found pud- Mexico State Parks says, for the dles from a recent unseasonable “incredible volcanic rock forma- rain — lifesaving water for Oñate tions found here. The ‘city’ is a ANTIQUES and an advance scouting party. geologic formation made up of Nearby you will find a dirt path- large, sculptured rock columns, way, built by the Bureau of Land or pinnacles, rising as high as FESTIVAL Management, which takes you 40 feet and separated by paths to an escarpment where you can or lanes resembling city streets. HISTORIC look down on traces of the origi- These rocks were formed about nal trail. Climb the westernmost 34.9 million years ago when a very HOME TOUR Point of Rocks hill to its peak and large volcano erupted. Then, ero- (SAT & SUN) you will find an unmarked rough sion over millions of years slowly & WINE TASTING circle of stones, where Apaches, formed the sculptured columns archaeologists suspect, kept se- seen today, creating a stunning, creted watch for travelers along otherworldly landscape.” the Jornada. Just southeast of Deming, at SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2015 • 9-6 P.M. 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was visited and studied by Apollo historians and archaeologists in good luck and timing, you can astronauts in the 1960s in prepa- searches for campsites (parajes) make local festivals, experiencing ration for their flight to the moon along El Camino Real de Tierra the charm of the matachines, ma- and exploration of its volcanic Adentro, archaeologists in sur- riachi, ballet folklorico and, occa- surface. veys for the some 5000 prehistoric sionally, even flamenco perform- In the desert basins and moun- sites in the Organ Mountains — ers and classical guitarists who tain ranges to the north and north- Desert Peaks National Monument, celebrate Native American and west of Las Cruces and Mesilla, geologists and paleontologists in Hispanic heritage. Ask the right you can come across a record investigations of the Prehistoric people and you can be directed of human history thousands of Trackways National Monument, to little “hole-in-the-wall” Mexican years in the making. You may find ornithologists for seasonal bird food restaurants where you will prehistoric fire hearths, flint and counts, or naturalists for desert find true enchiladas, tamales, ta- chert spear and arrow points, pot- plant and wildlife studies. cos, chili rellenos, caldillo, quesa- tery sherds, and abundant rock On casual days, you can vis- dillas, flautas, sopapillas, flan and art — all of which, by law, must it, downstream from El Paso, empanadas. be left undisturbed. You can fol- three-century-old Spanish and Na- I do have one cautionary note: low Butterfield’s old trail for more tive American communities and You may get addicted to green El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, nearby rock-covered graves recall than 20 miles. You can still see charming mission churches. With chiles. those found along the Jornada del Muerto. (Photo by Jay Sharp) rock cairns that marked the north- ern boundaries of land acquired Little Florida Mountains, you can century ranch house of Oliver Lee, from Mexico in the Gadsden Pur- Interpreting the put your geologic hammer to good a charismatic figure who could chase, which added nearly 30,000 history of the SW use in collecting minerals such as have been an icon for western square miles, in southwestern through the area’s multicolored jasper and black, movies. With the help of his cow New Mexico and southern Arizo- finest selection of glass-like perlite. With persistence hands — according to local tales na, to the United States in 1853. regional books and and good luck, you may find a ge- — he enriched some neighbors’ You can wander through the ruins BookBook & & Gift Gift Store Store gifts ode, or “thunder egg,” which is a lives but also helped himself to of abandoned ranch houses. You 312 W. Broadway nodular form of jasper. nearby ranch lands, rustled cat- can visit a cave that Geronimo 575-538-5921 When you tire of hammering tle and shot his enemies. From purportedly used to escape a U.S. Silver City, NM 88061 Tues—Fri 9am—4:30pm www.silvercitymuseum.org Sat—Sun 10am—4pm rocks, you can head north of Dem- the Lee house, you can make the military force. You can climb to a ing, to the Gila Wilderness, where tough hike up Dog Canyon, fol- site called “Outlaw Rock,” where you might visit the mid-19th cen- lowing the route that Mescalero Billy the Kid hid out, leaving his tury hamlet of Pinos Altos, which Apaches took into the Sacramen- name (now virtually obliterated took root in the wake of gold dis- to Mountains to escape the U. S. by the elements) scrawled on a coveries in a nearby stream and Calvary. stone wall. survived in spite of the regular In the Organ Mountains, you saloon brawls of frontier miners The Organ Mountains — will find completely different op- Celebrating 13 Years! and battles with the Chiricahua Desert Peaks National portunities for adventure, with Apaches. Monument several compelling hikes. This 32 Facials • Body Treatments • Spa Manicures & Pedicures Exploring the village, you f you are drawn to the story of million-year-old range has long Refl exology • Aromatherapy • Body Sugaring • Waxing might plan a stop at the old Buck- our earth, to clues about our drawn the adventurous into its horn Saloon, now a well-regarded Iprehistoric past, and to the his- rocky folds and crevices of their ™ restaurant, but please heed the tory of our western lands, you will steep granitic and rhyolite slopes. BARESKIN ominous warning at the front: find a galaxy of adventures in the You will find the evidence in se- by bareMinerals “WITCH PARKING ONLY: ALL Organ Mountains — Desert Peaks cluded caves, Indian rock art, OTHERS WILL BE TOAD.” National Monument, established abandoned mines and crumbling A roughly 30-mile-long, wind- by Presidential Proclamation in ruins, which, collectively, speak of Clinically proven ing drive through the ponderosa May of 2014. Essentially surround- prehistoric hunters and farmers, tone/correcting pine forest north of Pinos Altos ing Las Cruces and Mesilla, the Apache raiders, treasure hunters, mineral foundation and takes you to the 13th century Gila monument is divided into several miners, gunfighters, revolution- brightening serum Cliff Dwellings, which Theodore sections. It includes, to the south- aries, Union and Confederate Roosevelt made a national mon- west of Las Cruces and Mesilla, troops, early ranchers, early tour- in one. ument more than a century ago. the sprawling Portrillo Volcanic ists, an Italian-born hermit and Built in caves in the mouth of a Field; to the northwest and north, even tubercular patients. canyon near the West Fork of desert basins and the Sierra de Unlike stratified neighboring the Gila River, the cliff dwelling’s Los Uvas, Robledos and Doña Ana mountain ranges, which had or- stone-wall rooms, said William mountain ranges; and to the east, igins in ancient and placid seas, Available in Silver City Exclusively at Datura N. Morgan, Ancient Architecture the 9,000-foot-high Organ Moun- the Organs emerged from the Perfect when paired with one of Personal Attention from of the Southwest, “typically have tains. Altogether, it encompasses molten interior of the earth in a Datura’s relaxing facials. Open Monday-Friday & 2nd Saturdays Cheri Crane uneven floors cut into the stone in some 800 square miles — an area complex sequence of violent mag- Owner/Therapist 108 E. Broadway some places and filled in others … a third again larger than Texas’ matic eruptions, lava flows, struc- In Historic Downtown Silver City Fire pits are located in the floors Galveston Bay. tural warping and fracturing and 575-534-0033 of living rooms … Stone-lined In the Portrillo Volcanic Field, relentless erosion. The Organs grain bins, metates and manos de- you can thread your way through now stand as “one of the most note spaces used to grind corn.” massive lava flows spread across picturesque and rugged mountain The Gila Cliff Dwellings are one of the desert floor. (Watch for rattle- ranges in the Southwest,” said the few Mogollon Puebloan ruins snakes!) You can wander through New Mexico Institute of Mining where the walls remain standing. Aden Crater, a “shield volcano,” & Technology’s W. R. Seager in his Blackwell’s About 50 miles northeast of which looks like a warrior’s shield Memoir 36 — Geology of Organ Antiques & Gift s Las Cruces and Mesilla, in the lying flat on the desert floor; and Mountains and Southern San An- center of the Tularosa Basin, while there, you can — provid- dres Mountains, New Mexico. you will come to another nation- ed you are in excellent physical Rugged as they are, the Organs al monument — the spectacular condition and properly equipped — enriched by a few permanent White Sands National Monument. — descend into a 100-foot-deep springs, various streams and even Spanning nearly 300 square miles, fumarole, or gas vent, where an intermittent waterfall — serve it ranks as largest gypsum dune three young men found the in- as a haven for one of the most di- field in the world, with 60-foot- credibly well-preserved remains verse plant and wildlife communi- high dunes, still moving before the of a late Ice Age giant ground ties in the Southwest. They harbor desert winds. Much of its wildlife sloth in the 1920s. (The sloth, en- more than 800 plant species, in- and plant life have developed fas- tombed for perhaps 11,000 years, cluding several species that occur cinating adaptations that facilitate still had remnants of its last meal nowhere else. They host some 80 survival in the harsh environment. in its belly.) You can explore the species of mammals, 185 species White Sands takes on a magical world-class volcanic crater Kil- of birds, and 60 species of reptiles aura — “duende” — on the nights bourne Hole, a National Natural and amphibians. with a full moon. Landmark, which was created, Along the western foothills of not by erupting lava, but rather Still More the Sacramento Mountains, near by massive, repeated eruptions of f you’re not yet exhausted by Where did the Summer go? the mouth of Dog Canyon, you superheated steam formed when the adventures within a day’s OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK arrive at the Oliver Lee Memorial magma contacted underground reach from Las Cruces and MONDAY-SAT. 10:30-5 • SUNDAY 12-4PM I 575-388-1737 • 218 N. BULLARD State Park, which offers an in- water far beneath the earth’s sur- Mesilla, you might join volunteers HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO triguing history and a formidable face. About a mile across and hun- in support of the numerous parks hike. You can visit the late 19th dreds of feet deep, Kilbourne Hole and museums within the area, Punkie Garretson, Owner 28 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com TALKING HORSES • SCOTT THOMSON Doing the Right Thing The trainer’s biggest challenge: Being honest with himself
ast month I talked about the kinds of quali- looking for training to make the horse safe. Sadly, ties you might look for in a good trainer to I had to say this was not a training issue at all but Lhelp you and your horse. simply a bad marriage that required getting a dif- For all the trainers out there, I thought it might ferent horse better suited for a beginner who just be interesting to follow up with some opinions on wanted to ride. why it’s so hard to be a good trainer. The stories go on and on like this, situations The greatest challenge to anyone who wants to where changes in diet, a new saddle, a bigger trail- be a trainer is something that you will never hear er or some chiropractic work have solved what discussed, and most in the business won’t even ad- were thought to be training problems. In most mit it exists. The very basis of the job starts with businesses this kind of honesty and problem solv- an enormous conflict of interest, the conflict of ing is truly appreciated, and results in the kind of how you balance honesty and doing the right thing referrals and reputation that can build a profitable with making a living. business (sadly, in the horse business, often it does What is this inherent conflict? Very simply, it neither). If it should be good for your business, starts with the fact that not all issues with hors- other than the obvious loss of predictable income, es are training issues. But, as a trainer, your liveli- why is it so hard to actually do it? hood comes from fees for training. Can you really Well, there’s a second part to this conflict — ignore that and be objective, even offer alternative the human. It is far easier for an owner to believe solutions, when evaluating a situation with a horse training is the problem (or the solution) because or rider? If you do, it may appear to devalue your that line of thought is not at all threatening to the service and will certainly cost you money. Isn’t it person (unless the person has already spent a ton easier — and more profitable — to say any behav- of money with other trainers). ior is a training issue, then sign someone up for a When you start to talk about things like diet, bunch of lessons, or take the horse and “train” it medical issues or equipment, in many cases it for a few months? will be taken as some sort of criticism of how the Even all the clinics, training shows on TV, You- owner cares for their horse. Care of an animal is Tube videos and how-to CD’s imply that all issues something very personal, and anything perceived are about training, and if you buy that trainer’s as a commentary on care becomes a criticism of products, use their method or take your horse to the person and not the animal. That doesn’t sit well them, any problem or performance shortfall will with most owners, so it can be easier for a trainer be magically trained away. to just avoid those issues. The fact is, issues with horses can be driven by Likewise, if you talk about things like a horse’s physical limitations, conformation, medical prob- age, maturity, conformation, physical limitations lems, diet, ill fitting or inappropriate equipment, or temperament for a particular use, you may hit a or, dare I say, the owner. To look past any of these nerve with an owner that gets interpreted as saying variables and go right to “it’s a training problem they bought the wrong horse or, worse, they don’t and I’ll fix it” seems wrong, but I understand why it know much about horses. Oops, there goes anoth- happens. It’s hard to put food on the table by sug- er client out the door. gesting a solution that doesn’t involve your service. If in your assessment as a professional train- These are a few situations I’ve faced that illus- er, you feel a horse is quite good and well trained trate this conflict, where the right solutions would but the owner is at the root of the problem, it is a potentially (and did) cost me thousands of dollars challenge to go in that direction without making of income. an owner feel they are not as skilled or as knowl- An owner came to me with a horse that was ex- edgeable as they thought they were. No one likes hibiting some dangerous behavioral problems. The to hear that. No one likes reality to come into their rider had owned the horse for many years without dreams. any real problems. The owner was eager to fix the No matter how much has been written and problem but also to learn some new techniques, proven about the nature of the horse, personal- Rosen Method Bodywork and it would have been easy to create a nice “an- ity and learning differences between individual Relaxation & Internal Awareness through Gentle Touch nuity” for my business with regular lessons. How- horses and different breeds, and the physical and ever, after a couple of sessions, I felt this was not mental requirements for various disciplines or ac- a training issue at all, but an indication of a partic- tivities, many people still believe you can train any Anna Dye ular medical issue I had seen before. I suggested horse to do anything. That being the case, it only Intern rather than spending any money with me, have the makes sense to think if something isn’t going well, vet check the horse for this issue because if it’s it’s about training or the trainer and nothing else. 575-519-8591 there, it can be resolved with surgery. The horse Maybe the work done in cognitive science and By Appointment did indeed have this problem, the surgery was the way our own brains work to protect our emo- 309 E. College Ave., Silver City done, and the owner is still riding and enjoying the tional and physical well being can help to under- horse. stand this conflict of interest for a trainer (see, for In another case, an owner brought me a horse example, the thoughts of Janet Jones, PhD in the with a rearing problem. She was convinced it was July issue of Equus). Looking just at the concept “Getting Grounded in a Fast Moving World” a training issue — all of her riding buddies said of the “self-serving bias” — where we believe our so, so it must be the case. She even said the mag- abilities, skills or behavior lead to our successes, A Free Public Lecture with Dharma Teacher ic words, “I don’t care how much it costs to fix.” but our failures are the fault of someone else or Terry Cortes-Vega After the very first session, I told her this was not some set of circumstances out of our control — it’s a training issue. My suggestion was to get a true easy to see why one could focus just on training A dharma teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, Terry equine dentist in to evaluate the horse immediate- or the trainer as the problem. It leaves the own- shares deep wisdom and compassion with joy and humor. ly because what I saw was a horse trying to avoid er immune to criticism and comfortable with their the pain and discomfort of the bit. After full dental beliefs, even if they’re misplaced. Please join us as Terry explores practical ways to bring work and a few weeks of the owner riding without No easy way for a trainer to navigate these wa- mindfulness into our everyday lives. a bit in the safety of her small arena, she was able ters, which is probably why so many don’t even to return to her bridle set-up with no more rearing try. There isn’t much in the training career manual Friday, August 7, 2015 7 P.M. – 8 P.M. or resistance. that prepares you to deal with these complexities. A new rider went to a breeder/trainer to look for If the owner thinks it’s a training issue, then that’s Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway, Silver City a horse. An honest horseman would have looked what it is – and get out the checkbook. Nobody at this person and the horses he had available, and gets offended, the trainer generates some income Sponsored by should have said he didn’t really have a horse ap- and everybody is happy until the next time the Blooming Lotus Meditation Community propriate for your age, skill and interest. But, that horse acts like a horse. would mean no sale and no income from lessons. Weekly Meditation every Thursday – 5:30 P.M. So, he convinced an older beginner with no rid- at Lotus Center ing experience that the best thing to do is get a Scott Thomson lives in Silver City and teaches young horse (he had plenty of those around — sur- natural horsemanship and foundation training. 575-313-7417 You can contact him at [email protected] or prise!) and grow and learn with it. After several big 575-388-1830. wrecks and some injuries, the owner came to me DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 29 THE STARRY DOME • BERT STEVENS Ursa Minor, the Little Bear 16,000 light-years away, nova explosion explained
wo-thirds of the way up in Watch the Skies our northern sky is the den Tof Ursa Minor, the Little Calendar of Events – August 2015 (MDT) Bear. The brightest stars of this constellation form an asterism 02 2 p.m. Saturn stationary widely known as the Little Dip- 06 8:03 p.m. Last Quarter Moon 06 8:30 p.m. Mercury, Jupiter and Regulus close together in per. The difference between the the western sky two is a few fainter stars that 10 8:30 p.m. Jupiter near Regulus extend the constellation to the 13 Midnight Perseid meteor shower peaks south and west. On these August 14 8:53 a.m. First Quarter Moon evenings, Ursa Minor is standing 29 12:35 p.m. Full Moon up on its tail, stretching its front paws higher into our sky. The Little Bear and the Big orbit the primary, but are much ing gas expands outward from Bear (Ursa Major) are joined in smaller. The primary supergiant the star, making it appear much the same myth. The nymph Cal- is also a Cepheid variable star. brighter. The gas slowly cools listo promised to be faithful to This type of variable becomes down causing the nova to fade. Artemis, but Zeus, the king of the brighter and fainter (pulse) with Unlike the much more violent gods, overcame her objections a regular period and is one of the Type I supernova, neither star The North Star, Polaris, is the star at the end of the tail of the Little Bear, and the two had a son, Arcas. “standard candles” for determin- is destroyed so the process can Ursa Minor. Ursa Minor is visible every night of the year that it is clear, When Zeus’ wife Hera found out, ing the distance to similar stars start all over again. since it never sets. It just circles around the North Celestial Pole, which she turned Callisto into a bear, throughout the universe. is right next to Polaris. On August evenings, Ursa Minor is standing on and Callisto roamed the woods Sixteen thousand light-years The Planets for its tail. (Image courtesy Bert Stevens) for the next 15 years, avoiding away in east central Ursa Minor August 2015 hunters. Arcas was out hunting is the star RW Ursae Minoris. In ercury, Venus and Ju- in those same woods and came the early part of the last centu- piter are all together in Video Stop face to face with Callisto. Arcas ry, it was an extremely faint 21st Msouthwestern Leo near was afraid and about to shoot her magnitude. In 1956, it suddenly the star Regulus. They are very Huge DVD with an arrow, but something in brightened to sixth magnitude, low on our western horizon as the the bears eyes made him hesitate right up to the edge of naked eye month begins. Venus and Jupiter Clearance Sale! long enough for Zeus to inter- visibility. This nova explosion are heading westward toward the vene at prevent the tragedy. Zeus made the star a million times Sun and will disappear into the 15,000 titles: changed Arcas into a bear as well brighter than it had been. Even Sun’s glare after the first week $3.95-$7.95 and sent a whirlwind to lift them now, it is still more than six times of the month, while Mercury is facebook.com/videostopnm into the sky. Callisto became brighter than it was before the heading eastward away from the Ursa Major and Arcas became explosion. Sun. It will be visible all month. 2320 Hwy 180E • Silver City, NM • 575-538-5644 Ursa Minor. Novae only occur in close bi- They are all within six degrees of The most well-known star in nary star systems. When they are the horizon as it gets dark during Ursa Minor is Polaris, the North young, one of the two stars in the that first week. Star. This second magnitude star binary is larger, so it ages more Mercury is rather far south, is just three-quarters of a degree quickly. The larger star reaches so this will not be a great appari- from the North Celestial Pole. the end of its life more quickly, tion. At the middle of the month, The Celestial Pole is the exten- becoming a giant star. It then los- Mercury shines at magnitude -0.2 sion of Earth’s pole into the sky. es its atmosphere, becoming a with a disc that is 5.6 seconds- As the Earth turns, the stars all white dwarf. The other star now of-arc across and will be 76 per- appear to circle around the Celes- reaches the end of its life and bal- cent illuminated. The Messenger tial Pole each day. However, the lons up as a giant star. The white of the Gods starts the month in Pole is not fixed in the sky. The dwarf’s gravity starts pulling the Leo, drifting southeast into Vir- Earth wobbles the same way a giant’s hydrogen atmosphere go as the month ends. Mercury top does when it is slowing down. onto its own surface. The hydro- is low on the west-northwestern This wobble takes the Pole in a gen accumulates on the surface horizon as the month begins and 47-degree wide circle that takes until there is so much of it that it slides southward along horizon 26,000 years to complete. Polaris gets hot enough for the hydrogen being just south of west as the will be the North Star for a long to fuse into helium. month ends. Mercury stays with- time, but the Pole will move away The fusion process converts in six degree of the horizon as it from it by one degree every 72 about five percent of the accu- gets dark during the entire month years. mulated hydrogen into helium, and sets around 8:45 p.m. Polaris is actually composed releasing a tremendous amount On August 1, Venus’s disc is of five stars. The primary star is of light and heat in a violent ex- the bright supergiant that we see plosion that blows remaining hy- THE STARRY DOME in our sky. The rest of the stars drogen into space. The hot, glow- continued on next page 30 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com just 6 percent illuminated and is month, Jupiter’s disc is 31.1 sec- tilt down 24.1 degrees with the shower occurs this month just be- northeast, put on some warm 52.8 seconds-of-arc across shin- onds-of-arc across, shining at northern face showing. It glows fore New Moon, so this is a good blankets or a sleeping bag, and ing at magnitude -4.3. Moving magnitude -1.7. at magnitude +0.5. year to view these meteors with “keep watching the sky!” slightly south and westward, the Saturn sets around 12:30 a.m. Mars is just eleven degrees no Moon in the sky. These mete- Goddess of Love nicks the north- It can be found almost 40 degrees above the east-northeastern hori- ors are tiny particles from Comet west corner of Sextants and the up in the south-southwest, as zon as it starts to get light, having P/109 Swift-Tuttle, “burning up” An amateur as- northeast corner of Hydra before it gets dark. The Ringed Planet risen around 5 a.m. Mars’ disc is as they hit our upper atmosphere tronomer for more than 45 years, settling into Cancer as the month stands still on Aug. 2 and then just 3.7 seconds-of-arc across at a speed of 40 miles per second. Bert Stevens is ends. begins to move slowly eastward at midmonth. The God of War The shower peaks around mid- co-director of Jupiter is moving slowly east- in eastern Libra. At midmonth, starts the month in eastern Gem- night, so the entire early morning Desert Moon Ob- ward in Leo, passing just a half Saturn’s disc is 16.8 seconds-of- ini moving eastward into eastern hours of Aug. 13 are the best time servatory in Las degree north of Regulus on Au- arc across while its Rings are 38.1 Cancer. for viewing these meteors. Set Cruces. gust 10. At the beginning of the seconds-of-arc across and they The annual Perseid meteor up a folding lounge chair facing
SUBORBITAL • CATHY HARPER Five join Space Hall of Fame Disney, Lucas among those to be inducted
n July 4, New Mexico Mu- and possibilities of exploring the seum of Space History universe,” Orwoll said. OExecutive Director Chris Orwoll announced the names of The Inductee Class of 2015 the International Space Hall of est known for his work in Fame Inductee Class of 2015. The animation and popular en- announcement came moments be- Btertainment, Walt Disney fore the City of Alamogordo’s annu- created what is today the largest al Fireworks Extravaganza delight- entertainment empire in histo- ed thousands across the basin with ry. In the mid-1950s, he worked what is being hailed as the “best with Werner von Braun on several show in years.” iconic, “science factual,” animat- “It was a privilege to announce ed films on science and science Walt Disney and Wernher Von George Pal (Courtesy 4.bp. Fritz Lang in 1936. (Courtesy the names of such a prestigious fiction subjects, most notably Braun (Courtesy Wikipedia.org) Blogspot.com) Brittanica.com) class, people whose vision inspired “Man in Space,” “Man and the literally generations worldwide. Moon,” and “Mars and Beyond.” The Inductee Class of 2015 em- These were designed to be both tion, but also impacted the devel- bodies the true spirit of space ex- educational and entertaining, opment of the United States space ploration by a group of men who, which not only led to millions of program and initiatives. Disney although they never went to space people around the world learning built several futuristic attractions themselves, believed in the future about the future of space explora- to be included in Tomorrowland at his amusement park, Disney- land. His enduring interest in the Silver City Zen Center future of space exploration was Lucas and C3PO (Courtesy (Ginzan-ji Zen Buddhist Temple) recognized in 1980, when a minor Starmap.com) The stamp commemorates the Meditation Practice (Zazen) Monday-Friday 7:00-7:30 am planet, 4017 Disneya, was named centennial of birth the pioneer Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 pm in his honor. part; much of his efforts have cen- French film-maker Georges Zazen & Dharma Talk Saturday 9:00 am On July 22, The Walt Disney tered on encouraging innovation in Méliès, the creator of A Trip to the Informal Dharma Family Museum in San Francisco education, the arts and technology. Moon, the first ever science-fiction Discussion Group Friday 5:30-6:30 pm will open a new exhibition titled French filmmaker Georges film and the first cinema adap- Community Movie Night Every other Monday 6:00 pm “Tomorrowland: Walt’s Vision for Méliès was a pioneer in the early tation of a Jules Verne’s novel. Today.” The exhibition showcases days of cinema. He created what (Courtesy fineartamerica.com) th th Resident Priest: 506 W. 13 St. (corner of 13 and Virginia) Disney as a “technological inno- many regard as the first science Rev. Dr. Oryu Paul Stuetzer 575-388-8874 vator, science fiction storyteller, fiction (silent) film, 1902’s “A Trip a.m. A celebration of the museum’s and futurologist by spotlighting to the Moon;” it was loosely based opening in 1976; this community The Treat for Your Feet Your Whole Body will Love. his vision of Disneyland’s ground- on stories of lunar voyages written event has the primary mission of breaking Tomorrowland and its by both Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. encouraging children to become in- complete and revolutionary 1967 With a length of fourteen minutes, volved in science, technology, engi- rebuild.” Academy Award-winning “A Trip to the Moon” was the lon- neering and mathematics (STEM). director, writer, and producer Brad gest motion picture ever produced This is a family-friendly event and Profound Relaxation Bird (“The Incredibles,” “Ratatouil- at the time. the first 500 children (ages 5-15) STRESS IS THE MAIN ISSUE IN ALL ILLNESS! le,” and “Tomorrowland”) guest-cu- George Pal was a Hungari- will build and launch free model Professional Foot Massage rated the exhibit. an-born American and is remem- rockets. Dozens of exhibitors from Malika Crozier Fritz Lang was an Austri- bered as an animator and produc- across the state will add to the ex- Certifi ed Refl exologist - 23yrs. an-American writer and filmmak- er, principally associated with the citement. [email protected] er. In 1929, he wrote and directed science fiction genre in the early The Induction Ceremony and Silver City – By Appointment 575-534-9809 days of the space program. The i “Frau im Mond” (Woman in the Gala Banquet will be held at the Moon). The most expensive silent Academy of Motion Picture Arts Tays Special Events Center on the film ever made at the time, it is of- and Sciences founded the “George campus of New Mexico State Uni- ten called “the first serious science Pal Lecture on Fantasy in Film” in versity — Alamogordo. Tickets for fiction movie.” It told the story of a 1980. He produced and/or directed the event will go on sale in mid-July. Visit Old Mesilla, NM doomed voyage to the Moon; rock- the following influential and Acade- The International Space Hall of • Antiques • Banks & ATMs • Books • Candy, Coffee & Snacks et pioneer Hermann Oberth was an my Award winning films: “Destina- Fame (ISHF), an integral part of the • Clothing & Apparel • Galleries & Fine Art • Gifts, Curios advisor on the film. One of Lang’s tion Moon,” “When Worlds Collide,” New Mexico Museum of Space His- Crafts • Furniture & Decor • Health & Personal Care creations in “Frau im Mond” was “The War of the Worlds,” “Conquest tory, is the only institution that rec- the first use of a 10-second count- of Space” and “The Time Machine.” ognizes the accomplishments of the • Jewelry • Museums • Pottery • Real Estate • Wineries down prior to a rocket launch. The men and women worldwide who Olive Oils use of a multistage rocket in the About Induction 2015 have contributed to man’s quest Mesilla Book Center story influenced the development nduction into the International for space. Established in 1976, the • Books about the West, Mexico, horses, Vinegars cowboys, Native Americans & More of rocketry in the real world. Space Hall of Fame is an hon- ISHF follows strict criteria for In- • Children’s books & Toys Gourmet Best known for the six Star Wars Ior that has only been bestowed ductees and to date has honored • Gifts & more Foods films, screenwriter, director and upon 166 people and one team over 166 individuals and one team. ‘Some of the best books never make the bestseller lists’ producer George Lucas has been the past 39 years. This October, the The New Mexico Museum of On the Plaza • (575) 526-6220 2411 Calle de San Albino credited by many as helping to cre- five individuals above will join this Space History is a division of the Tue-Sat 11 am-5:30 pm (575) 525-3100 ate a renewal of interest in science distinguished group. New Mexico Department of Cul- Sun 1 pm-5 pm, Closed Mon www.therusticolivedemesilla.com fiction motion pictures. His movies The Induction Ceremony and tural Affairs. For more information, have grossed hundreds of millions Founder’s Day Activities will be call 575-437-2840 or toll free 1-877- Want your business to be seen here? of dollars. This has enabled numer- held on Saturday, Oct. 3. Found- 333-6589 or visit the website at Call Claire at 575.680.1844 • [email protected] ous philanthropic ventures on his er’s Day at the museum begins at 9 www.nmspacemuseum.org. DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 31 BIRTHDAY • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH Fort Bayard Celebrates 149 Years Historic fort to resound with music once again
s Fort Bayard goes into its Army tuberculosis hospital and Fort Bayard today is home to games and toys, and creations of dition to songs still familiar to 150th year, Jane Voss and research center. some 88 stately and empty build- the Grant County Art Guild for the world, they will include “The AHoyle Osborne are helping In 1900, the fort was trans- ings, a hospital building the state viewing and sale. Election in Jungle Town,” a farci- to celebrate with a concert-lec- ferred to the Surgeon General’s plans to tear down, the parade At 7 p.m. Voss and Osborne, cal take on the election of 1912, ture on Aug. 22 at the historic Department and in 1922 a new grounds with a buffalo soldier who are with the Chautauqua women’s suffrage movement, la- landmark. hospital was built and the fort be- statue monument and perhaps a Program of the New Mexico Hu- bor struggles and a Spanish cor- But the 149th birthday events came part of the Veterans Bureau. ghost or two. Walking through the manities Council, perform "1912: rido, “Hymn to the Statehood of begin earlier in the day with tours, In World War II, Fort Bayard had streets of the fort is like stepping A Musical Snapshot of America New Mexico.” treats and arts at the old fort. another job and became a place into another time. in the Year New Mexico Became Admission is free, but dona- The amazing history of Fort to hold 100 German prisoners of The Fort Bayard Museum, lo- a State,” at the New Deal Theater tions to support the goals of the Bayard includes tuberculosis war. Today, the rebuilt hospital cated on the west side of the pa- at the fort. Fort Bayard Historic Preservation treatment, buffalo soldiers, new at the site stands empty, but a rade ground, will be open during The singer and the pianist will Society are appreciated. For more rifle testing, battling the cold and new Fort Bayard Medical Center the celebration from 9:15 a.m. illustrate American life in 1912 information call 575-056-3294 or the heat, kindnesses and abuse. stands nearby still taking care to noon. Military historian Bill through songs of the time. In ad- 575-388-9123. Established in 1866 to protect of people. The original hospital Kupke leads a walking tour at settlers from the Apache, in 1886, building can still be seen as well, 9:30 a.m. and birthday cake will following the capture of Geroni- walls and bottom floor open to be served at 11 a.m. There will mo, the fort became home to an the New Mexico sky. be book signings, old-fashioned Desert Roots ARTISTS’ MARKET & GALLERY 1001 S.Solano • Las Cruces, NM 88001 NOW OPEN – COME VISIT! OVER 2 DOZEN ARTISTS ARE FEATURED. ENJOY OUR COFFEE & TEA ROOM Hours: Tues-Fri. – 7:30am-6 pm, Sat. – 9am-6pm, Sun.- 9am-3pm, Mon. 7:30am-3pm For more information call: 575-652-7366 Retail/Gallery/Office for Lease 107 W. Yankie St. located in Historic Art District of Downtown Silver City. Includes outdoor space. Call 508-545-0060508-315-9067 ©DE
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GRANT COUNTY Heights Blvd., 538-3665. Breakfast Hwy 180E, 388-1367. Barbecue, steak, reflects the seasonal availability of local 5533. New Mexican cuisine: Monday to Silver City items, burgers, sandwiches: Sunday B L, pasta, pizza: Tues.-Fri. D. Sat. L D. Italian fruits and vegetables. Most of the items Thursday L, Friday L D. all week B L D.* nights Weds., Sat.* on the menu are vegetarian, but several Millie’s Bake House, 215 W. Yankie, Adobe Springs Café, 1617 Silver Billy’s Wild West BBQ & Steakhouse, Bryan’s Pit Barbecue, Mimbres Valley non-vegetarian dishes have turned out 597-2253. “The food is oven-fresh and Self Storage and RV Park, (660) 247- to be popular and are likely to remain innovative.” (November 2012) Soup, sal- 3151 or (660) 247-3160. Now also regular options.” (July 2014) Baked ads, sandwiches, baked goods: Tuesday Commercial Rental in Piñon Plaza BBQ tenderloin and smoked turkey. goods, organic breakfast and lunch to Saturday. * Barbecue: L D. items: Thursday to Saturday B L, Sunday Nancy’s Silver Café, 514 N. Bullard 304 E. 17th St. - $550/month plus utilities, Café Oso Azul at Bear Mountain B L brunch. St., 388-3480. Mexican: Monday to Lodge, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, Grinder Mill, 403 W. College Ave., Saturday B L D. 500 sq. ft. with 3 offi ces and 1 bathroom. 538-2538. B L, special D by reservation 538-3366. Mexican: B L D.* The Parlor at Diane’s, 510 N. Bullard Fully carpeted, updated fi xtures only.* Healthy Eats, 303 E. 13th St., 534- St., 538-8722. “Always evolving, always Chinese Palace, 1010 Highway 180E, 9404. Sandwiches, burritos, salads, interesting, Diane’s has it all.” (Sept. and Evap. Cooling 538-9300. “All the food is cooked to or- smoothies: L. 2013) Burgers, sandwiches, homemade der. This means that not only does every Jalisco Café, 100 S. Bullard St., pizzas, paninis: Tuesday to Sunday L D. Contact Enchantment Property Managment @ dish arrive at the table freshly cooked 388-2060. “Four generations of the Pretty Sweet Emporium, 312 N. Bullard 575-538-2931 for more information and steaming, but also that you can tailor Mesa family who have been involved in St., 388-8600. Dessert, ice cream: Mon- any dish to suit your taste.” (October a restaurant that remains family-friend- day to Saturday.* 2012) Chinese: Monday to Friday L D. ly.” (June 2014) Mexican: Monday to Q’s Southern Bistro and Brewery, 101 Courtyard Café, Gila Regional Med- Saturday L D. E. College Ave., 534-4401. “Q’s South- Jonathan Diener ical Center, 538-4094. American: B L, Javalina Coffee House, 117 Market St., ern Bistro has found its niche and honed Attorney and Mediator with special brunch Sundays.* 388-1350. Coffeehouse.* its ‘elevated pub’ menu to excellence General Practice Curious Kumquat, 111 E. College Jumping Cactus, 503 N. Bullard St. to serve its fun-loving, casual dining Ave., 534-0337. Contemporary: Mon- Coffeeshop, baked goods, sandwiches, crowd.” (October 2010) American, 30 years experience day L, Tuesday to Saturday L D.* wraps: B L.* steaks, barbecue, brewpub: Monday to lawsuits, contracts, estate planning, Diane’s Restaurant, 510 N. Bullard Kountry Kitchen, 1700 Mountain Saturday L D. real estate, civil rights, divorce and family law St., 538-8722. “Always evolving, always View Road, 388-4512. “Since 1978, Red Barn Steakhouse, 708 Silver interesting, Diane’s has it all.” (Sept. Kountry Kitchen has been serving up Heights Blvd., 538-5666. Steakhouse: 575-388-1754 or 575-535-2760 2013) Fine dining (D), steaks, seafood, Mexican food that is considered to be L D.* 505 W. College • Silver City pasta, sandwiches (L), salads: Tuesday to some of the best that can be found in the Shevek & Co., 602 N. Bullard St., Brushy Mountain Rd. • Mule Creek Friday L D, Sunday D only (family-style), area. All the dishes are tasty, unpreten- 534-9168. “If sampling new types of weekend brunch. tious, attractively presented and reason- food is part of the adventure of traveling Diane’s Bakery & Deli, The Hub, Suite ably priced.” (February 2013) Mexican: for you, you only have to go as far as A, Bullard St., 534-9229. “Always Tuesday to Saturday B L D.* Shevek & Co. Restaurant in Silver City to evolving, always interesting, Diane’s has La Cocina Restaurant, 201 W. College take a culinary tour around the world.” it all.” (Sept. 2013) Artisan breads, sand- Ave., 388-8687. Mexican: L D. (May 2013) Mediterranean: Friday to wiches, deli, baked goods: Monday to La Familia, 503 N. Hudson St., 388- Tuesday D.* Saturday B L early D, Sunday B L.* 4600. Mexican: Tuesday to Sunday B L Silver Bowling Center Café, 2020 Don Juan’s Burritos, 418 Silver D.* Memory Lane, 538-3612. American, Heights Blvd., 538-5440. Mexican: B L. La Mexicana, Hwy. 180E and Mem- Mexican, hamburgers: L D.* Drifter Pancake House, 711 Silver ory Lane, 534-0142. “Carrying on the Sunrise Espresso, 1530 N. Hudson, Heights Blvd., 538-2916. Breakfast, legacy of unpretentious but tasty and 388-2027. Coffeeshop: Monday to American: B L, breakfast served through- authentic Mexican food established many Saturday B L, early D. out. years ago at the family’s restaurant in Sunrise Espresso, 1212 E. 32nd St., El Gallo Pinto, 901 N. Hudson Chihuahua.” (April 2013) Mexican and 534-9565. Coffeeshop, bakery: Monday St., 597-4559. “Breakfast dishes are American: B L. to Friday B L, early D, Saturday B L only.* served all day, along with all the other Lion’s Den, 208 W. Yankie, 654- Terry’s Original Barbeque, Hwy. 180 traditional Mexican favorites like burritos 0353. Coffeeshop. and Ranch Club Road. Barbeque to go: (with a long list of filling options)… plus Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, L D. a vertical grill cooks sizzling chicken and 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144. “The Tre Rosat Café, 304 N. Bullard St., carne al pastor.” (October 2013) Mexi- menu offers what they call ‘pub food’— 654-4919. “The menu ranges from can: Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday B but always with a bit of a twist.” (March humbler (but not humdrum) fare like L Thursday to Saturday B L D. 2014) Burgers, wings, salads, fish, pasta, burgers, pizzas (at lunch and happy Gil-A Beans, 1304 N. Bennett St. craft beers and cocktails: Wednesday to hour) and pastas to seasonal specials like Coffeeshop.* Monday L D. * duck confit, rabbit blanquette and Elk Golden Star, 1602 Silver Heights Mexico Viejo, Hwy. 90 and Broadway. osso buco.” (August 2012) International Blvd., 388-2323. Chinese: L D. “A remarkably extensive menu for a eclectic: Monday to Saturday L, D.* Grandma’s Café, 900 Silver Heights small roadside food vending stand, and Vicki’s Eatery, 315 N. Texas, 388- Blvd., 388-2627. American, Mexican: the dishes are not what one normally 5430. “Sandwiches both cold and B L.* finds in other Mexican restaurants.” (July grilled, wraps and salads that satisfy in a Green Turtle Noshery, 601 N. Bullard 2013) Mexican food stand: Monday to homey yet sophisticated way. Don’t miss St. in The Hub, 200-6895. “The menu Saturday B L early D. the German potato salad.” (Dec. 2009) varies somewhat from day to day, and Mi Casita, 2340 Bosworth Dr., 538- American: Monday to Friday L, Saturday DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 33
B L, Sunday B L (to 2 p.m.). * de Mesilla, 526-1271. Mexican plus hot Wrangler’s Bar & Grill, 2005 Hwy. dogs, burgers, quesadillas: B L D. Table Talk 180E, 538-4387. Steak, burgers, appe- Andele Restaurante, 1950 Calle del tizers, salads: L D.* Norte, 526-9631. Mexican: Monday B L, Burger Trail: Sparky’s lives up to reputation Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 W. Tuesday to Sunday B L D. Yankie St. Coffeeshop, coffee, home- Aqua Reef, 900-B S. Telshor, 522- made pastries and ice cream, fresh fruit 7333. Asian, sushi: D. Often my confession was met with some sort of smoothies.* The Bean, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla, combination of slack-jaw disbelief or a sad, rueful, slow shake of the head. Bayard 523-0560. Coffeehouse. ite of elgium “You’ve lived here how long?” Fidencio’s Taco Shop, 1108 Tom A B B , 741 N. Alameda Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. St., 527-2483. Belgian food: Monday to I was asked that often. “You’ve never been to Sparky’s?” Little Nisha’s, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., Friday B L. 537-3526. Mexican: Wednesday to Blue Moon, 13060 N. Valley Dr., Sure, I have been to Hatch a fair amount of Sunday B L D. 647-9524. Bar, burgers: Saturday to times. Sure I’ve always heard how good Sparky’s Los Compas, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, 654- Sunday L D. was and I even drove past a time or two and noticed 4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot dogs, Boba Café, 1900 S. Espina, Ste. 8, the restaurant’s, shall we say, eclectic décor. When portas, menudo: L D. 647-5900. Sandwiches, salads, casual work required me to take an excursion to Caballo fare, espresso: Monday to Saturday L D.* M & A Bayard Café, 1101 N. Central Lake recently – dang that work – I told my beautiful Ave., 537-2251. “A down-to-earth, Bravo’s Café, 3205 S. Main St., 526- wife, Terri, “We’re stoppin’ in Hatch and I’m going friendly, unpretentious place—kind of a 8604. Mexican: Tuesday to Sunday B L. to have a green chile cheeseburger at Sparky’s” If cross between a Mexican cantina and Burger Nook, 1204 E. Madrid Ave., for some reason you are not familiar with the eat- Brook Stockberger relishes his burger, prepared 523-9806. Burgers: Tuesday to Saturday a 1950s home-style diner, serving tasty, ery, Sparky’s welcomes customers at 115 Franklin the way he loves it at Sparky’s. (Courtesy photo) L D. no-frills Mexican and American food St. in the Village of Hatch, a municipality of about Burritos Victoria, 1295 El Paseo at reasonable prices.” (October 2011) 1,600 people 40 miles or so north of Las Cruces. or in the adjacent room, known as the Green Chile Road, 541-5534. Burritos: B L D. Mexican and American: Monday to Just take I-25 north until you see an overpass Room. There are advantages and disadvantages to Café Agogo, 1120 Commerce Dr., Friday B L D. with one green and one red chile affixed to it; exit both. In the Green Chile Room you might be treat- Spanish Café, 106 Central Ave., 537- Suite A, 636-4580. Asian, American, there. ed to live music on a Friday or weekend afternoon. 2640. Mexican, tamales and menudo sandwich, salad, rice bowl: Monday to When you arrive at Sparky’s, you are welcomed But I found that room to be a little stuffy and (takeout only): B. Saturday L D. afé de esilla en la laza by life-sized statues of fast food icons Ronald Mc- hotter than the main dining room. Sugar Shack, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., C M P , 2051 537-0500. Mexican: Sunday to Friday Calle de Santiago, 652-3019. Coffee- Donald and Col. Sanders. There are a variety of I like to eat in moderate-to-chilly environs. If the B L. house, deli, pastries, soups, sandwiches: large figures on the roof too, including a rooster air conditioner is at full blast, I’m a happy man. B L early D. and space aliens. Still, when the green chile cheeseburger ar- Cliff Carillo’s Café, 330 S. Church, 523- My 5-year-old, Grant, found the whole scene rived, a minor complaint about temperature was D’s Café, 8409 Hwy 180. Break- 9913. Mexican, American: Monday to stimulating. He ran around the front, looking at lost in the enjoyment of the goodness. fast dishes, burritos, burgers, weekend Saturday L D. smoked meats and ribs: Thurs.-Sun. B L. different elements and then started with the ques- I had ordered sliced sausage — in the kielbasa Cattleman’s Steakhouse, 2375 Bataan tions. type — and was already floating through a nirva- Parkey’s, 8414 Hwy. 180W, 535- Memorial Hwy., 382-9051. Steakhouse: 4000. Coffeeshop: Monday to Saturday. “Why do they have the McDonald’s guy?” na of food delight. My first bite of burger elicited a D. “Who is this guy?” smile and a moan. Lake Roberts Cha Chi’s Restaurant, 2460 S. Locust “How did they get the chicken on the roof?” “You like it,” Terri asked. Little Toad Creek Inn & Tavern, St #A, 522-7322. Mexican: B L D. “Why is there a chicken on the roof?” “An understatement,” I told her. 1122 Hwy. 35, 536-9649. “‘Rustic gour- Chilitos, 2405 S. Valley Dr., 526- “Have you ever been here before?” So now, after nearly two decades in southern met’… designed to appeal to the eyes as 4184. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B “Why not? Don’t you like it?” New Mexico, I’m a Sparky’s fan. Sure, you can get well as the taste buds. And this is true of L D. “Are we going to eat here?” some wonderful green chile cheeseburgers here in the items on the brunch menu, as well as Chilitos, 3850 Foothills Rd. Ste. 10, those on the very different dinner menu.” 532-0141. Mexican: B L D. Once Grant was finally corralled, we headed in- Las Cruces. I have multiple favorites. side. This was before noon, and the place was just There is something fun, though, about taking a (June 2012). Steaks, sandwiches, Ameri- China Express, 2443 N. Main St., can: Thursday to Friday D, Saturday and 525-9411. Chinese, Vietnamese: L D. about half full. road trip, visiting another town and having good Sunday brunch and D. Tavern with soups, Chinese Kitchen, 2801 Missouri #29, The business’ website reports: “In the works for food, good music and a few pops — wink — to sandwiches, Scotch eggs: Daily L D. 521-3802. Chinese: L D. more than 20 years, Sparky’s was born from one wash it all down. Spirit Canyon Lodge & Café, 684 Ciros Mexican Restaurant, 160 W. Pi- couple’s combined dream. Josie Nunn’s love of Check out the eatery’s website, www.sparkys- Hwy. 35, 536-9459. “For the German cacho Ave., 541-0341. Mexican: B L D. design and handcrafted coffee, and her husband burgers.com, for menu options as well as the sampler, café customers can choose two Cravings Café, 3115 N. Main St., Teako’s desire to make exceptional wood-fired bar- schedule of musical performers. meat options from a revolving selection 323-3353. Burgers, sandwiches, wraps, beque and made from scratch, green chile cheese- that may include on any given day three egg dishes, salads: B L. burgers.” or four of the following: bratwurst, roast Day’s Hamburgers, Water & Las The burgers are “world pork, schnitzel (a thin breaded and fried Cruces St., 523-8665. Burgers: Monday famous” according to the pork chop), sauerbraten (marinated to Saturday L D. words stretched across roast of beef), stuffed cabbage leaves, De La Vega’s Pecan Grill & Brewery, the front of the building. or roladen (rolled beef with a sausage 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521-1099. “The The website www.tripad- and onion filling).” (July 2011) German restaurant uses local produce whenever visor.com reports that specialties, American lunch and dinner possible, including the pecan wood Sparky’s has one of the entrées: Saturday D. pellets used in the smoking and grilling. best green chile cheese- Mimbres A lot of the foods and drinks are infused burgers in Hatch and is Elk X-ing Café, (352) 212-0448. with pecans, and also with green chiles the best restaurant in the Home-style meals, sandwiches and from Hatch, processed on site. They even village. desserts: B L. serve green chile vodka and green chile You order when you Mimbres Valley Café, 2964 Hwy. 35, beer.” (February 2010) Pecan-smoked 536-2857. Mexican, American, burgers: meats, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, craft walk in and then you find A family of skeletons looks down over the lunch room at Sparky’s in Hatch. Monday and Tuesday B L, Wednesday beers: L D. a seat in the dining room (Photo by Elva K. Österreich) to Sunday B L D, with Japanese tempura Delicias Del Mar, 1401 El Paseo, 524- Wednesday D. 2396. Mexican, seafood: B L D. Restaurant Del Sol, 2676 Hwy. 35, DG’s University Deli, 1305 E. Universi- San Lorenzo. “Popular and unpretentious ty Ave., 522-8409. Deli: B L D. food, powered by a huge solar system.” Dick’s Café, 2305 S. Valley Dr., 524- (April 2014) Breakfasts, burgers, sand- 1360. Mexican, burgers: Sunday B L, wiches, Mexican: Daily B L early D. Monday to Saturday B L D. 3 Questions Coffee House, Hwy. 35, Dion’s Pizza, 3950 E. Lohman, 521- 536-3267. “Consistently good food 3434. Pizza: L D. based on the success of the family’s Double Eagle, 2355 Calle De Guada- 2ND ANNUAL Living Harvest Bakery.” (December 2013) lupe, 523-6700. “All the steaks are aged Buffet: Tuesday to Saturday B L. on the premises in the restaurant’s own BLACK RANGE AND PLEIN AIR Pinos Altos dedicated beef aging room… An array of award-winning margaritas and deli- FINE ART SHOW Buckhorn Saloon and Op- ciously decadent desserts.” (March 2012) era House, Main Street, 538-9911. St Jude Children’s Cancer Research Southwestern, steaks, seafood: L D, Sun. Steakhouse, pasta, burgers: Monday to champagne brunch buffet. * October 10th & 11th Saturday D. Dublin Street Pub, 1745 E. University Event Center, 2300 E. Pine St., Deming, N.M. Ave., 522-0932. Irish, American: L D. DOÑA ANA COUNTY El Patron Café, 1103 S. Solano Dr. Plein Air Artists will be in the area to paint landscape from Deming to Silver City on Las Cruces & Mesilla Mexican: Tuesday and Thursday, Sunday Abraham’s Bank Tower Restau- B L, Friday and Saturday B L early D. October 7th thru 10th and will join BRAI Show at Special Event Center on Saturday rant, 500 S. Main St. #434, 523-5911. El Sombrero Patio Café, 363 S. Espina There will be a silent auction and demonstrations American: Monday to Friday B L. St., 524-9911. Mexican: L D. A Dong, 504 E. Amador Ave., 527- El Tiburon, 504 E. Amador, 647- For more info: www.blackrangeart.com www.exploreDeming.com 9248. Vietnamese: L D. 4233. Mexican, seafood, steak: L D. Andele’s Dog House, 2184 Avenida Emilia’s, 2290 Calle de Parian, 652- 34 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com
3007. Burgers, Mexican, soup, sand- 920 N. Alameda Ave., 635-7857. Go Burger Drive-In, 1008 E. Lohman, Le Rendez-vous Café, 2701 W. Picacho Nellie’s Café, 1226 W. Hadley Ave., wiches, pastry, juices, smoothies: L D. Health food, soup, sandwiches, juices, 524-9251. Burgers, Mexican: Monday to Ave. #1, 527-0098. French pastry, deli, 524-9982. Mexican: Tuesday to Satur- Enrique’s, 830 W. Picacho, 647- smoothies: Monday to Friday B L, early D. Friday B L. sandwiches: Monday to Saturday B L. day B L. 0240. Mexican: B L D. Saturday B L. Golden Star Chinese Fast Food, 1420 Let Them Eat Cake, 2001 E. Lohman, Nopalito Restaurant, 2605 Missouri Farley’s, 3499 Foothills Rd., 522- Fork in the Road, 202 N. Motel Blvd., El Paseo, 523-2828. Chinese: L D. Suite 136, 649-8965. Cupcakes: Tues- Ave., 522-0440. Mexican: L D. 0466. Pizza, burgers, American, 527-7400. Buffet: B L D 24 hrs. Grandy’s Country Cooking, 1345 El day to Saturday Nopalito Restaurant, 310 S. Mesquite Mexican: L D. Game Bar & Grill, 2605 S. Espina, Paseo Rd., 526-4803. American: B L D. Lorenzo’s Pan Am, 1753 E. University St., 524-0003. Mexican: Sunday to Fidencio’s, 800 S. Telshor, 532-5624. 524-GAME. Sports bar and grill: L D. Habanero’s 600 E. Amador Ave., 524- Ave., 521-3505. Italian, pizza: L D. Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday. L D.* Mexican: B L D. Garduño’s, 705 S. Telshor (Hotel 1829. Fresh Mexican, Because good Los Compas Café, 6335 Bataan Me- Old Town Restaurant, 1155 S. Valley Food for Thought Encanto), 522-4300. Mexican: B L D. food shouldn’t be bad for you: B L D. morial W., 382-2025. Mexican: B L D. Dr., 523-4586. Mexican, American: B L.* High Desert Brewing Company, 1201 Los Compas Café, 603 S. Nevarez St., Oriental Palace, 225 E. Idaho, 526- W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew pub: 523-1778. Mexican: B L D. 4864. Chinese: L D. L D.* Los Compas, 1120 Commerce Dr., Paisano Café, 1740 Calle de Merca- International Delights, 1245 El Paseo 521-6228. Mexican: B L D.* do, 524-0211. Mexican: B L D.* Rd., 647-5956. Greek and International: Los Mariachis, 754 N. Motel Blvd., Pancake Alley Diner, 2146 W. Picacho B L D. 523-7058. Mexican: B L D. Ave., 647-4836. American: B L, early D. J.C. Tortas, 1196 W. Picacho Ave., Maria’s, 1750 N. Solano Dr., 556- Pepe’s, 1405 W. Picacho, 541-0277. 647-1408. Mexican: L D. 9571. Mexican: B L D. Mexican: B L D. Jose Murphy’s, 1201 E. Amador Mesilla Valley Kitchen, 2001 E. Peppers Café on the Plaza (in the Double (inside Ten Pin Alleys), 541-4064. Mexi- Lohman Ave. #103, 523-9311. Ameri- Eagle Restaurant), 2355 Calle De Guada- can, American: L D. can, Mexican: B L.* lupe, 523-6700. “Creative handling of Josefina’s Old Gate Café, 2261 Calle Meson de Mesilla, 1803 Avenida de traditional Southwestern dishes…. [plus] de Guadalupe, 525-2620. “A delicious Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbecue, such non-Mexican entrées as Salmon change of pace. There are a variety of seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: L D. Crepes and Beer Braised Beef Carbon- classic deli sandwiches to choose from, Metropolitan Deli, 1001 University nade.” (March 2012). Southwestern: L Jessica Hotchkiss all served on freshly baked bread, as Ave., 522-3354. Sandwiches: L D. D. * President well as the soup of the day in a cup or Miguel’s, 1140 E. Amador Ave., 647- Pho Saigon, 1160 El Paseo Road, Hotchkiss Insurance bowl, and salads.” (October 2008) Pas- 4262. Mexican: B L D. 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D. tries, soups, salads, sandwiches: Monday Mi Pueblito, 1355 E. Idaho Ave., 524- Pit Stop Café, 361 S. Motel Blvd., 301 N. Bullard to Thursday L, Friday to 527-1993. Mexican, Silver City, NM 88061 Sunday B L. American, steak: Monday Tel 575.388.2257 Katana Teppanyaki Grill, to Saturday B L D. Fax 575.388.8783 1001 E. University Ave., Player’s Grill, 3000 [email protected] 522-0526. Japanese: Champions Dr. (NMSU Monday to Friday L D, golf course clubhouse), Call for a FREE Quote Now! Saturday D. 646-2457. American: 575.388.2257 Keva Juice, 1001 E. B L D. University, 522-4133. Pullaro’s Italian Restau- Smoothies, frozen yogurt: rant, 901 W. Picacho B L D. Ave., 523-6801. Italian: La Cocina, 204 E. L D. Conway Ave., 524-3909. Ranchway Barbecue, Mexican: Monday to 604 N. Valley Dr., 523- Saturday B L. Jalisco Café in Silver City has a variety of tacos full of fresh 7361. Barbecue, Mexi- La Guadalupana, 930 ingredients and tortillas made on site. (Photo by Elva K. can: Monday to Friday B El Paseo Road. 523- Österreich) L D, Saturday D. 5954. Mexican: Tuesday Rasco’s BBQ, 5580 to Saturday B L D. Sunday B L. 3009. Mexican: Monday to Friday B L D, Bataan Memorial E. (inside Shorty’s gas La Mexicana Tortilleria, 1300 N. Saturday and Sunday B L. station). Barbecued brisket, pulled pork, Solano Dr, 541-9617. Mexican: L D. Milagro Coffee y Espresso, 1733 E. smoked sausage, ribs. La Nueva Casita Café, 195 N. University Ave., 532-1042. Coffeehouse: Red Brick Pizza, 2808 N. Telshor Mesquite, 523-5434. Mexican and B L D.* Blvd., 521-7300. Pizzas, sandwiches, Our Services Include: American: B L. Mix Pacific Rim Cuisine and Mix Express, salads: L D. • Stress Relief La Posta Restaurant de Mesilla, 2410 1001 E. University Ave. #D4, 532-2042. Renoo’s Thai Restaurant, 1445 W. • Tranquility Hour Calle De San Albino, 524-3524. “A Asian, Pacific: Monday to Saturday L D. Picacho Ave., 373-3000. Thai: Monday • Pain Management restaurant with history hard-wired into Moongate Café, 9395 Bataan Me- to Friday L D, Saturday D. • Reiki & Gentle Touch the fiber of its being. Through building, morial, 382-5744. Coffeeshop, Mexican, Roberto’s Mexican Food, 908 E. Ama- • Counseling & Guidance menu and ownership, its roots extend all American: B L. dor Ave., 523-1851. Mexican: B L D.* Holistic Th erapies • Hyperthermic Ozone Sauna the way back to the 1840s.” (September Mountain View Market Kitchen, 1300 Rosie’s Café de Mesilla, 300 N. Main 301 W, College, Suite #10 2011) Mexican, steakhouse: L D, Satur- El Paseo Road, 556-9856. Sandwiches, St., 526-1256. Breakfast, Mexican, Silver City, NM 88061 Stressed?? Short on Time?? day, Sunday and holidays also B. bagels, wraps, salads and other healthy burgers: Saturday to Thursday B L, Friday (575) 936-9876 Experience a 20 Minute AVESA Balancing Las Trancas, 1008 S. Solano Dr., fare: Monday to Saturday: B L early D. * B L D. [email protected] which turns Tension & Anxiety into 524-1430. Mexican, steaks, burgers, My Brother’s Place, 334 S. Main Saenz Gorditas, 1700 N. Solano www.AvesaHolisticTherapies.com Calm, Centered & Balanced Energy fried chicken: L D, Saturday and Sunday St., 523-7681. Mexican: Monday to Dr., 527-4212. Mexican: Monday to also B. Saturday L D. Saturday L D.
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Santorini’s, 1001 E. University Ave., Rd., 541-1696. Japanese: Monday to Balboa Motel & Restaurant, 708 W. 546-5990. Burgers, American: Monday 548-2444. Burgers, Mexican, American: 521-9270. “An eclectic blend of Greek Friday L D. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, American: to Saturday L D.* Mon.-Fri. B L D and Mediterranean dishes—gyros with Thai Delight de Mesilla, 2184 Avenida Sunday to Friday L D. Prime Rib Grill (inside Holiday Rodeo different meats, such as lamb or chicken, de Mesilla, 525-1900. “For the adven- Belshore Restaurant, 1030 E. Pine St., Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Steak, Rodeo Store and Café. 195 Hwy. hummus with pita, Greek salads—plus turous, there are traditional Thai curries, 546-6289. Mexican, American: Tuesday seafood, Mexican: B D. 80, 557-2295. Coffeeshop food: Mon- sampler plates and less-familiar items soups and appetizers to choose from, all to Sunday B L. Rancher’s Grill, 316 E. Cedar St., day to Saturday B L. such as keftedes and pork shawarma. of which can be ordered in the degree Campos Restaurant, 105 S. Silver, 546-8883. Steakhouse, burgers: L D.* Vegetarian options are numerous.” (July of heat that suits you.… The restaurant 546-0095. Mexican, American, South- Si Señor, 200 E. Pine St., 546-3938. Rodeo Tavern, 557-2229. Shrimp, 2010) Greek, Mediterranean: Monday to is clean, comfortable, casual in a classy western: L D.* Mexican: Monday to Saturday B L D, fried chicken, steaks, burgers, seafood: Saturday L D. sort of way, and totally unpretentious.” China Restaurant, 110 E. Pine St., Sunday B L. Wednesday to Saturday D. Savoy de Mesilla, 1800-B Avenida de (January 2011) Thai, salads, sandwich- 546-4146. “Refreshingly different from Sunrise Kitchen, 1409 S. Columbus Mesilla, 527-2869. “If you are adven- es, seafood, steaks, German: L D.* most of the Chinese restaurants you find Road, 544-7795. “Good-quality comfort CATRON COUNTY turous with food and enjoy a fine-dining Tiffany’s Pizza & Greek American these days in this country. Chef William food. There’s nothing on the menu that is experience that is genuinely sophisticat- Cuisine, 755 S. Telshor Blvd #G1, 532- Chu, who owns the restaurant and does really exotic. But all the familiar dishes, Reserve ed, without pretension or snobbishness, 5002. Pizza, Greek, deli: Tuesday to the cooking, is committed to offering both American and Mexican, are done Adobe Café, Hwy. 12 & Hwy. 180, you definitely need to check out Savoy Saturday B L D.* what he calls the ‘fresh and authentic well, and it’s that care in preparation that 533-6146. Deli, American, Mon. pizza, de Mesilla. The added attraction is that Vintage Wines, 2461 Calle de flavors of Chinese food.’” (August 2014) lifts the food above the ordinary. This is Sunday BBQ ribs: Sun.-Mon. B L D, you can do this without spending a Principal, 523-WINE. Wine and cigar Chinese: Tuesday to Sunday L D. not a freezer-to-fryer type of restaurant.” Wed.-Fri. B L. week’s salary on any of the meals—all of bar, tapas: L D. El Camino Real, 900 W. Pine St., 546- (September 2012) American, Mexican, Black Gold, 98 Main St., 533-6538. which are entertainingly and delectably Wok-N-World, 5192 E. Boutz, 526- 7421. Mexican, American: B L D. breakfasts: Monday to Thursday B L, Coffeehouse, pastries. upscale.” (March 2013) American, 0010. Chinese: Monday to Saturday L D. Elisa’s House of Pies and Restaurant, Friday B L D. Carmen’s, 101 Main St., 533-6990. Continental: B L D. Zeffiro Pizzeria Napoletana, 136 N. 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, 494-4639. “The Tacos Mirasol, 323 E. Pine St., Mexican, American: B L D. The Shed, 810 S. Valley Dr., 525- Water St., 525-6757. Pizza, pasta, also southern-style fare is a savory prelude 544-0646. Mexican: Monday, Wednes- 2636. American, pizza, Mexican, sandwiches at adjoining Popular Artisan to 35 flavors of pie.” (April 2012) day, Saturday B L D, Tuesday B L. Ella’s Café, 533-6111. American: B desserts: Wednesday to Sunday B L.* Bakery: Monday to Saturday L D. American, barbecue, sandwiches, pies: Tocayo’s Mexican Restaurant, 1601 L D. Si Italian Bistro, 523 E. Idaho, 523- Zeffiro New York Pizzeria, 101 E. Monday to Saturday L D. * E. Pine St., 567-1963. Mexican, dine in Uncle Bill’s Bar, 230 N. Main St., 1572. “The restaurant radiates homespun University Ave., 525-6770. Pizza: L D. El Mirador, 510 E. Pine St., 544- or take out: Monday to Saturday B L D, 533-6369. Pizza: Monday to Saturday charm and the kind of quality that is nei- Anthony 7340. Mexican: Monday to Saturday B Sunday B L. L D. ther snobbish nor flamboyant. The menu L D. Ernesto’s Mexican Food, 200 An- Akela Glenwood orghedaboudit pizza wings ranges from classic Italian entrées like thony Dr., 882-3641. Mexican: B L. “F ” & , 115 Apache Homelands Restaurant, Alma Grill, Hwy. 180, 539-2233. Chicken Piccatta, Chicken Marsala, Frutti La Cocinita, 908 W. Main Dr., 589- N. Silver Ave., 275-3881. “Direct from I-10. Burgers, ribs, “casino-style” food: Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, Mexican: de Mare alla Provençal, and Chicken or 1468. Mexican: L. New York City, Bob Yacone and his wife, B L D.* Melanzane Parmesan to burgers, salads, Kim Duncan, have recreated an authen- Sunday to Wednesday, Friday to Satur- Chapparal Columbus sandwiches, pizzas and pastas—all tic-style New York pizza parlor.” (June day B L. El Bayo Steak House, 417 Chapar- Irma’s Kitcvhen, B L D, Highway 11, tweaked creatively in subtle and satisfying 2013) Italian, pizza, wings: Monday to Golden Girls Café, Hwy. 180, 539- ral Dr., 824-4749. Steakhouse: Tuesday 575-694-4026, Mexican food. ways. Dessert offers an amazing variety Saturday L D, Sunday D. 2457. Breakfast: B. to Sunday B L D. La Casita, 309 Taft, 575-531-2371. B of cakes, pies, cream puffs, brownies and Grand Motor Inn & Lounge, 1721 Mario’s Pizza, Hwy. 180, 539-2316. Tortilleria Susy, 661 Paloma Blanca L D, Mexican food. cheesecakes.” (October 2014) Italian: E. Pine, 546-2632. Mexican, steak, Italian: Monday to Saturday D. Dr., 824-9377. Mexican: Monday to Patio Café, 23 Broadway, 531- Monday L, Tuesday to Saturday L D. seafood: B L D. Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. 2495. Burgers, American: B L.* Other Catron County Simply Toasted Café, 1702 El Paseo Irma’s, 123 S. Silver Ave., 544-4580. Road, 526-1920. Sandwiches, soups, Doña Ana Mexican, American, seafood: B L D. Snuffy’s Steakhouse and Saloon, salads: B L. Big Mike’s Café, Thorpe Road. Mex- La Fonda, 601 E. Pine St., 546-0465. HIDALGO COUNTY Quemado Lake, 773-4672. Steakhouse: ican, breakfasts, burgers: B L D. Si Señor, 1551 E. Amador Ave., 527- Mexican: B L D.* Lordsburg D 0817. Mexican: L D. Las Cazuelas, 108 N. Platinum Ave. Radium Springs El Charro Restaurant, 209 S. P Spanish Kitchen, 2960 N. Main St., Country Cupboard, 827 Fort Selden (inside El Rey meat market), 544-8432. SIERRA COUNTY Blvd., 542-3400. Mexican: B L D. 526-4275. Mexican: Monday to Satur- Rd., 527-4732. American: B L D. Steaks, seafood, Mexican: Tuesday to Fidencio’s, 604 E. Motel Dr., 542- Hillsboro day B L D. Saturday L D.* Santa Teresa 8989. Mexican: B L early D. Barber Shop Café, Main St., Spirit Winds Coffee Bar, 2260 S. Lo- Mango Maddie’s, 722 E. Florida St., Billy Crews, 1200 Country Club Kranberry’s Family Restaurant, 1405 895-5283. American, Mediterranean, cust St., 521-1222. Sandwiches, coffee, Road, 589-2071. Steak, seafood: L D. 546-3345. Salads, sandwiches, juice bakery: B L D.* bar, coffee drinks. Main St., 542-9400. Mexican, Ameri- sandwiches: Monday to Saturday L. St. Clair Winery & Bistro, 1720 Manolo’s Café, 120 N. Granite St., can: B L D. Hillsboro General Store & Café, LUNA COUNTY Avenida de Mesilla, 524-0390. “A 546-0405. “The menu offers breakfast, Mama Rosa’s Pizza, 1312 Main St., 100 Main St., 895-5306. American and showcase for St. Clair wines… rooted in Deming lunch and dinner choices, and it’s difficult 542-8400. Pizza, subs, calzones, salads, Southwestern: Sunday to Wednesday, Adobe Deli, 3970 Lewis Flats Road the same attention to detail, insistence on to convey the immense range of food chicken wings, cheeseburgers, shrimp Friday and Saturday B L. SE, 546-0361. “The lunch menu features quality and customer-friendly attitude as options available. In every section of the baskets: L D. the winery.” (July 2012) Wine tasting, traditional deli-style sandwiches... The menu, there’s a mixture of American-style Ramona’s Café, 904 E. Motel Dr., Note—Restaurant hours and meals bistro: L D. dinner menu is much grander, though ‘comfort’ food items and Southwest-style 542-3030. “Lordsburg’s quit Mexican served vary by day of the week and Sunset Grill, 1274 Golf Club Road some sandwiches are available then, too. Mexican dishes which no doubt qualify food treasure offers some unusual takes change frequently; call ahead to make (Sonoma Ranch Golf Course clubhouse), Dinner options include filet mignon, flat as Hispanic ‘comfort’ food. There’s noth- sure. Key to abbreviations: B=Breakfast; 521-1826. American, Southwest, steak, iron steak, T-bone, rib-eye, New York ing particularly fancy about the food, but on traditional recipes.” (December 2012) burgers, seafood, pasta: B L D. strip, Porterhouse, barbecued pork ribs, it’s fresh and tasty. And the prices are Mexican, American: Tuesday to Friday B L=Lunch; D=Dinner.*=Find copies of Teriyaki Bowl, 2300 N. Main St., 524- Duck L’Orange, Alaska King Crab legs, reasonable.” (February 2012) Mexican, L D, Sunday B mid-day D. Desert Exposure here. Send updates, 2055. Japanese: Monday to Saturday broiled salmon steak, shrimp scampi, American: Monday to Saturday B L D, Animas additions and corrections to: editor@ L D. pork chops, osso buco, beef kabobs.” Sunday B L. desertexposure.com. Panther Tracks Café, Hwy. 338, Teriyaki Chicken House, 805 El Paseo (March 2010) Bar, deli, steaks: L D.* Patio Café, 1521 Columbus Road,
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What remains education, music and yes, herbal food, medicine, ceremony, music, have most fiercely held onto their In the realm of mainstream the same are some basic concepts, healing. Many thanks are due to dance and even oral storytelling. healing traditions. Those without medicine, and even mainstream including: the story and wisdom keepers over In the healing community, more the convenience of medical in- alternative medicine, it is nearly 1) the understanding that the myriad generations who practiced and more students are expressing surance or the privilege of easily a requirement that you at least perceived tissue states (such as and held this information safe and a profound desire to learn the ways accessible food and shelter know pretend to have some sort of cer- dampness/dryness or hot/cold) of passed it patiently on. Additionally, of their ancestors and to primarily better than anyone how to make tification, some document that as- the human body have an impact herbalists such as Michael Moore, work with the plants that live in do with what’s there, how to heal sures your clients and students of on health and can be influenced by Rosemary Gladstar, Juliette Levy, their own bioregion. This resurge the same way their mother, grand- your competence if not excellence. certain herbs Matthew Wood, Rosita Arvigo, of interest in old-fashioned rem- father and great-grandmother did There’s some real validity to this 2) that illness must be ad- Tommie Bass and many more are edies, self-sufficient techniques before them. way of thinking if you intend to dressed on whole person level that responsible for both carrying on and wild foods is only the leading In a tiny trailer kitchen in North work within the medical system or includes body, mind and emotions, and representing our traditional edge of the slow but inevitable Carolina, an old woman is doctor- desire the respect of other health- 3) that simple sensory observation healing ways to new generations of ing her great-grandson just back care professionals. But as someone can tell the practitioner a great deal healers. WILD SIDE from the war, giving him calming molded of this land and its peoples, about both human and plant and Now, there are a growing num- continued on next page drafts of maypop and peach leaf to I’m uninterested in any official sta- 4) that the herbs are sentient help him heal from the emotional tus, and intend to stay right here, at allies that work with the healer to and physical scars of combat. In the grassroots. For me personally, facilitate. )LOHW0LJQRQ~Pasta~Pizza the Green Mountains of Vermont this means continuing to work with Silver’s Homemade Italian Every Friday & Saturday 5-8pm an old homesteader is chopping people as an herbal practitioner, as n most regions, people depend fresh nettle greens and chickweed a village herbalist, on a nearly daily on the plants that grow near Healthy Lunches with his hunting knife to infuse in basis. It means leaning over peo- Ithem, whether wild or in their Salads~Sandwiches~Soups Monday-Saturday 11am-2:30pm vinegar for a mineral rich tonic ples’ backyard fences and teach- gardens or those herbs and spices for the long Winter months. On a ing them how to work with the common available by trade and in Hearty Breakfasts reservation in Canada, an efficient weeds that grow all around them. the market. Folk medicine uses Saturday 7-10:30am & Sunday 8am-2pm mother boils the fragrant roots of It means gathering wild plants for what’s available and what works, lomatium and balsamroot on the food and medicine for my family whether whiskey for tinctures, spi- 315 N Texas St @ Market St stove to treat her daughter’s insis- and friends. It means when I sit derwebs for wound dressing and tent case of flu. In a spacious flat down with people to try and help the kitchen table as an office for 1 Block West of Bullard St in London, a menopausal woman them with whatever discomfort seeing clients. In the Historic Elks Lodge is tincturing the motherwort she or problem they’re experiencing Frequently caught in a cultural found in a local park to help with that my aim is to nourish and pro- void, we North Americans have de- Reservations:575-388-5430 her hot flashes. mote wholeness and vital health. It veloped a tendency to look to ex- Our MENU on Your Phone Text Vicki’s to 63975 Everywhere, from trailer parks means I’m a weedy herbalist, sub- otic places and peoples for identity to penthouses to rural farmhouses, verting the dominant culture with and ways of healing. Yet herbalism the lingering traces of traditional chicken soup and wildflowers, and is by its very nature, a place based medicine are growing stronger, by reminding people that medicine endeavor. Importing and working more insistent. And in the moun- comes from right here — from the with plants that must be grown, tains of New Mexico we’ve gath- earth we’re connected to and from harvested and shipped from other ered here from all corners of the inside our own bodies. areas of the world is not only un- country, and indeed the globe, Likewise, none of you need feel sustainable, it also prevents the to both celebrate and share our unqualified to take up what is at practitioner from having adequate knowledge of these traditions with the core a deep relationship with connection with the herb for an each other. An Alabama root doc- healing plants, assuming the role of effective alliance and thus, healing tor learns from a Mexican curand- caregiver, simultaneously the life- practice. era, while a traditional healer from long students of the amazing plant A significant percentage of Chile confers with a German phy- world and active practitioners of an those raised in mainstream Unit- totherapist about the healing prop- ancient and ever more important ed States believe that the Western erties of lavender. craft. By reading the right books, traditions of healing are long dead, taking online courses, apprenticing lost with the genocide and degra- The Medicine locally, and attending educational dation of indigenous cultures, cut Woman’s Roots events like The Traditions in West- down with the forgotten forests of hile using herbs to heal is ern Herbalism Conference, you ancient Europe, dismissed as trivial common to all peoples, can equip yourself to be a Plant beside our obsession for industrial W in all places and times, Healer, self-certified, always im- efficiency and discarded with tra- an herbal practice is very much proving and usually greatly helping ditional foods, crafts and lifeways. informed and formed by the par- those in need. Many of us are the descendants of ticular regions in which it evolves. immigrating people who, in their In my years of living in the remote Tribal Roots eagerness to assimilate into main- mountains of the Southwest, my s with most other forms of stream culture, sacrificed name, practice has grown to have the fla- folk medicine, Tradition- story and culture for a new and vor of New Mexico and its blend of Aal Western Herbalism is often anonymous way of life. This Native American and Hispanic cul- based in an energetic conception served a purpose dubious even Danny loves to sit in tHe chair tures, Celtic cowboy self-sustain- of herbs and diagnostics that stems in its time, and has now left their ability and ancient mystical appre- from sensory observation and the grandchildren and great-grandchil- and keep an eye on everyone. ciation. I have always considered understanding of patterns in both dren adrift, grasping for remaining myself to be very hands-on, com- body and plants. The exact struc- threads of heritage and identity. mon sense and grounded in what ture of these energetics varies a Even those of mixed lineage with works. And so I deliberately don’t great deal from region to region, ancestors indigenous to the Amer- have any letters after my name, no including the Appalachian granny- icas or Europe often feel at a loss for roots and context. Humans are essentially tribal beings, and their identity and well-being are inex- tricably tied into community and Boarding home. Attempting to continue the time-honored work of herbalism Daycare cut off from the threads ancestors, cultural customs, lore and land- Grooming base is difficult indeed. For many then, discovering that our people Training and the lands we live on still retain living traditions of any kind is both BOOK YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY. MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SPOT FOR YOUR PET! amazing, and a great relief. 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(Photo by Kiva Rose Hardin) Recent decades have herald- Visit our Facebook page— Mis Amigos Pet Care and see our customers having fun! or by dropping by Mis Amigos 38 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com wave of return to the timeless and heart of my practice as an herb- survive adversity, but thrive de- It revolves around good food and still evolving traditions of Western alist) definitely lies with the com- spite the difficulties. weeds and conversation and a re- herbalism. New traditions are be- mon, abundant plants that grow I see grassroots herbalism as turn to the heart of what healing is ing born from the warp and weft just outside my door and down by having direct connections with lo- all about: wholeness embodied in of our forbearers work, as we each the river. cal plants, with the land both we the individual, the community and make our own unique contribu- Even in my small, feral garden, and the herbs grow from and with the land. tions to the weave of the healing I don’t baby anyone. If they can’t the people we work with. All this web. With each turn and addition hold their own with the lamb’s directness leads to a certain kind Growing Our Roots Our native New Mexico St. John’s it becomes stronger — we become quarters and wild mustard, that’s of messiness. Sometimes picking e are the newest in a Worth, Hypericum scouleri. (Photo stronger. just tough. I’m a great fan of such your own medicine means there’s long line of herbwives, by Kiva Rose Hardin) qualities of tenacity and even a bit strange little bugs in your most W root doctors, yerberas, Wild Roots of outright mule-headedness can recent harvest and sometimes mountain men, curanderos, gran- of Maine to the back lots of Los ’ve had a lifelong penchant for serve very well. And really, this talking to folks about their prob- nywomen and village herbalists Angeles, from the misty Northwest all things weedy and wild. Gar- is where my roots grow deepest lems on their back porch leads to that stretch back through time and to the peaks of New Mexico... and Iden flowers are pretty enough, — among strong, willful plants, a much more complicated conver- across cultures. The dark haired from the treasured past to the un- but I prefer the bad attitude of land, culture and people. Yep, I sation than if you’d kept it in your girl in the mountains is just the folding future. Our herbalists’ web rebellious weeds and fierce insis- like weedy and wild people too. air-conditioned office. Working this most recent of her people to reach is homespun and weathered, but tence of wild plants growing out Stubborn, skeptical and child-like way, you get to know the plants in out, to touch the earth with seek- it is also strong from the hands of of sharp-edged rock crevices and in the way that rural and earthy the context of their environment, ing hands and bring back medicine, a thousand generations weaving boggy swamp bottoms. Rare, es- (even while still urban) folks can of their relationship with other and to be able to share it and cele- and reweaving, infusing it with teemed herbs from the other side be. Whether in Appalachia or the plants, with the dirt, with humans. brate it with a tribe of likeminded wisdom, song, blood, and the wild of the globe can be useful enough mountain Southwest, I am inevita- Likewise, we also learn to under- folk. From the hills of Appalachia insistence of weds. medicines, but my heart (and the bly drawn to those who not only stand people in the context of to the shores of Cornwall, the rain- We are growing and advancing their human community and the forests of the Amazon to the mesas our traditions, together, from their connections they have to place and canyons of this Southwest, we roots. and more-than-human people (you are walking in the footsteps of our ¥TENTSITES know, critters of various sorts). ancestors to bring together people ¥RVSITES¥CABINS¥ I approach healing as a means and plants. Our traditions are still Kiva Rose Hardin is a wil- ¥WALKINGTOURS of facilitating wholeness in whatev- vital and growing, as willful as the derness-dwelling New Mexico herbalist, author, artist, botanical er form that takes for each individ- wildest weeds and as deep as the Faywood Hot Springs perfumer, and committed cul- ual. 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SATURDAY, Aug. 1 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 ference Center. Info: 575-388- Silver City/ Silver City/ 8201. Grant County Grant County New 2 U rummage sale – Alzheimer’s savvy caregiv- Las Cruces/Mesilla 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Silver er class – 10:15 a.m.-12:15 Repujado (punched tin) City Woman’s Club, 411 Silver p.m. at the Silver City Senior workshop – 1-3 p.m. for 3 Heights Blvd. in Silver City. Info: Center, 205 W. Victoria St. Info: days at the Branigan Cultural 575-388-1560. 575-647-3868. Center in Las Cruces. Silver City Farmers’ Market Lego Club – 4-5 p.m. for ages – 8:30 a.m.-noon at Bullard and 4-9 at the Silver City Public THURSDAY, Aug. 6 Seventh streets. Today, mud pie Library, 515 W. College Ave. Silver City/ contest at 10 a.m. Info: 388- Forest Plan Revision Com- munity Conversation 2343, silvercityfoodcoop.com. – 5 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS La Esperanza Vinyard p.m. at the Grant County Con- continued on page 41 and Winery anniversary – All Day at De La O Road in Hanover. Music with Brandon Perralt and Friends1-3 p.m. and with Teresa Smergut 4-6.Info: On Aug. 1, Claude Smith III is offering a Raku Firing workshop from 9 575-538-5555. a.m.-5 p.m. in the Silver City Museum Courtyard as part of the Silver Raku Firing with Claude City Clay Festival. (Courtesy photo) Smith III – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Silver City Museum Courtyard, at My Place Jewell, 132-B Wyatt Terry Bullard Band (every 312 W. Broadway as part of the Drive. No drum required but Friday and Saturday) – Silver City Clay Festival. Info: must call ahead for loaner drum. 8-11 p.m. at Bullet’s Dance Hall, 575-538-5921. Cost: $2 per lesson. Info: 575- 119 Island Road, Capitan. Info: The Artistry and History of 693-1616. 575-354-9202. Mata Ortiz – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at A Little Chaos – 1:30 p.m. the Silver City Museum as part of matinée, 7:30 p.m. movie at the SUNDAY, Aug. 2 the Silver City Clay Festival. Info: Fountain Theater. Directed by Ruidoso/Lincoln County 575-538-5921. Alan Rickman and starring Kate Sunday Under the Stars – Veterans Benefits Fair – 9 Winslet. Runs daily through Aug. 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Moun- a.m.-2 p.m. Western New Mex- 6. Info: 575-524-8287. ico University Student Memorial tain Gods in Ruidoso includes Building. live music and a family movie. T or C/Sierra County Info: 575-464-7777. Fifth Annual Kidney Benefit Sierra County Farmers Mar- Bike Run – 10 a.m.-noon. at ket (every Saturday) – 8:30- Las Cruces/Mesilla the Brown Derby Night Club, 11:45 a.m. at Ralph Edwards Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 411 Bayard Street, Bayard. Park, Riverside and Cedar, Truth a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- Info:575-537-2782. or Consequences. Info: 575-894- morial East. Indoor and outoor Ray Cressler – 8:30 p.m.-noon 9375. vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- at the Buckhorn Saloon, Main Petersen Memorial Ranch 382-9404. Street, Pinos Altos. Info: 575- Rodeo & Dutch Oven Cook FAMILY REUNIONS • CHURCHES • BUSINESS MEETINGS 538-9911. Off – All day at the Petersen SCHOOLS • CLUBS • HUNTERS • RV GROUPS Lonesome Doves – 8 p.m., Ranch, No. 3 St. Cloud Mine MONDAY, Aug. 3 Folk Rock duo from Dallas at Road, Winston. Info: 575-322- Silver City/ Experiences in God’s Little Toad Creek Brewery & Dis- 6733. Grant County great outdoors for everyone! tillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver Ole Time Fiddlers Satur- Laughter Club – 12:15-12:45 Open ALL year for ALL groups. City. Info: 575-956-6144. day Night Dance (every p.m. at 614 N. Bullard St. in Saturday) – 7-9 p.m. at the Silver City. Info 575-388-0243. Located on the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway Las Cruces/Mesilla New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers 3951 Hwy 35N, 2.5 miles north of the Wilderness Ranger Station Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 Playhouse, 710 Elm Street, Truth Las Cruces/Mesilla a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- or Consequences. Live music, Since 1948 575-536-9560 A Little Chaos – 2:30 p.m. www.campthunderbirdnm.org [email protected] morial East. Indoor and outdoor toe-tapping fun, refreshments matinée, 7:30 p.m. movie at the vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- and a door prize. Info: 575-297- Fountain Theater. Directed by 382-9404. 4125. Alan Rickman and starring Kate Farmers & Crafts Market of Winslet. Runs daily through Aug. Las Cruces – 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Alamogordo/ 6. Info: 575-524-8287. in Downtown Las Cruces, along Otero County Main Street. The Shady Pines Chamber TUESDAY, Aug. 4 Model Sceniking Class – 9 Players – 3-5 p.m. at the Cloud- Las Cruces/Mesilla a.m.-noon at the Las Cruces Rail- croft United Methodist Chuch Every Other Tuesday: Cel- road Museum features techniques sanctuary, 50 Chipmunk Ave., ebrate Badger Clark – 6:30 for building miniature garden Cloudcroft. Info: 361-557-1960. landscapes and structures. Info: Drive-In Film Fest mov- p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre Pegie Douglas and Grits Wran- 575-647-4480. ie – Gates open at 8 p.m., film gler celebrate life and poetry of Spiders at Family Science starts at dusk at the New Mexico South Dakota’s first poet laure- Saturday – At10 a.m. the BLM Museum of Space History. $10. ate. Info: 575-523-6403. Groundwork Crew host science Info: www.nmspacemuseum.org. exploration at the Las Cruces Photographing the DACC Permanent Art Collection Museum of Nature and Science. Ruidoso/ Dental Care for the Entire Family Info: 575-522-3120. by LeeAnn Meadows – Lincoln County Storytellers – At10:30 a.m. 7-9 p.m. with the Doña Ana Providing a variety of services such as: Ranger Talk at Lincoln Louise O’Donnell will be telling Photography Club, at the SW General Dental Care, Implants, Crowns, tales at COAS Downtown and Historic Site – Highway 380, Environmental Center, 275 N. Bridges, Dentures, Tooth Extractions, Grits Wrangler will be telling 12 miles east of Capitan. Info: Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. Veneers, Root Canals, and more. tales at COAS Solano. Children 575-653-4025. Info: www.daphotoclub.org. Make an Appointment Today! who attend will receive a $2 Spencer Speakeasy Dinner Live edits with Adobe PS book coupon. and Dance – 6 p.m. at the Elements by Ron Wolfe – 575-534-1133 Bridging the Gap Spiritual Spencer Theater in Alto. Gatsby- 7-9 p.m. with the Doña Ana 2109 Pinos Altos Road Festival – 4 p.m.-midnight at esque Flapper party filled with Photography Club, at the SW Silver City, NM the Las Cruces Convention Cen- decadent glee and revelry. Info: Environmental Center, 275 N. [email protected] 575-336-4800. Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. ter, 680 E. University Ave. Info: www.beckfamilydental.com AllTrueNatural.com. Aloe Blacc – 8-11 p.m. at the Info: www.daphotoclub.org. Learn to play Middle East- Inn of the Mountain Gods. 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Grant County N. Bullard St. Info: 388-2343, 380, Lincoln. Info: 575-653- Forest Plan Revision Com- silvercityfoodcoop.com. 4372. munity Conversation – 10 Bourbon Legend – 8 p.m., Alto Artists Studio Tour – 10 a.m. at the Thunderbird Lodge in high energy ukulele rock from a.m. to 5 p.m. at Various Houses Mimbres. Info: 575-388-8201. Las Cruces at Little Toad Creek in Alto. Info: altoartistsstudiotour. Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. com. The view is even be� er Bullard St., Silver City. Info: 575- ASA NISIM MASA: Circus Las Cruces/Mesilla 956-6144. dinner theater – 6-9 p.m. with custom draperies. Grandma Mona’s Science features a dinner catered by Four Story Time – 9 a.m. at the Las Front Cafe with family entertain- Cruces Museum of Nature & Deming/Luna County Live Music with Nikki Lee ment. Info: 575-973-4348. Science for children 3 to 5. Info: SinceSSinincnce 575-523-6403. May – 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 ® 19761197976 Renee Popovich reception – p.m. at the St. Clair Winery SATURDAY, Aug. 8 • All window coverings • Repairs 5-7 p.m. at the LuLu fine art gal- Bistro, 1325 De Baca Road. SE. Silver City/ • Drapery Cleaning • Custom Bedding lery, 1800 Avenida de Mesilla. Info: 575-546-1179. Grant County We’ve got your windows covered. Silver City Farmers’ Market T or C/Sierra County Las Cruces/Mesilla – 8:30 a.m.-noon at Bullard and 2310 N. Temple • 526-2880 Tai Chi by Mario (every Evolved: Story of the Mezo- Seventh streets. www.SpringCrestNM.com Thursday) – 10:45-11:45 zoic – 3 p.m. at the Museum of Artisan Market – 9 a.m.-1 a.m. at Elephant Butte Lake RV Nature and Science. Info: 575- p.m. at 614 N Bullard St. Resort. Donations accepted and 522-3120. Latin Comedy Jam – 8 p.m. distributed to local charities. Info: Artist Reception – 5-7 p.m. at at the Flame Convention Center, 575-744-5996. the Rio Grande Theatre features 2800 Pinos Altos Road, Silver Forest Plan Revision Com- the paintings of Sally Quillin. City. Cost:$20. Info: www.thelcj. munity Conversation – 5 Info: 575-523-6403. com. p.m. at the Sierra County Fair- The Gateway art show Sam Madan – 8 p.m., solo grounds. Info: 575-388-8201. reception – 6 p.m. at the Big vocalist; guitarist from Stafford at The Sierra Twirlers (every Picture Digital Image Lab/Main Little Toad Creek Brewery & Dis- Thursday) – 6-8 p.m. main- Street Gallery. Info: 575-528- tillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver stream/plus square dance, 9453. City. Info: 575-956-6144. including special session time for Paul Schranz and Deb inexperienced dancers looking to Johnson reception – 6-8 p.m. Las Cruces/Mesilla improve their skills, held at 710 at the West End Art Depot. Info: MainStreet Farmer’s Big Elm St. Truth or Consequences. 575-312-9892. Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 Cost: $3. Info: 575-894-0083 or Me and Earl and the Dying a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- 575-313-9971. Girl – 7:30 p.m. movie at the morial East. Indoor and outoor Fountain Theater. Runs daily vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- FRIDAY, Aug. 7 through Aug. 13. Info: 575-524- 382-9404. Silver City/ 8287. Farmers & Crafts Market of Grant County Las Cruces – 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Popcorn Fridays – Free Ruidoso/ popcorn and other food samples. Lincoln County 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS Silver City Food Co-op, 520 Old Lincoln Days – Highway continued on next page Bear Mountain Lodge Columbus Animal Rescue COME TO STAY OR FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER Rescued, Abandoned and Abused Animals need loving homes. All are spayed or neutered and have current vaccinations. OR JUST TO SEE THE NEW BULL CALF!
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spiritual support Wanda: [email protected] 42 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com in Downtown Las Cruces, along Hiroshima Peace Day Ob- Silver City/ Main Street. servance – Noon at Gough Grant County Model Sceniking Class – 9 Park Pavilion. Alzheimer’s savvy caregiv- a.m.-noon at the Las Cruces Rail- er class – 10:15 a.m.-12:15 road Museum features techniques Las Cruces/Mesilla p.m. at the Silver City Senior for building miniature garden Me and Earl and the Dy- Center, 205 W. Victoria St. Info: landscapes and structures. Info: ing Girl – 1:30 p.m. matinée, 575-647-3868. 575-647-4480. 7:30 p.m. movie at the Fountain Lego Club – 4-5 p.m. for ages Bird Feeders at Family Sci- Theater. Runs daily through Aug. 4-9 p.m. at the Silver City Public ence Saturday – At 10 a.m. 13. Info: 575-524-8287. Library, 515 W. College Ave. the BLM Groundwork Crew host science exploration at the Las THURSDAY, Aug. 13 Cruces Museum of Nature and Ruidoso/Lincoln County Science. Info: 575-522-3120. Alto Artists Studio Tour – 11 Silver City/ Storytellers – At 10:30 a.m. a.m.-5 p.m. at various houses in Grant County Terry Alvarez will be telling tales Alto. Info: altoartistsstudiotour. Community Forum: Diabe- at COAS Downtown and Nancy com. tes Talk and Tour – noon-1 Jenkins will be telling tales at Old Lincoln Days – Highway p.m. with Deborah Smith of Aug. 14-15, the Copper County Cruzers invite everyone to a car show COAS Solano. Children who 380, Lincoln. Info: 575-653- HMS, 614 Bullard St. Info: 575- and the Run to Copper County in Silver City. (Courtesy photo) attend will receive a $2 book 4372. 388-2343. coupon. Sunday Under the Stars – Red White and Blues Fes- 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Moun- T or C/Sierra County FRIDAY, Aug. 14 City. Info: 607-752-2245. Seed Saving forum – 11 a.m. tival – Begins at 4 p.m. at St. tain Gods in Ruidoso includes Tai Chi by Mario (every Silver City/ at 614 N. Bullard St. with the Clair Winery and Bistro, 1720 live music and a family movie. Thursday) – 10:45-11:45 Grant County Grant County Seed Library. Info: Avenida de Mesilla. Info: www. Info: 575-464-7777. a.m. at Elephant Butte Lake RV Run to Copper Country car 575-538-5555. mvjazzblues.net. Resort. Donations accepted and show – 2-8 p.m. registration at Bash on Broadway – At Me and Earl and the Dy- distributed to local charities. Info: Host Motel Holiday Inn Express. MONDAY, Aug. 10 5:30 p.m. Western New Mexico ing Girl – 1:30 p.m. matinée, 575-744-5996. At 5:30 p.m. the Hot Dog Burn Silver City/ University President Shepard 7:30 p.m. movie at the Fountain The Sierra Twirlers (every starts and Oldies music plays 6-8 delivers a state of the university Theater. Runs daily through Aug. Grant County Thursday) – 6-8 p.m. main- p.m. Info: www.coppercountycru- address and at 7 p.m., Radio La 13. Info: 575-524-8287. Laughter Club – 12:15-12:45 stream/plus square dance, zers.com. Chusma, a Latin reggae band p.m. at 614 N. Bullard St. in including special session time for Andrew Dahl-Bredine – 8 from El Paso plays in front of T or C/Sierra County Silver City. Info 575-388-0243. inexperienced dancers looking to p.m., local singer songwriter at Little Toad Creek Brewery & Dis- Sierra County Farmers Mar- Widowed and Single improve their skills, held at 710 Little Toad Creek Brewery & Dis- tillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver ket (every Saturday) – 8:30- Persons of Grant County Elm St. Truth or Consequences. tillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144. 11:45 a.m. at Ralph Edwards meeting – 10:30 a.m. at Glad Cost: $3. Info: 575-894-0083 or City. Info: 575-956-6144. Park, Riverside and Cedar, Truth Tidings Church, 11600 Highway 575-313-9971. or Consequences. Info: 575-894- 180 E. Info: 575-537-3643. Las Cruces/Mesilla Deming/Luna County Big Daddy’s Flea Market 9375. Las Cruces/Mesilla – 7 Live Music with Fastlane – a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- Second Saturday Art Hop Las Cruces/Mesilla Planeteers explore galax- 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the morial East. Indoor and ousoor — 6-9 p.m. in downtown Truth Auditions for “Red Riding ies – 9 a.m. at the Las Cruces St. Clair Winery Bistro, 1325 De vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- of Consequences. Info: promo- Hood” – 10 a.m. Missoula chil- Museum of Nature & Science. Baca Road. SE. Info: 575-546- 382-9404. [email protected]. dren’s Theatre tour directors will Children ages 3 - 5 are invited to 1179. Farmers & Crafts Market of Ole Time Fiddlers Satur- hold auditions at the Rio Grande visit the museum and take part in Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces – 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. day Night Dance (every Theatre and cast 50 to 60 local learning about the universe. Info: Fair trade marketplace – in Downtown Las Cruces, along Saturday) – 7-9 p.m. at the K-12 students to perform in the 575-541-2296. Unique gifts hand-made by Main Street. New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers production. Info: kathleenA@ Native New Mexico: The women from Mexico and the Petrified Wood at Family Playhouse, 710 Elm Street, Truth daarts.org. Art of Collette Marie – border region available at La Science Saturday – At 10 or Consequences. Live music, Las Colcheras Quilt Guild – 5:30-8 p.m. reception for a new Frontera, in Nopalito’s Galería, a.m. the BLM Groundwork Crew toe-tapping fun, refreshments 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at exhibit at the New Mexico Farm 326 S. Mesquite St. Las Cruces. host science exploration at the and a door prize. Info: 575-297- Good Samaritan Village, 3011 & Ranch Heritage Museum. Info: The market is open Fridays (4-7 Las Cruces Museum of Nature & 4125. Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces. 575-522-4100. p.m.), Saturdays (noon-5 p.m.), Science. Info: 575-522-3120. Info: 575-521-0521. The Inquisition in Early and Sundays (noon-5 p.m.) All of Storytellers – At 10:30 a.m. Ruidoso/ 18th Century New Mexi- the sales go to the women. Douglas Jackson will be telling co – 7 p.m. at the New Mexico Lincoln County TUESDAY, Aug. 11 Evolved: Story of the Ceno- tales at COAS Downtown and Farm & Ranch Heritage Muse- Alto Artists Studio Tour – 10 Las Cruces/Mesilla zoic – 3 p.m. at the Las Cruces Judith Ames will be telling tales um. Author Linda Tigges will a.m.-5 p.m. at various houses in Brown Bag Lecture – 7:30 Museum of Nature & Science. at COAS Solano. Children who talk about some of the treasures Alto. Info: altoartistsstudiotour. p.m. at the Las Cruces Railroad Info: 575-522-3120. attend will receive a $2 book gleaned from research of the com. Museum features Don Beem on Testament of Youth – 7:30 coupon. Spanish Inquisition. Info: 575- Ranger Talk at Lincoln the History of Silver City Train p.m. movie at the Fountain The- Testament of Youth – 1:30 522-4100. Historic Site – Highway 380, Depots and Railway Systems. ater. Runs daily through Aug. 20. p.m. matinée, 7:30 p.m. movie 12 miles east of Capitan. Info: Info: 575-647-4480. Info: 575-524-8287. at the Fountain Theater. Runs 575-653-4025. Me and Earl and the Dying Ruidoso/ daily through Aug. 20. Info: Old Lincoln Days – Highway Girl – 7:30 p.m. movie at the Lincoln County Ruidoso/ 575-524-8287. 380, Lincoln. Info: 575-653- Fountain Theater. Runs daily Skillet in Concert – 8-10:30 Lincoln County 4372. through Aug. 13. Info: 575-524- p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain ASA NISIM MASA: Circus T or C/Sierra County Gods. Winners of Best Rock 8287. dinner theater – 6-9 p.m. Sierra County Farmers Mar- Album on the Loudwire Music SUNDAY, Aug. 9 features a dinner catered by Four ket (every Saturday) – 8:30- Awards. Info: 575-464-7777. Silver City/ WEDNESDAY, Front Cafe with family entertain- 11:45 a.m. at Ralph Edwards Grant County Aug. 12 ment. Info: 575-973-4348. Park, Riverside and Cedar, Truth Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack or Consequences. Info: 575-894- Show – 8-10 p.m. at the Spen- 9375. BRIDGE COMMUNITY cer Theater for the Performing Ole Time Fiddlers Satur- Arts in Alto,108 Spencer Road. day Night Dance (every EARLY SUNDAY SUPPER Info: www.spencertheater.com. Saturday) – 7-9 p.m. at the “Spanning Life’s Transi� ons” New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers SATURDAY, Aug. 15 Playhouse, 710 Elm Street, Truth Silver City/ or Consequences. Live music, toe-tapping fun, refreshments Grant County and a door prize. Info: 575-297- Run to Copper Country car 4125. August 16, 2015 show – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Gough 4:00 PM Park. Vendors, refreshments, Alamogordo/ First United Methodist Church music and special events. Info: Otero County 300 West College St. www.coppercountycruzers.com. Silver City Farmers’ Market Drive-In Film Fest mov- ie – Gates open at 8 p.m., film Indoor picnic with pulled pork – 8:30 a.m.-noon at Bullard and Seventh streets. starts at dusk at the New Mexico and all the trimmings Artisan Market – 9 a.m.-1 Museum of Space History. $10. ENTERTAINMENT: Songs by Toni and Rick Spiegel p.m. 614 N. Bullard St. Info: Info: www.nmspacemuseum.org. $10 dona� on 388-2343, silvercityfoodcoop. Ruidoso/ Aug. 16 the Las Cruces Arts com. Bridge Community is a 501(c) (3) organiza� on working to build a Con� nuum Association has an art share and Southern New Mexico Lincoln County Of Care Re� rement Center in Silver City. ice cream social at the Push/Pull Championships – Ranger Talk at Lincoln Historic Site – Highway 380, Community Enterprise Center. 9 a.m. The Billy Casper Wellness Center, 300 East 16th St. Silver 12 miles east of Capitan. Info: For more info call 597-0065 or 538-5754 (Courtesy photo) DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 43
575-653-4025. p.m. movie at the Fountain The- with Robert Culp with the Friends Dinosaur Train discusses Capitan CF Run to Breath – Las Cruces/Mesilla ater. Runs daily through Aug. 20. Committee on National Legisla- the water cycle – 9 a.m. for 8 a.m. at Fort Stanton. Profits go Art Share and Ice Cream Info: 575-524-8287. tion and other speakers. to cystic fibrosis causes and the Social – 1:30-3:30 p.m. with 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS Make-a-Wish Foundation. Info: the Las Cruces Arts Association TUESDAY, Aug. 18 Las Cruces/Mesilla continued on next page 202-812-0219. at the Community Enterprise Cen- Las Cruces/Mesilla ter next to the Bistro. Info: www. Every Other Tuesday: CHECK OUT SUNDAY, Aug. 16 lascrucesarts.org. Preview of the musical OUR FANTASTIC “Passion” – 6:30 p.m. at the Silver City/ Ruidoso/ Rio Grande Theatre Stephen LIVE MUSIC Grant County Lincoln County Sondheim “Passion” music. Info: SCHEDULE! Gila Native Plant Society Sunday Under the Stars – 575-523-6403. field trip to Lower Gallinas 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Moun- Favorite Events and Places PUB FOOD Canyon – 8 a.m. leaves from tain Gods in Ruidoso includes to Photograph – 7-9 p.m. with the south parking lot of the Fine live music and a family movie. the Doña Ana Photography Club, CRAFT BEER Arts Theater at Western New Info: 575-464-7777. at the SW Environmental Center, CRAFT SPIRITS Mexico University. Info: 575- 275 N. Main St., Las Cruces. 535-4064. MONDAY, Aug. 17 Info: www.daphotoclub.org. NM WINE Mimbres Cultural Heritage Silver City/ Site Fundraiser – 1:30-5 p.m. Grant County WEDNESDAY, NOW SELLING at the Mimbres Cultural Heritage Laughter Club – 12:15-12:45 Aug. 19 PACKAGE WINE littletoadcreek.com Site, Sage Drive, Mimbres. Tours p.m. at 614 N. Bullard St. in Silver City/ are at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. The wine tastings every Sunday @3pm Silver City. Info 575-388-0243. Grant County museum will be open to visitors 200 N Bullard, Downtown Silver City 575-956-6144 Alzheimer’s savvy caregiv- and at 3:30 Jericho Country Las Cruces/Mesilla Band performs. Info: 575-536- er class – 10:15 a.m.-12:15 Testament of Youth – 7:30 9957. p.m. at the Silver City Senior Center, 205 W. Victoria St. Info: 575-647-3868. Lego Club – 4-5 p.m. for ages 4-9 at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave.
Las Cruces/Mesilla Hot August Nights Yappy Hours – 6-8 p.m. at the St. Clair Winery & Bistro. Dress your dog for swimsuit contest and prizes. $5. Info: 575-642-2648.
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Peace and quiet on over 5 acres bordering the Gila National Forest! 2 BR, 2 BA main house, Guest House with 2 separate living areas, each with its own kitchen and bath, plus a complete RV hookup.. Look at the pictures, this property looks like the homes in the glossy Architectural coffee table books and magazines! Once you get here you may never want to leave. Unique, and well worth a look if LOG HOME LIVING is your idea for your next home. Disclaimer: Each office independently owned & operated. This is not a solicitation of properties currently listed. 44 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com ages 3-5 at the Museum of Na- borne concert – 7:30 p.m. at 6403. ture and Science in Las Cruces. the First Church of Harmony, 609 Güeros – 7:30 p.m. movie at Info: 575-522-3120. Arizona St. Silver City. Bayou the Fountain Theater. Runs daily Testament of Youth – 7:30 Seco joins the American roots through Aug. 27. Info: 575-524- p.m. movie at the Fountain The- performers. Info:575-534-0298. 8287. ater. Runs daily through Aug. 20. Compasito – 8 p.m., local duo Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 8 Info: 575-524-8287. with world music at Little Toad p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Deming/ N. Bullard St., Silver City. Info: Cruces. An absurdist tale of the Luna County 575-956-6144. American dream produced by Great American Duck Race the No Strings Theatre Company. – 6:30 p.m. Mizkan Americas Deming/ Info: 575-523-1223. Duck Royalty Pageant at the DPS Luna County Auditorium. Info: www.deming- Great American Duck Race T or C/Sierra County duckrace.com. – 4 p.m. carnival, vendors and Elephant Days – 4-9 p.m. at entertainment start. Info: www. Elephant Butte Lake State Park T or C/Sierra County demingduckrace.com. and around Elephant Butte, Truth Tai Chi by Mario (every Live Music with Gertch’s or Consequences. Carnival, arts, Aug. 23 the Gilbert and Sullivan Company of El Paso brings “The Thursday) – 10:45-11:45 Folly – 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 crafts, food and music. Info: 575- Zoo” to the Black Box Theatre in Las Cruces as one of two one act a.m. at Elephant Butte Lake RV p.m. at the St. Clair Winery 744-4411. comedic operettas they are performing. (Courtesy photo) Resort. Donations accepted and Bistro, 1325 De Baca Road. SE. distributed to local charities. Info: Info: 575-546-1179. Ruidoso/ in Downtown Las Cruces, along 8-11 p.m. at Bullet’s Dance Hall, 575-744-5996. Lincoln County Main Street. 119 Island Road, Capitan. Info: The Sierra Twirlers (every Las Cruces/Mesilla Festival Ruidoso – 10 a.m.- Petroglyphs at Family 575-354-9202. Thursday) – 6-8 p.m. main- Fair trade marketplace 6 p.m. at School House Park Science Saturday – At10 Flamenco Star Robert Mi- stream/plus square dance, – Unique gifts hand-made by across from River Rendezvous, in a.m. the BLM Groundwork Crew chaels – 8-10 p.m. at the Spen- including special session time for women from Mexico and the the 500 block of Sudderth Drive. host science exploration at the cer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, inexperienced dancers looking to border region available at La Info: 575-446-1441. Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Alto. Info: www.spencertheater. improve their skills, held at 710 Frontera, in Nopalito’s Galería, ASA NISIM MASA: Circus Science. Info: 575-522-3120. com. Elm St. Truth or Consequences. 326 S. Mesquite St. Las Cruces. dinner theater – 6-9 p.m. Storytellers – At 10:30 a.m. Cost: $3. Info: 575-894-0083 or The market is open Fridays (4-7 features a dinner catered by Four Loni Todoroki will be telling tales SUNDAY, Aug. 23 575-313-9971. p.m.), Saturdays (12-5 p.m.), Front Cafe with family entertain- at COAS Downtown and Jean Deming/Luna County and Sundays (12-5 p.m.) All of ment. Info: 575-973-4348. Gilbert will be telling tales at Great American Duck Race the sales go to the women. COAS Solano. Children who FRIDAY, Aug. 21 – 7 a.m. events begin with a Evolved: Story of Stories – 3 attend will receive a $2 book Silver City/ SATURDAY, Aug. 22 hot air balloon rally followed by p.m. at the Las Cruces Museum Silver City/ coupon. Grant County of Nature & Science. Info: 575- the race, a parade, a horseshoe Popcorn Fridays – Free Beginner’s Guide to Stop 522-3120. Grant County tournament and more. Info: popcorn and other food samples. Silver City Farmers’ Market Motion Videos Workshop “Passion” – 7:30 p.m.at the www.demingduckrace.com. Silver City Food Co-op, 520 – 8:30 a.m.-noon at Bullard and – University Art Gallery in Las Rio Grande Theatre is a musical N. Bullard St. Info: 388-2343, Seventh streets. Cruces. Info: 575-646-8545. as presented by the Scaffolding T or C/Sierra County silvercityfoodcoop.com. Fort Bayard birthday event “Passion” – 7:30 p.m. at the Theatre Company and the Doña Elephant Butte Balloon Jane Voss and Hoyle Os- – Begins at 9:30 a.m. at historic Rio Grande Theatre is a musical Ana Arts Council. Info: 575-523- as presented by the Scaffolding Regatta – 6:45-9:30 a.m. at Fort Bayard and includes a Elephant Butte Lake State Park walking tour with military histori- Theatre Company and the Dona Ana Arts Council. Info: 575-523- and around Elephant Butte, Truth an, the Grant County Art Guild or Consequences. Info: www. display and sale and a musical 6403. Güeros – Matinée 1:30 p.m., ebbr.org. Chautauqua program at 7 p.m. Elephant Days – 8 a.m.-2 Pet Sitter Info: 575-956-3294. 7:30 p.m. movie at the Fountain p.m. at Truth or Consequences. Do your pets need a companion while you Live on the Lawn – 5-10 Theater. Runs daily through Aug. 27. Info: 575-524-8287. Carnival, arts, crafts, food and are at work or away? p.m., at the Beer and Spirits music. Info: 575-744-4411. I get along with all animals but specialize in small to medium Garden, WNMU. Info: 575-956- Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 8 size dogs. I am an excellent companion 6144. p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, and profi cient in training. 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Las Cruces/Mesilla I charge $10 per day and $15 per day and night per pet. Cruces. An absurdist tale of the Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 Deming/Luna County References are available upon request. American dream produced by a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- Great American Duck Race Please call Desiree at 575-313-2687, Silver City NM 88061. the No Strings Theatre Company. morial East. Indoor and ousoor – 7 a.m. events begin with a Info: 575-523-1223. vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- hot air balloon rally followed by 382-9404. the race, a parade, a horseshoe T or C/Sierra County Two one act comedic op- tournament and more. Info: erettas – 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at www.demingduckrace.com. Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta – 6:45-9:30 a.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 Main Elephant Butte Lake State Park Street, in Las Cruces. The Gilbert Las Cruces/Mesilla and around Elephant Butte, Truth and Sullivan Company of El Paso Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 or Consequences. Info: www. performs “Trial by Jury” and “The a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- ebbr.org. Zoo.” Info: 575-523-1223. morial East. Indoor and outdoor Sierra County Farmers Mar- “Passion” – 3 p.m. at the Rio vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- ket (every Saturday) – 8:30- Grande Theatre is a musical as 382-9404. 11:45 a.m. at Ralph Edwards presented by the Scaffolding Farmers & Crafts Market of Park, Riverside and Cedar, Truth Theatre Company and the Doña Las Cruces – 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. or Consequences. Info: 575-894- Ana Arts Council. Info: 575-523- 9375. 6403. Elephant Days – 8 a.m.-9 ! p.m. with a parade at 9 a.m. at Ruidoso/ Truth or Consequences. Carnival, Lincoln County arts, crafts, food and music. Info: Festival Ruidoso – 10 a.m.- !! " # $" % 575-744-4411. 6 p.m. at School House Park Ole Time Fiddlers Saturday across from River Rendezvous, in Night Dance (every Satur- the 500 block of Sudderth Drive. "#$% ! & !' day)– 7-9 p.m. at the New Mex- Info: 575-446-1441. &$ "$ %' # # $"($ ) ico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, Sunday Under the Stars – 710 Elm Street, Truth or Conse- 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Moun- & $ !! "0 1230346789@@!A0B ($ quences. Live music, toe-tapping tain Gods in Ruidoso, includes C D # $"E BFC G@3H@C B"# fun, refreshments and a door live music and a family movie. ( I "F( # P$ 2"0 $ @"QB'D prize. Info: 575-297-4125. Info: 575-464-7777. 9GD@ QEP2 0A E9 Ruidoso/Lincoln County Monday, Aug. 24 & # RA@Q"E7@ Festival Ruidoso – 10 a.m.- Silver City/ S # $"S %#9!T H$ I 6 p.m. at School House Park Grant County across from River Rendezvous, in Laughter Club – 12:15-12:45 #"P"B"C QUUU the 500 block of Sudderth Drive. p.m. at 614 N. Bullard St. in Info: 575-446-1441. Ranger E$ V & %@ "R E& I 2B Silver City. Info 575-388-0243. Talk at Lincoln Historic Site @ "@ $ E" – Highway 380, 12 miles east of Capitan. Info: 575-653-4025. TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (AB" D ! W Terry Bullard Band (every Las Cruces/Mesilla Friday and Saturday) – Güeros – 7:30 p.m. movie at DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 45 the Fountain Theater. Runs daily 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las – 3-5 p.m. at Trinity United Meth- through Aug. 27. Info: 575-524- Cruces. An absurdist tale of the odist, 1000 D. Street, Carrizozo. 8287. American dream produced by Info: 575-648-2757. the No Strings Theatre Company. Sunday Under the Stars – WEDNESDAY, Info: 575-523-1223. 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Moun- Aug. 26 tain Gods in Ruidoso includes T or C/Sierra County live music and a family movie. Silver City/ Sierra County Farmers Mar- Info: 575-464-7777. Grant County ket (every Saturday) – 8:30- Lego Club – 4-5 p.m. for ages 11:45 a.m. at Ralph Edwards Las Cruces/Mesilla 4-9 at the Silver City Public Park, Riverside and Cedar, Truth Bob: A Life in Five Acts Library, 515 W. College Ave. or Consequences. Info: 575-894- – 2:30 p.m. at the Black Box 9375. Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall THURSDAY, Aug. 27 Ole Time Fiddlers Satur- in Las Cruces. An absurdist tale Aug. 28, Aires Nacionales, a concert with Astrid Morals, comes to the day Night Dance (every of the American dream produced Las Cruces/Mesilla Rio Grande Theater in Las Cruces beginning at 7 p.m. (Courtesy photo) Nature Kids discuss desert Saturday) – 7-9 p.m. at the by the No Strings Theatre Com- landscape preservation – New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers pany. Info: 575-523-1223. border region available at La Drive-In Film Fest mov- Playhouse, 710 Elm Street, Truth 9 a.m. for ages 3-5 at the Las Frontera, in Nopalito’s Galería, ie – Gates open at 8 p.m., film Cruces Museum of Nature & or Consequences. Live music, 326 S. Mesquite St. Las Cruces. starts at dusk at the New Mexico toe-tapping fun, refreshments Science. Info: 575-522-3120. The market is open Fridays (4-7 Museum of Space History. $10. Monday, Aug. 31 Big Band Dance Club – 8-10 and a door prize. Info: 575-297- Silver City/ p.m.), Saturdays (12-5 p.m.), Info: www.nmspacemuseum.org. 4125. p.m. dance offers ballroom, and Sundays (12-5 p.m.) All of Grant County country, swing and Latin styles the sales go to the women. Las Cruces/Mesilla Laughter Club – 12:15-12:45 at Alma de Arte School, 402 Ruidoso/ Evolved: Story of the Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 p.m. at 614 N. Bullard St. in W. Court St. in Las Cruces. The Lincoln County Telescopes – 3 p.m. at the Las a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- Silver City. Info 575-388-0243. DJ will be Mike D’Arcy. Group Ruidoso Antique Show – Cruces Museum of Nature & morial East. Indoor and outdoor dance lesson taught by John 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Ruidoso Science. Info: 575-522-3120. vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- Guisto at 7-7:45 p.m. $7 for Convention Center, 111 Sierra WEDNESDAY, Astrid Morales – 7 p.m. at the 382-9404. all on CD nights except $5 for Blanca Drive in Ruidoso. Info: Sept. 2 Rio Grande Theatre, an award Farmers & Crafts Market of students with ID. Info: 575-526- 575-802-0275 winning Mexican pianist. Info: Las Cruces – 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Silver City/ 6504. Ranger Talk at Lincoln 575-523-6403. in Downtown Las Cruces, along Grant County Güeros – 1:30 p.m. movie at Historic Site – Highway 380, Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 8 Main Street. Lego Club – 4-5 p.m. for ages the Fountain Theater. Info: 575- 12 miles east of Capitan. Info: p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, Storytellers – At 10:30 a.m. 4-9 at the Silver City Public 524-8287. 575-653-4025. 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Judith Ames will be telling tales Library, 515 W. College Ave. Justin Shandor Elvis Trib- Cruces. An absurdist tale of the at COAS Downtown and Gloria ute – 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the T or C/Sierra County American dream produced by Hacker will be telling tales at THURSDAY, Sept. 3 Tai Chi by Mario (every Mountain Gods. Info: 575-464- the No Strings Theatre Company. COAS Solano. Children who T or C/Sierra County Thursday) – 10:45-11:45 777. Info: 575-523-1223. attend will receive a $2 book The Sierra Twirlers (every a.m. at Elephant Butte Lake RV coupon. Thursday) – 6-8 p.m. main- Resort. Donations accepted and SUNDAY, Aug. 30 Ruidoso/ Pleistocene Megafauna at stream/plus square dance, distributed to local charities. Info: Lincoln County Family Science Saturday – Ruidoso/ including special session time for 575-744-5996. Ruidoso Antique Show – 5-9 At 10 a.m. the BLM Groundwork Lincoln County inexperienced dancers looking to The Sierra Twirlers (every p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Crew host science exploration Ruidoso Antique Show – improve their skills, held at 710 Thursay) – 6-8 p.m. main- Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive. at the Las Cruces Museum of 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Ruidoso Elm St. Truth or Consequences. stream/plus square dance, Info: 575-802-0275. Nature & Science. Info: 575- Convention Center, 111 Sierra including special session time for Diamond Rio – 8-10 p.m. at 522-3120. Blanca Drive in Ruidoso. Info: inexperienced dancers looking to 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS the Spencer Theater, 108 Spen- Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 8 575-802-0275. improve their skills, held at 710 continued on next page cer Road, Alto. Six-time vocal p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, Southwest Chamber Winds Elm St. Truth or Consequences. group of the year. Info: www. Cost: $3. Info: 575-894-0083 or spencertheater.com. 575-313-9971. Terry Bullard Band (every Friday and Saturday) – FRIDAY, Aug. 28 8-11 p.m. at Bullet’s Dance Hall, Silver City/ 119 Island Road, Capitan. Info: Grant County 575-354-9202. Popcorn Fridays – Free popcorn and other food samples. SATURDAY, Aug. 29 Silver City Food Co-op, 520 Silver City/ N. Bullard St. Info: 388-2343, Grant County silvercityfoodcoop.com. Silver City Farmers’ Market Live on the Lawn – 5-10 – 8:30 a.m.-noon at Bullard and p.m., at the Beer and Spirits Seventh streets. Garden, WNMU. Info: 575-956- Community Flea Market – 9 6144. a.m.-1 p.m. 614 N. Bullard St. Live Music with Smokin’ Info: 388-2343, silvercityfood- Mirrors – 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 coop.com. p.m. at the St. Clair Winery Bis- Live on the Lawn – 5-10 tro, 1325 De Baca Rod. SE. Info: p.m., at the Beer and Spirits 575-546-1179. Garden, WNMU. Info: 575-956- 6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla Fair trade marketplace Alamogordo/Otero – Unique gifts hand-made by County women from Mexico and the
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$3. Info: 575-894-0083 or 575- Terry Bullard Band (every Strings Theatre Company. Info: Silver City/ Silver City/ 313-9971. Friday and Saturday) – 575-523-1223. Grant County Grant County 8-11 p.m. at Bullet’s Dance Hall, Rolling Stones Gem and Rolling Stones Gem and Las Cruces/Mesilla 119 Island Road, Captan. Info: T or C/Sierra County Mineral Show – 10 a.m.-5 Mineral Show – 10 a.m.-4 Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 7 575-354-9202. Sierra County Farmers Mar- p.m. at the Western New Mexico p.m. at the Western New Mexico p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, ket (every Saturday) – 8:30- University Brancheau PE Com- University Brancheau PE Com- 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las SATURDAY, Sept. 5 11:45 a.m. at Ralph Edwards plex. Info: www.rollingstones- plex. Info: www.rollingstones- Cruces. An absurdist tale of the Silver City/ Park, Riverside and Cedar, Truth gms.blogspot.com/. gms.blogspot.com/. or Consequences. Info: 575-894- Laughter Club – 12:15-12:45 American dream produced by Grant County the No Strings Theatre Company. 9375. p.m. at 614 N. Bullard St. in Silver City Farmers’ Market T or C/Sierra County Info: 575-523-1223. Hillsboro Antiques Festi- Hillsboro Antiques Festi- Silver City. Info 575-388-0243. – 8:30 a.m.-noon at Bullard and val – 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Hillsboro val – 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Hillsboro Seventh streets. Today, mud pie community Center, 316 Elenore community Center, 316 Elenore FRIDAY, Sept. 4 contest. Info: 388-2343, silver- T or C/Sierra County Street, Hillsboro. Includes wine Street, Hillsboro. Includes wine Hillsboro Antiques Festi- Silver City/ cityfoodcoop.com. and microbrew tastings and food val Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and and microbrew tastings and food – 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Hillsboro vendors each day. Info: 575- vendors each day. Info: 575- community Center, 316 Elenore Popcorn Fridays – Free Mineral Show – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 895-5187. 895-5187. Street, Hillsboro. Includes wine popcorn and other food samples. at the Western New Mexico Uni- Photographer Wayne and microbrew tastings and food Silver City Food Co-op, 520 versity Brancheau PE Complex. Suggs reception – 1-3:30 vendors each day. Info: 575- N. Bullard St. Info: 388-2343, Info: www.rollingstonesgms. Las Cruces/Mesilla p.m. Hillsboro Historical Soci- Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 895-5187. silvercityfoodcoop.com. blogspot.com/. ety, Hillsboro. Award-winning Taste of Downtown – A walk a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- photography of Wayne Suggs morial East. Indoor and ousoor Alamogordo/ Las Cruces/Mesilla around downtown Silver City is on display and he will be on vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- Otero County Fair trade marketplace tasting food available at local hand to meet guests. Info: 575- 382-9404. Labor Day Hoopla – Begns at – Unique gifts hand-made by restaurants. The walk is followed 8955501. Bob: A Life in Five Acts 10 a.m. in Cloudcroft and fea- women from Mexico and the by a Gala Dance and Tasting Ole Time Fiddlers Saturday – 2:30 p.m. at the Black Box tures Six Guns and Shady Ladies border region available at La evening with the Big Ditch Crick- Night Dance (every Satur- Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall performing a wild west shootout Frontera, in Nopalito’s Galería, ets at the Murray Hotel Ballroom, day)– 7-9 p.m. at the New Mex- in Las Cruces. An absurdist tale at intervals all day with street 326 S. Mesquite St. Las Cruces. 200 West Broadway from 6-9 ico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, of the American dream produced dancing and an evening melo- The market is open Fridays (4-7 p.m. Info: 575-534-1700. 710 Elm Street, Truth or Conse- by the No Strings Theatre Com- drama. Info: 575-682-2733. p.m.), Saturdays (12-5 p.m.), quences. Live music, toe-tapping pany. Info: 575-523-1223. and Sundays (12-5 p.m.) All of Las Cruces/Mesilla fun, refreshments and a door Big Daddy’s Flea Market – 7 prize. Info: 575-297-4125. TUESDAY, Sept. 8 the sales go to the women. Alamogordo/ Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 5580 Bataan Me- T or C/Sierra County p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, morial East. Indoor and outdoor Alamogordo/Otero Otero County The Sierra Twirlers (ev- 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. vendors on 20 acres. Info: 575- Labor Day Hoopla – Begins ery Tuesday) – 6-8 p.m. County at 10 a.m. in Cloudcroft and fea- An absurdist tale of the Ameri- 382-9404. Labor Day Hoopla mainstream plus square dance, – Begns at tures Six Guns and Shady Ladies can dream produced by the No Farmers & Crafts Market of 10 a.m. in Cloudcroft and fea- including special session time for Strings Theatre Company. Info: Las Cruces – 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. performing a wild west shootout inexperienced dancers looking to tures Six Guns and Shady Ladies at intervals all day with street 575-523-1223. in Downtown Las Cruces, along performing a wild west shootout improve their skills, held at 710 Main Street. dancing and an evening melo- Elm St. Truth or Consequences. at intervals all day with street drama. Info: 575-682-2733. T or C/Sierra County Storytellers – At 10:30 a.m. dancing and an evening melo- Cost: $3. Info: 575-894-0083 or Grits Wrangler will be telling drama. Info: 575-682-2733. 575-313-9971. Hillsboro Antiques Festi- Ruidoso/ val – 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Hillsboro tales at COAS Downtown and community Center, 316 Elenore Loni Todoroki will be telling tales Ruidoso/ Lincoln County THURSDAY, Sept. 10 Street, Hillsboro. Includes wine at COAS Solano. Children who Sunday Under the Stars – T or C/Sierra County attend will receive a $2 book Lincoln County and microbrew tastings and food 6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Moun- Tai Chi by Mario (every coupon. Ranger Talk at Lincoln vendors each day. Info: 575- tain Gods in Ruidoso includes Thursday) – 10:45-11:45 Bob: A Life in Five Acts – 8 Historic Site – Highway 380, 895-5187. live music and a family movie. a.m. at Elephant Butte Lake RV p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 12 miles east of Capitan. Info: Info: 575-464-7777. Resort. Donations accepted and 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. 575-653-4025. Ruidoso/ distributed to local charities. Info: An absurdist tale of the Ameri- 575-744-5996. Lincoln County can dream produced by the No SUNDAY, Sept. 6 MONDAY, Sept. 7
and budget are invited to submit qualifications to this in a black and white format and in pen and ink line art Calls for artists project opportunity. A total of $183,500 is available with the understanding that their work must be easily for the project inclusive of all costs, taxes and fees. The converted for screen printing. The winner will receive Luna County deadline for entries is Sept. 11. See 111.nmarts.org for one free booth space for Mesilla’s Dia de los Muertos • The Black Range Artists have and open call for Porspectus # 228. on the Plaza 2015, valued at $175. Entries should be membership. Members have the opportunity to learn • Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery accepting submitted on a CD or through e-mail as JPEG or PDF from one another and participate in workshops, applications. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery is files. Files must be accompanied by a list detailing demonstrations and paint-outs. Membership is $20 a accepting applications for exhibitions, and encourages artwork title, size, a brief description and artist’s name, year. For more information email blackrangeart@gmail. artists to stop by the gallery to learn more. Mesilla e-mail address, mailing address and phone number. com or call Lyn at 474-546-4650. Valley Fine Arts Gallery is located at 2470-A Calle Deadline to receive submissions is Aug. 20. Digital de Guadalupe, across from the Fountain Theatre in files can be e-mailed to calaveracoalition@gmail. Doña Ana County Mesilla. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday com. CDs can be mailed to P.O. Box 1308, Mesilla, • ¡Oye! Celebrating Visions for the Future Oct. 10, through Sunday. For more information, call 522-2933 NM 88046. The Calavera Coalition is a not-for-profit 1 p.m. – Oct 11, 8 p.m. is looking to stir up public or visit www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com. organization and all proceeds from t-shirt and poster ingenuity and get involved in a 30-hour festival on • The New Mexico Handmade, Inc. Gallery in the sales will be donated to local charity. seven blocks of Main Street in downtown Las Cruces Old Tortilla Factory in Mesilla has space for two !OYE! calls for all art forms, small and large, that more artists. All mediums are considered. Contact Sierra County portray the incorporation of sustainable living practices Carolyn Kuhn at [email protected] for additional • The Geronimo Spring Museum is holding a Paint-out on The Earth. Individual and group installations, information. Oct. 10. The event includes and artists reception and demonstrations, exhibits and pieces are welcome. • The Rokoko Art Gallery, located at 1785 Avenida auction. Registration is from 9 to 10 a.m. with the event There are no entry fees. ¡OYE! aims to bring together in de Marcado, seeks artists for solo or group shows in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reception and auction is from 6 one place individuals and organizations that recognize a rental exhibit space on a monthly basis. Gallery to 9 p.m. For details call 575-894-6600. the significance of climate change, depletion of natural hours are Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. resources, and shifts in work and leisure activities as For prospectus and details, contact Mitch or Ame at Elsewhere in New Mexico robotics become increasingly important in human [email protected] or call 405-8877. • New Mexico Arts announces the 2013 Purchase cultures. Applications and information available at West End Art Depot Gallery (WE.AD). http://www. initiative and invites artists living in the state and www.oyecruces.weebly.com or text: 575-405-4142 by we-ad.org/ WE.AD announces a call for regional galleries in the state to submit artwork for purchase. Friday, Aug. 7. artists interested in displaying original artwork. For All media and genres are accepted. Information and • The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico more information email nmartco.op@gmail or applications: callforentry.org. Arts and the Local Selection Committee at Doña Ana call 575-312-9892. WE.AD is a co-operative arts • The Vertu Fine Art Gallery in Socorro has a call for Community College (DACC) seek an artist or artist incubator with art studios and workshop space in a artists for its 2015 juried show, Facets and Faces of team to create a site-specific commission project on the warehouse in the Alameda Historic Depot at 401 N New Mexico. The opening reception for the show is DACC East Mesa campus. The work will be situated at Mesilla St, Las Cruces. scheduled Sept. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. The deadline for the center of the campus in the quad area surrounded • The Calavera Coalition is looking for artists to submit entry is midnight Aug. 14. Accepted works must be by the Academic Resources Building, the Student original artwork for the 2015 Dia de los Muertos on hand-delivered between 1 and 4 p.m. from Aug. 26 Resources Building, the Auditorium, and the Digital the Mesilla Plaza official t-shirt and poster design. to 30. Awards include $200 for best of show, $125 Media & Main Building. Professional artists working Artists of all ages and regions are eligible. All work for first place; $75 for second place and &25 for in the United States and demonstrating a level of submitted for consideration must reflect the spirit and third place. Visit www.vertuarts.com/juried2015/ for experience that is commensurate with the project scope celebration of El Dia del los Muertos. Artwork must be prospectus and application. DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 47 BAYARD • RAVEN ROONEY Every Hero has a Story Town library welcomes guest heroes to summer program
he Bayard Public Library and jewelry. cluding a New Mexican geology welcomed 35 to 40 stu- Marie Elena Sanchez and his- experiment, an archaeology dig, Tdents on a daily basis from torian Neta Pope spoke about salt experiments, and buoyancy the Cobre School District, as well Luis Armijo, an Apache Indian experiments. July 3 was the end as Hurley, Santa Clara, San Loren- from Santa Clara, who was a of Summer Reading Program par- zo, Mimbres and Las Cruces. Stu- Code Talker during WWII. ty. Head librarian Sonya Dixon dents ranging in ages from 1 to 14 The students also experienced and librarian assistant Marivel years participated from June 1 to Irish culture through storytelling, Medel were also integral parts of July 3 as part of the library’s hero dance and art; African day where the program. themed summer program. the students were introduced to On the first week cartoonist a beautiful Nigerian story about Ralph Bakshi visited with the a folk hero; and programs about Raven Rooney just finished up children. Bakshi worked on such Mexico and Greece, Frieda Kahlo her master’s program projects as “Wizards,” “Lord of and Greek mythology. at Western the Rings,” “Mighty Mouse” and Local heroes, Gila Regional New Mexico “The Mighty Heroes.” He is world A Bayard Public Library reading Children participating in the sum- Medical Center EMT’s, gave a University renowned for his action hero car- program participant works on a mer program at the Bayard Public presentation and talk to the stu- for elementa- toons. Bakshi who is in his 80’s dents. They discovered how to ry education. project during the last day of the Library create Medusa masks as The summer and still working, took the time summer event. (Photo by Elva K. the final project of the program. take their pulse rates and how reading pro- to put on a presentation, sign au- Österreich) (Photo by Elva K. Österreich) much math is involved in medical gram was her first teaching job tographs, critique the children’s work. out of school. drawings, and even drew a per- could make a difference in the making dream catchers. In ad- July 2 was a day of science in- sonal picture for several students world. dition, we had Navajo artist and in the program. Wolf awareness week fea- Cobre High School art teacher, The program consisted of tured special guest Deidre Wolf, Romaine Begay, give a demon- various STEM and socio-anthro- from Wolf-Song Sanctuary. Wolf stration over printmaking and pological activities. STEM week put on a demonstration and told monographs. Lone Mountain Natives Nursery kicked off with engineering day. “wolf stories” for the students. As part of Native American It was the girls against the boys in She brought in a live wolf hybrid culture week, potter Robin Par- Celebrate Monsoons, Plant Native for Native Pollinators! a hands on building competition. as a visual aid and the children son demonstrated Mimbres pot- Ì30+ fl owering perennials and cacti The assignment was to first come were enthralled. The students tery. Her husband Fred Pinetta up with an idea that would make had the opportunity to touch the gave a demonstration on how Ì 35+ blooming trees and shrubs, many edible positive social change; draw the wolf “Sun catcher” and ask a real to paint the famous Mimbres In- Ì Organic fertilizer, soil amendments & seeds design, and then building the wolf expert their questions. Our dian designs using traditional project. The girls won. They built wolf activities included making brushes made from human hair. Ì Knowledgeable consultation for thriving gardens. a greenhouse and seedbank to pop- up wolf biology cards, scien- The students had the chance to Ì We are local growers using organic practices sustain their community. The tific drawings and wolf acrostic experience hands on archaeolo- boys created a field hospital for poems. gy when the Native society from wounded soldiers. The students The students also participated Tucson-based Archaeology of Support Pollinator Friendly Gardens learned about Jane Goodall’s sci- in Native American Culture Week the Southwest’s professor Allen Buy pesticide free plants – Go native! entific contributions and wrote which consisted of reading about Denoyer taught the students how lovely narratives of how they Native American Folklore and to make ancient tools, weapons, Visit our home nursery for plant purchase ARCHAELOGY • KIM VACARIU & views of our demonstration gardens. Or visit us Downtown at the Farmers Market and the Market Café Heritage Days See our inventory @ www.lonemountainnatives.com, 575-538-4345 Presentations, crafts fair, farmers market in Rodeo September
new report on more than 100 during the recent excavation at the open at 10 a.m.; an on-site “Tak- centuries worth of archaeo- 11,300-year-old Cave Creek Midden ing Flight”-themed workshop for Alogical and environmental Site near Portal – bones that may kids, 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and a changes in the Chihuahuan Des- represent a prehistoric species nev- cash-only buffet lunch. On Sunday, ert, plus an overview of the latest er before catalogued in the border- activities include three profession- elegant trogon population changes lands. ally-guided Field Day excursions, in the Chiricahua Mountains and a Saturday’s agenda will also fea- including a wildflower/history walk unique mapping tour of one of the ture a first-of-its-kind look at the to Ash Spring, guided tour of the world’s only “crystal-lined” caves unique geological features of Cave historic Paradise, Arizona townsite are among many outstanding pre- Creek Canyon’s “Crystal Cave,” one and a Cave Creek Geologic History sentations on the agenda at this of only a small handful of caves in tour. September’s annual Chiricahua-Pe- the entire world with similar large Annual Heritage Days events loncillo Heritage Days celebration quantities of quartz crystals embed- draw a broad local attendance, in Rodeo ded in the walls, including descrip- but visitors from across southeast A kick-off keynote address on tions and new maps of areas in the Arizona and southwest New Mex- Friday evening, Sept. 11 by life-long cave that have rarely, if ever, been ico interested in learning about trogon researcher and author, Rick visited. the animals, landscapes, history Taylor. He will update wildlife en- Presentations throughout the and culture of the region attend as thusiasts about the fast-changing vi- day on Saturday will also include well. This year’s presentations will ability of habitat for one of the most a look at the future viability of the continue to showcase the co-de- revered bird species in the Chirica- San Simon Aquifer, detailed status pendence that wildlife, wild lands, hua Mountains region. The keynote reports on the health and ecological cultural heritage, local history and presentation follows a community importance of bootheel-area bats, private lands all have in preserving reception at the Chiricahua Event mountain lions and coyotes, an his- true community health. Center in Rodeo, beginning at 6:30 torical view of the close connection For more information, including p.m. The event is free to all. between Apaches and their horses, full agenda, photos and Field-Day A full day of expert presenta- and a hands-on description of how tour sign-ups, contact Kim Vacariu tions by scientists, private land one local private land manager has at 520-558-0165 or kim@wildlands- managers, archaeologists, conser- restored damaged rangelands — all network.org. Heritage Days is spon- Wayne’s vationists and historians will follow contributing to a diverse Heritage sored by Friends of Cave Creek Carpet & Upholstery on Saturday, Sept. 12, including a Days agenda. Canyon www.friendsofcavecreek- Cleaning first look at the latest carbon dating Also included Saturday are an canyon.com and Wildlands Net- of undersized bison bones found on-site farmers market/crafts fair, work www.wildlandsnetwork.org. 575-537-2674 48 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com MIMBRES EXPLORATION Field School Adventures NMSU archaeology students look at Gila National Forest site
ew Mexico State Uni- versity undergraduate N and graduate students participated in an archaeologi- cal field school on the Wilder- ness Ranger District of the Gila National Forest from May 21 through July 3. The 16 students, under the direction of NMSU Professor Dr. Fumi Arakawa, excavated the Twin Pines Vil- lage located south of Wall Lake. Twin Pines Village is an im- portant Classic Mimbres Phase Site (A.D. 1000-1130) that has not been professionally exca- NMSU student exposes newly vated until this summer. In- discovered room walls at Twin formation regarding the types Pines Village. (Courtesy photo) of architecture, artifacts and trade highlight the importance of this site on the Gila National Forest. “This is the first formal archaeological investigation at Twin Pines Village and we have gained a tremendous amount of infor- mation on the Mimbres people from this work,” Christopher Ad- ams, district archaeologist said. The students spent five nights a week camping at the Beaver- head Workstation. For some students this was the first time they camped for an extended period of time and for some their first experience getting to know the Gila National Forest. The students learned the basics of archaeological excavation, mapping, pho- tography, cleaning and classifying artifact types. In addition to the archaeological work, several well-known Mimbres archaeologists visited and toured this site for the first time. Interested in delivering Roxanne Swentzell Desert Exposure? @ Common Ground
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Our delivery areas cover Silver City, Deming, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Truth or Consequences, Ruidoso 102 West Kelly, Silver City, NM and more. Gallery Hours:11-6 pm, Tuesday-Sunday July 31- August 29 DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 49 MOVING FORWARD • JOAN E. PRICE Downwinders Speak Out Candles shine for faces of a cancer culture far from the public eye
t first glance, historic Tularosa seems “We never even asked what happened,” to be a sleepy little town with a charm- said Beatrice “Bea” Martinez at the time of Aing variety of trees, gardens, flow- the 60th anniversary of the test. “Since we did ers and alfalfa fields wrested away from the not know what it was all about we were not Chihuahuan desert. Many of the residents scared.” are made up of a tightly knit old community Cancer survivors in Tularosa talked among of related Hispanic families. Over 140 years themselves for decades about their suspi- ago, speaking a blend Indian Spanish lan- cions of exposure from the Trinity Test. Fred guage, their ancestors founded a safe haven Tyler grew up in Tularosa ranking fourth in on the Rio Tularosa far from the Confeder- his graduating class at Tularosa High School ate occupation of Mesilla on the Rio Grande. in 1968. In 2005, he had recently retired from When statehood arrived in 1912, the residents the Army and Air Force Exchange Service at One luminaria, “unknown,” represents the uncounted numbers of people who have brought up the American flag or left for Mex- Holloman Air Force Base. His mother, Ruth- died of cancers in Tularosa and surrounding communities. More than 500 additional ico. ina Utter Tyler, born and raised in Tularosa, luminarias were lighted during the candlelight vigil July 18 in Tularosa, each one While they succeeded in creating a true had endured three rounds of cancer of differ- representing a known cancer victim. (Photo by Joan E. Price) oasis in the desert, this oasis has been a dark ent types – now it was uterine cancer. center of swirling events including the most In a letter to the ADN in 2004, Tylor wrote, fight or you give up and don’t look at why this family, “an elderly couple ... with a young secretive and horrific experiment beyond “I wonder (about) the tests at Trinity Site in is happening to me. People don’t know where grandson, several dogs,” and 200 goats at Rat- imagination; a thunderous explosion and 1945. I wonder if the tests there had anything to go. This is going to be a political process.” liff “hot canyon” Ranch were tested by field blinding light later called a “second sun” rose to do with the numerous residents of Tularosa Cordova, Tyler and others realized they teams though they were visited several times 45 miles to the northwest in the early hours of and surrounding communities who have con- were part of a much larger movement — and during the two years following the extraordi- the vital monsoon season on July 6, 1945. tracted various forms of cancer. I think some- were invisible. The financial and personal nary event that shook the Basin. A silver cloud “like snow” covered the one with the resources, or some entity like the impact on families was exhausting. A low “I hate the fact that we have been treated land stretching from Alamogordo to Claunch, American Cancer Society, should do a study income town of some 3,000 residents, one as insignificant — scientists have been com- an agricultural district of potatoes and pinto to see if there are significantly larger numbers by one, individuals required care from long pensated but our community has been ig- beans, from Carrizozo to Ruidoso while peo- of cancers now than before July 1945. Per- drives to Albuquerque or to local emergen- nored,” Cordova said. ple marveled about the singular phenomenon haps the DoE or the U.S. government owes cy clinics and the local clinic, and over all, The LAHDRA project “located no analysis” — and went back to cultivating their home compensation to all these people even though encouraging suffering loved ones. The im- of any samples or “risk assessments that ad- gardens, fields of corn, bean, squash and her- most of them were not employees at the time pact on the churches when the last rites are dress exposures” to the public “from inhala- itage chili and tending their livestock. After a of the Trinity Site test.” needed after sometimes long declines led to tion or ingestion of radioactivity.” few more weak storms, a 14-year drought set Tyler’s letter got to Tina Cordova, 45, born stoicism and prayers. Insurance was a great H.L. Hempleman, a health physicist, pub- in. Many young Hispanic men left the failing and raised in Tularosa, valedictorian in her “blessing” but all too often that had not been lished several reports used by LAHDRA. farming homesteads for jobs in the recently class of 1977. Cordova was an Albuquerque the case. “A few people were probably overex- integrated military. Tularosa has been in the resident with a master’s degree in biology “Our church bulletin each Sunday has posed, but they couldn't prove it and we middle from she went on about 30 people who died of cancer for about couldn’t prove it. So we just assumed we got the beginning. to medical the last five years; there didn’t used to be can- away with it,” he said in retrospect. Henry school at the cer. But there has also been that publicity like The isolation began to turn as Cordova, F. Danley, a University of aspartame sugar sweetener made from form- Tyler and his wife Kathryn Brusuelas Tyler, rancher, was New Mexico. aldehyde causes cancer too,” Tyler said. Van Winkle and other supporters persisted, on a military She started Cordova brought a Washington D.C. health continuing to draw up petitions, collecting fire observa- doing re- advocacy group into the effort. Physicians for surveys, protesting at Trinity Site tours con- tion tower in search look- Social Responsibility had “done a lot of work ducted each year by the military, contacting the military ing up statis- with Nevada downwinders to help to build a congressmen and following every possible that morning. tics on the case,” for consideration for some sort of help lead to outreach and compensation for their When he re- internet under from the 1990 Congressional Radiation Expo- families and villagers. They held a candlelight ported the fi- the Center for sure Compensation Act, taking the first step vigil each summer to honor the memory of ery explosion Disease Con- towards compensating veterans of the Unit- their personal and disturbing legacy of grief. to the Hollo- trol and Pre- ed States’ nuclear weapons production and The participants began to have faces and real- man Fire De- From left, Natalie Guillen and Dennis Carroll film Tina vention for testing facilities for the ailments they devel- ity to one another. partment, he Cordova and Fred Tyler in 2012 explain the process of auto-immune oped as a result of their work. The program, Several Congressional members rallied was ordered gathering statistics about family cancer histories during diseases and as amended, provides lump-sum payments with Tom and Mark Udall and Jeff Bingamen to “not talk a Downwinders event in Tularosa gearing up to apply cancers and for sick uranium miners, millers, ore haulers, to expand compensation to all New Mexicans about it to any- for government compensation. (Photo by Joan E. Price) found that in people present at nuclear tests and residents under the Radiation Exposure Compensation one.” Others 1999, the na- downwind from certain tests. Act Amendments of 2010. were told it was an ammunitions dump explo- tional average was 202.7 per 100,000 people, In December 2010, the Downwinders host- TBDC finally got attention from outside sion. Many ranchers lost their livelihood in the but in Otero County, it was 694.6 and in Lin- ed a meeting to bring out the newly released journalists. Kathryn Brusuelas Tyler who now ensuing expansion of military tests. coln County it was 764.5 per 100,000 people. Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval handles her husband’s outreach effort since In the Alamogordo Daily News of Aug. 9, “From year to year, the numbers are very and Assessment (LAHDRA) report, a reeval- he died last year, began a Facebook page 1945, readers found out about the bombing consistent,” she said. uation of the clandestine era during atomic under “Remembering Tularosa.” While the of Japanese cities “and in the big news, Al- Cordova is a survivor of thyroid cancer. testing and radiation exposures. The purpose amended RECA amendments for compen- amogordo probably now is a heard of place She said many people in Tularosa have thy- of the meeting was for CDC to present its rec- sation continue to die in committees, their to peoples all over the world, as the site of roid problems. She started a list of cancers in ommendations to the DOE as a result of the struggle has been widely picked up in just the the final atomic-bomb test.” Five weeks later, her family and extended family with a grow- final LAHDRA report but few attended to hear last year — hundreds of outlets from local during a visit to the ravaged site by Major Les- ing realization that she could and needed to that the exposures were 1000 times more than television to CBS, the Military Times, and Al lie R. Groves and Dr. J.R. Oppenheimer, the do something. predicted by the scientists. The organizers re- Jezeera America got their personal stories out entourage was moved quickly along while “in- In 2005 Cordova and Tyler began organiz- fused to be deterred. during the 70th anniversary of the atomic test struments the scientists carried determined ing efforts in Tularosa and surrounding com- As the TBDC project simmered, LAHDRA that left the American victims invisible — un- that there was considerable emanation of munities to complete a study of cancer in the revealed that the Trinity Test Project took til now. The financial compensation would be destructive rays still going on” and that “these area and the Tularosa Basin Downwinders great effort to prepare for emergency evacu- a huge relief, say many with a newly grown would gradually disappear.” Consortium was initiated. ation of local residents if the detonation did strength of community. National recognition By early November, young cattle with Tresa VanWinkle has family photos not go according to planned radiation levels. and compensation of radiation impacts of the color changes and texture in the fur were perched on her desk among the clutter of her They identified every ranch and homestead Trinity Test is deep justice, a level of healing rounded up “from the C.M. Harbey range, 25 downtown office in Alamogordo. She has lost and “20 government agents were stationed but more support continues to be needed. or 30 miles from the atomic test” while Alfred numerous family members in the area to can- in towns (including Tularosa) up to 100 miles Saturday evening, July18, at 8 p.m., the sev- Hunter, cattle inspector for the State Sanitary cer. from ground zero on shot day, equipped with enth Candlelight Vigil was held at the Tularo- Board for Otero and Lincoln counties, doubt- "I look at what has happened to mem- recording barographs, seismographs, and re- sa Little League Field to remember and honor ed that “radioactive fallout from such a nucle- bers of my family, and I wonder if we are cording radiation meters,” confirming the oral over 700 victims of cancer deaths believed to ar explosion would harm man or beast.” the children of the bomb," VanWinkle tells histories accounts of many old timers who be results of the Trinity Test. The event was In January of 1946, the paper reported, visitors. She founded the Cancer Awareness, had long since died. But the information was organized by the Tularosa Basin Downwind- “Government agents bought nearly 30 of the Prevalence, Prevention and Early Detection never collected and analyzed. Project Direc- ers Consortium. prematurely gray cattle and sent them to (CAPPED) center in Alamogordo. tor General Leslie Groves often voiced fear of Oak Ridge, Tenn. for inspection (from) the “If no one is willing to do it we will have “the specter of endless lawsuits.” Holm-Bursom ranch about 15 miles north of to do it ourselves. Eventually someone will While the scientists were monitored care- Joan E. Price is a freelance writer and the bomb site.” listen to us,” Cordova said. “You put up a good fully, not even the most highly radiated ranch photographer based in Tularosa. 50 AUGUST 2015 www.desertexposure.com 70 YEARS • TOM VAUGHN Birthplace of the A-bomb Nuclear New Mexico: Past and future
he atomic genie was let out unwieldy to handle and deliver to of the bottle 70 years ago the target. There in New Mexico. It can’t Back to the drawing boards. be put back in; nobody wants it to Two detonation strategies were go away. Nuclear medicine, nucle- pursued — uranium gun-type and ar power, atomic clocks, nuclear plutonium implosion. On July 16, propulsion in submarines and 1945, LANL tested a uranium im- spacecraft … the technological plosion bomb (“Gadget”) at the advances made possible by atom- Trinity Site in the Alamogordo ic research are not to be given up. Bombing and Gunnery Range – Yet the genie is still capable of de- the first nuclear weapon explod- stroying worlds, or at least wreak- ed in history. Its explosive pow- ing havoc locally. The challenge er equaled 20,000 tons of TNT today is to keep it corralled. (20KT). The earliest uses of uranium While the Trinity test was being ores in New Mexico had nothing prepared, a base was also being to do with radioactivity. Ground to readied on Tinian Island in the a powder, the yellowish minerals Pacific, from which B-29 bombers were used by Native Americans to would deliver the nuclear bombs color designs on deerskin cradle- to their targets in Japan. Prepara- board coverings. tions were also made at Oxnard Six thousand Japanese Catholics died at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki when “Fat Man” exploded 1,600 In the 1920s, low-grade urani- Field (now Kirtland AFB) for de- feet overhead during morning mass. (Photo courtesy World War II database) um ores (autunite and torbernite) velopment, testing and assembly were recovered from old silver of bombs for delivery — this was Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad mines in the White Signal and the beginning of Sandia National Gita: ‘Now I am become Death, Some August Events: Black Hawk mining districts west Laboratory (SNL). the destroyer of worlds.” of Silver City for use in glazes and Just 21 days after the success- Right away, there was evidence Aug. 6 – “A-Bomb Day” is recognized in the city of Hiroshima to color glass. Significant uranium ful test at the Trinity Site, “Little of danger to civilian populations, which holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims deposits in these areas were iden- Boy” (named to contrast with though those affected did not of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world tified during the uranium boom of “Thin Man”) was detonated on find out about it until much lat- peace. The ceremony is held in front of the Memorial Cenotaph in the 1950s. August 6, 1945, over Hiroshima, er. A radioactive plume of fallout the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Participants include the fami- World War II gave birth to the Japan. This was a gun-type urani- from the Trinity test, according lies of the deceased and people from all over the world. Manhattan Project — a search for um bomb, and its blast was that of to a 2009 Los Alamos report, was a super-weapon that could give its 15 kilotons of TNT. It was 10 feet tracked northeast across New Aug. 6-9 – The Campaign Nonviolence National Conference wielder a decisive victory. Build- long, 28 inches in diameter and Mexico, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, events are happening in Los Alamos and Santa Fe with various ing on earlier research into radio- weighed 9,700 pounds. Thirty-two New England and out into the At- speakers and events. Visit http://paceebene.org/ for more informa- activity and atomic physics, both were made before they were with- lantic Ocean. tion. Germany and the United States drawn from service in January The immediate casualty list of raced to produce an atomic bomb. 1951. the bombings in Japan was large, Aug. 9 – At noon the Hiroshima Peace Day Observance includes On the recommendation of J. Three days later, on Aug. 9, and the total mortality grew as de- a silent memorial and discussion on nuclear weapons. Please bring Robert Oppenheimer, Manhattan “Fat Man” (named after a charac- layed effects killed more people. your own chair. Gough Park pavilion, Silver City. Project manager Brig. Gen. Leslie ter in “The Maltese Falcon”) was It is now estimated that 66,000 R. Groves, Jr., chose the Los Ala- detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, people were killed instantly in Hi- Aug. 20 – At 6 p.m., David Culp with the Friends Committee on mos Ranch School in 1942 as the after being diverted from its orig- roshima, 39,000 in Nagasaki. The National Legislation and other speakers will address “Nuclear New site of the Los Alamos National inal target — Kokura, Japan. This injured included 68,000 in Hiro- Mexico - Past and Future” at the Miller Library, 1000 W College Laboratory. Oppenheimer became was a plutonium implosion bomb shima and 25,000 in Nagasaki. By Ave., Silver City. the first director of LANL. The yielding 21 KT, like the one used the end of 1945, the death toll in University of California operat- at Trinity. It was, indeed, bigger Hiroshima had reached 140,000 ed the laboratory under contract than “Little Boy” — 5 feet in diam- (38 percent of the city’s original New Mexico’s two Nation- with LANL, SNL, WIPP and some to the U.S., becoming one of the eter and 8 inches longer, weighing population), and 70,000 in Naga- al Laboratories, operated under ancillary sites to those facilities. first Federally Funded Research & more than five tons. This became saki (28 percent). Many of those contracts with the Department of Annual federal contracting in New Development Centers (FFRDC), the preferred model; 120 were not killed at the time of the blasts Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Mexico amounts to $6.9 billion, of joining public and academic re- built before they were retired in died of leukemia or solid cancers Security Administration (NNSA), which 73percent is administered sources in pursuit of national se- 1950. fostered by the radiation. have been free of catastrophic by DOE — the laboratories. curity solutions. Nagasaki had a large Roman nuclear incidents. There have In addition to the contractors, The Manhattan Project was su- Death, the destroyer Catholic community, founded been two “criticality incidents” at there are more than 48,000 New per-secret and it moved very fast. of worlds in 1549 by the Jesuit missionary LANL. Mexicans (2013 data) who work Two models of nuclear detona- he Manhattan Project sci- Francis Xavier. The Urakami Ca- On the global scene, there has directly for the federal govern- tion were studied — gun-type and entists knew they were thedral, built in 1917, had 12,000 been a broad consensus about the ment, receiving $4.4 billion in implosion — using two different Tworking with a force with baptized members. The tall build- horror of nuclear weapons. The compensation (about 10 percent elements — uranium and plutoni- truly awesome potential, but the ing was a perfect visual target for Canberra Commision, an interna- of the total earned compensation um. The first prototype in 1943 — actual consequences of a nucle- the B-29 bombardier. Six thousand tional group that included former in the state). named “Thin Man” after a Dashiell ar explosion were not yet clear. Japanese Catholics died when U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Hammett novel — was a plutoni- When “Gadget” was tested at Trin- “Fat Man” exploded 1,600 feet McNamara, reported in 1996: “The What if …? um gun-type bomb. It was 14 feet ity, Dr. Oppenheimer later said, overhead during morning mass. destructiveness of nuclear weap- hat if the goal of the long, weighed four tons and was “I remembered the line from the While the atom is now used ons is immense. Any use would be NNPT — abolition of peacefully in medicine, propul- catastrophic.” Wnuclear weapons — be- sion, electricity production and came a reality next year? How other purposes, there are con- The genie … would New Mexico be affected? stant reminders of its lethality. and the corral Would 18,000 workers be sudden- Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and he study of the atom and ly laid off and the state’s economy Fukushima are the sites of atomic its power has been a pow- go into a tailspin? power plant disasters, resulting in Terful economic stimulus for Not likely, but the questions deaths and dead zones. New Mexico. Money from federal show how essential these facil- At home in New Mexico, the sources is estimated to be 37 per- ities have become to the state’s danger manifested itself in sev- cent of this state’s annual revenue economy. Sandia exemplifies the eral ways, starting with the ura- and 18.5 percent of the state’s total dilemma our congressional del- nium at the core of the nuclear work force is federal employees. egation faces with every fiscal industry. When Patricio “Paddy” This includes a broad range of year’s budget. Martinez discovered uranium ore activities: Border Patrol, military On the one hand, there has been deposits on Haystack Mountain personnel, civilian Department of progress toward the stated goal of near Grants in 1950, he triggered a Defense employees, U.S. Forest reducing and eliminating nuclear Sandia National Labratories stretches over 2,820 acres and employs mining boom that continued until Service, National Park Service, weapons. The United States has 10,000 people. (Photo courtesy Sandia National Laboratories) 1998. etc. The DOE is part of that mix, reduced its nuclear arsenal from DESERT EXPOSURE AUGUST 2015 51
22 National 31,139 nuclear weapons in 1965 to to use receive the attentions of have been on the back burner for mament will search for ways in Park Service, 7 7,700 in 2013 and a projected 3,620 thousands of New Mexican work- decades. The “plus” of good jobs which the capacities of Los Alam- Bureau of Land in 2022. The Soviet Union had ers at a cost of billions annually. and fat contracts is offset by the os and Sandia National Laborato- Management), 39,187 nuclear weapons in 1985; The 70th anniversaries of the “minus” of environmental impacts ries can be repurposed to fill the Tom Vaughan Russia has 8,500 today and is com- Trinity test and of the atomic (uranium mines and mills, grow- void left when work on nuclear edited the weekly “Mancos mitted to 3,350 in 2022. The Unit- bombing of Japan are reminders ing amounts of radioactive mate- weapons ceases. Times” newspa- ed Kingdom and France have fol- of the atomic genie’s terrible pow- rial in substandard storage, waste As Albert Einstein observed: per in southwest Colorado for lowed similar paths of reduction. er. At the same time, events in the issues at both LANL and SNL), “The release of atomic energy has seven years. Since November China continues to build its small Middle East and Russia stall the accident potential (as evidenced not created a new problem. It has 2010, he and his wife, Sandy arsenal (250 in 2013), as do Israel nuclear disarmament process the at Church Rock and WIPP), site merely made more urgent the ne- Feutz, have been enjoying the salubrious climate in the lively (80), India (90-110), Pakistan (100- nation is committed to. security issues and the morality of cessity of solving an existing one.” community of Silver City. As 120) and North Korea (6-8). New Mexicans will observe ever again using the “Destroyer of FeVa Fotos, they “share the joy” The “Life Extension Programs” these anniversaries in several Worlds” against an enemy. they find in the world around (LEP) are SNL’s lifeblood for the events around the state. The ob- Those who advocate for the After more than 30 years of them through their photography. rest of this decade. On May 13, servances freshen issues that national goal of nuclear disar- government service (3 Army, 2015, SNL Director Paul Hommert told the Economic Forum of Al- buquerque that $2.8 billion had been spent in each of the last two years upgrading the B61-12 bomb, the W88 nuclear warhead and the DEMING Mk21 fuze for ICBMs. He said ART CENTER work on these LEPs is expected 100 South Gold, Deming, NM to be completed by 2020. The B61- Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am-4:00 pm 12 is being modernized at a cost of roughly $600,000 per year — when August Gallery Exhibit finished, the 400 bombs will each Fine Arts Photography. have cost more than the value of their weight in gold. Prizes and ribbons awarded. Seventy years later ANL and SNL are an essen- Reception for Artists will be tial part of New Mexico’s Leconomy. The nuclear ac- Sunday, August 2, 2015 tivities at the laboratories, though conducted under the aegis of the from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Department of Energy, are critical to the U.S. nuclear defense pro- gram today. Free Admission What began as a search for a game-changing weapon to ensure Public Welcome U.S. victory in WWII has grown into a federal investment in capac- ity and talent that is its own reason For more information contact 575-546-3663 for existence. Weapons that have This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, long been considered unthinkable a division of the Department of Cultural Aff airs www.demingarts.org
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