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NIH News in Health Creative Director & Silver City Advertising Sales 7 Letters 32 Body, Mind & Spirit • Detox Your Kitchen Lisa D. Fryxell Our readers write. Keep cooking safe with these five tips.By Eliza Cross (575) 538-4374 • [email protected] 8 Desert Diary 34 Body, Mind & Spirit • Weekly Events Advertising Sales Pickles, ponderings and other reader tales. Grant County support groups, classes and more. Silver City: Ilene Wignall 10 Tumbleweeds 35 The Starry Dome • Lacerta, the Lizard (575) 313-0002, [email protected] New critter photos, movie magic in What to watch in the skies this month. Las Cruces/Mesilla: Playas and the Top 10. By Bert Stevens Kristi Dunn (575) 956-7552, [email protected] 12 Arts Exposure • Wizard in Wood 36 Ramblin’ Outdoors • Big Deming: Mimbres Valley artist Meg Streams Brother Is Over Us Marjorie Lilly carves everything from birds to fish to Who owns those forest photons? (575) 494-5095, [email protected] replicas of ancient pottery. ➤ By Larry Lightner By Peggy Platonos Web Designer 37 Red or Green? • Dining Guide David Cortner 14 Arts Exposure • Arts Scene Restaurant guide for Southwest New Latest area art happenings. Mexico. Columnists Linda Ferrara, Henry Lightcap, Larry Lightner, 17 Arts Exposure • Gallery Guide 40 Red or Green? • Table Talk Marjorie Lilly, Vivian Savitt, Bert Stevens, Where to find art in our area. Restaurant news. Scott Thomson 18 Talking Horses • Saying 41 40 Days & 40 Nights P.O. Box 191 Goodbyes Complete area events guide for Novem- Silver City, NM 88062 Losing good friends and great teachers, all of them horses. ber and early December. (575) 538-4374 By Scott Thomson www.desertexposure.com 42 The To-Do List 20 The Lively Arts •Still More Sounds of Silver City Don’t-miss events this month. Meet more of the people behind the performances who make this small-town music scene so big. By Twana Sparks 46 Continental Divide • My Hang Ups Do these junk calls and phone scams ring a bell? 22 Southwest Wildlife • Winning the Shell Game By David A. Fryxell The desert box turtle has found ways to survive in the arid Southwest. By Jay W. Sharp Desert Exposure is published monthly and distrib- uted free of charge at establishments throughout 24 Popular Culture • To Infinity and Beyond Southwestern New Mexico. Vol. XIX, number 11, For Frank Carter, owner of Deming’s Infinite Possibilities About the cover November 2014. Mail subscriptions are $19 for 6 is- comic books and more store, “funny books” are serious busi- “Rock-Ola” by Linda sues, $37 for 12 issues. Single copies by mail $4. All ness. By Paul Hoylen Gendall. Read more contents copyright © 2014 Continental Divide Pub- about Gendall in this lishing LLC. All rights reserved. No portion of this 26 100 Hikes • Hunting for Hiking Real Estate month’s Arts Exposure publication may be reproduced without written per- Exploring Trail 96 near Lake Roberts with Robin Thomas. section. mission. All rights to material by outside contribu- By Linda Ferrara tors revert to the author. Views expressed in articles, advertisements, graphics and/or photos appearing in 27 Borderlines • Farmworkers and Fears Desert Exposure do not necessarily reflect the views Checking in at the entronque, plus echoes of repressions of the editors or advertisers. past. By Marjorie Lilly Desert Exposure is not responsible for unsolic- ited submissions of articles or artwork. Submissions 28 Henry Lightcap’s Journal • Moderation, with a Bullet by mail must include a self-addressed stamped Can you own guns without being a gun nut? envelope for reply or return. It will be assumed By Henry Lightcap that all submissions, including e-mail letters, are intended for publication. All submissions, including 29 Body, Mind & Spirit • The Power of Emotional Mirrors letters to the editor, may be edited for length, style If you don’t see me, do I not exist? By Bina Breitner and content. ve the Da Sha te! Over the riverTHANKSGIVING and through the GOURMET woods …to BUFFET the Country Toad! November 27, 11 am - 7 pm At Little Toad Creek Inn & Tavern, 1122 Hwy 35, Lake Roberts Menu “Movember” starts Nov. 1st! $28 Adults • Crayfish Bisque • Vegetable Ragout Polenta On Nov. 1 come down to the Toad for a free shave and get your $15 ages 6-12 • Butternut Squash Soup • Cranberry Orange Sauce photo taken, then let the competition begin! Join as a team, a $5 ages 3-5 • Green Salad • Butternut Squash Crumble business, or come on your own. The spirited month-long with a Variety of Toppings • Green Bean Casserole event helps raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Includes all you • Oven Roasted Turkey • Roast Vegetable Tian can eat buffet, • Cranberry Lavender Pork Chops • Cinnamon Spaghetti Squash Join us downtown for Thanksgiving Game Day Pub Party! • Dinner Rolls holiday appetizers, Turkey Shepherd’s Pie and more! • Thanksgiving Pot Roast coffee, tea, apple • Blue Corn Muffins Every Monday is Pint Night, Trivia on Wednesday, • Roast Garlic Mashed Potatoes cider & dessert & Gravy • Pumpkin Pie Three Dollar Thursdays, and Live Music on the weekends. • Bacon, Apple & Wild • Apple Ginger Cobbler Don’t miss Calle 66 with live salsa music November 14th and Reservations Mushroom Cornbread Stuffing • Pecan Pie The Illusion Band with Tejano, Country, Oldies, and Rock n’roll Required • Turkey, Wild Cherry & Pecan • Chocolate Mousse & November 29th after the parade! Quinoa Stuffing Ginger Bread Triffles City Toad—200 N. Bullard Craft Beer & Little Toad Creek Inn & Tavern Historic Downtown Silver City Spirits & Fine 1122 Hwy 35, Lake Roberts Live Music Every Weekend Pub Food Open 7 Days a week • Mon-Fri 3pm-11pm, Sat & Sun 11am-11pm 575-536-9649 6 NOVEMBER 2014 www.desertexposure.com The dragonflies are in... Ancients & Antiques Editor’s Notebook • David A. Fryxell Trinkets & Treasures Kathy Anderson Campaign Cons Rare Bead Investor, Designer The worst of this year’s political ads. Jewelry at Molly Ramolla Gallery Hat adornment at the Raven’s Nest ith another election season almost behind ployers who are paying more.