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Österreich Historic project highlighted in art and talk 575-680-1978 18 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Guide [email protected] 5 GUEST COLUMN • Keep Wilderness Quiet Area arts venues listed Flyover training questionable choice for Gila ADVERTISING 19 OFF THE SHELF •Las Peregrinas in Las Cruces COORDINATOR 5 LETTER • Street Names History Corrected Three women poets visit borderland areas Pam Rossi 575-635-6614 Dick Gilmore is not the only one [email protected] naming Deming roads 20 RISING TO THE TASK • Gila Cliff Dwellings Research ADVERTISING SALES Past, more recent and future Silver City 6 GUEST COLUMN • Be Thankful for the Noise Ilene Wignall 575-313-0002 Military jets are the sounds of freedom by Kara Naber [email protected] 7 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • Standing Like a Superhero 22 PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK •Snow DISTRIBUTION What would Batman do? by Elva K. Österreich Emotional When winter weather changes COORDINATOR your attitude by Richard Coltharp Teresa Tolonen 575-680-1841 8 ON SCREEN • By the Sweat of Their Brows [email protected] Fort Bayard winter lm series focus on mining life 23 TALKING HORSES • It Doesn’t LAYOUT AND DESIGN 8 HISTORY TRAILS • Fort Bayard Tours Have to be Like This Stacey Neal and Monica Kekuewa Explore with the Fort Bayard Historic Equine accidents preventable Preservation Society by Scott Thomson COLUMNISTS Fr.