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6 DESERT DIARY • On the 28 GROWING 39 BUILDING A 46 WRITING CONTEST • An Road Again CONCERNS • FUTURE • Ex- Unattended Death Sometimes it might just be Fighting for periencing A poem from the headlines safer to stay at home Breath Epiphany by Prinnie McCourt National St. James 6 GUEST COLUMN • Food group Parish 47 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS • Banks advocates Hall Events Guide Assistance Act could in- legal mari- by Susie For November and a little crease reach juana Ouder- beyond by Ben Rasmussen by Billy kirk Huntsman 52 IN THE AIR • They Are Not 7 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • New 13 MOTIFS IN MOTION • 40 TABLE Drones Mexico the Great Exploring New Mexico 29 ALTERNA- TALK • New RPAs into the future Special state re ects special Guided tour of Three Rivers TIVE CHOICES • Chef in Town by Lisa Maue country Petroglyph Site Cannabis Possibil- Richardson at by Elva K. Österreich ities the Toad 53 CONSERVATION • 14 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Naturopath specializes in by Lucy Whitmarsh Restoration in Grant County 7 GUEST COLUMN • Guide herbal possibilities NMSU students in the Mim- Go Bond Go Area Gallery Locations by Susie Ouderkirk 41 RED OR GREEN • Dining bres Why support higher educa- Guide by Kristie Garcia tion 15 ARTS SCENE • Happenings 30 BIG PLANS • Spaceport Restaurants in southwest by Dr. Joseph Shepard Area galleries busy for Sep- America New Mexico tember Open house welcomes visi- 8 LETTERS • Looking to tors for exploration 44 WRITING CONTEST • Peace 16 CALL FOR ARTISTS • Star Time Our readers write about Opportunity Knocks 30 SUBORBITAL • Museum Anyone can dare to dream freedom Las Cruces gallery looking Celebrates 40 Years by Tom Hester for art works Gene Roddenberry induc- 8 FUNNIES • Beezwax tion The bees are asking 17 CREATING THE STAGE • by Cathy Harper questions again Designing Spaces Some steal scenes, Wilson 31 SUBORBITAL • Taking to 9 IN THE STREETS • Tamal creates them the Air Fiesta I Más by Lisa Maue Drone summit coming to 54 FOOTBALL FOLLIES • Ready to dance, eat Spaceport Getting Benched and celebrate 18 CHROMATIC SCALE • The by Elva K. Österreich Put me in coach Monthly Jam by Susie Ouderkirk Out of the digital world 32 GHOST HUNTERS • by Marty Racine Investigating the Paranormal 55 LIVING ON WHEELS • Ghostly Concerns is con- Single RVers cerned with ghosts Are they really that odd? by Billy Huntsman By Sheila Sowder

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DESERT DIARY GUEST COLUMN ï BEN RASMUSSEN On the Road Again Food Bank Assistance TALKING TURKEY The doctor said, “That’s bad, but I think A little treat from Jim Duchene. we can take care of it. I’ll call for an am- Act Can Assist More What did the Thanksgiving turkey say bulance and I’ll be there as quickly as I when offered dessert? can. We’ll give everyone enemas and we’ll “No, thanks, I’m stuffed.” pump out their stomachs and everything Than Just Food Banks will be ne. Just keep them calm.” ecently, Congresswoman Mi- ditions they face. Pantry coordinators BREATHALIZER TEST Before long they started to hear the chelle Lujan Grisham, D-NM Dis- reported a signi cant lack of storage The Packrat Out Back has gone right sirens as the ambulance tore down the Rtrict 1, introduced the Food Bank and transportation, which limits the op- over the ocean. road. The paramedics and the doctor had Assistance Act of 2016 (H.R. 4967) to portunity to collect, store and distribute This actually happened to an English- their suitcases, syringes, and a stomach fully fund the $100 million annual alloca- fresh food. As a result, local food pan- man in France who was totally drunk. pump. One by one, they took each person tion authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill to tries in our region of the state are almost A French policeman stops the English- into the bathroom, gave them an enema, food banks for the purpose of distribut- entirely reliant on food from food banks. man’s car and asks if he has been drink- and pumped out their stomach. ing food. Each year these funds are usu- Rural and frontier communities are ing. Well after midnight, after the last one ally whittled down to about $50 million a often in the most need of food and the With great dif culty, the Englishman was done the doctor came out and said, year, forcing food banks in New Mexico most challenging to reach for the states admits that he has been drinking all day, “Everything will be okay now,” and with and across the nation to scramble for ve food banks responsible for distrib- that his daughter got married that morn- that he left. other sources of money to ensure the uting food to all 33 counties. The cost ing, and that he drank champagne and a The hosts and guests were all weak and food reaches the rural and frontier cor- per pound of transporting food out to re- few bottles of wine at the reception, and knackered sitting around the living room ners of our state. Examples of allowable mote areas of the state is far more costly many single malt scotches thereafter. when the daughter came in and said to TEFAP administrative costs include but than distributing food to pantries that Quite upset, the policeman proceeds her mum..... are not limited to expenses related to the are in close proximity to the food banks, to alcohol-test (breath test) the English- “I can’t believe that guy!” storage and transportation of food, sala- headquartered in Albuquerque, Santa man and veri es that he is indeed totally “What guy?” ries for staff who determine eligibility of Fe, Farmington, Gallup and Clovis. The sloshed. “You know, that bastard who ran over participants, and supply costs, including cost per pound to distribute food can He asks the Englishman if he knows Spot; He never even slowed down.” costs associated with the publication of hindered more frequent deliveries, ac- why, under French Law, he is going to be notices on distribution times and loca- cording to the HIA, resulting in many of arrested. JUST BROWSING tion the state’s food pantries receiving deliv- The Englishman answers with a bit of Henry Duchene’s father leads him to Rep. Lujan Grisham is well aware of eries only once per month, compared to humor, some unexpected places sometimes. the desperate need for emergency food weekly in some urban areas. “No sir, I do not! But while we’re ask- New Mexico is known for quaint little in our home state. New Mexico has one The Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 ing questions, do you realize that this is a historic towns like Old Mesilla in Las of the nation’s worst food insecurity and aligns with the top recommendation of British car and that my wife is driving on Cruces or Old Town in Albuquerque. access rates. One in three children in the recent HIA, increasing the dollars the other side?” Tourists come from miles around to visit New Mexico didn’t have enough to eat, available for the pantry food supply and the charming museums and shops and according to Roadrunner Food Bank. the administrative funds to cover costs MUSHROOM STORY galleries and restaurants mixed with old Feeding America’s 2015 Map the Meal such as storage and transportation so Geerichard must have food on his mind. homes and churches. In fact, in Cheng- Gap study reports that New Mexico has that food can reach the people it’s meant She wanted to serve her guests mush- du, China they have one called Ancient the fourth highest rate of food insecu- to help in the rural and frontier areas of room-smothered steak, but she had no Town. rity in the country at 17 percent, and is New Mexico, and the nation. This bill is mushrooms and no time to buy them. But who wants to travel all the way to among the worst 10 states for food in- important because it has the potential to Her husband suggested, “Why don’t you China? security among seniors. Moreover, Luna provide resources necessary to improve go pick some of the mushrooms that are While visiting one such town in our County has the second-highest rate of the infrastructure of local food pantries growing wild down by the stream? beautiful Southwest, my elderly father child food insecurity (21 percent) among so that they are able to collect, store “No, some wild mushrooms are poison- looked into a front window and saw an 89 Latino-majority counties in the Unit- and distribute fresh and healthy food. If ous.” inviting selection of books sitting along a ed States. this bill passes, it is imperative that en- “Well, I see squirrels eating them and row of shelves. Our recent health impact assessment tire food distribution infrastructure be they’re OK.” “Hang on,” he told us, “I want to take (HIA) of Southwest New Mexico food considered with emphasis on improving So she picked a bunch and washed, a look.” pantries found that of the 538 food pan- the capacity of our local food pantries sliced and sautéed them. Then she went He opened the door and walked in, try recipients, 24 percent were 65 years so they can meet the growing demand out on the back porch and gave Spot, with my wife and I following close be- or older, compared to the statewide av- through various creative, collaborative their dog, a double handful. Spot ate ev- hind. erage of 15 percent. Also, 45 percent re- and successful local efforts to grow, col- ery bite. A woman was sitting down in a com- portedly were disabled or have a family lect and rescue fresh produce. All morning long, she watched the dog. fortable looking chair, and looked up who was disabled, signi cantly higher The Southwest New Mexico Food Pol- The wild mushrooms hadn’t affected him from a book she was reading. than the statewide average of 19 per- icy Council is the regional food and farm after a few hours, so she decided to use “Howdy, ma’am,” my father said, nod- cent; 32 percent reporting having chil- advocacy voice for Southwest New Mex- them. The meal was a great success. ding in her direction. Why he took on a dren in the home; nearly 16 percent said ico. We work to assure that the voices After everyone had nished, her daugh- western affectation is beyond me. that the cost of transportation often or that represent the rural and frontier re- ter came in and whispered in her ear, “Can I help you?” she asked. always is a dif culty; and more than 50 gion is not only heard, but are a key part “Mum, Spot is dead.” “No, thanks,” my father told her. “I’m percent said that they sometimes, often, of the solution. Trying to keep her head about her, just browsing.” or always ate less to make food supplies For more information on Southwest she left the room as quickly as possible, “O-kaaay,” she told him, “but, just so last. The HIA study also surveyed food New Mexico Food Policy Council con- called the doctor and told him what had you know, people usually knock before pantry coordinators to have a better un- tact Rasmussen at 575-534-0101 ext. happened. they come into my home.” derstanding of their concerns and con- 2102 or email [email protected]

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH Marching into Antiquity What is great about New Mexico is great about America

tried to write about forced of the whole great package of Because of the vast spaces never conquer space. He will commercial (Spaceport Ameri- marches after hearing a ra- America. where there is little light pollu- learn to live with it, but he will ca both vertical and horizontal Idio news piece about some New Mexico is great because tion, cloudless skies and simple never conquer it. Can see for launch facilities) and space pro- Native Americans forced to it exempli es the open spaces, darkness, the heavens open up over 400 miles. Beneath me I gram (NASA), unavailable any- leave their homeland long ago. purple mountains and indepen- into star vistas that most people can see the clouds… . They are where else in the country. It made me think about our local dent thinking that is everything in the world can’t countenance. beautiful … looking through Just a few more things that Apaches’ forced march to Flor- good about the Wild West. The The Milky Way spills across the my mirror the sky is absolute- make New Mexico great: Santa ida. In turn it made me think of actual heritage of the state sky, casting its own light on the ly black. Void of anything… . I Fe, the highest capital city in the the Bataan Death March, about makes for a historical display of ground. can see the beautiful blue of the country; the Albuquerque Inter- which I once stage managed an diverse experience, from a His- And the history of man’s reach sky and above that it goes into a national Hot Air Balloon Fiesta; event. panic legacy of color, spice and into space — that makes New deep, deep, dark, indescribable White Sands National Monu- Then I started looking more. energy; to pioneering Caucasian Mexico great too. From the an- blue which no artist can ever ment; Hatch — “the green chile And I saw so many forced fortitude; and Native American cients, those who marked the duplicate. It’s fantastic.” capital of the world;” mountains marches, death marches, de- beat resounding with the land. stones at Three Rivers and nu- — Joe Kittinger, in the and pine forests; Smokey Bear; portations; I found so many Then there is New Mexican merous other New Mexico rocks Excelsior III balloon over the the state constitution makes it millions who almost died, and light. with markings depicting things western edge of the Tularosa of cially a bilingual state; scien- more millions who did die, I was The sunlight, rising with blue happening with time and the sky Basin, just before stepping out ti c research at Sandia Labs and overwhelmed, depressed and and purple hues cast over the to the beginnings of the hand of of the gondola Los Alamos; aliens near Roswell; completely unable to write. So desert and setting in the bril- the world stretching itself away In 1982 space shuttle Colum- The Santa Fe Opera House; and I will urge you to look. To type liant golds, reds and unde n- from the planet toward other bia lands at White Sands Space many hot mineral springs. the words “forced march” into a able shades that creep over the things. Harbor on White Sands Missile So, as one can see, New Mexi- browser and face the human ca- hillsides. The light is one of the As Joe Kittinger takes the Range, about 30 miles west of co is but one of the 50 that make pability of what you nd there, if things bringing and inspiring “highest step in the world” over Alamogordo. In 1995, the Delta America great. No matter who only for a little while. the many artists who claim the the southern New Mexico desert Clipper Experimental (DC-X) may be president of this land by Meanwhile ... countryside their own. There is on Aug. 16, 1960 in the infancy made strides into the arena of the end of this month, the coun- I found something else. The an artist in every corner, every of what was to become NASA’s reusable vertical launch space try retains its history, beauty, Garden, an ad agency in Toron- town, and every city who shares space program, he jumps from vehicles, also at WSMR. amazing and diverse peoples in to, Canada, launched a cam- our state across the world. the gondola of a balloon at the Finally, the future of space all of its United States. paign called “Let’s Tell America “When I got to New Mexico altitude of 102,800 feet. Project exploration stays alive in New It’s Great,” encouraging Canadi- that was mine. As soon as I Excelsior was initiated in 1958 Mexico with Spaceport America, Elva K. Österreich is editor ans to send videos of themselves saw it that was my country. I’d to design a parachute system the world’s rst purpose-built of Desert telling America the reasons it’s never seen anything like it be- that would allow a safe, con- commercial spaceport, designed Exposure and already great. fore, but it tted to me exactly. trolled descent after a high-alti- to make space travel as accessi- delighted to So ... It’s something that’s in the air tude ejection. Kittinger set a re- ble to all as air travel is today. be holding As a Can-alien myself, I am — it’s different. The sky is dif- cord for longest free-fall which The wide open spaces be- of ce hours taking the challenge. In this di- ferent, the wind is different. I was not broken until 2012. tween populations in New Mex- in Silver City visive, angry, desperate election shouldn’t say too much about it “We’re at 103,000 feet. Look- ico also make it possible for a on the second season, I am going to move for- because other people may be in- ing out over a very beautiful, vast contiguous protected air Wednesday of the month (Nov. ward and let New Mexico (yes, terested and I don’t want them beautiful world … a hostile sky. space commercial aircraft can’t 9) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 it is part of the United States) interested.” As you look up the sky looks cross offering a platform experi- p.m. at the Yankie Creek know that you are great and why — Georgia O’Keeffe, artist beautiful but hostile. As you sit mentation, military (WSMR, Fort Coffee House. Please drop by the state’s greatness is just part And too, there is starlight. here you realize that Man will Bliss, Holloman Air Force Base), and say hello.

GUEST COLUMN ï DR. JOSEPH SHEPARD GUEST COLUMN ï SUSIE OUDERKIRK Voting For The Future Loving the Governor of Our Community Perceiving politicians as people ’m not a political person. Politics don’t Senator Lee Cotter always takes my very two years you be able to hire contractors source of funding for sever- interest me because very little of what calls. He might get chippy about the other can directly impact and construction crews al years to come. Igoes on in Washington (or Santa Fe, political party, but he talks to me as if I’m Eour communities in who will then spend their Politics aside, Bond C is for that matter) affects me. At least I don’t smart and he tells me what’s really going a positive way through the wages in our local commu- something that voters of all suffer from what the governments around on in his head: no whitewashing. passage of bonds for our nities which bene ts all. backgrounds can support. me do. I’m a happy, economically steady, Of course, politicians are on their best colleges and universities. Small and large business- It supports our students. It normal New Mexican woman. I pay the behavior with me because I work for a This election, General es throughout the state supports our communities. taxes I owe because I like having all the newspaper. However, in the case of our Obligation Bond C (GO will hire people, which in And it advances the quali- bene ts of being governed. I don’t care governor, our acquaintance goes back Bond C) is on the ballot. turn will mean that our lo- ty of life throughout New who sees my tax returns. I have nothing to about 25 years to a time before I worked Bond C asks voters to cal businesses will bene t Mexico. hide, which makes my life simple. for a newspaper, and before she was a set aside more than $131 from the newly generated Early voting began Oc- I like Governor Susana Martinez. I like governor. million in higher education salaries and disposable in- tober 11 and runs through her personality and the way she carries She was a prosecutor in Las Cruces, funding to colleges and uni- come. Downtown restau- November 5. Election day on a conversation. She looks you right in and she was vocal about her stance on versities across the state, rants, stores and hotels will will be Tuesday, November the eye and always has a pleasant expres- crimes, especially on crimes against wom- with no increases to taxes. all pro t. 8. sion. She smiles a lot. She’s warm. I get the en and children. I was a young mother and If passed, this year’s GO Established in 1893, the Bond C will appear at the feeling she recognizes me. And no matter I appreciated that Susana stood up face to Bond C will allocate $5 mil- Western New Mexico Uni- bottom of the ballot. With where we are, she takes a few seconds to face, day after day in the same room with lion to Western New Mex- versity campus is a classic your support of Bond C, really listen to me. I know because she’ll some really awful people. It’s more than I ico University which will mixture of historic build- our students and the com- answer my question or respond to my could have done. be used to invest in import- ings and pathways, nestled munity will bene t by re- comment immediately and relevantly. I Fast forward to now. While enjoying a ant infrastructure updates along with modern facili- ceiving a successful higher know she paid attention — just to me — meal at the Tough Enough To Wear Pink across campus as well as ties and structures. Bond C education experience, all at least at that moment. luncheon on Oct. 20, I was pleasantly sur- continue the renovations monies will be used to bring without any tax increases. To me, that’s far more important than prised to see Governor Martinez coming on the science building. needed updates to the hilly what kinds of decisions she makes po- down the runway, looking like 110 pounds The passage of Bond C landscape of our 123-year- Dr. litically. I’m more interested in personal of fantastic. And when she got off the run- will create jobs and boost old campus as well as re- Joseph interaction with those around me, which way, she sat down at a table, watched the our local economy. It pair roofs and other deteri- Shepard includes politicians. I’ve met a number of rest of the show, and stayed to talk. will all be done without orating infrastructure. is them because I work at the Las Cruces On her way out the door, she stopped the increase of taxes. The If Bond C is not passed, president Bulletin. when she saw me, leaned down and gave improvements provided projects will be halted for of Representative Bill McCamley told me me a big hug. I whispered to her, “Stay through projects generat- most campuses in New Western the questions I asked him were “stupid,” strong. Keep doing what you’re doing. ed by Bond C monies will Mexico, as this year’s bond New Mexico University in but he answered them just the same, and I Keep putting those bad guys in jail.” And mean that companies will will be the only major Silver City. got the story, so no harm, no foul. she whispered back, “Always!” 8 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com Letters Ask Congress clear weapons and take steps pending the total elimination The remaining nukes have their religion, for their occu- to improve safety and securi- of their nuclear weapon arse- many times the devastat- pation, just for being them- to Endorse ty of our nuclear weapons in nals, to take concrete interim ing power of the Hiroshima selves. storage and deployment, San- measures to reduce the risk of A-bomb; let’s not lose sight of Women are being attacked Peace dia’s people and facilities can nuclear weapons detonations, the ultimate goal — a world for being women, people of do that. including by reducing the op- free of nuclear weapons! color for being dark-skinned, Congress is in recess until I urge New Mexicans to ask erational status of nuclear Tom Vaughan gays and lesbians for being after the election. Just be- Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Mar- weapons and moving nuclear Silver City homosexual, and all kinds of fore going home, they passed tin Heinrich and Rep. Steve weapons away from deploy- people for being the “wrong” a continuing resolution to Pearce now to scale back and ment and into storage, di- religion” or choosing the fund the U.S. government at redirect this trillion-dollar minishing the role of nuclear Time to Say “wrong” occupation. FY2016 levels until Dec. 9, program to the course recom- weapons in military doctrines And in the so-called free 2016. mended in this minute from and rapidly reducing all types No to Hate world, the United States ap- Regardless of election out- Intermountain Yearly Meet- of nuclear weapons.’ “Can’t we just skip it this pears to be the most violent comes, they will all be back ing of Quakers, a minute that For the United States, com- year?” I keep asking myself nation second only to Brazil. in Washington, D.C., on Nov. originated with Gila Friends pliance with the Humanitarian regarding International Trans- These assaults and mur- 14 for a 16-day lame-duck Meeting (Quakers) here in Sil- Pledge would at least include: gender Day of Remembrance. ders don’t occur in a vacuum. session to tend to un nished ver City. • Senate rati cation of the But in conscience I can- Throughout the world, and es- business. “Intermountain Yearly Meet- Comprehensive Nuclear Test not, because the murders of pecially in the United States A principal item on their ing, including the states of Ban Treaty transgender people, espe- these days, political rhetoric plate is the FY2017 budget for Colorado, Utah, Arizona and • Termination of U.S. pluto- cially transgender women of is focused on attacking under- the rest of the year. New Mexico and the south- nium pit production color, are continuing to rise privileged people. In that budget is a plan to western part of Texas, (Quak- • Acceleration of U.S. nu- throughout the world. And anyone choosing to de- spend a trillion dollars over ers), calls upon our elected clear warhead dismantling Most of the victims in the fend underprivileged people’s the next decade to upgrade representatives in the Con- • Cessation of the B61 tacti- United States lately have been rights is labeled with the hate- and improve our nuclear arse- gress of the United States to cal nuclear bomb refurbishing African-American transgen- ful, sarcastic term “politically nal, including a new ICBM to endorse United Nations Res- and upgrading der women; but there have correct.” deliver nukes. olution 70/48, “Humanitarian • Cessation of the new nu- been transgender male and fe- This month of November, New Mexico’s Los Alamos pledge for the prohibition and clear cruise missile (Long- male victims of all ethnicities. from election day until Trans- and Sandia labs will clearly elimination of nuclear weap- range Standoff Weapon — We have every reason to gender Day of Remembrance bene t from that project. But, ons,” adopted by the United LRSO) believe there have been many and beyond, let us all say no as Sandia Laboratories direc- Nations General Assembly on • Reinvigorated negotia- times the number actually to the hate-fueled rhetoric tor Jill Hruby said in Silver December 7, 2015. tions with other nations to reported, as even now these that only encourages more City on August 12, “We exe- In addition to documenting further the goals of the 1968 crimes are being hushed up attacks against disadvantaged cute the will of Congress.” the unacceptability of nuclear Nuclear Non-Proliferation or the victims themselves ma- people of all genders, ethnici- If Congress directs Sand- weapons today, the Human- Treaty” ligned and mis-gendered. ties, and walks of life. ia to refurbish and upgrade itarian Pledge, endorsed by Nuclear nonproliferation It’s not only anti-trans vio- Let us say yes instead to nuclear weapons, Sandia’s 123 nations (none of them nu- efforts have been successful lence that is on the rise: peo- equal rights and to an end to people and facilities will do clear), calls for these actions - 85 percent of the nuclear ple are being daily murdered violence. that. But if Congress directs by endorsers: stockpiles of the U.S. and the throughout the world for their Joni Kay Rose Sandia to step up the pace of 4. Requests all States pos- former U.S.S.R. have been de- gender, for their sexual orien- Silver City dismantling deactivated nu- sessing nuclear weapons, commissioned. tation, for their ethnicity, for

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LEFT: Silver City’s Sixth Annual Tamal Fiesta y Más will feature dancers, musicians and plenty of Hispanic food, not limited to tamales. (Pho- tos by Tom Vaughn)

IN THE STREETS Tamal Fiesta y Más Prepare to dance, eat, celebrate

amal Fiesta y Más is a festive, can shop arts and crafts, play huachas family-friendly celebration of and other games and enjoy live en- THispanic heritage in historic Sil- tertainment and heritage workshops. ver City. This year the event takes place Western New Mexico’s award-winning on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 Mariachi Plata is scheduled to perform, p.m. at Bullard at Eighth streets. Free along with traditional Folklorico Danc- parking is available at The Silver City ers from Deming. Visitor Center (Hudson at Broadway) This year the event has added the and on-street throughout downtown. Disco Cookoff, featuring carnitas and General admission is free and open to other foods prepared on large metal the public. disks originally fashioned from tradi- The esta treats the Hispanic heritage tional farm implements; these cooking of southwest New Mexico as a treasure disks are often handed down in families to savor, respect, preserve and enjoy. It through generations. Tickets will be begins with a mariachi procession that available at the event to sample savory starts at the visitor center and works its disco-cooked foods, but the tickets are way through the streets of downtown to limited. the festival site. Visitors can follow the Tamal Fiesta y Más is hosted by the music and the aromas of holiday food to Southwest New Mexico Green Cham- the location. In addition to tamales, ven- ber of Commerce, with community dors will be selling biscochos, menudo, partners including the Town of Silver champurrado, posolé, fry bread tacos, City, Nuevos Comienzos Community and much more. Kitchen, Western New Mexico Universi- Music is a big part of the Hispanic culture and cooking event Dec. 3 in Silver In addition to the food, participants ty, and other organizations. City, Tamal Fiesta y Más. 10 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

ON STAGE Aerial Dance Festival Aerial dance, circus arts found ‘Above Borders’

roject In Motion’s fth an- nual “Above Borders” ae- Prial dance festival takes place Nov. 11-13 with a preshop starting Nov. 9. Project In Motion has been granted an NEA “Challenge America” grant to bring multi- disciplinary artists including: Bill Evans, acclaimed modern and tap dancer; Sam Tribble, circus artist (roue cyr, travelling rings, acro-balance); and Bran- dy Leary, Canadian circus art- ist (aerial dance) and classical Canadian circus artist Indian dancer. This festival has Brandy Leary demon- run for the past four years in Las strates her work on silks. Cruces with the aim of offering (Courtesy Photo) Atriplex canescens foliage and Rumex hymenosepalus stems can create vibrant colors for a New Mexico audience the op- fabric arts materials. (Photos courtesy of the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium) portunity to experience world formances by guest artists and class dance and circus arts. local professionals, is at 7:30 The week of the festival en- p.m., Friday, Nov. 11. Student’s WILD EXPOSURE tails rehearsals for three new Showcase and newly created pieces created by the visiting works are at 7:30 p.m., Satur- artists for all those registered day, Nov. 12. Prices are $10 for for the preshop. Participants shows and $50 for the work- Creative Coloring may register for this preshop shop. Preshop is $100, including along with the workshop. Reg- Wednesday to Sunday activities, istration, teacher collaborations and starts Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Plant dyes from area are tradiitonal and introductions for workshop the morning. participants is on Friday, Nov. Visit www.projectinmotion. t its meeting on Nov. 18, yet to be proved. exhibits of other fiber art- 11. com to register and for tickets the Gila Native Plant In their illustrated presenta- ists’ work, and restores and The concert, including per- to the concerts. ASociety will feature a tion, Hedlund and Eilert will mounts textiles for collectors. program, “Creative Coloring: discuss Gila regional plants Hosana teaches classes in File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Dye Plants That Grow in the that could be developed for dyeing, spinning and weaving M www.tmatelsonwordpress.comp Greater Gila Region,” present- natural dyeing. From ethno- in the traditional Rio Grande ed by Ann Hedlund, cultural graphic evidence and from style. 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Holiday cheer moves Life is a Parade down the street in Lights, Camera,Christmas the form of numerous he 26th Annual Lighted category. lighted oats Christmas Parade starts Rules for Parade entries: in the Silver Tat 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. Candy and other items may City Christ- 26 at the intersection of Coo- not be thrown from oats or mas parade per Street and Broadway Bou- handed out during the parade. last year. levard. This year’s theme is MainStreet has invited Santa (Photo by Tom Vaughn) “Lights, Cameras, Christmas.” to be in the parade and he has The deadline for entry applica- accepted; please do not have tions is Nov. 10. live Santas on your oat. Not all entries need to be a The height limit for oats is oat. Walking, dancing, or bik- 15 feet due to overhead wires ing entries, as well as classic on Bullard. cars, re trucks, or other utili- All headlights on towing vehi- ty vehicles are encouraged, as cles should be partially covered long as they are well lit. Be cre- or dimmed. (Construction pa- ative; remember that lighting is per with slits or colored cello- crucial and decorations should phane paper works well) focus on the holiday season. Only holiday music may be All entries are judged and broadcast. prizes will be awarded. Judg- All children on oats must be es consider four criteria in as- seated. signing points to the entries: All entries must be well lit. relation to theme, child appeal, The Lighted Christmas pa- lighting and originality. Entries rade is sponsored by the Silver are judged in ve categories: MainStreet Project. For more commercial, nonpro t, civic/ information, contract Silver school, individual, and live mu- City MainStreet Project at 575- sic. Awarded are for rst, sec- 534-1700 or downtownsilver- ond, and third place in each [email protected]. Enjoy our beautiful autumn weather! Stop by to equip your adventure! GILA HIKE & BIKE CORNER OF COLLEGE & BULLARD WWW.GILAHIKEANDBIKE.COM 575-388-3222

Even the farm equipment gets out into the community during the Silver City lighted Christmas parade. (Photo by Sandy Feutz)

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Show Coming Up Strain’s Tree Farm will have in Las Cruces live Christmas trees beginning December 1. he Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces is having its 36th TAnnual Holiday Sale Fri- day and Saturday, Nov. 18 and Get your tree at the Silver City Food Basket parking lot on 19 with a gala opening at Peace Lutheran Church. Friday hours Fridays & Saturdays, during the month of December. are 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Mike Strain Call Walt Strain Peace Lutheran Church is on 285 Hwy. 92 the corner of Locust Street and for more information: Missouri Avenue in Las Cruces. Virden, NM There is lots of free parking, 575-358-2109 575-590-0519 handicap accessible, and there is no entry fee to the show. There will be functional pot- tery, sculpture and decor, mo- saics, jewelry, pillowcases and proceeds bene tting Empty other textiles for sale. Bowls and the El Caldito soup Los Colcheras Quilt Guild has kitchen. For more information tickets available for a drawing go to the Potters’ Guild of Las Locallyly grown in New MexicMex Mexicoo to win a handmade quilt with Cruces on Facebook. 12 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

DRAGON CRAFTING ï KATHLEEN ALBERS Magellan’s Adventures Familiar icon oats again at ArtsFaire sually spotting a dragon was taken off a wrecked Peterbilt fornia where it was scanned and is cause for concern — semi. People said it sounded more a three-dimensional carving was Ujust watch an episode of like a honk than a roar, and that made out of foam at full size. Back “Game of Thrones” — but at the made sense.” in New Mexico, Diven applied a Doña Ana Arts Council’s 45th An- Over the past 20 years, Magel- berglass cloth reinforced epoxy nual Renaissance ArtsFaire Nov. 5 lan became the mascot of the coating to the dragon, molding and 6 at Young Park in Las Cruces, faire and a local Boy Scout troop and casting the head and jaw seeing the new and improved Ma- began offering canoe rides as a parts, and creating the spines and gellan oating on the lake could fundraiser to give faire attendees horns. Magellan the dragon is returning to his place on the lake bring a loud “HUZZAH!!” from the the opportunity to see the drag- NMSU students in the Capstone at Young Park after a break in 2015 when he rested on the crowd. on up close and personal. But, Program, seniors in their nal se- shore to greet visitors. (Photo by Emmitt Booher) Local artist and Renaissance as time went by, Magellan began mester, would work on the new man Bob Diven rst came up with showing his age. Magellan to help make him more vided a unique and unexpected beloved Magellan back to the the idea for a large-scale drag- “Age and a handling accident technically advanced than the opportunity for people to interact Renaissance Arts Faire. When on when he was serving on the ended up severely wounding the rst dragon. This Magellan can with the dragon. you wander by the lake at Young board of the arts council in the front part of the dragon,” Diven turn his neck and head, and open “I was concerned about dis- Park this year snacking on a early 1990s. It occurred to him said. “So the question was if we his mouth to roar (with a new appointing people, but some- turkey leg or other delectable that while the faire lled the park, should put money into repairing it. sound recorded by Diven of his thing magical happened,” Diven snack, ponder how much work the lake was not being utilized. He But I thought it was a good oppor- own voice, lending a bit more of said. “It had been handed off to it took to bring the dragon back proposed creating a dragon that tunity to build the dragon anew. I himself to his creation), and blow DACC, so Luis brought in his to life. And if you catch Robert would oat on the lake and soon had spent a summer working with smoke. There is the potential to students. They were there with the Ratcatcher’s catapult show, was busy building a dragon using an internationally renowned dino- upgrade it so there can be a live their controls and the kids were take a moment to thank him (be- materials such as chicken wire, saur sculptor and wanted to make feed showing what Magellan sees coming up interacting with Ma- cause the rat catcher is that Re- upholstery fabric, plywood, and him a true sculpture.” and a motion sensor so he can au- gellan. I have video of this little naissance man, Bob Diven). Peterbilt truck horns to give him But the new Magellan was not tomatically turn to look at canoes girl communicating with him. It The 45th Annual Renaissance a lusty roar. With about $1,000 in going to be a one-man job. There paddling by. was roaring and blowing smoke. ArtsFaire at Young Park (just materials and some volunteer had been an article about the Last year, after two years of She was shushing him when he south of Lohman Avenue on Wal- help, Diven brought Magellan the injured dragon, which Dr. Pat work by numerous Capstone roared, and then hugging him to nut) is open from 9 a.m. until 5 Dragon to life. Hynes, director of the New Mex- teams, NMSU turned the project calm him. It saved the weekend p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, and from “Magellan was built like those ico Space Grant Consortium, had over the Doña Ana Community for me, this unexpected gift.” 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. wooden disc dinosaurs you’d see read. She was interested and got College’s Engineering Manufac- This fall, DACC students have 6. Tickets are $8 per person and at a natural history museum.” Div- together Diven, the arts council, turing Program, led by Luis Meza. been at the lake getting Magellan children 12 and under entering en said. “We launched him that the New Mexico State University They hit the ground running in back to his rightful place. They for free. year not knowing if he’d oat, turn College of Engineering Capstone 2015 when they took over the have worked to correct some of There is a “Royal Carriage” over, or sink, but he oated just Program, and a grant from NASA dragon from NMSU and worked the issues that plagued the drag- (free park-and-ride shuttle) run- ne. So within the next four or to provide funding, matched by to launch him in the lake but run- on last year and do some tests to ning every 15 minutes from the ve years, we just got it dialed in. Diven’s in-kind contribution of his ning into problems. So, last year ensure he will oat properly. south-west corner of the Mesil- We improved it for ease of assem- talent and labor. Magellan spent the faire resting So, just as it takes a village to la Valley Mall parking lot. More bly and transport. He would open Diven began the involved pro- on the ground rather than oating raise a child, it has taken a wide information can be found online his mouth and roar. The sound cess by sculpting a scale model, majestically on the lake. Which, range of people with various at www.daarts.org or by calling was a collection of air horns that a cast of which was sent to Cali- both Diven and Meza say, pro- talents and skills to bring the 575-523-6403.

HORSE WORK ï KATHLEEN ALBERS Jousting Transmutes Time Bringing the feel of the Middle Ages to the ArtsFaire

ne of the most thrilling events at the annual ODoña Ana Arts Coun- cil Renaissance ArtsFaire is a competition between brave knights mounted on their fear- less steeds. Jousting is a way for knights to show off their courage and skill on horseback and can be seen in action at this year’s faire. The Order of Epona is a troupe of expert equestrians based in Fort Collins, Colora- do, who travel to Renaissance fairs to bring these ancient tournaments to life. Their rid- ers, like Knights of the Round Table, are mostly men, but they also have fair maidens who OPO Variety Store choose to ght the good ght 409 N. Bullard St., Downtown Silver City rather than simply present a fa- • 2300 Sq. Feet vor to the winner of the match. Jousting takes place on horse- • Consignments welcome back, but the performance also includes daring sword battles. • 22 Vendors “Both horse and rider must • Best selection of incense in be physically t. Knights must The Order of Epona jousters on horseback will perform twice Silver City undergo a minimum of one daily, 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. at the 45th Annual Renais- year basic training until riding sance ArtsFaire at Young Park. (Photo by Emmitt Booher) becomes second nature,” said 575-388-2897 Jeremy Johnson, who along self take a few months to mas- continue on. Safety rst and CLOSED Monday OPEN: with Dave Batzer founded the ter. Our noble steeds must also foremost.” Tues - Sat 11AM - 5:30PM Knights of Epona. “That way undergo training in the basics TANTALIZING TURQUOISE the knight can focus on lance and only if they have the cor- JOUSTING SELECTION RANDOM SUNDAYS! and shield control, which in it- rect mindset will they get to continued on page 13 DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 13

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oan E. Price, a writer, pho- the Mimbres iconography on the tographer and educator, famed prehistoric Southwest- Jhas been visiting and study- ern pottery styles and a style ing the Three Rivers Petroglyph of petroglyphs at Three Rivers. Site north of Tularosa, for more Tour participants will see sever- than 20 years. She is a research al Mimbres style glyphs and are associate with Jornada Research encouraged to study some Mim- Institute, a nonpro t education- bres style paintings before they al organization, a member of the come to learn the two different American Rock Art Research media applications — beautiful Association and of the El Paso clay bowls and rugged stone fa- Archaeological Society. cades. On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. Participants should take a 12 and 13, Price will lead a free broad brim hat and sunglasses, guided tour and discussions be- sunscreen, long sleeve shirts, ginning at 8:30 each morning at long pants, sturdy walking Three Rivers Petroglyph Site boots, water and light snacks/ parking lot. There is a $5 fee for lunch. There will be a lunch Joan E. Price with a stone day use of the site maintained covered with prehistoric break under shade about half by the Bureau of Land Manage- petroglyphs at Three Rivers way through the day. ment. Camping is allowed for an Petroglyph Site. (Courtesy Remember that directional additional fee. Photo) compasses are distorted by the Price has documented in- iron content in the surface and terpretations of several Native pants. will need to be compensated for Americans who have visited Participants also will have and photography can be chal- the huge collection of images a rare chance to view a solar lenging due to the contrast of that they consider an ancestral alignment of a thin shaft of light light and dark on each image. sacred landscape. Participants casting across a well-made met- Call the hosts at Three Riv- will be looking for and discuss- amorphic gure that takes place ers Petroglyph Site for camping ing solar animation of images at this time of the year. facilities and fees. For more on stones and discussing ethno- Several petroglyph experts information and reservations graphic and cultural landscapes have noted the strong visual and (required), call Price at 575-585- created by prehistoric occu- thematic relationship between 4983. ay and Play! Enjoy a "Suite" stay with your choice of 18 holes of golf JOUSTING continued from page 12 for 2 at either Red Hawk, Sonoma Ranch or NMSU golf course and more! Jousting in days of old could any equestrian sport can be “Miss Brina, Sir Ronan’s certainly result in fatalities or dangerous; it’s literally the na- black Shire mare, loves to Golf Package Includes: severe injuries, the goal was to ture of the beast.” joust,” Johnson said. “She will 18 Holes of Golf for 2 with Golf Cart strike the opponent with the The horses used by the Order give the other horses dirty King or Double Bedded overnight Suite for 2 lance and even knock the oth- of Epona are not your average looks and will put her shoulder Complimentary Hot Breakfast for 2 er knight from his horse. The riding horses. These are large, in the hit.” *Call 575-541-8887 for knights of the Order of Epona sturdy steeds capable of carry- Horses and riders will line special rates and reservations! work hard to keep it safe for ing a fully-armored knight into up opposite each other on their horse and rider while making it battle. Johnson said they use own sides of the list, or barrier, exciting for the audience. Shires and Gypsy Cobs, both and charge at high speed, with “The knights will fall off from draft horse breeds most people lances at the ready. That’s the the force of the hit or a staged rarely see in person. Think of a moment when all their training fall from time to time,” John- horse about the size of the Bud- and preparation will pay off, son said. “But they are well weiser Clydesdales and you’ll with only one knight being pro- padded and have protective be on the right track. claimed the winner. gear. Learning how to fall is While the humans get to “Giving people an experi- 1611 Hickory Loop also key. It is an extreme sport choose to do this exciting ence, happy memories, smiles Las Cruces, NM 88005 and one does know that before work, the horses are chosen. and cheers — that’s why we do www.marriott.com/lruss entering the list. With that said, Do they enjoy it, too? what we do,” Johnson said. 575-541-8887 14 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

ARTS EXPOSURE Gallery Guide Silver City 35N, 536-9845. Lynnae McConaha. By Gold Street Gallery, 112-116 S. Gold St., 546- Alaska Mudhead Studio-Gallery, 371 Camino appointment. 8200. Open Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 de Vento in Wind Canyon. By appointment, Kate Brown Pottery and Tile, HC 15 Box p.m. Call rst to be sure they are open. Letha Cress Woolf, potter, 907-783-2780. 1335, San Lorenzo, 536-9935, katebrown@ Orona Art Studio, 546-4650. By appointment. Ann Simonsen Studio-Gallery, 104 W. Yankie gilanet.com, www.katebrownpottery.com. By [email protected], www.lynorona. St., 654- 5727. appointment. com. [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. Seventh St., 538-3333, Narrie Toole, Estudio de La Montura, 313- Reader’s Cove Used Books & Gallery, 200 S. [email protected]. 7390, www.narrietoole.com. Contemporary Copper, 544-2512. Monday to Saturday 10 Azurite Gallery, 110 W. Broadway, 538-9048, western oils, giclées and art prints. By a.m.-5 p.m. Photography by Daniel Gauss. Fast, ef cient, affordable Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. appointment. Studio LeMarbe, 4025 Chaparral SE, 544- handyman service... www.azuritegallery.com. 7708. Barbara Nance Gallery & Stonewalker Bayard Studio, 105 Country Road, 534-0530. By Kathryn Allen Clay Studio, 601 Erie St., 537- Rodeo No job too big or small appointment. Stone, steel, wood and paint. 3332. By appointment. Chiricahua Gallery, 5 Pine St., 557-2225. Sculpture path. www.barbaraNanceArt.com. Open daily except Wednesday, 10 a.m. to The house Doctor does it all!! Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, 534-8671. Cliff 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 Gila River Artisans Gallery, 8409 Hwy. 180. Free Estimates a.m.-3 p.m. www.bluedomegallery.com. Eclectic collection of local artists. Friday to Hillsboro The Cliffs Studio & Gallery, 205 N. Lyon St. Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Barbara Massengill Gallery, 894-9511/895- 503-939-1467 and Yankie, (520) 622-0251. 3377, open weekends and by appointment. Diane Kleiss’ encaustic multimedia art. By Northern Grant County & Catron County WALLY HUNT IS THE HOUSE DOCTOR! appointment. [email protected], www. Casitas de Gila, 50 Casita Flats Road, Gila, Chloride housedoctornm.com dianealdrichkleiss.com. 535-4455. Saturday and Sunday, 10 Monte Cristo, Wall St., 734-0493, Common Ground, 102 W. Kelly, 534-2087. a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. gallery@ [email protected]. Daily 10 Open by chance or appointment. casitasdegila. com, www.galleryatthecasitas. a.m.-4 p.m. Copper Quail Gallery, 211-A Texas St., corner com. of Yankie and Texas streets, 388-2646. Ruidoso Open every day, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fine arts Mesilla Art Ruidoso Gallery, 575-808-1133, www. Freshen Up for Fall with and crafts. Adobe Patio Gallery, 1765 Avenida de artruidoso.com, 2809 Sudderth Drive. Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Trail in Mercado (in the Mesilla Mercado), 532-9310. The Adobe, 2905 Sudderth Dr., 257-5795. Arenas Valley. Monday, 12-3 p.m. or by Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. appointment, (706) 533-1897, www. Galeri Azul, Old Mesilla Plaza, 523-8783. Dizzy Lizard Tile, 254 Hwy. 532, 336-4061. victoriachick.com. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Hand sculpted and painted tile. Call rst. ean arpets!! Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. DJ’s Jewelry, 618 Carrizo Canyon Rd., Cl Dragon y Studio, 508 W 6th St., 388-8646. C Galeria on the Plaza, 2310 Calle de Principal, 630-1514. Monday through Saturday By appointment. . Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 College Ave., 526-9771. Daily 10 am.-6 p.m. Galería Tepín, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Specializing in turquoise, WNMU, 538-6517. Monday to Friday, 10 2220 Calle de Parian, 523-3988. Thursday to Native American traditional, New Mexican Fred’s Carpet a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. contemporary and estate jewelry. The Glasserie Studio and Store, 106 E. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Earth-N-Stone, 2117 Sudderth Dr., Ste. 14, College, Monday to Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Guadalupe, 522-2933. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 257-2768., 808-1157. Pottery studio/gallery Upholstery Cleaning& Guadalupe’s, 505 N. Bullard, 535-2624. The Potteries, 2260 Calle de Santiago, 524- of Alan Miner. Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 0538. Rokoko, 1785 Avenida de Mercado, Gazebo Potters, 2117 Sudderth Dr. #7, 808- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 405-8877. 1157. Pottery classes, workshops, wheel Featuring the most time, kiln ring, works by local potters. advanced, powerful Hutchings Fine Art, 406 B N. Bullard, Downtown Silver City. Open Wednesday to Las Cruces Josie’s Framery, 2917 Sudderth Dr., 257- TRUCK-POWERED Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 313-6939. Alegre Gallery, 920 N Alameda Blvd., 523- 4156. Framing, gallery representing regional extraction system! Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 0685. Azure Cherry Gallery & Boutique, 330 artists and photographers. 388-5725. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 E. Lohman Ave., 291-3595. Wednesday LongCoat Fine Art, 2825 Sudderth Dr. (at Commercial & In-Home Total Clean-Up, p.m. Contemporary art ranging from realism to Thursday 12-5 p.m., Friday to Saturday, Mechem), 257-9102. Monday through to abstraction in a variety of media. www. noon-8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contemporary Post-Construction Clean-up, Windows, Walls, LeybaIngallsARTS.com, LeybaIngallsART@ Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar (intersection Masters and historical works of art. Burnett Stripping, Waxing, Tile Floors & Grout Cleaning zianet.com. of Valley and and Taylor roads), open by Interiors showroom. Lois Duffy Art Studio, 211C N. Texas, 534- calling 523-2950. Mountain Arts, 2530 Sudderth Dr., 257-9748, INTERIOR& EXTERIOR PAINTING 0822. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Original Casa Blanka Home Décor & More, 1615 N. www.mountainartsgallery.com. Daily, 10 Pressure wash, Prep & Seal for Homes & paintings, cards and prints. www.loisduffy. Solano, Ste. C, 575-526-5272. a.m.-6 p.m. com, [email protected]. Charles Inc., 1885 W Boutz Rd, 523-1888, Tanner Tradition, 624 Sudderth Dr., 257-8675. Business, Log Home & Deck Staining Lumiere Editions, 108 W. Broadway, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 956-6369. Vintage and contemporary Cottonwood Gallery, 275 N. Downtown Mall Quality Native American art and jewelry. 25+ years experience. Reasonable rates and photography. Monday to Friday. (Southwest Environmental Center), 522- Thunder Horse Gallery, 200 Mechem Dr., Ste. quality work. Free estimate/Fair prices. Mary’s Fine Art, 414 E. 21st St., 956-7315. 5552. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 1, 257-3989. [email protected]. NM HANDYMAN #03-043886-00-1 Mary A. Gravelle. Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo,541-0658. Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m.-5p.m. SERVING: SILVER CITY, G NT COUNTY & RESERVE AND CATRON COUNTY Mimbres Region Arts Council Gallery, Wells Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 Bronze sculpture by Rory Combs, Sarinova Fargo Bank Bldg., 1201 N. Pope St. www. a.m.-3 p.m. Glass and ne art. Fred Stephens, OWNER/PROPRIETOR mimbresarts.org. Galerie Accents, 344 S. San Pedro #3, 522- The White Dove, 2825 Sudderth Dr. #A Home: (575) 533-6460 Cell: (575) 201-8620 Molly Ramolla Gallery & Framing, 203 N. 3567. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (at Mechem), 866-257-6609, www. Bullard, 538- 5538. www.ramollaart.com. Griggs & Reymond, 504 W. Griggs Ave., 524- thewhitedove2825.com. Daily, 9:30 a.m-4 Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile, 104 W. 8450, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. p.m. Authentic Native American jewelry and Broadway, 388- 1811/313-2595. Daily 11 Justus Wright Galeria, 266 W. Court Ave., artifacts. a.m.-6 p.m. 526-6101, [email protected]. Kenneth Wyatt Galleries of Ruidoso, 2205 The Place@108, 108 Yankie Street. Las Cruces Arts Association, Community Sudderth Dr., 257-1529, www.kennethwyatt. Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., Enterprise Center Building, 125 N. Main St. com. Fine art by the Wyatt family. 534- 1136. Wednesday to Saturday, 11 www.lacrucesarts.org. a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. info@ Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., Ruidoso Downs seedboatgallery.com. 541-2137. Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 Pinon Pottery, MM. 26465 Hwy. 70, 937-0873, Studio Behind the Mountain, 23 Wagon p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 937-1822, www.pinonpottery.com. Pottery Wheel Lane, 388- 3277. By appointment. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. Downtown Mall, by Vicki Conley and other area artists, ne art www.jimpalmerbronze.com. 647-0508. Tuesday to Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., by Anita Keegan and Virgil Stephens. The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St., 534- Sat. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 9291. www.jessgorell.com. Mesquite Art Gallery, 340 N. Mesquite St., Alamogordo Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., 574-2493. 640-3502. Thursday to Friday, 11 a.m.-5 Creative Designs Custom Framing & By appointment. p.m., Sat. 2-5 p.m. Gallery, 575-434-4420, 917 New York Ave. 21 Latigo Trail, 388-4557. Works by Barbara M. Phillip’s Fine Art Gallery, 221 N. Main St., Patron’s Hall/Flickinger Center for Harrison and others. 525-1367. Performing Arts, 575-434-2202, 1110 New Soul River Gallery, 200 N. Bullard St., 707- MVS Studios, 535 N. Main, Stull Bldg., 635- York Ave. 490-4367. 5015, www. mvsstudios.com. Tree Spirit Gallery, 206 N. Bullard St., 303- New Dimension Art Works, 615 E. Piñon, Tularosa 888-1358. 373-0043. Red Door Gallery and Gifts, 575-491-5100, Vibrations Gallery, 106 W. Yankie St., 654- New Mexico Art, 121 Wyatt Dr., Suite 1, 1201 St. Francis Drive. Thursday to Sunday, 4384, starxr@ usa.net. 525-8292/649- 4876. Wednesday 1-6 p.m., noon to 4 p.m. Wild West Weaving, 211-D N. Texas, Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 313-1032, www.wildwestweaving.com. NMSU Art Gallery, Williams Hall, University Carrizozo Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ave. east of Solano, 646-2545. Tuesday to Heart of the Raven, 415 Twelfth St., 937- Wind Canyon Studio, 11 Quail Run off Sunday 7459, www.JudyPekelsmacom. Functional Hwy. 180 mile marker 107, 574- 2308, Nopalito’s Galeria, 326 S. Mesquite. Friday to and decorative pottery, classes. 619-933-8034. Louise Sackett. Monday Sunday, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and by Ouida Touchön Studio, 1200 N. Reymond Lincoln appointment. St., 635-7899. By appointment. ouida@ Old Lincoln Gallery, across from Visitor’s Wynnegate Gallery & Studio, 1105 W. Market ouidatouchon.com, www.ouidatouchon. Center in Lincoln, 653-4045. Coffee bar St., (214) 957-3688. Monday and Thursday com. featuring 45 New Mexico artists. Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 11:45 Quillin Studio and Gallery, behind downtown through Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday by Coas Books, 312-1064. Monday to appointment. Thursday and Saturday. San Patricio Yankie St. Artist Studios, 103 W. Yankie St., Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Hurd La Rinconada, MM 281 Hwy. 70, 519-0615. By appointment. Church, 2000 S. Solano, 522-7281. 653-4331, www.wyethartists.com. Monday Zoe’s Gallery, 305 N. Cooper St., 654-4910. Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Works by appointment. Peter Hurd, Henriette Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, Pinos Altos Unsettled Gallery & Studio, 905 N. Mesquite, N.C. Wyeth and resident artist, Michael Hurd. Pinos Altos Art Gallery-Hearst Church 635-2285. Gallery, 14 Golden Ave. Pinos Altos, Virginia Maria Romero Studio, 4636 White Oaks 574-2831. Open late-April to early October. Maxim Court, 644-0214. By appointment. White Oaks Pottery, 445 Jicarilla Rd. (3 miles Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 10 [email protected], www. past White Oaks), 648-2985. Daily 10 a.m-5 a.m.-5 p.m. virginiamariaromero.com. p.m. Porcelain pottery by Ivy Heymann. Submit gallery information to Desert Mimbres Deming Exposure, 1740-A Calle de Mercado, Chamomile Connection, 3918 Highway Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold St., 546- Las Cruces, NM, 88005, email editor@ 3663. Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. desertexposure.com. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 15

ARTS EXPOSURE From advent candles to zebra masks, gifts large and small, inspirational and playful, we have Arts Scene something for all of your holiday gift-giving needs. We Give heartfelt thanks for all of our blessings of the Upcoming area art happenings past year, including you, our wonderful customers! Happy Thanksgiving from Nora, Arlan, and Andrew SILVER CITY The Holiday Fiber Art Sale will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 26, at the Silver City Woman’s Club, 505 N. Bullard • Thurs. – Sat., 10 - 4 411 Silver Heights Blvd. is sponsored by the South- west Women’s Fiber Arts Collective. Nearly 20 575-535-2624 members of the collective will be have booths with handmade, high-quality items including weavings, knits, hand painted silks, quilts, wall hangings, tap- estry weavings, ber art tools and more. For more SEEING: Inside/Outside information visit www. berartscollective.org.

Copper Quail JO THOMAS Gallery presents “SEEING: Inside/ These are just two of the multiple works available at Holly Day House Nov. 19 and 20 Mixed Media Outside,” the with the Artists of Picacho Hills. a new collection mixed media assem- blages and modern LAS CRUCES Reception with refreshments mosaics by local th Artists of Picacho Hills will hold its seventh Saturday, Nov 5 1:00-5:00 artist Jo Thomas. annual “Holly Day House,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thomas has created SHOW DATES: NOV 1-29 Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19 and 20 at the commer- her new collection cial plaza in Picacho Hills. Twenty artists will display of works as an invi- their work, including jewelry, painting, photography, tation to look at the Copper Quail Gallery glass, metal and wood sculpture, gourd carving and 211 A N. Texas-Corner of Texas and Yankie in Silver City • OPEN EVERY DAY 11–4 • 575-388-2646 possibilities within ber art, all of which will be available for purchase. ourselves, and to The event is free to the public and features a Trea- imagine and explore sure Chest Rafe that provides chances to win art- Jo Thomas creates col- the worlds we may FABULOUSE HOLIDAY SALE work donated by the artists. Proceeds will be donat- ST ST orful yard art as well as be missing. The NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31 , 2016 ed to the Mesilla Valley Hospice. To get there take smaller pieces. Her work show runs from Nov. Interstate 10 to Exit 139 and turn North onto Motel 10-15%15% OFF ALL ART & JEWLERY is featured at the Copper 1 - 29, with an open- Blvd. Continue on Motel Blvd. to the second light and Quail in Silver City for ing reception and November. turn left onto Picacho Ave. Take Picacho Ave. to the refreshments from 2nd light and turn right onto Picacho Hills Drive. The 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. The Copper Quail can commercial plaza is .6 miles further on the right hand be found at 211-A N. Texas St. in Silver City. New side and will be marked by red ags. gallery hours at the Copper Quail are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. MOLLY

DEMING RAMOLLA November 2016 at the Deming Art Center is the annual “Recycle Show,” sponsored by Keep Luna County Beautiful. Featured are pieces of art made GALLERY from 90 percent recycled materials, and crafted by ORIGINALS artists from 1-100 years of age. Intake will be Tues- PRINTS CORINNE’S RARE GEMS day, Nov. 1, and the show will run from Nov. 2-29. & FINE JEWELRY An Artists reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., SCULPTURES Sunday, Nov. 6. For more information visit www. HANDCRAFTED UNIQUE GIFTS demingarts.org or call 575-546-3663. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. For more Works by W. Bruce 203 N Bullard St information call 575-546-3663, or visit www.deming- Stanford, Jacob arts.org. Carpenter and Mary Silver City NM Beagle are part ALAMOGORDO of the November 575-538-5538 Mesquite Art Gallery Creative Designs OPEN Tues. - Sat., 10 - 5 Custom Framing & show in Las Cruces. Gallery features pho- The Mesquite Art tographer Armando Gallery, 340 N. Mes- Rhoades with “Imag- quite St. is hosting a es of New Mexico” special sculpture exhib- VICTORIA CHICK during the month of it featuring W. Bruce November. Photogra- Sanford, Jacob Car- phy has been a hobby of penter, Mary Beagle Rhoades since his early and Ben Hoffacker. A teenage years. A recep- reception will be held tion for Rhoades and his This print by Arman- from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sat- works will be held from do Rhoades is only urday, Nov. 12 and in- 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. the beginning of Im- cludes demonstrations 18 at the gallery, 917 ages of New Mexico, of cast modeling with New York Ave. in Al- on display at Creative Sanford and bottle cap amogordo. For informa- Designs Custom art with Carpenter. Gal- Framing & Gallery in tion call 575-434-4420. lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fri- Alamogordo. days and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. CLOUDCROFT The Cloudcroft Art Society is holding a Holi- The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery locat- day art and craft show through November and De- ed at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across cember. from the Fountain Theatre, features two local art- CAS invites browsers to the village of Cloudcroft ists, Arlene J. Tugel and Sylvia Hendrickson in the Sacramento Mountains any Saturday during for November. Tugel likes the pure, glowing color the months of November and December to browse that can be achieved with watercolor, her preferred lovely art and craft gift items on display in the CAS medium. Hendrickson’s love for gourds occurred ‘Gathering Courage, She Was Almost Ready’ 40” x 44” acrylic gallery. The show is open on Saturdays, and other when she moved to the Las Cruces area in 2007. days like Fridays and Sundays as shown by signs Her technique includes carving and wood burning, outside, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., inside the historic using dyes, inks, paints, beads, feathers and leather COW TRAIL ART STUDIO Red Brick Schoolhouse Building at the intersection with a variety of other natural products. The gallery of Burro and Swallow streets. # 29 in the RED DOT ART GUIDE will hold a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 www.victoriachick.com 16 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

Science and the Zuhl Collection” exhibition, Call for Artists which is on display through Dec. 21 at the Univer- Aa Studios, located at 2645 Doña Ana Road in Las Cruces, sity Art Gallery. “NEOMAGIC,” the student show, is calling for regional artists to exhibit in 2017. The 17’ x 25’ features 12 art works created by undergraduates studio/gallery features ne contemporary art in all media and graduate students in the College of Arts and Sci- from regional emerging artists and artists with limited local gallery representation. ences. Exhibiting artists include Jennifer Abeyta, Owner Roy van der Aa opened his working studio as a Debbie Jo Baxter, Maggie Day, Felicia Castro, gallery in August 2012 and participates in the North Valley Rachel Cover, Joshua Flores, Eva Flynn, Caris- Art Loop openings every 3 months. One-month or two-month sa Staples and Lara Teich. Show hours are from slots are currently available taking either 2 feature walls or noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from the whole gallery. The gallery has posted hours 3 days per month and is open noon to 5 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month at the Zuhl Museum inside the Alumni and Visitors by appointment the rest of the month. There is no fee to Arlene Tugel’s watercolors and Sylvia Hen- apply or show, but the gallery takes a 20 percen commis- Center. For information, visit zuhlmuseum.nmsu. sion on work sold. Shows include advertising and postcards drickson’s gourds are featured at the Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery in Las Cruces. edu, or call 575-646-4714. The University Art Gallery are available at cost. A oorplan of the gallery is available. is located in D.W. Williams Hall. The gallery is open Interested artists can email a proposal, short artist bio, re- sumé, and 8 jpeg images (4” on the longest edge at 150 dpi) for “Rush for the Holidays,” there will be refresh- from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. to [email protected]. Proposals are due by Nov. 15. For ments, live music and artists demonstrations. Gal- Designated gallery parking is available. For more details, email or call 1-575-520-8752. lery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Sunday. information about the University Art Gallery and For information, call 575-522-2933 or visit www.me- its upcoming programs, sillavalley nearts.com. visit uag.nmsu.edu/up- coming/. El Paso Electric Gallery Artist of the Month, Ruth Drayer, is featured for November. Drayer’s The Las Cruces Arts work is non-objective. She is painting color and Association features Calling all Fiber Artists! color relationships, and has developed her own Brittainy Barnes as Would you like to exhibit and sell your fiber art? technique. Rather than beginning with an idea, she November Artist of the textures her blank canvas with a gel or compound, Month. Barnes consid- paints on a sacred symbol or word, and then works ers herself a “Jane-of-all- Join the Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective! to conceal it. Sometimes something recognizable Brittainy Barnes is Trades” when it comes visit us at www.fiberartscollective.org appears as she paints, other times, the work is sim- the Las Cruces Arts to artistic mediums. Her ply a harmony of color. Every month the Doña Ana Association Artist of preferred wet mediums Arts Council welcomes local artists to exhibit in the Month and her are watercolor and India An que and Collec ble 19th and 20th Century the El Paso Electric Gallery in the lobby of the Rio work can be found ink; dry mediums con- Original Prints and Drawings Grande Theatre. Regular exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to displayed at down- sist of graphite pencil town events in Las 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more informa- and colored pencil. She Cruces. American ar sts tion, or to book an exhibit, call the Arts Council of- enjoys ber arts, includ- and ar sts of ces during regular working hours at 575-523-6403. ing dying and spinning ber and knitting. Barnes’s New Mexico The Rio Grande Theatre is located at 211 N. Main works will be featured at the First Friday Downtown Ramble from 5 to 7 p.m., Nov. 4, and at the second Wednesday Market, Nov. 9 and the third Saturday www.victoriachick.com Market, Nov. 19, in downtown Las Cruces at the Cow Trail Art Studio Community Enterprise Center next to the Bistro 119 Cow Trail, Arenas Valley, NM Ale House. For more information contact Jack LeS- Arizona Landscape by Gerry Pierce, etching Noon - 3 Monday or by appt. age 575 532-1046 or [email protected].

Linda Gendell’s Green Peppers is one of The art show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch many artworks at an invitational show and Heritage Museum in Las Cruces brings viewers sale held at the Quesenberry Farmhouse close up to some of history’s most iconic Native Nov. 26 and 27 near Las Cruces. American leaders. Santa Fe artist Narrie Toole’s Street, Las Cruces. paintings pay tribute to Native American culture, The Quesenberry Farmhouse Show and Sale spirituality and leadership. The 16 oil paintings – takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 and 27 some on canvas and some on linen – are large, sev- at the Quesenberry Farmhouse Gallery. This invita- eral of them 36 inches by 60 inches. They are bold tional event features the artwork of Bonnie Man- and intense. The show will be in the Museum’s Arts doe, Arlene Tugel, Hand in Hand Jewelers, Corridor through Dec. 4. For information, call 575- Jeri Derochers, Judy Licht, Linda Gendell, 522-4100. The Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Linda Hagen, Mary Zawacki, Nancy Begin and Springs Road in Las Cruces. “SOUTHSIDER” Rhonda Winters. See website for directions, www. After three years Julie Ford Oliver is ready for another one woman show. Her new show at M. Phil- lip’s Gallery in Las Cruces is called “Bird Feather Egg Nest.” The show opens during Art Ramble from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. Oliver will also hold a painting CHRIS demonstration at 10 a.m. at the gallery on Saturday, ALVAREZ Nov. 12. The gallery is located at 221 N. Main Street in Las Cruces. For information call 575-525-1367 or visit www.mphillipsgallery.com.

Open Artist Carrie Wed–Sat “Encounters,” a digital print by Jonathan Greer will demon- 11-4 pm Marquis is part of the “Walking on Ice,” strate creating Seedboat Gallery / Flower and Flourish and by exhibition at the Tombaugh Gallery in Las batik on paper on 214 W. Yankie St. • Silver City, NM appointment Cruces. Sunday, Nov. 20 seedboatgallery.com bonniemandoe.com. at the Las Cru- An opening reception for Jonathan Marquis’s ces Arts Asso- exhibition “Walking on Ice” will be held 11:30 Julie Ford Oliver’s show ciation Novem- Spend Saturday a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, in the Tombaugh “Bird Feather Egg Nest,” ber Meeting. The Gallery, in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 can be found at the M. process involves S. Solano Ave. The show runs through the end of Phillip’s Gallery in Las applying hot wax in Silver City November. Through sensorial encounters with gla- Cruces. to brown paper Studio open ciers in remote wilderness areas, Jonathan Marquis, or rice paper. To apply the wax a Tjuanting, Tjap, or St in his work, seeks the threads that link nature and brush is used. To apply the media: brushes, crayons, to to the public culture, and wonders about the impacts that remote watercolor pencils, watercolors, pastels, markers, col- Sa Saturdays glacial bodies have on the imagination. Regular gal- ored pencils whatever you like to create the effect you lery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday to Satur- wish to achieve. When the work is completed the wax 1 from 10 to 4 pm day. For information call 575-650-5440. is ironed out between sheets of newsprint. It is possi- o or by calling ble to continue to embellish the piece after the wax (57 (575) 313-9631 “NEOMAGIC: 2016 Zuhl Student Exhibition” has been ironed out. The business meeting is at 1:30 is open at the Zuhl Museum at New Mexico State p.m. and the demo begins at 2 p.m. at the Art on Easels Open Thanksgiving Weekend University. The exhibition is focused on spirituali- Gallery, 125 N. Main St. in the Community Enterprise ty, technology and the natural environment from a Center next to the Bistro. Visitors and new members 211-C N Texas St., Silver City student perspective. “NEOMAGIC” is a student show welcome. Las Cruces Arts Association can be found www.loisduffy.com running in conjunction with the “GEOMAGIC: Art, on Facebook and at www.lascrucesarts.org. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 17

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Wilson explaining the backstage at the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. (Photo by Lisa Artists of Picacho Hills Maue) Holly Day House Saturday & Sunday, November 19 & 20, 10am - 4pm 1338 Picacho Hills Drive - in the Commercial Plaza CREATING THE STAGE ï LISA MAUE Look for the “red flags” A Unique Shopping Experience Designing Theater Spaces From the Hands of Artists Treasure Chest Raffl e Some steal scenes, Wilson creates them Proceeds benefi ting Mesilla Valley Hospice

heater Consultant R. electronic dimming system for expectations of the audience Duane Wilson of La Luz theater lighting, and more than and that it must be done eco- Thas spent much of his 27 other patents that brought nomically. Rather than making life in the center of things. At automation to the often phys- performers adapt to the space, different times and in different ical jobs that required several the space should adapt to the places, he worked under two people maneuvering around performance. To that end, he very different brothers and he each other backstage. brought together architects, en- studied under two renowned The Izenour system, devel- gineers and theater consultants. designers whose theories could oped in an abandoned squash Together, a team would design not be more extreme. In his own court at Yale, allowed one per- seating arrangements and walls career as a theater consultant, son sitting at a console at the that moved. Combinations Wilson has been at the nexus of rear of the theater to control all could be created transforming art and science, technology and the lights. Izenour went on to a 2,500-seat opera house into a craft. develop a winch system to eas- 900-seat drama theater or a 350- Wilson always wanted to be ily move scenery and lifts that seat recital hall into a theater an engineer. He caught the the- controlled massive walls, trans- in the round. The key was tech- ater bug after seeing the play forming a large theater space nology and Duane Wilson, the “Once Upon a Mattress” with into smaller, more intimate ar- electrical engineer and theater Imogene Coca in El Paso when eas. enthusiast, was to play an im- he was still in high school. The Izenour’s concept of multi- portant part to make sure this two interests coalesced at New use theaters revolutionized type of building worked. Mexico State University where, theater design during the 1960s One of the rst projects Wil- while studying electrical engi- and 1970s. While building sever- son worked on after graduating neering, Wilson met the legend- al dedicated spaces for opera, Yale and working for George ary theater designer James Hull symphony, drama and ballet is Izenour Associates (he was to Miller, who specialized in build- an ideal situation, Izenour saw become a partner in the mid- ing inexpensive, low-tech the- that this model was quickly 1990s) was the Edwin Thom- aters. Among Miller’s advance- becoming outdated. The space as Performing Arts Hall at the ments were large open stages, a and funds needed to build sep- University of Akron in Ohio. steeply raked audience space so arate dedicated buildings would Caudill, Rowlett and Scott of everyone had a good sight line, swamp the nancial capabili- Houston and Dalton, Van Dijk, projected background imag- ties of even large cities. Even Johnson and Partners of Cleve- es and self-standing two-sided if initially funded, once built, land were the architects on the scenery that could be used over these facilities would need to be 125,000-square foot hall that and over and yet folded up for booked constantly in order just opened in 1973. transport. to break even. The poured concrete 3,000- “Miller’s epiphany was de- Furthermore, building such seat concert hall incorporates partment store windows where specialized structures belies steel — a favorite material of if you wanted to say ‘France,’ the fact that each community Izenour due to its easy fabrica- you’d pose mannequins with be- has its own needs, often de ned tion, price and acoustic prop- rets and put in an Eiffel Tower by a home town institution or erties. The ceiling, made up of prop,” Wilson explained. “It was group of individuals. On the oth- steel panels, weighs 44 tons and, a simple way to suggest an elab- er hand, skimping on expenses at two pounds a square foot, is orate scene.” and/or using a one-size- ts-all able to reect and manipulate After graduating college, space to present more than one sound waves and even regulate Wilson worked at White Sands art form undermines both the volume. The panels themselves Missile Range. In 1970, Major ability of the performer to give can be folded down to cut off a General Frank Izenour from Ab- a nuanced performance while ying balcony and/or grand tier erdeen Proving Ground in Mary- forcing the audience to strain that are suspended by 10 miles land came to New Mexico for an forward to hear or being blasted of steel cables. Wilson designed inspection. That same year, Wil- back in their seats by a too-loud all the control systems for the son enrolled at the Yale School orchestra. movable ceiling. of Drama where he began his Izenour understood the space “Removing a balcony elim- long relationship with George must be designed collabora- Izenour, the major general’s tively to take into account the THEATER brother and inventor of the rst needs of performers and the continued on page 19 18 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com THE CHROMATIC SCALE ï MARTY RACINE The Monthy Jam Out of the digital world

pastel sunset warmed the Mike Baker, evening of Oct. 3, but it David Jacko, Barrick Jacko, was a Stormy Monday in- A Chris Baker & side the Warehouse, formerly Hur- Travis James ricane Alley, tucked into a weath- Manning play ered Las Cruces shopping center. together during Some blues guys (Blues Mes- a recent open siah, etc.), some country guys jam. (Courtesy HOLIDAY SHOW NOVEMBER 19TH & 20TH (Tom Foster Morris) — sing- Photo) ers, string-benders, horn- and reed-blowers, skin-pounders and piano-ticklers — were stomping each other and have a meet-and- rig. You’ve got to keep it revolving.” through another monthly First greet and, oh yeah, play a bit, have Hubbard’s role was crucial, Blackwell’s Monday jam. an open jam.’ They asked me about Jacko said. Antiques & Gi s The jam is a byproduct of the it and I said, ‘Yeah, let’s just come “Without Dru [the guild] would Mesilla Valley Musicians Guild, here and do it.’ “ just be a Facebook page that peo- which formed on Facebook four The response was overwhelm- ple talked on.” years ago, creator and drummer ing. They considered a weekly jam Share the Dave Jacko says, as a place to net- “There were probably 40 peo- but settled on once-a-month, Hub- work within the Cruces musical ple in this store. After hours, I was bard said. blessings of the community, a place to nd fellow sitting there going, ‘Yeah, this isn’t “You don’t want to burn people travelers. Members (currently going to work here, so let’s nd a out. This way, people look forward Holiday season... numbering around 1,200) share venue.’ ” to doing this, instead of, ‘Oh, I’ll videos, promote gigs and CDs, bar- Hurricane Alley manager Scott skip this one and go next week.’ “ ter equipment and solicit help in Guthrie offered his club — a 6:30 The guild also launched a COME SEE US! forming bands. to 10:30 p.m. slot on Mondays, be- monthly Saturday band showcase Several months later, the orig- fore the late-night karaoke. at the Cane, as regulars called it,

inal guilders, most of them long- The bar had a high stage, lights but it was discontinued. “It was  time friends, agreed to emerge and a sound system installed just too much,” Jacko said. from the digital world into the several years earlier. Hubbard’s In December 2014 Hurricane Al- esh. Hubbard’s Music, a 37-year would supply the backline (amps, ley was sold, and the new owners, Cruces institution on Wyatt Drive, drums). Players just needed to two married couples, rebranded hosted an inaugural meeting. bring their instrument. it as the Warehouse. Check it out: “We were all just talking on “You’ve got to have some kind of garage doors, corrugated metal, OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Facebook one day,” store owner structure,” Hubbard said. “There’s black cinderblock walls, an indus- MONDAY-SAT. 10:30-5 • SUNDAY 12-4 Dru Hubbard recalls, “and Will not going to be 10 guitar players trial vibe. Yep. 575-388-1737 • 218 N. BULLARD Sadler (KW Sound) brought up, bringing in 10 different amps. I HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO ‘Hey, why don’t we just get this wanted to make it easy for every- JAM Punkie Garretson, Owner club together and start supporting body, not to have to set up their continued on page 21 Finn’s Gallery at Harry Benjamin’s corner of Arizona & Yankie in Historic Downtown Silver City

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Laurie & Pat Wilson, Owners Nov Upcoming Events In-house artists: • Nov. 1 Toddler Tuesday Class 10:30 -12:00 Laurie Wilson, “BEX” • Nov. 2 Wee Ones Wednesday Class 10:30-12:00 • Nov. 5 Open Mic fo Music Poetry 5:00-7:00 Rebecka Sasich, • Nov. 19 Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest 10:00-5:00 Peter Kaiser, • Nov. 26 Small Business Saturday Carmen Ruiz Open House Reception 2:00-4:00 406-790-0573 Call or email for more info 406-790-0573 300 N. Arizona, Silver City, NM „ [email protected] DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 19

THEATER It’s Not Too Early!! continued from page 17 GET YOUR CHRISTMAS QUILTING DONE NOW.... inates 600 seats, so now you GET IN LINE have a 2,400 seat theater for CALL CINDY 575-538-2284 musicals and operas,” said Wil- son. “Then the ceiling can come TODAY!!! down even further and cut off another balcony for an 800 seat CALL CINDY FOR INFORMATION AND APPOINTMENTS... theater for drama.” 575-538-2284 [email protected] In the lobby, 27 chrome-plat- ed well casings lled with lead and weighing in excess of 40 tons act as counterweights for the ceiling. Despite and because of the weight, the winch system that control the panels are de- Counterweights in lobby of E.J. Thomas Hall. (Courtesy/Mar- signed so separate rigging sys- go E. Ohlson) tems move a more reasonable three or four thousand pound leading to the outside. Imagine for a small town theater with an  load, accomplished in about 15 trying to cut through three feet adjoining business district.” O O  –  minutes. of solid poured concrete to put Wilson concedes that the In addition to housing the in a door,” said Wilson, laugh- days of building a Lincoln or Pat Clayton Leff counterweights, the lobby was ing. Kennedy Center may be gone, also designed as a space in-and- And yet the current trend even for large metropolitan Dennis Weller of-itself. of retro tting old buildings so areas. Similarly, the multi-use Alan Cox “People don’t appreciate the popular in small towns, includ- new performance center with value of lobbies. They can be ing some in New Mexico, has its mechanized and electronic (Late) Leonard Leff used not only to hold people its own challenges. Apart from features may prove to be too before the show but for shows having to re-engineer the vi- cost prohibitive and, given the themselves, for weddings and sual and acoustic dynamics of astounding speed of changes WED — SAT 11 – 4 all that helps make money to the interior is the question of in computer systems and LED Other times by appointment 575-956-5906 pay for overhead,” said Wilson, whether to save the historical lighting, other formidable chal- reiterating Izenour’s commit- integrity of the exterior and its lenges and required upkeep may 406-A N Bullard • Silver City ment to the improvisation of often emotional ties to the com- force small and middle-sized buildings and the need for eco- munity. communities to turn their backs nomic feasibility. “The secret is nding some- on a new structure in favor of Wilson’s long-time experience thing to tie it into to make it an existing one, like an old mov- in building new, highly complex relevant. We did a study for a ie theater. structures makes him particu- little town in Maryland with Ultimately it takes dedicated larly sensitive to the role of eco- multi-story buildings and a mov- people who live and work in nomic highs and lows. ie theater built in the 1940s or the area to de ne and make a “From the 1960s to the 1990s, 1950s, just after the war, about burgeoning revival of a perfor- there were 4- or 5- or 6-year cy- two blocks from the city cen- mance space or art district a cles of boom and bust,” Wilson ter,” he said. “They bought the success. said. “That is about how long it buildings on either side, so they “If you have the arts commu- takes to build a theater. So we’d had added space. The idea was nity support, you can then go start at end of a boom when the to restore the movie theater to and gradually develop an arts funding was in place and we’d its glory days which many peo- complex with separate facilities be working in a bust. When the ple remembered. They wanted that meet the particular users’ theater was ready, the economy to add additional performing needs in every way,” Wilson would be back in a boom. To- spaces on one side and of ces said. “Then again if all you are day those cycles are longer and and backstage support spaces going to play is heavy metal, in more drawn out, so you need to on the other side. Given that the long run, it may not matter.” plan a space what will be used the cabaret theater only operat- So, again, Wilson nds him- in future. You can be assured ed on weekends, they wanted a self in the middle, an icon of that someone will adapt it. It is way to generate income during an ambitious aesthetic idealism your job to make it as easy for down times. while having to consider more them as possible.” “We suggested to them fast mundane economic trends, of Ironically, Wilson faced the food franchises and to put them taking into account the existing frustration of modifying an ex- all in one place. The food court in thinking about the new as he isting structure rsthand on one could then serve food Friday designs for immediate, local- of his own projects — the Ak- and Saturday evenings and ized needs while drawing on his ron hall. lunch during the day for busi- experience and memories of en- “They wanted to put in a door ness people. That is an option gineering designs for the future.

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ARTS EXPOSURE CW Ayon Performs at Buckhorn

ooper “CW” Ayon takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. CSaturday, Nov. 19, at the Buckhorn Opera House, in the scenic mountain town of Pinos Altos, just a 10-minute drive from Silver City. The Mimbres Region Arts Conference Indie/ Folk Series showcases unique and emerging talent that reects CW Ayon the ever-expanding boundaries of the folk genre. Ayon has Native American With a simple kick/snare and roots. His father, Pete Ayon, tambourine setup CW Ayon is southern Cheyenne and his lays down solid beats while mother, Linda Day, has a mix picking out some catchy hooks of Native blood coming from on anything from acoustic to Oklahoma. Although he has in- resonator guitars, sometimes digenous roots and does his long dropping in a bit of harmonica black hair in braids, he does not for good measure, all the while mean for it to come through in building a sound and playing his music, “…although some style that is deceptively larger people swear they can hear it,” than it seems. Ayon said. Ayon has lived in various plac- For more information on CW es around New Mexico, but hails Ayon and to listen to his music originally from Reserve. Since visit: www.cwayon.com/. MRAC 2009, Ayon has released original members can purchase tickets albums under the Solitary Re- for $15, non-member tickets are cords label out of Chicago. He $20, available online (http://mim- took a recording break in 2013, bresarts.org/), and at the MRAC but recorded a live album from of ce in the Wells Fargo Bank the Rio Grande Theatre and building. For information call came back with Setting Son in 575-538-2505, frontdesk@mim- 2014. bresarts.org

JAM continued from page 18 Cruces native Laurie Freilino, say, ‘I know you bring the drums, who now manages the bar and but I really want to bring my drum books the entertainment, reas- set.’ OK, great. So we walk in there sured the guild of her desire to and he’s setting up his kit and it continue the jam. had to be, like, 20 pieces. We didn’t We Understand Care, “Once they saw new ownership have any room on the rest of the they got worried, but they decid- stage. It was a double bass, a dou- We Practice Compassion. ed to give us a chance,” she said. ble-level rack with at least 10 cym- “They’re easy-going guys, we have bals, but he was all jazzed about Oering a Continuum of Care in the Las Cruces Community! such a good relationship.” showing it off. All the drummers “They’re artists, free-spirited, were, like, ‘Yeah, it’d be fun to play they like to enjoy things,” said her on this.’“ We continue to build on our time-proven reputation for quality care, husband, John, who met Laurie at Some players are professionals New Mexico State 28 years ago. in business, education or medicine state-of-the-art rehabilitation and recovery protocols. Our modern Musician Kim Wollard monitors having a blast making noise again. the signup sheet, Mace Priestley or Younger guys might be in edgling facilities form a continuum of care to meet all of your needs. Chris Heyser of KW Sound oper- bands eyeing a career in the biz. ate the soundboard, and musician Underage musicians, too, are wel- *OEFQFOEFOU
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“Everybody gets a chance to leaving the ® play and a chance to play what Ruidoso News in 2011, he fell they want,” Hubbard said. “Doesn’t back in love with the guitar. matter how good or bad you are, Racine can be contacted at everybody is supportive. [email protected]; Genesis CareLine (866) 745-CARE | www.genesishcc.com “I had a guy a couple years ago 575-973-4644. 22 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

RANDOM ACTS OF NONSENSE ï JIM DUCHENE One Dollar, One Vote

his should be an espe- points?!” subsidized my company to the the money to my presidential to a topless club, so I don’t un- cially happy Thanks- Please. snap, crackle, pop of $529 mil- campaign. derstand the appeal of paying Tgiving for me. I plan That stuff’s for the 99 per- lion in stimulus money. Sadly, See? Easy. to watch a woman not wear a on spending it celebrating my cent. no one liked my balloon-pow- Ever since I’ve thrown my hat, but, from what I under- winning the presidency of the As for paying for my historic ered cars, they were too ahead hat into the political ring, I’ve stand, there are two kinds of United States of America. run for office, I’m self-funding. of their time. For every proto- had people (mainly my in- men in the world: those on “What do you mean?” I can How? Easy. type sold, my company wast- laws) ask, “So, what are you their way there and those on hear you saying. “We haven’t I created an alternative en- ed $660,000 in tax dollars going to do for ME?” their way back. seen you campaigning! We ergy car manufacturing com- and private investment. Then Hey, I didn’t enter this race As for the mall, what woman haven’t seen you fund raising! pany called Fisher Automo- I outsourced manufacturing to line the pockets of greedy doesn’t like to go to the mall? We haven’t even seen you on tive, a beneficiary of President to Finland, laid off my Amer- entitlement-mongers. While conservative media the debates! And why are we Obama’s green energy loan ican workforce, declared I find that kind of pandering pundits have yet to endorse using so many exclamation guarantee program, which bankruptcy, and diverted all disgusting. me, not one has come out No, I entered the race to line against me. Services my own pockets, a time-hon- I’m proud of that fact. I’m ored tradition going back to also proud to have chosen medications delivered the Biblical days of Adam, Pat Paulson, himself a former medical equipment who, when requesting a mate, presidential candidate, as my was told, “That will cost you running mate. Being dead, emotional support one rib.” however, he’s playing hard to respite I’m not spilling any beans get. telling you our electoral pro- “Are you running as a Re- 24-hour availability cess is broken. publican or a Democrat?” ADL assistance The corruption in our po- No, I’m running as an Only litical system goes as far and Party candidate. In fact, I’ve bereavement support as deep as, well, a really cool legally changed my name to experience metaphor expressing distance “Vote Here” for the election. If and depth that I can’t seem to there’s one thing I’ve learned, compassion think of right now. it’s all in the name. medical supplies “How do I fix it?” Obama — That’s why I’ve named all my the man who once saved my children, even the illegitimate confi dential life in — Nam--recently asked ones, after the profession I volunteers me. want them to be, rather than Irma Santiago, MD Unfortunately, I considered common surnames. Doctor local cultural heritage his question to be a conflict Duchene. Attorney Duchene. music therapy of interest, so I didn’t answer. Proctologist Duchene. You see, I was interested in See what I mean? spiritual support being paid, and he was con- The only thing Democrats flicted about paying me. and Republicans have ever Now that I think about it, he gotten right is calling them- still owes me three ferrets and selves a Party. Columbus Animal Rescue a cat since the time we orches- Everybody loves a party. Rescued, Abandoned and Abused Animals need loving homes. All are spayed or neutered and have current vaccinations. trated the fall of Saigon. “What about the economy?” My solution would solve The economy is like peanut My name is Skeeter. I am a 6 month old male two problems: 1) it solves the butter. If you feed it to a horse, problem of paying down our he’ll look like he’s talking. Chihuahua. I weigh 5 lbs. I am loving and $20 trillion dollar debt, 2) it “What? That doesn’t even playful. I like other dogs but I love lots of solves the problem of getting make sense!” voters to the voting booth, THAT’S what I’m talking attention and sitting 3) it solves the problem of a about! The economy doesn’t on laps. Please stagnating economy, and 4) it make sense! It affects every- solves the problem of voter in- body, regardless of race, gen- take me home for equality between the rich and der, or botulism. Thanksgiving so I the poor. Not only do I want to make “Hey! That’s FOUR solu- America great again, I’d like can have turkey; my tions, not two.” to take us back to the time of foster mother is a No, my friends. That’s a the Puritans. That’s right, the preview of the Jim Duchene Puritans. vegetarian! presidency, where I give you They had buckles on their MORE than what I promise. belts, they had buckles on What am I talking about? their shoes, they had buckles Call Pat at 575-649-7644 I’m talking about things like on their livestock. Puritans naming hurricanes after gang- were so well off they could sta rappers. even afford to put buckles on Like Hurricane Ghostface their hats. Killah, for example. Names Now THAT’S well-off. that will scare people out of You see, America has been their homes and into safety. down for so long very few of Not sissy names, like they give us can even AFFORD to wear them now. hats any more, much less put I’m talking about inventing buckles on them, and those a machine that converts a per- who do wear them BACK- son’s personal fat into elec- WARDS. tricity to power household A sad indictment of an edu- appliances. cational system I am proud to I’m talking about charging have never graduated from. one dollar per vote. The dollar God Bless America. of a poor man is of equal val- And the statute of limita- ue to the dollar of a rich man, tions. a rich man just has more of them. Born in the Southwest, I’m also talking about Vote Here Duchene changing where we vote from thankfully accepts your the same old boring libraries early-voting dollars at JimDuchene.BlogSpot.com, and schools to topless clubs RaisingMyFather.BlogSpot. and the mall. com and @JimDuchene. Personally, I’ve never been DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 23

THE STARRY DOME • BERT STEVENS Equuleus, the Little Horse Competing myths dene constellation

wo-thirds of the way up in for his travels. A slightly different ing some categories, resulted in the morning of November 18, the the southern sky is a con- version has Equuleus represent- the sequence O, B, A, F, G, K, and Earth will pass through the edge Tstellation portraying the ing the foal Cyllarus, presented to M. An easy way to remember this of this dust stream causing the an- An amateur astronomer for head of a horse. Equuleus, the Castor’s brother Pollux by Juno. is by the phrase “O, Be A Fine Girl, nual Leonid meteor shower. The more than 45 years, Bert Little Horse’s, head emerges from Another myth has Neptune, the Kiss Me.” waning full moon will interfere Stevens is co-director of Desert behind that of the larger neighbor- god of the seas, competing with The hottest and biggest main with observing it this year, but you Moon Observatory in Las ing constellation of Pegasus, the Minerva, the goddess of war, to sequence stars are type O stars. still might see fteen to twenty of Cruces. Winged Horse, as though the two be the patron of Athens. Neptune The stars get cooler and smaller these meteors an hour. So get a were running neck and neck with struck his trident on the ground as you move down the list. Our lawn chair set up facing east and most of Equuleus behind Pega- and produced a horse. Minevra Sun is a G2 yellow dwarf main some thick blankets to keep you sus’s larger body. Equuleus is the produced an olive tree. The gods sequence star. The coolest stars warm as you sit back and “keep second smallest constellation in judged the olive tree more useful are red dwarfs in the M classi - watching the sky”! the sky, covering only 72 square and awarded Athens to her. Nep- cation. While this applies to main degrees. tune’s horse became Equuleus. sequence stars (referred to as The creation of Equuleus may There are only three stars dwarf stars), giant stars can have Shop this holiday with us at the  RC! be the creation of the Greek as- brighter than magnitude 5.0 in the same spectral classi cation as tronomer Hipparchus of Nicaea, Equuleus. The brightest star in a dwarf, because this is a measure possibly the greatest astronomer this constellation is Kitalpha (Al- of the star’s surface temperature did we mention of the ancient world. He compiled pha Equulei). This magnitude and not its structure. Other classi- the rst star catalog produced by 3.9 star is a giant star, nine times cations (usually Roman numer- Local, the western world and possibly larger than our Sun with 2.3 times als) de ne more about the actual created the astrolabe and armil- its mass. This star is 740 million structure of the star. lary sphere, two instruments that years old and it is moving into the The Planets for November 2016. fun, THANK YOU FOR could be used to measure star last stages of its life. Kitalpha is Mercury does not appear in our FUNYOUR SUPPORT!?? positions. Geminus of Rhodes at- 190 light-years away from us. It is evening sky until the second week tributed Equuleus to Hipparchus a spectral type G7III star. of the month as it comes out from in his writings, but Hipparchus Spectral classi cations are behind the Sun and its glare. Mer- snarky did not mention it in his surviving based on the bright and dark lines cury will reach its highest point commentaries. in a star’s spectrum. The bright next month, but at the end of ON SITE We would know if Hipparchus lines come from the glowing gas- this month, Mercury will be only OR ONLINE! 316316 GranadoGrana StSt.,., actually created the constellation ses on and near the star’s surface. ve degrees above the southwest www.themercintulie.com Tularosa,Tulalarosarosaros , NNeNewew MMexico if his star catalog had survived, The dark lines come from cold gas horizon as it gets dark. Mercury but it was lost through the ages. that the light passes through after moves eastward through Libra, Some think the Farnese Atlas, a leaving the surface of the star. The across the northern panhandle scuplture of Atlas carrying the dark lines and bright lines of a of Scorpius, across Ophiuchus celestial globe on his shoulders, particular element are in the same and into far western Sagittarius. It was based on Hipparchus’s work. place on the spectrum (same col- passes 3.5 degrees south of Saturn Unfortunately, while the Farnese or), whether the lines are bright or on Nov. 23. The Messenger of the Atlas depicts 42 of Ptolemy’s 48 dark depends only on the gasses’ Gods’ disc will be 5.5 seconds-of- constellations, Equuleus is among temperature. arc across and 83 percent illumi- the missing. Equuleus is recorded Astronomers originally classi- nated. Mercury sets by 6:05 p.m. in Ptloemy list of constellations, ed spectra based upon the red Saturn sets around 6:30 p.m. so we know it is at least as old as hydrogen-alpha line. A-class stars The Ringed Planet is only ten de- the Second Century A.D. were the strongest, B-class next, grees above the southwest hori- The mythology of Equuleus is on down through the alphabet. zon as it gets dark. Saturn’s disc is somewhat obscure. In one myth, it Later they realized that star’s sur- 15.1 seconds-of-arc across while represents the foal Celeris. Celer- face temperature could be deter- its Rings are 34.3 seconds-of-arc is is either the offspring or brother mined from the spectrum and was across that tilt down 26.7 degrees of the neighboring constellation not related to the hydrogen-alpha with the northern face showing. Pegasus. Mercury presented Cel- line. Rearranging the stars by their Saturn is moving slowly eastward eris to Castor as a worthy stead surface temperature and eliminat- in central Ophiuchus. The Goddess of Love moves Calendar of Events – November 2016 (MST) from south-central Ophiuchus into eastern Sagittarius this 06 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time Ends 07 12:51 p.m. First Quarter Moon month. At midmonth, Venus has 15 6:52 a.m. Full Moon a disc that is 15.3 seconds-of-arc 17 4 a.m. Leonid meteor shower peaks across and 73 percent illuminat- 21 1:33 a.m. Last Quarter Moon ed. As is gets dark in the evening, 23 Evening Venus passes 3.5 degrees Venus will be 19 degrees above south of Saturn 29 5:18 a.m. New Moon southwestern horizon and it sets by 7:30 p.m. Venus shines at mag- nitude -4.1. It passes less than half a degree south of the 2.8-magni- tude star Kaus Borealis on Nov. 17. Mars shines at magnitude +0.5 at midmonth with a disc that is 6.9 seconds-of-arc across. During No- vember, Mars moves from eastern Sagittarius to central Capricor- nus. It sets around 10 p.m. It ap- pears 36 degrees above the south- ern horizon as it gets dark. Jupiter is 32 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon in the morning sky as it starts to get light, after having risen at 3:30 a.m. The King of the Gods is moving slowly eastward in central Virgo. It has a disc that is 31.9 seconds-of-arc November evenings feature the second smallest constel- across and shines at magnitude lation in the sky, Equuleus. This constellation of uncertain origin dated back at least to the Second Century A.D. There -1.8. are just a few naked-eye stars to be found here and few Comet Tempel-Tuttle’s orbit is deep sky objects. The Little Horse is represented by just the full of tiny dust particles that were head, with the rest of the body being hidden by the larger shed by the comet during previ- horse, Pegasus. ous close passes to the Sun. On 24 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

BORDERLINES ï MAJORIE LILLY Water Issues Always a Concern Mannonite ranch springing up amid broken towns

raveling in Mexico, what The tall border fence with I noticed most about the huge metal teeth just a few inch- Ttwo little towns, Las Pal- es apart tapers off a couple miles mas and Chepas, was the pure si- from the Port of Entry. It morphs lence that prevailed. There were into several different styles of no cars, except my own, moving fencing, designed to keep vehi- in either town. An almost inau- cles out, but all much lower and dible murmur of bleating sheep totally walkable. from a crowded pen was all I heard in Chepas. Town swallowed up Both towns were full of hous- es crumbling as if they were I drove into Las Palmas, chalk, or as if they’d survived a where every house was now battle. abandoned. There was a blue No one lives anymore in Las sky with puffy clouds, a wind- Palmas, and in Chepas there mill creaked, and the sign saying were just a few families left — “Las Palmas” was gone. 30 to 35 people. A Mennonite couple had The towns are about 12 and 16 bought the land, and Las Palmas miles, respectively, west of Palo- now part of their ranch. Just a mas on the dirt road that runs few families had lived there 10 along the US-Mexico border. I years earlier. hadn’t driven out in that direc- Franz Peters had bought the tion for a decade because of my property from another Menno- fear of the violence. nite. There were 4,000 hectares It seemed as if the road was (10,000 acres), he said, stretch- Epifanio Ruiz and his father Armando Ruiz in Chepas. (Photo by Marjorie Lilly) in a lot better shape than it had ing from his big metal shed to been before. Today I was whip- the Boca Grande mountains way in Chihuahua state over the dra- are doing to the water table of “There’s very good water here ping along at 40 mph with no in the south. matic increase of Mennonites Palomas and the municipio of — it’s puri ed,” he said. “It’s not problem. In 2012 a controversy raged drilling wells for new farms as Ascension. “It is an issue,” he like in Palomas, where it’s brack- their large families outgrew old said. “They pump a lot of water.” ish.” ones. El Barzon farm activists Joel Carreon, the high school But there is little water in the protested at their well-drilling director, agreed. wells, he said. There are 120 sites, claiming Mennonites paid “I’m against them using water joint owners of the Dona Josefa bribes to get permits. out there and in Camello and Ortiz de Dominguez ejido (gov- But the well issue hasn’t made Los Papelotes (Mennonite col- ernment granted land), most of the news much since then. onies),” he said. He said Men- whom live on the U.S. side of the nonite farms don’t produce em- border. (The town’s name is the Ranch gets established ployment for Mexicans. nickname of Josefa.) There was no one to ask in Peters drove his ATV with his Palomas why Ascension re- Drawdown of people dog lying on the back of it. He paired the road to the farm, in Chepas was from Cuauhtemoc, a large whether to favor a major pro- center for Mennonites, and had ducer or to help the town of Back 30 years ago Epifanio just six years of schooling. Chepas, which has always peti- often walked illegally to Dem- He’s been raising cattle to sell tioned Ascension to x it. ing to work in the chile elds of in Mexico for two years now There may be more opposition Ruben Diaz. He says it took him and said there were no buyers in the future to Mennonite farm- 16 hours to walk there, and he for onions or chile yet. I asked ers if the water table drops much came and went about 10 times a him if his ranch supplies work to more (and a lot of people expect year, for ve years. Mexicans. it to). But for now the area is pal- There are almost no people Corner Florida & Columbus Hwy. “They don’t want to work,” pably calm. crossing the border from Che- was his reply. pas now because la migra (Bor- PO Box 191, Deming NM 88031 I paused a moment and said I Chepas survives, der Patrol) patrols the road on (575) 546-3922 knew that some people lived off just barely the American side regularly. He money from drugs or from rela- said there were never many drug tives in the U.S., but that there’d The road from the Mennonites’ traf ckers operating there, but been a factory in Palomas a farm to Chepas was studded there had been lots of human number of years ago where as with stones, and when I arrived traf ckers. many as 300 people worked. Pe- I noticed a lot of broken glass There were 219 residents DEMING ters didn’t respond to that. on the ground. Cows roamed when the ejido was established ART CENTER About the issue of well-drill- through town. The school was in 1971, 137 people in 1999, and 100 South Gold, Deming, NM ing among Mennonites, he said empty, and the grocery store not much more than 30 now. Tues thru Sat 10:00 am to 4:00 pm he didn’t think water supply was gone. A lot of people moved to the would be a problem for him. He I drove around until I found U.S. during the amnesty of 1986 November Exhibit: Recycled Art Exhibit showed me a map of Chihuahua a house that looked inhabited and 1987. In recent years resi- Sponsored by Luna County and the Keep on his phone that indicated what and knocked at the door. A man dents have moved to Palomas he called lugares verdes (green named Epifanio Ruiz answered or other places so their children Luna County Beautiful Program, places). The green stretched and invited me to sit down on the could get educated. They weren’t awards and prizes from just west of Palomas to a high sidewalk beside the house. eeing violence, as I’d imagined. place not far from the border of He was living with his father The towns are just dying a nat- Reception: Sunday, November 6, 2016 Chihuahua and Sonora. Armando, who later came out ural death. Peters said he had graded the and shook my hand with an iron from 1:00 to 3:00 road twice, and Ascension (the grip. Little breath left Entries must be 90% recycled materials, capitol of the municipio) had Residents have to go to Palo- done it once. mas to buy everything — food, Just before I left, Epifanio accepted Nov 1 from gasoline, medicine. It’s conve- noticed I’d gotten a hole in my 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Resistance to nient that they can buy animal tire from either the glass or the Exhibition from Mennonites feed from Peters. rocks. He had an old-fashioned “They’re good people,” Epifa- looking gadget to inate it. November 2nd through November 29th In a phone call to Ignacio Mon- nio said of the Mennonites. “Could the improved road toya, the administrator of the He bought the argument that bring new people to Chepas?” I Deming Arts Center, 100 S Gold St, Deming NM 88030 stockyards in Palomas (Union because Chepas and the Men- asked him while he worked. 575-546-3663 Check us out on Facebook Ganadero Regional de Chihua- nonite ranch were in a “green He hadn’t really thought about This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, hua), he said he’s worried about place,” there wouldn’t be any it. But the town has very little a division of the Department of Cultural A
airs www.demingarts.org what the Mennonites in the area problem with water. breath left, it’s clear. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 25

Palomas High School Principal Gustavo Soto talks about The introduction of a public high school in Palomas, Mexico, encourages traditional school the opportunity offered by a public high school in the town. activities, like this band member enjoys. (Photo by Morgan Smith) (Photo by Morgan Smith) PALOMAS LIFE ï MORGAN SMITH Spreading Hope A new high school blooms in Palomas

magine a town that doesn’t dedication was held on Sept. 9. ership for this ceremony was have a public high school. The total cost is hard to de ne impressive. Mayor Sanchez and IThat was the case in Palo- because there were so many do- his wife, Maria Luisa are the mas, Mexico until Friday, Sept. nations – desks and chairs from most powerful and dedicated 9. High school students there the First Baptist church in Sil- “mayoral couple” I’ve seen in either had to go to the elemen- ver City, for example. The No- my years of visiting the town. tary school building in the af- bles, however raised more than Their daughter has a PhD from ternoon after the elementary half and the Mayor’s of ce was Harvard and is a professor at the students had nished their day extremely helpful. A key person University of Michigan so they or to Juárez or some other town in this whole process has been know the value of education. to the south or to a much more Betty Jurado, La Casa’s Director The teachers were also there expensive local private school. in Palomas. led by the very young looking Or simply not go and forego Last year, the Telebachillerato principal, Gustavo Soto. Their the education they desperately program had 40 10th grade stu- enthusiasm was overwhelming. need to make any kind of future dents in the Ford Elementary This has been a huge step for- for themselves. School building. This year there ward for Palomas and, although This began to change two and are 50 new 10th graders plus the Palomas Mayor Estanisláo “Talaco” Sanchez gives an award many people contributed to it, I a half years ago when the lead- 40 who have now moved up to to Jim and Pat Noble. (Photo by Morgan Smith) would have to single out Jim and ership of La Casa de Amor Para the 11th grade for a total of 90 Pat Noble, Eunice Herrera, Betty Niños – Jim and Pat Noble and in the new building. Next year, community events. and the scholarship program is Jurado and Mayor Sanchez and Eunice Herrera, all from Santa there will probably be another The Nobles, Eunice and other expanding to help them. his wife. Their determination to Fe – realized that they could 50 to 75 10th graders. This will volunteers like Margie Roybal, Sept. 9 was a special day. First, make things happen is simply not pay the increased prices in ll out the three grades and re- who supervises the cooking at I learned that Eunice Herrera awe-inspiring. Every community the private school for the high sult in about 130 to 155 students the big events, and Orlando Roy- had just passed the New Mexico needs leaders like this. school students in their pro- in all. This is an extraordinary bal from Santa Fe would come bar exam and would be practic- gram. Therefore, why not try to plus for Palomas, and its high down once a month, bringing ing immigration law in Jim No- Morgan Smith is a free-lance create a public high school in school students who will now food not only for the orphan- ble’s law rm in Santa Fe. Years writer and photographer who Palomas? have the education necessary to age but for local churches in ago I and others had encouraged lives in Santa Fe and travels They received encourage- help them nd decent jobs or to Palomas to distribute through- her to apply to law school and al- at least once a month to the ment from the Telebachillera- go on to college. out this very impoverished and though at rst she was hesitant border to document programs to program in Chihuahua and I rst visited La Casa de Amor once violent town. This was because of her English. and issues there. He can be eventually got the necessary Para Niños in May, 2000. Know- not an easy process because Second, the turnout of local reached at Morgan-smith@ support from the Mayor or ing little about it or Palomas, I some local Mexican border of- political and educational lead- comcast.net. “Presidente Muncipal,’ Estanis- was surprised to learn that its cials have little sympathy for láo “Talaco” Sanchez. That was leadership was largely from the needs of their citizens and a painful process since several Santa Fe where I live, and that are constantly denying permis- of his staff members were as- it was the effort of a coalition of sion to bring the food. This has sociated with the private high 11 churches in Santa Fe, Dem- been an issue throughout the 17 school and were opposed to the ing and Silver City as well as years that La Casa has been in idea of a public school. It did Durango, Colo. I quickly real- existence. take time, however, and for the ized it was much more than just Elections take place every 2014-2015 school year, they had an orphanage for some 30 to 40 three years and each new may- to bus several students down to needy children. or or “Presidente Municipal” El Entronque to go to the Tele- The second day of my visit brings new challenges. Several bachillerato school. was Mother’s Day and the spon- years ago, the orphanage had Then Sanchez threw his sup- sors of La Casa celebrated it to shut down because of a con- port behind the project and the with a huge event featuring a ict with the then-mayor. This Telebachillerato school came to meal for anybody in the town didn’t deter the Nobles who Palomas in the fall of 2015 and who showed up, games for kids, then turned their attention to conducted classes in the Ford music and “dispensas” for fam- raising funds for scholarships Transformational Healingg Elementary school building. ilies. Eunice Herrera, a young for local kids who couldn’t af- Manning Hudson There was still much resistance, woman from a Mexican fam- ford to go to school. Five years Doctor of Oriental Medicine however, and the unwavering ily who was living in Santa Fe ago, they had two students on Combining the Power of Essential Oils support of Sanchez was critical. and working as an assistant in scholarships. Now there are with the Fundamentals of Acupuncture & In the meantime, the Nobles Jim Noble’s law of ce was the 148. I’m sponsoring one – Mi- Traditional Chinese Medicine met with Sanchez and offered to master of ceremonies and also guel Ángel Peredes – and he is 200 W. Las Cruces Ave. 206 S. Silver help raise the funds for a com- played the guitar. Some 400 about to complete high school. Las Cruces, NM Deming, NM pletely new building. 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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • RICHARD COLTHARP Cowboys & Astronauts Whether it’s space or the frontier, you’ll nd New Mexicans

eady to go to Mars? LIFE IMITATES ART If you’re from New To sign up for that, you know RMexico, you might get all of those astronauts had to a chance at that space ight. have at least a little cowboy New Mexico Museum of Space History celebrates its 40th Silver City native Harrison in them. It’s appropriate, then, anniversary in November in conjunction with the Space Hall (Jack) Schmitt was the 11th the theme of the space muse- of Fame induction of Gene Roddenberry. (Courtesy Photo) of the dozen human beings um’s celebration is Cowboys & — all Americans — who have Astronauts. walked on the moon. NASA Another guy with a little Mary Hokom–Counseling selected Schmitt, a geologist cowboy in him was Gene Rod- Specializing in Family, Children, and Individual therapies by education, as a scientist-as- denberry. Roddenberry will be with t>aditional and playfCl approaches to healing... tronaut. On the 1972 Apollo 17 posthumously inducted into mission, Schmitt and Eugene the museum’s International 575-574-2163 Cernan spent three days stroll- Space Hall of Fame. Rodden- [email protected] ing the surface of the moon berry spent some of his early and collecting 249 pounds of career writing scripts for TV Located at 301 W. College Ave. Suite #1 rocks. Westerns. Silver CitJ, NM It seems weird we did all of He gained his fame, of those missions in a span of course, as the creator of an- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor • Registered Play Therapist • Infant Mental Health – Endorsed three years, ending 44 years other little TV show called ago, then never went back. Star Trek. Then again, you have to bear The show only lasted on Harrison Schmitt SNOWDENEXTERMINATING in mind the micro-attention NBC for three seasons from ServingServinrving SouthSouthwest Neww Mexicoco ssincei 1951 spans of Americans. 1966-69, interestingly airing its When no little green men amount of the research and nal episode just a few weeks or giant cheese deposits were testing for our space achieve- before the Apollo 11 astro- DemingD 575-546-9052 found we lost interest. Most ments was accomplished here nauts made one giant leap for Americans today would be in New Mexico, much if it in mankind. NBC coldly canceled SilverSilv City 575-388-9300 surprised to know we’re still our own backyard at what was the show two years before the LasLas Cruces 575-526-9300 the only nation who has put then known as White Sands end of the “ ve-year mission PO Box 230, Deming,Demingg, NMN 888031800313 FFAX 575-546-8307 someone on the moon. Proving Grounds. to explore strange new worlds www.snowdenexterminating.comwww.snowdenextermininating.cng.comom TTollll Free 1-800-471-9052 Very few average citizens You’ll see the museum’s ex- …” can name any of the Apollo as- amples of the now-primitive Roddenberry’s Star Trek tronauts. technology that loved Arm- legacy, however, continues They can typically name the strong, Aldrin, et al, to the to grow and inuence society rst moonwalker, Neil (not moon and back. You’ll marvel and scientists in this, the 50th Louis) Armstrong and often at the feat and at the astro- anniversary of its creation. VoiceLearn to sing!Lessons Buzz Aldrin because he has a nauts’ bravery for lighting that To learn more about the New All styles/all ages/all levels cool name. Some older duffers candle and con dently expect- Mexico Museum of Space His- remember Alan Shepard for ing a successful round trip. tory anniversary celebration, Improve pitch, breath, and focus hitting a golf ball on the moon; Imagine the astronauts lis- visit www.nmspacemuseum. Over 30 Years’ Teaching Experience because of the gravity and tening to the scientists for the org. atmospheric conditions, his rst time about plans for the Gaye Rock, 413 N. Bullard St., Silver City, NM (575) 956-5200 www.gayerock.com mile-long drive remains an un- moon shot: “OK guys. Here’s NEW MEXICO beatable record. Oh, and a lot how it’s gonna work. We’ll MUSEUM SPECIAL: of Americans recall that brave cram you in this tiny metal commander from the ill-fated capsule and stick it way on top On a recent trip to Santa Fe Apollo 13 mission, Tom Hanks. of this 35-story fuel tank and with my daughter, I discovered This month, you’ll have a we’re going to set it on re and the New Mexico Family Pass chance to hear a real, non-Hol- shoot you way up into the air. program, which grants you lywood moonwalker. At some point, those tanks and family members free ad- Schmitt, now 81, will speak are going to burn out and mission to 15 historic sites and in Alamogordo Saturday, Nov. drop off, and you’ll be oating museums in New Mexico. The 12, as the New Mexico Mu- around in space. Eventually pass is good for seven days seum of Space History cele- you’ll get in the moon’s orbit only, and must be checked out brates its 40th anniversary. and you’ll climb in this other from the library. Schmitt also served as a U.S. little tiny thing that will detach It’s great if you’re in Santa Senator from 1977 through and you’ll guide it through Fe, which has four of the eligi- 1982, when he was succeeded space onto the lunar surface. ble museums, or if you’re trav- by Jeff Bingaman, who served Hopefully, there will be eling the state for a few days. through 2012. That means for enough juice in the thing to It also includes the National 36 years one of the nation’s get you back to the command Hispanic Center and NM Mu- 100 Senate spots was held by module. seum of Natural History and a Silver Citian. Then you’ll re-attach and Science in Albuquerque, the • We can guide you in making hopefully there will be enough space museum in Alamogor- informed decisions about your care juice to get you back into do, and the NM Farm & Ranch to maintain your dignity, comfort and LIGHTING THE quality of life. CANDLE earth’s atmosphere. Then Heritage Museum in Las Cru- you’ll be in the tiny capsule ces. • Our care can be provided in the place you call home. If you experience The space museum’s beauti- again, hurtling down at 32 feet symptoms that cannot be managed ful, gleaming cube overlooks per second squared. Richard at home we can provide 24 hour the city of Alamogordo from The thing will catch re, Coltharp is nursing care at our in-patient hospice care unit, La Posada. its nook in the Sacramento but it’s OK, because we put publisher Mountains, still looking futur- an extra layer of metal on the of Desert • Hospice care in a covered benefit Exposure and under Medicare, Medicaid, VA and istic after all this time. bottom. And it will cool off the Las Cruces most insurance. We will inform you if If you haven’t been to the because you’re going to land there are any out of pocket expenses. Bulletin. museum, or haven’t been in in the ocean. Before that, you Neither an • Your hospice care benefit includes a while, you need to check it can slow yourselves down astronaut nor a cowboy, he’s the care provided by your specialized out. It follows the arc of man- with these three parachutes. care team, medications, and durable never been to heaven, but medical equipment. kind’s quest for space, going Then we’ll send a boat out and he’s been to Oklahoma. He back to our earliest recog- haul you in. can be reached at richard@ 299 E. Montana • Las Cruces, NM 88005 Contact us at 575-523-4700 or www.mvhospice.org visit our website mvhospice.org nition of stars. A surprising “Should be fun!” lascrucesbulletin.com 28 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

GROWING CONCERNS ï BILLY HUNTSMAN Fighting for a Healthy Breath

national marijuana legalization ijuana would substantially reduce National advocacy organization is hosting the de cit. Aa series of informational meetings In the rst year, the DPA esti- throughout the state prior to the 2017 Leg- mates legalized marijuana business islative Session. could generate $410 million in com- The Drug Policy Alliance came to New merce. By the fth year of legalized busi- group Mexico in 2000, encouraged by former ness, the industry could be worth more Governor Gary Johnson’s pro-legalization than $740 million in the state. platform. Headquartered in New York, Legalizing marijuana would create DPA has additional of ces in New Jersey, about 11,000 jobs, Gelay said, as a result advocates California, Washington, D.C. and Colora- of the dispensaries that would open up. do. Further, if legalized marijuana sales “The DPA’s legislative successes in New were to be taxed like alcohol and ciga- Mexico include helping pass the medical rettes, the tax revenues could be used to the social, cannabis law,” said Jessica Gelay, DPA fund early childhood education; funding policy coordinator and the presenter at an for public addiction treatment centers, Oct. 12 DPA meeting at Doña Ana Com- police and corrections of cers; as well munity College – East Mesa. as contribute to the state’s general fund, economic Because of the medical cannabis law, which disburses capital outlay funds for which was approved in 2007 by former public works. Gov. Bill Richardson, more than 30,000 The Oct. 12 meeting’s audience of about people in New Mexico have access to 50 people all greatly supported these and medical marijuana, Gelay said. other avenues that could bene t from benets of Beyond medical marijuana, the DPA is marijuana tax revenues. looking to totally legalize marijuana for Whether “adult-use” should mean 18 or adult use, Gelay said. 21, the audience was divided over. There are two ways marijuana could be Most in the audience agreed, however, legalizing legalized in New Mexico, Gelay said. One that under 18 should not be allowed to is a constitutional amendment that would use marijuana. have to be passed by both the New Mex- For those worried about more young ico Senate and the House of Representa- children using marijuana if legalized, Ge- marijuana tives before the people could vote it into lay’s presentation presented the ndings law. of a University of Colorado – Boulder re- The second way would require legisla- port: In 2009, 25 percent of under-18 indi- tion to be passed by the state legislature viduals surveyed said they had tried mar- and then presented to the governor for ijuana at least once in the last 30 days. her signature. By 2011, that number decreased “At this point, we don’t have support to 22 percent, by 2013 — the year from our current governor,” said Gelay. marijuana was legalized in Col- Gelay said legalizing adult-use marijua- orado — the number dropped na in New Mexico could have substantial again to 20 percent, and in bene ts, such as addressing the massive 2015 rose to 21 percent. budget de cit the state is facing. Many states, such as By the end of scal year 2016, the state California, Nevada and had a budget shortfall of $150 million. By Arizona, are voting this the end of scal year 2017, the shortage is month whether to legal- estimated to be an additional $300 to $500 ize recreational marijua- million. na. New Mexico is not Gelay said, while not a cure-all for the among these. state’s budget dif culties, legalizing mar- Marijuana use is com- pletely legal in Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and Wash- ington State. Some states, Pennsylvania, New York and New Mexico among them, have legalized medical mar- ijuana. A number of states are voting in November whether to legalize medical Marijuana — Loui- siana, Florida and Missouri. Other states have no legislation regard- ing legalizing marijuana — including Tex- as, Utah, Mississippi and Alabama. The DPA’s next meetings will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Albuquerque at the South Valley Multipurpose Center from 5 to 7 p.m. More information can be found at www.GrowNM.org or by contacting Gelay at [email protected] or at 505- 983-3277. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 29

SUSIE OUDERKIRK Naturopath Specializes in Alternative Medicines Non-psychoactive cannabis is high on her list

ilda Luz Chavez, ND, is a third generation as a recreational drug. healer and curandera. Her work is all Due to this trend, “the Habout educating and awakening the in- good herb became terest of the younger generations to herbal med- abused and misunder- icine and supporting the older generations with stood, which led to remedies they remember. its classi cation as a “The Hispanic culture in the Southwest, in- Schedule 1 drug in the cluding New Mexico, has a rich tradition U.S.” in natural and herbal medicine,” Chavez When asked to ex- said. “I am most grateful to my mater- plain the difference nal grandmother, who taught me when between recreational I was a child about the value of the marijuana and medic- Dr. Hilda Luz Chavez good herbs and especially the ben- inal cannabis, she ad- e ts of cannabis.” mits it’s a “deep and controversial subject.” One Although herbal medicine is good thing about any cannabis discussion, she seeing a resurgence, Chavez said, is that “Our younger generations, who do admits “it is still at risk of be- not know much about herbs in general, are now ing forgotten,” even though interested” because they want to know more “our abuelos, grandparents, about cannabis. tried to teach it to us.” “There are numerous active ingredients in Chavez de nes naturo- cannabis known as cannabinoids,” Chavez pathic medicine as “the said. “THC cannabinoids are psychoactive (make oldest form of medicine you high, alter your awareness). Cannabidiol based on the philosophy (what Chavez promotes to her patients) is not that the body has its own psychoactive and is one of the most medicinal of innate ability to ght dis- the cannabinoids. It reduces pain and inamma- ease and heal itself with tion, relaxes the body, reduces anxiety and helps the help of nature,” and that with sleep.” “naturopaths are teachers “Medical patients do not want or need the high; rst.” they want and seek relief from pain and desire to Chavez’s title is Naturopath- improve their quality of life,” she said. “You do ic Doctor (ND) and she refers not have to smoke it. Smoking is actually not a to herself as a “traditional na- healthy way to medicate and is very expensive. turopath” and often includes the The medical cannabis issue is still a hotly-de- term “curandera” in her presenta- bated topic, but, as Chavez said, “This herb is not tions. going away. It is being accepted,” and she’s on “Being a curandera is more of a the forefront of promoting the bene ts and get- cultural and family honor; being a na- ting relief to her patients with cannabis licenses turopath is about the higher education, in southern New Mexico. bringing the two together and bridging the Chavez can be reached at 915-204-5440 or cultural gap,” she said. www.NMMCPCONSULTING.com. Of utmost importance to Chavez is a continu- um of patient care. When patients come to her The politics of medical marijuana for treatment she supports their journey and fol- lows their progress. Chavez are 3,500 patients in Las Cruces who “My relationship is one of teacher and stu- qualify and hold medical cannabis licenses. dent,” she said. “I meet the patient where they “I have patients from all walks of life and many are and work toward teaching them self-respon- cancer patients, all ages, all kinds of cancers,” sibility for their health care and well-being using she said. “The youngest is three-years-old and A New Mexico patient, licensed to grow can- an integrative approach of body, mind and spir- came in with seizures. This child now uses CBD nabis at home, shares photos from his garden. it. I follow their progress to the degree that they oil and cannabis juice and the seizures are under (Courtesy Photos) need and seek my guidance. Ultimately, I respect control.” their ability to heal themselves and awaken their Chavez’s oldest patient to date is 89 and came inner healer. In the spirit of Hippocrates, the fa- in with crippling arthritis. ther of medicine, my goal is to do no harm and “By using cannabis oil and topical salve, the act as a teacher.” patient’s medications are reduced, there’s less As a healer who believes in the power of nat- pain and inammation, and more activity,” she ural medicines, she has spent the last 37 years said. “We see all kinds of patients with cancer, advocating for the use of medicinal marijuana — pain, arthritis, PTSD, epilepsy, Multiple Sclero- cannabis — and its multi-tasking cousin, hemp. sis, Parkinson’s, Crohn’s, spinal cord injuries and “As an ND I do my best to bridge the gap be- more. We also go beyond the call of duty and do tween nature and science. The medical world re- our best to collaborate with their primary care spects and accepts science before nature,” she provider or specialist.” said. There are over 17 conditions that qualify After a surgery in 1994 that “went terribly a patient for a medical marijuana card: se- wrong,” Chavez went on a search for natural vere chronic pain, painful peripheral neurop- alternatives to nd relief from her symptoms, athy, intractable nausea/vomiting, severe an- which included pain, nerve damage and inam- orexia/cachexia, Hepatitis C, Crohn’s disease, mation, and rediscovered the bene ts of medic- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s inal cannabis. disease), cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, multiple In an article, Chavez wrote: “many cultures sclerosis, epilepsy, hospice patients, inam- have used (cannabis) for hundreds of thousands matory autoimmune-mediated arthritis and of years, not by smoking it but by ingesting it, post-traumatic stress disorder. drinking it and using it topically. There was no “Many veterans with PTSD of all ages — 18 to science or research then, it was all experiential 75 — use cannabis in every form,” Chavez said. and empirical but it worked.” “They are able to reduce medications, are more Chavez points out in the article that it was only social and more able to hold a job, have satisfy- in the last century that cannabis became popular ing relationships and are calmer.” 30 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com Big Plans for Little People

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Celebrating 15 Years!!!! More than 2,000 people registered for the Spaceport America Open House on Saturday, Oct. 1. Aircraft own in by the U.S. Pilot’s Association and Civil Air Patrol, as well as pow- ered parachutes were on display, while deejays, Fred and Anthony Ramirez spun space Natural tunes across the 15-acre apron. Luchador, Joe Bob’s BBQ and The Milky Way Café fed or the crowd, and Let Them Eat Cake took care of dessert with Starlight and Liftoff cupcakes. Spaceport America’s SAFE team demonstrated re ghting techniques while future re ght- ers looked on. Virgin Galactic and Spaceport America crew members were on hand to share Glam... the Spaceport’s latest commercial space developments. STEM activities lead by Explora, WiSTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), and Spaceport Ameri- ca’s Dr. Bill (William Gutman) kept the future generation mesmerized. (Courtesy Photos) YourYYoour holiday ho look is here.

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he New Mexico Museum of Space History and In- Tternational Space Hall of Fame Foundation are pleased to announce this year’s inductee NATURAL BUILDERS into the Hall of Fame. One indi- vidual will join the ranks of such notables as Neil Armstrong, Walter Cronkite and Arthur C. Clarke. On Nov. 12, the New PASSIVE SOLAR EARTHEN HOMES - Mexico Museum of Space His- ADOBE REPAIRS & ADDITIONS - OFF GRID tory will be inducting Mr. Gene Roddenberry into the Interna- DWELLINGS & HOMESTEADS - SOLAR tional Space Hall of Fame. WATER HEATERS - GREENHOUSES - “Mr. Roddenberry was chosen because of his vision of what GREYWATER SYSTEMS - COMPOSTING space exploration could, be his TOILETS - RAINWATER CATCHMENT commitment to promoting the future of space exploration and “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, center, on the set of SYSTEMS - RETAINING WALLS - DEMOLITION his work that inspired people Star Trek: The Motion Picture with Leonard Nimoy, left, direc- worldwide to believe in the re- tor Robert Wise, DeForest Kelley and William Shatner. (Photo & REPURPOSING - VIGAS, BEAMS, & POSTS - ality of the ‘ nal frontier’,” said Courtesy Everett Collection) DRIVEWAYS & EROSION CONTROL museum executive director Christopher Orwoll. “Rodden- El Paso, Texas, but grew up in steps. It was during this time he berry’s leadership brought to Los Angeles. His father was a began writing television scripts the forefront social, political and police of cer, and after serv- for a variety of series. The rst cultural issues that impacted the ing as a pilot in the Army Air series that he created and pro- world then and continue to do so Force during World War II and now.” a commercial pilot, Roddenber- 40 YEARS Roddenberry was born in ry followed in his father’s foot- continued on page 31 DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 31

SUBORBITAL • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH Taking to the Air Drone Summit coming to Spaceport America Luke T. ore than just toys, the “This is a rst-of-its-kind of Davis and dawning of the drone age event at Spaceport America de- Allen Hry- Mis upon us. The inception signed to bring drone enthusiasts nick from of ying, manageable, electronic from the lm industry, FPV racing ICG 600 items that anybody can manipu- circuit, drone manufacturing and develop the late has opened up a new age of regulating bodies together for an Spaceport possibilities. The lm industry has amazing three days.” said Tam- America welcomed this technology, extreme mara Anderton, Vice President Drone Sum- sportsters delight in the ability to Business Development Spaceport mit Cine- capture their own antics and rac- America. “We are very fortunate matography ing fanatics have found something to have such enthusiastic and ex- Challenge. (Courtesy new to pit themselves against one pert partners in the New Mexico Photo) another. Filmmakers Give Back, the Inter- Of cial rules are still in the pro- national Cinematographers Guild cess of being developed and there and the AMA – Academy of Model are many voices clamoring for a Aeronautics.” tions are open to all participants • Luke T. Davis, Co-founder of day to the ‘Gateway to Space chance to speak and be heard. “NMFGB are honored to be a and spectators and will begin from Flytcam Motion Pictures — Topic: Drone Village,’ a seat to the FPV New Mexico’s Spaceport America part of this great event and the NM 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. Flying for Hollywood – Challenges drone racing, and fun for the is embracing the hubbub in No- Film Annual Film & Media Industry 12 and again 10 a.m. until noon and Opportunities whole family,” said. Rosa Banue- vember by becoming part of it all. Conference in Albuquerque that Sunday, Nov. 13. • FAA’s Safety Team (FAAS- los, Business Development Man- Drone racing, r/c xed wing air- is being held in conjunction with Team) — Topic: Federal Aviation ager Spaceport America. craft and cinematography pilots, it. New Mexico will truly be ‘Film Aerial Cinematography Regulations Part 107 For information and registration spectators, speakers, vendors Central’ in November,” said Jon Challenge “$45 will buy you a full access visit spaceportamericadronesum- and sponsors are now gathering Hendry, Member of the Board, New ticket for both Saturday and Sun- mit.com. for three days of drone racing, Mexico Film Makers Give Back. The Aerial Cinematography workshops, demos and an aerial “Drones are a transformative Challenge is composed of three cinematography challenge at the technology with broad commer- phases: Practice Day (optional spaceport. Spaceport America has cial applications as well as being from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, partnered with the New Mexico off-the-hook fun for hobbyists and Nov. 11), Camera Day and Judg- Filmmakers Give Back, the Inter- racers,” said ICG Business Repre- ment Day. The contest will take national Cinematographers Guild sentative Michael Chambliss. Our place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on and the Academy of Model Aero- expert members believe that it’s Saturday and is designed to resem- nautics (AMA) to bring together vitally important for everyone who ble the challenges and scenarios drone enthusiasts from across the ies drones, professional and ama- found on a live motion picture set. country and beyond. teur alike, to attend events like this With speci c targets and a story- The horizontal launch area at as part of learning how to y safely board that the “director” wants to the spaceport will be converted and responsibly.” see take life. The participant will into the “Gateway to Space Drone The AMA has designed three ex- help the director realize his/her Village” for the duration of the citing race types with thousands of vision. In addition to capturing the summit, where spectators and par- dollars in prize money: shot, participants will be evaluated ticipants can enjoy the races and • 4-Cell FPV Drone Race on safety, and how they conduct demos as well as live music, and • Race-What-You-Brought FPV themselves ‘on-set’. The Aerial Cin- delicious food and beverages pro- Drone Race ematography Challenge will culmi- and we at Mis Amigos vided by local vendors. Vendors • 25-lap Team FPV Drone Race nate with judging and an awards are thankful for our from the drone industry will also party on Sunday, Nov. 13. good friends. be on hand with their latest offer- R/C Fixed Wing Demos Workshop sessions featuring the ings on display. Spaceport America’s two mile following speakers will be avail- Registration is open now for long spaceway will host the R/C able on Friday and Saturday from It’s time to make your holiday reservations! pilots, workshop participants and Fixed Wing Airplane Demonstra- 9:15am until 5:15 p.m.: 11745 HWY 180 E spectators. All pilots must have tions, where experienced radio • Colin Guinn, President, Han- 3 miles east of Silver Cit y registered their drone with the controlled airplane pilots will be gar Technology, former CRO of 575-388-4101 or 1-888-388-4101 FAA at https://registermyuas.faa. ying and showcasing their aircraft 3D Robotics, former CEO of DJI Visit our Facebook page— gov and be current members of the of all types. There will be scale air- NA — Topic: Drone Technology – Mis Amigos Pet Care AMA www.modelaircraft.org/join- craft replicas of World War I and from Hobbyist to Professional and see our customers having fun! ama to race or y at the summit. World War II war birds, extreme • Chad Budreau, AMA Govern- www.misamigospetcare.com The AMA is the of cial sanctioning acrobatic airplanes and more. ment Relations Director — Topic: body of the Spaceport America Some airplanes will have 8 to 10 Know Before You Fly & The Fu- Drone Summit 2016. foot wingspans. The demonstra- ture of Drones es are here Th nd Tre anksgiving weeke 40 YEARS continued from page 30 duced was The Lieutenant in continued his involvement as a 40th Anniversary and will fea- 1963, which was about the lives consultant and shared his vision ture Apollo 17 Astronaut Har- of enlisted Marines and of cers of the future with millions. He rison “Jack” Schmitt as guest during peace time. Of note, the passed away in 1991 and years speaker. Schmitt was the last High quality lead character’s middle name later actually travelled to space man, and only scientist, to walk fres h-cut “Tiberius” was the same middle himself as he became one of the on the moon and is a 1977 In- name Roddenberry later chose rst humans to have his ashes ductee into the International Christmas for “Star Trek’s” lead character carried into earth orbit. Space Hall of Fame. He attended James T. Kirk. Special guests for the Induc- the museum’s dedication cere- Trees Westerns were popular in tion will be David Gerrold who mony in 1976 and has remained FOR SALE! 1960s era television and when wrote the script for the “Star a strong supporter of the facility. Roddenberry created “Star Trek” Trek” episode “The Trouble With Dubbed “Cowboys & Astro- in 1964 he pitched it to pro- Tribbles” and renowned science nauts,” the Anniversary Celebra- ducers as “Wagon Train to the ction author; David Stipes who tion and Induction Ceremony Please conta ct Life Quest 4-5’, 5-6’ and 7’ Stars.” Desilu eventually bought is an Emmy award winning spe- will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, trees available for more information: into the concept and the series cial effects artist and worked on Nov. 12 inside the museum. Tick- debuted in 1964 but only ran for “Star Trek” spin-offs; and Bill ets are on sale now. The cost for We accept credit 575-388-1976 three seasons. It was the reruns Kraft, a serious “Star Trek” fan non-members is $45 per person & debit cards that “Desilu” was famous for who led a successful 13 year or $85 per couple. The cost for For Sale at 907 Pope St. that kept “Star Trek” alive and campaign to have “Star Trek” museum members is $40 per per- Silver City, NM 88061 increasingly more popular. Spin- commemorated with a stamp. son or $80 per couple. Purchase (575) 388-1976 • www.lifequestnm.org offs and movies eventually came The Induction Ceremony will tickets online at the museum’s All proceeds go to supporting our programs: providing support services and fans became a worldwide le- be held in conjunction with the website or contact the museum to individuals, children and families with or at risk for developmental gion of “Trekkies.” Roddenberry celebration of the museum’s at 575-437-2840. disabilities or delays. 32 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

GHOST HUNTERS ï BILLY HUNTSMAN Investigating Strange Things ew Mexico’s newest paranormal investi- Paranormal Ngative service issues certi cation of paranormal investigative activity to businesses seeking such accreditation, as well as organization veri cation and, if desired, ex- pulsion services to residential searching for locations. Ghostly Concerns (formerly volunteers Grave Concerns) Paranormal Investigations and Research, hostly Concerns Para- was founded three years ago by normal Investigations Jeff Conner. The organization Gand Research of Las is a free service that exists on Cruces is seeking volunteers to donations and volunteers. train and aid in investigations. “I’ve been doing this for more Jeff Conner, founder of than 23 years,” Conner said. the organization and 23- Conner said he did not be- year ghost-hunting veteran lieve in the supernatural before The Ghostly Concerns crew with leader, Jeff Conner, in the center. (Courtesy Photo) who started his career on then. That changed one night in ghost-hunting teams in West West Virginia. Virginia, said the ghost-hunting He was working as an ambu- side.” illicit substances, do you regu- “records” an individual’s emo- industry has a very high turn- lance driver. He had a partner, Conner then felt a sweltering larly consume?’ and ‘How much tional state for future endless over rate. Lonnie. They worked together heat in the trailer and got up to alcohol do you drink?’ playback, such as analog lm “We’re very selective on who on 96-hour shifts. Between calls nd the thermostat had been These questions are meant to records events for future view- we take,” Conner said. “You on these shifts, they resided in turned up high — in the mid- weed out the people who may ing. get a lot of people who have a trailer, often falling asleep. dle of the summer. He turned it have only seen things while hal- The only type of haunting the whole ‘ghost-buster’ men- “Lonnie kept telling me the down and returned to bed, but lucinating, Conner said. that Ghostly Concerns certi es tality, but there’s a lot of work- location we were in was haunt- shortly got up again because he If a location warrants a visit as paranormal activity is intel- ing to do this.” ed,” Conner said. “I explained felt cold. Returning to the ther- and further investigation, Con- ligent, a spirit that can direct- Conner said he is currently to him that I didn’t believe in mostat, he said he found it had ner said he and his team “go in ly interact with investigators, listening to 40 minutes of au- ghosts.” been turned down lower than as skeptics.” such as through answering dio taken in a Texas cemetery. After hearing so much of this he had put it. “When we go in, we’re trying questions and physical contact, He’s listening for electronic from Lonnie, Conner decided Then he saw her. to disprove that the ghosts are Conner said. voice phenomena, disembod- he had to see the ghost — a “It was a lady oating about there,” Conner said. Ghostly Concerns only certi- ied voices, and he said those 40 woman, Lonnie said — for him- four feet above the oor,” Con- Electromagnetic elds can es businesses such as hotels minutes will take approximate- self and called out for her to ner said, “in a white dress with also cause people to halluci- for marketing reasons. ly four days to work through. show herself. the wildest hair, laughing at me, nate, Conner said, so when This is the certi cation pro- “Because you have to cut, “‘Dude, I would not have grabbing my blanket and pull- his team go in, they have EMF gram’s rst year and the rst paste, listen, and then go back, done that,’” Lonnie said. ing it straight up.” readers that scan for abnormal certi cate recipient will be the listen, reverse it, make sure Nothing immediately hap- After this encounter, his eyes levels. Blackness, a haunted house you heard what you thought pened. opened up, he said, and he be- If people call in about super- attraction in Plainview, Texas. you heard, send it to the oth- Then, at midnight, Conner lieved in the supernatural.This natural activity that Conner and Conner and his team think the er investigators to see if they heard the bathroom door shut, eventually led to him to take his team nd aren’t chemically house is the location of a por- hear what you hear,” Conner saw the light go on and then part in several ghost hunts. or electrically induced, often tal, where spirits can pass be- said. “That’s just for one little heard the toilet ush. Then the That’s when he “caught the fe- it’s residual haunting, Con- tween this and their worlds. clip. Then you have to do the door opened, the light went off, ver,” he said. ner said, “a playback of a past Ghostly Concerns does not video.” but nobody came out. After working with a few event.” certify residential hauntings be- These services are provided “I hollered out, ‘Lonnie, will groups in West Virginia, Conner “We don’t normally consider cause residences typically don’t at no cost to the business. The you quit messing with me?’” moved to New Mexico to found (residuals) as paranormal be- want that reputation, Conner video with mixed audio is then Conner said. the current group, as well as cause (the ghostly presence) said. sent to the requesting busi- Then he heard Lonnie turn several others, all serving the can’t interact with you,” Conner “90 percent of residential lo- ness along with a certi cate of over and grunt in his bed, southwestern states. said. cations want to know why (a paranormal activity. These are asleep. Before visiting a supposedly An example of a residual spirit’s) there, how can I get valuable to certain businesses “There were only two doors haunted location, Conner and haunting could be seeing the rid of it and, if I can’t get rid of in attracting customers, Con- into that trailer,” Conner said. his group have the requestor(s) same ghost standing in front of it, who is it? Is it a loved one?” ner said. “The back door, which was ll out an extensive question- the same window every night. padlocked, and the front, which naire including such questions The theory is that a building’s PARANORMAL VOLUNTEERS was padlocked from the in- as, ‘What, if any, medications, material, even the atmosphere, continued on page 33 continued on page 33 Turning 65 or older? Have questions about Medicare? Don’t call 1-800-I-DON’T-GIVE-A-HOOT for answers. CALL YOUR LOCAL AGENTS NOW!!! (575) 956-6394 or 1-888-565-9556 Tom Blanchard & Jessica Hotchkiss Downtown 301 N. 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Corvin VOLUNTEERS Chavez pulls continued from page 32 garbage from the bottom of the waters “The problem is most peo- terialize, a ghost box, which from the ple want to go in and do scans all radio frequencies to Tularosa Riv- the fun stuff, but they don’t nd efforts of ghosts commu- ers. Chavez want to do the work,” Con- nicating over radio waves, la- cleaned a ner said. ser grids, a Paranormal Puck critical water Conner said volunteers are 2, which registers tempera- lter last taken on three investigations tures, humidity and atmo- year and as investigators-in-training, spheric pressure and sends is studying then are promoted to inves- the data to Android platforms, forensic tigators. After three more in- Conner said. science this vestigations, individuals are “And believe it or not, we ac- year. (Photos by Joan E. promoted again to lead inves- tually use a lot of apps,” Con- Price) tigators. ner said. A single investigation can Conner said much of the last as long as six months, equipment is not exorbitantly RIVER RESPECT • JOAN E. PRICE Conner said. priced and in fact Google Play “You also have to be trained has a number of apps that the in Wavepad, which is a pro- amateur ghost hunter can use Trash Flows Away gram we use to decipher in his/her own investigation EVPs,” Conner said. and get accurate information, Equipment used includes or can be used as practice be- in Hands of Students thermal imagers, infrared fore volunteering for service cameras and digital video re- with Ghostly Concerns. Fall weather brightens annual river beautication project corders, electromagnetic eld More information about readers, an electromagnetic the organization can be found enerations of families Elizabeth Diaz eld pump, which generates on Facebook, at gcpir.n.m@ along the Rio Tularosa and Sameria energy to allow ghosts to ma- gmail.com or at 575-218-2606. Ghave relied on its waters. Cervantes pull Area residents, from Mescalero a year of trash from under Apaches to Tularosans, would thorny mes- seek the turnout point to the ir- quite bushes rigation system for a refreshing at Tularosa break during the unbearable heat River remem- of late spring, summer and early bering their fall. Family gatherings centered childhood around barbeques and exhilarating family outings dips into the clear waters — sis- to enjoy the ters, brothers, fathers and moth- clear cold ers, grandparents and friends, waters from splashed, surfed rapid runs of wa- the Tularosa River diverted ter, ate and socialized under huge for agricultural cottonwood trees. needs in the Elizabeth Diaz, 15, a member of town below. the Tularosa High School Science Rosen Method Bodywork Relaxation & Inner Awareness through Gentle Touch Club, remembers those childhood grade and squatters are driving unteer director for Keep Tularo- excursions. people away from the water and sa Beautiful, partnered with the “When I was really small, I rode shady cottonwoods. Tularosa High School Science Anna Dye, M.A. down the ‘shoot’ on somebody’s Now, high school students with Club for the Rio Tularosa Clean- Certified Practitioner stomach and when I got bigger, I classes in biology, chemistry and up project seeking donations and surfed the ‘shoot’ myself,” she said forensic science under Tularosa business support. with a laugh. science teacher Kathy Eyster clean New Mexico True, a statewide 575-519-8591 The “shoot” is a long cement the informal public space up every tourist promotional campaign, By Appointment lined ditch that gathers the water Columbus Day. donated black T-shirts and seven 309 E. College Ave., Silver City into a fast strong slide carrying the “I would rather be here on Co- students have a different T-shirt water off the river into the village lumbus Day cleaning up than now from each year they have irrigation system far below. Innu- watching TV or looking at a cell collected endless beer bottles, merable people have challenged phone,” said Daphanie Williams, broken sunglasses, shards of themselves and each other in a wa- who lived upriver from here for glass containers, Styrofoam in ter world playground of pre-com- several years. every form, paper, baby wipes, La Paloma La Paloma Too mercial entertainment venues. Seven years ago, Eyster started twisted wire and much more to 311 Marr Truth or Consequences, NM 300 Austin Truth or Consequences, NM “No one ever got hurt,” Diaz the Science Club at the request of gather into black plastic bags 575-894-3148 575-894-2228 said. Sumeria Cervantes, Perfecto some of her students. Now it has that Tony Tafoya, a resident up http://www.lapalomahotspringsandspa.com Provencio, Daphne Williams and grown to some 60 members. river volunteered to haul away Julian Hernandez, all members “Club members have to partici- for this round. of the Science Club, have memo- pate in lots of different events, not A traditional place with stories Holidays are time for FUN... ries of family barbeques and the just one or two,” said Eyster. “We makes the river refuge a special When you come to soak or for an overnight stay during refreshing waters. But there has have had astronomy outings, eld place in the Tularosa River valley. November bring this ad and get one FREE soak or a $10 been a scary change since their trips to Valley of Fires and Three It is more beautiful now. But much discount on your reservation. childhoods. Rivers Petroglyph Site, and T-shirt remains to be done. They could Naturally
owing artesian hot springs in all our indoor and For more than 25 years, the design contests.” not tackle the layers of graf ti outdoor pools. Ask about the Pagoda! idyllic place has been trashed and Eyster is always working on the that impose modern underground abused — graf ti of every descrip- club activities on a volunteer basis messages, some dirty and threat- Enjoy the holidays with your family and tion from beautiful art to tagging and her students have responded ening, on every concrete form of friends. The Paloma Suites are a among gangs and their activities partly “because they like to hang the water control features. great space to gather and visit, layers the cement forms that redi- out together.” That would require training entertain and soak. rect the water into the village ag- Then a parent had asked if and experience in cleaning differ- riculture needs. Drinking parties “clean-up of the Tulie Creek pic- ent types of paint, cleaners, and after football games can end in nic area” might be a project for surface retention for restoration ghts, people are dumping trash, the students. Eyster got together to a true-to-life memory for gen- cars are abandoned there to de- with Susan Flores. Flores, as vol- erations past and future.

PARANORMAL ON F NTS ACE VE BO continued from page 32 E O R K O F Conner said. “We use the Bible, holy water Ghostly Concerns has in-

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I W R of a ghost, Conner said he and blood of Jesus Christ, you are hauntings, while Conner him- “Come and take the waters.” P LA T S his team are able to “cleanse required to leave this location,’” self has investigated more than PALOMA HO through Christian principles. Conner said. 30, he said. 34 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

IN THE CARDS ï SUSIE OUDERKIRK Henson Plays the Cards He’s Dealt Hall of Fame coach has crossed this ‘bridge’ before

ew Mexico State Univer- “Some old friends were run- Sun News sports editor, the sity basketball coaching ning the games and others were late Abe Perilman and his wife, Nlegend Lou Henson be- playing there regularly and en- Belle. They taught us the rudi- lieves the card game of bridge couraged me to join,” he said. “I ments of bridge and after that is truly a game for life. The Col- have come to know so many we joined a group of other broke legiate Basketball Hall of Fame wonderful people there.” parents taking turns at each oth- coach, who, with his wife Mary, But what attracted one of the er’s homes where we’d bring divides his year between Cham- winningest basketball coaches our kids, feed them tacos or paign, Illinois and Las Cruces, in history to the sit-down game spaghetti, let them play outside spends four to ve days each of bridge? until bedtime, and then put them week playing bridge. “Our earliest bridge-playing down on pallets so they’d even- About 10 years ago, while days began as young parents,” tually drift off to sleep.” recuperating from an illness, Henson said. “First with a Las One couple in Henson’s group Henson discovered the Belton Cruces High history teacher of Las Cruces friends, Keith and Bridge Center on Madrid Street. and his wife and next with the Evelyn Gwaltney Colson, “knew how to play bridge and contin- ued to teach the game to us. Not Patsy Hackler, Linda Spengler, Lou Henson and Evelyn Col- only did we learn to love the son take a moment to smile for the camera before digging game, but we had fun learning into an afternoon of bridge at the Belton Bridge Center, 1214 with the others and came to love Madrid Ave. on Oct. 7. (Photo by Susie Ouderkirk) them and their kids.” Since retirement, Henson, who “When I was coaching full mentary knowledge to begin en- is the all-time winningest coach time,” Henson said, “I could joying the game, but great ded- in basketball at both NMSU and rarely play bridge due to time ication and practice to become the University of Illinois, spends constraints. My interest was re- adept. Both games will provide a anywhere from eight to 16 hours newed about 10 years ago when high level of stimulation, compe- a week at a bridge table. I was recovering from viral en- tition, and enjoyment.” “Bridge is not only a great cephalitis. My wife and I were in Henson believes he is main- game for seniors to play, but my rehab facility room playing a taining his mental sharpness as for everyone who enjoys a chal- little game of gin when my nurse best he can in his older years. lenge,” he said. came in. She was so happy to “Studies have found that peo- And the coach knows about see us playing cards and told us ple who play bridge regularly are challenges. One of the most then that if a person didn’t exer- two-and-a-half times less likely memorable seasons in Henson’s cise one’s brain like one does the to develop Alzheimer’s disease,” coaching career came during the body, the brain would fail before he said. “To me, that’s a very 1998-99 campaign, according to the body.” good reason to be playing this an NMSU press release. Henson Henson’s brain had been in- great game. But one other terrif- joined an elite club that consists amed and swollen due to the ic reason is to just have fun with of just 12 other head coaches in effects of the virus, and he had friends.” NCAA Division I annals, as he to work harder than most to re- As evidenced by his and Mary’s tallied his 700th career victory cover. After about six months, personal experience, “bridge is on Feb. 25, 1999. Just six weeks he had regained most mental truly a game for life. Emotion- Silver City Zen Center earlier, on Jan. 9, Henson had and physical functions (except ally, it will take you from the earned his 200th victory as head for partial paralysis of his right depths to the mountaintop and (Ginzan-ji Zen Buddhist Temple) coach of New Mexico State. leg) and had ditched the wheel- back. You will never be bored.” Meditation Practice (Zazen) Monday-Friday 6:30-7:00 am That same season, NMSU posted chair for a cane. As any good coach knows, re- a 23-10 regular season record, ty- “It was not too long after that gardless of the number of years Zazen & Dharma Talk Saturday 9:00 am ing for rst-place in the Big West when I began playing bridge at one has played the game, “one Informal Dharma Call for Retreat Schedule eastern division. NMSU went the Belton Bridge Center.” can continue learning, improv- on to win the Big West Confer- Basketball and bridge hold ing and actively enjoying this ence Tournament and make the several common denominators, pastime throughout an entire Resident Priest 506 W. 13th St. (corner of 13th and Virginia) NCAA Tournament. Henson said. “It takes only rudi- lifetime,” he said. Rev. Dr. Oryu Paul Stuetzer 575-388-8874

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SUNDAYS Quilters Guild – First — Second Thursday, 6 p.m. Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Storytime — all ages. 10:30 Archaeology Society — First Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. at the Senior Center, 204 W. Victoria Santa Clara. 537-4839, a.m. Silver City Public Sunday of every month, eld Grant County Extension St. Kyle, 538-5706. [email protected]. Library, 515 W. College Ave., trip. 536-3092, whudson43@ Of ce, 2610 N. Silver Street, Group Meditation — 5:30-6:15 Kids Bike Ride — 10 a.m., 538-3672. yahoo.com. North Entrance. Newcomers p.m. with Jeff Goin at the Bikeworks, 815 E. 10th St. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 10 and visitors are welcome. Lotus Center. 388-4647. Dave Baker, 388-1444. a.m. All levels. Lotus Center MONDAYS 575-388-8161. Historic Mining District & Narcotics Anonymous — 6 at 211 W. Broadway, Becky AARP Widowed and Single Tai Chi for Better Balance — Tourism Meeting — Second p.m. New 180 Club, 1661 Glenn, 404-234-5331. Persons of Grant County — 10:45 a.m., Senior Center. Thursday, 10 a.m. Bayard Hwy. 180 E. Second Monday, 10:30 a.m. Call Lydia Moncada to Community Center, 290 Spinning Group — First All phone numbers are area Cross Point Assembly of God register, 575-534-0059. Hurley Ave., Bayard. 537- Saturday, 1-3 p.m. Yada code 575 except as noted. Church. All singles welcome. 3327. Yada Yarn, 614 N. Bullard, Send updates to events@ Contact Sally, 537-3643. WEDNESDAYS Tai Chi for Better Balance — 388-3350. desertexposure.com. Al-Anon family group, New Al-Anon family group — 6 10:45 a.m., Senior Center. Hope —12:05 p.m. First p.m. at Arenas Valley Church Call Lydia Moncada to Presbyterian Church, 1915 of Christ, 5 Race Track Road, register, 575-534-0059. Swan, Silver City. Contact: Arenas Valley (the old radio TOPS — 5 p.m. First Jerry, 575-534-4866; Matt, station). Contact: Tom, 575- Presbyterian Church, 1915 575-313-0330; Diana 575- 956-8731; Karen 575-313- Swan, 538-9447. 574-2311. Open meeting. 7094; Dot, 575-654-1643. Vinyasa Flow Yoga — 11:30 Art Class — 9-10:45 a.m. Silver Open meeting. a.m. Lotus Center at 211 City Senior Citizen Center. Archaeology Society — Third W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, Beginners to advanced. Wednesday of every month, 404-234-5331. Contact Jean 519-2977. October-November, January- Yoga class — Free class Gentle Yoga — 5:30-6:56 April 7 p.m. Silver City taught by Colleen Stinar. p.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Women’s Club. Summers 6 1-2 p.m. Episcopal Church Broadway, Becky Glenn, 404- p.m. location TBA. 536-3092, fellowship hall, Seventh and 234-5331. [email protected]. Texas. Mom & Baby Yoga — 5:30- Back Country Horsemen — 6:30 p.m. La Clinica Health Second Wednesday, 6 p.m. FRIDAYS & Birth Center, 3201 Ridge Gila Regional Medical Center Alzheimer’s Caregivers Loop. 388-4251. Free to Conference Room. Subject to Support Group — First patients, $5 for non-patients. change. 574-2888. Friday, 10:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Republican Party of Grant Bayard Al-Anon — 6 p.m. at Hidalgo Medical Center. County — Second Monday, Bayard Housing Authority, Ask at the front desk for the 6 p.m. at 3 Rio de Arenas 100 Runnels Drive 313-7094. room number. 575-388-4539. Road (the old Wrangler A Course in Miracles — Free senior care service restaurant). 7:15 p.m., 600 N. Hudson. available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Silver City Squares — Dancing Information, 534-9172 or at the Silver City Senior 7-9 p.m. Presbyterian 534-1869. Center. Call Gigi at 575-388- Church, 1915 N. Swan St. Curbside Consulting — Free 1319 for more information. The Treat for Your Feet Your Whole Body will Love. Kay, 388-4227, or Linda, 534- for nonpro ts. 9 a.m.-noon. Overeaters Anonymous 4523. Wellness Coalition, 409 — 7 p.m. at First United N. Bullard, Lisa Jimenez, Methodist Church. 575-654- TUESDAYS 534-0665, ext. 232, lisa@ 2067. Alzheimer’s/Dementia wellnesscoalition.org. Silver City Woman’s Club — Profound Relaxation Support — First Tuesday, Gin Rummy — 1 p.m. Yankie Second Friday, 10:30 a.m., STRESS IS THE MAIN ISSUE IN ALL ILLNESS! 1:30 p.m. Senior Center. Creek Coffee House. lunch is at noon, 411 Silver Professional Foot Massage Margaret, 388-4539. Grant County Democratic Heights Blvd. Kathleen at Malika Crozier Certifi ed Refl exologist - 23yrs. Bayard Historic Mine Tour Party — Second Wednesday, 538-3452. [email protected] — Second Tuesday, meet at potluck at 5:30 p.m., meeting Taizé — Second Friday. Silver City – By Appointment 575-534-9809 Bayard City Hall, 800 Central at 6:30 p.m. Sen. Howie Service of prayer, songs, i Ave., by 9:30 a.m. $5 fee Morales’ building, 3060 E. scripture readings and quiet covers two-hour bus tour of Hwy. 180. contemplation. 6:30 p.m. historic mines plus literature Ladies Golf Association — 8 Episcopal Church of the Silver Alternative Medicine PA and map; call 537-3327 for a.m. tee time. Silver City Golf Good Shepherd, 538-2015. PH.D., DOM Physician reservation. Course. Woodcarving Club — First Dr. Paul Stuetzer, Compassionate Friends Lego Club — Ages 4-9. 4 p.m. and third Fridays except Karen Prevost M.A., Medical Assistant — Fourth Tuesday, 7 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 holidays. 1 p.m. Senior Support for those who’ve lost W. College Ave., 538-3672. Center. 313-1518. Acupuncture, Chinese Medicinals & Herbs, a child. Episcopal Church, Prenatal Yoga — 5:30-6:30 Youth Space — 5:30-10 p.m. Homeopathic & Naturopathic Medicine. Parish Hall, Seventh and p.m. at La Clinica Health & Loud music, video games, Texas St. Mitch Barsh, 534- Birth Center, 3201 Ridge chill out. Satellite/Wellness Family Practice specializing in Pain Relief, 1134. Loop. 388-4251. Free to Coalition. Headaches, Allergies, Figure/Model Drawing — 4-6 patients, $5 for non-patients. Nutritional De ciencies, p.m. Contact Sam, 388-5583. Prostate Cancer Support SATURDAYS Gilawriters — 2-4 p.m. Silver Group — Third Wednesday, Alcoholics Anonymous Immune Disorders, City Public Library. Trish 6:30 p.m. Gila Regional Beginners — 6 p.m. Lions Nervous System Disorders Heck, [email protected], Medical Center Conference Club, Eighth & Bullard 534-0207. Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. (entrance at Big Ditch behind & Lifestyle Counseling. Multiple Sclerosis Support Storytime — all ages. 10:30 Domino’s). Newcomers Group — First Tuesday, a.m. Silver City Public Library, and seasoned members 11:30 a.m. at local restaurant; 515 W. College Ave., 538- welcome. email for this month’s 3672. Alcoholics Anonymous location: huseworld@yahoo. “Black Chip” —11 a.m. com. THURSDAYS to noon, at First United PFLAG Silver City — First ARTS Anonymous — 5:30 Methodist Church. NCCAOM National Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m. at p.m. Artists Recovering Blooming Lotus Meditation Certi cation, State licensed in the Yankie Creek Coffee through the 12 Steps. — 12:45 p.m. Lotus Center New Mexico and California. House. Con dential support Unitarian Universalist at 211 W. Broadway, 313- Provider for United Health 30 Years Experience. for LGBTQ persons, their Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan St. 7417, [email protected]. families and friends. 575-590- 534-1329. Double Feature Blockbuster Care, and Blue Cross, Blue Shield. Reasonable rates, 8797. De-stressing Meditations — Mega Hit Movie Night discounts for Seniors, Healthcare providers and Clergy. Slow Flow Yoga — 11:30 12-12:45 p.m. New Church of — 5:30-11 pm. Satellite/ a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lotus Center the SW Desert, 1302 Bennett Wellness Coalition. 506 W13th street, one block from WNMU, at 211 W. Broadway, Becky St. 313-4087. Evening Prayer in the corner of Virginia, Silver City, NM 88061 Glenn, 404-234-5331. Grant County Rolling Stones Eastern Orthodox Tradition Southwest New Mexico Gem and Mineral Society — 5 p.m. Theotokos Retreat Of ce: 575-388-8858 36 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

CYCLES OF LIFE ï FR. GABRIEL ROCHELLE I Am a Vehicle Thoughts from the machine we know and love

am a vehicle. I am a slow quite often they are lled with I traverse the roads quietly, al- shopping. bigger vehicle to move stuff like vehicle by comparison with debris. No one driving other most silently. I guess dogs smell My brothers and sisters and refrigerators or tables, prefers Imany others. But there are kinds of vehicles would want to me coming! cousins in Europe have been to use me as the basic form of some advantages. My driver gets ride in them, so my driver tries I am a vehicle that offers my used this way for over a century, transportation. to see owers growing in the to avoid them when possible. driver other advantages too. In but because cars and trucks be- So I hope the rest of you four- cracks in the sidewalk, to con- I am a vehicle. I am unusual congested traf c I am able to came the main form of transpor- wheeled vehicles begin to pay template the changing shape of because I am the only vehicle on maneuver as fast, even faster, tation in the USA, my numbers more attention to me and my clouds against a cerulean blue the market whose driver is also than automobiles and trucks. It went down for a while. drivers. Our number is increas- sky, and to say hello to people its engine. Therefore, my driver may take my driver no longer to But we’re coming back as ing on a daily basis and all we walking as they pass by. My is actually increasing energy and get into a nearby store than it more and more people contem- ask is that you pay us the same driver can stop me at any time building muscle and lung power does for people in cars, because plate the advantages I offer, how courtesy as you would all the for a conversation or simply to at the same time as providing I don’t have to wander around I cut pollution and how I can be other vehicles on the roads. check out something of interest the power to make me move. No a large lot seeking a parking driven for the least expense of Thank you. that’s on the side of the road. Of other vehicle can make the same space. I can squeeze in close any vehicle on the market – even course, my driver also gets to claim, not even horses. Speaking to the store entrance and, of if people spend a fair amount of Fr. Gabriel see the broken glass along the of animals, for reasons I cannot course, leave quicker because of money on my purchase price. It’s Rochelle is side of the road, the bits of met- comprehend dogs that would that proximity. I don’t need a lot nowhere near that of a car. pastor of St al and screws and other objects never bark at pedestrians or of space to park. I am sure that you know by Anthony of the Desert that can harm my tires, and to cars seem to go out of their way I am a vehicle that many peo- now that I am the two-wheeled Orthodox gure out how to go around cul- to bark and fuss as I go by. I’ve ple ride solely for exercise and vehicle called a bicycle. I have a Mission, Las verts and sewer drains that are never been able to gure that recreation, but a growing num- long history, and the technology Cruces, an avid cyclist and along the pathway. I get to ride out, because another advantage ber of people understand the that accompanies my production secretary for Velo Cruces, the in special lanes on occasion, but I have over other vehicles is that advantages I offer and will use improves every year. My driver local advocacy committee; see me for basic transportation, thinks I’m a wonderful vehicle Velocruces.org. The church is commuting, and other tasks like and, though occasionally using a at http://stanthonylc.org. Robert Pittman Certified Advanced RO L F E R® Center for Healing Arts, 300 Yankie St., Silver City Appointment or free consultation: 575-313-4379

Dr. Allison Evans holds matryoshka dolls, otherwise known as Russian nesting dolls, de- picting Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. (Courtesy Photo) ON THE SHELF • ABE VILLARREAL Coming to Terms with Capitalism Russian company towns focus of upcoming book, conference talk

ussian company towns The towns in Evans’ research said Evans. and the challenges found were selected based on demo- In November, Evans will be pre- Rwithin them are strikingly graphics, political, and econom- senting a chapter from her book similar to many American com- ic criteria with a population of at the Association for Slavic, East munities, including Silver City, 300,000 people. European, and Eurasian Studies according to Western New Mex- “There are parallels with Silver (ASEES) in Washington, D.C. The TWO LEGGED: ico University professor Dr. Alli- City and other company towns, conference will include a panel of WALK-IN CLINIC APPOINTMENTS son Evans. such as Detroit, that are facing leading experts on Russian issues T & TH: 9 - 11:30AM & 2-4PM MONDAY - FRIDAY A student of Russian history, tough economic times,” said Ev- including company towns. Evans is a professor of politi- ans. “When an economic depres- Evans will continue to research 575-519-2724 cal science who has travelled to sion strikes or resources have the subject as she travels to Rus- People Treatments Russia seven times and is work- been extracted, such as mining sia each summer to collect data FOUR LEGGED: ing on a book titled “Protests in and oil, company towns and their on her selected cities and to re- Adjusting horses by appointment the Provinces: Coming to terms populations are uniquely vulnera- turn to the country for which she with Capitalism in Russian com- ble.” has studied since 2002 as a study ALIGNED JOINTS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE JOINTS... pany towns.” Her last visit was in While economic diversi ca- abroad student. COLD LAZER THERAPY in June for research on her book tion can alleviate this kind of so- “There has been very little re- where she plans to focus on four cial strain, Evans’ research has search on the subject,” said Ev- • STRENGTHENS MUSCLES • REDUCES PAIN or ve Russian cities. found that there is often political ans. “Because I study a combi- • IMPROVES THINKING • PRE AND POST “It is estimated that there are pressure to prevent this kind of nation of local protest, company AND MEMORY SURGICAL LASERING about 300 company towns in change. towns, economic and political • IMPROVES BALANCE • SPEEDS RECOVERY Russia,” said Evans. “They are a “It is quite common for eco- reforms and elite strategies, there DR.LOUISE CASH, D.C. mix of towns run by private com- nomic elites and managers from is research that focuses on one or panies and government entities the primary industry to be active two of those themes, but rarely all 309 E. COLLEGE AVE • SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO such as the defense industry.” in local governance and politics,” of them.” DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 37

WHAT’S COOKIN’ • MIKE COOK By the Book Gluten Free and Me “Why Isn’t My Brain Feeling better in a world of too many choices Working?” will teach you strategies to remember several years ago in a “bad mood” – mild to ex- I’ve also found gluten-free save and improve when a friend of mine asked treme irritation – for much of pretzels and other snacks brain function. It I a waiter at a local restau- my adult life. and desserts in local stores, shows how simple rant if there was anything on So, I went gluten free about and they’re terri c. I found a diet and lifestyle the menu that was gluten free. six months ago to see what great raisin-cinnamon bread at changes and nu- “Oh, God,” I thought. “Not would happen. MountainView Co-Op, which I tritional therapy that.” I talked very briey to my have grown to love. I didn’t know what glu- doctor about it – he gave me Honestly, the only thing I re- can profoundly ten was, but I didn’t want a very enthusiastic thumbs up ally, really miss is my rare but impact your brain to hear about the latest giv- – but mostly I relied on the ad- much loved light beer. health and thus ing-up-something-good-to-ac- vice of my sister and a bit of my And the results of going glu- the quality of your commodate-someone’s-preten- own research. Connie has read ten free? While it’s totally unsci- life. Modern diets, tious-whims fad. and studied more about health enti c, I know without question a stressful life- But then, a couple of years and well-being, physical, men- that I feel better. later, my sister, Connie, told me tal and spiritual, than anyone I Quite simply, I’m not as irri- style, and envi- she had given up gluten. That know. Even though we live sev- tated as I used to be. I’m calm- ronmental toxins made me actually look it up. eral hundred miles apart (she’s er. I yell at fewer people in traf- all take their toll Gluten, it turns out, “is a in a Denver suburb), she has c. I haven’t smashed a lawn on the brain. This doesn’t just happen to general name for the proteins become my guru. trimmer in months. seniors-brain disorders and degeneration are on the found in wheat, rye, barley At rst, giving up gluten was Seriously, the way I can tell rise for young and old alike. The good news is the and triticale (a cross between a pain in the neck. I hated ask- the difference is because of the wheat and rye),” according to ing wait staff about my special few times I have accidentally brain is extremely adaptable and wants to get well. the Celiac Disease Foundation dietary needs and I missed or intentionally (the fabulous (www.celiac.org). bread and a lot of desserts cheesecake at Zef ro’s down- Celiac Disease, which affects (cakes, pies and donuts come town was the culprit) ingested about one percent of the world’s immediately to mind). Espe- gluten, the next few days are population, is the immune sys- cially, I missed the occasional like the return of Robert Lewis tem’s reaction to eating gluten. light beer. Stevenson’s Mr. Hyde. People with the disease suffer a I know they make gluten-free And, it’s happened enough wide range of health problems beer – the rice cake of the beer I’m convinced it’s for real. if they eat foods with gluten garden – but it’s like jellied eels So, if you see me somewhere, including brain inammation, or snails: I don’t have to try it to I’d love to talk more about go- digestive issues, joint pain and know I won’t like it. ing gluten-free and me. Just aggravation of existing condi- But, I’ve learned to ask for please don’t offer to buy me a tions like hypo-thryoidism. gluten-free bread, which many beer. There are many other people, restaurants offer, or to get a There are many sources of including my sister, who don’t corn (not our!) tortilla in- information about gluten and have Celiac disease but who are stead of toast when I have going gluten free. I listed a web- sensitive to gluten. breakfast out. I had a fabulous site above. I also recommend Here again, that can cause a smoked-turkey sandwich on a book I’m reading right now: host of health problems and a gluten-free bread last week at “Why Isn’t My Brain Working,” lot of suffering. Boba Café. Many restaurants by Dr. Datis Kaharrazian. As I mentioned, eating gluten have other gluten-free items on can cause brain issues, which their menus – ask them! Mike Cook can manifest as a life-threat- Or, when I go to Rosie’s Café writes for the ening disease or something as downtown to get a cheeseburg- Las Cruces seemingly minor as mood alter- er with a friend egg on it (yum!), Bulletin. He can be reached at ation. I either take a gluten-free bun goodguymwc That last one really got my with me or they make it for me @q.com. attention. I have found myself with no bread. THE MIMBRES VALLEY HEALTH ACTION LEAGUE BODY, MIND, SPIRIT THANK THE SUPPORTERS OF THE 2016016 MIMBRES VALLEY HARVEST FESTIVALVAL Essence Manifesting SPONSORS RAFFLE DONORS Barry & Dawn Gray Hidalgo Medical Services Carson Insurance In Memory of Nancy Coinman Cheryl Copperstone to Form Secure Money Services Cheryl Howard Cynthia Moseley, LMT November workshop brings life coach to Alto Silver Health Care Dave Baker & Bikeworks Don Klein & EZY Pawn workshop to empower takes a multidimensional ap- DONORS Esperanza Winery the participant to take ac- proach based on a foundation Grant County Farm & Fred Disert Barber Shop Ation to live in abundance of Spiritual Psychology and con- Gila Hike & Bike Livestock Bureau in their world is being held Nov. sciousness transformation. Harold Markel 11 to 13 at High Mesa Healing Originally from El Paso, Pow- Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch Kate Brown Center in Alto ell served as CEO in the business Mimbres Valley Self Storage Little Toad Brewery in SC The “Essence Manifesting to world for more than 27 years. He Living Harvest Bakery Form” workshop assists indi- also has spent more than three Upper Mimbres VFD 3 Questions Co” ee House viduals to rewire personal focus decades in the pursuit of enlight- Meg & Dale Streams from negative to positive sup- enment, inner advancement and Mitch Clinton port. personal growth. Stan Croft Participants identify their true High Mesa Healing Center is Susieville Cattle Co. abundance goals, lining up both located near Ruidoso, New Mex- Valle Mimbres Market physical and material needs. ico and hosts events and ser- The process assists in letting vices for personal growth and go of blocks standing in the way transformation. Commodities Distribution of the goals, develops clarity of For more information contact Farmer’s Market focus, and teaches methods that Barbara Mader at High Mesa Harvest Festival assist in bringing more of what is Healing Center 575-366-7777. Mimbres Messenger wanted in the individual life. Powell’s website is at http:// The San Lorenzo Children’s Garden Richard Powell, facilitator of authentic-abundance.weebly. this workshop and life coach, com. Richard Powell 38 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

HIGH PLACES ï GABRIEL TEICH Three Rivers Trail A riparian adventure takes the trail across a river — over and over

dmittedly, it’s a bit of a Walks in the Las Cruces – El had to agree. The trail was well drive – it will take you Paso Area,” is a mere trickle for marked but in some areas so Aat least two hours from most of the year and only gets overgrown that I wished I had Las Cruces. And maybe you’ve treacherous after some heavy a machete. Who knows what been out to the Three Rivers rainfall in the area. Which is, of lurks in those hip high grasses? Petroglyphs site already. But ei- course exactly what we had at After about one and a half ther way, returning there will be the end of August. Treacherous hours of gentle uphill hiking worth it, trust me. For this hike it was! The rst crossing hap- we were supposed to cross the you will have to drive on anoth- pens only about ve minutes af- river again. A fallen tree helped er eight miles past the petro- ter the start of the hike and with here as well, albeit not as well glyph site. At the end of the the help of a fallen log we man- as the rst time. Two minutes road you nd the Three Rivers aged it quite elegantly. Well, at further the trail crossed yet Campground – and the trailhead least we didn’t get our feet wet. again at which point hubby to various hikes on the backside The trail then winds through called it quits. So we turned of Sierra Blanca. T44 takes you beautiful pine forest and is around right when the canyon several miles up into a beauti- shaded for most of the way, so got really narrow and possibly ful canyon along a river, which it can be recommended even for more beautiful around every Google Maps tells me is called the hotter months. It stays fair- bend. We will surely be back – “Three Rivers.” How can that be ly close to the river and the re- probably wearing water shoes. right? cent rain had also given the un- Fun fact: The canyon’s name is Now, river might be too big dergrowth a boost to the point “Dry Canyon.” A friend who has The Three Rivers Trail on the west side of the Sacramento a word for this stream that ac- where our son commented “It done the whole hike comment- Mountains offers some watery challenges. (Photos by Gabri- cording to the guide book, Greg feels and smells like the rain- ed that you will cross the river el Teich) McGee’s “Day Hikes and Nature forest habitat at the zoo.” We about 20 times in total. “Cool” was our son’s remark. He was Alternating riv- eager to go further. er and moun- If you like camping, I do rec- tain vistas, the ommend to stay the night be- trail at Three fore the hike. The campground Rivers is both is basic (cost: $6) and offers challenging only a covered table at the and beautiful. sites, no running water or elec- tric hook-ups, but it’s a beauti- ful calm place and you get an earlier start on your hike that way. Even in September it still gets pretty hot around noon. But the morning is cool and the mountains keep the sun hidden until after eight o’clock. (If you ‘need’ the hook-up for water and electricity for the night: The campground down by the petroglyphs has two RV sites available.) As always: If you go, remem- ber sturdy shoes, sunscreen, and lots of water. I would also bring some snacks or a picnic There is plenty of water to experience following a healthy lunch because you are miles August monsoon rain in the Sacramento Mountains. away from the nearest village.

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TULAROSA TALES ï JENNIFER GRUGER New Restaurant Grows Big Plans n April of this year, a small Scottish Salmon, Rye Crostini, but big thing happened in the Chive Mousse with Capers” and Iquiet village of Tularosa. The “French Laundry Cornets of Ahi Grill 49 Restaurant on Grana- Tartare” all paired with a Clos do Street opened its doors and Pegase Sauvignon Blanc. Once brought an old, sleepy building guests are seated, they’ll be back to life. Co-owners Eric and served ve courses, each paired Karen Gutierrez, and Chef Kasey with a different wine, presented Kaplan along kitchen and ser- by sommelier Terry Armentor. vice staff have been serving the Vintage Wine Estates informa- Tularosa Basin and beyond ever tion can be found at www.vin- since. tagewineestates.com. On Nov. 3rd, Grill 49 is part- The restaurant is planning to nering with Vintage Wine Estates hold a wine paring every three from Santa Rosa, California to months, so this is not the only host the rst in a series of wine chance guests have to experi- and food pairings events. This ence the event. up by 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving brisket, several sides, gravy vation for the wine and food reservation only format com- Thanksgiving is also featured Day, the entire staff can be home and several cobblers. All orders pairing or place a Thanksgiving bines a 5-course meal with wines at Grill 49. Kitchen Lead, Michael with their family the rest of the must be placed no later than 6 carry out order. Reservations individually selected to go with Gutierrez came up with the idea day but still prepare food for the p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22. are also encouraged for lunch or each serving. The evening opens to plan for carry out Thanksgiv- community. Single item options Grill 49 is located at 313 dinner parties. You can nd the with a reception featuring a va- ing Day meal options y prepar- are available as well as a family Granado Street, Tularosa. Call brunch menu and who’s playing riety of canapés such as “Cured ing carry out dishes to be picked meal package including turkey, 575-585-4949 to make a reser- live on Facebook at “Grill 49.”

TABLE TALK ï LUCY WHITMARSH COIN COLLECTIONS New Chef in Town APPRAISED n August Chef Howard Richardson moved to Sil- YOU PICK THE PLACE Iver City from San Diego. IF I BUY — NO!!! FEES He immediately found a job FEES ARE NEGOTIABLE at Little Toad Creek Brewery ANA - K3131056 – Call Jim 575-654-2248 and Distillery located at 200 N. Bullard Street and went to work as the chef and food manager. Richardson had visited Sil- ver City during the Clay Festi- val in 2015 and knew he want- ed to move to the interesting, eclectic community. After having lived in Sil- ver City for more than two months, the experience has exceeded his expectations. He loves the sunrises, sun- sets, big puffy clouds, scenery and especially the accepting Opposable Jaws community. He can walk to work and has Foundations found everything that he needs Driveways to be happy is available near- by. Drainage Richardson jumped right into involvement with down- town events. He coordinated the Little Toad Creek’s partic- Dominic Dahl-Bredine 575-654-6745 ipation in the Taste of Down- [email protected] town over Labor Day Weekend after having moved to Silver City two weeks previously. Howard Richardson and Rudy Andazola serving “tastes” His creations, a roasted Eagle Mail Services at the 2016 Silver City MainStreet Taste of Downtown over sweet potato crostini with a Labor Day weekend. (Courtesy Photo) A MAIL & PARCEL CENTER whiskey maple syrup reduc- tion topped with pulled pork UPS • FedEx • US Mail and chipotle and zucchini rib- Private Mailboxes • Re-Mailing bons with almond pesto and City for weeks. house, Bully’s Beast. Fax • Copy • Notary smoked salmon were very The visitors often come for He then worked at Junior Denise Dewald, Owner Open 9–5 Mon–Fri popular. the hiking and mountain bik- Seau’s as the Assistant Kitch- 2311 Ranch Road Ph (575) 388-1967 For the annual “Octoader- ing and they really appreciate en Manager and eventually Silver City, NM 88061-7807 Fax (575) 388-1623 fest” Richardson had his rst having a craft brewery and owned a restraint and cater- [email protected] experience with preparing distillery that is convenient- ing business. He brings thirty Hossenfeffer. Additional fes- ly located in the very walk- years of food and beverage tive food offerings during the able downtown. He is eager management experience to his event included sauerbraten, to learn everything about the current position at Little Toad schnitzel rancheros, wurst community so that he can be Creek. His personal favorite platter and roulade. an ambassador. is Cajun Style cooking and he The event also included Richardson loves to cook. also especially likes barbeque. games, music and a special He started work in the food He would like to introduce “Oktoaderfest” beer. Richard- and beverage service industry more “farm to table” items to son is impressed with the num- working as a bar tender for the menu at Little Toad Creek. ber of visitors that come to Sil- Marriot and later a Red Lion in And he wants to learn how to ver City and he has met people the San Diego area. He appren- paint with watercolors and has from Tucson, Albuquerque and ticed to learn kitchen and food been able to take a class since El Paso who vacation in Silver service management at a steak moving to Silver City. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 41

Red or Green? is Desert Expo- sure’s guide to dining in southwest New Mexico. The listings here—a sampling of our complete and recently completely updated guide online at www.desertexposure. com—include some of our favor- ites and restaurants we’ve recently reviewed. We emphasize non-nation- al-chain restaurants with sit-down, table service . or With each listing, we include a brief categorization of the type of cuisine plus what meals are served: Southwest New Mexico’s Best Restaurant Guide B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner. Unless otherwise noted, restaurants ? are open seven days a week. Call for If we’ve recently reviewed a available on our website. this issue goes to press. That’s why desertexposure.com. exact hours, which change frequently. restaurant, you’ll nd a brief capsule Though every effort has been we urge you to help us make Red or Remember, these print listings All phone numbers are area code 575 of our review and a notation of made to make these listings Green? even better. Drop a note to represent only highlights. You can except as speci ed. We also note with which issue it originally appeared in. complete and up-to-date, errors Red or Green? c/o Desert Exposure, always nd the complete, updated a star (*) restaurants where you can Stories from all back issues of Desert and omissions are inevitable and 1740-A Calle de Mercado, Las Red or Green? guide online at www. pick up copies of Desert Exposure. Exposure from January 2005 on are restaurants may make changes after Cruces, NM 88005, or email editor@ desertexposure.com. Bon appétit!

GRANT COUNTY St., 388-2060. Mexican. Mon- shop, bakery: Monday to Friday fasts, burgers, sandwiches, Ste. 10, 532-0141. Mexican: B Silver City day to Saturday L D. B L, early D, Saturday B L only.* Mexican: Daily B L early D. L D. 1ZERO6, 106 N. Texas St., JAVALINA COFFEE HOUSE, TAPAS TREE, 601 N. Bullard CRAVINGS CAFÉ, 3115 N. 575-313-4418. Paci c Rim, 117 Market St., 388-1350. St. in The Hub, Wednesday to Pinos Altos Main St., 323-3353. Burgers, South East Asian, Oaxacan and Coffeehouse.* Sunday L, Fridays L D. BUCKHORN SALOON AND sandwiches, wraps, egg dish- Italian: Friday to Sunday D, by JUMPING CACTUS, 503 N. TERRY’S ORIGINAL BAR- OPERA HOUSE, Main Street, es, salads: B L. reservation only. Bullard St. Coffeeshop, baked BEQUE, Hwy. 180 and Ranch 538-9911. Steakhouse, pasta, DAY’S HAMBURGERS, ADOBE SPRINGS CAFÉ, 1617 goods, sandwiches, wraps: B Club Road. Barbeque to go: L burgers: Monday to Saturday WATER & Las Cruces St., Silver Heights Blvd., 538-3665. L.* D. D. 523-8665. Burgers: Monday to Breakfast items, burgers, sand- KOUNTRY KITCHEN, 1700 TRE ROSAT CAFÉ, 304 N. Bul- Saturday L D. wiches: Sunday B L, all week Mountain View Road, 388- lard St., 654-4919. International DOÑA ANA COUNTY PECAN GRILL & BREWERY, B L D.* 4512. Mexican: Tuesday to eclectic: Monday to Saturday Las Cruces & Mesilla 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521-1099. BURGERS & BROWNIES & Saturday B L D.* L, D.* ABRAHAM’S BANK TOWER Pecan-smoked meats, sand- BEER, OH MY!, 619 N. Bullard LA COCINA RESTAURANT, VICKI’S EATERY, 315 N. RESTAURANT, 500 S. Main wiches, steaks, seafood, craft St., 575-597-6469. 201 W. College Ave., 388-8687. Texas, 388-5430. American: St. 434, 523-5911. American: beers: L D. CAFÉ OSO AZUL AT BEAR Mexican: L D. Monday to Friday L, Saturday B Monday to Friday B L. DELICIAS DEL MAR, 1401 MOUNTAIN LODGE, 60 Bear LA FAMILIA, 503 N. Hudson L, Sunday B L (to 2 p.m.). * A DONG, 504 E. Amador Ave., El Paseo, 524-2396. Mexican, Mountain Ranch Road, 538- St., 388-4600. Mexican: Tues- WRANGLER’S BAR & GRILL, 527-9248. Vietnamese: L D. seafood: B L D. 2538. B L, special D by reser- day to Sunday B L D.* 2005 Hwy. 180E, 538-4387. ANDELE’S DOG HOUSE, 2184 DICK’S CAFÉ, 2305 S. Valley vation only.* LA MEXICANA, Hwy. 180E Steak, burgers, appetizers, Avenida de Mesilla, 526-1271. Dr., 524-1360. Mexican, burg- CHINESE PALACE, 1010 High- and Memory Lane, 534-0142. salads: L D.* Mexican plus hot dogs, burg- ers: Sunday B L, Monday to way 180E, 538-9300. Chinese: Mexican and American: B L. YANKIE CREEK COFFEE ers, quesadillas: B L D. Saturday B L D. Monday to Friday L D. LITTLE TOAD CREEK BREW- HOUSE, 112 W. Yankie St. Cof- ANDELE RESTAURANTE, DION’S PIZZA, 3950 E. COURTYARD CAFÉ, Gila ERY & DISTILLERY, 200 N. fee shop, coffee, home-made 1950 Calle del Norte, 526-9631. Lohman, 521-3434. Pizza: L D. Regional Medical Center, Bullard St., 956-6144. Burgers, pastries and ice cream, fresh Mexican: Monday B L, Tuesday DOUBLE EAGLE, 2355 Calle 538-4094. American: B L, with wings, salads, sh, pasta, craft fruit smoothies.* to Sunday B L D. De Guadalupe, 523-6700. special brunch Sundays.* beers and cocktails: Wednes- ANTONIO’S RESTAURANT & Southwestern, steaks, seafood: DIANE’S RESTAURANT, 510 day to Monday L D. * Bayard PIZZERIA, 5195 Bataan Me- L D, Sun. champagne brunch N. Bullard St., 538-8722. Fine MARKET CAFÉ, 614 Bullard FIDENCIO’S TACO SHOP, morial West, 373-0222. Pizza, buffet. dining (D), steaks, seafood, St., 956-6487. Organic and 1108 Tom Foy Blvd. Mexican: Italian, Mexican: Tuesday to DUBLIN STREET PUB, 1745 pasta, sandwiches (L), sal- vegetarian deli food. Wednes- B L D. Sunday L D. E. University Ave., 522-0932. ads: Tuesday to Saturday L D, day to Monday (closed Tues- LITTLE NISHA’S, 1101 Tom AQUA REEF, 900-B S. Telshor, Irish, American: L D. Sunday D only (family-style), day) B L. Foy Blvd., 537-3526. Mexican: 522-7333. Asian, sushi: D. EL SOMBRERO PATIO CAFÉ, weekend brunch. MEXICO VIEJO, Hwy. 90 and Wednesday to Sunday B L D. THE BEAN, 2011 Avenida de 363 S. Espina St., 524-9911. DIANE’S BAKERY & DELI, The Broadway Mexican food stand: LOS COMPAS, 1203 Tom Foy Mesilla, 523-0560. Coffee- Mexican: L D. Hub, Suite A, Bullard St., 534- Monday to Saturday B L early Blvd, 654-4109. Sonoran-style house. EMILIA’S, 2290 Calle de Pari- 9229. Artisan breads, pastries, D. Mexican, hot dogs, portas, A BITE OF BELGIUM, 741 N. an, 652-3007. Burgers, Mexi- sandwiches, deli: Monday to MI CASITA, 2340 Bosworth menudo: L D. Alameda St., 527-2483. Belgian can, soup, sandwiches, pastry, Saturday B L early D, Sunday Dr., 538-5533. New Mexican M & A BAYARD CAFÉ, 1101 N. food: Monday to Friday B L. juices, smoothies: L D. L.* cuisine: Monday to Thursday L, Central Ave., 537-2251. Mexi- BOBA CAFÉ, 1900 S. Espina, ENRIQUE’S, 830 W. Picacho, DON JUAN’S BURRITOS, 418 Friday L D. can and American: Monday to Ste. 8, 647-5900. Sandwiches, 647-0240. Mexican: B L D. Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5440. MILLIE’S BAKE HOUSE, 602 Friday B L D. salads, casual fare, espresso: FARLEY’S, 3499 Foothills Mexican: B L. N. Bullard St., 597-2253. Soup, SPANISH CAFÉ, 106 Cen- Monday to Saturday L D.* Rd., 522-0466. Pizza, burgers, DRIFTER PANCAKE HOUSE, salads, sandwiches, baked tral Ave., 537-2640. Mexican, BRAVO’S CAFÉ, 3205 S. Main American, Mexican: L D. 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538- goods: Tuesday to Saturday. * tamales and menudo (takeout St., 526-8604. Mexican: Tues- FIDENCIO’S, 800 S. Telshor, 2916. Breakfast, American: B L, NANCY’S SILVER CAFÉ, only): B. day to Sunday B L. 532-5624. Mexican: B L D. breakfast served throughout. 514 N. Bullard St., 388-3480. Sugar Shack, 1102 Tom Foy BURGER NOOK, 1204 E. Ma- FORK IN THE ROAD, 202 N. EL GALLO PINTO, 901 N. Mexican: Monday to Saturday Blvd., 537-0500. Mexican: Sun- drid Ave., 523-9806. Outstand- Motel Blvd., 527-7400. Buffet: Hudson St., 597-4559. Mex- B L D. day to Friday B L. ing greenchile cheeseburgers. B L D 24 hrs. ican: Tuesday, Wednesday THE PARLOR AT DIANE’S, Tuesday to Saturday L D. THE GAME BAR & GRILL, and Sunday B L Thursday to 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722. Cliff BURRITOS VICTORIA, 1295 El 2605 S. Espina, 524-GAME. Saturday B L D. Burgers, sandwiches, home- D’S CAFÉ, 8409 Hwy 180. Paseo Road, 541-5534. Burri- Sports bar and grill: L D. FORREST’S PIZZA, 601 N. made pizzas, paninis: Tuesday Breakfast dishes, burritos, tos: B L D. Now serving beer. GARDUÑO’S, 705 S. Telshor Bullard St. Unit J. 388-1225. to Sunday L D. burgers, weekend smoked CAFÉ AGOGO, 1120 Com- (Hotel Encanto), 522-4300. Tuesday to Friday L D, Slices PRETTY SWEET EMPORIUM, meats and ribs: Thursday to merce Dr., Suite A, 636-4580. Mexican: B L D. only at lunch time. 312 N. Bullard St., 388-8600. Sunday B L. Asian, American, sandwich, GIROS MEXICAN RESTAU- FRY HOUSE, 601 N. Bullard St. Dessert, ice cream: Monday to PARKEY’S, 8414 Hwy. 180W, salad, rice bowl: Monday to RANT, 160 W. Picacho Ave., Suite C. 388-1964. Saturday.* 535-4000. Coffee shop: Mon- Saturday L D. 541-0341. Mexican: B L D. GIL-A BEANS, 1304 N. Ben- Q’S SOUTHERN BISTRO AND day to Saturday. CARILLO’S CAFÉ, 330 S. GO BURGER DRIVE-IN, 1008 nett St. Coffeeshop.* BREWERY, 101 E. College Church, 523-9913. Mexican, E. Lohman, 524-9251. Burgers, GOLDEN STAR, 1602 Silver Ave., 534-4401. American, Lake Roberts American: Monday to Saturday Mexican: Monday to Friday B L. Heights Blvd., 388-2323. Chi- steaks, barbecue, brewpub: SPIRIT CANYON LODGE & L D. GOLDEN STAR CHINESE nese: L D. Monday to Saturday L D. CAFÉ, 684 Hwy. 35, 536-9459. CATTLEMAN’S STEAK- FAST FOOD, 1420 El Paseo, GRANDMA’S CAFÉ, 900 Silver SILVER BOWLING CENTER German specialties, American HOUSE, 2375 Bataan Memorial 523-2828. Chinese: L D. Heights Blvd., 388-2627. Amer- CAFÉ, 2020 Memory Lane, lunch and dinner entrées: Sat- Hwy., 382-9051. Steakhouse: GRANDY’S COUNTRY COOK- ican, Mexican: B L.* 538-3612. American, Mexican, urday D. D. ING, 1345 El Paseo Rd., 526- GRINDER MILL, 403 W. Col- hamburgers: L D.* CHA CHI’S RESTAURANT, 4803. American: B L D. lege Ave., 538-3366. Mexican: SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1530 Mimbres 2460 S. Locust St.-A, 522- HABANERO’S 600 E. Amador B L D.* N. Hudson, 388-2027. Coffee ELK X-ING CAFÉ, (352) 212- 7322. Mexican: B L D. Ave., 524-1829. Fresh Mexi- HEALTHY EATS, 303 E. 13th shop: Monday to Saturday B L, 0448. Home-style meals, sand- CHILITOS, 2405 S. Valley Dr., can,: B L D. St., 534-9404. Sandwiches, early D. wiches and desserts: B L. 526-4184. Mexican: Monday to HIGH DESERT BREWING burritos, salads, smoothies: L. SUNRISE ESPRESSO, 1212 RESTAURANT DEL SOL, 2676 Saturday B L D. COMPANY, 1201 W. Had- JALISCO CAFÉ, 100 S. Bullard E. 32nd St., 534-9565. Coffee Hwy. 35, San LorenzoBreak- CHILITOS, 3850 Foothills Rd. ley Ave., 525-6752. Brew 42 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com pub: L D.* ican: Tuesday to Saturday B L LORENZO’S PAN AM, 1753 FOOD, 908 E. Amador Ave., Santa Teresa INTERNATIONAL DELIGHTS, D. Sunday B L. E. University Ave., 521-3505. 523-1851. Mexican: B L D.* BILLY CREWS, 1200 Country 1245 El Paseo Rd., 647-5956. LA MEXICANA TORTILLERIA, Italian, pizza: L D. ROSIE’S CAFÉ DE MESILLA, Club Road, 589-2071. Steak, Greek and International: B L D. 1300 N. Solano Dr, 541-9617. LOS COMPAS CAFÉ, 6335 300 N. Main St., 526-1256. seafood: L D. J.C. TORTAS, 1196 W. Picacho Mexican: L D. Bataan Memorial W., 382-2025. Breakfast, Mexican, burgers: Ave., 647-1408. Mexican: L D. LA NUEVA CASITA CAFÉ, 195 Mexican: B L D. Saturday to Thursday B L, LUNA COUNTY JOSE MURPHY’S, 1201 E. N. Mesquite, 523-5434. Mexi- LOS COMPAS CAFÉ, 603 S. Friday B L D. Deming Amador (inside Ten Pin Alley), can and American: B L. Nevarez St., 523-1778. Mexi- SAENZ GORDITAS, 1700 N. ADOBE DELI, 3970 Lewis Flats 541-4064. Mexican, American: LA POSTA RESTAURANT can: B L D. Solano Dr., 527-4212. Excel- Road SE, 546-0361. Bar, deli, L D. DE MESILLA, 2410 Calle De LOS COMPAS, 1120 Com- lent, gorditas, of course, but steaks: L D.* JOSEFINA’S OLD GATE San Albino, 524-3524Mexican, merce Dr., 521-6228. Mexican: also amazing chicken tacos. BALBOA MOTEL & RESTAU- CAFÉ, 2261 Calle de Gua- steakhouse: L D, Saturday, B L D.* Mexican: Monday to Saturday RANT, 708 W. Pine St., 546- dalupe, 525-2620. Pastries, Sunday and holidays also B. LOS MARIACHIS, 754 N. Mo- L D. 6473. Mexican, American: soups, salads, sandwiches: LAS TRANCAS, 1008 S. So- tel Blvd., 523-7058. Mexican: SANTORINI’S, 1001 E. Uni- Sunday to Friday L D. Monday to Thursday L, Friday lano Dr., 524-1430. Mexican, B L D. versity Ave., 521-9270. Greek, BELSHORE RESTAURANT, to Sunday B L. steaks, burgers, fried chicken: MESILLA VALLEY KITCHEN, Mediterranean: Monday to 1030 E. Pine St., 546-6289. KATANA TEPPANYAKI GRILL, L D, Saturday and Sunday also 2001 E. Lohman Ave. #103, Saturday L D. Mexican, American: Tuesday to 1001 E. University Ave., 522- B. 523-9311. American, Mexican: SALUD DE MESILLA, 1800-B Sunday B L. 0526. Meals created before LE RENDEZ-VOUS CAFÉ, B L.* Avenida de Mesilla, 527-2869. CAMPOS RESTAURANT, 105 your very eyes. Japanese: 2701 W. Picacho Ave. #1, N.M. BAR & GRILLE, 1803 American, Continental: B L D. S. Silver, 546-0095. Mexican, Monday to Friday L D, Saturday 527-0098. French pastry, deli, Avenida de Mesilla, 652-4953. THE SHED, 810 S. Valley Dr., American, Southwestern: L D.* D. sandwiches: Monday to Satur- Steaks, barbecue, seafood, 525-2636. American, pizza, CHINA RESTAURANT, 110 E. KEVA JUICE, 1001 E. Universi- day B L. sandwiches, salads, pasta: L D. Mexican, desserts: Wednesday Pine St., 546-4146. Chinese: ty, 522-4133. Smoothies, frozen LET THEM EAT CAKE, 141 N. METROPOLITAN DELI, 1001 to Sunday B L.* Tuesday to Sunday L D. yogurt: B L D. Roadrunner Parkway, 649- University Ave., 522-3354. SI ITALIAN BISTRO, 523 E. EL CAMINO REAL, 900 W. LA GUADALUPANA, 930 El 8965. Cupcakes: Tuesday to Sandwiches: L D. Idaho, 523-1572. Italian: Mon- Pine St., 546-7421. Mexican, Paseo Road. 523-5954. Mex- Saturday MIGUEL’S, 1140 E. Amador day L, Tuesday to Saturday L American: B L D. Ave., 647-4262. Mexican: B L D. ELISA’S HOUSE OF PIES AND D. SI SEÑOR, 1551 E. Amador RESTAURANT, 208 1/2 S. Sil- MI PUEBLITO, 1355 E. Idaho Ave., 527-0817. Mexican: L D. ver Alley, 494-4639. American, Ave., 524-3009. Mexican: Mon- SPANISH KITCHEN, 2960 N. barbecue, sandwiches, pies: day to Friday B L D, Saturday Main St., 526-4275. Mexican: Monday to Saturday L D. * Bear and Sunday B L. Monday to Saturday B L D. EL MIRADOR, 510 E. Pine St., Mountain MILAGRO COFFEE Y SPIRIT WINDS COFFEE BAR, 544-7340. Mexican: Monday to Lodge ESPRESSO, 1733 E. University 2260 S. Locust St., 521-1222. Saturday B L D. CafCaféfé Oso Azul Ave., 532-1042. Coffeehouse: Sandwiches, coffee, bakery: B “FORGHEDABOUDIT” pizza B L D.* L D.* & wings, 115 N. Silver Ave., MIX PACIFIC RIM CUISINE ST. CLAIR WINERY & BIS- 275-3881. Italian, pizza, wings: AND MIX EXPRESS, 1001 E. TRO, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, Monday to Saturday L D, Sun- FALL STARTERS University Ave. #D4, 532-2042. 524-0390. Wine tasting, bistro: Crudites with pimento cheese, watermelon ansgiving pickles, and homemade Men zucchini bread day D. SOUP COURSE: CARROT GINGER SOUP Asian, Paci c: Monday to Sat- L D. GRAND MOTOR INN & ENTREE CHOICES urday L D. SUNSET GRILL, 1274 Golf (PLEASE CHOOSE ONE) LOUNGE, 1721 E. Pine, 546- HERB ENCRUSTED ROAST THANKSGIVING TURKEY served with country sausage MOONGATE CAFÉ, 9395 Club Road (Sonoma Ranch 2632. Mexican, steak, seafood: dressing or rice dressing (gluten free) and Bourbon gravy Bataan Memorial, 382-5744. Golf Course clubhouse), 521- OR B L D. PORK TENDERLOIN stuffed with Cranberries in a Port Wine Sauce Coffee shop, Mexican, Ameri- 1826. American, Southwest, IRMA’S, 123 S. Silver Ave., OR can: B L. steak, burgers, seafood, pasta: 544-4580. Mexican, American, Butternut squash, mascarpone cheese, and roasted veggie torte topped with toasted pumpkin seeds (Vegetarian) MOUNTAIN VIEW MARKET B L D. seafood: B L D. KITCHEN, 1300 El Paseo TERIYAKI CHICKEN HOUSE, LA FONDA, 601 E. Pine St., ALL ENTREES INCLUDE APPLE-CRANBERRY SAUCE, COCONUT MILK SWEET POTATOES, Road, 523-0436. Sandwich- 805 El Paseo Rd., 541-1696. 546-0465. Mexican: B L D.* HOMEMADE BREAD, CAULIFLOWER APPLE SLAW WITH es, bagels, wraps, salads and Japanese: Monday to Friday LAS CAZUELAS, 108 N. Plat- LOCAL PISTACHIOS, and BEAR MOUNTAIN CRACKERS other healthy fare: Monday to L D. (PLEASE CHOOSE ONE) inum Ave. (inside El Rey meat Pumpkin Cake with Membrillo Whipped Cream and Homemade Caramel Sauce Saturday: B L early D. * THAI DELIGHT DE MESILLA, market), 544-8432. Steaks, OR NELLIE’S CAFÉ, 1226 W. Had- 2184 Avenida de Mesilla, 525- Chocolate Espresso Mousse seafood, Mexican: Tuesday to OR ley Ave., 524-9982. Mexican: 1900. Thai, salads, sandwiches, Saturday L D.* Pear Tart with Whipped Cream Tuesday to Saturday B L. seafood, steaks, German: L D.* COFFEE OR TEA MANGO MADDIE’S, 722 E. COST IS $42.00 PER PERSON in house and $35. per person to go NOPALITO RESTAURANT, TIFFANY’S PIZZA & GREEK Florida St., 546-3345. Salads, RESERVATION ONLY (CHOOSE ENTREE AND DESSERT WHEN RESERVING) 2605 Missouri Ave., 522-0440. AMERICAN CUISINE, 755 S. sandwiches, juice bar, coffee 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road Mexican: L D. Telshor Blvd No. G1, 532-5002. drinks. 575-538-2538 • www.bearmountainlodge.com NOPALITO RESTAURANT, Pizza, Greek, deli: Tuesday to MANOLO’S CAFÉ, 120 N. 310 S. Mesquite St., 524-0003. Saturday B L D.* Granite St., 546-0405. Mexican, Mexican: Sunday to Tuesday, VINTAGE WINES, 2461 Calle American: Monday to Saturday Thursday to Saturday. L D.* de Principal, 523-WINE. Wine B L D, Sunday B L. OLD TOWN RESTAURANT, and cigar bar, tapas: L D. PATIO CAFÉ, 1521 Colum- 1155 S. Valley Dr., 523-4586. WOK-N-WORLD, 5192 E. bus Road, 546-5990. Burgers, Mexican, American: B L.* Boutz, 526-0010. Chinese: American: Monday to Saturday ORIENTAL PALACE, 225 E. Monday to Saturday L D. L D.* Idaho, 526-4864. Chinese: L D. ZEFFIRO PIZZERIA NAPO- PRIME RIB GRILL (inside Holi- PAISANO CAFÉ, 1740 Calle de LETANA, 136 N. Water St., day Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Mercado, 524-0211. Mexican: 525-6757. Pizza, pasta, also Steak, seafood, Mexican: B D. B L D.* sandwiches at adjoining Pop- RANCHER’S GRILL, 316 E. PEPE’S, 1405 W. Picacho, ular Artisan Bakery: Monday to Cedar St., 546-8883. Steak- 541-0277. Mexican: B L D. Saturday L D. house, burgers: L D.* LIVE MUSIC JULY 2016 • NEVER A COVER! PHO SAIGON, 1160 El Paseo ZEFFIRO NEW YORK PIZ- SI SEÑOR, 200 E. Pine St., Every Thursday & Saturday Night • 8-11pm Road, 652-4326. Vietnamese: ZERIA, 101 E. University Ave., 546-3938. Mexican: Monday to L D. 525-6770. Pizza: L D. Saturday B L D, Sunday B L. NOVEMBER 3 (THE RETURN OF) THE DEMING FUSILIERS PICACHO PEAK BREWING SUNRISE KITCHEN, CO., 3900 W. Picacho, 575- Anthony 1409 S. Columbus Road, NOVEMBER 5 DAN MARTIN (TULSA, OK) 680-6394. ERNESTO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 544-7795American, Mexican, NOVEMBER 10 BETH LEE & THE BREAKUPS (AUSTIN, TX) PLAYER’S GRILL, 3000 Cham- 200 Anthony Dr., 882-3641. breakfasts: Monday to Thurs- pions Dr. (NMSU golf course Mexican: B L. day B L, Friday B L D. NOVEMBER 12 DERRICK LEE JAZZ TRIO clubhouse), 646-2457. Ameri- LA COCINITA, 908 W. Main TACOS MIRASOL, 323 E. Pine can: B L D. Dr., 589-1468. Mexican: L. St., 544-0646. Mexican: Mon- NOVEMBER 17 BAT (ALL-REQUEST NOMADIC RANCHWAY BARBECUE, day, Wednesday, Saturday B L ONE-MAN-JUKEBOX) 604 N. Valley Dr., 523-7361. Chapparal D, Tuesday B L. Barbecue, Mexican: Monday to EL BAYO STEAK HOUSE, 417 TOCAYO’S MEXICAN NOVEMBER 19 KIKIMORA (LATIN/R&B FROM EL PASO) Friday B L D, Saturday D. Chaparral Dr., 824-4749. Steak- RESTAURANT, 1601 E. Pine NOVEMBER 24 CLOSED (HAPPY THANKSGIVING!) RASCO’S BBQ, 125 S. Cam- house: Tuesday to Sunday B St., 567-1963. Mexican, dine in po St., 526-7926. Barbecued L D. or take out: Monday to Satur- NOVEMBER 26 MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST STEVE SMITH brisket, pulled pork, smoked TORTILLERIA SUSY, 661 day B L D, Sunday B L. sausage, ribs. Paloma Blanca Dr., 824-9377. DECEMBER 1 SUGAR STILL (AMERICANA DUO FROM CHICAGO) RED BRICK PIZZA, 2808 N. Mexican: Monday to Saturday Akela Telshor Blvd., 521-7300. Piz- B L D, Sunday B L. APACHE HOMELANDS zas, sandwiches, salads: L D. RESTAURANT, I-10. Burgers, RENOO’S THAI RESTAU- Doña Ana ribs, etc.: B L D.* RANT, 1445 W. Picacho Ave., BIG MIKE’S CAFÉ, Thorpe Columbus 373-3000. Thai: Monday to Road. Mexican, breakfasts, IRMA’S KITCHEN, B L D, Friday L D, Saturday D. burgers: B L D. Highway 11, 575-694-4026, ROBERTO’S MEXICAN Mexican food. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 43

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New York Ave., 575- except Tuesdays, L D. Main St., 533-6369. Pizza: Broadway, 575-894-0404, 2500 Sudderth Dr., 575-257- 434-3431: Breakfast, Mon- Monday to Saturday L D. American, Vegetarian, B L. 9987: Monday-Saturday L, D day-Saturday B, L Note—Restaurant hours and JOHNNY B’S, 2260 N. Date LINCOLN COUNTY GRILL, PEPPER’S GRILL, 3200 N. meals served vary by day of Glenwood Street, (575-894-0147, Ameri- 2717 Sudderth Dr., 575-257- White Sands Blvd., 575-437- the week and change fre- ALMA GRILL, Hwy. 180, 539- can, Mexican, B L D. 7669: American, Monday-Sun- 9717: American Monday-Satur- quently; call ahead to make 2233. Breakfast, sandwiches, LA COCINA/HOT STUFF, 1 day B, L, D day L, D, Sunday L sure. 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The winners of the annual writing contest by including everyman’s concerns. The grand Here, the entry from two time grand prize took on some universal themes this year not prize winner for 2016 and three other pieces winner Tom Hester, cuts close to home with a only re ecting the unique nature of southern can be found in the October 2016 issue of story that could be taking place in anybody’s New Mexico, but broadening into the world Desert Exposure. world.

2016 WRITING CONTEST ï TOM HESTER Star Time Anyone can dare to dream he star watching began in mid-July. climbed a ladder to the roof and ung tered the basics. After supper one day Tony had tak- open the doors of simple cabinets and The parents of Laura Escabedo stood Ten Cruz with him to the market on surveyed the ground for hiding places at Miss Lopez’s door, peering inside, and NM 15. Upon their return but before going of weapons. The girls continued to weep Janie could see that they were anxious to into the house, he and Cruz had detoured but an older woman, angry and with great begin their visit with Miss Lopez. to the stock tank to check the water lev- dignity, berated the lieutenant and his “Is there anything I may help you with, el. The night was moonless and deep and translator. concerning Cruz?” Miss Lopez asked, the two walked by memory, stumbling a The soldiers stood around the Afghanis also seeing Mr. Escobedo as he eyed the little on clumps of wallower and mallow. till almost the rst glimmer of dawn. crowds of parents drifting down the hall Cruz had slipped his tiny right hand into They returned to their combat quarters like schools of sh. Mr. Escobedo’s ex- his father’s left hand. Tony was carrying 2 and slept through the heat, defeated by pression said “Let me be someplace else.” the disposable diapers for Sonya. 016 the night’s indecisions. A month later or “Ummm,” Janie said. Miss Lopez’s right “‘apa,” Cruz said, pulling on his hand. perhaps a bit longer, on another patrol, eyebrow went up. “Lookit!” Honorable Tony again saw the compound where he “Ummm,” Janie started again. “Cruz.... “What?” Tony said. had encountered the boy and his grandfa- Cruz loves to look at the sky. At night. He Cruz had stopped. Tony could not see Mention ther. This time under the sterile blast of wants to go outside and look at the stars.” his son’s face but he heard the wonder in sun, the house had no allure. The gate re- Miss Lopez tapped her pen against the his voice. “The stars, ‘apa. The stars!” was coptered to the NATO hospital in mained smashed, dangling from a single desk top. She sat at her desk, which dom- Tony stared up at the sparkling smear Kandahar. He was the fourth casualty hinge. Flames had licked the walls black inated the center of the room. Visiting across the sky. during the month that the unit had been above the windows and the roof had fall- parents would sit on tiny chairs arranged “Let’s wait,” Cruz begged. The father in the valley. Tony’s lieutenant announced en in, because NATO planes had bombed around that oaken symbol of authority, said nothing but knelt against an alfalfa as they crowded behind the low mud the house, no doubt to kill the Taliban as in a reading circle. The parents’ heads bale behind the tractor shed. He dropped walls for a brie ng that “our turn is com- that Tony’s unit could not nd. would scarcely peep above the desk’s sur- the plastic bundle of diapers and gath- ing.” The men were tense and moved It was a simple enough story, Tony face. ered his son into his arms as they sank without the swagger and noise that usu- thought. Nothing really happened. That “The stars?” said Miss Lopez. toward the bale. Starlight ltered about ally lled their empty hours. Tennessee soldier lost his leg and we “Yes. He says him and his father should them, casting dim shadows. Tony and That night as they followed the ditch went to nd the Taliban one night, when go outside in the dark and look at the Cruz then lay in the silence of the night and a wall, they felt the heat of the day the stars were out, and we found only stars. Since Tony, Cruz’s father, has re- until Cruz whispered, “Wow” and Tony dissipating into the damp. Tony heard a sleeping family. Then we returned to turned from Afghanistan, Cruz has spo- said that Janie would be worried and they chirping of frogs above the low slosh of combat base. ken almost every evening of the stars. And needed to get inside. the river, which described a lazy curve on Nevertheless, Tony did not tell the each night when there are not clouds, he By late September, after dark overtook the far side of the eld. The radio crack- account to Cruz, for he realized that he wishes to lie behind the tractor shed with the sunset’s last glow and a chill stilled led and hissed in his left ear. Fear burned could not explain it. He could not explain his father. He talks of time and distance. the air of the upper Mimbres, Tony and like a fever in his body. Tony was the about the Tennessee man and his leg. He Tony says that he asks questions about Cruz almost every evening would lie on eighth man back from the lead, and the could not justify the bright light shining the stars that he can’t answer.” their backs behind the shed where Tony men walked far apart, swaying with their in the eyes of an old man and those of “Cruz is a very bright little boy, Mrs. Or- had spread timothy hay. They inhaled the weapons like prehistoric beasts. his frail grandson. He hadn’t words good tega. He is always observing what goes on hay’s rich scent and stared into the sky. Tony could see Orion, high and slightly enough to describe the women sobbing around him. He missed his father when Tony could feel his son’s heart beat and to the west. The sky had no horizon, and and the old woman lecturing. All those he was away. Now that his father has re- could make out his regular breathing. the stars seemed suspended in that black things were like the motion of stars, grav- turned, Cruz needs to be close. You and By late September, Cruz’s questions space between sky and ground. But in ity and black holes, beyond knowledge Mr. Ortega will want to do everything you had replaced the silent watching. the eerie shadows of his night vision gog- that Tony possessed. can to encourage him.” “What would happen, ‘apa, if I climbed gles, the world lay under X-rays. The man Some evenings Janie called them into “Yes. But the stars. It seems so, so on a starbeam and rode it all the way to ahead jerked right and left. Tony breathed the house. Other evenings they would much. It’s so obsessive.” Janie said “ob- Earth? How long would it take?” heavily. Later he would remember look- hear Sonya’s thin cries and be recalled to sessive” as though she were apologetic “If I we went faster than light, where ing over his goggles at the sky and won- the lighted house, no more than 50 feet for clawing up such a word, stained as would we be?” dering how a star could be so bright. Siri- distant. They arose from the sweet hay, it was by scripts from the horror movies Less often, but just as insistent, Cruz’s us, he remembered thinking. brushed themsleves with long strokes Janie had watched as a teen. questions were about Afghanistan and With no words, just as planned, outside and shook the way a dog might to dis- Miss Lopez, glancing toward the door what did Tony do when he was away from a grove of skinny trees, ve of the compa- lodge the straw. again, reached out to Janie’s hand on the Janie, Cruz and Sonya. ny ltered to the left and in a quarter hour Star watching had been Cruz’s idea and edge of the desk and patted it twice. One. Tony didn’t know how to answer either would be on the far side of the compound Tony had agreed, almost greedy for the Two. “Please don’t worry, Mrs. Ortega, category of questions: the ones about that now stood stolid but mysterious stars and his son. The heavens – seeming- Cruz’s doing just ne.” space and time and motion and the ones in the quiet night. There were no dogs. ly xed even as constellations progressed about Afghanistan. He felt that he should There was no light except that of stars. and meteors traced ery trails – imposed * * * know because, like his son, he wandered One by one the men ran rustling and a great calm and soothed the daytime im- “Fine youngster there, Tony.” Red Mc- in his imagination across the sky amidst thumping across the dirt that surround- pulses that shot through Tony’s mind and Ginty stuffed the milk carton into a plas- the stars. Tony also had a great longing to ed the walls of the house and courtyard. stiffened his body. tic bag and held it out toward Tony. describe his time in the valley of the Ar- They crouched like boulders at the base Cruz t under this father’s right arm, his “Thanks, Red.” Tony looked down the ghandab River, to tell Cruz exactly what of a wall until all were in place. With body lying like a bird on his father’s chest. cluttered aisle at his son who was hum- life was like in that place for the moments great shouting that made their throats Tony’s nose burrowed into the bristling ming as he ran a hand over the quarts of he was there. Yet, as he lay in the dark, raw, the men beat down the outside gate black hair. motor oil arranged next to a rack of po- even bright memories were smudged into and threw themselves against the door of “‘’apa,” would say Cruz, “How far away tato chips. twisted, dingy nightmares, and from a the house inside. The house had one large is that star?” He would raise himself on an “You gettin along good with old man year spent in the valley Tony could pull room; opening onto that room were two elbow and point toward the brightest star Goodson?” Red had obviously heard of up only one whole memory. While that smaller rooms. just above the eave of the shed. Tony’s encounter with Goodson over memory had stars and night in it, he still Tony’s light on his helmet ashed and “I don’t know, Hijo,” Tony would re- Goodson’s cows loose along the road that lacked the words for Cruz. glared as it wobbled madly across the ply. “I’m sure it’s millions and billions of separated his rundown ranch from the Intelligence from Afghan allies had bare stucco walls. In the smaller room at miles, though.” property that the Ortegas lived on. identi ed Taliban in a compound across the back women cried out and sobbed. In “Farther than we were when you were “Yeah, sure,” Tony said. He turned to go the elds from his combat unit’s quarters. the room closer to the front an old man ghting in the Army?” and dangled his loose hand for Cruz. The unit had set out at midnight, tracking and a small boy sat on their thin mat or “Much, much farther.” “Oh, Red,” Tony said as he reached the the berm of an irrigation ditch, ready to mattress, blinking in the light. The boy door of the store. “Would you know any- surround the compound when they were was Cruz’s age, with the same color eyes * * * thing about stars? I mean, Cruz has lots within a half mile. and the same mouth. The old man and the At parents’ night for San Lorenzo Ele- of questions about stars and black holes Two days before on the same foot path, boy said nothing. They did not cry out, mentary in early September, Miss Lopez, and such.” but leading away from the eld into a even as the soldiers shouted at them. Cruz’s rst grade teacher, told Janie that thicket of trees, a Tennessee soldier had A translator ordered the house’s oc- Cruz was a very nice, very polite, very STAR TIME tripped an IED and lost his right leg. He cupants to line up outside, and soldiers smart little boy who had already mas- continued on page 45 DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 45

STAR TIME house with Sonya cooing in the behind the Ortega’s tractor shed. reason Mr. Sera done offered picked up her sack. continued from page 44 car seat. Tony had left earlier to the place to Tony. He needed to “It certainly isn’t fair for little help their landlord Frank Sera * * * be off away from the stresses of Cruz,” she said. “He’s a wonder- The store owner burst into a with a stubborn power takeoff. “Things goin o.k. up at being around folks all the time. fully bright little boy and I’m rough laugh. “Man, you askin the As she drove into the yard, Janie school?” Course, if you had to live next afraid this whole bother will set wrong guy, Tony.” spotted the moddled brown “Just ne, Red.” door to old man Goodson, that him back.” sides of three cows dragging “Heard you lost one of your would set off even a normal tem- Red laughed. * * * dead squash vines as they tram- kids the other day?” pered fellow.” “Yeah,” Red said, “Tony done At times, in the chaos of Ar- pled turnip greens. The tomato “Oh?” Red paused to recall the whis- asked me what I knew about ghandab, when the dirt stank vines lay on their sides, mashed “Tony Ortega’s boy.” pered, urgent gossip passed to stars because his little boy had a of blood, Tony’s mind crawled into the ground. “That’s right. Cruz was in my him by Lencha Jaramillo, snif- bunch of questions.” back to the desert outside Janie backed the car and class. ing into a wadded tissue and Hachita on the ranch where he lurched up the private, rutted, Red McGinty put Miss Lopez’s peering over thick glasses she “I know. Mrs. Ortega was also had grown up. The slant of the rock-littered road to Carter groceries in a bag. never cleaned. Red changed the very disturbed about Cruz’s x- sun. The faceless mud buildings. Goodson’s set of ramshackle “When Tony was in here last, I tale’s source, to give credibility ation on astronomy. He even The sky arching in a vast vault buildings. Janie didn’t know asked him about old man Good- which Lencha lacked, and added brought it to my class. Before beyond measure, burning blue- which unpainted place the old son. He allowed how everythin his own whispery con dence. he left, he was asking if he rode white, and a kid scrambling up man lived in and which he kept was all right.” “Deputy Trujillo told me that a starbeam, would he be differ- an arroyo of blistering rocks as his animals in, so she ran her car Miss Lopez shook her head. Tony was waving a varmint rie ent than if he stood still here on solitary as an ant or scorpion. into the middle of the yard and “But you know, with the war at Goodson. Goodson’s cattle Earth. Quite an imagination on The stars and planets and pressed the horn button. After a and everything....” Miss Lopez’s had perfectly ruined the Ortegas’ that little boy.” moon, set in a profound reced- minute of blaring noise, a bent voice trailed off. garden.” “Yeah. 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Prinnie McCourt’s poem, “An Unattended Death,” brings the reader into the present, where children are at risk and sometimes it’s hard to nd someone who cares. 2016 WRITING CONTEST ï PRINNIE MCCOURT An Unattended Death “Unattended Death: The body of ust another item in a list of crimes: No published words of love, a female, age 13 to 17, was dis- larceny, assaults, no list of grieving kin, covered by the US Border Mounted Jand an unattended death. no record of a girl’s Patrol in the desert east of Colum- The crime - to die alone. short life, bus, NM. No identi cation for the no photo from her past. 2 6 deceased.” No one to mourn, 01 Police Report, June 14, 2016, no name, no tears, Just one unknown child Honorable Deming Headlight no marigolds*. crossing the border from life to death, Mention unattended. *marigolds: of cial ower of mourning in Mexico

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Las Cruces/Mesilla Wednesday event with the El Gila National Forest Master Plan Paso Choral Society and featuring meeting — 4-6:30 p.m. at New Kristin Kimmelman, a Las Cruces Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, mezzo-soprano opera singer. Info: 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las 575-523-6403. Cruces. Info: 575-388-8280. THURSDAY, NOV. 10 FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Silver City/Grant County Silver City/Grant County Pancho Villa vs. Pershing mov- Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614 ie — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and Armory, 11990 U.S. Highway 180. food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. Part of the Fort Bayard Preserva- Duff Thompson and Max Bi- tion Society lm series. Info: 575- en-Kahn live music — 8 p.m. at 956-3294. the Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Silver City. Truth or Consequences/ Folk garage rock on tour. Info: 575- Sierra County 536-9649. Sierra Twirlers Square Dance Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Alamogordo/Otero County Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Play- Who is the Best Pilot that Every house, 710 Elm St. Mainstream Was: Gordo Cooper’s Mission, dancing every Thursday evening. Launch Pad Lecture — 9 a.m. at Cost is $3 per person; no charge the New Mexico Museum of Space to come and watch. Visitors always History with Museum Curator Sue Artists in Cloudcroft come together each Saturday in No- welcome. Info: 505-804-3842 or Taylor. Info: 575-437-2840. vember and December to present the Holiday Arts and 575-313-9971. Crafts Show/Sale. (Courtesy Photo) Ruidoso/Lincoln County Las Cruces/Mesilla Farmers and Artisans Market Brick Schoolhouse Building, corner Storytellers of Las Cruces — Culture Series: The Historic An- — 6-8 p.m. at All American Park of Burro and Swallow streets in 10:30 a.m. at both COAS Book- gus V V Ranch in Lincoln County in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- Cloudcroft. Info: 575-687-2213. store locations in Las Cruces. — 7 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm 0630. Step Into the Past — 1 p.m. at Children who attend receive a $2 & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Third Annual Apache Blackfeet White Sands National Monument book coupon. Cruces. Dan Jones tells the story of Society of Oklahoma Ceremo- visitor center. Learn about “Relief, Mexican Mosaic – A Day of the the V V, from its founding as a small nial Dance — 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Recovery and Reform: The New Dead Celebration — 7 p.m. at the operation. Info: 575-522-4100. (gourd dancing) at the Inn of the Deal and White Sands National Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main Marquee Brass — 7 p.m. at the Mountain Gods. No cameras or Monument.” Info: 575-479-6124. St. in Las Cruces. Free perfor- Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces. recording devices are allowed. Info: mance presented by the Mexican Presented by El Paso Pro Musica 575-937-3388. Truth or Consequences/ Consulate. Info: 575-523-6403. as part of the Young Artist Devel- Sierra County opment Series. Info: 915-833-9400. SATURDAY, NOV. 5 Sierra County Farmers Market — Ruidoso/Lincoln County Silver City/Grant County 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Ralph Edwards Farmers and Artisans Market — 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certi cate FRI0AY, NOV. 11 Silver City Farmer’s Market — Park in Truth of Consequences. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at All American Park prizes for top three teams. Info: Silver City/Grant County 8:30 a.m.-noon on 7th Street off Info: 575-894-9375. in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- 575-597-6469. Gold Hearted Crows live rock Bullard. Info: 575-654-4104. Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night 0630. music — 8 p.m. at the Little Toad All Souls Town and Trail Run at Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Deming/Luna County Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Spring Street Park — 9 a.m. from Street in Truth or Consequences. SUNDAY, NOV. 6 Audubon New Mexico/Gila Bullard, Silver City. Info: 575-536- downtown Silver City to Boston Info 575-744-9137. Silver City/Grant County National Forest Planner Matt 9649. Hill. Info: 575-574-2902. Live Performance — 1-3 p.m. at Schultz — 5:15 p.m. at La Fonda Fiddling Friends with Bayou Seco Catron County the Yankie Creek Coffee House, Restaurant, 601 E. Pine St. in Dem- Las Cruces/Mesilla — noon-12:45 at the Silver City Extension Club Craft Fair — 9 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City. ing. Info: [email protected]. Sons of the Pioneers — 7:30-9 Public Library. Info: 575-534-0298. a.m.-4 p.m. at the Datil Elementary Info: 575-654-4144. p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre in JB & the Jack Rabbits live music School Gym, ¼ mile south of the Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-6403. — 8 p.m. at the Little Toad Creek blinking light at the intersection of WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 Above Borders Aerial Dance Las Cruces/Mesilla Silver City/Grant County Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Highway 12 and Highway 60. Info: Festival — 7:30 p.m. at 430 N. 45th Annual Renaissance Arts- Trivia Night at the Little Toad Creek Silver City. Classic rock and outlaw [email protected]. Compress, Las Cruces. Concert Faire — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Young Brewery & Distillery — 7 p.m. at country music. Info: 575-536-9649. includes performances by guest Park in Las Cruces. Info: 575-523- 200 N. Bullard St. Info: 575-956- Las Cruces/Mesilla artists and local professionals. Info: 6403. 6144. Alamogordo/ Cloudcroft/ 45th Annual Renaissance Arts- Hard Road Trio with Special www.projectinmotion.com. Otero County Faire — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Young Guest King Ibu — 2 p.m. at the Alamogordo/Otero County Holiday Arts and Crafts Show/ Park in Las Cruces. Info: 575-523- Ruidoso/Lincoln County Center for Spiritual Living, 575 Wine Down Wednesday — 6-9 Sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Red 6403. Christmas Jubilee — noon-6 p.m. Main St. Las Cruces. 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Arizona St. Silver Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Play- — 6-8 p.m. on the 900 Block of City. Circles, contras, waltzes, house, 710 Elm St. Mainstream New York Avenue in Alamogordo’s polkas, schottisches and old New dancing every Thursday evening. historic downtown. Info: 575-312- Mexico dances. Info: 575-538- Cost is $3 per person; no charge 5065. 5555. to come and watch. Visitors always “Steel Magnolias” — 7:30 p.m. at welcome. Info: 505-804-3842 or the Rohovec Theatre, on the New Las Cruces/Mesilla 575-313-9971. Mexico State University-Alamogor- Desert Dash Half Marathon — do campus, 2400 N. Scenic Drive. 8:15 a.m. registration at the Chi- Las Cruces/Mesilla Info: 575-439-3670. huahuan Desert Nature Park 56501 Promoting Art in Las Cru- N. Jornada Road, Las Cruces. 10K, ces — noon at the Bistro on N. Ruidoso/Lincoln County 5K and children’s 1-mile trail race Main St. in Las Cruces. Morgan Farmers and Artisans Market fundraiser for the Non-pro t Asom- Switzer-McHinley, publisher of Las — 6-8 p.m. at All American Park bro Institute for Science Education. Cruces Magazine and Las Cruces in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- Info: www.asombro.org/dash. Neighbors is the guest speaker. 0630 Fourth Photography Boot Camp Info: 575-523-6403. Workshop: Editing — 9 a.m.-noon Sonic Escape— 7:30-9:30 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 19 at the Southwest Environmental at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Silver City/Grant County Center, 275 N. Main St. in Las Cruces. Celtic with a twist with Silver City Food Co-op Artisan Cruces. Programs with the Doña ute and ddle playing. Info: 575- Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 614 Children and adults will compete in Desert Dash events to 523-6403. Ana Photography Club. Info: help raise money for the Asombro Institute on Nov. 12. (Pho- N. Bullard St. Info: 575-388-2343 www.dapcphotobootcampclass1. to by Brad Cooper) or www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. eventbrite.com/. Socorro/Socorro County Loren Walker Madsen live music Festival of the Cranes — vari- Storytellers of Las Cruces — 575-538-3672. — 8 p.m. at the Little Toad Creek Silver City/Grant County ous times at Bosque del Apache 10:30 a.m. at both COAS Book- 1-3 p.m. at International Transgender Day Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Live Performance — National Wildlife Refuge and the store locations in Las Cruces. the Yankie Creek Coffee House, of Remembrance observation — Silver City. Country and southern city of Socorro. Various events, Children who attend receive a $2 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City. 4-8 p.m. at the Center for Gender soul on tour. Info: 575-536-9649. workshops, expositions all relating book coupon. Info: 575-654-4144. Equity at WNMU, 1211 Mississippi to the cranes and other wildfowl Above Borders Aerial Dance Ave. in Silver City. Info: 538-6634. Catron County which winter in the bosque every Festival — 7:30 p.m. at 430 N. Trivia Night at the Little Toad Creek Holiday Bazaar and Western Ruidoso/Lincoln County year. Info: www.festivalofthecranes. Compress, Las Cruces. Concert in- 11 a.m.-4 Brewery & Distillery — 7 p.m. at Holiday Photo Shoot — 9 a.m.-5 Christmas Jubilee — com. cludes the student showcase. Info: p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention 200 N. Bullard St. Info: 575-956- p.m. at the Glenwood Senior Cen- www.projectinmotion.com. Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive in 6144. ter across the Whitewater Motel Ruidoso. Shopping for all kinds FRIDAY, NOV. 18 on U.S. Highway 180 in Glenwood. Alamogordo/ Cloudcroft/ of things and the kids can meet Socorro/Socorro County Silver City/Grant County Info: 575-539-2522. Otero County Santa. Info: 575-937-2040. Festival of the Cranes — vari- Creative Coloring: Dye Plants Three Rivers Petroglyph Site ous times at Bosque del Apache that Grow in the Greater Gila Alamogordo/Cloudcroft/ guided tour — 8:30 a.m. at the Alamogordo/Otero County National Wildlife Refuge and the Region — 7 p.m. on the second Otero County Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site city of Socorro. Various events, oor of Western New Mexico Uni- Holiday Arts and Crafts Show/ tour includes more than 21,000 guided tour — 8:30 a.m. at the workshops, expositions all relating versity’s Harlan Hall at the corner of Sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Red prehistoric petroglyphs with Joan Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. The to the cranes and other wildfowl 12th and Alabama streets. At this Brick Schoolhouse Building, corner E. Price, MFA, research associate tour includes more than 21,000 which winter in the bosque every Gila Native Plant Society meeting, of Burro and Swallow streets in with Jornada Research Institute. prehistoric petroglyphs with Joan year. Info: www.festivalofthecranes. Ann Hedlund, cultural anthropol- Cloudcroft. Info: 575-687-2213. Info: 575-585-4983. E. Price, MFA, and research com. ogist, and Hosana Eilert, weaver, “Steel Magnolias” — 7:30 p.m. at Holiday Arts and Crafts Show/ associate with Jornada Research will collaborate on the presentation. the Rohovec Theatre, on the New Sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Red Institute. Info: 575-585-4983. THURSDAY, NOV. 17 Info: [email protected]. Mexico State University-Alamogor- Brick Schoolhouse Building, corner Tiffany Christopher live music do campus, 2400 N. Scenic Drive. Silver City/Grant County of Burro and Swallow streets in — 8 p.m. at the Little Toad Creek Info: 575-439-3670. WildWorks Youth Space — 4 p.m. Cloudcroft. Info: 575-687-2213. TUESDAY, NOV. 15 Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Silver City/Grant County at the Silver City Public Library, 515 Veteran’s Day Parade — 10 a.m. Silver City. One woman rockin’ Ruidoso/Carrizozo/Lincoln Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at the W. College Ave. Space for youth begins at Oregon Avenue, travel- band. Info: 575-536-9649. County Silver City Public Library, 515 W. 10-yers and older to hang out, ing down 10th Street to New York Farmers and Artisans Market — College Ave. Designed for children experiment, create and more. Info: Avenue in Alamogordo. Info: 575- Socorro/Socorro County 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at All American Park ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Info: 575-538-3672. 437-6616. Festival of the Cranes — vari- in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- 575-538-3672. Pancho Villa vs. Pershing mov- Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook- ous times at Bosque del Apache 0630. Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burg- ie — 7 p.m. at the Santa Clara off — 1- a.m.-4 p.m. at Alameda National Wildlife Refuge and the ers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At Park near the gazebo in Alamogor- 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certi cate do. Registration deadline is Nov. 4. prizes for top three teams. Info: Info: 575-437-8400. 575-597-6469. THE SILCO – YOUR HOMETOWN THEATER “Steel Magnolias” — 7:30 p.m. at the Rohovec Theatre, on the New YES!! WE ARE OPEN Mexico State University-Alamogor- Las Cruces/Mesilla do campus, 2400 N. Scenic Drive. Digital photo of the year entries 7 Info: 575-439-3670. shown and winners selected — p.m. at the Southwest Environmen- tal Center, 275 N. Main St. in Las Ruidoso/Lincoln County Cruces. Also the 2016 photogra- Farmers and Artisans Market — pher of the year selected with the 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at All American Park Doña Ana Photography Club. Info: in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- CALL 575-956-6185 FOR SHOWTIMES - VISIT US: WWW.THESILCO.COM www.daphotoclub.org. 0630. Christmas Jubilee — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Socorro/Socorro County vari- Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive in Festival of the Cranes — ous times at Bosque del Apache Ruidoso. Shopping for all kinds National Wildlife Refuge and the of things and the kids can meet city of Socorro. Various events, Santa. Info: 575-937-2040. workshops, expositions all relating to the cranes and other wildfowl Truth or Consequences/ which winter in the bosque every Sierra County year. Info: www.festivalofthecranes. Second Saturday Art Hop — 555 W. Amador Ave 575.526.6891 com. 6-9 p.m. in downtown Truth of Consequences. Info:promotions@ Direct Cremation: $995 • Cremation with Viewing: $2,705 torcmainstreet.org. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16 Complete Funeral Package: $2.965 (At-Need Price) • Funeral Preplanning Silver City/Grant County Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Transfers to Anywhere in Mexico • Ship-Outs Worldwide • 24-HOUR SERVICE Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm Babytime Sing and Play — 10:30 Street in Truth or Consequences. a.m. at the Silver City Public • Best Service • Best Staff • Best Facility Info 575-744-9137. Library, 515 W. College Ave. Designed for children ages 0-12 www.lapaz-grahams.com SUNDAY, NOV. 13 months and their caregivers. Info: 50 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

Truth or Consequences/ songs also reect support for the Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New Sierra County struggle for equal rights. Info: 575- Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Play- Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night 956-5414. house, 710 Elm St. Mainstream Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm dancing every Thursday evening. Street in Truth or Consequences. Las Cruces/Mesilla Cost is $3 per person; no charge Info 575-744-9137. Third Annual HomeGrown: A to come and watch. Visitors always New Mexico Food Show and welcome. Info: 505-804-3842 or Las Cruces/Mesilla Gift Market — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 575-313-9971. Third Annual HomeGrown: A the New Mexico Farm & Ranch New Mexico Food Show and Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. Ruidoso/Lincoln County Gift Market — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Dozens of vendors from around Ruidoso Winter Park Opening the New Mexico Farm & Ranch the state showcase and sell their Day — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Ski run Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. products. Info: 575-522-4100. Road. New lifts, chutes and zipline. Dozens of vendors from around Holly Day House — 10 a.m.-4 Info: 575-336-7079. the state showcase and sell their p.m. at the Picacho Hills Com- Grindstone Stables Sleigh Rides products. Info: 575-522-4100. mercial plaza, .6 miles from the Opening Day — Grindstone Sta- Holly Day House — 10 a.m.-4 entrance to Picacho Hills and bles, 523 Resort Drive in Ruidoso. p.m. at the Picacho Hills Com- marked with red ags. The Artists Info: 575-257-2241. mercial plaza, .6 miles from the of Picacho Hills offer unique gifts Ski Apache Opening Day — entrance to Picacho Hills and from the hands of artists and fea- Weather permitting at Ski Apache marked with red ags. The Artists tures a treasure chest rafe. Info: Ski Area. Info: 575-464-3600. of Picacho Hills offer unique gifts artistsofpicachohills.com. from the hands of artists and fea- Batik demonstration with Carrie FRIDAY, NOV. 25 tures a treasure chest rafe. Info: Greer — 1:30 p.m. at Art on Easels Silver City/Grant County artistsofpicachohills.com. Gallery, 125 N. Main St. in the Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614 Oldies but Goodies — 7:30-9:30 Community Enterprise Center in N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces. A Las Cruces Arts food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. Las Cruces. Local, eight member, Association meeting event. Info: high energy band plays music from 575-532-1046. Ruidoso/Lincoln County 1950s and 1960s. Info: 575-523- The Clayton Dyess Duo perform- Farmers and Artisans Market 6403. ing for the Mesilla Valley Jazz & — 6-9 p.m. at All American Park Blues society — 7 p.m. at First in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- Socorro/Socorro County Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo 0630. Festival of the Cranes — vari- in Las Cruces. A dessert social The Gila Native Plant Society meeting features a plant dye program on Nov. 18 at WNMU’s Harlan Hall. (Courtesy Photo) ous times at Bosque del Apache starts at 6:30 p.m. Clayton is a jazz SATURDAY, NOV. 26 National Wildlife Refuge and the and blues guitarist from Houston, Silver City/Grant County city of Socorro. Various events, Texas. Info: 575-640-8752. the Rohovec Theatre, on the New the position. Info: 575-538-6469. Holiday Fiber Art Sale — 10 a.m.- workshops, expositions all relating Mexico State University-Alamogor- 4 p.m. at the Silver City Woman’s to the cranes and other wildfowl Socorro/Socorro County do campus, 2400 N. Scenic Drive. TUESDAY, NOV. 22 Club, 411 Silver Heights Blvd. More which winter in the bosque every Festival of the Cranes — various Info: 575-439-3670. Silver City/Grant County than 20 booth with the member of year. Info: www.festivalofthecranes. times at Bosque del Apache Nation- Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at the the Southwest Fiber Arts Collec- com. al Wildlife Refuge and the city of So- Silver City Public Library, 515 W. MONDAY, NOV. 21 tive. Info: www. berartscollective. corro. Various events, workshops, Silver City/Grant County College Ave. Designed for children org. expositions all relating to the cranes Juan Felipe Herrera: Poet Laure- ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Info: SUNDAY, NOV. 20 Bayou Seco at the Buckhorn and other wildfowl which winter in ate — 5:30 p.m. meet and greet, 575-538-3672. Silver City/Grant County Saloon— 6:30-whenever in Pinos the bosque every year. Info: www. 6:30 p.m. talk at Light Hall and Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burg- Joni Kay Rose sings songs to Altos. Cajun/New Mexican chile- festivalofthecranes.com. Light Hall Patio at Western New ers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At memorialize victims of hate gumbo music. Info: 575-534-0298. Mexico University. Herrera is the 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certi cate crimes — 1-3 p.m. at the Yankie Illusion Band live music — 8:30 Alamogordo/Otero County 21st Poet Laureate of the United prizes for top three teams. Info: Creek Coffee House, 112 West p.m. at the Little Toad Creek Brew- “Steel Magnolias” — noon at States and the rst Latino to hold 575-597-6469. Yankie St. in Silver City. Rose’s ery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Sil- ver City. Rock, Tejano and country WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23 music. Info: 575-536-9649. Silver City/Grant County Lights, Camera, Christmas Babytime Sing and Play — 10:30 Parade — 7 p.m. beginning at the a.m. at the Silver City Public intersection of Cooper Street and Library, 515 W. College Ave. Broadway Boulevard in Silver City. Designed for children ages 0-12 Entry applications are due by Nov. Transforming SPACE months and their caregivers. Info: 10. Info: 575-534-1700. 575-538-3672. Future Engineers — 4-5 p.m. at Las Cruces/Mesilla the Silver City Public Library, 515 Storytellers of Las Cruces — W. College Ave. Creative hands on 10:30 a.m. at both COAS Book- construction fun with Lego, K’NEX store locations in Las Cruces. and Strawbees for children 6-12. Children who attend receive a $2 Info: 575-538-3672. book coupon. Shotgun Calliope live music — 8 p.m. at the Little Toad Creek Ruidoso/Lincoln County Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Farmers and Artisans Market — Silver City. Jamasaurus rock. Info: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at All American Park 575-536-9649. in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- :ŽŚŶ'ĂƌƌĞƩ͕Caravan 2 0630. THURSDAY, NOV. 24 Little River Band in Concert — 8 Truth or Consequences/Sierra p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Transforming FIBER County Gods. Info: innofthemountaingods. Sierra Twirlers Square Dance com/event/litt/. 1HZGLPHQVLRQVLQFRQWHPSRUDU\ÀEHUDUW

Michelle s.c. Mayumi John David COOKE THAYER NISHIDA GARRETT WAGNER Tim Katharine Signe Gail Susan A. HARDING KREISHER STUART RIEKE CHRISTIE, Curator

LAS CRUCES MUSEUM OF ART November 4, 2016 - January 21, 2017

Las Cruces Museum of Art • 491 N Main St • Las Cruces, New Mexico 575.541.2137 • las-cruces.org/museums • Tue-Fri 10am-4:30pm, Sat 9am-4:30pm Playing music from the 1950s and 1960s, Oldies but Goodies bring high energy to the Rio Grande Theatre Nov. 19 in Las Cruces. (Courtesy Photo) DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 51

Truth or Consequences/ string quartet playing Beethoven: Las Cruces/Mesilla Sierra County String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 Carols and Arias — 7:30-9 p.m. Sierra County Farmers Market — Serioso; Geroge Gershwin’s Lulla- at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Ralph Edwards by; and Dvorak’s String Quartet in Cruces. Free program. Info: 575- Park in Truth of Consequences. F major, Op. 96, “American.” Info: 523-6403. Info: 575-894-9375. 575-538-6469. Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night SATURDAY, DEC. 3 Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm THURSDAY, DEC. 1 Silver City/Grant County Street in Truth or Consequences. Truth or Consequences/ Sixth Annual Tamal Fiesta y Más Info 575-744-9137. Sierra County — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Bullard Street Sierra Twirlers Square Dance at Eighth Street in Silver City. Food Alamogordo/ Cloudcroft / Club dance — 6-8 p.m. at New including Disco Cook-Off, arts and Otero County Mexico Old Time Fiddler’s Play- crafts, music and folklorico dance. Holiday Arts and Crafts Show/ house, 710 Elm St. Mainstream Info: www.TamalFiestaYMas.org. Sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Red dancing every Thursday evening. Brick Schoolhouse Building, corner Cost is $3 per person; no charge Las Cruces/Mesilla of Burro and Swallow streets in to come and watch. Visitors always Storytellers of Las Cruces — Cloudcroft. Info: 575-687-2213. welcome. Info: 505-804-3842 or 10:30 a.m. at both COAS Book- Lake Lucero Tour — 10 a.m. at 575-313-9971. store locations in Las Cruces. White Sands National Monument. Children who attend receive a $2 Must register for this exploration of FRIDAY, DEC. 2 book coupon. the source of the white sands. Info: Silver City/Grant County Feliz Navidad! A Christmas 575-479-6124. Popcorn Fridays — all day at 614 Celebration — 7:30-9 p.m. in Las N. Bullard St. Free popcorn and Cruces. Traditional song, dance SUNDAY, NOV. 27 food samples. Info: 575-388-2343. and music reection the Hispanic Silver City/Grant County Sugar Still live music — 7:30 p.m. culture of Borderland. Info: 575- Bayou Seco leads a Cajun community celebration at the Live Performance — 1-3 p.m. at at the Little Toad Creek Brewery 523-6403. Buckhorn Tavern in Pinos Altos on Nov. 26. (Courtesy Photo the Yankie Creek Coffee House, & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, Silver $49.99 Art Show and Sale and Info 575-744-9137. 112 West Yankie St. in Silver City. City. Chicago acoustic duo. Info: Ruidoso/Lincoln County more. Info: 575-895-5457. Info: 575-654-4144. 575-536-9649. Farmers and Artisans Market — 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at All American Park Sierra County Farmers Market — Alamogordo/ Cloudcroft/ 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Ralph Edwards Otero County TUESDAY, NOV. 29 Ruidoso/Lincoln County in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- Park in Truth of Consequences. Holiday Arts and Crafts Show/ Silver City/Grant County Farmers and Artisans Market 0630. Info: 575-894-9375. Sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Red Trivia Night — 6:30 p.m. at Burg- — 6-9 p.m. at All American Park 2016 Parade of Lights — 5:30- Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Night Brick Schoolhouse Building, corner ers & Brownies & Beer Oh My! At in Ruidoso Downs. Info: 575-808- 7:30 p.m. through Midtown Ruido- Dance — 7-9 p.m. at 710 Elm of Burro and Swallow streets in 619 N. Bullard St. Gift certi cate 0630. so. Info: 575-857-7395. Street in Truth or Consequences. Cloudcroft. Info: 575-687-2213. prizes for top three teams. Info: Gary Allen in Concert — 8-10 575-597-6469. p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Truth or Consequences/ Violinist Krzysztof Zimowski — 7 Gods. Country star and Merle Sierra County p.m. at Light Hall at Western New Haggard sons tour together. Info: Christmas in the Foothills — 10 Mexico University. Part of the pres- innofthemountaingods.com/event/ a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hillsboro Com- ident’s chamber music series is a garry-allan/. munity Center. Holiday vendors, 36th Annual Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces Holiday Sale New location: Fellowship Hall at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave. (corner of Missouri and S. Locust ) Friday, Nov 18th 2-6 pm Saturday Nov 19th 9 am-4 pm The same great pottery, art, artists, and tasty snacks! Plenty of free parking, handicap accessible, no entrance fee! For more information: pottersguildlc.com Rosas Del Desierto is one of the many mariachi performers features during the delicious Tamal Fiesta y Más in Silver City Dec. 3. (Courtesy Photo)

National Write Your Novel Month WNMU Lecture Series - November 21, 2016 November 1-30, 2016 “The World Needs Your Novel” Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States 5:30 pm | Cocktail Meet and Greet on the Light Hall Patio Silver City Library Events 6:30 pm | Talk in Light Hall Auditorium 515 West College Avenue Free and open to the public Kickoff and Write-in Tuesday, November 1, 4:00-5:45pm. Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st Poet Laureate of the United States (2015-2016) and is the fi rst Latino to hold the position. He is also a performance artist and Write-in activist on behalf of migrant and indigenous communities and at-risk youth. Tuesday, November 15, 4:00-5:45pm. Visit www.swwordfi esta.org or http://wnmu.edu/events/wnmu-lec- Find full info on “National Write Your Novel Month” ture-series-juan-felipe-herrera/ for more information. Juan Felipe Herrera at www.nanowrimo.org Sponsored by WNMU, SWFWW, and WILL 52 • NOVEMBER 2016 www.desertexposure.com

IN THE AIR ï LISA MAUE They Are Not Drones RPAs taking on stronger roles in future rones are spidery-looking get aircraft are piloted electroni- Dakota, New York and Ohio also on a whiteboard. For the pilot, rupted sleep patterns and time things that, with various cally. They y over test ranges and carry out what are referred to as leadership is key because you are spent with families. RPA personnel Dattachments, are capable then get blown up or get shot at for deployed-on-station missions. leading a crew.” also often remain on assignment of taking aerial photographs, al- weapons testing.” All branches of the military use Pilots also have the ability to for longer periods. Pilots may be lowing neighbors to spy on each An Air Force RPA mission RPAs, but quali cations and train- consult military legal experts and, expected to y for six years while other’s backyard parties, and, in requires close to 200 people, in- ing differ. In the MQ-1 and MQ-9, in some cases, the commander of other of cer assignments might the near future, maybe delivering cluding those remotely ying the of cers y and enlisted personnel the theater. last only three to four years. merchandise to doorsteps. aircraft, as well as intelligence, are sensor operators. Until 2010, “It is not just a pilot saying: ‘I’m For new recruits, many do not The Air Force does have drones maintenance, communications only manned-aircraft pilots could going to take this target out,’” fully understand the RPA mission, but they are used as aerial targets. and launch and recovery person- be trained to y RPAs, but, with Schirner said. “The pilot has the and there are few experienced pi- The MQ-1 Predator and M-9 nel. the added demand, an RPA pilot nal decision, but really it is a lots who are able to mentor. Cargo Reaper are remotely piloted air- The 49th Wing’s primary mis- career path was developed, elimi- well-calculated decision based on and jet pilots, reservists and even craft (RPA). Not drones. sion is to train the world’s best nating this prerequisite. what the guys on the ground are instructors are being pressed to The distinction is important RPA pilots and sensor operators. This is not to say that pilots are saying.” go back to work as RPA pilots to since a drone carries connotations While still in a nascent stage, the nothing but glori ed video-gamers, Communication extends be- meet increased demand. To add of a device that is operated with program has grown exponentially. a common misperception. yond the base itself since pilots insult to injury, there is a stigma minimal human control. Accord- “The kind of training we do is RPA training takes approxi- are capable of remotely handing within the Air Force that RPA y- ing to 2nd Lt. Travis Schirner, 49th not unique to Holloman, but we mately 10 months. The rst por- aircraft or swapping positions ing is subordinate to manned air- Wing Public Affairs Of cer for are the biggest and the only ac- tion of RPA pilot training is the over to other pilots at other op- craft ying. Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), tive duty Formal Training Unit,” same as traditional pilot training erational units. This continuity is According to Hoagland, this there is little that is unmanned in Schirner said. and takes place in Pueblo, Colora- crucial since RPAs are in the air dismissive attitude is a factor for RPAs. Schirner also emphasized that do. Pilots in the remote pilot train- 24/7. Crews typically work ten- to a lower promotion rate for RPA “There is not a human soul on Holloman is a training facility, ing typically log 40 hours over sev- twelve-hour days. The ability to pilots, made more elusive since board but there is so much human unlike Beale, Creech and Cannon en weeks ying a glider-like DA-20 continually y aircraft remotely what goes on during missions is involvement that goes on behind AFBs which are active-duty op- Diamond. This is the only manned from bases in the United States often classi ed information. the scenes,” Schirner explained. erational units. Crews from Air aircraft ying future RPA pilots means that fewer personnel are The Air Force has fully or par- “On the other hand, drones or tar- National Guard bases in North will experience. Flight training at needed to be stationed overseas tially acknowledged the identi ed Pueblo emphasizes cross country and changes in geographical lo- problems and is re-analyzing and ying. cations can be made without the establishing minimum crew ratios, The next phase takes place onerous physical relocation of developing a recruiting program at Randolph AFB in Texas and personnel and equipment. and is considering feedback from Gila Winterfest includes classes in instrument In addition to precision strikes, RPA pilots. As to recommenda- reading and simulator ying in- RPAs are used for intelligence, tions of looking to other sourc- Sat, Nov 26, 10-4 volving low-level exercises in a reconnaissance and surveillance. es for pilots and including how Gila Community Center Park manned-aircraft simulator. Ran- The MQ-1 and MQ-9 are equipped RPA pilots are promoted, the Air Local Art, Gifts, Food, Hot Drinks, Warm Visits dolph also trains sensor operators with missiles, lasers that can pin- Force partially concurred. As far Vendors Welcome -- [email protected] in camera and laser usage and point targets for manned aircraft as determining whether being or (505) 919-9765 for more info weapons training. Once a weapon and sensors that can locate im- deployed-on-station has negative is red, it is the sensor operator provised explosive devices (IEDs) effects, the Air Force pointed out who guides it to the target. and insurgents. They also watch that numerous studies have been Holloman AFB then provides over U.S. soldiers on the ground. conducted. It further requested more speci c simulated and re- “When compared to manned that the focus be shifted on how to al-world training for the MQ-1 and platforms, RPAs are as safe or saf- mitigate those effects rather than MQ-9 aircraft. er in terms of limiting collateral merely identifying them. The last two weeks of training damage because they are so pre- It remains to be seen how these are dedicated to working with oth- cise,” Schirner said. “They have recommendations play out, but, in er branches of the military in joint the ability to loiter in air for such the meantime, Holloman AFB re- exercises. a long time compared to conven- mains committed to training RPA In addition to the skills required tional manned platforms, which recruits and trying to keep up with of an of cer, pilots need to be allows pilots to make better deci- demand. 505-469-7505 smart, quick-witted and intelligent. sions.” Initial projections for 2016 scal [email protected] Both pilots and sensor operators Long periods waiting and ob- year estimated 818 pilots, includ- must also be comfortable with serving are interspersed with in- ing both active duty and reserves, the ever-changing face of technol- tense bursts of adrenaline-stoked according to Schirner. The MQ-1 ogy. Studies by Professor Henry action requiring quick life-or-death Predator is being phased out in Earth Matters Jenkins of the Massachusetts In- decisions. The dichotomy is exac- favor of the newer MQ-9 Reaper A show about earthly matters that impact us all! stitute of Technology (MIT) point erbated as the crew ends a shift in that allows for about 50 percent to the need for “21st century job an operational theater overseas greater range and over eight times skills,” such as instruction in data and returns to civilian life at home. the payload. 89.1 analytics, visualization, mapping, The stress of the job has taken “The RPA enterprise is still try- RU F programming, math and arti cial its toll on recruitment and reten- ing to nd its legs. It had to grow U M intelligence, for those interested in tion efforts, with an attrition rate so quickly that it hasn’t had the K the eld. three times that of traditional pi- time to mature like other pro- “The crew is doing a lot of cal- lots according to a policy paper grams have,” Schirner said. “No culations on the y,” Schirner said. written by Col. Bradley T. Hoag- one knows how many we can “Even in the simulators, the sen- land for the Brookings Institution. comfortably train. But the demand sor operator is getting coordinates In addition to long hours, con- is strong, and there is an effort un-

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CONSERVATION • KRISTIE GARCIA Restoration in Grant County NMSU students help with Mimbres area projects

ivestock, landowners and the threatened Chirica- Lhua leopard frog may all bene t from a large restoration project in Grant County. The New Mexico State Uni- versity College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is working with sev- eral organizations and private landowners on restoration techniques to improve wildlife habitat and forage for livestock. The project is funded by the New Mexico Of ce of Natural Resources Trustee and adminis- tered by the U.S. Fish and Wild- Students in the New Mexico State University Range Club life Service. helped with a mass shrub-planting project at the C Bar Other collaborators include Students in the New Mexico State University Animal and Range Ranch southwest of Silver City. The NMSU College of Agri- Bat Conservation Interna- Sciences Department and Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecol- cultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is working tional, U.S. Forest Service, ogy Department clear out cattails in a riparian area near the with several organizations and private landowners on resto- The Nature Conservancy and Mimbres River. The NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer ration techniques to improve wildlife habitat and forage for and Environmental Sciences is working with several organiza- Grant County Soil and Wa- livestock in Grant County. (Photo by Dustin Ward) tions and private landowners on restoration techniques to im- ter Conservation District. prove wildlife habitat and forage for livestock in Grant County. Amy Ganguli, assistant pro- (Courtesy photo) imal and Range Sciences and Students from the NMSU fessor of range science in the the Department of Fish, Wildlife Range Club helped with a mass NMSU Department of Animal life,” Ganguli said. students. and Conservation Ecology dug shrub-planting project on the C and Range Sciences, is the prin- Owners of C Bar Ranch south- “Student engagement is an as- out two springs on the Douglas Bar Ranch. cipal investigator of the grant. west of Silver City, Erin and Dick pect of this project that directly property. “They were a great group Martha Desmond, Regents Pro- Evans have experienced erosion feeds into the mission we have “The students worked really of students,” Erin Evans said. fessor in the NMSU Department control and storage tank proj- at New Mexico State,” Ganguli hard and dug out two very large “They helped with planting of Fish, Wildlife and Conserva- ects rst hand. They have con- said. “Not only are we able to areas that we couldn’t get big shrubs, buffalo grass, spreading tion Ecology, is co-principal in- structed a fence to keep their involve graduate students from machinery into because of the seed and watering. There was vestigator. registered Angus cattle from a research standpoint, but we’re fragile environment, including no one just standing around.” Ganguli said the 2013 Silver standing in the dirt tanks, and able to bring undergraduate stu- the threatened Chiricahua leop- Evans said she wanted the Fire is a big part of the reason they have built a storage tank dents to these sites to get hands- ard frog,” Douglas said. “It was experience to be educational restoration is needed. The re with a solar pump, ltration bar- on experience, especially work- a perfect opportunity for the for the students, so she taught burned over 100,000 acres of rier and berglass drinker. ing with threatened species.” students to learn a lot, while them about the land, soil and land and resulted in high levels “We’ve increased the area of Undergraduate students from assisting us in getting the work different plant species as they of erosion, reducing the quality exclosure and cleaned out the the NMSU Department of An- done that we had to hand dig.” worked. of habitat and water used by dirt tank so it holds more wa- livestock and wildlife. ter,” Erin Evans said. “We’ll also “After a re, soil can became plant vegetation for wildlife Edwina & Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lecture: hydrophobic, which means habitat, including migratory wa- that the water will not easily terfowl.” Catalina Delgado-Trunk in ltrate, increasing the risk of Some of the conservation Wed., Nov. 2, 2016 erosion,” Ganguli said. “Areas work has been completed on 6:30p | Lecture Parotti Hall of the re had considerable ero- land belonging to Jennifer and 7:30p | Opening McCray Gallery sion, delivering large amounts Brian Douglas in the Mimbres FREE Admission silt and ash to the Mimbres Riv- River area. A pool was creat- Part of Silver City Dia de los Muertos er.” ed on their land from a natural Restoration projects are fo- spring in a ood plain. Juniper Co-Sponsor: WESTERN INSTITUTE cused on three areas: the Upper trees and other invasive plant FOR LIFELONG LEARNING (WILL) Burro Cienaga, the Pitchfork species have been thinned to Ranch and multiple sites along improve habitat and bene t na- the Mimbres River. Ganguli said tive plants. And NMSU students WNMU Lecture Series: the partnership with private helped dig out two springs. Juan Felipe Herrera landowners has been invalu- The small bodies of water pro- able. vide a habitat for many types of Poet Laureate of the United States “This is a wonderful oppor- wildlife, including birds, bats Mon., Nov. 21, 2016 tunity in which we get to work and the Chiricahua leopard frog. 5:30p | Wine & Cheese Meet & Greet Light Hall Patio with a variety of landowners Dan Taylor, public lands pro- 6:30p | Talk Light Hall Auditorium that have varying objectives,” gram director with Bat Conser- FREE Admission Ganguli said. “Some of the land- vation International, said it’s im- Co-Sponsor: SOUTHWEST FESTIVAL OF THE owners’ primary objective is portant that water is available to WRITTEN WORD, WILL AND WNMU OFFICE OF livestock production, and some bats, because they are necessary CULTURAL AFFAIRS are more focused on providing to the environment and econo- habitat for wildlife.” my. The President’s Chamber Music Series Several treatments are in “There are about 20 species place to restore not only deteri- of bats in Grant County, and String Quartets: orated rangeland but also ripar- they eat an enormous amount of Willy Sucre and Friends ian systems, which are areas of night-ying insect pests,” Taylor Haydn | Dvorak land near rivers or streams with said. “Bats in the Southwest rely Tues., Nov. 29, 2016 a unique habitat. heavily on riparian areas, be- 7:00p | Performance Light Hall Auditorium Projects include: cause these areas are really rich Following | Meet the Artist Reception • Stock tank rehabilitation in vegetation diversity, which $15; Free Admission with Mustang Card • Structures designed to re- means lots of insects. duce water ow and capture “Also, bats in the Southwest Co-Sponsor: JAMES EDD HUGHS/EDWARD sediment have to drink every night, espe- JONES INVESTMENTS AND WILL • Riparian restoration cially the mothers with pups that • Spring and wetland projects are lactating or in reproductive Online Event Calendar wnmu.edu/culture “The stock tank rehabilita- condition; they have to drink Purchase Tickets Online or Call: tion efforts are designed to cap- 20 to 30 percent of their body ture water and sediment runoff weight in water per night.” Cultural Affairs 575-538-6469 more ef ciently and to provide The projects have served as Limited seating. 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Susie Ouderkirk made it into the practice line on the grid with her team mates in the Las Cruces Coyotes. (Courtesy Photo) FOOTBALL FOLLIES ï SUSIE OUDERKIRK Getting Benched

Desert Exposure writer Susie Coach Jacob (Chris Pratt) and decided I was de nitely not me. I asked my dad, who is my most revered and desired role.) Ouderkirk recently got the op- would jog over and ask, “What’s in the top echelon of athletes. rst and most inuential coach, Sheer bliss! portunity to do something she’s up?” and Coach Billy would tip But standing on the sidelines to critique my form. I asked And now, decades later, longed for all her life: play foot- his chin in my direction. Coach trying to learn by watching was him to help me “pitch” the ball, Coach Avalos calls me up to ball. She made the Las Cruces Jacob would see me and say, deating. which is just a little push about work out with the quarter- Coyotes full-contact women’s “Look at that … I think we just Then it dawned on me that this chest high out to the side. We backs. The joy was visceral, football team. This is the con- found one of our quarterbacks.” experience was an exercise in laughed and tossed the ball and complete with butteries; it was tinuing story of her journey Then they would all give each patience and strength. It’s times worked on my form. all I could do to stay nonchalant into the sport. other high- ves, day dreaming like these that reveal your true “Quicker,” my dad said. “You (“frosty”) like a football player about the touchdowns I’d throw nature. Was I going to feel sorry need to be much quicker in the would. ’d survived the rst three during the season. for myself and second-guess my three-step drop.” I had to bite Coach Avalos introduced a practices with the Las I’ll just get it out there: what choices over the last two weeks? my tongue to keep from saying, young man named Aaron, who ICruces Coyotes women’s I do best right now is throw the Was I going to mope and mutter “Dad. I’m 50 years old. This is as is the starting Quarterback for full-contact football team, and ball. I’m not explosive enough to under my breath? quick as it gets.” But I didn’t be- the Oñate Football Team this was limping through a week of take the ball and sprint like a run- Hell no. I’m a Coyote and this cause I knew that he was right, fall. He was at practice to be a resting two strained quadriceps ning back. I’m not fast enough to is part of being on a team and and that what I was trying to second set of eyes and to assist muscles. It was Sunday evening run a 10- or 15-yard route, get in playing a sport. Truth be told, if accomplish with the Coyotes Coach. and I just wanted to smell the front of the defender and make a I was the coach, I wouldn’t use required me to stop being a I gave it my all; Coach watched, grass, move around and throw catch like a receiver. I’m not big me in the lineup either. I need- 50-year-old woman, and become critiqued, made suggestions, the football with these wom- and strong enough to keep the ed to be stronger, tter, faster, a football player. commended, and said, “You need en who were quickly becoming defense away from the quarter- quicker and tougher mentally. “You need to do that move- to be much quicker in the three- friends. back. All do-able. ment a thousand times until it step drop. You need to do that Over a week and a half, I’d So I’m thinking I could be a So I’ll take my dad, Carl’s becomes automatic. Then you’ll movement a thousand times until discovered that I was no lon- quarterback. Not THE quarter- advice: “Be a good teammate. be able to speed it up or slow it it becomes automatic. Right now ger fast and agile. I fell down back: the team needs someone Catch the ball — every time. down,” he said. “Right now you you need to learn the motor skills twice during the last practice, oozing with raw ability and Work harder. Get there early. need to learn the motor skills so so you can get faster.” Where had and couldn’t jump up quickly or young muscles, but maybe the Stay late. Do your job.” you can get faster.” I heard that before? sprint. The mind was willing but backup quarterback. I don’t I even asked my managing Aaron called me over and the esh was weak. want to be the center of atten- editor, Brook, a former football gave me some pointers. I won- One thing I could do, howev- tion, and I don’t love the idea Put me in, coach player himself (tackle, guard, dered if he knew I could be his er, was throw a football. And not of being a human target for I spent the last practice watch- defensive end) to demonstrate grandmother. He was thought- like a girl. every player on the other side ing my teammates work out in a his version of the pitch. Even ful, respectful and genuine. The I have big hands for a wom- of the line of scrimmage. But simple scrimmage. I didn’t get to though it’s been a couple of de- budding Quarterback in me an. My friends tease me about here’s what I know. I can take a play, so I watched and spent the cades since he dominated the wished him a good season; the my “man hands.” I wear a size snap, drop back three steps, and evening memorizing the plays gridiron, his icking of the imag- mom in me wished that he not nine ring and extra-large ladies’ throw accurately. I can take a hit and terminology the coaches inary football was smooth, prac- get hurt. gloves. and get back up. used. I helped a couple of the ticed and exactly how Coach Practice lled me with hope. My rst coach, my dad Carl, And, because of the quality women remember their routes, Avalos wanted it to be. I’ll be the older, wiser Quarter- who devoted hours and hours of my Coyotes coaches, I know and reminded a couple more to At the next practice after war- back. I’ll come into the game to teaching me the game, made I can learn the technicalities of change positions and move to mups, coach Jamar called out in a pinch and keep our team sure I knew how to hold a foot- the game: the plays, the options, the other side of the eld. ten of my teammates to go work ahead. I may not throw a bunch ball and how to throw a spiral. reading the defense, seeing the On a whim, I walked up to on the defensive side of the ball. of touchdowns, but I won’t get “A spiral is easier to catch,” he eld. I just need a chance to Coach Avalos and whispered, Coach Avalos called out, “Quar- intercepted. I was not the fast- told me. Amen. keep throwing the ball. “Hey coach. I can throw the ball. terbacks come with me.” He est, quickest or most nimble So at practice, I threw those That’s when I found myself Let me throw the ball.” He didn’t turned, looked me right in the passer, but Coach gave me a spirals as if my life depended on benched. At the Sunday night even pause, and said, “We’re not eye, and said, “Susie. Let’s go.” chance and I took it. Thanks, it, and I came up with an imagi- practice, the coaches picked doing that right now.” Can I revert back to May 12, Coach. nary scenario: every time I threw eight offensive players and eight What did that mean? Maybe 1978, when my mom and dad the ball, the coaches were watch- defensive players and lined ev- I should have kept my mouth let me know that the pony we Susie ing, impressed. Coach Jamar (in eryone up in the correct forma- shut; had I overstepped my looked at over the weekend Ouderkirk is a a movie, this would be Denzel tions. I was not one of the 16. bounds? All I know is that I said was now MY pony, Hot Coco? horse trainer Washington) would lean over to As I glanced at the other ladies what was on my mind, and noth- Or to the June morning in 1984 and mom Coach Billy (Antonio Banderas) standing on the sidelines with ing ventured, nothing gained. when I checked the cast list for who dabbles and say, “Hey. That Ouderkirk me, I got a rock of disappoint- For the remainder of practice, the Bloomington-Normal Parks in theater can throw. Check it out.” And ment in my gut. I participated as best I could and & Recreation Department’s and football. Coach Billy would watch, nod- At the previous practice, I had left feeling con dent and deter- Summer Theater production She’s a proud graduate of the ding knowingly. “She’s been well mentally compared and con- mined to improve my abilities. of “Gypsy” and saw my name New Mexico State University coached,” he’d say. “And I see a trasted my skills and abilities At home over the next few in the role of Louise? (Louise English Department and is real spark of talent in her. She’s against those of the other two days, I asked my husband to is the awkward duckling who hopelessly devoted to her a good catch.” dozen women I was playing with throw the football around with becomes Gypsy Rose Lee—my husband, Mike. DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2016 • 55

LIVING ON WHEELS • SHEILA SOWDER Single RVers Are they really that odd?

efore I became one, I as- ing takes extraordinary courage. sumed that all fulltime However, she also recommends BRVers were couples. Af- an extended trial run, moving ter I joined their ranks, I real- around and then staying in one ized there actually were single place for at least a month. The RVers, but thought they were all main advantage of solo RVing socially inept oddballs. for her? You can be totally ex- And, honestly, the rst few I ible, and the solo nomadic life ran into did match that stereo- supports her intuitively creative type. The guy in Death Valley lifestyle. The disadvantage: that who covered all his windows repair thing again. with aluminum foil so “the Well! Judging by my inter- guv’mnt can’t spy on me.” The views, the oddball single RVer woman in Kentucky whose RV- seems to be rare. But certain based business was working characteristics are prevalent in a phone sex chat line and who these solo travelers: self-con- professed to be eeing from a dence, organizational skills, Lebanese hit man. The man in adaptability, good social in- Texas who attached all his old stincts, and above all, that ad- sewer hoses to the new one un- venturous spirit. til it grew to hundreds of feet If you’re considering setting long. off on this life journey, here are Eventually, though, I encoun- some organizations speci cal- tered enough single RVers to Greg’s home goes with him wherever he roams. (Courtesy Photo) ly for single RVers that might make me suspect that this 16 prove helpful and also enjoy- percent of the total RVing pop- ate his art, so eventually he may ally needs — just like a house.” and when to go; the downside able since they not only offer ulation might be, for the most move back into a house. I talked to single RVer Jeff, is having no one to share all excellent advice but also social part, composed of well-adjust- My next interview was with thinking — hoping — he’d turn the chores and responsibili- opportunities. ed individuals who were simply Phyllis, who retired from com- out to be one of those odd- ties — and the driving — with. Wandering Individuals Net- searching for new experiences. munity college administration balls because the top of his rig He heartily advises would-be work (WIN); Loners on Wheels; But I wondered — what moti- and has lived in a fth wheel sprouts several suspiciously single RVers to try out the life- RVing Women; and Escapees vates a single individual to give with her dog Missy for over large antennae. But no such style rst, preferably for several Solos. up his/her home and social net- eight years. She had never RVed luck. Turned out he’s a ham months, before committing to it One interesting fact about work, and embrace the gypsy before buying her rig. radio operator who also likes permanently. Loners on Wheels: their rules lifestyle of fulltime RVing? So I “I got many books about cooking and studying the night- Cassandra now spends the state that “members of the op- set out to discover what makes how to work the systems, and time sky through his large tele- cooler months in Silver City, posite gender, not blood related, our present-day solo RVers tick, I found it a fun challenge,” she scope. He spent his entire career then stores her fth wheel and must not occupy the same unit.” what got them on the road in the said. “Although there are many — 35 years — as an electrical spends summers traveling and Whereas Wandering Individuals rst place and what keeps them differences between the book engineer for General Motors camping out of her SUV. But Network states that in order to going year after year. learning and the doing.” and started RVing in a 19-foot before she retired from the pub- join, you must be “able to be in I ran into Greg, a six-year Her rst trip was from Arizo- travel trailer while still working. lishing industry, she experiment- a group where some are paired.” veteran RVer, at Silver City’s na to the Northeast. Five years before retirement he ed by traveling for three months Draw your own conclusion. And Farmers Market. A geologist “I loved the feeling of free- decided on full-timing. After re- in a 22-foot Toyota motor home, if you’re looking for an RVing ro- by profession, Greg had retired dom, of being competent,” she searching, attending many RV which she found to be very prac- mance, check out rvdating.com. at age 59 and hit the road. His said. “And other RVers were shows, and with two years to tical and maneuverable. How- initial goal was to visit all the very helpful, sometimes even go, he started downsizing. He ever, it was too small to live in Sheila and National Parks, but now spends when I didn’t want help. Being bought his fth wheel a year be- fulltime and also accommodate husband his summers teaching y shing totally exible was great — one fore retirement, and was ready her work as an astrologer, so Jimmy Sowder in Colorado and winters in Ari- time I looked at the map and to go when the big day came. she bought a larger trailer. Un- have lived at zona. This winter he’ll be lead- saw Thermopolis and changed Jeff moved around a lot fortunately, she didn’t have the Rose Valley ing y- shing groups to Mexico my route completely. It’s de - throughout the southwest strength needed to unhitch it, RV Ranch in from Arizona. nitely adventure, but then wher- during his rst year; now he re- and at each RV park needed to Silver City “Why RVing?” I asked him. ever I stop, it’s home.” sides in New Mexico in the sum- rely on good Samaritans, which for four years following four “What’s better than travel- The negative for her? Expen- mer and in Arizona and Texas limited her self-reliance. years of wandering the US ing?” he answered. sive repairs. the rest of the time. He feels the She is surprised when people from Maine to California. The negative of solo RVing, “The books didn’t mention main bene t of traveling alone marvel at how brave she is be- She can be contacted at according to Greg? He can’t cre- how much repair an RV eventu- is being able to decide where cause she doesn’t feel single RV- [email protected].

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