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Contents Publisher & Editor David A. Fryxell (575) 538-4374 • [email protected] 6 Editor’s Notebook • Hungry for Help 31 Body, Mind & Spirit • Eat Well for Energy As the lines of hungry people in New Mexico get longer, No need to suffer with winter blahs when solutions Creative Director & Congress considers further cuts. By David A. Fryxell are as close as your fridge and pantry. By Tabitha Alterman Silver City Advertising Sales Lisa D. Fryxell 8 Desert Diary 32 Body, Mind & Spirit • Ancient Healthcare (575) 538-4374 • [email protected] Speeders, preachers, ex-Marines and other reader tales. How the movements and sounds of Qi Gong can help unlock a healthier lifestyle. By Glenn Henderson Advertising Sales 10 Tumbleweeds Silver City: Steve Pearce tells all, a pack of reader critter photos, and the 34 Body, Mind & Spirit • Weekly Events Ilene Wignall Top 10. Grant County support groups, classes and more. (575) 313-0002, [email protected] Las Cruces/Mesilla: 12 Arts Exposure • Sight Hound 35 The Starry Dome • Taurus, the Bull Kristi Dunn Deming photographer Daniel Gauss hunts for memorable im- What to watch in the skies this month. By Bert Stevens (575) 956-7552, [email protected] ages. By Marjorie Lilly Deming: 36 Red or Green? • Dining Guide Marjorie Lilly 14 Arts Exposure • Arts Scene Restaurant guide for Southwest New Mexico. (575) 494-5095, [email protected] Latest area art happenings. 37 Red or Green? • Table Talk Web Designer 16 Ramblin’ Outdoors • Just the Facts Restaurant news. David Cortner A New Year’s celebration of info-bits. By Larry Lightner 39 40 Days & 40 Nights Events & Social Media Complete area events guide for January and early February. Courtney F. Graziano 17 Talking Horses • One-Rein Magic An “ah-ha!” moment in the saddle. By Scott Thomson 40 The To-Do List Columnists Don’t-miss events this month. Linda Ferrara, Henry Lightcap, Larry Lightner, 18 Looking Backwards •Great Expectorations Marjorie Lilly, Vivian Savitt, Bert Stevens, With its sanatoriums, Silver City was ground zero in the early- 43 Continental Divide • Selfie Control Scott Thomson 1900s war on public spitting.. By Twana Sparks Our photos, ourselves. By David A. Fryxell P.O. Box 191 20 South of the Border • Looking Up in Ascension Silver City, NM 88062 Three years after angry citizens resorted to lynching, the About the cover: Photograph by Deming photographer Daniel (575) 538-4374 Mexican town of Ascension is quieter but still troubled. Gauss. Read about him and see more of his photos in this www.desertexposure.com By Marjorie Lilly month’s Arts Exposure section, page 12. 23 100 Hikes • Hiking Herpetologist Tagging along to Little Bear Canyon, near the Middle Fork of the Gila River. By Linda Ferrara Desert Exposure is published monthly and distrib- Below: Photo by this issue’s cover artist, Daniel Gauss. uted free of charge at establishments throughout 24 Southwest Adventures • Southwestern New Mexico. Vol. XVIII, number 1, Below Cooke’s Peak January 2014. Mail subscriptions are $19 for 6 is- Exploring the history and prehistory sues, $37 for 12 issues. Single copies by mail $4. All of the rough country in the shadow contents copyright © 2014 Continental Divide Pub- of this southwest New Mexico lishing LLC. All rights reserved. No portion of this landmark. publication may be reproduced without written per- By Jay W. Sharp mission. All rights to material by outside contribu- tors revert to the author. Views expressed in articles, 27 Borderlines • Double advertisements, graphics and/or photos appearing in Resource of Life Desert Exposure do not necessarily reflect the views Marigolds and memories in Mexico. of the editors or advertisers. By Marjorie Lilly Desert Exposure is not responsible for unsolic- ited submissions of articles or artwork. Submissions 28 Henry Lightcap’s Journal • by mail must include a self-addressed stamped Enchanted Follies envelope for reply or return. It will be assumed Lightcap’s annual roundup of news- that all submissions, including e-mail letters, are worthy New Mexico. intended for publication. All submissions, including By Henry Lightcap letters to the editor, may be edited for length, style and content. 29 Body, Mind & Spirit • Yoga: A Path to Well-Being The physical aspect of yoga is only part of the 3,000-4,000-year-old story. By Matthew Sommerville Columbus Animal Rescue Rescued, Abandoned and Abused Animals need loving homes. All are spayed or neutered and have current vaccinations. Robbie is an 11 Semi-Annual month old Pit mix. Weight 40 lbs. He’s very gentle, calm and Floor Model Sale! loving. He is smart, listens well and learns Up to 40% OFF MSRP! quickly. 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Editor’s Notebook • David A. Fryxell SECOND Hungry for Help CHANCE As the lines of hungry people in New Mexico get longer, RESALE STORE Congress considers further cuts. ur dysfunctional Congress still has not act- resents 194,000 meals lost,” Edwards says. 102 Hurley Ave in Bayard ed on the long-delayed Farm Bill, largely At the Silver City Gospel Mission, manager Randy because of the debate between bad and Salars says the number of people served daily in the OPEN Wed-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4 & Sun 11-5 Oworse in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition As- soup kitchen for lunch has gone from 35 or 40 when sistance Program (SNAP), better known as food he took over in 2011 to 120 people today. We have everything from stamps. House Republicans have been calling for Further cutting the food stamp program, which Furniture to Knick-Knacks, $39 billion in cuts to food stamps over the next 10 has been ranked as one of the most effective ways years. Senate Democrats countered with $4 billion to help fight poverty, makes as little economic sense Clothing & Accessories, Jewelry, in cuts. Both plans would tighten eligibility rules by as it does ethical sense. According to Edwards, stud- Beauty Items,Children's Items, setting a minimum for “heat and eat” payments by ies show that every dollar the government spends on states, through which heating-assistance payments food stamps returns $1.83 in economic benefits to & So Much More!!! to needy households also qualify those families for the community. higher SNAP benefits. We have lots of new items!!! The House plan, according to the Congressional ven as people like Edwards and Salars worry Budget Office, would kick 3.8 million low-income in- about the day-to-day struggle of feeding New dividuals off food stamps in the first year, with 2.8 Mexicans, a group called Food Policy Action million more losing SNAP benefits E has sought to spotlight the larger in succeeding years. issues of encouraging healthy The food-stamp program has Contact us! diets, reducing hunger, improv- already lost funding from the fed- PO Box 191 ing food access and affordability, WANTED eral stimulus effort, which ran out Silver City, NM 88062 and supporting sustainable agri- BUYER FOR GRAND JEWEL Nov.1; that amounted to the larg- telephone (575) 538-4374 culture. Last month, Food Policy Built in 1881 and restored in est total cut in SNAP appropria- email: Action released its ratings of Con- 2006, this commercial building tions since Congress first passed [email protected] gress members nationwide. Sadly, is the hub of Historic Down- the Food Stamp Act in 1964. But [email protected] you won’t be surprised by the re- town. Little Toad Creek Brewery it’s not the only hunger-fighting [email protected] sults. and Distillery leases the main program to suffer, thanks to se- On the bright side, New Mexico floor and studios are rented on questration: Meals on Wheels cuts Sen. Tom Udall scored a perfect the 2nd. Great income opportu- will mean up to 18 million fewer meals for seniors. 100%, while Sen. Martin Heinrich scored 83%. North- nity! MLS#30682. $595,000 The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program ern New Mexico Rep. Ben Lujan Jr. also scored 100% "Your personal connection to Southwest New Mexico" has seen its funding slashed by $500 million. and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham got an 85%. But our Cissy McAndrew own Second District Rep. Steve Pearce scored 15%, Associate, EcoBroker® 2012 Realtor of the Year ut those are just numbers. In places with high below even his 29% score for the 112th Congress. (To & GREEN Realtor 414 N. Bullard levels of poverty like Grant County, the human learn more, see www.foodpolicyaction.org.) (c) 575-538-1337 Silver City, NM 88061 (o) 800-827-9198 impact of hunger and the loss of food assis- In June, Pearce voted against a measure that Btance can be seen every day in the lines at food banks would have restored $20.5 billion in cuts to SNAP in- [email protected] • www.SilverCityTour.com and soup kitchens. The recession’s stimulus dollars cluded in the House Farm Bill. He also voted for an may have run out, but for many people here the re- amendment that would have eliminated the Farmers cession’s effects linger. Market and Local Food Promotion Program, which “For most of middle America, the recession is provides support for farmers’ markets, community- not over,” says Alicia Edwards, director of The Vol- supported agriculture, and other local agriculture unteer Center, which provides programs including a business models. food pantry and Silver City’s new Commons Center Eagle Mail Services for Food Security and Sustainability (“Uncommon erhaps understandably, local hunger activists A MAIL & PARCEL CENTER Dreams,” November 2013). “Initially, there was a aren’t waiting for a light bulb to go on in Wash- whole wave who needed assistance. But what The ington, DC. “We need an ongoing community SILVER CITY’S UPS & FEDEX OUTLET Volunteer Center is seeing now are people who had Pconversation about food—growing it, how many are FOR DROPPING OFF, RECIEVING OR SENDING PACKAGES SECURELY resources, maybe an extended family who could struggling—and economic development,” says Ed- Open 9 - 5 Mon - Fri Lynne Schultz, Owner help, but who have now reached the end of those re- wards. “Too many conversations about economic de- 2311 Ranch Club Road sources. The longer this drags on, the more who are velopment are happening in the same echo chamber, Ph (575) 388-1967 Silver City, NM 88061 at risk.” the same things over and over. There are a million Fax (575) 388-1623 eaglemailservices.com Serving Clients Since 1991 [email protected] The number of people being served by the cen- good ideas out there, but they are not at the table.” ter’s Grant County Community Food Pantry, Ed- There’s no time to waste, she adds. Given the wards says, has doubled in the last six months. Yet depth of the hunger problem and the magnitude of over the past three years, because of funding cuts, funding cuts, Edwards says, “I don’t think anybody the average commodity box for needy individuals has any idea what’s coming. I don’t think we’re pre- has dropped from 50 pounds to 30 pounds. “That rep- pared.” k

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The of- “Earl continues slowly sipping his beer, then start.’” ficer says, ‘I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.’ thoughtfully says, ‘You better think it over, Mel. “The driver says, ‘Gee, officer, I had it on cruise Women like that are hard to find.’” apital pun-ishment… New correspondent control at 60; perhaps your radar gun needs calibrat- MikeB chimes in with another view from the ing.’ he great reward… Then there’s this from pews: “Not looking up from her knitting. the wife says, GeraldH: C“There was a Scottish painter named Smokey ‘Now don’t be silly, dear—you know that this car “Morris Schwartz is on his deathbed, knows MacGregor who was very interested in making a doesn’t have cruise control.’ Tthe end is near, and is with his nurse, his wife, his penny where he could, so he often thinned down his “As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver daughter and two sons. ‘So,’ he says to them, ‘Bernie, paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, looks over at his wife and growls, ‘Can’t you please I want you to take the Beverly Hills houses. Sybil, he got away with this for some time, but eventual- keep your mouth shut for once?!!’ take the apartments over in Los Angeles Plaza. Hy- ly the local church decided to do a big restoration “The wife smiles demurely and says, ‘Well, dear, mie, I want you to take the offices over in City Center. job on the outside of one of their biggest buildings. you should be thankful your radar detector went off Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential Smokey put in a bid and, because his price was so when it did or your speed would have been higher.’ buildings downtown.’ low, he got the job. So he set about erecting the scaf- “As the officer makes out the second ticket for “The nurse is just blown away by all this, and as folding and setting up the planks, and buying the the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his Morris slips away, she says, ‘Mrs. Schwartz, your hus- paint and yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down wife and says through clenched teeth, ‘Woman, can’t band must have been such a hard-working man to with turpentine. you keep your mouth shut?’ have accumulated all this property.’ “Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting “The officer frowns and says, ‘And I notice that “The new widow replies, ‘Property? The schmuck away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there you’re not wearing your seat belt, sir. That’s an auto- has a paper route!’” was a horrendous clap of thunder, the sky opened matic $75 fine.’ and the rain poured down, washing the thinned paint “The driver says, ‘Yeah, well, you see, officer, I had omparative religion… This little theology from all over the church and knocking Smokey clear it on, but I took it off when you pulled me over so that lesson came our way courtesy of Beadlady: off the scaffold to land on the lawn among the grave- I could get my license out of my back pocket.’ “A Catholic priest, a Baptist preacher and stones, surrounded by telltale puddles of the thinned “The wife says, ‘Now, dear, you know very well Ca rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of and useless paint. Smokey was no fool. He knew this that you didn’t have your seat belt on. You never Western New Mexico University. They would get was a judgment from the Almighty, so he got down wear your seat belt when you’re driving.’ together two or three times a week for coffee and on his knees and cried: ‘Oh God, oh God, forgive me! “And as the police officer is writing out the third to talk shop. What should I do?’ ticket, the driv- “One day, someone made the comment that preach- “And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke: ‘Re- er turns to his ing to people isn’t really all that hard; a real challenge paint! Repaint! And thin no more!’” wife and barks, would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, ‘WILL YOU and they decided to do an experiment. They would all Join MikeB in our pages, with or without PLEASE SHUT go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and at- the puns! Send your jokes and yarns to diary@ UP?’ tempt to convert it to their religion. desertexposure.com. “The officer “Seven days later, they all came together to dis- looks over at cuss their experiences. Father Flannery, who had ock and load… Share this one from Old the woman and his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various Grumps with your favorite NRA member: asks, ‘Does your bandages on his body and limbs, went first. ‘Well,’ he “This morning I lucked out and was able to husband always said, ‘I went into the woods to find me a bear. And Lbuy two boxes of ammo, because I just knew it was talk to you this when I found him, I began to read to him from the getting scarce! I placed the boxes on the front seat way, ma’am?’ Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with and headed back home. I stopped at a gas station, “She replies, me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed where a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in a short skirt ‘Only when he’s my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother was filling up her car at the next pump. Postcards from the edge… We ring in the New Year been drinking.’” of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is “She glanced at the two boxes of ammo, bent with still more photos submitted by traveling read- coming out next week to give him first communion over and leaned in my passenger window, and said ers, showing themselves holding a copy of Desert On the flip and confirmation.’ in a sexy voice, ‘I’m a big believer in barter, old fella. Exposure. First up are Lorna and George Ruebel- side, in a way, “Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a Would you be interested in trading sex for ammo?’ mann from Silver City, “introducing the biggest here’s this man- wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and “I thought for a few seconds and asked, ‘What little paper in the southwest to Omaha North High ly tale from had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone orato- kind of ammo ya got?’” School partiers, all celebrating our 70th birthdays at GeeRichard: ry, he exclaimed, ‘WELL, brothers, you KNOW that the Omaha Nebraska German Club. The birthday “Two men we Baptists don’t sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND nnals of education… Salute this tale from bash was for over 450 classmates who graduated are out ice fish- me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from the Silver City Greek: from North in 1961, who go back together as far ing at their fa- God’s HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing “A former sergeant in the Marine Corps as kindergarten at Miller Park Grade School. Our vorite fishing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began tookA a new job as a high school teacher. Just before old high school class doesn’t look 70, but the classes hole, just fish- to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another the school year started, he injured his back. He was ahead and behind do!” ing quietly and and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So required to wear a plaster cast around the upper part

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away. Then he handed the wrin- kled remains of the rind to the little fellow. But the crowd’s laugh- Ring in the New Year at ter turned to total silence as the man clenched his little fist around the lemon—and six drops fell into the glass. “As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1,000, and asked the little man, ‘What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a Come in and shop for your chance to win weight-lifter, or what?’ “The little fellow quietly re- 1 of 3 Beautiful Gift Baskets plied, ‘I work for the IRS.’” valued at over $300. Throughout January, you will be entered into our ondering the impondera- drawing for every $25 you spend. bles… Some philosophical advice from CharlesC for The more you spend— Preducing the stress in your life: the more chances you have to win! Postcards from the edge… Our next “on the road” photo comes from “Accept the fact that some days Donna Mason of Silver City, who writes: “My husband and I recently you’re the pigeon, and some days 3 Lucky Winners to be announced on Saturday, Feb. 1. went to Vermont. We stayed in Montpelier, the state capital. We you’re the statue. (Need not be present to win) ventured to many places while there: the Rock of Ages granite quarry, “Always keep your words soft Lake Champlain, Burlington, a national wildlife reserve, and a and sweet, just in case you have 704 N. Bullard, Silver City 575-956-8701 maple syrup farm. We learned how they collect the sap, boil it down to eat them. and grade the syrups. We also enjoyed our first maple creamees “Always read stuff that will (soft-serve ice cream to us desert folks). I also left a copy of Desert make you look good if you die in Exposure at our B&B for others to enjoy. The owners are planning a the middle of it. trip out this way!” “Drive carefully. It’s not only Whether you’re going to Nebraska, New England or Nepal, snap cars that can be recalled by their a picture of yourself holding a copy of your favorite publication (ahem, Maker. that would be Desert Exposure) and send it to PO Box 191, Silver City, “If you can’t be kind, at least Blackwell’s NM 88062, or [email protected]. have the decency to be vague. “If you lend someone $20 and Antiques & Gifts never see that person again, it was of his body, but fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt probably worth it. Start the new year right! and wasn’t noticeable. “It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply “On the first day of class, he found himself as- to serve as a warning to others. signed to the toughest students in the school. The “Never buy a car you can’t push. off smart-aleck punks, having already heard the new “Never put both feet in your mouth at the same 20% teacher was a former Marine, were leery of him and time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on. selected he knew they would be testing his discipline in the “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up classroom. and dance. items “Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, “Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the the new teacher opened the window wide and sat bird, sleep late. down at his desk. When a strong breeze made his tie “The second mouse gets the cheese. flap, he picked up a stapler and stapled the tie to his “When everything’s coming your way, you’re in chest. Dead silence. the wrong lane. “The rest of the year went very smoothly.” “Birthdays are good for you. 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aniel Gauss, this issue’s 119 Cow Trail cover photographer, first Arenas Valley got interested in birds Dwhen his elementary-school principal started up a junior Audubon Society in Ann Arbor, Mich., when Open Mondays he was in fifth or sixth grade. noon to 3 p.m. Now in semi-retirement, Gauss or has been taking pictures all over Deming of birds and a lot of other by appointment things. He won a prize in Socor- ro in 2005 at the Festival of the Cranes. “I won first in Judges’ victoriachick.com Choice in the advanced category,” 760-533-1897 he says. “I’ve got images of 55 species of birds,” Gauss adds. “I could do a book on just what I’ve shot from my porch.” He could also produce a coffee- table book “of dogs chasing jack- Mogollon, acrylic, 76" x 51" rabbits,” he says. He has a passion for cars, too, and portraits of them from all angles fill dozens of frames on his “Shot on Site” website (www.facebook.com/shotonsite). With his Nikon digital SLR cameras he shoots countless images of the southwestern New Mexico landscapes, especially the rugged Florida Mountains that are right near the house he shares with his wife, Margaret Fairman. The Floridas offer daily inspiration with their constantly shifting light movements and patterns Landscape of clouds, and Gauss may be the (1994) first person to have so consistently recorded these All photos by Harry Benjamin changes. He revels in the silence that swallows Daniel Gauss, Available at copright Shot on Site Photog- Ursa Minor, the raphy. little blue box of eccentricities.

Ursa Minor the little blue box of eccentricities 303 N. Texas St. 575 534 8671 Silver City, NM him up where he lives, and clambers up the mountain sides to get rare images of rock formations and Painting what you weather events. Consciously or not, he’s helping develop an art of see... not what and for Deming, with his replications of the craggy you think you see. mountains, lean flatlands, and birds in sunny mes- quites. A personal journey through landscape auss just took one course in photography in and imagination. college, and later in life he spent some years selling cameras. With an innate artistic sense, Ghe’s been snapping pictures wherever he looks since Starting in January, Paul will be teaching two classes. they moved to Deming. Check out his website at www.paulhotvedt.com Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2-4 pm. 10 week session of still-life painting. $200. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 23, 2-4 pm. 10 week session of life drawing/painting. $200 and $60 model fee. To register….call 575-388-5725 or stop in We carry the finest in art supplies as well as art for the discriminating collector 315 N. Bullard LEYBA & INGALLS Silver City, NM (575) 388-5725 ARTS

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Stained Glass ❦ Antique Furntiure Glassware ❦ Jewelry Metalwork by Jimmy Head Prints & Original Art by Narrie Toole He started taking pictures seriously in 1994, when he began doing Pie and Coffee shots of dogs at field events for sight hound breeds. He’d shoot photos New items every week on Saturday and sell them on Sunday. “I shot for my own pleasure,” he 40 Cedar Lane, Upper Mimbres says. “I took pictures all over the country.” Hwy 35 just north of mile marker 14 on the way to Lake Roberts Sight hounds are dogs that hunt by sight and not by smell, such 575-536-3234 • F-Sat 9-5 Sun 1-5 or by appt. as greyhounds, Afghan hounds and Scottish deer hounds. Gauss and Fairman own five sight hounds, including a Spanish greyhound and “a couple of mixes.” He and Margaret are now selling cards of his images at Readers’ Cove, their bookstore in Deming. (575) 544-2512. k FRAME & ART CENTER LLC Marjorie Lilly writes the Borderlines column. Where Creativity, People and Materials Meet CUSTOM FRAMING ART SUPPLIES 1100 S. Main, Ste. 108 (at Idaho) • Las Cruces, NM 88005 www.frameandart.com • Ph/Fax (575)526-2808

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at the crossroads of Yankie & Yankie/Texas Texas Streets in Historic Downtown ART DISTRICT Spiritual arts and gifts from around the world Silver City We will be closed the week of Jan. 12, and reopen on Jan. 23rd. Otherwise, our winter hrs. will be Thurs, Fri. and Sat. from 10-4 Thanks to all our customers, and warm wishes to all in the New Year. 505 N. Bullard • Silver City, NM Open Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10-4. 575-535-2624 Vibrations Gallery Lois Duffy Art Copper Quail Gallery Seedboat Gallery 108 W. Yankie 211C N. Texas 211A N. Texas 214 W. Yankie 654-4384 313-9631 388-2646 534-1136 Wed–Sat 11am-5pm or by appt.

Vicki’s Eatery Molly Ramolla Yankie Street 315 N. Texas Artesanos Gallery Gallery & Framing Artists 388-5430 211B N. Texas 303 & 307 N. Texas 103 W. Yankie Breakfast M-Sat 7-10:30 538-5538 or 654-0334 519-0615 • Sun 8-2 • Lunch M-Sat 11-3 519-0804 www.ramollaart.com ©DE 14 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com Spend Saturday Arts Exposure in Silver City Arts Scene The latest area art happenings.

Studio open Silver City/Grant County owntown Silver City’s Art & Conversation to the public will be closing, with companion store Yada Yada Yarn moving across Bullard Street next Saturdays Dto Alotta Gelato. The gallery will have an inventory from reduction sale this month, with metal sculptures by Janey Katz and pottery by Suzi Calhoun, plus Brian 10 to 4 pm Andreas Storypeople prints, cards, sculptures and or by calling books. 614 N. Bullard, 388-3350, www.artandconver- sation.com. (575) 313-9631. The Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collec- tive will sponsor a “Folded Flower Class” on origami flower-making on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2-4 p.m. at the 211-C N Texas St., Silver City Common Thread. Basic hand-sewing skills are required; cost is $5. 107 W. Broadway, 538-5733. www.loisduffy.com Paul Hotvedt will teach two 10-week courses at Leyba & Ingalls Arts: still-life painting beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21 ($200), and life drawing/painting, beginning Thursday, Jan. 23 ($200 plus $60 model fee). Las Colcheras Quilt Guild will exhibit works on the 315 N. Bullard, 388-5725, www.leybaingallsarts.com, theme of “A Color Runs Through It.” www.paulhotvedt.com. Copper Quail Gallery is now also featuring be on display through April 6, with a reception Jan. paintings and crafts by Mariah Walker. 211A N. Tex- 16, 6-8 p.m. 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces. as, 388-2646. 522-4100, www.frhm.org. Selected works from the Harry Benjamin Collec- tion Part II will be exhibited Jan. 24-Feb. 21 at the he Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery will fea- WNMU McCray Gallery, with a reception Jan. 24 ture two local artists for the month of January, from 5-8 p.m. That will be followed by an auction on Meredith Loring and Bob Zolto. Loring com- Saturday, Feb. 22, from 1-5 p.m. at the WNMU Global Tbines her life-long love of fabric and needle crafts Resource Center Auditorium. 538-6517. with her artistic vision of developing objects and materials to be reborn into new forms. She is an accom- Las Cruces/Mesilla plished theatre costume designer and fabricator for new exhibit that stitches family history to- the No Strings Theatre Company. Zolto’s transforma- gether through art is now tion of his subject matter into eye- showing in the Arts Corri- catching photography has won dorA at the New Mexico Farm & him national recognition. 2470-A Ranch Heritage Museum. The Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933. exhibit, “Heart of the Home: The This month the Mesquite Art of Patricia Burnett,” features Art Gallery will feature “It’s a 26 pieces of art—mostly acrylic Man’s World,” with art by male paintings and also some mixed artists that owner Mel Stone has The Common Thread media—that are based on quilt acquired “because I like it (of patterns from the artist’s family. course, it is also for sale).” Works A fiber arts gallery—where art meets craft Artist Patricia Burnett of Las Cru- range from photographs to oils to ces says the art and accompany- woodcut prints. 340 N. Mesquite ing words are a “kind of social his- St., 640-3502. tory of a pioneer family.” At the Branigan Cultural She explains, “Family histories Center, Jan, 10 at 1 p.m., local are often relegated to the attic of artist Karen Feder will discuss our lives. They are abbreviated the history of beads and their use into family trees with only dates in the cultures and countries fea- and places. There is no sense of tured in the exhibit “Adorning the who these people were and how World: The Intersection of Jew- they lived. It is my intent, with this elry and Culture.” Feder will bring show, to offer a glimpse into my “Fillmore Falls” is part of the “It’s examples of many of the beads The Common Thread is a non-pro t, volunteer run family. By sharing stories and pho- a Man’s World” show at Mes- and objects used in her artwork tographs along with my paintings quite Art Gallery. and explore how body adornment gallery, supporting women in southern New Mexico based on traditional quilt patterns, is the primary indication of status I stitch the tale of an American and wealth in a wide range of cul- 107 W. Broadway, Silver City family into the fabric of American history.” tures in different regions of the world. 501 N. Main Burnett dedicated the show to her great-great- St., 541-2154, las-cruces.org/museums. 575-538-5733 |www.fiberartscollective.org grandmother, Esther Umbarger McKinney (1849- 1938), a strong pioneer woman and a quilter. he Las Colcheras Quilt Guild will have two Patricia Hurst Burnett is a sixth-generation Kan- fiber-challenge exhibits this month, both on san who has called Las Cruces her home for the past view at the Bank of the West. In “A Color Runs 20 years. She TThrough It,” 50 New Mexico SAQA artists were chal- holds a BFA in lenged to create an art quilt using any variation of Fine Arts and black, white or gray and any variation of one color. an MPA from Many of the quilts on display will be for sale. “My Wichita State Favorite Things” by members of Las Colcheras Quilt University. She is Guild is a judged contest whose winners will be an- a social historian nounced at the opening reception; the challenge was by education and to create a small quilt relating to the theme using a avocation and is supplied blue batik. Both run Jan. 3-31 with an open- an avid genealo- ing reception Jan. 3 at 5 p.m. 201 N. Church St. gist. Patricia is a Las Colcheras Quilt Guild will then present a judged proud member quilt show, “Under the Sun,” Feb. 15-16 at the Las Cru- of the Daughters ces Convention Center; Saturday hours are 9 a.m.-5 of the Ameri- p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. NQA Certified Judge Di- can Revolution ane Pitchford of Gilbert, Ariz., will judge the show and and the Colonial handmade ribbons and cash awards will be presented. Dames of the The contest is open to all and categories and rules are 17th Century. posted on the guild website, www.lcqg.org. The show will Michelle Watts of Roswell will give classes during DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 15

to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and home- less veterans, is looking for submissions of original fine art. The indoor event will be held at the Mimbres Valley Event Center in Deming next year, Oct.11-12. There will be extensive advertising and $2,400 in Welcomes New Artist cash awards will be given. For more information, call Lyn at 546-4650 or email [email protected] or see www.zhibit.org/brai. k MARIAH

All phone numbers are area code 575 except as WALKER noted. Send gallery news to events@desertexpo- paintings & sure.com. unique crafts Happy New Year! 211A N. Texas • Corner of Texas & Yankie in Silver City • Open Tues-Sun 11-4 • 575-388-2646 “Sunflower,” part of the the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum exhibit, “Heart of the Home: The Art of Patricia Burnett.” the show as well as on Feb. 17. Watts is known for her southwest designs and these will be incorporated in her workshops using PaintStiks, learning Redwork by machine, and invisible machine appliqué. Her workshop descriptions, dates and fees as well as registration forms can be accessed on the guild website. AQS Certified Appraiser Bobbie Aug will be available Photographer Bob Zolto is featured at the Mesilla for quilt appraisals. Appointments can be made for Valley Fine Arts Gallery. Saturday or Sunday by emailing LasColcherasQG@ aol.com. There will also be a Quilt Marketplace with commercial vendors and a guild boutique. 521-0521, This month’s Gallery Guide can be found 639-4327. online at: www.desertexposure.com Luna County he Deming Arts Center’s next exhibit, opening with a reception Jan. 5, 1-3 p.m., features Las Cruces painter Irma Lee. The February Tshow, with an opening reception Feb. 2, 1-3 p.m., will be “The Triumph of Faith,” featuring works by noted Santero artist Joseh Manuel Chavez. 100 S. Gold, 546-3663, [email protected]. The Black Range Fine Art and Plein Air Show,

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Ramblin’ Outdoors • Larry Lightner Just the Facts A New Year’s celebration of info-bits.

Start the New collection of facts I’ve been meaning to share gun-related deaths are down 58%. Year right. for some time now: he best way to protect yourself against a bear, The best times to get out and see wild cougar or wolf attack is to first stand tall and crittersA in January are as follows: first week 10:30 wave your arms and yell at the top of your Please bring us your a.m.-3 p.m.; second week 2-4 p.m.; third week 7:30 Tlungs. If the attack begins, then fight the animal with gently-used items: Building materials, a.m.-noon; fourth week 1:30 p.m.-dusk; fifth week 7 all you’ve got; do not play dead! Furthermore, abso- appliances, furni- a.m.-noon. These are wide generalizations based on lutely do not run away! That triggers an auto-response ture, and household Hannon’s Moon Time Chart. Be advised, though, that to chase and attack by most large predators. Don’t be- goods. We’ll use most critters are scarce right now! lieve me? Try running away from your pet dog! the proceeds to President Obama has signed an executive order The oryx (gemsbok) in New Mexico is one of the build affordable prohibiting the importation of World War II semi- most ecologically fit critters for this area. It eats al- homes here in auto rifles; these are the M-1 Garand and the M-1 most any vegetation except grass, which makes it a Grant County. Carbine. From now on, only government entities and non-competitor for cattle and sheep. It doesn’t need museums may import the rifles. standing water but will get it from what it eats. It has The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has no known predator to kill it. The young have long, Wednesday-Friday 1-4, Saturday 9-1 given the green light to hunting northern wolves in spiral horns soon after birth, and it reproduces every the state. A recent census puts the wolf at an all-time nine months. Some would have us believe that it is high in population in seven counties and there is a exotic to our state, but it is more native than most growing lack of fear of humans in the wild canines, of us humans living here, having been naturally born A Better Chimney worrying a lot of folks. here since the late 1960s. Yet, the game and fish de- In Oregon, the state supreme court also liberal- partment won’t allow it to expand its range, in the Serving Southwest NM and Southeastern Arizona ized the killing of wolves there after a successful face of other declining game animal populations. USED USED PELLET STOVES USED USED USED lawsuit to permit ranchers and The massive die-off of elk in USED USED USED USED USED USED USED farmers to kill wolves eating their northern New Mexico, where livestock. But there is a clause hundreds of bodies were found, USED USED USED USED USED USED USED before they can shoot the beasts: A golden retriever was not due to chronic wasting Call A Better Chimney Today! 534-2657 The landowner must prove that in Minnesota was disease, other diseases, poaching www.abetterchimneynm.com he/she tried every measure pos- or aliens; it was caused by a rare, Stoves • Sales • Service • GB98 Lic. # 033328 sible to use non-lethal means to found to have the deadly, algae bloom found in one 1800 US Hwy 180 E., Silver City • 575-534-2657 ©DE dissuade the wolves. rare malady of having drinking source. Other northern states, such A golden retriever in Minne- as Wisconsin, are having similar eaten nearly two sota was found to have the rare Cassie Carver wolf problems; a record high of pounds of rocks up to malady of having eaten nearly two Silver City, NM 88062 23 domestic dogs have been killed pounds of rocks up to the size of by wolves, causing Wisconsin to the size of two inches! two inches! A veterinarian re- 575-313-0308 institute its first wolf-hunting sea- moved 16 of them from the stom- [email protected] son. Other states such as Idaho ach and the 17th passed naturally. are reporting severely declining elk herds where the You know all of those “Bud” and “Bud Lite” beers wolf is present. some of you so dearly love? They are produced by Here in New Mexico and Arizona it is illegal for Anheuser-Busch brewery, and the company and fam- a person to shoot a wolf for attacking Fido, but as ily are heavy supporters of hunting and the shooting the problem increases across the country, public out- sports, donating millions to the causes. Kudos to them. cry may show a foreboding for the Mexican Lobo as well. Every dog owner I have ever talked to says that peaking of the very rich, billionaire Ted Turner, they would do “whatever necessary” to protect their who is considered to be a devout liberal, is heav- dogs in the event of a wolf attack. ily into the hunting industry. Ted is the second Slargest landowner/rancher in the United States, and is BARBARA DUFFY llinois, one of the most liberal political states in the single largest rancher/landowner in New Mexico. Associate Broker the Union, has gotten in line with all of the oth- He not only raises buffalo for his restaurant chain, ers, when the state supreme court found that all but sells hunts for the beasts on several ranches in- Office: 575-388-1921 ext. 23 Cell: 575-574-2041 Iresidents have a right to protect themselves with a cluding the Armendaris near T or C. He also offers Toll Free: 800-368-5632 Fax: 575-388-2480 firearm outside of the home. hunts to those who can afford it, for elk, deer, oryx email: [email protected] Speaking of which, in neighboring Texas, “old and other big game on most of his properties. folks” above the age of 50 are applying for concealed- A recent CNN piece on Turner mentioned he loved carry permits more than any other age group; this in- to fish, but completely neglected to tell that ol’ Ted is cludes 16 folks over the age of 90! an ardent hunter himself and loves to bird hunt. He Did you know that here in New Mexico, a person spends big bucks for quail habitat on local ranches in can legally carry a loaded handgun as long as it is vis- southern New Mexico, and had/has quite a kennel of ible on their person? Like concealed-carry, though, high-grade bird dogs. you cannot carry such gun into a government build- His former wife, the “most liberal” Jane Fonda, ing, a bank, or any place that sells liquor commer- was/is an ardent hunter also, and is considered an ex- cially. pert shot with rifle and shotgun. She and Ted used to This past year 12.5 million people over the age of fly in quite frequently to their local ranches to share a 16 hunted. They collectively devote 220 million days hunt. So much for the stereotype liberal! per year doing such, and spend a whopping $22.9 BILLION on their sport, creating one million jobs in astly, the winter of 2013 began quite mildly the hunting industry. around here; ground squirrels have still not Concerning the non-hunting shooting sports, gone into hibernation, nor has my flock of col- both nationally and here in New Mexico, partici- Llared doves moved south. Some outdoor persons pants are increasingly younger, female and urban. have reported still seeing large black bears up and This shift in dynamics parallels the increasing about in the woods as of December. firearms sales in the United States; 37% of all new But I’m not complaining about the good weather; shooters are female. it has enabled me to keep riding my mountain bike According to the Pew Research Center and the every day! National Shooting Sports Foundation, gun sales are As always, keep the sun forever at your back, the DandelionSherri D. Lyle,Wish proprietor up to an all-time high. I know for a fact that here in wind forever in your face, and may The Forever God Antiques and Consignments New Mexico, guns, ammo and supplies are still all bless you this new year! k but non-existent as the public continues to “panic We handle Estate and buy” in light of last year’s shootings. It has been over a year since meager .22 rimfire ammo has been in When not ramblin’ outdoors, Moving Sales. supply. Larry Lightner lives in Silver City. The good news is that contrary to liberal opinion, 534-0074 • 109 N. Bullard, Silver City, NM homicide by firearms is down 39%, while other gun- Open Tues.-Sun.—11ish to 6ish ©DE related crimes are down a whopping 69%. Accidental DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 17 Talking Horses • Scott Thomson The Doorsmith Complete Door Replacement and Repair Service One-Rein Magic • General Repairs An “ah-ha!” moment in the saddle. • Locks • Screens f you ride horses you’ve probably had one of standing was right in front of me: • Security Grills these—a defining moment that lit the bulb of Ground work. • Weather Stripping understanding for you and your horse. Perhaps Think about that. Working with your horse on the Iit was a gem from some trainer or instructor that ground with a lead rope and halter is essentially rid- • Grand Portals gave you the “ah-ha!” reaction of finally understanding the horse with one rein. You have a single line • Custom Doors ing how things fit together. Maybe it was just seeing going to the horse’s head that you use to set the direc- • Free Estimates someone else’s struggles or watching a skilled horse tion, shape his body, bend him to a stop, control his handler that made you say to yourself, “Now I get speed, send him over obstacles, send him into a trail- R Tyler Webb what they’re talking about.” er, and play ground games. You have a training stick That moment for me seemed pretty minor at the that acts independently from your lead rope, doing 575-313-6402 time, a couple of phrases from an early teacher. I’m many of the things you would do with your legs. not embarrassed to admit that when I started riding Your body and position act much like a leg as well. I was pretty nervous. With no riding background, I In the truest sense, you are riding the horse from looked for similarities in other activities where you the ground with one rein and you are in complete sat or stood on something that could go very fast. control. Your lead rope adjusts the head; everything I had ridden motorcycles, bicycles, go-carts, surf- else you do is directed at the body. boards, skis, skateboards, snow saucers, sleds and If you feel confident and in control when you do toboggans. I was never a speed freak, preferring this on the ground, and you’re able to do different to keep things sane and focused more on style and but coordinated things with your lead rope, stick and smoothness than thrills. I was always trying to avoid body, then the idea of using just one rein for control an injury from a part-time recreational activity that when riding should now make some sense. would sideline me from school, my job or my prima- If a student gets this connection between ground ry athletic pursuits. work and riding, then it’s time to get on the horse. I On horseback I was immediately struck by how start in a round pen so the shape helps with direc- fast and agile these animals were, even the old tion. Have your horse in a rope halter with a 12-foot school horses at the local barn. Like most novice lead. Assuming we’re going to the left, hold the lead riders and, I’m sad to say after years of teaching, far like a rein at a comfortable length (slack but allow- too many “experienced” riders, I looked at the reins ing you to make some contact with the horse’s head as the steering wheel and brakes, and the legs as the if needed). Neatly layer the rest of the lead rope in way to keep yourself in the saddle on this unpredict- your right hand. You won’t need the extra rope or able beast. From what I could see, your only means your other hand except for rein length adjustments. of control were your two reins and your two legs. Then go for a ride. It was in my first long clinic that I had my “mo- Try to keep the horse on the rail. If he tries to turn ment.” It was a nine-day winter clinic with few par- off the rail, use your inside leg as a block. If he’s just ticipants, a positive as it meant more one-to-one in- walking out nicely, you should be relaxed, deep in teraction with the clinician, Dennis Reis. After the the saddle and on a loose rein. At the start, make all first day of some basic work and watching our skill your turns in the same direction using your rein to levels (and I’m sure lots of rolling his eyes and shak- “point” the horse where you want him to go. If he ing his head!), Dennis started the second day in the goes too fast, you can go to a one-rein stop, circle the classroom. He wrote a few statements on the board horse or “jiggle” the rope to apply some pressure just that seemed crazy at the time: as you would do on the ground. When ready, bring the horse to a stop—with a one-rein stop or hopefully You use one rein for control. a “whoa” that works—shift your lead rope and slack You use two reins for communication. to the opposite hands (you’ll have to flip your lead If you can’t ride confidently with one rein, why on rope over your horse’s head), and ride off in the other earth should you get two? direction. Increase speed and gaits as you improve. Here’s what happens almost immediately. The This made no sense to me, but these three philo- horse softens, relaxes and walks out. The rider sits sophical comments changed everything I thought deeper in the saddle and starts moving with the about when I got on my horse. I realized if I honestly horse. The hands become quieter and more relaxed, believed I could control and communicate with my and rein adjustments become smoother and more in- horse in any situation with just one rein—I could stinctive. turn him, bend him, stop him, even soften him—then There is an old saying in riding that a good rider I would relax into a deeper seat and begin to learn rides the body of the horse, and most everyone else how to use my aids (my hands, my legs, my seat) to rides the head and neck. That is, a good rider uses work with the horse. the hands to position the head and soften the jaw, As I advanced in my horsemanship, becoming a poll and neck, then uses his eyes, seat and legs to certified instructor for Dennis two years later before move and turn the horse. The poor rider just uses the going out on my own, I saw the inability of so many head for everything. When a rider gets comfortable riders to ride with an independent seat and separate and confident riding with just one rein, it is easier to their aids as a major reason for frustration and ac- go back to two reins and to really learn how to use cidents. As a result, even after a decade of teaching, each rein independently to actually communicate I constantly go back to those phrases in an effort to with your horse. When you know you only need one help people. for control, it is easier to learn how to use two cor- rectly, to shape and balance the horse while you ride ow, I can tell you from my own experiences the body. It is impossible to commit the sin of bal- early on, it is hard to get on your horse, take ancing on your hands—and therefore in the horse’s away your bit and bridle, put on a rope halter mouth—with only one rein. Nwith a lead rope that is not tied off into reins, and This is one of the most effective tools I have for go for a ride. Even in the relative safety of an arena helping riders gain confidence and build a better rid- or round pen, you instinctively pull back on the lead ing relationship with their horses. It is also one of the rope to stop or slow the horse (doesn’t work!) or get best ways I know to simplify the understanding of into some pretty contorted positions to try to steer how our aids need to be both separate and coordi- the horse. Using only one rein is a big leap intellectu- nated to help the horse be better under saddle. Give ally. 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Looking Backward • Twana Sparks Great Expectorations With its sanatoriums, Silver City was ground zero in the early-1900s war on public spitting.

in jail. The laws were seldom enforced, infuriating some, and causing many newspaper editorial rants. Lungers were constantly reminded not to spit well in to the 1930s. They were embarrassed to carry tions are part of what Elias terms the “civilizing pro- their sputum cups or use them in public, because cess.” In the 14th century, spitting at meals was ac- this labeled one as a lunger (equal to a leper to ceptable, if it was under the table and not across or many folks).” on it. In sanatoriums, such as those established in Silver Erasmus instructed in 1530 that one should “turn City in the early 1900s (Fort Bayard was the US Ar- away when spitting,” lest one’s saliva fall on another my’s first TB sanitarium), each patient was expected person. By the 1600s, Courtin noted that “formerly... to carry a flask or paraffin-coated spit cup (closable it was permitted to spit on the ground before people much like Chinese take-out boxes). A disinfectant of rank, and it was sufficient to put one’s foot on the might also be placed in the bottoms of the containers sputum. Today that is an indecency.” to kill bacteria as it arrived. They were encouraged to Another writer of French origin suggested, “Do NEVER use a handkerchief or cloth or napkin, which not spit so far that you have to look for the saliva Above: Sputum n March 21, 1907, a law was enacted in New might dry in the air before discarding or laundering, to put your foot on it.” Writings in the 1700s advised cups, as seen Mexico territory that forbade public spitting. thus allowing possible aerosolization of the danger- the sputum splatterers, “You should not abstain in this 1923 House Bill 103 stated: 1) it is unlawful for per- ous organism. from spitting, and it is very ill-mannered to swallow Osons to expectorate in specific public places; 2) tu- A blue glass pocket flask developed by Dr. Peter what should be spat.” The prevailing convention re- advertise- ment, were the berculous persons must use a covered receptacle; 3) Dettweiler preceded the use of paper sputum cups. garding disposal of oral or lung garf, at least among main means building, tents and rooms used by tuberculars shall He was yet another tuberculosis sufferer. It was an those who read such guides, was to be determined of preventing be fumigated and disinfected after being vacated, at ingenious portable spit- by one’s company or TB infections the expense of the ill person or owner; 4) those vio- toon, and a key element location. For example, among staff lating the above statutes may be fined from $1 to $25 in controlling the tuber- there was to be no and visitors at and/or imprisoned for 10 to 50 days. culosis pandemic of the hawking of airway se- sanatoriums The anti-expectoration law survives, listed under late 19th and early 20th cretions “when you are like those in “nuisances,” right after erecting a slaughterhouse centuries. Nicknamed with well-born people” Silver City. within one mile of the city limits. This statute, num- the Blue Henry, it was and certainly “not in ber 30-8-12-D, reads: “Conduct a work of art, as well, places with waxed or offensive to public well-being with its brilliant cobalt parquet floors… in consists of any person spitting blue glass and brass seal- church, houses of the upon or in any public building, able cap. Dutch author This paving brick admonishes against public expec- great… in places where store, church, house, school or and glass collector Ivo toration. It was donated to the Silver City Museum, cleanliness reigns.” other building in which persons Haanstra’s fascinating but its origin is unknown. (Photo by Jackie Becker) frequently congregate, or upon or book, Blue Henry, goes ampaigns against in any public carrier, public side- into great detail about public phlegm walk or roadway.” (New Mexico the device, and how it changed the world. The sick flinging apparent- Criminal and Traffic Law Manual, and famous are said to have had their Blue Henrys ly started in the 1880s, drivenC by the risk of TB. The 1995) embellished to show their higher status at spas and French Hygiene Council gave the first known public Such misbehavior was a petty sanatoriums of Europe. orders against saliva salvos. New York followed suit misdemeanor. The rationale was Waterproof paper cups seem to have been more 10 years later. to prevent the spread of diseases practical in institutional settings. At the end of the Nearly all American cities of greater than 25,000 communicated through sputum day, each patient’s cup could be incinerated, and the population had ordinances against public expectora- or saliva. Tuberculosis needs to burden of tuberculosis germs in the environment de- tion by 1916, according to the National Association be aerosolized to infect the lungs. creased. for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Commissioned Long skirts of the pioneer women would drag through It is doubtful these rules were effective, given the Works Progress the excreta of the sidewalks and streets. They would here are parallels between public spitting rare enforcement. A review of 74 cities showed only Administra- then carry these germs home to their own floors and and smoking. Both of these “small plea- 36 had made any arrests regarding spitting. New York tion (WPA) art laundry. The babies were particularly likely to catch sures” have seen their supposedly harmless was a center of enthusiasm, arresting 2,513 people poster, mid- TB, since they crawled on the floors. Tstatus tarnished by epidemiologists. Long before on charges of illegal expectoration, representing 73% 1930s, raised Richard Meltzer, researcher for the Silver City any public health outcry was heard, these two of the national total. awareness that Museum, says, “Spitting gave ‘lungers’ a very bad habits had also been battered by etiquette um- Magistrates were loathe to punish so slight an of- spit carries name although it seemed acceptable for cowboys pires. fense, particularly in a time when regard for the in- germs. and others to do so, hence spittoons! By 1901 Al- In The History of Manners, Norbert Elias records dividual rights was held in high esteem. Eventually, buquerque had laws threatening fines of $5 to $50 a dozen condemnations of public loogie launching, only printed warnings were given. ($120 to $1,200 in today’s currency) and/or 5-60 days dating from the middle ages to 1910. Such prohibi- Seven hundred Boy Scouts in Cincinnati, with

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will obey the law and respect the rights of others.” SMOKIN’ HOT DEALS It is unknown if the legislation of oral ex- from Harman and Quadra-Fire! creta ejection suffered • ACE has 2 In-House Stove & any backlash from Fireplace Technicians the public regarding who can take care of your “spitters’ rights.” Were fireplace before you have a chance to get cold! there acts of civil dis- obedience by spittle • Government is offering a spewers or indignant $300 Tax Credit on select biomass burning appliances! letters to newspapers from spittoon manu- • ACE carries a complete line of accessories and pipes for facturers? Was there pellet, wood, and gas stoves any complaint that a and fireplaces. ban on spitting was the beginning of a slip- pery slope that would 25% off A technical wonder, the Blue Henry was a glass pocket cuspidor invented by Dr. lead to the withdrawal Peter Dettweiler. The Noelle lid (d) kept it from leaking, the funnel (b, g) in the all plants of other beloved plea- Deeper discounts throughout upper third kept it from spilling, and the screw cap (f) at the bottom allowed easy sures? These questions the department! rinsing. Sketch for German patent application, 1889. are currently under a somewhat tongue-in- Come on in and see! members of the Anti-Tuberculo- cheek investigation. k sis League, painted thousands of Special Orders always welcome! signs reading “Don’t Spit” on side- Mountain Ridge Ace Hardware 7:00-6:30 walks in a single night. Twana Sparks is a surgeon, Mon-Sat 3025 Highway 180 E., Silver City, NM 88061 8:30-5:30 In places of public gathering, humorist and the author of a new book, Ping Pong Balls and (575) 534-0782 Sunday such as barrooms, a variety of Donkey’s Milk: The treatment encouraging notices appeared: a of tuberculosis at Fort Bayard, sarcastic “If you spit on the floor New Mexico, from which this Real Living Hacienda Realty 1628 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 88061 at home, you can do it here,” is excerpted and adapted. The www.haciendarealtysc.com and “Gentlemen will not, others book is available at www. createspace.com/4250883 and [email protected] must not spit on the floor,” and at Amazon.com. Sparks will be “MY FRIEND. Let me remind you offering a four-lecture series, that spitting on the sidewalks, in “Tuberculosis Treatment at Dana S. Carlsen the street cars, or in any public Fort Bayard, 1900-1950” in ® the spring of 2014 through the RealLiving Associate Broker place is forbidden by law. It is Office: (575) 388-1921 Western Institute of Life Long Hacienda unsanitary and a menace to the Learning (www.will-learning. Cell: (575) 313-3032 Realty Toll Free: 800-368-5632 health of others. It spreads TU- com). BERCULOSIS. Every gentleman

January 2014 Thursday, Jan. 2, 12 pm to 1 pm — Brown Bag program: History of Chihuahua Hill with Ardene Rickman, Helen Jaurequi, and Librado Maldonado @ Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway Saturday, Jan. 11,10 am to 12 noon— Craft Class: Make a Bandana Pillow For crafters aged 8 and older, $5, limit 10 crafters, pre-registration encouraged. Parent or guardian attendance required. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2 pm— Book Signing: Walking Going – Journey to the Holy Mountains of Nepal with author Esther Melvin @ the Silver City Museum Sunday, Jan. 19, 2 pm—Museum Book Club will discuss To Hell on a Fast Horse @ the Silver City Museum Ongoing Exhibits at the Silver City Museum: Our Saints Among Us: Revisited, 400 Years of Devotional Art, now through March 2, 2014 Ghost Town Diaries: Karl Kernberger’s Search for the Light, now through April 6, 2014 20 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com

face, that because of “the Mexican way of thinking,” South of the Border • Marjorie Lilly this will probably just make people relax their efforts to conserve water. Looking Up in Ascension bout 25% of farmers’ wells have dried up in Ascension, according to Jose Luis Garcia, di- Three years after angry citizens resorted to lynching, rector of the Fondo de Aseguranza Agricola the Mexican town of Ascension is quieter but still troubled. “LaA Mesilla.” Not many farmers have gone out of business, but many have reduced their crops by 40% to 50%. Fed up with the useless, often Only a very few growers have started doing drip corrupt police and the endless irrigation to conserve water in the municipio of As- kidnappings, townspeople ran cension, as compared to Luna County, NM, where al- after the boys, grabbed two with most all farmers have installed drip systems. their own hands and ferociously The ranch that is most often mentioned for using beat them up. Police tried to res- drip irrigation is “Los Molinos.” Garcia says it needs cue them, but the teenagers died only three irrigations per season for its cotton. Wa- in the overheated police cars. Two tering the old-fashioned way requires about six or others were detained and one fled. seven irrigations per season. The press took note because Ascension grows about five times more cotton this kind of mob violence has been than chile, says Garcia. Most of the cotton is sent to common in southern Mexico, but central Mexico—Mexico State, Puebla, Oaxaca and never so close to the US border. other states where the textile industry is strong. The The residents expelled the lo- majority of chile goes to processors in New Mexico, cal police the following day. Al- but also to other parts of Mexico. most immediately, the violence From 2011 to 2013, the amount of cotton culti- fell off substantially. vated varied widely from 12,000 to 30,000 hectares, mostly because of price changes, Garcia says. (A he people of Ascension had hectare is about 2.5 acres.) The chile cropland varied been desperate since at from 4,000 to 5,000 hectares. least May 2009, when they Toccupied City Hall and demanded he new mayor, as of Oct. 10, is Sergio Gonzalez that the army come and save them of the rightist PAN (Partido de Accion Nacio- A man and s I enter Ascension, Chihuahua, from the from the criminals. nal) party. He’s well aware of the need for jobs. north, there are about a dozen Ministerial Po- In August 2011, after the lynching, 26 local po- THe claims he’ll create, with help from the federal child walk in the plaza in lice stopping and checking cars to see if they lice fled town because they were being threatened by government, a plant to sanitize chile so it will meet areA stolen and if there are guns in the car. They do the drug gangs. The local police are now functioning FDA standards in the US, as well as a greenhouse the troubled Mexican town this at different times during the week. again, but the state police were run out of town and that will use only 5% of the water that would be used of Ascension. The local police walk the streets with rifles dan- the federal police have left after being called in on an in a field. He also talks about paving streets and cre- (Photos by Mar- gling from their shoulders. They are much better emergency basis. ating sports fields. jorie Lilly) armed than before the dramatic upsurge in violence Former mayor Jaime Dominguez Loya says that “I’ll use federal resources for technical advances between 2007 and 2011. Soldiers can from time to at that time, there were about six kidnappings per in irrigation,” he says. time be seen patrolling the streets in the back of week. trucks. A woman in an office in Ascen- But otherwise Ascension presents the picture of sion says that during the worst a normal, healthy small town with vehicles bustling time “my phone rang all day long” through the streets all day. because of calls by extortionists. Ascension’s central plaza is dense with trees that She remembers hearing friends shelter lots of aging men and younger people from tell about seeing “four dead peo- sun. A large white gazebo in the center hosts bands ple in one part of town or seven for Wednesday evening concerts, which people at- in another.” tend without fear now. Plastic banners hung on giant After these years of extreme vi- arches at the four corners of the plaza advertise can- olence and turmoil, residents now didates for beauty queen at the autumn agricultural go out freely in the evenings. But fair. All appears calm. there is still a prickly kind of fear of the now-underground drug car- scension, an hour’s drive south of the border, tels that people voice from time to had stories written about it in US news media time. on a national level after the Sept. 21, 2010, in- Some people feel there are cidentA when two teenage boys were killed by a lynch more urgent issues than drug car- The descanso of La Santisima mob. The five-member gang they were part of had tels right now. The water table Muerte. kidnapped a young female waitress. has been going down for years be- A street scene in Ascension. On other streets, local police still walk with cause of the drought, and experts rifles dangling from their shoulders. are predicting that water for all uses may disappear in Ascension within 5, 10 or 15 Gonzalez also likes the idea of starting a Casa de years. Also, hunger increased dramatically during the Cultura for youth “where they can go and learn about time of violence. art and music, and develop culturally.” There are 17,000 people in Ascension, he says, t the Junta de Agua, director Luis Reyes talks despite the sign as you enter town that said 9,007 a about their program in the local schools to while back. The national statistical organization INE- teach kids to conserve water. They hand out GI is notoriously inaccurate. I hear another official bottles,A pencils and thermos bottles with the slogan claim there are 22,000 residents. “Cuide el agua” (take care of water) inscribed on When asked if he is going to bring back the state them. The Junta de Agua also metes out fines for police, the mayor says, “For the time being, no.” wasting water and installs public water purifiers. The former director of another water group, CO- aria Dolores Rodriguez Pinon is the wife of TAS (Comite Tecnico de Aguas Subterraneas), left new mayor Sergio Gonzalez and also the the organization, apparently frustrated by not being director of the DIF, a social-work organiza- able to accomplish what he wanted. I speak to the Mtion of the mayor’s office. new director, Sergio Blancas, at the roadside stand The violence of the Calderón presidency pro- for Tecate beer where he works sometimes, besides duced some dramatic hunger in Ascension. “A lot being a farmer. Part of his mandate is to regulate the of orphans have been left over,” says Maria Rodri- drilling of wells. But he claims that growers are get- guez. (In Mexico children who have lost one par- ting illegal permits through bribes, and that he can’t ent are called orphans.) There are now about 200 do anything about it without traveling to Mexico City. official orphans to take care of, as well as at least Almost all Blancas is doing is monitoring water 200 unofficial orphans who are children of the dis- wastage—an important issue—and working with appeared, who as yet have no official death certifi- politicians to make some progress on drip irrigation. cates. “If we can’t avoid this crisis, we hope the government A problem during the time of the violence was that can help us,” says Blancas. the DIF, which usually raises money by sponsoring Ascension had several inches of very welcome concerts, races, dances or other events, found that rain this year, but Blancas says, with a big grin on his people were too scared to attend them. But things DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 21 have gotten a little better now. In 2012, the DIF dis- tributed P50,000, or about $7,000, worth of food. Beauty. History. Common Sense. 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I ask Flores about the firearms—AR-15 rifles and 9mm pis- tols—that were purchased by former mayor Jaime Dominguez Loya in desperation after the 26 poorly armed policemen fled town. The police had been threatened and three police had been killed. Such firearms are commonly used by US police, but are usually kept tucked away inside their vehicles. In Ascension they’re dis- played openly. Flores says the AR-15s are use- ful because they “intimidate people,” by which I assume he means

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criminals. This tactic may work to some extent, but they also make innocent people nervous. Flores tells me there have been just 10 killings in the three years he’s been in office. Two professional people I relate this to later just laugh. One of them estimates there had been 30 or 40 killings during that time period. A report by the University of Chihuahua in Juarez says that the Health Center of Ascension reported 12 deaths due to “laceration by firearm” in 2012 alone. Flores does not allow me to take his photo, for security reasons.

ne man I talk to in Ascension was one of the leaders of the citizen defense committee— never a formal group, he maintains. He was Oone of the two men who went up and grabbed the kidnappers in the cotton field during the lynching in- Jose Luis Garcia, director of the Fondo de Asegu- cident. He doesn’t want his name used. ranza Agricola “La Mesilla.” He’s very good-humored and gives me a big handshake when I meet him. During our conversation his grandson creeps up on him twice to scare with an owl at its feet. It made my head spin around. him, and he obligingly throws his arms up in the air I’d never seen one of those. and howls. A man in an office in Ascension guessed that it About the lynching he comments dolefully, with was built by someone in the Sinaloa cartel about a his head sunk down, “The people were very tired.” year ago. He says the self-defense group is still intact. They A physician, who served for a while in an As- all own guns, he says, cension hospital a year but have no need to or so ago, tells a story Wayne’s use them because it’s about a jefe de los narcos Carpet & Upholstery so quiet. This man says who was brought to the Cleaning he doesn’t know of one hospital with a severe case of kidnapping in gunshot wound while 575-537-2674 Ascension where the this physician was on victim died. duty. Staff arranged for One thing that clearly the wounded man to be distinguished the vio- brought to the hospital lence in Ascension from in Nuevo Casas Grandes that in Palomas was the and put him in an ambu- many kidnappings and lance to transport him extortions for money in there. Ascension. In Palomas But the man never extortion was virtually showed up at the hospi- unknown. tal. Staff speculates that he was brought to a doc- he word on the tor working on the pay- street and else- roll of his cartel. where is usu- Tally that the Sinaloa econdary school cartel holds the reins students walk Compassion in Ascension, taking home in the warm the place held by the Safternoon sunlight. They Is a well Juarez cartel before the swing along confidently, violence. But enough with backpacks of wildly people claim that the varying colors and de- From which good Juarez cartel is in con- signs, as if they’re com- trol to leave the issue La Santisima Muerte, a hooded figure carrying a peting for the most out- somewhat in doubt. scythe, with an owl at its feet. rageous one. Springs forth Most people’s experi- It’s a hopeful sight, in ence with the narcos is shadowy and speculative. a town where only about 5% of adults have complet- The last time I’d driven to Ascension, I noticed a ed high school. Probably most of them will lead a life descanso (roadside memorial) on the left-hand side for the most part separate from the drug gangs. as I approached town. Painted on the front was La But I ask one high school student if he knows Santisima Muerte, a hooded figure carrying a scythe, any people involved with the narcos, and he says yes. Then he adds, soberly, “But if you talk about them you could get killed.” An undercurrent of fear runs through Ascension. The narcos have dug in their heels and are there for the long run. The so-called drug war achieved only a terrifying crime wave for Ascension, leaving hundreds of orphans, and a changing of the guard for the cartels. Most people interviewed for this article still hide behind a screen of ano- nymity. But for now the people of As- (575) 531-0124 cension are just trying to live a normal life. It’s not too much to ask. k

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100 Hikes • Linda Ferrara START 2014 OFF RIGHT! Resolve to enjoy Hiking Herpetologist the outdoors with Tagging along to Little Bear Canyon, a new bicycle or near the Middle Fork of the Gila River. hiking gear from eing a herpetologist (study of amphibians and reptiles) and an avid bird watcher, it’s not sur- Gila Hike & Bike. prising that Julian Lee has done his fair share You deserve the best. Bof hiking. He relocated to Silver City from Florida in 2006 and has been exploring the wilderness in this area ever since. He most frequently hikes with a group of four friends on either Thursday or Friday. When he describes their adventures to me, I often find myself begging him to show me where they went. Don’t miss the opportunity to take one of his WILL classes; he’s an amazingly interesting and tal- ented orator! 2013 We got together in the fall and hiked a trail he recommends. Shape up in 2014 Name: Little Bear Canyon–Trail 729 Notes: There are several hiking options in this Distance: Eight miles, round trip area. Consider exploring the side trail at the two-mile Difficulty: Moderate mark (you will see a forest sign pointing towards the GILA HIKE & BIKE Lilley Park Trail #164). Or, at the convergence of the Adventure Down! Directions: Starting at the intersection of Hwy. Middle Fork, you can head west towards Big Bear Corner of College & Bullard 15 and 32nd Street in Silver City, travel 23.6 miles Canyon or Jordan Hot Springs, or east onto Middle Open 7 days a week 575-388-3222 north up Hwy. 15. Turn left towards the Gila Cliff Fork Gila Trail #157. Dwellings (not the Visitor’s Center). Approximately .5 miles up on the right is Describe some- a brown Forest Service thing unusual that sign pointing to T.J. Cor- happened on a hike Bija and Hanna ral. There is a parking in this area: “Back in “2 Girls & a Trailer” area, bathroom, corral, June 2013, we were hik- We do: Forest Service Bulle- ing in the Meadow Creek tin Board and trailhead area,” Lee recalls. “As we • Garden & Yard Clean-up here. Travel time: 1.5-2.0 traversed steep slopes Hauling • Organizing hours. The hike begins through an arroyo, on • Interior Painting at the trailhead, where the right-hand side, I • Holiday Window Painting there is an old sign that observed a pale, beige says: West Fork Trail 151 animal moving up the 575-538-5863 • Free Estimates / Little Bear Canyon 3 / steep incline through the Middle Fork 4.25. Head trees. A deer perhaps. towards the Middle Fork Photos of Little Bear Canyon hike by Linda Ferrara. My dog, Orfa, alerted to on this trail. it and started pursuit. A few seconds later, a sec- Hike Description: ond animal, moving fast, This is an eight-mile out-and-back hike that passes came from the left side of the drainage, crossed the through a portion of the 2011 Miller Fire area. En- drainage in front of me and followed Orfa, who was joy a wide variety of landscape including open fields, in pursuit of the first animal. My immediate thought scrub oak and juniper, long-range views, tall pines was coyote. I was apprehensive, for I realized that • Southwestern Jewelry along Little Bear Creek, slot canyons and spires. The my dog might get entangled with a pack of coyotes! I Unique • Rock Hounding first 2.5 miles is a gradual climb along the side of an called for her, with no response. Luckily, within five gear and books arroyo. The next 1.5 miles is decidedly downward as minutes she came happily back, unharmed. The con- Gifts it drops into Little Bear Creek. In the spring you will sensus of the hiking group was that they were either • Mineral Specimens see columbines along the way. At the four-mile mark, coyotes or young wolves. It seems that some hikes 1805 Little • Beading supplies you will meet the Middle Fork of the Gila River. This go from quiet and peaceful to bedlam and back to Walnut Rd. • Free Mineral is where you will marvel at dramatic vertical rock peaceful in a short span of time.” Silver City, Museum formations on the far side of the river. After enjoying NM 88061 a break, return the way you came. Any hiking equipment tips? “I need a boot with more support around the ankle and arch. The lighter, 575.538.9001 • [email protected] nylon ones that are popular just don’t work for me. More support means less chance of twisted ankles, Little Bear etc.” Canyon 527 Do you have any observations from all the hiking you’ve done? “We have come across people hopelessly unprepared with a pint of water, and 527 wearing impossible footwear. I’m not talking about a walk through Fort Bayard Game Preserve; these people are way out in the wilderness!” “Another observation is that after you hike eight miles, then get back in the car and sit for a one-to- two-hour ride home, you feel old getting out of that 35 car once the muscles and joints have stiffened up. 15 That’s a relatively new experience for me!”

Recap: At 69, Lee is able to hike farther and faster than I can; I can just imagine what he was like as a 15 member of the California-based El Cariso Hotshots back in the 1960s! k

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tobosa grass dominate the plant community in the Southwest Adventures • Jay W. Sharp lower slopes of the range, and piñon pine and juniper shrubs, the higher elevations. With its diverse natural habitats, the range hosts a considerable variety Below Cooke’s Peak of wildlife. Exploring the history and prehistory of the rough country in the shadow Prehistoric Sites of this southwest New Mexico landmark. long the canyon trail and in the rugged lands below Cooke’s Peak, deadly late 19th century the massive conflicts between the Chiricahua Apaches and vacant con- andA relentlessly expanding Anglo and Hispanic pop- crete subma- ulations defined much of the history of America’s rine pens, and desert Southwest. But earlier peoples, centuries to into the grimly millennia ago, left evidence of their own chapters in dark coastal ar- the area. tillery bunkers. For instance, at the western end of Cooke’s Standing inside Canyon, at a prehistoric living site near the junc- one of the bun- ture with Frying Pan Canyon, you will find images kers, looking chiseled and scribed into rock surfaces –“petro- through an ar- glyphs”—that almost certainly speak to a center tillery-slot win- of ritual for hunting and gathering peoples some dow, I could 2,000-3,000 years ago and for early agriculturists see a woman 600-2,000 years ago. Telltale images of spear points in a long black suggest the reverence that the early hunter held for coat and a deep his weapon. Imaginative images of figures with gog- maroon scarf gle eyes and others with elaborate headdresses and standing at the decorated faces recall the ceremony and dance the Atlantic shore- early agriculturist shaman performed to petition the line, alone, spirit world for the success of crops and the welfare staring contem- of his people. platively out Just across an adjacent desert basin—Starvation across the fog- Draw—immediately south-southwest of Cooke’s gy gray waters. Range, at a prehistoric living site called Pony Hills, Otherwise, my you will discover still more such petroglyphs. Im- friends and I ages, for instance, of goggle-eyed figures, human were the only footprints, a mountain sheep, a rattlesnake and ab- visitors. stracted figures point to a rich but enigmatic human ometimes, relatively obscure places have served I often think of northwestern New Mexico’s story. A large human figure with a staff may repre- Above: as grand stages for human drama—spiritual Pueblitos—many village sites and lookout struc- sent a local interpretation of the famous Kokopelli, Cooke’s Peak outreach, cultural exchange, treasure seeking, tures, all abandoned and most now in ruins—that my or hump-backed flute player, who played a central overlooking Stravelers’ passages, deadly conflict, courage defined, wife and I visited several times back in the mid-1990s. role in Puebloan mythology. Petroglyphs of a macaw Cooke’s Range military assertion, and, too often, tragic endings. They marked a temporary merging of Puebloan and (native, not to the Southwest, but to Central America and the eastern I recall, for instance, the massive ruins of the 12th Navajo cultures, which joined together for protec- end of Cooke’s century mosque of Mansoura, in the ancient city of tion against Spanish conquest from the east and Ute Canyon. (All Tlemcen, Algeria, where I visited many years ago. raiding from the north during the 17th and 18th cen- photos by Jay The mosque was once a major center for Islam in turies. Sometimes, just my wife and I explored the W. Sharp) northwestern Africa. When I was there, an Algerian Pueblito/Navajo ruins, where crumbling rock walls Muslim friend and I were the only people within the and humble hogans may lie side by side. Other times, remaining walls, recalling the muezzins who, centu- we visited the ruins with friends. We never encoun- ries ago, stood in the balcony at the top of a towering tered another soul at any of the sites. minaret, summoning the faithful to worship. Similarly, now, I find that the hills, canyons and I remember Saint Nazaire, on France’s Atlantic desert lands just south of Cooke’s Peak, in south- Coast, where I traveled back in the 1970s. It was the western New Mexico, have served as a rugged des- site of a large, heavily fortified and critically impor- ert setting for the long human pageantry of the re- tant facility for maintaining and repairing World War gion, but the story occupies little space in the history Right: Pony II German battleships. In 1942, it became the target books. The state does not list it, for instance, in its Hills petroglyph of a daring and decisive amphibious assault—the Recreation and Heritage Guide. The Bureau of Land of a macaw, “Greatest Raid of All”—when British commandos in- Management, in its 1985 New Mexico Statewide Wil- which is na- flicted ruinous damage on the dry dock. Remnants of derness Study: Appendices Wilderness Analysis, did tive, not to the the Nazi post remain in place today, open for explora- say, “The historical component of this WSA [Wilder- Southwestern tion. With a friend or two one heavily overcast day, I ness Study Area, which encompasses most of the deserts, but ventured across the empty parade grounds, through Cooke’s Range] is probably the most significant of all to Central the WSAs in the Las Cruces District.” I would suggest America and that the significance extends well beyond that. northern South America. It sug- The Setting gests possible ooke’s Peak, rising 8,400 feet above sea level influences from and some 3,600 feet above the surrounding the Mesoameri- desert floor, dominates Cooke’s Range, which can city states Cis administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Pony Hills petroglyph, a figure similar to Kokopelli, of southern The name “Cooke” recalls Lieutenant Colonel Philip the humped-back flute player, a prominent figure in Mexico. Below: St. George Cooke, commander of the Mormon Bat- Puebloan mythology. Pony Hills talion, which crossed the range in 1846. Easily vis- petroglyph, ible from as far away as the Organ Mountains, some and northern South America) and a stylized rabbit rattlesnake. miles east of the Rio Grande, Cooke’s Peak served suggest cultural influences from the great Mesoamer- as a beacon for travelers crossing the Chihuahuan ican city states far to the south, in southern Mexico Desert. “In front we could see in the distance and Central America. Cooke’s Peak, rising from the plain in bold promi- At some point, probably after the early agricultur- nence from among the surrounding hills,” wrote Wa- ists abandoned Cooke’s Range six to seven centu- terman L. Ormsby in The Butterfield Overland Mail. ries ago for some unknown reason, an Athapaskan- Ormsby, a journalist, was the only through passen- speaking people, the Chiricahua Apaches, moved in ger on John Butterfield’s inaugural westbound run, to occupy the region. Over the succeeding centuries, from St. Louis to San Francisco. they laid claim to the area as part of their homeland. Cooke’s Range, a heavily faulted, north-south, ig- Restless hunters and raiders, the Apaches left evi- neous and sedimentary formation roughly 17 miles dence of their presence in the detritus of their ran- in length, lies some 12 to 15 miles north of Deming. cherias, or ephemeral campsites, which lie scattered Cooke’s Canyon, a rough three- to four-mile-long across the slopes and through the canyons south of crevice that runs generally east to west, crosses the Cooke’s Peak. They would assert their right to the range south of the peak. It lies at the heart of the land when Anglo and Hispanic populations surged area’s history. Cooke’s Spring, one of the few depend- across the Southwest in the mid-19th century, drawn able sources of water in the area, is located near the by the promise of conquest, opportunity, treasure eastern end of the canyon. 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coach route. Both followed much struction. He chose to locate it at the eastern end of the same route across the desert Cooke’s Canyon, beside Cooke’s Spring and the now- Southwest. Coaches from both vacated stagecoach way station. Cooke’s Peak stood services stopped at a newly built prominently on the horizon to the northwest, a part stone way station at Cooke’s of the view. Spring, where an onsite crew Dresher’s unit began construction of the fort in changed out draft teams and fed October 1863. As W. Thornton Parker, an Army offi- drivers and passengers. cer assigned to the fort later in the 1860s, wrote in his Not surprisingly, the Apaches book Annals of Old Fort Cummings, the brand-new and their chief, Mangas Colora- fort “presented an ancient look which… the Ameri- das, saw this human wave as a can flag floating from the tall flag staff in the center of threat to their homeland. “This the parade ground look[ed] almost out of place.” The major intrusion into the heart of fort’s adobe (“doby,” as Parker called them) walls, Mangas’s country,” wrote Edwin R. Sweeney in Mangas Coloradas: Chief of the Chiricahua Apaches, Massacre Peak, across Cooke’s Canyon from Frying Pan Canyon, “not only destroyed the Apache with a petroglyph panel in the foreground, at the western end of land but also psychologically dev- Cooke’s Canyon. astated the Indians.” As Sweeney noted, “…it was inevitable that hostilities between The Rise of Conflict whites and the Chihennes [the Chiricahua Apache ilitary forces, trappers, miners, drovers, em- band that viewed the Cooke’s Range as part of its igrants, merchants and commercial trans- homeland] would occur; after all, Americans were porters making their way across the Chi- poaching and prospecting in some of the choicest re- Mhuahuan Desert often followed or crossed the trail gions of Apache country.” Meanwhile, the Civil War that led through Cooke’s Canyon. They capitalized erupted. The stage lines terminated their service. on its value as one of the few locations with a spring American military forces transferred to battlefronts to that offered a reliable source of water for travelers the east. Although the Apaches did not understand the and their livestock. reasons for the withdrawals, it did seem the ideal time For example, it was in 1846, during the Mexi- to drive the remaining intruders from their land. about 12 feet in height, “formed a huge square against Fort Cum- can-American War, that Lieutenant Colonel Cooke In the summer of 1861, Mangas Coloradas and which within the enclosure were erected the various mings standing led his Mormon Battalion—troopers with their his son-in-law Cochise—the two most prominent buildings occupied by the garrison, i.e., the barracks, ruins of adobe families—through what would become known as Chiricahua leaders of the time—set up a headquar- the hospital, the officers’ quarters, the quarter-master walls, with the Cooke’s Range, across Cooke’s Canyon and past ters near Cooke’s Peak, or as the Apaches called it, and commissary departments, etc. Opposite from the rock-walled Cooke’s Spring in an “Dziltanatal” (“Moun- main entrance there was a door going out to the hay stagecoach epic march from Coun- tain Holds Its Head Up stacks in the rear. The sentries walked their beats way station cil Bluffs, Iowa, to San Proudly”), to develop day and night at both entrances and there were also visible through Diego, Calif. While the and coordinate battle guards at the doors of the quarter-master and com- a doorway. battalion helped secure plans. According to missary departments. To the rear of the fort were the Southwest for the Sweeney, they set am- huge piles of hay stored for the use of the cavalry United States, it also bushes “to kill as many and the quarter-master’s department.” capitalized on the march whites as possible.” The soldiers stationed at Fort Cummings found to garner US govern- The Apaches suc- frontier life Spartan. “The ‘doby’ buildings were low ment support in moving ceeded probably be- structures with flat roofs, built against the inner walls Mormon families west- yond anything they an- of the fort,” said Parker. “There were no outside win- ward, away from the ticipated. They made dows even in the hospital. All the windows looked persecution they suf- the passageway through upon the parade ground—there were of course no fered in Iowa. Cooke’s Canyon a outside windows in the fort walls. The floors were Trappers followed “gauntlet of death.” Dur- of dirt. In some rooms army blankets were fastened Stagecoach way station, standing ruins of rock walls. the canyon trail in a ing the course of their down with wooden pegs for carpets. In one corner of quest for valuable pelts campaign, their forces of animals of the wilderness, serving markets killed, according to some sources, more than 400 back east and sometimes depleting local wild- travelers, leaving a grisly wake of bones and make- life populations. Prospectors came in search of shift graves along the canyon trail. mineral resources—gold, silver, copper and other John Cremony, in his Life Among the Apaches, profitable ores—often scarring the hillsides with described the aftermath of one massacre in the forest clearings, trenches, prospect pits, shafts canyon: “As I was the first to pass through Cooke’s and mine waste. Vaqueros and cowboys came to Canyon after this affair, the full horror of the tor- drive longhorn cattle westward, some as far as ture was rendered terribly distinct. The bursted California, to capitalize on vast virgin rangelands. [sic] heads, the agonized contortions of the facial Entrepreneurs like the celebrated Roy Bean came muscles among the dead [who had been roasted, to establish new enterprises and serve newly es- alive, over open fires], and the terrible destiny cer- tablished communities. Soldiers came—and some tain to attend the living [captured women and chil- left—to answer the call of the Civil War. Adven- dren] of that ill-fated party, were horribly depicted turers came for the sheer excitement of exploring on my mind.” a wild new land. Cooke’s Canyon became perhaps the most feared In 1857, James E. Birch established a mail and segment of the entire trail westward from the Rio passenger service that connected San Antonio Grande’s Mesilla Valley to California. As Sweeney and San Diego, following the trail through Cooke’s said, “In terms of fatalities, it exceeded the two most Canyon. The next year, John Butterfield followed dangerous passes in southeastern Arizona—Apache suit, connecting Saint Louis to San Francisco—a Pass and Doubtful Canyon—combined.” each room was a large open fireplace.” Fort Cummings 2,800-mile-long journey, the world’s longest stage- The soldiers also had to be resourceful and watch- standing ruins Fort Cummings ful to protect themselves from venomous residents of of adobe walls, he situation grew so peril- the desert. “The legs of the bedsteads were in good with Cooke’s ous that the Lincoln admin- sized tins containing water to prevent large red ants Peak in the istration—even with the from crawling upon the beds. Overhead we nailed up background. TCivil War at its peak, in 1863—felt rubber blankets, so that scorpions, centipedes, and compelled to commit the resourc- tarantulas would slip off on to the floor, and be less es necessary to build and man a likely to fall on the sleeper. Rattlesnakes got into our new post below Cooke’s Peak. store rooms and into any open boxes, or among blan- It would become known as Fort kets and clothing.” Cummings. Its force would be The soldiers faced continual strong reminders charged with putting a stop to the of why they had been assigned to Fort Cummings. massacres and raids by Mangas “A settler in the sixties,” said Parker, “stated that he Coloradas’ and Cochise’s Chirica- had counted nine skeletons while passing through hua warriors. [Cooke’s] Canyon, and the graves and heaps of Army Captain Valentine Dresh- stones which used to fringe the trail will long bear er, Company B, 1st California In- record of those dreadful times.… In 1867 the military fantry, of the California Column authorities caused detachments of soldiers to collect COOKE’S PEAK Fort Cummings standing ruins of adobe walls, with Cooke’s Peak vis- was given responsibility for se- the bones in the Canyon and to bury them in the post continued ible through a doorway. lecting the site and initiating con- cemetery,” located on a hill not far south of the fort. on next page 26 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com

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Fresh Balloons Flowers ❀ A Double Resource of Life ❀ Plants Marigolds and memories in Mexico. Candy ❀ Bouquets Gifts & More Psalms 37:4 ate in October, Judith and I went to Colonia tainers of the flowers and food that had been thrown “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Modelo, Mexico, to distribute food. Judith was away. occupied measuring out beans into little plastic Lbags with Oralia’s mother, when the father motioned here are elaborate analyses of what death 575.546.4646 | 318 Cody Rd. | Deming, NM 88030 for me to follow him out behind the house. means to Mexicans, like that of Carlos Fuen- I didn’t know where he was going, but when we tes in A New Time for Mexico (University of got closer I could see. It was a little garden of glowing TCalifornia Press, 1997): “The so-called Mexican love Daily Specials flowers about four feet tall. of death is really a double resource of life. Death is They were orange marigolds that he was growing the other half of life, completing life. But death is part for the Dia de los Muertos in a few days, Nov. 2. They of life only if it becomes a conscious part of life, a were in a patch of ground about four by six feet. In permanent companion, an object of celebration and *Reviewed in Desert Exposure located inside the noon sunlight the flowers were incandescent, tragic resistance.” like lava, a fire consuming itself. I can’t say what the celebration means to the peo- Now El Rey Meat Market The flowers are known ascempasúchil in Mexico. ple in Palomas, some of whom are Indians from the Serving 108 N. Platinum The word means “20 flowers” in Nahuatl. south, where the customs originated, and others who Beer & Wine I’d never seen a stand of marigolds so tall and full. are not. It would be safe to say there is a homogeniza- Deming, NM He said, yes, he used a lot of fertilizer for them. Many tion of the meaning in Palomas. 11-7 Tues.-Sat. • 11-4 Sun. (575)544-9100 people prefer to grow their own so they can be sure But I know that my sense of the Dia de los Muer- to get the maximum growth from them. You could tos changed after I experienced it. It seemed to me a see a few more little patches throughout town. loving thing, at least in part a stanching of the fear of I think for Mexicans they represent a brimming being forgotten after death. Tinley TeeTire Co., Inc. Alignment • Brakes • Exhaust heart. Oralia’s father said, “Tenemos tres muertos” But some graves are pitifully forgotten. There are (we have three dead people). crosses with no names, others Mention this ad and get completely broken in the rubble n Nov. 2, a Saturday, I ar- of dust and stones, with a plastic $5 off $10 off rived in Modelo at 10 a.m. In the noon sunlight soda bottle and a couple of silk or I was told by a man in the flowers shredded by the wind. your next your next Ostreet to follow a dirt road a little the flowers were The deceased may have been an oil change alignment way east of the town to the cem- old drunk nobody knew, or the G.G. Gore, owner incandescent, Alexi Jackson, manager etery. It was a very new cemetery family may have moved away. 2020 Columbus Road, Deming, NM 88030 M-F 8-6pm • Sat 8-2pm (575) 546-0463 • 1-800-698-4063 with maybe 20 graves. like lava, a fire One especially touching one I saw a few graves close to was a cross that had “Nino–Mayo each other with well-crafted consuming itself. 19” painted vertically, “Roberto wreathes made of marigolds, plus Rodriguez” horizontally, and a a few marigolds stuck into the small plastic stand saying “Dad” mound of dirt above the grave. One of these graves stuck into the ground. There was no year indicated. belonged to the deceased husband of Romelia, a wid- But the norm was fake flowers and more flowers ow Judith and I were bringing food to. This was one in competing color combinations. Light peach with of the “muertos” that Oralia’s father was referring to. yellow. Fuschia with dark purple. Deep blue, yellow I never found out who the others were. and white. Dark green, red, deep purple, orange and A priest came after about half an hour and gave a yellow. talk to the people standing around. (The people who The arrangements are so creative and vivid they weren’t Catholic stayed away.) He said that to some defy death. people the Day of the Dead was just a time to redeco- rate the tombs of their family members, but to others f there is a Mexican love of death that dooms the it had a deeper meaning. country to violence, it hasn’t subsided much, if at all, since Enrique Pena Nieto came into office. riving back through Palomas, I looked over to IAnd he promised to reduce the killings right off. the cemetery and saw little going on, because In fact, Zeta magazine in Tijuana claims that in the view was mostly blocked by a flood-con- the first 11 months of Pena Nieto’s term there have Dtrol dike that crossed the road. been more narco-related murders than in the last 11 Later I came back and drove over the dike to see months of the Calderón presidency. They counted what was happening. I was surprised to see a very 19,015 killings in Pena Nieto’s months, against 17,068 different scene. There were at least a hundred people in Calderón’s months. among the many graves. They were raking the dirt During his time in office Pena Nieto has claimed to even it out, attaching plastic or silk flowers to the over and over that the crime rate is falling. plain crosses or elaborate tombs, or sitting in white The violence has been shifting from place to plastic chairs at family reunions and eating from place. Acapulco was the number-one city for vio- coolers. lence in Mexico in 2012, with 835 killings. Mexico You could hear a band playing from the other side City, after being a haven from violence until recently, of the cemetery, or panteón, as they call it. The at- has zoomed to the number-two spot with 708 kill- Schwartzman String Shop mosphere was not exactly festive, but it was engag- ings. Juarez, mercifully, slid down all the way to fifth Sales & Repair of String Instruments ing and cheerful. Sometimes you’d see a couple of place, with 363 killings. people sitting with mournful faces, but most people Although to us on the border Serving Deming just chatted quietly. the drug war seems far away, it’s The band was made up of the street musicians clear it’s far from over. k & Silver City Areas you usually see in Palomas, with a few extra players. There was a saxophone, a snare drum, a guitar, Howard Schwartzman a bass fiddle and an accordion. The music was lan- Borderlines columnist Marjorie Call (575)694-3202 for Appointments Lilly lives in Deming. guid and jazzy, compared to the stuff they usually [email protected] play. One of the phrases I caught was, “El dia que yo fallecí” (the day I died). There was a long grill native son and noted santero artist next to them whose smoke per- JOSEPH MANUEL CHAVEZ Manning Hudson meated the air. returns to his roots for a one man show Doctor of Oriental Medicine Someone nearby had his truck Acupuncture & Herbal Remedies radio on. 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WATSON-BRAND rayed on blocks in the front yard. Past the skulking, ers took the man’s keys, so he opted to hide behind a 575-534-1261 Fully Certified Pilates Instructor, skinny, egg-sucking mongrels milling about, and be- cactus until he was politely invited to seek shelter in [email protected] Physicalmind Institute, New York, NY & Phoenix, AZ yond the half-buried bath tub serving as a covered the back seat of a squad car. altar for a plaster statue of the Virgin Mary. What do you see? Enchantment, my friend—pure, unadulter- ne of the most enchanting things about our ated, New Mexico enchantment, and we had a bum- kingdom is our mouth-watering cuisine, espe- per crop of it in 2013. cially when infused with the magical powers Acupuncture & To start my annual recap, we go to that wellspring Oof chile. When your chile levels involve the services of enchantment, Santa Fe, where a legislative com- of a HAZMAT crew, however, you might be doing it Allergy Center mittee bravely fought for the rights of drunken em- wrong. Such was the case in Santa Teresa on Oct. 17, Specializing in ployees. According to a Feb. 8 story in the Las Cru- when an angry cloud of habañero chile powder de- NAET® Allergy Elimination ces Sun-News, a Las Cruces sanitation worker was scended on unsuspecting denizens. According to the and Pain Management too—ahem—trashed to hold onto his garbage truck, Sun-News, about 50 people were affected and one and did a face-plant on the street. woman was sent to the hospital 204A W. Market Street He got an owie, and was awarded when dust from ground-up chile Silver City $100,000 in workers’ compensa- pods from a food-processing plant JoAnne Galbraith A Las Cruces 575-654-0788 Doctor of Oriental Medicine tion benefits, which might seem entered the ventilation systems of ludicrous if you aren’t drunk. sanitation worker was nearby buildings, causing more Luckily, Democrats on the House too—ahem—trashed to irritation than a Justin Bieber ap- Labor and Human Resources pearance. As die-hard chile lovers, AILEEN SHEPHERD, Committee know how hard it is hold onto his garbage New Mexicans are known to stick Doctor of Oriental Medicine to work after a midday pitcher truck, and did a face- chile into everything, including Acupuncture and Herbs of martinis at TGI Fridays, so beer, ice cream, lasagna and choc- 109 W. Broadway they were able to block a bill that plant on the street. olate, but we need to draw the line Silver City, NM would have given judges the flex- at the air we breathe. 575-956-5662 ibility to deny all or most benefits Top-shelf enchantment didn’t Monday-Friday (by appt only) to intoxicated workers who are hurt on the job. Way arrive until late in the year, but our friends in Dem- Accepts Most Insurance to look out for the little man. ing really knocked it out of the park. In a story that 10+ Years Experience New Mexico’s outlaw past is still alive and well in made national news, a wayward WalMart shopper Pain Relief, Headaches, Insomnia, Stress Reduction Roswell, although on a scale that would make Billy was pulled over for rolling a stop sign exiting the Digestive/Immunity Issues, Facial Rejuvenation & Longevity, Addictions the Kid shake his head in disbelief. According to a parking lot. Reasonable suspicion clearly estab- story in the San Francisco Chronicle published June lished, local constables noticed that the driver was 11, a diabolical criminal genius made a daring escape clenching his buttocks, which really should be a attempt after being arrested for burglary. While the natural reaction whenever you’re pulled over in coppers were engaging in routine doughnut-interro- Deming. Using Sherlockian powers of deduction, gation duties, the suspect wiggled out of his hand- they figured he was hiding narcotics in his most cuffs and slipped away. Avoiding the stereotypical holy-of-holies. After obtaining a search warrant— getaway conveyances, the outlaw prudently selected for his butt—the officers proceeded to x-ray the a low-profile vehicle that would escape the attention suspect’s abdomen. When nothing appeared, they of all but the average six-year-old girl: He found a tiny then performed a more intimate search involving girl’s bicycle, one of those jobs with a plastic flowery rubber gloves. When that didn’t produce results, basket and white-rubber 10-inch tires, and furiously the officers went in again. Then, again with an en- pedaled away. Surprisingly, a grown-ass man on a ema. And a second enema. A third enema followed. tiny girl’s bike was fairly conspicuous after all, and Still not satisfied, they performed another x-ray the outlaw was returned to custody. He faced addi- with no luck. With police hot on the trail of what tional charges of evading arrest and having no sense was clearly the best drug smuggler in history, the of shame. suspect was then sedated, prepared for surgery, The very next day, the Albuquerque Journal re- and had a camera inserted into his anus, rectum, ported that no matter how cool a tattoo might look, colon and large intestines. At this point, the offi- it’s not a good idea to ink your nephew. Especially cers gave up. They let the man off with a warning. if he’s only three years old. And you’re using home- Tired of people poking things into his posterior, he made tools. And you aren’t even a tattoo artist. Ap- had other ideas at this point, and called an attor- parently, all of these factors combined were enough ney who is currently crawling up the ass of every to land one New Mexico uncle in jail for child abuse law-enforcement official in Luna County. They will for six months, where he’s sure to see a lot of profes- be experiencing the enchantment of litigation for a sionally done tattoos on a daily basis. long, long time. Love means never having to say you’re sorry, but The future is difficult to predict, and we can’t it seems that one Albuquerque man should at least be sure what adventures 2014 holds for us, but one thing is certain: There is no place as enchanted as our wonderful, magical, madcap state of New Bina Breitner MA, LMFT Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Mexico. k Individuals, couples, families & groups Consultations available by Henry Home Lightcap Phone: (520) 820-7930 • (575) 538-4380 rang in Skype: bina.breitner the New Year in or at her Tucson office Las Cru- Accepts Insurance ces. 6 Se Habla Español NM License #0108841, MA #1150, AZ A.R.S. #32-3271 DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 29 Body, Mind & Spirit • Matthew Sommerville RED HAT Yoga: A Path to Well-Being CHIROPRACTIC The physical aspect of yoga is only part of DR. LOUISE CASH the 3,000-4,000-year-old story. • Cold LASER Therapy he word “yoga” (of Sanskrit origins, meaning • Gentle Chiropractor “to join” or “to yoke”) has become ubiquitous in our culture. Yoga is everywhere now. Wheth- • Humans, Horses & Hounds Ter you’re in a large city or a small town, you will find there are yoga classes being offered. It may seem like •Medical Intuition yoga is somewhat of a “new” thing on the social landscape. In this country, yoga has been steadily grow- ANNOUNCING! ing for the last 50 years. Still, relatively speaking, that’s fairly new. The origins of yoga, however, are Dr. Cash will now be adjusting animals at believed to go back some 4,000-5,000 years. Arenas Valley Animal Clinic on OK, so yoga has been around for a while. But what is yoga? Wednesdays 9 -Noon! I think many of us associate yoga with exercise, Bring your horses and hounds! something we do at a gym or a spa or a yoga studio where we get an hour or so workout. This is true, as Silver City Walk-in Clinic — 575-519-2724 this is how yoga is often practiced (and, actually, has Tues & Thurs 9-11:30 & 2-4 evolved) here in the US and western countries in gen- Arenas Valley Animal Clinic — eral. But yoga, traditionally speaking, is more than Wednesdays 9-Noon just physical exercise—an activity addressing the RED HAT CHIROPRACTIC well-being of the body. Yoga is also about the well- 309 E. COLLEGE AVENUE • SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO being of the mind. www.redhathealing.com That yoga came about as something to help both the body and mind was described by one of my yoga teachers this way: Around 2,000-3,000 BCE, the an- The figure who is often called the “father of modern cient Vedic wise men of the Far East started to notice yoga”—Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. a change in people’s behavior. These ancient “physi- cians” began to notice that people were behaving (or emphasizing) breath work and meditation. This in strange ways and that their physical and mental is good; this means lots of choices for us to match health seemed to be deteriorating. This was at a time what we would like to get out of a yoga practice with when people were starting to live in large groups an appropriate class. (think small “cities”) and were starting to do specialized tasks that came along with the domestication hat we know for sure is that yoga improves of animals and grains (think “agrarian revolution”). health. Recent studies have shown this to They noticed that people seemed less at ease (think be true. For example, in a study at Univer- “stressed”) and were behaving more erratically. In Wsity of Illinois, it was shown that just 20 minutes of other words, people seemed to be going a little crazy. yoga can improve cognitive function as well as in- These “scholars” of the time came up with yoga (and crease mental focus and working memory. A Univer- other practices) to help people re- sity of Pennsylvania study found gain a sense of well-being in their that people who suffered from lives—a practice that would help Yoga is also about hypertension had lowered blood them both physically and men- pressure levels as a result of yoga tally. the well-being of the practice. Interestingly, compared How do we know this is what mind. to those who participated in a yoga is all about? While the word walking/nutrition/weight counsel- yoga appears in various ancient ing program, the group practic- Vedic texts, the practice of yoga ing yoga was found to have lower was written down and formalized by Patanjali in blood pressure levels. what is known as the Yoga Sutras. Here we have yoga A recent Boston University study showed that 12 succinctly outlined. Patanjali outlines what he called weeks of yoga could effectively reduce anxiety and “ashtanga,” or the eight limbs of yoga. These eight increase gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels in the practices consist of: 1. Yama, our conduct with the brain; low levels of GABA have been linked with outer world; 2. Niyama, our conduct with ourselves; depression and anxiety disorders. In another study, 3. Asana, discipline of the body through postures; 4. published in 2011 in Diabetes Care, making yoga a Pranayama, control of life-force energies through part of a typical diabetes care regimen seemed to the breath, 5. Pratyahara, withdrawal of the senses; 6. Dharana, meditation on a single object; 7. Dyana, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT continued on next page Yoga and Yoga Therapy connection with an object in me- diation; and 8. Samadhi, oneness Group Classes or with the object of meditation. Silver City First Degree Individual Instruction The two things to notice here are, first, that “asana” (the physi- Reiki Class All ages and cal practice of yoga) is only one of the eight practices. In modern Thurs., Jan. 16, 2014 6PM - 9PM abilities welcome! yoga, we have come to think of Fri., Jan. 17, 2014 6PM - 9PM yoga as being only asana, which is not the case. Second, we can see Sat., Jan. 18, 2014 9AM - 5PM Matthew Sommerville that meditation, an activity pri- For information and registration 388-8114. marily of the mind, plays a large VICKI ALLEN, REIKI MASTER Certi�iedFor more Svastha information: Yoga Instructor role in yoga practice. In fact, the (575) 388-8114 word “asana” means “to sit.” Tra- ditionally speaking, asana is simply a means to prepare the body for meditation. www.yogahridaya.com • 575-956-9988 While we see a lot of emphasis Class schedule: on the physical part of yoga these Massage Therapy Monday/Wednesday days, no two yoga instructors ap- Swedish, Deep Tissue, Cranial Sacral, Reflexology, Monday/Thursday 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. proach yoga in the same way. 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help steady blood sugar levels. In 2009, in a pilot study working with older adults, it was apparent that Celebrating 12 Years! practicing yoga improved bone density. The list goes on with re- Facials • Body Treatments • Spa Manicures & Pedicures Reflexology • Aromatherapy • Body Sugaring • Waxing search showing that yoga is good for our health and well being, both in body and mind. What this seems to suggest is that there’s an “intelligence” to yoga in the ways it’s able to address and benefit human health on Available many levels. It’s my thinking that, in while this “ancient knowledge” Silver City has been practiced in Eastern cul- exclusively tures for the last 3,00-4,000 years, at we in the West are only now starting to take notice and take (very) Traditionally yoga was taught one-on-one, rather than in large classes Datura as is common in the US today. Day Spa seriously what yoga offers in the way of improving one’s health. 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Open Monday-Friday and the 2nd Saturday each month sure levels, yoga conditions the body as a whole, af- fecting cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological and hat there are 20 million-plus yoga practitioners Southwest Counseling other functions in a way that helps return the body’s in America alone would seem to be a testimo- blood pressure back to its normal/healthy settings. ny to yoga’s efficacy, that it’s helping people to Paul E. Galbraith, LISW/LCSW The long term “side effects” of yoga? A feeling of self- Tfeel better. This seems to be more than a fad. Wheth- Individuals & Couples Adolescents & Adults created well being. er by showing up for a yoga class or working indi- Lots of people are feeling these “side effects.” vidually with a yoga therapist, the results in terms of Small-Group Therapy According to a 2012 Yoga in America study, it’s es- feeling better—of improved health both in body and Combat Trauma - Veterans Only timated that 20 million Americans practice yoga. mind—is being noticed by many. Domestic Abuse - Women Only Yoga classes, as mentioned, are everywhere and Introducing oneself to yoga is as simple as find- Anger Management - Men Only they are getting big. Yoga “rock stars” such as John ing out where classes are in your area. Here in the Friend and Rodney Yee fill gymnasiums, where they Silver City area, there are a number of excellent yoga Please call for more information & appointments. hold yoga seminars and workshops. More typically, a teachers, each of whom has a different approach to 575-654-0812 • TherapySouthwest.com class might vary from 30 to 5 or 6 students in a class yoga. As each instructor’s approach is different, it’s session. informative to compare approaches and see which The “yoga class” is what we most commonly think approach seems to match your particular interests of as the place where one goes to learn and practice (more emphasis on the body, more emphasis on the yoga. But, as it turns out, this (along with spandex mind, etc.). yoga pants and sticky mats) is something that has One thing that may work against yoga in our cul- been popularized in Western countries and not some- ture is that its health improvements are felt over thing that was part of the yoga tradition. the long term. Yoga does not fix your low back pain overnight. It doesn’t want to. Those who have expe- f we go back to yoga’s origins in India, it seems rienced physical therapy, for example, know that im- that yoga was taught on a one-on-one basis. It was provement is often experienced over the course of an experience between a student and teacher. weeks or even months. The positive effects of yoga, IThe figure who is often called the “father ofmod- both physical and psychological, are felt over time ern yoga”—Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya—gave through steady practice, returning to the mat each instruction to his students precisely in this way. day and slowly reconditioning the body and mind to- That’s because, for Krishnamacharya, each person ward a state of health and well being (even if it’s just was unique, having special attributes both in their a few minutes each day). strengths and weaknesses; therefore, their needs This can often be the biggest challenge in doing were to be addressed individually. yoga: simply showing up. We’re in many ways a “fix In other words, yoga wasn’t a “program” that it now” culture that likes to see results right away. could be applied generally to every or anyone. A Yoga works slowly. It’s a process of engagement with particular asana (pose), for example, might help one oneself that unfolds over time. Down the road, when person and, for someone else, be counter-productive the “results” are being felt, one realizes the changes or even detrimental depending on the individual’s are more profound than could have been imagined. physical strengths and vulnerabilities. This was how It’s by no mistake that the word “transformation” is Krishnamacharya taught through his lifetime, giving often associated with the practice of yoga. private instructions to (as it turns out) many who After being around for over 3,000 years, it’s prob- would become prominent figures in bringing yoga to ably safe to say that yoga is here to stay. We live in the West (B.K.S. Iyengar, A.G. Mohan, Pattabhi Jois, a time when the pressures of living seem to be, for Indra Devi, T.K.V. Desikachar and others). many of us, increasing rather than decreasing. We So traditionally yoga was taught one-on-one. Inter- see this in a dwindling sense of ease in our day-to-day estingly, this is being taken up again with yoga therapy, lives, the difficulties we experience in making a living Sat. Jan. 11 from 9 - 4 where an individual works with a yoga therapist who or in our relationships, the lack of free time to enjoy Practical Psychic Protection $45 creates a specialized practice for that person. For ourselves, the pressures we feel both on our bodies example, for someone with chronic low back pain, and minds. These conditions are the very things that Thursday Psychic Development Series: the yoga therapist (much like a physical therapist) inspired the ancient Vedic wise men to create the Jan. 9, 1 - 2:30 Breath/ Meditation Skills $10 builds a specialized practice addressing that low back practice of yoga—to help others find a sense of ease Jan 16, 1 - 2:30 Beginning Clairvoyance $10 and balance in their lives. It’s good Jan. 23, 1 - 2:30 Connecting With Your Higher Self $10 that yoga has found it’s way here Jan. 30, 1 - 2:30 Chakra/Aura work $10 Silver City Zen Center to the West, as the need to bring our lives back into balance may be Feb. 6, 1 - 2:30 Kinetics and Psychometry $10 (Ginzan-ji Zen Buddhist Temple) Meditation Practice (Zazen) needed more than ever. k Manifest Your Desires Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 am Thursdays Jan. 9 - Feb. 6, 3 - 4:00 $35 Tueday & Thursday 6:00 pm Matthew Sommerville teaches Reiki healing, animal communication and pet grooming. Saturday 9:00 am Svastha yoga and practices Pre-registration requested for class. Dokusan (Pastoral Counseling) yoga therapy in Silver City. For by appointment more information, go to www. Gaye Rock, Reiki Master yogahridaya.com. The Rock Center, 413 N. Bullard St., Silver City, NM Resident Priest: 506 W. 13th St. (corner of 13th and Virginia) (575) 956-5200 www.gayerock.com Rev. Dr. Oryu Paul Stuetzer 575-388-8874 DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 31

Body, Mind & Spirit • Tabitha Alterman 7 Ways to Eat Well for Energy No need to suffer with winter blahs when solutions are as close as your fridge and pantry. s the days get shorter and the nights get resources to provide energy, says David Grotto, a chillier, many of us find ourselves feeling registered dietitian and author of The Best Things more sluggish throughout the day. Although You Can Eat. weA may simply need more sleep during this time of When it’s not hot outside it can be easy to let year—when our ancestors would have spent more water consumption slip. While there is no one-size- time at rest—modern lifestyles generally demand fits-all recommendation for the amount of water you that we maintain busy schedules throughout the win- should drink, common recommendations range from ter. When hibernation simply isn’t an option, what’s a 64 to 100 ounces a day. One method is to divide your tired person to do? Try these seven dietary weight in half and drink that many ounces tips for a natural boost that might of water daily. The Institute of help keep you from running on Medicine recommends using empty. thirst as your guide. It is possible, though rare, Sustain nutri- to overhydrate, so tion. Eating always pay attention well through- to thirst cues. Want 1out the day is the something more fla- best way to supply vorful than water? sustained energy to Coconut water hy- all the hard-working drates while deliver- parts of our bodies, ing electrolytes to keep including the brain. A the body balanced. Many fruits and lack of energy is usually vegetables can be hydrating, too. a sign that something is out of balance, and Besides providing a healthy snack, bananas are a good Limit sweets. diet is often the cul- source of magnesium, which may boost energy. Sweets cause prit. When we choose blood sugar to appropriate foods throughout the day, they can keep spike and dip, making us feel3 wired, then tired and our energy stores steady and our minds sharp, help- sluggish. When it’s time to reach for a snack, opt ing us feel good. for something with complex carbohydrates to keep People who eat healthy breakfasts have better blood sugar levels stable instead. Carbohydrates are moods throughout the day, plus improved concentra- the body’s main source of energy, and we can maxi- tion. Choose a breakfast packed with fiber, protein mize energy by steadily delivering slow-burning car- and healthy fats such as oatmeal, whole-grain toast bohydrates, rather than straight simple sugars. with peanut butter or scrambled eggs. Eat similarly If you crave something sweet, enjoy a piece of at lunch, dinner and for snacks, combining whole fruit, which contains fiber, or protein-packed yo- grains, vegetables, fruits, proteins and healthy fats. gurt with honey. Faster-burning sugars do provide Although food supplies us with energy, eating a sometimes-necessary boost of energy. Combining too late at night could actually prevent us from get- them with slower-burning carbs helps prevent the ting high-quality rest. Terry Walters, author of Clean spike-and-dip cycle that leads to sugar addiction. You Food, suggests aiming to eat your last meal a few might also consider sweetening coffee, tea, oatmeal hours before bedtime so you’ll enjoy restorative and yogurt with stevia, a calorie-free herb that has no sleep through the night, rather than stalled digestion. effect on blood sugar levels.

Sustain hydration. Studies show that even Choose caffeine carefully. When you need a very mild levels of dehydration can slow us boost, a little bit of caffeine should do the trick, down. Recent studies conducted at the Uni- because it temporarily speeds up the body’s 2versity of Connecticut’s Human Performance Labo- 4metabolism. Skip sugar- and preservative-laden en- ratory found that mild dehydration altered mood, ergy drinks and go straight to a source of naturally energy levels and the ability to think clearly. When occurring caffeine such as coffee or tea. One cup of dehydrated, our bodies draw upon their resources to adjust internal water balances instead of using those BODY, MIND & SPIRIT continued on next page 32 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT continued Make room for magnesium. Many patients Better Health, Happier Living with low energy benefit from supplemental MASSAGE THERAPY coffee in the morning is OK for most people, but con- magnesium because it’s deficient in much sider sipping it slowly throughout the morning for 6of the soil in which our food is grown, says Jason Debra Gassaway more consistent results. Hamm, a Chinese medicine specialist in Lawrence, Lic. in NM #MT930 • Member AMTA Most teas contain less caffeine than coffee, but Kan. Magnesium deficiency can lead to low energy, Massage tailored to your individual needs. it may be all you need. Green tea contains many plus a number of other problems. A study conducted Give the special gift of a massage for the Holidays powerful antioxidants in addition to the moderate by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service found Gift Certi cates available Call or text: 915-525-3885 caffeine boost. Studies show that green tea can also that during moderate activity, subjects with low mag- improve memory and attention. If you want caf- nesium levels used more energy, leading directly to Additional Services: Personal Care Provider—Babies to Seniors feine later in the day, opt for tea, and aim to stop fatigue, than those with adequate levels. Travel Companion—domestic & international consuming caffeine by late afternoon. If sustained Good food sources of magnesium include dark, energy throughout the day is a concern for you, you leafy greens; nuts; seeds, especially pumpkin seeds; don’t want to do anything to mess with your sleep whole grains; beans; lentils; avocados; bananas; at night. dried fruit; and some fish, especially halibut. Chocolate also contains low levels of caffeine, plus a mild stimulant called theobromine. A small serving Stock up on “superfoods.” So-called because of dark chocolate, which doesn’t usually contain too they are incredibly nutritionally dense, super- much sugar, can also boost mood temporarily. foods deliver low-calorie infusions of numerous 7nutrients, including the all-important antioxidants Pack in protein. Protein-rich foods such as that slow the processes of aging. A few superfoods beans, nuts, meat, fish, tofu, eggs and dairy help to sprinkle throughout your day include cinnamon; our bodies make use of their energy sources cacao powder; lemon juice; sprouted seeds; chia 5by shuttling nutrients to and from various tissues. seeds; berries of all kinds, especially goji berries; and Pork, chicken, beef and turkey also contain tyrosine, cereal grasses (barley grass, wheatgrass, chlorella, which increases chemicals in the brain that keep us spirulina). k focused and alert. If you start feeling sluggish in the afternoon and BARON DENTAL CLINIC your temptation is to reach for something sweet, try Excerpted from Mother Earth Living. To read Complete Family Dentistry to retrain your brain to go for protein instead. Pro- more articles from Mother Earth Living, please visit www.MotherEarthLiving.com or call (800) • Dental Implants • Cosmetic Dentistry tein wakes up brain receptors. You’ll find it delivers 340-5846 to subscribe. Copyright 2013 by Ogden • Dentures • Porcelain and Gold Crowns exactly the boost you need, but without the feel-bad Publications Inc. • Bridges • Porcelain Fillings fall afterward. • Partials • Extractions Dr. Alejandro Baron L. • Root Canals • Cleanings Dra. Yolanda Navarrete O. Free Transportation OPEN U.A.C.J. (from Columbus parking lot available) Mon-Sat Body, Mind and Spirit • Glenn Henderson Toll Free 1-877-443-7593 or 1-505-990-6047 • [email protected]

BOARD CERTIFIED Ancient Healthcare PULMONARY DONALD J. STINAR, M.D. How the movements and sounds of Qi Gong BOARD CERTIFIED can help unlock a healthier lifestyle. CRITICAL CARE “If you do not change direction, you may end up BOARD CERTIFIED 110 E. 11th Street where you are headed.”—Lao Tsu INTERNAL MEDICINE SILVER CITY, NM 88061 ore and more folks from all walks of life are BOARD CERTIFIED (575) 388-0184 seeking new practices that lead away from SLEEP MEDICINE (575) 388-0186 Fax lifestyles steeped in killer-stress and teem- Ming with habits that drain vital energies. Modern research clearly indicates that regimens that bring us into states of profound relaxation, while simultaneously allowing full participation of the body and mind, hold the greatest benefit. In essence, we return to our most natural and holistic state of health and well being. The ancient practice of Qi Gong is an Counseling • Consultation exemplary example of this. Children,� Adolescents and Adults What Is Qi Gong? Cheryl Speir-Phillips, M.A. he ancient practice of Qi Gong (Chi Gung) is L.P.C.C. #0966 a Chinese health care system originating any- 575-574-8595 Appt. • 575-388-1035 Fax where from 4,000-10,000 years ago (depending 301 W. College Ave., Suite 11 • Silver City, NM 88061 Ton historic sources). Qi Gong is, by definition, pre- The National Center for Complementary and Alter- Most insurance accepted. ventative, holistic, quick and easy to do, affordable, native Medicine (nccam.nih.gov) has studied the and requiring no special equipment. Qi Gong exer- health benefits of Qi Gong and produced a video cise routines or “forms” combine gentle, slow, body about Qi Gong and Tai Chi. Luna de Cobre erapy Center movement with controlled breathing patterns, and a authored the ultimate seminal Taoist text, the Tao Te Margarita Silva Potts, L.P.C.C. quiet, relaxed and meditative mental focus. Ching. This book was a series of prose verses that Ph.D. in Metaphysics The word “Qi” refers to “the universal life-force “implied the essential, unnamable process of the energy” that the experienced practitioner attracts Universe.” The Tao Te Ching has illuminated and in- Individual and Family Counseling and cultivates from various internal and external spired painters, sculptors, musicians, dancers, writ- sources, stores within the body, and circulates to ers, calligraphists, masons and even farmer/garden- Mind, Body and Spirit Balancing various organ and body systems through energy ers in Eastern and Western cultures for centuries. channels or meridians. Literally the Chinese word Qi To date it is considered the most-translated text in 575-590-2202 means “breath” or “air,” emphasizing the importance world literature. 807 Grant, Bayard, NM 88023 of the breath. Despite its rich and all-encompassing influence, The word “Gong” literally means “work” and scholars have recently challenged the prevalent his- serves to emphasize the Qi Gong players’ personal toric origins of Qi Gong and Taoism. Its truest roots responsibility to a lifestyle that promotes overall can now be ascribed to the oral cultures of northern health, seeks vitality and longevity, and cultivates China’s Yellow River Valley some 5,000-10,000 years Hypnotherapy++ spiritual awareness. For the ancient Chinese, Qi ago. Hypnotherapy Certi cations Gong beneficence required time (patience), commit- These ancient peoples were said to be keen ob- Jan. 27-31, 2014 Level 1 ment (intention) and effort (endurance.) servers of the natural flow of the earth and the heavens (the Tao) and the mutually inclusive polar forces Feb. 10-14, 2014 Masters Wu Masters and Taoism of yin (female-earth) and yang (male-heavens). They life changing trainings - call for details i Gong is typically associated with the Chi- not only studied changes in the seasons, the habits of Madonna Kettler, PhD nese philosophical/religious practice of animals and plants, and the nature of the elements, Taoism (circa 500 BCE), called “The Way.” but they were also well versed in astronomy, under- The Center for Inner Peace, LLC QTraditionally the origin of Taoism is credited to the stood astrological influences and assumed the roles 575-534-1291 [email protected] mythical folk hero sage, Lao Tsu. He is said to have of the Shaman, as mediators between the world of DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 33

Spirit and Man. strengthens tendons and They were called the Wu ligaments, and increases Masters, and for several thou- bone density and blood cir- AMOS L. LASH, M.D. sand years were prominent in culation. Specializing In Laser Surgery the spiritual and social folk- Physiologists report Urology lore and mythology of that stimulated immune func- region. Over 10,000 years ago tion, specifically an increase these shaman-kings/queens in number of the crucial T- led their people in the cer- cells. Neuroimaging brain- 1304 E. 32nd St., Silver City, NM emonial “Da-Wu,” or “The wave analysis shows Qi 575-534-0556 • (fax) 575-534-9107 Great Dance.” Performers of Gong balancing the right Appointments By Referral Only [email protected] Da-Wu were said to experi- and left hemispheres of the ence tremendous health ben- World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day was cel- brain, increasing memory, efits as well as profound spiri- ebrated around the globe, including at the and improving the abil- tual awareness. Thus began United Nations. ity to counteract all types Victor A. Nwachuku, M.D. Michelle Diaz, M.D. the tradition of harmonizing of stress. Practitioners re- Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynecology the physical body with both port better balance in the Gail Stamler, C.N.M. the earthly natural forces and the heavenly forces of physical body, a greater sense of being grounded, the universe through the movement of body, breath increased stamina and endurance (vitality) as well and energy, or what we now call Qi Gong. as emotional/mental calmness. Qi Gong has been 1618 E. Pine St. The mythology of the Wu Masters is profound and known to relieve insomnia and other sleep disorders. magical. The story of one of the Taoist Eight Immor- Silver City, NM 88061 tals, Han Xiang (circa ninth century) illustrates this: The Six Healing Sounds Phone (575) 388-1561 One tale tells of Han being carried by his teacher/ Fax (575) 388-9952 “Stress cooks your brain.”—Ancient Taoist saying master to the magic peach tree where grew “immor- www.cassiehealthcenter.com tal peaches.” Han climbs the tree and suddenly falls, nother profound Qi Gong form is the Six instantly becoming immortal. He demonstrates his Healing Sounds. Popularized by modern heavenly powers by making peony flowers bloom in Taoist Master Healer Mantak Chia, this form early winter. Not only was each blossom a different combinesA Qi Gong postures, movements and sound Deborah G. Berry, LMHC color, but each flower contained, hidden within it, toning to regulate the organ systems. Taoist healers Licensed Mental Health Counselor a small poem. At a banquet, his uncle, a renowned recognized that organ malfunction was due to the Call: 388-0555/Call or Text: 590-7752 statesman, wanted Han to study Confucianism in- blocks in the energy flow caused by stresses inher- [email protected] stead of Taoism. Han demonstrated the power of the ent in modern society. Blocked organs tend to lose “What a caterpillar calls Tao by pouring glass after glass of wine from a bot- their ability to naturally cool themselves; hence they the end of the world, tomless gourd. He is usually pictured carrying “the over-heat and literally become contracted, hard and the Master calls a butterfly.” flute of life” and is considered the Taoist patron saint dysfunctional. ~ Richard Bach of music. The Taoists discovered that each healthy organ Member of the American Association vibrates at a very specific frequency. By toning or of Christian Counselors The Eight-Piece Brocade making sounds to mimic that specific frequency, per- Supervisor – Joan Eng, MA, LPCC resently, there are hundreds of different Qi forming a Qi Gong form, the block can be removed Gong forms in existence. One of the oldest and and the organ naturally restored to its optimum state most consistently popular forms is the Eight of health. PPiece Brocade. Perhaps a more apropos name is Taoist healers highly recommended that the Six “The Eight Silken Movements,” which describes the Healing Sounds be done daily and in sequential or- smoothing effect these exercises have on the body der. Aside from the toning sounds, the practice can and its energies. also include color visualizations corresponding to Despite being developed for his soldiers by Chi- each organ or organ system, as well as an emotional nese Marshal (General) Yue Fei during the war-torn clearing meditation. Song Dynasty (960-1368 AD), the Eight Piece Bro- Eight Piece Brocade Qi Gong and the Six Healing cade is considered to have no direct martial arts ap- Sounds provide people of all ages and levels of health plications and therefore is considered more a medi- a holistic and preventative exercise practice. Simple cal/health practice. yet powerful, these forms help self-cultivate physical Practicing the Eight Piece Brocade provides some vigor, mental and emotional serenity and balance, immediate health benefits. Each exercise was de- and the potential for healthier lifestyle. k signed to gather energy or qi through the movement PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES of the arms and legs and channel this flow to a specific internal organ or set of organs. Glenn Henderson has practiced and studied Qi PAT BARSCH, Ph.D. For example, the second piece brocade imitates Gong and Tai Chi for over 20 years. Beginning Licensed Psychologist January 2014 he will be giving ongoing classes 30 years experience an archer and is called “Draw the Bow and Shoot the in Eight Piece Brocade Qi Gong and The Six Vulture.” This movement is specifically designed to Healing Sounds. For more information and class Counseling, Psychotherapy strengthen the kidneys and the waist area, which is schedules email him at [email protected] or Insurance, Medicaid & Medicare Provider important in blood filtration and waste removal, reg- call (575) 654-4351. ulating fluid levels, and balancing electrolytes, while 575-534-4084 indirectly supporting liver function. 300 W. Yankie St. | P.O. Box 2036 The eight-brocade form allows the body a full Silver City, NM 88062 range-of-motion movement that stretches muscles, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT continued on next page ©DE

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Clara. 537-3141. Progressive Pilates—5:30-6:30 Body, Mind & Spirit A Course in Miracles—6:30 p.m., p.m., 315 N. Bullard, 2d fl. 519-8948. 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 TOPS—5 p.m. 1st Presbyterian or 534-1869. Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Curbside Consulting—Free for Women’s Cancer Support nonprofits. 9 a.m.-noon. Wellness Group—1st Thurs. 6-7 p.m. GRMC Grant County Weekly Events Coalition, 409 N. Bullard, Lisa Jimenez, Conference Room, 1313 E. 32nd St. 534-0665, ext. 232, lisa@wellnesscoali- 388-1198, ext. 10. Support groups, classes and more. tion.org, Vinyasa Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m Food Addicts Anonymous First Church of Harmony, 609 Arizona Sundays Mondays Lego Mindstorms—Ages 10 and Women’s Group—6:30 p.m. 1000 N St., Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Archaeology Society—First Sun. AARP Chapter #1496—Third up. 4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 Hudson St., 519-1070. Yoga class—Free class taught of every month, field trip. 536-3092, Monday. 12:30 p.m. Senior Center, W. College Ave., 538-3672. Grant County Democratic Party— by Colleen Stinar. 1-2 p.m. Episcopal [email protected]. 205 W. Victoria. Contact Marcia Fisch, Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant 2nd Weds. Potluck at 5:30 p.m., meet- Church fellowship hall, 7th and Texas. County Convention Center. Beginners Bingo—1st and 2d Sun. Doors open 388-1298 ing at 6:30 p.m. Sen. Howie Morales’ Fridays idowed ersons 7-8 p.m. 12:30 p.m., games start 1:35 p.m. AARP W P —Second building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. Kundalini Yoga—Noon. A Daily Silver City Squares—Dancing Benefits Salvation Army and Post 18 Mondays. 11 a.m. Glad Tidings Church. Group Meditation—5:30 p.m., A Practice, 104 N. Texas St. 7-9 p.m. Presbyterian Church, 1915 charities. American Legion Post 18, 409 Contact Sally, 537-3643. Daily Practice, 104 N. Texas St. 388- Overeaters Anonymous—6 p.m. N. Swan St. Kay, 388-4227, or Linda, W. College Ave. 534- 0780 Al-Anon—12:05 p.m. First Presby- 2425. Gila Regional Medical Center confer- 534-4523. Holistic Presentations—11 a.m. terian Church, 1915 Swan, Silver City. Ladies Golf Association—8 a.m. ence room. 313-9400. Tai Chi for Better Balance—1 PeaceMeal Coop Deli. 534-9703 Contact Valerie, 313-2561. tee time. Silver City Golf Course. Silver City Woman’s Club—2d p.m., Senior Center. Call Lydia Moncada Prayer and Study in the Eastern Art Class—-9-10:45 a.m. Silver Lego Club—Ages 4-10. 4:30 p.m. Fri., 10:30 a.m., lunch 12 p.m. 411 to register, 534-0059. Orthodox Tradition—Sunset. The- City Senior Citizen Center. Beginners to Silver City Public Library, 515 W. Col- Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3452. otokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, advanced. Contact Jean 519-2977. Tuesdays lege Ave., 538-3672. Taizé—2d Friday. Service of prayer, Santa Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@ Gentle Yoga—5:30-7 p.m. First Alcoholics Anonymous—Men’s Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant songs, scripture readings and quiet con- zianet.com. Church of Harmony, 609 Arizona St., group, 7 a.m. Unitarian Fellowship Hall. County Convention Center. Beginners templation. 6:30 p.m. Episcopal Church Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. 3845 N. Swan. Jerry, 534-4866. 7-8 p.m. of the Good Shepherd, 538-2015. rostate ancer upport roup Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— P C S G — Woodcarving Club—2d and 4th 1st Tues. 1:30 p.m. Senior Center. 3rd Weds. 6:30 p.m. Gila Regional Fridays except holidays. 1 p.m. Senior Margaret, 388-4539. Medical Center Conference Room. 388- Center. 313-1518. Bayard Historic Mine Tour— 2nd 1198 ext. 10. Youth Space—5:30-10 p.m. Loud Tuesday. Meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Republican Party of Grant music, video games, chill out. Satellite/ Central Ave., by 9:30 a.m. $5 fee cov- County—Third Weds. 6 p.m. Red Barn. Wellness Coalition. ers two-hour bus tour of historic mines Storytime—All ages. 10 a.m. Silver plus literature and map; call 537-3327 City Public Library, 515 W. College Saturdays Alcoholics Anonymous Begin- for reservation. Ave., 538-3672. ners—6 p.m. Lions Club, 8th & Bullard Chess Club—All ages. 4 p.m. Silver Traumatic Brain Injury Support (entrance at Big Ditch behind Domino’s). City Public Library, 515 W. College Group—3:30-5 p.m. All-Purpose Room, Newcomers and seasoned members Ave., 538-3672. Billy Casper Wellness Center, Hudson welcome. Compassionate Friends—4th St. & Hwy. 180. James, 537-2429, or Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— Tuesday. 6:30 p.m. Support for those Danita, 534-9057. 10 a.m.-noon. Gila Regional Medical who’ve lost a child. Episcopal Church, Thursdays Center Conference Room. Margaret, Parish Hall, 7th and Texas St. Charlene ARTS Anonymous—5:30 p.m. Art- 388-4539. Mitchell, 534-1134. ists Recovering through the Twelve Steps. Blooming Lotus Meditation—1 Figure/Model Drawing—4-6 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 p.m. Details: 313-7417, blooming-lotus- Contact Sam, 388-5583. N. Swan St. 534-1329. [email protected]. Kiwanis Club—Noon. Red Barn, ancer upport roup C S G —1st Thurs. Double Feature Blockbuster Mega 708 Silver Heights Blvd., 590-0540. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Hit Movie Night—5:30-11 pm. Satel- Los Comadres Cancer Support Board Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. lite/Wellness Coalition. Group—1st Tues. 6 p.m. Business and ardiac upport roup C S G —3rd Evening Prayer in the Eastern Or- Conference Center, 3031 Hwy. 180 E. Thurs. 4 p.m. Grant County Business and thodox Tradition—5 p.m. Theotokos (next to Ace). 388-1198 ext. 10. Conference Center, 3031 Hwy180E, Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Reiki Circle—First Tuesday of the 590-2578. Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@zianet. Quaker Meeting month, 6:30 p.m. 2035 Little Walnut. De-stressing Medita- com. Treatment for those in need of healing. tions —12-12:45 p.m. New Church Kids Bike Ride—10 a.m., Bikeworks, Vicki, 388-8114, or Virginia, 388- for Worship of the SW Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 815 E. 10th St. Dave Baker, 590-2166. 4870. 313-4087. Narcotics Anonymous—6 p.m. Slow Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m. Sundays 10-11 a.m. Gila Writers—2-4 p.m. Silver City New 180 Club, 1661 Hwy. 180 E. 5:30-7 p.m. First Church of Harmony, Public Library. Trish Heck, trish.heck@ Sadhana Morning Prayer, Medita- 609 Arizona St., Becky Glenn, (404) gmail.com, 534-0207. tion, Yoga—Last Sat. 5-7 a.m. A Daily for more info: 575-538-3141 234-5331. Grant County Rolling Stones Practice, 104 N. Texas, 388-2425. [email protected] Social Services—Noon. Red Barn, em and ineral ociety G M S —2nd Thurs. Spinning Group—1st Sat., 1-3 707 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-5666. 6 p.m. Senior Center, 204 W. Victoria p.m. Yada Yada Yarn, 614 N. Bullard, TEA Party Patriots—2nd and 4th St. Kyle, 538-5706. 388-3350. Tues. 6 p.m. Red Barn Steakhouse, 708 atha oga H Y —5:30 p.m. First Storytime—All ages. 10:30 a.m. Sil- Silver Heights Blvd. 388-4143. Church of Harmony, 609 Arizona St. ver City Public Library, 515 W. College Wednesdays Lori Zitzmann. Ave., 538-3672. istoric ining istrict our Archaeology Society—Third Weds. H M D & T - Vinyasa Flow Yoga—10 a.m. All of every month. Oct.-Nov., Jan.-April 7 ism Meeting—Second Thurs. 10 a.m. levels. First Church of Harmony, 609 p.m. Silver City Women’s Club. Summers Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Arizona St., Becky Glenn, (404) 234- 6 p.m. location TBA. 536-3092, whud- Ave., Bayard. 537-3327. 5331. k [email protected]. Kundalini Yoga—5:30 p.m. A Back Country Horsemen—2nd Daily Practice, 104 N. Texas, 388-2425. All phone numbers are area code Weds. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Newcomers Club—Third Thurs. 11 575 except as noted. Send updates to Center Conference Room. Subject to a.m., luncheon noon. Women’s Club, [email protected]. change. 574-2888. Yucca and Silver Heights Blvd. Linda Bayard Al-Anon—6 p.m. Santa Sylvester, (480) 518-5839, lindasylves- Clara Senior Center, 107 East St., Santa [email protected].

Integrative Health and Wellness Center Located at the New Mexico College of Natural Healing 310 West 6th Street in Silver City, NM Qigong Yoga Reflexology Classes Martha Everett Mathew Sommerville Gwynne Ann Unruh LMT, RMTI Ancient Chinese System One on One & An Ancient of Breath & Movement Group Classes

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Wednesdays • Qigong 8-9am 11 - 12:15 p.m. Learn the Ancient Art Thursdays • Qigong Strength Training 1-2pm 5 - 6:15 p.m. • Qigong 6:30pm -7:30pm of Reflexology Class Fees Perfect for massage therapists, cosmetologists, Monthly Workshops Drop in: $9.00 manicurists, health care professionals and anyone Breath Empowerment 6 class punch card: $42 wanting a career in Touch Therapy. Jan. 11, 10am-12noon $20 12 class punch card: $78 9 Breath Method & Prayer Circle Jan. 18, 11am - 12:30pm $10 One on One Yoga Sessions by Appointment Office & Teaching Space Available All proceeds to benefit Grant County Community Food Pantry abundancetherapeutics.com yogahridaya.com newmexicohealing.com 575-388-2098 575-956-9988 575-538-0050 DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 35

The Starry Dome • Bert Stevens Taurus, the Bull Plus the planets for January.

Taurus, the Bull, hangs just south of overhead on January evenings. The ecliptic travels through this constellation, so the Sun and planets can be found there from time to time. There are two open star clusters in Taurus, the Hyades and Pleiades. The nine brightest stars in the Pleiades all have Rosen Method Bodywork names and are collectively called Relaxation & Internal Awareness through Gentle Touch the Seven Sisters (including For a larger, printable their parents, Atlas and Pleione, version of makes nine). Interestingly, Subaru Anna Dye this map, visit is the Japanese name for the Sev- Intern www.desertexposure.com en Sisters and the car company’s logo is a stylized representation 575-519-8591 of this cluster. By Appointment 309 E. College Ave., Silver City igh in our eastern sky after it gets dark is the constellation Taurus, the Bull. Taurus is Watch the Skies marked by the first-magnitude star Aldeba- (times MST) Hran, a reddish, spectral class K5 star that sits in front Jan. 1, 4:14 a.m.—New Moon of the Hyades open star cluster, a large V-shaped Jan. 5, 2 p.m.—Jupiter at opposition grouping that is easy to recognize. Taurus is the 17th Jan. 7, 8:39 p.m.—First Quarter Moon largest constellation and it has the ecliptic traveling Jan. 15, 9:52 p.m.—Full Moon Dr. Paul Stuetzer, PH.D., DOM, Physician through it, so you can sometimes find one or more of Jan. 23, 10:19 p.m.—Last Quarter Moon the planets within its bounds. Jan. 28, 8 p.m.—Venus 2 degrees north of Acupuncture, Homeopathic & Naturopathic Medicine In mythology, the ever-amorous Zeus fell in love Moon Specializing in: Pain Relief, Migraine Headaches, with Europa, the beautiful daughter of King Agenor of Jan. 30, 2:38 p.m.—New Moon Allergies, Immune System Disorders and Phoenicia. He appeared to her and her companions as Jan. 31, 12 p.m.—Venus stationary Injection Therapy (Biopuncture). a white bull (Taurus) that was very docile. Europa and • National & State Licensure her friends were taken with the bull and made flower In 1995, Tiede 1 was discovered in the Pleiades • 30 years experience garlands and placed them around the bull’s neck. He cluster and confirmed to be a brown dwarf. The con- Provider for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of NM was so docile that the trusting Europa climbed on his firmation of Gliese 229B came after that of Tiede 1, Workers’ Comp and other Health Insurance Plans back. Taurus immediately plunged into the sea and so Tiede 1 is the first confirmed brown dwarf. Since swam to Crete with the terrified Europa on his back. that time thousands of brown dwarfs have been dis- 506 West 13th Street, Silver City, NM There he changed back into Zeus and ravaged the covered. Most float freely in space, like stars, indicat- (Virginia & 13th) maiden. She bore him three sons. The oldest, Minos, ing that even on the very-low-mass end of the stellar ©DE 575-388-8858 brought the Cult of the Bull to Crete. scale, stars and planet form in very different ways. There are two major open star clusters in Taurus, both visible to the naked eye. One is the previously The Planets for January mentioned Hyades, which mythologically represents enus departs the evening sky this month. On the five daughters of Atlas, a giant who carried the Jan. 1 it will be six degrees above the west- heavens on his shoulders. It is 153 light-years away southwestern horizon as it gets dark. By 6:30 COUNSELING (compared to Aldebaran’s distance of only 65.1 light- p.m.,V it will have set. After the first week of the month, years). It is the closest open cluster to us and covers Venus will be too close to the Sun to be seen. On Jan. SERVICES 5.5 degrees in our sky, corresponding to a diameter 1, Venus will be a 3% illuminated crescent disc that THRIVE: “To make steady progress, of 20 light-years across for the cluster’s core. Almost is 60.4 seconds-of-arc across, glowing at magnitude prosper, to grow vigorously.” 200 stars have been identified with the Hyades, but -4.3. The Goddess of Love spends the month moving Infant/Child Mental Health not all are in the core of the cluster. slowly westward in Sagittarius. Venus will appear in The other open cluster is the Pleiades, the seven the morning sky by the end of the month. Adult, Couples & Family Counseling daughters of Atlas and Pleione (half-sisters of the Hya- Mercury puts in an appearance in the evening sky 575-313-3698 • [email protected] Terry Maynes des). This cluster is much smaller in our sky, just un- towards the end of the month. The Messenger of the Accepts Medicaid and Private Pay MA, LPCC der two degrees across. But it is only slightly smaller Gods starts the month in Sagittarius, travels through than the Hyades in space, 16 light-years across versus Capricornus and ends the month in Aquarius. At the the Hyades’ 20. The difference is the distance. The Ple- end of the month, Mercury will be magnitude -0.5 with iades are around 400 light-years away, two and a half a disc that is 7.1 seconds-of-arc across and 51% illumi- times the distance to the Hyades. The Pleiades has nated. You can find it 11 degrees above the west-south- MAGGIE KNOX over a thousand stars, but the nine brightest are Al- western horizon as it gets dark, setting just after 7 p.m. Licensed Massage Therapist cyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta, Pleione, The King of the Gods is already up in the east- Celaeno and Sterope. They are called the Seven Sis- northeast as it gets dark. At midmonth, Jupiter’s disc ters, and include their parents, Atlas and Pleione. is 46.5 seconds-of-arc across and the planet shines at Time-Out Massage The stars of the Pleiades range from the hot B-class magnitude -2.7. Jupiter is moving slowly westward in 526 Hwy 180 West • Silver City, NM stars like the Seven Sisters down to dim brown dwarfs. central Gemini. 575-534-9702 Brown dwarfs are substars that are not big enough to Mars rises in the east just before midnight. It is Deep Therapeutic Massage create the hot stellar interior needed to fuse hydrogen moving eastward in central Virgo, shining at magni- Swedish and Neuromuscular Therapy into helium. They produce little light and heat, so they tude +0.6. Its disc gets a little larger each day, reach- are not considered true stars. They fit in the gap being 7.7 seconds-of-arc across at midmonth. Gift Certificates Available NM Lic# 4096 tween the lightest stars, about 80 times the mass of Ju- Saturn is moving slowly eastward in central Libra piter, and the gas-giant planets. While they cannot fuse this month. At midmonth, the Rings are 36.6 seconds-of- hydrogen, brown dwarfs heavier than 13 Jupiter masses arc across and tilted down 22.4 degrees with the north- can fuse the heavier deuterium (a hydrogen atom with ern face showing. Its disc is 16.1 seconds-of-arc across. “Mindfulness lets Experience be the Teacher” an extra neutron in its nucleus) with another neutron The Ringed Planet shines at magnitude +0.6; it rises at Blooming Lotus Meditation Group to form helium-3 (two protons and one neutron in the 2:15 a.m. in the east-southeast. In the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh nucleus). Larger brown dwarfs can also fuse lithium. Enjoy the cold clear nights of January and “keep The first brown dwarf was discovered orbiting the watching the sky”! k Mindfulness! red dwarf star Gliese 229 in 1994, but not confirmed Living each moment in full awareness until 1995. Gliese 229 is spectral class M1, though of breath, thought and feelings. some other red dwarfs are spectral class K. Its brown An amateur astronomer for more than 40 years, dwarf companion, dubbed Gliese 229B, is between 20 Meets most every Saturday Bert Stevens is co-director at 1:00 P.M. in Silver City. and 50 times the mass of Jupiter and could fuse deute- of Desert Moon Observa- 575-313-7417 rium, but it has used up its entire supply. Gliese 229B’s tory in Las Cruces. [email protected] surface temperature is only 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit. 36 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com

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You can always find the complete, updat- First United Methodist Church pick up copies of Desert Exposure. ed Red or Green? guide online at www.desertexpo- 314 W. College Ave., Silver City, NM If we’ve recently reviewed a restaurant, you’ll find sure.com. Bon appétit! Pasta, Salad, Bread, Dessert and Beverage GRANT COUNTY La Cocina Restaurant, 201 W. Col- D. Sat. brunch.* Silver City lege Ave., 388-8687. Mexican: L D. Vicki’s Eatery, 315 N. Texas, La Familia, 503 N. Hudson St., 388- 388-5430. “Serving hearty breakfasts, $10 per person donation Adobe Springs Café, 1617 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-3665. Breakfast 4600. Mexican: Tues.-Sun. B L D.* sandwiches both cold and grilled, wraps For more information , please call 575-538-5754 items, burgers, sandwiches: Mon.-Thur. La Mexicana, Hwy. 180E and and salads that satisfy in a homey B L, Sat. & Sun. B L D.* Memory Lane, 534-0142. Mexican and yet sophisticated way. Don’t miss the American: B L, closed Tues.Lion’s Den, German potato salad.” (Dec. 2009) Bridge Community is a project to bring a continuum Alotta Gelato, 619 N. Bullard St., 534-4995. Gelato, desserts and hot 208 W. Yankie, 654-0353. Coffeeshop. American: Mon.-Sat. B L. Sun. B.* of care senior living facility to Silver City. drinks: All day.* Masa y Mas Tortilleria, Suite Wrangler’s Bar & Grill, 2005 C-The Hub Plaza, (505) 670-8775. Hwy. 180E, 538-4387. Steak, burgers, Billy’s BBQ and Wood-Fired Tortillas, tacos, chimichangas, burritos, appetizers, salads: L D.* Pizza, Hwy 180E, 388-1367. Karaoke Fri., live entertainment Sat. Barbecue, enchiladas, menudo, tamales and more. Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 steak, pasta, pizza: Tues.-Fri. D. Sat. L Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L.* W. Yankie St. Coffeeshop, coffee, home- D. Italian nights Weds., Sat.* Mexico Viejo, Hwy. 90 and made pastries and ice cream, fresh fruit Broadway. “A remarkably extensive smoothies.* Open fall and winter Bryan’s Pit Barbecue, Mimbres Valley Self Storage and RV Park, (660) menu for a small roadside food vending Bayard stand, and the dishes are not what one Saturdays 12 to 3 serving 247-3151 or (660) 247-3160. Barbe- Fidencio’s Taco Shop, 1108 Tom cue: L D. normally finds in other Mexican restau- Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. German food and full menu rants.” (July 2013) Mexican food stand: Café Oso Azul at Bear Mountain Little Nisha’s, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., Mon.-Sat. B L early D. Lodge, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, 537-3526. Mexican: Wed.-Sun. B L D. We can do private parties Mi Casita, 2340 Bosworth Dr., 538-2538. “Bear Mountain Lodge blends Los Compas, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, of 8 or more by reservation food, art and natural beauty into a 538-5533. New Mexican cuisine: Mon.- 654-4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot memorable experience that pleases all the Thurs. L, Fri. L D. dogs, portas, menudo: L D. Millie’s Bake House, 215 W. Call us for road and weather conditions. senses.… The menu changes daily, with M & A Bayard Café, 1101 N. entrées that are always imaginative and Yankie, 597-2253. “The food is oven- Central Ave., 537-2251. Mexican and www.spiritcanyon.com tasty—comfort food in a form that most fresh and innovative.” (November 2012) American: Mon.-Fri. B L D. Soup, salads, sandwiches, baked goods: of our mothers would never have thought Spanish Café, 106 Central Ave., 575-536-9459 of producing.” (March 2011) Weekend Tues.-Sat. * 537-2640. Mexican, tamales and HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE brunch, weekday L by reservation only.* Nancy’s Silver Café, 514 N. Bul- menudo (takeout only): B. 684 HWY 35 near Lake Roberts lard St., 388-3480. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. Courtyard Café, Gila Regional Sugar Shack, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., Medical Center, 538-4094. American: B B L D. 537-0500. Mexican: Sun.-Fri. B L. L, with special brunch Sundays.* The Parlor at Diane’s, 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722. “Always evolv- Cliff Curious Kumquat, 111 E. College ing, always interesting, Diane’s has it Parkey’s, 8414 Hwy. 180W, 535- Ave., 534-0337. “A hotspot of modern 4000. Coffeeshop: Mon.-Sat. culinary innovation. Lunch features all.” (Sept. 2013) Burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and sandwiches. Dinners homemade pizzas, paninis: Tues.-Sun. Hurley Order online at www.diazfarms.com are elaborate, imaginative, exotic five- L D. Gateway Grill, 2705 Hwy. 180E, course culinary creations. Entrées always Pretty Sweet Emporium, 312 N. 537-5001. American and Mexican: • Chile Ristras include vegetarian and vegan options… Bullard St., 388-8600. Dessert, ice Sun.-Thur. B L, Fri.-Sat. B L D.* plus others determined by what local cream: Mon.-Sat.* Lake Roberts Q’s Southern Bistro and Brew- • Green Chile Powder ranchers have available.” (July 2010) Spirit Canyon Lodge & Café, 684 Contemporary: Mon. L, Tues.-Sat. L D.* ery, 101 E. College Ave., 534-4401. Hwy. 35, 536-9459. “For the German • Dried Red Chile Pods American, steaks, barbecue, brewpub: Delightful Blend, 3030 N. Pinos sampler, café customers can choose two Altos Road, 388-2404. Coffeeshop. Mon.-Sat. L D. meat options from a revolving selection • New Pinto Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., Diane’s Restaurant, 510 N. Bul- that may include on any given day three Beans lard St., 538-8722. “Always evolving, 538-5666. Steakhouse: L D.* or four of the following: bratwurst, roast • Hay, Wheat always interesting, Diane’s has it all.” River Ranch Market, 300 S. pork, schnitzel (a thin breaded and fried (Sept. 2013) Fine dining (D), steaks, Bullard, 597-6328. Grass-fed meats, pork chop), sauerbraten (marinated & Milo Grain seafood, pasta, sandwiches (L), salads: pastured poultry, gluten-free baked roast of beef), stuffed cabbage leaves, Tues.-Sat. L D, Sun. D only (family-style), goods, to-go soups and stews, cast-iron or roladen (rolled beef with a sausage 2485 Silver City Hwy. NW weekend brunch. cooking. Weds.-Sat. * and onion filling).” (July 2011) German Shevek & Co., 602 N. Bullard St., Deming, NM Diane’s Bakery & Deli, The Hub, specialties, American lunch and dinner Suite A, Bullard St., 534-9229. “Always 534-9168. “If sampling new types of entrées: Saturday midday D. Produce stand: food is part of the adventure of traveling (575) 546-7264 evolving, always interesting, Diane’s Mimbres has it all.” (Sept. 2013) Artisan breads, for you, you only have to go as far as Daily 8:00am-6:00pm St. Isidore the Farmer Shevek & Co. Restaurant in Silver City to Elk X-ing Café, (352) 212-0448. sandwiches, deli, baked goods: Mon.- Home-style meals, sandwiches and des- Sat. B L early D, Sun. B L.* take a culinary tour around the world.” (May 2013) Mediterranean: Fri.-Tues. D.* serts: B L. El Gallo Pinto, 901 N. Hudson Mimbres Valley Café, 2964 Hwy. Silver Bowling Center Café, 2020 St., 597-4559. “Breakfast dishes are 35, 536-2857. Mexican, American, Memory Lane, 538-3612. American, served all day, along with all the other burgers: Mon.-Tues. B L, Wed.-Sun. B L Mexican, hamburgers: L D.* traditional Mexican favorites like burritos D, with Japanese tempura Wed. D. Sunrise Espresso, 1530 N. Hudson, (with a long list of filling options)… plus 3 Questions Coffee House, Hwy. a vertical grill cooks sizzling chicken 388-2027. Coffeeshop: Mon.-Sat. B L, 35, 536-3267. “Consistently good food and carne al pastor.” (October 2013) early D. based on the success of the family’s Liv- Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. Sunrise Espresso, 1212 E. 32nd St., ing Harvest Bakery.” (December 2013) Gil-A Beans, 1304 N. Bennett St. 534-9565. Coffeeshop, bakery: Mon.- Buffet: Tues.-Sat. B L. Coffeeshop.* Fri. B L, early D, Sat. B L only.* Pinos Altos Grandma’s Café, 900 Silver Heights Three Dogs Coffeehouse, 503 N. Buckhorn Saloon and Opera Blvd., 388-2627. American, Mexican: Bullard St. Coffeeshop, baked goods, House, Main Street, 538-9911. Steak- B L.* sandwiches, wraps: Mon.-Sun. B L.* house, pasta, burgers: Mon.-Sat. D. Wishing all our customers and friends Grinder Mill, 403 W. College Ave., Tre Rosat Café, 304 N. Bullard St., 538-3366. Mexican: B L D.* 654-4919. “The dinner menu ranges a Healthy, Prosperous, Happy 2014! Jalisco Café, 100 S. Bullard St., from humbler (but not humdrum) fare DOÑA ANA COUNTY 388-2060. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. like burgers, pizzas and pastas to daily Las Cruces & Mesilla Thank you for your support. Java the Hut, 611-A N. Bullard St., specials that include more upscale items Abraham’s Bank Tower Restau- 534-4103. Espresso and coffeeshop: like grilled salmon and petite sirloin rant, 500 S. Main St. #434, 523-5911. David and Esperanza Gurule Mon.-Sat.* steak. Appetizers include homemade American: Mon.-Fri. B L. Javalina Coffee House, 201 N. Bul- chile relleno poppers, egg rolls (with A Dong, 504 E. Amador Ave., 527- (owners/vinters) lard St., 388-1350. Coffeehouse.* specialty fillings changing from day to 9248. Vietnamese: L D. Kountry Kitchen, 1505 N. Hudson day) and the ever-popular, ever delicious [email protected] | (505)238-6252 Andele Restaurante, 1950 Calle del St., 388-4512. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L bacon-wrapped dates.” (August 2012) Norte, 526-9631. Mexican: Mon. B L, www.laesperanzavineyardandwinery.com early D, Sun. B only.* International eclectic: Mon.-Fri. L, D. Sat. Tues.-Sun. B L D. DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 37

Aqua Reef, 900-B S. Telshor, 522- Mexican, burgers: 7333. Asian, sushi: D. Sat.-Thurs. B L, Alotta Words about ALOTTA GELATO Arabella’s, 1750 Calle de Mercado, Fri. B L D. We will be CLOSED FOR VACATION during part of January. Be sure to 526-1313. Cuban, Italian: D. Saenz Gor- Table Talk call our answering machine or check our Facebook page for the Baan Thai Kitchen, 1605 S. Solano ditas, 1700 N. days and hours we’ll be closed. Dr., 521-2630. Thai: Tues.-Sat. L D, Solano Dr., 527- s promised in this space, Little Toad Sun. L. 4212. Mexican: We’ve noticed that a lot of our customers are acting a bit sheepish Blue Agave Café, 1765 S. Main St. Mon.-Sat. L D. Creek Brewery & Distillery has opened lately-- many of them are apologetic and embarrassed to admit that (inside Best Western Mission Inn), 524- Santorini’s, a second location—in downtown Silver they crave our gelato even in the dead of winter. For those of you 8591. Southwestern: B. 1001 E. University City,A in the Bullard and Broadway space formerly needing reassurance, now hear this: THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU— IT’S Blue Moon, 13060 N. Valley Dr., Ave., 521-9270. PERFECTLY OK TO EAT OUR WONDERFUL FROZEN TREATS ANYTIME! If you still feel a 647-9524. Bar, burgers: Sat.-Sun. L D. Greek, Mediter- occupied by Isaac’s. The year-round location will little funny being seen eating gelato on a wintry day, we have a solution: we will happily Boba Café, 1900 S. Espina, Ste. 8, ranean: Mon.-Sat. offer the same craft-distilled liquor and beers as hand-pack a pint or quart container of the flavors of your choice and place it in a plain, 647-5900. Sandwiches, salads, casual L D. the original in Lake Roberts (currently closed for fare, espresso: Mon.-Sat. L D.* Savoy de unmarked bag for you to devour in the privacy of your own home with the shades Bradley D and William B, 2540 Mesilla, 1800-B the winter), as well as a full food menu. A Grand discreetly drawn. El Paseo Road, 652-3871. American Avenida de Opening, with live music, hors d’oeuvres and give- If you need to shake off the winter doldrums, we suggest one of our music CDs from comfort food: L, D. Mesilla, 527- aways, will be held Saturday, Jan. 11. Hours are local artists such as Melanie Zipin, Bayou Seco or Brandon Perrault to name but a few, or Bravo’s Café, 3205 S. Main St., 2869. “If you are 526-8604. Mexican: Tues.-Sun. B L. adventurous with daily except Tuesday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. wonderful World Music CDs from the Putumayo label. Also, we’d like to point out that Café de Mesilla en la Plaza, 2051 food and enjoy The historic downtown building housed Isaac’s gift certificates are available for all occasions, can be purchased in any amount, and can be used a little at a time to stretch the delicious experience throughout the year. Calle de Santiago, 652-3019. Coffee- a fine-dining from 2006 until it closed in 2012. Before that it house, deli, pastries, soups, sandwiches: experience that is was home to Old World Bakery. 200 N. Bullard St. Don’t forget: ALOTTA GELATO is open 7 nights a week until at least 9:00 PM (10:00 B L early D. genuinely sophis- PM on Friday and Saturday nights). We have all kinds of hot drinks (such as coffee, Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, 2375 ticated, without Peace Meal Burrito Bar in the Hub in down- 20-plus kinds of tea, hot cocoa, hot cider and even ramen noodles) to warm your insides Bataan Memorial Hwy., 382-9051. pretension or town Silver City is closing. Steakhouse: D. snobbishness, you when it’s chilly outside, and we also carry delicious dessert items such as Key Lime Bars, De La Vega’s Pecan Grill & definitely need to The Curious Kumquat in Silver City has an- Raspberry Streusel Bars, Chocolate Chip Brownies, Triple Lemon Cheesecake, slices of Brewery, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521- check out Savoy nounced the winners of its Grant County Food flourless Chocolate Raspberry Torte, cookies, and big honkin’ wedges of triple-layer 1099. Pecan-smoked meats, sandwich- de Mesilla. The Artisan contest, with a $500 cash prize for the Carrot Cake! es, steaks, seafood, craft beers: L D. added attraction Resolve to treat yourself right and enjoy the best gelato in the state! Thanks for reading; Delicia’s Del Mar, 1401 El Paseo, is that you can winner. The purpose of the contest was to find as a token of our appreciation for you, our valued customer, bring this ad for 25¢ off 524-2396. Mexican, seafood: B L D. do this without the top home-based food artisan who is canning, any size gelato for each member of your party. DG’s University Deli, 1305 E. Uni- spending a week’s preserving, curing or making foods using local versity Ave., 522-8409. Deli: B L D.* salary on any of Double Eagle, 2355 Calle De the meals—all ingredients. More than 30 entries were received Guadalupe, 523-6700. Southwestern, of which are with items ranging from pickles and preserves to Visit us online at: www.alottagelato.com steaks, seafood: L D, Sun. champagne entertainingly wine and juices. The winner was Anna Willhite, Alotta Gelato - 619 N. Bullard St., brunch buffet. * and delectably Garduño’s, 705 S. Telshor (Hotel upscale.” (March with spiced cabbage; runner-up was Mary Che- in Downtown Silver City -575-534-4995 Encanto), 522-4300. Mexican: B L D. 2013) American, valier, India relish, with second runner-up Mary Guacamole’s Bar and Grill, 3995 Continental: B Willhite, pickled beets. W. Picacho Ave., 525-9115. Burgers, L D. pizza, salads, sandwiches, Hawaiian The Shed, Meanwhile in Las Cruces, the invasion of appetizers: L D. 810 S. Valley chain eateries continues. The city’s second Hiebert’s Fine Foods, 525 E. Dr., 525-2636. Dunkin Donuts franchise recently opened at Madrid Ave. #7, 524-0451. Mexican, American, pizza, American: B L D. Mexican, desserts: 3835 E. Lohman Ave., between Jason’s Deli and High Desert Brewing Company, Wed.-Sun. B L.* Pioneer Bank. k 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew Sheba Grill, pub: L D.* 2265 S. Main International Delights, 1245 El St., 525-1100. Paseo Rd., 647-5956. Greek and Inter- Indian, Middle Send restaurant news to updates@red-or- national: B L D. Eastern: Mon.- green.com. Japanese Kitchen, 141 Roadrunner Thurs., Sat.-Sun L Parkway, 521-3555. Japanese: L D. D, Fri. D. Josephina’s Old Gate Café, Si Italian 2261 Calle de Guadalupe, 525-2620. Bistro, 523 E. Blanca Dr., 824-9377. Mexican: Mon.- Pastries, soups, salads, sandwiches: Idaho, 523-1572. Italian: Mon.-Sat. L D. Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. Mon.-Thur. L, Fri.-Sun. B L. Simply Toasted Café, 1702 El Paseo Doña Ana Katana Teppanyaki Grill, 1001 E. Road, 526-1920. Sandwiches, soups, Big Mike’s Café, Thorpe Road. University Ave., 522-0526. Japanese: salads: B L. Mexican, breakfasts, burgers: B L D. Mon.-Fri. L D, Sat. D. Si Señor, 1551 E. Amador Ave., Radium Springs La Posta Restaurant de Mesilla, 527-0817. Mexican: L D. Country Cupboard, 827 Fort Selden 2410 Calle De San Albino, 524-3524. Spanish Kitchen, 2960 N. Main St., Rd., 527-4732. American: B L D. Mexican , steakhouse: L D, Sat.-Sun. 526-4275. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. and holidays also B. Spirit Winds Coffee Bar, 2260 S. Santa Teresa Las Trancas, 1008 S. Solano Dr., Locust St., 521-1222. Sandwiches, cof- Billy Crews, 1200 Country Club 524-1430. Mexican, steaks, burgers, fee, bakery: B L D.* Road, 589-2071. Steak, seafood: L D. fried chicken: L D, Sat.-Sun. also B. St. Clair Winery & Bistro, 1720 Los Compas, 1120 Commerce Dr., Avenida de Mesilla, 524-0390. “A LUNA COUNTY 521-6228. Mexican: B L D.* showcase for St. Clair wines… rooted in Deming Mesilla Valley Kitchen, 2001 E. the same attention to detail, insistence on Adobe Deli, 3970 Lewis Flats Road Lohman Ave. #103, 523-9311. Ameri- quality and customer-friendly attitude as SE, 546-0361. Bar, deli, steaks: L D.* can, Mexican: B L.* the winery.” (July 2012) Wine tasting, Balboa Motel & Restaurant, 708 Mesilla Valley Pizza & Subs, 3961 bistro: L D. W. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, Ameri- E. Lohman Ave. #21, 521-9293. Pizza, Sunset Grill, 1274 Golf Club Road can: Sun.-Fri. L D. sandwiches: Mon.-Sat. L D. (Sonoma Ranch Golf Course clubhouse), Belshore Restaurant, 1030 E. Pine Meson de Mesilla, 1803 Avenida 521-1826. American, Southwest, steak, St., 546-6289. Mexican, American: de Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbe- burgers, seafood, pasta: B L D. Tues.-Sun. B L. cue, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: Teriyaki Bowl, 2300 N. Main St., Campos Restaurant, 105 S. Silver, L D. 524-2055. Japanese: Mon.-Sat. L D. 546-0095. Mexican, American, South- Miguel’s, 1140 E. Amador Ave., Teriyaki Chicken House, 805 El western: L D.* 647-4262. Mexican: B L D. Paseo Rd., 541-1696. Japanese: Mon.- Cano’s Restaurant, 1200 W. Pine Milagro Coffee y Espresso, 1733 Fri. L D. St., 546-3181. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. It takes a community . . . E. University Ave., 532-1042. Coffee- Thai Delight de Mesilla, 2184 China Restaurant, 110 E. Pine St., The 3rd Annual Tamal Fiesta y Màs organizing committee wishes house: B L D.* Avenida de Mesilla, 525-1900. “For the 546-4146. Chinese: L D. Mix Pacific Rim Cuisine and Mix adventurous, there are traditional Thai to thank everyone who made this year’s Fiesta a grand success: Deming Truck Terminal, 1310 W. Express, 1001 E. University Ave. #D4, curries, soups and appetizers to choose Spruce St., 544-2228. “Indian food is Major Sponsor: 532-2042. Asian, Pacific: Mon.-Sat. L D. from, all of which can be ordered in offered on a separate menu and you Gri n’s Propane Mountain View Market Kitchen, the degree of heat that suits you.… have to ask for that menu. The list of 120 S. Water St., 556-9856. Sand- The restaurant is clean, comfortable, dishes is not very long, but the spices Partners: wiches, bagels, wraps, salads and other casual in a classy sort of way, and totally and flavor of the dishes that are offered Southwest New Mexico Green Chamber healthy fare: Mon.-Sat.: B L early D. * unpretentious.” (January 2011) Thai, are authentically Indian.” (November Grant County Chicano Music Project Nopalito Restaurant, 310 S. salads, sandwiches, seafood, steaks, 2013) American, Mexican, Indian: B L Mesquite St., 524-0003. Mexican: Sun.- German: L D.* Western New Mexico University D, Sun. L buffet. Tues., Thurs.-Sat. L D.* Tiffany’s Pizza & Greek Ameri- Silver City Main Street Project El Camino Real, 900 W. Pine St., Old Town Restaurant, 1155 S. can Cuisine, 755 S. Telshor Blvd #G1, 546-7421. Mexican, American: B L D. Silver City Museum Valley Dr., 523-4586. Mexican, Ameri- 532-5002. Pizza, Greek, deli: Tues.-Sat. Elisa’s House of Pies and Town of Silver City can: B L.* B L D.* Restaurant, 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, Paisano Café, 1740 Calle de Mer- Valley Grill, 1970 N. Valley, 525- 2013 Tamal-Making Contest Winners: 494-4639. “The southern-style fare is cado, 524-0211. Mexican: B L D.* 9000. American: B L D, Friday fish fry. a savory prelude to 35 flavors of pie.” Best Traditional Tamal: Manuel Lozoya of Masa y Màs Peppers Café on the Plaza (in the Vintage Wines, 2461 Calle de (April 2012) American, barbecue, sand- Best Sweet Tamal: Sandra Calderon and Troy Miller of La Bonita Bakery Double Eagle Restaurant), 2355 Calle Principal, 523-WINE. Wine and cigar wiches, pies: Mon.-Sat. L D. * De Guadalupe, 523-6700. Southwest- bar, tapas: L D. Judges: El Mirador, 510 E. Pine St., 544- ern: L D. * Zeffiro Pizzeria Napoletana, 136 Mrs. Ernestina Padilla (Madrid) Chacón (and her daughter Dina 7340. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. Pho Saigon, 1160 El Paseo Road, N. Water St., 525-6757. Pizza, pasta, “Forghedaboudit” pizza & wings, Madrid), Maria Dominguez of WNMU, Town Councilor Mike Morones 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D. also sandwiches at adjoining Popular 2020 Hatch Hwy. 26, 275-3881. “Direct Q’s, 1300 Avenida De Mesilla, Artisan Bakery: Mon.-Sat. L D. Individuals, organizations, and businesses: from New York City, Bob Yacone and his 571-4350. Brewhouse with steak and Zeffiro New York Pizzeria, 101 E. Pat Cano, Lupe Cano, Adrienne Booth, Ora Rede, Virginia Bustillos, wife, Kim Duncan, have recreated an pasta: L D. University Ave., 525-6770. Pizza: L D. authentic-style New York pizza parlor Rita Arellano, Sammy Silva, Consuelo Hester, Charmeine Wait, Red Brick Pizza, 2808 N. Telshor on the outskirts of Deming.” (June 2013) Carolyn Smith, Kate Brown, Monica Garcia, Ron Reed and his crew Blvd., 521-7300. Pizzas, sandwiches, Anthony Ernesto’s Mexican Food, 200 Italian, pizza, wings: Mon.-Sat. L D, salads: L D. from the Maintenance Dept. at WNMU, Geli and the Heartbreakers, Anthony Dr., 882-3641. Mexican: B L. Sun. D. Renoo’s Thai Restaurant, 1445 W. Mariachi Fuego del Sol, Mariachi Rosas del Desierto, Lloyd Studios, La Cocinita, 908 W. Main Dr., 589- Golden Sun Star, 500 E. Cedar St., Picacho Ave., 373-3000. Thai: Mon.-Fri. The Palace Hotel, Silver City Sun-News, The Murray Hotel 1468. Mexican: L. 544-0689. Chinese: L D. L D, Sat. D. Grand Motor Inn & Lounge, Roberto’s Mexican Food, 908 E. Chapparal 1721 E. Pine, 546-2632. Mexican, Amador Ave., 523-1851. Mexican: B El Bayo Steak House, 417 Chapar- Thanks to all vendors and everyone who attended the event, L D.* ral Dr., 824-4749. Steakhouse: Tues.- purchased food and other items, and truly helped DINING GUIDE Rosie’s Café de Mesilla, 420 Ave- Sun. B L D. “bring community together through tamales”! nida de Mesilla, 526-1256. 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DINING GUIDE ground fresh daily from 85% lean beef— 2012) Mexican, American: Tues.-Fri. B L continued a half-pound apiece before cooking— D, Sun. B mid-day D. and formed for each order. You can Animas adorn your burger in any of a dozen SUNRISE steak, seafood: B L D. Panther Tracks Café, Hwy. 338, different combinations of cheese, bacon, 548-2444. Burgers, Mexican, American: Irma’s, 123 S. Silver Ave., 544- chiles, pico de gallo, sautéed onions, Mon.-Fri. B L D ESPRESSO 4580. Mexican, American, seafood: B barbecue sauce, fresh mushrooms, even TH L D. ham.” (February 2006) Burgers, Ameri- Rodeo 10 La Fonda, 601 E. Pine St., can: Mon.-Sat. L D.* Rodeo Store and Café. 195 Hwy. 546-0465. “Roomy, bright and airy, Prime Rib Grill (inside Holiday 80, 557-2295. Coffeeshop food: Mon.- ANNIVERSARY La Fonda is no mere taco joint. The Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Steak, Sat. B L. Rodeo Tavern, 557-2229. Shrimp, Sunrise Espresso II extensive menu features all the Mexican seafood, Mexican: B D. favorites at bargain prices, plus a wide Rancher’s Grill, 316 E. Cedar St., fried chicken, steaks, burgers, seafood: 1212 East 32nd St. range of Anglo fare and a breakfast 546-8883. Steakhouse, burgers: L D.* Weds.-Sat. D. that’s worth the drive to Deming. Famous Si Señor, 200 E. Pine St., 546- Now offering Smoothies for its fajitas: Choose chicken, beef or 3938. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. CATRON COUNTY both, fajitas for two, or try the unusual B L. Reserve Sunrise Espresso is celebrating its 10 year Aniversary of serving the highest stuffed fajita potato or seemingly contra- unrise itchen S K , 1409 S. Columbus Adobe Café, Hwy. 12 & Hwy. 180, quality co ee to all the good people of Silver City. To celebrate, for the month of dictory fajita burrito.” (September 2009) Road, 544-7795. “Good-quality comfort Mexican: B L D.* 533-6146. Deli, American, Mon. pizza, food. There’s nothing on the menu that is Sunday BBQ ribs: Sun.-Mon. B L D, October, mention this ad and receive 10% o the cost of your order. Las Cazuelas, 108 N. Platinum Ave. really exotic. But all the familiar dishes, Wed.-Fri. B L. Now with two convenient locations to serve you! (inside El Rey meat market), 544-8432. both American and Mexican, are done “This gem of a restaurant turns out Black Gold, 98 Main St., 533- well, and it’s that care in preparation 6538. Coffeehouse, pastries. Our premier drive-up location at 1530 N Hudson, between Billy Casper Medical perfectly cooked steaks and seafood, that lifts the food above the ordinary. as well as a full line of Mexican fare.” Carmen’s, 101 Main St., 533-6990. Center and Harvest Fellowship Church, and our 32nd location at 1212 E 32nd, This is not a freezer-to-fryer type of res- Mexican, American: B L D. (June 2011) Steaks, seafood, Mexican: taurant.” (September 2012) American, at the corner of Lesley and 32nd which features at comfortable walk-in and an Tues.-Sat. L D.* Ella’s Café, 533-6111. American: Mexican, breakfasts: Mon.-Thur. B L, Fri. B L D. express drive-up window. In addition to our great espresso drinks, we are now Mango Maddie’s, 722 E. Florida B L D. St., 546-3345. Salads, sandwiches, Uncle Bill’s Bar, 230 N. Main St., o ering real fruit smoothies, savory pasteries, homemade biscotti, fresh baked Tacos Mirasol, 323 E. Pine St., 533-6369. Pizza: Mon.-Sat. L D. juice bar, coffee drinks. 544-0646. Mexican: Mon., Wed.-Sat. B muns and scones to our menu. Manolo’s Café, 120 N. Gran- L D, Tues. B L. Glenwood lma rill ite St., 546-0405. “The menu offers Tocayo’s Mexican Restaurant, A G , Hwy. 180, 539-2233. Silver City’s PREMIER Drive-Up Espresso Bar! breakfast, lunch and dinner choices, 1601 E. Pine St., 567-1963. Mexican, Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, Mexi- and it’s difficult to convey the immense dine in or take out: Mon.-Sat. B L D, can: Sun.-Weds., Fri.-Sat. B L. 1530 N. Hudson • Silver City, NM • 575-388-2027 range of food options available. In every Sun. B L. Golden Girls Café, Hwy. 180, 539- section of the menu, there’s a mixture of 2457. Breakfast: B. Mon.-Fri. 6am to 4pm • Sat. 7am to 2pm Akela American-style ‘comfort’ food items and Mario’s Pizza, Hwy. 180, 539- New Second Location: 1212 E. 32nd St. • Silver City, NM Southwest-style Mexican dishes which no Apache Homelands Restaurant, 2316. Italian: Mon.-Tues., Fri.-Sat. D. doubt qualify as Hispanic ‘comfort’ food. I-10. Burgers, ribs, “casino-style” food: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 am to 2pm • FREE WiFi B L D.* Other Catron County There’s nothing particularly fancy about Snuffy’s Steakhouse and Saloon, the food, but it’s fresh and tasty. And the Columbus Quemado Lake, 773-4672. Steakhouse: prices are reasonable.” (February 2012) Patio Café, 23 Broadway, 531- D (Dec.-April: closed Mon.-Tues.) Mexican, American: Mon.-Sat. B L D, 2495. Burgers, American: B L.* Sun. B L. SIERRA COUNTY Mimbres Valley Brewing Co., 200 HIDALGO COUNTY S. Gold, 544-BREW. Craft beer, burgers, Hillsboro Lordsburg wings, paninis: Mon.-Sat. L D. Barber Shop Café, Main St., El Charro Restaurant, 209 S. P Palma’s Italian Grill, 110 S. Silver, 895-5283. American, Mediterranean, 544-3100. “Even if you think you don’t Blvd., 542-3400. Mexican: B L D. sandwiches: Thurs.-Sat. L. Fidencio’s, 604 E. Motel Dr., 542- like Italian food, you might want to try Hillsboro General Store & Café, this family-run enterprise, with Harold 8989. Mexican: B L early D. 100 Main St., 895-5306. American and Palma Richmond at the helm. In Kranberry’s Family Restaurant, and Southwestern: Sun.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. addition to the name, Palma brings to 1405 Main St., 542-9400. Mexican, B L. the restaurant her Sicilian heritage and American: B L D. Mama Rosa’s Pizza, 1312 Main recipes that came to the United States Note—Restaurant hours and meals with her grandmother. Harold brings St., 542-8400. Pizza, subs, calzones, served vary by day of the week and training in classic Continental cuisine, salads, chicken wings, cheeseburgers, change frequently; call ahead to make along with his family’s New England shrimp baskets: L D. sure. Key to abbreviations: B=Breakfast; food traditions.” (Sept. 2010) Italian: L Ramona’s Café, 904 E. Motel Dr., L=Lunch; D=Dinner.*=Find copies of D. Sat. prime rib, Sun. buffet.* 542-3030. “Lordsburg’s quit Mexican Desert Exposure here. Send updates, food treasure offers some unusual takes Patio Café, 1521 Columbus Road, additions and corrections to: updates@ 546-5990. “The famed burgers are on traditional recipes.” (December red-or-green.com. k

Peace Meal 601 N. Bullard, Ste E Silver City, NM • (575) 388-0106 Is For Sale! Move-In Ready $7000 Excellent Downtown Location! Refrigeration Equipment Work Tables (3units) Drink Dispensers Vita-Mix Wire Shelves Hobart Food Processor Sinks and Fixtures Chest Freezer Small Appliances 10 Shelf Dehydrator Cooking Utensils Menu Boards Food Storage Furniture Window Treatments PC Computer Printer/Copier Telephone Trash Cans 7 ft. Ladder Intellectual property like recipes negotiable. DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 39

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What’s Going on in January Saturday, January 11 Plus a look ahead into early February.

JANUARY The Wolves—Live music. High Desert Karen Feder will discuss the history Wednesday Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752. of beads and their use in the cultures New Year’s Day Storytellers of Las Cruces—Terry and countries featured in the exhibit Alvarez. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books Down- “Adorning the World: The Intersection 1 town, 317 N. Water St. of Jewelry and Culture.” Feder will Thursday Storytellers of Las Cruces—Nancy bring examples of many of the beads Silver City/Grant County Banks. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books Solano, and objects used in her artwork. She 1101 S. Solano. will explore how body adornment is the 2Brown Bag Program—History of Chihuahua Hill. With Ardene Rickman, primary indication of status and wealth Helen Jaurequi and Librado Maldonado. Sunday in a wide range of cultures in different 12-1 p.m. Silver City Museum Annex, Deming regions of the world. 1 p.m. Free. Bra- 302 W. Broadway, 538-5921, silvercity- 5 Irma Lee—Exhibit opening. 1-3 nigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., museum.org. p.m. Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold, 541-2154, las-cruces.org/museums. 546-3663, [email protected]. Mesilla Valley Outdoor Expo— Las Cruces/Mesilla Get lost indoors at the Mesilla Valley Big Band Dance Club—Jim Helder Tuesday Outdoor Expo. The show features hunt- Septet. New Year’s Ball. Semi-formal Las Cruces / Mesilla ing, fishing tackle, ATVs, RVs and more. attire. Finger food. 7-10 p.m. $9, $7 7Argentine Tango de Las Cruces— 1-9 p.m. $8, free under 12. Las Cruces members. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Tuesdays. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5, NMSU Convention Center, 680 E. University Court St., 526-6504. students free with ID. 2251 Calle de Ave., 526-0112, facebook.com/MVout- Mesilla Valley Stamp Club—6-8 Santiago, 620-0377. doorexpo. Hor d’oeuvres! p.m. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Kim Lytton—Lytton has a music Main St., 541-2154, las-cruces.org/ degree in violin and a wide variety of Saturday museums. musical tools under her belt. In addition Silver City/Grant County piritual sychic arot eadings S P T R — to playing the violin, she sings, performs Basics of Do-It-Yourself Pas- Lina Marlena Carr. 2-5 p.m. Mountain 11 Giveaways!Live Music! on the piano and guitar. She has her sive Solar Design—Will cover the View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. own recording studio and has written, basics of passive solar—solar gain, ap- The Palace Flophouse—Live music. produced and recorded hundreds of propriate insulation and thermal mass— 200 N. Bullard • Downtown Silver City High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, songs. The songs she performs are from and how to apply these concepts to Open 6 Days a week • 11-11• Later on Weekends • Closed Tues. 525-6752. the 1920s through the 1970s. 6:30 ovens, water heaters, homes, and home p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. retrofits. Taught by Jean Eisenhower of Friday Downtown Mall, 523-6403, riogrande- Home and Garden Inspiration. Partici- Silver City/Grant County theatre.com. pants will see two solar ovens cooking, unny unny 3B B —Through Jan. Trap, Neuter & Return: Feral Cat discuss various aspects of building ovens 4. A high-energy and touching solo Care—Nationally recognized expert and water heaters, and tour a passive- performance of Alan Zweibel’s tribute to on feral cat care Joe Miele will explain solar home, discuss ways to maximize the hilarious and lovable Gilda Radner; some simple things we can do to make its function, and see artistic applications recounting the friendship of these two the feral cat population more comfort- of natural plaster used as thermal mass. “Saturday Night Live” comic icons able, and learn how to humanely reduce Participants are encouraged to bring who shared more than just a few good the population by preventing new litters. their own home designs to brainstorm laughs. Tickets at MRAC office, Wells 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Mar- passive solar retrofit possibilities with the Fargo Bank, and at the door. 7:30 p.m. ket, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. group. Bring your own lunch. Prereg- $10. a)sp.” A”©e Studio Art Gallery, istration required; contact for location Earth Matters 110 W. 7th St., (514) 402-0401, www. Wednesday info. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $30. homeandgar- A show about earthly bunnybunny.freestandingroom.com. Silver City/Grant County deninspiration.net. WNMU Women’s Basketball vs. 8Trivia Night—7 p.m. Bear Moun- Craft Class—Make a bandana pil- matters that impact Regis University—5:30 p.m. wnmumus- tain Lodge, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch low. Ages eight and older. Pre-registra- tangs.com. Road, 538-2538. tion encouraged. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $5. us all! WNMU Men’s Basketball vs. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, Regis University—7:30 p.m. wnmumus- Thursday 538-5921, silvercitymuseum.org. Brought to you by: tangs.com. Silver City/Grant County Folded Flower Class—Make an Gila/Mimbres Las Cruces/Mesilla 9Warm Your Home Naturally— origami flower from fabric. Basic hand Doll-Making—In conjunction with The basics of do-it-yourself passive sewing skills required. 2-4 p.m. $5. The Community Radio Toys and Dolls and the Lincoln: The Con- solar design. The class will introduce the Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway, stitution and the Civil War exhibitions, a basics of passive solar design—solar 538-5733, fiberartscollective.org. Gila Resources morning of doll-making using traditional gain, insulation and thermal mass—and Grand Opening—Hors d’oeuvres, Information Project materials accessible in the Civil War era. use these fundamentals to explain how giveaways, live music. Little Toad Creek 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Branigan Cultural to design ovens, water heaters and even Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard. New Mexico Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, homes and home renovations. 12-1 Practical Psychic Protection—9 Wilderness Alliance las-cruces.org/museums. p.m. Free. Silver City Co-Op Community a.m.-4 p.m., $45. The Rock Center, Open Mic Night—7-9 p.m. Free. Room, 520 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, 413 N. Bullard St., 956-5200, www. Upper Gila Watershed Alliance Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown silvercityfoodcoop.com. gayerock.com. Mall, 523-6403, riograndetheatre.com. Breath/Meditation Skills—Psychic Vaccination Clinic—9 a.m.-noon. Rosemary McKeown—Rosemary Development Series. 1-2:30 p.m., $10. High Desert Humane Society, 3050 Every Tuesday and Thursday McKeown’s oil paintings depicting color- The Rock Center, 413 N. Bullard St., Cougar Way, 538-9261. ful southwest landscapes and buildings 956-5200, www.gayerock.com. WNMU Women’s Basketball vs. 10 am & 8 pm will be showcased in the El Paso Electric Manifest Your Desires—Thursdays Fort Lewis College—5:30 p.m. wnmu- Gallery during the month of January. through Feb. 6. 3-4 p.m., $35. The mustangs.com. via [email protected] McKeown began her artistic career 10 Rock Center, 413 N. Bullard St., 956- WNMU Men’s Basketball vs. years ago when she began studying un- 5200, www.gayerock.com. Fort Lewis College—7:30 p.m. wnmu- Podcasts available @ http://gmcr.org/category/earth-matters/ der Master Artist Joe Ireland. Reception Las Cruces/Mesilla mustangs.com. 5-7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Big Band Dance Club—CDs. Mike Las Cruces/Mesilla Downtown Mall, 523-6403, riogrande- D’Arcy DJ 7-10 p.m. $7 . Court Youth Mesilla Valley Outdoor Expo— theatre.com. Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504. See Jan. 10. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $8, free Film Las Cruces—Monthly forum. under 12. Las Cruces Convention Center, Saturday Trailers for locally made films will be 680 E. University Ave., 526-0112, Silver City/Grant County screened, alongside short films by facebook.com/MVoutdoorexpo. ommunity ance 4C D —Big Ditch student filmmakers, followed by Q & A El Paso Pro Musica—Paul Rosen- Crickets, The Fiddle Club, Fiddling sessions with the filmmakers and industry thal, violin; Natasha Paremski, piano; Friends and other special guests. All news as it pertains to our area. 7 p.m. Zuill Bailey, cello; Stephanie Meyers, ages. Dances taught. 7-10 p.m. $5, free Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown viola. 7:30 p.m. $5-$25. St. Paul’s for children under 12. Old Elks Lodge, Mall, 523-6403, riograndetheatre.com. Methodist Church, (915) 833-9400, 315 N. Texas St. Lost Buildings of Las Cruces—Lo- eppm.org. unny unny B B —See Jan. 3. 7:30 cal historian Christopher Schurtz. 7 p.m. Miss Izzy Cox—Live music. High p.m. $10. a)sp.” A”©e Studio Art Gal- $2. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525- lery, 110 W. 7th St., (514) 402-0401, Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 6752. www.bunnybunny.freestandingroom. 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmu- NMSU Men’s Basketball vs. com. seum.org. Idaho—Pan Am Center, 646-1420, Femme Schism: Warrior Women Lou Shileds—Live music. High panam.nmsu.edu. aid ess P L ?—Exhibit through Jan. 30. Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525- Storytellers of Las Cruces—Doug- Solo exhibit. 18 and up. Opening recep- 6752. las Jackson. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books tion. 7 p.m. a)sp.” A”©e Studio Art NMSU Men’s Basketball vs. Downtown, 317 N. Water St. Gallery, 110 W. 7th St. Seattle U—7 p.m. Pan Am Center, 646- Storytellers of Las Cruces—Judith WNMU Women’s Basketball vs. 1420, panam.nmsu.edu. Ames. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books Solano, Metro State University-Denver—5:30 1101 S. Solano. p.m. wnmumustangs.com. Friday WNMU Men’s Basketball vs. Silver City/Grant County Sunday Metro State University-Denver—7:30 10Mike + Ruthy—Ruth Ungar and Las Cruces / Mesilla p.m. wnmumustangs.com. Mike Merenda have emerged as one of 12Mesilla Valley Outdoor Expo— Las Cruces/Mesilla acoustic America’s most revered musical See Jan. 10. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $8, free duos. MRAC Folk Series. 7:30-10 p.m. Farm Fun for Kids—Youth ages 5 under 12. Las Cruces Convention Center, and up are invited to participate in a $20, $15 members. Buckhorn Opera 680 E. University Ave., 526-0112, farm workshop tailored specifically for House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, www. facebook.com/MVoutdoorexpo. inquisitive minds. The workshop is de- mimbresarts.org. signed to help kids learn about different WNMU Women’s Basketball vs. Monday aspects of vegetable farming, livestock, Adams State University—5:30 p.m. Silver City/Grant County wnmumustangs.com. worm farming and composting. Pre- 13Group Meditation Chanting en s asketball vs registration required. 12-1:30 p.m. $10, WNMU M ’ B . Hu—Also Jan. 27. People of all beliefs $8 members. Mountain View Market Adams State University—7:30 p.m. are welcome to participate in a group Farm, 2653 Snow Road, 523-0436, wnmumustangs.com. meditation chanting HU, an ancient mountainviewmarket.coop. Las Cruces/Mesilla Sean Lucy with Everett Howl & Beads and Jewelry—Local artist EVENTS continued on next page 40 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com

THE TO DOLIResolve toST enjoy 2014.

e have plenty of ways to help you ring in the New Year and keep your resolution to have fun in 2014. Start with a special Wperformance at A SPACE Gallery in downtown Sil- ver City, Jan. 3 and 4, of Bunny Bunny: GILDA RADNER: A Sort of Love Story. Performed by Mike + Ruthy. Rosaruby Kagan and directed by Tanner Harvey, the production is their stage abridgment of Alan sive 74 different offerings—at the WILL Signup So- Zweibel’s book by the same name. An homage to cial on Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. WNMU’s Global Resource his long-time friend, “Saturday Night Live” star Gil- Center. WILL’s Lunch & Learn series kicks off that da Radner, it recounts his “most cherished memo- same day with a talk on classical music by James L. ries” in vignettes sketched in dialogue. Actress Ka- Smith, also at the Global Resource Center. On Jan. 22 the series continues with Julian Lee on the 1959 Decker Wildfire and Jan. 29 with three WNMU professors on Latino families and education.

n Jan. 24, the Grant County Community Concert Association presents Jesse Lynch and “Jazz 101.” Celebrating 101 years of jazz Oin song, words and onscreen, the concert features Lynch on piano, Joe Michaels on bass and Matt Smallcomb on drums. That same day in Las Cruces, as well as Jan. 25, seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner and two-time Emmy recipient Loretta Swit will perform their Roosevelt biographical plays, Eleanor & FDR, as a benefit for New Mexico State University Theatre Arts scholarships, local choir Singing Out! and the Safe Haven animal shelter at NMSU’s Cen- ter for the Arts. The Theatre Guild, the legendary New York producing organization, has presented the two plays separately on tour throughout the US during the past three years. Ron Nash, supervising Rosaruby Kagan in Bunny, Bunny. director, developed the idea of shortening the two plays and presenting them as an evening with the gan grew up in the Mimbres Valley and has worked Roosevelts. The creative team is interested in Elea- with theater companies in New York City, Austin nor & FDR as a pre-Broadway tryout of a possible and Montreal, where Bunny Bunny debuted to New York run. stellar reviews. Following these special hometown Asner is perhaps best known as the gruff but performances, the show will tour to Lawrence, soft-hearted journalist Lou Grant, the character he Kan., and Victoria, BC, as part of the internationally originated on the landmark TV comedy “The Mary recognized Uno Festival. Tickets are available in Tyler Moore Show” and continued in the spin-off advance at the Mimbres Region Arts Council office “Lou Grant.” Swit earned her own TV fame as the and at the door. quick-witted, impassioned Major Margaret “Hot- Lips” Houlihan of television’s most honored series, n Jan. 10, MRAC’s Folk Series brings Mike “M*A*S*H.” + Ruthy to the Buckhorn Opera House in Another double play, so to speak, runs Jan. 24- Pinos Altos. Self-described as folk roots Feb. 16 at the Black Box Theatre in Las Cruces: Omusicians and hailing from Woodstock, NY, Ruth Romance/Romance, a musical composed of two Ungar and Mike Merenda have performed more one-act plays linked by the common theme of love. than a thousand concerts including at Carnegie First is The Little Comedy, based on a short story Hall accompanying Arlo Guthrie (with their former by Arthur Schnitzler set in late 19th century Vienna. Thu 1/2 The Palace Flophouse (Albuquerque Americana) band The Mammals) and Madison Square Garden It focuses on Josephine and Alfred, who have both Sat 1/4 Sean Lucy w/ Everett Howl & The Wolves as part of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday celebration. become bored with their comfortable lifestyles and Thu 1/9 Lou Shields (Chicago One-Man-Skate- In 2012, Mike + Ruthy released their fourth EP, decided to take on new personas. Alfred takes on board-Blues Band) “The NYC EP,” featuring the premiere recording of the role of a struggling poet and Josefine, a working- “My New York City,” a revived lyric from the Woody class woman. The plot centers around their bud- Sat 1/11 Miss Izzy Cox (Austin One-Woman Voodoo- Guthrie Archives. ding relationship as they meet during a weekend Billy Band) in the country. Second, Summer Share is based on Thu 1/16 David Vidal (LA Slide Blues) his is also the month Silver City’s Western In- a Jules Renard 1898 play, made into a modern-day Sat 1/18 Jen Exten (TorC Singer-Songwriter) stitute for Lifelong Learning cranks up for a musical, set in the Hamptons, about two married Thu 1/23 Secret Circus (Pop-Rock from Sweden) new season of education and inspiration. You couples in their 30s who are spending the summer Tcan sign up for classes—choosing from an impres- in a rented cottage. Sat 1/25 Montoya Clan (Bisbee/LC) k Thu 1/30 Tiffany Christopher (Local Lady Rocker) EVENTS continued students free with ID. 2251 Calle de soldiers at her home rather than see their Santiago, 620-0377. burials plowed under. 2-4 p.m. Branigan name for God, a sound that’s woven Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541- into the language of Soul. HU has been Wednesday 2154, las-cruces.org/museums. chanted throughout the planet in order Silver City/Grant County El Paso Pro Musica—Rubens to experience more love and harmony 15WILL Lunch & Learn—“Too String Quartet, featuring David Leisner, in one’s life. 6:30-7 p.m. Center for the Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die: guitar, Zuill Bailey, cello. 7:30 p.m. Healing Arts, 300 W. Yankie, 956- A Beginner’s Guide to Understand- $5-$25. NMSU University Center for the 5038. ing Classical Music,” hosted by James Arts, 1000 E. University Ave., 915-833- Widowed Persons Service—Linda Smith. Bring a sack lunch. 12 p.m. Free. 9400, eppm.org. Billings will talk about local history. WNMU Global Resource Center, 12th & STYX—Classic rock legends. 7:30 10:30 a.m. $10 includes lunch. Glad Kentucky, 538-6835, will-learning.com, p.m. $25-$35. Pan Am Center, 646- The Fountain Theatre will be closed for Tidings Church, 537-3643. [email protected]. 1420, panam.nmsu.edu. building maintenance WILL Sign-Up Social—5:30 p.m. January 3 through February 6, 2014. Tuesday WNMU Global Resource Center, 12th & Thursday Silver City/Grant County Kentucky, 538-6835, will-learning.com, Silver City/Grant County Growing Sprouts and Micro- [email protected]. We will reopen Friday, February 7. 14 16A Baroque Feast of Art, Music Greens—Also Jan. 16. Learn simple Las Cruces/Mesilla and Food—Focusing on the Baroque For the most current information on what we’ll be techniques to provide your own fresh Cultural Connections Book period of Rembrandt and other notable playing in February, please check out our Facebook greens all winter long. 12-1 p.m. Free. Club—To accompany the exhibit artists, this special event will pair period page (https://www.facebook.com/mvfs89). Silver City Co-Op Community Room, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil music and food with a period piece 520 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, silvercity- War,” the Cultural Center’s Cultural from the BBC documentary, “The Private foodcoop.com. Connections Book Club will read Robert Life of a Masterpiece,” telling the story 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla • www.mesillavalleyﬁlm.org • (575) 524-8287 Las Cruces/Mesilla Hicks’ Widow of the South in January. behind great works of art. Judith Meyer Shows nightly at 7:30- Sunday Matinee at 2:30. Argentine Tango de Las Cruces— The historical fiction is based on the true will display her 250-year-old lute and The Fountain Theatre—featuring the best independent, foreign and alternative Tuesdays. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5, NMSU story of a woman who reburied 1,500 will also provide some art instruction. ﬁlms in the Southwest. Home of the Mesilla Valley Film Society since 1989! DESERT EXPOSURE JANUARY 2014 41

6:30-7:30 p.m. WNMU Parotti Hall, You will also learn why plant diversity Spare Parts barbershop ensemble. Pasta, 1000 W. College Ave. is a critical component to human life salad, bread, dessert, beverage. 4 p.m. HOT SPRINGS SOAKING Greg and Jean Ann—Original folk and the current perils that are diminish- $10. First United Methodist Church, 314 and favorite covers. 2-4 p.m. Yankie ing that diversity. 7 p.m. Free. WNMU W. College Ave., 538-5754. • TENT SITES Creek Coffee House, Yankie and Texas. Harlan Hall. Las Cruces/Mesilla • RV SITES • CABINS • rowing prouts and icro G S M - Compassion & Choices—Guest Greens—See Jan. 14. 12-1 p.m. Free. Saturday speaker will be Julie A. Stanton, admis- • WALKING TOURS Silver City Co-Op Community Room, Silver City/Grant County sions supervisor, Mesilla Valley Hospice. 520 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, silvercity- 18Book Signing—Walking Go- 1:30-3 p.m. Branigan Cultural Center, Faywood Hot Springs foodcoop.com. ing—Journey to the Holy Mountains of 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, las-cruces. 165 Highway 61 Newcomers Club—Linda Billings will Nepal, with author Esther Melvin. 2 p.m. org/museums. speak about “Life in Damascus.” 11 a.m. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, Karla Bonoff—6-8:30 p.m. Faywood, NM 88034 $10 includes lunch. Silver City Women’s 538-5921, silvercitymuseum.org. $25-$35. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. for more information call Club, Yucca & Hwy. 180. Las Cruces/Mesilla Downtown Mall, 523-6403, riogrande- eginning lairvoyance 575-536-9663 B C —Psychic Desert Baby-wearers—Learn about theatre.com. Development Series. 1-2:30 p.m., $10. safe and comfortable baby-wearing, The Road Show 2014—This year’s The Rock Center, 413 N. Bullard St., practice new methods, try different carri- tour features Skillet, Third Day, Jamie 956-5200, www.gayerock.com. ers and meet other baby-wearers at this Grace, Andy Mineo, Royal Tailor, We Las Cruces/Mesilla monthly meeting. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. as Human, The Neverclaim, and Soulfire Big Band Dance Club—Ron Thiel- Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Revolution with guest speaker Tony Wolf man seven-piece band. 7-10 p.m. $9, 523-0436. and a pre-show party with KB. 6 p.m. $7 members. Court Youth Center, 402 NMSU Swimming and Diving vs. $10-$20. Pan Am Center, 646-1420, W. Court St., 526-6504. Idaho—11:30 a.m. Aquatics Center. panam.nmsu.edu. A Bed & Breakfast Cheese Tasting—11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jen Exten—Live music. High Desert Hillsboro Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752. Ana Egge—3-5 p.m. $5. Hillboro Located in 523-0436. SeedShare—Collect seeds and learn Community Center. David Vidal—Live music. High seed saving. This free community event Historic Downtown Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525- gathers gardeners and farmers who Monday Guestrooms with private baths. 6752. want to promote seed saving and food Martin Luther King Jr. Eat Smart Live Well—Detox gardening. Whether you are a beginner, 20Day Easy walking distance to restaurants, Wellness Class. Learn the safe ways to new to desert growing, or a seasoned shops and galleries. naturally detox without stressing your pro, SeedShare is an opportunity to Tuesday body. 5-6 p.m. $3, free for members. collect seeds, solve problems, learn seed Silver City/Grant County Relax in the cozy library. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, saving skills, and meet other growers. 21Still-Life Painting—Beginning 411 W. Broadway Delicious full breakfast served daily. 523-0436. All seeds are free, but take only what 10-week session with Paul Hotvedt. 2-4 Silver City, NM 88061 Spiritual Psychic Tarot Readings— you will use. You don’t have to bring p.m. $200. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. 575-388-5485 www.InnonBroadwayweb.com Lina Marlena Carr. 2-5 p.m. Mountain seeds to get seeds, but because we rely Bullard, 388-5725, www.leybaingall- View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. on donations, please bring some seeds sarts.com, www.paulhotvedt.com. Vegan Support Group—Learn if you can. Small envelopes or zip-top about the aspects and advantages of bags, bulbs, cuttings and tubers are also Las Cruces/Mesilla eating vegan, as well as the difference appreciated. Optional potluck lunch. Argentine Tango de Las Cruces— between eating a vegetarian diet and 1-3:30 p.m. Mountain View Market, Tuesdays. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5, NMSU a vegan diet. 7-8 p.m. Mountain View 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. students free with ID. 2251 Calle de Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. Storytellers of Las Cruces—Sarah Santiago, 620-0377. hree alaveras Heart of the Home: The Art of Addison and Sharlene Wittern. 10:30 T C —The three easily blend their influences of punk rock, Patricia Burnett—Reception. See Arts a.m. Coas Books Downtown, 317 N. Video Stop Exposure section. 6-8 p.m. New Mexico Water St. garage, country, blues, Americana and Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Storytellers of Las Cruces—Gloria folk into original compositions, and also Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, Hacker. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books Solano, cover their favorite artists. 6:30-7:30 15,000 www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. 1101 S. Solano. p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, riogrande- Friday Sunday theatre.com. Movies: Silver City/Grant County Silver City/Grant County Wednesday 17Gila Native Plant Society— 19Museum Book Club—To Hell on George Farmer will present a program a Fast Horse. 2 p.m. Silver City Museum, Silver City/Grant County Rent or Buy! on “Seed Matters: We Reap What We 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, silvercity- 22WILL Lunch & Learn—Julian 1/21 facebook.com/videostopnm 1/21 Sow,” the epic journey of seed—12,000 museum.org. Lee speaking on “Dynamics of a Catas- years of relationship between people Fundraising Dinner—Benefits 2320 Hwy 180E • Silver City, NM • 575-538-5644 and plants that transformed the world. Bridge Community. Entertainment by EVENTS continued on next page 42 JANUARY 2014 www.desertexposure.com

EVENTS continued The Harry Benjamin Collection Complete Chopin Nocturnes. 7:30 p.m. Part II—Selected works will be exhib- $5-$25. NMSU Atkinson Hall, 1075 N. ited. Reception. 5-8 p.m. Free. WNMU Horseshoe, 646-2421. trophe: The Decker Wildfire of 1959.” McCray Gallery, 1000 W. College Ave., Harlem Globetrotters—7 p.m. Bring a sack lunch or just bring yourself! 538-6517. $25-$82. Pan Am Center, 646-1420, 12 p.m. WNMU Global Resource Cen- panam.nmsu.edu. ter, 12th & Kentucky, 538-6835, will- Las Cruces/Mesilla learning.com, [email protected]. Eleanor & FDR—Also Jan. 25. Thursday Las Cruces/Mesilla Seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner and two-time Emmy recipient Silver City/Grant County Herbal Medicine—Wednesdays Loretta Swit will perform their Roosevelt 6Kinetics and Psychometry—Psy- through March 26. From the Ground Up biographical plays. 7:30 p.m. $20-$40. chic Development Series. 1-2:30 p.m., proprietor Deborah Brandt will lead an Pan Am Center, 646-1420, panam. $10. The Rock Center, 413 N. Bullard in-depth course series detailing the di- nmsu.edu. St., 956-5200, www.gayerock.com. verse uses and applications of traditional Romance/Romance—Through Feb. herbal medicine to maintain a healthful, Las Cruces/Mesilla 16. Musical composed of two one-act Romance/Romance—See Jan. 24. vibrant quality of life. Each week will plays linked by the common theme of love. Through Feb. 16. 7 p.m. $8 . Black Box feature a different topic, beginning with “The Little Comedy” is based on a short Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523- “Herbs to Treat Respiratory Ailments.” story by Arthur Schnitzler. Set in late 19th 1223, no-strings.org. 6-7:30 p.m. $20, $15 members. century Vienna, it focuses on Josephine Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, and Alfred, who have both become Friday 523-0436. extremely bored with their very comfort- Las Cruces / Mesilla MVM Board of Directors Meet- Ed Asner and Loretta Swit star in Eleanor & FDR at NMSU’s Center for able lifestyles and have decided to take on Romance/Romance—See Jan. ing—5:30-8:30 p.m. Mountain View the Arts, Jan. 24-25. 7 new personas. Alfred takes on the role of 24. Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $12, $10 Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. a struggling poet and Josefine, a working- tain View Market’s first wine and cheese Las Cruces/Mesilla students and seniors over 65. Black Box class woman. The plot centers around Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523- sampling event pairs traditional and Romance/Romance—See Jan. 24. Thursday their budding relationship as they meet 1223, no-strings.org. Silver City/Grant County specialty cheeses with local wine from Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $12, $10 during a weekend in the country. “Summer Amaro Winery. 12-4 p.m. Mountain The Foreigner—See Jan 31. Life Drawing/Painting—Begin- students and seniors over 65. Black Box 23 Share” is based on a Jules Renard 1898 View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436. Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523- Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $10, $9 stu- ning 10-week session with Paul Hotvedt. play, made into a modern-day musical, dents, seniors and military, $7 children Storytellers of Las Cruces—Loni 1223, no-strings.org. 2-4 p.m. $200 plus $60 model fee. set in the Hamptons, about two married 6 and under. Las Cruces Community Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard, Todoroki. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books Down- The Foreigner—Through Feb. 16. couples in their 30s who are spending the town, 317 N. Water St. Winner of two Obie Awards and two Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523- 388-5725, www.leybaingallsarts.com, summer in a rented cottage. 8 p.m. $12, 1200, lcctnm.org. Storytellers of Las Cruces—Sonya Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New www.paulhotvedt.com. $10 students and seniors over 65. Black Connecting With Your Higher Weiner. 10:30 a.m. Coas Books Solano, American Play and Best Off-Broadway Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 1101 S. Solano. Production. An inspired comic romp, Saturday Self—Psychic Development Series. 523-1223, no-strings.org. Silver City/Grant County 1-2:30 p.m., $10. The Rock Center, equal in inventive hilarity to the author’s Sunday classic comedy The play demonstrates 815th Annual Chocolate Fanta- 413 N. Bullard St., 956-5200, www. Saturday Las Cruces / Mesilla what can happen when a group of sia—Join us in Downtown Silver City for gayerock.com. Silver City/Grant County a day of fun, community and chocolate. Antique Treasures Day—This is devious characters must deal with a Chinese New Year Craft 26 Las Cruces/Mesilla 25 the only day each year that guided tours stranger who (they think) knows no Downtown merchants and galleries Class—Year of the horse. 11 a.m.- Big Band Dance Club—CDs. Mike are given to the collections room where English. 8 p.m. $10, $9 students, seniors decorate in keeping with the fairy tale 1 p.m. Bayard Public Library, 1112 D’Arcy DJ. 7-10 p.m. $9, $7 members. more than 10,000 artifacts are stored in and military, $7 children 6 and under. theme, “Once Upon a Chocolate,” and Central Ave. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court St., a climate-controlled environment. Visi- Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. there will be free events for the entire WNMU Women’s Basketball vs. 526-6504. tors get a behind-the-scenes look at the Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org. family including site-specific events, NM Highlands University Eat Smart Live Well—Detox —5:30 p.m. museum’s collections and preservation games and an awards ceremony. 11 Cooking Class. 5-6 p.m. $3, free for wnmumustangs.com. program. Regular admission. 12-4 p.m. a.m.-4 p.m. $20 for 20 handcrafted WNMU Men’s Basketball vs. FEBRUARY members. Mountain View Market, 1300 New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage chocolates. Downtown Silver City, 538- El Paseo, 523-0436. NM Highlands University—7:30 p.m. Saturday 2505, mimbresarts.org. Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Silver City/Grant County Secret Circus—Live music. High wnmumustangs.com. 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmu- Vaccination Clinic—9 a.m.-noon. WNMU Women’s Basketball vs. Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525- Las Cruces/Mesilla seum.org. 1 High Desert Humane Society, 3050 CSU-Pueblo—5:30 p.m. wnmumus- 6752. Montoya Clan—Live music. High Cougar Way, 538-9261. Sweethearts of Song—Also Jan. tangs.com. Friday Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525- 27. A collection of songs from operettas. Las Cruces/Mesilla WNMU Men’s Basketball vs. Silver City/Grant County 6752. 7 p.m. $10 . Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Amit Peled, Cello-Classic Four— CSU-Pueblo—7:30 p.m. wnmumus- Jesse Lynch—“Jazz 101,” 101 NMSU Men’s Basketball vs. 24 Downtown Mall, 523-1223, no-strings. tangs.com. Also Feb. 9. 7:30 p.m. NMSU Atkinson years of America’s art form in song, Texas-Pan American—Pan Am Center, org. Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe, 646-2421. words and onscreen. Featuring Jesse 646-1420, panam.nmsu.edu. Las Cruces/Mesilla Romance/Romance—See Jan. 24. Lynch, piano; Joe Michaels, bass; Matt Romance/Romance—See Jan. 24. Monday NMSU Men’s Smallcomb, drums. Grant County Com- Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $12, $10 Silver City/Grant County Basketball vs. munity Concert Association. 7:30 p.m. students and seniors over 65. Black Box 27Group Meditation Chanting Utah Valley— $20, $5 students to age 17. WNMU Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523- Hu—See Jan. 13. 6:30-7 p.m. Center Pan Am Center, Fine Arts Center Theater, W. 12th St & 1223, no-strings.org. for the Healing Arts, 300 W. Yankie, 646-1420, pa- N. Kentucky St., gcconcerts.org. Wine and Cheese Pairings—Moun- 956-5038. nam.nmsu.edu. Romance/Ro- Las Cruces/Mesilla mance—See Jan. Sweethearts of Song—See Jan. 26. 24. Through Feb. 7 p.m. $10. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. 16. 8 p.m. $12, Downtown Mall, 523-1223, no-strings. $10 students and org. seniors over 65. Silver City’s 15th annual Chocolate Fantasia ap- Black Box Theatre, peals to sweet tooths on Feb. 8. Tuesday 430 N. Downtown Las Cruces / Mesilla Mall, 523-1223, 28Argentine Tango de Las no-strings.org. Cruces—Tuesdays. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5, Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $12, $10 The Foreigner—See Jan 31. students and seniors over 65. Black Box NMSU students free with ID. 2251 Calle Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $10, $9 stu- de Santiago, 620-0377. Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523- dents, seniors and military, $7 children 1223, no-strings.org. 6 and under. Las Cruces Community Wednesday The Foreigner—See Jan 31. Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523- Through Feb. 16. 8 p.m. $10, $9 stu- Silver City/Grant County 1200, lcctnm.org. WILL Lunch & Learn—“Latino dents, seniors and military, $7 children 29 Urban Container Gardening Families’ Attitudes Toward Education 6 and under. Las Cruces Community Workshop—Want to grow vegetables and Common Misconceptions.” Profes- Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523- and herbs at home but don’t think you 1200, lcctnm.org. sors Lydia Huerta, Margarita Wulftange have the space, soil or time? 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Continental Divide • David A. Fryxell or Twitter right after Nelson Mandela’s death last week was to be struck by how many people weren’t so much passing along the news as laying claim to it: Here’s what I thought of him. Here’s when I inter- Selfie Control sected with him. Here’s the personal reverberation.” Here’s a selfie of me mourning Nelson Mandela! Our photos, ourselves. See the tears?

hen Oxford University Press, publishers of of a selfie makes it difficult to find the proper fram- ut selfies probably don’t portend the Decline the respected Oxford English Dictionary, ing, too, and there’s a fisheye-lens effect I find it al- of Western Civilization any more than ducktail announced that “selfie” was the Word of most impossible to fix. (A true selfie is taken with the haircuts and poodle skirts did. (The jury is still Wthe Year for the year just concluded, pundits predict- smartphone camera held in one’s hand, I’m given to Bout on rap music, though.) Are we truly more self- ably bemoaned the news as yet another sign of the understand. The notion of setting up a camera and centered today than in our forebears’ time? Probably Decline of Western Civilization. On the bright side, at using a self-timer apparently went out with Polaroid we just have more free time and technology to ex- least the choice wasn’t “twerk.” film and the Bronze Age.) I can’t help getting an awful ercise our natural egocentricity. If the Greatest Gen- A “selfie,” in case you’ve been living under a lot of chin and a view up the nose—I look like Wil- eration hadn’t been all caught up fighting World War bridge for the past couple of years, is a photo taken liam F. Buckley, curdling with disdain at some liberal II and saving the world from unspeakable evil, they of oneself, typically by a smartphone camera. Gone guest on his old “Firing Line” show. might have spent more time on their shortwave ra- are the days, apparently, of posing Then you have to look at your photo and go, dios talking about themselves. for a trained professional portrait “Eeew, who is that guy?” How do these youngsters Keep in mind, for example, that exercise in vanity photographer, all dolled up in (and, let’s face it, no end of frankly pathetic oldsters) known as nylon stockings. Though DuPont had devel- your finest Sunday clothes. In a manage to look so good in a format designed to make oped nylon in the 1930s, nylon stockings weren’t wide- selfie, the world is simply grateful one look so bad? If I’d spent all the previous night ly available until May 15, 1940, designated as “N-day.” if the subject is wearing clothes drinking, fallen out of bed with my hair sticking out Desperate women (or their beleaguered husbands, (see future, as yet unscheduled at all angles, and somehow dragged my hungover self instructed not to return home without the prize) rant about “sexting”). Since they to a portrait photographer, I would still look better thronged stores in a “battle of nylons.” One newspaper don’t require the skills, or even than in my best day of selfie-snapping. headlined the havoc, “Girl Collapses, Woman Loses the assistance, of a second party, Girdle at Nylon Sale.” Some 780,000 pairs of stockings selfies can be endlessly updated, eaving aside for the moment the question of how were sold in a single day. After World War II made ny- posted and reposted in the vast one can be narcissistic over photos so preor- lons scarce, stocking-less women made do by drawing echo chamber of Facebook, Twit- dained to make one look bad, let us turn to how a line up the backs of their legs with eyeliner to simu- ter and blogs. Lthe rise of the “selfie” clearly presages the decline of late the look of wearing hosiery. We’ll get to what this means all that is right and proper in the Western world. If the Faddish? Vain? Self-centered, even? Yet these for the Decline of Civilization in a twist dance craze and nose rings didn’t push Western were the same women who rolled up their sleeves moment (far be it from me to miss civilization over the edge, selfies oughta do it. and became Rosie the Riveter. a chance to jump on a meme with both feet and bang It’s undeniable that a certain amount of self- We rise or fall to the occasion. After 9/11, remem- Am I doing this out a column). But first let us consider an important absorption goes into the taking of a selfie. Hence ber, Americans rallied round the flag and were pre- wrong? I keep technical issue: the name. Otherwise they’d be called “otheries” or pared to do whatever it took to make things right. getting pictures Taking a good “selfie” is hard. “somebody-elsies.” You’re showing the world, well, Then President George W. Bush told us all to go of what’s in the Not that I’ve tried very many times (other than as you—preferably in a favorable light or some situa- shopping instead, and the rest is history. mirror! research for this column), and when I have it’s been tion that sets you above and apart: Who’s to say that, given the with good, ego-less reason. Need a current photo of Here’s me dining at La Cirque. right historic moment, the cur- me to promote a talk? No problem—click. Hmmm. Here’s me at the Justin Beiber I look like William F. rent generation wouldn’t drop OK, here’s this one from 2003. (From the vantage concert (“above and apart” be- Buckley, curdling with its cellphone cameras, leave its point of future historians looking back at our era ing in the eye of the selfie-taker). Facebook pages fallow and sign from the 51st century, 2003 will look plenty “current” Here’s me with my new nose ring. disdain at some liberal off Twitter to meet the challenge? for circa 2014. Heck, Western Civilization will have The Twitterverse and Face- guest on his old “These are the times that try Declined so much by then, nobody will be educated bookland, too, tend to contribute men’s souls,” wrote Tom Paine in enough to tell the difference, or to have historians.) to this world of mirrors sense that “Firing Line” show. the darkest days of the American But, anyway, when I have held out my smartphone it’s all about you. Who, after all, re- Revolution. If George Washington camera and attempted a selfie, the results have not ally cares that you just ate at Dunkin’ Doughnuts and had been able to stay at Mount Vernon perfecting his been pretty. (We’ll pause here so you can all get out believe that this establishment has the best coffee (in wooden-tooth smile for a selfie, do you really believe of your systems those cracks about blaming the 140 characters or less)? Amazingly, someone out there he would have? messenger and how I’m just lucky the camera didn’t does! Someone out there will “follow” you—and not in One can only hope that our best selves are better break and that’s what Photoshop was invented for. a creepy, stalker way (well, not entirely). What does it than any selfie can reveal.k There. Are you quite done? Onward.) matter that you “like” Bob’s Practical Plumbing Sup- Posing for a camera is difficult for non-models in ply on Facebook? Well, for some reason it matters to any case, with that forced awkwardness of faking a Bob (or to his teenaged daughter, who manages what When not editing Desert Exposure, David A. smile. If you have pre-fluoridation teeth, forget the he calls his “Facetweet” account), and that makes you Fryxell keeps trying to take a better picture for his editor’s page. toothy grin. And you never look in photos as you ap- important! pear to yourself in the mirror—maybe if you went into Time to celebrate by taking a selfie of yourself Photoshop and flipped the whole thing, mirror-wise? holding that flange you bought at Bob’s, perhaps in Posing for yourself proves to be even tougher front of Dunkin’ Doughnuts. Post it, and maybe Bob’s and weirder. (I suppose the youthful narcissists who teenaged daughter will “like” you back! earned “selfie” the Word of the Year distinction got This mirrorworld phenomenon extends to things over this after the thousandth or so self-portrait large as well as small. New York Times columnist snapshot.) Something about the arm’s length nature Frank Bruni recently wrote, “To monitor Facebook

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