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Contents Publisher & Editor David A. Fryxell (575) 538-4374 • [email protected] 6 Editor’s Notebook • The Win Column 32 Henry Lightcap’s Journal • The Meaning of Life Accolades from readers and fellow journalists. How can life provide such an unlikely cycle of sadness and Creative Director & y David A. Fryxell happiness in such a short span of time? By Henry Lightcap Silver City Advertising Sales Lisa D. Fryxell 7 Letters 33 Body, Mind & Spirit • Designing an Ecosystem (575) 538-4374 • [email protected] Our readers write. How a garden or a yard can be a nurturing space. By Jean Eisenhower Advertising Sales 8 Desert Diary Silver City: Deep South jokes, candid kids and other reader tales. 36 Body, Mind & Spirit • How to Stop Sugar Cravings Ilene Wignall When your sweet tooth bites back, try these tips. (575) 313-0002, [email protected]­ 10 Tumbleweeds By Stephanie Small Las Cruces/Mesilla: Virgin Galactic’s PR plus reader critter photos and the Top 10. Kristi Dunn 37 Body, Mind & Spirit • Food and Mood (575) 956-7552, [email protected] 12 Southwest Gardener • Gardens of Chihuahua Hill Anti-inflammatory eating may help against depression. Deming: Touring places where the plots thicken. By Vivian Savitt By Megan E. Phelps Marjorie Lilly (575) 494-5095, [email protected]­ 14 Ramblin’ Outdoors • Being a Cheerleader 38 Body, Mind & Spirit • Is BPA OK? Why it’s hard to beat our corner of the Southwest. The FDA says low levels are safe, but questions linger. Web Designer By Larry Lightner EarthTalk David Cortner

15 Arts Exposure • Another Desert 39 Body, Mind & Spirit • Weekly Events Columnists Painting Americans in Afghanistan. Grant County support groups, classes and more. Linda Ferrara, Henry Lightcap, Larry Lightner, By Jean Chandanais Bohlender Marjorie Lilly, Vivian Savitt, Bert Stevens, 40 Red or Green? • Dining Guide Scott Thomson 17 Arts Exposure • Arts Scene Restaurant guide for Southwest New Mexico. Latest area art happenings. P.O. Box 191 41 Red or Green? • Table Talk Silver City, NM 88062 19 Arts Exposure • Gallery Guide Restaurant news. (575) 538-4374 Where to find art in our area. www.desertexposure.com 42 Red or Green? • Food and Family 20 Talking Horses • The Buck Starts Here Four generations have made Silver City’s Jalisco Café a suc- Don’t be too quick to blame the horse. By Scott Thomson cess. By Peggy Platonos

21 The Starry Dome • Boötes, the Herdsman 46 40 Days & 40 Nights What to watch in the skies this month. By Bert Stevens Complete area events guide for June and early July.

22 Popular Culture •Super New Mexico 48 The To-Do List Desert Exposure is published monthly and distrib- From the Hulk to Silver City’s own Aqualad, New Mexico is Don’t-miss events this month. uted free of charge at establishments throughout ground zero for many of comic books’ most memorable—and Southwestern New Mexico. Vol. XIX, number 6, June oddest—characters. By David A. Fryxell 50 Continental Divide • Wild Kingdom 2014. Mail subscriptions are $19 for 6 issues, $37 Where life is hard, there’s plenty of it to see. for 12 issues. Single copies by mail $4. All contents 26 Higher Education • Back to School By David A. Fryxell copyright © 2014 Continental Divide Publishing LLC. Turning 65 and deciding it’s time to tackle college algebra All rights reserved. No portion of this publication again. By Elaine Carlson About the cover: may be reproduced without written permission. All “Grateful Pause” by rights to material by outside contributors revert to 28 The Cowboy Way • Learning the Ropes Jean Chandanais the author. Views expressed in articles, advertise- How a photographer’s search for horses to photograph Bohlender. To read ments, graphics and/or photos appearing in Desert led him to the rough and tumble world of NMSU’s “rodeo about the artist’s new Exposure do not necessarily reflect the views of the school.” By Mel Stone exhibit of paintings de- editors or advertisers. picting American mili- Desert Exposure is not responsible for unsolic- 30 100 Hikes • In the Loop tary men and women ited submissions of articles or artwork. Submissions Hiking a loop around the Mogollon Box with Kathy White- serving in Afghanistan, by mail must include a self-addressed stamped man, director of WNMU’s Outdoor Program. see this issue’s Arts envelope for reply or return. It will be assumed By Linda Ferrara Exposure section. that all submissions, including e-mail letters, are intended for publication. All submissions, including 31 Borderlines • Hearts and Minds letters to the editor, may be edited for length, style The Learning Center in Palomas comes alive. and content. By Marjorie Lilly Western Institute for Lifelong Learning www.will-learning.com WILL and Summer —ENJOY!

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t’s been a few years since we last surveyed our admittedly targets a niche audience, found fans even readership, so it’s good to know “the biggest little among those who said they don’t own a horse—and paper in the Southwest” is still also your favor- was cited as the top favorite by 6% of all readers. Iite paper. In fact, the results of our questions about Those newcomers aside, your rankings of most- Open reading frequency and readers per copy in the 2014 read columns and departments haven’t changed a 7 days reader survey, just completed, track almost exactly lot. This very Editor’s Notebook and Continental a week the last time we asked these questions. Divide by yours truly led the way, followed closely Some 88% of survey respondents pick up Desert by Desert Diary, 100 Hikes and Henry Lightcap’s Exposure every single month, and 86% spend two Journal. Letters, Tumbleweeds and Larry Lightner’s hours or more with each issue. A whopping 61% save Ramblin’ Outdoors were just a few decimal points their copies at least all month long, or indefinitely, behind. and several of those who said they don’t save Desert When asked to name a single favorite, after Desert Exposure explained that’s because they pass it on Diary and 100 Hikes, readers picked Editor’s Note- to friends or family. (In that case, you’re forgiven.) book and Continental Divide, followed by Lightcap, All that pass-along readership adds up to 2.3 readers 40 Days and 40 Nights and Marjorie Lilly’s Border- per copy, actually up a bit from our last survey. That lines column (all tied). works out to about 23,000 readers of our print edi- Not surprisingly given the strong showings of our tion every month. outdoors entries, 64% of readers checked that they Consignments Encouraged 575-388-1737 This was the first time we’ve asked about reader- regularly hike, bike or engage in other out-and-about ship of our web site, and it was striking how little activities. That trailed only eating out at restaurants Punkie Garretson 218 N. Bullard overlap there is between our “dead-tree edition” (93%) and was tied with daytrips (64%), followed by owner Historic Downtown Silver City audience and online readers. Almost 60% of survey going to art galleries (52%—a figure far above the na- respondents have never visited our website (www. tional average), and attending live music or theater desertexposure.com), except to respond to the sur- performances (43%). vey, or read our digital edition at www.scribd.com/ Many of you also added kind words, suggestions desertexposure. Among readers who mailed in the and other comments. Our favorite, though, given survey clipped from the print edition, only a couple what pays the bills and makes Desert Exposure pos- had ever visited us online. sible, was this: “For me, it is the greatest little paper While we wish more print readers would also in the Southwest and I always read the ads, too, to enjoy our online offerings (which include search- stay on top of where to shop or get services.” able back issues all the way to January 2005), this As a thank-you for participating, we randomly se- isn’t entirely bad news. When we say another 10,000 lected five lucky readers to receive Desert Exposure unique visitors click on the website every month mugs. Soon to be sipping their coffee or tea in style and 1,200 read us on Scribd, those are not overlap- are: Phil Merryweather and Suzanne Thompson of ping much at all with our print audience. So, yes, we Silver City; Charles Troutman of Mimbres; and Ro- really are reaching more than 30,000 pairs of eye- berta Flores and Randy Summers of Las Cruces. balls every issue. Congratulations to them and thanks to all who re- We’re also being read by a lot of folks advertisers sponded. can’t reach by other means. Overall, more than 15% of survey respondents didn’t check any of the eight hile it’s reader opinions that really count, other local publications we asked if you read regu- we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t also larly. The Glenwood Gazette, another free paper, had enjoy recognition from our peers in the the greatest overlap, at 42%, followed by the Silver Wjournalism world. So we’re delighted to be able to City Sun-News (31%), Silver City Daily Press (28%) report that the 2014 Top of the Rockies competition, and Las Cruces Sun-News (27%). No other publica- sponsored by the Colorado chapter of the Society tion gets read by more than one in five Desert Expo- of Professional Journalists and open to publications sure readers. throughout a four-state region, recently honored Desert Exposure with four awards in our circulation e’ve added several regular columns since category. we last surveyed readers, so this was the This column won first place in Editorials, based first time to test the popularity of those on a sampling of three editorials published in 2013. Wadditions. Obviously you approve: Linda Ferrara’s Tom Barry’s feature, “The Coming Water Wars,” 100 Hikes tied for fourth overall in readership, and about how climate change is heightening tensions second only to longtime favorite Desert Diary (16%) between Mexican small farmers and expanding in percentage citing it as their one favorite (14%). Mennonite colonies, published in our April 2013 Vivian Savitt’s Southwest Gardener roughly tied our issue, won first place for Agriculture Enterprise long-running Arts Exposure section in popularity. Reporting. (You can read it online at www.deser- And Scott Thomson’s Talking Horses column, which texposure.com/201304/201304_water_wars.php and see why the judges were so impressed.) My feature on tama- Rental Home Needed Happy Father’s Day! In the House or In the Barn… les (“Holiday Wrapping,” Decem- Mature, Responsible, S/F, (Artist/Writer) June 15 ber 2013) won second place in with 2 Medium Size Dogs the News Feature category. 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Letters Corporations and Catfish Our readers write.

Homegrown Wealth? State of New Mexico, which writers have been doing s usual, your editorial (“Greed, Inc.,” May) for far too long now. was well thought out. It is a sad commentary Catfish must be stocked in lakes and rivers where on the nation, that we subsidize billion-dollar they cannot travel to other water sources. In every corporations,A who then jump ship at the first oppor- state where my colleagues and I did research we tunity with all the loot that was thrown at them by learned that catfish take over with really no natural the state/local governments to attract the jobs. It’s predators. This is the reason that certain lakes and typical Wall Street piracy. ponds should be for catfish only. "another desert— It seems to me that if New Mexico is going to actu- Catfish never return money to the state. The rea- ally become prosperous, we must put maximum dis- son is that every other state has catfish except for america in afghanistan" tance between our economy and Wall Street. Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. No one comes Military There are ways to do it, so that what is done for to New Mexico to fish for catfish. Paintings New Mexico will stay here. First, establish a state- Recently one of my closest friends (a bass aficiona- owned bank, but to assure honest banking, have the do) spent over $15,000 trying to see if Bill Evans Lake by Jean credit unions in the state elect the board of direc- could withstand a bass tournament. The last tourna- Bohlender tors annually. The credit unions are the most stable, ment he held in West Texas brought in just a little over democratic financial institutions we have. The bank’s $7 million for a town the same size as Silver City. But main features are to handle the state and local gov- Bass Pro and Cabela’s did studies and learned that ernments’ financial needs, and to establish a “financial there were just too many catfish in Bill Evans Lake. market” for investing in New Mexico businesses and That is the lake in Grant County that should be our bass co-ops. Special accounts might be established by cred- and catfish lake; however there needs to be a stocking it unions to collect some of the savings into accounts of bass for maybe four years before we can have a suc- that pay 2%-6% per annum, which cessful bass tournament. is far more than the current sav- It is unnecessary to stock cat- ings accounts’ rates and yet is very Contact us! fish in any Grant County water achievable in a well-run business. PO Box 191 source; they are doing very well Second, establish a deliberate Silver City, NM 88062 on their own. However, the Rio legal framework that makes es- telephone (575) 538-4374 Grande should be stocked with as tablishing financially and ecologi- email: many catfish as we can get for a Featuring cally sound co-ops a public priority, [email protected] variety of lucrative reasons, not to “Define with the objective being to employ [email protected] mention the fun you listed in your Your [email protected] people at a reasonable living wage article. America” by producing and distributing the States that have mixed catfish necessities of life here. Empha- and trout together have all lost by Cliff Elementary School 4th Grade Students sis should be to make the co-ops catalysts for form- millions of tourist dollars and have paid for it by kids ing stable mini-communities that enable people to having fun (they do not care what they catch) and Showing through September 26, 2014 be housed, clothed, fed, healed and schooled. These adults who love to eat catfish, which is also one of can be formed using the ingenuity of the participants my favorite fish to have for dinner. Wherever this has Western Bank in nearly any setting from rural to urban. The co-ops happened in New Mexico (Bear Canyon), the lake 330 Hwy 180 W., Silver City should be governed by a boards of directors that are should be shocked. We need to stock Bear Canyon 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday annually elected by employees and investors on the with trout and withhold fishing it for 150 days; the basis of one vote per human, not per dollar. The state same can be said for Lake Roberts. Jean Bohlender is represented by www.seedboatgallery.com bank would be the financial fountain. This would make New Mexico Game and Fish has always done the employees responsible for the success, but protect things the cheapest way without any regard for what them in the process. The co-ops could be merged with can make money for our rural communities. We can other co-ops but not “bought out” by corporations. make people happy and make money if we designate Third, establish a state investment bond system each lake for certain fish. Did you know that Penn- House & Hound for investing in the utilities, transportation and oth- sylvania and West Virginia are stocking only trout in “When you’re not there, we will be.” er infrastructure, modeled on the old savings-bond their mountain waters? This was done to stop their idea. If we can sell lottery tickets, why not sell invest- outdoorsmen from going west to fish for trout. ment and thrift? Once again, use the state bank as As far as angling is concerned, many serious an- Nancy & Carlos Perez the fiduciary agent, since it’s governed by our honest glers do not like the way catfish fight; the fish do not pet and house sitting service credit unions. come to the surface or jump, making it boring to the [email protected] This should stabilize our society and take pressure more serious angler. I would also like to see only off our government safety net programs. By stabiliz- night crawlers and liver used for catfish. Other baits 575-313-9610 ing the society, it would be possible to correct the have made it difficult for some species to live in the 575-313-2157 problems we now have in education, and put a large water. Also it is a known fact that catfish grow very dent in the finances of the corporate prison industry. rapidly on both of these baits as well as hamburger. Something to think about. American catfish from Mississippi were planted Charles Clements in Europe and now they are all being removed and Las Cruces given to organizations that feed the poor. Why? They planted them everywhere instead of enclosed lakes, our editorials are a pleasure to read and an which is what I am trying to get them to do at this inspiration to act. Please keep opining; your minute. They are punishing catfish for their stupidity! writing is opening minds. Bass and trout tournaments make a lot of money Y Michael Murphy for their communities; people come to the West to Mimbres fish for trout, not catfish. Tourists from Texas will come for bass and bass tournaments. A Gardener Remembered Dr. Anthony “Tony” Zine, PhD, wildlife biologist hank you, Vivian Savitt, for the wonderful North American High Streams Fishing Catfish Assn. thoughts about Dorothy Eagan (Southwest Las Cruces Gardener, May). I knew her through the Mo- Tgollon Mountain Dulcimers. She was an eager learn- Correction: Contrary to last month’s Starry er and eventually took over our music library. She Dome column, the M51 galaxy is not in Ursa Major. single-handedly created an easy-to-use file; I am sure Though nearby, it’s actually in Canes Venatici. k her library experience came in to play. Dorothy was a beautiful woman, who was loved by all of us. Peggy Spofford Let us hear from you! Write Desert Exposure Silver City Letters, PO Box 191, Silver City, NM 88062, or email [email protected]. Letters are subject to editing for style and length (maximum The Catfish’s Tale 500 words, please), and must be in response to here are some good and bad points to catfish content that has appeared in our pages. Deadline (“The Catfish’s Meow,” May). In your story it for the next issue is the 18th of the month. Tappeared that you were trying to protect the 8 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

her into his office and said, ‘Y’all graduated from the Desert Diary University of Georgia, and I need some help. If I wuz to give yew $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?’ Deep South and Candid Kids “The secretary thought a moment, and then re- plied, ‘Everthang but my earrings.’” Plus counting ammo and aphorisms for our time. “A senior citizen in Louisiana was overheard say- he full Scandihoovian… No doubt recalling ‘Hey, sexy, how about giving me your number!’ ing, ‘When the end of the world comes, I hope to be in that we’re suckers for Ole and Lena jokes, Ned “I looked at her and said, ‘Have you got a pen?’ Louisiana.’ When asked why, he replied, ‘I’d rather be Ludd shared this one: “She said, ‘I sure do.’ in Louisiana ’cause everythang happens in Louisiana T“Ole, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted por- “I said, ‘Well, you better get back into it before the 20 years later than in the rest of the world.’” trait artist. His fame grew, and soon people from all farmer notices you’re missing.’ over the country were coming to him in Minnesota “My dental surgery is on Monday.” “The young man from Mississippi came running into for paintings and formal portraits. One day while Then there’s this from Old Grumps: the store and said to his buddy, ‘Bubba, somebody just Ole was mowing the lawn, a beautiful young woman “Husband’s message (by cellphone): ‘Honey, a stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!’ pulled up to his house in a stretch limo. She asked car has hit me while I was out of the office. Paula “Bubba replied, ‘Did y’all see who it was?’ Ole if he would paint her in the nude. This was the brought me to the hospital. They have been running “The young man answered, ‘I couldn’t tell, but I first time anyone had made this request. The beauti- tests and taking x-rays, but I think it’s bad. The blow got the license number.’” ful lady said money was no object; she was willing to to my head was very strong. Fortunately, it seems pay him $50,000. that it may not have caused too much serious dam- “A man in South Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off “Not wanting to get into trouble with his wife, Ole age, but I have three broken ribs, a compound frac- on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bou- asked the lady to wait while he went in the house and ture of the left leg, and they may have to amputate quet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. conferred with Lena. the right foot.’ Then he got back in the car to wait. “In a few minutes he returned and said to the lady, “Wife’s response: ‘Who is Paula?’” “A passerby studied the scene as he drove by, and ‘Ya, shoor, you betcha. I’ll paint ya in da nude, but I’ll was so curious he turned around and went back. He haff ta leave my socks on so I’ll have a place to wipe Share your reports from the battle of the sexes, asked the fellow what the problem was. my brushes.’” your favorite funnies and anecdotes with Desert “The man replied, ‘I got a flat tahr.’ Diary by emailing [email protected]. “The passerby asked, ‘But what’s with the flow- osing the battle of the sexes… Two tales ers?’ from the gender wars, the first from Jess Hos- ish I was in Dixie… This humorous tour “The man responded, ‘When you break down, sinaround in Arenas Valley, sent with the of the South was sent our way by The they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the Lsubject, “How I lost my teeth”: Packrat Out Back, who reminds us, “Y’all back. I never did understand it, neither.’” “Was in the Texas Rose last night, at the bar wait- Wkin say whut y’all want ’bout the South, but y’all nev- ing for a beer, when a butt-ugly, big old heifer came er hear of anyone retirin’ an’ movin’ north!” “A Tennessee state trooper pulled over a pickup up behind me and slapped me on the ass. She said, “A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new on I-65. The trooper asked, ‘Got any ID?’ Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking “The driver replied, ‘ ’Bout whut?’” off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. “The sheriff pulled up next to the guy unloading ‘Amazing,’ he thought as he flew down I-95, pushing garbage out of his pickup into the ditch. The sheriff the pedal even more. asked, ‘Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? “Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a Florida Don’t you see that sign right over your head.’ state trooper, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. “‘Yep,’ the man replied. ‘That’s why I’m dumpin’ He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Sudden- it here, ’cause it says: ‘Fine For Dumping Garbage.’” ly, he thought, ‘What am I doing? I’m too old for this!’ and pulled over to await the trooper’s arrival. ids say the darnedest things… Switching “Pulling in behind him, the trooper got out of his from the South to the innocence of youth, vehicle and walked up to the Corvette. He looked at here’s this yarn from GeraldH: his watch, then said, ‘Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. K“Young Ernie and his family were invited to have Today is Friday. If you can give me a new reason for Easter Sunday lunch at his grandmother’s house. Ev- speeding—a reason I’ve never before heard—I’ll let eryone was seated around the table as the food was you go.’ being served. When Ernie received his plate he start- “The old gentleman paused then said: ‘Three years ed eating straight away. ago, my wife ran off with a Florida state trooper. I “‘Ernie, wait until we say grace,’ said his father. thought you were bringing her back.’ “‘But I don’t have to,’ the five-year-old replied. “‘Have a good day, sir,’ replied the trooper.” “‘Of course you do, Ernest,’ his mother insisted Postcards from the edge… Going somewhere? Take along a copy of rather forcefully. ‘We always say a prayer before eat- Desert Exposure and snap a photo of yourself holding it “on location.” “The owner of a golf course in Georgia was con- ing at our house.’ Here’s Eva Booker with a photo from her trip to Europe, showing her fused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask “‘That’s at our house,’ Ernie said. ‘This is Grand- with Desert Exposure in Augsburg, Germany. his secretary for some mathematical help. He called ma’s house, and she knows how to cook.’”

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And another tale of youth- “Artificial intelligence is ful honesty, from Alettera- no match for natural stupid- tion: ity. “After he and his baby “The latest survey shows Enjoy Desert Exposure? brother were baptized, the that three out of four people little boy cried all the way make up 75% of the popula- home from church, riding in tion. Become a part of it! the back seat of the car. His “You know why a banana father asked him three times is like a politician? He comes We’re looking for a few good people to lend us a what was wrong. in and first he is green, then hand. Part-time, highly exible opportunities “Finally, the boy stopped he turns yellow, and then include: crying enough to explain: he’s rotten. ‘The priest said he wanted us ‘I think congressmen • Las Cruces advertising sales (commission-based) to be brought up in a Chris- should wear uniforms—you tian home. 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The chap complains but for heart surgery, but prior Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia.” the doorman says, ‘No tie, to the surgery, the doctors Whether you’re going to Angkor Wat no entry.’ The guy returns needed to store his type of or Albuquerque, snap a picture of yourself to his car and looks for a blood in case the need arose. holding a copy of your favorite publica- tie. There is no tie. He looks As the gentleman had a rare Author Coaching & Services tion (ahem, that would be Desert Expo- in the trunk, where the type of blood, it couldn’t be sure) and send it to PO Box 191, Silver only thing available is a set found locally, so, the call • Manuscript Critiques & Evaluations City, NM 88062, or diary@desertexpo- of jumper cables. He puts went out. Finally a Scotsman sure.com. them around his neck and was located who had a simi- • Developmental & Copy Editing fashions a knot and heads lar blood type. The Scot will- • Book Covers & Design back to the club. ingly donated his blood for the wealthy sheik. After “The doorman looks him up and down and says, the surgery, the sheik sent the Scotsman, in apprecia- • Websites for authors ‘OK, you can come in but don’t go starting anything!’” tion for giving his blood, a new BMW, five carats of • Publicity diamonds and $50,000. nnals of escalation… Everything’s relative, “A couple of days later, once again, the sheik had • Endorsements we guess, and depends on your point of view. to go through a corrective surgery. The hospital tele- Take this illustration from Ramblin’ Man: phoned the Scotsman, who was more than happy • Free half-hour consultation A“You may have heard on the news about a South- to donate his blood again. After the second surgery, ern California man who was put under 72-hour psy- the sheik sent the Scotsman a thank-you card and a Let Us Help You Publish & Market Your Book chiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 box of Black Magic chocolates. The Scotsman was 505-385-0223 guns and allegedly had 100,000 rounds of ammuni- shocked that the sheik did not re- tion stored in his home. The house also featured a ciprocate his kind gesture as he Live in Grant County / Give in Grant County secret escape tunnel. By Southern California stan- had before. He phoned the sheik dards, someone owning 100,000 rounds is consid- and said: ‘I thought you would be ered ‘mentally unstable.’ generous again, that you would “In Arizona, he’d be called ‘an avid gun collector.’ give me another BMW, diamonds “In Arkansas, he’d be called ‘a novice gun collec- and money, but you only gave me tor.’ a thank-you card and a box of “In Utah, he’d be called ‘moderately well pre- chocolates.’ The Grant County Community Foundation and 36 pared,’ but they’d probably reserve judgment until “To this the wealthy sheik re- local non-profits thank you for ¡Giving Grande! they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity plied: ‘Aye, laddie, but now I have of stored food. Scottish blood in ma veins.’” New Mexico gave NM highest “In Kansas, he’d be ‘a guy down the road you $853k to 409 per would want to have for a friend.’ nnals of inebriation… participating organizations capita donation “In Montana, he’d be called ‘the neighborhood ‘go- Finally, some advice from # of individual # of individual to’ guy.’ GeeRichard: donations donations “In Alabama, he’d be called ‘a likely gubernatorial A“My granny lectured me about The Bike Works...... 22 Literacy Link - Leamos...... 32 candidate.’ her practical knowledge for stay- The Bridge Community ...... 18 Lotus Center...... 2 “In Georgia, he’d be called ‘an eligible bachelor.’ ing healthy naturally: ‘For better Concert Band of the Southwest ...... 4 Mimbres Region Arts Council...... 31 “In North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennes- digestion, I drink beer. For loss of El Refugio, Inc...... 49 Mimbres Valley Health see, Kentucky and South Carolina he would be called appetite, I drink white wine. With End of the Road Ranch ...... 19 Action League ...... 16 ‘a deer-hunting buddy.’ low blood pressure, red wine. National Center for Frontier “And in Texas he’d just be ‘Bubba, who’s a little With high blood pressure, cognac. Gila Conservation Education Center ...... 28 Communities Non-Pro t short on ammo.’” And whenever I have a cold, I Resource Group...... 4 Gila Native Plant Society ...... 8 drink vodka.’ Serenity Acres Horse Rescue...... 5 Gila Resources Information Project . . 32 ondering the imponderables… The Pack- “‘And when do you drink wa- Silver Adult Care Services...... 7 rat Out Back returns with these updated ter?’ I asked. Gila Valley Library ...... 21 Silver City Arts & Cultural District . . . . . 4 aphorisms. Some we may have seen before, but “‘I have never been that Glenwood Community Library ...... 3 Pthey’re worth repeating: sick!’” Silver City Astronomical Society ...... 2 k Grant County Community Concert “You are not drunk if you can lie on the floor with- Association ...... 8 Silver City Gospel Mission ...... 23 out holding on. Grant County Community Silver City Mainstreet Project ...... 13 “We have enough ‘youth.’ How about a ‘fountain Send your favorite anecdotes, Foundation ...... 43 Silver City Museum...... 10 of smart’? jokes, puns and tall tales to Desert Diary, PO Box 191, Guadalupe Montessori School...... 28 Silver City Neighborhood Alliance . . . . 6 “A fool and his money can throw one heck of a Silver City, NM 88062, or email High Desert Humane Society...... 30 Silver Regional Sexual Assault party. [email protected]. The Support Services (SASS) ...... 15 “When blondes have more fun, do they know it? best submission each month Imagination Library ...... 21 gets a Desert Exposure mouse The Learning Center for Dyslexia Southwest Festival of the “Five days a week my body is a temple. The other Written Word ...... 47 two it’s an amusement park. pad, scientifically proven to take & Academic Success...... 27 the strain out of emailing jokes LGBT Grant County...... 12 Upper Gila Watershed Alliance...... 23 “Money isn’t everything, but it sure keeps the kids to Desert Diary. in touch. Life Quest...... 65 Volunteer Center - Grant County. . . . . 48 “We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things Literacy Alive ...... 5 Western Institute for get worse. 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Tumbleweeds Suborbital PR Watch Virgin Galactic hires a top PR firm—maybe a tad too late to manage bad news about its spacecraft. (Just the engine and wings, no worries!)

xpressing confidence Galactic, “The burn times that Virgin Galactic and altitudes were far short founder Sir Richard of getting SpaceShipTwo EBranson and his children will anywhere near suborbital 0% nancing for 60 Months on all purchases launch into space from New space.” The engine “produc- over $3,000 with equal monthly payments Mexico’s Spaceport America es such severe oscillations before the end of 2014, the and vibrations” that firing it company has hired a high- full blast would rip the ship profile PR firm, Edelman and crew apart. Visit our store at 1601 E. Lohman 1601 E. Lohman SpaceShipTwo’s third flight looked impres- Digital, to manage its press At best, with modifica- Las Cruces, NM 88001 sive, but the engine had to be shut down and social media. Industry tions to the engine, Space- 575-523-2000 before reaching full power, which would Fax 575-523-2016 journal Adweek predicted, ShipTwo might be able to www.bernina-lascruces.com have ripped the spacecraft apart. Note the “Virgin Galactic is going to be reach the 50-mile limit of [email protected] “aabr” logo on the fuselage, which repre- social media on rocket fuel.” space as defined by the US sents the Abu Dhabi government investment It also used the unfortunate Air Force—thus meeting that comes due at the end of 2014. (Virgin phrase, “The Internet would Virgin Galactic’s legal ob- Galactic photo) completely blow up.” ligations to paying passen- As space-news site Para- gers. But the engine couldn’t bolic Arc (www.parabolicarc.com) noted, “blow up” power it to the 62-mile-high international boundary is a phrase “one should never, ever use in connection the company has been promising for the past decade. with any type of rocket program.” (Flights were originally to begin in 2007.) Nor could But Adweek’s ill-phrased hype may be the least the craft carry the full payload—two pilots and six of the PR firm’s worries. In late April, Parabolic Arc passengers—used to sell Spaceport America to New managing editor Douglas Messier posted a lengthy Mexico taxpayers. report on troubles with the engine that’s supposed According to Messier, that’s why work is under- to power Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. In testing way on an alternate engine that uses nitrous oxide Mangus Creek Area, $167,000 by Scaled Composites under contract with Virgin and nylon. But that won’t be ready for the first Space- This immaculate, well maintained home is located in a a riparian area known for its excellent bird watching, yet it is only 20 minutes from Silver City. The home has an updated kitchen and bathroom, double pane windows, Life in a State Italian tile floors, attractive cedar paneling, wood burning stove, an enclosed porch, plus a detached one car garage with additional space for storage or a workshop. It is of Nature tastefully designed, with an aura of harmony and peace. More reader photos of creatures The 1.6 acre lot is very private. A naturalist's retreat Colleen Stinar tucked into the foothills of the Burro Mountains, this big and small. bungalow is a short walk from the Gila National Forest. (575) 574-5451 Recent sightings include roadrunner, Mexican grey wolf, [email protected] ontributors new and old continue to share javelina, Coues whitetail deer, and sandhill cranes. 110 E. 11th St. their photos of the critters they see in our Exclusive listing, call Colleen. Silver City, NM “Southwest zoo.” See my listings at www.colleensilvercityrealestate.com C This “cheeky woodpecker” helping himself to the hummingbird feeder was spotted and photo- graphed by Robert Cwik of Silver City.

Nice selection of 100% cotton quilting fabric, batting and Gutterman threads

Sewing machine repair and long arm quilting Cora Bucana and her husband found this Gila Call or email Cindy (575-538-2284) for directions and Information. monster near Rodeo one [email protected] morning. She writes, “It is about a foot long and the colors are beautiful.”

This walking stick pos- ing on an antler was sent in by Ron Saltzman of Las Cruces.

Share your own photos of local creatures great and small. Send to editor@de- sertexposure.com or mail to PO Box 191, Silver City, NM 88062, and include your post- al address for a little thank- you. k DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 11

ShipTwo, scheduled for takeoff later this year. sive imperfections.” Why not wait for the alternate engine? Why, in It will be interesting to see whether Branson is The Tumbleweeds Top 10 fact, might the company be tempted to rush test- willing to bet his life and that of his children, Sam Who and what’s been making news from New ing of the modified engine going into the first space and Holly, who are scheduled to accompany him on Mexico this past month, as measured by men- plane? “The company has eaten through an enor- the maiden flight, on the repairs to those “adhesive tions in Google News (news.google.com). Trends mous amount of funding over the past nine years imperfections.” noted are vs. last month’s total hits; * indicates without flying a single paying customer,” Messier new to the list. Number in parenthesis indicates notes. And the bill on $390 million in funding from t least Virgin Galactic is providing a shot in last month’s Top 10 rank. The GOP touts Gov. the Abu Dhabi government comes due in 2015. That the arm to the southern New Mexico econo- Martinez nationwide with T-shirts ($29 donation) investment reportedly specifically requires Branson my, right? After all, Doña Ana County taxpay- quoting her revelation when she switched parties to fly by year’s end. Otherwise, there could be “sig- ersA passed an increase in their gross-receipts tax to in 1995: “I’ll be damned. I’m a Republican!” So nificant clawbacks.” help pay for Spaceport America in neighboring Sierra is ex-VP Dick Cheney, who’ll appear at a Mar- County. tinez fundraiser June 24 in Las Cruces; maybe o sooner did Scaled Composites turn over Well, those PR mavens might also want to rein in he’ll find those WMDs there. that first SpaceShipTwo to Virgin Galactic, Mark Butler, a senior program manager at Virgin Ga- 1. (1) Virgin Galactic—280 hits (▼) this spring, than another problem cropped lactic, who was interviewed by Albuquerque Busi- 2. (-) New Mexico primary election—203 hits* Nup. In May, the London Sunday Times reported that ness First in April. Butler was gung-ho about “buy- 3. (5) Sen. Tom Udall—176 hits (▲) cracks were found in the spars running along the ing local” and all the business the company is doing 4. (4) Gov. Susana Martinez—169 hits (-) length of the wings, where they connect with the in Albuquerque. But southern New Mexico? Not so 5. (2) New Mexico drought—149 hits (▼) fuselage. According to a Parabolic Arc story by the much. 6. (3) New Mexico + immigration—150 hits (▼) journalist who broke the story, “One particularly “Suppliers from the south (of the state) are lim- 7. (6) New Mexico + Tesla—113 hits (▲) worrisome aspect is that nobody knows why or ited,” Butler conceded, quickly changing the subject: 8. (7) Sen. Martin Heinrich—95 hits (▲) when [the cracks] occurred.” Despite repairs, engi- “We use many resources from Albuquerque.” 9. (9) Ex-Gov. Bill Richardson—89 hits (▲) neers “don’t know if they have addressed the root At least he didn’t say “blow up.” k 10. (8) New Mexico same-sex marriage— cause, or whether the problem will reoccur. This is 84 hits (▼) not an insignificant matter because this is the air- craft that will launch a lot of billionaires and mil- Desert Exposure editor David A. Fryxell has been lionaires into space.” covering the promises made by Spaceport Amer- ica boosters since February 2006 (“Have Space- It is also, of course, the aircraft whose success or suit, Will Travel,” online at www.desertexposure. failure will make or break New Mexico’s investment com/200602/200602_space_tourism.html). in Spaceport America. Virgin Galactic has denied that the wings had cracks, calling the problem “adhe- Shop Historic Downtown Silver City The Raven’s Nest Fashions for Her and the Home • ACCESSORIES • ART • CLOTHING 104 W. Broadway • 313-2595 Wed.-Sat 8-6 open 7 days week Thurs.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-3 106 W. Yankie St. | 534-9323 300 S. Bullard • 597-6328 LITTLE TOAD CREEK The Old Post Office BREWERY & DISTILLERY WESTERN STATIONERS 200 N. Bullard Variety Store Blackwell’s YOUR LOCAL, FULLY STOCKED Open 6 days OFFICE SUPPLY STORE a week 412 W. Broadway • 538-0400 Antiques & Gifts 113 W. Broadway 10:30 am - 5:30 pm M, W-Sat 11-11 538-5324 Later on Weekends 12 pm- 4 pm Sun • Closed Tues 218 N. Bullard | 388-1737 106 W. Broadway • 388-1811 Closed Tues. A Little Bit of Everything! M-Sat 10:30-5 Sun 12-4 [email protected] M-F 9-5, Sat 9-1

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Southwest Gardener • Vivian Savitt Gardens of Chihuahua Hill Touring places where the plots thicken.

ccasionally I drive through Silver City’s Chihuahua Hill in hopes of discover- Oing a surprising garden with hints of barrio whimsy. I am seeking mementos of the south side of San Antonio, Texas, circa 1967. At that time, accompanied by my friend Augustin, we sought out gardens with outrageous configurations of colorful plantings embellished with religious, folkloric and ragtag objects. These landscapes were tucked away and required an ex- plorer’s persistence to locate, but when discovered revealed a pinã- ta of visual treats. Back then, I did not consider the “functionality” of barrio gar- A festive mural marks the facade of the Southworth garden. (All photos dens. by Vivian Savitt) By virtue of their setting in poorer sections of town where living is a hard scram- borist from Austin, who maintains several vegetable Remember Dad! ble, the vegetation served their residents with food, gardens on the Hill and has planted orchards in other Father’s Day is Sunday, June 15 cooking herbs and medicine. Plots featured easy-to- parts of Silver City. His name comes up often when grow plants that took care of themselves, including neighbors show off pass-along plantings such as staples like squash, garlic (ajo), epazote (the bean stands of goji berries. seasoning and flatulence preventative), yerba buena Besides distributing heaps of this berry used in and yerba mansa for traditional, medicinal teas. traditional Chinese medicine, Thomas added 20 Assortments of objects were used as plant hold- pear grafts onto Southworth’s quince tree (pear and ers and decoration. Whether the quince are both in the pome fruit residents used chipped ceramic family). pots or mangled metal contain- Thomas observes that garden- ers, the items blended into funky, ers in the neighborhood tend to eye-pleasing chaos. To me, any of be either recluses or quite conge- Grills, and mowers and gift cards... OH MY! them would trump the charmless, nial. Either way, he finds the area And of course, tools and everything mock-ceramic items that stock “a good one to live in because it’s Dad has been looking for. the shelves at big-box stores to- quiet, diverse and contains small, day. functional gardens.” The patio, a utilitarian and Indeed, the quiet seems en- In the Garden Center shady place, was the entertain- hanced by the distinctive domes We’re fully stocked with ment and family gathering area of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic plants and pottery! where even roosters and hens Church and the peaked silhouette Come and get the would socialize. of La Capilla—regardless of one’s spiritual inclinations. fruit and shade trees o last month when I drove that top Dad's list. to Chihuahua Hill for prob- case in point is Jane ably the hundred and some- Papin’s garden, which re- Sthingth time, it was to uncover a flects both her dietary in- We’re now open 7-7 Monday - Saturday semblance of that garden type. terestsA and need for a calm realm. 8:30 - 5: 30 on Sundays! I began in the area closer to Papin looks like a healthy speci- Mountain Ridge Ace Hardware downtown where gardening activ- men with excellent posture—per- 3025 Highway 180 E., Silver City, NM 88061 ity is burgeoning. Robert South- haps the result of her equestrian (575) 534-0782 worth’s house with its small, Arborist and vegetable gardener past growing up in North Carolina verdant side garden and dazzling Cheyenne Thomas is dwarfed by and Florida. muraled facade is a hub for both an Agave americana on Chihua- “My father was a horseman, plant talk and catching-up on hua Hill. and I spent lots of time outdoors neighborhood haps. The mural— riding on the beach,” she says. depicting both a talavera pottery pattern and a cerve- Papin continues, “I was always interested in eat- za label at its side—is reminiscent of barrio street art. ing wild plants and drawn to Peterson’s Field Guide Southworth is a retired mechanical engineer from to Medicinal Plants.” Later, during a visit to Silver Texas. A soft-spoken, decorous septuagenarian, he City, she “leafed through the telephone book and spent two weeks living at the Palace Hotel before found two custom-blend herb shops, plus the Food committing to a Silver City move 12 years ago. Coop—cinching my settling here.“ Southworth’s tenant, Cheyenne Thomas, is an ar- Today almost everything she adds to a blended breakfast drink is grown in her small garden, including dandelion greens, lemon balm, goji berries and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). Papin adds “stevia as a sweetener, plus ginger, lemon, chia seeds and a slice of seasonal fruit.” Wearing rubber gloves, she gathers the nettle leaves for stews and soups to impart “an earthy flavor” and also dries them in the Lone Mountain Natives shed for tea. “Nettles are one of the Join the effort to create Pollinator Friendly Gardens. most nutritious foods on the plan- • Buy pesticide free nursery plants et—full of minerals and protein.” • Plant native for native pollinators The potted nettle plants look • Avoid pesticide laden plants from industrial growers robust, and her other plant- Let us help with all your healthy habitat landscape needs. ings surrounding the deck show At the Farmer’s Market or 538-4345 to visit our nursery. Papin’s flair for design. Situated www.lonemountainnatives.com near one of the garden’s water Check out: www.xerces.org and www.nrcs.usda.gov/pollinators Jane Papin’s restful and prolific garden. features is a collection of animal DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 13

ilver City’s mojo also captivated Mary Dearham- er and Chris Aquino during a stay at the Palace Hotel, despite frequent commotion from the Everything must go! SBuffalo Bar. Previous residents of Fort Collins, Colo., the couple “fell in love with the old houses and build- Huge discounts! ings, plus the friendliness of the people.” Enchanted Gardens is closing in June These days, Aquino is managing Moses Clark’s campaign for County Commissioner, District One, E-mail [email protected] while Dearhamer creates a garden sanctum for polli- for sales and specials. nators. Birds seem magnetically attracted to the tall, trickling Saguaro fountain—“a gift from my kids,” Dearhamer says. Her diverse plantings range from a bed of opu- lently sized hostas, to the drought-tolerant and bee- GARDENSLLC attracting lavender and red hot poker (Kniphofia) For the Finest Garden Products plants. Now seven years old, the garden is fortuitously 270 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces sited—abutting the older Allen-Apple property, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat.:12-5 p.m. Sun. where Cheyenne Thomas tends the backyard re- plete with majestic apricot trees, roving passion- flower vines and bountiful vegetable beds. In turn, the Allen-Apple property sits adjacent to the God- freys’ plot, one of Chihuahua Hill’s most visible, early gardens. Signs of planting activity and some decorative flour- Dearhamer hopes that more gardens will soon dot ishes in Azima Forest’s late-spring landscape. the Hill’s terrain. Walking through the neighborhood, she reports a proliferation of container plantings and horns and arcane objects—adding some mystery to “a readiness of residents—both renters and home- est 1995 the tranquil landscape. owners—to ask for gardening advice.” (behind Aunt Judy's Attic) Papin’s practice of transcendental meditation Perhaps these novices will soon aspire to grow 1950 Hwy 180 E. (TM) requires a quiet haven. “My mother once re- food and nurture their spiritual and artistic tenden- Silver City, NM marked how I had gone from being a bitchy daugh- cies on Chihuahua Hill. Perhaps… there is a whiff of 575.956.3159 ter to a very sweet one because of TM. Now she’s 91 prophecy in the air. k Open Tuesday-Saturday 9-5 years old and also practices meditation.” Check out our blog at bjects reflecting a spiritual bent and lifelong Vivian Savitt gardens at Ditch Cottage in Silver www.silverheightsnursery.blogspot.com interest in Sufism appear farther up Chihua- City. for sale announcements, new arrivals and hua Hill in Azima Forest’s garden. OForest recognizes the spiritual importance of La local gardening advice. Capilla to most of the Hill’s residents and adapts her own celebrations to its locale. “A mixed group of us drum up there on solstices,” she says, tousling her healthy head of gray hair. After graduating from the University of California- Berkeley, Forest worked as a computer program- mer at Lockheed. After holding that job in the late Commercial & 1960s—plus having children and getting a divorce— Residential Concrete Slabs Forest spent four years in India in the 1990s. She has • Concrete Pumping and Spraying also practiced dream and Reiki healing work. It was • Rock Walls • Shotcrete Retaining Walls Silver City’s Sufi community and finding the hillside home that lured her here. Silver City, NM (575) 574-5956 BEST PRICE ON BUILDING ROCK! Her often windy corner is a challenge, but Forest www.adobetechniques.com cultivates a full array of edibles. Companion plant- Licensed, Bonded, and Insured Licenses #367590 & #350039 Serving the area for 15 years! ing is in evidence—marigold and rue nestle near a fig tree, dill and chive surround a grafted apple tree, and false indigo safeguards both the cherry and pear trees. For local planting knowledge, Forest relies on Hi- Dog (High Desert Organic Gardeners) and especially appreciates the group’s seed exchange. June Up to now, Forest has used Arizona rosewood and New Mexican olive trees as a wind barrier. With a US Forest Service permit now in-hand, however, she will soon install a coyote fence from culled Ponderosa pine. After the fence is up, there will be a private area Flanked by red hot poker plants, the saguaro for her medicine wheel—a stone circle with blue fountain is the centerpiece of the Dearhamer-Aquino grama grass growing in its quadrants. garden, and the birds seem to agree. TRRYY G GIIRRLLSS NNUUR UUNNT Wishes all the Dads RSSEERR CCOO Happy Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15 YY Great gifts for dad! Super selection of shade and fruit trees for planting. The Silver City’s Food Co-op’s June Community Forum Come in and check out our sale items. is a class on the wonders, yes, Great selection of beautiful hanging flower baskets for deck & patio. The Wonders of Compost! Do your garden a favor and get a full lesson on how to Still Lots of Stu Look for us at the Glenwood get your compost pile up and running. for Sprucing Up Tuesday, June 10th & Thursday, June 12th the Yard! and Silver City Farmer’s Markets! from Noon to 1 pm in the Co-op Community Room Find us on 575-313-1507 2906 Mountain View Rd. 9-5 Tues-Fri | 9-1 Sat

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Ramblin’ Outdoors • Larry Lightner Being a Cheerleader Why it’s hard to beat our corner of the Southwest.

MLS 30745 $265,000 This very well maintained property has it all! It is located ave you ever stopped to ponder and cogitate country of Texas. I like that area a lot, and looked close to town with a rural setting that is all set up for horses. There is a warm and wonderful 4BR/4BA main house with over how good we have it here in the greater hard at moving there, but they have their pitfalls not Saltillo tile. Two upstairs bedrooms each have walk-in Southwest? The other day I did just that. to my liking: no public lands to play in, rattlesnakes as closets and their own bathroom with shower. There is also a HThe news has been full of all sorts of natural di- big as boa constrictors (well, almost anyway—I hate great studio style guest house with bedroom/living room combo and a large bathroom with shower. Guest house sasters that are plaguing the rest of the country. Last rattlesnakes!), big spiders, ticks and other crawlies, could be rented for income, or it could make a nice vacation winter was one of the worst on record for cold and and humidity that is all but unbearable. Hey, 5%-15% rental with horse facility. Below the guest house is a large snow in the upper Midwest, the northeast and even humidity does tend to spoil one here. storage area where the laundry room is located. In addition there is a barn and hay storage building. Broker Owned. the deep South. And then there was Missouri. Every time we drove Beautifully maintained custom built, polished concrete By comparison, in the 26 years that I have re- through it and saw all of those abandoned farmlands floors throughout, solid doors, granite counter tops, MLS 30906 $245,000 sided here in Grant County, this past winter was the in the 1990s, I coveted buying a farm there. Now stainless steel appliances, wood cabinets, high vaulted mildest and best I’ve seen. I can recall only one day those same farms are bringing big bucks. I couldn’t ceilings and that inside the house. Exterior front and back has a water system for all but native plants, greenhouse where the daytime high was below 35 degrees. Most imagine what a 50-year-old at the time would do for a with electricity and water, several raised beds, fruit trees days were between the upper 40s and the low 60s. living in the rural country, though. Plus they get killer and grapes. Back porch is plumbed for gas so you could Every other year, at our house, we experience ther- tornadoes, flooded lands, humidity and very, very make an outdoor cooking area. All of this close to town and the golf course. mometer readings on one to four nights in the single cold temperatures. No way! digits; this year it never dropped below the high teens. So after a period of time, we decided that Silver MLS 30884 $225,000 This house is huge!! 6 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, 3 living For the first time ever, I was able to ride my moun- City looked pretty danged great, and that was the end areas, Open Kitchen, Island with concrete counter top, two refrigerators side by side in kitchen. One living area has a tain bike every week since last July—it was that nice of looking for greener pastures. bedroom and bathroom with its own entrance so it could out (at least to Yours Truly). be segregated as an in-law suite or guest suite. Located on I remember when we moved here, cold turkey, n another note, our northern neighbor, Colo- 3 acres in Indian Hills. Horses Allowed. Lots of views. back in the late 1980s. Soon after, the National rado, doesn’t look too good to me right now. MLS 31129 $130,000 Weather Service stated that Silver City had the best Andy Barrie and his wife live in Breckinridge all-around climate of anywhere in the US. That was Oin Summit County; it seems they have been battling Nestled near the Burro mountains and National Forest an affirmation that we had made the right choice! the county for many years and dollars now because is this wonderful 2 bedroom 1 bath site built home. Yeah, there are naysayers who will see only a half- the county wants to declare “right of eminent domain” Home sits on 5+ acres with easy highway access. empty glass. They’ll tell you that we need rain; that over one of their vacation properties, which is suppos- Property is located between Silver City and Lordsburg off Highway 90. it’s too dry; that the spring winds are unbearable. But edly quite charming with a neat little rustic cabin. I’ve come around to seeing a half-full glass for my They lost out, ran out of money, and had to “settle” own self and have seen the benefits of thanking my on what the county wanted to give them and were Forever God for how He has blessed us. actually forced to sell their property. I cogitate over the facts that we don’t ever suffer Now, I’m not a Libertarian when it comes to the from hurricanes, earthquakes of any noticeable mag- view that all lands should be privatized; you and I nitudes, area-wide floods, killer tornadoes, record need lands to play on. But I do agree with the Liber- WINDOWSWINDOWS snowstorms, or the threat of some mountain or caul- tarians that private land today should remain in the dron blowing its lid off. hands of those who own it, unless they CHOOSE to DOORSDOORS When’s the last time some resident worried about sell it to the government. a mudslide or sinkhole taking their home out? By the way, when we talk about the government CABINETSCABINETS Sure, we do get wildfires, and that is a legitimate owning so much land, guess what? That is you and I threat for some, but even that threat is minimal com- who actually own that land through our taxes! 1902 N. Swan Street • Silver City, NM pared to California. We just ain’t in the same league But that is another rabbit to chase—back to the is- that they are. sue at hand. This land-grab smacks very closely to the 575-534-4110 Because of all of our plusses, you and I can enjoy old Earth First idea of “Sky Islands” that would be set just about any outdoor activity that we can come up aside for wildlife use and not for humans, and those cor- with, and do it year-round. There are not too many ridors from Mexico to Canada to unite those “islands.” other geographic places that can make that claim. Thank the Almighty that we don’t have that prob- lem here! (Yet!) h, the first half-decade or so after the Missus Along the same lines, this past March the good ol’ and I moved here, we did endeavor to look at Environmental Protection Agency attempted to insti- One Man & A Truck other places, seeking still greener pastures, tute a land-grab of its own concerning authority over Silver City • 590-3127 Ofrom our old home of California (before we moved more streams and wetlands, and this could very well to Pennsylvania) to the state of Missouri. affect folks here in New Mexico. Commercial and Residential We really like Julian, northwest of San Diego, up The agency has proposed a change in the Clean Yard Services, Hauling, Tree trimming in the forested mountains, but the politics of south- Water Act that would give it authority over TEM- ern California is just too much for us. I can see why PORARY wetlands and streambeds. That act could We do it…when we say we’ll do it! northern California has wanted to be its own state conceivably be extended to seasonal ponds, tanks, for the last 30 years! streambeds and ditches on private lands! Licensed and Insured We really like Springerville to our north, in Arizo- The agency would then be empowered to come ©DE na—a beautiful spot, but it’s just too danged cold there onto your property and mine and tell us what we can to suit our old bones. That’s why we left Pennsylvania! and cannot do. That smacks of Big Brother to me. To the southwest or more westerly are the ham- By the way, in 2001 and 2006 the Supreme Court lets of Willcox ruled that the fed’s authority was only “relatively” and Benson. I permanent on continuously flowing and sizeable wa- like their loca- ters like oceans, rivers, lakes and constant streams. tions and small But what does “relatively” mean? size a bunch, but This last note is something: States are making the politics of the laws to prohibit the use of DRONES for hunting. Say larger cities again what? It seems some unscrupulous hunters are using ruin them for the drones to find game and direct hunters to it. In New same reason; all Mexico both hunter groups and animal rightists are of the southern joining forces, petitioning lawmakers to outlaw such Californians have a practice; I agree wholeheartedly. moved there and New Mexico already outlawed the use of air- their influence is planes to fly over and find game for hunters on the substantial, es- ground, so there is a good chance the drones will be pecially when it outlawed, too. comes to hunting As always, keep the sun forever at your back, the and guns. Why do wind forever in your face, and may you think that we The Forever God bless you too! k are inundated by Arizonians every fall and spring? When not ramblin’ outdoors, In the late Larry Lightner lives happily in Silver City. 1990s, I hunted a lot in the hill DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 15

Arts Exposure • Jean Chandanais Bohlender Happy 9th Birthday to us! Saturday, June 7 Specials all day! Another Desert Area artist Jean Chandanais Bohlender paints Americans in Afghanistan. Come by and celebrate!

Editor’s note: Western Bank in Silver City recently opened an art Bullard & 7th Downtown Silver City exhibit, “Another Desert—Ameri- (575) 388-3350 • yadayadayarn.com cans in Afghanistan,” featuring Open Tues- Sat 11-5, Sun 11-4 paintings by local artist Jean Chandanais Bohlender and a spe- cial patriotic student art project led by Cliff School art teacher Riley Olson. The exhibit will be on view until Sept. 26. Bohlender is best known for her paintings of Western scenes and ranch life, presents like the art on this issue’s cover. Here she explains how she came to branch out to depict scenes CHONANNA in the Afghan desert, halfway around the world. re-purposed

ill Rogers once said, “All metal art I know is what I read in the papers.” Now we women offering their for yard & home Wmight add, “what we hear on the lives for the many mil- Open news or read on the Internet.” I lions of Americans, I Tues-Sun 11-4 wanted to know what our troops am honored to know 211A N. Texas • 575-388-2646 actually do in Afghanistan, their a few. While painting Corner of Texas & Yankie in Silver City lives during deployment. There the stories of these were many thousands of our mili- Marines, Army soldiers tary people over there, and I’d and airmen, I spent only read about a few who did time to think of them, very well, a few who did not, and learn of their lives (so many who gave their lives in ser- very different from the vice. Then a young military friend civilian world) and to showed me some pictures of his pray for them. I prayed experience in Afghanistan, totally different from for the wholeness of their bodies, minds and spirits. DEMING what I knew. I tried to understand what influences them, changes Out of the many thousands of military men and them. I wanted to know who they are now. ART CENTER 100 South Gold, Deming, NM his is their story. Painted by me, but translated into paint without my altering what is theirs. They supplied photographs of their experi- Luna County Tence, with permission to work from them. Normally, I paint only from my own experiences and resources, Art Show but this time I was grateful not to have to be in the All artists in Luna County desert that I longed to see. They also supplied the in- are invited to enter the judged show. formation of their experiences and explained some There is a $15.00 entry fee for of the myriads of military abbreviations. These military men and women experience the 1 to 3 pieces. cultures they are placed in, sometimes in a position The Luna County Art Show to serve and protect the indigenous people also. Some are sent places you can barely find on a map, at the Deming Art Center where there are just a few houses and a district cen- is sponsored by the St. Clair Winery. ter along a wadi. Some look back to see there are The Chamber of Commerce is having now no US forces present anywhere they once were. First Friday along with the In my experience with them through painting, Artists Reception for Luna County Artists notes and conversation, I gained respect for the in- tegrity of their hearts, minds and discipline. These on June 6, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. people train relentlessly. Their training is continual The public is invited to attend. and intense. They often face life-threatening situ- For more information contact 575-546-3663 ARTS EXPOSURE continued on next page Yankie/Texas

Vibrations Gallery Lois Duffy Art Copper Quail Gallery ART DISTRICT 211C N. Texas 108 W. Yankie 211A N. Texas at the crossroads of Yankie & Texas Streets in Historic Downtown Silver City 654-4384 313-9631 388-2646

Vicki’s Eatery 315 N. Texas • 314-5890 Molly Ramolla Sat. Breakfast: 7-10:30am, Yankie Street Artists Four Directions Weaving Artesanos Gallery Gallery & Framing Seedboat Gallery 303 & 307 N. Texas Sat. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm. 103 W. Yankie 108 W. Yankie 211B N. Texas 214 W. Yankie 519-0615 538-5538 or 654-0334 Sun. Breakfast: 8am-2pm. 263-3830 519-0804 www.ramollaart.com 534-1136 Weekdays: 11am-2:30pm. www.fourdirectionsweaving.com Wed–Sat 11am-5pm or by appt. 16 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com VICTORIA CHICK ARTS EXPOSURE continued ations. They are stressed, dis- Cow Trail Art Studio comfited and inconvenienced by frequent moves, occupational changes, deployments, separa- tions from spouses and families. In between all the pressure and rushing, lie long stretches of waiting, waiting, waiting. Waiting to go home. Waiting for the next move. Those I’ve spoken to sincerely are fighting for us “back home”— those they love, those who wait for their return. All also fight for each other—brothers in arms, working (and sometimes dying) together for the sake of the mis- sion set before them. All are sub- They sup- ject to the chain of command. All plied pho- have a job to do, directed by those tographs of of superior rank, and your elected their experi-

"By the Rio Acrylic"By Garande" Congress and president. ence, with 119 Cow Trail, Arenas Valley ilitary people who are permission Open Mondays noon to 3 p.m. deployed spend months to work or by appointment to years away from their from them. victoriachick.com • 760-533-1897 Mhomeland and those loved ones they fight for. Wives have babies and raise children alone. Relationships are “suspend- should deal with your elected officials—but honor ed” until they can be together again. Small children those who are serving as the warriors. growing and changing daily miss their father’s or Gila River Artisans Gallery mother’s influence for many months. Parents of serv- nother Desert” tells a small part of the lives ing military pray and hope for their safety and well of a few Marines, Army and Air Force per- Open Friday-Sunday 10-3 being… and wonder when will they see them again. sonnel. It shows some of their work and Local Artists - All Handmade The military becomes the military’s families. The “Awhat they do. Some paintings show their equipment, spouses have a strong support network for each and what some of their missions were, while some Located next to (famous) D’s Smoked Meats other, helping each other and befriending each other show a little of the Afghan culture. Each painting has open 7-3 Thursday-Sunday a description with the Eat in or Take Out titled card telling the Breakfast, Lunch, Dessert story. Each descrip- tion is supplied by 8409 Hwy 180 in Cliff, NM • 575-535-ARTZ the military men and women who provided the photos. If someone were to ask me what my “statement” is as an artist, in painting these works, I would have to say, “Honor J ART GALLERY those who serve you.” Fine Art Gallery • Picture Framing Support and W pray for America’s 99 Cortez Ave. Hurley, NM troops. k (575) 537- 0300 Jean Chan- danais Bohlender lives near Silver City while the military mate is away. They wel- with her come new military families into their circles, husband, and often invite unmarried or single military her dog Delilah, chickens and goats. Her two children people in for holiday celebrations in their homes. serve in the military. Along with this exhibit, Their lives are forever altered by their service to she has two paintings in the Montford Point Ma- our country. Some spend many lonely hours. Some rine Museum in Jacksonville, NC, as well as in uproot their lives, friendships and involvements, re- collections across the United States. Bohlender’s building at every move. art is represented by Seedboat Gallery, 214 West Yankie St. in downtown Silver City, www. Some pay a tremendous price for their service— seedboatgallery.com. Western Bank is located temporarily or permanently disabled, burns, lost at 330 Hwy. 180 W. in Silver City. Lobby hours New Work limbs, mental ailments. Some never come home are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Bohlender by alive. Some lose their marriages or their ability to plans to donate 40% of any sales from this show function in society. to the Wounded Warrior Project at the end of the exhibit. Paul Hotvedt I believe they are all worthy of our respect and Zoe Wolfe gratitude. I believe if you do not support the war, you special guests Luis Eduardo Tobon Artist Yankie Street Studios: & Studio Available Now! Juan Pablo Bright, heated artist spaces for rent. Solarte Spaces Secure, upstairs artist studios, We carry the finest in art supplies as well as art for the discriminating collector Call 315 N. Bullard LEYBA & INGALLS 415.738.8379 with easy downtown access. Silver City, NM or email Utilities included. paul@ Not for overnight use. (575) 388-5725 ARTS goodnightnaturals

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Arts Exposure Arts Scene The latest area art happenings.

Silver City & Grant County and 14) and interns (15 and older) will work with even area artists will be thinking small this mentoring artists to create a mosaic mural, partici- month, featuring their works in a 6x6 Studio pating in all aspects of the mural process from design Sale with a reception Friday, June 6, 4-7 p.m., to creation. Space is limited. Fee for both weeks is Sand open studio on June 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. That’s six $165, for one week $110. Limited scholarships to the inches by six inches, the size of all the artworks by camp are available. Applications are available at the Diane Cornelius, Ginna Heiden, Miriam Hill, Deb MRAC office (in the Wells Fargo Bank) or at Leyba Hutchings, Gay Marks, Jane & Ingalls ARTS, 315 N. Bul- Seavers and Thia Utz. 28 Bear lard St. Completed murals Creek Road, Pinos Altos. throughout Silver City can Look for the Pollinators be seen on the MRAC web- Fiber Fun June 9 in down- site, www.mimbresarts.org/ town at the El Sol, with an youth-mural-camp. opening 3-5 p.m. at Ursa Mi- Common Ground Gal- nor Gallery, 303 N. Texas. lery will feature “Up Close. Copper Quail Gallery & Impersonal,” a one-artist is featuring “Chonanna,” re- show by Avelino Maestas, purposed metal art. 211A N. a Silver City native who is Texas, 388-2646. Above: The Mimbres Region Arts Council’s online content editor for the Leyba & Ingalls Arts Youth Mural Camp begins June 16. Below: National Wildlife Federation On the will be featuring new work The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery features in Washington, DC. The show by Paul Hotvedt, Zoe Wolf works by Mary Zawacki. opens July 4 at 4 p.m. and and special guests Luis Edu- continues through August 4. Road ardo Tobon and Juan Pablo Maestas’ photographic work Solarte. 315 N. Bullard, of the urban scene in and Again 388-5725, www.LeybaIngall- around the Washington area sARTS.com. captures the beauty and the This year’s Mimbres Re- pathos of big city life, often gion Arts Council’s Youth in the same image. Favorite Mural Camp takes place at motifs include commuters, Penny Park weekdays from people on the streets, nature I will be closed on Sat. June 7, open all Monday, June 16, through and the built environment. other Sat. from 10 am to 4 pm. Friday June 27, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Summer gallery hours are Campers will be completing 4-9 p.m. 102 W. Kelly. Hours: Sat 10 am to 4 pm a mosaic on the east wall left 211C N. Texas, Silver City, NM • (575) 313-9631 of the restroom building at ARTS EXPOSURE continued www.loisdu y.com • loisduff[email protected] Penny Park. Campers (ages on next page 6-12), apprentice interns (13 18 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

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Las Cruces & Mesilla he Tombaugh Gallery continues to exhibit “Ancestral Gourdworks,” with a “soft opening” on Sunday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. TGourd artists Karen Phillips and Kathe Stark will give a talk and demonstration. The last day of the exhibit is June 27. 2000 S. Solano., 522-7281. Continuing at Aa Studios through June 29 is “Mir- ror of Society,” recent works by Jess Reinhard, dur- ing the months of May and June. Behind 2645 Doña Ana Road on Calle Del Oro, 520-8752. The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery this month features works by Mary Zawacki and Weeden Rock- well Nichols. Zawacki is a transplant from Los Angeles, where she had a longstanding career as an advertising art director and graphic designer working for the major movie studios. Nichols has been a photographer for 48 years, specializing simple compositions of shape and color, landscapes and seascapes. 2470-A Calle de Gua- dalupe, 522-2933, www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com. Summer art classes at the Las Cruces Museum of Art begin on June 3, with new sessions starting each week. Class schedules and registration forms are available at the museum and on the website www.tinyurl.com/lcmuseums. All children’s classes are $60, and adult classes range from $60-$110. 491 Continuing at Aa Studios through June 29 is “Mirror N. Main St., 541-2137, www.las-cruces.org/museums. of Society,” recent works by Jess Reinhard, The New Mexico Watercolor Society-Southern Chapter will present its spring juried show, “New The program is free and open to the public. Canvases and Textures of My Mind,” at the Branigan In conjunction with the Branigan Cultural Center Cultural Center. The show opens with a reception exhibit “International Madonna Print Exchange” by at The Ramble on Friday, June 6, 5-7 p.m. In conjunc- Ochosi Editions, local artist Sudeshna Sengupta will tion with the exhibition, a workshop on watercolor present a lecture on “Women’s Art Rituals in Southeast techniques will be held Saturday, June 21, at 12 p.m. Asia” on June 7 at noon. The program is free and open to the public. The following Saturday, June 14, at noon, Sengupta will present a multigenerational workshop on Spiritual arts and gifts from around the world Kantha quilt-making, “Kantha Quilts of Bengal: Story- We will be open Sundays telling through Recycled Fabrics,” open to ages 9 and up. 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, las-cruces.org/museums. from 10-3, Mesquite Art Gallery will feature “Rodeo beginning June 22. School,” photos by Mel Stone, June 5-28. See story in New garden statues in stock this issue. 340 N. Mesquite St. Main Street Gallery and Big Picture will fea- to beautify your garden. ture works by photographer Scott Winans in “Colors 505 N. Bullard • Silver City, NM of Juarez,” opening June 6, 5-7 p.m. 311 N. Main St., Open Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10-4, Sun 10-3 575-535-2624 647-0508. The West End Art Depot will present Jeremy Noll’s “MIDlifeCAREERcrisisRETROSPECTIVE,” with an opening reception June 6, 6-10 p.m. Noll, originally a California artist, takes a look back at a diverse and eclectic background in the 2D and 3D art BARBARA DUFFY world. He utilizes a variety of mediums and material, Associate Broker including ceramics, bicycles, automobiles, paintings, assemblage, sculpture and drawings. 401 N. Mesilla Office: 575-388-1921 ext. 23 Cell: 575-574-2041 St., 312-9892, www.we-ad.org. Toll Free: 800-368-5632 Fax: 575-388-2480 email: [email protected] Luna County he Deming Arts Center will be hosting a Luna County Art Show, opening with a recep- Ttion June 6, 5-7 p.m. 100 S. Gold, 546-3663. k

Work by Donna A. Wood, featured in the New All phone numbers are area code 575 except as Mexico Watercolor Society–Southern Chapter spring noted. Send gallery news to events@desertexpo- show at the Branigan Cultural Center. sure.com.

Enter the 2014 Desert Exposure Writing Contest! The Common Thread Submit your best article, short story, essay, poem or other A fiber arts gallery—where art meets craft piece of writing by JULY 15. Entries will be judged on liter- ary quality and how well they express some aspect of life in Southwest New Mexico. First prize: $100, plus publica- tion in the September issue! Up to four second prizes: $25 each plus publication in Desert Exposure New Members Wanted! Mail entries to: Desert Exposure Writing Contest, PO Box 191 The Common Thread is a non-pro t, volunteer run Silver City, NM 88062 gallery, supporting women in southern New Mexico or email to contest@desertexpo- sure.com 107 W. Broadway, Silver City Include name and postal ad- dress, plus email if available. 575-538-5733 |www.fiberartscollective.org Entries cannot be returned! DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 19

Arts Exposure Gallery Guide Silver City by appointment. #3, 522-3567. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ann McMahon Photography, 125 Wynnegate Gallery & Studio, 110 Gallerie Cramoisie, 1695 Hickory Country Road. By appointment. www. W. Yankie St., (214) 957-3688. Mon., Loop, 524-9349. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 AnnMcMahon.com. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 11:45 p.m. Ann Simonsen Studio-Gallery, a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Wed. by appoint- Griggs & Reymond, 504 W. Griggs 104 W. Yankie St., 654-5727. ment. Ave., 524-8450, Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 Artesanos, 211-B N. Texas St., Yankie St. Artist Studios, 103 W. p.m. 519-0804. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Yankie St., 313-1032. By appointment. Justus Wright Galeria, 266 W. Sun. 12-6 p.m. Zoe’s Gallery, 305 N. Cooper St., Court Ave., 526-6101, jud@delval- [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. 7th St., 538- 654-4910. leprintinglc.com. 3333, [email protected]. Tyrone J.T. MacRorie Studio, 639 S. San Azurite Gallery, 110 W. Broadway, Moonstruck Art Studio, 501 Pedro, 524-1006. 538-9048, Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Covellite Dr., 956-5346, 654-5316. By Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. www.azuritegallery.com. appointment. Main St., 541-2137. Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.- Antique and Collectible 19th and 20th Century Barbara Nance Gallery & Stone- Sun Dawg Studio, 501 Malachite 4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. walker Studio, 105 Country Road, Ave., 388-3551. By appointment. Lundeen Inn of the Arts, 618 S. Original Prints and Drawings 534-0530. By appointment. Stone, steel, Alameda Blvd., 526-3326. Daily 8 wood and paint. Sculpture path. www. Pinos Altos a.m.-6 p.m. Hearst Church Gallery, Gold St., barbaraNanceArt.com. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. American artists 574-2831. Open late-April to early- Blue Dome Gallery, 60 Bear Moun- Downtown Mall, 647-0508. Tues.-Fri. and artists of tain Ranch Road (Bear Mountain Lodge, October. Fri., Sat., Sun. and holidays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2251 Cottage San Road), 534-8671. Mesquite Art Gallery, 340 N. Mes- New Mexico Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 Mimbres quite St., 640-3502. Thur.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 a.m.-3 p.m. www.bluedomegallery.com. Chamomile Connection, 3918 p.m., Sat. 2-5 p.m. www.victoriachick.com Clayful Hands, 622 N. California, Highway 35N, 536-9845. Lynnae Mc- Mountain Gallery and Studios, Cow Trail Art Studio 534-0180. By appointment. Phoebe Conaha. By appointment. 138 W. Mountain St. Thurs.-Sun., 10 119 Cow Trail, Arenas Valley, NM Cottage Stained Glass & More, a.m.-4 p.m. Lawrence. John Winkler Mondays Noon - 3 or by appt. Claymoon Studio, 13 Jade Dr., Cedar Lane off Hwy. 35, 536-3234. Fri. M. Phillip’s Fine Art Gallery, 221 “The Chinese Drug Store” 313-6959. Marcia Smith. By appoint- 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2-5 p.m. N. Main St., 525-1367. ment. Kate Brown Pottery and Tile, HC MVS Studios, 535 N. Main, Stull The Cliffs Studio & Gallery, 205 15 Box 1335, San Lorenzo, 536-9935, Bldg., 635-5015, www.mvsstudios.com. Lyon St. & Yankie, (520) 622-0251. [email protected], www.katebro- New Mexico Art, 121 Wyatt Dr., Diane Kleiss’ encaustic multimedia art. By wnpottery.com. By appointment. Suite 1, 525-8292/649-4876. Weds. appointment. [email protected], www. Narrie Toole, Estudio de La Mon- 1-6 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. dianealdrichkleiss.com. tura, 313-2565, www.narrietoole.com. NMSU Art Gallery, Williams Hall, Common Ground, 103 W. Kelly, Contemporary western oils, giclées and University Ave. east of Solano, 646- L L 534-2087. art prints. By appointment. 2545. Tues.-Sun. C Common Thread, 107 W. Broad- Reese-Benton Arts, 3811 Hwy. 35, Nopalito’s Galeria, 326 S. Mes- FRAME & ART CENTER way, 538-5733. Mon., Thurs, Fri. and 536-9487. By appointment. quite. Fri.-Sun., 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Where Creativity, People and Materials Meet Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Retail and gallery Bayard Quillin Studio and Gallery, behind space for fiber arts. www.fiberartscollec- Kathryn Allen Clay Studio, 601 Downtown COAS Books, 312-1064. tive.org. Erie St., 537-3332. By appointment. Mon.-Thurs., Sat. Copper Quail Gallery, 211-A Texas Tierra Montana Gallery, 535 CUSTOM FRAMING T. Ali Studio, 421 E. Elm St., 537- St., corner of Yankie and Texas, 388- 3470. By appointment. N. Main St., 635-2891. Tues.-Sat., 11 2646. Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fine a.m.-5 p.m. Hanover arts and crafts. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian ART SUPPLIES Fierro Canyon Gallery, 4 Hermosa Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, Trail in Arenas Valley. Mon. 12-3 p.m. St., 537-3262, www.fierrocanyongal- 522-7281. Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 1100 S. Main, Ste. 108 (at Idaho) • Las Cruces, NM 88005 or by appointment, (706) 533-1897, lery.com. Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. www.frameandart.com • Ph/Fax (575)526-2808 www.victoriachick.com. Hurley Unsettled Gallery & Studio, 905 Creations & Adornments, 108 N. JW Art Gallery, Old Hurley Store, N. Mesquite, 635-2285. Bullard, 534-4269. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 99 Cortez Ave., 537-0300. Weds.-Fri. 9 Virginia Maria Romero Studio, p.m. Work by Diane Reid. a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 4636 Maxim Court, 644-0214. By Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 www.jwartgallery.com. appointment. agzr- College Ave., WNMU, 538-6517. Cliff [email protected] Guadalupe’s, 505 N. Bullard, 535- Gila River Artisans Gallery, 8409 , www.virginiamar- 2624. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. Hwy. 180. Eclectic collection of local iaromero.com. 51 BUSINESSES OFFERING ACTIVITIES 10 a.m.-3 p.m. artists. Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Deming Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Art Space FREE! Bullard St., 388-5725. Mon.-Sat. 10 Northern Grant County & AND 50 FUN FREE ACTIVITIES, TOO. 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Thurs.-Sun., 11 Studio ing, 307 N. Texas, 538-5538. www. a.m.-5 p.m. LeMarbe, 4025 ramollaart.com. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, Chaparral SE, Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile, 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933. 544-7708. 104 W. Broadway, 388-1811/313- Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rodeo 2595. Daily 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Rokoko, 1785 Avenida de Mer- Chiricahua Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 cado, 405-8877. W. Yankie St., 534-1136. Weds.-Sat 11 Gallery, 5 Pine St., Las Cruces 557-2225. a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. info@ Alegre Gallery, 920 N Alameda seedboatgallery.com. Blvd., 523-0685. Hillsboro arbara as Silver Spirit Gallery, 215 W. Azure Cherry Gallery & Boutique, B M - Broadway, 388-2079. 330 E. Lohman Ave., 291-3595. Wed.- sengill Gallery, The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St., Thurs. 12-5 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 12-8 p.m. 894-9511/895- 534-9291. www.jessgorell.com. Blue Gate Gallery, 311 Old 3377, Fri.-Sun. Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., Downtown Mall, 523-2950. 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City, NM 88062, Wind Canyon Studio, 11 Quail Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Pas- fax 534-4134, Run off Hwy. 180 mile marker 107, eo,541-0658. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., email editor@ Created in partnership with all establishments on 574-2308, (619) 933-8034. Louise Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. desertexposure. the list, and The Silver Arts and Cultural District. Sackett. Mon., Weds. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Galerie Accents, 344 S. San Pedro com. 20 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

Talking Horses • Scott Thomson

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Moving Sales. ne of my least-favorite calls is someone phrase something I heard from John Lyons, focus all asking me to come “get the buck out of my your energy, teaching and praise on the behavior you 534-0074 • 109 N. Bullard, Silver City, NM horse.” This call usually follows an accident want, and the behavior you don’t want will magically Othat’s resulted in an injury, ranging from sprains and disappear. Open Tues.-Sun.—11ish to 6ish ©DE bruises to breaks and concussions. Most of the time Whether starting or rehabbing a horse, or trying there is also a loss of rider confidence and a renewed to fix a bucking problem, the first thing I do is look at Got a lot of stu in a poor location? mistrust of the horse. pain and overall conditioning as possible or potential I had such a call recently, and the caller even of- causes for unwanted behavior. I’ve seen numerous fered me $25 for the chance to break my neck. After bucking and rearing problems go away after thor- THE MARKETPLACE I unrolled my eyeballs from the back of my head at ough equine dentistry—not just a basic float to take In The Hub, 601 N. Bullard this opportunity not to be missed, I explained that off a few points and hooks but looking at bit seats, Is looking for a Merchant to this is not the kind of work I do. When asked why, I occlusion, TMJ, etc. Your vet or chiropractor can as- said, “Because the buck isn’t in the horse, the buck is sess the back, and if your farrier is worth anything OPEN A SECOND STORE FRONT in the human.” You can imagine the response to that he or she should be able to tell you if discomfort is ON OUR BUSY PLAZA comment. starting at ground level. Think about how you feel Call Ruth at 388-2897 to hear our special rates. I get the most enjoyment in my business working if your teeth hurt, your back is out or your feet are LOTS OF CUSTOMERS, GUARANTEED! with people who want to understand the nature of killing you. Now think about how you would react if the horse and how to solve problems using the tech- someone jumped on your back and asked for a ride niques and philosophies of natural horsemanship. for a couple of hours. NEW LOCATION 114 W. Market St. Someone who thinks there is a one-shot magic bul- Obviously the quality of tack is part of this equa- let that can solve a problem with a horse, especially tion. I’ve seen saddles that fit well sitting on pads that a dangerous one, should probably be riding a lawn- haven’t been cleaned in years or with girths that are mower and not a horse. so dirty they resemble sand paper. A comfortable My experience with bucking horses started pretty horse is a lot safer than one with a sore growing un- TRADITIONAL TATTOO quickly, actually only one hour into my first ride on der a pad or girth. Are the bits or headstall set-ups ap- State of the Art Tattoo studio and sterilization my horse Cody. Even before that, I watched my wife propriate for the confirmation of the horse, the level Custom, Free Hand, Fine Line Black and Grey, Restoration, make four trips to the ER in six months from bucking of training and the skill of the rider? A severe bit in Cover-ups, Tribal, Religious, Oriental, Lettering accidents with her horse, a horse she actually bought the hands of a novice rider will almost guarantee up- (575) 534-2646 Artist: from her trainer. Unless you’re a professional cow- ward movement rather than forward. 114 W. Market St. Wm. K. boy paid to ride a bucking horse, a bucking incident Maybe the issue is the rider. How good is his seat? Featheringill Silver City, NM 88061 can leave a lasting impression and ruin a lot of un- Is she out of balance and leaning forward? Does he derwear. ride with a death grip on the reins, practicing the clas- I consider myself lucky to have a great laboratory sic “whoa go” approach that probably causes more for studying the behavior of horses. Through my vol- bucks and rears than anything else? Is she clamped unteer training work at End of the Road Ranch Horse on the horse with legs and hands, a sure sign to a Rescue (www.endoftheroadranchnm.com or www. claustrophobic flight animal that it might be time to facebook.com/eotrr) I have more than 25 horses to lose this creature and get out of Dodge? play with. I get to experiment with different tech- niques and different horse personality types, and I orking with the horse, I have one “secret” get to take my time as there is no owner looking over worth mentioning. At no time during the my shoulder, wondering when it will be “safe” to ride process do I become disconnected from their horse. Wthe horse. I’ve never understood why so many people I spend a lot of time at the ranch just watching do ground work with the lead rope, then for a first the horses in the herd, observing their interaction saddling or first ride, they take off the lead. I’ve seen and communication. You know the one thing I never some pretty big names do great ground work, then see? A bucking horse. Sure, on a fresh cool day with put a saddle on, unsnap the lead and watch the horse a little wind, one of the younger geldings might take go bucking around the round pen. Seems contradic- off with some youthful exuberance, throwing in an tory to spend time gaining the horse’s respect and Mobile Dog Grooming “I feel good” buck or two. Other than that, you just trust, and assuring him you’ll always be there, and Serving Silver City don’t see that behavior in a herd. then unhook him to let him go figure out the saddle What has been especially interesting is how this on his own. I want the horse to believe we’re in this Theresa Wilson varied group of horses has behaved as we have han- together every step of the way. 575-342-2683 dled them. Many of the horses, especially the ones Same for first rides or getting on a horse with a Call for an appointment and pricing from the PMU factories, have never really been han- history. I always use a second person I trust to handle dled. Although some are as old as 9 or 10 and look the lead rope so the horse has a visual that is consis- Look for our trailer completely mature, they really don’t have the physi- tent with the ground work. The person in the saddle @ Food Basket on weekdays cal strength or conditioning to carry a rider. Some of can just stay calm and balanced, reducing the chance the horses have obviously been ridden before, start- of scaring the horse. From there, first rides will be ed too young and handled roughly, now with physical more like pony rides with a trusted human guiding or emotional issues that make being ridden again a and walking with the horse on the ground. This in- Cassie Carver scary thought. Some have been involved in horrible cludes duplicating a lot of the basic ground work, Silver City, NM 88062 riding wrecks and were given up on by a previous but now with a rider. This forces the horse to stay fo- 575-313-0308 owner. cused on the ground person and to worry less about [email protected] Yet, as we’ve brought these horses along we the rider on his back. After this, the transition to safe- haven’t had a single incident of bucking, from initial ly riding on your own seems to go pretty smoothly. ground work to first saddling to first rides. Approaching an existing or potential bucking The relative calmness we’ve had with these horses problem from the viewpoint that this may be a hu- makes me wonder what happens between the horse man teaching and understanding problem—rather in a natural state—an animal that is a follower, who than inherent bad behavior in the horse—takes more looks for a no-pressure safe environment, good lead- time and isn’t as exciting as a backyard rodeo ride. ership, and who spends only one percent of its time But it can lead to a stronger and safer riding part- above a walk—and my pretty pony who just bucked nership. When you’re at Silver City’s pro rodeo this the owner off. The obvious variable—the human. So, month, look at how much human effort goes into is the buck in the horse or in the human? Every horse making a horse buck for entertainment, then tell me has the ability to buck as a basic instinct, primarily where you think the buck really resides. k by as a survival technique to get rid of a predator, but Steve Potts I contend that for what we want to do with horses, we’re responsible for the behavior. Scott Thomson lives in Custom Furniture and Cabinets Silver City and teaches natural horsemanship Refinishing • Trim and Moldings y operating philosophy at the ranch, and and foundation training. Kitchens • Bathrooms • Closets with private owners, is twofold. First, al- You can contact him at ways do things with the best interest of [email protected] or 575-537-2057 Mthe horse in mind. Teach him in a way that makes (575) 388-1830. [email protected]• Bayard, New Mexico sense to him and go at his pace. Second, to para- DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 21

The Starry Dome • Bert Stevens Farther east, Saturn is just past opposition, so it For a larger, print- is a great time for a telescopic look. Saturn is mov- able version of the star map, visit ing slowly westward in central Libra, 35 degrees up www.desertexpo- in the southeast as it gets dark and setting around sure.com. Boötes, the Herdsman 4 a.m. Saturn’s Rings are 41.3 seconds-of-arc across and tilted down 21.2 degrees with the northern face Plus the planets for June. showing. Its disc is 18.2 seconds-of-arc across. Venus starts the month in western Aries. It travels id you know there is a kite eastward through Aries and into central Taurus, end- in our sky? No, not one at ing the month near the Hyades star cluster. It rises the end of a string, but one around 4 a.m. in the east. The Goddess of Love’s disc Dmade of stars. The constellation is 12.8 seconds-of-arc across and 81% illuminated. Boötes, the Herdsman, is shaped Venus is heading back around the far side of the Sun, like a kite. The base of the kite is making its disc fuller each day. the fourth-brightest star in the sky, June 21 at 4:51 a.m. marks the beginning of sum- Arcturus. Working up the kite- mer in the northern hemisphere with the June Sol- shape, the lower sides are formed stice. This is the instant the Sun reaches its northern- by Epsilon Boötis on the east and most point in the sky each year, marking the longest a pair of stars on the west, Sigma day and shortest night. After this date, the Sun be- Boötis and Rho Boötis. Farther up gins to move back southward. So make the the kite, the crossbar is formed by best of the little darkness you have this month Delta Boötis to the east and Segi- and “keep watching the sky”! k nus (Gamma Boötis) to the west. The top of the kite is Nekkar (Beta Boötis). All these stars are at least An amateur astronomer for more than 40 fourth magnitude, so they are years, Bert Stevens is co-director of Desert Moon Observatory in Las Cruces. pretty obvious from a moderately dark sky. Facing south and looking overhead you will find a kite-shaped constella- One easy way to identify tion overhead, Boötes, the Herdsman. NGC 5248 in the southwestern Boötes’ brightest star, Arcturus, is part of the constellation is a member of the Virgo cluster. You can follow to start at last month’s constella- the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper southward to Arcturus in Boötes tion, Ursa Major. Follow the arc of and follow that arc onward to Spica in Virgo (just off the southern edge of Ursa Major’s tail southward, away this chart). STAR PARTY from the bowl of the dipper, and at the Vineyard and Winery you will run right into Arcturus. If you continue on- a chance alignment of galaxies. The argument contin- on Friday, June 6 from ward in the same arc, you will hit the first-magnitude ued into the 1970s when the first large-scale surveys Sunset till 10:00 pm star Spica in the constellation of Virgo. This can eas- of galactic red-shift were performed. This measure- The SILVER CITY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ily be remembered by the phrase, “arc to Arcturus ment of the displacement of emission lines in their will set up several telescopes and speed on to Spica.” spectra, caused by the expansion of the universe, to allow you to view the stars. The mythology behind Boötes is a little murky. It provided a measurement of the distance to each gal- Come and join us for a glass of wine was first mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey as a axy. These measurements proved conclusively that and this unique experience. navigational reference point. There are multiple sto- Virgo supercluster galaxies, including NGC 5248 in Save August 2 for the five year anniversary ries, identifying Boötes as a herdsman, ox driver or Boötes, were roughly the same distance away. That A 30 minute scenic drive from Silver City. celebration of La Esperanza bear driver. A different story had Boötes represent- means they are actually close together in space. Vineyard and Winery! Our Regular Wine Tastings Please visit our website for more information. ing Icarius, a grape grower in Attica (not to be con- David & Esperanza Gurule owners/vinters Fridays - Saturdays 11am-6pm fused with Icarus, who flew too close to the Sun). The Planets for June 505 259-9523 • 505 238-6252 Sundays Noon to 6pm www.laesperanzavineyardandwinery.com Icarius was a friendly guy who let the disguised Bac- he first week of June, you chus, the god of wine and intoxication, inspect his can find all the naked-eye vineyards. Bacchus was so impressed that he taught planets except Venus in the Icarius how to make wine. Tevening sky. If you sweep along Summer’s Here! Icarius invited some local shepherds to sample the ecliptic from west to east, you New Bunk Beds and Futons the new wine. They all drank too much and eventual- will find Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and in stock for summer ly fell asleep. When they awoke, they decided Icarius Saturn. Venus alone is only in our had tried to poison them and killed the still-sleeping morning sky. Icarius, throwing his body in a ditch. His dogs started Mercury is low on the west- Casual Oak howling and Erigone, his daughter, released them to ern horizon as June begins. It was The Casual Oak collection features search out Icarius’ body. Filled best viewed last mission vertical slats to eliminate the with grief, Erigone killed herself month for this need for a box spring. The optional and the two dogs jumped into the Watch the Skies apparition, but under bed storage. Made to last in both ditch and died as well. The gods (times MDT) you can still style and durability. June 5 put all of them in the sky, Icarius , 2:39 p.m.—First Quarter find it in the Moon Twin/Full Bunk Bed as Boötes, the dogs as Canes Ve- June 7, 4 a.m.—Mercury stationary evening for the natici, and Erigone as Virgo. June 12, 10:11 p.m.—Full Moon first week of the Head and Footboard Arcturus, the brightest star in June 19, 12:39 p.m.—Last Quarter month. On June Rails and Ladder Boötes at magnitude -0.04, is a Moon 1, Mercury will Under Bed Drawer (optional) red giant star only 36.7 light-years 5 p.m.—Mercury at inferior be magnitude conjunction $ 00 away. It is 170 times brighter than June 21, 4:51 a.m.—June Solstice, +1.5 with a disc our Sun, but it is much redder— summer begins 9.7 seconds-of- 649 type K1.5 IIIpe. The “pe” means June 24, before sunrise—Venus near arc across. It its spectrum contains “peculiar the Moon will be a cres- June 27 emissions” in the form of bright , 2:08 a.m.—New Moon cent that is only New Futons emission lines from various ele- 20.6% illumi- • All Wood Sofa Height Frames ments in its relatively cool atmosphere. Arcturus is nated, becoming thinner until it is • Innerspring Upholstered Futon the brightest K-type star in the sky and was the first no longer observable. Mercury will Mattress with matching pillows star (besides the Sun) to be observed in the daytime swing between the Earth and Sun with a telescope, in 1635 by French mathematician on June 19. The Messenger of the and astronomer Jean-Baptiste Morin. Gods will move into the morning When we look toward Boötes, we are looking out sky next month. of the plane of our galaxy, so it contains few nebulae, Jupiter is moving eastward in open or globular clusters. A number of faint galax- eastern Gemini, only 17 degrees up Forget what you thought you knew ies can be seen, far beyond our Milky Way, including in the west as it gets dark and set- starting at about futons. Check ours out today NGC 5248, a 10.2-magnitude spiral galaxy way down ting around 10 p.m. At midmonth, for ultimate style and comfort. $ 00 at Boötes’ southwestern corner. This galaxy is fairly the King of the Gods is magnitude 499 small, 6.1 by 4.4 minutes of arc across. Measure- -1.9 with a disc 30.1 seconds-of-arc ments of its distance vary from 41.4 to 74.0 million across. • FREE Delivery—Setup/Removal up to 50 miles roundtrip light-years away, but it is usually reported as 59 mil- This month, Mars sets around • 6 mos Same As Cash on Approval • All Major Credit Cards Accepted lion light-years distant. 2 a.m. You can find it 50 degrees NGC 5248 is a member of the Virgo supercluster up in the south as it gets dark. At Our Specialty is Sleep 910 N. Hudson of galaxies. Early astronomers discovered there midmonth the God of War shines at Silver City were many more galaxies in and around the constel- magnitude -0.2 with a disc 10.5 sec- 575-388-5555 lation Virgo than in other parts of the sky. It was not onds-of-arc across. Mars is moving OPEN Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 clear at first whether this was an actual cluster or just eastward in central Virgo. TheBedroomShoppe.com 22 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

Popular Culture • David A. Fryxell State and Cal Tech, Bruce Banner returned to New Mexico to work at the government’s top-secret if not very imaginatively named Desert Base. There he met General Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross, the Air Super New Mexico Force officer in charge of the base, and Ross’ daugh- ter, Betty, with whom Banner would fall in love. Des- From the Hulk to Silver City’s own Aqualad, New Mexico is ground zero ert Base was developing a “Gamma Bomb”—and for many of comic books’ most memorable—and oddest—characters. Banner found himself in the instrumentation bunker at the fateful first test. his is the summer of the superhero. Start- A freewheeling teenager, Rick Jones, drove onto ing early, with last month’s record-breaking the test site on a dare—beginning a long comic- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the book career that would include helping to launch Tnation’s multiplexes will be screening one spandex- the Avengers, serving as a sidekick to Captain Amer- clad super-character after another—The Amazing ica, being bonded to the alien Captain Marvel, and Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past this becoming a gamma-powered monster himself. (Let month, Guardians of the Galaxy in August. Super- this be a lesson to you, kids, about acting on dares heroes look to dominate the silver screen every sum- and peer pressure.) The brave if spindly Dr. Banner mer, in fact, for the foreseeable future, with Spider- When Thor’s hammer (cast to Earth by an angry saw the doomed youth and raced out to save him, Man spinoffs, a Fantastic Four reboot, Avengers: daddy Odin) lands in New Mexico in the post- telling his suspiciously named colleague Igor Star- Age of Ultron and Batman vs. Superman all headed credits scene of Iron Man 2, can the Marvel movie sky to delay the test. Starsky was of course secretly to production. universe’s next hero be far behind? a Soviet agent and so let the blast proceed, thinking On that pro- Banner would perish. Banner threw young Rick into duction side, twist on the “super soldier” formula that created a protective trench and absorbed the gamma radia- New Mexico’s Captain America. (The 1978-1982 “Incredible Hulk” tion himself—turning him into the initially gray, later role in this TV series, starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, simi- green brute called the Hulk! costumed-hero larly had the monster created from an experiment at The Hulk’s New Mexico origins led to a long list of boom has been the “Culver Institute,” far from our deserts.) other Marvel characters being connected to the Land well document- Viewers longing for a screen experience that of Enchantment. General Ross developed an obses- ed. Among places the Hulk in New Mexico where he belongs sion with capturing the Hulk, leading him to establish others, The can tune in Disney XD’s cable car- Avengers—re- toon series, “Hulk and the Agents leased in 2012 of S.M.A.S.H.” Not only does it set to become the the Hulk’s origin straight; the car- third highest- toon places the Hulk and a squad grossing film of other gamma-irradiated heroes of any type of in a headquarters just outside all time—was scenic Vista Verde, NM—the only filmed in part town in America that loves the in Albuquer- Hulk. que. Less cel- ebrated has ut the print (and, increasing- been the Land ly now, digital) comic books of Enchant- have featured New Mexico ment’s role in Bmuch more richly than these sparse screen appear- Rick Jones these and other ances. Just last month, for example, Marvel Comics’ (right) ventures superheroes’ “Original Sin” crossover event in the print comics be- onto a New fictional uni- gan with the young superhero Nova battling an “Az- Mexico gam- verses. tec god” (which turns out to be a robot—don’t ask) ma-bomb-test- The first ap- You might recall that the first Thor film, released in the oil patch of New Mexico (which is mistakenly ing range on pearance in 2011, was not only filmed in and around Galisteo, described as belonging to Native Americans). Even a a dare—and of the Hulk: but largely took place in New Mexico. As Wikipedia cursory search of only the two biggest comics pub- Bruce Banner Here in New summarizes the setup: “Thor lands in New Mexico, lishers, Marvel and rival DC, reveals a sprawling vari- gets irradiated Mexico, we where astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster, her assistant ety of New Mexico superhero characters and events, trying to save knew him Darcy Lewis, and mentor Dr. Erik Selvig, find him. spanning fictional centuries, continuities and parallel him (above). when—when The local populace finds (Thor’s hammer) Mjolnir, planet Earths. After a few he was just which SHIELD agent Phil Coulson soon comman- Unlike DC, which set its best-known characters issues of the Bruce Banner deers before forcibly acquiring Jane’s data about in places like “Metropolis,” “Gotham City” and “Cen- Hulk, the green and when he the wormhole that delivered Thor to Earth.…” Our tral City,” Marvel from the beginning has used real hue seen here was a gray state’s prominent place in this chapter of the Mar- locales—notably New York City, home to everyone will replace Hulk. vel cinematic saga was actually teased in the post- from Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to the Wom- the monster’s credits sequence of Iron bat (yes, really). So it’s original gray. Man 2, released in 2010, not surprising that a real which showed Coulson place like New Mexico For more on finding Thor’s hammer in might show up more of- a variously named New Mexico base dedicated to famous fictional the New Mexico desert. ten in Marvel’s pages. that mission—Project Greenskin Base, Hulkbuster characters with Unfortunately, the Which brings us back Base, Gamma Base. Pretty soon you could hardly New Mexico earlier Hulk movie, di- to the Hulk, New Mexi- swing a radiation control rod around the base with- connections, rected by Ang Lee and co’s most famous super- out hitting some super-villain like the Leader or the see “Local released in 2003, skipped powered native son. Abomination. Heroes, too, like Doc Samson. Characters” by over New Mexico’s even Let’s take a few para- Given all this gamma-powered activity—already Jeff Berg in our more prominent role in graphs to recap the big funded by Uncle Sam—maybe New Mexico should January 2013 that character’s comic- green guy’s true comic- have tried to develop Hulk-based industry and tourist issue, online at book origin. Lee’s pe- “Hulk and the Agents of SMASH” (below left) is set book roots in the Land attractions, instead of taking a literal flier with Space- www.desertex- culiar take on the Hulk outside Vista Verde, NM, “birthplace of the Hulk.” of Enchantment, with an port America. posure.com/ transplanted alter ego assist from the unofficial 201301/ Bruce Banner’s monster-creating gamma experiment Marvel Database wiki (marvel.wikia.com, home to ut the Hulk, incredible though he may be, is 201301_ lo- from the New Mexico desert to the University of Cal- 123,445 pages and counting). only the most prominent of Marvel’s heroes cal_characters. ifornia-Berkeley. New Mexicans can take perverse with New Mexico connections. A trip through php. pleasure in the fact that the film was a box-office t turns out that not only was the Hulk from New Bthe Marvel wiki reveals that outlaw hero Kid Colt disappointment, but the 2008 reboot The Incredible Mexico, but so in a way was the Dr. Jekyll to his was the first (in terms of fictional chronology) to do Hulk also played fast and loose with the origin. In Mr. Hyde, Bruce Banner (more completely, “Rob- derring-do hereabouts, in Wild West days. Fellow this second Iert Bruce Banner”—not “David Banner” as in the TV western hero Two-Gun Kid also saw action in New version, star- series). Though Bruce was born in Dayton, Ohio, his Mexico. 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Higher Education • Elaine Carlson Back to School Turning 65 and deciding it’s time to tackle college algebra again.

Editor’s note: When Silver City resident Elaine as “Dr.” if they have but otherwise you can call them Carlson decided to take college courses at the age by their first name. I am sure I would have trouble of 65, she kept a diary. Here, at the end of her first pronouncing her last name. semester at WNMU, she shares some of her entries. On my way out I tell her that I am taking the class as a special student because I just turned 65. I also Dec. 16, 2013 tell her I took college algebra but I feel a bit rusty on WNMU as seen from Boston Hill. (WNMU photo) oon it will be my birthday and because I will be- the subject. She asks me if I am going to audit. I tell come 65 I will be able to take classes at Western her no, it is my intention to take the class for credit. As soon as I get home I start doing the homework. New Mexico University for free—maybe there It seems so obvious but I keep telling myself that do- Swill be some fees but no tuition. At least that is what Jan. 15 ing the homework is a good way to prepare for the I heard soon after I moved to Silver City in 2008. hannon explains the university computer pro- test. Homework is one of the two things I didn’t like Of course, then I was too young, but I thought I gram, Canvas. She’s already put up the syllabus about school. The other was taking tests. But such would go into and will post all of our homework assignments. is life. I think back to that first day when Shannon the school and SI think Canvas is super; it sure beats having to at- asked if I was going to audit the class. I have to admit tell people I tempt to write down everything the teacher says. I now auditing seems like a good option. was 65. After really like this modern age! all, I started Feb. 19 drinking when Jan. 16 fter class I get into a conversation with two I was 19 and I get a big shock when I go to the college book- other students in the class, Beth and Angela. told every bar- store. The new price for our textbook is $219 and I tell them I am not a regular student and just tender I was 21! used ones go for $166. The last time I took college takingA this class. They say it is easier for me because But I am sure Ialgebra the textbook cost about $20. I notice a sign I have to study and do the work for only one class. I the university advertising textbook rentals. I decide to go that route am a little bit embarrassed by the fact so I do not add is not run by when I learn the rental fee is “only” $67. that I took the course before. dummies and I I get another shock when I read the terms on the doubt if I would rental contract. It says if I don’t return the book on Feb. 24 get away with time and in good condition they will post $219 and a est Day (or is “Catastrophe Day” a better des- lying about my $45 non-return fee to my credit card (I gave them the ignation?). As I am going into the class I feel age there. numbers and the expiration date). a pain in my gut—almost as if Paul Bunyan I consider “fine print” or “highway robbery” to be Tgrabbed the insides of my stomach and squeezed Dec. 27 interchangeable terms here. They gave me a used hard. I am surprised I am feeling so much anxiety. I o what book that they would have sold to me for $166 but decide the best way to cope is to just concentrate on class to if I don’t return it on time in good condition they will taking the test. take? I am charge me $219 plus a processing fee of $45. How Shannon tells us we can use calculators and the Sthinking maybe can such a contract be legal? computers at our desk but we can’t use our cell a math class. phones. She explains she has no way of regulating I already took Jan. 17 them and that it is possible some of us might have The author college algebra and trigonometry but that was years fter class I go to Walmart. The first thing I do made arrangements with people on the outside to decided to en- ago. Now maybe is a good time to review what I have is get a calculator, a Texas Instruments model help us. I think about saying something cute like, roll in college learned and maybe fill in a few of the holes of what I selling for $9.95. I am glad not all school ex- “Now how can I expect to pass this dang test?,” but algebra at age forgot. pensesA have gone up the way textbooks have. think better of it and keep quiet. 65. (Photo by I leave the store with other school supplies: regu- I finish my exam and give it to Shannon. I can’t help John Catsis) Jan. 7, 2014 lar and graphing paper, a few pens and pencils, Advil but think maybe I shouldn’t be taking this course. ow is an apt time to stop thinking, “Wouldn’t and some Hershey bars. I know pain pills and candy it be nice to take a class?,” and go online to are essential school supplies! Feb. 28 scope out the facts. The WNMU website says hannon hands back the tests and I am happy Npeople who are at least 65 can take up to six credit Jan. 20 when I see I got a 92. I feel good I survived and I hours for $5 a unit, on a space-available basis. There’s oday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Because I am tell myself taking this class hasn’t ended up be- also a $25 registration fee and a $40 technology fee. retired, holidays usually don’t mean that much. Sing a bad idea. Often I first learn a day is a holiday when I see a Jan. 8 Tnotice stuck in the door of a bank. I enjoy the day away March 1 oday I went to WNMU. I paid a $30 (not $25) reg- from school and I really begin to feel like I am a student! decide I want to look up the history of algebra. You- istration fee and took their math placement test. Tube has several good videos on the subject. I learn I have really forgotten a lot over the years. Jan. 24 algebra is from an Arabic word because the first TI get a score of 75, which means I should take trigo- don’t go to class today because my husband Brad Iperson to sketch out the details of this kind of math nometry, but they don’t offer it this semester. In the developed a serious liver infection and I have to was an Arab living in Baghdad in the 6th century. class schedule I see a section of college algebra that take him to Gila Regional Medical Center. His doc- I look to see what else YouTube offers. I end up meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-10 Itor told him to get there between 10-11 a.m. Briefly I spending the day watching videos on functions, ab- a.m., and decide to sign up for that course. consider driving us both to school and making him solute numbers and quadratic equations and other The person who picked up my completed form asked wait in the car while I am in class, but decide that is topics covered in the class. I never really realized to see my driver’s license. She said she needed to check not such a good idea. how much fun it can be to watch different people my age. So much for maybe being able to get in for the present lectures on the same topic. discounted rate before I turned 65—I got “carded.” Feb. 5 took college algebra in 1974, but math was taught April 2 Jan. 12 differently then. In fact, things have changed so take the second test today and it is harder than wonder what the instructor will be like. In high much that what started out as an attempt to re- the first one. I am glad that Shannon told us that school when I was thinking about getting a new Ifresh my memory of what I had forgotten has instead the final will not be commutative and so I won’t teacher I always hoped I didn’t get a “the students become going to a whole new class—well, not whole, Ihave to deal with this material again on a test. Idon’t like me but respect me” type. Now all I want is because some of the things we are studying are the One problem I had a lot of trouble on and wasn’t someone who can explain things well. same, but I am essentially taking a different class. able to do—but after I got home I thought of the an- A big change is that now we do a lot of graphing. swer. Now why couldn’t I have done that when I was Jan. 13 Then (was it really 40 years ago?) it was just straight taking the test? I guess I will never know how my wake up early with a sense of excitement. Today math. Math was a matter of doing manipulation and brain works (or doesn’t work). is the first day of my class. I look around and find you had to remember that what you did on the left a notebook and decide to make sure I have a pen side of the equation you also had to do on the right. I April 7 Ior pencil. I end up sticking three pencils and four could do a problem if I had the formula (and I always hannon hands back the tests and I see I got a 76. pens in my purse. I just want to be prepared! had a lot of difficulty memorizing them). I console myself with the fact that I didn’t bomb I go to the campus and find the classroom. A wom- I like this new emphasis on graphs. It is very nice but I wish I had done better. an is at the blackboard and she has written “Shannon to be able to see what is going on. S Muehlhausen.” April 14 At 9 a.m. on the dot, Ms. or Dr. Muehlhausen faces Feb. 14 oday Shannon covers “limits.” As she is telling the class. She says her name and tells us we can call hannon announces that the first test will be on how when you break distances into halves and her “Shannon.” I am glad she hasn’t earned her PhD. Feb. 24 and says that she will post review mate- kept going one half of the way you never get I had heard the rule is that you address instructors Srial on Canvas. Tthere, I kept thinking of the guy whom this concept DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 27 was named after. Then when I got home I remem- into class seven minutes late. I don’t like that feeling. bered it is Zeno’s Paradox. Sure, Jack, Limits is one of the things I remember well. In one May 9 Say do you it’s a math class the instructor couldn’t give a lecture on ow we are near the end and our final is next, Sunday! limits without giving examples that involved sexual Wednesday, May 14. All week was “Dead Week” know what innuendo. I am glad Shannon is giving the lecture— and Shannon spends all of the class time con- day June 15th she has better manners than that male math instruc- Nducting reviews (“I am not covering anything new.”). It’s also is? tor I had so many years ago. Again I become aware of how different things are Father’s Day. from when I was taking college classes before. She Bikes We’ve got great April 23 tells us using graphing calculators during the test will Bike Gear esterday I didn’t feel well and went to Urgent save us a lot of time. It is so nice to be able to put in Hiking Gear gifts for Dad! Guide Books Care. The doctor I saw determined I had strep a formula and to look at the graph that the computer Backpacks throat and prescribed penicillin. When I woke generated to get the answers to the problems. Outdoor Wear upY I told myself I would stay away from class so I She also tells us to look for a computer calculator don’t expose everyone. Actually I feel so down all I that can give us the answers to a quadratic formula. I want to do is sleep. I stay in bed and don’t leave the know we are not exactly home free because we have house all day. to do the work from the information she gives us to derive the formula, but after you get it is so nice to be April 25 able to just do some plugging in to get the answers. he penicillin must be working because I feel so I remember really bombing one test because I for- much better. It is just that when I think of how got the relevant formulas. Again I realize I really like I felt the expres- this modern age. Tsion “The Lost Weekend” comes to mind—I almost May 13 feel as if I am coming out n the teacher of a hangover. When I evaluation form wake up I know I will go I write that Shan- GILA HIKE & BIKE to class, and I feel good Onon is a good teacher Adventure Down! when I walk in five min- because she explains Corner of College & Bullard utes early. things well and she Open Daily 575-388-3222 doesn’t make you feel April 30 like an idiot if you ask a oday I go to Albertsons to pick up a few things question when you don’t understand something. She before I head to WNMU. I am in the checkout and all the students have been so nice to me that I line and get nervous when I see it is almost really enjoyed becoming a student again. T8:40 a.m. but figure I can still get to class on time. The final will be tomorrow and now I am about Then the cashier notices the deli forgot to put pric- at the point where I know it is too late for me to do ing stickers on the macaroni salad and coleslaw I got anything more to prepare. Of course, I hope I do well there. It is nice that the young fellow she gave them but even if I don’t I am not going to change my mind to for taking back to the deli is fast. I watch him run about this being a good class. k away with the two salads and I see him running back. Then when I am out trying to turn onto 12th Street I see a lot of bicycles and realize the street is cut off. Elaine Carlson moved to Silver City in 2008 with Damn it, why didn’t I remember the Tour of the Gila? her husband, his cat, and her 72 dolls. I take a roundabout way to the campus and I walk 28 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

The Cowboy Way • Mel Stone good sense to think about photographing the rodeo team practicing, and they gave me great access. As I made more pictures, I began to see a narra- tive—beginning, middle and end—and I submitted Learning the Ropes a proposal to the Branigan Cultural Center. Then I had last fall and this spring to make more pictures How a photographer’s search for horses to photograph led him at practice. to the rough and tumble world of NMSU’s “rodeo school.” Many of the images in my original proposal did not make it into the exhibit. In “Boot Flying,” for example, this guy had his ankle broken after the bronc stepped Editor’s note: A recent trans- on him. I learned that “rodeo is one of the most dan- plant to southern New Mexico, gerous organized spectator sports in the world.” photographer Mel Stone oper- ates the Mesquite Art Gallery iven the narrative I saw emerge, I asked the in downtown Las Cruces and is Branigan to hang the photographs in a more a Downtown Farmers Market or less specific order. I saw “These Boots” as Ga nice beginning shot—and very few people see the vendor. What began as a simple outing to photograph horses world from this low perspective. in the NMSU area evolved I got in the habit of showing up early and on odd into a series, “Rodeo School,” days. Only once did I see this towed, mechanical documenting the university rodeo bronc being used (“You Call That a Bronc?”). For more about team practices and the objects, Another day, I saw this lady roping a towed iron NMSU’s rodeo landscape and people surround- calf. By showing the bronc being towed I felt I could team, see aces. ing them. Earlier this year, some use a closer shot of the iron-calf roping and people nmsu.edu/ of those photographs were fea- would deduce it, too, was being towed. rodeo. The Col- tured in a show and accompany- Early another day, I saw a lady doing ground work “These Boots”: Very few people see the world from this low perspective. lege National ing gallery talk at the Branigan in goat-tying. I didn’t like any of those shots, but then Finals Rodeo Cultural Center in Las Cruces. she began practice dismounts from her horse (“Dis- will be June 15- The photographs will also be featured this month nother time, I was driving back from a TV mount Perfection”). 21 in Casper, at his Mesquite Art Gallery. Here, Stone shares a news shoot, when I saw a paddock with some I think shots like this (“Looking On”) help add a Wyo. selection of his “Rodeo School” images and talks horses. I stopped and third dimension to a two- madeA a few photographs, dimensional medium. If about his photographic work and the way that im- ages begin to form narratives, stories that bring the but nothing was “making we’d had a vote for “people’s viewer on a journey. the grade.” Then two horses choice” the night of the re- came together and I made ception at the Branigan, this was born in Minnesota, graduated from Thief this shot (“Horse Play”). one might have won. People River Falls, Minn., high school, earned a BA in It, too, languished on my seemed to especially like chemistry at St. Olaf College and found out I was hard drive. By this time I had that little braid near the edge. Inot a very good chemist. I earned a master’s in eco- joined an art co-op and some- This is not the side you nomics and mathematics and then a PhD in econom- how our advertising person normally dismount from ics. I thought about becoming a journalist and even- got her hands on this image (“Roper’s Dismount”), so I tually became a one-man band in TV news—writer, and it appeared in an ad. The asked a roper about it. This shooter, editor, all of it. I got a lot of practice shooting phone started to ring: “Is that is the best way for them to pictures, albeit video. photograph still available?” dismount. As I slid into retirement, I bought my first digital “Damn, I better print it.” And still camera and joined it’s still a good seller. his one (“Season’s an art co-op. I did well Once I moved to Las Cru- Over”) was shot at enough in the co-op to ces, I continued my search NMSU’s last rodeo of decide to have a com- for horses to photograph. Tthe season in 2013. Sunday’s bined home and art gal- “Boot Flying” rodeo began at high noon, lery when I moved to bout 24 miles north of when the light is just awful, Las Cruces in 2010. Las Cruces on Valley so I decided to show up later Drive, I discovered a place that raised quarter in the day. I got there after the rodeo was finished, ome photogra- horses.A I got to meet the owners, too. but wandered the grounds. I saw this guy on crutch- phers love shoot- But the last time I headed out there, the water es and asked if I could take some photographs. Above: Front ing cats or dogs tank and all the horses were gone—probably due to They were all forgettable, so I wandered some more or people. I’ve always lovedS photographing horses. the drought and the high price of hay. Range.” Below: “Horse Play.” But I haven’t always had luck finding good locations I took some other photos over in Mesilla Park (All photos by or good horses to photograph. Perhaps even worse, at a horse-rescue farm. I just happened to meet the Mel Stone) I haven’t always known a good horse photograph owner on a garden tour and she said, “Come over and when I had one. photograph anytime you want.” A few months after getting my first digital camera, I took this picture (“Front Range”) somewhere between hen I heard that NMSU had a couple of places Santa Fe and Pueblo, Colo. Driving north on I-25, I saw were you could find a lot of horses. First I the snowcapped mountains to the west and thought, tried the equestrian barns, but there were too “Somewhere there might be a photograph.” Tmany fences and no good access to the horses; the Then I saw a herd of horses off to the west: “Damn, folks from NMSU were worried about my safety and they’re on the wrong side of the Interstate,” I thought. liability. A few miles down the Interstate, I said, “The hell So it was out to near “A” Mountain where the with it!” and drove through the ditch and back to the NMSU rodeo team practices. Fortunately, I had the horses. After a few shots, I made this one—and it just sat on my hard drive. Some time later I had my first one-man show since turning digital and just about had the exhibit filled- out but needed one more image. “I like the barbed-wire shot, but Top: “Looking On.” Above: “Roper’s Dismount” doubt if anybody else will,” I thought. So I printed, matted, framed and came back to him and hung around for a time and hung it. and made this picture. The night of the Speaking of light and time of day to photograph opening reception, brings me to this: Photography, taken apart, is “pho- “Front Range” was the to,” which means light, and “graph,” which means to first piece to sell—and write, so photography is “writing with light.” it continues to sell. Light is everything! And generally speaking it’s It’s scary how close nicest early in the day, around sunrise, and late in I came to not showing the day, around sunset. Fortunately, the NMSU team that piece. Top: “You Call That a Bronc?” Above: “Iron Calf” practiced late in the day. DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 29

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Av. 5 de Mayo and 100 Hikes • Linda Ferrara Calle Internacional Puerto Palomas, Mexico In the Loop On Your Street! Hiking a loop around the Mogollon Box with Kathy Whiteman, Pharmacy & Home-style Food director of WNMU’s Outdoor Program.

Beer, Wines, & Liquors athy Whiteman, director of WNMU’s Outdoor Program, has lived in rural settings for most of Wholesale Prices her life. She was raised in northwest Pennsylva- Knia, has spent time in Washington State, and made it to New Mexico in the mid-1990s. Her credentials include a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Edinboro University, a Bachelor of Science (botany) from Western New Mexico University, and a Master’s and PhD in Biology (plant ecology) from New Mexico State University. She is exceedingly knowledgeable about the plants, animals and terrain of our wilderness back- yard, which made her an excellent hiking partner. She has traveled throughout the Gila on foot and mule for almost two decades. Clearly, she is especially compe- tent to run the Outdoor Program for WNMU. You can tell she has hiked with inexperienced hik- ers before. She reminded me to bring a snack, water, river shoes and a hat. She also sent me a link to a Google map that showed where we were going. This is my kind of hiker!

Name: Mogollon Box Loop Hike Distance: 4.25 miles Difficulty: Moderate Directions: Starting at the intersection of Hwy. 180 mine dropped me and another friend off at a trail- . and Little Walnut Road in Silver City, drive 28 miles to head. The two of us hikers had been drinking and GLENN 575-545-3879 across from mile marker 84. Make a right onto S211 and drive 1 mile were pretty toasted when we started down the trail. WalMart to a fork in the road. Stay to the left and drive 6.9 miles We had very heavy packs and were planning to make 1110 E. PINE ST, DEMING, NM 88030 to trailhead. Park in the Mogollon Box campground. it to a base camp we’d set up 12 miles away. Hike description: Keep in mind that the flood “We were having a great time, drunk as skunks, we had last fall re-structured parts of the river so that when it started to snow. It was one of those big some of the trails/markers are not immediately obvi- snows with heavy wet flakes that stick. It was beauti- ous. Go around the brown gate and walk on the road. ful and we were like kids, throwing snowballs and Just before the green gate (a minute or two of walk- me, making snow angels. Before long, I was soaking ing), on the right, you will see a brown Gila National wet and cold; I wasn’t dressed for the snow. Forest trailhead marker. Take this trail through the “Not surprisingly, by the time it started getting trees and after one or two minutes, dark, we were a long way from our look for a trail on your left. Now trek intended camp spot. We had enough Corner Florida & Columbus Hwy. through a dry river bed until you pick sense to make camp before the light up the trail again (as of May 1, there was completely gone, but our hands PO Box 191, Deming NM 88031 were blue tape markers hanging in were so cold that we couldn’t light a (575) 546-3922 the trees showing the way). You will match or use a lighter. We had trou- soon see the trail. Take it to your first ble putting up the tent. We only had river crossing. You will see the trail one sleeping bag. on the other side of the water. “When I look back on this experi- PAMPERED PET MOTEL This is a loop trail that crosses the See a larger ence, I realize how lucky I was, and PAMPERED PET MOTEL map online Let Us Pamper Your Pets Gila River five times and works its at www. how embarrassingly stupid. The Gi- way over a mountain. You will pass desertexpo- la’s ‘gentle seasons’ can be unforgiv- Weekly/Monthly Boarding sure.com. the Gila USGS gauging station along ing; nature is not sympathetic to hu- Daycare the way. Walk past the gauge equip- man ignorance. Getting sloppy drunk Bathing & Brushing ment and follow the two-track road back to the car. out in the wilderness is about as dumb as it gets. 2121 Columbus Rd. SE We saw six desert bighorn sheep along the way, a Thankfully, I learned from this experience.” Deming, NM 88030 gopher snake, and a hiking fool who fell in the water What is the WNMU Outdoor Program all twice (it’s not necessary to name names). about? “The Outdoor Program (OP) allows students Notes: If the river is flowing when you cross, be of WNMU to take classes for academic credit. Classes Mike & Sam Soderberg, owners 575-546-1562 careful. The rocks under the water are slippery and include Outdoor Leadership, Foundations in Expe- the water is flowing faster than you think! riential and Adventure Education, Introduction to If you prefer an easier, drier hike, at the green Rock Climbing, Introduction to Backpacking, SCUBA, gate, keep heading northwest on the two-track road Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Mountain Bik- TIM MORALES, manager and follow it all the way to the gauging station. Re- ing and more. This fall the OP is teaming with the Art P: 575.544.0986 turn the way you came. No river crossings for this Department to offer a wilderness photography course. modified hike, but take plenty of water with you, as Participants will learn photography and practice skills F: 575.544.4051 there is very little shade. on a four-day horse-packing trip to photograph elk. Tell me about a particularly memorable hik- The university Outpost has gear for rent to students ing experience: As I click my camera overlooking and the public as well as maps and other information. SUR E PR INT the Gila River, Kathy shares a story. “Not surprisingly, “Students (and WILL members) may also attend AND SIGNS one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done involved trips (not for credit) that the outdoor program leads. alcohol. I was in my 20s and spending a lot of time Previous trips have included: Carlsbad Caverns, 300 W. Spruce, Deming, NM 88030 backpacking in the Gila. One afternoon a friend of scuba diving, skiing/snowboarding, White Sands Na- tional Monument, whitewater rafting, and wilderness horseback riding.” Want to know more about WNMU’s Outdoor Program? Check out their website: www.wnmuout- doors.org. k

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Borderlines • Marjorie Lilly Hearts and Minds The Learning Center in Palomas comes alive.

he Learning Center in Palomas is one long nar- row room slapped onto the side of the library a couple of years ago by Border Partners vol- Bring your Tunteers. It’s finally being used regularly by local kids Dad in for and adults. It started being used early this year with five or a Big Steak! seven students. As of mid-May, word had spread and about 25 kids were showing up in the late afternoons Reservations Recommended as well as adults on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Organizers are considering more expansion before too long. 3970 Lewis Flats Rd., Deming, NM One 13-year-old girl has learned to read for the 575-546-0361 first time, a 7-year-old learned to say the alphabet [email protected] • www.adobedeli.com in English overnight, and a 12-year-old is so good at STEAKHOUSE computers that he hacks into one of his instructors’ Students at the Learning Center in Palomas include Restaurant Hours: Mon-Sat Lunch 11:30-5pm • Dinner 5-10pm • Sun 11am-9pm Bar Saloon Hours: 7 days a week 11:30 am ‘til Closing computers in the evening to say hi. Dayán Cano Porras, left, who dances la bachata, Three- and four-year-olds bring a hand-made and Dulce Maria Lopez, who just learned to read. booklet of English vocabulary words home to their (Photo by Marjorie Lilly) parents for them to learn. One girl found something about yodeling online and wants to yodel. This cracks are a laugh-a-minute. They say, “We came to Palomas DJ’s Apparel up Sheila Bjeletich, the forever supportive and bub- to get our teeth fixed three years ago and stayed here.” Men’s & Women’s Clothes bly promoter of the project. These two blonde Americans hardly speak Span- There are 10 desktop computers, four laptops, ish, but say they communicate with Mexicans with- Kids’ Clothing and eight tablets. A 20-foot-long mosaic lizard by out serious problems. “I don’t know if it’s the heart?” Boots & Bling artist Dago Rodriguez (“Frieze Frame,” September Sheri asks, voice rising. 2013) covers much of the floor. Ruth grasps for words to explain what is clearly a spiritual thing to them: “You’ve got to hear from 111 S. Gold Ave. he first germ of the Learning Center can prob- here,” she says, pointing to her stomach. “When Deming, NM 88030 (575) 543-8293 ably be traced to Clinton Friberg, who lives you feel at home, there’s an underlying peace. When facebook/djsapparel/10 in Columbus. He started teaching poor kids things are in sync and working, everything works.” Tone-on-one at least five years ago. Sheila came along They teach English at the Learning Center, which about two years ago and offered the use of her com- is a popular subject among the kids. The women puter tablets. don’t have water in their house, and they use a day Daily Specials They both are helping some families get their kids pass for the Pancho Villa State Park to take showers. higher education with the assistance of the “Mexico College Fund,” found on Facebook. round the dining-room table in Juan Rascon’s They started teaching at the Del Rio pharmacy mother’s house in the warm evening, Sheri *Reviewed in Desert Exposure located inside near the Port of Entry. “We moved on to private struggles to describe the situation in Palomas homes, the park, street corners, and then the Learn- theseA days in regard to the invisible narcos. “It’s like Now El Rey Meat Market ing Center was completed,” says Sheila. Peter and a circle of light with dark around it. Or it’s as if there’s Serving 108 N. Platinum Polly Edmundson of Border Partners, based in Dem- a dome in the middle. People are creating their own Beer & Wine ing, had been building a Learning Center all along. peace,” she says. Deming, NM “Peter offered the use of the center and all those “It’s really wonderful to see,” she adds. “It’s love!” 11-7 Tues.-Sat. • 11-4 Sun. (575)544-9100 computers,” says Sheila. “Oh my God, we were in Juan says, “The people were very traumatized by heaven!” the violence. They want peace.” The center now has its own entrance, separate Sheri has learned second-hand about the wives from the library entrance. It can now be open five of narcos, and says they say to their husbands, “It days a week and on Saturday. Mostly adults come on doesn’t matter what you do, but just don’t do it here.” Saturday. Sheri alludes vaguely to acts of violence and disap- “We’re getting grownups here to learn the com- pearances that are carried out beyond the city limits, puters,” says Juan Rascon, the thoroughly bilingual or to rumors of these acts. supervisor of the project. “Even something like a gas station is computerized. You need it to run the cash ut on the porch of the library I talk to the register.” 13-year-old girl who had just learned to read through a phonics website online at the ome kids have parents who are involved with OLearning Center. Her favorite subjects in school are the narcos, or very poor, or screwed up in other science and biology. Self-assuredly she says she’s ways. Some have been selling chicle (gum) on planning to go to Casas Grandes for both high school Sthe streets or washing windshields. Some girls may and college, where she’ll learn to be a nurse. be perilously close to becoming prostitutes to support A younger friend spins around on the porch, in- their families. It doesn’t matter. They are all welcome. souciant and funny. She talks about her favorite sing- SNOWDEN “We need to keep them off the streets,” Juan em- er called “Piz roi” (she writes this in my notebook Serving SouthwestEXTERMINATING New Mexico since 1947 phasizes. very decisively, although I can’t’ find it online) and a The computer-hacking boy visits a website with dance called la bachata. the words “El niño sicario” (the boy murderer) on it. A 10-year-old girl, Andrea Santillanes Garcia, Deming 575-546-9052 Juan is concerned about this, and says if the boy con- states calmly that she’ll go to college in Michigan, Silver City 575-388-9300 tinues going on websites like this he will tell him he where she’ll learn to repair computers. She already can’t come to the center for three weeks. The shad- fixes computers at the Learning Center. Las Cruces 575-526-9300 ows are so close to some of these kids. I’ve gotten pretty cynical at times about Mexico FAX 505-546-8307 Juan takes care of things here, and gets paid by over the last seven years of mayhem. But these kids PO Box 230, Deming, NM 88031 Toll Free 1-800-471-9052 Border Partners. He is sober, sincere and quiet. are to me like the bright green blades of grass that He and two of his brothers spent most of their lives keep springing up on earth completely oblivious to without papers in the US, for the most part in Gallup, human tragedies. Farmington and Colorado. A few years ago they were The blades are inevitable and spontaneous, but deported. Juan spent eight months in detention and helped along by people like the ones in this article. k was returned to the Mexican side at Matamoros, Tam- aulipas, in 2010, at the height of the violence. But Juan says he is “a very positive person,” and To contact Sheila Bjeletich sees his work for the Learning Center as perhaps one or Clinton Friberg about the Learning Center, email reason for his being in Palomas. He says that for a [email protected] or while he was depressed about the violence in Mexi- [email protected]. co, but he’s learned to look on the positive side. Borderlines columnist Marjorie 1/ Skirts & There are two sisters who are very devoted to this Lilly lives in Deming. 2 work, too. Their names are Sheri and Ruth, and they O Dresses 32 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

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Holy crap, what ished friend shared a news story was the point of cleaning out the my parents had about a visit the Dalai Lama had chicken coops if we’re all going expiration dates, too. made to Santa Fe in the mid 1980s. to wind up dead anyway? The prospect of a visiting holy man I was most disappointed in this in robes and sandals in the snow, morbid turn of events. I had no idea that this was the surrounded by an entourage of Tibetian homies, is genesis of a personal philosophical quest embarked unlikely enough. However, the Dalai Lama announced upon by nearly every human being, ever. he was hungry, and spontaneously visited a restaurant There are a lot of theories about the meaty sub- at a ski resort. The waitress, who wasn’t necessarily “You become ject of our common mortal mission. One of my all- a practicing Buddhist but who recognized the Dalai responsible forever time favorites was put forth in Douglas Adams’ The Lama’s wisdom, asked him in all seriousness what the for what you’ve Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. When the gal- meaning of life is. Over the course of his entire visit, axy’s most powerful computer was asked to explain the Dalai Lama had been asked many questions, ex- tamed.” the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, cept this one. The big one. He answered immediately, —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry it considered the issue for 10,000 years. Finally, it “The meaning of life is happiness.” spat out the answer: 42. Outraged at the ambiguity He explained further, “Hard question is not, ‘What Scott Thomson of the answer, the people demanded an explana- is meaning of life?’ That is easy question to answer! Horsemanship tion. The computer simply replied, “Only when you No, hard question is what make happiness? Money? 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Rectangles Call and book you appointment aesthetic, but ecologically responsible, functional, have their place in modern efficiency, but we’re not today at Broadway Salon where class productive, socially nurturing, self-nurturing, ergo- packing patios into the back yard! Often, we just have and percision is what we are about! nomic and economic. It’s not something to knock out one, and it should be shaped to support the life on it on paper in an afternoon and surrounding it. What Broadway Salon is available for and then hire the workers will be on and around it? services to the homebound. to complete next week. Hold that thought. 214 W. Broadway, Silver City, NM Our yards are ecosys- Color! Who doesn’t tems we’re creating of thrill at the first spring (575) 388-1848 uncountable living be- flowers? Flowers bring www.BroadwaySalonnm.com ings, all interacting. The us such wonderful les- design task challenges sons in harmony and our creativity and our aesthetics in every iris, consciousness. The re- columbine, rose, gar- RED HAT sult is a harmonious gath- den sage spike, evening CHIROPRACTIC ering of living beings to primrose, twining morn- share our space on quiet ing glory, and even my mornings, nurturing, in- beloved, modest globe DR. LOUISE CASH spiring, and healing. mallow (she’s a healer, If I could wish any- you know). And prickly • Cold LASER Therapy thing for everyone on this poppies, thistles (please • Gentle Chiropractor planet, it would be a gar- don’t mow them down, den that nurtures them— City!), elderberry, desert • Humans, Horses & Hounds body, mind and soul. willow, fairy duster and Since we each have all the others unnamed. •Medical Intuition different needs, abilities And these are just the and constraints, each of flowers that grow with us needs a unique de- almost no effort! Dizzy? Headache? sign. Here are some ba- Please don’t be too Leg or Arm problems? sic considerations: A narrow garden bed was expanded outward with practical (like I used to a “keyhole” notch for access to the widest area. All be) and think that all Foggy Brain? Sciatic Pain? Privacy and Quiet the garden beds were widened last summer, leaving the soil needs to be in odern life sub- just enough space in the yard for wide walkways vegetable production. How may I help you? jects us to a and (to the left outside the frame) seating for morn- Allow the flowers, and lot of stimuli ing meditation. then learn what they’re Silver City Walk-in Clinic — 575-519-2724 Mand has taken most of us good for. Dandelion, for Tues & Thurs 9-11:30 & 2-4 away from the natural, living world to some degree, instance, is excellent medicine. Flowers, if we un- Written referral required so it’s important for us to create at least a small natu- derstand them and use their medicine appropriately, from animal's veterinarian ral space where we can be free of overstimulation, RED HAT CHIROPRACTIC including social stimuli. Fences or hedges seem es- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT continued on next page 309 E. COLLEGE AVENUE • SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO sential to most people who want www.redhathealing.com to spend time outdoors. Bina Breitner MA, LMFT Beauty Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist he most beautiful items, I Individuals, couples, families & groups assert, are found in nature: Celebrating Consultations available by 10 Years PILATESDANCING STONES STUDIO stones, trees, flowers and 109 N. Bullard • Silver City Tall plants. A yard needs nothing Phone: (520) 820-7930 • (575) 538-4380 more to create beauty. • Pilates – at Any Age! 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might even save us thousands of dollars in health care. I remember little from my Celebrating 12 Years! grade school and high school art education, but I found it easy to Facials • Body Treatments • Spa Manicures & Pedicures apply what I learned about har- Reflexology • Aromatherapy • Body Sugaring • Waxing mony, balance, dominance and emphasis, similarity and contrast, ™ etc. in my yard, and it was pure BARESKIN fun to create garden beds with by bareMinerals meandering edges, and to use brick dividers (meandering also) Clinically proven in the patio, pointing to “featured tone/correcting elements” of apricot and almond trees. (A refresher in art basics is mineral foundation and as close as the public library!) Flowers and “weeds” combine to feed our souls and the chickens (with brightening serum their greens). The pottery pieces add visual accent to the yard, can in one. Functionality, Ergonomics store water, and with a pottery tray the one makes a birdbath (with on’t start those lines mean- crystals inside). dering until you’ve consid- ered as many functions of your yard as you the gardener twist and turn ergonomically, healthily, Dcan possibly imagine. Where do you need to walk the while tending the plants. most often, less often, or once a year? What do you Available in Silver City Exclusively at Datura need to store? Try to think of everything, and then Economics GiftCerti cates from Datura Personal Attention from add more space for the unexpected. well-designed yard with appropriate passive Open Monday-Friday & 2nd Saturdays Cheri Crane What are your physical needs? Those of your solar design can save hundreds of dollars each Owner/Therapist 108 E. Broadway family and friends? Consider the future and decide year in energy and water bills, and can provide In Historic Downtown Silver City 575-534-0033 where you might want to plan paths, now or later, asA much in food and herbal medicines. If you compost wide enough for a wheelchair. and recycle, you’ll help the whole community with Do you want to change the location of anything? landfill costs and be able to amend your soil for free. Is your hose bib in the sun in winter? Is your com- A good design can also add living space, and that Prostate Cancer post near the back door, and the beauty will en- but not too near? Are hance the value of your Support Group your gardens convenient home. Current patients, survivors, and those to the kitchen, especially And maybe your yard at-risk for prostate cancer are encouraged beds of things you use or garden can help you to attend. Information on local, state and often, like herbs, or need earn an income. national resources will be available! to check regularly, like If you ever get more those zucchini? food than you can eat or Meets the Third Wednesday Do you have furniture easily process, consider of Every Month @ 6:30 p.m. that lets you enjoy the a simple food dryer. It’s yard fully? Do you need a huge money-saver and Same Time and Place a place for people or ani- time-saver over canning. Gila Regional Medical Center— mals to play? Do you like Ditto drying your Conference Room (1313 E. 32nd St.) the idea of a social space clothes on a line out- for friends to gather? If side. Do you have a Facilitators: so, what’s needed for This water tank (food-grade plastic inside an alumi- good place in the sun for Dave Schwantes and Walt Hanson that? Would an outdoor num framework) was covered to match the granite the line? Consider those For more information, call the Grant County Community Health Council at fireplace extend your en- hill cut into which this lot was carved decades ago. that roll-up against the (575) 388-1198 ext. 10 joyment of your yard? (Additional granite texture is planned for the tank.) side of the house. Do you have a work Torrents of water can descend on this corner during Solar ovens also save table outside, to clean the monsoons. Much can be captured in the tank, money, and we users in- while the rest overflows into the swale (“low place”), ©DE all that harvested food sist the food tastes bet- or those flowers before kept off the patio with a stone-and-brick edge that ter. bringing them inside? directs the water alongside the terraces and the Consider an outdoor Is anything too low roots of the fruit trees. Straight lines of bricks by the shower or tub, to cool or too high for comfort? doorway give way to irregular natural lines. off when working out- Can you change that? side and then to recycle Straight rows of vegetables have a few advantag- the water into the garden—another savings. es, easily accepting rectangular shading and rectan- gular cold frame boxes. But there are advantages in Ecology (575) 531-0124 a circle, too! A six-foot-diameter round garden with o need for plastic patio mist machines when a “keyhole” entry to the center allows the gardener you have good passive solar design. That to access it all from one spot, and—best of all—lets means planning to get solar radiation in the N winter to your home and patio— and gardens, compost, chickens, dog house, hose bibs, etc.—while protecting many of those elements SINCE from the sun in summer. Since the 1970 winter sun cuts a low arc across the southern sky and the summer sun rises and sets northerly and VICKI ALLEN, REIKI MASTER crosses the sky higher overhead, we can plan to get solar gain to PO Box 5000 specific elements in winter and SILVER CITY, NM 88062 shade some of them from the east, PH.D., DOM, Physician Dr. Paul Stuetzer, (575) 388-8114 west and overhead in summer. Acupuncture, Homeopathic & Naturopathic Medicine It’s a great puzzle! Not only Specializing in: Pain Relief, Migraine Headaches, 3-D, but changing though time— Allergies, Immune System Disorders and Victor A. Nwachuku, M.D. Michelle Diaz, M.D. the fourth dimension—the sea- Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynecology Injection Therapy (Biopuncture). sons and years, as trees and other • National & State Licensure Gail Stamler, C.N.M. shade-producing plants grow and • 30 years experience deciduous ones lose and regain their leaves every year. 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©DE 575-388-8858 www.cassiehealthcenter.com with the weather becoming in- DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 35 creasingly erratic, the water concern is even greater. So, to be responsible for our water use, we must Advanced Reiki Training (A.R.T.), heavily mulch our gardens, plant appropriate desert- adapted species, and use as efficiently as possible the Fri., July 18, $150 rainwater that falls on our property. Since the aver- age American roof can harvest 1,000 gallons in a good Reiki Master Level Training: rainfall, it makes sense to either save it in tanks or di- rect it to collect in gentle swales, shallow depressions. Sat. July 19, July 26, These are most attractive when they are shallow, per- Aug. 2, 9 - 4 haps just a few inches deep, and especially when they and Aug. 9, 9 - 12:30, $499 meander across your property, maybe alongside your pathways, providing a place for herbs, flowers and Contact The Rock Center for details. trees. There’s no sense in letting the water flood the Preregistration required. street—or flood your yard and paths. Plastic offends my sensibilities, though obviously Reiki healing, animal communication and pet grooming. modern life demands that we accept it. Still, I see no Gaye Rock, Reiki Master need to have any more of it in my private garden than Grapes are easy to grow, provide shade for the The Rock Center, 413 N. Bullard St., Silver City, NM is necessary. So I pay more for products that will one kitchen window in summer, and feed both people (575) 956-5200 www.gayerock.com day go back to the Earth easily and naturally, and I and birds. discover there’s an awful lot of stuff that just isn’t necessary. Plastic garden hoses I don’t know how to put a blade into the soil. The micro-organisms, fungi, get around. Our water-harvesting tank, recycled from worms and other lifeforms don’t like the light and dry a natural food container, was ugly to me, so we plas- air and will quickly die. Do I need to do what I’m do- Acupuncture & tered over it to blend in with the granite hillside. ing? If so, perhaps I can mitigate my activities. We buy nothing toxic at the nursery, except for As gardener, I have the life of every living thing in Allergy Center one thing to eradicate the elm trees—an invasive this garden in my hands. I’m like God to these beings— Specializing in species that will kill off all competitors. If anyone or Goddess. Am I conscious of this responsibility? Not NAET® Allergy Elimination knows of a natural option, please let me know, and always, I’m sorry to say, but I’m becoming more so. and Pain Management I’ll spread the word far and wide. Finally, I’ll admit that I’ve been blessed to experience Honeybees all over the planet are in decline. By the Mysterious in the garden—intelligences that have 204A W. Market Street planting gardens and tending them organically, we been given many names throughout time: elementals, Silver City JoAnne Galbraith can do a small part to sustain the bees. And beekeep- devas, faeries, gnomes, sprites, undines, etc. Whatever 575-654-0788 Doctor of Oriental Medicine ing is becoming a popular avocation, enhancing one’s their names, they’ve been described by philosophers garden productivity, providing free honey (with local of different eras, Paracelsus and Rudolph Steiner, in pollen, homeopathic allergy help) and high-value particular, and many other mystics throughout time. wax, as well as helping the planet with her bees. (I’m These intelligences are credited with the health of all planning one for our roof.) living things on the planet. We might forego those other All wildlife is stressed these days, but our yards names and just call them the life force. In any case, the can provide some habitat by including native spe- life force is intelligent, powerful, healing and essen- cies. It’s best to avoid bird-feeders (using seed from tial—not just for our gardens, but for us. If we respect mono-culture crops elsewhere that destroyed native it, it respects us and can help us. habitat, and requiring long-distance transportation and plastic bags), but the old birdseed can be allowed nd so the garden blesses me whenever I stroll to sprout where it has fallen. Then the stalks can be out there to enjoy it. It gives me beauty, pri- gathered and set out for the birds, to fall and sprout vacy, relaxation, healthy food (for family and again. But the local, native food, of course, is best. chickens),A herbal medicines, water I can use, sun Lizards love stones for their homes and can be when I want it, shade when I want it, comfort, ease, counted on to provide a degree of free insect control, entertainment, delight, and a place for friends to so be sure to use piles of stones in your yard. And bat gather now and then. houses (designs online) can do even more. It also helps me be conscious of the infinite intel- If you have deer in your neighborhood, please ligence of our cosmos. don’t feed them. They quit eating what’s healthiest It’s what I wish for everyone. k Jane Papin for them, then bother your neighbors, and eventually Reconnective Healing & Reconnection Practitioner get moved and/or killed by Game and Fish. Consciously connect to the transcendent power Jean Eisenhower is proprietor and designer at of Healing, for You, your Family & Pets. Respect for the Earth and Others Home and Garden Inspiration in Silver City. More writing and photos can be found at home- he more I work this puzzle, trying to put to- andgardeninspiration.net. www.thereconnection.com gether my own little, healthy living ecosystem 111 S. Bayard • Silver City, NM on this barren granite hill cut (a desert in a des- 575-534-9770 • [email protected] Tert, coming to new life), the more impressed I am by the fragility and resiliency of life. I think now before I BODY, MIND & SPIRIT continued on next page

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AILEEN SHEPHERD, Body, Mind & Spirit • Stephanie Small Doctor of Oriental Medicine Acupuncture and Herbs 109 W. Broadway Silver City, NM How to Stop Sugar Cravings 575-956-5662 When your sweet tooth bites back, try these tips. Monday-Friday (by appt only) Accepts Most Insurance alling all cookie monsters and candy junkies: • Integrate high-quality meats, veggies, grains 10+ Years Experience If you struggle with sugar cravings, you’re and fruits into your diet. Also consider explor- Pain Relief, Headaches, Insomnia, Stress Reduction not alone. The desire for the taste of sweet is ing nutrient-dense traditional foods such as bone Digestive/Immunity Issues, Facial Rejuvenation & Longevity, Addictions Cnatural, and common among humans. But if your broth, fermented veggies and organ meats. Make enjoyment of the sweet taste has crossed the line to sure each meal includes protein and fat, and keep craving, that indicates some sort of physiological, water close by. 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As you con- protected their cells from freezing.” tinue breathing, bring your awareness to any physi- Enjoying a sweet flavor, in and of itself, is no prob- cal sensations that may be occurring in your body. lem. “Mother’s milk is sweet. Safe herbs are sweet. Observe them without judging and without trying to Sweet is nature’s way of signaling that the taste is “fix” them. Spend some time with these sensations, safe. It also tells you that the food contains energy,” and track them as they shift and change, or as they Hudson says. dissipate, or even increase. If you’re battling ongoing cravings, however, As you keep breathing, now notice any emotions Home there’s something else going on. When I talk about that may be associated with those sensations. Again, “craving,” I don’t mean looking forward to a special just observe with compassion, without trying to fig- dessert once in a while; I mean thinking often about ure out, “Why am I feeling this way?” or, “What do your next sugar fix, planning when you’ll eat it, be- I do about it?” This isn’t about thinking—it’s about ing disappointed or even angry if you don’t get it, and feeling. Again, spend some time with these emotions. pleased, satisfied or even a little high if you do. (And Notice any memories or images that might arise, or don’t forget alcohol, a very sugary substance, falls whether the emotion shifts and changes. into this category as well.) Bringing awareness to your internal experience in ways like this helps you understand yourself better, LMHC Deborah G. Berry, Kick It to the Curb Tips and prevents your unheard emotions from yelling so Licensed Mental Health Counselor • There’s no sense telling ourselves, “I’m never go- loudly they’re running the show. k Call: 388-0555/Call or Text: 590-7752 ing to have sweets anymore,” or, “I’ll just have a piece [email protected] of fruit when a craving strikes.” That just leads to “What a caterpillar calls feeling deprived, which is likely to set off even more Excerpted from Mother Earth Living, a national the end of the world, sugar intake. Instead, try forgoing refined white sug- magazine devoted to living wisely and living well. To read more articles from Mother Earth Liv- the Master calls a butterfly.” ar and experimenting with natural sweeteners such ing, please visit www.MotherEarthLiving.com or ~ Richard Bach as stevia, honey or maple syrup. Natural sweeteners call (800) 340-5846 to subscribe. 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Food and Mood Quaker Meeting Anti-inflammatory eating may help against depression. for Worship

id you know that how we eat can have long- rooted in some very solid science. Sundays 10-11 a.m. term effects on how we feel? When having a bad day, it’s easy to turn to junk food for com- Looking at the Big Picture for more info: 575-538-3141 [email protected] Dfort, but the evidence suggests that we feel better his research is particularly valuable because, when sticking to a long-term plan of healthy eating. unlike many other nutritional studies, it ana- In fact, doing so can decrease the risk of developing lyzes real people’s overall eating habits rather clinical depression. Tthan trying to draw conclusions from chemicals New evidence for this idea comes from a recent present in individual foods, says Michel Lucas, lead study published in the journal Brain, Behavior and author of the study and a visiting scientist at the Har- Immunity, which found correlations between an in- vard School of Public Health. “The biggest mistake in Anglican Church and flammatory diet pattern and a higher risk of depres- nutrition is that we’re talking about nutrients instead Retreat House of the Holy Trinity sion—up to 41%! of talking about food,” he says. “We don’t eat one nu- A Traditional Anglican Community It’s good news that dietary changes could help trient a day; we don’t eat one food a day. Different prevent depression because foods correlate together.” 1801 Alabama Street at Old St. Mary’s The Very Rev. Henry Hoffman, Rector this health issue affects mil- Another reason to pay The Rev. Joan Eng, Deacon lions of people: one in 10 US attention is that this re- Phone (575) 313-5797 adults, according to the Cen- search comes out of a huge, ters for Disease Control and long-running health study. email: [email protected] Prevention. The numbers It’s not just a handful of Weekly Services on Sundays at 3:00pm are even higher for women. people being analyzed for a Some estimates place a few weeks; this research is woman’s lifetime risk for based on information from experiencing depression as more than 40,000 women high as one in five. over 12 years. The data Blooming Lotus Meditation Group According to this study, comes from the Nurses’ In the tradition of people benefit from eating Health Study, a highly re- Foods and beverages that increase inflam- Thich Nhat Hanh more foods that prevent in- mation, such as sugared sodas, may also spected ongoing study sup- flammation—olive oil, wine, promote depression. ported by Harvard Medical “Mindfulness lets Experience be the Teacher” coffee and leafy green and School and the Harvard yellow vegetables—and fewer foods that cause it School of Public Health. Saturdays, 12:45 P.M. First Church of Harmony (margarine, refined grains, red meat and soda). So is an anti-inflammatory diet where it’s at? (corner of Arizona & 7th St.) Should we all start following the diet outlined by 609 Arizona, Silver City, NM. The Anti-Inflammatory Diet this study? It’s rare that any one piece of research 575-313-7417 f you haven’t heard much yet about inflamma- tells us as much as we’d like to know about what [email protected] tion as a health problem, that’s probably about to to eat. The good news is that if you’d like a little change. Recent research has linked chronic, low- more context for this study, you can easily find it Ilevel inflammation to a wide variety of health prob- online: For much more about this research visit The lems including not only depression, but also heart Nurses’ Health Study. You can also find boiled-down disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and more. nutrition guidelines from the Harvard School of This type of inflammation is caused by our im- Public Health in Healthy Eating Plate and Healthy mune systems reacting to various stresses. While Eating Pyramid. some inflammation helps the body fight disease, Altogether, there’s a lot of solid advice for food excessive inflammation can cause problems, and a choices that can increase your overall health and poor diet contributes to the problem. sense of well-being. Don’t you feel better already? k Not surprisingly, there’s now a growing amount of information being published about anti-inflammato- ry diets. Go online and you can read about it from Excerpted from Mother Earth Living, a national sources as various as Dr. Weil, WebMD and the Mayo magazine devoted to living wisely and living well. To read more articles from Mother Earth Liv- Clinic. There’s even an Anti-Inflammation Diet for ing, please visit www.MotherEarthLiving.com or Dummies book. call (800) 340-5846 to subscribe. Copyright 2014 But this isn’t just another trendy diet. One reason by Ogden Publications Inc. this recent study is worthy of our attention is that it’s 38 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

Body, Mind & Spirit •EarthTalk Is BPA OK? The FDA says low levels are safe, but questions linger.

ear EarthTalk: A recent study showed that Bisphe- nol A (BPA) was hardly Dthe human health risk research- ers once believed it to be. Should BOARD CERTIFIED I still try to avoid products that PULMONARY DONALD J. STINAR, M.D. may contain it?

BOARD CERTIFIED ome 93% of us carry traces CRITICAL CARE of the synthetic compound Bisphenol A (BPA) in our BOARD CERTIFIED Sbloodstreams, so it’s no wonder 110 E. 11th Street INTERNAL MEDICINE SILVER CITY, NM 88061 that public health advocates are concerned about its potential ef- BOARD CERTIFIED (575) 388-0184 fects. Developed in the 1950s to SLEEP MEDICINE (575) 388-0186 Fax strengthen plastics and epoxy res- ins, BPA is today used in a wide BPA exposure has been linked to a host of human health issues, includ- range of products, including many ing cognitive and behavioral development in young children. These plastic food and drink containers, concerns have led the European Union, Canada—and more recently the lining of most cans, some pa- the US—to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles and other items geared per products, and dental sealants. toward babies and children. (Photo: Coralie Mercier, courtesy Flickr) But with widespread use of BPA has come increased scru- tiny regarding its potential impact on human health. not affect their results because neither group of rats When ingested, BPA mimics naturally occurring hu- showed any effects given their low-dose exposure. man hormones and thus can potentially interfere Another issue is that the researchers did not look with the body’s endocrine and reproductive work- at neurological effects such as changes in learning, ings. According to the nonprofit Breast Cancer Fund, memory and behavior. previous research has linked BPA exposure to with “What needs to follow is whether these exposures increased risk for cardiovascular disease, miscar- are causing neurobehavioral changes,” Harvard epi- riages, decreased birth weight at term, breast and demiologist Joe Braun told Environmental Health prostate cancer, reproductive and sexual dysfunc- News, adding that previous research has shown that tions, altered immune system activity, metabolic estrogen receptors in the brains of rats were trig- problems and diabetes in adults, and cognitive and gered by low doses of BPA. “Hopefully [the FDA] will Massage Therapy behavioral development in young children. These address that down the road.” Swedish, Deep Tissue, Cranial Sacral, Reflexology, concerns have led the European Union, Canada— More research is underway still. The February Lymph-Drainage, and Hot Stone and more recently the US—to ban the use of BPA in 2014 FDA study is part of an ongoing two-year as- baby bottles and other items geared toward babies sessment of the toxicity of BPA. Dozens of university Colon Hydrotherapy and children. studies are also in progress to shed more light on just Closed System, FDA Approved, Cleansing Products Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug Administration how risky our use of BPA may be. Consumers should Ear-Coning • Ionic Foot Baths (FDA) maintains that typical low-level BPA exposure continue to take precautions to limit their intake does not pose any health risk. A February 2014 study of BPA by avoiding polycarbonate plastic food and by FDA researchers found that low doses of the com- drink containers and metal cans, and by refraining pound did not affect the health of rats over a 90-day from putting plastic items in the microwave—a pro- study period. While study rats exposed to higher dos- cess that can expedite the leaching of BPA into food. PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES es of BPA had lower body weights, abnormal female reproductive development and altered hormone CONTACTS: Breast Cancer Fund, www.breast- PAT BARSCH, Ph.D. levels, there were no such effects in rats exposed to cancerfund.org; US Food and Drug Administration, Licensed Psychologist lower doses more akin to what humans experience. www.fda.gov; Environmental Health News, www.en- 30 years experience vironmentalhealthnews.org. k Counseling, Psychotherapy ut critics point out some flaws in that study Insurance, Medicaid & Medicare Provider that call its conclusions into question. For one, a control group of rats that was supposed to EarthTalk is written and edited by Roddy Scheer 575-534-4084 Bremain unexposed to BPA somehow had levels of and Doug Moss and is a registered trademark of 300 W. Yankie St. | P.O. Box 2036 E - The Environmental Magazine (www.emaga- the compound in their blood equivalent to the low- zine.com). Send questions to: earthtalk@emaga- Silver City, NM 88062 est-dose study population. FDA researchers main- zine.com. ©DE tain that this contamination of the control group did

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Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3452. Hit Movie Night—5:30-11 pm. Satel- Body, Mind & Spirit Taizé—2d Friday. Service of prayer, lite/Wellness Coalition. songs, scripture readings and quiet con- Evening Prayer in the Eastern Or- templation. 6:30 p.m. Episcopal Church thodox Tradition—5 p.m. Theotokos of the Good Shepherd, 538-2015. Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Woodcarving Club—2d and 4th Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@zianet. Grant County Weekly Events Fridays except holidays. 1 p.m. Senior com. Center. 313-1518. Kids Bike Ride—10 a.m., Bikeworks, Support groups, classes and more. Youth Space—5:30-10 p.m. Loud 815 E. 10th St. Dave Baker, 388-1444. music, video games, chill out. Satellite/ Narcotics Anonymous—6 p.m. Sundays Contact Sam, 388-5583. Ave., 538-3672. Wellness Coalition. New 180 Club, 1661 Hwy. 180 E. Kiwanis Club—Noon. Red Barn, Traumatic Brain Injury Support Archaeology Society—First Sun. Saturdays Spinning Group—1st Sat., 1-3 of every month, field trip. 536-3092, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., 590-0540. Group—3:30-5 p.m. All-Purpose Room, Alcoholics Anonymous Begin- p.m. Yada Yada Yarn, 614 N. Bullard, [email protected]. Los Comadres Cancer Support Billy Casper Wellness Center, Hudson ners—6 p.m. Lions Club, 8th & Bullard 388-3350. Bingo—1st and 2d Sun. Doors open Group—1st Tues. 6 p.m. Business and St. & Hwy. 180. James, 537-2429, or (entrance at Big Ditch behind Domino’s). Storytime—All ages. 10:30 a.m. Sil- 12:30 p.m., games start 1:35 p.m. Conference Center, 3031 Hwy. 180 E. Danita, 534-9057. Newcomers and seasoned members ver City Public Library, 515 W. College Benefits Salvation Army and Post 18 (next to Ace). 388-1198 ext. 10. Thursdays welcome. Ave., 538-3672. charities. American Legion Post 18, 409 Multiple Sclerosis Support inyasa low oga ARTS Anonymous—5:30 p.m. Art- Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— V F Y —10 a.m. All W. College Ave. 534- 0780 Group—First Tuesday. 11:30 a.m. at ists Recovering through the Twelve Steps. 10 a.m.-noon. Gila Regional Medical levels. First Church of Harmony, 609 Holistic Presentations—11 a.m. local restaurant; email for this month’s Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 Center Conference Room. Margaret, Arizona St., Becky Glenn, (404) 234- PeaceMeal Coop Deli. 534-9703 location: [email protected]. N. Swan St. 534-1329. 388-4539. 5331. k Prayer and Study in the Eastern Reiki Circle—First Tuesday of the Cancer Support Group—1st Thurs. Blooming Lotus Meditation—1 Orthodox Tradition—Sunset. The- month, 6:30 p.m. 2035 Little Walnut. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center p.m. Details: 313-7417, blooming-lotus- All phone numbers are area code otokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Treatment for those in need of healing. Board Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. [email protected]. 575 except as noted. Send updates to Santa Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@ Vicki, 388-8114, or Virginia, 388- De-stressing Meditations— 12- Double Feature Blockbuster Mega [email protected]. zianet.com. 4870. 12:45 p.m. New Church of the SW Mondays Slow Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m. Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 313-4087. 5:30-7 p.m. First Church of Harmony, AARP Chapter #1496—Third Gila Writers—2-4 p.m. Silver City Monday. 12:30 p.m. Senior Center, 609 Arizona St., Becky Glenn, (404) Public Library. Trish Heck, trish.heck@ 205 W. Victoria. Contact Marcia Fisch, 234-5331. gmail.com, 534-0207. Social Services—Noon. Red Barn, 388-1298 Grant County Rolling Stones 707 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-5666. Silver City Zen Center AARP Widowed Persons—Second Gem and Mineral Society—2nd Thurs. (Ginzan-ji Zen Buddhist Temple) Mondays. 11 a.m. Glad Tidings Church. TEA Party Patriots—2nd and 4th 6 p.m. Senior Center, 204 W. Victoria Contact Sally, 537-3643. Tues. 6 p.m. Red Barn Steakhouse, 708 St. Kyle, 538-5706. Meditation Practice (Zazen) Silver Heights Blvd. 388-4143. Al-Anon—12:05 p.m. First Presby- Historic Mining District & Tour- Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 am terian Church, 1915 Swan, Silver City. Wednesdays ism Meeting—Second Thurs. 10 a.m. Contact Valerie, 313-2561. Archaeology Society—Third Weds. Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Tueday & Thursday 6:00 pm Art Class—-9-10:45 a.m. Silver of every month. Oct.-Nov., Jan.-April 7 Ave., Bayard. 537-3327. Saturday 9:00 am City Senior Citizen Center. Beginners to p.m. Silver City Women’s Club. Summers Newcomers Club—Third Thurs. 11 Dokusan (Pastoral Counseling) 6 p.m. location TBA. 536-3092, whud- a.m., luncheon noon. Women’s Club, advanced. Contact Jean 519-2977. by appointment Gentle Yoga—5:30-7 p.m. First [email protected]. Yucca and Silver Heights Blvd. Linda Church of Harmony, 609 Arizona St., Back Country Horsemen—2nd Sylvester, (480) 518-5839, lindasylves- Resident Priest: th (corner of 13th and Virginia) Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Weds. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical [email protected]. 506 W. 13 St. Lego Mindstorms—Ages 10 and Center Conference Room. Subject to Progressive Pilates—5:30-6:30 Rev. Dr. Oryu Paul Stuetzer 575-388-8874 up. 4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 change. 574-2888. p.m., 315 N. Bullard, 2d fl. 519-8948. W. College Ave., 538-3672. Bayard Al-Anon—6 p.m. Santa TOPS—5 p.m. 1st Presbyterian Old-Time Country Dancing—3rd Clara Senior Center, 107 East St., Santa Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Mon., 7-9 p.m. Pin Room, Silver Bowling Clara. 537-3141. Women’s Cancer Support Center. Free. A Course in Miracles—6:30 p.m., Group—1st Thurs. 6-7 p.m. GRMC MAGGIE KNOX Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 Conference Room, 1313 E. 32nd St. Licensed Massage Therapist County Convention Center. Beginners or 534-1869. 388-1198, ext. 10. 7-8 p.m. Curbside Consulting—Free for Vinyasa Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m Silver City Squares—Dancing nonprofits. 9 a.m.-noon. Wellness First Church of Harmony, 609 Arizona 7-9 p.m. Presbyterian Church, 1915 Coalition, 409 N. Bullard, Lisa Jimenez, St., Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Time-Out Massage N. Swan St. Kay, 388-4227, or Linda, 534-0665, ext. 232, lisa@wellnesscoali- Yoga class—Free class taught 526 Hwy 180 West • Silver City, NM 534-4523. tion.org, by Colleen Stinar. 1-2 p.m. Episcopal Tai Chi for Better Balance—1 Food Addicts Anonymous Church fellowship hall, 7th and Texas. 575-534-9702 p.m., Senior Center. Call Lydia Moncada Women’s Group—6:30 p.m. 1000 N Fridays Deep Therapeutic Massage to register, 534-0059. Hudson St., 519-1070. Overeaters Anonymous—6 p.m. Tuesdays Gin Rummy—1 p,m. Yankie Creek Gila Regional Medical Center confer- Swedish and Neuromuscular Therapy Coffee House. Alcoholics Anonymous—Men’s ence room. 313-9400. Gift Certificates Available NM Lic# 4096 Grant County Democratic Party— group, 7 a.m. Unitarian Fellowship Hall. Silver City Woman’s Club—2d 3845 N. Swan. Jerry, 534-4866. 2nd Weds. Potluck at 5:30 p.m., meet- Fri., 10:30 a.m., lunch 12 p.m. 411 ing at 6:30 p.m. Sen. Howie Morales’ Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— 1st Tues. 1:30 p.m. Senior Center. building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. Margaret, 388-4539. Ladies Golf Association—8 a.m. tee time. Silver City Golf Course. Bayard Historic Mine Tour— 2nd Tuesday. Meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Lego Club—Ages 4-10. 4:30 p.m. Central Ave., by 9:30 a.m. $5 fee cov- Silver City Public Library, 515 W. Col- ers two-hour bus tour of historic mines lege Ave., 538-3672. plus literature and map; call 537-3327 Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant for reservation. County Convention Center. Beginners 7-8 p.m. Chess Club—All ages. 4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Prostate Cancer Support Group— Ave., 538-3672. 3rd Weds. 6:30 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. 388- Compassionate Friends—4th Tuesday. 6:30 p.m. Support for those 1198 ext. 10. who’ve lost a child. Episcopal Church, Republican Party of Grant Parish Hall, 7th and Texas St. Charlene County—Third Weds. 6 p.m. Red Barn. Mitchell, 534-1134. Storytime—All ages. 10:30 a.m. Sil- ver City Public Library, 515 W. College Figure/Model Drawing—4-6 p.m. Integrative Health and Wellness Center Located at the New Mexico College of Natural Healing 310 West 6th Street in Silver City, NM Office & Teaching Yoga Qigong Mathew Sommerville Martha Everett Space Available One on One Yoga First Class FREE!! Therapy & Group Classes Mondays • Qigong 5-6pm Yoga Class Schedule Tuesdays • Qigong 1-2pm • Qigong Strength Training Monday/Thurs 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. 5:30-6:30pm Wednesdays • Qigong 8-9am Monday/Wednesday 11 - 12:15 p.m. • Qigong 6:30pm -7:30pm 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. Thursdays • Qigong Strength Training 1-2pm Fridays • QST 7-8 am Class Fees Yoga Workshop: First Class Free Mindfulness Drop in: $9.00 Monthly Workshops 6 class punch card: $42 Workshop Next Monthly Breath Workshops 12 class punch card: $78 June 21 & 22 will take place in August Free First Saturday Yoga: 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. Go to www.yogahri- Private and small group breath sessions Intro. to yoga class daya.com for details. available by appointment 10:30 a.m. Sat., June 7 For more info contact One on One Yoga Therapy by Appointment 575-538-0050 yogahridaya.com abundancetherapeutics.com [email protected] 575-956-9988 575-388-2098 40 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

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GRANT COUNTY Heights Blvd., 538-5440. Mexican: B L. The Parlor at Diane’s, 510 N. Bul- Drifter Pancake House, 711 Silver lard St., 538-8722. “Always evolving, al- Silver City Heights Blvd., 538-2916. Breakfast, ways interesting, Diane’s has it all.” (Sept. Adobe Springs Café, 1617 Silver American: B L, breakfast served through- 2013) Burgers, sandwiches, homemade Heights Blvd., 538-3665. “Under new out. pizzas, paninis: Tues.-Sun. L D. ownership and refocusing on what has El Gallo Pinto, 901 N. Hudson Pretty Sweet Emporium, 312 N. made it a longtime Silver City favor- St., 597-4559. “Breakfast dishes are Bullard St., 388-8600. Dessert, ice ite: excellent breakfasts and lunches.” served all day, along with all the other cream: Mon.-Sat.* (April 2011) Breakfast items, burgers, traditional Mexican favorites like burritos Q’s Southern Bistro and Brew- sandwiches: Mon.-Thur. B L, Sat. & Sun. (with a long list of filling options)… plus ery, 101 E. College Ave., 534-4401. B L D.* a vertical grill cooks sizzling chicken American, steaks, barbecue, brewpub: Alotta Gelato, 619 N. Bullard St., and carne al pastor.” (October 2013) Mon.-Sat. L D. 534-4995. Gelato, desserts and hot Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., drinks: All day.* Gil-A Beans, 1304 N. Bennett St. 538-5666. Steakhouse: L D.* Asian Buffet, 1740 Hwy. 180E, Coffeeshop.* River Ranch Market, 300 S. Bul- 388-0777. Chinese, Thai, Malaysian, Golden Star, 1602 Silver Heights lard, 597-6328. “If you want to eat sushi: L D. Blvd., 388-2323. Chinese: L D. healthy without leaving meat out of your Billy’s BBQ and Wood-Fired Grandma’s Café, 900 Silver Heights diet, you are likely to find just what you Pizza, Hwy 180E, 388-1367. “A Blvd., 388-2627. American, Mexican: need .” (May 2014) Grass-fed meats, freewheeling mixture of barbequed ribs B L.* pastured poultry, gluten-free baked and brisket, freshly made pasta and Green Turtle Noshery, The Hub on goods, to-go soups and stews, cast-iron pizzas baked in a wood-fired oven and Bullard St., 200-6895. Baked goods, cooking. Weds.-Sat. * featuring a wide range of innovative organic breakfast and lunch items: Sabor, 1700 Mountain View Road, toppings.” (November 2010) Karaoke Thurs.-Sat. B L, Sun. B L brunch. 388-2737. Mexican, sandwiches: B L D. Fri., live entertainment Sat. Barbecue, Grinder Mill, 403 W. College Ave., Shevek & Co., 602 N. Bullard St., steak, pasta, pizza: Tues.-Fri. D. Sat. L 538-3366. Mexican: B L D.* 534-9168. “If sampling new types of D. Italian nights Weds., Sat.* Healthy Eats, 303 E. 13th St., food is part of the adventure of traveling Bryan’s Pit Barbecue, Mimbres Val- 534-9404. Sandwiches, burritos, salads, for you, you only have to go as far as ley Self Storage and RV Park, (660) 247- smoothies: L. Shevek & Co. Restaurant in Silver City to LaLa CocinaCocina 3151 or (660) 247-3160. “Authentic Javalina Coffee House, 201 N. Bul- take a culinary tour around the world.” Authentic Mexican Food at Its Best Southern-style barbecue.…. Brisket, pork lard St., 388-1350. Coffeehouse.* (May 2013) Mediterranean: Fri.-Tues. D.* ribs, chicken and sausage dinners, pulled Kountry Kitchen, 1700 Mountain Silver Bowling Center Café, 2020 Bring in this ad pork and chopped brisket sandwiches.” View Road, 388-4512. “Since 1978, Memory Lane, 538-3612. American, (August 2010). Now also BBQ tenderloin Kountry Kitchen has been serving up Mexican, hamburgers: L D.* for 10% o and smoked turkey. Barbecue: L D. Mexican food that is considered to be Streetside Food, College and Bul- Café Oso Azul at Bear Mountain some of the best that can be found in the lard. Asian: Mon.-Sat. L. Any meal for Lodge, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, area. All the dishes are tasty, unpreten- Sunrise Espresso, 1530 N. Hudson, the month of June 538-2538. “Bear Mountain Lodge tious, attractively presented and reason- 388-2027. Coffeeshop: Mon.-Sat. B L, blends food, art and natural beauty into ably priced.” (February 2013) Mexican: early D. Dine-in, carry out and free delivery a memorable experience that pleases all Tues.-Sat. B L D, Mon.-Sun. B L.* Sunrise Espresso, 1212 E. 32nd St., the senses.… The menu changes daily, La Cocina Restaurant, 201 W. Col- 534-9565. Coffeeshop, bakery: Mon.- La Cocina's menu is available at restaurant.com with entrées that are always imaginative lege Ave., 388-8687. Mexican: L D. Fri. B L, early D, Sat. B L only.* and tasty—comfort food in a form that La Familia, 503 N. Hudson St., 388- Three Dogs Coffeehouse, 503 N. 201 W. College • 388-8687 • Mon-Sun 11-9 most of our mothers would never have 4600. Mexican: Tues.-Sun. B L D.* Bullard St. Coffeeshop, baked goods, thought of producing.” (March 2011) B La Mexicana, Hwy. 180E and sandwiches, wraps: B L.* L, special D by reservation only.* Memory Lane, 534-0142. “Carrying on Tre Rosat Café, 304 N. Bullard St., Chinese Palace, 1010 Highway the legacy of unpretentious but tasty and 654-4919. “The dinner menu ranges 180E, 538-9300. “All the food is cooked authentic Mexican food established many from humbler (but not humdrum) fare to order. This means that not only does years ago at the family’s restaurant in like burgers, pizzas and pastas to daily every dish arrive at the table freshly Chihuahua.” (April 2013) Mexican and specials that include more upscale items cooked and steaming, but also that you American: B L, closed Tues.Lion’s Den, like grilled salmon and petite sirloin can tailor any dish to suit your taste.” 208 W. Yankie, 654-0353. Coffeeshop. steak. Appetizers include homemade (October 2012) Chinese: Mon.-Fri. L D. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Dis- chile relleno poppers, egg rolls (with Courtyard Café, Gila Regional tillery, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144. specialty fillings changing from day to Medical Center, 538-4094. American: B “The menu offers what they call ‘pub day) and the ever-popular, ever delicious L, with special brunch Sundays.* food’—but always with a bit of a twist.” bacon-wrapped dates.” (August 2012) Curious Kumquat, 111 E. College (March 2014) Burgers, wings, salads, International eclectic: Mon.-Sat. L, D.* Ave., 534-0337. “A hotspot of modern fish, pasta, craft beers and cocktails: Vicki’s Eatery, 315 N. Texas, culinary innovation. Lunch features Weds.-Mon. L D. * 388-5430. “Sandwiches both cold and soups, salads and sandwiches. Dinners Masa y Mas Tortilleria, Suite grilled, wraps and salads that satisfy in are elaborate, imaginative, exotic five- C-The Hub Plaza, (505) 670-8775. a homey yet sophisticated way. Don’t course culinary creations. Entrées always Tortillas, tacos, chimichangas, burritos, miss the German potato salad.” (Dec. include vegetarian and vegan options… enchiladas, menudo, tamales and more. 2009) American: Mon.-Fri. L, Sat. B L, plus others determined by what local Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L.* Sun. B (to 2 p.m.). * ranchers have available.” (July 2010) Mexico Viejo, Hwy. 90 and Wrangler’s Bar & Grill, 2005 Contemporary: Mon. L, Tues.-Sat. L D.* Broadway. “A remarkably extensive Hwy. 180E, 538-4387. Steak, burgers, Delightful Blend, 3030 N. Pinos menu for a small roadside food vending appetizers, salads: L D.* Altos Road, 388-2404. Coffeeshop. stand, and the dishes are not what one Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 Diane’s Restaurant, 510 N. Bul- normally finds in other Mexican restau- W. Yankie St. Coffeeshop, coffee, home- Buzz on in for some lard St., 538-8722. “Always evolving, rants.” (July 2013) Mexican food stand: made pastries and ice cream, fresh fruit Great German always interesting, Diane’s has it all.” Mon.-Sat. B L early D. smoothies.* (Sept. 2013) Fine dining (D), steaks, Mi Casita, 2340 Bosworth Dr., Bayard seafood, pasta, sandwiches (L), salads: 538-5533. New Mexican cuisine: Mon.- Food! Fidencio’s Taco Shop, 1108 Tom Tues.-Sat. L D, Sun. D only (family-style), Thurs. L, Fri. L D. Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. weekend brunch. illie s ake ouse Saturdays 12 to 3pm M ’ B H , 215 W. Little Nisha’s, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., Reservations appreciated Diane’s Bakery & Deli, The Hub, Yankie, 597-2253. “The food is oven- 537-3526. Mexican: Wed.-Sun. B L D. Suite A, Bullard St., 534-9229. “Always We can do private parties of 8 or more by reservation. fresh and innovative.” (November 2012) Los Compas, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, evolving, always interesting, Diane’s Soup, salads, sandwiches, baked goods: 654-4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot www.spiritcanyon.com has it all.” (Sept. 2013) Artisan breads, Tues.-Sat. * dogs, portas, menudo: L D. sandwiches, deli, baked goods: Mon.- ancy s ilver afé N ’ S C , 514 N. Bul- M & A Bayard Café, 1101 N. Cen- 575-536-9459 Sat. B L early D, Sun. B L.* lard St., 388-3480. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. tral Ave., 537-2251. “A down-to-earth, Don Juan’s Burritos, 418 Silver B L D. HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE 684 HWY 35 near Lake Roberts friendly, unpretentious place—kind of a DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 41

35, 536-3267. Break An Egg, 201 S. Solano Dr., “Consistently 647-3000. Breakfasts, burgers, salads, Alotta Words about ALOTTA GELATO good food based sandwiches: B L. I want to take this opportunity to thank our loyal customers for on the success of Burger Nook, 1204 E. Madrid bearing with us while we endured what we like to call “Display Case the family’s Living Ave., 523-9806. Burgers: Tues.-Sat. L D. Table Talk Angst.” After nearly three months of pain and suffering, we were finally he Green Turtle Noshery has opened in Harvest Bakery.” Burritos Victoria, 1295 El Paseo (December 2013) Road, 541-5534. Burritos: B L D. able to have a new, state-of-the-art control unit installed— barely two days before the Tour of the Gila! Talk about the nick of time! the space in The Hub in downtown Silver Buffet: Tues.-Sat. Café Agogo, 1120 Commerce Dr., City recently vacated by Peace Meal Deli. B L. Suite A, 636-4580. Asian, American, Wow, it’s June, and chances are that you’re searching desperately for a TIt serves “various and sundry baked goods made Pinos Altos sandwich, salad, rice bowl: Mon.-Sat. gift for Dad, a grad, or the newlyweds. Well, look no further— help is on the way! When Buckhorn L D. you visit ALOTTA GELATO at 619 N. Bullard St. in beautiful Downtown Silver City’s fresh each day with quality, organic ingredients,” afé de esilla en la laza Saloon and Op- C M P , 2051 Arts & Cultural (and Gelato!) District, we will be happy to sell you one of our valuable gift with “a modest breakfast and lunch menu” plus era House, Main Calle de Santiago, 652-3019. Coffee- certificates, available in any amount— truly a tasteful gift! house, deli, pastries, soups, sandwiches: brunch on Sundays. Hours are Thursday-Satur- Street, 538-9911. Since it’s also the time of year for picnics and other gatherings, we want to remind you B L early D. day, 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m., and Sunday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Steakhouse, that our delicious low-fat Italian gelato is available in hand-packed pints and quarts in pasta, burgers: Carillo’s Café, 330 S. Church, 523- 200-6895. Also in the works in The Hub is a new 9913. Mexican, American: Mon.-Sat. your choice of flavors (and yes, we can pack several flavors into each insulated Mon.-Sat. D. container). We’ve got 20 flavors on hand in our main display case (including 9 dairy-free pizza restaurant, Forrest’s Pizza, complete with L D. Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, 2375 fruit flavors), about a dozen others in our Grab & Go case, and always at least one gourmet pizza oven. DOÑA ANA Bataan Memorial Hwy., 382-9051. Sugar-Free flavor sweetened with Splenda®! Streetside Food is the name of that new little COUNTY Steakhouse: D. Remember that we also carry delicious dessert items such as Key Lime Bars, Chocolate red food truck at the intersection of College and Las Cruces & Cha Chi’s Restaurant, 2460 S. Lo- Chip Brownies, Triple Lemon Cheesecake, slices of flourless Chocolate Raspberry Torte, Mesilla cust St #A, 522-7322. Mexican: B L D. Bullard in Silver City. It serves a “meandering cookies, and big honkin’ wedges of triple-layer Carrot Cake— plus hot and cold drinks to Abraham’s Chicago Southwest, 3691 E. go with them. menu” of lunches including Asian curries, sesame Bank Tower Lohman, 521-8888. Gourmet hot dogs ALOTTA GELATO is open 7 (count ‘em!) days a week, beginning at Noon every day Restaurant, and smoothies: Mon.-Sat. L D. noodles and fresh spring rolls, Monday-Saturday, until 9:00 PM (Sunday through Thursday) or 10:00 PM (Friday and Saturday)— 500 S. Main St. Chilitos, 2405 S. Valley Dr., 526- 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (“or until the food runs out”). #434, 523-5911. 4184. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. sometimes even later. School’s out, so come on by, bring your friends/family/ Silver City’s Gil-A Beans coffeeshop is now fea- American: Mon.- Chilitos, 3850 Foothills Rd. Ste. 10, neighbors/significant others and experience the best gelato in the state! One last thing: our gelato is not frozen yogurt, Italian ice, soft serve, ice milk, frozen beads or any of that turing mini-doughnuts. 1304 N. Bennett St. Fri. B L. 532-0141. Mexican: B L D. A Dong, China Express, 2443 N. Main St., phony stuff— it’s simply the best home-made ice cream you’ve ever tasted (and to think Café Oso Azul at Bear Mountain Lodge will 504 E. Amador 525-9411. Chinese, Vietnamese: L D. that the Italians have had this all along)! Thanks for reading; as a token of our apprecia- have a Father’s Day Brunch, June 15, 11 a.m.-3 Ave., 527-9248. Chinese Kitchen, 2801 Missouri tion for you, our valued customer, bring this ad for 25¢ off any size gelato for each p.m. Reservations are a must. 60 Bear Mountain Vietnamese: L D. #29, 521-3802. Chinese: L D. member of your party. Andele’s Dog Ciros Mexican Restaurant, 160 Ranch Road, 538-2538, bearmountainlodge.com. House, 2184 W. Picacho Ave., 541-0341. Mexican: Shevek & Co. restaurant in downtown Silver Avenida de Me- B L D. Visit us online at: www.alottagelato.com City reopens after spring cleaning and renovation silla, 526-1271. Day’s Hamburgers, Water & Las Alotta Gelato - 619 N. Bullard St., Mexican plus hot Cruces St., 523-8665. Burgers: Mon.- on June 6. On Friday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. a wine- dogs, burgers, Sat. L D. in Downtown Silver City -575-534-4995 tasting dinner will feature six courses of Italian quesadillas: B L D. De La Vega’s Pecan Grill & Brew- food matched with appropriate Italian wines. Andele ery, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521-1099. Restaurante, “The restaurant uses local produce Reservations highly recommended. $80 per per- 1950 Calle del whenever possible, including the pecan son ($45 food without wines). 602 N. Bullard St., Norte, 526-9631. wood pellets used in the smoking and 534-9168, silver-eats.com. Mexican: Mon. grilling. A lot of the foods and drinks B L, Tues.-Sun. are infused with pecans, and also with Work has started on the new Wing Daddy’s B L D. green chiles from Hatch, processed on restaurant on Telshor Boulevard in Las Cruces, Antonio’s site. They even serve green chile vodka across from Mesilla Valley Mall. k Restaurant & and green chile beer.” (February 2010) Pizzeria, 5195 Pecan-smoked meats, sandwiches, Bataan Memorial steaks, seafood, craft beers: L D. West, 373-0222. Delicia’s Del Mar, 1401 El Paseo, Send restaurant news to updates@red-or- Pizza, Italian, 524-2396. Mexican, seafood: B L D. green.com. Mexican: Tues.- DG’s University Deli, 1305 E. Uni- Sun. L D. versity Ave., 522-8409. Deli: B L D. Aqua Reef, Dick’s Café, 2305 S. Valley Dr., 900-B S. Telshor, 524-1360. Mexican, burgers: Sun. B L, cross between a Mexican cantina and 522-7333. Asian, Mon.-Sat. B L D. a 1950s home-style diner, serving tasty, sushi: D. Dion’s Pizza, 3950 E. Lohman, no-frills Mexican and American food Arabella’s, 1750 Calle de Mercado, 521-3434. Pizza: L D. at reasonable prices.” (October 2011) 526-1313. Cuban, Italian: D. Double Eagle, 2355 Calle De Gua- Mexican and American: Mon.-Fri. B L D. Baan Thai Kitchen, 1605 S. Solano dalupe, 523-6700. “All the steaks are Spanish Café, 106 Central Ave., Dr., 521-2630. Thai: Tues.-Sat. L D, aged on the premises in the restaurant’s the bikeworks 537-2640. Mexican, tamales and Sun. L. own dedicated beef aging room… An a community bicycle workshop menudo (takeout only): B. The Bagel Shop, 1495 S. Solano array of award-winning margaritas and Sugar Shack, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., Dr., 521-4784. Bagels: Mon.-Sat. B L. deliciously decadent desserts.” (March 537-0500. Mexican: Sun.-Fri. B L. The Bean, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla, 2012) Southwestern, steaks, seafood: L Main (Root) Shop Branch Shop Cliff 523-0560. Coffeehouse. D, Sun. champagne brunch buffet. * Earn-a-Bike A Bite of Belgium, 741 N. Alameda Dublin Street Pub, 1745 E. Univer- Donation drop off center Parkey’s, 8414 Hwy. 180W, 535- St., 527-2483. Belgian food: Mon.-Fri. sity Ave., 522-0932. Irish, American: 4000. Coffeeshop: Mon.-Sat. Thursdays All tax-deductible B L. L D. Hurley Blue Agave Café, 1765 S. Main St. El Ahuua’s, 1001 E. University Now offering Gateway Grill, 2705 Hwy. 180E, (inside Best Western Mission Inn), 524- Ave., 556-9484. Mexican: B L D. Join us on our weekly 537-5001. “From Friday Steak Night to 8591. Southwestern: B. El Patron Café, 1103 S. Solano Dr. everyday American and Mexican food, Blue Moon, 13060 N. Valley Dr., Mexican: Tues.-Thur., Sun. B L, Fri.-Sat. bike ride Affordable worth hitting Hwy. 180 for.” (December 647-9524. Bar, burgers: Sat.-Sun. L D. B L early D. 2011) American and Mexican: Sun.- Boba Café, 1900 S. Espina, Ste. 8, El Sombrero Patio Café, 363 S. Saturday 10am-2pm. Thur. B L, Fri.-Sat. B L D.* 647-5900. Sandwiches, salads, casual Espina St., 524-9911. Mexican: L D. Electric Bikes Lake Roberts fare, espresso: Mon.-Sat. L D.* El Tiburon, 504 E. Amador, 647- Bikes available. Little Toad Creek Inn & Tavern, Bradley D and William B, 2540 4233. Mexican, seafood, steak: L D. 815 E. 10th St. 820 N. Bullard St El Paseo Road, 652-3871. American 1122 Hwy. 35, 536-9649. “‘Rustic Th: 3pm-7pm Fri: 6-8pm Mon-Sat: gourmet’… designed to appeal to the comfort food: L, D. DINING GUIDE Sat: RIDE10am-2pm, 2pm-5pm 388-1444 8am-8pm eyes as well as the taste buds. And this is Bravo’s Café, 3205 S. Main St., continued after next page true of the items on the brunch menu, as 526-8604. Mexican: Tues.-Sun. B L. well as those on the very different dinner menu.” (June 2012). Steaks, sandwich- es, American: Thurs.-Fri. D, Sat.-Sun. brunch and D. Tavern with soups, sand- wiches, Scotch eggs: Daily L D. Spirit Canyon Lodge & Café, 684 Hwy. 35, 536-9459. “For the German sampler, café customers can choose two meat options from a revolving selection that may include on any given day three or four of the following: bratwurst, roast pork, schnitzel (a thin breaded and fried pork chop), sauerbraten (marinated roast of beef), stuffed cabbage leaves, or roladen (rolled beef with a sausage and onion filling).” (July 2011) German specialties, American lunch and dinner entrées: Saturday midday D. Mimbres Elk X-ing Café, (352) 212-0448. Home-style meals, sandwiches and des- serts: B L. Mimbres Valley Café, 2964 Hwy. 35, 536-2857. “You won’t go home hungry from the Mimbres Valley Café, an oasis of down-home good food in a friendly atmosphere. The menu is simple and hearty, a blend of American and Mexican.” (Jan. 2009) Mexican, Ameri- can, burgers: Mon.-Tues. B L, Wed.-Sun. B L D, with Japanese tempura Wed. D. Restaurant Del Sol, 2676 Hwy. 35, San Lorenzo. “Popular and unpreten- tious food, powered by a huge solar sys- tem.” (April 2014) Breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches, Mexican: Daily B L early D. 3 Questions Coffee House, Hwy. 42 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

Red or Green? • Peggy Platonos SUNRISE ESPRESSO 1513 N. Hudson Food and Family Four generations have made Silver City’s Jalisco Café a success. Sunrise Espresso II 1212 East 32nd St. or 30 years, Silver City resi- Now offering Smoothies dents and visitors have been flocking to the Jalisco Café Ffor good Mexican food, and it cre- ated a bit of a stir when the popu- Now with two convenient locations to serve you! lar restaurant closed down for a Our premier drive-thru location at 1530 N. Hudson, between Billy period of time recently. But have Casper Medical Center and Harvest Fellowship Church, and our no fear—it was simply to permit second location at 1212 E. 32nd, at the corner of Lesley and 32nd some major remodeling. Jalisco’s is now open again, looking better which features at comfortable walk-in and an express drive-thru than ever. window. In addition to our great espresso drinks, we are now There are brand-new tables o ering real fruit smoothies, savory pasteries, homemade biscotti, and chairs, a new oak floor in sev- eral of the dining sections, and fresh baked muns and scones to our menu. brightly painted walls with color- ful south-of-the-border decora- Silver City’s PREMIER Drive-Thru Espresso Bar! tions throughout the restaurant. 1530 N. Hudson • Silver City, NM • 575-388-2027 Behind the scenes, the kitchen Mon.-Fri. 6am to 4pm • Sat. 7am to 2pm has been spruced up, too, with a New Second Location: 1212 E. 32nd St. • Silver City, NM new epoxy floor in place of the old Jalisco Café founder George Mesa (left) poses with his son, Michael, tile, freshly painted walls, and an now stepping into the role of owner-manager. The colorful wall and Mon.-Fri. 6:30 am to 2pm • FREE WiFi improved air-conditioning system. tapestry are part of the new decor created by Cecilia Mesa, George’s The menu, however, remains wife and Michael’s mother. The brick-framed arch is one of four that the same. Why mess with success? link the different sections of the restaurant. Each section used to be a “We’re taking a look at the separate storefront, and the arches were created after George pur- menu, but with the idea of adding chased the entire building in 1988. Up to that time, the café occupied a few new items, not taking away just one of the storefront spaces. (Photo by Peggy Platonos) the dishes we started out with,” says Michael Mesa, who is now moving into the role refried beans. of owner-manager in the restaurant founded by his fa- Taco plates offer three beef or chicken tacos for ther, George, in January 1984. “My grandmother, Mary $8.79 or a combination with one ground beef, one • Southwestern Jewelry Mesa, had had two Jalisco Cafés in other locations in chicken and one shredded beef taco for $9.19. Shred- Free Mineral • Rock Hounding gear and books Silver City before this one, and she helped get this one ded beef or chicken taquitos also cost $9.19 for three, Museum started by supplying her own tried and true recipes.” and a chile relleno plate costs $9.89. These plates all • Mineral Specimens Those recipes are still used at the Jalisco Café. come with rice and refried beans. • Beading supplies “We are known for our chilis, which we process If you prefer pork, you can choose a Taco de Car- • Unique gifts ourselves in-house. The red chili is made from pods, nitas plate (three pork tacos with rice and refried 1805 Little not powder. The green chile peppers are roasted beans) for $9.09. Seafood lovers can opt for the Fish Walnut Rd. here. Our salsa is homemade,” Michael says. “At first, Taco plate made with battered cod in soft tortillas Silver City, it was just combination plates, with tacos, burritos, and served with rice and whole beans for $10.29. NM 88061 enchiladas as the only choices and sopapillas as Ribeye steaks, cooked to order, are available in 575.538.9001 • [email protected] the only dessert. Those are all still on the menu, of three different sizes: 8-ounce ($16.99), 12-ounce course, and they’re still made as they originally were. ($25.49) or 16-ounce ($33.89)—all served with two Through the years, we’ve added steaks, salads, and a rolled cheese enchiladas, rice and beans. few other American items. But our number-one best- The quesadilla appetizers are generous enough to seller is chicken tacos, with beef tacos second.” be light meals in themselves, and range in price from Mackie Redd “Originally, the restaurant was just one room— $4.19 for a simple cheese quesadilla to $7.59 for a Green one in a string of small storefronts,” George chimes Chili Chicken Quesadilla. Another light-meal option is Horsemanship in. “They all had strange doors—so small I had to the Chicken Tortilla Soup, topped with pico de gallo, duck my head to enter.” avocado, crisp tortilla strips and a lime wedge for $6.59. Helping people with horses, In 1988, George bought the whole building, and Are you hungry yet? Horses with people. his uncle, Eddie Mesa, did the remodeling, cutting If you have members of the family or guests who archways to link the individual stores, and framing are not keen on Mexican food, there’s plenty for the arches with antique bricks. The archways still them to choose from, too. Hamburgers, all served 575.895.5506 exist, providing scenic passageways from one dining with French fries, range from $6.39 for a basic burger section to the next. to $9.19 for a Double Meat Mushroom Burger. The mackieredd.com The building, incidentally, was constructed in wide variety of sandwiches on the menu, also served 1923 and is now registered with the Historical Soci- with French fries, include old American favorites like ety in Santa Fe. grilled cheese ($5.29), tuna ($6.79), grilled chicken “We started out with seating for 43 people,” ($6.79), hot roast beef ($6.79) and BLT ($6.79), and George says. “Now we seat 154.” also a couple with a southwestern twist, like the Gua- To serve that many customers, Michael is now head- camole BLT ($7.39) and the chicken club sandwich ing up a staff of about 40, but the Jalisco Café remains a ($8.29), which includes avocado and a jalapeño gar- family business, with Michael’s oldest daughter, Megan, nish along with the traditional ingredients. in charge of the front of house, and his middle daughter, Imported and domestic beers are available, as Morgen, working in the restaurant on weekends. well as New Mexico wines. That makes four generations of the Mesa family Desserts? Yes, indeed. If you still have room, you who have been involved in a restaurant that remains can top off your meal with chocolate mousse, key Donate your vehichle! family-friendly, with a children’s menu featuring kid- lime pie, mandarin orange cake, apple pie, chocolate Old or new, ReStore will take it. sized taco plates, taquito plates and burrito plates. cake or crème brûlé. Or a sopapilla, of course. ReStore acccepts new and and The Jalisco Café is located at 103 S. Bullard St. rices for adult-sized Mexican meals range from It is open Monday through Saturday, closed on Sun- gently used building materials, $6.99 for Bean Tostadas (three) or $7.19 for a days. Summer hours are 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.—except appliances, furniture, and Chili Bowl with Beans, to $12.99 for a Large for Fridays, when the restaurant closes at 9 p.m. household items. All PBeef or Chicken Combination. That combination in- For more information, call (575) 388-2060. But be proceeds go towards cludes two ground beef or chicken tacos, two rolled advised that it is a longstanding policy at Jalisco’s a ordable housing red or green cheese enchiladas, a stuffed chile relle- not to take reservations. It is strictly first come, first no with rice and refried beans, as well as a sopapilla served. k in Grant County. with honey for dessert or on the side. The menu offers a choice of New Mexico-style flat Join us on Saturdays 11:00-1:00 for enchiladas (red or green, ground beef or chicken) for Send Mimbres freelance writer Peggy Platonos $10.49, rolled enchiladas (same options) for $8.99, or tips for restaurant reviews at platonos@gilanet. $1 hot dogs and $3 hamburgers! com or call (575) 536-2997. flat cheese enchiladas (red or green) smothered in Wednesday-Friday 1-4, Saturday 9-1 enchilada sauce for $8.59—all served with rice and DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 43

DINING GUIDE Mon.-Thur. L, Fri.-Sun. B L. Meson de Mesilla, 1803 Avenida early D. 571-4350. Brewhouse with steak and continued Katana Teppanyaki Grill, 1001 E. de Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbe- Parker’s BBQ, 850 E. Madrid pasta: L D. University Ave., 522-0526. Japanese: cue, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: Ave., 541-5712. Barbecue carryout: L, Ranchway Barbeque, 604 N. Valley Mon.-Fri. L D, Sat. D. L D. early D. Dr., 523-7361. Barbecue, Mexican: Emilia’s, 2290 Calle de Parian, 652- Keva Juice, 1001 E. University, 522- Metropolitan Deli, 1001 University Passion Ultra Lounge, 201 E. Mon.-Fri. B L D, Sat. D. 3007. Burgers, Mexican, soup, sand- 4133. Smoothies, frozen yogurt: B L D. Ave., 522-3354. Sandwiches: L D. University Ave. (inside Ramada Palms), Rasco’s BBQ, 5580 Bataan Memo- wiches, pastry, juices, smoothies: L D. Kim-Chi House, 1605 S. Solano, Miguel’s, 1140 E. Amador Ave., 523-7399. Steaks, burgers, salmon: L D. rial E. (inside Shorty’s gas station). Empire Buffet, 510 S. Telshor Blvd., 652-4745. Korean: Tues.-Sun. L D. 647-4262. Mexican: B L D. Pepe’s, 1405 W. Picacho, 541- Barbecued brisket, pulled pork, smoked 522-2333. Asian: L D. Kiva Patio Café, 600 E. Amador Mi Pueblito, 1355 E. Idaho Ave., 0277. Mexican: B L D. sausage, ribs. Enrique’s, 830 W. Picacho, 647- Ave., 527-8206. Mexican, Southwest- 524-3009. Mexican: Mon.-Fri. B L D, Peppers Café on the Plaza (in the Red Brick Pizza, 2808 N. Telshor 0240. Mexican: B L D. ern, American: B L D. Sat.-Sun. B L. Double Eagle Restaurant), 2355 Calle Blvd., 521-7300. Pizzas, sandwiches, Farley’s, 3499 Foothills Rd., La Cocina, 204 E. Conway Ave., Milagro Coffee y Espresso, 1733 De Guadalupe, 523-6700. “Creative salads: L D. 522-0466. Pizza, burgers, American, 524-3909. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L. E. University Ave., 532-1042. Coffee- handling of traditional Southwestern Renoo’s Thai Restaurant, 1445 W. Mexican: L D. La Guadalupana, 930 El Paseo house: B L D.* dishes…. [plus] such non-Mexican Picacho Ave., 373-3000. Thai: Mon.-Fri. Fidencio’s, 800 S. Telshor, 532- Road. 523-5954. Mexican: Tues.-Sat. B Mix Pacific Rim Cuisine and Mix entrées as Salmon Crepes and Beer L D, Sat. D. 5624. Mexican: B L D. L D. Sun. B L. Express, 1001 E. University Ave. #D4, Braised Beef Carbonnade.” (March Roberto’s Mexican Food, 908 E. Fork in the Road, 202 N. Motel La Mexicana Tortilleria, 1300 N. 532-2042. Asian, Pacific: Mon.-Sat. L D. 2012). Southwestern: L D. * Amador Ave., 523-1851. Mexican: B Blvd., 527-7400. Buffet: B L D 24 hrs. Solano Dr, 541-9617. Mexican: L D. Moongate Café, 9395 Bataan Pho Saigon, 1160 El Paseo Road, L D.* Game Bar & Grill, 2605 S. Espina, La Nueva Casita Café, 195 N. Memorial, 382-5744. Coffeeshop, 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D. Rosie’s Café de Mesilla, 420 Ave- 524-GAME. Sports bar and grill: L D. Mesquite, 523-5434. Mexican and Mexican, American: B L. Pit Stop Café, 361 S. Motel Blvd., nida de Mesilla, 526-1256. Breakfast, Garduño’s, 705 S. Telshor (Hotel American: B L. Mountain View Market Kitchen, 527-1993. Mexican, American, steak: Mexican, burgers: Sat.-Thurs. B L, Fri. Encanto), 522-4300. Mexican: B L D. La Posta Restaurant de Mesilla, 120 S. Water St., 556-9856. Sand- Mon.-Sat. B L D. B L D. Go Burger Drive-In, 1008 E. 2410 Calle De San Albino, 524-3524. wiches, bagels, wraps, salads and other Player’s Grill, 3000 Champions Saenz Gorditas, 1700 N. Solano Lohman, 524-9251. Burgers, Mexican: “A restaurant with history hard-wired healthy fare: Mon.-Sat.: B L early D. * Dr. (NMSU golf course clubhouse), 646- Dr., 527-4212. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. Mon.-Fri. B L. into the fiber of its being. Through My Brother’s Place, 334 S. Main 2457. American: B L D. Santorini’s, 1001 E. University Golden Star Chinese Fast Food, building, menu and ownership, its roots St., 523-7681. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. Pullaro’s Italian Restaurant, 901 1420 El Paseo, 523-2828. Chinese: L D. extend all the way back to the 1840s.” Nellie’s Café, 1226 W. Hadley W. Picacho Ave., 523-6801. Italian: L DINING GUIDE Good Luck Café, 1507 S. Solano, (September 2011) Mexican , steakhouse: Ave., 524-9982. Mexican: Tues.-Sat. D. continued on next page 521-3867. Mexican, seafood: B L early L D, Sat.-Sun. and holidays also B. B L. Q’s, 1300 Avenida De Mesilla, D. Las Trancas, 1008 S. Solano Dr., Nopalito Restaurant, 2605 Mis- Grandy’s Country Cooking, 1345 524-1430. Mexican, steaks, burgers, souri Ave., 522- El Paseo Rd., 526-4803. American: B fried chicken: L D, Sat.-Sun. also B. 0440. Mexican: L D. Le Rendez-vous Café, 2701 W. L D. Guacamole’s Bar and Grill, 3995 Picacho Ave. #1, 527-0098. French Nopalito W. Picacho Ave., 525-9115. Burgers, pastry, deli, sandwiches: Mon.-Sat. B L. Restaurant, pizza, salads, sandwiches, Hawaiian Let Them Eat Cake, 2001 E. Lohm- 310 S. Mesquite appetizers: L D. an, Suite 136, 649-8965. Cupcakes: St., 524-0003. Hiebert’s Fine Foods, 525 E. Tues.-Sat. Mexican: Sun.- Madrid Ave. #7, 524-0451. Mexican, Lorenzo’s Pan Am, 1753 E. Uni- Tues., Thurs.-Sat. American: B L D. versity Ave., 521-3505. “Homey, classic L D.* High Desert Brewing Company, Italian fare.… Also features ravioli Old Town 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew dishes, in half and full portions, served Restaurant, pub: L D.* with salad and a basket of warm, fresh 1155 S. Valley International Delights, 1245 El bread. Save room for dessert.” (July Dr., 523-4586. Paseo Rd., 647-5956. Greek and Inter- 2008) Italian, pizza: L D. Mexican, Ameri- national: B L D. Los Compas Café, 6335 Bataan Me- can: B L.* Japanese Kitchen, 141 Roadrunner morial W., 382-2025. Mexican: B L D. Oriental Parkway, 521-3555. Japanese: L D. Los Compas Café, 603 S. Nevarez Palace, 225 E. J.C. Tortas, 1196 W. Picacho Ave., St., 523-1778. Mexican: B L D. Idaho, 526- 647-1408. Mexican: L D. Los Compas, 1120 Commerce Dr., 4864. Chinese: Jesse’s Kansas City BBQ, 230 S. 521-6228. Mexican: B L D.* L D. Church, 522-3662. Barbecue: Mon., Los Mariachis, 754 N. Motel Blvd., Paisano Tue., Thurs-Sat. L D. 523-7058. Mexican: B L D. Café, 1740 Calle Jireh’s, 1445 W. Picacho. Mexican, Maria’s, 1750 N. Solano Dr., 556- de Mercado, American: B L early D. 9571. Mexican: B L D. 524-0211. Jose Murphy’s, 1201 E. Amador Mesilla Valley Kitchen, 2001 E. Mexican: B L D.* (inside Ten Pin Alleys), 541-4064. Mexi- Lohman Ave. #103, 523-9311. Ameri- Pancake Al- can, American: L D. can, Mexican: B L.* ley Diner, 2146 Josephina’s Old Gate Café, Mesilla Valley Pizza & Subs, 3961 W. Picacho 2261 Calle de Guadalupe, 525-2620. E. Lohman Ave. #21, 521-9293. Pizza, Ave., 647-4836. Pastries, soups, salads, sandwiches: sandwiches: Mon.-Sat. L D. American: B L, 44 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

DINING GUIDE SE, 546-0361. “The lunch menu features really exotic. But all the familiar dishes, continued traditional deli-style sandwiches... The both American and Mexican, are done dinner menu is much grander, though well, and it’s that care in preparation that some sandwiches are available then, lifts the food above the ordinary. This is Ave., 521-9270. “An eclectic blend of too. Dinner options include filet mignon, not a freezer-to-fryer type of restaurant.” Fred’s Carpet Greek and Mediterranean dishes—gy- flat iron steak, T-bone, ribeye, New York (September 2012) American, Mexican, ros with different meats, such as lamb strip, Porterhouse, barbequed pork ribs, breakfasts: Mon.-Thur. B L, Fri. B L D. & or chicken, hummus with pita, Greek Duck L’Orange, Alaska King Crab legs, Tacos Mirasol, 323 E. Pine St., Upholstery Cleaning salads—plus sampler plates and less- broiled salmon steak, shrimp scampi, 544-0646. Mexican: Mon., Wed.-Sat. B familiar items such as keftedes and pork chops, osso buco, beef kabobs.” L D, Tues. B L. pork shawarma. Vegetarian options are (March 2010) Bar, deli, steaks: L D.* Tocayo’s Mexican Restaurant, Featuring the most numerous.” (July 2010) Greek, Mediter- Balboa Motel & Restaurant, 708 1601 E. Pine St., 567-1963. Mexican, ranean: Mon.-Sat. L D. W. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, Ameri- dine in or take out: Mon.-Sat. B L D, advanced, powerful Savoy de Mesilla, 1800-B Avenida can: Sun.-Fri. L D. Sun. B L. TRUCK-POWERED de Mesilla, 527-2869. “If you are Belshore Restaurant, 1030 E. Pine adventurous with food and enjoy a Akela St., 546-6289. Mexican, American: Apache Homelands Restaurant, extraction system! fine-dining experience that is genuinely Tues.-Sun. B L. sophisticated, without pretension or I-10. Burgers, ribs, “casino-style” food: Campos Restaurant, 105 S. Silver, B L D.* Commercial & In-Home Total Clean-Up, snobbishness, you definitely need to 546-0095. Mexican, American, South- check out Savoy de Mesilla. The added western: L D.* Columbus atio afé Post-Construction Clean-up, Windows, Walls, attraction is that you can do this without Cano’s Restaurant, 1200 W. Pine P C , 23 Broadway, 531- Stripping, Waxing, Tile Floors & Grout Cleaning spending a week’s salary on any of the St., 546-3181. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. 2495. Burgers, American: B L.* meals—all of which are entertainingly China Restaurant, 110 E. Pine St., and delectably upscale.” (March 2013) 546-4146. Chinese: L D. HIDALGO COUNTY INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING, American, Continental: B L D. Deming Truck Terminal, 1310 W. Lordsburg The Shed, 810 S. Valley Dr., 525- Pressure wash, Prep & Seal for Homes & Spruce St., 544-2228. “Indian food is El Charro Restaurant, 209 S. P 2636. American, pizza, Mexican, offered on a separate menu and you Businesses, Log Home & Deck Staining desserts: Wed.-Sun. B L.* Blvd., 542-3400. Mexican: B L D. have to ask for that menu. The list of Fidencio’s, 604 E. Motel Dr., 542- Sheba Grill, 2265 S. Main St., 525- dishes is not very long, but the spices 1100. Indian, Middle Eastern: Mon.- 8989. Mexican: B L early D. 25+ years experience. Reasonable rates and and flavor of the dishes that are offered Kranberry’s Family Restaurant Thurs., Sat.-Sun L D, Fri. D. , are authentically Indian.” (November 1405 Main St., 542-9400. Mexican, quality work. Free estimate/Fair prices. Si Italian Bistro, 523 E. Idaho, 2013) American, Mexican, Indian: B L 523-1572. “Wood-fired pizzas are the American: B L D. D, Sun. L buffet. Mama Rosa’s Pizza NM Handyman #03-043886-00-1 star of the show, along with plenty of , 1312 Main El Camino Real, 900 W. Pine St., St., 542-8400. Pizza, subs, calzones, Serving: Silver City and Grant County & Reserve and Catron County authentic pasta dishes.” (February 2006) 546-7421. Mexican, American: B L D. Italian: Mon.-Sat. L D. salads, chicken wings, cheeseburgers, Elisa’s House of Pies and shrimp baskets: L D. Simply Toasted Café, 1702 El Paseo estaurant R , 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, Ramona’s Café, 904 E. Motel Dr., Fred Stephens, owner/proprietor Road, 526-1920. Sandwiches, soups, 494-4639. “The southern-style fare is salads: B L. 542-3030. “Lordsburg’s quit Mexican a savory prelude to 35 flavors of pie.” food treasure offers some unusual takes Home: (575) 533-6460 Cell: (575) 201-8620 Si Señor, 1551 E. Amador Ave., (April 2012) American, barbecue, sand- 527-0817. Mexican: L D. on traditional recipes.” (December wiches, pies: Mon.-Sat. L D. * 2012) Mexican, American: Tues.-Fri. B L Spanish Kitchen, 2960 N. Main St., El Mirador, 510 E. Pine St., 544- D, Sun. B mid-day D. 526-4275. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. 7340. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. Spirit Winds Coffee Bar, 2260 S. “Forghedaboudit” pizza & wings, Animas Locust St., 521-1222. Sandwiches, cof- 2020 Hatch Hwy. 26, 275-3881. “Direct Panther Tracks Café, Hwy. 338, fee, bakery: B L D.* from New York City, Bob Yacone and his 548-2444. Burgers, Mexican, American: St. Clair Winery & Bistro, 1720 wife, Kim Duncan, have recreated an Mon.-Fri. B L D Avenida de Mesilla, 524-0390. “A authentic-style New York pizza parlor Rodeo showcase for St. Clair wines… rooted in on the outskirts of Deming.” (June 2013) Rodeo Store and Café. 195 Hwy. the same attention to detail, insistence on Italian, pizza, wings: Mon.-Sat. L D, 80, 557-2295. Coffeeshop food: Mon.- quality and customer-friendly attitude as Sun. D. Sat. B L. the winery.” (July 2012) Wine tasting, Golden Sun Star, 500 E. Cedar St., Rodeo Tavern, 557-2229. Shrimp, bistro: L D. 544-0689. Chinese: L D. fried chicken, steaks, burgers, seafood: Sunset Grill, 1274 Golf Club Road Grand Motor Inn & Lounge, Weds.-Sat. D. (Sonoma Ranch Golf Course clubhouse), 1721 E. Pine, 546-2632. Mexican, 521-1826. American, Southwest, steak, steak, seafood: B L D. CATRON COUNTY burgers, seafood, pasta: B L D. Irma’s, 123 S. Silver Ave., 544- Teriyaki Bowl, 2300 N. Main St., 4580. Mexican, American, seafood: B Reserve 524-2055. Japanese: Mon.-Sat. L D. L D. Adobe Café, Hwy. 12 & Hwy. 180, Teriyaki Chicken House, 805 El La Fonda, 601 E. Pine St., 533-6146. Deli, American, Mon. pizza, Paseo Rd., 541-1696. Japanese: Mon.- 546-0465. “Roomy, bright and airy, Sunday BBQ ribs: Sun.-Mon. B L D, Fri. L D. La Fonda is no mere taco joint. The Wed.-Fri. B L. Thai Delight de Mesilla, 2184 extensive menu features all the Mexican Black Gold, 98 Main St., 533- Avenida de Mesilla, 525-1900. “For the favorites at bargain prices, plus a wide 6538. Coffeehouse, pastries. adventurous, there are traditional Thai range of Anglo fare and a breakfast Carmen’s, 101 Main St., 533-6990. curries, soups and appetizers to choose that’s worth the drive to Deming. Famous Mexican, American: B L D. from, all of which can be ordered in for its fajitas: Choose chicken, beef or Ella’s Café, 533-6111. American: the degree of heat that suits you.… both, fajitas for two, or try the unusual B L D. The restaurant is clean, comfortable, stuffed fajita potato or seemingly contra- Uncle Bill’s Bar, 230 N. Main St., casual in a classy sort of way, and totally dictory fajita burrito.” (September 2009) 533-6369. Pizza: Mon.-Sat. L D. unpretentious.” (January 2011) Thai, Mexican: B L D.* Glenwood salads, sandwiches, seafood, steaks, Las Cazuelas, 108 N. Platinum Ave. Alma Grill, Hwy. 180, 539-2233. German: L D.* (inside El Rey meat market), 544-8432. Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, Mexi- Tiffany’s Pizza & Greek Ameri- “This gem of a restaurant turns out can: Sun.-Weds., Fri.-Sat. B L. can Cuisine, 755 S. Telshor Blvd #G1, perfectly cooked steaks and seafood, Golden Girls Café, Hwy. 180, 539- 532-5002. Pizza, Greek, deli: Tues.-Sat. as well as a full line of Mexican fare.” 2457. “Dig into an honest taste of the B L D.* (June 2011) Steaks, seafood, Mexican: local scene and a down-home breakfast Ump 88 Grill, 1338 Picacho Hills Tues.-Sat. L D.* you’ll surely wish your mama had made. Dr., 647-1455. “Irish pub: L D. Mango Maddie’s, 722 E. Florida The specials listed up on the whiteboard Valley Grill, 1970 N. Valley, 525- St., 546-3345. Salads, sandwiches, all come with biscuits and gravy, and the 9000. American: B L D, Friday fish fry. juice bar, coffee drinks. ample menu has all the usual suspects— Vintage Wines, 2461 Calle de Manolo’s Café, 120 N. Gran- omelets, pancakes, French toast and, of Principal, 523-WINE. Wine and cigar ite St., 546-0405. “The menu offers course, breakfast burritos—clueing you bar, tapas: L D. breakfast, lunch and dinner choices, into the rib-sticking satisfaction ahead.” Wok-N-World, 5192 E. Boutz, and it’s difficult to convey the immense (Nov. 2007) Breakfast: B. 526-0010. Chinese: Mon.-Sat. L D. range of food options available. In every Mario’s Pizza, Hwy. 180, 539- Zeffiro Pizzeria Napoletana, 136 section of the menu, there’s a mixture of 2316. “This unpretentious eatery serves N. Water St., 525-6757. “Owner Gary American-style ‘comfort’ food items and up better pizza than you’ll find in many Ebert and his very attentive and efficient Southwest-style Mexican dishes which no a big city. But a recent visit to the tiny, staff serve up gourmet-style pizza on doubt qualify as Hispanic ‘comfort’ food. scenic mountain town will forever be re- hand-tossed crusts.” (August 2009) Pizza, There’s nothing particularly fancy about membered as the time I had, absolutely, pasta, also sandwiches at adjoining the food, but it’s fresh and tasty. And the the best calzone of my life.” (Nov. 2008) Popular Artisan Bakery: Mon.-Sat. L D. prices are reasonable.” (February 2012) Italian: Mon.-Tues., Fri.-Sat. D. WRITE FROM THE HEART(AND WIN $$$)! Zeffiro New York Pizzeria, 101 E. Mexican, American: Mon.-Sat. B L D, University Ave., 525-6770. Pizza: L D. Other Catron County Enter the 2014 Desert Exposure Writing Contest! Sun. B L. Purple Onion Café, Mogollon, 539- Anthony Palma’s Italian Grill, 110 S. Silver, 2710. “Seasonal, quirky and way off the Ernesto’s Mexican Food, 200 544-3100. “Even if you think you don’t Submit your best article, short story, beaten path… serves eclectic fare and Anthony Dr., 882-3641. Mexican: B L. like Italian food, you might want to try ‘famous’ pie.” (August 2011) Breakfast, essay, poem or other piece of writing La Cocinita, 908 W. Main Dr., 589- this family-run enterprise, with Harold burgers, veggie melts, pita pockets, pies: by JULY 15. 1468. Mexican: L. and Palma Richmond at the helm. In Fri.-Sun., Mon. holidays, May-Oct.: B L. addition to the name, Palma brings to Chapparal Snuffy’s Steakhouse and Saloon, Entries will be judged on literary the restaurant her Sicilian heritage and El Bayo Steak House, 417 Chapar- Quemado Lake, 773-4672. Steakhouse: quality and how well they express ral Dr., 824-4749. Steakhouse: Tues.- recipes that came to the United States D (Dec.-April: closed Mon.-Tues.) Sun. B L D. with her grandmother. Harold brings some aspect of life in Southwest New training in classic Continental cuisine, Tortilleria Susy, 661 Paloma SIERRA COUNTY Mexico. Blanca Dr., 824-9377. Mexican: Mon.- along with his family’s New England Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. food traditions.” (Sept. 2010) Italian: L Hillsboro First prize: $100, plus publication in 2014 D. Sat. prime rib, Sun. buffet.* Barber Shop Café, Main St., the September issue! Doña Ana Patio Café, 1521 Columbus Road, 895-5283. American, Mediterranean, Big Mike’s Café, Thorpe Road. 546-5990. Burgers, American: Mon.- sandwiches: Thurs.-Sat. L. Up to four second prizes: $25 each plus publication in Desert Mexican, breakfasts, burgers: B L D. Sat. L D.* Hillsboro General Store & Café, Exposure Radium Springs Prime Rib Grill (inside Holiday 100 Main St., 895-5306. American and Country Cupboard, 827 Fort Selden Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Steak, Southwestern: Sun.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. B L. All entries will be considered for future publication in Desert Expo- Rd., 527-4732. American: B L D. seafood, Mexican: B D. sure at our usual rates. Santa Teresa Rancher’s Grill, 316 E. Cedar St., Note—Restaurant hours and meals 546-8883. Steakhouse, burgers: L D.* served vary by day of the week and Mail entries to: Desert Exposure Writing Contest, PO Box 191, Billy Crews, 1200 Country Club Road, 589-2071. Steak, seafood: L D. Si Señor, 200 E. Pine St., 546- change frequently; call ahead to make Silver City, NM 88062 or email to [email protected] 3938. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. sure. Key to abbreviations: B=Breakfast; B L. L=Lunch; D=Dinner.*=Find copies of Include name and postal address, plus email if available. LUNA COUNTY Sunrise Kitchen, 1409 S. Columbus Desert Exposure here. Send updates, Entries cannot be returned! Deming Road, 544-7795. “Good-quality comfort additions and corrections to: updates@ Adobe Deli, 3970 Lewis Flats Road food. There’s nothing on the menu that is red-or-green.com. k DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 45

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40 Days & 40 Nights Ursa Cafe Bear Minor Mountain the little blue box Azul Oso Lodge of eccentricities at The Lodge What’s Going on in June Plus a look ahead into early July. The Pollinators Fiber Fun June 9 downtown Silver City at the El Sol JUNE Septet. 8-10 p.m., beginners lesson at Saturday 7 p.m. $9, $7 members. Court Youth Silver City/Grant County with opening 3-5 p.m. at Ursa Minor Gallery, 303 N. Texas Sunday Silver City/Grant County Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504. 76x6 Studio Sale—See June 6. Phillip Gibbs—Austin singer-song- 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Free. 28 Bear Creek 124 Club Home Tour—Six loca- Father’s Day Brunch tions in Pinos Altos, plus the Tea House writer. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Road, Pinos Altos. June 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. reservations a must! located in the Buckhorn Saloon. Tickets Hadley, 525-6752. Farmers’ Market—8:30 a.m.-noon. at Adobe Springs, Alotta Gelato, or from Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St., 24 Club members. 1-4 p.m. 534-9484. Friday 654-4104. Silver City/Grant County Community Arts and Crafts Street Wellness Weekend—June 20-21 Las Cruces/Mesilla Two days of activities 66x6 Studio Sale Reception— Fair/Market—Every Saturday. 9 a.m.-2 Ancestral Gourdworks—Gourd Through June 7. Seven local artists show p.m. 703 N. Bullard St. including yoga, pilates, artists Karen Phillips and Kathe Stark will and sale of six-inch-square paintings. Grocery Store Walking Tour— hiking, presentations give a talk and demonstration. 11:30 4 to 7 p.m. Free. 28 Bear Creek Road, Led by registered dietitian Kristen Mor- a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tombaugh Gallery, on labyrinths, personal Pinos Altos. gan. Learn to read food labels and plan 2000 S. Solano, 522-7281. Baracutanga—”Best of Albuquer- healthy meals. Grant County Community wardrobe, and local Cherry Fields—Cherry Pickers, que,” the flavor of Latin America with Health Council. Register in advance at flora. Featuring guest Derrick Harris Band, Overcome of Las rhythms of Peru , Brazil, Colombia and 388-1198 or [email protected]. Cruces and Eric Burton. 2-5 p.m. $8 expert guides Paula more. 9 p.m. Little Toad Creek Brewery 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Food Basket, 1220 advance, $10 door. Rio Grande Theatre, & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard. N. Hudson St. Taylor, Genevieve 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, Greg and Charlie—Kick off the Jump into Summer!—Community Nedder and www.riograndetheatre.com. Summer Concert Series under the trees fun day. Prizes, food, games, obstacle Mesilla Valley Swing Band—Mu- Cordelia Rose of the Courtyard Cafe. 12-1 p.m. Gila courses, dancing. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. sic in the Park. Bring a blanket or lawn Regional Medical Center, 1313 E. 32nd Gough Park. 534-0248. Day passes available--$155 per day includes lunch. chair. No pets. 6 p.m. Free. Young Park, St. Southwest New Mexico Car 1905 E. Nevada Ave. 541-2550. Star Party—Wine and telescopes Show—Lowriders, custom cars, hot 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road The Lunch Box—Through June 5. with the Silver City Astronomical Society. rods, muscle cars and more. Music, Ila prepares a meal with assistance from Sunset-10 p.m. La Esperanza Winery, food, vendors, jumping balloon. 12-4 575 538 2538 • www.bearmountainlodge.com her neighbor, Auntie. This lunch, with (505) 259-9523. p.m. Downtown Silver City. Park at Visi- Auntie’s special ingredients, is meant to for more info and Father's Day menu Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo— tor Center, 201 N. Hudson. reach her husband’s heart through his Through June 7. See June 4. $18, $15 The Mother Tuckers—Country and stomach. Instead, the lunchbox lands gate. Southwest Horseman’s Park, Hwy. rock, in celebration of rodeo week. 9 on the desk of Saajan. In short order, 180E and Caballero Road. 534-5030, p.m. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distill- both parties realize that “the thing that silvercityprorodeo.com. ery, 200 N. Bullard. never happens” has happened and a Las Cruces/Mesilla Wild & Scenic Film Festival—Short correspondence begins. Through the environmental films, presented by Gila notes they pass back and forth in the House of Blue Leaves—Through June 22. Written by John Guare and Conservation Coalition. Raffle, live lunchbox, Ila and Saajan come to know music. 6:30 p.m. $12 at door, members each other, to support each other and directed by Tom Smith. Artie Shaugh- nessy has dreams of making it big in $10, students free. Buckhorn Saloon & fall in love. In Hindi and English with Opera House, Pinos Altos. www.gilacon- English subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sat. Hollywood as a songwriter, but he just can’t figure out quite how to get there servation.org. 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo—See 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $6 seniors and from Queens, NY, where he works as a zookeeper and takes care of his June 4. $18, $15 gate. Southwest students, $5 MVFS members, children Horseman’s Park, Hwy. 180E and and Weds. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle manic wife, Bananas. But when the Pope makes a historic trip to New York Caballero Road. 534-5030, silvercity- de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillaval- prorodeo.com. leyfilm.org. in 1965, Artie’s zany mistress Bunny is certain that with his blessing Artie’s Tuesday dreams will finally come true. But Artie’s Primary Election Day son, Ronnie, who intends on blowing up Las Cruces / Mesilla the Pope, Artie’s Hollywood friends Billy and Corinna, and a group of pushy Argentine Tango de Las Cru- 3 nuns seem to keep holding him back. Fabulous getaway nestled in the tall pines of Pinos Altos ces—Every Tuesday. David Haverporth teaches a lesson from 6:30-7:15 p.m. 8 p.m. $12, $10 students and seniors, • Fireplaces• Secluded Balconies Milonga 7:15-9:30 p.m. $5. 2251 Calle $8 Thursdays. Black Box Theatre, 430 de Santiago. (505) 620-0377. N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www. • Porches no-strings.org. Trap, Neuter & Return: Feral Cat Jeremy Noll—Opening for art • Telephone & WiFi Care—Nationally recognized expert on feral cat care Joe Miele will explain exhibit. 6-10 p.m. West End Art Depot, The 24 Club Home Tour is June 1 • Satellite TV 401 N. Mesilla St., 312-9892. some simple things we can do to make in Pinos Altos. • Barbeque Grill the feral cat population more comfort- Omar—Through June 12. In this able, and learn how to humanely reduce film, Omar, a baker, climbs back and • Hot Tub in Cabana the population by preventing new litters. forth over the towering Israeli security Las Cruces/Mesilla • Meeting Room 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Mar- wall to visit his girlfriend, Nadia. After 3V3 Live Soccer Tournament— ket, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436, www. being routinely harassed by Israeli Through June 8. Burn Lake Soccer • Cabins with Kitchens are available mountainviewmarket.coop. police, Omar and his two buddies shoot Complex. a random border guard—less out of po- ASA Missy Molina Fast Pitch Wednesday litical conviction than as a way to regain Softball Tournament—Through June 8. 1-888-388-4515 • (575) 388-4501 Silver City/Grant County some sort of power in their powerless Maag Park. lives. The film zeroes in on the aftermath: Crafts for Kids Virtual Hike Along the Gila —Create Father’s www.bearcreekcabins.com 4 the paranoia and breakdown of loyalty Day crafts to take home. 10 a.m.-1 River—With Nathan Newcomer, who Just 7 miles north of Silver City on HWY 15 started his 50-mile hike on May 27 and among people who have been friends p.m. Regular admission required for will end it on June 3, the 90th anniver- since birth. Six Oscar nominations, Best all family members: $5, $3 seniors, $2 sary of the Gila Wilderness. This year is Foreign Film. In Arabic/Hebrew with ages 5-17, free age 4 and under. Farm also the 50th anniversary of the Wilder- English subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sat. & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Drip- ness Act, and the hike is in celebration 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and ping Springs Road, 522-4100, www. of both of the anniversaries. Newcomer 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $6 seniors and nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. will also discuss the inventory he did students, $5 MVFS members, children DIY Smoothies—How to go beyond along the river in hopes of having the and Weds. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle your typical smoothie creation— incor- Gila River designated a Wild and Scenic de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillaval- porating vegetables (“green smoothies”), River. 2-3 p.m. Silver City Museum leyfilm.org. protein powders, and healthy additives Annex, 302 W. Broadway, 538-5921, Patricia Black—Artist reception for (chia seeds, flax seeds, bee pollen, etc.). www.silvercitymuseum.org. new exhibit in the El Paso Electric Gal- 12-1 p.m. $3, members free. Mountain lery. 5-7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436, Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo— Through June 7. The Boys and the Bulls. N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www. www.mountainviewmarket.coop. Earth Matters This annual PRCA Rodeo features high- riograndetheatre.com. House of Blue Leaves—Through A show about earthly flying bull riding, fast riding and roping, Ruthless! The Musical—Through June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $12, $10 nightly kids’ mutton bustin’. Gates open June 22. By Joel Paley and Marvin students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. matters that impact at 6 p.m., SHA Gymkhana demonstra- Laird. Eight-year-old Tina Denmark Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown tion at 7 p.m., Mutton Bustin’ at 7:30 knows she was born to play Pippi Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org. us all! p.m., and the PRCA Rodeo performance Longstocking, and she will do anything Melissa Greener—With Tiffany gets underway at 8 p.m. $18, $15 to win the part in her school musi- Christopher. Nashville folk crooner. Brought to you by: gate. Southwest Horseman’s Park, Hwy. cal. Anything includes murdering the High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, Gila/Mimbres 180E and Caballero Road. 534-5030, leading lady! This musical enjoyed a 525-6752. silvercityprorodeo.com. long off-Broadway run that opened Organic and Homemade Pest Community Radio with Britney Spears in the leading role. Control Workshop—Learn how to Thursday 8 p.m. $10, $9 student/senior/mili- deter pests and disease in your garden Gila Resources Silver City/Grant County tary, $7 age 6 and under. Las Cruces or farm naturally. This workshop will Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown cover pest identification, preventative Information Project 5Gold Panning—Brown bag lecture and demonstration by David Rinsch. In Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org. measures, and what to do when you’ve New Mexico the museum courtyard. Rinsch has lived Scott Winans—Open for exhibit, got a real problem. Pre-registration Wilderness Alliance most of his life in Grant County and “Colors of Juarez.” 5-7 p.m. Main Street required. $20, $15 members. 9-11 a.m. has been prospecting for more than 30 Gallery and Big Picture, 311 N. Main MVM Farm, 2653 Snow Road, 523- Upper Gila Watershed Alliance years. 12-1 p.m. Silver City Museum, St., 647-0508. 0436, [email protected], www. 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www. Spring Show—New Mexico mountainviewmarket.coop. Every Tuesday and Thursday silvercitymuseum.org. Watercolor Society-Southern Chapter. Ruthless! The Musical—Through Opening reception. 5-7 p.m. Branigan June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $10, $9 10 am & 8 pm Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo— Through June 7. See June 4. $18, $15 Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541- student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and via [email protected] gate. Southwest Horseman’s Park, Hwy. 2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums. under. Las Cruces Community Theater, 180E and Caballero Road. 534-5030, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, Broadcasting on 89.1 FM Deming www.lcctnm.org. silvercityprorodeo.com. una ounty rt how L C A S —Opening Women’s Art Rituals in Southeast Las Cruces/Mesilla reception, 5-7 p.m. Deming Art Centerm Asia—Lecture in conjunction with the Podcasts available @ http://gmcr.org/category/earth-matters/ Big Band Dance Club—Jim Helder’s 100 S. Gold, 546-3663. exhibit, International Madonna Print DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 47

spacer bars, etc.). a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Bayard Public Library, Potluck dinner; 1112 Central Ave., 537-6244. HOT SPRINGS SOAKING bring your own Craft Class—Make “Coyote Scat,” service ware and a yummy trail food. For crafters ages • TENT SITES a dish to share. 8 and older, Pre-registration encour- • RV SITES • CABINS • 6-8 p.m. Senior aged, space limited. Parent or guardian Center, Victoria attendance required. 10 a. m.-noon. $5. • WALKING TOURS St. 534-1393, Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, rollingstonesgms. 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org. Faywood Hot Springs blogspot.com. Farmers’ Market—Music by Loose 165 Highway 61 Southwest Blues Band, 9-11 a.m. 8:30 a.m.- noon. New Mexico Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St., Faywood, NM 88034 Green Chamber— 654-4104. for more information call Gary Vaughn, Grocery Store Walking Tour— The Southwest New Mexico Car Show takes place president of the Led by registered dietitian Kristen Mor- 575-536-9663 in downtown Silver City on June 7. New Mexico gan. Learn to read food labels and plan Solar Energy As- healthy meals. Grant County Community Exchange by Ochosi Editions, by local sociation board, Health Council. Register in advance artist Sudeshna Sengupta. Noon. Free. will discuss the organization and how at 388-1198 or healthcouncil@grmc. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main it promotes renewable energy and org. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Bayard Food St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces.org/ energy efficiency, and what that means Basket, 1111 Tom Foy Blvd. A Better Chimney museums. for green businesses. Dutch treat food Lloyd Roger Grubaugh—Pianist Serving Southwest NM and Southeastern Arizona WWE LIve—WWE Superstars and drinks. 5:30 p.m. Little Toad Creek in recital works of J. S. Bach, Beethoven including Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard and Brahms. Grubaugh is a graduate It’s time to call A Better Chimney for The Shield, Kane, the WWE Divas. (back room). 538-4332. of the UCLA college of fine arts, with a 7:30 p.m. $15 and up. Pan Am Center, Las Cruces/Mesilla bachelor’s in music/piano performance. Spring Chimney Cleaning! He studied with world-renowned music 646-1420, panam.nmsu.edu, (800) Big Band Dance Club—CDs. DJ We will service and clean all your heating appliances from your pellet stoves, wood master Aube Tzerko for seven years. He 745-3000, ticketmaster.com. Gary Koverman. 8-10 p.m., beginners stoves, gas stoves, fireplaces and fireplace inserts to your clothes dryers and furnaces. Deming lesson at 7 p.m. $7. Court Youth Center, has spent most of his life playing popular music under another name. 7 p.m. Free, Knights of Columbus Golf 402 W. Court St., 526-6504. The only Certi ed Chimney Sweeps in Southern NM donations accepted. First United Meth- Scramble—7:30 a.m. $55, $200 team. Gleewood—Folk-rock from Cloud- www.abetterchimneynm.com odist Church of Silver City, 300-314 W. Rio Mimbres Country Club, 2500 E. Pine croft. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Stoves • Sales • Service • GB98 Lic. # 033328 St. 543-5060. Hadley, 525-6752. College, 575-538-2371 Presentation and Book Sign- 1800 US Hwy 180 E., Silver City • Call for an appointment 575-534-2657 History Notes—Maria Hroncich- ©DE Sunday Conner on “Acculturation and Prefer- ing—Butterfield’s Byway: America’s First Silver City/Grant County ence: An Investigation of Household Overland Mail Route Across the West by Melody Groves. 2 p.m. Silver City Grant County Chicano Music Ceramics from a 17th Century Spanish 8 Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, Project Gallery Talk—With Patricia Estancia.” 1 p.m. Free. Branigan Cultur- www.silvercitymuseum.org. JUNE 2014 Cano. 12-1 p.m. Silver City Museum, al Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, May 30-June 5 The Lunchbox—Dir: Ritesh Batra, (104 min., Second Saturday Quarterly Book 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www. www.las-cruces.org/museums. Hindi and English. w/Eng Subs) Sale—Friends of the Silver City Library. silvercitymuseum.org. Lush & Lean—“Rainwater Harvest- Stock up on summer books: 50-cent June 6-12 Omar—Dir: Hany Abu-Hassad, (96 min. , Las Cruces/Mesilla ing” Jeff Anderson, Ag Agent, DA Arabic/Hebrew w/Eng Subs) NMSU-CES. 6-8 p.m, Free. Wia Build- paperbacks, $1 hardbacks. Authors 3V3 Live Soccer Tournament— range from Nelson DeMille to Nora Rob- June 13-19 Finding Vivian Maier—Dir: John Maloof, Burn Lake Soccer Complex. ing, 340 N. Reymond St. 528-3549, Charlie Siskel, (83min., In English) www.facebook. com/LushAndLean. erts and everything in between. Browse ASA Missy Molina Fast Pitch to discover new authors or pick up old June 20-26 The Amazing Catfish—Dir: Claudia Sainte-Luce, New Mexico’s Foods and Farms, (89 min. , Spanish w/Eng Subs) Softball Tournament—Maag Park. favorites. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; members only Today and Yesterday—Author Timothy 25th Patron Admitted Free & Small Popcorn is 25¢ for all on the 25th day Desert Wind Band and Tom McKimmie’s presentation combines New 9-10 a.m. 1510 Market St., folsilver- Morris—Music in the Park. Bring a June 27-July 3 The French Minister —Dir: Bertrand Tavanier, Mexico’s agricultural history with the [email protected]. (113min., French w/Eng Subs) blanket or lawn chair. No pets. 6 p.m. Vaccination Clinic—9 a.m.-noon. production of foods, feeds and fibers 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla • www.mesillavalleyfilm.org • (575) 524-8287 Free. Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. High Desert Humane Society, Cougar 541-2550. today. 7 p.m. $2 donation. Farm & Shows nightly at 7:30- Sunday Matinee at 2:30. Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Drip- Way. The Fountain Theatre—featuring the best independent, foreign and alternative Ruthless! The Musical—Through films in the Southwest. Home of the Mesilla Valley Film Society since 1989! June 22. See June 6. 2 p.m. $10, $9 ping Springs Road, 522-4100, www. Las Cruces/Mesilla student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. House of Blue Leaves—Through under. Las Cruces Community Theater, NMHSCA North-South All Star June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $12, $10 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, Baseball Series—Through June 14. students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. www.lcctnm.org. Apodaca Stadium. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no- strings.org. Monday Friday Kantha Quilts of Bengal—“Story- Make it a special day. Silver City/Grant County Silver City/Grant County telling through Recycled Fabrics.” Multi- Energy Efficiency and Renewable generational workshop in conjunction You bring the license. We will take care of the rest. 9Pollinators Fiber Fun—Down- 13 town at the El Sol with opening at Ursa Energy—Browse and learn with NM- with the exhibit, International Madonna Have your ceremony (2-10 guests) Minor Gallery, 303 N. Texas. 3-5 p.m. SEA’s SunChaser Program. Eight stations Print Exchange by Ochosi Editions, by opening. will be set up with hands-on learning local artist Sudeshna Sengupta. Ages 9 in the romantic setting of the Inn on Broadway. activities. 1-4 p.m. Town of Silver City and up. Noon. Free. Branigan Cultural Widowed Persons Service—Joe Call us about our elopement packages. Wlosinski on ID theft and scams. 10:30 Office of Sustainability, 1106 N. Pope. Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, a.m. Lunch $10. Glad Tidings Church. 538-4332. www.las-cruces.org/museums. 537-3643. Loose Blues Band—Classic blues, Lonesome Shack—Seattle “gutbuck- A Bed & Breakfast Located in Historic Downtown rock, folk, and country under the trees of et blues.” High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. 411 W. Broadway, Silver City, NM 88061 the Courtyard Cafe. 12-1 p.m. Gila Re- Hadley, 525-6752. Tuesday 575-388-5485 • www.InnonBroadwayweb.com Silver City/Grant County gional Medical Center, 1313 E. 32nd St. NMHSCA North-South All Star Southwest New Mexico Green Baseball Series—Apodaca Stadium. 10Community Forum—Also June 12. “The Wonders of Compost.” Do your Chamber Breakfast—Gary Vaughn, Ruthless! The Musical—Through garden a favor and get a full lesson on president of the New Mexico Solar En- June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $10, $9 how to get your compost pile up and ergy Association board, will discuss the student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and running. 12-1 p.m. Free. Silver City role the organization has played as a under. Las Cruces Community Theater, Food Co-Op, 520 N. Bullard, Commu- watchdog of the PRC and PNM policies 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, nity Room, 388-2343, www.silvercity- on renewable energy connection to the www.lcctnm.org. foodcoop.com. grid. 8-10 a.m. Diane’s, 510 N. Bullard. USSSA Slow-Pitch—Through 538-4332. June 15. Father’s Day invitational. Harty Summer Reading Program— Through July 11. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Las Cruces/Mesilla Softball Complex. Bayard Public Library, 1112 Central Finding Vivian Maler—Through Deming Ave., 537-6244. June 19. John Maloof and Charlie Sis- Luna Rossa Festival—10 a.m. Las Cruces/Mesilla kel’s riddle of a film unmasks a brilliant Luna Rossa Winery, 3710 W. Pine St., photographer who hid in plain sight for 544-1160. Brown Bag Lunch Lecture— “Welcoming the New Union Pacific decades working as an eccentric French Santa Teresa Facility,” presented by nanny. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sat. 1:30 and Sunday Zoe Richmond, Union Pacific director 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Father’s Day of public affairs, on the planning and $7 regular, $6 seniors and students, $5 Silver City/Grant County construction of this $400 million project. MVFS members, children and Weds. 15Field Trip—Gila Native Plant Learn about the increase in rail traffic Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guada- Society will lead a field trip to the high and its impact on the area. 12 p.m. lupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org. country of Signal Peak Road. Bring wa- Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., House of Blue Leaves—Through ter, lunch, a hat and sunscreen and wear 647-4480 June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $12, $10 good hiking shoes. Meet in the south students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. parking lot of the WNMU Fine Arts Cen- Kim Lytton—Vocalist. Every Other Tuesday. 6:30 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown ter Theater for carpooling. 8 a.m. Free. Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523- Mall, 523-1223, www.no- strings.org. 388-5192, www.gilanps.org. 6403, www.riograndetheatre.com. NMHSCA North-South All Star Las Cruces/Mesilla aseball eries B S —Through June 14. Compassion & Choices—Erin Mar- Apodaca Stadium. Wednesday shall, New Mexico Campaign Manager Thu 6/5 Phillip Gibbs (Austin Singer/songwriter) Las Cruces / Mesilla Ruthless! The Musical—Through for Compassion & Choices, will be the June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $10, $9 NMHSCA North-South All guest speaker. Montana Senior Village Sat 6/7 Melissa Greener w/ Tiffany Christopher 11 student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and Star Baseball Series—Through June Community Building, 355 Montana. (Nashville Folk Crooner) 14. Apodaca Stadium. under. Las Cruces Community Theater, 527-8432, [email protected]. 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, House of Blue Leaves—Through Thu 6/12 Gleewood (Cloudcroft Folk-Rock) www.lcctnm.org. Thursday June 22. See June 6. 2:30 p.m. $12, Sat 6/14 Lonesome Shack (Seattle Gutbucket Blues) Silver City/Grant County USSSA Slow-Pitch—Through $10 students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. June 15. Father’s Day invitational. Harty 12Community Forum—See June 10. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Thu 6/19 Stefanie Fix & Johann Wagner (Austin 12-1 p.m. Free. Silver City Food Co-Op, Softball Complex. Mall, 523-1223, www.no- strings.org. Singer-Songwriters) 520 N. Bullard, Community Room, 388- Saturday Mariachi Los Arrieros and Maria- 2343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. Flag Day chi Flores Femenil Mexicanas—Music Sat 6/21 Bob Einweck (Tucson Singer-Songwriter) Rolling Stones Gem and Min- Silver City/Grant County in the Park. Bring a blanket or lawn Thu 6/26 Pee Wee More (Austin Outlaw Country) chair. No pets. 6 p.m. Free. Young Park, eral Society—Presentation by club 1425th Annual Gila Classic Golf member Wayne Allen, owner of Silver Tournament—Benefits Gila Regional 1905 E. Nevada Ave. 541-2550. Sat 6/28 Chris "Moondog" Hall & Brigitte London City Fine Jewelers. He will describe his Medical Center Foundation. Four-person Ruthless! The Musical—Through (Last Honky-Tonk Music Series) background and how he got into the scramble. 7 a.m. Golf Course, 9 Golf June 22. See June 6. 2 p.m. $10, $9 jewelry business. He wants those who Course Dr. 538-4870. jkellerman@grmc. student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and make jewelry to bring some of their org. under. Las Cruces Community Theater, “makings” so that he can begin order- Children’s Plant Program—Gila 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, ing findings (jewelry-making essentials Conservation Education Center. Plant including bails, earwires, headpins, flowers and decorate your own pots. 11 EVENTS continued on next page 48 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

klezmer music. Band members include Jose “Pepe” Carlos, accordion and requintero; Alex Bendana, THE TO bass; Miguel Ramirez, percussion; and Marisol DOLIBustin’ outST all over. Hernandez, vocals. They will be performing mu- sic from their most recent award-winning album, “Treinta Dias” (30 Days), acclaimed nationally by une brings plenty of music (insert your own NPR, Ad Age and the Wall Street Journal. rhyming phrases with June, tune and swoon Then on June 28 at the Old Elks Club in Silver here). On June 14, the First United Meth- City, you can dance to local favorites the Big Ditch Jodist Church of Silver City presents a recital by Crickets. The dance is a benefit for the Silco The- pianist Lloyd Roger ater renovation effort. Grubaugh, perform- ing works of J.S. ummer is also Bach, Beethoven and vacation time for Brahms. Grubaugh kids, who can studied with world- Sget a head start on renowned music mas- the season June 7 at ter Aube Tzerko, who Gough Park in Silver can trace a musical- City with the annual teaching lineage back Jump into Summer to Beethoven himself. community fun day A friend of Silver City La Santa Cecilia, performing on June 20. for families. Enjoy for some 30 years, prizes, food, games, Grubaugh has played obstacle courses, here occasionally and served as the Methodists’ dancing and free activities for all ages. pianist for a while. Also on June 7, up at the Buckhorn in Pinos On June 20 at Old James Stadium, the Mimbres Altos, the Gila Conservation Coalition presents the Region Arts Council and WNMU will sponsor a Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The collection of free concert by 2014 Grammy winners La Santa short environmental films will be accompanied by Cecilia, Los Angeles’ hottest hybrid alternative live music and a raffle. band. Winners in the category of Best Latin Rock, On June 19 at WNMU’s Global Resource Cen- June 2014 Urban or Alternative Album, La Santa Cecilia com- ter, you can learn more about the impact on ado- bines Latin, rock and world music in a distinctive lescents of alcohol, prescription drugs and other Calendar of Events rhythmic style that draws on cumbia, bossa nova, drugs in a special Town Hall sponsored by the Wednesday, June 4—Take a Virtual Hike Along the Gila River rumba, bolero and tango as well as jazz, rock and Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. k with Nathan Newcomer 2 pm to 3 pm at the Silver City Musem Annex, 302 W. Broadway Domestic Violence Court Watch niors and students, $5 MVFS members, Thursday, June 5—Brown Bag program EVENTS continued Training—The Grant County Court children and Weds. Fountain Theatre, Gold Panning Lecture and Demonstration with David Rinsch Watch group will host a free informa- 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, 12 noon to 1 pm Silver City Museum Courtyard, 312 W. Broadway www.lcctnm.org. tion session and training for people mesillavalleyfilm.org. Sunday, June 8—Grant County Chicano Music Project USSSA Slow-Pitch—Father’s Day interested in volunteering for the Do- Gallery Talk with Patricia Cano invitational. Harty Softball Complex. mestic Violence Court Watch Program. Saturday 12 noon to 1 pm at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway Participants will learn about the domestic Silver City/Grant County Saturday, June 14—Craft Class Monday violence court process, the benefits of 213rd Annual Summer Kick-off Make “Coyote Scat”, A Yummy Trail Food! Silver City/Grant County a court watch program, and the nuts Soccer Tournament—Through June 22. 10 am to 12 noon at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway 16Youth Mural Camp—One or two and bolts of how to do court watch. An $150 per team. Scott Park, 936-0398, For crafters aged 8 and older, $5, limit 10 crafters, pre-registration encouraged. weeks. Mimbres Region Arts Council. overview of the volunteer application 313-4211, [email protected]. Parent or guardian attendance required. Kids (ages 6-12), apprentice interns is included in the three-hour training. Energy Efficiency Awards Break- (ages 13and 14) and interns (15 and Pre-registration is required: (312) 498 fast—Followed by a community tour Saturday, June 14—Presentation and Book Signing older) with mentoring artists will create 9449 or [email protected]. of energy efficient projects. Call for Butter eld’s Byway; America’s First Overland Mail Route Across the West a mural and renovate the original “hand 1 p.m. The Volunteer Center, 13th and location, reservations and additional by Melody Groves walls.” Applications for campers and Corbin. information: 538-4332. 9 a.m. 2 pm at the Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway interns are available at the MRAC office Kids’ Day at the Museum—Free Farmers’ Market—Music by Greg Friday, June 20—Kid’s Day at the Museum! (in the Wells Fargo Bank) or at Leyba & family fun in the courtyard. Included will and Jean, 9-11 a.m. 8:30 a.m.-noon. Free family fun at the museum! Ingalls ARTS. Space is limited, please be rope making, historic games, bubble Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St., 9 am to 12 noon at the Silver City Museum Courtyard, 312 W. Broadway register early. Limited scholarships are making, river art activities, a treasure 654-4104. Ongoing Exhibits available. 9 a.m. $165 for both weeks, hunt/navigation activity, a cowboy time Swing Soleil—Gypsy jazz. 7 p.m. Gila Wild: A Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Gila Wilderness and the $110 for one week. Penny Park, 1305 traveler who will help you make cowboy Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, now through January 4, 2015 N. Grant St. 538-2505, www.mimbre- cuffs, free books, and refreshments. 9 200 N. Bullard. sarts.org. a.m.-noon. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Parece Que Fue Ayer: The Grant County Chicano Music Project through July 20 Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercity- Society—Field trip. Call for info. 8 a.m. Original photos and memorabilia of Chicano musicians Las Cruces/Mesilla Career Art Path—Through June museum.org. 388-2010, rollingstonesgms.blogspot. Faces and Places of the Chihuahuan Desert through June 8 27. Two-week immersion program in the La Santa Cecilia—Grammy winners com. visual arts for middle school students. La Santa Cecilia consists of accordionist Stars-N-Parks—Jupiter very low For more information: visit us at 312 West Broadway, Silver City, NM, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown and requintero Jose “Pepe” Carlos, bass- in the west, Mars past the meridian call 575-538-5921, or click www.silvercitymuseum.org Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre. ist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel and Saturn approaching the meridian com. Ramirez, and lead vocalist La Marisoul. at program’s start. The summer Milky 5-9:30 p.m. Free. WNMU Old James Way runs south to north, northeast by Thursday Stadium. www.mimbresarts.org. program’s end. Presenter: Matt Wilson. Silver City/Grant County Wellness Weekend—Through June Program start: 9:30 p.m. $5 day-use 21. Two days of yoga, Pilates, hiking fee or park pass. City of Rocks State 19Town Hall on Youth Substance Abuse—Grant County Community and presentations on labyrinths, per- Park, 327 Hwy. 61, Faywood. www. Health Council. 6-7:30 p.m. WNMU sonal wardrobe and local flora, along astro-npo.org. Enjoy Desert Exposure? Global Resource Center. 388-1198, ext. with healthy, delicious meals. Instructors: Is It a Tweet? Or Is It a Novel?— 10. Cordelia Rose, Genevieve Nedder, and Writing workshop with Jonathan Miller, Paula Taylor, creative director of Tucson author of the “Rattlesnake Lawyer” se- Las Cruces/Mesilla Fashion Week. $155 day pass includes ries. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $85. Space limited. Big Band Dance Club—Live music. lunch. Bear Mountain Lodge, 60 Bear For info and reservations: 313-3172, Become a part of it! 8-10 p.m., beginners lesson at 7 p.m. Mountain Ranch Road, 538=2538. www.swwordfiesta.org. Pinos Altos. $9, $7 members. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504. Las Cruces/Mesilla Las Cruces/Mesilla House of Blue Leaves—Through Bob Einweck—Tucson singer-song- We’re looking for a few good people to lend us a House of Blue Leaves—Through June 22. See June 6. 7 p.m. $12, $10 June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $12, $10 writer. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. hand. Part-time, highly exible opportunities students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. Hadley, 525-6752. include: Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Desert Baby-Wearers—10 a.m.-12 Mall, 523-1223, www.no- strings.org. Mall, 523-1223, www.no- strings.org. p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 uthless he usical Hydration Wellness Class—Ways R ! T M —Through El Paseo, 523-0436, www.mountain- you can stay cool and hydrated this June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $10, $9 viewmarket.coop. • Las Cruces advertising sales (commission-based) summer. 5-6 p.m. $3, members free. student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and Experiments with Watercolors— Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, under. Las Cruces Community Theater, In conjunction with exhibition, “New 523-0436, www.mountainviewmarket. 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, Canvases and Textures of My Mind,” by • Silver City delivery (once a month, flat fee) coop. www.lcctnm.org. the New Mexico Watercolor Society- wing oleil Lush & Lean—Community Collabor- S S —Gypsy jazz. 8 p.m. Southern Chapter. Noon. Free. Branigan ative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCo- De La Vega’s Pecan Brewery. Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541- • Writers/reporters (various) RaHS). Dave Dubois, State Climatologist, The Amazing Catfish—Through 2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums. NMSU. 6-8 p.m, Free. Wia Building, June 26. The film tells the story of Gus Macker Tournament—Through 340 N. Reymond St. 528-3549, www. Claudia, a woman with no real family or June 22. 3-on-3 basketball. $140 team • Administrative/operations (task-based) facebook.com/LushAndLean. friends. When appendicitis lands her in fee. www.macker.com, ouse of lue eaves Stefanie Fix and Johann Wag- the hospital, Claudia meets Martha and H B L —Through ner—Austin singer-songwriters. High her brood of children. As Martha’s HIV June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $12, $10 Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, condition worsens, Claudia finds herself students and seniors, $8 Thursdays. Email a cover letter and resume to: 525-6752. becoming more drawn to the family. She Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown becomes both a voluntary care-giver Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org. [email protected] Friday and friend to Martha and her children, Ruthless! The Musical—Through Silver City/Grant County and slowly discovers a sense of family June 22. See June 6. 8 p.m. $10, $9 that has eluded her all her life. In Span- student/senior/military, $7 age 6 and 203rd Annual Summer Kick-off (No calls, please) Soccer Tournament—Through June 22. ish with English subtitles. Nightly 7:30 under. Las Cruces Community Theater, $150 per team. Scott Park, 936-0398, p.m., Sat. 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sun. 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, 313-4211, [email protected]. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $6 se- www.lcctnm.org. DESERT EXPOSURE JUNE 2014 49

Lindemann, Soils a.m., followed by music and vendors at Professor, NMSU. Gough Park. Weather permitting fire- Presents 6-8 p.m. Free. works display at dusk. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wia Building, 340 July 4th Ice Cream Social—Enjoy N. Reymond St. old-fashioned ice cream and games for 528-3549, www. the kids. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Silver City facebook.com/ Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, LushAndLean. www.silvercitymuseum.org. Pee Wee Up. Close. Impersonal—Through Moore—Outlaw August 4. Opening for art show by country from Avelino Maestas, online content editor Austin. High for the National Wildlife Federation June 6—Baracutanga Desert Brewing, in Washington, DC. 4 p.m. Common 1201 W. Hadley, Ground Gallery, 102 W. Kelly. “Best of Albuquerque” 525-6752. Las Cruces/Mesilla irls USSSA G 4th of July Celebration & Fire- Bringing you the flavor of Latin America with Fast Pitch— works—Vendors and live entertainment rhythms of Peru , Brazil, Colombia and more! Through June 29. before the fireworks. Free. Hadley Com- Explore the story of a 1910 fan at the Branigan “The Big Event” plex, 1801 E. Hadley Ave. 541-2000, NIT. Hadley Ath- Cultural Center in Las Cruces on June 26. www.las-cruces.org. June 7—The Mother Tuckers letic Complex. USSSA Youth Baseball Global Deming World Series—Through July 6. Hadley in celebration of rodeo week Friday Athletic Complex. The Borderland Bones—Music in Silver City/Grant County the Park. Trombone quartet from Las Country & Rock’n’Roll 27Greg and Jean—Original folk Saturday Cruces, performing everything from the under the trees of the Courtyard Cafe. Shows begin at 9 pm classics to big band. 6 p.m. Rockhound Silver City/Grant County 12-1 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center, Farmers’ Market—8:30 a.m.- State Park, 9880 Stirrup Road SE, 5 1313 E. 32nd St. noon. Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at Downtown Toad • 200 N. Bullard 546-6182, FriendsofRockhound.org. Craft Beer & Spirits & Fine Pub Food Las Cruces/Mesilla 7th St., 654-4104. 543-8344. Historic Downtown Silver City Don Coyote—Through June 28. A Community Arts and Crafts Street Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valley Fair/Market—Every Saturday. 9 a.m.-2 Live Music Every Weekend Sunday Open 6 Days a week • 11-11 • Later Weekends • Closed Tues. Silver City/Grant County presents tales about a favorite southwest p.m. 703 N. Bullard St. trickster. 7 p.m. $7. Rio Grande Theatre, 3rd Annual Summer Kick-off Las Cruces/Mesilla 22 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, Soccer Tournament—$150 per team. Homemade and Organic Fertilizer www.riograndetheatre.com. 644-9561, Scott Park, 936-0398, 313-4211, Workshop—Learn the many ways an Watch: [email protected]. [email protected]. organic grower can help plants thrive. Cable Channels The French Minister—Through Las Cruces/Mesilla Pre-registration required. 9-11 a.m. 17, 18 & 19 July 3. The film depicts the life of Arthur $20, members $15. MVM Farm, 2653 Listen: 6th Annual Solar Cook-Off and Vlaminck, the freshly hired speechwriter Snow Road, 523-0436, mvmoutreach@ KOOT 88.1 FM Solstice Celebration—Fun, food, solar for the French minister Alexandre Tail- gmail.com, www.mountainviewmarket. cooking contests, prizes, music, vendors, All classes are at the CATS/KOOT studio located at 213 N. Bullard lard de Worms. Arthur is consistently coop. and more. Bring your homemade or Silver City, NM. Classes start at 5:30 PM and last one hour. hurled through a sea of endless rewrites USSSA Youth Baseball Global store-bought solar oven and cook up Spaces are limited, so please call 534-0130 to reserve a spot 24 hours in advance. and bureaucratic minutiae, all the while World Series—Through July 6. Hadley your favorite recipe, then enter the balancing the verbose personalities of Athletic Complex. cook-off contest for a chance to win the diplomats with whom he is forced to June 2014 Classes prizes. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Mountain work. In French with English subtitles. Monday 6/04/14: Beginner Audacity Radio Editing Program with Todd Dennehy! View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436, Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sat. 1:30 and 7:30 Learn how to record and edit your own KOOT 88.1 FM radio show! www.mountainviewmarket.coop. Las Cruces / Mesilla p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regu- USSSA Youth Baseball Global Gus Macker Tournament—3-on-3 7 6/11/14: Beginner Movie Maker Video Editing! Introduction to Movie Maker— lar, $6 seniors and students, $5 MVFS World Series—Hadley Athletic Com- basketball. $140 team fee. www.macker. a free video editing program! members, children and Weds. Fountain plex. com. Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 6/18/14: PRO Radio! Wonder how the Pros do it? This class will turn you into a House of Blue Leaves—See June 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org. Tuesday PRO! Taught by KOOT 88.1 FM Pro, Todd Dennehy! 6. 2:30 p.m. $12, $10 students and se- USSSA Girls Fast Pitch—Through Las Cruces / Mesilla niors, $8 Thursdays. Black Box Theatre, July 2014 Classes June 29. “The Big Event” NIT. Hadley Dr. Floyd—Every Other Tuesday. 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, 8 Athletic Complex. 6:30 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 7/09/14: Movie Maker! Want to show others your photos, but they aren't www.no-strings.org. 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, interested? Learn how to turn your digital photos into a video production! Ruthless! The Musical—See June 6. Saturday www.riograndetheatre.com. k 2 p.m. $10, $9 student/senior/military, Silver City/Grant County 7/16/14: KOOT 88.1FM Community Radio 101! Learn the rules and regulations

$7 age 6 and under. Las Cruces Com- 28Farmers’ Market—8:30 a.m.- for broadcasting on YOUR Community-YOUR Station KOOT 88.1 FM! munity Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, noon. Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org. 7/23/14: Turn Your Videos Into a CATS TV Production! Phone videos, camera 7th St., 654-4104. videos, camcorder videos! Get your videos on TV! Slippery Jack and Dr. Floyd—Mu- Silco Theater Renovation Benefit— sic in the Park. Bring a blanket or lawn Big Ditch Crickets dance. Advance ticket Classes are FREE to members! Non-members are charged a $10 fee. chair. No pets. 6 p.m. Free. Young Park, sales at Visitor Center, 201 N. Hudson (KOOT 88.1 FM and CATS-where YOU’RE in control!) 1905 E. Nevada Ave. 541-2550. St. 7-10 p.m. $10, children 12 and For more information: 575-534-0130 Hillsboro under with adult free. Old Elks Club, Swing Soleil—Gypsy jazz. 3 p.m. 315 N. Texas St. Send events info by the 20th of Hillsboro Community Center. Las Cruces/Mesilla the month to: events@desert- Chris “Moondog” Hall and Bri- Tuesday gitte London—Last Honky-Tonk Music exposure.com, fax 534-4134, Las Cruces / Mesilla Series. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. PO Box 191, Silver City, NM 24Gluten-Free Desserts with Sum- Hadley, 525-6752. 88062 or NEW—submit your Video Stop mer Fruit—Favorite recipes, sampling Don Coyote—See June 27. 1 p.m. event online at www.desertexpo- desserts, and experimenting with gluten- $7. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Down- sure.com/submitevents. free baking. 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Mountain town Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndethe- View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436, atre.com. 644-9561, [email protected]. BEFORE YOU GO: www.mountainviewmarket.coop. 15,000 Movies Make a Matchbox Retablo—Noon. Note that events listings­ are Sunlight—Folk. Every Other Free. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Tuesday. 6:30 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Main St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces. subject to change and to human Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523- org/museums. error! Please confirm all dates, Rent or Buy! 6403, www.riograndetheatre.com. USSSA Girls Fast Pitch—Through times and locations.­ June 29. “The Big Event” NIT. Hadley 6/17 Thursday Athletic Complex. facebook.com/videostopnm Las Cruces / Mesilla Wine and Cheese Pairings—With 2320 Hwy 180E • Silver City, NM • 575-538-5644 26Cowboys: The Real Deal—Exhibit local wine from Amaro Winery. 12-4 opening. New Mexico and the Southwest p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 are home to an enduring cowboy tradi- El Paseo, 523-0436, www.mountain- tion. For almost three centuries, beginning viewmarket.coop. with the Spanish arrival in the region, those who could ride and rope were in Sunday demand as cowpunchers and drovers on Las Cruces / Mesilla cattle ranges and trails. This exhibit in the 29Anthony & the Niteliters and Traditions and Legacy Galleries brings The Classic Mixx Band—Music in the into focus the life of the cowboy, featur- Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. No ing photographs, stories and objects, pets. 6 p.m. Free. Young Park, 1905 E. including a chuck wagon. 6-8 p.m. Free. Nevada Ave. 541-2550. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 USSSA Girls Fast Pitch—“The Big Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www. Event” NIT. Hadley Athletic Complex. nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. Hands-on Workshop—This JULY workshop, aimed at adults, will examine Wednesday a wooden promotional fan passed out at Las Cruces / Mesilla the opening of the Boston Store by Joseph 2USSSA Youth Baseball Global Rosenfeld in Las Cruces in November of World Series—Through July 6. Hadley 1910. Later, Rosenfeld would convince Athletic Complex. his business partner Sam Klein to join him in Las Cruces. Klein would go on be Thursday Las Cruces’ longest-serving mayor. The Las Cruces / Mesilla fan provides subtle insight into early 20th 34th of July Electric Light century Las Cruces, highlighting some of Parade—Las Cruces celebrates with a the desires and needs of 1910 residents. parade of floats decorated with electric It also features an image of downtown. lights. 9 p.m. Free. 541-2000, www. Are there landmarks or buildings we can las-cruces.org. identify today? 1 p.m. Free. Branigan USSSA Youth Baseball Global Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541- World Series—Through July 6. Hadley 2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums. Athletic Complex. Hydration Cooking Class—Ways you can stay cool and hydrated this sum- Friday mer. 5-6 p.m. $3, members free. Mountain Independence Day View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436, Silver City/Grant County www.mountainviewmarket.coop. 4Independence Day Festivities— Lush & Lean—Composting. Bill 4th of July parade downtown at 10 50 JUNE 2014 www.desertexposure.com

Continental Divide • David A. Fryxell Our Cincinnati experiences prepared us a little for the critter parade of living in Silver City, but the sheer profusion and variety of wildlife still leave us speech- less sometimes. What’s most amazing, though, is that Wild Kingdom we’re enjoying wildlife in unprecedented (to us, that is) numbers in the most inhospitable-seeming place Where life is hard, there’s plenty of it to see. we’ve ever lived.

he other day, looking out back, we spotted there, several lots on our block were still undeveloped fter all, it’s famously dry here (putting the Des- two young mule deer at play. They scampered and the lot behind us was wooded and overgrown. ert in Desert Exposure). The ground looks across our field of vision, heedless of the pre- My friends and I could walk to the banks of the more like airport tarmac than anything that Tcarious footing, stopped hard and reversed course. river (such as it was when not flooding), in that inno- couldA support life. Rather than the welcoming, power- The clatter of their hooves against the rock-strewn cent era when parents apparently didn’t worry about line-endangering trees of my dad’s backyard, we have scarp echoed over our gasps of delight at this im- drowning, kidnapping or what a 10-year-old boy on mostly stubby, barely leafed trees that Midwesterners promptu show. the loose with a fistful of firecrackers might be up to. would call “shrubs.” Half the plant life in which crit- Most mornings, if we’re up and at ’em early enough, I suppose we saw birds and maybe frogs when we ters might seek shelter is studded with spikes of some I spot a cottontail or two out back while I’m making weren’t busy blowing tin cans sky-high or decapitat- sort. As my visiting sister-in-law once put it, “Don’t you coffee in the kitchen. By then the quail have already ing plastic army men. But I don’t remember if so. have any plants here that won’t hurt you?” started their calling, which always somehow sounds Instead, my non-zoo experience of wildlife was And yet somehow the furry and feathered crea- aggrieved, as if someone just twisted their topknots. limited to the songbirds and squirrels that visited our tures thrive—at least, enough to make frequent ap- And of course there are the ravens, swooping audibly backyard, which my dad set about filling with trees pearances where we can spot them. over the screen room, and the occasional buzzards with the sort of determination that General Sher- They come and go, of course, presumably with the and roadrunners (dining on packrats, one hopes). man applied to the Confederacy. My mom kept a changing local ecosystem and micro-climate. Just the Plenty of lizards out there, too—and sometimes in bird feeder on the balcony in winter, which attracted other day we were recalling the jackrabbits we used to here, when the cat pounces on one that’s wandered the usual suspects—juncos and such—and which get—towering over the humble cottontails they’d for- into the screen room—along with the occasional proved immune to all efforts at squirrel-proofing. age beside—and wondering why they don’t visit any- snake and even a toad But no deer scampered across our increasingly more. In years past, too, the quail would be so thick in the pond. tree-filled backyard, much less more exotic fauna. on the ground in the evenings that you could imagine Every few weeks There must have been jackrabbits somewhere— walking on them without ever touching terra firma. the coyotes wake us up namesake of South Dakota State University’s sports Now we have a quail family or two, but not the hordes. at night with their sing- teams—but the only ones I saw were corpses tossed Deer, on the other hand, were late to the party in our ing. Several times we’ve on the basketball court by rival fans. I hardly recall backyard. But in recent years we’ve seen them pretty spotted a skunk outside even a humble cottontail, but maybe I just wasn’t pay- regularly, and can count on them to clean up the fallen our garage door, just ing attention (playing superheroes takes a pretty seri- leaves and fruit from our peach, apple and pear trees. in time to not let it in. ous mental focus). Surely there were coyotes, too, not We’ll get to know a roadrunner pretty well, to lis- We’ve seen a fox once, only those playing on the University of South Dakota ten for its distinctive clacking call, and then it moves and fox scat more often sports teams named for them, but I never saw one. on. Some years the hummingbirds buzz in the back- than that, and there was South Dakota is famous for its pheasants, but yard like the sound of a dying hard drive, along with the coatimundi that left most of the pheasants I saw were on a dinner plate the annual oriole arrival, while other summers we its dusty print on the under a nice cream sauce. Students of my parents see only a few. We’ve spied baby squirrels, as tiny as hot-tub cover. We didn’t (both college English teachers) would share their toys, nibbling the flowers and foliage just outside my see the actual critter, but hunting prizes every pheasant season, no doubt hop- wife’s office window. Then they grow up, I guess, and the fish formerly in the pond sure did. ing to boost their grades. strike out on their own in other backyards, where the Judging by the photos readers keep sending in mother squirrel nags them about when they’re going for our “Life in a State of Nature” feature in the Tum- ven after we were married and moved away for to make her a grandma. bleweeds section, we’re hardly alone in enjoying a various jobs—St. Paul, Tuscaloosa, Dubuque, Life goes on, and we appreciate how lucky we are constant parade of wildlife. Our desert Southwest is Pittsburgh—the wildlife we saw was nothing to see so much of it—particularly given our lack of one big open-air zoo, and you never know what you Ethat would inspire a visit from Marlin Perkins and wildlife experiences growing up. Even as I type this, might see if you keep your eyes open. the old “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” TV show. the quail are complaining about whatever it is that ag- (“While Jim evades the crushing power of that ana- gravates them so, and my wife is calling me to come eaders sometimes joke that this column is conda, this important message from Mutual of Oma- see the big lizard out her window. If I watch long and a chronicle of “what I saw in my backyard,” ha can help you avoid crushing problems when the hard enough, maybe the mule deer young’uns will though to be fair I’ve covered plenty of other unexpected happens….”) come back to play. Rimportant topics in recent months, such as my beard When yet another job took us to Milwaukee, Our “wild kingdom” has many lessons to teach, I and the oddly limited palette of automobile colors. If in fact, I was so moved by the sight of a family of think—and not just about the need to buy insurance. k I do occasionally opine about the critters out there, deer crossing the sunset-lit park I sometimes drove though, it’s probably because I saw so little wildlife through on the way home that I wrote about it. growing up (outside of the Great Plains Zoo, that is). (Clearly, sowing the seeds for today’s Continental When he can tear himself away from the window, This seems strange in retrospect, because it’s not Divide column!) David A. Fryxell edits Desert Exposure. as though I grew up in Manhattan or someplace else Weirdly, we didn’t really encounter much urban utterly urban. Sioux Falls, SD, at the time was smaller wildlife until we moved to Cincinnati, to a big, turn- than Las Cruces is now, a modest city surrounded of-the-century house smack in the heart of the city. by corn fields and the Big Sioux River. Moreover, we There we had raccoons in the attic and once spot- were virtual pioneers, homesteading on what was ted a woodchuck in our neighbor’s backyard. Rather then the extreme edge of the city. (My old neighbor- than chucking wood, this woodchuck was busy con- hood is now considered “central” Sioux Falls, and the fiscating a big sheet of plastic the neighbor had left dirt road where my dad taught me to drive is the city’s out back—presumably for some woodchuck home- busiest intersection.) When my parents built a house improvement project.

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