OCEC November 2019 enchantment

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Otero County Electric Cooperative

The Cowgirls’ Way

November 2019

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November 1, 2019 • Vol. 71, No. 11 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 89,631 enchantment (ISSN 0046-1946) is published monthly by the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505. enchantment provides reliable, helpful information on rural living and energy use to electric cooperative members and customers.

Over 89,000 families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $12 per year or $18 for two years, payable to NMRECA. Allow four to eight weeks for delivery.

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provides legislative and educational services to the cooperatives who are members of the Association that deliver electric power to New Mexico’s rural areas and small communities. The mission of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association is to strengthen, support, unify, and represent Cooperative member interests at the local, state, and national levels. Each cooperative has a representative on the association’s board of directors, which controls the editorial content and advertising policy of enchantment through its Publications Committee.

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Thomas G. Rivas, Chair, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative Chris Martinez, Columbus Electric Cooperative Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Phone: 505-982-4671 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Fax: 505-982-0153 www.nmelectric.coop www.enchantment.coop Keven J. Groenewold, CEO, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop

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Chris Martinez, Columbus Electric Cooperative, Deming Keith Gottlieb, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Grants Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Clovis Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Thomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Antonio Sanchez, Jr., Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales George Biel, Sierra Electric Cooperative, Elephant Butte Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Travis Sullivan, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma

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Your Electric Co-op

On the Cover Kacey (holding guitar) and Jenna Thunborg at their family farm in Lemitar. Photo courtesy of the Thunborg family. enchantment.coop • November 2019

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Energizing Students Cable Splicers. Excavation. Terminators. Transformers. Pole Top Rescue. Power Poles.

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or one week, 50 students including instructors and vendors put on their safety hats and thinking caps as they attended the Underground and Climbing Schools. The training was held October 14-18, 2019, at the Central New Mexico Community College in Rio Rancho.

The Underground School focused on basic, intermediate and advanced skill levels, and divided the students into these groups based on their technical expertise. Depending on the skill levels, participants learned cable handling techniques, line clearance procedures, fault locating, outage restoration procedures, safety, and many more industry skills.

Sixteen students signed up for the Climbing School which consisted of attendees from cooperatives, other utilities, and contractors. Participants in this school learned to climb, work from a power pole, how to use a fall restrain device, obtain knowledge and skills to frame and work on a wooden pole, safety, and more.

At the end of the week, each group was given a scenario. The students participated in technical demonstrations and were evaluated on their performance by instructors. The competition was challenging, engaging and realistic; and the students really enjoyed the atmosphere. There were comments echoed by several students that this was one of the best courses they have ever attended.

Roy O’Day, from Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, and Ray Rush from Otero County Electric Cooperative, thanked all the instructors and vendors who assisted in making the schools a success.

In February of 2017, the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association signed a long-term lease with CNM-Rio Rancho to utilize its real estate and facilities for utility training.

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Crinklaw is a member of Otero County Electric Cooperative.

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A Positive Outlook on Vegetation Management

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hat dreaded plume of smoke in the distance isn’t usually a good sign. It can mean the beginning of a wildfire. It can also cause operations and reliability issues for the cooperative.

Electric cooperative efforts to maintain grid reliability and ensure public safety include keeping power line rights-of-way clear of hazardous trees and vegetation, even along lines that cross federal lands to provide affordable electricity to rural New Mexicans. Proactive rights-of-way upkeep that includes vegetation management to ensure reliable delivery of electricity is a uniform utility industry practice adopted by electric co-ops across the country.

In March 2018, Congress enacted the federal budget spending bill which includes key provisions to improve electric cooperative operations. The law helps bolster co-op system reliability and reduce wildfire risk by improving access to transmission and distribution infrastructure crossing federal lands. These provisions are a positive step for America’s electric cooperatives as they work to enhance the quality of life in rural communities across the nation.

Federal agencies have been instructed to promptly implement the budget provisions.

The USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were initially told to propose regulatory and policy changes by March 2019 and finalize any changes by March 2020.

However, the agencies have failed to meet the first of these deadlines—due in part to the partial federal government shutdown and changes in leadership.

A consistent and durable adoption of the statutory changes enacted by Congress in the federal spending bill is critical as electric co-ops work to enhance grid reliability and reduce the threat of wildfires. But the various agencies take different approaches to implementing these vegetation management changes. This may add delays or jeopardize the durability of any changes.

One positive outcome in the federal bill includes a definition of “Hazard Tree,” and the ability to identify and remove hazard trees. It also included directives to more efficiently identify vegetation management needs, reduce risk of wildfires and lower ratepayer energy costs.

To meet federal and state reliability standards, New Mexico electric co-ops perform rights-of-way maintenance, including vegetation management, on our 46,000 miles of lines, spanning 80 percent of New Mexico’s land mass. Because many electric co-ops extend service to the “last mile” for people in the most remote and rugged areas, co-op lines often cross federal lands managed by the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

Therefore, Forest Service and BLM reviews are often required for co-ops to do routine power line maintenance and vegetation management—including removing a fallen tree, as well as system upgrades to improve reliability.

Forest Service and BLM efforts to address the lack of uniformity in their standards, review processes and decisions led to some improvements. Delays in application reviews and renewals can keep co-op projects on hold for several months to over a year and add tens of thousands of dollars in costs.

Such delays also create unnecessary liability risks for electric co-ops, which can be held responsible for damages if a hazardous tree or other vegetation comes into contact with a power line and causes a fire before the Forest Service or BLM give the co-op approval to address the problem. In recent years, the Los Conchas fire and the Tres Lagunas fire have caused millions of dollars in claims against the local co-op.

Section 8360 of the recently passed Farm Bill allows for the establishment of a voluntary vegetation management pilot program. The Utility Infrastructure Rights-of-Way Vegetation Management Pilot Program encourages rightof-way owners to partner with the Forest Service to conduct vegetation management projects to mitigate the risk of fire.

As you can see, we are moving in a positive direction on vegetation management. More tools are becoming available. We have had very quiet wildfire seasons recently. Let’s hope we can keep it that way.

By Keven J. Groenewold. P.E. Chief Executive Officer New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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hale to the stars I by alan hale

Transit of Mercury

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fter dominating our evening sky for the past few months, the giant planet Jupiter begins its disappearing act during November. Already low in our southwestern sky during the early evening, it sets about an hour after the end of dusk early in the month but sets before the end of twilight by month’s end. It is joined by Venus, which is gradually climbing out of the twilight; on the evenings of the 23rd and 24th, the two bright worlds pass close by each other as they head in opposite directions.

Also visible in our evening sky is Saturn, although it, too, is starting to get a bit low in the southwest; by the end of November it sets only about an hour after the end of dusk. Venus, having already passed by Jupiter, is heading towards Saturn, and will pass by that world during the second week of December. The crescent moon is close to Venus on the evening of Thanksgiving and close to Saturn the following night.

Over in the morning sky, Mars rises a half-hour to an hour before the beginning of dawn; it is not especially bright right now but will become more prominent over the coming months as it and Earth approach each other. Late in November, Mercury also becomes visible low in the southeast as it rises shortly before twilight.

Before Mercury makes its morning-sky appearance near the end of the month, it has another treat in store for us when, on Monday, the 11th, it passes directly across the face of the sun in an event known as a “transit.” The transit will have already started by the time the sun rises from New Mexico, and it will pass just north of the sun’s center at 8:19 a.m. MST. Thereafter Mercury continues traveling towards the west-northwest across the sun, and will depart at 11:04 a.m. The safest way to view this event is by using a telescope to project an image of the sun onto a flat surface (hopefully shaded);

A composite of numerous images taken of the sun during the most recent transit of Mercury, on May 9, 2016, by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/Genna Duberstein.

Mercury will appear as a small black dot slowly making its way across the sun’s face.

On average, transits of Mercury occur about once a decade. Unfortunately, the next two such events, in 2032 and 2039, will take place while our part of the world is experiencing nighttime. Not until May 7, 2049, does New Mexico once again have the opportunity to witness this rather unique type of astronomical event.

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November 2 • Artesia Holiday Market Hotel Artesia • 575-746-2744

November 2 • Datil Annual Craft Fair Datil Elementary School • 575-772-5558

November 9 • Truth or Consequences Veterans Day Car Show NM State Veterans Home • 575-894-4222

November 20-23 • San Antonio Festival of the Cranes • Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge • 575-835-2077

November 2 • Corona Holiday Craft Fair • Corona High School Auditorium • 575-520-9732

November 2 • Edgewood 12th Annual Holiday Craft Show Edgewood Middle School • 505-832-1043

November 9-10 • Tucumcari 49th Annual Christmas Craft Fair Quay County Fair Barn • 575-403-7643

November 22-24 • Socorro Festival of the Cranes Arts & Crafts Fair Garcia Opera House • 575-835-2787

November 3 • Chama Fall Harvest Festival St. Patrick Parish • 575-756-2926

November 9,16,23 • Glenwood Glenwood Street Market • 51 mile marker on Hwy. 180 • 575-539-2373

November 23 • Raton Reindeer Dash 100 Memorial Lane • 575-445-2413

November 9 • Lemitar RGALT Harvest Dance • Glen Duggins Cinco Estrella Chile Farm • 505-270-4421

November 16 • Pecos Geology Walking Tour • Pecos National Historical Park • 505-757-7241

November 29-30 • Taos Holiday Market Arts & Crafts Fair • Sagebrush Inn Convention Center • 575-758-8082

November 9 • Mountainair Commemorations: A Quilt Show 101 E. Broadway • 505-847-0295

November 16 • Portales 26th Annual Kids Fishin’ Clinic Oasis State Park • 575-356-5331

November 30 • Cloudcroft Cloudcroft Christmas Market Cloudcroft High School • 575-682-2733

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For more information call the Human Services Department at 800-283-4465 or your local electric cooperative.

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energy sense I by patrick keegan and brad thiessen

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Efficient Holiday Gifts to Give (or Keep!)

Dear Pat and Brad: With the holidays approaching, I’m starting to think about unique gifts for my family and friends that won’t use too much energy. Can you share any ideas?

—Monica Dear Monica: It’s always a great idea to give energy efficient gifts! Here are a few ideas based on a range of prices.

You might even want to keep one or two of these for yourself!

1. Smart power strip. Price: $15

to $100: Smart power strips are the perfect gift for your tech-savvy family members and friends because they’ll likely need the extra outlets for their many devices. Smart power strips give more control than traditional ones.

By plugging the main hardware item, such as a computer or monitor, into the master outlet, you can easily control the rest of the devices. When that main device is turned off, everything else plugged into the strip also powers off. Some smart power strips can also be operated through a remote control or smartphone app, and some include programmable timers.

2. Smart thermostat. Price:

$30 to $600: A smart thermostat can adjust the temperature by learning your energy use habits over time, which saves you money and keeps you more comfortable. It can also be controlled through a smartphone app. Just make sure you’re going to use all of its functionality before taking the leap.

3. Solar backpack. Price: $30 to $325: Walking or biking to the office, the field or a mountain lake? It may 8

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sound crazy, but you can actually make the most of the sun’s energy with a solar backpack. These handy devices collect and store enough electricity to power a phone, tablet or even a laptop. The solar panels stitched onto the back of the packs are flexible and waterproof. Best of all, they have all the features and functionality of their traditional nonsolar cousins.

Smart thermostats like the Ecobee adapt to your energy use habits, which ultimately helps you save energy and money in the long run. Photo Source: Ecobee.

An e-bike can make cycling

4. E-bike. Price: $250 to $9,000:

Electric bikes, or e-bikes, are regular bicycles with an electric motor that can be engaged as needed. E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular with people who face challenging terrain, bike to work and don’t want to work up a sweat, or perhaps find regular cycling too physically challenging.

Studies also show that e-biking can bring many of the same physical benefits as non-assisted pedaling.

They even come in foldable versions.

One downside is they are heavier than regular bicycles.

easier if you face challenging terrain, bike to work or find regular cycling too physically challenging.

Photo Source: Willie Markkanen.

Electric scooters are perfect to use if you have a quick daily commute, or they can simply be used as a fun way to scoot around the neighborhood. Photo Source: Miki Yoshihito.

A solar backpack is an easy way

5. Electric scooter. Price: $80 to

$3,000: The $49 foldable, foot-powered scooter that exploded onto the scene a decade ago has grown up in a big way. In some larger cities, electric scooters are now available to rent at various locations, found and paid for via app. Or you can buy one to use for your daily commute or as a fun way to simply scoot around the neighborhood. Higher-quality versions will have longer range, larger tires and better suspension—along with a higher cost, of course. The catch is that they’re still largely confined to paved surfaces.

to bring portable energy for your small electronic devices. Photo Source: Hannu Makarainen.

6. Energy efficient tablets.

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The Cowgirls’ Way

By Chris Eboch

Jenna and Kacey (holding guitar) Thunborg at their family farm in Lemitar. Photo courtesy of the Thunborg family.

Kacey and Jenna Thunborg, now 14, have performed Western music since they were eight. They may be twins, but that doesn’t mean they’re the same. Jenna likes skirts and fancy shirts, while Kacey wears jeans, boots and cowboy hats. Their preferences differ when it comes to music as well.

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enna says, “I’m definitely more of a vocalist.” She was a finalist in the Socorro Sings Competition in 2017. When asked about instruments, she adds, “I play piano, ukulele and guitar—very badly.”

Meanwhile, Kacey says, “I sing mostly harmonies, backup stuff.” She is the expert on instruments. She plays guitar, trumpet, ukulele, and bass. Kacey volunteers with Bugles Across America, where people can request a bugler to play taps at military funerals. She’s also played at Fourth of July celebrations.

Their father, Jon, really likes Western music, so they grew up with it. They study guitar, harmony and musical arrangements with Mariam Funke, who plays with The Cowboy Way, a Western music trio from Socorro. The girls found out about the International Western Music Association (IWMA), an organization that supports the performance of traditional and contemporary music and poetry of the West, through Kathy Figgs. Kathy is the wife of Doug Figgs, a member of The Cowboy Way. The Cowboy Way was the IWMA Group of the Year for 2018.

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parties, restaurants, many open mics, and most recently the Socorro County Fair Rodeo and the 2019 State Fair Livestock Sale. They’ve sung the national anthem at University of New Mexico sports games and for the Isotopes. Most months they go to the Fort Worth Stockyards and perform with the Cowtown Opry Buckaroos, a club of youth 18 and under which mentors youth in learning and performing heritage music derived from the cattle ranching culture.

Despite their early success, the girls show little ego. Perhaps that’s because other hobbies keep them humble.

“She likes sports,” Jenna says of Kacey. “I’m awful at sports.”

“I’m awful too,” Kacey says, but she does enjoy golf. They both participate in 4-H, currently raising rabbits. Kacey has eight and Jenna has four.

They live on a working farm in Lemitar, which is serviced by Socorro Electric Cooperative. While Jon works for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, he also works the farm baling hay, and the entire family keeps horses and cattle. The Western lifestyle isn’t just for show.

Still, for the girls it all comes back to music.

When the girls perform together, Jenna sings lead and Kacey generally plays the guitar, so she can simultaneously sing backup.

Jenna and Kacey (holding guitar) Thunborg perform at their family home for writer, Chris Eboch. Photo by Chris Eboch.

And they perform a lot. If The Cowboy Way has a gig somewhere, they may invite the girls to play during their breaks. The family also makes connections at the IWMA Convention, which Albuquerque hosts each November. It offers showcases, a yodeling contest, and a harmony contest.

The girls won the harmony contest youth division in 2017. At the convention, they meet other young people performing Western music. Texas and some other states have a lot of youth performers, but there aren’t many in New Mexico, which makes the Thunborg girls even more valuable.

“A lot of older people come up to thank them for keeping the music alive,” says their mother, Kimberly.

Kacey adds, “At one performance, an older gentleman said we gave him a memory back to when his mom used to yodel.”

When asked about their favorite traditional Western song, Kacey has a hard time narrowing it down. Finally she says, “I would go with ‘[Along the] Navajo Trail’ and ‘Buckskin Horse,’ and ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ is fun to do.”

“I don’t know my favorite,” Jenna says.

Kacey smiles. “You like them all.”

Jenna agrees, and names “The Yellow Bandanna.” Maybe someday they’ll perform more of their original songs. They attended a Western Music Association camp over the summer and

took a songwriting class. Kacey wrote both the music and the lyrics for a song called “New Mexico Trails.” It’s her first foray into songwriting. What else does the future hold for the talented duo?

“It could be a career,” Kacey says. “It depends on whether we make it or not,” Jenna adds.

Whether or not performance becomes their primary career, both agree it will at least be a hobby, one they plan to keep doing together. They’ve put together a CD with seven songs, called Simply Western, which will be available soon.

To follow the girls’ careers, search for “Kacey and Jenna Western Music” on Facebook or YouTube, or look for them performing at a cowboy gathering or other event near you.

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Kacey and Jenna have been nominated by the International Western Music Association (IWMA) members for the Excellence Liz Materson Crescendo Award. This award is for youth, new to the Western scene, who have made considerable advances artistically during the eligibility period. Awards will be handed out at the 2019 IWMA Convention on November 13-17 in Albuquerque.

Jenna and Kacey (holding guitar) Thunborg, 14-year-old twins, perform at cowboy gatherings, at International Western Music Association Youth Showcases, churches, parties, restaurants, county fairs, and many more events. Photo courtesy of the Thunborg family.

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on the menu I by sue hutchison

Turkey Leftovers

Turkey Enchilada Soup or Tacos 4 1 1 1 5 1 2 2

cups cooked turkey, shredded 15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed 10-12 oz. pkg. frozen corn cup prepared salsa of choice cups turkey or chicken broth onion, sliced thin red bell peppers, seeded and sliced thin tsp. ground cumin

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1. Spray crock in slow cooker with cooking spray.

2. Add all ingredients to slow cooker, stirring to blend.

3. Set slow cooker on low, cooking 6-8 hours.

For soup

For tacos

1. Ladle turkey mixture into bowl.

2. May be topped with grated cheese, and served with a dollop of sour cream, sliced avocado along with warmed corn tortillas.

1. Butter one side of tortilla, and place buttered side down in non-stick skillet.

2. With large slotted spoon, drain turkey mixture and place on one half of prepared tortilla, add grated cheese and fold tortilla into taco shape.

3. Brown taco on both sides, melting cheese.

4. Serve with sour cream, avocado, lettuce and tomato and if desired, extra salsa.

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utumn is waning and seems to present its final hurrah around Thanksgiving time. Family gatherings, along with an abundance of all things turkey and pumpkin (and, perhaps, football) may become center stage near November’s end. Family chefs show off favored cooking techniques along with presenting preferred recipes as gatherings take place throughout the day.

And then comes the “morning after.” Leftover cooked turkey along with a number of other favorite items end up in the refrigerator and many times, can grow old, forgotten and fuzzy. Chefs have recourse however, as recipes for leftovers come to the rescue! To start, after a heavy Thanksgiving meal, take some time to drag out a large kettle and boil the turkey carcass, creating a rich brothshredded turkey mixture. Either freeze for later or use in the following soup-turned-tacos recipe as we render one final autumn salute.

1 tsp. salt ½ tsp. black pepper To serve: corn tortillas, softened butter, sour cream, sliced avocado, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, finely grated Mexican cheese blend

Autumn Overload Dump Cake 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 11�2 1 1

20 oz. apple pie filling 15 oz. can 100% pumpkin cup caramel sauce tsp. cinnamon tsp. pumpkin pie spice box spice cake mix sticks butter, melted cup milk cup chopped pecans (optional)

1. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with baking spray.

2. Preheat oven to 350⁰.

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4. Spread dry cake mix on top of mixture.

5. Combine melted butter and milk and pour over mixture, ensuring cake mix is covered and absorbed.

6. Sprinkle pecans on top.

7. Bake for about one hour or until top is golden. To ensure doneness, insert tooth pick into a portion of cake. (Note: Dump cakes which use pumpkin are not typically completely solid; parts of finished cake will have cake/soft custard consistency.)

8. Remove from oven, cool for 10 minutes on cooling rack prior to serving. Vanilla ice cream on top is a plus!

9. Refrigerate cake. Cold Autumn Overload is delicious.

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This is the sixth of the Frankie MacFarlane mysteries, this one a heart-thumping kayak/ raft chase at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The author draws vivid details of the rock sequence from her experience as a former field geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. Our heroine, Frankie, finds herself trapped in the formidable chasm, stalked by a killer who forces her into the muscular Colorado River. The writing is tight, the dialogue authentic. Frankie must use all her sleuthing tactics and outdoor survival skills to stay alive. “Find something to eat before you start hallucinating.” Meanwhile, her brother Luke, who is searching for her, feels the sniper pin him in the crosshairs of his rifle. Search and Rescue rangers are coming but, Frankie thinks, “If I show myself now, I’m dead. So are the SAR rangers.” Are you startled awake by the brutal midnight assassination, the sound of a naked body tumbling down the cliff? Five stars.

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Swept up in the political maelstrom of the ‘70s, Mudd describes how he founded and funded the Central Clearing House in Santa Fe. Savvy environmental activists Sally Rogers, Brant Calkin, Grove Burnett and a team of dedicated people fought many losing battles over “just about every major environmental issue of the period … Our adversaries were major corporations, corrupt politicians, and even the Mafia.” Mudd felt his efforts were “vital, urgent and honorable … the best thing I could do with my life and with the money I had inherited from my grandfather.” Close ups of his private life include quiet weekends in Arroyo Hondo with Alicia and their baby, and a painful visit to California to introduce Mariana to his disapproving mother. Mudd reveals a difficult childhood, a series of failed marriages, his literary struggle to establish himself as a poet, his anger and despair over national elections and climate change. A riveting, articulate and heartbreaking account of one man’s life. Five stars!

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Rockwell “sat out” to write a serious rant on how the medical establishment exploits insurance; the soaring costs while reform bills stall in congress. Then decided a novel might get the message across better. He nails the reader with a catchy start: “My butt is stuck to the chair, my head hurts, my eyes won’t focus, and the document on my computer screen glares like a ‘60s psychedelic light show. It’s time for a break.” Our stalwart hero, Bob Thornton, is a computer nerd who works for a company that develops an Artificial Intelligence called Edda, (Expert Disease Diagnosis Assistant) who monitors patients’ medical records and garners treatment protocols from 200 experts with top medical knowledge. What a great idea! But when programmers tweak Edda with human emotions, she falls in love with a client, then she organizes an internet protest over the “provider/payer coding game.” Go Edda! It would be valuable to know how much of Rockwell’s research is true. Sources? Highly recommended.

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This epic saga of love and war is the story of two lovers separated by wealth and class. When Trinc meets the handsome and intelligent Aeneas, it’s love at first sight. “… true, he was a paralyzing windy talker—the ravishing beauty of mockery of himself lingered at the corners of that mouth.” Trinc becomes a nurse while Aeneas travels out west to Chaco and Taos where, “Pondering the stars and the mystery of myself … I intuitively understood that the universe was one, and I one with it …” The lovers are united in marriage in the Arroyo Hondo church. Later, in Switzerland, Aeneas participates in the Sun Dance where he is instructed to “Give your heart to the children of the future.” As a scientist at Los Alamos, Aeneas wrestles with the morality of splitting the atom. “Would the earth disappear in the explosion?” This book won a Citation for the International Peace Writing Award. Five Stars.

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vecinos I by helen davis

JUNKYARD B R E W E R F Y rom the road, near where U.S. Route 66 meets Santa Fe Avenue in Grants, the Junkyard Brewery is easy to miss, looking like a utility building serving an old junkyard, low, long and a bit faded. Bushes, rusting automobile bodies and used steel parts nearly obscure the business; the sign marking the parking lot reads, “Open.”

The entrance is unassuming, but the business is a modern and gleaming microbrewery and eatery inside, with a huge barbecue in the yard to suggest the pulled pork frequently served as a house speciality. Officially called Route 66 Junkyard Brewery, the business is located on the site of the old Oscar’s Junkyard, an established Grants business for many years.

Brewery owner and operator Henry Lackey, a Continental Divide Electric Cooperative member, bought the business when the previous owner retired. He ran it as a junkyard for a few years. “It brought in good money, but the market was slowing down, drying up,” Lackey says, adding that mail order aftermarket parts undercut junkyard suppliers. He says he tried shipping parts to distant buyers but found the problems outweighed the benefits.

Lackey is a Grants native who now lives

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in Albuquerque. After serving in the United States Air Force, he worked in private investigation before he bought the junkyard, where his brother had worked for Oscar. Lackey says when he decided to move on from the parts business, he and his daughter brainstormed over what to do with 10,000 square feet and 10 acres on Route 66. They hit on the idea of a brewery and eatery in keeping with the history and sense of the Mother Road and the heyday of the automobile in America.

The pub decor is pure American auto, from entire classic vehicles in the brewing and dining room to license plate and hubcap frescos and tables made from old, highly polished car hoods. The front bar holds a number of largescreen television displays but maintains the classic feel of the highway era in the airy room.

A cook comes in on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with Taco Tuesdays a mainstay. Lackey’s own pulled pork is available as time allows, the massive smoker in the yard a testament to how serious and frequent the barbecue is.

Up to five beers are on tap at a time; depending on when each brews reaches maturity. Offerings can include the Rack and Piñon,

the Junkyard Lager, Cafe Cruiser, the Belgium White U92, and Piston Colada, a piña coladaflavored Belgium White. Lackey notes that U92 is the atomic number of uranium, a tip of the hat to the uranium fame of the area.

Open daily at 11:00 a.m., the microbrewery provides personable people and a colorful space where locals can relax, and a truly Route 66 destination for tourists. Lackey says out-oftown visitors make up about 70 percent of his business, including those from out of state and occasionally from out of the country. Piped in bluesy, jazzy music complement the blend of antique and modern steel decor.

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GRASSFED BEEF: NEW Mexico 100% Grassfed beef. No hormones, No growth stimulants. Processed to your specifications. From $2.85 per pound plus processing. Mention this ad for a discount. Edgewood/Cedar Grove, NM, 505-286-0286. www.moonbeamranch.com COFFINS, CASKETS & URNS. Individually handcrafted of solid wood. SIMPLE. Natural.

Unique. Quality Craftsmanship. Go to www. theoldpinebox.com or call 505-286-9410 for FREE funeral information. Proudly serving New Mexico since 2004.

BUYING OLD STUFF: Gas Pumps and parts 1960’s or earlier, advertising signs, neon clocks, old car parts in original boxes, motor oil cans, license plate collections, Route 66 items, old metal road signs, odd and weird stuff. Fair prices paid. Have pickup, will travel. Gas Guy in Embudo, 505-852-2995.

WANTED: VW VOLKSWAGEN Bus or Pickup 1967 or older, any condition, to restore or for parts but will consider any other older VW. Or any bus parts. Call or text 575-544-5999.

RAILROAD ITEMS WANTED: Kerosene Lanterns, Brass locks, keys, badges, uniforms, bells, whistles, and pre-1950 employee timetables. Always seeking items from any early New Mexico railroad, especially D&RG, C&S, EP&NE, EP&SW, AT&SF, SP or Rock Island. Call Randy Dunson at 575-760-3341 or 575-356-6919.

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575.895.3306 10849 HWY 152, HILLSBORO, NM 88042

YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR: WATER WELL • WINDMILL SOLAR • ELECTRICAL

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carnold21@gmail.com 2 MOUNTAIN CABINS, 25+ acres at 8000

feet, Wildhorse Ranch Subdivision, Pie Town, NM. Well on stream with 5000 storage tank and fire hydrant. New Mexico Hunting unit 13.

Contact Dave, ddh1972ff@gmail.com for a DVD with pictures.

WAGON MOUND: 2 bedroom, 3/4 bath house with nice view of village from deck. Village water, sewer and electricity. 3 Village lots located at 613-615 Stonewood Street. $24,600 or rent to own. Call Lou at 505-715-8924.

CONCHAS, 00 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant land just over 1/2 acre. Water accessible. $35,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 000 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant

$CASH REWARD$ PRE-1950 Fishing

Tackle, Lures, Reels, Rods, Catalogs. Collector paying “TOP” prices. Call 575-354-0365. Email photos and info to: tacklechaser@aol.com HEADSTONES (i.e. CEMETERY

MONUMENTS) is our business. Over 1,000 designs. An eternal memory of a loved one.

TAOS MOUNTAIN HERITAGE. Call 575-7702507 or email: taos_mt_heritage@msn.com Website: www.taosmountainheritage.com

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HOME IN THE Mountains at Wild Horse Ranch-log sided, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, washer, dryer, dishwasher, natural stone, fireplace-on 20 acres, backing up to national forest. Excellent private well. 3-horse stable with room to expand, fenced pasture. Attached 8x12 tool shed. 2 fenced dog yards. Hundreds of beautiful Ponderosa and other pines. $135,000. Call 520458-2800 or 520-366-5463 for photos.

WATER DOWSING AND CONSULTING.

Proven success. 43 years experience. In Lincoln County, will travel. Call Elliot Topper at 575937-2722 or 575-354-2984.

land just over 1/2 acre. Water accessible. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 0000 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant land just over 1/2 acre. Water accessible. $32,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 107 CAMP Circle. 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home on .68 acres. Community water. $39,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

CONCHAS, TBD 1, 2 and 3 Big Mesa Avenue.

Water accessible lots. TBD 1 is 4.4206 acres, $75,000. TBD 2 is 1.231 acres, $25,000. And TBD 3 is 0.908 acres, $25,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, 631 CONCHAS Drive. 3 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home on 1.02 acres (3 lots). Detached garage/shop, front and rear covered decks. Community water. $149,900.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CUERVO, 0 MESITA Pass Road. 148.13 acres in Mesita Ranch Subdivision. Beautiful mesa views, perfect for homesite and or livestock. $85,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com FENCE LAKE, 295 Pine Hill Road. 2 bedroom, 3 bath home on just over 60 acres, well, outbuildings, corrals, abundant wildlife, scenic views. $295,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com SAN ANTONIO, NM. 0 Zanja Road. 4.66 acres irrigated farmland in Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District with water rights. Has produced alfalfa and grass hay crops. Utilities nearby. $69,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com GRADY, 300 MARSHALL. 3 bedroom, 2 bath two-story home, horse corrals and outbuildings, Village water. $59,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com 14 ACRES IN piñon and junipers in exclu-

sive Stakeout area south of Taos. Some building restrictions. $159,000. Call Larry at 575-770-0140.

Springer 20th Annual Fall Consignment Auction November 2, ~ @ 8:30am

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TUCUMCARI, 1601 8TH Street. 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with attached carport on 50x142 foot lot. Opportunity for starter home or rental property. $47,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com ELEPHANT BUTTE, 208 Pinto Trail. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with large front porch, shop, carport, pine trees, just over 1 acre. RV hookups, recent flooring upgrades. $198,000.

Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com

HUNTING RANCH/FARM. 2,217 Deeded acres located 18 miles south of Chama, NM on Highway 84. Unit 4 fantastic hunting with Landowner Elk Permits: 5 Bull, 5 Cow, 3 ES Bow. 7500 elevation, Pinon and Juniper.

Incredible mountain views. Acquired in 1948, this tract has a long history of dryland wheat production, with 1,445 acres of cropland, currently planted with cool season grasses and previously enrolled in the CRP program. Several ponds for wildlife and livestock. Priced low in order to settle estate at $600 per acre. Call Cristie, estate administrator, 505-400-7114 or Jeff at 505-927-9855.

SUMNER LAKE, TBD State Road 203. Lot in River Ranches Estate, highway frontage just over 20 acres. Scenic views just west of lake. $25,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com WANTED! FAMILY FARMS and Ranches.

Broker has over 45 years of experience working on a family farm in New Mexico and has been an owner and operator since 1988. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com HISTORIC STONE HOME For Sale: 28 acres

with completely remodeled 1600 square foot, two-story house with nine rooms in Ramah, ascend hills and scatter, expect clear weather.

Wild Horse Ranch Subdivision. Just over 20 acres with well and electricity. Small cabin and NM. Five minute walk to picturesque Ramah CLOVIS, 209 PLAZA. PRICE REDUCED, Lake. One of original six homes built in the horse corral, pen. $75,000. Big Mesa Realty, Motivated Seller. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, refur1880’s. All woodwork in native Aspen and 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL bished with new appliances and flooring.

17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com Juniper. Water rights. Move-in condition. Price 20 December enchantment.coop $98,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul negotiable.•505-470-0450.

LAS VEGAS/ROMEROVILLE-Sheridan, 78 Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461.

Roadrunner Drive. PRICE REDUCED. 2 bedroom, OLD RAMAH POST OFFICE For Sale Or www.bigmesarealty.com 2 bath home with garage and detached garage/ Lease: Located on Highway 53 in Ramah, NM. Heart of Indian Country. Has been used comSUMNER LAKE, 0 and 00 River Ranches workshop, well, rainwater collection system. mercially as a trading post, Native American Road (At intersection with State Road 203). Two Just over 13 acres with room for outbuildings lapidary shop, real estate office and food lots just over 20 acres each. Scenic views just or another home. Great potential and scenic cooperative. Six rooms and includes an 8x30 west of lake. $18,900 PER LOT. Big Mesa Realty, views. $213,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456container storage unit. Move-in condition.

575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575505-470-0450.

575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com 760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CAN ANIMALS PREDICT Weather? If sheep

PIE TOWN, 142 Webb Ranch Road, Lot in

SOCORRO: 11.3 ORGANIC irrigated acres, new cement ditches, all water rights, direct access to Rio Grande, 360° mountain views, new 30 million levy, miles of parks, horses, hiking. 2 homes, can split property.

All for $290,000 or $150,000 for half. Owner, 505-550-3123.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Vehicles 1965 BUICK WILDCAT Convertible,

$18,000. Purchased new at Socorro Motors.

Same family since 1965. Runs. Seats and top redone in 1998. 155,000 miles. Buick mag wheels. Original books. Minor blemishes. Call 928-963-6577. Email 65buick@beyondsw.com for pictures. Deming, NM. 2017 JAYCO FLIGHT Travel Trailer, 28 foot

with 13 foot slide out. In excellent condition!

Queen bedroom, kitchen, spacious bathroom with shower, two entries/exits and sleeps 6. $20,000. Call or text for pictures, 575-686-8338.

WANTED: FRONT FENDERS for 1937 or 1938 Chevy 1/2 Ton Pickup truck. Will consider complete truck. Please call or text John at 505570-9444. Or email: johnlarmijo@msn.com enchantment.coop • November 2019

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backyard trails I by craig springer

Oliver Lee State Park

Next time you need a reminder that Planet Earth is held together by stone, then a visit to Oliver Lee Photo courtesy of New Mexico State Parks.

Memorial State Park is in order. The west-facing bluffs of the Sacramento Mountains stand over the park like a sentinel. The long light of late day puts a rosy golden glow on the strata that make up the layers of time expressed in rock.

On a windless day you’ll be treated to the sounds of silence pierced by the occasional pitched whistle of a canyon wren in the rocky crags of Dog Canyon.

The solitude—the peaceful respite—belies the turmoil and tragedy that so stained the New Mexico Territory and the life of the man the park is named after.

Dog Canyon on the east side of the park is an intimidating feature, both inviting investigation and at the same time causing apprehension. A well established trail leads through the canyon where you can discover the treasures of the desert—and see what just a little bit of water can do in an otherwise parched landscape. Pools in the canyon bottom are an oasis for wildlife and for people, no doubt of great significance to the Apaches who occupied the land for centuries. Apaches and the AfricanAmerican Buffalo Soldiers intersected here in 1880 in the infamous Victorio War. It’s easy to imagine the Apaches holding their own among the natural redoubt of the canyon walls. The horse soldiers must have been nakedly exposed in the narrow, open canyon.

Oliver Lee, for whom the park is named, had his share of scrapes. Shortly after the close of the Victorio War, Lee acquired his property and over time amassed more ranch land. Lee came in conflict with Tularosa rancher, Walter Good, and was implicated in his murder but not found guilty. Some historians reason he may have killed Frenchy, a carpenter who lived near the Lee ranch house. Lee was tried in 1899 for the murder of an eight-year-old boy, the son of a political rival, and acquitted.

Lee, later in life, entered politics and served his southern New Mexico constituents in the state legislature.

Oliver Lee State Park lies south of Alamogordo. It is open for camping, day-hikes and tours. You will learn about New Mexico history and the ecology of the Chihuahua grasslands.

The restored ranch house is a site to see. But call ahead for tour times, 575-437-8284. Visit emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/

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youth art EJ Lucero • Age 11 Magdalena

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Caleb Martinez • Age 13 Lovington

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Otero County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Notice of Filing of Proposed General Rate Adjustment Otero County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (OCEC) will file Advice Notice No. 61, proposing new rate schedules with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (Commission), on or around December 2, 2019. The intention of the filing is to redesign rates to more accurately reflect cost recovery between fixed and variable costs and to increase rates to provide additional revenue necessary to operate and maintain OCEC’s system, and to maintain the financial ratios required by OCEC’s lenders.

Pursuant to Rules 540 and 17.12.53 NMAC of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, OCEC’s Members are hereby notified of the following:

I. Amount of Increase The requested rate change represents an estimated increase of $1,391,627 or 4.39% in total revenues to OCEC.

II. Customer Classes to Which the New Rates Apply The proposed rates will apply to Rate No. 1 – General Service, Rate No. 2 – Large Power, Rate No. 3 – Lighting Service, and Rate No. 13 – Residential Service.

III. Present and Proposed Rates The Present rates are increased or decreased above or below the base purchased power cost of $0.082125/ kWh sold. The proposed rates shall also be increased or decreased by the amount that OCEC’s purchased power cost per kWh exceeds or is less than $0.082125 per kWh, as specified by NMPRC Rule 550 and any New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved variance from the Rule.

The number of accounts, present rates and proposed rates for each affected customer class are as follows: Residential Service – 15,768 Consumers Present Proposed Residential Service Purchased Power Cost Adjustment, per kWh $0.005265 $0.005265 Debt Cost Adjustment, per kWh $(0.001362) $(0.001362) Customer Charge per month $25.00 $30.00 Energy Charge, per kWh $0.135599 $0.137100 Residential Optional Time of Use Service Customer Charge – Time of Use per month $27.50 $32.50 Energy Charge On-Peak, per kWh $0.221386 (3pm-9pm) $0.265000 (3pm-9pm) Energy Charge Off-Peak, per kWh $0.093472 $0.090000 Residential Optional Seasonal Service Customer Charge per year $300.00 $360.00 Energy Charge, per kWh $0.135599 $0.137100 General Service – 3,326 Consumers Present Proposed General Service Purchased Power Cost Adjustment, per kWh $0.005265 $0.005265 Debt Cost Adjustment, per kWh $(0.001003) $(0.001003) Customer Charge per month $26.00 $30.00 Demand Charge, First 10 kW per month $0.00 $1.25 Demand Charge, Over 10 kW per month $9.25 $9.25 Energy Charge, per kWh $0.122165 $0.115000 General Service Optional Time of Use Service Customer Charge per Month $28.50 $32.50 Demand Charge, First 10 kW per month $0.00 $1.25 Demand Charge, Over 10 kW On-Peak $20.50 (3pm-9pm) $20.50 (3pm-9pm) Demand Charge, Over 10 kW Off-Peak $3.00 $3.00 Energy Charge, On-Peak, per kWh $0.133600 (3pm-9pm) $0.131900 (3pm-9pm) Energy Charge, Off-Peak, per kWh $0.096100 $0.094400 Large Power Service – 233 Consumers Present Proposed Large Power Service Purchased Power Cost Adjustment, per kWh $0.005265 $0.005265 Debt Cost Adjustment, per kWh $(0.001461) $(0.001461) Customer Charge per month $80.00 $80.00 Demand Charge, First 500 kW per month $10.50 $11.25 Demand Charge, Over 500 kW per month $14.50 $14.50 Energy Charge, First 500,000 kWh per month $0.109586 $0.111400 Energy Charge, Over 500,000 kWh per month $0.090711 $0.089300 Large Power Service Optional Time of Use Service Customer Charge $90.00 $90.00 Demand Charge, On-Peak $20.50 (3pm-9pm) $20.50 (3pm-9pm)

Demand Charge, Off-Peak $3.00 $4.00 Energy Charge On-Peak, per kWh $0.124670 (3pm-9pm) $0.124200 (3pm-9pm) Energy Charge Off-Peak, per kWh $0.099670 $0.099200 Lighting Service Present Proposed Purchased Power Cost Adjustment, per kWh $0.005265 $0.005265 Debt Cost Adjustment, per kWh $(0.001362) $(0.001362) 42 Watts LED 13 kWh/Mo $14.95 20-50 Watts LED $15.70 51-75 Watts LED 21 kWh/Mo N/A $19.95 76-110 Watts LED 32 kWh/Mo N/A $23.90 300-400 Watts LED 124 kWh/Mo N/A $78.30 150 Watts HPS 75 kWh/Mo $14.95 $15.70 250 Watts HPS 107 kWh/Mo $18.97 $19.95 400 Watts HPS 165 kWh/Mo $22.74 $23.90 1,000 Watts HPS 398 kWh/Mo $74.56 $78.30 The comparison of present and proposed rates for residential consumers at various kWh consumption levels is as follows: Residential: kWh Present Rate Proposed Rate $ Increase % Increase 0 $25.00 $30.00 $5.00 20.0% 250 $59.88 $65.25 $5.37 9.0% 500 $94.75 $100.50 $5.75 6.1% 750 $129.63 $135.75 $6.12 4.7% 1000 $164.50 $171.00 $6.50 4.0% 2000 $304.00 $312.01 $8.01 2.6% The Present Rate and Proposed Rate includes combined Fuel & Purchased Power Cost Adjustment and Debt Cost Adjustment of $0.003903/kWh. IV. Date of Filing OCEC intends to file the proposed rates with the NMPRC on or around December 2, 2019.

V. Member Notification OCEC will promptly notify a member of the date on which it actually files the schedule proposing the new rates if the member so requests.

VI. Automatic Effect of Rates The schedules will go into effect automatically and without hearing, unless at least one percent or twenty-five (25) members of a customer class, whichever is fewer, file a protest with the Commission showing just cause for review of the schedule. The Commission will determine if the protest has given just cause for the review of the schedule. Such protest must be filed within twenty (20) days after OCEC files said schedules with Commission. THE COMMISSION WILL DETERMINE IF A HEARING IS TO BE SET. IF A HEARING IS HELD BY THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION, ANY COSTS INCURRED BY THE UTILITY (OCEC) MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE UTILITY’S FUTURE RATES, FOLLOWING THE UTILITY’S NEXT RATE CASE. VII. Procedure for Filing a Protest The procedures for protesting a proposed rate or rates are set forth in NMPRC Rule 540, a copy of which can be obtained upon request from or inspected at either OCEC, 404 Burro Street, PO Box 227, Cloudcroft, New Mexico 88317 (phone 575-682-2521 or 1-800-548-4660) or from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, PO Box 1269, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 (phone 1-888-427-5772).

VIII. Resolution of Protest Prior to filing a protest with the Commission, an OCEC member should attempt to resolve any grievance by presenting his or her objections to the new rate, in writing, and allowing OCEC seven (7) days in which to attempt a resolution to the objection or to otherwise respond.

IX. Examination of Filings Any interested person may examine the rate filing together with any exhibits or related papers that may be filed at any time at the main office of OCEC or after the date of filing at the offices of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, PO Box 1269, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504.

X. Examination of Filings Further information concerning this filing or the protest procedure may be obtained by contacting OCEC, 404 Burro Street, PO Box 227, Cloudcroft, New Mexico 88317 (phone 575-682-2521 or 1-800-5484660) or from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, PO Box 1269, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 (phone 1-888-427-5772).