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April 1, 2014 • Vol. 66, No. 4 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 124,635

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. Nearly 125,000 families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $8 per year or $13 for two years, payable to NMRECA. Allow four to eight weeks for delivery. Periodical Postage paid at Santa Fe, NM 87501-9998 and additional mailing offices. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Postmaster: Send address changes to 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505-4428. Readers who receive the publication through their electric cooperative membership should report address changes to their local electric cooperative office.

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles Pinson, President, Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Artesia George Biel, Vice President, Sierra Electric Cooperative, Elephant Butte Jerry Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos BOARD OF DIRECTORS Leandro Abeyta, Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Mountainair William C. Miller, Jr., Columbus Electric Cooperative, Deming Arsenio Salazar, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Grants Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Clovis Johnny E. Jaramillo, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Española Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Virginia Mondragon, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Tomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Jerry W. Partin, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Gary Rinker, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Paul Costa, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE William C. Miller, Jr., Chairman, Columbus Electric Cooperative Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Johnny E. Jaramillo, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Virginia Mondragon, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 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, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Robert Adams at 505-982-4671 or e-mail at radams@nmelectric.coop. National representative: The Weiss Group, 915-533-5394. Advertisements in enchantment are paid solicitations and are not endorsed by the publisher or the electric cooperatives of New Mexico. PRODUCT SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY LIE SOLELY WITH THE ADVERTISER. Copyright ©2014, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

THE NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION provides legislative and educational services for the 18 cooperatives that deliver electric power to New Mexico’s rural areas and small communities. 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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Selfies 2014 Photo Contest

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The Maypole Dance Tradition

Seniors from Portales High School wait most of their lives to participate in this dance.

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Co-op Youth Attends National Meeting 15 A senior from Grants High School shares his experiences about the Youth Tour and the NRECA Annual Meeting.

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Vecinos 16 On the Cover

Haley Madden dances around the Maypole during last year’s traditional event. Photo courtesy of La Neva Madden.

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Co-op Newswire Emerson: Fight for Affordable Energy By Steven Johnson, ECT.coop

RECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson called on electric cooperative leaders to forge a new legacy for the co-op movement by mobilizing their 42 million members to advance the cause of reliable, affordable electricity. Speaking at the 72nd NRECA Annual Meeting, Emerson challenged co-op managers, directors and staffers to swell the ranks of the Action.coop campaign and bring what she called “common sense” to federal energy policy. “This is a fight for our survival, and, by God, we

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are going to put everything we have into it,” she said March 3 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. “We turned the lights on. We keep the lights burning. And now, our goal is to make the light bulb come on in Washington.” Delivering a serious yet upbeat message, Emerson said co-ops face a great challenge in dealing with Environmental Protection Agency regulations that target the nation’s fuel mix. But the co-ops’ will to meet that challenge is even greater, Emerson added, as she asked attendees to enlist 10 people each in Action.coop when they return to their communities. Action.coop already is responsible for 284,500 messages to EPA, she said. “Our challenge is set: Tell the EPA what climate regulations will do to our families, our businesses and our com-

2 the Point — Energy Saving$

with Robert Adams Certified Building Analyst Professional

Happy Easter Member-Owners! Let’s work outside! We have been cooped up for too many months. So gather your caulking gun, clear or colored caulk, and a four-sided coverage tool. Let’s get to work. I always like to start in the front of the house and work my way around. Take your gun and start sealing. We want to get a good seal around the windows and doors of the home. Generally there will be a three- to four-inch trim board around them. Run a bead on all sides. Take your tool or finger and smooth out the bead. Inspect the outside walls as you go around. If you see a crack, SEAL IT! Don’t forget the fascia board and soffits, seal them as well. What we are doing is completing the thermal barrier to keep all outside air out. After you get back to the front of your home, and wipe the sweat from your head, stop, and take a deep breath. Then say, “Man I’m Saving MONEY!!” Don’t forget to ask your cooperative if it offers any rebates. Next month, we'll take a look at lighting. Remember, you can always e-mail radams@nmelectric.coop with any questions you may have. Until next month, have a "hoppy" and safe Easter.

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munities. And it doesn’t matter if they don’t like our story because at least they will hear our story. And, wow, do we have a story to tell. Cooperatives work,” Emerson said. Emerson emphasized co-ops are national leaders in energy efficiency and renewable energy, owning and purchasing more than 5.7 gigawatts of renewable capacity and 10 GW of hydropower. “That’s more than 10 percent of the U.S. total. With onetwentieth of the generation in the U.S. and one-eighth of the energy customers, that is a remarkable achievement,” Emerson said. Yet, intermittent sources such as wind and solar cannot replace the coal-based generation that has been the backbone of the electric grid, Emerson warned. As a result, she said, co-ops need to be heard on EPA plans that would hamstring future coal plants by requiring expensive carbon capture and storage controls which are not commercially viable. EPA plans to

issue emissions standards for existing coal plants in June. “These regulations practically mandate an increase to the cost of energy. It is wishful thinking and at great expense to our members,” she said. Emerson said co-ops have the power to build a future in which they act as engines of community development, improve the quality of life in rural America and deliver electricity free of unreasonable restraints. “This vision is closer than we think. This vision is within our reach. But we’re going to have to fight for it, whether we want to or not,” she said. At press time, New Mexico electric co-op members submitted 3,689 messages; and nationally, 316,562 messages. Please visit Action.coop to make your voice heard.

Weaving Gene? Just wanted to compliment you on your story about EVFAC! Great job! As a weaver and spinner myself, I loved reading about the group’s efforts to promote and teach traditional fiber arts. I demonstrate weaving in public a few times a year with my guild, and we let adults and kids try out our looms. I’m always impressed by how fast (and naturally) kids take to it—especially boys. I think humans have a “weaving gene” somewhere deep in our DNA! It's wonderful that EVFAC is partnering with the mill to market locally produced fiber. I wish them success in that. Maybe I'll be able to order their yarns in the future. ~ Debbie H. Stringer, Ridgeland, MS

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Do your homework and choose the candidate who best represents your views. After all, one of these key races may be in your neighborhood.

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Roll up Your Sleeves, Election Time is Near

ast month was the filing deadline for the 2014 elections in New Mexico. As promised, this looks to be an interesting election season. Governor Martinez faces no opposition in the June primary and prepares for a general election campaign against the winner of the Democratic primary. There are a number of races for the State House of Representatives where incumbents have drawn a primary opponent. All statewide elected executive branch offices are on the ballot. So it’s time to roll up your sleeves and choose your candidates. Here is a quick rundown of what you will see in this election. The Democratic primary for governor is a crowded field. Five Democrats are seeking the nomination to challenge the Governor. At this time there is no obvious frontrunner, though Silver City State Senator Howie Morales came out on top at the Democratic nominating convention. Attorney General Gary King has one of the most recognizable names in New Mexico politics, but finished last in the field at the nominating convention. This is not necessarily an indication of his long-term prospects, but clearly indicates the race is wide open.

At the federal level Senator Tom Udall faces Republican opposition in 2014. But the power of incumbency is a strong home court advantage in U.S. Senate races. Congressman Ben Ray Luján and Congressman Steve Pearce, each of whom have strong majorities favoring their party in their districts, look to be in control for re-election. Things are a little cloudier in the Albuquerque congressional race where Congresswoman Lujan Grisham is facing her first reelection and has two Republicans squaring off in the primary. This congressional seat is the closest in terms of party registration and could be impacted greatly by the gubernatorial race. A strong showing by Governor Martinez could create coattails which could help the Republican challenger close the gap and make this an interesting race. Currently, in the State House of Representatives, the Democrats control the House by a 37-33 margin. Ten current House members have announced their retirement this year and will not seek re-election. They represent over 170 years of legislative experience. In fact, with these retirements and looking forward to the 2015 legislative session, over half of the State House of

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Representatives were not in office as recently as 2010. Based upon candidate filings, it is possible already to reach some conclusions. Democrats will be assured of no less than 22 seats in the next State House of Representatives and Republicans will be assured of no less than 13 seats. The reason for these conclusions is either there is no opposition to an incumbent or the only opposition is coming from within the same party. That leaves half of the House still up for discussion. If you look at historic voting patterns and trends of the past 10 years, it appears Democrats are favorites in 11 additional races and Republicans would be favored in 13 races. This would leave the tally in the House as 33 Democrats and 26 Republicans with 11 seats up for grabs. Currently, these 11 seats are evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. Voting trends do not favor either party and are within the statistical margin of error. These races may define the 52nd Legislature. So, do your homework and choose the candidate who best represents your views. After all, one of these key races may be in your neighborhood.

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Hale to the stars BY ALAN HALE • A MONTHLY GUIDE TO THE STARS OF NEW MEXICO

sphere. In essence, we see the reflection of all the sunrises and sunsets taking place on Earth during that time. “Eclipse seasons” occur at about six-month intervals, although total lunar eclipses do not necessarily occur during each “season.” This month’s lunar eclipse, however, is not only the first of four successive “eclipse seasons” that produce a total lunar eclipse, but all four of these eclipses will be visible from New Mexico. The others take place on the morning of October 8; on the morning of April 4, 2015; and on the evening of September 27, 2015. Although it won’t be visible from New Mexico, an unusual solar eclipse takes place near the end of the month, on Tuesday, April 29. The moon is near the far point of its orbit from Earth

and isn’t large enough to cover the sun, thus leaving a thin ring, or “annulus,” of sunlight even at mid-eclipse—this is accordingly an “annular” eclipse. What is unusual is that the central part of the moon’s shadow completely misses Earth. As a result, the annular eclipse itself is only visible from a small section of Antarctica. Australia and the southern Indian Ocean will see a partial solar eclipse.

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April 1974: United States Is Going Metric: The United States is going metric! Every year a few more segments of industry will make the change until the common U.S. units of measurement will be completely phased out. You will need to become familiar with milliliters, liters, decimeters and kilograms as well as all the other conversions of distance, area, weight, volume, pressure, and temperature.

April 1994: Rural New Mexico's Community Foundation (NMCF): The Alamo Band members of the Navajo Nation, located northwest of Magdalena, are known for their blue corn but only had the water to irrigate five acres. NMCF stepped in with funding for a hydrological analysis, a new well and an attorney to petition the State Engineer to get more water for the Alamo's. The Engineer agreed and this summer the Alamo's will have enough water to plant 20 acres of their blue corn.

April 2004: Licking the Likes of Salt Cedar: The 19th century idea of controlling flooding rivers with salt cedar trees proved fatal. The imported trees quickly infested millions of acres, choking out other trees and shrubs in the process. They have no native enemies and flourish in New Mexico. Salt cedars are known to thrive after a wildfire. One salt cedar alone can consume 200 gallons of water a day.

and which is highest above the southern horizon one to two hours before the beginning of dawn. The brightest planet, Venus, rises right around the time our bright planets domidawn starts, and in fact this is nate the nighttime skies of the situation for the next four April. Our solar system’s larg- months. est world, Jupiter, is high in the For the first time in over western sky after darkness falls three years, New Mexico and dominates the west for witnesses a total eclipse of the remainder of the evening the moon on Monday night/ hours before setting one to two Tuesday morning, April 14-15. hours after midnight. The partial eclipse begins Mars, meanwhile, is up in the shortly before midnight, with eastern sky by the end of dusk, totality beginning just after and is high in our southern 1:00 a.m. and lasting until just sky during the hours around before 2:30 a.m. midnight. The Red Planet is During totality, the moon closest to Earth around midshould take on a reddish to month, the nearest it has been orange coloration due to the to us in several years. Following sunlight being “refracted,” or about two hours behind Mars is bent, around the Earth and Saturn, which rises in the east scattered by dust and other during the mid-evening hours particles in Earth’s atmo-

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—Don Begley

An annular solar eclipse at sunset, looking over the Pacific Ocean from the coast of California. Photograph by Alan Hale.

—Sally Bickley

Before The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission IN THE MATTER OF TRI-STATE ) GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ) ASSOCIATION, INC.’S ADVICE NOTICE NO. 15 ) Case No. 12-00375-UT ___________________________ ) IN THE MATTER OF TRI-STATE ) GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ) ASSOCIATION, INC.’S ADVICE NOTICE NO. 19 ) Case No. 13-00321-UT ___________________________ ) NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS

NOTICE is hereby given of the following matters pertaining to the above-captioned cases pending before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (“Commission” or NMPRC): On September 10, 2013, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (“Tri-State”) filed its Advice Notice No. 19 in accordance with NMSA 1978, Section 62-6-4(D) (2000). Advice Notice No. 19 includes: (1) Original Rate Schedule NM-A-38; (2) Fifth Revised Rate Schedule NM-R; (3) Ninth Revised Rate Schedule NM-S; (4) Fifth Revised Rate Schedule NM-SE-3; and (5) Fourth Revised Rate Schedule NM-EX-7. The Advice Notice states that the rates are effective January 1, 2014. On September 27, 2013, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“Continental Divide”), Springer Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“Springer”), and Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“Kit Carson”) filed protests of Tri-State’s rates contained in Advice Notice No. 19 pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 62-6-4(D). On September 30, 2013, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc. (“Jemez”) also filed its protest of Tri-State’s rates contained in Advice Notice No. 19. On or about September 27, 2013, the Commission opened a new docket, Case No. 13-00321-UT, to formally address Tri-State’s Advice Notice No. 19 and the protests to it. On October 23, 2013, the Commission entered an Order consolidating Case No. 13-00321-UT regarding Tri-State’s Advice Notice No. 19 with Case No. 12-00375-UT regarding Tri-State’s Advice Notice No. 15, and requiring Tri-State to file its response to the four protests to Advice Notice No. 19 by November 4, 2013. The Commission found, among other things, that consolidation of these cases would aid the administrative efficiency of completing Case No. 13-00321-UT and would avoid re-litigation of issues from Case No. 12-00375-UT. The Commission held that it and a Hearing Examiner, if appointed, may take administrative notice of the record in Case No. 12-00375-UT to the extent deemed relevant for purposes of Case No. 13-00321-UT. The Commission also held that all parties in Case No. 12-00375-UT are deemed parties in Case No. 13-00321-UT. The Commission concluded, moreover, that under NMSA 1978, § 62-6-4 and the Stipulation and Final Order in Utility Case No. 2989, Tri-State is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, including all applicable Commission rules, to the extent provided by law. On November 4, 2013, Tri-State filed its Response to Protests Regarding Advice Notice No. 19. On November 12, 2013, Springer, Continental Divide, Kit Carson, and Jemez filed replies to TriState’s Response. On December 11, 2013, the Commission entered its Order Suspending Advice Notice 19’s Rate Schedules (“Order”). The Order held the Commission has jurisdiction over this matter and found just cause in at least three protests for the Commission to suspend Tri-State’s rates and for the Commission to conduct a hearing and establish reasonable rate schedules pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 62-6-4(D). The Order thus suspended Tri-State’s rates and directed the undersigned Hearing Examiner to preside over these consolidated proceedings and issue a Recommended Decision.

On December 20, 2013, Tri-State filed a Motion to Reconsider Order Suspending Advice Notice No. 19’s Rate Schedules. On January 29, 2014, the Commission issued an Order denying Tri-State’s Motion to Reconsider Order Suspending Advice Notice No. 19’s Rate Schedules. The Commission found in the Order, among other things, that Tri-State failed to establish that just cause does not exist for the Commission to review and suspend the proposed Rate Schedules in Advice Notice No. 19. On February 13, 2014, Continental Divide, Jemez, Kit Carson and Springer filed a Joint Motion to Appoint a Mediator in these consolidated dockets and Case No. 13-00381-UT, In the Matter of the Investigation of the Merger of Plains Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc., with Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Inc. Tri-State filed a Response to the joint motion for mediation on February 26, 2014. On March 5, 2014, the Commission entered an Order granting the joint motion for mediation. The Order found that mediation of the disputes in these consolidated cases and Case No. 13-00081UT may be beneficial and designated William C. Herrmann as mediator (the “Mediator”). The Order scheduled the first mediation session for March 14, 2014. Further information regarding these proceedings can be obtained by contacting the Commission or Tri-State at the addresses and telephone numbers provided below. The Commission has assigned Case Nos. 12-00375-UT and 13-00321-UT to these proceedings and all inquires or written comments concerning this matter should refer to those consolidated case numbers. By Order issued in these consolidated cases on March 7, 2014, the Hearing Examiner has established the following procedural schedule and requirements for these cases: A. An initial mediation session shall be held by and with the Mediator on March 14, 2014 commencing at 9:30 a.m. MDT at the Commission’s offices in the P.E.R.A. Building in Santa Fe, New Mexico. B. Any person, not previously granted intervention in Case No. 12-00375-UT, desiring to intervene to become a party (“intervenor”) to these cases shall file a motion for leave to intervene in conformity with NMPRC Rules of Procedure 1.2.2.23(A) and 1.2.2.23(B) NMAC no later than May 30, 2014. C. On or before June 3, 2014, Tri-State shall file direct testimony in support of its proffered Rate Schedules, including but not limited to the fairness, justness and reasonableness of the rates in issue. D. Motions regarding the adequacy or completeness of the TriState direct testimony and motions to modify the procedural schedule based on the adequacy or completeness of Tri-State’s direct testimony shall be filed no later than June 25, 2014. E. Party-protestants Continental Divide, Jemez, Kit Carson and Springer shall, and any intervenor may, file direct testimony on or before October 6, 2014. F. Staff shall file direct testimony on or before October 24, 2014. G. Any rebuttal testimony shall be filed on or before November 24, 2014. H. A status and pre-hearing conference shall be held on December 8, 2014 commencing at 2:00 p.m. MST at the Commission’s offices in the P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the purpose of addressing the following matters: 1) The order of presentation of the parties and their respective witnesses; 2) Designation by each of the parties of the witnesses to be cross-examined and the proposed length of time of cross-examination; 3) The identification of any stipulated or uncontested issues; 4) The possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and documents which will avoid unnecessary proof;

5) Arrangements for exchanging exhibit lists prior to the public hearing, efforts to secure agreements on the authenticity and admissibility of exhibits, and consideration of any other means of facilitating the efficient distribution, presentation, disposition of objections to exhibits and admission thereof at the public hearing; 6) The identification and submission of any pre-hearing motions or other pleadings; and 7) Any other matters that may expedite orderly conduct and disposition of these proceedings. Each party planning to present and/or cross-examine witnesses shall develop a written list setting out the information required by subparagraphs 1 and 2 above. All such lists shall be emailed to all parties and the Hearing Examiner no later than December 3, 2014. Stipulated or uncontested issues and admissions of fact and documents shall be specified in a separate writing prepared by a designated party or parties. Such writings shall also be emailed to all parties and the Hearing Examiner no later than December 3, 2014. I. A public hearing in these cases shall be held on December 15, 2014 commencing at 9:30 a.m. MST, and continue as necessary through December 23, 2014 at the Commission’s offices in the P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, for the purpose of hearing and receiving testimony, exhibits, arguments and any other appropriate matters relevant to these proceedings. The procedural dates and requirements of these cases are subject to further order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner. The Commission’s Rules of Procedure, 1.2.2 NMAC (12/14/1998, as amended 9/01/2008), shall apply to these cases except as modified by order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner. A copy of the Rules of Procedure may be obtained at official NMAC website, http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/, or from the offices of the Commission at the address set out below. Any interested person may appear at the time and place of hearing and make written or oral comment pursuant to 1.2.2.23(F) NMAC without becoming an intervenor. All such comments shall not be considered as evidence in these cases. Written comments, which shall reference NMPRC Case Nos. 12-00375-UT and 13-00321UT, also may be sent to the Commission at the following address: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission P.E.R.A. Building • 1120 Paseo de Peralta • P.O. Box 1269 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269 • Telephone: 1-888-427-5772 Any interested person may examine Advice Notice No. 19 together with any pleadings, exhibits and other documents filed in these cases at the offices of Tri-State, 1100 W. 116th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80233, telephone 303-254-3130, or at the offices of the Commission at the address set out above. Other procedural details and requirements governing the conduct of these proceedings are set out and can be found in the Procedural Order issued by the Hearing Examiner in these cases on March 7, 2014. Interested persons should contact the Commission for confirmation of the hearing date, time, and place since hearings are occasionally rescheduled. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE COMMISSION AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE HEARING. ISSUED at Santa Fe, New Mexico this 7th day of March 2014. NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION Anthony F. Medeiros Hearing Examiner

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On The Menu BY MARY GERLACH, R.D.

SPRINGTIME SPINACH AND Strawberries

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

1 bunch spinach, rinsed, torn into bite-size pieces 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced ¼ cup canola oil ¼ cup wine vinegar 2 Tbs. sugar ¼ tsp. paprika 1 Tb. sesame seeds 1 tsp. poppy seeds ❧ In a medium sized salad bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat. Makes 4 servings.

Queso Fundido Pizza 1 Tb. olive oil ½ cup onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced Dash salt 2 tsps. red chile powder 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 (15-oz). can black beans, undrained 2 Tbs. water 2 oz. uncooked chorizo sausage 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded ½ cup salsa 2 Tbs. Tequila (optional) 4 (12-inch) flour tortillas 1 large tomato, diced ½ cup snipped fresh cilantro 2 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and sliced 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded, thinly sliced 8

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❧ Place a pizza stone or a large flat baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven. Preheat oven to 450° F. In a small saucepan, heat oil over mediumhigh heat. Add onion, garlic, and salt; cook about 3 minutes or until onion and garlic are tender, stirring frequently. Stir in chile powder and cumin; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat; add beans and 2 tablespoons water. Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender. Cover and pulse with several on/off turns until bean mixture is spreadable but still chunky, add more water if necessary to make a spreadable mixture. Queso Fundido: In a medium skillet, break up chorizo and cook over medium-high heat until fully cooked, about 5 minutes; drain off fat. Remove from heat. Add cheese, salsa and tequila; stir until cheese is melted. Cover to keep warm. Working with one tortilla at a time, evenly spread a thin layer of bean mixture on tortilla. Transfer topped tortilla to the pizza stone or baking sheet. Bake for 4 to 5 minutes or until edges are crisp. Transfer pizza to a cutting board; let cool for 1 minute. Spoon on with queso fundido and top with tomatoes, cilantro and avocado. Sprinkle with jalapeno slices, if desired. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make four pizzas. Serve immediately. Cut each pizza into wedges before serving. Makes 8 servings.

Sugar Snap Pea and Apple Slaw 2 cups sugar snap peas 2 medium carrots 1 small fennel bulb 1 large apple 1 cup red cabbage, shredded 1 cup napa cabbage, shredded

6 oz. plain Greek yogurt 2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar 1 Tb. honey 1 tsp. Dijon-style mustard 1 tsp. snipped fresh tarragon Salt and freshly ground black pepper ❧ Cut peas, carrots, fennel, and apple into julienne strips; place in a large bowl. Add cabbage; toss to combine. In small bowl, combine yogurt, apple cider vinegar, honey, mustard, and tarragon. Pour over vegetables; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Makes 10-12 servings.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch 1 cup white sugar 3 Tbs. flour 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced 3 cups rhubarb, diced 1½ cups flour 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup butter, cold 1 cup rolled oats ❧ Preheat oven to 375° F. In a medium-sized bowl, combine 1 cup sugar with 3 tablespoons flour. Place prepared fruit in 9x13-inch baking dish; stir in sugar mixture. In medium mixing bowl, combine 1½-cups flour with brown sugar. Cut in all but 3 tablespoons of the butter with a knife and fork or pastry blender until crumbly; add oats. Sprinkle evenly over top of fruit. Dot top with remaining butter. Bake in 375° F oven for 45 minutes, or until bubbly and top is crisp and lightly browned. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Makes 10 servings.

SELFIES 10 Lucky Winners!

“Selfies.” They’re all the rage. You’ve heard about them in commercials, the news, from your family and friends. What in the world are “Selfies?” Selfies are photos you take of yourself using a cell phone camera or a regular camera. Winning photos will be published in the June issue. So grab your cameras and take a “Selfie.” You could be a winner!

that if the photo is selected as a winner, we can obtain parent(s) or guardian(s) consent to publish the photo.

Photo Requirements • Black and white photos acceptable. • Digital entries must be on a CD with a printed proof of the photo; or e-mailed with all requested information listed on form. • Paper photos must be printed on photo quality paper. • Each photo must have a completed entry form. • enchantment Magazine reserves print and web rights for all winning photos.

Suggestions Funny, mad, astonished, sad faces. A photo of you holding your favorite team jersey, standing next to your tractor, holding your child or pet, a sunset in the background. If you want to, add in your Best Photo Caption. Use your imagination.

Prizes • 9 contest winners receive $50 each. • 1 grand prize winner receives $100 and is featured as the June cover.

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Energy Sense BY JAMES DULLEY Improving the Efficiency of Older Doors

ear Jim: My front door is wood with a window and the back door is metal. They are the original ones and neither is very efficient nor airtight. I cannot afford new ones. How can I improve their efficiency myself? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Al R. Dear Al: Energy losses from inefficient entry doors can account for a significant portion of your monthly utility bills. When leaky doors create drafts, people tend to set the furnace thermostat higher. This wastes even more energy. There are ways to improve the efficiency of old doors, but don't immediately eliminate the possibility of installing new ones. The costs of some well-insulated steel and fiberglass doors, especially those for the back door without glass, are very reasonable. A prehung door in its own frame is not difficult to install yourself. Before making a decision, carefully inspect your old doors. If they are in very bad condition, it will be difficult to improve their efficiency by a meaningful amount. First, make sure the wood door is not rotting. Then place a long straight edge across the door to see if it is badly warped. The most common prob-

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lem with metal doors is rust, not warping. The first place to check is along the bottom by the weatherstripping on either side. Rainwater tends to collect there, and it is not always painted well. If you find small holes rusted through, they can be repaired with car body filler and then painted. First, try to determine the reason water is collecting there and correct the problem. Clean out as much rust as possible and fill with automobile body filler. If the doors are reasonably sound, check for the location of the air leaks. At night, have someone shine a flashlight from outdoors around the seals and check for light indoors. This will highlight significant leaks. On a windy day, move a stick of lighted incense around the seals and watch the trail of the smoke to find the minor leaky areas. Check the astragal on double doors. This is usually the raised half-round overlap where pairs of doors meet and acts as a seal between them. Often with wood doors, especially ones with compression weatherstripping, the main problem is simply the latch plate is not

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holding the door tightly closed against the weatherstripping. One solution is to reposition the latch plate. This will require filling in the old screw holes and drilling new ones. Chisel away some of the wood in the recess for the latch plate. Another option is to install an adjustable latch plate. You may want to reposition it for summer and winter as the door and frame expand and contract from seasonal temperature and humidity. Steel doors should feature magnetic weatherstripping, so this is not a major issue because the weatherstripping is drawn against the door edge. Just make sure the surface of the door and the weatherstripping are clean and smooth. Paint on the door edge can sometimes come loose in small pieces and create a gap which leaks air. Check the condition of the hinges, and replace them if needed. If the hinges and pins are worn, the door will not hang square in the opening, and therefore, will not seal properly. There

are many different sizes of hinges, so take an old one along to the store and get an exact match. Don't just buy the cheapest ones, because there are many to choose from and quality varies. It is almost certain the seal on the bottom of the doors against the floor threshold is worn. If it is not worn, adjust the floor threshold higher. There are several height adjustment screws across the threshold, but after years of use, they may be filled in with dirt. Poke around to find them. If the seal itself is bad, there are many generic replacement seals you can install. Another option is an add-on retractable threshold seal which is effective if carpeting is on the floor by the door. The threshold seal is mounted on the inside surface of the lower door edge. When the door starts to open, a pin against the door frame is released and the seal automatically lifts to clear the carpeting. It is easy to install and adjust.

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The Maypole Dance Tradition

BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

on-stop chatter is heard throughout the gym, then instantly, silence fills the air. Couples gracefully make their way into the gym arm-in arm. The young ladies dressed in beautiful, colorful gowns, and young gentlemen looking handsome in their black tuxedos. Suddenly, as if on cue, camera flashes fill the gym. One would think this was prom night, instead it’s the old-fashioned pageantry of the traditional Maypole Dance dress rehearsal performed by the senior class of Portales High School every May. Portales High is the only high school in the United States that performs this event consecutively now going on its 86th year on May 22. Now that’s tradition! This performance is preserved through the ongoing efforts of many adults and high school seniors who strive to maintain their grade point average in order to participate. The dress rehearsal dance is open to the general public, but is especially for the students, parents and faculty. 12 APRIL 2014

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Haley Madden, now 19, performed in the Maypole Dance last year as a Portales High School senior. “I saw the dance almost every year of my life,” she says. “You think about it while you’re growing up—your whole life.” The girl is supposed to choose a partner, Haley explains. “Girls begin to look around for a dance partner as early as junior high, because if you don’t, other people will have already asked them.” Haley’s mother, Le Neva Madden, didn’t push her. “When I was a senior,” Le Neva says, “I was too shy to participate in any of it.” But Le Neva’s father performed the dance in the 1950s, so it was part of their family tradition. At Portales High, the Maypole Dance performed by young women dressed in full-skirted antebellum gowns with hoops, matching corsages and gloves, escorted by partners in matching tuxedos is both formal and demure. It is a geometrical dance that requires synchronous movement, dexterity and full attention.

At Portales High, the Maypole Dance is a geometrical dance that requires synchronous movement, dexterity and full attention. The traditional Maypole Dance flourished in Europe for many generations. Folklorists say the celebration originated in Germanic European countries and later spread to England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales where it is still danced, mainly by young girls in flowered garlands and pastel dresses who wind colored ribbons around a wooden pole. In pagan times, the pole—a pine or birch tree— was considered the “axis mundi,” the connection between heaven and earth, like the center of a mandala. May Day is linked in some cultures with the Celtic celebration of Beltane (bright fire), a ritual of purification, protection and fertility. May 1st is considered a cross-quarter day, the midpoint between the spring equinox and summer solstice, but in other cultures the Maypole Dance is celebrated in midsummer. When European immigrants settled in American villages, many of them continued with their oldworld cultures of music and dance. According to the former Portales High physical education teacher, Barbara George, the Maypole Dance was brought to Portales High School in 1929 by a teacher named Varnell McCall, who hailed from Missouri. At first tryouts were held to find the best dancers in the senior class, but now teachers, parents and sponsors include anyone who wants to participate. In the early years boys did not participate. Dancing was prohib

ited so the girls simply walked through the Maypole winding. Later, the boys were invited to escort the girls into the gym and waltz them to the Maypole. During World War II, many young men were gone, but the Maypole Dance continued and the young women wound the pole by themselves. Haley says, “Because it was known as a fertility dance back in the day, some people tried to stop it.” The colors of the ribbons are chosen by the senior class and have included many color combinations. The inside circle goes one way and the outside circle in the opposite direction, weaving over-and-under each other’s ribbons. Haley says, “The boys have to know how to do everything we do. Afterwards, they unwind the poles.” For 25 years, Barbara George taught physical education and also directed the Maypole Dance. Last year she saw her 47th Maypole Dance. “It’s lovely to watch,” she says. Practices begin in March, with two dress rehearsals just before graduation in May. At practice the girls wear their hoops over their dresses so they learn how to move in them. Dress rehearsals provide an opportunity for parents to take photos and videos, even from inside the circle, but no photos are allowed at the actual performance. The Maypole Queen, the only one to wear white, is chosen by a popular vote of the senior student body. She is crowned with a tiara on the evening of the

event and presides on her throne with her court of up to eight young ladies. None of them dance. Dancers come in paired sets or multiples of two. The first Portales High School Maypole Dance had only 16 participants, but over the years the numbers increased, and another 22-foot pole was added at the other end of the gym. The Class of 1978 included 52 couples. Barbara George says, “If the boys hadn’t danced, some of the mothers would have been heartbroken.” The couples line up at four different doors leading to the gym and enter as couples; the boys escort the girls to sets of chairs in four different quadrants and they all sit down at once. Then the May Queen enters, is crowned and welcomes everyone with a phrase such as: “May merriment and happiness reign over the evening’s festivities!” The high school choir, piano and various vocals and instrumental numbers provide live music. The dancers rise in unison; the boys waltz the girls to each ribbon, and then stand at parade rest as the girls waltz and wind the ribbons around the pole, which takes about ten minutes. Barbara George says, “I think the Maypole Dance is very important because of what the students learn. The students have to dress up, to get there on time for practice and rehearsals. It’s an important tradition with teacher and family expectations. They are so dressed up and look so good! Most of them remember it fondly.”

Photos on both pages, clockwise: One of the two Maypoles in the Portales High School gym; the senior class ladies of 2013 partake in winding ribbons around the pole while the young men stand at parade rest; Haley Madden concentrates as she dances and weaves her ribbon around the pole; the Queen and members of her court look on while dancers take to the floor. Photos courtesy of La Neva Madden.

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Book Chat BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

Forty-Seventh Star: New Mexico’s Struggle for Statehood By David V. Holtby 2012, 362 pages, $29.95 University of Oklahoma Press 1-800-627-7377 During the late 1800s to 1912 the Territory of New Mexico endured a long, torturous struggle to become a sovereign state. Holtby, retired associate director and editor-in-chief of the University of New Mexico Press, details a lucid and readable history of a path to Americanization that was blocked by a few powerful Republican senators in Washington with a toxic brew of “racism, cronyism, corruption, and partisan politics.” New Mexico finally entered the Union with “a substantial lag in education, weak investor interest,” and an economy tied to mining and subsistence agriculture. Thomas Catron, a member of the New Mexico Territorial Council and key player in the infamous Santa Fe Ring, was elected as New Mexico’s first senator. “But what did Americanization mean for Nuevomexicanos, who had recently been incorporated into the United States and found themselves aliens in their native land?” this perceptive author asks. 14 APRIL 2014

285 Broken Dreams: Photographing Southeast New Mexico to Texas Photos by Chris Enos Essay by Elvis E. Fleming 2012, 103 pages, $34.95 Museum of New Mexico Press www.mnmpress.org In 2009, photographer Chris Enos often traveled U.S. 285 southeast for 500 miles from Santa Fe through Roswell, Carlsbad and Artesia to Fort Stockton, Texas. On this “mostly very boring and dreary trip” she literally focused on the vestiges of hundreds of homes and businesses that were closed and/or abandoned. She was touched by their broken dreams and wondered who these people were, what they had felt the day they turned the key in the lock for the last time. Fleming, Professor Emeritus of History, at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, who has co-authored over a dozen books on this area, tracks the ebb and flow of industry and the military, of railroads, mining, agriculture, and ranching that flourished briefly in the land of little rain. Page after page of photos of a civilization unraveling tell a sad but perhaps inevitable story of loss as the land returns to what it always was—desert.

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Riding America’s Backroads: 20 Top Motorcycle Tours By Roadrunner Motorcycle Touring & Travel 2010, 191 pages, $19.95 Fox Chapel Publishing www.foxchapelpublishing.com Enjoy a “passion for riding, the allure of the roads less traveled and memorable destinations,” a guidebook that explores challenging roads, overlook areas and historical landmarks, with superior color photos, downloadable GPS files and tankbag maps, and an engaging travel narrative from 10 different contributors. Roadrunner Motorcycle Touring & Travel, founded in 2001, produces six issues a year. The geographics are Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West. “Santa Fe Trails: High-Country Harley Escapade” runs 671 miles from as far south as Estancia to as far north as Questa, including a run through Santa Fe, Jemez Springs, Taos, Angel Fire, and Red River. The authors don’t try to make it pretty when it’s not. Christian Neuhauser writes, “The wildfire (near Nambe) has reached 600 acres and is not yet under control… . The ride back was great, but under the circumstances our thoughts were more with the firefighters and the victims.”

Sister Rabbit’s Tricks By Emmett “Shkeme” Garcia 2013, 40 pages, $18.95 University of New Mexico Press 1-800-249-7737 Shkeme Garcia of Santa Ana Pueblo, author of Coyote and the Sky, has written a teaching fable about what happens when Sister Rabbit takes her jokes too far. Like some Brother Coyote stories, these stories also explain how animals came to be: why bees sting to defend their nests and why the heads of bald eagles are white. The illustrations are like cutout collages, with droll animals enjoying their natural setting. Here the squirrels are roasting acorns over the campfire. There the raccoon is dancing the Samba. And here the animals are relaxing in the light of the full moon as they listen to Brother Bear’s stories. Tiny, expressive mice carry the human emotions. When Brother Bear is stung by bees, one mouse can’t stop staring while the other tries to drag her away. This is a wonderful book for young children, also recommended for trickster adults. When submitting a book, please include the following information: • Book Subject: title, author, publisher, copyright date, softcover or hardcover, number of pages, price, and brief summary of book. • Contact Information: author and publisher phone numbers, e-mails, websites, brief biography of author/editor; and where book can be ordered.

Co-op Youth Attends National Meeting "Thank you to the Continental Divide Electric board of trustees for this wonderful opportunity." —Nicholas Kemp.

Kemp. “Attending the NRECA’s Annual Meeting was awesome and was a lot of work. Who knew 41 of us had to put cards on over 6,000 chairs in the meeting room!” Kemp worked at the NRECA Congressional Action Center, encourag-

ing cooperative members to voice their concerns to the EPA about its proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for new power plants. The YLC kicked off the meeting, which showcased Kemp carrying the New Mexico flag to the stage to open the first general session.

The Youth Leadership Council is an extension of the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, a group of more than 1,500 high school students who are sponsored jointly by local electric cooperatives, statewide associations and …continued 0n page 17

hen most teens were fast asleep on an early Saturday morning in March, Nicholas Kemp already had two hours at the airport waiting for his plane to depart at 7:00 a.m. Kemp was on his way to Nashville, Tennessee. There, he joined other students from across the country to serve on the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) during its 72nd Annual Meeting in March. Kemp, a senior from Grants, was sponsored by Continental Divide Electric Cooperative to represent New Mexico on the YLC, a national leadership group formed by NRECA. YLC members play an important role at NRECA’s Annual Meeting, which drew more than 6,000 electric co-op leaders from around the country last month. In addition to performing specific jobs at the big event, YLC members became familiar with national issues affecting electric cooperatives and the members they serve. “I never knew what an electric co-op was until I went on the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, and learned so much more about co-op’s at the annual meeting,” says

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oint of Rocks stands as a welcoming sight to travelers as it has for centuries. The well-known rock formation in northeastern New Mexico marks the historic route of the Santa Fe Trail for travelers heading west toward Wagon Mound from Rabbit Ears. Faye Gaines, born just 20 miles north of the site, married into the ranching family who established their home on the land over 100 years ago. She remains as a protector of the trail and ambassador of the land. This part of the Santa Fe Trail, certified in 1992 as the first site in New Mexico of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, is on private land at the Point of Rocks Ranch where Gaines proudly shares stories of the area and invites visitors to explore it’s history. Thirty miles northeast of Point of Rocks is Capulin Volcano. The rich volcanic soils and abundant land beckoned many aspiring ranchers to the area in the late 1800s. “Pete’s granddad came here in 1898,” Gaines says of her husband’s family. “My husband’s dad came here in 1918. He married granddad’s daughter Irene, and they moved to Texas; he was a Texas cowboy. Irene did not take to that lifestyle and was not happy. In 1926, the two moved back to the ranch.” Times were hard. These were the days of using gas to start a car and adding coal oil to keep the hot engine running. Faye Gaines’ family moved south for work. “I lived in Springer where my dad was working as part of the Work Progress Administration on the dam due to the hard times,” she says. “My best friend went with Oscar, who was Pete’s best friend, so we got together that way. We double-dated for two years. Pete was working on a ranch west of here at that time. It was during the war. He had a 1928 Chevy car and because he was working on the ranch, his boss would give him enough gas to get to town and back.” Due to his strong work ethic and good reputation as a ranch hand, Pete was one of the last cowboys drafted to the war. “He must have been a pretty, good cowboy,” Gaines says. Married in 1944 as Pete was on his way to the Battle of the Bulge, Gaines continued life on Point of Rocks Ranch. The two

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Fay G aines, protector of ambassador of the lantdhe trail, eventually raised a son and a daughter. Gaines, now a member of the Corazon de los Caminos, did her share of ranch duties: tractor driving, team driving, keeping windmills operational, and fence fixing. “I learned to appreciate,” she says. Gaines also spent 28 years working for the Census Bureau in New Mexico, Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, and on a Navajo reservation. During the days of the Santa Fe Trail, travelers enjoyed a spring of fresh water, which no longer runs. Cattle ranching dominates the area now for families able to access water. In the early days, Gaines recounts the amount of farming the plains afforded. “We raised corn, wheat, sorghums, melons, and all of our feed. At the time we had hogs, chickens, and milk cows.” The Point of Rocks Mesa, stands some three to four hundred feet above the surrounding plains and tells a geologic story with it’s mix of Dakota Sandstone and rapidly cooled volcanic rock. Long abandoned tipi rings tell of the Jicarilla Apache who once hunted and used the spring at Point of Rocks. From Comanche and Jicarilla Apache to Mexican buffalo hunters and wagon train expeditionaries, Point of Rocks saw increased traffic when the Civil War brought the area increased protection and visitation. Post war activity brought the railroad, homesteads and ranches. As a member of Corazon de los Caminos, Gaines keeps the Santa Fe Trail alive by protecting it from modern advancements and sharing her knowledge of the trail and the history of Point of Rocks. Gaines will gladly greet visitors in the parking area next to her house. Travel east from Springer on Highway 56. Turn north on County Road 52. Seven miles will produce County Road 53 where a right turn leads to a ‘T’ intersection. Turn north. Point of Rocks Ranch and site parking are within one mile. The site is open to visitors year round.

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Wood Stove, Four Tops, Water heater, overhead storage, oven, $1,500. Dining room table, solid oak, six chairs, and China cabinet, $1,800. Call 505-710-1135.

Liquid Storage Tanks, many sizes/shapes in stock. Agricultural, commercial, industrial, water. FDA specs. www.westerntank.com or 1-888-999-8265. Discounts to everyone! Delivery available.

Holiday, 20” Electric Range - New, still in box. Made in USA - $300; Frigidaire compact 4.0 cu. ft. refrigerator - new, still in box - $100; Jacuzzi bathroom sink & stand with glass shelf - new. Call 502680-5448 - Edgewood. April Showers! Pecos Pablo Gift Packs. Blue Ribbon capulin jelly, assorted jellies and jams, mountain wildflower honey, English Toffee, green chile piñon brittle, plus more sweet selections. pecospablo@ hotmail.com or 505-603-2310. For Sale: Ashford Traditional Single drive spinning wheel, $550. Ertoel electronic spinner, $600. Grace quilting frame, assembled, $330. Each of these items are new and have never been used. Call 575-461-9842. Coffins: Handcrafted Solid Wood from $680. Several models suitable for burial or cremation. Statewide delivery available. For a FREE catalog and funeral information booklet, please visit www.theoldpinebox. com or call 505-286-9410.

Oxygen Concentrators - $380 with warranty. Also sell portable concentrators and oxygen supplies. Repair and service of equipment. Aspen Concentrator Repair Service, 719-471-9895. Shipping available. Affordable Caskets - For Immediate Delivery or pick up in northern NM. Prices start at $499. Call Dave 575-668-9009 or Cell: 505-652-0106 for your needs. Camping? Hunting? 4-Wheeling? Stay at Mountain Meadows RV Park, Tularosa, NM. Quiet, secure and off the road. E-mail mountainmeadowsrvpark@ gmail.com or call 575-585-3678.

Roof Over Your Head For Sale: Mora Valley. Approximately 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountains. Serious Inquiries Only. Contact Mike at 505-753-6338.

Reserve, NM. Half acre with cabin. Borders Gila National Forest. Concrete slab, septic system, beautifully landscaped. Electricity and water to property line. Located at end of paved road. $39,000. 575-533-6274. I would like to purchase the Real Estate Contract, Mortgage or Deed of Trust for which you are receiving payments. Please call for fast pricing and quick closing. E-mail: pinonview@aol.com Barbara Baird, 1-800-458-9847. 20 Acres, 45 Minutes From Santa Fe, meadow, forest. Low, low down. Owner financed, water & electricity. $125,000. 505-690-0308. 10 To 180 Acre Lots. Next to Villanueva. Power and water. Down payment negotiable. Good access. Call 505-690-0308. For Sale: Vigas, House Logs cut from standing, dead, dry Spruce. Up to 45 ft. Will custom cut. Forked Cedar posts for ramadas, corn drivers and cedar fence posts. Call 575--638-5619. For Rent: 2 Bedroom Cabin. Mt. Taylor. 1,080 sq. ft. utilities paid. No smoking, no pets, references, gated, $1,200 month, 505-238-7079. Beautiful 4BR, 2BA Bank Doublewide Repo EZ Qualify under $399/mo. Call Leo at 505-432-3991.

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Cabin In The Manzano Mountains, secluded woods, next to NF, year around living, 900 sq. ft., 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 acres, well, electric, LP gas & wood stove. $85K, leave message, 505-384-2558.

Gorgeous views, 3,000 sq. ft. home plus 6.7 acres, fenced, pastures, ancient water rights, barns, antiques and tractor. Call to see photos 805-402-4641 or to see actual property in Socorro County.

Cinnamon Ridge apartments, 1004 Cinnamon Loop, Santa Rosa, NM 88435 is now accepting applications for 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. Section 8 & USDA rent based on income. Call today 575472-3974 or e-mail cinnamonridgeapts@ yahoo.com for more information.

4.2 Acres In Datil, NM. 2 RV sites, underground electricity and phone, well and septic. 10’x10’ Tuff Shed, 12’x20’ garage on slab - $55K. Call 928-965-3356.

80 Rural Acres 17 Miles south of Carrizozo, NM in Tularosa Basin; 2.2. miles south of Oscuro, east of Hwy. 54, $98,500. Appraised 2011 at $160,000. Oscura Mountains/White Sands Missile Range on west, Sierra Blanca on east. E. R. Haldane, Phone 505-281-2221, PO Box 927, Tijeras, NM 87059. One Of The Most Beautiful small ranches in all of the mountain west. Log home, log guest cabin, two barns, pond, all located in the tall Ponderosa Pines. Landowner elk permit. Good year around access and only two miles of paved State Highway. Set up for horses. Permanent or vacation home but also ideal for church/ youth camp or hunting lodge. Details can be found on MLS-NM #20140313 or 505-425-3580. Two Cinder Block Houses On 4 acres, south of Belen off Highway 304. Good investment property, both houses currently rented. Fenced on 3 sides, great for horses. Asking $150,000 on Real Estate Contract, $10,000 down. Will negotiate for cash. Matthew @ 505-480-2042. Sumner Lake, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath mobile on 2+ acres with enclosed porch & 2 additions. Front & back decks have lake view. All appliances & furnishings included. 40’ patio cover/carport, fenced, storage shed, good well, septic. Ready to move into. For vacation or full-time living. $55,000. 505-281-1739 or 505-550-5690. For Sale: 10 Acres Near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Call 806-745-5564 after 5:00 p.m. Nice 2,400 Sq. Ft. Mobile home on working ranch. Unfurnished three bedroom, two bath. West of Pie Town, north of 60. No indoor pets. $900/month plus first and last. Background check. 505-994-4308. For Sale: New Mexico Ranch land. 143.29 acres, 9 miles north of Cuervo, NM. Electric. $525 per acre or will take $71,500. Call 352-238-5700. 1971 Sunrise 14x65 Mobile Home with 10’x45’ porch. Attached 20’x24’ room constructed with 2”x6” walls. Home heated with pellet stove. On 3.8 acres with extra septic tank and water (with community water). Sunken field for establishing an orchard in Buena Vista, Mora county, along Hwy. 518. Call 575-387-2243.

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For Sale: 14’x60’ Mobile On 1/2 acre, has built on room with a deck, carport, shed, 20x30 garage. Call 575-773-4740. $70,000 will negotiate. For Sale: 4 Lots in Roy with utilities! $2,800. Longhorn Trading; business, shop and living quarters (3 bedrooms) for sale. Call 575-447-9662. Home for sale on 50 acres, 8 miles northeast of Roy: 3 bed, 3 bath; 2,240 sq. ft.; 662 sq. ft. attached, finished garage; 187 sq. ft. finished, separate studio; fully fenced, irrigated and gated orchard, gardens and yard; entire property is fenced. Asking $80,000. Seller financing available. Call 505-228-2485. Beautiful, Mora Valley, Land For sale, Encinal Rd, 7.87 acres, new fences, storage shed, water rights, call 505-573-3681. 3.9 Acres at Lemitar, Just north of Socorro $42,000. Mountain views, beautiful area, underground power, community water to property. Low down payments, low monthly payment. Owner/broker 575-430-0006.

For Sale: 2001 Monte Carlo 94,000 Miles, excellent condition, $6,500. Three year old air conditioner, Tradewinds down draft, Model TC451 polypropylene body 17” x 17” duct opening, AC 37” deep x 37” wide x 36” high. Eleven feet of galvanized and 16 feet of flex ducting. Paid $1,149, want $550. Carrier Weathermaker 8000 furnace with connecting ducting, good condition, $375. Call 575-838-2530 or 575-518-8244. ATV For Sale 2012 Honda TRX450R, excellent condition, runs great, low miles. Not for beginner rider or kids. Only $6,200. Call 575-626-494 2 (Roswell). 2007 - 21” Wave Bumper Pull travel trailer. Excellent condition, fiberglass siding, furnace, A/C, microwave, stove-oven, refrigerator, stereo system stabilizer jacks, full bath, outside shower & awning, $10,500. Call 505-705-5299. 1990 White Dodge Pickup With tool box, runs good but needs transmission work. $300 OBO. Las Vegas, call 505-426-0361. ‘68 Chevy Truck 3/4 Ton Camper Special. No engine or trans. Very clean body, $1,050; ‘69 Chevy Truck 3/4 ton Longhorn bed w/diamond metal decking. 455 Olds engine with 14K miles. Front clip GMC with dual headlights. Good mechanical condition, $1,900; NV4500 trans. with bell housing etc. for ‘89-’94 Cummins, Blumenthals guaranteed, $1,100. Has rear yoke. Have 3.21 gears for ‘74 and later 3/4 ton Chevy trucks till in box, $125. East of Albuquerque, 505-281-2288.

4 acres farmland. Utilities include: well, septic system, and electricity. Steel metal garage/cement slab. Fenced. Irrigation rights. Fawn fesque grass with alfalfa mix. Contact Lisa, 505-699-1137. Property located in San Acacia, NM.

For Sale: 20 - 11/24/5 Pilot Aluminum truck wheels, $150; 8, 11/24/5 Pilot steel truck wheels, $60; 15, 11/24/5 - 11/22/5 truck Budds, $50; 8, 11/17/5 Budd wheels & tires 3/4 or better, $1,200. We have truck & trailer of most any size that are to get. Call 575-513-0241.

Santa Rosa Apartments, 155 Palm Avenue, Santa Rosa, NM 88435 is now accepting applications for 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. 100% Section 8 rent based on income. Call today 575-472-3275 or e-mail santarosaapts@yahoo.com for more information.

For Sale: 15 - Cadillac From 1953 to 1994. Some run and some for parts. 11, Gran Wagoneers from 1978 - 1990, some low miles, 54,000 miles and some for parts. 1, 1984 Cherokee Wagoneer only made it 2 years. Call 575-513-0241.

Future Use For When Things change: large metal building, versatile, 73 flat acres, water rights. Call 575-430-2876.

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Blue Print Machine lightly used Diazit Dart XL80, prints 32-36 inches wide - $550. Call 575-458-3204 or 575-403-7723.

1949 Maytag Dutch Oven Gas Range, Model M5131GA - $300 OBO. 575-799-2078, Clovis area.

Land For Sale 160 Acres, Hwy 380, Tatum, NM. No utilities, easy access to electricity, excellent horse property. Two accesses, commutable distance from Lovington and Hobbs Excellent schools. Call 575-513-8992.

Railroad Items Wanted: Lanterns, locks, keys, badges, uniforms, dining car china, etc. Especially seeking items from early New Mexico railroads such as: AT&SF, D&RG, EP&NE, EP&SW, and C&S. Randy Dunson, 575-356-6919.

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I buy Spanish Colonial spurs, stirrups, horse bits with jingles, weapons, etc. Also, old New Mexico handmade/carved furniture. Call 505-753-9886.

Wanted: New Mexico Motorcycle License Plates 1900 - 1958. Paying $100 - $1,000 each. Also buying some New Mexico car plates 1900 - 1923. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, NM 88052-0640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804. Buying Old Stuff: Gas pumps and parts 1960s 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: New Mexico Automobile License Directory (“The Zia Book”), and Motor Vehicle Register books, 1900 - 1949. Library discards OK. Paying $75 $100 per volume. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, NM 88052-0640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804. Wanted: New Mexico Highway Journal magazine, 1923 - 1927. Paying $10 - $25 single issues, $400 - $800 bound volumes. Library discards OK. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, NM 88052-0640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804. Model T Stuff: Turns Over, not run, Hack, Fordson, blocks, transmissions, hogs heads, parts. Call 575-430-2876.

When Opportunity Knocks Rural Convenience Store with Package Liquor License, living quarters on 1.3 acres with 3 acre foot well. Borders Gila National Forest. FSBO. Call 575-533-6274. Storage Units, McIntosh, New Mexico. Office and 98 units, 2.25 acres, Highway frontage w/room for additional business. Call 505-384-5163. Starting A Nonprofit? Get Professional personalized help from someone who specializes in 501(c)(3)s. Jim Levy at www. start-nonprofit.com Free e-mail or phone consultation at jim@start-nonprofit.com or 575-776-5763. For Sale: Lea Theatre, Lovington, NM. Asking $300,00 OBO. Call 575-602-3333. Serious Inquiries Please.

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