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August 1, 2013 • Vol. 65, No. 8 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 125,050

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 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.

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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. 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. 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 Levi Valdez, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Española Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert M. Quintana, 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 Donald Wolberg, 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 Donald Wolberg, Chairman, Socorro Electric Cooperative William C. Miller, Jr., Columbus Electric Cooperative Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Levi Valdez, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Robert M. Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative

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Students Visit Our Nation's Capital

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Co-ops sponsor students to visit Washington, D.C., to learn about electric co-ops and the history that makes the fabric of our nation.

Raspberry Delight

Gather the family and spend a day picking fresh, sweet and juicy raspberries.

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A basket of raspberries from the Salman Raspberry Ranch. Photo courtesy of Salman Raspberry Ranch.

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Co-op Newswire Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative Launches Its Geothermal Program

ity and electric cooperative officials attended a ground breaking ceremony in Portales on July 1 to kick-off Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative’s geothermal program. The program is designed to help lower heating and cooling costs for consumer homes and businesses using geothermal heat pumps. Cooperatives in New Mexico are exploring innovative ways of lowering the entry level costs for this technology to their consumers. These range from offering new unique “Thermal Energy Services” to offering rebates and low interest loan opportunities for members to go geothermal. Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative’s “Thermal Energy Services” is the first of its kind in the state that has geothermal energy service rate tariffs. This allows the cooperative to install, own and maintain the loops required for the system for a monthly fee. The system uses a heat pump to force the transfer of heat from the ground to the home. Water moves through a loop of pipes, and when the weather is cold, water heats up as it travels through the loops. Once above ground, the warmed water transfers heat into a consumer’s home or building. “It’s an efficient heating and cooling system, and that’s what we always recommend,” says Jerry Partin, co-op manager. “We have to think about the generation capacity, we try and reduce the amount of demand or capacity requirements for a power plant. If we move toward that direction and use more geothermal energy, it just makes sense less capacity will have to be built for future generations which reduces costs,” Partin says.

Great News Heard While on the Potomac River Boat Ride

hirty-three high school students and five chaperones left New Mexico for one week in June to attend the 2013 Government-in-Action Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Nicholas Kemp, sponsored by Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, was selected by the state’s chaperones as New Mexico’s Youth Leadership Council delegate. Below, Kemp shares his memories of the Tour. “The seven days that I spent with the Government-in-Action Youth Tour were possibly the best seven days of my life. We went to plenty of memorials. You name it and we probably went there. Thanks to Bill, our tour guide in D.C., not only was I able to experience the beautiful, GrecoRoman inspired buildings, I was also able to understand the symbolism within the memorials. However, the memorials were not the most important part of Youth Tour, to me the most important part of Youth Tour was meeting New Mexico’s senators and representatives, and being allowed to speak my mind and let them know of my opinion. Lastly, the Youth Tour was a great way to meet new people, not only from New Mexico, but from around the country as well. The most exciting part about Youth Tour was while on the Potomac River boat ride, I received the wonderful news I would be representing New Mexico on the YLC. This was shocking and absolutely wonderful at the same time. After the boat ride I met with the other YLC members and immediately we were all connected.” See photos of the Youth Tour on page 9.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR EVENT NOTICES? On a Personal Basis: I just read Phaedra Greenwood’s review of my novel, One of Us (Book review published in the July 2013 enchantment). If I were looking among books, and had not written it, I would buy it on Greenwood’s review. Greenwood’s review is written as though she knows me personally; and has had many discussions with me about my novel. She is gifted in that she is a speed reader; and an astute speed “comprehender.” I thank you for choosing her to write for your interesting magazine; and thank her for her excellent review. —Eve Cobos Thanks for the kudos Eve. We will certainly let Phaedra know. —Ed.

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‘All-of-the Above’ Energy Strategy Needed

n late June, President Obama announced a series of actions to combat climate change. For electric co-ops, the outline hammered one point that has us ready to do battle: reducing the volume of greenhouse gases—primarily carbon dioxide—emitted from fossil fuel-burning power plants, both new and existing. To that end, the President has instructed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon emissions under the federal Clean Air Act, a law last updated in 1990 that contains not a single line mentioning carbon dioxide. Under the sweeping mandate set forth, the White House risks shuttering the nation’s entire coal fleet—roughly 37 percent of generation capacity—and driving up electric bills for all consumers. NRECA and its member cooperatives oppose using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases and will engage the administration at every turn to inject common sense back into policy discussions. Whether you agree with the President’s underlying concerns about global warming or not, the basic fact is that short of closing all coal-fired power plants there are no economically viable tools currently available to accomplish his goals. For several years, electric co-ops have warned the Obama administration that employing the Clean Air Act to curb power plant carbon dioxide emissions is badly misguided. Without significant modifications, co-ops believe the President’s proposal will increase electric bills for those who can least afford it—our consumer-members.

Rural residents already spend a greater chunk of their income on energy than those in urban communities. One of our first missions as not-for-profit electric co-ops remains keeping rates affordable—an important consideration since household income in our service territories runs 11 percent lower than the national average and one person in six served by a co-op lives in poverty. Forcing electric co-ops to shut down coal plants and switch to other fuels amounts to levying a punitive, regressive tax on rural America. History shows us this bad idea was tried once before, with bad results. In the late 1970s, policymakers were concerned the U.S. would soon run out of natural gas, the main energy source for heating and cooking in many parts of our land. Congress’s solution to the issue was passing the ill-conceived Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, which prohibited burning natural gas to generate electricity. To meet growing demand for power, utilities were forced to choose either coal or nuclear power facilities. For electric co-ops the timing couldn’t have been worse. The measure kicked in just as generation and transmission co-ops (G&Ts) were in the middle of a major power plant building cycle. In the end, many found themselves shifting generation strategies midstream—an expensive proposition—and either partnering with investor-owned utilities in nuclear reactors or constructing state-of-the-art coal stations equipped with scrubbers and other pollution control technologies.

Jo Ann Emerson Chief Executive Officer National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Thanks to the Fuel Use Act, power costs soared, and with them, cooperative electric bills. Realizing its mistake, Congress repealed the act in 1987. Yet, because of the legislation, many electric cooperatives became deeply invested in coal. Today, coal accounts for about 74 percent of the power produced by G&Ts and 55 percent of all electric cooperative electricity requirements. Just like 35 years ago, the President’s call for action has co-ops once again faced with shifting fuels—in this case, choosing natural gas or renewables over coal. However, in regions without access to natural gas pipelines, changing from coal to natural gas isn’t feasible. On the renewables front, co-ops have emerged as leaders, adding “clean and green” power systems where it makes economic sense—such as solar photovoltaic arrays in the Southwest and wind farms across the Great Plains and Midwest. But the sun doesn’t always shine (clouds) and the wind doesn’t always blow, especially during periods of peak demand on hot, humid summer weekday afternoons or cold winter mornings below minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit when power is needed most. Keeping the lights on 24 hours a day, seven days a week requires traditional baseload generation—namely coal, nuclear, and hydro—as well as a full mix of fuels. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, on behalf of America’s electric cooperatives, will continue to urge the President and his administration to work with co-ops on a real “all-of-the-above” energy strategy to keep electric bills affordable for rural Americans.

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

ast month marked the first time in several months that all five bright planets were visible in the nighttime sky, although not all at the same time. This situation is also true at the beginning of August, however it comes to an end by around mid-month. In the evening sky brilliant Venus blazes above the western horizon during dusk, and sets around the end of twilight. Meanwhile, Saturn is somewhat higher in the southwestern sky, setting about two hours after Venus at the beginning of August. This interval shrinks about an hour by month’s end.

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The two planets will be in conjunction with each other shortly after mid-September. Over in the morning sky, Jupiter, which was hidden behind the sun for several months but started to emerge out of twilight last month, rises about an hour before the beginning of dawn in early August. This interval increases to almost three hours by the latter part of the month. Mars, which appeared close to Jupiter late last month, rises somewhat later than Jupiter but is still easily detectable in the pre-dawn eastern sky, especially during the second half of August. Meanwhile, our solar system’s innermost planet, Mercury, can be seen in the dawn sky during the first week or so of the month, but rapidly disappears into twilight over the next one to two weeks.

This is a good year for viewing light-years away from us, may— the Perseid meteor shower which according to a recent data analypeaks around Monday morning, sis—have as many as six or seven the 12th—just a few days after the planets, with three of these lying new moon, thus allowing for dark within the star’s “habitable zone” skies during the morning hours (where temperatures are such that when the shower is best seen. As water can exist as a liquid). These many as 60 to 100 meteors per worlds are all somewhat larger hour may appear coming from than Earth, but it is at least conthe general direction of the conceivable that one or more of them stellation Perseus, which will be could harbor some kind of life. high in the northeastern sky at that time. One star which was in the news lately, is located slightly above the “stinger” in the constellation Scorpius (the scorpion), now prominently displayed in the southwestern sky during the evening hours. Gliese 667C, Artist conception of one of the potentially habitable planets around the star Gliese 667C. The other two stars of this which is the smalltriple-star system are at right in the image. Image courtesy est star in a triple-star European Southern Observatory. system located 22

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August 1973: Exciting, Demanding, Frustrating Era. There is evidence that the cost of conducting any business will continue to increase in the foreseeable future. In the business of power supply materials, labor, taxes, interest, fuel costs, and purchased power, costs are rising rapidly. This situation is of major concern to all of us who are engaged in the production, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy.

August 1993: Thoughts on the Mississippi Flood. The current floods in the Mississippi River Basin are the latest catastrophe. Major floods, gradually claim their flood plain and the human property abandoned there. Then they hang around, waiting to drain into a distant ocean that doesn’t have room for the tremendous waters dropped by seemingly never-ending rains. A flood acts like an uninvited relative who doesn’t know when to leave.

August 2003: The Wonderful World of Quilts. Quilters all over New Mexico are continuing the centuries-old tradition of meeting to create quilts, wall hangings, quillows, Christmas stockings, scrapbooks: items bringing colorful fabrics to life. Quilters have big hearts and all the groups reach out to their community in different ways. The Quay-Z Quilters recently completed a large quilt in the Tessellating Star Pattern for the Fire Department on Route 278 in appreciation for the use of the facilities. —Florence Dean

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On The Menu BY MARY GERLACH, R.D.

COOKING WITH Raspberries Lemon Curd With Berries

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Raspberry Pear Pecan Quick Bread

2/3 cup sugar ½ cup fresh lemon juice ¼ cup fresh orange juice 1/8 tsp. salt 6 large egg yolks 3 Tbs. butter, cut into small pieces 2 tsps. grated lemon rind 1 cup fresh blueberries 1 cup fresh raspberries 1 cup fresh blackberries 8 tsps. graham cracker crumbs

¼ cup butter 2 cups prepared hash brown potatoes 2/3 cup Canadian bacon, chopped 1/3 cup green scallions, chopped ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper 11/3 cup fresh raspberries (save a few for garnish) 4 large eggs 2 Tbs. milk 1 Tb. fresh parsley leaves, chopped 1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese

❧ In a small, heavy saucepan, combine first 5 ingredients; over medium heat, heat to 180°F or until mixture thickens, about 6 minutes, stirring constantly with a whisk; remove from heat. Add butter and rind, stirring until butter melts. Place curd in a medium bowl. Cover surface of curd with plastic wrap (to avoid forming a crust on the top) and chill completely. Spoon 2 tablespoons curd into each of 8 small cups. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons blueberries, 2 tablespoons raspberries and 2 tablespoons blackberries. Repeat layers of curd and berries. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon graham cracker crumbs. Serves 8.

❧ Preheat oven to 350°F. In an ovenproof 10-inch skillet, melt butter over high heat. Add hash brown potatoes, Canadian bacon and scallions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook 7 minutes, turning once. Press evenly into bottom of skillet. Sprinkle raspberries evenly over hash browns. In mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk and parsley. Pour over hash browns and cook 3 minutes untouched. Sprinkle top with cheddar cheese. Place in oven and bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts and eggs are cooked. Garnish with fresh raspberries. Note: Add ¾ cup chopped green chile for a New Mexico touch. Makes 4 servings.

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❧ Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. In medium bowl, mix unbleached flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Remove 2 tablespoons mixture and toss with raspberries in a separate bowl. In a separate, large mixing bowl, combine pear, brown sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Add flour mixture to pear mixture, mixing just until combined; do not overmix. Gently fold in raspberries and pecans until evenly blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake about 1 hour 15 minutes at 350°F, or until browned and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing. Makes 10-12 slices.

Students Visit Our Nation’s Capital

The Government-in-Action Youth Tour is a lifetime opportunity for many New Mexico teens.

hirty-three high school students ventured outside their rural hometowns for one week in June for the 2013 Government-inAction Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. For several, it was their first time to leave the state. These students represented their electric cooperatives, schools and communities during the tour. They learned about the importance of electric cooperatives, met with legislative leaders, toured historical sites such as the Smithsonian Institution, Arlington National Cemetery and Mount Vernon, and made lasting friendships. The Youth Tour began after then-Senator Lyndon Johnson addressed an annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in 1957. He proposed a tour of the nation’s capital for teens living in rural cooperative service territories— a chance for them to see “what the flag stands for,” as the future president described it. The cooperatives responded with the annual Government-in-Action Youth Tour. The tour is coordinated by the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. This is New Mexico’s 16th year participating in the tour.

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Energy Sense BY JAMES DULLEY How to Insulate Attic Access Cover

ear Jim: I just had a house built and discovered no insulation on the attic opening cover. Shouldn’t the cover be insulated and sealed? If I add folding stairs, how can I insulate them?—Mike M.

Dear Mike: Builders don’t always insulate and seal the attic access opening cover, but it certainly should be added for energy savings. Most often, just a piece of plywood or drywall is cut close to the correct size and placed in the opening, resting on a strip of molding. That type of cover’s insulation value is less than R-1 and it leaks air like a sieve. Because the attic access is often in the ceiling of a bedroom closet or a hallway, the air leakage and heat loss/gain are seldom noticeable. During summer, attic temperatures can get extremely high and the air is humid, so you don’t want it in your living space. During winter, the heated air in the house, because it is less dense, tends to leak up and out. The simplest fix is to attach insulation to the top of the cover and weatherstripping underneath where it rests on the lip of the opening. Measure the cover to

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make sure it fits the opening, with the cover overlapping the molding lip so the weatherstripping seals well. If you have to make a new one, a piece of ½-inch drywall works well and is fire resistant. The insulation on the top of the cover should be the recommended code ceiling R-value for your area—find out what that is at www. ornl.gov/~roofs/Zip/ZipHome. html. (Adding more insulation above this level will not help appreciably.) In a well-insulated house, even just several square feet of uninsulated floor can lose a considerable amount of heat. Before you add weatherstripping to the molding lip, place the cover over it and check whether it’s even. The lip often consists of pieces nailed to the sides of the opening and aren’t level. You may have to pry a side or two loose and reattach it. If it’s very uneven, it will be difficult to get a good seal under the cover no matter how compliant the weatherstripping. In my own house, I first nailed a piece of ½-inch drywall to the plywood cover to give it some additional weight. Next, I glued a few layers of ¾-inch polyurethane foam sheets on top of it. I added

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When the attic entrance cover is zipped closed, it seals very well. Notice the extra thick insulation in the attic with just standard insulation under the floor immediately around the entrance. Source: Attic Tent.

four layers to get three inches of foam insulation. I used foil-faced insulation so it would reflect the heat from the hot roof back up during the summer. The next step is to attach adhesive-backed foam weatherstripping to the top edge of the lip around the opening. Use as thick a foam as you can find to accommodate any out-of-level edges. The weight of the plywood and drywall should be adequate to compress the foam weatherstripping. If you plan to go up into your attic often and want to install pull-down stairs or a ladder, or your attic currently has one, buy a special insulated cover for the attic access opening. You could attempt to make one yourself, but its weight may be hazardous to open and manage when you are on the stairs. One of the least expensive options is basically a three-sided heavy duty cardboard box. It’s easy to open and assemble, and

then you can attach your own insulation to the top and sides. It’s very lightweight and easy to lift and handle when you enter the attic on the stairs. An efficient option is a lightweight large rigid-foam domed device that covers the folded stairs or ladder from above. It’s strong, and the foam provides adequate insulation. Another design uses a flexible zippered insulated cover that is permanently attached to the attic floor for a good airtight seal. The zipper provides a large opening for easy access to the attic. TogetherWeSave.com, an energy efficiency website from the nation’s electric cooperatives, has two videos on this subject as part of its Watch & Learn series; visit www. energysavings.togetherwesave. com/watch-and-learn and click on the Sealing & Insulation tab, then scroll down to find how-to videos on insulating attic hatches and attic pull-down stairs.

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BY KAREN BOEHLER

hen New Mexico was first being explored, raspberries grew wild in the region that now bears the name of the tasty but delicate fruit. Mora (Spanish for raspberry) and the Mora Valley have a soil and climate especially suited to a berry crop, particularly a raspberry crop. “It’s a valley rich, loamy soil, and so the berries prosper in the soil condition,” says Frances Koenig, the managing general partner of the Salman Raspberry Ranch. “And they also prosper because typically we continue to have cool nights all summer long.” Until recently, raspberries were not grown commercially in state, but the Salman Raspberry Ranch changed all that, and today, visitors come from across the country to buy raspberry products, pick their own berries at the U-Pick-It fields, and visit the historic buildings that date back to the state’s historical days. “We have people coming from literally, all over,” Koenig says. “From Oklahoma. From Colorado.

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From Texas, all over New Mexico, because Mora County is the most beautiful county in the state, I think. We’re in the foothills of the southern range of the Rocky Mountains, so it’s typically green and gorgeous. So on the one side we have the mountains and on the other we have the opening up of the great plains. So you have the endless prairies that go off east of us, going toward the middle portion of the United States. It’s just amazing terrain.” In the early 1800s, husband and wife Vincente and Josepha Romero were each granted 16,500 acres in the Mora Valley, and until the late 1900s, the Romero Ranch belonged to the family. It was then parceled off into five separate ranches, but in the late 1940s, Col. William Salman bought one of the parcels and by 1950 he had reunited the five separate tracts. Although much of the acreage was again eventually sold off, the Salman family retains the land and buildings constituting the La Cueva Historic District. They began growing raspberries in the

1980s, selling the fruit commercially “literally all over the state,” Koenig says. But eventually, those fields were winnowed down to just six. “We simply couldn’t get enough labor to maintain them,” she says. “We had 25 acres of raspberries, which is a bunch of raspberries. We weren’t able to hire enough labor in Mora to harvest all the berries, so we put a bunch of the fields back into alfalfa production and kept the six acres of berries for the U-Pick-It.” Today, those six acres are open during harvest season not only to the general public, but are used to make a variety of raspberry products sold at the Salman Ranch store. “We make a raspberry jam, which has received all sorts of awards,” Koenig says. “It’s just phenomenal. We make a raspberry topping and a raspberry vinegar and a couple of years ago, we introduced a fourth product, which is a raspberry/Hatch green chile kind of sweet salsa, called chile-berry.”

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“Because they’re so plentiful, you can lift up a cane at one end and just pull the berries directly off.” Koenig says. The store is located in the historic old Mercantile Building, framed by adobe walls with original wooden floors, counters and hand-made wooden shutters. Outside the store are three gardens, alive with color from native wildflowers. Flagstone walks wind through the gardens, which are ideal for a picnic or can be rented out for events such as weddings. “I think it’s very pretty,” says Linda Blalock, a visitor from Mount Pleasant, Texas. “The stone rock fencing is very pretty.” The flowers filling the gardens are all grown from seed in greenhouses located a few hundred yards across the street from the store, next to the U-Pick-It fields and Romero-Salman Hacienda, an historic home still used by family members. The greenhouses are also open to the public, usually from late April through October, selling a wide variety of annuals, perennials and vegetables acclimatized to the Mora Valley but able to travel as well. “Most of the plants are for this area, but there are some that can live in Texas and places like that,” says Linda Trujillo, a 21-year employee at the ranch. “It’s nice to have the plants. We can sell those in the spring and it brings us revenue, a little extra

money in the spring time when we need it the most,” greenhouse general manager Mike Salman says. “Our prime time is May and June, when we sell all the annuals and perennials. Most people like to plant the perennials early in the summer.” But what brings the biggest crowds are the U-Pick-It fields, which are usually open from midAugust through October. “It all depends on Mother Nature. Everything depends on her,” says Lawrence Espinoza, who tends the raspberry fields and says things can get very busy. “Especially Labor Day weekend. It’s been a while, but a couple of times we pulled out a ton of berries in one day.” Once the berries are ripe, visitors can stop by from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday to harvest one of the six varieties of raspberries grown on the ranch. And it’s not difficult to pick the berries. “People don’t need to bring anything to pick into. We supply the baskets,” Koenig says. “We’re a onestop place.” She recommends wearing a long-sleeved shirt, but gloves aren’t necessary, because while the canes have some prickles, the berries are easily harvested. …continued on page 15

Raspberries are sweet, juicy and delicious, but not all raspberries are created equal. At Salman Raspberry Ranch, they grow six different varieties, ensuring there’s a plentiful supply on the canes throughout the U-Pick-It season. Carolinas, Autumn Brittens, Autumn Bliss, Heritage, Polentas, and Polkas are grown on the ranch, each with a slightly different flavor, texture and maturing at slightly different times. “It’s important for people to know the berries have a little different flavor, a little different shape, and they ripen a little different time in the growing season,” says Frances Koenig, the managing general partner of the Salman Raspberry Ranch. “So we always have some berries; regardless of how heavily the field has been picked, we always have some new berries growing.” Lawrence Espinoza, a 31-year-employee from nearby Rainsville, is responsible for the berries. “I take care of the raspberries. I grow them, I fertilize them. I water them and pull out the weeds, too,” he says. The berries are grown organically, with no herbicides or pesticides, and weeded and trimmed by hand. Each winter, the canes are cut back in preparation for next season’s crop, with the cuttings mulched. Once Mother Nature is ready in the spring, the plants begin to grow and Espinoza and several field laborers begin preparing the mature canes and planting new ones. It takes several years for a raspberry plant to fully produce. “The first year you’ll get one berry here and there. The second year you’ll get more, then all of a sudden, it fills up. By the third year you’ve got a lot,” Espinoza says. Weather can affect the berries in both positive and negative ways. “The berries love those cooler nights, and the cooler the nights are, the harder the berry cane has to work, so you get a sweeter fruit and a more fragrant fruit,” Koenig says. But while rain and cold is welcomed, a hail storm or late snow storm or frost can set the growing season back. But even though they may come in late, they’ll continue to produce until late October, and Espinoza says the crowds never fail to enjoy their time in the fields.

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By Robert K. DeArment 2010, 396 pages, $29.95 University of Oklahoma Press 1-800-627-7377

This popular, cross-cultural novel is co-authored by two best friends from Iowa. The plot involves two blue-collar families who live in the Rio Grande River Valley. Climate change, developers and the silvery minnow threaten their land-based lives as they struggle with racism and relationships. A brutal murder resonates throughout the story. Will Abby’s stepson, Santiago, go to college in the fall or succumb to the dark recurring dream that threatens to overwhelm him? Will CeCe live with her aging, Jewish parents? Will Abby, a widow of seven years, dare to love again? The authors gently offer their wisdom: “It amazed her how conflict only brought them closer. How anger and recrimination and pain somehow added depth and truth to a relationship.” Like the dichos, Hispaño sayings, everything in the story is spelled out. The collective tears shed by these characters provide plenty of water for the growing season.

DeArment’s third volume, which reads like the Who’s Who of western outlaws, spans eight decades from the gold rushes of the 1850s to the 1920s. Many of them fled from home at an early age after some violent incident and headed for wide-open towns like Cheyenne, Wyoming; Tucson, Arizona; and Pioche, Nevada. The author meticulously culls newspaper accounts and public records to create these compelling and sometimes pathetic stories. The bad men he portrays are not the romanticized gunfighters of Hollywood, but cowboys and miners turned gamblers and alcoholics, and even off-and-on peacekeepers. The lives of these “desperados” or so-called “sporting men” often exploded with rage. Over and over they get away with murder by running away, laying low until the witnesses disappear, or, as often happens, the jury fails to convict them. This is, no doubt, an authentic portrait of the Old West.

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By Alan J. Hirschfield with Terry Winchell 2012, 279 pages, $75 Gibbs Smith, Publisher 1- 800-748-5439

This former CIA political analyst is also the author of three books on the Palestinian situation. One of them was co-authored with her late husband, Bill Christison, who, in midlife, had a change of heart about his work for the CIA and became an outspoken peace activist. Kathleen Christison’s grief memoir is a passionate and eloquent tribute to her late husband’s life and their 33 years of doing almost everything together. She cannot heal “… because Bill and I were one person, and half of us is now gone.” Using excerpts from her journal, Christison reveals in minute detail her husband’s rapid deterioration and death and the frustrating mystery around the diagnosis. With admirable honesty and courage, she explores the complex evolution of mourning. She experiences the grief itself as a gift that brings tears of “sweet sadness” and a continuing sense of connection with her lost love. “Grief changes,” she concedes, “but it does not end.”

Here’s another beautiful coffee table book from Gibbs Smith. These exquisitely detailed photographs share with the public, for the first time, 160 works of our national heritage of Native American art and artifacts. These include “ornamented and symbolically charged” clothing, exquisite beadwork, cradles, horse gear, woven baskets, colorful Navajo textiles, Pueblo pottery, and a special collection of “octopus bags” from the Northwest. In the Forward by Gaylord Torrence, he reveals that Alan Hirschfield is known as a foremost collector of Indian art and that “his achievements in the worlds of business and Hollywood are legendary.” Torrence praises the Hirschfield collection for its coherent vision, which stands as a discriminating and heartfelt tribute to the 19th century artists who created such stunning beauty in the tradition of their own cultures. This book is, in itself, a treasure.

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“Because they’re so plentiful, you can lift up a cane at one end and just pull the berries directly off,” Koenig says. “So you don’t have to get into the canes to pick.” And whether or not someone plans to pick their own berries, the Salman Ranch Cafe, located in a former dairy just across from the store, is definitely worth a stop. Open during the U-Pick-It season, the cafe is a lunch counter generally open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. “We have our famous raspberry ice cream, which is vanilla ice cream with fresh raspberries and raspberry topping,” Trujillo says. “We’re famous for that. We have tamales. We have frito pies. Sandwiches, which are very good. Homemade bread.” So whether you’re looking for fresh-picked raspberries, hand-grown flowers to take home and plant, a mouth-watering lunch or a variety of souvenirs—edible and otherwise—all after a beautiful drive into the Mora Valley, the Salman Raspberry Ranch is a must see almost any time of the year.

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obert Cox sometimes jokes he’s married to a hooker. It takes one to know one. Both Robert and his wife, Dixie, design and make rugs using a technique known as hooking. The ancient Egyptians and Vikings made rugs using this method, which has evolved from a craft of poverty to fine art. Hooking is used to make items such as hallway runners, wall hangings, holiday stockings, and pillows. When Dixie and Robert lived in Humble, Texas, a suburb of Houston, they visited their local library one day. Giggling in the community room drew them to a group of women who were hooking rugs and having a great time. They had stumbled across the Stash Sisters, a chapter of the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists (ATHA). Dixie joined under the tutelage of acclaimed mentor Ms. P.D. Hankamer. Now Dixie is an expert, surpassing her teacher in rug making skills. Dixie does it all. She designs and sells patterns, cuts unbleached wool fabric into one-eighth to one-fourth-inch strips, and dyes her own wool in the backyard. Flavored punch and onion skins are among the natural dyes she uses. Why dye outside? “Because it’s stinky,” she says. “I use vinegar to open the pores of the wool fabric.” To make a hooked rug, you start by tracing a design on a backing of linen or burlap. Hooking involves pulling wool fabric strips or yarn through the spaces on the backing to fill in the design with colors. “It’s like painting with great freedom of expression,” says Robert. “If you don’t like a color, you can just pull the fabric out and replace it with something else.” Dixie started hooking rugs about eight years ago. It came naturally to her, as she had experience with painting, sewing and drawing. “I think I must have hooked rugs in another lifetime,” she comments.

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Tractor Parts: Save 15-50% on quality replacement parts for tractors. Large inventory for 8N and 9N Fords and TO20+TO30 Massey Fergusons. Valley Motor Supply, 1402 E. 2nd, Roswell, NM 88201. 575-622-7450. Solar Submersible Well Pumps. Easy to install, reliable, and affordable. Pumps and controller carry a two year warranty. Affordable installation is available. For more information visit www.solarwellpumpsonline.com or call 505-429-3093. ROADS!!! We have proven solutions for your ongoing problems with your dirt and gravel roads. Our surface drainage systems, once installed, are guaranteed to reduce your need for road maintenance. They will retain the surfacing materials in place, eliminate washouts and erosion, eliminate mud holes, and harvest the road water runoff to increase forage. We employ the principles of surface hydrology in our design and construction of dirt road drainage systems. We also do uplands arroyo/gully erosion control, stream channel stabilization/restoration, wetland restoration, and irrigation diversions. We are a licensed and insured New Mexico General Contractor providing services statewide to public and private entities. References and resume available on request. Rangeland Hands, Inc. Website: www.rangelandhands. com; E-mail: rangehands@gmail.com; Call 505-470-3542 or 505-455-0012.

For Sale: 1994 Timberjack 450c log skidder. Call for details, 575-687-3393. Septic Tank Pumping. Call Marquez Excavating Septic Pumping & Installation. Tony: 505-690-7582, 505-757-2926 or Anthony: 505-913-0619. Serving Pecos, Glorieta, Rowe, Ilfield and Mora area. Farm Equipment For Sale: Dixon, NM. Two branding chutes (1 cow & 1 calf) and 24 foot gooseneck trailer. Call 505-579-4626. Wanted: Older Airstream, Spartan, Silver Streak, Avion or similar style travel trailer. Any condition considered. Finders fee paid for your help. Please call Rick at 505-690-8272. For Sale: 1950 Farmall H Model Tractor. Does not run. Comes with PTO guard, one fender, battery box and belt pulley. Great for restoration. Call 575-376-2126.

Road Grader Cat 12 Good condition with ripper & hydraulic 6 cylinder diesel, $6,500 OBO. Case Model 580B backhoe, front loader needs repair, good tires, hydraulics engine $4,500 OBO. 575-773-4112.

Horse Boarding - Endless Trails! Adjacent to Cibola Forest. Five Star Care - runs w/shade awnings & 12x12 stalls. You supply feed/hay only $225/month. Grass hay included $350/ month. 505-847-0245 (leave message).

1960’s Allis Chalmers Motorgrader with owners parts manual. 10’ blade, tires good, starts well, 4 cylinder gas. Kept under roof - used for light grading near Datil. kevgub@gmail.com or 575772-5140. 1st $7,500.

Irish Dexter “House” Cows Dual purpose 1-2 gallons of milk per day, smaller, gentle, sweet, half the food and water. Bulls (red, black, brown) cows and heifers. Call 575-421-2794.

20’ and 40’ Used Steel cargo containers, FOB El Paso, delivery available, 915-595-4021.

Awesome and fun Dwarf Goats for sale. Limited time special on Weathers and Bucks. Does also for sale. Call Glen for prices at 505-803-0944.

For Sale: 12 Ft. Aluminum boat, painted camouflage, $175. 40 ft. aluminum extension ladder, $100. Call 575-430-0141 or 575-437-8166.

For Sale: Used oil field 1” Sucker Rod, 33 pieces, 15’ long, 825 total feet. Great 4 coral fencing. $650, near Capitan, NM. Call 575-354-3661.

For Sale Steel Building, 80’ x 100’ x 12’, never erected, Magdalena, $27.5K OBO. Call 575-854-2259.

Brand For Sale: ‘Rocking Diamond E’ LRC LHH. Irons included. Phone: 505-514-4282.

Water Tank: 10, 000 gallon galvanized steel, potable, clean with manway. Suitable for subdivision, livestock, etc. $6,000. Will deliver. 575-756-4100.

For Sale 1976 CJ5, 6 cylinder, 4-speed. Also, CJ5 Jeep parts 12,000 and 8,000 pound PTO winches. Also high performance SMB, GM heads. Call 505-757-3677 or 505-670-9038.

For Sale: 1992 SKAMPER Pop-Up Camper. Sleeps 6, icebox, propane stove, water tank, new tires, excellent condition, used little, stored in garage. $2,500 cash, 505-384-2387. Affordable Solar Pumps. New PVM centrifugal or helical rotor pumps. Pump water from well up to 800 feet. Contact Solutions4u at 505-407-6553 or solutions4u@yucca.net, www.solutions4u-solar.com Tired of cranking up the generator? Call and see if we have a Solution 4U!

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New Mexico Drinking Water Storage Tanks, Heavy Duty Black Poly. Fittings customized to your needs NRCS and EQUIP approved. NMwatertanks.com, 1-800-603-8272. Also new Servel propane gas refrigerators, 8 cubic feet. Kitchen or remote cabin. 575-682-2308.

For Sale: 1000 Gallon Fuel tank on skids. Call 575-224-1161.

1968 M715 Jeep Truck 1¼ ton, no rust, builder truck. 1955 to ‘59 ¾ ton 4x4 International drive train. Call 505-470-4916.

2009 Kubota Tractor L3400 HST front loader and canopy. Kodiak ST-60, 5’ rotary cutter. Like new approx. 45 hours, $17,500. Contact Lisa @ 505-699-1137.

Mountain Top Goats For Sale. Excellent milkers, bucks, cabrito, 4-H, weed eaters, and pets. Nubians, La Manchas, mini Nubians, mini La Manchas, Nigerian dwarfs, and boer goats. Capitan, 575-354-2846 after 7:00 p.m.

BUFFALO MEAT, GRASS-FED, ALL CUTS, USDA inspected. All natural (no hormones, antibiotics, chemicals) low cholesterol, hearthealthy, non-allergic, wholes. Skulls, Hides, By-products, Gift Certificates, 575-278-2316 Tom and Inge Bobek.

920 Case diesel tractor; 2 (7) yard dump trucks; 2 (20) F flat bed trailers; 1 gooseneck; 1 pull type; 246 International engine overhauled; 5.9 Cummins diesel engine, 100K miles, transmission and rear end. Chevrolet 350 engine, transmission, and rear end, 15K miles. 505617-4141 or 505-454-0781.

Heavy Duty Brand New Tandem dual flatbed trailers: Pierced frame, low profile, torque tube, double jacks, tool box & more. 24,000# GVWR 28´ - $8,350, 30´ - $8,500, center pop up & spare included! www.sandiatrailer.com or 1-800-832-0603. Still buying your old, unused horse, stock, flatbed, enclosed trailers.

Miniature Donkeys For Sale. Lots of fun. E-mail: donkeysfarm@yahoo.com or call 254-965-7224.

Country Critters For Sale Black/White Border Collie pups. Good working cattle Mom on premises. Males & Females, $200. Socorro, NM. Call 505-5075153 or 575-835-8146. English Shepherd Puppies For Sale: both working parents. Black and white, sable and white or cocoa brown. 575-586-2304 or 575-770-5933. Beautiful Border Collie Pups, $125. Two and half months old. Phone 575-799-5248.

Livestock Round-Up Used irrigation pipe. PVC & aluminum in 6, 8 or 10 inch. Also, used bonnets and connections you might need. Call 505-469-6666 for information.

Odds & Ends 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 call 505-286-9410 or visit www.theoldpinebox.com 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. Looking for Water? Gifted to find underground streams. Reputable dowser, 45 years experience. To God be the glory! Contact Joe Graves at 575-758-3600. In Taos, 75 miles north of Santa Fe. God Bless You. Want a Quilt Made? Need your quilt top quilted? Want a Lesson? I also do embroidery. Call Linda at Cactus Flower Quilts & Longarm Quilting, 505-410-3962. Pecos Pablo Homemade Sweets. Mountain wildflower raw honey, Blue Ribbon capulin jelly, assorted jellies & jams, candies, pastries. Vending in Pecos and Santa Fe. pecospablo@ hotmail.com or 505-603-2310.

Murphy Panel Bed Cabinets. Save space and money. www.bergmanwoodworking.com or call 505-286-0856. For Sale: Black Upright Bass $750, Hammond CV electric organ and Leslie $1,250. New and vintage guitars, violins, pianos and PA equipment. Stringed instrument; repair, lessons, accessories, 575-760-2192. Three Heating Solar Panels With legs includes two motors. Best offer, call 505-287-9123, San Rafael, NM near Grants. Measurements are 3x12, 4x12 & 4x16. Thank you for your business! For Sale: 1955 Ford F-100, garden tractor, tools, fishing rods, guns, household, too many to list. Call for prices and appointment, 505-227-9957.

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RV/Mobile Home Park. Walking distance to Caballo Lake. Storage units, commercial building and water rights. House with shop and 3 acre water rights. All on 3.6 acres. Plenty of room to grow your business. Asking $325,000. E-mail: anjeans@yahoo.com or 575-740-9344. High Rolls, NM Property. Views beyond Tularosa Basin, perfect climate at approx. 6,500 ft. elevation. 4.9 useable acres, single level three bedroom pristine home, workshop. Randy 575-430-0510. Blue Canyon Realty, 575-682-BLUE. 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. 20 acres, 45 minutes from Santa Fe, meadow, forest. Low, low down. Owner financed, water & electricity. $125,000. 505-690-0308.

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10 to 180 acre lots. Next to Villanueva. Power and water. Down payment negotiable. Good access. Call 505-690-9953 or 505-690-0308.

Water Dowsing and Consulting. 37 years experience, proven success in Lincoln County, will travel, call Elliot Topper, 575-354-2984.

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.

House For Sale/Rent: Spacious 3 bdrm., 2 bath, DBL wide on 1/2 acre. Located in Rancho Ruidoso. Refrigerator, gas stove, huge pantry, plumbed for soft water. Metal carport, paved driveway. Available Sept. 1st, $119,900 sale or rent $800 per month. Call 520-303-7339.

Large Hunting Lodge Located in the Sacramento Mountains, 25 miles south of Cloudcroft; 1.576 acres, 2000± sq. ft., 3 bedroom/2 bath. Two story with wrap around porch. Large master suite with sitting area and outside deck; open cathedral style living/dining area. Overlooks large canyon facing El Paso. Is in a gated hunting association includes access to 1,100 acre hunting preserve; excellent gun range. $180,000. 575-704-9009. TAOS LAND FOR SALE: 1.3 acre; 2.0 acre; 3.0 acre with well share, electric. Manufactured housing approved. Seller financing. Monthly payments starting at $329/month. Lower Colonias/Camino Tortuga. Some is owned by Licensed-New Mexico Real Estate Broker. Call for details. 575-770-0831. Mark @ Crossroads Realty, 575-758-3837. 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. Owner financing. Conchas Dam Lake - 5 acres with nice views, good building site with utilities. Very nice neighborhood. Possible owner financing, 505-306-6064. ESTATE SALE: LARGE SITE-BUILT MAGDALENA house. Ten rooms, 2,500 sf. 3-4 beds/2 baths. Family room w/beamed ceiling. Parquet wood floor & floor to ceiling brick fireplace. Step-up game & full wet bar. Separate step-down formal diving & living & 2nd gas fireplace. Recent dual zone heat. Central A/C. Complete energy efficiency upgrade to doors, windows, systems 2011. Recent kitchen appliances (center island stove, built-in oven, DW, disposal, triple sink). 3 entries, 2 covered porches. 1 car garage. Separate carport. 3 site-built storage buildings. 1/2 acre totally fenced corner lot. Recent metal roof on house & out-buildings. Beautiful mountain views. Schools 3 blocks. Excellent condition. Includes 1 year homeowner warranty. $155K. Can be purchased furnished. Photos & info contact owner: smvhou@msn. com (713-655-7081). Possible owner financing. Will consider trade for NM or TX property. Wilderness Luxury - Enjoy! Adjacent to Cibola Forest. Ride or hike to nearby Spanish and Native ruins. Surrounded by mountains, mesas, and natural beauty. Free DISH TV, free Wi-Fi, and many amenities. www.twoponyzranch.com or 505-847-0245 (leave message). Elephant Butte Lake - 2 bedroom, 1 bath home with attached garage. Mature landscaping with automatic sprinkler system. Plus 3 car garage, two car carport and single car carport on large lot. Asking $135,000. 575-740-7293. FOR SALE: VIGAS, HOUSE LOGS cut from standing, dead, dry Spruce. Up to 45 ft. Will custom cut. Forked Cedar posts for ramadas, corn driers and cedar fence posts. Call 575-638-5619.

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Selling 60 acres Fence Lake, NM. 3,000 sq. ft. log home, 2 sheds, barn, pipe fences, well, 2 septics, carport, Pro-Panel roof, and electricity. Information 505-788-2985, Sunday’s Only! For Sale: Mora Valley, Approximately 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountains. Serious inquiries only. Contact Mike at 505-753-6338. Cloudcroft, NM. 7 acres, 1978 single wide mobile home, 16x32 den and utility room, 16x16 sun room, 16x16 covered porch. Gorgeous view of valley below. Nestled in aspens and pines with tons of wildlife. Turkeys frequent property daily with occasional deer and elk. Aside from personal items most furnishings will remain. Off of Hwy. 244 on Sacramento Mountain Road. Actively being shown by Gary Mack Real Estate. Call 575-682-3343 or toll free 866-427-9622. Acreage For Sale: 10.33 Acres Cimarron Ranch, Red Hill, NM. Electric 300 feet into property, phone to property line. Beautiful views, $24,900. Call 520-303-7339. For Sale By Owner: House, 20 acres (fenced), 30’x40’ metal building. Beautiful, private location in historic Chloride, NM near Gila National Forest. $249,000. Call 575-744-5655. Shuffling Porcupine Ranch. Close to Mora - green 72 acres (meadows and forest) with log/adobe main home with new master bath and great room. Guest log cabin, 4 stall barn w/large shop, second barn for hay/RV/vehicle storage, two domestic wells. Fenced and cross-fenced. Additional 24 acre pasture available. Easy trailering to public lands. $459,000. See online: suestreberealestate.com - 575-387-6203. 284 Acre Ranch, Monticello Canyon: 3.8 acres, leveled, irrigated fields. 1,000 sq. ft. 2 bedroom, 1 bath original adobe home w/electric, phone, well. 20 paved miles from T or C. Must sell. 602-740-3489. Sumner Lake, 2+ acres with mobile home, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, appliances, W/D, wood stove, enclosed porch, 40’ patio cover, deck with lake view, fenced, shed, furnished. $58,000. 505281-1739 or 505-550-5690. Angel Fire Mobile Home Estates. 12’x60’ mobile home with a 6’x30’ covered front deck on onethird acre lot with trees and beautiful views overlooking the Moreno Valley. All yours for $33,500 cash or $10,500 down, owner will carry. Call 918-629-0968. For Sale: Old Store and residence w/storage buildings. Commercial site on 518 State Road, Cleveland (Mora County), NM 87715, on 1.048 acres. Owner financed. Phone 575-387-2490 leave message. Animas Creek- short drive to T or C, 9 acres with two wells, house with an old adobe, trees and pasture. Down payment required, owner financing. E-mail anjeans@yahoo.com or 575-740-9344.

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Chama Valley rustic camping cabin on 2.8 acres near Heron Lake. Workshop, tall pines $49,900. WILLOW WAY 11.5 acres with shared well, power at lot, hilltop with 360 degree views, secluded, $69,000. BURNSIDE REALTY 866687-0564, www.buyburnside.com

Things That Go Vroom! 2003 Ford Expedition, $3,000, mechanically sound. 1975, 350D Mercedes Benz, $2,500, mechanically sound. Call 575-638-5619. Farm Equipment For Sale: John Deere, 1996 5300 tractor 55 HP - 1997, 338T bailer, like new Heston 2005, wheel rake 5008 - New Holland stackliner 1002 56 bale hay wagon. Good condition. Call 575-518-8244. 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Van 24,500 miles, Factory Warranty, movie screen, leather, satellite radio, back-up camera, $22,800 OBO. ‘77 MGB make offer. 1945 Dodge Dually. Several ‘67 to ‘72 chev pickups. $600 and up. Motors 307, 350, 360, 400, 440, 454. Soults Motors, Lemitar, 575-838-0758. 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans coupe has power steering and brakes, air conditioning and rebuilt 400 engine and transmission. A good looking, good running condition #3 car that lists in Old Cars Repot Price Guide at $9,000. E-mail for pictures tombird@wildblue.net or 575-894-7137. 1947 Pontiac, 2 Door - Restorable. Straight six cylinder, 3-speed. Call me if you are serious about buy it. It’s complete. Price: $5,000. Call 505-240-2451. For Sale: 33 Foot Nu-Way Premier Hitchhiker 5th wheel travel trailer, 2 slides, new hot water heater, new tires, well-maintained, nonsmoker. $14,500 OBO. Call 505-454-3985. Please leave a message. Cell, 505-652-0230. ‘68-‘72 Chevy Pickup Parts. ‘68 Longhorn ¾ ton pickup. 455 Olds engine with 14K miles. 373 gears. Good mechanical overall condition. New windshield, seat cover,. GMC grill with custom tailgate. Not for customizing. Still have NV 4500 trans. Refurbished by Blumenthals in Oklahoma. Bell housing and rear yoke included. ‘68-‘72 doors & hoods. ¾ disk brake, front end 100. Nice ‘74 cab. ‘74 front clips. drive shafts, PS boxes, vacuum brake boxes, etc. Older exhaust manifold, etc. Call --all stuff going to scrap yard soon. East of Albuquerque, 505-281-2288.

Vintage Finds 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.

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. 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. 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. The september deadline is August 9th. Baby, It’s Cool Inside Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas. The shop is packed with summer hats; funky pitchers and glasses for iced tea; oilcloth to cover outdoor tables and tons of tables. Our vast inventory changes daily but always acres of jewelry, old tools, farm stuff, military gear, gently worn clothes, furniture, books and buttons. For the serious collector: iron doorstops, chocolate molds, primitives and iron miniature figurines. Air-conditioned. 501 Railroad across from the train depot. Open everyday. 505-454-8063. 1948 Spartan camp trailer, 21’ self-contained per era. Good condition but does need some work, $4,000. E-mail to camptrailer@yahoo.com Antique Piano For Sale ~ upright piano, good condition; plays well, good tone; Holland Mfg. Company, 1917. Antique swivel stool, glass ball claw feet sold with piano. Willa Stone, willastone@hotmail.com or 575-354-2356.

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. Do You Need Tree Removal, tree clearing, fence repair, new fence or unwanted vehicles, equipment, junk metal hauled off? Call 505-8615690. Looking to buy Remington 700 inline bolt-action muzzleloader. Retire with Income - 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with RV spaces, public laundry, and rental house. Owner financed. 800 Hwy. 11, Box 293, Columbus, NM 88029. Phone: 575-531-2125.

Hey Youth Artists! Check out The Dragonsâ&#x20AC;Ś Autumn begins in September. And, it's still hot! Let's tip our hats and draw Hats and Sunglasses. Use your fun imagination and draw some colorful, fun-shaped hats and sunglasses. Keep cool. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship to the United States from France, and was dedicated October 28, 1886. So for October, draw a wonderful Statue of Liberty.

We have several Youth Art winners who have not cashed their checks. Please do so, because the checks become invalid after 30 days. Remember: Print your name, age, mailing address, phone number, and co-op name on your drawings. Mail to: Youth Editor, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Entries must be here by the 9th of the month before publication.

Trey Archuleta, Age 7, Cebolla

Sydney Smith, Age 6, Seminole, Texas

Maria Griego, Age 12, Placitas

John Horacek, Age 6, Grants

Kyndra Mueller, Age 6, Truth or Consequences

Thomas Pope, Age 9, Estancia

Mateo Sandoval, Age 8, Stanley

Nicolario Ulibarri, Age 6, Ribera

Olivia Burton, Age 5, Springer

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