December 2014 enchantment by New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperatives

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Family, Faith and Friends

Holiday Season Shopping Tips

The holiday season is here. Regardless of how you pay for your purchases, your rural electric cooperative would like to remind you of the following shopping tips: • Keep track of your spending. Incidental and impulse purchases add up. Write down what you spend after every purchase. • Save your receipts. You need them for returns and exchanges. Check credit and debit card purchases and return receipts against your monthly statements, and report any problems to the credit card issuer promptly. • Ask for gift receipts. Many retailers offer gift receipts that code the price. That way, if the recipient returns the item, they’ll get the same value even if the item has been discounted further.

Thank You Members…

For your friendship, goodwill and loyalty. May the happiness and good cheer of the holidays be yours throughout the New Year! From your friends at the New Mexico rural electric cooperatives: • Central New Mexico Electric • Central Valley Electric • Columbus Electric • Continental Divide Electric • Farmers’ Electric • Jemez Mountains Electric • Kit Carson Electric • Lea County Electric • Mora-San Miguel Electric • Northern Río Arriba Electric

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• Otero County Electric • Roosevelt County Electric • Sierra Electric • Socorro Electric • Southwestern Electric • Springer Electric • Tri-State G&T Association • Western Farmers Electric • New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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• Ask about refund and return policies. Many merchants may have different refund and return policies for sale items. For example, clearance merchandise may be on final sale, meaning no refunds or exchanges. • Keep good records. Whether you’re ordering by mail, phone or online, it’s important to keep information about the transaction, including your order number, shipping costs and dates, warranties, and refund and return policies. Some online merchants do not process returns at their retail locations. • Ship early. If you’re sending gifts to family or friends, factor in extra time for shipping. If you wait until the last minute, you may pay a hefty price for express or overnight shipping. • Keep an eye on your pocket book. Don’t flash cash. Keep an eye on your credit or debit card during transactions, and get them back as quickly as possible. If your cards are lost or stolen, report the loss or theft immediately to the card issuers.

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December 1, 2014 • Vol. 66, No. 12 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 123,600

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 124,000 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.

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 Harold Trujillo, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Española Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Baca, 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 Tim Morrow, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma

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NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer

Your “Do Nows” before the year closes.

Seven Holiday Season Shopping Tips

Your End of Year Financial Checklist

Tips to help your shopping go smoothly.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE William C. Miller, Jr., Chairman, Columbus Electric Cooperative Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Harold Trujillo, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Robert Baca, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative

The Holiday Poinsettia

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A family shares its strengths and challenges when a loved one is deployed.

Keven J. Groenewold, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Susan M. Espinoza at 505-982-4671 or e-mail at sespinoza@nmelectric.coop. National representative: National Country Market, 800-626-1181. 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.

DEPARTMENTS

How to care for the colorful poinsettia.

Family, Faith and Friends

Manufactured Savings

Hunt for savings in your manufactured home.

On the Cover

Bryce and Madison flank their parents, Terry and David Bierwirth, near their home in Edgewood. Cover photo and story by Craig Springer.

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Los Antepasados

On The Menu

Energy Sense

Book Chat

Vecinos 16 Enchanted Journeys

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Youth Art

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DECEMBER 2014

Co-op Newswire Regional Co-op Meetings Emphasize Networking

Co-op Trustee Receives Certificate of Achievement

ore than 20 representatives of New n conjunction with Mexico’s electric cooperatives attended the regional meetings the Regional 8 & 10 Meetings of the co-op’s in Little Rock, Arkansas, (schedule national organization, the National Rural Paul Quintana received a Early-Bird Registr Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Certificate of Achievement in STATE HOUSE CONVENTION CENTER Little Rock, Arkansas in October. recognition of having sucHotel Cutoff: Sep LITTLE ROCK MARRIOTT HOTEL cessfully completed the Board Electric co-op directors, managers and Leadership Program. staff members fromARKANSAS New Mexico, Arkansas, LITTLE ROCK, The Board Leadership Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and MEETING ARE IN THE STATE HOUSE Program is part ofCENTER the direc- EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. Texas exploredACTIVITIES issues facing today’s co-ops. These issues included work- CONVENTION tor education ing with the U.S.ACTIVITIES Environmental Protection Power MARRIOTT Plan, *MEETING AT THEAgency’s LITTLEClean ROCK HOTELprogram. It consists of courses focusjoining with other co-ops to push joint goals, keeping co-op members ing on specific industry and updated on information, and meeting the many challenges to keeping the OCTOBER 21: REGISTRATION AND DIRECTOR EDUCATION governance issues, such as power on. power supply, risk manageAttendees also learned how electric co-ops look beyond our borders NRECA President Jo Ann Emerson awards Paul Quintana with a Board Leadership 7:00–8:00 am Registration — Director Courses ment, ratemaking, policy and volunteer for the NRECA International Foundation, helping rural Program certificate during the Regional 8 & 10 development, and environcommunities around the world achieve safe access to affordable and reliMeetings in Little Rock, Arkansas in October. 8:00–4:00 pm Director Courses* mental issues. The purpose of able electricity. Delegates also helped policiesBoard and priorities for the national •set2620 Operations andorgaProcess all NRECA director level education courses is to help prepare directors to make wise informed business decisions in the boardroom. nization which will be implemented during the coming year. NRECA 918.1 Maximizing (New) Quintana is as a trustee on the Farmers’ Electric Cooperative board represents 900 electric • co-ops throughout the UnitedYour States Grassroots including 16 Strategy distribution electric cooperatives in New Mexico. headquartered in Clovis.

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We wrap up another year publishing our We welcome your comments or information about book 4:00–5:30 pm NISC twelfth-consecutive Regional Meeting Member Reception issue ofand enchantment submissions, vecino profiles, and community events. magazine! What a wonderful year indeed! Our phone number is 505-982-4671. For community 4:00–5:30 pm SEDCThank Meeting you co-op members for reading events e-mail: events@nmelectric.coop enchantment. We certainly appreciate it. Here's a sneak peak at what's to come in 2015. • Keep eye out for our annual photo contest topic; OCTOBER 23: REGIONAL MEETING OCTOBER 22:your REGIONAL MEETING Send Sendyour your comments commentsby by mail, mail, e-mail e-mailororFacebook Facebook • There's a new column coming to town, Backyard Trails; 614 614Don DonGaspar GasparAvenue Avenue • Look for our reader participation requests; Santa SantaFe, Fe,NM NM87505 87505 7:30–8:30 am ACRE® Breakfast* 7:30–8:30 ama journey CEO Breakfast • Take each month reading stories; and comments@nmelectric.coop comments@nmelectric.coop • Remember(sponsored to take time toby LIKE enchantment facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca NRECA andatCFC) 7:30 am–Noon Registration www.facebook.com/enchantmentnmreca; or visit enchantInclude Include your your name nameand andcommunity community name name — Regional M at www.issuu.com/enchantmentmagazine Voting Dele 7:30–4:30ment pmon Issuu Registration — Regional Meeting and Voting

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New Mexico has many capable leaders who are committed to our state. The voters selected a group of equally dedicated and experienced citizens this fall.

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hat sound you hear may be a sigh of relief the political commercials are over, or the political winds out there. The winds of change that blew through the nation’s electorate handed the Republicans perhaps their best night since the 2010 midterm election. Though not quite a perfect outcome for the GOP, it would be hard to find anyone who would have predicted six months ago the magnitude of this year’s Republican victory. In the U.S. House of Representatives, the Republicans made a net gain of about 12 seats from Democrats and built on their advantage gained in the 2010 midterm elections. The split is somewhere in the neighborhood of 245-190. This is the highest Republican majority since before the Great Depression. Here in New Mexico, we saw the status quo with all three of our U.S. House members winning by comfortable margins, signaling relative satisfaction with the job being done. The House will also have 100 women serving for the first time. The U.S. Senate election of 2014 saw the Senate returned to GOP control. In New Mexico, U.S. Senator Tom Udall cruised to a

10-point victory—bucking the national trend. One big takeaway from the 2014 elections is the polls significantly under-estimated the Republican voters’ motivation to turn out. Of the 12 closely watched U.S. Senate races, one is headed to a run-off. The GOP took away four open seats previously held by Democrats, defeated four incumbent Democrats, and held onto three GOP seats in close or competitive races. As a result the U.S. Senate will be controlled by the Republicans with at least 53 seats pending the Louisiana runoff to be determined on December 4. This election, Republicans made historic gains in the nation’s state legislatures. The GOP now controls 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers—the highest number in the history of the party. Republicans currently hold the governorship and both houses of the legislature in 23 states, while Democrats have that level of control in only seven. Democrats dominated these elections for most of the postwar era, often controlling between 60 and 80 chambers. Three specific factors— the national economic and political conditions of 2014, the continued rise of Southern Republicans, and recent party focus to gain state

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chambers—together, explain how the GOP has turned the tide in recent years and built a substantial advantage in the state capitals. Here at home, the state House of Representatives will see 18 new faces come January. Long the domain of the Democratic Party, with a 45-25 advantage entering the 2010 midterm elections, the state GOP gained four seats to add to the eight it gained in the 2010 election to take a 37-33 majority. This is the first Republican majority since Eisenhower was elected in 1952. We’ll learn more during December about the shape of the new legislature. With a 37-33 majority in the House, the Republicans and Governor Susana Martinez have a real chance of passing several bills that have been blocked by Democratic majorities for the past several years, including the governor’s education reform, limits on the issuance of driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, and workers compensation reform measures. New Mexico has many capable leaders who are committed to our state. The voters selected a group of equally dedicated and experienced citizens this fall. We wish all of them the best and look forward to working with them come January.

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

he relatively quietness in planetary activity which began last month continues into December, although it doesn’t last much longer. While at the beginning of the month there are only two planets that are easily observable in the nighttime sky, the numbers gradually increase towards month’s end. The first of these two planets is Mars which, as it has for the past few months, sits in our southwestern sky during the first couple of hours after dusk as it continues lagging farther and farther behind Earth. The various spacecraft in orbit around Mars

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all survived and are healthy following the passage of Comet Siding Spring this past October, and all continue onward with their respective missions. The other easily observable planet is Jupiter. The largest planet rises in the east during the mid-evening hours and is visible throughout the night, being almost overhead an hour or so before the beginning of dawn. Venus gradually climbs into our evening sky in December, and by the end of the year will shine brightly low in the dusk, setting the stage for a brilliant showing during the first months of 2015. Meanwhile, Saturn, which passed behind the sun in midNovember, emerges into the dawn in early December, and is high in the morning sky by month’s end.

One of the strongest meteor showers of the year is the Geminid shower which, as the name suggests, appears to come from the constellation Gemini, the twins. The Geminids can be seen in the evening hours, and when at their peak—on Saturday and Sunday evenings, December 13 and 14—may produce as many as 60 meteors or more per hour. The moon is near its third quarter phase and thus should not interfere very much. December brings with it the bright stars and constellations of winter. The most prominent and best known of these is Orion, which graces our high southern skies all month. Most of Orion’s stars are very hot, bluish stars, but Betelgeuse, which marks Orion’s eastern shoulder, is reddish in color. It is the type of star known as a “red giant” and would swallow up all the planets

out to Jupiter if it were to take the place of our sun. At some point in the future— probably tens of thousands of years from now, but conceivably sooner—Betelgeuse should explode as a supernova, easily becoming bright enough to see during the day.

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20 Years Ago

10 Years Ago

December 1974: Last Ride on the Polly. Just after the turn of the century, rails were laid from Tucumcari to French and onto Dawson, a total of 132 miles, to move coal and coke from the Dawson mines to copper smelters in Arizona. The Dawson mines had closed in 1950. After almost 60 years of friendly wheels clattering over the tracks, from 1903 until 1962, service on the Dawson Branch was about to cease.

December 1994: Volunteer Fire Fighters Fight Rural New Mexico's Blazes. I have nothing but the greatest respect for the volunteer fire fighters of New Mexico, says State Fire Marshall Bob Baca. Fire Department volunteers take time from their personal lives for more than training and fighting fires. They do fire inspections as a public service, assist in Search and Rescue missions, or act as the right hand for the ambulance service.

December 2004: Canciones de Mi Herencia. When Nick Branchal started New Mexico's first high school mariachi group, back in 1981 at Taos High School, he could only find three kids interested in joining. It didn't take long, though, before the idea began to attract more students. "I teach them the music, the history, the vocabulary. How to translate the words they're singing," explains Branchal. "Because how can they put any emotion into the song if they can't understand what it's saying?"

—Cee Savvy

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—Phaedra Greenwood

The first photograph of a comet ever taken from the surface of another planet. This is Comet Siding Spring, as photographed by the Opportunity rover during the comet’s passage by Mars on October 19, 2014. NASA photograph.

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HOLIDAY Delights Warm and Gooey Christmas Pudding with Brandy Cream and Rum Butter Pudding ¾ cup finely chopped dried apricots  ¾ cup dried cranberries 1 cup raisins or currants ¾ cup finely chopped prunes ¼ cup roughly chopped almonds ¼ cup finely chopped mixed candied peel 2 Tbs. finely chopped candied ginger 1 large tart apple coarsely grated Zest from 1 lemon Zest and juice from 1 orange ¼ cup spiced rum 3 ozs. unsalted softened butter ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 large lightly beaten egg 1½ cups self-rising flour 1 Tb. pumpkin pie spice Brandy Cream 1 cup whipping cream 1 Tb. powdered sugar 2 Tbs. brandy Rum Butter ½ cup plus 2 Tbs. unsalted butter ¾ cup powdered sugar 2 Tbs. golden rum

❧ Pudding: In large bowl, combine first 11 ingredients; soak overnight. In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in egg, until combined. Fold in soaked fruit and remaining ingredients. Grease a pudding basin and fill with prepared mixture. Cover with a double layer of buttered aluminum foil, making a pleat in the 8

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center to allow pudding to rise. Tie string tightly around the basin rim to secure foil. Place in a large saucepan and pour in water so it comes halfway up the sides of the basin. Cover with a fitting lid and simmer 3 hours. Remove pan from heat; uncover for 15 minutes before removing foil from pudding. While pudding is steaming, make brandy cream and rum butter. Brandy Cream: Whip cream until soft peaks form. Gradually whip in sugar and brandy; do not over whip. Chill until ready to serve. Rum Butter: Beat butter with powdered sugar and rum until smooth. Leave at room temperature until ready to serve. To Serve: While pudding is warm, place serving dish on top of pudding basin and quickly turn pudding over to remove from pan. Serve with brandy cream and rum butter. Serves 6.

White Chocolate and Citrus Trifles ½ tsp. orange zest 2 blood oranges 1 red grapefruit 4 ozs. purchased Madeira cake, diced 2 Tbs. Grand Marnier 7 ozs. white chocolate 8 ozs. mascarpone 8 ozs. plain Greek yogurt ❧ Finely grate orange zest and set aside. With knife, over a bowl, remove peel and pith the oranges and grapefruit; cut between membranes of each to release segments, reserving any juice. Arrange segments and Madeira cake in 4 stemmed glasses. Mix Grand Marnier with reserved fruit juice and spoon over cake. In heat-proof bowl over simmering water, melt white chocolate; remove from heat and

cool 5 minutes. Beat in orange zest, mascarpone and yogurt. Spoon over fruit and chill until set. Not suitable for freezing. Serves 4.

Chocolate Pot De Creme 1 cup whole milk 1 cup half-and-half ½ tsp. almond extract 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped ½ cup chopped semisweet chocolate 6 eggs ¹⁄₃ cup dark cocoa powder ½ cup granulated sugar Whipped cream and cinnamon for topping ❧ Preheat oven to 325o degrees F. In small saucepan over low heat, bring milk, half-and-half, almond extract, vanilla bean seeds and pod to a gentle simmer. In top of a double boiler or microwave, melt chocolate. In a large bowl, combine eggs, cocoa and sugar; whisk to combine. Pour heated milk mixture into the melted chocolate; whisk to combine. Temper egg mixture into chocolate mixture, adding slowly to prevent eggs from scrambling. Do not overmix; blend ingredients, but don’t make frothy or bubbly. Pour mixture into six small baking cups, filling almost to top. Place cups in flat baking pan with sides and fill pan with 2 inches of water. Cover top of pan with aluminum foil to prevent custard from forming a tough skin as it cooks. Place pan in center of oven and bake until custards are set but still a little loose, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully remove cups from water bath and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream with a dash of ground cinnamon. Makes 6 servings.

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Energy Sense BY JAMES DULLEY In-Floor Electric Heating Options

ear Jim: I often feel chilly in my home, especially during the winter months. I know electric resistance heating can be expensive to use, but I really like the idea of in-floor heating. Does it only work with tile flooring, or can it be used under carpet? What types are available? —Ron A.

Dear Ron: You’re absolutely right. Electric resistance systems are expensive to use for heating the home. This is why most homes with all-electric heating use heat pumps, which are more energy efficient. Geothermal heat pumps can be more efficient than resistance heating and provide inexpensive central air-conditioning. Electric in-floor heating, which can be used under tile, carpeting and hardwood, is technically no more efficient than an electric resistance furnace. However, it can be less expensive to operate because it pinpoints and improves comfort. A home loses less heat through the walls, ceiling and windows when the indoor temperature is lower. The amount of electricity used is typically several percentage points less for each degree

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the thermostat is set lower. With improved comfort from in-floor heating, you should be able to lower the thermostat setting considerably and not feel chilly. Another energy saving advantage of in-floor heating is the fact that each room can have a separate thermostat, allowing you to set different temperatures in various rooms and heat as needed. Instead of heating the room air, a warm floor radiates heat upward to your body. When one’s feet are warm, your entire body feels warm. In-floor heating reduces the extent of heat stratification where the hot air from a forced-air furnace naturally collects upward, near the ceiling. In-floor heating is commonly used in a concrete or tile floor with high thermal mass, but some types are specifically designed to be used under carpeting, hardwood or laminate flooring. It can actually provide better comfort under carpet and hardwood because their low thermal mass allows the system to respond faster to thermostat changes. In a concrete slab or under a tile floor, electric heating cable is usually laid in a serpentine pat-

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tern. In one design by Nuheat, long cable guides are nailed along the outer edges of the floor. Selecting how many slots to skip between cables determines the total cable length and heat output. It also simplifies even spacing. Once the cable Electric radiant heating cable/mesh is placed on a floor before the ceramic tile is installed. The manufacturer can is in place, it is advise about how much to use. Photo credit: Heatizon. covered with concrete or thinset for tiles. a laminate and engineered wood For use with carpeting, thin setting to protect the materials. mats or sheets with electric cable Another design by Heatizon uses embedded in them are placed on a low-voltage heating mesh. This the floor before the carpeting is mesh is only about one-eighth inch laid. The manufacturer can calcuthick and is stapled directly to the late the amount your rooms need, subflooring. Being a safe low-voltand the cable is available in 120 or age, installation is relatively easy. 240 voltages. Some of the systems WarmlyYours also offers a waferfor smaller areas are designed for thin heating kit which is placed do-it-yourself installation. between the pad and the carpet. WarmlyYours has a unique With in-floor heating, you do design with thin electric heating not have to cover your entire house cables embedded in a strong fiber- (or even an entire room), so you glass mesh. This is particularly can add to the system as your effective for use under hardwood budget allows. flooring and laminate. If you’re People sometimes add small custom mats or sheets in front of a thinking about this option, first check with the hardwood-flooring mirror in a dressing area or workmanufacturer about the maximum space to pinpoint heating needs. At a home center store, a 10-foot allowable temperature to avoid by 30-inch heating mat costs about excessive drying of the wood. $200, and a matching programConsider installing a special mable thermostat is about $140. programmable thermostat with

The Holiday Poinsettia The holidays are here and there's a common plant found in many homes by now—the poinsettia. Poinsettias are not cold hardy. In fact, the coldest zone they can handle is 10! Avoid exposing them to cold drafts in your house. Even this can shorten its life. They can be coaxed into blooming again, but it’s not easy. If you tire of the poinsettia plant after the holidays, gradually withhold water until the leaves wither and die and finally the colorful bracts wither and die as well. Put the plant in a cool, dry, dark place until spring. In the spring, take the plant out of storage and trim the stems to about 6 inches. Repot the plant in fresh potting soil. Place in a warm sunny spot in your house. After all danger of frost, take the pot outside and sink it into a warm, lightly shaded flower bed (don’t take the plant out of the pot). Keep it well watered and fertilized. As fall weather approaches, take the plant back inside and place in a sunny location. In late September or early October, ensure the plant receives total darkness for 14 hours a day for four weeks. During the day, place in a sunny and warm location. The poinsettia should develop colorful bracts for the holidays! Source: New Mexico State University.

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BY CRAIG SPRINGER

Family, Faith and Friends

hat’s how it is in David Bierwirth’s family these days. They are your average family of four on the go, three cars, a vintage VW microbus with stickers about hippies and the Iraq War, two dogs, too many bicycles to count, and a cat hiding somewhere around the house. As winter blankets the countryside, and another Christmas season peels off the calendar, the Bierwirth family rolls on.

from Minnesota stock, landed in Roswell as an early teen and came of age in rural southeast New Mexico. He and his brother, Paul, both attended the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI)—the reason his family came to New Mexico. Their dad served in the Korean War. The NMMI experience perhaps portended the future. David did a hitch in the 1980s in the U.S. Army with a hospital support unit in the famous 101st Airborne. Once out of the armed service, he soon took over part of his family’s business, a veterinary animal supply in Albuquerque. Terry, a New Mexico native, grew up in the North Valley of Albuquerque. She attended New Mexico State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She wended her way back north, selling advertising for three Albuquerque TV stations over the years. Her vocation intersected when—her future husband, David— the owner of a veterinary animal supply company needing TV ads.

All in the Family

A Twist in the Home Life

David and Terry are like most of us, just common folk. But this Edgewood family has had some uncommon experiences. David, born in Arkansas

David’s penchant to ride on two wheels powered by pedals brought the couple to rural Santa Fe county where he could ride the wide open spaces with

We played a little voice message-tag. Then his text message came over my phone, plain and direct: “Sorry, can’t talk now. In class.”

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David Bierwirth enjoys a feast of army food at Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, Christmas Day 2009. All photos courtesy of David Bierwirth.

reduced traffic. Like taking a blind curve in a road race, or pumping over a hill on a mountain bike trail, the Bierwirth family took a turn they never really planned on, but it was one they welcomed. David felt

a calling and re-joined the U.S. Army. He hitched up again, did a ‘refresher’ basic training at White Sands Missile Range, and he and the family landed at Ft. Hood, Killeen, Texas. Since David had prior experience and training in the medical field, he hooked up with a medical support unit, the 502nd dental company. Then another call came. “I remember distinctly when I left for Iraq,” says David, in a slightly broken voice. “I left my family on Terry’s birthday, and got to Iraq in early July 2009.” David is quick to point out he was not a combat soldier, showing a humble deference to those young men and women who were at the front line taking bullets and shrapnel, and losing limbs if not their lives. “I was at Camp Liberty for six months with a dental clinic and a network administrator working with computers at Joint Base Balad. We helped those guys who saw combat,” says David. But his duty station wasn’t entirely safe from the perils of war. “I slept with an M-16,” says David. “Almost nightly we’d have mortars drop into the camp. But in an odd way, you kind of got used to it.” David remembers standing in line at the camp post office mailing letters back home. “Just outside the perimeter, a car bomb went off. It startled us, yeah, we felt the compression in the air, and hunkered for just a moment, then went about our business.”

Community Faith Back home, Terry was tasked with keeping a house and raising the two young ones. She found community through her Methodist faith, something that was amplified at Christmas. She put her journalism degree to work, employed in public relations for the First Methodist Church in Killeen. Though her work and faith were intertwined, the church was military family. The congregants and staffers were current and former military, and it was through this community she found some solace through the season. She also relied somewhat on Ft. Hood’s Family Readiness Group which exist in most military bases. “Being older, I connected with my husband’s unit commander’s wife. We were most active leading up to Christmas, making crafts and the like for our husbands,” says Terry. “My situation was different than most; I was forty-something and married to an enlisted man. Most women my age were married to officers, so there was a natural disconnect with other mothers. Wives of enlisted men stayed on base at their husband’s deployment, were 20 years younger. A lot

Seven-Thousand Miles Close Christmas 2009 had a solemnity about it for the separated family. But technology brought them together despite the 7,000 miles. “Imagine when your father was in the military and they only had letters that could come months apart when soldiers were deployed for three or four years. I had Skype! We watched each other open presents and got to talk to each other, but it’s of course nothing like being together,” says David. That strained Christmas of 2009 spawned a new family tradition. David’s sister, Belinda, living in Roswell joined Terry in Killeen. She’s spent Christmas with them ever since, and is invited again this year.

Back Home and Busy as Ever David Bierwirth stands at ease during Christmas time at Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, 2009. A Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative member, Bierwirth was deployed 2009-10 to Iraq.

of them left to live with their parents. It was lonely at times. Without my church community I would have gone nuts.”

An Unbelievable Time Terry’s time at Ft. Hood would become more strained. A coming experience would blot out Thanksgiving if not put a pallor on Christmas. On November 5, a radical Islamic terrorist—a fellow Army officer—murdered 13 soldiers and wounded 30 others. Terry was mere blocks away with her two children at a medical clinic. “It sounds cliche, but it was surreal. That is the only way I can explain it,” says Terry. “It was awful. Sirens and flashing lights were everywhere. The women in the clinic started talking about what happened, then there it was on the national TV news inside the office. The air raid siren went off. They put me and my kids in an exam room and locked the door, and there we stayed into the evening. The military police feared more than one person was attacking us.” Terry had only been at her church job three days when the mass murder occurred. She took calls from CBS news which sought out how the churches ministered to the community of Ft. Hood and Killeen. “I felt so sorry for those guys in Iraq who had family they left behind. They were helpless to do anything about it,” says Terry.

The Bierwirth family is back home in Edgewood busy as ever with work, school, and home life. “Aside from giving birth, being the wife of a deployed soldier has been the most profound experience that I have ever had,” says Terry. Next time we thank someone for their service in the military, we’d probably should also thank the spouse who stayed behind—particularly at what should be the most wonderful time of the year.

David Bierwirth had a special visitor in December 2009. He noted Santa had a southern draw similar to the Alabama Guardsmen stationed at Camp Liberty.

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Book Chat BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

NATIVE AMERICAN PLACENAMES OF THE SOUTHWEST

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By William Bright 2013, 143 pages, $19.95 University of Oklahoma Press 800-627-7377; okpress.com Have you ever driven past a town in the Southwest that has a strangesounding name? Did you roll it around on your tongue and wonder what it in the world it meant? This slim, attractive book is a guide to the linguistic history (etymology) of Southwestern placenames. Some names are a blend of two or more words; some are named for people, some describe the landscape, and others note events that happened there such as Massacre. When Bright died in 2006 his colleagues, Anderton and O’Neill, pieced together and published this final book. Bright was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of other linguistic books. It’s fun to learn that Pojoaque means “water place” and “Cuyamungue,” from Tewa, means “where they threw down stones.” Imagine the hidden story in Adahchijiyahi Canyon, a word that means “where someone walked off a cliff.” 14 DECEMBER 2014

This is a unique burlesque novel about a Santa Fe family saga. At the center of the tale is a progressive pantheistic matriarch, Theodora Mercedes, who lives with her two grown children and three grandchildren in a Victorian mansion built by her great grandfather in 1887. The aforesaid Matriarch, the fourteenth generation of a well-established family, has “The Gift” that comes to every third daughter in each generation, a powerful intuitive sense that keeps the whole family on course. Nevertheless, family tradition is undermined by fate and chaos ensues. Her beloved son wrestles with his secret sexuality. Alfonso, a nephew, goes missing from in the shower for five days. Looking for Alfonso, a fireman chops a hole in the roof and plunges into a love triangle. Dark family secrets are exposed, but conflict is resolved with generosity of spirit and magical realism. This novel was a 2013 Finalist for the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.

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JUPITER AND GILGAMESH

By Irene Bennett Brown 2011, 184 pages, $18.95 Texas Tech University Press 800-832-4042; ttupress.org

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This prize-winning, hardscrabble story is skillfully told from the point of view of twelve-year-old Jocey who has lost both parents and hides her mouth because of a cleft lip. Jocey’s life is hard, but she doesn’t waste much time feeling sorry for herself. She loves to read, but is bullied at school, so she drops out to help her grandmother who works as a washerwoman. Jocey talks Gram into returning to the family farm where the girl struggles to grow corn and potatoes. Bennett Brown captures the authentic language of the rural Midwest during the late 1800s, not only with dialogue but also in narrative that is peppered with old-time words and phrases such as “sozzled” and “feeling puny, not pert.” Gram is “a loll-abed” while Jocey has to rise before the lark. The author says this historical fiction is based on the life of a laundress-turned-homesteader whose six-year-old daughter harvested a ton of potatoes!

What would you do if your novel starting typing itself when you weren’t looking and you discovered you were channeling a dead Sumerian king? Change your meds? Matt Devon, who lives like a hermit in a renovated grain silo, stumbles into a dialogue with Gilgamesh, the first tragic figure in the history of literature. Haunted by a shattered marriage, an accident, and a dead child, Matt is swept along by his own saga, engaged in a battle with the conservative city council. Matt discovers a young vagabond, Bobbie, whom he finds sleeping in his car and takes her in. He is intrigued by her “right-hand turn into a nonsequitur,” though at any moment she may release the Bull of Heaven on him. This stunning debut novel should win The Something Else Award! Well done, Scott! 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.

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Vecinos BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

Foxhole Buddies I

n July, Colonel David Torres (retired) was appointed by New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez as Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the New Mexico State Defense Force (NMSDF). Later he was promoted to Brigadier General. A native Taoseño, he enlisted in the New Mexico Air National Guard as a Crew Chief while he attended the University of New Mexico. He earned a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA and a master’s in Strategic Planning, and received his commission in 1986 as a Civil Engineer officer. Torres worked for NASA in Flight Test Engineering and as an aerospace engineer for Northrop Corporation in Los Angeles, Calif. Eventually, he and his wife returned to David Torres mobilized and equipped people with shovels and wheel barrows to help mud out their Taos, settled down homes after flooding in the Philippines in 2009. and raised two children, Carrico and George David. Torres continued to serve in the Air Force in a variety of positions. He was Senior U.S. Military Advisor to NATO Commander in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. He has received many awards and decorations and retired after 27 years. Torres grew up on the Torres Ranch north of Taos, where, as a ten-yearold boy, he learned to be self-sufficient, innovative and determined—to fix their old tractor whenever it broke down and bring in the hay. He and his father were out in the truck one night far from home when the battery died. “Without hesitation my father jacked up the truck,” he says, “wrapped his lariat around the back tire and spun the axle while I stepped on the gas until it started.”

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A Filipino woman shares Torres during a torrential her umbrella with David downpour in Manila in 2 009. Over the past 14 years Torres has used his ingenuity to solve huge problems as he led humanitarian relief teams to natural and man-made disaster areas around the world. In 2010, Torres hit the runway in Haiti just after the 7.0 earthquake that left thousands dead. “There were no working cell towers,” he says, “no infrastructure. People were screaming and crying, looking for bodies in the rubble.” It seemed overwhelming. They set up a base camp, organized the community leaders, brought in more volunteers, and arranged for vehicles and helicopters to supply food and water purifiers. In 2012, Torres drove for hours through the jungles of southern Sudan to help feed 12,000 refugees who were boiling grass because they were starving. He called for airdrops of rice and soybeans. With the help of 9,000 people they built a 700-meter runway hacked out of the jungle with machetes so the DC3 could land, he says. “They filled their aprons with dirt from termite mounds, carried it out on the runway and compacted it with stumps. Disasters create tight bonds because we are working under the worst conditions. We become foxhole buddies.” Is he ever afraid? “Always,” he says. “There’s a fine line between the rescuer and the rescued. The only difference is I have a SAT phone and a jar of peanut butter in my back pocket.” Torres flew to Liberia during the largest Ebola virus outbreak in history. Of course his wife Kristen worries but she says, “I think David’s skills and temperament are ideally suited for this kind of work. I’m proud to send him.” Torres says, “I think we have a basic human duty to help others, and a need for our lives to be consequential.”

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December 6 • Santa Rosa Christmas Parade & Main Street Celebration Through Town, 575-472-3763

December 1 - 31 • Hillsboro Apache Rock Art Exhibit Historical Society Education Center, 575-895-5187

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BY THOMAS KIRK

Manufactured Savings How to boost efficiency of mobile homes

anufactured homes, sometimes dubbed mobile homes, often log disproportionately higher energy bills than traditional wood-frame or modular homes. But there are steps you can take to help manage energy costs and increase comfort. The ways manufactured homes are designed, built, installed, and operated help explain why their levels of energy performance can be much lower than those seen in site-built homes. During construction, lower quality, less efficient materials may be used, or design specifications may not be met. Transporting a unit to a site and movement can disrupt the integrity of the original construction. Also, homes that sit on jack stands or blocks allow air to flow underneath, which compromises the structure. Manufactured homes come in several configurations: singlewide, doublewide and triplewide. Doublewides and triplewides require a crossover duct to provide air flow between the sections—

a major culprit in air leaks that contribute significantly to wasted energy. There isn’t a magic bullet to lower the energy consumption of a manufactured home. It takes time and hard work to troubleshoot all of the possible causes of energy loss. The most common culprits and ways to remedy them are: • Belly board problems: In most manufactured homes, the belly board holds the insulation in place under the floor and serves as a vapor barrier. Plumbing that runs under the floor is on the warm side of the insulation to keep it from freezing in winter. However, the belly board can be damaged by animals, deteriorate over time, or become torn, allowing the floor insulation to become moisture laden or to simply fall out, exposing ductwork and dramatically increasing energy losses. Often there is also long-term water damage from leaky pipes, toilets and showers that has compromised the floor, insulation and belly board integ-

rity. These problems must be addressed prior to basic weatherization. Replacing the belly board and repairing leaky plumbing should be the first things on your to do list. • Air leakage/infiltration: Infiltration of excessive outside air can be a major problem. Specific problems include deteriorated weather stripping; gaps in the “marriage wall” that joins multiple units making up the home; holes in the ends of ducts; gaps around wall registers and behind washers and dryers; and unsealed backing to the electrical panel. This is a dirty job and will require you to crawl under the home and into the attic looking for gaps. Gaps can be filled with weather stripping and insulation. You should consult your local hardware store for the exact type of insulation needed for the specific area of the home. • Crossover ducts: Sealing the ducts that run under the sections making up your mobile home will result in tremendous energy savings and increased comfort. Crossover ducts are often made of flexible tubing and are therefore prone to collapse and are easy for animals to chew or claw into. Crossover ducts made of thin sheet metal can leak heated or cooled air to the great outdoors, which is what happens when ductwork connections are made with duct tape. Repairs are generally easy, using either special duct sealant or metal tape can be found at most home improvement stores. If you can afford the upgrade, consider replacing a flexible crossover duct with metal ductwork. • Lack of insulation: Insulation levels and associated R-values in walls, floors and ceilings in manufactured homes can be woefully inadequate. If it is easily accessible, adding additional insulation to ceiling and floors will help. However, adding insulation to walls will be a problem without major renovations are often not cost justified. • Uninsulated ductwork: Ductwork itself may not be wrapped with

insulation, allowing heating and cooling losses. Wrapping ductwork will lead to energy savings. You should be able to find insulation specifically made for ductwork at your local hardware store. • Single-glazed windows and uninsulated doors: Most manufactured homes come with single-glazed windows and uninsulated doors, which have a low R-value. That means the rate of heat transfer between finished interior spaces and the outdoors is higher than what’s ideal. Replacing the windows with double- or triple-glazed windows or adding storm windows will help make the home more comfortable. An insulated door will also help. However, these solutions can be very expensive. At a minimum, you should add weather stripping to doors and windows. Also, a window film kit is a cheap and easy-toinstall upgrade that will help to keep winter winds out of the home. • Heat absorbing roof: In areas where you need to frequently run the AC unit, you can save by installing a white roof or cool roof coating. These roofs reflect more sunlight to keep manufactured homes cooler. Many cool roof coatings can be brushed or rolled on like paint and are easy to apply on metal roofs. The cost of roof coatings varies depending on how reflective they are, and how long they will last—choose a coating appropriate for your climate. It may take a couple of weekends and a few hundred dollars, but basic repairs can yield significant savings. Savings of up to 50 percent have been reported in manufactured homes that have been properly sealed and had old electric furnaces replaced with new electric heat pumps. The key is to get out there and start hunting for the savings lurking under, over and inside your manufactured home. Thomas Kirk is a technical research analyst specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy for Cooperative Research Network, a service of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

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WE HAVE A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS SUPPLY of horse, livestock, cargo and flatbed trailers to choose from. Ex: 25 ft. long dual tandem for $8,225. Large parts and service department also. Custom headache racks built in house. Still buying your unwanted trailers. www. sandiatrailer.com or 800-832-0603.

STAY WARM THIS WINTER BY ADDING fiberglass insulation to your attic! Save up to 35% on your energy bills. Take advantage of the rebates being offered by some utilities and municipalities. Also the federal stimulus tax credit that included adding insulation to the attic. Contact us today to have a free in home consultation. Serving southwestern New Mexico. Licensed, bonded and insured Dedicated Construction, LLC, 575-910-0627 or 575-763-9197. SEPTIC TANK PUMPING. CALL MARQUEZ EXCAVATING Septic Pumping & Installation. Tony: 505-670-7582, 505757-2926 or Anthony: 505-913-0619. Serving Pecos, Glorieta, Rowe and Ilfield area. 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.

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WATER TANK - 10,000 GALLON GALVANIZED steel potable clean with manway suitable for subdivision, livestock, etc., $4,000. Will deliver. Call 575-756-4100.

Country Critters ENGLISH MASTIFF PUPPIES, AKC REGISTERED. GREAT bloodlines. Puppies will be ready to go to their forever homes by December 20th. Call or text for pictures @ 505-274-6300 or 505-228-1357.

Livestock Round-Up FOR SALE: HI MOUNTAIN TIMOTHY HAY. Great for horses, $8 a bale. Call 505-753-9845 or 505-692-9311. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE NMRECA STAFF! NEW MEXICO DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, Heavy Duty Black Poly. Fittings customized to your needs NRCS and EQUIP approved. High Specific Gravity, heavy weight, Long Warranty, Algae Resistant, Black NRCS Water Tanks. 1-800-603-8272, 575-682-2308. HAYGRAZER 4’X6’ ROUND BALES, VERY FINE stemmed quality hay, $130 ton; $70 bale in field. SE of Portales, 30 miles plus. 575-273-4220, 575-760-4223. LIVESTOCK TRAILER FOR SALE. TWENTY FOOT gooseneck, $2,500 OBO. Call 505-384-1101.

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to the original cost of the ad. DAIRY COWS PURE IRISH DEXTERS (CLOSED herd), dual purpose dairy/meat smaller breed, 1/2 the water, 1/2 the feed, 1-2 gal/day. Smaller cows available for individuals or couples, 4 heifers, 1 Dun, 1 red, 2 black (available mid Oct.). 5 bulls, 3 reds, 1-1/2 years; 2 black - 1/2 year; one 5 months, 3 proven. These cattle have never been fed corn or soy cake, no antibiotics or growth hormone, all animals have strong straight backs. 575-421-2794. MINIATURE DONKEYS FOR SALE. LOTS OF fun. E-mail: donkeysfarm@yahoo.com or call 254-965-7224. BRAND FOR SALE: ‘ROCKING DIAMOND E’ LRC LHH. Irons included. Phone 505-514-4282. NOT ALL WATER TANKS ARE CREATED EQUAL! Is Quality, Value and Longevity important to you? Buy High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight, Long Warranty, Superior Black NRCS tanks. Notice: lowest prices only provide minimum standards, lower weights, and shorter warranties. Find out more! 575-430-1010.

FOR SALE: GUERNSEY MILK COW. FRESHENING in January. Nine-years-old, bred to Angus. Six gallons a day. Good home only $2,000. Call 575-354-0763.

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COFFINS: INDIVIDUALLY HANDCRAFTED AND DESIGNED TO return to the Earth naturally. Made in NM. Delivery and shipping available. Call 505-286-9410 for FREE brochure and funeral information. Visit us at the 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. MEADE 8-INCH LX90 GO TO TELESCOPE, $850. 8X 50 mm & Telrad spotters 2X Barlow 9.5 & 18 mm Lanthanum lens and tripod. Call 575-773-4353. MERRY CHRISTMAS! PECOS PABLO HOLIDAY GIFT PACKS. NM Blue Ribbon homemade Capulin jelly, jams and honey. Special candy requests for English Toffee, Green Chile Piñon Brittle and more! pecospablo@hotmail.com 505-603-2310. WANT TO BUY: USED SWATHER, PREFERABLY a New Hollander or John Deere. Must be in excellent condition. Want To Sell: two 500 gallon butane tanks. Call 505-579-4227. CAN NEW CUSTOMERS FIND YOU? I specialize in websites for individuals and small businesses that need a site at a price that won’t break the bank. www.sitesbycleo.com 877-209-7506, 575-557-2343. WANTED: GOOD USED POWER POLES, 25-45 feet long. Call 505-384-5163.

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Roof Over Your Head 2.8 ACRES AT LEMITAR JUST NORTH of Socorro, $39,000. Underground power and community water to property. Enjoy country living, choice location, scenic views, ideal for horses. Small down payment, low monthly payment. Owner/broker 575-430-0006. 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. $36,000. 575-533-6274. FOR SALE: MORA VALLEY. APPROXIMATELY 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountains. Serious Inquiries Only. Contact Mike at 505-753-6338. FOR SALE: SMALL RANCH IN BIG ranch country. Updated 1,500 sf, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths on 34+ acres with privacy and easy town access. One mile from paved scenic Highway 209 on county maintained road and surrounded by mesas. Twenty miles from Tucumcari and 60 from Clovis. Recently remodeled bath, new energy efficient windows, updated kitchen and new appliances. Attached garage, adobe south wall with fireplace and attached greenhouse. Fenced and cross fenced. Barns and outbuildings. Good well, $153,900. 505-414-1246 or 575-487-2645. 20 ACRES, 45 MINUTES FROM SANTA FE, meadow, forest, $800 down. Owner financed, water & electricity, $125,000. 505-690-0308 or 505-466-6127 (Español).

BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT: 400 MEDIUM SUPERS WITH frames, $15 each. Buy 100 or more, $10 each. Crimp wired shallow foundation, 12-1/2 # box, $75 each. Don Mason, 575-623-4858 or 575-6267708, Roswell.

10 TO 180 ACRE LOTS NEXT to Villanueva. Power and water. Down payment negotiable, owner financed. Good access. Call 505-466-6127 (Español) or 505-690-0308.

MEDICINE FROM THE KITCHEN: A HANDBOOK for 1st aid and minor illnesses using safe and simple remedies found in the kitchen. Be prepared for any emergency. Order Now! $13.95. osoherbalsjessie@gmail.com or 505-470-1363.

CABALLO, NM, 3.5 ACRES, HOUSE, SHOP with 14 RV spaces, commercial building overlooking lake. Good supplementary income. Owner financing with solid down payment. Asking $175,000. Call or text 970-903-1427.

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MOUNTAIN LAND - 7,200 FT. HIGH. 1/2 acres to 1 plus acres. Wooded, roads, some with views. Village with golf and swimming pool, cafes. $2,200 to $4,500. Call 575-987-2410.

SAN JON, NM RANCH FOR SALE, 2,400 acres, fenced, 3 windmills, dry creek, corral, barn, house with all utilities. Beautiful ranch off Rt. 66, $450 per acre. 432-5577857 or 432-556-9335.

20 ACRES AT CANONCITO, NM. ELECTRICITY, water & telephone to building site with great views. 15 minutes to downtown Santa Fe. Owner financed all or part; terms negotiable, $180,000. 505-466-7566.

LEASING FIVE ACRES: SAN MIGUEL, BERNAL area. Well water, electricity and new septic. Beautiful 360° views, only 45 minutes from Santa Fe and 25 from Las Vegas, NM. Call 505-471-3753.

FOR RENT: LARGE 3 BEDROOM HOME, attached garage in scenic Mountainair, NM. $500 per month plus deposit. Prefer mature individual or couple. Call 505-847-0532.

TAOS LAND FOR SALE: 2 ACRES or 3 acres parcels with well share, electric. Manufactured housing approved. Seller financing. Low monthly payments. Lower Colonias/Camino Tortuga. Some are owned by Licensed New Mexico Real Estate Broker. Call for details. 575770-0831. Mark @ Crossroads Realty 575-758-3837.

I’M A WINNER! LARGE HOME ON 30 acres of horse property. Home has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, dressing room with whirlpool bath. Large living room has lovely drapery and lots of windows with a view of the Three Sisters mountains. Family room has rock fireplace. Kitchen has island and eating nook. Back yard looks down on the lights of old Mexico. Good shopping and fine restaurants across the border. Property is located in Luna County, which has 3 state parks. A new school is down the street. It is 4,200 ft. elevation, weather is fantastic. Pictures are available. Partial financing, $197,000 for all or house with 10 acres can be sold separately. E-mail mstruhs@vtc.net or call 575-531-2437 or 575-997-8744. STAY WARM THIS WINTER BY ADDING fiberglass insulation to your attic! Save up to 35% on your energy bills. Take advantage of the rebates being offered by some utilities and municipalities. Also the federal stimulus tax credit that included adding insulation to the attic. Contact us today to have a free in home consultation. Serving southwestern New Mexico. Licensed, bonded and insured Dedicated Construction, LLC, 575-910-0627 or 575-763-9197. WILLARD NM LAND FOR SALE: 37+ level acres with Village of Willard underground water, electric, gas, telephone, $35,000. Owner financing, low down payment, balance @ 6%. Call today 505-467-8661 or 505-864-6797. MOUNTAINAIR NM LAND FOR SALE. 28 wooded acres off NM Hwy. 55, ready for development with water, electric, Hwy. access, other utilities adjacent, $5,000 per acre. Owner financing, low down payment, balance @ 6%. Call today 505-467-8661 or 505-864-6797.

TRES PIEDRAS/CARSON AREA. LOOKING FOR A partner to share the 640 acre Bee-Bar Ranch near Carson, NM. Our proposition is to sell 1/2 the property, 320 acres, splitting the ranch north and south. North half currently has 3-story A-Frame house, south half is raw land. Buy either. See our website www.beebarranch.com for details. BUG OUT LOCATIONS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO mountains. Rentals range $45 to $4,500 per month for 21 living unit building. Over 150 rentals remaining available. For information packet send: Sixteen USPS Forever Stamps. To: NMBOL, 1402 East 2nd, Roswell, NM 88201. OWN A HOME IN COUNTRY LIVING! Two and 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, mobile homes on 1 acre in Highland Meadows Estates, 25 miles west of Albuquerque off I-40, low down, owner financing 505-814-9833.

Things That Go Vroom! 2009 DODGE RAM 3500 SXT 6.7L L6, DIESEL Quad Cab 4x4, only One Owner, with Clean CARFAX, low mileage of 49,809, leather interior, great condition! $37,995. www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106. 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500HD WORK TRUCK with a Crew Cab and a long bed, 4x4, 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel, Automatic, only One Owner, Clean CARFAX! $24,995. www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

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.

2012 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT, 6.7 Liter V6, DIESEL Mega Cab 4x4, Long-bed, low mileage of 16,600!! One Owner, with a Clean CARFAX, $41,995. www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

VIGAS, BEAMS, POLES, 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. 575-638-5619.

MOTOR - 1911 FORD T, SERIAL # 84285. Complete short block and head. No scoring on cycls., all looks good, safety wired caps, smooth cam, $400. Call 505-553-4941.

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2014 CHRYSLER 300, 12,700 MI. FACTORY warranty, $22,700 OBO. 1977 Plymouth Trailduster 4x4, 76,000 mi. 440 air, factory BC, $4,500. Seven ‘67 to ‘72 Chevy pickup, $400 and up. Motors 454 Chevy, 440, 360 Dodge, 460 Ford. 2005 Dodge pickup box. Semi Sleeper. 8 3/4 Dodge A Body rear end. Soults Motors, Lemitar, 575-838-0758. 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CLASSIC 2500 HD work truck with an Extended Cab, 4x4, 6.6L V8 turbo DIESEL, seats up to 6 passengers, Automatic, Clean CARFAX! $19,995. www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106. 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 LARAMIE QUAD Cab, 4x4, 5.9L L6 Turbo Diesel, Automatic, Leather interior with seating up to 6, Clean CARFAX! $24,995. www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106. SET OF FOUR, POLISHED WHEELS W/TIRES. Like new, 2,000 original miles. Wheels are 18x8x5; tire size P255/70R18 AT, Bridgestone. (For Jeep models only.) Asking $600. Call 505-351-1708.

Vintage Finds 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. 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. DINOSAUR, ABOUT 6 FEET TALL. MADE of fiberglass, $800. Call 505-832-4793. FOR SALE: TWO ANTIQUE PEDAL TYPE Singer sewing machines, $150 each. Call 575-607-5113. TEASSA’S TREASURES: NEW & USED FURNITURE, clothing, toys, shoes, tools, etc. 801 N. Eddy, Lovington, NM. Hours: Thursdays and Fridays - 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

THREE ANTIQUE SPINNING WHEELS FOR SALE: double flyer friendship wheel, Swiss wool wheel and a German flax wheel. All have been professionally restored. E-mail for photos, gnat@tularosa.net or 505-563-0545. NEW OILCLOTH MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY AT Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas. Several new patterns, 3 for the holidays. We have hundreds of items priced $25 or less for school, church and family gift exchanges. New merchandise each week. Open 7 days across from the Castaneda, a Fred Harvey Hotel. Take Exit 343 and follow the signs to the Visitor’s Center. 501 Railroad Avenue. 505-454-8063. I BUY SPANISH COLONIAL SPURS, STIRRUPS, horse bits with jingles, weapons, etc. Also, old New Mexico handmade/carved furniture. Call 505-753-9886. 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. VINTAGE TOOLS AND ODDITIES FROM THE Industrial Age. No rust, no plastic. Buy-Sell-Trade. Gray Matter-Art and Artifacts. 296 Baca St., Baca Street Studios #5, Santa Fe, 505-780-0316.

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. WANTED: GRANDPAS FISHING TACKLE BOX, WITH lures, reels, etc. Pre-1950, paying high $, collector prices. Rick, 575-354-0365, e-mail photos to: tacklechaser@aol.com WORK AT HOME. THE TRAD’N POST newspaper is for sale. Distribution of 10,000 copies every other week in Taos, Española, White Rock, Los Alamos. Since 2011. Contact William Panzer 575-779-8829 or will@tradnpost.co for further details. WORK FROM HOME. SIMPLY RETURN CALLS. $1,000+ a day. No selling, explaining or convincing to do ever. Not a job, not MLM. Full training and support. Call 505-685-0965. FOR SALE COMMERCIAL BUILDING - FULLY equipped for mechanic shop, 2,000 square foot metal building and land - two lots in Española city limits. Will sell with or without equipment. For more info e-mail johnnybmedina@yahoo.com or call John 505-927-3659.

Sweet Gingerbread Housesâ&#x20AC;Ś January is your month Youth Artists. Draw whatever is on your mind or what you see. It's Youth Artist Choice. Have a colorful and fun time. We're going "peanuts" over this cold weather! Draw a peanut or two in coats, scarfs or boots. Does your peanut have a face? Is your peanut holding an umbrella? Have a peanut of a time drawing.

Remember: Print your name, age, mailing address, phone number, and co-op name on your drawings. Otherwise, your drawings are disqualified. Remember: color, dark ink or pencil on plain white 8.50 x 11.00 size paper is best. Mail to: Youth Editor, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Entries must be here by the 9th of the month before publication. Each published artist receives $10 for his or her work.

Sonya Nava, Age 7, Tucumcari

Luke Baker, Age 7, Portales

Angelica Faith Babero, Age 6,Pecos

Sam Domschot, Age 7, Socorro

Elana Herndon, Age 9, Ramah

Isa C. Marquez, Age 5, Mosquero

Dorian Martinez, Age 6, Cimarron

Suzette Trujillo, Age 10, Lovington

Hailey Whitney, Age 5, Datil

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