enchantment The Voice of New Mexico's Rural Electric Cooperatives
The Christmas Flower
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December 1, 2018 • Vol. 70, No. 12 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 101,612
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Discount ski season pass for teachers Ski area, teachers, and slopes.
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The lineman's Christmas Eve A lineman Christmas poem.
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The electric airplane Closer to home in 2020.
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The Christmas flower Ruby-red blossoms make an entrance for Christmas.
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Book review A selection of poems.
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Electrify your holiday gift list Advances in electronics offer something for everyone.
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Oh Christmas tree Holiday tree safety tips.
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 102,000 families and businesses receive enchantment Magazine as electric cooperative members. Non-member subscriptions are available at $12 per year or $18 for two years, payable to NMRECA. Allow four to eight weeks for delivery. Periodical Postage paid at Santa Fe, NM 87501-9998 and additional mailing offices.
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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 to the
cooperatives who are members of the Association that deliver electric power to New Mexico’s rural areas and small communities. The mission of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association is to strengthen, support, unify, and represent Cooperative member interests at the local, state, and national levels. Each cooperative has a representative on the association’s board of directors, which controls the editorial content and advertising policy of enchantment through its Publications Committee. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charles Pinson, President, Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Artesia George Biel, Vice President, Sierra Electric Cooperative, Elephant Butte Tim Morrow, Secretary-Treasurer, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Duane Frost, Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, Mountainair Chris Martinez, Columbus Electric Cooperative, Deming Arsenio Salazar, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Grants Lance R. Adkins, Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Clovis Cristobal Duran, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Thomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Antonio Sanchez, Jr., Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Travis Sullivan, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Clayton Wayne Connell, Tri-State G&T Association, Westminster, Colorado Charles G. Wagner, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma
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Current News
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View from enchantment
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Energy Sense
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Hale to the Stars
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Enchanted Journeys
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On the Menu
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Book Chat
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Vecinos
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The Market Place
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Backyard Trails
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Youth Art
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Your Electric Co-op
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
Thomas G. Rivas, Chair, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative Arsenio Salazar, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Cristobal Duran, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative Joseph Herrera, Socorro Electric Cooperative
NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
614 Don Gaspar Avenue Phone: 505-982-4671 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Fax: 505-982-0153 www.nmelectric.coop www.enchantment.coop Keven J. Groenewold, CEO, 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 display advertisers email Shaylyn at enchantmentads@nmelectric.coop or call 505-982-4671. National representative: American MainStreet Publications, 800-626-1181. Advertisements in enchantment are paid solicitations and are not endorsed by the publisher or the electric cooperatives that are members of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association. PRODUCT SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITY LIE SOLELY WITH THE ADVERTISER. Copyright ©2018, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.
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On the Cover Poinsettias are popular plants during the Christmas holiday season.
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Legislative Almanac
The guide to New Mexico's senators and representatives who represent you, and much more useful information. Hard copies of the 2019 Legislative Almanac will be available mid-January 2019. You may also download the smart app to your smart device from any of the two app stores. Search for: NMRECA Legislative Almanac.
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Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month
Winter shut-off protection notice
Heading out of town for the holidays? Remember to unplug electronics that draw a phantom energy load. Some gadgets, like TVs, gaming consoles, chargers and DVD players use energy when plugged into an outlet, even when they’re not in use.
Protection from winter shut-off begins November 15, 2018. To avoid potential disconnection of services, please call the Human Services Department at 800-283-4465, or the appropriate tribal or pueblo entity for eligibility information for the Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Your service will not be disconnected from November 15, 2018, through March 15, 2019, if you qualify for LIHEAP and you remain current on any payments you owe under a payment plan, or as of November 15, 2018, you have no past due amounts. For more information call the Human Services Department at 800283-4465 or your local electric cooperative.
Source: energy.gov
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Nota de La protección de desconexión del invierno El 15 de Noviembre del 2018 empezara la protección de desconexión del invierno. Para prevenir una posible desconexión de servicios, por favor de contactar al Departamento de Servicios Humanos al 800283-4465 o a la organización trival o pueblo para información sobre elegibilidad para el programa de bajos recursos de energía, (LIHEAP). Su servicios no serán desconectado durante el 15 de Noviembre 2018 hasta el 15 de Marzo del 2019 si usted califica para el programa de bajos recursos de energía, (LIHEAP) y si usted continua al corriente en los pagos que usted deba bajo un plan de pago, o hasta el 15 de Noviembre del 2018 y no tenga ningún pago astrasado. Para información en español llame al Departamento de Servicios Humanos, 800-283-4465 o su cooperativa de electricidad.
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New year, new faces, new relationships
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his year’s election promised to be eventful and it did not disappoint. The winds of change that blew through the nation’s electorate handed the Democrats perhaps their best night in recent political history. Though not quite a perfect outcome for the Democratic Party, it would be hard to find anyone who would have predicted six months ago the magnitude of this year’s Democrat victory. In the U.S. House of Representatives, the Democrats made a net gain of about 40 seats from Republicans and retook control of the chamber they lost in the 2010 midterm elections. It appears that when the dust settles, the Democrats will hold a roughly 235–200 edge over Republicans (there are still a handful of seats that are undergoing a recount). Here in New Mexico, political newcomer Xochitl Torres Small (D) won the second congressional district that has largely remained in Republican hands for the last several decades. In the 1st Congressional District, Debra Haaland (D) is replacing outgoing Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D). In Congressional District 3, incumbent Congressman Ben R. Lujan (D) won easily. In the Senate, Senator Martin Heinrich (D) won comfortably. However, it appears Republicans will still hold a slight majority. Co-ops will be watching these changes very closely. Here in New Mexico, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) was elected to be the state's governor. This continues a trend in New Mexico that neither party has sent consecutive governors to Santa Fe since the early 1980s. This year’s results show a significant move to the left of the political spectrum. Every statewide elected office was won by the Democrat on the ballot. The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) will have three new faces in January. Theresa Becenti-Aguilar (D) was elected from the northwest district. Steve Fischmann (D) and Jeff Byrd (R) were elected from the southern PRC district and eastside district, respectively. They will join current Commissioners Valerie Espinoza (D) and Cynthia Hall (D) on January 1. Four of the five have very rural districts and represent our cooperative interests. We look forward to working with this new group next year. The state legislature will see 19 new faces come January. Long the domain of the Democratic Party (currently the Democrats enjoy a 38–32 advantage), Democrats gained eight seats. A 46–24 majority for Democrats in the House is almost a 2–1 majority. And of the 46 Democrats elected—23 are women. The electorate has spoken loudly in terms of sending
to Santa Fe new legislators who will mold the future of our state. Whether election results have embarked upon an era of government through compromise or gridlock, remains to be seen as legislators come to grip with the new political reality that will exist for at least the next two years. In two years, the entire legislature is up for election and political leaders in both parties should not forget how quickly the landscape has changed. We’ll learn more during December about the shape of the Lujan Grisham administration. The governor-elect says she wants to work with both parties to improve New Mexico’s economic standing. Co-ops applaud this sentiment. We have 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.
By Keven J. Groenewold. P.E. Chief Executive Officer New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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energy sense by patrick keegan and brad thiessen
Electricity grows cleaner
Improvements in the technology and state sponsored renewable energy requirements have encouraged the development of wind generation.
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ear Pat: We’re considering buying an electric vehicle and switching from a propane furnace to a heat pump. We care about the environment and are wondering if using more electricity would be beneficial. —Jason and Chelsea
Dear Jason and Chelsea: The decisions about how to heat your home and how to fuel your transportation needs are among the most important environmental decisions you can make. There are a number of changes happening in the energy sector, and with electric co-ops in particular, that are making your electricity cleaner. Decades ago, coal was the preferred fuel for electricity generation. As investments in environmental upgrades took hold, the energy industry increased the use of low sulfur coal, and found ways to clean the coal and burn it more efficiently. Scrubbers were installed in coal plants to reduce sulfur emissions, but even after these improvements were made, natural gas turbines were still considered environmentally preferable to coal plants. 6
In 1990, utilities depended upon coal to generate more than half of their electricity, but by 2016, that dropped to less than one third. In recent years, solar and wind generation have taken off and now provide more than eight percent of utility energy generation. Electric co-ops have installed solar at a record pace, with solar capacity growing more than four times since 2015. Electric co-ops have pioneered community solar programs, where members subscribe to a community project and the co-op installs a large array that is much less costly per kilowatt than smaller rooftop projects. Nearly 200 co-ops offered community solar programs in 2017, and more than 500 co-ops across the country use electricity generated by wind power. These statistics are national, but the environmental impacts of electricity depend upon where you live and where your electric co-op purchases electricity. Many co-ops publish this information on their website or in their annual reports on the sources
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of electric generation. Some include information on carbon emissions. With all that in the back of your mind, let’s get to the decisions you are looking to make: home heating and vehicle purchase. Heat pumps are about 1.5 times more efficient than they were in the 1970s, and they’re functioning better in colder temperatures. Heat pumps take care of your cooling needs as well, and can do so with about half the energy they required in 1990. The best choice for home heating and cooling depends to a large degree on the climate where you live. In more extreme climates, you’ll need more heating or cooling capacity, and can justify splurging for the more energy efficient models. As our energy supply becomes cleaner, electric vehicles are becoming a better environmental choice across the country. The environmental advantage depends upon how electricity is generated in different locations, and there are other factors to consider when looking at an electric vehicle. The fuel cost of an electric vehicle is, on average, half as much per mile as a gasoline vehicle. Electric vehicles generally require less maintenance, but the batteries eventually need to be replaced. Battery costs are dropping, but potential buyers should note this will still be a hefty bill. Electric vehicles cost more upfront than their gas counterparts, but the cost is coming down with every new model. As you make your decision on a heating system and new vehicle, remember there are other things you can do to reduce the environmental impact of your energy use. You can
insulate and seal the air leaks in your home. You can set the thermostat a little lower in the winter and a little higher in the summer. You can also check with your local electric co-op to see if they offer a community solar program or additional energysaving tips.
The network of electric vehicle charging stations is growing rapidly.
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hale to the stars by alan hale
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he evening sky continues to be sparse of bright planets during December well into 2019. In early December, Saturn is visible low in the southwest at the end of dusk, but disappears into twilight by mid-month. Mars is highest above the southern horizon around the end of dusk, and sets before midnight throughout December. The Red Planet fades rather distinctly this month as it continues falling farther behind Earth. Meanwhile, the distant planet Neptune is located very close to Mars on Thursday and Friday evenings, the 6th and 7th. The two planets that travel inside of Earth’s orbit are both well-placed for viewing in our morning sky. Venus rises nearly two hours before dawn and shines brilliantly in the eastern sky. Mercury, although much lower than Venus, is detectable above the southeastern horizon around mid-month. Our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter emerges into the dawn sky around mid-December and
on Thursday morning, the 20th, passes close to Mercury. Thereafter, it climbs higher into the morning sky while Mercury disappears into twilight. One of the year’s strongest meteor showers, the Geminids, peaks on Thursday night/Friday morning, December 13-14. Under good conditions, up to 60 to 100 meteors may appear per hour. The moon will approach its First Quarter phase and may interfere slightly during the evening hours. The Geminids are associated with an asteroid known as Phaethon which is likely a “dead” comet which passed close to Earth a year ago. A more active comet, Comet Wirtanen, will come close to Earth, just over seven million miles away on December 16. Around the time of its closest approach, it will travel south to north through the constellation Taurus, between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. It may be visible possibly with the unaided eye appearing as a dim hazy cloud.
The “Earthrise” photo taken from lunar orbit by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968. NASA photograph.
It was 50 years ago this month, the Apollo 8 mission left Earth and orbited around the moon 10 times before returning to Earth, the first humancrewed mission to travel beyond low Earth orbit. It was during their orbits around the moon that astronaut William Anders took the iconic “Earthrise” photo; in his words, “We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.” May the hopes and dreams inspired by this image guide us forward through the murky realms of an uncertain future.
enchanted journeys: Submit your community event to: events@nmelectric.coop December 1 • Bernal
December 1-2 • Angel Fire
December 2 • Roswell
December 8 • Moriarty
Holiday Arts & Craft Fair Community Center • 575-421-0423
Angel Fire Holiday Market Community Center • 575-377-6353
A Musical Christmas • 200 and 208 N. Lea • 575-622-8333
Children’s Christmas Carnival Moriarty Civic Center • 505-832-2513
December 1 • Capitan
December 1-2, 8-9 • Monticello
December 7 • Portales
December 8 • Mountainair
Holiday Bazaar • Capitan Public Library • 575-354-3035
Monticello Holiday Store Near the plaza • 575-743-0200
Christmas Parade/Jubilee 2018 Downtown • 575-356-8541
Nosh & Slosh • Manzano Mountain Art Council Center • 505-847-0109
December 8 • Deming
December 8 • Ribera
December 1 • Hillsboro
December 2 • Church Rock
Holiday Festival • Community Center • 575-895-5117
Red Rock Balloon Rally 825 Outlaw Road • 800-242-4282
Luminarias Night • Rockhound State Park • 575-546-6182
Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair • Comm. Cultural Center • 575-421-3114
December 1 • Mountainair
December 2 • Farmington
December 8 • Faywood
December 15 • Cloudcroft
Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair Dr. Saul Comm. Bldg. • 505-849-1080
Miracle on Main Street Civic Center • 505-599-1144
Night Skies • City of Rocks State Park • 575-536-2800
Santaland • Zenith Park Pavillion • 575-682-3659
December 1-31 • Carlsbad
December 2 • Gallup
December 8 • Grants
December 15 • Radium Springs
Christmas on the Pecos Conference Center • 575-628-0952
Winter Arts and Crafts Festival Joseph Montoya Blvd. • 505-722-2619
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The Lineman's Christmas Eve By Kevin Hughes
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring ‘cause the power was out. How could this happen? What trouble could be? The house is all dark, even the lights on the tree. The lineman’s asleep all cozy and warm, his power apparently was spared by the storm. Deep into slumber, but soon to awake, ‘cause a tree on the line has caused it to break. The calls swamp, the office “MY POWER IS OUT! Get them here quickly because I carry clout.” The dispatcher calls and with a hint of despair, he informs the lineman the lines need repair. In three or four hours, the trouble is found, you see the road didn’t pass where the tree went down. After walking through snow and fighting the storm, the line is now clear and the power is on. And now it’s the morning, the kids shout with glee and their eyes shine as bright as the lights on the tree. The lineman goes home now, as tired as can be. The storm just ignored. It was his Christmas Eve. He’s not asking for praise or for you to applaud, ‘cause according to him, it’s just part of the job.
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The Electric Airplane: Landing Soon in a Town Near You By Kaley Lockwood, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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o industry is immune from the threat of disruptive technologies. New companies are creating innovative variations of products and services that build upon previous models to offer more cost and time savings. As a result, people are flocking to these technologies simply because they improve their lives. A prime example is the electric airplane. Zunum Aero is an aviation startup, backed by Boeing and JetBlue, who found a niche in short-haul transportation. Founded in 2013, this Washington state company expects to roll out their 12-passenger, hybridelectric planes by the early 2020s. Just like a hybrid car, their airplane will rely on both batteries and an engine to fly. The forward-thinking company recognizes that battery energy storage is advancing quite rapidly and once it matures, the airplanes are expected to be fully electric. The early Zunum Aero planes will be able to travel an estimated 720 10
miles from take-off to landing, which is roughly a trip from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to New York, and by 2030, they’re expected to reach flight distances of more than 1,000 miles. Nevertheless, the startup believes that the majority of trips will be much shorter, which will reduce fares between 40 and 80 percent. According to the Zunum Aero website, a flight from Memphis to New Orleans would drop from $240 to $126. The price reduction is a result of a variety of different economic factors. As expected, the planes use less fuel, which equals cost savings. The time it takes to fuel up is also reduced which means quicker turnaround for the aircrafts. Time equals money. The smaller airports are also significantly less congested with planes and people. For the Memphis to New Orleans trip, estimated doorto-door time for a passenger would be reduced from 5 hours and 28 minutes to 2 hours and 17 minutes.
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Zunum Aero, an aviation startup backed by Boeing and JetBlue, expects to roll out their 12-passenger, hybrid-electric planes by the early 2020s. The startup plans to offer lower fares and shorter flights, and utilize smaller, regional airports that have been left behind as air traffic concentrated to the more popular regional hubs.
Convenience and affordability are key to Zunum Aero’s success. This goal of efficient, regional travel will shake up the airline industry when it comes to fruition. Zunum Aero poses that there are 13,500 under-utilized airports in the United States. Of these 13,500 airports, just 1 percent service roughly 96 percent of all air traffic. This means that the smaller, regional airports, built when air travel first boomed, have been largely left behind as air traffic concentrated to regional hubs like Atlanta and Dallas. The company’s co-founders, Matt Knapp and Ashish Kumar, hope to leverage these smaller airports, avoid congestion of large airports and use their planes to connect communities across America. “The shift of the industry to large aircraft and long ranges driven by gas turbines has concentrated almost all air traffic to just two percent of our airports, creating a massive transport gap over regional distances where
there is no high-speed alternative,” said Ashish Kumar, CEO and founder, Zunum Aero. “As a result, door-todoor times for most journeys are no better than they were 50 years ago. Hybrid propulsion is an industrychanging solution, enabling mid-sized aircraft on regional routes to have better cost efficiencies than airliners.” By shifting traffic from hubs to regional airports, Zunum Aero is democratizing access to fast and affordable travel. Designing aircraft for walk-on, walk-off travel from nearby airports addresses the major pain points of modern air transit while filling a vast regional transport gap. For more information, visit www.zunum.aero
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The Christmas Flower By Dr. Marisa Thompson, New Mexico State University Extension Horticulture Specialist
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he Christmas spirit is certainly in the air—from twinkling lights to Frosty the Snowman playing on the radio, to the aromas of biscochitos baking in the oven to the delightful sounds of family laughter. And, another traditional sign the holiday season is here is the ever so colorful poinsettia. Poinsettias made their way to the United States in 1828 thanks to Joel Roberts Poinsett, who was a botanist, physician, and the first United States Ambassador to Mexico. He sent clippings of this ruby-red bloomed plant he discovered in southern Mexico to his home in Charleston, South Carolina. These plants were named poinsettias in his honor, and December 12th is Poinsettia Day, which marks the death of Poinsett in 1851.
need to initiate flowering. It’s actually the amount of complete darkness that triggers flowering and formation of the associated bright red bracts. For the flowering process to start, 10 hours of uninterrupted darkness are needed each day for 30 to 45 days, depending on the cultivar. Nurseries out in the country, like McClain’s, don’t have to worry about light from their neighbors interrupting the night. One reason poinsettias are so popular is that the red color lasts a very long time. That’s because the red parts aren’t flowers, they’re actually modified leaves, also called bracts. On most other plants, like
Locally grown Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) can be purchased at plant nurseries across the state. There are over 200 registered retail plant nurseries in New Mexico, but only a few grow their own poinsettias, including McClain’s Greenhouses in Estancia. Milton McClain, who is the owner and a cooperatove member of Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Mountainair, explains that only a few retail nurseries grow poinsettias because of the lighting conditions poinsettias
Photo above: Young poinsettias grow in the City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department greenhouses in August. Photo below: Poinsettias show their color potential in late October at Payne's Nurseries in Santa Fe. All Photos in story by Dr. Marisa Thompson.
roses, the bracts are plain green, not very noticeable, and form the base of the floral structure. The actual flowers on poinsettias are the tiny yellowish structures in the center of an array of bracts. These tiny true flowers do not have a long bloom time, but it is hard to tell because they lack petals. McClain’s originally opened in 1977 selling tomatoes and then gradually diversified into annual plants, some perennials, and decorative hanging baskets. McClain explains diversifying is crucial for ensuring year-round employment. Spring poinsettias, along with mums, pansies, and a few others, help maintain productivity in the fall off-season when they would otherwise need to downsize staff.
Leaps and bounds The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department grows its own poinsettias for holiday displays at the Albuquerque International Sunport and various City Hall buildings. In August, during a visit to the greenhouses, the poinsettias were at the beginning of their growth stage. By October, they had grown by leaps and bounds. The species name pulcherrima means beautiful in Latin. The word for the genus, Euphorbia, refers to the Greek physician Euphorbus, who is fabled to
(a common weed), crown-of-thorns (a houseplant often mistaken for a cactus), and poinsettias.
In the thousands Payne’s Nurseries in Santa Fe is one of the few retail nurseries that grow their own poinsettias. They deal with the streetlight from a neighboring gas station by hanging black plastic along one side of the greenhouse. On the other side, they have a friendly agreement with the church next door to turn off parking lot lights at night starting September 15 in exchange for Christmas poinsettias. In the southern part of the state, several nurseries work hard to keep poinsettias on the table by producing thousands of plants. Sales and Distribution Manager, Mark Salgado, with Masson Farms of New Mexico in Radium Springs, reports they are producing 250,000 pots of poinsettias this year to be sold to retail outlets all over the state. Sunland Nursery, just south of Las Cruces, offers over a dozen poinsettia cultivars to wholesale customers this season. Visit the nursery's website for a list of retail nurseries in New Mexico that sell plants from Sunland Nursery.
Poinsettias keep their color so long because the red parts are
u Drainage is key. It’s OK to display your poinsettia in the plastic wrap from the store, but don’t let it sit there in a puddle of water. u Touch the soil surface before watering. If it’s slightly moist, hold off a while…but don’t let it dry out too much either. u Poinsettias are tropical plants, native to Mexico, and want to be treated that way: warm, sunny, no drafts (keep away from wood stoves and vents). u No fertilizer needed once home. u Milky latex sap that oozes from cut tissue of the poinsettia can be irritating to the skin and painful if you get any in your eyes.
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modified leaves, not flower petals. have discovered this group of plants and may have used them as a medicine. The common name for plants in this Euphorb family is “spurge.” The word spurge is derived from the Latin purgare, meaning “to purge,” which hints at the use as an emetic. There are over 6,300 species in the spurge family worldwide, so it’s a very diverse plant family. Even between the species that are native to the Americas there’s a lot of variation: castor bean, cassava (the root which is used to make tapioca), leafy spurge
Tips from local poinsettia growers:
McClain’s Greenhouses, Estancia www.mclaingreenhouses.com 505-384-2725 Red Modified Leaves (Bracts) Rainbow of colors Today, poinsettias come in a rainbow of colors other than the traditional red, from purple to pink, yellow to blue, to one's favorite football team colors. So, how do poinsettias get these shades of colors? They are carefully cultivated this way, or special dyes are sprayed onto the bracts days before the poinsettias are shipped to retailers. May your holidays be colorful and cheery as are the colorful holiday plants we know and love.
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Pop up sweet treats W
hen it’s time for a sweet treat, look for seasonal goodies that complement fun winter activities. For example, reach for an option like whole-grain, fluffy and crisp popcorn which can be an easy, DIY snack. Combine sweet and salty flavors to create something delicious to devour like delightful Down Home Apple Pie Popcorn. To better serve a crowd, try these Popcorn S’mores or Key Lime Popcorn Clusters at your next family gathering. For more creative, DIY popcorn recipe ideas, visit www.popcorn.org
Key Lime Popcorn Clusters
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cups popped popcorn whole graham crackers, finely chopped, divided jar (7½ ozs.) marshmallow creme cup butter or margarine Tbs. grated lime peel Tb. key lime juice
1. Line 9-inch square pan with foil. 2. In large bowl, combine popcorn and all but 2 tablespoons graham cracker pieces. 3. In large glass bowl, microwave marshmallow creme and butter on high 1 minute. Stir until butter is melted. Stir in lime peel and lime juice. 4. Pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn, mixing thoroughly. 5. Using damp hand, firmly press mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle with reserved graham cracker pieces. Refrigerate 2 hours until firm. 6. Lift foil from pan. Break popcorn mixture into clusters. Yield: 32 clusters.
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Down Home Apple Pie Popcorn
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Tbs. melted butter tsp. vanilla extract Tbs. brown sugar tsp. ground cinnamon tsp. ground allspice tsp. ground nutmeg cups popped popcorn cup dried apple chips, broken into large pieces cup toffee bits
Popcorn S’mores
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cup firmly packed light brown sugar cup (1 stick) butter or margarine cup corn syrup tsp. baking soda cups freshly popped popcorn pkg. (10½ ozs.) miniature marshmallows cups mini graham cookies cup chocolate chips
1. In medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. 2. Cook over high heat 5 minutes; remove from heat and stir in baking soda. 3. In large bowl, combine popcorn and marshmallows. 4. Pour sugar mixture over popcorn to coat. 5. Gently stir in graham cookies and chocolate chips. 6. Spread mixture evenly into greased 15-by-10-inch pan. 7. Let cool completely. Break into pieces. Yield: 20 pieces.
1. Heat oven to 300 F. Whisk melted butter with vanilla. Toss brown sugar with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. 2. Toss popcorn with butter mixture. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar mixture. Stir. Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 3. Sprinkle apple chips and toffee bits over top. Bake 15 minutes, or until toffee bits start to melt. Cool before serving. Yield: 10 cups
Book Review By Sharon Niederman
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Monet’s Eyes: New and Selected Poems By Jim Levy • Cedar Forge Press www.seattlebookcompany.com
In Monet’s Eyes: New and Selected Poems, Taos poet, essayist and intellectual Jim Levy’s eighth volume, the reader accompanies the author on his thoughtful response to beauty. In the first of three sections, “Artists,” he slips into the skin of artists he admires including the poet Elizabeth Bishop, Rilke, and Monet, as he borrows from their biographies to see from their point of view, imagining what moved them to create. In “Travels,” we glimpse his poetic travel journal of his observations from Mexico to France to the Middle East. Finally, in “Voices,” we receive an idiosyncratic assortment of his observations of poets, philosophers, and holy men, as in “Chinese Chimes,” he writes: “There is a message in the pattern of a flight/of swallows and the creases in the hand/women shifting grains in the quarries of the teacup/tiny bones upon a cloth.… We read the signature of things, the signs/of aspens, seasons, faces/and the light that shines from stars.”
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Hiking to History: A Guide to Off-Road New Mexico Historic Sites
Into the Great White Sands
By Robert Julyan • University of New Mexico Press • 800-848-6224 • www.unmpress.com
By Craig Varjabedian University of New Mexico Press
Have you ever been curious to see where two New York artists’ wagon broke down, an accident that launched the Taos art colony? Or the drill holes in volcanic rock that proved the theory of plate tectonics? From Taos to Las Cruces and Gallup to Clovis, Julyan has explored 23 accessible historic sites in New Mexico on foot. Without roads or parking lots, the sites—though not always scenic—are frequently untrammeled, and the landscapes help tell the story. Julyan likes to imagine what happened at that place and see it from the perspective of another culture. He offers GPS coordinates and invites hikers to consult with topographic maps and other sources. His histories are brief, well written, and intriguing. Even more compelling are the details of his research, descriptions of his hikes, and personal stories. From turquoise mines to hermit caves, even the “armchair hiker” will learn a lot from this guidebook. Well done.
Notes on Serenity: An ABC of Addiction By Merimée Moffitt • www.merimeemoffitt.com
Moffitt, a writing teacher herself, boldly presents her fine collection of prose and poetry about opioid addiction and recovery. “How can we as a family or we as a nation address the rampant epidemic if we can't speak of it?” she says. “I became determined not to live in shame, silence or self-pity over having addiction in the family…” “An addicted son/is the longest goodbye,/stuck in time, alone.” Her hardest lesson is to “let him be.” Using a technique called the ABCDarien, employing the alphabet as a prompt, her “reluctant poems” wriggle and thrash with life: the crushing details of her son's addiction, rehab, handcuffs, guilt, and forgiveness. She reminisces about her own wild life, her son conceived in 1971, during record cold, as told in her second book, “Free Love, Free Fall.” Or “Janis and no Justice in Seattle, 1967.” Backstage joints and Southern Comfort. Days of heartbreak and tenderness, “light through the cracks,” and a generous helping of biscuits and love. Five stars.
The Lost Children By Donald Willerton • Terra Nova Books • www.terranovabooks.com
This mystery novel for middle school children takes place in Ouray near the old mining town of Silverton, Colorado. The two young sleuths, Mogi, 14, and his sister Jennifer, 17, enjoy a ride on the Durango-Silverton historic train, which is so alluring and well described you want to book a ticket. The story centers around the unsolved disappearance of three children a 100 years ago, near the mountain cabin of a miner called Crazy Bill. Chapter One is a historic flashback about the picnic where three children ran into the woods to play. Sometimes it's a cliff hanger, as cousin Jimmy almost plunges his Jeep and passengers over a cliff. The subplot is the Millenium Corporation, which buys towns and turns them for a profit into tourist attractions. Nancy, editor of the local paper, is determined not to let that happen to her town. The author is a retired computer programmer who is fascinated by history and landscape. An entertaining read. 16
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If you prefer open space and simplicity, this award-winning photographer takes you there with an eye for detail, contrast, and composition. He displays White Sands National Monument framed by elegant sunrises and sunsets, pure white windpatterned dunes, and yuccas reaching for the skies. Eckles, a retired Missile Range public affairs officer, offers a historic view of “The Other Side of the Boundary: White Sands Missile Range,” 3,200 square miles which contains half the dunes. Because the dunes are shifting and caustic, they are unused, left in pristine condition. Ditmanson, retired park superintendent, talks about Johnwill Farris who shepherded the monument through the military years. In “White Sands Meditations” Mish, a noted poet, writes about a white spirit woman who is often seen there. Also, about the geology, biology, and use by various human groups beginning with the Clovis people from 5500 B.C. who pursued bison and three-toed horses into the dunes. Beautifully done. Mail your book with contact information and where to order to: enchantment Book Chat, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Electrify Your Holiday Gift List By Paul Wesslund, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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lectricity doesn’t just have to light up your tree this Christmas, it can also power your holiday gift list. Electric gadgets can cook, entertain, help with chores, and improve your health, says Brian Sloboda, a program and product manager at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Sloboda has a couple of tips before you head to the store or online to start shopping:
Don’t always buy the cheapest. Inexpensive rechargeable batteries, for example, can catch fire. Or their charges can be limited,
giving just a few minutes of use at a time. Buy from reputable companies, and shop around to compare prices.
Be cyber safe. Any internet-connected device can be hacked. Even security cameras and smart TVs come with a preset and lousy password. Change it. Keep the software updated—updates often include security fixes. He adds, “Don’t let the fear of hacking prevent you from enjoying these devices. Just be aware of what could happen and take necessary precautions.”
An idea list for giving, or receiving For the cook. Sous-vide is the latest kitchen trend. In French, it means “under vacuum.” It’s a cooking technique that seals the food in a plastic bag and slow cooks it in water. “It is used by a number of restaurants,” says Sloboda. Sousvide devices come as an electric pot, or for less money, as a wand that you stick into your own pot of water with the plastic bag.
For the handyperson. Electric lawnmowers, trimmers and chainsaws eliminate spills and trips to the gas station. But they’re not for everyone—Sloboda says professional landscapers need the power of gasoline. Rechargeable battery models are best for suburban yards where the job takes about 30 minutes. Plug-in versions have the hassle and distance limits of a cord, but are more powerful and cheaper. Another big advantage is electric models are quiet. Electric blowers pollute a lot less—Sloboda says the types of motors in gasoline leaf blowers “put more pollutants into the air than most gas-powered cars.”
For fun. “It’s a good time to buy electronics,” says Sloboda. “Televisions are getting thinner and lighter, and they’re coming down in price. All because LED (light-emitting diode) technology has improved.” Flying remote-controlled drones has gotten popular, and they’re available in a range of
prices. Before you buy, check battery life between recharges so you know whether your gift provides 30 minutes of fun, or three minutes. E-readers make books quickly and cheaply available, and you can even check out electronic books from your library. Virtual reality glasses or goggles not only put you right in the middle of the action in a video game, they can be useful in home repair— companies are starting to offer virtual reality diagnostics for their products that can show details like which way to turn the wrench to fix a problem.
For health. Smart watches and wrist bands not only keep track of how far you walk each day, but can appeal to your competitive streak by choosing a virtual walking or running mate. Power scooters are available for fun or for commuting, some even have pedals to supplement the motor, so you can get a bit of exercise too. Be aware that good motorized bikes and scooters are expensive.
For the home. Amazon’s Alexa and Echo, as well as other smart speakers are getting popular, but Sloboda says they’re not used to their full potential yet—most people just ask their speaker to play music or give a weather report. Companies are working on privacy concerns— smart speakers are listening all the time—but Sloboda says solving security questions would
open up uses like home banking and controlling appliances with a voice command. To recharge devices, choose options like smart power strips that avoid continuing to use electricity after a device is fully charged, or portable block chargers to extend your phone’s battery life. Sloboda advises against wireless charging devices because they use a lot of electricity to operate.
For your pet. Electronics will shoot tennis balls for your dog to fetch, feed and water pets while you’re away, monitor their health, and cameras can keep track of what they’re up to when you leave. “I aimed one of my security cameras at my dog,” says Sloboda. “Now I always push the chairs up to the dining table before I leave, otherwise within five minutes our dog is standing in the middle of the table looking for anything he can chew on.”
Old-Fashioned Fun: Sloboda also advises supplementing all the electronic gifts with a good old-fashioned football or basketball.
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vecinos by ariana kramer
Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake, baker’s man L
ewie Baker was born and raised in Clayton and has lived there his entire life. Clayton is in Union County which sits in the northeast corner of New Mexico and borders Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Baker describes his home as a ranching and farming community, and the place where the rolling Plains start. His favorite thing about his hometown are the friendly people. Baker started his own flower business in 1973 and by the next year had incorporated cake baking and design into the mix. He was inspired by his aunt, Addie Montoya, who decorated cakes and studied cake design at Hilda’s Cake Decorating in Albuquerque. “I watched her, and then I asked questions,” says Baker. “If I can see it, I can do it. I watched her enough and I learned from her.” Asked what kinds of cakes he makes, Baker responds. “Anything and everything!” One of his favorites to make is an Italian cream cake, made with butter, coconut, buttermilk, and milk. Other popular cakes are Red Velvet and carrot cake. “Whatever comes into style is what we do,” says Baker. He says in recent years, the designs have become simpler, but remembers when lavish decorations were most popular. His cake design was featured on the television show “Weddings of a Lifetime.” Baker makes each cake by special order. In a slow week, he makes five or six cakes. He takes
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pride in offering delivery on all of his cakes, and drives as far as Albuquerque and Amarillo, Texas to hand-deliver his creations to clients. It is very important for him to deliver the wedding cakes he makes.“I won’t let anybody pick up a wedding cake. I want to make sure it gets there. I’m really picky about my products,” says Baker. “Besides decorating, actually cooking the cake can be trying,” Baker says. “We’re higher altitude, and the humidity is a challenge sometimes if it’s raining.” Baker prefers to do his baking at night, because that is when he has the most time. He bakes at home using one oven and multiple pans. He relies on electricity for every step of the way from preparing his batter to baking, using an electric mixer, an electric stove, electric fans, electric lighting to see, and electric clocks for timing. “All my appliances are electric,” says Baker. “Electric is so much cleaner and safer!” Baker never freezes his cakes, preferring to deliver them fresh, even though he often bakes in large quantities. He recently catered to a party of 500 for a musician’s 80th birthday party. He took 300 cupcakes, a large horseshoe cake and a large guitar cake, all flavors. “We’re a little town and everybody has to come to everybody’s wedding—so it’s nothing for us to do 300 cupcakes,” Baker says. With a name like Baker, it was an obvious question to ask if there were any bakers going back in his family line. He did not know of any. It was his grandfather who carried the name from Michigan, but he wasn’t a baker. Nonetheless, Lewie Baker has clearly found his niche, and the people of northeast New Mexico and neighboring areas are all the luckier for it. Baker is now making generational cakes—he is baking the wedding cakes for the children of people whose wedding cakes he made decades ago.
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to 48 tons. Any size free standing cattle guards, no footing needed. Contact Emery Welding, Clayton, NM at 575-374-2320 or 575-207-7402. Email: eweld98@yahoo.com
Business HEADSTONES (i.e. CEMETERY MONUMENTS) IS OUR BUSINESS. Over 1,000 designs. An eternal memory of a loved one. TAOS MOUNTAIN HERITAGE. Call 575-770-2507 or email: taos_mt_heritage@msn.com Visit the website: www.taosmountainheritage.com ENCHANTMENT IS LOOKING for a person to
write the recipes for the On the Menu monthly column. If you are interested or know of someone, email enchantment@nmelectric.coop or call 505-982-4671 and ask for the editor, Susan, for further information.
BEEF-WHOLESOME GRASSFED START to finish beef. Humanely raised on my NM ranch, no hormones or antibiotics. Economical-less than grocery store prices and you decide how you want it cut and portioned. Half or whole (or go in with a friend for a quarter) available. Delivery possible. If you’ve never bought beef this way you’ve been missing out! Call me. It will be easy and you’ll never want to eat grocery store beef again. Robin, 575-420-5868. COFFINS, CASKETS & URNS. Individually hand-
crafted of solid wood. Simple. Natural. Unique. Quality Craftsmanship. Call 505-286-9410 or visit www.theoldpinebox.com for FREE funeral information. Proudly serving New Mexico since 2004.
Great Finds “OLD MASTER CRAFTERS” Boyers’ Laminations. 36”x1-3/4” Maple, tapered. 3 pair .070 to .040-.003 taper/inch. 2 pair .060-.0015 taper/inch, 2 pair .050-.001 taper /inch, 1 pair .070-.0015 taper/inch. $60. Call Greg at 505-4176639, 8am to 4pm. RAILROAD ITEMS WANTED: KEROSENE
LANTERNS, BRASS locks, keys, badges, uniforms, bells, whistles, and pre-1950 employee timetables. Always seeking items from any early New Mexico railroad, especially D&RG, C&S, EP&NE, EP&SW, AT&SF, SP or Rock Island. Call Randy Dunson at 575-356-6919 or 575-760-3341. To Place a Classified Ad
1. Visit www.enchantment.coop/classifieds and complete submission form. You will be contacted with a price and to pay by credit card. 2. Or, complete form and select category. 3. Write ad on another sheet of paper. 4. Price: $20 up to first 40 words per ad, per category, published one time only, unless paid for several issues. After 40 words, each word is 50 cents. Add $5 for small graphics such as cattle brands. Phone numbers, emails and websites count as one word. Ways to Send and Pay Your Classified Ad
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BUYING OLD STUFF: Gas Pumps and parts
1960’s or earlier, advertising signs, neon clocks, old car parts in original boxes, motor oil cans, license plate collections, Route 66 items, old metal road signs, odd and weird stuff. Fair prices paid. Have pickup, will travel. Gas Guy in Embudo, 505-852-2995.
TOY TRAINS FROM 2 Collections At Rough Rider Antiques in Las Vegas. Toys for all ages among the treasures we receive each week. Holiday tablecloths, western books, Fred Harvey collectibles, cast iron cookware, jewelry, cowboy art, coins, aprons, old tools, farm stuff, ‘50s lamps, grand and rustic furniture-you never know what you’ll find at our store. Open 7 days, across from the Castañeda Hotel. 501 Railroad and Lincoln. 505-454-8063. MAY YOU ALL have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! WANTED: NEW MEXICO MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATES 1912-1959. Paying $100-$500 each. Also buying some New Mexico car plates 1900-1923. WANTED: New Mexico Highway Journal magazine, 1923-1927, New Mexico Automobile License Directory (”The Zia Book”), Motor Vehicle Register books, 1900-1949. See the New Mexico Transportation History Project website NMplates.com for 2,500+ color photographs and 100+ year history of New Mexico license plates. Bill Johnston, Box 1, Organ, NM 880520001. Email: Bill@NMplates.com or telephone 575-382-7804. 4. 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. Name:_____________________________ __________________________________ Address:____________________________ __________________________________ City:_______________________________ State:___________ ZIP:________________ Phone:_____________________________ Cooperative:_________________________ Select Category Below
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Real Estate CONCHAS, 000 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant land just over 1/2 acre. Water access at high mark. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com CONCHAS, TBD 1, 2 and 3 Big Mesa Avenue.
Waterfront accessible lots. TBD 1 is 4.4206 acres, $75,000. TBD 2 is 1.231 acres, $25,000. TBD 3 is 0.908 acres, $25,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-4562000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-7605461. www.bigmesarealty.com
12+ ACRE COMPOUND with 3 bedroom, 1-3/4
bath home. 7 outbuildings, hot walker, metal and panel horse pens, roping arena. Three wells and orchard. Only 7 miles from airport, 8 miles to I-25 and 12 miles to town. A must see estate! $350,000. Call Earl-Plaza Realty at 575-744-5140 or email: ceg@plazarealtynm.com
85+ ACRES JUST north of the historic community of Monticello, New Mexico. Cibola National Forest-approximately 1-3/4 mile on foot, approximately 5 miles by vehicle. Elk and Mule Deer, have been found in the area! Electricity and well. Grama grass, Chamisa, Oak and Juniper trees. Exceptional get-away retreat! Superb for the “gentleman” rancher. $259,000. Call Earl-Plaza Realty at 575-744-5140 or email: ceg@plazarealtynm.com 4 ACRES OF Developed Land, With all utilities,
irrigation rights, 31x36 steel building, alfalfa and grass mix, and pipe fencing. Call 505-992-3716 for more information and pictures. SAN ANTONIO, NM. Zanja Road. 4.66 acres
irrigated farmland in Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Has produced alfalfa and grass hay crops. Utilities nearby. $75,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, Visit www.bigmesarealty.com or call 575-760-5461.
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CONCHAS, 0000 BOAT Dock Drive. Vacant land just over 1/2 acre. Water access at high mark. $40,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
PORTALES, 1715 WEST 17th Lane. 2 bedroom,
WEST OF CONCHAS/GARITA, 134 Paisano. 1 bedroom, 1 bath home with 1 bath guesthouse. Just over 7 acres, $34,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
CONCHAS, 107 CAMP Circle. 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home on .68 acres. Community water. $39,500. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
FARM/RANCH-ACEQUIA DITCH RIGHTS, irri-
WEST OF PORTALES, 41392 US 70. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, 1.5 stories on just over 3 acres. Outbuildings, small corral. $175,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
gation well rights, BLM Grazing Permit. Two bedroom suite home: 1-3/4 bath, pole barn, pipeline with 2 massive storage tanks, irrigation pond. Take a look! $499,900. Email Earl-Plaza Realty at ceg@plazarealtynm.com or call 575-744-5140.
MORA/EL CARMEN, TBD County Road A012.
10.5 fenced acres, electricity, beautiful mountain views. $69,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com TULAROSA, 509 RIATA Road. 4 bedroom, 2
bath log home on 70+/- acres with office room and detached garage. 13 acres have pistachio orchard, barn. $640,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. wwwbigmesarealty.com
1 bath home with small studio in back. Recent paint and carpet. $84,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
GRADY, 300 MARSHALL. 3 bedroom, 2 bath two-story home. Corrals and outbuildings, Village water. $59,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com WANTED! YOUR FARMS and ranches. Let us list and sell your rural property today. Broker has over 40 years of experience working in production agriculture in New Mexico and is currently a farm owner and operator since 1988. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
FOR SALE: IN the country but near the city. 1 bedroom, 1 bath home on 2 acres in Las Palomas. Garage, two RV spots with sewer, pecan trees, grapes, pergola, fenced corral, barn, sheds, greenhouse. Potential! Easy access to I-25. Call agent Cindy Cherry, 575-740-3745 or email her at farmgirl4@plazarealtynm.com SOCORRO: CHOICE OF 2, 5-6 Acre irrigated
organic farms with homes. Located in city limits with direct access to Rio Grande. Mountain views, all water rights, mature fruit trees. New 30 million dollar levy with miles of trails and parks. Call for pictures or details. $190,000 OBO. Owner, 505-550-3123.
CONCHAS, 141 GREEN Place. 3 vacant lots at
1.02 acres. Has new septic system with RV hookups installed February 2018. Community water. $37,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com
TRI-COUNTY REAL ESTATE, Pie Town. 40
acres, Criswell Ranch, secluded, $16,000. 160 acres, views, trees, secluded, fenced on 2 sides, $200,000. 40 acres, SH36 Frontage, utilities, $30,000. 12 acres, Rancho Alegres, thick trees, private, $18,000. Call Gregg Fix, Qualifying Broker, 575-838-6018 or go online and visit landsofamerica.com/member/12695
FENCE LAKE, 295 Pine Hill Road. 2 bedroom, 3 bath log home on just over 60 acres. Well, outbuildings, corrals, hunting opportunities. $320,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com ELEPHANT BUTTE, 208 Pinto Trail. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on permanent foundation with large front porch, shop, carport, pine trees, just over 1 acre. $198,000. Big Mesa Realty, 575-456-2000. Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843, 575-760-5461. www.bigmesarealty.com MOUNTAIN CABINS. 1800+ and 700+ square
foot cabins on 25+ acres. At 8,000 feet in the Wildhorse Ranch Subdivision, Pie Town, adjacent to the community property with pond. Excellent well, 5000 gallon storage. $400,000. Contact Dave at: hannemans@cox.net
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backyard trails by craig springer
Brook Trout
youth art: red or green Lilliana Arnold • Age 5 Roswell
Mariana Chavez • Age 6 Guadalupita
Emma Lindsey • Age 7 McAlister
Ysabelle Sattele • Age 7 Laguna
Irene Unger • Age 5 Seminole
James Lucero • Age 7 Albuquerque
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f an entire year were encapsulated within a week’s time, December would be late Friday afternoon. Summer has long exhaled its last, and spring, a distant memory. The red and gold and olive leaves of deciduous trees that burnished the hillsides and mountain ravines have fallen to the forest floor. Some of them have settled into the dark pools of streams where they will decay, feeding bugs that feed trout. Their lively colors mark a death, an end to another growing season. They also mark the beginning of another. The same pallet of colors can be seen on the cold flanks of brook trout that swim in select streams throughout New Mexico. November and December are the time of year when these fish turn their attentions to procreation. Right now, brook trout are retreating to shallow gravely segments of mountain streams to make more of their kind. Life for the brook trout started in November in the pea-gravel riffles in the little mountain brooks. The colorful autumn forest mantle reflects the goings-on in the waters below. Adult brook trout are making upstream forays to find spawning habitat. Females clear gravels of sediment and debris while the males vie for the attention of the gravid females, sometimes locking jaws in spurious fights with competing suitors. After the spawn, the adults descend to deeper water and sulk for a spell after what is probably the most taxing event in their lives. Females drop up to 5,000 bright orange-colored eggs. The fertilized eggs are left to fend for themselves all winter as cold, oxygen-bearing water percolates over the eggs protected in their gravel lairs. The eggs are slow to hatch in the winter waters; they incubate in 150 days, hatching in early spring. The young soon set about eating plankton and tiny crustaceans in the slow waters of eddies or stream-margin water, slowed by roots and rocks. Food preferences depend on two things, size of the fish and time of year but for the most part it’s insects such as caddisflies, mayflies, and blackflies they eat. But mice and shrews add variety to the diet, as well as other fish. Brook trout are native only to the eastern United States and were brought to the West in the 1800s to the detriment to our native trouts. Find a small blue line on a map of the mountains and you might find brook trout there beneath cold noisy waters.
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December’s: Topic: Red or Green The holiday season is festive with your red and green drawings. Awesome job! January’s Topic: Youth Artist Choice The month you get to draw anything you want. Have fun! February's Topic: Our State Capitol Draw our state capitol in Santa Fe, also known as the Roundhouse. Send by Mail or Email Mail: Youth Editor 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 Email: enchantment@nmelectric.coop
Deadline Submit your drawing by the 9th, one month prior to publication. Hooray! You Get Paid! Each published artist receives $15. Have a Youth Art Topic? Mail or email your suggestion to us at enchantment@nmelectric.coop or with your current entry. Or call us at 505-982-4671. Include on the back of your drawing:
Name:____________________________ Age:______________________________ Address:___________________________ _________________________________ City:______________________________ State:_______ ZIP:__________________ Phone:____________________________ Cooperative:________________________ Accept artwork up to age 13.
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