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enchantment February 1, 2015 • Vol. 67, No. 02 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 123,607

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 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 NEW MEXICO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Phone: 505-982-4671 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Fax: 505-982-0153 www.nmelectric.coop www.enchantment.coop Keven J. Groenewold, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Patricia Padilla at 505-982-4671 or e-mail at trishpadilla@nmelectric.coop. National representative: National Country Market, 1-800-626-1181. 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 ©2015, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

New Technologies to Make the Electric Grid Faster, Better, Smarter

New upgrades that benefit member-consumers.

Podcasts Offer Energy Efficiency Tips

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Another avenue to listen to energy tips.

DEPARTMENTS Co-op Newswire

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What are NMRECA and NRECA?

What the statewide and national office provide.

Hale To The Stars

Giovanni Maria Agostini

Enchanted Journeys

On The Menu

Energy Sense

Book Chat

A journey into the life of The Hermit.

Why Does This Magazine Arrive from the Co-op? 19 Why you receive enchantment.

2015 Photo Contest

Get your cameras ready for this year’s photo contest.

On the Cover

Giovanni Maria Agostini, New Mexico State University Library, Archives and Special Collections. Cover story by Eric Bryan.

Vecinos 16 Backyard Trails

Trading Post

Youth Art

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Co-op Newswire EIA Makes Initial Projections for 2016

n its recent Short-Term Energy Outlook report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) made its first forecasts of energy supply and demand in 2016. Demand is expected to increase slightly in 2016, while the share of coal-fired generation continues to fall. EIA expects residential retail sales of electricity to decline by 0.3 percent in 2015, largely due to milder winter temperatures. Heating degree days during the first quarter of this year are forecast to be 12 percent lower than last year. “Milder forecast temperatures during the early part of 2015 should translate to lower household usage of electricity, especially for those households that use heat pumps for space heating,” the report said. “Residential electricity sales [are expected to] grow by 0.6 percent in 2016.” In meeting demand, electricity generation is expected to grow by 1.1 percent in 2015 and 0.9 percent in 2016,

according to EIA. The share of coalfired generation is expected to fall to 37.6 percent in 2016 from 39 percent in 2014 as generators continue to shutter coal plants and increase use of natural gas. To that end, the share of natural gas generation is expected to increase to 28.1 percent in 2016, up from 27.3 percent in 2014. The share of nonhydro renewable sources of electricity is expected to increase to 7.9 percent in 2016, up from 6.7 percent in 2014, according to EIA. Although the share of utility-scale solar generation will remain less than 1 percent in 2016, utility solar capacity likely will increase by 60 percent. Despite the high growth, wind generation will remain the dominant nonhydro source of renewable power. “Wind capacity, which grew by 10 percent between 2012 and 2014, is forecast to increase by about 23 percent between 2014 and 2016,” EIA said. “The absolute amount of the increase in capacity is more than twice that of solar: 15 GW of wind versus 6 GW of utility-scale solar.”

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Table of Contents Legislative Leadership ................................................. Executive Branch Constitutional Officers ........ Congressional Delegation ........................................ New Mexico Senate ...................................................... Senate Standing Committees ...............................  Senate Seating Chart...................................................  New Mexico Senate Electoral Districts .............. New Mexico House ......................................................  House Seating Chart.................................................... House Standing Committees................................  New Mexico House Electoral Districts ............. How to Pass a Bill in New Mexico....................... New Mexico’s Rural Electric Cooperatives ....

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Love Thy Llama

I just read the wonderful article in the January 2015 enchantment issue, “Love Thy Llama” by Karen Boehler, about Pat Little and Southwest Llama Rescue. I am the membership secretary for the South Central Llama Association, (Texas and all the surrounding states) and we have several SWLR volunteers among our members. Could we have your permission to reprint the article in the February issue of our newsletter, the Humming Herald? Many thanks. —Karen Conyngham, Austin, TX.

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A co-op is more than a store that sells electrons. It is more than a utility providing an essential service. It is an organization that shares a vision with its members.

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A True Co-op Vision

ision it has been said, is the bond that brings people together. Whether in a society as large as a nation or a group as small as a family, their shared view of purpose is what defines them—to themselves as much as others. A vision’s power lies in its ability to express a common desire in a simple timeless manner. Co-ops share a vision of our purpose to bring the benefits of a modern-day lifestyle to people living outside our country’s cities. Our contribution to this vision is reliable electricity at affordable prices. In the beginning we gained support because rural consumers could not persuade for-profit utilities to sell them electricity. They were too small or lived too far from town—or both. Co-ops offered a way to pool resources and bring current-day resources to their homes. After almost 80 years since the first co-op formed in New Mexico, there is still a clear difference in the economic attractiveness of rural consumers versus our urban comrades. There are just too few rural consumers, spread out over too many miles, consuming too few kilowatthours, to attract the for-profit power company. Today, we serve less than

five electric meters for every mile of power line we build. The co-op vision is still as important today as it was back then and it is evolving. For example, as discussed in this column early last year, in a late 2013 survey, members were given a list of various generation sources and asked their level of support for each type. The two highest levels of support for generation were solar and wind. This was not high on the co-op vision list even 10 years ago. This emerging preference coupled with the equally important reliable and affordable premise becomes—add renewable generation resources to the mix—as long as it is done in an affordable way. The co-ops will be part of a broad based group to address this in the upcoming legislative session. One of the renewable energy development tools implemented by the state several years ago was a production tax credit (PTC) for renewable generation. This tax credit has been very successful in encouraging development. It has also been an important piece in keeping the cost affordable, but is currently oversubscribed. The co-ops recognize this and are proposing the PTC be expanded. This makes sense for co-ops for

Keven J. Groenewold. P.E. Executive Vice President New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association

many reasons. The PTC gets calculated into the cost of electricity generated that keeps our purchased power costs down. Larger projects are built in our rural areas that create jobs. This increases the economic vitality of our communities. And finally, these projects add to the tax base of our rural counties. In line with this effort is another bill cooperatives support this session that will further promote energy efficiency. Geothermal ground source heat-pumps are an extremely efficient way to heat and cool your home or business. This bill allows the energy saved through this process to be highlighted by converting it to a kilowatt-hour equivalent, which in turn is used for the co-op’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirements. The co-op can help the member with the more efficient use of energy and the member can, in turn, help the co-op meet its RPS requirements. A co-op is more than a store that sells electrons. It is more than a utility providing an essential service. It is an organization that shares a vision with its members.

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Enchanted Journeys

Hale to the stars BY ALAN HALE

Comet Lovejoy on January 15, 2015. Photo by Alan Hale.

ll five of our solar system’s bright planets are visible in February, albeit at different times of the night, and some easier to spot than others. Two of the planets can be found in our southwestern sky after dusk. The Red Planet, Mars, has been in the same spot the past several months, but will start to sink lower to the horizon and disappear into twilight by the end of March. Meanwhile, Venus will emerge out of twilight and shine brilliantly in our southwestern evening sky. The two worlds will be close for about a week after mid-month, closest on Saturday evening, the 21st. The thin crescent moon will be close to them the previous night and that night as well. Our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter, is in a prime viewing location. For most of February it rises around sunset, is highest—just south directly overhead—around midnight, and sets in the west around sunrise. Saturn, located near the “head” of the prominent constellation Scorpius, rises in the southeast a couple of hours after midnight and is directly south during dawn. During the latter half of February, Mercury can be seen during dawn, hugging the southeastern horizon.

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One other solar system member worth viewing this month is Comet Lovejoy, which was closest to Earth (44 million miles) in early January and nearest the sun (120 million miles) at the end January. During February, it will be high in our northwestern sky in the evening hours, traveling through the constellations of Andromeda and Perseus. At the time of this writing, it became visible to the unaided eye, and may still be bright during early February before fading as it recedes from the sun and Earth. The prominent constellation of Orion rides high in our southern skies during February. North of Orion is the constellation of Taurus, the bull, which is marked prominently by a large “V”-shaped grouping of stars (marking the bull’s “head”) which includes the bright star Aldebaran. This is actually a “cluster” of stars known as the “Hyades,” although Aldebaran is not a member of this cluster, being a foreground star quite a bit closer. West of the Hyades is a smaller, dipper-shaped cluster of stars known as the “Pleiades.” In Greek mythology both the Hyades and the Pleiades were taken to represent daughters of the god Atlas.

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February 6 - 8 • Cloudcroft Mardi Gras Masquerade in the Clouds Burro Street 575-682-2733 February 7 • Angel Fire Winter Carnival & Shovel Race Ski Resort 866-383-7974

February 16 - 18 • Portal Rescue Fundraiser: Soup Kitchen Portal Rescue Classroom 520-558-5858

February 7 • Capitan $5 a Bag Book Sale Public Library 575-354-3035

February 19 • Clovis Glenn Miller Orchestra Civic Center 575-769-4956

February 7 • Eagle Nest Ice Fishing Tournament Eagle Nest Lake 575-377-2420

February 20 - 21 • Portales 2015 New Mexico Ag Expo Roosevelt County Fairgrounds 575-356-8541

February 7 • Socorro 19th Annual Community Arts Party Finley Gym 575-835-5688

February 21 • Jemez Springs Fire & Ice Festival Hwy. 4 505-695-9735

February 7 • Stanley Open Sheep Shearing & Fleece Sale The Wool Shed, Maple Winds Farm 505-204-6127

February 27 - 29 • T or C Gathering of Quilts Civic Center 575-744-5472

February 12 - 16 • Red River Mardi Gras in the Mountains Throughout Town 575-754-2366

February 27 - March 1 • Chama Sno-Ball Balloon Rally At the Y, Hwys. 84 & 64 505-263-2597

February 14 • Hillsboro Artist Exhibit Historical Society Gift Shop 575-895-5501

February 28 • Alamogordo Lake Lucero Tour U.S. Hwy. 70 575-679-2599

February 15 & 21 • Taos Guided Snowshoe Tour Ski Valley 575-776-3233

February 28 • Tucumcari 2nd Time Around Bluegrass Concert Quay County Fairgrounds Arena 575-461-1694

New Technologies to Make the Electric Grid Faster, Better, Smarter

ou might not notice when you plug in your toaster or your iron, but the nation’s electric grid is undergoing a revolution—a digital revolution. Recent advances in technology are transforming how we make and move electricity, and over time, these changes will greatly improve the efficiency and reliability of electric power. Rural electric co-ops have been helping lay the groundwork for this transformation with a $68 million “smart grid” research project funded in part by the Department of Energy. A group of 23 co-ops in 12 states deployed an array of new technologies and installed more than 270,000 pieces of equipment.

Four years later, we have a better understanding of how we can move forward to modernize our electric system. Despite the relatively small size of most electric co-ops, we are adopting these new technologies at a faster rate than the larger utilities—in part, because we stand to gain more. Serving rural areas bring special challenges. Co-op service territories cover 75 percent of the nation’s landmass, and co-ops serve some of the country’s most rugged and remote regions. New automation software, however, can minimize these difficulties by enabling the utility to manage parts of the system remotely, saving the co-op—and members—a lot of money.

Here are some of the benefits these technology upgrades will offer member-consumers: Reliability. New digital meters can send information about outages back to the co-op’s operations center. Armed with this information, linemen won’t have to spend nearly as much time looking for the cause of an outage, and restoration times will decrease. In addition, new “smart feeder switching” can enable co-ops to reroute power during certain outages, thereby minimizing the number of members who lose power. Efficiency. Digital meters can provide consumers with new data about their energy use. Consumers have discovered broken appliances, safety hazards and other problems using data supplied by their meter. More frequently, however, the data gives consumers a better idea of how they are using electricity—and how they can lower their bills. Digital meters can send electric use data to the co-op, eliminating the need for meter reading, which saves money. In the case of co-ops that estimate use or have their members report their own use, digital meters will improve consistency and accuracy in billing. New technologies can also help the co-op reduce the amount of electricity lost in transmission.

In the longer term, smart grid technology will change how we use electricity. Armed with more information, consumers will have more control. They will be able to generate and store their own electricity, and use that electricity more efficiently!

So in the future, when you use your smartphone to see if you remembered to turn off your iron, stereo, or garage door, remember your electric co-op helped bring about the revolution that made this feat possible.

Podcasts Offer Energy Efficiency Tips

By Bret Curry When compared to years past, building science hasn’t changed all that much. Fifty years ago, a properly constructed and insulated home could provide comfort and affordable electric bills—this is still true today. Although building science remains the same, energy efficiency technology has changed with the improvement of construction framing methods, insulation, windows, doors, and air sealants. The introduction of infrared thermal imaging cameras now allows us to see the behavior of heat transfer, insulation performance (or lack thereof), moisture, and air infiltration within a dwelling. The cost and value of a kilowatt-hour is just as important today as it was in 1964. Nationwide, electric co-ops have stayed the course for decades by providing their members with helpful energy efficiency resources for new home and retrofit construction. You can rest assured we’ll be doing so for decades to come. Check out a free educational resource for your energy efficiency toolkit— the Smart Energy Tips podcast. Many of you already know about podcasts. For those who don’t, a podcast is an audio format available on the Internet. A podcast can be heard on your computer or a portable media device, such as an iPod or smartphone. Once you subscribe to our podcast feed, new episodes are automatically downloaded to your device as soon as they are available, and you can listen to them at your convenience. The Smart Energy Tips podcast provides fact-based building science information in a fun format that’s easy for the listener to understand. The content helps you take charge of your utility bills without sacrificing comfort and conveniences. Episodes address how construction practices, appliances, heating and cooling equipment, moisture, weather, politics, regulations, consumer habits, and much more impact your electric bill. We help you identify your energy and comfort problems and find the solutions. For audio device or smartphone listeners who are subscribed to iTunes: • Simply access your account. • Click on the “Podcast” tab. • Enter “Smart Energy Tips” in the search window. • Then click on the Smart Energy Tips window to subscribe. For those without an iTunes account: • Visit the Apple Store at: http://store.apple.com/us to subscribe for a free account. • Click on the “Download iTunes” button and follow the instructions. • Once your account is activated, follow the steps in the previous paragraph to subscribe to Smart Energy Tips. For computer listeners, visit the www.smartenergytips.org website and click on the Podcast tab to access the episode files.

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On The Menu

COMFORT FOOD for a Chilly Day Chile with Pepato Cheese 6 dried chile pods, seeds and stems removed Salt and pepper, to taste 1½ pounds top round, cubed 1½ pounds chuck steak, cubed 1 cup vegetable oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 small cloves garlic, minced 1½ ozs. chile powder 1 Tb. paprika 3 Tbs. cumin 2 Tbs. oregano, steeped in 1 cup of red wine 1 Tb. cider vinegar ½ tsp. cocoa powder 2 cups beef broth 10 ozs. stewed tomatoes ½ cup grated Pepato cheese ❧ Toast dried chiles over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of water and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain chiles to cool, chop and reserve. Season meat with salt and pepper. Heat oil on high in large, heavy bottom pot until it begins to smoke. Place beef into pan and brown all sides until moisture cooks out, and light brown film forms on bottom of pan. Reduce heat to medium. Drain oil and fat. Add onions and garlic, cooking until soft. Add chile powder, paprika and cumin. Cook until fragrant. Add reserved chopped chiles and rest of ingredients (except for cheese). Stir well. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, occasionally stirring. To serve, place in bowl and sprinkle with grated cheese. Servings: 10–12. Recipe created by Dirk Yeaton on murphygoodewinery.com

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Chicken Thighs with Potato, Lemon and Castelvetrano Olives 8 sprigs oregano, leaves picked (½ cup packed) 5 cloves garlic 2 lemons, one zested and one cut into 8 wedges 2 tsps. cumin 3 Tbs. olive oil 8 chicken thighs (1½ pounds), bone in, skin on 2 large Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch circles 4 tsps. kosher salt 1 cup Castelvetrano olives, pitted and drained ❧ Preheat oven to 350°F. In food processor, combine oregano, garlic, lemon zest, cumin, and 2 tablespoons oil. Process until chopped. Place mixture in large bowl and toss with chicken thighs. In 10-inch cast iron pan, layer 1 tablespoon oil and top with potatoes and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt. Place chicken thighs on top and sprinkle again with 2 teaspoons salt. Scatter lemon wedges in between chicken thighs. Place pan over medium heat, cook for 5 minutes or until edges start to brown. Immediately place pan on top rack in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Adjust oven temperature to 400°F and cook for another 25 minutes or until chicken is browned and internal temperature reaches 160°F. Scatter olives on top and serve. Servings: 4. Recipe created by Tracey Shepos on lacrema.com

Pinot Noir Marshmallows ¼ cup powdered sugar ¼ cup cornstarch

Chile with Pepato Cheese. Photo courtesy, Getty Images.

¼ cup Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Pinot Noir ½ cup water 2 packets unflavored gelatin powder ¾ cup sugar ½ cup light corn syrup 1 pinch salt ❧ In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and cornstarch. Grease two loaf pans or one 8- or 9-inch square pan and dust bottom and sides with half of powdered sugar mixture. Pour any excess mixture back into bowl. In mixer fitted with whisk attachment, combine pinot noir and ¼ cup water. Sprinkle gelatin over liquid. Grease rubber spatula and have by mixer, as well as prepared pan(s). In small saucepan, combine remaining ¼ cup water, sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Clip on candy thermometer. Heat mixture over medium heat until it reaches 240°F. Resist urge to crank heat level higher, otherwise it could heat up too fast. Turn mixer on low and drizzle sugar mixture in slow and steady stream down side of bowl. Once entire mixture is in, increase speed to high and let it mix for 10–12 minutes, until lukewarm and fluffy. Using greased spatula, immediately scrape mixture into pans and spread out evenly as possible. Dust tops with remaining powdered sugar mixture and (if needed) use hands to flatten mixture out completely. Let set for hour, cut into squares and dust edges of squares with remaining powdered sugar mixture. Servings: 16. Recipe created by Molly Yeh on mynameisyeh.com

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Energy Sense BY JAMES DULLEY Methods to Zone Heat and Cool Your Home

ear Jim: Some rooms in our house are too hot or too cold, and someone is always complaining. What can we do to even out the room temperatures to keep everyone happy? Will doing this lower our utility bills? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sean H. Dear Sean: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a single home in the entire country that has even temperatures throughout all the rooms. There are many factors, such as the length of ductwork, bends, orientation to the sun, and the number of windows and exterior walls that impact the room air temperature. The items you keep in a room also affect the air temperature. For example, if you have a large TV in a small room, it can raise the temperature. Actually, it is not desirable to have all the rooms at the same temperature. Depending upon the activity level in various rooms, a range of temperatures may be more comfortable for you and your family. Also, some people simply prefer to have it warmer or cooler. Many homes contain a single furnace or heat pump. If you set the thermostat to keep the chilliest room warm, this results in many of the other rooms becoming too warm. A warmer

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house loses more heat, forcing the heating system to work harder. According to the Department of Energy, for each degree the thermostat is set lower for an eighthour period, heating bills can be reduced by up to one percent. Installing an automatic zone control system is the best and most energy-efficient method to control individual room temperatures. A zone control system adjusts special duct dampers based upon the actual room temperatures and the desired temperatures. Many homes have access to only main ducts, which later branch out to the individual rooms. In this case, the zone control system will control the temperatures in each room grouping, such as all the bedrooms, kitchen/dining areas and the living room. Although it is optimum to control each room independently, having just three or four zones is adequate for comfort and energy savings.

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This zone control thermostat is programmable and controls the temperature in one room or a group of rooms in one zone. Photo credit: Durodyne.

A programmable thermostat is mounted in each room or zone grouping to control the motorized duct damper leading to it. If the room is too warm during winter, the damper in the duct leading to that room partially closes. For example, a zone thermostat may continuously readjust the damper position as the intensity of the sun shining through a window changes throughout the day. The majority of the energy savings with an automatic zoning system is realized because each room temperature can be varied throughout the day. There is no need to keep the bedrooms toasty warm during the day or the living room warm overnight. The programmable thermostats are designed to bring room temperatures back up without having the backup resistance elements come on. There are various designs of zoning dampers from just a simple flat damper to bladders,

which inflate with air to close off the ducts. They all function equally well. With the many new thermostats and use-control electronics, adding a zoning system requires professional installation. Talk to a qualified technician, and design a system that works best for your home.

What are NMRECA and NRECA? Just when you thought you had all the latest acronyms memorized, here are two more to toss in the bowl: NMRECA and NRECA. Last month we discussed what electric cooperatives are; this month we discuss what a statewide is and what the national association is.

What is NMRECA? NMRECA (New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association) is a statewide not-for-profit service organization for New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives. New Mexico’s electric cooperatives protect the interests of their consumer-members through their statewide association, NMRECA. Organized in 1944 and headquartered in Santa Fe, NMRECA represents the interest of the state’s electric cooperatives and their members through legislative and regulatory representation, and public affairs. NMRECA provides specialized training for the board of directors, managers and employees of its member electric cooperatives. It also assists in marketing efforts, and produces and distributes enchantment magazine (what you are reading now), one of the state’s largest publications and the only one dedicated to rural readers like you.

What is NRECA? NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) is the national service organization for more than 900 not-for-profit rural electric cooperatives and public power districts providing retail electric service to more than 42 million consumers in 47 states, including New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives.

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Visit www.nmelectric.coop for a list of New Mexico’s electric cooperatives and links to their websites.

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GIOVANNI MARIA AGOSTINI BY ERIC BRYAN

The Reclusive Italian Penitente Who Wandered Across Three Continents His gaunt frame was obscured by a dark hooded cape and cascading beard. A small brass bell, tied to his walking staff, chimed each time the stick thudded into the dusty road. The residents of Las Vegas gazed in wonder at the enigmatic figure. No one knew whether he was a prophet, holy man or miracle worker.

Photos (top to bottom): Hermit's Peak seen from Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, Las Vegas. Photo by Jerry Friedman. The Hermit, also known as Giovanni Maria Agostini, New Mexico State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.

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iovanni Maria Agostini never claimed any such distinction. Born in 1801 of a noble northern Italian family, after his extensive education he studied for the priesthood, but didn’t take holy orders. Aiming, at least in practice, to be a penitente and ascetic, Agostini sought to live in a solitary fashion in the manner of St. Antony of Egypt. Taking vows of chastity and poverty, the highly cultured, multilingual Agostini left his home in 1831 and spent five years wandering around Spain, visiting sacred sites. He then crossed the Atlantic to South America, where he traveled for 20 years, meeting with native Indians, and living in caves. His massive sojourn continued through Central America, Mexico, Cuba, and Canada, finally landing him in Council Grove, Kansas, in 1863. Here, Agostini, with no other luggage but his sack of books and possibly a mandolin (which some reported he played expertly), joined a westbound wagon train owned by Las Vegas resident Manuel Romero. But Agostini declined to ride a horse, mule or wagon. Instead, he walked the approximately 550 miles along the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico. Agostini accepted Romero’s invitation to stay at his roomy Las Vegas home, but slept on the ground and ate only cornmeal. The benign and wise aspect which he projected drew people to him. However, when curious villagers began to swarm around him, Agostini slipped off down the Santa Fe Trail in search of a more peaceful abode where he could practice his anchorite existence. A few miles off, at the future site of Romeroville, Agostini found shelter in a cave in a small canyon. But people came from miles away to see the cave dweller whom they called Juan Bautista, or John the Baptist. Believing Agostini to be a healer and herbalist, the pilgrims sought guidance from the recluse, some of them camping outside the cave. Agostini soon became known amongst the Hispanic community as El Hermitaño, “The Hermit.” He was also known as Father Matteo and El Solitario, and was believed to have practiced self-mortification.

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With the attention he was receiving, it soon became obvious to Agostini he needed a more remote place to live. He contemplated the Cerro del Tecolote, “The Hill of the Owl,” a 10,263 foot peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Rising over 3,800 feet above Las Vegas, Agostini believed he could find a secluded home there. He climbed the mountain, and created a grotto-like hideaway a few hundred feet below the summit. But Agostini still received visits from devoted friends. Some brought him cornmeal and sought his counsel; others created a windbreak at the mouth of the cave to protect him from weather and predators. These devotees even built Agostini a cabin on the flat top of the mountain. Periodically, Agostini left his perch to see Romero, Arthur Morrison and Teodoro Peña in Las Vegas; and Samuel B. Watrous in La Junta, 18 miles up the trail. Agostini and Watrous created a system whereby the recluse would light regular signal fires on the mountain. Watrous could see the blazes from his home. If a fire didn’t appear on schedule, he’d know his friend was in distress. Agostini would also descend from his mountain home to sell crucifixes and beads he made, in order to buy cornmeal, salt and other supplies. After living on the mountain for almost four years, Agostini returned to Las Vegas to recom-

mence his wanderings. He parted with his friends and drifted away south down the Santa Fe Trail. Sightings of Agostini were reported in Mesilla and El Paso. He created another hermitage somewhere in the Hueco Mountains. During this period, he made friends with Colonel Albert J. Fountain, a lawyer and traveler who came to New Mexico in 1862 with the California Volunteers. In Mesilla in 1869, Agostini made known his plan to climb into the sharp, rugged Organ Mountains. Ignoring cautions from Colonel Fountain and others that he would be invading Apache country, Agostini said he would light a signal fire when he reached the top, and set out on his way. Several days later, when no signal fire appeared, a Mesilla search party headed into the mountains. On May 10, 1869, The New Mexican reported the “remains of the Italian recluse” were brought to Mesilla. It was believed he’d been killed by Apaches—though some suspected a mysterious Italian or Spanish vendetta—and had been dead for several days. He was described as a “zealot [. . .] known by the Mexicans as the Hermitaño.” Agostini’s remains were buried in San Albino Cemetery in Mesilla. Colonel Fountain’s grand-

The Mysterious Fates of Watrous and Fountain

Samuel B. Watrous, born in 1809, hailed from Vermont. He came to New Mexico while in his twenties, and earned enough as a mining merchant to invest in the Scolly Mexican Land Grant. He farmed, planted trees and orchards, and raised livestock on his Watrous (La Junta) rancho. Due to the increasing shortage of game, the rancho suffered under Comanche and Apache raids, leading Watrous to cultivate peace by feeding the natives. In 1886, a few months after the death of his son, Watrous was found dead, with two pistol shots to his head. There are conflicting explanations and stories about the circumstances surrounding the death, and the crime is still unsolved. Albert J. Fountain was born in Staten Island in 1838. He studied law in California,

The Watrous House, in Watrous (La Junta), built in the late 1840s by Agostini’s friend, Samuel B. Watrous. Watrous transformed the La Junta Valley with his extensive tree-planting projects. This photo, taken by Donald W. Dickensheets (Library of Congress), shows how the hacienda appeared in 1940. The home was recently fully restored.

The Iglesia de San Albino, Calle de Santiago, Mesilla. Agostini’s remains were buried in the San Albino Cemetery. Photo by James W. Rosenthal, Library of Congress. Photo under text: The Organ Mountains, looking from Tortugas ("A") Mountain (eastern border of Mesilla Park). View looking ENE, 8 miles to mountain range. Photo by Terry Umbenhaur.

daughter, Elizabeth Fountain Armendáriz, said in 1937 that the natives were fearful of Agostini because they believed he could foretell the future and read their thoughts. Cerro del Tecolote, where Agostini had made his hermitage above Las Vegas, became ever afterward known as Hermit’s Peak. Organized pilgrimages to his cave continued into the 1960s. A New Mexico state commemorative plaque now marks the spot where he later lived, in the Organ Mountains.

served in the Union Army, and fought in the Indian Wars as a member of the New Mexico volunteer militia. Fountain moved to Texas for several years, where he was elected to the senate. His politics embroiled him in controversies, in one instance leading to a shootout in which the wounded Fountain killed his adversary. Settling in Mesilla, Fountain worked as a lawyer, in which role he eventually represented Billy the Kid. He was elected to the New Mexico legislature in 1888. In 1896, while on their way home from Lincoln, Fountain and his eight-year-old son disappeared near White Sands. Their wagon was found with several of Fountain’s belongings, and two puddles of blood. The bodies were never discovered, nor the case solved.

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ENDURING ACEQUIAS By Juan Estevan Arellano 2014, 220 pages University of New Mexico Press unmpress.com or 800-249-7737 In this fine, well-informed book, the late Estevan Arellano, a respected scholar on acequia culture and tradition, tracks his genealogy and connects it to land use patterns in the Embudo watershed. He traces the origins of irrigated farming back to Jerico in 8,000 B.C. in the Middle East where the natives dug ditches from an abundant spring to irrigate their desert crops, “… probably the first people in the world to make the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture.” The author traveled to many foreign countries such as Spain, Mexico and Peru to study their methods of artesian agriculture. Arellano, who embraced his Indio-Hispaño heritage, grew up in Cañoncito where his parents were successful farmers. He called water the sacred sangre that nurtures all of life. This renowned “maestro” focuses on the importance of the land grants and historic land use planning. His long fruitful journey in search of querencia is invaluable to all parciantes who love and still irrigate the land.

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HISPANIC FOLK MUSIC OF NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST

KIT CARSON AND THE FIRST BATTLE OF ADOBE WALLS

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John Robb (1892-1989) has archived an invaluable collection of field recordings and Hispaño folk music, a thorough panoply that gathers the traditional folk songs of amateur musicians and singers from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. This folk music has roots in Spain, Mexico and Native American culture. The book was originally published in 1980 by the University of Oklahoma Press and includes about 49 black and white photos, from local fiestas and celebrations. Robb defines folk music as music that bears the characteristic imprint of the thoughts and emotions of a people united by language, religion, nationality and home. “A folk song is one that has been adopted by the folk culture,” he writes. The collection includes secular songs of romance, work, politics, and religious songs and instrumental melodies from the Matachines Dance. It is an ambitious and wonderful work that embraces and helps preserve the values and traditions of an entire culture.

In this remarkable book Alvin Lynn, a former schoolteacher, spends 15 years meticulously re-tracing Colonel Kit Carson’s 200-mile expedition. On foot, Lynn follows a wagon road along the Canadian River from Fort Bascom, New Mexico to Adobe Walls, a ruined trading post in the Texas Panhandle. Here, in 1864, during a campaign against the Comanche and Kiowa, Colonel Carson attacked Kiowa Chief Dohäsan’s winter village and burned it down. But not without a fierce battle, which Carson lost, in spite of two howitzers and over 300 troopers. With a lifelong passion for archeology and a desire to fill historical gaps in the campaign archives, using a metal detector, Lynn collected 1,800 metal artifacts from 15 historic camps. The journey is illustrated by hand-drawn maps, 48 black and white and 40 color photos, some by photographer Wyman Meinzer. Lynn found buttons, bullets, rifle parts, blades, shears, a brass earring, a crucifix, and much more.

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FREAKING GREEN By Laura F. Sanchez 2013, 288 pages www.laurasanchezwrites.com Here’s an entertaining tale for young adults that sheds light on climate change. The plot revolves around a middle-class family in Albuquerque who will inherit five million dollars from a deceased great aunt—only if they slash their energy use by 80 percent over the next year. A Green Balance group helps them crunch the numbers on their carbon footprint. Jasmine Hayward, our protagonist, keeps the story rolling with high school dramas and evolving love interests as her “family of reluctant eco-warriors strives, connives, invents and sometimes cheats its way toward the goal.” Her geeky brother writes a blog on his obsession—the rise of the average global temperature: “Lots of animals are already trying to migrate to cooler areas, but most of them get killed crossing highways. Besides, there’s no undeveloped places left that they could migrate to.” Laura Sanchez and her husband, Alex, have worked for years with energy efficient design and construction. Five stars! To submit a book for review: include contact information and where to order.

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Susan Norris and her creation of art, Lobo. it’s difficult to be a self-employed artist. But if you want something bad enough, a burning desire is what you need to get ahead. I totally believe that.” A longtime resident of Raton, in 2012 Norris chose Cimarron for the site of her studio-gallery “to be close to Philmont” while working on her monumental project for the Philmont Museum, “so scouts, families and other interested people could come in and observe progress of the sculpture. I like it here,” she says. “It’s a very friendly community, with a lot of family values, core values. People are very helpful and considerate. I felt embraced when I moved here, not like an outsider.” Norris, a member of Springer Electric Cooperative, enjoys networking and meeting people to talk about art and share her many interests. “I’ve made so many friends through my work,” she says. “Long after I’m gone, these bronzes are still going to be there. I hope young people are inspired by what I did.” Visit www.susannorrisartworks.com to learn more about Susan Norris and her passion for art.

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San Juan River, a Wintertime Retreat Fishing the San Juan River near Bloomfield in the middle of winter is an experience of contradiction. First off, shouldn’t angling be a summertime affair? While cold winds freeze my face to the point talking is a chore, my bottom half stays warm in waders in waistdeep water. The mix of twisting metal-gray clouds above are a bit disconcerting. The cobalt openings in the sky offer optimism that I might escape with a day on the water between snow storms. Enduring the harsh winter weather is worth it. The San Juan is a storied water. The river grows large trout and fewer fishermen visit this time of year. But it seems counterintuitive that fish as fat as footballs prefer to eat tiny aquatic bugs. Fly fishing the San Juan is an affair of offering tiny flies—fur and feather wrapped on a hook only a bit bigger than the tip of your fingernail. But they work. Pool and run after pool and run, I dead-drift the goods past what must be countless fish. There is no shortage of strikes, only a shortage of quick reflexes on my part. It’s easy to look away from where your eyes should be focused when dappled morning light paints moving pictures on the mesa tops. Mergansers and grebes, and widgeon and geese skitter by and you can’t help but take a gander. The novelties wear off and I focus on fishing to the point where my eyes feel removed from my head—Zen-like, immersed in the water, immersed in the experience. I land a good many memorable trout.

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The San Juan is appropriately named. The apostle John had an affinity for fish and fishing. St. John’s Chapel at Winchester Cathedral is adorned with fishing motifs, including stained glass imagery of fishing’s great apostle, Izaak Walton, stream side. Walton, authored The Compleat Angler in 1653. It’s the most widely published title next to The Holy Bible and The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Walton’s body rests beneath the chapel floor. There’s an elegant form about that, as elegant as San Juan water curling past a boulder and a trout lying in an eddy waiting for groceries to come streaming by as snow begins to fall over my shoulders. For questions or comments e-mail: comments@nmelectric.coop

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DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANKS, HEAVY DUTY Black Poly, proven algae resistant, 125 to 11,000 gallons, NRCS and EQUIP approved. Please give us a chance to serve you!! MasterCard/Visa. 575-6822308, 1-800-603-8272. SOLAR SUBMERSIBLE WELL PUMPS. EASY TO install, reliable, and affordable. Pumps and controller carry a two year warranty. Affordable installation is available. For more information visit www. solarwellpumpsonline.com or call 505-429-3093. 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. 920 CASE DIESEL TRACTOR; 2 - 7 yard dump trucks; 2 - 20 F flat bed trailers; 1 gooseneck; 1 pull type; 246 International engine overhauled; 5.9 Cummins diesel engine, 100K miles, transmission and rear end. Chevrolet 350 engine, transmission and rear end, 15K miles; Ford 1/2 ton, 4 wheel drive utility truck; Dodge dually, 1 ton utility truck. Ganon box blade with reaper. 505-6174141 or 505-454-0781. 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. 2006 FONTAINE 48X102 COMBO STEP DECK trailer, good tires and two side boxes, spread axles, $25,000 OBO. Call 505-314-4416. WELL & WINDMILL REPAIR SOLAR PUMP Installation: With over 25 years in the well service business! Please call for an estimate, of your well or windmill service. We also sell and install solar pumps. Digger Services: Wesley 505219-9715, office 505-384-4138.

EASY UP TENT 10’X10,’ $90; 4’ steel form stakes, $3 each; sectional roll up garage door 9’x7,’ $150; Greenlee toolbox never used, $175; ceiling fans, 450 each. Taos 575-770-0140. 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. AFFORDABLE SOLAR PUMPS. NEW PVM CENTRIFUGAL or helical rotor pumps. Pump water from well up to 800 feet. Contact Solutions4u at 505-407-6553 or solutions4u@yucca.net, www.solutions4usolar.com Tired of cranking up the generator? Call and see if we have a Solution 4U! NEW STEELMASTER METAL BUILDING: 30'X50'X16.' 18 GUAGE STEEL. Manufactured 1998, but never erected. Owner᾽s instructions, engineer᾽s plan, all hardware. Located in Taos area. Asking $10,000. Call Chris, 575-770-0220.

Livestock Round-Up 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. HAY FOR SALE. GOOD ALFALFA/GRASS MIX. Not rained on. Barn stored. $6 per bale. Call 575-387-5924. SUDAN HAY 3X4 SQUARE BALE, $125 ton or $70 bale; 3x4 Sudan bales, $135 ton or $75 bales. Also, 3x3 and 3x4 bales horse quality alfalfa. Call 505-864-8818 or 505-463-5708. HAYGRAZER FINE STEMMED QUALITY HAY. 4’X6’ round bales, $130 T or $70 B in the field, 30 miles SE of Portales, NM 575273-4220, 575-760-4223.

ADOBE COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCK MACHINE FOR sale (our house is built!). Makes three to four blocks (12”x5.5”x4”) a minute. Built on a 2 wheel trailer with a Yanmar diesel engine. 505-563-0545.

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.

MEAT CUTTING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: WILL not sell individually. Walk-in cooler on trailer, Hobart meat grinder, capacity 250 pounds, Hobart meat saw, slicer, converter, three tables, three compartment sink, electric water heater and extras. Contact Steve at 505-927-1070.

REGISTERED ANGUS: GOOD STOUT YEARLING BULLS, many suitable for heifers, to sell March 7 in Roswell, additional bulls for sale privately. Bred and yearling heifers also to sell in Roswell. Cimarron Angus, Maxwell, 575-375-2972, bgoebel@bacavalley.com

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Odds & Ends WANTED: GOOD USED POWER POLES, 25-45 feet long. Call 505-384-5163. 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 575-626-7708, Roswell. THE WOOL SHED AT MAPLE WINDS Farm is open each Monday, 10-4 p.m. or by appt. 505-204-6127, Prairiewood Lane, Stanley. Excellent clean & carded wool for crafts & spinning. Alpaca & wool rovings & batts. Hand spun yarns of wool & blends. Dyes, socks, Louet & Majacraft wheels, etc. We will be at Rancho de Golondrinas for the Fiber & Wine Festivals in spring. DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE YET? Find out how easy it is to get your business online at a price you can afford! 1-877-209-7506, 575-557-2343, www.SitesByCleo.com 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 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS, $380 WITH WARRANTY. ALSO sell portable concentrators and oxygen supplies. Repair and service of equipment. Aspen Concentrator Repair Service, 719-4719895. Shipping available.

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. IN CRIPPLE CREEK, CO, 1-1/2 ACRES outside city limits, city water on property, beautiful views of city and spectacular mountain views, 1/2 mile from gambling, $40,000. Great for RV. 719-482-6244. FOR SALE: SMALL RANCH IN BIG ranch country. Updated 1500 sf 2 bedroom, 2 bath on 34+ acres with privacy and easy town access. 1 mile from paved scenic Highway 209 on county maintained road and surrounded by mesas. 20 miles from Tucumcari and 60 from Clovis. Updated for energy efficiency with new Low E windows and insulation. Recently remodeled bath with tile floor and shower, updated kitchen and new appliances. Adobe south wall with fireplace and attached greenhouse. Attached 2 car garage. Fenced and cross fenced. Two outbuildings with electric and solar. Good well. $153,900. Pictures available on Craigslist Clovis. 505-414-1246 or 575-487-2645. 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. 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. 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. LOOKING FOR WATER? GIFTED TO FIND underground streams. Reputable dowser 50 years experience. To God Be The Glory! Contact Joe Graves at 575-758-3600. In Taos, 75 miles north of Santa Fe. God Bless You. 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.

BEAUTIFUL HOME IN PARADISE W/7 LOTS. Great year round climate bird watching capitol of southeastern, Arizona. National forest located nearby. One bdrm. 1 ba. guest house. Two story main home has 2 bdrm, 1 ba. Has area that could be converted to 2 additional bedrooms, game room w/spa. Hunters dream processing meat room, walkin refrigeration unit, stainless steel sinks and table meat saw. Furniture and appliances. Getaway home at the gateway to the Chiricahua Mountains. Priced Reduced, $185,000. Call 928-339-4806. UNFURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT: 2 BDRMS, with refrigerator and dryer, 8 acres, $1,000 per month plus utilities. Located in San Juan/Pecos, NM. E-mail to rbeto.rr54@gmail.com or call 505-423-3788. 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. HAGERMAN, NM: 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH stucco home, 5 acres, storage, barns, w/additional 155 acres, good well, view of Capitan, White Mountains, possible owner financing on 155 w/purchase of home. Call 575-607-7847. HOUSE IN TUCUMCARI, NM - BIG living room, big bedroom, adobe walls - $28,000. Call 575-403-7925. 1.76 ACRES ON PECOS RIVER WITH irrigation acequia, partially wooded on county road, access to utilities. Home site, campsite, mobile home site, good farm land, across Pecos River from San Miguel Church - $39,000. Call 575-421-7000. FOR SALE BY OWNER: IN TOWN, 3 bedroom, 1 bath house, ready to move into. Kitchen just remodeled - $70,000 with $3,000 down. Small fenced in shop, on a main street, has bathroom with shower and office space - $40,000 with $2,000 down. 7 acres over looking Milan, 3 adjoining lots in Grants, all have fantastic views. $5,000 a lot. Owner financing available on everything. Call 505-287-9322 before 7:00 p.m. FOR SALE: MORA VALLEY, APPROXIMATELY 20 acres dry land and 15 acres mountains. Serious Inquiries Only. Contact Mike at 505-753-6338. 14 ACRES PIÑON & JUNIPER IN exclusive El Mirador subdivision south of Taos. Last parcel available - $195K. Owner will carry with minor down payment. 575-770-0140.

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. SOLANO, NM: 5 LOTS FOR SALE 50’x140,’ $2,000 per lot; utilities available, call for details, 575-673-2370. You can build or mobile home can be moved in. 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! 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NAVIGATOR 38 WD, 300 HP diesel pusher, 94,987 miles, must be seen to be appreciated, $25,000. Photos and more info at www. bisonrv.com 1999 GMC W3500, IZUSU CAB OVER, turbo diesel, 4 cylinder, 2 speed trans, six new tires and batteries, 152,000 miles, 19’ extra high box. Truck and box in excellent condition. In storage since 2009, $7,000. Dependable, excellent economy. Call 575-421-7000. CLETRAC CRAWLER/DOZER 1949 MODEL BG3C992 COMPLETELY restored $4,500 with hydraulic blade call/text 575-760-1900 for pictures/video.

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. 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. 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.

I BUY SPANISH COLONIAL SPURS, STIRRUPS, horse bits with jingles, weapons, etc. Also, old New Mexico handmade/ carved furniture. Call 505-753-9886. WANTED: NEW MEXICO 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 880520640. E-mail: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804. THE DEADLINE FOR THE MARCH ISSUE is February 9th. 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.

When Opportunity Knocks I BUY ELK ANTLERS. HIGHEST PRICES paid in New Mexico. No amount too small or too large. Call Bill @ 575-588-9342 or 505-350-8868. e-mail bgpinionridge@ wildblue.net 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. 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. AUTO MECHANIC RETIRING FROM OWN AUTO repair shop. Lots of equipment. Must be sold in lot. Serious inquiries only. Northern New Mexico. Call 575-758-4420. WOULD YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PAYING your classified or display ad, or enchantment subscription by credit card or debit card? Tell us what you think by e-mailing at comments@nmelectric.coop

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

Deadline Entries are due Friday, May 1, 2015.

Information Required For Each Entry • Full Name. • Mailing Address. • City, State, ZIP Code. • Phone Number. • Your Electric Co-op Name. • Location and Details of Photo.

Send Entries Contest Rules • Entries must be of you or someone you know eating your favorite food. Photos can include funny face shots (babies, toddlers, all ages), eating at your favorite hangout, eating at Mom's house, or eating in the great outdoors. Use your imagination! • Entrants must be a New Mexico electric cooperative member. • E-mail one photo per category with information requested to be considered.

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• Entries must be e-mailed with all requested information. • Only digital photos accepted via e-mail. Paper photos will NOT be accepted.

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Going Peanuts Over the Cold Weatherâ&#x20AC;Ś Albert Einstein's birthday is March 14. How do you think the numbers of the world are celebrating? Is number 2 going down the slide? Is number 7 flying in the sky? Is number 14 walking to the library? Use your imagination and have a "prime" time. Easter is in April. Show off your talent drawing fluffy bunnies and colorful Easter eggs. Don't forget your Easter basket too.

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.

Chloe Butler, Age 8, Edgewood

Lane Etsitty, Age 10, Crownpoint

Sierra L. Gonzales, Age 7, Abiquiu

Kassidy Lightfoot, Age 8, Corona

Gabriel Love, Age 10, Floyd

London Mason, Age 7, Cuchillo

Adrianna Ortega, Age 6, Alamogordo

Abel Strock, Age 7, Glorieta

Kaitlin Sutberry, Age 8, Vadito

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